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WEEKLY V
zr . n rrntVAT "LIS BENTOH COUSTTY, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, ,1902. ,OIi. XXXIX NO. 34.
?2?Jr. Consolidated Feb., 1899. corvaiis, hjjnxujn ,
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week, Presented
in a Condensed Form. Which is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Ouf Many
Readers
The Philadelphia Times and Public
edger have combined.
The International Typographical
Union is in session at Cincinnati this
to
COULD SEIZE MINES.
wee.
The Lead and Zinc News of St. Louis
says a merger of white lead companies
capitalized at $50,000,000 is being
formed.
After three days of fighting at Barce
lona, Venezuela, President Castro's men
were beaten, losing 60 men and Gen
eral Bravo, their commander.
Mrs. Elizabeth Young, the oldest
actress on the American stage, died
Sunday at the Actress Fund Home, on
Staten Island, aged 92 years.
King Edward's coronation was cele-
Kmfcxl hv 41 American gunboats at
Caveito -n Saturday. They dressed
ship and fired a salute of 21 guns.
The seventeenth annual session of
the Oregon Press Association convenes
at Newport, Or., Thursday evening
Aug. 14, and continues until Aug. 17.
In the sedition case of the Maniia
riwHnm. .Tud?e Ambler Las denied its
editors a iurv trial, saying that in their
the Constitution of the United
States does not apply.
ti. Philippine Catholic church has
v,n organized in defection from the
Church of Rome. Governor Taft, Ag
uinaklo and Departo de Tarvo, a mem
ber of the Philippine commission, are
honorary presidents.
Irish Lad won the great sporting
sweepstakes at Saratoga.
Senator McMillin of Michigan is
AaaA Ha had been in congress since
1889.
A tornado in Stearns county, Minn
Saturday evening did much damage
farm buildings and crops.
General Corbin is authority for the
Htatement that Pacific coast army
minntirtnrs will not be moved from
Vancouver, Wash.
The San Francisco police commission
has decided to enforce its order of July
99 rnnirinff saloonkeepers to remove
their slot machines paying cash' prizes.
A syndicate of Americans, led by T.
B. Hoard, of Nebraska, wealthy cattle
man, will establish the first bonanza
wheat farm in Canada, between Craik
and Davidson. Forty thousand acres
have been purchased.
The house of commons has adjourned
to Oct. 16. .
The report of the comptroller of the
treasury shows national banks to be in
good condition.
An advance in Erie stocks has been
caused by rumors of J. J. Hill's con
nection with the road.
N. f5. Hornier . the Chicago amateur
nw lowered the worlcfs half-mile
amateur bicycle record, unpaced, on
the Salt Palace saucer track, covering
the distance in 0:53 2r5. The previous
record was 0:58.
Tho RriMsh premier. A. J. Balfour,
has announced the appointment of the
following committee of inquiry into the
conduct of the Boer war: The Earl
of Elgin, chairman; Sir Henry Nor
man, Sir John Hopkins, Lord Esher,
and Sir John Edge.
Floods have devastated the low coun
try on the coast of the Black sea.
TkUun roan wprfl killed bv an ex-
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plosion in a mine at Bowen, Colo.
A Viking ship, 49 feet long, has been
nnearthed on the Island oi rvarmuo
Norway.
The expedition which started from
Vancouver, B C, to search
Island buried treasure,
without success.
Lucy Hoving, chief organizer of the
Socialist iarty in Utah, was run over
byaJiorseand buggy at Ogden
instantly killed.
The Colorado Republican convention
will be held at Denver Sept. 4. The
Democratic convention will be held in
the eame city Sept. 3.
Professor John Jay Watson, a well
knna-n musical director and author of
man v nnmilar werks. died
Thursday. He was born in
The various oyster canning and pack
ing companies in Mississippi, Alabama,
and Louisiana, 10 in number? will, it
is said, combine under one head,
with a capital of $2,000,000.
Wu Ting Fang, the retiring Chinese
minister at Washington, has accepted
an invitation to address the local labor
union at Binghampton, N. Y., on
Labor day. This is the first, invitation
which has ever been extended to a
hv a labor union in this
country.
Martin Dolphin Suggests a Means of Ending
the Big Coal Strike.
New York, Aug. 13. President
Roosevelt has in his hands, according
to the" World, a plan submitted by
Martin Dolphin, ex- president of the
International -Order of Railway and
Commercial Telegraphers, by which
Mr. Dolphin thinks the strike m the
anthracite coal fields could be ended.
President Roosevelt referred the prop
osition to the attorney general's de
partment, and it is now being consid
ered by H. M. Hoyt, acting attorney
general.
This plan is to have the government
exercise the right of eminent domain
nnd seize a certain number of - mines
and operate them for the purpose of
taking out all the hard coal required
by the government for its various build
ings, on the ships of the navy depart
ment and foi all other governmental
purposes. The right of the govern
ment to intervene in a strike which
interferes in any way with govern
mental functions was proved, Mr.
Dolphin contends, by President Cleve
land's action in the Chicago strike of
1893. when he ordered out united
States troons to keep the strikers
from interfering with the transporta
tion of the United States mails.
In the present case the intervention
he advocates, Mr. Dolphin says, would
also break the backbone of the striKe
bv forcing the operators to resume
work in all the mines.
NEWS OF THE STATE
M'BRIDE HOLDS
AN EXTRA SESSION
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
PARTS OF OREGON.
ALL
SHEEP HERDERS KILLED.
Attacked Town of Battle, Wyoming, In Retal
iation for Slaughter of Sheep.
Battle, Wyo., Aug. 13. A crowd of
Mexican sheepherders attempted to take
the town of Battle, with the result that
two of the members were killed. Sev
eral made their escape into the woods,
one man being shot in the leg. One
citizen was hit on the heel and Miss
Estell Sanders, a resident, was severe
ly cut in the face by a window pane
broKen by a stray shot. Every man in
the town is armed, fearing the Mexicans
will swoop down on the town, as there
are scores of them in this vicinity.
The attack was in retaliation for the
slaughter of 5,000 sheep by the towns
people, who had ordered the sheepmen
to Keep away, as mis lerrno.y
reserved for the cattlemen.
EARTHQUAKE AT SKAGWAY.
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Chimneys Tumbled, Windows Broken, Lynn
Canal Rose Five Feet
Seattle. Ausr. 12. A svecial to the
Times from Skagway, Alaska, says
Yesterday a most severe earthquake
was felt here about noon. The first
shock was 50 seconds long, rattling
things up generally. Several large plate
glass windows were broken. Chimneys
in the northern part oi the city were
tumbled down. The water in Lynn
canal rose five feet very suddenly, then
subsided as quickly. A report from
Jnnpan this morning says the little
fleet there was pitched around and sev
eral capsized. The first long shock was
followed by a lighter one.
Yesterdav evening at 7 o clock an
other light shock was felt.
FIFTEEN WERE KILLED.
for Cocos
have returned
and
Commercial and Financial Happenings of low
portancc A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Indus tries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report. ,
Seventy-five tons of hay was burned
near Gaston Sunday.
Two hundred and forty Salem people
went to Newport Sunday on the-Southern
Pacific's trial excursion. Other
valley towns sent good quotas.
The Baker City council has called
for bids to furnish and maintain 40 arc
street lights for one year ftom Novem
ber 1. The contract will be let Sep
tember 1. -.
The growers of -Bartlett pears . in
Southern Oregon will this week begin
packing and shipping fruit. Sixty car
loads will be shipped to Eastern mar
kets during the season.
Judge Boise of the supreme court has
rendered a decision that building and
loan companies in Oregon cannot col
lect a combined interest and premium
charge to exceed 6 per cent
Fire completely destroyed .the O. R,
& N. stockyards at The Dalles Monday.
The origin was parks from an east-
bound passenger train, beverai sneep
and 60 head of hogs perished.
The Oregon supreme court he Ids that
a shipper is bound by his agreement
that property Bhipped is of a specified
value and cannot disregard the agree
ment and bring action for damages at
common law. ".
A. T. Keller, a prominent lumber
man who has just returned from tbe
East prophecies that Oregon will nave
2,000,000 population by 1910. He says
a great rueh of Eastern settlers is just
now beginning.
The little folks will be delighted
withthe dog and pony show at the Port
land Elks' carnival. It is- one of the
features of the Jabour Oriental Circus
Carnival aggregation which furnishes
the principal part of the amusement
features of the carnival.
Independence has two octogenarians
who do the work of men 50 yeais their
junior, une, xar. uicKey, is a agou-
maker, and each day finds mm at nis
accustomed bench. The other is Joseph
Brouek, who celebrated his birthday
Friday by shocking four acres of oats
during the morning hours. -
A new large gold dredger on John
Day river has started up. ,
C. A. Francis of Mount Tabor was
drowned at White Salmon.
Snnnnt Court of Washington Decides the
. - " Governorship Case.
Olympia. Wash., Aug. 11 The state
supreme court has handed "down an
important' decision in the- test , case
brought at the last term of the court
as to the permanent increase of the
membership of the supreme court, and
as to whether there exists a vacancy in
the offices of governor and lieutenant
governor .as i result jot the death of
Governor Rogers. The opinion of the
court is unanimous that there is no
governor to be elected this fall, but
that McBride fills the vacancy to the
end of his term. The judges are di
vided on the question of an increase
from five to seven in the membership
of the court.
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CORDWOOD SHORTAGE.
PRESIDENT
SENATE
TO
IN
CONVENE
NOVEMBER
U. S.
At Least Such Is the Tenor of Recent Advices
. Received Washington Purpose Will Be
the Ratification, if Possible, of a Recip
rocity Treaty Between United States and
Republic of Cuba.
Men Get Work in More Desirable Lines, and
Choppers are Hard to Ffnd. -
Independence, Or., Aug.ll A condi
tion that demonstrates the improved
commercial conditions in the valley is
the scarcity of cordwood. While the
shortage does not assume the character
of a wood famine, yet the price is con
siderably advanced over that of last
year, and the wood marketed is not as
good. Wood dealers say J,he cause of
all this is the inability tot obtain men
to cut wood, and they think next year
will see a still greater advance. Men
can obtain work at more: desirable and
profitable figures and so the demand
for wood fuel is greater than the supply.
Washington, Aug 14. Advices re
ceived . here indicate that President
Roosevelt will call the senate in extra
ordinary session early in November.
Ever since it became evident that noth
ing would be accomplished as to. reci
procity with Cuba at the recent session
of congress, rumors of a more or less
definite nature have been in circulation
that " the president would call an extra
session either of the entire congress to
enact Cuban reciprocity legislation, or
oFthe senate to ratify, if possible a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. ,
A treaty with Cuba practically has
been prepared. It only requires the
finishing touches and the signatuies of
Minister Ouesada and Secretary of
State Hay to make it ready for presen
tation to the senate. The president, it
is said, hopes to have the reciprocity
question cleared away entirely before
the regular session of congress
SHIPPED TO SALEM.
BRIDGE THE COLUMBIA
Remains of Tracy Returned to the Oregon
Penitentiary for Burial.
Davenport, Wash., Aug. 9. Tracy's
body is on its way to Salem, Oregon.
It was taken to Moscow a station on
the Great Northern, 10 miles from here,
this atternoon. to be conveyed over that
road to Seattle'.' The" inquest was com
pleted this afternoon, and the jury ren
dered the following verdict;
We, the undersigned, duly sworn Dy
R. P. Moore, coroner of Lincoln county,
as a coroner's jury to inquire into the
cause of the death of the body of a per
son before us, after inspecting the body
and hearing the testimony of the wit-
RECEIVED CROWNS
RESIGNS HIS PLACE
EDWARD AND ALEXANDRIA : NOW
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SUPREME COURT JUSTICE LAYS
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- - ASIDE HIS ROBES.
Scene in Westminster Abbey was Marvelous -
Aged Archbishop of Canterbury Nearly
Overcome, and it was. with Difficulty
That He Completed the Ceremony of the
Coronation.
Has Had Two Strokes of Apoplexy and Con.
sidcred His Usefulness Ended President
Appoints Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cnicf
Justice of Massachusetts, to Fill Vacancy
Justice Cray's Career,
Northern Pacific Will Abandon Big Ferry at
Kalama as Soon as Possible.
Portland, Aug. 14. President Mel
len of the Northern Pacific arrived in
Portland on a special "train from Puget
Sound about 8 a. m. leaving again at
4 in the afternoon.
"We are going ahead with our plans
to get fromVancouver into Portland,'
said President Mellen, in response to a
qnestion on that subject. "There will
not only be the bridge across the Co
lumbia river, but also one across the
Willamette, to give us a proper entiance
to Portland. It wilt also be necessary
find as follows: ' That the body to tunnel through the backbone of the
Machinery has been ordered for a con
densed milk factory at Hillsboro.
nesses.
is that of Harry Tracy, the escaped
convict from the Oregon penitentiary;
that said "Harry Tracy came to his
death at the ranch of Lou i,ddy, m
Lincoln county, -Washington, on Au
gust 5,' 1902, by means of a gunsnot
wound from a
and held in his own- hands, after first
having been wounded bya party or
parties to this jury unknown; that
Harry Tracy was an escaped convict
from the Oregon penitentiary, and at
the time of his death was fleeing from
officers and posses in pursuit, and that
ne one is blameable for his deatb. out
that all efforts to effect his capture
were praiseworthy and fully in accord
ance with the laws of Washington.
peninsula between the two riyers. Our
surveys have just been completed and
we are going ahead carefully with the
other arrangements. It will take about
t3.000.000 to bring o'ir trains into
Portland. from Vancouver, and 'we will
pistol in hia'possession t not undertake such a large work with
out the most careiuLconeioeration. vve
cannot-bridge the Willamette riveruntil
congress gives the right to do so. - But
the Columbia bridge need not wait for
that, and its .construction will go for
ward at once.
ADVISES SMITH TO FIGHT
Forest fires are causing
damage in the vicinity of
considerable
Grants Pass.
BURIED BESIDE MERRILL.
Railroad Wreck in Iowa Worse Than at Mrst
Reported.
Marshalltown, la., Aug. 11. It is
now known that 15 persons were killed
in the freight wreck on the Milwaukee
road Wednesday afternoon. Of the in
iured two or three cannot recover, it
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is thnnffht tnat more oouies may uo
found, as the wrekage has not yet been
entirely cleared away.
PREMIUM LIST IS OUT.
at Boston
1830. .
Whit-
William C. Whitney, of New York,
has eiven a handsome house and lot to
the physician who attended Mrs
ney in her long illnses.
Tnmars in convention at Davenport,
la., defeated a proposition to admit
women to membership and urged taxa
tion of church property.
St. Louis and eastern capitalists have
organised to build a bridge over the
Mississippi at St. Louis and a new de
pot in the heart of the city.
The premium list of the Oregon
State Fair is now out and is being ais
tributed among the farmers and breed
ers throughout the state. It carries
$10,000 in cash premiums on livestock
and aericultural products, iivery .arm
er and breeder in the state is invited to
bring something to the State Fair this
vpar and help swell the big exhibit
that is already promised. The South
n Pacific company hauls all exhib
its to and from the fair free of charge,
hii-h enables evervone to send some
thing to help the good cause along.
Not Allowable in Oleomargarine.
Washington, Ang. 13. Mr. Yerkes,
the commissioner of internal revenue.
has made a decision on the question oi
whether palm oil in very small quan
tities may be used in the manufacture
of oleomargarine. The commissioner
holds in the negative. The decision
that the sample of palm oil eub-
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niitted was found to conttm a largo
amount of free fatty acid, was by no
means free from disagreeable odor
and taste, and was of a deep red or
Hnm mlor. The effect would be to
make oleo resemble butter.
Raise Bulbs on Sound.
Everett, Wash., Aug.. 13. George
Gibbs, of Whatcom, says that lrom
experiments he has demonstrated max
the bulbs of hyai-inths, tulip, iris, nar
cissus and jonquils can be raised in
Western Washington as successfully as
in Holland. At no other point in the
United States has it been demonstrated
that this can be done. This may per
haps form a part of Washington's ex
hibit at the St. Louis fair.
The Portland Civic Improvement
association is making war on billboards.
A large amount of cement sidewalks
are to be ordered by the Portland city
council.
Citizens of Independence have de
cided to give a bonus of $3,000 to the
first railroad building to that place.
F. A. Schracht. who was in the
employ of the O. R. & N. Co. for ZU
years as a ship and steamboat ouuuer,
died Monday at his home near Damascus.
The marriage of L. Bush Livermore,
editor of the Baker City Herald, and
Miss Ethel Cox, occurred at Stephen's
Episcopal church at Baker City bunday
evening.
The Sugar Pine Mills, constructed at
Grants Pass, on the site of the old
factory are about completed and will
be ready for operation by the middle
of the month.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Shipbuilding Plant Sold.
Wil mine-ton. Del.. Aug. 13. The
shipbuilding plant of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company has been sold
to the United States Shipbuilding
Company, the syndicate of which
Lewis Nixon is the bead, for$l,500,000
Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c for new
crop; b3goc lor oia; yauey, ooc.
bluestem, 6566c.
Barley $17.75 for old, $16.50 for
new crop.
Flour Best grades, $2.053.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.953.20.
Millstuffs Bran, $1516 per. ton;
middlings, $21.60; shorts, $18;
chop, $16.
Oats No.l white, $1.001.05;gray,
95c.$1.00.
Hay Timothy, $1215; clover,
$7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton. -
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 7586c
per cental ; ordinary, 50c per cental,
growers prices; sweets, $2.503.00
per cental; new potatoes, lc.
Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy
1718c; store, 17 17 Xc
Eggs 2021c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12)4
glSc;Young America, 13M14Mc; fac
tory prices.. 1 lHc less. -
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $d.DU(a
4.50: hens. $4.005.50 per doaen.
llHKc per pound; springs, llfl
ll)c per pound, $2.504.00 per dot
en; ducks, $2.503.00 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per
pound; geese, $4.006.00 per dosen.
Mutton Gross, 2K3c per pound ;
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 6c; dressed, 77Xe
per pound.
Veal 78c per pound.
Beef Gross, cows, 3SKc; steers.
364Kc; dressed, 78c per pound.
Hops 1617c; new crop 1718c.
Wool VaUley,12J$15 pastern Ore
gon, 814Xe: mohaii. 2526c pound-
Remains of Harry Tracy Interred at the Salem
Penitentiary..
Salem, Or., Aug. Ill The remains
of Harry Tracy were recieved in Salem
Saturday morning, and" were quietly
buried in the prison cemetery by the
side of David Merrill, the confederate
whom the outlaw had cowardly mur
dered. A few people were allowed to see
the corpse, but at the depot" many
hacked mementoes from the cheap
coffin. The burial was unattended by
ceremony, tseiore tne comn was low
ered chemicals were placed in it for the
purpose of destroying the corpse, but
the grave will be watched in order to
prevent any person from stealing the
body. An the body was positively
identified by the prison officials, there
is no question of the payment of the
reward, but just who is entitled to it
is a problem for the claimants and the
Jtate to solve. His famous rifle was
given to the officials.
Merrill's rifle was found in the brush
within 200 yards of the spot where his
body was found.
Those who wish to take their fami
lies and spend a week at the state fair
will find one of the finest camp grounds
on the coast, absolutely free. Any in
foi niation regarding the fair by the sec
retary at Portland.
The General's Attorney Criticises the. Action
of President Roosevelt.
v Portsmouth, O., Aug. 14. Judge
James Bannon, brother-in-law and at
torney of General Smith, made the
following statement regarding General
Smith's retirement by President Roose
velt:
"The sentence of the court-martial
was that General Smith be admonished
by President Roosevelt for his order
President Roosevelt seems to have
construed the word as meaning repri
rranded. I have said it once, but be
fore I am through I will, repeat many
times: The president has no legal
right to increase the sentence of tbe
court-martial. I have advised the
general and will
him to go into the
ani soul. Under such circumstances
his army friends can do no less, for
they are more vitally interested than
he. Many of - them are now impor
tuning him to begin action at once.
CONFIDENT THEY WILL WIN
URGE MANY CHANGES.
Wyoming
Democrats Adopt a Platform and
Make Nominations.
Rawlins, Wyo., Aug. 9. The Demo
cratic state convention nominated the
following ticket:
Governor, George T. Beck, Big Horn
county; state treasurer. Colin Hunter,
Laramie county; secretary of state, u.
N. Stickney, Albany county; etate
auditor, W. D. Hays, Big Horn county;
superintendent of public, instruction,
Mrs. Delario, Albany county; con
gress, Charles P. Clemons, Carbon
county. -
The platform adopted declares al
legiance to the national platforms of
the past. It demands the election of
the United States senators by the
direct vote of the people, the compul
sory arbitration of labor disputes ; the
divorcement of state institutions from
partisan control, municipal ownership
of public utilities, and a return to tbe
original Australian ballot. The estab.
lishment of tbe initiative and referen
dum is advocated and the opening o-
the Shoshone Indian reserve is urgedf
The Oregon State Fair this year
promises to be one of the 'greatest in
dustrial expositions and livestock shows
ever held on the coast. ' The fair has
been good the past two years," but it
will be better this year. Jjon't laii to
Bee it.
London, Aug. 9. Edward VII, R, I.,
by the grace of God, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the British Dominions Beyond the
King, Defender of the Faith, Em
peror of India, was today crowned with
out hitch or harm, and tonight London
is noisily celebrating the event for
which tbe woild. has awaited as, per
haps, it never awaited any other coro
nation. ' ..
In all respects the coronation was im
pressive. That pride of empire which
marked Queen Victoria's jubilee was
lacking; and in its stead there pre
vailed among all classes a keen recollec
tion that onlx six weeks ago their king
lay in danger of death, and this today
produced thankfulness and genuine sym
pathy for the man rather than adula
fion for the king. This, however, did
not prevent the public from voicing
appreciation of such military display
as the short military procession gave
them a chance to see.
i Until the booming of the guns an
nounced that the crowning of King
Edward had been, achieved, there lin
gered in the minds of thousands a
nervous apprehension that even at the
last moment some untoward event
might once more plunge the nation
into consternation. When this was
passed the unrestrained jubilation was
as much a tribute to the king's per
sonal popularity as it was an evidence
of relief from the tension of the last
few weeks. So v.hile the scenes on the
streets were robbed of many of those
elements that usually accompany
great pageant, they will - long be re
membered, perhaps Bomewhat tenderly
by those who stood on the stands, at
windows and on the sidewalks .to see
King Edward after he had won almost
from the jaws of death his crown.
In Westminster Abbey.
In Westminster Abbey the scene was
nothing less than marvelous. Nearly
7,000 members of the nobility, the
clergy and the gentry had gathered
with foreign princes, ambas-adors
colonial rulers, Indian potentates, and
leaders from the farthest quarters of
the globe to where the union jack flies
to do honor to the king. Two inci
dents of the service in the Abbey will
live in the memory of many who wit
nessed them. The first of these,
which almost developed into a dramatic
contretemps, centered around the aged
Archbishop of Canterbury. Jfrom the
commencement of the service the arch
bishop had the greatest difficulty in
reading or remembering the prayers.
The book from which his almost blind
eves endeavored to read shook in his
hands, and when he came to place the
crown upon King Edwards head his huge
frame, towering above the seated king,
swayed so violently that the Bishop of
Winchester had to Bupport him, while
the Dean of Westminster put a guard
ing hand under the crown. It was evi
dent that the Archbishop of Canterbury
could not see his sovereign's head
and, after probing around, he was just
about to complete the most important
continue to advise part of the ceremony when it was dis
contest with heart covered that he had the crown the back
tot he front. Slowly he raised it, but
too late to prevent the choir from pre
maturely bursting out with a loud
"God Save the King." Amid a tension
that had grown to a pitch of painful
nervousness the . archbishop finally
managed to place the crown corrrectly
upon the king's head. A few moments
later came the climax of his feebleness.
He was kneeling to do the first homage
of all the subjects of the king, when
suddenly he almost fainted, and would
have fallen upon hiH sovereign's knees
had not King Edward tenderly but
firmly grasped both the prelate s hands
And lifted him to his teet. ihe bish
ops of London, Winchester and Dur
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ham clasped their arms arouna sue
archbishop, the king kissed his wrink-
led hand, the archbishop s bead tell
back, his feet moved slowly and me
chanically, and thus he was more car
ried than led from the throne to King
Edward's chapel, where he was revived.
Hei Majesty s appearance won ex
travagant enconiums,- especially from
the women, many of whom declared
that Queen Alexandra did not look a
dav over 35. The queen s own crown
ing was brief and simple. wnen tne
four duchesses went to hold a canopy
over her majesty's head, the Duchess
of Marlborough and the Duchess of
Portland led the way. They performed
their duties excellently. At the ap
proach of the crucial period for which
Oyster Bay, Aug. 13. President
Roosevelt has announced the appoint
ment of Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief
justice of the supreme court of Massa
chusetts, to be an associate justice of
the United States, vice Justice Gray,
resigned. . .
The resignation of Justic Gray was
due to ill health. Several months ago
he suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which
sometime later . was followed by an
other. He has not appeared on the
bench since he was stricken the first
time. His advanced age, 74 years,
told against his recovery with serious
force. Realizing that he probably would
never . be able to again assume the
place which he so long filled with dis
tinguished ability and honor, he de
cided a . short time ago to tender hit)
resignation to the president. With the
exception of Justice Harlan he. had
served upon the bench of the United
States Supreme Court longer than any
of his colleagues. He was appointed
by President Arthur in 1881, his service .
extending, therefore, through a period
of 21 years.
Judge Holmes, whom the president
has selected as Justice Gray's successor,
is one of the most distinguished law
yers and jurists of Massachusetts. His
career on the bench, particularly as
chief justice of the . Massachusetts
court, has attracted wide attention.
Like Justice Gray, he is a native of
Massachusetts. He is a son and name
sake of the late Dr. Holmes, the poet.
Justice Gray was born in r Boston in
1828; graduated from Harvard Univer
sity, 1845; graduated from Harvard
Law School, 1849; admitted to Massa
chusetts bar, 1851 ; reporter Massachu
setts supreme court, 1864-1873; chief
justice Massachusetts supreme court,
1873-1882; associate justice of United
States supreme court, 1881-1902.
TERMS FOR CABLE.
Company What
President Tells Pacilic Cable
It Must Do.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 13. President
Roosevelt has made public the condi-.
tions under which he will approve of
the plan to lay a submarine cable in
the Pacific to connect the,United States
with its Pacific Oriental possessions.
The principal requirements are:
The government business shall have
priority.
The United States shall at all times
have the right to purchase the cable
lines, property and effects at an ap
praised value.
The government shall have authority.
to assume full control of the cable
when at war or when war is threatened.
All contracts entered into by said ca
ble company with foreign governments
for tbe transmission of messages shall -be
null and void when the United
States is engaged in war.
The operators and employes of said
company above the grade of laborer,
after said cable shall have been laid,
shall be exclusively American citizens.
The company shall agree . to main
tain an effective speed of transmission
over tbe main cable route from Califor
nia to Luzon of not less than 25 words
per minute.'
Mitchell Says He Believes Miners Have the
Best of the Contest
W-ilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 14. Presr
dent Mitchell states he has received
information from Pittsburg that the
strike of coal miners . along the West
Pennsylvania rstilroad is about, to be
settled, and that the men will be back
to work in a short time. He said it
was gratifying to him to know that all
such strikes were being setted. These
would enable the miners' union to con
centrate all its strength in the anthra
cite region and the West Virginia strike
region. Mr. Mitchell said he was con
fident that the Pennsylvania hard coal
miners were going to win.
REBEL
BLOCKADE.
Firminites Declare Cape Haytien a Closed Port
McCrea Gets Instructions.
Port au Prince, Aug. 13. The gun
boat Crete-Pierrot, . which is in the
Firminite service, gave notice yester
day of the blockade of Cape Haytien.
The foreign consuls here and Com
mander McCrea, of the United. States
gunboat Machias, protested against
this action. Soldiers have gone out
from here, and a battle in a few days
is believed to be inevitable. The bad
feeling against foreigners has increased.
BIG SEA OTTER.
Animal Bearing Fur Worth $500 Killed by
Quiniault Indian.
Aberdeen, Wash, Aug. 14. An lm
mense sea otter was killed on North
Beach last week that breaks the record.
Nearly all the Indians from the Quin
on tbe beacn
ianlr roRrvat.ion are out
hnniinir otter, and one of them has the peeresses had long practiced, name-
aniwwAoA in irillinor a fine one which lv. the nutting on of their coronets the
measured eignt feet and two inches in
length. This is one of'the largest ever
killed on this coast, and will probably
bring the lucky native $500.
CHOLERA IN JAPAN.
Dreaded Plague -Appears in Several Cities of
- ' the Flowery Kingdom.
Victoria. B. C, Aug. 14. According
to advices received , here from the
Orient, the epidemic of cholera has
unread from Manila and the ports oi
China to Japan. Up to the middle oi
Jnlv cases and deaths to the number
of 231 and 142 had occuxrea,
I largest number being at Pukuoka.
tbe
moment the queen , was crowned, a
flutter of nervousness ran through
their ranks, coronets were pulled out
and ninched into shape, their faces
hardened wtih anxiety, and then all
their arms suddenly woke up, and
small were put in
nlace. some crooked and some straight.
For the next five minutes the peeresses
disregarded what passed before them;
first one and then another turned
amnnd for advice and help, and then
on-nod a mutual '- pushing of each
other's coronets into place., . .. '
Throughout the kingdom there were
great uiumitiauuuB ""H"1;"
fireworks and general celebration
the event in the evening.
Washington, Aug. 13. Commander
McCrea, of the gunboat Machias, today
cabled the navy department that a de
facto blockade had been established by
tbe insurgents at Cape Haytien. The
Mtchias is at her anchorage.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling
sent the following reply to Commander
McCrea: If the blockade is not
effective, Cuban, American and un
protected innocent neutral vessels shall
be protected in their international
rights. Can send you collier from San
Juan if necessary."
Portland Elks' Carnival. .
Everybody remembers the great car
nival on Sixth street, which the Port
land Elks gave two years ago. The
street fair on a scale twice as great, and
many of the latest midway attractions,
is to be reproduced feeptember l to id
in Portland, extending from Seventh .
and Washington streets to Flanders
street, taking in the park blocks.
Sold Union Cigar Labels.
Chicago, Aug. 11. Jacob Goldsmith,
once a prominent cigar manufacturer of
this city, is under arrest here under
what is said to be a systematic plan for
forging Union cigar labels. He was
taken into custody at a down-town ho
tel after he bad delivered 3,000 of the
bogus labels to some union men who
had set a trap for him.
"Soo" Trackrat Bismarck.
Bismarck, N. D., .Aug. 9. The
o , "Soo" railroad crossed the Northern Pa
; i.sn Mntk - Af tkta itt. loai
night, and reached Bismarck tonight.