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Newspaper Page Textv5:L.i,rL'J.rt7.CoiisoWalcd Feb., 1899. CORVAILIS, BENTCKN COTOITY, OEEGON, : FlirDAY, AUGUST 22, 1902. VOL. XXXIX. XO. 35. EVENTS OP THE DAY ' FROM THE FQUft 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 Our Many Readers ... Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has just celebrated his 72d birthday. " ' Patrick Sharp, a striking miner, wae shot and killed at Nesquehoning, Pa. K Remington, a prominent society man, suicided at Newport, taking the pistol route. -Cholera continues to spread in Man' churia, China, and isolated cases have been reported in Siberia. Large numbers of Chinese are arriv ing in Mexico, and the majority will probably find their way into this' conn try. " The New York Ship Building com pany has placed an order abroad lor 80,000 -tons. of manufactured iron aud eteel. ' Reports from Victoria, B. C, show that the total salmon catch of the northern canneries for the season was only 145,300 cases. Two hundred carmen, including car Union Pacific shops at Omaha, have .v rtAnL Ant v a at vr e W. H. Dillard, wanted by United States authorities at San Francisco for 'issuing 43 fraudulent Chinese certifi cates; has been caught in Seattle and will be Sent below. An examination is being made into the affairs of the defunct Griffin Liquid Air company of New York, in an effoit . I l l. .T t. .... .... .1 .11 lars worth of stock. T. S. Sharretts, the treasury expert commissioned to negotiate a tariff treaty with China, reports the same signed. jI'Ka vi. n fxt fall tin 1 m fin haa VkAvin n r I is very good. .The fish caught in Bakers Bay are mostly tilversidesof exception ally fine quality. Baron von Walterhausen, of Berlin, advocates the erection of a common tariff bairier against the United States by all of Europe. '.-Arrangements are being made-for establishing banks in the Philippines to loan money to farmers, the govern ment to guarantee 3 - per cent interest. Prince Chen Tuen. who has been in this country for several days, arrived in Vancouver, B. C, Sunday and sailed for home Monday on the steamship Empress of Japan. The body of Mrs. Jessie Tuman was found near Muscatine, Iowa, the head split open - with an ax. Her husband was mortally wounded and unconscious. They were killed for their money. Grand Master Fitzpatrick of the Brotherhood of Trainmen has com pleted his tour of the anthracite coal regions and has addressed . the brother hood on their duties should the roads attempt to haul non-union coal.. Colonel'Hemphill, founder of the At lanta Constitution, is dead. The New York Republican state-convention will be herd at Saratoga Sept. 28. The threatened strike of mineis at San Juan, Colo., has been averted by compromise. Senator Burrows of Michigan an nounces that he will fight reciprocity with Cuba on constitutional grounds. The president has ordered that the list of soldiers dying in the Philip pines be telegraphed home every two weeks.. . The government of .Venezuela has forcibly detained three American' ves--eels for government use in the present rebellion. mi ... T4n-4:Annl T..nAA vV I 1 union convention at Cincinnati ad journed Saturday, after voting $2,000 to the striking miners. In the athletic sports at Cliftonville, England, Murry, the Irish champion, defeated Duffv. of Georgetown, the woild's champion, in '.the 100 yard dash. Murray's time was 10 seconds flat. Prices of iron continue to advance, with marked activity in all lines. Agents for the Colombian govern ment are enlisting men in San Fran cisco. Lomardo, the most noted Italian brigand after Mussolino, has been killed by troops. An Eastern syndicate has purchased the Omaha street railway stock, for $0,000,000. i French soldiers are meeting with se rjousTesistanee in their work of clos ing religious schools. It is expected that the miners of Kansas, Arkansas and Indian Territory will strike about September 1. Pitt burg glass workers have received concessions from their employers of 7 per cent and 5,000 will go back to work. Conductors ami motormen cn South Chicago street railway lines have re ceived an advance in wages from 17 to 21 cents an hour. The official estimate of the Hunga rian wheat yield for the present year is 166.122.000 bushels. This is about . 22,000,000 busneis above me juiy esw mate. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS Convention Whose Object is to Help the West Assembles at St PauL St. Paul, Aug. 21. The Trans-Missis sippi Commmercial congress is now in session here. President John Henry Smith of Salt Lake City, called the convention to order. There are repre sentatives present from the entire Western section of the country. In outlining the work of the congress for the present session Presient. Smith said "The object of the Trans-Mississipp Congress is to cryetalize the opinions of the Western country in regard to the matters of national legislation and to bring them before congress in such a way as to effect the greatest good. So far as I know there is no particular topic for discussion, other than what may be brought up in individual dele gations. VAn effort will be made to bring about at this session a consideration of the difficulties of the West. There is now a mining congress, a livestock ecu gress, an irrigation congress, a good roads congress, all operating in har m,ny, but separately. The idea that better tesults could be obtained from a concentration of tnese, is becoming more and more widespread, and it will receive careful consideration at the present session." Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor Smith and Governor Van Sant, and the convention then took up the work of oiganization. JAILED FOR CONTEMPT. Peter Power, of Northern Pacific Merger Fame, Locked Up in Ludlow Street New York, Aug. 2J. Peter Power. who is complainant in the case against the Northern Pacific, and who fled to Canada to escape a 30-day sentence for contempt of court, has returned to New lork, accompanied by his counsel. He immediately repaired to the United States marshal's office, where h was taken into custody and later on con fined, in the Ludlow street jail. His counsel attempted to prevent the com mitment of his client by producing an order from the referee of the Northern Pacific case to attend the hearing to day, but the marshal refused to disobey Judge Lacome's order to confine him for contempt. SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL. New Yorkers -Experimenting with Peat from the Lowlands' of New Jersey. New York, Aug. 21. Successful tests have just been made of the turf or bog of the New Jersey lowlands around West New York to-ascertain whether it oan be used as a substitute for coal as luei tor trie winter season, tome large sample's were dug up and taken to a blacksmith shop. It was found o burn readily on the forge after it had once become dry. It turned to a ruddy glow and seemed to hold its fire well. - There is an almost unlimited supply of this turf, or "Jersey peat," as they are beginning to call it in the vicinity of West New York. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. Arrangements Being Made to Hold One Next October in Portland. Portland, Aug. 21. At a meeting 67 the chamber of commerce arrangements were made with James W. Abbott, spe cial representative of the department of agriculture, to hold a good roads con vention in this city sometime during the week ending Oct. 18. If possible, the good roads train will be brought to Portland, so that a practical as well as theoretical demonstration of the best methods of roadmaking can be illus trated to those interested. OBEYED THE ORDER. Russian Cavalrymen. Rode Into a River and Many Were Drowned. London, Aug. 21. In a dispatch from St. Petersburg, the correspondent of the Daily Express says: "During the maneuvers near here, a squadron of cavalry was ordered sud denly to charge. It galloped into a river and 50 men are reported to have been rowned. Details of the affair are dim- cult to obtain." AN IOWA COLLEGE BURNED Parsons College, a Presbyterian Institution at Fairfield, Victim of the Flames. Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. 21. Fire oi unknown origin destroyed Parsons Col lege at Fairfield, a Presbyterian insti tution founded in 1875. The loss is $50,000; insurance half. COAL FOR NOME. Boston Company Secures an Immense Vein at Cape Lisbon. Tacoma, Aug. 21. A company of Boston men have secured control of a 45-foot vein of coal at Cape Lisban, which will supply Nome and Behring sea coast with fuel. Rose Coghlan Badly Burned. Helena, Mont., Aug. 21. Rose Coghlan, the actress, was severley in jured here because she mistook a bot tle, of carbolic acid for a face lotion. She applied the acid to her face in a dark room, and barely escaped destroy ing her eyesight. Her face was badly burned before she discovered her error. Y. M.-C A. World's Congress. Christiana, Aug. 21. About 1,000 foreign delegates, representing 31 na tions, are here to attend the Y. M. C. A. world's congress which opened to day and will last until August 24. The United States sent 33 official representatives. NEWS .OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM PARTS OF OREGON. ALL Commercial and Financial happenings of Im. porUnce A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industrie! Throughout Oar Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Dallas is considering the question of waterworks. The Salem fruit cannery has closed for -the season. Albany and Linn county will . spend f 1,000 in Eastern advertising. The Third Presbyterian church of Portland was dedicated Sunday. Grasshoppers in the vicinity of Wood- burn have attacked the hop vines La Grande is constructing $25,000 to $30,000 worth of business buildings. Miss Maybelle Douglas has . been chosen queen of the Portland Elks' car nival. The Loewenberg-Going company, of Portland, has paid into the state treas ury $1,239.60 for convict labor for May. The famous Baisley-Elkhorn mine, four miles from Baker City will soon again resume operations after lying idle for a year, - Clay Gordon of Milton was arrested at Huntington for drawing a check on himself at his home bank and having it cashed at Pendleton. Miss Ruth Jackson of Paker City and Miss Angle of Medford killed a bear a few days ago, while out bunting with a brother of Miss Jacks. n. Rev. Philo Fuller Phelps of Salinas, Cal., has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian church of Ashland, and will enter upon his pastorate about Oct. 1. The remains of Harvev A. Hogue, the well known Oregon pioneer and busi ness man who died at Vtinthrop Beach, Mass., Friday, will be.brought to Port land for burial. Burglars effected an entrance into the Portland Elks' carnival headquar ters on Seventh and Stark streets and robbed the cash box of $3 in coin and 4 worth of postage stamps. Professor Thomas P. Clarke, the newly appointed superintendent of the Oregon school for deaf mutes has ar rived at Salem and assumed charge of theanstittitioav Mrs, . XJlarkei-wilh be matron of the school. Dallas is to have a stave mill. Portland is in the lead for ' securing the next reunion of the Army of the Philippines in 1903. The postoffice at Riverdale, Tillamook county, has been discontinued, the mail being sent to Tillamook. State Treasurer Moore has received from Master Fish Warden Van Dusen 2,095.60, the amount of fish licenses collected during July. W. Fitzgerald, alias Kramer, was before the justice court at Oregon City, charged with forgery. He was bound over to the 'circuit court. The funeral of John Reiling was held at Oregon City Tuesday. He was a veteran of the Spanish war and a member of the Third regi-nent, O. N G. The Columbia Packing Company's safe at the Dalles was blown open Mon day night. The robbers secured a $5 gold piece of the date of 1834 and about $6 in change. Dr. Clarence Crane,-who has been ppointed to the impoitant position of superintendent of the Burrage Hospital, on isunkin island, in .Boston narbor, was born in Salem, Or., in 1872, and is grandson of the late Hon. A. A. McCuIly, one of the sturdy pioneers of the Pacific Coast. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c for new crop; b.Jbic tor old; valley, boc; bluestem, 63c. Barley Feed, $18.00 per ton. Flour Best grades, $3,053.60 per barrel; graham, $2.953.20. Millstuffs Bran, $1516 per ton; middlings, ' $21.50; shorts, $18; chop, $17. Oats No.l white, $1.00(gl.05;gray, 95c.$i:00. v Hay Timothy, $12 15; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Beet Burbanks, 7586c percental; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets. $2.002 25 per cental ; new potatoes, 5060c for Oregon ;v$l. 00 for California. Butter Creamery. 2022e; dairy 1718c; store, 1717c Eggs 1920c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 $ (gl3c;YoungAmerica, 13s14sc; fac tory prices, 1 ljc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 4.50; hens, $4.505.50 per dozen, llllsc per pound; springs, 11 llc per pound, $2.50g4.00 per doz en; ducks, $2.503.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, lS14c, dressed, 1516c per peund; geese, $4.00(36.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 233c per pound; dressed, 6c per pound. Hogs Gross, 63ic; dressed, 77)t per pound. Veal 7j8c per pound. Beef Gross, cows, 33r; steers 3sKc; dressed, 78c per pound. Hops 1617c; new crop 1718c. Wool Valley, 1215;Eastern Ore gta, 814c: mohau. 2526c pound. SCHWAB QUITS. Burdens of the Steel Trust - Management Too Lj- : . .',' Much for flis Health. - Pittsburg, Aug. 20. A Loretto dis patch confirms the report that Schwab will retire irom th& steel corporation and all active business 'to ' recruit his health.' None but members of the fam ily are allowed te talk with him. Pittsburg, Aug. 20. The reported early retirement of Schwab from' the presidency of the steel corporation can not be confirmed hee, but it is accept ed as a fact. Carnegie officials- know nothing of it, but Schwab is known to be a very sick man. Hi j ailment is said to be mental rather than physical in nature. -;'- v. -. ' OREGON DECISIONS. Three Important Decisions Handed Down by State Supreme Court. Salem, Or., Aug. 20. In opinions just rendered, the state supreme couit holds: - ."i ;" Under the charter "-of the City of Pendletou authorizing the city council, with the consent of the mayor, to elect and remove the city recorder, the mayor has a right to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.. Under the by-laws of the order of Modern Woodmen of '; America, requir ing the payment of 50 cents as a fee for changing the name of the benefici ary, this requirement is a condition precedent, and no change takes effect, as between adverse claimants unless the fee was paid. - A note and mortgage executed in .this state and payable in another state wjll be construed according to the laws'of this state, even though they contain an express agreement to the contrary;: "i - - ".' t A LOT OF OLD TUBS. British Authority Says Most of the Ships in Their Navy Are .tloGood. . vS&P-S-' . ' ' London, Aug. 20. 51'he great -naval parade off Spithead ialling the columns- of the London papers with in dictments of the admiralty, as well as panegyrics ot the magnificent spectacle. William Laird Cowles, the naval au thority, and who cannot be classed as an alarmist,' writes that while there are a dozen very effective battleships off Spithead,. and a few cruisers, all comparing favorably with those of the best foreign construction, the bulk of the British fleet is merely an exhibition of flags, paint and gilding, and the ma jority might as well he built of card board, as .they are mere dummies," too feeble s; to fight and too slow to run away. JThe admjr4ltyii"also -coming in for scathing" ciiticlsnT on account of the overcrowding of transports. RELATIONS WITH TURKEY. Minister Leischman Declines to Consider New Matters' Until Old Are Settled. Constantinople, Aug. 20. The non execution by the Turkish government of agreements reached long ago on sev eral questions affecting the interests of American citizens haa led to. somewhat strained relations between the United States legation and the Porte. United States Minister Leishman has informed the latter that he will not discuss oth er matters until the terms of settle ments already agreed upon are carried out. Diplomatic circles anticipate fur ther undue delay, and that this may possibly lead to a sharp reminder by the United States. . Boers Get Great Greeting. London, Aug. 20. The .enthusiasm displayed by London crowds when the Boer generals appear is undiminished. Despite rain hundreds gatheied around the hotel where the generals are stop ping. When Delarey appeared at the window the crowd cheered heartily. Later Botha went out for a drive and was given a great ovation. When the steamship Coys Batavier left Black well with the generals aboard,, tins evening, a great crowd bade them farewell. Judge Shiras will Retire. Pittsburg, Aug. 20. "It is true that father expects to retire frcm the bench of the supreme court early in the com ing year,' ' said George Shiras. "There is no particular reason behind the re tirement except that my father believes that there is wisdom in the law passed by congress enabling judges to retire when-they have reached the age o ( years. - To Re-Arm Field Artillery. Berlin, Aug. 20. The United States war department has bought of Herr Erhardt, a gunmaker of Dusseldorf, the right to re-arm the American field artillery with his uew piece. An officer of the United States ordnance department is now ' at Dusseldorf on this business, probably to learn thor oughly how the gun is constructed. Gorbin and Young Off for Germany. New York, Aug. 20. Adjutant General Corbin and Major General Young have sailed for Europe, to be present at the German military maneu vers. These two officers, together with General Leonard Wood, who is already in Europe, are the official representa tives of 5the United States and w ill be the guests of Empreor William. Oil Strike in Wyoming. Evanston, Wyo., Aug. 20. The Jae ger Oil company has struck a good flow of petroleum in section 12, near Spring Valley. The drill hal been working In hard sandstone all day, when suddenly it broke through, and a good flow of oil and gas followed. " Cudahy Sells. Omaha, Aug. 20. Prominent South Omaha packing men say the Cudahys have sold their packing intersets to the packers' trust for $21,000,C00. BIG BUSH FOR LAND TALK OF RAILROAD FOR COOS : BAY CAUSES ACTIVITY. State Disposes of Practically AH Its Holdings of School Sections in That Vicinity, as Well asTWany Tracts in Other Parts of . the State Proposed Forest Reserve Will "Make a . Market Salem, Or., Aug. 21. The eager ness with which idle capital is seeking invest ment in property that promises to advance in value is shown by the sales of state school lands lin Coos county which have followed the announcement that a railroad will be built to Coos Bay. Immediately after the report was published showing that the rail road will probably be constructed, there was a rush for cheap land in that vicinity. - Within a few days every acre of vacant school land w ithin 35 miles and more of Coos Bay had been purchased. ; Some of the land may prove to be of no value as a means of income, but in the desire to get what there was of value men took air there was to be bad. Ihe land cost them but $1.25 per acre, so the loss could not be great in any event. Buying has also been active in Curry county, and piactically all the vacant school land has been taken. In anticipation of the creation of the large forest reserve in Eastern Oregon, all the tchol .land in the area covered by the proposed reserve has been bought up. - -Some of it is said to be timbered, ::ahd:-.will be worth what it cost on this account. That which is not valuably for"' any other purpose will become of value the moment the re serve is created, for thenBit can be used as reserve scrij in the location of lieu lands. -u General W. H. Odell, who returned few days ago fi om a trip through Crook, Klamath, and Lake counties, says that practically all of the 'timber land in those counties and in Grant, Malheur and Harney counties that has market value has already been taken. General Odell says that very prosper ous times are prevailing in the counties named, and that there is every reason to expect a rapid development of that part of the state in Jhe next few years. The irrigation of arid lands and the draining of swamp lands will add to the producing area thousands of acres which are now almost valueless, but which will then yield large returns for cultivation..- - --'-v-? -vi-'-. -Vjfc. NEW SEAL, ROOKERY. One Has Been Discovered in Aleutian Group by Captain McClellan. Washington, Aug. 21. Captain Shoe maker, of the revenue cutter service, has received a report from Captain Charles II. McClellan, commanding the cutter Manning, recording the dis covery of a new .fur seal rookery on Bouldyer Island, in tHe Aleutian group. Lieutenant Berthoff went ashore with a boat's crew. He found a rookery of fur seal similar to those found on Pry- byloff islands. Bouldyer is between the Arctic sea and the Pacific ocean, fully 3,500 miles from San Francisco, but still within the United States jurisdiction. Lieutenant Berthoff ap proached the herd closely enough to observe that none of the seals had been branded, and there was no sign that white men in search of seals had ever been near the island. The Manning will continue searching to discover if there are other rookeries in that local ity. The suggestion is made that these islands may be one of the rendezvous of the seal during their absence from 'rybyloff islands. The discovery is considered important by the officials here, in view of the gradual decline of the fur seal in the Prybyloff islands. DORR A WASHINGTON MAN Manila Newspaper Publisher Found Gui'ty of Sedition Lived at Dayton. Dayton, Wash., Aug. 21. Fred Dorr, told of in the press dispatches from Manila as being found guilty of sedi tion in connection with the publication of the Manila Freedom, is a native of this city, where he spent his early boyhood as a clerk in his father's drug store. He is a son of Dr. J. C. Dorr, a pioneer of the Northwest end a gold hunter in California.- Young Dorr went to Alaska in 1888, spent three yeais there, was some time in Aus tralia, and later in China. As man ager of a Britishjcoalyard, he was ex pelled from Alan i ha when the war broke out, because of expressed American sentiment. Later he aided Dewey to enter the harbor. Schwab Olf for Europe, Pittsburg, Aug. 21. Schwab's pri vate car left Loretta this morning to take Schwab to New York. It is un derstood he will sail for Europe tomor row. His representatives say the trip is only his usual summer vacation. James Gayley, second vice president of the steel corporation, is now slated for president of the concern if Schwab re tires. He has been a scientific metal lurgist and thoroughly efficient mana ger. He is only 45. Five Officers, Thirty Men, Seventy Chinese. Vienna, Aug. 21. A pontoon convey ing a detachment of infantry across the Amur river near Pashkowa sank, and five officers, thirty men and seven ty Chinese camp followers were drowned. Petroleum in Yucatan. . Mexico City, -Aug. 21. There is much excitement in the Peninsula of Yucatan, where petroleum has been dis covered. ' " - PUNISH THE aiOliOS NATIVES OF MINDANAO GROW .: ING TROUBLESOME. Chaffee Asks Permission to Begin an Active ' Campaign Against Them, and is Told to Use His Own Judgment Native Police and Lad rones Have a Lively Fight in the Outskirts of Manila. Manila, Aug. 20. The Moros in Mindanao are renewing their attacks upon the outposts and pack-trains of the American column at Lake Lanao. which is under the command of Cap tain Pershing of the Fifteenth cavalry. The Americans have successfully re pulsed the Moro attacks and have suffered no losses. The commander of the American forces in Mindanao reports aggressive action against the Moros to be necessary and asks per mission to move against Bacolod and other strongholds of the hostile Mn. nammedans. There - are about 2,000 American soldiers in Mindanao avail able for the desired aggressive move ment. It is believed this number is sufficient to defeat the Moros, although would possibly be necessary to strengthen their base before undertak ing the movement. - " - . . INSTRUCTIONS TO CHAFFEE. Told to Use Hs Own Discretion in Subduine the Hostile Moros. Washington, Aug. 20. A cable dispatch has been received from Gen eral Chaffee stating that in his judg ment an active campaign against the Moros in Mindanao is necessary in order to curb the opposition that has been growing against the United States authority. The dispatch was considered of sufficient importance to be repeated to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. General Chaffee has been directed to use his own discretion in the matter, and will no doubt engage in an aggressive movement against the insurgent Moros. Some time before Secretary Root left Washington, the Moro situation was under consideration and from a dispatch then at hand -the secretary was of the opinion that the Moros must be dealt with severely before they would respect the authority the United States. General Chaffee is now in Mindanao, having left Manila some days ago. If the campaign should continue, for some -time he, no instead of leaving September 30, as he had planned. It is understood at the war department that General Chaffee has sufficient troops to make an active campaign. . Sharp Engagement Near Manila. Manila, Aug. 20 A force of native constabulary engaged a band of ladrones in a Eharp fight Saturday near Caloo can, about four miles north of Manila. The arrival of reinforcements for the constabulary won them the victory. Several members of the constabulary were wounded. The ladrones left three of their number dead, but carried off their wounded. SHOT DEPUTY SHERIFF. Alfred Cofer Seriously Wounds Scott Ritchie at Athena. Fendleton, Or. Aug. 19. Scott Ritchie, deputy sheriff, was shot and badly wounded at Athena by Alfred Cofer, for whom he had a warrant and was trying to arrest. Ritchey's wound, while very severe, is not considered fatal. Cofer was- accompanied and assisted by another, who is supposed to have been his partner in the recent heldup and express robberv at Free water. These men are bel ieved to have committed the recent highway robbery at the county bridge near Pendleton. Deputy Sheriff Ritchey is very popular, and the indignation over the shooting is so great that if the criminals are caught thej may be ljrnched. Japanese Islanders Perish. Yokahama, Aug. 20. The little island oi Torishama was overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption between Aug. 13 and 15, and all the inhabitants, num bering 150 persons, were undoubtedly killed. The islaud is covered with volcanic debris, aud all the houses on it have disappeared. The. eruption is still proceeding, and it is -accompanied by submarine disturbances in the vi cinity, which make it dangerous for vessels to approach the island. Elgin Creamery Company Fails. Chicago, Aug. 19. The Elgin Cream erv company, which ppeiates 135 creameries thioughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, has failed. The credr itors "are - estimated to number near 10,000, over 8,000 being farmers. The assets are claimed to be $800,000, while' the liabilities are estimated at $350, 000. Inability to realize on assets is given as the cause of the failure. Tornado in North Dakota. Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 20. 4. terrific storm passed over the eastern part of this state during the night. Reports from Roll a say that four deaths occurred eight miles east of that place as a result of the tornado. The h use of a settler was blown 'down and his wife and three children were killed. Fell from a Train. Wood burn, Or., Aug. 20. C. B, Montague, a member of the last legis lature from Linn county, fell from the Albany local tiain as it left the station at Woodburn, and was seriously in jured about the face. His shoulder was dislocated. HILL'S IRON MINES MOUNTAIN OF ORE IN CHOTEAU ; COUNTY BOUGHT. Said a Great Iron Plant Will Be Fti.kii.1,.,1 at Great Fatls--Manganese Necessary for Smelting, which Has Hitherto Been Lack ng Has Been Discovered Close at Hand in Jefferson County. Great Falls,- Mont., Aug. 19. Presi dent Hill, of the Great Northern rail way, will erect a monster steel "and iron plant here, for which plans have been drawn, according to information from thoEe in close touch with the rail way magnate. Wendesday night.' it has since developed, Mr. Hill purchased a Half interest m the Conrad iron mines in Choteau county, for $25,000. The mines lie in the Sweet Grass hills and constitute a veritable mountain of ore. There is enough mineral in sight to keep an ordinary plant supplied for hundred years, according to Mr. Hill's experts who have examined the property. W. G. Conrad, owner of the mines, has confirmed the sale to Mr. Hill. One factor whit h has been lackintr in the reduction of the iron ore to metal has been manganese, which .minora is necessary as a flux in the smelting. To overcome this difficulty. President Hill, together with United States Sen ator Paris Gibson, has purchased the recently dioccvered deposits of man ganese in Jefferson county, on the line of the Great Northern. Seventeen thousand dollars were paid to Ira Meyers, of Great Falls, for this prop erty. Mr. Hill and his party inspected the Manganese deposits-Friday and Mr. Hill expressed himself in high terms regarding the showing made. Before leaving Great Falls Mr. Hill made the remark that he would estab lish an industry in Great Falls that would employ more men than a number of railioads. Along the line of the Great Northern Mr. Hill has been acquiring deposits, paying for one group near the Spokane & Northern line $60,000. This deal was made through J. D. Farrell, presi dent of the Pacific Coast company. MANY TO BE THROWN OUT. Harvester Consolidation, It Is Said, Will Abol. , , - ish 10,000 Positions. .v Chicago XaglZ .19,1$ '-'iaferMean',:, Following the International Harvest er Company's - public declaration that economy in the manfacture and distri bution of agricultural machinery was the motive for effecting the $20,000,000 merger, several of the Chicago com panies that make up the combine have issued letters to their general agents ' throughout the country ordering a re duction of about three-fourths of the total number of employes representing these companies in the field. The other companies in the combine are preparing to follow their example. . Equally radical reductions in the office- .", forces are being planned by ail, it 'is ' said, for th6 near future. Ten thousand men in all are expected to lose their positions. WANT TO BECOME AMERICANS. Members of Religious Orders Expelled From. France Plead to Be Sent Here. Rome, Aug. 18. Members of relig ious orders expelled from France, espe cially sisters, are applying to the Vati can to be sent to the. United States. A reply has been sent to them pointing out that there are no vacancies in the United States, and besides, calling at tention to the difficulty arising from the fact that the expelled sis-ters do not speak the English language. Canada has been suggested as a better field, as sisters are comparatively scarce there, and because French is spoken in a large part of the Dominion. The applicants, however, do not take kindly to the suggestion and persist in their requests to be sent to the United States. Canada Fears We'll Get Greenland. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 19. A portion of the' Canadian press is considerably dis quieted over the rumoi that the United States is likely to acquire the territory of Greenland by purchase from Den mark. This is regarded as a menace to the national entity of the Dominion, and accordingly an effort is being put forth to stir up the public mind upon the subject with a view of having Green land some day in the near future made Canadian territory by purchase. Forty Cents for Picking Hops. Woodburn, Or., Aug. 18. About .30 hop growers convened in this city and adopted a resolution establishing the picking price of hops at 40 cents a box. Other subjects discussed were baling and caring for hops, contracting, the "crime" of hop-rejecting by'dealers on flimsy pleas, and the need of beneficent laws for the grower, and a state in spector. Favor American Intervention. Berlin,Aug. 16. Many politicians here seem inclined to allow the United States to settle the trouble in ' Venez-. .uela. Some even suggest the advisa bility of the United States sending an expedition to restore order, or even to annex Venezuela. Alger Wants That Toga. Detroit, Aug. 19. General Alger will make a formal announcement of his candidacy to succeed : the late Senator McMillan. He will probably be op posed by McMillan-'s eldest son, Wil iam. "