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COKVAIililS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1902.
VOL. XXXIX. NO, . 37.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Anti-Servian riots hare been re-
newed in Hungary.
Great Britain will not treat officially
with the Boei generals.
The coming Oregon state fair ia
tain to be better than ever before.
The national convention of poatoffice
clerka is in session in Kansas City.
A wreck on the Mexican Central re
sulted in the death of many paseengers.
Sir Thomas Lipton is preparing to
is -sue a challenge for' the America's
cup.
President Roosevelt has announced
that he will visit Kansas City Septem
ber 29.
Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleve
land, Ohio, is being mentioned as
Democratic candidate for president.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says it
is reported from St. Petersburg that the
czarina has had a miscarriage, but her
condition is not alarming.
Waldemar Lindgren, in an address
before the international mining con
gress at Butte, said that the world's
gold supply would soon be exhausted.
Thirty persons were killed in a
train wreck in Alabama.
Tho international mining congress
is in session at Butte, Mont.
Another hitch has occurred in the
signing of the Anglo-Chinese treaty.
Rev. M. Farley has been recom
mended as a successor to Archbishop
Corrigao of New York.
A Utah man, who is thought to have
been insane, killed his wife and two
daughters and then shot himself.
Denver aeronauts, who endeavored
to go from that city to New York in
a balloon, were wrecked after being out
24 hours.
Generals Dewet, Botha and Delarey
and Mr. Fischer have arrived in Lon
don from The Hague. A heavy rain
was falling" when the arrived and they
received no ovation.
It is estimated that 40,000 laborers
in Florence, Italy, are on strike. It is
feared the trouble will spread to other
cities. The government is taking
energetic measures to suppress disorder
and the jails are overflowing.
Representative Graffenreid of Texas
is dead.
Senator Hoar celebrated his 76th an
niversary on Friday.
The machinists' strike on the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe has been declared
off.
Colombia accuses Nicaragua of aiding
revolutionists and threaten a to retalitae
"when she gets up."
The forest fires that have been raging
in Wyoming for the past two weeks are
reported to be under control.
A loss of $100,000 was caused by the
burning of the concentrator of the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company at Butte.
The Canadian Pacific railway will
shortly place the enormous amount of
23,000,000 acres of land on the market
for settlers.
A steamer and row boat collided on
Lake Gogus, near Battle Creek, Mich.,
and resulted in the drowning of five
employes of the Battle Creek Sanitar
ium. Heavy rains have damaged crops in
Kansas, aad in the vicinity of Burling
ton hundreds of acres of corn have been
destroyed and many bridges washed
away.
Attorney General Knox has sailed
for Europe. He goes abroad for the
purpoee of obtaining clear title to the
property of the Panama Canal com
pany. Judge Richardson of Spokane has
rendered a decision that a boycott is
not illegal when peaceably conducted,
and when not so conducted must be
dealt with in the criminal court, not
by a court of equity.
In an automobile accident at Long
Branch , N. J., two persons were killed
and three serioui-17 injured.
GeDrge P. Clark, grand ruler of the
Elks, denies the report that there ia a
shortage in the account of the grand
treasurer..,
Twenty-three Italians have been ar
rested at Geneva, Italy, on suspicion of
being connected with a plot to derail
the train bearing King Victor Emman
uel to Berlin.
It is probable the opening of the
schools of Kansas will have to be post
poned on account of the inability of
the American Book company to furnish
books. The company haa been prevent
ed from delivering the books by reason
of an injunction issued by a Topeka
court.
"A husband takea a wife for better
or worse, and because she does not
conform to his notions of economy is
not a ground for casting her from him.'
This is the opinion of Justice ssprig
of the New York supreme court.
The strike of Havana dock laborers
has ended.
Another street car strike is threaten
ed at Chicago.
Ex-Governor Georae Hoadley, of
Ohio, ia dead.
BULLETIN ON IRRIGATION.
Government Issues a Publication for Gen
eral Distribution.
Washington, Sept. 4. The depart
ment of agriculture has jnst issued a
farmers' bulletin, entitled "How to
Build Small Irrigation Ditches," by
C. T. Johnston and J. D. Stannard, of
the irrigation investigation division,
There is expected to be a heavy demand
for this publication, as it contains
much information and advice that will
prove 01 great value to farmers who
contemplate irrigating their fields on a
small scale, or by way of - experiment
Ae shown in the report, many of the
failures of the past have been due to
a misunderstanding of the application
of water to crops. The proper way to
build ditches, to distributa the water,
and to control the flow are all pointed
out explicitly, and a general idea is
given as to the amount of water needed
by different crops. This bulletin can
be obtained by application to the de-
partment direct, or through a senator
or representative, as the edition ia
large.
BANDITS FRIGHTENED OFF.
Armed Passengers Prevent Daring Train
Hold-Up in Mexico.
Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 4. Reports
have reached here of a daring attempt
by three American bandits to hold up
the International express on the Sonora
railroad, thiee miles from Hermo-
aillo. The train was running through
the orange belt, just below Hermosillo,
being due there at 10 o'clock, when the
explosion of a torpedo on the track
caused the engineer to stop. When the
engine and cars had been brought to a
standstill, three Americans stepped out
of the shelter of a grove of trees and
covered the engine crew. Two of the
robbers then went to the express car
and demanded admittance. The mes-
senger replied with a volley of shots
through the door, the bandits returning
the fire. Several of the passengers,
learning the caut-e of the stop, armed
themselves and were going to the aid
of the plucky messenger, when the high
waymen became frightened and gave up
their attempt, disappearing into the
orange groves, where it was supposed
they had horses in waiting. As soon
aa the train reached Hermosillo, the
alarm waa given and a troop of rurales
and a posse started in pursuit of the
bandits.
RESERVOIR SITES.
tlydrographer Newell Talks of His Recent
Investigations. .
Cheyenne, Wyo.V Sept. 4. F. A.
Newell, chief hydrographer of the
government, has returned to this city
after a tour of inspection in Northern
Wyoming in the interest of irrigation.
A number of sites for reservoirs have
been examined. When asked of the
extent to which investigation into the
reclamation of arid lands by tne gov
ernment through the storage reservoir
system had gone, Mr. Newell said the
special eervice organized under the
government survey now working in
Arizona on the Gila river and tribu
taries; in California on the Colorado
river and in the San Joaquin valley;
in Colorado near Sterling, on the
South Platte, and near Montrose, on
the Gunnison river; in Idaho on the
Lead waters of the Snake and Boise
rivers; in Montana on Yellowstone
and Milk rivers; in Nevada on Carson
and Truckee rivers; fn Utah on Bear
mar, and in Wyoming on the Big Horn
and North Platte rivers.
Mr. Newell said that all scheme-
would be considered in the light of
full information aa to practicability,
cost and probability of obtaining early
repayment of cost.
ELECTION IN VERMONT.
No Candidate for Governor or Lieutenant
Governor Has a Majority.
White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 4.
There is no election by the people
for governor and lieutenant governor,
as a result of the state election held in
Vermont yesterday. The returns in
dicate that Percival W. Clement, high
license option- candidate, is running
very close to General John G. McCul
lough, Republican. The returns from
200 cities and towns out of 246 give
the vote for governor :
General John G. McCullough, Re
publican, 26,497.
lehx W. McGettrick, Democrat,
6,112.
Percival W. Clement, High License,
23,239.
J. C. Sherbourne, Prohibitionist,
2,052.
As a majority vote is required to
elect, the choice of governor and lieu
tenant governor is thrown into the
general assembly, which will convene
next month.
Sultan's Act of Clemency.
Constantinople, Sept. 4. An irade
recently agreed upon by the sultan
has been issued, lepealing the excep
tional measures adopted against the
Armenians if the Armenian patriarch
would guarantee that no outbreak would
follow. The patriarch has' theiefore
withdrawn his resignation. He cele
brated mass yesterday in honor of the
anniversary of the sultan's ascension,
and during the services announced to
the congregation the sultan's act.
Miles' Trip Delayed.
Washington, Sept. 4. A change has
been made in the plan of Lieutenant
General Miles, announced last week.
It waa expected originally that he
would leave on his tour of inspection
of the Philippines tomorrow and sail
from San Francisco on the Thomas on
the 16th. The pressure of work in his
office at present is so great, however,
that he feels he will not be able to
leave Washington for several daya yet.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings ef
the Past Week Brief Review of the
Growth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our Common
wealthLatest Market Report.
The Sanqueat mine, in Baker county,
haa been sold for $50,000.
The Wabana mine, near Ashland,
haa made arrangements to use oil for
fuel with which to generate power.
In a few years Salem will have to
ship in every cord of wood used. Al
ready a large amount is brought in by
train.
The Columbia River Packers' Asaoci
ation haa decided to operate its cannery
at Eagle Cliff during the fall fishing
season.
Real estate men rof Eugene have
formed fthe Eugene Real Estate Ex
change, with the object of co-operation
in the matter of advertising m the East
The Uncle Sam Mining & Milling
Company, with property in the Blue
river district, has installed a new five
stamp mill.
Sisla B. Smith, one of the most
prominent men in Clatsop county,
died recently in Astoria. ite was
born in Yamhill county in 1839.
Captain Samuel Bass, who came to
Oregon in 1859, died at Whatcom,
Wash., a few daya ago, aged 71 years
He had been prominent in politica for
the past 40 years.
The Umatilla county delegation to
the next legislature will ask for a st te
grain commission. A measure will
also be introduced by them to tax
insurance companies more for the
benefit of the common school fund.
A rich discovery has made on the
blue Bird and Red Cloud claims, in
the Blue river district. The property
was formerly worked, but waa aban
doned as being valueless. A ledge 15
feet wide has been uncovered which
contains much free gold.
Pheasants will be much scarcer than
usual in Lane county this year. There
are two reasons for the scarcity. First,
the birds were killed off very close last
fall, and second, the wet weather of the
past spring killed . off many of th
young ones aa soon as they were
hatched. .
The War Eagle group of three claims,
lying between the Cracker-Oregon and
Goiconda, in the Cracker district, has
been sold. The consideration is not
made pub'ic. The properties are be
lieved to be an extension of the
Crackei -Oregon ledge, on which a rich
strike was recently made.
Pendleton stores will close at six
o'clock hereafter.
The separator and threshing outfit
of Frank Chute was destroyed by fire
on the Gunn farm, north of Ashland.
Adam K. Wilson, a prominent busi
ness man of Dallas, is dead, aged 58
years, lie was the owner of two large
farms in Polk county.
Farmers. living at Highland are com
plaining of a black beetle that is doing
great deal of harm. Nearlv all the
late garden stuffs, such aa squash.
cabbage, cucumbera, etc., are being
devoured. - .
William Lewis, one of the oldest
marine engineers in this section of the
country, died Tuesday at St. Vincent,
hospital, Portland, from cancer of the
stomach. .
At a meeting of the Salem Press Club
Frank Davey was appointed to co
operate with the legislative committee
of the State Fress association on mat
ters of legislative importance that may
come up at the next session of the legis
lature of concern to the newspaper fra
ternity of the state.
PORTLAND
MARKETS.
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Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c: blue-
stem, 62 33c; valley, 6364c.
Barley Feed, $19.00 per ton.
Flour Best grades, $3.06(33.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.953.20t
Millatuffs r Bran, $17 per ton;
middlings, $21.50; shorts, $18;
chop, $17.
Oats No.l white, 95c$1.00s gray,
9095c.
Hay Timothy, $11 12: clover.
$7.50 10; Oregon wild hay, ft56 per
ton.
Potatoes Beet Burbanka, 6065c
per cental ; ordinary, 5055c per cen
tal, growers prices; aweafai, $2.60
per cental. ,
Butter Creamery, 22M25ci dairy
1616c; store, 12 15c.
Eggs 20 22c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12)4
13c;Young America, 13K14C5 fac
tory prices, 1 ljc leaa.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00(3
4.50; hens, $4.005.50 per dfzen,
llHKc per pound; springs, HQ
llc per pound, $2.59(14.00 per do,
en; ducks, $2.503.00 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 15(16c per
pound; geese, $4.006.OO per doapn.
Mutton Gross, 2 3o per pnnd j
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hoga Grose, 6Jcj dressed, 77c
per pound.
Veal 78c per pound.
Beef Gross, cows, 33r; steer's,
3iQ4c; dressed, 78c per pound.
Hops 16 17c; new crop 17 18c.
Wool Valley,12M15;Eatern Ore
gon, 8H14Kc: moha.ii, 2526c pound. J
. LABOR'S Bid .DAY.
Holiday is Generally Observed Throughout
. Oregon Big Time la Portland.
Portland, Sept. 2. Labor day was
observed in Portland yesterday with a
grand parade in the forenoon, field
sports in the afternoon and a grand
ball in the evening, f About 7,500
members of Portland " labor unions
were in line in the parade, while many
thousanda of the residents of the' city
and visitors from the surrounding towns
erowded the sidewalks to- view the pro
cession. Fifty-six 'different unions
were represented, . and f of these, the
Painters' Union carried off the hand
some silk banner offered for the best
appearing organization. ; The' Grain
handlers' Union and the Pressmen's
Union were accorded favorable men
tion, and the judges expressed regret
that there were not second and third
prizes to award to them. Soeech
making formed no part of the exercises,
tor the men chose to show their strength
by their appearance in the procession
and to spend the remainder of their
holiday in enjoyment. The procession
was the longest line of laboring men
evei formed in Jfortiana- and it waa a
common remark that they were an un
usually intelligent and prosperous look
ing crowd of citizens.
The Day at Albany.
Albany, Or., Sept. 2. Labor day
waa generaly observed . in Albany.
The banks and many places of business'
were closed. The celebration waa
under the auspices of the. Albany Fed
eration of Trades Unions, and consisted
of a parade and public speaking in the
afternoon. About 200 men were'in
line.
Rousing Time at Grant's Pass.
Grants Pass, Or., Sept. 2. -Labor
day was appropriately celebrated in
Grants Pass yesterday. It was the
most successful event of . its kind ever
known in this sectionjof the state, and
was a winning card for the Federated
Trades Union of this city, which had
the matter in charge Crowds Tof peo
ple thronged the streets the entire Jday,
many being here from all parts of the
country, a number of the surrounding
mines having shut down Jfor the occa
sion. . All of the stores and business
houses closed their doors from 9 in the
morning until 4 o'clock in the after
noon.
At Salem. : -
Salem, Sept. 2. Labor day was cele
brated in this city - wiljt appropriate
exercises. Two hundred union people
participated in the street procession
that started from the city hall about 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The parade
moved over the principal streets and
ended at Marion square, where the
literary exercises of the day were held.
CHINESE IN PHILIPPINES.
Gover Taft Proposes Amendment to the
Exclusion Law.
Washington, Sep. 3. Itr ia the opin
ion at the war department that Gover
nor Taft's remarks at the board of trade
banquet in Manila respecting the em
ployment of labor on plantations will
form the basis of a suggestion to con
gress at the next session that the act
extending the Chinese exclusion laws
to the Philippines be amended. It ia
contemplated to remove the ironclad
restriction which now exists and to
clothe the Philippine commission with
power to regulate the entrance of Chi
nese labor. The commission itself has
already given some attention to the
subject, and it is believed that Pro
fessor Jenka' investigationa into the
labor problem in the Straits Settle
ments and elsewhere in the Orient
meet with approval. The proposed
regulations, it is said, will look to a
widely regulated system of admission
of Chinese as plantation laborers
under sufficient bonds in each case,
under proper systems of identifications
and on condition that they shall leave
the Philippines after a certain period
of time. Such regulations aa exist in
Hawaii for the proper care of the
coolies would be incorporated. Gover
nor Taft'a representations on this sub
ject were in answer to pressing demands
from the American" chamber of com
merce and employers of labor in the
Philippines for relief from the present
conditions, which, it ia alleged, pre
vent the development of the country.
High Tax on Natives.
London, Sept. b. Lord Milner, Brit
sh high commissioner in South Africa,
haa just issued at Pretoria a new ordi
nance, in regard to tne Taxation 01 na
tives, under which every male adult 1
and every native married woman must
pay, after September 1 , an annual per
capita tax of $10. This, loughly
speaking, doubles the amount of tax
collected under the Boer regime, and
it will doutlesa lead to much, murmur
ing. Gifts to Chicago University.
Chicago, Sept. 2. Nearly $500,000
in new gifts to the University of Chica
go are announced by President Harper,
the occasion being the forty-third con
vocation of the university President
Harper makes a detailed report of the
university ending June 30. Gifts to
the amount of $3,000,000.- had flown
into the university coffers up to that
time, and $416,000 has- been given
since.
Pumphouse Blown Up.
Scran ton. Pa., Sept. 3. The pump-
house of the National washery- at
Minoka was blown to pieces early today
by dynamite. It ia not known who
placed the dynamite cinder
the buildj
ing.
THE PRESIDENT IS IHJURED
Receives Severe Scalp Wound in a
Collision With Electric Car.
Lenox, Mass., Sept. 4. A short dis'
tance from Pittsfield at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning a landau carrying
President Roosevelt, Governor Crane,
of Massachusetts; Secretary Cortelyou
and Secret Service Officer Craig, was
struck by an electric car running 30
miles an hour. The landau overturned
and Craig was instantly killed. Pres
ident Roosevelt received a bad scalp
wound, and - was ' severely bruised
Governor Crane was slightly injured
Driver Pratt was rendered unconscious
and was taken to The House of Mercy.
Craig was riding on the seat with the
driver.
SET FIRE TO MINE.
Situation or West Virginia Coaf Fields is
Becoming Critical.
Bramwell, W.. Va.,Y Sept. 4. The
situation in the Flat Top coal fields ia
extremely critical. The skirmish this
morning between the guarda and
strikers' at the Pocahontas Coal Com
pany, ' after "the firing of the mine by
the strikers, has greatly enraged the
miners, from the fact that a number on
their side were injured. It is thought
here that before" tomorrow night troops
will either be in the' Flat Top region
or eri route. - - Tonight the Pocahontas
Collieries Company haa the fire in ita
njine practically extinguished, but
that company has doubled ita force of
guards, as another attack at any hour
ia feared. Many "shots have been fired
from ambush, toward the direction of
the nonunion miners going to and from
work in the Fiat Top fields. The Elk
horn region is very quiet, no violence
having been reported from that section
tonight.
This morning strikers applied the
torch to varioua portions of the Poca
hontas mine, near the west entrance,
which is on the Virginia side. The
guards and the strikers fired volley
alter volley at each other The gov
ernor of Virginia will be appealed to to
send troops to Pocahontas at once.
Union Miners Ask for Troops.
Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 4. Gov
ernor White today received a set of res
olutions reading:
"At a meeting of local union No. 442,
United Mineworkers of America, 13,00
members petition you to send troops to
Winona, on Keene's creek, to preserve
order until the strike is settled. The
troops are now located at Thurmond to
preserve order. They were sent there
at the instance of our sheriff, and while
upon investigation it appears that the
call for troops was unnecessary and
utter folly, yet we, as mineis, are glad
to have them. They are principally
union men woiking with our cause, and
look upon men working with the same
contempt as we do." " :
Will Intercede With Governor.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 4. Governor
Stone has agreed to meet a committee
from the state executive boaid of rail
road employes of Pennsylvania to inter
cede. witb the executive in behalf of
the striking coal miners. The com
mittee will request the governor to
take immediate steps to bring the
strike to a close, and, if necessary, to
call an extra season of the general
assembly for the enactment of legis
lation making arbitration compulsory.
Trainload of Anthracite Shipped.
Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 4. Another
train of cars loaded with anthracite
left here today from the Silver Creek
shaft, near New Philadelphia, owned
and operated by the Philadelphia &
Beading Coal & Iron Company. Strike
leaders claim to have information that
this is the last coal to be shipped from
this operation until after the strike is
declared off. .
Miners Attacked.
Wilkesbarre, Sept. 4. Richard Rob
erts, minedriller, and John Devitt, ma
chinist, employed by the Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company at the Forty-four
colliery, were.attacked and severely in
jured by four men while on their way
to work today. The C. D. Bliss mine,
of the Delaware, Lackamana & Western
Company at JIanticoke, was put in
operation today. The company offi
cials say they have a large number of
miners cutting coal. The strikers deny
this, and say the coal being run
through the breakers ia stock coal.
Collision Near Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 4. An east
bound Rock Island cattle train and
an engine and caboose collided head-on
near Birmingham, Mo., 10 miles east
of Kansas City, last night, killing four
trainmen and injuring three others.
The trains were running at a full rate
of speed when they met. Both engines
were demolished and the entire train
of 30 cars was overturned. The train
was heavily loaded with cattle and
nearly 300 head were killed.
Assessed $40,000.
Oyater Bay, L. I., Sept. 4. Now
that the assessors of thia town have
finished their work, it ia learned that
they have valued the real property of
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States, in this town at $30,000.
There is a personal assessment of $10,
000 also charged against the president
on the town tax roll.
Arkansas Election Returns..
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 4. Partial
returns indicate the election of the
Democratic state ticket by majorities
ranging from 35,000 to 45 000. A
1 light vote was polled throughout the
atate on account of a heavy rain.
HAVE ORDERS TO, SHOOT,
General Gobin WuT Take More Stringent
-v Measures. - . -Philadelphia,
Sept. 2. Having
ex-
naustea every otner means lor pre
serving peace and in protecting non
union men from violence on their way
to" and from the mines, Brigadier Gen
eral Gobin, in command of the. troops
now in the coal fields, has issued an or
aer mat tne soldiers shall shoot any
persons detected throwing stones and
other missiles, and that if any mob re
sists the authority of the troops, they
snail treely use their bayonets.
The Panther Creek valley has
in an almost continual - turmoil
been
this
week, and the troops stationed
there
have had some difficulty in protecting
the lives of the workmen. The situa
tion in the valley has, however, im
proved greatly, and it ia hoped by the
military authorities that the lawlessness
and abusive language directed toward
the soldiers will now cease. The other
sections of the coal regions are compar
atively quiet.
The general strike situation remains
unchanged.. Some coal ia being shipped,
but the quantity ia so small, compared
with the normal shipment, that it has
little or no effect on the market. The
fuel now coming to the market is prin
cipally washery and loose coal.
COMING IN DROVES.
There is a Great Rush of Scandivians to
American Shore.
Stockholm, Sept. 2. Driven from
their homes by the unprecedented hard
times and stringent conscription laws
of Sweden, an unusually large number
of Scandinavians are making their way
to America thia summer. Every steam
er leaving for America ia crowded, and
the transport lines are coping with the
greatest rush since the eighties. Many
are unable to obtain passage at Scandi
navian points and are obliged to go to
Liverpool and Southampton.
It ia estimated that 15,000 passen
gers for America have left Copenhagen
alone during the last six months. The
emigrants are mostly of an excellent
class. They are bound chiefly to the
Northwestern states, where they intend
settling on agricultural land.
SULTAN AND ARMENIANS.
He Will Rescind Severe Orders if They
Will be Loyal.
Constantinople, Sept. 2. The sultan
recently agreed to repeal the exception
al measures adopted against the Armen
ians if the Armenian patriarch 'would
guarantee that no outbreak would fol
low. The patriarchal council having
met and signed a document setting
forth the loyalty of the Armenians and
promising tranquility, an imperial irade
is now awaited, the patriach having re
fused to resume his office until the
promises of the sultan are fulfilled.
- Guidi is Appointed.
Rome, Aug. : 31. Mgr. Guidi has
been appointed delegate in the Philip
pines. He ia expected to hasten his
departure for Manila- in consequence of
information received at the Vatican of
the organization of a schismatic Cath
olic church in the islands. The Vati
can does not attach much importance
to the movement, and declares "it
cannot develop under the leadership of
persons whose sole reason for oraniza
tion is because they are excommuni
cated from the Catholic tbuich."
Will be Argued at Bismarck.
Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 2. A writ
of habeas corpus, sued out for the re
lease of Charles M. Fay, of Portland,
Or., before Judge Winchester, will be
argued here in the morning. Fay was
charged by the officials of Waupaca
county, Wis., with obtaining money by
fraud. - The writ f requisition was se
cured from the governor of Oregon, but
was afterward revoked and Fay was
taken from a train on a writ of habeas
corpus.
Oregonian Dies in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., ' Sept. 2. Owen
Judd, state agent for Oregon for the
New York .Life Insurance company, isi
dead here at the residence of his father,
Judge W. Judd. Failing health forced
Mr. Judd to leave Oregon two months
ago, and since that- time his decline
has been rapid. '
Honors for Oregon Boy.
The Dalles, Or.', Sept. 2. Homer D.
Angell, of this cityV'has been awarded
the Morgan scholarship in the Colum
bia university Echool. of law for the
next year. The award was made in
recognition of Mr: Angell's high schol
arship for last year. -
Dumont to Build Big Airship.
New York, Sept. 2. Santos Dumont,
the aeronaut, will, according to a Her
ald Dispatch from Paris attempt the
construction of an aerial vessel to carry
eight persons. He plans to begin experiments-
with the machine in two or
three months.
New Sumpter Smelter.
Sumpter, Or., Sept. 2. Excavating
has begun a mile below Sumpter for tLe
smelting plant contemplated for this
city. Manager E. W-. Muller haa a good
force of men blasting and removing
earth for the heavy machinery and
furnaces.
Declines Offer of Presidency.
Seattle, Sept. 2. Rev. Edward Lin
coln Smith, of the Pilgrim Congrega
tional church of Seattle, has declined
the offer of the presidency of the Pa
cific University at Forest Grove, Or.
Withdrawal of Foreign Troops.
Tien Tsin, Sept. 2. According to the
military commanders, all the troops,
with the exception of the legation
guarda, will be withdrawn from China
next spring.
HUNDREDS KILLED
MOUNT PELEE CONTINUES TO SPREAD
DEATH AND DEVASTATION.
Two Small Villages Entirely Destroyed
People of Fort de France Again Panic
Stricken Great Tidal Wave Follows
Eruption Loss of Life Estimated at
300 Relief Boats Start.
Castries, Island of St. Lucia, B. W.
I., Sept. 3. The British steamer
Korona an ived here yesterday evening
from Fort de France, Island of Mar
tinique: She reports that a terrible
eruption of Mount Pelee occurred at
o'clock Saturday, and people who
arrived at Fort de France from the
northern part of the island reported
that the village of Mourne Rouge, near
the district previously devastated.
had been entirely destroyed, tnd that
Le Carbet, a village on the coast
which waa destroyed at the time of
the great eruption, had been swept by a
tidal wave. About 200 persona lost
their lives. -
A sloop from the Island of St. Vin
cent, which reached here this morning,
reports that Mount Pelee'a crater ia
now quiet, but the detonations' Satur
day night were the loudest heard up to
that time, and the inhabitants were
terribly alarmed.
Mount Pelee has been in constant
eruption since August 15. There waa
an enoimous tall of sliH mm tha
volcano the night of the 25th. There
was a very severe eruption the night
of the 28th, when the volcanic rumb
lings were , heard at a great distance.
The mountain burned fiercely that
night and out at sea passing vessels
were covered with ashes. The night of
the 30th there were three separate
eruptions.
It is impossible to approach the
ruined town of St. Pierre from the sea.
The people of. the village of LeCai bet,
on the coast, are terror-stricken and
fleeing to the interior. Hot water - is
pouring down on Lorraine and Basse
Point, villages to the northeast of the
crater. Horrible, detonations were
heard, the ground rocked and quaked,
and articles on tables were thrown to
the floor.
The governor of Martinique has
ordered every available boat to remove
the people from the coast villages to
Fort de France.
At 8 o'clock in the evening of Satur
day, the 30th, the sky wa8 cloudless.
Suddenly and without warning, one
half of the horizon waa obscured by a
pitch-black cloud of duet. Thia cloud
waa a magnificent electrical effect, the
flashes of light surpassing the most
elaborate fireworks. Flames and
flashes continued to burat from the
cloud until nearly midnight. Columns
of flames shot -out of the crater of
Mount Pelee to explode about the cloud
in showers of balls of golden fire which
fell through the darkness in myriads of
sparks. A tidal wave rushed upon
Fort de France and the terrified inhab
itants fled in large numbers to the in
terior. The wave was not severe and
did but slight damage.
In addition to the 200 persona re
ported to have lost their lives at Le-
Carbet and Mourne Rouge, many other
persons are said to have been killed all
over the northern districts of the
islands. The governor of Martinique
is believed to have started for the scene
of devastation.
When the steamer Korona arrived
here she was covered with ashes.
TROOPS FAVOR STRIKERS.
Persuade Non-Union Workmen to Quit
,.. Feed the Destitute.
;parkeraburg, . W. Va., Sept. 3. An
unexpected situation has resulted from
the ordering out of the National Guard.
The soldiers, whose sympathies were
With the ptrikers from the first, have
used their influence with the men who
are at work and have persuaded so
many of them to join the strike that .
a detachment stationed at Tush Run
had to be recalled and sent to another
point to keep it from emptying the
mine. 7
; It is estimated that'over a thousand
families have been evicted in the New;
River valley and tonight hundreds of
destitute families are sleeping out of -doers.
Food is scarce and the condi
tion of the men is pitiable in the ex
treme. Some of . the soldiers have
even shared their food with the unfort
unates. Italy Secured Concessions.
Frankfort-on-Main, Prussia, Sept. 3.
King Victor Emanuel arrived here
thia "evening. He inspected the Thir
teenth Prussian Hussars, of which or
ganization he is honorary colonel, and
later dined with the ' Hussar officers.
His Majesty resumed his journey to
Italy at 9 o'clock. It is said that, as
a result of King Victor Emanuel's
visit to Emperor William, Italy haa
secured ceitain concessions for a com- -mercial
treaty with Germany.
Streetcar Men Strike.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 3. Two
hundred union street car men here are
on strike, and not a trolley car. is
moving tonight on the Hudson Valley
railroad.
Chinese Rebellion Spreading.
Pekin, fcept. 3. The foreign lega
tions here are receiving reports from
Sze Chuan province that the rebellion
there is constantly spreading and that
foreigners are in great danger.