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WEEKLY.
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Consolidated Feb., 1899.
COB VAIjIiIS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 48.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP 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.
Extreme cold
over Europe.
weather prevails all
Two more forest reserves are to be
created in Northeastern Oregon
The preei lent did not get a shot at a
bear daring the four days he was out
hunting.
B. E. Clark, son of the general traffic
manager of the Great Northern, com
mitted suicide on account of ill health
A trust has been formed at Stockton,
Cal., by Chinese whereby two-thirds of
the potato crop of the San Joaquin val
ley has been cornered.
Stephen Decatur, jr., great grandson
of the famous American commodore of
that name, has been admitted to the
Annapolis naval academy.
A New York woman, who 'claims to
belong to a band of anarchists, has re
ported to the police an alleged plot on
the life of the president.
Government officials look upon Ore
gon with ' mistrust because of timber
frauds and conflicting representations
regarding forest reserves and irrigation.
Uribe-Uribe has advised his fellow
revolutionists to make terms with the
Colombian government, saying United
States intervention has killed the
Liberal cause.
The attempt on the life of King Leo
pold has revived the question of sup
pressing anarchy.
Two distinct shocks of earthquake in
Utah demolished chimneys and crock
ery and stopiied clocks.
ff Fire in the freight depot at Pell City,
Ala., resulted in the death of two men
and the injury of 10, two perhaps
fatally.
All hope of finding E. F. Egan, su
perintendent of the Great Northern,
who was lost in the mountains of Mon
tana, has been given up and the search
for him abandoned.
Four soldiers at Fort Stevens have
been arrested for attempting to burn
the fortifications. It is believed that
they are guilty of starting all of the
recent numerous fires.
The coal strike commission has
reached the fourth demand of the min
ers' union, which calls for a yearly
trade agreement, and which means a
straight out recognition of the union.
The north bound Southern Pacific
express was wrecked Sunday afternoon
north of Cottage Grove. Only one man
was hurt and he says he was walking
along the track and had stepped aside
to let the train pass. Every car in the
train, except the Pullman, was dam
aged. An anarchist fired three shots at
King Leopold, of Belgium, but hurt no
body. A meteor of great brilliancy fell
near Lexingon, Ky., causing considera
ble excitement.
Venezuelan government troops are
reported to have won an importantbat
tle with the revolutionists.
Senator Elkins, who has heretofore
fought reciprocity with Cuba, has come
out in favor of the measure.
. Congressman Babcock has declined
to enter the speakership race and has
thrown his support to Cannon, thus as
suring the latter's election.
The American Federation of Labor
adopted resolutions against the ship
Bubsidy bill and demanded a repeal of
the law requiring marine engineers to
give notice for quitting work.
Secretary Hitchcock has determined
that a forest reserve shall be created in
the Blue and Strawberry mountains, in
Eastern Oregon. The reservation will
be made on an entirely new plan.
The Southern Pacific has signed a
new agreement with the telegraphers,
train dispatchers and station agents on
the entire system whereby an advance
of 10 per cent in wages is granted. -
In his report on the army in the
Philippines, General Chaffee upholds
General Bell.
A large furniture fartory at Beau
harbois, Quebec, was burned, entailing
a loss of $ 100,000.
The American Federation of Labor,
now in session, is considering a plan to
pension men of 60 and over.
A Swedish sailor on the transport
Sumner jumped overboard to save the
ship s flag and was drowned.
British Columbia accuses the
United States of stealing thousands of
square miles of territory near- Portland
canal.
General Chaffee was tendered a re
ception in San Francisco by the busi
ness men.
A trans of robbers operating in Ely-
ria, N. Y., were interrupted and in
the fight that followed one officer was
a tally wounded and one robber Killed.
Rnur nf the men ininred in the furn-
ace explosion at Lebanon, Pa., have
making the death list eieht
Many of the injured are not yet out of
dangei .
The official returns from the recent
election in Pennsylvania show that
the Republicans elected their governor
by a plurality of loo,4iu.
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Oregon Association Meets and Elects Its
Officers Several Addresses.
PortlandNov. 19. The first day's
session of the Oregon Irrigation Asso
ciation convention was devoted, for; the
moet part to organization, appointment
of committees, and election of officers.
A few addresses were delivered, but the
work of the convention will not com
mence until today. The following
officers were elected :
President, A. H. Devere, of Portland;
vice president, W. R. King, of Mal
heur; secretary, J. M. Moore, of Port
land; treasurer, W. T. Wright, of
Union.
Addresses were delivered, by Geo.
H. Williams, mayor of Portland; J. N.
Williamson, representative-elect to con
gress and state senator from Crook, Kla
math, Lake and Wasco counties, and
F. E. Beach, president of the Portland
board of trade. There are about 275
delegates and visitors in attendance
at the sessions.
The great enthnsiasm that is being
shown by the delegates to the irriga
tion convention will have its weight
toward securing a liberal apportionment
of the national irrigation fund for
Oregon.- It is the desire of the depart
ment of the interior, which has the
matter in hand, to satisfy public senti
ment. Much will depend upon the
surveys and the condition of the coun
try, but the department will not think
of forcing irrigation upon sections that
do not seem to wish it. A section so
situated as to be easily and- econom
ically accessible to water, and shows
enthusiasm, is probably the one that
will be the most favoied. Lack of en
thusiasm may tend to turn the depart
ment against a section, but any amount
of enthusiasm cannot change the natu
ral conditions of the country.
WHEAT ESTIMATE TOO LOW.
So Says the State Grain Inspector of the
State of Washington..
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 20. State
Grain Inspector Arrasmitb, in an in
terview, said today: "I believe the es
timate of the 1902 wheat crop, recently
published, is much too low. The pub
lished figures place the yield of the
state at 18,900,000 bushels. I have
no desire to pad the figures of this
year's crop, bnt I am satisfied that
24,000,000 bushels is a very conserva
tive estimate. I base my estimate as
follows: The acreage sown to wheat
this year was about a 10 per cent in
crease over the acreage sown last year.
The crop this year has been much
lighter than last, but the decrease per
acre will not amount to more than 30
per cent. Add the 10 per cent in
creased acreage, and we have at least
74 per cent of last year's crop, or about
25,000,000 bushels. "I have just re
turned from a trip through the eastern
part of the state, and find that in many
counties the yield was considerably
underestimated. For instance, in
Whitman county the yield was from
30 to 40 bnshels to the acre, which is a
very fair average yield. There are
other localities where the yield has been
overestimated, and'where the crop did
not run over 15 bushels to the acre, but
those places are no1; many. There is
an immense amount of wheat held in
the warehouses of the eastern part of
the state. In many of the towns along
the line the warehouses are full, and
great stacks of wheat are piled up
along the sidetracks and covered with
tarpaulin. There is also a large
amount of the crop still in the hands
of the farmer. While "east I viaited
many farms where practically the
entire crop was still stacked up in the
fields or stowed away in the barns."
HOLD-UP MAN ARRESTED.
Made Claim in Idaho That He Was a Son
of H. W. Corbett.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 20. Saturday
night Harry Corbett and a pal attempt
ed to hold up a dry goods clerk in the
residence district of Spokane, were later
captured by the police, and Corbett
made a full confession. It now devel
ops that the young man lived in Ken
drick, Idaho, for two months, and while
there claimed to be a son of Millionaire
H. W. Corbett, of Portland, ex-United
States senator. Young Corbett showed
intimate acquaintance with the family
affairs of the elder Corbett. Corbett
told the Sopkane police that he was a
high liver, and his money went fast;
hence it was necessary to do a littie
rough gambling.
After his departure from Kendrick a
black sateen shirt was found in his
room with the back cut out. It was
then remembered that a house of ill-
fame in the lower part of Kendrick had
been robbed of a small sum of money,
two masked men holding up the in
mates of the place with drawn revolv-
eis. It is believed that yonng Corbett
and his pal were the perpetrators of
this outrage.
Apples Rot on Ground.
New York, Nov. 20. Thousands of
bushels of fine apples are rotting on
the ground in this state, says a Tribune
dispatch from Greenwich, Conn. If
barrels could be procured the farmers
say they might ship large quantities to
England and even to the Philippines,
but they cannot procure them. Every
thing in the shape of a barrel com
mands a high price,, the most dilapi
dated bringing 35 cents each. Farm
laborers are also extremely scarce.
Big Haul In Lisbon.
Lisbon, Spain, Nov. 20. Thieves
have broken into the underground
strongrooms of the banking firm of
Pelurinho and have stolen a sum of
$165,000. One of the clerks of the
bank has been arrested in connection
with the robbery. The frequency with
which such robberies have occurred
recently is causing great alarm here.
NEWS OF OREGON
iTFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
the Past Week Brief Review of thr
Growth and Development 'of Various
Industries Throughout Our Common
wealth Latest Market Report.
The fourth annual Angora goat
show of Oregon will be held in Dallas
January 14 and 15.
Operations at the Tillamook fish
hatchery have been suspended On ac
count of the recent heavy rains
The freshet on the Siusla river'caused
by the recent heavy rains did consider
able damage to the fish hatchery on
that river.
A postoffice has been established at
Inghs, Columbia county. An office
has also been established at - Tiller,
Douglas county. .
.. The safe in the depot atNewberg was
opened Friday night and $1,180 se
cured by a burglar. The crook evi
dently knew his business,' as he worked
the combination of the lock.
There were 360 bales of hops sold at
Dallas last Saturday for 27 cents f. o.
b. &o sales have heretofore been made
above 26 cents, though offers of 26
cents were out
The board of directors of the Wil
lamette Valley Chautauqua association,
at a meeting held in Oregon City last
week, decided to take some steps toward
reorganization and appointed a commit
tee for that purpose.
Two different companies are endeav
oring to secure franchises for operating
street car systems in the city of Rose
burg. One . company is composed
largely of local capitalists and the
other is made up of Eastern men.
It is expected that the lumbermen
on the lower . Columbia will advance
the price of yellow fir logs from $7.50
to $8 per thousand. Yellow fir logs
bring a much higher price than ordin
ary fir, and are in great demand.
- During the first two years of his term
Governor Geer granted 15 pardons and
20 commutations, and during his last
two years 10 pardons and 16 commuta
tions Of the 10 men pardoned in ' the
last two years two were guilty of mur
der, two of manslaughter, four of lar
ceny, one of assault with a dangerous
weapon and one of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
George L. Dillman, - state engineer
for the examination of land applied for
under the Carey arid land act, expresses
the opinion that private operations
will not prevent government work, as
the amount reclaimed is small com
pared with the total area of arid land
in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ackerman has decided that as soon as
a parent or guardian moves into a
school district with the intention of
making it his bona fide residence, a
child of such parent or guardian is en
titled to free tuition from the time he
moves into the district.
Linn county farmers are oreparing a
protest to be presented to the next leg.
islature against the proposed change of
the game law, under which upland
birds may be shot from September 15,
instead of from October 1. Open seas
on befoie October 1 means at a time
when the farmers are busy with har
vesting and they desire to have an even
chance with hunters from the cities.
Twenty thousand of the 75,000 book
lets advertising Lane county have been
printed and are 'in the hands of the
advertising department of the Harriman
company for distribution in the Eastern
states.
George Smith, colored, who murdered
his white wife in Portland, has been
sentenced to bang on December 19.
Fifteen days' time has been granted to
prepare a bill of exceptions to be used
in an appeal to the supreme court.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 68g69c; blue
stem 73974c; valley, 70c.
Barley Feed, $21.00 per ton; brew
ing, $22.00. .
Flour Best grade, 3.50 3. 70; grah
am, $3.003.50.
Millstuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, $23.50; shorts,- $19.50;
chop, $17.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.1201.15;
gray, $1.101.12b per oental.
Hay Timothy, $1011; clover,
$8.00; cheat, $89 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6080c
per sack; ordinary, 6055c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $1.75
$2 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50
4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, $44.50 per
dozen; per pound, 11c; springs, $3.00
3.50 per dozen; fryers, $2.503.00;
broilers, $2.002.60; ducks, $4.50
6.00 per dosen; turkeys, young, 12
13c; geese, $6.006.50 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 15
16c; Young America, 1516)
factory prices, ll)c less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22Xc; store, 161S.
Eggs1 25 30c per dozen.
Hops New crop, B225c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12M15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 26 28c.
w t i
xeei utross, cows, sesame per
pound; Bteers, 4c; dressed, 67c
Veal 78Kc.
Mutton Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, be.
Lambs Gross, 3Jc per pound;
dressed, oc.
Hogs Gross, 6J6e per pound;
dressed, 737fcc.
FIRE LOSS $900,000.
Big Armour Packing House Plant at Sioux
City Entirely Destroyed.
Sioux City, Iowa., Nov. 19. Armour
& Co. 'a packing plant, which occupied
four acres of the stockyards; and was
valued at $900,000, was totally de
stroyed early this morning by a fire
which started on the second floor of the
fertilizer building, and is thought by
Manager Lennon to have been due to
either spontaneous combustion or to an
imperfect dryer. The loss is partly
covered by $721,000 insurance. Five
hundred men are thrown out of employ
ment. Within an hour after the names
were discovered by a watchman six
streams of water were being thrown
upon the flames, .which were gutting
the fertilizer building, 120x60 feet and
four stories high, but the pressure was
inadequate. The floors and contents of
the building burned like chaff. The
roof soon fell, and the fire burst through
into the beef-killing house. At the
same time the cattle chute ignited, and
in five minutes fell with a crash.
Once inside the beef-killing house, the
flames began to dance merrily. From
this house to the oleomargarine build
ing was only a step, and when the oils
started to burn the fire presented a
most spectacular - appearance. The
big beef house, containing 500 carcass
es, next caught nre, and trie whole
plant, except the hog house, was a lake
of fire. " '
The roar was terrific. - The country
for miles around was illuminated.
Suddenly there was a terrific detona
tion, followed quickly by another, and
then another. Twenty-four drums of
100 pounds of ammonia each exploded
before the reserve supply in the am
monia cistern was reached. That ex
plosion almost razed the entire plant.
The flames were blown through the
fire wall which separated the hog house
from the other buildings. The hog
house contained 2,500 dressed hogs and
2,500,000 pounds of pork products.
Steadily the fire crept against the
wind and through the office building.
Not a scrap of paper was saved. When
the last of the ammonia drums was
going off, a burning chute fell upon a
bunch of live hogs, and their squeals
were added to the appalling chorus.
After the fire got good headway in
the hog house, the shops, chicken pack
ing plant, ice houses and ice runways
and smaller department houses : were
consumed in quick succession.
The terrible roaring "Continued un
abated. The high brick walls crum
bled and crashed one by one- and the
conflagration gradually ate its way
through building after building. The
fire department was inadequate. The
pressure was hardly strong enough to
throw water to the roof of the pork
house,. When the walls of this de
partment burst, the firemen played
their streams on the buildings until
daylight.
The lire burned all day and this
afternoon there was another terrific ex
plosion, which threw bricks and pieces
of iron for hundreds of yards. No one
was hurt.
BOOK ON PHILIPPINES.
New Work Just Issued by Insular Bureau
of War Department.
Washington, Nov. 19. The Pro
nouncing Gazetteer ' and Geographical
Dictionary of the Philippines, with
maps, charts and illustrations, which
was prepared in the bureau of insular
affairs of the war department, has just
been issied, and contains a wealth of
information concerning our Oriental
possessions. - The gazetteer proper con
tains 264 pages, including the index,
while the geographical dictionary occu
pies 668 pages, exclusive of the maps.
charts and illustrations.
When Dewey's brilliant victory
awoke national interest in the Phil
ippines, the obtainable literature in
English on the question was meager,
while the Spanish works were to be
found in but few libraries, so that the
work of obtaining complete and accur
ate information of the islands, their
geographical resources, history, etc.,
has been a very difficult one. Requests
already received for the edition exceed
the limit ordered by congress to be
printed.
Columbus' Ashes Moved.
Seville, Spain, Nov. 19. The cere
mony jot depositing. the ashes of Chris
topher Colnmbus in a special mauso
leum was carried out in the cathedral
today wth befitting solemnity. The
coffin containing the ashes of the illus
tious navigator was borne on the
shoulders of a party of naval seamen,
and behind it walked in procession the
archbishop of Seville, the cathedral
chapter, the minister of marine and a
number of other dignitaries.
Flagman Made Fatal Mistake.
Chicago, Nov. 19. One man was
killed and a dozen men, women and
children more or less seriously injured
in a collision tonight between a West
ern avenue electric train and a Chicago
Burlington & Quincy freight train at
the Eighteenth street crossing. The
motor and trailer which made up the
electric train were crowded with pas
sengers, and it seems a miracle that so
many escaped instant death.
Demands on Two Railroads.
Chicago, Nov. 19. Engineres and
firemen representing the entire St.
Paul system have made a demand for
increased wages and an entirely new
schedule. The earns classes of employ
es on the Northwestern have made
similar demands, the increase demand'
ed ranging between 10 and 20 per cent
ONE ROBBER LESS
EXPRESS MESSENGER USED HIS GUN
INSTEAD OF OPENING DOOR.
Four Men Attempted to Hold Up Passe n
ger Train In Colorado Other Robbers
Took the Dead Man's Body and Ran
for Cover Sheriff and Posse in Close
Pursuit.
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 20. Four
masked robbers held up a passenger
train No. 7 on the Colorado & Southern
road, 12 miles south of here today.
One of the robbers was shot by Express
Messener H. W. Sherwick, of Fort
Worth, Tex.
The robbers flagged the, train, and
as it slowed np they ran alongside of
the engine and coveied the crew with
revolvers. They then compelled the
engineer, John Gnilfril, to alight, and,
after placing a sack containing dyna
mite under the baggage car and attach
ing a fuse to the explosive they order
ed Guilfril to ignite the fuse. This he
attempted to do several times, but for
some reason the fuse would not burn.
During this proceeding the robbers
kept up a fusillade in the direction of
the train for the purpose of intimidat
ing the passengers. While they were
preparing to rearrange the dynamite
and fuse, Messenger Sherwick, after
extinguishing the lights in his car,
quietly opened a side door in' the car
far enough to admit a gun barrel, and
fired at the nearest robber. The latter
dropped in his tracks. His startled
companions picked him np and quickly
disappeared in the woods near by.
None of the passengers were molested.
The sheriff of Las Animas county im
mediately organized a posse and is now
in pursuit of the holdups.
BOND FOR DREDGE LEASE.
Upon Its Approval by Secretary of War
Work Will Be Commenced.
Washington Nov. 20. The Port of
Portland will be required to give bond
beford the secretary of war will ap
prove the contract recently made for
the lease of one ol its dredges for use
on the Columbia and Willamette below
Portland. When the contract recently
made between the Port of Portland
commission and Captain Langfitt was
received here it was referred to the
judge advocate general, who has just
recommended that a bond be procured
to free the government from liability
for any expenses incurred in the opera
tion of the dredge. Under this contract
the government can lease either dredge
by paying $155 per day for the old one
or $235 per day for the new dredge
Columbia. The Port will be expected
to furnish the crew and fuel, and bear
alLexpenses of operation. The bond is
required as an extra piecaution, such
as is frequently required in government
contracts. The department expects the
bond will be readily furnished. When
at hand, the contract will be approved
and expenditures can be commenced
under the appropriation of $230,000
made last session.
Now that the government has the
option of operating a dredge of the Port
of Portland, it is thought by some en
gineers that it will be unnecessary to
ask for future appropriations for build
ing a government dredge for the river
below Portland.
The engineers' office has about com
pleted plans for remodeling the trans
port Grant into a sea dredge for use in
cutting a temporary channel across the
bar" at the month of the Colombia
river.
These plans will soon -be widely ad
vertised, but the work will undoubtedly
be : done at San Francisco, where the
Grant now lies.
FIRE AT NORTH YAMHILL.
Five Buildings Destroyed Loss, $20,000,
Partially Covered by Insurance.
North Yamhill, Or., Nov. 19. North
Yamhill suffered a $20,000 fire loss
last night. About 9:30 o'clock flames
were discovered issuing from the gene
ral merchandise store of Messner &
Vaulheim, and so rapidly did the fire
spread that all efforts at saving the
building or contents were utterly
futile, and the attention of the citizens
was directed toward saving adjoining
property. The lack of adequate fire
fihtging apparatus made difficult the
work of subduing the flames, and before
the fire had burned itself out four ad
ditional buildings were in ruins.
At midnight the flames had subsided
and were under complete control. The
fire drew a great crowd of people to the
streets, but fortunately no one was in
jured. It is not known how the nre
originated.
$10,000 Fire In Helena.
Helena. Mont.. Nov. 20. Fire early
todav threatened lor an nour tne com
nlnte destruction of East Helena. A
fierce gale was blowing, and to protect
the residences and business buildings
blankets were made use of to prevent
lfirmtion from tmnz firebrands, witn
tie assistance of a steamer from Hel
ena, the fire was gotten under control,
after fnnr huildinss had been destroyed.
the loss on which is estimated at fully
$10,000.
British Are Worried.
Peshawur, India, Nov. ' 20. The
British expedition to put down the
uprising of the Waziri tribesmen on
the Afghan frontier is meeting with
determined opposition. Colonel ion
ochy, in command of the Fourth col
umn, has been mortally wounded in
an engagement with the insurgents,
and Major Beresford, the next in com-
mand, has asked for reinforcements.
GREAT DAMAGE BY VOLCANO.
Destruction In Guatemala Greater Than
- Thaton Island of Martinique.'
New - York, Nov. 18. Astounding
revelations of great loss of life and prop
erty by the eruption of the Santa Maria
volcano are being made daily, says a
cablegram to the Herald from Guate
mala City. Eruptions continue. Many
hundreds of human beings perished and
the destruction of property is considered
greater than that in the Island of Mar
tinique by the eruptions of Mount
Pelee.
All of the estates in the neighbor
hood of the volcano are buried under
volcanic ashes, which reach to the tops
of the houses. The richest coffee es
tates are completely ruined. The
principal losers" are the large coffee
planters, mostly United States citi
zens and Germans, whose- properties
are ruined.
Two - or three craters have been
formed on the side of the volcano.
There was no eruption from the sum
mit. Pumice and ashes were carried
chiefly in the southern and western
directions. The sea has a coating of
volcanic material extending for many
miles.
The loss of the coffee crop, which- is
Guatemala's principal export, has com
pletely demoralized commerce and gov
ernment finances generally. The na
tional paper currency, which is the
only circulating medium, has fallen to
7 cents gold for one paper dollar.
Prices for all necessities have risen
to prohibitive figures for many persons.
The athorities are trying to foice the
dealers to send goods at the nsual
prices, but the condition of affairs is
such that business is entirely paralyzed.
Violently worded handbills and posters
are being circulated.
ANCIENT RELICS FOUND.
Americans Discover Prehistoric Cavern in
Mountains of Mexico.
Hermosillo, Mexico, Nov. 18. A re
markable story, duly authenticated, of
the discovery of hidden Aztec treas
ures, has just been reported to the gov
ernment authorities at Tepic by Rev.
Pablo Martino, the parish priest of
Yesca.
The priest makes a statement, which
is concurred in by several reliable wit
nesses, that a party of Americans,
headed by an archaeologic expert, who
gave the name of Heverick, arrived at
Yesca several weeks ago, and went
from that p'ace into the mountains,
accompanied by three Mexican guides.
The archaeologist obtained his bearings
by means of a chart which he is said
to have copied from an Aztec stone
tablet in the National museum in the
City of Mexico. He located a vast
cavern in a mountain near Yesca. Im
mense stone images stood about this
chamber. In one end was a handsome
altar, above which burned a bright
flame, supplied by natural gas from a
crevice in the wall. In a chamber ad
joining this main temple was found a
great store of . ornaments and utensils
belonging to the Aztecs or some other
prehistoric race.
Twelve burros were required to trans
port the articles to San Bias, where
they were shipped to San Francisco, ac
companied by the Americans.
As such articles cannot be removed
from Mexico without the consent of
the government, an investigation is in
progress..
MITCHELL ON THE STAND.
Coal Attorneys Put Him Through Lively
Pace Stood Examination Well.
Scranton, Pa., Nov. 17. President
Mitchell, of the United Mine workers'
Union, occupied the witness stand
throughout both sessions of the coal
strike commission Saturday. For four
hours and a half he took the cross-fire
of two brilliant attorneys of the coal
companies, and ended the day with few
scars aaa result of the battle. David
Wilcox, of New York, of general coun
sel for the Delaware & Hudson com
pany, and Wayne MacVeagh, of Phila
delphia, who if representing the Penn
sylvania coal company and the Lehigh
coal and iron company, were the prin
cipal questioners, and they put hun
dreds of questions to Mr. Mitchell. The
best of harmony prevailed between the
lawyers and the witness. The mem
bers of the commission took the same
interest in everything, and frequently
interrupted with questions, that tbev
might have a better understanding of
what was being said. The afternoon
session was more interesting. Mr.
MacVeagh's cross-examination was, as
a rule, very keen, and while he assured
Mi. Mitchell he was not radically op
posed to him, he did not miss an oppor
tunity to place Mr. Mitchell's reasons
for better conditions in the anthracite
coal field in a bad light before the com
mission.
Storm of Dust and Bails of Fire.
London, Nov. 18. According to a
special to the Mail from Sydney, N. S.
W., an extraordinary dust storm has
been experienced in Victoria and New
South Wales. Darkness enshrouded
the city of Melbourne at noon yester
day, and balls of fire fell and set fire to
several buildings. The people were
thrown into a state of panic, as they
thought the world was coming to an
end. A similar cloud of red dust hung
like a pill over the city of Sydney.
Son Succeeds Father In Congress.
Paris, Tex.. Nov. 18. A special
election was held today in the Fourth
congressional district, Morris Shepard
being elected to congress to mi the un
expired term of his father, recently de
ceased.-
FAVORED GERMANY
KING OSCAR GAVE US CONSIDERABLY
THE WORST OF THE DEAL,
Full Extent of Decision Just Made Known
The British and Americans Had No
Rights, According to the Views of the
Arbitrator, to Protect Life and Prop,
erty or Uphold Samoan Court.
Washington, Nov. 19. By previous
arrangement ' between the officials,
there was today published simultan
eously in Washington, London and
Berlin the full text of the decision
given by his majesty, King Oscar II;
as arbitrator between the three coun
tries named, ol certain claims owing to
military operations conducted in Samoa
in the year 1899. The decision is long
and abounds in whereases and conclu
sions, and in substance it has been
announced heretofore in the cable dis
patches from Stockholm. The preced- -ing
publication, however, did not con
vey to the officials here a full realiza
tion of the complete victory won by
Germany in this arbitration, for it ap
pears that on every point the arbitrator
adopted the most extreme German
view, in opposition to Great Britain
and the United States.
The arbitration grew out of claims by
Germans or British subjects or Ameri
can citizens for compensation on ac
count of losses they alleged they had
suffered in consequence of unwarranted
military action on the part of German,
British or American officers in Samoa,
between the first of Januarv, 1899, and
the 13th of May following. The ques
tion really at issue was whether or not
the British and United States govern
ments should be considered responsible
foi the losses.
The arbitrator recites that the United
States ship Philadelphia and the Brit
ish steamers Porpoise and Royalist, on
March 15, 1899, opened fire across the
town of Apia, Samoa, directing the
same against the forces of High Chief
Mataafa ; that the same vessels brought
the newly appointed king of Samoa,
Malietoa, and his forces to Mulinuu
point and supplied them with arms and
ammunition for the ensuing struggle
against Mataafa. In answer to the
British and American claims that
under the treaty of Berlin, any one of
the signatory powers was authorized to
enforce the decision of the chief justice
of Samoa, declaring Malietoa king', the
arbitrator says:
"We have found nothing in the said
general act, or any subsequent agree
ment, which authorizes one of the -signatory
powers, or a majority of them,
to take action to enforce the conditions
of the act or to make the decisions of
the chief justice binding on the part of
the United States." The decision con
cludes as fellows:
"That the military action in ques
tion, namely, the bringing back of the
Malietoans and the distribution to them
of arms and ammunition, the bombard
ment, the military operations on shore
and the stoppage of the street traffic,
cannot be considered as having been
warranted; and - that, therefore, his
Brittannic majesty's government and
the United States government are re
sponsible, under the convention of the
7th of November, 1899, for losses
caused by said military action; whi e
reserving for a future decison the ques
tion as to the extent to which the two
governments, or each of them, may be
considered responsible for such losses."
TIMBER ORDERED SOLD.
Idaho Land Board Will Dispose of Twenty
Thousand Acres.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19. The state
land board has ordered the sale of
about 20,000 acres more of Idaho
limber. The estimates place the
amount of timber to be disposed of at
150,000,000 feet. The agent of the
Howard land, log , and lumber com
pany, of Coeur d'Alene City, appeared
before the board and asked that the
tract of timber on St. Mary's river be
sold. He deposited with the secretary
a certified check for $500 as a guarantee
that bis company would bid the ap
praised price.
After some discussion of the matter
Governor Hunt moved that the land
which is located on St Mary's river
and tributaries in the' counties of
Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone be put
up for sale, and that the white pine
timber be appraised at $1.50 per
thousand, and 75 cents per , thousand
for red fir and yellow pine. A resolu
tion was passed instructing the chief
clerk to advertise the sale of the tim
ber. The sale will occur in" Kootenai
county December 22, Shoshone, Decem
ber 23, and Latah December 26.
Police Were Ready for Emma.
Chicago, Nov. 19. With ZOO police
men and two patrol wagons held in re
serve at the East Chicago avenue sta
tion, with Inspector Campbell, Lieuten
ant Smith and six detectives in the
hall, and Justice Hamburger in his
court ready to issue warrants, Emma
Goldman spoke .'before 400 anarchists
at Clark and Erie streets last night.
Police precautions proved unnecessary,
however, for the carnation in her hair
was more fiery than her talk.
Increase of 1. Cent an Hour.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. The Phila
delphia Rapid Transit company today
announced that, beginning December 1,
the wages of the conductors and motor
men in their employ would be 5 in
creased from 19 to 20 cents an hour.
Nearly 8,000 re affected by the in
crease. " ' ; .