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WEEKLY.
COBVALIilS, BENTON COTJKTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1903.
S;: ' V.. ( Consolidated Feb., 1899.
VOL. XXXX. NO. 20.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATHEREO 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. ".
Omaha has ordered all saloons closed
daring the big strike now on.
All warships bat those of Austria
will be withdrawn from Salonica. .
The more serious forest fires in the
Adirondacka are now out and . the re
mainder under ccontrol.
Mrs. C. P. Huntington has purchased
the new (500,000 six-story mansion of
Mrs. J. F. Carroll in New York. ,
A.French-Belgian syndicate has been
formed in Europe with a capital of $3,
000,000 to work the Chilean mines.
Three thousand dollars of the money
which was stolen from Express Agent
Peterson, of Britt, Ia.; last week, has
been found beneath the company's
building. '
In a street-car runaway at Rochester,
Pa., the conductor was probably fatally
hart, the motorman badly bruised and
six passengers injured. Wet rails
canted the accident. -
The rivers and harbors : committee of
the bouse of - representatives .. made a
tour of the navigable waters about New
York to what improvements are
:. needad in shipping facilities. ; ? rv
: ' The report that General Mates, the
revolntionajj leader, has landed in
Vt-nezuela from Curacao, is confirmed.
V- association for the protection of
' Germans in the enforcement of the laws
of Argentina has been formed at Buenos
Ayres. ; :, . "
Physicians of Ira D. v Sankey, the
singer-evangelist, now acknowledge the
failure of the operation for the restora
tion of his sight. :
Attempts to wreck two trains at
Stamford, Conn., are charged to
tramps, and the police are now in pur
suit of seven men.
Bobbers wrecked the safe of the Bank
of Assaria, Kan., and escaped on a
hand car. It is not known how much
money they secured.
a Indiana has had another severe frost
Vwbich itis believed wilj practically.
Tki li the 'strawberry "crop, plums and
other tender early fruits.
Edwin C. Kelley, treasurer and gen
eral manager of the Enamel Brick com
pany, of Cleveland, O., is charged with
the embezzlement of $25,000 of the funds
of the concern. Kelley declares he
will be able to prove his innocence.
Rivalry among the associations of
engineers in this country may nullify
an offer of Andrew Carnegie to give
$1,000,000 or more to establish a
National center for engineers in New
York. A high official in one of the
bodies says it is doubtful if all can live
in peace in one room.
"Portland laundrymen have locked out
their employes.
Russia expects war with China and is
preparing for it.
Nearly 500 tenants were evicted in
the New York tenement district May 1.
Fifty half-naked Doukhobors are on
a "Eearch for Jesus," near Sasakatoon,
N. W. T.
. The Merchants state bank at Free
man, S. Dt, was raided by robbers.
They secured about $3,000 and escaped.
The sixtieth anniversary of the
founding of civil government on the
Pacific coast was celebrated at Cham
poeg, Oregon, May 2.
:- John Firman, 25 years old, living at
Paterson, N. J., has two hearts beating
- in bis own breast. He is a fine speci
men of physical manhood and constant
ly enjoys good health.
A bell cast by Paul Revere, that had
" been in constant use since its making
is being recast at Troy N. Y. The
Leominster Congregational church, in
the belfry of which it hung, was burned
a short time ago.
Turkey haB proclaimed martial law
in Salonica.
An earthquake in Chile caused heavy
property loss.
Pdetmaster General Payne haa un
earthed a scandal in the Washington
ffice.
Labor troubles are seriously affecting
business in many of the cities through
out the United States.
Six passengers were injured in a col
lision between an electric car and a
Lai e Shore train in Chicago.
Fruit and garden truck in the Arkaan
sas valley, Colorado, have been serious
lv damaged by frost. The loss is esti
mated at more than $500,000.
Portv nereons have been arrested fol
lowing the robbery of the Wells, Fargo
exnreaa comtanv at Silao. Mexico, of
142.000. All but $11,000 was recov
ered.
Rebels in Turkey are fighting with
bombs, blowing up everything within
their reach.
Secretary of the Navy Moody will
visit the coast with President Rooee-
' ielt and inspect naval stations.
Regulations in regard to matches in
Ne w York now - provide that no one
without a license can sell or give them
awav. Retailers may not sell more
than 1,000 in a box. The splints must
he strong, and the heads must not fly
COLLIDE AT SEA
Ocean Liners Meet in a Dense Fog, and
Twenty Lives are Lost, - '
Norfolk, Va-, May 71 collision at
sea that cost the lives of 20, or more
people and the sinking of :.tbe Clyde
steamship Saginaw by the Old Domin
ion steamship HatniltoD occurred be
tween Winter quarters lightship and
Fenwick island lightship, on the Vir.
ginia coast at 4:40 o'clock this morning.
A dense fog settled along the shore
shortly after nightfall; and while going
through the fog at reduced speed the
Hamilton crashed -into the Saginaw's
side about 20 feet from the stern.
The fog whistles of both vessels were
distinctly beard by each other for sev
eral minutes before "the "collision oc
curred. According to Captain Boaz, of
the Hamilton, his ship was making
about nine miles an hour, and the Sag
inaw about ten. The fog was eo thick
that objects a ship's length away were
invisible, and when the two crafts hove
in sight of each - other, bow on, there
was but a moment's interim before they
met. '. V ; - .-. Ji'
The inruehing water caused the Sagi
naw to settle rapidly-at the stern, and
the impetus of the Hamilton took her
out of sight of the crippled vessel.
The engines, already reversed, were
put full steam to the rear, and ... the
Hamilton circled the scene of the wr ck,
at the same-time lowering two lifeboats.
There was consternaticnamong the paa-sengers-Qt
the OkJ;JXminoa ship, and
the first thought was fcr their safety,
but as soon as it. was discovered that
the ship was uninjured save that some
bow plates were s ove in allefforts were
directed to the rescue o.f those on the
Saginaw-.. ' ,iA '.
COnPILATION OF INDI AN TREATIES,
Work Also Covers Law?, Executive Or
ders and Proclamations.
Washington May 6.' The govern
ment printing office has just issued two
quarto volumes entitled, ."Indian
Affaire, Law and". Treaties'," compiled
by direction of congress by Charles L.
Kappler. a clerk in the senate commit
tee on Indian affairs. The volumes
contain every treaty made by the Unit
ed States with the Indians, and all the
laws,' executive orders and "proclama
tions relating to the Indians up to De
cember 1, 1902, together with statistics
of tribes, trust funds, etc. - :
The commissioner of Indian affairs,
in his annual reports, has urged for
some years that such a compilation be
made for the reason that the laws and
orders relating to the Indians were
scattered through a great number of
documents, making it exceedingly diffi
cult to oe sure that" one had before it
all legislation on any given question
re'ative the Indians. The present
compilation is indexed carefully, and
in its general arrangement follows the
form of tbe statutes at large.
PEAK OVERHANGS TOWN.
People Warned to Keep Away From Tur
tle Mountain.
Vancouver, B. C, May 6. A com
mittee of the board of trade examined
Turtle mountain this morning and
decided to warn' people to keep at a
safe distance for at least a week so
that the town will be absolutely de
serted for a time at least. The reason
for this conclusion is that an immense
peak of Turtle mountain is now over
hanging the southern part of tbe town.
Its fall might destroy -the remaining
buildinvs in the town, although exper
ienced mining men believe that another
slide would spread over the valley, de
stroying the buildings of the coal com
pany at the base of the mountain but
not overwhelming the town proper.
May Now Sign Protocol.
Washington, May 7. Final permis
sion reached the Italian, British and
German ambassadors tonight for the
allies' representatives to sign with Mr
Bowen, Venezuela's plenipotentiary, the
protocol submitting the question of
preferential treatment, to Ice Hague
tiibunal for arbitration. As soon as
the allies' representatives can agree
among themselves as to whether The
Hague convention shall be signed sep
arately among the tnree powers,- or
jointly, the signatures will be affixed
On this question Mr.' Be wen is neutral.
Closing of Convent Causes Outbreak.
Paris, May 7. An outbreak occurr 3d
today in the vicinity of Nancy," where
the authorities, upon proceeding to
close the convent of the Oblate Fathers,
met with lively resistance from the
crowd, which received them with the
usual hostile manifestations. A strong
lorce of gendarmes ana cavalry was
called in, and was obliged to carry two
barricades before it could force an en
trance to tbe building. During the
fighting a number were injured.
Monitor Leaves St. Louis..
Washington, May 7. The navy de
partment was informed today of the de
parture from St. Louis for Cairo, 111.,
of the monitor Arkansas, which was
present at the exposition dedicatory ex
ercises. The vessel will make fast time
down stream, and reports received at
the department Bhow. the depth of the
river to be entirely sufficient for the
monitor. -
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
OOOD WORK OF BUREAU.
Harriman Lines are Turning Thoughts
of Thousands to Oregon.
G. M. McKinney, who has charge of
the immigration department of the
Harriman lines, met with the real es
tate dea ers of Salem to discuss matters
relating to his work. He explained the
plan of his department and talked with
the real estate men concerning the
methods of advertising that they must
rely upon to draw immigration to this
state. That Oreg n is now the most
widely talked of state in the Union is
the declaration he made, after telling
how' tte resource! c-f thiB state have
been advertised through the immigra
tion bureau. As an indication of what
his been done for the Willamette val
ley, he said t iat since his department
has been working between 4,000 and
5,000 one-way railway tickets have
been uted by Eastern peop'e, who came
to the valley and did not go away
agnn.
He said that the immigration oureau
of the Harriman lines is tbe most per
fect enterprise of the kind ever organ
ized in the United States,' and that it
reiches-in the most effective manner
those pers. n- who are the moat desira
ble immigrants. Within reven months
after be began work his department
had p aced the literature advertising
this state into the henda of 2,000,000
people. The bureau haa placed in the
field six lecturers, with stereopticon
views showing scenes illustrating the
resources and indu. tries of Oregon, and
the, e lecturers are addressing Eastern
audiences four evenings a wees:. Six
immigration agents in the different
sections of the midd'e West are giving
their whole time to disseminating in
formation regarding thi ttate, fcuper-
vising the distribution of literature to
those who are most likely to come to
this state, and aiding scores of Eastern
real ebtate men who are encouraging
Western immigration.
By means of this vigorous policy the
people of the Eastern states have been
interested in Oregon, with the result
that there is more talk of this state as a
desirable place for home-seekers than
theie is of any other state.
-. ' Bridge Over Santiam.
At a mass meeting of -' Linn county
farmers held in school district No. 114
recently some resolutions asking the
county -court, ".to rebuild-. Sanderson's
bridge were adopted and sent to the
court. ; This bridge was carried away
by the floods of last January. " It was
one of the longest bridges supported by
Linn county and spanned the Santiam
river, connecting this portion of the
county with that rich section known as
the forks of the Santiam. '
Plenty of Oold but Little Silver.
Clackamas county officers report an
unusual scarcity of silver. Treasurer
Cahill says gold pieces, in denomina
tions of $20, were never before as plen-
f ul as they are at this time, and he
finds it troublesome to keep on hand a
sufficient amount of silver with which
to make change. No reason is assigned
for this condition, save that it indicates
in a suDstantial way a greater degree
of prosperity among all classes.
Wool in riarion County Pool.
From information produced at the
Marion county woolgrowers' associa
tion meeting, it seems probable that
the quantity of wool controlled by the
pool this year . will be nearly double
that of last year. The soliciting com
mittee haa not yet completed its work,
but thus far 50 members have been
seenred, and it is expected that the
total amount of wool represented will
be from 75,000 to 100,000 pounds.
Survey of tbe McKenzie.
Professor McAlister, who is at tbe
head of the University of Oregon me
chanical department, has completed ar
rangements for a hyd ographical suivey
of the McKenzie river this summer.
The Burvey will be made for the pur
pose of determining the water power of
the river with a view of locating the
points where electric plants and the
lite may be established to the best ad
vantage. ;
Water Seeps from Ditch.
The irrigating ditch belonging to
Henry E. Ankeny, of Eugene, and Mrs.
J. T. Henley, of Klamath county rruns
through tbe town of Klamath Fails,
and the village authorities have com
menced suit in the circuit .court to se
cure an injunction against the owners,
alleging that the property is a nuisance
on account of injury from seepage.
New Road to Crater Lake.
W. S. A rant, superintendent of
Crater Lake national park, reports that
he will have the new road leading to
the lake' ready for use by August 1. It
will be shorter and have fewer bumps
and steep grades than the old one It
will enable a journey from Fort Kla
math to the lake, 25 miles, in 24
hours. ......
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Rainier Lumber Shipments.
Ninety-five carloads oi lumber and
shingles were shipped from Rainier in
the past month. This does not include
the cargo of 600,000 feet shipped to
San Pedro by sailing vessel.
Cattle Coming to Summer Ranges.
Cattle are beginning to come into
Starkey prairie for summer range. The
prair e summers several thousand head,
principally from Umatilla and lower
down, in Union county.
Eastern Oregon .Geological Survey. -T.
B. White, of the United States
geological survey, is in Pendleton and
will at ones begin work in Eastern
Oregon.
WILL FIGHT THE RESERVE.
Southern Oregon Citizens Readily
Sign
Protesting Petitions. -
A zealous protest is being made by
the citizens of Jos phine as d Curry
counties against the establishment of
the great forest reserve, embracing
nearly half of Curry and all of Western
and Southern Josephine, as well as part
of Douglas. Josephine would be
blocked in, so to speak, and Curry
would be plact-d in a position whereby
its advancement would be a matter of
difficulty.
Just at this time,' when prosperity
seems to bd heading this way, capital
is becoming interested, new - people
oming in, and new. icdustries being
established, it is a hard blow' both to
Josephine and Curry, si the citizens
claim who are opposing the measure.
o establish a forest reserve of so vast
dimension?. The argument made that
streams are drying up by reason of the
removal of trees, seems not well foui d
ed. But few, if any trees, have been
removed in that section, not enough by
any in fans u aiioui vue uuwoi water in
the creeks and streams. .... Even the
mioers, who need the water the most,
oppose the establishment of the reserve.
Petitions, begging that the matter of
estab ishing the reserve ba reconsid
ered, or that the tract be not with
drawn, are being circulated in J seph-
me ancl Curry coun ies, and are being
liberally signed. , "
' State Labor Federation.
The first annual convention . of the
Oregon state federation, of labor met in
La Grande this week. About 100 dele
gates were present. The attendance
was neither as large nor as represent
ative as was hoped. By far the larger
part of thoFe in the "convention were
from Portland, while Astoria Salem,
Albany, Ashland, Baker City and Pen
dleton have from one to three delegates
each. Those in attendance are very
much in earnest in their desire to take
up in the convention some of the knotty
questions . confronting; organized : labor
and determine a cour&e of action in re
gard to them. - . ; f
Little Change la Herd Law.
Aside from the' amendment of the
law regarding the rucning oi stock in
Multnomah county, ( no change was
made by the last : legislature, in the
herct law. Section ! of -tbe- new road-
aw prohibits the herding of stock upon
the highways, thereby obstructing them
with earth, stones, or other debris, but
his section does not prohibit herding
stock on the highways so long as there
is no obstruction remaining more than
24 hours.
Clackamas County Valuation.
The assessable valuation of all Clack
amas county is being doubled by
Assessor Nelson, who is at work on the
1903 roll. Assessor Nelson reports
that heretofore in thiB county property
has been assessed at not to exceed 35
per cent of its real value. This year
it is being listed at double the former
valuations. The amount of the tax
under this plan will be about the
same, since it will be cut down in pro
portion to the increase in the property
valuations.
Insane Asylum Report.
The report of Superintendent J. F.
Calbreath, of the state insane asylum,
for April shows the number of patients
March 31 as 1,297;' remaining on April
30, 1,298. Number of officers and em
ployes, 160; expenditures for articles
consumed, $7,749.41; pay roll, $6,064.-
66 ; Cost of maintenance per capita rer
month, $10.66; per, day, 35 cents.
Eastern Oregon Pioneer.
Julius O. Mack, one of the best
known residents of Eastern Oregon,
died at his home at The Dalles Sunday
afternoon, after a short illness, frnra
pneumonia. Mr. Mack was about 50
years of age. - - -
PORTLAND MARKETS.
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Wheat Walla Walla, 7071c; val
ley, 7576c - J
Barley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew
ing, $23. .
Floci Best grades, $3.954.25 ; gra
ham, $3.453.85.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $19.5020; chop,
$18.
Oats No. 1 white, $i.511.20;
gray, $11.261.15 per cental. '
Hay Timothy, $1313.50; clover,
$LQ1I; cheat, $1112 per ton.'
Potatoes Best Burbanke, 50c per
tack; ordinary, 250c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $3
3.50 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c;
youngt 1314c; hens, .1 2c; turkeys,
live, 1617c; dressed, 2022c; ducks,
$7.007.50 per dozen; geese, $66.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16
17c j.Young America, 1717c; fact
ory prices, llc; leas.
Butter Dancy creamery, 22c per
pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 2022Mc;
store, 1618c.
Eggs 1617c per dozen.
- Hops Choice, 1820c per pound.
Woll Valley 12J15; Eastern Ore
gon, 814; mohair, 3536c. ,
Beef UrosB, cows, 3(gic per
pound; steers, 45c; dressed,. 7?4c
Veal 88Mc. . - ;:
- Mutton Gross, 77c per pound;
dressed, 89c. . :
Lambs Gross, 4c per p:und pressed,
7Xc. . . -
Hogs Grops, ' 7H7c per pound;
dressed, 88. ,
BIO COAL POOL FORMINQ.
dates and Frick are After Lands of the
Choctaw Indians.
South McAlester, I. T., May 6. Big
financiers of the East headed by H. C.
Frick, - of Pittsburg, and John W.
Gates, of Chicago, are forming a pool
to get possession of all the coal lands
in the Choctaw nation. There are
440,000 acrqs in the Choctaw nation,
which will be sold at public auction
and the proceeds divided among the
Cboctaws according to the act of con
gress. The price agreed upon by the
J rick-Gates syndicate is $25 per acre.
It is not the intention of the syndi
cate to disturb the present mining
companies, either : large or small, or
their coal leases. All that the Eastern
financiers want is the' undeveloped coal
lands. They will let the companies
now mining coal buy ''the land covered
by their leases, but no mere. If some
of the . independent mining concerns
are not able to buy the land which they
now have leased the syndicate will buy
it for them and allow them to operate
it on a royalty of 8 cents a ton, as they
are now paying the Indians.
. Some of the men in the syndicate
will purchase the land for development,
while others will hold it for speculative
purposes. Frick is to get the land
along the Fort Smith & Western rail
road, which he owns. Gates wants a
tract of land in the eastern part - of the
Choctaw country, which carries a qual
ity of coal especially suited 'for coking
purposes. George Gould is to get a
large tract "in the vicinity of South
MacAlester. , -
HAWAII IS CRITICISED.
Expert on Leprosy Holds Its . Treatment
of Disease All Wrong.
Honolulu, May 6.- The legislative
committee which visited the leper set
tlement has made its report, submitting
with its onw findings a long and sensa
tional statement made Dy Dr. A. L.
Alvarez, a physician, whe, went to
Molokai with the committee as expert.
The ? doctor very severely' criticises
Hawaii's system of segregation and
makes the statement that out' of 21
supposed lepers examined by him some
time ago 16 were entirely free from the
disease and' should be at liberty. The
segregation f eystem, the report says,
leads those who have leprosy and their
relatives to conceal the fact, in order
that they may avoid being sent to
Molokai. Dr. Alvarez approves the
system of segregation in vogue in Nor
way, -'f-v - 1
"The legislative committee recom
mends the establishment of a large
hospital on the island of Oahu, and the
employment of Dr. Alvarez as physi
cian' in charge. It is also recommend
ed that a medical commission . be se
cured to go to the settlement and ex
amine all tbe doubtful cases, releasing
those who have not the disease. '
POLICE TO SCENE OF STRIKE.
Italian Workmen on New York Subway
Become Demonstrative.
New York, May 6. The strike of
Italian rock drillers and diggers took a
more serious turn in the Bronx today,
50 policemen being sent to keep order
along the excavation for water mains
where men are working in the strikers'
places. The police were picketed along
the excavation and all Italians near it
and not working were ordered to move.
Bands of Italians, however, marched by
and shouted harshly at the men in
their places.
Agent Landau, of the Italian labor
union, Baid there were 15,000 men on
strike in this city, and that all work in
the Bronx would be stopped.
A big box of explosives, which was
in a shanty for the excavating work in
the Bronx, was ordered buried by the
police, and two vuards were stationed
near to watch it. - v
Encouraged by the action of the Cen
tral Federated union in endorsing their
demands, the laborers employed on the
subway remained on strike today and
the tie-up of work was complete.
TURTLE MOUNTAIN SL1D1NO.
River Completely Dammed by Rocks and
Flood is Feared.
Blairmere, N. W. T., May 6. Small
slides have been coming down from
Turtle mountain at intervals during the
past 36 hours. This morning at day-
oreak the largest rock slide since the
first disastrous one occurred and caused
much uneasiness among the jjhandful of
officials left in Frank. Those who had
portable property began to remove it
this morning, but when the big slide
came they fled precipitately. Govern
ment engineers went to the mountain
this afternoon to mark outr blasting
spots and clear off the loose rock.
Renewed fears of a flood have been
caused by the unexpected rise of the
river. Rain is predicted, and with the
river still practically dammed by rocks,
a flood now would be disastrous.
No Coup by Russia.
Washington, May 6. The Chinese
minister called upon Secretary Hay to
day and discussed the Manchurian sit
uation. There is good reason to Be
lieve that the negotiations have taken
a more favorable turn, and that the
Russian coup which was expected has
either been abandoned or been indefi-
nite'y postponed. It is understood
that this involves no retreat on the
part of the Russian government from
any position officially taken.
Shanghai Negotiations Suspended.
Pekin, May 6. The negotiations at
Shanghai for American and Japanese
commercial treaties have ben suspend
ed. They will be continued here in a
fortnight. The principal question still
remaining to be settled is the tariff.
The Japanese treaty, like the American
treaty,' provides for the opening to
trade of Manchnrian towns.
TURKS OFF GUARD
SURPRISED BY REBELS WITH MOST
DISASTROUS RESULTS,
City of Safonica Plunged Into Darkness
by Explosion of a Bomb 100 Turkish t
Soldiers Kiiled-Clty Is Under Martial
'
Law Germany Sends a Gunboat to
Watch Proceedings.
London, May 6. Except as to. the
number killed, which is now Baid to
exceed 100, the latest telegrams and
mail advices from Salonica fully con
firm the previous reports of the serious
nature of the outbreak there. Advant
age seems to have been taken of tbe
fact that the TurkB had relaxed, their
precautions, and the garrison was ser
iously depleted, amounting -to only 400
soldiers. The first mine that was . ex
ploded cut the principal gas main and
plunged the ity in darkness. Then
the Ottoman bank and other buildings
were attacked with bombs, as air. ad y
has been described Soldiers were hur
ried up to the scene of -the disorder.
They fired wild volleys, bat many, of
their attackers were killed. or wounded
by the explosion of their own bombs.
Attempts at throwing bombs are now
being dealt with summarily. At noon
Sunday a man disguised as a Turkish
priest tried to throw a bomb into the
telegraph office at Salonica. He was
apprehended and executed' on the spot.
The authorities continue to make
arrests, and many Bulgarians disguised
as Turkish officers are being Beized
Among those arrested are . professors in
the Bulgarian school, whd are alleged
to have been .at the head of the revo
lutionary movement.
Edib Pasha, who arrived in Salonica
last Saturday to carry out the decree of
martial law, has issued a proclamation,
stating that the sultan has ordered him
to deal severely with all persons guilty
of outrages.
At Uskub, Enropean Turkey, the po
lice have seized stores of dynamite in
the houses of the Bulgarian settlers.
The news that Germany has sent a
warship to Salonica haB led the Aus
trian newspapers to discuss the proba
bility of European intervention. In
both Berlin and Vienna, however, semi
official statements have been issued ex
plaining that the object of sending . the
ships of war is solely the protection of
foreign subjects, and that the vessels
will bo withdrawn as soon as the danger
is over,- . - Z
MORE TIMB IN BUTTE STRIKE.
Continuance In Hearing of Injunction Is
Granted Western Union.
Butte, May 6. A continuance has
been granted by the Federal court to
the American labor union in the hear
ing on the injunction granted - to the
Western Union telegraph company, re
straining all members of the union
from interfering in any way with the
business of the company. The hearing
has been continued until May 18, at
which time the court will decide
whether the order shall be allowed to
stand and be made permanent or with
drawn. Attorneys - have been secured
by the Trades and Labor assembly to
fight the matter out in the courts.
It was announced at the offices of the
American Labor union today that no
further action is to be taken in the
affair until after the court has rendered
a decision. Since the injunction was
issued the messengers of the Western
Union company have been unmolested
and there has been no attempt to in
timidate them or persuade them to quit
the serice.
The "unfair" - banner which was
placed in tbe street in front of the
Western Unoin office for several - weeks
has been taken away. . -
Road Across Andes. V
Washington, May 6. In a report to
the state department, Consul Mansfield,
at Valparaiso, says thafNluring the last
session of the Chilean congress, which.
adjourned in February, a bill was
passed which provided for the construc
tion of a railway over the Andes moun-J
tains to connect Buenos Ayres with
Santiago and Valparaiso This will be
the first line to cross ' the continent . of
South America. . , The Argentine govern
ment is building a railway from Buenos
Ayres, which is connected with the lins
from Valparaiso.. : . .,
London Objects to Americanism;
London, May .6. The Yerkes-Speyer
scheme for the consolidation of all tbe
underground -railways . of London is
meeting with much opposition. ' The
newspapers protest against such "Amei
icanism" and monopoly and urge parlia
ment not to Bubmit thereto. The par
liamentary committee of. the London
county council will submit its report to
the council tomorrow. This report will
insist upon a further investigation of
the consolidation scheme, which JTthe
committee contends will raise fares.
Colombians May Migrate to Mexico.
' Kingston, Jamaica, -May 6. Senor
Camaeh Uribe and several other prom
inent Colombian Liberals arrived here
today, from Bogoto on their way to Eur
ope. They repcrt that large numbers
of i olombian Liberals have decided to
emigrate to Mexico, having no confi
dence in the government oV Colombia
They say also that a majority of the
Conservatives have determined upon
the rejection of the canal trepty unless
a great sum of money is forthcoming
Chicago Fire Loss.
Chicago, May 6. Fire tonight de
stroyed the five-story building at 151
153 Wabash avenue, causing a loss of
$150,000. The building was
occupied
by several mercantile firms, whose stock
was completely destroyed
SPARK STARTS EXPLOSION.
Four Persons Killed and Many Injured at
Cleveland. I - -
Cleveland, O., May 5. An explosion
that caused death and - destruction oc
curred in the torpedo plant of the Thor
manufacturing company at 647 Orange
street this afternoon. Thus far four
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lying jn hospitals, some fatally and
others more or less seriously injured.
The Thor manufacturing company is
engaged in the manufacture of toy tor
pedo canes and other explosives. The
company, was in the midst of its busiest
season, and extra girls were being em
ployed. ,
The force of the explosion was tre
mendous, and windows within a radios
of a quarter of a mile were broken. In
a house on Orange street nexf to the
factory lived Maurice Cohen, his wife
and eight children. With the collapse
ol the house simultaneously with the
explosion tne woman and four children
were caught in the -falling partitions
and all were horribly bruised. All
were taken out unconscious. Three of
thiB family are dead.
The fire which caused the explosion
oiiginated in a peculiar manner. The
torpedo caps are filled in molds and
there is constant danger of some loose
powder, supposed to be fulminate of
mercury, dropping on , the floor; lor
this reason the girls and boys who are
employed in the factory are compelled
tc remove their shoes while at work so
as to avoid striking sparks. The ex
plosion was due to the frolicsome Dro-
pensities-of a new girl, who had- been
employed at the plant less than a week.
home of the girls had their shoes on
at the lunch hour, and one. playfully
shoved another. As'thetnrl sliH
along the floor her shoes struck a spark
in some loose powder. Instantly the
floor was aDlaze. : The flames
easily subdued by the v firemen after
the explosion,' as there was nothing
left of the factory but a nile of dftbri.
The nronertv loss Will DAT fiVAfin
$10,000.
NEW MAP OF ALASKA.
Government Publishes First Contour nap
With Recent Data. -Washington,
May 5. A new man of
Aaska on a scale of 40 miles to the inch
has just been completed by the United
States geological survey. It is the first
contour map of Alaska yet made, the
reief being shown by contour lines rep
resenting vertical intervals, of 1,000
feet. In the construction of thin mar. .
which" war prepared " by" E. C7 Barnard
topograpner, all available information
was used. -Ihe maps of the United
States coast and geodetic survey, cov
ering Southeastern Alaska and the
coast were extensively utilized. With
in the coast line the map is based prin
cipally on surveys and reconnaissance
Laps - made by the geological survev.
Other sources of information were the
maps of the army, the navy, the reve
nue marine service and the British gov
ernment. After all the- authorative
data had been used there still remained
large areas where the topographic feat
ures nad to be based upon such general
in formation as could be obtained. "
The map will be printed in colors.
the streams, lakes and glaciers being
shown in blue, the cultural features in
black, and the contour lines in brown.
Ihe characteristic features of Alaska
topography are well shown by "the map.
At one glance one sees the deeo river
like fiords in the southeastern part;
the bold, almost precipitious, .front
presented to the Noi th Pacific ocean by
the St. Elias range! the deeo interior
valleys, scarcely more than a thousand
feet above the sea ; the Alaskan range,
with its culminating peak, Mount Mc
Kinley, 20,000 feet in altitude; the
great valley cf the Yukon, with its
tundras sloping to Behring sea; the
Endicott range, dividing the Yukon
valley from the tundras sloping - to the
Arctic ' ocean j and the great horn of
the Aleutian islands, reaching at Attu
island to the other side of the World,
in longitude 172 degrees feast; almost
the longjtude of Auckland, New- Zea
land, the latitude 53 degrees -north,
being about the same as that of Liver
pool. . ' " '
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Had a. Bomb Factory.
Salonica., May 5. The number of
Bulgarians killed '. during the " recent
dynamite riots is now estimated at 100.
A complete bomb manufacturing plant
has been discovered in a. .shoemaker's
shop, communicating, by an under
ground passage with the Ottoman bank.
It is feared that the presence af tho
three -Austrian warships" which have
arrived here will encourage the Bul
garians to irritate the Turks
to the present time .have
well.
wno up
behaved
Plague Appears Again. ': "A
. Mazatlan, May 5. There is much
alarm here . over the reappearance of
the plague. Two persons whovwere
serving at the quarantine observation
station were attacked. Anothei-caee
of plague haa also appeared in the city.
News has just reached this city ; that a
man was suffering from the p'ague at
the Zapote ranch, near Siqueros. He
was removed to the lazaretto, and many
people who had intercourse with the
sick people will be quarantined..
Volcano Breaks Out.
San FranciBco, May 5.- The Santa
Maria volcano in Guatemala has broken
out again. The news was brought to
this city by the ' steamer San' Juan,
which left Champerico on the afternoon
of April 17, the day the fresh eiuptions
is said to' have taken place v. . Couriers
from the interior brought ' "wofd- that
j the volcano bad broken out, that a
storm of ashes was falling and that the
inhabitants of the surrounding country
were panic stricken.