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COB VAIiIilS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903.
VOI XXXX. NO. 25.
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 On
Many Readers.
Cuba is arranging for a consulate at
.Monterey, Mexico.
Franchises in South Africa are to be
'veatricted tc white British subjects.
A St. Louis street car accident result
ed in J 5 people being shaken up and
bruised.
Piece by piece the $500,000 mansion
of John M. Longyear is being moved
from Marquette, Mich., to Erookline,
iMass.
Desperate resistance against arrest
'by two alleged murderers on a Chicago
street car threw the passengers into a
fpanic.
The May statement of the London
-board of trade shows a decrease of $7,
193,000 in imports and an increase of
37,475,500 in exports.
Tugging between the shafts of the
wagon from which his hor-e had been
'taken because he was beating it. Alfon
ao de Lucia, an Italian peddler, fell
dead in a street in Brooklyn.
George D. Widener, a wealthy Phila
delphia man, left a large number of
valuable diamonds in a London hotel
in the haste of packing, and did not
-discover his loss until New York cus
tom officials examined his baggage.
All Mormons have been ordered to
leave Germany.
Socialists threaten to make trouble if
the czar visits Borne.
The flood at St Louis has placed 200
-people in grave peril.
President Roosevelt has ordered a
"thorough investigation of the postal
scandals.
Torrential rain at Spartanburg, S. C,
-cauesd 30 deaths and property losses of
millions.
Secretary Root is being boomed for
the Republican nomination for governor
of Hew York.
The f6rejt fires in the Adirondack
smoun tains have been subdued. The
dosses are estimated at $4,000,000.
Two men were killed and two fatally
injured on a hand car that was run
down by a train near Genoa, Neb.
A report from the census director of
"the Philippines places the Christian
population of the islands at 7,000,000.
The Union Pacific boiler men at
Cheyenne, Wyo., have had their re
quests granted and will return to work.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
will pay a visit to Ireland June 21.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of New Lisbon, Wis.; loss, $100,000.
Fire in the plant of a Philadelphia
dress suit case company caused a loss'of
$50,000.
The wheat importers of Lisbon have
formed a trust which takes in all the
- mills of Portugal.
Glasgow, Scotland, capitalists have
iormed a company to make shipments
of bananas from Jamaica to New
Orleans.'
Strife between the Baptists and the
Methodists at Rochester, Minn., has
. resulted in the blowing up of the form
er church.
On the charges of insolvency and
mismanaegment, a receiver is asked for
the Campeche lumber and development
'company, a $1,000,000 corporation
dealing in Mexican timber lands.
Robbers rifled the safe of a bank at
Vista, Minn., of $45,00.
Roamaniaa is considering steps to
Keep Americans out of its eil fields.
The Lander-Rawlins, Wyo., stage
was held up and the mail sacks rifled.
The Acre rebellion is at an end and
the chiefs have promised obedience to
Brazil.
Fire has destroyed the $50,000 plant
.of the Midland manufacturing company
at Tarkio, Mo.
;.
The Mississippi capitol building,
erected at a cost of $1,000,000, has
' been formally dedicated.
A treaty will be signed by the United
States and Brazil for the admission of
.American flour into Brazil.
The great state pawpbroking estab
lishment at Rome has been gutted by
fire, and damage of $2,400,000 done.
Two large whales which pursued
vschools of mackerel find themselves im
prisoned in the Bras d'or lake, Cape
. '. Brenton. '
- Ottumwa, la., suffered a. loss of
$400,000 by fire. A large planing mill,
-a. printing establishment and ten resi
: dences were burned.
A . The laundry workers' strike' at Chi-
. ago is still far from settled.
Tbe unofficial announcement is made
that the Goulds have secured control of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
'.."The worst of the flood is over at St.
' Louis, but thousands of people are still
in "a critical condition.
Two highwaymen at Wilkesbarre,
. Pa., "after holding up three men, opened
-. -fire on them fatally wounding one man
'' A passenger train on the. Louisville
fe Nashville road was wrecked at Coles-
burg, Ky. Eleven persons were in
jured.
ADfllTS COMBINE EXISTS.
Coal Operator Admit That the Price of
Fuel Is to Be Raised.
New York, June 11. The Interstate
Commerce Commission returned to
New York today to continue the inves
tigation into the complaint of W. R.
Hearst that the coal-carrying railroads
have violated and are violating the
anti-pooling section of the Sherman
anti-trust law. The commission post
poned the hearing until the United
States Circuit Court had passed on
the right of the coal road presidents to
refuse to answer Questions as to con-
tracts between the coal companies and
the railroads.
Kobert M. Oiiphant, ex-president of
the Delaware & Hudson, one of the re
spondent railroads, was the first wit
ness. ie corroborated tne statements
of the other coal men, who have testi
fied that the price of coal to the public
is to be raised 10 cents a ton a month
until a maximum increase of 50 cents
ton is reached. He was not prepar
ed to say that the increased cost of
production would not exceed 30 cents.
We could get a higher price if we
asked for it," be added. It was out of
deference to the heeds of the public,
the' witness said, that the price of coal
was kept at $5 just after the strike,
when the independent operators were
getting $8 to $10.
Adelbert Moot, of counsel for the
Erie system, protested that the com-
mission has no jurisdiction in any mat-
ter that concerns the price of coal,
The commission decided it could con-
sider the prices realized for the pro-
duct to arrive at the reasonableness
or the unreasonableness of the freight
rates.
Judge Campbell, the legal represen
tative of the Reading system, declared
his clients ready to concede that the
price of coal is about $5 per ton, and
that the price will increase until $5.50
is reached.
Mr. Moot, attorney for Mr. Oliphant, I
argued that, as they handled no coal I
but from its own mines, neither the
commission nor Congress had any au-
thority to investigate its prices. The
commission overruled the objection.
air. bnern read from the record the
contract between J. J. Jermyn and the
Susquehanna Coal Company, made on
November 1, 1900. By that contract
the Jermyns agreed to sell the entire
products of their mines to the Susque
hanna & Western Coal Company at
certain prices, ranging from 50 per
cent of the tide water price realized
for pea coal to 65 per cent realized for
stove and chestnut coal. The commis
son adjourned until tomorrow.
WAR ON ARABS.
France Will Punish Rebels for Attacking
Oovemor Oenerat. :
Beni-Ounif, Algeria, June 11. The
French artillery opened a preliminary
fire at 5:30 o'clock' this morning on
Figuig, the stronghold of the rebellious
Zenagama tribesmen, who recently at
tacked and tried to ambush Govprnor
General Jonnart and his escort, of
whorii 13 were seriously injured. The
actual bombardment be'gan at 7:30
o'clock and lasted until 11 A. M.t when
a great diestruction of houses Jiad
been wrought. ' The mosque was des
troyed and it is believed a great num
ber of natives were killed.
At 9:30 A. M. the French troops oc
cupied Juieve Hill and another emin
ence, both strategic positions, by a sur
prise movement. From these hills ex
cellent work was done, the melinite
shells making a big breach in the ram
parts and destroying a multitude of
houses. Finally the fire was concen
tarted on the mosque, which was much
venerated and the edifice was blown
to pieces. At 11 o'clock the French
guns were withdrawn to Ennan-Ed-Dar,
where General O'Connor was
awaiting offers of submission when
this dispatch left. Throughout the en
gagement there was no loss of life on
the French side. The French artillery
fired 600 shells at the town. At 3:30
this afternoon an envoy from the
Ameer of Figuig arrived at this place.
It is possible if the Figuig tribesmen
do not come to terms, other villages in
the oasis will be bombarded. The ex
pedition will rest tomorrow.
The bulk of the population of Figu
ig is expected to be friendly to the
French, as neighboring tribes are as
sisting in the operations of the puni
tive expedition.
France has formally notified the pow
ers that she has no Intention of taking
Moroccan territory, and will only pun
ish the Arab tribes who attacked Gen
eral Jounart.
Mob Takes Life of Negro.
Macon, Ga., June 11 W. Cope Wins-
low, Jr., whose father was one of the
leading members of the Georgia bar,
was instantly killed by a negro named
"Banjo" Peavey. on the former's farm
near Fort Valley, this afternoon. The
r.egro owed Mr. Wlnslow a small
amount of money and was asked to
work out the debt. He refused and
shot Mr. Winslow through the . head.
PeaveV was soon captured and turned
over to the sheriff. At 8:30 o'clock to
night, the officers and guard were over
powered and the negro was banged.
His body was riddled with bullets.
Castro's Decree to Be Disregarded.
Washington, June 11. Having been
notified by the United States Consuls
at the Venezuelan ports recently clos
ed by President Castro of that country,
the State Department has given in-
strucions that this decree is to be dis
regarded where it interferes with
American commerce, except in places
where the government is actually in
possession of the port sought to be
closed. These instructions are in -line
with " the department's course in all
similar .cases.
Explosion On New Monitor.
, Newport News, Va., June 11. While
the new monitor Nevada was at target
practice off the Capes this afternoon,
an explosion of one of the big guns
tore up the turret, inflicting consider
able damage. The monitor returned
to Old Point Comfort and the Niavy
DeDartment was notified. Orders are
emected directing the monitor to sail
at once to one of the navy yards for
repairs.
HAPPENINGS
SURVEY OF PORTAOE ROAD.
Engineer Hammond Will Jo Ahead With
Preliminary Work.
The State Board of Portage Railway
Commissioners held a conference with
A- E- Hammond, the engineer recently
of !! route of the n
ltn Th nn and CaHIo. - Mr.
I Hammond was directed to proceed at
once with the survey, and he will do
so as soon as ne can organize a sur-
- 1 veying party.
His work will be to examine the
ground and run preliminary lines
where the road will probably be con
structed. He will make . plats and
charts showing all the topographical
conditions. He expects to be ready to
report to the board in about 30 days,
and until that time no further action
can be taken by the board.
Rich Find in Southern Oregon.
J. A. Whitman and J. D. Hard are
now in control of what promises to be
the biggest placer mining proposition
in Southern Oregon. The property is
located on Steve's Fork of Steamboat
Lake, and comprises some 880 acres
of mining ground, nearly all of which
prospects rich from grass roots to
bedrock." Some of the prospects ob-
tained are so big that it is hard to be-
lieve they were taken from just a few
tans of dirt. The property was pur-
chased from Messrs. Shearer, Lewis,
Armstrong & Scott, and the new own
ers have already been offered an ad
vance of two and a half times the pur
chase price. The water supply is
abundant.
Lane Oats WUI Be Short.
ThA AtTArf cf tho rAPATit hot WflVfl la
unquestionably very disasterous to all
growing crops in Lane county, with
the possible exception of hops. Farm-
ers have been complaining for two
weeks past about insufficient rain for
the grain crops, and this hot spell,
cominer at this time, will have the ef-
feet of cutting short the crop very ma-
terially. There has been insufficient
moisture for nutrition of growing
grains, and now the heat comes and
forces maturation without any possl
bility of growth.- Wheat will undoubt
edly be cut short 25 per cent, and oats
50 per cent already, and the damage
will be even greater unless this spell
of heat is followed by a soaking rain.
Will Cheapen Transportation.
The preliminary survey of the elec
trie road from Baker City to the John
Day-country is about finished. - The 1
route as laid out, commences at Bow-
ens ranch, not far from Baker City, and
extends along Burnt River to the di
vide, and thence into the John Day
Valley. Prairie City, no doubt, will be
the destination for, the present. It Is
considered by many that a far cheaper
route could have been selected, had,
the survey been by way of Auburn,
through the Sumpter Valley over to I
Burnt River. Several miles of road I
building could be saved as well as the I
road being laid out on an easier grade.
Rainier and St. Helens Want Seat.
Rainier and St. Helens have each
filed their petitions as candidates for
the relocated county seat. There are
76 names on the Rainier petition and
115 names on the one field by St. Hel-
ens-. Clp.tskanie was the first town to j
file a petition, having 125 names on
the document. It is now a settled fact
that these three towns will be the only
candidates for the county seat loca
tion to be voted on the first Monday in
July.
Good for Marlon Crops.
That crops have not suffered by rea
son of the recent hot weather is declar
ed by farmers, fruitgrowers and hop-
srowers in Marion county. Hops and
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fruit .except strawberries 1 will I be im-
pruveu uj me iicox vji. cue '"v
days. While the ground is dry in the
hill country, and rain would be bene
ficial, the hot weather will do no dam
age unless it should continue several
days.
Shipping Cattle From Pendleton.
Fourteen carloads of cattle will be
shipped from Pendleton this month.
Fred Phillips will ship, nine carloads
to Carstens Bros., of Seattle. He will
also ship five carloads to Kenewlck.
The stock brought $4.35 for good beef;
some of the best brought a little better,
but not .much. A month ago the price
was $4.75 and scarce at that. Now
there is plenty of cattle to be had at
$4.35. ' -
To Resume Operation.
Operations at the Gold Bur Grizzly
group of claims in the Ibex district,
Eastern Oregon, will be resumed in
about ten days. The machinery is be
ing overhauled and the pumps and
hoists put in shape for work. The
ehaft has filled up with water which
will be pumped out immediately, and
sinking of the shaft will commence as
soon as it is free from water.
Survey Excites Curiosity.
A Southern Pacific survey party is
operating between Milwaukie and
Gladstone Park. Diligent inquiry fails
to disclose' the purpose of the survey.
It was leraned from a member of the
party that a route is being established
from Milwaukie, via Gladstone Park
and the Chatauqua grounds to Oregon
city. .. . , . - .;
Work on the Balsley-EIkhorn.
Machinery and supplies are arriving
almost daily - for the Baisley-Elkhorn
mine in the Baker district. A large
force of men has been engaged to
work on this property this season, and
from now on the plan is to rush the
work of development as fast as possi
ble. Work On Sumpter Water Plant.
Work on the Sumpter water works
will soon be commenced.' The plant
will be 500 horse power, and half of
this will be used in the electric plant
to light the city. '
HERE IN OREGON
PAY FOR VETERANS.
Indian
War Claimants Can
Now Get
Their Money.
Secretary of State Dunbar has re
ceived 98 vochers for claims of Indian
J War veterans and will begin issuing
warrants in payment of the same this
I week. . It is believed that 800 claims
I will be filed with the Adjutant-General,
I and that 750 of these will be allowed,
, amountf averajrfnK about S150 each,
If this expectation shall be fulfilled,
the total claims allowed will amount to
$112,500. The total appropriation is
$100,00, so that a deficiency of $12,500
is probable. i
Under advice of the Attorney-Gen
eral Secretary of State Dunbar will
issue warrants for claims in the order
in which the vochers come to his office,
and no in the order the claims are filed
with the Adjutant-General. All claims
will be paid in full as long as the
money lasts, and when the appropria
tion is exhausted -A the , Secretary of
State will issue certificates of allow
ance, which are recognized as legal
evidence of a valid claim against the
state. These certificates will not draw
interest and must await an appropria
tion by some subsequent Legislature
before they can be paid.
Coming Events.
Western Oregon ? division Oregon
State Teachers Association, Portland,
June 24-29. 4
Street carnival, Ashland, June 15-20.
Pioneers' reunion, Brownsville, June
10-12.
School election in all Oregon dis
tricts, June 15.
Convention of the Sunday schools of
Le county, June 10-11
Street carnival, Roseburg, June 22.
Christian camp meeting, Turner,
June 19. ft
Street carnival, Salem. June 29 to
July 4. ,
Mazamas leave Eugene to climb the
Three Sisters, June .9, returning in
I iei1 na'B-
, Worms Eat Yamhill Wheat.
The farmers in the vicinity of La
Fayette are becoming somewhat alarm
ed about their Fall-sown wheat. The
indication that there was something
wrong was that the grain was turning
red, and, upon closer examination a
small, red worm was found in or near
the first joint of the stalk. Some will
cut their grain for hay, while others
claim the crop will -not-pay for the
harvesting,belng "so -badly damaged.
These fears may prove to be greatly
exaggerated.
Oettlng Ready to Operate.
The Sumpter Lumber Company has
succeeded in floating all the sawlogs
on Cracker Creek to the mill site just
.south of town. The total amount put
in was over 1,000,000 feet. The frame
for the new mill will soon be up, and
as soon as the logs at the old plant
are consumed the big mill will be ready
to be operated.
Recetpta of Columbia County.
The reports in the County Clerk's of
fice show that the receipts for May
were larger than at any time in the
history of Columbia county. The total
amount received was $562.08. appor
tioned as follows: Recording deeds
and other instruments, $272.75; court
ifees, $228; redemptions, $61.33.
High School Contract Let.
The Eugene school board has let the
contract to Welsh & Mauer, of Salem,
for the construction of the new High
School building. The contract price
U $24,259.
Oregon Cattle to Noih Dakota.
M. K. Parsons, of Salt Lake, is ship-
puis uuvv ucau KJL moiuu U1CGUU till-
He from 0ntario 8tockyard8 3 week
North Dalrota Thin mean a nhnnt
$125,000 distributed among cattlemen.
Land Patents at Oregon City.
During May there were 54 timber
land filings and 62 homstead filings In
the land office at Oregon City.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 70 73c: val
ley, 75c. ,
Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew
ing, $21.
Flour Best grades, $3.95 4.30:
graham. $3.453.85. " "
Mil I stuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid
dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10 1.15;
gray, $105 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $2021; clover,
nominal; cheat, $15 16 per ton.
'Potatoes Best Bnrpanks, 5060c
per sack; ordinary, 3545c per eental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $3
3.50 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c;
young, 1314c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16 17c; dressed, 2022c; ducks,
7.007.50 per dozen; geese, $6.00
6.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 15
16c; Young America, 1515c; fact
ory prices, c less. ' -
Butter Fancy creamery, 2022c
per pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 20
22c; store, 16c18 ;' i; " '
Eggs 16 K17c per dozen.
Hops Choice, 1820c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12 H 17c ;Eastern Or
egon, 814c; mohair,v3537Kc
Beef Gross, cows, 3 J4c, per
pound; steers, 55Jc; dressed, 8c.
Veal 78c.
Mutton Gross, ' $3.50 per pound ;
dressed. 77c . ; - ' . ,
Lambs Gross', 4c per pound;
dresesd, 'Xc -
Hogs Gross, 66c per ' pound;
dressed, 78e (
RAMMED AT SEA.
One Hundred Dead From Collision on the
Coast of France.
Marseilles, June lO.-More than 100
persons perished today near Marseil
les as the result of a collision between
the Insulaire and the Llban passenger
steamers, belonging, to the FraisBenet
I Steamship Company. The Llban left
Marseilles this morning on its regular
passenger trip to Bastia, Corsica, and
was run down and sunk by the Insu-
laire off the Maire Islands
The collision was witnessed from the
I piiot-ooat Blechamp, wmcn was aDout
I two miles distant. The Blechamp in
mediately repaired to the spot to ren-
der assistance
The force of the collisionn had cut a
great hole in the Llban 's side, and. it
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The captain saw that the only chance
was to run the steamer aground, and
the Liban wa. headed full speed for
the shore: but within 17 minutes after
the colUsion and while Btlll in deep
w.er. the fore Mrt of e eteamer
","ovu a.
f.'.4. li vJI Jl j
uiiiiulcb laLci uuu uisityycareu.
In the .meantime the Blechamp, the
steamer Balkan, also belonging to the
D raissenet Company, and other vessels
had drawn. near the sinking ship and
were making desperate efforts to res'
cue those on board. The Blechamp
picked up 40 persons, many of whom
were at the point of exhaustion. The
Balkan rescued 37 passengers and up
to the present it is known that in ad
dition to the passengers, 17 of the
crew were alsn naved.
Officers of the steamer Balkan des-
-
cribe the scene just before the Liban
disappeared as a terrible one.
xa uv
vessel was sinking it was inclined to
such an angel that the masts struck
the water, causing an eddy, making the
work of rescue most difficult. A mass
of human beings was clinging to the
founderinc vessel and utterine desna.tr-
mlM 1
At the same time the boilers ex
ploded, intensifying the horrors. For
a few .moments the victims were seen
struggling in the sea, when the waves
closed over them and all was silent.
ur aDout zuu passengers who were
aboard the Liban, it was feared that
half were drowned
CHILE ROW ALARMS.
United States Has Ordered Warsnips to
Valparaiso.
Washington, June 10. Upon the re
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in tnue to tne enect tnat tne sixua-
tion at Valparaiso is unsatisfactory,
owing to the recent Solcialist disturb-
ances there, the State Department this
afternoon requested the Navy Depart-
ment to dispatch a ship to that point,
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Department at first
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Rear-Admiral Glass hM Just brought
his ships to California waters for re-
t;airs. it was decided to order Rear-1
Admiral Sumner, commanding the
North Atlantic station, to proceed at
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video through the Straits to Valparai-
so. Cable orders to this effect were
sent Admiral Sumner this afternoon.
Orders were also telegraphed to Ad
miral Glass to be ready for sea, and
in the event that Admiral Sumner's
fleet is unable to get under way at
nnr-A th Pnfl Cnnrtrnn mav ht nr.
once, the Pacific squadron may be or
dered to Chilean waters in its stead.
Rear-Admiral Sumner's fleet consists
of the protected cruiser Newark, flag
ship; protected cruiser Detroit and the
gunboats Gloucester and Montgomery.
Fishermen Declare Strike.
New Westminster, B. C, June 10.
The Fishermen's Union for British Co
lumbia has decided to proclaim a strike
commencing July 1. The sliding scale
offered by the canners is unsatisfac
tory. , Take the average number of
fish caught last season per boat, 1142,
at 16 c cents per fish, is $188.33, or
$62.77 per man for the season's work.
The Indians wanted 18 cents, and will
not fish for less. They have signed an
agreement not to leave their homes
to fish for anything less than 18 cents.
The white men want 18 cents and the
Japs 16 cents per fish.
Plague Experiments Stopped.
Berlin, June 10. In consequence of
the death from plague at the Berlin
lospital of the young Vienna physician'
Dr. Milan Sachs, the government has
decided to issue a decree forbidding
further . experiments with plague
germs, the risk of spreading Infection
being considered more dangerous to
the public health than the knowledge
gained in studying a deadly microbe
justifies.
Rebels Were Routed. ;
Coro, Venezuela, June 10. -After two
days' hard fighting the Venezuelan gov
ernment troops, under the command of
General Gomez, assaulted the camp of
the revolutionists, commanded by Gen
eral Matos, General Rieria and General
Lara, and inflicted a complete defeat
on them. The rebels were encamped
near , Pedregal, 20 miles from this
place. The capture of General Matos
is expected shortly.
Costly Fire at Buffalo.
Buffalo, June 10. Fire early today
destroyed the Buffalo Carting & Stor
age Company's plant and contents,
pausing a loss of $400,000. The build
ing was used by the Lake Shore Rail
road. It was filled with machinery
and other goods stored for manufactur
ing concerns of other cities.
KILL HARTS' PLAN
1 GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS HAVE NEW
CELILO SCHEME.
They Favor a Ship Canal-Submerged
una is new to ise impracticable BQ " me snowing continues to the
Work Will Now Be Held Up Until end Congress will be forced to con
1904 Major Langfltt Ordered to clude that 80 far as time is concerned
Make Surveys.
Washington, June 10. The Board of
Army Engineers that recently visited
the obstructions in the Columbia River
between The Dalles and Celilo, has de
cided to abandon the Harts nlan for
opening of the rive rat that point,
and In lieu thereof will prepare clans
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i nrw naa iu ue opened i vyumyuny nas taken and maintainor
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I -"-i uon uvuuua ujr lueaua
OUUI1 UB"J1f-
to OregonTVTsKed the scene of the prct
I posed improvement, and. after studv-
inS the natural conditions and sur -
I J i -
juuuuings, conciuaea, by unanimous
VOtA that thu rlon, n.nnnnll . ,
. , k"v. uuui ii'"i"jaiuuu was ai-
together impracticable. In the first
vayiaiu nans nrODOsed
constructing this dam at a point where
iue river is Dut zoo ieet wide, he sup -
f uoui was omy u or ou reet.
an A , j it- , , . . .".'1 .. " "an
ou uaocu liio calculations. Major
Langfltt determined, after careful
ouuuumgs, inat tne aeptn was over
l mr va
150 feet.nd the velocity of the current
;;;M:r;, . rJL1,y
imnnSRihla fn nlona in II..
ropio rnp tho darn
" uutu .
The mpmhoro nf
the board concluded that a stream of
sumcient volume and great enough
current to cut a goree 200 feet wMa
and of nearly the same depth through j
' .CV ut us uai
ovuu rocK, couia not be dammed arti-
1 a.uy 10I anyimng snort or an unwar
ranted sum. and thev Pntortnin
- ,
uuuis wnetner a dam could ever hp
successfully built there at anv mat
r
nr w IT. , , tnat the Ketone
of Harts' plan could not h fnncirii
and determined that even a mnSrt
tion of the Harts plan on a practical
oasis, could not be carried out' for the
amount that ha ,
this improvement, the board determin-
yiCimie rOUgn plans ana estl-
motaa ff-w il,. a -
1 iui iuc vuumrucnon or n rnn.
tiniiona MnDi pvti.
nhrrVirr""1"1
In accordance with hi
thm. the board reoueRtAd Z7Z uw"
11, m,w , " i
ime maKing 01 necessary survevj fnr I
ggrMta. between fbe StrSASTi
such a canal, and authority ho kJ1"T . CL . wa?er was Daed
granted, the work to be carried out un-
ftLolTP lt
"fl boa ?h7l" ven,ture no
2S clntf althourfi S, r CD"
made by an old board placed ttJ flnSJS
at iio nnonnn -ZJZ.ZV??
at $10,000,000 whorAnl tv, tj I
- . - P. y-
by no means
ft mmMh'"" '"n .."5' "ave
a comDrehens.vA a,,r ,rCll
hase It octimoto j i , w
rate tbttZ,?
provements is expected. j
The board has not renn-rtaA .n
PjjjM of EnSineers, and probably will
" uul" " ns completed the
estimate for a continuous! canoi tk.1
?ejf f means that no work will he done
,UUIIU18 10 iae opening or the river I
T e ?resent season. Should the
""iwraieK approve the board's
reuort in ravnp nf o , i
and this will unquestionably hp Hnna'
. always been doubt as
to the thorough practicability nf thA
Harts plan, no work can be nHrt.Z
unUl Congress has authorized thA aw
project. The last river and harbor bill Jlere',?aa bee,n sw,epA for m"es
authorized the wort nvin L"M ver this city and all the region
1 .... . lb
oe aone witnm the estimate on the
Harts project, but not otherwise.
KANSAS LOSSES EST1J1ATED.
Over Two Hundred Towns Have Suffered
From High Water.
Kansas City. Mo.. June in ttoh-m.
has suffered as a result of the recent I
floods more than anv othAr otatA I
exact figures of the loss sustained can I
cf course, be given, but the damac-A I
uuuw m me principal cities and towns I
1 J 11 . . . ! o I
is estimated as follows:
North Topeka, $500,000; Lawrence,
$250,000; Sallna, $200,000; Manhattan,
$150,000; Junction City, $100,000; Solo
mon, $au,uuu; Abilene, $250,000; Linds
borg, $100,000; Hutchinson, $100,000;
Minneapolis, $100,000: Emnoria. sfis.
000; Florence. $50,000; Lincoln Center
$50,000; Atchison, $100,000; Argentine,
$2,000,000; Kansas City, Kan., and
suburbs, $8,009,000. Nearly 200 small
er towns were affected by the flood.
The lowest estimate that can be
made or the loss to crops is $5,000,000.
Water Spout Strikes Car.
New York, June 10. Rushing in
from the sea, a waterspout, traveling
at great speed, struck a train on the
Brooklyn elevated road, bound city
ward from Rockaway beach. The mo
toman saw the spout just as the train
reached a trestle over Broad Channel.
Jamaica Bay. He threw on full powe I
in an effort to get past, but the flood of j
water struck between the third and
rounn cars, xne platforms were
crowded with persons unable to get
into the cars. These " were almost
swept off into the bay, but managed to I
hold fast to the railings
Levee Qives Way.
St. Louis, Mo., June 10. Word has
been received here at 1 o'clock that a
levee near Madison, on which gangs
of men were working, gave way, and 15
men, employes of the American Car
&. Foundry Works, lost their lives.
About 150 men, it is reported, are im
prisoned on a section of the levee, that
is slowly crumbling, and all means of
escape has been cut off. Word has
been sent to the St, Louis side to rush i
the private yacht Annie Russell to the
rescue.
Private Concern Proves - TV. -4- u.
Can
LBulld Warships Faster.
Washington. June 9. Up to the
pres
ent time the Newport News ShiDbmid.
ing Company has shown itself more
than able to cope with the Govern.
ment In the construction of warships,
5:"Y2Yte can have
rathV. fc "'Pnwe shipyards,
yards Government Navy.
Under the terms Cif tho naval
priation bill of a year ago, the Govern
ment navy-yard at New York was au
'A h a"leship
I Connecticut, and a contract w,,
I J 1 I. .
h,M . J J V. n r ew8 pmpany to
n. T ' JD",..?.,oul8,ana- The
i u ouiyuuiiUlUK Tirm onm.
I vtA.nA. n
I rations at the same time.
er thrn ueieraiT wneth-
sultX
having them built nnHor
I M v : ""-l.. illO
I Z, navv-yard has been handi-
ITulML'ZV. .V. JJ"-
uii "au iu eucn an extent as to rail
iUItn senerai comment. It is true this
ZTZZrZ TeCoInZ
ing it is in
1 ernment, but the exDerimpnt w
9 m U1DII
uemonstrated that Government naw-
Uoro o ""V
'",u" 'c aa ujteiy to suffer from
strikes and labor agitations as are tho
I nuiuvaruB or DrlvatA pnrr,imtu.
One of the great complaints made
1 against some of the shipyards that
I ve naa uovernmAnt nmt i
I uee" mat tney were hampered by
Jabor troubles, whereas, the Govern-
I ment was not so affected. The exDeri-
- uuvviu. a iik -x iivria
at New York proves the fallacy
FILL QRAVB WITH WATER.
Cremation Furnace Also Blown it f
Preveaf Funerals.
San Francisco, June 9. The boycott
of the Cemetery Emninvpa1 uni.
I Ofrolnnt l T
I 6 wnws uiwn uemetery cul-
I minated today In two aota nf
v uuvftUAAOUa
that will result in immediate action y
. ""3Ulaie t-uon-y
a"lf -riae5 01 an Matoe couny.
c.ttJlZ?. LXS
?ZZA r. ".6C1 "
- mree aiscnarged em-
r A hHai ,
I infiT. and Slinprintondont 'C' D u.nil.
" av,uwuir;u luio 1x1 u I II
. j it . . . .
' ".wn,uV xa. u. niiijrucr-
suu uus ine grave mmself.
mself. He then
to the railroad
. Plot y.a8.iound that the .
f1"" "een .nai? mi wlth water,
aruea nose navmg been
used for
was bailed
th.' haJw.iL if8 k aidCOVere1 that
K
terred, but others were placed in the
recelvIn5
h-ttSvLt1 day a cFemtlon was to
nave taken place, and when the fires
e taKen piace. and when
were started in the furnaces an explos-
were started In the furnaces a
ion followed hlnwlno- nut
of the structnrA.
"V uaa ueen Poured into the flues.
xne two workmen who
TVU1B-1"CU wuo sianeo tne nre
uairuwiy escaped deatn.
FIRES REACHINO OUT.
New England Forests Are a Qreat Mass.
of Flames.
, ? W J f, De 8- The fore8t flres
" " -uironaacKs and wew England
are spreading at an larming Tate and
destrovine mlllinna fn mh ,
-
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
STi?es are iSt
J!lres are reported in Vermont, New
Hampshire,- Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut. an.d. Ma?e- .Long Island, to the
around the smoke from the forest
fires is so dense that the sun is ob
scured. The big. ocean-going vessels
felt their way in and out of the barbor
or else remained at ancnor to avoid
collisions.
The situation is grave. In spite of
the efforts of the hundreds of men the
fires are spreading.
The most serious
are now m tne vicinity of Long Lake,
east towards Newcomb Lake and
Mount Marcy. Farther south flres are
raging along the Cedar river and at
TnU. T
"'
Mining Town Burned.
Bakersfield, Cal., June 9. Fire com
pletely destroped the greater part of
the business portion of Randsburg to
day. Fire started at noon in the Orphe-.
um Theater and spread rapidly to ad
joining blocks. The loss is $100,000.
Most of the building destroyed were of
a flimsy character. The town of
Randsburg is one of the principal min
ing camps of Southern California. It
is in the center of the richest district
in Kern county and is in the extreme
southeastern portion, just inside the
line of San Bernardino county.
Aid for Chinese Sufferers.
Washington, June 9. The Christian
Herald today transmitted to Assistant
Secretary of State Loomis a check for
$10,000 for the establishment of a re-
lief fund for the famine sufferers in the
Chinese province of Kwang Si. Mr.
Loomis deposited the money here and
notified United States Consul-General
McWade at Canton that he may draw
for the amount of the check. Every
report that comes to the State Depart-
ment contains pathetic stories of ex-
treme destitution.
San Francisco Firm Falls.
San Francisco, June 9. Eppinger &
Co., of this city, one of the largest
grain dealing firms in the United
States," went .to the wall today. " The
crash came suddenly and for a time
threatened to completely upset the lo
cal grain market As it was, the an
nouncement of . the failure caused a
big bobbing of prices on 'change and
wrought up such excitement as has
not been witnesseed on the floor for
many years.