Corvallis gazette., September 16, 1904, Page 2, Image 2

CORVALLIS GAZETTE
Gazette PnMUhtar Co.
CORVALLIS OREGON
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
Tbe main Japanese army ia within
21 milee of Mukden.
Russia tears that China will occupy
the territory conquered by Japan.
The continued silence of Kuropatkin
graetly irritates the Russian pubilc.
Germany is reported to have made a
secret treaty to give Russia indiiect aid.
The Russian Baltic fleet has again
delayed its departure for the Far East.
The British ehip Ditton, from New
castle, has gone aground off tan Fran
cisco bay.
St Petersburg officials profess 'g
norance at the arriavl of the Lena at
San Franciteo.
The flood of the Rio Grande river is
doing great damage to property in Texas
and it is feared many lives will be
lost.
The first shipment of the Lewis and
Clark souvenir fold dollars have ar
rived in Portland. Arrangements for
placing them on sale are not complete.
They will bring $2 each and to the
purchaser of live an additional one
will be given. They are a little small
er than a dime. The first shipment
contained 25,000.
The Japanese are expected to enter
Mukden soon.
Republicans elected the governor of
Main by a pluiality of 33,000.
Robbers held up a train at Letts, La.,
bat found the safe contained no money.
Military critics at Liao Yang say
that Kuropatkin did not believe he
could be defeated.
The reason for the Russian abandon
ment of Mo Tine pass remains as much
of a mystery as ever.
A Knight Templar train was wrecked
near Reno, Nev., and two people killed
and 25 others injured.
Japan has entered a protest against
the Russian transport Lena remaining
in San Francisco harbor. The ship
may dismantle and stay in the harbor
until the war is ended.
The Japanese are reported to have
routed the rear guard of the Russian
army at Hun river. General Zassalitch
and 3,000 of his 5,000 men have been
taken prisoners.
The cruiser Milwaukee has been
launched at San Francisco.
- Kuropatkin must continue his re
treat and await reinforcements.
An interparliamentary congress will
ask the powers to stop the war in the
Far East.
The Japanese army is expected to
push on as soon as they are refreshed.
Both armies are resting.
German iron dealers, it is reported,
have bfrtn requested to furnish prices
on 1,800 tons of cast iron for American
delivery.
Many bids have been put in for the
Oregon building at bt. Louis. It will
be sold to the highest bidder and
tamed over at the close of the fair.
Disease is a new horror feared at
Mukden. The continued heavy rains
and the hardships i ndured daring the
10 days' fighting are eure to increase
the sickness.
The navy department has appointed
a board to inspect the merchant marine
and ascertain the cost of changing ech
ship into a man of war and the length
of time required should their services
be needed in case of war.
Britain and Thibet have formally
concluded a treaty.
A Russian force of 12,000 near Muk
den is ;n a perilous position.
The new Russian minister of the in
terior will be liberal in his policy.
The spoils of war falling to the Jap
anese at Liao Yang were of little value.
'Few oi the Alaska salmon canneries
will have as great an output as last
year.
Russian papers claim that Viceroy
Alexieff is directly responsible for the
disaster at Liao Yang and want him
put out.
lire raged an entire day inProgersso,
Mexico, before it could be checked.
The loss is estimated at $1,000,000.
The losses of both sides at the Liao
Yang battle are estimated at 50,000,
of which the Russians lost 20,000 and
the Japaneee 30,000.
The deported Colorado miner who
confessed to having a part in the Inde
pendence outrage says the others im
picated with him are all officers and
members of the United Mineworkers.
The Japanese are on - two sides of
Kuropatkin.
Rockefeller interests are said to be
behind a new railroad to the Pacific
coast.
J. J. Hill ia reported to have sold
hie two new mammoth steamers to
Russia.
A deported Colorado miner in Kan
sas has given the names of the strikers
who planned the Independence outrage.
The Russian drydock at Dalny has
been repaired and is oeing used by the
Japanese.
SHIP IN BAD WAY.
Russian Transport Lena . Is Not
Now Seaworthy.
Washington, iept. 15. The develop
ment of the day in the case of the Rus
sian cruiser Lena at San Francisco was
the clearing up of the official muddle
arising out oi the doubt as to which o'
the five departments of the government
should deal with it. It was finally de
cided by the president that the state
and navy departments thould treat the
case, acting jointly, a decision calculat
ed to greatly simplify its handling.
Over night came a telegram from
Admiral Goodrich, at San Francisco,'
showing that on his own initiative he
had caused one of his expert officers to
make a preliminary examination of the
Lena, and that temporary repairs would
occupy six weeks' time, and that hew
boilers would involve eight months' de
lay. The president approved the ad
miral's action.
Agreeable to the president's instruc
tions, Acting Secretary Adee, for the
state department, and Captain Pills
bury, for the navy department, had
two conferences during the day, and
the result was the preparation of in
structions to Admiral Goodrich, which
it is understood were wired to the pres
ident first for his approval. There is
good ground to believe that these in
structions contemplate the allowance of
sufficient time to the Lena to make
temporary repairs. However, there is
a growing belief that the vessel will
be obliged to intern in the end, for it
is altogether probable that by the time
she could be made ready to go to sea
one or more Japanese cruisers would
be off the Golden Gate, ready to sink
or capture her. Foreseeing such an
event as a request for the right, to
intern, the officials have been consider
ing what t-hall be done with the crew,
whether they shall be allowed to re
turn to Russia on parole, or n net be
interned on their own ship in t5an
Francisco harbor. On this point no
decision has been reached.
PAST STRENGTHENING PORTS.
Japanese are Working Night and
Day at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Sept. 15. In its issue of
September 8 the Port Arthur Novikrai
remarks upon the energy of the Japan
ese, who continue the work of strength
ening their forts near Rihlongshan
night and day.
Outpost skirmishes at Port Arthur
are fctill going on. On September 6
some Russian scouts stealthily ap
proached the Japanese lines and kid
naped five Japanese sentinels. Later
they inadvertedly ran into some wires
hung with bells which the Japanese
had strung up in order to sound an
alarm. When the bells began ringing
the Russians charged forward, firing
the while. A Japanese detachment in
a trench returned the fire wildly for a
moment, and then retreated. The Rus
sians gained the trench and found 46
Japanese dead there.
Two junks arrived here today from
Port Arthur. One contained villagers
from Polantsu, which has been des
troyed, and the other brought 187
Chinese deported by the Russian au
thorities. They reported that a jnnk,
carrying three Russian officers, had
been captured by the Japanese and tak
en into Port Dalny.
The villagers of Polantsu complain
that it is the practice of the Russians
to commandeer everything obtainable
in the way of eatables. They say the
soldiers often entered their houses and
took meats which had just been cut -"or
themselves.
It is reported that the Russian are
having difficulty with the powder they
manufacture at Port Arthur. A shell
fired from Golden Hill recently failed
to carry the proper distance and
dropped among some Russian troops,
killing four of them.
Getting Exhibits for Pair.
St. Louis, Sept. 15. Henry E.
Dosch, dirctor of exhibits of the Lewis
and Clark exposition, has established
headquaters in the Oregon building at
the world's fair, and begun an active
canvass to induce exhibitors here to
participate in the Lewis and Clark fair.
Already Japan has applied for a large
amount of space at Portland Mr.
Dosch believes the large attendance
promised from Asiatic countries, will
make the Poitalnd fair one of the great
opportunities for exhibitors.
Palling Back to the Pess.
St. Peterbsurg, Spt. 14. It is now
generally conceded that Genreal Kuro
patkin is falling back to Tie pass, and
no serious stand is expected at Muk
den. This movement is confirmed by
the Associated Press dispatches from
Mukden, which indicate that the Rus
sian movement is being effected slowly
but in an orderly manner. The two
armies are merely keeping in touch
with each other, no fighting of conse
quence being reported.
Pire Burns Large Winery.
Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 15. The
Natoma Vineyard winery, 15 miles
northeast of this city, on the American
liver, together with the fermenting
plant and distillery burned to the
ground tonight. The Natoma winery
was one of the largest in (be Btate and
the loss probably will raach $300,000.
OREGON NEWS
TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDE.
Assurance Given. That Railroad Will
Be Constructed.
Pendleton W. E. Davidson, secre
tary of the Eastern Oregon Development
company, nd member of the firm of
W. E. Davidson & Co., mining brokers
of Pendleton, says that the electric belt
line to be built in Grand Ronde valley
is an assued success. Hie father, T. W.
Davidson, is in the East now interest
ing capital in behalf of the project.and
at tbe present time the outlook is most
encouraging.
Grounds for a terminal and depot
have been donated by the residents of
Uove. The Amalgamated Sugar com
pany has agreed to raise 600 acres oi
beets along the line, where heretofore
the price of hanling has made their
cnltuie prohibitive. The right of way
has been secured, and had it not been
for Chief Engineei A. B. Browne being
called to Canyon City as a witness in a
suit at law the survey would have been
completed at this time.
The power proposition on the Mmam
river has not been looked into except
to ascertain that at least 20,000 horse
power could be developed.
Survey of Eugene-Corvallis Line.
Eugene The Willamette Valley
Electric railway company announces
that its corps of surveyors will probab
ly begin suiveying for its Eugene-Corvallis
line this week. T. W. Archer,
a civil engineer, who will have charge
of the work, has arrived from Cali
fornia. He will also Belect a site for a
power station. It has been practically
settled that the station will be located
on the Mackenzie river near Seavey
place, six miles from Eugene. H. C.
Diers, chief engineer of the company,
has arrived at Coos bay, and will at
once Btart a crew of surveyors from
there north up the coast by way of
Gardiner and Florence to Eugene.
Cove Pruit for the Pair.
La Grande The management of the
horticultural exhibit at the St. Louis
fair has written to Stackland Bros., of
Cove, who are among the leading fruit
growers in the Grand Ronde, for more
of the fruit from this valley, and in a
telegram asks: "Can Cove ship now,
car prunes, plums, pears and apples?
We pay freight. Sell at least half and
return proceeds. Wire collect." To
which they replied that a car would be
shipped in two weeks' time, as some of
the fruits are hardly ripe just now.
Drill for $500 a Side.
Sumpter As a result of the drilling
contest at Bourne on Labor day, in
which M. D. McLeod came off victor
ious, there is promise of a much more
interesting contest. McLeod, holding
the championship for Oregon, has been
challenged by William Maddern, for a
match at $500 a side. The prelimin
aries have been arranged, and the town
offering the most tempting purse will
get the contest. There is some talk of
making the side bet $1,500, so confi
dent is each man of beating the other.
Lawton Townsite Sold.
Sumpter The townsite of Lawton,
which over four years ago gave such
promise of greatness, has been sold for
$3,000. This was the amount of a
judgment held by Lina Sturgiss against
the townsite company. Many build
ings were erected during the boom, and
Lawton was put down in the brain of
the fanciful promoter as the terminus
of an important railway line that would
come creeping up the mountains from
a junction with the O. R. & N. This
dream faded away and with it Lawton's
claim to distinction.
Plan Long Wagon Road.
Portland The plan to build a wagon
road from Portland to the California
line has been discussed favorably by
the county court. Multnomah county
already has a road which reaches to
Clackamas county and it can be made
a first class road with not much ex
pense. Other counties have roads ex
tending from one county to the other
in some instances, but to make one con
tinuous road the whole distance might
require state aid.
Washington County Shipments.
Hillsboro Agent Hinshaw, of the
Southern Pacific, states that notwith
standing the short bay and grain crop
this year, the shipments out of Wash
ington county exceed that of any fall
seaeon for years. A part of the heavy
shipments is due to the condensed
milk company, which sends out from
two to three cars each week.
Wheat Mysteriously Burned.
Pendleton Fire destroyed 1,500
bushels of wheat on the farm of E. J.
Somerville, seven miles west of this
city. The crop was raised by John
Ludemann, his share being two-thirds.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The wheat was partly insured.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 78c; blue
stem, 83c; valley, 84c.
Tacoma Blueetem, 84c; club, 79c.
Albany 78c.
Salem 80c.
Colfax Club, 70c; bluestem, 75c. ,
Pendleton Club, 70c; bluestem, 73c.
La Grande Club, 65c; bluestem.
70c.
OP INTEREST
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IMMENSE TIMBER FORESTS.
Coos and Curry Await Railroad for
Development.
Marshfield An agent looking for
timber for an Eastern syndicate says
that he has figures that show that there
are 24,000,000,000 feet of timber in
Coos county alone and 80,000,000,000
feet accessible to Coos bay if a railroad
is built through the county. He says
that on the Umpqua are 33,000,000,000
feet and on the Sius.aw 15,000,000,000
feet. In Cuny county he found large
tracts of black oak that would make
fine furniture. These trees, he says,
will average three cuts of 20 feet each.
Eight thousand acres oi this oak timber
was bought by San Francisco tanners
for its bark but the timber had been
found to be too valuable for manufactur
ing purposes to peel for its bark.
On Tillamook bay and its tributary
streams he says there are 20,000,000,
000 feet, and on the Nehalem and its
north and south forxs there are 25,
000,000,000 more feet. This includes
fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. He
says the timber has all been cruised,
and that his figures are conservative.
Association Past Building Up.
Pendleton The Pendleton Commer
cial association is rapidly building up
under the present regime, having during
the past few days received more than
50 new members. The membership
bow exceeds 150 and efforts will be
made to swell the number to 200.
The monthly dues have been reduced
from $2 to $1, these special rates to
continue until November 1. With
the fusing of new life into the institu
tion, plans have been under considera
tion for adding a gymnasium and mak
ing other needed improvements. As
soon as practicable the association will
begin caking preparations for the
Umatilla county exhibit foi the Lewis
and Clark exposition.
Shipment of Silver Pir.
Estacada Linn Brothers, who own
a sawmill 10 miles northeast of this
place, have just shipped from here a
carload of the finest quality of lumber
ever seen in this section of the state.
The firm owns a large tract of timber
land near their mill and now has on
hand a very large assortment of finish
ing lumber. The timber from which
it is sawed is of a variety called by tim
bermen "silver fir," and is of lighter
color and finer grain than the yellow
fir. A number of experienced lumber
men and carpenters saw the lumber as
it was being loaded and all pronounced
it the best they had seen in the state.
The shipment went to Oregon City.
Crop Costs 25 Cents a Bushel.
Pendleton A reservation farmer es
timates that his crop this year cost him
25 cents a bushel Backed, exclusive of
the cost of summer fallowing. He
paid $2 75 per acre rent and hired all
of the work done. His yield was 30
bushels to the acre, and the total crop
4,800 bushels, he having 160 acres in
wheat. - He sold at 57 M centB, and es
timates his profit at $2,040. The com
ing season or the next, he will rent 1,
000 acres. He says as a little can be
made on each bushel he will rent a
large tract and either get ricH or go
"broke."
Echo Will Co-Operate.
Echo At a meeting of the Citizens'
club of Echo, a committee was ap
pointed, consisting of Dr. G. J. Smith,
O. D. Teel, B. Saylor, F. B. Van
Cleave and H. C. Willis, to act with
similar committees appointed by the
commercial organiaztions of Spokane,
Walla Walla and Colfax, in Washing
ton, and Pendleton, in Oregon, to act
with the interior department in secur
ing the best possible sites for the canals
and reservoirs desired by the govern
ment for the several irrigation projects
contemplated.
Yamhill Hopdryer Is Destroyed.
Amity Fire destroyed the hop dryer
and contents of A. H. Shumate, resid
ing one mile northwest of Whiteson.
Mr. Shumate had just finished picking
his yard and had 10.000 pounds of hops
in the building. The fire started be
tween two walls, and it was impossible
to get water to it. The man drying the
h5ps had plenty of - help and Beveral
barrels of water, but could not use it to
any advantage. The insurance on the
crop and building was $3,000.
Smut Explodes Machine.
Pendleton A threshing machine be
longing to Donald Robinson, 17 miles
north of Pendleton, was blown up.
The explosion was caused, by smut and
rust in the wheat. The loss is $1,500.
None of the crew was injured.
Patients Increase at the Asylum.
Salem The monthly report of the
superintendent of the state insane asy
lum shows that the number of patients
has increased from 1,371 to 1,375 dur
ing the month.
SEEKS rOR PREY.
Russian Vessel Puts Into San
Francisco for Repairs.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. The Rus
sian transport Lena, Captain Ber
linsky, put into this port today for re
pairs. The Lena is 31 days fiom Vlad
ivostok via Bayaniaa, Sakhalin islands.
She made the run from Bayaniwa in
19 days, which is considered fast time,
showing that the Lena possesses speed
qualities. The Lena has a crew of 497
men and 21 officers, and carries 23
guns. She has three funnels and three
masts. Captain Berlinsky, who offic
ially declares the Lena to be a trans
port, states that her engines and boil
ssr are in need of repairs. After pass
ing quarantine the Lena anchored off
the Union Iron works, where she now
lies.
According to Brasseys'Navy Annual,
the Lena was formerly the Kherson, of
the Russian volunteer fleet. Brassey
refers to her as a "volunteer ciuiser"
and also as a "transport vessel.' The
Lena has a speed of 19 knots. Her
hull is of steel, and her displacement
is 10 225 tons. She is 493 feet long,
54 feet 3 inches wide, and has a draught
of 24 feet. . She has two propellers.
Her indicated horsepower is 12,500.
She was built at Hebbum, England, in
1895. According to Brassey, tbe Lena
carries three 4-inch quick filing guns
and 20 of smaller cailnre.
The arrival of the Lena has been re
ported to Washiugton. Instructions
are expected from the Washington au
thorities tomorrow as to the length of
time the Lena may remain in port.
OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Association Will Hold Meet in On
tario September 19, 20 and 21.
The convention of the Oregon Irri
gation association, to be held at On
tario, Oregon, September 19, 20 and
21, promises to be of the greatest inter
est of any yet held in the Btate. What
irrigation can do for a country will be
there given a practical demonstration
when worthless sage brush land will
be shown side by side with land
worth $300 per acre.
Senator Mitchell, Congressmen Wil
liamson and Hermann, Governor
Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Governor
Morrison, of Idaho; Hon. D. W. Rose,
United States geological suivey; Mayor
Glassman, of Ogden; Dr. Withycombe,
of the Oregon Agricultural college, and
numerous other speakers piominent in
irrigation work from different parts of
the country will be in attendance. Be
sides this, there will be over $1,000
given away as premiums for fruit dis
plays. One of these premiums is a
$ 100 silver loving cup to be presented
by the city of Ontario to the Oregon
county making the best fruifrexhibit.
The O. R. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have made a rate of full fare go
ing and one-third fare returinng. The
city of Ontario is well prepared for the
accommodation of all who attend the
convention and tbe association promis
es that all will be more than paid for
the trouble and expense they may be
put to.
CANADIAN TRAIN HELD UP.
Six Masked Men Make a Haul of
About 97,000.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 14. The
transcontinental express, due here at
7:45 last night, was held up 35 miles
from Vancouer by six masked men and
$7,000 taken. Tbe train was flagged
and some of the men got on the tender
with rifles. At the point of guns the
engineer and fireman were compelled
to take the baggage and express cars
two miles away, where they were
rifled. The train arrived at 12
o'clock. A sepcial train with a large
posse of policemen immediately left for
the scene. This is the first holdup in
Canada.
It is supposed that the train robbers
expected to intercept the clean-up from
the Consolidated Cariboo mines,
amounting to $60,000, and which was
expected to be sent here about this
time. It is said a cipher telegraph
message was sent to the express messen
ger telling him to have his safe open,
to be searched by an inspector, and
that therefore he was off his guard.
The authorities are now investigating
this rumor.
Shop Was Blown Up.
New York, Sept. 14. The barber
shop of Joseph Stravelli, on Third ave
nue, was wrecked by an explosion just
before 1 o'clock this morning, and 20
families living in the house were
thrown into a panic, in which six ten
ants were hurt. Six weeks ago Stravelli
received a letter crudely drawn' by a
"Black Hand," in which he was or
dered to deposit $500 between two
stones at First avenue and Thirty -eight
street. The letter closed by saying:
"If you do not leave the money you
take care of yourself."
Jews' Shops Pillaged.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14. Anti-Semitic
riotingtook place at Rovno, in the
government of Colhynia, September 4,
during which many persona were in
jured and shops pillaged. A similar
outbreak occurred at Smela. in the gov
ernment of Kieff, where the troops
were called. Ninety-eight houses and
14 shops were pillaged, and several
persons weie seriously injured by the
troops. Many of the rioters were ar
rested. The affair lasted for
Protest of Great Britain.
Maidid, Sept. 14. The Heraldo says
that Great Britain has protested
against Spain for having acceded to the
request of France to permit the Russian
Baltic fleet to coal and remain at Cor
unna for a longer period than that per
mitted by international law.
STRIKE RIOTS
Two Nonunion Women Se
, verely Beaten by Men.
AIDED IN ATTACK BY WOMEN
In Other Savage Attacks and in
Fights Following Six People are
Injured, Two Severely.
Chicago, Sept. 14. Two savage at
tacks were made upon nonunion work
ers at the stockyards tonigat, and in
the fights that followed eight people
weie injured, four of them so severely
that it was necessary to take them to
the hospital.
Tbe first disturbance occurred at the
intersection of Halstead and Root
streets. Two young women, Annie
Cook and Mattie Jasper, were on an
east bound Root-street car, and when it
I reached Halstead street, several men
and boys, with the aid of two or three
women, dragged the young women to
the street. Both were badly beaten
before the police arrived. They were
taken to the hosiptal. Mattie Jasper
was struck with a brick, and her face
and forehead badly cut.
The mob remained at a short distance
from the car track and continued to
throw stones. A west bound car, which
happened to pass during the trouble,
was struck by several of the missiles,
and two of the passengers, iremont
Sloan and Annie Crodone, were in
sured.
Anton Ahutra, a driver for a brew
er j , tried to drive through the crowd
and was hit in the back of the head
with a brick and knocked from his
wagon. His scalp was badly cut, but
otherwise his injuries were not severe.
A call for help had been sent . in by
one of the officers, and Lieutenant Piim
and six policemen soon arrived, and at
once charged the crowd; which scat
tered. Policeman Chris Lyons wa
knocked down by a stone, but. was not
badly hurt.
A second riot took place in Root
street, near Princeton avenue, wnere
seven colored men employed in the
stock yards were attacked by a large
crowd of sympathizers with the stock
yards strikers. John Sims, one of the
colored men, was knocked down and
nearly kicked to death. His kneecap
was fractured, his jaw was broken,
and he was badly injured about other
portions of his head and severely hurt
in the chest. The police finally dis
persed the mob and several arrests were
made. AMERICANS WATCH THE LENA.
Patrol-Boat Will See No Fanatic Re
peats the Maine Incident.
San Francisco, Spet. 14. Early to
day the hestroyer Paul Jones, Lieuten
ant G. C. Davison commanding, was
sent to an anchorage off tbe Union Iron
works, close to the Lena. Later, the
Paul Jones was reinforced by a steam
launch from the Marblehead, in charge
of Midshipman Davis, with an armed
crew and four marines with loaded
rifles and belts filled with ammunition.
Assisted by the launch as a picket and
patrol boat, the Paul JoneB will keep a
close watch over the Lena as long as
she remains in port to see that the neu
trality laws are rigidly enforced both
for and against her.
Vigilance is being exercised that no
fanatic, Japanese or other, creeps upon
the Lena for the purpose of doing her
harm and possibly repeating the Maine
incident in this port, and equal vigil
ance is being exerted to see that she
herself .receives no military help in the
shape of arms, ammunition, men oi
equipment, or any coal beyond the
quantity to which she is entitled,
namely, enough to caTry her to the
nearest home port. Every boat that
approaches the Lena is arrested by the
launch until the officers in charge are
satisfied that the boat's errand is le
gitimate. Callfornians Will Come.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. An official
invitation has been received by ihe Cal
ifornia Promotion committee from
President Goode, of the Lewis & Clark
expesition, to visit the Portland fair
next year. In the invitation the sug
gestion is made that the Californians
arrange to visit the fair in a body, and
to that end extend the annual business
men's eexursion to the Oregon me
tropolis in 1905. As this coincides
with the original plan of the Promo
tion committee, efforts will be put
forth to make it a noteworthy event.
Mrs. Flagler Robbed.
Newport,.R. I.. Sept. 14. Word was
received from New York today that a
robbery by which Mrs. H. Flagler, of
that city, lost a chatelaine bag contain
ing money and jewels aggregating sev
eral thousand dollars in value, at New
port, was being investigated by detect
ives. The date of the robbery was not
given, but as Mrs. Flagler has not been
here since the middle of " August it is
thought it might have occurred at that
time.
Only Half of Men Taken'Back.
Chicago, Sept. 14. It is estimated
that about 10,000 men applied for
work at the stockyards today. About
4,800 of the applicant were taken back
by the packers. Many of tbe nonunion
men failed to report for work, but a
number appeared on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern and other rail
roads, giving rise to much dissatisfac
tion among the union men.