Heppner gazette., October 19, 1905, Image 2

NEWS OF THE WEEK
In
a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers.
Our
TARIFF NOT TO BE TOUCHED.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Sir Henry Irving is said to have died
heartbroken over failures.
Senator Dryden is pushing move
ment for Federal control of insurance.
Germany and Austria have agreed to
help Russia suppress the Polish revolt
Dispute between American and New
foundland fishermen may cause vio
lence.
Paris revelations show that war be
tween France and Germany was barely
avoided.
It is reported that Cudahy will spend
6, 000, 000 in St. Louis to fight the
S:audard Oil.
The treaty of Portsmouth has been
signed by both emperors and ratifica
tions exchanged.
A grand stand at the Bucyrus, Ohio,
fair burned. Many people were injur
ed and two killed in the panic.
A majority of the Russian people do
not care for the douma, believing it
will do them no material good.
The government will ask to have the
Mitchell case advanced by the Supreme
court to prevent his serving out his
term in congress.
The secretary of the interior in his
annual estimates will ask for the fol
lowing appropriations: Crater Lake
National park, $5,000; Mount Rainier
National park, $2,600; education in
Alaska, $100,000; Alaska reindeer,
$15,000.
Sir Henry Irving, greatest of English
actors, is dead.
St. Louis papers give high praise to
the Portland fair.
There is bound to be lengthy debates
on the canal at the coming session of
congress.
New lork physicians are positive
they have cured five cases of cancer
with radium
Germany is learning how near she
was to war with France in the recent
Moroccan trouble.
Hall Caine, the novelist, believes So
cialism is a thing of the ntar future in
the United States.
Commissioner Ide will soon retire
from the Philippine commission on ac
count of advancing yearsj.
New Orleans is almost free of yellow
fever and Burrounding towns are ar
ranging to lift the quarantine.
The Russian government will lend
the Baku oil men money to repair the
damage caused by the recent rioting.
Judge Knapp, chairman of the Inter
state Commerce commission, says graft
jn rai'roads may be found to be as bad
as in insurance companies.
France will send an ultimatum to
Venezuela and may blockade the coast
The United States will raise no objec
tions to France's procedure.
New York Republicans have nomi
nated Ives for mayor.
More machine leaders have been in
dieted in Philadelphia.
Earl Spencer, leader of the British
Liberals, has been stricken with paral
ysis.
Rhode Island Democrats have in
dorsed Roosevelt a rate and revision
policy.
Germany is irritated at the disclos
urea of France and Britain regarding
the Moroccan question.
Judge Tucker, of the Arizona Su
preme court, hss been asked to resign
on account of recent conduct.
Six firemen were injured, two prob
ably fatally, in a collision between a
hosecart and an electric car at Chicago.
About 30 more indictments will be
returned against Newton C. Dougherty,
the Peoria, Illinois, school superin
tendent. The second monument in the United
States em-ted to the memory of Chris
topher Columbus, has been unveiled at
Pueblo, Colorado.
Senator Aldrich is Also Opposed to
Railroad Rate Legislation.
Washington, Oct. 17. Senator Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, the general man
ager of the United States senate, is not
telling what the program is to be for
the coming session, but he has allowed
an intimation to leak out that there
will be no tariff legislation, and no
revenue legislation beyond some pro
vision for Panama canal bonds.
What Mr. Aldrkh may say and think
is not necessarily the plan to be fol
lowed, but it is pretty apt to be, and
when the Rhode Island senator, who is
chairman of the finance committee
says there is to be no tariff legislation
the probabilities are strongly in favor
of such legislation being pigeonholed if
it ever comes from the house.
But Senator Aldrich is believed to be
equally as interested in suppressing
railroad rate legislation which would
be offensive to his good friends, the
railroads, and there again he is going
to have something to say later, though
he will not talk at the present time.
Senator Aldrich is a member of the
committee on interstate commerce, but
he did not attend the hearings given
by that committee last spring, after
congress had adjourned. His mind is
made up on that question. He knows
how he will vote; he knows the kind
of bill he favors; he understands what
his friends want, and when the time
comes for action, though he will sav
little, he will get in a powerful lot of
effective work.
There is no discounting Senator Al
drich's ability; he is one of the might
lest factors in congress, and it so hap
pens that he is chairman of the com
mittee which handles taiiff legislation
and a member of the committee that
must pass upon the railroad rate bill
after it passes the house. That is an
owier reason wny Aidncn is in a po
sition to speak with authority as to
legislative prospects at the coming sis
sion.
MAKE TIMBER DURABLE.
1 1 OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j
FAIR AT AN END.
Forest Service Studies Methods, Also
Its Structural Strength.
Washington, Oct. 17. William L.
Hall, assistant forester in charge of the
office of forest products in the forest
service, has returned to Washington
after an extended trip in the West.
The study of the methods of seasoning
and treating Western timbers to derive
their greatest service when put to use,
to which Mr. Hall has given special at
tention on this trip, forms an import
ant part of the work of this office. And
the subject is considered of such vital
conseqnnee by steam and electric rail
ways and telephone and telegraph com
panies in the West that a number of
these companies are co-operating with
the forest service in its consideration.
Their interest centers chiefly in timbers
for tie and pole purposis. ' Tests are
now.uuder way for tamarack, hemlock
and cedar timber in Michigan and Wis
consin, and for red fir, western hemlock
and western tamarack in Idaho and
Washington.
Another important line of work in
the office of forest products is a series
of tests of strength of structural tim
bers.
YAQUIS FIRE FROM AMBUSH.
HIGH PRICED PEARS.
Fruit of Rogue River Valley Secures
Record Figure in New York
Medford Telegraphic advices from
New Yoik state that a car of Medford
pears, from the orchard of J. W. Per
kins, sola lor sdzv, tne nignest price
ever realized for a carload of pears in
America. Part of the car brought
$7.70 per box, the highest price ever
recorded for single boxes of the fruit.
Thej were the Doyenne du Cornice
pear, of which not more than 15 cars
are as yet grown on this continent.
The variety has for two or three years
been in vogue at the leading metropoli
tan hotels. It has proven especially
well adapted to Southern Oregon, and,
while the orchards are yet young, the
qualitr is unequaled and the yield is
heavy.
Ine average price lor tne entire car
was $5 40 per box. The pear box is 50
pounds, but, realizing he had some
thing strictly fancy, Mr. Perkins used
clear half-boxes and wrapped the ten
der pears in paper with lace border and
a lithugraphed "top knot." He also
had lithographed end labels on the
boxes, which were made of clear lum
ber. His success justifies, in his mind,
the expenditure necessary to effect this
fancy pack.
WEED ROAD IN NEW HANDS.
Lack of Laborers Delays Extension
Toward Klamath Falls.
Klamath Falls The Weed railroad
has passed into other hands. Theodore
Saul, of Weed, a large stocholder in
the Weed Lumber company, the former
owner of the road, is authority for the
statement. The purchasing company
is a corporation known as the Califor
nia Northeastern Railway company.
This sale not only includes the pres
ent Weed railroad, which extends 24
miles this way from Weed, where it
connects with the Southern Pacific
with eight miles more graded, but the
Weed project to extend the road to
Klamath Falls.
Work just now is almost at a stand
still on the extension of the road to
this city, owing to the scarcity, it is
said, of laborers, but men are being
sought and a larg crew will be put to
work at an early date when the road
will be pushed to th scity rapidly.
E. D. Dunn is manager of the Cali
fornia Northwestern, and he, with a
staff of assistants, is now at Weed,
where he has taken he management of
the road from A. D. Evans, former
manager, and who is also manager of
the Weed Lumber company's interests.
WATER USERS WANT ATTORNEY
Milton and Freewater Settlers Make
Move of Precaution.
Milton A meeting of the users of
water on all the streams and ditches in
Milton and Freewater, excepting the
Tumalum river and Hudson Bay ditch
was held here to formulate plans for
the employment of counsel to look after
the interests of all parties interested
A committee of three was appointed
William Nichols, 8. A. Miller and-
II. Piper. Attorney Stillman, of Pen
dleton, submitted a proposition to take
the case and look after every right and
secure a record for each. He wants
about $600. It was decided that the
committee should have full power
act for and determine, by the assistance
of the individuals, each one s claim
whether it be riparian or right by ap
propnauon. ine papers in tne case
must be prepared by October 15.
CANNOT CANCEL LICENSE.
Oregon Law Prevents Exclusion of
New York Life From State.
Salem There is no authority in the
Oregon statu es for the cancellation of
a life insurance company's license be
cause of mismanagement is the reply
made by Secretary of State Dunbar to a
request for such action against the New
lork Life. The request was made by
C. H. Yenner, a New York banker, who
has asked all insurance commissioners
to revoke that company's license unless
John A. McCall resigns the presidency
and. George VV . Perkins the vice presi
dency. Mr. Dunbar explained in his
reply that the Oregon law authorizes
cancellation for only two reasons non
payment of money due on a policy or
inability to pay losses and that he is
not advised that the New York Life
comes under either case.
The Merchants' association, of New
York, through its board of directors,
has asked the district attorney to take
steps to secure an indictment against
the life iii"urance companies which
Lsve l-en the subject of recent criti
cism, spying they are common thieves.
A woman has been arretted for her
persistent effort in trying to see the
president.
Officials of the Mutual Life Insurance
company admit having paid out large
s ims of money without cause.
George W. Perkins, vice president of
the New York Life, has gone to Eu
rope to aviod testifying regarding in
eurance methols.
The sai'ors of Admiral Evans' ship
have nearly all sworn cfT drinkirg.
This ship has always held the record
I t the numlier of men who could get
drunk when given shore leave.
Two Companies of Mexican Troops
Lose Heavily.
Hermosillo, Mex., Oct. 17.- A com
pany of the Fifth regiment, Mexican
army, sent out a few days ago to sup
press the rebellious Yaqms in the
neighborhood of Ortiz, was almost
wiped out Friday from arabnsli. Lieu
tenant Ayalo, who commanded, and
five of his men were instantly killed.
Four others were fatally wounded, and
dieil soon after, while a djzen escaped
with serious wounds.
A company reconnoitering near Are
nm was also ambushed by the savages
a'ld their leader shot down almost be
f jre they were aware of the presence of
the Indians The survivors, after the
first onslaught, drove back the savags
with much slaughter. The Indians,
however, outnumbered them, and the
whole party would have been massa
cred had not a company from another
regiment, stationed at Arenas, come to
the rescue.
Diaz to Give Audience.
Mexico City, Oct. 17. The commit
tee having in charge the entertainment
of the (ieneral Passenger Agents of
America has completed elaborate ar
rangements for the care of the party
from the time of their arrival at the
border until they reach this city, where
they will hold their convention. The
customs inspection of the baggage at
the border will be made as lenient as
possible. The Mexican government
will participate in the entertainment
of the visitors. They will be granted
an audience bv President Diaz.
Work Mines All Winter.
Sumpter Since the strike made -in
the Gold Nugget group, in the Bald
mountain district, a few weeks ago,
there has been much development done
on the property by the locators, Bess-
ler and Dunn. Cabins for use during
the winter have been erected, and the
main tunnel or drift started on the
ledge. An crecar and track have been
delivered and extensive work will be
done this winter. Supplies for a long
period are on the ground. The Sunny
brook group, an extension of the Gold
Nugget, is also being developed.
Typhoid Charged to Milk.
Oregon City Alleging that a dozen
cases of typho:d fever in Clackamas
County are due to infected milk served
hoppickers from the dairy of Chailes
Beck's farm at Aurora, Dr. II. S
Mount, ot this citv, will reg stcr com
plaint with the State Board of Health
ana demand trial an investigation he
had of the situation. While all of the
patients are doing well, it is alleged
that Beck's gross carelessness is respon
sible f r a majority of the cases.
Experts Report Small Shortage.
Pendleton The experts now auditing
the county books are declared to have
found a small shortage in the clerk's
office. However, according to Expert
heck with, there has been no failure on
the part of anyone to turn over money
received; out there has heen failure to
charge for some things which, under
the law, should have been charged for.
Also, he says, that subsequent findings
may offset the shortage that has been
found. Under whose reg'me the irreg
ularities come will not be divulged,
nor the amount of the deficiency.
New Mill Satisfactory.
Albany The new Huntington mill
at the Great Northern mine in the Blue
river district has been installed, and
reports are that it is surpaFsirg all ex
pectations of the promoters in the
amount of ore it will handle in a day
A new ledge in the lower tunnel of the
mine, reported some time since, has a
full ten foot face of rich ore, and under
the work of the new mill something of
the real value of the mine can be ascer
tained.
Sugar to Cross in Mexico
MazUlin, Mex., Oct. 17. Repre
sentatives of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship company, who stopped in
this port on their way from San Fran-
ci-co to .vanta rnz. sav their company
exiiects to ship at hat 300.000 tons of
Hawaiian sugar annually across the
M-xican isthmus under the contract
recently entered into with the National
railroal of Tehuantepec lending the
completion of the Panama canal. Two
new steamers are being built.
New Reduction Plants Installed.
Sumpter Extensive improvements
at the standard mine are under way.
A large crew of carpenters hai been
employed there for some time past on
sawmill construction, and lately on the
reduction plant building. The Im
perial, in the Cable Cove section, is
al?o employing a crew of carpenters on
a new reduction plant. This property
has been an extensive shipper for sev
eral months ast, and bids fair to he
come one of the largest producers in
this district.
Oregon's School Debt $764,664 50.
Salem The secretary of the state
and Itoard reports the total loans and
interest bearing indebtedness of the
various educational institutions of the
stat. outstanding October 1, as $764,
664.50, divided as follows: Interest
rearing school land indebtedness,
$562,128.85; college lands, $23,550.57;
university lands, $688; school farm
loans, $167,575 08; college farm loans,
$7,085; university farm loans, $3,455.
Freewater's Big Crop of Hay.
Freewater In addition to the excel
lent fruit and grain crops raised ujion
winter and spring irrigated lands in
this locality a large amount of hay is
grown. The crop of alfalfa last spring
was light, but the two last cuttings
have made a good yield, aggregating
seven tons to the acre, worth in the
local inirket $5 per ton. Without ir
rigation this land is praciically worth
less. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Explosions Injure Firemen.
Chicago, Oct. 17 Five tinmen were
ligh'ly injured and property valued at
$ ISO, 000 ci oestroy-d today by a fire
that demolished the five-tory brick
b'lilding at 75 and 77 I,ake street, oc
cupied by Pjdrink, Klapenrich A
Co., wholseale dealers in paint and
wall paper.
In Weston Grain Fields.
Weston Farmers in this vicinity are
getting well along with their summer
j fallowing, and the Iain! is in prime
j condition for seeding since the recent
I rainw. The seed drills wiil follow
cl-iuely the lat cultivating and will be
gin work about the middle of the
month. About one half of the wheat
lands in this locality are summer fal
lowed each alternate year, except lands
near the foothills, which are put into
winter wheat every third year.
Big Wheat Sales at Adams.
Adams Three hundred and twenty
thonand bushels of wheat has been
handled through warehouses here.
Over one half of this has lieen sold at
an average price of 61 cents per bushel
abont one half going to the Athena
m:n and the balance to Portland.
Wheat Club, 72c per bushel; blue
stem, 75c; valley, 7172e. '
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2424 50;
grav, $2424 50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $20 50(321 per ton:
brewing, $21 5022; rolled, $21.502i.
Rye $1.401.45 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
15 per ton; valley timothy, $U12;
clover, $89; grsin hay, $8(89.
Fruits Apples, $11.75 per box;
peaches, 65c$l per crate; plums, 50
75c per crate; cantaloupes, 75e(ft
$1.25 per crate; pears, $1.251.60 per
box; watermelons, Ic per pound ;
crabapples, $1 per box; quinces, $1 per
box
Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound;
cabbage, Italian per pound; cauliflow
er, 75c per dozen ; celery, 75c per
dozen; corn, 65c per sack; cucumbers,
1015c per dozen; pumpkins, 1(3
c per pound; tomatoes, 30540e per
crate; squash, 5c per pound: turnips.
90c$l per sack: carrots, 6575c per
sack; beets, 85c(5$fl per sack.
Onions Oregon Yellow Danvers,
$1.25 per sack.
Polatoes Oregon fancy, 65 85c per
sack; common, nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25(230c per
pound.
bggs Oregon ranch, ZiQtznc per
dozen.
Poultry Averpge old hens, 11(3
12c per pound; mixed chickens, 10(9
lO'-jc; old roosters, noittc; yourg
rooster", lO-TilOc: spring. 11 (3 12c
dressed chickens, 2(it2l4r; turkeys
lve. 15(3 Die; geese, live, 8!'c; ducks
I I3i314c.
Hops Oregon, 1!'05, choice, 1213c
per pound: olds, 10(3 1 2c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average Wst,
19(321c per pound ; lower grades down
to 15c, according to shrinkage; valley,
25(327c; mohair, choice. 30c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2c per
ponnd; cows, 34c; country steers, 4
4!c.
Veal Dressed, 3f7c per ponnd.
Matton Dressed, fancy, 6V, (37c per
pound; ordinary, 435c; lambs, 70
Fork DreseeJ, l7c per pound.
Great Lewis and Clark Exposition
Passes Into History.
Portland, Oct. 16. The Lewis and
Clark Centennial exposition is ended
Its imposing palaces and buildings will
come down; its well groomed terraces
and lawns will quickly fade to har
monize onco more with the rugged
landscape. But its influences for the
betterment of a new country will live
on forever.
It ran its course on a chalk mark of
success and ended in a burst of glory
From a financial standpoint it was a
success ; from a commercial standpoint
it was a success; from an artistic stand
point it was a success. Look at the
Portland exposition from any stand
point you will, and all you see is sue
cess.
The end came at midnight, October
14, with a scene that words can but
poorly describe. Although a heavy
rain was falling, thousands stood the
wetting and waited for the vital hour
At ten minutes of the hour President
H. W. Goode, Governor Chamberlain,
Mayoi Lane and a large party of prom
inent citizens and exposition officials
entered the bandutand on Gray's boule
vard. The band played a medley of
patriotic American airs, which brought
forth prolonged volleys of cheering.
Then Governor Chamberlain was intro
duced. In a few well directed words
he congratulated the people of Portland
and of the Coast for the great success
they had achieved, and in passing, eu
logized President Goode and those who
had been actively interested in shaping
the dePtinies of tho exposition. Mayor
Lane spoke in a similar vein, and ex
pressed particular delight in- the fact
that the fair Bhould end in the midst
of a good old Oregon rainstorm.
Then there came a pause, a breath
less pause, during which there was a
nervous consulting of watches. The
minute handb po'nted to four minutes
of midnight; then to three, then to
one. The life of the great exposition
was swiftly ebbing away. It was but
now a matter of seconds. The hush
was thot of a death chamber.
President Goode arose slowly to pro
claim the end. It was ten seconds
away. "The greatest honor that has
ever come into my life or that ever will
was that of declaring this exposition
open," he said; "I now official ly de
clare the Lewis and Claik Centennial
exposition at an end."
TWO ARE GUILTY.
Jury Returns Verdict in Oregon Land
Fraud Case.
Portland, Oct. 16. "The United
States of America vs. Willard N. Jones,
Thaddeus S. Po ter and Ira Wade: We,
the jury, in the above entitled case find
the defendants, Willard N. Jones and
Thaddeus S. Potter, guilty as charged
in the indictment. C. P. Bishop, fore
man."
'In the Circuit court of the United
States for the district of Oregon. Unit
ed States of America, plaintiff, vs. Wil
lard N. Jones, Thaddem S. Potter, Ira
Wade, John Doe and Kichard Roe, de
fendants: We, the jury in the above
entitled case, duly impaneled to tiy the
above entitled criminal action, find the
lefendant, Ira Wade, not guilty. C.
Bishop, foreman."
It took the jury just 30 minutes Sat
urday night to bring in -the above ver-
icts. Only three ballots were taken,
and they wee on the giylt or innocence
Ira Wade, county clerk of Lincoln
county. It took only a brief discus
sion before the verdict was reached in
regard to Willard N. Jones and Thad-
diies Potter. In fact, so unanimous
were the 12 men of the guilt of Jones
and Potter that it was hardly necessary
take a ballot. On the first ballot
upon Wade the vote stood seven for ac
quittal, five for conviction. The second
ballot resulted in nine for acquittal
and three for conviction, and on the
third ballot the entire 12 'men voted
for bis acquittal.
FIRE LOSS AT FAIR
Missouri Building With Contents
Totally Destroyed.
ART COLLECTION A VALUABLE ONE
One of the Finest Structures on the
Grounds Now a Heap of
Blackened Ruins.
Good Cause for Cuban Discontent
Washington, Oct. 16. Information
from Cuba that there is a growing dis
satisfaction there at the 'erms of the
proposed Anglo-Cuban treaty has de
veloped here the fact that the Washing
ton government thwruughly appreciates
the reasons therefor. The official view-
here is that the treaty is distinctly dis
advantageous to Cuba in that it pre
cludes that country from renewing with
the United States her reciprocity
treaty, which is efieetivt only far five
years, and gives practically no benefits
to Cuba.
France Ready to Strike.
Washington, Oct. 16. Another con
ference between Secretary Root and M.
Jusserand, the French ambassador, re
garding Venezuela, was held at the
State department today. Rcjorts .
the growing impatience of French pub
I'e continue to reach here, and this
phase of the situation was among the
discussed. At the conclusion of th
conference the statement was made that
French patience had not yet exhausted
itself.
Rebel Ammunition Captured.
Lomza, Russian Poland, Oct. 16.
Several wagon loads of rifle ammuni
tion in charge of Jewish teamsters were
captured here yesterday. They were
on their wav to Warsaw, and the am
munition is thought to le a portion of
a supply imported by a band for use in
an uprising.
Portland, Oct. 14. Missoou'a state
building is the first of the edifices of
the Lewis and Clark fair to meet an
untimely fate at the hands of the de
stroyer. It was not a wrecking crew
which totally demolished Missouri's:
magnificent reprsentation at the West
ern World's fair, last night, but it was
fiendish, relentlesB and unfeeling
flames, which tore and burnt their way
through the building from one end to
the other, devouring the rarest treas
ures of art, almost invaluable exhibits.
costly fixtures, leaving in their wake a
path of destruction, a vivid reminder
of the awful power of fire.
The fire began apparently from an
unknown cause at 8 o'clock last night,
presumably in the rar end, and within
15 minutes the whole of the building
and all of its contents had been utterly
dectroyed. A desk, a trunk and three
chairs were the only things that were
saved. The statue, representing the
state of Missouri, which stands in front
of the building, and which was present
ed to the state of Oregon this week,
was untouched. The Missouri building
was sold yesterday to the Missouri
wreckage company, a local concern, for
$2,000, but was not to have been de
livered until today. The erection of
the building resulted in the expendi
ture of $12,000, and the cost of install
ing the exhibits amounted to about
$5,000 more. While the loss of the
art gallery is commercially estimated
at $20,000, must of the paintings and
statues were owned by art admit ers,
and could net be bought for the mere
sake of money. The total losa of the
building, art gallery and exhibits is
estimated at $50,000. Of insurance-
there was a meager sum of $5,000 on
the art gallery.
All that remains of the Missouri
building is a ghastly anil heart rending
pile of blackened boards and twisted
ironwork, where until last night stood
one of the most beautiful buililings of
the whole Lewis and Clark exposition,
and which contained an art gallery of
beautiful paintings, and master pieces
of noted sculptures, which can never be
replaced.
The art gallery was the feature of the
building, nearly all the noted aitists of
Missouri contributing to the assem
blage of the paintings and statins for
the express purpose of having them ex
hibited at the Ix'wis and Clark exposi
tion. FREER TRADE THE ONLY RELIEF
Senator Long Pred'cts Much Distress
in Philippines Otherwise.
Washington, Oct. 14. In the opin
ion of Senator Long, of Kansas, who
made the trip to the Far Fast with Sec
retary Taft and party, the greatest need
of the Filipinos is freer trade with the
United Mates. The senator talked
with the president today about the
needs of the Philippine islands. He
told the president that, in his judg
ment, the islands would be in serious
financial condition until a reduction of
duties on their products entering the
United States was made.
"Recently," said the senator "the
Filipinos have suffered trom the ty
phoons ami drouth. As a conse
quence, tlieir crops Jiave either failed
or been wiped out, and they are becom
ing discontented. Their discontent
does not take a revolutionary form, hut
is simply the result of existing condi
tions." Mr. Long discussed railroad rate
legislation with the president briefly.
He expressed the belief that the matter
would be disposed of early in the ap
proaching session.
Wright Will Soon Resign.
Washington, Oct. 14. By reason of
what appears to be dissatisfaction with
the situation in the Philippines, Luke
F.. Wright, governor general of the
Philippines and president of the Phil
ippine commission, will retire from
that position about December 1. Gene
ral Wright is expected to arrive in tho
United States during that month, and
is entitled to six months leave of ab
sence prior to the formal relinquish
ment of his laliors as governor general.
It is understood that he expects to re
turn to Memphis, Tenn.
Chinese Army Maneuvers.
Pekin. Oct. 14. An imperial edict
has been issued establishing a new
bistrd dealing with imlice matins.
which have hitherto been left in the
hands of local officials ,,f the various
provinces. They will henceforth be
regulated from a central department.
Much curiosity is felt regarding the
forthcoming Chinese military maneu
vers. Iliesewill be conducted in tho
ne'ghliorhood f,f Paotingfu from Octo
ber 23 to OctoW 26.
British Railroad in China.
Hongkong, Oct. 14. The govern
ment will introduce a bill in the legis
lative council providing for a $2 OOO,-
000 loan for the Kowlecn-Canton rail
way and other purposes.