Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday of Each Week
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RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
THANKS OF NATION.
Taft speaks plainly for tariff revision.
Six bodies have been recovered from
the lost French submarine.
Heney is as determined as ever to
win his fight against alleged San Fran
cisco grafters.
Secretary right pledges Japan that no
boycott will be tolerated against Japan
ese in this country.
Three Chilean engineers are en route
to San Francieco to study the recon
struction in progress there.
Cnaregie says Rnsoevelt has done
more to accomplish spelling reform
than all the philologists in the past 20
years.
A two story building in Coffeyville,
Kan., wwas blown up by an explosion
of natural gas and two persons killed
and 24 hurt.
Two women at Logansport, Ind., en
gaged in a bairpnlling while endeavor
ing to get near the Longworths durirg
their visit there.
The Chicago railroads refuse to grant
the switchmen an eight-hour day. but
etill hold to their offer of an advance
of 2 cents an hour in wages.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder
of the Christian Science church, is said
to be dying, and an immense fortune
supposed to be hers is miesing.
A Philippine supply boat was at
tacked by Pulajanes and three scouts
killed. Five of the rebels were killed
and troops are in pursuit of the orthes.
San Francisco school authorities say
they acted for the beit interests of all
in separating the Japanese school child
ren from the others. They say they
will establish separate schools for the
Japanese.
.New York ctaffeurs are on strike.
Many duels are taking place in Cuba
to settle revolutionary grudges.
King Edward is said to have stock
in a big Chicago telephone monopoly.
Three members of the Toledo, 0., ice
trust have been ordered to serve their
jail sentences.
united tetates isenator tfayner sayB
the trusts have grown up and no longer
need protection.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
OJin.O hio, bank and escaped with all
they could carry.
Wife desertion is increasing alarm
ingly in Chicngoo. Families to the
number of 939 were deserted in 1905
President Calls on People to Observe
November 29.
Washington, Oct. 24. The president
has issued a proclamation naming
Thursday, November 29. as a day of
thanksgiving. The text of the procla
mation is as follows:
"A proclamation.
"ine time ol the year has come
when, in accordance with the wise cus
tom of our fatnerB, it becomes my duty
to set aside a special day of thanksgiv
ing and praise to the Almighty because
of blessings we have received and of
power prayer that these blessings may
be continued. Yet another year of
widespread well-being has passed.
Never before in onr history or in the
history of any other nation has a peo
pie enjoyed more abounding material
prosperity than has ours; a prosperity
so great that it should arouse in us no
spirit nf reckless pride, and least of all,
a spirit of heedless disregard of our
responsibility; but rather a Sober cense
of our many blessings, and a resolute
purDOse, under Providence, not to for
feit them by 807 action, of oar own.
"Material well-being, indispensable
though it is, can never be anything but
the foundation of true national great
ness and happiness. If we build noth
ing upon this foundation, then our na
tional life will be as meaningless and
empty as a house where only the found
ation has been laid. Upon our mater
ial well-being must be built a super
structure of individual and national life
lived in accordance with the laws of
the highest morality, or else our pros
perity itself will in the long run turn
out a curse instead of a blessing. We
should be both reverently thankful for
what we have received and earnestly
bent upon turning it into a means of
grace and not of destruction.
' Accordingly, I hereby set apart
Thursday, the 29th day of November,
next, as the day of thanksgiving and
supplication, upon which the people
shall meet in their homes or churches,
devoutly acknowledging that which
has been given them and to pray that
they may in addition receive the power
to use these gifts aright.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the peal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington this
22d day of October, in the year of our
Lord, 1906, and of the independence of
the United States tfee 131st.
"(Seal) Theodore Roosevelt.
By the president.
"Elihu Root,
"Secretary of State."
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
DISTILLERY TO BE BUILT.
North Bend Will Probably Secure De
natured Alcohol Plant.
ftorth Bend The Coos bay country
has secured the establishment of
plant for the manufacture of denatured
alcohol and the distillery will be ready
to receive potatoes from the farmers
next fall.
S. T. Clover, of the American Alco
hoi company, New lork, came to the
Coos bay country about two weeks ago
in an endeavor to interest the farmers
in denatured alcohol. He was accom
panied by Dr. Withycombe, who con
ducted several farmer"' institutes in the
county and at these meetings the sys
tem of conducting denatured plants was
explained to the farmers. It was ex
plained that if 75,000 tons of potatoes
were promised the company it would at
once prepare to begin operations. The
distillery could easily handle twice the
quantity named, but was willing to
start on a email scale.
Contracts were entered into with a
number of farmers on a basis of $8 per
ton for three years, the distillery to
take potatoes of all sizes. It is esti
mated that at this price farmers will
receive nearly $100 per acre for their
product.
It was explained by the promoters of
the enterprise that when the distillery
was running at its lull capacity
would require 87 tons of coal per day
for 10 months in the year to convert
the tubers into alcohol, and this would
prove a great stimulus to coal mining
Furthermore, a number of by-products
would be manufactured that would
greatly increase the payroll.
Although the site for the distillery
nas not been definitely announced
will probably go to North Bend.
PAY TAXES DIRECT.
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CHANGES IN CABINET.
Mrs. Peary is condfient that ber hus
band has found the north pole, and ex-
pacta to hear from him the last of No
vember.
Secretary Taft has declined a place
on the Supreme bench, which is indi
cation that be would like the presiden
tial nomination.
Five more bodies haev been taken
from the ruins of the burned tenement
house in Kansas City. This make
eight known dead.
A cargo of 350,000 Binging birds,
mostly canaries, arrived at New York.
The prevalence of anarchy in Moroc
co keeps the ministers shut up in the
capnal.
The French parliament is again in
eession.
Brush fires are
dreds of acres in
burning
Southern
over bun'
California.
The new battleship Minnesota suc
cessfully etood a four-hour endurance
test.
A San Francisco deputy sheriff shot
and killed a wife-beater who resisted
arrest.
The recent election of Santa Fe offi
cers was dominated by Standard Oil interests.
Secretary Root has asked Japan to
pnnieh the perpetrators of the recent
eeal raid.
General Shifting of Positions to Take
Place Soon.
Washington, Oct. 24. The follow
ing statement regarding prospective
changes in President Roosevelt's cabi
net was mads pubile tonight:
On the retirement of Secretary
8haw and Attorney General Moody
from the cabinet, the following cbang
es will be made:
"Secretary of the treasury Georgi
B. Cortelyou.
"Postmaster general George Von
L. Meyer.
"Attorney general Charles J. Bona
parte.
"Secretary of the navy Victor H
Metcalf.
"Secretary of commerce and labor
Oscar S. 8traus."
ine general understanding lor some
time has been that Attorney General
Moody will retire on January 1 and
that Secretary 8haw will follow him on
Mitch 4 next.
Mr. Meyer, who will become post
master general, is ambassador to Rue
sia. lie ib a native of Massachusetts
aad has been well known as a business
man.
The appointment of Mr. Straus
caused considerable surprise, as it will
be the first case where a citizen of the
Hebrew faith has been made a member
of the president's cabinet. He was
born in 1850 and is well known as a
merchant, diplomat and author. He
represented the United States as minis
ter to Turkey on two different occa
sions and was appointed by resident
Rooetvjlt to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of ex-President Harrison as
a member of the permanent court of
arbitration at The Hague.
Three miners were 'found dead in a
mine near Philadelphia. They had
inhaled too much gas.
Every one of tne 85 police captains
in New York city except one has been
changed "for the good of the service."
The Etate of Arkansas has been given
judgment of $10,000 against the Ham
mond Packing company for contempt.
Over 400 life preservers washed
ashore on the Virginia coast, and it is
believed to indicate a marine disaster
narriman may retire irom presi
dency of Union Pacific and confine his
attention to completing an ocean-to-
ocean route.
Of 418 tons of preserved meats con
demned in Iondon recently, 24 tons
came from the United States and 232
tons from Argentine Republic.
A mob wrecked a etereopticon appa
ratus in New York city that was being
need in election exhibits by the Inde
pendent Munciipal Ownership L-sg-ie.
Santos Dnrnont has wen a $100,000
air ship prize in France.
Anna Held, Le actress, had $161,
(00 worth of jewels stolen.
Choked With Snow.
Denver. Oct. 24. Eastern Colorado
has been in the throes of a blizzard to
day, but the weather bureau holds ont
the hope of clearing weather tonight.
8now ceased falling in Denver this af
ternoon, the storm center having
moved eastward. The actual fall of
snow in Denver since Friday night wa
about leches and in some portions
of the state it was four feet or more
uelay of freight and passenger traffic
is the principal damage done by the
storm thus far, although fruit crops
and livestock are threatened.
Mines Fabulously Rich.
Lakeview W. I. Fleck, member of
the firm of Fleck A 8nowgoose, mining
experts and assayers o.' Bidwell, was in
Lakeview recently on his way home
from the Windy Hollow mines, in
Warner valley, known now as the Lost
Cabin mining district. Mr. Fleck is
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
new mining camp, and believes firmly
that it will develop rich diggings. He
stated that he took samples of the rock
indiscriminately around one of the por
phyry dikes on one of the claims, and
alsi the dirt for several feet from the
dike, and found it to assay $50 to the
ton on an average. These tests were
made from rock and dirt from the top
of the ground.
Reserve in Southern Oregon.
Salem A proclamation creating the
Siskiyou forest reserve, comprising
about one-half of Josephine county and
two or three townships of Douglas
county, has been received by Governor
Chamberlain from President Roosevelt.
This is the reserve concerning which a
strong protest was made a year or two
ago by residents of Curry county. As
originally planned, the reserve included
about three-fifths cf Curry county, but
the protests were bo strong and persist
ent that the lines of the temporary
withdrawal were changed and in finally
creating the reserve no Curry county
lands are included.
over 700,000 acres.
The reserve covers
Oregon Tax Commission Recommends
Relief for Sheriffs.
Salem That the duty of collecting
taxes should be taken from the sheriffs
and imposed upon the county treasur
ers, is one of the recommendations con
tained in tne report of the Oregon Tax
commission just issued from the print
ing office, ibis recommendation is in
itself of considerable importance in the
management of county affairs, but it
assumes particular interest to sheriffs
and treasurers when coupled with the
suggestion that this change will make
necessaiy a reduction of the salaries of
sheriffs and a raise of the salaries of
treasurers. The commission concludes
the subject by remarking that the leg
islature, if it makes the change, Bhould
not overlook the salary matter.
That the handling of public funds is
more particularly the work of a treas
urer and not of a sheriff, is the m-inci-
pal reason for the proposed change
Ihe commission is of the opinion , that
the accounts could be just as accurately
checked if the money were paid direct
ly to county treasurers bb it could be if
it were first paid to the sheriffs and bv
them turned over io the treasurers.
There would be one less opportunity
for mismanagement. The commission
does not base its recommendation bo
much upon its own reasoning, however,
as it does upon the reasoning of a sher
iff, who is quoted, but whose name is
not given.
PLUNGE TO DEATH.
Buying Great Tracts of Timber.
Eugene The Monroe Lumber A
Milling comoany, of Monroe, Wash., is
having recorded deeds to 5,000 acres of
timber land in Lane and Benton coun
ties, and it is reported that the com
pany intends to construct a railroad
from Eugene, Corvallis or Junction
Ciy, to the timber, if another 5,000
acres of timber land can be secured at a
reasonable figure. If more land can
not be secured, the company wil hold
what they now have as a speculation.
The land involved is in the northwest
ern part of Lane county.
Harness Olive Lake.
Sumpter The Fremont Power com
pany, which has been for some time
past engaged in harnessing .the waters
of Olive lake for power purposes, ii
pushing operations toward the comple
tion of its plant by employing almost
every idle man in the district. Men
have been impcrted from almost every
section of Eastern Oregon by this com
pany to work on the ditch and pipe
line as well as installing its huge power
machinery. This company is identified
with the Red Boy mine also, which
property will be operated in the future
by electric power, instead of ateam. as
heretofore.
Three Loaded Trolley Cars Leave
Track and Go Through Trestle.
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 30. By the
wrecking of a three coach train on the
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Sun
day afternoon at least 50 passengers
perished and the list may reach the;
total of 75 when all is known. While
crossing the drawbridge spanning the
waterway known as the "Thorone-h-
fare," which separates Atlantic C.Uv
from the mainland, the train left the
tracks and plunged into the water.
ine passengers in the first two
coaches, with one or two exceptions,
were drowned. Twenty-five bodies
have been recovered, and it is expect
ed that at least 25 and possibly 50
more bodies still are in the submerged
coaches.
The accident was witnessed by
many persons on shore, and assistance
was promptly sent from Atlantic City.
Little could be done, however, toward
saving the lives of those imprisoned in
the submerged coaches. The water at
the point where the train plunged in
was not deep . enough to cover the
coaches at first, but as they settled in
the mud and as the tide rose thev
were soon gone from sight.
Late in the evening a wrecking crew
arrived, and with their aid and with
the use of a derrick, a dozen or more
bodies were taken out and brought to
this city. Of the 25 bodies about 20
have been identified and it is believed
that no difficulty will be experienced
in establishing the identity of the
others.
The trestle is about a mile long and
15 feet above the water, and the drop
to the water required several seconds,
giving time for the passengers to see
and calculate their fate.
The accident was due to a rail
"turning in." It appears that the rail
which was an outside one on the right
hand side coming down, must have
been out of plumb about an eighth of
an inch. The sharp flange of the elec
tric caught this and twisted it inwards.
This twist threw the first car off
the track and into the water. The re
sult was that the second and third
cars were dragged with it and while
tne tnira car was descending the rear
portion struck a piece of the abut
ment, hung there for a short time and
then slid into the water. This brief
stop saved several lives. A number o(
men and women leaped out of win
dows and the rear door either into the
water or caught hold of a post and
were rescued.
It was stated that fully 80 to 100
passengers were aboard, mostly all
crowded into the first and second cars.
These are engulfed. Among the pas
sengers were 20 members of the Royal
Artillery band, who were on their way
here from Philadelphia. Ono or two
bodies of the band were recovered
early in the afternoon.
PRESIDENT FEARS
ANGER OF JAPAN
Sends
Metcalf to Inquirelnto San
Francisco Boycott.
Japanese Ambassador Calls on Uncle
Sam to Act Exclusion'of Japan
ese Children From Schools and
Attacks on Japanese Restaurants
Make Rupture Possible.
CLOSING IN ON THE UTES.
Modern Road in Coquille Valley.
Myrtle Point The rock crusher
wnicn nas oeen operated at tne quarry
on the road between Myrtle Point and
Coquille, is about to suspend work, ow
ing to wet weather. The result of the
work which has been done thus far is
the graveling of the entire road between
Coquille and Myrtle Point. This road
is laid on a good grade, and the cover
ing of crushed rock makes it as good c
road as any Oregon can boast of. It is
an excellent quality of rock for thia
purpose, which is quarried where the
crusher is located.
Plans for English Teachers' Tour.
.New lork, Oct. 24. An elaborate
tour of the United States has been
planned for the 500 Englieh teachers
who are to visit this countrv soon un
der the directions of Alfred Moeely, C
M. G. The teachers will leave Entr
land in groups of 25 and remain in this
country from two weeks to three
mo'iths. The first group is expected
o arrive at the end of November and
the last in March. Mr. Misely will
remain until the last group has left.
Worst Blizzard in History.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Oct. 24. Wvomini?
is in the gratip of the woret blizzard in
the history of the etate. Old timers
concede they have never seen anything
to eqnl the prejent storm, which has
raged for four days. All railroad lines
out of Cheyenne were blocked today. i
Timber Land Sold.
Eugene Approximately 10,000 acres
of the finest timber land in the state
changed hands a few days ago when a
arge number of Eugene people and a
few others residing elsewhere, sold
thpir holdings on Q lartz creek, in the
McKeniie country, 50 miles eat of
Kueene. The sale was made to two
Portland capitalists, whose names are
not made public, for about $25 an acre,
Ithough the exact purchase price was
not given out. The land is in town
ship 17 south, range 4 east, and has
been pooled for Bale since 1901, at
which time the price was set at $10 an
acre.
Big Timber Deal at Dallas.
Dallas It is understood in Dallas
thai the largest timber deal ever made
in Polk county has jutsc been closed.
The transaction involves more than
$100,000 and includes the mills and
timber bo'dings of the Johnson Lumber
company, in Dallas; alfo the tract
known as the Hallock property. The
purchaser in understood to be the Will
amette Valley Lumbering company.
owner of the Cone mills and Falls City
railroad.
Lane Prune Crop Is Big.
Eugene Prune drying in Lane coun
ty has been about completed, and it is
foundthat the output this'ye'' i much
1 .1 1 i . r .
larger man laai year. Kama at tbe
time drying commenced caused consid
erable damage by cracking the fruit
nd by making it ripen irregularly, but
even with this difadvantage the crop is
above tb,e average. Canneries have
been woikiEg on tomatoes for the past
five or six wekes, and still have a sup
ply in sight.
Wyoming Militia May
Touch and Battle May
Butte, Mont., Oct. 30.
the Miner from Sheridan,
In
Be First
Be Fought.
-A special to
Wyo., says:
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bluestem, 68c;
$2424. 50;
Grow and Sell Vetch.
Albany A company of farmers.
formed for the purpose of growing and
selling vetch, has been incorporated by
articles filed in the county clerk's office
here. The Tangent Vetch Growers'
union is the name of the combination.
Linn county farmers have been very
ucctsaful in the growing of vetch and
ave found it a paying industry. The
new company intends to go into the
business on a large scale and will raise
vetch both for grain and bay.
Wheat Club, 64c;
valley, 67c; red, 61c.
Oats No. 1 white,
gray, $2323.50.
Barley Feed, $20 50 per ton; brew
ing. $21.50; rolled, $23.
Rye $l.351.40 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $25.50; cracked.
$26.50 per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $10011
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
16; clover, $6 507; cheat, $7
7.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.50:
vetch hay, $77.50.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
2575! per box; choice to fancy, 75c
0$1.25; grapes, $11.50 per crate;
Concords, Oregon, 27$c half basket;
peaches, 75c($l; pears, 75c$1.2;
quinces, $ll.zo per box
Vegetables Cabbage, 1 J-1 Wc per
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen;
celery, 7585c per dozen; lettuce,
head, 20c per dozen; oninns, 10(S12kc
per dozen; pumpkins, Wz per pound;
tomatoes, 3050c per box; squash,
ljc per pound; tnrnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, 90c(?$l per sack; beets,
1.25 1.50 per sack; horseradish. 90
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 22c
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1(1.10.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 3132c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 12(31 3c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12(31 2 c;
spring, 12013c; old roosters, 9r? 10c;
dressed chickens, 13ai4c; turkeys,
live, 17 0! 17 Xc; turkeys, dressed.
choice, 21 (322,'gc; geese, live, 8is9c;
ducks, 14(315c.
Veal Dressed 58c per pound
Beef Dressed bulls, 2($2c per
pound; cows, 45c; country steers,
55c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 7c per
pound; o'dinary, 56c; lambs, fancy.
8c.
Pork Dressed. 63"c r"r pound.
Hops 1906, chrice, 15(S21c: prime,
13 14c; medium, 12 $ lSJjc per
pound; olds, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
13(3 18c per pound, accordir? to hrink-
ge; valley, zurtzie, according to fine
ness; mohair, 26 28c.
Soldiers are now approaching the
band of renegade Utes from five diff
erent points, and it is only a question
of time until the redskins are either
forced to surrender or are annihilated
by the cavalry from Fort Keogh, ap
proaching from the north, two more
troops from Fort Meade from the
northwest, two from Fort Robinson,
out of Gillette, closing in from the
southeast, two from the same fort ad
vancing from Arvada, from the south.
and two companies of infantry from
Fort Mackenzie, from the west.
The Utes are traveling northwest,
and according to a report have not
yet passed the Big Powder. The band
is making direct for the Cheyenne
agency, across the river. It now looks
as though the several bodies of Wy
oming militia will Pe aoie to arrive in
the vicinity of Ashland, f0 miles north
of here, by Monday at least, in which
event a battle will probably be fought
n the valley of Tongue River, near
that, place.
Ashland Is 12 miles from the Ch-v-
enne reservation, and tne ries nave
already sent couriers to the Cheyennes
for help in case they decide on resist
ance to the regulars. Squads of infan
try from Fort Mackenzie left Sheri
dan for Arvada, where they will guard
tho Kiinnlles in order to release the.
full strength of the cavalry.
Washington, Oct. 27. President
Roosevelt last night directed Victor H.
Metcalf. Secretary of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, to nroceed to
, San Francisco and make a thorough
and complete inquiry into the situa
tion affecting the exclusion of Japan
ese children from the schools provided
for white children and the determina
tion to place Japanese pupils in sep
arate schools. The President is anx
ious to obtain at first hand, from a
Cabinet officer who Is acquainted with
local conditions in San Francisco, full
information affecting every phase of
the subject, to the end that whatever
action is taken by this government
may be after an accurate understand
ing of the situation. The President
feels that every effort within hia
power should be exerted to see that
all the treaty rights claimed by the,
Japanese for their people residing in
the United States shall be respected
and protected.
The determination to send Mr. Met
calf to San Francisco was one of tho
requests made by Viscount Aoki. tho
Japanese Ambassador, who, at a con
ference with Secretary Rtxit yester
day, asked that the Japanese subjects
in California be accorded their full
rights under the treaty of 1894, in
cluding that of the children to attend
the public schools of San Francisco.
This request was the subject of very
long and earnest discussion at the
Cabinet meeting yesterday, when the
conclusion was reached that the best
thing to do was to send Mr. Metcalf
to California to secure personally all
the data which could have any pos
sible bearing on the situation. The
despatch of a Cabinet officer on such
a mission, it was argued, would dem
onstrate to the Japanese the evident
sincerity of the Government in dealing
with the whole subject and its desire
to show that every effort is being
made to get at the facts.
Incidental to the inquiry into the
school question. Mr. Metcalf will pay
some attention to the charges made by
Count Aoki that Japanese restaurant
keepers in San Francisco have suf
fered indignities. These reports, the
Ambassador says, come from consular
officers of the Japanese government
in San Francisco. Seven or eight re
ports have been made concerning a
boycott inaugurated against these res
taurants, stating that agents have
been posted to prevent natrons from
entering the restaurants and in several
instances stones have been thrown
and windows broken.
The Japanese officials in Washing
ton say they realize that these dem
onstrations and the exclusion of the
school children, are acts local in character,
CHINESE ARMY EFFICIENT.
Effort to Overawe Renegades.
Omaha, Oct. 30. The departure
from Fort Robinson, Neb., or tour
roops of the Tenth Cavalry makes a
total of 7fi5 officers and men on the
way to the scene of the depredations
f the Ute Indians on Powder river .in
Wyoming. It is honed to overawe tne
Indians by the display of a strong
force and prevent a fight. They are.
however, well armed and very sullen,
and it is hard to say what will happen.
There are about 350 in the party, tn
cludine women and children, but I de
not think there are over 150 fighting
men among them.
Carries Portable Wireless Plant and
Wins Expert's Praise.
Changtufu, Oct. 27. A notable fea
ture of the Autumn maneuvers of the
Chinese imperial army, which ended
Thursday, has been a portable wire
less telegraphy apparatus, carried up
on light wagons and so adjusted that
it can be erected In less than 3f
minutes. The stations were operated
by Chinese officers of tho telegraph
corps.
The maneuvers ended with victory
for the Northern army. At a village
five miles south of Changtufu this
army succeeded In checking the ad
vance of the Southern army. The
program began with cavalry opera
tions, followed Wednesday by artil
lery practice. All arms displayed ex
cellent discipline.
Experienced military observers are
of the opinion that with the exception
of certain minor defects and making
allowance for the fact that the opera
tions were an experiment, the maneu
vers were almost equal to those con
ducted in Europe. The maneuvers
cost $500,000.
Clash With Red Men.
Butte, Mont., Oct. 30. A Minor spe
cial from the north states that meager
nu-irps have hf en received at Fort
Benton of a stabbing and shooting af
fray in the Sweet Grass Hills, CO miles
distant, between Indians and whites.
ns the result of which two men are
dead and two badly wounded. It is
impossible to barn the names of tl"
nrincii.als in the trouble. A priest
has left Fort Benton for the scene. Of
ficers are also preparing to leave
the hills.
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Mutinous Cossacks Sentenced.
Yeketerinoslav, Oct. 29. The trial
of tho Cossacks who mutinied inei
winter and withdrew to the mountains.
where thev proclaimed a CossacK ro-
nniilic has come to an end. Some of
the men have been sentenced to trnm
5 to 20 years' imprisonment at hard
labor.
California Again Fails.
San Francisco, Oct. 27. The cruiser
California again failed yesterday in
the endurance test, which is all that
stands between her and acceptance by
the government. With the naval trial
board and accompanied by the de
stroyer Paul Jones, the California
went outside the heads for her third
trial at the endurance Tun. After a
run of an hour and a half, during
which she exceeded the contract speed
of 22 knots, the cruiser was forced to
return to port on account of over
heating of the Journals on the port
engine.
Fleet of Fishers Destroyed.
Tokio. Oct. 30. As a result of the
r.f(tit storm, the finto Island llsninn
fleet was practically destroyed, jjn
vessela having been lost and S22 fish-
rmcn drowned. Of those saved, 100
were injured.
Sea to Be Storehouse.
Havana. Oct 27. Carrying out fur
ther the policy under which arms sur
rendered by the insurgents have been
destroyed, orders have been given
that a great, quantity of arms, the
accumulation of 40 years, now stored
n Morro Castle, be thrown into the
sea. lhis work is being done by tne
Harrison under American officers.
Most of the guns are of obsolete pat-
em. About 1,000 stands of arms aro
to be rendered useless.
Great Milk Supply Concern.
New York, Oct. 27. What premise
to be the l.ippest milk concern In the
I'nited States has just been organized.
Walter M. Hodge is promoting the fi
nancial end and James ,. Bennett rep
resents the farmers. Mr. Bennett ha
for years been the counsel for the Five
States Milk Producers' Association.
which has a membership or lO.ono
farmers, who contribute to the milk
supply of New York City.