Heppner gazette., April 25, 1907, Image 2

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Issued Thursday of Each Week
HEPPNER OREGON
BUILDINGS UNFINISHED.
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.
King Leopold may offer to sell Congo
to i ranee.
Cold weather in Texas has greatly
damaged early fruit.
The order of Native Sons of Califor
nia have ousted Ruef.
War has been renewed in Central
America and an army sent into Hon
duras.
Fire partly destroyed the largest
shipyard at Genoa, Italy. The loss is
placed at $500,000.
Several prominent Ohio lumber deal
ers have been indicted for violating the
anti-trust laws of that state.
A Chicago boy 17 years old has dis
appeared with $7,000 which he was tc
take to a bank for his employers.
The Minnesota senate has tabled
resolution passed by the hcuse which
hendorses Roosevelt in his stand
against Harriman.
Fire swept over 100 acres of Manila
the Joss amounting to $200,000. The
greatest part of the destroyed section
was composed of native houses.
A discharged employe of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railway
has been arrested for at temping to
wreck a passenger train on that road
A St. Louis couple will be married
Boon at the ages of 101 and 100.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York
have been visited by a snow storm.
Early fruit in Tennessee is reported
to be severely damaged by cold weather
A elight"earthquake shock at Charles
ton, S. C, threw the people into a
panic.
There is no chance for the election of
a senator from Rhode Island the present
session of the legislature.
Chinese famine sufferers are dying
by hundreds and there is difficulty in
securing the dead suitable burial.
ine Austrian premier declares every
cdony of the various nations should be
made an independent government.
President Roosevelt has about made
up his mind that the best way out of
the national campaign trouble is for the
government to pay the legitimate ex
penses of all candidates.
San Francisco street railway employ
es are receiving back pay. The arbitra
tion board granted the men an increase
from the time the trouble began last
fall and now $415,000 is being distrib
uted.
Dr. Kennard, an American agent in
Russia, says the suffedring there from
famine is appalling. Nol less than
20,000,000 ate dependent on aid until
another harvest. ; Epidemics of disease
add to the suffering.
Hearst is said to be building up a
third party.
There is a deadlock in the Wisconsin
senatorial contest.
Jerome is investigating a charge of
tampering with a Thaw juror.
The vice president of the New York
Central railroad favors government
control. .
ine uriusn budget proposes a pen
eion for old age and increased taxes on
the rich.
Southern cotton manugacturers com
plain of rate discrimination by the
railroads.
Captain George Curry has been in
it m a m
augurarea governor or Jew Mexico in
place of F. C. Hagerman, who resigned
The thief who etole $25,000 from
the Northern Pacific Express company
at St. Paul has been captured and the
money recovered.
The Illinois Supreme court has de
cided the municipal ownership law in
valid and Chicago will not be able to
own her own street railway eyetem
Regis II. Post has been inaugurated
governor of Porto Rico in succession of
Beakman Winthrop, who resigned to
become assistant secretary of the treas
ury at Washington.
The Hermann trial is approaching
the end.
Coal miners at Coleman, Alberta,
cave etrucK lor an increase oi ID per
cent in wages.
The Chicago & Allton railroad has
been fined $60,000 for granting rebates
in meat shipments.
Portland piolce have captured the
pink domino," a bold burglar who
has terrorized the Nob Hill district for
eeveral weeks.
San Francisco street car employes
may strike for 8 hours and $3 a day.
fcpain has outlined a program lor a
new navy which calls for an appropria
tion of $64,000,000.
Robbers held up the Northern Pacific
Express company's office at St. Paul
and eecured $25,000.
Jamestown Exposition to Open 80
Per Cent Completed.
Norfolk, W. Va., April 23. Despite
the energetic effoits of officials and
workmen, the Jamestown Tercentennial
exposition will be opened this week un
ready. Many of the structures that
are to have domestic and foreign com
mercial exhibits and shelter the
achievements in the industrial arts are
incomplete. Yet the sum of what has
been done, as compared with the un
finished work, forma a satisfactory re
sult.
In the beauty of the water show with
its amazing gathering of foreign fleets,
reprsenting the most formidable types
of naval fighting machines of nearly
every power in the world, and in an
opening program with President Roose
velt in the leading role, with diplo
matic, military and naval represents
tives of great and small foreign nations
participating, the public will have its
recompense.
The grounds and buildings at the ex
position are about 80 per cent finished
Several thousand of the most important
buildings are built solidly of brick,
cement and iron, and these are intend
ed to remain on the grounds as a nu
cleus of a great park. Regardless of
the permanence of the work, however,
the exterior of most of the buildings
will be ready when the exposition is
formally opened on iriday next.
The Jamestown Tercentennial, when
completed, will be almost all that is
implied in the expression, "a world's
fair,'' but it will not stop theie. No
other exposition has attempted to show
the world the life of the colonist", tH
hardships of the pioneers who opentJ
the country after civilization had been
attained on the seaboard, and the
achievement these people worked from
the raw material. Twenty-five states
will trace their histoiy from their ear
liest days to the present, and the ex
hibits will be sheltered by buildings.
The state buildings have been grouped
along the historic shore of Hampton
Koads, and command an excellent view
of the navies of the world.
It is this great naval display that
will prove the crowning glory of the
exposition. Nothing like it has ever
before been attempted. There are few
harbors in the world that accomodate
so large an assemblage of warships.
The fleets will number, in addition to
several of the best types of each of the
foreign naval powers, the Atlantic fleet
of the United States navy, under com
mand of Rear Admiral Evans, which is
conceded to be the finest organization
of fighting machines afloat.
The seal of government sponsorship
will be set upon the exposition by the
coming of the president of the United
States, ambassadors and ministers of
foreign governments, the governors and
representatives of states and territories
and delegations representing impoitant
civic bodies.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SAYS ESTIMATE IS TOO HIGH
U'Ren Compiles Cost of Submitting
Legislation to People.
Oregon City William S. U'Ren, the
father of the initiative and referendum,
takes issue with the statements that
INSPECTION MAY BE CHEAP.
state bneep Commission Inclined to
Make Burden tight as Possible
Salem One of the most serious prob
lems me uregon Sheep commission will
have to solve is the schedule of rates to
have been published regarding the cost .be charged by county inspectors for the
of voting under that law. Mr. U'Ren inspection of flocks for scab or other
nas careiully compiled the cost of miti-. contagious infectious disease. It
ating and referring legislative measures
tc the people under the act of 1907,
which repealed the act of 1903. lie
admits that the postage expense in
IS
probable the solution determined on
will be to turn the duty of inspetcion
over to the government inspectors, es
pecially east of the Cascades, and con-
miming jmiiici.. muiin uw uvtr me , hub uie uuiues oi tno deputy state in
state to 100,000 voters will be $3,000-! spectors to supervise the dinping. with
but he says that the cost of printing
would be $3,636 for 120 pages of meas
ures, figuring on 100,000 copies, which
is one-third more than have ever been
printed. He says the binding will cost
$3,600 and the paper $1,563.
1 he experience of Mr. U'Ren stands cent per head per flock, wheie the
him in good stead in figuring on this number did not exceed 1,000 head,
matter. He bases the cost of address-. Then it was thought a mnvnmum
ing and filling 100,000 envelopes at $4 charge of $1 per flock would be sufli-
per thousand, totaling $400. 1 he en- cient. inasmuch as there was not much
their compensation fixed on the basis
of $5 per day and expenses.
In order to make the expense as light
as possible upon the sheepmen the com
mission first decided upon a minimum
charge of 25 cents and a maximum of 1
BREAK HARRIMAN MONOPOLY.
velcpes can be supplied and printtd for
$5 per thousand, or $500, and he be
lieves that the cost of securing the
names and postoffice addresses of 100.-
000 voteis will not exceed $1,500.
The publication of proclamations is
not required by the new law of 1907,
and the item of $5,000 for that pur
pose must be eliminated from the
cost. Mr. U'Ren believes that his es
timate is conservative.
(work connected with the inspection,
: which consists principally of taking a
j birdseye view of the flock and looking
.for outward symptoms of scab and
ticks, and requires only a few minutes'
work.
Secretary Bonaparte May Reclaim Big
Union Pacific Land Grant.
uneyenne, wyo., April TZ. As one
of the results of the recent investiga
tions by the Interstae Commerce com
mission into Western land frauds,' At
torney General Bonaparte has under
consideration an attempt to force the
Union Pacific railroad to return to the
government all the millions of acres
which remain unsold of the original
land grant. Of the great grant of more
than 20,000,000 acres, the road yet
holds an area equal to the states of
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Dela
ware, and still have nearly 500,000
acres le!t over. This immense body of
land in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah, if returned to the
government, would immediately be
thrown open to settlement under the
homestead laws.
Immediately after the Interstate
Commerce commission's investigation
of the conditions which have made pos
sible the monopoly in coal land which
the Union Pacific has maintained for
25 years, Commisisoner Prouty called
upon the attorneys for the commission
to submit recommendations for reme
dial legislation or to suggest other
means of dealing with the monopoly.
Those recommendations are now in the
hands of the attorney general.
"Destroy the land monopoly of the
Union Pacific," is the basis of this re
port. IMMENSE FRISCO GRAFT.
Marion Fruit Prospects.
Salem Fruitgrowers of this section
of the Willamette valley are looking
forward to splendid crops in all varie
ties of fruits, especially in quality, and
in consequence of the destruction being
wrought to the crops in parts of the
East by the recpnt severe frosts and
other detrimental conditions of weath
er, there is also a fine prospect for good
prices for Oregon fruits, both green and
evaporated. Although the spurs on
the prune trees are not so thickly set
as last year, growers are pleased be
caused what is lacking in quantity will
be more than made up in quality and
the price basis will be increased in pro
portion, .
BIG BENEFIT TO GRAIN CROPS.
Snow storm and freezing weather
prevail from Wisconsin down intc Kan
eas. In places trains are delayed on
account of the tnow.
Fruit Slightly Injured In Nebraska but
Snow Did Great Good.
Omaha, Neb., April 23 As a re
sult, of unprecedented weather that pre
vailed during the greater part of the
month of March, and the freeizng
weather and heavy snowfall of the past
few days, early fruits, such as peaches,
plums, apricots, cherries and blackber
ries in this section have been injured,
but the general opinion among those
who have the best means of information
that the damage is not as great as
has been reported. Indeed, many are
of the opinion that, while early fruits
have been injured and in some in
stances completely killed and possibly
some of the later varieties have been
hurt, the benefits resulting to the grain
crops from the snowstorm more than
offsets the damage.
"Reports from points along the line
of our railroad are not unfavorable,"
said G. W. Loomis, assistant general
manager of the Burlington, today.
"The fruit in the southern part of
Nebraska, which the unusual warm
weather in March had brought to an
advanced state of development, is re
ported to have been pretty badly dam
aged, but little or no damage is report
ed from points north. The snow, how
ever, did a vast amount of good to wint
er wheat, and has put the ground in
fine condition for other farm crops.
fcilmilar reports have been received
at the general offices fo the Northwest
ern road.
Adopt Interstate Regulations.
Salem With the exception that the '
period of posting notices is fixed at ten
days instead of 30, the Railroad com
mission has adopted the rules of the
Interstate Commerce commission bod
ily, regulating the serving of notice
upon the commission and posting of
same in waiting rcoms of railway sta
tions when it is proposed tcmakeai
change in the regular schedule of rates,
mileage, commutation, party, excursion .
and round-trip rates. Notice of the '
adoption of this rule has been forward
ed to all railroad companies in the
state.
The Dalles Fruit Possibilities.
The Dalles This place is waking up
to the fact that the soil and climatic
conditions are perfectly fitted for the
production of first class fruits, and es
pecially for the raising of cherries and
peaches. Men every day are turning
their attention to the fruitraising in
dustry, many investing in tracts of land
varying in size from five to 40 acres,
upon which they have planted orchards,
with the prospect of splendid results.
Nowhere can finer cherries and peaches
be raised, and this season bids fair to
be an exceptional one for a fruit crop.
Must Put Up Time Tables.
One of the rules of the state railroad
commission is that bulletins giving the
hours of the arrival and departure of
all trains, be posted in every station.
rracucany an stations have lor years
been supplied with these bulletin boards
but because of the carelessness or indif
ference of agents, time cards have not
been posted for the information of the
public. Newly painted bulletin boards
are being sent tc station agents for the
O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific,
accompanied by a letter from the office
of General Manager J. P. O'Brien, in
which the attention of agents is called
to the posting of bulletins.
Train Service Bad.
r l m it i. . -
juemoers oi tne state railroad com
mission have addressed a letter to Wil-
nam iucuurray general passenger
agent lor the O. R. & N., informing
him that the local train service be
tween Biggs and Pendleton is inade
quate. In the absence of a necessary
local service between these points, the
commission argues that the heavy
transcontinental trains have been
obliged to look after this traffic with
the result that these trains are fre
quently several hours late reaching
.Portland.
C jmmission House Changes Hands
La Grande An important real estate
deal was consummated this week when
L. W. Damon and Dr. M. K. Hall pur
chased the fruit and commission busl
ness formerly owned by the Parr-Sim-
mons company. ine present owners
will enlarge the facilities for handling
business and will probably add a cold
storage plant during the summer. Mr
1- Ml 1 j 1 .
1'amon win De tne active manager.
The price paid for the business was
$16,000.
Police Captain Tells of Blackmail in
Tenderloin District.
San Francisco, April 22. Captain of
Police John Mooney was on the stand
in the grand jury room for two hours
tcday, and when he left it was an
nounced that he had not completed the
story of police corruption, but would
return tomorrow to finish the recital
Mr. Mooney's testimony was sensa
tional in the extreme. The burden of
it was that corruption of the blackest
kind exists in the department, and that
it exists by the sufferance and encour
agement of Chief of Police Dinan,
Mayor Schmitz, Abe Ruef and a cer
tain element in the lower courts. Mr
Mooney said that all his efforts to purge
the town of undesirables were blocked
by the men in authority, whose duty it
was to assist.
Mr. Mooney charged that resorts in
the new tenderloin were protected at
regular rates. With his assistance the
grand jury has been put in possession
of evidence which shows a depth of de
gradation almost unbelievable. It has
been shown that the mayor and Ruef
have been partners in seme of the most
nefarious enterprises launched in any
municipality.
BAD CONDITIONS ON ISTHMUS.
ILO ILO IS
FIRE SWEPT
Large Portion of Native Quarter Is
Entirely Destroyed.
Earthquakes Also Visit the Philippine
Islands Typhoon in Caroline Is
lands Lays Waste Large Section
Mexico Recovering From Recent
Shocks.
Italy
Forbids
Man
Expects Big Gathering.
Hood River Members of Hood River
valley'e grange societies are preparing
to make arrangements for entertaining
their fellow members from other partts
of the state, who will meet here in con
vention May 24. Letters received in
dicate that between 600 and 800 mem
bers will be present, as societies from
several districts have already signified
their intention of sending large delega
tions. Multnomah county is expected
to be represented by 150 to 200.
Grain Crop Will Be Large.
ii,igin mere is every prospect of a
bumper grain ciop in Union county this
season, a Jarge snowfall together with
unusually large rainfalls the past few
weeKs, insures suincienc moisture lor a
large crop. Thousands of acres were
sown to fall grain last fall and unless
unknown conditions arise the crop will
in all probabilities be a record breaker.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Emigration and Sends
to Investigate.
Rome, Apiil 22. Leroy Park, agent
for the Panama Canal commission, who
was sent here to investigate means of
obtaining men for work upon the isth
mus, learns that the Italian government
has received grave reports regarding the
hygienic, humanitarian and moral con
ditions of the isthmus; that the govern
ment had forbidden further immigra
tion of Italians to Panama, and that a
government official had been sent to the
isthmus to investigate conditions. Mr
Park did everything possible to place
the situation before the government an
m convince tne oinciais here that the
men at work upon the canal earned $i
a day, were well led, well housed and
humanely treated, adding that he he
lieved that 5,000 immigrants might
leave Italy for Panama immediately
and that thousands of others would
soon follow.
Manila, April 20. Latest reports
from Iloilo say the fire has been
checked. The native quarter of the city-
was destroyed. The property loss is
estimated at $100,000 gold. The busi
ness section of the city was untouched,
it beiug saved by the military and con
stabulary.
Seven hundred houses were destroyed
and 800 or 1,000 natives made home
less. Adequate relief measures have
been taken. The homleess have been
loused in schools and other buildings.
The province and the city will prov'de
for the refugees and no physical suffer
ing is feared.
There was no loss of life by the
earthquakes. The sh(jcks, while the
most severe experienced in 15 years,
were not violent enough to cause much
destruction. Dispatches from points in
several provinces report severe shocks
but little damage.
The total damage caused by the
earthquakes in the entire archipelago
will not exceed $10,000.
Typhoon Sweeps Caroline Islands.
Berlin, April 20. Colonial Director
Dernburg informed the budget commit
tee of the reichstag today that a cable
message had been received from the
governor of the island of Yap, an
nouncing that a disastrous typhoon
swept over the Caroline islands on
Good Friday, March 29, and that 230
cf the 800 natives of the Ululthi group
were drowned, that the cocoanut trees-
were destroyed, and that famine threat
ens the surviving natives.
The steamer Planet, of the German
navy, which lias been engaged in geo
detic work, and the steamer Mani, of
the Jaluit company, proceeded to Ulul
thi islands, taking food and help. It
was proposed to bring as many of the-
suffering natives as possible to the Pe-
lew and Ladrone islands.
To Defend Harriman Line.
Topeka, Kan., April 23. It was ru
mored here today that N. H. Loomis,
general solicitor for the Union Pacific
railroad in Kansas, was to be made gen
eral counsellor for all the Harriman
lines in cases before the Interstate Com
rnerce commission. Mr. Loomis today
admitted that such a plan was under
consideration. In case the position is
created, Mr. Loomis will move to Chi
cago, where he will have a large corps
of assistants. The position is new in
railroad circles and is made necessary
by the passage of the new rate law.
Snow Flurry at El Paso.
El Paso, Tex., April 23. Snow fell
here this morning at a lively rate for
more than an hour. This is the latest
snowfall ever known here, and the tem
perature, which was 36 degrees, did
Jamage to the small fruit and truck gar
lens in the vallev, ariously estimated
at from $50,000 to $100,000. Frost i
predicted by the local weather bureau
for tonight. Ti e Golden State limited
on the Kcjck Island road is six and one
alf hours late on account of the enow.
Medford Road Buys Option.
Medford Right of way agents of the
of Butte Falls & Western railway are
purchasing options on land through
which the contemplated survey will
pass. The incorporators of the Butte
Falls & Western have large timb 5r hold
ings in the vicinity of Butte Falls, and
contracts for the delivery of $1,800,000
worth of sawed timber to the California
Box company, which must be partially
tilled within the current jear.
Wheat Club, 75c; bluestem, 77c;
valley, 72c; red, 74c.
Oats No. 1 white, $29.50; gray, $28
29.
Rye $1.451.50 per cwt.
Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew
ing, $25; rolled, $23.5024.50.
r -vv,i toe. i.,i tno I
UBUau, pe and utan were reCeived
. T-.ii it. , conference will discuss
xiuy vuney uiuouiy, no. i, $io(ono
Pray for Rain in Cuba.
Havana, April 2.3. Prayers for rain
ere offered in churches throughout
the island Sundav. No rain has fallen
six months. The country is parched,
many cattle are dying and forest fires
are devastating vast areas.
More Interest in Farming.
Prairie City The upper part of the
John Day valley, in which Prairie City
is situated, is fast coming to the front
as an agricultural disttict. It is usual
ly considered and spoken of as a stock
country, but of late years grain
and fruit raising have given it the char
acter of a farming section. Citizens
have come to understand this, and are
systematically taking up the various
farming features.
To Bridge McKenzie River.
Eugene The county court has decid
ed to build a good bridge across the
McKenzie river at Hendricks Ferry.
For years the cost of maintaining the
ferry at this point has been considera
ble of an expense to the county, and
the high water has often put the ferry
temporarily out ot commission.
Buy Timber Tract.
Eugene The Armstrong timber tract
has just been conveyed to the Monrce
Mill company. The land consists of
1,443 acres in the Lake creek district
and the price paid, according to the
deed, was $27,500 or about $19 an acre.
The land is in township 17, ranees 7
and 8.
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1
18; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain hay
$y10.
Appies uommoD, ocsi.zo per
box; choice, $1.502.
vegetaoies xurnips, sicgi.ZD per
sack; carrots, $1(2)1.25; beets, $1.25
1.50; horseradish. 78c per pound
cauliflower, 75$1.25 per dozen; let
tuce, head, 3545c per dozen; onions
ju(2)iz&c per ciozen; raoisnes uuc per
dozen; asparagus 15c per pound; rhu
barb 45c per pound.
Onions Oregon $3.504 per cwt
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks fancy
$1.401.65; extra fancy, $1.752
No. 1 choice, $1.251.40.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25
27c per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream 26c
per pound; second grade cream 2c less
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 1516c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1515c;
spring Iryers and broilers, 222'k;
old roosters, 1012c; dressed chick
ens, 1617c; turkeys, live, 1315c;
turkeys, dressed, choice, 18l20c;
geese live, 8c; ducks, 1618c.
Eggs 19c per dozen.
Veal Dressed, h)4Bc per pound
ueei dressed Duns, S(gjc per
pound; cows, 56c; country steers,
C7e.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010Vc
per pound; ordinary, 89c; spring
lambs, with pelt, 1213c.
Pork Dressed, 69c per pound.
Hops 710c per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, zucgzzc according to nne
nees; mohair, choice, 2929c. i
Many Governors to Attend.
New York, April 22. Fifteen gov
ernors have accepted the invitation to
name delegates to attend the national
confeience on combinations and trusts
in Chicago, May 28-31. The accept
ances of the governors of New York,
Iowa. Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin
tcday. This
Governmental
powers over corporations engaged in
interstate commerce; the division of
power under the constitution between
the nation and the state, and similar
subjects,
May Tie Up Street Cars.'
San Francisco, April 22. San Fran
cisco is threatened with a bitter street
car strike on May 1, when the present
agreement between the men and the
company will expire. The men now
receive up to 32 cents an hour for a ten-
hour day. The men request a flat rate
of $3 a day for eight hours. Both sides
aamit tney expect a strike and are pre
pared for it. It is known that the
United Railways has begun the recruit
ing of strike breakers with whom to
supplant its men when they go out.
Less Than 100 Lives Lost.
Mexico City, April 20. Communica
tions have now been opened with alf
the impoitant points in the section most
affected by the earthquake. The latest
reports indicate that the loss of life
will not reach 100, but many persons
have been injured and the property loss.
is very great.
ice President Corral, in a commu
nication published here today, declares-
hat the whole of the state of Gueirero-
has been devastated.
Thousands of dollars are being sub
scribed to the fund being raised in this
ity for the relief of i the earthquake!
sufferers.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Bryce Speculates on Result if Revolu
tion Had Failed.
Philadelphia, April 20. James
Bryce, ambassador from Great Britain
in an address at the banquet of the
Trans-Atlantic society of America here
tonight, declared that, if America had:
remained as a colonial ward of Eng
land, President Roosevelt would not
have been confronted with such world
important problems as he is now called
to solve.
Had the countries not been separat
ed, Mr. Bryce said, the development of
the United States would have been
more gradual. He was of the opinion
that slavery would not have endured so
long and wculd have gone, perhaps.
without bloodshed. There would have
been fewer railroads, less internal strife
and consequently fewer big economic
problems to solve.
Heavy Snow in Colorado.
Denver, Colo., April 22. According
to the local weather bureau s measure
ments, 18 inches of snow, equivalent to
1.44 inches of rain, fell here during the
storm which came from the north ys
terday morning and passed off to th
southeast today. A heavy precipitation
was general in Colorado, and the ground
is now in good condition to bring to
maturity the grain crops, which were
threatened with failure in some dis-
ricts.
Only Week's Supply of Coal.
Winnipeg, Man. April 22. More
than 15,000 coal miners are now in-
oived in the strike in Alberta and
British Columbia.
is eaid, the Canadian
le able to operate its
for lack of coal.
Wihin a week, it
Pacific will not
passenger trains
Until navigation
opens there is no relief in sight.
Build Terminals at Oakland.
San Francisco, April 20. The West
ern Pacific railroad has decided to com
mence immediately the construction of
its trans-baj terminal along the north
retaining wall of the Oakland estuary.
This work will involve the filling in of
mole 1,000 feet in width and between
4,000 and 5,000 feet in length. The
construction of the mole, together with
the erection of a modern depot building
and slip approaches at its western end,
will take about 17 or 18 months, and
will involve a financial outlay of some
thing like $2,500,000.
Forgery by Mutual Life.
New York, April 20. Abraham Ben
edict, of the law firm of Guggenheim,
Untermeyer & Marshall, counsel to the
International Policyholders' commit
tee, called on Acting District Attorney
Smyth at the district atorney's office
today and laid before Mr. Smyth cer
tain evidence by which it is alleged
forgery had been committed in the
election held recently by the Mutual
Life Insurance company. The district
attorney's office will investigate.
, Georgia Peaches Killed
Z Atlanta, Ga., April 20. State En
tomologist Smith today received reports
from the various peach giowing dis
tricts of the state, a summary of which
shows that at least 75 per cent of the
crop has been killed by the recent cold'
ther.