Heppner gazette., August 15, 1907, Image 2

Heppner Gazette
HEPPNER
OREGON
STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
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.
Germany is equipping a complete
balloon corps tor her regular army.
The French minister of war was in
suited and then assaulted by an insane
workman.
steamers or rival companies are rac
ing from Seattle to Alaska to get $25,-
000 worth of business.
Sacramento is being completely cov
ered with electric lights and displays
for the irrigation congress.
A member of the New York Black
Hand society has given the police all
the details of his initiation.
One of the Kcrean delegates to The
Hague has teen sentenced to death and
the other two to life imprisonment.
It is reported that there will be
strong opposition in congress to the
sending of a fleet of warships to the
Pacific.
v A United States marshal recently re
turned from Alaska says rich pay dirt
is being found on the third beach at a
depth of from 60 to 100 feet.
Boilermakers on the Southern Pacific
lines are on Etrike.
Negrces in Cuba have organized an
independent party for their own benefit
Ten jurorshave now been secured in
the lialsey bribery case at San Fran
cisco.
Several persons were killed and much
property destroyed by tornadoes in
Iowa and Minnesota.
Bears driven from cover by forest
fires terrorized the town of Standish,
Michigan, for several hours.
Peary starts for the North pole and
his wife and children take up tbeir
residence on Eagle island, off the coast
of Maine, to await his return.
Emil J. Zimmer, of the Pacific States
Telephone company, pleads not guilty
to the charge of contempt of court in
refusing to testify against Louis Glass.
A temporary injunction has been
granted by the Federal court restrain
ing,, the labor unions from boycotting
the telephone company in Helena,
Montana, where a strike is on.
Four anarchists were wounded by
the accidental explosion of a bomb at
Lisbon.
Ambassador Rosen, from Russia,
revels in American humor and reads
every funny paper he can get.
Eleven Chinese who had just been
smuggled across the Rio Grande river
were captured at El Paso, Texas.
A Salvador warship fully armed and
provisioned has sailed fr-m San Fran
cisco and another will soon follow.
Many employes on the Panama canal
are getting married, because the gov
ernment provides separate homes for
married men.
A Chine?e laundryman of Pottsville,
Pa., has legally adopted a white bov.
with the consent of the boy's mother
ana grandmother.
Turkish troops are devastating Per
eian viuages ana Killing ana enslaving
the inhabitants. Twelve girls were
carried away from one village.
the United States ambassador to
Austria, Charles S. Francis, and Er
nest Hamlin Abbott, of New York
were entertained at luncheon by Presi
dent Koosevelt.
The American Tobacco company has
declared on its common Btcck the reeu
lar quarterly dividend of 2 per cent
and an ext-a dividend of i per cent
again-1 2. regular and 5 per cent ex
tra at the last previous declaration
The dividend is payable September 2.
Hall Caine is believed to be the
richest novelist in the world.
An explosion of firedamp in a Prus
sian mine killed 18 men and injured 11
others.
Pacific Coa"t lumbermen will fight
the proposed advance in lumber rates
o Mississipi valley points.
One hundred unruly members of the
.Belfast, Ireland, police force have been
exiled and 150 more will follow.
A German princess who systematic
ally stole silver plate from European
hotels has been exonerated on the
ground of insanity.
Five hundred brakemen and a num
ber of conductors on the Colorado
Southern railroad have struck for an
increase of 2 cents an hour.
Three-fifths of the output of the great
BeBeers diamond mines in South Af
rica is taken by American dealers and
prices are steadily rising.
If Operators' Demands Are Refused
General Strike Will Follow.
Chicago, Aug. 11. The strike of
the union commercial telegraph op
erators will be universal throughout
the United States and Canada within
24 hours, according to National Sec
retary Russell, of the telegraphers'
organization. This statement was
made by Mr. Russell after he had
been Informed of the action taken
by the men in New York, who, at a
meeting there today, decided to hold
a walkout in abeyance until the lat
ter part of the week.
"This strike movement, said Mr.
Russell, "has come to a point where
there can be no backing down. The
telegraphers have been trodden on
long enough by the companion, an J
now that we have the opportunity
we are going to use all our strength
to enforce our demands. For several
weeks President Small and myself
have been holding the telegraphers
back, and have been advising concil
iation; but they have taken matters
in their own hands and we are going
to stand by them. No union man will
be allowed to work with anyone not
belonging to our organization, and
this means that tomorrow morning,
when the business of the week be
gin's, the strike will become univer
sal. "We cannot go half way In this
matter now. The strike has been
precipitated by the men themselves,
without the sanction of the national
officers, but we are now working In
unison and anything that the offi
cials of the various unions through
out the country have done in calling
strikes meets with our hearty co
operation."
This announcement was made by
Mr. Russell at a mass meeting of the
striking telegraphers held in Brand's
hall Sunday afternoon. The hall
seated 1,500 persons, and so great
was the demand for accommodations
that several hundred of the striking
operators were unable to gain admit
tance to the building and remained
on the streets in the vicinity until
some of the early arrivals had left
the hall.
The Order of Railway Telegraph
ers was represented at the meeting
by National Secretary Quick. Mr
Quick informed the strikers that his
organization was at their disposal,
both morally and financially. "We
have $1,000,000 in our own treas
ury," said he, "and it is at your dis
posal, your ngnt is ours, and we
will stand with you until the end."
Before the mass meeting the 320
union telegraphers employed by com
panies using leased wires was held
At rnis garnering brokers, news
agencies and commercial organiza
tions, including the big packing
houses, were represented. A resolu
tion was adopted declaring that this
class of labor was underpaid and that
the various firms would be asked to
sign a wage schedule and also to
employ none but union telegraphers.
It was decided to let the private-,
wire men prepare and present their
own schedules to their employers.
The broker-men will present their
schedule at 10 o'clock Monday morn-
ng. The broker-men will ask for a
minimum of $30 a week.
The men employed by the press as
sociations presented their request at
60 o clock Sunday night, and the
employers will be given 24 hours to
comply with it. The schedule pre
sented calls for $35 a week for six
nights' work, and 70 cents an hour
overtime, eight hours to constitute a
day's work, with half an hour for
lunch. The operators employed by
the news companies and newspapers
in the day time will ask for $30 a
week and 60 cents an hour overtime,
eight hours to constitute a day's
work, and the regular lunch. These
requests were presented to everv
newsgathering organization In the
Lnited States and Canada Sunday
evening, and 24 hours will be al
lowed for an answer. If at the end
or tne time the demands have not
met with a favorable response, the
men will report to the union officials,
and they say a strike will be ordered.
In regard to the newspaper end of
the controversy Secretary Russel is
sued the following statement:
To all publishers, United States
and Canada: The Commercial Tele
graphers' Union does not desire in
any way whatever to hamper the
newspapers of the country. We are
fighting for our rights, however, and
neiievlng that the telegraph opera
tors employed in this service are un
derpaid, we have authorized our men
to present a schedule to their em
ployers asking for what we consider
reasonable recompense for their
labors. If these demands are not
met by the various news gathering
organizations within a specified time
the men will be ordered to emit.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
FIRE BENEFITS CITY.
Eugene to Have Better Buildings and
Cement Walks.
Eugene Aside from tho loss of Btock
and furniture suffered in the tire of Au
gust ti, the general result has been and
will be very beneficial to the property
holders along Willamette street, and
to the ci'y.' The council has definitely
decided to extend the fire limits and it
is likely that all future buildings put
up on North Willamette street will be
of brick pr stone.
James San ford, who lost about half
the buildings destroyed by the recent
fire, will erect a modern brick on his
property, the work to commence this
fall. A brick building will be put up
on the Betmau property and the bal
ance of the block is too valuable to be
allowed to lie idle.
Cement sidewalks are being put in
along Willamette street, with one or
two exceptions, as far as the depot, and
every foot of Bidewalk in the front of
the fire line has been taken up to give
p'ace to cement walks. The council
will likely order all the board walks
supplanted by cement.
Estimate 140,000 Bales.
Salem Estimates from the most
conservative dealers of this district,
who have made a tour of the hop
growing territory and observed yard
conditions closely, place the state
crop for 1907 at not to exceed 140,
000 bales, as compared to approxi
mately 150,000 for the season of
1900, and this estimate may bo re
duced fully one-third more by rea
son of failure to secure picking
money.
The crop seems to be coming on
very unevenly, and all yards, gen
erally speaking, are more or less
spotted, while the number of missing
hills in most yards is remarkable.
Many fields are well advanced and
the burrs are fully developed. These
give promise of an abundant yield,
with corresponding high oualitv.
KEYS SILENT AT CHICAGO.
Hop Outlook Good.
Woodburn There will be a larger
hop yield in this section this season
than in any previous year and the
quality will be mostly choice. The
lice have practically disappeared and
all but a few old yards that have
been given no attention are making
a fine showing. Some of the old
yards are looking better than for
the past five years. The new yards
show up well and will make an ex
cellent record this year. A party who
has made a thorough inspection of
the yards of this vicinity was in the
city yesterday and reports the out- county generally leading the state in
look very bright, corroborating the , this regard
opinion, of others as to large yield
while on the other hand, in the ma
jority of yards, the vines are still in
blossom, with a very small percent
age of burrs well set.
20 Per Cent Decrease.
Hillsboro The hop crop of Wash
ington county this season bids fair to
be 20 per cent less than last year's
product. This shortage is due to
lack of cultivation owing to bad
weather at a time when yards should
have had care; to lice and lack of
spraying; to the low prices prevail
ing, and to the fact that there is
some blight in many yards that last
season were free from fault.
Last year s Washington county
product went about 8,000 bales, and
it is estimated that this season the
output will be slightly over 6,000
bales. In many districts the lice
have been prolific and, as spraying
is expensive, many yards were not
given any spraying whatever. So
far as can be learned the quality of
hops is up to the standard, this
and good quality.
Benson
to the
of the
State Printer Is Busy
Salem Secretary of State
has completed the indexes
House and Senate journals
last session of the Legislature and
handed them to the State Printer for
printing. Printer Duniway says he
will have the journals printed,
bound and ready for distribution
about the middle of this month.
The journals for the session of:dve dse
1905 were not ready for distribution
until about the middle of January of
the following year and the prepara
Lane County Keeps Up.
Eugene The hop yield in Lane
county, this year will approximate
the crop of last season, If it is all
harvested. The prospective low
prices for hops and present high
prices ior labor may influence a few
to neglect the harvest, and there
have been three good but small
yards dug up this year, but the quan
tity or hops will not be materially
changed. The long, dry, cool weather
has been Ideal for hongrowlns:. and
I the quality at this time is above the
Hops Early in Dallas.
Dallas Hops in the Dallas district
tion of the indexes for the journals promise an early crop. Vermin have
in the office of Secretary of State this appeared in nearly all of the yards
year breaks the record.
New Professor at Albany.
but are being held in check by the
hot weather and vigorous spraying.
Prospects of low prices early in the
season caused many of the growers
Albany Rev. Frank R. Zugg, of"', to cultivate lightly In order to save
Charleston, Ind., has been chosen for, expense, and as a consequence the
the chair of History, Sociology and ticl ted Jn 8ebcurln- pickers for the
Economics in Albany College. He
will soon arrive in this city to ar
range for the coming school year.
The new instructor is a graduate of
Park College, Mo., and also of the
Princeton Theological Seminary.
While at Princeton Professor Zugg
did post-graduate work in Princeton
University. He has had several
years successful experience both in
preaching and teaching.
yards in this district as many have
signified their intentions olpicking,
Operators Refuse to Work With Non
union Men at Los Angeles.
Chicago, Aug. 9. The telegraph
operators who are employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
in Chicago Went on strike tonight at
12 o'clock. The trouble was precipt
tated by the Los Angeles strike,
which was started two days ago.
Tonight the local executive board
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union met and discussed the remov
ing of the men who refused to work
with the non-union operators em
ployed in Los Angeles. When the
men were notified of this step all
operators employed in the overland
division of the local office refused to
work any longer with the non-union
men. When this action was taken.
Night Chief Harry Price ordered all
who refused to work to leave the of
fice. He then went into other divi
sions and requested the men to go
Into the overland division. In every
case he was met with a refusal, un
til over 70 men were sent home.
The grievance committee of the
union called on Mr. Price and noti
fied him that unless every man was
reinstated by midnight every union
man in the office would ,be called
out. This was refused and promptly
at midnight, by a prearrangement, a
whistle was blown and every opera
tor employed in the main office, with
the exception of six wire loop chiefs,
including Mr. Price and his two as
sistants, left their keys and with a
round of cheers filed out of the of
fice. The men employed by the com
pany at the various morning news
papers had been notified of the con
templated strike and they also quit
work.
The local officials of the union to
night stated that the day operators
employed by the company, most of
whom belong to the union, would re
ruse to go to work in the morning.
This will include all branch offices
throughout the city.
TFI FftPAPHFP'
STRIKE SPREADS
Both Companies Arc Now Involved in
Struggle With Employes.
Largest Offices Throughout the West
Are Vacated by Operators Those
at Work Are Ready to Go When
Order Comes Both Sides Look
for Fight to Finish,"
FANATICS WAGE HOLY WAR.
New Portland-Frisco Train.
San Francisco General Manager
E. E. Calvin issued orders today to
put express train service on all lines
out of San Francisco and within a
week this will be installed to Port
land, to El Paso and to Los Angeles.
There Is a train already in operation
between here and Ogden that has
brought such good results that the
general manager has decided that the
service be extended. It is expected the
train will carry only express" and
mail, but may take some baggage
Picking Begins September I.
Aurora If the present good
weather continues, the hop crop here
will be fully as large as last year,
and the quality equally as good. The
hops are burring out fine, the hot
weather having killed the lice. The
crop will probably be five or ten days
earlier than last year. Picking will
begin generally September 1.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
82c;
work.
American "Specs" in Germany.
Berlin, Aug. 12. An American In
vasion of Germany is announced of
a somewhat remarkable character. A
Brooklyn optician, Mr. R. A. Thomn
son. is opening a big optician's es
tablishment in Berlin for the sale of
spectacles, glasses and other similar
wares, and he will only deal in
American goods.
It is known by statistics as also bv
mere observation that 10 per cent of
German men are short sighted and
spectacled. The trade is therefore
n enormous one and the local man
ufacturers experts.
Hops Bring Good Price
Oregon City Fifteen cents is the
ruling contract price for hops and
three contracts have been filed in
the office of County Recorder C. E.
Ramsby. The contractor is Ed. C.
lierron and he gets from II. A. and
Wheat Club, 80c; bluestem,
valley, 80c; red, 78c.
Oats No. 1 white, $25; gray,
nominal.
Barley Feed, $21.5022 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolleJ, $23.50
24.50.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910;
grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2730c
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 12
Native Tribes of Morocco Bent on
Extermination of Foreigners.
London, Aug. 9. The horrors of
the looting of Casa Blanca by native
tribesmen are becoming known and
their recital is inflaming the minds
of the natives against all Europeans.
The situation in various coast towns
is worse. The natives are excited. A
holy war is being preached at Rabat.
Anti-foreign sentiment is growing
as a result of the activities of fanat
ical agitators. There is fear of a gen
eral outbreak. A number of Euro
pean families are preparing to flee
from Tangier. The Angera tribes
men in the immediate vicinity of
Tangier are restless and may break
out soon. The Moorish authorities
have practically no control over the
situation.
There are many complaints among:
the Europeans that France acted in
advisedly at Casa Blanca in bom
barding the town before protection
could be arranged for the Jews and
Europeans there and elsewhere on
the coast and in the interior.
The news from Casa Blanca as to
the situation there today unites in
showing that the bombardment was
continued for longer than was first
supposed and that the lack of an
adequate French force to afford pro
tection resulted in an opportunity
for barbarous looting, rapine and
pillage, with all the accompaniments
of murder and horror. The French
landing parties could not control the
situation. Moorish authority van
ished with the first French gunshot
and lawlessness reigned.
It is now reported, however, that
between 2,000 and 3,000 French and
Spanish marines and bluejackets are
ashore at Casa Blanca and that or
der has been restored. The Euro
peans there are all safe. The loss of
life among the Moors resulting; from
the bombardment appears to be
much greater than was first indi
cated.
All operators of both companies
at Chicago strike.
Almost every operator out at Kan
sas City, Denver, Salt Lake, New Or
leans, Topeka, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Helena.
Operators at St. Louis, St. Paul,
Omaha, Portland and Indianapolis
await orders from President Small
before striking.
New York operators, numbering
3,000, meet Sunday to decide on action.
Operators accuse Western Union
of violating agreement for settle
ment of San Francisco strike. They
demand 25 per cent increase In sal
ary- eight hour day for day work,
seven and one-half hours for night
work and recognition of union.
Both companies declare purpose
to fight to a finish and deny there is
grievance.
President Small of union says
companies have violated agreement
and promises sensational exposures.
Chicago, Aug. 10. Following tho
lead of the telegraph operators em
ployed by the Western Union Tele
graph Company In Chicago, the tele
graphers in nine other cities through
out tho United States quit work yes
terday. The 500 men employed by
the Postal In Chicago, who belong to
the same local of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union as the Western
Union operators, and who declare
that their working conditions with
the company are unsatisfactory, took
advantage of the situation and quit
at 6 o'clock.
With the walkout of the Postal
employes, Chicago last night was left
with about 35 operators endeavoring-
to transmit the business of both tele
graph companies, where, under nor
mal conditions, fully 1,500 men are
necessary to do the work.
The other Western Union offices
which became involved in the
trouble together, together with the
number of men who unit work, are!
Salt Lake City, 36; Helena, 40; Kan
sas City. 330; Dallas, 105; Fort
Worth, 40; Colorado Springs, 10,.
and Denver, 83.
In New Orleans the men employed
by the Postal Telegraph Company
left their keys to enforce demand's
made on the company several weeks,
ago.
bales from a 10-acre tract; B. Merz,
of Macksburg, 5,000 pounds from a
seven-acre tract.
Rota, the fighting leader cf the Fula-
janee in the island of Leyte, has been
eentenced to dsath. One companion
was eentenced to imprisonment for life
and four othera were given 35 years
The trial of Faustino Ablen, the chief
of the Pulajanee, will take place this
week.
Nationalists have a scfe majority in
the newly-elected Philipine assembly.
Haywood was given a great reception
at Bait Lake.
Walls of Jericho Are Found.
Berlin, Aug. 12. The walls of
Jericho, famous in the Old Testa
ment, have been discovered by Pro
fessor Sciiin, who has been excavat
ing on the site of the ancient Canaa
nite city with more than a hundred
laborers. The professor reports to
the Vienna Academy of Science on
his Interesting finds. The city wall, he
writes, is built of burnt lime bricks.
It rises from a stone foundation, and
is for the most part ten feet thick,
Bathing Season in New York.
New York, Aug. 12. Eleven
drownings were reported in the Im
mediate vicinity of New York yester
day.
Samuel V. Wolfer, of Needy, 40 j 13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12c;
spring cnicKens, ioojioc; 01a roosters,
89c; dressed chickens, 1617c; tur
keys, live, 1215c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, 8llc;
ducks, 814c.
Eggs French ranch, candled, 22
23c per dozen.
Fruits Cherries, 812)c a pound;
apples, $1.502.25 per box; Spitzen
bergs, $3.50 per box; cantaloupes,
$2.503.50 per crate; peaches, 60c
Oregon City Has Snakes.
Oregon City Rattlesnakes have
appeared in this city. City Engineer
W. A. White killed a small one on
Madison street at the foot of Falls
View. The snake was a young one.
about
two feet in length, and had
two rattles. A large snake was seen $1.25 per crate; raspberries, $1.25f
thia Vdfllf rn Ilia rntl.a .n Tnff. ' - - . 11 . . . -
this week on the rocks on Jefferson
street near the residence of Ernest
P. Rands.
Fish Traps Removed.
Astoria The fish traps at Point El
lice, which were condemned recently
by the War department as being a
menace to navigation, have been re
moved by the owners in accordance
with the orders of the United States
engineers.
See Their First Autos.
McKenzie Bridge This place had its
first experience with automobiles the
other night when two motor cars ar
rived on their way to Belknap Springs.
The trip was made from Eugene in less
than eight hours with no accidents.
McArthur is Resppointed.
Olympia Announcement is made
at the executive office of the reap
pointment of J. W. McArthur. of
Spokane, as a member of the State
Board of Pharmacy, to take effect
November 1.
1.50 per crate; blackberries, 5(5i7c
per pound; loganberries, $1 per crate
apricots, $1.50(2 per crate.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.75 per sack
carrots. $2 per sack; beets, $2 per
sack; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans
35c per pound; cabbage, 2c per
pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn,
2535c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c(3,$l
per bx; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen;
onions, 1520c per doeen; poae, 45c
per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen;
tomatoes, fl($1.2o per crate.
Potatoes New, lj2c per pound
Veal Pressed, 58)c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 34c per
pound; cows, oQyoftc; country steers,
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c per
pound; ordinary, 67c; spring lambs,
99cper pcund.
Fork Dressed, 68c per pound.
Hops 67)c per pound, according
to finality.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
1622c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022c, according to fine
ness; mohair choice, 29030c a pound.
Two Warships for Salvador.
San Francisco, Aug. 9. Provi
sioned for three months with a large
supply of ammunition and a cargo of
quick-firing machine guns of the lat
est and most deadly type, the Salva
dor warship Areata was ready to sail
ast night. The other Salvador war
ship, the President, Is also In readi
ness to follow the Areata. She is
provisioned for six months and is
also said to be heavily armed. Both
the President and Areata have been
painted a gray war color. They have
been strengthened in the construc
tion of additional armor
France May Have to Stay.
Paris, Aug. 10. In spite of the
firm intention of the French govern
ment to keep within the terms of the.
Algeciras convention In its dealings,
with Morocco, the French press
clearly foresees that France, unless-:
the situation rapidly Improves, has
entered upon a long and heavy task.
The newspapers express the opinion
that France, upon which tho chief
burden of restoring security in the
disturbed country will fall, may b5
forced to occupy in turn all Moroc
can ports and then probably bo com
pelled to undertake a punitive expe
dition to Fez, after which it would
be impossible to withdraw, as was.
the case with the British in Egypt.
As the British bombardment of Alex
andria ensured the prestige of Great
Britain in Egypt, so, it is argued, the
French bombardment of Casa Blnncit
will have a similar effect in Morocco.
An expedition to Fez, the newspapers,
point out, would, like the British vic
tory at Tel el Kebir complete the-parallel.
Texans Amend Constitution.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 9. Early re
turn received from today's special
election held throughout the state to
pass upon several constitutional
amendments indicate that the amend
ment providing for a confederate
women's home, an agricultural bu
reau, and for a road tax, will bo car
ried, while those providing for an in
crease In the pay of members of the
legislature and for a state printing
plant win probably be defeated.
Monument to Victor Hugo.
Brussels, Aug. 10. A simple Dru
idical stone is to be placed at Water
loo in commemoration of Victor
Hugo. The sponsor of the movement
Is Count Louis Cavans, who has di
rected the activities for the preser
vation of the souvenirs of the great
battle, and it is he that has given the
ground upon which will be erected
the simple monument. Tho Inscrip
tion will be "To Victor Hugo, Im
mortal Bard of Waterloo." The
memorial will bo dedicated toward
the end of the year.
Remarkable Meteor.
El Paso, Aug. 9. A remarkable
meteor was seen here at 4:15 this
morning and was visible slowly mov
ing across the heavens from the
southwest skies to the northeast at 5
o'clock.
of a comet about the size of a foot
ball with a tail apparently 50 feet
long, from which showers of meteors
fell continuously. The ball was of a
greenish yellow color while the tail
Railroad Goes Behind.
New York, Aug. 10. The Newr
York Central & Hudson River Rail
road Company has not earned Its-
dividend for the six months ended
June 30, as shown by the company's
statement, issued today. The sum
earned and available for dividends,
after all charges for the hnlf-ve.ir
was $2,947,361, while the sum re
quired for the half-year at 3 per cent
is $5,358,960, or $2,411,592 more
than was earned.
was white,
descending.
Columbia Life Raft Picked" Up.
San Francisco. Aug. 10 A life mff
It presented the appearance from the Columbia was picked up to-
nay at nan Moon Itay. 30 miles south
of the Golden Gate. On the raft were
! found an oar and an undergarment
1 hearing the initials "G. T. S.." Pre
sumably It belonged to George T.
bparks. the banker of Fort Smith,
Ark., who was among the drowned.
It did not appear to be
St.
Will Rebuild Navy
Petersburg, Aug. 9. The Navv
Department intends, in the course of
hp current year, to lay down two
battleships of a low type. Their dis
placement is to be 19,970 tons, arm
ament ten 12-inch guna and minor
batteries, turbine engines, and a
speed of 12 knots an hour.
Mysterious Plague In Arizona.
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 10. News
comes from Wickenburg, a mining:
town 60 miles northwest of Phoenix,
that some sort of a plague has broken
out there which local doctors are un
able to diagnose and treat success
fully. Several deaths have occurred
during the past few days.