Heppner gazette., August 29, 1907, Image 7

THIRD ROBBERY
OF ALASKA MAIL
ANXIOUS FOR I RIAL.
inspectors Investigate Disappearance
of $45,000 In Dust.
Miners Ship Gold This Way to Avoid
High Tariff Charged by Express
Companies Robberies Thought
to Be by an Organized Gang No
Reliable Clew Found.
Borah Will Do Nothing to Impede
Legal Proceedings.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 23. The state
ment made by Attorney General Bona
parte that Senator Borah was to be
given an immediate trial was shown to
District Attorney Ruick, and he was
asked if he had received any word from
Attorney General Bonaparte respecting
the trial of Senator Borah. He replied
that he had nothing to say. When
asked as to the date for the convening
of court next month, he leplied that
the session would take up September 9.
The matter referred to is the reported
indictment of Senator Borah by the
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON. D. G.
FAIR IS FAILURE.
Back
Uncle Sam Can't Get Money
from Jamestown.
Washington, Aug. 20. Uncle Sam
may become gatekeeper at the James
town exposition this week. He mate
rially assisted iz financing the under
taking, but has been unable to get his
money back according to agreement
Assistant Secretary of the Treasurer
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 22. A Fair
banks, Alaska, special says: What is
believed to be the biggest plot for rob
bing the United States mails ever dis
covered is now in operation in Alaska.
Only yesterday word was received from
the coast that the third pouch missing
in a month had been reported at Skag
way. The sack contained f 45,000 in
gold dust addressed to Seattle banks
Postoffice inspectois already in the
North working on the two former rob
beries have taken up the latest loss
It is almost certain that the sacks were
stolen while in transit on the Yukon
river boats plying between this point
and Dawson. Several men are under
suspicion but no arrests have been
made. Reliable clews are scarce.
Ever eince gold dust shippers have
decided to use the mails for sending out
their metal, instead of patronizing the
express companies, as they previously
did, because of the increased tariff,
the present trouble has existed. It will
necessitate the employment of guards
by the government to watch the gold
shipments. As they have been prac
tically unguarded up to date, robberies
have been easy and it is believed that
the thefts have resulted from syste
matic operations of bandits working
with well-laid plans.
United States grand jury that sat here conference with those in charge, and
unless some definite assurance can be
in March. No official statement on the
subject had ever been made until the
attorney general gave out the statement
sent from Washington. The under
standing is that an indictment was
found charging the senator with having
had some irregular connections with
timber transactions under which the
Barber Lumber company acquired title
to certain timber lands. " Great secrecy
was maintained about the whole matter
at the time the grand jury was in ses
sion and nothingjwhatever of an official
character had been given tc the public
until the department of justice gave out
the statement that an immediate trial
was to be given the senattor. That is
the first oflicial utterance indicating an
indictment was found.
IMBUED WITH HOPE.
PORTLAND BANK FAILS.
Unable to Meet
Forced Into
Is
Obligations and
Receivership.
Portland, Aug. 22. The Oregon
Trust & Savings bank closed its doors
yesterday. Its liabilities were $2,553,
1127.35. The value of assets depends
upon what disposition can be made of
the bank's holdings of Independent tel
phone bonds, which aggregated about
11,300,000.
President Walter II. Moore, of the
bankrupt institution, said last night
that some assets not counted upon
when the bank closed its doors have
been found, and he hopes to pay every
depositor eventually in full. For ex
ample, the lease on the corner of Sixth
and Washington streets is estimated to
be worth $50,000, and the fixtures of
the bank, including the safety deposit
vaults in the rear of the building, are
valued at a like sum. This makes an
additional $100,000, which was not
counted upon when it was decided to
close the bank's doors.
Portland Operators Far From Dis
couraged Over Situation.
Portland, Aug. 23. There was noth'
ing in the countenances of the little
group of telegraph operators gathered
in the strike headquarters at the Es
mond hotel last night that would indi
cate discouragement over the situation.
They discussed with earnestness various
phases of the progress of the strike.
They say:
' We have ttie wires tied up all over
the country in spite of reports to the
contrary. Why, if a man puts a mes
sage on the wire, say, at Chicago for a
coast point it is more than likely to go
up into the air before fairly getting un
der way. He has no way to find out
whether it got started, even, or not.
We have daily reports from the
chief officers in the East and letters in
every mail and can say that Portland
seems to have a better service today
than any place in the country, and you
know what we have here. The latest
we have from Chicago is the dispatch
received this evening stating that out
of the 1,700 operators in that city we
have not lost a man through desertion
'We also hear that a strike has
taken effect among the strikebreakers
in that city. It teems that the com
pany makes no distinction between
first-class operators and novices in the
mattter cf pay."
given that installment payments will
be made on the government loan, he
may place a representative at the gates
to take charge of the receipts.
ai me treasury department it is
stated that patience has been exhausted
waiting for some evidence to be shown
of a serious intention to reimburse the
government. By an act of congress
$1,000,000 was advanced out of the
public treasury to aid in the opening of
the fair, and with the consent of the
exposition company it was stipulated
tnat 40 per cent oi the gross receipts
would be paid the government in July.
when the first installment on the loan
was due, and that on August 1 and
every half month thereafter $100,000
should be paid.
v earner ana otner conditions were
adverse to the exposition at the begin
ning, and delay in installing exhibits
kept many visitors away.
Settling Zone Difference,
Washington, Aug. 21. Secretary
Taft before leaving concluded arrange
ments with representatives of the
United States of Colombia and Panama
for the settlement of the issues between
these countries and the United States
growing out of the separation of Pana
ma and the creation of the canal zone
it provides for three treaties, one of
which, if approved by the president
and Secretary Root, probably will be
sent to the next session of senate.
MANNING WILL PROSECUTE.
SEEK OTHER WORK.
Strikirg Telegraph Operators in Port
land Prepare for Siege.
Portland, Aug. 22. Striking tele
graph operators in Portland are scatter- dent W. II
District Attorney Will Investigate Fail
ure of Portland Bank.
Portland, AuK. Z3, Two announce
ments stand out as the most important
developments yesterday in the Oregon
Trust & Savings bank failure: Dis
trict Attorney Manning's statement
that he would prosecute the officers and
directors of
Ask Guard for Operators.
Washington, Aug. 23. Representa
tives of the telegraph companies visited
the War department today, asking for
soldiers at Ash Fork, Ariz., to protect
the operators against another attack.
General Bell advised them to apply to
the governor of Arizona. If the gov
ernor decided that troops are necessary,
he would so request President Roose
velt, who undoubtedly would honor the
request.
Keeps Ahead of Budget.
Washington, Aug. 22. Pan-Ameri
can canal construction work is proceed
ing raster than was calculated in the
estimate presented to congress. This
year's work will cost $8,000,000 more
than the appropriation, owing to the
rapidity of construction. Colonel Goe
thals, however, will continue to work
in advance of the appropriation, ex
pecting that congress will, make good.
WOULD MAKE RED WHITE.
Experts Find Signal Lights Have Two
Meanlrgs on Railroads.
Washington, Aug. 22. The board of
experts appointed to investigate the
signal system of railroads of the Unit
ed States will be confronted at the out
set with the fact that there has been
completed a more or less startling revo
lution in block-signal practice during
recent years. This is nothing lees than
changing the universal and time-hon
ored white light from a safety signal to
a danger signal.
Ever since block-signaling went !into
effect on American railways, and; even
before that time, the white light at
night has been notice of safety to men
on "head end." It still is so on a ma
jority of lines, but generally managers
throughout the country have decided
almost without exception that the best
signal practice discards the white light
as a sign of "clear ahead" and transfer
its meaning to "something wrong; stop
immediately.''
This revised langauge has become
such because of the fact that it has
been discarded from the signal lexicon
of the best authorities and by manv of
the largest railway systems of the
United States.
HARRIMAN WAS OWNER.
ing in many ditterent directions and
are taking up other lines of wcrk. The
.maioiity of those who went on strike
have either left the city or have secured
positions away from a telegraph key.
Many will go to the hop fields, while
others are away on vacations.
The men expect the strike to continue
for some time, but they express confi
dence in the outcome and are standing
firm. The watchword is "stick, " at
nion headquarters. The strikers say
the Western Union is out $1,000,000 a
day in excess of its usual expenses
while the strike latts, and the men be
lieve they will win, no matter how long
the telegraph companies resist the de
mands for the concessions sought.
Navy Officials Start.
Washington, Aug. 24. Brigadier
General Murray, chief of artillery, and
Commander Spencer Wood, of the
navy, started for the Pacific coast.
the bank if bis investiua- wuere they will lay out the so-called
t ions warranted such action, and Presi- defense sea areas, similar to those es-
Moore's assurance that the tatjiisned on the Atlantic coast. They
bank's assets would be able to pay the Wl11 visit Seattle, Portland, San Fran
depositors dollar for dollar if he were Cisco and San Diegc
given reasonable time, unhampered by
criminal prosecution or Federal bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Sitting as a grand jury this moruing,
District Attorney Manning will hear
the testimony of depositors who en
trusted funds to the Oregon Trust &
Savings bank on Tuesday, the last day
of its existence. If this evidence shall
Cutter Manning Hits Rock.
Washington, Aug. 20. A telegram
received by the Treasury department
reports that the revenue cutter Man
ning yesterday ran upon an uncharted
rock near Valdez, Alaska. As Captain
Cantwell added that he proceeded to
Sitka for repairs, it is believed thn
be that officials of the bank accepted Manning is not seriously damaged.
deposits alter the institution was in
solvent, active prosecution will be
started and Mr. Manning promises to
land the guilty in the penitentiary.
A complaint has been made out for
the arrest of the officers of the bank
Messenger boys on strike against the and a Tuesday depositor will sign the
Western Union held a meeting yester
day and some broached the matter of
going back to work. This was firmly
opposed and upon a vote being taken,
the poll showed 15 to 3 in favor of
staying out.
Sell Gems at Auction.
New York, Aug. 22. The announce
ment was made today that almost all
the diamonds belonging to the estate of
the late widow of Leland Stanford have
been quietly disposed of and the pro
eeds will be devoted to Stanford uni
vrrsity in compliance with the owner's
will. The sale was held at the whole-
pale house, Lonon, under the supervi
sion of a committee. It is said only
$350,000 was realized, although experts
appraised the gems at half a million,
and regarded them as especially valua
ble, and have interesting histories.
Defines Citizenship Law
Honolulu, Aug. 22. Judge Sanford
B. Dole, of the United States District
court, has decided that the new natural
ization law of June 29, 1906, does not
repeal the section of the act creating
the territory of Hawaii, which provides
that aliens residing in the Hawaiian is
lands for five years previous to the pas
page of the act creating the territory of
Hawaii, may be naturalized without
previous declaration of intention to be
come citizens. v
Stole Money Orders in Chicago.
Syracuse, N. Y.t Aug. 22 Julius F.
Eller was arrested today for return to
Alamosa, Colorado, where it is alleged
lie stole $2,000 in money orders from
the Rio Grande railroad. Eller de
clares he was duped by a friend and got
none of the plunder.
complaint today, should Mr. Manning's
investigation prove the truth of the
accusations already made by late de
positors.
Specimen for Mining Congress.
Joplin, Mo., Aug. 23. The produc
tion of lead and zinc in the Missouri
Kansas district this year will be larger
than ever before. Last year the pro
duction amounted to more than $15,
000,000. During the 32 weeks of this
year the district has produced almost
$ 1 2.00C, OttO worth. Great care is be
ing takn to get fine ore specimens for
the exhibit to the be made at the Amer
ican Mining congress which convenes
here in November. Recently a piece of
lead ore weighing 1,500 pounds was
hoisted from a mine at Granby, Mo.
Taft Is Off to Manila.
Washington, Aug. 20. Secretary
Taft left here today on the first stage of
his trip to Manila. He is expected to
make a notable speech in Columbus, O.
At Seattle he will be joined by mem
bers of his family. Mr. Taft will re
turn in December, via Suez, completing
a trip around the world.
Federation Asks Damages.
Washington, Aug. 24. President
Gompers said today that the American
Federation of Labor would probably
sue the National Manufacturers' asso
ciation on the charge of the conspiracy
in beginning a concerted effort for in
juring organized labor.
In Control of Chicago & Alton When
Granted Immunity.
New York, Aug. 23. A Washington
special to the Herald says:
That E. II. Harriman was in control
of the Chicago A Alton railroad when
it made its "immunity" bargain with
the department of Justice and gave evi
dence which led to the imposition cf a
$29,240,000 fine upon the Standard Oil
company was establishd today, when
it was officially learned that the prom
ise of immunity was extended in June,
906. The Alton, under the joint con
trol agreement revealed by the Inter
state Commerce commission, is now
controlled ty the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad, dominated by the
Moore brothers, but in June, 1906, it
was controlled by Mr. Harriman.
hether Mr. Harriman knew of the
mmunity bargain cannot be learned
lere and will not be known Hntil C. B.
Morrison, who, as United States Dis
trict attorney in Chicago, gave the
promise of immunity with the approval
ot Attorney uenerai Moody, arrives
ere on Monday.
Uncle Sam Makes Good.
North Yakima, Wash., Aug. 22.
Mrs. Wilbur Spencer, who lost $109 in
paper currency in a fire which destroy-
her home in Toppenish some time
ago, has recovered f 40 oi it from the
United States Treasury. Mrs. Spencer
feund the charred remnants of two $20
certificates after the fire and gave them
to Cashier Goodrich, of the local bank.
Mr. Goodrich forwarded the two pieces
of paper to the treasury, together with
affidavits setting forth the facts of the
case, and a reply was promptly received.
GET ALONG WITHOUT ZIMMER.
Heney Produces Damaging Testimony
Against Louis Glass.
San Francisco, Aug. 21. The break
ing of francls J. Honey's automobile
yesterday morning delayed for nearly
half an hour the resumption of the trial
of Louis Glass for br.bery. The assist
ant district attorney and Rudolph
Spreckels completed on foot their jour
ney to the court while Judge Lnwlor
and the jury waited.
John Krause, who was T. V. Halsey'a
assistant in the alleged bribing of su
pervisors in behalf of the Pacific Suites
Telephone' Telegraph company, was
called. He told of approaching Sutler
c
visor Thomas F. Lonergan, showing
him the company's plans, lunching him
and suggesting to him the "Jnadvisa
bility" of having a rival telephone sys
tern in this city.
ivrause toia ot the visits oi supervis
ors to an unfurnished suite of rooms in
the Mills building temporarily rented
by Halsey for the purpose, as alleged
by the prosecution, of paying over bribe
money. Krause acted as doorkeeper
and admitted the supervisors one at
time to an inner room, where Halsey
was.
With the announced intent of show'
ing that Glass, acting as president of
the Pacific States company, during the
absence from this city of John I. Sabin,
in 1905, authorized the expenditure by
Halsey of money b in Oakland to defeat
the Home Telephone company applica
tion for a franchise there, and that the
expenses of the investigation trip of the
Oakland city council to Los Angeles in
that year were defrayed half and half
by the two telephone companies.
TO PREVENT
INTERRUPTION.
Delegates Favor Arbitration.
The Hague, Aug. 22. Nearly all
governments have instructed their
peace delegation to endeavor to bring
about some obligatory arbitration, alsc
the establishment of a permanent court
of arbitration in order to save the con
ferenee from a failure. Efforts of dele
gaies are now directed towards the ar
rangement of a treaty with Geimany,
which country had thus far opposed a
world treaty on the ground that it
would minimize arbitration.
Seek Bank Clerk and $11,000.
Washington, Aug. 24. Edwin H.
Potts, until a few days ago a trusted
employe of the American National
bank, is being sought by the police on
a charge of stealing $11,000 worth of
Erie railroad stock certificates.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, Aug. 22. Rural route
No 4. has been ordered established Oc
tober 16, at Vancouver, Clark county,
Washington, serving 500 pecple and
115 families.
Albert L. West has been appointed
regular, with W. J. Edwards substi
tute, rural carrier for route No. 3 at
Sherwood, Oregon. Joseph Trecker has
been appointed postmaster at Goshen,
Wash., vice P. G. Cooke, resigned.
Goes Over the Testimony.
Washingon, Aug. 21. Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte conferred several hours
today with District Attorney Sims, of
Chicago, going over the testimony taken
in the Standard Oil trial at Chicago to
determine to what extent the evidence
given by Harriman and other Chicago
Alton officials would render them
immune to prosecution growing out of
the so-called Alton deal.
Railway Telegraphers Send Man to
Prevent Pulling of Plugs.
Portland, Aug. 21. Local features of
the telegraphers' strike yesterday were
the sending of A. O. Sinks, executive
member of the Oreder of Railway
Telegraphers, out on the Southern Pa
cific lines in Oregon to stop the pulling
of plugs and other interruption of serv
ice by railway telegraphers; the deser
tion of Mrs. L. I. Dolphin from the
strikers and her return to work at the
Postal office, and the partial reorganiza
tion of the messenger forcejat the West
ern Union office.
Despite these circumstances, striking
operators formerly employed by both
companies are standing firm and make
the statement that they are more con
fident of winning now than at any time
since they walked out. It is said the
strikebreakers are being worn out by
the long strain and that the companies
are unable to get any competent opera
tors whatever.
Brokers' offices were silent yesterday,
not a telegiaph key clicking in either
the offices of Overbeck & Cooke in the
Couch building, or Downing & Hopkins
in the Chamber of Commerce. Wire
trouble south of Ashland is ascribe"d as
the reason for the failure of the former
company to receive quotations, while
the latter is said to have refused the
fragmentary service offered, the firm
declining to carry on operations in the
present demoralized condition of the
stock maket without complete informa
tion of conditions in Chicago and Wall
street. .Yesterday was the first day for
years that Portland people who dabbled
in stocks could not learn the state of
the market.
FOUND GUILTY
OF LAND FRAUD
Jury Quickly Returns Verdict Against
Benson and Pcrrin.
Noted Case Ends In Complete Victory
for Governmet Aged Defendants
Are Hard Hit by Result Both Are
Permitted to Remain at Liberty
On Bail.
San Francisco, Aug. 20. John A.
Benson and Dr. Edward B. Perrin were
yesterday convicted of conspiracy to
defraud the United States government
in securing 12,000 acres of land in Te
hama county.
The verdict, which means a fine and
term of imprisonment, was returned by
a jury in the United States District
court after being out about an hcur.
Benson and Dr. Perrin were allowed
to retain their liberty on ball. Judge
De Haven set Thursday as a day for
passing sentence.
J. C. Campbell made the closing ar
gument for the defense at the morning
session, and in the afternoon United
States District Attorney Devlin closed
for the prosecution, summing up the
case in a forcible manner. In his
charge Judge De Haven instructed the
jurors that if they found from the evi
dence tliat Dr. Perrin had at any time
subsequent to October 31, 1903, taken
advantage of the contract with Benson
he should be found guilty as charged.
After the jury had been out about
half an hour they filed back into court
and asked for a reading of letters Perrin
wrote from Washington, Snell's reply
and that part of the charge relating to
Dr. Perrin s liability in connection with
the Benson contract. A verdict was
returned within ten minutes after the
request of the jury had been granted.
Dr. Perrin took the verdict very hard
and was comforted by his two sons.
Benson appeared to be dumfounded at
the result.
The punishment provided by the stat
ute is a fine of not less than $1,000 nor
more than $10,000 and imprisonment
for not less than two years.
NO LACK OF MEN.
WARNS CHINA AGAINST JAPAN.
Faster Work on Canal.
Washington, Aug. 22. The Isth
mian canal commission will expedite
canal excavating 20 per cent by con
tracting for 14 new steam shovels in
Strike Nears End.
San Francisco, Aug. 23. Aftera heat
ed meeting of the general strike com
mittee supervisor iveitmoe, who is a
member of the committee, said: "We j addition to the 60 now working
will an ride in a week. United Rail
roads bond holders are affecting a set
tlement of the strike. A thousand men
will apply for reinstatement on the
cars on a day to be set soon. Recog
nition of the union will not be dis
cussed. Hours and wages will be set
tled between the men and the company.
Jews Yet to Conquer World.
The Hague, Aug. 23. The close to
day of the eighth International Zionist
congress, which has been in session in
this city since August 14, was marked
with great enthusiasm. Dr. David
Wolfz, of Cologne, delivered the clos
ing speech. He said, among other
things, that the Jewish people must
yet conquer the world.
Railroad Selection Approved.
Washington, Aug. 23. The secre
tary of the interior has approved the
selection of 400 acres of land by the
Northern Pacific railroad in the Coeur
d'Alene land district, Idaho.
Redding Man Recommended.
Washington, Aug. 17. Senators
Terkins and Flint have recommended
that Judge Edward Sweeny, of Red
ding, be appointed superintendent of
the mint at San Francisco to succeed
Frank Leach.
Wireless Stations on Coast
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uBiiuiivii, .iu(. iiitj .limy i
and Navy departments have arranged
toco-operate in maintaining wireless
communication between Nome and St.
Michaels, Alaska, and Seattle and tan
Francisco.
Diplomats Point Out Grave Danger of
Further Incursions.
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 21. Advices
from Pekin state that Prince Ching
is warning the Chinese government
of the menace of Japan. The interview
with Viscount Hayashi, minister of
ioreign anairs lor Japan at t-eoul, in
which he pointed out that China should
take warning by Corea's fate lest some
strong nation be moved to imitate events
at Seoul and put her house in order,
has created a sensation among Chinese
officials. Chinese look with suspicion
on the Franco-Japanese agreement as
intended to cover aggression in China,
and officials have pointed out in memo
rials to the government that while Ja
pan's impenetration into Manchuria is
irrecoverable, any further incursion
should be prevented, even if foreign as
sistance were invited to exclude Japan.
Root Not In Sympathy.
Boston, Aug. 21. The Boston News
Bureau says: "Notwithstanding offi
cial denials, we have confirmatory ad
vices again warranting the publication
of the rumor that Elihu Root and Rob
ert Bacon are likely to retire from the
State department. They are not in
sympathy with the recently published
utterances of Attorney General Bona
parte, hich appear to reflect the desire
of the administration to use the power
of the government to punish individuals
rather than to secure the enforcement
of the law."
Telegraph Company Blames Opera
tors for Congestion.
Portland, Aug. 20. "General condi-
iong are improving, " said R. T. Reid,
district superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company, who was in
this city yesterday from Seattle.
There has not been a day since the
strike began, a week ago, that our com
pany has not had enough good opera
tors 'to handle all business, and they
could have done so, but for the mali
cious interference with our wires by the
railroad telegraphers. We have a num
ber of secret service men and inspec
tors, who are on duty at suspected
points and we propose to arrest and
prosecute every man who is found tam
pering with our wires. However, there
has been less disturbance on this ac
count today than any other day since
our operators walked out.
"Six months ago the operatois Jn the
employ of the Western Union through
out the Northwest were as one large
happy family. But that condition has
been replaced by direord ever since the
men came under tho influence of Sam
J. Small, president of their national or
ganization. The men had no grievances
and what is more they deliberately
walked out without being so much as
ordered. It was not until then that
they formulated a statement of griev
ances to be presented to the company.
The same course was pursued by the
messengers.
"The trouble is not that the men
have grievances, nor that they were
kept from their positions by intimida
tion. They would rather not work at
all. Take the Portland office today,
for instance. The company is paying
$3 a day for messengers. Seven men
accepted positions as messengers this
morning and before night ?ix of them
had quit their positions."
Hold Examination at Boise.
Washington, Aug. 23. The Civil
Service commission announces that
clerk-carrier examinations for the post
office service will be held at Boise, Ida
ho, August 28.
Ordered to Bremerton Yard.
Washington, Aug. 24. Assistant En
gineer A. C. Bastrom, U. S
been ordered to duty at
sound navy yard.
Buffalo to Aid Cutter Patrol.
Washington, Aug. 21. Naval trans
poit Buffalo sailed for ruget sound
yesterday to assist the revenue cutters
in patrolling the sealing waters in the
vicinity of the rribiyloff islande.
Portland Man Gets Clerkship.
Washington, Aug. 21. Jack J. Wo-
N., has chos, of Portland, has been appointed a
the Puget clerk in the office of the shipping coni-
mlssioner at Sac Francisco.
Robbers Make Rich Haul.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21. Three regis
tered mail sacks, containing about a
quarter of million dollars disappeared
from the Burlington train between Den
ver and Oxford, Neb., Sunday night.
Detectives and postal officials are in
vestigating. Superintendent Butler, of
the mail clerks, believes the robbery
was just west of the Nebraska line.
Both mail clerks slept while the train
was passing long stretehes between stations.
Arbitrate Fisheries Dispute.
London, Aug. 21. Great Britain has
accepted the proposition of the United
States to submit the Newfoundland
fisheries dispute to arbitration by The
Hague tribunal Meanwhile the mo
dus vivendi will continue the same as
last year.
Gompers' Aid Asked For.
Washington, Aug. 20. President
Samuel Gompres, of the American Fed
eration of Labor, today reported to the
executive council of the federation that
he, John Mitchell, of Indianapolis, and
Daniel J. Keefe, of Detroit, had been
intrusted by united labor with an at
tempt to bring about "an honorable ad
justment of the telegraphers' strike at
an opportune time." Mr. Gompers
was asked when he thought that time
would arrive, and replied that he could
not say, but that it might be "at any
lioucr, or perhaps not at all."
Taft Favors Revision.
Columbus, O., Aug. 20. W. H. Taft,
secretary of war, tonight made what he
was pleased to term his "political con
fession of faith" at Memorial hall.
Mr. Taft made no formal announcement
of his candidacy, but he was introduced
by Governor Harris as the next presi
dent of the United States, which was
the signal for a prolonged burst of ap
plause. He reiterated his previous
declaration that he is in favor of tariff
revision.
Stomach Full of Frogs.
Tremont, Fa., Aug. 20. Frogs' eggs
imbibed in spring wa'er by Mrs. Wal
ter Kaudlich, of West Schuvlkill, near
ly proved fatal. The warmth of the
body caused the eggs to hatch instantly,
and the little frogs thrived to such an
extent as to cause an internal obstruc
tion. An operation was necessary to
save Mrs. Kaudlich's life.