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Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday of Each Week
HEPPNER OREGON
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.
ISSUE CANAL BOND i.
The third Russian douma promises
but little relief for the Jews.
Anna Gould ia to marry Prince de
Sagan. a worse spendthrift than Boni.
Fire has destroyed the mining town
of Cleary City, Alaska. The loss is
placed at $250,000.
Mayor Taylor, of San Francisco, says
he will appoint whom he pleases to
offices and has warned the Citizens' Al
liance. New York Democrats are advocating
Bryan and Hearst as their standard
leirersin the next presidential cam
paign. The Philippine assembly is consider
ing the advisability of sending dele
gates to Washington to attend the com
ing session of congress.
As a result of anti-Japanese agita
tion, the m kado may stop the depart
ure of his eubjects to both the United
States and Canada.
With the election of Mayor Tavlor
and District Attorney Langdon San
Francisco is to make an effort to com
pletely shake off control of the machine.
French officers have arrested a man
near one of the Toulon forts believed to
be a German spy."
A strike of coal miners at Newcastle,
New South Wales, has been felt
throughout Australia.
The engagement of foreign gold to
sat. sty the urgent demand in this coun
try has reached $67,905,000.
Great Britain has just launched the
fastest destroyer in the world, the ves
sel niafcing 40 miles an hour.
The copper miners at Calumet,
Mich , have had their wages cut 5 per
cent. About 3,500 men are affected.
Sewer diggers in the suburbs of Los
Angeles have dug up fossils of an ele-1
phant, a mastodon and a two-toed
horse.
A fire of unknown origin at the Rus
sian Baltic ship yards destroyed two
gunboats and damaged several other
vessels.
Many foreigners who have been In
this country are returning to their
home lands on account of cessation of
work in various mills and factories.
Russia's third douma is in session.
Cannon has declared himself in favor
of the army canteen.
Premier Campbell-Bannerman, of
England, is seriously ill.
An attempt to secure gold from
France for American banks has failed.
The New York banks are beginning
to retire their clearing house certificates.
Cortelyou Announces Plan to Relieve
Financial Situation.
Washington, Nov. 19. Secretary
Coitelyou has made the imporlant an
nouncement that as a Tmeans of afford
ing relief to the financial situation, the
treasury would issue $50,000,000 of
Fanama bonds and $100,000,000 certi
ficates of indebtedness, or so much
theieof as may be necessary. The cer
tificates will run for one year, and will
bear 3 per cent interest.
The secretary's action in coming to
the relief of the financial situation
meets with President Roosevelt's
hearty approval, and the plan is the
outcome of the several White House
conferences which have been held with
in the last few days, when the financial
situation was under consideration.
Secretary Cortelyou snys that the
Panama bonds will afford substantial
relief, as the law provides that they
may be used as a basis for additional
national bank circulation. He also
states that the proceeds from the sale
of certificates can be made directly
available at points where the need is
most urgent, and especially for the
movement of crops, which he says, "if
properly accelerated, will give the
greatest relief and result in the most
immediate financial returns."
The secretary calls attention to the
attractiveness of the bonds and certifi
cates as absolutely safefinvestments.
Secretary Cortelyou adds that these re
lief measures will enable him to meet
public expenditures without withdraw
ing for that purpose any appreciable
amount of the public moneys now de
posited in national banks throughout
the country.
MEANS BREAK WITH JAPAN.
Policy
Bryan says that while he is willing
to be the Democratic candidate for pres
ident, he is not anxious.
Charles I. Barney, deposed president
of the Knickerbocker Trust company, of
New York, has committed suicide.
A jury has been secured for the trial
of Mrs. Bradley for the murder of ex
Senator Brown, of Utah, at Washing
ton, D. C.
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Senator Bailey, oi Texas, says the
less congress does on the money ques
tion the better for the people, as they
do not understand financial matters.
A jury has been secured for the trial
of John R. Walsh, ex president of the
Chicago National bank, indicted for al
leged misuse of the funds of that insti
tution.
Governor Frear, of Hawaii, is on his
way to Washington.
Andrew Carnegie has given $10,000
to Chicago university.
Chicago has engaged another million
and a half of English gold.
ice President Fairbanks was in a
wrecK in aiaryianu Dut escaped injury
Senator Piatt says the affidavit ad
mitting his marriage to Mae Wood is a
forgery.
Horace McKinley, the Oregon land
fraud operator, was arrested in China,
but escaped.
San Francisco has sent a committee
to Washington to enlist further aid
from the Federal government in fight
ing the plague.
Seven Missouri men have been found
guilty of holding negroes in peonage
and have been sent to jail for periods of
a year and a half to three and a half
years.
The American Federation of Labor
will raise a big fund with which to
fight the Manufacturers association
The president of the latter says he has
11,500,000 to fight the union with.
Pursued In Far East Distaste
ful to Great Britain.
Pekin, Nov. 19. The speech deliv
ered at Kobe by Count Okuma, who
was at one time head of the Progressive
party in Japan, in which he declared
that Japan would eorely disappoint the
people of India as well as ignore the
opportunities given by heaven if she
failed to afford protection to the mil
lions of Indians now being oppressed
by Europe, has caused great excitement
among the British newspapers publish
ed in Northern China. In this section
of tve empire the Japanese expansion
movement is interfering greatly with
British interests, and there ij open
warfare between Japanese and British
merchants.
Since last May Englishmen have
been the leaders in the anti-Japanese
campaign in Pekin and Tientsin. The
Times, which is the principal British
organ in rsorth China, gives expression
to the "deep-seated, smouldering
wrath," of Britons in the Far East and
accepts
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
ELLIS APPEAL3 FOR SETTLERS
DAY FOR THANKSG.V1NG.
Asks Secretary of Interior to Permit
Land Proofs Without Payment.
Pendleton As an emergency request
on behalf of several hundred entrymen
in Eastern Oregon, who have advertis
ed to prove up on their claims, whose
time has expired and who must now
present proof and make payment at the
land office In this district within the !
next few weeks, Congressman W. R.
Ellis has sent a message to James R.
Garfield, secretary of the interior, ask
ing him to permit the advertised proofs
to be made without payment and to al
low 60 days for the making of pay
ments.
Owing to thep resent financial condi
tions and the continued holidays, it
will be impossible for many of the en
trymen to make their payments at this
time, and it is feared that an endless
amount of litigation, red tape, losa of
time and in many instances loss of land
rights, will result if the government in
sists on payments at once.
KENO IRRIGATION BANAL.
Work Progressing Rapidly in City
Limits of Klamath Falls.
Klamath Falls Work on the Keno
canal is now well within the city limits
and the hillside where the government
force is at work presents the appearance
of a very animated anthill. A large
force with shovels and with teams is at
work and good progress is being made.
It is expected that a great part of the
heavier work will be completed before
winter sets in. The Keno canal is on
the west side of the river and will reach
a part of the farming lands not touched
Dy tne mam irrigation canal now in
operation.
Linn Apples to Cuba.
Albany A box of the best apples
xhibited at the recent Linn county ap
ple fair has left this city for Cuba,
where it will be enjoyed by the officers
of the Eleventh United States infantry.
It was sent by County Commissioner T.
J. Butler to his son, Clifton M. Butler,
who is a second lieutenant in the Elev
enth infantry, now serving in Cuba.
Lieutenant Butler was appointed to the
United Staets military academy at West
Point from this city and graduated in
the class of 1903.
Governor Chamberlain Asks Deliver
ance from the "Knockers."
Salem In his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation Governor Chamberlain
made a very pointed though indirect
reference to the financial trouble. The
proclamation is an follows:
"The president has set apart Thurs
day, the 28th day of November, A. D.
1907, as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer. Therefore I, George E. Cham
berlain, aa governor of the state of Ore
gon, do proclaim said day a holiday in
this state.
"Let it be properly observed. Thank
God for the mani old blessings we en
joy and pray him that we may have
more confidence in our neighbors, so
that the good things we have may con
tinue to abide with us.
"In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and caused
the great seal of the state of Oregon to
be affixed at the capitol in the city of
balem, this 14th day of November, A
D. 1907. (Signed)
GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN,
F. W. Benson, Governor
Secretary of State.
Suspend Timber Proofs 30 Days,
La Grande The register and receiver
of the local land office have received
instructions from the general land office
at Washington to suspend proofs for 30
days in all cases wherein they are satis
fied that the applicants cannot with
draw their money from the banks to
make the required payments. This or
der will not only be of great benefit to
the applicants for public lands whose
money is tied up in the banks, but on
account of the recent great rush to pur
chase timber lands will be a great relief
to the banks.
OKLAHOMA A STATE.
Digging Potatoes at Weston.
Weston Potato digging is in active
progress in the mountain district tribu
tary to Westcn. The acreage is larger
Count Okuma's words as a na- "'an that of any previous year and the
tional expression
The pro-Japanese British'press in the
bouth of China has recently indicated
its purpose of fighting the Japanese,
whose operations," it is declared,
"now conflict with those of Great Brit
ain from the Yangtee to Manchuria."
One paper expresses the conviction that
agitation of the present situation prob
ably will result, in breaking up the An
glo-Japanese alliance.
yield is good, averaging about 100 sacks
to the acre, which is considered excep
tionally good for unirrigated ground.
B. F. Barklow and Henry Ransen, the
largest growers on the mountain, will
have about 8,000 sacks from 80 acres.
Most of the crops will be held for next
spring's market.
Eugene Company Leads State.
Long Expected Strike Made
Baker City One of the most import
ant strikes in recent years in Eastern
Oregon has just been made in the fam
ous Red Boy mine, in the Sumpter dis
trict. The Red Boy has produced a
large amount of gold alreday. The vein
struck is seven feet in width and assays
show that it runs $41 in gold and high
in silver. The Red Boy Consolidated
Mines company, which own the prop
erty, has been working for more than a
year on a tunnel to cut this vein.
Completing Beet Harvest.
La Grande Superintendent Sebbe
lov, of the Amalgamated Sugar com
pany, reports that the beet harvest is
now about one-half completed. With
1 reasonable conditions there will be no
trouble in finishing the work in Grand
Ronde valley. Indications seem to
confirm earlier estimates as to the out
put this year, which is placed at
000 tons.
Impressive Ceremonies Mark the Ad
mission to Union.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 18. With im
pressive ceremonies, befitting the birth
of the new state of Oklahoma, the oaths
of office were administered to Governor
Charles N. Haskell and other Etate oil!
cials a few minutes before noon Satur
day. The oaths were administered by
Leslie G. Niblack, a newspaperman.
The ceremonies took place on the
steps of the Carnegie library, there
being no state building here.
Following prayer by a clergyman
the proclamation of President Koose
ve It admitting Oklahoma and Indian
Territory into the union was read by
Charles Filson, secretary of Oklahoma
territory.
A band of Indian boys then played
" The Star Spangled Banner."
Governor Haskell walked forward to
the center of the platform where he
was met by Mr. Niblack and took the
formal oath. Turning to the crcwd that
closed in from every direction, Governor
Haskell delivered the inaugural ad
dress. He said:
"In its course through the" day the
sun will have lighted the pathway of
millions, and looks down on the people
emerging from the disorder and discon
tent -of bureauciatic government, re
stricted to the point of helpfulness and
neglect to the limit of oppression, into
a condition of liberty and self govern
ment.
"We are not assembled here to wor
ship the public officer who ultimately
conceded us our rights, especially when
we reflect that long ago, from every
standpoint of population, wealth and
intelligence, this territory was ei lit) ed
to all the blessings and privilege of
statehood, and now to thauk the public
officers in over gracious terms who have
finally performed a long and unjustly
deferred duty would be in the nature of
hnggirg the feet of a dilatory debtor
who finally pays his just indebted
ness."
GREATER SAN FRANCISCO.
All Sub-
20,-
JUDGE WICKERSHAM TELLS.
Explains Reason for Unfriendliness of
Governor Hoggatt.
Seattle, Nov. 19. A special from
Fairbanks to the Post-Intelligencer says:
' J he Wickereham letter of resigna
tion was made public in the News of
Tuesday. One of the principal reasons
for the resignation is the enmity of
Governor Hoggatt. The letter says:
" 'At the recent term of court held at
Juneau, on special request of the attorn
ey general, I had the misfortune to de
cide an important case involving the
case of a young lawyer in a way contra
ry to Governor Hoggatt's views. There
upon the governor withdrew the friend
ship, which I highly valued, and criti
cized me, so that the loss of his confi
dence became publicly known. His
views were unjust and presumptuous,
but his opposition and his refusal to
support the court added greatly to my
burden.
"President Roosevelt, in reply to the
letter of resignation, says the resigna
tion is accepted with regret."
Winter Supplies for Lake.
Klamath Falls Lake county people
are now laying in their winter supplies
Eugene Company A, of the Oregon and every day teams come into Kla-
National Guard, at Eugene, has just math Falls or go out heavily loaded,
been notified by Adjutant General Fin- j Much of the flour is hauled from the
zer, through Captain Raymond Babb, Merrill mill. Next year it is expected
that the Eugene company received first; that Lakeview will have its own flour
place of all the Oregon companies for mill.
military efficiency in the annual state
competition, conducted
General James Jackson.
by Inspector
The Eugene
company scored 184 points out of
possible 200. Company K, of Port
land, recieved second place.
Movement Begun to Annex
urbs Around Bay.
San Francisco, Nov. 14. At a meet
ing held this afternoon, the chamber of
commerce issued a call for a conven
tion to be held next Thursday, at
which a campaign for the consolidation
of all the bav cities will be formally
launched. The commercial associa
tions, civic and labor bodies of all the
cities and towns in the bay region have
been invited to send delegates. The
matter will be placed squarely before
the convention in order to see how the
plan is received by tne various committees.
As contemplated by the chamber of
commerce, it is proposed to annex to
San Francisco all of San Mateo county
and sections of Alameda county, Marin
county and Contra Costra county. It
is planned to extend the city limits to
all ponits w ithin 15 miles of the city
nail, ihis will include all the cities
down the peninsula as well as across
the bay, and give the greater ban Fran
Cisco an area of 181 square miles and a
population of 807,000. Included in the
pioposed greater city will be the cities
of San Francisco, South City, San Ma
teo, Burlingame, Ocean View, Oakland,
Berkeley, Alameda, Fruitvale, San Le
andro, Hayward, San Rafael, Sautalito
and Belvedere.
TARIFF REVISION
BY COMMISSION
Action Likely to Be Taken at Next
Session of Congress.
Commission to Be Appointed at the
Coming Session and the Following
Congress to Pass the Bill Plan is
Favored by President Btvaridge
Will Introduce Bill.
Lumber Company Shuts Down.
Pendleton The Grand Ronde Lum-
Albany Gets New Industry.
Albany Albany is to have a furni
ture factory and the deserted buildings
of the old organ and carriage factory in
the southeastern part oi the city are to
be utilized for that industry. The Al
bany Furniture Manufacturing company
is being formed by John Mcneil. of Al
bany, who owns the factory buildings;
J. M. Gilkinson, who recently came to
Oregon, and H. P. Hanson, a furniture
manufacturer of Taeoma.
a j ber company, at Perry, has shut down
its plant for several weeks. One rea
son assigned is the high railroad rates,
which have caused many coast mills to
close.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
88c;
gray,
Wheat Club, 86c; bluestem,
valley, 86c; red, 84c.
Oats No. 1 white, $29.50;
$29.50.
Barley Feed, $28.50 per ton; brew
ing, $30; rolled $3031.
Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$23; clover, $15; cheat, $15; grain
France's Action Significant.
Paris, Nov. 19 Some of the French
bankers who supported the recent futile
negotiation between J. P. Morgan &
Company and the Bank of France to ob
tain between $20,000,000 and $40,000,
000 in gold for direct shipment to New
York consider it possible that some
other method may be found to procure
gold from the bank direct to America.
In certain quarters there is believed to
be a connection between the attitude of
the French government toward the re
lease of gold and the pending Franco
American tariff negotiations.
Third Largest Orchard.
Brownsville Brownsville is to have
the largest orchard, with two excen-1 hav. sloraifi: nlfxlfu. s14.
tions, in the state. A company has se- j Butter Fancy creamery, 2732jc
cured an option of 300 acres southwest nr nound.
Veal 75 to 125 pounds. 7lZG),Hc:
of town. Work will soon begin on 200
acres, and the remaining hundred will
be set out later. There is already one
orchard of 100 acres near town. The
cannery here is causing a great revival
of the fruit industry in this section.
The Russian douma meets November
J4.
The New Orleans stock exchange Las
closed for a week.
Five persons lost their lives in a fire
t New Haven, Conn.
Work for Deeper Harbor.
Cincinnaati, Nov. 19. Secretary El
lison, of the National Rivers and Har
bors congress, is in daily receipt of let
ters from members of the senate and
house, from governors of states and
from representatives of commercial and
ndustrial organizations, accepting invi
tations to attend the meeting of the
congress to be held at the New Willard,
in Washington, December 4, 5 and 6,
and the assurances of a representative
assemblage are most gratifying.
Aid for Entrymen.
Pendleton In answer to his anneal
to the secretary of the interior on be
half of the Oregon land entrymen, Con
gressman Ellis ha? received a mensage
rrom becretary Garfield, savini? that
Oregon land offices had been instruc ted
to receive and suspend proofs in cases
where applicants cannot withdraw
their funds from banks to make
merts.
pay-
Cup Is Bruised Again.
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 19. The com
mandant of midshipmen 1 as issued an
order which puts a fan on the practice
of midshipmen surrendering their over-
onus lor protection oi their women
friends. The new nrder is similar to
the one issued at West Point, which
caused puch a storm of proteet from the
social contingent.
Chemistry Instructor Arrives.
University of Oregon, Eugene Dr.
F. L. Shinn has taken up his work in
the department of chemistry. Dr.
Shinn takes the place of Mr. Huddle,
who left the university to become gas
inspector for Wisconsin. Professor
Shinn comes here from the University
of Wisconsin, where he has been teach.
ing physical chemistry for the past four
years.
125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
pounds, 6(3j6 c.
Pork Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7
7c; packers, 667c.
Poultry Average oil hens, 10c per
pound; mixed chickens,. 910c; spring
chickens, 10c; old roosters, 8c; dressed
chickens, 1213c; turkeys, live, 17c;
geese, live, 10c; ducks, 1313c;
pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $23.
Eggs Fresh ranch, candled, 35
37c per dozen.
Fruits Apples, 75c$2 per box;
peaches, $1 per crate; pears, $11.25
per box; grapes, 75c $1.75 per crate:
quinces, 50c$l per box; cranberriee,
$9.5010 per barrel.
Vegetable Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.25 per sack: beets, $1.5
per pack; cabbage, lraicper pound
cauliflower, 5O90c pr doze n ; cehry
50c$l per dozen; corn, 85c$l per
sack: cucumbers, $1 per pack; onionp,
1520c per dozen; parsley,
dozen; peppers, 817c per
pumpkins, lljc per pound;
es, zuc per dozen; spinach,
ACQUIRES COALING STATION.
Mexico Has Ceded Magdalena Bay
for Use of Navy.
Mexico City, Nov. 18. Mexico has
ceded Magdalena bay, on the coast of
Lower Califronia, to be used for the
purpose of a coaling station by the
United States navy. This is considered
the hrst fruit of the recent visit of Sec
retary Root to this republic. The an
nouncement of the session of the west
coast harbor, which has been used for
years by ships of the United States
navy for. the purpose of target practice,
was qualifiedly substantiated by the
State department when the secretary
of foreign relations said that the
United States would be allowed to
maintain two coaling ships at Magda
lena ly for a period of three years.
provided a like concession was made to
the government, of Mexico.
No arrangement was entered into cov
ering the matter of naval yards and for
tifications.
Washington, Nov. 16. One of the
most piomising signs is that the next
congress will seriously take up the
matter of tariff revision. Although it
is an utter impossibility to state at the
present moment what action will be
taken by congress, dominated, as iu is,
by men of high tariff belief, it would
seem that tne appointment oi a com
mission would soothe the feelings of
the revisionists in Massachusetts, Wis
consin and other states and would keep
them in line with the rest of the party
for the earnest support of the next pres
idential ticket.
Word has come to the capital that it
p. the intention of Senator Beverldge,,
of Indiana, to introduce a bill for the
appointment of a commission whose
duty it shall be to study the schedules.
with care and be prepared to advise
congress on the matter of revision.
Many Republicans of the saner
thought never have been able to under
stand why the tariff should be purely a
political issue. These men are not
stand patters," nor are they freetrad
ers, ihey believe that, if politics could
be laid aside, the tariff might be ad
justed so that the vast majority of
Americans, consumers and manufac
turers, might be benefitted and that in
the revision there would be found the-
germ of political peace.
There is a suspicion in Washington
that President Roosevelt may recom
mend the appointment of a tariff com-
nssion in his next message. It goes'
lso without saying that Mr. Beveridge
must have consulted Mr. Roosevelt
bout the measure which it is believed
he the senator's intention to intro-
uce. As a matter of fact, the presi
dent stands committed to such a com
mission. Probably the matter has been,
forgotten by the public, but in a speech
deliveted in Indiana September 3.
902, Mr. Roosevelt advocated the
forming of such a commission.
to
MORE JAPANESE COME IN.
20c per
poni.d;
iadi-h
oc per
pound; squash, ll4c per poucd;
tomatoes, 25 50c per box.
Onions $l.752 per sack
Potatoes 75c per hundred, delivered
Enforce 14-Hour System.
Salem The Oregon Railrcad com
mission has forwarded to District At
torney Reamea, of Jackson countv. a
statement of the evidence collected by
Coram i ssioner West concerning vinln.
uons or tne 14-honr Jaw governing rail
way employes. The commission asks age; valley, 20 22c, according to fine
....v.u ,.,,0 nuuLuern ness; monair, cnoice, iiauc
Pacific for the violations complained of. pound.
Portland; sweet potatoes, 212 per
pound.
Hops 1907, 79c per pound; olds,
4c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average lvpt.
j 1622c per pound, according to shrink
' it ort jt on i a
per
Proclamation Is Signed.
Washington, Nov. 18. The 46th star
was added to the American flag by the
admission formally into the union of
the state of Oklahoma.
Roosevelt, at 10:16 Saturday, signed
the proclamation adding the territories
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory joint
ly as one of the American states. Lit
tle formality attended the ceremony
which meant so much to the people o
the two territories. In appending his
signature the president ustd as pen a
quin piucKed irom the wing of an
American eagle.
Great Increase in Immigration During;
Past Month.
Washington, Nov. 16. While immi
gration to America from all countries
showed during October a considerable
increase, being 29 per cent greater than
in October, 1905, and 12 per cent
greater than October, 1906, the increase
in immigration from Japan was gieater
than has been shown in any one month,
in the history ol the immigrathion serv
ice. The restrictive regulations
operating against the Japanese and Co
reans have been in force about seven
months, but notwithstanding this the
iminig-ation of Japanese constantly
has increased during that period.
Jhe ofheial returns show that during
October, 1906, before the restrictive
regulations were thought of, the num
ber of Japanese who arrived in this
country was 084. During October cf
tlm year the number, not counting
scores who were smuaeled across the
Canadian and Mexican borders, was 1,
616. an increase of about 250 per cent.
While the increase in Japanese im--migration
is not partic ularly alarming
in the minds of officials of the govern
mer t, because the percentage of Japan
ese immigrants h not large, it has been
sufficient to create comment. No state
ment concerning the matter, however.
can be obtained from any responsible
offic i i! of the department of commerce.
and labor.
After Trust First Thing.
AlcAlester, Okla., Nov. 18. The fir-t
act of Attorney General West, who was
s worn in he re today, was to bring suit
against 47 coal mining companies in
Oklahomia, alleging in hN complaint a
lonioinarion m restraint of trade, nn.l
in selling the output of the mines
ThH result of th suit is looked forwm-.I
to with muih interest, as the trice nnd
saie m c cmi I om tins section of the new
1'fP.ft.ii.o hini8s interest of
the entire bouthwest.
Havana's Population 299.278
Havana, Nv. 18. It is innnnnml
that the recent census taken in this rittr
shiwp that Havana has a population of
299,278, being an increaee of 45.860
over the census of 1899.
Brobeck Will Be Tried.
San Francisco, Nov. 16. The Su
preme court today rendered a decision
in the cae of W. I. Brobeck, one of the
applicants for the Parkside trolley
franchise before the former hoard of
supervisors, with his associates. W.
II. Umhsen and J. E. Green, under in
dictment for attempted bribery. Bro
beck applied for. a writ of prohibition
to prevent the trial of the pending case
against him, on the ground that there
was not sufficient evidence to inati fir
the indictment. The Supreme court,
did not agree with his contention.
No Interest in Ballot.
Topeka, Kan., Noy. 16. Scarcely a
half dozen women delegates are in to
peka to attend the metting of the Kan
sas Equal Suffragists yesterday and
today. So discourairinelv small ia n.a
attendance that it is said the meeting
will not hiht thionidi tl, la. ri.
object of the gathering is to form .
organization for the purpose of electing
members of the legislature nledired t., .
give women the equal right of sufTraee
as men.
Consents to Obey Law.
Guthrie. Okla . Nov. IB TI. ii.
Island will accept the 2-rent railroad
fare prevision of the Okla noma nnnoi J
tution, which goes Unto effect Novem
ber 16. This PtatPtnent. ... ..i-
frankly and without hesitation hv It
Winchfll. president rt iK p.u
. . - V, M. H SV
Island urstem. in mnkr.npo -;.k
Guthrie city officers tcday.