MORE MONEY
FOR COLUMBIA
General MacKenzle Wants Enough to
Finish Jetty.
Annual Report Also Asks Money for
Celilo Canal, Upper Columbia and
Snake Rivers, Tacoma Harbor
and Grays Harbor Total of Over
327,000,000.
Washington, Nov. 14. In his annual
report made public today, General Mac
Kenzie, chief of army engineers, recom
mends that congress, at its coming ses
sion, appropriate the $1,700,000 which
was authorized last session to complete
the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia
Tiver. When this appropriation was
authorized it wsb believed that the
amount would complete the project,
but owing to the increased price tf
lumber and material and the damage
caused by winter storms it is now be
lieved that a supplementary estimate
covering the increase in cost will have
to he submitted.
General MacKenzie also bolceives
that $80,000 or $90,000 should be ex
pended putting new boilers in the
dredge Chinook, which is now unsea
worthy. If this done, the dredge can
be put back to work on the bar, and it
is his belief that it could greatly aid
the concentrated tidal current in broad
ening aud deepening the channel now
in process of formation.
The last river and harbor bill autho
rized the appropriation of $500,000 for
the Celilo canal, in addition to $100,
000 then made available. It is recom
mended that this amount be appropri
ated at the coming session so that work
can be continued without delay. That
will leave nearly $3,000,000 yeb to be
appropriated.
General MacKenize recommends that
congress provide for the construction of
a revetment opposite Albany and for
the extension of the existing revetment
at Independence in the Williamette
river, so as to maintain the existing
alignment of the river bank and chan
nels. No new appropriation is recom
mended. The improvement of the
Upper Columbia and Snake rivers is
proceeding and the work will he finii-h-?d
by the time the Celilo canal is com
peted. Further improvements of Coos
bay depend upon the report of the spe
cial army engineer board appointed to
determine the adviwability of deepening
the channel acrosg the bar. If this
board reports favorably it will submit
the project ami estimates which will for
the basis of legislation in the next river
ami harbor bill.
Tillamook bay and other harbors
along the Oregon coast nro not to be
further improved until the completion
of the dredge, for which $100,000 was
appropriated at the last session.
General MacKenzie also recommends
an appropriation oi $40,000 to lomplete
the dredging of the Puyallup waterway,
Tacoma harbor. No appropriation is
asked for the canal connecting Lake
Washington with Puget sound, near
Seattle, this woik having been under
taken by private enterprise. Four hun
dred thousand dollars authorized last
session is asked to complete the 9,000
foot jetty at the entrance to Grays har
bor. The report states that the dredge be
ing built for coast harbors will operate
along the Washington as well as the
Oregon ccast, and in numerous tributa
ries of Puget sound.
General MacKenzie's report deals also
with the question of the improve
ments of rivers and harbors. It sub
mits estimates aggregating more than
$27,000,000 for the fiscal year 1900,
which will be included by Secretary
Taft in his report to congress.
At the last session of congress a river
and harbor appropriation bill was
passed carrying a large amount of mon
ey and authorizing the Wa department
to enter into contracts fcr various pro
jects. Because of the improbability of
any legislation of that character during
the coming session, except to make ap
propriations for carrying on work al
ready authorized and contracted for,
General MacKenzie does not submit
any estimates for new projects.
Powder to Control Utes.
Omaha, Nov. 14. Forty tons of powd
er and shells passed through Omaha
yesterday over the Missouri Pacific and
the Northwestern on the way to Gettys
burg, S. P.. the scene of the Ute In
dian trouble. The shipment was from
Fort Leavenworth and included several
Gatling guns. Colonel West, Second
cavalry, from Fort Pes Moines, wires
the army officers here from Thunder
creek, S. P., that all three squadrons of
the regiment are now there, lie sug
gests a new route', involving less haul
ing for supplies.
Final Trial of" Battleship.
Seatt le, Nov. 14 . Sailing orders have
been given to the battleship Nebraska,
and she will siil this afternoon or pos
sibly Friday morning for her final and
official trial cruise. On her behavior
on this last and ultimate test will de
pend her final acceptance by the United
States government. Approximately
$100,000 is tied up in the Nebraska, of
mmey due the Moran Brothers com
pany, her builders. This amount has
been held out pending the final cruise.
Pay Most of Claims.
Vancouver, B.C., Nov. 14. Mac
Kenzie King, Federal commissioner,
recommends the payment of $10,000
out of the $13,000 of consequential
damages claimed by Japanese merchants
as a result of the recent riots.
MEANS BANKING REFORM.
Appointment of Hepburn Commission
Sets Precedent for States.
New York, Nov. 15. In New York
financial circles the view was freely ex
pressed today that the action of Gover
nor Hughes in aprjointinar a commis
sion to recommend changes in the New
York banking laws may result in a
similar movement extending to other
sections of the country and in the en
actment of legislation which will place
state hanks on a basis and under super
vision more closely akin to that of the
national banks. A. B. Hepburn, presi
dent of the Chase National bank, and
ex-controller of the currency, who, it is
generally conceded, will be chairman
of the Hughes commission, is a strong
advocate of the national banking sys
tem. It is believed that Mr. Hepburn
will personally recommend to his asso
ciates that the state law should be
made to conform as nearly as possible
to the Federal statutes.
The report of the commission is
looked forward to by bankers general
ly as likely to express at once the high
est and most conservative opinion as to
reforms in the way of state financial
legislation. Many bankers are inclined
to believe that the report of the com
mission maue to Mr. nugnes may iorm
the framework of legislation in many
other states. The recommendations of
the commission are therefore looked
upon as being national as well as local
in character.
Mr. Henburn said todav that the
commission will get to work inside of
one week. Trust companies, it is un-
derstood, will come in lor a large snare
of consideration, and it is believed that
the suggestion will be made that the
laws governing them should conform to
those relating to the regular banks.
NATIONAL AID TO MINING.
Mining Congress Wants Mineral Land
Monopoly Stopped.
Joplin, Mo., Nov. 51. The Ameri
can Mining congress, in session here,
yesterday unanimously adopted a reso
lution favoring national legislation gov
erning mining lands and a resoultion
indorsing the National Association of
Mining Schools and urging that the co
operation of the national administra
tion be secured.
The resolution relating to mineral
land especial 'y urges the enactment of
laws for the protection of the rights of
the people against the speculative ac
quirement of large areas of the nation
al dimain.
The committee on corporation laws
made a report advocating effoita on the
part of those emmged in the mining
industry to sicure the passage of laws
providing greater protection for mining
investors.
Dr V. C. Andersen, president of the
Colorado school of mines, made an ad
dress cn the theme "What the Profes
sor May Reasonably Expect Fiom the
Mining School Graduate." Pr. Lewis
Young, director of the Missouri school
of mines, at Rolla, spoke on "Second
ary Technical Education Applied to
Mining," and H. II. Stock, editor of
Mines and Minerals, spoke on the value
of correspouder.ee instruction to the
mining man.
The Columbus, O., delegation ap
pears the most aggressive in the field
for the honor of entertaining the next
congress.
LEGISLATURE WILL CONVENE.
Special Session to Extend Time fcr
Paying Taxes.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 15. Governor
Gillette decided last night to call an
extraordinary session of the state legis
lature, to convene next Tuesday, No
vember 19, to meet exigencies of the
present financial stringemy. It will be
stated in the call that the principal
measure to be considered is one extend
ing the time of the payment of taxes
in order to prevent the withdrawal of
money from circulation. Another
measure to be considered is one permit
ting the courts to continue during "spe
cial holidays."
The call w ill also provide for the ap
proval of amendments to the San Fran
cisco charter and for impeachment pro
ceedings against Andrew M. Wilson,
state railroad commissioner, who has
coi fejsed that, while a member of the
boar ! of supervisors of San Francisco,
ho accepted bribes.
Gain of National Grange.
Hartford, Conn., Nov. 15. Members
of the National grange assembled here
today for the forty-first annual gather
ing of the national lody. The attend
ance is considered larger than any pre
vious convention. According to the an
nual report of ex-Governor N.J. Bateh
eler, of New Hampshire, the master of
the National grange, the membership
has made a net gain during the year of
8 p r cent, a larger gain than recorded
in more than 30 years. The 35,000,000
people classed under "sericulture" pro
duced crops worth $7,000,000,000.
German Spies Arrested,
r Warsaw, Nov. 15. The authorities
of this city made fevera.1 ariests today
in connection with the discovery of a
sensational plot for the Bale ard coi;ey
nnce of a quantity of military documents
to Germany. The information upon
which the arrests were made was furn
ished by state detectives. A total of 20
were tiken into custody. Among them
were two trainmasters of 'the Warsaw
Vistula railroad line and their wives,
who were apprehended at Alexandrov.
New Orleans Mint on Overtime.
New Orleans, Nov. 15. The mint
here has received an order directing
overtime in order to coin monthly
$200,000 of subsidiary coin in addition
to the regular coinage of $500,000 per
month.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. C.
MOTTO IS DROPPED.
New Coins Will Not Bear the Words
"In God We Trust."
Washington, Nov. 13. In connection
with the omission of the words, "In
God We Trust" frrni the $10 gold
pieces, firtt to be minted of the new
coins designed by the late Augustus St.
Gaudens, under the general direction of
President Roosevelt, it is said that
tbeee words will be left oft United
States money of all denominations, ac
cording to the design approved by the
president.
It could not be learned definitely at
the Treasury department who was re
sponsible for the omission of the worda
"In God We Tiuet," but it is under
stood that the department has had
nothing to do with the change in coin
designs except to carry out the orders
of the president.
Ministers Protest.
Washington. Nov. 14. While the
state of Oklahoma will not be entitled
to have its star placed on the national
flag until July 4, 1908, it has already
been given its place on the national
coins. Instead of the milled edge usu
ally on United States coins, the new
$10 gold piecea just being put into cir
culation have 46 raised stars. Okla
homa has not yet been officially admit
ted to the Union, but will be on the
sixteenth of this month, when the pres
ident issues his proclamation. General
criticism is heard of the new gold pieces
in Washington, and word has been re
ceived that a protest is on the way
from various Pittsburg ministers,
against the omission of the motto: "In
God We Trust."
Must Repay Overcharge.
Washington, Nov. 14. In a decision
of the Interstate Commerce commission
handed down today by Commissioner
Clements it is crdered that the Great
Northern Railway company pay to the
Pennsylvania Steel company reparation
in the sum of $2,433, excessive and un
reasonable charges in a shipment of
steel from PittBburg to Seattle. It was
held by the commission that the rules
or regulations of the defendant ccm
pany whereby freight charges were col
lected upon a higher minimum loading
requirement than the practices of the
carriers governed by the Master Car
BulidTs' association rules would per
mit was unreasonable and unjust.
Will Retire the Disabled.
Washington. Nov. 14. Brigadier
General John M. Pavis presided over
the deliberations of an army retiring
board, which met at the Washington
barracks today. Before this board are
to come for examination 17 officers
above the grade of captain, who failed
to qualify for the riding test directed
by President Roosevelt. Today's work
of the board was brief. The officers
ordered before it are first to be exam
ined physically by the medical officers
of the board as to their condition, and
the findings submitted to the board.
Many Errors Made.
Washington, Nov. 15. Serious errors
in battleship construction continue to
be made by the Navy department, re
gardless of the warnings of the board of
inspection and survey, according to an
editorial in the November issue of the
Navy. It charges that there are many
defects in all of the new battleships,
arising from the helter-skelter methods
of planning and building. The reor
ganization of the navy's administration
system is commended as the only cure.
Appoints Oklahoma Man.
Washington, Nov. 13. Silas tt.
Reid, who was today appointed to suc
ceed Judge Wickersham in Alaska, hails
from El Reno, Indian Territory. In
view of the trouble that has followed
the appointment of Northwestern men
to Alaska judgeships, the president de
cided to take a man farther removed
from Alaska and its powerful influence.
Reid was indorsed by Governor Fianz
and other prominent Republicans of the
new state of Oklahoma.
Car Shortage Serious.
Washington. Nov. 14. According to
figures just compiled by the department ,
of Commerce and Labor, car shortage f
in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Wash-'
ington and Oregon is more serious than '
it was a year ago. In substance, the j
increase in the number of cars handled i
for the year of 1907 up to date is I
slightly more than eight per cent, !
while the demand for cars increased in
the same period from 10 to 20 per cent.
Will Boost Seattle Fair.
Washington. Nov. 13. President
Roosevelt today assured Senator Bourne
he would make favorable mention of
the Seattle exposition in his forthcom
ing message to congress, the senator
having made such a request on behalf
of the exposition management. This
will materially aid the Northwestern
delegations in their effort to secure na
tional paiticipation
Wrvte and Black Veterans Don't Mix
Washington, Nov. 13. There can be
no affiliation between w hite and noj o
organizations of the United Spanish-!
American War Veterans in the Pistrict
of Columbia, according to a decision
rendered today by National Commander
Hale.
New Washington Rural Routes.
Washington, Nov. 15. Washington
rural free delivery routes ordered estab
lished February 1: Almira, Linn
county, route 1, population 300, fami
lies 71; Poulsbo, Kitsap county, route
'2, population 272, families 65.
LONG AND SHORT HAULS.
Senator Heyburn Will Bring Matter
Before Congress.
Washington, Nov. 12. Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho, purposes to bring before
congress the issue of the long and short
haul in the form of an amendment to
the interstate commerce law preventing
railways from charging more to haul
freight to a point less distant than that
to which a lesser rate Is charged. The
proposal of Senator Heyburn will in
volve exactly the issue contained in the
complaint of the Spokane chamber of
commerce, and if adopted by congress
and sustained by the Supreme court
would settle for all time the much
mooted question as to preferential rates
for terminal points situated on tide
water.
Senator Heyburn has been giving ex
position of his views lately and has an
nounced his intention to introduce a
bill of the character outlined.
Since Spokane's complaint has been
filed here and the Interstate Commerce
commission has given its extensive and
extended bearings to the case, other
cities, notably throughout the South,
have filed similar complaints, so that
the commission in deciding the Spo
kane case really will "be deciding half a
score of other cases.. The same trans
portation principle is involved in them
all.
It has been learned that, not from
inaction, but from desire to give most
careful consideration to the case, the
commission has deferred for so long a
time its final ruling. It is generally
recognized that th Spokane case raises
questions which go to the whole theory
of arbitrary rate adjustment which has
characterized railway management for
many years.
According to the contention of Sena
tor Heyburn, it is unjust to Spokane,
Boise, Salt Lake or any other interior
point to charge it the rate from New
York, for instance, to Portland, Seattle,
San Francisco or Los ALgeles. plus the
local distributive rate back to that in
terior point. He argues that the inte
rior points are made to suffer for the
sustainment of the theory of water basis
competition, which he argues is largely
tbeoreatical, anyway.
Advices are coming to Washington
that shippers at Boise. Salt Lake, Chey
enne, Butte, Helena and other interior
towns are preparing to back up the
measure of the Idaho senator,
Working for Mining Bureau.
Washington, Nov. 16. J. H. Rich
ards, of Boise, Idaho, is now in Wash
ington endeavoring to procure support
from cabinet members for the proposal
made by the American Mining con
gressl of which he is president, for the
creation of a department of mines and
mining. For several years this mining
organization has been insisting on the
establishment of an additional cabinet
office to care for mineral ma'ters, and
Richards' visit here is in pursuance of
the policy designated by his organiza
tion. He has seen the secretary of the
interior and other powerful government
officials, seeking to induce them to
come out openly in favor of the pro
posal. Asks for Fortifications.
Washington, Nov. 14. Congress will
be asked to appropriate $22,000,00 for
fortifications at the approaching ses
sion. Ten millions cf this amount is
intended for insular possessions. The
annual report of Brigadier General Mc
Kenzie, chief of army engineers, was
made public today. It says that in
carrying cut projects outlined by the
national coast defense board, it is pro
posed to spend $4,488,000 in Manila
fort i St ations, $1,110,000 at Honolulu
and at Pearl harbr, Hawaii; $1,120,200
in Guatanamo bay. Cuba.
Cortalyou Pleased at Situation.
Washington, Nov. 15. Secretary
Cortelyou said today upon leaving the
cabinet meeting, financial matters had
not been considered during the meet
ing; that the outlook was steadily im
proving, principally in New York; that
relief was being extended quite freely
to the Middle West, principally to St.
Louis. This did not indicate that the
situation in this locality was serious,
he said, but simply showed a general
easing of the stringency.
Admirals Are Invited.
Washington, Nov. 14. Rear Ad
miral Evans, now commanding the At
lantic fleet, conferred with naval otli
cera today respecting various details
connected with the coming movement
of his fleet to the Pacific ocean. It is
understood that the president, who is
to leave Washington al)oard the May
flower to review the fleet in Hampton
Roads, has invited Secretary Metalf
and Admirals Pewey, Brownson and
Coles to be his guests on that occasion.
Wculd Accept Japan's Invitation.
Washington, Nov. 16. State depart
ment officials favor accepting the inv:
tation of the Japanese government to
particijiste in an exposition at Tokio in
1912. If approved by the president
the attention of congress will be called (
to the matter with a view to an appro- j
priation for the purpose. Japan always
has been prompt, it is said at the de
partment, to interest herself in exposi
tions held in the United States.
New Washington Carriers.
Washington. Nov. 13. Rural car
riers appointed for Washington routes:
Colton, route 1, Alfred Simpson, car
rier, John Stanley, sub; Rochester,
routs 2, Allen Jamse, carrier, bo sub.
ANOTHER BANK CLOSES.
Long Continued Rnn at Portland Ex-j
hausts Cash.
Portland, Nov. 13. After meeting
the heaviest run an Oregon bank ever
saw, the Merchants' National suspend
ed yesterday morning. During the two
weeks ended yesterday the paying tel
lers had sifted $1,600,000 through the
wickets into the hands of timorous peo
ple. This huge sum was in hard cash.
The bank is solvent, says President
J. Frank Watson, and will reopen
within 90 days. Claud Gatch, of Sa
lem, national bank examiner for this
district, will take charge of the institu
tion this morning and make a careful
investigation of the bank's condition.
He has been directed to do so by the
controller of the currency.. He will
make his report to the controller. If,
as is confidently expected, this report
discloses a solvent bank, the controller
will allow such time as seems necessary
for the collection of outstanding ac
counts and the doors will be opened
again for business.
No receiver, in all probability, will
be appointed for the closed bank. The
condition of the bank is not such, ap
parently, that it cannot go on with its
business. Only when a bank is insol
vent is a receiver necessary, and in the
case of a national bank, a receiver is
appointed by the controller of the
currency.
Malicious rumors, spread by enemies
of the bank, are believed by President
Watson to be responsible for it sus
pension. These were circulated in var
ious ways. Anonymous letters to prom
inent business men about the city,
mysterious telephone calls, all advising
the withdrawal of deposits from the
Merchants National, and street reports
helped to instill the fear of loss in the
minds of the public. The result was
that anxious depositors poured into the
bank.
MAKE HARRIMAN TALK.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wants to Know Things.
New York, Nov. 13. Arguments
will be heard today on the petition of
the Interstate Commerce commission
for an order requiring Edward H. Har
riman to answer certain questions pro
pounded by the commission in its in
vestigation of the Union Pacific railroad
ard its allied lines the early part of
thiB year.
It is declared in the Federal brief
that under section 12 of the Interstate
Commerce act, the commission has au
thority to inquire into the management
of the business of all common carriers
doing an interstate business, and under
section 21 it is required, on or before
Pecember 1 of eaeh year, to make and
transmit to congress its report, the re
port to contain such information and
data collected by the commission as
may be considered of value in the de
termination of questions connected with
regujation of commerce, together with
such recommendations as to national
legislation relating thereto as the com
minsion may deem necessary.
PREVENT FRAUD IN MINING.
Mining Congress Will Draft Bill for
That Purpose.
Joplin, Mo., Nov. 13. Three hun
dred delegates from 30 states were pres
ent here today at the first business ses
eion of the American Mining congress,
which began its annual convention yes
terday. Many high authorities on mat
ters pertaining to mining and metal'
lurgy were on the program for addresses
on various kindred subjecte.
A committee of five was appointed to
draft a measure that will prevent min
ing engineers from aiding in the perpe
tration of mining frauds.
A resolution asking the Federal gov
ernment to issue separate patente to
land suitable for both mining and agri
cultural purposes, and classifying mine
ral land as "mineral land" only, was
submitted.
In an interview President Richards
stated that President Roosevelt told
him he would recommend to congress
the establhhment of a bureau of min
ing similar to the Agricultural depart
ment. The next session of the mining con
gress will be held in the East, probably
at Columbus, Ohid.
Want Southern Man.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13. A state
convention of Democrats today started a
novement for the nominations of a
Southern man as a Democratic candidate
for the presidency in 1907. Each dele
gate was instructed to work in the in
terest of sending a delegation from Ten
nessee to the national convention that
will vote first, last and all the time for
a Southern man. An address to the
Pemocrats of the nation was issued.
The address authorized by the conven
tion declares that the Democratic party
was born in the South.
Oakland Bank Suspends.
Oakland, Cal., Nov. 13. The Bank
of California, of which D. Edward Col
lins is president, did not open its doors
for business yesterday, although the
officers say the bank is solvent and that
Sp ipnositors are fullv protected. A
sign on the doors reading "Bank Closed,
Legal Holiday." notified passers-by t hi; t
the bank for its protection had decid. d
to take advantage of the holidays pro
claimed by Governor Gillett and would
not open for business.
Against Harvester Trust.
Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 13. The
attorney general has inaugurate! quo
warranto proceedings, in the Supreme .
court, for the ouster of the Internation-1
al Harvester company of America for
alleged violation of the anti-trust law
of Missouri. The company is a Uil-
waukee corporation.
FINANCE COM
MITTEES WEAK
! Bath House and Senate Are In Need
of Stronger Men.
Made Up ot Nonentities Because No
Financial Trouble Was Expected
Feared Their Legislation Would
Favor Wall Street Rather Than
Peoprs They Represent.
Washington, Nov. 12. The recent
financial disturbance in New York and
the flurry in other parts of the country
will result m considerable discussion cf
finance at the coming session of con
gress and will produce an unusually
large number of bills to amend the
banking laws. The subject will be dis
cussed by the president in his message
and the congressional record will be
loaded with all kinds of talk as to the
advisability of changing the currency
laws of the nation. But the more con
servative men who have viewed the sit
uation in its broadest light believe there
will be no financial legislation and in
their judgment the talk will come to
nothing.
If these viewB prove to be incorrect
and financial legislation is undertaken,
it will be mo t unfortunate for the
country, because the legislation will be
intrusted to two committees which are
not property constituted to handle a
subject of this importance. The senate
committee is largely composed of men
who are incapable of framing safe finan
cial legislation or who would take ad
vantage of the situation to put through
legislation in the interest cf Wall street
rather than in the interest of the entire
community. The house committee is
made up almost entirely of men who
are incapable of passing judgment upon
a subject of such consequence.
The senate committee on finance is
constituted as follows: ' Nelson W.
Aldrich, of Rhode Island; William B.
Allison, of Iowa; Julius C. Burrows,
of Michigan; Thomas C. Piatt of New
York; Henry C. Hansbrough, of North
Dakota; Boies Penrose, cf Pennsylva
nia; Eugene Hale, of Maine; John W.
Daniel, of Virginia; Hema do D.
Money, of Mississippi; Joseph W.Bail
ey, of Texas; James P. Taliaferro, of
Florida.
The house committee is composed of
the following members: Charles N.
Fowler, of New Jersey; George W.
Prince, of Illinois; WillLiam A. Cal
derhead, of Kansas; Llewellyn Powers,
of Maine; Henry McMorran, of Michi
gan; CapeJl L. Weems, of Ohio; Elijah
B. Lewis, of Georgia; Arsene P. Pujo,
of Louisana; Carttr Glass, of Virginia;
Oscar W. Gillspe, of Texas; Olle M.
James, of Kentucky; George S. Legare,
of South Carolina; George D. Mc
Creary, of Pennsylvania; Joseph H.
Knowland, of California; George E.
Waldo, of New Ycrk; Everis A. Hayes,
of California; John W. Weeks, of
Massachusetts.
YEAR'S WORK LOST.
Survey of Alaska Boundary Must Be;
Repeated.
Vancouver, B C, Nov. 12. Valuable
photographs and thousands of dollars'
worth of official data gained by the in
ternational boundary surveyors during
a summer's working delimiting the
Alaska line, were lost by the upsetting
of a canoe in the Bradfield river. Five
men narrowly escaped with their lives.
Officers of the two governments are now
devising means of recovering the lost
property, which, however, may have
been carried many miles in the swift
current. J. M. Bates, Canadian bound
ary surveyor, arrived here with the
news on the steamer Princess May.
"If the photographic negatives we
lost cannot be recovered," said Bares,
"the entire survey of the Iscott river
section will have to be repeated next
summer. We struck a submerged tree
and the canoe turned sideways and al
most split in two. I became entangled
in a line and was swept under, water.
Three others shared the same adven
ture. Lati r we were rescued, but not
a vestige of our foods remained. We
obtained grapling irons and a water
telescope at Juneau, but never got a
sight of the outfit."
Extra Session Probable.
Sun Francisco, Nov. 12. Governor
Gilett arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon, and after a slurt conference
here with bankers and citv officials
stated that his division regarding an
extra session of the legislature will bo
given before the end of the present
week. The extra session, if called at
all, will, according to the governor's
statement, be called next week and the
call will provide for an amendment to
the code making it possible to hold
court during the continuance of the
special legal holidays.
Japanese Steal Seals.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 12. Advices
from official Russian sources at Vladi
vostok report armed raids by Japanese
seal poachers on the seal rookeries of
the Copper islands. The commander
of the Russian patrol cruiser Mandjur
reports that three .Turanese sealing
schooners appeared off the seal r'Kker
ies and with three-inch guns drove off
the guard, landed and remained for a
week, killing and skinning seals, and
got away with seveial thousand skins.
Two Derd, 3,000 Homeless.
Linique, Chile, Nov. 12. Two lives
were lost in the fire that visited this
port yesterday and destroyed a large
section of the residential quarters
Three thousand people are homeless.