Heppner gazette., December 05, 1907, Image 2

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Heppner Gazette
Usued Thursday of fach 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.
The mother of Secretary Tart is near
death.
The Panama canal bonds have been
greatly over-subscribed.
Glasgow is said to be growing weary
of municcipal ownership.
Hill predicts the decline of New York
as the chief port of the United States.
President Riley, of the Santa Fe,
blames clerks for the granting of re
bates. Evidence has been secured that J. R.
Walsh stole $2,250,000 from the Chi
cago National bank.
The New York bank reserve is grow
ing steadily, showing an improvement
in financial conditions. '
The annual report of Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer deals largely with the estab
lishment of postal savings banks.
The American Tobacco company is
said to secretly control a large number
of the supposedly independent concerns.
The Jamestown fair has closed. The
management ia in debt $2,500,000 and
mismanagement and carelessness is giv
en as the reason.
The railway tunnel under the Hudson
connecting New York and Jersey City
will be opened soon. The work was
commenced in 1874.
Canada has made a reciprocity treaty
with fiance.
Boston has a municipal indebtedness
of $111,848,735.
It is reported that Senator Smoot
will not seek re-election.
Democrats in the house will revolt
against Williams' leadership.
Archbold, of the Standard Oil, de
nies that his money is tainted.
The German chancellor declares the
policy of the kaiser is one of peace.
It is reported that an attempt was
made to blow up Taft s train in Russia.
Foraker has announced his candidacy
for president and denounces the rate
law.
Mount Vesuvius is slightly active,
but the villages surrounding it are not
suffering.
Congressmen who have just returned
from Panama say the canal may be
finished in six years.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
the present year has been the best for
crops in all parts of the country in its
history.
Anarchy reigns supreme in Armenia.
Seven men were killed by a gas ex
plosion in Kansas City.
The government has increased its
deposits in Portland banks.
No more treasury certificates will be
sold by Secretary Cortelyou.
Secretary Garfield says irrigation
has now passed the experimental stage.
Excavation of dirt on the Panama
canal Bhowed a big increase for Octo
ber. Congress will be asked to Authorize
a suit to recover Southern Pacific land
grants.
Evidence has been Becured of a con
spiracy to murder President Diaz, of
Mexico.
Two steel works at Greenville, Pa.,
have Ehut down, throwing nearly 1,000
men out of work.
MINERS ENTOMBED.
No
In
Hope for at Least Twenty-five
Pennsylvania Mine.
Fayette City, Pa., Dec. 3. -Between
25 and 30 miners, possibly more, are
entombed in the Naomi mine of the
United Coal company, located three
miles west of this city, and there is
practically no hope that any of them
are alive. The imprisonment is due
to an explosion of black damp about 8
o'clock Sunday night, soon after the
night force went to work.
It is said a miner entering an old
working with an open lamp caused the
explosion. Had the disaster occurred
on any other nigut man sunuay me
number of victims would have been
twice as large. The mine employed
from 275 to 300 regularly, about one
fourth of them making entry at night,
but on Sunday nights only about one
half the night force goes to work. The
mine ia of the shaft type and the con
crete sides of the entry were broken
down so as to close the passage back a
considerable distance. About 100 feet
from the entrance is located the first
air shait and iroiu cms aeaaiy gas is
pouring in great volume. he gas
found in mines in this territory is so
poisounous that no human being can
live in it fcr more than a few minutes,
and for this reason it is believed not a
single one of the entombed men is still
alive.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
GIVE SPECIAL SHORT COURSES GREAT LAKE IS LOWERING.
AIMS TO PLEASE ALL.
SIBERIAN REBELS ACTIVE.
Rumors of Battle in Which 280 Are
Killed Many Arrests Made.
Victoria, B. C, Dec. 3. The British
steamer Port Maria, which arrived at
Nagasaki shortly before the Monteagle
sailed, with fugitives from v ladivostok,
reported severe fighting, in which 280
had been killed or wounded, was in
progress when she left and that Decern
ber 12, the czar's birthday, had been
fixed for the outbreak which revolu
tionaries on the Port Maria said would
give Vladivostok a place in Russian
history.
Steamer Mongolia, which also reach
ed Nagasaki, brought fugitives who
stated that the discovery of large quan
titles of arms and explosives had been
made, and plans of the fortress and rolls
of revolutionists had been unearthed by
secret service officers in a Vladivostok
shipyard, the finding of the enrollment
of the rebels being followed by hun
dreds of arrests, quickly succeeded by
executions. A girl of 17 was among
those shct.
Two Russian engineers have arrived
at Vladivostok to construct barracks to
accommodate twe additional divisions,
and substantial increases are to be made
to the Baikal forces to cope with the
revolutionists. Arrivals from Habwo
rovek say large forts and barracks are
also being built at the mouth of the
Amur.
Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairying and
Other Subjects at Corvallis.
Corvallis Arrangements are being
perfected at the Oregon Agricultural
college for a two weeks' winter course
in general agriculture; a six weeks'
course in Horticulture, m dairying, in
domestic science and arts and in me
chanical arts. The plan is to make
this work as practical as possible so as
to be of the greatest value to the per
sons who arrange to take these courses
and who are unable to continue in the
college through the year for the regular
work.
The two weeks' course in general ag
ricultural lectures, demonstrations and
practicums by members of the agricul
tural faculty. Arrangements haaalso
been made for lectures by such as: E.
T. Judd, Salem; J. R. Shepard, Salem ;
W. K. Newell, Gaston; Fred Groner,
Hilleboro; A. II. Carson, Grants Pass;
H. M. Williamson, Portland; M. O.
Lownsdale, Lafayette; C. A. Lea, Port
land; E. II. Shepard, Hood River, and
others. Those who take the six weeks'
courses given in horticulture, dairying,
domestic science and arts, and in me
chanic arts will be permitted to take
such other work in entomology as they
may desire. It is expected that Mrs.
Clara H. Waldo and Mrs. Austin Bux
ton will be at the college to give special
lectures to those taking the course in
domestic science and arts.
Complete the Roundup.
Weston The stockmen of the Weston
country have completed their annua)
fall roundup, which has been the most
successful in recent years. Cattle have
come out of the mountains in fine con
dition, and they have left the ranges
knee deep in grass because of the favor
able rulings of the forest reserve offi
cials. It is thought that next year
there will be a double amount of cattle
on the Wenaha reserve. About 1,000
head have recently come from the
mountains to the Weston country.
PAPER MONEY HARMFUL.
From
Archbishop Christie, of Oregon, who
underwent an operation at Chicago re
cently, is rapidly recoverving.
Miss Edith Root, daughter of Secre
tary Root, and Lieutenant U. S. Grant,
grandson of General Grant, have been
married.
An indicted Brooklyn banker has
committed suicide.
New York banks are preparing to re
sume cash payments.
Hill and Harriman are again report-
el to have made peace.
The Russian douma has refused to
designate the czar as an autocrat.
Roosevelt will not speak on a third
term until after congress adjourns.
Officers of the Jenkins Trust com
pany, of Brooklyn, have been arrested.
The miners of Roesland, B. C, will
aciept a reduction in wages and the
mines will not close.
The striking street car employes at
Louisville, Ky., have lost and decided
to go back to work.
Prussian expenditures have increased
$25,000,000 and the government is at a
loss to provide for ajgreater revenue.
S. M. Felton, president of the Chi
cago fc Alton railroad, has been elects
president of the Mexican Central rail
way. Ilopgrowers of California have form
ed an organization for the purpose of
controlling the market of the entire
coast.
Colorado land fraud trials will begin
in Denver December 16. ,
Financiers Fear Evil Results
Currency Tinkering.
New York, Dec. 3. It is significant
of the change in financial opinion that
most of the discussion among financial
men last week dealt with the dreaded
effect of a state of inflation of the cur
rency, into which it was feared the
country might merge with the passage
of the effects of the irrational distrust.
The bringing forward of this subject
into debate while the premium on cur
rency was still being paid and measures
were being taken to stop the famine was
due to plain lessons of experience in
paet crises of a similar condition. In
all of these the return of confidence and
the re-establishment of credit have
brought a condition of actual redund
ancy of the money market, a heavy ac
cumulation of banking reserves and
free export movement of gold.
While the enormous mass of gold
that has flowed into the United States
n response to the urgent requirements
developed by the crisis is admittedly in
excess of the normal requirements of
the period, the return flow of gold is
bound to have an unfavorable effect on
financial sentiment and in the event of
its undue stimulation by any inflation
by paper note issues, which would tend
to force out gold, the danger of a check
being administered to the recovery in
commercial activity is taken anxious ac
count of.
Train Leaps Into Bay.
San Francisco, Dec. 3. While round
ing a sharp curve near Marshall, a train
of the Northwestern Pacific railroad
was derailed, and after running over
the ties for a distance f 200 feet, dash
ed down an embankment into Tomales
bay, where nothing but the shallowness
of the water saved the crew and passen
gers from being drowned like rates in a
trap. Owing to the fact that the train
plunged into the muddy bottom of the
bay and failed to overturn, no one was
seriously injured in the accident. Sev
eral were painfully bruised.
Change City Government.
New York, Dec. 3. Sweepingchang-
es involving a remodeling of the entire
present plan of city government of
Greater New York are recommended to
Governor Hughes by the charter revis
ion committee. The recommendations
include absolute home rule in regard to
city administration, a vice mayor, a
smaller board of aldermen and the ex
clusion from the city debt limit of all
bonds issued for revenue earning improvements.
Thousand Men Out of Work.
Pitteburg, Dec. 3. The Isabella fur
nace of the American Steel 4 Wire
company at Etna, a suburb, has been
closed indefinitely, throwing over 1,000
men out of employment.
Ax Threatens Infested Trees.
Klamath Falls O. A. Stearns, fruit
inspector, called a meeting of the fruit
growers of this section last week and
although the attendance
considerable interest was
fight against the various fruit pests.
Many orchard owners here pay no at
tention to their trees, neither grafting,
spraying nor otherwise fighting pests,
and Mr. Stearns has announced his in
tention of using the ax on those trees
affected by the aphis and whose owners
have been repeatedly warned.
Notaries Public Named.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed the following nontaries pub
lic: Albert E. Greiner, Holdman,
Umatilla county; W. S. Woroen, Kla
math Falls, Klamath county; H. B.
Hendricks, Grants Pass, Josephine
county; O. D. Thomlineon, North Pow
der, Union county; C. Milton Mattoon,
81 Fifth St., Portland; H. S. Mc
Cutchan, 622 Worcester building, Port
land; John A. Jeffrey, 33 Washing
ton St., Portland; Robert A i strop,
170)6 Third St., Portland.
Mileage Books are Printed.
Salem General Passenger Agent Mc-
Murray, cf the Hairiman lines, has no
tified the State Railroad commission
that the new mileage books have been
printed and shipped from the East, and
will be here in a few days. These are
the 2 cent mileage books agreed upon
at a joint meeting of the railroad com
missioners, a committee of the T. P. A.
and the railroad officials, and will take
the place of the scrip books now in
use.
Vast Area Will Be Added Reclamation
Work In Klamath.
Klamath Falls Nature is perform
ing one of the most extensive portions
of the reclamation work of the Klamath
project, and also one of the most expen
sive parts Included in the estimate,
which is the drainage of Tule lake.
. Reports received from J. Frank Ad
ams, of Tule lake, brings intelligence
that the water of the lake is rapidly
lauing, and a tremendous whirlpool
nas lormed just off Scorpion point
mruugu wuicn me water is passing
with a deafening roar that can be beard
a great distance. Below is apparently
a great cnannei underground through
which the waters find outlet beneath
the Modoc lava beds and thence through
the drainage of Fall river to Pitt, and
finally on to the ocean through the Sac
ramento and San Francisco bay.
It has long been held by geologists
that luie lake has an underground out
let, and that Fall river, which burets
from a gushing spring in Modoc county,
Cal., is the vent. Last spring the lake
water reached a higher level than has
ever been known since the country was
settled, and bordering farms were inun
dated. For several days the water has
been receding and investigation reveal
ed the new outlet. Should the vent en
tirely drain the body of the lake, it will
add 50,000 acres of irrigable land to
the project and at a saving of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to the
people of Klamath basin, as the in
tended diversion" of Lost river will be
rendered unnecessary.
Fortunes in Walnuts.
Ashland The black walnut thrives
in the Oregon climate, particularly in
Southern Oregon, above almost every
other tree and becomes a tree of much
commercial value within 20 years. The
other day a black walnut was cut on
Laurel street in this city that was
planted 26 years ago. Its diameter two
feet above the ground was two feet. A
number of cuts were taken from it to a
cabinet f hop. It is of fine grain and
rich color, equal to any black walnut
grown in the Mississinni vnllnv- Tha
was not large cabinet maker in exhibiting this wood,
taken in the pointing out the annual growth in the
cross-section, said: "The young man
who will plant 10 acres of black walnut
trees here will find that it will make a
fortune for him in 25 years."
Forest Supervisor at John Day.
John Day Cy J. Brighara deputy
surpervisor of the Western division of
the Blue mountain forest, has arrived
at this place, where his headquarters
will be from now on, and is preparing
to take up his new duties. The estab
lishment of a supervisor's office here is
one of the most important concessions
made local stockmen by the buerau of
forestry, and it is hoped that most of
the causes of friction will disappear un
der his administration.
President's Message is to Be a Con
servative Document.
Washington, Deo. 2. It is said that
President Rooesvelt's annual message
to congress will open with a broad and
confident expression of belief In the
resources of America and an appeal to
the citizens to keep thier money in cir
culation. It will be patriotic in tone, conserv
ative without being reactionary.
The message will be regarded by
many as a political work of art. It
reaches out to reassure and please the
business man, the railroad man, the
working man, the farmer, the labor
agitator.
The president is in favor of currency
legislation. He would have provision
made for the issuance by the banks of
an emergency currency, safely secured
by good bonds, which should be taxed
enough to make it unprofitable to con
tinue its use after the emergency had
passed.
The president is in favor of legiela
tion that will give the railroads a
chance to live. He would have the
Sherman anti-trust law amended. It
should be changed so as to permit cer
tain very proper combinations, neces
sary to industrial progress, and also
made to prevent other combinations
that are opposed to the public interest
Mr. Roosevelt thinks the tariff should
be revised at proper periods, but noth
ing is to be done in that direction with
his consent until the next presidential
election. He looks with favor on the
proposal to remove the tax on print
paper and pulp, but only conditioned
on the Canadian government permitting
its pulp wood to enter the United States
free of an export tax.
Though be wants the condition of
the women and children who work in
factories improved, he wants more in
vest igat ion cf the subject. So, too, the
president wants technical training ex
tended to the farmer. He does not ex
pect congress will enact any of his
recommendations at this session, ex
cept, perhaps, currency reform and rail
road relief. If his present plans are
carried out, he will not have any fights
on his hands with congress.
CANNON IS CHOSEN.
SET ASIDE
JOINT RATE
Washington Railroad Commission Is
Restrained by Court.
Jsdge Hanford Finds Board is En
croaching on Power of Interstate)
Commerce Law May Remova
Objectionable Features of Rresent
Joint Rate.
G
Still Threshing in Gilliam.
Condon A great amount of threshing
is still to be done in this county. One
crew in Ferry canyon has 25 Hays' work
ahead. The farmers are hampered
great deal by the fact that the threshers
will take nothing in payment except
gold coin, and this is hard to get. The
bad weather of the past week has also
hindered them in hauling their produce
to market, and a lrage amount of the
grain will remain to be hauled in the
Bpring.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bluestem, 84c;
Wood Costs State More.
Salem The state boards cpened bids
last week for supplying wood to state
institutions for next year, the wood to
be cut this winter and delivered next
summer. Prices are from $3.80 to $4.25
for first growth fir, at the asylum;
$4.35 for first growth fir at the capitol,
and $5.25 to $5-50 for oak. Fir is from
30 to 75 cents a cord higher than last
year, and oak $1 a cord higher. The
quantity offered is only half the amount
required. Bids were not acted upon.
Electric Line for Wallowa
Enterprise There is some talk that
a party of Walla Walla capitalists will
organize an electric railway to be run
between Walla Walla and points in the
Wallowa valley, and unless the O. R.
& N. company complies with the condi
tions in the right of way deeds, to com
plete its line of railway within two
years from the date of the right of way
deed, there is no doubt an electric line
will be constructed in the Wallowa
valley.
Change in Stock Inspectors.
Pendleton Dr. R. S. King, of the
Federal stock inspection service, who
Vi q a Vttan hora ann a 4lm Ynm Tnfi Ua .
service and will hn at Holona in fntn I Per 6acK!
Dr. H. L. McDonald, who has been at
Montpelier, Idaho, will take Dr. King's
place here. All of the men under Dr.
McClure are now engaged in range in
spection throughout the state. This
work will require a large part
winter.
One Survey Completed.
Klamath Falls, Engineer Journey,
surveying a line of railroad from Kla
math Falls to Lakeview, has finished
the survey, and the actual distance be
tween the two places was found to be
100 miles and 283 feet. The line in
tersects the north and south line
through Lakeview. It is no,w expected
that the surveying party will go back
over the ground and make the line permanent.
$29.50; gray.
37K
Wheat Club, 82c;
valley, 82c; red, 80c.
Oats No. white,
$29.50.
Barley Feed, $28.50; brewing, $30,
roiled, $30(331.
Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1718
per ton; Enstern Oregon timothy, $23;
clover, $15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $15
16; alfalfa, $14; vetch, $14.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound.
Veal 75 to 125 pounds, 89c; 125
to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds,
66c.
Pork Block, 75 to 150 pounds,
7c; packers, 67c.
Poultry Averageold hens, 12(3)12c
per pound; mixed chickens, 10llc;
spring chickens, ll12c; roosters,
8c; dressed chickens, 1213c; turkeys
live, 910c; ducks, 23c; pig
eons, $1.50; squabs, $23.
Eggs Fresh ranch, candled,
40c per dozen.
Fruits Apples, 75c$2 per box
peaches, 75c$l per crate; pears, $1.25
1.75 per box; grapes, $11.25 per
crata; quinces, 50c$l per box; cran
berries, $9.5012 per barrel.
Vegetables Turnip, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25
beans, 79c per pound; cab
bage, 114C per pound ; cauliflower.
yucfajsi per dozen; celery, ufajyuc per
dozen; onions. 1520c per dozen;
I parsley, 20c per dozen; peppers, 8
i 17c perponnd; pumpkins. lljac per
iniHi - - . - - - - -
t u pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spin-
VUU C 1. 4 O
pound; squash, 11 o per pound; to
matoes, $1.251.35 per box.
Onions $1.752 per box.
Potatoes 5075 per hundred, de
livered Portland; sweet votatoes, 2(S)
2c per pound.
Hops 1907, 5 7c perpounl; olds,
2Ji3c per pound. ,
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
1820c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, lefiw, aonordmg to tin e
nest; mohair, choice, 3930c per
pound.
Republican Caucus Nominates Him
for Speaker of the House.
Washington, Dec. 2. Hon. Joseph
Cannon, of Illinois, was Saturday
night nominated by the Republican
members of the house of representatives
for his third term as speaker, and he
will be re-elected to that office upon the
convening of the house at 12 o clock tc
day. J. he nomination was made in a
caucus held in the house of represents
tives, which was attended by practical
ly all of the 226 Republican members.
The caucus was called to order at 8
o'clock by Representative Hepburn, of
Iowa, who presided, and within an
hour's time the nomination not only of
the speaker, but of all the officers cf
he house was completed and an ad
ournment taken. The other officers
chosen were:
Alexander McDowell, Pennsylvania,
clerk; Frank B. Lyon, New Ycrk, door
keeper; Henry Casson, Massachusetts,
sergeant-at-arms, and Samuel W. Lan
gum, Minnesota, postmaster.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
Seattle, Nov. 30. Federal Judge C.
II . Hanford yesterday enjoined the
Washington State Railway commission,
represented by Harry Falrchild, John
C. Lawrence ana Jesse J. Jones, from
compelling the railroads to obey the
joint rate order on wheat shipped from
Eastern Washington points to Puget
sound points.
The decision is based on Judge Han
ford's opinion that it is the obvious in
tention of the commission to divert the
wheat traffic of that part of the state
east and south of Spokane from Port
land to Puget sound. The action, the
court, holds, is an attempt on the part
of the commission to encroach upon
the power to regulate interstate com
merce vested in congress by the consti
tution of the United States.
The particular portion of the com
mission's order to which the railroads
took exception was that prescribing-
that the freight charges paid by the
shippers in gross was to be divided
between the several carriers partici
pating in the service. The hands of
the commission, however, aie" not abso
lutely tied, for Judge Hanford says no-
injury will be inflicted by the making:
of the supplemental order apportioning:
the joint rates.
From Judge Hanford s opinion it
would appear that the commission is
entitled to prescribe a joint rate in the
future provided that the objectionable
features of the present order are obvi
ated.
The injunction to be issued," says
the court, "will not reetrain the rail
way commission from making such an
order. This court will not set aside a.
joint rate by interlocutory decree or
provisional injunction, nor at all, un
less upon final hearing it shall be
pro red to be insufficient and unreason
able."
The jurisdiction of the United States
District court, which was questioned by
the railroads, is maintained by Judge
Hanford.
ASHES COVER THE GROUND.
John Sharp Williams Chosen Minority
Leader of the House.
Washington, Dec. 2. By agreeing to
place in nomination for speaker John
Sharp Williams, of ..Mississippi, the
Democratic members of the house Sat
urday in efftct decided to continue him
in the position of minority leader for
the Sixtieth congress. The nomination
of Mr. Williams was agreed on in a
caucus of the Democratic members held
in the ball of the house of representa
tives beginning at 2 o'clock. Repre
sentative Henry D. Clayton, of Ala
bama, presided, and Representative
Ryan, of the Buffalo, N. Y., district,
was chosen secretary.
Immediately after the organization
of the caucus had been completed, Rep
resentative Thomas, of North Carolina,
was recognized, and he proceeded at
once to place Mr. Williams in nomina-
on. There was no opposition, and
Mr. Williams was elected .by acclama
tion.
Nome and Vicinity Buried in Volcanic
Eruptive Matter.
Seattle, Nov. 30. A special to the
Morning Times from Nome says Nome
and probably the entire Seward penin
sula is shrouded in an ashy haze and
the ground for miles is covered several
inches deop with a fine gritty powder
which is believed to be volcanic ash.
The storm began several days ago,.
the dust blowing in from the ocean,,
but at first little attention was paid to.
the freak of nature, as it was expected
that it would soon cease. Instead,
however, the fall continued, and after
a day became so dense as to seriously
interfere with outdoor pursuits. Min
ers coming into town reported trial lor
miles the snow was so impregnated
with the ashes that sledding was al
most impossible. Further, the air ia-
so full of ashes that breathing is diffi
cult and the fine powder has sifted into,
houses and business places' to each an
extent that it is thick on the floors and
on everything in the way of goods and
household furniture. It is believed
that some of the numerous volcanic is
lands, either between this roast and Si
beria, or more probably those islands
in the Alaska peninsula, or the Aleuti
an islands, is again eruption, and that
the ashy downpour is the result. No-
sericus results are anticipated, but
much inconvenience is being caused by
the peculiar storm.
Barred from California.
San Francisco, Dec. 2. TheExamin
er says today that three of the largest a rd, September 11. which
insurance companies doing business on
the coast have been denied certificates
of authority to do any further business
n this state by Insurance Comminfion-
cr h. M. Woli. lhe companies affect
ed are the Palatine, of London, the
Commercial Union, of London, and the
Williamsburgh, of New York. The
three companies insisted on taking suits
for losses sustained in the great fire in
to the United States courts. This is in
violation of a state law.
Test the Eight-hour Law.
Butte, Mont., D-c. 2. Two Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway con
tractors, Michael Jennings and D. A.
Mcintosh, were today found guilty of
violating the eight hour statute and
fined $100 each, with costs. Immedi
ate net ice of an appeal was given, it
being the intention of the contractors
to test the constitutionality of the stat
ute. The contractors aver that if the
law Is upheld it will greatly retard
construction work on the St. Taul road.
Graveyard Sinks Into Sea.
Lonu. n, lee. 2. Owing to the ero
sion of the sea at Lyme Regis a grave
yard attached to the church is disap
pearing, and it was reported at a meet
ing of the county council that coffins
could hp en nrniertinir fpnm Ko wloa
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of the cliff, while manv coffins have ers
Penalty of Wrecking Czar's Yacht
St. Petersburg, Nov. 30. The com
mission appointed to investigate the
stranding of the imperial yacht Stand-
ran on thp-
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the members cf his family were on
board, has handed in its findings. Rear
Admiral Niloff and Captain Tschagin
are repremanded, Lieutenant Colonel
Konnockow is dismissed from the serv
ice and Lieutenant Sultanoff is placed
under arrest for one week. General.
Schemann, director of the pilotage sys
tem on the Finnish coast, is acquitted.
Meat Growing Cheaper.
New York, Nov. 30. Prices of near
ly all grades of meat were reported by
local dealers yesterday to be dreppintr
rapidly in this market, consequent un-
on the decrease in the cost of cattle at
Western packing house centers. Ex
cept for the very best grades, beef is 3
to 5 cents a pound less than a month
ago. Mutton and lamb are from 2 to 4
cents lower. Pork, corned beef and
similar products are 3 cents lower than
a short time ago.
disappeared in the sea.
Court to Enforce Order.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 30. The
only development of the day in the in
junction suits of the raliroad line
against the state laws is the conatinual
swearing in cf deputies by the United .
Mates marshal. It is given out that
the court is determined that there shall
be mopt absolute observance of its ord-
It is anicipated here that the writ.
will be disobeyed, as a test case.