'
FIRE ATTAGKS
FAMOUS TREES
NEW WAR CLOUD.
German Move to Recognize Mula
Hafid Angers France.
Paris, Sept, 4. Morocco has again
caused France to become enraged
r- ti.. t.
r, , .... . . - .iKii"i vjci uiuiiy. i nc jaucr power
thange Of Wind Only Can Save Big has provoked another acute crisis by
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
USES FOR DEAD TIMBER.
Trees of California.
Algcciras convention that she consid
crcd the actual situation demanded
the immediate recognition of Mulai
Fire Fighters Powerless to Stop Wall IJafid, the usurping sultan of Morocco.
of Fierce Flame, Which Threatens Germany has also dispatched Dr, Vas
Mother of Forest Many Trees -sc' her consul at Tangier, to Vez, the
notifying the powers signatory ol the Forestry Service Will Begin Invest!
History.
gation in Colorado.
Washington. Sept. 5. The ttniver
sitv of Colorado will soon have a
completely equipped timber testing
laboratory at Boulder, Colo. Machines
for this laboratory have been ordered
, iv, . . , ,. , ,- . . ,,
Are Named After Noted Men of capital, which is now in the hands of ' Z . i t " c ?t
Mulai Ilafld. r,rnb1,.in t.-ilrpn nn will nrobablv be an
A feeling approaching consternation investigation of the relative strength
is manifested in official circles. The of dead and lire-killed timber as com-
1 .:t1. t1..i - f a. : I- - ,.,U,la
Stockton, Cal., Sept. 3.New8 comes notification, which was made verbaljy, P w' J ul l"Ilucl
hy special to the Independent from is not accompanied by any explana- Two testjn'jr machines will be in
Murphys, which is connected by wire i,on of Germany's "brutal change of stalled, the larger one capable of ex-
with the Calaveras Big Tree Hotel, that front, as u 13 termed here. erting a pressure ot uu.oou pounus.
' ' I 1 1 1 1 ,-. nn'iflA rt V f r T
France can see n Germanv's art on ami me Miiduci ui.e uay.iu.i.
mammoth trees at the upper end of the H'''y ner ""ennon xo disregard ine nfJti ' n-,ncbincs are of the latest de
grove, near whero the mother of the Algeciras act and seek a special posi- R;Rn anc eacn js driven by a separate
lorost stands, a monster sequoia 627 tion in Morocco for herself. 1 he con- motor. In addition to toe testing ma
feet high and 78 foet in circumference, sequences both from an international chines, the laboratory equipment will
T1,a In......... I-,,..,. ...... ...1 Ct-- .. i 1 1 : . .. - A-'-.,nn eiiir arm
men of history are below the .mint f and rcnch standpoint are expected to . . 'rename the test speci-
. . . - : : i i. .i i ti. i . , ,- ,.
attack, and tlie only hope for tho mag- uc ucpiurauie. mens from the timber as it is aenv
nificent monsters of the forest is a In answer to Germany's call for cred at the laboratory,
change in the wind, as the fire-fighters recognition of Mulai Hand before he
are powerless to stop tno names. To has entered into engagements witn Plant Trees Broadcast
gei into mo grove or Dig trees tne lire i:.urope, ianaiicai vraDS wno naa Deen , . c t i ?pi-rihrv of
ti llllllJLVII, UVVl. . t . J
include a power-driven saw
x .. .i 1....1 i i I . 1. . 1. a i : r
ners. which it did Tuesday night. There attacked the French post at Bonedib. Agriculture Wilson i has returned from
. . . . r. " - r -in pvtpni iH trin tnrnilcrh the WeSt-
is little undergrowth in the grove, and
that may bo the moans of checking the
lire, luit its sweep through the grove is
greatly feared.
The valley in which the grove is situ
ated contains of tho sequoias 93 mon
ster trees. Ten of the trees are each 30
feet in diameter. Many are more than
ASSIST POOR TO INSURE.
an extended trip through the West
prn States.
"The miestion of netting enough
wood in most of the states east of
r ,- 4ATII r.-i. O-l .4 IIIC uiv IUC, lie
cage minions ... ne OI U,r,PI lw nlpntino- imher to meet
rriiianiMruHisis. the rcduirements of the people, out
New York. Sept. 4. Backed by the the growing of something on the
300 feet high. The fire has attacked millions of the Sage Foundation, to vvarersneus snoum wc auc.u
some of the ii.nnn.mth tr..iB. TI.p arnvn u.. r,... .. .... d that IS being closely Studied by
: - - B - vvi icn .irs. iuhscii oane nas aucdur .i.. -i .,.,4. f
is owned bv Mr. Whitesides. a Michigan , . .,", . ua- uq'ai ..i .u m Wv u,v.
...;n;rt....i... i i. turned over $10,000,000 for elevating -r found that at 5030 feet elevation
the economic condition of the poor, in the Deadwood forest reserve broad-
trustees of the fund are eneaged in cast seeding on tne last snows in ine
... ,. , ,. spring is a success, it is out ot me
investigations which may result in an I h r(,forest the watersheds
extensive plan which will provide life of t,e COuntry with spades. There is
insurance below cost to those who too much to do. The work must be
done in some wholesale manner, and
millionaire lumberman.
FINDS SUNKEN WARSHIPS..
Japanese Salvage Vessel May Recover
Three Lost in War
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 3. Advices
from Japan state that the sunken bat-
recognize the benefit of such insur
ance, but who may not be able to
to this the department is giving its
earnest attention.
tleship Vashima has been located by afford the luxury of life insurance at
.it a ti .. .i i ' ir l I . .
me steamer oaruiiasm .uaru, a salvage the rates charged Dy the Dig com- Goes Straight to President
ni i v t: i iMiii it ii ri l lu : -v
. i.: pames. . Ovster Bay. N. Y.. Sept. 1. Un a
,..o ,;ti, jiaan Since the mulclle of last Tune. Dr. secret mission of such importance
Leo Franklin, who is well known in that it has not been transacted in tne
tain if the battleship can be raised, charitable organization work, has been us.ual war wi) some of the cabinet
w Sum ins hi 1 n rn hna nan innn ran I t- .1 r a i c
... -I-- -.-v 0- croso inkmira. ananese minister xo
ministers at Washington, Baron Ko
T 1 .1 T i A-
the Bussian warship Scbnstopol and the V- , - goso iaxanira, Japanese minisicr u
,irvi,,in io .!,, ih i.J Toundation, studying the practical the United States, today held a per
Takasairo sunk has been located. operation. of governmental life insur- sonal conference with Tresident
r - - I " . I T") It. n 4- 1i I o uric
ship Hatsuse. 1 he sinking of the a- otiler povernments. Dr
siuma anil Jiatsuse was uue 10 ine plac
ing of mechanical mines by Kear-Ad-
associate in
What his mission was
1 . . ..A r.r "J7,.arxr-
p . - Hit UttlMIl VVUUIU IIVL naj. J'
i-ranKiins , , ... . . Jt iittle
this work is Miles M. while." the Japanese statesman ex-
miral Wiren on May 1, 1004. The Bus- Uawson, actuarial expert ot the Arm- piainea. until men tne puunc must
sian otticerg oiiserveu tnat tne jap- ,il,,is ujiuniiin.t, in.n "- " .1 ...c -;
anese warships, while engaged in gaug- ernor Hughes, assistant organizer, with the torthcomtng visit ot tne neet
ing'at Port Arthur, cruised continually brought out the extraordinary investi- to Japan, all Baron Tahakira would
over the same ground, and a mine field Rations in 1905 and laid out the foun- say was: "I think the American sail
was laid into which the vessels steamed, dations which have since revolution- ors will get a great welcome when
nnd the Ynshami, Hatsuse and cruiser izecl the business of life insurance in thev reach the shores of our coun-
this state. try.
Yoshino went down the same morning,
all with heavy loss.
Xews of the sinking of the Yashima
"was suppressed for six months by the
Japanese Government, and reports of
her loss were always otfieiallv contra
dieted with the result that not until
news of her destruction was published
In the official reports at the end of the
M'nr vn it irpnorrill v linnwti thnt. slip
1....1 iw,nn .vimn n,n Hnpinn mill seryatorv. Wednesday niRht an
Yoshino went down.-
Big Money in Forests.
Washington, Sept. 4. American
forests, according to the experts of
the department of agriculture, are
capable of yielding more wood to the
acre, if well handled, than the noted
forests of Germany, many of which
net their owners lrom xz.oi) to $(, or
more, per acre annually. Not onlv
nounced the discovery of a new comet are the native forests richer in valu-
DISCOVERS NEW COMET.
Professor D. W. Morehouse Makes
Find by Camera's Aid.
Lake Geneva, Wis., Sept. 4. Direc
tor Edwin B. Frost, of Yerkes ob-
MUCH LAND NOT TAKEN.
Uncle Sam Has Nearly 50,000,000
Acres in Northwest.
Washington, Sept. 1. The general
land oifice has compiled its annual
stat.inciit showing the area of the
puunc domain remaining undisposed
oi juiy i, jims. j-rom this statement
it appears that the government . still
has mi area of 734,851,290 acres of
surveyed and unsurveyed land, in
eluding the following:
Alaska, 380.021,509 acres; Arizona
J,.v.v.'i:; California, 29,872,493; Col
orado. ,i,(i9G,(,!7; Idaho, 20,785,002;
Montana, 40,592,440: Nevada. 01.177.-
05;; New Mexico, 44,777J05; Oregon,
10,857,913; Utah, 30.578,998; Wash
ington, 4,350,001; Wyoming, 37,145,
302.
In Oregon there are 4.769.450 acres
ot unsurveyed land, Washington, 2.
28. ,170 acres, and Idaho 19,470,044
acres, in Alaska all the land is un
surveyed.
OPEN ROSEBUD RESERVE.
Government Wil Dispose of Indian
Lands Octobei 19.
Washington. Sent. 2. The R
Dua Indian reservation lands, which,
under the proclamation of the presi
dent, are to be disposed of bv lotterv
on ueiouer 19. are ocated on thp
south side of the State of South Da
Irr. .....i - ,1 : -:. .. ...
"iiu aujoming tne lands in
Gregory county, which were opened
in 1904. Ihey are said to be very
aesirauie tor tarnnng and stockrais-
ing purposes.
l rom present indications the ao-
proaching opening will be even larger
than that of the Gregory reservation,
since a much larger area is to be
opened. The plan adopted for this
registration and drawing is similar to
that used in the Gregory opening, but
certain objectionable features which
imposed hardships on applicants have
been eliminated.
NEW POSTAL SCANDAL.
throucrh nhotocranhic observations able timber trees, but American cli
a -- i- a - -t - . . ., ,..
1 k,. Hrrccnr n v MmtioncA mate ana sou conditions are more ta-
linrihtfl I 1-1.1 trrifiVvln 1 tT li o r
f Drake university, of Des Moines. d t f enough. l)llt that iir-
5hortage or uu,uuu Keportea rrom i he presence ot the comet was re- norance and carelessness have left
Havana Office. vealed upon development of photo- American woodlands poorly stocked
... ...
Tljivnnn. S.'iit. 3.The whole nrovin- irranhic plates exposed in three
d:il government is in nn uproar as the c;iineras Tuesday night. It is clearly
result ot tlie discovery ot tne inert ol ..-,. , . hn , t..n SpVeral doorpps
lonir and was found in the constella-
Bowen Reduced in Rank.
Washington. Sept. 3 First Lieuten
ant William S. Bowen. Coast Artillery
Corps, st'itioned at the Presidio. San
tuor !fjiiii,iiii(i in tne local posiouire.
Tim ilispoverv was made when an in
ventory of the st'unps. envelopes nnu uon caiiR-iop.iiu.iiis, rciiMiiiiny auuic i-raneiseo, was ponvieteu nv court-nmr-
otlior material was taken. 1 lie de- thc horizon throughout the night, tial ot the charges ot neglect ot duty
teetives are searching for Kieardo Dod- ni1;ition was 3 hours 20 minutes :,m' nf f-'1'5'1 official reports,
ricniez. cluef of the supply bureau, who . . and sentenced to be dismissed from the
disappeared when the theft became .. ""b"-"-3 service of the Fnited States. The pre
norm iirciinaiiou. ident conhrnied the sentence, but 011
Its visual hrnrhtness. 1 rofessor
1- ' l 1J . 1 . . . ... . . .'J
.Morcnniisc said, couia not ue siaicu cmet of Artillery, concurred in by the
until after further observations bad secretary of war, has commuted it to a
been made, but it probably will be vis- reduction of 30 files in rank.
Crowing out of the postoffice scandal ible through an opera glass. 1 he new
Manuel F.lies. editor of KI Vigilante ot comet, ne saia. nau 110 conueciiuu wn Brazi an(J Argentirie Quarrel
nc -ii i.t i.i o,,i,,' of. I inllev s rnmpt.
niniiZMUiiio, Nun ir-,... ku........ ......... .j --. Wnsi turtnn nnt o A
1 nc.. 1 i .i; nf . 'rnnccnr ai nrfnnitcc nn nppn pn- r.. ... .... v.ni
rernoon ny jiaum-i r.mnm.v, ..1 .... n; h(,t.-- nrn,;t ,., a, "
. . . . . ...i. rl.n.ln inrriiH f nrmiT tip cnmnipr in trran nl ....... .......... ,uiU .uk"
IM KPiinnpr, niiiii'siiincnn. i....m.i. s,.b y. . p.-.,,,,- r,M. ".,..
who is an independent, considered lie work at crkes observatory in astron- r ' - 'K
n. 1 i r 17 -j ii . v 1 t's rt" v
1 - 1 : l . .1 ; n itirto 1 nri 1. 1 r in v nncr. r rss r n tr ti . 1 - -
nan neen nnuiii-u n r""" i j - tl. ,l,r.,t T.-.1.I..
Colombia Will Play Fair.
Washington, Sent. 2. Minister
Gertes. of Colombia, issued a state
ment today in which he said: "In
lew of the pending- conflict between
Holland and Venezuela, a rumor has
been circulated to the effect that a
revolutionary movement will soon
take place in Venezuela and that Co
lombia will permit the bulk of the
necessary fightine men to cross her
frontier and enter Venezuela. It is
true that Cblombia has serious griev
ances against Venezuela, but no mat
ter how grave they are, or may be
come, the government of Colombia
will not secure redress by unfair
means."
United States Not in Accord.
Washington, Sept. 3 The state de
partment wholly discredits the report
that England will act in connection
with Holland for the coercion of Vene
zuela, and denies that the United States
approves in any way joint action by
Holland and Great Britain. It is point-
1 out that if the I nited States stood
or the disciplining of Venezuela the
joint disciplinarian with Holland would
e the United Staes and not a European
power.
Will Play Waiting Game.
Washington. Sept. 3. The report
from London indicating the possibility
of Great Britain taking some action to
nssist Holland in her dispute with Pres
ident Cnstro. and that there had been
informal references to Venezuela be
tween the British and American diplo
mats on that subject, calls forth the
statement by officials of the state de
partment that the United States is sim
ply watching and awaiting develop
ments in the Venezuelan affairs.
PLURALITY IS LESS.
Republicans Carry Vermont by a Ma
jority of 28,000.
White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 2.
The Republicans won the election in
Vermont yesterday by carrying the
state for Lieutenant Governor George
II. Prouty, of Newport, for governor,
by about 28,000 votes over James E.
Burke, of Burlington, his Democratic
opponent. The plurality was the
smallest in a presidential year since
1892, when it was only 18,590, and
was followed by a Democratic na
tional victory; but it was larger than
in 1888, and only slightly less than in
1900. There was a falling off in four
years of about 8 per cent in the Re
publican vote, while the Democratic
vote fell off about 2 per cent.
The Independence League appeared
for the irst time, and polled about
1000 votes, while the Prohibition and
Socialist vote remained about the
same. An unusually large number of
local candidates for the legislature,
although bringing out a heavy vote
ari1 resulting in Democratic gains in
the lower branch of the legislature,
apparently had no bearing on the
gubernatorial fight-
As Vermont is the first state to
vote during the presidential cam
paign, there was much interest
throughout the country in the size of
the Republican plurality.
THREATEN RIVAL FAIR.
Japanese Business Men are Disgusted
With Government.
Tokio, Sept. 2. The dissatisfaction
of the Japanese commercial bodies
over the postponement of the Tokio
world's exposition from 1912 to 1917
has become so marked that there is
danger that the scheme will have to
be abandoned altogether.
At a mass meeting of the Tokio
Business Men's association yesterday
afternoon the action of the cabinet in
postponing the exposition was con
demned in unmeasured terms, and a
formal protest against the action was
framed and sent to the minister of
commerce and agriculture, under
whose supervision the fair is to be
given.
The meeting of the business men
was exciting. Charges that graft had
crept into the management of the
proposed fair were freely made. It
was stated that the fair could be given
for less money than was proposed, if
the management was economical.
They said the exposition would be a
big factor in the ending of hard times
As an alternative, they threaten to
have an industrial fair of their own in
1912 under the auspices of the various
commercial bodies of Japan, if the
cabinet does not restore the original
date of the proposed world s fair.
1 he matter is to be discussed at a
pecial cabinet meeting.
TRAINS ARE BLOCKADED.
GREAT WHEAT
SHIPPING PORT
Portland Now Leads Every City In
United States.
Over Eight Million Bushels Received
in One Day Chicago, Always Con
sidered Largest Receiving Port,
Left Far Behind by Oregon Metropolis.
Portland. Sept. 1. Portland todav
is the greatest wheat shipping port
in the country. Over transportation
lines coming into the city more wheat
was sent in than to any other ship
ping port in the United States. The
shipping records for Portland show
that 210 cars of export wheat were
received in the city. T"his is neariy
double the record of 113 cars estab
lished Saturday last, when the wheat
shipping records of the port were
shattered.
On several different occasions re
cently Portland shipments have
topped those of Chicago, which is the
record wheat shipping port of the
world. The Saturday shipment of
113 cars went ahead of the Chicago
receipts and established Portland as
a record holder. Today's record, how
ever, puts Portland far in the lead,
even over Chicago, and establishes
the pre-eminence of the port as. a
wheat shipping center of world-wide
importance. The rapid climb in the
size of the shipments is shown by the
record of 05 cars for Friday last, not
a small shipment by any means.
figuring from a basis of 210 cars'
shipment, it is seen that approximate
ly 79,800 sacks of wheat reached Port
land, since there are on an average of
380 sacks to the car. The sacks as
they are shipped from the field weigh
from 100 to 110 pounds to the sack.
Estimating the average weight to
be 105 pounds to the sack, it
will be seen that a great flood of
8,379.000 pounds, or 144,465 bushels
of grain, reached the city. The aver
age price of the wheat is 92 cents a
bushel, making the aggregate value
of the shipment alone reach the enor
mous sum of $1,588,980. To put the
vast shipment in a shape where its
size can be readily grasped, it might
be noted that the 210 cars which
reached the city, if put together in
one train, would reach in a solid line
for 1 3-5 miles.
ULTIMATUM IN STRIKE.
luiown
Colonel Charles Hernandez is post-master-general
and ho said that every
flTort would bo made to discover the
thief.
torial written bv Elies, who is a con
servative. The coroner's jury held
Estrada to anslwer on a charge of
murder.
American minister tn Arcrentim lin
01 11. - 1 I ... ... 0. ... ......
d.ow up wrt.m.. cabled the state department that the
Joliet, 111., Sept. 4. Several hundred Argentina chamber of deputies has
acres of land are under water and voted a credit of $55,000 00O for arma-
... l..J tl,.,.Pnnl f rt. mcnls. Arcrnfinn ic in tTi rnL-..t
... ,. .,, ... , . r a I lliri'1'l.liy Vtlllltll tlL 11H;U,1(HIU3 Kll 1 - - ........ ... ... ...x. i.K.iixil
wait aii ixignx top Ld.,u. , . .lestroved. due to a dv- to buy warships, and any country hav
Winnipeg, Man.. Sept. 3. The J)" namite explosion at the Jackson street i"ff such for sale an find a cash pur
minimi bind office in every district in .trim nn the Illinois river-Lake Micbl- cliaser
the west where odd numbered sections gan canal. The explosion wrecked
;ire thrown open for homesteading
the dam and tore away a hundred feet Court Martial Board Ordered
.f lin -nm! hint letfincr Ibn U'.ntPf nclmirrtnii .-.rtf A tint.
promises to i.e yen mis ior im n ai if ljpon ricll farnijng lands. It is ment is made in special orders of
few days. In the reports received irom hcliovcd that farmers, who were an- the war department that, by direction
fourteen points where application may Ljcrcd at the refusal of the canal offi- of the president, a general court-mar-
be made it is stated that hundreds ot C;PS to make repairs that have been tial had been appointed to meet at
men wailed outside the land offices in demanded fnr months, are responsible l:ort Wavne. Mich . Sentomhrr 10
line throughout the night. Tn many nf for the explosion. 190S, for the trial of such persons as
may be brought before it. The fact
Castro Insults Brazil. '.hat the personnel of the court com
I : r .! fr: . , ,
f,noS Sent 4. TVes dent C.ts- 1"'-l- mm.ii- o. liu- oiihits 01 nignest
the towns, especially in asKalcnewan
nnd Alberta, numerous valuable sec
tions, some of them near town, are to
l,o had.
Great Demand for Bonds
Pittsburg, Sept. 3. Rids were opened
vit.t.' i.i ll.n i.,.. Itt .li,... wl .... C
tros refusal to permit tlie Brazilian r,ror ofiligh rank was to be placcd on
charge d'affaires to assume chargc of trial.
French interests in Venezuela is the
w municipal loan of latest coal thrown on the smoldering
. , lire of Venezuela s international com
plications. Speculation is rife in Cara-
Tuesday for a n
10,000.000, the bonds of which are to
1 enr interest at 4 per cent nnd to be rns ns to wbcther or not l'razil will
redeemable in 30 years. The loan was hcM,l upon this action as an insult di
heavily oversubscribed. Ine premium rected at ber ami what i rance will do
iTonxi milled ns liitrh ns 3.!. City Con- toward ccttinir representation here
troller Walter awarded the bonds as for her interests after this rebuke
follows: William A. Kead & Co., of
Now York, .f.t.OOO.OOO at 103.13, ami Wrangle in Ruef Case
$.-(10 000 eneh to narvey i isk o. ?. ?nn .-ranci.co. Sept. 4. A third
at 103.O9 and (U..l'.t. n:,ss(M! subicct to ncremntorv
i-b:illcnee. has been accepted in the
Potato Bugs Stop Cars. trjal nf Abraham Ruef on a charge of
Bristol, Conn., Sept. 3 Potato bugs bribery. The greater part of the day
.. , . r T .. .. 1 1 .1 n!..if ,!.-,...-.sw1 t si t,...flct!inlm.i rC
on tip rai 9 at laz.v Iji.i.e r-min.i I't". w.i- mi"ui ... i vi nm-
trollev ears of excursionists bound to gations that efforts had been made by
T.-ilto Cnnuinunce. In suite of the ter- one side or tne other to interview
rific slaughter, the hues held possession prospective jurors prior to their ap-
xmtil the carmen could sand the tracK. pearance in ine court room.
Important Matters On.
Oyster Ray. Sept. 2. For the first
time on a Sunday night, during Presi
dent Roosevelt's stay here this year.
Acting Secretary Forster Sunday
night went to Sagamore Hill with of
ficial business for submission to the
president. He was at the executive's
summer home for some time, and on
his return here remained until a late
hour at the executive offices. The na
ture of this seemingly pressing busi
ness was not divulged.
Holds Up Mulai Hafid Case.
Washington, Sept. 4. The United
States today is awaiting developments
before considerincr the question of of
ficially recognizing the sultan of
Morocco. The attitude of the state
department leads to the inference
that if the European powers recognize
Mulai Hafid. the new sultan, as the
ruler, the United States will follow
suit.
Practicing for African Hunt.
Oyster Ray. Sept. 4. Armed with
rifles and shotguns, revolver, cart
ridge belts and all the other war-bkc
parapnernalia ot
i
Alaska Marshal Removed.
Washington. Sept. 1. The depart
ment of justice announced tonight
that George Terry. United States
marshal at Fairbanks. Alaska had
been removed by order of the presi
dent. The reasons were not disclosed j
officially, but Perry's leaning was
toward the mine-owning interest.
Tests Signal Balloon.
Washington, Sept. 5 A balloon as
cension was made Wednesday by
three officers of the signal corps at
Fort Meyer. Lieutenant Frank P.
Lahm. who will take part in the com
ing international balloon race at Rer
lin, acted as pilot and was accom
panied by Lieutenants Foulcrs and
Selfridge.
a hunter. Kennit
osevc't lett here vestordav tor a
practice hunt in the N'orthwest. pre
paratory to the African expedition
"ii which he will embark next March
with his father.
Extend Klamath Project.
Washington, Sept. ".Contract ha
1 -en awarded to W. II. M:son. of Klam
l'h Falls, for the extens;on of the south
branch cannl of the Klamath irrigation
inject. The work consist of the con
s'ruction of about seven miles of canal,
involving the excavation and embank
ing of about 112.000 cubic yards of ma
terial. Mason's bid amounted to
$22,703.
Canadian Pacific Line Cut to Pieces
in Manitoba.
Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 2. Thou-
ands of passengers on transconti
nental trains of the Canadian Pacific
are blocked today between Winnipeg
and Thunder Bay. Over 20 heavily
laden passengers trains have been
stalled by vast washouts, which have
swept miles of track from the moun
tain grades into the valleys.
Several cloudbursts last night and
this morning did more damage, and it
is feared it will be days before even
temporary tracks can be built around
the dangerous places.
The railroad company is feeding
and caring for the marooned passen
gers. Most of them are bound for
Xew York, Boston, Chicago and Mon
treal from the west and east.
It is impossible to learn the exact
extent of the damage done by the
floods, because the telegraph and tel
ephone wires are down in the storm
swept disrtict.
The governor general is on one of
the delayed trains. Many week-end
holiday travelers from Winnipeg are
tied up at Kenora.
Twenty-Eight Drown.
London. Sept. 2. The British
schooner Amazon was wrecked off
Port T abotte. on the const of Wales
yesterday, and 2S of the 33 members
of the crew were drowned. The Ama
zon had been caught in the ternti
storm which has been sweeping both
eastern ami western coasts of Fng
b'tid for 2 1 hours. The survivors
reached shore in a small boat, after
a miraculous trip through the high
wave. Nearly every vessel that has
reached port shows serious effects of
he storm. Those which are overdue
are in great danger.
Canadian Pacific Employes Threaten
General Walk Out.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 1. A spe
cial from Winnipeg says the crisis is
approaching in the mechanics' strike
on the Canadian Pacific railway. The
committee now in session in Mon
treal, representing all the orders and
unions to which employes belong,
have given the company this week to
decide whether it will meet this com
mittee in conference with the object
of settling the strike or have the en
tire system tied up. The committee
in Montreal represents not only the
machinists, boilermakers and carmen
on strike, butt also the engineers, fire
men, conductors and trainmen. It
seems to be a fight between the
unions and the Canadian Pacific rail
way, the company haying made up its
mind to test their strength.
Former Master Mechanic Cross, of
Winnipeg, is now in England, having
been sent there by the country to
hire mechanics.
JAP FAIR POSTPONED.
Economical Ministry Wins Controversy
With Commercial Interests.
Tokio. Sept. 1. The Tokio expo
sition has been postponed until 1!)17,
according to the official statement is
sued today by the minister of agri
culture and commerce. The action is
taken over the protests of all the
chambers of commerce, and is indica
tive of the determination of the new
cabinet to carry ont its policy of retrenchment.
The officials of the exposition were
called together and the decision of
the government was announced to
them. It is expected that the pos
ponement will result in a great bene
fit to the exposition.
Break Ground for Institute.
Xew York. Sept. 1. loh'n D. Rocke
feller, Jr.. will officiate tomorrow in
the ceremony of breaking ground for
the main hospital building and isola
tion annex ot tlie Kocketel er insti
tute for medical researcl
Plans for
Shooting Irons Will Be Cheap.
Washington. Sept. 3. September
will be house-cleaning day in the vari
ous arsenals throughout the Fnited
States, according to orders issued from
thc war department. On that day all
thc old-fashioned and out-of date ord
nance material on hand will be offered
for sale.
In Memory of Fire Victims.
Hm.kley. Minn.. Sept 2 In ac
cordance with a custom that has been
followed for 14 years, the citizens f
llincklev and vicinity yesterday pa d
honor to the memory of the 41 me l.
women and children who perished in
the great forest tire that devastated
Pine county on September 1. lsgi
Flags were displayed at half-misr.
and yesterday afternoon memorial ex
ereises were held in the little park
where the unidentified dead of the
disaster were bif-ed
Jap Maneuvers in November.
Tok;o. Sept 2 It vjs announced
yesterday at the ministry of war tha
special grand military maneuvers
f the Japanese army wi'.l bcg:n Xo
ember '0.
the new hospital were filed last week.
md work will be begun n it immedi
ately. It is to cost ahotu .'too.ono.
The building will have seven stories,
with a brick .and Indiana limestone
front. The isolation wards will be
in a two-story building connecte 1
with tlie main
bridges.
building bv steel
Traffic is Delayed.
Winnipeg. Man.. Sept. 1. -Tra-'ns
are delayed throughout the west on
the Canadian Pacific lines as the re
sult of the strike of the machinists,
and the general demand tor action
looking toward a settlement is in
creasing. The railway commission
ill meet here September 10. and it
is said the unions will bring before
that body strong representations
showing a violation of the alien labor
law by the railroad company.
Washout on Canadian Road.
Winnipeg. Sent. t --The worst
washout in thc history of thc Cana
dian Pacific road on this !Kii.n oc
curred yesterday. Riin fell in tor.
rents, and is still falling. Hundreds
of yards of track between here an I
Wnon bave been washed awnv. anl
dozens of trains have been held uo.
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