GOSGROVE AND
PATTISON LEAD
VIOLATES STATE RIGHTS.
Political Parties of Washington Hold
Primary Elections.
Gubernatorial Race Exceedingly Close
Republicans Show Preference
for W. L. Jones for United States
oenator and Democrats Favor
George F. Cottrill.
Seattle, Sept. 10. Election returns,
although late last night still incom
plete, indicate that Samuel G. Cos
grove, of Pomeroy, a second choice se
ection, will receive the nomination for
governor of the state of Washington
Cosgrove's lead on second choice votes,
and the split on first choice votes be
tween Albert E. Mead and Henry Mc-
iinae, together with first choice votes
divided between five other candidates
in the field, have brought about a situ
ation peculiar in Washington state
politics.
The latest returns from all parts of
the state indicate that when the count
is completed Cosgrove may have a plu-
rainy oi an votes cast, leading both
JViclinde and Mead. Up to nearly mid
night the count showed McBride lead
ing Cosgrove, but belated returns from
remote country districts are adding to
cosgrove's total. Mead is third in the
race.
wasnington s new direct primary
law has eliminated Senator Ankeny
from the race for senator. Wesley L.
Jones, by a majority reaching well into
the thousands, hat been given the nom
ination and the number of Republicans
-who are pledged to vote always for the
candidate of their choice receiving the
highest popular vote, precludes the
possibility of the election of Ankeny
by the next legislature.
From the best analysis of the tabula
tions at hand, the following Republi
can ticket is nominated :
Congressional Representatives,
William E. Humphrey, F. W. Cush
man, M. C. Poindexter.
State Governor, Samuel G. Cos
grove; lieutenant governor, Charles E.
Coon ; secretary of state, Sam H. Nich
ols; state auditor, C. W. Claussen;
state treasurer, Edward K. Erwin ; at
torney general, J. H. Easterday; com
missioner of public lands, E. W. Ross:
superintendent of public instruction,
Henry B. Dewey ; insurance commis
sioner, John H. Schively.
Preference for United States sena
tor, Wesley L. Jones.
Democratic state and congressional
nominations are as follows:
Congressional Representative,
Charles H. Miller.
State Governor, John Pattison ;
lieutenant governor, A. C. Edwards;
secretary of state, Otis Johnson ; com
missioner of public lands, Albert
Schooley; superintendent of public in
struction, Eldridge Wheeler; insurance
commissioner, Edwin F. Masterson.
Preference for United States senator,
ieorge F. Cottrill.
Pillowing are the nonpartisan nomi
nees :
Judiciary Judges of Supreme court,
Herman D. Crow, Milo A. Root and
Stephen J. Chadwick.
Pennsylvania Court Holds Commodity
Clause Invalid.
Philadelphia, Sept. 11. Declaring it
to be drastic, harsh and unreasonable
and an invasion of the rights of the
states and therefore repugnant to the
constitution, the United States Circuit
court for the Eastern district of Penn
sylvania today dismissed the suits of
the b ederal government to enforce the
commodities clause of the Henburn
ranroaa act against the anthracite coal
carriers of this state. Judges George
Gray and George H. Dallas filed opin
ions dismissing the suits and Judee
Joseph Bufhngton dissented, but did
not file an opinion.
Ihe commodities clause prohibits
railroad companies to transport in in
terstate commerce any article or com
modity manufactured, mined or pro
duced by them or under their author
ity. The case was argued in June,
United States Attorney General Bona
parte delivering the principal argu
ment for the government. The effect
of the commodities clause, if constitu
tional, would be to confine the mining
of anthracite coal by the railroads to
that for use in Pennsylvania only, and
compel the railroads to sell all the
mining property they are interested
in, either directly or indirectly. It is
almost certain that the case will be
appealed directly to the United States
Supreme court.
UNEMPLOYED RIOT.
Kaiser's Subjects Love Him Little
San Francisco, Sept. 10. Judge
Karl Von Lewinski, president of the
Imperial court at Berlin, is today
wondering what surprise he will next
receive at the hands of his country
men. The German judge was a guest
in the court of Judge V an Fleet yester
day, in which naturalization examina
tions were being heard. Several of
his countrymen were questioned in the
usual manner. The supreme test of
citizenship nualifications was the re
quiremeent that the applicant renounce
his allegiance to the mother country
and take up arms against that coun
try, if necessary. Imperial Judge Von
Lewinski was painfully surprised at
the avidity with which his countrymen
agreed to make war on the kaiser if
necessary.
Crocker's Iowa Brigade.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sept. 10. The
fourteenth biennial reunion of Crock
er's Iowa brigade, consisting of the
Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and
Sixteenth regiments of Iowa infantry
volunteers, began here today. The
hotel Lacy was headquarters of the re
union, and the business sessions were
held in the courthouse. President H.
II. Rood, of Mount Vernon, presided.
The reunion will continue over tomor
row. The biennial address is to be
delivered by Colonel Charles A. Clark,
of Cedar Rapids.
Sea Swallows Salmon Cargo.
San Francisco, Sept. 10. Parting
from her moorings at the entrance to
Nushagak river, on August 19, the
salmon ship Lucile went ashore on the
sand and within 12 hours she parted
amidships and her cargo of 39,300
cases of salmon was swept to sea.
One hundred and sixty-eight men were
saved from drowning and no lives were
lost. The vessel and cargo, worth ap
proximately $200,000, were partially
insured. The ship is'a total loss.
Congress of Americanists.
Vienna, Sept. 10. The sixtenteenth
international congress of Americans
opened today under the presidency of
Baron Weckbecker at the University
of Vienna and will continue in session
for the next four or five days. The ob
ject of the congress is to promote sci
entific inquiries into the history of
both Americas and their people.
Glasgow Socialists Incite Thousands
of Men to Violence.
Glasgow, Sept. 11. Following a
night of rioting and fighting between
a mob of 7,000 unemployed and mount
ed and foot police, this city today pre
sents the spectacle of a town in the
throes of a siege.
Hundreds of citizens are guarding
their property with firearms, fearing a
recurrence of the outbreak, and terror
stricken women and children have been
compelled to stay indoors all day.
Scores of houses are damaged, win
dows are broken and the streets are
deserted but for a strong police guard
that is making the rounds in military
fashion.
The trouble started at midnight. A
mob of unemployed under the leader
ship of Socialists who had inflamed
them to action by violent speeches
made another onslaught on the aristo
cratic section of the city. They raided
several shops at the foot of the hills
overlooking the wealthy quarter of the
city and started to pillage the houses
of the wealthy residents.
The police, aided by the household
ers, fought off the rioters until dawn,
when they were dispersed. The num
ber of injured is unknown. It is esti
mated that there are between 25,000
and 30,000 unemployed in the city at
the present time.
SHEEPMEN SUE ROOSEVELT.
Seek to Enjoin Him From Enlarging
California Forest Reserve.
Reno, Nev., Sept. 11. For the first
time in the history of this country, a
United States president and other Fed
eral officials are being sued to prevent
the government from withdrawing tim
ber lands for government reserves. In
the Federal court at Carson City today
the case of the Eureka Livestock com
pany against President Roosevelt, Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson, Chief
Forester Pinchot and Forester Barnett
is being argued, attacking the right of
the defendants to withdraw for forest
preservation purposes a large portion
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
NO POLITICS PERMITTED.
Government Issues Warning to Civil
Service Employes
Washington, Sept. 12. A solemn
warning has been issued by the civil
service commission to the army of gov
ernment employes in this city and
elsewhere, against sidestepping their
work for Uncle Sam in order to in
dulge in the game of politics
It seems that in past campaigns it
has been the practice of many govern
ment officials and clerks to resign so
that they may run for office in their
home communities, or otherwise be
come actively engaged in political
work, to be reinstated after election
day, if the old job still appeals to
them. This year there will be no re
instatement, says the commission. The
order is as follows :
The commission desires to inform
each of the department
ent executive officers
toward employes in the classified ser
vice who resign to become candidates
for office or to engage in active polit
ical work and who afterward seek re
instatement.
Inasmuch as the issuance of a cer
tificate is discretionary with the com
mission, no certificate will be issued in
any case where the party seeking re
instatement resigned with a view of
running for office or indulging in polit
ical activity which would be prohibited
f he had remained in the service, and
afterward, having failed in his candi
dacy, or having indulged in contem
plated political activity, seeks rein
statement.
POLYGAMISrS SHUT OUT.
Secretary Straus Approves Action on
Mormon Immigrants.
Washington, Sept. 0. Secretary
Straus yesterday approved the action
"f Uio local immigration officials at
Hoston in the so-culled Mormon eases,
wlicrcin a number of immigrants wero
up on the allegation of entering
Hi'; country in violation of law. Mr.
Straus said that the two cases of ex
clusion were on the grounds, as to one,
f admission of belief in polygamy, and
iu iuc oiner, or physical and other
reasons. A number of other cases have
i ccn hold up for further investigation.
Lively interest has boon tnlfen in
these cases, on account of the ruination
of .Moriiionism, but Mr. Straus said that
win decision in all of them was whollv
regardless of the question of Mormon
ntand indeDend- r,IlKlon! thilt .tho question of polygamy
ntandindepend one ificalJ proviJeJ f y
of its attitude Iaw aD(J that hig t. j .
loiiowed the plain provisions of the
statutes.
.Senator Smoot had a conference with
the secretary on the subject, and Sen
ator Sutherland and Governor Cutler,
or Ltah. have telprrrnnlm,! ir. tu A
' -j".v.v bito ue-
'.irimeni, expressing their vi'pw. nn.l
desire for the treatment of the immi
grants without regard to the religion
involved.
TEST NEW WOODS.
NAVAL CRITICS REBUFFED.
of the Monitor forest, in Eureka
county.
The plaintiffs say they were grazing
about 10,000 sheep on the reserve be
fore it was withdrawn, and now they
are refused that right.
Kaiser Receives Wood.
St. Johans on the Saar, Sept. 11.
Emperor William received Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, U. S. A., in the
field this morning. The meeting took
place on a lofty hill in front of the po
sition occupied by the red army.
The general was introduced by Captain
von Livonius, the German military at
tache at Washington, and his majesty
held him in conversation for several
minutes. The emperor was extremely
gracious and expressed the hope that
General Wood had been given every
opportunity to witness the maneuvers.
Ohio Wins Rifle Trophy.
Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 11. The Mc-
Alpin trophy in the National Shooting
tjurnament being conducted here goes
to the Buckeye state. The team from
Ohio rolled up a total of 1,078 points
out of a possible 1,200, 24 points ahead
of the United States infantry team,
which took second prize. The officers'
and inspectors' match was won by J.
K. Casey, of Wilmington, Del., who
was a member of the American team
which carried off Olympic honors.
Pledges Help to Mulai.
Paris, Sept. 10. A dispatch receiv
ed here today from El Kazar says that
Dr. Vassel, the German consul at Tan
gier, who is on his way to Fez, con
voked a number of notables on his way
and informed them that Mulai Hand
could count upon the support of Ger
many and that Germany would under
take to assure the integrity of the
country and help Mulai Hafid out of
his difficulties.
Roosevelt Promptly Approves Plans
for New Battleships.
Washington, Sept. 8. President
Roosevelt has approved the plans of
the proposed new battleships Florida
and Ltah, which were authorized at
the last session of congress. In the
course of his examination he sought
the advice of Commander Sims and
Lieutenant - Commander Albert L.
Key, who entertained what are re
garded as radical opinions respecting
naval construction and who frankly
criticised some of the features of the
new ships. The prompt approval by
the president o fthe plans is taken to
indicate that he was not deeply im
pressed with the arguments of the
critics.
It is expected that advertisements
for bids for construction of the Utah
will be published in a few days. That
vessel is to be constructed at a pri
vate shipyard, while the Florida is to
be built at the Brooklyn navy-yard
Fewer Japs Come.
Washington, Sept. 11. According to
official figures made public by Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Straus
today, the tide of immigration from
Japan has been checked until now it is
but one third of what it was a year
ago. Japanese immigration for the
fiscal year 1907 was 30,000, including
the Japanese who went to Honolulu.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1908, immigration from Japan was 18,
000, of which 9,500 came to the main
land of the United States. The bureau
of immigration has estimated that 5,-
718 Japanese left the United States for
Japan and other countries, leaving the
net increase for the year but 3,800.
Of that increase but 15 per cent are
laborers.
uovernment May Introduce New Zea
land Forest Trees.
Washington, Sept. 10 Far-off New
Zealand is the latest country to which
forest experts have turned in seeking
substitutes for the valuable American
woods used by the furniture, cooper-
ape, implement and similar' wood
using industries.
Manufacturers in this rountrv hv
been facing a constantly decreasing
supply of available hardwood timber
tor a number of vears. and the time is
already at hand when efforts must be
made to look to the preservation of
tne American species most in demand
and to scour foreiern lands for trep
which may prove valuable as substi
tutes.
Seven different New Zealand hard
wood trees have just been put through
a series of tests by the United States
forest service in co-operation with the
university of California in the timher-
testing laboratory at Berkeley. The
trees showed up remarkablv well in
comparison with white oak, which is
one ot the strongest woods in
United States, develooins' under rest
when in an air dry condition a crush
ing strength of 8500 pounds oer souare
inch, and a bending strength of 13,100
pounus per square inch.
Swinburne May Look for Aeon.
Washington. Sept. 8. Instruction.;
have been sent from the navv deoart-
nient to Admiral Charles Swinburne,
in command of the Pacific fWt at
Honolulu, to keep a lookout for the
British steamer Aeon, which has not
been heard from for weeks. On
board the vessel are the family of
Chaolain Rower R. Patrick, U. S. N.,
and Mrs. William K. Riddle, wife of
Lieutenant Riddle, also of the navv.
The Aeon left San Francisco July 6
for Samoa, where she is long: over
due. Since the Pacific squadron on
ts departure from Hawaii will pro
ceed to Samoa, it is thought that the
distressed ship may possibly be
sighted.
FIVE TOWNS SAFE.
Minnesota Forest Firts Die Down
When Wind Falls.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 9. Specials
to the Pioneer Press state that al
ready more than $3,000,000 worth of
mining timber and other property
has been destroyed by the forest fires
in Upper Minnesota.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 9. Fighting
desperately against the forest fires
that threatened momentarily to add
six more range towns to the black
ened ruins of Chisholm and Snowball
practically the entire population of
the Mesaba region composed the self
constituted fire brigade that struggled1
fiercely all day yesterday and late
into the night to save their homes
and property. After raging fiercely
all the afternoon the flames died
down with the wind last evening and
gave the army of fighters chance to
rest after their strenuous work,
Hibbing, Nashwauk, Buhl, Coler
aine and Mountain Iron, which were
considered doomed during the greater
part of the afternoon, are safe again
uniess tne wina revives, mere is
ittle promise of rain, and a strong
wind from any direction will fan the
flames into a renewed menace.
The Duluth fire department re
ceived a telegram from the depart
ment at Hibbing asking for assist
ance, and Chief Black, with a num
ber of men and an engine, left Du
luth shortly after 4 o'clock for the
scene of the fire. The Mesaba road
has trains in waiting at Hibbing to
take the people away from the scene
of danger.
PLANS AEROPLANE
FLEET EOR ARMY
CAPITAL SEES OPPORTUNITY
Mad Rush On to Invest in Turkev
Under New Regime.
Grand Marais, Minn., on the north
shore, is in the clutches of the fire
demon. The people are in worse
straits than the range people, in that
they have no place to flee to. For
est fires are raging within a mile of
the town.
Constantinople, Sept. 9. Believing
Turkish investments to be safe, for
the first time in the country's history.
and assured of a chance to make them
without paying blackmail in a dozen
directions, foreign capitalists' agents
are literally stampeding into Con
stantinople. Considering the stage
of its civilization and its nroximitv
to the Occident, the sultan's realm
s regarded in Europe as the least
developed land on earth. The oppor
tunity for reaping enormous returns
is deemed so bright that the influx
nto the capital is reaching the pro
portions of a miners rush to a new
mineral field, or a settlers' race for
farms in a freshly opened American
government reservation.
Germany alone among the nations
was moderately represented before
the revolution. Teutonic interests are
still striving hard to hold their own
against the representatives of rival
countries, but the loss of prestige
they suffered with the old regime's
fall is handicapping them heavilv.
1 hey have an equal chance with
other prospective investors, and large
numbers irom Berlin are joining the
contingent already in the field.
Chief of Signal Corps Says All De
pends on Wright Machine Tests
General Allen Will Ask Congress for
Money and Is Confident Lawmak
ers Will Be Liberal Toward the
Scheme if Ohio Aviators Make
Good Their Claims.
Washington, Sept. 8. Should the
tests of the Wright brothers' aeroplane
prove successful, it is probable that
within one year the war department
will have a fleet of aeroplanes as well
as a fleet of dirgibles as an adjunct
for military warfare. Brigadier-General
Allen, chief of the signal corps,
believes congress will be liberal in its
appropriations if the tests are a suc
cess. A full report of both the dirgible
and aeroplane tests will be cot readv
for submission when the $1,000,000 ap
propriation for aeronautics comes up
for discussion.
It is now fullv realized bv army
officers that the United States is far
behind other countries in aeronautics.
While demonstrations have been mado
abroad that air craft are an absolute
necessity in future warfare, no steps
nave neen taken here, and army ex
perts are now anxious to make up for
lost time by quickly assembling an
aerial fleet.
When, on September 27, 1907. it was
announced that the war department
would buy a dirgible balloon and an
aeroplane, some persons believed the
plan would never materialize. Only sev
eral army officers who knew of the
future plana realized that an effort was
to be made to establish an aerial fleet
for the United States government.
it is said at Fort Mvers that Secre
tary of War Wright has approved thi
request of Brigadier-General Allen that
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, who sold
dirgible No. 1 to the army, be hired
to supervise the transportation and ex
hibition of the airship and the hydro
gen plant, which Captain Baldwin also
supplied to the government, to the mil
itary exposition at St. Joseph, Mo.,
which begins on September 21.
From St. Joseph the direible will b
taken to the Aeronautical and Signal
Corps school at Fort Leavenworth, in
command of Major Russell, and on the
completion of the modern balloon
house at Fort Omaha, about the middle
of next October, it will be taken there
permanently.
FIRE IN MINNESOTA.
OIL BUBBLE PUNCTURED.
Parker Is Not in Race.
Washington, Sept. 11. Before leav
ing for New York today, Judge Alton
B. Parker took cognizance of a report
that he would be willing to make the
race for governor of the state of New
York at the approaching election, and
said in so many words that he was not
so inclined. Judge Parker said: "I
am not willing to run for governor of
New York. I do not feel that the sit
uation and the question sustained me
in saying more than it is my desire to
never again hold public office. My
friends, I felt, would understand that
I said precisely what I meant, and my
answer was intended to inform them
and no one else."
German Spy Confesses.
" Orleans. France, Sept. 11. The
German who was arrested here a few
days ago on the charge of being a spy,
confessed today that he had been act
ing in this capacity for several years
under the direction of German military
authorities of Alsace-Lorraine.
Roosevelt Orders Appeal.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 12. While
Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte
was in conference with President
Roosevelt, the report of the decision
rendered in Philadelphia today by the
United States Circuit court, that the
commodities clause of the Hepburn
railroad act is unconstitutional was
conveyed to the president's home by
the Associated Press. The president
and Mr. Bonaparte, after a discussion,
came to a conclusion that the depart
ment of Justice should take an appeal.
Mr. Bonaparte would say nothing
about what the president had said in
regard to the decision.
Takahira's Visit Explained.
Washington. Sept. 10. The recent
visits of the Japanese ambassador.
Pi .iron T.akaliira. to President Roose
velt at Oyster Ray and to Secretary
Root at Clinton, it is officially stated.
has no bearing on the question of
Chinese-American alliance, nor were
they for the purpose of discussing the
presence of the Atlantic fleet in
Asiatic waters. Acting Secretary of
State Adee said last night that the
Japanese ambassador's visits were en
tirely informal.
-Want Ads" Get Recruits.
Washington. Sept. 9 "Want" ad
vertisements have been found helpful
by the navy department in its recruit
ing work, and hereafter most of the
money av.iil.tlde for that purpose will
be spent in that class of advertising in
preference to the display forms.
Nothing Doing for Kathleen.
Washington, Sept. 8. Miss Kath
leen M. Roosevelt Cronin, the woman
who called at the white house last
week and demanded admission on the
ground that she was a long-lost
daughter of the president, has been
sent to St. Elizabeth's asylum. She
protested against being sent ro the in
stitut;on. declaring that "her father,"
President Roosevelt, would have the
court officials punished. The woman
appeared at the white house and told
a policeman that she wanted Mrs.
Roosevelt to vacate her room at once.
She said she was 37 years old and
came from San Francisco. She ad
mitted having been tried for insanity
in California
Another Successful Flight.
Washington, Sept. 10. At Fort
Meyer yesterday Orville Wright made
the two greatest aeroplane flights
ever made in public in this country,
remaining in the air for more than
eleven minutes on his first flight and
for nearly eight minutes on his second
flight. There was apparently no rea
son why the lhghts could not have
been of longer duration, as the aviator
anded the last time because of the
approaching darkness. Throughout
both flights Mr. Wright apparently
lact the machine under ported con
trol, rising at times to 00 feet and
making sharp turns.
Cuts His Vacation Short.
Oyster Bay. X. Y Sept. 9 Presi
dent Roosevelt s vacation, according to
present plans, will come to an end Sep
tember 22. when the chief executive
ind his faniilv will depart fr.'in Sagtt-
more Hill to take up their residence in
the White House. Washington, for the
oming winter an 1 spring1. With the
close of the present vacation of the
president Oyster Bay will eoa-;o to be
known as the summer capital of the
United States.
Seepage Fsom Buried Fuel Tank
Causes Arizona Stampede.
San Bernardino. Cal.. Sept. 8 Seep
age from a big crude oil tank, erected
nt Yucca, Ariz., for replenishing the
fuel supply of Santa Fe locomotives,
is responsible for the oil frenzy which
during the past week has taken hun
dreds of excited people to that locality
from points hundreds of miles distant.
Experts sent to the .scene by the Santa
Fe Company traced the oil direct to the
tank, an analysis of the black fluid
skimmed from the water in a well 33
feet distant from the tank satisfving
even the most enthusiastic locators of
their mistake.
The desert had been staked out for
miles. All manner of vehicles had been
pressed into service, carrying people to
tho field, and in many instances men
had sacrificed their property elsewhere
to be first on the ground.
Seven Hurt in Explosion.
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 9. Six fire
men and a 11-ycar-old girl were badly
burned and shocked as the result of
.in explosion of gas during a small
fire in a plumbing shop on South
Main street late yesterday afternoon.
Three of the men wore blown from
the room into the street. Two com
panies responded anil two firemen
were sent into the basement to make
sure there were no flames there. One
of them carried a lantern, and the
ms. which had been gathering iu the
basement, exploded. The injured men
were quickly removed to the hospital.
Several Small Towns Are Threatened
With Destruction.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 8 The Mesaba
range tonight is threatened with a new
outbreak of the fire which swept away
Chisholm Saturday and wiped out thou
sands of acres of standing timber.
After a day of quiet the flames, which
ieu down Sunday, were fanned into
renewed fury again vesterday. and am
sweeping on toward Hibbing, Buhl and
.asnwaiiK irom the south.
Snowball, 100 inhabitants, was des
stroyed yesterday afternoon by a fire
that came upon "it suddenly. The peo
ple had no opportunity to fight the
flames, and fled in terror. Snowball is
about two miles from Nashwauk.
Brooklyn, a small suburb of Hibbing,
is threatened by fire. Buhl and Nash
wauk. which were threatened with de
struction Saturday, are again in dan
ger. The citizens are fighting the
flames desperately. Aurora is sur
rounded by fires and the citizens are
fighting them.
Mitchell, a small town about one mile
south of Hibbing. was threatened with
destruction all d.iv vesterdav, and was
saved only by the efforts of the in
habitants and the employes of the Du-
uth, .Mesaba & Xorthern railroad.
whose roundhouse is situated there.
Several hundred men are still guarding
the place. The pine timber which sur
rounds Mitchell has been almost all
consumed.
Between Nashwauk and Hibbing, a
region 22 miles long, the- forests are
one continuous front of flames. From
Hibbing it is an appalling sight, and
big clouds of smoke have been pouring
over the threatened city all day, hiding
the sun.
Double Park Guard.
Washington, Sept. 9 Provision is
being made at the war department to
increase the garrison at Yellowstone
National park. It is proposed to double
the force. The recent holdup by a lone
highwayman of seven tourist poaches
with 120 passengers calls attention to
the necessity of a more thorough super
vision of the park precincts.
Denver Hotel Burned.
Denver, Colo. Sept. 0. Two men.
unidentified, were burned to death
"lid a dozen persons were serioulv
injured yesterday bv a fire which de
stroyed the Hotel Belmont. The ho
tel was crowded, having at least 1
guests. At any early hour it was dis
covered that the building was in
flames. Caught unawares, many of
the guests were unable to find their
way from the hotel, and many jumped
f'om the upper stories, receiving se
rious injuries.
Finishes Huge Canvas.
Proctor. Vt, Sept. 9 Gido Hor
vath. a Hungarian artist, has com
pleted here, after years of careful
work, study and reseat ch. a mam
moth oil pai.iting of "Wali'iicfon at
the Battle of Trenton " It is chirred
to be the largest sing'e picture on any
subject ever produced in this country
It is 210 feet long and 11 feet high."
May Arbitrate Dispute.
Providence. R. I., Sept. S. There is
a possibility that arbitration may be
called upon to end the trniblos of the
local street railways and their em
ployes, which threaten to precipitate a
general strike on the trollev lines op
erated b- the New York. New Haven
& Hartford railroad in three states.
Should such a strike be ordered, nt
less than 32.000 men would be involved.
The whole trouble arose over the dis-
hargo of ."4 men employed bv the local
ompany. The company officials de
clare that the action was due entirely
to a breach of discipline.
Doomed to Die as Rebel.
San Francisco. Sept. S. Passengers
on the steamer City of Sydney, which
arrived here yesterday from Panama
and Central American norts. br night
the news that Captain I.ee Cannon, a
graduate of Cornell, who i said to he
one of the leaders in the Honduras
revolution, wa captured and ha been
sentenced to death. According to the
report heard by tho paengers. Can
non killed l.i men in his last stand, but
was finally captured.
Fertilizer Plant Burns.
Chicago. Sept. S The wool hoU
rtnd fertiliser pbnt of Armour & Co..
in the Vr.ion stockyard, were destroyed
Vv fire T.i.Ti,t. T'c boildinj wor
five stories high, built of brick, an 1
eovorirg the rnt're block. The fir
was the first in the cfocfcvard in soveri
year, and attracted an immense crowd
of spectators. Loss, $300,000.