Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, October 22, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextHeppner Gazette Issued Thursday f tadl Wk 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 COMING ELECTION. Nevada will sue mine owners for bullion tax and prosecute officers for perjury. A big Boston bond firm is accused of fraudulent consignment just betore it went under. Preliminary arrangements are al ready being made to entertain Roose velt when he visits Europe. The American fleet has arrived at Yokohama. The ships came to an chor amid a deafening salute. The Oceanic Steamship company will resume service between San Francisco and New Zealand Janu ary 1. The steamer Empress of China has just arrived at Victoria, B. C, with a cargo of silk valued at over $1,000,000. At the November election San Francisco citizens will vote on a proposition to grant S3 street railway franchises, covering about 200 miles, to a new company. Russian guards fired on Jap seal poachers on Copper islands. Later the Japs visited the camp of the guards while they were away and looted the place. A serious wreck on the Canadian Pacific was narrowly averted 300 miles east of Vancouver. Two Amer ican women were injured. A split rail was the cause of the accident. A heat prostration is reported from New York. Four persons were cremated by forest fires near Hurst, Mich. The program of the Balkan confer ence is provoking many protests. Strikes in the paper mills of the East may cause a paper famine at election. Roosevelt is to visit England and France on his return from the African hunt. Sixty people were rescued at La Roque, Mich., after spending a night in burning forests. Smoke is so dense on the Great Lakes from forest fires that navigation is al most impossible. Forest fires have again broken out in Chippewa county, Michigan, and are threatening in the extreme. The American fleet encountered a ter rible typhoon off the island of Luzon. One man was lost overboard. An American aeroplane has been wrecked in England and the inventor hurt. Demonstrations of the machine were being given before army men. A colored woman has been arrested at Oakland for robbing Southern Pa cific dining cars. Officers watched and saw her pick up a bag of supplies which had been thrown from the dining car by her confederate. A Mississippi mob of black men hung another colored man. Thaw may yet testify in the bank ruptcy proceedings against him. The trial of Charles Morse, who wrecked a New York bank, has begun. The Pacific cruiser fleet has left Hon olulu for Magdalena bay for target prac tice. Great Britain, France and Russia have agreed on a program for the Balkan conference. Bulgaria says she is ready to give Turkey a cash consideration for the loss of territory. There is much activity on board Entr lish war vessels, as the result of the Balkan trouble. A Seattle man received 00,000 volts of electricity and lives. If he recovers however, he will probably lose his hands and feet. ; inira uanoon. wmcn was taking part in the mtei national races at Berlin, has fallen into the North sea. The oc cupants were rescued. Six men were instantly killed and 21 others injured by the explosion of a missed charge of dynamite near Fort Collins, Col. They were all Greek and Mexican laborers. District Attorney Jerome is after JSew iork gamblers. The Pacific fleet has reached Ho nolulu on its way home. Pacific coast business men in Ja pan are receiving a warm welcome. Many Servians in America are pre paring to go home to fight if neces sary. The crown prince of Servia threat ens to attempt an overthrow of King Peter. Great Britain proposes financial aid to Turkey in compensation for lost territory. Neither of the two great political parties are receiving very hrge cam paign contributions. Dozens of States to Vote Upon New Laws and Amendments. Chicago, Oct. 20. Elections will be held in the various states and in the territories of Arizona and New Mex ico November 3. Three states. Ore gen, Maine and Vermont, have held their state elections, and have named members of the next congress the sixty-first Arkansas and Georgia have named state otliccrs only and will se led congressmen at the coming elec tion. In 28 states governors or other state officers are to be elected: a number of these states will also elect members of the legislature. Six states will choose justices of the supreme court or minor state officers. In seven, congressmen only are to be elected, and in two, congressmen and a legislature only. The terms of 31 United States sen ators, IS Republicans and 13 Demo crats, expire March 3, 1909. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland have chosen Democrats, and Ken tucky a Republican, while Vermont has chosen a legislature which will name two Republicans. The present senate is composed of 01 Republicans and 31 Democrats. Members of the national house of representatives are to be elected. Oregon and Maine have already chosen Republican representatives. n some of the southern states Dem ocrats only have been nominated, while in others Prohibition, Socialist and Independence party nominees will oppose Republicans and Demo crats. The present house is com posed of 391 members, 223 Republic ans and lf6 Democrats. There are two vacancies. South Carolina, as usual, has only one ticket the Democratic for state officers. Louisiana also has but one ticket the Democratic. In this state, however, a justice of the supreme court and a railroad commissioner are the onlv state officers to be elected. The Prohibition party has tickets in 21 states, the Socialists in 27, the In dependence party in 12, the Socialist Labor in 6 and the People s or 1'opu list party in 5, including Nebraska where they have fused with the Demo crats. The number of tickets in the differ ent states is: 1, South Carolina and Louisiana: 2, Alabam and North Carolina; 3, Delaware, Florida, Mon tana. New Hampshire, Oklahoma and North Dakota; 4, Colorado, Nevada Rhode Island. South Dakota, Utah Washington, West Virginia and Wis consin;. Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Ne braska; 0, Indiana. Iowa. Massa chusetts, Michigan1, New York and Texas; 7, Ohio. The Prohibitionists have tickets in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illi nois, Idaho. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Washington. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri and Ohio. The Socialists have tickets in Colo rado, Connecticut, Florda, Idaho, Illi nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mis souri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New lork, North Dakota, Ohio, Ok lahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennesssee, Texas, Utah, Washing ton, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The Independence party has tickets in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New ork, Ohio and Texas. The People's or Populist party has tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne braska and Ohio. The Socialist Labor in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas. In 23 states a total of 90 proposed constitutional amendments, laws questions or propositions will be voted upon. 1 his does not include Michi gan, where a revision of the present constitution will be submitted to the voters for adoption or rejection. The number ot amendments or questions in tne ditterent states is: 1, Iowa Texas, Wyoming; 2. Idaho. Illinois Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode island, Washington, West Virginia; 3 Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Ohio; 4 Minnesota, Wisconsin; 5, North Da kota, Oregon; 6, South Dakota; 2 Missouri; 9, Louisiana: 18. California The amendments or proposed laws ot several stares are of general inter est. In South Dakota, the question of repealing the one-ycar-residencc act which was passed by the last legisla ture in order to stop rapid divorces, win ue submitted to the voters. For mcrly suit tor divorce could be brought alter a six months' residence in the state. Opposition to this short term of residence resulted, and the one-year act was passed. The latter has been objected to in certain quar ters, and petitions finally were se cured for the submission of the one year act to a vote of the people at the coming election. In Illinois the question of n T..ik-p- to-the-Gulf deep waterway will be be tore the people in the form of a con stitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue bonds of $20,000,000 for the enterprise. California is one of the latest of the states to agitate election reform. To the people there will be submitted a proposed constitutional amendment imong others, empowering the legis ature to enact a direct primary law providing for the direct nomination ot 1 candidates for public office. NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON TO REVIVE WATER PROJECT. Vale Business Men Discuss Plans for Securing Government Aid. Vale. A mass meeting in Vale last week was attended by about 300 enthusiastic farmers, and business men. The purpose of this meeting was to organize for the purpose of bringing about a revival of the Mal heur Irrigation Project as proposed by the government some two or three years ago, and which project, when completed, will water approximately 130,000 acres of excellent agricultural lands lying in the Malheur River valley, Bully Creek valley, Willow Creek and Snake River valleys in .Malheur county, Oregon. Messrs. Hubbard and Griffith, of Caldwell, Idaho, and members of the ?oise-Payette Water Users associa tion, were present and rendered val uable assistance and information. A ommittee of five was appointed with full power to proceed in the matter, and to' employ such aid as they may need. An assessment of ten cents an acre was levied on the landowners under the project for the purpose of defraying preliminary expenses. ACRE'S YIELD 300 BOXES. ESTIMATES ARE CUT. Governor Folk, of Missouri, de clares the United States is more in need of reform than is Missouri. One of the balloons in the inter national race at Berlin fell into the North sea. The occupants were rescued. Five thousand troops were placed around the hall of the British parlia ment to prevent women suffragists from making a demonstration in the house of commons. Return to Normal Basis. New York. Oct. 20 The National ssociation of Manufacturers' an nounces that every branch of industry is showing marked increase of busi ness and that during the past three .,,. ..!. .!. t ... : - i-. . nioiiuit mi; imimih-vs conditions nave taken on new activity. In an exhaus tive canvass among the 3,000 members of the association, the returns bear out the prediction that practically every manufacturing business will be upon a normal basis of production during 1909. Cholera Les in Russia. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20 The chol era still continues to decrease, there being only 44 new cases reported to day and 24 deaths. Douglas County Apple Orchard Sets New Record. Roscburg. A new record has been established for Douglas county apples. J. 15. Smith, a fruitgrower from near this city, from a measured quarter of an acre, will pick over 300 boxes of choice marketabl Spitzenberg apples. He was offered from $2 to $2.50 per box for the apples in the orchard. which would net him at that price $2,400 per acre for his entire apple crop, lie refused the offer, however, and the apples will be packed and shipped east, where they are expected to bring the top market price for choice fruit. Many other orchards in Douglas county will have a crop of apples that will compare favorably in quality with those grown by Mr. Smith. Most of them will be shipped east, in the hope of getting a higher price for them than if they were-sold to apple-buying houses at .this place. The prune harvest is well along and drying will shortly be finished. The quality and quantity of the crop is as first reported, about the average, but buyers are complaining of the way the fruit is being dried in most instances, claiming it is not being dried hard enough. The two Roseburg packing houses are running to their full capacity and have all the fruit that they can handle. The E. L. French Fruit company of Myrtle Creek is also crowding its driers and packing houses to their fullest capacity and expects to ship a car a day for the remainder of the season. Among the company's recent shipments have been three cars to Ontario, Canada. Homestead Case Up. Klamath Falls. J. G. Pferce and Charles E. Warden of this city have been made defendants in a suit for the recovery of money by A. B. Daniels of Wisconsin. The suit is a result of the controversy over lands in township 37 north, range 10, known as the 37-10 case. Scrip was p-laced on the land originally and Pierce and Warden sold a piece of the timber to Daniels. Homesteaders contested the scrip filings and a decision in their favor was rendered. Now Daniels seeks recovery of money on the land that has reverted to the homesteader. Franchise Is Granted. Klamath Falls. The United States government has been granted a fran chise by the city council for a crm--rete conduit along High street in West Klamath Falls. This franchise has been before the council nearly two years. The conduit will lie an extension of what is called the Keno canal, now ending at the Moore power house, and when extended will fur nish water to the ranches on the west side of the river, which have never heretofore been irrigated. State Board Will Not Allow Normals Money Asked. Salem. The estimate for the run ning expenses of the three Oregon state normal schools for the next two years as fixed by the presidents of the schools and submitted to the board of regents in session at Salem aggre gates $3S,000 for each year, or a total to be asked of the legislature this win ter for the entire two years of $110, 000. The cost to the 'state, for main taining the three schools last year was $;i3,ooo. Though the board has not . con eluded its conference, held for the purpose of arranging the budget for the next two years, it is likely this estimate will be cut to $42,000 at the very highest calculation. The aver age cost of maintaining the Ashland Monmouth and Weston schools for last year was $14,000 each. In round numbers the attendance was 400, mak ing the cost to the state for each student $130, which was regarded by the board as sufficient. The presidents' estimated cost for maintaining the Monmouth school next year was $20,000, for the Ash land school $23,000, and for the Wes ton school $13,000. The cost last year at Monmouth was $14,000, of which only about half was paid by the state, the other half being raised by subscription. The cost at Ash land was about the same and at the Weston school about $13,000. It is expected that some system for determining the appropriations for each school will be decided upon be fore the session of the board of re gents ends. State Finances Good. Salem. Cash in the general fund as shown by the treasurer's monthly report, amounts to $2l4,S97.9S, and there will be due from the several counties on November 1 about $400, 000 more, making enough to pay cur rent expenses until another tax has been collected. Unusually large re ceipts from indirect taxes, such' as the corporation, insurance and inheritance taxes, and from the fees of the state department, have provided the funds to meet the unusually large state ex penditures. The report covers the first nine months of 190S, and shows a total expenditure of $992,072.47, or approximately $110,000 a month. At the beginning of the year the state had in the general fund $110,337.08. Active for Good Roads. A series of good roads conventions are being held throughout the state and will continue until late October. Eastern Oregon is the scene of the latest gatherings in the interest of good roads, where the people are set ting actively to work to improve the highways. There was a convention at Dufur the 13th, another at The Dalles on the 14th. Other dates for good roads conventions are as fol lows: October 13, Wasco; October 16, Grass Valley; October 17, Condon; October 20, Arlington; October 22,' Pendleton; October 23, La Grande; October 20, Baker City. WHOLE FAMILIES DIE. FLAMES DEVOUR . RELIEF TRAIN Michigan Forests Again On Fire and Destruction Follows. Citizens' League is Foimeri. Marshfield The Citizens' league is the name of an organization which has been formed in Marshfield for the pur pose of taking part in municipal af fairs. The aim of the league is given a? being for better city government. The secretary reports that 320 voters have signed a petition to become mem bers of the league. Whether the de liberations of the organization will be open or held in secret has not been de termined. Build Model Road at Salem. Salem The Salem board of trade has started a movement for the build ing of a model highway between Salem and the State Fair grounds, through co-operation of the state, Marion eoun ty and the city of Salem. It is pro posed to build a wide, straight high way that will accommodate a large amount of travel during the fair Judge H. Scott, head of the promotion department of the State Good Roads association, will supervise the work. PORTLAND MARKETS. Fifteen Dead Near Metz, Where Re lief Train Goes Into Ditch Many Women and Children Cremated Before They Could Escape Sur vivors Have Frightful Experience. Devartated District in Michigan Covers 100 Square .Miles, Alpena. Mich.. Oct. 19. Out of the fire-swept district to the north of this city, where flames are spreading un told death and desolation unchecked. come advices which indicate that the number of- dead will exceed 50 and may run up well toward 100. Early Saturday it was known that 22 had been sacrificed to the flames. Later advices confirmed this report and added 10 more to the list of victims. loday it is certain that the casualties will largely exceed every previous report. In the vicinity of Metz. Bolton and Posen the fires have burned suffi ciently to leave several hundred women and children camping with comparative safety in the open fields, Dtit near this city Saturday night the Alpena, Mich., Oct. 17. Fifteen peo fircs became so threatening that ple lost their lives Thursday night in the iMui iiiLii iu l euneu OIU l VOIUU- I e .1 1 . . b I ! teer force of several hundred men burning of the Detroit & Mackinaw rail- with shovels to construct trenches in wav rt',il'f train wllich vvas carrying the an effort to stem the progress of the inhabitants of the little village of Metz, flames toward this citv. The same 2:5 ""les north of here, to safely from southwest wind that swept fires tlle forest fires which were sweeping through the village of Metz is still away their homes. 1 he ill-fated tram blowincr. with consentient great H.-m- was ditched by spreading rails at No- ger to villages and farms. wicki siding, a few miles south of Metz, Fires are still raging uncontrolled :llul tllc terrified refugees wer forced to through the counties of Sheboygan, abandon the cars and rush for safety rresque isle, Alpena and Alcona, as euner uown me tracK wnn miming ior- we as in other scattered districts cms on cmier siue, or into tne mowed through northern 'Michigan. Diligent fields near the siding. search has been begun to -determine Eleven of the victims were women and the full extent of the holocaust. It children, who were unable to escape may take many days to reveal the quickly enough from the gondola car tragedies that are likelv to have oc- which they were occupying. Their currcd on isolated farms, with fain- charred bodies were found there yester ilies fighting bravely to the last to ''a'. when rescuers reached the scene, save their lives and their modest Two of the men victims were members homesteads. of the tram crew. The death list riiav not be fullv Four additional fatalities occurred in known for a week. But it needs no die neighborhood of the wreck. elaborated details to determine that When the forest fires closed in about the property loss will run into the tne little village, a special train of three millions. Whole villages have been empty box cars and two coal gondolas blotted ott the map and logging was rushed to Metz. As rapidly as pos- camps by the dozen have been de- siule the people and their goods were stroved, with their entire season's loaded into the cars. Some refused to output. abandon their goods, or the train might have left earlier, and have reached Al pena in safety. When the train finally started there were about 100 frightened people aboard. The suvivors of the frightful experi ence seemed dazed from the perilous surroundings. They seemed to think of nothing but the necessity of running to escape the menacing flames. It was dif- TURKEY WANTS WAR. Mobilizes Army in Asia Minor to Fight Bulgaria Paris, Oct. 19. The optimism pre iling in official circles up to the "iiu nine luuici mux ine auilliv u . .., i .. . r tf tho .-,.,. -..re t r-v m J t -" , ' "v-llil lu K- 1 '"IV (-Olieieill SlUI CII1CIU ITOI11 I.,;'., ' " them as to loss of life in the wreck or on reccnpT'Xa telegram from the fl.l had kft I-rench ambassador at Constanti nople, M. Constans, announcing that furkey had ordered the mobilization of her troops in Asia Minor, and it is believed that a few hours will de termine the issue of peace or war. 1 his is regarded as lurkeys an swer to Bulgaria's refusal to accord ABANDONS COFFEE CORNER. Brazil Will Borrow $75,000,000 to Save Big Losses. New York, Oct. 17. After having compensation for her independence sustained a loss of $1,000,000, Brazil has and to the powers which arranged the abandoned its attempt to corner the program in London for the interna- world's coffee market. For two years tional conference. tne government of Sao Taulo, the chief Instructions have been hurriedly Jtate of Brazil, has been purchasing cof forwarded to the French reoresenta- 'ce from i;s planters to keep up the tives at Constantinople and Sofia to Price, now having on its hands 8,000.000 renew their counsels of peace and the ags f coffee. According to advices other powers have sent similar in- received yesterday in New York, a loan structions to their representatives in f $75,000,000, wdiich is necessary to these cities, urging moderation on take care of the present huge accumitla- the part of Bulgaria and Turkey. ,Ion- '.s soon to be offered for public The fear among diplomats, how- subscription." ever, is that intervention may come 1 ne corner is regarded as one of the too late and that the Bulgarians, in most interesting, but foolhardy financial their present state of excitement, may experiments ever attempted. Bumper accept lurkey s act as one of provo- crops nave rouowea one another, and cation and advance across the fron- 1,1 19or' tlle harvest returned 20.ooo.ono tier, when a collision between the bags, a surplus over the entire world's armies would be inevitable and irre- requirements of 2.000 000 bags. Then Horst Buying Hops. Salem. Agents for E. Clem ITorst in Salem say they have bought large dtiantities of hops in this vicinity at 7 and 7 cents a pound during the last week, and that there are plenty of hops on the market around those figure. It is not known what rm.m- tv of hops Mr. Ilort has secured in this district. His agents say the 1 arge growers ire not selling, only smaller ones letting go. Wheat Bluestem, 02r7794c; club, 8S(7?89c; fife, 80c; red Russian, 8Gc; 40-fold, 90c; valley, 00c. Barley Feed. $20(77.27 per ton; rolled, $27.50(7728.50; brewing. $26.50. Oats No. 1 white, $31(77)31.50 per ton; gray, $30(77. '10. 50. I fay Timothy. Willamette valley, $1-1 per ton; Willamette valley, or dinary, $11; eastern Oregon. $10.50; mixed, $13; clover, $9; alfalfa, $11; alfalfa meal. $20. Fruit Apnles. new, COc(77$1.50 per box; peaches, 35(77f5c per box; pears. $1(711.25 per box; grapes. 50c(77$l .25 per crate; Concords, 15(7?17c per basket; huckleberries, 9(7710c per pound; quinces, $1(771.25 per box; cranberries, $10 per barrel; prunes, 2(77; 2ic per pound; nutmeg melons, $1.25 per box. Potatoes 75(7 90c per hundred; sweet potatoes, 2(772ic per pound. . Onions Oregon, $1(771.25 per 100 pounds. Vegetables - lurnips, $1.25 per sack;, carrots, 85c; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $1.25; artichokes. 65c per dozen; beans, 5(77 10c per pound; cab bage, 2c per pound; cauliflower, 50c (T$l per dozen; celery, 75(77S5c per parable. REVIVE SCHOOL QUESTION. Chinese Demand Native Girls Be Ad mitted to White School. me scneme or cornering tne mar ket was planned. In two years Sao Paulo had purchased from planters 8,- 000,000 bags, at an average cost of $10 a bag, which was more than double .the market price. Money thus spent was borrowed in the United States at high interest. Now the various loans arc to be consolidated San Francisco, Oct. 19. An order oy tne noani ot education tor the re- . c " moval of ten Chinese school R;Hs into onC of $.0,000,000. from one of the public schools of the city to an annex of the oriental school threatens to renew the Asi atic scnooi complication ot a year 0ran!rt aantr at Wnrfc nn p.it;cU SMUGGLING IN CHINESE. ago. Columbia Border. Soo Hoo Fong, a local Chinese merchant, through his attorneys has Seattle, Oct. 17. What is believed bv threatened to sue the members of the government officials to be a new gang noaro ot education it tney remove ins ot men engaged in smuggling Chinamen children irom a school attended by into the United States from British Co- white children, and others plan sim- Iumbia is now operating on such an ex- ilar action. tensive scale that immigration offiei.-ils rones attorneys claim their client are grcatlv worried. and his wife were born in the United "The cases are coming so fast that it States and that the children were is keeping this office on the iumn" mM born here. They have a right to United States District Attornrv Rimer claim American citizenship with all E. Todd yesterday morning. ,:It looks privileges, tney assert. as if there was a well-organized and The secretary of the board has an- well-disciplined gang of Chine nounced that the order directing the glers at work, such a gang that we be- Wallowa to Have Courthouse. Enterprise. Tho cumtv court has loeepted plans for a courthouse, to cost .?0.fi(iO. B1M3 for foundation ami base ment will be advertised for immediate- !y in order that the foundation at least may be put in this fall. Wallowa coun ty has been set apirt from Union coun ty 20 years, and this will be the first eourthouso erected in the county. Births Far Exceed Deaths. Albany There were 27 births in Linn county in September and only 15 deaths, according to the report of County Health Officer W. If. Davis, filed today. Mot of the deaths were' from causes incident to old age. lozen; cucumbers, $2.25 per box; egg plant, $1.75(772 per crate; lettuce, 75c(77 1 per box; parsley, 15c per dozen; peas, fic per pound; peppers, $2.25 per box; pumpkins, ui Ik per pound; radishes. 12jc per dozen; spinach, 2c per pound; sprouts, 9c per pound; nuash, Ijc per pound; tomatoes, 50 ifiOc. Butter C'ty creamery, extras. n.'.'TT 30c; fancv outside creamery, 32l,7735c per pound; store, lc. Eggs Oregon selects, 35c; eastern. 20rt?29c per dozen. Poti'try TIens, 11c per pound; spring, 11c; ducks, old. 1277l2c: young, 14(77 15c; geese, old. 8(77 9c; young, 97 10c; turkeys, old, 18c; young, 19c. Veal F.vtra. R'779c per pound; or dinary. 7(77Jc; heavy, 5c. Pork Fancy. 8c per pound; ordi nary, Oc; large, 5c. Hons Oregon. 1908. 7(77Sc per I pound;, 1917 2jT?.4c; 1906, 6T,c. Wool r.astern Oregon, average best, ICTHc per pound, according to shrinkage; val'ey. 1 ."7 1 1c. Mohair Choice. 18c ncr pound. transfer would not be changed. Kings Wins Over Welchers. Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 19. The insurance companies are preparing to pay the thousands of dollars due on policies held by residents of this city whose homes and places of business were destroyed in the fire that pre ceded the earthquake of last January. The English court of appeals has de cided that the fire which swept Kingston January 14 was not caused bv the earthquake, but preceded it. The decision practically overrules the earthquake clause. The action of the court means that millions will become available to policy-holders Caught Carrying Arms. P. tula Pest. Oct. 19. Six hundred machine guns and 50,000 rifles which Servia had purchased from (lernianv and France, respectively, were seized here when Austrian monitors in the Danube captured a German vessel conveying munitions of war to Bel grade. Regarding the goods as con traband of war, Austria is likely to present energetic remonstrances to both the marketing powers. Advices from Belgrade declare that the war fever there is again running high. Famous Soldier Dead. Tokio, Oct. 19 Field Marshal the Marquis Nodzu. the famous Japanese commander, who forced the passage of the Yalti river at the outbreak of the Japanese-Russian war and fought the fierce battle of Nanshan in which he lost 3,500 men in order to beat the Russians back, is dead. lieved had been entirely broken up.' Men who smuggle Chinamen into the country often receive $500 for each man. Nine Towns in Danger. Sank Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 17. Forest fires last night were burning around nine small towns in Chippewa county. West Neebiah was saved yes terday only by a shift of the wind. The lighthouse crew at Point Iroquois has asked for help, and the tug Aspen has gone to its rclnt. It is reported that settlers along the shore of Lake Superior are camping on the beach. Vast tracts of hardwood have been burned. As yet there is no indication of the heavy rain needed to relieve the situation. So far no fatalities have been reported in this section. Sioux Threaten Trouble. St. Paul. Oct. 17. Word has been re ceived that an outbreak of the Sioux Indians is likt-ly to occur at Fort Yates, N. I)., if the bodies are removed from the Indian graveyard there. With the intention of abandoning the post, an order was recently made to remove the bodies of all dead in the cemetery. The principal oiijeciion to the removal is said to be the fact that Sitting Bull, the great Warrior, is buried in the Fort Yates cemetery. Two Towns Wiped Out. Marinette. Wis . Oct. 17 Forest fires arc once more raging in Marinette coun ty, and lavt night serious destruction re sulted. The town of Pound was wiped out. and the little town of Packard was destroyed.