Heppner Gazette
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.
Cholera in Manila has dwindled down
to proportions of little importance.
The Cleveland, Ohio, street railway
company will sell seven tickets for 25
cents.
There is still much unrest in Portu
gal. During a recent review of troops
by the boy king his life was saved only
by the merest chance.
Frank Pinkham, a trusted employe
of the Tacoma Mill company, of San
Francisco, has disappeared with $30,
000 of the company's money.
Two suit against Thaw for money
have been stopped because the law re
strains proceedings until 12 months
after an application in bankruptcy.
A plot has been discovered by which
revolutionists intended to kill a num
ber of high officials during the stay of
the American fleet in Chinese waters.
A bomb thrown in the heart of Chi
cago's downtown district practically
destroyed one building. The police are
unable to give any reason for the out
rage and have made no arrests.
Over 1,000 cases of socalled egg yolk
have been thrown into the ocean at
New York. The stuff was imported
from China and was used in place of
eeres, but could not pass pure iooa in
spection.
Senator La Follette says the senate
is going to be cleaned.
The fate of the Balkan conference
depends on Germany's consent.
Two Mexican rebels have ban
found guilty of fomenting a revolt
on American soil.
A premature explosion of dynamite
at Douglas, Ariz., killed two men and
injured eight others.
Great Northern -earnings for the
last fiscal year show a decrease of
$1,838,000 compared with the previous
year.
A German military balloon ex
ploded a mile in the air. The occu
pants fell in a tree and were unin
jured.
Experts who have been going over
the books of San Francisco have
found a shortage of $60,000 in the
city treasury.
Senator Elkins says he knows noth
ing about the marriage of his daugh
ter to the Duke of Abruzzi and con
siders the naval escort a good joke.
During the reception of the Amer
ican fleet at Yokohama all the Amer
ican admirals were carried around the
deck of their vessels on the shoulders
of Japanese admirals and captains.
Deaths in Luzon from the storm will
reach 500.
OBJECTS TO ANNEXATION.
Russia Fears Austria Would Want
More Territory.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 27. No an
nouncement was made today by the
foreign office as to the progress of the
negotiations at Berlin between M. Is
wolsky, the Russian foreign minister,
and Prince von Buelow, the German
chancellor. The conference, so far as
can be learned, has scored no definite
results, and will be continued.
Advices from Berlin, however, have
in no wise lessened the confidence here
that the proposed international con
gress will ultimately be accepted by
Germanv. although negotiations are
apt to be continued for some time
after the return of M. Iswolsky. The
invitation to take part in the congress
therefore, will be correspondingly de
layed. M. Iswolsky, interviewed by the
Novoe Vremya's Berlin correspondent
today, declared that Austria's action
was a blow at vital Slav interests and
that the indignation of the Russian
press and public could easily be under
stood, but he asked the public to sus
pend judgment with regard to his ac
tivity in this connection until his re
turn to Russia, when he hoped with
the emperor's permission to make a
statement before the douma. It is re
ported that the Octoberists in the dou
ma have decided to support the foreign
minister, but President Khomykoff in
an interview said that Russia sholud
refuse to recongize the annexation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a
mere prelude to further aggressions
on the part of Austria-Hungary.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
SCAB NOT FUNGUS GROWTH.
MAY MAR RECEPTION.
to a depth of 15
Snow lias drifted
feet in Montana.
An epidemic of typhoid fever pre
vails at Montreal, Quebec.
A bogus German baron has been vic
timizing San Francisco people.
One death Las been reported from
Montana, following the severe blizzard.
Reno gamblers are putting up a hard
fight to prevent being driven from the
city.
Lieutenant Jeppson, who has been
King Edward's messenger since 1901,
is dead.
John W. Kern, Jr., son of the Demo
cratic vice-presidential candidate, is
' seriously ill.
A New York thief, after robbing a
jewelry store of valuable diamonds, es
caped in an auto.
The greatest celebration in the his
torv of Japan is being given in honor
of the American fleet.
Diamonds equal to those of South
Africa are said to have teen found in
Death valley, Arizona.
One hundred and fourteen thousand
applications were received for the COO0
farms in the Kosebud, S. D., reservation
just thrown open.
Women suffragists will meet at Se
attle in 1'JO'J.
Chinese in Canada are raising a relief
fund to send to China to help the starv
ing. French troops have had another en
gagement with Moors. The latter were
defeated.
Immense crowds attended the funeral
service of Bishop Potter. The services
were ery simple.
By the bursting of a steampipe four
men were coota d to death on a steam
barge on Lake Michigan.
Chinese have started a boycott on tin
Hamburg-American steamship line, and
refuse to cither ship by this line or ride
on its vessels.
Authorities Fear Trouble at Amoy
When Fleet Arrives.
Amoy, China, Oct. 27. Discovery
of a revolutionist plot is causing great
uneasiness to Chinese government offi
cials. Fears are entertained that the rami
fications of this plot may be far reach
ing. The object of the rebels, it is
said, was to assassinate high Chinese
officials during the festivities of the
forthcoming reception to the American
fleet, the conspirators hoping that the
officials would appear in public in a
body on that occasion.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken and will be extended during the
stay of the fleet here, and particularly
during the functions. Viceroy Song,
of Fukien province, who arrived here
yesterday on the cruiser Hai Yung,
spent the night aboard the ship.
Order and perfect system are being
rapidly established at the reception
grounds where the recent typhoon
wrought destruction. Bamboo struc
tures have replaced the ruined build
ings, and the original plans for the
entertainment of the officers and men
of the American fleet are likely to be,
carried out in full. It had been in
tended to install a wireless telegraph
system, but this probably will not be
done, as there is no expert here to
carry out the work.
SEVEN CHOLERA CASES.
Disesse Makes Fresh Start Among
Natives in Manila.
Manila, Oct. 27. Seven new cases
of cholera were reported in this city
for the day ending Sunday night.
The slight increase in the spread of
the disease is ascribed by the authori
ties to the many gatherings of the peo
ple on Saturday night and Sunday, and
the feasts that accompanied the assem
blies. The situation is not considered
to be grave, as the health department
feels that it has the epidemic well un
der control, expressing no alarm over
the increase.
It is probable that the government
will further restrict the gatherings of
the natives, and also the sale of dan
gerous loods. it is believed that the
cockpits located in the suburbs of the
city, where it is difficult to maintain a
strict watch over the sale of foodstuffs,
are responsible for the slight increase
in the number of cholera cases noted
at each week-end.
Agricultural College Professor Gives
Opinion on Prunes.
Salem That scab on prunes, which
is very prevalent this year, is not a
fungus disease, but is caused by ad
verse weather conditions, is the opin
ion given by Professor Cordley, of the
Oregon Agricultural college, in answer
to an inquiry from James Winstanley,
of this city. It follows, therefore,
that scab cannot be prevented by
spraying. Professor Cordley's letter
follows :
"Careful examination of the accom
panying prunes shows that the scab
upon them is not a fungus disease. In
other words, it is not the true prune or
plum scab. I have observed this trou
ble to a greater or less extent in other
seasons, and have never been able to
find any fungus or bacterial organism
in connection with it. From what data
1 have been able to cclL-ct regarding
the prevalence of this trouble and
associating it with the various seasons,
I have arrived at the conclusion that
it is caused almost exclusively Ly
freezing or cold weather, at least at
the time of blossoming or shortly af
terwards. In other words, the trouble
seems to be most prevalent in seasons
following freezing weather at blossom
ing time. A. B. CORDLEY."
Build Sample Good Road
Hood River To build a sample sec
tion of good road at Hood River a sub
scription is being taken and is meeting
with popular approval. The road will
be built from the city out the west
side of the valley for four miles, and
it is expected to commence work on it
shortly. The worst piece of highway
at Hood River has been selected for
the experiment, and its construction is
expected to stimulate the good roads
movement here and serve as a starter
for other sections of the valley.
No Empty Houses in Roseburg.
Roseburg The shortage of suitable
house 3 for renting has been seriously
felt in Roseburg. During the past
summer no less than 100 residences
have been built, but the demand has
been so great that the additional ones
built have made no perceptible lessen
ing of it. Several intended residents
of Roseburg have been forced to go
elsewhere, for no other reason than
that they could not secure suitable
quarters in this city in which to live.
Find Gold on Burnt River.
Sumpter Considerable excitement
was created here by the discovery of a
free gold lec'ge in the Burnt River
country by William Robinson and his
partner. This find has been made in a
territory practically unknown hereto
fore as gold bearing, and has awak
ened much interest in consequence.
The scene of the recent strike is Bull
Run mountain, a locality devoted to
cattle and sheep grazing and lying in
the watershed of Burnt River.
GRFAT FRUIT STATE.
Police Save Many Lives.
San Francisco, Oct." 27. Prompt ac
tion by members of the police force
was all that saved a dozen or more
women from probable death in a fire
which damaged the Guiseppi hotel-here
today. The flames are thought to have
started in the overturning of a candle,
and they quickly spread through the
frame structure, several people being
overcome before they could leave their
rooms. Patrolmen plunged into the
smoky corridors carrying out nearly
a score of persons who might other
wise have perished.
Tells of Wheat at 28 Cents.
Pendleton "Fourteen years ago I
was paying 28 cents a bushel for
wheat. Now I am paying 78 to 81
cents. Then it was hard to get money
to pay the s nail price, and now it is
hard to get wheat at the high price,"
said W. S. Byers, for 40 years in the
milling business here. At times Mr.
Byers has 1,000,000 bushels of grain
stored at his big mill, which he has
operated continuously all the years he
ha3 been in Umatilla county.
Easterners Begin to Realize Possibil
liies of Oregon.
Portland That Oregon is the com
ing fruit district of the country is re
cognized in the current issue of a na
tional fruit magazine, The Fruit
Grower, published mTSt. Joseph. Mo,
The publication devotes more than half
its issue to describing the fruit coun
try tributary to Portland and has some
excellent photographs of Hood River,
Rogue River and other orchards.
Another important bit of advertising
the state will have is an article on
Oregon to appear in Harper's Weekly
in December. J. K. Mumford was in
Portland recently looking over the city
and getting data on the resources and
attractions of the state, which he will
embody in this article.
Requests Delegate of Portland.
PortlandPortland is one of the 32
cities in the United States that have
been asked to send a delegate to a pre
liminary conference of the Merchant's
association of the city of New York to
discuss reforms in the currency system
and the advisability of holding a na
tional convention to discuss currency
reform. The preliminary conference is
to be held in New York City November
18, and will decide as to the advisabil
ity of holding the convention and, in
case it is found advisable, to decide
the question of place, date and pro
gram. Out of 777 replies that were
received in answer to Merchants' asso
ciation's lstters 732 advocated the
holding of a conference and 45 prefer
red the consideration of currency re
form through commission.
Butter Creek Ranch Sold.
Pendleton By the sale of the Sloan
ranch, on Upper Butter creek, for $30,
000, was consummated one of the larg
est transfers of real estate in this vi
cinity recently. The ranch comprises
about 1,400 acres, of which 1,200 acres
are tillable and the rest pasture. Of
the part that is in cultivation, 1,000
acres are suitable for wheatraising,
while 200 acres are seeded to alfalfa.
Frank and Claud Sloan were the former
owners, and they have sold to Ephraim
L. Smith, of Echo.
Lumber Company Complains.
Salem Falls City Lumber company
is protesting because of alleged exces
sive rates imposed by the Salem, Falls
City & Western railroad on the short
haul of 10 miles between Falls City
and Dallas. Niret cents per 1,000
cubic feet of lumber, or about $35 a
car, is the rate which is protested by
the lumber company. The latter
wishes established a weight rate of
2M cents per 100 pounds, which would
make an average charge of $19 a car.
Oil Strike Reported.
Tillamook An oil strike is reported
at Long prairie, six miles south of that
city, on the holdings of the Portland
Coal & Development company. The
company began sinking the present
well three years ago, and has been
working continuously. It has options
on about 500 acres of land. The well
is 1,900 feet down.
MINING CONGRESS CALLED.
Eleventh Annual Convention to Meet
in Pittsburg.
Denver, Oct. 26. The executive
committee of the American Mining
congress yesterday issued the official
call for the 11th annual convention to
be held in Pittsburg December 2, 3, 4
and 5, 1908. A special effort is con
templated looking to the final enact
ment ot the bill tor the creation ot a
bureau of mines, now on the calendar.
of the United States senate for third
reading.
Particular attention is called to the
work of congress in making investiga
tions relating to the protection of the
lives of miners; proposals for the el in
ination of fraudulent mining stock
operations; the relations between cus
toms smelters and the ore producer;
Federal aid for mining schools and ex
periment stations ; the exploitation of
the rare mineral resources of the coun
try; the conservation of mineral re
sources; the timber and water supply,
and the unification of the mining laws
of the several states, are the particular
subjects which will be under discus
sion. It is announced the convention
will be an open forum for the discus
sion of all inining subjects.
The call invites the president of the
United States, the governors and heads
of commercial bodies to appoint dele
gates. A special feature of the body
will be a coal mine gas testing plant,
now in course of construction in Pitts
burg, under an appropriation made dur
ing the last session of congress, which
will then be completed.
ENORMOUS LOSS IN COAL.
Big Sheep Shipment.
North Powder One of the largest
sheep firms in Oregon, that of Lee
Bros., shipped 20 carloads of sheep
from Baker City to Chicago. E. Lind
ley, a young sheepman, and P. L.
Smith, of the North Powder M. & M.
Co., both of North Powder, accompan
ied Dave Lee, the junior partner, in
charge of the shipment.
Plowing at Monroe.
Monroe The recent wet snell has
set things to moving amongst the val
ley farmer?. The plough is at work,
grass has started and altoge ther new
life has been put into all farm opera
tions. The ground is wet down to a
depth of from five to seven inches,
so that those who wish to do deep
plowing are enahled to proceed with
their belated fall work.
Tomatoes in Spite of Frost.
Monroe Despite the recent freeze,
quite a quantity of fairly good toma
toes have been ripened and are new
ready for canning. W. C. Belknap,
from west of town, was delivering be
lated orders during the last of the
week, and the tomatoes, while- not as
smooth or large as those of the crop
that was frozen, were of fair size and
good flavor.
The kins of Italy has approved the
wedding of Miss Katherinc Klkins and
the Duke of Abruzzi, his nephew.
Henry E. Reed, who was largely re
sponsible for the success of the Lewis
and Clark fair, has resigned as director
of exploitation of the Seattle fair.
Governor Patterson, of Tennessee, has
offered a reward of $10,00) for the ar
rest of tiic persons guilty of the nvjrder
of Colonel Taylor and Captain Rankin.
A snow storm
caused six deaths.
in Colorado has
Overcome by Smoke.
Cannonsbunr. Pa.. Oct. 27. While
directing the men ficrhtincr fire that! Seven-Mile Hill BaH.
j broke out yesterday in the Pittsburg- i Sweet Home It is reported by peo
; Buffalo company's Hazel mine, ne.'.r pie coming into Sweet Home from the
here, H. P. Jones, general manager of j mountains that a number of teams
the company, was overcome by smoke, j bound for rrineville and other Eastern
Three shifts of .r0 mm each are bat- j Oregon points have been stalled at the
tling with the blaze, but the heat is so ! foot of Seyen Mile hill. The storms
intense that they can work but five ' of the past week have had the effec
minutes at a time. The fieri tera are of making the mountain road imnasst
able for heavily loaded teams.
gaining slowly and expect to have the
f.re controlled by tomorrow.
Revolt in Cora at End.
Tokio, Oct. 27. The so-called insur
rection in Corea is practically ended.
The troops are still on active duty,
but the insurgents have dwindled to
merely a disorderly element. Two
thirds of the Japanese troops in North
China will be withdrawn in a few days.
Wallowa to Have Courthouse.
Enterprise Tlio rountv court has
accepted plar, for a courthouse, xo COst
$30,000. Bids for foundation and base
ment will be advertised for immediate
ly in order that the foundation at least
may be put in this fall. Wallowa coun
ty has been set apart from T'nion coun
ty 20 years, and thi will be the first
courthouse erected in the county.
Loans From State Fund.
Salem Loans were approved by the
land board at its last meeting to the
amount of $46,275. An unprecedented
amount of applications were received
by the land board recently from citi
zens of Oregon, but all funds that are
available for several months have been
loaned. The state loans its money at
6 per cent interest.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, !K?6fj04c. ; club,
8!tc. ; fife, S!)c. : red Russian, 80c. ; 40
fold, !J0c. ; valley. 00c.
Barley Feed. $2f(??27 per ton; rolled,
$27."i0r 2S.r0 ; brewing, $20.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $3131.50 per
ton; gray, $:s0(o.30.f0.
1 lay Timothy. Willamette valley,
$14 per ton: Willamette valley, ordi
nary. $11; Eastern Oregon, $10..WJi;
17..-.0; mixed, $!.; clover, $9; alfalfa,
$14: alfalfa meal, $10.
Fruit Apples. 7.'cf $t.."0 per lox;
ncffchcs. WO't (iOc per box; pears, 7ffTi)
$1.25 per box; grapes. 50c(f7$l.2. per
crale: local Concords. I'jC per half
basket ; l'.astern concords, ,u(n wc per
basket; huckleberries, OrtTlOc lb.;
quinces, 1.2. per box: cranberries,
$10 per barrel; prunes, 2(fi2lc per lb.;
nutmeg melons, $1.25 per box; casa
bas. $2faT per dozen.
Potatoes 80tff!0c per hundred;
sweet potatoes, 22lc per lb.
Onions Oregon, 90tfl$l per 100 lbs.
Vegetables Turnips. $1.25 per sack;
carrots. 85c; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $1.23;
artichokes, 75c per doz. : beans, 10c per
lb.; cabbage, l2c per lb.; cauliflower,
7".C$1 per doz. ; celery, 73tfi r 8.1c per
doz.; cucumbers. $2 per box; egg platit,
$2 per crate ; lettuce, 75c7$l per box ;
parsley, l.'c per doz.; peas, 10c per lb.;
peppers. $I.7."o?2 per box; pumpkins,
I'm lie per lb.; radishes, 12c per doz.;
spinach. 2c per lb.; sprouts. Sjf(10c per
11).; squash, lie per lb.; tomatoes, 40
30c.
Butter City creamery, extras, ?,rti
30c ; fancy outside creamery, Vriifii .'15c
per lb.: store, is'c.
Eggs Oregon selects, 37j7?,Sc; East
ern. 27;.':2'c per doz.
Poultry Hens, iSjl.lc per lb.;
spring. i'2fnZc; ducks, old. 12tfTl2k:
young, Ufaloc; geese, old. S'gOc;
young, OlOc; turkeys, lG(al7c.
Veal Extra. ShfaQc per lb.; ordi
nary, 7(fi,7Jc; heavy, 5c.
Pork Fancy, 7ic per lb.; large, 5i
C,c.
Hops Oregon. 100S. 7(5 8c per lb.;
1007. .T?? 4c; 100G. Ti c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
104714c per lb., according to shrinkage:
valley. 15f7l0c.
Trade Loses $1,500,000 Weekly by
Cotton Lockout.
London, Oct. 26. The shutting
down of 500 mills as the result ouf the
cotton trade lock out has reduced the
consumption of engine coal by 700,000
tons per week. Calculated at $2 per
ton, this represents a loss of trade
amounting to $1,500,000 a week.
Oldham, the center of the spinning
industry, is the first of the cotton
towns to feel the pinch of the lockout.
Of the 320 mills in the town only 20
are now working. It is not the opera
tives who have their lock out pay from
their unions to fall back on who are
beginning to feel the pressure of the
industrial warfare, but the shopkeep
ers, particularly at the small shops,
who. depended on the custom of the
mill girls.
No one has the heart to buy anything
short of actual necessities. Ho new
dresses are being made in Oldham just
now, ana dressmakers are reducing the
number of their workroom hands, and
the milliners' shops, of which the fe
mals cotton operative was the generous
patron, are deserted.
The situation was discussed at a
meeting of the distress committee last
night and the mayor has summoned a
special meeting of the council for to
night, when a deputation from the dis
tress committee will make suggestions
for providing relief work.
PIRATES LOOT
GERMAN SHIP
Chilean Bandits Board Vessel Almost
Under Guns of Warship.
Crew Attacked With Knives and Over
powered Vessel is Sacked From
Stem to Stern and Loot Carried
Away on Lighters Outlaws Es
cape Into Hills.
San Francisco, Oct. 24. The Brit
ish steamship Slrathford, which has
arrived here from Chile, reports a
successful raid by Chilean coast
pirates on the German steamship
Serato in the harbor of Antofagasta
on the night of September 28. The
cutting out expedition was done al
most untler the guns of a Chilean
gunboat. Pursuit was given, but the
bandits took to the hills back of An
tofagasta and escaped.
The German merchantman was an
chored in the harbor loaded to the
hatches with a cargo and prepared
for sailing on the following morning.
Out of the darkness two dozen
pirates leaped on the vessel's decks,
and in a twinkling the watch was
bound and gagged. The noise of the
struggle awoke the captain, who
grasped his revolver and rushed on
deck. The pirates crept into the
shadow as the captain approached.
He was struck from behind with a
belayin.tr pin and fell unconscious.
By this tune the trew was awak
ened and as they appeared on deck
the pirates attacked them. A pitched
battle with knives followed, in which
several of the crew were badly in
jured and the remainder bound and
gagged.
I'lie Chileans then sacked the ves
sel from stem to stern, loading their
loot on lighters they had brought with
them.
Krrly next day a Chilean gunboat
entered the harbor and the plight of
the Serato was discovered. A large
party was sent in pursuit of the
pirates, who had several hours' start
and found safety in the hills.
REVEALS SHARP PRACTICE.
GAMBLERS WIN.
Open
Reno Votes to Continue Wide
Town as Before.
Reno, Nev., Oct. 26. Reno will re
main a wide open town for some time
to come, according to the result of the
city election held here Saturday, when
the gambling element won by a major
ity of 56G votes out of a total of about
3,100 votes cast. The election was on
a city ordinance to forbid the running
of gambling games under license in the
city of Reno. The ordinance was put
to the city vote upon the petition of
the Anti-Gambling league, who made
a red hot fight at the polls.
The league opened headquarters
about two months ago and has worked
diligently ever since, holding mass
meetings and spreading literature
broadcast and through the mails. The
gambling fraternity worked quietly,
but the result shows they worked
effectively. The defeat of the ordi
nance is partly due to the feeling that
gambling should be stopped throughout
the state and not alone in Reno.
The fight will be carried into the
legislature at the coming session.
Scheme to Make Uncle Sam. Defend
Cabrera's Stealings.
San Francisco, Oct 21. United
States immigration inspectors " who
have been investigating naturalization
frauds m this city are said to have
forwarded a report to Washington ic
vealing the fact that Diego Estrada
Cabrera, son of the Guatemalan presi
dent, is a naturalized citizen of the
United States.
The report further reveals that
young Cabrera took this step at the
instance of his father. It is alleged
that the president of Guatemala took
this means of safeguarding his prop
erty in the southern republic under
the American citizenship of his son.
After young Cabrera became a citizen
his father began the transfer of large
property holdings both in this coun
try and Guatemala to .him. The
transfers still continue and the United
States is unable to prevent the action
and in the event of war in Guatemala
could be called upon to protect young
Cabrera's holdings, say the officials.
SAILS IN TRIUMPH.
Moros Battle With Laborers.
Manila, Oct. 26. Nine Filipino la-
bDrers and their American superintend
ent were killed in a desperate fight
with a band of Moros on the Shephers
sugar plantation near Iligan on the
island of Mindanao last week, accord
ing to news that reached here today
from the island. The men were work
ing on the plantation and were taken
off their guard by the Moro warriors.
The laborers lost heavily before they
repulsed the attacking party in a final
rally. The Moros are reported to have
lost 20 killed and many more wounded.
Kills Herders and Sheep.
Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 26. Twenty
thousand sheep, grazing on the Cum
bres mountain range, in Rio Areiba
county, 140 miles north of here, are re
ported to l ave perished in the blizzard
which has raged in that section during
the last three days. The storm is the
worst in years and snow is from five to
ten feet deep. Besides the great loss j
of sheen, six herders are missing and
it is believed they were also frozen to
death.
Zeppelin Airship Makes Great Show
ing in Germany.
I'riedericlishavcn. Oct. 21. The re
constructed Zeppelin dirigible air
ship No. 1 made a triumphal reap
pearance and ascension with ten pas
sengers Friday afternoon and went
through evolutions that for speed and
stability were most satisfactory. The
trip in the air lasted for three and a
half hours and passed without a hitch.
The balloon made an average speed
of 20.21 miles an hour at a mean alti
tude of, sou feet. Driven alternately
by a single motor and then by both
motors, the craft made easy progress,
its movements being controlled with
facility. Aeronauts -Mid throngs of
the populace crowded the shores of
I. ake Constance from 2 o'clock until
ll 1 II IT til,
.:..n yesterday evening, watching
evolutions of the airship.
Russia's Bloody Assizes.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 24.---The Rcch
has obtained and made public the offi
cial statistics of the executions in
Russia during the year 1!0,H on sen
tences imposed by the miltary courts.
The total is (127, of which 84 were sol
diers and .VI :i civilians. According to
the official classifications, 45.' persons,
or over 70 per cenr, were hanged or
shot for murder or robbery, accom
panied by violence; " men were exe
cuted for mutiny or other offenses
against military discipline. 71 for
crimes against the state and four for
deserti' hi.
Mohair Choice, 18c per lb.
Nicaragua Is Laid Waste.
Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 26. A
great storm has prevailed throughout
Nicaragua since yesterday morning.
Heavy losses are reported, but, as all
the telegraph and telephone communi
cations have been interrupted and the
; railroad badly damaged, it is impossi
i ble to state how far reaching the storm
j has been.
Lives Lost in Cyclone.
New Orleans. Oct. 21. A cable
from Bhlcfichk. Xirnrami.i. under
late of O. t.dnr 21, to the Picayune.
s'vs: . disastrous hurricane swept
the coast ot Nicaragua last Friday
to Sunday, dcstiovini the tow ns nf
: . . i . "i i i . .
iei iir.mue .tiki i rinzapulka nnu do
ing considerable damage in the in-
erior. Only meager advices have
been brought here by schooner, but
;t apD'-ars that the entire coast from
I'earl Cays to Cape Gracisa was swept
and there was much loss of life."
Trains 72 Hours Late.
I-os Angeles, Oct. 24 Owing
washouts in eastern Colorado and
western Kansas, Santa Fc trans con
tinental trains arc arriving here 72
hours late. Ovrrlmd No. 1, due here
Wednesday morning, will not arrive
until this evening, making the trip
from Chicago in seven days.