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HEPPNER
OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
y- I mm -
vyomprenensive ivianner Tor Busy
Headers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
PRESIDENT IS BOSS.
miners in Missouri are on
Lead
strike.
Roosevelt has killed three lions and
Kermit one.
The Japanese squadron was given a
great reception at San Francisco.
Congress has now seven Smiths,
three in the senate and four in the
house.
stream of colonists is
coast from all parts of
An immense
coming to the
the East.
Anarhists attacked policec at Buenos
Ayres and 100 men were killed and
wounded in the riot.
A lake steamer is missing and the
crew and 42 persons are believed to
have been drowned.
A railroad which is being built in
Honduras will be equipped entirely
with wireless telegraphy.
A woman delayed the American liner
St. Louis eight minutes at New York
while she hunted for a $1.50 baby car
riage. A Japanese at Los Angeles has sued
a paper for $10,000 damages because
among other things it called him a
"dare-devil."
War is being waged for control of
Zion City by the old city officers and
those just elected. This is the city
founded by Dowie
Serious floodsare feared along the
Ohio river following the storm,
' Over 3,000 men employed on Great
Lake steamers have gone on strike.
Snow and frost in the Middle West
have destroyed fruit and other crops.
Four inches of snow covers Wiscon
sin and a fierce gale is causing much
inconvenience.
It is said a copper trust is planned
in New York to control the entire out
put of the country,
Much money and food is being sent
to the massacre zone of Asiatic Tur
key, but more is needed.
Searching parties are digging in the
grounds of the palace of the former
sultan in a search for his wealth.
Abdul Hamid will probably be trans
ferred to Monastir, as it is not be
lieved his life is safe at Salonica.
Canada will control the cutting of
timber on the Pacific coast to 12,000,
000 feet per year for the next 60 years.
The Oregon railroadcommission has
ordered reductions in express charges
along the entire line of the O. R. & N.
The reduction is approximately 25 per
cent.
Rapid progress is being made in the
Calhoun trial.
Turkish troops have relieved Hadjin
and stoped the massacres.
The British budget proposes radical
new taxes to wipe out the deficit.
The paying teller of an Oakland
bank has been arrested for embezzling.
Ex-Chief of Police Fink, of Rowell,
N. M., has been indicted for smuggling
in Chinese.
Captain Robinson, of the wrecked
steamer Indiana, has taken his own
life, being unable to bear the disgrace.
Srtrong evidence of discrimination
by Harriman lines against Salt Lake
has been brought out in the merger
suit.
New Senate Measure Gives Power to
Start Tariff War.
Washington, May 4. The senate
tariff bill, in the section which deals
with the maximum and minimum prop
osition, has, in the judgment of tariff
experts, one very important feature.
It practically vests in the president the
power to declare a tariff war against
any nation or to refrain from any such
war.
It is given to him to decide whether
any nation is discriminating against
the products of the United States in its
system of duties. This permits the
government, through the S ate depart
ment and the other agencies provided
by law, to make agreements with other
nations as to trade and tariff conces
sions which can be made effective by a
proclamation of the president, without
the necessity of anything in the way
of legislation or treaty agreement.
The bill authorizes the president to
employ at his discretion any persons to
procure information or assist him in
the discharge of these duties, which
would mean that he can appoint com
missioners representing the United
States to go abroad and make agree
ments with foreign nations.
At the same time, attention is paid
to the wishes of those who are not in
favor of reciprocal agreements of any
kind. The proposition makes it impos
sible to have any rate established lower
than the rate in the tariff law. Any
change in the case of any nation must
be a change in the way of higher du
ties. No amount of bargaining or con
cession can secure for any country any
reduction in the tariff law.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
MORE EXECUTIONS COMING.
A tornado in Indiana tore away 600
feet of the west wall of the state peni
tentiary. No one was hurt and militia
has been ordered out to guard the con
victs.
An heiress has been born to the Hol
land throne and there is great rejoic
ing, as Queen Wilhelmina was the last
of the reigning house and had she died
without heirs the crown would have
probably passed to a German prince
and become a part of the German em
pire. Ex-Vice President Fairbanks has
purchased a house in Pasadena and will
make that city his home after a tour
of the world.
The British budget for the coming
year shows a deficit in revenue of $78,
810,000. Anthracite miners and operators will
reach a satisfactory agreement, it is
believed.
The rolling mills of the Union Pacific
railroad at Laramie, Wyo., have re
sumed operations after being idle for a
year.
Heinrich Conreid, the operatic man
ager, is dead.
A Kenton, Ohio, girl has just awak
ened after a sleep of 100 hours appar
ently none the worse for her long nap.
Plans have been prepared for a hotel
at New York which will be
high. Tbe roof will be 376
the ground.
Continued earthquakes at
German West Africa, have
Example to Be Set by Public Hang
ings in Constantinople.
London, May 4. A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Constantinople
says that in an interview, Enver Bey,
one of the leaders of the Young Turks,
declared they had proofs that a massa
cre of all Turks suspected of Liberal
ism had. been projected in Constan
tinople and was prevented only by Gen
eral Schefket hastening the occupation
of the capital.
Enver Bey said he now had no fear
that Abdul Hamid would become the
center of new revolts. He believed as
a result of the court martial there
would be an additional 100 executions
and as many persons more would be
sentenced to imprisonment at hard la
bor. The executions would be public, in
various parts of the city, beginning
probably tomorrow, as it was necessary
to show a salutary example. The for
mer sultan, knver iiey asserted, al
ready had been punished and would not
be put on trial.
NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Plan Perfected for Waterine Land
in Upper Willamette Valley.
Eugene Plans are perfected for
bringing under irrigation the extensive
valley lands between the Willamette
and the Lower McKenzie rivers. The
tract lies just across the Willamette
from Eugene and adjacent to Spring
field. It comprises some 30,000 acres
of unusually deep and well drained
Willamette valley soil.
The problem of securing water for
this area was solved through the util
ization of Clear and Fish lakes, at the
source of the McKenzie, as storage
reservoirs. The water accumulated in
these lakes during the winter months,
through dams placed at their outlets,
will in the summer season be taken out
of the McKenzie at Hendricks' bridge,
some nine miles above Springfield,
where the foothills merge into the
level of the valley. The rapid fall of
the rjver at this point and its rocky
banks there make it possible without
the expense of a dam to lead out a
canal to an excellent power site and
have the water from the tail race ex
actly in position for the irrigation of
the magnificent expanse of the valley
below. It is this combination of power
plant and irrigation system right at
the doors of a rapidly growing urban
population that has won support for
this pioneer project.
Will Work for Union County.
Elgin Elgin is taking on new life.
At a meeting of the Commercial club
last week, Mr. Curry, publicity man
ager of the La Grande Commercial
club, gave a long talk and the towns
buried the hatchet and will work in
harmony and for Union county as a
whole. The matter of having Union
county represented at the rose carnival
at Portland was acted on favorably.
Arrangements were made to organize
ranchers with the idea that much bene
fit can be derived from the interchange
of methods and that the fruit industry
will be benefited.
SEARCH ON FOR ABDUL'S CASH
Reported to Have Kept Much Money
Hidden in Palace.
Constantinople, May 4. The treas
ures of the palace of Yildiz are being
inventoried by a parliamentary com
mission. Abdul Hamid tooK the open
hilly pastures 30 years ago, gradually
transformed them into gardens, among
which he constructed pavilions for him
self, his wives, his children and the
palace favorites He gathered there
an immense variety of objects of art
and luxury, services of silver and gold
French and Oriental carpets, Greek
sculptures taken from the museums of
Constantinople, presents of most of the
sovereigns of Europe and gifts from
wealthy subjects.
Search is being made for the hoards
of cash which Abdul Hamid is reported
always to have had on hand. He has
also great sums invested abroad.
None, however, has been found as yet,
although the ex-sultan must have had
at least a few hundred thousand pounds
in the domestic exchequer.
Criminal is Identified.
Paris, May 4. M. Bertillon, director
of the Anthropometric department of
police, has identified a man now being
held by the San Francisco police as Ar
thur Bernard, a dangerous criminal.
Rernard was arrested recently in San
Francisco and gave the name of Sam
uel. The California authorities for
warded to M. Bertillon measurements
and photographs of the prisoner and
the identification followed. M. Ber
tillon says Bernard has been tried
twice and convicted, the first time for
theft and the second time for murder.
colonial government
their offices.
31 stories
feet above
Kameron,
forced the
officials to move
Much Work Ahead.
Springfield, 111., May 4. With ad
journment only three or four weeks
away the legislature will redouble its
speed the coming week to clear the
calendars of the masses of bills that
have accumulated. The senate is for
taking a sine die adjournment May 22,
and has adopted a joint resolution fix
ing that day as the time for winding
up the session, but the house is shout
ing for more time, and will probably
set May 28 or 29 as the time.
Roosevelt to See Pope.
Rome, May 4. While on the Red
sea, April 17, en route to Mombasa,
Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter to
Cardinal Satolli in which he said: "I
look forward to renewing out acquaint
ance a year hence, when I shall present
my respects to the holy father, to
whom I beg of you to give my personal
regards."
CoM Wave Hits France.
Paris, May 4. Northeastern France
is in the prip of an unprecedented cold
wave. There have been snowfalls at
several places and it is feared that the
fruit crops and vineyards have been
seriously damaged.
Fruit Prospects Bright.
Newberg Cherry, prune, pear and
apple trees are loaded with bloom, and
Nehalem valley has never had a better
prospect at this season of the year for
a bumper crop of fruit than is in sight
at the present time. Barring killing
frosts and cold rains, which are always
to be feared in the spring, the fruit
crop will be a big one. The Weber,
Bussell Canning company is arranging
to start the big cannery here with the
opening of the berry and fruit season
and will be prepared to take care of all
that will be offered.
MALHEUR SURVEY ORDERED
Klamath Falls to Clean Up.
Klamath Falls In preparation for
the celebration of the completion of
the railroad, Klamath Falls will have
a "clean up day." It is the desire to
make the city as near a spotless town
as possible and put it in first class san
itary condition. With the extensive
street improvements being planned for
the year, which will probably include
the paving of Main street its entire
length, the town will be one of the
most attractive spots on the coast for
summer visitors.
Ballinger Eager to Test Feasibility of
Irrigation Project.
Ontario Secretary Ballinger, of the
Interior department, has telegraphed
the reclamation officials at Boise order
ing immediate work in the field to be
gin by surveyors and engineers for the
Malheur government irrigation project.
F. E. Weymouth, supervising engineer
tor this reclamation district, is at
Boise gathering a crew of engineers
and. surveyors and says he will be in
Ontario within a day or two to begin
work. .
Secretary Ballinger directs"' that the
work be hastened sufficiently to permit
his personal inspection when he visits
Ontario in June. He states that if
the project looks feasible at that time
he will order work to be completed as
soon as possible. . i
People here feel sure the government
project will be built, as former sur
veyors promised great success. Pri
vate interests, who have been protest
ing against the government projet,
were heard by Secretary Ballinger in
Washington last week, and he stated
to them that if they could show defi
nitely they were financially able to
build the project and that the people
want a private project, they may be
permitted to build.
Increase Grande Ronde Acreage.
Union There is more land seeded to
grain in the Grand Ronde valley than
ever before. The acreage will run 15
to 20 per cent higher than that of last
year. Land which has never before
been broken, but pastured continually.
has been seeded to spring wheat and
oats. This shows that Grand Ronde
valley farmers are awakening to the
fact that there is money in grain. For
past years there has not been sufficient
grain rraised to meet the local demand,
the flour mill of this city having to
have grain shipped in from other points.
Reduced Rates for Teachers.
Salem J. H. Ackerman, state su
perintendent of Bchools and director of
the National Educational association
for Oregon, has issued a circular letter
to the teachers of Oreeon. relatiner to
the annual convention of the associa
tion, which convenes in Denver July 5,
and holds four days, in which he states
that the railway lines have made re
duced round trip fares which will be
in effect on July 1. A number of
teachers will go.
WORK OF NATURE.
Scenic Beauty of A.-Y.-P. Grounds
Not Work of Man.
The amphitheater of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition has been ac
complished paitly by human efforts,
but for the most part the work has
been done by nature. On the high pre
cipitous shores of Lake Washington,
looking across a succession of bays,
and enow topped peaks of the Cascades
are brought clearly into view and this
forms the back ground of the amphi
theater stage. Three sides rise from
the floor and these have a stately up
ward slope; only in the development of
these natural seating places has it
been necessary for work to be ex
pended. About the tiered sides of the amphi
theater chairs rise one above the other
and in the vast forest theater 30,000
people can have comfortable and
sightly positions. Surrounded at the
back and sides to towering trees of
Douglas fir and massive cedar, the
place seems to have been created by
giants of old for spectacular events ;
it is so fashioned and designed that
open air acoustics produce results
which could be generally looked for
only within the walls of structures
built with this property always in
mind.
It was in this spot that the first
shovel of earth was removed in the
building of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition. Without any work of pre
paration, 25,000 people were easily ac
commodated within its borders. Dur
ing the course of the exposition the
amphitheater will be the scene of many
interesting events and with its arrange
ment as now perfected will afford the
grandest out of doors theiter in exist
ence. WAR VERY COSTLY.
STORMS SCOURGE
SOUTHERN STATES
Fatalities Will Amount to Over 100
in Gulf States.
Wires All Prostrated and News of
Suffering and Death Is Received
Only in Fragmentary Form Zero
Weather in Many States Galea
Turn Into Blizzards.
Snow Crushes Buildings.
Klamath Falls The first man to
cross the Crater Lake national park
from Rogue river to Fort Klamath this
spring reports than the office build
ings, barn and other structures of the
superintendent of the headquarters at
Annie lake have been crushed by the
extremely heavy snowfall of last win
ter. These buildings were well and
strongly built and the loss is a serious
one. Superintendent Arant and an
assistant will return to the park soon
25,000 Sheep Are Sold.
Pendleton Mixed yearling sheep to
the number of nearly 25,000 have been
shipped from Arlington within the past
two weeks. The prices paid range
from $3 to $4 per head, while the same
grade of sheep sold last season for from
$2.75 to $3.25 per head. Most of
these were purchased by Eastern
Washington and Southern Idaho buy
ers, and were shipped to those states.
Wallowa Merchants Organize.
Wallowa The Wallowa County
Merchants association has been organ
ized here. Representative firms from
each town of the county were present.
G. W. Hyatt, of Enterprise, was elect
ed president; S. T. Combs, of Wallo
wa, vice president; C. H. Zurcehr, of
Enterprrise, secretary, and Wade Siler.
of Joseph, treasurer.
Echo Peach Trees Blooming.
Echo Orchardists in this vicinity
who cut down their peach trees several
weeks ago because they believed them
frozen out in January now regret their
action, as some trees are beginning to
bloom. Alfalfa has been slightly frost
bitten, but it is believed the crop has
not been seriously damaged.
Fraud in Deed Recording?
Portland Startling possibilities of
wholesale recording of frudulent deeds
is a subject into which the grand jury
has begun to aeive. Une case has been
under investigation for several days
and another has just come to light, the
man who charges the swindle at once
heading for the grand jury room.
Welcome Rain at Pendleton.
Pendleton A rain which means
thousands of dollars to the grain grow
ers and the county generally fell here
last week. It came down gently with
out any wind, and every droD seemed
to go into the ground.
Clatsop County Renigs.
Astoria The County court has made
an order directing the clerk to draw a
warrant for the first half of the state
tax as levied by the state board on Jan
uary 'i, 1909. This means that the
County court will not recognize the
$4,000 increase which the state board
at a later date made in Clatsop coun
ty's apportionment of the state tax.
Dollar Wheat in Albany.
Albany Wheat sold for $1 a bushel
in Albany a few days ago for the first
time in 20 years. This price was
quoted by the local mill of the Port
land Flouring Mills company. Most of
the wheat stored here has been sold,, so
very little is on hand for the $1 price.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem milling, $1.27ft)
1.30; club, $1.20; valley, $1.17; forty
fold, $1.26.
Oats No. 1 white. $40ft42.
Barley Feed, $34ft)35 per ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$ 14(5? 16 per ton ; Eastern Oregon, $17
(A19; clover, $11(512; alfalfa, $14ft)
14.50; grain hay, $13(514; cheat, $14
(?14.50; vetch, $13.50ftl4.
Apples 65cft $2.50 per box.
Potatoes $1.50(51,1.65 per hundred.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per
sack; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50;
beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per
pound; artichokes, 650 85c per dozen;
asparagus, Oregon, ll(n.bc per doz
en; lettuce, head, 40ft 50c per dozen;
onions, i.yi ft loc per dozen; parsley,
3oc per dozen; raoisnes, zuftzc per
dozpn; rhubarb, 3w,3c per pound;
spinach, 90cft$l.
Butter City creamery, extras, 27
(ftjZc ; fancy outside creamery, 25ft 29c
per pound; store, 18ft20c. Butter fat
prices average lc per pound under
regular butter prices.
&gg3 uregon rancn, i(n;iic per
dozen.
Poultry Hens, 1 6 (5 1 7c per pound ;
broilers, 25c; fryers. 18(522 -c; roost
ers, old, lnwnc; young, 4(V;i5c;
ducks, 20ft22Jc; geese, 10ft 11c; tur
keys, 20c; squabs. $2.50ft 3 per dozen.
Veal Extras, 9(it0c per pound;
ordinary, 8ft9c; heavy, 7ft 8c.
Pork Fancy, 9ftl0c per pound;
large, 8ft 9c.
Hops 1909 contracts, 9c per pound;
1908 crop. 6ft7c; 1907 crop, 3c; 1906
crop, lc.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 13ft 20c per
pound; valley, fine, 20c; medium, 19c;
coarse, 18c; mohair, choice, 24ft25c
per pound.
Cattle Top steers, $5.50(55.75; fair
to good, $5(52,5.25; common to medium,
$4.50ft; 4.75; cow8 toP $4.25(54.50;
fair to good, $3. 75ft 4.25; common to
medium, $2.50ft3.50; calves, top, $5(5
5.50; heavy, $3.50(54; bulls and stags,
fat. $3(57 3.50; common, $2(512.75.
Hogs Best. $7.35(547.60; fair to
good, $6.85ft7.10; stackers, $5.50(5
6.50; China fats. $6.75.
Sheep Top wethers, $5(575.75; fair
to good, $4. 50ft; 4. 75; shorn, 75cft$l
less; ewes, c less on all grades;
yearlincrs, top, $6.50(51,7; fair to good,
$6(56.25; spring lambs, $7(517.50. i
Next Session of Peace Conference
Will Hear Interesting Report.
Chicago, May 3. Amazing statistics
will be presented to the National Peace
society, which convenes here today, by
Benjamin F. Trueblood, secretary of
the American Peace society. In a re
port compiled for distirbution among
the delegates it is asserted that 15,-
000,000 persons have sacrificed them
selves in wars since the beginning of
authentic history.
This vast number of victims, says
Mr. Trueblood, "is about equal to all
the people who inhabited the globe for
the last 600 years, allowing three gen
erations to the century and 650,000,000
estimated population of the world at
the opening of the Nineteenth century
as the average population per genera
tion. "The usual estimate of the number
of men lost in the wars in the Nine
teenth century, including those who
died of wounds and diseases, places it
at 14,000,000. Of this number the
Napoleonic campaigns are responsible
for about six million.
"Losses in the American Civil war
have been variously estimated at from
800,000 to 1,000,000 men. The brief
war between Prussia, Austria and Italy
in 1866 entailed a loss of 45,000 men."
STORM REACHES ATLANTIC.
Atlanta, Ga., May 1. At least 75
persons killed and three times that
number injured and damages amount
ing to perhaps $1,000,000 this is the
toll collected by a succession of torna
does which swept portions of Missis
sippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama
and Missouri Thursday and Friday.
Wires are down throughout the
stricken districts and only fragmentary
reports of the tornadoes can be gath
ered. It is feared that the damage and
loss of life will be even 'greater; than
"indicated tonight.
Hundreds are homeless and distress
is widespread.
An exact list of the dead and an ac
curate estimate of the monetary loss
may not be completed for many days,
but from all along the path of the
storm come tales of fearful loss of life
and whole towns and villages are com
pletely wiped out
The storm wave seems to have had
its origin in the North, and swept from
the Lake region south in irregular
fashion,.
Blizzards After Gales.
Chicago, May 1. While the proces
sion of tornadoes that swept from the
Great Lakes down the Mississippi val
ley to the Gulf of Mexico spread untold
ruin in its path, on the edges of the
meteorological disturbance there was
experienced a different kind of disaster.
Heavy snows and blizzards are report
ed from both the east and west borders
of the disturbed area, and winter con
ditions prevail in Pennsylvania, the
Northern lake states and the more
Westerly states of Wyoming, Montana,
Colorado and Northern Texas.
Anywhere up to a foot of snow has
been reported from these states, with
blizzards of the wildest winter kind
raging in the North and West. Tre
mendous damage has been done to early
small fruit crops, and the apple crop is
also reported seriously injured. Aside
from this, great suffering has been ex
perienced on the sheep and cattle rang
es, and many animals have already suc
cumbed to the violence of the weather.
Freezing and zero weather is report
ed at many points, and the se
verest of conditions prevail. On the
lakes great suffering has resulted,
though the high winds that preceded
the colder weather have apparently
broken up the ice and liberated many
blockaded vessels, thus alleviating to a
certain degree thehaidships of the lake
sailors.
COAL FAMINE IN CANADA.
Seaboard Cities Suffer Severely as
Hurricane Passes Out to Sea.
Atlanta, Ga., May 3. The storm
which for three days has swept east
ward across the Southern states, passed
over the Atlantic ocean Saturday. At
least 200 were killed and perhaps 400
injured'. News of 34 more deaths in
Georgia were received today.
At Savannah the storm tore throgugh
the old town, unroofed many houses
and destroyed much property.
Towns in North Carolina and Florida
suffered devastation. The casuality
list will be incomplete for several days.
Property worth probably several million
dollars was destroyed.
The southwestern section of Savan
nah was struck at 11 :30 o'clock Satur
day by a severe storm which uprooted
trees, unroofed houses, tore down fences
and injured several people.
The McKane hospital for negroes
was badly damaged. A factory was
unroofed and one man badly injured.
The storm lasted not more than half
a minute.
Is Being Sent To
States.
, May 1. The coal
Western Canada is
Borne to His Tomb.
Pekin, May 3. The body of the late
Kwang Hsu, emperor of China, Satur
day began the long journey to the
Western tombs, 80 miles away, for
final interment. The dowager empreps
will not be interred until the fall. The
procession started from the precincts of
the Forbidden City at 11 o'clock. The
march to the tombs will take four days
and the entire route is to be over the
great highway especially constructed
for the passage of the imperial coffin.
The tomb cost considerably over $1,-000,000.
Icicles on Orchard Trees.
Kansas City, May 3. Freezing
weather, with the temperature in
Western Kansas going as low as 20 de
grees above zero, still prevailed in the
Southwest Saturday, according to the
local observer. It covered most of
Missouri, all of Kansas, the greater
portion of Oklahoma and extended into
the Texa3 panhandle. On many Kan
saa fruit farms ice three-quarters of an
inch thick formed and there is not much
prospect of a fruit crop this year.
1,000 Chinese En Route.
Vicvoria, B. C, May 3. There are
over 1,000 Chinese on the way to Vic
toria. The Empress of Japan is due
tomorrow with 5'5, and the steamer
Ning Chow, of tbe Blue Funnel line, is
bringing over 500 according to advices
from Hongkong. The Canadian Pacific
is bringing 300 tons of raw silk from
Japan, valued at $750,000.
Only Fuel Mined
United
Winnipeg, Man.
strike situation in
growing serious.
Fernie and Michel, controlled by the
Great Northern interests, are the only
districts where coal is beine mined
and the statement is made that all coal
mined there is being sent into the
United States. The chief consuming
centers in Western Canada are making
loud complaint at this, and a move
ment has been .started to petition the
government to intervene and end the
strike or stop the export of coal.
President Lewis, of the Interna
tional union, and President Sherman,
the local head of the Miners' union,
are adjusting their differences and
signs of settlement are in sight.
Lethbridge is in want of coal. J.The
public schools were closed there yes
terday. Three thousand miners are
now idle.
The immediate effect of the coal
strike in Nelson is a large number of
idle railroad employes. One of .the
worst features of the situation is the
shutting down of the British Columbia
Copper company's smelter and mines.
French Jackies Kick on Fare!
Paris, May 1. The third mutiny
within two weeks on a vessel of the
French navy has stirred government
circles and it is probable that the lat
est outbreak, that of sailors aboard the
brattleship St. Louis, at Toulon, will
be rigidly investigated. The sailors
of the St. Louis refused to eat the
meat provided by the mess officers and
their protests were so subversive of
discipline that three of the crew were
placed in irons. The remainder of the
enlisted personnel then openly revolted.
declaring that all should be punished.
Cotton Men See Jap Peril.
Boston, May 1. Governor E. S.
Draper, in a speech at the 86th annual
meeting of the National Association of
Cotton Manufacturers, sounded a note
of warning against the rivalry of Japan
yesterday. He said that Japan is now
the great competitor of America in
cotton manufactures, and that the rap
idly decreasing exports of cotton cooda
to China indicated a very grave nroDo-
sition for the American manufacturers
to face.
Tabriz Cries for Food.
Teheran, May 1. The International
Relief committee of Tabiz has issued
an urgent appeal for subscriptions on
behalf of the famishing population of
the city.