LAND DRAWINGS
ATTRACT THRONG
Only One in Fifteen Can Get Home
steads Worth While in Lottery.
Registration Closes August 5 and Lot
tery Will Be" Held August 9 for
Lands in Three Indian Reserva
tions Opened Little Girls to Draw
Numbers.
Coour d'Alene, Idaho, July 15. Reg
istration for lands in the Coeur d'Alene
Indian reservation commenced in the
city at 12 o'clock last night and will
conclude at midnight on August 5. A
heavy registration at least 100,000
people is expected, and the notaries
are ready to do their share of the labor
connected with the opening.
Many of them were already central
ly located and are in their old offices,
but others have constructed temporary
buildings in the business section. A
charge of 25 cents will be made for re
ceiving applications, but there is noth
ing to prevent a notary from acting as
agent for applicants, in which case he
will notify has clients as to their suc
cess in the drawing and receive a com
pensation for it.
All the hotels and lodging houses
have prepared for the rush, and every
availaole room will be used. Some of
the hotels have rented buildings and
equipped them with beds and many in
dividuals have secured buildings and
equipped thpm for sleeping purposes.
Yet with all of these accommodations
it is feared the large crowd will not be
amply provided tor.
James W. Witten, superintendent in
charge of the opening of the reserves,
estimates that 100,000 men and women
will file for lands, many applying for
all three reservations, making a grand
total of probably 200,000 applications.
From 15,000 to 20,000 applications
from veteran soldiers and sailors are
expected. A single notary already has
210 veterans listed for filings.
Some of the homesteads to be drawn
August 9 are valued at $15,000 to $20,
O00. It is believed about one applicant
in 15 will be able to secure a homestead
worth taking up.
Miss Harriet Post, daughter of At
torney F. T. Post, of Spokane; Miss
Helen Hamilton, of Coeur d'Alene,
daughter of General Ortis Hamilton,
and Miss Christina Donlan. daughter of
Judge Donlan, of Missoula, have been
chosen to draw all the numbers for ap
plicants for lands in the Coeur d'Alene,
Spokane and Flathead reservations re
spectively. On August 9 these girls, who are
about 12 years old, will be blindfolded
and placed beside the hugh piles of
probably 200,000 envelopes containing
applications for lands. These they will
draw at random, homeseekers being
given their choice of lands in the order
in which the names are drawn.
There is little evidence of a rush to
file applications in Spokane for the
Spokane reservation, but there will be
a crush on the trains to Coeur d'Alene,
35 miles distant.
MISSOULA BECOMES CROWDED
About 3,000 Homeseekers Expected
to Register tor Land.
Missoula, Mont., July 15. Itis es
timated about 1,000 homeseekers' arriv
ed in Missoula today to register for
lands in the Flathead reservation, and
it is expected before tomorrow night at
least 3,000 will have registered.
In an effort to get ahead of the crowd
from other parts of the country, home
seekers from various parts of Montana
and surrounding states have been pour
ing into the city in crowds since yes
terday. Hotel accomodations are at a
premium. Lodging houses are filling
rapidly and tomorrow night the visitors
probably will sleep in tents.
Fifty thousand persons are expected
to register in this city, and to handle
this crowd 52 government notaries
have been appointed.
A large number of people have pass
ed through on their way to Kalispell,
where there is another registration
office for the Flathead reservation.
Trust Funds Are Gone.
New Orleans, July 15. VVyatt II.
Angram, Jr., the trust officer of the
Hibernia Bank & Trust company, of
New Orleans, was arrested at his home
this evening, charged with being a de
faulter to the amount of between $75,
000 and $100,000. Ingram is Baid to
have confessed to Vice President Pool,
of the Hibernia bank, that his defalca
tions would approximate $100,000. In
gram stood high in business and social
circles of New Orleans. His family
connections in Kentucky, Maryland and
other Southern states are prominent.
Aaits Harriman's Word.
New York, July 15. It is stated
that orders amounting to $13,000,000
for the electrification of the Sacra
mento division of the Southern Pacific
railway a project that has been under
consideration for some time will be
placed as soon as a cable of authoriza
tion, now expected hourly, is received
from E. H. Harriman. Steep grades,
heavy snowfall and many snowheds
and tunnels have always hampered
steam locomotives.
. Spaniards Shell Moors.
Madrid, July 15. A dispatch from
Melilla says Spanish troops at Atala
you shelled a body of tribesmen who
were making preparations to attack
the Spanish forces. Several tribsnren
were killed or wounded and the others
fled.
HOT CONTEST ASSURED.
Senate and House Will Each Hold
Out for Lumber Rate.
Washington, July 16. The make-up
of the committee on conference that is
now handling the tariff bill, endeavor
ing to compromise the differences be
tween the house and senate bills, is not
such as- to inspire confidence in the
hearts of those senators and represent
atives who favor the senate duty oh
rough lumber, $1.50 per 1,000 feet. It
may be that that rate will be re
tained, but there is only one Republi
can on the conference committee who
is directly interested in the lumber
schedule, and that man is handicapped
because he is a big lumberman.
Of the senate conferees, not one has
any direct interest in the tariff on lum
ber. Aldrich, Rhode Island; Burrows,
Michigan; Penrose, Pennsylvania;
Hale, Maine, and Cullom, Illinois, rep
resent states that care far more about
cheep lumber than they do about high
protection for the American lumber
man. A few years ago Burrows might
have been somewhat concerned, but
now his interest is secondary. On the
house Bide, Payne, New York ; Dalzell,
Pennsylvania; McCall, Massachusetts;
Boutell, Illinois; Calderhead, Kansas,
and Fordney, Michigan, are the confer
ees, and Fordney is the only enthusias
tic advocate of a high tariff on lumber,
for he owns ' fabulous quantities of
timber land and operates a numb sr of
lumber mills.
It will be the contention of the
house members that the duty on rough
lumber must be reduced $1, the rate
fixed by the house in the Payne bill
They will insist that the house will not
stand for $1,50, and will point to the
fact that it was only by a narrow mar
gin that the house rejected a free lum
ber amendment.
COREA ACCEPTS CHANGE.
Transfer of Courts to Japan Quiet'y
Received.
Seoul, July 16. The news of the
new agreement between JaDan ar.d
o
Cnrpa nrmnrrinir for the transfer of
Corean judicial authority to Japan, is
beng quietly accepted here, now mat
its terms are fully understood.
It was feared that some disturbance
might follow the public misapprehen
sion that the disbanding of the court
guards was included in the abolition oi
ts e Corean war office. Now that it is
known generally thit the guards are
not to be discharged, Dut merely are
to be nlaced under the command of the
emperor's aide-de-camp, the cause for
uneasiness has been removed.
It is believed that the convention be
tween the two countries relative to the
transfer was signed July 12. The pro
visions of the document, besides the
changes mentioned, look to the control
of Corean prisons by the Japanese.
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.
Province of Elis Suffers Loss of Score
of Lives and IOO Injured.
Athens, Greece, July 16. An earth
quake has occurred in the provincre of
Elis, the capital of which is Pyrgos.
Several villages were destroyed and
many people perished. The loss is
heavy.
London, July 16. A dispatch to a
London news bureau from Athens says
that a violent earthquake has occurred
in Southern Greece, resulting in con
siderable loss of life and damage to
property.
Twenty person are reported dead and
100 injured at one village, and three
other villages suffered heavily. The
dispatch adds that, when the details
are learned, it is likely that the casual ties
will be greatly increased.
Building Falls; 7 Dead.
Philadelphia. July 16. Seven men
were killed, one fatally injured and 24
seriously hurt today when a building at
the northwest corner of Eleventh and
Market streets collapsed. One man is
also missing. The building, a five
story brick structure in the heart of
the business section was being remod
eled, and it is supposed the removal of
one of the girders caused the entire
structure to weaken and crash to the
earth.
Lost Ship to Be Sought.
Victoria, B. C.) July 16. It is semi
officially announced that II. M. S. Al
gerine will be dispatched shortly to
cruise the South Pacific and search the
islands for traces of possible survivors
or news of the fate of the Greenock
ship Australian, just posted as missing
at Lloyd's and hopelessly overdue at
Sydney from Mazatlan, whence she
sailed last November. Lang & Ful
ton, owners, have petitioned the ad
miralty that search be made of the
many islands and atolls along her
route.
Cossacks Desert Shah.
Teheran, July .16. The Royalist
forces apparently have had er ugh of
fighting and are prepared to admit the
supremacy of the Nationalists. The
secretary of the Russian legation here
submitted proposals for the surrender
of the Cossacks. He asked that the
Nationalists cease attacking the Cos
sacks, that the Cossacks be allowed to
continue service under the future Per
sian government and that their safety
be guaranteed, which was agreed to.
Prefer American Labor.
Butte, Mont., July 16. E. P. Mat
thewson, superintendent of the Washoe
smelter, has announced that the policy
of the company hereafter will be to
employ American labor before alien
labor. Mr. Mttthewson also stated
that the company store system has
been abandoned in Anaconda.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Saturday, Jul 17.
Washington, July 17. The tariff
conferees today settled the question of
giving the secretary of the treasury
authority to iBsue 50-year 3 per cent
bonds to cover the entire cost of the
Panama canal. The effect of the bond
provision is to repeal the limit of the
bond authorization of the bpooner act,
although not interfering with 2 per
cent bonds issued under that authority
to the amount of $84,631,980. The
estimated cost of the canal is $375,
201,000, which will be the figure
named in the new authorization, and
bonds may be issued as they are needed
at the rate of 3 per cent to the extent
of $290,569,020.
There is no doubt that a 1 per cent
tax on the net earnings of corporations
will be accepted.
Practically the only subject consid
ered during the forenoon session of the
conference was the woolen Bchedule.
A reduction of 5 per cent was made in
the Dingley rates on women's and
children s dreBS goods made of cotton
warn. Three changes in the wool
schedule were agreed upon. All of
these were reductions, the lower duty
orv women's and children's dress goods
being made on woolen fabrics weigh
ing four ounces or over to the square
yard and woven into contton wark. A
reduction of 25 per cent was also made
on yarns valued at 30 cents a pound or
less.
Friday, July 16.
Washington, July 16. Twenty-four
hours would see the end of the work of
the senate and house conferees on the
tariff bill and a substantial agreement
upon the question at issue but for the
five propositions iron ore, coal, hides,
oil and lumber upon which the presi
dent stands firm for radical reductions
or even abolition of the tariff.
The rates on silks and woolen goods
were determined today. The senate
won on both. On silks there will be a
considerable advance over existing du
ties and on woolens there is to be no
change from the present law, except in
regard to wool tops, which are to be
given a new classification. The duty
on tops is prohibitive now, and it is
predicted that it will continue bo, even
after the reduction is put into force.
Thursday, July 15.
Washington. July 15. Questions on
cotton goods and lead products were
taken up by the tariff conferees today.
Members of the house conference
committee declined to accept the sen
ate amendments to the cotton schedule
when that subiect was taken up. These
amendments consist chiefly of changes
from ad valorem to specific duties for
the purpose of carrying out the orig
inal intent of the Dingley rates, which
senate conferees assert have been
pulled down by the misinterpretation
of the Dingley law.
Wednesday, July 14.
Washington, July 14. Reports that
there was dissatisfaction in the tariff
conference with the corporation tax
amendment, and that it might be drop
ped out of the bill reached the ears of
President Taft today. In consequence
Senator Aldrich and Representative
Payne were called to the White House.
The house provision allowing a draw
back to the amount of internal revenue
tax paid on domestic alcohol used in
articles such as perfumes and cosmetics
manufactured for the foreign trade was
tentatively accepted.
The real struggle over rates fixed by
the house and senate and which was to
have begun today, was deferred be
cause of the desire to get reports on a
number of subjects which were referred
to subconferees and committees for in
vestigation. In order that no time
should be lost, it was decided to take
up at once the administrative section
in their order.
When adjornment was taken at 6:30
o'clock the senate maximum and min
imum provision had been accepted ten
tatively with the exception of the pro
vision for the employment of tariff ex
perts. The house conferees argued
that the ways and means committee
and the senate finance committee have
the investigation of tariff matters as
their special province.
Tuesday, July 13.
Washington, July 13. An unexpect
ed burst of speed was exhibited by the
tariff conferees tonight and the first j
consideration of the bill was .complet
ed. When tomorrow's session begins
the struggle over important differences
of the senate and house will open.
Thus far all questions involving raw
materials, which have been the sub
jects of heated disputes, have been put
over after brief discussions. The ses
sion tonight adjourned at 9 :45 o'clock
in order that the conferees could get
the benefit of a good night's rest mid
be ready for the big battle at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
By passing over the cotton and wool
en schedules without taking up any of
the amended paragraphs and skipping
iho rlisniitxl rtointa rf th ll)mhr
1 -
schedule, the conferees were able to
dispose of about 400 senate amend
ments. Taft Given "Big Stick."
Washincton. Julv 14. President
Taft wna nrpsentpd with a hlndfpon six
feet long and shaped like a big stick of
Kooseveltian authority, which became
famous durincr the last administration.
The doner was J. E. Forbes, of Ottawa,
Kan., who sent it with this message :
The Almichtv nrobablv crew this big
stick for some good purpose, and I expect-that
it was to allow you to swat
the tariff bin and otner scnemes ci
criminal extortion."
Monray, July 12.
Washington, July 12. By the decis
ive vote of 317 to 14, more than the
necessary two-thirds, the house today
passed the senate joint resolution pro
viding for the submission of an income
tax constitutional amendment to the
states. The negative votej were ell
cast by Republicans. The resolution
now goes to the president for his sig
nature. The debate lasted four hours. Chair
man Payne, of the committee on ways
and means, voiced the sentiment that
such a tax would make "a nation of
liars." The burden of the Democratic
speeches was that it was simply a case
of stealing Democratic thunder, al
though some of the remarks on that
side incidentally touched upon tariff
and the corporation tax, with no little
amount of castigation of the Republi
cans for failing to keep party pledges.
CRANE IS MINISTER.
Prominent Chicagoan Accepts Post at
Chinese Capital.
Washington, July 17. Charles R,
Crane, of Chicago, vice president of
the Crane company, has been chosen by
President Taft to represent the United
States as minister to China, succeeding
W. W. Rockhill, who was taken from
China to be ambassador to Russia. It
is understood that Mr. Crane has an
nounced his willingness to accept, and
that his appointment awaits the ex
change of usual preliminary formali
ties between the two countries.
The Chinese mission, under a policy
with regard to Oriental affairs already
inaugurated by the present administra
tion, will be one of the most important
posts in the diplomatic service. Pres
ident Taft has exoenenced much diffi
culty in finding the right man for the
place. He believes he has just the
person in Mr. Crane, who not only
stands high in the business world, but
has made an exhaustive study of inter
national politics.
GIVES STANDARD OIL LINE.
Government Allows Pipe From Okla
homa to Mississippi River.
Washington, July 16. A right of
way to the Prairie Oil & Gas company,
a subsidiary of the Standard Oil com
pany, for the construction of an eight-
inch pipe line for the purpose of con
ducting oil from a point in Tulsa
county, Okla., in the Glenn pool field,
through the Creek, Cherokee and Choc
taw nations in a southeasterly direc
tion to the Okalhoma-Arkaneas state
line, a distance of 151 miles, was today
approved by Acting Secretary of the
Interior Pierce. The new pipe line
will then extend onward to Baton
Rogue, La.
The new pipe line is the outgrowth
of Secretary Ballinger's action in
amending the oil and gas regulations
by striking out the "common carriers"
and "confiscatory" clauses: none of
the companies being willing to extend
their lines under the old regulations. .
Taft To Visit Yosemite.
Washington, July 15. President
Taft will spend three days in the Yo
semite valley when he goes to the Pa
cific coast this fall. The president has
asked Congressman Needham, of Cali
fornia, to make all arrangements. He
said two days would be devoted to a
ride in a stage and on the third he
would travel on horseback. The exact
date of his trip through the Yosemite
will not be determined until the entire
Western itinerary is mapped out.
Taft and Diaz to Meet.
Washington, July 16. Plans for the
meeting of Presidents Taft and Diaz
were made today at a conference be
tween Secretary of State Knox and the
Mexican ambassador. According to
the plan outlined the presidents will
meet at the center of the bridge over
the Rio Grande, between EI Paso,
Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. The meet
ing will take place about October 15.
Snake Bridge in House Bill.
Washington, July 17. The omnibus
bridge bill, introduced in the house to
day, authorizes the construction of a
bridge over the Snake river at the
town of Ontario, Or. Authority is
granted the county commissioners of
Malheur county, the chamber of com
merce of the town of Ontario and the
county commissioners of Canyon coun
ty, Idaho.
Professor Newcomb Dies.
Washington, July 13. Professor
Simon Newcomb, the famous astronom
er, deid at his home in this city at an
early hour this morning at the age of
74. Probably the most noted American
astronomical mathematician since the
days of Benjamin Franklin, Professor
Newcomb was recognised at the time
of his death as one of the world's great
est scientists.
Many Places Want Taft.
Washington, July 13. Since the an
nouncement of President Taft's tenta
tive itinerary for his Western trip, the
White House has been fairly flooded
with telegrams and letters requesting
that the tour be extended to include
various states and cities that did not
have a place on the presideont's list.
Loafing Causes Shake-Up.
Washington, July 16. A "shake-up"
in the personnel of the Department of
Commerce and Labor took place today,
when approximately 100 employes
were reduced and the resignations of
about 10 others accepted. The reduc
tions were made, it is stated, because
the employes loafed on the job.
CUSHMAN IS BURIED.
Thousands of People Pay Tribute to
Dead Congressman.
Tacoma, July 14. Thousands of peo
ple paid the last tribute of respect and
friendship to the late Congressman
Francis W. CuBhman yesterday.
The body lay in state at the armory
from 10 a. m. to 1 :30 p. m., where a
wealth of flowers from Point Defiance
park, which he was instrumental in
securing from the government for the
city of Tacoma, were banked about the
casket. Among the floral designs was
a large floral flag at half maBt, sent
from the Pacific Coast Lumber Manu
facturers' association in recognition of
his services in the tariff legislation.
Floral emblems were also sent by the
Elks, Knights Templars, National
Union, Grand Army of the Republic,
chamber of commerce, Commercial club
and other organizations.
The funeral address was made by
Rev. Alfred W. Margin, who paid a
high tribute to Mr. Cushman's sinceri
ty. Ex-United States Senator John L.
Wilson followed in a brief but eloquent
eulogy.
The musical selections were Tenny
son's "Crossing the Bar," and "Lead,
Kindly Light." Following the public
services, a private service was held at
the armory and then the body was es
corted to the Tacoma cemetery by
Knights Templars and Masons and a
detachment of troop B, National Guard.
The services at the cemetery were in
accordance with the Masonic ritual.
The honorary pall bearers included
ex-United States senators, governors,
federal and state judges and represen
tatives of civil and municipal organiza
tions. Business was generally sus
pended and public offi:es were closed
from 1 to 3 p. m.
NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg Will Suc
ceed Von Buelow.
Berlin, July 14. Dr. von Bethmann
Hollweg has been practically decided
upon as Prince von Buelow's successor
as imperial chancellor. The appoint
ment will be recommended by Prince
von Buelow at his audience with the
emperor tomorrow and there is every
reason to believe it will be made.
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg is now
vice chancellor and minister of the in
terior. He is a college friend of the
emperor. He is of Jewish origin and
is 53 years old.
After the clerk of the reichstag had
announced today the passage of the bill
providing increases in the salaries of
civil servants, Dr. von Bethmann
Hollweg rose and said that, as the rep
resentative of Prince von Buelow, he
had a message from the emperor to be
read. His communication was a de
cree closing the present session. The
house will not reassemble until next
autumn.
As had been expected for some days,
the Socialists, to show their disregard
for monarchial institutions, remained
seated while the message was being
read. All other members arose. The
Socialists then left the chamber, while
the other delegates gave three cheers
for Emperor William.
TWO PEAKS SINK.
Quakes and Volcanoes Play Queer
Freaks in Far North.
Washington, July 14. The destruc
tion of two imposing mountain peaks,
the transformation of a bay into a lake,
and the creation of two new islands are
feats of nature discovered in Behring
sea, by a government party and report
ed to the Treasury department today.
A report received by Captain Com
mandant Ross, of the revenue cutter
service, says that a party from the
revenue cutter Perry landed on Bogos
lof island, on June 10 last, and found
lhat a number of changes had taken
pjace.
Perry peak and McCulloch peak have
disappeared and the opening of the bay
or lagoon, a pretty spot shown in pic
tures on file in the Treasury depart
ment, has closed up, forming a lake of
warm salt water of a sea level.
In its center two small islands have
sprung up. One of these islands is
throwing off a volume of steam.
The interesting phenomena are be
lieved to have been caused by earth
quakes and volcanoes.
Attempt to Cure Lepers.
San Francisco, July 14. Dr. Donald
H. Curry, a director of public health
at Honolulu, arrived from the islands
today on his way to Bergen, Norway,
where he will be the sole representa
tive of the United States at the inter
national conference August 16 to plan
a campaign against leprosy. Dr. Curry
is attached to the new hosfpital at Mo-
lokai leprosy settlement. He says that
15 patients will be selected from the
1,900 suffering in the settlement for
treatment in the new hospital with the
hope of effecting a cure.
Record Flight Made.
Orleans, France, July 14. M. Bler
iot made a sucessful landing at Che
villy today, having covered the 25
miles from Etampes in 56 minutes and
10 seconds elapsed time. This includes
a stop of 11 minutes to examine h s
aeroplane. His average altitude for
the trip was 100 feet. As the time
limit for the flight from Etampes was
six hours and there was no ruling
against making a landing, M. Bleriot
wins the prize of $2,800.
Governor Johnson III.
St. Paul, July 14. Governor John
A. Johnson is seriously ill. He has
already undergone three operations fur
appendicitis.
FOURTEEN DROWN
AS STEAMER SINKS
Collision in Dense Fog Near "Soo"
Costs Vessel Laden With Iron.
Stricken Beat Sinks so Rapidly That
Members of Crew Have No Time
to Don Lifebelts Before Leaping
From Doomed Ship Passing Ves
sel Picks Up Captain.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., July 13.
Three minutes after tbe steel steamers
Isaac" M. Scott and John B. Cowle had
collided in Lake Superior early today,
about a mile and a half off Whitefish
Point lighthouse, the Cowle had gone
to the bottom in 50 fathoms of water,
carrying with her 14 members of her
crew.
The Scott, although badly damaged
about the bows, put back to this port,
where she arrived this afternoon with
part of the crew of the Cowle. A
heavy fog was responsible for the col
lision. The Scott, a new boat on her maiden
trip to the head of the lakes, had just
passed the light at Whitfish Point, and
straightened out her course up the
lake, when she suddenly saw the Cowle
loom up through the fog, broadside on
and only a few feet away.
The Cowle was down bound with
6,000 tons of iron in the hold. For 15
feet the bow of the Scott penetrated
the side of the Cowle. Tons of water
rushed into the great opening and in
three minutes the Cowle had settled.
Immediately after the collision a line
was thrown from the deck of the Scott
to the forward deck of the Cowle, and
three members of the crew escaped to
the deck of the up bound boat by this
means.
The rest of the crew who were saved
jumped from the sinking steamer into
the lake, some without life preservers,
and were picked up by the Scott.
STORM ALONG MISSISSIPPI.
Waves Wash Over Levees, Inundate
Farms and Drive Off Families.
St. Louis, July 13. A cyclonic wind
struck St. Louis and suburbs at noon
today. Telegraph and telephone wires
were blown down. In St Louis county
trees were uprooted. Several persona
were injured.
The heaviest storm was at Alton,
111., where the excursion steamer Alton
was buffeted by the wind. Finding
that his boat could not make headway
toward the regular wharf, the captain
headed it across the river in an at
tempt to effect a londing on the Mis
souri side. The boat was tcssed back
to midstream, which threw the passen
gers into a panic. The boat was
jammed broadside into the pier of a
drawbridge, where the wind held the
vessel firmly until the passengers were
taken off.
Lashed by the wind, the waves
dashed over the levee protecting Ven
ice, III., from the Mississippi river.
Ten thousand acres of farm land were
inundated and 150 families were forced
to flee for their lives.
The wind attained a velocity of 36
miles an hour and telephone messages
state that it was heavier north.
TWO BANKS UNITE TODAY.
Roberts to Be Head of Third Larg
est in Chicago.
Chicago, July 13. Under the terms
of an agreement reached today by the
judicial committee representing the
two banks, the Commercial National
bank, of Chicago, tomorrow will ab
sorb the Bankers' National. George
E. Roberts, president of the Commer
cial National, will continue as presi
dent of the merged institutions, and
Edward S. Lacey, president of the
Bankers' National, will succeed Robert
T. Lincoln as chairman of the board of
directors.
The amalgamation will give the
Commercial National a banking power
of approximately $83,000,000, putting
it in third olace among the Chicago
National banks, , the First National
holding first place and the Continental
second.
Bolivia Asked to Explain.
Buenos Ayres. July 13. The Argen
tine government is in direct communi
cation with the government of Bolivia
through Senor Fonseca, the Argentine
minister at La Paz, who has presented
to the Bolivian government a demand
for an explanation of the attitude of
the Bolivian minirter here as well as
for th-? recent attacks on the Argentine
legation at La Fa7.. Senor Fonseca
has informed the Bolivian government
that he will withdraw from La Faz if
the situation does not improv.
Bids for Cut-Off Opened
Seattle, Wash., July 13. Tenders
for the contract to construct the Missoula-Kooskia
division of the Northern
Pacific known as the Lol pass cut-off.
which effects a saving of over 100
miles between St. Paul and Portland,
were opened today by Northern Pacific
officers at Missoula. Caughren, Win
ters & Smith, Foley Brothers & Lar
son, Thomas L. Greenough and Porter
Brothers & Welch were the leadirg
bidders.
Put All Britons in Army.
London. July 13. The rational ser
vice bill, which provides for the com
pulsory service in the territorial army
of all male citizens between the ags
of 18 and 30, was introduced in the
house of lords today by Lord Roberta.