Heppner gazette., August 05, 1909, Image 7

REVOLT IN SPAIN
ALARMS ALFONSO
Desperate Battles at Barcelona and
Other Cities.
Purpose Seems to Be to Involve En
tire Kingdom in Revolt Spain
Wins Costly Victor at Melilta
Sedition at Home and Fanatical
Moors Abroad,
Madrid, July 29. The revolution in
-Catalonia has reached a serious stage.
There is much bloodshed. Artillery
has been employed in the streets of
Bar'celonia to quell the outbreaks.
The city is terror-Btricken. The revo
lutionists are reported to be fighting
desperately behind barricades. The
troops include mounted artillery and
the defenses of the rebels have peen
raked with shot.
King Alfonso hastened back to Ma
drid from San Sebastian today and is
sued a decree proclaiming martial law
and suspension of the constitutional
guarante throughout Spain. Orders
have been given to the governors of
provinces to crush the revolution at any
cost without hesitation and without
pity.
Today marks a black chapter in
Spain's hiatory, for there was tragedy
both at home and abroad. ihe army
at Melilla had a bloody battle with the
Moors, which, though the victory was
won by the Spaniards, resulted in the
loss of 21 officers and 200 privates kill
ed and wounded.
An exact estimate of the dead and
wounded in the clashes between the
troops and rebels in Barcelona is not
possible because of the rigid censor
shin, and the government has not fixed
the total.
WHITES FEAR FOR SAFETY.
eioody Troubles Expected With
Reds
in British Columbia.
Victoria, B. C, July 29. The situa
tion in Skeena, where 2,000 members
of related Indian tribes threaten the
safety of the scattered whites, has
been little, if any improved by the in
vestigation conducted by Special Com
missioner Stewart, of the Ottawa office
of Indian affairs, who with Superin
tendent Vowell and Chief of Indian
Police O'Connell returned here today
from Hazelton, hoping that a clash be
tween the reds and the whites may be
averted by diplomatic and immediate
government action, but admittedly far
from sanguine.
Others from the North today em
phatically assert the Indians only
await the closing of navigation to ini
tiate sanguinary hostilities. These in
dependent Northerners brought from
Hazelton a petition of the white resi
dents of the Skeena for transmission
to Ottawa asking the immediate dis
patch of a sufficient force of the
mounted police to guarantee their fafe
ty and also protect the builders of the
Grand Trunk Pacific.
BLACK HAND TERRORIZES.
feople of East Kootenai Go About in
Groups Armed.
Victoria, B. C, July 29. Through
the resumption of activities by the an
archistic Italian element operating un
der the mask of the Black Hand, a
reign of terror has been inaugurated in
the Crows Nest colliery district of East
Kootenay. At New Michael business
is suspended, and the community, fully
armed, goes about in groups, fearful
-of sudden assassination.
Five or six leading citizens have re
ceived the regulation warning, among
them Jo:-eph Ferona, proprietor of the
Northern hotel, and Carlo Salmo, for
whom the town of Salmo is named, a
"we'l known mining operator.
The men suspected by the police are
low Italians, lately from Pittsburg, and
a bad lot.
In each of the threatening letters
$200 was demanded.
Storms in Central Montana.
Helena, Mont., July 29. Central
Montana was last night visited by a
series of hail and rain storms and
cloudbursts. The worst damage was
done in the vicinity of Wickes and Cor
bin, where the cloudburst compelled
the Bertha mine to closedown. Stores
and houses were flooded and railroad
tracks washed out on the Great North
ern. East and north of Helena both
the Norhern Pacific and Great Northern
tracks were washed out. At Jefferson,
Wickes and Corbin, rubberized roofs
were destroyed by heavy hail stones.
Spanish Coins Dug Up.
Stockton, Cal., July 29. Money of
Spain to the value of $1,600 was un
earthed by laborers engaged in build
ing roads near Gait and today opera
tions are suspended while gold fevered
workmen dig about in search for $25,
000 in Spanish coin that is supposed to
be near. During the past few days
mall amounts of money, always in
gold, have been unearthed. It is said
a former citizen who is now in prison
at Madrid buried the treasure.
May Close British Mines.
London, July 29. The balloting of
the members of the Minners' Confer
ence of Great Britain, to decide wheth
er or not a national strike should be
declared in support of the Scottish
minera who are resisting a wage re
duction of sixpence a day, was conclud
ed today and resulted in 518,261 votes
in favor of a general strike and only
62,980 voted against.
SPANISH REBELS SHOT.
Herded Into Square, and Then Artil
lery Is Turned Loose.
Madrid, July 30. It was officially
announced tonight that the cavalry at
Barcelona succeeded today in driving
into St. Martin's Square, the principal
bands of revolutionists against whom
the artillery opened fire, causing great
losses. The survivors surrendered.
The official statement further says
that it now remains only to overcome
small groups of revolutionists in the
villages near Barcelona. Premier
Maura announced tonight this favor
able report from Barcelona:
"The arrival of reinforcements will
enable us to quell the outbreaks."
Thus, according to official advices,
the insurrection has been checked, but
at a heavy loss of life. After fighting
desperately and successfully for a long
time behind barricades, the principal
mobs were gradually driven to St,
Martin Square, where they found them
selves entrapped. Heavy detachments
of artillery and cavalry came up and
surrounded them.
The artillery immediately opened
fire, mowing down the revolutionists,
who sought to escape, but were met at
every point with Bhot and shell. Those
of the insurgents who were not killed
or seriously wounded threw down their
arms and surrendered.
The insurrection continues in the
neighboring villages, whither the
troops are proceeding. The command
ers or the soldiers are under orders to
spare none who attempt to resist.
WOMEN BUY LAND.
Chicago Seamstresses Going to Raise
Fruit in Idaho.
Chicago, July 30. A group of Chi
cago seamstresses today deputized
Miss Glenna Lynch tt Wendell, Idaho,
Monday to perform the final formalities
in the purchase of a 160-acre fruit farm
which they have bought with their
pooled earnings. If all goes well they
propose to leave their work here and
go out to Wendell, where they will
form a little fruit raising colony.
The young women call themselves
"The Idaho Guild." They banded to
gether a year ago with the agricultural
project in view. They secured 160
acres of government irrigated land,
have now made their last payment, and
Miss Lynch will go through the final
formalities necessary to acquire title
to the land.
Among the prospective farmers, in
addition to Miss Lynch, are the Misses
Adelaide Jackson, Marie Miller, Helen
Miller, Laura Hunt and Maud Lynch.
Most of them became enthusiastic
over the idea of investing in irrigated
land at meetings of the Dressmakers
Art club. The Idaho Guild was
launched with eight members, but a
few others have since become imbued
with agricultural enthusiasm and have
contributed from their earnings to the
land fund.
SPAIN SUFFERS GREAT LOSS
Troops Are Driven Back With 3,000
Killed and Wounded.
Madrid, July 30. Official dispatches
received here today admit that the
battle between Moorish tribesmen and
the Spanish forces outside of Melilla
July 27 was a disastrous defeat. The
Moors cut off communication with the
Spanish outposts, and the main force
of the Spaniards was driven back under
the walls of the city, here fighting con
tinued desperately in the city.
Mellilla is full of wounded.
The extent of the disaster is plainly
apparent from General Marina's dis
patches given out at the war office
todav. He eays:
"On July 27 the Moors cut the rail
road, severing communication with our
outposts. Our batteries shelled the
Moors, but the advance posts were en
dangered and they had to be abandoned.
The situation at Melilla is grave, de
spite the desperate bravery of th
troops, who are now fighting under the
walls of the city.
"Our losses in the engagement were
General Pintos, a colonel, two lieuten
ant colonels, five captains and many
officers and subalterns and about 1,000
men. The wounded number at least
1,500, including many officers. The
hippodrome is full of wounded soldiers.
Two generals were mortally wounded."
Flea Does Not See Food.
Berkeley, Cal., July 30. Following
a series or exhaustive experiments
with the California flea. Professor C.
W. Woodworth, of the University of
California, announced today that al
though the insect has eyes, it does not
see. lo he more exact, the proiessor
stated that the flea does not see mate
rial objects. "There is no formation
of images on the retina of the eye of a
flea," said Professor Woodworth, "all
the insect sees when it approaches a
solid object, is a varying intensity of
light rays."
Hail Devastates Crops.
Billings, Mont, July 30. Word re
ceived here today from the Huntley
project in Eastern Montana, which yes
terday was swept by a terrific wind,
hail and rain storm, places the aggre
gate damage at $200,000. Fields of
grain of all kind were beaten down and
the tops of beets and potatoes were
torn to bits. Unprotected stock suffer
ed greatly from hail. The wind un
roofed numerous houses and bams and
wrecked smaller buildings.
Americans Given Share.
Berlin, July 30. The German bank
ers participating in the Chir.ese rail
way loan have forwarded advices from
Pekin that negotiations for an Ameri
can proportionate share in the loan are
nearly completed on terms agreeable to
the Americans.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE
Saturday, July 31
Washington, July 31. The house to
night adopted the conference report on
the tariff bill, 195 to 183. Twenty
Republicans voted against the report
and two Democrats for it.
Payne appealed to his Republican
colleagues to stand by the bill, saying
that if they wanted to drive their
party into chaos they would vote
against it. But he said it would be a
delusion to vote against the bill upon
the idea that the Dingley rates would
be continued.
"We have revised the tariff and
have taken off unnecessary duties,
said Payne. "Not all along the line
srenerallp. but in our revision of the
tariff be have revised the tariff down
ward and yet we bave held the f cales
so evenly that we have done no injury
to any person or any industry in the
United States.
"These rates increase the revenue
from customs less than $4,000,000,
The comoration tax is estimated to
produce $26,000,000 and tobacco $9,
333,333.
"The Dingley law, during all its
period of existence has provided ample
revenue, and there is no doubt this law
will do the same for another 12 years,
Washington, July 31. After three
hours' discussion the senate passed the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
including $25,000 for the president s
travel ins exDenses. appropriations for
executing the tariff bill's provisions,
reducing the salaries of five judges of
the new Customs court from $10,000
to $7,500 per annum, and reducing the
salaries of other Customs court offi
cials. There was a large attendance
when the bill was taken up.
Friday, July 30.
Washington, July 30. Entering
upon the last stages of its considera
tion by congress, the tariff will as re
ported by the conferees was submitted
today to the house by Chairman Payne
and ordered printed in the Congres
sional Record. Discussion of the con
ference report will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, the indications be
ing that a day will suffice for its adop
tion. Thursday, July 29.
Washingon, July 29. Bowing to
President Taft's ultimatum as to
gloves and lumber, the Republican
tariff conferees brought their work to
a conclusion this afternoon, signed the
report and tomorrow will submit it to
the house. Two tentative agreements
one reached yesterday and the other
the day before were repudiated by the
president. The bill as it now stands
will have the president's hearty ap
proval. President Taft gets the two things
unon which he insisted in addition to
free hides and radical reductions in
the duties on manufactured leather
the existing rates on gloves and lum
ber at $1.25 a thousand.
Wednesday, July
Washington, July 28.
ence committee finished
29.
-The confer
its work to-
day, but Taft is
not stand for the
displeased and may
agreementgs, which
are:
Lumber, rough, $1.40 a thousand
feet. The house rate was $1 and the
senate rate $1.50. The senate differ
entials were adopted, making lumber
planed on one side dutiable at $1.90;
two s des, $2.15; three sides, $2.5214,
and four sides, $2.90. The senate
rates on lath and shingles, which were
higher than the house rates, also were
adopted.
Votes were taken on rough lumber
at $1.25 and at $1.50, but no agree
ment could be reached except at the
$1.40 rate for rough, with the senate
differentials on finished lumber.
Gloves were made dutiable at rates
considerably in advance of the duties
fixed by the senate bill, which for the
most part were the same as the Ding
ley rates.
The print paper rate was fixed at
$3.75 a ton. This is only 25 cents less
than the senate rate and $1.75 more
than the house rate. It is expected
that this rate will arouse the ire of the
house committee which investigated
the wood pulp and paper question.
Hides were left on the free list, con
tingent upon the adoption of the house
rule authorizing the conferees to go
below the house rates in fixing the rates
on leather and leather products.
If the report is laid before the house
on Friday, according to present pro
gram, it will be taken up Saturday.
Tuesday, July 27.
Washington, July 27. "Lumber
duty of $1 a 1,000 or defeat for the
tariff conference report by the house."
This in effect was the ultimatum given
President Taft tonight by Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means commit
tee, and a number of other congress
men. The conference at the White
House lasted until late. Mr. Payne
remained with the president after the
others had gone.
Some of those present stated posi
tively that the senate must accede to
the rate of $1 a 1,000 on lumber, as
Montana Lands Open to Entry.
Washington, July 29. Over 213,000
acres of land in Montana that had been
withdrawn from the public domain dur
ing the Roosevelt administration was
thrown open for entry today by the De
partment of the Interior. The land
was withdrawn because it was alleged
that a powerful combination had been
formed to grab it for water power pur
poses. The land will be subject to
settlement about the middle of November.
WORK OF CONGRESS
agreed upon by the house, or the con
ference report would be defeated.
1 hey told the president they were de
termined to fight for the lower rate
and it was said that the house would
have the president's support on this
feature of the tariff measure.
it appears that the house has won
its battle for free hides and free oil
and for increased rates on gloves and
hosiery in return for a surrender to the
senate on coal, iron ore and print pa
per.
The rates on these schedules, as ten'
tatively arranged pending the accept
ance by both houses of the program for
a reduction in the duties on leather
manufactures below the rates fixed by
the house, follow :
Oil, free.
Hides, free.
Coal, 45 cents a ton.
Print paper, $3.50 a ton.
Iron ore, 15 cents a ton.
Monday, July 26
Washington, July 26. Hides will be
put on the free list if the tariff on
boots and shoes and other leather man
ufactures is reduced below the house
rates. Unless the advocates of free
hides are able to carry out this plan,
the whole is to be called off. A decis
ion to this effect was reached by the
tariff conferees today.
The conference adjourned tonight
until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, but
the house members assemble half an
hour earlier that they may plan for
executing their part of the agreement.
It is expected that they will have a re
port from the house leaders as to the
possibility of passing a rule conferring
jurisdiction upon them to agree to
lower rates on leather than those
named in the house bill.
Two Men Marked.
Washington, July 30. Giff ord Pinch-
ot, chief of the Forestry Bervice, and
F. H. Newell, director of the Reclama
tion service, are equally aware that
Secretary Ballinger is anxious to force
them out of the Federal service, or at
least reduce them from their present
positions of power to places less im
portant and less influential. But they
are assuming different attitudes toward
the secretary of the interior. Mr.
Pinchot has donned his warpaint and
feather? and intends to fight; Newell
has assumed a passive attitude and will
await a decision by the president, who
is the final arbiter.
Mrs. Longworth Would Fly.
Washington. July 31. Mrs. Nichol
as Longworth, daughter of ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt, has become an enthusi
astic apout aeronautics. Her attend
ance upon the trials of the Wright
aeroplane is almost constant, and now,
it is said, she is determined to make a
flight herself, not in the aeroplane,
though it is said she even expressed
her willingness to do that, but in a bal
loon. A. Holland Forbes, of New
York, acting president of the Aero club
of America, who is now in the city,
has promised to take Mr3. Longworth
up.
Controls Lake Tahoe.
Washington, July 31. After nego
tiations which have continued unsuc
cessfully for several years between the
government and the Truckee Electric
company for the use of the storage
waters in Lake Tahoe for irrigating
the Truckee-Carson irrigation project
in Nevada, it is believed an amicable
settlement shortly will be reached. A
contract for the use of the waters has
been drawn up, and requires only the
removal of certain technicalities before
being signed by the secretary of the
interior.
Utah Company Loses Lands.
Washington, July 30. Attorney
General Wickersham announced yester
day that the Utah Fuel company, a
subsidiary corporation of the Denver &
Pio Grande railway, had settled pend
ing government suits for recovery of
illegally acquired lands by paying $73,
000 cash and reconveying to the gov
ernment 800 acres of coal lands, ap
praised at $40,000. The attorney gen
eral stated that a rigid investigation
would be made into the company's own
ership of other lands.
Congressmen to Junket.
Washington, July 28. Mr. McClel
land, representing the Honolulu cham
ber of commerce, has completed ar
rangements for the proposed visit of a
congressional party to Hawaii. The
members of the party will assemble at
Chicago August 19, proceed to San
Francisco, where they will remain a
day, and sail for Honolulu on the "Si
beria" August 24. The present plan
contemplates their return to San Fran
September 24.
Meet Diaz at San Antonio.
Washington, July 27. It seems
probable that President Taft will meet
President Dial, of Mexico, at San An
tonio, Tex., instead of El Paso late in
September or early in October. This
arrangement is probable because of
President Taft's disposition to observe
the ironclad precedent against Ameri
can presidents visiting a foreign coun
try. Shoup Statue at Capitol.
Washington, July 30. A marble
statue of the late Senator Shoup, of
Idaho, is soon to be erected in Statuary
hall in the capitol building. The statue
is the gift of the state of Idaho, and
was delivered at the capitol building
today, but will not be unveiled until
next winter. The ceremonies will then
be conducted by the senate and house.
MAKES NEW RECORD.
Orville Wright Remains in Air for
More Than an Hour.
Washington, July 28. The world's
aeroplane record for two men, both as
to time and distance, was broken last
evening in a beautiful flight of 1 hour,
12 minutea and 40 seconds upward of
50 miles, and at a speed averaging 40
miles an hour, by Orville Wright at
Fort Myer, with Lieutenant Frank P.
Lahm, of the army signal corps, as a
passenger.
The former record was made last
year by his brother, Wilbur, at Le-
mans, France, with Professor Paintov,
of the French institute, as passenger,
That flight was 1 hour, 9 minutes and
3T seconds. Wilbur was an eager
spectator of yesterday's night.
The cheering that heralded the set
ting of a new mark in the conquest of
the air was led by President Taft, who
was an intensely interested spectator
throughout the night. This success
was all important to the Wrights, in
that it completed the hrst of two cru-
lcal testa of their machine imposed
upon them by the United States gov
ernment the so-called endurance
test," which required them to remain
one hour continuously in the air witn
one passenger. Urville did nearly 16
minutes better than that, and could
have kept on indefinitely three hours
and a half, the limit imposed by the
gasoline capacity of the supply tank.
GRAFT WAS HUGE.
Chicago Police Collected Nearly $3,-
000,000 a Year for Protection.
Chicago, July 28. Astounding reve
lations follow the partial investiga
tion of vice conditions in Chicago,
made in connection with the present
crusade against police graft. Many
vicious industries were seen to be cen
tered in several districts of the city in
such proportions that the task of in
vestigating coonditions in the territory
over which Inspector McCann had jur
isdiction is gigantic and will unfold to
the grand jury's gaze a spectacle many
times as loathsome as that presented
by the levee west of the river.
Conservatively estimated, the an
nual amounts in graft alleged to be
paid for'police protection by resorts of
many kinds in the city, including dis
orderly houseB, hotels, flats, rooming
houses, gambling houses, dance halls,
and saloons, made a total of $2,932,
760, nearly 5,000 places contributing
to the sum, if such fund exists.
Ihe largest part of this enormous
revenue is said to be paid by resort
keepers and others in what is known
as the Twenty-second Levee district.
In addition to these amounts receiv
ed from habitues of Twenty-second
street levee, the First ward ball nets
its organizers $30,000 a year on the
average. Resort keepers and others
are forced to contribute in the whole
sale purchase of tickets and wine.
WILL DISTRIBUTE RICHES.
Reports Say Rockefeller Will Bestow
Millions Upon Poor People.
New York, July 28. That John D.
Kockefeller, the oil king, is preparing
to distribute a good part of his numer
ous millions in charity is predicted by
those who profess to have acquaint
ance with the Rockefeller plans. It is
said Rockefeller has already transfer
red many millions to his son, John D.
Jr., so that the younger Rockefeller
may have the honor and fame of being
the dispenser of princely gifts.
According to the accepted version of
the rumored plan, the money will be
given directly to the poor through cer
tain Rockefeller channels. Charitable
institutions and colleges will not bene
fit to any extent by the projected phi
lanthropy. Like all other Rockefeller activities,
the distribution of wealth to the mass
es will be handled by a company duly
incorporated.
Just what method of charity will be
followed has not been ascertained, but
it is said the money will be given out
right to the needy and that little will
be handled as loans. Whatever loans
may be made will be without interest.
Rockefeller refused to discuss the
rumor in any part, but the activity oi
his agents has lent a certain color of
truth to the report.
Czar and Family in Germany.
Eckerneforde, Schleswig-Holstein,
July 28. The Russian imperial yacht
Standart, with Emperor Nicholas, Em
press Alexandra and their children on
board, and a naval escort anchored in
this harbor early today. The emperor
and empress landed and went to Prince
Henry's country place at Himmels-
mark. Extraordinary precautions have
been taken to guard the Russian sov
ereigns Irom attack. Oerman torpedo
boats are picketed around the Russian
squadron to prevent the approach of
any unofficial craft.
Famine Adds to Troubles.
Barcelona, July 28. Barcelona is
now under martial law. fcenous not
ing has occurred following the declara
tion of a general strike in protest
against the military operations in Mo
rocco and the dispatch to that country
of large bodies of troops. Several per
sons have been killed and many wound
ed. The food supply has been cut off,
resulting in great hardships and suffer
ing, especially among the poor. ihe
prices are almost prohibitive.
Mexican Riots Kill Six.
Mexico City, July 2S. It is report
ed that six persons are dead and 35
wounded as a result of the riots in
Guadalajara, capital of the state of
Jalisco, and the second largest city in
the Mexican republic. Samuel E.
Magill, the American consul at Guada
lajara, has presented formal claim for
injuries sustained by American citi-ena.
MEXICANS MIX
IN POLITICS
Two Men Dead and Twenty Others
Wounded In Riots.
Supporters of General Reyes as Can
didate for President Attend Diaz
Gathering and Troops Fire Upon
Crowd of Rioters Some Ameri
can Property Destroyed.
Mexico City, July 27. Two dead,
20 injured'and more than 200 arrested,
is the result of political riots in Guada
lajara yesterday and last night, ac
cording to reports received here.
The riots started when a mob broke
up a mass meeting in Delgado theater
in the interest of the re-election of
President Diaz. The orators were
stoned in streetcars, carriages and au
tomobiles in which they rode.
Mobs paraded the streets crying:
'Down with Diaz!" "We want
Reyes!" A barricade was erected and
many shots were exchanged. Eight
policemen were wounded.
The police charged the crowd re
peatedly, but were repulsed. State
troops were called out aod a number of
volleys were fired in the air without
effect.
Considerable American property was
destroyed and two Americans were
wounded. The Americans have asked
the American consulate for protection.
The Hotel Garcia, which was wrecked
by the mob, was leased by an Ameri
can, and he has put in a claim ior
damages.
The riot is the most serious that has
occurred in Mexico in years, and is
looked upon as significant by those who
have been closely following the politi
cal situation. The officials say it was
planned and carried out by the Demo
cratic party, known as the Reyesta
party, from the name of the candidate
for vice president, General Bernardo
Reyes.
PORTERS OUTWIT HARRIMAN
Buy Land and Block Road Leading to
Construction Camp.
Grass Valley, Ore., July 27. Porter
Bros, opened a war of Btrategy on Har
riman's railroad construction forces
today by cutting off the base of sup
plies for Twohy Bros.' camps at Horse
Shoe bend, in the canyon of the Des
chutes. This was accomplished by
Porter Bros, by the acquisition of the
homestead of Fred Gurtz, across which
runs the only road that leads to the
brink of the canyon anywhere near the
vicinity of Horse Shoe bend.
It is said that Porter Bros, paid
$30,000 for the land by which they
have shut off entrance to the canyon to
Twohy Bros.
At Horse""Shoe bend Twohy Bros,
have begun to establish the biggest
camp along the construction route, but
to get there with the trainload of sup
plies now here the Harriman contract
ors will have to cross Porter Bros.
land, and Porter Bros, have put up
Bigns warning trespassers off the prop
erty. The Gurtz homestead is enclosed
by a barbed wire fence and a wire gate
is across the road at one boundary line
and a wooden gate at the other.
COLONIST RATES AGAIN.
Railroads to Give Reduced Fares to
Pacific Coast This Fall.
Chicago, July 27. Colonists' fares
to the Pacific coast which have been
under consideration at the rate meeting
of the Transcontinental Passenger as
sociation for several days,)will be made
this fall at the same rates as hereto
fore, $33 from Chicago, $32 from St.
Louis and $25 from the Missouri river
to California and North Pacific states.
rheir availability will be reduced,
however, from the usual 60 days to a
month, from September 15 to October
15.
This was decided upon because the
heaviest movement has been found dur
ing the first and last ten days of that
period. About 25,000 people are ex
pected to take advantage of the rates,
which are for single trips.
Sixth Calhoun Venire Ordered.
San Francisco, July 27. The sixth
veire of talesmen for the second trial
of Patrick Calhoudn was ordered today
by Judge Lawlor, which brings the
total number of talesmen called up to
610 names. The venire of 100 names
drawn from the jury box today was
made returnable Wednesday, when it
is expected the present venire will be
exhausted. The examination of tales
men proceeded quietly, notwithstanding;
several jurors had decided opinions re
specting the guilt or innocence of the
accused.
New Island in Pacific.
San Francisco, July 27. A new is
land has sprung up in the Pacific ocean
not far to the southeast of the Society
and Gambier groups, according to Cap
tain Quatrevaux, of the French ship
Th ers, which arrived from Newcastle,
Australia, yesterday. The island ia
but a few hundred yards in circumfer
ence, and appears to be of volcanic
origin. The uncharted rock is describ
ed in the log of the Thiers as of low
and uninviting appearance.
Tornado Wipes Out Town.
Winnipeg, July 27. The village of
Mecklin. located on the Saskatoon and
West Askiwin branch of the Canadian
Pacific railway in Saskatchewan, waa
wiped out by a tornado yesterday after
noon. No one was seriously hurt.