Heppner gazette., October 07, 1909, Image 6

Heppner Gazette
HEPPNER OREGON
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
The special train of the president's
party is composed of plain coaches.
The president gives assurance that
Vancouver barracks will not be moved.
The National German Alliance of
America will "take up the cry of anti
prohibition. President Taft spent two days in
Portland and declared them the pleas
antest of his trip.
Harriman's interests will be handled
by three men, Robert S. Lovett, J. C.
Stubbs and Julius Kruttschnitt.
The chairman of the Republican
county committee of New York will
try to stop the voting of dead men's
names.
The Kansas state board of health
has declared itself against the wearing
of beards and will try to have its rul
ings enforced by law.
A wealthy Grand Army veteran was
bo badly crushed in the rush to see
Taft at the Portland armory that he
died on the way to the hospital.
Charles W. Morse, New York finan
cier, convicted oy violating national
banking laws, has paid off $7,500,000
of his indebtedness, and says he will
Bon pay the remaining $50000,0.
Severe fighting between the Span
iards and Moors contiues.
Sir Thomas Lipton would like an
other chance at the America yachting
cup.
Chief Forester Pinchot fears trusts
are after water power sites in the
West.
An American fishing vessel has been
seized for poaching on Mexican fishing
preserves.
After a long fight Mrs. Yerkes has
been granted a third of the estate of
her husband.
General Grant says he will quit the
army if need be and give all his time
to temperance.
The survey has begun on the last
link of the California railroad into the
Klamath country.
The sultan of Morocco has put EI
Roghi, the pretender, to death, using
the most horrible cruelty.
W. A. Clark, Jr.. son of ex-Senator
Clark, of Montana, has discovered a
process for smelting zinc ore and may
become the zinc king of thecountry.
One man was killed and eight others
injured in a collision between a pas
senger train and work train on the
Puget Sound railroad at Garrison tun
nel, Montana.
President Taft has declared himself
in favor of ship subsidy.
The Miners congress at Goldfield,
Nev., condemned the policy of Forester
Pinchot.
Dr. Cook is to dispatch a vessel
North at once for his instruments and
the Eskimos who accompanied him.
In a speech at Seattle President Taft
advocated the commission plan of gov
ernment for Alaska, the same as now
used in the Philippines.
A Paris girl fater a quarrel with
her sweetheart thrust herself between
the bars of a lion's cage and was so
badly injured that she died.
Father Searle, a noted astronomer,
says the tail of Halley's comet may
hit the earth. May 28 the two bodies
will be closest to each other.
Indications seem that the number of
paid admissions to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition will not equal those
of the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Bryan has withdrawn his offer to de
bate the tariff question with Senator
Bailey, of Texas. He says he wants
public attention centered on the tariff
issue, not on him and Bailey.
Taft favors the issuing of bonds to
aid irrigation in the West.
In his speech at Spokane Taft praised
both Ballinger and Pinchot.
The National Guard association will
hold it next meeting in St. Louis.
Whitney believes that both Cook
and Peary reached the North Pole.
Eight sailor" were drowned by the
sinking of a collier on the Atlantic
coast.
Secretary Wilson, of the Agricul
tural department, will resign Jan
uary 1.
Speakers at the Mining congress at
Goldfield, Nev., revived the Bilver
question.
Horace CJark baa been appointed
general manager of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway.
District Attorney Jerome opposes
Judge Gaynor in his candidacy for
mayor of New York.
Bryan and Senator Eailey, of Texas,
will debate the tariff question some
time in October at Atlanta.
The British steamer Clan Mackin
tosh is reported to have blown up at
sea and sunk with its crew.
NO PERPETUAL RIGHTS,
Mining Congress Proposes American
Law on Water Power.
Goldfield, Nev., Oct. 5. The Ameri
can Mining congress closed its 12th
session here after adopting a resolu
tion calling upon the national govern
ment to legislate against perpetual
franchises for water power or water
rights in Western states, and urging
thatjsimilar state legislation be passed
without waiting for congressional ac
tion. The apex law, under which the dis
coverer of a mineral lode or vein can
follow it outside the lines of his claim
was another subject of discussion, and
its repeal, with the substitution of a
law making the side lines of a claim
its limits when continued downward
vertically, was urged.
Wildcat mining schemes were placed
under the ban by the congress, which
urged state and national legislation to
prevent the operators of such schemes
from diverting money of investors that
might otherwise be used in developing
legitimate properties.
J. H. Richards, of Boise, Idaho, the
retiring president of the congress, was
given a handsome service by the dele
gates. Los Angeles and Spokane have de
veloped a lively rivalry for the next
session of , the congress. This'question
will be decided by the executive com
mittee. FARMERS FLOCK TO CANADA.
Fully 70,000 American Settlers Have
Crossed Border.
Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 5. American
farmers by the tens of thousands are
now pouring over the boundary into the
Canadian West. According to a state
ment made by the deputy minister of
interior at Ottawa, the invasion of
Americans into Canada will total over
70,000 for the present year.
In the beginning of this across-boun-dary
movement the newcomers were
largply from the Middle states, but this
year they are coming from almost ev
ery state in the Union. Not only is
the quantity satisfactory to Canada,
but the quality of settlers is rather im
proving than otherwise.
Practically, the official report Bays,
60,000 Americans this season entered
Canada, and every man, woman and
child was possessed on an average of
$1,000 in stock, cash and effects, mean
ing that they brought into this coun
try nearly $60,000,000.
W. J. White, head of the Canadian
Immigration agencies in the United
States, says this year's immigration
from the United States has increased
fully 30 per cent and that next year he
expects to see about 115,000 Ameri
cans settling in the Canadian West.
NINE DEAD IN ROSLYN MINE.
Fire Follows Gas Explosion Shaft Is
Furnace Blast.
Roslyn, Wash., Oct 5. Fifteen men
are believed to have been killed or fa
tally injured in an explosion of gas in
the shaft of mine No. 4, of the North
western Improvement company,, at
12:45 this afternoon.
The mine in the neighborhood of the
shaft is burning fiercely, flames rush
ing through the shaft with an awful
roar. The electric pumps are .cut off,
and the water supply in the city is very
low. It is thought the fire in the shaft
will not affect the other mines, but it
may be six months before the shaft
can be put in working condition again.
It is said that the Bhaf t is caving in
and other explosions may occur at any
time.
Shops Are to Be Doubled.
Sacramento, Oct. 5. Reports have
been received here to the effect that
the New York office of the Western
Pacific has sent back plana of the rail
road shops to be built in Sacramento
with instructions to prepare epecifica
tions for buildings double in size. The
original plans called for an expenditure
of $750,000 while the proposed shops
under the new scheme will cost $1,
500,000. Further indication of the move,
as advanced by local railroad men is
that the Western Pacific contemplates
running lines up and down the state.
Germany Causes Alarm.
Madrid, October 5. Dispatches from
Gibraltar today say German steamera
are disembarking cannon and large
quantities of guns and ammunition at
Morocco ports destined for the govern
ment. Great Britain and France, it
is said, have been informed of the sit
uation and while they are guarding
neutrally, they are seeking by diplo
macy to prevent a collision. The atti
tude of the sultan is said to have
caused ministerial anxiety. Fears are
entertained that he may desire to in
cite a general war.
Duel Over Girl Is Fatal.
San Diego, Cal., Oct. 5. Earl Davis,
who was stabbed nine times by Earl
Lynnell in a duel over a girl on the
night of Septebmer 18, died this after
noon of tetanus, or lockjaw. DavU
was 17 years old; Lynell is also 17.
Clotilde Montez, the Spanish girl over
whom the fight took place, is 14.
Lynnell took to the mountains and is
still at large. The police Bre now
scouring the country for him. A knife
thrust produced blood poisoning.
St. Yves to Run No More.
Montreal, Oct 5. Henri St. Yves,
the famous French long-distance run
ner, collapsed in the 23d mile of a race
here today. Physicians declared his
heart was affected and that he prob
ably would b unable to ran again.
His opponent, Hans Holmer, of Que
bec, finishel strorg. covering the Mar
athon distance in 2:32:40, a new rec
ord, if the track is found to measure
correctly.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
BIG INCREASE AT COLLEGE.
Enrollment at O. A. C. 820; Gain of
14 6 Over Last Year.
Oregon Agricultural College', Corval
lis At the opening of the regular col
lege work, 820 students had registered.
This is an increase of 14.5 per cent
over the registration on the opening
day last year. If this percentage of
increase holds throughout the registra
tion period, the attendance this year
will reach 1,545. No increase was ex
pected this year on acccunt of raising
the standard of the college work, which
reduces the freshman class very mate
rially. A significant feature of the registra
tion is the large number of high school
graduates entering for the work. One
hundred and eighteen have entered
from the high schools of the stale.
Ten enter from academies, 15 from oth
er colleges and universities and six
from normal schools.
Lake County Gets Settlers.
Lakeview Many of the landseekers
who came here to participate in the
Oregon Valley Land company's open
ing, who acquired good tracts, are
planning on improving their lands. It
is estimated that by next spring Lake
county will have not less than 1,000
new people as a result of the land
drawing. The Oregon Valley Land
company is continuing its improve
ments and splendid progress is being
made in the construction of the canals.
Most of the water system will be com
pleted next year. The project includes
not less than 50,000 acres of fertile
lands.
Potato Yield Heavy at Union.
Union Commission men say the po
tato yield in the Grand Ronde valley
will be the greatest in years. An in
creased acreage will bring the yield
20 per cent greater, while the output
is estimated at between 150 and 200
cars. The onions yielded heavily and
this vegetable was raised more exten
sively than ever before. About 10
cars will go forwaard from this city.
Seven carloads of cabbage will be
shipped from this vicinity.
Deficiency May Be Incurred.
Salem In the opinion of Attorney
General Crawford, the board of control,
created by the last legislature to have
control of the streams of the state in
reclamation work, will be justified in
incurring a deficiency to carry on the
work of the board where it is necessary
to do so. The opinion was rendered at
the request of State Engineer John H.
Lewis The attorney general quotes
section 11 of chapter 216, laws of 1900.
Boundary Line Located.
Albany County Surveyor Geddes
has returned from Eugene where he
has been working with Surveyor
Collier, of Lane county, on the Lane
Linn boundary line which has recently
been surveyed. Thirty miles of boun
dary had to be gone over as ordered by
the last legislature. The work was
done jointly by the counties. The re
ports prepared are to be presented at
the next term of each county court.
Linn Property Changes Hands.
Albany Land in Linn county is
daily changing hands. Among the Lat
est sales reported which brought good
prices are the 240 acres of the farm
home of W. R. Wray of Jordon to J. J.
Burkhart and George Townsens of Port
land at $40 per acre. Mr. Wray re
tained 302 acres. Martin Stupke, of
Scio, has sold his 300-acre farm to
Henry A. and Albion Dolezell, reently
of California, for $11,000.
Bridge to Span Willamette.
Springfield The Portland, Eugene
& Eastern bridge across the Willam
ette here will be built. The contract
has been let to L. N. Roney, and the
co3t will be about $40,000. There will
be four concrete piers 10x30 feet at
the base and 30 feet high above low
water, supporting three spans of 200
feet of Howe truss design, and of suffi
cient strength to carry any load that
may be put on them.
Boats for Yaquina Bay.
Toledo A new company, to be
known as the Modern Imrovement com
pany, has filed articles of incorpora
tion with the secretary of state. It is
the purpose of this company to build
and operate steamboats, piledrivers
and derricks on Yaquina bay. The
company is incorporated for $9,000,
with Messrs. G. C. Walker, C. W.
Davies and H. Corigan, all of Toledo,
as the incorporators.
Growing Apples Successfully.
Cottage Grove In 1894 Bales broth
ers set out 120 apple trees on raw
land. Th y now have 14 acres of fine
bearing orchard. Four years ago they
sold 500 boxes of apples from four
acres, and two years ago they market
ed 1,300 boxes from the same trees
with a net profit of $800. A Bplendid
crop is being picked this year.
Prunes Bring Good Prices.
Eugene ReturnB from green prunes
shipped to Eastern points this season
by members of the Lane County Fruit
Growers association show that they
sold for from 75 centa to $1.16 per 20
pound box, which netted the growers
from $18 to $40 per ton.
Hops Sell at 21 Cents.
Woodburn O. L. Barber has sold his
1909 crop of hops, weighing 9,000
pounds, to Fred Dose at 21 centa per
pound.
HAWLEY WILL AID.
Pledges His Support for a Deeper
Harbor at Tillamook.
Tillamook Congressman Hawley
paid this county a visit to ascertain
what is required in harbor improve
ments and to familiarize himself with
the the situation. The members of the
Port of Tillamook commission took
him to Tillamook bay, showing him
the need of improving Iloquarton
slough, giving it a nine-foot channel
from Tillamook city to the bay, also
for the improvement of Tillamook bar.
The business men honored Mr. Haw
ley with a banquet which .was largley
attended, a delegation from Bay City
being present, as there is a great deal
of interest being taken at present to
get these two projects started. All of
the large timber owners are vitally in
terested in the improvement of the bar
on account of a large proportion of
their timber being matured and will
soon begin to deteriorate.
Congressman Hawley was warmly
received when he rose to speak, and
after commending the people of the
county for the splendid improvements
which were going on, said he was hear
tily in sympathy with the people ind
emanding these improvements, for the
great timber resources of the county
demanded a waterway so that it may
be transported to all parts of the world.
The congressman was greatly disap
pointed in the adverse report of Cap
tain Mclndoe, and it was his intension
to appeal and make a strong fight for
the improvement of Tillamook bar and
to get the government to assist in the
straightening and deepening of Ho
quarton slough.
Railroad Assessment Boosted.
Medford The Southern Pacific will
pay taxes on this year's assessment on
a valuation of $38,000 per mile on its
road through Jackson county. The
valuation on the taxroll for 1908 was
$30,000 a mile. The basis for the in
crease in valuation made by Assessor
W. T. Grieve was that the Southern
Pacific in an affidavit before the state
railroad commission had placed a cash
value of $65,000 per mile on its roads
in Oregon. The company has 58.2
miles of road in Jackson county, which
by the new valuation will amount to
$2,211,000.
Contractors Fail at Lebanon.
Albany The Lebanon school build
ing will be erected at once, in spite of
the fact that two men who were given
the contract have failed to make good.
A. J. Brown, the Fecond man who was
awarded the contract, has failed to se
cure the required bond and the job has
been passed on to the third lowest bid
der, Edward Killfeather & Co., of
Portland, for $30,497. Mr. Killfeather
is in Lebanon at the present time with
a force of men.
Vetch Profitable Crop.
Albany Thirty-five carloads of
vetch have been shipped out of this
Bection by Fred Dose. Ten carloads
were shipped from Albany and quite a
number from Tangent. The crop sold
for about 3 cents per pound.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, 96c; club, 89c;
red Russian, 86c; valley, 91c; Fife,
89c; Turkey red, 89c; forty-fold, 91c.
Barley Feed, $25.50(926 per ton;
brewing, $26.50(327.
Oats No. 1 white, $2727.50 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$15(9jl6 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
fix 1 9 ; alfalfa, $14; clover, $14; cheat,
$13(9)14.50; grain hay, $15(916.
Butter City creamery, extras, 2Gc;
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
33(936c; Btore, 22' 24c. Butter fat
prices average 1 per pound under
regular butter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 32
32 per dozen.
Poultry Hens, 15(916c; springs,
1 5 4l 6c ;. roosters, 910c; ducks,
young 15(916c; geese, young, lOffplc;
turkeys, 20c; squabs, $1.75(5:2 per
dozen.
Pork Fancy, 9(99Kc per pound.
Veal Extra. 10(910c per pound.
Fruits Apple?, $1(9 2.25 per box;
pears, 50c(9,$1.25; peaches, 75c9$1.25
per crate; cantaloupes, 50c(9.$1.25;
plums, 25(950c per box; watermelons,
lc per pound; grapes, 80c(9$1.25 per
crate; Concords, 25c per basket; casa
bas, $1.50(9.2 per crate; quinces, $1.50
per box.
Potatoes 75y9:$l per sack; sweet
potatoes, 2c per pound.
Onions $1.25 per sack.
Vegetables Beans, 4(9 5c per pound ;
cabbage, l(9JJc; cauliflower, 75c(9;
$1.25 per dozen; celery, 50(9i75c ; corn,
15920c; cucumbers, 10(925c; onions,
12(9,15c; peas, 7c per pound; pep
pers, 49,5c; pumpkins, Hlc;
squash, 5c; tomatoes, 50c per box.
Hops 1909 Fuggles, 20(9 21c per
pound; clusters, 21(922; 1908 crop,
17c: 1907 crop, 12c; 1906 crop, 8c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(923c per
pound; valley, 23(9 25c; mohair,
choice, 23(S25c.
Cattle Steers, top quality, $4.25r9,
4.50; far to good, $4; common, $3.50
(93.73; cows, top, $3.50; fair to good,
$3(93.25; common to medium, $2.50(9
2.75; calves, top, $5(9:5.50; heaw.
$3.50(9)4; u11b. $22.25; stags, $2.50
(93.50.
Hogs Best, $8; fair to ood, $7.75
(9,7.85; Btockers, $67; China fats,
$7.60(9;8.
Sheep Top wethers, $4 4.25; fair
to good. $3.50ffi3.75; ewes, $e lesson
all grades; yearlings, best. $4(9 4 25;
fair to (rood, $3.50(93.75;. spring
lambs, $5.25(9,5.50.
TAFT IN PORTLAND.
Genial Smile Wins Hearts of Public
Throngs.
Portland, Oct. 4. Portland re
ceived President Taft as guest of
honor with splendid hospitality and
a limitless expression of hearty
good will and frank affection. To the
Nation's chief executive it proved a
day of good cheer, unmarred by a sin
gle untoward incident.
The president enjoyed it all to the
utmost; enjoyed every moment of the
day from the easy formality of the
greeting accorded him upon his arrival
at the Union depot to the afternoon of
golf golf played in the invigorating
tang of a perfect October day.
Throughout the day he found only the
most profound consideration for hia
comfort and welfare.
There were no exacting demands
upon his energies. The day was bar
ren of tiring programs, long speeches
or wearisome ceremonies.
An affection manifested itself in the
public greeting which had its orgin
quite apart from the fact that he was
the great American, the first man of
the land. That infectious smile pos
sessed itself of his features when he
first stepped from his private car into
the cheery sunshine of an ideal Oregon
morning. Its infection of good nature
spread wherever he went. Whenever
he appeared he put every one at ease
by the easy informality of his de
meanor and that smile. And then
Portland got a deeper insight into the
real mean; got a glimpse into the rich
and wholesome nature of which that
smile is the natural expression.
For when his triumphal procession
through the streets was at an end and
there was a half hour at his disposal
for a whirl about the city, he elected
to dispense with the tempting spin
and go to the bedside of his friend,
Judge George H. Williams, at the Good
Samaritan hopsital. It was thus that
the brief hour of his morning's leisure
time was spent.
It is to the rising generation that
credit must go for the predominating
and never-to-be-forgotten feature of
the welcoming demonstrations. There
have been living flags before. But
never have the Stars and Stripes been
wrought into such a wholesome, in
spiring fabric as that formed by Port
land school children. It was an epitome
of the boundless spirit of youthful pat
riotism. The President, smiling at
first, passed to a mood of seriousness
as that wondrous flag waved back and
forth with the life that tomorrow must
possess itself of the Nation.
The President's appearance tapped
exhaustless reservoirs of enthusiastic
and affectionate applause wherever he
went.
"This is all Bplendid, splendid the
day is perfect everything is perfect,"
he told Mayor Simon, who was seated
beside him in the automobile.
Half an hour after luncheon a car
drew up for him at the hotel and he
departed for the afternoon for his fa
vorite pastime, golf. Returning with
a keen appetite he ate dinner privately
and made ready for his appearance at
the Armory. The military escort again
accompanied him and thousands of
people were in the streets awaiting his
appearance.
Presiednt Taft cloBed one of the hap
piest and most delightful visits of his
life late yesterday afternon, when he
boarded his special train at the Union
depot and departed from Portland,
southbound. He said as much himself,
and with unmistakable sincerity, as he
stood on the observation platform of
his car and bade farewell V those who
had assembled to see him on his way.
"It has all been delightful. I can't
thank vou enough for the way I've been
treated. I've never had a happier
visit," he said not once, but many
times, as he stood shaking hands with
friends and officials.
Until the departing train was lost to
view he stood on the platform, smiling
and waving at thoBe gathered about
the depot grounds. He seemed loth to
go, and it was not until the train had
passed onto the Steel bridge that he
turned into his car. The President
took with him from Portland only the
happiest memories. His choice in se
lecting Portland for the longest stop of
his itinerary, New Orleans alone ex
cepted, was justified.
Scientists Excommunicate.
Boston, Oct. 4. Alfred Farlow,
chairman of the committee on publica
tion of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, confirmed today a report that
Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, of New
York, had been dismissed from the
body of Christian Scientists. Mr.
Farlow declined to comment on the
case, but in reply to a question as to
the effect of the action of the members
of the church, said: "It is to be hoped
they will receive it in a Christian
manner and treat it accordingly."
Beat Motorcycle Record.
Springfield, Mass." Oct. 4. At the
motorcycle stadium this afteri.oon
Charles Spencer and Charles Gustaf
son, both of this city, established a
new 24-hour world's record, Spencer
riding 1089 miles, 199 yards in the 24
hours, beating the record of 775 miles,
134 yards established by H. A. Collier,
of England. Gustafson rode 1043 miles,
20 laps and 199 yards in the 24 hours,
being approximately 268 miles ahead
of Collier's mark.
Fair Ones Fed by Force.
London, Oct. 4. Writs have been
issued against Home Secretary Glad
stone and the prison officials of Bir
mingham in connection with an action
for assault for the forcible feeding with
a stomach pump last week of a num
ber of suffragettes who persisted on
going on a "hunger Btrike" while in
jail. The suffragettes' leaders contend
that forcible feeding is illegal.
0. R. &.N. MUST
CUT GRAIN RATES
Oregon Railroad Commission Issues
Order for Reduction.
Eecision Follows Ruling In Washing
ton Against Northern Pacific Hill
Road Has Made No Attempt to
Fight Regulation and Oregon Line
Is Expected to Submit.
Portland, Oct. 2. The Btate rail
road commission of Oregon yesterday
handed down its findings in the matter
of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company and its various branches in
Oregon, known as the grain-rate case,
which has been before the commission
for several months. The commission'
declares the rates now in force to be
unjust and unreasonable and orders a
reduction equivalent to a cut of about
one-eighth in the present rates, which
will make a difference in the revenue
of the railroads of approximately $75,
000 per year on the volume of business
being done at this time.
The grain-rate order was issued by
the commission from its office in Salem,
and while the general freight depart
ment of the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation company yesterday was aware
that Buch an order had been if sued, on
ly its general terms were known. W.
E. Coman, assistant general freight,
agent, declined to express any opinion
as to whether the railroad company
would abide by the order or appeal to.
the courts to prevent it enforcement.
The order, in effect, is practically
the same as that made by the Washing
ton railway commission, commanding a
flat reduction of 126 per cent on grain
rates from points on the Northern Pa
cific to Puget sound.
Recent action by the Northern Paci
fic has given the Washington commis.
s ion the understanding that the railroad
will obey the order without recourse to
the courts. The Washington commis
sion has made such an announcement,
but in the offices of the North Bank
railroad, which of necessity in the pres
ervation of its business will be com
pelled to mee.t the cut, nothing definite
is known as to the purpose of the
Northern Pacific.
As to the points affected by the Ore
gon commission's rate order, the issue
is almost solely one for the O. R. & N.
The Northern Pacific has a short
branch running into Oregon, but the
Northern Pacific is not affected by an
Oregon order nearly so much as is the
O. R. & N. by a Washington order re
ducing grain rates.
ORDERS NEW EQUIPMENT.
Harriman Railroads"Buy $17,000 OOO
Worth of Rolling Stock.
Chicago, Oct. 2. Orders for equip
ment and power have just been placed
by Harriman lines which will bring the
total expenditure for this purpose
during the last six months up to fully
$17,000,000.
The latest order is for 1,500 steel
under-frame refrigerator cars, whicb
are being constructed by the Pullman
company, and an order for 500 all-steel
ballast cars. Orders have also been
given which bring the Harriman lines
all-steel passenger equipment up to
nearly 600 cars. Orders which are
now being delivered are for 480 all
steel passenger cars, the largest order,
with one possible exception, that of
the Pennsylvania road, ever given.
In this connection it is stated that
the Harriman lineB were pioneers in
the use of all-steel passenger cars in
the West, and that they will here
after use nothing in their passenger
service which is not all-steel and prac
tically indestructible.
Hariman lines are also beginning to
receive the first of 5,400 freight cars
and 105 locomotives ordered less than
six months ago. The order for loco
motives calls for 33 of the heavy Mal
let compound type. These locomo
tives, it is claimed, will haul fully 10
per cent more than any two of the or
dinary locomotives in use.
Bond Timber for Capital.
AlturasCal., Oct. 2. Thomas B.
Walker, Minnesota timber land king,
who owns hundreds of thousands of
acres of fine timber in Northern Cali
fornia, has deeded 187,000 acres to his
Red River Lumber company, and that
concern has given a deed of trust to the
same property to the Minnesota Land
& Trust company, to secure a bond is
sue of $1,500,000, which sum is to. be
used in funding debts of the company
and building great mill and factories
to convert timber into merchantable
products and railroads.
Suspected of Piracy.
Mexico City, Oct. 2. A special dis
ptch from Merida says : The pilot boat
Colt, suspected of being engaged in
actual piracy, is equipped with several
rapid fire guns. The suspicious con
duct of the vessel caused the gunboat
Bravo to run her down. A corps of
customs officers has been Bent aboard
for the purpose of making an inventory
of her cargo and both cargo and vessel
will be declared forfeited to the gov
ernment. Roosevelt's Return Delayed.
Naibrobi, B. E. A., Oct 2. Colonel
Roosevelt, who was expected to arrive
here October 15 from his hunting trip
in the Mweru district, will probably
not come in until October 36. The de
lay is caused by the indisposition of
Edmund Heller, the zoologist of the
expedition, who is suffering slightly
from the pressure of work.