M'CREDIE NAMED
ON FIRST BALLOT
Wild Scenes Enacted in Convention
at Olympla.
Opposition
Judge
nate to
for Place Left
man's Death.
Fought the Clark County
Till Last Baseball Mag-
Be Republican Candidate
Vacant by Cush
THE KIND OF ENUMERATORS
. Olympia, Sept. 30. With "play
can the rallying shout and a reeula
tion baseball bat the chairman's gavel,
the participants in the caucus carried
-out yesterday in the Congressional con
vention the program as outlined and
named as the Republican candidate for
congress Judge W. W. McCredie, of
tne superior court of Clark county, and
owner of the two Portland baseball
clubs.
judge jncureuie was nominated on
the first ballot by 123 votes, the exact
number represented in the caucus
James M. Ashton, of Tacoma, received
103 votes, getting in addition to the 99
pledged him from Pierce, Thurston,
Mason and Clallam counties, the four
from Pacific county who refused to
abide by the unit rule adopted in that
delegation.
The Ashton forces went down fight
ing to the last, after Bkirmishing that
commenced at an early hour and lasted
until the ballot was taken. Then and
only then did they accept the inevit
able, and Ashton himself, in a speech
so diplomatic that it brought three
cheers from the convention, moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
In the final vote on candidates Che
halis, Clark, Cowlitz, Jefferson, Ska
mania and Wahkiakum cast their full
strength for McCredie and nine of the
13 Pacific county delegates voted for
the Clark man also.
Ashton received the full strength of
Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Clallam
and four from Pacific.
TAFT AT SEATTLE.
First Two Weeks of Presidential Trip
Ended at Exposition City.
Seattle, Sept. 30. President Taft
arrived here last night, just two weeks
after he started from Boston. He
spent the entire forenoon at North
Yakima and arrived here at 8:15
o'clock. Friday he will go to Tacoma
and early Saturday morning will be in
Portland, where he will remain until
Sunday night.
ine president and his party were
met at the Union station here by a re
ception committee of two dozen mem
bers. The space in the station through
which the president and his escort
passed was roped off and a large body
of ponce kept back the crowd.
The visitors and the reception com
mittee entered automobiles in waiting
and, preceded by a troop of mounted
police, proceeded to the Rainier club,
half a mile distant, where a reception
in honor of the president was given by
Mrs. Richard A. Balhnger, wife of the
secretary of the interior. After half
an hour at the club, the president and
his escort went to the Hotel Washing
ton, which will be the home of the
visitors while in the city.
Farmers and Crop Reporters for the
Census of Agriculture.
Washington, Oct. 1. Forty-five
thousand enumerators out of the esti
mated grand total of 65,000, will be
engaged April 15th next gathering in
the required information concerning
agriculture for the Thirteenth Decen
nial U. S. census. Director Durand
purposes making every effort to secure
progressive farmers and crop reporters
for these places. His action is based
upon the recommendations of Chief
Statistician LeGrand Powers and the
advisory board of special agents com
posed of professors of economics and
farm experts who have been assisting
in the formulation of the schedule of
inquiries concerning farm operation
and equipment. It is believed that the
selection of this class of men. already
familiar with statistical methods of
securing data and reporting it in com
prehendible form, wil add greatly to
efficiency, of the census and to the sci
entific value of the information ob
tained. Director Durand does not an
ticipate any difficulty in procuring
enumerators of this kind, as there are
in every state of the Union hundreds
of crop reporters acting for the depart
ment of agriculture, representatives of
state boards of agriculture, etc.
The agricultural schedule which is
to be placed in the hands of these
enumerators is nearing completion by
the census bureau. The advisory
board, who are acquainted with prac
tical agriculture, its varying condi
tions, and who are active in their re
spective states in assisting the farm
ers to improve their farm methods,
hav been most earnest and no effort
is being spared to make the schedule
as simple as possible, and yet secure
the greatest amount of important in
formation concerning agriculture.
There will be but one schedule for
agriculture. There may be a small
schedule for the enumeration of ani
mals in cities. This will be carried by
the city enumerators and it will cover
horses, milch cows, chickens, etc.,
housed in barns, stables, etc., in the
cities. No attempt will be made to get
the area of city gardens or vacant lot
cultivation.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D.
RATES ARE SUSTAINED.
C.
TARS JOIN IN PARADE.
Tax Harriman Estate.
Chicago, Sept. 30. Although the
amount of inheritance tax which Illi
nois will demand from the estate of
Edward H. Harriman may run up to
$200,000 or more, Walter K. Lincoln,
inheritance tax attorney, today ex
pressed confidence that the Harriman
heirs will be unable to evade its pay
ment. Mr. Lincoln declared there is
no point on which the validity of the
new law, which gives the authority to
levy the tax, can successfully be at
tacked. "I anticapate no strenuous opposi
tion to the state's claim for an inher
itance tax," said Mr. Lincoln. "I be
lieve we shall be able to get at the
exact amount of the Harriman estate
in Illinois, and that we shall collect
the tax without more than the usual
amount of litigation.
in
Flood
London, Sept
have been lost
destroyed by a
South Wales.
30. Scores of lives
and property has bern
flood visiting great
stretches of territory in South Wales.
Although communication is crippled
and details are meager it is known
that a number of mines have been in
undated and practically all crops de
stroyed. The exact number of lives
lost cannot' be accurately determined
until wire communication is restored.
The flood was brought about by recent
heavy rains, which caused the rivers
to overflow their banks.
Military Men of Seven Nations March
With Americans.
New York, Oct. 1. Twenty-five
thousand men of arms marched yester
day before the massed representatives
and special envoys of 37 nations, while
2,000,000 citizens shouted themselves
hoarse in cheers. The great military
parade was the climax of the Hudson
Fulton celebration.
The most conspicuous reception of
the day went to the sailors of the Ger
man fleet, a magnificent body of picked
men, who, as they reached the review
ing stand, fell into the formal slap-
slap of the parade goose-step and
burst into "My Counry, 'Tis of Thee,"
with an overwhelming volume of bassos
and a fervor which took away the
breath of the listeners. The people sat
silent for a moment, and then rising to
their feet cheered until their voices
gave way.
So many men representing so many
branches of the war departments of
the world have not been seen on Amer
ican streets before, so many wearing
the colors have not been Been since the
days of the Civil war.
NATIONAL BANKS SOLID.
Deposits Over Five Billions and Bi
Surplus Reserve
Washington, Oct. 2. r"Percentage
of legal reserve to deposits, 21.67; per
centage to deposits of cash on hand
redemption fund and due from reserve
agents, 26.05," is the way the 6,977
national banks of the country averaged
in the reports made to the controller of
the currency under the call for their
condition at the close of business Sep
tember 1.
The loans and discounts for the
whole United States reached $5,128,
882,551; United States bonds to se
cure circulation, $668,660,170; bonds,
securities, etc., $898,388,143; due
from national banks, state banks, and
bankers and approved reserve agents,
i,zzi,Z4i,zw. rne lawful money
reserve in banks reached $854,091,857.
The 5 per cent redemption fund with
the treaury amounted to $32,488,612.
On the score of liabilities, the banks
had a paid in capital stock of $944,
642,067; a surplus fund of $597,981,
and undivided prohts, less ex
penses and taxes paid, of $203,756,438,
There were $658,040,356 of national
bank notes outstanding and an aggre
gate of $2,018,813,727 was due other
national banks and approved reserve
agents. There were unpaid dividends
of $2,117,904.
ihe individual deposits footed up
$5,009,893,098.
KEEP DOOR OPEN.
United
States Will Take a Hand in
Chinese Situation.
Inspection Ruins Plants.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 1. Horticul
turists of Vancouver, Victoria and vi
cinity are bo thoroughly indignant at
the way they have been treated by
provincial government officials that
they are getting up a signed protest to
the department at Ottawa to protest
against what they allege is wanton de
struction of nursery stock consigned to
them from outside points.
A'l ornamental nursery and green
house stock entering this province has
to be inspected and fumigated to guard
against pests which may infect the
plants. The complainants allege that
after this fumigation has taken place
the plants are passed to the provincial
department, which detains them for
some time, often so long that hundreds
of dollars' worth of stock rots, is
spoiled or condemned.
Nightriders Reopen War.
Paris, Ky.f Sept. 30. There has
been a fresh outbreak of nightriding in
the Bluegrass country. A tenant on
the farm of T. J. McDowell, who had
steadfastly refused to enter the poo
of tobacco growers, was taken from
his home last night, stripped to the
waist and given 30 lashes. Saturday
night, last, according to Judge Os
borne, a band of about 50 men rode
through Milford, shooting out lights
and breaking up a political meeting.
John Bull Wants Pole.
London, Sept. 30. The lord mayor
of London has announced his intention
of opening a Mansion House' fund to
assist Captain Robert F. Scott to raise
money for his expedition to plant the
Union Jack on the South Pole.
Second Calhoun Trial Resumed.
San Francisco, Oct. 1. The second
trial of Patrick Calhoun on the charge
of offering a ribe to former Superin
tendent John J. Furey wa3 resumed
before Judge Lawlor yesterday.
Twenty-six talesmen were examined
and rejected, the grounds for objec
tions in most cases being either that
the talesmen expressed a fixed opinion
or that their names dii not appear on
the assessment rolls. The attorneys
for the defense declared they would be
seriously handicapped by the absence
of one of the leading counsel.
Military Balloon Test Successful.
Los Angeles, Oct. 1. After re
maining in the air for two hours, the
military balloon United States, bear
ing two members of the local division
of the signal corps, landed at Vineland
station. The balloon test, the first of
the kind ever attempted in the country
by national guardsmen, was an unqual
ified success, the signals between the
aeronauts and the automobile party
that followed the flight of the balloon
being transmitted perfectly.
Trains Crash, Many Hurt.
Spokane, Oct. 1. In a head-on col
lision between two Great Northern
passenger trains at Trinidad, Wash.,
at 5 p. m. yesterday, Dr. J. W. Cox-
of Superior, Wis., was injured, nrob.
ably fatally, his skull being crushed, I
Washington, Sept. 30. It is report
ed that the government will soon take
action towards preserving" the open
door policy in China, which it is said
has been seriously menaced by the re
cent activities of Japan in the Chinese
domain. It is understood that Japan
by the terms of the recent Japanese-
Chinese agreement regarding the
rights of Japanese in Manchuria has
obtained control of extensive mining
concessions in the southern section of
the great province for an indetermin
ate period. This is out of line with
the open door policy as construed by
the late Secretary Hay following the
exchange of notes between the various
powers in 1899, when the several gov
ernmentai spheres or influence were
defined.
For several weeks American attaches
in the diplomatic service have been re
ceiving information as to the full un
derstanding entered into between
Japan and China regarding the Antung
Mukden railroad, and the concessions
granted to the Japanese, with the re
suit that steps for a formal protest are
being made, it is said.
RECORD SHORT NAME.
Island on
Coast of
Known as
Corea
'U."
Officially
Washington, SepL 28. The United
Mates geographical board, which by
executive order determines the spelling
for all publications, maps and charts
for the government in this country,
has just issued a pamphlet containing
all decisions rendered during the year
closed July 13, 1909. The list of names
adopted by the board contains the
shortest geographical name on record,
it being "U," which is an island east
of Quel part island, on the southern
coast of Corea.
It used to be "in the olden davs"
that the river Fo in Italy had the dis
a; t ji
unction oi naving the shortest geo
graphical name on (record; but it will
be seen that U goes it one better.
Ma, an island in Corea bay. Asia:
Ui, an island on the western coast of
Corea, an.1 Uo. an island in Inland sea.
Japan, are close seconds for brevity
A new name in the list is "Paradise
Dry," Cache county, Utah, which, in
these days of activity by Prohibition
ists, should be welcome, while "Bitter-
water," Kern, county, Cal., will have
to be accepted by the "wets" in that
section.
Powers Not to Interfere.
Washington, Oct. 1. The attempt
of the sultan of Morocco to obtain for
eign intervention in the conflict be
tween his country and Spain was de
tailed in a dispatch made public today
from United Mates Minister Dodge at
Tangier to the State department. Mr,
Dodge added that the French minister
to Morocco, who is dean of the diplo
matic corps, was about to address a
circular note saying the French gov
ernmenc aid not consider this a case
in which it could take action. It is
not thought the United States will take
part in the adjustment.
Judge Wolverton Upholds Oregon
Railroad Commission.
Portland, Sept. 29. Laws establish
ing the Oregon State Railroad com
mission and the schedule of railroad
rates established by that body, were
declared valid in a decision handed
down yesterday morning by Judge
Wolverton, of the Federal court.
One important result of this decision
will be to force the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company to refund about
14 per cent of the money the company
has collected while the case decided
yesterday before Judge Wolverton
been pending, since May 26, 1908, for
freight carried between Oregon sta
tions.
Judge Wolverton s decision was in
the form of an order dissolving the
temporary injunction vranted the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company
preventing the commission from enforc
ing its schedule of rates within the
limits of the state. The restraining
order was requested on the assertion
by the company that the Railroad com
mission was organized in violation of
the state constitution and that the
rates established by it would influence
interstate commerce illegally.
It has been charged by the company
that the penalties provided by the
State Railroad commission were exor
bitant, but Judge Wolverton did not
agree with this statement. He had
compared the penalties in question
with those in other traffic laws and
was unable to find that the Oregon
penalties were unjust.
HUDSON-FULTON PARADE.
TEN MEN PERISH
AS TRAINS GRASH
Passenger Train Hits Stock Freight
in the Night.
Flames Break Out in Wreckage and
Wounued Are Dragged From Fire
Locomotive Bears Down on Ca
boose Without Warning in Chi
cago Yards.
Wilson to Leave Cabinet.
Washington, Sept. 30. James Wil
son, who has been secretary of agricul
ture since March 4. 1897, a longer pe
riod thof service than any cabinet offi
cer in history, is expected to step out
about January 1 next. Whom the pres
ident will name 'in his place is not
known, even if Mr. Taft has made
selection. Reports have been frequent
hitherto that Mr. Wilson was about to
go. He and Secretary of the Navy
Meyer were the only holdovers from
the Roosevelt administration.
Dickinson Backs Grant.
Washington. Oct. 2. Secretary
Dickinson finds nothing to criticise in
the action of General Grant in taking
part in a temperance and law-enforce
ment parade in Chicago in his uniform
as a major general of the United
States army, and says as to such move
ment, each soldier and officer has to
determine for himself. Secretary
Dickinson's declaration was brought
out in reply to a letter of W. R. Mich
aelis, of Chicago, criticising General
Grant.
New Postage Stamp.
Washington, Sept. 29. A stamp of
a new denomination is to be issued by
the Postofiice department to conform
with the recent increase in the price of
registration from 8 to 10 cents. The
new issue is to be a 12-cent stamp, so
that on ordinary letters one stamp will
suffice to pay for postage and registra
tion. This new stamp may retire the
13-cent stamp, issued for registered
etters going abroad, 5 cents being for
postage and 8 cents for registration.
Consul Gives Own Funds.
Washington, Sept. 2. While sup
plies for the Mexican flood sufferers
continue to reach Monterey, much more
can be used to advantage by the relief
organizations, according to a telegram
received at the State department today
from Consul General Harm a. Food,
clothing and blankets are in demand.
Particularly blankets for the women.
babes and old people are needed. Mr.
Hanr.a says he is aiding the Mexican
Red Cross with his own funds.
Government to Appeal.
Washington, Sept. 29. Solicitor
General Bowers stated today the De
partment of Justice had directed that
an appeal be taken from Judge Bean's
recent decision in the civil suit against
the Barber Lumber company. This
suit was brought by the government to
cancel the Barber company's title to
considerable valuable timber land near
Boise. The appeal was recommended
by Special Attorney Payton Gordon,
who prosecuted the suit for the govern
ment.
Marine Corps at San Francisco.
Washington, Sept. 29. A division
office of the marine corps will be estab
lished at San Francisco October 1.
Major Henry l. Kooseveit will be in
charge of the office. Disbursements of
all kinds, except for public works and
transportation of marines, will be made
from this office. The arrangement
will be of great benefit to contractors
and others receiving money from the
marine corps on the Pacific coast, as it
will save about 30 days in the receipt
of money from Washington.
Not Prey of Moro Pirates.
wasnington, uct. l. Kumors in
official dispatches that the revenue cut
ter Sora had been captured by Moro
pirates were proven unfounded, and
great apprehension was relieved by the
receipt here today of news of the safe
arrival of the cutter at Sandakan, Brit
ish North Borneo. On board was J. L.
Perrine, collector of the port of Bala-
bac, who made the journey to purchase
supplies. No word of an encounter
with pirates was contained in the news
of the vessel's arrival.
Great Floats Pass in Review Before
More Than 1,000,000.
New York, Sept. 29. American his
tory in visioie form passed in review
today before the eyes of more than
1,000,000 spectators that lined the
route of the first Hudson-Fulton land
pageant from the upper end of Central
park to Washington square. Thou
Bands of dollars and months of effort
were spent to make this parade of 54
floats ah accurate reproduction of the
life in New York state from legendary
Indian times that preceded the first
settlement to the first voyage of Cler
mont in 1807.
The line of parade had to be selected
with great care because ef the great
size of the floats, which are said to be
the largest and most eleborate ever
exhibited. They vary in dimensions
from 20 to 40 feet high, 32 feet long
and 14 feet wide. They could not pass
under the elevated railroad, and even
the electric decorations of the court
of honor and reviewing stand on Fifth
avenue, opposite the new public libra
ry, had to be changed at the last mo
ment to accommodate them.
Nearly 20,000 men, women and
children, most of them in costume,
representing every national and patri
otic society in the city, posed as his
tone personages on these floats or
marched between or beside them. The
cost of the whole spectacle was $300,
000.
On every available spot along the
five mile line of march stands had been
erected tor spectators and the sums
paid for seats varied from $1 to $5.
Chicago, Sept. 28. Ten men were
killed and 16 probably fatally injured
yesterday morning when a train south
bound for Cincinnati on the Pennsyl
vania road crashed into the caboose of
a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul cat
tle train bound for the stockyards.
Sixteen men were in the caboose of
the stock train when the passenger
train crashed into it in the railroad
yards a few blocks from the downtown
station. The engine plowed through
the caboose, tearing it to bits and, set
ting fire'to the debris.
Six' bodies were recovered within a
few minutes after the crash, while the
flames were eating up the splintered
pieces of the demolished car. Sixteen
injured were dragged from the burning
rums.
The passenger train known as the
Cincinnati special of the Pan-Handle
route of the Pennsylvania left the union
station soon after midnight. No sig
nals had been given, so far as could be
learned, that any other train was on
the tracks.
The passenger train increased
speed and when at One Hundred
Twentieth street the engineer saw
rear lights of the freight ahead,
was too late to avert a collision.
used the airbrakes and reversed his en
gine, but the train crashed into the
caboose filled with sleeping stockmen,
with tremendous momentum.
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and
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PRESIDENT IN MINE.
BANK IN SORE STRAITS.
Farmers to Aid Roads.
Washington, Sept, 28. As a result
of his observations recently into con
ditions among the agricultural classes
in the West, Secretary Wilson said
that Federal control of railroad capi
talization would lead to large invest
ments in railroad securities by Ameri
can farmers.
America to Claim Pole.
Washington, Sept 28. A new map
of the world, with the North Pole as
American territory, will be issued by
the hydrographic office of the Navy department.
Tax on Raisin Wine.
Washington, Sept. 30. By a ruling
of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Cabell, issued today and effective Fri
day, raisin wine becomes taxable and
all revenue agents are being notified to
enforce the ruling. The decision is
the result of a long fight, as the raisin
product is said to be used in large
quantities by some manufacturers of
"rectified" and "blended" whiskies.
It is said that today's ruling will have
a far reaching effect.
Crop-Moving Money in Sight.
Washington, Sept. 30. In view of
the fact that but 240 National banks
out of a total of over 7,000 in this
country have acceded to the recent re
quest of Comptroller of Curerency
Murray, that more $5 notes be taken
by them, it appears that the prediction
of the scarcity of small money in the
crop-moving period this year is not
looked upon seriously by the bankers
of the country.
White House Scorched.
Washington, Sept. 28. A slight fire
broke out in the old portion of the ex
ecutive offices of the White House late
this afternoon. It originated in a flue
ui woe of the chimneys and spread to
some of the rafters. The fire depart
ment was called and with the aid of a
chemical engine had the blaze under
control in a few moments. The dam
age is estimated at about $100.
Leprosy in Earl's Skin
Washington, Oct, 1. Dr. A. Arm
aure Hansen, discoverer of the leprosy
bacillus, has officially announced that
he found the bacillus in the skin of
John Early, the North Carolina soldier
whose detention here for many months
attracted wide attention.
Commissioner Takes Charge of Ok
lahoma Institution.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept 29.
Following a secret session of the Okla
homa banking board, which lasted un
til 5 o'clock this morning, and included
several informal conferences today,
Bank Commissioner A. H. Young to
night announced that the Columbia
Bank & Trust company, with a capital
stork of $200,000, was in his hands.
This bank holds $50,000 of the $400,
000 state bank guaranty fund. It also
holds $165,000 of the general funds of
the state.
Bank, Commissioner Young admitted
tonight that the situation was very
delicate.
"Should the bank close its doors to
morrow, however," he said, "the de
positors will lose nothing. The bank
guaranty fund deposit and the assets
on hand will protect depositors to the
fullest extent."
Mr. Young declined to give any hint
whatever of way the bank finds itself
in an embarrassed condition. It is be
lieved some light on this feature will
be forthcoming tomorrow.
Taft Visits Famous Copper Diggings
at Butte.
Helena, Mont., Sept. 28. Attired in
a linen duster, an old black slouch hat
and swinging an electric lantern at his
side, President Taft was locked in a
narrow iron cage and dropped 1,200
feet through midnight darkness into
the depths of the famous old Leonard
copper mine at Butte yesterday, and
had the rare experience of seeing min
ers at work with a giant drill in a vein
of high grade ore that sparkled green
with its wealth of mineral. When he
had ascended with a whiz after half
an hour under ground, the president,
blinking in the glare of the noonday
sun, was cheered to the echo by the
crowd of curious people gathered at
the hoist and declared enthusiastically :
I wouldn t have missed it for the
world."
It was'the president's first visit to
the Montana copper district and be
tween the smelters at Anaconda and
the mines at Butte, he had a series of
interesting experiences. Not the least
of these was a thrilling automobile
ride over the mountains from Butte to
the mouth of the Leonard mine.
SPANISH ROUT MOORS.
Tribesmen, Driven to Dire Straits,
Ask Terms of Surrender.
Madrid, Sept. 28. The War office
announces today the complete success
of the maneuvers against the Moors.
Both Nador and Zetuan have been
occupied. At the latter town there was
bloody fighting with large bodies of
Moors.
The ring around Mount Guruga is
now considered almost closed and the
position of the Moors is desperate.
Raid Ama3 appeared before General
Marina, the commander of the Spanish
forces, yesterday and asked terms of
surrender for the tribes entrenched on
Mount Guruga. The. results of this
conference are not known, but it is be
lieved the Moors are ready to submit
without conditions.
Oregon School Land Patented.
' Washington, Sept. 29. The secre
tary of the interior has approved a
patent to the state of Oregon school list
25, embracing 9,105 acres of land in
The Dalles land disrict
Jap Strikers Go Free.
Honolulu, Sept. 29. The j'ury in
the second trial of the 10 Japanese
who were arrested on charges of riot
ing during the recent strike at the
Waipahu plantation disagreed tonight.
This amounts to an acquittal under the
local laws, as the men cannot be tried
a third time. The men were among
those, it was charged, who besieged E.
M. Scoville, the plantation engineer,
and Policeman Wells in a hut on the
plantation. As this was the most seri
ous disorder during the strike, it was
decided to make an example of them.
Criticises General Grant.
Chicago, Sept, 29. Protest against
the appearance of General Frederick
D. Grant in the uniform of his rank, in
the United States army in the temper
ance parade in this city last Saturday
was sent today to Secretary of War
Dickinson by the United States Socie
ties for Self Government, Secretary
Michalis asks if there is any rule of
the War department governing such an
appearance md requests that the reply
be in the form of an open letter.
Cures Sleeping Sickness.
Paris, Sept 29. Dr. Laveran, of
this city, has announced to the Academy
if Science a new cure for the sleeping
sickness. It consists of sub-cutaneous
objections of an aniline emetic
Western Speed War On.
St. Paul, Sept. 28. The Great
Northern railway yesterday put into
operation a daily mail and express
train which will cut 11 hours off the
present running time between St. Paul
and Seattle. Mail from the East will
reach Puget sound cities 24 hours
earlier. This is claimed to be the
fastest long distance train in the
world. The new train left St. Paul
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and is
due to arrvive in Seattle at 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning. This action is
regarded as an important move."
Alaska Census in Winter.
Dawson, Sept. 28. W. A. Macken
zie, of the United States bureau of
census, was here recently, en route to
Fairbanks to make his headquarters
for the thireenth census. He has three
main assistants at Juneau, Seward and
Nome, and he will hire a total of 125
men to cover population, mining, agri
culture, schools and other statistics
during the winter months, giving
Alaska credit for all actual residents
absent on vacation in the states.
Mrs. Harriman Takes Her Own.
Goshen, N. Y., Sept 28. The sim
ple will of the late E. H. Harriman
bequeathing his vast estate to his wid,
ow in toto, without reservation or con
dition, was admitted to probate this
afternoon. Mrs. Harriman qualified as
executrix and became the sole director
of the railway magnate's millions, as
suming her position as one of the rich
est women in the world.