DOINGS OF THE
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OREGON HAS 674,765.
Current Events of Interest Gathered
From the World at Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
unionists nave made great gains in
British elections.
The election campaign in England is
marked by a radical change of policy
Dy tne lories.
Disastrous storms have swept the
Philippines, killing many natives and
doing great property damage.
General Wesley Merritt, commander
of the land forces in the Philippines
during the bpanish war, is dead.
It is said President Taft is making
every effort to bring about peace be
tween the different Republican fac-
tions.
A clairvoyant medium in San Fran
cisco has been sentenced to five years'
imprisonment for swindling a patron
out of $150.
Robert E. Davis, aged 23, known as
the "boy broker" of New York, has
disappeared with several hundred
thousand dollars belonging.to investors
Kyrle Bellew, a noted actor, will fit
up a large steamer with a complete
tneater and make a world tour, cover
ing three years, carrying two theatri
cal companies.
The Chicago garment workers'
strike has finally reached the point of
arbitration, and a settlement has been
reached with one of the largest cloth
ing manufacturing concerns.
State Entitled to Another Represen
tative Idaho Has 325,598.
Washington Oregon has a popula
tion of 672,765, as shown by the 13th
census, me population ten years ago
was 413,536. The increase the past
ten years, therefore, has been 62.7 per
cent. The population in 1880 was
813,767. The increase in 20 years has
been 114 per cent. The census bu
reau's figures indicate that Oregon
will be entitled to another representa
tive in congress two years hence,
even if the ratio of representation is
increased, in accordance with custom.
The announcement of the population
of Idaho, also made public, indicates
that that state also will gain one representative.
The figures show that there are in
Multnomah county, outside of Port
land, 19,047 persons. The population
of the county is given as 226,261, the
population of Portland having been an
nounced previously as 207,214. The
whole county shows an increase
123,094. The county has more than
doubled its population in the past ten
years. It had a population of only
4,150 in 1860, the first year in which
there is a record of the county's peo
ple.
The figures of the bureau show that
Idaho, which is credited with a total
population of 325,598, as compared
with 161,272 in 1900, a gain of 101.
per cent, has a greater increase
the past ten years than any other state
in the Union thus far announced, ex
cept Oklahoma.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP!!!! OF THE STALE
PEACE OVERTURES MADE.
$10,000 FROM MINE.
in
LOVE NOT JAP MOTIVE.
Friendship
a opoKane ann-suffragist will give
cooking lessons to young men.
The Navy department opened bids
for two new Dreadnaughts, one to cost
$5,760,000.
President Diaz was again inaugura-
A -J 1 f w - .
leu as president oi Mexico. This is
his eighth term.
It is reported that the Mexican reb
els have control of 200 miles of coun
try and many important towns.
The New ,York express drivers'
strike has been settled, the men win
ning all but the closed shop principle.
A private yacht drawing 17 feet of
water navagated the Panama canal
from the Atlantic side as far as the
big Gatun dam.
iwo gin striKeDreakers in the gar
meni worxers striKe in Uhicago were
brutally beaten by two men and one's
purse was taken.
nicago garment workers nave no
faith in Mayor Busse's efforts to effect
a settlement, and are preparing for an
indefinite struggle.
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the
president, made her debut in Washing
ton society at a brillinat reception in
to honor at the White House.
ine runman company nas ottered a
20 per cent reduction in the price of
berths, but the Interstate Commerce
commission says that is not sufficient
reduction.
A big rush is expected among Spo
kane women when the registration
books open.
Madero's brother says the Mexican
revolt is gaining and that President
Diaz is badly scared.
A bank at Bath. Me., has failed on
account of competition, after 42 years
of succeessful career. t
The German leather industry is en
dangered by the high price of the
American hide supply.
Austria refuses to discontinue dis
crimination against American oil and
ite products and a diplomatic conflict I
is on.
Louis Brandeis, of Boston, asserts
that American railroads could save $1,
000,000 a day by scientific manage
ment. The proposed river and harbor bill
to be placed before the coming session
oi congress carries appropriations ag
gregating $30,000,000.
Rate experts testifying on behalf of
shippers before the Interstate Com
merce commission declare the proposed
rate increases were unjust and unfairly
distributed.
The report of the Washington state
board of control on the insane aslyum
snowa tnat tne coat oi living has in
creased out of all proportion to the in
crease in wages.
Mexican rebels at Chihuahua have
been reinforced and a big battle is ex
pected.
The commission form of government
has failed to cut down municipal ex
penses in Tacoma.
Great Britain's Belief in
Shattered.
London When japan recently gave
orders for a new dreadnaught to be
built in England, the proponents of the
English-Japanese alliance were loud in
referring to this act as having been
inspired solely by an desire of Great
Britain's Far Eastern ally to prove by
friendship the pact was not obtained
with the flavor of business bargaining,
but simply intended gracefully to draw
more tightly the ties of alliance,
All this sentiment has been rudely
shattered by Fred T. Jane, . naval ex
pert and student of international fight
ing ships.
The report that Japan, while leav
ing five of her own shipyards empty,
has ordered a dreadnaught to be built
in England to show her admiration for
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, is some
what weak in the matter of assigned
cause," Mr. Jane asserts.
The actual facts appear to be that
although Japanese yards are how fully
capable of turning out moderate-sized
vessels and very good destroyers, the
building of monstrous battleships is
rather beyond the capacity of their ex
isting plants. This probably explains
the tremendous delays in recent Jap
anese construction. It is far cheaper
and expeditious to have a ship built
outright in England than to import
large quantities of material to be put
together in Japan.
Rainbow, in Eastern Oregon, is Rich
Property; Other Good Mines.
Vale A revelation to the people of
Malheur county as well as to the gen
eral public is the news coming from
the Mormon Basin mining district in
the northern part of this county
through M. B. Runyon, who was in
Vale the past few days, when he
stated that $10,000 in gold had been
taken out of the famous Rainbow mine
during a 30-day run.
Since the bohding of the Rainbow
mine for over $1,000,000 a few weeks
ago, a new impetus has been given
the Mormon Basin mining district.
Numerous good placer mining proper
ties in the district, if not seriously
handicapped by the water proposition,
would long ago have been wonderful
camps. The excellent showings of ore
found on the surface go to show that
some day the mother lode the great
est Surprise of this country will be
found. Over $4,000,000 of ore has
been blocked out in the Rainbow mine.
On the point of the California hill
prospects from the surface rock of the
Joe Wirch's claim go as high as $150
to the ton. The Humboldt mine, now
at the 200-foot level, got ore in place
with prospects of striking the perma
nent vein. The Cleveland Mining
company, which has staked 19 claims
in that section, is now preparing to
work all of them.
The different mining companies are
now figuring on shipping all of their
supplies, machinery and provisions
through Vale over the Brogan railroad
to Brogan, 16 miles from the mines,
Baker City, now 22 miles away with
a heavy up-hill pull to the mines, is to
lose all of the trade, Vale being pre
ferred on account of the short distance
and the down-hill haul for freighters,
OREGON HEIFER WINS.
W.
O. Minor's "Golden IPaullne"
Takes Ribbon in East.
Chicago More premiums have been
captured by Oregon cattle at the In
ternational Livestock exposition. W.
O. Minor, of Heppner, Or., whose herd
of Shorthorns are among the finest at
the show, produced another ribbon
taker in "Golden Pauline." a iunior
yearling heifer.
K. A. Jackson, of Dayton, Wash,
was elected president of the Rambouil
let bheep Breeders' association, at
meeting held in the exposition wounds
F. S. King, of Laramie, Wyo., was
eiectea vice-president.
lhe Western cattle breeders attend
ing the show are buying manv of the
champions for the purpose of improv
ing their range stock. W. O. Minor
will sell all the Shorthorns he brought
10 me enow. He may purchase a cham
pion or two, however, to take back
Oregon.
Over at the great Land Show, at the
rirst Kegiment armory, Oregon
much in evidence. On Oregon and
Washington day at the Land Show the
Coliseum was crowded to such an ex
tent that the doors were closed at
o clock. Chicago knows a e-reat rionl
more about Oregon now than it did he
lore it had an opportunity to sample
the magnificent fruit produced in that
great commonwealth.
The display of Oregon aDDles at the
First Regiment armory. U a marvel to
Chicagonas, who rarely see such per-
Mexican Government Approaches
" Rebels With White Flag.
Chiahuahua, Mex., Dec. 8. The
peace commission appointed by Presi
dent Diaz left here tonight to confer
with the revolutionists at San Isidro,
The revolutionists promised to facili
tate the passage of the commission
special train, which floated a white
flag. This is the first time in 30 years
mat the Mexican government has
made such overtures.
SCIENTIST
IS
DEAD
feet fruit.
WEST IN LEAD BY 6,102.
Total
for
A.
ARBITRATION REACHED.
Chicago Garment Workers Reach
Agreement With Big Firm.
Chicago Through the influence of
the City Council committee, which
realized that a continuation of the
garment workers' strike meant a big
financial burden on the city, an arbi
tration has been reached between ' the
firm of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and
its 10,000 employes, who have been on
strike for nearly two months.
With nearly 100,000 persons affect
ed by the strike, it was rapidly becom-
ng a serious problem to the city au
thorities. This mass of people, mostly
foreigners, were destitute, and with
the advance of cold weather the situa
tion would have become a desperate
one.
The Council committee conferred all
day behind closed doors with repre
sentatives of the clothing makers, but
details of the conference are withheld
until the terms are voted upon by the
mployes. " It is known, however, that
in the compromise the strikers have
won substantial gains.
Number of Votes Cast
Governor, 117,690.
Salem Oswald West's plurality in
the recent election, as determined by
the official count now in progress is
:,102.
The total number of votes cast for
governor was Il7,b90. Jay .bower
man, Republican nominee, received
48,751; Oswald West, Democrat, 54,
853; W. S. Richards, Socialist, 8,059;
E. Eaton, Prohibitionist, 6,027.
In the First congressional district,
Congressman Hawley's total vote was
26.256. Robert G. Smith, Democrat,
received 18,232; C. W. Sherman, So-
alist, 4,981, and W. P. Elmore, Pro-
lbitionist, 4,585.
In the Second congressional district,
W. Lafferty's plurality was 11,165.
The vote was as follows:
Lafferty, Republican, 30,642; John
Manning, Democrat, 19,477; W,
Crawford, Socialist, 5,583; George B,
Pratt, Prohibitionist, 5,324.
For secretary of state the vote was
as follows :
Frank W. Benson, Republican, 65,
768; Turner Oliver, Democrat, 29,157
Allen McDonald, Socialist, 11,535; N,
A. Davis, Prohibitionist, 8,170.
Vale to Get Electric Road.
Salem Articles 1 of incornoration
nied wijh the secretary of state by the
Farmers' Electric Railway comnanv
disclose a plan for the construction of
an electric railway in Vale, Malheur
county, to extend from Vale for 25
miles in a southwesterly direction
lhe road is to be standard gauge and
well equipped. Capital stock is placed
at $50,000 and the incorporators are
K. H. Dearmont, C. W. Thomas and F.
L. Johnson.
The physical valuation of railroads
is believed to be a long step towards
regulation of rates.
In a suburb of Berlin 2,500,000 gal
lons of benzine exploded. No one was
killed, but the property loss is $350,
000. A theatrical magnate of Baltimore
has given $100,000 to build a hospital
nd industrial home for crippled chil
dren. The government has begun a second
desperate fight against the sugar trust,
consisting of nearly 30 separate con
cerns. I
Fatal Portent Fulfilled.
New York For the reason that both
his brother and his sister had died just
as each was approaching the age of
17, John Smyth, a young resident of
the Upper East Side, had frequently
expressed a fear' that he would never
live to celebrate his own 17th birthday
He was nearing what he considered
this crucial age, when Saturday he fell
eight stories through the elevator shaft
of a new building at Broadway and
Ninety-second street, and died as the
last rites of the church were being ad
ministered to him.
Japanese Mimic War Big.
Victoria, B. C. Extensive Japanese
army and navy maneuvers were closed
shortly before the Chicago Maru left
Japan. Fifty warships took part in i
mimic battle off Tokio bay, the re
suits not being made public, lhe em
peror attended the army maneuvers,
the feature of which was mountain
work. The 'Japanese army has been
augmented until now it totals l,3fi0
companies of all arms, excluding the
balloon corps.
Twu-Dollar Counterfeits Out.
Washington Christmas shoppers in
Chicago and other Middle Western cit
ies will do well to examine closely any
two dollar bills they may receive in
change. -A new counterfeit two-dollar
silver certificate has been discovered In
circulation. The note is not a good
one on close examination, but would
easily deceive any one not accustomed
to paper money.
Buy High Bred Stock.
Independence J. B. Slump and Ran
Nelson have received their shipment
of 53 high class Jersey Ibland cattle
from Shclbyville, Ky. These cattle
represent an investment of $17,000
the head of the herd being "Noble
Peer," an animal not fyet two years
old, that cont them $5,330. He is
world beater, as he took the grand
champion sweepstakes on the Island of
Jersey and has also won first prize
wherever exhibited in the United
States. It is probable that there is
nothing better in this vicintiy. Seve
ral of the cows cost within the neigh
borhood of $1,000 each. This is with
out doubt as good a herd of Jersey
cattle as was ever shipped into the
state of Oregon.
, No Survey of Umpqua.
Roseburg Information has been re
ceived here to the effect that Federal
engineers at Portland have decided to
report against the proposition to sur
vey the Umpqua river, between Scotts
burg and Roseburg, to determine
whether the stream conld be made nav
igable. This information is received
from the engineers themselves. The
reasons are not stated, but it is said
that if the commercial club wishes to
remonstrate it can do so.
Coos Apples to Portland.
Marshfield Twenty boxes of the
finest apples that Coos Bay produces
have been shipped to Portland to be
exhibited at the show of the Oregon
oiate norucuiiurai society. The ap
ples were gathered by P. M. Hall
Lewis, the county fruit inspector, and
are of many different varieties, show-
ng all kinds of apples that can be
grown in this locality. The apple" crop
is good this year and the exhibit of
Coos county, it is believed, will be
among the best shown. "
Nellis Pears Sell at $6.
Medford W. S. Brooke, manager of
the bnowy Butte orchards, at Central
Point, was advised by cable by a Lon
don fruit commissioner that a car of
Winter Nellia pears had been sold for
$6 a box. This price, while not the
record for Winter Nellis pears, is the
highest that has been paid this season
for this variety.
2,000 Christmas Trees Felled.
Oregon City W. H. Lucke, of Can
by, is filling an order at that place for
2,000 fir trees, which are to be used for
Christmas trees, the order having been
sent from San Francisco. Mr. Lucke
has a force of men loading the cars,
the trees having been cut within the
last few days.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
El Paso, Tex., SDec. 3. The insur
rectionary troubles in Mexico took
an entirely new and unexpected aspect
nere tonight when it became known
that the government had made over
tures for peace. The peace commis
sion has been appointed by Diaz, ac
cording to a special dispatch fom Chi
huahua, and la composed of Chihuahu
men, but the pesonnel is not given.
The explanation of this move is that
foreign interests have brought strong
pressure to bear on the government to
end the turmoil by placating the in
surgents.
Douglas, Ariz.. Dec. 3. It is reli
ably reported today that the rebels
have successfully smuggled 5.000
rounds of ammunition over the interna
tional line into the state of Sonora.
Mexican guards discovered the camn
of the smugglers in the Sierre Madre
mountains on the East San Bernardino
ranch, in the San Simon valley, two
nignts ago. lhe camper? opened fire
and a brush with the guards ensued.
ine smugglers succeeded in getting
away with the ammunition.
CONSTITUTION NEAR FINISH.
Arizona Convention AdODts Strict
Corporation Measure.
ni ; a
tuuenix, Ariz. Kapid progress is
being made toward completing Ariz
ona s constitution, and unless unfore
seen developments occur, the conven
tion will be ready to adjourn Tuesday.
lhe afternoon session was largely
consumed Dy the third reading and
final passage of measures for the reg
ulation of corporations. The first
measure adopted was that for the gov
ernment of municipalities, giving
cities of 3,500 population or greater
the power to frame their own charters.
The article for the regulation of
foreign and domestic corporations
passed by a vote of 34 to 4 in almost
the identical form tentatively adooted.
and that creating the corporation com
mission and prescribing its duties was
also adopted without amendment.
MEAT PRICES ARE REDUCED.
Mary Baker Eddy, Founder
Christian Science Church.
of
Preumonia Given as Cause of Death
Followers Weep at Reading or
Farewell Letter.
" . ?
Boston, Dec. 5. Mrs. ' Mary Baker
Glover Eddy, discoverer and founder
of Christian science, is dead. An
nouncement of the passing of the ven
erable leader, which occurred late Sat
urday night at her home at Chestnut
Hill, was made at the morning service
of the mother church in' this city yes
terday.
"Natural causes" explained the
death, according to Dr. George L.
West, a district medical examiner,
who was summoned a few hours after
Mrs. Eddy died. Later Dr. West
added that the more immediate cause
was pneumonia.
The news of Mrs. Eddy's death was
made known simultaneously by Judge
Clifford P. Smith, first reader of the
mother church, at the close, of the
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MAKY BAKER EDDY
Cottage Grove Streets Paved.
Cottage Grove Cottage Grove's
main street is now paved its entire
length in the business portion of the
ity, the contract having been com
pleted by the Warren Construction
company. The pavement is bitulithic,
and the city furnished the contractors
with all the crushed rock from its
quarry just north of town.
$3,800 Fines in Wallowa.
Wallowa The recent term of Cir-
ouit court brought into the county
treasury in fines for violation of the
local option law alone the sum of
$3,800.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem.
82(5j83c; club, 81c; red Russian, 78c;
valley, 80c; rorty-fold, 82c.
Barley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew
ing, $23.
Millstuffs Bran, $25 per ton; mid
dlings, $33; shorts, $27; rolled barley,
Hay Track prices: Timothy. Wil
lamette valley, $20(3)22 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $2324; alfalfa, $14.50(5;
15.50; grain hay, $14.5015.50: clover.
$15.
Corn Whole, $30; cracked, $31 ton.
Oats White, $28(328.50 per ton.
Poultry Hens, 15(3)15c per pound;
springs, I4($14c; ducks, white, 16(3)
17c; geese, 12c; turkeys, alive, 20c;
dressed, nominal; squabs, $2 per doz.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 42c;
Eastern, Aprils, 3033c; Eastern
fresh, 37c.
Butter Official quotations : City
creamery, solid pack, 37c per "pound;
butter fat. 3537c; Eastern, 31(334c,
Pork Fancy, 10(3)llc per pound,
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds,
1213c per pound.
Apples King, 4075c per box;
Wolf River, 75c(3$l; Waxen, 85c
$1.25; Baldwins. 75c3,$1.25; Northern
Spy, 75c$1.25; Snow, $1.25(1.50;
Spitzenbergs, $1.25(3)2; Winter Ba
nana, $1.75(5:3.50.'
Green Fruits Pears, $1.25(3:2 per
box; grapes, $1.35; cranberries, $8(3)
.50 per barrel; quinces, $11.25 per
box; huckleberries, 68c per pound.
Vegetables Beans, 10(3)1 lc pound;
cabbage, $1(351.25 per hundred; celery,
California, $3(3,3.25 per crate; pump-
ins, 1(3)1 per pound; sprouts, 7(3!
8c; squash, llc; tomatoes, $1.25
per box; carrots, $1(3:1.25 per hundred;
parsnips, $11.25: turnips, $1; beets,
$1.25(3:1.50.
Potatoes Oregon, $1.25 hundred.
Onions Oregon, jobbing prices,
$1.40(1.50 per hundred.
Hops 1910 crop, llfL134'c; 1909
crop, 7(38c; olds, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 13(3 17c per
pound: valley, 17(319c; mohair, choice,
32(333c.
Cattle Beef steers, good to chioce,
$5.25(35.65; fair to medium, $4.50(3)
5; choice spayed heifers, $4.75(3.5;
good to choice beef cows, $4.50rn5;
medium to good beef cows, $3. 50(3 4;
common beef cows. $2(33.50; bulls,
$4(3 4.25; stags, good to choice, $4r3
4.50; caWes, light, $7(37.50; heavy,
$4(35.25.
Hogs Top, $8(3 8.25; fair to me
dium, $7.50(37.75.
Sheep Best valley wethers,- $3.25
(33.50; fair to good wethers, $3(33.25;
best yearling wethers, $4.25(3 4.75;
best valley ewes, $3.50(34; lmh,
choice mountain, $5.756; choice val
ley, $4.75(36.
uotations Drop in Both Wholesale
and Retail Markets,
New York Meat prices continue to
rop in the New York meat markets.
both wholesale and retail. The Drices
ijuuieu now are me lowest in more
than five months and dealers express
the opinion that the decline is likely to
continue ior some time yet.
nr t. .. i i . . . - .
i uuieaaie prices ior no. i beer in
the New York market compared with
tnose that ruled 10 days ago and seven
weeks ago, tell the following tale :
, , Freaont. Nov. 21. Oct. 13
n.iun na loins ,
Rounds 9t4 m inn.
Chucks 8M1 8V4 9
Retail prices quoted in the Washing
ton market as compared with those of
last week are: Beef, porterhouse.
25c, last week 28c; lamb chops, 22c,
last week 25c; pork loins, 18e, last
week 20.
SHANGHAI RIOTS SERIOUS.
Troops Called to Quell Disturbances
and Protect Foreigners.
Victoria, B. C. Serious riotinir
followed the outbreak of bubonic pla
gue at Shanghai. Stories were spread
that the health officers took sufferers
to the hospital to secure their eyes and
hearts for foreign medicine, and the
health officers were assaulted. Riot
ing followed, and the Shanghai volun
teer corps was called out tolirotect
foreigners and property.
The recent outbreak against foreign
ers in Kwangtung was fomented by
anti-dynastic rebels. Insurgents from
Hunan aided, and it was not until
8,000 troops were sent that the upris
ing was suppressed. Churches and
property were destroyed at Leinchow
and Sanchang, but no foreigners lost
their lives.
morning service, and by Alfred Far
low, of the Christian Science publica
tion committee, in a statement to the
press.
According to Mr. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy
passedaway at 10:45 o'clock Saturday
night.
"She had been indisposed for about
nine days," said Mr. Farlow's state
ment, "but had been up and dressed,
and as late as Thursday transacted
some business with one of the officials
of the church. She took her daily af
ternoon drive until two days' before
death. Saturday night she fell quietly
asleep and those around her could at
first hardly realize that she had gone.
Her thought was clear until the last
and she left no final message.
MEXICANS RESUME FIGHTING.
Peace Commission Closely Followed
By Government Troops.
El Paso, Tex. A telegram from
Marfa, Tex., states that apprehension
and excitement prevails at both Presi
dio and Candelaria, 90 miles south of
the Texas side of the river, owing 'to
the revolutionary disorders reported on
the Mexican side. Nothing definite
has yet been learned of the reported
flght at Ojinaga Saturday "night. Fir
ing has been heard at intervals, but so
far as can be learned there has been no
loss of life.
Members of the peace commission
returned to Chihuahua and renortpd
that their work was greatly embarrass
ed by the fact that soldiers followed at
their heete. At Guerrero, just as they
were beginning to talk with the insur
rectos, a peon arrived with word that
the soldiers were on the way, whereup
on the meeting promptly came to an
end.
Japs Predict Struggle.
Victoria, c Japanese newspa
pers comment at length on the exped
Hon of arrangements for a Chinese
constitution and opening of a parlia
ment in laid. lhe constitution wi
ue uucmreu in duly, mil. and a gen
eral election will take place the follow
ing may. ine J apanese newspapers
attriDute the shortening of the time to
apprehensions engendered by the
Russo-Japanese alliance and the an
hexation of Corea. Japanese newsna
pers predict a struggle to the death be
tween Manchu and Chinese.
Aviator Hits Tree.
wew 'Jrleans Augustus Post, the
aviator, fell 60 feet in his Curtiss bi
plane at the City Park race track here
and was painfully bruised. In making
a turn, ne swooped too near the
ground, the tail of his machine catch
ing in a tree and sending the areoplane
neaciiong tne to earth. 1'ont was tak
en to a hotel. The machine was badly
wrecked. Later Post was reported to
be almost recovered from his in
juries.
Russian Dies, Aged 106,
New York Joseph Zeitlin, a Rus
sian, who died in Brooklyn Saturday,
was 106 years old. He spent most of
his life in Moscow and said he saw Na
poleon when he invaded Russia in
1812. He smoked and drank and said
i it did not hurt him.
"Boy Broker" Disappears.
Boston After a meteoric career of
several years in high finance. Robert
E. Davis, the boy stock broker, is
missing from Boston. Simultaneous
with his vanishing a month ago, sums
estimated at from $300,000 to $500,
000 have disappeared. The police have
a warrant for his arrest on a nominal
charge of larceny of $10,000 worth of
stocks from a woman. Davis is 23,
one of the youngest and at one time
the most successful man of affairn on
State street. Scores of financial firms
and brokers are losers.
Howard Asks Vindication.
Lexington, Ky. Another man who
was convicted in connection with the
assassination of Governor Goebel will
seek vindication at. the polls. James
Howard has announced his candidaev
for state senator on the Republican
ticket in the 17th Kentucky senatorial
district. Like Caleb Powers, who was
elected to congress from the 11th dis
trict at the recent election. Howard
was pardoned for his alleged connec
tion with the assassination of Goebel.
Uprising Is Ridiculed.
Seattle A cable dispatch from Fair
banks reporting an Indian upiising is
ldiculed by men familiar with tha
Mount McKinlcy country. To begin
with, the white men in the distript
much outnumber the Indians and
better armed. The Indi ana have si.
ways been friendly, and do not num
ber more than 100-in the whole dis
trict alleged to be in peril.
ine cabled story was that the In-
lans in the Kantishna dintrit
in arms and that six whit
reported killed.
men
were
were