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NEWS OF THE WEEK ln i Condensed Form lor Dur Busy Readers. IAPPEMNGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Lose Important but Not Lass Interesting Events of th« Past Weak. A daughter «>f Theodore P. Shonta is to marry a French duke. One of the closed New York banka haa reopened for business. Roosevelt has forbidden Southern Federal officials to work for his re-elec- ti n. The new Issue of csnal bonds and certiefiatee is likely to be oversub scribed Many sawmills in Colorado are clos ing down ou account of the money stringency. J. J. Hill has appealed to the people of the United States tor a cesration of anti-railroad agitation. Engagement« of foreign gold since the money stringency in the United States now total »75,000,000. Tbs New York Court of Appeals has refused Hearst a recount of the mayor- ality vote of the 1905 election. The Tampa, Fla , cigar factories have laid off 1,000 workmen on account of a shortage in the Cuban tobacco crop. John D. Rockefeller denies the ru- nr r that he is boarding »100,000,000 in government securities which he re fuses to sell or loan. Senator preeident. Platt favors Roosevelt for Senator Borah says Idaho is for Taft or Hughes. Secretary Taft is at Vladivostok and will burry heme. Law abiding Chicago Italians have organised against the Black Hand. Twenty-four escaped political prison er» from Russia have just arrived in New York. A fire at Kansas City, Mo., destroyed several buildings, and an unknown woman wax burned to death. Nearly all congreesmen agree that the first measure passed at the coming aeesion will be a currency bill. Three convicts escaped from the Ne vada penitentiary by overpowering their guards. Two of them were cap tured and the third committed suiide. The importation of precious stones for the first 10 months of this year shows a decrease of more than 16,000.- is».) compared with the corresponding period of last year. TURN LIGHT ON THE BANKS ISSUE CANAL BOND* Gillett R»cow-mec<l* Inquiry and 1 alt* Causa ot Stringency. Oorts I you Annouec«* Plan to Rails«« Financial Blluatlon. Sacramento, Chi., Nov. 20—lhe special aeroion of the legislature railed by Governor Gillette convvnod yreter- day. The governor's mrarage. which was road in both house», ray» the *«o- aion ha» been c-mvenet! to enact leg!»- latron believed to be imperative brrau»» ot unuanal financial stringency brought about by conditions existing in the E«st. Ths country is pro«perou» and legitimate businee* »aa never in better condition. The present state of affair« is attributable to extraragant living, wild sptculatlon. the frenai«*! finance of the stiH-k and Kurd manipulator« ot Wall »treet. The message adds in »ub- stance The banking laws need to be amend ed »>' a» to afford better protection to depiwitots. Ttust comiwnies and cor porations doing an interstate buainess al «Mild be placed under Federal laws, and if neceraary the constitution should be so amended. A committee should be appointed to Inveetigate the methods of doing bank ing business in California. Owing to conditions in the East, Chi- iforma banks are unable to secute the balance« due them. Thia, with the withJiawal of money from the banks and the boarding ot it, has deplete«! the cash reserve. A bill will be pieeented extending the time for the payment of taxes; alao provisiona for permitting court« to pr«wed on legal holidays, to ratify recent amendments to the charter ot San Francisco. Waalilngtou, Nov. 19. — Secretary Coitelyou ha* made the Imporiaut an nouiK*meiit tliat a* a iiieau* of aflurd- ing relief to the financial situation, the treaiury would irone »50,000.000 of Panama bond» and »I<81,000,000 certi ficate* uf Indehtedne*«, or ao much thereof a« may be nnu-eaary. The cer- tlticeiro will run'tnr ons yrar, and will (rear 3 per cent interrat. Tbe sveretary'a action lu coming to the relief of the financial »itnation meet« with Prvai.leiit Rooeevelt'« lirarty approval, and the plan is the outcome of tlie aeteral White House confeieiicee which hat* Iwen h« Id with in the last few day*, when the financial situation was under conalderatlon. Secretary t’ortelyou xeys that the Panama bond* will afford sulwtautial relief, aa the law provides tliat they may Iw u*ed ax a Imai* tor additional national hank circulation. lie also statea that the ptreeeda from the aale of certificate« can l>e made iliroctly »callable at point» where tlie need 1» moat urgent, and e«q>«>ei»lly for Hie movement of cropa, which he rays, "if pioperly accelerated will give the greatest relief and result in the moat immediate flnancial return».” The »ec'retary rail* attention to lhe attractlveries» ol tlie bond* and certifi cate« aa al*<>lutely «ale Investnieiita. Secretary t’ortelyou add* that these re lief meaxuro» will enable him to meet public ei|>enditurra without withdraw ing for that purpose any appreciable amount of the public monsys now de- pulled in national banka throughout the country. ALABAMA FOR PROHIBITION. After 1908 No Liquor Will Be Sold in Stats. Montgomery. Ala., Nov. 20.—Un precedented scenes were enacted in the senate chain tier of the historical capitol of Alabama yesterday when the statu tory prohibition bill was paase.1 by a vote of 32 to 2. Women and children thronged the corridors and galleries and even invaded the sanctity of the floor itself, pushing the senators from theit seats and giving vent to their enthusiasm by shouts and cheer» that svhoe«i and re-ech<<ed through the build ing. Senat.tr» wht opposed the bill were hissed down when they aroee to speak against the measure. When two carloads of Mobile men came to lobby against the bill they found that delegatee who favored that measure had filled the senate galleries until not a Seat wag left. It was the plan to crowd them out and it succeed- »1. Little children stood in the lob bies and pinned ribbons on everyone. Children were kept out of school yesterday to work against liquor. The statutory prohibition bill, which was passed, was in the nature of a compr mise between the antis and pro hibitionists The antis, seeing the handwriting on the wall, agreed to give up the fight, provided the time was extended until January 1, 1909, when the sale of whisky will be forbid den in the state of Alabama. This amendment will be sent to the house and will be concurred in without a fighL ________________ itala of cement . DAY FOR 1 HANKUGlVING. University of Oregon to Mak* Ex- Governor Chamberlain Asks Dellver- hauatrve Experiment*. anco from the "Knockers " University ot Oregon, Eugene— The Salem—In Ids annual Thanksgiving department of engm«<ering of the Uni- previa mat Ion Governor Chamberlain veraity ot Oregon liae begun a eerie» ot made a very pointed though indirect exl>au»tive testa on the »trongth and reference to the financial trouble. Th* _ impermeability ot concrete tor building proclamation is a« follows: puipoee» and (or the construction ol. “The president has set apart Thurs ,i*m* and teeervoir». The ordinary day, the 28th day of November, A. D. waterproofconetuto i* mixeu in the 1907, «■ a day of thanksgiving and proportion of one part of cement to two prayer. Therefore I, George K. Cham part» of »and and four of stone. If, berlain, a» governor of the »late of Ore through electrolytic action, induced by gon, do proclaim said day a holiday in the addition of a small peroentage cf thia state. clay, alum or other agent», the approx-1 “Let It be properly obeerved. Thank im.vte proportion ran tv changed to the God for the main old ble«»ings we cu ratio ot one to three to six, lt I can be joy and pray hint that we may iiave eaeily seen that a large raving _ _ can be more confidence in our neighlx<rv, so made in the coat of ruateiiala, aince the that tbe good thing* we have'may eon- cement is the expensive part of Hie tinue to abide with u». wall. Certain <nrperim*nta already | “In testiumny whereof 1 have here- made have tended to show that concrete unto aubscrilwd my name and caused so tuned has both greater strength and the great seal ot tbe state ot Oregon to greater impermeability. To determine be affixed at the rapitol in the city of whether or not this is true, some three Salem, this 14th dav of November, A. or fout hundred tests will be made, ex D. 1907. (Signivl) tending through tbe year, with varying GKO. E. CHAMBERLAIN, definite amount« of el«ctrolytic agent« F. W. Benron, Governor. added. Each sample will be submitt«! Secretary nf State. to a water pressure tiwt ot from forty to one hundred pound» to the squtae Fruit Rats Lowered. inch, in addition to the tegular com Portland—Tbe Southern Pacific com- pression tests The department of pany November 23 will put ¡irto efl«vt chemistry is co-operating, and the most a uew rate of 30 cent» per 11H> p«tumi* thorough work possible will be done. on canned go«xis in cariota ftotu Ash C. A. McClain and J. W. McArthur, of land, this being the same rate made the department ot engineering, will ! recently for Grant» Para. The com have charge ot the tests. pany's intention is to encourage devel- Since tbe university has at present opment ()| the „nninil ¡„du,trT in the no ------------------ money available for Uie carrying on Kogue river vallev. ------------------ --------- -- — . Hnrnl.r rat««, will of such work, the expenses will " be i*, niaje from Willamette valley and borne by the men in charge. other point*. The freight traffic de partment is busy revising Ita traître to GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES comply with the Inttrxtate Commerce commission'* order that the lung and Oregon Men to Attend River* and short haul feature l>e eliminated and specific rates Iw made from each point Harbor* Congre«*. in a proportion nearer the through rate. Salem—One of the most important All railroad companies have until Jan delegations Governor Chamberlain ha» uary 1 to make ti e neceroarv eliangee. appointed to represent this state at an unofficial gathering of citixens of the Suspend Timber Proofs 30 Days. United States is the delegation to the la Grande—The register and receiver National Rivers and Harlors congress, which will meet I>ecember 4 of this of the local land ortira have received year at Washington, D. C. The ap instructions from the general laud office pointment of this delegation is import at Washington to suspend proofs for 30 ant tweause Oregon is deeply interetted days in all cares «herein they are satis in river »nd harbor improvements, and fied tliat the apolicanta cannot with be«-ause this convention will be held draw their money from the tanks to while the United States congress is in make the requited payments. This or session, and the representatives will der will not only be of great benefit to have an opportunity to do personal the applicants for public lands whose money is tied up in the banks, but on work in behalf of this state. The delegation named by the gover account of the recent great rush to pur nor is composed of: E. Hofer, Salem; chase timber Ian Is will be a great relief Walter Lyon, Marshfield; B. F. Irvine, to the tanks. Comllis: Ira A. Phelps, Harrisburg; W. A. Messner, Independence; Alex Lafollette, Wheatland: William Gill strap, Eugene; J. L. Stockton, Salem; James McEvars. Salem; A. Hucken- stein, Salem; J. R. Grogg, Ontario; Fred J. Blakeley. Roseburg; C. T. Locey, Ironsides; Philip Boehner, Port land; J. N. Teal, Portland; Peter bog gle. North Bend; Orvill Dodge, Myrtle Point; J. E. Peters, The Dalles. MEANS BREAK WITH JAPAN. Policy Pursued In Far East Distaste ful Io Groat Britain Pekin, Nov. 19.—The sp«>ech deliv ered at Kobe by Count llkuma, who was at one time head of the Progressive {warty In Japan, m which he declared that Japan would sorely diaap|xiint the people of India as well aa ignore th«< opportunities given by heaven If she tailed to afl< rd protection to lhe mil lions of Indians now being oppressed by Europe, has caused great excitement among lhe British ne«eps|iers publish ed in Northern China. In this section of t^e empire the Japanese expansion movement is interfering greatly with British Interest«, and there 1 open warfare between Japanese and British merchants. Since last May Englishmen have been the leaders in the anti Japanese campaign in Pekin and Tientsin. The Times, which is the principal British organ in North China, give« expression to the "deepeeatevi, smouldering wrath," of Briton» in the Far East and accepta Count Okutua's words as a na tional expression. The pro-Ja|«nese Briti»h'pre»s in the South of China has recently indicated its purpose of fighting the Japanese, "wimee operation»." It Is declared, "now conflict with those of Great Brit ain from the Y angle« to Manchuria." One |«per »»presses the conviction that agitation of the ptesent situation prob- ably will ro»ult in breaking up the Au- glo-Japaneee alliance.” Extension of Time Granted. Tillamook—At a meeting of the citi zen's committee, having in hand the matter of the right cf way for the Paci fic Railway A Navigation company, at which Engineer Geoige L. l>avia »rui present, representing President FL E. Lytle, ft was requested that the time to have the road completed and In opera tion 1« extended from December 31, 1908, to November 1, 1909. Mr. Lytle JUDGE WlCKFRSHAM TELLS had bound himself in the sum of »20,- Certificate* Good at Corvallis. Corvallis—Portland clearing house 000 to have the road completed by the Explains Roseon for Unfriandlinass o> certificates are in circulation here and fir-t named date, but »wing to the Governor Hcggett. are accepted by all businers house« ar m >ney stringency, work has »topped. Reattle, Nov. 19.—A special from cash. The Retail Grocers A Merchants' ’ Fairbanks Lithe Prat-Intellig*ncer says: Long Expected Strike Made aerociation, which is tbe local organic-' "The Wickersham otter of resign* Baker City — One of the rnoet import ation of businra» men, has adopted a tion was made public in the News of ant strikes in recent years in Eastern resolution which al) have signed de Tuesday. One of the princi|«l reasons claring "that the «aid certificates will Oregon l a- just been made in the fam for the nsignetion is the enmity of be accepted by the members of the said ous Rid Boy mine, in the Sumpter dis Governor lloggatt. The letter says The Red Boy hrs pr'duced a Retail Grix-ere A Merchants' »«xociation trict. “ ‘At the reo-nt term of court held at of Corvallis, in payment for goods, large amount of gold aIrealay. The vein Juneau, on special request of the attorn wares and merchandise sold and deliv struck is seven feet in width and a-says ey general, 1 had the misfortune to de ered by the under«igtied members of show that it runs »41 in gold ami high cide an important case involving the in silver. The Rd Boy Consolidated said association. ' case of a young lawyer in a way contra Mines company, which owns the ptcp- ry to Governor Hoggatt'x views. There erty, has been working for more than a Eugene Company Leads State. upon the governor withdrew the friend Eugene—C ompsny A, of the Oregon year on • tunnel to cut this vein. ship. which I highly valued, and criti National Guard, at Eugene, has just cised ir e, go that the loss of h>e confi Will Resume Work at Eugene. been notified by Adjutant General Fin- dence became publicly known. Ilia zer, through Captain Raymond Babb, Eugene—J. O. Storey, president of views were unjnst and presumptuous, that the Eugene company received first the Eugene A Eastern Railway com but hie opposition and hie refusal to place of all the Oregon companies for pany, states that work on the Eugene- support the court added greatly to my military efficiency in the annual state Springfield line will be continued as burden.’ competition, conducted by Inspector soon as the tank holiilay searot» is over "President Rixisevelt, In reply to the General James Jackson. The Eugene and wages can be paid through the letter of resignation, aa.vs the resigna company scored 184 pointe out of a banks. tion la accepted with regret." possible 200. Company K, of Port- land, recieved second place. PORTLAND MARKETS. Start the Wheat Crop. An American firm has secured the contract for designing and engineering CLOSED 60 DAYS. s »10,000,000 iron and steel plant for British India. The plant will be tbe Bank Examiner Does Not Expect Bark largest outside of the United States. to Open Sooner. The third Russian doo ma promises Portland, Nov. 20.—Bank Examiner but little relief for the Jews. Claude Gatch has only fairly begun Anna Gould is to marry Prince de actual examination into the conditions Sagan, a worse spendthrift than Boni. of the suspended Merchants National Fire haa destroyed the mining town bank. It is said a period of 60 days of Clears Citv, Alaska. Tbe loss is will probably elapse before the public , placed at »250,000. can be apprised as to what coarse the ■ Mayor Taylor, of San Francisco, says bank will pursue. So many interruptions have occurred ' be will appoint whom he pleases to offices and has warned the Citizens' Al that the bank examiner has not been able to get down to steady work. The liance. public has in a limited way access to New York Democrats are advocating the banking rooms, and many wish to Bryan and Hearst as their standard see the bank examiner on business af bearers in the next presidential cam fecting the bank's affairs. These in paign. terruptions are said to be nearly always Tbe Philippine assembly is consider a preliminary to the work of investigat ing tbe advisability of sending dele ing a suspended bank. Most of the urgent callers have now gates to Washington to attend the com been disposed of, and the examiner ex ing session of congress. pects to push the examination with all As a result of anti-Japaneee agita possible speed After hie report has tion. the m kado may stop tbe depart been made up it will not be given out ure of his subjects to both the United here, but will be foiwarded to the States and Canada. comptroller of currency at Washington. With the election of Mayor Tavlor Urges Constant Practice. and District Attorney Langdon San Francisco is to make an effort to com- Tokio, Japan, Nov. 20.—The grand Seattle. Nov. 1». — Arrangements Third Largest Orchard. Wheat—Club, 84c; blurotem, 8flc; pietely shake off control of the ma army maneuvers closed Uslay. A finally concluded yesterday at a meeting valley, 84c; red, 82c. Brownsville — Brownsville is to have chine. luncheon was given after their conclu held here in the Bank of Commerce be Oats—No. 1 white, »28.60; gray, the largest orchard, with two excep tween representatives of the l«nk, of French officers have arreeted a man sion by Minister of War Terauchi to »29 50. tions, in the state. A company baa se the wheat exporters and of tlie banks near one of the Toulon forts believed to the foreign military attaches and news Barley — Feed, »28.50 per ton; hrew- paper correspondents. In an address cured an option of 300 acres southwest and wheatgrowers of the Inland Em be a German spy. Terauchi said that while the maneuvera of town. Work will soon begin on 200 ing, »30; roiled, »30031. pire, ensure the financing of the move Corn—Whole, »32; cracked, »33. A strike of coal miners at Newcastle, had been the most extensive since the acres, and the remaining hundred will I ment of the wheat of that region. The Nr« South Wales, has been felt close of the recent war, they were ne be set out later Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, »170 There is already one wheat crop of the Inland Empire is throughout Australia. CL. D* per ton; La stern Oregon timothy. cessary in order to maintain a high orchard of 100 acres near town. The conservatively estimated to be worth »23; clover, »15; cheat, »15; grain The engagement of foreign gold to standard in the army. The great pow cannery here is causing a great revival t ill.000,000 and It- movement to the hay, »156(16; alfalfa, *14. of the fruit industry in this section. ers were constantly improving their eat sfy the urgent demand in this coun markets of Europe, Asia and Alrica Butter — Fancy creamery, 27 ‘ ^032 ‘ ^c armies, and it was necessary for Japan try has reached »67,905,000. will eventually result in the return of ' per pound. Aid for Entrymen. to do the same. that amount of money to this country. Great Britain has just launched the Veal — 75 to 125 pounds, 75^08^c; Pendleton—In answer to his spiral fastest destroyer in the world, the ves to the secretary of the interior on be 125 to 150 pound*, 7c; 150 to 200 Japan Satisfied at Present. France’s Action Significant. sel making 40 miles an hour. ______________w__ ____ ____ pound*, 7c. Victoria, B. C., Nov. 20.—Owing to half of the Oregon land entrymen, Con- Paris, Nov. 1» —Rome nt the French gr ess man Ellis has received a message Pork — Block. 75 to 150 pounds, 7c; The copper miners at Calumet, the favorable conditions under which hankers who siip|x>rtfd the recent futile from Secretary Garfield, saying that packers, 6>^(«)7c. M ich , have had tbeir wages cut 5 per Japanese sealers may now operate in negotiation between J. P. Morgan A Poultry — Average old hens, ll<2>12c Oregon land offices hail lieen instructed Bering sea, the proposed treaty between cent. About 3,500 men are affected. Company and the Bank of France to ob Great Britain, the United Stater, Japan to receive and suspend proofs in cases per pound; mixed chickens, 10f«)llc; tain between »20,000,000 and »40,000,- Sewer diggers in the suburbs of Los and Russia for the settlement of the where applicants cannot withdraw spring chickens, 106^1 lc; roosters, Rc; Angeles have dug up fossils of sn ele sealing question and the indemnification their funds from hanks to make pay dressed chickens, 12(S)13c; turkeys, 000 in gold for direct shipment to New i live, 15606c; geese, live, 9fiqlOc; York consider it possible that some phant, a mastodon and a two-toed of the pelagic sealers is being held up ments. I ducks, 12)^6.130. pigeon*, »1^1.59; other method may lie found to procure bone. by the refusal of Japan to enter the Chemistry Instructor Arrives. gold from the hank direct to America. 'squabs. 72ia3. A fire of unknown origin at the Rus agreement. Japanese sealers are still University of Oregon, Eugene—Dr. Eggs—Fresh ranch, candled, 35(^40c In certain quart* rs there is believed to in position to hunt seals at will, re sian Baltic ship yards deetroved two he a connection between the altitude of F. L. Shinn has taken up his work in per dozen. gunboat« and damaged several other garding only the international law, by the department of chemistry. Dr. Fruits—Apples, 75c<a»2 per box; the French government toward the re which they are prevented from going ▼eerels. Shinn takes the place of Mr. Huddle, peaches, 75cia»l per crate; [»»are, »ifin lease < f gold and the pending Franco- within three miles of the rookeries. who left the university to become gas 1.25 per box; grapes, 75r4<b»l 50 per American tariff negotiations. Many foreigners who have been In inspector for Wisconsin. Professor crate; quince«, flocfoitl per box; cran this country are returning to their Boycott Against Tobacco. Work for Deeper Harbor. Shinn comes here from the University berries, »9.50602 per trarrei. home lands on sccoont of "essati^p of Norfolk, Va., Nov. 20. — The Ameri work in various mills and factories* of Wisconsin, where he has been teach Cincinnaati, Nov. 19.—Secretary El Vegetables—Turnips, »1.25 per sack ; can Federation of labor, after a long ing phyeical chemistry for tbe past four carrots, »1.25 ;*er sack; beets, »1.26 lison, of the National Rivera and Har An attempt to secure gold from discussion, vesterday rejected an amend years. p<-r sack; beans, 76t-9c j>er pound: cab- bors congress, is in daily rrcelpt of let ment to its laws proposing that no arbi France for American banka has failed. brge, 160'4c per pound; cauliflower, ters from mem tiers of the senate and tration or dispute between members be Enforce I4-Hour System. 9()c(a;»| per dozen; celery, 50(|90e per house, from governors of states and Premier Campbell-Bannerman, of considered unless all parties in interest Salem—The Oregon Rai Irr ad com from representatives of commercial anil E lgland, is seriously ill. agree to be bound by the decision. The mission has forwarded to District At dozen; corn, H5c69»l per rock; cucum bers, »1 per rack; onions, 156»)20c per industrial organisations, accepting invi Federation adopted caustic resolutions torney Reamer, of Jackson county, a Russia’s third douma is in session. tations to aitend the meeting of the against the American-Continental To statement of the evidence collected by dozen; parsley, 2ftc per do*en; pep congress Io I* held at the New Willard, Cannon has declared himself in favor bacco company and calling for the boy. Commissioner West concerning viola pers, H607c per pound; pumpkins, I (* in Washington, December 4, 5 and fl, of the army canteen. cott of drugstores all over the country tions of the 14-honr law governing rail lj^c per pound; radishes, 20c per doz and the assurances of a representative en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c The New York banks are beginning having certain kinds of cigarstands. way employes. The commission asks per pound; »quash, Italic per pound; assemblage are most gratifying. to retire their clearing house certifi Mr. Reamer to proeecnte the Southern tomatoes, 256f50c per box. cates. *30,000.000 Damage Suit. Pacific for the violations complained of. Cupid Is Bruised Again. Potatoes—506675c per hundred, de New York, Nov. 20.—The suit for livered Portland; sweet potatoes, 21» Annapolis, Md., Nov. 19.—Th* com Bryan says that while he is willing damages brought by the Pennsylvania Railroad Work Continues. @2J6 c per pound. mandant of midshipmen ba* iaauad an to be the Democratic candidate for pres Sugar Refining company against the Klamath—D. D. Griffiths, locating Hope—1907, fitafle per pound; old*, order which puts a l«n on the practice ident, he is not anxious. American Rugar Refining company came engineer of the Southern Pacific, and 3@4c. of midshipmen surrendering their over A jury haa been secured for the trial np for trial today before the United party have lieen withdrawn from work W<nl—Eaatorn Oregon, average best, coats for protection of their women of John R. Walah, ex president of the States court for the Southern district north of Klamath Falls and left for the 136j20c per pound, according to friend*. The new order is similar to Chicago National bank, indicted for al of New York. The plaintiff company railroad. Construction work on the shrinkage; valley, 18<*20c, according the one isensd at West Point, which leged misuse of the funds of that instl- asks for damages in the amount of California Northeastern continuée with to finance«; mohair, choice, 29^30 caused such a storm of protest from th* »30,000,000. B n U ob . unabated vigor. per pound. iMClal oontlngant. BETTER WATERWAYS Conurassman Barlholdt Proposes Big Bond Issue. HAS SUPPORT OF ROOSEVELT Would Make Waterways Commission Permanevi'—Work In Night to Cost S400.000.000. Washington, Nov. 19. — Representa tive Bartholdi, ol Missouri, after a talk with President Roosevelt today, an nounced hia intention of introducing a bill a* noil as congress meets to give legal status to the Inland Waterways »unmlsaion, which was created by ex ecutive a< t, and another bill providing for a »MU’ ,(100.IMAI iamd issue to er tab- liah a fund for permanent great water way improvements, leaving the smaller project* to I* taken rate of In the regu lar river and harbor bills. It is proposed to have the Waterway commission a permanent laxly, which shall employ ex|>erta and keep congress officially advised as to the merits of waterway project«. Mr. Bartholdi says the president regards the plan with fa vor. Of his bond plan Mr. Hart hold» aald: "I believe that the future general loris of the country who w ill lie benetltted by Improving navigable el reams should tut In the case ol the Panama cnnal, Irar the burden of the expense. Chair man Burton, of the committee ou rivers ami harlxm, has told me that there are meritorious schemee landing lie torr Ids committee tliat call tor an expenditure of at least »400,000,000. Hardly one- tenth of this can Iw provided during a session of congress, and the ecnaeqiieix-e is that work which would tie of im- mens«) lui|x>ttance to the United Htatee is deferretl Irom year to yeai because the money to carry it on is not avail able. All this can l>e remedied by a bond issue of sufficient else. I do not know of any tlnng more important than much nmxhsi improvement to the great navigable streams of the country." PANIC STRIKES PEOPLE. Savor«. Earthquakes 1 arrlfy Boutharn Italian Towne Reggio de Calabria, Italy. Nov. 19.— The province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, was visited by another severe earthquake at 2 21) y««aterday afternoon It was e»|ieclally severe at Brancha- leone, Feruuano and Bianco, and a number of bouaes were »battered or dnmaged. The people, who hail »nmmoned up courage to return to their honiea after the earthquake of October 27, again I* came panic atricken and tied a second time to tlie country. Home of them cam pad laat night In the open air. while other« Lark refuge in suliterrane- an grotti«. Men and »"Hirn, rich and poor, prlcsis and •oldlrrn, are thrown together, and the devout are raising prayers to the Madonns and the «anils to succor them in tbeir misery. CHICAGO P l EA&EO AT ISSUE. Banksrs Predict Normal Condition of Affairs In Short Tims Chicago, Nov. 19.—Ths decision of the national government to issue »150,- 000,000 In Ixinds and cer'lficatea met wllli general approval throughout the West I he benefits expected to result from the move were anticipated in the higher grain markets, lx.th here and in other grsin centers of the West. Bulls were more dispieroi to tmy lha" for some time, and shorts took cover hasti ly aa sixin as the plan was announctxl. In this city some of the leading hunk ers announced that prejM rat Ions were under way for tlie resumption of busl- nesa on a normal cash basis and it wax believed, It is said, that inside of 10 days at the outside, the clearing bouse (hecks would tie withdrawn from circu lation. OKLAHOMA A BIAfk. Imprstaivs Carsnionlas Mark ths Aj- mlaalon to Union. Uutbris, Okla., Nov. 1H.—With Im- preasiv« eeirin >nl«s, befitting lhe blrlli of lhe n«w alate of Oklahoma, lheoatlia of ortica w«rs adinlnisteied lo tiover.im Cbailss N. Haakell and other itale offi cials a few minutes liefure noon Halur ■Iny, The oaths wrr« administered by lavile U. Niblack, a newspaperman. Th« eer« monies Lsik plane on Ilio ■te|» ol Hie Cntnegle library, lliere being no state building li«r<>. Following prayer by a clergyman, the prix'laniatron of President Kiosw- v. It admitting Oklahoma arid Indian Territory into ths union «aa reed by Charlvs Flleon, »«crstaiy ut Oklahoma Territory. A 1st nd of Indian Isiya then played "Th* Star H|miiglix| Banner." Governor Haskell walked forward Io the center of the platform whet« he was met by Mr Nlblai k and took the formal oath Turning tu Hi« ct< wd Hurt cln«e«l iti frolli »very direction, Governor Haakell dellvtrvd the Inaugural ad dregs. Herald: "In Its coirne through the day the run will have lighted the |«thway of millions, and hsika down on the peoplw emerging Irom the divini»r arid uieoon- tent of liureauciatlc girveriinwiit, I*- atei«toil to the |Hiliit of lie I pl h I lie«« ami neglect to th« limit of oppression, Into a condition of lilvrty ami »elf govern- meni. "We are not »e«emld«>d here to wor ship lhe public otllier wh«i liltliiistely conceded OS our rights, especially when we n»tl«x»t that lung ago, frinii every stai"l|Hilnt of paipulatinn, «ealth an I Intelligence, thia territory was ei title I to all the blessing« and privilegi« of statslnxxl, ami now to tliank tlie public otbeers iu over gracious terms *hu have finally pertnrmed a long and iinjnally deferred duly would lie in the nature of hngglrg the tert of a dilatory ilebtoi who finally |«ya his jml indsbted- ne»».’’ GREATER BAN FRANCISCO. Movement Begun to Annes All Sub urbs Around Bay. Han Francisco, Nov. 14.—At a meet ing held this afternoon, the rbamlwr of commerce issued a call for a conven tion to tie held next Thursday, at which a campaign for the consol Ida lion of all the lav cities will be formally launched. The commercial sneocia- lions, civir and labor tadles of all the « Ities and towns In the hay region have l«vtl Invited to send delegates The matter will be placed squarely before the convention in outer to see Imw the plan la reralved Ly tue various commit tees. As contemplated by the chamber of commerce. It is pro|a»ed to annex to Han Francisco all of Han Mateo county and eolions of Alameda ,-ounly, Marin munty and Contra Lustra county. Il is planned to extend lhe city limita to all ponlta within lfi miles of the city hall. Thia will include all the citie* down the peninsula as well aa across the hay, and gl»r the gyrator Fan Fran cisco an area of 181 square miles ami a population of 807,000. Included in the proposed greater city will lw> the cillew of Han Francisco, South tllty, Han Ma teo, Bill lingams, Ocean View, Oakland. Berkeley, A la metis, Fruitvale, Han l-e- andro, Hayward, Han Rafael, ‘Haii-allto and Belvedere. ACQUIRES COALING Mexico STATION. Has Ceded Magdalena Biy tor Use of Navy. Mexico City, Nov. IM—Mexico haa coaled Magdalena Isay, on Hie c««at of IxiWer Calilroma, tn tie used f< r the purpose ut a ■ rating station by the Uniteti Stata»« navy. This la cunsiderod the Diet fruit of tlie recent visit of Sec retary Root bi thia republic. The an nouncement of tlie session of lhe west coast harbor, which has lieen iietxl for years by ships of the Uniteli Hlates navy (or tlie purpose of target practice, was qualifiedly suletantl'teil by tlie State de|«ltment when lhe secretary of foreign relations raid that the t'nlleil State* would 1« allowed to maintain two roaling ships at Magda lena lay for a peritai of three years, provided a like coticessli n was made to Cuban Firrbug at Work. Santiago, Cuba, Nov. 19.—An nn the government of Mexico. No at raugrment wax entered Into cov sinvexxlul attempt wn* made here yes terday to set fire to the government ering tlie matter of naval yai ila anil for headquarters. A man entered the civil tifications. department of the fialace carrying a Governor Avert* Panic large can of gasoline. As he «ss |»»s ing the office of the governor lie threw Manila. Nov. 18.—Four sharp earth ills can to lhe floor and then, slashing quake shock* were fell in Manila and it open with a knife, applied a lighted rurrnundln provinces on the night of insti ll to ths liquid. Considerable fur November 16 end the morning of No- nitore and dra|>»ries were burned, and vemlier 17. There wrur no damage. the building itself sustained some dam The first shock wa» felt at 11 26 in the age. In the confusion the man who evening. Governor Gaaeral Hniltti and made the f»r»iMe got away. psrty were attending the thrater, where the Australian children were playing "The Mikado." A pani* was averted Good Effect Fait in London. London, Nov. 19.—The official an- by the preaence of mind of the governor nouncement from Washington that general, who aroee in hi« lox and com- treasury certificates to the amount of manded to [wople, who had already »100,000,(MM), bearing interest at 3 |s>r risen, to sit down. cent, and Panama bonds amounting to Proclamation I» Signed »50,000,000, would lie issued immedi ately in order to relieve the financial Washington, Nov. 1H.—The tilth star stringency in the United States, had an whs added to the American flag by tlie immediate effect on the market here. admission lormslly into the union of Prices promptly moved upward, the the state of Oklahoma President firms and members of the stock ex Roosevelt, at 10:16 Saturday, slgneti change believing the action war bound the proclamation adding lhe territories in a great measure to remove the strain of Oklahoma and Indian Territory joint in the money market. ly as one nf the American stales. Lit tle formality attendivi lhe ceremony, Fight Begun In Nsw Doums. which meant ei much to the |ieiiple nf In appending hie Ht. Petersburg, Nov. 19.—The ticket ths two territories of the Octolierixt-Conservativs coalition signature lhe prteidnnt na<d as pen a was succeMful in thn subordinate elec quill plucked from the wing of an tions for officers of the lower house of Ameriian eagle. parliament yesterday. Prince Vlads- mlr Wolkensky being chosen first vice After Trust First Thing. president and Professor Heron von Mey- McAlester, Okla., Nov. 18,—The flr-t endorf second vice preeident, receiving act nt Attorney General West, who was 263 of the 402 votes cast. The Consti sworn in here today, was to bring suit tutional Democratic candidate, Mr. against 47 coal mining companies in Mavlakoff, received 133 votes. The So Oklahomia, alleging in his complaint a cial Deioocrata refrained from voting. combination in restraint of trade and in aelling the output of the mines. 8top Csnal Emigrstion. The result of the amt is looked forward Guayaquil, Nov. 19,—The Chilean to with much interest, as the price and transport Caaiina, until recently the sale of <<>al f om thia setffion of the new Ecnadorean school ship Maranon, state affects the biisini’se Interests of which was solil early in the month to the entire Southwest. Chile, and which was to have engaged in the emigrant traffic between Panama Havana's Population 299,278 and Chile, haa lawn ordered to sail for Havana, Nov. 1R.—It is announcer! Valparaiso instead of Panama owing to that the recent census taken In this city the opposition of the isthmian author shows that Havana haa a population of ities to allow canal lalxrrera to emi 299,27R, being an Increase of 45,860 grate to Chile. over the census of 1899.