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TO HELI’WEST COAST lanedlill Appropriations Neces sary tor Commerce. NEEDED TO SECURE CANAL TRADE Congreaa Muat Change Plana if Court- try^l« to Receive Any Marked Benefit« of Work. Washington, Oct. 30,—"The Par I tic Coast harbors need Immediate appro prlatlone from congreaa to deepen them end provide for commerce through the Panama canal. Portland. Tacoma, Seattle, Gray« Harbor, San Diego, Loe Angeles, Oakland ami Eu reka muat be provided for more liber ally In the future if the Weetern coaat la to reap the full benefit of the great lathmian cut now being made. The Sacramento and San Joaquin, the Co lumbia and Snake rlvera on the weet ern elope traverse a country that la do veloping loo feat to wait for appropri ations made In the old manner. They muat receive larger amount« from eon green if the eountry ia to receive any marked benefits.'" These are eenti monte e» proceed by John A. koi. special director of the National Klvera and Harbor« congress, who haa just completed a tour of the country, covering substantially the route followed by Preeident Taft. Mr. Fox, who is an engineer of die tinctlon, having been connected with many of the big waterway project« of the eountry, ia to make a report to the Rivers ami Harbora congress at It» neat meeting in Washington on De comber M, 9 amt 10. In hie report he will elaborate upon the idea above quoted, and will undertake to impreea upon the congreaa, and through It upon the national congreaa. the importance of making large appropriation« for im mediate use in further improving the big harbora of the Pacific coaat, e» that they may, «■ he indicate», reap full benefit» from the commerce that will «eek the Pacific coaat upon com pletion of the Panama canal. On hi« recent tour Mr. Fox «tart«! from Waahington, went down the At lantic coait, through the «outhernmoet tier of alate«, and northward along the Pacific coaat from San Diego to llell- ! mgham. He then retraced hi» steps to Portland and »tudied the situation on ■ the Columbia and Snake river», and from there followed the Ml«»ouri from ita headwater» to it» mouth. He re- ( turned by way of the Great lake« ami completed hi» tour with an inspection , of the Ohio river. FAVORS WARRANT PLAN. ttanator Cartar Promotes Mathod to Obviate Bond Issue. Denver, Nov. 1.—-United 8tataa Sen ator Thomae C. Cartar, of Montana, chairman of the senete committee on irrigation and reclamation of arid lamia, arrived in Denver thia morning, aeveral others of the committee arrtv Ing later In the day. "There are project« now under way," aald Senator Carter, "which call for th» expenditure of between (40,000,000 ■nd (80,000,000 for enterprises which ought to b» ruah»i to completion Im mediately, In order to open up home» for the settler» and to provide for re plenishing of the reclamation fund. "It has been suggested that govern ment bonds be laeued to provide the capital necessary. My own Idea 1» that warrant« Issued against the reclama tion fund would serve the purjajee equally well. "There baa already been expended on the Pathfinder system in Wyoming II,* uiiii.iHHi, but until th<> distributing sys tem is completed there will be no pay ments collected by the government. "The Salt river project will require an expenditure of mure than 88,000,* OM. l'p to this time 13,000,000 hae been expended and the dam which Im pound« l.miii.'nii acre feet of water is just so much dead effort unless we go further immediately and place the wa ter on the land." BUILD FREIGHT AIRSHIP Pioneer Aeronaut Believes Problem Solved lx>e Angeles, Cal., Nov. 1.—After 80 years of activity in the field of con struct ion I*rof»aaor Thaddeus 8. C. Ixrwe, of Pasadena, announces that be is about to complete tbe labor of bis life and give to the world a practical freight-carrying air craft. "The day of experimenting has pass ed," said Professor Lowe today, "and I hope before long to be able to start the largest practical airship tbe world haa ever seen on a trip to the Atlantic coast." While the plans of the airship are as yet a guard»! secret, the inventor has shown them to General Allen, chief of the United State« «ignal service, and to the practical mind« that have con ceived and reviewed them they contain no flaw» desitined to prove fatal in the final teat. "If you will imagine that I had in my balloon car when I went up for re- conno(«aance with General M.*CI»llan the 100 or 160 horsepower motor en gine» of 1900, you will see that 1 could have ended the Civil war in a week. I will be able to carry 20 tons on my ex perimental airship," he said. BLIND MAN READS MINDS. Homes of South Dakota Claim Hold Russian Studios Medicine Through ers Are Swept Away. His Sixth Sense. al>11«», 8. D„ Oct 80.—A prairie Coreans Are Glad. Seoul, Oct. 30.—It is evident from th« attitude of a considerable section of the Corean population that the assassination of Prince Ito was not unpleaaing. Those comprising this element, which is now deprived of op portunities formerly offered here, are agitating for further violence. Vis count Sone, Japanese resident general, is much disturbed by the reports com ing regarding the attitude of some officials and others who formerly were closely connected with the emperor’s court. Reward for Dynsmitsrs. Indianapolis, OcL 30.—Mayor Book waiter today issued a general call for a meeting of manufacturers, merchants and insurance writers tomorrow for the purfioee of assembling a large fund to be offered as a reward for the ar rest and conviction of the conspirators that wrecked buildings In different parts of the city last Sunday night by exploding dynamite. The mayor has also asked the common council to ap propriate 81,000. Wireless Picks Up Eureka. San Francisco, OcL 30.—The United Wireless here reported later that it had established communication with Eureka and that no serious damage had been done by the shock there be yond the wrecking of telegraph and telephone wires. ■“ " ■■ **^——^—^e—" ■■■" Chicago, Nov. 1.—Blind from birth, but able through telepathy to take the different courses of medicine and sur gery without study, is the remarkable condition of J. W. Bowlotin, a student in the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. Bowlot in, ayoung Russian, asserts that through a sixth sense, which he cannot explain, he can read the minds of his friends and classmates, and in than manner acquire from them the knowledge they obtained through hard study. H. Wolk, a roommate of the myste rious blind student, said yesterday that after completing his studies for an evening. Bowlotin. even though no con versation had passed between them, would be familiar with the subject which he (Wolk) had been leading. Bowlotin does not believe his power is anything supernatural nor anything be yond what any man could do if he would think hard. "The whole thing ia largely a thing of memory and sound reasoning," he •aid. "With Wolk here I get along nicely. We understand each other thoroughly." "Is it true that Wolk reads reads to himself and you understand what he is reading T" He replied that it was Fire Sweeps Black Hills. Deadwood, 3. D., Nov. 1.—No' less than six forest tires are now burning in the Black Hills, and damage already done will run into hundreds of thous ands of dollars. The most serious one, near Pactola, is still unchecked. The Deadwood office of the forest service has been notified of a fire burning north of Custer, another east of Hill City, one between Mystic and Merritt, ■nd still another near Merritt. The Homestake mine force at Pactola has been recalled to save its timber re serves. ■ NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ■ - .......................................................................................................- NEW HA I E PROBLEM. TARIFF WAR IN SIGHT. btesm-Electric Question Comes Be Franco Gets Out Her Ancient Chip fore Commerce Commission. and Carefully Poises It. Washington. OcL 80. — Whether steam railroads shall eo operate physl- cially with electric lines is a question which ha» been presented to tbe Inter state commerce commission and which is to lie argued in Cincinnati In a few days. 0 The case at issue is of unusual im portance because up to tbe present time the steam railroads of the country have refused to enter into any arrange ment with the electric lines for through routes and juint rates either for freight or for passengers. The law does not explicitly require physical connection between two roads either steam or eleetric but It has been the policy of the commission in interstate business to r»]uire such connection to be made between two steam roads, where the conditions apiiear to demand or even to warrant the connection. The making of through rates and joint rat* • for both freight and passengers naturally folluws the physical connection of tbe two roads. The extensive construction and oper ation of electric lines has increased tbe demand for their connection with steam roads. Many of them endeavored to effect a jo nt arangement with steam roads, but in practically every instance the efforts have been of no avail. He Has PRAIRIE FIRE RAGES. tire extending a distance of three miles from east to weet Is raging in Tripp county, in the southwestern part of the state. Much loss to farm buildings and crops is reported and hundreds of men and women are nut fighting the flames. The town« of l.smro and McNeeley, threatened for a time, were saved after •trenuoua efforts. The fire started In the Southern part of the county and was «wept along by a high south wind. At one time Lam rn was completely surrounded by flame«, but at la«t reports the place wa» believed to have been saved. The entire population and the surrounding country went out to combat the flames and for hours worked desperately. The town of McNeeley suffered a similar experience and the flames were diverted only after heroic efforts. Out on the open prairie, sway from ■II help, the homes of many claim hold ers were destroyed. No deaths have been reported. The fire has burned over an area es timated at more than 60 square miles. The flam«« were checked today after they had destroy»! farm and ranch property worth 8100,000. Several peo ple had narrow escapes. ■'1 Qomper» Rebukes Eliot. Washington, OcL 30.—Referring to ■ statement of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, former president of Harvard univers ity, that tbe government should pro hibit labor unions on the ground that they have monopolistic tendencies and are opposed to democracy. Samuel Gompers, preeident of th» American Federation of Labor, said; "Since his retirement as president of Harvard, Dr. Eliot ha« nothing to do but talk. He now lives in an age which he can not understand. Since the time when he was mentally capable of appreciat ing industrial and commercial condi tions, great changes and development have taken place." To bhoot at Airships. Washington, Nov. 3. — To devise some means of defense against aerial invasion, the bureau of ordnance of the War department, it was learn«! today, is about to begin a series of experi ments in shooting at air craft with cannon. The experiments will be car ried on at the Sandy Hook proving ground« in New Jersey. Captain Charles Dey Chandler, of the signal corps, one of the two qualified pilots in the army, left Washington today for New York to make arrangements for the balloons to be used. He will be stationed temporarily at Fort Wood, near New York. Minister Espinosa Resigns. Washington, OcL 29.—Dr. Don Ro dolfo Espino««, the Nicaraguan minis ter to the United States, announced to day that he had resigned and that Ze laya, the deponed president of the re public, had accepted his resignation. Dr. Espinoea stated that hie brother, Emilio, was practically at the head of the revolutionists under Estrada, the provisional presidenL and he gave this ■a the cause of his resignation. The resignation of Espinosa is regarded here as a severe blow to Zelaya's tot tering governmenL Government Will Appeal. Washington, OcL 29.--“The gov ernment will at once institute an ap peal from this decision," announced Attorney General Wicker«ham today in reference to the action of Judge Holt in the Circuit court at New York yesterday sustaining the plea of the statute of limitaions interposed by the defendants, Kissel and Harned, to the Indictment against them joionly with the American Sugar Refining company. The attorney general said Judge Holt's decision was of far reaching conae- quence. Higher Registration Rates. Waahington, Nov. 3.-—The new or der of the Poetoffice department of the United States, by which tbe fee for the registration of mail is increased from 8 to 10 cents, while at the same time the liability of the government for indemnity in the case of loss, theft or destruction of a registered article ia increased from $26 to $50, went into effect Monday. The increase of the registration fee was ordered by Postmaster General Hitchcock. Favors Ton Equal Payments. Washington, OcL 29. — Secretary Ballinger today expressed decided ob jection to making material change in the method of collecting water pay ments from settlers on government irrigation projects. He is not in favor of graduate«! payments, small for the Nine Lives Lost in Fire. first year or two, increasing thereaf St. Johnsbury, Vt., Nov. 1.—When ter, but would adhere to the plan of the ruins of the Citisens Savings Bank ten equal payments now in force. block were thoroughly searched,today Nowell's Writ Denied. It was learned that nine lives had been lost in the fire which practically de Washington. Nov. 3.—The Supreme stroyed the principal buildings of this court today denied the petition for a town early today. Two other persons writ of certiorari in the case of were probably fatally burned. Tbe Thomas S. Nowell vs. J. C. McBride, property loss is estimated at 860,000. involving the contract conveying title Of the dead, two persons fell from the to three mining claims near Berners upper stories while seven were burned bay, Alaaka. to daath» Naw United States Trsasurer. Spain Suspends Casas. Washington, Nov. 3.—Lee McClung, Barcelona, Nov. 1.- -Premier Morel formerly treasurer of Yale university, telegraphed today to the authorities hass assumed the duties of United here to suspend the execution of all States treasurer, succeeding Charles court martial caaeea until they could P. TreaL who resigned his position be examined by the governmeonL last month. Washington, OcL 28.—A tariff war of such gigantic proportions as to threaten demoralisation of trade be tween this country sr>4 France and eventually to lead to tbe prohibition of French imports into this eountry, is i looming up. Although France haa not issued s proclamation imposing a maximum duty on all American products received in that country, it is admitted that a preliminary notice has been published indicating that such a proclamation will be issued. It is expected here that tbe change in the duties charged by France will become effective November 1. The apparent cause of France’s re sentment is th« fact that Germany is given ■ longer time than France to 'omply with the conditions of tbe I Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Under tbe new law President Taft is given authority to prohibit imports from countries discriminating against the United States. Officials here be lieve Taft will be forced to take this action against France, in case the threatened rise of duty on American goods is made. PRIVATE CAPITAL FAVORED. Government Will Allow Individuals to Build Malheur Project. Washington, Nov. 2.—Secretary Bal linger, in response to telegraphic in quiries from Oregon, has declared that the government cannot build the Malheur irrigaiton project because it has no available funds. This leave« tbe project at the disposal of private enterprise, if still desirous of under taking its construction. It is understood that if tbe money could be had. Secretary Ballinger would authorise the construction of this pro ject immediately, but the condition of the reclamation fund is such that there will be no money available for at least a year, and perhaps for a longer per iod. It is the understanding of the de partment that private enterprise stands ready to build thia project, and if a practical private project, accept able to landowners, is undertaken, there will be no opposition from Washington. Asks for More Doctors. Washington, Nov. 2.—"I do not mean to say that the negro doctor alone should prsctiee among his race, but I do think that any fair minded person will agree with me that we ought to have a fair proportion of negro doctors to practice among negro patients, ’’ said Dr. Booker T. Washington, of Tuske gee institute, in addressing the matri culating students of Howard universi ty. Dr. Washington admonished the students that the high medical standard already established must be maintain ed. He said these are about 2,600 ne gro physicians in the country and urged that that number be doubled. ERA OF LOW MORTALITY. It Has Been Reached by the Civilised World. Washington, OeL 29.—"The civ il ixed world has indeed srrived st an era of low mortality.” This conclusion is stated in census bureau bulletin No. 104, on mortality statistics for 1908, prepared by Dr. Creeey L. Wilbur, ehief statistician fur vital statistics under Director Durand, who has transmitted it to Secretary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor. The death rate of the registration state In 1908 was 15.3 per 1,000 of population, which was slightly lower than that for ths entire registration area, 16.4 per 1,000, and it is the low est on record. Dr. Wilbur states it is probably the lowest death rate that has ever occurred in the United States. The death rate of the rural portions of these states was still lower, being only 14 per 1,000. while that of tbe urban population was 16.5 per 1,000; toe latter including all cities having a population of 8,000 or more inhabitants in 1900, and being, as usual, some what greater than the rural rate. Such rates would have seemed quite «"t of the question a few years ago. Nearly one-fifth of all the deaths that occurred were those of infants uander one year of age and over one- fourth are ofchildren lees than five years of age. Nearly one-fourth of all deaths reg istered were those of persons born out side of the United States. The states having the largest proportion of native-born Americans of native etc**! are. Dr. Wilbur states, the ones in which it is tbe most difficult to secure the passage of effective registration laws. Therefore, the actual mortality of Americana of native parentage is not fully represented in the registra tion area, although over two-thirds of the deaths registered were of native- born persons and one-third were of na tive born with native parents. It appears that the month of maxi mum mortality in 1908 was January, with 67,763 dsaths and that of mini mum mortality was June, with 49,701 deaths. ZELAYA BOTTLED UP. Insurgents Have Nicaraguan President in Tight Place. New Orleans, OcL 2.- Passengers arriving today on the steamer Impera- tor from Bluefields, Nicaragua, report th«L when they left Bluefields three days ago, Preeident Zelaya was virtu ally bottled up at Managua. A gene ral advance by General Estrada is be ing checked by want of ammunition. Several of the passengers on the Im- perator stated that general news of the revolutionary movement was unre liable, as tbe revolutionists were in clined to exaggerate their successes. They said their own assertions regard ing the serious situation faced by Pres ident Zelaya wore based on their per sonal observations. Captain John Pederson, master of the Imperator, said General Estrada bad already established a provisional government over Grayton, Cape Gra cias, Bluefields and Rama. The strict est discipline was being maintained, all saloons were closed at nightfall and drunkenness and disorders were imme diately suppressed. Captain Pedersen confirmed the As sociated Press dispatches from Port Cortes telling of the capture and hold ing of a launch sent by tbe revolution ary leaders to Port Barrios. The launch, he said, was to have brought a large supply of ammunition to the in surgents. Japan Will Keep Pledge. Washington, Nov. 2.—That Japan intends tu keep its pledge with China to remove its military forces from Chien Tso, a territory lying between Manchuria and Corea, which long has been in dispute, is indicated by the fact that by today all Japanese troops will be entirely withdrawn. An nouncement to this effect was made at the Japanese embassy yesterday by Mr. Keishro Mataui, counselor of the De Lara Out on Bonds. embassy and charge de’affaires, who has just received a cablegram from his Los Angeles, OcL 29. — L. Gu iter rex government in regard to the matter. de Lara, the Mexican attorney held by the United States immigration author Oregon to Get Full Share. ities on charges of being an anarchist Washington, OcL 29. — Secretary and illegally in this country, was re Ballinger is determined to give Oregon leased from jail today on $3,000 bond its full «hare of benefits under the na pending his hearing before Chief In tional rc'amation law. In addition to spector Ridgway, of the immigration the amounts heretofore allotted, Ore service. De Lara's bond was signed gon, by 1912. he says, will be entitled by C. C. Reynolds, a prominent and to about $2,700,000, and in the near wealthy hardware merchanL and Al future he will take up with the re fred M. Salyer, a well-known local bus clamation service various undeveloped iness man. projects in Oregon with a view to Battleship Plans Stolen. starting work on one or another as soon a« the necessary funds become London, OeL 29.—Discussing a re available. cent rumor in the house of commons today, Reginald McKenna, first lord of Will Divide Indian Fund. the admiralty, admitted that confiden Washington, OcL 28. — Half a million tial drawings having to do with the dollars in the Cherokee, Choctaw and construction of the Dreadnaught cruis Chickasaw Indian tribal funds is in er Indomitable had disappeared. Ho volved in a decision announced by the added, however, that as the British controller of the treasury today, au battleship had been in commission for thorising the disbursing officer to pay some time the missing plans had lost claimants who satisfy him that they much of their value. The loss of the are entitled to receive the money on sketches has resulted in the usual sug behalf of the minora or deceased allot gestion that they have found their way tees, without incurring the expense of into the hands of the Germans. judicial appointment of guardians or Indefatigable Is Launched. administrators. De von port, England, OcL 29.—Tbe Conspiracy Verdict Sustained. new Indefatigable, a larger and im Waahington, Nov. 3.—The Federal proved battleship-cruiser of the In Supreme court today denied a rehear vincible class, was launched today. ing in the contempt cases against Thia vessel will complete the quartet Sheriff Shipp and Deputy Sheriffs Gil of battleship-cruisers of this type de The In son, Williams, Nolan, Hugdet and signed for the British navy. Mays«. It is ordered that they be defatigable has a displacement of 19, brought to Washington November 15 000 tons, 45,000 horsepower and a for sentence. They were convicted of planned speed of 26 knots an hour. conspiring to lynch Edward Johnson, a Her length ia 570 fseL She was laid negro, at Chattanooga, Tenn., March down in January. 19, 1906. Epidemic Hits Academy. Medal for Saving Shipmate. Atlanta, Ga., OcL 29.—Forty stu Washington, OcL 28.—For his hero dents of the Georgia Military Academy ism in rescuing a shipmate who had near here, were rushed to the city to fallen overboard in the harbor at Seat day suffering from an illness which tle, Michael Millie, a boatswain's mate haa affected the school in epidemic on the cruiser Pennsylvania, has re form. They were distributed among ceived a silver medal sent by the treas several bospitala. The nature of their . illness baa not been learned. I ury depar tmenL DEEP RIVER NEEDED Commercial Advantages of Mis sissippi Sleep, Says Taft. POOR CHANNEL DEUYS PARTY Vessels of Flotilla Are Unable to Keep Together and Much Loss of Time Results. Helena, Ark., OeL 28.—Preeident Taft's river schedule went all to pieces yesterday, owing to the inability of tbe vessels following his flagship, the Oleander, to maintain tbe designated speed. The president tried to remain with the fleet as far as possible and de layed his arrival at Memphis three hours in order that the boat carrying the 26 governors and the 177 congr e ss men, as well as other vessels carrying delegatee to the waterways convention in New Orleans, might land at the same time. Leaving here nearly three hours late, tbe preeident will not reach Vicksburg until 6 o’clock or later tonight, that being his next stop. Even to make that city at 6 p. m., the preeident will have to leave the other veeaels behind. It had been intended that the preaident should be welcomed once more to Ar kansas by Governor Donaghey, but the governor’s boat was an hour behind the president, and the introductory speech was made by Mayor Martin. Tbe delay in the arrival caused much confusion, however, and tvo of tbe president's cabinet ministers came near getting left on tbe return from tbe au ditorium. The president in his address at Mem phis delared that such commerecial advantages as the Mississippi river al ready afforded were not being taken advantage of. He also pointed out the hard work that would have to be done to start a system of commerce, even after the deep waterway had been se cured. Tbe president is still very hoarse and it was with great effort that be spoke. He referred to the flotilla jestingly as a "traveling show, booked for a full performance,” «nd regretted that one part of the show was called upon to fill the entire engage menL Tbe trip down the river, according to the presidenL has simply de mor strated the inade quacy at present river traffic to com pete with the railroads and is good ar gument for deep waterways. HONOR ITO'S BODY. Murdered Statesman Raised to First Rank After Assassination. Toxio, OeL 28.—The bodyfof Prince Ito, the murdered elder statesman of Japan, will be taken aboard tbe Japan ese warship Iwate st Darien and will be brought to Japan accompanied by a full suite representing the entire na tion. Tbe body lay teaterday in a hotel at Darien, the coffin covered by a simple white pal). Guards surrounded the hotel and only the prince’s personal staff was admitted. Before the official announcement of Prince Ito’s death difficulty was en- etun ered, which was of purely techni cal nature, in avoiding acknowledg ment of tbe statesman's actual demise. T his was obviated later when the death was officially announced, an ordinance being simultaneously issued and ante dated, bestowing unusual honors, one of these being advancement from jun ior to the first grade in tbe court rank. Those closest to the throne say that the emperor is deeply affected by the assassination of the prince. He has asked for every detail and apparently is unable to understand why tbe mur der was committed, in view of the evi dent popularity of Prince Ito. But when informed of all the facte so far as they have been learned here, the emperor ordered that there must be no change in pi liey toward Corea. Colored Man in Luck. Aberdeen. S. D., OcL 28.—William J. Engle, of Butte. Neb., who won tbe first chance to select a quarter section of land on the Standing Rock and Cheyenne river Indian reservations in the land drawing yesterday, was dis qualified three days ago when he filed on a homstead in Tripp county, 8. D. This fact was not learned until today. As a result a negro named Bowdy, a porter, who drew the second number in the lottery, will be given the right to choose any quarter section of land of the 2,250,000 acres for his own. Reject All Lords' Work. Londotb Oct. 28.—Premier Asquith announced in the house of commons to day that on November 5 he would move for the rejection of the house of lords' amendments to the Irish land bill. The premier also stated that the house of common« would adjourn on November 5 until November 23. This precludes the possibility of a general election before the new year. During the adjournment the budget will be in the hands of the lords. City Slipping Into Canyon. Reno, Nev., OcL 28.—That the old mining camp of Virginia City ir sink ing into the deep canyon on the side of which it is located, and that it baa al ready slipped 11 feet within the last few years, was the announcement made by Professor George P. Young, of the University of Nevada, today.