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WILL USE CANAL THIS YEAR MANCHU COUP IS RUMORED NEWS NOTES OF Chinese War Is Only In Infancy, Says lxindon Writer. CURRENT WEEK London — A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Peking gives rumors from Chinese sources of a possible Manchu coup. The correspondent says al*o that it is reported General Chang Hsun has declared himself emperor of China and intends to fight his way to Nanking and impose his rule. The re Women police of Chicago will have bellion, the correspondent thinks, is only in its infancy and will continue special fashions in dress. indefinitely as. he says, the distant A new “home rule" law for cities provinces daily are drifting further in Nebraska greatly curtails political away from the government. pickings. Hankow An army of 25.0C00 rebels Troops are being withdrawn from the strike district in the Michigan from the province of Hunan has started from Yochow with the inten copper regions. tion of capturing Hankow and pro Bulgaria now faces dire want and ceeding thence to Pekin. suffering as the result of the war with A further shipload of northern her former allies. troops, completing a force of probably Plentiful rains bring great relief to 6000 men. was sent from Hankow on the suffering people and burning crops the way to Sinti in the province of Hupeh, where the Hunanese rebels are of the Middle West. preparing to make a stand. It is be Out of a venire of 165 chosen for lieved here that the government army the September term of court at Aber will be successful as the Hunanese are deen, 67 are women. largely untrained recruits. Delayed salmon run in Alaskan Shanghai — The government war waters begins and promises to be one ships are moving down the river and a of the best ever known. A New York boy of 12 years swam combined attack by the army and navy on the Wusung forts is expected. The 15 miles in 6 hours and 45 minutes, rebels attacked the loyalists holding breaking all records for his age. the Kiangnan station but were de Several families had narrow escapes feated with heavy losses. from death when two Salem. Or., lodging houses burned Monday night. Kiukana—The advance of the north Three were killed and eight injured ern troops on Nan Chang has proceeded in a collision between a passenger without opposition from the rebels. train and two automobiles at Oakland, WASHINGTON MAN INVENTOR Cal. An effort is being made to have a teachers’ license at Arlington. Wash., Builds Automobile. Any Wheel of revoked on account of the holder's al Which Will Run IL leged I. W. W. tendencies. Spokane- B. J. Patrick, of 809 Hel John Lind, personal representative ena street, has invented a new type of of President Wilson, arrived safely in automobile, one in which the power Mexico City and the situation seems and the steering apparatus are applied to all four wheels. It is called by him much relieved temporarily. the four-wheel-drive auto. The in A Marshfield. Or., man who died ventor claims that the new system last week kept all his savings in a tin will enable the car to plow through box in his house in order to avoid pay sand, mud or snow that would stall ing alimony to his divorced wife. He any other car, and that it will make left about $4000 in cash. possible turning in one-third less space English suffragists made a third at than that required by a car steered by Aside from the tempt to storm the residence of Pre the front wheels. mier Asquith, but were beaten by po four-wheel-drive and steering features, lice after a hard fight and their leader the inventor claims actual three-point suspension, allowing one wheel of the and nine others landed in jail. car to be raised or lowered to the ex King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, tells tent of 10 inches without wrenching his people that utter exhaustion of the the frame. Brakes are applied to all nation forced the signing of peace four wheels, and there is an arrange treaties, and urges them to prepare ment permitting automatic application their nation to take up the struggle of power to any one of the wheels. again in the future. By a new military service bill FLAME DANCES ABOUT SHIP France has enlarged her standing army by 210,000 men. Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Brief. St. Elmo’s Fire, Nautical Phenom Way to Be Cleared for Light Draft Vessels In October. STRAHORN TELLS OF PLANS YAQUINA BAY VERY PROLIFIC Oregon Coast Timber Country to Professor Sykes Finds Seven Kinds Be Tapped By Road. of Shellfish in Waters. Eugene—A hitherto almost inac Oregon Agricultural College, Cor cessible section of the Oregon coast vallis That there are large numbers ultimately will be reached by the Portland, Eugene A Eastern, accord I of various species of clams, oysters, ing to President Strahorn, who an crabs ami shrim|>a lying in the waters nounces that the Alpine branch of the of Yaquina bay ami in its bordering Portland, Eugene <& Eastern will be mud flats is the conclusion reached by extended seven miles and the Bell George F. Sykes, professor of zoology fountain branch ten miles this year, at the Oregon Agricultural college, reaching almost to the crest of the who is engaged in taking a census of Coast range. the shellfish in the Newport region. It is the Bellfountain branch which Seven different species have been iden is, in time, to be extended into the tified by Professor Sykes und his as Alsea river territory and thence to sistants, ax follows: Mya arenaria, Waldport, on Alsea bay. The imme the soft-shelled clam of Rhode Island; diate purpose of the extensions is de cardium corbis, the cockle; Tapes velopment of timber territory, for staminea, the little hard shell; Ms- even now ten carloads of logs a day coma nasuta, the native benlnose; are being carried on the Bellfountain Saxidomus sp., the large butter clam; line and seven cars a day of piling and Lutraria maximus. the American ties on the Alpine branch. mud clam, and the razor clam of the When Stephen Carver built his Cor beach. * vallis A Alsea south from Corvalla he The most abundant of these, says intended to cross the mountains, which Professor Sykes, is the so-called East at this place are comparatively low, ern clam. into the Alsea territory, and the line It is also by far the most valuable into Monroe was a sort of branch for commercially, although the others find the accommodation of the Wilhelm a ready market. flour mills. This little branch from Oysters were found growing far Alpine Junction to Monroe has now down the lower bay, as well us in the become a link in the Portland-Eugene Oysterville region, where most of the line of the Portland, Eugene A East natural and cultivated beds are found. ern. The plan of reaching the Coast No attempt has been made by Pro country, however, has not been given fessor Sykes to ascertain the kinds up, and in the course of time the rails and quantities of shrimps and crabs, will reach one of the rich dairying and but he says the bay and its shores fishing sections of the Coast country, promise to become prolific grounds for and one of the prettiest vacation spots the production of edible shell fish. imaginable. A year ago a preliminary survey of the bay wax made and 20 or more spe WORK ON BAYS AUTHORIZED cies of marketable food fish were found, the most important of which Tillamook and Nehalem Projects to are the Chinook and silveniide salmon, ling cod and black, red and orange Be Commenced Soon. rockfish, hake, herring and tom cod, Washington, D. C. — Instructions starry flounder, kelp, perch and hali were telegraphed Major Cavanaugh to but. make preparations for commencing the work of improvement of Tillamook WORK ON SAWMILL IS BEGUN and Nehalem bays, for which condi tional appropriations aggregating $400,000 have been made by congress. Seaside Plant Will Cater Mostly to Oriental Box Trade. The conditions incident to the ap propriations require that one-half of Seaside — Active work has com- the amount required for the projects rnenced at the recently acquired saw be subscribed by local interests and mill site of Prouty Brothers, _ who are placed at the disposal of the War de now operating a mill at Ferndale, partment prior to the commencement Wash., near the British Columbia of work. The War department has ¡line. The ground is now practically been notified by the secretary of the | cleared and the erection of the sawmill treasury that the financial require building will be commenced immedi- ments were complied with, the actual i ately. The capacity of the mill will deposit of the local fund being at the t>e 30,000 feet a day and practically disposal of the department in a Cleve the entire output of the mill will be land banking house. used in the box factory that will be A further bid will be required for built as soon as the mill saws the nec maintenance of the improvement. essary lumber. It is expected that the mill will be in operation by the first of November. New O. A. C. Catalogue. The annual catalogue of the Oregon The machinery of the Ferndale plant Agricultural college for the year 1913- will be shipped here and installed, 14 has appeared and is being mailed as the timber holdings of the company to prospective students. Among the are now exhausted. A free lease to more important changes in the courses the millsite, consisting of three and are the modifications and additions in one-half acres on the banks of the forestry and animal husbandry. Wahanna river, was given the com There are nine added courses in for pany by A. Welch, the electric utili estry, including the important and ties promoter. The site adjoins the practical subjects of a study of com electric lighting plant that supplies mercial timber trees, forest protec Seaside and Gearhart and is ideally tion, wood preservation, bridge con located to saw the timber that has struction, logging railroads and log been constracted for from Olsen Broth ging management. The work of this ers, a logging firm that is operating ex course will be directed with special tensively in this vicinity. The lease reference to present conditions in the from Welch is for a period of 50 years Pacific Northwest. In animal hus and Olson Brothers have contracted to bandry the work has been divided so supply logs for the entire life of the that Professor Potter specializes in lease. The mill and factory will be modern beef production, Mr. Simpson in hogs, and Mr. O. M. Nelson, graduate of the in detail and the Oriental box trade University of Wisconsin and recently will be catered to principally for the _____, connected with the sheep experiment present. station there, in sheep. The Interior department has opened enon, Reported by Mariner. to entry 412,000 acres of dry farming San Francisco—A story of an unus land in Eastern Oregon. ually brilliant display of St. Elmo's Salvador is the first nation to sign fire—an electrical phenomena long the subject of mariners’ superstitions— the Bryan peace treaty. has been brought to this port by the The department of justice is accused steamer Wasp, and was reported by of “investigating" judges in order to Captain Sundberg to Lieutenant Com influence their decisions. mander W. V. Tomb, of United States The government has opened bids for Navy, in charge of the San Francisco three new power lifeboats for the branch of the hydrographic office. Captain Sundberg says that on the mouth of the Columbia river. night of August 7, off Point Concep A Chilean coast steamer was tion, while running through a dense wrecked off the coast of that country fog, the Wasp suddenly ran into an and all but one of her crew drowned. area heavily charged with electricity. A legislative investigating commit Flashes of lightning were almost con tee in New York will probably seek tinual, and at 12:45 a. m. the fore the impeachment of Governor Sulzer. mast became charged with electricity and the light played up and down the big timber to the sprig stay for 1 hour and 14 minutes. The light was ac PORTLAND MARKETS companied by loud reports like that of Wheat—Track prices: Club, 78(3, a powerful wireless telegraph appar 79c per bushel; bluestem, 83c; forty atus. fold, 79(380c; red Russian, 76c; Fife, Woman Will Occupy Pulpit. 77c; valley, 80c. Oats — No. 1 white, $27 per ton; Guthrie, Okla. — Mrs. William M. new, $24.50. Jenkins, wife of ex-Territorial Gov Barley—Feed, $24(324.50 per ton; ernor Jenkins, of Oklahoma, an brewing, nominal; new feed, $23.50; nounced this week that she has accept Booth Joins Commission. new brewing, $25; rolled, $26.50(8 ed a call to the pulpit of the Friends Eugene—R. A. Booth, chairman of 27.50. church in Salem, Ore., and will go to Hay—Fancy Idaho timothy, $17(3, that city soon. She has held revival the Oregon Panama Exposition com 18; fancy Eastern Oregon timothy, services in many parts of the United mission, joined the other members of $15(^16; timothy and clover, $14(315; States and will hold one at Pasadena, the commission on the Shasta Limited timothy and alfalfa, $13(3,14; alfalfa, Cal., before going to Oregon. when they reached this city en route $12.50; clover, $8.50(310; oat and Mrs. Jenkins, who came from to San Francisco to view the site of vetch, $10(5,11; cheat, $10@ll; val Quaker parentage in Indiana, has been the Oregon building. It is the pur ley grain hay, $10(8)11. a minister of the gospel for several pose of the commission to determine Poutry—Hens, 14@14)c per pound; years, but only during the past few upon the type of building as soon as springs, 20c; turkeys, live, 18(3 20c; years has she been actively engaged in the site has been inspected and to dressed, choice, 24(3 25c; ducks, 12(8, the work. Long time a resident of make an effort to have the Oregon 13; geese, young, 12Jc. Guthrie, where Bhe came in 1897 from building the first one to be erected. Eggs—Oregon ranch, case count, 23 a ranch near Kaw City, Okla., she Oregon has appropriated $175,000 to (824c; fresh ranch, candled, 27(8 28c. was known here as a charitable work cover the expense of the state exhibit. Butter — Oregon creamery cubes, er, always engaged in rescue, slum 32c pound; butter fat, delivered, 32c. and prison work. Oil Men Resume at Rickreall. Pork—Fancy, 12J(313c per pound. Occasionally she preaches in the Rickreall—Work has again been re Veal—Fancy, 15(315 jc per pound. city churches, often she visited the sumed at the Whiteaker oil well pros Onions—Walla Walla, $1.50 sack. county, federal and city jails to ad pect, about seven miles southwest of Vegetables—Beans, 4(86c per pound; dress the prisoners, and always was this place. Plenty of funds seemed cabbage, 2(8,2Jc; cauliflower, $2 per she kept busy helping others. to have been obtained to put the outfit crate; corn, 25(8 30c dozen; cucum in operation for a considerable length bers, 20(340c per box; peas, 5(8.7c per Castro’s Relative Captured. of time. The old casing at the well, pound; tomatoes, 50c(8$1.25 box. Caracas, Venezuela—General Torres which was broken, will be replaced by Potatoes—New, 75c(8$1.25 per hun Castro, a relative of former Preai-1 new pipe, and as soon as the improve dred. Green Fruit—Apples, new, 90c(8. dent Cipriano Castro, was captured on ments are made drilling will begin. $2.25 per box; apricots, 75c(3$1.25; Friday by government troops com Prune Trees Splitting. cantaloupes, $2.25(8 2.50 per crate; manded by Generals Corcegas Sayago Rickreall—Owing to the size and peaches, 25(8180c per box; watermel and Bustamente, according to an offi A number of quantity of the prunes in Polk coun ons, $2 per cwt.; plums, 75c(8$1.75 cial communication. per box; raspberries, $1.50 per crate; General Torres Castro’s officers who ’ ty’s orchards, many trees have split had fled to the mountains of Macuro from the weight. This is considered pears, $2.25(8 2.50 per box. Hops—1912 crop, 15(8,18c pound; after the defeat of Castro’s adherents . early for prune trees to suffer this on July 28, when they attacked the way, but the fruit has developed won 1913 contracts, 20c. Wool—Eastern Oregon, ll(316c per government forces in the city of Ma derfully within the past two weeks. pound; valley, 18(53 19c; mohair, 1913 curo, also were taken prisoners. It is believed that by harvest time the Fighting continues in Tachica. prunes will be larger than ever. clip, 31c. Grain bags—lOJc Portland. Goethalx to Wield Gavel. Polk County Rabbits Move. Cattle—Choice steers, $7.75(38.50; medium, $7(37.50; choice cows, $7(3 San Francisco—Colonel George Goe- ‘Buena Vista—Jackrabbits in Polk 7.25; medium, $6(8 7.75; medium cal thals, chief engineer of the Panama county, and especially in this section, ves. $6(3 6.75; gocl heavy calves, canal, will preside at the sessions of have disappeared. Two years ago the the International Engineering con animals were so thick that teamsters $6.75(8)7.75; bulls, $4(85.75. Hogs—Light, $8.75(89.60; heavy, gress, which will meet in San Fran and automobile drivers often ran over cisco during the exposition year. Colo them on the highways. Where the $8(88.60. Sheep—Wethers, $3.25(84.25; ewes, nel Goethals has accepted the honorary rabbits have gone can not be ascer presidency of the congress. tained. $2.50@3.50; lambs, $5.25@6. Klamath Orchards Bearing. Klamath FallB — Hood River and Rogue River valleys will have to look to their laurels as fruit producers, is the prediction of one man who has been in this county for 30 years. He points to the heavily-laden apple, plum and cherry trees; to the gooseberry, blackberry, strawberry, currant and loganberry vines which have borne to the limit each year, in proof of this prediction. He says that because of the altitude people have been afraid to put in large orchard», but that the small orchards in this city and scattered ones all over the county have all done exceedingly well. The flavor of the fruit is equal to the very best in any section, and the trees and vines bear abundantly. County Free From Firen. Medford-—Thanks to the July rains and the efficient service of the Federal rangers and members of the Jackson County Fire Patrol association, there has not been a dollar lost in forest fires in the county thus far this season. This is a record which has not been equaled in the history of the local for estry bureau. New trails and look outs have been recently constructed throughout the wooded districts in the county, and 25 rangers are scouting for signs of smoke in spite of this re cord. Fish Company ia Formed. Bay City—The fishermen of Tilla mook Bay have orgainzed a co-opera tive company for which incorporation papers will be filed, to handle the sal mon catch of its members and any resident fishermen who care to sell to thia company. The capital stock has all been subscribed for. The new or ganization has a membership of 60, which embraces nearly all of the ex perienced fishermen on the bay. A fair run of salmon is on at present. Washington, D. C. Latest re|»rts from the canal zone are that xa the result of the |s>asible substitution of dredges for steam shovels in the exca vation of the famous Culebra cut, the canal may be ready tor shipping by next December. Even'earlier than that light draft vessels are likely to be passing through the waterway, for •is the greater part of the canal prism xlready haa been cut to Its final depth, small vessels probably can navigate it safely within a few days after October 10, when Gamboa dike ia to be blown up, thus admitting to the Culebra lev el the great atore of water in Gntun Ink.- The 34 steam shovels now in the cut hamlie only 800,000 cubic yards of earth and rock a month, which output will be greatly reduced as the depth of the cut increases and the available r(x>m for shoveling ia reduced. Colo nel Goethals, however, has assembled 15 dredges, with a monthly capacity of 1,500,000 cubic yards, and these will be floated into the cut as stain ax the dike ia destroyed. Meanwhile, not content with dig ging away at the base of the cliffs, the engineers in their haste to o|>en up the waterway have begun to tear away the tops of the hills with great jets of water under high pressure, sluicing the earth into the bed of the canal, whence it is being awept up by pneumatic dredges and pumps and dis charged into the ravines and valleys, so far away that it can never wash back. HINDUS GOING INTO CANADA Plan to l.and 100,(88) Men and Wo men Moves Government to Act. Ambassador Not Wanted Except As Private Citizen. Intimation From Tokio ia Followed By Orders From Huerta, and Party Heads Eastward. Vancouver, B. C. - Directed by Pres ident Huerta to cancel his arrange ments to sail for Japan and instead to proceed to Tokio by going around the world by way of Montreal, Ix/ndon and Hongkong. General Felix Dies called off the present plans of his tour and will leave for Eastern Canada. “Because of telegraphic instructions from Mexico we have been compelled to change our plans," said General Diaz. “Instead of leaving on the steamer Empress of Russia, our parly will leave on the Imperial Limited, en route to Quebec. We hope to sail from that city on the steamer Empress of Ireland." In reality the proposed mission to Japan, undertaken to thank the em peror for his participation in a Mexi can ex|>osition several years ago, is altogether at an end. For political reasons Diaz' presence in Mexico is not wanted just at present, so the party, instead of sailing on the Em press of Russia, will jaunt eastward. Their itinerary, worked out by obliging railroad men, gives them two days at Banff, where they expect to renew acquaintance with Maitre La- borl, the great French lawyer, and another day each for Winnipeg and Montreal. Vancouver, B. C. That a well-de veloped scheme haa matured to bring upwards of 100,000 Hindu men and women to Canada by the direct line of* Tokio’ The Japanese government steamers, which it haa been rumored intimated to the Mexican government ia to be started between India an<l that it would not receive General British Columbia, is the re|K>rt that Felix Diaz as spacial envoy to Japan haa been received from confidential to express the thanks of Mexico for agenta of the Canadian government Japanese participation in the Mexican immigration department. centennial. It declared that it would The question was officially taken up receive General Diaz only as a private in Ottawa, where the government haa individual. decided that, though they are British The Mexicnn government was silent subjects, they cannot be allowed to land. It is alleged that so carefully with regard to the notice issued by the have the plnns been made that every Japanese government that General newcomer will be provided with the Felix Diaz would not be received as $25 im|K>sed by the government on Mexico's specinl envoy to thank Japan for having participated in the Mexi every prospective immigrant. It was said a state They are coming, according to the can centennial. plans, on a contract system that ia lit ment might be issued later. tle short of peonage. If gentler means fail, the government will insist LIND CONFERS WITH GAMBOA on an educational and language text, such as is applied in South Africa, Mexican Minister of Foreign Rela which will keep out nine-tenths of tions Receives American. them. Washington, D. C. News from Mexico City that John Lind, personal IJpton Criticises British. representative of President Wilson, Ixindon—Sir Thomas Lipton, writ and Frederico Gamboa, Mexican min ing as a British merchant to the l-on- ister of foreign relations, had estab don Times, indorsing the attitude of lished unofficial relations by a person- that newspaper in criticising the Brit al meeting, brought encouragement to ish government for declining to take administration officials here. It wax part in the Panama-Pacific ex|s>sition, felt by them that the first step in the says he is going to exhibit nt the San program of the American government Francisco exhibition whether or not to throw its influence in the direction the government supports it. of a quiet and peaceful settlement of "Putting aside all the international the revolutionary troubles had succeed- and sentimental questions involved,” > J. says Sir Thomas, "it is absolutely es The incident, however, it wax sential for strictly business pur|x>ses learned from official sources, will not that Great Britain be officially and change the procedure previously out adequately represented." lined to Mr. Lind before he left Wash He adds that his own experience as ington. lie will submit all his repre an exhibitor at the Chicago and St. sentations to Charge d’Affairex Ix/uis fairs was gratifying, although O'Shaughnessy, who will transmit the tariff was then at its highest. them In accordance with diplomatic “Now,” he continues, “when the proprieties to the Mexican minister of walls of Jericho have fallen, we sulk foreign relations. outside instead of entering and taking Mr. Lind and Mr. Gamboa's meet the city." ing, however, was looked on by offi cials here ax the beginning of frank, Officers Get Smuggled Japs. though unofficial relations, through Point Arena, Cal. — Following the which the Mexican government might report sent by wireless by the steamer be informally and more fully acquaint Henry T. Scott that a Japanese junk ed with the ideas of the Washington had been sighted off the coast near administration, It has been left en- here. Constable Ketchem arrested 15 tirely to Mr. Lind's discretion on Japanese as they were making their whom to call, Although there ia way through the woods. This is the nothing in Mr. Lind’s instructions second capture of the sort that has which would prevent him from calling been made on the coast line north of on Provisional President Huerta, it ia San Francisco within the past two not regarded that he would do so un weeks and it leads immigration offi less the latter had indicated his desiro cials to believe that venturesome Jap to receive the unofficial envoy. anese have hit on a new method of evading immigration restrictions, a Fishing Rights Are Settled. method that consists of crossing the Tacoma, Wash. The long fight over Pacific Ocean in flimsy fishing boats. fishing rights on Snnd Island, in the One of these vessels is being held at Columbia River, ended Wednesday Eureka now, a craft 50 feet long by when Federal Judge Cushman rendered 10 feet beam, and held together by an judgment in favor of the defendants cient wooden clamps. for $22,083, in addition to allowing the defendants $4000 each against the plaintiff’s bondsmen for suit costs. Uprising in China Quieting. Suit wax brought by the Columbia Washington, D. C.—General im provement in conditions in the rebel River Packer's association, lessee of fishing grounds, against IL S. McGow lious district of China was reported to an, Eric Lindstrom and J. P. Coyle. the Navy department Monday in a cablegram from Rear Admiral Nichol Wood Pulp to be Free. son, commanding the Pacific fleet at Washington, I). C.— Sweden Mon Nanking. "The present uprising,** reported Admiral Nicholson, "has met day was [conceded the right to send with failure at every point up to the wood pulp and paper into the United present, and the northern troops have States free of duty. The State and been uniformly successful, but the Treasury departments have decided country is far from pacified. Kuling the recent decision of the Customs is now within the northern lines, and court that nations having "The most condition is satisfactory." favored nation treaties" with the United States were entitled to free Minera Resume Work. wood [pulp and paper because that Houghton, Mich. — Genera) under privilege was granted to Canada. ground operations on a limited scale Russia will not be given free entry be started Monday morning at the Cham cause of the abrogation of the treaty pion, Quincy and Calumet mines. The of commerce and navigation of 1832. Westerfi Federation of Miners an nounced that two of its men will meet Thirteen Killed in Canal Zone. every miner as he leaves his home and Colon—Thirteen men were killed by try to dissuade him from returning to a slide nt the Porto Bello quarry. A work. Miners say there may be steam shovel near which they wer» trouble at the mines any time. The working was completely buried. The state military board has decided to dead comprise Charles Nyland, an withdraw half of the state troops in American citizen, and 12 negro pow the district. der men, drill men and pit [men.