ESTON ' LEADER VOL. XXXVI. WESTON, OltEaON, Fill DAY, JIWU 23, 1910. NO. 1. i w : U - ? MM. A PRESIDOir CALLS MILITIA FOR DUTY Troops To Be Sest to Koicaa Border for Immediate Service. WJUtVESSOS ordered south Carranza's Demand for Withdrawal of Fershing's Expedition Brings ; Crisis In Border Trouble. Weahlngton, D. C. Virtually tha entire tnobil trngth of lh National guard of all tte and tha DUtrlct of Columbia we ordered mustered Into the Federal service Sunday night by Preal dent WlUon. About 100,000 man ainartad In roaixind to the call. They will ba mobilised Immediately for such service on tha Mexican border aa may b assigned to tham, Ganaral Frederick Pun ton, commanding tha border force, will designate the tima and placa for movement of guardsmen to tba International Una aa tha oeca- pi on null rw u 1 1 w. t i ti ..i In announcing the order uacreiary Baker aald the atata force would employed only to guard the border, empwfeu umy w uwy mi- and that no additional troop movement Into Mexico were contemplated except In nureult of raider. Simultaneously with the National guard ralL Scereary Daniels, of tha Nm danarmanL ordered additional war veeeela to Mexican water on both coa ta to safeguard American Uvea. Within the last two week, however, tension baa been Increasing steadily. Tba crisis presented by General Car venae's note demandina tha recall of General Pershing's expeditionary force baa been followed by a virtual ultima tum served en the American omcer oy Camera Trevlno. the Mexican com mander In Chihuahua. To this added Sunday tha possibility American and Mexican troopa clashed acroe tha border from Benito, Texas.' . 7" waa that San (very State ia Uiilsa Ci!!d for Curd Dsty ea Border ' Waahlnrton. D. C President Wil son baa called out tha militia of every slate for service 00 tha Mexican bor dor. In announcing tha President's decis ion lata Sunday, Secretary Baker aald the mllltla would ba aent to tha border whenever and as fully aa General run- stoo determine thsm to l needed. Brigadier General Alfred Mills, Mat at tha division of militia affair. sell ms tod the minimum militia force which would roapord to the call aa 100,000 man. Orearon Guard Moblllilng. fatam Immediate mobillxation of all tha unit of the Oregon National mud eras ordered Sundav niffht by Governor WiUtycombe, who notified Adjutant Ganeral White to proceed with mobillxation upon receipt of an urgent message from Secretary of War Baker, requesting such action. In bia message to tha governor, tha Secretary declared that na waa in- atvtwtjkl h tha President to reauest the mobilisation of all tha National guards of the different tatee, , Washington Militia Gathering. ' Seattle Adjutant General Maurice Thompson, of tha Washington national mianl. received ordera early Sunday night for the mobillxation of the Washington militia. Tne waanington militia will mobillxa at American I.aka anuth at Tacoma. Adjutant General Thompson imme diately Issued orders to the various company commanders to assemble their companies at their home stations and to recruit to full war strength of 142 men for each company, f 1 Idaho To Ba Ready In Three Days. Boise, Idaho Adjutant General P. H Crow aaid Idaho will mobilise 1000 guardsman within three days. Tha men are to ba brought together at doisc Lieutenant Governor Taylor Issued the call for mobilisation shortly before midnight Sunday. Mexico Aska Volunteer. 4 v Chihuahua City, Mex Fever4 af- forts to bring every unit of tha Car ranxa army of tha north to. the ''great est possible strength for service in the event of hoatilitiea with tha United State are being pushed bore. A mes sage from General Obregon, Mexican minister of war, directed General Tre vlno, commanding tha northern divis ion, to urge patriotic citisens to volun teer "to fight the American army, in case of a rupture of relations," and to prevent "the further raiding of Amer ican territory by armed bandita." War Declared in Redding. Redding, Cel. About 60 Mexican who are employed on an irrigation ditch construction gang near here en gaged In a street fight with several Americans here Sumisy night in the restricted district After the disturb ance waa quelled by tha police, aided by deputy sheriffs, 15 Mexicans were placed in jail, many of them severely Injured. Knives, stones, clubs and fiste were tha weapons used by the fighters. Six men were stabbed. tOEDLU (OTA'S DEMANDS SKK1Y BY WISO Washington, D. C Upon Ganeral Carrania'a reception of a atarn refusal to baad bla damanda for rarall American troopa from Mexico hinge tha question of Mexican war, in opinion of President Wilaon'a cioaa tha ad- visors. They wara prepared Tuoaday for tha possibility of open hoatlllti after tha nota which waa aant forward to Carranxa.' No Indication baa come that tha fl "rst cblaf'a attitude of Implacable boatillty would ba shaken by tha reiterated dee- laration of tha lataet eommumcatl that tha United 8tatos baa no aggros- tiva or warlike purpoee toward Max! to, but la (Irmly resolved to protect bar burden and and brigandage in the bonier states. Indication that tba militia now be- Ine nutlililaad la intended aa Wall for jnvssion of Mexico aa for guard duty on the border appeared In administra tion circle when step were taken w have the new army reorganisation law, which becomes.erreciiv JUiy i, come In force at onre. Whlla tha dlntumatie alalia ware 1 in progreea the nation waa etirred throughout Ita length and breadth with the movement of National Guardamen melm.J.iu.lniT ti atiard tha border. leaat 100,000 ana possibly a rar larger number ware preparing lor active aerv fa unuer rresiueni niuw e wi rv Ice under President mison a eaii. For tn present their minion will be pure- Ivone of defense. buL should war , come, Uiey will oe rweoy bkot ub They will not ba assigned for border duty until mustered Into tha federal coma, they will be ready also for that. duty until mustered service. nnvial renorta from man Quarter show that a flame of popular feeling against the United Statee ia benlg kindled throughout Mexico. Appar- .ntiv it la halne- dona with tba sanc tion of Ganeral Carranxa, for the acts in many caaee are those of his autlior- ld mllltarv or civil airenta. Neither Stale department officials nor members of the diplomatic corps here have been able to aatury them selves aa to Carranxa 's motive. There are some, however, who believe be kniwia ia rlda Into nomileritv bv diplomatic triumph over bla powerful nortnern neignoor or upon a war wn which mla-ht re-establish hi tattering government in popular estimation. Ann tha m waa on and tha certain dnfaat nf hla 1 rmiaa foreshadowed, the observer say, General Carranaa might sue for peace, trusting w ine magna nlmltv of the Washington government to leave mm in power. , Mexlcane Msrchlng on Del Rio Ran Antonio. Tea. Mexican irov ernment troopa ware reported Monday night to ba marching toward Del Rio, a border town aoout iuo muea up in Rio Grand from Eagle Pass, with the announced intention of attacking the imnvlMni there. This information was tba moat nota ble bit of evidence Indicating the atti tude of the de facto government that reached General Funs ton. It waa brought to tba border by a Mexican, ut.. .M tha fniva eras IK Aft atrono'. General Pershing' report Indicated that General Jacinto Trevlno' troopa bad not yet maoa any aovance move and armv officials believed it improb able that they would unless Trevlno received special orders irom aiexico ri Kfh Information aa reached General Funston concerning the movement of Mexican troopa Indicated the adoption of a plan not to maintain neavy gar- vlanna at border Dointa. but to hold the bulk of tha border army soma mile south of the Rio Grande. Sailora Clash With Mexican. Washington, D. C A clash between Carranaa aolidera and American sea men from tha gunboat Annapolis at Matatlan waa called to the attention of the Washington government Tues day by General Carranxa' ambassa dor bora, with a request that in the extlsins: tensd situation no men be landed In Mexico from American war ship under any circumstances. The incident, which occurred Mon- dav. resulted in casualties on both side and in the capture by the Mexi can of two American officer, who, after explanation, were released, ac cording to the report presented by the ambassador. A dispatch from Admiral Winslow. of the Pacific fleet, announc ing the capture of the men, made no mention of their release, butoiliciais assumed it had occurred after tha mes sage was sent. Carranxa Reiterates Order. Mexico City General Carranxa, In a statement to the pre Tuesday, re- Iterated his declaration that any move ment of American troop except to the northward would ba considered hostile and that Mexican commander had been ordered to repel it if made. More than 10,000 persons gathered in the great square bounded by the ca thedral and municipal palaces, where they were addressed by General Car ranxa, War Minister Obregon and oth er member of the government Yucatan Declares War, Galveston, Tex. The Mexican gov ernment in Yucatan has issued a pro clamation ordering all Americana out of Mexico and declaring a state of war existing between tha two countries, according to passengera arriving here Tuesday morning on the Norwegian steamer Nils, from Progreso. American and other foreigner are being tr.ken on board an American gunboat at Prcgreso. Great excite ment i said to prevail, DEMOCRATS NOMINATE WILSON BY ACCLAMATION. r WOODROW WILSON, PRESIDENT. PLATFORM ADOPTED; SESSION ADJOURNS St LoulaTbe Democratic National Convention finished iu work Friday by adopting tha party platform exactly aa approved by President Wilson and sub mitted by the resolutions committee. including the planka on Americanism and favornlg woman auffrage, but not until the harmony of it three days' session bad been rippled with a row over the auffrage plank. No voice waa raised against the declarations of the AmricanUm plank. At one time it looked as if the suffrage plank had been lost but after Senator Walsh, of Montana, had told tne con- THOMAS R. MARSHALL. vention that President Wilson himself considered it vital to party success it was voted into the platform, 8881 to 181. The whole platform theiwwaa adonted without roll call. As it went into the piauorm tne uffraee plank stands: We favor the extension 01 tne franchise to the women of this coun try, state by state, on the same terms aa to the men." . ' The women auffrage leaders consid ered It a much more favorable declara tion than they got from the Republic can convention at Chicago; they threw all their force behind it and won the upport of tha administration leaders, who were found fighting for them when danger threatened. Haeirared and worn from an all nisrht aession. the platform maker were not ready with their report until afternoon, when Senator Stone, sleep less tor more than 80 hour, took the speaker's stand to read the document gave over this task to Senator Walsh, of Montana, and Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire. They "spelled" each other reading the long declare1 tion. " Tha fight on the suffrage plank waa in the air. Every body was keyed up to it when at the conclusion of the reading of the platform Martin Lomas ney, of Boston, a delegate, claimed the attention of the chair, it waa thought that he was opening the fight It waa several minutes before the shout of pproval and cries of disapproval could be stilled sufficiently to hear that ba wanted to put the convention on record aa sympathising with '"the people of Living for Diplomats Grows. Washington,. D. C Secretary Lan- Ing has asked congress for $75,000 for special allowances to diplomatic officers in foreign capitals, reporting that the cost of living had increased 200 per cent over normal times. Most of the diplomatic officers at these capitals" said Secretary Lansing, are able to live at present only by drawing substantially on their private means and in many instances where secretaries of embassies or legations have no" private means their continu ance at these post will be impossible." "'f CONVENTION ACTS IN HARMONY Coliseum, St Louis President Wil son and Vice President Marshall were nominated by acclamation late Thurs day night by the Democratic National convention, the ticket being completed four minute before Friday. Contrary to expectation, however, the convention did not finish its work, because the . platform waa not ready, and it met again at 11 o'clock Friday morning, - v s", It was announced in the convention that the sub-committee drafting the platform bad finished it work, but that the entire resultion committee was not assembled to pass upon it and it waa not known when that could be dona.. President Wilson' own plank, charging conspiracy among some for eign-born citixena for the benefit of the foreign powers and denouncing any political party which benefit and not repudiating such a situation, waa in corporated in the platform just aa the President himself bad aent tt Irom Washington. It waa understood that tha President insisted that the plank should be put in the platform in the way be bad drawn it There never waa any doubt 01 treat' dent Wilson' nomination, but there hraa a possibility that soma vice-presi dontial booms might be brought out in opposition to Vice President Marshall, They melted away. However, wnen the convention got in session, and. a soon a President Wilson's nomination had been made a roaring chorus of ac clamation. Senator Kara who re-nomi nated Mr. Marshall, east aside a long prepared speech and simply declared: 1 nominate Thomas Kiicy atarsnaii. of Indiana, for vice president To President . Wilson's nomination there waa only one dissenting vote, Robert Emmett Burke, of Illinois. A striking incident of the session waa the action of the convention in callirur on William J. Bryan to speak, This waa done on the motion of Sena tor Thompson, of Kansas, that tha rule be suspended and the ex-secre tary be permitted to take the plat form. The motion , waa carried and Mr. Bryan waa escorted to the plat form immediately. He spoke 45 minute, pledging his support to the President Ireland. "Raus mit him," roared a Baltimore delegate and the convention hall rocked with laughter. The real fight broke immediately after, however, when Governor Fer guson, of Texas, who headed the mi nority report against the administra tion plank, was given SO minutes in which to discuss it The plank offered by the minority was this: "The Democratic party has always stood for the sovereignty of the sev eral states in the control and regula tion of elections. We reaffirm the historic position or our party tn this regard and favor the continuance of that wise provision of the federal con stitution which vests in the several states of the union the power to pre scribe the qualifications of their elec tora.". $50,000,000 Loan I Made. Petrograd A $50,000,000 banking credit Was completed between repre sentatives of five New York financial bousea and the Russian government The credit was secured by the deposit by Russia in a local bank to the order of American banks of 15,000,000 ru bies. In addition the American banks received an option to purchase 100, 000,000 rubles in Russian government 5 per cent bonds st 341. The Ameri can parties to the transaction are J. P. Morgan Co., and others. A New Tool for Progressive farmers. In the work for agricultural ad vancement being carried forward through so many diverse agencies in all parte ef our country, the great need ha been for some directory to the val uable literature being issued in the form of bulletins and periodicals. The results of research carried on at all the state experiment stations, pub lished In tha form of bulletins, the vast number of publications issued by Federal departments and research worker la universities, the miscellan eous literature issued by state board of agriculture, the varioue national Delations for the advancement of ag ricultural science and the improvement of rural life, constitute the most au thoritative and valuable library for agricultural worker In existence to day and may be bad for tha asking, The on difficulty ba been the lack of any ready-reference directory, kept progressively up-to-date, that would classify the daU thus aasembled and aava a busy man tha labor of looking through thousands of pamphlets to find a stray bit of information. This great need ia now being supplied by the new cumulative index, issued through the co-operative effort of the agricultural collcarea and experiment stations. This publication will provide an accurate ready-reference guide to the moat val uable current agricultural literature. and will also index fuUy about fifty popular farm papers and ecientifie journals, selected by the librarians in agricultural colleges as most useful lor research workers and practical farm er. Any one who know bow to use a dictionary wilt be able to find any in formation desired in this index. All the reference material relating to any on topic can be found by toe simple device of turning to the subject in ita proper place in the alphabet The publication baa been undertaken by the H. W. Wilson Company, well-kno publisbera of library guide to periodi cal literature, and will be .issued five times a year, each number will contain all the references in earlier numbers combined under one alphabet, and the bound annual wiU provide a complete directory to the moat valuable litera ture, relating to agriculture and it allied sciences, for the current year. Every county agent every extension worker, every investigator or writer on agricultural subject, ana every practical farmer wishing to keep in touch with the beat available informa tion being issued in tha form of pamphieta and periodicals, should pro vide himself with a copy of Una index. It wiU multiply many fold the service the library can give the rural commun ity: it will make it possible for the urban community to get an under standing of tha farmer's problem, and so nave tba way for an intelligent co operation between town and country. and it should stimulate tha study of the scientific principle of agriculture in the achooia. 1 Full information, sample pages, and rates may be had by writing to the H. W. Wilson Company,. White flams, N. Y. actors Affecting the Duty of Water. By W. L. Powers, Professor of Imga- ticn ana urauisge, v. a. . The amount of water required to irri gate a given crop to maturity depends on the soil and subsoil conditions, the kind and variety of crops, and the amount and distribution of rainfall as well aa other weather condition. Less water ia required where applied with the furrow method and in deep furrows or where the stand of the particular crop grown is perfect in proportion to the fertility of the land. The kind of cultivation and the kind of ditches used, whether broad or deep, affect the total amount of water required. An other important factor ia the skill of the irrigator and. the method of pur chase and use of the water. Leas water is used where it is pumped or where the irrigator pays in proportion to the quantity used and where rota tion ia practised in the use 01 water, The above factors have been com monly recognised in affecting duty of water for year. Recently we have come to realise the importance of crop rotation, and the use of manure to maintain the fertility and keep up the water capacity of the soils so that the plants will not need to drink aa much water in securing the needed nourish ment For example, on the College Demonstration Farm near Redmond, 1912. an acre planted to potatoes re ceived six acre-inches of irrigation. One-half of this land waa treated with potassium sulfate at the rate of one pound per square rod, or at a cost of about four dollar per acre. The un fertilised plat yielded 147 bushels, or 24.5 bushels per acre-inch. The fer tilised plat yielded 235 bushel per acre, or 39.1 bushela per acre inch. In all cases where fertiliser waa used on this farm, it resulted in decidedly more economical returns per acre-inch of water used. Meadowa require rela tively large amounts of water; grain but moderate quantities and cultivated crops such as potatoes still less. The time, amount and frequency of irriga tion all affect the duty of water. These constitute the largest practicable prob lems of irrigation practice and deserve special consideration. Chehalla Creamery Votea Dividend. Chehalis, Wash. T. J. Long has been re-elected president of the board of trustees of Lewis County Co-operative Creamery. Charles GesselL of Forest waa chosen to suecede himself as vice-president and C B. Perkins as secretary-treasurer. The organisation voted a 6 per cent dividend on ita is sued stock. During the past year tne creamery turned out butter fat to the amount of 232,000 pounds, selling in sddition a large quantity of cream. The volume of business of the concern will total close to $75,000 for the year. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Portland Wheat BluesUm, JSC per bushot; fortyf old, 86c; club, (5c; red Fife, 85e; red Russian, 86e. Barky-No. 1 feed, $27.60(29.60, Bran $23.752i24.60. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $24 0,24.60 per ton: valley timothy, $21(3 22: alfalfa, old crop. $16217; new crop, $14. Mlllfeed Spot price: Bran. $28tfJ 28.60 per ton; shorts, $2029.60; rol led barley, 3l.&B3z.&o. Corn Whole, $38 ton; cracked, $37. Vegetable Artichoke, $1 doaen; tomato, $1.60ftL76 per crate; cab bage, $2442.75 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pound; pepper, 25c; eggplant 20&25e; horseradish, 8e; lettuce. $1.601.?6 per crate cucumber, 75c $1 per dozen; spinach, 4ig6e per pound; asparagus, $l(gL25 per dozen; rhubarb, 14&2cper pound; peaa, 6 8c; cauliflower, $1.25 par crate; beans, 10c per pound. Potatoes Old. $1.601.75; Califor nia, new, 22te per pound. Onion California rod, $2.25 per sack. Green Fruit Strawberries, $1.60 per crate; apple, $1L76 box; goose berries, 4c per pound; cherries, $1.25 (1.60 per box; cantaloupes, $L606iJ 3.60 per crate; aprieota, $1,856(3.67 per crate; aprieota, 1.35rl.&0 per box; peaches $1.50 per box; water melons, 21e per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 2222c per doaen; candled, 23 &23ic Poultry Hen. U(Hbc per pound; tag, 10c; broilers, 1720c; turkey, live, 18&20e: dressed, choice.- 2Z& 25c; ducks, 14gl6e; geese, 10c Butter Cube, extra, 251c; cubes. prime first, 25c; firsts, 24c. Jobbing price : Print, extras. 27a29c; but- terfat No. 1, 27c; No. 2, 25c,, Port land. ' Veal Fancy, Halite per pound. Pork Fancy, lOtglOJe per pound. Hope 1915 crop, 9Jllc per pound; 1916 contracts, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, 23g33c per pound; valley, 8035c Caaeara bark Did and new, c per pound. Cattle Steers, choice grass, $S 8.35; good, $8f8.15; cows, choice, $7.25(27.55; good. $6.767.25; me dium, $6.257.25; heifers. $5.608; bulla, $36; stags, $4.&07. Hoga Prime light $8.05(28.10; good to prime, $88.05; rough heavy, $7.608; piga and skips, $7.357.80. Sheep Yearlings, $7.50 8.60; wethers, $77.60; ewes, $5.606.50; lambs, $89. Arrival of First Watermelons Proves That Summer Is Near Spokane If the weather had not brightened and warmed aa it baa the appearance of tha first watermelons of the season would nave made known the nearness of summer. They retail at 4 and S centa a pound. The first blackberries or dewberries of this year's crop are also in evidence at 15 cents a basket Plums, apricots. Hood River straw berries, though not superabundant are arriving in greater quantities and the wholesome if homely gooseberry is somewhat increasing in sine, though ita price still remains at the popular nickel the basket Apearagua is mora plentiful and the green cabbage, though still arriving from the South, ia of appetizing fresh ness. .J New potatoes are increasing in size and decreasing in price. With the arrival of the carload of cantaloupes due on Thursday there will be a more ample supply in the stores. No more navel orangea will arrive this season, but Valencia will take their place with increasing abundance. ncreasing Cost of Gasoline Is Blamed On Standard Oil Washington. D. C. The Federal Trade commission concluded Wednes day ita Investigation of the rise of gasoline prices, ending a two days' hearing after representativea of Stand ard Oil and various independent com panies had given divergent explana tiona of the present situation in the industry. A report, based on the hearings and on the results of weeks of investigation by the commission a agents, will be made public soon and will be transmitted to congress in response to a resolution asking for an inquiry. The independent jobbers and reoners who appeared before the commission were virtually unanimous in placing responsibility for the increases on the Standard Oil companies, who, tney charged, had refused to compete and fixed prices. Standard Oil represent ativea replied to the ehargea but did not enter into an explanation of the elements behind the soaring cost of gasoline to consumers, . , Rust and Bug Play Havoc. Washington, D. C W. R. Steven son, of Kansas City, Kan., ia a patron at the Raleigh hoteL In touching on the wheat situation in his state he said that rust and bug are playing havoc with what promised to be a bumper crop a few weeks ago. 'In many sections farmers are breaking up the land they had sowed to wheat and are patting it.in other crops," continued Mr. Stevenson. The present conditions indicate a marked shortage in the greatest wheat-producing area of the world." word's do:;;ss OF CURRENT M Brief tee cf feral Ecws Live News Items of AH Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Eighty thousand Austrian war cor nered when Czernowits waa captured and are threatened with capture. French new pa pent commenting on the Mexican aituation, declare that France and England must support the United States. The call to arm issued throughout the country swept Yale's baseball and crew ranks and threatened to destroy tha Eli athetotic hopes beyond repairs. The French looses around Verdun in killed and wounded amount to approxi mately 165,000 to date. These losses have occurred on a front which i not more than 13 mile in length. General Pershing defied Carranxa'a demand not to move troopa in any di rection except northward, when he or dered two detaehmente of cavalry to pursue Villa bandits couth and west Tuesday. . According to reports there ia rejoic ing in Matamoroa in the belief 'that small band of Mexicans compelled a force of about 800 American soldier to reeroea from Mexico territory into the United State Monday. The Italian government has decided to permit wivea of Italiana who have become naturalized Americans ana have not returned to Italy for military service to rejoin their husbands in America. Heretofore this baa been forbidden; v .-y: Mexican refugee are enrolling at their consulate in Havana,, to .fight in tha event of war with tha United State. Minister Gonxalee ha in formed the Cuban government that United States warships will shortly visit Havana. President Menocal has signed a decree revoking all permit for private wireleaa station. Loss of jobs and salaries of 1000 government clerks who are member of the District of Colombia National guard may result from the president's call to tba militia. Compelled to re spond for duty or face eourtmartial, the governments clerks are between ( two fires. Special legislation by con gress or the issuance of an executive order by the President i necessary to protect them and their jobs. - - Tha War department baa' received many inquiries aa to what immunitiea would be granted married men who are members of the National Guard. While most officials were inclined to believe that leaves should be granted those who can show that their absence from business would be a privation to dependent families, it waa pointed out that each case must be presented sep arately and would be decided on vita merit. ., . The news from Mexico ia creating an enormous stir in Madrid, owing to the financial and sentimental interest en gaged. King Alfonso baa received a cable from the large Spanish colony in Mexico begging his mediation to pre vent war between the United States and Mexico, the consequences of which would be serious to both parties. Tha whole Spanish press support the peti tion that the king do the best be possi bly can under the circumstances. Vic Admiral Henry T. Mayo is in command of the Atlantic Meet suc ceeding Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, who goes to Washington to become a ' member of the naval board. The cere mony was held at the navy yard at New York. The usual salutes and., ceremonies marked the change, which took place on the deck of the Wyo ming, flagship of the fleet Rear Ad miral Dewitt Coffman succeeds Admi ral Mayo aa vice admiral, commanding the first division. Fire destroyed 200 feet of the Bel linghamft Northern Railway tunnel half a mile oast of Doming, Wash., on the branch line the company is con structing between Goshen and Wel come. The damage is estimated st $40,000 and will delay opening tha new line at least 60 days. The timber lining of the tunnel caught fire from the sparks from a s tears shovel which waa working inside removing a small slide. Firemen were aent from Bel- lingham to assist in fighting the Ore. The Austrians have evacuated Czer nowits, capital of Bukowina, according to dispatches to the semi-official Petro grsd News agency from Bukowina hf way of Bucharest Tha fiehtinsr on the AuBtro-Itglian line in Tyrol seemingly has died dn in violence, only artillery dn ?s ami small infantry enpftgnifnt caving been reported. To the east of Monfal eone, which lie a short distance from the head of the Gulf of Trieste, the Italian bava capture.! Austrian tiona and taken prisoiwr i'ji o;er and men. r