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OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY,
KEIXT ItEIIIS CathBrfid frDm All a
Parts ct tfce World.
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Less Important but Not Less Inter
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
Many infarts are dying in Chicago
as tbe result of tbe intense beat.
Artesian weiia are utriug "" ;
Cape Colony at tbe
rate of 1 400 a '
i
year.
Seismologists have figured out that
earthquakes travel at rates varying
Irom 470 to 520 feet per second.
Grand Duke William, of Luxem
bourg, is seriously ilL His successor
to tbe crown is bis daughter, 15 years
old.
A farmer an:
his entire family of
wife, three daughters and a son drown
ed while fishing near their home at :
Wellington, Colo. j
The American Geographical society
has accepted Mrs. Collis P. Hunting
ton's gift of a (250,000 site for a new
building at New York.
At tbe 50th annual commencement
of tbe University of Wisconsin one of
tbe class of 1559 was present and gave
tbe class yell of that year.
Tbe two battleships authorized by
tbe last congress will carry heavier
batteries than any other warships
afloat or ordered by any nation.
The United States Steel corporation
will endeavor to prevent its employes
from using liquor, especially while on
the property of tbe corporation.
It has been demonstrated that tbe
blue rays from mercury vapor lamps
kill bacteria and sterilize water in
which the lamps are placed without
appreciably increasing its temperature.
Many British officials fear an upris
ing in India.
Fire has destroyed the greater part
of Cobalt, Out. One man is dead.
A landslide at Newport, England,
resulted in the death of 20 laborers.
King Alfonso, of Spain, has under
gone a slight operation, which proved
successful.
A thief in London grabbed a handbag
containing (500,000 in jewels and made
bis escape.
While the temperature in the East
has greatly moderated, there is still
much Buffering.
Russian and Chinese officials have
e las bed because tbe latter insists on
her treaty rights.
A prominent Australian merchant
says bis country would help the United
States fight Japan.
Tbe greatest American fleet ever
assembled is to engage in maneuvers
on the Atlantic coast.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has been indicted at Cincinnati
for helping a bucketshop to do busi
ness. Germans are greatly enthused over
the proposal of Count Zeppelin to at
tempt to reach the pole and will fur
nish all necessary money.
Under Taffs orders the White House
is to be greatly enlarged.
Count Zeppelin, the German aero
naut, will try to reach the pole by bal
loon. Tbe sugar tnist and six of its offi
cials have been indicted for violating
tne anti-trust law.
Cholera still prevails in St. Peters-
t . .
ourg 10 an alarming extent, and manv
deaths have occurred.
a minaman lound drowned near
New York is believed to be Leon Ling,
murderer of Elsie Siegel.
A. M. Cox has been named chief of
police and J. W. Morris city engineer
of Portland by Mayor Simon.
Tbe deficit at tbe end of tbe present
fiscal year will reach $90,000,000, but
it bad been expected to reach (114,
000,000.
German explorers have returned
from a tour among tbe cannibals of
Bismarck islands and report many
strange sigbta.
The hot wave in the East has passed.
Ex-President Eliot, of Harvard, has
been made president emeritus and giv
en (500,000.
The government will start suit
against the Aemrican Sugar Refining
company under the anti-trust law.
It is reported that Leon Ling, the
Chinese who murdered Elsie Sigel at
New York, has been caught in Mexico,
A Loe Angeles man has confessed to
Bending out false staements about min
ing property by which he secured
thousands of dollars.
An unknown assassin killed Lieuten
ant Colonel Curzon Wyllie and Dr.
Lai coca in London. Both of the dead
men were prominent and it is thought
polities was the cause of tbe deed.
English suffragettes made another
attempt to storm parliament. Police
men received rough treatment and ar
rested over 100 of tbe disturbers.
-Owing to tbe provisions of the pri
mary law Heney cannot be a candidate
for prosecuting attorney of San Fran
cisco unless be runs independent
RAISES ITS PRICES.
Beef Trust Sirs Cattle Are Scarce
and Corn High.
New York, Julr 5. Tbe beef trust
bat again ordered the price of ita pro
! duct raised. Fourteen cents a pound
1 for pot roast to 2S cents for porter
1 bouse and sirloin steaks is tbe pricer
I rtirty cents will be demanded for tbe
latter enu in a few days, while aver-
i... kf r!!! Mtt)uiMlarlnl. Mnti
pound, as F" the hitherto pre-
vaiHng price of 10 eenta.
Tbe high price of corn and tbe scar
city of cattle are tbe reasons assigned
bv tbe trust for tbe increase in prices.
As to why cattle should be any scarcer
is forthcoming.
Retail butchers explain that tbe
working people are too poor to boy
beef; that there is a lessening in the
demand and consequently a raising in
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tec's corner in wheat has increased the
I demand for corn as an article of human
consumption, and that therelore trie
price of that grain has so increased
that it is no longer profitable to raise
corn-fed cattle,
Tbe officers of the beef trjst in the
East are very reticent in discussing
the condition of the beef market.
Whon an pxnrpasion of oninion was
googht from the representatives of the
big leaders m the trust, sucb as Ar
mour's and Swift's, the inquirer was
referred from one official to another.
Finally a vague statement was made
to the effect that tbe market was nor
mal and that existing prices were due
to natural trade conditions.
BODIES IN RUINS.
Work Suspended at Messina on Ac
count of Hot Weather.
Rome, July 5. Thousands of bodies
of the victims of the December earth
quake that devastated Messina are
still in the ruins of that city and will
not be dug out to receive burial until
winter. In an effort to convince King
Victor that it is doing every possible
thing toward tbe ends desired in Mes
sina, the Interior department today
submitted its first comprehensive re
port. It is understood tonight that the
king, though not doubting the honesty
of tbe officials, was angry that there
bad been so much delay, and had de
manded speedier work.
In reply to tbe accusation that no
excavation had been made in the ruins,
the Interior department declares it has
been found necessary to suspend all
work of this nature during the warm
weather. Up to that time 30,000 bod
ies had been recovered. An average
oi 300 bodies were removed daily in
April and 900 bodies were awaiting
burial for lack of grave diggers.
GOLD ORE AS BALLAST.
Santa
Fe Road Bed Rich in Precious
Metal.
Chicago, July 5. Officials of the
Santa Fe road are inclined to believe
that through the accidental discovery
of gold and copper in the ballast used
on tne ueien cut-on a new rich mining
district will be developed in the Man-
zano mountains in Torrance county,
New Mexico.
A fact that adds romantic interest
to the gold discovery is that the region
is adjacent to the deserted city, which
is supposed to have been Spanish and
which is known as Gran Qui vera.
There are legendary stories of old Span
ish mines which are supposed to have
been productive hundreds of years ago,
but which were abandoned. Now that
gold has been discovered in the region
these Btories are being revived and
many are flocking into the mountains
and are staking out claims everywhere.
The discovery of gold is largely due
to one of the engineers of the com
pany, who is located at the general
offices in Chicago. Not along ago this
engineer was walking track between
Belen and Willard and while in a deep
cut he picked up a chunk of ballast
which had a chemical stain upon it
The stone was brought to Chicago, and
it was found to be highly infused with
gold. Some of the ballast which was
being used on the Belen cutoff was then
sent for and was found to assay about
(3 worth of gold to the ton.
Four Killed in Cyclone.
Winnipeg, Man., July 5. Reports
received tonight Irom Southern Sas
katchewan show that four persons were
killed and more than 50 hurt and that
immense damage was done by the cy
clone which swept that district late
last night and early this morning. In
the Gainsboro district three persons
were killed and nearly 50 injured, while
a child was killed near Carrievale. The
cyclone struck first at Redvers, turned
south toward Carrievale and Gains-
boro, and then went east to Pearson,
aiamtoDa.
Educator Says Nothing is Right.
Denver, July o. Charging that the
whole present day school system is
radically wrong and that American
homes and society are directly respon-
siDie ior elements in the schools which
corrupt morals and make for crime and
criminals, J. C McNeill, superintend
ent of schools at Memphis. Saturday
dropped a bomb into tbe camp of the
National Educational association's con
vention at tbe council meeting prepar
atory to the opening of tbe convention.
Trust in No Danger.
New York, July 5. There is little
probability that there will be anv Drose-
cution of the sugar trust until August
wnen umiea stales Uistrcjt Attorney
Wise, who sailed Saturday for Enrone
returns to New York. The failure of
tbe Federal grand jury to file indict
ments in ita investigation of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company adda to
this impress ion.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
PROJECT HELD UP.
Land Opening by Deschutes Irrigation
Company Must Wait.
Salem After listening to an extend
ed argument by C E. S, Wood, repre
senting A, M. Drake, of Bend, the des
ert land board decided to bold up tbe
application of tbe Deschutes Irrigation
& Power company for tbe opening to
of Q
of land, embraced
in its latest Carey act project on tbe
Deschutes until tbe board can find time
personally to inspect the project at its
forthcoming visit to Eastern Oregon,
within a month.
Wood made an exhaustive argument
charging that tbe Deschutes Irrigation
Power company is not complying
with tbe plans and specifications for
tbe reclamation of the arid lands under
its Carey land contracts with tbe state;
that it is wrongfully diverting the
water taken from tbe Deschutes for
tbe reclamation of one segregation for
tbe temporary reclamation of lands
listed under another contract so it can
place the land on tbe market ; that the
company is heavily burdened with fi
nancial difficulties and has mortgaged
tbe settlers' rights to cover its defi
ciencies; that it can never insure tne
settler a perpetual water right under
tbe circumstances which now exist and
are in prospect ; and charging tbe des
ert land board with open violation of
its obligations to the state and tbe Bet-
tier under tbe provisions of the Carey
act and tbe irrigation laws of tbe state
in granting the irrigation company in
creases of lien and other privileges.
DALLAS-SALEM ROAD.
Good Progress Being Made in Con'
struction Work on New Line.
Dallas The Salem, Falls City &
Western railway company will have
completed the work of tracklaying on
its new line from Dallas to Salem by
the middle of August and regular
freight and passenger service will be
established within a month from that
time.
Tbe grading work is practically com
pleted, having been carried to within
two miles of tbe West Salem terminal.
Steel has been laid as far as the Pierce
RiggB farm near Eola, a distance of
about nine miles from Dallas. Only
about six miles of track remain to be
laid.
The new track contains few bridges,
the most important being the Brunk
bridge over the Rickreall river at Eola.
No bridge will be built acroes tbe Wil
lamette river, the road terminating on
the Polk county side, in West Salem.
Communication with the Marion coun
ty side will be carried on ly means of
a launch service, which has already
been established.
The company will install for its pas
senger service on the new line, one of
tbe new gasoline cars similar to those
which the Southern Pacific plans to
put in use on some of ita Oregon lines
Chautauqua Grounds Improved.
Uregon Uity loe work of improve
ment of tbe Chautauqua grounds at
Gladstone is being pushed. Fourteen
hundred feet of fence is being built on
the front Bide of tbe park. A good
pump and an adequate water system
are being installed. The Ladies aid,
of the Christian church of Gladstone
will have charge of the restaurant on
Uje grounds. Rev. W. H. Selleck,
pastor of tbe First Methodist Episcopal
church of Salem, will respond to Con
gressman Hawley's address of welcome,
Ashland Wants Mountain.
Ashland The Ashland Commercial
club will petition Governor Benson's
recently appointed Btate board of geo
graphers to change the name of Ash
land butte, the source of Ashland's
water supply and one of the chief scen
ic attractions of this vicinity, from
Siskiyou peak, which is said to have
been applied to it by some of the gov
ernment publications, to Mount Asb-
lana. a resolution to this effect was
passed at a recent meeting of the club,
Open Land Near Bums.
Burns The local United States land
office has been notified that the Harney
Valley Improvement company segrega
tion, known as the famous Carey
lands, has been canceled ; and these
lands, 69,000 acres of which are locat
ed close to Burns, will be opened at
once to public entry. It is thought
mat every acre oi this land will be
taken in a very short time.
Six-Inch Guns Arrive.
Salem The two big six inch guns
irom tne battleshio Uregon promised
the city of Salem, have arrived and
will be one of tbe attractions of the
cherry fair. Tbe guns will be mounted
on the state house lawn after the fair.
Tbey were procurred through tbe Ore
gon delegation at Washington and cost
the city of Salem only tbe freight
Monmouth Normal Opens.
Monmouth Tbe enrollment of the
summer normal school is very satisfac
tory, there being between 80 and 100
enrolled tbe first day. Next week
Professor L. R. Travers' course begins
and from 30 to 50 additional students
are expected. Prospects are for the
most successful summer normal ever
held at this place.
Big Prices for Farms.
Jacksonville William Stewart this
week sold to some Wisconsin parties
his 170 acre farm and orchard two miles
north of Jacksonville for (85,000, an
average of (500 per acre. Another
tract of 213 acres near tbe Stewart
farm was sold this week for (80,000.
BIG COLONIZATION SCHEME.
Vast Tract in Northern Morrow to Be
Cut Into Small Tracts.
Pendleton More than IS, 000 acres
of wheat land in the northern part of
Mnrmw eountv are to be colonued by
thrift Gorman and Hungarian fam
ilies, according to J. G. Crawford, of
Henpner.
H. sava that tne J . t n ooiery es
tate, consisting of this acreage oi
nracticallv level land, has been taken
over by a Portland real estate firm.
which has already made arrange menu
to put 1,000 families on the tract and
that the colonization will be complete
by fall.
This is probably the largest tract oi
farming land in Morrow county and
offers an ideal opportunity for a colo
nization scheme of this kind.
It is said that tbe heads of many of
these families are men of means and
that the immigrants will prove a valu
able addition to the county.
Mr. Crawford is also authority for
the statement that the crops of Mor
row county are to be much better this
season than was expected a few weeks
ago. Then it was considered that a
total failure was inevitable, but now
it is believed almost an average crop
will be harvested.
The unusual season of cool weather
which has prevailed over Eastern Ore
gon this spring and Eummer has turned
out to be a blessing for the farmers,
for with the customary amount of hot
weather this season's crops would have
been burned up, as tbe precipitation
has been practically nothing.
Fine Imposed on Road.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has commenced action against the Cor-
vallis & Eastern railroad for the collec
tion of tbe penalty for the alleged fail
ure of the railroad company to comply
with the railroad commission act
Some time ago the commission, after
an investigation of a complaint of in
adequate depot facilities at Lyons, or
dered the railroad company to build a
new depot The company hauled in a
couple of old freight cars and rigged
them up as an evasion of the law, and
the attorney general was requested to
commence action to collect the fine of
(10,000 provided by the law.
Huge Private Water Project.
Prineville County Surveyor Fred A.
Rice has just completed the survey of
a private irrigation project on the
Ochoce east of this place. It will be
one of the largest private irrigation
projects in the county. Tbe lands
effected are owned by T. H. Lafollette,
E. T. Slayton and J. S. Watkina, the
entire acreage comprising more than
2,000 acres. The canal will hold 1,200
inches of water and will be Bix miles
long. The cost will be about (5,000.
Construction work will begin as soon
as the plats of the survey are approved
by the state desert land board.
Two Plants in Prospect.
Milwaukie At an adjourned meeting
oi tne ftlilwauKie council a 20 year
franchise was granted J. L. Johnson &
uo. to construct and operate a water
works plant eaat of the Southern Psci-
nc rauroad. ibe ordinance granting
tne irancnise was passed as drawn up
without amendment It obligates the
company to provide water free for fire
protection. The plant is under con
struction. Milwaukie will then have
two water companies.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem milling, (1.30;
club, (1.1 8ft 1.20; valley, (1.17.
Corn Whole, (35 per ton ; cracked,
(36 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, (41 per ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
(17(20 per ton; Eastern Oregon, (20
(0.23; mixed, (1620.
Fruits Apples, (l(a;2.50 per box;
strawberries, $1.50(S2 per crate; cher
ries, 3f37cper pound; gooseberries, 4
(5,5c per pound ; currants, 8c per pound
loganberries, (1.252 per crate; rasp
berries. (2g2.25 per crate.
Potatoes (lrg 1.50 per hundred.
egetables Asparagus, 7590c per
dozen; lettuce, head, 25c; onions. 12)
15c; peas. 34c per pound ; radishes,
locper dozen; rhubarb, 33&e per
pound.
Butter City creamery, extras, 26&e
per pound; fancy outside creamery
2o(tt26,c; store, 18c Butter fat
prices average lc per pound under
regular butter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled. 23 i
24c per dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 12(? 12 c per pound;
springs, 16gl7c; roosters, 6a9c:
ducks, young. 1213c? r '
9al0c; turkeys, 18e; squabs, (2(ff2.25
per dozen.
Pork Fancy, 10c per pound.
Veal-Extras, 8&8c per pound;
ordinary, 7c; heavy, 6c '
Hope 1909 contracts. 15c per
6top!3cCrOP' "C; 1907
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1623e per
tihc, mohair, choice, 24ffi25c
,C"le Steers, top. (4.50(5.4.60;
u'n'f- 4-25(-4: common
! 13 ;,T8' top' 3-603.65; fair
dium, (2.753; calves, top, (5(a5 5?
heavy (3.604; bulls and Bta (2.75
&3.25; common, (22.50.
"T81, 588.15; fair to good
Sheep Top wethers, (4; fair tn
g-JjW L60&3.75; ewes. 'e Z
all trades; yearhnga, best (4.16; fair
to good. (3.76(54; spring Vmb.f (4 76
MESSINA IS SHAKEN.
Populace Flees From Ita Temporary
Homes to American Section.
Messina. July 2. Measina experi
enced two terrific earthquake shocks at
about 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
Tbey were accompanied by a roaring
sound, and are said to have bad a
stronger and more undulatory move
ment than tbe earthquake of last De
cember, which destroyed Messina, Reg
gio and other cities; laid waste many
villages in Calabria, and killed 200,000
Although the shocks today had no
turn terrible conseoueneea, the 25,000
residents of the city were thrown into
terror. Tbey ran into the streets panic-
stricken, and last night nearly tne en
tire population encamped in the open
niates. fearine to return to the struc-
tnr that have served them as homes
since the city was destroyed. The
broken walls of tbe old ruins were
thrown to the ground, and Messina was
for a few minutes smothered in a ciouu
of dust
Tbe casualties were few, and tbe
only persons killed, so far as known,
were a voune woman and her child.
The woman bad come here only a few
days ago, and bad settled in rooms that
the great earthquake bad left undam-
ged-
Tbe first shock was followed quicsiy
by a second shock, and the people fled
pellmell to tbe American quarter,
which tbey seemed to feel waa their
safest place of refuge. So great was
the rush to tbe American houses that
the authorities were unable to check
the invasion.
Tbe soldiers soon drew a cordon
around the square and a guard was
mounted at the bridge leading to it
Many of the panic-stricken people were
driven off, and orders were issued that
pending further instructions, no one
should be permitted to occupy tbe
American quarter.
All commerce ceased in the city and
the places of business along the sea-
front were closed.
Reggio suffered almost as severe a
shock as Messina, but no casualties
have been reported at that place.
The seismic disturbance was felt at
Taormina, but no damage was done
there. Within 24 hours the shocks at
Messina numbered 23.
AIRSHIP FL4LS PERFECTLY.
Orvitie Wright Handles His Machine
at Will.
Washington, July 2. Calm and con
fident Orville Wright late last night
encircled the Fort Myer drill grounds
time after time in his aeroplane in
three separate flights. He was seen
by thousands.
Shortly before 8 o'clock the aero
plane was wheeled from its shed to the
starting track. Previously the field
had been cleared by a troop of cavalry,
After the motor bad been tested, the
propellers were cranked and Orville
turned on the motor and released the
machine. As it neared the end of tbe
starting rail., Orville turned up the
forward horizontal rudder and the
machine arose into the air. It was a
beautiful Btart
Down tbe field the aeroplane Bailed,
curved gracefully about the lower end
and back up the east side of the field
along the edge of Arlington cemetery.
Tbe first round waa made in 50 sec
onds. Five times the machine circled
the field, attaining a height that varied
irom 15 to 30 feet On the sixth
round Mr. Wright came to earth with
in 100 feet of the starting point com
pleting tbe flight in exactly five min
utes.
The landing was perfect the ma
cume swooping down in successive
glides until within a few feet of the
earth, when Orville pulled the Btring
that stops his motor and the aeroplane
glided smoothly over the grass on its
suae until it came to a Bton. Arin
the aeroplane was placed in position on
uie starling ran, the motor started.
anu again the machine encircled the
field with ease and grace. Mr. Wright
approached dangerously near the start
ing tower and flew within a few feet
oftheBtablea that line the field. It
was noticed that at times the motor
skipped, but this seemed to have no
enect on operating the aeroplane.
Bell Sees War Cloud.
Leavenworth, Kan., July 2. Gene
ral Franklin Bell, chief of staff, in a
Bpeech before the assembled service
schools at Fort Leavenworth today, de
clared that he saw indications of war
and insisted that tbe day of interna
tional peace was far off. "There ia
much talk of arbitration and peace
congresses, and it is even implied that
there is to be no further use for armies
and nBviea." said General Bell. "There
has not been a period of 30 yean in
the history of this country without a
war."
Bomb Fiend is Caught.
Chicago, July 2. Felix Sharkey,
15" te7' to tbe police, but now
crippled and gray, today divulged all
he knew of tbe long series of bomb
outrages which have mystified the po
lice of Chicago. State's Attorney Way
man, to whom Sharkey told his story
laid an embargo of ailence upon the
narrator and the police .officials who
were present at tbe interview. Yes
terday Sharkey refused to talk, but a
night in jail conquered him.
Arctic Explorer Safe?
Winnipeg, July 2, A rumor
comes
"r T t George Cald-
; '. exP'orer who left three years
ago to make a trip from Hudson bay
westward to Slave lake and down to
Edmonton, and wbo bad been given up
- Ut is reported by native runner
SFulrton."1"
BIG SINS BEDS
Straggle k On Between Unpm
Hills zm union Employe
FIGHT IS CSION RECOCKITICI
Four States Ar Affected afid Aim,
7,000 Men Are Idle Trust
WW Make Fight.
PittBburg, July 1. Fifteen bUm.
were crippled or entirely tied ub,.
midnight by the strike order that wsn
into effect in tbe union sheet and ti
plate mills of tbe United States Steal
corporation, according to tbe eliim.
made by tbe officials of the Amain,
mated Association of Iron, Steal 4
Tinplate workers. The number of bkj
on strike is estimated at 7,000.
The strike is tbe outcome of them.
shop order posted four weeks am bt
unniuciiuu oucei a lluplSXe ettft.
pany at all ita mills throughout Vat
irgmiB, j-emuyivania, Unio and h
diana. Defeat for the Amalgamated aasoci.
ation, it is said, virtually means tkt
taking away of ita power in tbe slain
of tne United States Steel corpora tioe,
01 wBico toe American sneet c Jia
plate company is a subsidiary.
A wage agreement has been reaeU
by tbe Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel & Tinworkers and rep
Bentatives of the independent sheet ad
tin plate manufacturers.
DELUGED WITH LAWS.
Two Hundred and Twenty New Onat
Effective in Illinois.
Chicago, July 1. Two hundred vi
twenty new laws passed by the last
Illinois legislature went into effect to
day. Some of the big mess urea an
not operative before next Jannarj,
notably the hazardous machinery act
and tbe board of control, which tikis
over all charitable institutions. The
chief laws effective today are:
Forbidding women to work in lat
teries, or any place where tnachinerj
is employed, more than 10 hours a day.
This does not apply to mercantile av
tabliebmenta.
Permitting automobile drivers to da
fend themselves in court under law
permitting "reasonable speed."
Authorizing the city of Chicago to
add (16,000,000 to its bonded indebted
ness.
Permitting "white slaves" to testify
when their husbands "are involved.
Making it a felony to detain any
woman in a resort on charge of debt.
Providing for the examination and
licensing of barbers.
Inheritance tax law, which will add
millions to state revenue.
Punishing landlords who barchildra
from flats.
. Creating forest preserves.
Pawnbrokers required to hold all ar
ticles a year and cutting interest to i
per cent a month.
S300.000.000 FOR NAVY.
Expenditure Necessary to Save British
Empire, Says Beresford.
London, July 1. Advocating a plan
of naval expansion, already submittal
to the admiralty, which practically pn
vides the doubling of Great Britain's
immense sea force. Admiral Ia4
Charles Beresford today declared tat
national situation was more serkM
than was generally known. He fri
there was no use in precipitating
panic, but it was best to be on the safe
side.
Ten dreadnaught in addition to the
four provisional ships already prorid
ed for, will be built before March 3L
1914, under the admiral's plan. Tbe
scheme also includes 16 second elafl
cruisers, 18 commerce protecting trail
ers and 20 ships of a new type eimilar
to torpedo boat destroyers, but larger.
His estimate of tbe coat of this p'-
ia about (300,000,000.
Slot Machines Barred.
San Francisco, July 1. With 6
coming of midnight last night tbe
whirr and rattle of nearly 4,000 sW
machines in this city was stilled sv
nickels will be a drug on tbe
The ordinance placing all n,aDnerjT
nickel-in-the-slot cigar and dri
gambling devices under the ban
into effect July 1, and the police h
received orders to rigidly enforce t
prohibition. It was estimated wn
the supervisors were considering
ordinance that (12,000,000 has I
placed annually in these devices.
Helena Has Cloudburst.
Helona Mt Tnl 1 A clOUdbOTlt
in tbe mountains south of this city thi
afternoon wrought much damage u
tbs
city and adjacent country, prr
streams and dry gulches in the
became raging torrents. Main
carried a foot of water and the cell"
of scores of business houses were flow
ed. It ia feared that the damage M
heon rrot in tka PriMrl PeBT VSUCJ
and in the Missouri river bottoms.
Be
ports from there are anxiously swan
ted.
May Fly Across Channel.
Calais, July 1. Herbert Utkjft
Couont de Lambert and Henri F arrow
are at present on the coast near &f
awaiting favorable weather conditio"
to attempt an aeroplane fligM ,cJr
tbe British channel for a prise ofV
000 offered by a London paper. Fre"?
torpedo boats are being held in
'ness to aid the aviators in their fl
and resuce them in case of need.