Wallowa County chieftain., August 26, 1909, Image 2

EVENTS OE THE DAY
Ferei Items Gathered frcm AD
Parts ol fte Ycrli
FlEPAXarCR TIE BUST SEADQ
Less Important but Not Less Inter
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
One of the Moroccan rebel leaden
hss bees captured.
Spanish worships sre bombarding
the position held by the Moors.
The Greek fiag is Crete hss been
brought down by s shot from s foreign
wars&ip.
The row between Pincbot sad EsJ
linger is likely to cause Pincbot's res
igns uon.
A British battleship went ashore off
the coast of England. It is hoped to
save the vessel.
Eeney has been nominated by the
Oemoearts of San Francisco for prose
cuting attorney.
Thirty-nine of Japan's leading busi
ness men have started for America for
s tocr of the United States.
Thaw bas been returned to the in
sane asylum without Bpecial privileges.
His mother will continue the fight.
The Chicago, Burlington &. Quincy
railroad includes Bibles among the
books furnished the library compart
ments of their trains. ,
Prohibitionists from all quarters of
the country will celebrate in Chicago,
September 22, the 40th anniversary of
the founding of their party.
The standard of the G. A. R., car
ried in parades at national encamp
ments for 20 years, has been missing
since the parade at Salt Lake.
Harriman has started home appar
ently in good health and spirits.
A Blight earthquake has been felt
through Central Illinois and Iowa.
Reports from Paris say Spain is
anxious to negotiate with the Moors.
r
The trial of the Japanese strikers on
Hawaiian sugar plantations is nearing
an end.
The Calhoun trial in San Francisco
has been delsyed by the illness onf one
of the attorneys.
Americans in Mexico are forming
military company for the protection of
American residents.
The contract has been signed st Pe-
kin admitting Americans to a share of
the Chinese railway loan.
The proposed visit of Taf t to Seattle
bas rent the Sound city. The question
is whether the president shall play
golf or see the fair.
The San Francisco primary election
Dominated William Crocker as mayor
on the Republican ticket. Eeney is
behind his ticket for prosecuting at
torney. Bryan will visit the Seattle exposi
tion during its closing week and the
defeated candidate for presidential
honors is expected to be quite a draw
ing card.
A great legial battle is on in the
Federal courts at Portland for the ex
istence of the Oregon Trunk railroad.
the opposition to Harriman up the De
schutes into Central Oregon.
The recent heat wave at St. Louis
has caused 37 deaths.
Excessive heat caused an epidemic
of murder and suicide in Chicago.
Governor Hughes, of New York, has
returned home full of praise for the
Seattle fair.
Charles Dakin. a melter at the Den
ver mint, has been arrested, charged
with stealing government gold.
The reported acquisition of the New
l ort central lines by Harriman would
give him a second transcontinental
route.
The provisional government of Crete
has sworn allegiance to the king of
Greece and the powers will have to
step in and take charge.
The fire chief of RoswelL N. M.,
shot and killed a man accused of being
as incendiary after he had been fatally
wounded by bis antagonist.
The Niagara Falls has claimed an
other victim, a yoang boy who was
swimming in the river above the falls.
Mexican officials say there is no
doubt but that congress will give Pres
ident Diaz permission to cross the
border into the United States to visit
President Taft, who will later return
the visit.
Corn is suffering in Nebraska from
intense beat and lack of moisture.
The British boose of commons has
passed the South African confederation
bill.
San Diego, CaL, police will arrest
women appearing on the strees wear
ing kimoooa.
Mexican officials deny the report
that Porfirio Diaz, son of the president,
bas been assassinated.
Seven men and three women were
mangled by an explosion of natural !
gas at Cleveland, Ohio.
The reports that Abdul Hamid, ex
sultan of Turkey, is dangrronsly ilL
are denied at Constantinople,
AIRSHIP EXPLODES.
Wellman Made Good Start, but Acci
dents Bring Faikir.
Camp WellinaB, Spitsenbergea, Aug.
13 (v;m Hajnnierfest, Aug. ZZ. Walter
WellmsE second attempt to sail ever
the Xt.rtb. Pole ia a bsuiooa has resulted
a a failure. The giant dirigible bal
loon "America, - in wtirb sir. eu-
icaa and his parry of three ft out,
j'TYw-fr-dt-J about 22 miles from the
start point, when disaster overtook
After a long preparation and wait
ing fr favorable weather., the oppor
tunity came today, and Mr. Wellman
deeided to make the start. It was 10
olok in the morning when the great
air-hip was brought out of its shed and
the daring explorers took their places
in the ear.
When the anchors were cast loose.
the airship ascended beautifully, the en
gines were set in motion and everything
seemed to work to perfection. The big
air craft was manuvered for some time
and answered the helm perfectly.
Then its head was turned northward,
and it set out at a sjeed of 25 miles an
hour. Suddenly, after having covered
Z'2 miles, and when everything seemed
to be going splendidly, the leather guide
rope, to which - was attached lt0
pounds of provisions and stores, broke
away. The accident occurred just as
the airship was nearing the pack ice of
North Spitzenbergen.
Keleased from this great weight, the
airship shot upwards at a terrific paee,
until it was a great height above the
clouds. The pilots succeeded, however,
in bringing her down near the earth,
turning her about and set out to fight
their way southward against a strong
wiud.
The airship proceeded slowly south
ward to the edge of the pack ice. where
the steamer F-rani was anchored. After
much difficulty, a tow rope was gotten
aboard the Frani. which started imme
diately to tow the airship to Spitzen
bereen. The strain was so great, however,
that it threatened to tear the car to
which the rnje was attached to pieces,
and Mr. Wellman finally decided to
bring the airship down to the surface
of the water. This was effected with
out mishap and the car rested on the
surfaee of the water until all the mem
bers of the crew, the dogs and the sci
entific instruments could be transferred
aboard the Fram.
The Ameriea was then towed back to
the landing stage, and within a short
distance of where the start was made.
But the ill luck of the expedition was
not yet at an end. Just as the airship
had reached the landing stage and ev
erything looked favorable for its rescue
without serious damage, a sudden gust
of wind eaught the b:g bag broadside
on. and snatched it away from its tow
lines.
It was carried careening over rough
ice hummocks for some distance and
then it exploded. All the scattered
pkrts of the airship were subsequently
recovered, but the damage was so great
as to preclude any -further attempt to
By over the pole this year.
HENEY WILL ACCEPT.
Must Make Campaign, However, on
Independent Ticket.
Newport. Or., Aug. 23. Francis J.
Heney furnished the Oregonian a writ
ten statement today, in which he figures
out that, according to the recent Su
preme Court decision in California, he
cannot aceept the nomination for prose
cuting attorney on either the Demo
cratic or Independence League tickets.
"The only way in which I can be
come a candidate is by petition signed
by a certain number of voters who did
not vote at the primary election, re
questing that my name be placed on the
ballot as an independent candidate,"
says Mr. Heney.
Mr. Heney has bern nominated both
by the Democrats and the Independence
League, but California's new primary
law forbids that a candidate accept
nomination by two parties. Further
more, a candidate must be named by
the parry with whom he announced bis
affiliation at the primaries. Mr. Heney
is registered as a Bepubiican.
Mr. Heney says he does not want the
office of prosecuting attorney, but will,
if nominated and elected, sacrifice his
business interests for the public weal
in order to continue the war against
the grafters.
Fish Tows Boat 8 Miles.
Avalon, CaL, Aug. 23. After-a six
hour battle off Seal Bocks, C. C. Conn, a
well known yachtman. landed a 110
pound tuna yesterday. Conn was the
only successful one of scores of sports
men who started as soon as the report
got about that the tuna bad reappeared.
The big fighting fish towed Conn's
launch nine miles before he could be
brought to caff. The sodden reappear
ance of tuna after an absence of five
rears is drawin? l&rce number r,t
anglers to Catalina.
Carmen Reject Scale.
Chicago, Aug. 23. Following the lead
of the North and Wet Side Strte&r
Men ' onion, the members of the South
Side organizations tonigbt voted to re
ject the wage scale agreement reached
recently by their officers with the street
railway officials. This throws the whole
question open again and the H'.wo
union men are in a more defiant mood
than ever. President Mahon, of the
national union, arrived todav and is
trying to prevent a strike.
General Booth Mar Go Blind.
London, Aug. 23. General William
Booth, commander-in-chief of the Sal
ration Army, was operated upon today
for septic poisoning of the eye. The
doctors are not yet able to say" whether
the General ' sight will be saved.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
COURSE TO BE IMPROVED.
Correspondence School Closes Sec
ond Year's Work.
University of Oregon, Eager The
second year of the correspondence study
department of the University of Ore
gon has just closed with an enrollment
of more than 350 students. This is a
material increase over the number en
rolled last year, and there is hardly a
county of the state not represented
among the students.
In all respects the results of the work
of the past year have bees most satis
factory, and the plans for the . coming
year inclose expansion in all depart
ments.
Dr. Herman Burr Leonard, of the de
partment of mathematics, who has bad
a number of years' connection with cor
respondence schools in the East, and
who has been very successful in his cor
respondence courses in mathematics at
the university during the past two
years, has been put in general charge
of all correspondence work. He will
be assisted in the office work by Miss
Mazelle Hair, formerly an instrutor in
the department of English literature,
and the work in the field will be in
charge of Professor L. R- Alderman.
Plans far the coming year include sev
eral courses each in the departments of
mathematics, English literature, Eng
lish composition, botany, history, edu
cation, economics, mechanical drawing
and physics, and an enrollment of 500
students is expected. The correspond
ence study work will begin in Septem
ber.
LAST MODOC BOND IS PAID.
Southern Oregon Resident Secures
$113 47.
Sa!em The state treasurer's office
recently paid the last of the Modoc war
bonds. The claimant was Charles
Sherlock, a Southern Oregon man, and
he drew from the state the tidy sum of
$113.47. The face value of the bond
was S75.90, interest coupons $27.52,
interest on bond $10.05, making a total
of $113.47.
These bonds were issued under an act
approved October 22, 1874. The bonds
matured January 1, 1880, and interest
ceased December 1, 188L For many
years there has been but one bond un-.
redeemed, and recently a friend of Sher
lock noticed the statement of the bond
issue in the annual report of the state
treasurer, and lost no time in calling
the attention of Sherlock to the fact
that the state owed him money which
it was willing and anxious to pay.
Sherlock furnished undisputed proof of
his right to the sum, wcih was ac
cordingly paid him.
Country Developed by Road.
Corvallis As a result of the con
necting of the Corvallis & Alsea rail
road with the timber belt southwest of
Monroe, heavy shipments of logs for
the Corvallis sawmills are arriving
daily by train. The line taps a forest
area in wbicb there are three biliion
feet of the finest standing timber. A
site has been purchased in the suburbs
of the city for an added sawmill of
150,000 feet capacity. The railroad is
25 miles in length and was built" by H
C Carver, $3,000 having been contrib
uted by the people of Corvallis and
Benton county in aid of the undertak
ing. The line runs through a rich ag
ricultural district and will transport
large quantities of grain and other pro
ducts. It connects Corvallis and Mon
roe. New Factory for Salem.
Salem Steps have been taken to
wards the location at Salem of a cloth
ing, glove and mitten factory. James
H. and L. W. Gleason, Kansas men,
were before the board of trade asking
for a bxiu! and the commercial organ
ization seems willing to meet the
terms named. The promoters say they
have machinery worth from $3,500 to
$4,000 ready to install and sufficient
capital with which to bring it west and
set it up. They ask the business men
of Salem to donate a site and a build
ing 25 by 100 feet.
Rush Work on Road.
Baker City With a determination
to reach Prairie City, in the John Day
vallev. bv Thanksfrivinir rimr th
- - - o- e ,
Sumpter alley Railroad company is
working about 300 men on the exten
sion of 17 miles which runs over a
mountain range. If the road reaches
Prairie Citv so that trains ran mi
Thanksgiving dav. it is the intention
of Baker's business men to send a
large delegation into the John Day
country on that date.
Pie Fruit is Plentiful.
Pendleton With huckleberries
tiful in the Blue mountains there is a
more reneral exodns of loral nennU n
the hills than there was when the'
warm season was at its height. While 1
the berries grow in nearly every cart
of the bin monntjtina nl , m'A t
i i i.h wut. HH
be plentiful everywhere, Kamela, the
highest point on the mountains touched
by the railroad, has the reputation for
having the greatest quantities and the
largest berries.
Oil Well Down 470 Feet.
Astoria Excellent progress is being
made in boring for oil at the Hess
place, oo Young's river, and a depth of
470 feet has been renrhorf a
. ..
over 400 feet down a strong flow of '
gas was struck and this still coct noes. '
This is considered a very satisfactory ;
indication and the boring will be con- i
tinoed until 500 feet ia nrtit . !
less oil is struck before that time.
HUGE FAHM PROFIT.
Gain is Ten Times Annual Rental for
Willamette Vasey Ranch.
Albany A. C Armstrong, a farmer
residing four miles northwest of Plain-
view and 10 miles southeast or AiOar.y.
will realize a profit of $4,800 on 120
acres of vetch he threshed last week, j
Incidentally he will clear up about $6,
000 this year on a farm of 400 acres,
for which be pays an annual rental of
$600. Some other Linn county farm
ers are doing almost as well, and farm
ing in the Willamette valley is paying
better this year than for many years.
Armstrong had 140 acres in vetch
this year. t He mowed 20 acres of it,
and after storing his bams full of loose
hsy for his winter's supply had enough
left over from the 20 acres to bale 20
tors, which is worth $13 a ton. The
vetch on the remaining 120 acres was
threshed for seed by the thresher and
cleaner of Parker Bros., and Armstrong
bad 70 tons of threshed and cleaned
vetch seed from his 120 seres. This is
worth four cents a pound in the present
market and after Armstrong psys all
expenses of threshing, cleaning, etc,
be will realize a net profit of $4,800 on
the vetch seed alone, to say nothing of
the vetch hay he baled.
In addition to his 140 acres in vetch,
Armstrong has 200 acres in spring oats,
which is in splendid condition and will
doubtless return a big yield and give
him an additional profit of several hun
dred dollars for the past year s work.
Hearing for Mount Hood Road.
Hood River The Mount Hood rail
road had a hearing before the railroad
commission here. Commissioners Aitch
eson and Campbell were present to take
testimony. A general complaint of ex
cessive freight charges had been filed.
The Mount Hood railroad has been ex
empt from the power of the state rail
road commission because the line is
short. Since the extension of the line
recently it will probably come under
the supervision of the commission.
Land Used for 55 Years.
Cottage Grove Threshing has begun
in full blast in the vicinity of Cottage
Grove, the grain yields in some cases
exceeding the expectations of the
farmers. A field belonging to Felix
Currin, four and one-half miles east of
this place, that has been in crops suc
cessfully for 55 years, will yield 30
bushels to the acre in wheat of excel
lent quality. Other farmers expect
about the same average.
American Minire Congress.
Salem Announcements of the next
meeting of the American Mmine con
gress have reached the executive office
at Salem. Governor Benson will be
privileged to appoint 10 delegates
from this state to the congress, which
meets at Goldfield, Nev., September
jr., zk, Z ana 30 and October 1 and 2.
Hawley Returns Home.
Salem Congressman Willi n. R.
ley, of the First district, bas returned
to nis nome at balem. Mr. Hawley
expressed pleasure at being able to re
turn to bis State after the Irmir
session. He said he thought the time
was wen spent.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, 93c; club, 88c;
P.ed Ruessian, 66c; valley, 89c;
Turkey red. 88c; forty-fold, 89 e.
Barley Feed, $36 per ton; brewing.
$27.
Oats $2829 per ton.
Eav Timnthr tx;tu..
$1216 per ton; Eastern Oregon $17(ff
18; mixed, $15.50(516.50; alfalfa,
$13.50; clover. $llrtil3: chest tis
(&14.50. '
Grain bags 55c each.
Butter City creamery, extras, 31'e
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
2. (! 31 c: store. !1 ..
- - ' uubier
lat Dnces averfifTo 1 L . j ,
' ii-ii puunu unoer
regular butter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 27Q
27 He per dozen.
roultry Hens. 1Sp mrm
16c per pound; roosters, 9(5,1 0c; ducks!
young, 12 13c; geese, yonne lm
11: turkevs 2m- i . -
dozen. '
Pork-Fancy, 11(511 e per pound.
eal Extra, 9(5 10c per pound,
rrutts Apples. $1(52.25 tw,, i
Dears. $1.5XS!- -V', .1
, , vjjcc, "ociati.oo
per crate; cantaloupes, $1.75.2.50;
plums 3o(5 .oc per box; watermelons,
1.6051. i a percrute.
potatoes .oc5$l per sack- sweet
potatoes, 3e par pound.
wnions ii.zo per
Vegetables Rm., r-
abbas, ifii i?;. . T,' ?
rn, 15Q
20c. cocmubers, 15(520e; onions, 12
ei6e; peas, 7e per pound; iradisbea!
leper dozen; tomatoes, $1(51.25 per
Hons 1909
1908 crop, 14rS15c; 1 w "crHrei
ijto crop, bc
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(3 23c per
valley.25c;mohS.-clK,
good, $44.2o; common, $3.7504
top. $3 50; fair to goodL4!
3.25; common to
-We., top. $5(55.7071:
bulls and stags. $2.75(53.25.
Sheen Tod wetKM. . - . .
to good. $3.S0? "
? L'- riint, best. $ fi!
to good. $3.5Jrl 7K. Z77V I,lr
$5.25(2,5.50. ' ' Dg
Hogs Beet ta ?;. . .
THIRTY BUSHEL WHEAT.
Montana Farmer Makes Success of
Working Dry Land.
Caldwell, Mont., Aug. 20. F. F. Ir
vine, member of the Montana board of
control of the Fourth Dry Farming con
gress, and one of the successful dry
land farmers of this vicinity, is now
harvesting 40 acres of wheat, which be
estimates will yield about 30 bushels
an acre. This grain was planted in
September on sod ground that bad been
plowed in May ana juiw, oeing ure
first crcp from this ground Mr. Irvine
rrvU his eroD a unusually rood. Be
says the field bas been attracting at
tention and people nave oeen coming
in from miles around to see for them
selves what can be accomplished by
conscientious application of dry farm
ing principles.
Mr. Irvine has informed Secretary
John T. Bums, of the Dry Farming
congress, that be will send a sample of
this crop to Billings, Montana, for ex
hibition at the Fourth Dry Farming
congress, which will meet at Billings,
October 26-Zi-ZS next.
WIND AGAINST WELLMAN.
Twice Prepares to Fly to North Pole,
but Puts Back.
Hammeriest, Norway, Aug. 20. A
dispatch from Walter Wellman's ire
tic expedition camp at Spitzbergen
dated Auirust 14 says:
" A north gale whiA bad been blow
ing on the oth dropped on the lZtn,
and Mr. Wellman made ready to start
in search of the North Pole. The bal
loon was inflated and provisioned, and
the motors were working smoothly. On
the 13th the wind was still variable,
but Mr. Wellman decided to get the
airship out of the house.
"The o ffiiers and crew of the Thalia
assisted in swinging the airship, which
was of fine appearance, out of the shed.
The wind, however, again freshened
and at 6 o'clock in the morning Mr.
Wellman ordered the airship back into
the shed to wait for more propitious
weather.
C. P. R. Discovers Fraud.
Montreal. One.. Anir. 20. The lecral
department of the Canadian Pacific
railway Deueves it nas uneartnec a
huge conspiracy to mulct that and
other corporations by means of false
claims for damages for personal injury
received in altered an-identn. The
claimants are alleged to have a regular
organization, with branches in Chi
cago, Toronto, Vancouver and other
Dlaces. and to carrv on a srstematie
scheme of fraud by means' of false
claims, xaise witnesses, etc Three
arrests have been made and others are
promised.
Yoakum is Optimistic.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 20. B.
F. Yoakum, chairman of the executive
committee of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railway, who is making a
tour of the West to observe the crop
and general business conditions, said
today: "I find business condition it
good and improvement general all
aiong toe line. Cotton is in good shape.
In some sections it needs rain. The
corn crop has been hurt in this state
in some sections, but there will be
more corn than last year by reason of
the increased acreage."
Black Handshake Costly.
Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 20. The ex
ecutive board of the Vr CMfYUkn va m tA
society of the Methodist Episcopal
church here baa elected Rev. J. F.
Decking to be president of Rust uni
versity, at Holly Springs, Misa. The
election was made
abrupt resignation of Dr. F. C. Eng-
iiau, oi Cincinnati, who said be bad
been threatened bv a mnh
Miss., because he had shaken bands
wim a colored presiding elder.
Ocean Falls After Quake.
Mexico CAtv A n on j. ,
- ' 6. a. ue.ayea
ul8Datch from Arinnl ..... i
. oj d uircc bo-
yere earthquake shocks were felt there
Mnnnsv Tk. j , . . .
j . uimo uruppea iar Delow
the normal and alrmo tk. i
,. 7 -6 Miuc noore
line of the port the beach was exposed
for a distance of 30 feet The shocks
are believed
. e regis
tered at the Washington observatory.
in the open, not having ventured to re
turn to their homes.
Quake Tale Exaggerated,
San Franriiuvi A on n
- . -- 1 i.u. x-assen-
gers arriving from Mexican ports to
day on the Panama steamer Acapulco,
the first vessel to bring news of the
eartnauake of Jni o n ..j . ,
clare that the reports reaching this
cooniry by wire greatly overestimated
the loss of life resulting from the dis
trubanees. They declare that only
two persons were killed outright at
Acapulco, although hunriH. k.-i
row escapes.
Moors Cut Wire, Again.
h7-Z o novices received
-the
T V ' lne moors again
bave t telegraph wires and isolate
the SpaniBh garrison there. The bom-
tant and there have been many casual-
among the Moors. The Kabyli,
mobilizing near Alhucemas pre
paratory to marching on Melilla.
,t WreCk " Upep 'lnd.
Honolulu, Aug. 20,-The steamer
IWiau went ashore early today on the
the Island ofEca?
h beenabandoned by ber officers and
7 . . -'" we wreck to at
tempt to float the Nilhau.
Railway Tracks 2s1ieuNm
Train Serrtce SnspKjm
am tourists are; maim
Water in Its Wild Fury Almost Uu
ramous onage in Royal
Pueblo Under Water.
Denver, Aug. 21. Annrt . .
burst at Four-mile creek, BetrC,
wv u'Ki maae more disuti
the flood in the Arkansas rivet, wh
since dawn vesterdav th t , .
.... . - """WW tw
adjoining towns, washed outrwlrJ
" "r "iijr worm tr--
The cloudburst was one of the hetrw
in that section and soon then?
swollen by mountain torrenti
Canon City, bad risen eight feetfr
inches.
The trains of the Denver t v.
Grande and Colorado Midland nitnH
were blocked at many plat,
scores of tourists were delayed at fc.
eblo. Salida, Grand Junction and otie
points.
The magnificent Royal gorge, sfe,
the Arkansas river rushes throor,
canyon nearly 3,000 feet deep, si,
scene of wild fury. The watertaj
reached a level of the famous Usra
bridge. Many of the nearby arja
were washed clear of tracks.
At Pueblo last night the water va
splashing over the levee it the roa
asylum grounds, and with a su-iaj
rise the grounds of the asylum aisd
as a large portion of the residenee
tior nearby will be under water.
Officials of the Rio Grande state that
45 miles of their track between hat
and Salida, a distance of 100 mila,!
'washed out and that it will be at less
a week before main line traffic cm b
resumed.
NEW GEYSER RISES.
Hurls Immerse Volume of Waters
Yellowstone Park.
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellontm
Park, Wyo., Aug. 21.-I or two at
three days past there have been indica
tions of an eruption of some kind nee
Fountain hotel, Yellowstone mk.
Yesterday a new geyser broke out a
full force about 100 feet north of tie
regular Fountain geyser, near the bt
teL Today . this new geyser, whid
does not appear to affect any of the
others in the vicinity, played tot
height of 150 to 200 feet, tfarowicc
immense quantities of botwiterssd
steam.
The new geyser does not plsy regu
larly, at does "Old Faithful," bot it
short intervals, eruptions oeeornrt
five or six hours apart and lastcf
about one hour. The crater of the
new geyser is large and the quantity
of water thrown similar to that of the
great Fountain geyser, located kh
two miles sooth of the Fountain hotel
though the water from the new one
carried to a much greater height
JAP STRIKERS ARE GUILTY.
Jury Finds Four Took Part in t
spiracy in Hawaii.
Honolulu, Aug. 21. After beirg
out six hours the jury in the esse a
the four Japanese strike leaders ehcf
ed with criminal conspiracy broapl
in a verdict of euilty at 10:45 p-
yesterdsy. The defendants, Presi
Makino, of the Higher Wage assoc
tion, the organization in charge of tk
Japanese laborers on the sugar planta
tions of the islands ; Editor Sogi, d
the Japanese newspaper Jiji,
Assistant Editors Negoro and Tasbib,
of the same paper, were arrested tri
charged with criminal conspiracy
14. when officers with search wansztt
entered the offices of tiiC Jiji and
Higher Wage association and foe
there evidence of what the autboriusi
claimed to be a widespread mow
the part of the Japanese striken
take possession of the government s
the territory.
Thirty Fall With Bridge.
Chicago. Aug. 21. Ten persons wJ
injured seriously and 20 others hal
narrow escaDes last menu
. . L . .kMl 7.-14!
feet nf the 1 9th-et,-et hridpe OVCT tt
river and viaduct collapsed.
thought at first that several bad be
killed, but workmen digging B
iwuii uuku jaie ivuigub ucm. - . .
anybodies. The accident occurreajw'
after a streetcar bad run pan
had alighted to walk over the dacj
ous portion to get another ear.
strucxion wort weaKenea uic i 1-
City Sliding Into River.
Rnmh Ar. 91 The fate of tb
prosperous' Punjab city of DersG?
xuii, wild a pvpujanvu ,
wbicb for many years has beecFK
nallv .Imrmo ;..t the River IbdOS,
Nothing can be done to prevent B"
encroachment of the waters.
swept away every day, and one by "
mosques, mansions ana noven - -appearing
in the stream.
Ex-Shah Tries Murder.
n . ... . 1',nir to 1
nome, Aug. zju aotbuu.
dispatch received here today fr0l,
oeran, tne recent attempt o tf
shah to commit suicide was reU J
attempt Jo assassinate the child cys
father, the deposed ruler, who stn
the boy with a poniard.