EVENTS OF THE DAY
Keny Items Gathered trca AH
Parts d ttis World.
REPAID) FCI TIE BEST LEASES
tCess Important but Not Uu Inter
eating Happenings from Points
Outside the Stat.
Two member of tbe Cuban cabinet
may gbt a dueL
Oklahoma has commenced suits
against three trusts.
Bomb throwing and other disturb
ances coctinoe in Spain.
President Tafr delivered addresses
at Hoc? toe and Dallas, Tex.
Tbe czar of Rossis was welcomed
in Italy with great enthusiasm.
Wilbur Wright is teaching army
officers in tbe use of the Wright aero
plane.
Mores in tbe Philippines are succes
fal in smuggling modern rifles into the
islands.
A magnetic storm on tbe Atlantic
seriously crippled the cable service
across the ocean.
The Portola festival ended at San
FTancisco with a parade of floats and a
dance on the streets.
Officers of a Nashville, Tenn., bank
have been arrested for taking deposits
when the institution was insolvent.
The national convention of the W.
C T. U. at Omaha has declared for
local option as a step toward prohibi
tion.
Tbe Copper River railroad in Alaska
has 82 miles of the 200 completed.
More than 3,000 men are at work on
the line.
The Xew Tork iee trust is on trial
fur its life.
Guatemala is still accused of aiding
.Inearagua rebtls.
San Francisco is almost joy mad over
tne .Portola Jestivai.
Oklahoma bankers think the bank
guarantee law is a failure.
The entire Spanish cabinet has re
signed and Liberals fill most of the
places.
Marjorie Gould scorns all foreign
suitors, and says an American will do
for her.
The Municipal association of Portland
insists that moral conditions there are
worse than ever.
The government has dropped the land
fraud prosecution against Dr. E. B.
Perrin, of California.
Lovett has been elected president of
the Union Pacific, and will practically
ne xiarrunan s successor.
Deaths by tuberculosis are said to be
on the decrease on account of the fight
tnat is being made against the disease
A man died at Hastings. Neb., claim
ing to be Schlatter, the divine healer,
but is believed to have been an im
postor.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, pro
poses that all Western congressmen
unite to obtain funds for waterwavs
and irrigation.
A Swedish professor, accused of
bom bo-tt rowing, has become insane,
Los Angeles women have won their
fight against smoking on street ears,
Russia is preparing to enforee he:
rule over Finland by arms if necessary
The American Federation of Labor
has denounced the execution of Ferrer
A great celebration was held in Tork
town in commemoration of the Barren
der of Lord Cornwallis.
President MeCrea. of the Pennsvl
vania road, predict another panie "if
more anti-raiiroad :egietion is passed.
A band of Chippewa In bans are re
ported to be starving in liorttana, and
the government is rushing supplies to
mem.
The captain and crew of tta men of
a British trading vessel were murdered
by New Britain savages and the ship
jootea ana onrnea.
Estrada, the Niearaguao revolution
try, and is making good headway
against tne government Jorees.
Tbe motor of Wright's aeroplane
Stoooed short dur-nt flitrli Kr K.
laniW safely. Toe gasoline tank bad
. i ...
not 5eeB n.ea oei ore starting.
President Eidder. of the American
Newspaper Publishers' association,
ayw xbbx lin nas Dees misinformed
regarding the tariff on print frvr, and
that a trade war with China wiu reu!t
Saa Franeiseo reports 150,000 t.'-utor
to the Ponola festival
Tbe last of the five escaped Oregon
convicts has been recaptured.
There is mack speulacioa as to who
will be the next minister to China.
Several Japan banks at San Fran
eiseo and Los Angeles have failed.
Japanese editors is Honolulu have
confessed misdeeds to escape prison.
Railroads have agreed on a uniform
and mneh simplified form of railway
tickets.
Count de Lambert made a 31 -mile
flight in bis aeroplane and reached a
beigirt of 1300 feet.
Aa educated Mexican attorney and
author has been arrested in Los An
geles, charged with being an anarchist.
President Roosevelt was charged upon
by an angry bull elephant, out was
saved by a quick shot from one of his
NEW CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
Clinic for Treatment to Be Opened in
New York City. j
New York, Oct. 25. A clinic for
the cor of tuberculosis by electric car-
rents of high potentiality and high
frequency" is to be opened within a
few days at the Throat and Long hos
pital in East Twenty-seventh street.
It is the first clinic of tbe kind and ac
cording to Dr. Frederick de Kraft, of
US Seventieth street, who will be in
charge of it, may result in revolution-
inxing treatment for tuberculosis, if
not establish a positive cure for it.
It is largely to Dr. De Kraft's suc
cess in tbe treatment of consumption
with what is known as the Oudin elec
tric current that the establishment of
the clinic is ue.
"I have not invented a core for con
sumption, said Dr. De Kraft, "but I
have improved the methods of applica
tion of the electric currents of high po
tentiality and frequency and with oth
ers have established that consumptives.
even when in the advanced stares of
the disease, can be cured by electricity.
"There are possibilities in tbe use of
the Oudin, D'Arsonval and Tesla car-
rents that may stir the w rid. Just
what these possibilities are, I do not
care to say at present.
MALARIA RAGES IN INDIA.
Death Rate Mounts High Conference
to Be Held in Simla.
Calcutta, Oct 25. An important
official conference will assemble at
Simla this month, charged with the
duty of examining tbe whole question
of malaria and drawing up a plan of
campaign for the consideration of the
government of India and tbe local gov
ernments. This special inquiry has
been instituted by the governor genera
in council as the result of a proposal
put forward by tbe sanitary commis
sioner that a permanent organization
should be formed to investigate syste
matically the problem connected with
the disease. 1 be official communique
on the subject points out that the num
ber of deaths ascribed to fever through
out India approximates 4,500,000, rep
resenting a mean death rate of nearly
20 per 1,000, and though this total is
greatly in excess of the actual figure,
owing to the general practice of ascrib
ing to "fever" deaths which are in re
ality due to other causes, yet it has been
estimated, from indications afforded by
certain special inquiries and by the dis
pensary returns, that the actual death
rate from malarial fever is about 5 per
1,000. This represents about 1,130,-
000 deaths, and as the mortality in
malarial fever is ordinarily low such a
death rate indicates a terrible amount
of sickness, much of it preventable.
CONVICT CAMPS PROBED.
Some Good, Some Bad, Found by In
vestigating Committee.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 25. According
to the testimony of convicts before the
senatorial committee on investigation
at the penitentiary farms and camps in
Texas, deplorable conditions prevail in
several camps, while in otners tbe op
posite is true. In one of the farms.
according to the evidence of those ques
tioned, not only is sanitation poor, but
those imprisoned are cruelly treated.
At the Lignite mine at Calvert, the
committee found most astounding con
ditions, it is stated. According to the
testimony conditions on the farms have
been found poor for the greater part,
with ill-kept bunkhouses and no segre
gation of those ill. Food has been
complained of. But many of tbe farms
have their redeeming features. Where
one poor condition obtains it is offset
by an improvement, bo that in tbe
main, the week's investigation found
much to commend.
Delaware Shows Speed.
Rockland, Me., Oct. 25. The bat
tleship Delaware, the first American
fighting ship of the Dreadnaugbt type,
made a splendid showing on her screw
standardization runs over the measured
mile course in Penobscot bay today,
exceeding her speed requirements by
nearly a knot. While her contract
calls for a speed of 21 knots an hour,
tne Delaware today attained a maxi
mum speed of 21.98 knots and a mean
of 21.44. Three runs were made in 19
knots, three at 20.55 and Ave at the
maxima of 21.98 knots.
Red Apples Close School.
Grand Junction, Colo., Oct. 25. To
harvest a crop of fruit, estimated to be
worth SI, 600,000, it was announced to
day that all public schools were dismiss
ed for two weeks. The pupils in tbe
Indian school and all public schools in
the Grand Valley also will be given a
vacation that they may help in gather-
ing tbe crop and relieve the shortage of
pickers and packers. It is estimated
that more than 10,000 men and women
will help to harvest the crop.
Magnetic Storm Rages.
New York, Oct. 25. A pronounced
magnetic storm seriously affected
some of tbe Atlantic cables today. At
times the magnetic currents were so
strong as to e.iminate the cable cur
rents. This is the third serious exper
ience with these so-called aurora bore
al is on the Atlantic cables during the
last month.
WiH Found Home for Aged.
Albany. K. Y-, Oct. 25. Dr. Robert
W. Bill, secretary of tbe state board
of charities, announced today that the
15,000,000 fund which a philanthropist
desired to contribute to charity would
be given for tbe establishment of a
new home for the aged; location not
disclosed.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
GRAZIKO IK POOS SHAPE.
to
CatUe
Idea WiR Probably Ears
Teed During the Winter.
Portland T. P. MacKeuie, super
visor of grazing of the aational forest
service, has returned from a six weeks'
trip of inspection of the grazing lands
n the IeschQ!es country, lie found
the grazing lands in not as good con
dition as has been the ease is other
sections of the state, and ia all prob
ability the number of cattle allowed
on the "ranges will be materially les
sened before the opening of the 1510
grazing season.
Ia some sections of tbe mountains
the grass was practical! T gone, while
it was but seldom that real grass was
encountered in sufficient quantities to
keep the cattle over winter. Many
cattle owners in the Bend country are
planning to feed considerably during
the winter. Tbe coming of tne rail
road into the eountrv has so aroused
the farmers, however, that thev do not
bother about a temporary setback.
bile tne cattle owners will proba
v suffer a temporary loss, owing to
the eutting down of then nniber of
cattle they are allowed to graze on the
government forests, they will gain in
tne end in that with a rest, partial
mass which, nronerlv eared for, will
last for vears without anotber rest.
Little trouble is anticipated as the eat
tie owners have learned that tbe ac
tions of the national forest service are
fur the best, and they make no effort
to resist.
APPLE LAND $1650 AX ACER.
New Record for High Price Established
At Hood River.
Ilood River The record price for an
apple orchard was broken at Hood
River when Clyde E. Mason, of Chi
cago, a mechanical engineer, paid. $16,
"iiio for 10 acres in eight-year-old trees.
The varieties are Newtowns and Spitz
enbergs. The price per acre, which is
flCoO, is 9') an acre higher than has
ever been obtained for fruit land at
Hood River. The purchase docs not
iiidude anv buildings, and J. W. Rod-
ford, who sold, reserves the crop.
The orchard, which was sold through
the agencv of the Briggs-Ament com
pacv, is situated on the east side of the
valiey, and joins a number of high
priced tracts. Mr. Mason is accompa
nied by his family, and will remain
here.
While the price is thought by apple
men to be top-notch, it is not regarded
as high, because of the recent sale of a
3-vear-old orchard for $1,000 an acre.
and another sale of 700 per acre for
land that bad been cleared, but not set
to trees.
New Road Is Assured.
Salem A. Welch, president of the
feaiem. Eugene k Eastern railwav. an
nouneed that work would immediatelv
commence on the building of the main
line between here and Eugene, and that
it will be well under wav in 90 davs.
The main line will parallel the Southern
Pacific on the east of that road, going
out by the Reform school and touching
at Turner. Marion. Peoria and Junction
City on its wav to Eugene. A branch
will be buiit. according to Mr. Welch
from Salem to Mehama and the San
tiam mining country, and $150,000 will
be expended on a local street railwav
and terminals.
jar. weien states tbat the road ex
pects to get into Portland over the
tracks of the United Eailwav-s. now
building up the west side via Hillsboro,
and which, it is claimed, will build into
balem. crossing the Willamette river at
tms point and connecting with the Eu
gene Eastern.
Raise Apples With Name On.
Hood River To supply one of New
York's cafes with Spitzenberg apples
witn tne care s name on the apples.
Sears & Porter, one of Hood River's
largest apple-growing firms, adopted
new idea in this locality this vear. A
paper label with the name and the fig
ure of a bird, which is said to be a
martin, was pasted on the apples when
they were green. As the fruit colored
the words were left on the apple in red
with the background green. About 400
apples were treated in this wav. and
they will be shipped to Rae t Hatfield,
a commission firm of New York. The
fruit will command an especially high
figure, as the labels were plaeed'on se
lected irnit
Road-Building Rushed.
Prairie City The first train over the
new railroad from Austin to Hnekle
berry flat, the top of the grade over
Dixie mountain, will be run Wednes
day. From that date passengers and
freight will be handled from the station
on the top of the mountain. Tbe Samp
ler Valley Railroad company is making
rapia progress in building to Prairie
City, and if no unforeseen delay is
caused, trains will be running out of
Prairie City the first of the year.
Elgin Apples Win Prizes.
Elgin At the Union eonntv fair at
La Grande, the Elgin exhibit captured
first prize on general displav, and re
ceived eight first prizes and four sec
onds. Elgin is planning a general ex
hibit on October 22 and 23. and will
finish the season at the National apple
show.
i
Big Profit on Garden Land.
Ashland Kerbv Bros- wood dealers
on Wagner creek, have purchased Fred
L. Boner's ranch of 112 acres of pas
ture and garden land for (225 per acre,
or 25,0O0. The place passed into the
hands of the Roper family about 12
years ago for $3000.
Irrigation Survey Begins.
Weston A preliminary survey is in
progress for the proposed Pine creek
irrigation projeeL It is planned to'
build a large dam at Rocky ford, three
miles above town and to conserve flood
waters for tbe irrigation of about 12,-
000 acres ia this vicinity.
MACHXXES PICK irRKTRS.
I Cranberry Culture Extensive Industry
on Coos Bay.
Msrsifieid Tur.cg the season of har-
vesting crat-berr: on Coos bay, which
s now coming to a close, empnravu.
and halfbreeds are '-ispeeially good at
tbe work, and some are quite expert.
They gather at the cranberry rancnes
at r'ic'kir.g time and come from all parts
of the county.
un the William Frazier place, on
North inlet. b:g bunkhouses are pro
vided for the pickers, and they furnish
heir own meals mey are paiu
cent a box for picking, and some make
exce'lect waites. On some of the
places natent pickers are used. Ibese
patent pickers consist of a box arrange
ment taat opens and snu-.s win itrm
in front. Toe box is closed over a
bunch of berries and by pulling tne
device the berries are removed from
the vines and left inside the box. After
tbe picking the marsh is flooded and
the loose berries which mar have fallen
on the ground float on the water and
are gathered en,
Mr. Irazier bought tne rancn oi tne
ate Mr. McFarland. who was the pio
neer eranberrv man oi tne i acme
coast- This is his first season on the
place, but he understands the business,
as he was formerly in the cranberry
commission business in another city.
The vield from the ranch this vear will
be neariv 1000 boxes, and Mr. Frazier
will leave som for Portland to look
after the marketing of his erop. There
are near Coos bav several other bear
ing marshes, besides new ones which
have been planted, and which will pro
duce within a few rears.
LINN SHIPS MANY SHEEP.
Forty-six Carloads Go Prom Albany in
Three Months.
A'banv Though the Willamette val
ley has never been rated as a sheep
country. 46 carloads of sheep have been
shipped out of Albany in the past three
months. This figure is remarkable
when it is considered that practically
no sheep were exported from Linn
county two years ago.
the sheep industry has made most
rapid strides in the Willamette vallev
in the past three or four years, the foot
mu ranct. ottering a splendid; p. ace
tor raising tne animals. Ihe wool out
put of the vallev is vet insignificant,
compared with Eastern Oregon but the
number of sheep here is steadilv in
creasing. As a matter of fact Bheep
are produced here more for sale for
breeding purposes than for wool. In
view of this fact, the standard of the
stock raised in the valley is very high
ana growers are meet-ng with great
success in tnis neid.
Search for Oil Will Begin.
Astoria Anntner association has
been formed to bore for gas and oi
:n this vicinity, and tne trial will be
made on the property of Dr. Owens
Adair, on her tideland; Wtween the
mouth of Young s bay and Warrcnton
Connected with Dr. Adair in the enter
prise are E. L Ferguson and V. M
c.uar.. wno own aiiincent prowrtv
Oil driving machinery has been orderd
and will be ready for installation with
in a short time.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices i Bluestem, tlfa
i."-; ciuo. c; red Kussian, 90c; vallev.
-e: me, sie; Turkey red, 91c: fortv
Uaney t eed. 26.50fi27: brewing
Oats No. 1 white, 2S(TT2S.30
ton.
per
Corn Whole, $3."; cracked, t36 per
tnn
Hay Timothy. Willamette vallev.
mia l. per ton; Eastern Oregon. 18Ti
19: alfaifa. tl4; clover. H; eheat, 13
14.50; gra;n hav, $14(515.
uut.er City creamery, extras, 36c
7.1 Tl P Ativa'ulo nn.AM
m. v viruiiit-rv, dJKi.ffte per
D4,c. ....jkj .-ic. (Butter fat
in.-i average i-ft per pound under
regular nutter prices.)
-Egs uregnn. 345 35e per dozen
i.a.i.ern. jy.v; tit per dozen
iicn,. Ham-t; springs
14c; roosters. 9-lOc: ducks. l.Vffus..
e??-Jr:.L lf17e;
Pork Fancy, is ? ponnd
veal ExTa. 10-'511e pr ponnd.
pean l slgLSO per box; peaches. 75c
(I per crate; grapes. 90cfnl wr
n...i.l.5U per dozen; oninces tl,-513
ir x:. teni. SS5 9.50 per" bar
rel: huckleberries. 91C r Dn)1
Potatoes-Oregon, 50T,6. per sack
sweet potatoes. 2c per pound. '
SaeK Vegetables Tnrnir. 7r,1
per sack: mtm. i . v...' 1. J'"1
tabagas. tl.23 per ek ' '
10c per pound; horseradish. 9510?
dozen; peppers. 53.e per pound; pamT
kins, 1(51 V.e; radishes. 13 per wT .
fronts. 8,oe r pound;
le; tomatoes. COCOe -Cattle-S-eers.
top qualitv, U50?
4..: fair to good. 4Ti 4 oV
3.50,5 3.73: cows, ion ,"mm.?-
to pood MfiA. rair
r-'.59 frt 2.75: calve.
-r - " meaium.
heavy. 3.50,4; bull's
ton. 3 f5 5.25:
2.25; 'wag,!
S-.-vjfa3.50,
Hogs-Best. : fair to good. 7JW
-o;.tockers,0(a7; CbinaTatso
v j' ,7' - tee less on all
grades: yearlings, best. Ufri4 2S
15c: 1909. ehoieeP printe ' 2d'nm'
Wool-1909. WUlameite v
24e; Eastern Oregon. 20(523 V !
-1909, 2324e pTr pound.
LOVETT SUCCEEDS HABBXMAN.
Man Chosen by "Wizard" nesiaeni
of Union Pacific.
New York, Oct 22. All doubt as to
Edward H. Hammas's successor was
st at rest today, when Robert S. Lovett
was elected president of the Union Pa
ine road at the annua meeting of the
directors. In connection wita nis eiee
ion it was stated that be would soon
be elected president of the Southern
- . A t -i - . v- :
Panne, 01 tne uregon nauroau a. .yi-
gation company ana oi tne uregon
Short Line.
The sole difference in future con
ditions, compared with past conditions,
will be that Mr. Lovett will devote his
entire attention and energy to the Har
riman lines proper. The annual riort
shows that, inasmuch as it discloses the
fact thst the Union Pacific has sold its
stock holdings in several other railroads
for which Harriman was credited wits
reaching oul. it can be stated with cer
tainty that Mr. Lovett was the man se
lected by Harriman to succeed himself,
and that he is highly acceptable to the
officials of all lines. The officials, in
fact, manv of tbe rank and file who
knew Mr. Lovett ss a hnmble attorney
in Texat, regard him with the keenest
affection and respect.
The other men mentioned for the Har-
man places, among whom were Edwin
. Hawlev, Messrs. Kruttschnitt snd
Stubbs, John D. Spoor, president of the
Chicago Union Stockvards company; L.
F. Lore and William Newman, were
never for a moment considered bv the
board. Messrs. Ernttschnitt and Stubbs
knew before Harriman died who would
succeed him, and neither ever aspired to
be position.
More even than Harrimsn, Mr. Lov
ett was familiar with the details of the
jreat system which the "Napoleon"
of the railwav world had builded. Bet
rer than anv one else Mr. Lovett knows
how to carry on snd to perpetuate the
svstem which made Harriman the rati
wav king of his time.
Mr. Lovett will also, ss the meetings
of the directors take place, be elected
president of the steamship companies
and other corporations at the head of
which Harriman stood.
SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
Liberals, Republicans and Socialists
Have Forced a Change.
Madrid, Oct. 22. The Spanish cabi
net, formed January 25, 1907, under the
premiership of Antonio Maura, resigned
today as a result of the bitter attacks
made against the government bv ex
Premier Moret y Prendergast, represent
ing a powerim opposition. At a con
ference Premier Maura told the King
tnat in tace or enor Moret 'b statement
that the opposition would refuse to dis
cuss even the most urgent measures, he
had no option but to resign. He asked,
however, the members of the majority
,o support tne new ministry.
After the resignations, Moret y Pren
dergast undertook to form a new minis
try, himself assuming the post of pre
mier snd minister of the interior. The
new ministers who took the oath of of
fice tonight follow:
Premier and minister of the interior,
Moret y Prendergast; minister of for
eign affairs, Perez Cabellero; minister
at rmanee. Isenor Alvarado; minister
of war. Lieutenant -General de Loque;
minister of marine, Rear-Admiral Con
cas; minister of publie works, Senor
i.assett; minister of publie instruction
Senor Barroso; minister of justice, Mar
trnez del Campo.
It is understood that the new gov-
nrnmnni .1... : 1 . . .1 . i .....
...i.,. ,u meiuui's ine establish
mem or tne constitutional guarantees
n Barcelona and Gerona. the RnnnrM.
sion of the censorship, acceleration of
me campaign in tne Kiff region, am
nesty for political offenses, the publica
tion of the documents in the Ferrer case
ana tne noiumg of elections within
few months.
GUATEMALA TAKES A HAND.
rrauueni benus Expedition to Help
Jievoit Against His Neighbor.
-Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 22. It is
iii oeneveu here that President Ca
brera. of Guatemala, is resnoniWe in .
measure, if not entirelv, for the revolu
tion in B'.nefields, as he has supported
it with expeditions from Puerto Barrios
auu otner places.
zvuvices state that a steamer which
was on its way to Guatemala to get war
supplies has been seized by the authori-
u: icaraguan government has
many troops at El Castile and Managua,
but heaw rains n ;m.i: '
nr.;.: .ju.ub acuve
Three Boys Blown to Bits.
T r -
u ai, uct. 1. Johnnie and
Albert Johnson, aged 10 and 8, and
Douglas Reynolds, aged 8, sons of J. .
Johnson and E. A. Reynolds, employes
of the New Guadalonpe Quicksilver
Mining eompany, were blown to atoms
r..a i panys magazine at
-.iuupe snortiv after Hark !.
evening. The children were nl,
ner, and erawlcd through a crack
n the masonrv. takintrth. ..
and were tamruntr them .- 1 -
boulder. - in.
Temblor Topples House.
"', meiiv. Oct oo o i
strong earth WV. . .
. - - "nc jcu toaav.
They were nun T.mnn j . . .-
nn tv .i """" i ciroaie,
"?.thf f.1?! ?f Mt Etna. The ro-
WW T'Jr' Larme.d )V te "rat
, .U4ucu m OI ri,,.,. hnii. T
bu?'"ffAciro;,e:
,- , ru was Killed. The
He was K ' ban1(" h'" "
He was buned in the wreckage. The
TJ.Lm0 "acked.
re,r.Uke7 " -lna WM
Kew Volcano Breaks Ont
El Centro. Cal., Oct. 21 w. ...
received here ton!.! W,.WM
fnrfl. r vc oreaKing
. 0 - " " uicano
jt ne volcano be-
et!'r odsy. emitting flame and
n.phuron, f nme, f ,, erateme g
e. it is impossible to pet near i,
rater because of the tzLg the
AIRSHIP DEFIES lim
FresrtATlatcr Sends HadHuij,
tace oi win!
SPEEDS AT 100 HILES A5 EOU
Breathless Crowd Implore, Hi
-.n io wesceno-Machinc Un.
der Perfect Control.
Blackpool, Oct 23.-The ,-
of the aeroplane ia the hands of t do"
rt acmonstrated todiT.v
rr.,Wo t ..i. ' wl
" -vum, tne iYenc, lrU(w
"""n mat first enten,;
and then terrified the spectr
in the monoplane Latham h,ttW
against a gale blowinir 3n ,:iJ
hour, and he twice circled the eomn
viio m.cuine struggled in th teeti
of the gale it amnrcl
stand still in the air. When, ho.
Latham came lwi..f :. . .
,u 4ue wind W
monoplane was driven . . w
mated to be between 80 and 100
in linnv !UO
At one time he hreW i , .
carried out to sea, and the
vftfm-ft Una nesougbt tl
sviator to come down. When U'lu,
did alight he was not permitted to
..u.., - luturr mgnt whUe the kirt
wind continued.
Wright May Tly Five Hundred Wo.
i-ans Ml. 3. OrvHle Wright h,
outlined his views on the subject if
mechanical flight
"There is not as much danger isT.
ing as there is ill Itiitiknmltili.
be said. "We now turn nnf n.n-7;..
will run regularly for a short time 49
times out of SO. and in 10 rsN m
years, or even two years. I thiuk tfcr
1U u aeroplane motor absolutel?
reliable.
We will soon build a machine for
speed, to Te tived with n .
i picBtrui mv-
tor, to show what can be done. It win
go faster than any machine you hire
seen over here."
"How far can yon fly in one of toot
present machines?"' he i-.r
"In Berlin," he answered, "I toot
up as a passenger a man who weighed
225 pounds. I had 75 pounds if pu.
line on board. I could replace tie
weight of the man with gasoline nd
that would give me 300 pounds of fuel
With that I could fly 500 miles.
" Ves, any one who can run in into,
mobile can fly. It is not neariv as dif
ficult or dangerous as automobile rat
ing." Cody Renounces America.
Xew Tork, Oct. 23. Captain 8. T.
Cody, the American aviator, who hit
been teaching British army omcers how
to fly, has renounced his American titi
senship and taken out naturalization pa
pers as a British subject, according to
a message received here from Doscai
ter, England, where he is attending aa
airship meeting.
A large crowd cheered Coday when ke
was given his naturalization papers, bat
he refused to lower the Americas Hag
which was flying over his headquarter!.
It was said some time ago that Codr
was informed that he would have !
become a British subject if he desired
to hold his position there.
BACHELOR RENTERS LOSE.
Must -Marry or Indian Land Aereag)
Will Be Cut Down.
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 23. Hereafter a
man who is not married will not be per
mitted to rent land of the Indiana ea
the Um.itilla reservation, according to
rules ju:t promulgated by the depart
ment of Indian affairs.
An except ion is made in the ease of a
yonng man who resides with his pareaH
on the reservation. Single men who are
renters at present will not be ontiei,
but they must get married before tie
expiration of their present leases
only be permitted to lease 320 instead of
640 acres.
Provision is also made for the elimi
nation of grafting, which has prevailed
to a great extent Some of the twit
wily Indians have been able to kP
rich commissions from would-be rentes
who were willing to pay in order to
secure leases on eertain lands. Her
lfteT the renters must make publie bid,
and any one found paying commission!
to secure leases will be denied the pn
ilege of leasing any land on the reser
vation.
Hawaii Feasants Dream.
Honolulu, Oct. 23. W. A Per
strous, the immigration agent who se
eompanied Immigration Commission"
A. L. Atkinson to Manchuria in "
search for Russian immigrants, declares
that over 100,000 Russian peasants wast
to come to Hawaii. When the BussisM
who arrived here on the Siberia wert
listed hundreds of families pleaded for
a chance to eome. Great destitution
ists ntnnntr K families brought here
hy tbe Siberia. 8ome of the immigrant
are veterans of the late war Deiw
Japan and Russia.
Divers Find Ohio's Mail.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct 23.-Diy
working for the Vancouver Dredging
Salvaging eompany this morning re
covered the : mails of the wrecW
steamer Ohio, lving in Carter's bs.
There were 16 bags of first-lass sso
registered letters, and 157 bag f Y
ond class matter recovered, all of wbi
will be turned over to the postal o
thorit.ina iaim tn Lnke charge of. orI
of salvaging the steamer's eargo is pro
ceeding slowly, but favoraDiy.
Calcutta Quake Severe.
Calcutta. Oct 23. The recent ear
quake was the worst that has occorrw
over such a wide area in man.r y"j
The fatalities are reported st 136
150 persons were injured,