EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of tbe World.
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER
Lest Important but Not Less Inter
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
Taft has been made an associate
member of the G. A. R.
Insurance companies of Indiana are
being prosecuted under the anti-trust
laws.
Wisconsin proposes to forbid con
tributions by candidates to churches
and secret societies.
A severe wind storm at Corry, Pa.,
blew over a circus tent, injuring a
large number of people.
Reno, Nev., is infested with firebugs
who are starting numerous fires in bus
iness and residence buildings.
Roosevelt has already started to
write a series of articles describing
his African adventures to date.
Governor Hadley has vetoed the in
siirance law which was passed by the
Missouri legislature after a long tight.
The army transport Dix, which has
been experimenting with Philippine
coal, reports that it has excellent
steaming qualities and has proven very
satisfactory.
The Dry Farming congress, which
meets at Billings, Mont, in October,
will aim to teach the farmer how to
conserve moisture by intelligent culti
vation and thuB increase the producing
area in arid and semi-arid regionB.
The French strike is on the verge of
collapse, but is pledged aid of the labor
unions.
Three men were killed and 12 badly
injured by an explosion of dynamite
near Key WeBt, Fla.
Farmerrs of Grand valley, Colo.,
have protested against Ballinger s sus
pension of irrigation work.
A bridge on the Wabash railroad
hear Kansas City gave way as a train
was crossing and several persons are
missing.
A non-union baker at New York was
set upon by women and after giving
him a severe beating they threw him
into a vat of dough.
Hill and Harriman otlictflls are con
ferring with the Interstate Commerce
commission with a view of forming
rates to conform to the Spokane decis
ion.
An extra session of the Washington
legislature will probably be called to
Btraighten out some of the matters
arising from investigation of state offl
cials.
Experts estimate that in 10 years
every drop of water available for irri
gation will be utilized. For every acre
irrigated there will be 60 acres of dry
farm land where irrigation posBibili
ties are exhausted.
Much Suffering and Death in Wake of
Kansas Tornado.
Kansas City, May 17. A recapitu
lation of the storm, general over
Northwestern Missouri and Eastern
and Central Kansas, and extending into
Oklahoma, and which in places reached
the proportion of a tornado, shows
three known dead and 55 injured, at
least half a dozen of the latter serious
ly hurt.
The principal damage was done at
Hollis, a town of 150 inhabitants, near
Concordia, Kansas, and at Mount
Washington, Mo., a suburb eight miles
east of Kansas City. In both of these
places practically every house was
either damaged or demolished, and
dozens of persons injured.
Mount Washington, Mo., 22, three
perhaps fatally.
Near Great Bend, Kansas, 20, mostly
members of a crew on a Santa Fe work
train, which was blown from the track.
Four of these are in a serious condition.
Hollis. Kansas, three.
Rosedale View, Kansas, a suburb of
Kansas City, two. In the vicinity of
Hoisington, Kansas, four.
Pond Creek. Oklahoma, four.
The storm followded a terrific down
pour of rain. The wind came up sud
denly, swooned down with but little
warning, and striking the small terri
tory described, wiped it out almost
completely. Frame houses were crusn
ed, the sides apparently being forced
inward, while others were toppled over
and carried from their foundations.
n some cases Bides of buildings were
carried away, leaving the roof and a
few small articles to mark the Bite,
Roosevelt
eader.
says Tolstoi is a weak
A saloon is to be opened in Des
Moines where treating will be forbid
den.
Secretary MacVeagh says prosperity
only awaits completion of the tariff
bill.
Fire at Long Island, Kan., destroyed
five business buildings, causing a loss
estimated at $100,000.
The Farmers' union, at its national
convention, has agreed on a plan to
build warehouses and market wheat
without the middleman.
Seventeen states and ten foreign
countries will have delegates at the
Dry Farming congress, which meets at
Billings October 26 to 28.
Physicians attending the annual con
vention of the Illinois Homoepathi
Medical association advocated the re
moval of tonsils of everyone subject to
tuberculosis.
The postal strike in France is not
general and failure seems probable,
Office seekers and office holding by
professional politicians is becoming
vocation in the Philippine islands, ac
cording to the report of Acting Direc
tor Harbord, of the constabulary.
Tbe Pennyslvania railroad is setting
out thousands of trees to provide for
future requirements in timber and ties.
President Taft has agreed to attend
the opening of the Gunnison, Colo.
tunnel.
The Missouri senate has killed the
measure which gave the state railroad
commission power to nx passenger
rates.
Tbe Farmers' union is in national
convention at Springfield. Mo., and
plans are being made to keep the price
of wheat up.
London art dealers are in trouble for
selling spurious wares on unsuspecting
customers.
Railroads have submitted to the In
terstate Commerce commission new
rates which will greatly injure Pacific
coast cities If allowed to stand.
A Denver woman died rather than
have ber hair cut Her tresses had at
tained a length of 90 inches and physi
cians declared they consumed the vital
it which should have sustained life.
HOMES NOW RUINS.
THE A.-Y.-P. FAIR.
Some Brief Notes of Intesest on the
Exposition Which Opens June I.
The Oregon building was the first of
the state buildings to be finished. Cal
ifornia made a good second.
Mt Rainier, the highest mountain
in the United States, towers 15,000
feet above the grounds of the Alaska-
Yukon-Pacific exposition.
Five million dollars' worth of gold
dust, just as it came from Alaskan
placers, will be part ol the Alaska ex
hibit
Live specimens of all game and game
birds found from Point Barrow to Tia
Juana, will be seen in the immense
game paddock.
The provines of Alberta and Saskatcb
ewan, uanada, will make splendid ex
hibits of their mineral and agricultur
al resources.
The University of Idaho cadet band
of 40 pieces will play at the fair this
summer. The Idaho legislature passed
an appropriation allowing the battalion
to go into encampment at the exposi
tion immediately after the end of the
university year.
The Michigan building will be the
only state structure financed locally,
The money to defray the expense of
building and entertainment was raised
by subscription in Seattle.
Guards on the grounds of the exposi'
tion will wear pearl gray uniforms and
it is planned to make the force the
best dresBed police body ever seen in
this country.
TRAIN HELD UP.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
GENERAL STRIKE BEGUN.
HAS RECORD CLIP.
Over 3,000,000 Pounds of Wool Ex
pected In Malheur County.
Ontario The wool clip in Malheur
county this year will be much larger
than it was a year ago, or for several
years, as the fleece is in much better
condition, and there are also more
sheep in the county than for several
years. The clip last year totaled about
2,750,000 pounds and was considered
very large, but this year it will be
more than 3,000,000 pounds and it will
be cleaner and much thicker per sheep
than it was last year.
One and one half million pounds have
already been sold here, for May and
June delivery, and buying continues at
a rapid rate, so rapid in fact that there
will be very little public Belling this
year, as tbe salea days lor Untario have
been set so late. They are June 7 and
21. There has been very little bad
weather this year, which is the partic
ular reason for the fine condition of the
fleeces. The sheep have come through
the winter with less loss than for sev
eral years previous.
Prices this spring range from 20 to
21 cents. Last year they were about
12 to 16 cents. Very little of the
wool in this vicinity is going to the
Chicago warehouse. Most of it will be
sent to Boston, as in former years. A
number of wool growers throughout the
vicinity joined the warehouse plan, but
the majority continued in the old way,
as the prices in this part of the coun
try have always been good. ,
Much of the shearing this year will
be done by machine. Some complaint
of the machines have been heard, the
complaint being that they shear too
close for the best health of the sheep,
but this does not seem to be credited
by many of the growers.
The annual meeting of the Malheur
and Harney Wool Growers association
will meet in Ontario on June 22. At
that time all the wool growers of the
two counties will be here.
Citizens Propose to Make" Good Use
of Normal School Building.
Weston The district school board
has given notice of a special meeting thn raiwav mail clerks
I it A. 2 Lln A n hmiV latpr
STATE'S FINANCIAL CONDITION
Robbers Hake Good Haul on Great
Norther t Road.
Spokane, Wash., May 17. Great
Northern passenger train No. 3 was
held up by two masked robbers between
Mead and Colbert shortly before mid
night Saturday night. The mailcar
and the engine were detached and taken
by the robbers three miles east of Hill
yard, Pwhere the mails were rifled.
The engine was then reversed and sent
back down the track, where it crashed
into the standing train.
When the collision occurred a number
of the passengers, it is reported, were
injured. A hurry call was sent to Hill
yard for doctors, who were rushed to
the Bcene in a special train carrying
the officers.
The train was left standing several
miles from a telegraph station, where
one of the trainmen was Bent to notify
the Spokane office of the hold-up.
According to the report at Hillyard,
the robbers have obtained booty amount
ing to more than $20,000 from the
mailcar.
Treasurer's Statement Shows Over
' Million Dollars in Strong Box.
Salem The treasurer's statement
just out shows that the amount of first
mortgage loans outstanding is the
greatest in the hiBtory of the state,
having reached the sum total of $4,
390,822.82.. Asa result the common
school fund interest is growing rapidly
and there will thereby be a large
amount to apportion among the coun
ties August 1.
The common school fund interest is
now $232,007.94.
Tbe state tax paid into the state
treasury during April was large, al
most $500,000 being received. On ac
count of this healthy condition of the
state's finances, the total amount on
hand is the largest that has ever been
held at any time by the state for a
great many years, the sum being $1,
173,633.98.
Farmers' First Annual Picnic.
Weston The snuual meeting of the
Umatilla county Pioneers' asociation
will be held in this city May 28 and 29,
when it is expected that practically
every old settler will be on hand to re
call the "good old days" when Eastern
Oregon was the home of coyotes and
the land was covered with sagebrush,
The first pioneer society to be organiz
ed in Eastern Oregon was founded here,
and annually the meetings have been
held for over 20 years. . Over 25 of the
early settlers of the county have passed
away during the past 24 months.
Sheep Moving to Feeding Grounds.
Condon Rae Bros, of Montana,
shipped a big trainload of Bheep from
Condon last week, the train consisting
of 23 cars, making in all about 6,300
head. These sheep were going to For
ay the, Mont, were Rae Bros, have
large bands of sheep. Several large
trains of sheep will be leaving differ
ent parts of Eastern Oregon for the
above firm and they will have about
250,000 head of sheep feeding in Hon
tana when these arrive.
More Time is Given.
Washington, May 17. As a result
of several conferences, the Interstate
Commerce commission today announced
a postponement. from June 1 to July 1
of the time for taking effect of its de
cision in the Spokane rate cases. The
commission recently had postponed un
til June 1 the time when the new rates
ordered by it should go into effect but
as a result of conferences within the
last few days with the representatives
of the Hill and Harriman lines it was
decided today further to postpone the
operation of the order until July 1.
Earthquake In Montana.
Glendive, Mont, May 17. At 9:16
o'clock Saturday evening Glendive felt
a very perceptiule seismic disturbance.
A number of men gathered in the Ma
sonic temple rushed from the building,
believing it was about to fall. In many
places dishes rattled in the pantries.
The first shock lasted probably two or
three seconds, with unusually rapid vi
brationa. The shock was felt at For
syth and Dickinson, N. D., where it is
reported to have been very severe.
Bank Guarantee In Texas.
Dallas, Tex., May 17. A genera
movement among state banks to take
advantage of the new state guarantee
law, signed last week, has begun.
During the two dsys since the law was
signed 25 banks have accepted the pro
visions of the deposit guarantee sec
tions.
Sells 23 Acres' for $2,133.
Weston George Nesbitt who has
been employed three years on the farm
of J. N. York, was surprised recently
by the receipt of a "windfall" amount
ing to $2,133. Several years ago Mr.
Nesbitt acquired for a small sum 23
acres six miles from Boise. He had
since regarded it of no value. When
Boise real estate man, Dean Perkins,
came to see him and offered him $2,133
lor the tract he closed the deal imme
diately.
Dr. Steiner Returns.
Salem Dr. R. E. L. Steiner, super
intendent of the asylum, has returned
from an extended trip East He was
accompanied as far as Chicago by H,
E. Bickers, superintendent of the fee
ble minded institute. Bickers returned
several weeks ago. Both made the
trip for the purpose of making a study
of the care of the insane of other
states. Dr. Steiner visited Washing
ton and Senator Chamberlain while
there.
Klamath Changes Date.
Klamath Falls The celebration of
the completion of tbe railroad to Kla
math Falls has been set for June 2 in
stead of June 7, so as not to conflict
with the Rose festival in Portland.
This is now authoritative. The event
will be a great one in this section of
the Inland empire, and will be made
memorable by the gathering of the
greatest crowd ever known in Klamath
county.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR WESTON.
May 31 to vote on the proposition
establishing a high school. This ac
tion is taken in view of the state nor
mal board s refusal to permit tbe use
of the state's property at Weston for a
normal school supported with private
funds,
The Eastern Oregon state normal
school will therefore cease to be, with
the commencement exercises May 23'
25, after being conducted more than 20
years as a state institution. The state
board will be petitioned for the use of
the state's plant for public and high
school purposes, the district agreeing
to take care of the property for which
no provision was made by the legisl
ature.
In view of the fact that the com'
munity gave all the ground and one of
the buildings to the state, it is thought
that the request will be granted.
Ontario Lands Bring $80,000.
Ontario Eighty thousand dollars'
worth of property changed hands in the
vicinity of Ontario during the past
week. The prices ranged from $125 to
$200 an acre. Among the sales were
100 acres owned by A. M. Moody,
which sold for $20,000; 75 acres owned
by Judge J. T. Clement, $15,200; 160
acres owned by Dave Dunbar, $20,000.
This land was purchased by Portland
parties, and the entire acreage will be
planted to fruit trees. A. A. Brown
also sold 2,000 acres for $20,000.
Work on Fair Buildings Begun
Eugene The work of building the
grandstand and pavilion for the Lane
county fair, which will be held in Sep
tember, is under way. Tbe fair
grounds will be a busy place during
the summer, as little building has yet
been done. The track, which is being
used for training, 18 in good condition,
The capacity of the grandstand will be
1,000. The pavilion will be large, well
arranged and modern.
Five Miles of Ditch Dug,
Grants Pass The farmers and ranch
ers or this community are jubilant
over the advancement made on the ir
rigating ditches. The gravity ditch on
the north side ol town has been com
pleted almost to the city limits, while
on the north side of Rogue river the
high land ditch to Fruitdale has been
completed to the opening of the valley.
Altogether five miles of waterways are
ready for use. Water will be turned
into the ditches within 30 days.
Benton Growers Meet.
Corvallis A grand rally of fruit
growers and farmers was held here last
week under the auspices of the Corval
lis Commercial club for the purpose of
organizing a Benton County Fruitgrow
ers' association and discussing plans
for a co-operative scheme similar to
that in existence at Hood River.
French Postal Employes Throw Down
Gauntlet to Government.
Paris, May 12. The chamber of dep
uties, after a stormy session or lour
hours yesterday, adjourned the debate
on the interpellations on the postal sit
uation until May 13. The response of
the employes was quick and decisive.
Within half an hour tne leaerai com
mittee had issued an order for a gen
TWENTY ARE HILLED
Premature Explosion of Dynamite
Causes Death In New York.
CITY OF ALBANY FEELS SHOCK
a meeting of 6,000 postal employes
took up the battle and unanimously
voted to strike. No great enthusiasm
was shown, but determination to force
the hand of the government was ap
parent "The government is playing
for time; we must not be caught nap
ping," was the spirit of the meeting
as expressed by Fauron, a dismisses
postman and one of the most active or
ganizers of the movement
Dispatches were received irom many
cities announcing the support not only
of the postal employes but of the vari
ous trades unions. Ibe miners con
gress, now in session at Lens, also
pledged aid.
The president of the committee de
clared that today not a letter must
leave Paris.
The general opinion is that the gov
ernment, with the aid of the soldiers
and the co-operation of the commercial
bodies, will be able to maintain crip
pled services. The main danger is that
violence mav occur and that passions
may be aroused by the appearance of
the general Federation of Labor.
Preparations to Fire 8,000 Pounds of
Explosive Had Been Made When
Accident Occurred.
VICTORY FOR LUMBERMEN.
Interstate Commerce Commission Or
ders Lower Rates.
Washington, May 12. Two deci
sions of importance to the railways
and lumber interests of the Northwest
were handed down today by the Inter
state Commerce commission, the com
plainants against the railroads being
victorious in each instance. Many
months ago the Kahspell Lumber com
pany and others and the Big Blackfoot
Milling company and others engaged in
the lumber manufacturing business in
Montana, instituted complaints against
the Great Northern Railway and other
lines asking that they be accorded dif
ferentials on the rates established in
the Spokane case. The differentials
requested were an average of about 2.
a hundred pounds. In the opinions an
nounced today, the committee sustains
the contentions of the complainants
and issued orders that the differentials
are to be established by the railroads
not later than August 1 next The
orders have the effect of large reduc
tions in rates on all lumber products
from the Montana mills both east and
west, and will afford them an advant
age of approximately 2 cents a hun
dred pounds over the mills in the Spo
kane group on Eastern shipments.
The rates established are required to
be maintained by the railroads for at
least two years.
Albany, N. Y., May 13. At least
20 men were killed today by a prema
ture blast of dynamite in a stone quar
ry operated by the Callanan Road Im
provement company near South Bethle
hem, 11 miles southwest of Albany.
One thousand pounds of dynamite
xploded and the bodies were hurled
hundreds of feet As darkness was
falling a wagon drew up to the engine
house loaded with bodies that had been
picked up back on the quarry hill.
The preparations for today's blast
had been going on for six weeks. -
Thirteen holes, 75 feet deep, had
been drilled at points about 25 feet
back of the big quarry and the explo
sion of the dynamite, with which they
were to be loaded, was expected to dis
place 40,000 tons of rock.
More than 8,000 pounds of dynamite
were to have been used. The workmen
had placed 500 pounds in six of the
holes and were working on the seventh,
when a percussion cap was discharged
prematurely.
A terrific explosion followed, throw
ing tons of rock into the air and scat
tering the bodies of tbe victims in all
directions.
The explosion was distinctly felt in
this city, and many people thought the
shock was one of earthquake. As no
second shock followed, the alarm soon
subsided.
NEW CABINET IS IN TROUBLE
Men
Mist's Mills In Operation,
Mist The Holmes & Lindgren shin
gle mill resumed operations the first of
the week, after a shut down of several
months. This is the last of the three
shingle mills here to start All are
now running.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem milling, $1.80
1.35; club, $1.20; Turkey red, $1.26;
valley, $1.17; forty-fold, $1.26; red
Russian, $1.171.20;
Corn Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36.
Barley Feed, $3435 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $40 per ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$1418 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
20; clover, $1112; alfalfa, $13
14; grain hay, $1314; cheat, $14
14.50; vetch, $1414.60,
Fruits Apples, 65c$2.60 per box;
strawberries, Oregon, 12.&C per
pound.
Potatoes $20 per hundred
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.60; beets,
$1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound;
asparagus, Oregon, 75c per dozen; let
tuce, head, ziKabUc per dozen ; onions,
12a(il5c per dozen; radishes, 1520c
per dozen; rnuDaro, zXQiftc per
pound.
Butter City creamery, extras, 26c;
fancy outside creamery, 2224c;
store, lee Butter rat prices average
IX cent per pound under regular but
ter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2425c
.Poultry Hens, 14Jv(S15e; broilers,
2830c; fryers, 2225c; roosters,
10c; ducks, 1415c; geese, 10llc;
turkeys, zuc; squabs, az.60y,3 per
dozen
Veal Extras, 9J'e; ordinary, 8Ji
9c; heavy, 78c.
Pork Fancy, 10c per pound.
Hops 1909 contract 9c; 1908 crop,
88ie; 1907 crop, 34c; 1906 crop,
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16 21c;
valley, fine, 22c; medium, 21c;
coarse, 20c; mohair, choice, 2425c
Cattle Steers, top, $5.606.76;
fair to good, $5 5.25; common to me
dium, $4.50(T4.75; cows, top, $4.25
4.60; fair to good, $3.754.25; com
mon to medium, $2. 50 3. 60; calves.
top, $5.5.60; heavy, $3.504; bulls
and stags, $3 3. 50; common, $2(32.75,
Hogs Best $7.507.75: fair
Turkish Ministers and Military
War Over $8,000,000.
Constantinople, May 12. A differ
ence of opinion has arisen between
Shefket Pasha, commander of the Con
stitutionalist army that entered Con'
stantinople April 24, and the present
cabinet
Shefket Pasha is of the opinion that
the cash found in the Yildiz KloBk after
the expulsion of Abdul Hamid should
be used to pay the expenses of his
army, while the ministers want the
money turned into the national treas
ury. The funds is question now
amount to almost $8,000,000 in cash
and immediately marketable securities,
Shefket Pasha has one advantage
the controversy inasmuch as the money
is in tbe possession of the military and
has been deposited in the war office,
ujevea cey, lormer governor gene
ral of the Adana vilayet arrived here
with the object of explaining to the
minister of the interior the origin and
cause or the race conflicts in his terri
tory. Djeved Bey has been dismissed
from office.
Loses by Her High Heels.
Oakland, May 12. Because she was
wearing high-heel shoes when she was
mured by a fall from a street car.
Mrs. Anna Peterson lost her suit for
damages against the Oakland Traction
company. Counsel for the corporation
advanced the plea that Mrs. Peterson
was guilty of contributory negligence.
as eo woman wearing high-heels could
expect to navigate a level street let
alone step hurriedly from a street car,
without being overbalanced bv such
footwear. Superior Judge Fred
Wood held the same view.
Hawaiians Going to Fair.
San Francisco, May 12. The liner
Alameda, which arrived from Honolulu
today, brought part of the Hawaiian
exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition at Seattle. The rest will
go direct on the transport Dix. Lloyd
muds, special agent for Hawaii to
tbe exposition was a passenger on the
Alameda. On her next trip the liner
win bring iu pretty Hawaiian girls.
who will serve canned pineapples on
a.oa tables lor visitors to the fair.
Mexican Town Wiped Out.
Acapulco, Mexico, May 12. News
waa received Here today that the town
or uazatlan, 20 kilometers from Chil
to pancingo, waa almost totallv riMWj
good, $7.25tfi7.60; stackers, $66.60; by fire Friday. Many citizens escaped
China fats, $6.75(37. from their homes with nothing ni
Sheep Top wethers, $4 4.50: fair hundreds are reoorted to h trin
to good, $3.60 4 ; ewes, Xo less on I A high wind fanned the flames and few
all grades; yearlings, best $4.50; fair buildings were left standing. Mazat
to good, $4(34.25; spring lambs, $5. 1 lan was a town of 6,000 inhabitants.
WIRELESS LIGHTING.
Transmits Power Through Air and
Floods Hall With Rays.
Omaha, Neb., May 13. Lighting by
electricity without the use of wires
was successfully accomplished by Dr.
Frderick H. Milliner at the Electrical
exposition now in progress at the Oma
ha auditorium. The doctor is with the
Union Pacific as experimental electric
ian, and is working on a cab wireless
signal for the control of trains. This
is to be worked in connection with the
block signal system.
One year ago, in the Union Pacific
shops in Omaha, Dr. Milliner construct
ed an electric truck to travel about the
yards by wireless. This truck is start
ed by wireless and goes four speeds
ahead and four speeds back without
any power other than the wireless. By
an apparatus similar to that used with
the truck, the switch at the Omaha au
ditorium is opened and closed.
The lighting of the auditorium is
something that is beyond the power of
any person to explain. Through the
courtesy of Colonel Glassford at Fort
Omaha, the wireless apparatus there is
put in operation, then at the auditor
ium, six miles away, by an instrument
constructed by Dr. Milliner; the elec
tric waves are gathered, brought into
the auditorium, where, after the elec
tric power from the lighting plant has
been cut, they pass to the switchboard
and out over the wires and through the
hundreds of lamps. This wireless
power can be thrown off or on by
simply pushing a button in the little
machine constructed by the doctor.
Plan Big Coal Merger. ;
Baltimore, May 13. -The Consoli
dated Coal company today announced
that negotiations had been completed
for merging the Piedmont Coal 'com
pany, the Somerset Coal company, the
Clarksburg Fuel company, the Pitts
burg & Fairmont Fuel company and
their subsidiaries, thus making the
Consolidated the largest mining cor
of its kind in the world. The compan
ies have a capital stock of $37,650,000
and own and control 200,000 acres of
coal lands in Maryland, West Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
Abdul's Head Cost SlO.OOO.OOOi
Belgrade, May 13. Ten million dol
lars is the price paid by Abdul Hamid,
deposed sultan of Turkey, for the priv
ilege of retaining his head, according
to a statement in today's Stamps. The
paper says Abdul has authorized Enver
Bey, a Young Turk leader, to draw this
fabulous sum of money from his depos
its in foreign banks. .The money,
it is understood, will be turned into
the depleted treasury of the new government
More Frost in Fruit Belt.
Grand Junction, Colo., May 13.
The weather observation tonight pre
dicts that before morning the tempera
ture will probably go below tbe freez
ing point in some portions of the Grand
Junction fruit region. The advanced
condition of the buds makes cold'
weather at this time doubly dangerous.'
Preparations for smudging have been
made. -
Hawaiians Refuse Japs. ',
Honolulu, May 3. All the planta
tion owners have agreed to stand- to
gether in refusing the Japanese labor
ers who went on strike several daya
ago for increased wages. The demands
of the Japanese, couched in excessive
ly polite language, were again present
ed to tbe plantation owners today, but
they finnly refused to grant them.