The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, September 01, 1909, Wednesday Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextEVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts ot tbe World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER Less Important but Not Less Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside the State. King Manuel, of Portugal, is to vis it King Edward, in England. A streetcar turned turtle at Denver, sriously injuring seven persons. It is said no operation is intended on Harriman until aftera rest cure. A huge sawmill burned near Clair ville, Cal. The loss is placed at $100, 000. Prince Menlik, of Abyssinia, has asked that his country be saved from England. Great Britain will turn over the Es quimau naval station to the Canadian government. The international cup for aviation has been awarded to Glenn H. Curtiss, an American. Count Boni de Caatellane is circulat ing a rumor that be will marry Mar jorie Gould, niece of his former wife. A scandal has just been uncovered at Montreal, Can., whereby the city has been losing $500,000 a year to grafters on public works. Two persons are dead and a score in jured as the result of a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight trainon the Wabaah road near Glen wood, Mo. Cholera has boon taken to Holland from liussiun ports. Daniel T. Ames, the greatest Land writing expert, is dead. Tho American Bar association has do clured for reform in state courts. Harriman is resting at his homo at Anion, N. J., but chafes under restraint of inaction. (iraft is charged in connection with tho cement and puiut supplies for tho l'uiiumu canul. Latham has beaten Puulhain's record for time, speed and distuuee in the air Bhip trials ut Ithcims. It is rumored that David E. Thomp son, American ambassador to Mexico, has bought the Panama ruilroad. Thomas P. Walsh, millionaire mine owner of Colorado, has given $5000 to encourage tho search for radium oro in that stute. Tho Pronch bark Gaol, bound for Portland, was wrockod off the Austra lian coast, and only one boatload of hor crew has boon hcurd from. Moorish desortors doclaro that Span ish prisoners nro horribly tortured and mutilated and then behoadod and thoir bodies flung into a holo on Mount Gu ruga. Dinger Hermann may not be proso euted, as llenoy is too busy. St. Petersburg reports 39 now cases and 12 deaths from cholera in 24 hours. A negro ran amuck at Monroe, La., and wounded 30 porsons, throe fatally. Ho was finally shot. Five deaths have occurrod in Ala bama from outing Btalo green corn. The disoase is known as pcliugra. Harriman has reached home, still sick and in noed of further troatmont, but with a mind as active as ever. Fedoral Judge Bean has decided that tho Oregon Trunk has prior rights in Doshutes canyon, basod on original sur vey maps. Woman suffrngo was discussed at a meeting at O. 11. P. Belmont's Bummer homo at Nowport, B. 1., known as "marblo houso." With a delegation of 5,000 men and women tho Supreme Lodge of Negro Knights of Pythias opened a four day's session in Kansas City. A stoamer collision at Montevideo cost over ISO lives. Spaniards are preparing for a deci sive battle with the moors at Molilla. A steamer arrived at Antwerp from Bign, Russia, with five dead of cholora ou board. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, will undergo a fourth operation in Septem ber for appoudicitis. The body of Lieutenant Sutton will be exhumed for examination and then buried in consecrated ground. A Federal court has overruled the Missouri Builroad commissions rate or der and greatly curtailed its power. Daylight robbers got about (2000 worth of jowolry from a Portland resi dence which had been left alone less than an hour. The Pastors' Alliance of Atlantic City, N. J., will seek to compel the po lice judge to receive complaints of vio lations of Sunday law. Mark Kooppel, superintendent of schools of Los Angoles, says, Mrs. Long worth 's propensity for cigarotte smok ing is a bad examplo for boys and girls and also has a demoralising effect upon the women of this country. Roosevelt has killed a big elephant and Kermit a hippo. A company has been organized in Ban Diego, Cal., to build aeroplanes for sale. An Arizona man has bnilt an airship in which he flew eight miles and landed safely. A famous painting by Murillo has been found in 8a n Francisco, after .be ing "lost" for 60 years. Taft confers with cabinet on inter state commerce and anti-trust laws. FLOODS IN MEXICO. Raging Waters Claim a Toll of 800 Lives 15,000 Homeless. Monterey, Mix., Aug. 30. Eight hundred persons drowned, 15,000 home less and property damage to the extent of $12,000,000 is the result of a flood that struck the city between 11 and 12 o'clock Saturday morning. Floods have turned the small and peaceful Santa Catalina river into a dozen Niagaras. Hundreds of persons were swept away in houses in the midst of the cur rent which caught them in the night. There is one chance in a thousand that they escaped. One by one these hous es, built of adobe and stone, are col lapsing and carrying tenants to death. No train has come into Monterey for 24 hours. Railway and telegraph lines are down and many miles of track are washed away. 1 he fate of trains and passengers is not known, but it is fear ed many persons are drowned. It is estimated that 20 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. The water works and electric light plants are out of commis sion and the Btreetcar wires have fallen into the streets. The smelters and steel plants are damaged. It is feared a pestilence will follow the flood. The poorer classes are hud dled by the thousands in the churches, hospitals, public places and city build ings, waiting for the rain to stop. PINCHOT PLAN WINS Stirring Scenes Mark Close of Con servation Congress. Seattle, Aug. 30. The first national conservation congress closed here Sat urday afternoon with a complete vic tory for Gifford Pinchot and his follow ers in the support of the Roosevelt pol icies of the conservation of natural re sources. It was a harmonious meeting until Saturday, when United States District Judge Hanford, of Seattle, brought in a minority report in which he opposed the contention of the Pinch ot men "That the water rights of the country belong to all the people and should not be granted in perpetuity to any individual or corporation." Hanford contended that "private en terprise" had been tho greatest power in this country for the development of resources and pointed out that through private enterprises the resources of the East had been put into practical use, resulting in the general prosperity of the country. He argued against any change in the present policy of the government, asserting that the West ern states had entered the union under a compact that they should have the same rights as the Eastern states. Former Governor Pardee replied to Hanford in a spirited address in which he said that "private greed" instead of "private enterprise" was gobbling up the public domain. When the vote was taken it was shown that the Han ford resolution had been lost and the Pinchot resolution was adopted. GREAT WEST SHOW. Reclamation Work to Be Exhibited on Circus Lines. Chicago, Aug. 80. Amazing, thrill ing, stupendous ! Uncle Sam's $50, 000 production, the greatest Far West show in the world, is coming. You can't afford to miss it. Heralded by some such modest an nouncement at a dozen state and coun ty fairs, and equipped with a black tent, glittering posters, fluttering ban ners, a corps of "barkers," a tent dis play of American-agricultural great ness in unclaimed lands will tour the country. The tent is black so the stereopticon views may be given. Moving pictures of animal and range life on the former arid plains will be offered hourly for the education of intending West bound emigrants. Specimens of fruit, cereals and other products that show the mar vels of irrigation are to form a feature of the exhibition. The '"show" emanates from tho Chi cago reclamation office. Its purpose is to direct attention to the richness of the reclaimed regions. A railroad coach will transport the show. It will exhibit at the following places: Iowa state fair, Des Moines, Septem ber 3; Hamline, Minn., September 6 toll; Wisconsin state fair, Milwau kee, September 13 to 17; Illinois state fair, Springfield, October 1 to 9. Japan to Take Part. Tokio, Aug. 30. It has been official ly announced that the armored cruiser Idzuma will Bail September 15 for San Francisco to take part in the naval pageant during the celebration of Por tola's discovery of the Golden Gate, which will be held October 19 to 23. I'he vessel is under command of Cap tain Takesyma, and has on board as one of its minor officers Prince Shimad zu. The date ef arrival at San Fran cisco is set for October 14. After the celebration the cruiser will visit Pacific coast ports. ' """" , Close Texas Saloons, Galveston, Tex., Aug. 30. Acting upon instructions from Govemor Camp bell, evidence against 3,000 saloon keepers has been filed with the state comptroller, which will prevent them from securing renewal of their licenses. The new law makes this provisions. Tae rangers or state police got the evi dence without the knowledge of the municipal police. Governor Campbell ia not a prohibitionists, but be saya the saloon men muBt toe the mark. Louisiana Town Destroyed. New Orleans, Aug. SO. The town of New Iberia, La., with 7,000 inhabi tants, ia reported as being destroyed by fire today. No communication with tbe town is possible and details are meager. It is reported that no fatali ties have occurred. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST MAKING ARTIFICIAL STONE Klamath Falls Industry Growing and Plant Will Be Enlarged. Klamath Falls. To extend the manu facture of artificial stone and brick by an hydraulic process the Hydraulic Stone & Brick company has erected a building and installed a plant of modern machinery here. The materials for the cement block are prepared and placed in a mold, the back being a mixture of cement, crushed rock and sand at a percentage of five or six to one and the facing be ing a mixture of sand and cement at a mixture of thrco to one. By the use of levers a pressure of 190,000 pounds to tho square inch is exerted, thus pro ducing a block of even density in which all the component parts are brought together to form ST solid mass. Bricks aro made of a mixture of three to one and are the equal of what is commonly known as pressed brick, with many points of superiority. They can be made in any desired color, though it is doubtful if any one will dosire other than the natural gray, as its appearance is both lasting and pleas ing to the eye. Several thousand of these bricks have been made and are superior to anything ever seen in the city. In addition to the bricks and blocks the company is preparing to manufac ture sewer pipe. Machines for this pur pose have already been ordered and are expected here in a few days. Paving blocks and tile will be added and within tho next year this company will be furnishing employment to local labor and have a weekly payroll of several hundred dollars. GOOD INTENTIONS GO WRONG Scarcity of Salmon in Rivers Attrib uted to Killing of Sealions. Astoria. Although the slaughter of sealions has been carried on systemati cally for some years and has received the sanction of the state authorities as being a means of getting rid of one of the greatest natural enemies to the salmon, there is a well-defined oppo sition to the practice being continued growing among some of those who have been directly interested in the fishing industry for several years. They assert that while the sealions exist on salmon and dostroy many of those fish, they also drive the fish into tlio river, and that otherwise the salmon will not enter fresh water until they are ripe and ready to spawn. To substan tiate their contention these men say that a Bimilar caBe occurred in Norway some years ago. There the government took up the work of destroying certain natural enemies of the salmon and the result was that the fish stopped entering the rivers in schools or "runs," but straggled in much as they have done in the Columbia this season. This yeor there were hundreds of sea lions killed off the mouth of the Colum bia and many more were frightened away, and the runs of salmon have been small. At Tillamook and Nehalem there were largo numbers of sealions and more Chinook salmon were caught there thau ever before. Big Timber Sale In Linn. Brownsville. Tho largest sale of tim ber land recorded in Linn county for a number of years has just taken place hero, the lands involved in the transfer being known as the Martin tract, owned by local people, consisting of approxi mately 2500 acres, situated on the north slope of the divide between the Calu poola and Mohawk rivers. The prico paid for this land was close to $45,000, tho purchaser being the Crossct Timber company, of Portland. It is surmised that the land goes into the hands of speculators. Brownsville is only four and a half miles distant from the land. The land is admirably situated for log ging and milling. Trout for Oregon Streams Washington. The bureau of fisheries has deposited young fish in Oregon streams as follows: 3000 brook trout for Spring creek, Hilgard, Or.; 2000 rainbow trout for Meadow brook, Hil gard, Or.; 3000 for Beaver creek, llil gard, Or.; 3000 for Jordan creek, Hil gard, Or.; 6000 for Fivo Points creek, Hilgard, Or.; 6000 for North Fork of Burnt river, Baker City, Or.; 3000 for Deer creek and tributaries, Baker Citv, Or.; 3000 for Downey lake, Baker City, Or.; 5500 for Eagle creek, Baker Citv, Or.; 3000 for Fish lake, Baker City, Or'.; and 5000 for Dnyly creek, Baker Citv, Or. New Road for Newpoat. Newport. Morris Wygant is locating tho railroad survey along the coast north of here, mado several vears airo. It is thought that building operations are soon to commence in consequence. The road is to rim from Fulls Pifv in,l follow the Siletz river to the coast and thence to laqmna Bny, along tho shore. Among the financial backers is Ban ker Herschberg, of Independence. It is also rumored that J. J. Hill has a word to say ia the matter. Buys North Bend Sawmill. Marshfield. The mill of the North Bend-Lumber company, at North Bend, has been sold to W. E. Best, of Seattle, and Frank Standish, of Portland. The purchasers have bought the stock of several of those interested and part of the stock of L. J. Simpson. Mr. Best has taken chargo as manager. The mill has a cutting capacity of about 70,000 feet a day. It is understood that the intention is to double the capacity of me miu as soon as iao luniDer market improves. Planting New Orchards. Central Point. The dividing of large farms into small home tracts, the plant ing of orchards, the rapid develoDment of mining and timoer properties, the building of substantial factories, busi ness blocks and residences, the installa tion of a modern waterworks system and other public improvements, and the factors in continued prosperity of Cen tral Point. 1 IMPROVING FAIR GROUNDS. New Sewer System, New Entrance and Many New Buildings. Salem. Work has been started on the system of sewerage authorized by the last legislature for the state fair, and the fair grounds wil present a busy scene to visitors until the fair opens on Monday, September 13. Besides 35 con victs employed on tho grounds, Secre tary Frank Welch had advertised that as many men will be employed in dig ging ditches as can be hired for 25 cts. an hour. A 22-inch sewer will be laid from the fair grounds through north Sa lem to the site of the new Deaf Mute school, where the state board of agri culture will co-operate with the state board of education in the completion of the project. The sewer will run from the Deaf Mute school, thence to the river about one mile and a half from the fair grounds. Tho sewer for the fair grounds was almost demanded by the state board of health. Besides benefiting the state institutions, for which it was primarily constructed to serve, it will give the city of Salem additional needed sewer ago, and those property owners who have donated right of way will be priv ileged to use the sewer. A mammoth entrance is being built which gives the grounds this year a more imposing appearance from the out side. Several new buildings are under course of construction that will give more room for the display of exhibits. All the work is under contract to be finished by September 13, at which time the fair is billed to open for one week. The entries are beginning to come in, and the office lorce at the fair grounds is swamped with work attend ing to the classification of the stock entries. It is believed the fair this year will easily surpass all previous exhibi tions. .R'ght of Way Causes Suit.. Madras, Or. W. E. Ellis and wife, who have a place two miles southwest of Madras, were served with summons in a condemnation suit by Deputy Sheriff J. C. Bobinson, for right of way of the Deschutes Railroad company over their land. There was a wide difference between tho price offered by the right of way agent and that asked by the owner of the land. Tho case will come up for consideration at the October term oi the circuit court in Crook county. Bailroad engineers have commenced to set grado stakes for the Harriman road, and it is presumed construction work will begin in a few days on both sides of Willow Creek canyon, north and south of this place. ' Harbor Work Will Begin. , Marshfield. Word having been re ceived here that the Supreme Court had sustained the decision of Judge Coke, holding that the port commission law is valid, work will at once be Btnrted by the Coos Bay commissioners. The com mission has power to tax property in the district, but also they are empow ered to raise $500,000 on a bond issue, and this will give them an opportunity to get funds immediately. Extensive work in the way of harbor improve ments will be carried out. 400 Acres In Spuds. Union. Over 400 acres of potatoes in the vicinity of Union this season prom ise a bumper crop and the quality will De nrst-ciass. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: New croD, bluestcm, 94c; club, 88c; red Bussian, 86Jc; Valley, 90c; Turkey red, 88c; 40 fold, 89$c. Barley Feed, $25.5026; brewing, $26.5027 per ton. Oats September, $27.5028.50 per ton. Corn Whole, $35; cracked, $36 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $26 per ton; mid' dlings, $33; sorts, $29(5)32; chop, $22 (tt)5!; rolled Daney, ?i:y(g)au. -Hav Nsw crop: Timothv. Willam otte Valley, $1216 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $1718; mixed, $15.5016.50; alfalfa, $13.50; clover, $ll(g)l3; cheat, $13(0)14.50. Grain Bags 6Je each. Butter City creamery, extras, 33c; fancy outside creamery, 27i31Jo per pound; store, 21(o)22e. (Butter tat pri ces average ljo per pound under reg ular butter prices.) Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 28(a) Oe per dozen. Poultry Hens, 16(a)16e; Springs. 16 (5)16Jc; roosters, 910c; ducks, young, 14c; geese, young, 10c; turkeys, 20c; squabs, $1.752 per dozen. Pork fancy, ll(a)llJo per pound. Veal Extra, 91(3)100 per pound. Fresh Fruits Apples, new, $1(5)2 per box: pears, $1.75(o)2 per box; peaches, 50c(a$1.10 per crate; cantaloups, $1.50 (5)2.50 per crate; plums, 3575c per box; watermelons, ltoUjc per pound; grapes, G0c$1.75; casabas, $1.50 per dozen. Potatoes Oregon,$l per sack; sweet potatoes, 3c per pound. . unions New, fi.zo per saca. Vegetables Beans, 4(n)5e; cabbage, 1 lc per pound; cauliflower, 40c$l per dozen; celery, 50c$l per dozen; corn, 1520c per dozenf cucumbers, 10 (5)25c per dozen; lettuce, hothouse, $1 per box; onions, 1215c per dozen; parsley, ?5e per dozen; peas, 7e per pound; peepers, 510c per pound; rad ishes, 15o per dozen; spinach, 5c per pound; squaih, 5c; tomatoes, 75c $1.25. Cattle Stoers, top, f4.50GC4.80; fair to good, $44.25; common, $3.754; cows, top, (3.40(5)3.65; fair to good, $3 53.25; common to medium, $2.50(5)2.75; calves, top, $55.50; heavy, $3.504; bulls and stags, $2.75(33.25; common, $2(5)2.50. Sheep Top wethers, $4; fair to ood, $3.50(o:3.75; ewes, e less on all grades; yearlings, best, $4; fair to good, $3.50 3.75; Spring lambs, $5.255.60. Hogs Best, $8.75; fair to good, $8(5) 8.50; stockers, $67; China fats, $7.50 8. Word was received from Independ ence that Miles Porterfleld had contrac ted to deliver 20.000 pounds of new hops to Klaber-Wolf Netter at 20 cent a pound. MAKES NEW RECORD Hubert Latham, French Aviator, Out does Paulham. Bethany Aviation Field, Eheima, Aug. 27. Hubert Latham, the French avi ator, today took glorious revenge for the hard luck he experienced in his re cent attempts to cross the English Chan nel by establishing a new world's rec ord for distance, 154 kilometers, 650 meters, or 95.88 miles. Latham covered 15 laps, or 150 kilometers, in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 9 seconds, and the full dis tance in 2 hours, 58 minutes, 9. 3-5 sec onds, which are also world's records. The flight was at the rate of about 68 kilometers an hour, as compared with 53 made by Wright at Lemans and a fraction under 50 made by Paulham yes terday. Nothing could have exceeded the beauty and impressiveness of the pro longed flight. In grace of lines no other aeroplane here compares with Latham's monoplane. The slightly tilted planes from the long skiff-like body give it the resemblance, when close, to a winged canoe; while sailing high up in the air, it looks from the distance like a mammoth dragon. For an hour, with fluttering wings, like a living thing, it fought itk way against the storm of wind and rain at an average height of 150 feet, mounting higher as the wind rose, until at the worst of the storm, it rose fully 1000 feet. Latham early in the day, with No. 13, an aeroplane of the same type, made a flight of more than 70 kilometers, and after he had finished, Count de Lambert covered 116 kilometers, 72.73 miles, in commanding fashion. The flights there fore in a single day totaled more than 210 miles. HAVOC WITH MOORS. Spanish Artillery Kills Hundreds, and Moors Mutilate Prisoners. Lisbon, Aug. 27. Special dispatches received here from Melilla say the fight ing is general on the Moroccan coast. The new Spanish artillery has wrought terrible havoc among the Moors, who have lost 1000 men in the last three days. The Spanish casualties amount to 350. A Spanish column has destroyed three villages near Bestinga. A Moorish deserter who has come into the Spanish lines declares the Spanish prisoners, after being horribly turtured and mutilated, are decapitated and their bodies flung into a hole on Mount Gu ruga. Estimates place the number of Spanish prisoners at 1000. The water being doled out to the Spanish troops is insufficient, and driven by their overwhelming thirst they have drunk from stagnant pools. Many cases of 'poisoning have resulted. Already 53 men have died from this cause. ZEPPELIN EN VOYAGE. Starts on 460-Mile Trip With Berlin as Objective Point. Friederichshafen, Aug. 27. The dir igible balloon Zeppelin III started to night for Berlin. The course will be via Nuremburg, Leipsic and Bitterfleld, about 450 miles. The run to Bitterfleld will be made without stop and the air ship probably will arrive there after nightfall. It will remain at Bitterfleld until Sunday to replenish the gas and benzine supply and then will take on Count Zeppelin, who will pilot the ship to Berlin. .The crew consists of only enough men to manage the airship, the government rejecting applications of others who wished to make the trip. Oregon' Man Champion. Camp Perry, O., Aug. 27. The na tional rifle matches were concluded to day. In the individual match another world's record was made. A young rifleman from the United States Naval Academy, Midshipman H. O. Boesche, of Oregon, who won the governor's match last week, made the remarkable score of 195 out of a pos sible 200 at slow fire in the 200, 600, 800 and 1000-yard targets, thereby win ning the $20 prize for the Highest slow fire score. Boesche also won the match, defeat ing 623 competitors, with the record score of 330, which is 30 above the score by which Lieutenant A. D. Bothrock, of Ohio, took the honors last year. Investigate Pan Tans. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 27. Mayor Pratt today appointed a committee of five . prominent citizens to investigate the Panta Pantois' secret political so ciety, alleged to have been organized to serve personal and special interests by securing the appointment of its mem bers to public offices. The mayor has had the proposed investigation under consideration for some time. He urges the committee, all of whom have agreed to serve, to make thorough and impar tial inquiry. Testimony will have to be voluntary, as the committee has not power to subpena witnesses. Brooklyn Babes Paralytics. New York, Aug. 27. More than 200 children in a limited district of Brook lyn have been stricken within the last few days with a form of infantile pa ralysis. Not even the healthiest children are immune from the epidemic and bottle-fed babies seem the most susceptible. Physicians believe many of the victims will be crippled for life. Great diffi culty heretofore has been found ia cheeking the disease because little has been kuown about its cause and na ture. Only Bathing Suits Left. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont, Aug. 27. The Strathcona Hotel at Chautauqua Park, a landmark, was destroyed by fire today. The 150 guests lost all their be longings. There were several narrow escapes. Possibly 50 persons from the hotel were in bathing or on the golf links or tennis courts when the fire started. Several women lost all their clothing except the bathing suits they were wearing. Trophies In Good Condition. Washington, Aug. 27. The skins sent by Colonel Boosevelt from his African hunting trip were today unpacked at the National Museum. The specimens were ia salt and in good condition. OPERATION FOR HIM Oxygen Tanks, Cot and Doctor Arrive at Arden. SECRET THOROUGHLY GUARDED Though Family Seems Optimistic and Denies It, Indications Point to Approaching Operation. Arden, N. Y., Aug. 28. Whatever be F. H. Harriman 's ailment, whatever his true condition, the public is not to know until he nnl his family de.njo that such cu announcement is opportune. All avenues of information were carefully guarded today, but minora were Bpi-oad broadcast that Mr. Harriman was about to be operated upon. This supposition was strengthened by tho arrival here of two oxygen tank and a collapsible cot such as is used in hospitnlB. Coincident with the arrival of these requisites to an operation came two men from New York, one of them car rying what appeared to be a black bag of a surgeon. One of the men, it was said, was Dr. George W. Crille, of Cleve land, an eminent specialist in abdominal surgery. According to report, he was summoned to assist Dr. W. G. Lyle of Now York, who has been Mr. Harri man 's physician throughout his illness. Mr. Gerry denied the operation re port and said Dr. Lyle was the only physician in attendance. A. C. For, superintendent of tho es tate, confirmed Mr. Gerry's statement. ' ' The stories that Mr. Harriman is in, a critical condition ore not founded on fact," said Mr. Ford. "He has a Arm grip when he shakes hands and he appears brighter.". The impression grows that an opera tion of somo character is to be per formed on Mr. Harriman, but details are well-nigh impossible to obtain. FARMAN BEATS THEM ALL. Unpretentious Englishman Wins Aero plane Grand Prize.' Bethany Aviation Field, Elieims, Aug. 28. Honry Farman, tho English avi ator, a hitherto unknown quantity in the aviation contest, in a biplane of his own design, broke the world's records for duration of flight and distance in a heavier-than-nir machine today and won the grand prix de la Champagne the endurance test by a remarkable flight officially recorded as 180 kilometers (111.78 miles) in 3 hours 4 minutes 56 2-5 seconds. Ho actually covered an extra ton kilometers and remained in the air 10 minutes after 7:30 this even ing, the hour that the timekeepers, under the rules, ceased to keep a rec ord of the flight. Farman 's victory was a complete sur prise. He had been preparing his ma chine secretly and had not appeared upon the field until today, except for a few practice flights, and had been al most forgotten. Indeed, after he start ed, koeping close to the ground, while Latham and the others were soaring high in the air, Farman attracted no at tention until he had flown 80 kilo meters. Then, suddenly, the watchers woke up only to discover that he had gone out carrying petrol enough for five hours' flight and equipped with a cool ing revolving motor. , . BIG TREES IN DANGER. Forest Fire in Yosemite Rapidly Ap proaching Merced Grove. Yosemite, Cal., Aug. 28. The for est fire which started yesterday in the Yosemite National park is completely beyond control tonight and is sweep ing up the canyon toward the famous Merced grove of big trees. The flameB are within two or three miles of the grove and are being carried in that di rection. The hotel at El Porta, which was threatened during the day, is out of danger. The fire has taken a direction at northerly right angles to the Yosemite valley, toward the Merced and Tu olumne big trees and the Ketch Hetchy valley, whence San Francisco's new water supply is to come. The fire start ed a few feet from El Portal station within a stone's throw of the hotel. The long grass was ignited from sparks from a locomotive fire-box and had gained uncontrollable headway before the danger was realized. Lash for Yourg Thug. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 28. For beat ing a stranger into insensibility, then robbing him and leaving him without aid, Clay Beers, 21 years old, was today sentenced by Judge Mclnnes to seven years penal servitude and 10 lashes within the first 21 days of his confine ment. The crime was committed re cently in Stanley Park and the sentence is the first of its kind imposed in this city for robbery with violence. This is Beers' first offense, but the judge stated that such a crime had not a single re deeming feature. Almost Swims Channel. Dover, Aug. 28. Edward neaton, of Liverpool, came within a mile and a half of swimming the English channel today. He gave up the attempt when within that distance of the French coast this evening. He was favored with ideal conditions. Jabez Wolffe, who started from Dov er at 4 P. M. yesterday to swim the channel to France, was compelled to give up after having covered 13 miles in eight hours. Bumper Crop in Canada. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 28. Sydney Fisher, dominion minister of agricul ture, estimates Canada's yield of wheat for this year conservatively at 120, 000,000 bushels, and stated today upon, his arrival here that he believes there is every indication for a highly success ful season for farmers throughout the west.