ijjfWOKST WltEOK
REAT NORTHERN DISASTER AT
KALI8PELL, MONTANA.
11 Or PIM w. -.iim iiiiv
Ihi R' ' ' l'",nXr Train Shock $et
fir, (o Wreckage, Coniuinln Many,
, the 0"d nd L,vln-1 vlc'lml'
qnokanc. BflPt. 4. All roportn show
0" l. n Mm flrftfit Nfir-Hiftl-ll
I road. 40 "1I,,H ""t "f Kl,,H"l'
a I 11,0 w(,rHt 1,10 rol,ll'H ,M
niiu of tllO tllOHt tlKOIllSltlK
f4";. .nni of American nillrondliw.
i ftr clRht llvun wont IobI ami 13 per
il wore Injiiroil. Threo of tlio In
!L will Htiroly illo, mid tlio others
L """mlr u"u.
nr itronllOIW mm iiuruiu uuuri id ih
uf.irn lull ml from Ihn wruck.
tari lioforo tlio Hihm-m reached
aff! IIICIHUIIIH wvwivn wi
9lcu . i. M ni.Hrn t.n.1 u rn I
"i. I. n invnrn lfriiilii nnnr Mm
-t tdn wrtirk. Two mit'lncit linil
MVMifl trnin of 28 froliiht earn tip thl
inlne DiIh tlui 28 enrn started
I. iv,. i-milii. Til ii rilimwnv trnln
jlO.H I " v n - - - -
jiibcd down tlio grndo nt frightful
IM( anil crnniiuu nun wiu ruiir in
Mil-bound passenger No. 3 miar tho
jd-dlDR t NyacK. HiiporlnloncK'nt
ftjfDI privnio enr wnn iuuiciiihi iw uiu
MMtncer Mid next to It wnit n day
rh mini with rullronil Inborors
jtjo Dulutli. An tho runaway train
Mi tiy tnu hwhcii u mriicK n rnoooao
.... j.. rmrli mi Mm Mlillnif. wi-iir-knil
3g uw "i - -
litis, ami tint flro Htartuil from tlio
til limp In tlio cnuooHO. Tim ioint
ihir tho wild train crntiliml Into tho
u.iMni wnti Hiivitritl huiiilrfiil fiuil
......
laioraml It wait two mill n half Itnurtt
Utett tho llnmim rnnchoit thn main
vtct. Mvanwhllo frantic nffortH wuro
yjeto Uko out thu ilonil ami Injnrml
Ti wreck wan jilloil IiIkIi anil wimIkoiI
ItbilmMt hopolcaa confiiNlon, nml In
uMa tt fliinitrhiifiinn nrfnrtM ihrt (liiniiiK
" - .....
UntA their way to tho wrockcil earn
More the worK wnH compioion. j. n.
JUir, roloreil cook In Mr. Down' rar.
mi taken out nllvo but dloil In n fuw
aitatPi. It wait ImtionHlhlo to Kt nt
tat ballon of Hiiiicrlntunilont Dowim
ivl Ma aon.
Mide a Mile a Minute.
Tfc ninawnv tfiro ilfiwn (tin Villi nt
ItttnlDK bihhmI, rounilliiK tlio moat
urp ctirtfn at n Bpcd of 70 miles nn
Km? u'lirn riiflllnr f rnltta rrnvl .ilrinir
Ilth a roar It burnt nround tho curvo
u4 what la moat ntinarknhla Jtimpoil
upllt awltch, which woulil havo
Uracil It to tho alilotrnck nmt
cruhed Into tho pnaaonRcr.
Ttrre waB nclthnr tlmo nor
opportunity for pucnpo. Wr. Downa'
nt and Hint of tho lahororn was
laubcil Into klnillliiK wood, tho occu
tsta of tho prlvnto car mootlnc In
btt death. Tho dohrls and nlilnnW
is4 lumbor of frelRht burned llko tin
". Tho train crow wnn forced hack
ton Hh work of rcacuo. Ono man
Ktttrntnil nn fnr nn llm' nrk-nln Kir
iro ho ald ho aaw tho dead uoiIIoh
fMr. Downs and hla son, and from
there ho drnBRod tho corpBo of tho
esok. In tho lahoror' enr mnny of tho
occupants worn no ponnod In that
I
xj couiu noi do roneli8il and hurncil
to death hoforo tho oyos of tho spec
Wora. Tho flro was ao florco that tho
war aleopor could not lio Bavod,
wnuh it had not loft tho track. Hh
occupants woro hurried Into forward
u. which woro pulled ahead out of
co of tho flro. Tho Jinnies extend'
M to tho hrtiBh nlonBHldo tho track
4 hurnod down tho tolocrnpli polos
wlro break followed, which, with n
itorm, Rreatly retarded tologrnphlc
a of tho wreck. 1
TO CL08E BUTCHER SHOPS.
fcw York Butchrn Will See That the Sunday
Uw It Strictly Enforced.
Now York, Sept. 3. Tho butchers
ol New York nro dotonnlncd thnt tho
Mw atato law prohlbltliiR tho galo or
vtuvory or moats Sunday shall Do en
forced. To thlB end an nrmy of 2700
jfa, all oppoaod to Sunday lnbor nnd
ll cagor to aid In cnrrylnR out tho
troTlalons of tho law, will patrol tho
7 tomorrow. It will bo tho largest
imj over organized In nny city for
'en a purpoao nnd will bo undor tho
wection of tho Uonchmnn's Assocla
Jfa of Itqtnll Uutchors, comprlslnB 3C,.
W men, omployod In butchor shops
"this city. Tho butchers cumo to tho
WKtmaion that tho moat offoctlvo
"ana thoy could adopt to compol tho
2JP,P'W of tho 80,0 ftni1 dollvory of
at Sundays was to crcato a lofinl
"siianco commltteo of tholr own. Tho
Jirhas boon divided Into districts and
c,Ptalns appointed In onch.
Porto Rlcan Union Chartered
..Wblngton, Sopt. 2. Tho Amorl
a Fcdorntlon of Labor, with hoad
Wore In this city, has granted tho
tw cllRrtor 'or a Ronornl branch of
fdcr In Porto lllco. Tho organ
i Vn that ls,nnl la treated lllco
"7 other Btato organization.
New Oretan Poilmailtri.
Wiahlngton, Sopt. 3. Oregon post-
iVlrO iin.A . I . . . . .1 mn
UI'I'UIIIIUU luiiuy UU lur
film McC1onry, nt Garrison, vlco B.
Sii ? rosRnods F. O, Jonoa, at West
Vlco 0. W. Maddon, roslgnod.
Will Coniolldate Governmenti.
Manila, Sopt. 2. Civil aovornor
. wturnod horo today from tho
3 Ho Is ploasod with tho con-
(l i , Dur,nB hs tr'P ho oBtabllBh
to ii SovernmontB at Launlon, Illo-
. ' lOOUth nn.l ll,.n rnrrn-
&B Xa l IIUIHII AMI I, Wlh"
IntenJi- be.,a Zambalos and Docol. Ho
Jrovini hort-,y t0 nmalgamato tho
tiitthSS 1 govornmont8, abolishing tho
JroyJag m macu'nory ot too amaller
STniKEIlB FAIL AT DUQUEBn
employee ol the Cirncle Plant Old Not
Come Out at Expected.
l'lllsburB, Hopt. l-TIm Htool strlk
orM who have hmui trying for n week
to Rot tho oinliloyns of tho Carnogle
plant at l)uiii(.'Mno to rrmm out, mmlo
a Inst Htnnit today and fallod. A par
ado from McKuosport to moot tho
workmen on their way to tho mill ut
0 A. M' and Induce them to remain
nwny, had boon arranged, but when
tho hour arrived there wn no march
nrn and tho pnrade was abandoned.
Tho light hud Ixion made In the open
hearth dupnrtnient, but notwIthHtnnd
lag a hoiiHo tohouHo eanviiKii hv tii.u
Htrlkers hint night, only two men re-
iiiKcii to return to work. Today tho
works wore In full operation, nml tin.
Htrlkom argue there In llttlo hope of
cloBlng tho plant.
DiBBatlMfactlon Ih Incrnnslnir nt Mn.
KneHport. KaHt Friday about to Htrlk
era roturnod to work at tho Hoamlemi
tube plant, and today tholr form wn
conHldernbly InrronHod. It Ih nld pro-
paratloiiH are In progreHH for rcauinp
Hon of work nt the Natlomil
Workn, and that tho machinists who
woro compelled to cobbo work through
tho strike, havo been ordered to ro
port for work, for the purpOHo of get
ting the machinery In order.
The Mononghela bliiHt furnm
department of the National Tubo
Works Ih working full, and an effort
Is to be made thla wei-k to beat tho
output record since tho strike stnrtcd.
ai inn ueniinier tin pinto plant, every
thing bun been made ready fornnenrly
start. A report was current In Mc
Keesport today that a large number of
Deputy HherlffH had been sworn In to
go to Dommlor to guard the works at
that place. Tho deputies havo been
ordered to report for duty Wednesday.
FOUL PLAY SU8PECTED.
four Dcathi In One Family Within a Month
Caute an Investigation.
Calumet. Mass,, Sopt. 3. It Is rnthor
unusual for four persons In one family
to meet death within a period of ono
month. Yet thin ocurred In the caso
of Mr. nnd Mrs. Alder 1'. Davis and
tholr two daughters, Mrs. Irving Olbbs
nnd Mrs. Hurry Gordon, tho latter or
Chlrngo, tho dcntliH taking place only
a few weeks ago.
Homo ono started a rumor thnt theso
persoiiH, or at least two of them, did
not dlo from natural muses. Klnnlly
tho District Attorney ordered nn Inves
tigation, and Joseph Whitney, of tho
state police force, was Instructed to
muko nn autopsy on tho bodlcB of Mrs.
Oordon nnd Mrs. Glbbs. An under
taker oxhumcd tho bodies nnd nn au
topsy was hold In tho presence of med
ical exports, Including State Kxamlnor
I'nunco, Stnto Dotectlvo Whitney, Pro
foBsor Whitney and Professor Wood,
of Harvard College Whllo Professor
Wood had undoubtedly boon requested
by Captain Paul Olbbs to attend tho
autopsy, ho was aUo present aB on
oxpert employed by tho state, and to
bis custody was Intrusted tho organs
of tho two bodies for chemical analy
sis. This, In tho mlndB of many, shows
thnt tho authorities nro looking for
poison.
Tho fact that tho Jacln Houso,
which wub tho homo of tho Davis fam
ily, wob set on fire four or flvo times
during tho Interval botween the death
of Mrs. Davis and her youngest dau
ghter Is considered as having an Im
portant bcnrlnB on tho cuso.
Whether tho bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
Davis are to bo exhumed depends on
tho result of tho autopsy held tomor
row. Tho result will not become
known for sovorul days.
Overawed the Spanish.
Madrid, Sopt. 2. Whllo tho British
licet In Spanish wntors was maneuver
ing today a torpedo which had been
launched stranded on tho shoro in
front of La I.lncn. A party of man-of-wnrsmon
was sent to rccovor it, but
wna provontod from doing bo by a
dotachmont of Spanish cnrblneors,
Tho landing party was strongly rein
forced from tho fleet, ovornwod tho
carblnoors and took tho torpedo.
Will Accept Olfer of United States.
London, Sept. 4. A dispatch to n
nows agency from Copenhagen today
Bays tho now Danish Ministry has
decided to accept tho United States'
offer of IC.000,000 kregor for tho Dan
ish West IndloB, thus announcing as
an accomplished fact what tho dis
patches of tho Associated Press said
tho Ministry would do.
Revolution In Persia.
Cologno, Sopt. 4.-A dispatch to tho
Cologno Gnzetto from Tohoran, dated
Auguost 31. says:
A wldosporoad revolutionary move
mont is going on In Porsla, fostered
by discontent with tho government on
nccount of tho now loan nogoHntlonB
with nussla. Tho Grand Vizier is ac
cused of Boiling tho country '1 'ail
ing to mnko reforms. Martini law iaa
boon proclaimed In tho capital and on
virons. Tho agitation, it Is said pto
cooda from tho ontourago of tho Sliaii.
who frequently finds threatening lot
tors upon hla writing tablo.
Miners Refuse to Work.
Coal Crook, Tonn., Sopt. 4. About
1000 minors refused to go . to ork In
tho Coal Crook district today. Tho
Coal Creek Coal Company and the
Dlack Diamond Coal Company's mines
aro completely shut dowtu
A New World'i Record.
Now York, Sopt. 4,-John Magm
throw tho 30-pound hammar 71 feet
0 inches at tho Irish Athletic Club
eamoa at Coltio Parle today. This is
now world's reciwo.
UNCLE SAM STEPS IN
OFFEfl8 TO MEDIATE IN 80UTH
AMERICAN TROUBLE.
United Slates Government Gives a Diplomatic
Warning That Security of Transit Across
the Isthmus and Its Perfect Neutrality
Must Not lie Menaced Veneiuela and
Colombia Doth Reply.
Washington, Sept. C It Is ascer
tained that August 24th, during Hoc
rtnry Hny'H recent visit to Washing
ton, u telegraphic mesHugo was Bent
to tho Ministers nt Caracas and Ho-
gotn, directing them to Inform tho
I'oi'olgn Secretaries of Venezuela and
Colombia ot tho distress with which
tho President had heard of tho likeli
hood of tho disturbance of the rela
tions between tho two republics. Ad
verting to the possibility of tho Inllu-
unco of tho United States being ox
ertedto compromlHo tho pending ques
HoiiH, tho Ministers wero directed to
sny that, while tho relations of tblt
Oovornment with both nutlons nro
equally Intimate and friendly, and
every opportunity Is taken to show tho
good will wo bear them, an otter of
the President's kindly ofllccs to ar
rnngo uny differences which may ex
ist between Colombia nnd Venezuela
would bo Ineffective without tho ac
quiescence of both. Nevertheless, in
spired by tho sentiments which aro
common to all the governments of tho
American republics, tho United States
would sincerely doploro a broach of
the amicable relations between the
sister nations of tho Western world,
nnd would especially regret any no
tion by cither of them which might
menace tho security of transit across
the Isthmus, or tho neutrality of Its
territory, and thereby constrain the
United States to consider Its respon
sibilities nnd functions undor exist
ing treaty engagements with Colom
bia. Tho text of Mr. Hay's' telegram has
not been mudo public. It Is under
stood that an acknowledgement of Its
receipt has boon made by tho Vene
zuelan Oovornment, but Its purport
has not been given out, although it It
said to bo friendly In tone, nnd, while
charging Invasion by Colombian
forces on tho Venezuelan border, nnd
referring to tho temporary suspension
of diplomatic Intercourses which has
occurred, tho way appears to bo open
for cxplanntlons. Venezuela has not
declared wnr against Colombia.
Colombia, also, It Is said tonight,
has mado rcsponso to tho noto of Sec
retary Hay. Whllo Its contents nro
not ohtnlnablo, tho statement Is made
thnt It is conciliatory in character,
and expresses nn earnest wish that
war with Venezuela mny bo avoided.
Such n result, It Is stated, would bo a
cause of genulno regret to tho people
ot Colombia.
FIRST STAKE DRIVEN.
BeglnnU of Work on the Great St Louis
Exposition ot 1903.
St. Louis, Sopt. 4. Just four
months from tho dato of tho organi
zation of the Exposition Company, tho
first stake of the World's Fair, to bo
hold in 1303, to celebrate tho 100th
anniversary of the Louisiana Pur
chase, was driven yesterday on tho
slto at Forest Park. Officers and di
rectors of tho Louisiana Purchase Ex-
unalllnn f!nminnv. municipal officials
and others, assembled this afternoon
on the slto near mo structural center
of tho groundB. and there tho stako
was driven by William H. Thompson,
president of tho National Dank ot
Commerce, In his official capacity as
chairman of tho commltteo on grounds
nnd buildings. President David It.
Francis, of tho Louisiana Purchaso Ex
position Company; C. P. Walbridge,
representing tho commltteo on con
cessions, and Prcsldont Phillips, ot
tho Uonrd of Public Improvements,
mado addresses. According to tho
plans adopted, tho principal buildings
agricultural, mines nnd minerals,
fisheries, transportation and flno arts
will bo built on foundation lines
radiating from tho point whoro tho
first stako was driven.
BOERS' SAVAGE THREAT.
Will Shoot All British Troops Captured Alter
S.ptember IS.
London, Sopt. C "Dowet has Is
sued a proclamation," says a dispatch
to tho Dally Mall from Capo Town,
"that ho will shoot all British troops
found In tho Orango Itlver Colony
after September 15th."
Capo Town, Sopt. 6. It Is reported
that Commandant Mayburg has Issued
on order directing that all armed Col
onials captured after Soptembor 15th
nro to bo shot.
Captain Wellls, with a pntrol of 25
men, was tnkon In ambush near Molr
lngspoort. Ho and two men escaped,
threo others wero killed and four
wounded, and tho rest, who surron.
dorod and took tho oath of neutrality,
woro released.
Cannot Find a Home,
New York, Sopt. 5. Tho roligious
orders which aro quitting Franco,, ac
cording to a dispatch to tho Times
from Paris, aro finding a less cordial
wolcomo abroad than thoy anticipated.
Tho Bolglan bishops aro imposing ro
strlctiona almost amounting to a veto,
and tho Italian government talks of
taking precautions against tho asso
ciations. Some of tho Swiss cantons
prohibit foreign communities, and Ger
many threatens to do llkowlse.
No Change In Situation.
Washington, Sopt. 5. In a mall re
port to tho State Department from
Panama, dated August 21st. United
States Consul-General Gudgor says
tnoro has boon no change In political
conditions on the Isthmus since August
12th Both of tho contending parties
annear to bo Intent on recruiting and
reinforcing, nnd are awaiting develop
merits The revolutionists on tho rail
road linos, ho Baya, aro atlll making
dopredatlona on Chinamen.
FRANCE 8AY8 QO.
Turkish Ambassador was Formally Requested
to Leave Paris.
Parln, Sept. B. Tho result of Munlr
Hoy, tho Turkish ArnbnHBador, coming
to Purls in splto of tho rupturo of
Franco-Turkish relations, and holding
a feto in tho open way, nt tho Turk
ish Embassy yesterday. In honor of
tho anniversary of tho Sultan's nccos
slon to tho throne, has been that tho
French government sent him tho
samo afternoon, a request to leavo
Franco Immediately, and Munlr Boy
departed for Switzerland that ovcnlng.
Advices received horo from Turkey
Indicate a disquieting internal situa
tion. DIsordorH and mllltla uprisings
aro reported In Armenia, Macedonia
nnd tho neighborhood of Mecca. The
son of a high functionary was carried
off by brigands near Adrlanoplo, who
fought a bloody engagement with tho
troops sent against thorn.
A dispatch from Salonlca says thnt
Nouri Hoy, ald-de-camp of tho Sultan,
who was sent to Investigate tho brig
andago In Albania, has been killed by
Albanians. It Is also said that the
Turkish troops at Prisrend, Albanln
and Uskiib aro rioting becauso thr
havo not been paid,
M. Constans, tho French Ambassa
dor to Turkey, had another conference
with tho French Minister, M. Delcas
so. today.
Tho Government of Franco Is deter
mined to compel Turkoy to fulfill her
obligations. Unless tho Sultan yields
shortly ho will find tho bill against
him Increased by a number of other
outstanding claims of Frenchmen
which will add nn appicclable Bum to
that now demanded.
PRINCE CHUN DEPARTS.
Chinese Prince and Ills Entourage Are Now
En Route to Berlin.
Basel, Switzerland, Sept. 5 At 11
o'clock tonight Prince Chun and his
cntourngo loft for Berlin by the Im
perial special train. Before starting
a number of tho mission said Emper
or William had decided to waive tho
ceremony of kotowing, and that the
only persons to be received by him In
coromonlnl audience would bo Prince
Chun and Ylng Chang. Tho member
of tho mission In question said aleo
that the mission would remain in Bei
Itn for a fortnight, and had received
and accepted Invitations from the
British, Italian, American, Belgian
and Japanese Governments.
German Public Satisfied.
Berlin, Sept. 5. The fact thnt Count
von Bulow has at last succeeded In
surmounting the Chun difficulty has
created considerable satisfaction In
tho public mind. Prince Churi will now
apologize without any humiliating for
mnlitles. It Is asserted that all the
members of tho government wero as
much surprised as was the
public at the attempt to re
vive tho obsolete custon of kotow
ing. Count von Bulow has not return
ed to Nordeney to finish his interrupt
ed holiday. It Is understood that tho
newly appointed Chinese Minister to
Germany, who Is a member of the ex
piatory mission, was most energetic
In opposing prostration, declaring that
if ho submitted to such a ceremony he
would forfeit the right to be treated
as an equal of the other members ot
the diplomatic corps.
GERMANY AS A PEACEMAKER.
Will Advise the Sultan to Settle With France
at Once.
Constantinople, Sept. 5. M. Bapst,
councillor of tho French Embassy, and
tho other members ot the Embassy's
staff took tho gunrdshlp Vauteur on
an excursion up tho Sea of Marmosa,
In order to avoid dressing the vessel
as tho other ships In tho harbor were
dressed, In recognition of tho anniver
sary ot the Sudan's accession to the
throne, which was celebrated yester
day. Tho members of the Embassy
did not participate in tho congratula
tions of tho diplomatic corps nor was
tho Embassy illuminated.
Turkish officials received only 40 to
CO per cent of their salaries on tho
anniversary of the Sultan's accession.
Tho report that the Sultan has ap
pealed to Germany to uso her good
offices to settle tho dispute with
Franco is confirmed. Germany, It Is
understood, will advise tho Porte to
settle with Franco as soon as possible.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Northport Smeltermen's Union Replies to the
lnunct'on.
Spokane, Sept. 6. Sensational
charges are made in the reply of tho
Northport Smeltermen's Union to tho
Injunction suit and restraining order
forbidding Interference with tho smelt
er employes. Tho union charges that
a majority of tho stock in tho smelter
company Is owned by subjects ot King
Edward, who havo no right to own
lands In this stato. Charges aro also
preferred against Bola Kadlsh, super-'
lntendent of tho smeltor, who la ac
cused of offering a bribe ot $2000 to
an officer of the union to break It up.
The union men state to tho court that
they "only claim tho right to go to
whomsoever Is willing to hear them,
and toll tho exact facts nnd to per
suado persons by peaceable means."
Gift of Carnegie to Brave Miners.
London, Sept. 5. Andrew Carnegie
has given JC100 each to Sheddon, Law,
Jones and Dick, four miners, who
displayed conspicuous bravery In tho
rescue of thoir comrades at tho time
ot tho recolnt Doinbrlstlo (Perthshire)
colliery disaster.
Examination of Surgeons.
Washington, Sept. 5, Tho examina
tion of applicants for appointments as
assistant surgeons In tho Army has
been resumed In Washington and San
Francisco. Seventy-six vacancies in
tho Medical Department still romatn
to bo filled, and as It la desired by
tho military authorities that the de
partment bo filled to its full logal limit
as early as possible, all eligible appli
cants will be afforded opportunity for
examination, and thoso found qualified
will be commissioned at an early date.
PE0GKESS OF PACIFIC COAST STATES
NEW8 AND COMMENT THAT INDICATE A 8TEADY
FORWARD MOVEMENT IN OREGON, WASH
INGTON, CALIFORNIA AND IDAHO.
Gigantic Coal Deposit. Million Dollar Irrigation Plant.
Perhaps tho largest body of coal s Field work on another big lrrlga
that has ever been discovered in tho Hon enterprise in Crook County, Ore
United States in the Inst twenty years gon, will bo started soon. It contom
ls that orr tho Btato boundary between plates bringing undor Irrigation a lit
Washington and Oregon. This great tie valley on tho upper course of tho
body of coal land is located In Asotin Deschutes Itlver known as Walker
County, Washington, and Wallowa Basin. Tho basin includes about 100,
County, Oregon, and is easy of access 000 acres of sago brush land and about
by way of Asotin, the county seat of C0.000 acres of that area- can bo
Asotin County, thenco by way of Ana- brought under tho proposed irrlga
tone to Hanson's Ferry on tho Grande tion system. Tho soil is exceptional
Hondo nivcr, which Is tho dividing line ly rich and Is free of stones, water
between the two states at tho point only being needed to mako it Ideal
mentioned. farming land. But tho altitude la
This body of coal crops out at points about 4,500 feet above the sea and tho
very close together for a distance of temperature Is so low that only tho
twelve miles on either side of tho river hardy crops flourish there. It Is
and there aro thousands of acres that adapted particularly to fattening cat
havo boon filed upon undor tho home- tie for the market. The Oregon De
stead laws, that now show flno coal velopmont Company, with an author
prospects. There aro other thousands Ized capital of $1,000,000 will conduct
of acres that have been covered by this Irrigation enterprise. Eastern
local men with coal land declaratory capitalists will supply the money for
statements, and still other land that It, but a small amount of the stock
has not been covered at all, but which being held in Oregon. A surveying
show strong coal measures. This crew has been put In the field to lo
body of coal Is lignlto of fine quality, cate routes for ditches and mako estl
Improves and changes to bituminous, mates of cost of Improvement. The
at greater distances from the surface, water supply will be taken from tho
There aro also many Indications of Deschutes. The proposed Irrigation
natural gas and oil, but no prospect- system will be on the east side of tho
Ing has been done tor cither. In the stream, the west side ascending to tho
coal deposits tho local men have run Cascades. With Irrigation, that sec
several tunnels and sunk shafts tion could hardly be surpassed, it Is
through twenty feet of solid coal, in said, for farming and stock raising,
fact havo found so much coal that but The land has long been surveyed by
little digging was required to get it. the Government but almost none of It
There Is no question but that the de- has been taken up by settlers. A strip
posit is a very large one. These coal of timber lies between Walker Basin
measures are fifteen miles from the and the forest reserve, but that was
mouth of the Grande Rondo Hlver. scripped a few months ago by Eastern
This river Is not navigable, but the timber men. Walker Basin Is about
Snake, Into which it empties, has a 30 miles south from Prlneville.
regular line of steamboats running to
the mouth of the river, and tho mat-1 Deep.Sea Fishing by Electricity,
ter of gett ng this coal to market. 3 ' J
would require the building of a road W. B. Mead, the New York mlllion
for fifteen miles to connect with boats aire. PPp to catch fish by tern
at the mouth of the Grande Ronde. Porarlly blinding them. He has. fitted
However, it Is probable that a rail- out four boats, each seventy-five feet
road will run through these coal fields . long and will send them to the Pacific
in the near future, as they are on the Coast. In this connection he has con
route mapped out Dy the Burlington Bued leading Yale zoologlca profes
for reaching the Coast, where the beet. er leading aclentlsts and
possible grades can De secured down had them confirm his theory that tho
the Grande Ronde River. Tho Oregon ! a e ubnar ne electric 1 gh flashed
., i n c,v tmn In the eyes of the fish, will blind them.
IVUllwaj uuu iiu.ib.1. ,., - " -
already run its preliminary survey
throuch this coal region, and it would
appear, that the day is not far distant
when snug little fortunes may be real
ized bv those who may have the good
Judgment to get hold of properties In
.i.-.-i. ui.. , ni,no nr
or glnaf ocatlon. "indeed the dFffer-!
enco In price at which it may now bo
bought from the government oven
that which must be paid for it as soon
as the railroad Is completed, would ,
mean 100 per cent profit on the Invest-!
ment '
The act of March 2,1878 (Coal land j
law) requires the payment of ten dol-1
larsperacre.lt the land Is over fifteen
miles, and twenty dollars per acre if
the land Is fifteen miles or less from a ,
completed railroad. I
There seems no doubt out tunt tne
Burlington system in extending Its
linn to the Coast will pass down the
Grande Ronde River, and through the
ronior nt thin lmmen'sp deDOsIt. There
Is fine timber, gold and silver, agricul -
tural and grazing lands in this imme -
diate vicinity and the natural resourc -
es afforded by this particular section
could support a community or ten
thousand people without any connec
tion whatever with the outside world.
n. 111.. Mr, Cnnilrnrllnn in the Writ
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c,rr v 1 nn nn. fr I Tin d
States Navy and on one for the United
States Army -to delayed because of tho
present labor troubles In San Fran-
Cisco. The Union Iron Works has con-
tracts for six wardships and two sub-
marine torpeuo , uouu.. i
,pr.ta,ni.f r-T'"e". 'S!
UUllltJ-aiillf Willi'. MUU " " " l.Lll!..
a tew montns ago oy rresiaem mc
Klnley. Moored close beside the Ohio
Is tho monitor Wyoming. She was
launched last September and la not yet
completed. The torpedo boat destroy'
ers Proble, Perry and Perry Jones are
also at the Union Iron Works, and the
work of altering the boats, nas not
been started. The transport Sherman
has been at tho Union Iron Works for
over six! months.
Big Sunnyslde Canal Extended.
Tho Washington Irrigation Company
contemplates nn extension of tho Sun
nyslde canal to tho Prosser dlatrict.
Work will probably begin some time
thl8 Fall. A now lino of railroad to
tap tho country east of tho Yakima
River Is also under advisement. The
road will leavo tho main lino of the
Northern Pacific at Prosser and con
nect again at Topponlsh .after extend
ing through the Sunnyslde district.
Several thousand acres will be added
to tho cultivated area of Yakima Val
loy by tho completion of tho now
branch canal.
Monster Steamers (or China Trade.,
Tho Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany has decided to build two im
mense steamships for tho Pacific and
China trade ot about the same sizo
ns thoso now building at New London,
Conn., for the Great Northern Rail
way. They will be of 28,000 tons, or
threo times tho capacity of an average
ocean freighter.
Special Train for Potatoes.
A special train ot about 40 carloads
of potatoea loft Stockton, Cal., Septem
ber 1 for the Middle and Southern
States. Tho demand for potatoes,
onions nnd cabbage through the Mid
dle States Is largo, owing to the
drouth, and hundreds of carloads will
bo Bent there from California this
year. Local dealers aro paying from
$1.00 to $1.69 a hundred pounds tor
potatoea on the river bank. This
shipment la the largest slnglo con
signment of potatoes over sent oht of
the stato.
IpnilHo thnm In nnmn fho 0,,rfra
and then land them In the nets which
will be hanging from the boat's side.
Yale scientists have told him deep
sea fishing will be revolutionized by
this new method. Each boat Is to
have a separate electric plant of Its
own- Tho dynamo directly connected
with a new type of petrolenm engine,
? to be placed with its switches near
the engine permitting the engineer to
fiend to all conveniently. Wires are
be run from this point to different
parts of the boat to supply the current
r. new portable naval search light
Projector, to be used In finding buoys.
fo- or general Illumination and for
for hee Yale submarine arc lamps
'8e.r,a' m ndIet ?owv,r
fnan' wnIch are to do the actual fish-
-
Real Estate Values Climbing.
The site selected by the Government
for the new federal building In Seattle
1 cost the sum of $174,750. This lot
1 measures 184x240 feet, and upon it wilt
' be erected a building costing $750,000.
1 The latter sum Is the original appro-
j.m. "uc awiun jjcuuib luaiat mux
it la too small and the Indications
point to an Increase of $250,000, or one
million In all. Twenty years ago this
piece of ground could have been pur-
i chased for $2,800, a circumstance that
tolls the whole story of the growing
j ,mportance of p t So d , A
, a reactIonary transaction, a corner lot
120 feet TQ b, k .
j federal B,te waa a few d ,ater 8old
Another big deal
closed the same day was the sale of
the Donnelly Hotel In Tacoma for
$90,000.
Ore Worth $200,000 a Ton.
A wonderfully rich strike was mado
lately In tho old Virtue mine, eight
I miles east of Baker City, Oregon. The
mine haa been noted for rich pockets
". " ""e just oijbubu
la larger and richer than any hereto
fore diacovered. It la on the 400-faot
level. Ore has been taken out of this
mine In times past that went as high
as $'100,000 to the ton. Tho ore which
is now being taken out Is said to be
50 per cent pure gold, which Is over
$200,000 to the ton. The extent of
the new discovery Is not known.
Seattle'! Biggest Building.
Tho largest building over erected
In Seattle will be put up shortly by
the Moore Investment Company for
Eastern capitalists. This building will
cover tho entire block on the west side
of Second avenue between University
and Union streets. Tho frontage will
be 360 feet and the depth will bo 100
feet and will cost $250,000. One of
the requlremtns of the lease Is that
the Investment Company will bo ob
liged to put three additional stories
on the building at the expiration of
tho first flvo years.
New College for Snokane.
A new society, having for Its object
tho establishment of a strong now
college In Spokane and minor achools
for feeders in the surrounding towns
has been organized In Spokane. It will
bo known as tho East Washington and
North Idaho Education Society. Dr.
O. W. Van Osdel, of Spokane, Is presi
dent. Tho school will be under the
direction of tho Baptist denomination.
Veneering Factory Completed.
The veneering and basket factory
plant of the Portland Manufacturing
Company, located at St. Johns, Is near
lng completion, and the owners aro
working with energy to get tho factory
In operation. Most of tho machinery
haa been placed. About 30 men will
bo employed at the start,