Bohemia Nugget
M!H W, IlICNItY, Editor anil rrou'r.
COTTAGE GROVE. . . .OREGON.
EVENTS OP THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant llarpcnlngs ol the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Provo Interesting.
French mlncowncrs and strikers
till unablo to agree.
Another Bnlmon cannery comblno lias
boon formod at Vancouver, 13. U.
Tlio, Nlcaragnan cabhiet hat resigned
out liio president relu'os to accept.
Senator Quay may bo prosocutcd for
using his own letterheads in eoIK-Itlng
campaign lands.
A passonger train on tho Northern
Pacific collided with a freight near St.
Paul, killing two men.
Tho kalsor's visit to England is ex
poctcd to bring about more friendly re
lations between tho two powers.
Plana are being perfected at Cleve
land. Ohio, for tho combination of all
soft coal interests of tho country.
A trolley car and a switch engine
collided in Chicago, resulting In one
porsou being killed and throo seriously
injured.
II. It. NIckerson, vlco president and
ccnoral manager of the Mexican Cen
tral, denies that ho has been offered tho
presidency of tho Southern f acific.
Sarah Dernhardt has lust finished a
tour of Germany. Although tho had
abundant applause, the engagement
was not the financial success expected
Another great eruption of the volcano
of Souffrioro may be expected soon.
The Gorman government has appro
priated 500,000 for the expenses of its
exhibit at tho 1804 lair at si. iconic.
President Mitchell lias all tho data
prepared which he intonds to present
to tho investigating commission when
it Is called for.
The United States chiot of engineers
has announced that no dredge will be
built for tho Columbia, loaving im
provement to present machines.
Tho revolution in Colombia will like
ly bo settled without further bloodshed..
The rebels are now endavoring to- ar
range peace terms with the government.
A ruling has been made by a New
York Judge that any criminal case tried
in Cuba by Americans during their oc
cupation may bo retried by tho Cuban
courts.
Socretary Boot has approved the dis
appearing gun carriage in connection
with guns of six-inch calibre, as well
as thote of larger bore. General Miles
was opposed to its adoption.
Tho first pension to be granted to a
claimant in tho Pacific Northwest,
nndor the Indian War veteran bill
passed at tho last session, is to Patrick
Maloney, of Portland, who has just
been allowed $8 a month.
French coal miners on strike have
renewed their rioting.
The czar of Russia is suffering from
aoverj attack of nervous prostration.
Nearly all of tho troops in the an
thracite coal region have been sent
home.
Six miners were seriously- injured in
a Michigan mine by a premature ex
plosion.
Ex-President Cleveland, in a speech
in New Jersey, mode a strong attack on
tho present tariH laws.
Throe men were injured in Chicago
in connection .with disturbances Inci
dent to the bill posters' strike.
Fire in Montreal destroyed much
valuable property. It was necessary to
call out tho entire fire department te
fore the flames were brought nnder
control.
TRAINMEN WANT MOM PAY. iJSJEWS QF OREGON
New Schedule of Wages Soon to be Pre. j
sentcd to the Southern Pacific-.
Oakland, Cal., Nov, 4. W.ithtn-tliej
noxt few days tho Order ol Hallway
Conductors, Trainmen and Svcjtchmcn
will submit a schedule of wagts-ito tho
Southern raciflc Comiany. .Tho ro-
auosts of tho men aro vory much tho
Bamo as thoso submitted by tho englii'
ecrs. firemen, telegraphers fand others,
An increase of 16 to 20 per rent Is
asked, together with a uniform rata of
wages on all tho divisions of tho Atlan
tic and Pacific systems. Tho demands
will take tho tamo general courao that
tho others havo. They will bo passed
uponby tho respective departments and
then roforrcd to Gonoral Manager Aglcr
and Julius Krutsihnitt, ataiatant to
President Harrlman. Theso two gcn
tlomcn in turn will pass upon the do
mands and fend them to the committee
appointed by President Harrlman to
confer with them.
Accordins to tho by-laws of tho
unions, the company Is '.given 30 days
to mako an answer to mo men.
The dancor of n central slriko upon
the Southern Pacific lines Is not
thought to be great. Doth the xen and
tho company officials nre of tho same
opinion. The heads (it the departments
are unanimons In saying that tlio pos
sibility of a great railroad strike is so
small that it cannot be considered even
a possibility. The men hold equally
pronounced views. Tho reason for this
belief is found in the fact that tho com
pany has always favored anions. The
conservative organizations have always
had tho entire confidence of the com
pany, and there have been no differ
ences which havo not been amicably
settled,
COMMISSIONERS OUT TO WORK.
PUBLIC DEDT STATEMENT.
Financial Condition of United States at
Close of Business Oct. 31, 1902.
Washington, Nov. 4. The monthly
statement of the public debt, issued to
day, shows that the close of business
October 31, 11)02, tho debt, less cash In
treasury, amounted to $958,507,720.
Tho debt propor was decreased through
the purchase of bonds by 114,739,683,
and tho cash on hand also shows a de
crease for tho month of $14,831,615.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, (915,470,230;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,256,280; dobt bearing nt.
interest, $3!8,302,549. Total, $1,314,
929,699. This amount, however, does
not include 1800,316,009 in certificates
and treasury notes outstanding, which
are offset by an equal amount of cash
on band held for their redemption,
The cash in tho treasury is classified
as follows: Gold reserve, $150,000,000
trust funds, 1800,310,509; general
fund, $145,494,171; in national bank
depositories, $146,885,012; total, $1
302,695,763, against which are demand
liabilities outstanding amounting
$946,273,875, which leaves a cash bal
ance on hand of $356,421,875.
FIQtlT ON COAL. ROADS.
Coal Strike Hoard Starts on Its Tour of
Inspection of the Mines.
Scranton, 1'a., Oct. 31, Tho seven
commissioners appointed by President
Itoosovelt to adjust tho differences be
tween the anthrnctto mlnaworkors and
their cmnlovnrn inniln n tmir voatnrdnv
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me raai n-u. wvnir u. inc of tno cxtrcmo upper coal Holds, and
Qrowth and Development of Various , saw ovory step taken in the production
Iml.i.lrW Thmu.hout Our Common. Ol COBI, irom (lie lime It IS UiaslOU irolll
me grouiui, nunurixis oi icot uetow mo
surface, up to tho point where It is sent
to market, ready fcr tho uso of the con
sumer. Tho arbitrators had an Inter-
esting day, and roturnod to tholr hotel
at 6:30 o'clock grimy from coal dust
and tired alter eight busy hours of ob
servation ami Investigation.
Tho trip was a novelty to most ol
those In the commissioners' party,
some of whom never had boon In tho
hard coal regions. Tho commissioners
IMPORTANT RULING
ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
wealth Latest Market Report.
A postofflco has been established at
Applcton, Wallowa county, on tho
route from Flora to Paradiso.
A now ledge, with a good width and
of a very rich quality of freo milling
ore, has been uncovered on tho Lucky
Boy mine, In tho Uluo river district
Public sentiment is very much
STRIKE COMMISSION MAKES DECISION
IN REGARD TO WAGES.
If Miners Oct More Pay, It Will Date from
November 1 Vote Was Unanimous-
Arbitrators Have Under Consideration
Issuing of Prctlmary Report Covering
Three Most Important Issued.
Scranton, Pa., Nov. 1. Tho first I in
portant action of the Anthracite Coal
Strlko commission, which is arbitrating
tho differences existing between tho
miners and their employers, was taken
today whon it was announced by Car
roll I). Wright, tho recorder of tho com
mission, that if any award affecting thu known
divided on tho question of tho proposed displayed Uio greatest Interest In every existing scale of wages should bo made, country
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uioir worn in n manner mat was pleas
ing to behold. The mining tuporin
tendents accompanied tho commission-
tho expression of sentiment at Salem. ovon arbitrators had o en
general tendency, otitaido of mining cir
cles, is favorable, to tho reserve,
Thoro is quito a noticeable change In
regarding the $500,000 appropriation
for the Lewis and Ularko centennial.
At first tho amount seemed extrava
gant, but It is now regarded in a differ
ent light.
Tho state ptlntlng office Is now work-
dure many discomforts, mako their way
through wet places in tho mines,
almost crawl along some of the gang-
ways in tho workings, and pass through
clouds ol coal dust in tho breakers.
isotwlthstandlng this, tholr eagerness
lor information was not diminished,
Ing on tho last form of the now Oregon and thov expect to nut In another dav'a
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roue, anu mo two volumes wm no foih i work today in tills vicinity.
Burglars entered a New York hotel
and secured several thousand dollars in
money and a like amount in jewelry,
It is supposed they chloroformed their
victims.
The business man who is contented
with bis busluess has stopped growing,
Tho man who says he has business
enough, therefore has no need to adver
tiso, has reached the full flood of the
tide. Hut after the Hood Is the ebb
always. It is a law of nature that
nothing shall remain In a state of rest,
-Gverythlng grows, or it decays. No
business can remain at a standstill for
any considerable time. -Printers Ink
Tho Foreman shoe company, of Cin
clnnati, one of the largest in the coun
try, lias tailed. The collapse was
caused by soveral smaller concerns
going under owing largo amounts to the
ioroman company.
Govornor Yatos, of Illinois, Is suffer
ing from an attack of typhoid fever.
Two of the largest anthracite coal
companies In Pennsylvania aro to con'
Bolldato-
Ihe Alaska salmon pack shows an
Increase of 400,000 cases ovor that of
last year.
As far as in, the evidence In tho
Molinenx case looks very bad for the
dolendant.
Another man has been arrested for
holding up the Northern Pacific train
in Montana.
W. J. Bryan's special train collided
With a freight in Colorado, and three
peopio wore injured.
A wealthy Qulncy, Illinois, farmer
has been arrested for the murder of his
daughter's suitor.
The cholera doath rate in the Philip
pines la constantly going higher. At
present 76 per cent ol tho cases prove
fatal.
Colombia's, delay in presenting
canal note la probably due to Us being
vexed over American activity at
Panama.
A riot over nonunion labor nt Chi
cago resulted In Injuries to sovon men.
The chief of the naval ordanca bureau
reports in favor of sacrificing speed for
armament In the construction of bat
tleships, i
Interstate Commerce Commission Conttd
era New York Complaint.
New York, Nov. 4. Chairman Mar
tin II. Knapp and Commissioner J.
zeomans, of tno interstate commerce
commission, bold a brief session here
today and hpard a statement of chargci
Lawrence obearn declared ho had to
present against tho anthracite coal car
rying roaas. nr. blicarn said he rep
resented a number of prominent citizens
of Iew lork, iioston and Washington
and other cities. He said he was pre
pared to prove tno existence of an
agreement between the roads to regu
late tonnage, and that this practically
was an agreement for an equitable di
vision of profits.
It was agreed that Mr. Shearn should
present his formal petition to the com
mission in Washington. The coal com
panles will then bo notified and given
id days to answer.
BOXERS CAUSE ALARM.
Master of British dunboat Will Send De
tachment If Necessary.
Mctoria, B. O., Nov. 4. Tho Boxer
uprising in Siechuan is causing great
alarm to foreigners, though a plan of
campaign by wnicn rescue is to be
effected, if necessary, has been formed
lbe master of a British gunbsat at
Klahlng, 350 miles below Cbenztu
sent a letter by the French commander,
saying that he would cumo with a de
tachment of troops and a field gun, if
necessary. The corronpondonce further
states that the officials have been in
formed the Boxers Intend making "a
concerted rising when the harvest I
over. Cbengtu is to be the first at
tacked and then the smaller towns.
Young Cubans Held.
New York, Not. 4. Eleven children
whose average is 10 years arrived today
from Santiago, Cuba, enoute to Point
ixima, uai., to join the "Universal
Brotherhood." The immigration offl
clala at this port have been asked tt
bold these children as possible oblec
tionable aliens for inquiry. The dill
dren are In charge of Dr. Gertrude Von
Pelt, who intended to accompany them
to Point Loma, wbero Mrs. Catherine
Tingley, known as the "Purnle
moinor," is said to nave established a
temple for teaidiing children Buddhism.
New Destroyer Launched.
Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 4. Tho lake
submarine torpedo boat Protector was
successfully launched here today. Thq
Protector la designed for harbor defence.
She is 00 feet long and of 11 feet beam.
and has a displacement of 05 tons sub
merged. Ilor power is electricity when
submerged, and gavoline when cruising
awaeu. a trap door In her bow will
enable a diver to leave the boat for the
purpose of cutting cables or mine con
nections. Her builders believe she can
destroy tho submarlno defenses of any
naruor in uio woriu.
To Study, American Labor.
Now York, Nov. 4. Alfred Moslev
arrived here today on the steamship
Campania. He said that tho members
of the commission which he is bringing
from England to study the relations of
capital and labor In tho United States
would all reach this country in a few
days. A numberof English journalists
came on the Campania to report tho In-
veaugtuion as it proceeds. American
methods are aiousing ereat interest In
England.
to the bindery next week. It is ox
pected that the new codo will bo ready
for distribution about tho middle, of
November.
Tho present year will bo the greatest
from a business standpoint in tho his,
tory of the etato land department.
During tho first nine months of 1902
the receipts from payments on sales of
state land oxceedod the total for any
previous year. -
N illiam Baldwin and his son,
George, were sentenced to servo two
j ears and one year, respectively, in the
penitentiary, the one for aiding and
abetting, and the other for striking the
fatal blow that killed brant Carson in
Portland a short timo ago.
A J. Nielon, ox-sheriff and tax col
lector of Lako county, who was found
guilty of defalcation in office by a jury
at tho May term of court, has been
sentenced to four years In tho penlten'
tiary and ordorod to pay a $0,000 fine,
to cover tho amount of defalcation.
An appeal has been taken to the
preme court.
The recent decision of Judge Bennett
regarding the legal status of tho ordi
nary bop contract has furnished another
argument for tho passage of an act pro
viding for a state hop inspector. The
Oregon Hopgrowera' association at its
last annual meeting declared In favor
of such a law, and the growers general
ly are desirous of seeing it enacted.
it would bo unfair to ear that ono
commissioner displayed more interest
than another, but it can be .truly said
that Bishop Spalding asked more ques
tions than any one of tho others. Ho
was usually In tho center of a group of
commissioners, and asked many ques
tions of those who aro employed in and
auoui uio mines.
All the commissioners were good lis
teners, but poor talkors. when it ramo
down to getting an expression from
them on any feature of the mining
business. From their actions today, It nro the Increase in wages, a shor t
tho award shall bo effoctlvo from
November 1. It was fully expected
that tills quostlon would cumo up before
tno arblttatora, but tho action of yes
terday shuts oil any potslblo controver
sy that either sldo may havo desired to
raise, the minors wanted the now
scale, it ono Is made, to tlatu from thu
time they teturncd to work, but tho
operators left tho matter to be decided
by the commission. Thu mlnotvorkcra
are perfectly satisfied, howuver, with
tho decision of tho commission. Tho
strlko has been oft nearly ono wcok, and
most of tho met) have not worked mora
than four or five days. Tho announce-
mont of the commission was contained
In tho following revolution:
" oto unanimous that if tho commis
sion at thu conclusion of Its hearings
and deliberations makes any award
affecting rates of wages, such award
shall take offoct from November 1
1902."
It Is possible that the commission
may mako a preliminary report on
throe principal strikoquostlout. They
18 cotatn they bavo argeeu not to say
what they think ol tho questions that
will como before them, beveral per
sons approached ono or another of tho
commissioners during tho day, moroly
for the purpose of having him say what
no thought ol something ho saw and In
each caBO tho inquirer was rebuffed
lestorday's tour consisted of an In
spection of No. 2 mlno of tho Hillside
coal company, operated by tho Erlo
company, and tho coal breaker of the
Delaware & Hudson company. Tho
former is located at Forest City, 22
miles north ol this city, and the break
er at Carbondale. four milos south of
Forest City.
MINERS STAY OUT.
Governor Geer Is making a tour of
the eastern part of the state.
The assessment valuation of
Strike at Several Alines Is Renewed Upon
Orders from President Mitchell.
Hailoton, Pa., Nov. 1. The strike
at tho seven collieries of Coxo Bros. A
Co., tho four mines of G. B. Markle &
Co., 'and tho Silver Brook operation of
J. S. tVents & Co., was officially re-
Marion I nowed today through an order irsnod
work day, and tho weighing of coal
After theso havo been decided, the com,
mission can take up all other questions
without undue haste. It is known that
tho commissioners have this feature
undor consideration, ami It is probable
a preliminary report will bo made.
Tho commissioners spent the entire
day yesterday In continuing tholr In-
spection of tho mines and tho mining
region about Scranton. Tliuy v sited
the Manvillo colliery, operated lointlv
by tho Delaware & Hudson and tho
Delaware, Lackawaua A Western com
panies, in the forenoon, and tho niter-
noon was spent in riding through tho
region on a special trolley car. Tho
commission will spend today in tho
vicinity of Wllkcsbarre. returning here
this ovonlng.
QRBAT CABLC FINISHED.
PKI1SIDIINT ISSUI1S PROCLAMATION.
Thursday, November 27, Is Designated as
Thanksgiving Day.
WhsMtik'ton, Oct. 31. President
Itoosovelt has Issued his proclamation
designating Thursday, November i!",',
ns a day of tliankrglvlng, Tim prooU
inallon, Is na follows: t
"According to tho yearly custom of
our people, It falls upon tho president
at' tills season to apiKilut a day of festi
val and thanksgiving to God Over a
century and n quarter has passed since
this country took its placu among tho
nations of tho earth, and durltiu that
time we have had, on tho whole, mom
to no iiiaiuini lor than hits befallen to
the lot of any other people. (Itinera,
tlou alter generation has grown to man
hood and pas-ml away. Each has had
to bear Its peculiar burdens, each tu
faco Is special crisis, and ouch has
years of grim trial, when the
was menaced br mn Ilea. do
mectio or foreign, when tho hand ol
tho I-onl was heavy upon it In death
uy iiood or pestilence, when In bod y
distress and anguish of soul It paid tho
penalty oi louy and n Irownrd heart
Nevertheless, decade by decade, wi
havo struggled onward ami upward
wo now abundantly enjoy material well
being, and under thu favor of thu Most
High wo nro striving earnestly to
achlovo moral and spiritual uplifting
"i lie year that has Just closed has
been ono of poaeo ami overfluwltiir
Plenty, uareiy has any people en
jojtM greater prosperity than wo are
now enjoying. tor this wo render
heartfelt and solemn thanks to the
glvur of goal, and wo seek In pralnt
him not by words only, but by deeds,
by tho way in which wo tin our duty tti
ourselves ami to our fellow men.
Now, therefore. I. Theodore lioom
xoU, President of tho United Htutes. do
hereby tleslgnatu ns n dav of L-onuritl
thanksgiving Thursday, tho 27th of thu
coming rt'uvombor, and do recommend
that throughout tho land tho txoit,
cease from their ordinary occupations
and In their several homes and plarus
in wortnip render tnniiKH tintonlmlghty
"i ior inu maniioid bless iil's of Ihe
past year.
In witness whereof I havo hereunto
set my hand and caused tho seal of the
United Statoa to bo affixed.
"Done at tho Citvof Washington
this 29th day of October, in tho veitr of
our i-or.i iuu.', anil oi tlio Independent'
of tlio United States thu 127th.
"TIlEODOIti: UOOSKVKLT."
(Seal.)
"By tho president,
"JOHN HAY,
Socretary of State. "
UNITED STATES POSTOFriCES.
I VESSEL GOES DOWN
STEAMERS CAPITAL CITV AND TRADER
COLLIDE ON I'UOilT SOUND. '
county has increased 4 per cent during by District Secretary Gallagher, of tho UnpH.hod at 7 o'clock last night,
the past year, according to the assessor. United M neworkers i, ujxm instiuc ions though tho first mossago did not
RanalA f!fok11 V,n. ar,.la.l ft.
Washington, where he will take up his h1""? mines were not permitted to
labors prior to tho opening of congress.
Judge Burnett has rendered a de
cision which seems to be very sweeping
in its etlect and which will prevent
hopbuycra . from recovering possession
oi noas covered by tbe ordinary con
tract. The decision Is to tbeuect that
the contract Is a mortgage and that tbe
grower can discbarge It by paying the
money advanced to him, with Interest,
The Willamette river is 'changing lis
course at Salem and tbreatons to leave
that city high and dry nnloss steps are
taken to stop It.
Ike Willamette Valley Prune asso
ciation, of Salem, is shipping three
carloads of prunes a day and is operat
ing its packing bouse day and night,
All prunes are shipped in boxes bearing
Urn association brand, bales are being
made on tbe basis price of 2 cents
for tbe four sizes in bags and a half
cent more for fruit in 25-pound boxes.
Judge Gray, a prominent citizen of
Astoria, and a native of Oregon, is
dead. He was 03 years lod.
The merchantable lumber of tbe
Cascade forest reserve is ostlmatod at
60,000,000,000 feet, board measure,
Men under governmental supervision
nave been doing considerable dynamit
ing in the Willamette near Independ
ence the past week. Several large
snags and boulders were dislodged,
making tlio upper river transportation
much safer than last winter, when two
or three steamers were sunk by running
into submerged snags
return to wortfln a body, the Coxes in
sisting that their employes make per
sonal application for their former posts.
and G. B. Markle & Co. requiring each
man before going back to work to
promise to abido by the decision of the
arbitration commission. The mine-
workers allego that the oblect of tbeto
requirements is discrimination against
men wno were prominent In the strike,
The trouble at Silver Brook is similar
to that at Coxe Bios,
All Brltlsn Line Between Vancouver, B.
C, and Brisbane, Australia.
Vancourci, B. O., Nov. 3. Tho com
plotion of the All-Kod cablo lino bo-
tween Vancouvor and Ilrlsbanu was se
al,
got
tho
one
through until this morning, when
announcement was made that
dream ol tho Imperialists was a reality,
Tho cablo Is still In tho hands of th
contractors, and It will not be open for
business ior auoui tiireo weeks, llur
ing that timo it will undergo anolabor
ate system of tests in ordor that the offi
cials may boo that it Is in thorough
working order before being taken over
irom the contractors.
Tho section between Bamfiold creek
Presidential Appointments for Past Year
Establish a Record.
Washington. Oct.. 31. A total of
2",270 presidential postmasters oro
appointed last year, according to tho
annual report of J. L. Hrletcw, fourth
assistant postmaster general, just Is
sued. This Is tho largest number ap
pointed In any ono vear In thu hlstorv
of tho postal service. Tho Increase was
duo mainly to tho exit ration of com,
missions during tho year, and the ad
vauco ol many fourth class ofiltea to tho
presidential grifdo.
Tho total number of appointments of
postmasters ol ail c asses was 111.070
an increase oi i,uis. There was i
light Increato In the number of ro
movals of postmasters "for cause.
as a result of a strict discipline for
carolossnoss and irregularities. Thoro
were 3,058 postofllccs established and
4.0SU discontinued, tho latter attrltmt.
able mostly to the extension of the
The New Monitor Wyoming.
Washington, Nov. 1. A teleeram
received at the navy department from
Captain Dickens, at the Mare Island
navy yard, contains the following re
port ol yesterday's trial of the mon
itor Wyoming!
and Fanning island, which la tho lone,
est In tho world, has already undergone rural free delivery service and tho con
a series oi tests, and has provod entire- oiKiaiion oi postoflices adjacent to
ly equal to expectations. The great
question in the success of tho cablo was
over this enormous section, but it was
found by a recent test to give a speed
of ovor 100 words a minute with the
Decrlovo transmitter. The actual tlniu
occupied in tho transmission of a nics-
large presidential offices. Tho number
of poatofTlces In tho Unltod States Juno
30 was 7,924, of which 220 wore first
class, 1,023 second class, 3,488 third
class and 71,103 fourth class.
"Tho two hours' full speed trial of sage from this city to Sydnoy, Australia,
NEW OUNBOAT LAUNCHED.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 07Q08c: blue-
stem 7374c; valley, 07c.
Barley Feed, $21.00 per ton: brew.
Ing, I2Z.0U.
Flour Boat grade, 3.20(33.60: grah
am, 12.00(33.20.
Millstuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton:
middlings, $23.60; shorts. $10.60:
cnop, 117.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.051.07 ;
gray, $1.021.05 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $10311; clover,
s.bu; cneat, is per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 00(3 70c
per sack; ordinary. 6066c per cental.
growers-prices; juerood sweets, $1.75(3
per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,603
,26; per pour d, 10c; hens. $434.60 per
dozen; per pound, 11c; springs, $3.00
(33.60 per dozen; fryers, $2.6003.00;
broilers, iz.uuz.du; ducks, $4,603
o.oo per dozen; turkeys, young, 12K
3o; geeso, f 0.00(30.60 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14(3
lDftc; Young America, 16 17
factory prices, llVc less.
Butter Fancy creamery," 27430c
per pound; extras, 30e; dairy. 18
Q20cj store, 1216.
Kggs 2630o per dozen.
Hops New crop, 2226e per pound.
Wool Valley, 12318c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2028c.
Beef Gross, cows, 3334c per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 09 7c.
veal 763H4o.
Mutton Gross, So per pound:
dressed, Oc.
Lambs Gross. 3Ho per ponndt
tireaaea, uc,
tho Wyoming In the opou sea was sue
ceaaiuuy completed today. The mean
revolutions for tho two hours wore
201.3. This corresponds to a speed of
li. ts knots. The general behavior of
the ship In moderate eoa and breeze
was satisfactory."
Wrecked by Runaway Cars.
Oxford, O.. Nov. 1. Tho express for
Chicago over the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton and tbe Monon routes collid
ed with two runaway freight cars here
last night, wrecking the engine, bag.
gage and mall cars. The fireman and
two tramps were killed. Tho wrecked
cars were burned. No passengers were
hurt, although they were badly shaken
rft ....
op. jue ireigm cars were ueiacuod
from a train that took tho siding here
to allow the Chicago express to pass,
and were not noticed by the freight
crew until too low.
Volcano on the Isthmus.
Washington, Nov. 1. A cablegram
received at the etato department from
Consul General McNally is of interest
In the Isthmian canal project, relating
as it does to the volcanic conditions In
Central America, Ho reports that the
eruption of Ihe volcano at Santa Maria,
adjoining Quezaltenango, continues;
that tho city is covered with six Indies
of volcanic mattor; rich coffee planta
tions on the coast side are burled under
seven feet of sand and ashes from tho
volcano, and that detonations from the
eruption were heard in the capo,
Big Forest Fire.
Missoula, Mont., Nov. 1. Tho Rocky
mountain division headquarters of the
Northern Pacific railroad lias been In
formed through private messages that
an immense forest firo is raging across
tno river Irom the Flathead reservation,
Tho flames 'are spreading unchocked.
and millions of feet of tho finest timber
in this part of the itato aro being de
stroyed. It is believed that only a
heavy rain or snowfall will sorvo to
quench the fire.
Craft Turned Out tn Japan
America Christened.
for
will bo lets than five minutes in tho First
case of a short commercial mossage, and
.1. , A, III L. .1 I . .
wus i.me win oo oi jcourso mainly oc- 8an KralICSC0 0ct. 31.- The Japtn
cunled In the manual rnnntltlnn Vif tlml-. .. . .'
ii.ZnVi i 'i"Z uazeno oi uctooer iu gives an extended
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island, Norfolk Island and Brisbano.
ARMOR PLATE STANDS TESTS.
fJood Material for Battleship Nebraska.
Now Building at Seattle.
Washington, Nov. 3. During tho
past week there havo boon two teats of
armor plate at Indian Head. Tho first
was madj with six-Inch projectiles on
triangular six-inch Kruno plato to bo
used on the cruisors Colorado, Pennsyl
vanla, Maryland and West Virginia.
Throo shots were fired. Tho greatest
striking velocity was 1,010 feet per see
ond. The armcr was penotratcd only
about two Inches. Tho other test was
with 11 inch Krupp plato to bo used as
side armor for tho battleship Nobraska,
now undor construction by tho Moran
Bros., of Seattle. In this lnstanco a
10-Inch gun was used, and tho penotra
tion was tiireo incuoa. uotn teats aro
said to have been successful.
To End French Strike.
Paris, Nov. 3. President Loubot.
following tbe example set by President
Itoosovelt, is taking an active part In
settling the French coal minora' strike
Today ho held an extended conference
with M. Vincent, prefect of tho depart
ment du Nord, who has been acting as
intermediary boween tho strikers and
the mine owners In that department.
Tho mine owners have given the prefect
the names of four persons who aro to
represent them in a conforonco with an
equal number of strikers. This confor
onco will bo hold immediately.
Paper Factory Burned.
Minneapolis, INov. 1. 81x firemen
were injured at midnight in a fire that
entailed a damage estimated at $260,
000. The six-story fsctoryjbuilding oc
cupied by tho Minneapolis paper com
pany, and on nod by J. (J. Oswald A
Co., was gutted. The stock of the
paper company, known also as Wright,
uarrott ct miiiwen, was consumed,
Oeneral Allies at Manila.
Manila, Nov, 3. Genoral Miles, who
rcachcu noro today on the United
States transport Thomas, from San
Francisco, disembarked at 10 o'cloctt
this morning, A salute in his honot
was firod from Fort Santiago. General
Davis and a squadron of cavalry met
Ueneral Miles at tho landing place In
Manila and escorted him to tho palace,
wbero Govornor Taft and the other
members of tho civil commission await
ed tbe visitor.
account of tho launching of tho Itom
blon, tho first Unltod States gunboat
over built In Japan. Tho launching
was in connection with the of c a
opening of the works of the Uraga and
isnuama Dock companies, on October
16. Tho gunboat Is ono .'of the flvn
ordered for service In tho Philippine
Islands. Tho vessel was chi (stoned by
miss r.vans, uaugnter of Admiral
Itobley D. Evans, who broko tho usual
Initio of champagne. At tho same
timo n paper cage at tho bow was cut
open and a number of whlto doves
1 1 bora tod, tho all bo ne filled with
paper blossoms which thoy scattered in
tholr flight. As the boat slid into tho
water whistles wore blown and tlio
bands played "The Star Spangloil Ban
nor."
Tho ceremony was witnessed by about
zuu invitou gnosis. Including many
prominent personages.
Convict dives Up Money.
Miles City, Mont., Oct. 31. Warden
McTague, of tho stato penitentiary, and
Fred Morrow, a convict, wore hero yes
terday, and following Morrow's dlroc
tlons, recovered $4,600 in monoy which
Morrow stole on May 20, 1000, from
tho Northern Pacific express company
and concoaled near tho Tongue Itivor
bridge, jiio package originally con
talned $5,000, but Morrow had used
$600. It Is probablo his sontoneo will
bo commuted, now that he has elvon
up tho monoy, os thoro was no other
cnanco oi recovering it.
Big Cave-In at Mines.
Joplln, Mo., Oct. 31. Tho Stewart
mill and other valuable mining prop
erty, including sovon shafts in tho
Eloventh Hour tract at Prosperity.
near hero, taking In over two acres o
ground, cavod In today to a depth o
100 feot. Tile cavo-In la probably tho
largest that over occurrod in tho Mis
souri-Kansas district. Fifty minors
escaped uninjured, having been warned
of tho approaching danger by tho
cracking of (ho ground.
An Immense Hole was Torn In the Hull of
tlio former and She Sank Twenty
Passengers Aboard, but All Escaped
Court of Inquiry Will be Necessary to
Place tli Blaine.
Tarpinn, Oct. 30, Tho well known
strrnnheul steamer Cnpltal City, Cap
tain Edwards, operating between
Olympic, Tucoimt and Seattle, and tho
small Canudlan freighter Trader, Cap
tain II. Pursuits, which was on route,
from Slaveston, II. 0., to Tacoma with
a cargo of canned dog-fUli salmon for
export on the steamer Tromont, collid
ed about OtilO last evening off Dash
point, three quarters of a lullo past
Brown's point, towards Itohlnson's
point. Tlio Capital City was lunk,
No out was seriously injured, although
tho Capital City had about 20 pas
Kongo aboard.
Au Immense hole was torn In thu
sternwlieoloi's hull, on tlio jioit side,
Just abaft of the forward companion
way. She filled rapidly, and had bare'
ly time to run for the beach, whom
alio sank. It was nlthlti a cnuplo of
hours of low tldo whim the mishap oc
curred, and thu after top of thu Capital
City's hotisu nit nas barely out ol
water, her puddle wheel entirely out of
sight. Forward the main deck was
clear. At high lido only the Texai
was out of wator.
Tint Trader's stem was torn off ami a
hole gouged In her bow abovu tho
witter lino. Hhu made port In safety.
A court of liinulry will bo necessary
to determine bliiinu for the accident.
I'hti captain of thu Trader claims that
bu signaled twice to pass tho Capital
City nn tlio starUiard side. Tho first
whistle wits not answered, but the
second was responded to with the star
I khi n I signal. Tint next thing he knew
tho Capital City attempted to cross his
Imws. rim captain of thu Cspltal City
says lie did not see tho trader. The
night was perfectly clear.
CONTRABAND OPIUM SEIZED.
Chinese Steward on Oovernmcnt Vessel
Charged with Smuggling.
Seattle. Oct. 30. Klulitv pounds of
cpltiin, which a Chinese ttewsrd mi
thu coast survey steamer Gednoy will
bu charged witli attempting to smuggle)
from Victoria to Seattle, was seized
aboard thu cutter by customs Inspectors
today. Eight parcels, wortli In tho sir-
gregittu $1,021, were found In thu
stuwitrd's department, (long Gee, tho
steward, is In the county Jail awaiting
trial for attempting to smuggle a coun
tryman between tho sarnu olnts on
the saino voysgo. A atrango feature In
tho smuggler's cool nerve In selecting a
government vessel for a velilcle with
which to carry on his llbval nractlcu.
Secretary Shaw's son. a guest on tho
Gedncy, was induced by somo represent
tatlvu of the Celestial t say that Gong
Geo wanted his effects thrown over
board. This gavo the officers a cue to
search for opium.
SML'OOLINO WORK EXPOSED.
Many
Contraband Chinamen Itavo Been
Conveyed from Mexico,
F.I Paso, Tox., Oct. 30. What an-
pears to bo a gigantic smutrslltiir con.
splracy for convoying contraband China
men from Mexico to California hits
Just cumo to light here. For the past
six months a half dozen United States
marshals and secret service men havo
boon working on tho case, but' the fsrt.
only became public today. It seetrW
that tliq Chlnamon have boon stowed'
away in box cars of outgoing freight
trains nnd carrlod as far West as tho
ullfornia lino.
For theso services tho Chlneso agent
said to have paid $100 for each man
smuggled to Tucson and $160 for each
ono carried lo Yuma. It was reported
today that certain trainmen bad lm.
discharged for participation In tho con
spiracy, but this report has not been
vorined.
JURIST VENTS HIS SPITE.
Explosion of 600 Kegs of Powder.
Fairmount, VV. Va., Oct. 20. The
Bank Vault Blown Up by Robbers.
iiuviiv.iui i .1. & ,. UVb. ii, Aflu
vault of the prlvatolbank of Charles K.
Knapp at Sodus whs broken Into with
America Now Understands How and Wft
ii lujii me samoan case.
Washington. Oct. 30. The nttrUl.
hero find an arnplo explanation of tho
advert) decision of King Oscar In tho
mattor of tho Samouu claims in the
stntement that tomes from Stockholm
to tlio effect that tho king's decision
was Influenced by thrco lariats, one nf
whom was M, Cedarkrans, at one timo
clilof jitstlro of Samoa. It is stated
that whllo filling that Important post.
M. Cedarkrans came Into frequont col.
llslon with Judgo Chambers, the
lean land commissioner, who afterwards
succeeded Cedarkranx an fhlof f,..il.'
and it Is bollovod that tho personal UN.
fooling that followed undoubtedly In
fluenced tho char-ictor of the advice glveru
to King Oscar. "
Big Lake Steamers.
Chicago, Oct. 30. A fleet of tho hfe
gost steamers on tho big lakes, whoso
total roBt will oxcocd 910,000,000, is to
bo ballt for tho United States stool
corporation. Tho otoamora will all l
of tho following dimensions; Kctl.
uuu icuvj ucuiii, oo jeov; tioptlt Of hold,
30 foot. On a moan draft of 18 feot of
water thoy will carry 0,000 tons. It Is
bollovod tho new boats can carry oro
from tho hoad of Lake Superior to tho
furnaco docks of Lako Erie and Lako
Michigan at losa than 60 cents per ton.
Present rates aro 76 to 80 conts.
Fairmount powder works, located 18 dynainlto by burglars early today and
miios irom this city, was damaged to a sum oonevoa to no $o,uuu secured.
The contents aie said to havo exceeded the extent of 130.000 bv tho nmlonlnn I The bulldlntr was wrecked by the for
dresjed, 707Ke. ' $200,000 In value. I of 000 kogs of powder. I of the oxploslon.
Korea Breaks Pacific Record.
Ban Francisco, Oct. 30. Tho Pacific
mall company's now stoamor Korea ar
rived at noon today from Yokohama,
breaking tho record across tho Pacifln.
The stoamor made no stop bet woon tho
coast of Japan and hor homo port, anil
camo flying through the wator at the
nvorage of noarly 600 miles a day,
Yokohama, In a direct lino to San
Francisco, is 4,700 milos, VThe Korea
mado tho passage in 10 days, averaging
iiv union a uuy.
Entire Freight Train Burned.
I-a Potto, Tox., Oct. 30. An onglno
spaik today started a small pralrlo firo.
A freight train following fsnnod tho
blaze and cotton on n flat car was fann
ed. Tho entire train was burned.