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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1903)
Bohemia Nugget IIOWAltl) IIHOWH, Fobs. COTTAGE GROVE OREGON. EVENTSOFTHE DAY Comprehensive Review of tbt Import ant Happenings ol the Putt Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Most Ltksly to Prove Interesting. Portland Innndrymen havo locked out tholr employes. Russia expects war with Glilnannd la preparing lor It. Nearly COO tenants wore evicted In the Now York tenement district May 1 Fifty half-naked Doukhobora arts on n "toarch for Jostis," near Sasakatoon, N. W. T. Tlio Merchants stnto bank at Free man. 8. I)., was raided by robbers. Tlioy secured about (3,000 and oecaped Tlio sixtieth anniversary of the founding of civil government on tlio Pacific coatt was rolebrateil at Cham pocg, Oregon, May 2. John Firman. 26 year a old, living at Patercon, N. J., has two bwrts I eating In hia own breast, lie la a ttno speel men of physical manhood and oonstint- ly enjoys good healt". A bell east by Paul Kevere, that had been in constant use since Its making is being recast at Troy N. Y. The Leominster Congregational church, in the belfry of which it hung, was burned a short time ago. Turkey has proclaimed martial law In Salonica. An earthquako in Chile caused heavy properly loss. rottmaster General Tayno has nn earthed scandal in the Washington office. Labor troubles tro seriously affecting business in many of the cities through out the United States. Six passengers were injured in a col lision between an electric car and a Lai e Shore train In Chicago. Fruit and garden track in tlio Arkaan sas valley, Colorado, have been rorious ly damaged by frott. The loss is esti mated at more than 500,000. W. J. Teter', an experienced geo grapher and scientist, will be sent by the National geographical society with the Zeigler Arctic expedition. Forty persons have Ixen arretted fol lowing the robbery of the Wells, Fargo express company at Silao, Mexico, of (42,000. All but (11.000 was recovered. SPARK STARTS UXPLOSIO.N. Pour Persona Killed and Many Injured at Cleveland. Cleveland, O,, May 6, An explosion that caused death and destruction oc curred In the torpedo plant of the Thor manufacturing company at tit" Orango street this afternoon. Thus far four perrons ato dead, whllo 27 others arc lying In hospitals, somo fatally and others more or less seriously injure! The Thor manufacturing company Is engaged In the manufacture of toy tor pedo canes and other explosives. Tlio company was in the midst of its busiest season, and extra girls nero being em ployed. The fcrco of the explosion was tro mciulous, and windows within a radius of a quarter ol a mtlo were broken. In a house on Orango street next to the factory lived Maurice Cohen, his wife and eight children. With the collapse of the house simultaneously with tlio explcsion tne woman and four children nero caught In tho falling partitions and all were horribly bruised. All were taken out unconscious. Three of this family aro dead. Tho firo which caused the explosion oiiginated in a peculiar manner, lhe torpedo caps are filled in molds and there is constant danger of some loose powder, supposed to bo fulminate cf mercury, dropping on the Door, for this reaton the girls and boys who are employed In the factory are compelled tc remove their shoes while at work so as to avoid striking sparks. The ex plosion was due to the frolicsome pro pensities of a new girl, who had been employed at the plant less than a week. Somo of the girls had their shoes on at the lunch hour, and one playfully shoved another. As the girl slid along the floor her shoes struck a spark in some loose powder. Instantly the lloor was aolaie." The flames were easily subdued by the firemen after the explosion, as there was cothing eft of the factory but a pile of debris. The property loss will not exceed (10,000. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON want man PRICU5. NEW MAP OF ALASKA. Government Publishes First Contour ."Up With Recent Data. Over two Dlocks of buildings in West Point, Va., the York river terminus of tne Southern railway, are- in ashes as tho result of a fire of nnknown origin. The loss is (125,000. Regulations in regard to matches in New York now provide that no one without a license can sell or give them away. Retailers may not sell more than 1,000 In a box. Tho splints most be strong, ami the heads must not fly off. A train on the Panhandle railroad was derailed at the crossing of the Bal; timore oi Utile near Columbus, U Baggagemaster John Gallagher, of Xenia, James Moran, fireman, of Cin cinnati, and Charles Keck, engineer, also of Cincinnati, were severely In Jured. Rebels in Turkey are fighting with bombs, blowing up everything within their reach. Secretary of the Navy Moody will visit the coast with President Itoose lelt and inppect naval stations. Two masked robbers secured a pack age containing (10,000 from thejfJnited States express agent at Britt, Iowa, nsar Des Moines. The powder works at Hollidaysburg, Pa., wau wrecked by an explosion. Nine persons were killed outright and 20 others injured, several fatally. Between 70 and 80 naval recruits have placed in double irons at Boston as the result of a mutiny which broke out on the receiving ship Wabash. The dead at Frank, Canada, from the landslide now number 03, and this number may be increased. Slides con tinue and rescue work is very slow. Forest fires in Pennsylvania have caused great loss of life and property. Watsonville and Simpson have both been entirely wiped out by the flames. Hlmpwn is in the oil region. A party of five Americana and five Japanese wero attacked by Chinese GO miles from Canton. They barricaded themselves in a temple and were later rescued by Cbinote troops. Irving M. Scott, of San Francisco, builder of the battleship Oregon, is dead. William 11. Hearst, of newspaper fame, was married In New York to Miss Milllccnt WiiBOn. A movement Is on foot in Portland to organize an association of employers to resist growing power of unions. Investigation of boodlers continues in Missouri and Illinois. Three blocks, practically the entire business portion of Melbourne, la., was destroyed by file. Tho loss is (43,000. Twenty peop'e gathered almut the coffin of Mrs. Martin Meyerhoffer at Chicago were precipitated into tho cel lar with the corpso by tho giving away of tho floor. Bovon wero injured. More ssriouB rioting has occurred at French mouaeterlia. President Roosevelt will 'lay the corner stone for a Y. M. O. A. building at Topoka, Kan., during the session of lhe international convention ot the railroad It. M. C. A., April 30 to May 3, in that city. . Glorannl Banale has askod a New York magistrate for permission to carry a revolver.' Ills life has been threat ened for causing the arrest of five Ital ians, who, ho says, attempted lo ex tort money for defenso of prisioners in the Aladuuna murder case. A great ovation was accorded King Edward on his arrival In Rome. Washington, May 5. A new map ol Aaska on a scale of 40 miles to the Inch has Just been completed by the United States geological survey. It is the first contour map of Alaska yet made, the relet being shown by contour lines rep resenting vertical intervals of l,0uO feet. In the construction of this map, which was prepared by E. C. Barnard, topograpner, all available information was used, lhe maps of the United States coast and geodetic survey, cov ering Southeastern Alaska and tbe coast were extensively utilized. With in tbe coast line the map is bated prin cipally on surveys and reconnaissance :i.apa made by tbe geological survey. Other sources of information were the maps of tbe army, the navy, the reve nue marine service and the British gov ernment. After all the anthorative data had been used there still remained large areas where the topographic feat ures had to be based upon sujh general information as could be obtained. The map will be printed in colors, the streams, lakes and glaciers being snown in Dine, me cultural leatnres in black, and the contour lines in browa Tbe characteristic features of Alaska topography are well shown by tbe map At one glance one sees tbe deep river like fiords in tbe southeastern part the bold, almost precipltious, front presented to the Noith Pacific ocean by the St. Elias range; the deep interior valleys, scarcely more tlian a thousand feet above tbe sea; tbe Alaskan range, with its culminating peak, Mount Mc- Kinley, 20,000 feet in altitude: the great valley cf the Yukon, with its tundras sloping to Behring sea; the Endicott range, dividing the Yukon valley from the tundras sloping to the Arctic ocean; and tbe great horn of the Aleutian islands, reach. ng at Attn island to tbe other side of the world in longitude 172 degrees east, almost the longitude ol Auckland, New 7.ea land, the latitude 63 degrees north being about the same as that of Liver pool. Had a Bomb Factory. Salonica, May 6. The number of Bulgarians killed during tbe recent dynamite riots Is now estimated at 100. A complete bomb manufacturing plant has been discovered in a shoemaker's shop, communicating by an under ground passage with the Ottoman bank, It is feared that the presence of the three Austrian warships which have arrived here will encourage tho Bui garians to irritate the Turks, who up to the present time have behaved well. nation County fruit and Wool Men Or ganize Unions tor Mutual llcncrit, Union among producers to compel comrtetltlon among buyers was the watchword at the meetings of fruit' growers and woolgrowera In Salem last Saturday. Tho produ era propose stand together for thoir mutual benefit and to compel buvera to bid against each ether for tho produce they have to sell. To secure the highest price tho market will warrant la tho purpose, and those who are Identified with tho unions fool confident of a successful outcome of the co-operative movement About 50 earners of sheep met and organized the Marion county woolgroW' era' association. A sales committee was appointed. Committees wero also appointed to draft resolutions as a basis for the organization and to prepare constitution. A largo committee, com posed of residents of different parts of the county, will lie appointed to solicit membership. The Salem fruitgrowers' union, which was organized last year, held a meet ing to discuss the methods of disposing of thie year's crop of berries and cher ries. It was the general opinion that competition must govern the prices, but after tho early fruit has been disposed of the Salem cannery will be given the preference at the same price that shall be offered by shippers. The growers were a unit in voicing their loyalty to the cannery and assert ed their intention to give the cannery tbeir patronge, provided that Die pro prietor would meet the prices of ship pers. Pome of the early fruit will be shipped fresh, while the prices are high, Dut after that tbe fruit will be offered to the cannery in preference to shipping fresh, the price being tho same or better. An earnest desire for the success ot tho cannery was ex presold by many, for the' reason that this enterprise furnishes a market for the fruit and prevents a glut in the local market. A determination to pro duce a better quality of fruit was .also expressed. POWER FROM SISKIYOUS. Conger's Report Confirmed. Washington, May 6. It is learned that Mr. Conger's original statement of the Ituisian demands has very recently received further eupjort In the sbapo of leveral reports from different souces all official but the state department feels bound to accept without question that explanation of the Russian govern meut as made through Its ambassador here, and through Count Lamsdorfx In ht. Petersburg, and does not feel called upon to make any further representa tions at present upon this subject. Plague Appears Again. Mazatlan, May 6. There is much alarm here over tho reappearance of the plague. Two persons who were rervlng at tho quarantine observation station wero attacked. Another case of plague has also apr eared in tho city. News has just reiched this city that a men wis suffering from the p'ague at tho Zapoto rai.cli, near Siqueros. lie was rtmoved to tho lazaretto, and many people who had Intercourse with the sick people will be quarantined. Volcano Breaks Out. San Francisco, May 5. Tho Santa Maria volcano In Guatemala has broken out again. The news was brought to this city by tho steamer San Juan, which left Champerico on the afternoon of April 17, the day the fresh emptlons it said to nave taken place. Couriers from tho Interior brought word (hat the volcano bad broken out, that a storm of athos was falling and that the inhabitants of tbe surrounding country wero panic stricken. Harnessed Streams Will dive Light and Motion to Southern Oregon Cities. An agreement for the sale of tho en tire plant and equipment of the Ash land electric power and light company to the Siskiyou electric power and light company has been entered into between representtaivea of the two companies. The California company. It Is under stood, takes over the entire stock of the local company and pays a substantial premium over the faco value for It. The California company iadevcloplng extensive power on J-ull creek and Klamath river on the south side of the Siskiyou mountains which will be transmitted across the mountains to the valley, supplying mines and small towns on the way with light 'and now r, including the towns of Klamathon and Hornbrook and a number of quartz mills in that vicinity. The Churchill Bros., bankers, of Sis kiyon county, and Alex Rosenborougb, of Oakland, Cal., are tbe controling in nuences in tbe new company, and they claim to have available In the waters of Fall creek and Klamath river total horsepower resources of 22,000 which It is proposed to develop and with it promote electric railways and manu facturing enterprises throughout South ern Oregon and Northern California. Bids Opened on Land. The state land board Tuesday opened bids for the purchase of sections 16 and 38, in township 31 south, range 9 west, and section 10, in township 31 south, range 10 west, which townships were recently surveyed. 1 here were several bids, ranging from 2.50 to (4.25, the land being sold at the latter figure. It is understood that there are several homesteaders on the land and that the purchasers from tbe state will have a contest. Olfta to Willamette University. President John Coleman, of Willam ette university, Salem, has announced the receipt of subscriptions to tbe uni versity debt to the amoont of (3,000. These subscriptions were conditioned, however, upon the total debt being sub scribed by June 1. A week ago the amount unsubscribed was (7,000. The new subscriptions rednce this to (4,000, and if this sum can bo raised by June 1 Willamette will celebrate tbe coming commencement freo from. debt. Great efforts will bo made to accomplish this end. TOR A URUAT STATU PAIR. Larger Appropriations tor Agricultural Premiums-Interest Increasing. Tho stnto fair tlili fall will mean muro to Oregon as an advertising medi um than It ever has before. The I urge Immigration now coming to Ibis state gives the people of thedifferent sections of Oregon an opportunity to rcptoaont their resources and advantages to a large numlier of new-comers at compar atively little cost. A majority ot those, who come to tho coast seeking new homes do not invest until attur they have spout several weeks or oven months looking arcund. Their desire Is to find tho locality that will suit their Individual preferences and occu pations best. Through the annual state fair It will bo possible to present, In a attractive form, information regarding tlio Industries ol every county in tho state, and by visiting the fair, strang ers will learn more about tho different localities than they could In any other way at the same expeiue. The last legislature Increased the state fair appropriation from (8,000 a year to (10,000, and it is provided that all this sum must bo offered and award ed as premiums for agricultural Mid other industrial products. Tho Increase in tho appropriation for premiums Is sufficient to make it certain that it the season bo. favorable to crops, this year's lair will Lm ahead of anything yet had. Big MII1.1 Start Up. The big planing mill and sash and door factory of Williams Bros. A Ken- lall, in Uranta rasa, have begun opera tions. While not all ( tho machinery has been installed, enough is in place to allow work to begin that tho owners of tho mills may make a start on the long list ot orders for building material they havo on hand. These mills are tho second in size ot their class on the Pacific coast. They contain over 30 machines ot various kinds, up-to-date and ot the best pattern, for cutting and finishing all grades. i Balsley-Elkhorn to Resume. Tho Balsley-Elkhorn mino. which has been tied np in litigation for more than two years, will resumo operations -May l. bencral Manager I laves, who is also the principal owner of tho prop erty, was formerly president and mana ger of the Bonanza mine. lie sold out his interest in tho Bonanza about a year ago, and he was then in a position to take advantage of tho opportunity offered to become the princitial owner of the Balsley-Elkhorn. A tunnel about IH miles long is to bo driven Into the mountain. Uovernment Surveyors at Albany. A government surveying parly, con slating of C. II. Sender, C. P. Jones, A. O. Patterson, Frank Neel and Rav Telford, lain Albany preparing to make survey of that part of the valley. The survoy is for a general topograph ical map, and lines will bo run out from Albany in all directions 224 feet above tbe sea level. RUSSIA DI1MANDS ANSWtlR. Wants to Know Why China Rejects Her Terms. London, May 4. In a dispatch from l'eklu the correspondent of tho Times anys that 111 tin Interview hold on Wed nesday with nil tho milliliters of Ihu Chlnoio olllce, M. Planchon, Russian charge d'affaires, pressed tor reasons for tho rejection tit tho Russian do itmnds. Tho ministers replied that they were utmhlo lo give tho reasons separately. M. l'lanchon then, on bo hull of his government, requested n statement ot China's Intentions, tint, tho contemplated alteration In tho gov ernment of Mongolia! second, the noli altcnntlon by lease, concession or other wise ot any portion ot the I.laoti valley to any other power, and, third, the opening ol new treaty orts In Man- churls. To tho first clauso tho ministers re plied that tho alteration had not re- cehisl Imperial sanction) lo the second, that China had no Intention ot alienat ing any ot her territory! and to tho third, that the opening ot porta would depend upon trado developments. M. l'lanchon protested to bo satisfied with these ansHots, but the Chinese are still uncomfortable, knowing how impossible It Is for her to resist Rus sia's demand. It Is announced that M. 1-oesar, the Russian mlnlstor to China, Ii returning to l'eklu, and that' the fulfillment ot tho terms of tho Manchurlan convention will bo post poned until alter his arrival and will result from Ills negotiations. "Tho fact that Russia now appears anxious to repudiate the orders given M. l'lanchon," concludes tlio Times correspondent, "does not moan that her demands have boon ab-indoncd; by thoso orders Russia has acquainted China with what she expects." NAVAL OrriCERS IIRIUEI), Fast Cutting the Timber. Van Houten & Messenger have re ceived tho machinery for a new raw- mill, to be erected in the timber east of Union with a capacity ot 20.000 feet per day. A number of otner mills are going in, and within a month it is esti mated there will be eight sawmills in operation near that city. Varney Cannot Be President. Rev. George R. Varney has sent a note to the board of trustees of the McMinnville college, refusing to allow bis name to be used as a successor ot President Boardman. Mr. Varney had previously been elected pastor of the New Whatcom Baptist cliarch. which refused to release him. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat YTaila Walla. 7071c; bin stem, 76 8c; valley, 67fle. Barley Feed, (21.50 per ton; brew ing, (23. Floor Best grade, (3.P5Q4.25, grah am, (3.4593.85. Millatuffs Bran. IIS per ton: middlings, ( 24: shorts. 410.60320. chop, (18. Oats No. 1 white, (1.16 Q 1.20: gray, (1.12XOI.16 per cental. Hay Timothy, (13913.60: clover. iugn; cnaat, ngiz per ton. rotate s zsest uurbanks, 50c per sack; ordinary, 2540c per cental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, (3 3.50 per cental. Ponltry Chickens, mixed, 11912c; young, l3Mc; bens, 12c; turkeys, live, lCQ17c; dressed, 2022c; ducks, t3i.ov per dozen; geese, suaa.ou. Cheese Full cream, twins. 16 as been agitated considerably by Cor-r 17c; Yonng America, 17 17 He; vallis, Independence, Amity, McCoy, factory prices, lQltfc less. iMCJiinuviuu uhu .iiunmuuiii, is again i nutter rancy creamery, zzc per ueing laneii up. mo uiauer win ue pound; extras, Vic; dairy, 2U2Zic; Charge of Doodling Against Builders of Philippine Uunboats. Victoria, II. C, May 4. Tno Jap aneee papers publish stories to the effect that tho American officers sent over to watch the construction ot the Manila gunboats for th United States ("by the Uruguay dock company were bribed and pas! work which resulted in structural defects in tho first gun boat. The Niroku Shlmpo says that three United States olllcora snerlntondcd tl construction ol tho first gunboat am! somo Japanese officers who took hor to Manila saw that, although outwardly tho vessel was well constructed, there were somo detects. They reported vi asmngton, and new inspectors wero sent, and the f( ur gunboats now on t) stocks are being reconstructed at heavy loss to the builders. The Japa Mall discredits the stories ol bribing. CABLE TO MANILA. FAIR IS DEDICATED IMI'OSINtl CEREMONY AT EXPOSITION. ST. LOUIS One Hundred and I'orty.t'Ke Ihousand People Present Cold Weather Only Drawback to Complete Succesaof the Day Met en Thuusand Troop Re viewed by the President. Desire Better Train Service. Tiie matter of train service, which brought bef Jre the officers at San Fran cisco. Strike In Bohemia Mine. The Crystal consolidated mining company, of Cottage Grove, Is in re ceipt of information fiom Bohemia that a four foot vein of base ore has Just been struck In its lower tunnel. Outfitting at Eugene. Colonel A. B. French, ot the coast geodetic and georgaphical survey, Is now In Eugene making preparations and outfitting for a trip to the regions of the Blue river and Bohemia mines, where he will make some surveys for the government. lie will have 0 to 25 men In his party. River Strikers Won at Lb Orande The striking river drivers have again gone to work, having won their terms from Manager Murphy, of tbe urande Rondo lumber company. They are to have (3.50 per day and board and lose no lime. They will also receive wages and expenses tor tho six days of the strlko spent In town. store, 16918c. Eggs 16917c per dozen, Hops Choice, 18920c per pound. Wool Valley, 12X9160; Eastern Oregon, 8914Kc; mohair, 3536c. Beef Gross, cows, 34u per pound; steers, 4i5c; dressed, 7?ic. Veal 8'8c. Mutton Gross, 77)c per pound, dressed, 890c. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound; dressed, 7Kc liogn Gross, 77Kc per pound. dreieert,t8Kc. ret Words in l.lteruture. There are pet words In literature words which become tbe fashion for a time and then take rank again In ob scurity. Thus In .tho clghleeulh cen tury we find such words as "vastly," "hugely," "the quality," "genteel," etc. "Elegant" still lingers conspicuously In America and In HnglAnd at the present time especial favor seems to he shown to "convincing," "weird" and "strenuous." Will Be Finished by Next Independence Day If Possible. Chicago, May 4. A dispatch from Washintgon, D. C, soya: By July there vill lie direct cable communica Mnn between tho United States and the Philippine islands. This promise has been made by Vlco President Ward of tho Postal cablo company, during a extended conlerence with tho assistant secretary of tho navy. Sinco tho cablo was opened to Hono lulu tho work of laying the cable from Hawaii across tho Pacific has proceeded with great rapidity. Tho present plan is to time things, so it will lie possible to make the Fourth of July, 1603. in Manila memorable by tho establish mcnt of communication with tho home government, through an American di lect cable. Fire Destroys Oil Wells. . Bradford, Pa., May 4. Late advices from Watsonville, the town reported to have been wiped out by fire, indicate that it escaped almost miraculously from the fate which had been predlctod loi It. ll.o property losros In tho vl cinity, however, aro large. Mount Jewott also escaped with small lossos, But in the vicinity of Simpson and Bingham lito destruction rf oil prop- crty was completo over a wldo area It is estimated that at least 1,000 oil wells in Mckean county wero do stroyed. American Case on Alaska. Washington, May 4. Tho caso of tho United States, which is to lie laid bo foro the Alaskan boundary commission Is completed, and was today dellveied at tho British embassy hero. At tho Bame tlmo the British caso was turned over in London to tho American om bassy. The next steps will be tho pre paratlon of tho counter cates, and tlieyj must lio delivered, one In Washington, and one In London, July 3 next. All this Is preparatory to the meeting of tho Joint commission In London on September 3 next. Surplus Still Orows. Washington, May 4 Tho monthly statement of government finances shows that for the month of April, 1003, tho total receipts were (43,420.100 and the expenditures (41,7(13,814, leaving n surplus for tho month of (1,503,280 Custom receipts showed an increaco for tlio month ol (1,U4U,U0U, and tho In ternal levenuo receipts a decreao of $3,102,000. For tho 10 months of tho present fiscal year tho receipts exceeded the expenditures by (35,410,040, dunboat to the Rescue. Pekln, May 4. The United Statos consul at Canton has notified Minister Conger that a mob recently attacked a party of onglneers at work Tin tho Can- ton-Hanow railroad. The United States gunboat Callao was dispatched to tbo nearest point up the river to aid tho engineers. Mr. Conger has requested tho Chineso foreign ofllco to invoatigato the matter and instruct tho vlcoroy give the eiigincorsjirotectloii. Ht. MU, May 1. Tho buildings ol tlio Uulslann Pnrcharo Kxpnsltlou wero yesterday formally dedicated to their purpose with nil possible potiij and cuiemuny. In ovciy way save tine tho exeiclsea wero an unequivocal sue toss, mm una lino circuinitancu was tho weather. It would bo difficult I imagine a inoro disagreeable day I ho wind blow fiercely from tho west rending grtMit clouds of dust whirling Into tho faces ot tho troops as they inarchiHl past the president, and at times so nearly blinding tho president that it was well high ItniHisslblo for him to sen across tlio street upon whirl: tho troops wero marching. Added to tho discomfort ot tho wind and dust, was a temperature wlilcl sought (or tho marrow and generally reached It. Tho ladles who, on tl strength of tho warm weather of thv day before, came In summer dravs to tho reviewing stand, suffered keenly and but tor the tlioughtfuliioss of tli officers commanding tho guard throw around tho reviewing stand, who pro vlded them with blankets, many ol them on 11 have been compelled to leave the plaee. Both President Room velt and ex-President Cleveland iiiaintHl In the reviewing stand oxoeed to tho ley wind until tho end ot th parade, although their (area were blue and their limbs stiffened by tho cold Conditions In tho Liberal arta biilldln wboro tbo dedication coremoniu proer wero hold, wero little bettor. There was no wind, but there were manifold drafta which added to tbo dampness In Hoperable from newly-erected build lugs, produce! a penotrating chill that was uncomfortable! to a degree. Tli effect ol this was evident in all rf Ih speeches, as tho speakers, commencing their speeches in clear tones, were without exception given over to catarrh al inllectlons before they fin lulled. Despite this heavy handicap, how ever, tho ceremonies proper wore snlon dldly handled and tlio programme was carried out to tho letter. Tho pollc work was excellent and tho patrolling oi the avenues and passageways by the First Missouri Infantry was ably done and all posslblo consideration show the great croud. The great military parade, whirl was designed to ho distinctively the show spectacle of tho dodlranry cere monies, prove-d to Imj all that Us pro- moters could wish, and all that tli regular army olllctr who controlled it could hope for. The sight of tli marching thousands from the joint oc cupied liy rrealdonl Hoosevelt's review ing sianu was onn long to tni remem bered. For a half nil In to tho left and for an equal dlitanco to tho right, the winding column was In complete view The president watched the march past with eager attention. Kvory well-set rank (and nearly all wero sol. every ac curate formation (and very few were not accurate), elicited his liouty com mendatlnn. From end to end of the line of march tho cheers of the itn tnenso crowd wore as cordial as tho president s approval. ibero wero 11,000 men in llno- 3,100 regulars and 7.UD0 of tl National guard, Now York being renre rented by 1,000 officers and men; Jill nols, 1,000; Iowa, OHO; Missouri. 3, 000; Oklahoma, 2,200; Ohio, 1,000 lhe formation throughout was In col iiniii of platoons, of all arms, at half dlstanco, tho infantry marching 10 file, and tho cavalry 12 troojiers front. Has Told Two Stories. Pekln, May 2. Tho denial from fit Petersburg of the authenticity of the Russian demands on China previous to the evacuation of Manchuria has cicat cd comment among the members ot the Interested legations. Tho day tho de nial was issued, Al. l'lancon. tho Hits slan charge d'affaires, admlttod to his col leagued that their information on the subject was correct. Prince Chlnir tho grand recrotory, purposos urgently to request Russia to proceed with the restoration of the government of Man churla to China, as per agreement. Should Join M lilt la. Columbus, O., May 2. Governor Nash today urged the mombers of tho Amalgamated association ot Iron and ateelworkors to Join the militia. Tlu governor, aftor referring lo tlio Imnros Hlon prevailing that, tho military and organized labor aro antagonistic, said: "I want you to study , this matter care fully, gentlemen, and see if you do not bellevo that your duty la tho same as tho duty of other citlzena of the conn try. I knew you aro as anxious to en force the laws of tho ttato as I am." New Hands Turned Down. Chicago, May 2. Effective nickeling nraued on an alleged eliort on tho part oi tno management ol the Deorlne liar voster works to Introduce nearly 150 workmen to the twlno department ol tho plant Just alter dawn today. VVhon tbo men appeared before 5 o'clock, pro pared to go to work, thoy wero mot by uoiogaiion oi strikers and turned way. hfforts of the strikers are now being directed toward bringing about similar conditions at other factories. Tyner Has Collapsed. Washington, May 2. Judgo Jamos N. Tyner, recently dismissed from the government service while holding tho position of assistant attornoy general for tho postcfllco department. Is criti cally ill. Ills health has been very poor slnco last July, wlion ho suffered stroke of paralysis. Tho strain on ills system which preceded and fob lowed his dismissal lias been too much tor him, and he is almost completely prostrated. A DELUGE OF ROCK TOP OP MOUNTAIN IN CANADA PALLS ON TOWN AND COAI. MINI!. I'ltty-SU l.bcs are Lost by Strange Die inter to Crows Nrst Coal I Kid - l!n trance to Cost Mine Hurled Under I (10 Feet of Huge Rinks Either Upheaval ot Limestone or Earthquake. Frank, N. W. T April 30. This plain was visited yesterday morning by tho worst disaster that has ever been known lu any community In Western Canada, )slhly In the entire Domin ion. What was either a land or rock slide ot such glgautlu magnitude as to bo utterly lucoiieedvablo In tint mind ol any whosn iiyo has not bedield It, or n slide Induced by a seismic upheaval, killed 611 people, doitroyed tho plant ol the Canadian-American coal and e-okn inmpauy, did a vart amount ot damage to the mine and completely devastated about ten iquaro miles of the llnent and most picturesque section of the Crow's Nest pass. Thu cntaitieplia eaiuu at 1:15 yester day mninlug, when residents ol the town were awakened by a deafening tu mult and a shaking of buildings which It seemed would rattle them Into com plete demolition. Of all the town's In habitants, uumlierli'i nearly 1,000, not ouo professes to havo reached thu out side of his doiiiliilo lu time to sen any part of what took place, Lut when day dawned It tins seen that the whole sldit ol Turtle mountain hail fallrd away and that tho country eiteiidlng from the eastern exlgn of tho town for two miles don n thn pass and entirely across the pass, a distance ol two miles or more from tho mountain, lay hurled iMineath rink and debris ol various kinds for a depth varying from 25 In 100 feet. The V ul mines ot the Canadian American dial and cokn I'limpany, or mora proily the seam bedng worked, intends along the side of Turtle) moun tain in a parallel direction. It Is a vertical vein and Is norked from a tun. net up. It was Immediately over the workings that the mountain fell away, burying them to a depth ol mora than 100 fret. As there is no geologi cal ezwrton the ground, It la Impossi ble to deti'imlnn tho trim character of the forio eioitinl. Many hold to tho Udlef that It was an earthquake which caured the mountain to fall away, oth ers believe It to havo been a limestone upheaval, whllo others think it was simply a slide caused possibly by thu 1 1 inn rock slaking under tbo Inlliiiuo of thu thawing weather (if spring. Dig Their Way Out. It was at first Minted that the death roll was swelled by the total number til men at work In the mine, 17, and that tho mine had been ruined by tlio walla squeezing togither tinder tho terrific strain, but happily both proved untrue later In tlio day, when the men rescind themselves and brought out a report eil tho condition of tbo mine. Had thn mino Ix'eu ruined it would have meant a loss to thn company of about (.1,000, 000, but, as it Is, the mino will I) re opened, and it is thought tho actual loss lo the company will not exceed (250,000, II It amounts to so much. Tho imprisoned miners eca el by dig ging ihelr way to thn surface from thn upper worklnga. Some were Injured, hut none seriously. Tho Canadian Pacific railway la a heavy lotor by the disaster. Two miles of lino was burled from 60 to 100 fret deep, nnd n new lino will have to bo located and built. Tho entire loss re sulting from tho disaster, it Is estimat ed, will amount to (1.000,000, If not considerably more. Pavjie Starts Reform. Washington. May 1. The postmaster general today Issued an order In which ho says that reports havo reached him that there are perrons doing duty in tho department who aro carried on tho rolls either of tlio Washlniitn cltv or other pottolllces. who aro emi.loved under a specific appropriation for other purposes than department servlco In Wash ngtnn. and that lemliiatlmi nf this practice, wherever It mists. In llroctod. As a result of the order, four employes ot tho -Washington postolllce were uroppod irom tho rolls today. Castro 1'tres Consuls. Washington, May 1. Information has reachol the state department from Caracas to thu effect that tho Venezuel an government has retired the exequut ora of several foreign consuls on tho ground of alleged Intorfou-nco In tho nterual affairs (it tho country. Tlmm Is somo apprehension tliat these rntlro. munts, although within tho legal right ot thn Venezuelan government, will tend to prevent a restoration of thn former friendly relations between Vim. ozuula and somo ot tho powers. Blizzard on Prairies. Lincoln, Nob.. Mav 1. A hi Izrnril. xtnndlng over tho entire western part f tho state, set In emrlv tndav. and still contlnuoi, Trains nn tlio Ilurllnirton to tho Northwost urn delaved. Thn snow west and north of flrokon Bow Is two Inches deep. The storm also t. tends through Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota. Iowa. ..Kansas. Mlntm. sola and Wlscoi.sln. Frost lias ninned fruit and damaged young grain crops uiiniuujuuiyt Western Union Stands Pat, Illltte. May 1. There Ih nnnlmnirn l,i hu strike situation ot the Western Onion. F. V. Moflltt. of tbo Westnru Union, says that no altemnt will bo made to reopen tho olflco In this cltv until ho Is assured that tho oflho run keep oiien permanentlv. Tl 1U lillsInntH ot the city Is still rnmowhat crippled, though thu I'obibI is giving fairly good sorvlco. Tlio Postal will complete another wire to Helena this wsok,