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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1903)
Bohemia Nugget nowAiut DBOtfK, rtibt. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY CMiprtbcsAfr Review Un Import, .at IlqHW ol tfc. Pmat Wee. Proeeatedln Cadea Pn. Mxt Ufcaey te Pm latmsdu. Tbe Faclflc Nrothwost will produce a record crop of prunes. Chinese Intrlguo la Core inakes Japan more determined (or war. Kentucky Republicans 'will nominate Morris B. Belknap for governor. Tho next congress will bo asked to make an appropriation for a national art gallery. Tt..i nonrtrrt Gray. .of Uniuu ohw - ' tv,t..rn. ! tho latest Democratic can dldate for president. Tho Western federation of miners lias issued an appeal for help In fighting lor an eight-hour day. Russia regai ds the stand of the Unit ed Btatcs on the Manchurian question with surprise and reoentment. An attempt was made to blow up tho home of Judgo'R. T. Miller, of Iron Mountain, Mich., with dynamite. One of the leaders In the assassina tion of the late king of Servla has been promoted to a place in tho war depart ment. Tension Commissioner Ware has orderod Agent Terry to come to Oregon to collect Indian war lolle, so oil veter ans can get pensions. ' II. D. Watson, of Pittsburg, who has, for the past two months, been prepar ing a brief in the Alaskan boundary case, hss finished his work and Balled for London. Itallansore betting on who will be the next Pope. Mrs.'Blalne- is past recovery and the end may come at any time. Manchurian war talk in China is greater than for three years. r-..iMnt flaro. of Colombia. Is floing all In his power to defeat the Panama canal treaty. ml. t l.V. Mtmtitlnn nf nrocnw Gallcia, is epxectlng an anti-Jewish berseuction sinmarK fnel. Fred Ames, ex-chief of police of Min neapolis, hss been eentenecd to the penitentiary for six and a half years for grafting. Oregon-will ask' congress for $700, 000 for the Lewis and Clark fair. Con gressional representatives have agreed to do all In their power to secure the appropriation. The American gun boat Bancroft has cone to Venezuela to Investigate the al- i nf Atnrlmn merchant- men by both the government forces ... a . . ! 1 Ihn .! and tbe insurgents operuu clnlty of Cindad Bolivia. Knrrmnima who would like to see .t.i uiaun Rmili and the Doited VU.1'1V States will petition the czar to make representations 10 naouiugiuu, "s . t. - .nii,A.niM tn tarn RteDH to bup- press the Increasing outrages on ne groes. Another operation on the Pope may bo necessary. The German meat bill is proving a boomerang. A race war is on at Bour Lake, Texas and all negroes nave naa v nee Cape Town has just bad the most se vere, earthquake snocx in zu years Christian Endoavorers are holding their 21st annual convention at ien ver. General James Longstreet, while eer iouely 111, Is not in a dangerous con dltlon. The postal department announces better mail service for the west after July 17. trin-. EMvartt In welcomlm? Ameri - a"""'- 1 , can officers urged closer relations wltn the United states. President Loubet has left England r n.m. riln rlilt was the cause of a great demonstration. Rome papers say Cardinal Gibbons cannot be pope because he would be lor tne Americans emy. Prnnldent Roosevelt will let the Manchurian matter rest until the Jew ish petition is out of the way. d. i Am, htAf nf notice of Min .-CU I - neapolls. has again been placed under arrest on tne cnargu ui nn rnnatltntion of the National Manufacturers' association would raise a fund of $ 1,600,000 with which to fighta unions. Pope Leo is still alive, but his end is near. i Russia is laying a telegraphic cable .Irom An rung kj ion uiu iuu, uu.ua. The number of American troops in the Philippines is to be reduced. Mrs. J. G. Blaine, widow of the statesman, is ill at her home in Augus ta, Maine. Harlan V Brush, of New York, has boon appointed United States consul at ,MIan Italy. ; The steel trust earned $1,162,630 less during the quarter Just ended than dur ing the tame period last year. Colombia wants more money for the Panama canal route and thinks Uncle Sam stingy for not offering more. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan has been designated as Alaskan commissioner to the Bt. Louis exposi tion. A stage was held up near Colusa, Gal., by a lono hlghwaypan and $142 secured. Just one year ago a hold up occurred at the same place, Bulgaria la preparing for war with Turkey. Th death of Top Leo expected nt tjxs moment. luusala will writ Bulgaria against going to war with Turkey. PAYNE WANTS TO RETIRE. Postmaster acneral Will Not do Until lie Can Quit With Honor. Washington, July 14. Postmaster General Pavne said today that at the end of the Investigation in his depart- lnent was In sight, and he added no was glad of it. There la every Indica tion that Payne desires to retire from the cabinet,' and It will not be surpris ing II he does so during tho coming winter, provided the affairs of the post office department are straightened out by that time. Mr. Pavne Is In verr bad health, and his condition today Is regarded as far mors serious than It was tour months ago. The strain attendant upon the Investigation has toid on him, and he needs rest. Ills retirement will cany no political significance. It may be said that if the potmattcr general had not been resting under criticisms morn or loss sovere, ho would hare relin quished his cabinet office somo time ago. lie is merely determined to re main until be can retire with honor. The postmaster general sutlers a great deal from acute indigestion, quite fre quently being unablo to leave his hotel. On more than one occasion no ns ant- fored severe attacks, and In his present physical condition 1b unable to shoulder the immense responsibility oi nis ini portnnt office as he would like. Nevertheless he has determined not to shirk his duty under such circum stances as those now prevailing In his department. He has acted conserva tively, but with creat energy whenever evidences of wrongdoing appeared, and he has no Intention now of relaxing his efforts to thoroughly reform tne meth- ods of transacting postal businesss. Ills course has met with tho lull ap proval of Presidentjlooeevolt. SMUQOLERS IN SILK. Captain Harris, United States Engineer, Caught by Customs omccrs. San Francisco. July 14. Another sensational seizure of contraband goods was made today by the custom officers of this port. This time It is an officer of the United States engineer corps who has been caught in the meshes of the law. Captain William II. Harts who baa been on duty In the Philip- nines tn the enilneer service of the army for several years, returned to the continent yesterday on the transport Thomas. He was accompanied by bis wife. When he came OS the vessel be was asked if be had any dutiable arti cles in his baggage, and no replied that ha had none, lie was the last ot tne travelers to be examined, and the offi cera had to send for him several times before he answered the summons. His manner, when1 he did come, and his ev- Ident reluctance to make a declaration, caused suspicion, and today an especial ly critical examination ot nis oaggaga was made. It was found that he bad about a dozen trunks and that in these, trapped in skirts and other articles ot apparel, were large" numbers of bolts ot silk, quantities oi emDroiuery, urawn work and costly Japaneao ware. A valuation of (500 was placed on the smnrcled articles. Under the law the goods will be. confiscated and Captain HarUwIHbeIlbltoa'une oi tnree limes ineir vaiue. i win u""""' 'are copper, thougn tnere IB a consid cost him several thousand dollars to get erable showing ot gold. The main onto f the scrape. HQ DEFIES DEATH. Recovery of Pope Leo Is Now Consid ered as Possible. Rome, July 13. At 9:16 o'clock this morning the doctors issued the follow ing bulletin regarding the .condition of the pope: "Un to miunizni me pomm re . :r:.jr.A. maincu wauuu... u . u perienced agitated intervals. A pbysil nri vf;i iea! examination of the thorax no chanee since day before yesterday. The action ot tbe kidneys continues slight, and tbe general condition of his holiness is somewhat depressed. His, pulee is 82, repirstIon 32 and temper-) ntnra36. Maxzoni. Lappon!." ; Rome. July 13. The condition of the nope was stationary during tbe night. ' He slept at intervale, but not entirely tranquil, Troops Quit Scene ol Riot. Evansville, Ind., July 11. After talking with Governor Durbin over the telephone this afternoon, Brigadier General McKee tonliht ordered all troons removed from Evansville. Tbe city will be left in charge of the police department, which is armed with rides. There were seven funerals to day. All were conducted quietly. The ministers in one or two cases n raved for the city and county admin Istrations and said this was not a time for criticism, but for sympathy for the Irienda of tbe dead. Czar May dive In. New York, July 14. The American Klshinef petition is causing grave dis cussion between the czar's two all pow erful ministers. Be WItte and Plehwe, and, according to the Bt. Petersburg correspondent of the World, the rivalry between them may remit in tne pent ion bolni received. De Witte is ex tremelv friendly to the United States and is said to regard any weakening of the ifood relations as a grave error in policy. Ho is reported to be uiing his influence toward paving the way for the reception of tbe petition. Cook Is Recovering. New York. July 14. Rear Admiral Frauds A. Cook, who commanded tbe cruiser Brooklyn during tho battle of Santiago, is slowly recovering Irom a long illness In the naval hospital, Brooklvn. He was attacked by the enn early last September, and the dis ease seriously affected his heart and kidneys. Prior to this attack. Admiral Look has been on the sick list but once in all his 40 years of service, and that happened whon be sprained un ankle, Wireless Telegraphy Not a Success. Honolulu. July 14. The system of wirelets teltgraphv, wmcu lias neen in forvlco for some time between several Islands of the Hawaiian group, lias not given satisfactory results. The system has lately been placed In the hands ot a trust company, with a view to Its fi nancial and operating Improvement. To glye further encouragement the gov ernment will give the new owners a subsidy of 11,000 a month, beginning August 1. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON SAVB MONUY ON LIUltTNINO. j New DM tor State Institutions Shows Ureal Reduction. The state board of capltol building comtnlsslonera have opened bids for electric lighting tor tho atate Institu tions located here the atatehouse, prison, asylum and blind scnooi. Only ono bid was presented, that ot tho Salem light and traction company; which holda the present contract i ne proposals were for either mater or flat rate paymenta for all or part ot the institutions, and for four or ten years, so that tho terms offered are not easi ly stated, but members of the board say that tho rates offered are about 30 per cent less than tho state has been paying. The different plana proposed will be submitted to tho State engineer, C. C. Lewis, who will advise the board which plan of lighting Is most advan tageous to tho Btatd. The atato owns a 150-horscpower water right at the penitentiary, which can be used tor about half the lighting It found ad visable. Under tho new contract the state will save some $4000 a year. Did PLACER ENTERPRISE. Rogue River around to Oe Worked by Means ol Dredglog. A gigantic placer mining enterprise la that undertaken by the Bannock Gold Dredging Company, composed of Montana and Chicago capitalists. For a consideration ot $35,000 this company has bonded nearly all ot the placer landa of the Lower Foots Creek country, and extending along Rogue river for a distance of several miles. Between 700 and 800 acres of placer ground have been bonded by the Ban nock company. They are preparing to work the ground by dredging, and will us a machine of their own manu facture. They have had experts on the field for several months past, and a thorough prospect ot the ground hac been made. The gravel of the creek bed and ot the bars along either side, carry high valuea In gold. Land Buyer la the Air. The announcement a few days ago that the secretary of the interior has disapproved a number of "clear Hats" In Oregon lieu land selections, disclos es something entirely new In the land matters In Oregon. None of the stats land office attaches have ever before heard ot a clar list being disapproved. This, unusual action on the part of the secretary ot the Interior Is conclusive proof. If any further proof I neces sary, that all Oregon land matters are to bo scrutlnlied with utmost care. The disapproval ot these clear lists occasioned no small surprise, though the action la entirely In accordance with the rules of practice In the de partment of the Interior. Rich Ledge Uncovered. A new and Important strike bar been made In the Waldo district by Charles Wlmer and William Ross, of Grants Pass. A wldo ledge, carry ing values In both copper and gold. . . . aUractinK much samples or ore ,,ttelltlon The predominating values values of the find Is in its extent. Out' croppings ahow the vein to be of great width- and many nunarea reec in length. It will he developed and ex plored. It lies on the aame belt a; does the cooDcr mines of Preston Peak and Iron Mountain, California Coming Events. Ninth annual regatta, Astoria, Aug ust 19-21. Willamette Valley Chautauqua, .Gladstone, jiy 14-26. 0re. ni.trlrt Mpdlcal A. .Vo V,,socIaUon, Hot Lake, July 16 ,. a Chautauqua. Ashland, July 15-24. State Fair, Salem, September 14-19 Second Southern Oregon District Fair, Eugene, September 29-octoner x Conclave of Woodmen, Portland July 14-20. i Clackamas County spiritualists, New Era, July 4-20, Seven Headed Wheat Pays. Eighty acres of seven-headed wheat planted at Milton by J. M. Tceman. show good prospects of a crop ot C5 to 70 bushels this yean Mr. Freeman obtained the wheat from a German two years ago and last year had five acres ot it, selling tho product to tbo Peacock mill lor tbe same price an bluestcm. The flour made therefrom was noarly equal tn quality to the best grades of bluestem, and as the. yield was greatly In excess, the venture ap pears profitable. This Is the second year of the experiment, and so far the new wheat has only been tried on bill land. Rain Ruins Cherry Crop. The continued rains of last week practically ruined the cherry crop In Clackamas county. Tbe Royal Anno variety, of which there was an abund ant crop, has been rendered unmarket able. Tho fruit has cracked badly and Is now fermenting on the trees. If the rain does not cease 'soon extensive damage will result to hay and grain throughout tho county. With a change to favorable weather. Clackamas coun ty will this year yet harvest ono of tbe most bountiful crops that was ever raised. Receipts of Lond Office. Clerk of the State Land Board. O G, Brown, has compiled his monthly statement of tho receipts of his offlc during June, showing that a total oi J2B.271.94 had been received from the different sources, uch as land sales, payments on certificates, etc.. and turned over to tne Treasurer, ui inr total amount $18,925,01 was received as payments on certificates and cash sale of school lands. Mutt Not Set Fires. In srmrriance with sections 1787, 1788, 1789. 1790. 1791 and 1792 of Bel llncer and Cotton'a annotated codo. nnd statutes of Oregon, Governor rhnmlierla n has issued nis annual proclamation referring to the protec tion of timber and other property from flro. The law provides that this proclamation shall bo Usued by the governor on or before the first day of July of each year. More Insaue Patients In June. The monthly report of the superln- Aiin nf tlm state InBane asylum for June shows an Jpcrease In the number of patients from 1302 to 1324 durlnr tbe month. The per capita cost of maintenance was $10.43 per month, or 34 cenU a day. The general beaitn of tbe patients has been good. WILL UUV MINU. Clark Is Satisfied With Southern Oregon Copper Ledge. Developments at the coppor mines on Joo'a crek, known as the Uluo ledge, aro continuing uudor tho man agement ot Patsy Clark. It Is reported upon rellablo authority that the pros pects obtained from the uso of tne diamond drill In the mine aro showing up moro flatteringly every day. It Is now practically certain trial tbe pro perty win bo taken by mark under tne provisions ot tho bond which ho has obtained, and that tho deal will be closed before tho termination' or tne term for which tho bond was given prominent mining men from all sec tions ot tho Northwest are flocking to that section. looking Into tho pros pects around tho mine. Tho mine bonded by Clark is not tho only ono in this vicinity which Is making good mineral snowings. i no ucit ot copper bearing ore reaches for miles north and Bouth from tho Uluo lodge, and th" bonding of the Uluo ledge to Clark litis given an Impetus to tho development or other copper prospects In this re gion. That that vicinity will prove to bo one of tho great mining centers of tho Northwest Is now confidently expected. In addition to the mining Interest that may bo developed In that section, thero are also large timber Interests which await access to market by the way ot railroad communication, and thould the Blue leilgo provo to bo what Clark and his associates think and confidently einect It to be. these tlm her Interests will be pushed along with tne mining mtcrosts. Mill lor Pendleton. J. H. Casey of Hilgard. has secured an option on seven acres ot land near tho baseball park at Pendleton, on which he Intends to erect a sawmill with a capacity ot 30.000 feet dally, Fifty men will bo employed and tho Investment will rcpresont $40,000. R- II. Patton, superintendent of Casey's sawmill at Hilgard, states that the O. R. & N. has made a contract to haul logs from Mcacbam at 3 per thousand, log measurement. Thero will be a good market In Pendleton for the firewood produced, and the mill will be able to undersell the outsldo firms tn dressed lumber. Assistant In Treasurer's Office. State Treasurer Moore has appoint ed George G. Gans, Jr., to assist In hli office temporarily on account of the Increase ot work due to the collection of the corporation taxes. Mr. Gans was formerly a clerk In the land de partment. Tho last legislature mad an additional appropriation for cler ical assistance In the treasury depart ment because of work Incident to the collection ot the Inheritance and corpo ration taxes and a permanent appoint ment under this authority will be made later. Packing fUrion County Cherries. The Salem fruit cannery Is having a very satisfactory run on cherries, and manager Holcomb say that the total pack of this fruit will amount to about 8000 caBes. Early soft cherries were not ot flrsp-class quality, owing to an overabundance of water In them, but they will keep well. The cherry crop as a whole has been of fair quail ty and the quantity as large as was ex pected. The cannery employs an aver age of about 150 persons a day. Yamhill Will Raise Fine Stock. Tho H. C. Bvans farm of 63B acres, near McMlnnlvllIe, was sold last week to Captain Foster, of Portland, for $18,000. This has been considered on of the best grain farms In Yamhill county. Captain Foster will seed the farm to clover and grass, and Is now stocking the farm with high-grade stock. Many of the large farms Yamhill are now being changed Into stock and dairy farms. Qaln In Eugene Postal Receipts. Postmaster J. L. Pago, tn footing up the business of the Eugene ofllce for the month of June, finds that the pos tal receipts at this office for that month have amounted to $1,242.G9, or gain of $466.49 over the corresponding month last year. As an Indication of the Improvement In business the re port Is highly gratifying. Shut Down for Summer. With few exceptions all of tho log ging camps In the Lower Columbia river district have closed down for a month or six weeks. The logging companies agreed to do this so that the surplus of logs might become ex hausted and the prices maintained. Selecting Wool For Exhibition. Hon. Henry Blackmnn. representa tive of Oregon for the Lewis and Clark Centennial and the St. Louis expos! tlon, was In Ontario last week secur ing samples of Malheur and Harney county wool to be placed on exhibition at tbe St. Louis fair. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 70Q74oj val ley, 77c. Barley Few, $20.00 per ton; brew ing, $21. SfcFIour Best grades, $3.05 Q 4.30; graham. $3.45(33.85. Mlllstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, 118. JgOats No. 1 white, $1.10 1.15; gray, $I.uo per cental. Hay Timothy, $2021; clover, nominal; cheat, xioqjiu per ton. Potatoes Best Borpanks, 5005c per sack; ordinary, 35045c per cental, growers' prices; MorceU sweets, $3 3.60 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10llc; young, 1314c; hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 16 17c; dressed, 20ft22o; ducks, l7.oo7.50 per dozen; geese, $0.00(3 8.60. Cheese Full cream, twins, 15)Q 10c; Young America, ISOlSKc; fact ory prices, I (it 1 He less. Butter Fancy creamery, 2O022J4i per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 20 22Kc;'store, 10c18. Kggs 17320c per dozen. Hops Choice, 1820o per pound. Wool ValIey,12i17o;EaBtern Or egon, 814o; mohair, 36(337c, Beef Grors, cows, Sliie, per pound; steers, E5o; dressed, Bl4c Veal 7W8c. Mutton Gross, $3.60 per pound; dressed, 60Xc Lambs Gross, 4o per pound; dresesd, ?Kc. ' Hogs Gross, OiBOe per pounds dressed, 7Q8e. IN Till! I1ALANCI1. Pope's Lit May Und at Any Moment Doctors Olve Up, Rome, July 10, 2a, tn, Aliotliorday ot alternato hopes anil fonts lias pttsaod, and Popo Leo's life still haugs In the balance. Beginning with, ronovtod hopes, the day closed with tho scales tending slowly but surely downward. How long this agonising period of sus pense will last not uvea the attomlliijt doctors dare to say, No night bulletin was Issued, but at 1)25 this morning It was learned from Dr. Maitonl that the condition ol tho pontiff had cot changed alnro the Is sue ot the evening bulletin at 7:30 o'clock, which announced that the pa tlent's state was grave, at which hour Dr. Lapponl had declared bis fear that thero was no hopo, but tho end might not come during the night. The more fact of tho consultation lu Itself gave rlco to the gloomiest for- boilings. Indeed, this was tho first actual consultation, as tho provlous fro- quont meetings of the doctors wtro not regarded as (ormal consultations. To day, liowover, Dr. Rossini, tho distin guished specialist of tho Pacetll school was callml In a consultation lasting two hours, during which every phase of tho patient's caso was minutely gone oror. The conclusions announced in the 7:30 bulletin showed that liquid Is acaln cathoring in the plouial cavity and that tbo pope's goueral condition is very grave. I-ollowlna tho issuance oi tins btiuei in, tho doctors frooly expressed their personal convictions regarding tho ex- tremo uravlty of tho caw. Dr. I- ponpl said, without qnalliiratlon, mat the patient's condition was beyond hope. He did not expect a final col lapse tonight, but rather a gradual sinking until the end camu. How long the tuflcrer may last tlie doctors will not venture any prediction. Ordlnry calculations, they say, fall to apply In this extrsordlnsry case. One ol uiem remarked today: "Here Is a man almost 100 years old reta'nlng all his mental and most of his physical faculties, and bravely com batting tho approach of death. Al though the conditions change Irom hour to hour, the essential conditions of mental alertness and physical vigor continue unbroken Never yot has there been the slightest lapto into In- coherency." USE MONEY TO BEAT BILL. Chinese Tactlca Against rtanlla Opium Measure Are Exposed. Manila, July 11. Representatives of tbe Chinese chamber of commerce and tbe Evangelical Union, argued for six hours today in oppoilng tho opium bill at the public discussion of that measuro on tho occasion of its third reading.- Tho Cbineso advocated that there be no change In the present In discriminate sale of opium, with add! tlonal gcvernment supervision of its im portation. The Evangelical Union del egatea nrged the prohibition ol the pale ol opium by tbe United States com mission, and expressed the most sensa tlonal conditions prevailing, alleging that the Chinese are tampering with tho newspapera and raising a fund des tined to be need in bringing about tbe defeat of the bill. The object ot the opium bill Is to cre ate an oplnm monopoly In the archi pelago and sell it to the highest bidder It is based on the theory that It will restrict the uto of the drug to uhlneso who have nsed It all theli lltes and prevent lis indiscriminate sale to Americans and Fillpplnos, many of whom are falling victims to tho ute of opium. Sales of the drug are to be controlled by a concessionary, who may acquire the right to sell opium In the islands by bidding for tho privilege every three years. Thero are provisions fir licenses and control of the traffic. Delay on Dredge. Washington, July 11. Captain San ford, of the onglneor corps, who has supervision of the work on tho trans port Grant, now being converted Into a sea dredge lor use on tho Columbia river bar reports to the war depart ment that dredging operations will not be commenced before September 15. The Mare Island navy yard is ahead of its schedule with its work, but thero has been further dotay on the purnps, Ono set of tho pumping machinery Is wot ready for shipment, but the re mainder will not be ready for several days. Hot Wave Broken. New York, July 14. Welcome relief from the torrid heat of tho past few days came today, beginning with northeast nreezo niiicn sprang up early In the morning, and was followed by a brisk thunder showor in the afternoon and a drop of many degrees in the torn peraturo in the evening. Tho number of deaths attrlbutod to tho heat re corded during the day was 17. Of these the majority weru ch!ldrn who were unable to rally from the effects of tho terrific temperature of yesterday. Thirteen prostrations occurred. Saw Fugitive Logan. Knoxvllle, Tenn., July 11. A letter received liore today from L. O. Houck, an attorney ot this city, from Lithla Springs, Ga., stales that he saw nnd conversed with Harry Logan, the Mon tana train robber, who escaped from the Knox county Jail Juno 27, In At lanta last Saturday. He states further that Logan enjoined him to say nothing about tho meeting until 11 vo days had elapsed. He inferred from Logan's conversation that he intended to sail. Die From Heat. New York, Jnly 11, Thero were six deaths from heat today in Now York, six in Brooklyn, and fully 40 prostra tions. It was tbo hottest day since July 2, 1801, when It was 00 degrees. Today It rnn to 04 degrees, News Irom all over tno state indicates se vere If not record beraklng heat condit ions. Amobg the temperatures re ported aret Saratoga, 00; Kingston, 100; Utlra, 01; Schenectady, 04 : Syra cuse, 06. HEAT KILLS MANY NOW YORK HAS THIRTY lilOIIT DI-ATIIS IN ONI! DAY. Eight) Three Prostration Reported- People Mccp on Park llcnches to Se cure Kcllcf From Heated tlulldlngs Other llastern Cities Suiter and Frus trations are Numerous, New York, July 13. Thlityelght deaths and 83 prostrations In and around Now York and Brooklyn toll the story of today's heat. It was tho hottest July day In tho history of tho local weather bureau, tho highest pro vlous record being UI dorgoes, recorded July 10, 1H80. Tho early throat of a temperature that would break nil records, however, was not fulfilled. Tlm record of IM do- green, tho high weather mark ol tho veur, was reached today at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock, without signs nl rollel. But by 2 o'clock tho temeraturu hud fallen two degrees, where, it remained during the next two hours. Koitunste- ly tho vliuinldlty was only 10 pr (out when tho temperature stood at 04, and Increased but slowly from that tlmo during tho afternoon, as the heat sub sided. At 8 o'clock It whs OA per cent, but by that time tho tenivemtiiro had fallen to HO degrees. Between 6 and 7 o'clock the temiversture fell imivoii de grees following a thunder storm south oast of the city. Tho city had been sweltering so long In tho hot wave, however, that it was hours boforu the offices and tenements lievan to foot tho effects ol tho cooler weather. In the streets tho cooling process was dlfiloult, men, women and children crowding the walk tu rocovur from tne heat of the day. Many slept on Hut park benches and, where tho police would lierinlt It. In tho grass. There was inteneo Heal throughout the statu today. At Albany thorn were many prostrations, nnd hum child dltl. Several prostrations occurred at Mid dloton. POI'U STILL LIVES. Danger Not Passed and Death May Come at Any Minute. Pome, July 11. Another operation, performed yestorday, hss brought further relief to Pope Leo, and by it tho possibility of his life being prolonged wss increased, but It can baldly be said that thu operation improved his chances ol recovery. reva lust re ceived from the Vatican says the powi Is now lying in a restless condition af ter having had a good sleep during tho early hours of this morning. A an Immediate result of yesterday's opera tion, the popo srwnt a quiet and almost painless day, with, for his ago, a norm al temperature, which only moro strik ingly exhibited his strength of const! tution and Intellect. At tho examination last evening thu doctors could not perceive any regatli erlng of scrum In tho pleural cavity but it was (cared that the pretence of serum would lie detected today, Ihui rendering nvcearary, perhas, another operation In a few days. TRAIN HITS WAQON. Dy Ualklng of Mules, rive People Killed and Four Injured. Cincinnati, July 11. A west bound train on tbe Pennsylvania railroad from Columbus tonight strnck a wagon con taining nine people at a crossing near Itodcoint) Junction, eight miles from this place. Five iwoplo were killed and four injured. J. C. Coponhaven, accompanied by Ills five children, urcae lipmlck, Wil lima Booth and Charles Johnson neighbors of Copnehaveri, were going to Madlsonvllle, whero the latter in tended to purchase supplies for his boarding house, which ho conducted near lledcomb Junction, On reaching the crorslng they failed to observe the train und stnrted over tho track. Thu onglurir blew his whittle, hut tho mules became frightened und stoppod leaving the wagon on thu track, The engineer wns unablo to come to a stop, and tho train struck tho wagon, com pletely demolishing It and tossing tho occupants In all directions, I our were killed outright and thu other died two hours later. For Open River. Wasblntgon, July 13. Tho special board ol engineers to report on the Im. provouient needed at Thu Dalles will report for a continuous ship canal and urge an appropriation of $8,000,000 to $12,000,000. Kx-Repreeontatlvo Moody thoroughly impressed on the board the overcoming ol thu obstacle of tho Co lumbia, and set fortli that in thu re moving Ihoroof the future of a great emplro was Involved. It Is qui to prob nhlo that tho board will make two esti mates, ono basod on tho present traffic, and that to accrue alter river is opened France With America. Paris, July 13. Tho United Btateti and Mexican international exchange commission left Paris today for The Hague, whence they will go to fieri in. Thu commissioners have net yet recoiv od thu report of tho Fronch commission, which will he communicated to Ambas sador Porter after It has been consid ered by Foreign Minister Delcasso nnd Finance Minister lionver. but tho French commissioners rocoivod cordial ly tho proposal to put China on a stable monetary basis, and tho general nurncso of tho Americans is approved, Large Dock Durncd. New York, July 13, The new plor of tho Scandinavian-American line, at the foot ot Seventeenth street, Iloboken was destroyed f y fire today, and tor the second time within throe Jtara tho line la without a pier. It is belloved tho loss will amount to almost $500,000 The dock alone cost $2000,00 to build On the pier war a largo part of a cargo destined for Europe, which was to bo shipped on tho Island, nnd this was de stroyed, causing a loss of over $300,000. Fire From Spontaneous Combustion. Milwaukee, July 13, Spontaneous combustion in grain Btartod n tiro in tbe American matllng company's malt bouso at an early hour today that caused from $00,000 to '$75,000 loss. The building Is from flvo to seven stories high. TO WATER tmilAT AREA. nalhcur Hulls Ditch Is to Ho Com pleted This Year. Ontario, Or., July U. Tho Mullieur butte Irrigation ditch, which was In process of construction last fall, owing to certain conditions was nut completed us expected, mid tho work suspended (or a time. A deal has lust been con summated between tho Artesian Hprlngs water and land company, which form erly owned tho reservoirs and tin) ditch, and a nuuilwr ol substantial business men ol VVelser Idaho, by which tho latter are to have a controlling Interest- In tho ditch and rerervolrs. The con- Ideratlon la $45,000, und a perpetual water right to 3,000 acres ol laud under tlm ditch. A Unit 70 per cent of tho work on tho ditches has lutein completed and tlm work remaining to bn douo will begin In this coining August, and will be rap- Idly pushed to completion, nnd tlm opinion Is confidently expressed that by next spring It will be In uso. rim es timated cot! of what remains to Ire. done is muioo. Tlm Mallmur butte ditch, w lion com plete, will ho 23 miles In length, in tending from near Vain to Dead Ox Flat and covering all tlm lorrltory on tlm west sido ol tho Malhour river from vain to and Including Dead Ox Hut. This ditch will connect by means of Willow crrok and another ditch above Vale 15 miles In length with three largo rerervolrs which will supply water during the entire sromm In which water is needed. Thesu three reservoirs, which contain about 1,000 acres ol water, have Irrigation ditty ol 3A,000 acirs when completed. They am more than half completed, and sufficient water Is stored In this section to cover all tho land In cultivation under tlm ditch, and as the reclamation of land continues tlm ronrvolrs will Im roplet od until enough water Is stored to cover tho entire acreage under thu ditch, Thrso roNirvoIra aru natural sites, and by the oxpendlturo of about $15,000 have boon placed In condltl' u for iihi. The water la stored in theai in the win ter nnd early spring Irom Upper Wil low croof. and a system of springs, thus utilising tho vast quantity of water which has formerly gone In waste and converting thousands of seres et sage brush Into alfalfa fields. DIE IN TRAIN WRECK. Twenty-Three Killed and Nine Injured In Collision. Washington, July 0, Twenty four persona were killed and three injured In a head-on collision on the Virginia. Midland division ol the Southern rail way at Rockflsh, Va., this afternoon. The passenger train which lot t Wash ington at UilS A. M. today for Atlan ta, Ga., dashed into a local freight which was standing on tlm main lino of the road st thst point, wrecking both engines and the baggaga and express cars of the passenger train. The bag gage car and tho second class passenger coach Immediately following It were. teleecot-d, The cosch was occupied moktly by colored ;oople. Tho trainmen, under a doctor's direc tion, cut through tho panels of tlm baggsgo car and took out 20 of tho dead. Probably a ecoru of tha Injured were removed. A special train which wont from hern tn thu scene of tho wreck re turned to tho city about H o'clock, bringing tome of the dead and most of thu inJtiroJ, Most ol Iho Imitylgrants wero Ana trlans, and were bound tor points as far distant as California. Tho freight train was in shargo or Conductor limbeck and Engineer Hale, and at the time of the accident was on the return run from Lynchburg to Chsrlottesvllle, Rockflsh station la midway hot ween tlioie two points nnd the track thero is u stngleonn. Engin eer Halo had orders to got out of tho way of thu fast passenger train, but, for some reason, which hss not yet been explained, bn had overstayed his tlmo, and had fallod to take a siding to that the passenger train ecu Id pass. Th trains emtio together with n horrible crash, and a fearful eceno of panic en sued when thu occupants of the cars re alized what had occurred. Tho pas senger ttnln was made up of an ox press car, n baggage car, tiro day roaches and two Pullman cars. Short Line Is Turned Over. Rait Luke City, July O.-At mid night tonight that part of the Oregon Bhort Lino railroad evstem south ot Salt Lake City, was formally turned ocr to the Han Pedro, Los Aitgetos t fait Lake City rallroxd, and bocomoa part of the system Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, and associates uru build ing to Houthoru California. Word wns received at the headquarters cf tho Halt Lata road today that all the details of the transfer of tho road and rolling stock had b'eu completed and notifying the officials to take charge at midnight. Fatal Wreck In Montana. Butte, Mont., July 0, A special to thu Minor from Havro says; A freight wieck, caused by a dofo. tlvo rail, oc curred early this morning, Just thin side of Midvnle, on thu Grout North ern railway. I'orty-slx box cars are in the ditch, 20 of which wero entirely demolished. Four hoboes wore killed, two bodies having beon rocovorod, nnd two aro still in sight In tbo debris. Tho names of the tload cannot be learned. Passengers nnd mall on pas rcnger trains 2 nnd 4 wero transferred., tho East and West trains being turned around. Cowed by Mllltla. Evansville, Ind., July 0, Altor the- carnage of last night, Evansville Is to night obeying tho ordurs of tbo mayor and the people ara looping oil the streets. There aro nine dead, ono dy ing, three others fatally hurt and 21 moro or loss Injured. Four died today. Eight companion of mllltla and ono battery aro in Evansville, Tho 400 soldiers aro armod with rifles, and tho light battory lias a Gatling gun. Wright Finally Olvcs In. New York, July O.-Whltlakor Wright, tho London flnanclor and .pro moter, who was arrested Inst March. charged with fraud as a director of the London ft Globo finance company, and has slncelbeeii In Jail ponding extra dition proceedings, today formally waived all rights and agreed to be vol untarily extradited to England by tho British authorities.