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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.