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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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A Resume of the Lest Important but
Not Less Interesting Event
of the Past Week.
' Europe An statesmen all compliment
Secretary Hay.
King Otwvr has vetoed the Norwegian
consular bill and brought on a crisis.
Wilkesbare, Pennsylvania, women
.boycotted the show Nan Patteson ap
ears in.
Land operations in Manchuria have
been .suspended awaiting the final out
come of the naval battle.
, Chief Signal Officer Greeley will go
to Alaska in July to inspect the signal
corps and telegpraph stations.
The several unions involved in the
Chicago strike have quarreled among
themselves. Rioting continues.
American steamship linee are not
anxious to secure contracts for govern
ment business, claiming there is no
money in it.
Officers of the International Typo
graphical union and the United Typo
theatae of America will confer on an
eight-hour day for the entire United
States in the printing business.
A Nebraska criminal will spring the
trap at his own phanging. The warden
showed the white feather, but the con
demned man offered to do the pb. He
says he is guilty and ought to hang.
An east bound Northern Pacific pas
senger train was held up about 40 miles
east of Missoula by three men and the
express car blown to pieces. No details
are known. The express messenger is
missing and may have been killed.
Secretary Hay has Btarted for home.
Martial law in Warsaw has stopped
rioting.
King Alfonso has approved the plans
for a new navy for Spain.
The belief f.is general in Japan that a
naval battle has been fought.
Natives in East Siberia are in a
starring condition and whole tribes are
dying
A
has done much damage
vines.
Long Expected Battle in Far East a
Victory for Japs.
Tokio, May 29. It is officially n-
jnounced that Admiral Rojestvensky's
fleet has been practically annihilated.
Twelve warships have beeu sunk or
captured and two transports and two
torpedo boat destroy! shave been sunk.
London, May 29. No details of the
fighting between the hostile fleets have
been received here as yet and none are
likely to be until one of the Russian
ships reaches a neutral port'or the
Japanese government releases the cen
sorship on messages from Tokio. This
latter is not likely until the fight is
over.
Only the barest bulletins are printed
in the morning papers here, but they
all point to a sweeping Japanese vic
tory. In fact, the correspondent of the
London Mail at Tokio, who is generally
most conservative, makes the bold
statements that the Russian Baltic fleet
as a fighting force has been completely
wiped out, that some of its best vessels
are sunk, others are prises of war, and
the remainder fleeing before the Japan
ese vessels. He adds no details, -which
is not surprising, inasmuch as the cen- from Spokane, Wash., one year ago, in
sor apparently got in his work on his search of a quarts property, and was
message, which reached this city un- advised by many so-called experts that
finished. there was nothing in the district that
Just what has taken place is hard to would warrant an investment or expen
say, dui me naval experts tnink that diture of any capital alouir these lines
.Russians bunday but as inasmuch aa Dr. Red.lv enuld
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
RIOTING IS RESUMED
YELLOW WITH GOLD.
Rich Strike Made in Southern Oregon
Mine Creates Excitement.
Medford A strike was made in the
Opp mine last week that eclipses anv
thing that has ever leen made on the
Pacific coast, and even Ivoats the great
district of Tonopah and Goldfield, in a
trne-tissure vein that is between slate
and porphyry, which averages 15 feet
in width. An ore chute was opened
which is 100 feet in length and feet in
width, all specimen rock, which ill
be exhibited at the Lewis A Clark fair,
in Portland. This rock is literally cov
ered with the yellow metal, and runs
$40,000 to the ton.
One man took out $10,000 in one
shift, and the rock is now on exhibi
tion at the Medford permanent 'exhibi
tion building. Some sacks go as much
as $1,000 per sack. This strike has I
caused me greatest excitement among
miners and prospectors of anything that
has occurred since the great Gold Hill
excitement in 1805, which this exceeds
Dr. J. F. Reddy came to Medford
STATE ON CREDIT BASIS.
but the naval
Togo attacked the
morning with his destroyers, which
have already scored heavily in the past,
and then he followed up the fighting
with his whole fleet.
GRAZING IN NEW RESERVES.
No Restrictions This Year Pending
Study of Conditions.
Wsahington, May 29. The secre
tary oi agriculture today issued an or
der directing that no restriction be
placed upon the grazing of stock within
new forest reserves that have been or
may be created this year.
There has been considerable concern
among the sheep and cattlemen of the
West on account of the creation of new
reserves, which include considerable
areas of what has heretofore been pub
lic range. Many letters received by
the depatrment indicate that "stockmen
fear they are to be deprived of thier
range on ihort notice. In justice to
these stock interests, Secretary Wilson,
on recommendation of the Forestry
bureau, decided to impose no restric
tions within the new reserves this
summer.
However, investigations are now be-
plainly see that nothing but surface
work had ever been done, save where a
mine had paid from the trass roots, and
having unbounded faith in the district
after careful examination, he decided
to erect on this mine a ten-stamp 'mill
and since the, erection of the same it
has earned $100 per diem net, which
only shows that Southern Oregon today
has more 'undeveloped resources than
any territory west of the Mississippi
river
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.
Pendleton Scouring Mill Has Bought
Much Wool This Season
Pendleton The Pendleton wool
scouring mills have purchased 3,000,
000 pounds of wool this year and has
its plant running day and night with
shifts of 35 men each, cleaning the
wool. Four thousand pounds of the
scoured product are turned out daily
Ironi 16,000 pounds of the raw mater
lal put through the vats. The wool
shrinks about 74 per cent in the clean
ing process. The scoured wool is sell
ing at 65 cents a pound f. o. b. Pen
dleton. This is being baled as fast as
killing frost throughout Germany invade to determine how many sheep cleaned I, and the grease wool baler will
done much damage to fruit and tle may safely be admitted, and, be started next week to bale such wool
Russian warships at Woosung have
been ordered to leave and China is pre
pared to use force.
based on these investigations, restric
tions will be imposed next year, and a
grazing season will be set for each in
dividual reserve, to be tegulated by
climatic and range conditions. Today's
A San Francisco
contract just let for furnishing lum
ber for the Panama canal.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head
of the Paris branch of the great bank
ing firm of Rothschilds, is dead.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron
b.88 left that port and is supposed to be
on its way to join the Baltic fleet.
John Barrett, late minister to Co
lombia, says yellow fever cannot be en
tirely stamped out in the canal zone.
A number of French anarchists have
been arrested in Paris for plotting
against the life of King Alfonso, who
will visit France.
firm secured the "er applies to new reserves in Oregon
and Idaho and will apply to new re
serves soon to be established in these
states and in Washington. ,
TITLE IS CLEAR.
Government Accepts Right of Way to
Celilo Canal.
Washingtn, May 29. The United
estates government today formally ac
cepted title to the right of way for The
Dalles-Celilo canal, 'and early this week
Major Langfitt will be instructed to ad
vertise for bids for construction of the
upper-lock and approaches, for which
$300,000 was appropriated last session,
as will be sent east uncleaned
The Furnish warehouse has received
so far this season about 400,000 pounds
of wool from north of the city, Echo
and from the Pilot Rock district, -with
dozens of loads coming in daily.
A second baling machine is being
installed, which will handle a larger
amount than last year, which was over
3,000,000 pounds. The larger part of
the wool being brought to town is sold
and as soon as baled will be shipped to
the Boston markets.
The Russian government is willing T,tJe to the "Kht of av waa examined
to do almost anything to raise money and approved some weeks ago. Today
for the war. Three of the most lucra- the attorney general examined the deed
tive railway lines in the emipre are to
be sold.
Warsaw, Russia, is in the hands of
riotous Jews.
Bulgaria has purchased Argentine
warships for Russia.
Heavy rains in Centarl Kansas have
washed oat railway tracke.
Ihe railroads have opened a cam
paign against government rate regula
tion. William Ziegler, the millionaire bak
ing powder man, left a fortune of $25,
000,000. The steel rail pool has dissolved to
avoid anti-trust law after fixing price
for Panama road.
Skirmishes in Manchuria continue
and both governments expect any day
to hear of a general engagement being
on.
Norway is preparing for war with
Sweden on the consular question.
One man was killed and 50 injured
as a result of a collision between trol
ley cars near Baltimore.
The Turkish government, is rushing
troops into Arabia, parts of which have
been in a state of revolution for some
time past.
A heavy wind, almost reaching the
proportions of a tornado, has swept
Northern Texas, damaging crops and
Aiiiuy houses. Three people were in
jured. The third jury in the case of Henry
Lundburg, ex-inspector of steamboats,
charged with having failed properly to
inspect the steamer General Slocum
prior to the burning of that vessel, has
disagreed.
The senate committee on railroad
freight rates has completed its inquiry.
In a statement! ssued by Major Will
iams and President Goode, of the ex
position company it is assured that
there will be accomodations for all who
visit the fair.
from Ihe state, and, finding it regular,
advised the secretary of war that he
could, under the law, proceed with
construction of the canal.
This means that the work of con
struction will commence early in the
summer, and there is mopey enough on
hand to continue it until congress has
an opportunity to make a further ap
propriation. If the original intention
is carried out, the Oregon, Washington
and Idaho delegations will attempt
next session to have The Dalles canal
made a continuing contract, in order
mat appropriations may be made an
nually until the total cost of $4,000,
000 has been appropriated.
Chinese Did Not Understand.
Chefoo, May 29. W. W, Rockhill,
who succeeded Mr. Conger as American
minister at Pekin, arrived here today,
en route to Taku. Minister Rockhill
siatea mat ne was intormed, at a con
ference with Chinese at Shanghai, that
it developed that the stories given wide
circulation by the Oriental press, to the
enect that the Chinese were contem
plating a boycott on American goods as
a retaliation for contemplated Ameri
can legislation against Chinese immi
gration, were the, result of a misunder
standing. Tornado and Flood.
Guthrie, Okla., May 29. Meager de
tails received late tonight indicate that
a destructive storm passed over Plattes,
Indian Territory today, wrecking many
bouses, killing one man and injuring
six others severely. Wires are down
and the 'Fricso train cannot reach
Plattes until the tracks are cleared of
fillen trees and other debris. The
tornado swept across Oklahoma and
Indian Territroy, doing damage to
nearly a dozen towns.
Ready for the Water.
Pendleton One of the many meri
torious irrigation enterprises under con
struction in Umatilla county is the
Hermiston project, being finished up
by the Maxwell Land & Irrigation
company of Maxwell, or Hermiston, four
miles west of Echo on the main line of
the O. R. A N. A dam was built across
the Umatilla four miles above the
townsite and water diverted into the
canal, which is about eight miles long.
At present the company has 9,000 acres
under the ditch ready for cultivation
and has 100 acres in alfalfa and pota
toes to demonstrate what the land will
produce if water is put on it.
Make First Payment.
Giants Pass C. N. Matthews, who
has been interested in mining proper
ties on Sucker creek for a number of
years past, and who in conjunction
with his partner, M. F. Hull, has
reported some excellent properties in
that district, was in the city this week
and reported the first payment of $1,
000 on the $i,000 bond recently taken
by Frank Fowler and his associates
upon the Gold Pick mine, situated on
Bolen creek, in the Sucker creek dis
trict. Mr. Matthews reports the prop
erty showing up exceedingly well.
Promising New Group.
Sumpter A new property is being
developed in this district that gives
promise of being developed into a pay
ing proposition.' This is the Empire
group, consisting of four claims ,and
is under the management of A.M.
Harris, who for some time past has
been identified with the Sumpter dis
trict, and is thoroughly posted as to its
possibilities. He has succeeded in
interesting Detroit capitalists who are
able to carry on development.
Settlers for North Powder.
North Powder A letter received by
a prominent citizen of North Powder
states that 60 families, comprising
about 200 people, from Iowa, Indiana
and Illinois, have agreed to purchase
tickets tor this point. The advance
guard is expected to arrive within the
next 30 days.
Referendum Petition! Stoo Projected
Improvements of State Institutions
Snlem The filing of the petitions
for the referendum upon the general
appropriation bill with the secretary
of state, throws the state upon its
credit until the next legislature makes
good the deficiency, unless the jHojle
see fit to sustain the action of the last
legislature and adopt the measure at
the Juno election of 1901. The gen
eral appropriation bill carries a total of
$1,454,379.90, and the invoking of the
referendum upon it not only blocks the
progress ot the normal schools, inclu
sion of which in the bill was the direct
cause of the referendum movement
against it, but also seriously impedes
the contemplated work of improvement
and enlargement of the asylum for in
sane and other state institutions, which
depend upon the appropriation for
maintenance.
2 All this raises the question of what
action me secretary oi stale and mem
bers of the 1 wards
different state institutions will take
upon the act adopted by the last legis
lature, providing that all employes of
state institutions, educational, penal,
reformatory, eelymoaenary, etc., shall
be paid monthly, instead of quarterly.
This act prescribe that at the end of
each month and upon presentation of
the duly verified and approved pay
rolls of any of the institutions by the
superintendent or other authorised offi
cial to the secretary of state, accom
panied by a surety bond in a sufficient
sum to cover all liability, the secretary
of state is required to draw a warrant
in full of the amount of the payroll
and in favor of the suenrintendent.
who is authorized to draw the money
from the treasury and required to pay
the employes the amount due them for
their labors.
United States Engineer Starts for the
Field to Push the Work.
San Francisco, Cal., May 20. K. (I.
Perkins, an engineer In the United
States reclamation service, geological
department, lelt tonight for the north,
where he is to stmt the enormous re
clamation works in the Klnmsth basin,
for which the sun, of $4,400,000 has BUILDING TRADES ARE INVOLVE!?
been appropriated.
Chicago Police Resort to Clubs,
to Preserve Peace.
This work will probably be the larg
est in this part of the country, and the
land that is to lie reclaimed will be
able to support a population of at least
100,000 souls.
There Is to be littlo delay in the be
ginning of the reclamation project, and
Mr. Perkins is going north to look over
the ground and commence operations,
According to estimates of engineers
there is embraced In Klamath basin 5,
505 acres of public lands and 42,825
acres of private juikIm, making a total
of 48,330 acres. The valleys of Lunged,
Alkali and Poor will be reclaimed, and
as this land is naid to bo among the
richest in this part of the country, it
will not be a matter of difficulty to get
people to settle there.
it is only within the past few years
of triinimm of tlm that the cattlemen have attempted to
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given over to the pasturing of stock and
the only bed that was given the cattle
during the winter months was (mm the
tule hay cut on the borders of Tule
lake. Some few years ago a company
brought water on the land along the
northern shores ot Tule lake and alfalfa
was planted and also orchards were
put in.
No Prospsct of Immediate Settlement
and Mayor and Peace Com
mlttee Give Up Hope.
NO BOYCOTT BY CHINESE.
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CROP OUTLOOK GOOD.
Wheat, Rye, Barley and Hay Promise
to Eclipse Josephine Records.
Grants Pa38 Farmers from the out
lying district report the cereal crop for
the Rogue river valley in excellent
condition this year, and to be heading
from two to three weeks in advance of
several years past. Larger quantities of
wheat have been planted in the past
year in Josephine county than every
before, and it is believed that a number
of men who have recently purchased
their farms, will pay off the first cost
with the banner yield of this year.
Wheat all over the county is three to
tour feet high, and has a uniformly
heavy growth.
A great deal oi rye and barley is be
ing grown on the lowlands of the Rogue
river valley this year, and these are
proving very lucrative crops. The hay
crop in the Upper Applegate, Williams
anu Diate creeK districts will snow a
heavier tonnage than ever before in
the county, and the second crop of al
falfa and red clover is ready for cutting
in many localities.
Motor Car Arrives.
Portland The ftouthern Pacific's
new motor car lor service between
Portland and Forest Grove has arrived
and is at the Southern Pacific shops in
East Portland. As soon as possible, it
will be put in condition and given a
trial run over the West Side branch of
the Southern Pacific. Some slight re
pairs must be made before the car is
operated, but it in expected that the
trial run will be made in a few days
ami as soon as practicable thereafter
will be put in commission, running
regularly between Portland and Forest
Grove, making stops at way points.
Regents of University of Oregon.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed Judge R. S. Bean to succeed
himself as a member of the board of
regents of the .University of Oregon.
Senator M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, was
appointed on the same board to succeed
Charles Hilton, of The Dalles, whose
term has expired, and J. C. Ainsworth,
of Portland, was appointed to Biicceed
the late Judge C. B. Bellinger, whose
term on the board would expire in
1909. Judge Bean and Senator Miller
are appointed for a term of 12 years
each.
Minister Conger Ridicules Talk
Revenge for Exclusion.
leaven worth, Kan., May 20. Kdwin
II. Conger, ex-minister to China, i
visiting his daughter at Fort Leaven
worth. Mr. Congei is on his way to
his new post in Mexico. "Toe talk of
the Chiueso retaliating against the ex
clusioitlaw by boycotting American
made goods is amusing to me," said
Mr. Conger today. "Of course you
know how American politics are run
well, the Chinese were politicians be
fore America was discovered. They
know more tricks than tneir American
brethren.
"While much of the agitation has
occurred since I left China, there was
some prior to that. At these mass
meetings of merchants, as they were
called, there was a liberal sprinkling of
Ioliticiana and possibly
merchants who had leen run in. The
Chicago, May 27. Rioting broke out
afresh today in the teamsters' strike,
and although nobody was seriously
hurt, there were a number ot vicious,
lights in the Inmlwr district, during
w hich the police were compelled to urn
their clubs, and in one instance revolv
ers, In order to disperse the mob.
The strike today spread In a small
degree throughout the building trades.
There weie a number ol instance
where woodworkers refused to receive
the material delivered by non-union
teamsters and walked out. This move-
in every instance was made by the men
as individuals only. No official action
was taken by any of the trades union
looking to the active sympathetic sup-
port of the teamsters' strike. Several
of the lalnir leaders in the ranks of the
material trades have declared within
the last 24 hours that there is no pros
pect In their opinion, of any complete
tie up of the building trades by a strike.
of the men.
There is no movement at present.
looking towards a settlement of the
strike. Mayor Dunne today fori the
first time since the commencement ot
the teamsters' strike declared that he
knew of no contemplated plans for
peace. The mayor talked as though h
had abandoned hopes of a settlement.
Dever, chairman ot the City Council
Peace committee, appointed a week ago.
said tonight that he had practically
ceased work, as the committees could
see no avenue in the controversy look
ing toward an adjustment of the differ
ences lietwecn the teamsters and, the
employers.
NEW GOVERNOR IN OFFICE.
Magoon Tells Plans
for Canal
of Commissiorv
Zone.
Panama, May 27. Hctckiah A.
one or more Gudger, judge of the canal xne, this
morning administered the oath of office
politicians did most oi tlie talking and to Charles G. Mairoon. iroveruor of lh.
then the news was spread broadcast canal zone, in the Ancon district. The
that 'the merchants would boycott ceremony took nlace in the presence of
American goods.
"I believe thai the truth ot mat
ter is that the Chinese merchants have
no idea ot boycotting American goods
iney are in business to make money,
ami there is a demand for American
goods."
GREAT BATTLE IS DUE SOON
American Steamer is Sunk.
Tokio, May 29. News has been re
ceived here that Admiral Rojestven
sky's fleet sunk an American steamer
off Formosa about May 21, The name
of the steamer is unknwn. Her crew
was saved.
To Reopen Hatchery.
Eugene J. A. . Talbert, ot Clacka
mas, is at the site of the state salmon
hatchery on the McKenzie river, 28
miles east of Eugene, making prepara
tions to reopen it. He expects to be
collecting spawn within a few days, as
the salmon are collecting in large
i schools.
$200 Gold in a Day.
Albany Encouraging reports con
tinue to come from the I51ue river min
ing district. Henry Winkley has just
come out from the mines and reports
greater activity than ever before. The
Great Northern mine, with a small
four-stamp mill, is taking out $200
worth of fine gold daily, and before
July 1 will have a 65-stamp mill at
worn on tne property. The company
has delved in the ground only 250 feet,
but has much gold ore in sight.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat, Club, 8586c per bushel;
bleustem, 9092c; valley, 8590c.
Oats No. 1 white, feed, $2929.50
per ton; gray, $2929.60.
Hay Timothy, $14 16 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$11312.
EkR' Oregon ranch, 18c doz.
Butter Fancy creamery, 1 7 X 21 Jc
Linlevitch Tries to Assume Offensive,
but Oyama Is Ready.
si. i eiersnurg, .May zn. i ne news
from the front continues to oiritto the
proximity of fighting on a large scale
Lieutenant General Linievitch sent
Lieutenant General Kennenkampff 's
Cossacks on a daring exjtedition around
Field Marshal Oyama's left. Kennen
kampff succeeded in getting to the rear
of the Japanese, but he paid dearly,
his Cossacks being badly cut up.
Many believe that General Linievitch
is trying to take the offensive out of
Marshal Oyama's hands. The hitter
has made all preparations against the
possible interruption of his communi
cations, and the cessation of traupsort
service from Japanese ports. All rein
forcements available and immense
quantities of provisions and munitions
of war have been landed at Yinkow and
Dalny since Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky
appeared in the straits of Malacca.
Newspaper correspondents at the
front are prevented by the censor from
telegraphing any intelligent view of the
situation, and this has always been the
precursor of important developments.
General Linievitch has taken fur great
er precautions thiwi did General Kuro
patkin to prevent his plans fro leaking
out.
President Willing to Act.
New York, May. 20. William F.
King, ex-president of the New York
Merchants' association, has received a
reply from President Roosevelt to Mr.
King's suggestion that a national com
mittee. be named to investigate the
affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance
society. Mr. King regards the reply as
favorable. One paragraph from the
president's letter was as follows: "The
department (of Commerce and Labor)
is now carefully going into the matter,
to see whether the government has any
power or not."
Tried for Being Ghouls.
Xrenton, N. J., May 26. J. H.
Stone, H. C. Quintard, Charles W, and
James Ituss, officers of the Nonpareil
Gork works, of Camden, indicted for
conspiracy to defraud the United States
government by placing bar iron in life
preservers instead of cork blocks, were
placed on trial in the United States
District court today, James N. Jones,
colored, who was employed in the cork
President Amador and the cabinet, the
diplomatic and consular corps and
prominent native and foreign resident-
Governor Magoon, in bis inaugural
speech, said the reorganisation of the
canal commission had resulted in the
centralization of authority and transfer
of power from Washington to Panama,
permitting the putting" of more energy
into the work. Regarding the work
of sanitation, the governor said that no
effort and no expense would be spared
to make .the rone healthy. He said
that the num)er of judges in the none
will he increased, that a jurist of Pana
ma will le appointed a member of the
Supreme court and numerous school
will be opened.
LEWISTON GOES LAND MAD.
Railway Projects Make Real Estate
Values Soar.
Lawistou, Idaho, May 27. In antic-
ipiition of favorable news for immediate
railway construction in thit territory.
people of I-ewintoii have been struck
with a frenzied fever to buy real estate.
and w hile no deals have come to the
surface today, it is known that transac
tions involving over $100,000 hav
been made.
This excitement was strengthened
this evening by rumors to the effect
that the O. R. A N. Co. will la-gin con
struction Monday, under a joint ar
rangement with the Northern Pacific,
the Kiparia-Lewiston branch. Railway
officials here will not confirm this 're
port, but from other sdurccs it is known
that the reports are practically true.
per pound.
Apples Table, $1.602.60 per box. works, said he put iron in 250 life pre-
Strawberries Uregon, 10 11c per servers oy oruer oi James hubs.
pound.
i'otatoes old, si.u&qi.io; new
potatoes, 22c per pound.
Hops Cboice, 1904, 2325o per
pound.
Wool Eastern Ore., beat, 1022c;
valley, 2728o per pound; mohair,
choice, olWizftc per pound.
Magoon and Wallace on the Zone
Colon, May 26. Charles G. Ma
goon, governor of the Panama canal
zone, and John F, Wallace, chief en
gineer of the canal, arrived here today
from New York and started for Panama
at once.
Drives People to the Hills.
Albuquerque, N. M., May, 27. The
Rio Grande, swollen to a river almost
a ml wide, is (lowing through the
middle of the village ol Tome, 20 miles
south of Albuquerque, while the 000
inhabitants of the village are camping
on the hill and watching their homes
being swept away. The entire prop
erty of the villagers is destroyed, along :
with their crops. A strong dike had :
been built along the river north an.l
south of the village, and it was be- -lieved
that, no matter what the rise
this spring, the village was safe.
Will Build Into Omaha.
Sioux City, la , May 27. -i L. YV,.
Hill, vice president of the Great North
ern railroad, accompanied by a party of
railroad officials, arrived here today
and left in an automobile to look over
the proposed route ot the Great North
ern extension to Omaha. He said that,
the Great Northern would be built to
Omaha, and that no time would be lost,
in the construction ol the extension..
He also said that the extension would .
be built on the Nebraska side.
Antwerp Will Be Fortified.
Brussels, May 27. A bill 1 ibh been
submitted to the Belgian parliament,
providing the complete
of the defenses of Antwerp, at a cost of
ei,ouu,uuu, ana lor harbor works
which will increase shinnim facilities...
at a cost of $30,000,000.