Bohemia nugget., October 11, 1905, Image 2

Bohemia Nugget
Bohemia Nutfr't Pub. Co.
COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Ou
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
FEVER'S GRIP IS BROKEN.
A new cure for consumption has been
discovered.
The condition of ex-Senator Jerrv
Simpson remains unchanged.
Every building in the town of Purdy,
Nevada, has been destroyed by fare
Several new cases of yellow fever
have appeared at Pensacola, I lorida
Taft is taking precautions to stop
frauds in future purchases of supplies
for the army.
I he president has established a new
forest reperve in Arizona. It will con
tain 1,120,000 acres.
A Chicago judge says there is no such
thing as peaceful picketing by labor
unions during strikes.
Admiral Togo will visit all the prin
' cipal countries of the world with his
famous fighting squadron of warships
General Charles W. Bartlett, of Bos
ton, has been nominated as the Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Massa
chusetts.
Russia has adopted a homestead law
which enables officers and soldiers to
get free land in Siberia and gives them
exemption from taxes for five years.
Four bandits who looted the post
office at Wild Rose, Wisconsin, and at
tempted to break into the State bank,
have been run down. One was killed,
one fatally wounded and one seriously
hurt.
Massachusetts Republicans have de
clared for tariff revision.
Opposition to the peace treaty is
again springing up in Japan.
Great Britain and Russia have nego
tiated a treaty about Central Asia.
New York Republicans have nomi
nated Hughes, insurance investigator,
for mayor.
Fifty men were rescued from a burn
ing mine at Florence, Colo., after hope
had almost been abandoned for their
safety.
Gomez has appealed for American
intervention in Cuba, saying Palma
rules by terror and that the recent
elections were a farce.
New Orleans Will Show President It
Terrors Are Past.
New Orleans, Oct. 9. Yellow fever
repot t to t p. m.: New eases,"!';
total 3,17(; deaths, 3; total 410; new
foci, 8: under treatment "07 ; dis
charged, 2,559.
At the close of the eleventh week of
the struggle against yellow fever, the
health authorities summed up the sit
nation tonight as full of encoursge
ment. Today's new cases in the city
were all in the old rone of infection
and most of them are of an extremely
mild type.
Sentiment in favor of some character
of national quarantine is apparently
growing here and elsewhere in the
state.
Arrangements
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LET FOR TWO YEARS.
Oregon's Convict Labor Goes to the
Stove Foundry People.
Salem An agreement has Wen
reached between Governor Chamberlain
and the I.oewenberg Going company for
the leasing of convict labor at the peni
tentiarv for a period of two years. The
price to Ih paid for labor is the same
that has prevailed in the past, but sev
eral changes have been made in the
contract in other particulars.
Because there is a popular desire
for the president's re- that convicts le employed on the pub
ception and entertainment are progress
ing, and every eflort is to be made
while he is here to convince him that
in New Orleans fear of the fever has
eutiiely passed. The route of the pto-
cession to the city hall will carry him
past the Lee monument, on the im
mense circular mound on which there
will be gathered several thousand
school children armed with American
flags to give a patriotic greeting. The
streets through which the president is
to be escorted are to be decorated ou a
lavish scale.
WAS READY 1 O FIGHT.
Great Britain Offered to Give France
Aid Against Germany.
London, Oct. 9. The Matin's dis'
closures purporting to give details in
connection with the resignation of the
French foreign minister, M. Delcasse,
because of the Moroccan situation, and
the sensational statement that Great
Britain not only communicated to
France her intention of supporting
France in the event of a war with Ger
many, but actually giving details of her
intentions regarding the place for the
landing of troops and the seizure of the
Kiel canal, created much talk in diplo
matic circles today and are published
at length in all the afternoon papers
In official quarters, however, no ex
pression ot opinion was ooiainaoie
Foreign Minister Lansdowne was absent
from the city and consequently it was
impossible to secure a definite state'
ment regarding the actual lengths to
which Great Britain went at the time
of the crisis. During that time the
Associated Press secured a statement
from a high official of the British for
eign office, which to a certain extent
supports the assertions of the Matin.
Kussia has decided to send her pris
oners of war now in Japan to VladivO'
etok by transport and thence by the Si
benan railroad to Russia.
The cabinet has decided not to trans
fer the control of the canal work from
the War department to the State de
partment for the present, at least.
Hill is said to have stolen a march in
the fight for right of way along the
north bank of the Columbia, and any
road wanting to come down the river
must buy right of way from the North
ern Pacific.
Newton C. Dougherty, superintend
ent of the Peoria, 111., schools baa been
indicted for forgery. He has raised
the face of hundreds of checks and
issued false papers. His operations
cover a period of 20 years.
Y'ellow fever is on the wane in the
South,
Russian universities may close to
stop political agitation.
Missouri will shut out the New York
Life Insurance company.
Beef packers will plead not guilty
and enter another demurrer.
The municipal ownership party in
Chicago threatens to hang aldermen.
Cuba has made a commercial treaty
with Great Britain against America's
interests.
Tammany has renominated McClel
lan for mayor and adopted a municipal
ownership plank.
The government will purchase instru
ments for the equipment of a brass
band on the isthmus.
Jerome announces that a special
grand jury will be called in New York
to investigate high grafters.
Pat Crowe says he had planned to
kidnap John D. Rockefeller and hold
him for a ransom of $2,000,000.
The Home Telephone company,
which has secured a franchise in Port
land is pushing construction rapidly.
The president and Representative
Townsend have reached an agreement
on the rate bill to be presented to con
gress
The president says he will not ap
point Oscar J. Ricketts as permanent
public printer. Palmer's successor has
not yet been selected.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson is
not expected to live.
Russia wants to borrow between
$200,000,000 and $360,000,000.
The Now York clearing house de
nounces the methods of the trusts.
The South hopes for frost to kill the
pestilent mosquitoes which are spread
ing yellow fever.
A party of four American mining
men were murdered by Mexicans 36
miles west of Tuscon. i
INVADE COLORADO NEXT.
Hitchcock's Land Fraud Campaign
Will Be Continued.
W aBhington. Oct. 9. Upon the con
clusion of the land trials in Portland,
Secretary Hitchcock will, for the time
being, at least, turn his attention from
Oregon and go after land thieves in
other etates, notably Colorado, Idaho
and New Mexico. Special Agent Burns
and those who co-operated with him in
working up evidence in the Oregon
fraud cases are to be sent to other
states, probably first to Colorado,
though this is not fully determined.
Incidental to this determination, it
is learned that Special Agent A. R.
Greene, who for years was Mr. Hitch
cock's most trusted representative In
Oregon, is to be sent back to Kansas,
his home state, and will soon thereafter
retire from the service.
lie roads, in which desire Governor
Chamberlain joins, and because the
last legislature authorized the appoint
ment of a commission to investigate
the subject and report to the next legis
lature, the governor refused to make a
contract now for the leasing of convic
labor for more than two years. In
sistence upon the shorter period made
it impossible to secure a higher price
than has been paid in the past 3,
cents per hour for each man.
The new contract requires the stove
foundry proprietors to employ not less
than 150 men a day, whereas the min
imum numler heretofore has been 100
There are now 390 prisoners in the
penitentiary. Alwut 100 of these are
employed on the farm, in the stables,
in the kitchen, and on other work con
nected with the management of the. in
stitution. This leaves 290 to be other
wise employed. The foundry w ill now
take not less than 150, leaving 140 out
of employment. At many times the
foundry will employ more than 150,
but this number must be paid for, even
though not worked.
What to do with the 140 idle men it
now the problem. A lew of them can
he employed on the public roads near
Salem under a co-operative arrange
ment with ttie county court, and a
gang will le put at work grubbing out
a piece of state land on the Reform
school tarni. This will still leave
some idle, probably, at many times of
the year.
Wasco to Cultivate Hops.
The Dalles Wasco county will, it is
expected, in a few years become the
banner hop producing county of the
state. This season a number of farm
ers have been experimenting in hop
culture with satisfactory results. The
hops they have produced are of an ex
cellent quality and the yield is very
large. So succssful has been the ex
periment that a number of farmers are
now contemplating putting out large
yards nexc season and engaging in the
business of hop raising on an extensive
scale. There are thousands of acres in
the county suitable for hop fields, as
the hops thrive wtihout irrigation and
will do well on almost any of the up
land that is sheltered from wind.
Grand Naval Pageant.
Tokio, Oct. 9. The coming visit to
Japanese waters of the British squad
ron, commanded by ice Admiral fcir
Gerald Noel, will, it is expected, be
made the occasion soon after the ratih-
cation of peace of a grand naval review
which, with Admiral Togo's trinmpl
ant entry into the city, will oner
splendid occasion for diverting the peo.
pie s attention from the unsatisfactory
terms of the treaty. It is believed that
the authorities will do everything pos
sible to utilize these events as demon
strations of the fact that the peace of
Asia is guarded by the two powerful
allies. American warships are expect
ed to be present at the naval review.
Cane Syrup Product Improved.
Washington, Oct. 9. Government
experiments into the process of cane
syrup making have been brought to
successful conclusion and Secretary
Wilson, of the department of Agricul
ture, today ordered the sale of the gov
ernment factory, which was built at
WavcrosB. Ga.. three years . '. the
purpose of giving a course of study to
i . 'i . i
cane syrup manuiaciurers oi uu
states. The plant cost less than $15,-
000 and resulted in the improvement of
an annual production of nearly 200,
000,000 gallons of syrup.
Panama at Peace Congress.
Panama, Oct. 9. The newest Of the
world's republics, as well as of the na
tions of the western world, is proving
that it is possessed of a spirit of pro
gress and a desire to make itself known
in the domain of world events that is
worthy of emulation by some of its sis
ter states. Little Panama will make
her first appearance on the internation
al stRge at the next peace congress at
The Hague. In the invitation extend
ed by the czar, Panama was recognized.
Make Battleships Larger.
Washington, Oct. 9. Secretary Bon
aparte has under consideration a recom
mendation made to him that he request
congress to increase the tonnage of the
two battleships authorized at the hut
session from 16,000 to 18,000 tons.
Quality is Perfect.
Salem While it is yet too early to
make accurate statements of the yield
of hops in Marion county this year, es
timates by men in the best position to
judge are that the total yield will be in
the neighborhood of 37,000 bales. The
quality will be perfect. In about i
week, when the work of baling is far
ther advanced, a fairly accurate state
ment of the actual yield can be made
and the samples will show the quality.
Growers are showing little disposition
to sell at present prices, but it is Ih
lieved that 15 cents a pound would
cause rapid selling.
Decision ISjWithheld.
Pendleton In the Circuit court ar
guments were made by the attorneys in
the Little Walla Walla irrigation suit
that, has been brought in this district.
The point in controversy was the recent
order given by the court making the
state a party to the suit and requesting
the state engineer to make a hydro
graphic survey of the land involved.
After listening to the argument-i of the
various attorneys, Judge Ellis an
nounced that his decision would bo
withheld, and October 21 was Betas the
date for arguing the demurrers.
Yield and Quality Better.
Oregon City The curing and baling
of the hop crop in this county has
hardly progressed sufficiently to war
rant an accurate estimate as to the
yield. In the aggregate, however, the
yield by reason of the increased acre
age, will exceed that of last year, the
quality will be materially better.
With the exception of a few yards,
the product will surpass in quantity
that of last year, while the quality will
be far better than that of 1904.
FORFEIT TO STATE.
About $10,000 Paid on School Lund
Lost to Buyer.
Siilcm Certificates of sale for a total
of 20,000 acres of state school land
have been cancelled in the last few
weeks, because of lapse in the payment
of installments within the required
time. Of this aggregate summit of
land, 7,000 acres is in the limits ol
the proposed Blue mountain forest re
serve, and, according to the rulings of
the Interior department, the state will
Ive able to use the land as base for the
selection of lieu land.
The original purchasers of the land
have fotfeited the payments made,
amounting prohahiy to fH),()l)0 or
more, and the state has the land to
sell again. Much of the land outside
the reserve will probably not be salable
for some time, as the state has raised
the price to $2.60 an acte. The 7,000
acres inside the reserve should tiud a
market as base for lieu land, at $5 an
acre.
A largo proportion of the certillates
that have leen canceled were among
those secured by violation of the la
governing the purchase of state school
land. rrosecution of land Iraud cases
has scared many of the holders of cer
tiflcates fraudulently obtained, and
they have thought best quietly to dro
the whole transaction, forfeit what
they have paid and let the state kce)
the land.
Adopt Early Closing.
Eugene Forty-seven business men
of Eugene who have closed their shops
and stores at no regular hour in the
evening have signed an agreement to
close hereafter each evening except
Saturday at tl o clock. The list in-
I iiiles hardware stores, gnu stores,
grocery stores and places in other lines
of business, many of which Iihvo never
closed Isidore 9 o'clock. The dry goods
sto'es have heretofore closed at and
most of the grocery storeB at 7, but now
there will be a uniform hour for clos
ing.
STEAMER ON ROCKS.
St. Paul Total Wreck Between San
Francisco and Portland.
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 'I. The steamer
St. Paul, of the Sun Francisco & Port
land Steamship company, uiidet com
mand of Captain Clem Randall, hound
from San Ftancisco to Portland, went
ashore early yesterday morning at
Point Gorda, a short distance south of
the entrance to this harbor, during
dense log. Mio had ( passengers on
hoard, alt of w horn were safely trans
ferred to other steamers. The vessel,
which was laden with s cargo of gene
ral merchandise, will probably ho a
total loss.
The coast off Point Gordn is feared
by all coast seamen. It is rocky and
treacherous. The old IliunUildt was
wrecked there alsnit ten years ago, and
was a complete loss. The Orizaba went
ashore on the rocks there live yearn ago,
and the Homer was another ship to bo
'aught on the jagged reefs at that
place.
When the St. Paul struck she was
15 miles out of her course. The third
officer was at the bridge at the time.
flie steamer struck at 3 o'clock in the
morning, during a dense fog. She now
lies with her stern to the beach, 150
yards from the shore, and has been
abandoned by captain and crew. It is
thought that the vessel will boa total
loss.
The St. Paul lies in a nest of rocks,
bow to the northwest, ami with a slight
list to siaward, 1 't miles below Point
Gorda. Apparently, she is in good
condition, the sea having smoothed
bw ti considerably since she struck.
It is smooth between the wreck ami the
shore, but rough on the outside.
BILL BY TOWNSEND
Getting Ready for Primaries.
Salem Secretary of Sate Dunbar has
begun to make preparations for the gen
eral primary elections to he held in this
state in April 20. The petitions of all
candidates for state and district offices
must be filed with the secretary of
state by April 1, in order to have a
place oti the official ballot. It will re
quire at least 00 days for each candi
date or his mends to secure the neeoF-
sary names and prepare the petitions
required by law.
Many Students Enrolled.
Corvallis The attendance in the
Oregon Agricultural college promises to
cross the 700 mark early in the year,
and many believe it will reach 800.
Hop fields, fruit harvest and the I-cwis
and Clark fair have laid claim on
many, so that the enrollment has been
lelayed. During the opening week 527
reported for duty, anil the registration
is steadily progressing.
ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD CANAL.
President's Scheme to Stop Deficit
in Treasury.
Washington, Oct. President
Roosevelt has divided upon the main
recommendations in his forthcoming
message to congress. Cue will lie lor
creating a separate fund for the con
struction of the Panama canal, another
will call for radical reorganization of
the diplomatic and consular service.
It is intended to relieve the I'nited
States treasury by placing upon poster-
tiy its proper portion of the burden of
building the great Isthmian waterway.
It is fe't that money for canal con
struction should come from long-time
Itoiids and not bo drawn from the treas
ury direct.
If congress approves, it will create a
separate fund, out of which can be
drawn the $50,000.0(10 already ap
propriated and tho I'nited States reim
bursed to that amount. This will re
move tho annoyance of a yeaily deficit.
One ol llrst Subjects In Message
by President Roosevelt.
WEAK CASE OF THE RAILROADS
Measure Passed ly Last House Was
Intended to Correct Frror
In Former Law.
TURN OVER CANAL TO ROOT
Taft
Many
Making Beet Sugar.
La Grande With 125 men at work
in the beet sugar factory and fully 400
more at work in the fields, the yield in
sugar this season is expected to ho
about 25,000 tons. Next year it is ex
pected to far exceed this amount. The
work of converting the beets into sugar
has stared.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
$242I.5);
blue-
First Snow Falls in Bourne.
Surnpter The mountaineers report
the first snow of the season. In the
highlands surrounding Bourne light
falls have occurred in the early morn
ings. The ground has been covered,
but the enow has always disappeared
before noon. Old citizens, who take
pride in the weather knowledge, say
that the very warm and dry summer
that has just died will be followed by
an unusually severe winter.
Douglas Crop Increased.
Roseburg This year's hop crop In
Douglas county will approximate 800
bales. The quality is good. No saloB
are reported, as growers expect prices
to rise somewhat.
Benton County's Yield.
Corvallis The estimated yield of
hops in thisvicinity is 1,410 bales.
Oats No. 1 white feed,
gray, $24(324 50 per ton.
Wheat Club, 71c per bushel;
stem, 74c; valley, 7172c.
Barley Feed, $20.50(321 per ton;
brewing, $21.5022; rolled, $21.50(322
Rye $1.40(31.45 per cental
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
15 per ton; valley timothy, $11(312;
clover, $8(39; grain hay, $8(39
Fruits Apples, $ If? 1.50 per box;
peaches, 75(385c per crate; plums, 50
75c; cantaloupes, 75(3$1.25 per crate;
pears, $1. 25 1.50 per box; water
melons, (31c per pound; crabapples,
$1 per box; quinces, $1 per box.
Vegetables Beans, l(34o per pound;
cabbage, 1(3 1 J$c per pound; cauliflow
er, 75c per dozen ; celery, 75c
per dozen; corn, 65c per Back; cu
cumbers, 1015c per dozen; pumpkins,
per pound; tomatoes, 35(3
40c per crate; squash, 5c per pound;
turnips, 90c$l. 00 per Back; carrots,
65(8 75c per Back; beets, 85c$l
per sack.
Onions Oregon, $1 per Back;
globe, 75c per sack.
Potatoes Oregon, fancy, fi0(375c per
sack; common, nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25(3 30c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727sjC
Poultry Average old hens,
12c per pound; mixed chickens, 11(3
llc; old roosters, 9(39 -c; young
roosters, 10(3 11c; Bprings, 11 (3 13c;
dressed chickens, 14(315e; turkeys,
live, (l17; geese, live, 8(39c; ducks,
13(3Hc.
Hops 1905, 12(313c; old, 10312c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
19(321cj lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 2527c
per pound; mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l(32o per
pound; cowb, 8(34c; country steers, 4
(34c.
VealDressed, 3(37ic per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 67c per
pound ; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7725.
Pork Dressed, 67c per pound
Discovers He Has Too
Irons in the Fire.
Washington, Oct. 6. Secretary Taft
will at tho first opportunity take up
with tho president the proposition to
transfer tho control ot the Panama
canal f rum the War department to the
State department. It was his inten
tion to discuss tlie matter with the
president at his conference today, but
the lack of time prevented his doing so
The question was brought up some time
ago, but for various reasons it was
postponed to a more favorable occasion
Since the Spanish-American war, in
volving tho acquisition of the Philip
pines, tho work of tho War depart
ment has great I y increased and the sug
gestion that a transfer to tho State dc
partment of tho canal work, with the
many perplexing questions which are
bound to come up, has been under con
Biderntion. Air. ialt, it is known, is
willing that a transfer should bo made
basing that disposition on expediency.
Washington, Oct. 7. ttcproscntativo
Townsend, of Michigan, joint author of
tho Esch-Tow iiseud railroad rate bill
that passed the house of representatives
last winter, and who will reintroduce
substantially the name bill and lead the
tight for its passage at the coming ses
sion, after a conference with tho presi
dent today said :
"Olio of the first subjects, if not tho
first, which tho president will discuss
in his annual message will bo railroad
freight rates."
Mr. Townsend says lie will not make
any material change in his hill, and it
is his understanding that the president
approves its general leatures and would
he satisfied if it should become, law.
"We had but one idea in framing
that bill," said Mr. Townsend, "and
that was to correct an omission in t
original law for regulation nf railroads.
Aecot ling to the law, the commission
could not make an order w hich would
remedy an evil condition nr any unjust
condition nun was luuud lo exist. II
actually exercised that power for a
number of years, but it was Dually
determined that it did not have tho
power. It was to give the commission
that power that the house of represent
atives passed its hill last winter. The
lest of the hill merely furnished ma-
linery for expedit ing hearings ami for
carrying out the essential provisions of
the bill, which was to tlx a reasonable
rate when a rate was found to be un
reasonable. No statement that 1 have)
seen in opposition to this legislation
since congress adjourned has modified
my view as to the wisdom of adopting
this course."
Rumors of a Big Haul.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. H. The sheriff's
office has been informed that Express
Messenger Charles Anderson, in the
Great Northern car which was dyna
inited by the bandits, stated to passen
gers on the train that the through safe,
which was blown up, contained $47,
500, and that the robbers secured it
all. The report that there was that
much money is denied by the express
company officials. At the same time
the officials give the story credence in
view of the fact that the largest ship
merits are on the overland train.
Alaska Posts Have Winter Supplies
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Oct. tf
The chief quartermaster of the de
partment of the Columbia has received
notice that all the posts of Alaska have
received their entire amount of sup
plies and are now ready to close traffic
for tho winter. This is of special im
portance to the Alaskan posts and also
a great burden taken off the quarter
master's department, as the shipping of
supplies during the summer months is
very brisk.
Can Save Million on Printing.
Washington, Oct. 0. President
Roosevelt had a talk today with Repre
sentative Charles B. Landis, of Indi
ana, on the work of the committee
which is to investigate the conditions
in the government printing office.
Members of the committee are said to
believe it easily possible to reduce the
expenses of the government printing
office at least $1,000,000 a year.
DEAD IN HUNDHtDS.
Typhoon in Philippines Kills by Whole
sale and Islands Laid Waste.
Manila, Oct 7. Government reports
show that the result of the recent storm
is very serious. At least 200 natives
and 25 Americans and foreigners were
killed. It is impossible to identify
man) of the latter .
The government's police work tho
past year in tho provinces of Cavite,
Batarigas ami the island of Samur,
which made possible tho largest acreago
planted in the history of the islands,
has been undone, and it is estimated
that the storm has retarded develop
ment one year in tho hemp provinces.
In Albay, Sorsogon, Mac bate and Sa
linir fields have been devastated, ware
houses destroyed and stocks damaged.
Roads are impassable ami the transpor
tation facilities are crippled. The loss
is incalculable. In A limy and Sorso-
gon K0 per cent of the buildings, dwell
ings, schools and warehouses have been
destroyed.
The storm, in connection with tho
severe drouth w hich obtained early in
the year, will, it is estimated, decreiiso
the receipts of tho islands 40 per tent.
The army is a heavy loser at southern
ists,
Taft Will Keep Canal Work.
Washington, Oct. 7. Tho members
of the Isthmian Canal commission will
remain under Secretary Taft, who will
go to Panama in' November to investi
gate and thoroughly inform himself of
the conditions in the canal zone. The
decision to keep the control of the canal
in the War department instead of
transferring it to tho State department
was readied yesterday in a discussion
that followed tho cabinet meeting.' Mr.
Taft w ill proceed to Panama and re
turn to Washington alanit the time con
gress convenes.
Examining Route of Canal.
Colon, Oct. 7. The members of tho
advisory hoard of consulting engineers
of the Panama canal, who arrived hero
yesterday from New York, today went
by special train to Mindi, Gatun and
Bohio, whore examinations will be
made of the various sites proposed as
suitable for dams. The party will em
bark on steam launches to study the
Chagres and its deviations at the points
mentioned, returning this evening
down the canal from Gatun to Colon
in launches.
Rain Soaks Fraser Valley Wheat.
New Westminster, B. C, Oct. 7.
The lato rains of this district have done
thousands of dollars of damage to
standing grain in the Fraser valley,
where thousands of acres of lato wheat
stood unshocked, but ready for tho har
vest, when the rain commenced that
has continued for the past three weeks.
For years tho province has not been
visited with such damaging weather
and the farmers say the wet weather
has proven disastrous to all late crops.
Agreed About Philippines.
London, Oct. 7. The correspondence
of the Daily Telegraph quotes the semi
official Kokumin Hhimhun to the effect
that Secretary Tuft's visit to Tokio has
resulted in an important understanding
as the outcome of Japan's explicit dis
avowal of any designs on the Philip
pines.