Bohemia Nugget
Bohemia Nujnrrt Pub. Co.
COTTAGE GROVE... OREGON.
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Dusy Readers.
A Riuma of tha Let Important but
Not Less Interaeting Events
f tha Past Week.
Sir Henry Irving, greatest of English
actors, ia dead.
St. Louis papers give high praise to
the Portland fair.
There is bound to be lengthy debates
on the canal at the coming session of
congress.
New lork physicians are positive
they have cured five cases of cancer
with radium
Germany is learning how near she
was to war with France in the recent
Moroccan trouble.
Hall Caine, the novelist, believes So
cialism is a thing of the ntar future in
the United States.
Commissioner Ide will soon retire
from the Philippine commission on ac
count of advancing years.
New Orleans is almost free of yellow
fever and surrounding towns are ar
ranging to lift the quarantine.
The Russian government will lend
the Baku oil men money to repair the
damage caused by the recent rioting.
Judge Knapp, chairman of the Inter
state Commerce commission, says graft
in railroads may be found to be as bad
aa in insurance companies.
France will send an ultimatum to
Venezuela and may blockade the coast.
The United States will raise no objec
tions to France's procedure.
New York Republicans have nomi
nated Ives for mayor.
More machine leaders have been in
dicted in Philadelphia.
Earl Spencer, leader of the British
Liberals, has been stricken with paral
ysis. Rhode Island Democrats have in
dorsed Roosevelt's rate and revision
policy.
Germany is irritated at the disclos
ures of France and Britain regarding
the Moroccan question.
Judge Tucker, of the Arizona Su
preme cour, has been asked to resign
on account of recent conduct.
Six firemen were injured, two prob
ably fatally", in a collision between a
hosecart and an electric car at Chicago.
About 30 more indictments will be
returned againBt Newton C. Dougherty,
the Peoria, Illinois, school superin
tendent. The second monument in the United
States erected to the memory of Chris
topher Columbus, baa been unveiled at
Pueblo, Colorado.
The Merchants' association, of New
York, through its board of directors,
has asked the district attorney to take
steps to secure an indictment against
the life insurance companies which
have been the subject of recent criti
cism, saying they are common thieves.
Norway has formally accepted the
treaty with Sweden.
A woman has been arrested for her
persistent effort in trying to see the
president.
Officials of the Mutual Life Insurance
company admit having paid out large
sums of money without cause.
George W. Perkins', vice president of
the New York Life, haa gone to Eu
rope to aviod testifying regarding in
eurance methods.
All attempts to save the steamer St.
Paul will be abandoned. There is no
hope of getting any of the cargo and
the ship ia fast going to pieces.
The sailors of Admiral Evans' ship
have nearly all sworn off drinking.
This ship haa always held the record
for the number of men who could get
drunk when given shore leave.
E. II. Harriman ia arranging for a
record-breaking tirp across the conti
nent, lie expects to go from San Fran
cisco to Chicago in 60 hours and from
Chicago to New York in IS hours.
A movement ia on foot to induce the
hundreds who now go to Europe eve'y
year to make a trip west. It ia be
lieved many of them would be better
pleased with the West than with Eu
rope if they once made the trip.
Rioting haa resulted in many deaths
in Moscow, Russia.
It ia now settled that Taft will go to
Panama about November 1.
HugheB haa declined the Republican
nomination for mayor of New York.
The Norwegian storthing haa ap
proved the Karlstad treat.
Pat Crowe haa arrived in Omaha to
face charges for kidnaping Cudahy'a
eon.
Registration for the coming election
in New York is much greater than in
former years.
Taft says that our coast defenses
could wipe out the combined fleets of
any two foreign powers.
Turkey haa ordered a torpedo boat,
to be b lilt in France. Thia will be
tier first of thia class of war craft. ,
FAIR AT AN END.
Great Lewis and Clark Exposition
Passes Into History.
Portland, Oct. 10. The Lewis and
Clark Centennial exposition is ended.
Its imposing palaces and buildings will
come down; its well groomed terraces
and lawns will uuicklv fade to har
monize once more with the rugged
landscape. But its influences for the
betterment of a new country will live
on forever.
It ran its course on a chalk mark of
success and ended in a burst of glory.
From a financial standpoint it was a
success; from a commercial standpoint
it was a success; from an artistic stand
point it was a success. I-ook at the
Portland exposition from any stand
point you will, ana all you see is suc
cess.
The end came at midnight, OcIoIht
14, with a scene that words can but
poorly describe. Although a heavy
rain was falling, thousands stood the
wetting and waited for the vital hour.
At ten minutes of the hour President
H. W. Goode, Governor Chamberlain,
Mayot Lane and a large party of prom
inent citizens and exposition ctficials
entered the bandstand on Grav's houle
vard. The band played a medley of
patriotic American airs, which brought
forth prolonged volleys of cheering.
Then Governor Chamberlain was intro
duced. In a few well directed words
he congratulated the people of Portland
and of the Coast for the great success
they had achieved, and in passing, eu
logized President Goode and those who
had been actively interested in shaping
the destinies of the exposition. Mayor
Lane spoke in a similar vein, and ex
pressed particular delight in the fact
that the fair should end in the midst
of a good old Oregon rainstorm.
Then there came a pause, a breath
less pause, during which there was a
nervous consulting of watches. The
minute handa po nted to four minutes
of midnight; then to three, then to
one. The life of the ere.t exposition
was swiftly ebbing away. It was but
now a matter of seconds. The ho.sh
was that of a death chamber.
President Goode arose slowly to pro
claim the end. It was ten seconds
away. "The greatest honor that has
ever come into my life or that ever will
was that of declaring this exposition
open, tie said; "I now officially de
clare the Lewi and Clark Centennial
exposition at an end."
TWO ARE GUILTY.
Jury Returns Verdict in Oregon Land
Fraud Case.
Portland, Oct. 16. "The United
States of America vs. Willard N. Jones,
Thaddeus S. Po ter and Ira Wade: We,
the jury, in the above entitled case find
the defendants, Willard N. Jones and
Thaddeua S. Potter, guilty aa charged
in the indictment. C. P. Bishop, fore
man.
"In the Circuit court of the United
States for the district of Oregon. Unit
ed States of America, plaintiff, vs. Wil
lard N. Jones, Thaddem S. Potter, Ira
Wade, John Dae and Richard Roe, de
fendants: We, the jury in the above
entitled case, duly impaneled to try the
above entitled criminal action, find the
defendant, Ira Wade, not guilty. C.
P. Bishop, foreman."
It took the jury just 30 minutes Sat
urday night to bring in the above ver
dicts. Only three ballots were taken,
and they wee on the guilt or innocence
of Ira Wade, county clerk of Lincoln
county. It took only a brief discus
sion before the verdict was reached in
regard to Willard N. Jones and Thad
duea Potter. In fact, so unanimous
were the 12 men of the guilt of Jones
and Potter that it was hardly necessary
to take a ballot. On the first ballot
upon Wade the vote stood seven for ac
quittal, five for conviction. The second
ballot resulted in nine for acquittal
and three for conviction, and on the
thi-d ballot the entire
for his acquittal. "
12 'men voted
Good Cause for Cuban Discontent.
Washington, Oct. 16. Information
from Cuba that there ia a growing dis
satisfaction there at the terms of the
proposed Anglo-Cuban treaty haa de
veloped here the fact that the Washing
ton government thoroughly appreciates
the reasons therefor. The official view
here is that the treaty ia distinctly dis
advantageous to Cuba in that it pre
cludes that country from renewing with
the United Siatea her reciprocity
treaty, which ia effectivt only for five
years, and gives practically no benefits
to Cuba.
France Ready to Strike.
Washington, Oct. 16. Another con
ference between Secretary Root and M,
Juswerand, the French ambassador, re
garding Venezuela, was held at the
State department today. Reports of
the growing impatience of French pub
lic continue to reach here, and this
phase of the situation was among thoi-e
discussed. At the conclusion of the
conference the statement was made thbt
French patience had not yet exhausted
itself.
Rebel Ammunition Captured.
Lomza, Russian Poland, Oct.' 16.
Several wagon loads of ritle ammuni
tion in charge of Jewish teumsters were
captured here yesterday. They were
on their way to Warsaw, and the am
munition is thought to be a portion of
a supply imported by a band for use in
an uprising.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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HIGH
Fruit of Rogua River Valley Secures
Record Figura in New York
Modford Telegiaphie advices from
New Yoik state that a car of Modford
pears, from the orchard of J. W. Per
kins, sold (or 13,4--'. the highest price
ever realised for a carload of pears In
America. Part of the car brought
7.70 per box, the highest price ever
recorded for single boxes of the fruit
Thej were the Doyenne du Com ire
pear, of which not more than 15 cars
are as yet grown on this continent
1 he variety lias I: r two or three years
been in vogue at the leading metropoli
tan hotels. It has proven especially
well adapted to Southern Oregon, and
while the orchards are yet young, the
quality ia unequaled and the yield
heavy.
1 lie average price lor the entire car
was $5 40 per box. The pear box ia 60
pounds, but, realizing he had some
thing strictly fancv, Mr. Perkins used
clear half4oxea and wrapped the ten
der pears in paper with lace border and
a lithugraphed "top knot." He also
had lithographed end labels on the
boxes, which were made of clear luni
her. His success justifies, in hi" mind
the expenditure necessary to effect this
fancy pack.
WEED ROAD IN NEW HANDS.
Lack of Laborers Delays Extension
Toward Klamath Falls.
Klamath Falls The Weed railroad
has passed into other hands. Theodore
Saul, of Weed, a large stoeholder in
the Weed Lumber company, the former
owner of the road, is authority for the
statement. The purchasing company
is a corporation known as the Califor
nia Northeastern Railway company.
Thi sale not only includes the pres
ent Weed railroad, which extends 24
miles this way from Weed, where it
connects with the Southern Pacific
with eight miles more graded but the
Weed project to extend thj road to
Klamath Falls.
Work just now is almost at a stand
still on the extension of the road t
this city, owing to the scarcity, it is
said, of lalwrers, but men are being
sought and a larg crew will le put to
work at an early date when ti e road
will be pushed to th scity rapidly.
E. D. Dunn is manager of the Cali
tornia Northwestern, and lie, with a
etaff of assistants, is now at Weed
where he has taken -he management of
the road from A. D. Evans, former
manager, and who is also manager of
the Weed Lumber company's interests.
Work Mines All Winter.
Sumpter Since the strike made in
the Gold Nugget group, in the Bald
mountain district, a few weeks ago,
there has been much development done
on the property by the locators, Bess-
ler and Dunn. Cabins for use during
the winter have been erected, and the
main tunnel or drift started on the
ledge. An crecar and track have been
delivered and extensive woik will be
done this winter. Supplies for a long
period are on the ground. The Sunny
brook group, an extension of the Gold
Nugget, ia also being developed.
New Reduction Plants Installed.
Sumpter Extensive improvements
at the ritandard mine are under way.
A large crew of carpenters hai been
employed there for some time past on
sawmill construction, ami lately on the
reduction plant building. The Im
perial, in the Cable Cove section, is
aUo employing a crew of carpenters on
a new reduction plant. This property
has been an extensive shipper for sev
eral months past, and bida fair to be
come one of the largest producera in
thia district. n
Typhjid Charged to Milk.
Oregon City Alleging that a dozen
casea of typhoid fever in Clackamas
county are due to infected milk served
hoppickera from the dairy of Charles
Beck's farm at Aurora, Dr. H. H.
Mount, of thia city, will reg ster com
plaint with the State Board of Health
and demand that an investigation be
had of the situation. While all of the
patients are doing well, it ia alleged
that Beck'a gross carelessness is respon
sible f:r a majority of the cases.
Oregon's School Debt $764,664 50.
Sa'em The secretary of the state
and board reports the total loans and
interest bearing indebtedness of the
various educational institutions of the
state, outstanding October 1, as $764,
664.50, divided as follows: Interest
bearing school land indebtedness,
$562,128.85; college lands, $23,650.57;
university lands, $688; school farm
loans, $167,575 08; college farm loans,
$7,085; university farm loans, $3,455.
In Weston Grain Fields.
Weston Farmers in this vicinity are
getting well along wit h their summer
fallowing, and the land ia in prime
condition for seeding since the recent
rains. The seed drills will follow
closely the last cultivating and will be
gin work about the middle of the
month. About one half of the wheat
lands in thia locality are summer fal
lowed each alternate year, except lands
near the foothills, which are put into
winter wheat every third year.
Big Wheat Sales at Adams.
Adams Three hundred and twenty
thousand bushels of wheat has been
handled through warehouses here.
Over one-half of this has been sold at
an average price of 61 cents per bushel
about one half going to the Athena
mill and the balance to Portland. I
PRICED PEAKS. I WATER USERS WAN T ATTORNEY
Milton and Frecwater Settlers Make
Mova of Precaution.
Milton A meeting of the users of
water on all the streams mid ditches in
Milton and bree water, excepting the
Tumalum river and Hudson Hay ditch,
was held here to formulate plans for
the employment of counsel to look after
the interests of all parties: interested.
A committee of three was appointed,
William Nichols, S. A. Miller and J.
II. Piper. Attorney Stillman, of Pen
dleton, submitted a proposition to take
the case ami look after every right and
secure a record for each. lie wants
about $600. It was decided that the
committee should have full power to
act for and determine, by the assistance
of the individuals, each one's claim,
whether it be riparian or right by ap
propriation. The papers in the case
must lie prepaied by October 15.
CANNOT CANCEL LICENSE.
Oregon Law Prevents Exclusion of
New York Life From State.
Salem There is no authority in the
Oregon statu' es for the cancellation of
a life insurance company's license be
cause of mismanagement is the reply
made by Secretary of State Punhar to a
request for such action against the New
York Life. The request was made by
C. H. Yenner, a New York banker, who
has asked all insurance commissioners
to revoke that company's license unless
John A. McCall resigns the presidency
and George W. 1'crkiin the vice presi
dency. Mr. Punhar explained in his
reply that the Oregon law authorizes
cancellation for only two reasons non
payment of money due on a policy or
inability to pay losses and that lie is
not advised that the New York Life
comvs under either case. .
Experts Report Small Shortage.
Pendleton The experts now auditing
the count v Issiks are declared to have
found a small shortage in the clerk's
office. However, according to Expert
lteckwith, there has lieen no failure on
the part of anyone to turn over money
received; but there has been failure to
charge for some things which, tinder
the law, should have heri charged for.
Also, he says, that suhi'(uent findings
may onNet the shortage that has lieen
found. Under w hose region) the irreg
ularities come will not be divulged,
nor the amount of the deficiency.
New Mill Satisfactory.
Albany The new Huntington mill
at the Great Northern mine in the Blue
river district has !een installed, and
reports are that it is surpassing all ex
pectations of the promoters in the
amount of ore it will handle in a day.
A new ledge in the lower tunnel of the
mine, reported some time since, has a
full ten foot face of rich ore, and under
the work of the new mill something of
the teal value of the mine can be ascer
tained. Freewater's Big Crop of Hay.
Freewater In addition to the excel
lent fruit and grain crops raised upon
winter and spring irrigated lands in
this locality a large amount of hay is
grown. The crop of alfalfa last spring
was light, but the two last cuttings
have made a g'ssl yield, aggregating
seven tons to t he acre, worth in the
local market $5 per ton. Without ir
rigation this land is practically worth
less.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 72c per bushel; blue-
stern, 75c; valley, 71 (472c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2424 60;
gray, $z4(cti:4 nu per ton.
Barley Feed, $20.60(321 per ton;
brewing, $21 6022; rolled, $21.60(22.
Kye$ 1.40 1.45 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
15 per ton; valley timothy, $11I2;
clover, $89; grain hay, $8(39.
Fruits Apples, $11.75 per box;
peaches, (5c$l per crate; plums, 50
cj$75c per crate; cantaloupes, 76c(a
$1.25 per crate; pears, $1.25(41.60 per
box; watermelons, ?4 (4 Ic per pound ;
rabapples, $1 per box; quinces, $1 per
box.
Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound;
abba kh, 1 (a 140 per pound; cauliflow
er, 7oc per dozen; celery, neper
dozen; corn, 65c per sack; cucumbers,
10($ 16c per dozen ; pumpkins, Wi&i
1 JjjC per pound ; tomatoes, 30g40c per
rate; squash, 5c per pound ; turnips,
90c$l per sack: carrots, 6575c per
Back; beets, 85c$l persaik.
Onions Oregon Yellow Danvers,
$1.25 per sack.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 1585c per
sack; common, nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25(3 30c per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2728c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 11(4
12c per pound; mixed chickens, 10(4
0c; old roosters, M(4"c; young
roosters, lOrtilOc; springs, 11 (ft 12c;
dressed chickens, 2ai2c; turkeys,
live, 1516c; geese, live, 8(4c; ducks,
13(iil4c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 12(31 3c
per pound; olds, 1012c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1921c per pound ; lower grades down
to 15c, according to trhrinkaue; valley,
25(3j27c; mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef Dressed bulla, l2c per
pound; cows, 34e; country steers, 4
4c.
Veal Dressed, 87c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, flV7c per
pound; ordinary, 45cj lambs, 73
Pork Dressed, 67c per pound.
DIG STICK READY.
America and France Will Apply It to
Castro, of Venezuela
Washington, Oct. 13. Venezuela,
was the subject of nu Important conver
sation at the Slate depaitmeiit today
between Secretary Root and Mr. .Jnsse
ruid, the French ambassador. The
latter has been awaiting the arrival
heie of the report of Mr. Calhoun, the
American special commissioner, before
reporting in his government a course of
action. Mr. Call.ouu has reported
verbally to tho president and the were
tary, but he has not yet completed his
formal report upon the conditions he
found existing in Venezuela.
Enough is known, however to show
the similarity between the grievances
of the Paris and Washington govern
ments. Whether this similarity shall
llml a corollary in a parallel Hi t Ion on
the part of the two government to
right their grievances has not yet been
decided. France has lately informed
the United States that the course she
has slmped is one of extreme patience,
but of even gteater firmness.
It can be announced that the trench
government already has c uisidered sev
eral courses of action, any of which, it
is believed would bring President
CaMro to terms. None will l adopted,
however until Mr. Boot and Mr. Jusse
rand have further considered the report
of Mr. Calhoun. In the meantime both
governments will bide their time, let
ting it be known that both are equally
determined to obtain early justice for
their citizens.
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SETTLES FOR FRIAR LANDS.
Taft Compromises Dispute With Do
minicans at $2,050,000.
Washington, ( li t . 13. Secretary Taft
has approved a settlement arranged by
tho Philippine government which com
pletes the purchase of the Iloinimcan
friar lands in the Philippine inlands.
These lands include nearly half of
those purchased from the friars and
amount to about 1imi,ii)iI urres. Alter
the c intracts were signed, it was found
that a mistake had cccurred by reason
of a difference in the E iglish ami
Spanish versions of surveys. The Span
ish version made the price $200,000
more than the English version. It hIno
was fiiimd that the titles to eight differ
ent tracts were defective.
While Mr Taft was in the islands he
effe'eda ennpromise by which the
titles were to be made complete ami
the purchase money paid according to
the English version, while the $200,
000 in controversy was to be submitted
to arbitration. Hii ro his return the
secretary has received a cable from
Governor Wright saying that the io
minican agents have offered to com
promise by accepting $50, HDD. Mr.
Taft today cabled Governor Wright ap
proving the compromise.
The total amount to he paid to the
Dominicans is $2,050,000. The money
will he paid in New York about Octo
ber 20.
MARKEL IS SHUT OU f.
Canal Commission Cancels His $50,
000,000 Hotel Contract.
Panama, (lit. 13. The last act of
the Panama Canal commission before
sailing for New York was the annul
ment of the contract awarded to J. E.
M.tikel, of Omaha for feeding hu I cor
ing for the employes of the canal. The
reason for this action is that Chief En
gineer Stevens, thrrugh the depart
ment of materials anil supplies under
Messrs. Jackson and Smith, is handling
the commissaries successsfully, render
ing unnecessary the arrangement with
Mr. Markel. Protests made by the em
ployes against the arrangement it is
believed also influenced the decision.
Governor Mugoou's annual report is
in course of preparation. lis most in
teresting part w ill relate to the work
of sanitation, following the new plan
which was put in force immediately on
the arrival of the governor here.
The cases of yellow fever in June
numbered 60; in July 42; in August
27; in September 5, and so fir this
month there has not been a single case
reported.
Cruiser Galveston Stood Test.
Washington, Oct, 13. According to
the report of the Board of Naval In
spection and surety, the final 48-hour
tiiiil of the cruiser Galveston was sat
isfactory in every way. The average
speed for a four-hour run under forced
draft wiih Kl.5(i knots an hour, the
speed which the vessel was designed to
make being 10.5 knots. She made an
average of 14.3 knots an hour for eight
hours under natural draft, and for the
remainder of the 48 hours maintained
an average of from 10 to 12 knots with
four boilers.
He Finds Defects.
Chicigo, Oct. 13. The hearing of ar
guments on the demurrers to the in
dictments returned by tho Federal
grand jury against five of the big pack
ing cincerna and 1 7 of their employia
was closed la'e this afternoon, and, if
Judge Humphrey, before whom the
arguments have been mude, retains bis
present impression of the case, one half
of the indictments against the packers
will be sustained and the remaining
counts overruled.
Arrange to Ratify Treaty.
Washington, Oc' 13. Baron Rosen,
the KussiaA ambassador, called at the
State department today and discussed
with Secretary Adee the arrangements
for the exchange of ratifications of the
KuHHo-Japaneae treaty. Telegraphic
authotization for the exchanges may be
expected almost any day.
FIRE LOSS AT FAIR
Missouri Building With Contents
Totally Destroyed.
ART COLLECTION A VALUABLE ONE
One of the Finest Structures on tha
Grounds Now a Heap of
Blackened Ruins.
Portland, Oct. 14. Mlssoml's statu
building is the first of tha edifice of
the I.ewls and Clark fair to meet an
untimely fate at the bands of the de
stroyer. It was not a wrecking crew
which totally demolished Missouri'
magnitlccut reprsentation at the West
ern World's 'air, last night, but it wits
fiendish, relentless and unfeeling
llames, which tore and burnt their wty
through the building from one end to
the other, devouring the rarest treas
ures of art, almost invaluable exhibits,
costly fixtures, leaving in their wake a
path of destruction, a vivid reminder
of the awful ower of fire.
The fire began apparently I'lini mi
unknown cause at 8 o'clock last night,
presumably in the rear end, and within
1 5 minutes the whole of the building
and all of its contents had been utterly
dertroyed. A desk, a trunk an I three
chairs were the only things that were
saved. The statue, representing the
state id Missouri, which stands in front
of the building, and which was present
ed to the state of Or gn this week,
w as untouched. The Missouri building
was sold yesterday to the Missouri
wreckage company, a IochI concern, for
l.'.OOO, but was not to have been de
livered until today. The erection of
the building resulted ill the expendi
ture of $ 1 2.O0O, and the coil of install
ing the exhibits amounted to about
$,',!HHI more. While the loss of the
art gallery is commercially citimatcd
at $20 oho, mot o( the paintings and
statu; were owned by art admiiers,
and could n t be bought for the mere
sake of money. The total lost of the
building, art gallery and exhibits in
estimated nt $.'10,1101). Of insurance,
there was a 1111 ager sum of $.'1,111111 011
the art gallery.
All that remains of the Missouri
building is a ghastly and heart rending
pile of blackened boards and twisted
ironwork, where until last night stood
one of the mo t tn-ai t if ill buildings of
the whole Lewis and ('lark exposition,
and which continued Hn ait gallery of
beautiful paintings, and masterpieces
of noted sculptures, which can never bo
replaced.
The art gallery was the feature of the .
building, nearly all the noted aitists of
Missouri contributing to the assem
blage of the paintings and statues for
the express purpose of having them ex
hibited at the 1-cwisjuid Clark exposi
tion. FREER TRADE TH t ONLY RELIEF
Senator Long Predicts Much Distress
in Philippines Otherwise.
Washington, Oct. 14. In the opin
ion of Senator I-ong, of Kansas, who
made the trip to the Far East with Sec
retary Taft and party, the greatest need
of the Filipinos is freer trade with tho
United Hates. The senator talked
with the president today nhoiit the
needs of the Philippine islands. Ho
told the president that, in his judg
ment, the islands would be iii serious
financial condition until a reduction of
duties on their products entering the
United States was made,
"Recently," said the senator "I ho
Filipinos have suffered Irom the ty
phoons and drouth. As a conse
quence, their crops have either hilled
or lieen wiped out, and they are becom
ing discontented. Their discontent
does not take a revolutionary form, but
is simply tho result of existing condi
tions."
Mr. Img discussed railroad rate
legislation with the president briefly.
He expressed the belief that the matter
would be dis xised of early in tho up
proaching session.
Wright Will Soon Resign.
Washington, Oct. 14. By reason of
what appears to be dissatisfaction with
the situation in the Philippines, Luko
E. Wright, governor general of the
Philippines and president of the Phil
ippine commission, will retire from
that position about December 1. Gene
ral Wright is expected to airivo in tho
United States during that month, and
is entitled to six months' leave of ab
sence prior to the formal relinquish
ment of his labors hh governor general.
It ia understood that he expects to re
turn to Memphis, Teuu.
Chinese Army Maneuvers.
Pekin, Oct. 14. An imperial ediit
has been issued establishing a new
board dealing with police matters,
which have hitherto been left in the
hands of local officials of tho vaiioi a
provinces. They will henceforth le
regulated from u central department.
Much curiosity is felt regarding lie
forthcoming Chinese military iniineu.
vers. These will be conducted in the
l e ghborhood of Paotingfu from Onto-
her 23 to October 20.
British Railroad In China.
Hongkong, Oct. 14. The govern-
merit will introduce a bill in the legis
lative council providing for a $2,000,-
000 loan for the Kowleun-Cniiton rail
way and other purposes.