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COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
NEWS OFTIIE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Suit lias begun to oust the New York
Life and Mutual Life from Ohio.
The Standard Oil company owns
$27,000,000 of Santa Fe preferred
etock.
Mnke leaders have formed a govern
ment at Moscow to set independently
of the lrrpenal authorities.
Fifteen of 107 patients tieated at the
Fortlsand sanitarium for consumptives
have been discharged a 3 cured.
Russia will be unable to get the new
loan of 1250,000,000 she wants until
after the present trouble is settled.
A maniac killed two men at Chenoa,
Illinois, and made a fortress of the steel
vault in the bank. lie was captured
by the use of chloroform.
Apostle Powie is recovering his
health and will soon return to Chicago
from Mexico, where he has been ar
ranging for his newZion City.
An extradition treaty has been ap
proved by the United States and San
Marino. A consul will be sent to
Washington. San Marino is the small
est and oldtst republsic in the wo Id
The Russian cruiser Leena, now at
San Francisco, may be seized by revo
lutionists as soon as she reaches the
Black sea. The crew sympathizes with
the present movement against the gov
ernment. Secretary Taft has completed his es
timates of the appropriations required
for the War department for the next
fiscal year. They total $104,983,
267.75, $10,000,000 leas than the last
congress appropriated.
Taft has started for Panama.
NO APPROPRIATION.
TaO
for
Southern congreesamen are united
or a rate bill.
A split in Maryland Democracy may
end Gorman's rule.
Fire has destroyed one of the Prince
ton college buildings.
King Oscar baa declined the Norwe
gian throne for a member of his family.
The czar may grant a constitution in
Russia similsar to that of Great Brit
ain.
A prairie fire near Minot, N. D., has
dsetroyed thoueands of tons of bay.
some buildings, a large amount of grain
and some stock.
The steamer conveying President
Roosevelt from New Orleans to the
warship at the mouth of the river col
lided with a fruit steamer. No one
was injured, and after a short delay the
president proceeded.
Acting Public Printer Ricketts has
been in conference with the senate and
house committees on printing. Ac
cording to bim thousands of dollars
might be saved every year by refusing
to print worthless reports.
a Louisvuie boutnern passenger
train traveling 50 miles an hour plung
ed through a bridge eight miles west of
Lexington, Ky. A large number of
passengers were injured, many of whom
will die. The death list is expected to
reach at least 16.
The only trains running in Russia
are manned by soldiers.
Senator Gorman defends negro dis
franchisement in Maryland
Togo continues to receive many hon
ors from Japanese business men.
A new counterfeit silver dollar has
made its appearance in Portland.
Fire which burned a Hot Springs,
Arkansas, hotel caused the death of six
guests
Kaiser Wilhelm has juat made
speech warning the army to be ready
lor war.
It is rumored that Gomez is buying
arms lor Liberals and will start a revo
lution in Cuba.
All the formatlities of the dissolution
of the union between Norway and Swe
den have heen concluded.
It is reported from Sebastopol that
the Russian battleship Pateleimon,
formerly the Kniaz Potemkin, on
which the mutiny recently occurred,
has Deen destroyed by revolutionists.
foreign bankers have refused to
make another loan to Russia until
peace is restored in the empire.
It is believed the senate will ratify
the treaty wtih Santo Domingo fir
financing the affairs of that country.
Leading bunkers of Europe have
formed a big organization to do busi
nes in various Central America countries.
Will Not Recommend Money
Oar or Celilo Canal.
Washington, Oct. 30. Secretary
Taft, in his estimates this year, will
not recommend anv appropriation fn
completing icltv work at th mouth of
t lie Columbia river, nor will he ask for
an appropriation to continue the con
struction of The Dalles-Celilo aial.
Army engineers who have been advined
of the secretary's attitude are of the
opinion that, unless some special legis
lation is enacted making appropriations
for these projects, work will have to be
suspended befoie another river and
harbor bill can pass, something that is
deplored by the engineers as much as
it ill be by the people of the North
west. Mr. Taft is not discriminating against
the Columbia river in refusing to ask
for an appropriation this winter, for he
has decided to recommend no appropri
ations for river and hfcibor works.
Those projects known as continuing
contracts will be eared lor in the sun
dry civil bill without any recommend
ation on the part of the War depart
ment, but, unfortunately for the Co
lumbia river, wither the bar project
nor the Celilo canal is in this class.
Had Oregon full representation in
congress this winter, a good strong del
egation, it might be possible, with the
aid of the delegations from Washington
and Idaho, to have the bar project
made a continuing contract and thereby
provide means for getting annual ap
propriations until the work is complet
ed. But with only one representative
in Washington and no repesentation in
the house, where such legislation usu
ally originates, this accomplishment is
considered impossible.
i 1!
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WITHOUT A HEAD.
Czar Vacillates While Russian Revo
lution Grows.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 30. While the
day passed quietly without bloodshed
in the Russian capital, and while the
city is outwardly calm, today's devel
opments all indicate that a crisis is
imminent. Although the streets are
filled with troops, and reinforcements
are now pouring in from Finland, the
government seems utterly powerless to
cope with the situation, and many calm
observers seem seriously to'believe that
the present regime is tottering to its
fall.
Differences have developed between
Count Witte and General Trepoff. and
while the precious moments paes, the
emperor, surrounded by the imperial
family, remains shut up at Peterhoff,
seemingly still hesitating as to what
course to pnrsue.
The situation cannot well be exagger
ated. With the present indecision of
the emperor, the government .has
neither a head nor a policy to meet the
crisis, and things seem to be drifting
toward anarchy. The revolutionists
openly declare that the goverument has
ceased to exist and that nothing re
mains to his majesty except to abdi
cate. ith a firm head at the helm,
however, all might quickly be changed.
Representatives of the Associated
Press drove through all sections of the
city today. Troops were everywhere
in evidence, as if to overawe the peo
ple, but although there were many ru
mors of bloody collisions, none of them
coma De authenticated. There were
great crowds of workmen in th indus
trial quarters, but they were orderly.
WHERE MUCH MONEY GOES.
GUIDE TO OREGON
Secretary of State Issues Compilation
of State Laws.
Salem Salem and a nninln'r of other
Oregon towns which have elections in
IVcender have overlooked the fact that
nominations are required to lx made in
accordance with the direct primary law.
In Salem the direct primary was not
thought of until a few davs In-fore the
time for filing petitions had expired
Some of the petitions filed by Repuhli
cans bear the signatures of Democrats,
although the law requires that every
man signing such a petition must assert
that he is a member of the political
paity named in the petition
Section 6 of the direct primary law
provides that in cities holding their
municipal elections on a day other than
the date of & general election, the pri
mary election shall be held on the 30th
day preceding the day of the municipal
election. Petitions for nomination for
city otlices must be filed 15 days before
the date of the primary elettion.
Secretary of State Dunbar bas recent
ly issued in pamphlet form a complete
compilation of Oregon election laws
and will mail a copy free to any person
requesting the same.
ELECTORS. I FiRST shipment of COPPEH.
Douslas Mining Firm Sends Three
Tons to Tacoma Smolter.
(ilendale -Swank A Burnett have
made the (list shipment of copper ore
ever sent from this vicinity to the. Ta
coma Smelting company. The ahi
ment consisted of thiee tons of ore, e
timated to avetage above 30 per ecu
pine copper, though a goodly portion of
it is upward of 40 pr cent.
Theae men have not an extensive do
poti it of this ore, but from such devel
opmcnt of their property as lias Wen
made the owners are confident they
have a valuable mine and that further
tunneling will develop a more extensive
deposit. I,rg detxihiti of copper ore
have been discovered in a number
places within a few miles of (ilendale
hut so far none have U'en found that
warrant extensive development, thougl
it is believed that such will yet hi dis
covered.
The location of the deposit from
which the alnjve ore comes is aUut 1H
miles east of (ilendale, on the west side
of Green mountain, a mountain ininei
and prospected for gold for the last
years, more or less.
Canal engineers say the work can be
done in ten years.
Japan says she has no desire to ac
quire the Philippine islands.
Senator Foraker will lead the fight
for the railroads against the rate bill.
The American minister is acting as
mediator between France and Vene
zuela. Robbers wrecked the safe in the
liidgeville, Indiana, bank, and escaped
with $6,000.
Buildings Are Full of Useless Gov
ernment Printing.
Washington, Oct. 30. In his testi
mony before the joint printing commit
tee today, Foreman Brewer, of the
Senate folding room, said that there
were 475,000 uncalled for publications
stored in his department. Amzi
Smith, who has been in the Senate
document room for 30 years, said that
the supply of documents there has
quadrupled'during his incumbency, but
there are not too many to meet the de
inand.
J. Ii. Halve-son, superintendent of
the House folding room, testified that
there are no fewer than 1,000,000 doc
uments stored, including 200,000 bound
volumes of he Congressional record
bergeant-at-Arms Ransdell. of the sen
ate, stated that the senate documents
are stored in an abandoned car barn,
and that it is almost full.
Oystermen Are Pirates.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 30. Captains
C. Walker and Constantino Argo, of the
oyster fleet, are in jail here on piracy
charges preferred by the .Federal au
thorities, growing out of methods pur
sued by the Gulf Coast Oyster company
to control the fish and oyster market
alter several armed clashes in which
the trust's fleet overpowered independ
ent fishermen and dumped their car
goes into the gulf. Federal interven
tion was asked, with the result men
tioned. The trust employs 140 men
and operates 36 boats.
Germany May Help Nicholas.
London, Oct. 30. Germany has
massed 100,000 troops along the Rus
sian frontier. The kaiser, it is be
lieved, has offered to intervene in Rus
sia to reHtore the autocracy and to over
throw any revolutionary government
that may be set up. It is feared that
as a last resort the czar will accept the
kaiier'a offer. Should the kaiser un
dertake to reconquer the czar's empire
for him, there would be created a situ
ation of appalling complications.
Decrease In Pension Roll.
Washington, Oct. 30. The Pension
bureau reports a loss of 2,003 Civil
war pensioners by dea,th during Sep
tember. The net decrease of pension
ers was 941, leaving a total of 990,270
on the pension rolls September 30.
Sawmill at Dallas.
Dallas The proposition of George W.
Cone, of St. Johns, Ore., to build a
Iumler mill in Dallas with a capacity
of 5,000 feet per hour has been accept'
ed, with but very slight modifications
It is understood work will commence at
once on both mill and pond. When
thij mill is completed, Dallas will have
within her corporate limits three mills,
and already there are four others in
territory tributary to the Polk county
seat. Mr. Cone's proposition was put
before the business people at a meeting
and met with almost unanimous sue
cess, rvegotiations have been brought
to an end and now nothing remains, it
is stated, but the formal signing of the
papers.
University Needs Money.
University of Oregon, Eugene Only
rough shed will lie used to house the
timber testing machine which has
been on exhibition in the Forestry and
Irrigation building of the United
States government building at the Lew
is and Clark exposition, the reason
assigned being a lack of funds. The
university asked an appropriation for
this purpose at the last session of the
leigsiature, but it was denied, in a
rough shed, therefore, will be con
ducted the tests which will be part of
the engineering course at the univers
ity. In othe- departments, it if stated,
there will similar, but less ap
parent eniorcement of economy.
Governor Accepts Monument.
Salem On behalf of the people of
the state and the Public building com
missioners, Governor Chamberlain has
addressed a letter to Vice President E,
E. K. McJimsey, of the Missouri com
mission to the Lewis and Clark fair,
formally accepting the presentation of
the Missouri monument to the state,
and assuring the Dliesuori commission
that a prominent site on the capitol
grounds would be selected for its erec
tion. The monument presented to
Oregon by Missouri is known as the
heroic statue and is situated immedi
ately in front and to the left of the
Missouri building, recently destroyed
by fire.
Corvallis Poultry Show.
Corvallis Committees are working
in earnest for the big poultry show to
be held here November 29 to December
2, inclusive. Last year's show was a
pronounced success, both in attendance
and financially. It is the intention of
the incoming board to make the coming
show still better in every way. At the
regular annual meeting of the Corvallis
Poultry association the following offi
cers were elected lor the ensuing year:
Dr. Bowen, president; Professor Lin
coln Kinseley, vice president; Eugene
bimpson, secretary-treasurer.
Rich Ledge in Mohawk Valley.
Eugene Residents of the Mohawk
valley, in the vicinity of M areola
about 20 miles northeast of Eugene
are considerably excited over the dis
coverv ol gold tearing quatrx in the
hills in that locality. Whn pounded
with a hammer, gold in large quanti
ties can be. seen in the quarts. Ex
perienced mining men say the ore is
rich, and if the ledge is found to be
extensive, there will be a big rush of
people there to oecure claims. ' No
assays have yet been made, but the ore
taken out is apparently rich.
Libraries for Rural Districts.
Salem Miss Cornelia Marvin, scere-
tary of the State Library board, is ar
ranging circulating libraries to be sent
to several rural districts. Owing to
the fact that the legislature did not
provide any money for the purchase of
Ixioks, Miss Marvin has to deend on
the generosity of friends of the move
ment to provide libraries. Thirty
states maintain state library Wards
and purchase liooks for circulation
among the people.
Stamp Mill Next Spring.
(ilendale Willis Kramer, of Mrytle
Creek, was in Glendale a few days ago,
and said that he was preparing to place
a force of men on his Whisky creek
properties for the winter, and would
install a modern stamp mill in the
spring. Mr. Kramer is now associated
with his two brothers, and they have
the mineral and the money with which
to develop it. This mine is alymt two
miles from the famous Gold Bug mine
Bringing Sheep From Mountains.
Pendleton Sheepmen are now com
mencing to drive in their flocks from
the mountain ranges, which in some
localities are alieady covered with
snow. On the ranges clone in they are
being left, because the recent rains
have improved pasturage and sheep
will do well for some time.
Ranchmen After Supplies.
Pendleton The Grant county ranch
men are now coming into this city for
their winter supplies, some of whom
came a distance of over 100 miles, re
quiring several days to make Jie trip.
They report a hard time coining through
snow and mud over the mountain
ranges.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Frost Cuts Fruit Short.
Freewater The fruit packing houses,
of which there are three here, have
finished their business for the season.
The fruit crop has been considerably
Wheat Club, 7.ri: per bushel;
bluestem, 777He; valley, 73(375c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $25(3)
25 50; gray, $24.50(325 per ton.
Barley Feed. $21; brewing, $21.50;
rolled, $21.50(422.
Rye $ 1 .40 1 .45 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $I4(
15 per ton; valley timothy, $ll(gl2;
clover, 89; grain hay, $Hf9.
Fruits Apples, $101.75 per box;
peaches, fi075c per crate; huckleber
nes, c per poumi; pears, i.z.')i.ou
per box; crabapples, $1 per box ; grapes,
muscat, 75c$l per box; Tokay, 75c
$1.30; black, 0c$l; Concords, 15c;
FEAR PARALYZES CAPITAL.
General Trenoff Placed In Command
of St. Petersburg.
Ht. Petersburg, Oct. 27 SI. Peters
burg was in a panic today, but to a
huge extent without reason. The most
sensational rumors were In circulation,
and the shopkeepers on all except a few
of the principal streets closed their
stores and boarded up the doors and
windows, while peaceful minded Inhab
itants kept within doors. Anxiety was
evidenced In the whole atmosp ere of
the city, but so far nothing has oc
curred to justify these fears. There
were no disorders.
General TrepofT, w ho has bieii placed
in command of the St. Petersburg gar
rison, and given an additional division
of reinforcements, declares that he Is
amply able to maintain order and the
police are allowing the strikers to vent
their enthusiasm so as to avoid a
demonstration. General Trepoff in
structed the police not to interfere with
the parades so long as they were or
derly, "but he gave not ice tonight that
he was prepared to cope lliinly with
any distill hance. lie had printed in
all the evening papers a notification
that the troops would tomorrow be or
dered to use ball cartridges in case
there should he any outbreak.
The situation, however, cannot
regarded as much improved. The
strikers at their meetings today were
as determined as ever to continue the
strike and the full force of the govern
ment railroad battalions is almost help
less in the face of the general strike on
the railroads. The most encouraging
feature of the situation is the absence
of any widespread disorder.
DEMAND SMOOT BE EXPELLEO.
Petition of Two Million Women Will
Go lo Congress.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27. More than
2,000,000 women, lepresenting tiie
leading women's orgsnizatious of the
United HUites, have adopted a memor
ial calling for the unseating of United
States Senator Reed Smoot. This was
announced by the executive committee
of the National Congress of Mothers
which met here today. This memorial
w ill Ik presented when congress con
venes. United action was decided upon
at a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the National League of Women's
Organizations, which was held in New
York yesterday. The women declare
that Reed Smoot, who is an apostle
and in direct line for the Mormon pres
ideucv, bas pledged first allegiance to
the Mormon hierarchy, which has
broken faith with the government.
Smoot, the women declare, controls the
vote of eight other senators, and fear
ing that his ower will increase, they
ask that action be taken at the conven
ing of congress.
It was decided to bold the next nn
tioual congress of mothers at Iam An
geles May 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1906.
BLOOD MUST FLOW
Russian Revolutionists Try to
Provoke Conflict.
ST. PETERSBURG IN LULL PANIC
THINK RUSSELL WILL WIN.
short of the usual yield on account of
the late spring frosts. The shipments quinces, $1 per box
Vegetables Hearts, l4c per pound;
for the season are as follows: 15,000
boxes of strawberries, 2,000 crates of
cherries, 5,000 other berries, 5,000
boxes pears, 30 cars of prunes, 25 cars
of apples, 35 cars watermelons, 10 cars
onions, 6,000 boxes peaches and grapes.
During the packing season 150 people
have been given employment, receiving
wages to the amount of nearly $6,000.
Redmond Now On Map.
Bend Redmond poetoflice was es
tablished last week, with Carl Ehret as
postmaster. Service is daily by the
Prineville-Sisters stage. Redmond is
a new townsite laid out by the Des
chutes Irrigation & Power company, in
the desert on the main irrigating canal,
20 miles north of Bend. It is now
headquarters of the Deschutes Irriga
tion & Power company, the offices and
commissary having been removed to
that point from Bend.
New Clothes for Convicts.
Salem Within the next few days
the prisoners at the penitentiary will
be garbed in new uniforms of a blue-
gray color, minus the stripes. The new
uniforms are now being made in the
prison tailor shop. The solid color
uniform is an innovation, and at the
same time a concession to the well be
haved prisoners. Hereafter only re
fractory inmates will be obliged to wear
the stripes.
cabbage, lU.c per pound; cauliflow
er, 76c per dozen ; celery, 75c per doz
en; corn, 65c per sack; cucumbers, 10
15c per dozen; pumpkins, (a
tomatoes, 30040c per crate; squash,
4lc per pound; turnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, 65 76c per sack; beets,
85c$l per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow Danvers, $1
1 .25 per sack.
Potatoes Oregon lancy, 70c per
sack; common, 6560c; Merced sweets,
$1.90 per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 29(4 30c.
Poultry Average old hens, llO
12jcj young roosters, 10(31 1c;
springs, llj-g12jge; dresHed chickens,
1214c; turkeys, live, 17019c;
geese, live, 8Q9c; ducks, 1414ic
per pound.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 11
l2Hc; olds, 9(10c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1921c; lower grades down to 15c,
according to shrinkage; valley, 26(3
27c per pound; mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2c per
pound; cows, 34c; country steers,
4(4.c.
Veal Dressed, 37c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 07o per
pound; ordinary, 46c; lambs, 7
7K.
Pork Dressed, 67c per pound.
France Hopes He Will Settle Dispute
With Venezuela.
Paris, Oct. 27. The ollieials here
are gratified at the action taken by the
American government in instructing
its minister at Caracas to endeavor to
arrange the Franco-Venezuelan diplo
matic incident, and are hopeful of the
success of Minister Russell's efforts,
which are similar to those of the
French minister at Morocco in ladialf
of Ion Perdicaris.
It is said that Mr. PuhhcII's repre
sentation will take the form of show
ins President Castro that it is the de
sire ol the United States to have the
rench controversy adjusted. The ques
tion which it is necessary to adjust is
the withdrawal of the offensive action
taken by the government of Venezuela
toward M. Taigny. the French charge
affaires
i nercaiier the question ol coinpen-
sating the trench Guide company for
its losses, and redress for expulsion
from enezuela, of M. Brun, the man
ager of the company, remain to be ad
justed. No difficulty is apprehended
in arranging the commercial features of
ie case, if President Castro first cor
.reels his discourtesy toward the repre
seutative of the French government.
Streets Are Deserted Except for the
Troops and Lights Are Out
Shops Are Closing.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 2H. That tlio
resent situation cannot end without
bloodshed is the conviction prevailing
in the higher government circles, which
from moment to moment aio expecting
a ton II h i iietween me troops nun Hit.
revolutionists ill Ht. Petersburg, and
news of trouble in the provinces, espec
ially at KharkofT, which has been de-
lared in a slate of siege. Governor
have been imttriictcd to take all neces
sary precautions to preserve ord'r.
One of the most importaul members
of the cuieror,a council received the
Associated Press representative today
and said, with every evidence of deep
emotion :
'The situation is a grievous and
painful one, and I see no way out of it
except by the employment of armed
force. Please di Dot itiauiidc r.taud
me. 1 look llon the prospect, with
tears, but it is becoming more and morn
evident that the troops will be com
pelled to lire. 1 can see no other pos
siblu outcome. The revolutionists and
terrorists are absolutely bent on forcing
a conflict upon us, and nothing we can
do will satisfy them. The extension of
the suffrage and the right of RHKcmhly
will he nothing to them. They are de
termined to have hloodrhi-d and we
cannot avoid the icMie. It is a fright-
fit! dineaxe from which Kuxnut in suffer
ing, and sad and painful as it in, the
government must act with force."
In the city, in spite of the ali-ence of
disorders, there is a condition of actual
panic. Mrtlf of the population in com
pelled to rely on candles or ketonene
lamps for light, while the street lamps
in a large pait of the city have been
extinguished.
The s. reels are deserted except for
the squads of iufantiy and cavalry
which are every where.
The shops la-gin to close in the after
noon in even the Mornkaia, Nevek) and
oilier central streets. Many of the in
hab.tauts shut themselves in their
houses, scarcely venturing out to make
necessary purchases d food, which baa
mounted to famine prices.
GREAT INCREASE IN TRADE.
Albers' Sentence Stands.
Washington, Oct. 27. Official infor
mation comes to the State department
from Nicargaua that the so-called Leon
court has confirmed the decision of the
lower court in the case of the American
citizen, Albers, and has fixed his sen
tence at 32 months imprisonment. Al
bers will take an immediate appeal to
the Supreme court at Managua. The
State department has instructed Mr'.
Merry, the American minister to Nica
ragua, to send his secretary of legation,
J.U.Bailey, to Managua to observe
the progress of the case.
M op Taxes for Poor Germany.
Berlin, Oct. 27. The committee of
the bundesrath has accepted the plan of
liaron von btengel, secretary of the im
perial treasury, for increase of the in .
perial revenues. These plans embrace
an inherilanee tax, which, however,
will not affect the husbands or wiveB
and descendants of decedents, and an
extension ol the taxes on tobacco and
bee". An increase of the stamp tax on
the listing of and sales of stocks is also
contemplated.
Exports and Internal Movements of
Grain and Cattle.
Washington, Oct. 2H Decided in
creases in trade movements are shown
duting September, as well as in the
total for the nine months of this year,
compared with periods of last year by
summaries issued by the department of
Commerce and lalmr. The giain ex
ports for the nine months this year
amounted to I05,2lfl,l9:t bushels, as
compared with 4H,673,70ll for the saino
mom lis lust year. This year the corn
exports have been 82,753,212 bushels,
as compared with 34.441.771 bushe a
for the corresponding months last year.
The September exports of grain this
year amounted to more than 10,000,-
000 over September of 1904;.
The domestic movement of trade dur
ing September shows the same in
creases. Neatly 2,000,000 head of live
stock arrived at five of the largest dis
tributing renters in excess of Septem
ber a year ago, while the increase in
the receipts of grain in 12 important
interior centers aggregated over 27,
000,000 bushels moie than the corres
ponding month lust year.
Mail Service Is Stopped.
Washington, Oct. 27. The State do-
partment received a cablegram from
Mr. Edly, the American charge d'
affairs at St. Petersburg, stating that
owing to the railroad strike mail com
munication was cut off from St. Peters
burg.
Smashed by Runaway Car.
New York, Oct. 28. A runaway
street car on the new Williamsburg
suspension bridge across the East river
today caused the injury of 25 persons,
two of them being fatally hurt. For
1,000 feet down the incline on the
Manhattan approach of the bridge a
Christopher street car ran with its
brakes out of order until it hit and
demolished a standing Fourteenth
street car. It was 10 minutes before.
the broken roof, sides and floor of this.
car could be taken off from the last
passenger under the wreckage.
Warned to Avoid Friction.
Washington, Oct. 28, While tho
most, vital points in the Newfoundland
fisheries controversy apparently have
been settled, a letter from Secretary
Hoot to Secretary Shaw, made public
today, points out that there n still
ground for possible friction and ex
presses a wish that in the negotiations
now in progress fishermen and local au
thorities avoid any precipitate act ion in
the aHsertlon of what they conceive to
be their rights.
Sun Spotted on Puget Sound.
Tacoma, Oct. 28. From Puget sound
points a large spot on the sun was
clearly visible today. A heavy fog
this morning caused the sun to appear
aH a red ball alout the size of a dinner
plate, and the spot was very distinct,
about the size of a dollar. As the fog
lifted, people viewed the strange sight
through smoked glasses.