Bohemia Nugget
lUihrmla Nturirrt Pub. Co.
COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
THANKS OF NATION.
NEWS OFTHE WEEI
In a Condensed Form for On
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Lett Important but
Not Lets Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Taft speaks plainly (or tariff revision
Fix bodies have been recovered from
the lost French submarine.
Heney is as determined as ever to
vnn his fight against alleged San Fran
Cisco grafters.
Secretary right pledges Japan that no
boycott will be tolerated against Japan
ese in this country.
Three Chilean engineers are en ronte
to Pan Francisco to study the rceon
etruction in progress there.
Unaregie save KoBoevelt has done
more to accomplish spelling reform
than all the philologists in the paet
years.
A two story building in Coffsyville
Kan., wwas blown up by an explosion
of natural gas an two persons killed
and 24 hurt.
Two women at Logansport, Ind., en
gaged in a bairpuliing while endeavor
ing to get near the Longworths during
their visit tl ere.
The Chicago railroads refuse to grant
the switchmen an eight-hour day, but
still hold to their offer of an advance
of 2 cents an hour in wages.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder
of the Christian Science church, is said
to be dying, and an immense fortune
supposed to be hers is missing.
A Philippine supply boat was at
tackii by Pnlajanes and three srouts
killed. Five of the rebels were killed
and troops are in pursuit of the orthes.
San Francisco school authorities say
they acted for the best interests of all
in separating the Japanese school child
ren from the otherB. They say they
will establish separate schools for the
Japanese.
New York ctaffeurs are on Btrike.
Many duels are taking place in Cuba
to settle revolutionary grudges.
King Edward is said to have stock
in a big Chicago telephone monopoly
Three members of the Toledo, 0., ice
trust have been ordered to serve their
jail sentences.
United States Senator Kayner says
the trusts have grown up and no longer
need protection.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
Odin,0 hio, bank and escaped with all
they could carry.
Wife desertion is increasing alarm
ingly in Cbicasoo. Families to the
number of 939 were deserted in 1905
Mrs. Peary ia condfient that her hus
band has found the north pole, and ex
pacts to hear from him the last of No
vember.
President Calls on People to Observe
November 29.
Washington, Oct. 24. The president
has issued a proclamation naming
Thursday, November 20, as a day of
thanksgiving. The text of the procla
mat ion is as follows:
"A proclamation.
"The time of the year has come
when, in accordance with the wise cus
torn of our fathers, it becomes my duty
to st aside a special day of thanksgiv
ing and praise to the Almighty because
of blessings we have received and of
power prayer that these blessings may
be continued. Yet another year of
widespread well-being has passed
Never before in our history or in the
history of any other nation has a peo
pie enjoyed more abounding material
prosperity than has ours; a prosperity
so great that it should arouse In ns no
spirit of reckless pride, and least of all,
a spirit ol heedless disregard ol our
responsibility; but rather a sober cense
of our many blessings, and a resolute
purpose, under Providence, not to for
feit them by any action of our own.
"Material well-being, indispensable
though it is, can never be anything but
the foundation of true national great
ness and happiness. If we build noth
ing upon this foundation, then our na
tional life will be as meaningless and
empty as a house where only the found
ation has been laid. Upon our mater
iat well-being must be built a super
structure of individual and national life
lived in accordance with the laws of
the highest morality, or else our pros
perity itself will in the long run turn
out a curse instead of a blessing. We
should be both reverently thankful for
what we have received and earnestly
bent upon turning it into a means of
grace and not of destruction.
Accordingly, I hereby set apart
Thursday, the 29th day of November,
next, as the day of thanksgiving and
supplication, upon which the people
shall meet in their homes or churches,
devoutly acknowledging that which
has been given them and to pray that
they may in addition receive the power
to use these gifts aright.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my band and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington this
22d day of October, in the year of our
Lord. 1906, and of the independence of
the United States tie lSlet.
"(Seal) Theodore Roosevelt.
By the president.
"Elihu Root,
"Secretary of State."
i OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
i i
BE BUILT. I PAY TAXES DIRECT.
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DISTILLERY TO
North Bend Will Probably Secure De
natured Alcohol Plant.
North IUmuI 1 he Coos bay country
has secured the establishment of a
plant for the manufacture of denatured
alcohol and the distillery will be ready
to receive potatoes from the farmers
next (all.
5S. T. Clover, of the American Alco
hoi company, New York, came to the
Coos bay country about two weeks ago
in an endeavor to interest the farmers
in denatured alcohol. He was accoir.
panied by Pr. Withycomhe, who con
ducted several farmer' institutes in the
county and at these meetings the sys
tem of conducting denatured plants was
explained to the farmers. It was ex
plained that if 75,000 tons of potatoes
were promised the company it would at
once prepare to begin operations. The
distillery could easily handle twice the
quantity named, but was willing to
start on a small scale.
Contracts were entered into with a
number of farmers on a basis of $8 per
ton for three years, the distillery to
take potatoes of all sines. It is esti
mated that at this price farmers will
receive nearly f 100 per acre for their
product.
It was explained by the promoters of
the enterprise that when tfce distillery
was running at its full capacity it
would require 87 tons of coal per day
for 10 months in the year to convert
the tubers into alcohol, and this would
prove a great stimulus to coal mining
Furthermore, a number of by-products
would be manufactured that would
greatly increase the payroll.
Although the site for the distillery
has not been definitely announced it
will probably go to North Bend.
Oregon Tax Commission Recommends
Relief tor Sheriffs.
Salem That the duty of collecting
taxes should be taken from the sheriffs
and imposed upon the county treasur
ers, is one of the recommendations con
tained in the report of the Oregon Tax
commission just Issued from the print
ing ottlce. This recommendation is in
itself of considerable importance in the
management of county affairs, but it
assumes particular interest to sheriffs
and treasurers when coupled with the
suggestion that this change will make
necessary a reduction of the salaries of
sheriffs and a raise of the salaries of
treasurers. The commission concludes
the subject by remarking that the leg
islature, if it makes the change, should
not overlook the salary matter.
That the handling of public funds Is
mote particularly the work of a tress-1
urer and not of a sheriff, is the princi
pal reason for the proposed change.
The commission is of the opinion that1
the accounts could he just fs accurately
checked if the money were paid dirtct- i
THOUSANDS AWAIT SIGNAL.
Automobiles, Launches mid Morses
Carry Filers to Mineral Fields.
, New, Oct. '.".. Thill Hit
Mllll (if mismanagement has
In preparing for opening l hi"
I, like Indian Reservation In llio
minlo by Frank .1. Parks, spc-
li is
ANGERED
Timlin
grossest
ocelli I t'll
Walker
diarm-
clnl agent of the Fulled States J ii
oral I .iiml Olllco nl Carson, Nov., who
arrived at Thorno Saturday night.
I'm Km telegraphed Iti the (leneral I. mid
Olllt'c at Washington Dial hundreds of
men have broken through the llm s all
thniiiKh the territory ami that Hie In
dian police are iiuahle to cope with
the situation. He Ih In favor of hav
ing the opening poHtpiuieil Mi) days,
that the rcMcrvat Ion may he properly
opened under the supervision of gov
ernment troopH.
Wants (o Know Cnusc ol Japan
ese Boycott In 'Frisco.
AID OF FEDERAL COURT ASKED
Japanese Ambassador Calls on Undo
Sam to Explain President
Orders Investigation.
Tliorne, New, Oct. I'll.- The eve of
the opening of the Walker Lake Indian
rcHcrvntlou tluds all reaily to rush. AH
day long Intense excitement prevailed
in the village, hut last night nearly
all the hi archer fur milling Hallux
had taken their tlepaiture to net up
camp along the hoiiuilary of the rcser
vat Ion.
While Hags mark the miles ami
inlleH of lines which the eager hiililt in
are prohlliiteil from crossing until
put v
CHANGES IN CABINET.
Secretary Taft has declined a place
on the Supreme bench, which ia indi
cation that he would like the presiden
tial nomination.
Five more bodies haev been taken
from the ruins of the burned tenement
house in Kansas City. This make
eight known dead.
A cargo of 350,000 singing birds,
mostly canaries, arrived at New York.
The prevalence of anarchy in Moroc
co keeps the ministers shut up in the
capital.
I be French parliament is again in
session.
burning over hun-
Southern California
Brush fires are
dreds of acres in
The new battleship Minnesota sue
cessfully stood a foui-hour endurance
test.
A San Francisco deputy sheriff shot
and killed a wife-beater who resisted
arrest.
The recent election of Santa Fe offi
cers was dominated by Standard Oil interests.
Secretary Root has asked Japan to
punish the perpetrators of the recent
seal raid.
Three miners were found dead in a
mine near Philadelphia. They had
inhaled too much gas.
Every one of tne 85 polica captains
in New York city except one has been
changed "for the good of the service."
The state of Arkansas has been given
judgment of $10,000 against the Ham
mond Packing company for contempt.
Over 400 life preservers washed
ashore on the Virginia coast, and it is
believed to indicate a marine disaster.
IJarriman may retire from presi
dency of Union Pacific and confine his
attention to completing an ocean-to-
ocean route.
General Shifting: of Positions to Take
Place Soon.
Washington, Oct. 24. The follow
ing statement regardirg prospective
changes in President Roosevelt's cabi
net was mads pubile tonight:
"On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
from the cabinet, the following chang
es will be made:
"Secretary of the treasury George
B. Cortelyou.
"Postmaster general George Von
L. Meyer.
"Attorney general Charles J. Bona
parte.
"Secretary of the navy Victor II.
Metcalf.
"Secretary of commerce and labor-
Oscar S. Straus."
The general understanding lor some
time has been that Attorney General
Moody will retire on January 1 and
that Secretary Shaw will follow him on
March 4 next.
Mr. Meyer, who will become post
master general, is ambassador to Rus
sia. He is a native ol Massachusetts
aad has beeu well known as a business
man.
The appointment of Mr. Straus
caueed considerable surprise, as it will
be the first case where a citizen of the
Hebrew faith has been made a member
of the president's cabinet. He was
born in 1850 and is well known as a
merchant, diplomat and author. He
represented the United States as minis
ter to Turkey on two different occa
sions and was appointed by Pesident
Rooetvjlt to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of ex-President Harrison as
a member of the permanent court of
arbitration at The Hague.
Choked With Snow.
Denver, Oct. 24. Eastern Colorado
has been in the throes of a blizzard to
day, but the weather bureau holds out
the hope of clearing weather tonight.
Snow ceased falling in Denver this af
ternoon, the storm center having
moved eastward. The actual fall of
snow in Denver since Friday night was
about 21 itches and in some portions
of the state it was four feet or more.
Delay of freight and passenger traffic
is the principal damage done by the
storm thus far, although fruit crops
and livestock are threatened.
Of 418 tons of preserved meats con
detuned in London recently, 24 tons
came from the United States and 232
tons from Argentine Republic.
A mob wrecked a stereopticon appa
ratus in New York city that was being
used in election exhibits by the Inde
pendent Munciipal Ownership League
Santos Dumont has won a $100,000
air ship prize in France.
Anna Held, the actress, had $161,
q00 worth of jewels stolen. I
Plans for English Teachers' Tour.
New York, Oct. 24. An elaborate
tour of the United States has been
planned for the 500 English teachers
who are to visit this country soon un
der the directions of Alfred MoBely, C.
M. G. The teachers will leave Eng
land in groups of 25 and remain in this
country from two weeks to three
mouths. The first group is expected
to arrive at the end of November and
the last in March. Mr. Misely will
remain until the last group has left.
Worst Blizzard In History.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 24. Wyoming
is in the grasp of the worst blizzard in
the history of the state. Old timers
concede they have never seen anything
to equal the present storm, which has
raged for four days. All railroad lines
out of Cheyenne were blocked tcda.
Mines Fabulously Rich.
Lakeview W. I. Fleck, member of
the firm of Fleck A Snowgoose, mining
experts and assayers of Bidwell, was in
Lakeview recently on his way home
from the Windy Hollow mines, in
Warner valley, known now as thu Lost
Cabin mining district. Mr. Fleck is
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
new mining camp, and believes firmly
that it will develop rich diggings. He
stated that he took samples of the rock
indiscriminately around one of the por
phyry dikes on one of the claims, and
also the dirt for several feet from the
dike, and found it to assay $50 to the
ton on an average. These tests were
made from rock and dirt from the top
of the ground.
Reserve in Southern Oregon.
Salem A proclamation creating the
Siskiyou forest reserve, comprising
about one-half of Josephine county and
two or threo townships of Douglas
county, has been received by Governor
Chamberlain from President Roosevelt.
This is the reserve concerning which a
strong protest was made a year or two
ago by residents of Cnrry county. As
originally planned, the reserve included
about three-fifths cf Curry county, but
the protests were so strong and persist
ent that the lines of the temporary
withdrawal were changed and in finally
creating the reserve no Curry county
lands are included. The reserve covers
over 700,000 acres.
IV to county treasurers as it could be' if shci iffs who have traversed the hound
it were first paid to the sheriffs and by i
them turned over o the treasurers.
There would be one less opportunity i
for mismanagement. The commission
does ikh nase lis recommendation so
much upon its own reasoning, however,
as it does upon the reasoning of a sher
iff, who is quoted, but whose name is
not given.
Modern Road in Coquille Valley.
Myrtle Point The rock crusher,
wnicn nas been operated at tne quarry
on the road between Myrtle Point and
Coquille, is about to suspend work, ow
ing to wet weather. The result of the
work which has been done thus far is
the graveling of the entire road between
Coquille and Myrtle Point. This road
is laid on a good grade, and the cover
ing of crushed rock makes it an good a
road as any Oregon can boast of. It is
an excellent quality of rock for this
purpose, which is quarried where the
crusher is located.
Timber Land Sold.
Eugene Approximately 10,000 acres
of the finest timber land in the state
changed hands a few days ago when a
large number of Eugene people and a
few others residing elsewhere, Bold
their holdings on Qiarlz creek, in the
McKenzie country, 50 milcH last of
Eugene. The sale was made to two
Portland capitalists, whose names are
not made public, for about $25 an acre,
although the exact purchase price, was
not given out. The land is in town
ship 17 south, range 4 east, and has
been pooled for sale since 1901, at
which time the price was Bet at $10 an
acre.
Big Timber Deal at Dallas.
Dallas It is understood in Dallas
that, the largest timber deal ever made
in Polk county has just been cloned.
The transaction involves more than
$100,000 and includes the mills and
timber ho dings of the Johnson Lumber
company, in Dallas; alf-o the tract
known as the Hallock property. The
purchaser is understood to be the Will
amette Valley Lumbering company,
owner of the Cone mills and Falls City
railroad.
Buying Great Tracts of Timber.
Eugene The Monroe Lumber A
.uuiing com nan y, ol .Monroe, wash., ts
having recorded deeds to 5,000 acres of
timber land in Lane and llentoii coun
ties, and it is reported that tho com
pnv intends to construct a railroad
from Eugene, Corvallis or Junction
Ciy, to the timber, if another 5,000
acres ol limner land can lie f ecu red at a
reasonable figure. If more land can
not be secured, the company wil hold
what they now have as a speculation.
The land involved is in the northwest
ern part of Lane county.
Harness Olive Lake.
Sumpter The Fremont Power com
pany, which has been for some tune
paBt engaged in harnessing the waters
of Olive lake for power purposes, is
pushing operations toward the comple
tion of its plant by employing almost
every idle man in the district. Men
have been impcrted from almost every
section of Eastern Oregon by this com
pany to work on the ditch and pipe
line as well as installing iti huge power
machinery. This company in identified
with the Red Boy mine also, which
property will be operated in the future
by electric power, instead of steam, as
heretofore.
Lane Prune Crop Is Big.
Eugene Prune drying in Lane coun
ty has been about completed, and it is
found that the output this'year is mm h Mho south western part of
larger than last year. Rains at the
time drying commenced caused coniil
erable damage by cracking the fruit,
and by making it ripen irregularly, but
even with this disadvantage the crop is
above tho average. Canneiien have
been wo king on tomatoes for the past
five or six wekes, and still have a sup
ply in sight.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bluestem,
68c;
Grow and Sell Vetch.
Albany A company of farmers,
formed for the purpose of growing and
selling vetch, has been incorporated by
articles filed in the county clerk's office
here. The Tangent Vetch Growers'
union is the name of the combination.
Linn county farmers have been very
successful in the growing of vetch and
have found it a paying industry. The
new company intends to go into the
business on a large scale and will raise
vetch both for grain and hay.
Wheat Club, 64c;
valley, 67c; red, 61c.
Oats No. 1 white, $2424.50;
gray, $2323.50.
arley Feed, $20 50 per ton; brew
ing. $21.50; rolled, $23.
Rye $1.35(141.40 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $25.50; cracked,
$26.50 per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1011
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
16; clover, $6 507; cheat, $7
7.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.50;
vetch hay, $77.60.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
2575i per box; choice to fancy, 75c
$1.25; grapes, $11.50 per crate;
Concords. Oregon, 27c half basket;
peaches, 75cfl ; pears, 75c$1.2.;
quinces, $ I 1 .25 per box.
Vegetables Cabbage, x(is per
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen;
celery, 7585c per dozen; lettuce,
head, 20c pardezwn; onions, 10(el2Uc
per dozen; pumpkins, lc per pound;
tomatoes, 3050c per box; squash,
ljc per pound ; turnips, 90c($$i per
sack; carrots, McOtll per sack; beets.
$l,251.50 per sack ; horseradish, 9(ii
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 22v.
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1(1.10.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c
per pound.
Eun Oregon ranch, 31(32)e per
dozen.
Poultry Average old henn, 12(3! 13c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12(312 le;
spring, 1213c; old roosters, 10$ 10c;
dressed chickens, 13fi0l4c; turkeys,
live, 17 (lt nc turkeys, dressed,
choice, 21(f22'4c; geeae, live, 8v9c;
ducks, 140?15c.
Veal Dressed 5 VJ 8c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 202)6c per
pound; cows, 45c; country steers,
55c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 7c per
pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, fancy,
8c.
Pork Dressed, 68o per pound.
Hops 1906, choice, 150421c: prime,
13 14c; medium, 12 0J 12Jc per
pound; olds, nominal.
Woo! Eastern Oregon average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 200?21c, according to fine
ness; mohair, 2628c.
noon today. Indian police nni
sheriffs who have traversed tin
ary, conserva' Ively estimate tin re aie
at least in. iiiiii men ready to scrainhle
for favored positions on the reserva
tion. Hawthorne contributed about
I!. oui), while more than that number
went out from Vt rington. Hundreds
of people left from vailous stations
where they hud boon camped along
the railroad.
The race to points where the rich
est mineral laud Is supposed to lie
proves to he popular III the extreme.
Atitnmohllcs, horses and all manner
of conveyances will lie used In milking
(lie trip around the southwest i ml of.
the lake, while those coining from the
east side of the hody of water will use
launches hi ought here from San Fran
cisco. A ferry system will also he
estahllshed.
At a mass meeting of miners held in
the court house Flidav night. It was
reported that a numher of launches
were being placed In the water mi the
eastern side of the lake, contrary In
the rules, and a numher of deputies
who were authorized to lenitive tin in
carried out their Instructions Satin-;
day. Where they found the In ml. I,
wi re too heavy to move they were ! m- j
porarily dismantled of some parts of
tiieir machinery, which win not he j
turned over to the owners until today.)
A half-hundred deputns also report-,
eil at the meeting that In scouring the 1
reservation tiny had found that L'o
illegal locations had heeii made, and
that they hud destroyed inoiiuint tits
wlnrever tin y had been erected. The
papers or location notices Were re
moved, ami when these were read it
was found that the names of a num
ber of prominent people w t re attach
ed to them. No arret. t will be made
of the people who had Illegally secured
locations, unless the offense Is re
peated. Creek Beds Show Gold.
The pilnclpal points to which the
rush w ill be made are I ititehinait. Wil
low. Hose and Cat (.'recks, either dry
! ds or (lowing streams, running Into
the lake Spt
clmens from t -talma adjoining these
t reeks show gold.
A number of shooting affrays have
belli reported. The most trouble was
caused on account of drunkenness,
but in some cases pistols were drawn
in disputes over horses. Several men
trhd to ride off with others' horses,
but they were promptly brought to
halt under cover of a revolver.
Washington, Oct. 27.-- President.
HoomcvcII last night directed Victor II.
Metcalf. Secretary of the I lepart mint
of Commerce and Labor, to proccitlli
San l''ranclscit ami make a thorough
and complete Inquiry Into the situa
tion affecting the exclusion of Japan
ese children from the schools provided
for white children ami the deit i inlna-
'lion to place Japanese pupils In sep
arate schools. The President Is anx
ious to obtain at llrst hand, from a
ICabluct oltlcer who Is acquainted wHlt
local conditions In San Ftaniisco, full
Information affecting every phase of
the subject, to the cud that whatever
action Is taken by this government.
jlnay be after all accurate understand
ing of the situation. The I'l't sldeiil
feels that every (ffolt wtlhlll III
'power should he exerted to see that
all lln treaty rights claimed by the
Japanese for thnlr people residing III
the I'lilteil States shall be respected
ami protecti d.
The determination to send Mr. Met
calf to San Francisco was one of tho
-requests made by Viscount Aokl, the
Japanese Ambassador, who, at a con
ference with Steretary Ittsit yester
day, asked Hint the Japanese subject
In California be accorded their full
lights under the treaty of ls'.il. In
cluding that of the children to attend
the public schools of San Francisco.
This request was the subject of very
long ami earnest discussion at I (i
Cabinet meeting yt sterday, when tint
conclusion was reached that the beM
thing to tin was to send Mr. Metcalf
to California to secure personally all
the data which could have any pos
sible bearing on the situation. The
despatch of a Cabinet ntltcer on nueli
a mission, It was argued, would dem
onstrate to the Japanese the evident
sincerity of the (!om mint nt In dealing
subject and Its desire
very effort Is helnji
the facts.
the Inquiry Into tht
Mr. Mi lealf will pay
'some attention to the charges made by
Count Aokl that Japanese restaurant
keepers In San Francisco have suf
fered Indignities. These reports, the
I Ambassador says, come from consular
Olflcers of the Japanese government
I in San Francisco. Seven or eight re
i ports have In en made concerning a
boycott Inaugurated against these les
l.iuiaiits, stating that, agents have
( been posted to prevent patron from
entering the restauraiits and In sev-i nil
Instances stones have been thrown
and windows broken.
The Janaiiese otllclals In Washing
ton say they realize that tin so dem
onstrations and the exclusion of the
school children, are acts local In character
with the whole
to show that i
mailt- to get at
Incident. il to
school question.
CHINESE ARMY EFFICIENT.
New Engines for Northern Pacific.
Tucoinii, Wash., Oct. 2!!. Northern
I'acillc ollldals state that the railroad
company Is doing all In Its power to
relievo the car shortagi , though they
admit that the condition Is much the
same as It was several months ago.
Superintendent Albee stated that 12
or 1.1 new engines will he added to n
equipment of the Pacific division with
in the next .'10 days.
"As Is known, the engines have
been ordered for some time," said Mr.
Alhte, "but wo cunnot tell just how
much longer wo will have to wait,
for them. We expect, m or lf some
time during- the next 80 days. Fur
thermore, we art? doing everything:
that can ho done to handle the business."
Election Law for Philippines.
Manila, (Jet. SJ!. Among tin; recom
mendations to the proposed election
law by the ass nibly of Provincial
Governors Is one that the (JovcriiorH
of the provinces: and delegates to the
assembly ho elected by direct vote of
the people; that the suffrage ho wide
ly extended; that tho amount of tuxes
ho reduced; that a qualification of the
voter shull be his ability to rend and
write tho dialect of his province, as
well as Spanish and English. The law
providrs for tho choosing of an ussem
hly the first of tho year.
Carries Portable Wireless Plant and
Wlni Expert's, Praise.
Charigtufii, Oct. 27. A notable fea
ture of the Autumn maneuvers of the
Chlneso Imperial army, which ended
Thursday, has been a portable wire
less telegraphy apparatus, carried up
on light wagons iind ho adjusted that
It can be ericted In less than .T
minutes.' The stations were operated
bv Chinese olllcers of tho telegraph
corpH.
The maneuvers rnded with victory
for the Northern army. At a village
live miles south of Changtiifii thin
army succeeded In checking the ad
vance of the Southern army.. Tho
program h'gan with cavalry opera
tions, followed Wednesday by artil
lery practice. All arms displayed ex
cellent discipline.
Experienced military observers, are?
of the opinion that with the exception
of certain minor defects iind making
allowance for the fact that the opera
tions were an experiment, the maneu
vers were almost equal to those con
ducted In Furopo. Tho maneuvers
cost $r.oo,ooo.
Presidential Action Pleases Japanese.
Toklo, Oct. 2!). Tho course of nc-
llon pursued by tho United Slates ha"
been somewhat effective In soothing
Iho feelings of the .lapnncHo ptople,
injured by the San Francisco school
Incident and accentuating the confi
dence of the people In President
Itoosf volt, whose fairness is praised
on all sides. It Is altogether unlikely
and there Is us yet no sign, that tho
Japanese will Imitate the Chinese In
boycotting American goods.
California Again Falls.
San Francisco, Oct. 27. The cruiser
California again failed voste-rdnv In
the endurance test, which Is all that
stands between her ami acceptance by
the government. With the naval trial
board and accompanied by the de
stroyer Paul Jones, the California
went, outside the heads for her third
trial nt the endurance run. After n
run of an hour ami a half, during
which she exceeded the contract speed
of 22 knots, the cruiser wns forced to
return to port on account of over
heating of tho Journals on tho port
engine.
Without the Federal Scope.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 2ft Senator
fsndor itaynor, seen Sunday in
erence to the exclusion of Japanese
from kcIiooIh (slahllKhed for white
children In San Francisco, expressed
the opinion that the federal govern
ment had no light to interfere, the
rnal ter being entirely one for the stato
and city to deal with, and outside of
Jthe scope of National affairs.
Sea to Be Storehouse.
Havana, Oct 27. Carrying out fur
ther the policy under which arms Hiir
rendered by the Insurgents have been
destroyiyi, orders have boon given
that a great quanllly of arms, the
accumulation of 40 years, now stored
In Morro Caslle, be thrown Into the
Bia. This work Is being done by the
garrison under American officers.
Most of the guns are of obsolete pat
tern. Ahout 1,000 stands of linns aro
to ho rendered useless.
Great Milk 8upply Concern.
New York, Oct.. 27. What promise
to bo the biggest milk concern in tho
rcf-; United Slates ban just been organized.
wuitor M. Hodge Is promoting the 11
'nancial end and James I,. Bennett rep.
resents the farmers. Mr. Bennett has
, for yt ins been the counsel for the Five
I Slates Milk Producers' Association,
which has a rneniherHhlp of 10,000'
I farmers, who contribute to tho inlllc
I supply of Now Yorli City.