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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1906)
v Bohemia Nugget Bohemia Nuintct Pub. Co. F COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. A largo section of tho cm tor of Vt vins has ONVPtl in. Vnun-o lists ordered a' suc.alron warships to Tangier, Moroo-o. Justice Guvnor, of Now York, ad vocates imprisonment for relating. Kussia and J.ijvia li.no disagreed ovor tlioir fisheries and talk of war. A plot lias N-on inearthed in Soivia whioh was iuli tiled to unseat Kin-' Peter. Spun denies that a secret troaty has I toon entered into w i:h Fiance regard ing Mimvin. Tho rooont session of tho Tiam-Mis-iss-ippi congress at Kansas City va tho best yot held. A street oar strike at llatnilton. Out., caused sorions riots and troops luul to U- called out to rostoro or.lor. A discharged Cukin clmf of jxli-. 1 olm I ol IXM100 M with a h.n.1 of followers. Kunil j-'iianls aro iurMiitu; It is sai.l that Sir Ilon.ly I'amplvll lliinnorman will rosin as promior of tho British oahinot ati'l take a plaoo in tho liotiso of lonls. HunjMry has looMo.l to oloso all tho CVmarxl ritoamship ajonoios in that nvititry, as thoy onouirao emL'iation, whioh is not wanto-1. China threatens a Innoott on Japan. Ilarriman is roaohiiif: after all pub lic utilities in Chiaijjo. IVary has arrived at Syilney, N. S., on the steamer Kixisevelt. San i-rancisoi is poirnr atiea'i w 1111 i,v a 40.0(K tme atxl of urst n o plan? for a world's fair in iPrisident Ihirius Miller and Traltio rresident Smith, of the Mormon jAp-nt C ('. ljurnham by tines of flo. church, has U-en fined for ivttny. I '0 each on chafes -,f reU.tu.!;. Tixlav s lu an ntr came on a char.-o It is paid riatt and iVpow will re-lt)mt jo. 000 of the road's funds had turn to the senate, defying public opin-. jXH. U!Snj t0 ,lv MilU-r's and Hurn- 1011. The kiiip of Greece while in Home was slighted bv the other Balkan states. Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, de clares the indictment against him is the result of politics. A prairie fire in "Western Texas lias rauspsl the loss of several lives atxl , great damage to farm property. Policy holders in German insurance companies who lost in the earthquake will pool their claims in an attempt to collecct. The town of Carlsbad, tmowed in and is without fuel, is Wing burned by many to lu-t M.f is j litli'on p from freezing. The price of lumber has again Wen raised $2 jxt thousand feet at San Francisco. Shingles have also gone up 25 cents jjer thousand. The president lias fcmrteil home from Porto Kieo, Ttusslaii reWls have lxen denied an asylum in Finland. The New York Central railroad has again Wen fined for rebating. Three men are dead and others are , Judge Kersten, the cnarge ix-ing uuer- missing as a result of the deep snow in ing fictitious paper. The accusation Txas. grows out of the Milwaukee Avenue '." . ... ., ,r State Bank failure. The Steel Hal! con Thirteen were killed by the collision , . UIirirviMltf.iv t . A .. ttl.tii! linfirL- in tha H Tllf. 1 lish cluinnel. Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, is on his way home from Hamburg to face the cliarges against him. P.ryan and Shaw were the principal speakers at the third (lay's session of the Trans-Mississippi congress. Many vessels were wrecekd 4ind 215 lives are known to have Wen lost in a (severe storm on the Great lakes. Federal authorities at San Francisco are to investigate the alleged lumber trust in Oregon and Washington. The Monon mil road has defied the Interstatte Commerce commission and will issue passes in payment for adver tising. The mayors of several Kansas towns are being removed Weauso of a deter mination on their part to license liipior joints. Trains are snowbound in Kansas. El Paso, Texas, is expreiencing the coldest weather in 20 years. General Shafter left no will. His property is valued at $15,000. All parties in Russia have joined in a campaign of abuse against Witte. The crown prince of ServiaiseiS raged at the charges of insanity. Tho Interstate Commerce commis sion is gathering evidence of rebateu to the grain trust. Spain will join with Britain at d Franco in a naval demonstratk n against Morocco. The recent floods have caused a loss of nearly a million dollars in the vicin ity of Castle liock. France has' barred American pork tii ,w ,,,e,.t it.HiK-ction rules violate the old agreement. SEEKS GUARANTfcE. Norway Frars Riisi My Attempt o Sriin O of Her Ports St . Petersburg, Nov . -i. n inter nal t.Miil compact gnarantooii g the in vioiahilitv of Noiwny against territorial aggression bv any power whatever, and giving the tew kingdom n status some what similar to tliat of Sw itotland an.l IVki mi. ill sixMi.lv iii-i i ihcd on tho tin-ord f diplomacy. ( hi uooout't of its itoitilol -itiou. tlio oss,.ssiou of valuable divp water h.-irlnrs on tlio At latit io aid tlio agreement with Swo.loti ti cs i tt t fortification in tlio neighlni ho.vl of tlio front ior. Norway is in a pivitliar lv oxim-i-d psitioii ainl tlio tirst efforts of tho Norse diplomacy liao boon di rected toward eliminating tlu danger of N-ing attacked it ti t sivuring facilities for t lit potiivful development .f tlio 1 . .1 I . 1 1 t f a largo army. 1. With regard to tho a. 'lion of oorway tn appnvicnmg tno powers tor mo pur- 1 . t ... 1 in iso of scouring those cuncsosiotis, it , can lo stated that Pussia. tho powor niiM ilirootly concerned and from whioh Norway apvirontly hail most to foar, in spito of tho ilonial !y tho Kusian foreign otlioo that Kussia was endeavor ing to secure ti Norwegian xrt. or in anv vav contemplated infringing on Norwegian territory, had nooljvtioti to tho conclusion of a convention. Ger many already had signified hor approv al of tho tuoomont of w hioh iroat P.ritain i- tho pinsor, and Franco will follow Ml it . Kussia admittedly oontomplalo.l se curing a deep water harKr, ono easily defensible, on tho tionl southward of ! North Cao, hut is now willint; to lis- . . ' 4 111.. 'v.1 U' f tll, "vmlal-lo jxirt of ti 1 m tin-so liroionsion aim timki' tin Yokateiiiina, on tho Murmaniau coast. COMPANY PAYS THE FINES. Law Fails to Punish Ra-lroad Officials for Reba ing ChioaLro, Nov. Kailroti'l otl'u ials tttnxl by tho L-ovortitiiont for reUititu! il) not jiiiv tho tines themselves. The stix khoMers iy tho bills. Snob at least is the ease of the I'hiiiio, I'.url irton iV: uinoy, aoeorilinsr to evidence submitteil tixlay l V . K. Ijiiio, of tin' Interstate (,'oiimieree oommi--ion. Tho oviilenoe was taken in connection with the punishment of the railroad n cent I v bv a ?40.O0O tine atxl ham's fine- Nilicitor Ihiwes, of the r.xl. paid the tines to Clerk MacMillan f the United Suites court. te-titxd j General Auditor Sturgis. "lie tetxlere 1 a $t0, 000 check signed by Ct.shier W. F. Fabian. It was aecepted in iiy- 1 ment of all three tines. The amount of the cheek was not entered as a single amount on the lxxiks. It was placed in the 'correction of freight earnings account and spread over two months, April and May. The account contained n.,trw.j nuKi.iirv i .rrn -u i ti tl i i "fill 1 1 1 s of frei,rit par;iinir, ,.h,ims urising through demands on overcharges and the like. The fiiO.OOO was spread over two montlis 1111,1 uie mommy n-pori 1 itlie rmxl tlmt inrniii uie ireigiu migni ! not show too large a reduction for a single month. ISSUES WORTHLESS PAPER. Stensland's Crime Brings On Another Crash In Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 20. Chauneey L. Gntlmm, vice jiresident ff the Steel liall comjMiny, was arrested last night at his resilience in Evanstnn by detec tives from the ollice r if State's Attorney Healv on a Wnoh warrant issued by 14 $270,000, and most of the notes it gave are considered worthless. The receiver said he has Wen unable to find the makers, endorsers or guar antors of certain notes, and that he does not Wlieve they can W lieited. He thinks thev are all fictitious. Means $2,000,000 More Wages. Pittsburg, Nov. 2i. Two million dollars additional each year will be distributed through the Pitstburg steel district by reason or the increase in wages of the lalior force of the United States Steel corporation, which goes into effect January 1 . The notice of advance will be posted in the steel mi lis aliout I leceniber 1 . A conserva tive estimate of the total number of liilsirers employed bv t' subsidiary 1 j companies of tlio I luteo Males Mcel t-orxirat ion in what is known as the Pittsburg district, is 50,000. Witte Hopes to Dominate. Iiome, Nov. 20. Private reports dis credit the rumor that there is a possi bility 1 1 at Count Witte may become t he Russian minister of finance. The animosity nguin.-t Witte is being in-crea-e I so great l fiat it will not be surprising if an 1 ttempt wi re made to assassinate him. This advice adds that it seems to be Witte's intention to j,rHe races from points in Curry county be appointed pre si dent of the coma il of to the land ollice in Itoseburg. It is the empire, thinking that in that post alleged only such Indians and half he would again be able to dominate, j hreeds as belong to tribes or live on I reservations aro entitled to allotment Italy Admits American Pork. Itome, Nov. 20. The board of health has decided to admit American txirk into Italy without other requirement than the regular cert ilicate of t he Amer ican detiartment of Agriculture. A microscopic inseet ion will not made, it being considered that the be by- gienic measures taken in the United States are sufficient to warrant the pur- OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST ! 1 MONbY IN rOIAlUtS. Grand Mondrt Farmers M.trKet Bi j Crops at CJood Prices. ! l.a tJrando Fanners who planted pot.itix's last spring a-'o ronping a Ixnin tiful hatxest in thotiraiul Koiulo .il lev. The gros income from this jour's crop is placctl at f "0,000 on the output ' ol' potat.H's (roiu this valley. It is es timated that 100 cars will U necessary j to ship this season's crop. Thee t'm- uros ate computed on t ho basis of 1 .000 notes with an aerai;o yield of (H sacks to the acre. This has been tho yield on unirrigaUil lands on tho "Sand riiU'o" section, and tho estimate is con servative. More than half of t ho out ire potatoe acreage of tho valley is In tho vicinity of luiblon and Alicel. Fields that have pri-duocd (10 sacks to the acre and very tuanv tracts have d 'tio better than that cive 11 net re turn of L'7..r0 per acre. Tho w'ross re ceipts from an acre at the piesent price of 0." cents per sack amounts to .!:'. One of the prominent growers figures the cost ol prixluct ii hi per yeii' ;it $11. .'hi. as follows: Cult ivat i 1 -. f.'.; ili iCtr i 1 1 ir . and sackiin:, $."; sacks, $;!; seed. $1 : haulilu:, 1 1 .". The heaviest ield so far reported is that of A. .1. Sutbv, of Cove, who has seemed .'00 sacks from an acre. At the present market price, Mr. Surby's in come for an acre is l!'"', of which alxnit 1S;.')0 is net. A six-acro tield on tho Oregon Ki-d Apple company's ground, north of Ij (iraude, gives a yield of 100 sacks per aero. These po tatoes aro grow n out iroly without irri gation, and on account of their superior ipiality aro ratitl 10 cents higher than the open market . Tin- returns from the si acres will bo $000. The patch was planted as a matter of getting the ground in suitable condition tor cultivation. Col. Hofer Tells His Hopes. University of Oregon, Fugeiie C ol onel Hofer, of Salem, addressed the as semble at the univeritv. Ho was lull of enthusiasm over the development of J the state of Oregon, and predicted that the growth would be marvelous if there were two competing railroads in tie state. Ho was of t he opin ion if the-e two railroads enter the state, that Co. .s I bay would see the terminus on one ami that country wouM shortly develop a city of I'iO.'ooo, antl Portland would be' the other center for the end of the rail- , road system. Two such t hri ving cit ies Would le of great lielietit to the state. Benson Announces Changes. Salem In addition :to the Ha unt- j inent of Walter Preunau, to succeed I . jT. Wrightuian as head of the corpora - -II tion ileiiarl inent. Secretary of State- elect F. W. Jtensoii has announced that S. A. Kozer will ! promoted to chief clerk to succeed F. K. Iivell, and that Kozer will W' succeeded by II. H. Cor- ev, fif Haker City. Kozer is now audit- ing clerk. The remainder of the ollice force of Secretary of State Punbar will Uo n. raillMl llIltii after the s, ion of the legislature. There will W tin change in the force of janitors until after the legislature. Eager for a New County. Hood P.iver At a big mass meeting held here for the pursise of ascertain ing public feeling ill regard to the movement to create a new county, to W known as Cascade county, the senti ment was unanimous anil committees will be iititHiinted to circulate petitions to be presented to the next legislature j with that object in view. A number of 1 nrominent men here sisike on the one tion, and statistics were presented which show that the new county can In governed more economically than the same treritory is under present coiidi-j tlons, Crawford for Judge. Salem Governor Chamberlain has announced that he will appoint T. II. Crawford, of La Grande, to Hiicceed Iiobert Eakin as circuit judge in the Tenth judicial district, when Judge Ea kin goes to the Supreme bench in Jan uary. Other men who were in consid eration for the circuit judgeship were Turner Oliver and W. M. Liamsey, of La Grande, and P. W. Sheahan, of Enterprise. Crawford will serve under this appointment until July, 1008. Big Option on Timber Lands. Atsoria An option covering Uie sale of 0,040 acres of timber lands, .i.-'OO acres being located in the northern part of Tillamook county and 5,840 acres in the southern part 01 1 latsop . .1,... . ... 1 .... 1 j: 1 ... 1 I county, al Jf JH Iier acre, mis neeu me! for record in the county clerk's ollice. The lands belong to A. W . Priest and the option for lit) days was given to It. V. Jones and It. F. Fox, of Portland, and sold by them to Godfrey von Platen. Races for the Land Office. North P.end The announcement, by the land department that contest filings would be received in a number of In dian allotment claims has caused many claims. Much Wheat at Weston. Weston It is estimated that alxiut a quarter of a million bushels of wheat are stored in the warehouses in this vi cinity. The local market has Wen dull, awaiting a solution of tho car nit tuition. It is thought that nearly live- sixths of the crop is still in tho hands of the growers. COAL MINE OI'tNbU. Company Finds Eighteen-Foot Vein Near AMnmJ. Ashland Thete is no little Interest and enthusiasm in this section of the state over tho opening up of what ap pears to be permanent coal deposits. Coal (Toppings have been discovered for ;!0 of 40 utiles aliing the Cascades from tho state lino northward, but 110 depos its of siltlicielit extent to justify devel opment huvo been found in the pros pecting heretofore. Some lime ago tlio company that is opening the Ulue bead copper mlnen In t his sect ion, after se curing leases on a considerable area of land, began prospect ing on tho Furtey place on the east side of Pear creek, aloit seven miles from Ashland. Thev began by running two tunnels into t he mountain . tin" ( these is now -J70 and the ot h r "10 leet into the mountain, and an I s . . f , ,t vein ot coal has luell opened lip. The cn.ll h is been tes,t and appeals to he of excel lent pl.ility. The tunnels ate seven feet s.piare and run panllel 7" leet apart. They ale well linibeiid and are being connected by ero-s cuts every 7") feet, for vent ilat ion and to extract the coal. They extend into the moun tain from the west to the east on 11 7 per cent incline. About 'J,') men are Wing employed and the work is Wing pushed night mid day. Other erews aro employed in building coal bins, scales, gri..lies and screens for sorting the coal. To Improve Federal Property. Salem Francis W. Grant, supeiin tendeiit of construction of public build ings of the United States Trea-ury de partment, has Won in the city to in spect the plans, look over the grounds and draft prosieotivo plans, specifica tions and make estimates upon the proposed improvement of the grounds surrounding the lidcral building in this oily, whiih have remained in an unliiiished condition ever -inci the erect ion of (fie bu lining, t hn years ago, and for which improvement cou gtv-s has appropriated a fund of 001). th'.- Pin Faith to Cherries. La Grande Cherries, of the ship ping varieties, hive proven one of the most profitable products of the Grand IJ.iIidc valley, H id for that reason there will W many ne.v cherry orchards put out in the spi ing. George Thomas, of Cove, will plant 1,000 tree-. Mr. Thomas is one of the licst exteu-ive cherry growers in the valley, and now has aliout i!0 ai res of cherry orchard in full Waring. Poring the past season , these trees yielded at the Jmt acre. rate of f.il'7) Halsey Real Estate H eher. Halsey Halsey has slept long and well while the great, busy world hIhuiI it has Wen making rapid strides, leav ing it far ln-hind. Nowhere in Linn county has thete Won so little demand for real estate as in and aWut Halsey, but within the last six months things llaVe changed. Ileal estate is higher than ever before known in the history of the town. The noise of the saw and hammer has awakened the citizens from their peaceful slumbers. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, CA Valley, fif'io; red, (lie. bbleetelil, !7o; f24..rOrVf 2.'..r)); )ats .No. 1 w lute, gray, f L'.i.nof.i .-4 . Parley Feed, f 21 ..V) per ton; brew ing, $22..r0; rolled, f2.'l. Uv, $1.401.4r) per cwt. Corn Whole, 2.r)..r)0; cracked, $2(t..r)0 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. I, $ll(rf 12 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14MKi; clover, 7WS; cheat, f7..r0W K.50; grain hav, 1 7..r)0MH.fi0 ; alfalfa, $ll.f)0; vetch hay, f7rrf7..r)0. Fruits Apples, common to choice, .r)0w7")c per lsx; choice to fancy, $l('i 2.50; grapes, (iOcM $ 1 ,2.r -per crate; js-ars, 75c( 1 1 .2" ; cranberries, $10vr 12. 00 per barrel; ipiinces, $li'1.2.r per Isix; persimmons, $1.5(1 per box. Vegetables Cabbage, U4'Wl bjc per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, 75oiH5e per dozen ; lettuce, head, 20c per dozen ; onions, 1 OOt 1 2 b.e per d zen ; pumpkins, 1 '40 per pound; spinach, 4(5c per 'pound; tomatoes, :or50c tier box: parsley, I Oral 5c; Houash, Hl'-ic per pound; turnips )0crKl per sack; carrots, !lW.l 1 per Hil(k ; beets, 1 1 .25r 1 .50 per sack; ,orMTadish .'.Hit 1 0c per pound; sweet . . .. .... 1 potatoes, (it".,c per pound Onions Oregon, 75erf.$l per linn in-d. Potatoes Oregon liurbanks, fancy, 70rn H5c; common, HOW 70c. Putter Fancy creamery, 25rif.27j.jc per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, !5r" .'!7,!.jc do.. Poultry Average old hens, lOMlle per pound; mixed chickens, lOMllc; spring, lOwl lc; old roosters, 0rel0c; dressed chickens, 1H (4 14c; turkeys, live, 17bjcj turkeys, dressed, choice, 2ori;2lo; geese, live, 10c; 'b.cks, HricHSo. . Veal Dressed, 5J.jee8o. per pound. Jieef Pressed bulls, lf42e per pound; cows, 4(5c; country steers, Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8 (J? Oc per pound; ordinary, itri7o. Pork Dressed, S(HaC per pound. ops 1110(1, choice, 14fn. 15cj prime, 12f( lUc; medium, lOU'e per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, l.'Jf7j18e per pound, accordirg to shrink age; valley, 2021e, according to fine ness ; mohair, choice, 2028c. 11 iuiii im t fc utri 11: c ttiMti . .. Calilorni.l riomotlon ommmoo is inn a M.itcninnt. I'. ; X... ! 1 Hi i in' In the fact licit w idc puhln ity bus been fivcii to chatces 1 1 nt t $1,000,000 of tho lief fund nml I ihilled In Sail I inn sen has been ilivel led 01 stolen, Mild 1.. 1 1,., r . 1 1 1 1 1. 1 fuel that tlio.e sc.,, v .iis mi itilted to ti collect statement of conditions, the California I'mmol ion committee has sent out tho following statement ; "Moie than ftl. 000,000 1 Iiilmled to Sun Francisco came in small sums, Hinging from 10 cents up lo seveial thousand dollars. These sums came by mail and evpiess, in nil forms, fioiu postage stamps and cui loiicy to money orders mid hunk diafts. Of the entile amount scut, but two sums went iistiav one a iackage of cut rency contain i ig 1 1, 085.50 from Searchlight, sent to the National liank and Tnisl comiiuv, of Los Angeles, by expless; the oilier a pic! ng of $200 sent by mail fimu I'sil tiniore, "T .0 finance committee of the ('ili ens' lo in f l ommillce of I oily, after wind 1111 01 pointed to handle n l.i f and Ked floss fund-, coiisi-iing ,.f 'J I prom Incut biisine-s men of u'i ,1 ianci-co, tcceucd all f llld lied ll.e books of I 1 1 1 s Coliillllllce weie examined I'V liellelal Hales, a lepie-enla! I e of the National Pe l ( loss sm-ielv, M ilt fioni Washing ton for that pill pos,., who declan-l them kept under a svstem that giiiunii tced t heir correct ne-s . "The Massachusetts Association for the belief of California sent a commit tee to San Francisco to investigate the methods of relief wort. On Its return to liostou it made a n port, going into detail and covering every point in the Work of relief in San Ftanci-co. The report of this committee ic-iillcl in the immediate forwaidiug of the balance of the money in the hands ,,f tin- Ma--a-chilset Is i gun iat ion . ".I lllies I I. I lague. of I he New Vol k chamber of commeice committee for the lei icf of San I'liiiin-i", s nt sev eral wiei." in Sail I ninci-co, investi gating condition-. Af:er his report was made to the New Yolk ! . funds to tic amount of fioo.i , held bv the New York committee ote ordered tinned ov 1 r to the Sail Fiancisco relief Co point loll ." RUiH JETTY WORK. Central Mackenzie's Recommenda tions tor the Coming Season. Washington, Nov. L'.t. General Mackenzie, chii f of engineer-, in his estimates recently submitted to the secretary i f War, a-ks f..r only 11,0110, O1111 to continue wot k on the jelly at I he inoiil Ii of t he Columbia river, lu his annual reisirt, however, Gencrul Mackenzie makes dear the liece-slly for securing aut hotit y lo eH-iid an addi tional 1 1 , t5ii,oiiii, which will Is-ample to carry the south jetty to completion. lu his repirt General Mackenzie re views the work that has lieon done at the mouth of the ( 'olumbia and punts ont what remains to U-done U foie the deiiands of commerce are met. N i appropriation is now needed for improv ing the ( 'ohimbia river between Vancouver and the mouth "f the Wil lamette. Work on The Ihllles-Celiln canal has only just licgun. In addition to mouey il ready aipropi iated, .'l,5:::l, .".''.' niii-t Is- ajipropriated to complete this water way. Only 75l, 000 has U-eii asked for for t ho ensuing year. No estimate has ever lieeli made of t he 11 mount necessary to make the up per Columbia and Snake rivers navi gable the entire distance from Celilo to Pittsburg Ijinding. Ten thousand dollars is needed next vear. Frauds in Town Lot Sales. Guthrie. Okla.. Nov. L'll. A stieeial 1 to the Slate Cafiital from Muskogee savs that W. D. Foiilke, si-cial repre- yi.iitiil ice of President Loosevelt . has commenced an investigation into the I" ' '"lie. I h t iiiriiings wens alleged frauds in connection with Creek . 7K7,507,H77, being .l,5.so per mil Nation tow n lot sales. This investiga-! "'d nearly !i7,0oo,ooo more 1 ban t he tion was demanded bv the National I corresponding amount of the previous Creek Cotincil. which cliarges govern- year. Incomes from other sources than ment ollicials with misappropriating iisappropnat 1 thousands of dollars. The lots were appraised and sold by government ap pointees. Mr. Fou Ike has issued a cir cular inviting testimony on the subject. Gets $500,000 for Y. M C. A. San Francisco, Nov. 1!.'!. Mr. Henry I. McCoy, general secretary of the San Francisco Young Men's Christian asso ciation, has iust returned from New York where he succeeded in scouring I $500,000 for the rehabilitation of the Washington for consideration. Tho association in San Francisco. Of this greater portion of the lumber used in amount more than $150,001) was con- Han Francisco is iniiiiiifaclured in Orc- trihiited in New York city. Morris K , gon and Washington, and the mills aro Jessnp and John 1). Lockefeller, Mrs. situated in these states. It is probiiblo- W. E. Dodge, Cleveland II. I'odgo. .1, that an investigation will ho had in P. Morgan, Mrs. Itussell Sage and E. those flutes under direction of tlnv S. Darkness being among tho largest Washington aut Imril ies." givers. Denies Them Immunity Bath. Will Investigate Hill Lines. Minneapolis, Nov. . Grain f i rum Chicago, .Nov. HIS. The Tribune to- and iiiilioad men who were recently in day says .lames .1 . 1 1 ill and the three dieted by the special grand jury in great railways he dominates are to lo M iiinen pol is 11 1 t he instance of the de invest i"ated hv t he I ntelstate Coliiiueico part ment of Just iee u il I get no "im cominissioii. What are the relations inanity hi t 1" from the liilerstalo bet een the Gloat Northern, Northern Commerce 1 o omission, which closed Pacific and the I'.ui lington system an its session today, as none of the w it effort is to ho made to find out. The nesses before the last jury were called i-omui'isi-ion will seek to ascertain what by I he commission in the investigation effect the tontiol of all these lines by of the relations U'twccn the grain 1 : . 1 ..1,. I.. .,,,.1 11... i I ....... 1 Hilt mil l IIIIS ailll IS liaVlHU UOOU luo n , in the Noi l I wet . Make Alcohol From Molasses. Honolulu. Nov. U:b The Hawaiian' Planters.' association is planning to iiianufacture denatured alcohol from tho 14,000,000 gallons of molasses pro- duced annually, and for this purpose will erect a distillery at Pearl harbor, nin 1 if 1 imfiiiPf uiu iiiiuu 1 ii i 11 iijij Several l.iinjn Industries Kalsc I'.iy ol Employes. STILL TRUST LEADS MOVIMNT Sixty Thousand Men Allrctril and Will Add Million to Annual Payroll ol Companies. Chicago, Nov . 21. Sixty thoii-aii I employes of the great indilst 1 in I ainl lililload col j h it 11 1 ions wele IikIii v giant -ed inciciises in wages that will add mil lions to t he annua I pa) foils. One of tho notable increases was tlmt announ ced by the United Slates Steel col pun lion, by which its .0,0110 on -lulled vvotkeis will teieive nil addition of P cents p i dnv to their vv n .- lifo I .hn -nary I . This will all about f 1.00,011. to t he pa v loll . The New N, ot k (elllllll lit .111111 Well t.slav gtllllted Mil lldvilllie II e I II C he t ween 0 and pel i i ul ii a ! nil of olliplet loll of the wage 11 on fi 1 1 In e l I New Nork. The advance II ppl l - to II 1 1 the lines of the - Hi 1 1 il II eviept I he I'.o-loii , A 1 1 41 11 v and nllecls ill-mi li.ooo men. Uv an ndpi-l mini of ihe working hours lireiii 'ii Ml switch en gines will h.-iei ft r have to work only lo In mis a day n tend f I 2 . The ( llluil e .V I lecln Mining com panv announced at ('nlumel, Mich , to day, that, U-ginniiig .laiiiiinv I , t di vulges of nil Its elliplov i' lit the mines and stamp nulls would Is- ndvaiiied lo p r cent. Ihe action, nl.ii-li iillols Is twceii 5, noil and 0,1111011 men, was taken voluntarily, lhelii-1 ml nuat n-n U'lllg given Ihe ellipioves whell the llo t ices well- post c I . lU'. inning next Moiidav . ;:o,oiio 1 ol toll null ostaties a! lull Livel, Ma-s , will wotk under a new Male, adding I" p r cent lo their wages. I he ngreeuielit III thl- lll-e Was forced 011 the managers, ,y ,e opelnt i V e-', llli'l had Voted to -trike nil less t he new si 11 1 was adopted, and al-o by the fact that M.C. I. I'sirdeii, an imp irtant maim fact iirer einplov ing 5,oo0 t .11 1 I -. amt the I all Liver lion works mills had 11 1 n-adv met the demands of the mill hands, mid Ins action forced the other mill III lliagel s to V Ield . Means Advance for 100,000. I'si-toii, Nov. According load vices received from cotton mill centers in Southern New England, an advanci. of lois-reent in wag granted by tho Full Liver riianufact uiei s lis lav their .'to, 00 emplov es will affect marly oo, 0110 ojN-rntives in Southeastern .Massachusetts, Lhodc Island, Fa-tern Connecticut and several towns in other sections. It js understo.i.1, however. the advance w ill not amount to lo -r cent except III lull KlVer lilt-1 small villages. -ml YfcAH'S INCOME OF RAILROADS. Increase of Nearly $07,000,000 in Net tarnings. Washington, .Nov. 'J I . A prelimi nary report of Ihe Interstate ('ommerco commission on the income account of t he la i I wav s of the Iniled States for t he yea r ended .lime .'to last contains returns from com' mil ies operating --0,-O'.'O miles of lines, or about W r cent of the mileage that VV ill be coveted ill the filial report. The total gross eui nil gs of ihe roads were $'J,:il!,7ii0,o;io, be. a.; equivalent to $ 1 0,5 III per mi le. Passenger earn ings were fii I S, 555, U.i , or f , H 1 1 per mile, and freight earnings $ I ,(i1o,!i4-.',-Sil! , or 7,45.H r mile. Op rating ex- 1 pells! 1 scs were $1 .Ml?, H'.:,15:i, or til.liii.'t t li'ise of operat ion aggregated 1 1 :L.,,(iLM 07HL. The dividends Jiaid amounted ti $L'Jl.i, PMi,5l.iH, and taxes f :is1!io:t,i:.ss. Lumber is Made in North. San Francisco, Nov. "I. I'nileil Stati s Pislricl Attorney Uoberl Pevlin said today regarding his investigation of the so-called lumber trust: "All t he ev idelne I have gathered I have I raiism il ted to t he at toincy general at uwm mm 11117 luiooimn. Government lo Make Torpedoes. Newport, . I., Nov. Ul. Arrange ments are reported for the establish ment in this city of a government tor- podo factory where all of this class of explosives used in the United Stat eft navy w ill bo manufactured independent of private concerns.