Bohemia nugget., July 31, 1907, Image 2

Bohemia Nugget
COTT ACZ GROVE. . . . . CWECPf
NEWS 0H11E WEEK
In a Ccsteed fern fcr Oct
Essy Uzizn.
A Rllumi of the Ll Import"! but
Not Let lnttt'wg Event
of th Pt Wwk.
S'rlkir:? coal r.!r:'rs In Mince' t
are to r turn to work.
Salt I-ake rrjer.gr boy hive
von their !trifcJ for alternate Kan
da y rff.
Mayor Tav'or. of San Frif ivo,
fcf rrdr.td tew board of a;.
trvlwjr. ValiaV r.UtorP-al paper taTe
b-n s'.okn from thtlr archlvs in
Havana.
The government say th'-re ! no
dans' r rf a coal famine thi winter
like that of Jafi.
North Carolina ticket agTits Live
ta indicted for violating the tate
railroad rate law.
The approaching elct'on In the
Philippine is rou:ng Lut little In
terest among the native.
New York Is terrified by the con
tinued abulia on your.g girls which
the police eeeai unable to stop.
A Chicago woman ha been ar
reted who ha for years been Knr
lag table from so called hopltal"
and then telling them around town.
While the tzar wa reviewing
troop near the palace one regiment
of hi guard mutinied and refused to
take part in maneuver unless a cer
tain commander was removed.
Falvador La aked Mexico to act a
mediator with Nicaragua.
W. J. Bryan ha saved a woman
from being ran over by n auto.
Heat records throughout the Middle
etate have broken ail former record
for this summer.
New Fiinburgh, a suburb of Ottawa,
(mi., ha been wept by fire. I-leti-mated
lo, $300,000.
The famine in St. Elizabeth ditrict,
Jamaica, is growing worse. Ten thou
sand people are said to be starving.
The effort of the Wabash railroad to
establish 2-cent passenger rate all
through the East Las been blocked by
other road.
Japan ha completed a treaty taking
fall control ot Corea and the minister
of foreign affair say China may share
the same (ate.
If. II. Iiogers, bead of the standard
Oil, ha been struck down by heat and
Li doctor have ordered complete rent
a the only hope of recovery.
Three Indian girl are guarding the
graves of their ancestors in Xansai
City, Kan. The government Lao or
dered the bodies rvinoved and the land
Bold.
A steamer ha just arrived at Van
couver, 15. C, with 1,177 Japanese
from Honolulu. The Canadian Pacific
railroad want 5,000 coolies lor con
struction work.
The Corean emperor has confirmed
the report tliat he ha abdicated.
Mrs. Ilussell Kage lias given $100,000
to the Syracuse, N. V., univt-rHity.
Germany will oppose at The Hague
any movement Upward disarmament.
Japan ha just tried to float $20,000,
000 of railroad bond in England, but
failed.
German military officer are experi
menting with a very successful dirigible
balloon.
The people of Russia are refusing to
register for the elections, as they recog
nize it to be a farce.
A bulldog belonging to the Uootevelt
family treed the French ambassador
and has been banianed.
The recount of ballot in the mayor
alty fight in New York has been further
delayed by McClellan's lawyers.
The prosecuting attorney of Missis
sippi ha sued the Standard Oil corn
puny for $1,400,000 for violation of the
anti-trust law.
American and Japanese bluejackets
in France are to be kept apart for fear
of a fight. Poth countries have s ,uad
rona in F rench waters.
Machinist are preparing to strike on
all railroad.
Two Han FanciHco lys are under
arrest for placing dynamite caps on
street car tracks.
The Haywood trial at Poise will cost
close to $250,000, including the ex.
poiiHoH of both sides.
Allor, the Huywood witness charged
with perjury, ha been hound over to
iiHwer in the District court.
Chicago lalxir unions will not parade
thin year on Labor day. This ha been
one of the feature heretofore.
Louder in a Ccroan conspiracy liave
been arrestod. The ex-emperor is said
to be behind many of the plots.
The attorney general is to begin suit
in New York to annul the charter of
tho Western Union and Postal tele
graph companies. Illegal combination
it the allcgutiori.
Pryan is said to have abandoned hi
government ownership policy.
New York Jew are planning an or
ganization to unite the Hebrews of all
eouutriee.
LET ORCHARD PAY PENALTY.
Borah Ftrv"? OitcU'f" Thought
: , I !l-o. Ja'y ir. 7 ce of
ti-e Sutecf I !.' -'r.t William I.
I!y'r., rhri,-..l with tb mur-lT t-f
hi'rk S-Mn'tr, fi-rnr g-ei:tt
cftb mill irt w.th j ad
j :ry by t"r:jrht. l UrvrrTr l'jrr w,
! after i-kkr. for II hour, dfu l'i i-!
'th f.rjl f for Ha; w-5' iif-at
i p. in., and at . o c. k !al evrj
lr g l'r.itl -rtor 1 o-ah r.jr.l
U,- ri'";' t trfiti.rr.i f r t pr imv 'j
tf n. lie w ili (; I- r t fre 'r..
or aUxit fm hour. J ! Ireni-nt
Wrl :!! ir'.r.jt ar.d cljrre tl j .ry
on t-at'jf'lay rr.H'rr.ir.
Mr. i'--rh' j--ii.- a M-riwt;on.
From tine t. tin. i. turr.l n or.rt
f r the if ,' r;. f.r-e ir. ircit!.'!l
ur.Tv.i from h iir. ar.d at tin.-
I rjirfit nJr'i !r r.i Mr. Uichari
and Mr. Irr w, t ut tt i jair -
n-l Lot word he s:ler.I rr Srt
t break ti e of word. The cli
uai a j:.1.!. wh-ri in Uhalfrf
the itat of I lh it to; ! it K"
nor ar 1 birii'.f be !;'!:n.ed a.i t.
ter.ti"fi :T d-:r t c:e itr.m ;rnty to
Orchard. Fir:ai'v. h im -e rwe ar.d
voice -i'liverir. ith emotion, t!.e rer
a'.fT raied hi arm sr.d a,id:
"If I should etr i..jn in 't give af
rrova! t' imrnuriity t" th nan 1
hnv the rreat rr:v nithr u.y
ri.'ht arm in the r-ket."
Mr. Iiorah declared the state did r.ot
want Hy l cu-jvk-tnl f aiy crime
I t which Orchard T I'tttihone or
M"yer or Kimpkin or anyi-iy e! a.i
rer)nsi))!e, and deire.j a vtrdictd
jf j ; ; t r ' n'y if the evider-e wit d.--med
irticient to arrtr:t such a conclu'Hi.
The senator denouncl CIarei-e Iar
r w's stteuiT.t tljit the jurors' rr::rni
had ben poi-onel ajfain't the tit fend'
ant in thi caee. Nowhere, he -le
claret, could a fairer trial have been
heid than in IWit-e.
GLASS CASE FINISHED.
Attorney Mak
In San
Arguments to Jury
Francisco.
Fan Francio, July 26. The
Glaa bribery case should be in ti e
tiand of the jury by 1 o'clock this after
noon, rrancis J. lleney, for the r-eo-ple,
and T. C. Coogan, for the r!eft-r.se,
yeter!ay male each his opening ari-
ment. At 10 o clock thi morning Iei
phin M. Delmas will begin the closing
ad Ire for GLaa. Popular prophecy is
divided between a conviction and a d:a
areement. No one affect to forecast
an acquittal.
The chief sensation of tbe trial tame
at 1 :20 o'clfx-k, when the prosecution
having closed it case Mr. I)elns crisp
ly announcel: "So have we." Thi
d'Hermination to offer no evidence in
contraliction of the circumifUintial web
woven around Glag was a sudden and
complete surprise to everyone, mof-t of
all to the prrecution, for the previous
day Delmau had casually, or 'so it
seernel, mentionej pudoJph Sprwkle
as "one of the witness- we shall call.
Heney, after stating frankly to the
jury that the declination of Second ice
President Zimmer, the rnOHt lmfrtant
individual witnest for the state, to tea
tify had put it beyond the power of the
prosecution to establish definitely the
conned ion of Glass with the crime of
bribing Supervisor Charlea IVjxton, de-
vot-d himself to a vigorous exposition
of the circumstantial cmie made out.
SUMMARY OF THE SURVIVOR 3
Revised Returns Show a Total of 93
Live Lost.
Fan Francisco, July 2C. A recast
of the returns from the work of rescue
shows that of the 245 person on the
steamer Columbia, 152 have been
saved, while five bodies have been re
overed and hH are reported lout.
Of the entire number of lost, 39 were
men, 49 women and fiva were children
Of the 11 passengers, 114 have been
saved. Kixty-eight of these hav? been
taken to Astoria, eight have arrived
here and the remainder are at Fureka
or' on their way to thi city. Of the 9H
men, 70 were saved and of the 91 wo
men 42 were Faved. Two of the seven
children survive. Of the 54 memlera
of the crew, 38 are alive.
Hanien Mutt Explain.
""fiarTFranclHCo, July 2C Not""un"
tll Captain Hanaen and tho member
of the San I'edro reach here from
Kureka, where they are now engaged
in a squabble with the mauler of the
Geo. W. Kldcr over the la tier 'a claim
for salvage, will Inspectors Holies
and Uulger begin the Inquiry Into
the cause of the wreck of the steam
er Columbia. The Inspector Intend
to get from Captain Hansen a full
statement of the affair, with parti
cular reference to tho charge that
he misunderstood the signals given
by Captain Doran of the Columbia.
Cuba Want Civil Engineer,
New York, July 2C. Colonel
William Ulack, U. S. A., acting hh
adviser to tho Secretary of Public
Works of the Cuban provincial kov
erriment, who ha Just arrived from
Havana, spoke encouragingly of Cu
ban affairs, particularly of tho rail
road building slnco the Kpanlhh
Amerlcan war. He Kald the govern
ment ha appropriated $12,000,000
for thi work done. He said that In
his opinion there wua In Cuba u good
field for civil engineer
Predicts Saionji' Defeat.
Vlctorlu, il. C, July 26. Count
Yannglsawa, of tho Japanese House
of Peer, say hi government will
ho defeated soon by tho uttltude of
Premier Katonjl on tho dlfflcultlo
with the United Ktute. He expect
the new government to be formed
when tho Hlet meet In December.
Admiral Yarnariioto will be at it
head. He said that the Japanese
are much excited over the Ban Fran
cisco riot.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OE INTEREST
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE.
Sowthm Pc fC Anticipa'e Mot of
Hi road Cmminiofl.
S!m A r .It i f th l.rirjt l1
fi.rt tie r i n.ciri):Mn cf t!,
eti-i, p;i!. t fiiA-i the tt to:.!i"r.'
owr. iie tl'.'". aaln-t the !ie,,l ind
j i t er.r tra.n (U'itco f the
S.tith. rn P.-if;c thrwiith thf Willam
ette !!cy fvn th t'i:th. In all prof
b.l:tv an rbr ill! I ma te rcuirir.jt
"nry t'i ran a tit j i.-4-r-er
trala ttnu HM-l--iri i Port'tt.J on Nv
12 tiu-e wl-n that trm ii r-jr.rtel
an If tur ltr at t!-at ttati n.
TLi order will l rrvade to ratiffr
the d. ri.ar. 1 of th. tr!:na public f-r
a rut rv t:tfat-ttry fric thr-uh the
vaMt-T, r;cia!iy by r. 'ithtouiid .er
lar. 1 No. 11'. wi.H-h, i:p to to eek
, fr-'in or e t' it af) 1 ej(ht
bt;ri la. H!i-t!e in !.t;c:p;;"n
of the t.f thi o:t.p'.ir t. whu-h
ban -U he'd in a)-!: by the Com-mi-i"!i
f'T M-vt-ral ek. the Sutb
ern P'if:? C"tnpny put en an extra
train which run; t far 9"'it'i Albany
and t? en doiibl- lttk a the firt tfc
tion of No. 12-
Strar:--ly eno-ih this than.'t
rna-lt atin l! e sarn? 'lsy th couip!:i.t
mas fi!i, ith'nt noti to the com
mii'n an 1 without th latt-r' know-le-1e.
Ever fince thi extra ss put
into servire, picking t'p the heavy lj-al
ex pre and batm' hi-fier:t. No. 12
ha- tf-n n tin e and c.niplair.t ha
cl tip-n this st-fiv. The railrmd
i-'ircnii'Moti, however, ll:eve this
tub sen ic should U exter. M a far
oi;th a !l-.eburij and an order to this
effect will piflmbly I made. It i
expected that Hie S'Kithern Pacific will
endeavor to show that such an orier i
iir.ne.-waryf but, fine? no a.-uranie
given that the new train service will
li? n.a'ie rn.ant-nt, the order of the
commission will be a standing one and
will n.ake it eo.
GRAIN WHERE SAGEBRUSH WAS.
Splendid Crop in Harney Women
Work in Ha, fields.
Burn Haying i now in full force
throughout Harney county, and the
meadow are yielding heavy crop.
With few exceptions the alfalfa fields
made an exceptional growth thi year,
while the native grasses are unusually
good. Men are in strong demand for
this work at goM wat-, and even
women are making big money driving
mowers, rakes and stackers.
The irraiQ crop are a lco showing op
well. There a a favorable rainfall
during June and during the critical
period there was no damaging frost, o
the entire aon ha been encouraging
for t lie farmer. The fall, grain is well
along toward riening and the spring
Krain ru heat, barley, rye, etc ha a
strong growth, with a heavy head.
It ia really a pleasing iht to see
field wherein the sagebrush stood at
the opening of last spring that are now
undulating waves of bending grain
promising a rich harvest.
The fruit ha all done well thi year
and here will be in're berries, apples,
pears and apricot than ever before in
the -.alley
CHEMAWA IN FIRST RANK.
Improvemert Will Make It Leading
Indian School In Country.
Chemawa The Chemawa Indian
school is building a new brick hospital
at a cost of $19,978, the contractor be
ing Fred A. Krixon, of halem. V . JI.
Ialrvmtile. also of Kalern, has the con
tract for the school's new brick bakery
at a cost of $4,000. The work on both
thew imildinia ia ranidlv nrouresaing
and it is hoped to tave them r-ady for
. f ,1 1 M
occupancy for Uie cjjening oi me iaii
Urm ol the school.
The hospital will lie supplied with
the most modern and sanitary equip
ment arid the school's open-air sani
tarium will be extended. The bakery
will be supplied with the latest im
proved oven and appliances.
The etam and electrical engineering
department of the school will alao be
irrmroved bv additions to meet the
growing needs of the institution. With
these improvement Chemawa will
maintain her rank aa the best equipped
Indian manual training school not only
on the Pacific coast, but of the whole
United ritate Indian service.
Delay In Fruit Shipment.
u-.iom fAillowine closely upon
tho Investigation of the delay In the
nassenKer train service, on tne
Southern Pacific llneB in Oregon,
omes a complaint to the Itailroad
Commission from If. H. Olle, a com-
luul.ri fiicretifint. of tllla citV. Who
asks that an Investigation be made
the delay In the operation oi
freight trnlns on the Southern Paci
fic, which, he says, affect fruit ship
pers much more than the uciay in
thy passenger train service.
New Armament for O. A. C,
Corval lis -Oregon Agricultural col
lege cadets will hereafter be armed with
Krag rifle of the 189H pattern. They
will also have for drill purposes two
3.2-inch breech loading steel field I
... . it -l-l
piects, which will supplant iwo oia
fashioned muzzle loading cannon that
uvn hitherto been In use. The arms
are supplied by the War department,
Two Acres Yield Him $1,260.
F:ugene Mahlon Harlow is doing
fairly well with his small cherry orch-
ard, in spite of the prophecy of some
who maintained that the crop oi, uoyai
Anns would be very light this year.
Mr. Harlow, who has a scant two acres
in cherries, raised 12 tons from his
little orchard.
KEEP DEPOTS WARM.
Commissi Prepartt Reguiatta for
Road Within b!at.
hahrn A a re-t of the heaiirg
C"tltuil tlurir-i tb I- ri,:i ol Tut-,
day, July 1, orn ti sb;e--t of depot
and stall' n i iiiri; lt r and fa il
it:e, the rai- 1 ct-rr-iM- -n h an-n.ifn-l
th a l i4o:i f a f.i! et of
fl'.e ar.d rey ilati !. k-Mverr,ii, the
i;;tatn, l.tntir., limn.', tc . ol
cars and d-p t. r: l r.-.-ril-ing th
, f. il.t.es t-j le u( pin-l iu V trr
' prtati'in of p.-r.fa within He
st..
j The or !-r i e'p;r in fTet. c,v
erinjt all of the rai!r ads operating ht,
in the state. The refutation, vi"U-
! tion of iiith are SMi j.rt to f"rfr;t-
ore of lr- rn $1 to $1 mW, f. ll :
All J.-t:, r itin: rrr. ai.d p-
; ser.ger cars i:?e.l in IM sinie sr a n i
c'n and supplied with pure Jr.rkin
j aVer and t- light! h-!-!, v-!i?i!ated
and etjtiippxd as r'ri ! r the vu-
'parts of the sati.e r-a.-"r.at !y cj:i.f.rt-
; bie.
ruirab'e toilet rsri.i or buildinc
shall 1 providt and kept ciean at
ai-h regular station wht-re an agent i
maintained, a separate toiiet r'm cr
building shall! kept f-r the taw of
women, whK'h shall Is- n.arkt-las such,
and which shall Is i.ni ked at all
time when, by ttu.-e rules, the wait i g
Itsiin i rcj ured to 1 p'a. Toilet
room on ait civrs carry inii jinir rs
s!.all l kept clean and siippii.d aitii
' tnleH Jper.
Waiting ns.ms and ticket n!!rs hav
ing an agent shall U' oin f'r the a
eommshtt.'on of the traveling pubuo at
lea--t 3d minute Udore the schedule
time of the arrival of all j-assenirer
I trains scheduled to st.p at stwfi station,
'and shall 1 kept .pei a(tr t!;r arrival
of such pHMM-ner train br such icr-tl
of time as Hill afford wer.g-r a r-a-sonabie
opjsnt'.ir.ltv to trari-ait their
business and leave the stati' n. In the
cae of ileiayed trains, such waiting
rot.ms shall be kept open ut.til the ac
tual arrival of such delay el trait..
Waiting rooms at junctir, shall U
kert ors-n when ne--sfarv fur the ac-
, comm'slation of paei.geia waiting
M t
transfer from one hue to the other.
Platform shall be kept linhWd
night hen the waiting rrn is
these rule required to be jn.
No Clerk Seen Yet at Burn.
Burns The land department at
Washington notlfinl the land odic here
the latter Jirt of Jane that a clerk and
stenographer tad been igned to the
ollice to relieve the congcet ion of busi
ness and that he would report for duty
July 1, but he has not shown np yet,
nor has the oll'u-e heard anything more
from him. and in the meantime a large
amount of land business is hanging in
the air, with settlers very anxious to
make final pro fJ, settle contest and
otherwise complete their entries.
In the Schools of Umatilla.
Pendleton County Superintend
ent Frank K. Welles has filed hi an
nual report for the year ending June
17. The report show that a total
of 13!0 pupils are enrolled in the
county, and 175 teachers employed.
One hundred and six teichers were
examined during the yuar for certi
ficates, IH of whom failed. Four
hundred and eighty-four pupils are
attending private schools in the
county and 1231 are not attending
any school.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 81c; bluesttern,
85c;
valley, 80c; red, 8K-.
Oat No. 1 white,
nominal.
gray
Barley Feed, $21.5()22
per ton;
$21,500
brewing, nominal;
24.50.
rollea,
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per
ton.
HayValley timothy, No. 1, $17
18 per ton; F.astern Oregon timothy,
$21(23; clover, $9; cheat, $9jl0;
grain hay, $9Q10; alfalfa, $1314.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27(tf30c
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 12
13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12Jc;
spring chickens, 15fa)HJc; old rooster,
89c; dressed chickens, H(eV17c; tur
keys, live, 1215c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, 8(yllc;
ducks, 8(9l4c.
Kggs French ranch, candled, 22
23c per dozen.
Fruitw Cherries, 8f5jl2c a pound;
apples, $1.50(W2.25 per box; SpiUen
bergs, $3.50 per box; cantaloupes,
$2.503.60 per crate; peaches, UOctfJ
$1.25 per crate; raspberries, $1.25
1.5IJ, per crate; blackberries, 8((t12c
per pound; loganberries, $1 per crate;
apricots, $1.50fj2 per crate.
Vegetables TumifjH, $1.75 per sack;
tarrots, $2 per sack; beets, $2 ier
sack; asparagus, 10c per pound ; beans,
3P2fic per pound; cabbage, 2o jur
pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn,
2535c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c(;$l
per hex; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen;
onions, 1520c per dozen; pcus, 4(;y5c
per jiourid; radishes, 20o per dozen ;
tomatoes,' $1(1.25 per crate.
Potatots New, l(2c per pound.
Veal Dressed, h(a ;Hc rer pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 34o per
jiound; cows, C6c; country steers,
67c.
Mutten Dressed, fancy, 80o per
pound; ordinary, 67c; spring Jambs,
e per pound.
Pork Dressed, C08o per pound.
Hops 6di7Jo Per pcund, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
16r322o per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022c, according to fine
usbs; mohair choice, 2930o a pound.
GRILLS PINKER TON MEN.
Haywood AMofy 3v 8tunrr;
Murfr Part of ContplraCy.
Boiw. Idaho, July 24. Forsakirig
the the iy d er geets-e
as i ircnaru
1
riK-tiie tr the u.urtier
fd rvOovernor
Steur,rr.tsrjr. K. F. Bwhanlsoii arg'id
that Orchard in th empl'-y "f
Pir.kfrton .!tt.tie Bireney when h
killl M.eoni nUrit and that the rnur
der w-i a rt of a conspiracy to lit'g
HllW'xl.
This ild-n .Irpart'ire wss folloetl
br a treir-end'"! denunciation td t'a
tain Jan e Mc l ar.ar. I and the Tinker
t.n and j-.v.iMiit vitujs riit'on of
fin-hard. Governor Oooding, of blah i,
N-r.tof '. rah and tinTir I'iat-ly,
of Colorado, In fact, all who hNc sited
on the side ol th pr.Mt nCi of Hay
l oii.f in f' r i share o BichHiJ
a.'t perorati'in.
Mr. Ks bar. '.sun, having iken for
nearly nn.e hours, wound up by plead
ing with the jviry not b convi' t liny
wmsl on tl e tetirnoiiy fd th self-con-((.!
crimif.a', r hard, whis-e ttsti
tiiMi;, he fa; i, h.vl n t Is-n rotrols r
ate. by any tesit mot y rtaiiding by it
ssdf and unsur ..rtl by tircharl, t.i
roJ.r.e, t IUv w... w .th any c-inspirncy
to cmmit crime. Mr. Kn-haribori
charged th pmierton ifte tive as' ' cy
with a systematic plot t- fcf-ure tl-e
conviitlon ot Hajw s.l. Meyer and IVt-
tib'tie as a means to tht direl fl
Urminatioa of the W ester n. Feleratioti
f Mineti.
Clarerite Isjrru- will romrnef.ro his
argutmhtin Haywssl' Udalf when
e nt iii-et this n;ornii--i,. It ia ex
Ictel that ht will r-ulre two days to
fl'SW f'r .t tie defer.se.
FIRE AT VlCTOHiA.
Property Los of S250.000 Result
From Poor Preur.
Vi.toria, B. ( July 24. The great
est fire in Victoria' hir.ory recurred
yrttcrday afterti'M.n, destrtn-ing live
td's-ls and many detache.1 buildings,
and involving a bsol $:'"u,0ot). Matt
ing in the unuss-tl Isolei !.np d the tic
filDit Albion works, the tire wijx-1 out
the shack of tho tel.de! loin. From
More strtft to Q uidta, fonrbhuks ess'.
war l, Istweeii Herald and Chatham
and Pii.ticer streets, carcely anything
esm .
The jsir prei-stire fif water greatly
harilicaf'p4tl the t'.retin n, who, aided by
the soldier f the garrison and a ht
of volunteers, fought desperately, pull
ing down many buiidlngs in the path
of the fire, which was brought under
control at 7 p. in. Dynamite was
brought In automobile to blow up
buildings, l ut Fire C hief Watson would
not use it. Men, women and children
were hurriedly carrying out their W
longinga fiom the hou in the threat
ened district.
The niimbtr of house burned in the
destructive fire i placed at 75, and the
insurance at about $135,000. The total
Io- is estimated at $25H,00J. No cas
ualties aro rcjirtol. The jliee herur-
el blankets aiei lent lor me Home
less, but not one application for she!
ter was rveived. all those burtuil out
tcirig shelti retl by friends and at tl
hotels. The tenderloin wa almost
completely wiped out. Three chuiclies
were destroyed.
COLUMBIA'S BOATS WERE GOOD
Inspector Turner Kill Rumor That
They Were Rotten.
San Fram isco, July 24. Sixteen
names were added yesterday to the list
of survivors of the Columbia-Kan Pedro
collision. Thepe 10 passengers were in
a lxat which landed at Mielter cove.
The Istat also ctiiitailietl two dead Ixslies
Tho list of survivor now include 100
via .nf rA rt.ru rt...l 4itut f1 '.p,7
iersons on hoard. Three dead tsKiies
have been recovered. Ninety-seven
iK.-r.son are uriax?ounted for.
Ixal Insfxttors Bolles and Bulger
txlay detailed Assistant Inifxvtor
Frank Turner to examine the lifeboat
from the (iunbin, which was pickotl
up at sea, the rejxirt being circulated
that the wood in it was rotten.
Mr. Turner retried that, while the
lxat Is not new, its condition is perfect.
"It is built of solid oak," he said,
"and the wood is so hard that I could
not chip it off with a knife."
Great Cotton Strike Begin.
Moscow, July 24. The strike of the
men employed in the cotton mills of
the Kava Morosoff company at Oriecko
vozue, in Vladimir province, has as
sumed dangerous proportions. Forly
thousand n.en are out. Social Demo
crats ore bringing alxmt sympathetic
strikes and hundreds of thousands may
le involved. The movement i accom
panied by violent political agitation.
Hevoral big meetings were held In the
suburbs yesterday. Troops were sum
moned ami had to fire befcre the crowd
dispersed. Many were arrested.
Indicted Miner It Free.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 24. In the
United Ktates District court Judge J.
Uiner dismissed the cuse against K.'T.
McCarthy, a wealthy mining man of
Omaha and Baxter City, Kan., who
was Indicted for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the government of valuublo
coal lands in Monarch, Wyo. The evi
deuce on which F.. M. Halbrook, K. K.
Lonabaugh and Itohcrt McPhilamey
were convicted showed that McCarthy
had disposed of his interest.
Cannot Convict Dr. McQee.
Hi.i-e. July 24. Dr. I. L. McGee,
the witness for the defense of W, D.
Haywood, who was arrested on the
charge of perjury, was discharged from
custody yesterday by the magistrate
liefore whom the preliminary hearing
was held. The justice ruled that the
evidence brought by the prosecuting
Attorney was insulliciont to warrant
holding McQee,
COLUMBIA IS BLAMED
San Pedro Officers Say Disaster
Could Have Been Averted.
HUNDRED SLVEim-SLYEN SAVED
Seventy Tsvo Are Unaccounted for
and Chance of Hair; Four d
Alive Are Small.
f.nreka. Cab, July 2.!. Arrival ye,
lerday of the sli uiner Oe.rg" W. It! h r
w ith the Wtteri I "team m h)ln r Kii
plio In Pin, brought the drat ieof
a miiiine dintcr which will rank
MM rf tl,r M.rt nf the I'a'-i tic oit.
I he hull i'l iro dr'Ve full cpe.l Hit
Ihe utein nf the teamer (Vdun rbia.
i.unil frniii Sun Frunciieo to 1'i.rlUi. I.
tearing a ermt giuh In her a-de
. u n.itiif 1nf t.iHink within i-ikdit
and
tnin-
12 )
i,t. n. iir Miciter c-ivi-
al'Ut
o'clm-k huielay iri'irning.
The liii't relMirla j c I h 1 1 t'n ! tl
be'.i
that at bust half f the '
r 'ti
bird tiie ('luinbia h id I
riahed, b
Ik urly the total shrmke. 1 he U-t ad
vut" now ate that 177 ceapI .leath
when the xermd wrl-t t the Ix.ttmn.
( tne hiilidri"! and rrven of
I he Colinri-
IiIh'h tiaHetik'ers and '.I
of her er-w
have U Til brought to thm "rt by II.
fteami-r Oeo. W. Kldrr, whic h towed
Uie colliding M ll .ner .Sill Pedro fr.li;
the melic of the dimHer to Burt ka. A
lute meiw.;t:e Irolu Shelter love "HJ
that t brc- ni'.re lifebaita have U-er
pit kid up, one of th.'in containing 1
IM-raoiiH, another 1') and the third not
reu ted .
Two hour after the wreck the f .g
lifted and a Cold wind -ommcneid t'
biow. The "'ople in tll !at uHerol
muih.
(). Swanaoti, a hailT of the San lVd
ro, win? at the wheel S.iturdav night
when the frttal collision K(urn-l. In
bin M-port to the .ilni' agent, Ji hik
I'.rickxoll, the bl'llliC Irt laid llp.tl the
hh'iulders of tin- Columbia' ortM-er.
tlll'.er lliemla-r of the (Tea of the Suu
Pedro subrtaiitlatn the atnry of Swati
"on. He iay tliat the rb-r wa given
to him when the lookout righted the
Coluinbiu to put the wheel hard 8rt.
Ihr.e jtoiiita apill iailn-l the Nin
I'edro seaward apparently out if the
way of the appnaichlug vvatel, !io(
name at that time wax not knon.
Shoit toot from the whittle of both
Vesatd wartnl the hkipper. Tin? Co
lumbia win on the it al tiidc, the San
Pedro on the sea vide. Aprently
loth VCrtHel Were pr'e'ditig at full
eed. If all hud gone Well, the Sat)
Pedro would have cleared tho Colum
bia, but it is evident that an order,
"put the wheel hard n-HtarUurd," wa
C I veil on the Columbiii. Thin uri.t her
dirwtly ncronH the Ikiw of the M.-mu
cilioolier. Whether or Hot the tnil ol
eitlier vefHel was (darkened is lnima
terial, for the crush of tint ve'sela wa
territln. The Columbia, an iron vfHel,
Uire the brunt of the impart, mid tier
linn plates (Tucked, and a g.udi K-ven
feet across the forward hatch ullowot
the water free ingriKH at Rreiit velm ity.
Among ihe survivor" rt-HMirdand car
ried north to this "rt by the (iiiTge
W. Klder are men and wmiii'ii from a
score t.f states, not a few from the At
lantic M'iiboard and the Middle Wit.
Anions then' are a number of mdiool
teachers, who were varying wit h a sea.
voyage their hoiim trip from the an
nual convention of the National Kdma
tional asms iation at 1 Angeles.
A segregation of tho Columbia's js
i nger list slinws that in her cabins shtv
carritd "8 'men and 11(1 women am',
girls; in her steerage 20 men snd one,
woman, a total of 1 Ktt. Dihcrepancics,
however, between tho full lit-t furnished
the purser on sailing and some of tho
names given by the survivors who have
reached hero indWulo that the total
number of passengers muy have la-en
greater. Sixteen of the names given
here are not found on tho steamship,
company's certified list. Adding to thc
1811 accredited iwissengeis tho Ml or (ilV
members of the Columbia's crew gives
a total of 211) lives ioonur.liiee.1 in the,
midnight collision. It is known that
at leant 40 women were saved.
Plot Against Czar I Nipped.
Kt. Petersburg, July 2.I. Tho police,
today arrested on the street u student
long suspected of kdonging to the mili
tary organization of the Social revo
lutionists. On searching them, tho po
lice found plans of both the Tsurskou
Selo and Peterhof palaces, maps of tho
St. Peter ami St. Paul fortress, and tho
fortrens at Cronstudt. and a naner
showing the disposition of the troops
in the St. Petersburg harrucka. Tho
police believe tliat they have. nlpHd in
the bud another attempt on tho life of
the emperor.
Getting After Opium Trade.
Pekiu, July 27. Tho Chi
ernment hus formally annonnced lt
iiHsent to the uronoHtil liimln bv n,
United States for a Inlnt lnvestliral Ion
by tho iowcan, Including China, into
tho whole oucstlon of tho onium tradu
and of tho production of opium. De
tail, of tho p.oceduro will be Hrrangod
later. China's delay In acceptance was
due to a misunderstanding on her nait
niaii six nun poniiont conunissions coin
prehendod such an inquiry,
Takes Sting Out of Rate Law..
Asheville, Tonn.. Jul 23 Fmlnrnl
Judge Pritchard today dischurged Tick
et Agents Wood and Wilson, of tho
Southern railway, on habeas corpus
proceeding and declared the nenaltw
clause of Uie new ruto bill unconstltu
tional.