r—
E L íP H A N i
■N AM U C K
RUSSIANS IN A TRAP FULTON IS BEATEN
na stamp «Oes an
xploaion of O m
Enti
Mari.
Riverside, Cal April 17.— Thrown
]( into a wild panic by the explosion of F a r r a « SUrrOUMlCd B ï HOfdßS Ol
" a huge oll tank In the outskirts of * "
w.cincsd y. t -> i v 2
to equal that o f officers of the same this city, at 1:30 o'clock this after-
Washington April 22.__ President rank *“ the medical and pay corps, noon, a herd of elephants belonging
Roosevelt will veto the naval appro- »16,450.
to the Sells-Kloto circus dashed mad-
prlatlon bill, should the senate, as
For public works additional ap- ly through the streets of the resl-
did the house, fall to make any ap- proprlatlons were made as follows: dence district driving terror-stricken
proprlatlon for the two battleships Norfolk. Va.. »200,000; Puget Sound, citizens before them and leaving a
which are authorized in the measure. »140.000; Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian trail of destruction In their wake.
The prompt announcement of this l»l»n d s, for naval station and dry- The leader of the herd Invaded the
business district before he was re
fact to senate leaders today Is re- dock, »1,000,000._____
captured and ran amuck in the court Russia Pours 1 roops and Supplies
garded aa responsible for the an-1
at« next No. I Candidato« Do Wall,
yard
of the Qlenwood hotel, where
nouncement by Hale that he w o u ld ’
Saturday, April 18
Into
1
rans-Caucasia
to
Crush
he
attacked
Miss
Ella
Gibbs,
a
prom
But Control o f Next Legis
propose an amendment appropriating
Washington, April 18.— Criticism
$7,000,000 toward the construction of lavish entertainment by rich Am- inent church woman, pinned her
MtbsUious 1 ribas.
latura Is Uncartatn.
of those ships.
erican diplomats in order to estab- against the side o f the building with
The president ftated his position llsh a social
rtandlng abroad was h*» tusks, then threw her to the
on this point with unusual emphasis heard in the
house today In the f 1l!0.u° 1<*, trampled upon her and ln-
St. Petersburg, April 21.— The lat
Republican Nominaas.
und suddenness today, upon learning course of the
consideration of the tllcted injuries from which she died
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tnnio'ht
est news received here of the bound- United States Senator— H. M. Cake.
that the bill us passed by the house diplomatic and consular bill.
The at 9:45 o ’clock tonight.
D. P. Chapman, a guest o f the ary war— that a Russian detachment Representative in Congress, First Dis
was simply a “ paper" provision for occupation of Dorchester house, Lon-
naval Increase. Authorization o f the don, by Ambassador Whitelaw Heid, hotel which is one of the famous hos- had been penned In and was calling
trict— W illis C. Hawley.
telrles
of the coast, attempted to for reinforcements— has aroused the Representative In Congress, Second
ships was made, but no money car- and a similar display of wealth in
stop
the
elephant,
and
was
In
turnjanxlqty
o
f
the
foreign
office.
It
shows
District— W. R. Ellis.
ried to make the provision effective. Berlin by Ambassador Tew er, were
Such legislation as this, the president, particularly emphasized in that con- attacked by the Infuriated animal, | that the entire population of this Justice of Supreme Court— Robert S.
which knocked him down
and district, composed of well armed and
Bean.
made known to hU numerous con- section.
gressional callers, was a travesty as
As one means of counteracting tqe trampled upon him breaking his leg I warlike tribes, Is rushing to the sup- Oregon Dairy and Food Commission
The port o f the brigands who have been
er— J. W. Bailey.
to effectiveness, as well as bearing e®ec* ° f their ostentation it was and otherwise Injuring him.
all the earmarks of legislative leg- urged by many that America should big beast then crashed through the attacked. The situation may become Railroad Commissioner, First Dis
wall of the courtyard Into the hotel still more serious if the Kurdisn ban-
trict— C. B. Altchlson.
erdemain intended to make ridicu- own its legation buildings,
lous his campaign for the greater
Th.e charge that Lm peror W illiam barber shop, wrecking that estab- dlts who inhabit Russian territory, Railroad Commissioner, Second Dis
ltshment
in
gaining
Main
street,
¡encouraged
by
the
retirement
of
the
naVy
based his objections to Dr. H ill as
trict— Thomas K. Campbell.
That the president’s quick and Ambassador to Berlin solely on that plunged through plateglass window | Russian troops, Join their Persian
hurling
Frank
A.
Bird
to
the
ground
kindred
and
threaten
the
Russian
Democratic Nominaas
vigorous action is to ne effective is gentleman s lack of fortune was re-
Portland, April 18— Follow ing are
evidenced by the action o f Chairman Peated by Longworth of Ohio.
He and goring him all but fatally, was {communications,
rounded
up
in
a
livery
stable
and
I
Associated
Pi
ess
dispatches
setting
the democratic nominees at last
Hale, of the senate naval committee, made a strong plea for the mainten-
forth the grave situation ot the Rus- week's pilmaries so far as return«
in announcing that at the proper ance by the government of suitable made captive.
Four
other
elephants
of
the
m
alnjsian
detachment
in
Persia
are
fully
are In:
time he will propose the $7,000,u00 legation buildings at the various for-
herd, which had in the meantime confirm ed tonight by official reports
United States Senator in Congresf
amendment.
eign capitals.
Grand Dukie Nicholas Nicholale- — George E. Chamberlain.
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The diplomatic bill was passed un- been re-captured, were brought to
vltch
departed
quietly
from
here
to
_
.
. ot
der suspension of the rules. It car- the stable to aid In Bubduing (he
Representative
in
congress —
leader, and before he was chained day for the Crimea, traveling incog Andrew Jackson Derby, of Wasco
uetcay, pr 2 .
rled an aggregate Qf $3,520.283.
Washington, April 21. Against a
A fter having been in continuous fast to his comrades the brute added nito In a reserved compartment of an county; John A Jeffrey, o f Mult
united democracy, which denied the geggfon glnce April 8 by resorting to one more to his list of victims by ordinary coach, Instead of by private nomah county.
sincerity of the republican m ajority, tbe process of recessing from day to hurling one of his keepers over a car. The trip ostensibly is for per
For State Senator— W alter C.
the house today, by a vote of 184 to <jay ( tba house at 6:15 p, m.. ad- high board fense, badly Injuring him. sonal reasons and. It is said, will be Farnham.
Another was added to the list of o f short duration, but the Grand
110, passed Speaker Cannons reso- journed until 12 tomorrow, when
Portland, April 18.— Returns from
lutlon providing for an Investigation eulogies w ill be delivered on the the Injured today when L. K. Wors- Duke’s departure Just previous to
o f the paper trust and, In pursuance ia^e Representative George Smith of ley, an oil-wagon driver, who was the Imperial fam ily reunion for the the Oregon primary election yester
o f Its provisions, the speaker an- n itnois.
fatally burned In the explosion, was Easter festivities and to the marriage day, Indicate clearly that H. M. Cake
nounced as the committee of six who
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taken to the city hospital.
It was o f Grand Duchess Marie Pavlano to has defeated Charles W. Fulton for
will conduct the Investigation Mann
Republican
nomination
for
from his wagon, it Is said, that the Prince W ilhelm , of Sweden, Is con the
Friday, April 17.
(111.),
M iller
(K a n ),
Stafford
fire was communicated to the oil- sidered an Indication ot a more Im United States Senator by a m ajority
(W is .) Bannon (O ), Sims (T enn.)
Washington, A p ril 17.— Injunc tank which exploded. W orsley was portant object.
ranging from 3000 to 5000. Cake
tion against the enforcement of state hurled 20 yards by the explosion and
and Ryan (N . Y .)
Deeplte diplomatic denials, Russia carries Multnomah county by a ma
Fitzgerald created laughter by re- laws can only be issued by a major was picked up with his clothing In continues to forward reinforcements jority of 3000. Returns from the re
ferrlng to the speaker as "th e whole ity of three federal Judges who are flames. He Is dying.
and munitions of war to the Cau mainder of the state show that Cake,
business" in the house. He said that to pass upon them If a bill that
A second large storage tank filled casus. An American traveler return with a third of the vote counted,
he had told some people, who had passed the senate today becomes a with oil exploded soon after the first ing from that territory recently says leads by 1000.
Fulton has carried
written him about wood pulp, not to law. The bill was drafted In the Judi- and both buined until late at night. that he saw train after train loaded Clatsop and Lane by heavy votes,
waste their time on the white house, clary committee from a number o f Sixty thousand gallons o f oil. Includ with soldiers, proceeding in a south cutting down Cake’s lead in the
as the president had In a degree re- measures under consideration. It was ing much refined oil In cases, was erly direction, and the railroad to state. Cake has probably carried a
cently lost his Influence with the reported by Mr. Overman and Its consumed, together with the build Kars is so swamped with military larger number of counties than Ful
house.
*
| provisions were explained by him to ings
adjoining
the
tanks.
The stores that It is unable to accept pri ton.
"W e w ill stand by the president the senate. A substitute by Mr. Bur- Standard Oil Co.'s loss on the oil vate freight._______________
For Representative o f the First
to the last ditch,” he humorously re- kett was disagreed to.
District W. R. Ellis appears to have
Is *7,000 and on buildings, *4,000.
marked, ‘and I expect we and t h e ; The Overman bill was opposed by
won over T. T. Geer, although the
T R A IN W RECK K IL L 8 41.
The circus tents were pitched
president w ill go into the last ditch .Mr. Heyburn on the ground that the three blocks from the oil-tanks.
meager returns received did not de
togeth er."
I great distances between the federal When the first muffled explosion oc
cisively Indicate this result. George
The McCall campaign publicity bill court In the west would operate to curred, shaking the ground like an F ir* Consumes Bodies o f Victims— S. Shepherd has carried Multnomah
Injured Walt fnr Hours.
today was unanimously recommend- delay the granting of necessary in- earthquake, and the flames shot up
county by 2000 or more for the con
ed to the house for passage by the Junctions. Mr. Knox favored passage several hundred feet Into the air, tho
Melbourne, Australia, April 21.— gressional nomination and has run
com mittee on election of president, of the bill and opposed Mr. Hey- circus management hurriedly cleared T w o trains from Ballarat and Ben well in the lower river counties; but
vlce president and representatives In burn’s arguments,
the tents and sent home the crowd digo, respectively, collided late last he appears to be far behind both
congress.
Though Introduced by a
The senate discussed at length the which was assembling for the after night at Braybook Junction, about Ellis and Geer in Eastern Oregon.
republican. It had the undivided sup- bill to appropriate the proceeds from noon performance. It was while the eight miles from Melbourne, 41 per Shepherd’s lead In Multnomah will In
port o f the democratic members o f the sale o f certain public land to the tents were being struck that the sons being killed and 60 injured.
all probability be overcome by Ellis'
the committee, and o f national pub- reclamation of swamp land, but frightened elephants became unman
The Bendigo train, with two heavy plurality In the remainder of the dis
licity law association.
made little progress toward Its pas ageable and stampeded.
engines, crashed into the rear ot the trict. It Is impossible to say at this
sage.
Ballarat train. Five cars of the lat hour, 2 a. m., whether Shepherd or
Washington, April 21.— The re
ter train were wrecked. The wreck Geer will be third In the race. Later
ported purpose of the president to
_
Strike Brings Bloodshed.
Washington,
April 17.— The army
age took fire and was almost com returnr. Indeed, may change the en
send the fleet o f battleships now on is practically assured of an Increase
Chester, Pa., April 17.— R iot and pletely consumed. Many of the bodies tire complexion of the present situa
the Pacific coast around the world, In pay. The conferees o f the senate bloodshed marked the third day of were unrecognizable when recovered. tion, but It is not probable.
was the basis of a discussion In the and house have reached an agree- the streetcar strike here today, when
C. B. Althlson was In the lead for
The Bendigo train suffered but lit
senate today when the naval appro- ment on this Item of the army appro the Chester Traction company at tle damage, but the two engines were Railroad Commissioner for the Sec
priation bill was taken up for con- prlatlon bill substantially along the tempted to operate Its cars with Im piled on top o f the rear coaches of ond District and is probably nomi
sideratlon.
I lines of the senate amendment, which ported strike-breakers. The strikers the other train. Terrible scenes fo l nated. Thomas K. Campbell Is suc
Defending the policy of sending graded the authorized increases ac- and their sympathizers stormed a lowed, many ot the Injured being cessful for Railroad Commissioner
the fleet of battleships to the Pacific cording to the various branches of trolleycar that was started out of caught In the wreckage, and were in the First District. J. W. Bailey
ocean. Senator Lodge said great good the service,
the barns and in the melee two men with difficulty rescued. It was a long has beaten Dr. Alexander Reid for
is already resulting from the long
No agreement has been arrived at were shot.
time before doctors and nurses ar Food and Dairy Commissioner.
cruise and It is teaching the fleet on the amendment to the approprla-
It Is impossible to say at this hour
W illiam Grlescmer, a claim agent rived on the scene and In conse
how to maintain itself away from tlons for barracks and quarters, for the compary, was struck on tho quence Intense suffering prevailed how uniformly successful Statement
shipyards, by making repairs through which has increased to the extent of arm by a bullet and W illiam Borg- among the Injured.
No. 1 candidates for the legislature
Its own mechanics on board.
»1,472,580 by the senate, making mann, the motorman who had cnarge
have been In the republican primary.
the total *4,500,000.
They have won a decided victory In
o f the car, was struck in the foot by
S U L T A N YIE LD S.
»
Multnomah county, but In the state
another bullet. He was dragged from
Monday, April 20
at large results appear to have been
the car and beaten and was rescued
Allows
Establishment
o
f
Italian
Post-
Washington, April 20.— It is the
Thursday, April 16
mixed.
It would appear, however,
from the angry strikers and their
present intention of the house lead
offices and Settlements.
that wherever there have been State
Washington, April 16.— The long- sympathizers with difficulty.
ers to bring up the Fulton land-grant existlns controversy as to whether
Greisemer, besides being wounded
Rome, April 21.— The threatened ment No. 1 candidates, they have for
resolution for consideration In the the United States navy should have had his shoulder dislocated. Several
trouble between Italy and Turkey ap the most part won. ______
house tomorrow or Wednesday and submarlne torpedo-boats of the Hol- other traction employers were also parently has ended as a tempest in a
No Socialism fo r Him.
the belief Is general that it will pass ]and type> as recommended by the cut and bruised.
teacup and, for the present at least,
New York, April 18.— Dr. H. M.
without amendment. It is now evl- commlttee „n naval affairs, was set-
there will be no demonstration by
dent that the democratic fillibuster t)ed
the hou9e of representatives
Italian warships In Turkish waters. MacCracken, chairman of the New
Rmdents Witness Prizefight.
York University, who has visited the
w ill continue to the end of the ses- tod
wh
a(ter a leng^hy and llve.
Berkeley, April 17.— Battling N el Indeed, It now seems likely that the
Sion, but inquiry discloses that the , debate , he proviso lim iting the son and a number of other repre Incident w ill produce a better feel Danish, Norwegian and Swedish uni
democrats are generally favorable to Befretary o f the navy to the purchase sentatives of the prize ring, ap ing
between
Constantinople
and versities to introduce plans for an
interchange of professors, returned
the resolution and w ill not under- f boatg onl ot the Holland type
peared In three-round bouts tonight Rome, leading to an agreement by home today on the steamer Maure
lake to make It a party measure
wa, stricken out. The effect of this before a large crowd of students of the two countries on many differences
tania.
Representative Fordney, the lead- action wnlt
tn
th„
RWrptBrv
a
was to give the secretary a
which heretofore have been the cause
“ King Haakon of Norway, with
Ing representative of the lumbermen, free hand in the selection of subma- the University o f California, among o f not a little friction.
whom were many co-eds. The en
promised last week to withdraw his rjne boats
The Turkish government has given whom my son and myself lunched.
tertainment
was
held
under
the
aus
Impressed me as being a man of un
objectlon to the resolution, but today
he declared his mimose of maklne a ; Washington, April 16— Steps were pices o f the Pelydeucean club o f the its permission to Italy to establish usual
Intellect.
~ ® ."ec” r* "
, k P k
taken to<l ay to draw the teeth of the university. The
affair, postponed postoffices In the Turkish cities where
Dr. MacCracken quoted the King
paper combine, which has put upon from three weeks ago, was held out the other powers may have like in
tee had decided to table Mondell s , he shoulder3 of pUbiishers an addi- side the university grounds, but was stitutions, and In like manner has as saying to him:
“ 'Suppose that at 12 o’clock on
resolution.
The
committee
has t ,ona] b|irden of ¿ ore than ,22,000
sanctioned by the executive of the met the Italian demands with regard
reached no such determination, but 000 ,n th , t two years g * nd noi
now Associated Students and the faculty to other questions that have been Friday we divided the wealth of Nor
way,
as you suggest.
W ithin five
Intends to report this rese lutlon so proposes to increase this
subjects o f dispute.
sum to o f the university.
minutes there will have been a num
that the house can give It fair con-
.M
.
*60, 000, 000.
President Roosevelt is
ber of babies born In the country;
t ifin n r L h L ? ™
back of the demand for action and It
M otor Cars fo r Bishops.
Great Northern Is Blocked.
and shall we then divide again with
^ l l
g
d
||S »aid that Speaker Cannon is In
London,' April 21.— Motor cars them?’
w ill get little support.
¡favor o f free wood pulp
Butte, Mont., April 17.— Great
„ „ „ I A t a caucus to be held next week Northern Agent Stewart, o f W o lf have become quite necessities for
Three More Bodies Found.
Creek, reports that the track from bishops who wish to economize time
Boston, Mass., April 18.— Three
W o lf Creek east as far as he can see when making their episcopal visita
Several prelates now motor more corpses were recovered late to
is flooded to a depth o f three feet tions.
day reported the naval approprla- a
n special investigation of the „ print
, i„ e and that for three miles or more It from place to place in their dioceses
day from the ruins of Sunday's fire
tlon bill to the Benate.
It carries
when
perform
ing their duties, among in Chelsea, making the total num
Is
completely
washed
out
and
in
*111,546,549, an increase of *7,579,- paper combine by a congressional
places overturned, while the rails them being the Archblshlp of Canter ber now recovered nine.
committee,
empowered
to
send
for
In addi
031 over the amount passed by the
persons and papers and to compel to are twisted and bent Into every shape bury and the Bishop o f London. In tion, two persons have died this week
by the foaming waters. Twenty- some Instances, as, for example, in of causes Incident to the fire.
On the battleship construction pro- K’ v*ng ° r testimony,
eight miles of track are under water. the dioceses of Southwell and St.
The bodies recovered today were
gram the senate committee adopted
It is figured conservatively that for David’s the cars have been presented those of Mrs. Minnie I. Fenwick,
the policy of the house, making no
Millions fo r District o f Columbia
at least 20 days no trains can go over to the bishops. It is now proposed wife of Dr. J. B. Fenwick, one o f the
change in the provision for two ves
Washington, April 20.— The Dis the line and no repair work can be to present one to the bishop of New leading physicians in Chelsea: Mrs.
sels. The president's message advo trict of Columbia appropriation bill
castle.
W alter Barnes, o f Glen Ridge, niece
cating the construction o f four bat was reported to the senate today. It done until the water recedes.
of Mrs. Fenwick, and Miss Vlnle
tleships was not considered, as It carries *11,494,887, an increase of
Boyes, of Chelsea, a maid in the em
Sheriff Sued for Reward
Cost- Fortune tn Pace
was known that the committee was *1.934,388 over the amount of the
Spokane, April 21.— A novel suit ploy of the Fenwick family.
Seattle. Wash., April 17.— The
unanimously opposed to that pro bill as it was passed by the house.
gram.
New-York-to-Paris race will cost for *12,000 from sheriff Shoemaker,
Pucish Koerfl«h Ra’dsrs.
Increase of 2 9 per cent in the pay
Lieutenant Hans Koeppen, of the o f Helena, Mont., has been started by
Open
Fpokare
Indian
Land.
o f the officers o f the navy and civ
Tlflis, Trans-Caucasia, April 18.—
Detectives McPhee, Macdonald and
Washington, April 17.— The sen German army, practically his entire Briley o f Spokane. These detectives Russian troops have Invaded Persian
ilian professors and instructors at
the Naval Academy, and of 10 per ate today confirmed the appointment fortune, according to his own state captured Ed Frankhauser and Chas. territory In the vicinity of Lenkoran,
cent in the pay of the enlisted force, of Robert W alker as postmaster at ment.
He is the only man in the McDonald, who held up the Oriental a port on the Caspian Sea, for the
The senate also passed
*3,553,969; increase o f the pay of Bandon.
race who Is paying his own bills, the Limited train at Rondo, Mont., last purpose of punishing Kurdish raid
professors o f mathematics, construc Piles' bill opening the Spokane In other cars having the backing of | September, securing *40,000.
The ers.
The trouble began April 12,
tors’ corps and civil engineers’ corps dian reservation lands to settlement. home authorities or builders. “It was robbers escaped from the Helena
when a detachment of Russian troops
the love of the sport that led me in -¡ja il a few weeks ago and the detec- from Belesuvar met a band o f Kur
Peace for Central America.
leer sasa Pensions.
to the race,” said Koeppen. ’ ’and tives hold that She.iff Shoemaker, dish brigands and lost several men In
Washington,
April 22.— Should when It Is finished my fortune Is having thus caused them to lose the the subsequent fighting . The brig
Washington, April 2'3.— The sen-'
The Russians In
ate committee on pensions today the plans o f the American govern- finished also. Y et I have my salary reward offered, should pay It him ands also suffered
self, and are suing him
force crossed the frontier and de
practically completed Consideration ment be acceptable to Mexico, the as an officer and I am content.”
stroyed several villages. They also
o f the pension appropriation bill. It cruiser Albany will be utilized to
scattered the Kurde, who numbered
Favors Organic Union
Ultimatum to Strikers
will carry about *162,000,000, an convey Ambassador Creel and W. I.
Saratoga, N. Y., April 21.— The In all about 4000.
London, April 17.— The shipbuild
increase of *12,000,000 over the Buchanan on their mission o f peace
house bill, having been made to carry and good fellowship to the five Cen- ing employers’ federation announced ! Troy conference of the Methodist
Beale Committee Agrees.
out the provisions of the widows' tral American Republics. The Albany today that unless the ship workmen I Episcopal church adopted a memor-
Toledo, O., April 1 8.— The scale
pension bill, which has been enacted, will sail from San Francisco Monday on the Northeast Coast who went on ial to the general conference, re
The house bill was amended so as to next for Salinas Cruz, the southern strike In the middle of January, re questing that body to take some ac committee of the Interstate Opera
eliminate the provision for abolish- most point reached by the Mexican sume work by April 25, all the ship tion looking toward organic union of tors and Miners has practically de
ing pension agencies throughout the Central railroad, there to await the building yards In the country will be the Methodist Episcopal, Free Meth cided on a two years' basis at 90
Such a lockout would in odist, Wesleyan Methodist and other cents a ton rate for mining coal, with
country and consolidating the work result of arrangements for the peace closed
o f the agencies under the bureau in mission now under way between the volve directly fully a quarter of a Methodist bodies. The conference de a satisfactory agreement as to the
American and Mexican governments. million^ workmen. The men on the cided to take no action on a memor advantages of working conditions.
the city.
Tyne tíave twice voted against ac ial asking that the paragraph forbid The scale will be accepted by Presi
cepting the settlement arranged by ding dancing, card-playing and thea dent Lewis on behalf of the miners
Funds for Draining Swamps.
Violated Pura F ood ’ Law.
ter-going be stricken from the book with the understanding that he will
their leaders with the employers.
Washington. April 23— The senate
Washington, April 22.— As a re
at once communicate with the va
sult of the first convention under the gave further consideration to the
rious districts and have them vote on
Disarming Moros.
Uncla Bam Backs China.
pure fçod and drugs law, N. Harper, bill devoting about *5,600,000 re
Manila, April 21.— Detachments of the proposition.
Paris, April 17.— The Echo de
president of the Washington Cham ceived from the sale o f public lands
ber o f Commerce, a drug manufac In Alabama. Arkansas, Florida, Illi Paris says that the explanation of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth
Schooner Long Overdue.
turer, and one o f the best known nois, Indiana. Iowa, Louisiana, Mich the firm er attitude assumed by Infantry, with the constabulary and
San Francisco, April 18.— Much
business men o f this city, was today igan. Minnesota, Mississippi. Mis China with regard to the Japanese armed launches assisting, under com
sentenced by Judge Kim ball In the souri, Ohio and Wisconsin, to the In Manchuria may be found In the mand o f Major Finley, are engaged anxiety Is felt regarding the fate of
police court to pay a fine of »500 on construction of drainage works In support given to China by the In disarming the Moros on Rasllan the American schooner Rosamond.
The troops are distributed Captain Chose left Grays Harbor with
United 8tatea. proof of which was Island.
one count and *200 on another count those states.
During the day the naval and ag given In the remittance o f Indemnity around the coast, co-operating In a the schooner February 7, with a car
o f the Indictment recently returned
against him for manufacturing and ricultural appropriation bills were due from China owing to the troubles series of cloalng-ln movements and go o f lumber both under and on deck
seizing all arms.
for Callao.
in 1*00.
reported to the senate.
selling a mislabeled compound.
Angry Kurds.
Indications That Cake Is Victor
for U. S. Senator.
FLOODS CUT OFF ASSISTANCE ELLIS WINS OUT FOR CONGRESS
i ' i , r "
s r i s s 5 l,s .“ ^
i7T , i ‘ ”5 “ 4
1 s s s r i r
-ee*r
VLOmtDA BPOffQB DIVOT».
A
G ro w in g
la d n etry
la
W hich
G re e k « ( b le a r A re em p loy ed .
The sponge Industry at Tarpon
Springs, mi the west coast of Florida,
has assumed large proportions within
the past few years.
There were In
commission at Tarpon Springs last Oc
tober 400 sponge boats, employing 1,200
hands About 90 per cent of the spong
ers are Greeks, who have been In- the
business all their lives and are the most
expert divers In the world. A great
many have brought their families to
this country to live, and at Tarpou
Springs they have settled In the east
side of the city, where their homes and
places o f business are typical of Greece.
They also wear their Grecian clothes
and speak their native tongue.
The common laborer on the sponge
boats receives from *50 to *60 per
month, the divers getting from (200 to
*300 tn the same period. The sponge
boat Is from 30 to 40 feet long and of
great beam for its length. Most of
these boats were brought from Greece,
and are staunchly built There are
also a number of schooners whloh go
with the fleets to furnish provisions and
carry sponges from the smaller boats.
Every boat has one or more divers,
who have a complete diving outfit, with
10-pound lead soles on each shoe, also
a heavy lead weight on the chest and
back. The diver carries no weapon of
any kind, being provided only with a
sponge bag.
The diver after putting on bis suit Is
lowered over the side of the boat and
to the bottom. As he walks along far
under the surface he Is followed by the
boat above. In which Is a pump that
keeps him supplied with air.
Sponges are gathered from the bot
tom of the g u lf in from 50 to 150 feet
of water. The diver will stay down
hours at a time, and as fast as a bag
Is fllled it Is hoisted to the surface and
an empty one sent down.
As Is generally known, the sponge Is
un animal There are many different
kinds, but only three, the silk, wool
and grass sponges, hare commercial
value. After being taken from th*
water they are left on the decks of the
vessels In the sun for a time, to die
before they are thrown Into the kraals.
These kraals or pens are made by driv
ing stakes in the sand a little ways
apart so that the ebb and flow of the
tide may wash out and In to remove
all animal matter. After remaining In
the kraals for a time, this being depen
dent on the season, as sponges die much
faster In the summer than winter, the
spongers get tn among them and mash,
scrape and clean the animal matter off.
They are then strung In bunches about
five feet long, and taken to the sponge
packing bouses, where they go through
the last process of cleaning, and are
sized and graded according to quality.
They are then packed In bales of 10,
15 and 20 pounds, and shipped to all
parts of the world.
In purchasing the sponges representa
tives of the various jobbing houses meet
at the sponge exchange and all the
sponges belonging to one man or firm
are plied In a heap on the floor. Bach
representative examines the pile and
writes his bid on a blank and gives it
to the secretary of the exchange. When
all bids are In, the secretary opens
them and shows the owner of the
sponges the highest I f the price is sat
isfactory the pile is sold.
These sales are held on Tuesday and
Friday of each week, during the season,
which runs from Oct. 1 to June 1.
In Tarpon Springs there are eight
large packing bouses preparing sponges
for the market. Last season *750,000
was paid for sponges by representatives
of jobbing houses in all parts of the
United States and Europe, and this sea
son's harvest will show a large Increase.
A ato l a W h it 1« S e e m « .
An automobilist was reading the
other day of the device of the Mar
quis de ; -'on, who fixed up a racer-like
automobile with a puny motor and had
the laugh on the gendarme who arrest
ed him for violating the speed law.
'T h a t reminds me of the experience
of a friend of mine,” he said to a New
York Sun reporter. 'T w o years ago
this friend had a runabout with bucket
seats and a twenty-four horse-power
motor.
“The car was painted red and he
oouldn't go two blocks without getting
held up. So be decided to change the
color and had the car painted a demure
gray.
“Then be used to be held np because
the police said that It was a Vanderbilt
cup racer. Finally he had It painted
black and hasn't bad so much trouble.
“ I have always believed that If a
man bad a car with a long bonnet
wblch looked as If It covered 100 horse
power and wore a skull cap and goggles
and drove leaning 'way forward, he'd
get arrested If be were going three
miles an hour.
I think there are
enough Instances to prove it.”
Too Late.
Marshall P. Wilder, the noted hu
morist, told a stuttering story at a uin
ner In Chicago.
“ I hate stuttering stories as a rule,”
he said, “ but this one Is rather good.
It Is about two blacksmiths, both stut
terers. The first snatched a red-hot
lump o f Iron from the forge, rushed
with It to the anvil, and then began
this conversation:
"N-n-ow th-th-then, st-strlke! Qu-
qulckly!’
“ •W-w-wbere shall I e-s-trlke?'
“ ■J->-Just at the end. II-h hurry up.'
“ Th-th-this endr
•“ Yes, of c-c-course. Mind you hit
s-s-straight.’
‘" A l l r-r-right. N-nnow! Shall I
1-1 let her g g-goV
“ 'N-n-, you f-f fool, the Iron's c-o
cold.' ”
Mary Johnston's new novel, “ Lewie
(land,” Is a novel of Virginia In the
days of Thomas Jefferson. An Inter
esting feature of the book will be the
story of the dramatic contest for su
premacy between the party of Jeffer
son and the Federalist party, beaded
by Alexander Hamilton.
Dr. W. J. Rolfe, the Shakspeareau
scholar, recently celebrated bis eight
ieth birthday by the completion of a
new volume entitled “ 8baks|>eare'e
Proverbs.” Dr. Rolfe Is to provide an
Introduction and notes. The selection
of proverbs, maxims, etc., to be In
cluded In the forthcoming volume wero
originally made by Mrs. Cowdeu-
Clarke and selected from the plays
only. Additional selections from the
sonnets and other poems of Sbakspearo
have been made by Dr. Rolfe himself.
Caroline Corner's forthcoming book,
“Ceylon, the Paradise of Adam.” will
give a realistic picture of the native
life of Ceylon. The author has si>eut
seven years In the country and has
made a thorough study of local con
ditions. Such characteristic ceremonies
and customs as the devil dance, the
(tromst'rom or Portuguese-Ceylon dance,
the thanksgiving ceremony, the annual
festival of the Singhalese, the Jee-
wama, a very exclusive rite, and the
local form of celebrating nuptials are
all described.
The Earl of Rosebery, himself one ot
the statesmen who have achieved fame
in letters, writing of “ Bookishness and
Statesmanship” for th* North Ameri
can Review says: “ Among great meu
of action w* recall Frederick's love
of letters and Napoleon’s traveling li
brary. Among statesmen we think o f
Pitt’s sofa with Its shelf of thumbed
classics; and of Fox, a far more ar
dent lover of books, exchanging them
and his garden for the House of Com
mons almost with tears; and of Glad
stone's Temple of Peace.”
Mme. Marcell Tlnayre, the writer ot
“ La Matson du Peche,” has received
the decoration of the Legion d’ Honneur
and startled all France, by refusing to
wear It, as It was the emblem of an
order Instituted by the first Napoleon,
and designed tor military men. It Is
now awarded without distinction of oc
cupation, and within the last few
years women as well as men have been
honored with I t
The book which
brought Mme. Tlnayre her fame ban
become almost a classic, yet she bun
never w ritten. anything to equal It
since.
Every book of Dickens Is now out
of copyright with the exception of “ Ed
win Drood.” It Is well khown that
Charles Dickens the younger wrote In
troductions and many of these have
been published with the volumes sine«
his death as these books have fa) leu
out of copyright. The Introduction to
“ Edwin Drood” will be of special In
terest by comparison with Comynn
Carr's solution of the mystery of the
“ left half told” in the play recently
produced In London by Mr. Tree. At
the flfst night of the play the novel
ist’s family occupied one of the boxes.
'T h e trail of the serpent is over them
all !*’ cried Miss Adams, with a gesturn
of mock despair, when one of her Sec
tion A girls had been heard to exclaim.
“ Gee! that’s great 1” and another bad
declared that a class entertainment
was “ corking." “ It’s easy for ux to
catch up the slang we hear from our
brothers, and I fear It's as easy to
write as It Is to speak I t I think In
aelf-defenae you girls would do well
to form two or three diary clubs.
“ Say that a half-dozen or more who
are Intimate friends sgree to keep a
record of tbelr doings In and out o f
school and meet once a week to bear
the diaries read. Some girls would
express themselves gracefully, some
would say things awkwardly, but all
could use good English by taking pains.
Force yourselvee to do thaL by agree
ing that a flue shall be paid fnr every
slang expression written In the dlariew
or spoken at a club meeting.
“ I f the club Interested you and did
you good, you might broaden its .«cope
after a time, and forbid ungrammatical
and Inelegant expressions; also ‘She
don't,’ and 'I haven’t got any,' for ex
ample. We say such things from sheer
carelessness, I know; but carelessness
Is a fault that opens the way for worse
offenses, and there Is always danger
that some persons who overhear us
will conclude that we talk uncoutbly
because we know no better.
“ Make a meeting of your club an en
joyable event. After the business is
over, play games and serve simple re
freshments. What to do with the One«
for slang? Use the money to buy the
refreshments. I suspect," Miss Adams
added, with a mischievous twinkle In
her eyes, “ that In the beginning, and
until you become watchful of your
selves, the Ones will provide you with
regular banquets."— Youth’s Compan
ion.
D s litk r.
"She was the most unlucky girl wa
ever hired. The very first day she
broke half a dozen cups and saucers.”
"She certainly was unlucky."
“ Unlucky! Why, If that girl was to
work for the English aristocracy she'd
smash all the family plate Insi le of a
week."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
R p tir n ( # « « i l l l l » i
S ela m le.
Wayside William (tlie tramp)—
Weary, did ye notice by th' papers that T-arthquakes far and earthql kes near
And many of ’em «rest.
thousan's of men was going back to
But never a big quake— 'tie < eer—
work?
Rack in the Quaker State.
Weary Wiggles— Well, that'll be s
— Kansas City Time*.
good thing for our bizneas.
“ How so?”
You can never estimate
man s
“ It
reduces competition."— Illus wealth by the appearance of I
parlor
trated Mall.
and hla 16-year-old giri.
Lack of credit prevents some people
Nature seldom hides s
(ran living beyond their mean»
behind a pretty fee*.
ral»