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Cottage Grove Leader C O T T A G E caUJV*. NEWS OF THE WEEK lo a Condensed Form lor Oar Busy headers. A Resume o f the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Bishop Potter continues to improve. The prosecution has opened the case against Steve Adams. Roosevelt bid farewell in person to the departing Peary expedition. A Dutch consul is en route from Hol land to take up his station in Portland. An English parliamentary committee has reported against an import tax on hops. German cars won all places and the world’s championship in the recent au tomobile races in France. The national convention of tailors at Chicago has declared against freak in novations in men’s clothes. The American Railway association reports that during the past two weeks 38.720 idle freight cars have been put to work. Interstate Railroad commission has decided that it is not unreasonable for the roads to require shippers of lumber to furnish stakes for same when it is shipped on flat cars. In a fight between a Northern Pa cific brakeman and a tramp who was stealing a ride near North Yakima, Wash., the tramp was shot to death and the brakeman severely wounded. The American battleship fleet has sailed from San Francisco on its voy age around the world. The Nebraska was left behind on account of scarlet fever among the crew. She will join the fleet at Honolulu. Fighting continues at Tabriz, Persia. Many deaths occur daily from heat in the East. Seven persons were drowned in floods at Lincoln, Neb. Presidential Nominee T aft played right field in a baseball game. Iiryan has complete control of the Democratic national convention. New York police think they have captured the Black Hand leader in that city. The British minister at Teheran has again protested to the shah against his war methods. Religious fanatics in North Dakota have invaded Canada, and defy the mounted police. The total deaths from Fourth of July celebration number numbers 94, and the injured 2920. C O N V E N T IO N G REAT BALLO O N RACE ENDS. O PEN S. D e m o c ra tic H o s t s A p p e a r U n a n im o u s fo r B rya n. W in n e r M a k e s 8 9 6 M ile s ro w E s c a p e s . Denver, Colo., July 8.—With cheers from 10,000 throats, with the swell of political oratory and the inspiring spec tacle of a vast multitude of people, the Democratic national convention began its deliberations yesterday. The ses sion, lasting a little over two hours, was notable more for its impressive magnitude and spectacular opening than for the business accomplished. It gave, however, the opportunity for the opening echoes of the convention en thusiasm in the keynote speech of the temporary presiding officer, Theodore A. Bell, of California; a heated skir mish incidental to the contest in the Pennsylvania delegation; and, finally, a unanimous tribute of homage and respect to the memory of the late Grover Cleveland. But the enthusiasm of the opening session was comparatively brief, inter- termittent and tempestuous, without that long-sustained and frenzied clamor which is still reserved for the future. The day was devoted chiefly to the pri mary formalities, and the conrinitteos appointed are now at work perfecting the permanent organization to be pre sented today. Meantime the conven tion hosts chafe over the two days' de lay which must intervene before their great purpose is accomplished—the nomination of a presidential candidate. Chicago. July 7.—“ Tht Chicago-to- ocean balloon race ended tonight, when the last of the nine contestants came to earth at West Shefford, Que bee, 800 miles from the starting point This craft was the Fielding, owned by F. J. Fielding, of San Antonio, Tex. It covered approximately 100 miles more and stayed in the air five hours longer than its nearest competitor, and is also believed to have captured the prize for the balloon which re mained in the air the longest. The contest was marked by several thrilling escapes from drowning. The Ville de Dieppe dropped into Lake Michigan soon after the start and for an hour or more Colonel A. E. Mueller and George Schoeneck. its pilots, were swept across the surface, finally arising with their craft to a height of 7000 feet, from which they descended at Benton Harbor, Mich A similar experience fell to the lot of C. H. Perrigo and T D Case, the crew o f the Illinois. W hile endeavor ing to effect a landing near Lake On tario their balloon fell into the Bay of Quinte. The aeronauts had donned life preservers and managed to keep afloat until a yacht put off from Glenn Island and rescued them. The fate of the balloon is not known here. The third serious accident took place near Clinton, Ont. The balloon Columbia could not be controlled by Captain M. Peterson and C H. Leich ler, and they were dashed against trees and dragged through barbed- wire fences. Both men were painfully injured. The landing places of the nine bal loons were as follows: Fielding, W est Shefford. Quebec: America, Carsonville. Mich.; King Edward, Port Huron, Mich.; Chicago, Atwood. Ont.; U. S., Pinkerton Sta tion, Ont.; Columbia, Clinton, Ont ; Cincinnati, Covert, Mich.; Illinois, Glenn Island, Ont ; V ille de Dieppe, Benton Harbor, Mich. C A R S G E T T IN G D e c r e a se o f 3 0 , 7 2 0 Idle T w o W e e k s. BU SY. F r e ig h t s in Chicago, July 8.—The report of the American Railway association, giving the number of idle freight cars in the country on June 24, shows that during the two weeks from June 10 to 24 there was a decrease of 36,720 in the num ber of surplus cars. About one-third of this represents a decrease in the number of idle box cars. The improvement was by no means uniform the country over. In the New England states there was an increase in the number of idle cars, while the Middle Western state showed substan tial decreases. There were on June 24 a total of 312,847 idle cars in this country and Canada on the roads re porting to the American Railway asso ciation, compared with 349,567 on June 10, and with a maximum of 413,338 on April 29. The decrease reported is the fourth consecutive decrease in two months, or a total reduction of 100,491 idle freight cars. The resumption of mining in parts of the bituminous coal fields, which were idle for most of the month of April, was the first important factor which operated toward a decrease in the num her of idle cars, while more recently the increased demand for box cars, much of it seemingly connected with the crop moving requirements, has fur ther decreased the idle list. P R O S T R A T IO N S C O N T IN U E . C H A U T A U Q U A O PEN S. A C ity o f T e n t s — E x p e c t A tte ndance o f 4 0 ,0 0 0 . Oregon City.— There is every indica tion of beautiful weather for the 15th annual session of the Willamette V a lle y Chautauqua Assembly,' which is now open. There are more campers on the grounds than ever before. Dr. R. A. Heritage, dean of the College of Music of Willamette University, who is again the director of the music at Chautau qua, said: “ Forty thousand people will be on the ground during Chautauqua, and wil* spend not less than $1 each for tickets, at the restaurant aud for other ex penses. Will H. Varney, known as ‘ Handsome B ill,' an old opera singer. writh a v'oice like a lion, takes the part of the Judge in ‘ Trial By Jury,’ that will be beard at Chautauqua Wednesday night. Eugene E. Garliehs. who sings the part of the defendant in ‘ Trial by Jury,' was a tenor with Frank Daniels* opera company for four years. Miss Edna Browning, of Enterprise, Or., will sing the role of the plaintiff. She has been a decided favorite at Willamette University and with the people of Sa lem. The Chautauqua chorus will have more than 100 singers, some of whom are professionals. ” T O D E E P E N C O Q U IL L E . B a n d o n B u s in e s s M e n R a ise Fu n d fo r Im p ro ve m e n t. Bandon.— The business men of Ban don are raising a fund for river and harbor improvement work, independ ent o f congress. A lagoon near the mouth of the Coquille river deflects a considerable volume of water from the channel, lessening its scouring e f ficiency and causing the formation from time to time of a sand bar. The money, of which a considerable amount has been already subscribed by public spirited citizens, business men and mill and ship owners, will be used to build a breakwater across the lagoon. It is the opinion of engi neers in the government service that this will confine the water to the main channel, and keep the sand washed away. The regular government appropri ation of $60,000, which is being ex pended on the north jetty, is making a wonderful improvement in the en trance to the river, and no vessels have been barbound for a period of nearly a year. An attempt will be made to have the Coquille river men tioned for a $500 000 appropriation at the next session of congress. O il f o r R iv e r S te a m e r s. Portland. — Two large oil-carrying steamers, the Roseerans and Colonel E. Drake, the former tow'ing a big three masted steel barge, also laden with oil, have arrived at the tanks at Ports mouth. Greater Quantities of oil are being brought to Portland each month on the dozen or more of tank steamers that are regularly employed in the oil trade of the Pacific coast. The Roseerans and Colonel E. Drake each have capac ity for about 40,000 barrels of oil. This immense oil traffic has developed during the past few years. Ten years ago an oil tank steamer was unknown to this port and there were no large tanks along the river for the reception of the immense shipments of today. Tn those days the oil was brought here by rail. The great increase in the demand for oil is due altogether to the fact that most pow’or craft plying out of here have discarded the use of wood or coal for the liquid fuel which is much easier to handle, a great deal cleaner and not nearly as bulky. Ruef has been released from jail on bonds aggregating $1,560,000. His next T w e n t y -T h r e e D ie in N e w Y o r k W ith M a x im u m o f 9 3 D e g re e s . trial will begin July 15. New York, July 8.— Twenty-three Two balloonists in the recent race are in a critical condition at Clinton, persons were killed and scores pros Ont., where they landed too suddenly. trated by the heat wave in the 18 F ifty horses perished in a burning hours ending at 12:30 o ’clock last stable in Portland. The big hardware night. Within the last 42 hours the hot firm of Marshall Wells had a narrow spell has killed 44 persons. Relief is escape. promised by the weather bureau today. Lieutenant Peary has again started The official thermometer touched 92 for the North Pole. He is about $4000 degrees at noon today. short of his estimated amount of sup The streets were sizzling with a plies, but will trust to luck for the temperature of more than 80 degrees balance. at 7 o'clock, and before the day was Major Woodruff declares the army over the 90 mark had been passed. The humidity earlv in the day was as high age limit should be 60 years. as 78, but fell to 73 in the afternoon, Socialists have nominated candi thereby saving the lives of scores of dates for president andyvice president. babies in the tenement districts, where The American aeroplane flying ma the suffering, as usual, was greatest. Hundreds of prostrations were re chine made a very successful trial ported to the health officers and police, C o n tin u e F o r e s t r y E x p e rim e n ts. trip. and thousands were affected less seri Astoria.— Dr. Hawley, the forestry A meeting of the elder statesmen of ously and cared for in their own homes, department, expert, who has been here J phn will discuss grave political af for several weeks experimenting with fairs. w’aste products of the mills and logging R u s s ia n G r ip T ig h te n s. Mexican troops surrounded and Berlin, July 8.— The Lokal Anzeiger camps, has gone to Everett to conduct captured 40 rebels without a shot be similar investigations, and from there yesterday published a dispatch from ing fired. will go to Vancouver. Later he will its correspondent at Teheran, who says British Columbia has issued fishing that the Russian influence $t the Per return to Astoria to complete his work licenses to only three Japanese for sian capital is increasing. The cossack here, and eventually will conduct ex periments at Portland. The report of the coming season. brigade has received the permission of Dr. H awley’s work this far has been Revolutionists in Paraguay have the shah to take over the machine gun sent to the department in Washington overthrown the government and es section, as well as a number of field and will be made public by it. After guns, and the Persian artillery barracks concluding his labors on. this coast. Dr. tablished a new one. have been placed at the disposal of the The American battleship fleet is all cossacks. Enlistments in the Persian Hawley will go to Montana to experi at San Francisco, ready to start on its cossacks are being sought, and the re ment with the waste products of the larch forests. homeward trip around the worid. cruits are being placed under Russian The nine balloons in the Chicago- instructors. The Persian people are C o u n ty F a ir in C la c k a m a s. to Atlantic race all landed without displaying much annoyance. Oregon City.— The directors of the any fatalities. None of them reached CU.ckamas county fair selected Octo N in e D e a d in F lo o d . the Atlantic. Lincoln, Neb., July 8__ Four dead ber 1, 2 and 3 as the days for holding Carelessness on the part of the en gineer caused a Santa Cruz passenger bodies receovered, five others known the fair. A permanent site for the train to crash into a local at Oakland, to be dead, and three missing is be fair has been secured at the Waite C-al., killing seven and injuring about lieved tonight to cover the casualty list tract at Canby Invitations will be as the result of the flood which yester thirty. day raged over the lowlands of “ Little sent to all farmers and other produc The driver o f a wagon full of Russia” in the western part of Lin ers o f this county for exhibits. The women and children tried to cross the coln. There is the possibility o f other management intends to send some of track in front of an electric car at Los fatalities, but the 12 mentioned are all the exhibits at the county fair to the Angeles, but was too slow. Four that are definitely reported. The state fair at Salem, to be held later children and the driver were killed water recedod rapidly during the day. A half-mile oval track is in course of and all the others injured. and Coroner Matthews and a force of construction. Bryan is working hard to reunite men were engaged in dragging the low his party. lying places where it was thought T r o lle y L in e to H illsb o ro . The Santa Fe shops at Topeka have bodies might be concealed. Hillsboro.— The United Railways resumed work with 1,800 men. has concluded its first preliminary T w e lv e D e ad ; 91 D e g re e s . survey into Hillsboro since its pres Wheat in Eastern Oregon and Wash Philadelphia, July 8__ Though the ent owners gained control. The line ington is suffering great damage for mamixum temperature was a few de comes from near Linnton, over the lack of rain. grees below' that of yesterday, the Cornelius Pass, runs through the The National Educational association weather bureau thermometer registered Bethany - Phillips - W est Union sec tions, the richest dairy section in the has rejected simplified spelling. 91 as the highest mark, and there was country, and crossing the north plains Harry Orchard’s death sentence has much continued suffering from the hot o f the Tualatin, strikes Hillsboro been commuted to life imprisonment. wave here. The names of five persons three blocks east of town, on Main Many new schemes to avoid prohibi were added last night to the list of street. The new survey taps an im those who died in this city from the mensely rich section. tion are appearing in “ dry” places. effects of the heat, bringing the total A storm in the harbor of Batavia up to 12 deaths. Scores were pros D isc o n tin u e D ra in N o rm a l. caused the drowning of about 600 per t rated. Salem.— Fearing that the pcop’ e of sons. the state would rise up and by initia Roosevelt denies that he will settle G a rfie ld E n R o u te W e st. in New York. He is negotiating for Pan Francisco, July 8.— Accompanied tive procedure abolish the entire nor the sale of his book on his eoming bv his private secretary and confiden mal school system o f Oregon, the African trip. tial stenographer. Secretary of the In state board of regents voted to recom Lord Carson says the recent uprising terior Garfield boarded last evening’s mend to the legislature that the On his way school at Drain be discontinued The in India is but an echo of the Jap train for Portland, Or. there he will thoroughly investigate the action was taken in the face of Secre anese v icto ry over Russia. reclamation work on the Klamath river. tary o f State Ben«on and a delegation Count Zeprelin outran a railroad He will also make an examination of from Drain consisting of G M. Bas tr-Gn with hfs airship, and remained the various Indian reservations of the sett, hanker; N. D. Cool, merchant, aloft for si f . and one half hours, going Northwestern states. and W . C. Edwards, packer. wherever he wished. Railroads will delay reduction of wages as long as possible, hoping that a revival of traffic in the fall may en able them to avoid it entirely.. • Bishop Potter, orf N «w York, is se riously iff. A cloudburst in Kansas drowned seven persons Five inches of rain fell within an hour. B o s t o n W a s H o tte st. C o u n ty S a w M ill. Boston. Mass. July 8__ Boston was the hottest city in the United States yesterday, with the exception of Wash ingtofi. Tn both cities the maximum temperature recorded bv the govern ment bureau was 94. Two deaths and 30 prostrations were recorded. On the street the mercury went to 96. Eugene.—The Lane county court will he presented this week with pe titions freelv signed from different sections of the county asking them to purchase a portable sawmill, to he used hy the county as an aid to the building o f plank roads and bridges for the outlying road districts. EUG ENE SU M M ER SCH O O LS. Large A tte n d a n c e at U n iv e rsity and H ig h S c h o o l. Eugene.— The summer school at the University of Oregon and the high school are now in progress, the Utter having' opened Monday morning. The work at the University of Oregon sum mer school is progressing very satisfac torily, the interest and enthusiasm of ♦hose in attendance being very marked. The instructors are: Biology and na ture study, A R. Sweetser; general chemistry, F. R. Shinn; education, II. D. Sheldon; English literature, Ange line Williams; German, F. G. G. Schmidt; history, Joseph Schafer; mathematics, E. E. DeCou; physics, W. P. Boynton; French and Spauish. Pro fessor Cloran. The laboratory work is done in the afternoon hours. The Lane County Normal ^chool, which opened Monday morning in the Eugene high school building, under the supervision of Superintendent Alderman and County Superintendent Dillard, had for the first day an attendance of 34, which will probably be increased soon to more than 40. The purpose of this school is to prepare teachers for their examinations and the studies in which they are to be tried out are taught here. The school will continue six weeks. C O R V A L L IS G R O W S . P o s ta l R e c e ip ts In c re a se 2 5 P e r C e n t D u r in g Y e a r. Corvallis.— The increase in the post- office receipts in this town for the fis cal year ending June 30 was nearly 25 per cent over the total of the previ ous year. Dwelling houses completed or begun in the town since January have added about 9 per cent to the residences, and it is estimated that the total increase of dwellings for the year will be 16 to 20 per cent by December 31 Residence property in the city is now selling at double the prices it brought three years ago on an aver age. and in some instances for more. The increase in the number of resi dences last year was 8j per cent, and the year before 13 per cent. L u n a tic C a lls on G o v e r n o r. Salem.— An inmate of the insane asylum walked away from the institu tion yesterday morning and inter viewed . Governor Chamberlain. De spite the fact that he was already es caped, the dippy party wished the governor to use his influence to get him out o f the asylum. He told the governor that he was a very much abused person, and that the food served at the insane asylum was ex tremely poisonous. He was unable to account for being alive, however, after his long diet of poisonous foodstuffs. B r id g e O v e r N e ca n icu m . Astoria.— County Judge Trenchard and Engineer \V. A. Grondahl, of Portland, went to Seaside yesterday to investigate the feasibility of bridg ing the Necanicum river near its mouth to complete the continuation of the ¡ijBomobile road along the beach t o 'Seaside. Mr. Grondahl had already secured tests of the river banks for the bridge foundations, and as soon as the measurements are fo r warded to him will prepare the plans for the proposed structure. R e fu n d L ic e n se M o n e y. Hillsboro__ The county board has or dered the payment of $177.80 to W il liam Martin, the Gaston saloon-keeper, whose business the recent prohibition vote at that place put out of commis sion July 1, the amount representing the sum due Martin for cash advanced for his license. Afflicted W ith M o s q u it o e s . Rainier__ Rainier people are suffer ing inconvenience and pain from mos quitoes, which are here by the millions, dm* to the warm weather and the reced ing water. They are so troublesome at times as to be almost unbearable. PO RTLAND M ARKETS. Wheat— Track prices: Club, 85c per bushel; red Russian, 83c; bluestem, 87c; valley, 85c. Flour— Patents. $4.85 per barrel; straights, $4.05(8)4.55; exports, $3.70; vallev, $4.45; *4-sack graham, $4.40; whole wheat. $4.65; rye, $5.50. Barley—Feed, $24.50 per ton; rolled, $27.50(3)28.50; brewing, $26. Oats—No. 1 white, $26.50 per ton; gray, $26. Millstuffs—Bran, $26.00 per ton; mid dlings, $30.50; shorts, country, $28 50- city, $28; wheat and barley chop, $27.50. Hay— Timothv. Willamette Vallev. $15 per ton; Willamette Valley, ordi nary, $12; Eastern Oregon. $17.50; mixed, $15; alfalfa, $12; alfalfa meal, $ 20 . Fresh Fruits— Apples, new Califor nia. $1.50 per box; old Oregon, $1.25(8) 2.25 per box; cherries. 25c per pound; apricots. $1.25 per crate; peaches, 65(a) 85c rer box; plums, $1 per crate; grapes, $1.50(8)1.75 per crate; figs. $l(o'1.50 per box; currants. 8c per pound. Berries—Strawberries, 90c per crate; blackberries. $1.75 per crate; raspher ries, $1.75 per crate; loganberry's. 50(8) 90c per crate; gooseb rries, 5(8)6c per pound. Potatoes— New California, l*%c per pound; new Oregon. 1(8)1 ^ e per pound; old. 60(8^65c per hundred. Onions—.California red. $1.50 per sack; garlic. 8(8)10c per pound Root Vegetables— Turnips. $1.50 tv ' t sack; carrots, $1.50; parsnips, $1.75; beets. $1.75. Vegetables— Artichokes, 75c per doz.; asparagus. 10e per pound; beans. 6c per pound; cabbage, K ^ l ^ e per pound; corn. 30/8'40e per dozen; cucumbers. Oregon. 50(8>75e per dozen; California. $1.50 per box; egg plant. 17%e per noun«!; lettuce, head. 15c per dozen; parslev, 15c per dozen; pears, 2(8'3<’ ner pound; peppers. 15c per pound: rad ishes. 12, »c per dozen; rhubarb. l(8>2e ner pound; spinach, 2c per pound; t« matoe*. Oregnp. $2.50 per crate; Cali fornia. $1.50(8'2 per crate. Butter—Extras. 25c per pound; fancy 24e: choieo 20c; sto^A. 17<». Eggs— Oregon, 19(8'20c per dozen Cheese- Panov cream twins, l#V»c per pound: full cream triplet«. lS ^ c ; full eream Yeung Americas. 14'Ac. Poultry—Mixed chickens, 12e pound: fanev hen«. 12^ t '12,^ c ; roosters, 9c; spring«. 18c; dueks. old. 12'8T3c; spring. 12H<8'14f; gee«e, old. young. I21''<8'13e; furkev«. old. 16(8H8e; yonng. 2(V^2.5e; dressed. 17(f?l9c Veal -Extra. 8c per pound; ordinary* 6(8'7c; heavv. 5c. Pork -Pnnev, THc per pound; ordi narr. 6*4e; large. 6c Mutton— Fancy, 8@9c per pound. M any N ar A E R O P L A N E F L IE S . Goes 600 Y a r d s B e y o n d M a r k and L a n d s S afe ly. Hammondsport, N. Y., July 7.—The Aerial Experiment Association’s aero drome No. 3, the Curtiss June Bug, yesterday earned the right to have its name the first inscribed on the Scien tific American trophy for making an official flight of one kilometer in a straight line, measured from the point where it left the ground. After passing the flag marking the finish, the machine flew 600 yards fur ther, and landed at the extreme edge of the field, near the railroad track. About 1000 persons saw the trial. The June Bug crossed three fences and described a letter “ S’’ two thousand yards in length, in one minute and 4* seconds, at a speed of 37 miles an hour, which followed a 900-yard flight in 56 seconds. The machine never behaved better. Hardly a breath of wind was stirring. The trial today is of great importance, as it is the first official test of an aero plane ever made in America. S O C IA L IS T S N O M IN A T E . M a rt in R. P re sto n , N o w S e r v in g S e n tence, f o r P re sid e n t. New York, July 7.— Candidates for president and vice-president of the United States were named and a plat form was adopted by the national committee of the Socialist party here yesterday. The ticket named is as follows: For president— Martin R. Preston of Nevada. For vice-president— Donald Munro, of Virginia. The nomination of Preston for president was unanimous. The can didate was placed in nomination by D. de Leon, who characterized the man he was naming as an “ honest working man, not a professional work ing man,’’ and added, “ the name of that man is Martin Preston, and he is now in jail at Goldfield, Nev. Pres ton is in jail today for conduct that is honorable, and which no workin; man should be ashamed of.” De Leon explained that Preston had been sentenced to 25 years’ imprison ment for shooting a restaurant-keeper in Goldfield three years ago during a strike. Preston, De Leon asserted had acted as the protector of defens less girls, and by so doing his action enraged a restaurant-keeper named Silver. Silver, Mr. De Leon stated, “ was shot by Preston while threaten ing to kill the latter.” B ig F ir e in P o r t au P rin ce . Port au Prince, July 7.— A serious fire broke out here yesterday in the vicinity of the Palace and Senate buildings. The flames spread quickly there being a high wind, and soon reached alarming proportions. Four hundred buildings were burned, in cluding the courthouse and the prison All of the prisoners, who included a number of women, were taken to other quarters before the building took fire. Sparks were carried to the arsenal, which was also burned, to gether with stores of powder and am munition. R e v o lu tio n ists W in. Buenos Ayres, July 7.— Advices re ceived yesterday state that the revo lutionists have been victorious in Par aguay, and that a new government has been established. These advices have been confirmed by a dispatch received by the minister of foreign affairs of the Argentina legation at Asuncion officially notifying the minister that the revolutionary party had succeeded in overthrowing the Paraguayan gov ernment, and that several of the Par aguayan ministers of state had taken refuge in the legation. N e w N atifica tio n S c h e m e . Lincoln. Neb., July 7.— Hoping to bring about an innovation in the man ner o f notifying presidential candi dates of their choice of standard hearers. Mayor Brown, of Lincoln, member of the resolutions committee from Nebraska, is working on a scheme to bring back to Lincoln all of the delegates to the Denver con vention and surnrise W illiam J Bryan on his farm at Fairview with the an nouncement that he is to be the leader BUILDING PLATFORM Denver Convention Would Save Tim ber Supply. KILL DUTY ON FOREST PRODUCTS Recom m end Changes in P u b lic D o m ain P o lic y — Injunction P la n k C a u s e s B itte rn e ss. Denver, July 9.—After reaching an agreement on the plank on injunction and announcing ihe fact, the sub-com mittee of the sub-committee on platform having the subject in charge, last night failed to supply the full sub-committee with the document and thus caused a suspension of the entire proceedings on that question. Not only did the sub committee fail to present its report, but up to 12 o'clock neither Mr. Williams nor Mr. Sullivan, of the sub-committee, had put in an appearance at the full sub-committee meeting. During the evening there was much discussion by labor leaders o f the in junction plank, and while it was assert ed that the officers of the Federation of Labor were satisfied with the plank, other official representatives of labor make loud protests against the omission of the provision demanding notice in advance in injunction proceedings. At midnight it was announced that the full sub-committee had passed upon all but three or four subjects to be dealt with and members of the sub committee expressed full confidence that the sub-committee would be able to pre sent a complete report when the full committee meets at 9 A. M. today. At 11:30 the sub-comjnittee adjourned un- til 8:30 A. M. today. The sub-committee appointed to draft an injunction plank reported a few min utes before the committee took a recess at 7 o’clock, stating through Mr. W il liams, its chairman, that the three mem bers—himself. Judge Parker and Mr. Sullivan—had reached a complete agree ment. He also made the announcement that the plank had been scrutinized hy the officers o f the Federation of Labor and was acceptable to them. The plank as thus recommended takes a position favorable to the placing of labor disputes on a level with other dis putes and against the courts regarding laborers differently from other classes of citizens. There is no requirement for notice previous to an injunction proceeding, because Mr. Gompers had said that none would be demanded, pro viding there could he cessation of dis crimination against the labor element. At 10 o’clock the full committee met with the main sub-committee on plat form, hut as the latter was unprepared to report, adjourned. The sub-commit tee adopted the following: “ The protectiotial growth of Nation al forests, the protection of timber on forested areas of the public domain out side the timber reserves: the encourage ment of reforestration throughout the country: the immediate elimination of agricultural lands from the forest res ervations ; the control of the timber re serves hy laws insuring equal rights to all in place of the. bureaucratic rules and regulations that have led to a sys tem of favoritism and terrorism obnox ious to American institutions; the an nulment of all rules that attempt to in terfere with the police regulations of the states: greater encouragement to settle the public domain by homeseek- ers, and a system of selling timber from the National forests, which will not put the public at the mercy of the lumber trusts.” G REAT D O C K S BURN. F ir e in B o s t o n D e s t ro y s P r o p e r ty V a l ued at $ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Boston. July 9.—A fire believed to have been caused by spontaneous com bustion or a locomotive spark, and fanned by a brisk northwest wind, swept nearly a quarter of a mile o f the harbor front of East Boston late today, causing property loss estimated at near ly $1,500.000. Daniel Sullivan, a watch man at the Cunard Line pier, is miss ing. The flames spread with remarkable rapidity. Within half an hour of the time the fire was discovered four piers, three warehouses#» a grain elevator con taining 30.000 bushels of grain and many loaded freight cars had been destroyed. The fire started in a warehouse, in which was stored an immense quantity of combustible material, including wool, cotton and oil. E m b e z z le r s ’ R ic h H aul. Mobile. Ala.. July 9.— More than $200.000 in gold was carried to Hondu ras hy the Baileys of New York in their flight in the British steamer Goldsboro, nowr in the possession of the Honduras government at Porto Cortez and with out flag or country, and the valuable cargo of the treasure ship estimated in value at equal amount is still in their possession. This was told by Neal Ak- man. third engineer of the Goldsboro, who has just reached Mobile. Akman is en route to New York, where he goes to consult the British consul concerning his claim. __________________ A la s k a S te a m e r M is s in g . San Francisco. July 9.—A dispatch received from Seattle by the Merchants Exchange this afternoon says that no report of the arrival of the Ohio at Dutch Harbor has been received over the government wire to that place. The last definite information regarding her was to the effect that on June 20 she was in company with the steamer Uma tilla in comparatively clear water. The uncertainty regarding her fate is caus ing much anxiety. She sailed from Se attle on June 1 with about 400 passen gers. ______ __________ P o v e rty to W ealth. R e c o v e r 2 2 8 B o d ie s. Chicago. July 9.— From poverty to wealth— from penury and grinding economy to the possession of a fortune —this is the fate that has befallen Mrs Eliza Kane Jackson, of Oak Park, a woman o f 60 years. By a strange acci dent it was discovered that Mfs. Jack- son was cheated out of real estate onj West Randolph street 41 years ago. Now the land and buildings are worth $ 22 .ooo and full rent and interest must be paid Mrs. Jackson for the 41 years. Yuznno, European Russia. July 7.— An official statement shows that 228 bodies have been recovered from the Rikosky coal mine, where a gas ex plosion occurred several days ago. Nineteen injured men are now in the hospital The fire in the mine has been extinguished and yesterday eight miners were brought out alive. Fined for Desecration. Tillamook. O r. July ».—William W o lf the anarchist who flaiutted a red flag above the stars and stripes over his business house here July 4. was tried today on a charge of desecration of the flag, found guilty and fined $50. which he paid. F O U R T H C O S T S 3 8 L IV E S . C r u s a d e fo r S a fe an d S a n e C e le b r a tion C o m e s to N au gh t. Chicago, July 6 — Once more the annual barbaric orgy of death and mutilation, which masquerades under the guise of patriotic celebration of the nation’s natal day, has passed, and the fearful cost has been counted in part. In many homes there is mourning for children who have met untimely ends and adults whose lives have paid the penalty of wanton folly, while in darkened chambers and hospitals throughout the country lie thousands of maimed and suffering victims, some sightless and some disfigured for life, the work of the demon fire works. In Chicago, as elsewhere, despite the brave struggle in behalf of a “ safe and sane” Fourth, there was scant improvement over previous Fourths, and the result of all the efforts toward reform can scarcely even be dignified bv the appellation of near sane. The death roll for this year’s Fourth is 38, and the returns are still incomplete. At midnight reports of deaths and casualties were still com in " in, and the total of the injured had reached 1429. In Chicago alone, where the crusade for a safe and sane Fourth was strongest this year, there are eight dead and 130 injured. The fire loss in the nation, so far as learned, is $41,950. O f this Chicago will bear $ 20 . 000 . Deadly tetanus last year claimed 73 victims after the noise and excite ment of the Fourth had died away. Fifty-three cases were caused by blank cartridges, eight by giant crackers, six by toy cannons and four by firearms. In 1906 the number of cases that developed was 89, 54 of which were caused by blank cart ridges. In 1905 it was 104, of which 65 came from blank cartridges. In 1904 there were 99 tetanus cases, 74 arising from the blank cartridges, and in 1903 the number ran up to 392/ of which all but 29 cases came from bul letless joy producers. O A K L A N D T R A IN S C O L L ID E . S e v e n K illed and 3 0 In ju re d by C a r e le ss E n g in e e r. Oakland, Cal., July 6.—The nar row-gauge local, bound from the A la meda Mole into Oakland, crashed into the Santa Cruz train No. 57, bound for the Oakland Mole, at 7:10 last night at First and Webster streets, killing or injuring all of the passen gers in the Santa Cruz train smoking car. Seven were killed and over 30 in jured. The collision was on the cross ing of the narrow gauge and main lines, opposite the Webster street bridge. The engine of the Alameda train, which was running with tender ahead, cut into the Santa Cruz train smoking car, about 10 feet from the front. The front end was smashed to splinters, the car being torn from the front trucks and the mass tossed from the main line track up against the signal tower in Webster street. The wreck of the coach containing its dead and screaming wounded was hurled on its side, with the Alameda local tender buried in the wreckage. The baggage coach of the Santa Cruz train, which was in front of the smoker, was derailed and half way upset. Both locomotives were de railed. When the trains struck, the smoker was cut from the coach following, which continued on its course, crash ing into the boiler of the Alameda local. Some windows were broken in this and the first Alameda coach, which was also derailed. Otherwise they were not damaged. The passen gers in these were shaken up, but not injured Practically all those in the smoker were pinned in the wreck and their cries for help followed the terrific crash of the trains coming together Some were able to dig themselves out of the wreck, but the majority had to he cut out. Several of the dead were badly crushed. .The police and fire departments were called out, and were soon at work carrying wounded and dead from the wreck. R e b e ls B o m b a r d C ity. Buenos Ayres, July 6.— Telegraphic communication with Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, where there is a revolution, is still interrupted, but word has been received from Asun cion at Corrientes that the artillery at the capital mutinied and bombard ed the market place. Many women are said to have been killed in this fighting. The foreign representatives at Asuncion are urging the belliger ents to abstain from bombarding the citv. This news was brought to Cor rie nte s b y the captain of the ste a m ship. L a b o r e r s M u r d e r F o re m a n . Missoula, Mont., July 6.— Holmes Hayes, foreman at the St. Paul tun nel, at Taft, near this city, was shot to death at noon yesterday hy five Montenegrins in retaliation for the death of a fellow-countryman last O c tober. Hayes was attacked from am bush and fell at the first fire. The frenzied foreigners then literally hacked his body to pieces with knives and made their escape over the moun tains into Idaho. A large posse of experienced rangers have started in pursuit. M o r t a r E x p lo d e s. San Francisco. July 6 — M r« Ann;e Reigling and her 4-year-o!d son were killed instnnt’y on the shore of Lake Merritt, in Oakland, by the extension of a fireworks mortar. A piece of iron from the mortar struck Mrs. Reigling in the chest w-ith such force that it tore her heart from her body The piece of ordnance was being used in the public celebration Thousands of persons had gathered around the lake to witness the fireworks. P re sid e n t C e le b ra te s. Oyster Bay. July 6.— President Roosevelt celebrated the Fourth of July with his family and a few friends at Sagamore Hill, in the evening the president had a beautiful display of fireworks set off in front of the bouse. Seated on tht veranda with the president and his family were a number of relatives and many friends and neighbors.
