The Estacada Progress
iMiMtf t a c k l l a n t o
ESTACADA
.............. OREGON
RESUME Of THE
WEEK’S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers— National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
M rs. H o w a r d Gould, in h e r suit for
d iv o rce, as k s $120,000 a y e a r alim ony.
W i l b u r W r i g h t h as b r o k e n all a i r
sh ip r e c o r d s by his latest flig h ts in
F ra n ce.
S o m e o f th e P e n n sy lv a n ia coal
m i n e s have closed becau se of a lack
o f water .
P ic k p o c k e t s f o llo w in g Buffalo Bill’s
s h o w se c u re d fully $1000 at B e llin g
h am . W as h .
O n e o f B u rn s' d etectiv es has been
h eld g uilty of a p p r o a c h i n g a j u r o r
in o n e of t h e Reu f cases.
A p r e a c h e r at T a y l o r s t o w n , Pa.,
was fo rc ed to r esig n by w o m e n b e
cau se he d en o u n c e d th e p o w d e r puff.
Gagen and W oodboro, tw o W iscon
sin to w n s, h ave b een w iped out by
fo rest fires, leav in g 4000 p eople h o m e
less.
P aris b u sin e ss is p r actically p r o s
t r a t e d becau se of the fire w hich d e
s t r o y e d t h e c e n t r a l t e le p h o n e b u ild
ing.
C H O L E R A IN S T . P E TE R S B U R G .
Government May Have to Proclaim
Mori a' Law.
St P e t e r s b u r g , Sept 21.— St P et
e r s b u r g is in th e d ead ly g r a s p o'.
Asiatic ch olera, w h ic h alread y h as ex
ceed e d in se v erity a n d n u m b e r of
d e a t h s th e v isitatio n of 1393. T h e
d ise ase is i n creasin g daily at an p l a n n
in g rate, a n d u n le s s th e a u t h o r itie s
sh o w in th e fu tu re a m u ch g r e a t e r
d e g r e e of ability t o cope w ith th e
s i tu a tio n t h a n t h e y h ave in th e past,
t h e r e is every re a so n to fear t h a t it
will g et o u t of hand. T h e g o v e r n
m e n t 's t h r e a t to a p p ly th e pro v isio n s
of m a r tia l law has driv en the m unici
pal officials to b en d all th eir en erg ies
t o clearin g th e city of th e scourge.
T h e a ld e r m a n ic council S a tu r d a y
v o ted $250,000 t<> e n l a r g e th e hospital
space, to p u rch ase an d d istrib u te dis
in fectan ts, th e su p p ly of which in St
P e t e r s b u r g is well nig h exhausted,
a n d to expedite th e i n t e r m e n t of
bodies, which has b een n o to r io u s ly
slow. T h e
d ca d h o u s c s
are
ov er
cro w d e d a n d m a n y c o r p se s lie u n
buried.
U n d e r his a u t h o r i ty , the prefe ct of
St. P e t e r s b u r g , Gen eral Dracheffcky.
o n S a t u r d a y p r o h i b it e d the sale of
liquor t h r o u g h o u t th e city, includ ing
the g o v e r n m e n t v o d k a shops, until
S e p t e m b e r 22 , an d he has f u r t h e r or
d e r e d t h a t h e r eafter the sale of th e
l iq u o r shall be su sp en d ed at 2 P. M
on S a t u r d a y until 1 A. M. Monday.
T h is actio n has b e e n t a k e n in o r d e r
to dim inish alco holic excesse s, which
v er y m a te r ia lly in crease th e liability
to ch o lera in fection a n d th e g en eral
s p r e a d of th e disease.
USE PR IVATE S C H O O L S .
M a n y villag es in M ic h ig a n are
t h r e a t e n e d by fo rest fires a n d the Mrs. Rockefeller Says Public Institu
p eo p le a r e read y to flee, leaving e v e r y
tions Are for Poor.
thing.
M ilw a u k ee, W is., Sept. 22.— Mrs.
In d ian a a n t i - s a l o o n w o r k e r s m et in
th e legislative halls while th e legis W illiam Rockefeller , who, w ith her
la tu r e w as in sessio n a n d p r a y e d for hu sb a n d , is in this city, said y e s te rd a y
a local o p tio n law.
t h a t she believed t h e ch ild ren of the
A fore st fire t h r e a t e n s t o b u r n the rich should be se n t to p riv ate r a t h e r
h o u se at B allsto n , N. Y., w h e r e G ran t t h a n to public schools.
died.
“All I have ever trie d t o be is j u st
F o r e s t fires in P e n n s y l v a n ia have an o r d i n a r y m o t h e r , ” said Mrs. W i l
a lr e a d y b u r n e d o v e r 30,000 ac res, and
liam Rockefeller , at th e P fis te r Hotel:
are still burn in g .
“ l h ave tw o so ns a n d t w o d a u g h t e r s ,
A N ew Y o r k la w y e r has j u s t been
a r r e s t e d for d e f ra u d in g a w o m a n a n d t h e y are j u s t fo u r o r d i n a r y b oys
a n d girls. I have b r o u g h t t h e m up
m a n y y e a r s ago.
W . B. M c A llis ter, o f O m a h a , has t h e b est I kn ew how, a n d use d all
b een a p p o in te d land a g e n t for th e the c o m m o n sense I had to t h in k of
S o u t h e r n Pacific.
the b e s t ways a n d m e a n s to m ak e
F o u r o u t of a p a r t y o f seven lost th e m g o o d av e r a g e m e n a n d w om en.
th eir lives w h en a launch w as w reck ed
"D id m y boys " o t o public schools?
on t h e L o n g I s l a n d sound.
N o; t h a t wou ld have b een m o s t se l
T h e s t u d e n ts of t h e M is so u ri sc hool fish in a city like N ew York, w h ere
for th e blind have t a k e n t o ro lle r o u r schools are c ro w d ed . It is only
sk atin g , a n d m ak e quite a su ccess fair t h a t p a r e n t s w h o can affo rd it
should send th eir c h ild ren to private
o f it.
schools, an d th u s a llo w ro o m in the
L o n g d ry spe lls have dried up m a n y public sc hools for c h ild r e n w h o must
riv ers in t h e E ast, an d f o re s t fires dep en d u p o n th e p ublic sch o o ls for
co v er th e w h o le A tla n tic c o a s t with th eir en tire education.
sm oke.
" M y b oys wer e se nt, like th o u s a n d s
T h e t r a n s - A t l a n t i c liner M a u re t a n i a of o t h e r N e w Y o rk children, to p r i
vate
sc hools, w h e r e t h e y wer e in daily
lo st a p r o p e l l e r blad e in a s t o r m , and
for h o u r s lay helpless. T h e r e was a c o n t a c t w ith o t h e r children. T h ey
stu d ie d like o r d i n a r y b o y s an d had th e
p an ic a m o n g th e p a s sen g ers.
sa m e a m b itio n s in th eir sc hool work.
Zia Bey, h ead of th e T u r k i s h secre t W h e n t h e y had finished sc hool they
police u n d e r th e old re gim e, h as had wer e s e n t aw ay to college.”
to flee the capital for his life, a n d says
he is c o m i n g t o O r e g o n to live.
M AKE L A S T S TA N D .
T h e b at t l e s h i p fleet h as sailed .from
A lb a n y , A u s tr a lia , for Manila.
Nevada Only State in Union That Al
V o n B u e lo w declares G e r m a n y is in
lows Gambling.
fav o r of p eace a n d a rb itratio n .
A r e tire d steel m a g n a t e of N ew
J e r s e y w as sh o t a n d killed by his c o n
fidentia l clerk.
O r v ille W r i g h t w as b ad ly h u r t and
his c o m p a n i o n killed while m a k i n g a
t r ip in his aero p lan e.
A S w e d ish e x p l o r e r has j u s t reach ed
Sim la, India, a f t e r n early a y e a r spent
in t h e in t e r io r of T h ib e t.
Colonel S t e w a r t has been o r d e re d
b ack to his lonely p o s t at F o r t Gran t,
w i t h o u t t a k i n g th e rid in g tes t.
M e x ic a n
and
Ja p a n e s e
sa ilors
f o u g h t d e s p e ra te ly on a w reck ed ship
t o escape f ro m d r o w n in g , b u t all were
finally saved.
L e t t e r s have b een m a d e public
w h ich se em t o p ro v e t h a t S e n a t o r
J. B. F o r a k e r is in th e p ay o f the
S t a n d a r d O il c o m p an y .
It is said a l a r m i n g ch o lera r e p o r t s
h av e b een se n t o u t from c e r t a i n cities
in C h in a in o r d e r to g e t c o n t r i b u ti o n s
f ro m s u p e rs t i ti o u s Chinese.
J. J. Hill sa y s th e d ay o f cheap
w h e a t is over, t h a t th e fo od pro b lem
is a se rio u s one, an d t h a t the g o v e r n
m e n t sh o u ld be build in g sc h o o ls of
a g r i c u l t u re as well as war sh ips.
T a f t will m a k e t h ree big cam p aig n
tours.
C h i c a g o ’s p o p u l a t i o n is placed at
1,924.060 by th e recen t sc hool census.
A M in n e s o ta w o m a n w alk ed 350
m iles to visit the grav e o f h e r hus
b an d n e a r Chica go.
F re n c h t r o o p s r o u te d a s t r o n g trib e
o f C o n g o n ativ es w h o t rad e in c o n
t r a b a n d a r m s a n d slaves.
A n e g r o w ^ s ly n ch ed for s h o o t i n g a
w h ite m a n in L ouis iana, t h o u g h the
l a t t e r was not se riously hurt.
A B a p tist m o d e r a t o r in K e n t u c k y
died of h e a r t failure w h en his son
w as a r r e s t e d for selling liquor.
T h e F re n c h p ress is i r rita te d by
t h e G e r m a n critic ism of t h e Franco*
S p an ish note r e g a r d in g M orocco.
C h ica g o h ealth officials found fish
t h a t had been s t o r e d 16 m o n t h s in the
w a r e h o u se of th e B o o th c o m p a n y th at
failed recently.
F o u r cro o k ed b a n k e r s a r ra ig n e d in
J u d g e D u n n e ’s c o u r t in S an F r a n
cisco b r o k e d o w n a n d wept, a n d plead
for a re d u c tio n of bail.
A co m m iss io n a p p o in ted to in v e s
tig ate New Y o r k ’s high build in g s has
decided th a t t h e y c a n n o t be limite d
as to heig h t, but r e str ic tio n s p r o v i d
ing for light a n d air can be enforced.
S e a ttle b a n k s will sell th e b o n d s of
th e A la s k a -Y u k o n - P a c if ic expos ition.
A S o u t h e r n w o m a n led a m o b of
l y n c h e r s a g a in s t th e assailan t of her
d au g h ter .
A C a n ad ian Pac ific s t r i k e b r e a k e r at
W i n n i p e g n e a r ly cau sed a r io t by
s h o o t i n g one of th e strikers.
A practical j o k e r at W i n d s o r , Mo.,
t o u c h e d off a c a r o f p o w d er, k d ling
seven p e r s o n s a n d in j u ri n g 30.
T h e p r e s i d e n t of th e C h ica g o sc hool
b o a r d f av o rs s p a n k i n g as t h e b est
m e t h o d o f o v e r c o m i n g th e “ frat evil.**
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
B E N TO N C O U N T Y WINS.
TR E E Y IE L D S S25 IN N U T S .
Great Variety of Splendid Products Linn County Soil is Well Adapted for
English Walnuts.
Takes First Prize.
Salem .— B e n to n c o u n t y h a s won
first place in th e c o u n ty ex h ib it c o m
petition. a n d can no w claim t o be the
b a n n e r a g r i c u l t u ra l c o u n t y of the
sta te. T h e a w a r d s wer e m a d e by the
th ree ju d g es , C h a rles Clevela nd, of
G r e sh a m ; F. I I . S crib n er, of W i s c o n
sin, a n d R. L. S w a g g e r t , o f U m atilla
county. L a n e c o u n ty was g iv en sec
o n d place, Yam hill third, M u l t n o m a h
fourth, P o lk fifth, C o lu m b ia six th and
Clatsop se v en th .
B e n to n ’s v i c t o r y w a s w o n by a
splendid d isplay p u t up b y F ra n k
Groves, of Corvallis, wh o ev idently
spared no effo rt to m ak e t h e exhibit
com plete. W hile his co m m e r c i a l a p
ple pack is not so large n o r so a t
tractive as t h a t fro m Yamhill, he c o v
ered a w ider r a n g e of p r o d u c ts, and
excelled in o t h e r p articulars . N eith er
Be nton n o r L a n e m ad e a p articu larly
•strong f eatu re of a n y o n e line of
p ro d u cts, a n d th e g en eral pub lic had
difficulty in deciding w hich co u n ty
m ad e th e b e t t e r exhibit.
M ario n c o u n t y had an ex h ib it which
would h av e b een a s t r o n g rival for
rirst place, but this c o u n t y is b arre d
u n d e r th e rules, becau se t h e fair is
held here, a n d M a rio n wo u ld have an
a d v a n t a g e in t h a t respec t. B e n t o n ’s
display c o m p r i s e s a b o u t ev e r y p ro d u ct
t h a t can he g r o w n in O r e g o n . T h e
peaches, apples, plums, p r u n es, grapes,
garden
veg etab les,
seeds,
gr ains,
grass es, d airy p ro d u cts, e t c , are all
r e p re se n te d by sp ecim en s o f s u r p a s s
in g excellence.
ONE T R U A N T O FFIC E R B E S T.
County School Superintendents Make
Recommendations.
Salem .— T w e n t y - e i g h t c o u n t y su
p e r i n t e n d e n t s w e r e in a t t e n d a n c at
th e c o n f er en ce of s u p e ri n t e n d e n t s
here. A g e n e r a l in form al discussion
was had a n d a n u m b e r of reso lu tio n s
were a d o p t e d p ro p o s in g c h a n g e s in
th e plan o f sc hool m a n a g e m e n t .
A m o n g o t h e r t h in g s it was r e c o m
m en d ed t h a t t h e r e be one t r u a n t o f
ficer for ea ch c o u n ty in stead of se v
eral. as at p r e s e n t ; t h a t th e co u n ty
c o u r t be a u t h o r i z e d to p ay tu itio n in
high sc hools for children w h o have
no high sc hool o p p o r t u n it i e s in th eir
ow n d istr ic ts; t h a t c o u n ty in stitu tes
be held for four days in stea d of three,
a n d th at te a c h e r s receive p ay for five
d a y s instead of th r e e ; th at th e h o ld in g
o f the e ig h th g r a d e e x a m i n a t i o n s he
ag ain placed in th e h a n d s of th e t e a c h
ers. but w ith u n if o rm q u estio n s, as at
prese nt.
Democrats File Nominations.
Salem .— T h e D e m o c r a t i c p a r t y filed
its n o m i n a t i o n s for p resid en tial elect
o rs with t h e s e c re ta ry of s t a te Sep
te m b e r 18 . It was the last d ay for
filing. 1 he n am es of ele c to r s are as
follows: E. S. J. M cA llis ter. P o r t
lan d ; Sam uel W h ite. B ak er C ity ; A u
g u st H u c k e n s te in . Salem , a n d O. I).
►Coshow, R o s eb u rg . T h e D e m o c r a t s
w ere last to file th eir n o m in atio n s.
T h e Socialists filed th eir n o m i n a t i o n s
first on J u l y 29, th e R e p u b lica n s and
P ro h i b i t i o n i s t s t o g e t h e r o n S e p t e m
b er 10. an d th e I n d e p e n d e n t s followed
o n S e p t e m b e r 16 .
Infected Orchard Razed.
A lb an y .— A big w aln u t tree in th e
y a r d of the r esid en ce of L. E. Blain.
in th is city, sh o w s th e po ss ibilities of
w a ln u t cu ltu re in this p art of th e
sta te. T h o u g h it s t a n d s on the p o o r
e.>>t kind of land for fruit g r o w in g , a n d
has n e v e r received scientific cu ltu re,
th e tree th is y e a r p r o d u ced $25 w o r t h
of nu ts. T h i s sh o w s th e i m m e n se
p ro fit of an acre of sim ilar trees.
T h e n u ts h ave n o t y et b een picked,
bu t it is co n s e rv a tiv e ly e s t im a t e d th at
th e t r e e co n t a i n s at least 10.> pounds.
Mr. Blain n e v e r seels the nu ts, k eep in g
th e m for Ins o w n use, but th is w eek
he r efu s ed an o f fe r of 25 c e n t s a
p o u n d for th e en tir e p r o d u c t of his
tree.
T h i s tree is 14 y e a r s old, a n d st a n d s
30 feet high. It is a F re n c h w aln u t
of th e M a y e t t e variety.
Mr. Blain
b elieves th a t h ad it b een p r o p e rl y
t r i m m e d w h en y o u n g a n d pl aced in
g o o d soil, like t h a t of the S a n t i a m
b o t t o m s , in this co u n ty , it would have
a t t a i n e d its p r e s e n t g r o w t h a n d b e a r
in g qu alities in se v en o r eig h t y ears.
Y o u n g t r e e s n o w g r o w i n g u n d e r th ese
c o n d itio n s give evidence of v erify ing
th a t belief.
W a l n u t c u ltu r e h as received a big
i m p e t u s in L in n c o u n t y in the pas t
y ear, a n d m a n y small o r c h a r d s are
b e in g p lan ted . T h e a c r e a g e w a s a p
p r o x i m a te ly d o u b led d u r i n g th e p ast
year, a n d t h e r e are no w a b o u t 500
a c r e s d ev o ted t o c o m m ercial w aln u t
g r o w i n g in th is co u n ty . All of th e s e
t r e e s w ere p la n te d in th e last t h r e e
o r fo ur y ears, h o w ev er, a n d a r e no t
y et b e a r i n g for the m a r k e t , bu t in a
few y e a r s th e w a ln u t o u t p u t of L in n
c o u n t y will be n o tab le.
Fish Case in Federal Court.
A s to r ia .— A p riv ate d isp a tc h r e
ceived f ro m I. B. K n ic k e r b o c k e r , a s
sistan t a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l for t h e st a te
of W a s h i n g t o n , says he in te n d s to
b r in g a suit in t h e fe deral c o u r t to
e n jo in t h e O r e g o n of ficers fro m e n
fo rc in g th e O r e g o n initiative law on
th e W a s h i n g t o n side of th e river. H e
also says he will take th e case o f th e
sta te of O r e g o n a g a i n s t Nielsen to
th e U n i t e d S ta te s s u p r e m e c o u r t for
a decision.
N ielsen w as a r r e s t e d for o p e r a t i n g
a p u r s e n et se ine in th e w a t e r s of the
C o lu m b ia river, in conflict w ith the
O r e g o n law’. H e held a W a s h i n g t o n
license, as t h a t s t a te n o t o n ly does
n o t p ro h ib it seines, but has a law u n
d e r w h ich t h e y are licensed.
Reserved for the Birds.
K l a m a t h Falls.— A c c o r d in g t o an
o r d e r received here fro m P re s i d e n t
R oosevelt. 70,000 acres of land o n the
C a li f o r n ia -O r e g o n line is set asid e as
a bird p reserv e. All o f th e islan d s
in lo w e r K l a m a t h l ike a n d th e sw a m p
lan d s in th e lake d istrict th at are u n
su itab le for a g r ic u ltu ra l p u r p o s e s are
in clu d ed in th e reserve. W h ile the
o r d e r issu ed b y th e p r e sid e n t p r o
h ib its th e t a k i n g o r d e s t r u c t i o n of
a n y birds, eg g s o r nests, for a n y p u r
p o se w h a te v e r , it will n o t conflict
with th e re c l a m a t i o n of a n y p a r t of
th e district.
Re-Eetablish Academy.
M cM innville. — T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t
th a t th e Epis copal c h u r c h in t e n d e d to
r e -e sta b lish th e Bishop Scott a c a d
e m y in th is c o u n t y is hailed w ith a
g r e a t d e g r e e of se n t im e n t a l pr ide
her e, since Y am hill c o u n t y is th e
m o t h e r o f E p is co p alian ism in the
W e s t . It w as in 1848 t h a t Bishop
R ic h m o n d cam e to w h a t is n o w the
T o rr e n c e place, n e a r N o r t h Y am hill
an d held the first r e g u l a r Epis copal
service in O r e g o n , if n o t th e firs t west
of t h e R o c k y m o u n ta in s.
G r a n t s P a ss .— T h e first i n sta n c e of
th e real e n f o rc e m e n t of th e fru it i n
sp ectin g law to a l etter w as ex a m p le d
in the d e s t r u c t i o n of th e o r c h a r d on
th e Ca ss place, j u s t so u th o f town.
T h e fruit t r e e s on this p lace have
sto o d f o r se v era l y e a r s w i t h o u t an y
care, b ecau se th e estate w a s in liti
g atio n in th e courts. T h e a u th o r itie s
had notified th e o w n e r s a n d parties
in terested , but n o h eed w as taken.
Spring Wheat Goes 40 Bushels.
Finally th e c o u n t y fruit in s p e c t o r o r
H illsb o r o . — E. W . D a n t, w h o
dered th e trees all g r u b b e d up, as
th ey wer e d eem ed a public d a n g e r and t h r e s h e d ou t of Re edville for 29 s e a
so ns, sta te s t h a t he r e c e n tly t u r n e d
nuisance.
o u t 3000 bush els o f w h e a t ra ise d on
t h e H a r e ranch, a mile so u t h of Hills
Fish Wardens Busy.
A s to ria.— T h e
fisher ies
situ atio n b o ro , t h a t p r o d u ced 40 b u sh e ls to the
acre.
T h i s has n o t b e e n ' u n c o m m o n
here is quiet o n th e surface, b u t w a t e r
bailiffs a n d d ep u ties o p e r a t i n g u n d er in th is c o u n t y this se a so n for w in ter
o r d e rs of M a s t e r W a r d e n M c A llis ter w h e a t, b u t this g rain w as so w n this
are in c e s sa n tly at w o rk w a t c h i n g both sp rin g . S p rin g o ats, h o w ev er, a r e re
chores a n d m a k i n g freq u e n t a r re s ts p o r t e d as light all o v e r th e co unty.
for all m a n n e r of vio lations. T h ir ty -
To Continue Publicity Work.
two cases h ave b een filed w ith As
M a rs h field .— T h e M a rs h fie ld c h a m
sistant D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y H o w a r d
b e r of c o m m e r c e will k eep op en for
Brownell, u p o n which lie is iss uing
Firefighters Lose Ground.
form al w a r ra n t s , a n d th ese are be ing a n o t h e r year. T h e a n n u a l s u b s c r i p
A lb an y , N. Y., Sep t. 22.—A lt h o u g h serv ed as rap id ly as possible. T h e r e tions have expired , b u t m o r e m o n e y
N ew Y o r k has o n e of th e best s m uch t a l k h ere of an e x p e c te d re- has been su bscribed, a n d th e publicity
eq u ip p ed fo rest fire f ig h tin g o r g a n i z a s t r a in in g o r d e r in this beh alf, but w o r k will be c o n tin u ed . I t w as d e
cided to retain W a l t e r L y o n s as se c
tions in the c o u n t r y fresh fires are no n e is su r e of its so u rce
r e t a r y for the n e x t y ear.
b e in g r e p o r t e d daily fro m the A d i r o n
dack* a n d Catskill reg io n s. U n les s
Benton County Rejoices.
P O R TL A N D M A R K E TS .
t h ere is a heav y rain soon th e d a m
Corvallis.— W h e n th e n ew s reach ed
age m a y a p p r o x i m a t e t h a t of the d e
W h e a t —Club, 88c p e r b u sh e l; f o r t y
str u c tiv e fires of 1903, w h en over here th at th e B e n to n c o u n t y exh ibit
it th e sta te fair had ag ain b een a w a r d fold. 90c; t u r k e y red, 90c; fife, 88c;
450.000 acres wer e b u r n e d over, cn
tailing a loss of $800 000 in sta n d in g ed first prize, g en u in e e n th u s ia s m b lu cstc m , 92c; valley. 88c.
B a rle y — Feed. $25 p er t o n ; rolled.
tim b er, logs an d pulp wood. E v ery was m a n if e ste d a b o u t th e C o m m e r
effo rt is b e in g m a d e to hold the pres cial club, a n d n o w th e r e is talk of $27.50(228; brew in g . $26.50.
O a t s — No. 1 white, $28.50(2:29 per
en t fires in co n tro l. In 132 t o w n s in c e le b r a tin g th is v icto ry in p r o p e r
the A d iro n d ack * a n d Ca tskill reg io n s style. F lag s are flying fro m public to n ; g ray . $27 50(2)28.
bu ild in g s ami p r o m in e n t
b u sin e ss
H a y — T im o th y . W i l l a m e t t e Valley.
743 fire w a r d e n s a r e at w ork.
houses, a n d the n ew s of th e v icto ry $14 p er to n ; W i l l a m e t t e Valley, ordi
at
the
s
t
a
te
fair
w
as
flashed
o
n
the
na
ry, $ 1 1 ; E a s t e r n O r e g o n , $ 16.50
Burned by Burning Oil.
r ta in s of t h e electric t h e a t e r s in mixed. $13; clover, $9; alfalfa. $11; al
San P e d r o , Cal.. Sep t. 21.— In an c th u is
city.
falfa meal. $20.
oil ex p lo sio n in the a f t e r p a r t of the
F r u i t — Apples, new. 50c(2)$1.25 flox;
Milk Factory for Eugene.
s t e a m e r San Gabriel, ly ing alongsid e
p each es. 25(2)65c p er b o x ; pears, 20(2
th e w h arf, s h o r tly b efo re n o o n y e s
E u g e n e .— It is practically as su red 60c p e r b o x ; plums, 50c(2$ l p er b o x ;
terd ay . Chief E n g in e e r H a n s O lse n t h a t E u g e n e will h ave a m ilk-c on g r a p e s, 75c(2'$1.50 p e r c r a t e ; figs, $1
a n d h i r s t O fficer P e te r Kendall were d en s in g p lan t t h a t will h an d le 20.oon p er box.
p e r h a p s fatally injure d, a n d Fritz n o u n d s of milk daily, and w hich will
P o t a t o e s — 80c(2 $ l 00 p e r h u n d r e d ;
J o h n s o n a n d Chris Stigle, tw o m e m he in o p e r a tio n within h alf a y ear sw eet p o tato es , 2c p e r po un d.
b ers of th e crew, w ere seriously S o m e days a g o C. E. R o g e rs w as here
M e lo n s— C a n ta lo u p e s. 75c(2$ t per
b u rn ed . T h e oil t a n k s w ere being lo o k in g o v er th e situ atio n for his as c r a t e ; w a te r m e lo n s, J ( 2 l c p o u n d ; ca-
filled at th e time, a n d c a u g h t fire in «ociatcs. It is s ta te d po sitiv ely th at sabn s $2/o 2 >0 p er dozen.
so m e u n e x p la in a b le m an n er. T h e d a m the p r o je c t will he p u sh e d t o c o m p l e
V e g e t a b l e s — T u rn i p s . $1 50 p er
age to the ship is not m ater ial. T h e tion at an e a r l y date.
sack; carrots, $1 7$; parsnips, (1,75;
ship is o w n e d by the Kerkhoff-Cuz-
beets. $1.50; a rtich o k es, 65c p er doz.;
n cr L u m b e r c o m p an y , of L o s A n g eles
Wallowa to Have Courthouse.
beans. 5c per p o u n d ; c ab b ag e . 2c per
Enterp rise.— The county co urt has p o u n d ; cauliflower, $1.25 d o zen ; c e l
Wolves Kill Little Girl.
accepted pinna for n courthouse, to coat ery. 75c(2$l per d o z e n ; co rn , 12ic per
Ely, Minn., Sept. 2 1 —T h e y o ung $30,000. Bids for foundation an d b as e d o zen ; cu cu m b ers, 30(240c p er bo x ;
d a u g h t e r o f P e t e r Kob e, a h o m e ment will he adver tiaed for immediate e g g p lan t. $12 5 p e r c r a t e ; lettuce,
s te ad er living in th e wild section ly in order th at th e foundation a t least head 15c p er d o zen ; parsley . 15c per
a l o n g t h e l ittle F o rk river, n o r t h e r n m ay he put in this fall. Wallowa co u * d o z e n ; peas, 6c per p o u n d ; po pp ers.
M in n e so ta, was a t t a c k e d by a pack of t v haa been act a p art from Union conn * 6 * l ° c p er p o u n d ; p u m p k i n s 1(2 1 Jc
wolves while g o in g o n an e r ra n d to ty 20 years, and th is will be th e first per p o u n d ; radishes, 12*c p er d o z e n ;
spinach. 2c p er p o u n d ; sp r o u ts, 10c
a n e i g h b o r with her y o u n g b r o t h e r courthouse erected in tho county.
per p o u n d ; sq uash , 40c p er d o z e n ;
a n d was killed a n d p a r t l y d ev o u red
t o m a t o e s , 35(2'40c.
Will Rebuild Sawmill.
T h e b o y escaped , a n d r u n n i n g hom e,
B u t t e r — E x tr a s . 31 i c p e r lb ; fancy.
gave th e a la r m
T h e m o t h e r hastened
T illa m o o k .— Several T il l a m o o k cit
to th e sc ene of the t r a g e d y and found izen* have m a d e a r r a n g e m e n t s to r e 27*c; choice, 25c; sto re. 18c.
E g g s — O r e g o n e x t r a s . 28(229c;
the h o r ri b l y m u tila te d r e m a i n s of her build the sawmill of th e T illa m o o k
25(226c;
seco n d s.
22(223c;
child.
lu m b erin g
co m p a n y .
w hich
was firsts.
b u r n e d d o w n last O c t o b e r , a n d h ave third s. 15(220c; E a s t e r n . 25(227c per
Tw o Towns Wiped Out.
i n c o r p o ra t e d t h e T illa m o o k L u m b e r dozer.
P o u l t r y — Mixed ch ickens. l l ( 2 l l } c
C h ica g o . Sept. 2 2 — L o n g - d istan c e M a n u fa c tu r i n g c o m p a n y for t h a t p u r
t e le p h o n e m e s s a g e s t o th e T ri b u n e pose. with a cap ital stock placed at p o u n d ; fan cy hens. 1 2 |( 2 l 3 c ; r o o s t
ers.
10c; spring. I 3 (2 l4 c ; ducks, old.
________
from R h in elan d e r. W i s . s ta te th at $ 10 , 000 .
12(21 2 |c ; spring. 146715c; geese, old
th e t o w n s of D a g g a n a n d W o o d b o r o w
Notaries Commissioned.
Sc; y o u n g , 10c; tu rk ey s, old, 17(2:18c;
h ave been d e s t ro y e d b y fore st fires
Salem . -Co m m issio n s as n o t a r i e s y o u n g 20c.
T h e 4000 re sid e n ts o f the tw o to w n s
V e a l — E x tr a , 86?s*c p er p o u n d ; o r
a r e fleeting th r o u g h t h e b u rn in g h ave been issued to 1, F. F a lk e n s te in .
w o o d s t o R h in e la n d e r pan ic strick en N o r t h Bend; T. \V P i t t e n g e r. G C d in ary . 7(2?4c; he ivy. 5c.
P o r k — F a n c y Me p e r p o u n d ; o r d i
M an y p eople of W o o d b o r o w are M o s e r a n d E d w in G. A m m e, F o r t -
n ary , 6c; large, 5c.
land.
missing.
Ren o , Nev., Sept. 22.— T h e g a m b le r s
of th e U n i t e d S t a t e s will m a k e th eir
final s t a n d for f ree d o m in N ev ad a
n ex t m o n th . At t h a t tim e a special
election is to be held in R eno t o give
the p eople a n o p p o r t u n i t y to v ote on
the q u e s tio n w h e t h e r o r n o t th e g a m
bling ho u ses of th is city should be
closed.
F o r six m o n t h s th e fight has been
in the m ak in g , each .side m a k in g ev ery
p r e p a r a t io n for the co n tes t. N ev ad a
is n o w th e on ly s t a te in the union
w here g a m b l i n g is licensed. M o n
t a n a leg islated it o u t of ex iste nce
so m e t im e ago. A r i z o n a followed
suit, a n d the to l e r a t io n w hich kept
g a m b lin g g o in g in D e n v e r a n d Salt
L ak e h a s b een w ith d r a w n .
N e v a d a o n ly rem ain s, an d n early
ev ery p r o m in e n t g a m b l e r in the c o u n
try is now' lo cated in th is sta te.
A ER O P LA N E IS W R E C K E D
Orville Wright Injnred and His Pas
senger Killed.
W a s h i n g t o n , Sept. 1 8 — A f te r h a v
ing d r a w n t h e a t t e n t i o n of the wor ld
to his a e r o p l a n e flig h ts at F o rt M eyer
a n d h av in g e s t a b lis h e d n ew w o r l d ’s
re c o r d s for h e a v ie r - th a n -a ir flying m a
chines , O r v ille W r i g h t y e s t e r d a y m et
w ith a trag ical m ish a p while m ak in g
a t w o - m a n flight. T h e a ero p lan ist
was a c c o m p a n i e d by L ie u te n a n t T hos.
E. Selfrid g e, o f t h e S ig n al C o r p s of
th e a r m y . L ie u te n a n t S elfrid g e was
fatally i n j u re d an d d ied at 8:10 o ’clock
last n ight. Mr. W r i g h t w as serious ly
injured, bu t is ex p e c te d to recover.
W h ile th e m a c h i n e w as encircling
th e drill g r o u n d s , a p r o p eller blade
sn a p p ed off, and, h i t t i n g so m e o t h e r
p a r t of th e in t ri c a te m e ch an is m ,
cau sed it to o v e r t u r n in th e air an d
fall to t h e g r o u n d , e n v e lo p in g th e tw o
o c c u p a n t s in th e debris. S o ld iers an d
s p e c t a t o rs rail a c r o ss th e field to
w h ere th e a e r o p l a n e h ad fallen an d
assisted in lifting M r W r i g h t a n d
L ie u te n a n t S elfrid g e fro m u n d e r the
tan g led m a s s of m ac h iu e r y . rod s, wires
a n d sh r e d s of m uslin. Mr. W r i g h t
was co n s cio u s a n d said:
"O h . h u r r y a n d lift th e m o t o r ”
L ie u te n a n t S elfrid g e w a s u n co n
scious. His h ead w as co v ered with
b lood a n d he w as c h o k i n g w h e n the
soldiers e x t r i c a t e d h im f ro m u n d e r the
machine.
Dr. W a t t e r s , a N ew Y o r k phy sic ian,
was one of t h e first t o r each t h e spot
a n d r e n d e r e d first aid to t h e in ju re d
men. W h e n th eir w o u n d s h ad been
b an d ag ed , Mr. W r i g h t a n d L ie u te n a n t
S elfridge w e r e t a k e n to th e F o r t M y e r
ho sp ital at t h e o t h e r en d of th e field
Mr. W r i g h t lap sed in to a s t a te of
se m -c o n s c io u sn e s s by th e tim e he
r each ed th e ho spital, bu t L ie u te n a n t
S elfridge did n o t r e g a in co n scio u sn es s
at all. H e w as su f f e rin g f ro m a f r a c
ture at t h e b ase of th e skull, a n d was
in a cr itical co ndition.
A f t e r a h u r rie d su rg ical e x a m in a tio n
it was a n n o u n c e d t h a t Mr. W r i g h t
w as n o t d a n g e r o u s l y in ju re d . H e is
su fferin g fro m a f ra c tu r e of his left
th igh a n d sev eral ribs on t h e righ t
side ar e frac tu red . B o th m e n received
deep cu ts a b o u t th e head. M r W r i g h t
reg ain ed co n s c i o u s n e s s at th e hospital
a n d d ic ta te d a c a b l e g r a m t o his
b r o t h e r at L e M ans, F ra n c e , a n d re
q u ested t h a t th e s a m e m e s s a g e be sent
to his sister a n d fa th e r at D a y t o n , O..
a s s u r i n g th e m t h a t he was all right.
C h a rles W h i t e , of W h i t e & Middle
ton. B a ltim o re, a m ech an ical ex p ert,
gave th is d e s c rip tio n of th e accident
to M essrs . W r i g h t a n d S elfrid g e:
" T h e a e r o p l a n e w as p e r fo r m i n g
beautifully for six o r seven m inutes,
when su d d e n l y o n e of t h e p r o p e lle rs
b roke n ear t h e end. T h i s cau sed the
m ach in e to b e c o m e so t h o r o u g h l y out
of b alance t h r o u g h ce n t r i fu g a l force
as to m a k e it u n m a n a g e a b l e , a n d it
m ad e a d a r t to the g r o u n d while still
u n d e r o p e r a t i o n o f t h e r ig h t p ropeller,
cau sin g it to strik e t h e g r o u n d with
a g reat deal m o r e force t h a n it w’ould
have d o n e b y grav ity.
“ I do n o t feel t h a t t h is is a n y s e ri
ou s de fect in th e m a c h in e r y , but
m erely w a n t of b e t t e r c o n s t r u c t i o n in
the p ro p ellers . T h e r e f o r e . I d o no t
feel th at th e m a c h in e should be con
d e m n e d b e y o n d th is point. I should
im ag in e that, w h e n th e m ach in e made
th e d art for th e g r o u n d , it fell at
the r a t e o f 2t) miles an ho ur. W r i g h t
a n d S elfridge w ere n o t t h r o w n ou t
T h e accid en t w as due e n tir e ly t o the
defective p r o p e l l e r.”
French Editors Worried.
Paris, Sept. 18.—T h e F r e n c h p ress
is d isp lay in g m u ch ir r i t a t i o n o v er v io
lent critic ism of th e F ra n c o -S p a n i s h
n ote r e g a r d i n g M o r o c c o t h a t are a p
p e a r i n g in th e n e w s p a p e r s of G e r
m a n y ; hu t th e g o v e r n m e n t is co n ten t
with the a s s u r a n c e s received y e s t e r
day from H e r r S te m ric h , a c t i n g f o r
eign se c r e ta r y for G e r m a n y , t h a t the
n o te wou ld be stu d ied in an am icable
spirit. If th is is done, th e fo reig n o f
fice c a n n o t u n d e r s t a n d h o w G e r m a n y
will be ab le t o disa sso c iate h erself
from t h e o t h e r c h an ce llo r ies of E u
rope.
Crooked Bankers Weep in Court.
STEAMER AEON
LOST ON REEF
Ship's Company Land Safely on Iso
lated Coral Island.
Supply ot Food and Water is Saved
From Wreck - Captain Removes
Small Engine From Cargo, Fits
Up Boat and Reaches Fanning
Island With News.
V icto ria, B. C., Sept. 19.— Cable d
ad v ices f ro m F a n n i n g islan d st a te
t h a t th e s t e a m e r A eo n , w hich left San
F r a n c i s c o Ju ly 0 for A u clan d , via
Apia, a n d was c o n s id e ra b ly o v erd u e,
w as c a r r ie d o n C h r i s t m a s islan d by
th e s t r o n g c u r r e n t s s e t ti n g o n sh o re
a n d b ec a m e a to t a l wreck. T h e ship's
co m p a n y , 50 in all, t o o k t o t h e b o a ts
a n d lan d ed at a sm a ll s e t t l e m e n t fac
in g th e lag o o n , all safe.
T h ere are fo u r w o m e n a n d t w o chil
•Iron, m o stly wives of officers of the
U n ited S t a t e s b at t l e s h i p s q u a d ro n ,
w h o to o k p a s s a g e t o jo in t h e i r h u s
h a n d s in A u str alia, in clu d in g Mrs. P a t
rick, wife of C h a p la in P a tr ic k , a n d
family. All a r e c a m p i n g o n C h r i s t
m as island a w a itin g rescue.
1 lie A e o n is fast o n th e co ral island
p a r tia lly full o f w a t e r a n d w reck ed
b e y o n d all h o p e of sa lvag e, h u t the
5(10 b a g s of mail a b o a r d w ere likely
to he r eco v ered . T h e c a r g o in cluded
s a l m o n a n d 2,000,000 feet of re d w o o d
a n d s o m e g as o lin e en gines . O n e ot
th ese was fitted in a ship's b o at to
tak e C a p ta in D o w n ie. th e se co n d o f
ficer a n d tw o e n g i n e e r s to F a n n in g
island, ly ing 14 miles n o r t h w e s t , to
cable n ew s o f th e disaster.
S o m e of th e s a l m o n a n d g en eral
m e r c h a n d i s e w as r eco v er ed a n d taken
a s h o r e w ith t h e ship's b o ats, a n d a
stock o f w a te r secu re d , the supply on
C h r i s t m a s island b ein g poor.
Cap
tain D o w n ie h ad a difficult tim e
re a c h i n g T a n n i n g islan d
T h e engine
fitted in the ship's b o a t r efu s ed to
w ork, a n d t h e b o a t w as r o w e d back
to C h r i s t m a s island, w h e r e it w as re
fitted.
A f t e r a l o n g t r ip he r e a c h e d F an
nin g island th is m o r n in g . T h e crew
« a s t r e a t e d kindly by th e staff of the
F a n n i n g island cable station. T h e
s t e a m e r M a n u k a, o f t h e Canadian-
A u s tr alian line, f o rt u n a t e l y is m ak in g
a call at F a n n i n g island to land sup
plies o n her p r e s e n t v o y ag e, a n d is
due T u e s d a y next. It is ex p e c te d she
will m a k e a call a t C h r i s t m a s island
a n d tak e off t h e s u r v iv o r s o f th e Aeon,
wh o will be lau d ed in S y d n e y by the
M anuka.
M e a n w h ile
th e
s u r v iv o r s
have
p le n ty o f food a n d w ater, a n d th ere
is s h e l te r for th e w o m e n in t h e ho u ses
of a w o r k i n g c a m p o f s o m e p earl fish
errn en em p lo y e d b y a B ritish com
pany.
F r o m th e d a y th e A e o n left San
F r a n c i s c o n o t h i n g h ad been h e a r d of
her until th e d is p a tc h tellin g of the
safety of th e p a s s e n g e r s o n C h r i s t m a s
is and. T h is islan d is located near
the e q u a to r , a b o u t 1000 miles so u t h of
H o n o lu lu , a n d 35(10 m iles s o u t h w e s t of
San F ran cisco . It is n e a r ly loot) miles
n o r t h e a s t o f Apia, an d it is su p p o sed
th at t h e vessel w as disa ble d in her
m a c h i n e r y a n d drifted o r in so m e
o t h e r m a n n e r m a n a g e d to m a k e the
island in safety
F a n n i n g island is
j u st so u t h o f C h r i s t m a s island, an d
b o t h a r e British po ssessions.
C h r i s t m a s island h a s o n ly a few i n
h ab i t a n t s , is o ff t h e t r a c k o f even
w i n d - j a m m e rs , a n d is o n e o f the
w o r l d ’s m o s t i so lated spots. •
Wrights Will Not Give Up.
D a y t o n , O., Sept. 18.— W h e n asked
if th e accid en t y e s t e r d a y wo u ld d eter
cith e r O rv ille o r his b r o t h e r, n o w in
F ra n c e , fro m f u r t h e r flights, L orin
W r i g h t replied:
“ D ecid ed ly no. My b r o t h e r s will
ou rstie th ese t e s ts until th e m a c h in e s
are as n early p e r fe c t as it is po ss ible
to m a k e th em , if t h e y arc n o t killed
in t h e m ea n tim e , a n d we h ave ne ver
felt milch a p p r e h e n s io n , k n o w i n g th at
b o th b o y s ar e ca u t i o u s in th e e x
t r e m e .”
T h e ag ed f a t h e r o f t h e in ju re d m an
is at G r e e n s F o rk , tnd., a n d will not
he advised o f th e accid en t un til m o r n
ing. L o r i n W r i g h t a n d his sister,
C a th e rin e , aw ait w ith m u c h a n x ie ty
th e o u t c o m e o f th e ir b r o t h e r ’s in
juries.
San F ra n cisco , Sept. 18.— In J u d g e
D u n n e ’s c o u r t y e s t e rd a y , w h e n A. F.
Martel, p r e s i d e n t o f th e
M a rk e t
S tre e t Bank, n o w in th e h a n d s o f a
receiver; W . B. N ash, cas hier, and
1.. A. H a v e n , ex -cas h ie r of t h e sa m e
in stitu tio n , a p p e a r e d fo r a r r a ig n m e n t .
M a rte l a n d H a v e n b r o k e d o w n an d
cried. P l e a d i n g for a r ed u ctio n of
Tw o New Electric Lines.
bail, M a r t e l ’s a t t o r n e y b r o u g h t t e a r s
S p o k an e, W a s h ., Sept. 1 9 — T w o big
to his cl i e n t ’s ey es a t t h e m e n t i o n of
his hom e, a n d H a v e n w ep t as the in electric lines are p la n n e d t o c o n n ect
d i c tm e n t w as b e in g read. N a s h re th is city w ith t h e C o lu m b ia River
n e a r t h e m o u th o f t h e S p o k an e. It
m ain ed u n m o v ed .
has b een a n n o u n c e d t h a t J a y P
G r a v e s a n d his as so c ia te s p u r p o s e to
Can’t Limit Skyscrapers.
r u n a line to D a v e n p o r t , t h e n n o r th
N e w Y ork. Sept. 18.— T h e co m m is t o t h e S p o k a n e a n d C o lu m b ia Rivers.
sion a p p o i n t e d a b o u t a y e a r a g o to N o w t h e Big Rend T r a n s i t c o m p a n y
in v es tig ate hig h b u ild in g s in New sta te s t h a t w o r k is a b o u t to be gin on
Y ork City, a n d p ar t i c u l a rl y on M a n its line, w h ic h will e x t e n d fro m S p o
h attan I slan d , is re a d y t o s u b m it the k an e t o th e bi g river. T h e Big Bend
p r in te d r eco rd of its w ork. It is said C o m p a n y has d ecid ed t o in crease its
the r e p o rt p o in ts o u t t h a t it is im pos cap ital s to c k f ro m $100,000 t o $3 000,-
s ble to hol d t h e h eig h t of buildings 000 .
d o w n to th e p r e s e n t public fire p ro
Negroes Demand Rights.
tection service, because, it is arg u ed ,
tlw t wou ld limit b u ild in g s to ab out
A t l a n t a , Ga , Sep t. 19.— F o u r b i s h
too feet in height.
o p s of t h e A frica n M e th o d is t E p i s c o
pal c h u r c h a p p e a r e d b efo re Special
Cholera is Subdued.
A g en t J E d g a r S m ith , of t h e i n t e r
Manila, Sept. 18.— T h e ch o le r a con
tinues to reced e. D u r i n g the 24 h o u rs s t a te c o m m e r c e co m m iss io n , h ere yes
en d in g at 8 o ’clock th is m o r n in g t e r d a y in s u p p o r t o f a lle g a tio n s of
t h ere w ere 25 cases a n d 12 d eath s d i s c rim in a tio n ag ain s t t h e co lo red race
O n l y fo ur cases w ere r e p o r t e d this on ce r ta in r a ilro a d s in t h e S o u th . T h e
b u r d e n o f p r o t e s t is t h a t t h e P u l l m a n
fore n o o n .
O n e h u n d r e d ad d itio n al in sp e c to rs c o m p a n y will n o t a d m it n e g r o e s
w ere en listed t o d a y in a u n ited effort to its c a r s; t h a t th e r a ilro a d s force
t o st a m p o u t t h e d ise ase b efo re the n e g r o e s in t o s e p a ra te coaches, w h e r e
A tlan tic f e e t arriv es, a n d t h e r e is n e g r o e s w h o sm o k e , d r in k a n d curse
ev ery r e a s o n t o believe t h a t it will be are allow ed.
successful.
Stewart Again Disappointed.
Worse in St. Petersburg.
St. P e t e r s b u r g . Sept. 1 8 — T h r e e
h u n d r e d a n d fifty cases an d 155 d eath s
from Asia tic c h o ’era have b een r e
p o r t e d for the 24 h o u r s e n d in g at
n o o n y es terd ay .
T h e m unicipal adm inistrations* are
u n d e r fire fro m all sides for th eir
crim in al inef ficiency an d for th eir fail
ure to m a k e a d e q u a te p r e p a r a t io n for
hospital, a m b u l a n c e a n d sa n i ta r y s e r v
ices.
L o s Angeles, Sept. 19.— A d isp atc h
t o L o s A n g e le s f ro m F o r t Httachuca,
Ari7 , says t h a t C o lo n el S te w a r t, th e
" m i l i t a r y exile" at F o r t G r a n t, left
F o r t H u n c h u c a y e s t e r d a y to r e t u r n
t o his p o s t in o b ed ien ce to th e w ar
d e p a r t m e n t s o r d e r t o r e t u r n t h ere
a n d fo re g o th e ph y sical tes t of rid in g
th e 90 miles, w hich he had p reviously
h een d irected to u n d e r g o . Colonel
S t e w a r t 's ph ysical co n d itio n is given
as th e r e a s o n for se n d i n g him back
Punish Congo Outlaws.
P aris. Sept. 18 .— D i s p a t c h e s to the
g o v e r n m e n t f ro m th e g o v e r n o r - g e n
eral of the F r e n c h C o n g o say th a t a
forc e of 1600 F re n c h tr o o p s, u n d e r
C ap ta in Ju ltix. h ave r o u t e d the O u d ai
tribe, w h o se t e r r i t o r y is in t h e c e n t e r
of th e t rad e in slaves a n d c o n t r a b a n d
arm s
T h e t r i b e s m e n ’s lo sses n u m
b e r e d 1000.
Upholds Ancient Law.
I.a n sin g . M i c h ! Sept. 19.— In an
o p in io n filed y e s t e r d a y t h e Mich gan
s u p r e m e c o u r t su s tain ed t h e c o n s t i t u
tio n ality of th e m a x i m u m freig h t r a t e
law o f 1872. which h a s h een ig n o red
b y t h e r a ilro a d s as o b s o l e te a n d d e
n o u n c e d b y th e m as u n j u s t , u n r e a s o n
ab le a n d co n fiscato ry .
DRAINS O U T C R A TE R .
Wonder Performed by Earthquake in
Hawaiian Islands.
H o n o lu lu , Sept. 5, via S an F r a n
cisco, Sept. 16.—A slig h t e a r t h q u a k e
was felt u u t h e island o f H a w a ii F r i
d ay night, S e p t e m b e r 4. a n d at m i d
n ig h t th e m o l t e n lava in t h e pit of
th e v o lcan o of Kiluuca suddenly
ceased r isin g . nd im m e d i a t e l y b e g a n
to run ou t below, th e su rface looking
like th e w a t e r in a b a t h t u b from
which t h e p lu g had h een pulled,
I he m o l t e n lava ran rapidly away,
l o w erin g th e level in s t a n t l y a n d
co n tin u o u sly un til by S a t u r d a y m o r n
ing, o r in s o m e t h i n g like seven o r
eig h t h ours, th e 900 feet d e p th of
lava in th e pit had all run out, and,
ex cep t for th e co o lin g sides of the
pit, t h e r e w as no fire se en o r heat
felt. As t h e lava lo w ered in the pit
th e walls scaled o ff in g r e a t m as ses,
d r o p p i n g into th e m o lten lava below
them . The few w h o w ere f o r t u n a t e
e n o u g h to see this w o n d erfu l p h e
n o m e n a d es crib e it as m o s t a w e - i n
spiring.
T h e lava in t h e pit. th en a b o u t 900
o r lono feet deep, b e g a n to rise nearly
th r e e y ears ago, a n d had b een rising
g r a d u a lly since, u n til it w as within
ab o u t 100 feet of tile to p o f th e pit.
It is su p p o s e d t h a t th e e a r t h q u a k e
o p e n e d so m e fissure below b y which
ilie lava flowed out, p e r h a p s u n d e r
tile sea.
O n S a t u r d a y n i g h t a n o t h e r sligh t
e a r t h q u a k e w as felt, an d at m id n ig h t
S a t u r d a y it was o b s e rv e d t h a t activ
ity in tile pit h ad b e g u n ag ain , m o lten
lava b ein g t h r o w n up in fo u n tain s
m o r e t h a n 100 feet high , an d at latest
iccoiints tile lava had ag ain risen 400
feet in t h e pit.
DIE IN F O R E S T FIRES.
Flames Oveicome White Man and Six
Indians in Minnesota.
D u lu th , Minn., Sept, in .— G r a n d M a
rais is g ird le d by r o a r i n g m o u n ta in s
" f fire a n d sm o k e , an d it is believed
th at a m a n n a m e d M o n k e r a n d six
Indians, cu t off fro m t o w n b y fire in
[heir e ffo rts t o save h o m e s te a d e r s at
N es to r, h av e p e r ish e d in th e flames.
I his is t h e n e w s b r o u g h t in at' n o o n
to d a y b y A d j u t a n t - G e n e r a l W o o d
an d o fficers o f th e M i n n e s o t a naval
militia, w h o a rriv ed o n the G o p h er
from th e n o r t h sh o re
T h e y say the
d a n g e r is n o t y e t o v er by a n y means.
„ L u tz e n , a sm a ll se t tl e m e n t n ear
G ran d M arais, is in th e g r e a t e s t d a n
ger. say the naval m ilitiam en. It is
su r r o u n d e d b y fire, a n d e v e r y t h i n g
t h ere se em s d o o m e d to d estru ctio n ,
alth o u g h it is no t t h o u g h t th at a n y
loss o f life will occu r
At Colville, six m iles fro m G ran d
Marais, e v e r y t h i n g w en t, sa y s G e n
eral W o o d .
“T h e si t u a t i o n lo o k s v e r y b ad at
Chicago^ Bay,"
said
Commander
E ato n , an d so m e people w a n t e d us
to d ec la r e m a r tia l law th ere, hut w i
did no t deem it n eces sa ry . H o w
ever, we left ten m e n fro m th e ship
t h ere
F o r t y m e n fro m th e b o at wer e
'eft to fight t h e fire at L u tz e n , a n d
2» m o r e w e r e left at G r a n d M a rais.”
T h e o fficers o f t h e G o p h e r d eclare
th at th e g r a v i t y of th e situ atio n on
th e n o r t h s h o r e has n o t b een e x a g
g e r a t e d in th e least.
S U B M IT S T O TE R M S .
Mulai Hafid Agrees to Be Bound by
Algeciras Act.
P aris. Sept. 1 5 — T h e F ra n c o - S p a n -
ish n o t e on t h e s u b je c t o f t h e r e c o g
n ition o f Mulai H afid as su ltan of
M o ro cco was y e s t e r d a y t r a n s m i t t e d
to th e p o w e r s s i g n a to r y to t h e Al-
gcciras co n v en tio n .
Mulai H a f id 's le t t e r to t h e di plo
matic c o r p s a t T a n g i e r r e a c h e d P aris
y es terd ay . H e a n n o u n c e s his p r o c
lam atio n as su ltan , which, h e says,
d i'igcs him t o ex ecu te th e e n g a g e :
m e n t s of • ,ii A lg eciras act.
Mulai H afid a g r e e s to r eco g n ize
the tr e a t i e s c o n clu d ed b y his p r e d e
cesso rs, n o t a b l y t h a t o f t h e A lg eciras
act, w hich he co n s id e rs th e bas is of
th e p r o s p e r i t y an d p r o g r e s s o f th e
em p ire fro m both- th e political a n d
eco n o m ic s t a n d p o in t s , since it g u a r
a n te e s i n d e p e n d e n c e for t h e c o u n t r y
an d p ro v id es use fu l refo rm s. Mulai
H afid co n clu d es with e x p r e s s i o n s of
h o p e t h a t t h e p o w e r s o n a n equal
l o o tin g will aid him in th e e la b o r a tio n
an d ex ecu tio n of t h e p r o p o s e d r e
forms.
Fire in Tunnel Kills Tw o.
D e t r o i t , Sept. 16.— I t is believed t o
day t h a t m o r e b o d ies m a y he r e c o v
ered fro m th e n ew tu n n el u n d e r th e
river here, in which a fire last n ig h t
is k n o w n t o h av e co st t w o lives. M ore
th an 2 ( 1(1 w o r k m e n w ere in th e tu n n el
when th e fire b r o k e out, a n d several
w ere ov erco m e. H a d th e accid en t
n o t o c c u r r e d j u s t at m id n ig h t, while
ab out o n e th ird of t h e force w as at
lunch, th e list o f fatalities would
p r o b a b l y have h een m uch g reater.
T h e fire, w h ich is still b u r n i n g d e
str o y e d all o f th e w o r k o n t h e C a n
ad ian side of t h e tu n n el.
Hughes it Nominated.
S a r a to g a . N. Y., Sept. 16.— C h a rles
E v a n s H u g h e s w as n o m i n a t e d y e s
t e r d a y b y th e R e p u b 'i c a n s ta te c o n
v en tio n b y an o v e r w h e l m i n g m a j o r
ity t o su cceed him se lf as t h e g o v
ernor. H e received 827 o u t of a po s-
«ib'e innn as ag ain s t 151 for J a m e s
W. W a d s w o r t h . J r . a n d 31 for cx-
C o n g r e s s m a n J o h n K. S t e w a r t , of
M o n tg o m e r y . T h e n o m i n a t i o n was
m a d e u n a n i m o u s on m o t i o n o f S tate
C o m m i t t e e m a n W illiam Barn es. Jr.,
o f A lb an y , w h o has b een p e r h a p s the
b itte re st a n d m o s t o u t s p o k e n o p p o
n en t of t h e g o v e r n o r 's re n o m in a tio n .
Cholera Beyond Control.
St. P e t e r s b u r g S ep t 16.— F o r th e
24 h o u r s e n d i n g at n o o n y e s t e rd a y
t h e r e have b een r e p o r t e d at St P e t
e r s b u r g 24(1 ca«es and 6(1 d e a t h s from
Asia tic
ch olera. T h is
is
a lm o st
d o u h 'e th e re c o r d of M onday. A m o n g
th e strick en is L ie u te n a n t A b ram o ff,
an of ficer o f t h e Cossa ck r e g im e n t in
th e Life Guards. T h e p r iso n a u t h o r
ities have given o r d e rs t h a t all p r i s
o n e r s be t e m p o r a r i l y r em o v ed t o p o
lice sta tio n s in o r d e r to m a k e p o s
sible the disin fectio n o f th e p riso n ers.
Merchants to Visit Japan.
San F ra n cisco . Sept. 1 6 — T h e d ele
g a tio n o f Pacific c o a s t m e r c h a n t s
w h o -w ill visit J a p a n th is fall will sail
S e p t e m b e r 25. on th e T e n g o Maru,
for Y o k o h a m a . T h e y will r e p r e s e n t
S eattle. P o r t l a n d San F ra n cisco . E u
reka,
F re sn o .
I.os
A n g eles
San
D ieg o a n d o t h e r cities
T h e y will
sta y in J a p a n un til ea r ly in N o v e m
ber.