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"<1 The Estacada Progress Issued Cacti T hursday OREGON ESTACAD A RESUME OF THE WEEK’S DOINGS -------------- G e n e ra l Review o f Im portant Hap- penings Presented in a B r ie f and C o m p re h e n sive M anner fo r Busy R e ad e rs— N ational, P o litica l, H i» - to rica l and C o m m e rcia l. J a p a n will s o o n w i t h d r a w h er tr o o p f ro m N o r t h China. A u s t r i a ’s d e s ig n s a g a i n s t T u r k e y arc o p p o s e d by Russia. C h o le r a h as b r o k e n o u t a m o n g Rus sian h o sp ital n u r se s a n d cau sed panic. T h e first f o o tb all d e a t h of t h e sea son h as b een r e c o r d e d at W a t e r b u r y Con n. Dalai L a m a , o f T h ib e t, is visiting P ek in , w h e r e he w as receiv ed with g r e a t cer e m o n y . A m e r i c a n s h ave b een w a r n e d to stay a w a y f ro m the Y aq u i c o u n t r y a t h e I n d i a n s a r e t r o u b le so m e . T h e st e a m e r W o l v e r i n e , w hich ply on L a k e W in n ip e g , is m issin g an d m a y h ave b een lost in a sto r m J. J H ill b ecam e lo st in his ow n r ailro ad y a r d s at St. P a u l an d w as re b u k e d for b ein g t h e r e b y an em p lo y w h o did n o t r eco g n ize him. W i l b u r W r i g h t c o n t i n u e s to m ak e flig h ts with h i ' a e r o p la n e a t L em an F ra n ce. T h e flig hts a r e m a d e b o th w ith a n d w i t h o u t co m p a n io n s . R U S S IA B E G R U D G E S M O N E Y . B u re a u cra cy W e ig h s D o lla rs T h a n H u m a n L ite . H e a vie r St. P etersb u rg , Sept. 28__ The b u reaucr acy of St. P e te r sb u r g is weighing . dollars ag ain st human life, ami as a re sult Russia is to day th reaten ed with one of the grav est cholera scourges iu th e history of the empire P rem ie r Stolvpin. into whose hands j th e work of en forc in g im p erativ e sani I tarv reforms was recently placed, is 1 in au th o rity ■ i. «v«iv hand. I hey are p ro testin g vigorously ag ain s t th e enor . , BVO|Ve,l *d in in cleaning up ,.it y ;ll„| ; i . ,, >, , lf th e ir <>ppo sitimi the work will probably be only h alf dou One of P rem ie r S t o l v p i n ’s proposals is a complete new' system of sewerage the estim ated cost of which is $40,000, 000 . It is being plead«-l th at th e advent of cold weath er will p u t an end to the cholera spread, whereas y»o history of all cholera plagues has been that cold weather is hut a tem p o rary cheek, being followed in the ensuing spring by a re eurrence of the scourge. Bail as conditions are in St. Peter s burg, they ar e har dly to be compare with the m enacing aspect of the dis ease in other p a r t s of the empire, scores o f towns the wretched p o verty of the people, covered with the ignorane a n d superstition against remedial meas ures, makes the work of guar ding ag ain st th e fearfu l outl reak in the spring an u t t e r impossibility. Doctors are appalled at th e prospect an d say t h a t w h atev er t h e outcome in St. Peter sb urg, there is no hope of im provem ent elsewhere. I t is (‘stimateli t h a t througho ut Ru sia ther e have a lread y been 18,000 d eath s from cholera. In m any towns 75 per cent of the cases have ter m in ate fatallv. ,iu„is NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON SU R VEYO R S ARE BU SY. F a t jit ie s H O R S E S F O R H A W A II. A ltu ra s-M id la n d Line Now Believed to Island Plan ter H a s B uyer in Klam ath F a lls C o u n try. Be A ssu re d . K l a m a t h F alls.—J o h n T. Baker, a K l a m a t h Falls.— E n g in e e r B. F. K n o w l t o n , of t h e S o u t h e r n Pacific larg e lan d o w n e r a n d in flu e n ti al m a n c o m p a n y , is e s ta b lis h in g a l arg e s u r of affa irs of th e H a w a i i a n islands , has vey c a m p n e a r Merrill, a n d is b u y in g b een h u n t i n g in K l a m a t h c o u n t y the h o r s e s a n d su p p lies o n an ex ten siv e p ast t w o w eek s, a n d has j u s t o r d e re d scale. T h e su rv ey is su p p o s ed t o be a c a r lo a d o f K l a m a t h c o u n t y h o r s e s i line fro m A l t u r a s to c o n n e c t w ith sh ipped t o his ra n c h in t h e islands. th e C a lifo rn ia N o r t h e a s t e r n railw ay Mr. B a k er c a m e to th e U n i t e d S ta te s at Mid land, eig h t m iles below K l a m w ith P r i n c e D av id a n d a p arty , e x ath Falls. I n c o r p o r a t i o n p a p e r s w ere p ectin g t o h u n t in t h e wilds of O r e .iled so m e w eek s a g o for the M o d o c gon , W a s h i n g t o n a n d Alas ka. O n a c N orthern railway, and E n g in e e r co unt of t h e d e a t h o f P ri n c e David K n o w l t o n ’s su r v e y in g p a r t y is be- in S a n F r a n c i s c o all p l a n s w ere ieved t o be h ere for th e p u r p o s e oi c h a n g e d , a n d Mr. B a k e r w e n t back d e t e r m i n in g th e location of this road to H o n o l u l u w ith t h e bo dy . O n his .’roni n o r t h e r n C a lifornia i n t o s o u t h r e t u r n to S an F r a n c i s c o th e K l a m a t h c o u n t r y w as r e c o m m e n d e d t o him as er n O r e g o n . A railro ad c o n s t r u c t i o n c a m p has ex cellen t h u n t i n g g r o u n d s n e a r /at ilso b een e s tab lis h ed t w o a n d a halt hand . H e was delig h ted w ith hi miles s o u t h of this city, w h e r e a sub hu nt, a n d e x p e c t s to co m e h ack n ext c o n t r a c t o r o f Kricson a n d P e t e r s o n y ear w ith a p a r t y of friends. H e n r y S tra w , a local h o r s e dealer, »as a c o n t r a c t for a mile a n d a half >f g r a d e , to co n n e c t w ith th e g r a d e has c h a r g e of t h e b u y in g o f a c arlo ad ilread y c o m p l e t e d t h r o u g h th e m a r sh . of h o r s e s for Mr. Baker, a n d is to de liver t h e m at th e r a n c h in Haw aii. W A L N U T S IN H IG H F A V O R . H u n d re d s o f A c re s to Be Planted ir Y a m h ill C o un ty. M cM in n v ille.— T h e p l a n tin g of E n g iish w a l n u t s in this c o u n ty \yill be lone o n a g r a n d scale d u r i n g th e co m in g season. T h is y e a r o v e r 1000 icres w ere planted. A t r a c t o f 1000 acres has b een p l a t t e d n e a r A m i t y an d sold to be p l a n t e d to w aln u ts . T h e O a k Hill farm , n ear N o r t h Yam hill, r e c e n tly sold, has 40 o r 50 a c r e s in rees, a g o o d p o r t io n o f th e m b earin g , an d t h e r e m a i n d e r of th e 1010 a c r e s will be p l a n t e d t o trees. T h e J a c o b s S tin e co m p a n y , o f P o rt l a n d , has late y a c q u ir e d title to th e R iversid e o r c h a r d s t r a c t lying east of this city, n d c o m p r i s i n g 500 acres, w h i c h i? p la tte d t o sell to w aln u t p lan ters. B u s in ess a n d p ro fes sio n al m e n a n d .he n e i g h b o r i n g f a r m e r s have set a p a r t at least looo acres for im m ed iate w aln u t p l a n tin g in th e vicinity oi M cM innville, w h o s e n am e, th e “ W a l nut C ity .’’ is n o e m p t y one, since it •vill so o n have 1500 acres of w aln u ts n its vicinity. S en d Eugeue Ap p les E a st. Follow F o re st F ir e s E u re k a , C a lifo rn ia . TWENTY KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK N ear E u r e k a , Cal . Sept. 25.— A s tr o n g wind f a n n e d fore st fires t o th e n o r th of th is city t h a t w*ped o u t th e t o w n of L u ff e n h o l t z f ro m t h e m a p last night, a n d t h a t w ere ag ain rag in g w ith a d d e d force , a n d t h e g r e a t e s t d e s t r u c t i o n d u r i n g th e p r o g r e s s of th e fire w as r e c o r d e d d u rin g th e day T h e p l a n t o f th e L ittle River Red w o o d L u m b e r c o m p a n y is b u r n in g a n d all t h a t p r o t e c t s t h e to w n oi F ie ld b ro o k is loo y a r d s o i g r e e n tim her, w hich m a y w ard off the flames, a l t h o u g h t h e r e s i d e n t s are p r e p a r in g to flee w ith th eir h o u se h o ld goo ds. T h e lire d e v a s t a t e d a s t r e t c h oi t im b e r o v er 30 m iles lo n g a n d from fo ur t o five m iles wide, b u rn in g house s, m o s t l y s q u a t te r s e t tl e m e n t s th o u s a n d s o f c o r d s o f w o o d a n d m an y t h o u s a n d s o f a c r e s of t i m b e r land T h e p lan t of t h e L ittle River Red woo d L u m b e r c o m p an y , n o w re p o rte d b u r n i n g , is v alued a t $1.000,000, ex elusive of t im b er, of w hich t h e r e is se vera l t h o u s a n d acres. T w o d e a t h s have b een reco rd ed . A b o d y fo und, at f«rst t h o u g h t to he th at ot A. C a rls o n , has no w been id en tified a s t h a t o f F r a n k W h i t e m ore, while a n o t h e r c h a r r e d co rp se found a t T r i n i d a d h as n o t b een id ea tified. h ire is n o w g o i n g i n la n d up Little River at a f u rio u s pace. A t n o o n the wind was b lo w i n g t h e flam es t h r o u g h sp a rs e t i m b e r t h a t was o n c e lo gged off o r d e n u d e d o f its bi g trees, hut "o fast a r e t h e y tr a v e l i n g t h a t th ere is n o d o u b t t h e y will a g a i n g e t into th ick t i m b e r at t h e h ead of L ittle river, w h e n th e d a m a g e will be hard to es tim a te . If fire o nce g e t s into this t im b er, t h e r e will he n o sto p p in g .t un til it r e a c h e s th e T r i n i t y c o u n ty line, u n le s s th e w in d c h a n g e s or h e a v y r ain falls. E u g e n e . — T h e L a n e C o u n t y F ru i t an d V e g e t a b l e G r o w e r s ’ as so ciatio n will ship f ro m 20 to 30 c a r l o a d s of ap pies t o E a s t e r n a n d S o u t h e r n S tates this fall, w ith th e p u r p o s e o f estab iishing th e r e p u t a t i o n o f th is se ction of t h e W i l l a m e t t e V alley as a n apple co u n try . All ap p les t h a t a r e shipped will he o f g o o d q u ality a n d well R O C K E FE LL E R AS AU THO R. packed. S o m e fine ap p les a r e g ro w n a b o u t E u g e n e , an d t h e c o u n t r y has su ffere d a g o o d deal by t h e careless O il K in g M akes D enial o f A ccu sation s A g ain st H im . o r c h a r is t , w h o did n o t care w h a t wen t out o f th e c o u n tr y . But th is y e a r th e N e w Y o r k . Sept. 25 —J o h n D asso ciatio n is in co n tro l, a n d n o t h i n g bu t t h e b est ap p les will g o to m ak e Roc k efeller a p p e a r s for th e first time in th e role of an a u t h o r in a se ries of L an e c o u n t y ’s re p u ta tio n . irticles o n “ S o m e R a n d o m Rem ini cen ce s o f M e n a n d E v e n t s , ” th e first R are O n e s on B each . (,f w h ich will a p p e a r o n F rid a y in W aldport.— George W. Blodgett th e O c o b e r iss ue of “ T h e W o r ld 's lap idist of P o r t l a n d , is c a m p e d with W o r k . ” Mr. Roc k efeller g ives as a reaso n a p a r t y o f P o r t l a n d p eo p le o n th e b each so u th o f W a l d p o r t . M r Blod for sp e a k in g no w t h a t “if a t e n t h of the t h i n g s th a t h ave been said ar e g ett h as f o u n d s o m e v e r y beautiful a n d v alu ab le s t o n e s while h ere, one true, t h e n d o z e n s o f ab le a n d faithful in p a r t i c u l a r b e in g a large, c l e a r ag ate m en w h o have b een a s so c ia te d with c o n t a i n i n g p y r i te s of iro n o n fern like me. m a n y o f w h o m h ave p assed away, forms. I lie sto n e is larg e e n o u g h to m u st have b een g u ilty of g r a v e faults he cut into s e v e n s m a ll e r s t o n e s ab o u t F o r m yse lf, I h ad d ecid ed t o say an inch long. J u s t such a sto n e is n o th in g , h o p in g t h a t a f t e r m y d eath not describ ed in g eology. Mr. T h o m a s the t r u t h w o u ld g r a d u a l l y c o m e to the v e t e r a n lap id ist at N e w p o r t , say th e su rface an d p o s t e r i t y w ould do the sm all p ie c e s are w o r t h $100 each strict j u s t i c e ; b u t while I live and can testify to c e r t a i n things, it se em s fair th a t I s h o u ld refe r to so m e p o in ts Prob atio n L aw ye rs D elay. which I h o p e will help to set forth Salem .— “ M o r e t h a n 25 l a w y e r s ar e sev eral m u ch d isc u sse d h a p p e n i n g s in p r acticin g in O r e g o n w i th o u t h av in g a n ew light. I a m c o n v in ced that b een a d m i t t e d t o th e b a r , ” d eclares they have n o t b een fully u n d e r s t o o d “ It h a s b een said t h a t I forced the J u d g e J. C. M o r e la n d , clerk o f th e m e n w h o b e c a m e m y p a r t n e r s in the s u p r e m e c o u r t at Salem. “ T h e y are oil b u sin e ss t o j o i n w ith me. I would a t t o r n e y s w ho have been p e r m i tt e d to n o t have b een so sh o r t- sig h te d . If it p ractice u n d e r p r o b a t i o n for t h e te r m w ere t r u e t h a t I follo w ed sueIi tactics. o f n in e m o n t h s . It is p r o v i d e d th at I ask. w o u ld it h ave b een possible to t h e y ap p ly at t h e e n d of t h a t tim e <»r m ak e of su c h m e n life -long c o m b e f o re th e t e r m is up f«»r p e r m a n e n p a n io n s ?” ad m iss io n , a n d neg lect to so d«> places Mr. Roc k efeller sp e a k s o f th e de t h e m in a p o s itio n o p p o s i n g t h e rules v e l o p m e n t o f t h e S t a n d a r d Oil com <»f th e s u p r e m e c o u r t a n d t h e law s of p an y a n d sa y s t h a t th e plan o f selling t h e st a te .” direct t o t h e c o n s u m e r an d th e ex ce p tio n a lly rap id g r o w t h of th e busi tiess “ b r ed a c e r t a i n a n t a g o n i s m G a th e rin g C o o s Bay D ata. .M a rsh field — Colonel W . H . H o l a which I su p p o s e co uld n o t have been bi rd, of S an F ra n cisco , is in C o o s Bay av o id ed .” as Mr. H a r r i m a n ’s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t STO RM DAM AGES PR O PER TY r e p o r t on b u sin ess co n d i t i o n s relative t<> th e bu ild in g of th e C o o s B a y -D r a in ra ilro ad. T h e c o m m i t t e e r e c e n t l y a p S ev e re R e su lts from R ain fall ahd E le c p o in ted to co n fer w ith Mr. H a r r i m a n trical Te m p est in C a lifo rn ia . at Ro sef iurg will as sist Mr. H o la b ir d L o s A n g e le s , Cal., Sept. 25.— A in g a t h e r i n g nee< ssary d a t a a s t o th e f reig h t b u sin e ss in p r o s p e c t for the st o r m o f u n p r e c e d e n t e d e x t e n t and new road . Mr H o l a b i r d is th e gu es t lu r a t ion for this t im e o f v ear visited o f G en eral M a n a g e r C. J. Millis, of this city an d t h e s u r r o u n d i n g co u n ties th e S o u t h e r n Pacific railro ad . th e p ast 48 h o u rs, th e rainfall a m o u n t in g t o sev eral in ch es in so m e p l a c e boom at T illa m o o k . an d th e electrical d isp lay w h ich ac Tillamook.—Tillamook is tax ed to its co m p a n ie d t h e s t o r m r e s u l t i n g in con utmost to find su fficien t rooms to ac sid e rab le p r o p e r t y d a m a g e , p articu commodate parties wishing to rent lar ly at B a k ersfield , w h e r e a ranch them . Since the announcem ent t h a t h o u se w a s s t r u c k a n d destro y ed . work would sta rt on the railro ad people A c l o u d b u r s t in th e K e r n river oil have been flocking here from all «lire«* fields cau s ed th e loss o f a g r e a t q u a n tion» and m any people are k ep t away tity of oil. w h ic h es cap ed t o th e irri owing to th«* fact t h a t ev ery av ailab le Ration ditches. A t San Luis O b i s p o Tillamook house is rented. b a r n w as s t r u c k b y lig h tn in g , de s t r o y i n g it a n d so t e r rif y in g th e h o r se s t h a t six h ad t o be shot. PO RTLAN D M A R K ETS, A B O L IS H C O L O N I S T R A T E S . A h u r ric a n e sw e p t t h e B a h a m a I ‘ lan ds. A n u m b e r of v essels wer Plan A lm ost U nanim ously Approved w reck ed a n d to w n s w ip ed out. It i by W estern R a ilro a d s. said t o h ave ex c e e d e d t h e st o r m Chicago, Sept. 28. The colonization 1866, w h ic h h as al w a y s b een a sta n d ard of co m p a r iso n . of the western country is going to be The I n d i a n a leg islature has passed a m ater ially retard e d if railroads be local option law. tween Chicago and tin* Pacific Coast A ste am er has arrived a t San F ra n ca r r y out a plan which has been ad vaneed by executive officials. A proji cisco with a ease of cholera. osition has received the ap p ro v al of Tu rk ey is a r ra n g in g for its first elc nearly ev ery railro ad in th e Western tion when a p arliam en t will be selected P assen ger association to abolish all low or reduced rat« s a f t e r J a n u a r y 1, 1909 The American b a ttlesh ip s Ma ine an This d eterm in atio n has been reached A t l a n t a have le f t Naples on th eir way because o f ‘ the alarm felt over th e re home. ductiou in net passenger revenues of English au th o rities declare the sav wes tern roads. This red u ctio r is laid at ings ban ks in schools o f London have the door of reduced rates, an d genuine proven a failure. alarm is fe lt fo r the future . Railroad The Canadian Pacific is said to have officials declare t h a t with th e 2-cent bough t the W hite Pass railroad, which ra te generally ther e can be no reduce« ra te without passing the m arg in of runs from S k ag w ay to Whitehorse. Lane C oun ty Is S h o rt. profit. Some of th e railroads are almost short I t is estim ated t h a t western road Eugene.— The prune crop in Lane on rolling stock a f t e r months when have lost th is season several millions th ere wer e idle cars on every side track of dollars in passenger revenues, com •ountv th is fall is though t to he ab out The c o r o n e r ’s ju r y hold the freig h t pared with w h a t ' h e y would have en one-half w h at it was last year, when crew to blam e for the wreck on the joyed had ti.ey m ain tain ed a minimum one of th e best crops in the history of N o rth ern Pacific a t Youngs Point, Mon 2 cent rate west of Chicago. This con the co u n ty was raised. This y e a r the elusion is based upon careful sta tistics tana. late fro s ts largely affected th e crop and prepared by th e Alton an d o th er rail The first word from P e a i y has been some exposed places in the county roads, which show t h a t ra ilro ads have received by the P e nry A rctic club. lie carried more passengers th an ever, but th ere is scarcely a prune in some of the left N o rth Greenland for th e n orth Au a t a less net revenue than accrued from m* hards. This condition prevails to gust 17. a smaller movement. ’I’his can mean some ex ten t in the prairie co untry west Miss K a th e r in e Elkins, of W est Vir only one thing, it is said, an d t h a t is >f Eugene, where there are no protect- ginia, will m a r ry an I ta lia n duke. On the re turn of a minimum 2-cent rate 1 ng woods to keep off th«* he avy frosts, th eir way home th e couple will be es everywhere. but along the river bottoms, especially It is not expected t h a t this cluing« north o f Eugene, th e crop is heavy, and corted by se vera l I ta lia n warships. an be bro ught ab o u t u n til th e first of n some orch ar ds it is said to be as Leslie C a rte r , o n e - t i m e ca pitalist the year, h u t it now seems certain that, heavy as it was last vear. a n d p r o m o t e r of Chicago, is dead. if th e public desires reduced rates, they C h o le r a in M anila will p r e v e n t the i be had only by a r etu rn to the O p e ra tio n s R esum ed. r e c e p t i o n t o t h e tleet as p lanned. 3 cent basis. E ugene— The Eugene excelsior f a c F i r e at O a k l a n d , Cal., d e s t r o y e d a l C H I N E S E A V O ID H E A D T A X . tory, one o f the leading m an u factu rin g m o s t an e n t i r e block, e n ta ilin g a loss of $100,000. institution s of this city, em ploying T h e w in d h a s d ied d o w n an d dan H un d re d s Adm itted Into C a n a d a on about 30 men, has resumed op er ations F a ls e Statem ent. g c r fro m th e E u r e k a , Cal., fo re s t fires a f t e r a shutdown of about three months. h a s g r e a t l y ab ated . O ttaw a, Out.. Sept. 28.- A scheme has The mill is o perating with a full crew J. E. W . C lark, an A la s k a n , is o n a just been laid bare by the controller of •ay an d night an d lias orders enough visit t o Pacific co ast cities a n d lias Chinese im migration at O ttaw a, which ahead for its product to keep it in is believed to bo the most elaborately operation for an indefinite period. Be j u s t seen his first tro lley car. conceived frau d u len t device for (*ff«*ot T h e ep id em ic of c h o l e r a at M a n ila ing the Chinese “ i n v a s io n ” of Canada sides the men employed in the factory , a lar ge n u m ber are k ept busy in the se e m s to be u n d e r co n tro l. T h e daily or perpetra te d. Is, felling trees and c u ttin g them up a v e r a g e o f n ew cases h a s fallen b e By means of this device h u n d red s of into su itab le lengths for the manufae- low 30. voung Celestials have been flocking in ture o f excelsior. R o o s ev elt h as r efu s ed t o g r a n t a nt the eas tern p o r ts of t h e Dominion p etitio n t o st o p S u n d a y b aseb all in the an d escaping the $500 head tax by P e a rs fo r C o n g re s s. a r m y , d e c la r in g t h a t t h e g a m e is fine pas sing themselves off as m erchants or M e d fo r d .— S e n a t o r J o n a t h a n B o u r n e other privileged classes. Canada has ex e r c ise for t h e men. f O r e g o n has o r d e re d 40 b o x e s of A c o m b i n a t i o n h as b e e n fo rm e d by thus been victimized through honoring Com ice p e a r s fro m th e L ew is o r c h a r d rtificates of the charge d ’affaires ad Pacific a n d A tla n tic s t e a m s h i p com n th is valley, w hich he i n t e n d s to p an ies t o s e cu re E u r o p e a n t r a d e in interim and consul general a t the im p r e s e n t t o P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e lt and c o m p e t i t i o n w ith th e t r a n s c o n t i n e n t a l perial Chinese legation in Mexico. S ta tistic s in the t rad e and commerce m e m b e r s o f the cab in et, in o r d e r to railro ad s. lepnrtment here show t h a t 280 Chinese >rove to th e m so m e of his tales of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s fro m t h e principal im m igra nts were ad m itted into Canada O r e g o n ’s w o n d erfu l pears, w hich he cities of th e Pacific c o a s t h av e st a rt e d en tlv a t th e ports of Montreal and told in W a s h i n g t o n d u r i n g t h e last ion o f co n g r ess . G reat care is to o n a trio to J a p a n t o cu ltiv ate the Halifax alone, without pay in g the head f rien d ly r e l a t i o n s of tTic b r o w n bu s tax and t h a t not more th an 15 Chinese he e x e r c ise d in c h o o s i n g t h e larg est B a rley — F eed , $2fi p e r t o n ; rolled incs s m e n a n d offset a n t i - J a p a n e s e should h av e been so favored. and finest ones, a n d th ey will he »eked with g r e a t care so t h a t they $27.50(7/28.50; b rew in g , $26.50. s e n t im e n t . O a t s — No. 1 white, $30 p e r ton; will be in t h e b est c o n d itio n po ss ible Land G ra b T h w a rte d . T h a w h a s b een s u m m o n e d t o P i t t s g ray , $29. w h en t h e y reach t h e east. b u r g for c o n t e m p t in c o n n e c t i o n with San Francisco, Sept. 28.— S t a t e Min W h e a t — Club, 89c p e r b u s h e l ; fo rty his b a n k r u p t c y p ro c e e d in g s. T h i s is ralog ist Anbury a f t e r a long fight, ha? fold. 92c; t u r k e y red, 92c; fife, 89c; H ay Is V e ry H ig h . said t o he a p a r t o f th e sc h em e to b lu estc m , 93c; valley. 91c. compelled H. II. Yard & Co., speculators K l a m a t h F alls.— G r o w e r s o f alfalfa lib e r a te him. H a y —T im o t h y . W i l l a m e t t e Valley, associated with the W es tern Pacific, to hay in K l a m a t h c o u n t y are h o ld in g up R o c k efeller h ad a n a r r o w escape $14 p er to n ; W i l l a m e t t e Valley, ordi f ro m in ju ry in an au t o m o b i l e a c c i release th eir hold on 13.000 acres of rich th e price, a n d as* a resu lt c a ttle m e n n ary , $11; E a s t e r n O r e g o n . $16.50; mineral land in Plum as and B u t t e coun dent. ay th ey c a n n o t af fo r d t o buy. H a y mixed, $13; clov er, $9; alfalfa, $11; ies. This land was located b y Yard * sc arc e th is y ear, a n d ca t t l e o w n e r s alfalfa m eal, $ 20 . E a s t e r n O r e g o n h a s had its first ad his associates some y e a r s ago. L ater b r u i t —Apples , new, 50c(7?$1.25 per snow . O n l y a flu rry las tin g a few Auburv filed an action in the land of ire h a v in g difficulty in s e c u ri n g hay t prices to en ab le th e m to sell at a b o x ; p each es, 40(7i 75c p e r b o x ; pears. m i n u t e s fell. fiee on the ground t h a t while it had "»r« * fit. H. V. Mitchell has j u s t pur- 5;»c(it$l p er b o x ; p lum s, 50 c@ $l per n tak en as mineral land and wa P o r t l a n d is t o close u p its red light ,'hased 1200 to n s o f S h a s t a valley at b o x ; g rap es. 4<)c(7/$l25 p er c r a t e ; district, a n d e x t r a police have b een known to contain minerals, th e land “J p er ton. a n d will feed th ere, as W o r d e n s . 20(7/25c p er b a s k e t ; b uckle was desired for railroad purposes. The p r o v id e d for th e p urpose. K la m a th c o u n t y r a n c h e r s ask $8 and b erries, 8(7/ 10c p e r p o u n d ; qu inces, and office has now cancelled the filing. $8.50 p e r ton. $1 25(7/ 1.50 p er b o x ; g r o u n d ch errie s, A fire believed to be of in cendiary 75c per box. o rig in d e s t r o y e d $100,000 w o r t h of F ire s N e ar M ichigan To w n . Potatoes 85(7/ 90c p e r h u n d r e d ; p r o p e r t y at R e d d in g , Cal. W allow a to Have C o u rth o u se . Mvect p o ta to e s , 2c p e r po und. Calumet, Mich.. Sept. 28.—F ore st fire E n te rp r ise The co unty court lias M e lo n s— C a n ta lo u p e s. 50(7/75c per YVu T i n g F a n g . Chinese m i n iste r lire th r e a te n in g tin* vicinity of Atlantic copied plans for a courthouse, to cost c r a t e ; w a te r m e lo n s. J(7flc p er p o u n d ; t o t h e U n ite d S tates, is to be rep laced n small town on the south range of $30,000. Bi«ls for fou ndation and base cas ab as $1.75 p er do zen. in N o v e m b e r . C h u n g M e n Yew i* to r tag e lake. Houghton county. Three nent will I c a«lvcrtise«l for immediate V e g e t a b l e s —T u rn i p s , $1.50 p er sack: be his su ccess or. I well ings have alread y been destroyed. y in order t h a t the foundation a t least c a r r o ts . $1.75; p arsn ip s , $1 75; beets, nay be put in this fall. Wallowa com* $1.50; a r tic h o k e s, 65c p er doz.; b ean s G e n e r a l Bell, while in th e Yellow Miners and residents of the town are sto n e park, r o d e 300 miles o n h o r s e t.v has I f i t set ap a r t from Union roun 3fu 4C per p o u n d ; c a b b a g e 2c p er lb f ig h tin g the flam es and with help th at back. a v e r a g i n g 100 miles a day, thus • V 20 voars, and th is will be th e firs t cauliflow er, $ 1.25 d o zen ; celery. 75c <n has arrived from Houghton and Copper Turthouse erected in the county. p r o v i n g liis fitness , a c c o r d i n g to the $1 p er d o zen ; co rn , 75c(7v$l p e r sack , Harbor, north of Calumet, it is believed R o o s ev elt tes t. c u cu m b er s. 30(7/ 40c p er b«ix; eg g La G ran d e F a ce s C o a l Fam in e. pl an t. 5(>c(fi $1.2.3 p e r c r a t e ; lettuce, As special o fficers w e r e a b o u t to t h a t th«* d an g er is passed. F ires are La G r a n d e - U n les s th e coal strike h ead . 15c p er d o z e n ; p a r sle y , 15c per iging in tracts of tim ber co vering 25 raid a c o u n t e r f e i t e r ’s den n ear S eattle d o z e n ; peas. 6c p e r p o u n d ; p ep p ers. pi a re miles an d doing gr«*at damage. n M o n t a n a c o m e s to an a b r u p t end th e b u ild in g t o o k fire a n d b u rn ed .a G r a n d e will e x p e r ie n c e a coal H ( n 10c per p o u n d ; p u m p k in s, 10 / l i e O n e m a n w as c a u g h t w ith b ar m etal There is no way to f ig h t the flames. amine. In fact t h e r e is o n l y suf- p er p o u n d ; rad ish es, 12ic per d o zen ; on his p e rso n . icient co al o n h an d w ith t h e local spinach, 2c p er p o u n d ; sp r o u t s , 10c R ussia S e iz e s Yan kee G o ld lealers t o fi’l p a s s e n g e r o r d e rs , and p er p o u n d ; sq u ash , l i e p er p o u n d ; By t h e ex p l o s io n of a g u n at T o n N o m e . Alas ka. Sept. 25. Apparent n o m o r e c a n he had. T h e co al situa t o m a t o e s . 17i(7/25c. Ion 13 F r e n c h sa ilo rs w ere killed and w ith o u t w a r r a n t am i w ith n o ex B u t t e r —• E x tr a s , 34c p e r p o u n d ; ion is grave. a cr u ise r b ad ly d am ag ed . fancy. 3 2 ic; choice, 30c; sto re, 18c. p la n a tim t given tlu* g u n b o a t Ch ilka E g g s — O r e g o n e x t r a s , 29(7/30c; T h e F re n c h h a r k V en d ee , fro m b e l o n g i n g to th e R u s sian g o v e r n m e n t , Athena W heat N early S o ld . firsts. 27(7/ 28c; se co n d s. 23(a26c; P o r t l a n d for t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m , with t h e R u s sian g o v e r n o r a b o ard . Athena - N e a r l y all of th e w h e a t in E a s t e r n , 26j(7?27c p er dozen. h as go n e a s h o r e off th e C a lifornia ized $10.uoo f ro m A m e r ic a n m in e r s this se ctio n h as n o t o n ly b een sold, P o u l t r y — F a n c y hens. 1 3 |c ; sp rin g . co ast, a n d m a y be a to tal loss. She wh o h ad been w o r k i n g in A n ad ir, Si nit h as b een d eliv ered a n d shipped H i e ; duck s, old. 12(7/12ic; s p rin g . 14 c a r r ie d wheat. heria, o n S e p t e m b e r 15. T h e m in e r s I his is c o n t r a r y t o th e usual o r d e r '«/15c; geese, old, 9c; y o u n g . 10(7illc; f th in g s, i n a s m u c h as t h e shipping t u r k e y s, old 1 T^/ l h c ; y«»ung, 20c. H e a r s t m a y r u n for g o v e r n o r of w ere w o r k i n g u n d e r an a g r e e m e n t eason h e r e t o f o r e h as las te d for sev i.ade bv J o h n R«»sene, o f t h e N o r t h N e w Y o rk o n th e I n d e p e n d e n t ticket . V e a l — E x tr a . * ' < i " i c p er p o u n d ; o r ast S ib eria c o m p a n y , w ith Czar ral m o n th s. d in ary . 7(7i ? i c ; heavy, 5c. A u t h o r i ti e s believ e t h a t t h e v igor N ich o las II P o r k F ancy, Sic p er p o u n d ; o r d i o u s m e t h o d s e m p lo y e d h ave ch ecked F is h P a ck in g Industry. n ary . 6c; large, 5c. th e s p r e a d of c h o l e r a in t h e P h i l i p W o r k f o r Young T ed d y . WuM port.- Mr. Hagan «»f Alsea has Hop«; O r e g o n , 199«. 7(7» 8c p e r lb ; pines. roc ted a building on the w aterfro n t 1907. ‘2 f d i 4c; 1906. l p a l f c . H a r tfo r d . Conn., Hlept. 28. Theodore *r th«* purpose «if sa ltin g fish. He ex- \ \ oo l- —E a s t e r n O regon, average T h e leg islativ e halls of I n d ia n a iooseVolt. .Tr.. is to begin service with H artfo rd Ca rpet Works at Thomp- pects to buv fish an d ship t«> dealers in bes t. 10(7/ i s l e p er pou n d , a c c o r d i n g was tlie scene of a small riot until ff«*r«*nt hicalitics. This industry is unville today. Tt is thought he will t o sh r i n k a g e ; valley, 13<g?15)c. M o police i n te r fe r r e d . L o cal o p t i o n was xpected to grow rapidly. e n ter the o p eratin g d ep artm en t. hair, choice, 1 9 @ t 8 i c p e r po und. t h e trouble . 9 TW O M EN B U R N ED . L o ca l O ption W ins Point. In d ian ap o lis, Ind.. Sept. 25.— L ocal o p t i o n i s t s m a d e a s t a n d in t h e ho u se y e s t e r d a y , a n d w o n a signal victory ov er th e ir o n n o n e n t s , w h o have been working* p e r s i s t e n t ly t o gain an ad v a n t a g e o v er t h e a n ti- liq u o r forces T h e hill w a s ad v a n c e d t o a se cond r e a d i n g a f t e r a v o t e w hich sh o w ed 51 to 49 in f av o r o f th e local o p tion- ists. T h e close v o te does n o t fully ig n ify t h e full e x t e n t o f th e victory for t h e r e w e r e m a n y p o w erfu l in flu en ces e x e r t e d a g a i n s t th e a n ti-liq u o r men An e f fo r t w as m a d e t o kill the hill b y in d e f i n it e p o s t p o n e m e n t . E a rth q u a ke R o ck s S h ip . M e x ico City. Sept. 25.— Advices r e ceived h ere f ro m A cap u lco y e s t e rd a y s t a te t h a t an e a r t h q u a k e sh o c k was felt off t h a t point. T h e sea was g r e a t l y a g i t a t e d an d b r o k e in tre m e n d o n s waves. T h e C o s m o s line s t e a m e r R a d n e s f ro m S an Fra ncisc o. August 9, for H a m b u r g , w a s cau g h t a n d t o ss e d a b o u t like a chip The crew w as t h r o w n to t h e deck by the onslaugh t of t h e waves . F o u r per sons w ere killed a n d se vera l o t h e r s w ere w o u n d ed b y ro l li n g s p a rs an d falling w o o d w o r k T he earthquake was p e r c e p tib le o n shore. W rig h t M akes G ood T r ip . T.emails, F ra n c e . S ep t 25 — W i l b u r W r i g h t m a d e a su ccess fu l flig ht ves t e r d a v a f t e r n o o n a g a in s t a wind th at w as b lo w i n g a t th e r a t e o f a b o u t 18 m iles an hour. H e r e m a i n e d u p for a frac tio n m o r e t h a n 54 m in u tes, c o v e r i n g officially 39 k ilo m e te rs (21 m ile s) , w hich is a b o u t half a k ilo m e t e r m o r e t h a n th e distan c e m ad e for t h e M ichelen p rize o n M o n d a y in reality Mr W r i g h t co v ered ab o u t 35 miles, t h e forc e o f t h e win d oblig ing him t o m a k e wide t u r n s C a r n e g i e ’s Gift S I . 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . L o n d o n , Sept. 2 5 — E n c o u r a g e d hv th e success t h a t has a t t e n d e d t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f his “ h e r o f u n d ” in America. A n d r e w C a rn e g ie h as d e c i d ed t o fou n d a sim ilar fund in his n a tive land. T o th is en d h e U a b o u t to han d ov er t o t r u s t e e s t h e su m of $1,250,000. I Passenger unJ freight Trains Crash Together In Montdna. Not O ne in S m o k in g C a r E scap ed Death o r In ju ry B lind in g Snow S to rm Prevented E n g in ee r Seein g D ang e r Ahead — F re ig h t Should Have Been on S id in g . Butte, M ont., Sept. 26.— In the w o r s t w reck in th e h i s t o r y of the N o r t h e r n I'acilic Railro ad , 20 p er so n s wer e killed, to serio u sly in ju re d , sev oral fatally a n d a b o u t 30 m o r e o r less in ju red in a collision b e t w e e n p a s se n g er tr ain No. 16, k n o w n as t h e east b o u n d B u r lin g to n tlyer, a n d a west h o u n d fre i g h t train , at 8:10 o ’clock y e s t e r d a y m o r n in g , at a sid in g k n o w n as Y o u n g s P o in t, a b o u t t h i r t y miles wes t of Billings. T h e fast trav elin g p a s s e n g e r t r a i n c r a s h e d i n t o the f reig h t j u s t e n t e r i n g o n t h e sid in g dur m g a b lin d in g sn o w s t o r m , th e en g i n e e r of th e p a s s e n g e r fa ilin g to see the signal tlag o f the b r a k e m a n of the fre i g h t tr ain in t im e to a v e r t the cr ash. A heavy, w e t sn o w w hich w as fall ing a t th e tim e p r e v e n t e d t h e w reck f ro m c a t c h i n g fire, a n d u n d o u b te d ly held th e d e a t h list d o w n to the figures given. E v e r y effort is b ein g m a d e by the division forces, a i d e d by v o lu n teers f ro m L iv i n g s t o n a n d Billings, to clear th e wreck, a n d so far t h e y are able to p r e v e n t f u r t h e r loss of life. N o n e of t h e p a s s e n g e r s f ro m the sleep in g cars was injure d. T h e train was m ad e up o f an e n g in e, b a g g a g e car, s m o k e r, a d ay c o ach a n d tw o P u llm a n sleepers. T h e efforts to p r e v e n t fire w ere sue cessful a n d th at h o r r o r w as saved the w reck ed p a s se n g e r s. O n t h e ar rival of t h e relief tr ain th e i n j u re d were t r a n s f e r r e d a r o u n d t h e w r e c k and tak en to Billings. T h e e x p r e ss c a r was r aised o v er the p l a t f o rm o f t h e sm o k e r, an d sw ep t s u p e rs t ru c t u r e , se ats a n d p a s s e n g e r s off. N o t a p a s s e n g e r in th is c a r es cap ed d e a t h o r injury . T h e o t h e r pas se n g e rs escap ed w ith cu ts a n d bruises T h e sc en es a r o u n d th e s m o k e r were b ey o n d d escrip tio n , heads, bodies, legs md a r m s b e in g i n t e r w o v e n with b ro k en se ats a n d eq u ip m en t. I n one place five b o d ies w ere p ack ed o n top of each o ther. In a n o t h e r seven had to be pulled ap a r t. It w a s al m o s t im po ss ible t o su c co r th e i n ju re d w ith o u t tr a m p li n g on t h e dead. R a il ro ad m en , while r e fu s in g to be q u o te d officially o r a llo w in g th eir n am es to he u se d b ecau se of th e reg u latio n s o f th e r o ad in c o n n ectio n with pu blicity as to w reck s, in tim ate t h a t th e f reig h t tr a in w a s st e alin g time, t h a t it had n o o r d e r s to pr oceed to Y o u n g s P o i n t an d s h o u l d have waited at P a r k City, a b o u t six miles from t h e sc ene o f th e w reck , for the p a s s e n g e r train. T h i s is su p p o s e d to xplain w h y th e B u r l i n g t o n tr ain was t rav elin g a b o u t 50 miles a n h o u r past th e siding. W O U LD K IL L R O O S E V E L T . S e v e ra l Plo ts U ncovered in Different P a rts o f E u ro p e . B ayonne. F ra n c e , Sept 2 6 — E v i d e n c e of an a n a r c h istic p lo t against P r e s i d e n t R o o s ev elt of t h e U n ited S tates w a s y e s t e r d a y m ad e public by the se cre t police of se vera l E u ro p e a n co untries. S p an ish se cre t service a g e n t s d is co v ered t r a c e s o f th e plot w h ile ex am ining C a n a tra v a , th e fam o u s S panish an arch ist, in an effort to c o n n e c t him with th e su s p ected plot a g a i n s t the life of th e k in g o f Spain. P a p e r s w ere a ls o found o n tw o Ital ian a n a r c h i s t s a r r e s t e d a t Sessa, S w i t zer land. W e d n e s d a y , c o n t a i n i n g the m o st definite i n f o rm a t i o n p o ssib le r e g a r d in g R o o s e v e lt’s A frican trip T h e y ar e n o w b e in g held at G en ev a in an effort to o b ta in f u r t h e r in fo rm a tion ag ain s t them . T h e r e h as been m u ch activ ity n o ted a m o n g th e a n a r c h i s t s of E u r o p e d u r ing th e p ast few w eek s, hu t th is is the first definite i n f o rm a tio n t h a t has been se cu re d as t o th e n a t u r e of t h e i r p lans STEA M ER ON R O C K S. S ta r of Bengal L o se s HO o f C re w and Salm o n C a rg o . S eattle, W a s h . Sept 23.— Advices last ni ght f ro m Alaska by th e U n ited S ta te s signal c o r p s say t h a t 110 men, in clu d in g n ine whites , w ere d r o w n e d in th e w r e c k of th e A m e r i c a n b ark S t a r of Bengal, oil C o r o n a tio n island, west o f th e P r i n c e of W a l e s a r c h i pelago . T w e n t y - s e v e n of th e v essel’s crew a n d p a s s e n g e r s w ere saved. T h e S ta r of Beng al b elo n g e d t o I lie Alaska P a c k e r s ' a sso ciatio n , an d was on h er w ay to S an F ra n c i s c o with a c a r g o of 54 ooo cases o f salmon. I n a d d i t i o n t o h e r crew she carrie d loo C h in ese a n d J a p a n e s e w h o were em p lo y e d in th e c a n n e r ie s of th e c o m p a n y a n d t a k e n a b o a r d at F o r t W r a n g e l. T h e S t a r of B e n g al t o o k a b o a r d c a r g o at F o r t W r a q g c l, c o n s istin g of c a n n e d s a lm o n , an d st a rt e d d o w n S u m m e r strait in tow of t h e tu g s H a t t i e G ag e an d K ayak. As th e v e s sels n e a r e d th e o p e n sea. w h ere the sailing cr af t would h ave sea r o o m to w o rk o ff sh o re, th e wind was s t e a d ily fre s h en in g , b lo w in g o n shore. T h e tu g s s t r u g g l e d valian tly t o k eep the ship c lear o f th e ro cks, bu t th e wind d r o v e it d o w n o n t h e ro ck s lini ng the s h o r e o f C o r o n a t i o n island, which lies at th e m o u t h o f Ip h ig en ia bay, a n d to sa ve th e m se lv e s f ro m d e s tru c tio n th e s t e a m v essels w e r e forced to cast off the lines a n d h ead o u t t o sea. T h e S t a r o f Beng al w e n t o n t o th e ro ck s in su ch a p o sitio n t h a t th e tugs could n o t g et n ear e n o u g h to give a n y as sista n ce, a n d th e Gage h ead ed for F o r t W r a n g e l with n ew s o f th e dis- R U S S IA N S D IE B Y H U N D R E D S O fficia l R epo rts D on ’t A ccount fo r A ll C h o le ra V ic tim s. St. P e t e r s b u r g , S ep t 23.— U p t o n o o n y e s t e r d a y th e m unicipal h o s pi tals r e p o r t e d for th e p r e c e d in g 24 h o u r s 417 c h o le r a cases a n d 176 deaths . T h e r e is a to tal o f 1587 p at i e n t s in th e v ario u s hospitals. T h a t th e m u n icip al sta tis tic s are in c o m p l e t e is co n clu siv ely p ro v ed by th e n u m b e r o f i n t e r m e n ts . A t one c e m e t e r y t h e y a g g r e g a t e d 424 for th e last t h r e e days, o r within 20 of th e total n u m b e r o f d e a t h s r ep o rted . T h e c h o le r a d e a d a r e b ein g in t e r re d a t P r e o b r a z h e n s k o e , w hich is a b o u t o n e h o u r d istan c e o n the ra ilro ad. A tr ain o f se v era l co ach e s, c a r r y in g the m o u r n e r s a n d a d o z e n freig h t cars with th e dead in ru d e coffins, goes daily t o t h e place. T h e sc en es arc h eart re n d in g in th e chapel, w h ere service is c o n d u c t e d u n i n t e r ru p t e d l y n ig h t a n d day. 1 lie sc arc ity o f g r a v e d i g g e r s has cau s ed a painf ul d elay in th e p ast t w days. 150 coffins c o n t a i n i n g bodies n o w b e in g s t o r e d in th e a d jo in in g w o o d s h e d . S o m e <>t tlu* m o u r n e r s have b een w a i t i n g t h e i r t u r n for se v er al days . Pennsylvania F ir e s C h e ck e d . P i t t s b u r g , Pa., Sept. 2 2 — R e p o rt s received y e s t e r d a y f ro m A sh to la . n e a r J o h n s t o n , w h e r e a fo re s t fire has been r a g i n g for sev eral d ay s, are t o t h e e f fect t h a t t h e fire is n o w u n d e r c o n trol*. A t A s h to l a 10 . 000,000 feet of logs w e r e b u rn ed , a n d a t A r ro w , n ear by, 6,000,000 feet w ere d es tro y ed . Y e s t e r d a y h e a v y clo u d s o f sm o k e h u n g o v e r W i n d b e r , J o h n s t o w n an d i n t e r m e d ia te p oints. L a t e last n i g h t a n o t h e r fire s t a r t e d m th e H a y d e n w oods, n ear Greens- burtf. Y e s t e r d a y t h e flam es w ere s p r e a d i n g rapidly. In p r actically all t h e c h u r c h e s S u n d a y special p r a y e r s w ere o ffered up t h a t t h e d r o u t h iu w e s t e rn P e n n s y l vania, e a s t e r n O h i o a n d W e s t V ir gi nia m ig h t be end ed. F o rg e ts Ju n g le S to ry. Chicago, Sept. 2.7.— F o r th e firs t tim e since th e a p p e a r a n c e o f U p t o n S in clair’s p a c k in g h o u se expo se. " T h e Ju n g le ," th e Br itish g o v e r n m e n t y e s t e r d a y c o n t r a c t e d f o r a n o r d e r of A m e r ic a n m eat, c lo s in g a c o n t r a c t with I.ibhy . McNeil ft ! ibby. p ack ers for 5,000,000 p o u n d s o f fresh beef. A c c o r d in g t o th e c o n t r a c t , which was m ad e t h r o u g h T h o m a s A r sk in e . B r i t H ope to S ave S tran d e d C r u is e r ish consul a t Chicago, th e price to be paid for th e c o n s i g n m e n t o f m eat N e w p o r t , R. T., Sept. 26. —T h e w o rk is $500,000. K rsk in e r e q u e s t e d the o f e x t r i c a t i n g t h e U n i t e d S ta te s su b m issio n o f bids for se vera l million cru iser Y a n k e e f ro m h er p o sitio n on p o u n d s o f ca n n e d m e a l s Spi ndle Rock, w h e r e she s t r u c k d u r W ant U pp er M is siss ip i Im proved. in g a fog on W e d n e s d a y , w a s cen C lin to n , la.. Sept. 2 3 — T h e se v e n th tered y e s t e r d a v in th e c o n s t r u c t i o n of a w o o d en coffe r-dam a b o u t t h e v e s annual sessio n o f th e U p p e r Missis- sel. Tt is believed it will t a k e alm o st ippi River I m p r o v e m e n t asso ciatio n a week to erect t h e same, a n d it m ay beg an in th is city y es terd ay . T h e a t he a w eek o r m o r e b efo re t h e vessel te n d a n c e includ es s c v e r.J h u n d r e d finally freed. S h o u ld t h e se as c o n d e l e g a t e s fro m p o in ts in W is c o n sin tinue s m o o t h d u r i n g th a t t im e it is an M in n e so ta , Iow a, Illinois, a n d Mi*: ticioated t h a t th e w o r k will p r o g r e s s souri. T h e g a t h e r i n g will r e m a in in w ith o u t se rio u s d a n g e r to t h e cru iser sess io n until F rid a y . P r e s i d e n t T im s. W ilk in so n is th e p r e s i d i n g officer, an d a m o n g th e sch ed u led sp e ak ers M akes H uge T im b e r Buy. are a n u m b e r o f c o n g r e s s m e n , g o v V an c o u v e r. B. C., Sept. 26. — W . H. e r n o r s a n d o t h e r s o f p ro m in e n ce, W h ite , a m illio n aire sawmill o w n e r of t h e c o n v e n t i o n will p r e ss u p o n c o n i m p ro v i n g th e B oyne City, Mich., head of th e firm of g ross t h e n eces sity W h i t e B r o t h e r s , a n n o u n c e d y e s t e r d a y u p p e r Mississippi. t h a t on b eh alf o f t h a t c o m p a n y an d F ire Peril Again G r e a t e r . Ch icag o cap italists he had j u s t co m pleted t h e i n v e s tm e n t of $ 2 . 000,000 in C a lu m et. Mich , Sept. 2 3 — W i t h the t im b e r p r o p e rt i e s o n V a n c o u v e r is fore st fires in. n o r t h e r n M ich ig an land. O n e t r a c t p u r c h a se d is e s t i fan ned b y hig h w nds, t h e c o n d itio n m a t e d to c o n ta in 3,ooo,ooo ooo feet of on th e C a n a d ia n s h o r e is w o r s e th an tim ber. . F o r this, a p p r o x i m a t e l y $1.- if h as been in th e p a s t t h r e e weeks 500 000 was paid b y th e e a s te rn e rs . It T h e fires a r e g a in in g in velocity ab o u t is the in te n tio n of t h e o w n ers, to r Incan, N ia g a r a an d I .o re t o a n d in erect a sa wm ill t h a t will be as larg e th e vicinity o f N o rw ay . R o c k la n d an d s a n y in th e world. Mass City, a n d th e situ atio n is crit- ical. I rains t h r o u g h D elta c o u n t y Paup er's G rave for a G o u ld . cr o w d ed w ith refu g e es fleeing fro m L o s Angeles. S ep t 26 —Of ficials of the t h r e a t e n e d d istrict i n t o E s c a n a b a M en o m in e e. the c o u n t y h o sp ital are a w a i t i n g th e a n d decision o f G eo rg e. H o w a r d a n d A d i r o n d a c k T o w n s in Peril H elen Gould an d t h e P r i n c e s s De S agen ns to w h e t h e r th eir cousin. Mel N e w Y ork. Sept. 2 3 — A larm is felt vin A. Gould, shall he bu ried in th e in m a n y sectio n s o f th e sta te becau se p o t t e r s field. Gou ld died T h u r s d a y of th e rapid s p r e a d o f t h e b :g fo rest n ig h t at t h e ag e o f 71. H e h ad been tires t h a t have b een b u r n i n g for m a n y an invalid seven y ears a n d had a hard d ay s in t h e A d iro n d ack s. A cco rd in g fight to s u p p o r t himself. H e appealed t o d i sp a tc h e s received h v th e A s s o c i to his relatives, hut t h e y r efu s ed help ated P r e s s h ere last n ig h t, d a n g e r o u s T w o w eek s a g o he w as co m p elled to fires are b u r n i n g in s o m e score o f e n t e r th e c o u n t y hospital. places, a n d a n u m b e r o f small to w n s a n d s u m m er r e s o r t s a r e t h r e a t e n e d . R u e f J u r y H a lf Com p leted . San F ra n cisco . Sept. 2 6 — A f t e r a C h o le ra on T ra n s p o rt. m o n th sp e n t in ex atn in in g talesm en , San F ra n c i s c o Sept. 2 3 — Cable d is h alf o f th e ju r y n e c e s s a ry to t r y A b r a p a tc h e s fro m M anila r e p o r t th at a h am Ruef. on th e c h a r g e o f brib ery , case o f c h o le r a b r o k e o u t o n th e has been se cu re d A f te r t h r e e perem p- t r a n s p o r t S h e r i d a n s h o r t l y a f t e r h er to r y ch allen g es h ad been used o n each d e p a r t u r e f ro m t h a t p o r t on S ep te m - «ide y e s t e rd a y six j u r o r s w ere ac h e r IS. T h e ve ssel pu t h ack to p o r t cepted a n d sworn. an d is n o w in q u aran tin e.