T urks
Until Reaps Harvest In Burning
Mill at M a lis.
P in n e d Behind C o u n te r in P a c k in g
lo o m E m p lo y e s H av e no C h a n c e
to E sc a p e B u r s t o f Flam e.
R ecap tu re
G a rriso n
D e rn a and
P riso n e rs.
M ake
Constantinople— Five hundred Ita l
ians were slain and the rem ainder of
the Italian force was taken prisoners
in a terrific battle w ith the Ottoman
troops, according to dispatches which
have been received here.
The official announcement also de
clares th a t the O ttom an troops have
occupied D erna following the engage
ment in which the Italian s m et w ith
their overw helm ing defeat.
I t has been believed th a t Derna,
Tobruk and Bengasi w ere securely
held by the Italians, who could not be
dislodged by the Moslems.
B ut ac
cording to the dispatches of the Mos
lem officers, so fierce was the attack
of the T urks and th eir allies th a t the
Italians were sw ept off th eir feet and
the rout made complete a fte r a short
fray. Eighteen guns w ere taken by
the Moslems.
V C h eh alis, W ash.—Perishing as they
p o d a t th e ir workbench which
per.1 led them in behind a long counter
w ith not a chance for escape, seven
liJUung women were burned to death
H R ednestlay, and an eighth, still breath
ing when she was removed by res-
curers, died a few hours la te r in
agony, as the result of a sudden flash
o f uncovered powder in the m ixing
London—The Daily T elegraph’s cor
rooms of the Im perial Powder com- respondent at Tripoli sends a s ta te
m ent by General Caneva, the Italian
IH S L s the death shrieks of the girls commander, denying the charge th a t
ran)/ through the building, 12 men his troops have been guilty of atroc
who had been w orking in other parts of
thd plant escaped w ith hardly a scorch. ities. D escribing the attack on Ber-
S eteral of them were blown through saglieri in Vere, the general says;
the ex its to safety.
“ Italian soldiers taken prisoners
¡¡»The dead: Miss Vera Milford, Miss were slaughtered,
stripped stark
Sadie W estfall, only daughter of Sam
uel W estfall; Miss Eva Gilmore, Miss naked and th eir bodies shockingly and
An officer
rth a Hagle, whose mother, Mrs. disgustingly m utilated.
^ry W hite, is a widow; Miss Ethel was cut w ith 35 wounds. N atives,
irp, Miss Tillie Rasback, Mrs. both men and women, w ere engaged
nry Ethel, Miss Bertha Crown,
in these atrocities, and even lads
to was so terribly burned th a t she
helped.
died in the hospital.
“ Our troops had to save the situ a
HlO nly one of the bodies, th a t of Miss
Bthel Tharp, has been identified. tion and the population from mad
H er father, B. F. Tharp, identified it fanatics. They would have been less
by means of a ring discolored and half than men and would have failed in
m elted by the terrib le heat, which their duty had they not sternly re
pressed the rising.
she wore on her finger.
“ No acts of cruelty on those outside
• p f the others, none will probably
the pale and custom of civilized na
>r be identified for certain.
The disaster befell w ith appalling tions have been w rought in Tripoli
W hat we have
Idenness. An early report, which by Italian soldiers.
since been denied, was to the done has been fa ir and rig h t and we
ct th a t a careless workman in the have erred on the side of mercy in not
ling-room let a pot of paraffine boil making a stric t search and harshly
pr, and th at p art of ran into some insisting on every native observing
rder m aterial near by, igniting it. my proclam ation requiring them to
Ther e is no evidence to support this hand in all arm s in th e ir possession.
jry, and the real origin of the fire T hat order they have not observed and
yet we have not proceeded to extrem es
. never be known.
i hatever the cause, there was a against those found w ith arm s in th e ir
Iden flash, and in an instan t the possession.
k le in terior of the factory was in a
“ So fa r as I and my officers and sol
diers are concerned, it is a deliberate
%
’•
^ B e s id e s causing the terrible loss of and absolute u n tru th to say they have
life, the fire destroyed four of the been guilty of cruelty or have m as
buildings owned by the company, and sacred any Turks or natives in cold
equipment, powder th a t was ready for blood or killed innocent people w ith
shipm ent, and other property valued fell in te n t.”
a t fully $20,000., Two of the buildings
wf*re saved.
S E A W E E D W O R T H M IL L IO N S .
W IL L H A V E B IG G E R F L E E T .
O c e an G r o w th is R ich in P o tash D e
p o sits and Unlim ited.
W ashington, D. C.— Seaweed found
along the Pacific coast from Mexico to
N orthernm ost A laska is a source from
which the departm ent of agricu ltu re
believes potash worth $12,000,000 an
nually can be produced to m eet de
mands of the A merican
fertilizer
m arket.
This was one of the “ dis
coveries” o f which Secretary Wilson
spoke some days ago when he an
nounced his m ysterious find.
This is not a discovery of the de
partm ent of agriculture, however, for
scientists have long known of exten
sive potash in different varieties of
Pacific seaweed, some of it when
burned or subjected to dry distillation
yielding 60 to 70 per cent its w eight
in soluble potash salts, w orth $20 to
$25 a ton.
The supply of this seaweed is enor
mous and in many places it has been
carted from the beach and applied d i
rectly to the land, showing its worth
as fertilizer.
The problem th a t confronts Secre
tary Wilson now is how to regulate
this la test discovered n atural resource
so " th e in te re sts” won’t g et control.
There is no legal authority for w ith
draw ing from entry th e w aters of
the Pacific ocean. V aluable seaweed
grows in w ate r from 50 to 75 feet
deep and some weeds a ttain a height
of 60 feet.
S a in tly Ideal it F ound.
Ludlow, Mass.—A fund established
by Charles D. Reed, a w ealthy resi
dent, to encourage good habits among
the young men o f this town, has ju st
been draw n upon to rew ard Howard
U. Bennett, of Ludlow Center, who
has never used a profane word, never
smoked o r chewed tobacco, never
touched a drop of liquor and never
kissed a girl outside his own fam ily.
B ennett’s rew ard was a gold watch
presented on his 21st birthday.
M a d e r o it In au gu rated .
Mexico C ity Francisco L Madero
was inaugurated president of Mexico
November 6, succeeding President de
la B arra, who filled in the gap a fte r
the flight of Porfirio Diaz.
The in
auguration o f Vice President Jose
Pino Guarez has been postponed to a
date not announced.
M o le stin g F o re ig n e rs A m o n g O ffe n se s
Pu n ish ab le by Death.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
San Francisco — Translations of
Chinese papers received here on the
A P P L E P R O S P E R IT Y T O L D .
j F R U IT F U M IG A T IO N IS P L A N .
liner Mongolia tell of the issuance of
revolutionary proclamations a t H an H o o d R ive r G r o w e r s Find E x h ib its C o u n ty In sp e c to r D e s ir e s Q u a ra n tin e
U n n e cc e ssa ry to S a le s.
S ta tio n s E sta b lish e d .
kow. The paper is dated October 13,
and says th a t three offenses which
Marshfield— To install fru it-fu m i
Hood River—C. L. Smith, a pioneer
would perm it capital punishm ent were h o rticu ltu rist of Kiesling, W ash., has g atin g rooms a t the different towns
provided by the term s of th e proclam been here endeavoring to secure an o f the county is the lastest plan o f P.
ation. These were aiding th e govern exhibit of local apples at the Spokane M. H all-Lewis, county fru it inspector.
ment or betraying revolutionaries, N ational Apple show.
Mr. H all-Lewis has been m aking w ar
molesting foreigners and attack in g
“ When 1 approached your growers on the sale and tranportation o f dis
the property of “ commercial houses.” and your commercial club,” said the eased fru it, and he has applied to the
The paper adds th a t on th e date of W ashington fru it man, “ I found a sta te fru it commissioner, asking him
publication revolutionary em issaries feeling of indifference tow ard the to designate Marshfield as the q uaran
were being sent to every p a rt of the g re a t fair. The fru it from [your val tine station for th is section and Ban-
empire.
ley has been w inning first prizes year don, Coquille and M yrtle Point as sub
Translations of three proclamations a fte r year. In the many years that stations.
issued by the revolutionary govern I have been connected w ith the differ
The plan is to have the fu m ig atin g
ment, one to the im perial soldiers, one en t horticultural and agricultural in rooms where diseased fru it can be
to the Chinese as a people and the stitu tio n s of the N orthw est I have al fumigated so th a t the scales or o th er
third to the powers, also were re ways found th a t such an indifference diseases will not be harm ful and can
ceived by the Mongolia. The declara as I find here is a plain criterion of not be transm itted to other fru it. Mr.
tion to the powers is an appeal “ in p ro sp erity .”
Hall-Lewis has asked to be given au
the name of hum anity and of the
The form er exhibits of Hood River thority to appoint quarantine w ardens,
peace of the w orld,” and continues f ru it have been made through the who will receive 6 cents a box for ap
w ith the assurance th a t the revolu commercial club. The carload exhib ples which are fumigated.
tionary government, if successful, its of last year w ere very expensive,
The county inspector has caused
binds itself to respect all obligations and the funds of th e club w ere so de mahy arrests of persons who have
of the Chinese governm ent entered in pleted th a t it |w as decided not to re broken the laws regarding the ¡sale
to prior to the issuance of the proc peat the ex h ib it this season. I t is and transportation of diseased fru it.
lamation.
A greem ents w ith the the sentim ent of many of the promi The result has been the offering of a
Manchus of la te r date would be repu nent grow ers th a t funds spent on the much higher grade.
Until the p ast
diated, it was stated, w ith th e w arn opening of m ark ets where the apples few years little attention was given to
ing th a t “ if the powers assist the are not known will be more beneficial apples in Coos county. When it was
Manchu government ag ain st the peo than to spend the money on apple- discovered th a t the Gravensteins of
ple the la tte r will be forced to regard show exhibits.
this locality were of a fine grade and
them as enem ies.”
Mr. Sm ith was form erly of Oregon, th a t they commanded a good price,
The proclamation to the people des w here he was connected w ith the O.- the interest in apple-growing was
cribed the form of the new govern W. R. & N. Co., in its agricultural stirred and new orchards have been
ment, outlining the three periods of dem onstration departm ent.
planted.
F ruitgrow ers’ associations
change to follow “ victory over the
in both sections of the county have
N E W A P P L E H A S O R IG IN .
Manchus.”
The first, or m ilitary
taken charge of the m arketing of the
period, it is said, will see the new
crop of many of the growers.
government “ transform China from G o ld Hill, O r e g o n , M e n D e v e lo p U n
top to bottom, suppress all unjust
.C O A L D IS C O V E R Y S T IR S .
kno w n S p e c ie s o f Fruit,
laws and taxes, sweep away all un
Gold H ill—W. G. Myers and W. T.
necessary forms and ceremonies, abol
ish the torture chamber and obtain the W ard think th a t they have developed S a m s Valley D istric t P ro d u c e s G o o d
G ra d e o f B la c k Lignite.'
liberation of slaves or serfs; construct a new and d istin ct v ariety of apple on
new roads and organize the sanitary th e ir Sams valley fru it ranch, and one
Gold H ill—T hat the en tire Sams
service.” T he'second period, styled th a t combines the best qualities of valley and Meadows d istricts and in
th a t of contract between the m ilitary both the Newtown and Spitzenberg.
tervening territo ry
are underlaid
The new apple is obtained from w ith coal is indicated by the stories
the and people, will be fof two y ears’
duration and provides for the putting seedling to p -g raftin g s on old trees, all told by old residents since the recent
the cuttings being made from a single discovery of black lignite in Sams v al
in force of the constitution.
It has the ley at a point seven miles from th is
The third, or constitutional period,' th rifty seedling tree.
is designed as the dawn of the China Spitzenberg shape and the Newtown place. It seems highly probable th a t
of the future as the “ middle republic” coloring, w ith a tendency to develop a a belt of country over 30 m iles in
red cheek th a t is more m arked the length, extending from U pper Mead
when m ilitary rule will be dissolved.
present season than a t any tim e since ows to Roxy Ann m o untam ^east to
he g raftin g s began to bear.
Medford, where tru e bitum inntis coal
M A Y R E T A K E T R IP O L I.
As y et nameless, the new apple is a ju st been found, iB coal-bearing.
handsome fru it, rivaling the Newtown AJbig vein of black lig n ite is open in
Italians R e p o rte d to H ave Su ffe re d for keeping qualities b ut having no
the Upper Meadows d istrict, and has
E n o rm o u sly in F igh tin g.
w ater core such as is often found in been worked desultorily for years.
W ashington, D. C.—The recapture th a t variety. The skin is heavy and
The recent discovery on the Shipley-
of Tripoli by the Turks seems immi tough and the m eat firm, which will Miller place shows the continuation of
insure
its
shipping
'qualities.
The
nent to officials of th e Turkish em
the belt under an intervening low
bassy here, in the lig h t of official ad flavor is ta rt, and while slightly re range of hills into Sams valley.
This
vices from Constantinople.
The dis sem bling th a t the of the W inter Ban discovery is in the northern end of the
patch says th a t an attack was made on ana, is distinctive.
little valley, and th a t coal exists in
H aving shown the new apple to the southern section, several miles dis
P ort Seye-M isri-ep-Henni and th a t the
many
experienced
fru
it
men,
and
hav
Italians had evacuated the place, leav
tan t, and perhaps underlying the belt
ing behind a g rea t quantity o f ammu ing found none who could tell w hat it of fine farm ing land between, is indi
is or had ever seen anything like it, cated by a discovery made in 1879. A
nition and other supplies.
The losses o f the Italian s are re Messrs. Myers and Ward consider they well w ent dry on the McClendon place,
ported to be enormous, w hile the are w arranted in the belief th a t they and in deepening it a two-inch vein
Turks are said to have lost 40 killed have originated a new variety.
was cut at a dept from the surface of
and about 100 wounded.
18 feet. This coal was of excellent
S O L D IE R IS G O O D F A R M E R .
The Turkish forces, reinforced by
quality, being term ed “ candle coal”
volunteers, first advanced upon Tripoli
a t the tim e, because a small piece of
on the n ig h t of October 25, breaking F o rt S te v e n s S e r g e a n t M a k e s $ 8 5 0 it when lighted would burn w itp a
In E ig h t M o n h t s on H o g s .
the lines of the Italians a t different
clear, steady flame until nothing was
points.
This attack lasted until 4
F o rt Stevens—F o rt Setvens soldiers le ft but a light ash residue.
o ’clock the next morning, when the have dem onstrated in a very practical
Italian s retreated to a rem ote corner m anner to all Lower Columbia resi
A IT C H ÌS O N IS F E A R F U L .
of the town.
dents the vast profit there is in rais
ing hogs and in the handling of a vege D a n g e r Seen In C u rtailm e n t o f S t a t e 'r
TAFT TOUR ENDED.
table garden.
P o w e rs By S u p r e m e C o u rt.
Beginning w ith eight hogs this
Salem—Grave
possibilities are fore
spring,
valued
a
t
approxim
ately
$200,
P ittsb u a g Sce n e o f N o isie st D e m o n
Q uarterm aster Sergeant Hocking, of seen by Clyde Aitchison, chairm an o f
s t r a t io n o f Entire T rip .
the N inety-third company, has on the sta te railroad commission, should
P ittsb u rg —President T a f t’s second hand a t the present tim e 35 fa t speci the U.S. supreme court uphold the San
swing around the circuit came to an mens, the average value of which ex born decision in the M innesota, O re
end here in the most enthusiastic and ceeds $30 apiece. In a period not ex gon, e t al., rate cases, which are be
by fa r the noisiest dem onstration ex ceeding eig h t months, he has in fore th a t tribunal, coupled w ith th e
perienced in the 12,000 miles he has creased his assets to $1,050. O f this decision given recently in the South
traveled.
P ittsburg celebrated the sum less than $50 was spent in provid ern railw ay case, when the court de
centennial of steam navigation on ing feed additional to th a t obtained cided th a t the In te rsta te Commerce
W estern rivers and Mr. T aft was the frorp table scraps, so th at a conserva commission has control of safety ap
s ta r attraction.
tiv e estim ate places the profits to the pliances on purely in tra sta te roads as
The police estim ate th a t th ere were company a t 500 per cent in less than well as in te rstate roads.
“ W hat may be contained in the dis
150,000 persons at the w harf on the one year.
Monongahela river when the president
Recently one of the older hogs was cussion o f the opinion I do not care to
was taken aboard the steam boat V ir killed and found to weigh more than comment upon until I have had an op
ginia to review the “ fleet” anchored 600 pounds.
At 12J cents a pound, portunity to see the opinion,” stated
there.
the present price for dressed pork, this C hairm an A titchison. “ It is certain
th a t the opinion will invalidate many
hog was worth $76.
of the inspection laws in various
D r a g o n F la g D ow n at C a n to n .
sta te s, although Oregon has no such
D a lla s P la n s fo r G ro w th .
Canton—Guns have been posted at
Dallas— According to present con law s”
the adm iralty building and the Chi
nese gunboats are cleared for action. ditions, Dallas is soon to have a large
T re e s fo r B ig O rc h a rd .
Armed guards patrol the w aterfront machine shop, new depot and oth er
Falls C ity—Trees are arriving daily
and guard all the landing*places. All railroad facilities, it being practically
the shops are closed. The dragon flag assured th a t a new railroad is soon to for the Falls City Orchard company, to
no longer floats over the Chinese im en ter here, and this is to be the loca be planted on the 50-acre farm 34
A total o f
perial customs building, the cra ft of tion of a union depot and car shops. miles from this city.
the China M erchants Steam N aviga Not only this, but arrangem ents are 14,000 trees will be planted. J. H.
tion company or the Hankow & Canton now on foot to erect large woolen Van Zanah, general m anager of the
railway. The customs officials have mills in this city. Dallas is in need concern, is actively engaged in super
removed th eir im perial badges.
o f such an industry and offers an ideal intending their removal to the the
farm. C. A. Snyder will be placed in
location for the same.
general charge of the planting and 16
Rebel Victories Reported.
men and six team s will be employed a t
Tallman D epot Reopened.
San Francisco—A dispatch report
ing the recapture of Hankow by the
Lebanon—Tallm an, which has been once to prepare the land for planting.
rebels was received here from Shang-1 closed for some tim e as a railroad sta-l
W o r k on B o u le v a rd B e gin s.
hai by the Chinese Free Press.
Ac tion, was reopened by order of the
cording to the message, the rebel railroad commission.
W hile there is
Salem— Eighteen team s have sta rted
army from Han-yang moved against not much business a t Tallman, in the work on the boulevard between the
the imperial forces and surrounded the freig h t line, and few tick ets are sold, asylum farm and the penitentiary, the
city. Royalists w ere compelled to it is considered by the commission of first link in the boulevard which will
w ithdraw a fte r two or three reg i sufficient im portance to be kept open connect all o f the sta te institutions.
m ents had been captured.
Four field on account of the tran sfe r business Convicts and asylum patients will do
cannon were among the spoils of the from the Brownsville and Springfield the work. The present link o f road
fight.
trains.
will be about three miles in length.