Hillsboro Independent
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NEWS OFTOE
Iq a Cendensed Form for Our
Easy Headers.
A Return f the Lass Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of th Past Wk.
Raaalan Radicals bave Issued a naw
trika manifesto.
Tba Iowa Democratic convention will
declare for Bryan.
Many deatbi from beat acra reported
on the Atlantic coast.
Three negroes have been lynched bj
a mob at Salisbury, N. C.
An outbreak of Pulajanes and Igor
rotea baa occurred In the Philippine!
The seneral itrika in Russia will be
a fiasco unlet! the railroad men Join it
The Pan-American congress, in tea
ion at Rio de Janeiro, voted (or nni
venal arbitration.
The crew of a Russian training ahip
haa mutinied. The trouble ha! been
suppressed and 35 mutineer! delivered
to the autboritiea.
A recommendation will be made to
congress to ipend 1150,000 enlarging
eod improving Ellii iiiand immigra
tion aUtlon, Maw York.
Report! from Ba Monger, 400 milea
wat of Houston. Texai, are to the
effect that nine lnchea of rain fell in
24 boon over an area Including leveral
hundred to at re milea. Bridges are
out, wirea down and cropa badly de
vsetated.
A member of the kaiaer'a cabinet it
accused of grafting.
- ' It la reported that Russian bankera
will aid the revolutionists.
A. St. Petersburg paper layi General
Trepoff la to be minister of war.
Ilarriman ia believed to be secretly
buying np St. Paul railway itock.
Heat in Chicago ia oppressive.
Death! and proatrationa are quite nu
meroui.
An Italian anarchist baa been cap
tured with a quantity of dynamite in
tended for the king.
Sarah Bernhardt haa been refused a
decoration of tba Legion of Honor by
Franca because aha doea not pay her
debta.
All Sooth America, aa represented at
the Pan-American conference, li lined
tip for arbitration and the peace of the
world.
Many witneasei are being called be
fore the grand jury at Chicago to tell
what they know of Standard Oil busi
ness methods.
Two electrio ears collided head on
near Vermillion, Ohio. Two persona
were killed, another fatally injured
and icorei more or less seriously hurt.
A mutiny in all Finnish forti baa
been called by the Reda.
E. A. Gage, a aon of Lyman Gage,
committed auicide in Seattle.
' Rear Admiral Train, commander in
chief of the Asiatic squadron ii dead.
A fund of two and a half million dol
lari ii to be raised to build cottagei for
the bomelesi of Han Francisco.
The forta at Sveaborg, Ruasla, are al
most in total ruina ai the result of
fighting between mutineer! and loyal
troopi.
san francisco ti threatened with an
epidemic of typhoid, which the health
board layi ii being carried by the com'
mon house fly.
The state law of New York restrict
ing the labor by women and children
to 10 hours a day haa beendeclaied un
constitutional.
The state auditor of Kansas aaya he
will cancel the polices of all insurance
companies who do not pay their San
Francisco loesea in full.
Provision contiactors on the isthmo
have formed a trust and raised the
price! lOOper cent. The canal com
mission haa ordered supplies of 1 500
and over bought under the open bid
system.
Brigadier General William Bolton is
dead.
Mayor W. II. Moore, of Seattle,
aeriously ill at Los Angeles.
The business of the Lewis and Clark
exposition hai been wound np.
T. W. Davenport, of Silverton, Ore
gon, father of Cartoonist Davenport, is
dead.
Fifteen hundred copper miners at
Calumet, Michigan, have bad thel:
wages voluntarily raised $2 per month
hour men were killed and two
wounded in a battle between a sheriff'!
posse and bandita in Knott county,
Kentucky.
It haa been charged that General
Wood ia drawing two salaries, one as
governor and one at hit regular pay in
the army. Tba president sayi this ii
not so.
A San Francisco woman baa Just i
cored a divorce on the ground that ber
husband had not spoken a word to her
for eight years, although living in the
same house.
The National Sculpture society is to
establish an old age home for it! mem
ber!.
A Forto Rican merchant haa sued
Federal Judge Hunt, of Montana, for
1100,000 damagea. It Is claimed that
at the time the Judge was governor of
the island he was instrumental in min
ing the merchant'! bnainees.
The St. Paul is laying tteel for its
new Pacific coast extension. The work
is being done in South Dakota.
Judge Jsmes F. Tracey, of th Phil
ippine Saprem court, will likely be
the next vice governor of the islands.
John D. Rockefeller aayi there Is
more good than bad in the world, and
that everything ia for good in the end.
MANY TO MEET AT BOISE.
i.....t u;.k In Cominr Session of
Irrigation Congress.
North Yakima, Wash, Aug. 7.
During the first week of September the
National Irrigation eongresa will b In
seision at Boise Idaho, with an attend
anc of several thousand delegate
Exhibit! of fruit and boney are being
prepared by different localities and
tta. Tha premiums are liberal. It
is expected that tha governor of Wash
inntin arill appoint 25 delegates, that
aach eommerclal club will appoint ten
and that each board of county commis
sioners will appoint five. It ia behav
ed that If a full delegation attend the
convention it will be able to aecur the
next national concrete at some point in
this stat. It is hoped that th vari
ous fruitgrowers' associations and tba
Rtata Raekeeoera' association will have
on exhibition prod art of the orchard
and apiarv which will take silver cups
and other premiums. The Yakima
Count v Horticultural onion ii arrang
ing to lend elegant exbibiti of fruit
and boney. The delegation from that
county will ask the convention to pass
a resolution memorialising congress to
aDDrcDriate 1300.000.000 for reclama
tion of arid lands in th West.
The State Beekeepers' association has
secured a Biaelow observatory Hive,
stocked with pure bred Italian bees, for
the purpose of giving object lessons in
tha anlarv. It will be nsed at the
monthlv meetings of the association 10
teach the farmers and high school clats
It will be one of the interesting
feature! of the display at tha Washing
ton State fair. The secretary of the
fair haa asreed to set apart one of the
prominent con men in tb main pavil
ion for the apiary exhibit, and $200
baa been appropriated for premiums in
that division.
The three days' midwinter conven
tion of the State Beekeepers' associa
tion will be held at the Agricultural
college at Pullman next January, and
tb observatory hive will be in full
operation to instruct the student! of
that college. The students of the Ida
bo Agricultural college, which is only
nine miles from Pullman, are also in
vited to be present at that meeting.
The business of beekeeping is an ad
unct of the orchard, bes being the
best friend of tb fruitgrower, for the
reason that these insect! cross pollenixe
the bloeaoma and increaae the yield.
These two induatriei go band in hand,
and are rapidly becoming valuable
sources of income.
As an example of what organisation
does, a few years ago the Yakima Coun
ty Horticultural anion incorporated and
sold its sbsres of stock at $10; th past
year tha dividends were 70 per cent, a
warehouse 50x180 feet has just been
completed, tne material being stone
nd the structure two stories and full
basement, one front being on the
Northern Pacific railroad and the other
on the North Coast road. Tb iharei
are now selling at $20, and it ia antici
pated that the capital stock will have
to be Increased in order to accommodate
the demand.
Fruit Inspector Brown, of Yakima
county, says that in five years from now
be calculates that 12,000 cars per year
will be shipped from the warehouse at
North Yakima.
Call for Texas Rangers.
Cold Springs, Tex., Aug. 7. Asa
result of yesterday's election tragedy,
in which E. B. Adams, a candidate for
tax assessor, and his brother, Sam Ad
ami, were killed and several others
wounded, the sheriff has asked that
rangers be sent here to prevent further
bloodshed. C. L. Williamson, one of
the participants, heard that a brother
of Robinson was looking for him. A!f
Carnes stepped into the door of a saloon
where Williamson was and was shot
and seriously wounded by mistake for
Robinson.
To Duplex Alaska Cable.
Washington, Aug. 7. The Signal
corps headquarters in this city has
been advised that the cable duplexing
apparatus sent to Seattle for nse on the
Alaskan cable haa baen a complete sue
cess. As soon as the cable ahip Burn-
side completes its work of laying cablea
between the forta defending the en
trance to Puget sound, which probably
will be in about a week, it will go to
Alaska and install duplexing equip
ment1 at the Alaskan end, thus giving
tne Alatkan cable, which is now over
taxed, twice the present capacity,
Dooma Opium Using.
London, Aug. 7. In a dispatch from
Pekin in which he discusses the opium
trade the correspondent of the Times
expresses the belief that China will atk
India to consent to an annual reduction
in the import to China which would
have the effect of extinguishing the
trade in ten years. As an evidence of
good faith China will issue an imperial
edict condemning the use of orium and
forbidding tb employment in the gov
ernment service of any opium eater.
Americans Caused Trouble.
Mexico City, Aug. 7. The Imrar
cial charges that the recently circulated
handbills, warning foreigners to leave
the country by September 16, were put
out by an unknown American, who
went from station to station distribute
ing and posting the pretended proclam
ation. The Imparcial also asserts that
certain railway camps in Texas and
California have taken part in promot
ing the circulation of false and sensa
tional reports.
Raise tha Price of Bread.
San Francisco, Aug. 7. As a result
of the demands made bv tha union
bakers for an increase of $3 a week in
their wagea, which has been granted by
the master bakers, the latter will raise
the price of bread in this city. The
msnner in which it will be done has
not yet been agreed upon, but it is said
that most of the bakers favor a loaf
just a trifle larger than one-half the
sue of the present loaf.
Commerce Outstripa Population.
Washington, Ang. 7. The foreign
commerce of the United Slate has
grown more rapidly during tne last de
cade than its population. Completed
figures for the fiscal year 1906 lust pre
sented show that while the population
nas grown sine 18!W but 20 per cent.
imports have grown 67 per cent and
exports 109 per cent.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
REPORT ON OREGON.
Irrigation Expert Invettigatea
Stat
and Issues Circular.
Washington Oregon farmers who re
sort to irrigation, will b deeply inter
eeted in a 80-pago circular jutt issued
by th department of Agriculture, en
titled "Investigation of Irrigation
Practice in Oregon." Tb book ia
written by A. P. Stover, Irrigation en
gineer, who spent last season in uregou
making a study of Irrigation aa it
practiced, so aa to find out tba erroi
thai have been made and gather data
which would bo helpful in instructing
th irrigators bow to avoid mistakes of
the past. Th report is not as compre
hensive as might be desired, but con
tains a great many valuable sugges-
tions, and is worth tb persual of every
farmer who is obliged to artificially
water bis lands.
Mr. Stover made a study of tb pre-
cination in varioua parts of tb state
and to a limited extent gathered data
on th discharge of the principal
streams that can be ntilixed for irrig
tion. He states, in opening his report
that tha greater part of the arable land
of Oreiron lies in the arid section and
can be brought under intensive culti
vation only by irrigation. He found
that the low water flow of most of the
streams of Eastern Oregon has already
been appropriated for private irriga
tion, but aa yet practically no steps
have been taken to conserve tb winter
floods.
lis finds that little of the water now
being diverted la used economically, so
that there ia a large supply for future
development.
Because of its comparatively low ele
vation and conseqaent mild climate,
Mr. Stover says that Northeastern Ore
gon has advantagea over the southeast
The practice of wintei irrigation
now practiced along the Umatilla river
ia described, and the value of this prac
the is indicated. It ia shown that
these Umatilla lands, under the Max
well flood water cauala. yields net
profit of $24 an acie, when planted in
alfalfa. It seems that th Umatilla
valley, however, is exceptionally well
adapted for this sort of irrigation, be
cause of tha unusual formation of the
soil and tb underlying bedrock. Few
localities will be found where winter
irrigation will be as successful. On
Butter creek, where winter irrigation
has reached tha highest itage of perfec
tion, fruit! 'are successfully grown by
combining tb principles of winter irri
gation and dry farming.
Several pages are devoted to a detail
description of irrigation canals along
tb Deschutes river, which have been
n operation for the past few yeara, and
alio of the Maxwell and Irrigon canala
in the Umatilla country. For lome
reaion there ii nothing in the report
bearing directly on private irr'gation
in the Klamath country. The report,
however, contain! something of interest
to all Irrigators, and will be furnished
by the department upon application
Will Dry Tons of Prunes.
La Grsnde Lssselle Bros., who ban
die the prune crop of the Grand Ronde
valley, and who own aad operate a dry
er at union, are making arrangements
preparatory to caring for this season
crop here. It is their intention to
make extensive improvements in the
dryer, besidei a complete renovation.
They are also considering the plan of
operating In connection with the dryer
a cannery, packing house and vinegar
factory. This movement ia meeting
with anpport from leading fruitgrower!
and business men.
Mammoth Crop of Cherries.
Eugene A remarkable yield of Roy
al Ann cherries has just been reported
here. M. H. Harlow, who has a farm
north of Eugene, has a two-acre cherry
orchard from which he harvested this
summer 23,700 pounds of cherries
The cost o' picking and marketing the
crop was $236, leaving a net profit of
$712 or $356 an acre. Mr. Harlow
ssys the crop would have been 20 per
cent larger had it not been for the cold
rains in June.
Fix Hop Picking Price.
Salem One dollar per 100 pounds.
or 60 cents per box, will doubtless be
the popular price paid for bop picking
in the valley this year, since this seem
ed to be the predominating sentiment
as expressed at a meeting of about a
score of members of the Oregon Hop
growers' association, held in this city
last week. The prevailing tendencv on
the part of growers, slso, is that hops
will go to 20 cents by harvest time and
all present were in favor of holding out
lor mat figure at least.
Dry Weather Hurting Hops.
Salem The continued drv weather
is showing its effect npon tne hon cron.
especially in old yards, and those not
cultivated as thoroughly as they should
oe, ana it is declared by many that the
yield will be far under the 125.000
bales that has been predicted. Yards
that have been well cared for are stand
ing the dry weather in ood ahana
The potato and corn crops are also keep
ing a good appearance where cultivation
has been good, and the recond cron f
clover Is coming on in good shape.
Linn County Wheat Heavy.
Albany New wheat is com Intn
the Red Crown mill in Albany daily
now. Thii ia tha Port
Mill'i Linn countv branch, and annn.
a'ly receives all the wheat it can net in
thia vicinity. The new wheat this year
is quite heavy, and is running well op
in yield. In msny localities the yield
is reported more bushels to thm irr i
t'lan in years past, and everywhere the
crops are good.
Harvesting in Yamhill County.
McMinnville Harvest ia now In fr.ll
wing in old Yamhill. Most of th
threshing crews besan work La w
... runS win pronaniy extend from 25
to 30 days. The harvest this year will
be the largest for a number of Tear.
ti ...
v. beat is yielding 23 bushels to th.
acre. Oats yield 40 bushels to the sere
and weigh 39 pounds to th
Barley is yielding from 50 to 60 bushels
I to th acre.
MORE JUDGES NEEDED.
Supreme p.... Badlv Behind With
WUJ
Its Appeal Docket.
Salem Th. Uoi that tba Oregon 8u
piema court is about a year behind in
its work and hat been losing ground in
tb lsst few mnthi has revivea in
suggestion that tbs number of Judges
be increased from tbree to five. There
are now oo tbe docket ready fer trial
67 cases appealed from Western Oregon
counties. Tt,, are also some on tb
Eastern Oregon docket at Pendleton
but tha exact nnmber la not known
The cases now ready for trial extend
back as far it December, 1905. There
are also on th. nralimlnary docket 84
cases which .in ha ready for trial in
the next few months, so tbst there is
every prospect tbst th supply of cases
to be beard will not dimtnisn.
Tbe causes of the court getting be
hind in itt wmk are severs!. The
number of appealed cases has been un
usually large and seveial cases of extra
ordinary magnitude have occupied an
nnusual amount of attention. Then
there baa been a change on tbe bench
which alwayscantes tome delay. Judge
Hailey waa appointed to the supreme
bench last sinter. He bad extensive
business interact at his home in Pen
dleton and could sot at tne adjust his
private butinets to as to give bis whole
time to his In.iirial duties. Then tbe
political camnaian came on and took
considerable tims for two months.
Another change will b mad the first
of th year, when Judge Eakin goes on
tbe bench.
Clover Huller In Linn County.
Albany For tbe first time in tb
historv of Linn countv a clover huller
has b?eun a season's threshing. Frank
Roth and Erneit Howard, proprietors
of tbe huller, hsvsslready listed about
1.000 acres of clover to boll whicb
assures a 40 day a run ana success tor
the venture. In the past three years
the rise of tbe clover industry in this
county has been remarksble snd even
if tbe present chenominal increase ia
acreage does not continue, ciover nui-
lers running tht aeon will be an es
tablisheJ feature of Linn county's an.
nual harvest.
County Road Into BL River.
Eugene Tbe county court haa ac
cepted th petitioa of property holders
asking for a county road through tbe
Blue river minini district. Viewers
will be appointed it one and tha sur
vey made as soon u possible. This de
cision will open the Lucky Boy road
that has been blocked for some time by
the peop'e who bailt it. A public road
will be establnbtd throughout tbe
Blue river district that will connect
with both the lucky Boy and Gat
Creek roads, so tiiat travel cannot be
obstructed at any point.
Farmers ! fobbed of Water.
Salem Twhv farmers reeiding in
the vicinity ot .famic, Wasco county,
have complaint! to Governor Chamber
lain that an irrigation company, the
name of wnicl is not given, has taken
all of the water out of Three-Mile,
Gate and Rock creeks, thus shutting
off the supply of the settlers for their
housebote and stock use. They want
to know whether the governor can start
the machinery of the state government
in proceeding! to protect their rights
Ltne County Poultry Show.
Eugene At a meeting of the lane
County Poultry association it was de
cided to hold the first annual poultry
thow in Eunene from December 12 to
15, 1906. There are several bird fan
ciers in and tbout Eugene and a poul
try show will be a success here. Sucre-
t.ary Williami was instructed to arrange
for competent judges for tbe first show
County Aseesior Keeney was chosen as
Blatant secretary of the association.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club. 6869c; bluestem, 70
71c, valley, 71 72c; red, 6666j.
Oats o. 1. white feed, $30; gray,
29 per ton.
Barley Feed. 123.60 per ton: brew
ing, $23.50; rolled, $2424.60.
Kye 11.50 per cwt.
Hay Valley timothy, No 1, $11
12.60 per ton: clover. $8.60 9 J cheat,
$fl.537; grain bay, $78; alfalfa,
$11.
Fruits Apples, common, $5075c
per box; fancv. $1.26 2; apricots,
1.2531 35: peaches. 76c$l: pears,
$2; plume, fancy, 5075c; black
berries, 66c per pounl.
Melons Cantaloupes, fi.ou(3Z.zo
per crate; watermelons, lOlc per
pound.
Vegetables Beans, 67c; cabbage,
42c per pound; celery, 85c$l per
oxen; corn, I5(320c per dosen; cu
cumbers, 40fi0c per box; eggplant,
10c per pound: lettuce, head. 25c per
dozen; onions, 1012)C perdoxen;
peas, 4 5c; bell peppers, 12K15c;
radishes, lOfllSc perdcren; rhubarb.
22Jc perponnd; spinsch, 23c per
pound; tomatoes, COQSOc per box:
parsley, 25c; sqiiaeb, $1(31.25 per
crate; turnips, g0c(3$l per sack; car
rots. $11 25 per sack; beets, $1 25
1.50 per eack.
Onions XeWt l'4lc perponnd.
Potatoes Old Burhenks. nominal;
new potatoes, Oregon, 7690i.
Butter Taney creamery, 2022c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 21c per dnten.
Poultry Average old bens, 13l4c
per pound; mixed chickens, ISOlSe;
springs, 15 16c; roosters, ft 10c;
dressed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys,
live, 1517e; turkeys, dressed, choice,
J!022Sc; geMe( live, 859c; dncks.
Hops Oregon, 1905, nomiral, 12
13c; olds, nominal, 10c; 1908 con
tracts, 15li4C pfr pound.
Wool Eaotern Oregon average beet
1620c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022e, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 28 30c per
pound.
Veal Dressed, 88c per pound.
Beef Drftd bulls. 3c per pound;
cow. 4435e; country steere. 66c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 7 8c per
pound; ordinary. 6 6c; lambs, fancy,
8.We.
Pork Dretted, 78),C per pound.
THREE HUNDRED DROWN.
Italian Immigrant Ship Strikea
Off Coast of Spain.
Reef
Cartagena, Spain, Aug. 0. A terri
bla marine disaster occurred Saturday
evening off Cap Palo. Th Italian
steamship Sirio, from Genoa for Barce
lona, Cadis, Montevideo and Buenos
Ayres with about 800 persons on board
was wrecked off Uormigaa island
Three hundred immigrants, most
them Italians and Spaniards, were
drowned. Tb captain of th steamer
committed auicide.
Tb bishop of San Pedro, Braxil, also
was lost and another bishop was for
tin among tb missing. Th remain
der of th passengets and tha officers
and crew got away in th ship's boats
or were rescued by means of boats sent
to them from th tbor. A number of
fishermen who made attempts at rescue
were drowned.
Those rescued from th vessel are
now at Cap Paloa, in a pitiable condi
tion, being without food or clothing
Tbe Sirio struck a reef of rocks
known aa Bajos Hormigas, and
i xin afterward, stern first. Hormlgss
islsnd lies about two and a half miles
to th eastward of Cape Paloa.
Tb Sirio, owned by the Navigaslono
Italiana, left Genoa August 2. All the
ship's books were lost. It ii impose
bie al present to ascertain tbe full ex
tent of tbe disabter. Nine-tenths
tbe passengers were Italians, and the
remainder Spaniard. Al, the aurviv
ors have been landed at Cap Paloa
Tb inhabitants provided them with
clothing and nourishment. Thirty
were landed at Hlrmagas island, about
on mil from tb tragedy. Fishermen
brought in tb first new of tbe foun
dering of the Sirio, and it created con
sternation here. Boatloads ot the
shipwrecked passengers and crew began
reaching shore shortly after the news
became known.
All the stokers went down with the
ship. Tbey were unable to reach the
deck in time to save tbemselves
Among tbe survivors at Cape 1'aios are
many mothers who weep and wring
their hands for lost children, whil
there are also a number of childreL
who are nnable to find their parents
These hsve been admitted to tbe city
foundling asylum.
JONES AND POTTER TO JAIL
On
Year and $2,000, Six Month
and S600 Respectively.
Portland, Aug. 6. Willard N. Jones
and Thaddens S. Potter, convicted a
midnight October 16, lUo, under an
indictment returned by tha Federal
grand jury charging them Jointly with
conspiring to defrsud tbe government
of its public lands, were given thei
sentences by Judge Hunt in the United
States District court Saturday.
Jones received a fine of $2,000, in
sddition to a term of one year at the
government prison on McNeill's island
Potter fared somewhat better, as Judge
Hunt took leveral points into consider
ation, which, coupled with the fact
that Francis J. Heney made a strong
plea for leniency in bis case, prompted
his sentence of six month! In the Mult'
nomah county jail and a fine of $500
Tube attorney! for both were given ten
dayi to perfect any legal action looking
to an appeal, and in the meantime
Jones was required to give $8,000 bail
double the amount of bis former bond
while Potter was permitted to go npon
his original security.
The particular offense for which the
two men were convicted consisted in
inducing a large number of Grand
Army men to file soldier homesteads
in the Silets Indian reservation, under
agreement to transfer title to Jones
Ira Wade, county clerk of Lincoln
county, was tried under the same in
dictment, but in his case tbe jury re
turned a verdict of acquittal, the evi
dence not being considered sufficient to
convict. John L. Wells, adjutant gen
eral of the G. A K., was also involved
in the scheme of conspiracy, bis influ
ence being exercised in the direction of
securing locators among the old sol
diers. Wells confessed his share of
complicity in the fraudulent undertak
ng before the grand Jury and was made
a witness for the government. A gene
ral shake-up In the local u. A. K. was
the result of tbe exposures, and Wells
was compelled to resign.
Hearty Welcome to Root.
Santos Paulo, Braxil, lug. 6. Tbe
American cruiser Charleston, having
on board Secretary of State Root, Mr.
Uriscom, the American minister, and a
party of friends, arrived at Santos
Paulo, from Rio de Janeiro today
After a hearty welcome to Mr. Root in
that city, the party ctme to this place,
tb capital or the state. Tbe city was
gaily decorated with flags and flowers
in honor of the visitors. Dr. Tibirira,
president of the state, welcomed Mr
Root at the station. Salutes were fired
by tbe artillery here.
Coal Companies Merged.
Scranton, Pa., Aug. 6. It was re
ported today on the best authority that
one of the largest deals in the history
of the bituminous coal business was
consnmated last week, whereby a cor
poration known as the Pennsylvania,
Beach Creek A. Eastern Coal company,
with a capital of $8,000,000, acquired
by a 999-year lease all the property
and business of the Pennsylvania Coal
A Coke company, tb Beech Creek Coal
A Coke company and the North River
Coal & Wharf company, and a number
of electric light and water companies.
Ssys Trust Contro's Trade.
Chicago, Aug. 6. John Hill, Jr.,
has reopened bis war on the owners of
public warehouses in Chicago with the
declaration that the grain trade is in
tbe clutches of a trnt. Mr. Hill says
he now has evidence of the existence of
an Illegal combination among the ware
house men, and that he intends to fight
it to its death. The Interstate Com
merce commission will meet here next
month, and Mr. Hill ssys be expects to
see an investigation started.
Goes to Isthmus in November.
Panama, Aug. 6. General Magoon
Ibis afternoon informed President Ama
dor that President Roosevelt will visit
tfaranalson in November. Benor
Amadir, through Mr. Magoon. extend
ed a formal invitation to Mr. Rooeevelt
to visit tb city of Panama. I
GENERAL STRIKE ON
Workmen Iq Russian Capital Re
sponding to Call.
SIGNS POINT TO A DICTATORSHIP
Grand Duk Nicholas to Lead Fight
on
Reds Disturbancss and
Mutinien Continue.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 4. St. Peters
burg is iu darkness tonight. Tha em
ploye of th electric lighting plants,
always the earliest barometric record of
political conditions, ceased work during
tb afternoon in obedience to tbe call
for a general strike. This call already
haa been obeyed by 20,000 factory
bands in the capital. It will be im
possible, bowever, to predict tbe suc
cess of this universal political atriks
nntil Momlay, as the workmen in St.
Petersburg and tbe provinces have two
holidays Saturday, which is tha fete
day of the dowager empress and a grtat
religious feast, and their regular holi
day of Sunday
The pickets of cavalry and infantry
were th most conspicuous features on
tbe streets of St. Petersburg last night.
Business houses generally have boarded
up their windows as they did in th
days of tha great October strike. Prac
tically all of tbe street cars in tbe city
have stopped running, and tb cab driv
ers are threatening to cease work.
In th meantime th fat of tb
Stolypin cabinet sways in tbe balance
and Russia i" upon tb verge cf disor
ders which may lead to the reign of
either tbe military or tbe proletariat.
It can be stated definitely that tbe steps
toward a dictatorship may be taken
8unday or Monday by tb nomination
of Grand Duk Nicholas to the chief
command of all the troops in Rusaii
this would virtually place bim In con
trol of all tbe disturbed districts of the
empire where martial law has been
proclaimed.
Artillery in Open Revolt.
Wsrsaw, Poland, Aug. 4. A portion
of tba troops in tb Summer Rembert-
off, near here, mutinied yesterday and
are in open revolt today. The artil
lerymen nave driven their officers out
ot their quarters. A iqaadron of Cos
sacks sent to overpower th mutineers
waa received with grapeshot. Details
are lacking, aa extraordinary precau
tions are being taken to prevent tbe
facts becoming public.
Rebels Fir Big Woodyards.
Harkov, Aug. 4 Fir broke out in
several large woodyards in th vicinity
of tb prison today. This evidently
waa a device on the part of revolution
ists, who hoped to free political leaders
during tbe confusion. The authorities
are apprehensive of a renewed effort to
the same end. -
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.
Insurance Commissioner Gives
Body
Blow to Two Companies.
San Francisco, Aug. 4. Insurance
Commissioner Wolf sent notice tcday
to the president and directors of the
Firemen s Fund Insurance company
and the Home Fire & Marine Insurance
company, both of San Francisco, that
unless tbey made good tbeir deficiency
in capital stock in four weeks he will
request Attorney General Webb tc pro
ceed to ascertain why their licenses to
do business in California revoked.
Both companies have been known to
be in financial tronble sine th fire,
The Home Fire A Marine has announce
ed that it will do no more business,
The Fireman's Fund has reinsured its
r'sks to the amount ot $372,684,760,
carrying premiums amounting to $4,-
471,117 with the new Fireman's Fund
corporation, which haa been organised
since the fire. Both companies have
thus confessed failure.
Wolf's order, it is expected, will
permanently close tbeir doors.
Japanese Police Send Aid.
Washington, Ang. 4. On behalf of
the Association of Police of Japan, K
Ouraka, its president, has forwarded to
the chief of police of San Francirco 600
yen in aid of the poll - sufferers from
the esrtbquake and fire in that city
The information was conveyed to Major
Klchard Pylveeter of this city, presi
dent of the International association of
Police Chiefs, in response to a comrau-
nicaiion irora nim to ail membe'S
-l.-i! a tf m a
of the association asking for aid for
tbe policemen of the stricken city of
San Francisco.
Subpenas for Standard Men.
rew i orx, Ang. 4. rorty or more
ubpenas for officers and employes of
the Standard Oil company have been
forwarded to New York from Chicago.
Several of the officials of the Standard
Oil would not say whether they had re
ceived the subpenas from Illinois. In-
nines were referred to M. F. Elliott.
general counsel for the company, who
said so far ai he knew no attempt had
been made to serve any of the officials
Mr. Elliott would not say what atti
tude the officials would tske in case tbe
subpena servers put in an appearance,
Investigation In Philippines.
Washington, Aug. 4. An inveetiea-
tion ot alleged irregularities in tbe
Philippic islands is now being con
acted by orrer of Major General Wood.
he Inquiry being in charge of Colonel
Wood, inspector general. At the re
quest of General Wood the War depart
ment nas made a special detail of offi.
cers familiar with the metbids of busi
ness and conditions in tbe Philippines
to sssist. xso result has yet been re
ported to tha department.
Stampede to Windy Arm.
Seattle, Aug. 4. Rich strikes report.
ed in Soutbearstern Alaska have at
tracted the longshoremen of Hkagwav.
unetu and other towns. The men
bo work along th front have stem-
peded to Windy Arm in such numbers
thst the sailors on the coastwise fleet
av to unload their own boats.
DARK HOUR IN RUSSIA.
Naw Mutinies Break Out as Fast as
Others Ar Supprtsssd.
St. Petersburg, Ang. 3. Nearly S,
000 sappers, sailors, pioneers and min
ers at Cronstadt mutinied about 11
o'clock last night. Tbey planned to
seise tb forts.and tb bridg leading
to Fort Cronstadt, but their plans war
foiltd by tb precautions taken by tb
commauder. After a severe fight th
loyal troops opened fir on them with
machine guns, and as they had no ar--tillery
available and tb arsenal bad
been stripped before tbey could seiie it,
they bad no alruative but surrender.
A court martial began sitting this
morning, and is sentencing th mutin
eers to death by hundreds.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Tbe crew of
th srmored cruiser Pamyat Asova mu
tinied off the Esthonian coast and is
now in full possession of tb ship,
which bs sailed northward in tbe di
rection ot tbe Finnish galf.
Reval, Aug. 3. Tb cruiser Pamyat
Axova has arrived in the roadstead her
in th posseetion of the loyal portion of
ber cerw. Ooe hundred and fifty of
the mutineers have been sent ashore
and imprisoned. Tbe mutineers were
overpoweied by tb loyal sailors while
th ship was at sea.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. The crew ot
the Russiau cruiser Asia, which was
sent to Abo, has hoisted the red flag.
The vessel has left in th direction of
Sveaborg.
Tb ministry of marina has confirmed
the report that Admiral Birileff bad
gone to Helsingfors on board tb school
ship Alia, whose crew has mutinied.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Military
disorders have broken out at Reval.
Details cannot be obtained.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Although
th mutinies at Sveaborg have been
ended and the one at Cronstadt has
been practically put down, the outlook
is still black. Th revolutionists,
whose bands were suddenly forced by
tbe premature rising at Sveaborg, ap
parently are undaunted at tbese initial
reverses and intend to persist in their
program of calling a genera) strike on
Saturday or Monday.
St. Petersburg, Ang. 3. On tbe heels
of th other had news comes the startl
ing statement that the emperor baa
flatly refused to accept the conditions
to which Premier Stolypin aggreed in
bis negotiations with Count Heydon,
Alexsnder Gochkoff. Prince Nicholas
Lvoff. Paul Vinogradoff and Senator
Koni for the reorganixation of tba cab
inet.
There is an increasing apprehension
that the emperor parposes to take tb
final step of turning tbe country over
to tha military dictatorship of Grand
Duk Nicholas.
Tha Streets of St. Petersburg ar
again tilled with patrols.
ISLANDS' RICE IMPORTS SMALL.
Ida Says They Produce More, Mar-
chants They Eat Leas.
Manila, Aug. 3. Governor Ide has
received reports stating that during the
fiecal year ending June 30 the importa
tions of ric to tbe Philippines decreas
ed 61,072,411 pounds, valued at $3,
084,783 in gold. ' Commenting on the
reports Governor Ide says:
"From these reports it appears that
the number of pounds of rice imported
into the Philippines during the fiical
year of 1906 was something less than
three-sevenths of the importations of
1901, and the cash sent out from tbe
islands for rice was lesa than four-elev
enths of the sum sent in 1894. If tb
same ratio of decrease for a year or even
a semester, no more rice will be import
ed and in two years the islands, besides
supplying tbe home demand, ought to
be exporting rice."
The pub.icition of these reports has
csused a cjntroversy. The local ship
pers contend that the decrease of im
ports' ions is a result of the poverty of
the people, who, it is alleged, are not
buying rice, but are living on yams and
other food. The shippers declare that
tbe Philippines will never export rice.
Catholics for Limited Divorce.
Buffalo, Aug. 3. At today's meeting
of the American Fedeiation of Catholics
a resolution waa adopted defining the
position of the federation on the ques
tion of diverc. It recommends the-
ensctment of laws granting a separation
or limited divorcs in those states which
have no such Isws, and in states which
grant absolute divorces tbe federation-
asks that the applicant be allowed to
ask for a limited divorce on th same
grounds under which an absolute di
votcs is granted. Limited divorce in
extreme cases is recommended.
Wants John Bull to Refund.
London, Ang. 3. W. Burke Crck-
ran, of New Yoik, presented $50 000 a
year ago to SI igo for the benefit of in
dustry. The trustees invented it in the
form t ion of the Rl igo Saw M;Ils and
Joinery company, wh'ch has now fail
ed. In the house of cimiuona yester
day Mr. Featheretonehaugh, Unionist,
asked Chief Sec-etary for Ireland Bmco
if, as alleged, this coropanv had been
formed under the auspices of the de-
partment of Agriculture and Technical
Instrrction, the department would re
fund the original sum.
Rates for Irrigation Congress.
Boise, Idsho. Aug. 3. A tl
has been received bv Chairman M. B.
Gwynn, of the ex. e Hive c iromittee, of
th National Irrigation onngress, from
Minneapolis, where th Western Pas-
sengsr assoc ation is in session, stating
tost that oigtnixation had granted a
rat ot on far plus 60 cents to th
meeting of the c msrrss in Boise. Sep.
tember 3 to 8. Thia rate isexnfcd to
assure even a larger crowd of delegate
and visitors thsn bad been looked for.
Wilson Will Surprise Peckers.
Washington. Aug. 3. Secretary W1I.
son left today to pay a surprise visit of
inspection to several slanghtering and
packing houses in th East. Upon
leaving his office the secretsrv save in.
structions that to all inquiries regard
ing bim the answer should be that he
is gone away and It ia not knn h.n
lb would return.