Hillsboro independent., August 30, 1907, Image 3

WONDERFUL POWDERl
United Stales Possess Secret ol
Deadly New Explosive.
CAN TEAR ANY SHIP TO PIECES
Dunnlte Proves Superior to Shlmote.
With Which Japan Won Her
Great Naval Victories.
xew loak. Aug. 24. The Timna
day says:
ine experiments at the Sandy Hook
J"u'"i aruunua wnn imunite. the h hih
explosive invented by Major Dunn, of
me urunance corps, U.S.A., have
proved that the United States possesses
in Dunnite the secret of an explosive
perhaps more powerful and destructive
than any other exploaiveever invented.
imnnlte, army officers say. ia mora
powerful than Shirnr-e, the explosive
nth which the Japanese did such ter -
rifle execution in the naval battles off
I'ort Arthur and Vladivostok and In the
Sea of Japan. Shimose ordnance nlH.
cers say the explosive is a compound of
picrio acid, the secret ol which is known
to the ordnance officers of all the first-
class powers. On the other hand, the
secret of Dunnlte !is in the exclusive
possession of the United States govern
ment.
'In the recent testa of Dunnite at
Sandy Hook it is said that the very beet
five and six-inch armor elates that
could be obtained were used as targets.
The result ol every shot was the same.
The armor plate was smashed into
thousands of small pieces, it is said, by
their impact. The impact of the Dun
nite is also all that is Decennary to ac
complish the destruction of the target.
Fenetration is not necessary, the impact
being loch that the armor is shattered
into countless pieces.
ine drop lug of a Jhinnite shell on
the deck of a battleship, it is said by
many ordnance officers, would mesn the
immediate sinking of thst ship, not by
penetration ol Its vital parts
but aim-
nlrby rackina the vessel until her
aeame ODened and the Inruih of water
sent her to the bottom. This, it is said
by some ordnance officers, was the way
that the Japanese put the Russian ship
out or commission. They would drop
the Shimose shells on the decks, and
the destructive Shimose did the rest,
SAILS NEXT DECEMBER.
Roosevelt Will Send Only Six Battle
ships to Pacific.
New York, Aug. 24. Secretary Loeb
announced tonight that a fleet of six
' battleships will stsrt for the Pacific
aome time in December via the Straits
of Magellan, touching at San Francisco
also probably at Puget round
A destroyer flotilla will leave for the
j'aoifJo about the aame time, but will
not accompany the battleships.
in is 1st lie erst positive announce
ment of the date when the battleship
fleet will sail for the Pacific coast. The
first announcement was made by Secre
tary of the Navy Mstcalf on July 4, and
the details were given out the following
day, but the date of departure was only
given vaguely as some time in the fall
It was stated in July that 18 battle
ships four cruisers and the gunboat
Yorktown would come through Magel
lan Straits, but the above dipatch snys
only six battleships are coming. This
may be an error in transmission, which
it is impossible to have corrected in the
present condition of the telegraph serv
Ice. It is quite probable, however,
that the number six is correct and
that the number has been cut down,
either because the government thought
it unwise to so nesrly denude the At
lantic coast of battleships or because it
was desired to deprive'tlie movement of
any appearance ol a hostile demonstra
tion againat Japan.
Assuming thst the fleet starts on its
voyage about the middle of
December,
it should arrive at San Francisco about
the middle of February, 1908, as 60
days Is considered ample time for the
voyage.
Says Will Ba No War.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 24. General
Greely, addressing a meeting of the
Nome chamber of commerce, where the
sentiment was strongly in favor of war
with Japan, declared that there is no
crosnect of trouble with the insular
kingdom. General Greely insisted that
both countries have interests in com.
mon that demand a pacific adjustment
of their troubles. The meeting was
largely sttended by Nome district min
ers, who wanted a bellicose announce
ment and who left disappointed at the
speech,
Sentence Postponed.
Ssn Francisco, Aug. 24. John A
Benson and Dr. Kdward B. Perrln.con
victed by a inry in the United States
District court of conspirscy to defraud
ii.. imvernment in securing 1.200 acres
of land in Tehama county, were to have
twn sentenced today by Judge De Ha-
ven but when the case was called at-
fnr rha defense asked IOr lime
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i Kih tn nronnre a motion lor a new i
i.i.l Th nrnaoent on d d not OD eel.
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T,l. rwi Haven granted a Dost-
ponement of sentence until next lues-
day morning.
Schumaker Will Tall.
Philadelnhla. Aug. 24. James
M.
Pchumsker, ex-superintendent cf
the
mnitol building at Ilsrrisburg,
who
pleaded
illness and remained secluded
in his home, during tns investigation
ofcapitol building scandals, now de
clare that he will tell everything he
knows. Schumaker alleges that the
manipulation of funds was engineered
shortage In the treasury and to save the
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name of a deceased V. b. sena.
r.-i... n.,ikik In China. I
Berlin Ang. 24.-A Shanghai special day of the eighth International Zionist
say. O thers is a cholera outbreak in congress, which hss been In session in
says inas wiere i. . this city since August 14, wss marked
'"-nrssi with .et enthusissm. Dr. David
cumnea vnere. '-":
Mvebeenauop.u- - .
txean i
steamers Is regarusa unprwu J"
ANXIOUS FOR I RIAL.
Borah Will Do Nothing to
Legal Proceedings.
Imped
""'"i luano, Aug. 23 The abate
t .
ment made by Attorney General Bona
pane mat Senator Borah wm to be
given an Immediate trial was ihown
uistrict Attorney Ruick, and ha
I AttybGTiSlnIpr4r Titi
iuo trim or eenaior ttorah. He replied
mai lie bad nothing to nr. WhM
asked as to the date for the convening
ui court nexi month, tie teplied thai
the session would take no SeDteruber 9
The matter referred to la the reported
indictment of Senator Borah bv the
United States grand lurv that aat hare
ID March. AO Ofhcial atatamnni. on tii
Subject had ever been ma.ln until th
attorney general gave out the statement
,eDt n Washington. The undei
sumuing is mat an indictment was
found charging the senator with having
l,aa ,onie ""'itul- connections with
timber transactions under which the
Barber Lumber company acquired title
to certain timber lands, i Great secrecy
' maintained about the whole matter
the time the grand Jury was In
,ion J1'1 nothinwhatver of an official
lcllracter had been given tc the public
nn,il the department of justice gave out
(na tateraent that an immediate trial
was to be given the senattor. That la
toe "rt oiliclal utterance indicating an
inuiciuieiit wss louna
IMBUED WITH HOPE.
Portland Operators Far From
DIs
couraged Over Situation.
Portland, Ang. 23. There wss noth
ing in the countenances of the little
group of telegraph operators gathered
in the strike headquarters at the fcs
mond hotel last night that would lndi-
catte discouragement over the situation.
They discussed with earnestness various
phases of the progress of the strike,
Ihey say:
" we have the wires tied np all over
the country in spite of reports to the
contrary. Why, if a man puts mes
sage on the wire, say, at Chicago for
coast point it is more than likely to go
np into the air before fairly getting un
der way. He has no way to find out
whether it got started, even, or not.
havl daily reports from the
"'el officers in the fcaat ajid letters In
er7 n'1 nd " "7 that Portland
een,i to have a better service today
than nT PIttC ln the country, end yon
know what we have here. The latest
we have from Chicago is the dispatch
received this evening ststing that out
of the 1,700 operators in that city we
have not lost a man through desertion.
We also hear that a strike has
taken effect among the strikebreakers
in that city. It teems that the com
pany makes no distinction between
first-class operstors and novices in the
mattter cf pay."
MANNING '-,..'. PROSECUTE.
District Attorney Will Investigate Fail
ure of Portland Bank..
Portland, An.. 23. Two announce
ments stand out as the moat important
developments yesterday ln the Oregon
Trust A Savings bank failure: Dis
trict Attorney Manning's statement
that he would prosecute the officers and
directors of the bank if bis investiga,
tions wsrranted such action, and Presi
dent W. II. Moore's assurance that the
bank's sssets would be able to pay the
depositors dollar for dollar If he were
given reasonable time, unhampered by
criminal prosecution or Federal bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Sitting ss a grand jury this morning,
District Attorney Msnning will hear
the testimony of depositors who en
trusted funds to the Oregon Trust A
Savings bank on Tuesday, the last day
of its existence. If this evidence shall
be that officials of the bank accepted
deposits after the institution was in
solvent, active prosecution will be
started and Mr. Manning promises to
land the guilty ln the penitentiary.
A complaint baa been made out for
the arrest of the officers of the bsnk
and a Tuesday depositor will sign the
oomplaint today, should Mr. Manning's
investigation prove the
truth of the
by late de-
accusations already made
poeltors.
8peclmen for Mining Congress.
Joplin, Mo., Aug.- 23. The produc
tion of lead and sino in the Missouri,
Kansas district this yesr will be larger
thsn ever before. Last year the pro
duction amondted to more than f 15,
000,000. During the 32 weeks of this
year the district hss produced almost
$12,000,000 worth. Great care is he
ing takn to get fine ore specimens for
the eibibit to the be made at the Amer
ican Mining congress which convenes
here in November. Recently a piece of
lead ore weighing 1,(500 pounds was
hoisted from a mine at Granby, Mo.
Schools Show Incresse.
Ssn Francisco, Aug. 23. With an
attendance that far exceeded all expec
tat Ions the public schools of this city
were opened for the fall term yesterday
More than 32,000 pupils were enrolled
In the 78 different schools and the indi
cations sre that before the
end of "the
week another thousand will be added
Although (lie attendance was much
Kr timu uu urrii cil-evieu, mem-
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siring to attend.
Strike Nears End.
San Francisco, Aug. 23. Aftera heat
ed meeting of the general strike com
mit tee Supervisor Tveltmoe, who is I
member of the committee, said: "We
will all ride in a week. United Rail
roads bond holders sre affecting a set
tlement of the strike. A thousand men
will apply for reinstatement on the
cars on a day to be set soon. Recog
nition of the union will not be dis
cussed. Hours and wages will be set-
tied between the men and the company
The Hague, Aug. zd. ine close to-
Wolfs. of Cologne, delivered the clos
h H among oth
1 NEWS FROM THE NATIflMjPlTAL j
PREPARE TO MOVE BIO FLEET
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Prssldsnt Orders Nsvy Department
Complete All Details.
Washington, Aug. 27. President
Roosevelt hss Issued official orders
the Navy department to arrange all de
tails of the forthcoming cruise of Ad
miral Robley D. Evans' battleship
fleet
to the Pacific. This order has been
sued with instructions that each burea
head will be directed to take up its ps
tlculsr line of work in order that the
16 battleships may be in prime condi
tion to start from Hampton Roads
about September 1.
The bureau chiefs will undoubtedly
be expected to mske estimates and re
port on their line to the department,
It has been estimated roughly that the
coal supply necessary for the billet,
addition to the amounts being sent
the Pacific, will be something over
100,000 tons.
Provisions and supplies will be sr
ranged for, and all possible attention
will be given that everything be
readiness when Admiral Evans takes
command early in December.
VALUE OF SIGNAL SERVICE.
General Allen Urges Strengthening of
This Division of Army.
Washington, Aug. 27. Brigadier
General James Allen, chief signal offi
cer of the army, in his annual report
urges a considerable strengthening of
the arm of the service in his charge
lie says it is believed that by the devel
opment of the power of accurate control
upon the field of battle through perfect
lines of information it would be possi
ble for the commander who first util
ises tl to the limit for tactics) purposes
to gain as decisive victories In the fu
ture as any that have ever been gained
in the past. General Allen points with
regret to bis insdequate forces, saying
that there is a shortage both in officers
snd men throughout the service, and
submits a scheme for a general increase
in the corps so as to have 1 ,600 privates
and a proportional number of officers
secured inp art by detail from the line
.Get Facts at First Hand.
Washington, Aug. 28. An examin
ation on the ground of the estimates tor
the appropriations for continuing the
work on the Panama canal, submitted
by Secretary Taft, for the fiscal year of
1909, is to be made by members of
congress who will have in charge the
preparation of the sundry civil bill in
which the appropriation for the canal
is incorporated. The proposed visit is
the outcome of s suggestion from Rep,
resentative James A. Tswney, of Min,
nesota, chairman of the appropriation
committee In the last congress.
Federation Hears Lsbor Disputes.
Washington, Aug. 22. The execu
tive council of the American Federation
of Labor, representing nearly all the
large labor bodies of this country and
Canada, began a three-daya' aeaslon
today at the general headquarters in
this city for the purpose of hearing the
final representations concerning the la
bor disputes of the year. At the olose
of the session the council will proceed
to Norfolk by boat, and while en route
will reach its conclusions and prepare
its reports lor submission at the annual
meeting of the federation.
Delegates Favor Arbitration,
The Hague, Aug. 22. Nearly all
governments have instructed their
ieace delegation to endeavor to bring
about some obligatory arbitration, alsc
the establishment of a permanent court
of arbitration in order to save the con
ference from a failure. Efforts of dele
gates ars now directed towards .the ar
rangement of a treaty with Geimany,
which country had thus far opposed a
world treaty on the ground that it
would minimise arbitration.
Ask Guard for Operators.
Washington, Ang. 23. Representa
tives of the telegraph companies visited
the War department today, asking tor
soldiers at Ash Fork, Aris., to protect
the operators against another attack.
General Bell advised them to apply to
the governor of Arisona. If the gov
ernor decided that troops are necessary,
he would so request President Roose
velt, who undoubtedly would honor ths
request.
Keeps Ahead of Budget.
Washington, Aug. 22. Pan-Ameri
can canal construction work is proceed
ing faster than was calculated in the
estimate presented to congress. This
year's work will cost 18,000,000 more
than the appropriation, owing to the
rapidity of construction. Colonel Goe
thals, however, will continue to work
in advance of the appropriation, ex
pecting that congress will make good.
Navy Officials Start.
Washington, Aug. 24. Brigadier
General Murray, chief of artillery, and
Commander Spencer Wood, of the
navy, started for the Pacific coast,
where they will lay out the so-called
defense sea areas, similar to those es
tablished on the Atlantic coast. They
ill visit Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco and San Diego.
Seek Bsnk Clsrk and S 11,000.
Washington, Aug. 24. Edwin H.
Potts, until a few days ago a trusted
employe of the American National
bank, is being sought by the police on
a charge of stealing $11,000 worth of
Krie railroad stock certificates.
Faster Work on Canal.
Washington, Aug. 22. The Isth
mian canal commission will expedite
canal excavating 20 per cent by con
tracting for 14 new steam shovels in
addition to the 60 now working.
Hold Examination at Boise.
Washington, Ang. 23. The Civil
Service commission announces that
clerk-carrier examinstlons for the post
office service will be held at Boise, Ida
ho, August 28.
Ordsrsd to Bremerton Yard.
Washington, Aug. 24. Assistant En.
gineer A. C. Bastfom, U. 8. N has
been ordered to duty at the Pnset
sound navy yard.
WOULD MAKE R0 WHITE.
to
Experts Firs Lights Have Two
Msanirs on Kailroada.
Washington, Aug. !2.The board of
experts spponjUHl . to investigate the
signal system r"f(l of the Unit
ed Ststes iH b confronted the out
set with ths fsLl that tht-rs hss been
completed a mors or leu atartling revo
lution in block 'gnsl practice during
recent year. Tbia is nothing less than
changing ths univerul an,i time-honored
white light k,Jn a wiety aig,,a to
a danger sign'- ,
Ever slots Diora-sinaiing went into
effect on Aruern-sn railway, and even
befors thst time, ths whit litlit t
night has ties" w satsty to men
on "head end." It still ii l0 on , ma.
jorlty of lines, but teutrally msnsgers
throughout ths country have decided
almost without exception that the best
signal practice uiscsr ths white light
as s sign of "clesf shsau" snd transfer
lis meaning to "something wrong; stop
immediately.''
This revised langauge hss become
such because ol ths tact that it has
been discsrJed from ths signal lexicon
of the best sutborltles snd by many of
the larvest runt ay systems of the
United Suites.
HARRIMAN WAS OWNER.
In Control of Chicago & Alton Whsn
Qrsntsd Immunity.
New York, Ang. 23. A Washington
special to ths Herald says:
That E. H. llsrriman was In control
of the Chicago A Alton railroad when
It made its "immunity" bargain with
the department of Justice and gave evi
dence which led to the Imposition of a
IL'9,240,000 fins upon the Standard Oil
company was established today, when
it was officially learned that the prom
ise of immunity was extended in June,
1906. The Alton, under the joint con
trol sgreement revealed by the Inter
state Commerce commission, is now
controlled fcy ths Chicago, Rock Island
Paclno railroad, dominated by the
Moore brotheii, but in June, 1906, it
was controlled by Mr. Hard man.
Whether Mr. Ilarriman knew of the
mmunity bargain cannot be learned
ere snd will not be known sntil C. B.
Morrison, who, as United States Dis
trict attorney in Chicago, gave the
promise of immunity with ths approval
Attorney ueneral Moody, arrives
here on Monday.
May Lssve All to Congress.
Washington, Aug. 28. Following
Venezuela's third refusal to arbitrate
the five American claims, it Is now the
duty of the administration at Washing
ton to determine whit shall be done to
(I just these claims. The situation Is
icffiult. owing to the program of other
creditor nations. Piesident Roosevelt
may decide to submit the whole mat
ter to congress, although this might re-
ult In measures that might be regard
ed as warlike, especially in view of the
present attitude of the Venezuelan gov
ernment on the asphalt matter.
Uncle Sam M,k Good.
worm laxima. w..i. io
Mrs. Wilbur Spencer, who lost $109 ln
paper currency in a firs hih H-.tmv.
ed her home In Tontnih anmn time
ago, tias recovered (40 of it from the
United States Treasury. Mrs. Spencer
feund the charred remnants of two i'iO
certificates after the Are and gave them
to Cashier Goodrich, of the local bank.
Mr. Goodrich forwarded the two pieces
or paper to trie treasury, together with
affidavits setting forth the facts of the
case, snd a reply waa promptly re
oeived.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, Aug. 28. Postmasters
appointed: Orvsgon Pleasant Hill,
Mat bias E. Furrow, vice R. A. Brad
ford, resigned. Washington Bee,
Dora Pahl, vice Margaret N. Gnlsctb,
resigned; Blewet, Donald V. MscLen
nan, vice wunim ii. KesDurg, re
signed; Havillah, Lorenzo A.Gladeon,
vice M. II. Schwtikert, resigned; Rich
land, John H. James, vice William R.
Lamb, resigned; Soiling Bay, John J
Arnold, vice C. E. Carleton, resigned
Northwest Postsl Affairs.
Washington, Ang. 22. Rural route
No 4. has been ordered established Oc
tober 16, at Vancouver, Clark county
Washington, serving 600 people and
115 families.
Albert L. West has been appointed
regular, with W. J. Edwarda substi
tute, rural carrier for route No. 3 at
Sherwood, Oregon. Joseph Trecker has
been appointed postmaster at Goshen,
Wash., vice P. G. Cooke, resigned.
Mske Sure Taft Can Go Through.
Wsshington, Ant. 28. In anticipa
tion of Secretary Taft's Iste srrival at
Vladivostok ths punboat Chattanoga
has put into that port to make sure
thst it will be possible for Mr. Taft to
enter that port on a gunboat or similar
ship as late as 'Jit middle of next No
vember. Will Not Stint Canal Work.
Wsshington, Aug. 2t Acting Sec
retary of War Oliver I.hs decided that
the president ii anthorized to grsnt the
request of the Isthmisn commission
for permission to create a deficiency of
$8,000,000 to meet the requirements of
the enlarged seals of operations.
Panthsr for Pscifie Repair Ship.
New York, Aug- 28. The transform
ing of the auxiliary cruiser Panther
into a repair ship to accompany the
Atlantic fleet to the Taciflc has begun.
The Panther will havs a complete forg
ing room, fcundry and mschine shop.
Rsilrosd Ssltction Approved.
Washington, An. 23. The secre
tary of the interior has spproved the
selection of 400 seres of land by the
Northern Pacific railroad in the Coeur
d'Alene land district, Maho.
Banks to Msks Statement.
Washington, Ang. 28. The control
ler of the enrreeny has called for a
statement of the condition of nstional
banks at the close ol buslnea on Aug
ust 22. 1
NORTHWEST HONORED.
Professor Elliott, of W. 8. C, Con
tributes to Cyclopedia.
It Is well known that Prof. L. H.
Eiley, ol Cornell nniveisity, hss been
working for thres years past on an ex
tensive publication to be known aa The
American Cyclopedia of Agriculture.
This is to be published In several vol
umes and It Is expected that it will be
accepted by ths reading public aa the
standard reference work on rural affairs.
It has been many years since such a
work has been attempted and nothing
of such an exte naive nature haa ever
been undertaken before in America.
Professor Bailey hss called to his aid
ths best known writers on agriculture
throughout the eutire country, who
have written up the varloua subjects on
which they were recognized as authori
ties. Ths entire work msy be referred
to ss the combined efforts of the agri
cultural specialists of America and
when published will no doubt find a
place ln the library of moat progressive
farmers. -
It is significant that when it came to
the very Important subject of wheat
that Professor Bailey recognized the
gret Northwest and Its place as one of
the lesding wheat producing regions by
calling on Professor E. E. Elliott, head
of the Agricutlural department at the
State college of Washington, to prepare
this most important srticle. This has
been done by Prof. Elliott and the mat
ter is now ln the hands of the publish
ers. The article in question consists of
about ten thousand words, with numer
ous illustrations, and would be suffi
cient In Itself to make quite a book if
published separately. It covers the
sntirs subject of wheat production in
America and at the ssme time atten
tion ia particularly called to the great
regions of the Northwest where the pro
duction and quality of this cereal have
placed it in the f.refront. Our wheat
growers ars to be congratulated In the
fact that the article in question has
been prepared by cne so familiar with
the subject and who la doing so much
to advance the industry tbroug the
work being done by bis department at
the state experiment station and at the
various cereal stations established in
the state aa well as through the wheat
producers organization which was ini
tiated by him.
AID TO "DRY FARMING."
Washington State College Conducting
Extensive Experiments.
The problem of "dry farming" now
before the farmers cf the semi-arid re
gions of the Pacific Northwest has been
taken np by the Experiment Station ol
Washington, and It is hoped to work
out a method of farming for these re
gions which will increase their crop
bearing capacity. The present opera
tions of experimentation are largely
relative to the physics of soils, and are
in charge of Piofeasor II. B. Kerry, soil
physicist of the State college. Dis
cussing this problem, Mr. Berry stated:
Among the questions which we
must answer are: What Is the best
method of conserving sol) moisture!
What is the value of disking the sum-
fallow early in the spring before it
n h- rWed? What La the value of
the sub-surface pacseri i m vrvy
suffers from drouth, is it .because there
is not sufficient moisture in the soil, or
is it because the plants cannot take the
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moisture from the soil7
In the former esse we must endeavor
to devise a cultural method to conserve
moisture; and ln the latter case, w
must develop a strain of plants that
can take moisture from the soil, which
is a plant breeding problem."
Figs Thrive In Polk County.
Figs as large and perfectly developed
as those raised In Uie most favored por
tion of California are grown at the town
borne of Mrs. E. F. Lucas, in Mon
mouth. Specimens of the fruit were
brought to Dallss by Mrs. Martha Cos
per, who had been visiting in the nor
mat sebcol town. The figs were of de
lirious flavor and were far superior to
ths California fruit usually found in
ths Oregon markets.
Mrs. Lucas' tree is seven years old
the cutting having been brought from
California in 1900. The tree is making
a luxuriant growth and has already
reached a height of 12 feet. Three
croDs of fruit are borne each year. The
specimens brought to Dallas by Mrs
Gosper included ripe and green fruit
of the second crop and half grown fruit
of the third crop. The tree has been
in bearing four years.
Good Money In Pesch Crop
Shipments of early Crawford peaches
from Roseburg this year will aggrsgate
a total of nearly 20.000 boxes. This is
the estimate given by E. P. Drew, who
is handling the shipments of the local
fruitgrowers association, whose mem
herahin embraces nearly all of .the
Beach vrowera in thst vicinity.
Growers have realized good prices for
their product. Peaches of aversge size
and quality brought fom 65 to 85 certs
pr box. while those of higher grsde
brought ss high as 11.26 per box
After deducting transportation charges,
ihi nrWa taft the growers a neat
margin of nrofit. Most of the fruit
waa marketed In Portland.
TltrT Heard at Hlas.
gundsy S' h-d Tsachsr Oerald, you
k... nn. nt nnnvan'a characters U
"Heart's don't you?
LJtrls Boy No, ma'am, but If he bad
buoiona be couldn't have bad much
btart's saae.
riaaaee.
The sgreesble visitor, ssys Judge,
smiled upon the son of ths house sod
said:
"Willis. If you recite that poem your
mother taught you, Ml Its you a
penny.
-Not likely ! I n rt a
where for not reciting It,"
plied.
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Willis re-
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-If thasa trouaare don't fit," said Mr.
Mtakun, "my wife will sand ma back
with them." w
"Why. I eoppoaed t!y wars for you,
aid taa tailor, wrapping thsna sp.
laasalaaaaa Aeaae.
-Jobany," aald bis rsifstksr, you
linger too long st the table. I Josit
aurry with ray meals, sod y.t I Inisb my
dinner bafors you srs balf through with
'"Huhr sxcUhned Johnny, with aia
ssovth full. "Tea'" had sixty yaars
jars practice la satin' tbaa I bars.
GOLD DUST STOLEN
$45,000 la Alaska Hails Disap
pears Wlthoat Clew.
THIRD THEFT WITHIN A MONTH
Miners Ship Dust by Mail to Avoid
Excsssive Tsriff Chsrgsd by
Exprsss Companies.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 22. A Fair
banks, Alasks, special ssys: What is
believed to be ths biggest plot for rob
bing the United Slates mails ever dis
covered is now in operation in Alaska.
Only yesterday word was received from
the coast that the third pouch missing
in a month had been reported at Skag
way. The sack contained f 45,000 in
gold dust addressed to Seattle bunks.
I'oaioiiice inspectois already in the
North working on the two former rob
beries have taken up the latest loss.
It is almost certain that the sacks were
Stolen while in transit on the Yukon
river boats plying between this point
and lason. Seversl men are uuder
suspicion but no arrests have been
made. Reliable clewa are scarce.
Ever since gold dust shippers have
decided to use the mails for sending out
their metal, instead of patronising the
express companies, aa they previously
did, because of the increased tariff,
the present trouble has existed. It will
necessitate the employment of guards
by the government to watch the gold
shipments. As they have been prac
tically unguarded up to dute, robberies
have been easy and it is believed that
the thefts have resulted from syste
matic operations .of bandits working
with well-laid plans.
PORTLAND EM NK FAILS.
Unable to Meet Obligations and Is
Forcsd Into Rscsivership.
Portland, Aug. 22. The Oregon
Trust A Savings bank olosed its doors
yesterday. Its liabilities were 12,653,
027.35. The value of asseui depends
upon what disposition can be made of
the bank's holdings of Independent tel
ephone bonds, which aggregated about
11,300.000.
President Walter II. Moore, of the
bankrupt Institution, said last night
that some sssets not counted upon
when the bank closed its doors have
been found, and he hopes to pay every
depositor eventually in full. For ex
ample, the lease on the corner of Sixth
and Washington streets is estimated to
be worth $50,000, and the fixtures of
the bank, including the safety deposit
vaults in the rear of the building, are
valued at a like aum. Ttiis makes an
additional $100,000, which waa not
counted upon when it waa decided to
close the bank s doors.
SEEK OTHER WORK.
Strlkirg Telegraph Operstors In Port
land Prepare for Sirge.
Portland, Aug. 22. Striking tele
graph operators in Portland are scatter
ing in many di fit rent directions snd
are taking up other lines of wcrk. The
msjoiity of those who went on strike
have either left the city or have secured
positions sway from a telegraph key
Many will go to the hop fields, while
others are away on vacations.
The men expect the strike to continue
for some time, but they express confi
dence in the outcome and are standing
firm. The watchword is "stick," at
union headquarters. Ths strikers say
the Western Union Is out $1,000,000 a
day in excess of its usual expenses
while the strike latts, and the men be'
lieve they will win, do matter how long
the telesraph companies resist the de
mands for the concessions sought.
Messenger boys on strike against the
Western Union held a meeting yester
dav and some bruumed the matter of
going back to work. Thia was firmly
opposed and upon a vote being taken,
the poll showed 15 to 3 in favor ol
staying out.
Vote on Amalgamation.
Buffalo, Aug. 22. No amalgamaticn
with the Associated fraternities of
America was the verdict of the Nations!
Fraternal congress In convention this
afternoon.' The vote on the question
waa cloae and it was preceded by a bit
ter dt bate. The next big fight is sched
uled for next Fridsy. It is understood
that M. R. Talbot, of the Modern
Woodmen, who led the fight for the 28
societies who fsvored amalgamation,
will be a candidate for president. On
this election will largely depend the
amalgamation issue
Sell Gams at Auction.
New Yolk, Aug. 22. The announce
ment was msde today that almost all
the diamonds belonging to the estate of
the late widow of Leland Stanford have
iwen quietly dUpoeed of and the pro
ceeds wil be devoted to Stanford uni
versity in compliance with the owner a
will. The sale was held at me wnoie-
sale house, Lonon, under the supervi
sion of a committee. It Is said only
$350,000 was realized, although experts
appraised the gems at half a million,
snd regarded them as especially valua
ble, and have Interesting histories.
Dsfinss Citizenship Law
Honolulu, Aug. 22 Judge Sanford
Dole, of the United States District
court, bss decided that the new natural-
ration law of June 2, luo, aoea not
repeal the section of the act cresting
the territory of Hawaii, which provides
that aliens residing in the Hawaiian Is-
amis for five years previous to the pas
sage of the act cresting the territory of
Hawaii, may be naturalised without
previous declaration of intention to te-
come citizens.
Stole Money Ordsrs In Chlcsgo.
Syrsctrse, N. Y., Ang. 22 Julius F.
Filer wss arrested today for return to
Alamosa, Colorado, where it is alleged
he stole $2,000 ln money orders from
the Rio Orsnde railroad. Flier de
clares he was duped by friend and got
none of the plunder.
WORK OF LORD LISTER.
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AallarKlla
It has been aptly said that the his
tory of surgery can 1 conveniently
divided Into two period. "In-fur L la
ter" aud "after Lister." It would bw
Impossible to overvatlmats what Lord
Lister's work baa dune for aufferiug
humanity lu the dtacuvery of the autl
scptlc ayktein treatment of wouuda and
everything couilng in coutact with tli
aame. It bits pr:tt-tlially abolished tb
horrors of the hospital ward, where,
before Its discovery there were cuu-
atant dangers of gangrene and other
diseases due to germs getting luto
wouihIm, before or sfter oeratUn. and
causing putrefaction of the Injured
member.
Ixrd Joseph Lister wss born In Es
sex. England, In l-7. Ilia elghttetb ,
birthday was celebrated last week. His '
father hsd taken a keeu Interest lu
leiice and done much In Improving
the nilcroMiue. As s young man. Lis
ter possessed two valuable sssets, a
first class mlcroacoie and an uubouud-
ed enthusiasm for silent I tic Investiga
tion. It was therefore natural that he
should turn his attention to eurh
branches of histology snd physiology
ss were within his reach. Ills first re
searches were In tlie fiber of Involuu-
tary muscles, the akin, the flow of lac
teal fluid and kindred subjects. Early
In his life he tiecarue Interested lu
wounds and the rt I senses thst frequent
ly go with them. lie even sketched
bodies that he thought might be uil-
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crobea. Following his own researches
Lister sttended clinics given by Syuie,
the foremost physician of the day.
In 181)0, Lister was appointed profes
sor of surgery st the University of
Glasgow. It was while acting aa sur
geon to the royal Infantry that he mads
the dlacoery which Inltlnted the new
era lu surgery. Hefore that time al
most all wounds, accidental and aur
gleal alike, underwent a procesa of In
flammation and suppuration, accom
panied by much palu and loss of health.
The most trivial oieratlona were uot
Infrequently followed by death. Many
patients died rather than face tlie hor
rors of an oeratlon. Krysliielna te
tanus snd hospital gangrene were al
most constantly present In hospital
wards.
There waa no knowledge of the
causes or these diseases, l ney were
considered to be constitutional. The
physician took no blame or responsi
bility. lH'ath wus simply the victim's
misfortune.
Such sn appalling state of affairs
scted on Lister snd he decided to
solve the trouble. If iosslble. At about
this time Pasteur demonstrated tlie
fact of the existence of the germ and
that putrefaction snd decomposition
were caused by certain micro-organisms
that came from without Lister
applied thla knowledge to the cause of
wound diseases.
Tbe great deductions which Llslei
mads were (1) that "putreractlou ' in
wounds wss caused by microbes, (2)
that these were Introduced from tlie
outside, (8) that "putrefaction" migui
be prevented by keeping tlie wound
free from germs, (4) thst this might
be effected by tite employment of some
substance which would destroy tile
mlcrolie. The sntlseptlc system Wss
founded on these principles. Starting,
then, with tbe Ides or desrroying, uy
an antiseptic substance, tlie genua In
the wound. In everything coming In
contact with tlie wounu, sucn as in
struments, snd In Its surroundings,
Lister made bis original tests with car
bolic sckl s fortunate selection, for It
s still regarded ss one of our best
germicides.
lie gave bis method a thorough trial.
It proved successful. Now cases of
gangrene snd ine use rsreiy ioikiw
operations. Thousands of lives bsve
been saved by this one discovery. If
baa revolutionised surgery.
A WsaSwfsl Cataract.
The fells of Igiuir.u, sltinte near
where Argentina, l'arsguay arid Hin-
sll meet, form one of tbe most wonder
ful catswta In tlie world, being great
er In extent and more varied In charac
ter thsn the lictter known fulls of N.
sgara. The first phinge of the Igunxit
falls Is 210 feet, followed by two oth
ers of 100 feet each, while between tho
two aeries of fa lie triers are cataracts
and rapid covering a vat expanse snd
surTuundlr picturesque Island.
Taa laaailatloa.
"If you please, sir," ssld a verger to
a churchwarden In a village, "the new
rector Is to lie Inundated next Tue.
dsy week, snd I hsv come to ask you
whether you will he able to be pres
ent." "Certainly." replied the church
warden, who was something of a hu
morist, "and I bope there will be an
overflowing congregation." London
Answers.
A Wassa Faraltara Mavav.
At Hanwell, F-ngtond, Uvea a woman
furniture muver. Hhe has printed on
bar vans tlie following sppeal to tho
public: "Lon't worry got married
and keep on moving. I nd!anaiMIIa
Ns
Some men bate bull dogs so they
would censure one for chew leg suaj
agsat,
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