NEWBERG
B. H. WOODWARD.
OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
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IN SU R AN C E M O N E Y H E LPS.
PA N A M A IN DANGER.
Rebuilding Operations in San Fran
cisco Begin With V igor.
Colombian Army O fficer* Detected in
Plot to Secure Control.
San Francisco. Aug. 14. — The
building of San Francisoo b u begun in
earnest.
There is little talk, there is
little boasting, but there is a vast
amount of work. I t may be observed
on every hand. I t has suddenly grown
to large proportions, due to increased
payments by the insurance companies.
These payments now total (50,000,000
— enough to wan ant a decided step in
advance in reconstruction. But still
the (60,000,000 represents only 20
cents on the dollar of the amount due
the policy holders of the city. The
thirty days’ grace allowed by law, after
the three months allotted for the filing
of proofs of loss, have elapsed and the
insurance corporations must now pay
or flatly refuse.
The (50,000.000 has not been paid
with the same cheerfulness with which
the premiums were collected, in fact,
it is not an exaggeration to say that a
very large part of the amount has been
"w ru ng” from the companies. It is
still a quest ion as to the earn which
the policy holders w ill oollsct in the
end. I t is organisation that has car
ried them to the point already attained,
and it w ill be organisation that w ill
carry them farther. There is very lit
tle single handed fighting against the
companies.
Meet of the individual
suits, filed are tost cases to determine
the validity of certain doubtful clauses
and to decide how far the "earthquake
clause” w ill prevail. Th e policy hold
era have been merged into a gigantic
organisation, wbieu has employed a
corps of lawyers and w ill either force
the companies to do the “ square thing”
or else announce their perfldity to the
world.
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Panama, Ang. 13.— An alleged plot
on tba part of prominent Colombian
leaden to overthrow President Ama
dor’ s government and proclaim Colom
bia's sovereignity over Panama, again
baa been frostrated through tbe activi
ty of the police and government autho
rities. Compromising documents said
to give indubitable evidence of tbe plot
are reported to have bean seised on two
of tbe Colombian conspirators.
Two
Colombian generals mid to be implicat
ed in tbe oonapiracy were aeiaed by tbe
police. President Amador baa decided
that all the obnoxious Colombian« sold
to ba implicated in tbe plot «b all be
expelled from Panama.
Generals’Bala, Sandoval and Castillo
and Colonels Dias, Galindo and Moa-
quart and nine other Colombian offi
cials are reported to be tbe ringleaders
of tbe alleged plot. They had nnmer-
ous confederatee. Their plan waa to
accomplish a coop d’ etat by which
President Amador would be over
thrown, and than proclaim Colombia’s
sovereignty over the country that was
ones a part of that nation.
An interview that tba two general*
sought at President Amador’s pataca
aroused th* suspicion of tba. polio*.
Both generals war* seised and compro
mising documents are said to bava been
found in their pc sees« ion. I t was re
ported that one of tba generals was
killed in restating arrest, but tbia ie
denied.
President Amador took tba discovery
of tba plot calmly. After tba arrest of
the generals ba attended a musical en
tertainment given in celebration of the
national holiday of Ecoador.
GRAPHIC
D m kr h r
r
A R m u i m o f tho L t u Important but
Not Laaa iR b r w t f Event*
o f the Past W eek.
The Longworths have retained from
Europe.
There has been a wholeeale elaagh'er
o f police spies in Poland.
The Roeeian War department
planningg to rebuild the navy.
is
There is a scandal in Great Britain
over army supplies in Sooth Africa.
Kansas City, Kan., has become more
prosperous since the closing of saloons.
Soldiers of the Roariin royal guard
shot at Grand Duke Nicholas during
maneuvers he was watching.
The c u r is taking extraordinary pre
cautions to protect the members of the
royal family from assassination.
A new directory just issued by Chi
cago ■ hones its poplation to be 2,300,-
000. The name of Johnson leads with
0,362 names.
Cahier Hering, o f the Milwukee
Avuene State bank baa again been ar
rested and other Chicago bank Isootera
are to be arrested.
D OES N O T C O V E T T A 8 K .
Portland’s bank clearings for the
Erst sepven months of 1006 are (146,- Nicholas Declines Post o f Command
149,707, an increase of (21,7*8,827
e r o f Russian Army.
over the total for the u m e months in
St. Petersburg, Aug. 14. — Grand
1905.
Duke Nicholas Nicbolaievitch, the
The sultan of Turkey is seriously ill. Associated Pram is informed by a mem
ber of his entourage, has declined to
The shah of Persia has called a na
accept the post of commander in chief
tional assembly.
of all the troops of the empire, "w here
A new revolution in Venesuela is martial law exists," which was ten
being organised against C utro.
dered to him Aagngt 4.
Whether this was decided before or
John D. Rockefeller is u id to have
after the attempt on the life of ti a
financed a railroad project in Africa.
grand dnke at Krasnoye-Selo on August
The paying teller cf the Milwaukee 10 is not known, but the ostensible
Avenue State bank, of Chicago, h u reason is that Grand Duke Nicholas be
committed suicide.
lieves that such a post should not be
Indictments have been returned sin given to a grand dnke, but merely n
New York against six railroads tor re m ilitary man. He advocates the ap
pointment of Genera] Linievitch, form
bating to the sugar trust.
erly commadner in chief of the Man
The ringleader in a North Carolina churian army, but the emperor has not
lynching b u been .found guilty by a finally decided the matter.
court jury, the first conviction of a
The activity of the Terrorists in the
lyncher in the state.
provinces included, beside the usual
Evidence now points to Cashier Her« »harvest of assassinations in Warsaw,
ing as being an accomplice in the loot an attempt on the life of General Ka-
ing of the Milwaukee Avenue bank, of ratelieff, chief of the gendarmerie of
Chicago. Inquiries have shown the Samara provir cs, and the wounding of
wrecked bank to be in worse condition Captain of Police Ivancff. of Liban, by
a youth who fired thrice at him on the
than at first believed.
street.
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The Federal grand jury at James-
town, N Y . , has reported indictments
W IL L T A L K IR R IG A TIO N .
against the Standard Oil company, the
Pennsylvania railroad and the Vacuum
Expert Engineers Meet in Conference
O il company.
There are 22 counts.
et Boise Septem ber 3.
Rebating is the charge. I f the defend
ants are convicted on each of the counts
Washington, Aug. 14. — Tbs fonrtb
a fins of (1,400,000 would lollow.
annual conference of the engineers of
tbe United States Reclamation service
I t is sgsin rumored that Senators
w ill be held at Boise, Idaho, Septem
P latt and Depew are to resign.
ber 3 to 8, the fourteenth irrigation
Moderates of Rnseia may unite for congress also being in session at Boise
peaceful reforms by a new parliauient. at that time.
This conference is in continuation of
The exclusion of reporters has raised
s storm of protest at the Pan American the general policy of holding annually
a meeting of tbe principal engineers of
congress.
the Reclamation service lor tbe purpose
Turkish troops and Bulgarianjbandits of disenasing matters of administration
have clashed. The troops hope to de and economics of work. Tbe bringing
stroy the entire band.
together of tbeee engineers ar.d prom
Harriman has been successful in bis inent citisens of the Weet makes possi
ffcht to remain in control of tbs Wells- ble an interchange of views and a dis
cussion of data leading to results of
Targo Express company.
very great vame in the furtherance of
Medals are being given the Russian tbe purpoeee of tbe reclamation act.
troops who remained loyal and sup
Each of tbe engineers, expert# and
pressed the mutiny at Cronstadt.
specialists in tbs various line« w ill sub
8t. Petersburg papers report that 700 m it a brief paper embracing some point
persona have been killed or wonnded of general interest, such as detailed
daring fighting between Tartars and methods of cost, keeping, of designing,
construction, maintenance, or opera
Armenians in Gaucasia-
tion. Owing to ine advanced condition
According to the census bureau the of many of tbe irrigation projects now
population of the canal son# is abont under construction it is expeeted that
30,000, and including the cities of Pan- this conference w ill be of more than
Colon and Cristobal, 57,000.
usual interest and importance.
The stockholders of the California
Insurance company have voted to pay
Seven Mutineers Condemned.
Ban Francisco losses dollar for dollar.
Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 14.— Tbe
The losses aggregate (1,325,000.
trial by court martial of the Sveaborg
Iowa Democrats have selected Claude mutineers commenced Saturday, and
R . Porter as their candidate for gover Lieutenants Kochanovsky and E mi Han
off, aged respectively 20 and 21 years,
nor.
and five soldiers were at the first sit
The government wants 500 skilled
ting foatid guilty and condemned to
mechanics for work on the Panama
death. A ll were shot and buried in a
common grave without
eeremony.
Five Japanese fishermen have been Kocbanovsky’ s father is a colonel of
tilled by Aaserieana for poeebing in tbe guards at St. Petersburg. Emil-
Alaska.
ianofPa mother appealed by tba tele
Unemployed
at Cepe Town, graph to the emperor for a reprieve,
rioting and bat ansaccessfally.
South Africa, have
looting stores.
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Sultan Not in Danger.
Tbe snlisted men of tbe navy have
Constantinople, Aug. 14 — Officials
started n movement to do away with inform callers at the palace that th*
tattoo marking.
sultan waa suffering from tbe effects of
Facts gathered b - tbe census bureau a chili daring the past week, but that
show that tbe per capita coat of run be baa now completely recovered. His
ning New York is greater then that of p b jscian «, however, advised his majes
ty not to risk exposure to tbe open sir,
any other American city.
and bence the abandonment of the ael-
Tbe Russian general strike has prov
amlik Friday. The local press is for
en s complete failure.
bidden to publish anything concerning
Tbe Russian government w ill harry the state ot the snltan'shealihor of tbe
its land reform policy to win the sup abandonment of the selamlik.
port of tbe pageants.
A re Granted Hearings.
There seems a possibility that Roose
Washington,
Aug. 14.— In order that
velt may be nominated for a third
the food manof tetnrora of tbe country
term deepite bis refusal.
may have opportunity to make sogges-
A Philadelphia broker, supposed to tions concerning regulation« for the en
heve besa e millionaire, proves to heve forcement ol the new para food law,
been a mere bluffer.
Hie eotate w ill bearings «rill he held at the department
of Agriculture from September 17 to 21.
M .ooo.
REPORT ON OREGON.
MORE JUDGES NEEDED.
Irrigation Export Investigates State 8upreme Court Badly Behind With
and Issues Circular.
Its Appeal Docket.
Washington— Oregon farmers who re
Salem— The fact that tbe Oregon 8u-
tort to irrigation, w ill be deeply inter pieme court ia abont n year behind in
ested in a 30-page circular Just issued its work and haa bean losing ground in
by the department of Agriculture, en the last few months haa revived the
titled "Investigation« of Irrigation ■uggeation that the number of jndges
Practice in Oregon."
Tb e book is be increaaed from three to five. There
written by A, P . Stover, irrigation en are now on tbe docket reedy fer trial
gineer, who spent last eaaaon in Oregon 87 cases appealed from Western Oregon
making a study of irrigation an it is counties. There are also soma on the
practiced, so as to find ont the errors Eastern Oregon docket at Pendleton,
that have been made and gather data but the exaet number is not known.
which would be helpful in instructing The cuaee now ready for trial extend
the irrigators how to avoid mistakes of back aa far aa December, 1906.
There
the peat. The report ia not na compre are also on the preliminary docket 84
hensive as might be desired, bat con eases which w ill be r m d y for trial in
tains a grant many valuable sugges the next few months, so that there is
tions, and ia worth the peraual of every every prospect «hat the supply e f oases
farmer who is obliged to artificially to ba hetmi w ill not diminish.
water his lands.
The canoes of the court getting be
Mr. Stover made a study of the pre- hind in its work era several.
The
cipation in various parts of the state, number of appealed cases haa boon un
and to a lim ited extent gathered data usually large and several cases of extra
on the diseharge of the primdptd ordinary magnitude have occupied an
atrsema that can be utilised for irriga nnnsual amount of attention.
Then
tion. Ha states, in opening his report, there haa bean a change on tbe bench,
that the greater pert of tbe aralffe land which alweya causes some delay. Judge
of Oregon Use in the arid section and Hailey waa appointed to the supremo
can be brought under intensive culti bench last winter.
H e had extensive
vation only by irrigation. Ha found business interests at his home in Pen
that the low water flow of most of the dleton and coaid not at once adjust bis
of Eastern Oregon haa already private bueineea so aa to give bia whole
appropriated for private irriga time to his judieial duties.
Then the
tion, bat na yot practically no steps political campaign cams on and took
have been taken to conserve the winter considerable time for two months.
floods.
Another change w ill be made the first
Ha finds that little of the water now of the year, when Jndge Eskin goes on
_ G ER M AN Y. FEARS R E S U L TS .
being diverted ia used economically, so tbe bench.
that there ia a large supply for future
development.
American Secretary’s Visit Adversely
C lover Huller in Linn County.
Because of its comparatively low ele
Criticised In Newspapers.
Albany — For the first time in the
vation and oonsoqaent m ild climate, history of Linn ooanty a clover halier
Berlin, Ang. 13.— Germany ia smart
M r. Stover mys that Northeastern Ore haa begun a season’s threshing. Frank
ing under Secretary Root’ s success** in
gon has advantages over the southeast. Both and Ernest Howard, proprietors
8onth America. Under such titles ns
The practice of winter irrigation, of tbe bailer, have already listed about
“ Tbe American Peril in Brasil,” and
now practiced along the Umatilla river, 1,000 acres of clover ,to boll which
"Am erican Tricks,” belligerent articles
is dew r.bed, and the veins of this prac assures a 40 day’s run and success for
tice is indicated.
I t is shown that the venture. In the peat three years bearing the hallmark of government in
spiration are appearing in tbs German
these Um atilla lands, under tbe Max the riee of tbe clover industry in this
well flood water cauals, yields a net coanty- has been remarkable and even prem. They attack the United States
for inducing Brasil to grant a preferen
profit of (24 an acre, when planted in if tbe present pbenominal increase ia
alfalfa.
I t seems that the Umatilla acreage does not continue, clover hol tial tariff redaction of 20 per cent on
valley, however, is exceptionally wall lers running tbe season will be an es a variety of American goods.
The articles urge Germany immedi
adapted for this sort of irrigation, bo- tablished feature of Linn county’s an
ately
to counteract tbia move, which ie
cause of the unusual formation of the nual harvest.
sorted to be tbe first step in tbe anni
■oil and tbe underlying bedrrek.
Few
hilation of tbe kaieer’ e trade in Brasil.
localities w ill be found where winter
Farmers Robbed o f Wster.
It ia suggested that Germany can offer
irrigation w ill be as successful.
On
Salem — Twenty farmers residing in
Batter creek, where winter irrigation the vicinity of Wamic, Wasco coanty, Brasil two attractive concessions in re
has reached the higheet stage of perfec have complained to Governor Chamber- turn for a preferential tariff, namely,
tion, fruits jars sncessfuily grown by lain that an irrigation company, tbe increased consumption of coffee and in
I t ie assarted
combining the principles of winter irri name of which ia not given, baa taken creased immigration.
that
numbers
of
Japraese
are aetiling
gation and dry farming.
all of tbe water out of Three-Mile,
Several p«mes are devoted tq a detail Gate and Rock creeks, thus shutting in Brasil as tbe pioneers of a Japanese
deecription of irrigation canals along off the supply of the settlers for their commercial invasion. . The fatherland,
tbe Deschutes river, which have been household and stock nee." They want therefore, w ill soon be confronted by'
in operation for the past few years, and to know whether tbe governor can start the deadly rivalry of both tbe United
also of tbe Maxwell and Irrigon canal! the machinery of the state government States and Japan.
Tbe kaiser is advised to exhaust all
in tbe Umatilla conntry.
For some in proceedings to protect their rights.
the means at bie command to preserve
reason tbare ia nothing in the report
Germany’s threatened interests before
bearing directly on private irrigation
Lane County Poultry Show.
the "extraordinarily clever diplomacy
in the Klamath country. The report,
Eugene— At a meeting of tbe lane of tbe United States, which b a a a lre^ y
however, contains something of internet
County Poultry association it was de removed tbe old time Brasilian antip
to all irrigators, and w ill be furnished
cided to hold tbe first annual poultry athy to North America’ s achieved
hy tbe department upon application.
show in Eugene from December 12 to greater triumphs.’ ’ o
15, 1900. There are several bird fan
ciers in and about Eugene and a poul
Fix Hop Picking Price.
W IL L T R Y 2,000 M U TIN E E R S.
Salem— One dollar per 100 pounds, try show w ill be a success here. Secre
or 60 cents per box, w ill doubtless be tary W illiam s was instructed to arrange General Inquiry Into Mutiny Will Cause
the popular price paid for bop picking for competent judges for the first show.
O fficers to L os* Heads.
in the valley this year, since this seem County Assessor Keeney was chosen as
sistant secretary of the association.
St. Petersburg, Aug. IS. — After the
ed to be the predominating sentiment
preliminary investigations, the m ili
as expressed at a meeting of abont a
tary and naval prosecutors have decid
score of members of tfie Oregon H ip-
P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS.
ed to try by court martial no laee than
growers’ association, held in this city
2,000 soldier« and sailors who partici
last week. Tbe prevailing tendency on
Wheat— Club, 68@69c; blneetem, 70 pated in the Cronatadt and Sveaborg
tbe part ot growers, also, is that hops 0 7 1 c, valley, 71072c; red, 65066c.
mutinies.
The prospects of tbe men,
w ill go to 20 cents by harvest time and
Oats— No. 1. white feed, (3 0 ; gray, however, have been brightened by the
all present were in favor of holding out (29 per ton.
decision of tbe emperor to appoint two
for that figure at least.
Barley— Feed, (23.50 per ton; brew extraordinary commiaeiona, beaded re
ing, (23.60; rolled, (24024 60.
spectively by Generali Voder and Gun-
Kye— (1.60 per cwt.
Dry Weather Hurting Hops.
cheroff and Admirals Mollae and Mak-
H ay— Valley timothy. No. 1, (1 1 0 aroff, to investigate the causes of tbe
Salem— Tbe continued dry weather
is showing its effect upon toe hop crop, 12.60 per ton; clover, (8 .5 0 0 9 ; cheat, outbreaks at Cronatadt and Sveaborg,
especially in old yards, and those not j (6 .6 0 0 7 ; grain bay, (7 0 8 ; alfalfa, and to determine the responsibility of
the demoralisation. War Minister Ru
cultivated as thoroughly aa they shonld . •11-
be. and it is declared by many that th e j Frnita — Apples, common, (60075c diger and Minister of Marine Birileff
yield w ill 'be far under tbe 216,000 per box; fancy, (1 .2 6 0 2 ; apricota, are laid to be arriving at tbe seme con
bales that has been predicted.
Yards (1.2501.35; peaches, 7 6 c 0 (l; peers, clusion aa Admiral Skrydloff, tbe com
plums, fancy, 60075c; black- mander of the Black aea fleet, that tbe
that have been well cared for are stand (2 ;
berries,
606c per ponnl.
officers are morn to blame than tbe
ing tbe dry weather in good shape.
Tbe potato and corn crops are also keep- . Melons — Cantaloupes, (1.6002.26 men. Tbe commissions w ill' Inquire
ing a good appearance where cnltivation , P®r crate; watermelons, 101 * c per into the general condition* prevailing
in tbe navy and army, and it may re
baa been good, and tbe second crop of pound.
Vegetables — Beene, 6 0 7 c; cabbage, m it in a very great abake-up, inclnding
clover is coming on in good shape.
l * 0 2 c per pound; celery, 8 6 c 0 (l per tba wholesale cashiering and retire
dosen;
corn, 16020c per dosen; cu ment of commanding office'’«.
Mammoth C rop o l Cherries.
cumbers, 40060c per box; egg plant,
Eugene A remarkable yield of Roy
10c per pound; lettnoe, head, 26c per
8 ten aland Going to Mexico.
al Ann cherries baa just been reported
dosen; onions, lO 0 1 2 * c per dosen;
here. M . H. Harlow, who has a farm
Fort Worth, Tex., Ang. 13.— Paul
pens, 4 0 6 c; bell peppers, 1 2 * 0 1 5 c ;
north of Eugene, has a two-acre cherry
radishes, 10016c per dosen; rbnberb, Steneland, tbe banker of Chicago, waa
orchard from which he harvested this
2 0 2 * c per pound; spinach, 203c per in this city, according to Henry A d en »,
summer 23,700 pounds of cherries.
a former Chicago commission broker,
pound; tomatoes, 60090c per box;
The cost ot picking and marketing tba
parsley, 25c; sqnash, (101.25 per and ie said to be on bia way to Mexico.
crop waa (286, leaving a net profit of
crate; turnips, 9 O c 0 (l per sack; car Adame said be traveled all tbe way
(712 or (366 aa acre. Mr. Harlow
from New Orleans to tbia eity with tba
rots, ( * 0 1 26 per sack; beets, (1 260
•aye tba crop would have been 20 per
absconding banker without knowing bia
1A 0 per sock.
cent larger bad it not been for tbe oold
Not ontiljbe read tba
Onion»— New, U i 0 1 K e per pound. bank had fail« d
rains ia June.
account in * local paper aid Adame
Potatoes — Old Barbanks, nominal;
know that Steneland waa fleeing.
new potatoes, Oregon, 76090c.
Linn County Wheat Heavy.
Batter — Fancy creamery, 20022* c Stansland told A<tama ba was going to
Mexico on a trip in tba mountains for
Albany — New wheat is coming into per pound..
the Red Crown m ill in Albany daily | Eggs— Oregon ranch, 21c per dosen. hie health.
now.
This ia tba Portland Flooring
Poultry — Average old bens, 18014c
Defeat Ticket Scalpers..
M ill’ s Linn coanty branch, and annu per pound; mixed chickens, 1 8 0 1 S *c ;
Omaha, Ang. IS.— Tbe case of the
ally receives all tbe wheat it can get in springs, 16 0 16c; roosters, 9010c;
tbia vicinity. Tbe new wheat this year dressed chickens, 14 0 16c; tnrkeys, railw aje againet ticket scalpers of Oma
ia quite heavy, and it running well up live, 16017c; tnrkeys, dressed, choice, ha and Lincoln, wae today decided and
in yield. In many localities tbe yield 20022 * e ; geese, live, 80 9c; dneks, tbe liJunction askrd for against tbe
broken was granted. Under tbe de
le reported more bushels to tbe acre 11012*e.
then In years peat, and everywhere tbe i Hope— Oregon, 1905, nominal, 120 cision «he broken cannot traffic in ra-
crops are good.
13c; olds, nominal, 10c; 1906 con lnr*>? r«»e ti ke:«. Tbia case ie one of
\ series instituted againet the ecalpan
tracts, 1 6 0 1 6 * c per pound
Harvesting in Yamhill County.
Wool — Eastern Oregon average beat from Loa A gain. Salt Lake and Denver
MeMinnville— Harvest is now in foil 16020c per pound, according to shrink to Iodianapolle. 8t Loo Is and Eastern
swing in old Yam hill.
Most o f the age; valley, 20022c, according to fine- centi n , which have bean uniformly de
mobair, choice, 2 ( 0 30c per cided againet th<m.
tkrosbing crews began work lost week.
fl*e ra n * w ill probably extend from 26
. Rebuild Kpreck*fs Mansion.
to 10 days. Tbe harvest this year w ill
Veal— Dressed, 6 * 0 8 c per ponnd.
San Frarcisco, Ang. 13.— Tba Clans
Beef — Dressed bolls. 8c per ponnd;
be tlie largest for a number of years.
IV heat Is yielding 23 basbeis to tbe
4 * 0 6 * c ; conntry steers, 600c. -pr- .kies mansion, on Van Nate even-
to
r* stored at an expenditure
Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 708c per •#,
ecr% Oats yield 40 bushels to the acre
; ordinary, 6 0 6 c; lambs, fancy, >f (800,000. According to tba terma
and weigh 89 pounds to tbe boahel.
Barley is yielding from 60 to 60 bushels i # 6 * e .
•fib# contract, it w ill be ready for oc
to tbe
cupancy within on* year.
Pork— Dressed, 7 0 8 * e per ponnd.
WILL HIRE CHINESE
Cual CM nbslH Decides Upsa
- lapartaat Cbaage.
cannot
SECUK
nun um
Jamaica N egroes Ara Inefficient, N o t
Enough 8panlarda, end N o
Alternativ* Remains.
Washington, Ang. 11.— C hine* labor
w ill ba given a thorough teat on tba
Panama canal.
Contracts calling for
2,600 Chinas* for canal work bava baan
prepared, and advertisements w ill bo
leaned by the Isthmian Canal commis
sion in a faw daya asking lor proposals
from labor agents.
I f tba initial 2,600 Obinaaa prove a
raceesa, H la likely that many moro
w ill ba taken to tba isthmus to do tba
work, which ia too bard for tba Ja
maicans now employed th an in largo
number«.
Organised tabor baa offered
much opposition to the use of contract
Chines* tabor, bat the Jamaican work
men have proven inadequate, sufficient
Spaniards cannot ba bad immediately
to rush the work, and tbe Chines* are
the last bop* of the commission.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft,.
Chairman Shonta, of the canal commis
sion, and other man prominently iden
tified with tba canal work are known,
to have delayed employing Obinaaa an
ti 1 it became evident that tba other
help available waa not equal to th* de
mand«. Tba administration baa taken
th* petition that tba canal moat ba dog:
at any coat, and, although tba presi
dent urges that tbare ba no haate in
employing Chineae, ha did not stand
permanently in tba way of tba plan to-
try tba ooolies.
I t ia tbe intention of tbs commission
to ask for bids from tabor agents who
w ill arrange with the Chinese govern
ment for th* exportation of tabor, trans
port tbe Chineae to tb e Isthmus under
contract to work for a fixed wage and
ship them beck to China, thus reliev
ing the commission of all detail work
and all responsibility. A bond wiU be
squired of all contractors for a aetls-
factory fulfilment of tbe contract they
may enter into with tbe commission.
Tbe employment of tbe Chinee* w ill -
not displace the Jamaican« who are
already there, but it ie believed na
more negroes w ill be hired if tba Chin
ese prove a success.
C R O P S IN M IDDLE W E S T.
New Y ork Central Official Brings its
Glowing Report.
New York, Aug. 11.— W. C. Brown,
vice president of tbe New York Central
system, returned recently from i journ
ey of more than 8,000 milae . through
tbe Middle Weet, undertaken with the
object of ascertaining the actual crop
situation. He visited Illinois, Indiana,
Missouri and Iowa, and haa prepared
special report« on the conditions in
Kansas and Nebraska. In all of tbeee,
according to bia observation, tbe crop*
this year w ill be remarkable in both
quantity and quality. Mr. Brown m id :
" I believe the United State« this year
w ill have a larger harvest of grain of
all aorta than ever before and w ill
market it at a better price, considering
the else of th* crops. Tbe wheat crop
in the six states in which I have per
sonally made investigation w ill
be
magnificent. Kanaaa tbia year ie going
to produce a wheat crop of 90,000,000
bushels. Last year it produced 87,-
000,000 buehela. Tbe corn crop ia in
■piandid condition.
" I n Kanaaa and Nebraska a corn crop
on as targe a scale as ever before ie
practically aasnred. Iowa w ill produce
850,000,000 bushels of corn and possib
ly 366,000,000, In Missouri, with the
exception of four counties in tbe north
east, all the a unties w ill have greet
corn crop«.”
Many British Teachers Coming.
London, Aug. 11.— Thousands of ap
plications are being made by teachers
in all parts of tbe kingdom to take port
in the excursions to the United States,
which are being arranged for the com
ing tall and winter. Unleoa something
arises m aking it pomibl«'/ to seed a
greater number, about 600 teachers,
representing avary clans from kinder
garten Instructors to professors of Eng
land’ ! gres test universities, w ill ba in
cluded In tba tour. I t ia planned that
the first party, numbering about 30,
■hall m il for America November 80.
N ew Island in Bolling Sea.
Tacoma, Aug. 11.— Captain Tiue-
bridge, of the steamship Northwestern,
brings from the North a photograph
taken by an officer of tba revenue cutter
Perry of the newly formed island,
which Has 60 miles weet of Dutch
harbor, directly between the Bogoelof
islands, commonly known as Castle and
Fire Islands. I t mode its first appear
ance during June, and is now 900 feet
high. Tbe length oould not be ascer
tained.
War Beacon Burns in M orocco.
M ellila, Morocco, Ang. 11.— Beacons
were lighted last night «ailing tba com
batants of tba different tribes to aaaam-
bla. It ia baliavad that a conflict with
tbe force« of tba sultan w ill occur
shortly.