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M AY 8U R PA8S ALASKA.
Captain o f reven u e Cutter -Saar 80 Mining Expert Says Philippines Are
Dft^area in Report.
Rich in Gold.
W a sh in gfijc Sept. 86.—That Calta-
- dian fiahcrijien have been engaged
during the jfcst summer in seal poach-
f ing in Alaqken waters in violation of
the agreciii^nt between thje United
States and* ¿ r e a l Britain, is the sub
stance o f sa< report o ( Captain Ber-
tholf, o f
United States revenue
cutter Bea?/. to the treasury depart
ment
yesterday. Captain
Bertholf
mentions the schooner Thomas H.
Bayard as the alleged offender in this
report, and an investigation has been
started.
According to Cantain Bertholf’s re
port, the ipformatiorf was obtained
from fishermen at Sanborn Harbor.'
Alaska. They allege that the Bayard
had 28 seal skins aboard in July of
this year.
Captain Rertholf has been patrol-
ing the sealing waters with the Bear
all summer, lie captured about 30
Japanese a few weeks ago for alleged
seal poaching in American waters.
His report'Was made the subject o f a
conference between the members of
the state and treasury departments
.yesterday, and it is likely that Great
Britain will be called upon, to take
action.
PR O B E S M A L L C O M B INE .
General Electric Company Not Sub
je c t o f Federal Inquiry.
Washington, Sept. 22.— When a re
port that the government was inves
tigating the General Electric com
pany as a trust was brought to the
attention o f the department o f justice
Saturday, it was stated that it is a
fact that inquiry was being made into
certain comparatively small electrical
material dealers who are charged with
constituting a trust.
Nothing has been heard from any
o f the department subordinates about
the General Electric Company being
connected with the blatter. Regret
-was expressed at the department that
Teports should be published on the
subject at this time, as it was de
clared no proceedings o f any kind
m ay be taken.
The inquiry was yet unfinished, and
it was feared that a premature pub
lication may impede its progress.
Lecture Benk Exemlners.
Washington, Sept. 23.— " I say to
you emphatically that your work must
t>c improved. Embezzlements have
failed o f discovery, defalcations and
dishonesty have been concealed from
you, and in many cases you have failed
to correctly or even approximately
estimate the value o f the paper and
securities held by the banks.” This
was the declaration made yesterday
b y Controller o f the Currency L a w
rence O. Murray in addressing the
conference o f national bank exam
iners, representing practically all of
the territory east o f Ohio.
Washington, Sept. 24.— The Philip
pines may surpass Alaska in gold pro
duction within the next few years.
“ There is a surprise in store for those
disposed to look upon the Philippines
as -a ‘useless acquisition/ ” says A.
Heise, a mining engineer o f Manila,
who is now in Washington. “ Before
the Spanish conquest gold *dust *n
considerable quantities was exported
from the Philippines to China, and
since American occupation the work
o f prospecting has made vypnderful
strides. Next year gold to the value
of $1,000,000 will be taken out, and
the installation o f improved machin
ery will soon make possible a produc
tion of at least $5,000,000 annually.
“ O re bodies now in sight will yield
$100,000,000. There is every reason
to believe that as mining operations
progress greater and richer deposits
o f the precious metal will be uncov
ered. It will not be long before the
Philippines will take a leading po
sition in gold producing.”
Retire American Dreyfus.
Washington, 5<pt. 23.— Secretary o f
W ar W right yesterday announced
that Colonel W illiam F. Stewart, now
at Fort Grant, Ariz., had been ordered
to appear before the retiring board
here. I f Colonel Stewart is found to
be unfit for service, he will be com
pelled to retire from the army. The
action o f the secretary o f war was
jaken on receiving reports from Fort
Grant that Colonel Stewart was unfit
to take the 90-mile ride.
Ready fo r Launching.
Washington, Sept. 23.— According
to reports received at the navy de
partment yesterday, work on the
North Dakota, the new battleship
now under construction at Fore
River, Mass., is nearing comple
tion, and will be ready for launching
within the nex( tw o months. The
North Dakota is designed to be one
o f the speediest battleships afloat, and
will be surpassed by few war vessels
o f the world.
Pacific Fleet Is Scattered.
Washington, Sept. 24.— The cruiser
California, o f Admiral . Swinburne's
Pacific fleet, is expected at Suava,
Java island, today. Near Pago Pago
the cruiser Tennessee, in command of
Rear Admiral Sebree, and the de
stroyers Wasp. Whipple and Hopkins
will leave the fleet for a visit to Apia
for two days, in response to an invi
tation from the German authorities
there. 1
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May T ry to Sava Aeon.
Washington, Sept. 23.— The captain
o f the American transport Solace,
which is to go from Samoa to rescue
the shipwrecked crew and passengers
o f the British ship Aeon, has been
instructed by Secretary Metcalf to
make an inquiry regarding the possi
bility o f saving the vessel. This
course is taken ai the request o f the
Guard Fleet From Cholera.
insurance underwriters in England
Washington. Sept. 26.—Secretary through their agent at Baltimore.
M etcalf sent today the following dis
patch to the naval station at Cavite,
Gather fo r Tuberculosis Congress
to be delivered to Admiral Sperry
Washington, Sept. 25.— The dele
-when the battleship fleet reaches that
place: “ The cholera has appeared in gates who are gathering here for the
the Philippines. I f you find it ap international congress on tuberculo
proaching epidemic or danger of g et sis. whose sessions begin on Monday
ting it aboard ship, restrict visiting next, are taking great interest in the
the ship, except on business, or pro exhibits which are open to the public
hibit altogether the officers and men, at the National museum. A ll day yes
and permit no visitors aboard while terday there were demonstrations by
at Manila or Cavite until return from those in charge o f the different state
exhibits. These were accompanied
Yokohama.”
by moving pictures and lectures.
Preaidant O ff fo r Washington.
Oyster Bay. N. Y., Sept. 24.— Presi
Torpedo Practice Ended.
dent Roosevelt has abandoned his
Washington,
Sept. 22.— The navy
-“ summer capital” and^ returned to
department
has
ordered the torpedo
Washington for the work o f the win
ter.' much to the regret o f the towns boats Goldsboroügh, Rowan, F ox and
people. President and Mra. Roosevelt Davis to hold target practice in
were accompanied to the depot by a Drakes bay. near San Francisco. The
large crowd of-people, and the presi vessels will then proceed to San
dent made a little speech from the Diego, arriving there not later-than
Tear platform of j|he train. This is October 24, and then joining the Pa
probably the last time that Roosevelt cific fleet for a cruise to the south
will ever reside at Oyster Bay as ward.
president o f the United States.
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Cholam May 8poil Recaption.
Will Experiment in Forestry.
Washington, Sept. $6.— Communica
Washington, Sept. 22.— Forest ex tion between shore and the vessels of
periment stations will soon be estab Admiral Sperry’s, fleet when they
lished in a number o f the national reach Manila will be governed entire
forest states o f the west, according to ly by cholera situation. I f it is be
Ians which have just been completed lieved that serious danger o f commu
y the national forestry service. An nicating exists, shore leave for the
experiment station has already been men w ill be prohibited.
established on the Cococine national
forest, in the southwest, with head
Wright Still Improving.
quarters at Flagstaff, Aria.
Washington, Sept. 2«. — O rville
W right, the aeroplanist, who has been
Minnssota's Loss Heavy.
at the Fort M yer Hospital since the
Washington, Sept. 26.— R. W . Pull aeroplane accident, in which* he was
and
lieutenant
Selfridge
man, the government expert, who has injured
been devoting much o f his time re killed, continues to improve.
cenly to an investigation o f losses
grow ing out o f forest fires, decihred
Approves Newberg Bank Chang#.
today the losses in Minnesota alone
Washington, Sept. 22.— The con
w ill be about $10,000,000. He has
made no report on fires in other parts troller o f the currency has apnmved
the conversion o f the Bank o f N ew
o f the country.
berg, Or., into the United States N a
tional Bank of Newberg, with $60,000
Loss Is S I,00 0,000 Daily.
capita).
Washington, Sept. 24.— Dr. W . J.
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McGee, o f the federal survey, who has
New Postmaster at Enterprise.
returned to this city from the Adiron-
dacks, says Jhe damage being done in
Washington. Sept. 26.— Ben W eth
that section by the forest fires is ers has been appointed postmaster at
$1,000,000 a day.
Enterprise, Or., to succeed W . T .
Bell, resigned. This is a presidential
office.
Wright Still Improving.
Washington, Sept.. 28. — Orville
New Rural Carrier at Hood River
W right, who was seriously injured
Thursday in the aeroplane accident,
Washington, Sept. 25.— William H
which caused the death o f Lieutenant Raichew has been appointed regular,
Thomas E. Selfridge, continues to im Marjr A. Raichew substitute, rural
prove.
carrier, route No. t, at Hood River.
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Fatuities Follow Forest F ire s , Near
Eureka, California.
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Eureka, Cgl., Sept. 25.— A strong
wind fanned forest fires to the north
o f this city that wiped out the town
o f Luffenholtz from the map last
night, and that were again raging
with added force, and the greatest
destruction during the progress o f
the fire was recorded during the day.
Tjhe p la n t'of the T ittle River Red
wood Lumber company is burning
and all ttyat protects the town of
Fieldbrook is 100 yards o f green tim
ber, which may ward o ff tne flames,
although the residents are preparing
to flee with their household goods.
The fire devastated a stretch of
timber over 30 miles long and from
four to five miles wide, burning
houses, mostly squatter settlements,
thousands o f cords o f wood and manv
thousands of acres of timber land
The plant o f the L ittle River Red
wood Lumber company, new reported
burnipg, is valued at $1,000,000,. ex
clusive o f timber, o f which there is
several thousand acres.
T w o deaths have been recorded. A
body found, at first thought J o be
that o f A. Carlson, has now* been
identified as that o f Frank W hite-
more, while another charred corpse
found at Trinidad has not. been iden
tified.
Fire is now going inland up Little
River at a furious pace. A t noon the
wind was blowing the flames through
sparse timber that was once logged
o ff or denuded o f its big trees, but
so fast are they traveling that there
is no doubt they will again get into
thick timber at the head o f Little
river, when the damage will be hard
to estimate. I f fire, once gets into
this timber, there w ill be no stopping
it until it reaches the Trinity county
line, unless the wind changes or a
heavy rain fails.
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KING OF C U R ES
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THE WONDER WORKER
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I had the meet debilitating cough a m ortal w a s ever afflicted w ith , and m y friends expected that
w hen I left m y bed it w ould so rely be fo r m y grave. O ur doctor pronounced m y case incurable,
but thanks be to God, four bottles of D r. K in g's H ew Discovery cured me so com pletely that I am
a ll sound and w e ll.— M R S . E V A U H C A P H E R , Grovertown, In d.
Pries 50c lid $1.00 A B S O L U T E L Y G U A R A N T E E D ! Trial Bettis Fna
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R O C K E F E LLE R A 8 A U T H O R .
Oil King Makes Daniel o f Accusation#
Against Him.
N ew - York. Sept. 25.— John D.
Rockefeller appears for the first time
in the role of an author in a series of
articles on “ Some Random Reminis
cences o f Men and Events," the first
of which will appear on Friday in
the Ocober issue o f “ The W o rld ’s
W ork."
Mr. Rockefeller gives as a reason
for speaking now that “ if a tenth of
the things that have been said are
true, then dozens o f able and faithful
men who have been associated with
me, many o f whom have passed away,
must have been guilty o f grave faults.
For myself, I had decided to say
nothing, hoping that after my death
the truth would gradually come tea
the surface and posterity would do
strict justice; but while I live and
can testify to certain things, it seems
fair that 1 should refer to some points
which I hope will help to set forth
several much discussed happenings in
a new light. I am convinced that
they have not been fully understood.
“ It has been said that I forced the
men who became my partners in the
oil business to join with me. I would
not have been so short-sighted. I f it
were true that I followed such tactics,
I ask, would it have been possible to
make o f such men life-long com
panions?”
Mr. Rockefeller speaks o f the de
velopment o f the Standard Oil com
pany and says that the plan o f selling
direct to the consumer and the ex
ceptionally rapid growth o f the busi
ness “ bred a certain antagonism
which I suppose could not have been
avoided."
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effect a quick cure it is only necessary to take a fe w doses o f
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy
In feet, in m ost cases one dose is sufficient It never foils and can be
relied upon in the m ost severe and dangerous cases. It is equally
valuable for children and is the m eans o f saving the lives o f m any
children each year. In the w orld’s history no medicine has ever m et
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S T O R M D AM AGES P R O P E R T Y
Severe Results from Rainfall ahd Elec
trical Tempest in California.
Los Angeles,* Cal.. Sept. 25.— A
storm o f unprecedented extent and
duration for this time Of year visited
this city and the surrounding counties
the past 48 hours, the rainfall amount
ing to several inches in some places
and the electrical display which ac
companied the storm resulting in con
siderable property damage, particu
larly at Bakersfield, where a ranch-
house was struck and destroyed.
A cloudburst in the Kern river oil
fields caused the loss o f a great quan
tity o f oil, which escaped to the irri
gation ditches. A t San Luis Obispo
a barn was struck by lightning, de
stroying it and s o ' terrifying the
horses that six had to be shot.
Local Option Wine Point.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 25.— Local
optionists made a stand in the house
yesterday, and won a signal victory
over their opponents, who have been
working persistently to gain an ad
vantage over the anti-liquor forces
The bill was advanced to a second
reading after a vote which showed
51 to 49 in favor o f the local option
ists. The close vote does not fully
signify the full extent o f the victory,
for there were many powerful influ
ences exerted against the anti-liquor
men. An effort was made to kill the
bill by indefinitepostponement.
Wright Makes Good Trip.
Lemans, France, Sept. 25— Wilbur
W right made a successful flight yes
terday afternoon against a wind that
was blowing at the rate of about is
miles an hour. H e remained up for
a fraction more than 54 minutes, cov
ering officially 39 kilometers (21
m iles), which is about half a kilo
meter more than the distance made
for the Michelen prize on Monday
In reality Mr. W right covered about
35 miles, the force o f the wind oblig
ing him to make wide turns.
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Carnegie’ s Gift S I,260,000.
London, Sept. 25.— Encouraged by
the success that has attended the es
tablishment o f his “ hero fund” in
America. Andrew Carnegie has decid
ed to found a similar fudd in his na
five land. T o this end he is about to
hand over to trustees the sum of
$1,250,000.
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