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NEWBERG GRAPHIC
WILL REFUSE LANDING.
l iv e *
President Castro Will Be Askad to
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Apologias R est.
C .tlW O O O W
England M utt Appropriate Big Sum
L *®r Stronger Navy.
Paris, Dec. 8.—If President Castro,
of Venezuela, comes to Bordeaux, he
will not be allowed to set foot on
French soil until after he has offered
S T A T E H O PES T O W IN S U IT .
AD VERTISE OR EG O N FIR,
a formal, apology for the fashion in
which he has flaunted France. This
decision was made by the cabinet, but Chances Good for Recovery o f S 3 9 0 ,- Lumber Manufacturers to Carry On
0 0 0 Civil War Expanaag.
Vigorous Campaign in East.
was kept a seer*, as it was expected
that Castro would disembark at San
Salem.—Attorney-General Crawford
Portland— The Oregon A Washington
Newsy Items uatuereu Bum An tander, Spain. But should he arrive at has received a letter from the law firm Lumber
Manufacturers’ association, at
Bordeaux, and his illness not be serious, of Ralston & Siddons, of Washing
M s tftta W M .
permission* to land will be made con ton, D. C.. informing him that the case its last monthly meeting, took op the
ditional upon the diepateh of an official of the State o f Oregon against the matter of extensively advertising Ore
telegram of apology to the French gov United Statea was argued before the gon fir for interior finish in the Eastern
L t u Importent but Not Loso
ernment and the dispatch of tele United States court of claims on No markets.
It has been discovered that the
graphic instructions to Caracas for the vember 27 and that the state's chance
immediate execution of the arbitral o f winning the suit is good. The beautiful surface o f tbe wood which is
award ia the matter of the French state’s claim ia for approximately so plentiful out here is now attracting
claims
$390,000 on account o f expenditures attention in the East, but at the same
Roosevelt has announced his plans
Dr. Domingo Castillo, the Venesuelan made by this state during the civil time it is considered advisable to do
for his African hunting trip.
consul general nt Hamburg, and D. Es war in enlisting and maintaining vol some missionary work to get it intro
House Democrats have elected calante, consul general at Liverpool, untcer troops for the service of the duced on a large scale.
passed through Paris today on the way United States.
Champ Clark as their*leader.
How to go about it has not yet been
The state has a contract with the
to Santander, presumably to meet Presi
The government has launched a big dent Castro.
Washington attorneys by which the deckled upon, but the matter has been
collier at the Mare Island yard.
state agrees to pay them as their fee left with a committee to formulate the
A unique ex
10 per cent of all the money collected most effective system.
. General Simon has entered the
D E P O S IT S T O O LARGE.
by them and turned into the treas hibit will in all probability be sent to
Haytian capital with his army.
ury. The balance o f the amount col
Germany
will
provide
several Ramarkabla Conditions Existing With lected is to be turned into the irre the larger Eastern centers to be plaoed
on display for a certain length of time
schools in the Chinese territory it
ducible school fund.
Canadian Banks.
in each city. The material will also
holds.
be brought to the attention of leading
Ottawa,
Out-,
Dec.
8.—A
very
re
Internal revenue officers have seized
N Y S 8 A FAVO R S P R O J E C f.
architects.
markable condition o f affairs is dis
30,000 pounds o f oleomargarine at
Henry B. Miller, American censul
closed
by
the
Canadian
government’s
Denver.
bank statement for October, just issued. Dry Land Owners Anxious for Work general*, Yokohama, made a highly in
An Italian writer has denounced It is shown that the people of this
teresting talk to the assembled lumber
to Bogin on Water System.
Americans for claiming equality with country are saving money at a very
Ontario— Probably the beat and moot men, speaking principally upon the
royalty.
•
mueh faster rate than the banks and
enthusiastic
meeting to foster favor lumber situation and timber resources
The schooner D. M. Clemson, ply business men o f the dominion ean dis able feeling for the Malheur irrigation in Japan, China and Manchuria.
He
ing on Lake Erie, is believed to have pose of in profitable investments.
project was held at Nyaaa laat week. said that China, especially, will always
The
result
of
this
condition
of
things
been lost.
ve a market for Pacific coast tim-
is that deposits in Canada increased Mayor Boydell had charge o f the meet
, since that country is entirely de
Rear Admiral Coughlan is dead.
during October to the extent of $11, ing and Mr. Griffith, secretary o f the
The republic o f Salvador has put 362,879, while the business of the coun Boiae-Payette W a tern sera’ association, nuded o f anything in the way o f for
down a revolution.
trv absorbed by way of current and and several others spoke, showing the ests. Manchuria, on the other hand,
The Western Pacific railroad has cal] loans only $3,332,014 more than advantages o f government irrigation he said, has large bodies o f fine timber
which eventually will enter into com
just finished a tunnel through the during the previous month.
and drainage.
When it is remembered that the crop
Sierras, which is 7,300 feet long.
The object o f the meeting was to petition with other sources o f supply.
movement began very early this year,
An Oregon boy won first honors and that farmers were paid for their get the co-operation o f dry land own
First Irrigated Tract.
in an oratorical contest at Notre wheat and other products promptly, it ers and mpn who own water rights in
Dame university. Ind. He will rep ill be understood that several million asking the government to go to work
Blalock— Roy M. Jones, o f Silverton,
resent the school in the state contest. '■ollars of the increase for the month at once.
Resolutions to this effect who has been engaged by the M . J.
Castro is believed to have deserted in deposits may be due to the plentiful were drawn up and signed by all pres Lee company toMteteintend the plant
neas of money in the rural districts of ent. There were probably 150 dry ing and cultivatidPof strawberries at
Venezuela forever.
the dominion.
land owners and waterusers in attend the old Blalock orchard, reports that he
The international naval conference
Whatever the cause, however, bank ance.
has planted in the last 10 days 87,000
is in session at London.
ers of Canada are confronted with the
The government engineer showed Clark Seedling strawberry plants. The
The prosecution has completed its fact that they have to earn interest on that the object o f irrigation is not company will plant about 40 acres to
*96,000,000 of capital and $67,000,000
evidence in the Ruef trial.
alone to put water on the land, but to strawberries alone. This tract o f land
of deposits.
drain the water off after it has fulfill has in the past produced berries which
A Pittsburg broker is charged with
forging bonds for $600,000.
ed its purpose, and to reclaim the al were earlier than either Hood River or
BRITISH GtVE P R O T E C T IO N .
kali land. The government represent Kennewick. It is believed that it was
Elks o f New York City are to spend
atives are ready to go to work as soon one o f the first pieces o f land in the
$1,000,000 on a new clubhouse.
American Gunboats Leave During In as the people show that they want the Columbia river basin to be put under
A steamer and two docks burned
surrection in China.
Malheur project bad enough to support water. Dr. Blalock, o f W alla Walla,
at Portland, Me. Loss, $350,000.
Pekin, Dee. 8.— Reports have been re it in the right way. The Nyssa meet having planted it to fruit about 26
Montenegro has attacked an Austrian ceived here that the Americans in the ing emphasises that the people are be years ago and pumped water from the
fort, and Austria is hurrying troops Yangtse Kiang territory are indignant ginning to realise the importance of Columbia for irrigating purposes.
to the scene.
on account of the withdrawal o f the government irrigation.
A fte r
the
Adjutant General Ainsworth reports American gunboats, which went to Ma meeting tbe people o f Nyssa gave a
Lana’ s Poultry Show.
that desertions in the army are on nila with the Pacifie fleet for target banquet in honor o f those present from
Eugene— T ie Lane County Poultry
practice, leaving no protection for outside points
the decrease.
association will hold its annual fair in
Americans during the recent insurrec
A Los Angeles man has been ar tion at Nanking. Because o f this tbe
Eugene December 21-24.
The Com
rested for having dies, lo r counter American consul general at Hankow, Cannot Give J obs to Secure Votes. mercial club is taking an active inter
feiting money.
8 d e m — Although many, i f not all e s t The secretary o f the poultry asso
•lliam Martin, was compelled to ask
A Chicago grand jury reports the British representative to look after the candidates for president o f tbe sen ciation and Hie manager o f the club
ate or speaker o f the house may not be have secured silver cups from the fol
wholesale election frauds, particularly American interests at Nanking.
direct primary.
Detailed reports of the revolutionary aware o f the fact, yet their campaign* lowing business m en: R. A . Booth, S.
Physicians hold out some hope for conditions which prevailed show that for election come within the regula H . Friendly, Griffin Hardware com
the recovery of Governor-elect Cos had the rebels succeeded in , taking tions o f the corrupt practices set, pany, F. E. Dunn, * John H. Hartog,
Nanking, an insurrection would have adopted by the people last June. Sec Linn Drug company.
Other prises
grove, o f Washington.
broken out in at least three or four tion 19 o f the act specifically provides have also been secured.
The Union Pacific has reduced its places, which would have put the Amer that the term "p u b lic office" shall
running time between Omaha and ican residents in great danger.
apply to the presiding officer o f either
O . R. & N. Promises Sidetrack.
Portland two and one-half hours.
branch o f the legislature. Such candi
Baker
City.—The O. R. & N. has
Cabinet Timber in Wheeler.
Admiring friends want to present
dates would not, however, be bound by advised the commercial organization
Admiral Evans with a house at Los
Washington, Dec. 5.— William R. section 8 o f the act, limiting campaign here that it is ready to build side
Angeles, but he has taken warnin Wheelef, assistant secretary of com expenditures, for that section applies
tracks for the new mill whenever they
from the Dewey incident and decline« merce and labor, ts suggested by the
only to the candidate "w h o lia s receiv are needed. This ends the controversy
politicians
for
a
place
in
the
cabinet
that was on between this city and the
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner has started a
ed the nomination to a public office."
of President-elect Taft. A cabinet po
company over the mill matter.
contest of Yerkes' will.
sition is conceded to the Pacific coast,
Pendleton Wants Library.
The Y. M. C. A. has erected a fine and since the name of George A.
Buys Pendleton Business College.
building at Seoul, Corea.
Knight aroused discussion and opoosi-
Pendleton— The women o f Pendleton
Pendleton.— Professor E. O. Dra
lion
the
chances
of
Wheeler
have
been
have taken upon themselves the task
An imperial edict has beei^ issued in
per, o f the Moscow Business college,
discussed.
Wheeler
as
assistant
sec
o
f
saving
the
city’s
public
library
from
China guaranteeing a constitution in
retary has had experience and is held abandonment. A t a recent mass meet has purchased the Pendleton business
nine years
to have shown himself capable o f suc ing s plan of campaign was outlined college of Miss M. M. Slattery, of
Spokane, and has taken possession.
Los Angeles civil service employes ceeding Secretary Straus if the latter
have been forbidden to visit race should lay down
the portfolio. and a big public reception, the first Professor Draper has taken charge
tracks tb witness races.
Wheeler, however, has shown adapt step, will be held soon. It is desired and will make Pendleton his home.
ability
and another post in the cabi to have Miss Marvin, state librarian,
Tw o miners were killed and three
present, and the date will be arranged
PO RTLAND M A R K E T S .
fatallv injured in an explosion of gas net may be his.
to suit her convenience. The library
in a W est Virginia coal mins.
Fruits— Apples, 75e® $2 per box;
will be housed in tbe new city hall and
Fluet Passée Singapore.
Miss Elkins is said to have jilted
Singapore, Dec. 8.— The United States will be in charge o f a competent libra p ars, $ 1 @ L 2 5 per b ox ; grapes, $ 1 ®
Abruzzi because she preferred Lieu
It is also proposed to raise 1 50 per crate; quinces, $ 1 ® 1 .2 5 per
Atlantie battleship fleet, under Rear- rian.
tenant Andrews, o f the navy.
Admiral Sperry, passed through the funds sufficient to make valuable ad b ox; cranberries, $12.50 per barrel;
Railroads and coal companies have »■arbor here today. The stately pro ditions in the way o f books and period caaabaa, 2J{c per pound; huckleberries,
been convicted of conspiracy in re cession impressed both the experts and icals so that it will be more efficient. 1 0 ® 15c per pound; persimmons, $ 1 ®
straint o f trade at Salt Lake City.
the many other spectators. The scout
1.25 per box.
Votes New W ater-System .
Potatoes — 7 6 ® 86c per hundred;
Rabbi W ise attacked New York cruiser Yankton kept in constant com
judges for banqueting Croker on the munication with the fleet during its
La Grande— The city o f La Grande sweet potatoes, 2 ® 2 % c per pound.
passage, but otherwise the battleships' will have a new water system that will
occasion o f his visit to this country.
Onions— $ 1 @ 1 .1 0 per 100 pounds.
did not eommunieate with the shore.
Vegetables— Turnips, $ 1 ® 1 .2 5 per
In the Standard Oil dissolution case 'Hie flagship Connecticut saluted tbe convey high mountain water 18 miles
Archbold has forgotten almost every port, and the salute was returned. Many to this city with a 1,300 foot pressure, sack; carrots, $ 1 ; parsnips, $ 1 .2 5 ;
thing in connection with the com launches and small vessels filled with as the result of the adoption o f the new beets, $ 1 .2 5 ; horseradish, 8® 10c per
pany’s business.
spectators went out to meet the Ameri city charter at a special election. The pound; artichokes, 9 0 c ® $ l per dozen;
vote cast was exceedingly small, but beans, 1 0 ® 14c per pound; cabbage. 1
A Chicago man imported a lot of can ships.
the majority in favor o f the new chart @ l> £ c per pound; cauliflower, 7 6 e ® $ l
rugs and other articles, placing a
er large. Construction of the water per dozen; celery, 40® 75c per dozen;
value of $1,000 on them. Chicago cus
Ferry Crashes Into Mois.
toms officials have seized them as
system
will begin at once, and will be cucumbers, $ 2 ® 2 .6 0 per b o x ; eggplant,
Oakland, Dec. 8.—Missing her slip in
they were worth $15.000.
he almost impenetrable fog that had finished by next summer, at a cost of 15c per pound; lettuce, $ 1 @ 1 .2 5 per
b ox ; parsley, 16c per dozen; peas, 10c
Thaw's lawyers continue to fight to settled down upon the bay and blotted $160,000.
per pound; peppers, 1 0 ® 14c per pound;
everything from view, the ferry steam
his
er Berkeley, crowded with commuters
pumpkins, l ® l j ^ c per pound; radishes,
C oos Bay Road Revives
Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas returning home from Ban Francisco at
Rose burg— The project o f a railroad 12 J^c per dozen; spinach, 2c per pound;
are having aero weather.
28 last night, crashed into the bulk from Rose burg to Coo# bay waa reviv sprouts, 9 X ® 1 0 c per pound; squash, 1
head
at the end of the Oakland mole
A Columbus, Ohio, city official has
ed again when M. M. Johnson, assist @ l * c per pound; tomatoes, 60c@ $1.75
ith such force that one of the passen
per crate.
been convicted o f grafting.
gers was fatally injured, three serious ant secretary of the Equitable Savings
Wheat— Bluestem, 96c; club, 9 0 ®
A
Loan association, and treasurer of
ly
and
a
seors
of
others
crushed
and
A t tbe municipal elections just held
O le; fife, 9 0 ® 9 1 c ; red Russian, 88e;
the
Columbia
L
ife
A
Trust
company,
in Massachusetts, several cities went trampled upon in the panic that fol
o f Portland, arrived in this city and 40-fold, 91c; valley, 91c.
lowed .
dry.
NEWBERGb«
OREGON
EVENTS OFTNE DAT
K
rhe floods in Arkansas have not sub
sided. The property loss will be enor
mous.
The government inquiry into the
Harriman merger has begun at New
York.
Four persons are dead as a result o f
the crush at Emperor Francis Joseph's
diamond jubilee.
A t a conference o f Pennsylvania
Baptist ministers Roosevelt was se
verely censured.
Radicals will cause a storm in the
German reiehstag by a move to limit
tbe kaiser's power.
Many election frauds have been un
covered in Missouri and indictments
are expected to follow.
The Pillsbury-Washburn Milling eom-
o f Minneapolis, which failed
time ago, is to be reorganised.
Barley— Feed, $ 2 6 .7 5 per ton; brew
immediately aet about looking to the
possibilities of an electric line be ing, $27J
Oats— No. 1 white, $ 3 1 ® 8 1 .6 0 per
Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 8.— A con tween the two places. Mr. Jackson
,
tinued rainfall and the consequent soft will go to Coos bay in furtherance of ton.
Hay— Timothy, Willamette valley,
ening of the already crumbling banka this project.
$14 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
Has renewed apprehension that it is not
$ 1 6 ® 1 7 .5 0 ; clover, $ 1 2 ; alfalfa, $ 1 2 ®
improbable that considerable additional
Sheepmen Meet at Baker.
property loss may occur, notwithstand-
Baker City— The largest attendance 12 .5 0 ; grain hay, $ 1 2 .50® 13.
ng the rapid recession of the Arkansas that the Baker-Union-Grant counties
Butter— City creamery, extras, 3 6 ®
river, which at nightfall hnd fallen a
Wool growers’ association has had since 27e; fancy outside creamery, 8 2 % ®
foot. The embankment protecting the
36c; store, 17@20c.
wholesale district and county court its organization was the session held
Eggs — Oregon selects,
40® 4 5c;
here
last
week.
The
meeting
waa
de
house are impaired to such an exteat
voted to a general discussion o f topics Eastern, 2 9 ® 8 2 % e .
that it ia feared they will give away.
Poultry— Hens, l i e ; spring, 11c;
that are o f vital interest to the sheep
ducks, 1 4 ® 1 5 c ; gross, 9 ® 10c; turkeys,
men.
Electrocution on Trial.
16c; dressed turkeys, nominal.
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 8.—County
Takes Chickens to Japan.
Veal— Extra, 8 % @ 9 e ; ordinary, 7 ®
’hvsieisn Frank O. Bcammell an
Eugene— K . Kaknada, a Japanese, 7 U p * hpivv. 6c.
nounced today that he would try to
Pork— Fancy, 7e; large, 5 % ® 6 c .
reeuacitate the next man electrocuted who baa been porter at the Hotel
Hops— 1908,'choice, 8 ® 8 & c ; prime,
n the New Jersey state prison. He Groas for several years, has started to
-ill do this in an effort to disprove Japan with 14 coops o f the finest bred 7 ® 7 % « 5 medium, 6 % ® 6 e ; 1&07, 2 ®
he claim of physieians that electrocu chiekens to be found in Lane county. 4c: 190«, 1 ® 1 K « .
tion does not kill. John Mantaeanna He is .going to introduce these Ameri , Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
is under sentence to be electrocuted can birds in Japan and raise poultry 1 0 ® 1 4 e ; according to shrinkage; val
luring the week of December 21.
ley, 1 6 ® 1 6 e ; mohair, choice, 18c.
Flood Threatens Town.
BEYO ND IN C O M E.
London, £>ec. 7.—Estimating that
by the beginning of the next fiscal
year in March, England will be living
$100,000,000 annually beyond its in
come, the administration is gradually
breaking the newa to the country that
there must be a heavy increaac
taxation shortly.
Forced by circumstances to declare
tor a stronger navy, the cabinet has
undertaken a program involving $30,
000,000 unanticipated expenditures for
ships.
T o escape a quarrel with the vari
out religious denominations over sec
tarian education in the public schools,
financial
concessions
have
been
necessitated to the extent o f $7,500.
000 . Old age pensions, payment
which will begin on January 1, wil
cost at least $35,000,000, and relief of
the country’s idle will foot up $30,
000,000.
Chancellor o f the Exchequer Lloyd
George figures on making up the
deficit as follows:
Income tax increase $20,000,000; in
creased taxation of urban land, $20,-
000; increased death duties. $5 000.
000 ; increased cost o f liquor license,
$25 000,000; diversions from payments
to sinking fund maintained for grad
ual payment o f national debt, $32,
500.000.
Hints o f the necessity for increased
taxes have been thrown out from time
to time for months past in speeches
by the various cabinet members and
in the Liberal party newspapers,
»lain statement o f the situation has
finally been made by the chancellor,
accompanied by an outline of his plan
for a remedy.
REBEL A T RO UTING RULE.
Chicago Shippers Opposed to New
Regulation o f Railroads.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—The Tribune yes
terday printed the following news ar
ticle on the new railroad traffic rule:
Shippers o f Chicago and other cities
are considerably exercised over what
they regard as another attempt on She
part of the railroads to deprive them
of the right to specify the routing of
reight shipments beyond the line of
the initial carrier to which the freight
is delivered.
This question has been the subiert
of a long-standing controversy be
tween the shippers and the. roads. Its
renewal at the present time is caused
by a rule in the new west-bound
transcontinental tariff, effective in
January. This provides: “ The rates
therein are subject to the absolute and
unqualified right of the initial carrier
to determine the routing of freight
beyond its own lines."
If enforced strictly, this rule is re
garded as apparently in conflict with
the admihistrative ruling o f the inter
state commerce commission.
Railroad officials said yesterday
that under the commission's ruling
the rule could not be enforced liter
ally. but the fact remains that it —
stated in bUck and white in the tariff
md the shippers are wondering how
far the roads will g o when the tariff
takes effect. ' >1 i s n t i t u t ^
The National Industrial Traffic
league, which since its organization
has insisted on the right of the ship
per to control the routing, is now
preparing an amendment to the Hep
burn law securing this right, which
will be presented to congress at the
coming session'.
DEATH LIST G R O W S .
Storm on Upper Atlantic Coast Gats
Many Victims.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 7.—More than
50 seamen have lost their lives off
the-upper North Atlantic coast during
the last few days as the result of
storm of unprecedented severity. The
reckoning, itemized as accurately as
the meager reports will allow, fol
lows:
December 3— Seventeen members
of the crews of three fishing schoon
ers drowned off tjie New Foundland
coast.
December 4—Twenty-eight mem
bers of the crew of the schooner Soo
City, which is believed to have sunk
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
December 5— Seven members of the
crew of the barge No. 101. which
went down off the coast of Nova
Scotia.
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O U T L IN E » POLICY
Tuft Has Many Improvements He
Weald Inaugurate.
TARIFF KTISION COMES FIRST
President-Elect Intends to Reorganize
Three Departments Dealing With
Corporations— Improve Rivers.
Hot Springs, Va., Dec. $.—The
W orld ’ is able to present here the
principal legislative program of the
Taft administration:
Tariff revision ia the primary rea
son for the extra session that will be
called immediately after March 4.
1909, but the next President sees no
reason why, during that extra seasion,
the Sherman anti-trust law should not
be so amended that railroads may
make rate agreements under the strict
supervision of the interstate com
merce commisaion. It is not likely
that more subjects than the tariff and
an amendment to the Sherman act
will be named by Mr. Taft in calling
the extra session, though he may de
cide later to mention all o f the prin
cipal laws that he hopes to see en
acted. These are:
1. Putting a limitation on the issu
ance of. interstate bonds and stocks.
9. Authorizing railroads to make
rate agreements which otherwise
would be in violation of the anti-trust
law, subject to the approval o f the
interstate commerce commission.
3. Defining particular cates in which
temporary restraining orders may is
sue without qotice, and prescribing
proceedings limiting their operation
to the very shortest day.
4. Such amendments to the law or
ganizing the bureau of corporations
as shall require certain large corpor
ations doing an interstate business to
submit to the scrutiny and examina
tion of agents of the federal govern
ment.
5. Reorganizing the department o f
justice, the interstate commerce com
mission and the department of com
merce and labor in respect to the jur
isdiction exercised by them over in
terstate corporations, both railroads
and others. It is Mr. Taft’s idea that
the three departments should work
harmoniously, so that no one shall be
going over ground covered by another
and so that there shall be no conflict
of authority. Ultimately cases han
dled by these departmenfs must now
go to the courts, but it is Mr. Taft’s
idea that a large number o f cases can
be disposed o7 finally and equitably
by the departments under the right
sort of law.
6. Reform in the monetary and
banking systems o f the country. This
is recognized as one o f tbe great
problems before the new administra
tion. but it is not expected that it
will t t taken up at the extra session.
7. Conservation of the natural re
sources of the country, including the
Appalachian bill. The question of the
constitutional power of the federal
government in this matter is not yet
clear. It can be said that Mr. Taft is
iu sympathy with the end to be ac
complished, but that he wiTI recom
mend no legislation until he is satis
fied as to the exact length to which
the federal government can go.
8. Improvements of rivers and har
bors. The new administration is com
mitted to an energetic policy o f im
provement, particularly o f inland
waterways. The Ohio river nine-foot
channel from Pittsburg to Cairo is to
the front at present. It will cost $61,-
000,000, and the next president favors
the issuance of bonds to push the
work.
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BEGINS HOSTILE A C T IO N .
Dutch Warships Maks Demonstration
O ff Vsnsxuslan Coast.
Willemstad, Dec. 5.— Having been
unable to obtain amicable settlement
of outstanding differences with Ven
ezuela, T h f Netherlands government
has begun a naval demonstration o ff
the coast o f the South American re
public, and since Wednesday vessels
flying the Dutch flag have steamed
from Puero Cabello to La Guayra. at
Free Leather Scarea British.
a distance of 3000 yards from the
London, Dec. 7.— The threatened shore.
abolition of the tariff on leather is
Will Not Admit Charge.
worrying English bootmakers. They
have decided to hold a meeting to
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 5.— E. A.
discuss means to be adopted in case Dupont, secretary, and Edward M.
the change should be made.
Mead, treasurer, of the several powder
English leather, which is considered companies against which suit has*
the best in the world, combined with been brought by the government, were
American manufacturing ability, lead examined today before United States
ing dealers admit, would let the Amer Commissioner Mahaffey, by the gov
icans establish a British trade that ernment counsel in regard to the pur
would drive the Englishmen out of chase of competing companies by the
business. They would be able to put Dunont company, and an effort was
^hnes on the market at a price nearly made to show that, during several
fourth lower than that now charged. years when no dividends were de
clared. the money was used in pur
Miles to Tour Africa.
chasin'» other companies, but they
Paris, Dec. 7.—General Nelson A would not admit this.
Miles leaves Paris in a few days for
Finds Infernal Machine.
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an extended automobile tour of Al
Stockton, Cal., Dec. 5.—What is be
geria and Tunisia, French possessions lieved to be an infernal machine was
in Africa, and hopes to be able to found in the Western Pacific con
>ush on into M orocco, if the health ot struction yards today by a workman
lis traveling companion, Colgate under a pile of ties. It consisted of
Hoyt, will permit the journey. Later
two-gallon can of dynamite, to
General Miles will gratify a long-cher which was attached a blasting fuse
ished wish to visit Corsica from one five feet long. The workman took the
end to the other and then sail from infernal machine to an open field and
Genoa for home in the spring.
set it off, the explosion shaking the
buildings within a radius of ten milea.
C < 'c»so 'a Official Santa Olaua.
There was enough explosive in the
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Postmaster Camp can to have blown a business block
bell yesterday received from the post
Sevantaan Die In Storm .
master general an official letter that,
in effect, makes John M. Hubbard,
St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 5.— Seventeen
assistant postmaster, official Santa persons have perished in a storm
Claus of Chicago. The letter con which has lashed the New Foundland
tained a letter addressed to Santa coast ffir 48 hours. In all ten fishing
Claua, care the poatmaster general. vessels have gone ashore, moat o f
Local merchanta have made arrange them breaking into fragments on the
ments to have all these letters for rocks. The storm caused much dam
warded to them, with their guarantee age to wharves and boats in the nu
that every one will be answered.
merous harbor*.