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BILL BY TOWNSEND
One of First Subjects In Message
by President Roosevelt.
WEAK CASE OF THE RAILROADS
STEAMER ON ROOKS.
Measure Passed by Last Houso Was
Intended to Correct Frror
In Former Law.
Washington, Oct. 7. Representative
Townsend, of Michigan, joint author of
tho Esch-Townsend railroad rato bill
that passed the houso of representatives
last winter, and who will reintroduce
substantially the tamo bill and lead the
fight for its passage at tho coming see
slon, after a conference with tho presi
dent today said:
"One of tho first subjects, it not tho
first, which tho president will discuss
in his annual message will bo railroad
freight rates."
Mr. Townsend says ho will not make
any material change In his bill, and it
is his understanding that tho president
approves its general features and would
be satisfied if it should become law.
"Wo had but one idea in framing
that bill," said Mr. Townsend, "and
that was to correct an omission in tke
original law for regulation of railroads.
According to the law, tho commission
could not make an order which would
remedy an evil condition or any unjust
condition that was found to exist. It
actually exercised that power for a
number of years, but it was finally
determined that it did not havo tho
power. It was to giro the commission
that power that the house of represent
atives passed its bill last winter. Tho
test of the bill merely furnished ma
chinery for expediting hearings and for
carrying out tho essential provisions of
the bill, which was to fix a reasonable
rate when a rate was found to bo un
reasonable. No statement that I have
seen in opposition to this legislation
since congress adjourned has modified
my view as to the wisdom of adopting
this course."
St. Paul a Total Wrock Dotwoon San
Francisco and Portland.
Kurekn, Cil., Oct."u. Tho steamer
St. Paul, of tho San Francisco & Port
land Steamship company, mulct com
mand of Captain Clem Randall, bound
from San Francisco to Portland, went
ashore early yesterday morning at
Point Gorda, a short distance south of
tho entrance to this linrbor, during n
ilenso fog. Sho had 75 pnpsengers on
board, all of whom were safely trans
ferred to other steamers. Tho vessel,
which was laden with a cargo of gene
ral merchandise, will probably be n
total loss.
Tho coast off Point Gorda Is feared
by all coast seamen. It Is rocky and
treacherous. Tho old Humboldt was
wrecked there about ten years ago, and
was a complete lose. Tho Oritaba went
ashore on tho rooks there five years ago,
and tho Homer was another ship to bo
caught on tho jugged reefs at that
place.
When tho St. Paul struck sho was
16 miles out of her course Tho third
officer was at tho bridge at tho time.
Tho steamer struck at 3 o'clock in the
morning, during a dense fog. She now
lies with her stern to tho beach, 160
yards from the shore, and has been
abandoned by captain and crow. It Is
though, that the vessel will bo a total
loss.
Tho St. Paul lies in a nest of rocks,
bow to tho northwest, and with a slight
list to seaward. IK miles below Point
Gorda. Apparently, sho Is in good
condition, the sea having smoothed
down considerably since sho struck.
It is smooth between the wreck and tho
shore, but rough on tho outside.
ill OREGON STATE ITEMS I1F INTEREST I
FORTY FEET ON UAH.
LET FOR TWO YEARS.
tho
ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD CANAL,
DEAD IN HUNDREDS.
Typhoon in Philippines Kills by Whole
sale and Islands Laid Waste.
Manila, Oct 7. Government reports
show that tho result of the recent storm
is very serious. At least 200 natives
and 25 Americans and foreigners were
killed. It is impossible to identify
man of the latter.
The government's police work the
past year in the provinces of Cavite,
Batangas and the island of Samar,
which made possible the largest acreage
planted in the history of tho islands,
has been undone, and it is estimated
that the storm has retarded develop
ment one year in the hemp provinces.
In Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate and Sa
mar fields have been devastated, ware
houses destroyed and stocks damaged.
Roads are impassable and the transpor
tation facilities are crippled. The loss
is incalculable. In Albay and Sorso
gon 60 per cent of the buildings, dwell
ings, schools and warehouses have been
destroyed.
The storm, in connection with the
severe drouth which obtained early in
the year, will, it is estimated, decrease
tbo receipts of the islands 40 per cent.
iue army Is a heavy loser at southern
posts.
President's Scheme to Stop Deficit
In Treasury.
Washington, Oct. 0. President
Roosevelt has decided upon tho main
recommendations in his forthcoming
message to congress. One will be for
creating a separate fund for the con
struction of tho Panama canal, another
will call for radical reorganization of
the diplomatic and consular service.
It is intended to relieve the United
States treasury by placing upon pwter
tiy its proper portion of tho burden of
building the great Isthmian waterway.
It is fe'i that money for canal con
struction should come from long-time
bonds and not be drawn from the treas
ury direct.
If congress approves, it will create a
separate fund, out of which can be
drawn the $50,000,000 already ap
propriated and the United States reim
bursed to that amount. This will re
move the annoyance of a yearly deficit.
Oregon's Convict Labor Goes to
Stovo Foundry People.
Salem An agreement has been
reached between Governor Chamberlain
and tho Loewenborg-Golng company for
tho leasing of convict labor at the peni
tentiary for a period of two years. Tho
price to be paid for labor is the same
that has prevailed in tho past, but sev
eral changes havo been made in the
contract lit other particulars.
Ueciiuse there is a popular desire
that convicts bo employed on tho pub
lic roads, in which desire Governor
Chamberlain joins, and because the
last legislature Authorised tho appoint
ment of a commission to Investigate
tho subject and report to tho next legis
lature, tho governor refused to make a
contract now for the leasing of convict
labor for more than two years. In
sistence upon the shorter period made
it impossible to secure a higher price
than has been paid in tho post 3
cents per hour for each mnu.
Tho new contract requires tho stove
foundry proprietors to employ not less
than 160 men a day, whereas tho min
imum number heretofore has been 100.
There are now 31)0 prisoners in the
penitentiary. About 100 of them are
employed on tho farm, in tho stables,
In the kitchen, and on other work con
nected with the management of the in
stitution. This leaves .'U0 to be other
wise employed. The foundry Mill now
take not less than 160, leaving HO out
of employment. At many times the
foundry will employ more than 160,
but this number must bo paid for, even
though not worked.
What to do with the 140 idle men li
now the problem. A lew of them can
Ihj employed on the public roads near
Salem under a co-operative arrange
ment witli tho county court, and a
gang will be put at work grubbing out
a piece of state laud on the Reform
school tarm. This will still leave
some idle, probably, at many times of
tho year.
FORFEIT TO STATE.
Land
About $10,000 Paid on School
Lost to Ouyor,
Haloin Certificates of sale for a total
of 20,000 acres of state school laud
have been cancelled In the last few
weeks, because of Input In tho payment
of Installments within tho required
time. Of this aggregate amount of
land, 7,000 acres Is In the limits ol
the proposed Mite mountain forest re
servo, and, According to tho rulings of
tho Interior department, tho stato will
ho able to use tho land as base for tho
selection of lieu land.
Tho original purchasers of the laud
havo forfeited the payments made,
amounting probably to $ 1 0,000 or
more, and the stato has the land to
sell again. Much of tho laud outside
tho reserve will probably not ho salable
for some time, as tho state has ralse.l
the price to 12.50 an acre. The 7,000
acres inside tho reserve should find a
market as base for lieu land, at 6 nn
Acre.
A largo proportion of the cnrtillates
that have liven canceled Mere among
those secured by violation of the law
governing the purchase of state school
laud. Prosecution of land fraud cases
has scared many of the holders of cer
tificates fraudulently obtained, and
they have thought Itvst quietly to drop
tho whole transaction, forfeit what
they havo paid and let the stato keep
the land.
TURN OVER CANAL TO ROOT
Taft
Many
Taft Will Keep Canal Work.
Washington, Oct. 7. - Tho members
of tho Isthmian Canal commission will
remain under Secretary Taft, who will
go to Panama in November to investi
gate and thoroughly inform himself of
the conditions in tho canal zone. The
decision to keep the control of the canal
in the War department instead of
transferring it to the Stato department
was readied yesterday in a discussion
that followed tho cabinet meeting. Mr.
Taft will proceed to Panama and re
turn to Washington about the time con
gress convenes.
Examining Route of Canal,
Colon, Oct. 7. The members of the
advisory board of consulting engineers
of the Panama canal, who arrived here
yesterday Irora New York, today went
by special train to Mindi, Oatun and
liohio, where examinations will be
made of the various sites proposed as
suitabio for dams. Tho party will em
bark on steam launches to study tho
Clmgrea and its deviations at the points
mentioned, returning this evening
down the canal from Gatun to Colon
in launches.
Rain Soaks Fraser Valley Wheat.
New Westminster, U. C, Oct. 7.
The late rains of this district have done
thousands of dollars of damage to
standing grain in the Fraser valley,
- where thousands of ncrea of late wheat
etoqd unshooked, but ready for tho har
vest, when the rain commonced that
lias continued for tho past three weeks.
For years tho province has not been
Visited with such damaging weather
and the farmers say the wet wiather
1ms proven ditaa roua to all lato crops.
Agreed About Philippines.
London, Oct. 7. -Tho correspondence
of the Daily Telegraph quotes tho semi
ofllcfal Kokumin Shlmbun to the effect
that Secretary Taft'a visit to Toklo has
yeaulted In an Important understanding
as tho outcome of Japan's explicit dis
avowal of any designs on the Philippines.
Discovers He Hag Too
Irons in the Fire.
Washington, Oct. 0. Secretary Taft
will at the first opportunity take up
with the president the proposition to
transfer tho control or the Panama
canal from the War department to the
State department. It was his inten
tion to discuss tho matter with the
president at his conference today, but
the lack of time prevented his doing so.
The question was brought up some time
ago, but for various reasons it was
postponed to a more favorable occasion.
Since the Spanish-American war, in
volving tho acquisition of the PJi I lip
pines, tho work of the War depart
ment has greatly Increased and tho sug
gestion that a transfer to tho State de
partment of the canal work, witli the
many perplexing questions wiilcli are
bound to come up, lias been under con
sideration. Mr. Taft, it is known, Is
willing that a transfer should be made,
basing that disposition on expediency.
Rumors of a Big Haul.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 0. The sheriff's
office has been informed that Express
Messenger Charles Anderson, in the
Great Northern car which was dyuu-
in lieu uy me bandits, stated to passen
gers on the train that the through safe,
wnicii was blown up. contained 47.-
600, and that the robbers secured it
all. The report that thero was that
much money is denied by the express
company officials. At tho samo time
the officials give tho story credence in
view of the fact that tho largest ship
merits are on the overland train.
Wasco to Cultivate Hops.
Tho Dalles Wasco county will, it is
expected, in a few years become the
banner hop producing county of tho
state. This season a number of farm
ers havo been experimenting in hop
culture with satisfactory results. The
hops they have produced are of an ex
cellent quality and the yield is very
large. So succsaful has been the ex
periment that a number of farmers are
now contemplating putting out laruo
yards nex. season ami engnging In tho
business of hop raising on an extensive
scale. There are thousands of acres in
the county suitabio for hop fields, as
the hops thrivo wtihout irrigation and
will do well on almost any of tho u in
land that is sheltered from wind.
Adopt Early Closing.
Eugene Forty-seven Imsiiiern men
of Eugene v. ho have closed their shops
and stores at no regular hour In the
evening havo signed an agreement to
close hereafter each evening except
Saturday at tt o'clock. The list in
cludes hardware stores, gun stores,
grocery stores and places in other lines
of business, mitiiy of which huvn never
closed Insforo 0 o'clock. The dry goods
stores have heretofore clo-ied at 0 anil
most of tho grocery stores ut 7, but now
there will bo a uuifoiin hour for cloning-
FliAt and Daopor Rlvnr Channel Ne
cessity for Port of Portland.
Poitlnml, Oct. !. Whatever lies
within tho power of tho business men
of Portland will ho done to secure from
tho next session of congress an Item In
tho sundry civil appropriation hill suf
ficient for completion of tho work on
tho Columbia river bar under tho plans
that havo been submitted liy govern
ment engineers for completion of tho
south Jetty. At tho same time the
necessity as a part of tho lutortaut
woik for n eoircspondlngly greater
depth In tho river chitnuol from Port
laud to the sea will not bo lost sight of.
and at the same time that phase of tho
question will count under consideration
and action.
Theodore II. Wilcox, who has labored
incessantly In hehalf of tho river and
bar Improvements, and whose faith has
never been shaken that tho result de
sired is within reach, points tho ne
cessity (or action front this time for
ward. Talking has Ik'oii done about
what ought to bo done, and Mr. Wilcox
and some others have been exerting
themselves In work to bring ntxmt tho
results thnt have Iteon talked about,
but now It Is presented squarely to the
people of Portland as a duty for them
to porform, if it Is desired that tho
tralllo of tho Hill railroads Is to How
through Portland to tho Orient, islands
of tho Pacific ami ports of tho world.
curried by tho fleets of the Hill steam
ship companies, and other of the larg
est ocean carriers.
The Portland commercial bodies have
given unqualified support in expres
sions contained In resolutions In tho
past, and now, when It is Imperative
that action ho suited to tho conviction
voiced, they will certainly be found
alert and ready for strong personal
work of their membership.
FOR NEW ALLIANCES.
Britain May Consent to Russia
Cuiilrolllwj Turkey.
THREE NATIONS FORM COMBINE
Russia, Germany and Franca May
Unite to CouittorbaUnco Elfect
of Anglo-Japanese Alllsnco.
Alaska Posts Have Winter Supplies.
Vancouver Itorracks. Wash.. Oct. 0.
The chief quartermaster of tho de
partment of the Columbia has received
notice that all the posts of Alaska havo
received their entire amount of sup
plies and are now ready to close traffic
for tho winter. This is of special im
portance to tho Alaskan postH and also
a great burden taken off the quarter
master's department, as tho Bhinnlnic of
supplies during tho summer months ia
very brisk.
Can Save Million, on Printing.
Washington, Oct. 0. Presidont
Roosevelt had a talk today with Repre
sentative ChaTlea li. LandiB, of Indi
ana, on the work of tho committeo
which is to investigate tho conditions
in tho government printing office.
Members of tho committee are said to
believo it easily possible to reduco tho
expenses of tho government printing
office at least (1,000,000 a year. ,
Quality Is Perfect.
Salem While it Is yet too early to
make accurate statements of tho yield
of hops in Marion county this year, es
timates by men in tho best itositlon to
Judge are that the total yield will bo in
tho neighborhood of 37,000 bales. The
quality will bo iwrfect. In about a
week, when tho work of baling is far
ther advanced, a fairly accurate state
ment of the actual yield can m made
and the samples will show the quality.
Growers are showing little disposition
to sell at present prices, but It is be
lieved that 16 cents a pound would
cause rapid selling.
Decision Is Withheld.
Pendleton In tho Circuit court ar
guments were made by tho attorneys in
tho Little Walla Walla irrigation suit
that has been brought in this district
Tho point in controversy was tho recent
ordor given by the court making tho
state a party to tho suit and requesting
tho stato engineer to make a hydro
graphic survey of the land Involved.
After listening to tho argument! of tho
various attorneys, Judge Ellis an
nounced that his decision would bo
withhold, and October 21 was set as the
date forarguing tho demurrers.
Yield and Quality Better.
Oregon City The curing nnd baling
of tho hop crop in this county has
iiardly progressed sufficiently to war
rant an accurate estimuto as to tho
yield. In the aggregate, however, the
Getting Ready for Primaries.
Salem Secretary of Sato Dunlwr ha
begun to make preparation- for the gen
oral primary elections to bo held In tills
state in April 20. Tho 'tltlon- of all
candidates for stato and district olllces
must he filed with the secretary of
state by April 1, in order to havo a
place on the otllcial ballot. It will re
quire at least (10 days for each caudi-
uaio or ins menus to secure tlio neces
sary names and prepare tho petitions
required by law.
Many Students Enrolled.
Corvallis Tho attendance In the
Oregon Agricultural college promises to
cross the 700 mark early in tho year,
and many believe it will reach 800.
Hop fields, fruit hurvest and the Lewis
and Clark fair have laid claim on
many, so that the enrollment has liven
delayed. During the opening week 6x7
rejtorted for duty, anil the registration
is steadily progressing.
Making Beet Sugar.
La Grande With 126 men at work
in the let sugar factory and fully 400
more at work in the fields, the yield in
sugar this season Is expected lo he
about 26,000 tons. Next year it is ex
pected to far exceed this amount. Tho
work of converting tho boots into sugar
has stared,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ARE AFTER BANDITS.
Who
Posies Cloio on Heels of Men
Hold Up Qreat Northern.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 4. Sheriffs'
pos-e have traced the Hirco men who
bold up the Great Northern overland
train Just oulsldo of Iktlhtrd, to the din
trict lying north of Hotholl. In which
Harry Tracy, tho Orerou outlaw, lay
hidden 3-, years ami. Along tho same
mails that were guarded in tho hunt
for Tracy lie deputy sheriffs In wait (or
tho bandits, whom they Mlove will
attempt to enter tho town from that
direction.
The trail of the fieelng bandits wss
plain, once the officers caught it, for
miles along the county roads. Th
It turned toward the city, and It was
uiiuilstakfthlo that tho men were Keek
ing to re-enter Seattle. The pursuing
ioM.es neat l"io brush lialf of ant u uht
and most of today More tho men were
culled In for n short rest, then hurried
Into the field again.
lonignt Hlierlfl Nmlth went out er
sonally to direct the search wrst of
Green lake. Deputy McKlnnon, who
had followed tho trail all day, with a
deputy worked north of tho lake.
Paris, Oct. 6. Chancellories hero
and throughout EuroiMi are taking the
keenest Interest In tho miss!IiIo mid
oven probable formation ol a new Euro
pean alliance consequent uhiii tho ter
mination of tho war and tho conclusion
of a closer AngloJamiioo nlllauco.
This 1 1 rot been advanced beyond discus
sion In the newspapers and lias already
re. cited tho stage of discreet diplo
matic sounding-.
Tim proposed ro alignment of Euro
pean Miwers Is divided Into three main
movement- first, llrltish Inclination
toward an accord with (Insula j second,
a German moeiurul (or an alliance off
setting the Anglo-Japanese alliance,
ami third, Kus-o-Ocimau overture to
Induce Franco to join tho lalttfT grouping.
Great llrllaiu'it desire for a rap
prochement with Russia has brought
altout tho distinct diplomatic sugges
tion that Great llritaln is ready to glvn
fuller recognition to Russia's privileged
Misltloii in Southern Turkey, notably
at Constantinople mid along tho Ito.
phorui). Russia's ambition In that
direction havo heretofore encountered
strong npMjfiltl(Hi In Kuglaud
Tho view In French otllcial quarters
Is distinctly favorable to an Anglo.
RuiHilau rapprochement . It was one
of tho projects of M. DelMMe when for
nlgii minister, lo havo King Edward
visit Emperor NIcIhiIiis k- a mean of
furthering the rt-coiicllalhiri of KiimIa
and Great llritaln.
Concerning the promised Gentian
Russian agreement, strong element- In
both countries favor an accord a a
OMinterol-.t o tho Amth'-JapsitiHie
alliance. Tho T tonight prlutn
an authorised InWrvlew with I'llnce
von lluelow, the German Imperial
chancellor, at lladru lUden, openly ad
vocating a German-RumIaii rapproehe.
inettt.
BREACH BETWEEN OFFICIALS
JURY IN RECORD TIME.
Trial
Jonet-Pottar-Wade Land Fraud
Now In Progress.
Portland, Oct. 4. Wlllanl N. June.
Thaddeua 8. Potter and Ira Wade,
charged Jointly with Imvlrnt wiimnlrml
defraud the government of tml.llr
to
Oats No. J white feed, $21(821.60;
gray, szkjjim ou per ton.
Wheat Club, 71c per bushel; blue
stem, 74c; valley, 7IB72o.
Ilarley Feed, 120.60(821 per ton;
brewing, $21.60022; rolled, $2l.8022
Rye $1.40(31.46 percental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
16 per ton; valley tllnothv. 111(212:
clover, $80; grain hay, $8ll.
Fruits Apples, $l1.60 iter box;
peaches, 76tf86o perorate; plums. 60
76o; ciintaloupes. 76(g$l 25 per crato;
pears, $1 261,60 per box; water
melons, ?.i leper jtourid; crabapples,
$1 per box; quinces, $1 per box.
Vegetables Ileans. Hle Per pound:
cabbage, IQlJcjc per pound; cauliflow
er, 76c per dozen; celery, 76c
vield liv reason of the Increased aero-1 1r dozen; corn, OTio per suck; cu-
age, will exceed that of last year, tiiolcum"o. lOffllOc ur dozen; pumpkins,
quality will ho materially better., -xks-A. c per poiino; tomatoes, MQS
lauil, are now on trial in the Federal
court before a jury that was selected
with hut little dllllculty yistcrilsy
morning. It Is a csio that was easy of
roiiimeiicement, though it will he bit
terly contested by M. !.. Pipes mid h
II. Huston, who represent Jones and
Potter, and by J. R. Wyult, of Albany,
tho Attorney for Wado. Yeste-ilay af
tenioon the testimony of John I..
Wells, the first w linens for tho govern
ment was repeatedly iiitorrputcd by
Mr. Pipes and Mr. Huston, who do.
sired lo enter ami argue pleas covering
mo iiiiiereni lines ol tlm Ustimony
about to be offered by the government.
Thu Jones case is remarkable for one
thing, tho shortness of the time taken
by tho attorneys for presenting tlielr
cases to tho Jury. Mr. Money occupied
about 20 minutes in his preset iitlwi
while Mr. Huston for tho defense was
even more brief,
Witli tho exception of a few yards,
tho product will surpass in quantity
that of last year, while tho quality will
bo far bettor than that of 1004.
First Snow Falls In Bourne.
Bumpier Tho mountaineers roport
tho first snow of tho season. In tho
highlands surrounding Bourno light
falls have occurred in tho early morn
ings. Tho ground has been covered,
but the snow ban alwuyn disappeared
before noon. Old citizens, who take
prido in tho weather knowledge, Buy
that tho very warm and dry summer
that has just died will ho followed by
an unusually uovero winter.
Douglas Crop Increased,
Roseburg This year's hop crop In
Douglas county will approxlmatn 800
hales. The quality is good. No sales
are reported, as growers expect prices
to rlso somewhat.
Benton County's Yield.
Corvallis Tho estimated yield of
hops In this vicinity is 1,410 baled,
40c per cruto; squash, 5u per pound;
turnips, 00c$l. 00 per sack; carrots,
OD1370C per sack; beets, 85u(3$l
per sack,
Onions Oregon, $1 per sack;
globe, 76n per sack.
Potatoes Oreguii, fancy, (IOffl7Gc per
sack; common, uominul.
Hotter Fancy creamery, 2530o.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727Jo.
Poultry Avorogo old hens, 1 1 JO
12u per pound; mixed chickens, 113
llc; old roosters, OOfJJtfo; young
roosters, Killc; springs, llkQMoj
dressed chickens, 1416o; turkeys,
live, KJQ17; geeso, live, 80o; ducks,
130llo.
Hops 1005, 1213c; old, 1012o.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
102lo; lower grades down to 16c, ac
cording to shrinkugo; valley, 25027c
per pound; mohair, choico, 30o.
Heof Dressod bulls, l2o nor
pound; cowa, 84o; country steors. 4
040.
Veal Dressed, 8GJ7JC por pound,
Mutton, Dressed; fancy, 0)j7o por
pound ordinary, 46c; lambs, 77tfo.
Pork Dressed, 07Ko por pound"
Beavers' Trial Coming Soon.
Washington, Oct. . "Goorun W.
Heavers, former chief of tho tmlurl.,
nnd allowance division (,( tho Postolllco
department, will bo tried at mi early
datoou nil tlio indictments returned
against him," tald Holmes Conrad,
counsel for tho government, engaged In
tho prosecution of tho postal fraud
cases, yesterday. "Tlio government
will press the cases for trial as soon ns
tlm condition of tho criminal docket ad.
mils their bolnu called up. I do iw.i
seu that anything can stand in tlm wv
of an early disposition of tho mutter."
Metcalf and Taft Disagree on Rulas
for Clilnoio Exclusion.
Washington, Oct. 6. Willi the re
turn lo the city of the prraldeul ami
his olficlal advisers, the brerch Ixitweeti
the department of Slate and tlm depart
ment of Commerce ami labor Is widen
ing over tho qiir.tlon of Chinese exclu
sion, Secretary .MeUnlf does not take
kindly to Secretary Tail's aMcrllon
that tho methods ol enforcement of reg
ulations by the department of Com
inerro ami UiUir are largely rcsonsl
hie for tho prorent eoilntf rntotlng Chi
ueoe boycott, It I uudrmtood that ho
!ll protect against any action tending
to remove the regulation illr..lnt.
American consuls in China to pergonal
ly Inquire. Into tho truth of statement!
In Chinese rertlrllnten by vising them.
Tho great light In congrtws for years
IusJh-ou to mhIuco to n minimum tint
fraudulent ndmU.lon Into tho I'niUd
Slates of Chinese coolies under tho
guise of students or buslueni men. ft
has Im-ii charged by Western members
that some steamboat ami transcontinent
al railroad companies havo been en
gaged In a conspiracy lo aid In the vlo
latiou of tho exclusion laws. It In
known that Mr. Melcall believes that
without the co-operation of Alnerleiin
consuls abroad tho present laws would
bo useless, and tliat almost the samo
rosults would ho attained as If tho gateit
went thrown open to all Chinese.
Tho Impression Is again becoming
strengthened that tlio Chinese question
will (lually result in Mr. Metcalf's re
tirement from the cabinet.
Last Mall to Nome,
Han Francisco, Oct. 4. Advices from
Washington announce the last dispatch
of mail for tho season via steamers to
Nome, Alaska, will bo made not later
than October I, 11)05. U will not bo
possible to transmit nil mall matter In
tho form of parcels to Alaska tioHtniil,.,.u
limn mo opening or navigation In Alas
ka next spring, hut nrruiiuoHientM with
Canada havo been perfected whereby
mull may ho conducted to and from tlio
Yukon district,
May 8ucceod Sargent,
Washington, Oct. 4. Rumors nro
nfloat tonight that John Mitchell, pros-
idollt Of tho United Mllinwnrkoru nf
America, will bo appointed commit)
elonor of Immigration to succeed Frank
r. Hargont. Mr. Mitchell hail a con
feronco with Presidont Roosovolt today
and afterward talked witli Mr, Sargent.
When questioned tonight ho refused to
confirm or deny tho story,
Doctor Arrested In Florida.
Poiistteohi, Flu,. Oct. 6. Tho olllcial
fever report for today follow: .V..
casus, 10; total to date, H6 deaths
1, total, .'17; total discharged, 76;
under treatment, 86. A sensation was
created this afternoon by tho arrest of
Dr. J. S. Ilorrou for refusal to allow u
sanitary olllcer to Inspect his house.
Dr. Ilerrou Is onu of tlm nMeut i,i..ui.
elans In'tho city, and by many is con
sidorcd an expert ou yellow fever. Tl o
lover situation today whllo practically
unchanged, shows more Improvement!!
in the deuths.
Now Montana Reservos.
Ilutto, Mont., Oct. 6. AdvlceH re
ceived from Washington stato that
President Roosovolt Issued a prochuna.
Hon for two additional forest reservcH
In Mouana. nt tho same tlmn'i.rni.i.n..,.
for largo additions to tho two present
reserves. Altogether about 2,26.0,001)
acres of land nro Involved. Tho two
now reserves will lie known as Hell
(Into and Illg Holt respectively. Tho
former will comprise about 1,480,000
acres, and tho latter (KIO.OOO acres.
Yerkes to Succeed Metcalf.
Washington, Oct. 6. It comes from
high authority tonight that Joint W.
l orkes, of Kentucky, commissioner of
Internal rovenuo, will shortly enter
President Roosovolt's cabinet ah sccro-
taiy of commerce and labor upon tho
retirement of Victor Metcalf, of Call
lornlu, nnd that thero is no qucstou
that Socrotary of tho Navy llonoparto
will Hucoed Attorney Geuernl Moody
soon nftor congress moots,
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