DISCUSS RATE LAW
Railroad Men and Shippers Urge
Claims Before Commission.
REBELS ARE GAINING.
MORE TIME TO FILE TARIFFS
Railroad Men Object to Change In
Export and Import Rates
Shippers Favor It.
Washington, Aug. 30. To discuss
certain phases of the railroad rate law,
which is now in effect, thoro was a
conference which lasted the greater
part of tho day, between the members
of the Interstate Commerce commission
and representatives of the railroads and
shippers of the country. Tho railroad
officials present numbered 34, among
whom were: Vico President Caldwell,
of the Delaware, Lackawanna A West
ern; Vice President Gamer, of the New
York Central, Counsel Massey, of the
Pennsylvania, and General Counsel
Clardy, of the Missouri Pacific, while
F. Bentley, of Chicago, J. A. Farley,
of Dallas, Tex., and James Maynard,
of Knoxville, Tenn, were among the
speakers for the shippers. The Amer
ican Shippers' association and the Illi
nois Manufacturers' association were
represented.
The railroad representatives uni
formly gave assurance of their inten
tion to comply fully with the new law,
but presented their views as to the
operation of certain provisions, among L Meanwhllo
tne points uiged being extension of
time in which carriers may file their
tariffs with tho commission; continu
ance of the present method of posting
tariffs; objection to any change in ex
port and import rates pending a full
hearing, and the absolute concurrence
of all the carriers interested before the
establishment of joint rates.
The shippers' representatives urged
the protection of their interests, par
ticularly against tne railroads shifting
classifications so as to put up rates.
STRIKEBREAKERS EN ROUTE.
Four Trains of Armed Men Are Now
Rushing to San Francisco.
New York, Aug. 30. Another spe
cial train loaded with strike breakers
was started for Ban Francisco last night
by James Farley, who has been em
ployed to put an end to the big street
railroad strike in the Golden Gate city.
Three Farley trains are now trying to
cross the continent in four days, saving
a day on the average passenger sched
ule. Another train will leave Jersey
City tonight, and still another may
leave tomorrow night.
Parleys' headquarters resemble! the
headquarters of a general in the field
yesteiday. ilia expedition is being
equipped with ammunition, medical
supplies and surgical attendants. Seventy-five
rounds of cartridges have been
ordered for the men, 1,000 revolvers of
heavy calibre have been furnished, and
only the pick of men seeking adventuro
or high wages has been selected.
Farley will send a New York sur
geon, wuo win get in Man francisco a
staff of assistants, lie has already
commissioned an agent to provide for
the men at New York and at cities be
tween here and Chicago, while other
commissary agents will look out for
the men vest of Chicago.
Cabanas Taken by Guorrera and Santa
Clara Is In Danger.
Havana, Aug. 31. Tho surrender
of some of the uioro vigorous insurgent
leaders in tho provinces of Matansas
and Santa Clara, and tho coming In of
a scattering few insurgents In response-
to tne government's oner of amnesty,
is vastly more than offset by the In.
surge nt sontiment looking stronger
dally in tho country districts of the
provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio
and Santa Clara, which is now report
ed to be gaining headway in Santiago,
from which province, however, there
are as yet no reports of organised
bands.
The testimony of persons arriving
here from tho country is unanimous to
tho effect that the people are restless
and becoming more and more excited.
Tho talk of tho towns is of these who
have gono out to loin the insurgents
and the chances of winning agAiust the
government. There aro grave doubts
of the loyalty of tho recruits, especially
of negro recruits, who are suspected iu
many quarters of a willingness to Join
the other side, with nhich many of
their peoplo are 'dent'fird.
Tho undeniable evidence of the
growth of insurrectionist sentiment is
causing increasing doubt as to whether
the government will, after all, be able
to cope promptly and successfully with
the movement, and there is much dis
cussion of the possibilities of a peaceful
settlement. Interest centers in a pro
jected meeting of Cuban veterans and
other prominent men to consider the
question of approaching Pino Guerrera
and other insurgent leaders of the Lib
eral party and members of the gov
ernment, with a view to ascertaining
whether the difficulty cannot be settled
through some compromise.
a rapid-fire artillery
orps is being organized under Amer
ican officers, ammunition and guns are
being unpacked and the historic Cas
tillo do la Punta, fronting on the har
bor entrance, is the sceno of the great
est activity. The insurrection in the
province of Pinar del Rio has spread
across the mountains to the north coast,
and the town of Cabanas is now in the
hands of the insurgents, who are re
ported also to have gone in the direc
tion of Bahia Honda. The insurgents
took arms from a small detachment of
rural guards, and captured 60 horses
which the governor had requisitioned.
xae government telegraph lines are in
terrupted.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
PAY OF TEACHERS.
Receiving Highest Salaries Now In
History of Stato.
Salem Balaries of public school
teachers in Oregon are now hlghor than
ever betoro Iu tho history of the stato.
Thirty years ago the aveiage monthly
salaries wero $45.08 for males and
$33.64 for females. During tho '00s,
when times woro good, salaries in.
creased and those of male teachers
reached the highest point just before
tho panic of 1803. The average salary
paid to men in tho public schools was
then $51.11.
Tho salaries of female teachers
touched tho highest point In 1801.
when the toports showed an average of
42.43. Tho compensation of Instruc
tors in tho public schools then started
on a dvcllno and so continued until
1807, when men were receiving an
averago of $41.75 and women $33 07.
For tho last nine years salaries have
been steadily advancing and have now
reached an average of $00.02 for men
and $44.05 for women.
Multnomah county pays the highest
salaries, but of the outside counties
Lake pays the highest to men and Har
ney the highest to women.
FARMERS ARE INDEPENDENT.
Can
OREGON RANGE FREE.
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LOOK FOR LABEL ON MEAT.
Society People's Opium Den.
Chicago, Aug. 30. A sumptuously
furnished opium den, which both men
and women in fashionable Chicago so
ciety are said to have frequented, was
raided today by detectives at 2828 Cal
umet avenue. The den was found to
consist of an entire fiat of six rooms on
the third floor, furnished and equipped
throughout in Oriental hangings and
most costly furniture. Dozens of be
jeweled and silvei mounted opium
pipea and layouts were found and con
fiscated. onr persons were arrested.
About a dozen others escaped through
a secret door discovered by the police
in a search of the premises after the
raid.
How Government Inspectors Will In
dicate What is Good,
Washington, Aug. 31. Owing to the
new meat inspection law, the number
ol Inspectors' labels used will be more
than doubled. Already the Agricul
tural department has contracted to
supply 10,000 for the month of Sep
tember, and after the law becomes
effective this number will be increased
to 16,000.
The tag is about one and ono-nuarter
inches square. It is a thin sheet of
gelatine, with a few threads running on
it. There is printed in blue letter a
legend like this: "United States. In
spected. Passed 207." The number
at the end is that of the abattoir In
spector, who simply slaps the little tag
on a piece of meat and the heat and
moisture of the freshly-killed meat
makes it stick. In a short time the
gelatine dissolves, the linen threads
rub off, and there is left nothing but
the print of thote blue letters in the
meat. It cannot be removed, except by
cutting. It Is absolutely harmless.
Grazing Tax Law Is Declared To
Unconstitutional.
8a1em The Oregon Supreme court
has declared the grazing tax law of 1005
unconstitutional. The decision will
have no very far reaching effect, for it
has not been generally enforced or ob
served. A test case was brought up
from Umatilla county, with the result
that thero is one more ray of light cast
upon the problems of tax legislation In
Oregon. The decision will likely be ol
advantage in some respects to the legis
lature of 1007, which will give particu
lar attention to the enactment of tax
laws.
Briefly stated, the 1005 statute wai
declared void because it is a revenue
tax law and not a lirense law. It
possessed the language and elements
of a tax law and not of a license law.
The act provided that a tax of 20 cents
a head shall be paid upon all sheep
owned by non-residents and brought
into this state for pasturage.
Hold Their Wheat Until the Prlco
Suits Them.
Salem That tho farmers of the Wll
lametto valley are less under the eon
trol of warehousemen and millers than
ever before Is asserted by W. A. Tay
lor, a prominent Waldo Hills farmer,
who has taken tho lead In the task of
breaking tho hold of the buyers of
wheat.
"tanners are this year buying their
sacks to a greater oxtont than ever lie
fore," he says, "and they are under no
obligations to any buyer. They are
entirely freo to sell when thoy ran get
the hlghee price. Then many farmers
aro planning to store their grain on
their farms until they get ready to sell,
Instead of hauling to a warehoure Im
mediately. They will make a sale first
and haul the grain afterwards, and get
better terms,
"I have noticed," continued Mr.
Taylor, "that millers and warehouse
men are pretty anxious to get posses
sion of wheat and have been offering
Inducements to get farmers to store
grain In their warehouses. Notwith
standing the declaration that no more
sacks would bo lent, sacks have ieen
offered in the hope that thereby the In
tending buyer would seenro an advant
age. Not many of the farmers aro
tying themselves up, however."
Files on Big Power SJto.
Eugene S. W. Curtis, of San Fran-
WILL ACCEPT AMNESTY.
Cuerrora Alone Holds Out and Wants
Roosevelt to Arbitrate.
Havana, Aug. 20, Senator Dols, a
leader ol the Moderate party, at tho
conclusion of a conference with Presi
dent Palma nt midnight, stated that
practically nil tho Insurgent leaders of
consequence except Pino (luenera had
signified their willingness to disband
their men, If all were positively guar
anteed Immunity for their Insurrec
tionary actions.
On account of the Insurgents' wil
lingness to quit the field, thero will be
no further enlistments,
Havana, Aug. 20. At the moment
today when the government was liming
Its proclamation offering pardon to
robots who would lay down their arms,
Its forces were dealing the most telling
blow that has yet been struck against
the Insurgents in tho field. Fur seve
ral days It had been stated that General
Uutmau's force of Insurgents, which
was variously estimated nt from 200
Upward, contemplated an attack on
Clenfuegos. Colonel Valle, with a de
tachment of rural guards, was dls
patched to Clenfuegos for tho nurnoae
of engaging (luimari and breaking up
the baud. Tho encounter of the two
forces resulted In the worst disaster
which the Insurgents have sustained up
to this time. They lost 17 men killed
and many wounded, while the loss to
the government force was one man
killed. The government Is without
further particulars of the fight.
That the Insurrection Is In a shaky
condition seems to 1m a fact, although
the end, may not Ikj as near as mem
bers of the government forces profess
to believe. Pino Gusrrera, the Intur
gent leader operating In the provlruci
PRICES GO SOARING
Increase In Pay Little HcncNI to
San Francisco Workmen,
RENTS ALMOST OUT OF REACH
Bread and Butter Free, but Restau
rants and Hotels Recoup
on Othar Things.
Cisco, scid to represent the Pittsburg, ol Pinar del Rio. In a signed statement
Schools Show Good Advance.
Salem Material advancement is
shown in tho conditions of the schools
of the state by tho figures contained in
the summary of Superintendent Acker
man's annual report, which he has just
given out for publication, dy this
statement it is shown that the school
population has Increased by at least
6,000 during the past year, and the
total days' attendance has been In
creased to at least a million. Not
withstanding this latter increase, how
ever, the average dally attendance has
fallen off by over 100 days, but the av
erage months school taught during tho
year has advanced from 6.05 to CIO.
deduction company, of Niagara Falls.
an aluminum manufacturing concern,
has filed notices of location of a power
site on Horse creek, a tributary of the
McKentlo river, In the vicinity of
Foley springs, 00 miles east of Kugene.
He files on 20,000 minors' Inches un
der a six-Inch pressure, and It Is esti
mated that 30,000 horse power cati be
generated. Mr. Curtis declines to
make any statement regarding the In
tentions of his employers, hut It Is
presumed that they may, some time In
the future, estallsh a manufacturing
plant in Kugene or vicinity.
Lack of Cars Closes Plant.
Kugene Tho Royce A Peterson ex
celsior plant has closed down here on
account of the failure of the Southern
Pacific to furnish cars. All warehouse
space lias been exhausted, and there
was no recourse but to stop manufac
turing. The company's plant at Junc
tion City can run about two weeks lon
ger, and then It will have to shut down
If cars are not available.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Iceland Wants American Goods.
Copenhagen, Aug. 30. Telegrams
from Reykjavik, Iceland, intimate that
the Icelanders are planning to bring
about the direct importation of Ameri
can goods instead of by way of British
ports, as heretofore. The imports from
America, especially petroleum, wheat,
sugar and tobacco, have largely In
creased during recent years. The legis
lature of Iceland has decided to invite
40 members of the Danish parliament
to accompany the king of Denmark on
his, projected vlalt to Iceland in the
summer of 1007.
Strikers Destroy Mine.
Santander, Spain, Aug. 30. The
strike situation is growing worse and
the mine owners havo sent an urgent
demand for reinforcements of troops.
Tho strikers at Camargo are destroying
the mine and the railways have been
pillaged of their dynamite stores.
Planning Immense Dam.
Denver, Aug. 31. Papers have been
filed with the state engineer of Colo
rado which have for their purpose the
redemption of nearly 1.000.000 acres
of arid lands, the largest irrigation
proposition tuat tias ever been under
taken by private capital. Frank J.
McCarthy, a civil engineer of Denver,
is now drafting plans to build a reser
voir that will cover 24 square miles,
have an average depth of 35 feet, and
use the entire surplus water of the
Platte river. Heretofore, It has been
estimated that 38,115,000,000 cubic
feet of water was wasted yearly in the
Platte river, water which, if nroDerlv
diverted and used on land adlolnlni?.
would Irrigate 1,000.000. acres of land
and wou'd support 100,000 people.
Police Raid Nest of Rebels.
Riga, Aug. 31 Police and troops to
day surrounded a lodging house on
Stolivla street, where bombs had been
discovered. The revolutionists Inside
fired with rifles from the windows on
the attacking party and also threw a
bomb, whereupon the police riddled
the house with bullets, killing or
wounding all of the inmates. Two
men and a woman were killed. At an
other place in the suburbs a Lettish
student was killed and several wounded
while resisting arrest. Two police ser
geants and a rural guard were shot.
Will Add Two Grades.
Lebanon At a recent meeting of the
voters of the local school district it
was decided to lesse the Santiam Acad
emy building and grounds and add the
Uth and 12th grades to the present
high school course The change will
become effective October!. The fol
lowing corps of instructors has boen
elected for the ensuing year' Princi
pal, K. K. Barnes; vice principal,
Frank McDougal, of Dallas; assistants,
Mrs. O. F. Blgbee, Miss Harriet Alex
ander, of Gresham, Miss Mary Mc
Cormick. Mies Margaret Cotton, Miss
Tresis Moflltt, of Salem.
Pay Hop Pickers by Weight.
Woodburn At a meeting in this
city recently of the Willamette Hop
growers' association, 85 hopmen were
present. It was decided that all grow
ers should endorse the system of pick
ing by weight, but at the snme time it
was left to the discretion of growers
whethor to pick by weight or to use
measuring baskets of nine bushels each,
The general opinion was expressed that
the price of picking should be 60 cents
per box or $1 per 100 pounds.
Wilson Inspects Stockyards.
Chicago, Auk, 31 Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson spent part of today at
the stockyards, inspecting the packing
plants, and expressed himself as great-
lv ideated with ihn prrollnnt annllart.
j conditions he found.
More Power Is Needed.
La Grande Owing to the increase in
demand for electrio mower, the elec
tric company has been unable to get
along with tho energy developed at the
Cone power house and it was found
necessary this week to use'some of the
power from Morgan lake. In all the
company is now using 700 horse power,
and this amount will be gradually increased.
PostoiTice for Myrlck.
Pendleton The postofllce at Myrick
station has been re-established, after
having been discontinued for several
months. It is a fourth class office and
the postmaster is William Love. My
rick Is a small station on the line of
the W. A O. it. It , 12 miles northeast
nf Panfllntin If la ! !. Ml.l., f ll.
I-. vuu.vtvu. . in IU UK U41UBI Ul WO
rich wheat growing section,
Wheat Club. 07008c: bluestem.
7071c; valley, 71c; red, (14 (3 00c.
Oats No. 1 white, $221022.60! gray,
$20Q21.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$22 60; rolled, $2J24.
Rye $1.30 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No 1, $11(3
12,60 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$16: clover, $737.60 cheat. If). 50:
grain hay, $7: alfalfa, $10; vetch .hay,
Fruits Apples, common, 60376c
per box; fancy, $1.2532; apricots,
$1.261.35; grapes, $131. 76 per crate;
peaches, $101.10; pears, $1,75, plums,
fancy, 60378c per box; common 603
76c; blackberries, 630c per pound.
crab apples, 76c per box.
Melons Cantaloupes, $1.7632 per
crate; watermelons, ll).c per pound.
vegetables lieans, 0070! ca hriinre.
l?42o per pound; celery. 85c $1 per
dozen; corn, 16320c per dozen; cu
cumbers, 40 00c par box; egg plant,
10c per pound; lettuce, head, 25 o per
dozen; onions, 1012c per dozen;
peas, 436c; bell peppers, 12JtfQ16c;
radishes, 10316c; per dozen; rhubarb,
23Ko per pound; spinach, 238c per
pound; tomatoes, 60(3 00c per box;
parsley, 26c; squaslf. $131.25 ner
crnie; lurmps, vuctflfi per sack; car
rots, $ 11,26 per sack; boots, $1,253
1,60 per sack.
Onions New, 1310 per pound,
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 70Q76o;
sweet potatoes, 4340 per pound.
Putter Fancy creamery, 22)3 26c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 21Q22o per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 13o per
pound; mixed chickens, 12)13o;
springs, 13K3H0, old roosters, 03
10c; dressed chickens, 14316a; tur
keys, live, 10322c; turkeys, dressed.
choice, 2022lc; geese, live, 8310a;
ducks, 11313c.
Hops 1000 contracts, 18 3 20o;
1006, nominal; 1004, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16310c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 20322c, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 28330c per
pound,
Veal Dressed, &MBa per pound,
Beef Dressod bulls, 3a per pound;
cows, 4$36.Kc; country steers, 630a.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 738o por
pound; ordinary, 60c: lambs, fanoy,
838KC
Pork Dressed, 78jo per pound.
telegraphed to thu Associate! Press to
night, declares that he Is as determined
as ever that the last presidential elec
tion shall he annulled before there can
bo peace In Cuba,
That Guerrera'a force of 2,000 men
Is well armed and supplied w'th food
and ammunition Is amply verified. Its
greatest drawback Is now lack of mon
ey, but the people of the western part
of Pinar del Rio are furnishing It with
all the supplies needed, taking In re
turn therefor orders on the "Cuban
government, ami in many cases re
fusing to accept any consideration.
Rapid fire guns and considerable
war material arrived today for the gov
ernment, and more ia expected trotn
Now Orleans.
It Is reported that Guzman's force,
tho vanguard of which was defeated by
Colonel Valle near Clenfuegos, numbers
I.UUO men, well armed and mounted.
Tho report Is undoubtedly exaggerated.
As a result of a meeting In Havana to
night, many congreremen inscribed
themselves as volunteers.
VALDEZ FORESTS BLAZING.
and
Donse Smoke Ulots Out Sun
Steamers Slow Down.
Vancouver, II. 0., Aug. 20. One ol
the largest fires which has occurred up
coast this season Is now raging in Val
dec island.
Steamers which arrived In today
were somewhat delayed by dense smoke,
and passengers say that in the vicinity
of the icsne of the fire massive clouds
of dark smoke entirely obliterated all
view of the flames.
Val dez island Is covered with a mag-
nificent growth of first-class timber,
and many local timber holders have
large claims there. The fire's prrs
enct on the Island has caused anxletv
in local business circles, which Is all
the more heightened by thu fact that
nothing can stop it. Rain Is badly
needed along the coast.
Fire Warden McKay stated today
that the recent big hush fire near
Gower Point had done more damage
than was at first supposed. While thu
fire destroyed a large tract of timber, It
also burned the bridges and destroyed
the rosda In the vicinity, and the
people who live within thu territory on
which the timber was destroyed will
have no access to tho water until new
roads and bridges are built.
"The people In the vicinity," said
Mr. McKay, "will be practically deal!-
tute this winter unless something Is
done yery quickly to relieve them and
to aid thern in building new roads and
bildges."
Han Franrlrcn, Sept. 1. Two month
ago it was stated that labor In Ha Fran
cisco had reached the highest knuwrt
moid for wages. Since then labor has
eclipsed Its own record. Not oulv has
laltor advaured, lull house rent an I
food have gone up with rapid strides
during the last two mouths.
Today another molest little rrststi
rant crossid out its printed prices and
Inked In advances on the margin, ror
a small slice of mast twf which was
formerly procured fur 25 rents, 30 cents
must now bn paid. It Is a little rain
where the patrons sit up to a counter
bare of cloth. It Is patronized mostly
by the worklngmen In the burned dli
trlcl and the newspaper employes, and
Its prices are as low as they can bn
placed.
Tho proprietor for some reason or
other fait called Upon to el plain, The
Increase, by tho way, Is about 20 per
cent.
"It Is this way," apologised tho
host. "I pay half again as much for
things as I did More the fire. To be
gin with, t get five loaves of brosd less
than formerly for $1. Tim bakein
struck, and to meet the Increase In
wige the prlco of bread had to be
raUed.
'Then the price nf meat went up
again this week. Tho delivery men
got ar Increase to something like 7H
a month, so tho butchers have boosted
the prlco.
"Fruit and butter are way up, and
Just the other day tho waiters threat
ened to strike and wo had to ralso
thern. They used to get IH a week.
now they get $10 60. So what could I
do I had to raise my prices or go out
of business."
He told the truth, hut only part of
the truth. Wages In nearly every
line have advanced since the fire. Some
bricklayers aro now receiving $10 a
day. In many rases hod carriers re
ceive $0, marble cutters $7, electrician
$5 60, plumbers $7, plasterer $10,
structural Iron workers (l, tile letter
$7 60, cement workers $0, steamllttera
and sheet metal workers the same.
painters $6 and foremen on general job
$10.
The figures quoted n preterit the
highest wage paid In tho trades men
tioned at the present time. The aver
ago would he slightly lets. The union
scale counts for very little at present.
All contractors aro forced to exceed It
in order to get men. They aro bidding
against each othor. and the end doe
not seem to have been reached. Strike
has followed strike, and now, with in
creased wages in almost evory lino of
Industry, nobody Is any better off than
before.
DEFECTS IN OIQ WARSHIPS.
Excursion for Irrlgatlonlsts,
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 20. Arrange
ments are completed for extensive ex
cursions for delegates to tho Irrigation
congress. Theee will rnn west to
Welser and east to Twin Falls and St.
Anthony. At Twin Falls the delegates
will be taken to all points of scenic In
terest. The trains will then goto
Idaho Falls and 8t. Anthony, giving
uio uoiegates an opportunity to sen
tne irrigation of the Upper Snake. A
feature of tho congress will he a series
of Illustrated lectures by representa
tives of government departments
Wrecked Montague and Great Dread
nought Poorly Riveted.
London, Sept, 1. Statements havo
been circulated abniit deft cllvii work
manship on Kpgllth battleships, It
was asserted that In salvaging tint
Montague, which went on thu rooks off
I.iiudy Island In June last, grave de
feels In her riveting worn discovered,
hut these statements were Immediately
denied from authoritative quarters.
me miiy .Mall's correspondent at
Portsmouth makes a similar statement
about the new monster battleship
Dreodnaught, alleging that In thu hur
ry to gut the vessel completed her
plates were badly fixed. Soon after
tho veseel was launched, the corres
pondent says, somo holes were found
without rivets, and tho men responsi
ble were dismissed. Home leakage also
was found ami she In now In drydock.
Bryan Declines Private Car,
New Haven, Conn,, Aug, 20. Mr.
Bryan has declined thu proffer of Pres
ident Mollen's prlvnto car on his trip
from New York to this city. In his let-
ter ne saysi "i uo not think it would
bo wlso to accept favors from tht rail
road. Let mo pay my fare and ndo as
I usually do"
Sudden Voyage In Air.
Mlddlotown, N. Y Sept. 1. A wo
man spectator at a balloon ascension at
the Ulster County fair at Evausvllht
today had her foot caught by ono of
jho guy ropes of tho balloon, and hang
ing head downwards, was carried many
foot Into the air. Tho young woman
aeronaut was hanging from tho mn.
o'ltite bar. She reached out and grasped
tuu woman, at tne same time letting
uio gas out ol tho balloon. It descended
and struck with considerable force half
a mile Irom tho starting point. Both
women were badly hurt.
New Spelling In College.
Bethlehem, Pn Sept. 1. Prof.
.Mansfield Morrlam, of the department
of civil engineering of Lohlgh univers
ity, today posted notice to tho atudonta
In Ills department that hnrnnftni- tint.
Carnegie system of roformod spoiling
would be used In all quizzes and lec
tures, bridge reports,, oto.
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