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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1907)
NEWS OF THE WEEK III a Condensed Form for Busy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rosumo of tlio Lett Important but Not Lou Interesting Events of the Past Week. Thu iiiiMTor of Corrn Is said to linvo Nldlcntcd because of prcrsuro (rum Ilaywood mado an exceptionally Kjl witness (or himself tu till trlitl nt IUjI.o. Titter lron, second richest man In the Nortliwot, I dt-nd nt his homo in Holoiia, Japanese spies havo been caught sketching 1'ort Itoeccrnns un tho Cull fornln const, leading rltUrii ill Toledo, Ohio, havo U'cn sent In thu workhouse fur or ganltlg atijlco triint Tli ii National IMucntloimt association has placed lUolf un nvo'il as favoring hlghccr salnrle for lencheis. Fairbanks delivered niinddrcrs lofoio the L'hthitlun Endeavor cuiivi'iitlmi nt Seattle. Ha hmt nil audience of 12,000. Telegraph )erator In New York have Utii emit red to pri'nifo to rtrlko nt n moment's notice. Should tin' ho tialled nut 2,tl(X) iimn will Ui nffiuted. Acting Mayor Charles lloitou, ( Han Fiancbco, nays ho told llcney nntl Horn everything he know nbotil thu Kntftlnx olltolnlf to secure Immunity (or himself. Intense heat throughout the ljtt l causing many deaths nml prostrations. Christian Endeavor Mople arc spend Init busy dsys nt their cuiivrlnhm In Heattle. Pennsylvania railroads aro suing to icrtialn enforcement u( tho 2ont jms- aciigor rato law. The Wisconsin legislature linn passed ft 2 -cent inrartigcr rnlo law which will KO Into effect Augutt IB. Admiral Ynmntnotn, Amtuuador Aokl mid Admiral Kvaus nil nay Inlk ol war with Japan I hstnlrss. Tho cruise o( tho American licet to tho Pacific will he thu longest In the hlttoiy o( thn American navy. Mayor Itoxton, of Han Frnticlsco, has moved tho ollleo (rum tho hvatlou oo ctiputl by Schmitx to tho city lint I. Important edict have; Wit Issued liy the Clilnete government wltli n view o( preparing the (Hxiplu (or n constitution. The National Teachers' ns'oolatlmi In convention nt l.ixi Angeles Inui refined to adopt suggested changes In clllng ui oniH, QUAnANTEE OP PEACE. Demonstration of (low Both Coasts Can Oo Protectsd. Toklo CoiiiIiik ol lliict regarded liKiplHirliiiitij belter bo deferred, l.otidoii Heavy debt ol Jajvnn considered a Imr to conflict, hut United States la making un enemy o( thitt country. Ilerlln Jnxin liollovcd to ho pro inirlng to Unlit United Sinks (or matcry o( the Pacific, regardless of Bun I'ranclvco liicldcnU). The HnKur Flcot mnycauio pop uliir oiclteiiient which wnthliiKtoii Kovoiniiiiint may not bo nolo to con trul. l'nrli Unltdl HUtcn and Japan not lilliivo! to l near roiilllot, out licet wilt forco Japan'a hnud If Jnp amwo liavo itKK'emlvo drtilK'n. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL I rtu MQNtY FOH HMOhECUriONi8OKANE HtTUnNS TO Oytor Hay, N. V., July . TJiobIr nlflrnncn ot Itonr Admiral llruwnaon'i addition to tho roiiKwhat ii)uikt In (iinnntlon whlrh liaa como (rnm I'n-el-dent It ooo volt rewriting the contein iiUtcd two-icaii imtnoiivvia of the At iantle bnttlcuhlji Hoot la regarded hoiv hi having Wn bvvrlookoil In tho com inellt, eipert and iitherwlao, which hiu alnco Ifvvn lndul(ol In on both conlU ncnlit, Adtulrnl llrownaou catnu to Oyiiter liny l'rlday to take lunch with tho irvnlilont, iro(eiliiK eutlro iKnoraiicc of the iiuinriivvt plnim. When ho led Hiuiiiorii'lllll to lake he Irnln for Wnililiiiitou, tho mlinliM had ono thuiiKht which ho wlthed einplmiliixl Uiat It waa dcalrahlo nml liniHirtntit lo deiuouitritto to tlio world how quickly thn Ainerlcnii nnvy could trnuafor Ita llxlitlnn ktrellirth from ono oee nu to tho other. Till was dlitlnctly nu addition to the nrealdetit' provloim atnteinent ImiiciI tliroiiith HecrcUry lwsh, wherein tho object of tho innneurers wn eald to x nu eitrulno tnovetnentfiir the benellt o( tho nnvy, lo xr(ect lis trnlnlnic In licet eicrcUo on nu extended i-nlo, tho purH) nnil effect o( tho plan bvliiK (or thn U'lielll of the navy nlone. In everything that has come from tho president rt'KAidliiK the movement, It ima lxen Indlcateil that the licet, wher ever It inny ko, Is to lo hroucht Inok to tlio Atlnntlo, nnd that the return Is to lie as uruat deiuoiiMrntlon ol aiieod na tlio oiitwnul lomiirr. HA8 ANOTHER THINK COMINQ Tho mlllloiinlro wltneiet nt tho re cent Htnndnril Oil hrnrliiK nt Chicago vito uk(-l to kIvo their witness feti to the Hslvntiou Army, but they declined, us they needed thu money. IVallia from heat nro bollix recorded In ChlnnKC A. 0. Ilucatj has been re-ehxitod Unit 1 Hnlntes nonator from Oeoftjia. Hlx men were srpwnixl by tho cnpslc Inn of n sloop nt DsiiKor, .Mo. Four children wore emulated by tho biirniiikf o( n hntiKC at HiilsunrCnl. Thu parent wero badly liiirmxl hut will ro cover. Tho Kovornment will stnrt suit In i'ew York npilmit tho tobiicoo trust nnd will eudenvur to linvo n receiver ap polntinl. Tiio AutMinporlnlltit lenguo of llos (on has Ifsniil nn npoiil to tho pooplq to fon'o tho government to mako the I'hlllpplnes nn Independent nation, Tho Intsrstntu Commerco commission fccoiiiinonds tho prtisecution of Ilarrl man for hrcnkliiK tho nnthtrtu laws. ItoosovoU doubts tho (iiooets of sucli uiltd. Clarcnco Miickny, presldont of tho t'Mtul loiCKriipli .V Cnlilo company, uiys tho talk nhout n coiiiIjIiio between nls roinpsny mid tho Western Union Is lunsuniio. Japiuioiio delegates to Tho IIoRiiocon erenco Imvo sukksIih1 that their rouu iy Instead ol boycotting nil Amorlenn toodrt Mould restrlot tho boycott to Han 'rnnclwo trade. Japanatt Admiral Say American Ma rinas Would Desert. Toklo, July (). The llcchl this morn ing pilnti an lutervlow wltli Adtulrnl Knkauioto, In which the ndmlral Is quoted as follows: "Hhould hoitlllltea hrenk out bo twniiJnpiiu nml America, the result would Iki iudeclslu, owing to a wnnt of Imnes of ojxratlous. Kven should the Washington .government divide on n war, It Is doubtful if tho Americans serving In tho navy nro sulllclcntly patriotic to fluid. "Amerlcnu naval ofhVois srv brilliant figures nt Isills nnd soclnl ustherlnits. but they nro very deficient In ntofes- slonnl training mid practice. It is too much to expect u burning patriotism In the American nnvul service In raso of war with Jnpsn, It Is very likely that most of thu crows would desert and lcue tho ships." MUST OPEN BIQ ELEVATORS. King Kdwnrd nnd Quoon Alexaiulm io visiting Iroland, A Ht. Joseph, Mloh,,. pastor has U wood tho "Toddy bear" fad, Tho governor of Ngaukwol proylnco, ,'hlna, lias been uisiieslnnted. Telegraph oomrtanlos In Now York ro accused of forming a trust. Governor Chamberlain, ot Oregon, sys tho ttansfet of the fleet to tho IV I Do Is a good move and nono of Jupsn's nslness, Wisconsin Railroad Commission Gives Peremptory Order. Madison, Wis., July 0. Tlio Wis- com In itallroml coinmlisinn Issued nn order todsy requiring the Orest North ern nnd thu Kaitcriiltnllwuyooiimaiilpn nf Minnesota, and tho Chicago, fit, Paul Minneapolis A Omaha Itallroad com- pnny to open their big grain olevntom at Kiiperlur to tho nso ot tho genernl public. If tho order stands and is not over turned by tho courts, it will. It Is lie lluved, tu-estnbllsh tho grain business In Superior on tho basis of two voars ngo, when tho rullioml compnnlcti, In older to get around tho Wisconsin grain Inspection luw, leased their elq valors to prlvnto parties, thus nrnctl- cally cloning them to tho public use and pulling tho independent grain dtsilers out ot business. Schmltz Asks for His Pay. Ban Prnuolsco. July 0. Mavor Pchmltt ycttorday Hunt a forma do inuml upon Auditor Norton for tils full snlnry and for tho $300 contingent fund allowed the mayor's oflloo, for Ju ly. Tho lottor contained n warning against paying these or any other sums upon tho order of James I.. Oiilhiglicr. Tiio auditor was notified that ho would bo held personally responsible. Audit or Nottou has decided that Ills only snfo courso Is to rofuso to pay demands un ices tlicy benr tho signatures of both Bohmltx and Qallaghor. Lebreton May Succeed Schmltz. Pan Frunoleoo, Tuly 0. District At- tornoy Ungdon, It la Bald, has decided to advocato tho selection of W, J. Lo breton to aucccod Kuireno K. BohinlU as soon as tho latter Is sentenood by Judge Dunn. Mr. Lebreton Is a banker and philanthropist. Ha lids been actlvo in previous non-partisan political movements. Qovernmsnt Msy Have to Postpone Hyde-Dsnson Trial. Wahlngton, I)., 0., July XI. It looks now as If tho trial of the Uenson llydu laud fraud cases In tlio Federal courts In this city would linvo lo ho Indefinitely postponed, though sot for hearing In October. Congress nt Its lost so m Ion only ap propriate.! 1 12,000 for tl.o uso of the dlttilrt nttorney's olllcc for wltnens fees and similar exponas. Considering that In tho If)dn.Ib;iison-I)imond land fraud cases, which was to have been culled up fcr trial In tho fall term, flvo hundred wlliiemirs will bo called to tos tlfy, most ot whom reside In Oregon nnd California, and that about f 70,000 Is necessary to ay thoir fees mid ex penses.. It seems tulf-evldont Uiat the district nltorney Is up against ono of tho toughest problems of nrlthmotia ho ever encountered In order to make ends meet. Unless congtcss makes nn additional appropriation for tho use of thu dis trict stUirnoy's olllco. tho land fraud wises will have to bo postponed Indefi nitely, or at least until (but time when there will bo nilllclcut funds st tho ills pofnl of tho prooifiitoi's olllco to psy wltnix-wM and other expenses. A law wrji unacted by congress, n few yi-nis ago prohibiting tho various de partments of the government from spending more money thsn has been actually appropriated for their use dur ing tho IInuI year. If necesfniy to go lo congress for n rjcclnl npproprlstlon, the ttlsls cannot l held until next spring.. Yamsmola Will Tour Amsrlca. Washington, July II. Vlrcount Aokl, Ilia Japanese ambassador, has lieen deferring his drmrluru from Dili city for his summer vacation In nntlcl- Uloii of thu arrival ol Admiral Yama mota, who Is expected to reach New York roon Irom Kurope. The admiral la un his way homo to Japan, but will spend soino time In tho United States. Ills visit Is entirely unofficial, although It Is expected that ho will lie shown some oourlesles by tho potcrnment au thorities, Including a visit to tho piesl dent nt Oyster liny. TarlfrRel.tlons With France. Washington, July 13. -Some con corn is cipn-HM-d nt tho State dcp.it t meiit nt the refuted unfavorable tin piovilon cMiitcl lu I'm Is hy the piopo sitlun to ndjuxt the tnrifl Iisuch be tween Ameilca nnd 1-in nee. It It pointed out that America Is not reeking to ucqiilro any new privileego under thu French tariff. Tho fact Is that this government Is simply trying to nvert tho application cf new French laws that will Pear hard upon American merco. ATTACK 8ues Railroad for Alleged Ovsrchsre on Watorworks Matarlsl. Washington, July 0. The city of Ppokanu hss filed with the Interstate Commerce commission three now com plaints against the Northern ruclflc, (Ircut Northern and Union Pacific rail ways baaed on tho snmo principle thst form the foundation of theoise recently arguod beforo the commission. Tills 1 1 mo Hpokano complains of tho rate on sheet steel shlpixxi from Pittsburg. It appears that thn rato from Pitts bury to rpoksne on sheet rleol Is $1,213 or 100 pounds, whereas the rato on the same commodity to Puget sound Is only 75 encts per 100 pounds. Hpoksne al legisi Uiat, because of the shorter haul, sho Is entitled to a rato compiled on the mlleai(o Uslsand, Inasmuch is Spo kane Is 300 miles from Seattle, she asks that her rate on sheet steel lie fix- mi by tlio commission at CO. 3 cents per iiuniireuweignt. Aa In tho former complaint, Sjmkane totally overlooks thu fact thst Puget sound enjoys terminal rates becaose of wnU-r competition. The shipments on which Spoksne't complaints sro bared consisted of 3,. 030,616 pounds of h(ot steel and 13V OIK) pounds of rhets for use on tho city waterworks. Thu city asks to recover from the road m.HlH, which it alleges Is In excess of tho proper rate, together with 11,200 attoriiey's.foeti. Tho rail roads have refused to 'pay the claim whenever It was presented. AFRA'D OF HARRIMAN. STANDARD MEN TE8TIFY. President Hesltstes About Starting Prosecution Against Magnate. Washington, July 12. After having made their report to tho president ot findings against Harriman, F. i). Kel logg and other members of tho Inter state Commerce commission aro urging that tho matter bo taken into tlio courts at once. Hootcvelt Is hesitating, how over. It being his belief that tho nroso- cution would 'all. It Is charged by the Interstato Com merco roiuitilislon that Harriman con trols nn area equal to ono third ot the United States wherein helms complete ly stifled competition. Among other tilings it is found that the Union Paci fic nnd Southern Pacific aro comnetinc railroads by means ot steamship lines irom ow ur leans to ."ow York. liar- rlmsn's rallrcad contracts nro raid to bo In violation with tho anti-tiust law and tho attornoy general recommends tnal proceedings bo ataited. Rockefslfer So Long Out of Dullness He Knows Little About It. Chicago, July 8. John I). ItVjckefel ler, president of the Standard Oil com pany, of New Jersey, occupied tho wit ness stand In tho United States District court Saturday, whllo Judge fondli plied lilm with questions regarding the financial strength and the business methods of tho coipo ration of which ho is me nead. Mr. Itockofeller was a very willing and an unsatisfactory witness. Ho was irndy to tell all that he know, but be said that hn know nractlcally nothing. Tho net result of his examination was that lie believed during the years 1003, 1004 and 1005, tho period covorod by the Indictments on which tho Standard Oil company of Indiana was recently convicted, tho not profits of the Stand- sru un compsny oi ;ew Jersey wero approximately 40 percent oi an out standing capitalization of $100,000,000. The Investigation by Judge Ijindls was Instituted by him for tho express purpose of determining whether or not tho Standard Oil company of Indiana, which was convicted of violation of the law, was really owned by tho Standard Oil company of New Jersey, whether tho Union Tank Line company, whoso earn wero used for the fhlpmcrlts. mado In vlolstion of law, were similarly own ed, and also to obtain an Idea of the fi nancial resources of tho convicted cor poration In order to Inflict a One pro portionate to tho offense and tho assets of tho convicted company. It was stated by ofllceis of the Stand ard Oil company of New Jorsey Uiat It owned the greater part of the stock ot both the Union Tank Lino company and Standard Oil company of Indiana. Specific figures as to the earnings of the parent corporation were given by Charles M. Pratt, its secretary, and they wero close to the estimate given by ilr. Ilockcfeller. SMASH WHOLE DEFENSE. SCHMITZSENTENCEO Penalty for Grafting Is Fixed at Fire Years In Prises. CROWDS CHEER TO THE ECHO Judgs Dunne Scores Fallen Mayor Without Mercy Makes Unavail ing: Protest Against Lecture. ccm- Asilstsnt to Townssnd. Washington, July 12 Tho attorney general hss appointed A. MoDonnld Mclllnlr as tpeclnl assistant to tlio at torney general for the purpora of Inves tigating the Oregon Innd grant cares. Mr. Mclllair's appointment Is In addi tion to that ot 11. I). Towiumid. .!(.. nnl United States attorney for North Dakota, who Is engaged In this Invert I. gation in connection with Uriltod States Aiiorpoy nrisioi, Not Duylng Naval Site. Washington. July 0. Actlmr Kwrn. tary of Stato Adee tonight denied Uiat tho United States has mado nny over tures or contemplates any negotiations lor tho purchase from tho republic of aicxicooin naval Bits on Magdalenn bay, In Low or California. Tho govorn mtnt has no Idea ot making any such proposition to Mexico, ho said. New Postmaslera Named. Washington, July 0. Postmnsters appointed; Oregon Flanagan, Thom as Flanagan, vice John Flanagan, re signed; umor Ilrldgo, KHJah Sparks, vioo A. Lemon, rolsngod. Washington Fort Cnnby, Laurence Klleson, vice Wlllhim flnvls. rush-nod i Vance. Jim. cph T. Hatson, vlco It. T. Stlor, ro- move!. Road Houso for Tourists. Washington, July 10. The Olympla llesort and Transportation company, of 8eattlo, has been granted n permit to occupy flvo acres on tho bunks of tool Dooowalllps river, in tlio Olymplo nn- uoiiiu lorost. ami to construct tlio no. I Kills Qambtfug Syndicate. Washington, July 10. Hy the revo cation of tho passenger certificate of the stcamloAt City of Traverse, tho govern ment todsy dealt a heavy blow to tho alleged gambling syndicate of tho city ot Chlorgo. The City of Traverse leaves Chicago each dsy and anchors in Lake Michigan near the lines ot in tersection of Uio states of Illinois, In diana and Michigan, and, it is said, conducts there rambling operations. Information concerning tho results at tho various racetracks of the country Is received by wlio.ess telegraphy and the steamboat, It Is furhter alleged, is operated as a floating poolroom. Absndon Rea PostofTice, Washington, July 11. Postmaster General Meyer announced today that tho North German Lloyd and tlio Ham burg American lines hsd Informed Ger ms ny that on January 1 noxt they would toimlnnte the presont agreement rotative to the sea nostomcea on their steamers, because tho compensation Is nsumcieni. mo companies, iiowovor, lavomado an offer of a rato nt whloh they will continue the seivico, Mr. Meyer has decided to send Assistant Postmaster General McOlrery to Ger many tc make a now contract. Loach to Succeed Roberts. Washington. July 10. Scerotarv Cortelyou has recommended to tho president tho appolntmept ot Frank A. Leach, tho present superintendent of tho mint at San Francisco, as dliuctor ot tho mint to succeed George K. Itpb- erts, resigned. Hoyburn Starts for Home. Washington, July 10. Senator Ilcy burn will leave for Idaho tomorrow. Since his recovery bo has teen devoting practically his entire tlmo to tho work ot tho commlteo to check un on tho Ststo to Prove Moran Was Sont to Denver for Cash. Ilolie, July 8 A little at a time the outlines of some ot tho features of the rebuttal testimony to bo Introduced by the state in the Haywood cose leak- out. It Is found that among the wit- nerrcs for tho defense whoso testimony will bo demolished Is Pat Moran, the Cheyenno saloonkeeper. Orchard tes tified that Moran went to Denver for him in June, 1004, and got $500 from Pcttlbcno. That was when Orchard and John Neville, with the tatter's boy, reached Cheyenne on tho occasion of tho fight from Independence after tho depot explosion. Orchard wanted moro money for his trip. Moran was a friend of Pettibono and ho readily con rented to run down to Denver to get the money, as Orchard did not feel safe in showing himself in tho Colorado city lust then. Moran denied the stcry In extry feat- uro. iie oa not even know Orchard's name, hesring him called "Shorlr." and he could not recognise pictures cf mo laiaoi's witness when these were shown him while bo was on the stand. Thcugh ho wss sadly rattled and dis credited on the eras examination, he stuck to his denial. Nevertheless, Uio stato will Iiave wit noises to prove Moron was in Denver. CHINA TO BE AVENQED. San Francisco, July 0. The sentenc ing yesterday of Mayor Eugene K. Schmitx to five years In San Quentln penitentiary for extortion was one ot the most dramatic scenes ever witnessed in a Western court. Tho effectiveness ot the fearful denunciation of tho con victed mayor as delivered by Superior Jodgo Frank M. Diuino prior to the passing of judgment, was heightened by tlio demeanor of tho prisoner, who time and again interrupted the court to de mand thst thoro "humiliating remarks" be delisted from and that "the court do its duty" by pronouncing sentence at once. Once, while tho sentence Impended, Uio iudgo threatened to send Mr. Met- calf, ot the mayor's connscl. to lall for contempt because he descried the court's comments as "cruel and unusual pun ishment," and Mr. Metcalf wss told br Judge Dunne that he ought to be "beg ging a day In court to defend himself against the charge of having tampered wiui a wunecs in uiocase." The defense filed a bill of exceptions after motion for a new trial and motion for tho arrest of judgment had been de nied and Judge Dunne granted a cer tlcfiato cf probable canre, upon which Schmitx will go to the District court ot Appeals for a new trial. As the last words of the sentence fell from the Judge's lips, the great crowd that had stood' throughout the dra matic scene, sont np a thunderous) cheer. "Good for yon," shootcd a man In the back ot the room. Ills ejaculation was echoed and re echoed by one after another of the spec tators. Several threw their hats into the air. Others scrambled upon chairs to look over Uio shoulders ot tho crowd. The greatest confusion prevailed. WHICH SHALL LOSE SO O.OOO? cetwary buildings for conducting a road lcoi,'ml,!8lo ' been codlfyliiR the houso for tho accommodation ot tour Ists, National Bank at Chewelah. Washington, July 11. Tho First National Hank of Chowolah, Wash., has been authorized to begin business with $25,000 capital; 0. W. Winter, president; F, L. ltelnoehl, cashier. New Postmaster at Alyea Washington, July 11. Samuel Sand- vlg has been appointed prtmsstor at Alyea, Wash., vice Ethlyn Bates, resigned. In we Will Construct Tsjephono Lino. Washington, July 10, Tho Itaker Light nnd Power company, of linker City, Or., was grantodta permit In the lllue Mountains national forest (cast) to oonatruot "a telophono lino eight tnlles long from Ilourno, Or,, for otnor gonolos. English Is Lighthouse Clark, Washington, July 11. W. J. Eng llrh, ot Portland, Or., has boon ap pointed clerk In tho Thirteenth light house dlstrlot, Prominent Oriental Writes Roosevelt Threatening Letter. Mexico City, July 8. The most ag gressive utterance Uiat has come from Uio pen of a Chlneeo concerning the Chin eee exclusion act is a document written by Kong Yu Wei, leader of tho Chinese reform movement, who recent ly left this city for Now York. The let- tor was written to President Roosevelt, seeking to enlist Uio president's aid in a rovlsion ct the present laws. The letter rays in part: "Two decades of rigid enforcement of tho exohi'lon laws have brought about tho ill will ot 400.000,000. "A united Chlneeo will seek to avengo Its wrongs. I(a anger will be vented In ways that I dread to think of. "Tho time will como when a small spark msy start an uncontrollable con rlsgnttlon and tho friendly ties-between our Hsoplo severed beyond remedy. Americans havo been wont to condemn Rurslan cruelty toward Uio Japanese, How much more humane has been America's treatment ot tho Chinese." French Revolt Ended. Montpeller, France, July 8. The muniolnal council ot this city decided tonight by a large voto to withdraw the resignations ot tho members handed n during Uio troublo arising from Uio pro teata of the winegrowers ot the south. This step means the collanso ot the agi tation in this section. It followed the rejection by the Montpeller winegrow ers' committee ot a resolution urging the various munlcipallt'cd not to recall their resignations until reauestod to do so by the winegrowers' congress which win meet soon. Commission Must Decide Bstwaa Railroads and Grain Dealers. Chicago. July 0 Al a rnnfrn.- try. day of tho leading traffic officials of tha Westorn railroads It was agreed to ask the Interstate Commerce commission to decide what is the legal rate on moro than 6,000,000 bushels ot grain now stored In elevators at various points on tho Missouri river. The commission wilt decide whether tho railroads or the grain dealers will lose $00,000. Most of the railroads are confident that all grain stored in ele vators at Missouri river points and else where Is subject to an advance of one third cent per bushel, according to tho tariffs on all lines made effective July 1. Last March the Western railroads agreed to make an advance on May 1 of 1?4 cents per bushel on Kraln from Missouri itvei points to Chicago. NEILL GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO Telegraphers' Peacemaker Will Aifct trate at Scene of Strike. Chicago, July 0. In the hope that they will bo able to effect a settlement ot tho telegrapher's strike In San Fran cisco and Oakland, Cat., United States Commissioner of Labor Nolll and M. J. Koidy, j. it. Sullivan and S. J.Konen kamp. members ot the International executlvo board of the Telegraphers' union, left tonight for Ssn Francisco. The decision to proceed to Ban Fran cisco was reached by Mr. Nelll and the nnlon ofTicLls at a conference. After canvassing the situation at length, the conclusion was reached Uiat better re sults can be accomplished by going di rect to the tcene of Uie strike called by tho union against both companies. They will alto havo the advantage ot holding conferences dally with Preal. dent Braall. Sultan's Credit Exhausted. Constantinople, Juyl 8. Tho sultan la being persistently dunned for repay ment of his numerous loans from Euro pean flnaaolers and Is at his wlta' ead to find a way out. j Wine Growers Again Angry. Paris, July 0. Dispatches from the South ol Fiance today report Uiat tha situation there is again growing serious. xno dissatisfaction witn the new wine fraud law and Uie supplementary meas ure, together with Uie arrest ct 30 per sons suspected ot complicity in Uie burning of the prefecture at Narbonne has relnflamed the people. The mayor and other municipal officers are holding meetings and have decided again to re sign thoir offices unless the arrested persons are ichased and the troops withdrawn. Japan to Send Investigator. Toklo, July 0, It Is reported that Director Ishli, of Uie commercial b. roan ot the foreign office, has besn or. dered to proceed to America and Canai da, evidently In connection with the Japanese labor qusetlo.