GOLD DUST STOLEN
$45,000 in Alaska Malls Disap
pears Without Clew.
THIRD THEFT WITHIN A MONTH
Miner Ship Dust by Mall to Avoid
Excessive Tariff" Charged by
Express Companies.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 22. A Fatr
tanks, Alaska, special says: What is
believed to bo Uic biggest plot for rob
bing the United States malls ever dis
covered Is now in operation In Alaska.
Only yesterday word was received from
the coast that iho thiid pouch missing
in a month had been repotted at Skac
way. The sack contained $45,000 In
gold dust addressed to Seattlo banks.
roetotOco Inspcctois already in the
North working on tho two former rob
beries have taken up the latest loss.
It is almost certain that the tacks were
stolen while In transit on the Yukon
river boats plying between this point
and Dawson. Several men are under
suspicion bat no arrests havo been
undo. Reliable clews aio scarce.
Ever since gold dust shippers havo
decided to use fhe malls (or sending out
their metal, instead of patronising the
oxpiosa companies, as they previously
did, because of tho incrcaied tariff,
tho present trouble has existed. It will
necessitate tho employment of guards
by the government to watch the gold
shipments. As they havo been prac
tically unguarded up to date, robberies
havo been easy and it is believed thai
tho thefts have resulted from syste
matic operations of bandits working
Kith well-laid plans.
PORTLAND BANK FAILS.
Unable to Meet Obligations and Is
Forced Into Receivership.
Portland, Aug. 22. The Oregon
Trust & Savings bank closed its doors
yesterday. Its liabilities wero $2,553,
927.35. The value of assets depends
upon what disposition can be made of
the bank's holdings of Independent tel
ephone bonds, which aggregated about
$1,300,000.
President Walter II. Moore, of tho
bankrupt Institution, said last night
that some assets not counted upon
when the bank closed its doors have
been found, and he hopes to pay every
depositor eventually in full. For ex
ample, Uio lease on the corner of Sixth
and Washington streets Is estimated to
be worth $50,000, and the fixtures of
the bank, including the safety deposit
vaults in the rear of tho building, are
valued at a like sum. This makes an
additional f 100,000, which was not
counted upon when It was decided to
close the bank's doors.
SEEK OTHER WORK.
Striking Telegraph Operators in Port
land Prepare for Siege.
Portland, Aug. 22. Striking tele
graph operators in Portland are scatter
ing in many different directions and
are taking up other lines of wcrk. Tho
major It j of those who went on strike
havo either left the city or havo seemed
positions away from a telegtaph key.
Many will go to the hop fields, while
others ate away on vacations.
The men expect tho strike tocontlnne
for some time, but they express confi
dence in the outcome and are standing
firm. The watchword is "itlck," at
union headquarters. The strikers say
the Western Union Is out $1,000,000 a
day in excess of its usual expenses
while the strike IntU, and the men be
lieve they will win, no matter how long
the, telegraph companies resist the de
mands for the concessions sought.
Messenger boys on strike against the
Western Union held a meeting yester
day and come broached the mitter of
going back to work. This was firmly
opposed and upon a vote being taken,
tho poll showed 16 to 3 in favor ol
staying out.
Sell Gems at Auction.
New Voik, Aug. 22. The announce
ment was mado today that almost all
the diamonds belonging to the estate of
the late widow of Leland Stanford havo
been quietly disposed of and the pro
ceeds will be devoted to Stanford uni
versity In compliance with tho owner's
will. The rale was held at tho whole
sale house, Lonon, under the supervi
sion of a committer. It I said only
$350,000 wns realized, although experts
appraised the gems at half a million,
and regarded them as especially valua
ble, and havo Interesting histories.
Stole Money Orders In Chicago.
Byracuso, N. V., Aug. 22 Julius F.
Ellor was arrested today for leturn to
Alamosa, Colorado, where It is alleged
he stole $2,000 In money orders from
the Ilio Grande railroad. Eller de
clares he was duped by a friend and got
soae of tho plunder.
ANXIOUS FOR I RIAL.
Borah Will Do Nothing to Impede
Legal Proceedings.
ltolsej Idaho, Aug. 23. Tho state
ment mhdo by Attorney General Nona
parte that Senator ltotah was to bo
clvcn an Immediate trial was shown to
District Attorney ltulck, and ho was
nsked if ho had received any word fiom
Attorney Oenetal llotiaparto respecting
tho trial of Senator llorah. Ho replied
that he had nothing' to say. When
asked as to the date for the convening
of court next mouth, ho icplied that
tho session would tako up September I'.
The matter referred to Is the rvtwrted
indictment of Senator Itotah by tho
United States grand Jury that rut hero
In Match. No otllclal statement on tho
subject had ever boon made until the
attorney general gave out the statement
sent from Washington. The undei
standing Is that an indictment was
found cliarglng tho senator with having
had sofno irregula: connections with
timber transactions under which the
ltarbcr Lumber company acquired title
to certain timber lands. '.Great secrecy
wns maintained about tho whole matter
at tho time the grand Jury was In ses
sion and nothlngjwhatever of an otllclal
character had been given tc the public
until the department of Justice gave out
tho statement that an immediate trial
was to bo given the senattor. That Is
the first otllclal utterance indicating an
indictment was found.
IMBUED WITH HOPE.
Portland Operators Far From
DU-
couragsd Over Situation.
Portland, Aug. 23. There was noth
ing in tho countenances of the lit t lo
group of telegraph operators gathered
in the strike headquarters ai lite r.s
mond hotel last night that would lndl-
catto discouragement over the situation.
They discussed with earnestness various
phases of tho progress of the strike.
They gay.
"Wo have tho wires tied up all ovet
the country in splto of reports to the
contrary. Why, if a man puts a mes
sage on the wire, say, at Chicago for a
coast point it is more than likely to go
up into the air before fairly getting un
der way. He has no way to find out
whether it cot started, even, or not.
"Wo havo dally reports from tho
chief officers In Uie Kast and letters In
etery mall and can say tliat Portland
seems to have a better service today
than any place in tl.o country, and you
know what wo have hero. Tho latest
we have from Chicago is the dispatch
received tills evening stating that out
of the 1,700 operators in Uiat city we
have not lost a man through desertion.
"We also hear that a strike has
taken effect among tho strikebreakers
in that city. It teems that the com
pany makes no distinction between
first-class operators and novices in tho
maltter cf pay."
MANNING WILL PROSECUTE.
District Attorney Will Investigate Fail
ure of Portland Bank.
Portland, An. 23. Two announce
ments stand out as the most Important
developments yesterday In the Oregon
Trust k Saving bank failure: Dis
trict Attorney Manning's statement
that he would prosecute the officers and
directors of the bank if his investiga
tions warranted such action, and Presi
dent W. II. Moore's assurance that the
bank's assets would bo able to nay the
depositors dollar for dollar If he wero
given reasonable time, unhampered by
criminal prosecution or Federal bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Sitting as a grand Jury this morning,
District Attorney Manning will hear
tho testimony of depositors who en
trusted funds to tho Otegon Ttuit k
Savings bank on Tuesday, the last day
of its existence. If this evidence Bhall
bo that officials of the bank accepted
deposits after tho Institution was in
solvent, active prosecution will be
started and Mr. Manning promises to
land the guilty In the penitentiary.
A complaint lias been made out for
the arrest of tho officers of the hank
and a Tuesday depositor will sign the
complaint today, should Mr. Manning's
investigation prove tho truth of the
accusations already roado by lato de
positors. Specimen for Mining Congress,
Joplin, Mo., Aug. 23. Tho produc
tion of lead and zinc In tho Missouri-
Kansas district this vcar will bo larger
than ever before. Last year tho pro
duction amounted to more than $16,
000,000. During the 32 weeks of this
year the district has produced almost
$12,000,080 worth. Great care is be
ing takn to get fine ote specimens for
the exhibit to the be mado at tho Amer
ican Mining congress which convenes
hero in November. Itecentlya piece of
lead ore weighing 1,500 pounds was
holatod from a mine at Granby, Mo.
dews Yet to Conquer World,
The Hague, Aug. 23. Tho close to
day of Uio eighth International Zionist
congress, which has been In session In
this city sinco August 14, was marked
with great enthusiasm. Dr. David
Wolfz, of Cologne, delivorod the olos-
ing speech, lie said, among other
things, that tho Jewish, peopio must
yet conquer the world.
-1-1 LA L.IL1. II-II L II
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
FAIL TO KEEP LAW.
Statute Requiring Killing of Weeds
Disregarded In Marlon
Salem There Is evidence that there
has been n pretty general disregard of
tho provisions of tho Itarrett law, pats
cd by the last legislature, providing for
tho extirpation of Itussian, Canadian
and Chlucio thistles and other obuox.
Ions weeds In this county, and if a
strict enforcement of tho act wero to lm
inilstcd upon runny ol tho road super
visor of tho county, as well as a ma
jority of municipalities, would be liable
to tho penalties imposed for neglect In
observing Its provisions, ranging from
$50 to $500 tines for each offense.
This law, which is the repetition of
old laws upon tho subject, except that
Its provisions arc mado more stringent
and Its scope enforced to embrace white
mustard, cocklebur and sllvir salt bush,
commonly called, requires tho rend su
pervisor of each district to make a tour
of Inspection of tho properties within
his territory and servo notlco upon all
property owneis upon whom laud any
of the weeds mentioned in tho list are
found to destroy tho miiid Ufore they
have bloomed and seeded, and a cony
of the notice must bo (lied with tiie
county court. If tho landowner neg
lects, falls or jcfitsod to comply with
tho law in this respect, the read super
visor has authority to employ men to
destroy tho posts and charge tho cost to
the pioperty owner, which applies as a
lien upon tho land.
FIR BLOCKS ARE THE BEST.
Oregon Product Excels Other Woods
for Switch Blocks.
Salem Another instance of tho su
periority of tlr wood over the harder
varieties of forestry products for com
mercial and industrial purposes Is Illus
trated in a communication to the rail
road commission received from Man
ager K. Lyons, of the Northern Pacific
Terminal company, of Portland, who
states that tlr wedges will be used in
future for a with and frog blocks in
place of bird wood blocks because it is
superior adaptation to this uso lias Uen
demonstrated fully by past experi
ments. Mr. Lyons' letter is In reply to a
notice from tho commission calling at
tention to tho dereliction of the com
pany in permitting switch and frog
blocks to remain out of placo In the ter
minal yards, and Mr. Lyons assures
tho commission that this matter, tho
blame for which he attaches to the ne
glect of the track department, will Iw
attended to moro carefully in tho fu
ture Ho says that tho hard wood
blookf work out of placo on the light
track and under heavy traflic, while fir
blocks remain securely wedged where
driven.
Good Coal In Lane Conty.
Eupeno There Is no longer any
doubt that coal exists in reasonably
largo quantities in Lane county and
two months will see the commodity
from tho mino of Uio Spencer llutto
Coal k Petroleum company on tho local
market. This concern has been de
veloping its properties for several
months past, and now knows definitely
Just what it has. Tho mine Is ten
miles west of Kugeno, and Includes 301
acres of land. Considerable of the land
conslita of a hill about -100 feet high,
and largo croppinga show near tho baio
of this hill, a six and one-half foot vein
being an average of tho croppinga meas
ured. Crops Are Good at Bly.
Illy Owing to a heavy rainfall, hay
ing is progressing slowly, though there
is a good crop to harvest There Is lit
tele grain sowed through this district,
though what there Is is headed well
and will make a very heavy ctop. Al
falfa is being cut tho second time.
Other crops show up yety favorably.
New Instructor Arrives,
Ashland Professor II. II. Wardrlp,
who will havo charge, of tho new man
ual training deportment of thesUtto
normal and of tho work in physical
culture, has arrived at Ashland, and la
superintending tho installation of tho
equipment required for tho new do'
partment.
Cannery a Failure.
Milton The cannery at Freowatcr
has closed its doom. Inability to so
euro funds for running expenses Is tho
cause of its action. A great deal of to
matoes, corn, berries, etc., which had
been contracted for by outside part its
will not be forthcoming owing to the
shutdown.
Clatsop Building New Road.
Astoria Clatsop county Is bulldlnga
public highway along what Is known us
the co istrouto between this city and
the Tillamook county line, tho plan be
ing to secure a good road as soon as pos
sible to Tillamook city.
i i1 u'u jj.li
ABANDONS SOnOOLS.
Board of Regents Will Let Drain
and
Monmouth Oo Alone
Salem Tho toard of regents of Ore
gun state normal schools has rescinded
Its action of July 18, ordering that tho
Monmouth and Drain normals Ihcxt
atcd this year and Ittsteml n resolution
win mloptod declaring Mint tho school
shall not k 0cratcd unless donations
are received and that "no donations
shall bo received without tho cxprvsi
understanding nnd agreement that no
claim will bo msdo for repayment by
tho state or legislature."
The faculty already elected nt Mon
mouth was discharged and tho execu
tive committee authorised to diet a
new faculty when funds are available,
No faculty has Wvn elected by Drain
normal. Kx-Presldcnt Heealer, of
Monmouth, says that his Institution
will meet the conditions ImtHuicd and
that tho school will tun next year.
Kx-President Hrlggs, of Drain, could
not any what the friends of that Instb
tutlon will do.
BIG PRUNE CROP.
Picking Will Begin About September
I In Linn County.
Albany Prunes are surely a bumKr
crop this year and the picking In moat
of tho orchards herealouts will begin
about the first week In KcptetuWr.
Growers are experiencing sum 1 1 dllll
culty In obtaining plckorr on account
of the high wnges to bo paid. The
prevailing wages for pickers Is tl cents
per bushel, this being an advance of 1
cent ovr tho amount paid font year.
It Is said that a good picker can clear
about $3 per day and that rblldnm
should be able to pick on an average of
aliout 30 pushol cr day and thus earn
$1.80.
It is an Interesting fact that while
the prune Industry was conlsdered a
failure a few years ago, on account of
the lack of a market, this condition has
been eliminated ami growers will re
ceive on an average of 60 rent per
buihol for all they can produce and
bring Into tho market. Tho orchards
tliat have been prorly cared for will
do better this year.
Construes Mill License Law,
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has construed the definition of what
constitutes a mill, factory or workshop,
for the purposes of Inspection and levy
of fees to Include all Institutions where
In machinery is operated for manufac
turing purposes, whither conducted
solely by the owner of the plant or not.
Under this Interpretation all little
shops wherein articles of furniture,
etc., are made, corno within tho mean
ing of thu act and the owners will Im
required to y tho annual license feo
of not lee titan $5.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat (New crop) Club, 7B7Po;
bluestem, 80082c; valley, 80c; red,
70077c.
Oats (New crop) No. 1 whlto,
$23.60; gray, $23.
lUrley (Now crop) Feet I, $22
22.60 per ton; brewing, $21021.60.
Corn Whole. $28; cracked, $20, jwr
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17018
per ton; Kaaterri Oregon timothy, $21
03; clovor, $0; cheat, $IU; grain
hay, $0010; alfalfa, $13QH.
Iluttor, Fancy creamery, 3235o
per pound.
Poultry Ave ragoold hens, 1.1(313,0
per pound; mixed chicken, 12c;
spring chickens, H K016o: old roost
ers, 80c; dressed chickens, lft017o;
turkeys, live, 16(ftl0c; turkeys, dress
ed, choice, nominal; goese, llvo, 80
10c; ducks, 10c.
Kggs Fresh ranch, candled, 26020c
per dozen.
Veal Dressed, 0)8Jo per pound.
Pork Illock, 75 to 160 pounds, 8Q
8Ko; packers, 7)f8c.
Fruits Anplos, $101.75 nor box;
cantaloupes, 06c $1.10 per era to;
jH-ochos, 60o$l per crato; blackber
ries, 6 7c per pound; .prunes, $1,600
1.76 per crate; watermelons, 101 o
per jiound; pi utns, $1.60(3)1.05 per box;
pears, $1.60 per box; apricots,
$1.6002 per box; grapes, $1.2601.76
jor box.
vegetables iiiriili, $1.76 ;ertaok;
carrots, $2 per sack; beets, $2 per rack;
asparagus, 10c per jound; celery, $1,26
per dozen; corn, 26 Q 36c per dor en;
cucumbers, 1015o per dozen; lettuco,
had, 26o per dozen; onions, 1620o
per dozen; peas, 406o per pound;
pumpkins, lK'-'o per pound; thu
barb, 3c per pound; beans, 35o per
pound; cabbago, 2a per pound;
squash, 6Oc0$l per box; tomatoes,
00000c per crato; sweet potatoes, 60
6,o per pound.
Onions $2.25Q2.60 per hundred.
Potatoes Now, $1.26 per hun
dred. Hops I 0c per pound, according to
quality.
wool tea stern orogon, average post,
16022c per pound, according to shrink
age, valley, 20022c, according to uno
ness; mohair, choice, 20030c per
pound
QET ALONQ WITHOUT ZIMMKK.
Hanoy Produces Damaging Testimony
Against Louis Glass.
Han Fraud!, Aug. 21. The break
Ing of Francis J. Ileney's automobile
yesterday morning dolajed for nearly
half an hour (he resumption of the trial
of Ixml Glass for hr'beiy. The assist
ant district attorney and lludolph
Spreekol completed on foot their Jour
ney to the eoutt whllo Judgo Lswlor
and tho Jury waited.
John Krnuse, who wasT. V. Ilnlsey's
nclitni)t In the alleged bribing of su
ei visors In hohalf of tho I'nclllc Suites
Telephone A Telegraph coiumny, was
called. He told of approaching 8uer.
vlaoi Thomas F. Lnnergnit, showing
Mm the company's plans, lunching him
and suggesting to him the "Inadvlsa.
blllty" of having a rival telephone sy
torn In this city.
Ktauso told of the visits of supervls
ors lo an unfurnished suite of rooms In
tho Mills building tcmpcratlly rented
by llalfov for the iurione. as alleged
by the prosecution, of paying mer brll
money. Kraure acted it 4 dcorkreprr
and mini tied tho suiwrylsors one at
tlmo to an Inner room, whoto llabey
was.
With tho announced Intent of show
Ing that GIiim, noting as president t(
the lVlllo State cnminnt, during the
nlMoueo from this city of John I Sahin,
In 1005, authorised the expenditure by
llalsey of money In Oakland to defeat
tho Home Telephone company applica
tion for a franchise there, and that the
oxeruies of tho Investigation trip of Iho
Oakland city council to lx Angele In
that year Here defrayed half and half
by the two telephone companlr.
TO PREVENT INTERRUPTION.
Railway Talagraphara Send Man to
Prsvant Pulling of Plugs.
Portlsnd, Aug. 21. Irttl features of
the telegraphers' atilkn yetenlay wrre
the sending of A. O. Sink, eircutlve
member of tho Orcdot of Hallway
Telegraphers, out on the Southern Pa
cific line in Oregon to stop the pulling
of plugs ami other Interruption of serv
ice by railway telegraphers; tho deser
tion of Mrs. L. I. Dolphin from the
strikers and her return to work at Iho
Postal olllro, andthr mrtlal reorganisa
tion of tho mcicngrr forcVnt tho West
ern Union ollleti.
Despite tlcno circumstance, striking
operator formerly omplojcd by Iwth
companies are standing tliiu and make
tho statement that they am more con
fident of winning now tlutn at any tlmo
since limy walked out. It Is said the
strikebreakers are tlng worn out by
the long strain and that the companies
are tiuablo to get any competent ojiera
tors whatever.
llrokers' offices wero silent yesterday,
not a telegraph key clicking In either
tho otllces of Overlieck A Cooko In the
Couch building, or Downing k Hopkins
in the ChamU'r of Commetcti. Wire
trouble south of Ashland Is ascribed a
tho reason for tho failure of tho former
comtany to receive quotations, whllo
tho latter Is said to havo refused the
fragmentary servlro offered, the firm
declining to carry on opurutlon in tint
present demoralized condition of tho
stock maket without complete Informa
tion of condition In Chicago and Wall
street. Yesterday was tho rlraday for
yitirs that Portland pcopht who dabbled
in niockn count not team uio autre or
tho markot.
WARNS CHINA AGAINST JAPAN.
Diplomats Point Out Grave Danger of
Further Incursions.
Victoria, II. C, Aug. 21. Advices
from Pekln state that Princti Chlng
Is warning tho Chlueso government
of the menace of Ja;uti. Tho Interview
with Viscount Uayashl, minister of
foreign affairs for Japan at Seoul, In
which he pointed out tliat China should
take warning by Cornt'a fato lest romo
strong nation bo moved to Imitate uvents
at Seoul and put her homo In order,
lias created a sonsatlon among Chinese
officials. Chlnoso look with suspicion
on tho Franco-Japanesu agreement as
Intondod to covor aggression In Chirm.
and ofllolals havo pointed out In memo
rials to the government that whllo Ja
.mil's Impenelratlon Into Manchuria 1
itrtcovorublo, any furlhor Incursion
should be prevonted, ovon If foreign as
slstaneo wero Invited to exclude Japan,
Root Not In Sympathy,
Doaton, Aug. 21. Tho Iloslon Now
IStirenu says: "Notwithstanding offi
cial denials, wo havo oonlltrnatory ml
vicos again warranting tho publication
of the rumor that Kllhit Itoot and Itob
ert Hacon aro likely to retire from the
Statodotiartment. They aro not In
sympathy with tho rocontly published
utterances of Attorney Genersl Itona
parto, which onnear to rolloct tho desire
of thu administration to uso tho twwer
of thu government to punish Individuals
rather than to secure tho enforcement
of tho law,"
Arbitrate Fisheries Dliputo.
London, Aug. 21. Great Ilrltaln lias
accepted tho proposition of tho United
Htatos to submit tho Newfoundland
fisheries dlsputo to arbitration by Tho
Haguo tribunal, Moanwhllo thu mo
dus vlvendl will contlnuo tho same as
last year,
WONDERFUL POWDER
United Stales Possess Secret oi
Deadly New Explosive.
CAN TEAR ANY SHIP TO I'ltTES
Dunnlte Proves Superior to Shlmose.
With Which Japan Won Her
Qrsat Naval Vlclorloi.
New York, Aug. SM. -The 'lime to.
day says
"TiiiM'xpoilliielitsaltlio Handy Hook
proving itrtiunda with Duuulle, tlinhlgh
explosive Intentcd by Major Dunn, of
the Ordnance corps, I'. H. A., havo
proved that the 1'nlled Mate psetM
In Punnlto the secret of an rtplotlvo
rhap more Miwriftil and ileslructlvn
than any other eipltMlteevn Invented.
"Dunnlte, army ollWr say, la mum
H)werJul than HIiiIihmk, the cipllvti
with which tint JaMiiee did such ter
rific eitvotlou In the natal battle ufl
Port Arthur and Vladlvtsdok and In llw
Hea of Japan. KIiIiihxo ordnance oil).
cer say the riplostvo I a eottiixHind of
picric acid, the secret id whth Is known
to the. ordnance oilier is ol all the tlrtt
elnas Hiwers. On the other hand, tho
secret uf Dunnlte JU in tho eieluslvn
Mmiluu of the United fclatos ko em
inent. "In the nvenl test of Ihilliilte at
fttndy Hook It I raid that the very tt
live and lt-lneh anwor llr that
MMlId tt obtained wrre Used s targrta.
The result ol every alatt was tlm miiiio.
Tho- armor platn was mianlied Intit
thmuaiids of small pleees, It I said, by
their Impact. The Impact of the Dun
nlte Is also all that is mtary lo no.
compllsh the destruction of th target.
Penetration Is not netrwnry, the llii(ict
Mng such that the armor Is shattered
Into rouriltrsa pieces.
"Tho droplng of a Duunlto shell on
tlm deck uf a Utttrahlp, It I said by
many ordnance olllcers, would mean tho
Immediate sinking uf that ship, not by
penetration of Its vital parts, hut slm
ply by racking the vrel until her
seams tcucd and tlm Inruih of water
sent her to the bottom. This, It Is raid
by aoinn ordnance olllcers, was the way
that Uio Japanese put the Uusslan ship
out of coinmlstlnn. They would drop
tlio Hhlmcsin sliolls on the decks, and
tho destructive Hhltnixe did the rest.
SAILS NEXT DLCEMUER.
Roossvelt Will Snd Only HI. Uattla
ships lo Pacific.
New York, Aug, 24. See ret a ry !l
aiiumincrd tonight that a fleet of sis
battleshi will stait for tlm Paelfit)
ikiiiio time In DrcemUir via the Nlralta
of Magellan, touching at t-'an Franclso
also prolnhly at Paget round,
A destroyer Hot 1 1 la will lento for Iho
Pacific alnnit the mum time, but will
not accninuy the hnttlrhl.
This Is the firs! ixwltlvo nnnnuner
luent of the date when the lattlrahlp
fleet will sail for the Pacific ronnl. Tim
first announcement was made by Hern
iary of the Navy Mttcalf on July 4, ami
n detail were given nut the following
day, hut tho date uf dertuio wns only
given tnguuly ns some tlmo In the fall.
It was slutod In July tliat HI Uttle
shlii four cruisers and tlm gunboat
Yorktown would ooino through Magel
lan Ktraits, but the nUivo dlpaleh aitya
only six huttlMhis are coining. '1 his
may Iki art error In trunsiniasloit, which
it is linposslhlo to hate corrected In ttu
present condition of tho telegraph serv
ice. It I quite probable, however,
that tho number six is correct unit
that the munlier ha been cut down,
olther became tho govetnine nt thought.
it unwise to so nearly denude tho At
lantlo coast of battleships or lcoauso it
was dished to deprlvo tlm movement of
any appearance ol a hostile demonstra
tion against Japan.
Assuming that tho fleet start on Hh
voyngu almit thu lnlddlo of Dtvemhcr,
It should arrive at Kan Francisco nlxnit
Iho middle of February, 1008, a (ll
days Is considered ample time for tho
voyage.
Sentence Postponed,
Hun Fmntlsoo, Aug. 21. John A.
lleiiMon and Dr. IMwurd II. IVrrln, con
victed by u Jury In thu United rltaten
District court of conspiracy to defraud
tho government In seourlmr t.'Min
of land In 'JVhama county, wore to havo
lioon sentenced toduy by Judgo Do Ha
ven, but when tho rnsii till eulle1 lit.
tornoya for tho defense naked for tlmo
In which to ptoparo a motion for u now
trial. Tho tiroswutlori did not object,
and Judge Do nVcn granted a iot.
IKinoinunt of sontoneu until next Tues
day morning. ,
Cholera Outbreak In Chins.'
llerlln, Aug. 24. A Bhanghal special
says Unit there Ih n oliolora outbreak In
tlilnn, and several Muropoans luivo suo
ctunhed thereto. Piovcntlvo meaaurcn
mvo been adopted In thu foreign quar
ter, Hovoral Oiilnceo ami Jupaucso
towns are affected but a snroad throuuh
ocean atuuneru Is regarded Improbable