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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1907)
Hi jp ii '. 8 I. i Ik i 1 I c ! i; ! ! ? I A u V o b I M s II PROFITS Standard Oil Company o! Indiana Veritable Gold Mine. MUCH JUGGLING WITH ITS BOOKS In 1000 the Indiana Company Earnod More Than Ten limes It Capital Stock. New York, Sept. 10. Moto light was abed upon the remarkable earning ca pacity ot the rations subsidiary com nanlts ot tho Standard Oil company yesterday when Frank 0. Kollogg, who is conducting tne federal suits, sue cecded In placing uion the record the profits of 17 of the principal subsidiary companies in thejyears 1003 and 1000. The statement ot earnings of the Stand ard Oil comany ot Indiana, which waa recently flnod 129,240,000 by Judge Licdls, ot Chicago, or rebating, dis closed that in 1806 tbo company earned $10,610,032 on a capitalization of $1, 000,000, or over 1,000 percent a year. The Indiana company In 1900 earned more than any subsidiary company ot tho big combine Mr Kellogg developed during tho day, while Clarence 0. Fay, assistant comptroller ot the Standard Oil com pany, was on the stand, a curious prob Iom of financial bookkeeping or hand ling of accounts, which Mr. Fay failed to explain. From figured submitted it was shown that tbe Standard Oil com pany ot New York in 1904 made a pro fit ot I7.775.7W, and paid u dividends to tbe Standard Oil company of New Jersey the total sum ot $32,093,430. This transaction reduced tho net assets of the New York company from $40, 425.900 to $15,179,700, wbllo the lia bilities leaped from $47,046,235 In 1903 to $31,395,145 in 1904, an Increase of nearly $34,000,000. The gross asset of the New York company, hewever, In creased from $83,04,601 in 1903 to $96,574,852 In 1904. Meanwhllo the accounts receivable of tho Standard Oil company of New Jersey grew from $19, 045.041 in 1903 to $68,272,924. Mr. Fay was closely questioned as to the nature of tho increased liabilities ot the New York company, and tbe in crease In tbo accounts receivable ot the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey, but he said he could not tell until he had examined the books of both com panies, which he told Mr. Kellogg he would do. LOOT OF ROBBERS $40,000. Currency Stolen In Montana Train Hold-Up. Spokane, Wash., Sept, 10. Forty thousand dollars In currency, the greater part of which was in bills of large denomination, is now declared to be the haul made by the robbers who held up tbe Great Northern Oriental limited train near Hex ford, Mont., on the morning of September 11. This moner. according to renorts re ceived here, was consigned by tho Com mercial National bank, of Chicago, to tho Old National bank, of this city. In spite of the fact that tho monty was consigned to the Spokane bank, tho robbery will not cost the bank a cent as the money waa fully insured in one of the big F-aatern companies. The money stolen is raid to have been in four registered packages, each package containing $10,000. These were in the car which was dynamited by the rob bers. From tbo investigation of tho officials It is believed the $40,000 was practically the full amount secured by the robbers. "Tho Old National bank knows noth ing of the loss of such a shipment other than that inquiries have been made as to whether it was received here or not," said W. J. Kommers, assistant cashier ot the Institution. "The Commercial National bank, of Chicago, may be tracing such a ship ment, but we know nothing of it. The bank is net our Chicago correspondent." Nebraska Fears Disease. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10. Fear of an epldemloof beriberi, a disease with which 20 Japanese laborers of Alva are afflicted, prompted City Phvaiclan Slattflry today to order an inspection ot me unenuis in tnis city, and he will try to have It extended to the entire county. Dt. W. L. Wilson, state health Inspector, visited the camp at Aiva anu oruerou trio attlictod laborers segregated. No official action on tho part of the state board of health has been taken. Many Japanese aro em ployed near Lincoln. Regain Trade of Alaska, San Francisco, Sept. 10. In order to regain, if possible, tire Alaska trade, which Is worth $15,000,000 a year, the merchants of this city, at a largely at tended meeting yesterday In the cham ber of commerce, authorized a commit tee, representing all the big shipping firms here, to negotiate for tho estab lishment oi a direct line of steamers to liorae and tbe southeastern points In the territory. DEFIES TEXAS LAWS. Standard Oil Doss Business In State Under Alias. New York, Sept. 20. That tho Standard Oil company Is operating un der tho name of the Coislcana Kotlnlug company in tho state ot Texas, which has forbidden the oil combine to op erate within the state, was Indicated yesterday when Wesley II. Tllfcrd, treasurer ot the Standard Oil company, under examination in tho government's suit against tho company, testified that II. O. Folger nnd O. M. Payne, whom Mr. Kellogg, tho attorney tor tho gov ernment, states, control tho Corsirana company, nro prominent in tho conduct ot the affairs of tho Standard Oil Coin- any. Mr. Kellogg sought to draw from tho witness tho Information that tho Corel cana company was really a Standard OH company and was operating in Toias because tho anti-trust laws ot that stato would not permit tho com bine to opciato. Mr. Tilford replied that as far as ho knew tho Standard Oil company had no interest In Texas. lie said that Mr. Folger and Mr. Payno wcro both officers of tho Standard Oil company, but ho was not nwato mat tncy owned the uorsicana company. Mr. Kollogg spent a busy day tracing the various changes In development of Standard Oil from the time of Its In ception In 1832, when tho trust was formed, until tbo trust was dissolve! in 1899 and the Standard Oil company ot New Jersey was formed. Mr. Kellogg developed many ot his questions from tho trust agreement of 1832, which was contained in the bill of complaint tiled In St. Louis last December, when the preeent action was commenced. NEGOTIATE WITH ROOSEVELT. Operator Seek Arbitration Rumors of Distention In Ranks. New Ycrk, Sept. 20. Conflicting re ports regtrding the possibility of an early settlement of the telegraphers' strlko were current tonight. From one unofficial source It was given out that direct negotiations had been opened with President Hoosevelt, reeking his aid In bringing about arbitration. Ac cording to this authority, Percy Thomas, ot the national union, and Daniel L. Russell, ex-president ot tbo New York local, had a two-hours' talk with the president ot tho hitter's homo In Oyster flay, on Wednesday last. This could not bo confirmed tonight, but Mr. Russell did say: "Tho most important action taken in connection with the strike was made on Wednesday, and we aro satisfied that It will bring a speedy and satisfac tory settlement." Mr. Ilussell, who is also chairman of tho local strike committee, added tliat word had reached him lato tonight that two members ot the union had gono to Washington to see Labor Commissioner Nell! and to express to the commis sioner dlisatlsfaction with tho conJuct ot tho strike. WARRANTS FOR QRAFTERS. Builders and Architects of Pennsyl vania Placed Under Bond. Philadelphia, Sept. 20. Warrant reached this city lato this afternoon from ilarrlsburg for the arrest of (Jeo. F. Payne, builder of tho slato capital, Ciurlas G. Wotter, his partner, and Stanford Lewis, an associate qf Archi tect Huston, who planned the capitol. Counsel for Pay no and Wetter waived hearings and bail for Payne was fixed at $10,000 and for Wetter at $0,000. Counsel for Lewis accepted serviro In his behalf and furnished $4,006 ball for his client's appearance In court. Payno Is said to bo ill at Mount Clemens, Mich. Warrants for George K. Storm and John O. Nlederer, of New York, stock holders In a concern which manufac tured the lighting fixtures of the capi tol, alio arrlvod here today. Tho rnen aro supposed to bo In New York and It Is stated that unless thoy accent servlco tho warrants will be served In that city. Newspapers Will Fight. New Ycrk, Kept. 20. Tho annual meeting of the members of the Associ ated Press was held at tho Waldorf Astoria hotel hero. Those in attend ance numbered 250, while probably 400 others were represented by proxy. The business transacted was of a purely rou tine nature, except a chango in tho dato of tho annual meeting from the third Wednesday in) September to tho third Tuesday in April. A resolution ap proving tbe course of tho officers ol tho association In dealing with tho strlko ot telegraphers was unanimously adopted. Czolgosz's Parents Poor. Clevoland, O.. Sent, 20. M. Czol- gosz and his wlfe.Iiwrcnts'lof tho assass in 'or rreaiuoni aiojuniey, navo applied to Uio city charity department fur as sistance. Czolgoez is 8!i and his wife 76 years old, . ,J. j.J. -Ji.. -..-' OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST RECORD PRICE PAID. New and Wonderful Hood Rlvir Apple Urlnjr, SO a Box. Hood Itlver Whllo tho contest as to who raised tho bigcest apple in Olo- gun Kora merrily on, a Hood Itlver man settled any dispute that may arise this year as to tho blithest prion by an nouncing the salo ot 41) boxes or. apple at $3 n box. Tho fruit will go to Scoley, Mnson A. Co., ot Pcitlaud, and was grown on tho fruit farm ot Oscni Vatnlerbllt, known as Houlah Laud, a fow miles from this city. The apple) are ot such largo size that they will average tho buyer about 11 cents apiece without tho frvlght charges. As far as known, this tops tho price for anything over grown In tho apple lino at Hood lllvcr or anywhere- else. The apples are ot the variety known as Winter llauanu, nnd were set out by K. L. Smith, who formerly owned Uie place Mr. Yanderbllt now resides on, as an experiment. Tho variety is a rare ono, little being known of it, but It has proved such a money getter that It Is expected many more trees will soon to planted. When ripe the Winter llano im emits such a strong flavor of the tropical fruit it is named after tluit when placed where it rannot be seen a box of them conveys tho Ide that there is a bunch ot bananas hanging eomewhero In tho vicinity. Several win pics of the (mil placed on display in tbo window of a atnro here weigh very close to a pound apiece. PROFIT! N FRUIT. Central Oregon Country Is Rapidly Coming to the Front. Prlnevllle A trip to the ranch ol William lloegll, which Is situated about 30 tulle north of this place on the Crooked river, reveals to every one the possibilities ot Central Oregcn as a fruit growing section. Tbo' ranch la lust at the water's edge, and In a gorge over 1.0CO feet from the level of the grain growing section ot Crook county. Although there are but about 12 acres In the body that is in bearing orchard, fruit of all kinds Is raised in great quantities, Including grapes ot the finest varieties and other kinds that aro commonly classed as tropical fruits. Tills orchard three years 'ago pro duced over 2,000 bushils ot winter ap ples, all of which were readily mar keted at $1 per bushol In the local market. The valne ot the fruit mar keted this year will exceed $4,000 and does not includo vegetables, of which Mr. lloegll raises an abundance. Conriderlng the fact that this ranch was purchased bnt two years ago at ap proximately $10,000, the profits on this kind of an Investment aro apparent1. Livestock Exhibit Large. Salem When tho 12 new stock barns were put up on tho stato fair grounds this year it waa thought there was sufficient accommodation for all tho stock that would bo exhibited for at least flvo years to come. Hut It was necwisary to fix tip some extm stnlls In an old building for whatever horses for which thero was no accommodations In tho regular barns. Thoro was snfll- clont room for all tho cottlo, hogH, sheep and gents but theso burns wore filled nearly to Uio limit. Tho live stock exhibits far exceeded in nutnbor thoso of any former stato fair. To Mine Coal Near Modford. Modford The Pacific Coal company, of Lm Angeles, has bonded for $60,000 tbo coal rnino at the base of Itoxyaun, four miles esst of hero, belonging to tho Med ford Ccal Mining company. The Los Angeles company is capitalized at $1,000,000. Tho deal was closed by It. K. Dorn, manager of the California company, which agrees to thoroughly explore the Interior of the projxjrty, to begin work within ten days and push It with proper diligence at all times, Hay Shipper Complains. Salem A lettor has been received for tbe state railway commission from A. II. Denny, of Lafayette, complaining of tbe failure of the Southern Paolflo Hall way company to sond cars fur shipment of hay to Portland, Tbo commission has notified him that the railway Is lia ble to a fine of $2 a day for1 failure to furnish cars within a certain time, and has notified tbo Southern Paolflo It must look Into the matter. New Salmon Industry, Astoria Another Industry lias Just boon fostered or dovelonod through the canning or salting of salmon. It is tho Halting of nahnon heads and cxportlg them to Hwndmi on orders recolvcd from tlioro. Tho prices paid aro very re munerative and if the experiment Is successful the cost of salmon cheeks will be greatly enhanced to our local buyers, Eastern Oregon Appplntment. Salem Governor Chamberlain has appointed II. M. Cockburn a commis sioner of the Third (Eastern Oregon) District Agricultural society. EAHNINQ8 OF SLEEPER8. Pullman Company Reports to State Railway Commission, Salem Tho statu mllwny commit slon Ims Issued an order extending tho time given tho transportation compnit les ol the slato to lllo their nuiiiml re ports to October 10. Only six couiittiu- lee sent teixtrU, the Wells, Fargo, the Denver A Kin Omndo, tho Haloin, Falls City A- Western, tho Pullman, tho Cm Ira! Railway Union, nnd tho Oregon A Sunset Logging coiniwuy of OlatsVanle. Letters have been rtcvlvtd from Hie Portland Hallway, Light A Pivwcr com pany and tho itogtio River Valley Hal' imd company saying reports) had bent sent, but so far they have not been re ceived. Tho Swift Refrigerator Transporta tion company tiled its report under protest, as not being n common carrier. Tho Sunset Uvging company reports earning of $10,914,05. operating ex-IH-MP01 $64,810.88, n deficit of $63, 806.83. Tho Pullman company gives Its gr earnings In operating cars wholly In Oregon at $67,470,08, gtoan carillons on all lines entering Oregon $1,373, 640,01, Oregon's proportion of the latter $323,280.40, receipt from car mllrago on lines enteilng Oregon 1711.74, Oregon's proportional share $80,34 ', total expense ot operation $869,366, Oiegon's share $107,037.26; property owned by the company In Orrgon used In tho operation of rars $112,26176. Tho cost ol the cars eon Id not be stated. Klamath's Trade Big. Klamath Falls As an Indication of tbo trade that will be established In Klamath Falls with the advent ot the railroad, when Uio markets of th coun try will be opened to this section, tho Long Lake Lumber company operations afford a scale. Despite the facta that their goods must bo hauled 35 miles over a stage road, this company has contracted with a California milt ex change for all tho boxes they can pro duce, and they aro sending out overy week about two carloads. Hven at the (telgbt rate they mutt pay, they make a fair profit, and will be on Uie ground floor rrady to do business when the railroad arrives. They empty 20 men in the making ot boxes and Uie quality of box put out is first-class. To Advertise Union County. La Grande The Grand Hondo I locat ors' club has Just Issued a four-page Illustrated nowstnixr descriptive of Union county, One of tlie Millions will I handed to every person visiting the exhibition hall from tho trains. Tho Illustrations cover practically overy line of Industry In the county. In ad dition to Uio original 10,000, over 4, 000 additional coplts have been sub scribed by several Individual rrat estate Arms, making In all 16,000 copies. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 82c; bluestcm, 84c; valley, 82c; red, 80c. Oats No. 1 white, $23.60024; gray, $23023.60. llarley Fee J, $2323.60 per ton; brewing, $24.60024.76; rullud, $21.60 25.80. Corn Whole, $20030; cracked, $30.60. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Kan torn Oregon timothy, $I020; clover, $11; client, $11; grain hay, $11012; almlja, $12013. Fruits Apples, $101.60 por box; cantaloupes, 76c0$1.26 per crate; peaches, 6Oc0$l,25 crate; prunes, 600 76opercrato; watermelons, 1C$1H'c per pound; plums, 60076c per box; grapes), 60c(3$1.60 per cruto; caaabas, $3.25 per dozen. Vegetables Turnips, $1 26 por sack; carrots, $1.25 nor sock; boels, $1,25 per sack; cabbage, lKl?c por pound; colcry, 76c$l per dozen; corn, $1(31.60 per sack; cucumbers, 10 (jaioc per dozen; onions, idqazuq per uozon; parsley, 20c per dozon; peppers, 8010c per pound; pumpkins, 1X0 lic per pound; radishes, 20o per doz on; spinach, 6o por pound, squash, 60c 0$1 pur box; tomatoes, 400600 per box; sweet potatoes, S)ie por pound. Onions $1.60 per sack, Potatoes New, SOQOOo per hundred. Iluttor Fancy cieamery, 2!i36o per pound. Veal 76 to 126 pounds, 8tj$8)4o; 126 to 160 pounds, 7o; 160 to 200 pounds, 607c, Pork Illock, 76 to 160 pounds, 80 8)o; packers, 78o. Poultry Avorugeoidjiens, hcthko per pound; mixed chickens, 13013Wo; spring chickens, 13Q13Jc; old rooit err, 89c; dressed chickens, 1017o; turkeys, Uvo, I6l0c; gecso, Ilvo, 80 Do; ducks, 16o. Eggs Fresh ranoh, candied, 30o per dozen. Hops 1007 Fuggles, OJ07a per porpcund; 1007 clusters, 708c; olds, 46o, Woo lias tern Oregon, average best, lC022u per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20022c, according to fl no nets j mohair, choice, 2080o per pound, ' i DEMOCRAT FOR QoVeIINOH, Oklahoma Accepts Constitution and Prohibition. Oklahoma City, O. T,, Sept. 18. Oklahoma's constitution has been adopted by a majority all tho way from 60,000 to 70.000, stato-wldo prohibi tion hat cairlod and O. N. Hnskoll, Democrat, haa been elected governor ol Uio now slato, over Frank Fnints, the present territorial governor, according to tho limited reiHiita received up to I 30 o'clock this morning. In every voting precliu't thorn vroru three ballots for tho voter to mark, In Oklahoma City there were tout, and tho counting pnicres has been extremely slow, Tho telegraphers' strike and lack of telephone fnollllle Imvo presented tho forunrdlug ot returns to cither of tho political stato headqiisrtors here. The latlllcittlon of tho constitution Is conceded', n I though tho majority was not as largo na wits expected. Tho majority In favor ot prohibition Is placed at 25,000 to 40,000. Chair man Cassldy, ot tho Democratic com mlllco, rtitlmnlrs It at 16,000, and ap proximately the same flgurex am given out at Hepubllaii hoadqtiatlers, Thruow stale elected Uvo rongreni turn. In tho First and Second dis tricts tho Republicans exMted to elect ex.lMegatu to Congress II. S. McOuIro and cx'Tcrrltmlal Governor T. II. Fer guson reflectively, Ths Third, Fourth and Fifth districts liad been coucsdrd to tho Democrats, whoso candidates In the respective districts were James Davenport, (J. D. Carter and Scott Fer ris. ENORMOUS PROFITS. Standard Oil Has Earnsd Almost 70.000,000 a Year. New York, Hunt. 18, Hensatlonat illscloiiiics regarding tho fabulous earn ings ot Htandard Oil weio btoiighl out yesterday at tho hearing In tho suit of the United fttate government to dis solve thcoi)outlon. Adroit question ing drew (rum the reluctant llM or Clarenco O. Fay, resident comptroller ol the standard Oil company of New Jersey, the admission that In seven years Htandard Oil's total pioflts amounted to $400,316,731, or some thing over 170,000,000 a year. Mr, Fay was also forced to admit tint In 18U9 the proflta weio nsa.il $80, 000,000 I lis trail ol $34,000,000, as set forth'on thn books of tho company. Tho fitanJsrd Oil managed torover up Its great earnings In that year by dell If erately falling to credit tho earnings of 10 subsidiary companies that conttll uted vast sums to the (mront corpora tion. This la tho first time the Minpany't earnings have been made public Figured on the capital stick now out standing this Is an annual profit of something over 70 por rent. Fignred on the hurls of the Htandard Oi! trust, which had a capitalization ot $10,000, 000 when It was dissolved and icorgan. lied Into the present company without any additional Investment, tho annual profit Is something llko 700 per cent. DOOTORS TO FIQHT PLAQUE. lue Qlven Four Assistants and He- duces Work to Mystsm. Pan Franclico, Bept, 17. Four sur geons ol tho marine hospital service navo been or do led to tho assistance of Dr. Hupert lllue, who has beoii plsced by the l'ulerul authorities, nt Uio re quest of tho mayor, In charga ol thn bubonic plague situation In Han Fran- el'co. They aio Drs. Creel and Vogol, who landed at Heattlo Inst Hatuiday from tho Philippines; Dr. Kuckc, dt taohed fom duty at the Jamtstown ex position, and Dr. Roberts, ordered hero from Washington, lllue laid tonight! "I corisldor tho situation In Han Francisco well worUiy of drastic mens. urea. I Imvo now aamimod full control and established 12 district hoadquartos in tho city, Tito physician In charge of each district will report to me dally, and hereafter eradication measures will take tho form of recommondatluns by inn to the board of health, which last organization will order carried out, Moro surgeons of tho marine hospital service will lie ordorod to my assistance as i need thorn." Isle Is No Msn's Land, Victoria, II. O., RopL 18. According Mo mall advice from Toklo, Jiinan claims tho right to occupy Praia Is land, which was recently tukoii jiossee slon ot on behalf of Japan, on tho ground that, as It lira botvron tho twentlpth and twenty-first parallels, It was no man's land. A Japaneso paper Just recelvod saysi "Whoa Jupnn took possession of Formoaa, she extended lior dominion to tho twenty-first iwrallol of latitude, nnd when American took pos session of tho Philippines she oxUmdod her dominion to Uio twentloth." Battleships May Burn OH. Vallejo. Cul Bopt. 18. Now that tho monitor Wyoming has boon re leased from tho drydock, it is stated on tho yard that tho veasol will bo ready In about a month's time for her exper imental trial trips, so tliat the nuval authorities may dotermlno tho udvlsa. blllty ot using oil a a fuol on board the larger naval ships n place ol coal, JOHN D'S BIG SHARE Rockefeller Has 247,000 Shares, ol Standard Oil, VALUE HAS DECREASED GREATLY UIB OH Combine Has Made Proflta or Over Eight Hundred Mil lions blnco IIIU2. Now York, Hrpt. 21. Itivords of tho stockholder of the Klnndnrd Oil pom iny of Now Jersey, laid iMinyratrr day at the healing of tho government's suit for thn dissolution ol Iho alleged (ill combine, dlsuloocd the fact that John D. Itovkefeller owns 217,600 shares, or nearly five tlmea ns much stuck, as soy other Individual share holder, and that ho and Ills associate who signed the trust agreement In IHH2 still eontiol n majority of tho stutk. Men a u red by tho present market lirlio of $140 a share, tho holding of Mr. Itn'kcletler In thn HlamUrd Oil roin pnny httvn a vsluii ol $100,000,000. The stockholders' record of August 17, 1007, show that the I'nlvendty of Chi cago Is the owner til 6,000 share of Htandard Oil stick, Tho depreciation In tho price ot tho stock within the past 10 years, about the time the agitation began, lias I wen moro than $100 a share. Hlnre legal nrocvdluiif auslnal tho Htandard Oil company wtm Instituted, the stick haa steadily declined, until It latiowaruuml. $440. This reptwrnts a lo of mer $100,000,000 on tho hcldlngsof John D. Rockefeller. Thn shrinkage In the mallei value of the sbvk cost thn University of Chi cago about $2,000,000. Accountant for the government aro still engaged on thn records ol tho li quidating trustee and Irdgeis obtained fi,om tho Htandard Oil company, and, whllo the examination haa not been fully completed, It Is said that tho bonks show that from 1HS2 to the pot ent time the oil combine has earner! between $800,000,000 and $900,000,. 000. It Is expected that next week tho oxact figure will bo produced In court. EIQHTEEN MINERS KILLED. Cage Drops 700 Feet to Ootlom of Shaft. Neganuiire, Mich., Fept, 21. Ilyn cago plunging 700 feet down the shaft of the Jones A Laughlln Iron mine, 1 1 men wcro killed and vnii fatally In jured. Thn rago with It human freight was being lowered on Its first trip of the day, when tho brake sudden ly (nihil to hold. Two other men sprang to the assistance of Ilia mm at Iho brake, hut their efforts did not avail and tho wire cable continued to unreel from tho drum Ilka thread fiom a spindle. tho rago shot down a couple of hun dred feet lie faro u kink In thn too lap Idly laying out cable mused It to iwwt and fiom that point the caco had a sheer ilmp to the bottom of tho shaft. Tho safety catches with which It whs epilpHl fulled to 0eiate. 'Iho surg ing of the cablo ami Its mad flight torn nut part of tho side ot the engine houso and rliiel out sovrral of tho alien vm In and about tho shaft house. Work men at the bottom of Iho inlno Imme diately set about tho task of removing the dead. The Iodic lay In ouo pllo, a mass of lifeless llesh nnd blood. Tho hones ot tho bodlcM weio so shattered that tho men, when they struck, weio piled on top ol each other llko so many jiolts nt leather. Hovon men wore found still allvo. When all tho mlnois enmo fiom un dor tho ground and manynnxloii wlvca and othois failed to find momliers of tho families who worked In tho mine, tho rceno was pitiful. Prloitsand mill' Islers moved among the people consol ing them and begging them to lie calm. Two More Plague Deaths, Bun Franolaco, Bept, 21, The total number ol bubonlo plague ensos to date, as reported ut today's meeting of tho board ol health, Is .'16, an Increase nt two over yostorday'a itcoiu. Twenty of thoso 35 havo died, and there aio 20 patients under observation ns unveri fied suspects, Tho wholisulo merchaiita south of Market street, In tho water front neighborhood, Imvo tinltod In u statement to Uio authorities that thoy will nt onco begin a general campaign of cleaning up tholr promises and dis tricts. Data For Pttllbone Trial. Holso, Bvpt. 21. lly agreement of attorney" and tho court, tho trial ot George A, Pottlbone Is fixed for Octo ber 4. Jndgo Hawloy oxpocbj to with draw from tho Horuh caao In order to giyo nl hlti tlm6 to nroimratlon for tho Pettlbono tnalJ roUibone Is chargod with complicity In tho murder of gov- crnor Bteunon iWg. 3 s4