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an aMMSftvm. '"yyqumf "ii'ui'i ' f RIVER BOAT BURNS Eiplisioo on J. N. Teal Results , In Liss i! Two Lives. ANOTHER BOAT TO PUT ON RUN Conntcted With Portage Road Celllo to Handle Traffic of Upper Columbia. at rortlanJ, Oct 24. In a firo that fol lowed an explosion on the Open River Transportation company's steamer J. N. Teal, at the foot of Oak street, at 4:48 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Amanda E. Jackson and James Collin were Inclneiated, Jack Hasley was seri ously burned and the vessel's super structure was totaljy destroyed. Whether the accident was caused by the explosion of an oil burner or of one of the boilers is in doubt. An official investigation will be started by the United States Inspectors to determine tlio (acts. The steamer was practically new, having been launched tho latter part of May. On June 20 she was placed in commission between Portland and the etate portage road at Celllo, connecting with tho steamer Relief, which was operating on the upper stretches of the Columbia. During the 4H months the craft had been in service she never missed a trip. Sho completed three round trips a week. It is declared that no other boat on the river ever ran more steadily than she, and this Is the first accident the boat ever experienced. Thoogh not regarded as an unusually speedy boat, she succeeded In maintain ing an average speed of about 15 miles an hour. Aaldo from carrying general freight both up and down, tho steamer handled a largo number of passengers. Primar ily sho was built for the purpose of getting an independent steamer line established and to add to it as occasion demanded, with the view of having water transportation facilities as far inland as Lewis ton, Idaho. The slogan of the company was an "open river," hence the name chosen for the corpora tion. Of late the major portion of her car goes on the down trips have been made up of wheat. The Relief, running (mm Celllo, or tho upper terminus of the portage road, Drought grain on the down trips almost altogether and man aged to keep enough of the cereal at the portage to keep the Teal busy In con nection with tho other line of freight abo handled. Joseph X. Teal, secre tary of the company, state that the Relief will be kept in service. Before too great a quantity of freight accumulated at tho portage he is confi dent that another boat to handle the traffic at thla end of the line will be chartered . EMPRESS OF CHINA SINKR. Crack Oriental Liner Resting on Mud at Vancouver. Vancouver, B. 0., Oct. 24. The Canadian Pacific Railway company's crack Oriental liner, Empress of China, sank last ovenlng alongside her dock in this port. Her seacocks must have been opened, but how, no one can ex plain. Her main deck on tho port side Is awash with several feet of water. She sank and keeled over on her port side, so that the main deck Is now at an an glo of about 45 degrees. Her engines and dynamoes are entirely under water. She is testing on a mnd bottom, but the problem In saving her will be that of righting the vessel and preventing her from completely turning turtle. Just after 0 o'clock the steward no ticed that the water was coming in over a lower deck. All day the liner bad been loading flour, 600 or 600 tons of which is now being slowly turned into paste in the watery hold. Instantly the steward gave the alarm. Officers at dinner hurried to their stations as the big vessel began to list. All hands manned the pumps, but it was too late to save her from sinking and soon every person was ordered ashore. Will Pound to Bits. Crescent City, Cal., Oct. 24. The stranded British steamer Queen Chris tina lies In the same position she took when she ran aground last week. The aea continues running smooth and the tipper deck has been dry ever since tho accident. It is the opinion of local seafaring men that the first heavy storm will pound the vessel to pieces. There Is no chance to salvage the heavy articles aboard from seaward, as it is too late in the season and because there are too many sunken rocks around the steamer. Ruef Sentence Postponed, San Franoleco, Oct. 24. Judge Dunne yesterday postponed the trial of Abe Ruef on the four charges of extor tion for two weeks, Ruef was also given two. weeks' respite before being eWaeed on the extortion charge, to whloh he eoaftMed. HIS MEMORY REFRESHED. Gallagher Confirms Confession and Says Ruef Expected Immunity. San Fmnclseo, Oct. 25. When the Fotd bribery trial was resumed yester day tho cross examination of ex-Super visor Janice I Gallagher was contin ued by Knrl Itogets, for the defense, who laid stress on tho meetings of tho witness with Kudolph Sprcckcls nt tho Presidio when tho promises of Immun ity were alleged to havo been made, Gallagher said ho understood that Itucf also could have Immunity It ho would testify. Mr. Honey protested nt at tempts of Mr. Rogers to coufiuo the witness by testing his memory, but Judge Lawler allowed tho examination to proceed. At tho afternoon session, Mr. Heney, whilo re-dircctly examining Gallagher, called to the counsol tab1 Miss Klla Coldot, tho grand Jury's stenographer, and from her procured tho shorthand notes of Gallagher's confession to Messrs. Sprockets, Heney and Langdon, mado In tho tatter's apartments, and In consideration of which tho witness gained his Immunity ccntract. Galla gher identified his signature to these notes. Tho prosecution called ox-Supervisor John J. Furey, now a saloon keeper. The offer of his testimony marked tho commencement of introduction of "evi dence of similar offenses," tho court overruling tho objection by tho defense to this class of testimony. Furey told the story of his acceptance of a bribe of $4,000 from Abo Knot through Galla gher for his vote in favor of the United Railroads trolley franchises. IMPORTANT WATERWAY OPEN. First Link of Deep Water Channel from Lakes to Gulf. Sterling, III., Oct. 25. A distinct and important step in tho movement to secure a deep watorway from Lake Michigan to tho Gulf of Mexico was taken yesterday with the opening to navigation of tho Illinois and Missis sippi canal, which has been completed after 30 years of work. Tho importance of the event was evidenced by the at tendance of Governor Deneen and many ether notables at tho opening ceremo nies. The work of constructing the canal, which was formerly known aa the Hennepin canal, was commenced many years ago. In 1800 congress ap propriated money to carry on the work and altogether the appropriations have amounted to about 18,000,000. The main line of the canal, 76 miles long, extends from tho Illinois river, near Hennepin, to the Mississippi river, three miles below Rock Island. The navigable feeder, about 30 miles long, extends from Rock river at this ptdnt to the main line near Sheffield and Is of the same general dimensions aa the main line. The canal is 62 feet wido at the bot tom, 80 feet at the water line, and has a minimum depth of seven feet. There are 32 locks on the main line and one on the feeder. Water is to be forced down the canal by a great dam, ono fourth of a mile long, located at this point. At one end of the dam are 21 slnlceways, which will bo used for elec trical power development. DEATH IN EARTHQUAKE. Five Hundred Perish In Italian Trem blor at Calabria. Rome, Oct. 25. Horrlblo loss of lifo resulted from the earthquako shocks tliat occurred throughout Calabria yes terday. At first it was thought few persons had perished, but later repcrts add to the mortality list. At 0 o'c ock this evening about 200 bodies had been taken from tho earth quake ruins. It is now estimated that the deaths will surpass 600, but It is impossible to get accurate Information on the subject, as many villages are still cut off by the floods and the de struction of roads and telegraph lines, and no word from them can be had. The earthquake shocks continue, but they are slight. The people are still In a condition of apprehension, which Is Increased by each tremor. In spite of the torrential rain that Is falling, they absolutely refuse to remain under cover. Talk on Trust Problem. Chicago, Oct. 26. Tho second day of tho convention of the National Civlo federation was devoted to the consider ation of "The Corporation, Its Con struction and Regulation." Prominent speakers who addressed the convention set forth the benefits to bederlvedifrom combination when properly regulated. Ihe opinion of several who spoke fa vored national conttol as opposed to stato regulation. National regulation was heartily supported by Imao N, Be ligman, of New York. Beth Low. of New York, also favored that plan. Five Drowned In Alaska. Seattle, Oct. 25. Five men were drowned at Xatalla, Alatlca, Sunday, Octcber 13, according to Information brought to this city yesterday by the steamer Saratoga, Tho dead are: J. Higgins, Seattle; II. Hendrlckson, Port Blakeley; Edwin Olson, Arthur Wll llama and Tony de P asquale. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST MONEY Coo Bay Farmers Add New Crop That Brings Profit. Marshtlold Iho growing of cranber ries Is proving to bo one of tho most profitable farm crops tor Coon county. Sevontl rntioh owners for a number of years past havo raised tho crop with profit, but It wis not generally tnkeu up until tho past year. Now qulto n number havo cranberry matthc. Land which is known as peat or veg etable bog is required for the mining of tho crop, and nearb) theto mint bo an unlimited supply of fresh water, which can bo placed under control. There are, however, many such tract) of land In tho county, and cranberry growing promises to bo ono of tho meet Important of tho farming Industries ol tho community. W. I). Mcrarlan, who Is tho pioneer cranberry man of tho 1001110 coast, lias followed tho business in Coos county for many years. Ho has a slx-acm marsh which has never failed to yield a largo crop. Ho has never mado less than f200 an aero clear profit, some seasons the net amount has been great er. Excepting at harvest time, when help Is needed in picking, ono man can attend to a marsh of 15 or 20 acres and have time for other farm work, as tho crop Is flooded during the winter and needs no attention. The yield on tho Coos county cranberry marshes this year Is particularly good. Polk's Prune Crop. Dallas From Information given by prune growers in Polk coanty It is esti mated that the prunocrop this year will aggregate 1,075,000 pounds, or a gain of 025,000 pounds over tho crop of 1000. Most of Uio growers havo disposed of their output at 6 tents a pound, which makes the total amount Jecelvsd fur this year's pruno crop reach tho hand some aggregate of 1837,500. The larger portion of tho prune crop of Polk coun ty is grown and dried in tho Immediate vicinity of Dallas, tho town being sur rounded on all sides by orcliards, large and small. Must Extend Original Taxroll. Salem Tho Oregon Supreme court has handed down a decision in tho caso of Waterhouso vs. Clatsop county, affirming the deccree entered by Judge McBrlde, in favor of plaintiff. County Clerk Clinton proposed to deliver to tho sheriff a copy of tho assessment roll for 1807, and this suit was brought to enjoin that action; Tho lower court held that under tho act of tho legisla ture of 1007, the taxes for 1007 should bo extended on tho original roll and not on a copy. Big Timber Deal In Clatsop. Astoria A deed has been filed for record here whereby J. L. Washburn, of St. Louis, sella a tract of 4,716 acres of timber land Iccated on Upper Young's river, about six miles from Olney, to tho Youngs' River company, a Minnesota corporation. Tho consid eration named Is 150,000. The tract la heavily tlmbeied and the price Is un derstood to havo been considerably in excess of tho amount named. Umatilla Dams Kill Salmon. Pendleton Ono hundred and fitly resident of Pendleton have signed a petition to the stato game warden pro testing against tho dams In the Uma tilla river and tho dam of tho Maxwell Lund St Irrigation company in particu lar, as fatal to tho salmon which are said to bo dying by tho thousands through a falluro to provido proper fleli ladders and means of passage Good Water for University. University of Oregon, Eugene Eu gene has just toted to issue $300,000 in water bonds for tho purpose ot securing a supply of absolutely pure mountain water. A stream In tho forest reserve will bo tapped and the water brought thirty-five mlla by a gravity system. This will insure to the students of the University of Oregon pure water with out the necessity of boiling It. Selling Cattle by Thousands. Lakevlow The lust drive of uittlo to the railroad has cornmonced. When it Is finished there will have been several thousand hood of cattlo shipped from Lake county, bringing Into tho county approximately $260,000. The unusu ally high pricos paid for beef cattle this year has caused an Incresso In the number sold. Mothers' Congress Delegate Wanted. Salom A letter has been received at the governor's office asking him to ap point a delegato to roprcsont tlm stato at tho Mothers' congress to ho hold at Washington, D. 0., next March, Pros Ident Roosevelt is namod as one of tho directors of the congross. Bort Will Paint Asylum. Salem The contract for painting the interior walls of the stato Insane asy lum has boon awarded to Charles Bort, of Salom, at $3,388. Tho contract for supplying the faint was at tho samo time awarded to Fisher. Thorsen & Co., ot Portland, IN CRANBERRY MARSH. I O. It. & N. REPORTS. Net Income of Road Nearly 81k Mil lionsAccidents of Soplsnibor. Salem Tho O. 11. A N. has tiled its report. It shows tho following: Total cost of const met ion ami equipment to Juno 30, 1007, $54,523,084.21 cost per mile, 1021,205,02; gross earnings (rotn operation tho past year, $12,042, 816,40; operating excuses, $0,000, 821,60; Income from operation, $8, 072,816,03; Income fioin other sources, $1,204,302.13; total income, $7,177, 360.25; deducllooti, rents, (axon, In terest, etc., $1,383,672.04; net Income, $5,703,781.20; dividend 4 per cent on preferred stock, $440,000; surplus for tho year, $635,3781.20; total surplus entry genoial balance sheet, $28,030,- 4UU.03. Tho following Is a summary of tho rciiullg of accidents within tho state, for the month ol September piciwred by tho railroad commission from the re ports ol tho various linen: Collision of passenger trains, 1; freight trains, estimated damngo to property of tho railroad companies, $5,160; killed pas sengers, none, trainmen, none, other employes, 6, other ersons, 2; Injured passengers, none, trainmen, 2, other employes, 0, other persons, 6. Total, 7 killed and 13 Injured. Hill Buys In Astoria. Astoria The. announcement recent ly mado at tho annual meeting of tiie Union Pacific at Salt Lako that the company had purchased water frontage and terminals hero Is now supplement ed by authentic information that tho Hill interests havo not locn Idle. A. 11. Hammond, who owns largo traits of water frontage between Warreiiton and Fort Slovens, has stated as a positive fact that tho 1 1 111 Interests purchaard 2,200 acres In that vicinity at the tlmo President Hill visited In the vicinity. The property includes 1,800 acres owned by the Flavel Land company, a well as the personal holdings of Ham mond. Tho purchase price Is said to be $800,000. Record Price In Barley. Weston A record prlco of $25 per ton has just been paid for barley at Weston, where a gieat deal of this cereal is grown, and whero tho acrengo Is annually Increasing. This was paid by S. A. Barns, of the Pacltlo Coast Elevator company, who purchas ed 18,000 bushels from five Weaton growers who formed a pool. Now Aayluni Superintendent. Salem In accordance with an un derstanding, which has existed for sotno time, the board of trustees of the state Insane ruyltim havo olected Dr. It, E. I- Steiner to succeed Dr. J. F. Cal breath as superintendent of that Insti tution. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 87c; bluoetoin, 80o; valley, 87o; red, 86c. Oats No, 1 white, $20.60; gray, $20.60. Barley Feed, $28.60 per ton; brow ing, $30; rolled, $303)31. Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33. Hay Valley, timothy, No. 1, $17 18 pier ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $23; clover, $13; client, $1.1; grain hay, $1314; alfalfa, $1314. Fruits Apples, $102.60 per box; cantaloupes, $1(31.60 per crato. peaches, i0o3$l per era to j water melons, la per pound; pears, $101.76 per box; grapes, 76c$l,5 tier crate; casaba, $2.26 per dozen; qulnrert, $1 1.26 per box; huckleberries, 78o per pound; cranberries, $10010.60 per Uirrol. Vegetables Turnips, $1,25 per sack; carrots, $1.26 per sack; beets, $1.25 per sack; cahhago, lUc per pound; cauliflower, 25c$l per dozen; celery, oUc$l per dozen; corn, B6c0$l per sack; cucumbers, $1 per tack; onions, 16 20a per dozen; parsley, 20c por dozen; peppers, 8Q17o or pound; pumpkins, l13-.jc per pound; rad ishes, 20c per dozen; splnarh, Co per pound; squash, 11 to ier pound; to matoes, 255Pc per box Onions $2.0002.26 per sack. PotatooH Delivered Portland, 80c (1 per hundred; sweot potatoes, SJtfo per )ouiid. Butter Fanoy creameiy, 3036o per pound. Veal-76 to 125 pounds, 88o; 125 to 160, 7&o; 160 to 200, 007c. Pork Block, 76 to 160 pounds, 8 B)4o; iwckoru, 7H8o. Poultry Avorago old hons, 12M0 13c per pound; mixed chickons, 12 12a; spring chlokons, 1212itfo; old roosters, B0a; dressed chickens, 13 14a; turkeys, llvo, old, IGoj young, 18a; gecso, live, 010o; ducks, 14c; pigeons, $11.60; squabs, $203. Kkki Fresh ranoh, candled, 270 80o per dozen. Hops 1007, 710o nor pound: olds, 45o. Wool Eastorn Oregon average best, lC22o por pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20022c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 2030o por pound. JURY IS COMPLETE. Second Trial of Ford for Bribing Frisco Supervisors On, San Francisco, Oct. 23. Tho Jury to try cx-Attornoy General Tlroy L. Ford, chief counsel of the United railroads, accused ot bribing Supervisor Jennings J. Phillips In tho sum if $4,000 to vote for tho trolley franchise was completed shottly before the noon hour ycsUrlay, Tho prosecution exhausted all five of Km peremptory challenges In tho selec tion ot the Jury. Tho defense used only live ol its ton. At 2i 10 p. m. Mr. Honey begun his opening addrcM. After stating that tho Indictment chanted Patrick Cu houn, Tlrey I.. Ford, Thornwell Mill lally nud William M. Abbott Jointly with the bribing ot Supervisor Jonnlng J. Phillips In thn sum ot $4,000 to vote in favor ot tho United Railroads trolley Iratichlse, Mr. Honey sketched In out-' Hue tho facts hu exeot to prove III asking tor n conviction ot Fold. Hu followed oholy tho line of the ohiii lug statement made by him to tho Jtny In tho first trial of. Ford, In which tho Jury disagreed. Thu only marked dlffereiico lay In tho foot that throughout his statement yesterday Mr. Heney Intimated that ho would provo these aliegntioni without tho testimony of Jltuof. Tho general belief Is that Ruef Is holding ont for a contract with complete Immunity. Notwithstanding his submission ot hlimolf to the bribery graft imvocti- tlon, Mr. Heney and his amclate havo repeatedly drolaied that It Is their in tention to send Itucf to Jail when they aro through with him. Tho surpilie of the day was tho seem ing recalcitrancy ol Jennings J. Phil lip, the second witness called. Ho declared himself unalilo to rememler whether Supervisor James J. Galla gher, allegedly acting In Lehalt of the United Railroads and by direction ot Ituet, had paid hluijthw first half of tho $4,000 liribtt before or not until after the stssago ot tho franchise; and Mr. Heney hod great difficulty In getting him to admit that "to tho Ix-st ol his recollection" tho offer of money was made In the erlod that clawcd be tween Its Introduction and Its jtiaiugo. STRIKE OVER IN NORTHWEST. Union Calls It Off at Helena, Big Re lay Point. Helena, Oct. 23, That a third great dam across tho Missouri river near here will Ihi built Immediately Is no longer a possibility, It is an assured fact. Ex Governor H. T. Hausrr has Just ro turned from New York, and stated that tho ricees'Nry $3,000,000 had been so cured Uforu the great slump In sticks and tightening of money. The state ment Is further Ixirno out by thn (act that tho Capital City Power company today taught from the statu of Montana all of thn remaining land which Is to be Hooded by tho backwaters, and which lies on cither side of tho river. While a portion of the power gene rated will bo utilized In tho Unite mines and Anaconda smelter of tho Amalgamated Copper company, no small amount will bo used In tho re clamation of arid liuds In this Immedi ate vicinity. Speaking on tho subject, Goornoi4llat)sor vuld that tho financial success ot tho first two dams was all tho argument needed to onllst capital for tho third. THIRD DAM ON MISSOURI. Capital Secured and Bottom Lands Bought for Undertaking, Unions, Oct, 23. At u meeting of the local Telegraphers' union In this city last night tho strike was formally declared of and 10 men have uskod Manager Taylor, of tho Western I'nlon, or their old positions. Forty men walked out In tills city when thu strike was first Inaugurated, and tho first break In tho ranks cumo several days ago when ono of the strikers asked (or reinstatement and was sent to tho St. Paul olllco. It Is tailored that tho action cf tho local union here will havo tho effect of breaking the backbone of tho striko throughout tho Northwest, as Helena, being a big relay point, la one of tho mot important olllces west of Chicago. Mr, Taylor believes that befoio to morrow night practically ivory operator who quit tho aorvlcu of tho Westorn Union hero will ask for reinstatement. Stamping Out Plague. Sealtlo, Oct. 23. Mayor Mooro yes terday formally requested Govornor Meud to request tho surgoon genoial ot the Publla Health and Marino Hospital sorvico to take chargo of tho piopliy lactic measures that may Lo nrcessary to stamp out bulwilo pluguo in Seattlo. and Governor Mead Immediately wired tho department at Washington. Tho olty council has prepared un ordinance providing for a bounty on nits und tho board of health bus divided tho city inio sanitary uistriots (or Uio purpoeo of cleaning up tho city, Emperor Is Much Improved. Vienna, Oct. 2.. Information ob tained from all sources Indicates that the condition of tho emperor is very muoh Improved. Last night wis a good night for him arid yesterday was Kvuu uay, i WONDERFUL CHANGE Great Structures Stand Where t'artliiiuako Lett Waste, SAN FRANCISCO HOLDS RECORD Since tho dreat Flro IU Months Ago Buildings Havo Been Begun to Cost $100,000,000. San Francisco, Out. 2tl.-lt Is IK mouth ago that San Fronc'sco wan swept by llio and earthquake. Hlnco then she has been allllOd with Indus trial strife, civic corruption and bu IniiiIo plague. It Is no opixiiiimn mo ment to lako stock. It due not reqiilrw an optimist In write the rosy story of the revival. The facia and the figure tell their own sloiy and they am hern for omyone to see. Great building with their rigid frames lacing scrota tho sky, commercial rnuc ernwded wltli pedestilansntid t Industrial army tell a tale that eeii the casual observer must note. Tho San rniiiclw.-au may U In tiutli pardoned If ha shows a disposition lo place his thumb in his vest and laawt of what ho has done. Hut hn haan't much tlmo for Uniting. Tho tenlbln pace begun when the first framp slroc turn was dialled has not abated. Thn nolnl has breii leached where result aro beginning to show, ami with thin has mine a new it-it (or the vast work. Slum the firn biilldlnira have tx-cli begun to coal $100,000,000 the time a much aa in any similar rlil of tlmo bWuro tho tiro. They tango all tho way from the small structure lo skyscrapers 14 or 16 stcrlrs high. IL Is as though a iminiing were neguu everyday to coil $180,000. Then-1 no sign of a decrease, although u i npetted that them will I a natural falling off over the winter mouths. The remarkable featuin uf tho mailer. however, la thn stability ol thn saving accounts. Prrdlttlnus wrro freely ma.lo that San Francisco could lm built only uixm the savings ol Us citizens. Al though $100,000,000 In buildings arc. uiiilrr way or completed, the saving accounts In thn heal banks havo shown but a small devrroto ami still stand at thn comfortable figure of $167,000,000. It has lieeu iMlntnd nut that It re qui led two years fur lUltlinoro to erect building to coat $60,000,000 after It fire, but San Krancifoc has done four times as well In six months lens tlmo. lUltlmcro's achievement was nunment rd iiion at the tlmo as insrvelutis. Burlington Is Afier Coal. Helena. Mont., Dot. 2(1 A rclal to thn lltvoid from llrldger S4)s tluL Chief Engineer Ensign, the siiprrln tendent of right of way of tho Hurling Ion, and George Cnsihy hate arrived them and make thn positive annotinco menl that thn Hurlingloii has accepted tho survey of a prooed routn from Framile, Wyo. to FrnmhetL', Mont.. and that construe! Ion woik will leglu at once. This will give the Hurling- ton acres to tho rh.ll roal lletda of Southern Montana, aa well as tapping a splendid agricultural and hoitlriil tiiral section, The rutd will follow tho Clark's Fork river Oraflers Tell Stories, Sail Friiiiolroi), Oct. 2(1. I'.x-Siier-vlsors P, McOuslug, James Kelly and I!. I. Walsh yesterday morning tratl flel at tho Tlrey I, Ford bribery trial. iJieh retold the slory of his bribery In tho Interest ot tho United Hallioudn tiolley frunohUo, Their oinss exam ination elicited nothing of Imtxirtanco. Ex-SuiHrvlsors C'hailes lloxton, Fred P. Nichols and C. J. Harrington also testified beforo tho noon recess, their evidence being substantially tho samo as was given at tho farmer trial of Fotd, A tow discrepancies, however, were dovelopod on oioss examination. Cleaning Oriental Quarter. Seattlo, Wash., Oct. 20. Dr. A. 8. Oliver, appointed special medical In spector ot tho city on the hubonlo plague preventative work, started out with a forco of eight sub-Inspectors to clean up tho Oriental district yester day. Moro men will bo added to tho forco if tho demand arises. Tho leading; Japanoso and Chlueso mot thu hoard of health and gavo every assumiico of their support to tho work ot the board. Notices In Chlneso and Japanese will In) circulated explaining tho mensurvu nccossury in the Orolutal quarter, Btrlkors Co Back to Work, Chicago, Oct. 20. Twentv-ulx strik ing Western Union tologrnpli oporatont reportod book for work yesterday and woro employed In tho Western division. Of these 10 wore om ployed nt Helena, Mont., whero tho strike wus culled off. Emporor Is Nearly Well, Vienna, Out. 20, The phyilolana In attendance upon Emneror Fiunols Jos eph yestorday decided not to Issno any further bulletins, as they consider that his convalwoenoo is progressing satisfactorily, h