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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