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NEWS OF THE WEEK In i Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers, HAPPENINGS OF TWO COOTINENTS A Resume of Id ! Important but Hot Lett Intaroallng Evontt of the Ptt Wesk. Heerelary Taft has Ml Manila for Vlaillvtmtok. Now York hankers ray they nro send ing money Went na fait n pnailble Forgets of clearing house eertlllcntjs At Kl I'MO, T(1X , llftVU Uell 040gllt. Tim Fanta F lallrond It to Ira tried on another Itiillotmont nt l. Angeles. A threat In dynamite (Went Northern trains In Montana lus led to plnclrtK of guard mi many. Fan Francisco linn apirnlod to the jiovornmuiit fur money with which to light tho plague, Keawlck, a rnmll California town near Nodding, I m len almmt coin plainly destroyed lijr lire. prim national convention of tho W. O. T U. la MilhuilntIo over tho pro hibition gains In thn Huiith. Ail vice from Unaloika ray a peak 300 fret tlovn the tea hut dliajiiMiwcd. The xtik m rnlanl by n submarine arthctmko several yenra ago and It -tllrapiK-rtrar.ci I attributed to tho rama Tuft hni decided to complete hit tour of tho world nt originally planned. Gold ltnxirti Irom foreign countries will continue In payment for cropi. A nuiulwr of small bankt nt various place In tho Koulhwrit havo failed. Onn of tho Vandcrhllla hat offer! the Y. M. C. A. of Newport, It. I., 1100,000. Three largo factories nt Hrldgrport, Couti.tlitvo closed on account of money .stringency. Four Kmoprtn lomitrlrt have raised thn discount rate to atop gold exports to Amcillci. Rooaavclt ha promised to Investigate the iMr trust ami rrtominctid a re al of pnper tariff. l'.trda I'mIiiu, formoi prmldnit of Ciihu, rayt Ameilran'iiileli better than Independence with anarchy. Tho Unllod States District court at Los Angeles) has lmocd a (Inn of I.IHO.UOO on tho Santa l-o railroad foi granting related. Hennlor Heyburn, of Maho, ha pro tested to lValdcnt Roosevelt sgniiist gold deposits In New York by tho gov ernment until Western btukt havo bton paid what It duo them. An Arltoim bank lint iiisnomiol tone poiatlly. Nnw Yoik bankt will now give wllef to other cities. I'ortland bank havo engaged ,. .000,1)00 In foreign gold. G'llcsgn toleitraph njierttort havo voted to suihmuI tno strike. Thn striking telegraphers of Hpokano lmvo decided to rail nit tho strike. Thn total foreign gold engagements for Now York It now dona to fHO.OOO, OlK). Tho Denver mint la coining gold lul llon Into moneaint tho ruto of nearly n million dollar a duy. Tho llrtt shlp-mont of foregn (told lias rrtichcd New York. Tho consign input contained $7,100,000. Tho Oregon commission to tho Alst. kn-Yuknn I'iwIIIo tixposltlr-n hna select cd n alto for tho ntntu bulldliiK. An Amerli-nn mndo watch Iiiih been Kinutod ii certltleato of noouincy by tho -tiouova, Kwltzorlnud, oliietvntory. CoiiKreHimnn Ilourko Cook inn, of Now York, wnn urretilod for llleunl vot IiiK. but Inter tunud loone, ua n mlttuko hud Iwon iiiiiul', A ifreut earthounko In (limtatnala did liiuvli (Iuiiibko to ptoporty. Nearly nil (ho luro oltlea mo now ohIhk olenrliiK hoiiao ccrtlllcwtos, Il(Kikofollcr cannot bo compelled, to tontlly In Ohio In tho Btnndnrd Inipilry Tho Ibink of KtiRland Iiun nenln rola od tho dlacouiit rato, but gold purchases continue. ,. Throo KnnHtt baukt lmvo closed on account of failure of a bank at Kumtts City, Mo. Olilof Foreator Plncliot aayg tho Mm lcr supply of tho UnltodBUitoavrlll not lnat i!0 yenra. Kxporta lmvo found tho Now York truat companies eolvent nud Uio banks will book thorn. ' Oovemor-Kloct Knanoll, of Oklaho ma, advocates n 00-dny holiday for fl nanclal Inleioste, ueer ahheth vaaiarvEO. I'referrnd Ureilltnrt Oct Cream of lloiourcet of I'ortland Uank, I'ortlntid, Nov. H, Dnvelniiinenti yenluidny in tin bank failure of tho llllo Uutiraiileo A irnst ioiiiiaiii vroro hh followd. Mnpiiiiii hulldlnif, Ineluded nt MIIO.OUO iiMiet, Ih not nvullslilo fr meetlnu (Jaime of ilnitoalUirri, Immiiiio held nit M-cmity by ltdd A Titlou, for U07,noo ilelit. 'I'll fee donoeitoit of broken bank, dl- l Idled with nnx)lnlinent of OeorKO II. Illll na rvceivor, x-tillon rroerni Dlitrlct court for Involuntary Unkrupt- ry, their object beliiK to nuppliiiit tho recolvei with trutloo uriioinUHi by htnk't crrdltort. Vnlldlly It doubted of ntl)(ntnent to Hlnto Tretfiirer H" for cwuiltv for imift.OOO atalo dettctltt, of timber land collateral In lUmtou nud Marlon coun tiro. Ho muoli of aiieta of bnk tro aiulun eil to prufnirod creditor that It lookt at If dnoltorN will tuffor henvy lout. Htntn Triiitiircr rileel cincl(i only II0O.O00 neciiiltr for inur.,000 deixiilta of pulillo fundi, lliurohy violation the luw. It toeiiia likely tbnt Treaiurcr Hlecl'a bondiineii will Imi rnlltl on by the atnte to inako koo1 tho loat of public fumlt. ThuAmeilcan Purely rompnriy baa Klven IhiihI for (IS0,000, nud nix I'ort land men for f)0,000 J. Tliorburn Hon, Wtllncu MoCamtnl, l.oole (I. Clarke, J. II. IVterton, M. II. Ilankln nnd J. SV. Cook. Ito-i' liability It i:'r.,ooo. Dlitrlct Attorney ManuliiK heart that tho lank received deKMitt while liitolvent, and that thero wero twlnd lliiK orttloni, and will make Invettl nation. MAKE NEW YOHK PAY. Uenttor Heyburn Mtket Vlorout Ap pall to llootevelt. Woahlnnton, Nov. H. S'nntcr Hey burn called on the I'realdeiit yerlerday to protect aKitlmt further dejxMita of irovernmeiit money with Now York luiiiki until thote Initltiitlom ronreiit to pay rrervia of Western latukt In caah Imlend of nnhler'a che(ka. Tho pietldent rtpicati thn ai nntor to pre ent hit vlewt In wrltliiK, which ho did tt follow: "On behalf of tho people of Ilia Wcatern tUtit, ami i-apecinlly thoeo of tho Northwiiitern ttalen, I would iiiko that no (urlher deioaile of money Irom the tri-naury of the Untied HtaUt be made In Now lork lutukt eirept on thn condition that ruch btukt ehall Immediately make avallah'e In money to I he bankt In inch Wetlorn itate tho full ttnoiint of tho lojervt held by audi Now York bankt on nciount of inch Wettcru bnnka. Tho lying up of many mllllona of dollart of Wcttnrn money repreeeutlnit tho riaervet of tho Weitern banks hold by Nnw York hanks miut Inevitably re mit In empowerlnu the New York laukt to determliio tho thno and condl tlona of free reMiimptlon of bnnklnK fuuctloni by tho VWitcrn bankt, wheie as, If tho reieivci of tho Wrttorn bnnki could 1)0 converted Into avallahlo mon ey at once, the llnnuelal iltoatlon of tho West would Im freo fioin domina tion on tbo part of the I Jilt. MAY CALL EXTilA SESSION. Qlllett to Coniult Dankert-Qold tt Circulated In 8an Franclico. Pun Franolrco, Nov. 8. At a confer emu with mombort of tho clouring liouao and leadlutt builneiui mon today Governor (llllett will bo urged to mil an extra roralon of tho lenldaturo to tnko ioiiio notion rt'KnnlliiK tho preeont IlimncUl tltuatlon, in view of tho foot that taxes bivoino dellnquont Novem Imii :io. Itnl Uinkt nro much moio optlmli tio over tho situation today, nnd tbo fact tbnt biiilnetH diK'i not appear to be forlornly dUturlKnl by the use of tho olenrliiK homo scrip Is k'vIok them much oocouriiKemeut. The new piior money Is IhiIiik nccoptod every w hero without ipiottlou and builtioet is ko1R ahead a nsunl. Fioin tho subtrcaiury here ntS,000 went out In gold ycHtorduy. Interior oltlcs got romo of this coin, nnd tho Imlitnco went Into tho hanks horo. More will bo paid cut toduy. Army Moving on Ulat. Oinnhn, Nov. 8. Colonol Frank Wont nud eight troops of the Second United HtateH cuwilry from Fort IVs Mollies wero todny (oirhvl naroes tho Missouri river nt Forcet city, opjKwlto tho Ohoyenno ngenoy in South Dnkotii, after rendilng (IctUylmrK l""t night nnd mntchliiB 18 miles uuroi tho conn try. Tho command will rontluuo tho march tomorrow for Thunder llutes, 80 miles further wost. It now appears to tho nrmy men Hint tho campaign ugalnst tho Utea limy keep the soldiers busy nil winter. Reclamation of Zuydarseo. Tho Unguo, Nov. 8. Thogovernmoi t hns preaonttnl to parlliiment a hill for tho roolmnntlon of i.")ortiono( tho Kuy dersoo nt n cost of Ml, 200.000. Tho work will occupy tovon years and will yield about 40,000 no res ot fertile land. NEWS FROM THE MONtY FOfl OLD SOLDIERS. Oovornmont Prepared to Supply Coin for Ptntlon Vouchtra. WaahlriKton, Nov. 7. Word rinched tho Tnntury department todty that Ik' (iiiibo of reluitanco to part with tho cut rency they have on hand, national banks throughout (ho country nro do alining tocaih pension vouchors, dlt- hurtlriK olllcera' ilralu nud other obll gallons of tho government. Govern ment Treaaurcr Treat look mcastirtii to relieve tho condltl n of nflalrs and tent teh graphic advlios to all the aubtnat mora to make prompt yment of cur rency to all perron hoi Hog inch checks or dlslll of what may bo duo thorn. Thete ndvlcca wore at followt: "Un any national bank forward ing to any nibfreniury chocka of United HUtvs dlal.'uralng olllcer, Including pen t on chocka, for payment thorcof, If proerly Indonod when proienled and paid under guarantee by ar y bank, cur rency will iMiahlppodiu payment there of by expreea." FUII THEN LAND HEFORMS, Commissioner Provides for Recording Patents When Papere Lost. Washington, Nov. H Tho commit aloner of tho general land olllcu has fonnulaUil a plan whereby irtiee hav ing aorue lutcrett In laud, paUtita for which wero lamed years ago but which have never been cstlrd for by tlu jt vuUxi, may, without Incurring tho ex poimca of rM-ari'hlng for loot duplicate iiculpti or furnlihliig abstrncU ol titto, havo such patents tent directly to the proper county olllcer for record. It it bollovcd that this method will be tho meant of placing many of thci-o ancient Imdiumcnta on record and of ktralghtrning out title without Impos ing extra expenie upon lntereatd par- 1I14 nlhr I linn tlir (rrn nf Riiunlv illll- cert. It la onld that many aluble iracta nro inui invoivoi. Simplify the Entry Olankt. Washington, Nov. 7. The ginorel land olllcu It cngugod uion work of re viling tho forma of applicntlont to ntko entry under tho vtrioot public Unit liws ami Ilia ronioliaallon into one form of tho application and the iirccrary nllldavita Mliiclt aro reiilrel tc be oKcuted by each cutrymon. The Idea Ii to nemo uniformity In thli mat tor at to ntylo and aite of the forma and at tho aamo time rcduco to a minimum tho iiuiuUt of lattM-ra to be oxocuIchI by the nppllcnnt. Under thi now forma but one signature wu no repiircti. Createa Dlrd Reterve. Wathlngton, Nov. 7. The president hat created a bird reserve on the west coast of Oregon at Three Arch rooks, and three leaervea onthocoaitoi Wash ington at Flattery Hocks, Qullllyute Nellies and Konalia Kock. J Iieec re' serves am localities where the bltds breed In Immento numbors and the ob jeut of the president Is to pievent ex termination of tho featherel birnHls so ftrttt ivadbto. Tho rererves embrace tho mo.t prollllc breeding places along the coast lines of tho two atntoi, Fvant Not In Danger. Washington, Nov. 7. (tumors that Admiral Kvaus will bo dihoipllned on account of tho speech he mado boforo tho Ijottm oluli In New York on Fattir- day, In which he frtld hit battleehlpt wore leaily lor "n tight or a trollo," nro yroundlest. It It no secret that tho Meet will l In tlgbtlng trim when It sails, henco tho nlllclals of tho Navy department say that Admiral Kvans be ll ay inl no oiilcinl Korot. Complete Jetty Soon. Washington, Nov. 8 -Tho dert mont hat now asuiod that tho Jetty at tho mouth ot tho Columbia will be complied In throo years. It la thought that tli nuaitloiml fl,700,0'.0 which wat ttlpulated na tho maxlmutn In the last appropriation bill will be Hiillioleut to carry the project to completion when tho government bojjevea navigation on tho Columbia river will bo planed tnun Admirable tituntlon. Reject Lumbar Bid. Washington, Nov. 8. Tho Cascade T u.nl..... nnmnnnnli l.l.l nn lift fllll! nftft feet of standing tintVr In tho Yakim. valley has lnen icjcctod, together witli nil otlmis, by tbo secrotniy of tho In terior. I'rotosts by lumber mon against tho cruisers' estiiunto of tho ntnount standing caused Inquiry witlt tho result timt tuo secretary determined to ills poeo of It in another manner. Changes Celllo Plant, Washington, Nov. 7. Colonol Itooss lor, engineer In oliargo, Is revising tho plan for work nt tho Celllo canal, bo eauno it wnt found (hat tho foundations nro of u charaoier dlfforent from tlmt originally olalmml. Tho War depait mcnl dlcoovercd that tho plana d awn by the first onglnoots wero based on In accurate assumptions, necessitating ohangos. NATIONAL CAPITAL AF1ER FEDERAL CHARTERS. President Rootevell Wants to Super vise Trust Gompaniot. Wathlngton, Nov. 6. 1'retldtnt ItMsievcit will rtcommend tocongrees Feileral chnrUr for truit comiianles. This nchetrie, it It understood, has the Indorsement ol HicrcUry ol the Treas ury t'orlolyou and Comptroller ot the Currency Kiogely. l'rcriluuiit ittxMcvolt bellevet tbal Uio ramo care should I) exercised in the in spection of trust companies m In the csstf of national banks. It Is held that any trust company rsfuelng to partici pate In the prestige coming from toe pofscslou ol a national dinner would bo viewed with auiplslon by the public. 8im ot the high ofliciaU of the admin istration Iwlievc that under tho pres ent laepjk of supervision many ol tho trust companies are doing Imslncii In a manner Uiat la not conductixe to public welfare Lllhograpaera Come Under Contract. Wathlngton, Nov. G. Eight Kuro- ncari lithographers brotiglit hero under contiacl and held at Kills Inland pend ing a decision on the protrtt by the American Federation of Labor will Lc admitted. Becretnry Strain based iiia declilnn to admit thejoreigners oo an opinion by Attorney General Ilonsparte In n provlout similar case, in wiucii the nitorneey general hold that tho ad mission was not In violation of the law, as thero was a ehrtago here of litho graphers. Mr. Btraot said tho pree-nt conflict had been mado In gol faith, bised on Mr. Ilonaparte'a ruling. He would consider any now coso, he said, on this point, without prejudice. To Investigate Overcspitatixatlon. Washington, Nov. 8. A searching Investigation will bo mado by the homo committee on interstate and foreign commerce, according to tho prediction of Congressman Mann, ol Chicago. Mann talked with tho president today concerning the work of tho committee. Mann nald prosiure was being brought to boar to prevent agitation on the ground that It would mean a continu ance of the money panic. Mann, how ever, thinks an agitation would have an opponlto effect. He said; "If we cannot get leglalation on tho subject wo will at least havo an Investigation." Held In Honduraa Jail. Washington, Nov. 6. The State de partment hat been advised by the American consul general at Tegucigalpa of th recent arrest and Imprisonment at Fan redro, Honduias, of an Ameri can cltlirn, Dr. O. II. Hunter, on ehaiges of a trivial nature, connected with the transfer of a piece of pioperty. The consul general has been instructed to report all tho facta to tho State de partment, and upon tbla presentation initructiotis will be given to tho Amor icon minister at Honduras to Intervene In the cato. Cancels Sale of Timber. Washington, Nov. 0 The secretary of the Interior has cancelled tho award of ralu ot Umbo i around Lakes de alum, Ka chess and Knchelus, Wath lngton, recently mado to the Wwcado Lumbar company, of North Yakima, The tltnk'r is to be resdveitiied either by lump sum bids for tho timber around each lako or by waling. On April 7 bids weio advertised for the snlo of timber around these lakes and alro around Humping lake, Involving about 03,000,000 feet of timber, 2,000 telephono poles and 20,000 ties. Confers With Steel Kings Washington," Nov. 0. President Itoosevnlt con fur red for neatly two hours today with Secretary Hoot, K. II. Gary, chairman of the United Slates Steel corporation, and Henry O. Frick, ttlt-o of that corporation. Tho only statement obtainable at ' the White House wa to tho effect that tho con ference dmlt raloly with tho financial situation. It was raid that tho presi dent contemplated no direct statement at this t me. Railroads Kill Five Thousand. Wushlngton, Nov. 0. Fivo thousand perrons wero killed nnd 70,280 Injured In rail load accidents In tho flscnl year ended Juno 30 lat, according to figures publhhcd today by tho interstato com merce commission. This Is an Inoteaso of 77ft In detths over Inst year nnd an increase of 0,677 in tho number in juied. Oregon Postmasters Appointed. Washington, Nov. O.Orcpon post masters havo licen appointed as follows: Aleca, Joseph O. Itnycruft, vjee T. It, Clmndlor, reslgiied; ltoultn, William A, Simmons, vice Nina Jackson, re signed; Itlckreall, Daniel W. McPheck, vico M. T, Kakln, roslgucnl. Wants Canal Widened. Washington, Nov. 0. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf today recommended that tho width ot tho Panama canal bo Increased to 200 feet Instead ot 110. The recommendation wan made In re- psonse to a request from the War do- I pertinent. ELECTIONS IN MANY STATES. Johnson Wins Contest at ClsveUnd and Taylor at Frisco. Now Yoik, Nov. 0. Elections held throughout the country yesterday pass ed off In comparative quiet. The re turns from various soctiuns show the following results: Mairsohuselts reelects (he entlro Re publican state ticket, headed by Uover nor Curtis Guild, Jr. Henry M. Whit ney, tno CltlieQi-Domocraltc can J Ida to for gocrnor, polled a much heavier vot thin Charles W. Uartlett, the anti merger Democrat. rcnnivlvania olecU John O. Shc-atx, Kopubllc-an, head ot Uie ticket, for stato treasurer, by a large majority. New York, state elects Edward T. llsrtlott and Witlard Dartlett, Jolntcan dldatet on the Itcpubllcan and Domo cratic tlckot for Justices of the court of Appeal, over the candidates cf the In dependence League (Hearst.) New York City elects the Tammany cinoSlates by coos derablo majorities over tho Independence League Repub lican candidates. The Maryland contest for the govern orship it in doubt owing to lateness of returns. Conservative estimates based on tnrsger returns give Crothers, Dem ocrat, fur governor, a plurality of 0,100 to 8,000. The Ithode Island returns Indicate the re-election of Governor Jsmcs H. Hlggius, Democrat, over Frederick H. Jackson, Republican, by a plurality es timated at about 1,600, showing a Democratic gain over the plurality of last year. The election of the Democratic ticket In Mississippi, headed by K. F. Noel for go vol nor, is a foregone conclusion, as thero is no opposition ticket. The Kentucky returns indlcato Re publican gains, but whether they will bo enough to overcome the lost Demo cratic majority Is not yet evident. In Nebraska, M. U. Reese, Republi can candidate for the Supreme court, the most important ttate olllco voted on, Is undoubtedly elected. The American or anti-Mormon ticket at Salt Lake City la estimated to have tho largeet pluralities eer given in that city. At Toledo, Mayor Brand Whitlock and Uie entlro Independent ticket la re elected. Cincinnati electa Colonel Leopold Markbrelt, the Republican candidate for mayor. At a very late hour the figures favor ed the olection of Katzenback, Demo crat, as governor of New Jertey, but his lead was very narrow over tort, Repub lican, less than 1,000 separating them. Oood Government Wins. San Francisco, Nov. 0. At 1 o'clock this morning a totaling of the tartial irturns Indicates the election ot almost the entire Good Government city and county ticket, Including mayor, district attorney, board of supervisors, trcas- ur r, assessor, tax collector, recorder, city attorney, public administrator, sheriff, coroner and two police Judges. The Union Labor party may have raved Its incumbents in the oflices of auditor and county clerk. On a basis of a 10 per cenc count of the votes In 249 of tho 273 precincts with the Mission district largely to be heard from Mayor Taylor plurality over the Union Labor candidate, P. II. McCarthy, should approximate 9,000; District Attorney Langdon's plurality over McGowan, tho Union Labor nom inee, 18,000; with Ryan, Republican, running a poor third in tho roayorallly raco. Johnson Four-Time Winner. Glovoland, O., Nov. 0. Mayor Tom L. Johnson was yesterday elected for the fourth time as mayor of Cleveland in a hard fought battlo, in which the Republican ticket was headed by Con gressman Thedore K. Rurton, chair man of tho house committee on rivers and harbors. At midnight Chairman linker, of tho Republican committee, conceded the election of Johnson by 6,000 plurality. The Johnson head quarters has his plurality at a higher figure, and the olection ot the entire Dmocratlo city ticket is Indicated by 6,000 or more. Tho Democrats elected a majority of the councilmen. Rurton made considerable gains over the vote ot two years ogo, when Wil liam H. Royd was the Republican can didate, but tho gain was not sufllclont to overcome tho strong Johnson lead. Taft Not Hunting War. Manila, Nov. 0. Secretary Taft Is considering tho abandonment of the rest ot his tour of tho world and an im mediate return to tho Unltod States. Tho financial crists in tho United 8tntoe, urgent political demands and tho recent mutiny nt Vladivostok Is un derstood to bo behind hit determination to return. No positive decision has been reached, hut Taft'e return is ox necttd In ollloial circles. It Is not thought that Taft has any fears, but it would bo unpleasant for him to run into a battlo between Russians. Pacific a dip-American Lake. Now York, Nov. 0 "Tho Pacific ocean must bocomo a Japanoeo Ameri can lako. We will stand together about it, but If we cannot, we can then fall apart." Tbeso wero tho closing remarks ot Rear Admiral Ooghlan's ad dress last night at the elebratlon ot the mikado's fifty-seventh birthday. LEADING MEN DIFFER Extra Session on Financial Situ ation Nit Likely. CONGRESSMEN DO NOT FAVOR IT Canvass of Leading Officials and Bankers Shows Qrsat Hot tile Majority. New York, Nov. 6. financiers of New York hold opposing views regard ing the suggestion that President Roosevelt call an extra session of con gress at once to provide for currency re forms. Half a doxen members of con gress, men prominent In the house, op pose it. The financiers who oppose a special session of congress generally favor currency reform, but they hold that the regular session of congress la so near that the subject can be consid ered then. Lcslio 31. Shaw, president of the Carnegie Trout company and former secretary of the treasury, Is one of those who fat or immediate action. He ssys if congress had acted last winter the critit through which wo are now pass ing would not Lave happened. "Wise legislation," be said, "cannot bo patted too quickly." K. H.IIarrlman, James Btlllman and Henry Clews are against the idea. Mr. Harriroan said: "No extra session can help existing conditions. What wo need is rest and quiet, and the opportunity for things to become normal." James Btlllman, president of the Na tional City bank, said: "We should have more currency. Financiers have known this for years. I have worked for it, bnt when it cornea to adopting legislation we must go slowly. Bo far as present conditions are concerned, all that Is needed Is for the press to keep on reassuring the public that thero Is no occasion for ap prehension. Values aro absolutely fixed, but, of course, wo cannot have money with which to do business If tbe peoplo hoard it away. There is no danger, and the people should under stand this." Henry Clews raid: "No harm will bo done by waiting for the regular session. The present difficulty will gradually pass away, day by day. Wo are already over the worst of it. There's no longer any sting of panic. As soon aa congress does meet, it will be for tho president then to pres ent his views on the situation to them and start them on their work." Amcns the congressmen Interviewed on the subject, and all of whom ex preeted opposition to Uie Idea of calling a special session to consider the matter. wore Lhsrice . towier, cnairaua u tho Louse committee on banking and currency; W. P. Hepburn, chairman of the Interstate and foreign commerce committee; John Daltull, Jos. II. Gaines and W. O. Caldoruead. BUILD WAR AltibHIP. Contract Signed for Construction of First for Government. St. Louis, Nov. 6. J. O. Mars, of the American Aairship & Balloou com pany, of New York, arrived In St. Louis today from Washington to select a site for the aerodrome the company will uso for tho construction of air craft and in which the first war alrthlp ever built In the United States for tho gov ernment will be erected. The contract for the airship has Just boon closed In Washington, General Allen, ot the War department, acting for the government. The airship will coot the government $10,000 and will bo modoled after the lteechey, shown here In the recent aero nautic contest. According to the plans it will carry two men nnd will bo cap able of a speed ot 25 miles an hour. A 60 horse pewer engine will furnish mo tive power. A light gun will bo mount ed on the framework. Will Catch "HlRher-Upt " San Francisco, Nov. 6. Following the arrest Saturday ot Marcus D. Hyde and Grant Smith for alleged participa tion in land frauds, agents of tho gov ernment state that th's la only a pre llimnary step to tho prosecution of rich and powerful Interests in this state. It is raid that the agent found in posses sion of Smith a number of letters that inerlmlnato "higher-ups" who will be drawn into the government draguet. Smith, who la a printer, is still In the Alameda county Jail, unable to give ball. Epkiko Gold from London, Chicago, Nov. 5. The First National bank today engaged t&0,000 In gold for Importation from London and tbe Illi nois Trust and Savings bank an addi tional 1600,000. This makes a total ot 15,760,000 engaged In London by OhL oago banks.