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PROGRESS ON CANAL
CfinlsslM Has FxperiN Mire
Tfcai $43,000,
IESIBES 0I1G1NAL PURCHASE
COURT SUSPENDS LAW.
Commission Believes Hired Instead of
Contract Labor Beat for Con-
atructlon of Canal.
Washington, Nov. 28. Fall details
of the work done on the Panama canal
(taring the fiscal year 1907, -with a
showing of what haa been accomplished
since the project haa been in American
hands, are dttcloeed In tho annual re-
port of tho Isthmian Canal commission.
It is tho first report made of tho opera
tions on the Isthmus since conitruction
work has been in charge cf army en
gineers. Aside (torn tho $50,000,000 paid to
the French company and to Panama,
an aggregate of $48,285,110 has been
expended by tho government on tho
project adopted by congress and which
It was estimated by the board of con
sulting engineers would ultimately cost
$39,075,200. This estimate, however,
did not include sanitation and expendi
tures of the xonp government, water
works, sewers and paving In Panama
and Colon and the re-equipment of the
Panama railroad.
There la no reference in the report to
the proposition which has been brought
forward to extend the width of the locks
to 110 feet, so as to accommodate with
out difficulty tie ex'remo breadth in
the development of shipbuilding, and
this will bo made the subject of a spec
lal report from the commission. A
strong position is taken favorable to
the policy of doing the work by hired
Inttead of by contract labor, a step at
one time seriously considered by the
administration, and many arguments
are presented to justify the cornmlasloa
in its conclusion that the canal can be
built better, cheaper and more quickly
by the government.
Tho commission has fully decided
upon the method of filling and empty
ing the locks and the number and type
of gates. Tho gates are In duplicate
ana oi me miter type, except that tho
rolling gate similar to that now In nw
os the Ohio river will be rratatltated
for the daplioate set at the lower 'end
of each summit-level lock.
Railroads Again Attack State Rights
In Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. SO. Judge
Thomas Joues, of tho Uultcd Slates
District court, lato today granted a
restraining order which haa the effect
of temporarily suspending all of the
railroad legislation lost roused bv tho
legislature as applied to tho Louisville
A Nashville, the South A North Ala
bama, and Nashville, Chattanooga A
St. Louis and tho Central of Georgia
railroads.
Tho court sucnded the laws tem
porarily for an investigation of tho al
legations made in tho bills that they
are confiscatory and unuttutl. In the
case of tho Central of Qeorsla. tho
order Is made returnable December 10,
Tho order In tho case of tho other rail
roads is ruado returnable December 2.
These orders are directed to tho sheriffs,
solicitors, clerks of tho ccuutlcs through
which tho roads pass, and all cltliens,
restraining them from attempting to
enforce Uie laws until tho court dis
poses of tho litigation.
. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
QIVE SPECIAL SHORT COURSES
CHEAT LAKE IS LOWERING.
SHIPPERS MUST MAKE GOOD
interstate Commission Wants Evidence
to Support Complaints.
Chicago, Nov. 29. Interstate Com-
mcrco Couimltsicner E. E. C ark
sharply rebuked the dilatory tactics of
shippers making complaint against the
railroad today during tho hearing on
freight rates to tho South Mississippi
river points.
"Tho time will como when the com
minion will not tolerate such Indiffer
ence," said Mr. Clsrk. "We are con
tinually confronted with luit such a
situation. Hundreds of cases liave been
tiled which tho commission has only
waaicu its lime on. as the comn a nan a
have tailed to produce evidence. Only
a few weeks ago wo had a case In which
there was apparently a lack of any
effort to prepare for IL In this present
ease some of the witnesses wero not
ready to testify at Kan fas City, and it
is now the same hore."
SHAW PLACES RESPONSIBILITY
Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairying and
Other Subjects at Corvallls.
Oorvallis Atrangemouts are being
perfected at the Oregon Agricultural
col lego for a two weeks' winter courso
in general agriculture; a six weeks'
courio in horticulture. In dalrvlne. In
domestic science and at ta and in ma.
chanlcal arts. Tho plan is to mako
this work ns practical as possible so as
to be of the sreatcst value to the nor.
eons wuo arrango to tnko these courses
and whe aro unnblo to conttnuo In the
coilego through tho year for the regular
work.
Tho two weeks' couric In general ag
ricultural lectures, demonstrations and
practicums by mombers of the agricul
tural faculty. Arrangements have also
been mado for lectures by such as: K.
T. Judd, Salem; J. K. Shepard, Salem;
W. K. Newell, (1m ton j Fred tironnr,
lllllaboro; A. II. Carson, Grant Pa;
II. M. Williamson, Portland; M. O.
Lownidale, Lafayctto; O. A. Lea, Port
land: E. II. Shepard. Hood Itlver. and
others. Those who take tho six weeks'
courses given in horticulture, dairying,
uomesue Kicnco ana arts, ami lit me
chanic aits will be permitted to tako
such other wotk in entomology as they
may desire. It is expected that Mrs.
Clara II. Waldo and Mrs. Austin Ilux-
ton will bo at tho college to give special
lectures to those taking tho courso In
domestic science and arts.
Declares West Haa Lost Confidence
In tho East.
WILL MEET AT ST. LOUIS.
Next
Populist Party Sets Dale for
Convention April 2.
St. Louis, Nov. 28. After protracted
balloting and consideration of the mer
its of all cities, the national committee
of the People's party lato last night se
lected EL Louis as the place for the na
tional nominating convention and set
April 2 as the date for the gathering.
Kansas City, Chicago, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis ana Oklahoma Lily were
discuraed.
Besides disposing of the convention
matter the committeemen prepared an
addrees to the voters of the country,
which was issued and in which the
leading figures of the older parties are
complimented for taking up "Populis
tic teachings."
READY TO PAY CASH AGAIN.
Western Banks Encourage Chicago to
Begin Movement.
Chicago, Nov. 28. Direct reports
to the Chicago clearing houso from
hundreds of Western cities encouraged
the local bankers yesterday to believe
a resumption of cash payments will be
possible within a fortnight. When
the clearing houso committee mot the
members had before them more than
500 letters in reply to their circular
letter sent out last week asking; for
statements of conditions throughout the
West.
Practically all of tho letters, It was
announced, expressed a willingness to
co-cperste with the Chicago bankers in
resuming a cash basis
New York. Nov. SO. Ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, presi
dent of tho Carnegio Truit company,
returned to New York yesterday from
Chicago, where he conferred with many
earners regaruing mo unanouu situa
tion. In discussing conditions he ssid:
"Tho West has lost confidence In the
East. It will coat us here millions of
dollars before we regain tho prestige
ana cordial relationship of tho past
The men of the West ;ray that New
xorie is responsible tor tho financial
stringency; that when tho squeezo
came the banks of New York resorted
to clearing house certificates first and
forced the rest of the country to do the
same.
"The bankers of Western cities havo
no love now for the bankers of Now
York. They had placed their money
on deposit here, but when they asked
lor it they were refused. They say
New York sought to protect only Itself
and tied np everything so that all tho
rest of tho country was forced to adopt
urgent measures to savo itself."
Complete the Roundup.
Weston Tho stockmen of the Weston
country have completed their annual
fall roundup, which has been the most
successful In recent years. Catilo have
come out of tho mountains In fine con
dition, and they havo left the ranges
kneo deetj In crass becnuio of the favor.
ablo rulings of tho forest reeervo nffl.
clals. It Is thought that next vear
there will be a doublo amount of cattle
on tho Wcnaha reserve. About 1,000
head havo recently como from the
mountains to tho Weston country.
Ax Threatens Infested Trees.
Klamath Falls O. A. Stearns, fruit
Inspector, railed a meeting of tho fruit
growers of this section last week and
although the attendance was not large
considerable interest was taken In the
fight agatntt the various fruit nests.
Many orchard owners hero pay no at
tention to their trees, neither sraftlnir.
spraying nor otherwise flebtlne neata.
mm mi. oiearns has announced his in
tention of using tho ax on those trees
affected by the aphis and whoso owners
bate been repeatedly warned.
Vast Area Will Be Added Reclamation
Work In Klamath
Klamath Falls Naturo Is perform
ing ono of tho most extensive portions
of tho reclamation workof tho Klamath
project, and also ono of tho moat expen
sive parts included In tho estimate,
which Is the dialnago of Tulo hike.
Reports received from J. Frank Ad.
arns, of Tule lake, hrlrm Intollhrunce
that tho wntcr of tho Into la ranldlv-
..in . . . . .
inning, nun a irememiotis whirlpool
has formed lust off Scomlon iwilnt.
through which tho wntcr Is paining
with a deafening loar that can hi heard
a great instance. Ilelow Is apparently
a great channel underground through
which tho waters find outlet beneath
tho Modoo lava beds and thence through
tho drainage of Fall river to Pitt, and
tlnally ou to the ocean throuith tho Sac
ramento mid San Francltco bay.
It haa lomi been held bv coolnuUta
that Tule lake has an underground out
let, ana that hall river, which ibnrsts
irom n ginning spring in .mcmoo county,
Cal., Is tho vent. Lntt spring the lake
water leached a higher level ihun haa
ever lieen known since tho country was I
Ittjwl Rtlll Iw-.IaI..m fMB...a ...-. I......
t....., ...... .tj.uviiui. minis "v'l; mini-
dalcd. For several days tho wafer has
been receding and Investigation level
ed tho new outlet. Should the tent en.
tiroly drain tho body of tho lake, it will
add 60,000 acres of Irrigablo land to
tho project and at a raving of hun
dreds of thomands of dollars to tho
pronto of Klamath basin, as tho In
tended diversion of Loet river will bo
tendered unntcesiary.
STUDY NEW METHODS,
Peru Sends Men to United States to
Qather Information,
Lima, Pern, Nov. 27, Tho govorn
lnotil of Peru has sent to tho United
Btates two urnduates of tho airlctiltuml
school lo study tho process ul cultiva
ting sugar cirlie In Louisiana, and also
the cultivation, fertlliors mid methods
pursued with cotton and rice, In tho
proper places foi tho best results, from
the planted seed to tho proration for
market,
1'rcitlilent Pardo says that for the
purposes of making tho best mi of our
ocean wealth, In tho propor conduct of
tho (liberie and curing of fish, he has
contracted with a specialist In tho
United Slates, who Is now studying out
Islands, oi! it watois and rivers In nil
that relates ta a scientific solution of
methods for tcaiirlnit tho tst results
nam lor win market and to provide n
cheap food for the people, In I ho hojie
to prixlih.il lints a now source of wraith
for the republic.
This government has alto font to
the United States two Peiiivlan sanl
try engineers, who will study In the
United Btates the branch of sanitation,
In company with thctutnltaiy engineer
who was sent earlier to the Ulhtntia of
Panama to study there tho sanitary sys
tem, established by the North Ameri
cans,
EXCEEDS AUTHORITY
Federal Court Sols Aside Joint
Kale Order.
RULING IS BY JUDGE IIANfOKL?
Finds That Washington Doard Is En
croaching on Power of Inter
stale Commerce Law.
FAMINE IN. ASIA.
Fortunes In Walnuts.
Aihland Tho black walnut thrives
In tho Orrcon climate, nnrtlrulnrlv In
Southern Oregon, abovo almost every
othor tree and iKcomra a tieo of much
commercial value within 20 years. The
owier uay a mack walnut was cut on
laurel street in this city that was
planted 20 years ago. Its diameter two
feet aboie the ground was two feet. A
number of cuts aero taken from It to a
cabinet shop. It is of fine grain and
rich color, equal to any black walnut
grown In tho Mliilsslnnl vnllv. Tim
cabinet maker In exhibiting this wood,
pointing out the annual growth In the
ciuu-iccuon, bixj: "ino young man
who will plant 10 acres of black walnut
treea bote will And that It will mako a
fortuno for him In 25 years."
DRAW WHITES TO COAST.
T.
Imitates Early Day tush
Helena, Nov. 28. No little exclte
mnet exists In the vicinity of Bozeman
over; the discovery of considerable gold
in Uio placer diggings of the West Gal
latin basin. For nine miles on either
aldo of the river claims have been stak
ed out and prospectors have panned oat
quite a quantity of gold. Frank Bliss,
of Livingston, Is reported to have pan
ned (9 in a half a dozen pans, and oth
ers have had equally good luck. Many
prominent, resident of Bozeman have
left for the diggings, which In tho early
days were noted as gold producers.
Panama Canal Will Bring Da t Irs bio
Immigrants and Check Asiatics.
New York, Nov. 20. William It.
Wheeler, of San Francisco, one of the
special commlrsloners apporintcd by
x rcamem Jiooseveii to stuay abroad the
promem oi immigration, said today:
"The completion of the Panama
canal and the consequent Influx of Ku
ropean immigration through direct
steamship routes, which will Inevlt
ably bo established, will solve the
Asiatic problem in California and the
Pacific coast.
"Now this must not be viewed with
alarm by the forces of labor on tho
x'aclUc coast. Theao nowlv.arrlvnl
aliens will bo of the deairablo class,
and their presence will aid In tho fu
ture upbuilding of California and the
PaclflQ coast states rather than retard
It."
Notaries Public Named.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed the following nontarles pub
lic: Albert E. Grelner, Holdman,
Umatilla county: W. 8. Woro'en. Kla
math Falls. KUmalh county: II. It.
Hendricks, Grants Pna?. Joseph I no
cuuuiy; v. v. inomunton, xvortu Pow
der, Union county; C. Milton Mattoon,
81.4 Fifth St., Portland; II. 8. Mc
Cutchan, 022 Worcester building, Pott
land; John A. Jeffrey, 33 Washing
ton 8t Portland; Robert Alstrop,
170 Third St., Portland.
Japan Makes Promise to Canada,
Tokio, Nov. 28. Itodolphe Leroloux,
Canadian postmaster general and labor
eomrnfssloeor, had a conference lotting
four hours yesterday with Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hayathi, at which the
emigration problem was dlscussod. It
ta understood lie received assurances
that the Japanese government Is now
aogaged In plaaajM the limiting of
smlgiaMoa to Caaada.
Soon Ready to Negotiate,
Tokio, Nov. 20. R. Leraleux, Cana
dian postmaster general and commls-
sloner of labor, who is on a mission
concerning immigration, had an audi,
enco todav and lunched with the em
press nt the paiaco. The eraporor was
inuisposea with a cold and unablo to
bo present. K. Ishli, chief of the bu
reau of commerce of tho Japanese for
eign office, Is expected on November 30
and after his arrival reirotlatlon con-
cernlng Immigration of Japaneso into
America and Canada will proceed more
rapiuiy.
Train Seized by Tramps.
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 29.. Sixty tramps
seized a Southern Pacltlo train at Men
dota, where tho railway crosses the
river, and compelled tho train crew to
gjvo them a ride to Fresno. At Fresno
they seized another freight train, which
was outbound, and compelled the train
men to fake them along. Word was
telephoned ahead and at Visa I la 20 offl-
OArl'WarAawaltfnM Ilia .a(t ...l ;.-
I .- nv.w wim..imA ...v HRIH, AMU HUD
seeded Is arresting 48 of the tramps.
Mileage Books are Printed.
Salem Genoral Passonger Agent Mc
Murray, cf tho Ilarriman lines, has no
tified tho State Railroad commission
that the new mileage books have teen
printed and shipped from tho Kast, nnd
will bo hero in a few da s. Thran r
tho .'54 cent rnlleago books agreed upon
at a joint meeting of the railroad row
mhsloners, a commit lee of the T. P. A.
ana the railroad officials, and will take
the place of the acrlp books now In
rue,
Wood Costs State More.
Salem The stato boards opened bids
last week for supplying wood to stato
Institutions for next year, tiio wood to
vo cm una wintor and delivered next
surnmor. Trices are from f 3.80 to L25
for first growth fir, at tho asylum;
H 35 for first growth fir at tho capitol,
and 15.26 to f 5.80 for oak. Fir Is from
30 to 76 conU a cord higher than last
year, and oak 11 a cord highor. Tho
quantity offered is only half tho amount
required, lllds were not acted upon.
Change In Stock Inspectors.
Pendleton Dr. It. 8, King, of the
Pederal stock Inspection servico, who
has been hero somo tlmo, has left tho
servico and will be at Helena In future.
Dr, II. L. McDonald, who has been at
Montpcllcr, Idaho, will take Dr. King's
place hero. All of the men under Dr.
McClure are now ensacod In nnm in.
spectlon throughout tho stato. Tills
work will require a largo part of tho
winter.
One Survey Completed.
Klamath Falls, Enulnoer Joumev.
surveying a line of railioad from Kla-
main sum to Lnkevlow, has finished
the suivey, ond tho actual distance be
tween tho two places was found to bo
100 miles and 283 feet. Th linn In.
torsects the north and south line
through Lakeview, It Is now expected
that the surveying tartv will an haik
over the ground and make the line per-
-uaueufc.
Forest Supervisor at John Day.
John Day Cy J. liilgham deputy
surporvlior of the Western divlilon of
the Hlno mountain forest, lias arrived
nt this placo, where his headquarters
will Ui from now on, and Is preparing
to take up his new duties. The estab
lishment of a supervisor' office hare Is
one of tho most Important conceaatona
made loci I stockmen by the htiorau nf
forestry, and It Is hoped that most of
tho camea of friction w 111 disappear un
der bis administration.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 82o; blueatcm, 8o;
valley, 82cs red, 80c.
Oats No. J white, 120.60; gray,
-V.OU.
Barley Food. 128.50: browlmr. 130.
rolled, 3031.
Corn Wholo, 132; crocked, 33.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, 1718
per ton; Ktitern Otegon timothy, 23;
clover, 16; cheat, $16; grain hay, 116
ian; auana, iij vetch, in.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032)o
per pound,
Veul 76 to 125 ounds, 8lo; 126
to 160 pounds, 7c; 160 to 200 pounds,
IHtfUftO.
PorkBlock, 76 to 160 pounds, 6)4
tso; rscxeis, O5$fcj7o.
Poultry AvoroKoold hons. 12(aU2i4c
per pound; mixed chlckons. lOfallc:
spring chickens, ll12Jio; roosters,
no; urcsteii ciucKoni, U'(j)13c; turkeys,
live, 0(3 lOu; ducks, 12Jf13o; pg.
cons, $1.(50; squabs, 120.1.
Kggs Fresh ranch, candled, 37Jtf
0400 per dozen,
Fruits Apples, 76c0$2 per box;
peaches, 76cQI I per crate: pears. 11.28
01.76 per box; gropes, $101.25 per
crais; quinces, oucrnjsi per box; cran.
oernes, su-omii- per barrel.
Vegetables Turnip, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.25 por sack; beets, $1.25
per sack; beans, 7 0c per pound; cab
bage, 101 io per pound; caullflowor,
OOc0$l per dozen; colcry, 70000c per
dozen; onions, 1602Oo per dozon;
parsley, 20o por dozen; peppers, 8
17o per pound; pumpkins, llko per
pounu; rauunos, zuo per dozen i an n.
ach, Co per pound; sprouts, 8o per
pounu; squasn, ifcsio per pound; to-
maioes, si.zotoi.ao per box,
Onions $1,75(32 per box.
Fotatoes-T50Q76 per hundred, de
livered Portland; ewoofc votatoos, 2
"io per pound.
Hops 1007, 507o nor round: olds.
23o per pound.
Wool Kastorn Oregon, averago best,
18020c per pound, according to shrink.
age; valloy, 1820o, according to flno-
nMI tnnhalr. nltnlui ftn2iMv. m.
I pound.
Sutlan of Turkey Forbids Export of
Barley Crops Fall.
Constantinople, Nov. 27. Famine
threatens a great part ol Asia Minor
om lug to tho failure of crops and tho
greatest distress prevails. The sultan
haa already Issued orders forbidding
the export of barley, of which large
amounts aro annually ihlpjx'd shroud
io toreign nriua lor brewing purpose.
This order, It Is expected, will give
rise to gintt complaint Irom foreigners
who have mado contracts.
The sultan lias also exempted from
duty all wheat Imported until ,tlio end
of January, and lias given orders for
the agricultural bank to distribute seed
to tho needy farmers.
Winter shuns signs of beginning at
an unusually early time and heavy
rains ore hindering autumn rowing.
Added to those calamities Is tho high
price of all necessaries of life so that
It may bo said without exaggeration
that the prospect foi the coming win
ter Is unprecedenlolly gloomy.
Want Action on Notices.
Chicago, Nov. 27. Following an
agreement between Chicago bunks
with savings dipartments which are
members of the Clearing House assocl
atlon that 30-day notices by denosltora
desirous of withdrawing their accounts
would ixi mot Immediately, letters of
noiiucation havo lieea sent out by
some of tho banks asking that the ac
counts lie withdrawn or tho notices
canceled without deley. The requests
havo met with Ilttlo response. It was
learned todny that one hank which had
received 300 notices of Intended with.
drawals hiard from only IS of Its let
ters.
Seattle, Nov, 30. Federal Judge C
II. Ilatiford yratnnlay unjoined tho
Washington Utato Railway commission,
represented by Hurry r'alrclilld, John
O. Lawrence and Jesse J. Jours, from
comtMilllug tho railroads to obey tho
Jolnt rate order on wheat shipped front.
Kastcrn Washington mliiU to Puget
sound points.
Tho decision Is based on Judge Han
ford's opinion that It Is tho obvious In
tontlun of tho commission to divert tho
wheat t rattle of that part of the a'ale
east and woiith of Hokaiie from Port
land to I'ugsl sound. 'I ho action, the-
court holds, Is an attempt on the itrt
of tho coirnnusion to eiicnmni ujxm.
the X)wer to regulate Inleistalo coin
inerco cstel In coi griw by tl:o ivnutl
tiilluii of tho United Plate.
Tim particular oitlou of the con
mission's onlor lo which the rallioadl
took exception was that prrtcrlhlri)).
that the freight charges raid by the
shippers in grots was to Im divided.
Ix'txtfti the several carriers twrllal-
patlng In tho service. Tho hands nf
tho rominlssloii, huwever, aro not abso
lutely tied, for Judge llanford says no
Injury will bo Inflicted by the making
nf tho supplemental ordir apportioning'
tho Joint rales,
From Judge Ilanford'a opinion It
would oppmr that the commission la
entitled to prvacrlbo a Joint rate Iit.Uio
future provided that Ilia otilecllondMo-
features of the present ordir are obvi
ated. "Tho Injunction to be Imud," sara
the couit, "will nut lestraln the rail
way commission from making such an.
order. This court will not sol aside a
Jolr.t rate by Interlocutory divreeot
provisional injunction, nor at all, un
less upon final hearing It shall bo
pro fed to bo Insulllolenl and unreason
ablo "
The Jurisdiction nf Uie United KMr
District court, which wasnuMllonrd bv-
tlie railroads. Is maintained bv Judire
llanford.
ASHES COVER THE QROUND.
sks Lesgue to Give
Chicago!
last nig!
Up.
Nome and Vicinity Burled In Volcanic
Eruptivo Matter.
Beattle, Nov. 30. A special In tho
Mornlnic Times from No um N'mnn.
and probably tho entire Seward penln
aula Is shrouded In on aihy ham and
the giounJ for ml Ira Is covered several
S-"?!
...a. ...km. i,, m uuaijiiiiuua yum RPXril I rri,m .,.. I t
the Chicago law and Order league to lh: ",' ,,'"', "V" ,"""7, " s
abandon Its campaign against Sunday 'J "I b'1 ."" '" ,r0.,n ' wo"
su loons and let the question be submit
ted to a volo of citizens at the next
election. In the same resolution the
aldermen assorted that the Sunday clos
ing law now on the statute books Is
"obsolete," Tho resolution wss adopt.
cd without debate and by a vlvn voce
vote. Officers of tho league spent the
nay in olaHslfyliig tho evidence secured
by their volunteer detectives.
Ashss Fall at Nome.
Nomo, Alaska. Nov. 27 Shawora of
volcanic asics are falllnu In Xmn.
Toller and Tin City. The snow Is no
ticeably blackened by the rudiw. The
piaco ol their origin has nol yot been
fixed. Volcanic eruptions and earth
quakes have been of frequent teenr
renco In Alaska since last July, Vlo
lent shocks of rarthnuaka havo Ui.
folt at sea and on land snowslldes hfcvo
started as reault of carlhwavca.
Ships Nesrly Ready.
Now York, Nov. 27. Not lea
sorved this mornlnir that 7oo mm
WOlltd 1)0 laid Off at tho Brooklyn
navy yard In a fow days. Two liiinlr.i
and fifty are lo bo discharged today,
Tho work on tho boats for tho Pacific
crulso is nearly completed.
Population of Brazil.
Rio Janolro, Nov. 27. According to
Uie census, Just completed, Brazil con-
fains 10,010,010 Inhabitants. Tho
Brazilian sovoinrnont ban h.m1va,i in
establish eight naval schools, to nt nin.
cors und mon for tho navy.
Buy Russian Poland.
Berlin, Nov. 27. A movement to
Gormanlzo Prurslan Poland haa boon
Inaugurated. A bill osklim for Sinn.
000,000 with which to buy out tho na
tlvo land owners has been introduced,
Spain Contracts for Navy,
Glasgow, Nov. 27, It Is announced
that local shipbuilders have contracted
ooo"oroo,h Bp",n wlth a "av,r or ,35''
hut at first Ilttlo attention w. tl, I in.
the frrak of nature, as It was expected,
that It would soon cease. Instead,
however, tho fall continued, and after
adsy becamo so dense as to serlotulr
Interfere with outdoor pursuits. Min
ers coming Into town reported that for
miles the snow wss so impregnated
with tho ashes that sledding was al
most Impossible. Kiirilmr. tlm nip i.
so full of ashrs that breathing Is ill Ill
cult and the tint, powder has sifted Inlo
houies and hmlness plncrs to inch nu
extent that It Is thick on tlm Hon,. ,,..!
mi everything In tho way of gooda and
houeehold furniture. It Is believed
that some of tho numerous volcanic Is-
anus, eruier ixtwecn this (naM and 8.
icrla, or more probably those Island
In tho Alaska peninsula, or tho Aleuti
an Islands, is again eruption, and that
the ashy downpour Is tlm rrmli v..
scrlcus iraults are antldtuin.1 i,..
much Incoiivrnleiiro la luiim. r,.....i i..
tho jH-cullar storm.
Fortify Posrl Harbor.
Ban Francisco, Nov. 30, plncc
Jonah K. Kalnrilanolo, dologate lo ran
greas from tho Hnwnii.n i.i...,.i. ...
rived hero today with Ids wife oii tliWw
stoamor Korea. Thn nrlnci was detlff
cd In his views regarding the linincili.
aio policy which ho Intuiuls to udvocalo
vKiuiug uio ireatmcnt of tho Islands
,,yi '!? Vl ,0,LH,tn' Kowrnment. iff
.adtmt,0flttJl, whlcJ ,
londwl, us Hawaiian dolegsto, lo uruo
upon i congress, was tho prersl ng Bec5.
Hlty for H rOIIU V fnrHMn.. 1....I I -.1 "
nnd atiengllionlnjc It as a naval btwo.
Qninil a Ei- .
. , , b,urco urasr.
Montgomory, Alu Nov. 30.-Thol
only developtnont of tho day o I .
Juiicllon i .nlu of tho rullroml , "
orlng In cf deputies by tho United
Btatcs marshal. Jt Is given out that
he court Is delcr.rilr.e.1 that the o .
bo most absolute. oh,np.nl "T. TU
"-vjH
Will be disobeyed, as a test case,