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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
1 HS OF THE WEEK In n Condensed Torni for Busy Renders. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Returns of tho Lost Important but Not Lota Intarettlng Events ' of tho Psst Weak. ' Canada hat made reciprocity lr ity with Fiance, Boston hi a inunlolxl Indebtedness Ol S11,HH,730, It l rejMiited that Honator Hmoot "will not seek re-election, Democrats In Iho home will rovolt agalntt Williams' leadership. Arohbold, ol the Standard Oil, do. Illr tint li motley la tainted. The German chancellor declares the 1 ollcjr ol the kaiser It ono of pmco. It It reported that an attempt wss ttiailo to blow up Talt'a train In Kuisla. Foraker In aiinoiinccl hi candidacy lor president ami denounce tho rt law. Mount Vesuvius I slightly active, lint the vlragc iirrutiuJItiK It are not eutTerlng. I Congressmen who hao Jutt relumed from I'anama say tho canal may bo rlnlthcd In six yenra. Secretary ol Agriculture Wllaon says the present year haa been the beet for crops In all pail of the country In Ita hltlu'ry. Anarchy reigns supremo In Armenia. a gas ex. Seven men wne klllrd by plosion In nana City. It Ik. Tho government ha Increased deposit In Portland banks. No mora treasury certificates will ow ny Hecretary Uortclyou. Secretary Garfield aay Irrigation Jia now passed the experimental stage. Kxrntatlou of dirt on tho I'anama car.nl shotted n big Increase for Octo ber, j Congress wilt la askrd to fauthorUo a cult to rccovor Houthern I'aclflo land grant. Evidence haa been secured of a con tipltaoy lii murder ('resident Dlax, of Mexico. Two iteel work at Greenville. Pa.. Jiave chut down, Ihrowlna: nearly 1,000 men out oi worn, Archbishop Chrlttlo, of Oregon, who unuerweni an operation at uiilcago re cently, I rapidly rccovorving. Mb With Itoot, lUuuhtei of Scoro tary Itoot, and Lieutenant U. H. Oram, jirandton ol Urneral Grant, liavo bron married. An Indicted llrooklyn banker ha committed aulclde, .Vow York bank aro preparing to to wumo mill payments. IIIII and linn I man aro again od to liavo mado poaco. Tho Rimdan douina has refined doslginte the cur rti an autocrat. Rootovolt wl)l not ipeak on ix third orm until alter congrcot adjourns. Olllccra ol tho Jenklnt Trust com , piny, of llrooklyn, hnvo been arrested. Tho minora of Rooiland, 11. 0., will accept a reduction In wages and tho mine will not close. Tho striking ttroot car employes at Louisville, Ky., have loit nnd decided to go hack to work. Prussian expenditures liavo Increased 425,000,000 mid tho government I at a loss to provldo for a greater revenue. 8. M. Foil on, president of tho Chi cago A Alton lallroAd, has boon electal president ol tiio Mexican Central rail- way. Hopgrowon of California havo form d an organisation for tho purpoaoot controlling tho market of thoontlro coast. QMEATEIt SAN FRANCISCO. Charter Amendments to Provide for Immense Uond Istuo. Hnn 1'runoltco, Nov. yn. llr tho sno. ulnl athm of tho legislature, tho city of Han fintiokio lm. Ikoii aiiahled to tko.tlio iiou-KNiiy stc) for rehabilita tion on a hlgicslu. Tho IrgltUtiirn ratllled aiiuuidtnoiila to the local charter which wcro adopted by tlio viitcranltho laid election. Tho most Important of tho amendments to tho olty at tho present time la that which nduilt of the sale of bonds hearing S per cent Intercut. Under the charter the olty was emtioweitvl to hauo bond carrying lutorctt not In exert of 4 tier cent. Tho local law nrovldea that the bonds may nut bo sold below psr. It wo ImiKMtlble to roll 4 per cent bonds, but now the olty will beablo to go ahead with 6 per cent securities. ui couiso u is nol fijiectal Uml they can io iiiNUMi unuer present nnanclal oondlllon,, but by the time the que, tlou Iim been submitted to tho voters nnd tint lnds prepared, It I bcllovcd that Iho Hurry will have pasied. It Is proposed to bsuo fi por cent twn.U to tho extent of 128,000.000 for imlillo liniroveiiients. 01 this sum 10,000,000 will bo devoted to tho re- construction of tho city ball. One mil lion dollars will be devoted to the re- comtinctlon of the shattered hall of Juitlre. It was completely wrecked by Hie friand during the Fchmlti sjlmln titration no effort wns mado to roitore It. Oiih million dollars Is to botneiit for a new county hospital. Another million will bo used for a public libra ry, ikveral million (the amount haa not yet been accurately estimated) will be devoted to the erection of uewichool home: several hundred thousand will bo used for the purchase of lands fcr park purpoej 16,000,000 will bo em ployed for the reconstruction of sewrrs andatrel, and f 0,000,000 will be do- voioi to Die purpones of an auxiliary water system from the ocean for flie fighting. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL MEW BOXER OUTBREAK. bThHOU UP l-Olt THE HAVY, FOROINQ LID ON GHIOAQO. rejiort' to Law and Order Lsicusrs Oalhsrlnc Evidence for Orsnd Jury. Clilcogo, Nov. 20. Botne two bun- drrxl volunteer detective from the sub Idlsry organltatlona of the Chlraio litw and Order leaguo visited saloons In Chicago Holiday In an endeavor to obtain evidence that the Humlay clos ing law of Illinois was being violate.!. Tho action Is In furtherance of a cam palsn inanguratil by the leaguo after tho survcatful election strucirlo for local option wared In 17 counties of the state earlier In the month. Tho evidence collected. It la an. noun.cd, will bo uresented to the gran I Jury or Cook county. leaders In tho movement for a "dry Funduy" In Chicago hopo that the Inquisitorial body wilt And tho fuels suillclent for Uio voting of truo bills agalntt numer ous saloon keeper In each of tho 35 wards of tho city under tho stato law which carries penalties of a f 200 flno and a Jail setitenco for each proven vio lation. Mayor IIumo has thus far refused to heed tho pleadings of the organisations that tho raloons bo cloied and In this attitude he has been upheld by the Haloonkeepers' tocltlon, the Itrstau rantkecpers' association and tho United Societies for Rolf Government. Assistant Secretary of Slato Says No Uottar One Exists, Wnthlrncton. Nov. 23. Kioin tlmn In lime during tho lait fow month thtro liavo appeared In vnilout publications caiiimnts concerning alleged dofta In vonael ol the risvy, irllcularly In bat tlnhlps and annoroi crubrr. ToMiisttsr these, Itoar Admiral Cappe, chief of tho bureau of construction and repair, has oommenlcd In hi annual reixjrtio wio accreutry ot tlio navy. Admiral Capps covet responsibility or wio ursicns. tucri n lucv aro. smi navt tho highest tribute to his prcdecetmors Inolllco. Ho dialares our bslllcwhlp fleet la fully eiial In all ios(cti to that of any equul number of abips in any other navy, designed during tho same period. He further nuotea one of Iho moit dlstlngulshoJ foreign authcrl tie, ai fellows; "Kxtraoidlnary high figures for United Huttts ships afford food fur thought, for both In ships and high powor guns Imnervlous to vital Inlurv at long rango, tho United Slates licet li superior to any other In tho world." itwurilngto tho criticisms of tho Ut- tleelilps, Admiral Conns snvs. "Hie chief constructor hones Uist ho UBS iiomonilialed rullr and elmrlv tlmt sucn Fciiotis rsuita as exist In any lt Ih ships snd crulters were not duo t the arbitrary melhoJa of the bosrd of construction or to the bureau of con slrnctlon and repair, but were almost wholly due to developments In mater ial and tho lm Istcnco of seagoing offi cers that certain military features should be embodied In the original de sign or, subsequently, that eliomrea covering the same ihould.be mado un der these last conditions. The changes obviously Involved a very considerable cost. Kstlmsto for tho next fiscal year for construction and repair on shins shows ah Increase of B&0,000 over the appro- I'liaiicns i or mo present year. bAYU HATEti WERE fcXCEUBlVe Lumber Firm Complslns to Commis sion Against Harrhnan. Washington, Nov. 20. A complaint wsi filed today with tho Interstate Commorco coinmleilon by tho K. II. Lewi Lumber comnany. onerntlntr in Oregon and Washington, alleging that tho llnrrlman roads In tho Northwest In 14 different case exacted freloiii charges on cars of lumber shipped from Oregon and Washington to tho Host In excess of the legal rates published br tho roads. All the excess charges were made subsequent to the time tho new rate Vtnt into effect, and on this ground complainant asks the commission to require tho roads to refund tho amount of the excess and hereafter to conform to tholr published rat-. Indorse Plan of Altchlson Washington, Nov. SO. The Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana senat. ors who aro hero met todsv and adont. od a resolution favoring an amendment to tho Interstate conimerco law In ac cordance with the terms ot the resolu tion Introduced by Commluloner Altch lson, cf Oregon, at tho recent state rail way commlsilonera' convention hero, providing tlmt no Increase ahall bo made In any rato when shippers object until tho road can show the rata Is reai. onaule. Today's action was taken In compliance with the wishes of tho Pa. clcfl Northwest lumbermen, who aro now before the Intents to Commerce commlrslon here with several coses in volving proposed Increase In ratta on coast Unco. Colorado land fraud trials will begin in Denver Dccombor 10. Tho grand lodgo of Klka will hold tho noxt convention nt Dullus1, Toxas. Kmperor I'm no Is Joseph lm Just col oliratod tho 00th luinlvcrijary of his reign, Jewelry manufacturers expect a do rease In Christmas gifts of tholr ware. Many orders nro bolng cancolod, Tho (Jhlncso government has Just paid f 10,000 damages for tho killing ot n American missionary In 1005. v Tho oxeoutlvo ccmmltteo of tho Na tional Educational association haa doc-Mod on Clovolnnd at tho plaoo for tho 1008 convention, Juno "0 to July 8, From January 1 to October 81 this year 61 poimlts were Issued In Now York for buildings inoro than 10 stories tilgh. WOMEN STARTED MUTINY. Induce Russian Sailors to Solxo Ship and Revolt. Victoria, 11. O., Noy. 20. The steamor Kumeilo brought advlros that tho recent mutinies at Vlsdivostok were canard by lour girls, who went on board tho destroyer Hukurnl, and Insti gated tho bluejackets of tho destroyer w nouo uio omccrs or Uio vessel and escape to Japan. They agreed, but decided to shell tho oily iroin tlio roadstead before loavlng, A rod flag was hoisted and the destroy er opened fire on Uio admlrallty ollleo and tho governor's residence, and then exchanged shots with tho cruiser Mand Jur, Tho onglneroom of tho destroyor woa struck by a shell from Uio forts, and the vcaaol was run aihoro to pre vent sinking. The four nlrls wlm h.iil. gaUd tho mutiny were all killed, as well at a number ot tho bluejackets, the remainder bolng arrested. Keeping; It Sterol. Washington, Nov. .10, There was another land grant conference In tho ollleo of tho attorney general today, but nothing lias been mado public as yet. Ho ar, It It known that theto confer ences havo been purely dollbeiatUe, and no conclusions liavo been reached. Kven when It Is decided what couito shall bo punued, either to compel the ntnroaus io comply witn the terms ot their grants or to forfeit their lands, It Is probublo no announcement will bo msJe, at the detriment deems It lm prudent to show Its hand to the rail road companies In advance of the Insti tution or legal proceedings. It Is learn ed that before a definite policy Is agreed upon all members of the Oregon cos grcrtlontl delegation will ho called In to conference, and will bo consulted at to the policy to bo adopted. Postpone Thaw Trial. Now York, Nov. 2(1 Tho ecoond trial of Harry Kvnda.ll Thaw, set for Monday, will again lie postponed, and there It little chance that It will bo called until romo data well along In January. Tho decision to uk for a postponement has boon agreed to by both tides. It la duo partly to tho fact that tho task of sccurlmr a lurv wnul.t uo mauo (louuiy naru tiv tlio iinnrnni of (ho holidays and tho nroapcot of tho iBioameu at tpomiing bom uiiiistmns and Now Years day looked under tho caro ot court ballffs. Brings Suit Against Japan. Victoria, II. O., Nov, 20, Nows was rocolvod from Toklo that John ilurtlny, a 11 Itlshor who went to Japan In 1804, has brought suit agalntt the Japanese govornment for 1,000,000 yen damages for having impounded opium Imported by him In 1876, whllo allowing Dutch nrms anu ouier foreigners to Impor Uio drag, ' Some of Utes Qo To Work. Washington, Nov. 28. Tho com mlisloner of Indian affair lias been advised of tho arrival of 110 of tim disaffected Uto Indiana at Rapid City, 8. D., wheio they lute argced to ac cept wotk on a railroad. Tht inform ation comes from Hnnerintendent of Indian hmployment Dannett. who has prevailed upon tho Indians to work by Informing them of tho attitude of the government, which is opposed to In dulgence to them so long as they re main In Idlrnera. There are 240 of tho malcontents who havo not yielded. Japt to Prevsnt Troublo, Washington, Nov. 20. Kvidenl ly desiring u moro conservative courto on tho Jupunctio question, Japan an nounces tho transfer of Consul Uyeno irom oan franaisco lo Byduoy, Austral la. Uhoxo Kollk, n distinguished dip. lomat and consul goncral at New York, goes to fcan rranoirco, on Docomber 2, lo bo consul goucrol, the post being raited from a consulate. Proposes Largo Homesteads. Wellington, Nov. 27. Boon oftor congress convenes Senator Fulton will Introduce a bill nuthorlilm? nm.norn homesteads In thoso parts of Kuitorn Oregon where small acreage will not sustain families, Ills plan hat been successfully tried In Nebraska, partlc nlarly In uoolions which havo but lit tlo rainfall and whoro irrigation It not posslblo, Nothing; At Yet Results. Washington. Nov. 20 H. D. Town. lend, assistant United Htatet district attorney for North Dakota, having un der Investigation the Oregon and Call fornla land grant case, bad a confer ence today at tho department of Justice wnn a. icuonaid Jlclilalr, who was the aislilant ot Mr. Townsend In the Investigation and Tracy O. Decker, who was appointed by the attorney gen eral to go over tho report of Mr. Town send, with the view of recommending what action, If any, should be taken. No determination lias yet been readied. and It Is not likely tho conference will result in a report to tho department of Justice. Let Bourne Qet Mandate. Washington. Nov. 28 The Wash- Ington roit today recommends a plan to Senator Dour no to compel President Itoosevelt to tcrvo another term. The plsn Is to bring- a mandamus suit in the Supreme court requiring Roosevelt to obey tho will of the people. Tho rest says: "Hotline yearns for Roose velt as a luurt yearns for the water brook. Not only Is ho deaf to the distusding tongue, but there la a menacing note In hla'nvArtnrtvt that la nnflilnc bI,a. nf bioodcutdllng. If Kooeovelt withstands him thero will bo tragedy." Aged Chlneso Empress Alono Holds Back Fanatic Hordes. Han Francisco, Nov. 26. Another Doxcr outbreak of tho tort which oc curred In China In 1809, when many lives wero lost, Is threatened for the near future, according to ad vices re ceived hero on tho auxiliary collier Justin, arriving from Manila nnd Guam, and tho United Slates It pre paring to ruth troopt to China at a moment's notice. A ateamer folly loaded with provitloni and ammunition la lylnz In the harbor at Manila ami. should a report b received from China lo tho effect that the Boxer aro again on tho rampage, troops from tho Phil. Ipplnet will be immediately hurried to uio scene or me outbreak:. Thoe arriving on tho Jnstln ttate that from reports received from China, It Is polntod out that this trouble I likely to occur In tho vicinity of Pekln, where the former fighting resulted from an attack npon tho missionaries. It is stated that trouble would hr resulted long before now, except for tht Interference of tho dowager empress. To her atone, It Is stated by men arriv ing on tho colllor, e due tho fact that tho Doxers have remained quiet for the past many months. At tbo present time the empreea Is eerlooaly ill, and It It ssld that her death Is expected in the near future. Once tho empress has pasted away, mo jwierw win ioo utile time tn re- newlng tbelr attack nnon the mlaalnn arlet, and It It known that they have made up their minds to drive the leacuers of religion out of China for all time. TURN DOWN HENEY Oregon Land Fraud Trials Camwt Walt liifler. BXISTSL TO SI 8N W1T1 CASES Dtpsrtmsnt of Justice Hat Been at Last Goaded to Action by Com plaints nd Criticisms. JURY DISAGREES. End of tho Old Saratoga. Washington. Nov. 20 Thtinlil alnnn of war Saratoga, famous In history for nor pcriormanco under command of Ad- miraltarragutBHwoll us under Com ntodoro Perry, It to go on tho Junk pile. Thoiimt Duller A Co., of Doston, whq bought the ship for 13,310, Intend to demolish her for tho sako of any old metal and ecrnpln tho hull, Now Railway Malt Clorka. Wilmington, Nov. 30, L, O. Otler and F.H.Twohey, of Portland; Charles A. Crookcr, Cornellut Roeooe.8.8toots, Independence, and Guy N, Howell, Salem, havo been appointed railway mall olwkt. Should Pay tho West. Warhlngton, Nov. 28. Senator Kltt ridge, of South Dakota, dlicuislng tho financial situation today, said: "If tlio hast pays tho West what It owes Mieto win uo no troublo. The Kast has our crops and livo stock and will not give us a cent. What we really need la a moro elastic currency." Cannot Work Govornment. Washington. Nov. 27. Tho pro nounced auceem of tho 3 per cent cer tlllcnteo enables Secretary Corlelvou to defeat plans for the putchaieot tho cer tlucates for speculative purpose. Only Individuals allowing that the purchase nrieo has not been withdrawn Irom the banks will be favored. Best Constitution Made. Washington, Nov. 20. William J. llryan, In an address before atudenta and others nt the Georgo Washington university last night, characterlred the new Oklahoma constitution as the beat constitution extant, and ho added "and I don't exuludo Uio constitution of thn united otatcs." Unable to Reach Conclusion In Adams Murder Trial. Spokane, Nor. 25. A special from Rathdmm, Idaho, to the Spokesman Review rays: The jury In the Steve Adams murder csfo was dlrcbarged at 6:46 o'clock yes terday afternoon, being unable to aerte on a verdict, after being out since 8:30 o'clock Saturday night. The lory afexxTelght for aconltal and four for conviction. Jurymen J. F. House, Charles Dlttemore, D. W. Gar wood and 8. A. Varnom were tho foar men who believed Sieve Adams guilty ui uiv.muruer oi i-reu vyier in tne Marble creek district of Shoshone coun ty, Idaho, in August, 1001. Five ballots were taken, all wjth the same result. The Jury wot ready to report at 3 o'clock, bat the court con ferred with attorneys for both tide and It woa agreed to keeD tho lurr out a little longer. Clarence Da r row. chief coontel for Adams, tried to obtain concessions of ball for Adams and of immunity from arrest by Colorado anthorltlea nntil the Tyler case it disposed ot. No promise was given him. Sbeiltt Bailey, of Shoshone county, is here with a war rant for the arrest ot Adams on the charge of murdering Ed Boole, near the tamo place and at about tho tamo tlmo tbo Tyler murder occurred. Washington, Nov. 28. Farther poet ponement of the trial of the Oregon land fraud catss Is not to be tolerated. Because of complaints and criticism the department of Justice haa decided to Uko radical slept, which will force trials it an early date, and It It expect ed that District Attorney Bristol will toon receive Inttractiont to proceed. Only recently John Hall, under Is. dlctment, wrcte the president, asking ror trial, rut request was transmitted to the attorney general arid theaee to Mr. Bristol, who replied that be eoakt not proceed, at that was oae of F. J. Heney'i cases. Tho department ears that. If Mr. Ueney cantot set away from San Fraa- cisco long enoogh to prosecute Elavil aawl BInger Hermann, some one else will bo found who can take np tbla work. la fairness to those under Indlctaaest, tbo department believes tbeee long delayed cases shoald be tried. It Is probable that Mr. Brlttol will be Instructed to prosecute Hall and Hermann, at well at all others under Indklaaeat for had frauds. BURNED IN REVENGE. Haw J"- MIQHT SPOIL YOSEMITe. No Tarlir Ravttlori. Washington, Nov. 27. "Thore will be no turiff revision at the coming sea. Ion," Bald Representative Payne, of New York, chairman of the wayt and means rommltteo ot tho houso of renro. eentatlves, after a conforenco with the presldont today on tariff and currency legislation. Navy Needs Men, Washington, Nov. 27. Tho navy de imnmcnv announces mat it wants Irom 2,000 to 3,000 additional workmen for the Bromortou and Mare Island navy jnrus m iirvparo xor near Admiral Kvans' battleships when thoy arrive at thoeo places, Northwest Rural Carriers. Washington, Nov. 20, Charles Houtt has been appointed regular, Em ma limits, substitute rural Barrier. route N . 1 at Krupp, Wash. Mulr and Keith Opposo Ntw Wattr Supply Source. San Franoleco, Nov. 25. John Mulr, tlio famous naturalist, and William Keith, tho noted landscape painter, havo protested to President Roosevelt sgalnit tho plant of the city ot San Franclrco to establish reservoirs In the Hetch-Hetohy vallsy, In the Yoeemita reservation, for the purposes ot a mn nlcipal water supply. They bate their proieoi on aestnetlo grounds, raying that the projected reservoirs would dis figure the landecape. It is feared that this onnoeltlon will navo grecu woigni with tbo president, as he specially commissioned Mr. Mnlr to make an Investigation and report to htm. When the president rcaueatcd Mr. Mulr to Investigate, he expected to got expert knowledge on water sources and purity, not thinking of the aes thetlo sldo of tho matter. Mr. Mulr, however, got his friend, Mr. Keith, to accompany him Into the reservation, and the two decided that huge reser voirs would mar the natnral wonders. San Franclrco engineers ridicule tho Idea that tho reservoirs would spoil the lonarcape. Act Held Constitutional, Helena, Mont., Nor. 26. Tho Su. premo conrt today affirmed the conitl. tntlonallty of the fellow servant act. S. I., Lewis sued tho Northern 1'aclfio and ono of Its engineers for heavy dam. ages for tlio lots ot his loft hand, whllo in tlio employ o( the railroad comnanv. and a Jury gavo him Judgment for 17, 400. This amount was reduced by tho District court to $10,000 on the sround that it was eotceeslve, The tallroad an- peaieu, attacking tne constitutionality of tho fellow servant act, uuder which the action had been brought. Hearing Claims of Cities. French Lick, lud., Nov. 25, The National Democratic committee today heard committees from various cities sent to secure the 1008 convention 11 fiowlble. Denver It after the cooven Ion. Moat of the eonraltteesaea here seem (e fitvoe Ohleago, Thirteen Persons Roasted in York to GraMfy MaKeo. NcwTork, Nov. 28. Thirteen sons lost their lives and several othera wero Injured early today In a teaemeat bouse Are at 109 Eighth street and Sea- ond avenue. All thedead were ItaMaaa. 8ixof the 13 werechlldreej. Tbebodiea were huddled together la rooms on the top floor ot tbo foor-etory building, where the terror-stricken neoele had been driven by the flaeaee, which rush ed up from the lower flours. Sosae had been enveloped In the flames Barbara ed alive. Others, overeosie by suoke, were spared tho agonies of death by tha flame. That the fatal fire was the work ot incendiaries who sought revenge hi the opinion ot the police and fireaen, who made tho first hasty examination. Three weeks ago three Italians were caught in the act of trying to rob a safe in tno saloon ot Uulseppe Cudano, oa the ground floor. The safe contained moro than f 2,000 which the mloonltt's friends had withdrawn from the banks daring the money panic. The would bo robbers were arretted and are now awaiting trial. The fire of today started In Cndano'a saloon, and tho police bellero it may have been tho work ot friends of the (prisoners, who tako this means ot sqnar ing accounts with tho saloonlet. OPEN MORE LAND. Nearly Million and a Half Acres In Montana to Bo Bold. Helena, Mont., Nor. 20. The mem bers ol the commission reonOtly ap nolntled to anniatta the remaining anv- ernmenl land on tho Flathead Indian reservation havo perfected an organisa tion. Orders from Washington aro to go into the field at once and begin work. The reservation contains approximately 1,425,000 acres, ot which 175,000 acres have been allotted to tho Indians, leav ing 1,250,000 acres to be inspected. classified and apralsrd. The land will bo divided Into agricultural land of the first data, agricultural land of the sec ond clots, timber land, mineral land and grating land. Settlers under the homestead law, who thai! reside upon and cultivate tho land for Dvo years, shall pay ono-thlrd of tho appraised value In cosh, at tba time of entry, and tho remainder la five equal installments, one, two, three, four and fivo years, respectively with the usual homestead foes. To Free Philippines, Boiton, Nov. 20. Historic Fanenll hill was last night the scope ot a uoU able meeting In support of a plan tor a pledge ot independonco to the Philip pine Islands accompanied by noatralix atlon of the tertitory. Among those who addressed tho meeting were Con gressman James 1 81ayden. of Texas. James H. Blount, fomierly Judge of tne urst initanoe In tho Phi imi nee. and Congressman Samuel W. MoCall. ot Massachusetts, the mover of the res olution in congress embodying the plan tor Philippine independence. Government Chocks Plague. Ban Franoleco, Nov. 28. The plague report issued by the board of health was as follows: Ono new suspect; none verified; 101 verified to date; M deaths; 30 discharged as cured; ftrs malolng. The Federal authorities bav decided to take over she woek of asiiHa tlest.