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THRO' GOLDEN GATE
Big Batllashlp fleet Completes
13,000 Mile Cruise.
HILLS BUCK WITH HUMANITY
Practically Every First CUti Worship
In American Navy Anchored
In Spacious Harbor.
MARCH OF MEN OF. FLEET.
San Francisco, May 7. Through
the towering 'portals of the Golden
Gate heavy laden with the romance
of centuries into the harbor of the
city of a hundred hilts; into a new
San Francisco risen from the ruins of
two years ago, the Atlantic battleship
fleet steamed yesterday in review of
a multitude unnumbered. It was the
same imposing pageant of immaculate
white ships that sailed from Hampton
Roads nearly five months ago in the
wake of the President's flag, but with
inc spienaiu accompnsnments ot a
record-breaking cruise of more than
13,000 miles and three weeks of won
derful target work behind it.
Yesterday the white -anchored,
four-starred blue flag of the Secretary
of the Navy, flying from the main of
the trim little gunboat Yorktown,
fluttered the welcome of the Nation,
while the Governor of California, the
Mayor of San Francisco and the peo
ple of 100 or more towns and cities
voiced the greetings of the enthusi
astic West.
The exciting thrill of possible ad
venture lurk'ng on the dimly distant
horizon which marked the departure
of the fleet from its Eastern base was
gone, but there was still the satisfy
ing sense of preparedness which trav
els with this self-reliant force of fight
ing vessels and the manifest pride of
nearly 1,000,000 residents ol the great
western country who gated for the
first time upon a column of first-class
battleships.
Once inside the entrance to the
bay, the heavy vessels of the Eastern
Coast were joined by the armored
cruisers of the entire Pacific fleet, and.;
the Navy of the Nation all save a
few newly-commissioned or reversed
ships on the Atlantic and some pa
trol boats scattered in the Orient-
joined in a parade, which for im
pressive beauty and strength of fight
ing timber has never been equaled.
Forty-four vessels, ranging from the
16.000-ton Connecticut and the five
sisters of her class, down to the tiny
torpedo boats no larger than a rac
ing launch, passed through the har
bor to the anchorage south of the
Market-street ferry terminals, where,
outlined in the fire of their electric
illuminations, they lie in four long
lines awaiting the review of Secre
tarr Metcalf on Friday morning.
The parade and maneuvers of an
choring occupied fully four hours of
time and gave to the people who
made blarlc the hills of thr titv the
islands of the harbor, housetops and
mountain heights twenty miles away,
the most wondrous naval spectacle
they have ever known. For, after all,
whatever may be Jhe elabonte festi
vals planned ashore in welcome of
the fleet, the ships themselves, steam,
ing along in varying formations,
really nresent the picture that is most
beautiful to sec
Largest Armed Force Ever Landed Is
Reviewed nt San Francisco,
San Franotseo, May S. F.Ight thou
0.1ml bluejackets and marines the larg
est armed force the American Navy linn
ever put ashore in timo of peace or war
wcro landed yesterday front the com-
Alined Atlantic and Pacific llcets, now
lyln in tbo harbor, and mnrched
through the streets of San Francisco In
the most notable parado the elty has
over known. For four miles and a half,
along streets lined and canopied with
colors and in review of n ncver-endlog
crowd, tho fighting men of the fleets
mado their wny to tho martial tunes of
their shipmate bands and to cheer that
began with tho first command to march
and ended only when tho sallormcn had
again embarked In tho small boats that
returned them to their ships. Twenty
five hundred soldiers of tho regular
army, in full-dress array, graciously
acted as an escort to tho visiting men
of tho sea, and wero liberally applauded.
Tho cheers, however, wero not all re
served for tho sailors and marines. Hear-
Admiral Kvans, commtimltnr tho fleet.
and the nix other Hear-Admirals in com
mand of squadrons and divisions, rode
in carriages. Admiral Evans was quick
ly recognised or tho tnousands in tho
immense reviewing stands, and bowed a
constant recognition of the cheering
which was caught up by tho throngs
ahead and echoed by thoso in the rear
as his carriage slowly moved at tho
front of tho marching columns. Secro
tary of the Navy Metcalf, Governor
Oillett. of California, and Mayor Tay
lor, of San Francisco, rode in tho parade
and afterward revlowed it as It counter
msrehed down Van Ness avenus.
ADMITS OTHER CRIMES.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
poliok AHMtar MUai'Eor.
WiLL UNVfcll.MOMJ.VU NT. 1 OHOPd LOOK WELL.
To Mark Site of First Schocl It Polk Conditions Are- Excellent Throughout
Oounty., I Josephine County.
Dalian. The first school plenlo In (I HANTS PAHS Tho ecnoriil devel-
Polk County for Iho year will bo held. 0,,lmult nm .,,. of farm W1)rk
at Hlckreall, Saturday, May 1(J. J, II, .' . ., ,, ' , , , . . ...
ArV.ni.. .iiiierintemleiii nt ..l.li in. Jiw'l'hliio County tins been fnr-renchliig
struetlon. ami lleorgo II. lllmes, of Port- during tho winter months, nml Iho open
laud, will ho the principal speaker. I"K of spring him found many acres
Tho afternoon will be given over to "'"uy for mill trees ami liorries, wiiien
FREIGHT RATEWAR.
Man Who Blew Up Burlington Train
Also in Holdup.
Butte, Mont., May S Lewis Ferris,
who last night confessed to planting 25
sticks of dynamlto under Burlington
train No. 6, which was wrecked hero
Friday night, killing threo persons, was
this morning taken to Hills by detec
tives to dig up the rest of tho powder
which was cached after tho wreck. Fer
riss also admits being concerned in the
hold up of the North Coast Limited two
weeks ago.
The engineer was flagged on a steep
grade. The train was stopped, and
when the engineer saw tho hold-up men
ho ran a bloekado of bullets and pulled
his train safely Into town.
Forris mado his eonfrsion in th
hospital, whore he was taken after be
ing slightly wounded by tho officer who
arrested him.
Ferrlss was arrested while trying to
pawn a rifle of a peculiar old-fashioned
caliber, cartridges to fit which were
found on the ground after the attempt
to rob the North Coast train. Sus
picion was directed to him when he was
found loafing about tbo plaeo where the
Burlington wreck occurred.
Railroad men bere are much aroused
and threaten to form party to lynch
Ferris. He is being kept under a heavy
guard.
COAL IS WASTED.
snorts nnd gtimes. The committee ou
arrungementa is under tho direct super
vision of Superintendent II. C. Seymour,
of Dallas, county school superintendent.
The principal nttrnctlon of the day will
be tho unveiling of n sultublo monu
ment to murk tho site of tho first school
opened in Polk County. This historic
spot Is on tho road between Dallas and
Kickroall, and about half a mite west
of tho latter place. The first school was
opened in thu spring of 1S43, with J. K.
Lyle, a former Polk County pioneer,
now deeensed, ns teacher. Mrs. Jose,
phino Doyle, one of tho first students,
will unveil tho monument, (leorge II.
Writes will deliver an address nt the
unveiling, dealing with early Oregon
history, ltlekrenll, known In early
years as "Dixie," was tho home of
Colonel J. . Nrsmltb, former Indian
fighter and politician. Tho homo lu
which ho died still stands about half a
mile east of (his old nnd hlitoric town.
Hsrrimsn Declares It Will Ba Higher
. Rates or Lower Wages.
Chicago, May 7. The rate war
which is raging between the railroads
and the shippers promises to be a bit
ter one.
In Chicago the fight against the ad
vance in freight rates will be fought
principally by the Chicago Associa
tion of Commerce, which represents
nearly all the commercial interests in
the city. The organization will hold
a meeting today to plan opposition
to the increase in the East at once,
and to pave the way for similar action
wnen the rates go up all over the
country.
It is said thit E. H. Ilarriman de
clares it is either a case of boosting
rates or cutting the salaries of the
railroad employes. The,railroads fig
ure that the increase, under the pres
ent tonnage, will net them 1200,000,
000, Troops 8 care Insurgents.
Lima, May 7. Closely pursued by
government troops, the insurgents
who rose last week at Chosica and
neighboring towns and who are un
der the leadership of Dr. Durand, are
retiring into the interior. It is
rumored here that a revolution is in
progress in Cuzco, the capital of the
department 01 mat name, ana that the
insurgents noju tne city government
-and have seized the arms and ammu
nition of the rifle clubs. Cuzco is an
inland region east of the Andes, and
lias a population of 30,000.
Departure Is Delayed.
Washington, May 7. A change in
-the order governing the movement of
the Pacific fleet, commanded by
Rear-Admiral Diyton, was announced
at the Navy Department yesterday.
by the operation of which the vessels
Mora Trouble for Brazil.
Itlo do Janeiro, May 8, Colonel Da-
Ido Castro, who headed the revolution
of Acre, declares that if Aero Is In
corporated with tho stato of Amaionns
'nstead of being proclaimed a separate
state, tbo inhabitants will proclaim an-
will remain at San Francisco until ither revolution and flobt to make
May 13, when they will sail for a '"mselvee this time an independent na
southern cruise. tlo.
Officers of Federal Survey Discover
C Valuable Fuel Is LJft.
Washington, May 8. Coal valued at
200,000,000 is being wasted every year
through improper mining methods. It
is estimated by officers of tho Federal
Geological Harvey that the loss repre
sents 200,000,(100 tons, and that this
amount would supply tho country for
sis months. The coal is worth at least
II a ton.
J. A. Holmes, one of the officers of
the survey, who aro trying to solve the
fuel problem, says today that nearly
half of the total soal supply is left
underground, either as pillars to support
tne roor of the mine, or because it Is
of an Inferior quality.
Tho investigators find that tho waste
is also due to thu fact that the working
out of the lower teds of eoal first in
some eases breaks and renders imprac
ticable the subsequent mining of the
adjacent higher eoal beds.
"Wo are skimming tho cream of the
natural resources," said Mr. Holmes,
"and we are using tho best nnd cheap
est of our supplies. Kaeh of the suc
ceeding generation will obtain Its
needed general supply, but each will
nay higher prices, iu mining will con
tinually grow more expensive and more
dangerous.''
Fights to Escspe Fine.
Chicago, May 8. The Standard Oil
Company of Indiana today commenced a
now fight to escape payment of the fine
of 129.240.000, levied against it by
Judgo Landis, in tho Federal District
Court, when Its attorneys appeared to
argue an anneal from tho lower court.
John 8. Miller argued that a reversal
should be granted, because, bo said, the
oH company did not know that it was
using illegal rates, and that each train
load of tbo company's product should
navo ueen taken as tne nasis or a h la
ment instead of each ear, as charged in
tno indictment.
PREPARE FOR CHERRY FAIR.
Salem Exposition to Surpass That of
Last Year.
Salem Kxtenslvo preparations are
being made for tho annunhchcrrv fair
to bo held in Salem about the first of.
July, and from information, received
It Is apparent that tho fair this year
will surpass that of 1007. Cherry
growers at The Dalles aro planning to
como to tho Salem fair and rapture tho
best of tbo prizes in competition with
Willamette alley grower. Last year
ou stiver cups and us nmny diplomas
were offered as premiums. This year
the number will bo considerably In
creased, an effort being made to offer
a premium for every cI&im of fruit ripo
at that seaaon of tbo year. Seelal at
tention will be given to cherries in com
mercial vack. Tho Salem Poard of
Trade has taken charge of tho prelimi
nary arrangements, and has commit
tees nt work.
New School for Cornelius.
Forost drove Tho school board
of Cornelius han decided to build n
$9000 brick schoolhouso In the near
future. According to tho plans which
havo been decided upon tho cdltlcu
will bo a two-story structure with
basement and will havo four recita
tion rooms. It will bo fitted with
modern heating plant nnd tho rooms
will be supplied with automatic ven
tilation. Tho board haa obtained a
pleco of property near tho encamp
ment grounds for tho now school
houso which, when completed, will
bo tho best In tho county In the mat
tcr of modern conveniences.
will bo set out. A splendid ruin hns
been falling, ami this will Increase tho
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-.-j viuji i.ui, idivnunii liimii. mill fi.v
nsKiirnncc of heavy yields. A trip over
tho county shows that an enormous
amount of work hns been going on In
clearing land nnd planting out orchard,
besides much has been accomplished In
other directions toward developing the
farming communities.
A never-failing crop for this part of
Itngun Hlvcr Valley is the strawberry,
which grows everywhere, and will pro
duce two revenue crops each year, ow
Ing to tho climatic conditions, This Is
tx feature unknown to Hood Hirer rata
ers, and porhaps to any other part of
tho state. It Is not nn unusual sight to
eo berries almost all the year around)
In fact, they are on the market from
May until Christinas.
With tho induitrial hum and swing
felt everywhere, tho prospects for the
future were never better. The lumber
season Is opening well, and during the
summer there will bo about 30 mills in
this vicinity Kiwlng tho sugar pine nf
Southern Oregon into material for the
ractorlr.
Excited Over Oold Find.
OUANTS PASS An Investigation
tarty has returned from Williams Creek,
the scene of tho reported rlrh strlko of
gold, and find that between 13000 and
S7000 have been extracted by Norrison
llros, Jones in three days, and they
are still pounding out rich rock. It
was found dlfllenlt to get particulars nf
the full amount extracted, as tho oper
ators were Inclined to bo reticent, fear
Ing a stampede of prospectors to their
eamp. This new strike Is only a short
distance from the Jones llros,' marble
quarry aad about two miles from this
elty.
Purveying fcUctrlc Line.
Pendleton It Is rumored that Dr. II.
v. ioe, or i-oruami, brad or the (.'alum
bl. Ijind Company, which nwns a half
interest in tne Furnish ditch, and 20.
000 acres 1 land under It, and which
Is conducting the colonization nlsn. now
has an engineer In the field to determine
upon a route for tho proposed electric
road from Irrivron to Pendleton. It Is
also stated on good authority that Dr.
Coe will not extend the road any farther
in this direction than Kcho unless tho
people of this citv will uiiierli sirwi.
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uvu worm 01 siock in tne venture.
Strawberry Day at Milton.
Mllton.-Mlltons, will have another"
strawberry day this year. Tho Progrra
slvo Club of tho elty has the matter in
charge, and committers havn limn an.
pointed and preparations will soon be
under way for the event, whleb, it Is to
no nopei, will excel all rmit festivities
of the kind. This event will taVn iil
early in June, and is looked forward to
with kern anticipation by all who have
attended them is, the pint.
E. M. Martin Accused of Killing Port-
land Pawnbroker.
Portland, May 0. Kdwnrd Hugh Mar
tin, former artillery ullleur, expert 1 11
const dcronso nrinnmem, grnnuiuu "
West Point, company commander In the
Cuban eninpnlgii, son of wealthy parents
-and a drug flend. 'Hint Is the mnn
arrested by tho polko early yesterday
afternoon for the brutnl murder of Na
than Wollf nnd tho pilfering of WollT'a
pawnshop 011 First street Issl Friday
night.
The police wero looking for a man of
the thug type, low browed, virion and
n crtminnl with n record. The nature
of tho atrocious murder compelled sueh
it picture of tho perpetrator. They
found n man of high education, good
connections and ninny weakness grow
ing out of the uso of eoealne nud mor
phine. Formidable circumstances point an
unwnvnrliii flnirer of accusation at Mar
tin, He denies his guilt. With all Ihn
resources of n iiinu of education and of
mental resources he evades the verbal
tritn that are laid for him by the au
thorities. The story he tells Is coher
ent nnd connected. Hut several of the
statements whereby ho might hope to
base his .claims to Innocence have beea
refuted. His mental resource are not
great enough to overcome the barrier of
circumstances. The police ssy hn Is
guilty. They ssy they will prove he is
guilty. Them is, of course, the sleuder
ehanco that ho Is not.
FLOOD INUNDATES TOWNS.
HAULS DOWN FLAK
Evans lilvos Up Ills Coiniiiniiil o(
Alliinlli: i)ntllcslili Hunt,
lllli OVATION BV SAN FRANCISCO I
Loved Admiral Hayi Farewell at IUn.
ipiat Olven In His Honor at
St. Francis Hotel,
Missouri and Illinois Hulfer Damag
From Elements.
Ht. Louts, May 0 A thunder storm
of unusual severity, accompanied by a
high wind of atmoit tornado velocity,
swept over this vicinity early renter
day, doing muck damage to property
and Indirectly causing Ions of life,
A bridge on the loulevllIe k Nash
ville Itailro.id, near Hellevllle, III., was
washed out and wrecked a freight train,
Kngineer Ward, Prank Chasm, the fire
man, and a trainman, whose name has
not been learned, and whoso body has
not been recovered, were caught under
the engine and drowned. The train ws
piled up in a mast In Sehor-nlaub Creek,
which was swollen Into a torrent.
The villago of Kdgemonl, III, was
flooded, and many persons were forced
to take refuge on Improvised rafts.
The whole area of lowlands known as
the American llotloms, east of Ksst HI.
Ixiuls, III., and comprising 33 sousrs
mues or territory, is under water.
French Village, a town ef 1000 Inhab
itants, one of the oldest settlements In
Illinois, was struck by a miniature tor
nado, and many houses were unreefd.
Telephone and telegraph wires are dawn
and there is no communication with
French Village.
Traffic Is Impeded on electric lines
running to various points east and
north of Kast St. Ixiuls, 111., because of
high water.
QATHERINQ TO BE NOTABI C.
Improvements at Pelican Bay,
Klamath Falls Work has already
commenced on the improvements at
Pelican Hay, own Ml by K. II. Ilarriman,
on Upper Klamath Lake. A pumping
plant has boen installed, and hot and
cold water will be available In every
cottage. A cold storage plant will also
be erected. J. 8. Holablrd, brother of
Colonel W. II. Holablrd, of Us Angeles,
who entertained the Ilarriman party
last summer, Is in charge of the Im
provements. Colonel Holablrd, who Is
n6w in Mexico, is expected to arrive
hero the latter part of May to take per
sonal charge of tho resort.
Dipping Mangy Csyuies.,
Pendleton. A carload of crude pe
troleum has been ordered by Indian
A gon 1 Merairldge, to ha used la dip
ping the ponies on the Umatilla reser
vation, in an effort to eradicate mange.
Lumber for the great dipping vats is
now on the ground, and the work of
rounding up the fow thousand mnngy
eyue will soon be started. Many
adjoining ranebes have afflicted horses,
but tho government men cannot eomnel
these owuors to dip, Tho stato officials elty, 27j wheat and barley chop, WOO
could, however, Ifjhey would. Ifny Tlrmithr. Willamette Valley
A.W for Fr.l.h. n.n, !.'.!. ''.on..w"'"" Valley, or.il
Salem.
Corvnllis A.
sented to tho railroad commission a for
mal
vallis
prise, I j a neglected to build n freiirht ,lrn.l. ..i r.u. .. ....'...
shed at that station and will not main- ( Apnlm-Heleet, f2.fio per boxi fancy,
tain an wilt there. Freight Is left J2, VLlce. U0j ordinary, l.fl0. '
exjmsM to ho weather, and all articles Onions-Texas -Bermudas, 2.7fl p,
must bo shipped pron.ald, which Is an- erate.
noying sometime. Tho complaint , Vegetables-Turnips, l per sack:
signed by several persons. Formal nn- rnrrni. i .inmi 7. i.'.... ' i. "
Hwcr must bo filed by tho railroad com. enlps, 1.23; enbbace. 2 per ewti 1,'end
Plenty of Traffic for New Road,
Klamath Falls The Long I.ako Lum
ber Company, of this elty, will com
menrn shipment of boxes via the Call
fornla Northwestern Hallway, May 13,
It has orders from Han FraneUcn, Ixis
Angeles and San Diego firms that will
ronstimo 2,000,000 feet of lumber. The
filling of these orders will constitute
tho first carload shipments from this
elty via tho California Northwestern
iiauway.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club. R7e. rwir Im.h. rv.1 n....
slan, flte; blucstem, 80e; valley, flfle.
BarleyFeed, tSI per toa; rolled, $27
?8; brewing, 120. '
Oats-No. I white, 2727.S0 per
ton j gray. 2fl.502f27.
Mlllstiiffs Bran. S'Jff tr inn, l.i.
dlliigs, aO.SOj shorts, country, 23.50
Vh e 1 P .. '"V. l Kaatarn Oregon iffb-
-Citizens of Lyons, on tho mixed, clover, 4Mi alfalfa si"
t Kastern Itailroad. hnvo pro- alfalfa mM . ' ' '"'"' '-'
ed to tho railroad commission o for-1 Potato. 7fl0 per hundre.lt Wlllsm.
complaint, a leglng that the Cor- Ufl Valley, 43. ii,h,,Xff K. 5 " luU
Lay Cornerstone of Bureau of Amsr
lean Republcs Msy II
Washington, Mar . All Indications
point to a notable gatherinr on the x
easion of the laying of the eorner-ston
or ttie now building or the International
Bureau of American Ilepubllrs on May
11. Sufficient acceptances of the Invl
tations sent out by the governing beard
havo been received to make the event
one of the most Important of Its kind In
the history of the eapitol. Thev enme
from the highest officials In Washing
ton, Including tho President and Vice
President, the Cabinet, the diplomatic
corps, the supremo eonrt, tho Senate an I
House of Itepresentatlves, officers of
tne Army ami heads of various depart'
ment bureaus and sections', and rspre
tentative citizens of Washington, as
well as sonib prominent nutsldo officials,
Including Governor of states. Mavnrt
of cities and heads of tirlnrlp.il political
nmi cuimiwrrim organisations.
A considerable number of the flovern
ors who will be In attendance nt the
convention called by the President of
tho United States to conserve the Na
tlonal resources of tbo country hsvo In
dicated their intention to como to Wash
ingtnn a day earlier In order to be
present.
The prlselpal speeches, which will hs
mado by President Hoosovelt, Secretary
Hoot, the Ambnsssdnr of Brazil and An
druw Carnegie, will have nn lninm.
tlonal significance The Invocation will
bo delivered by Cardinal Ribbons, and
tho benediction will be pronounred by
Bishop Cranston, tho dean of the
PrntMnnt elrriry In Washington. The
exorcise will bo opened by the Director
of the Bureau, John Barrett, who will
present as inn prenilng onicer, the Bse
rotary of Btate, Kllhu Hoot.
8ii PranelsiM, May 9 Hear Admiral
ItvitM iHtdn personal farewell to lh
officers of his eemmattd at the bsmiui-t
given Inst night In honor of the mt
of the Atlanta fleet by the City (if Hj
FritHelsett. The lxunHel was gien 1
the white and gfld dining room nf tHs
SI. FritnsU lletrl, where Admiral sst
and his family have been making their
headquarters suite the arrival of Ik
Iteel on Wednesday. It had ! hp
that the CMWlimH.Irr In chief of the llmd,
wku hauls down his flag today from lU
truck uf tke CoiineellcHt, might appear
fur n few mtnnenU, but It was noi
knonn until well along In the progr
of the dinner that he was actually well
enough ta do The admiral km
wheeled Into the crowded dining hall
amid tpntani.us cheers, in whlrh Ik
filrers and their hosts, Ihn citizens ef
Ssn I'raneittft, Jlnnl with equal ea
tkuslasm lie was In civilian attire, at
wss also his sen, l.lsiitensnl Prank Tr
lor Kvans, who wheeled the lsvs.li I
chair.
Itesr Admirals Thomas, Hnerry, Pa
nry, Dayten, Ssbrre snd Hnlnhurse, th
captains or all trie hl. uevernor nil
lett, Seerrtary ef tho Navy Metcalf,
Msyitr Tayfer, (lenersl Funtlen, of Ik
army, an-1 ntker natahle gwrl erowjml
shout tke ekalr aad skuek hands with
Admiral Kvass, whe had a cordlsl r
loiii to rch la turn.
LOSES Sl,3o0,000 UY FIRE
Two Blocks In Atlanta, Oeurs;U Re
duced to Clndsrs.
Atlsnla. May P - -One million and a
iuirtrr dollars la tk l cnnwrvstlvelr
estimated lenlght ef a fire which osrljr
Inlay destroyed two Mocks ef Atlanta
liHatnem property. Tonight thn fire la
under centre! with ruined buildings in
the illatnet Ixwnded by Fursythe, Net
n, Msdiaen and Hunter streets, .t
tedsy tke pollen and fire departments
dynsmiled what was left ef the ragged
walls. Hew the flrn started Is a uiys
tery There wsa no bws of life and no
Injuries, The Insurance on the pru
erty deatreyrd wss placed at 1730,000.
One of thn heaviest losers Is S, M, ts
man, ef Atlanta, who owned the entirn
block bounded by Forsylbe, Mitchell
and Nelson street and Madlsoa as
nue.
.The Terminal Hotel, one nf thn Isrg
eat In the city. Is a mu, of brick. It
had on lis rejtlatrr 100 guest when tke
fir started a block away. Kverr oa
escaped,
UNITE FOR DEFENSE.
Shippers Preparing, for Titanic Uslll
With Railroads.
Chicago, May l. - (Wiflerrli! in.)
manufacturing intrreata ef cities frmi
the Miaaiaalppi Klver to Maine, avure
gating over t I.OOfl.OOO nflo in capital
are preparing for n titanic strngKU
with the Kaatrrn railroad. Thn que
linn of a general advanre In freight
rmra is tne Issue The gauntlet ws.s
thrown down by the railrosda In the
shapo of a definite announcement that
on July 1 and August I a genoral ad
yauen of freight rates approilmating
10 per cent will be made east of ths
MiMlMlj.pl Klver. Tho great shipper
and manufacturers havo lost nn tim
ln """I'"" ,h" KUk'e of combat.
Tho first movement In arravlnir thn
commercial ami manufacturing Inter
eats of the affected territory in a sobd
Phalanx against thn Kastern rallrnt.1
systems wa made yesterday by the H
llnols Manufacturers ' Association. It
quickly wa followed by the Phles.
Association nf America, The former la
sued it call for n groat ronfereneo to be
held In Chisago next Friday nf nil th
commercial ami Industrial organization,
nf the eastern selon of the country
Ihn iiieellng will mnp out a genersl
lino of battle.
pany within JO days. lettuce, 3fi per dozen! celery. fllWf
u e . n 1 j por ''"""I artichokes, fSOe por doz.t as-
Hogs Fat Poisoned Orsln. paragus, 7(?j;8c poundi beans, 20e per
NORTH POWDBTl O. A. Cosnar. n pound r ecn- nl.nV oA,,n ""' '" r.T.
prominent nrmer eloso to North Pow- parsley, 23e per dozen;' peas, Odble pcf
Amr flu tissual isrUri as Cm - tiiiin.t mvKa. ni- .. ' ' . .
dor. an umal with farmen In grtln- potiml; popper, UOo por pound! rail
planting sWamd, nut out iquirrol poison, Uliou, Ific ner doxont rhubarb. W2c tier
mii trot 1ft At ttlA (Inn nllAntnr linns nnittlrlf nlnl. 0T- . 1' '
belonging to one of tho town butcher, Butter Kxtras, 22e por pound!
K. Jarman, tho hogs having broken into fancy, 21ei choice, 20c; store, 10
the Caspar flelo Eggs 1714c pflr dorcn,
Bright Prosoecl. In John D.v. JSfc"1 h'eiT. 1!, . P
I, mi m. .. . ... i"m "!; nrus, 4iiyjoe roosters.
I ralrlo City-Tho weather In this old, 0e; fryors, dozen, 4 broflcrs
valley, the ,Joh- Day Val ey, could not dozen, .B0(7?5; drcssell poultry, per
bo more favorable. It is warm nnd pound, lo higher,
pleasant, with sufllelent ralnit to make Drossod Mont Ifogs, fancy, 8e per
vegetation grow, and prospects tor bum- ponnd; ordinary, 77e; largo Oo
per crops of hay ami grain eould not veal, extra, 80; ordinary, 7c; heavy, Oo
be excelled. Stock Is doing well. I mutton, fanoy, 10. " '
Resume Ortun Fxsmtnatlon,
Ban Francisco, May 0Crns exami
nation of J. K. Oreen, promoter of the
I'arksMn Itsltway Company, who te.tl
find on Monday In thn trial nt Al, tin.
on tho chsrgo of bribing supervisors to
voto In favor of granting a street rail
way f rnnclilso to tho Pnrksldo Company,
was resumod today. H tnld ,.t m-
then Mnyor Schmltz' suggestion during
.in i.ii.-.viiinr nn mo Biiiiject or the orill
nance thnt tho promoters should on the
United llnllrond ofilclal and of thn
consultation had by Judgo Cojih, counsel
for tho I'arksMn Company, with Buef
regarding tho In t tor's foe.
Pl'jrun Rtamnad Out.
San Frnnclsco, May 0,Sn Fran
t senr's board of supervisors hns prne
tlcally abandoned tho rat enmnnlBn r
a sot. of resolutions ndoptod by the
board, the poonlo aro informed that tho
city has not had a suspicious easo of
bubonic plujruo since January 80.
Firemen Confess Arson.
Norfolk, Va., May 0 Pour members
of Iho Jamestown lixpiltlnn firo de
l-arlinent, and two' of the Pnwhnttan
(lunrd wero today held to the grand
J'iry on tho charge of arson. Two of
t hi men filed written ronfeslon thai
,7. ,,r", firo on tho ground
wliirh destroyed thn Ii,iii.ia wiii...
und nthor vlllagrs, ten days ago. Thev
w ! 'lIw'u, I'nderslood Hint Firo Chief
Miller had recommended n cut In both
force and snlnrlos. nml H,v M,miht
a flm WOulil ilmnnn.l,nl ti. ..ni... t
both tho Dromon and guards of tbo;i
Hi'uiiim,
Will Make Lobbyists Register,
duthrlo. Okla.. Mnv flIinll. I,.nnl,n-
of the Oklahoma leglslaturo to.ay
ngreed to tho nntllobbylng bill, whlfJi
provides that criminal action may be
had on iny lobbyist who doe not first
flln hi nnma nml n inin,,,ni nt v,i
business with tho loglslaturo. Tho bill
I similar to it mensuro proposed by
Oovornor Folk, of Missouri, (lovornor
Haskell has said ho will alga the bllL
imS