TOWNSAREWRECKED
Cyclone Sweeps Louisiana, Doing
Damage to Property.
SEVEN KILLED; MANY INJURED
Communication Interrupted and Later
Retort May Increasa Num
ber of Casualties.
8hrevport, La., May 14 Seven per
coo ore known to bo dead and many
others are injured as tbe result of a
tornado which swept across Northwest
JiOuUiana late yesterday. The little
town of Gilliam, 23 mile north of
Shrevcport, was destroyed and tho town
of Bolingcr, on the east side of the
river, In llesser parish, was badly
wrecked.
Communication with the grester por
tion of tho storm swept section is inter
ruptcd, and it is believed certain that
tho later reports will increase the num
ber of dead and injured. It is said the
work of destruction at Gilliam was com
plete, only two houce remainin intact.
The town nad a population or about ZOO.
The dead at OillUm are said to be Mrs.
T. V. Qardiner and three negroes. Ar
thur Vausban Is said to be badlr la
jured. At Bolingcr the dead ar lira.
Mitchell Davis and two negroes. Mrs.
Daviea' mother is reported to be dyiag
from injure. Charles Isom and family
of six are reported among the injured.
It was reported that Oil City, in this
parish, was wiped out by the tornado,
but this rumor is probably natra, al
though great damage is thought to have
occurred, involving the wreckage of a
great many oil well derricks.
FIFTEEN DEAD IN NEBRASKA.
Fifty Persons Injured and a Property
Loss of S5OO.O0O.
Omaha, Neb., May 14. Reports which
eamo in slowly today from the tornado
stricken district south of this city add
three victims to the list of dead, mak
ing a total of 15, and place the raono
tary damage at half a million dollars.
The casualty list continue to grow as
communication is partially restored
with the five towns which suffered most
from the storm, and the Iit of the in
jured, somo of whom are fatally hurt,
will reach at least SO. Two railroad
laborers employed in a sand pit near
iuisvitie were round dead, and Ed.
Miller, who was injured near Papilllon,
dtctl of his injuries. At least three
other persons are believed to have re
ceived fatal injuries. Five Italian rail
road laborers were injured on the line
of the Burlington railroad between
Council Bluffs and Pacific Junction.
Nearly every one of the five towns
in the path of the storm Bellevue. Pap
pillion, Richfield, Meadows and Louis
ville were badly wrecked, and tbe vil
lage of Fort Crook, and the post at
that point suffered hearr damages.
There are battalions of the Sixteenth
Regiment stationed at the fort, ami the
men were put to work clearing up tbe
ueons ana putting Me Darracks in
shape. Many of the large buildings
were partially unroofed, and a dozea
or more large chimneys were blown
down and scattered over the fort
grounds. Nearly all the treoa were
blown down.
10,000 CHINESE KILLED.
SECURE DIG. HAUL.
Robbers In Now Mexico Got $36,000
Intended for Minors.
Kl laso, Tex.. May 15. lursued by
men nnd bloodhounds, throo robbers
with $.13,000 of loot In their possession,
nro llrcing through tho rugged mountain
passes north of French, a little station
Ml miles from Hon I.ns Vegas, N. M.,
on the Santa Fe railroad, in an effort
to escape tho clutches of tho law.
At French, late last evening, they
broVo down the doors of tho depot,
bound and gagged tho station ngeut ami
special guard, blew open tho safe, took
the money and rode away, leaving their
victims helpless.
A tramp wandered Into the stntioH
hilf an hour later, released the nlit
unconscious men nnd give the nlarm.
Tho news of tho daring robliery was
wired to every town in the neighbor
hood of French, nnd n special train
bearing 30 deputies nnd SO horses left
Kast Ui Vegas in half an hour, hot
on tho trail nf tho fleeing robber. A
speeial with four men left Dawson also,
and a mexigo was sent to the terrt
torial penitentiary at Santa Fa for
bloodhounds, which were brought
through as fast as a special engine and
car could carry tham.
The stolen money was sent from Al
buquerque to pay tho coal miners at
Dawson, N. M.
TAFT GETS OREGON.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
COLONY IS ASSURED. I
TORNADOES IN NEURASKA.
FRUIT PROSPECTS GOOD.
Destroy Four Town anil Kill nt Lea
Fourteen People,
Omaha, Neb., May 13 Twelve per
sous nn known to lime been killed nnd
! scorn Injured by a tornado which
swept over tlio northern art of Hwpy
., GOVERNORS UNITE
Umpn.ua Valley Fruit Men In Good Settler. ArrMnK to Found New CJtmnty "l , 'e,M "l .-.""".S u! ve"
Spirit.. ,er of Fruit Culture. :"T' "l? ',0n"' " 'U' "' T "..', i
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ILMeburx-The report of President Wolf CreekWolf Creek colony hTj '
II V Cl.l. - iL. II I.. .v ......... . - niTOllfc 1.UV,
ii. ,. v.. mi, m ibt. iMmB.i vumv now n semen net. Development work
Fruit tinmen' nMmtln, status the goes stomllly on. The frelghlhouso lins '
At Bellevun tho college buildings
'.",,.. .. ,, '" ", "" ,""' '"""'" '" wrro damaged to the extent of prob
berry crop l good, nnd the berrle are eonihlorablo of the r be oug ngs with , , , . .'in., iu.iiuii ..i
coming in pretty fust now. The (m... them. and he,r great entiefne.ion "'" , n" "', !' 111 J 1
crop is fair, and the m,t fnt wns n ho,hld goods shipped from Pcnnsyl- 8,""Kl (l' "'i" ' U, '"'"f1 ' "' d"m
I NKV M MM IVls V !.' wvwni H'M
detriment in only n very few seettons. vnnin e than too weeks liefiire tliov
The pear erop is fair. Apples will bo tit r led awaited their owners on nrrlvnl
good. The pruHe crop Mill also be hero.
good, as only few of tho small sections For a week a surveying party has
is s"i& izurz,)x 7- -' -"- ''' "
Is gmhl. All kinds of berries nro ex nlH tlirtmsh to grtvernmoMt section .or
cellent. The eron hi L'euerul itm n.it tiers, then miiklm? eorreetioiis mi tnnt
dnmflgel to any notieivible extent, nnd ,h0 w,,'l nny bo of n satisfactory eimr
tho fruit growers are grentlv uleaseil ncter. .N.neral trnets Imvo been stnke!
Tim storm wns the most severe that
ever struck Knstern Nebraska. Tlie
dnmngo to tho collego bullillngs at
Itellevue was heavy. Tlio tower was
blown from Park Hall, nnd the building
wrecked, 1,0 wry 1 1 nil anil Hankln Hall
were unroofetl The panic stricken stu
lend rnn to the bnneineut and In this
Plan I'crniiiiiciit Jrpilznlloii to
Hold Heijiilar MiidIIiuis,
MAY ACCO.Mri.ISII MUCH (iUUII
Result uf First Conforoncn Espntleil
to lie Far RachliK All Favor
Preservation uf Resource!.
Ohloan It Endorsed by State Repub
lican Convention.
Portland, May 15. Two republican
parties, or factions, fought in yester
day's republican conventions, the one
Fulton, the other Bourne. This showed
the party is not yet harmonited. though
-..I 11. .1 .1 ... ... 1 . . .. HSV lllflHV rtttnllllM MMFM ItflllUtlllV
to noto urn i mis section, while it was "" " nwnvimon .o. i, ami iracis ,os. . ' , , j, ,i n
refuted to have Uen ilnmngoil by tho n"'l 3. comprising 78 ncre, wero pur "voided. The "'"'K ,n,,'f1 .""".
late frost, will bo ns goo.1 or even Iiot "xl Inst evenleg by a young man I """I J1"' " ' '"f.," t,",, "' ,A
ter than Inst yeor, and will be first In ttam Chicago, who Ims been on the . .n1u'I',,'r1 "f m11 I'U l.llnK- mt storrs In
iL L !. .11 LI...I. ... 1 ... 1 lTonn.1 r.ir lliren wV nwnlllno ll,M tllO Village were blown down.
-V.....l. M.n.. i,. l.i. .......... .. i nurvev. Iniiiiirlm urn linln.r recelvn.1 I Gloving souin, llie inrnnuo sirura
rles will be made to i'ortland the latter '"'" " !"" f the country, and the " Vi i.n ""I F rl of the
nairiicK uunnini:v nut nuiM.iir nn
jured. In the town of Fort Cook, h
iKirt of Ihe week. Severn) amnll .It In. "nosnlnon" feature Is eoiiiinented on
ments havo already been made. The "'l commemle.1 moro than any other
local markets will bo supplied with "'"K10 feature.
homegrown fruits of all kluds from w." rrek '' l' '' valley mulh
now on. of '"0 I'mpmia divide, Introducing the
traveler southward on tho scenic Mouth
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n.M.UM.m. a.i. t. i.ii. rr.. i mi i acme u inn imiiiuub ivol;" invrr
Brownsville Adds Vehicle Facto.y. .... . form.llon. . Kn ,,.
BrownsvilleBrownsville has a new ,,, ,thernly sloping valley Is much
manufacturing enterprise. W.J.Moore, lko ,h first valley north of the Sis
a naruwaro ueaier oi me norm sine, nas utllll .iivi.i. in hi,k u .,i.il nn
the two factions pledged support to the J P" in " nJ vehicle plant, llo ,! rrij (( wlleh ,,), loro ni,0(
ticket.
The Fulton men had things all their
own way, and ruled with an iron hand.
They gave their rivals nothing and
took away from them everything. The
Taft power, overwhelmingly strong in
Ortgon, was in their hold, and they
used it to shut out their opponents.
Tbe delegates, alternates and electors
chosen were:
Delegates to national convention
At large P. W. Fulton, of Clatsop;
Oeorc II. Williams, of Multnomah; A.
N. Gilbert, of Marlon: C. 0. Huntley.
of Clackamas.
First congressional district llalph
K. Williams, of Polk; C. A. SeMbrede,
of Coo.
Second congressional district Dr. II.
W. Coe, of Multnomah; Asa II. Thomp
son, of Umatilla.
Alternates .
At largo J. II. Brown, of Portland;
W, A. Williams, of Forest Orove; A.
I.. Tetu. of Portland; II. C. Kinney, of
Orants I'ass.
First district Frank Ira White, of
Klamath Falls; K. I). Culrk, of Al
banv.
Second district T. It. Onult, of
Burns; J. W, Kelly, of Portland.
Presidential electors
It. It. Butler, of Olllinm: A. P. Mars
tcrs, of Douglas: J. D. Ivc, of Multne
ham; Frank J. Miller, of I. inn.
FEAR A PLOT.
Wall of Water 26 Feet High Sweep
Down River at Hankow.
Victoria, May H, News of one of
the greatest disasters that China has
known, a sudden tidal wave in the
Yangtsekiang, which eaused tho loss of
nearly 10,000 Uvea at Hankow, was
brought by tbe steamer Titan, which
arrived Tuesday night. A wave 26 feet
in height, without warning, bore down
the river, overwhelming some large
river steamer. Some 3,000 Chinese
sleeping In sampans, and small craft
and mat she-Is and huta by the river
side at Hankow wero enveloped by the
great tidal wave, which swept the
broken junks, splintered sampans and
a mass of debris with swarms of
drowned Chinese,
w ii mako a specialty or wagons ana tn, A. D. Helms Newtown apple i
wnccibarrows. several men ami hivs chRr,1( wlll,h( wthnut a single failure,
will be employed. The plant wilt be has yielded its owner net annual aver-
running in a short time. It will be a gB profits of 7U1 per acre for tho
credit to the city. Brownsville has .,( aeVen ears.
many manufactories, but the citisens KwBt ,howcrs havo wonderfully
are after more. It is doubtful If any tlmumted growing crops, and a eonsld-
other city in tho state of like site eH rrn,lo nerwige uf earn Is now being
lionst nf as many automobiles as are planted.
owned here. i . -
I Klamath Canal Holds Water.
Teacher to Visit Europe. Klamath Fall Klamath emintv land
Salem. Mis Ida M. Case. iatrctor holders will pny but II M an aero for
in grammar, literature, Knglih and water agnin this year. It is nxpeele.1
rhetoric 'at the AMan.l normal, has thtst 10.000 acres will lm signed under
been ltcd by th executive com in temporary arrangement, and If
mitteo of the iMNtrd of normal sehool HHIfr , ,KHed' the rale will I reduced,
regents to take part this year in the n. It U Intended to ehnrire onlv for
annual tour for teachers conducted !' maintenance nnd oprntin. Next year
i He nnunnni civic itxieraimn. rjien thw regular rates will prevail. Water
vear tho federation sn.s 800 teacher , now flowing in Ike main canal, an I
to (Irent Britain and Ireland for tho i.ut verv little trouble has Iwen exuerl
MirMise of observing methods in those eneed with the breaking of lianks. Thev
eoMntne. Tho sehwl IxHtrds reeom- have seltle.1 durini! the lwt seon. and
mend the teachers, and tho lint is made the squirrels havo done but slight dam
up from tnoo recommended. nge.
In
bow-
ever, a number of buildings wer en
tirely wrecked and other damsgn wss
done.
Commission Remedies Extortion.
Government Orders Strangers Kept
Out of Engine Rooms.
San Franeisco, May 15. A special
order has been issue. 1 bv Admiral! Railroad Dolnxs at Dorrls
Thomas directed to the fleet captnlas Klamath I"all. The depot nn the
directing them to take evety precaution California Nortkeewrtern railroad at
to prevent any strangers from gaining Dorris is now la ewn- of eoastruelUm.
"vTi.i0 'he CB:iBe or fi'e",iH f I Newcomers are arriving in Dorris at tbe
"". ""'l'- i rate or 90 ami 40 a day, anil It H a earn
Corvalllt Cannery Completed.
Salem. Acknowledgments of m.v ' ' "rvan.s.--, no i orvauis cannery is
terial assistance rendered by the state ,"l'l, ""'I "" acccptr.1 by the
railroad eommi.sion nro coming to See- nnrrv romiany. It Is a thoroughly
retary (leorgo Ooodall dallv. The most h. liMlnto plant, well wp.lpi.e.1. arid
recent-Instance is that of the Blue rend v for busine.s I,. Mlf.nfUi
Mountain Fruit A Produce cf.tnwnv, of f,,n" " n man of1tn j" experience.
Cove, overel.nrge.1 3.1 by the O. It. i. ''' ngage.l a, "proce.s.ir," and
v ...i imi u a. u.u... T.....I.. i is already on hand. . Iv. Taylor, man
mi fsni i (ix- fci iisnvvis i)'ini tan . : . . i a i
Santn IV railroad. Inth of whieh aver- """J ,nf .,hc ''i?f ' rclMlr' ,hl,t hB b" a
charges were refunded by the rnilrmuls
tkroMKh tbe ornes of tbe Oregon state
railroad eoimmMion.
tnllteient nunntity nf tomatoes con
trnetHl for the senxon's run, nnd all
together the priMiHtet Is bright for i
sueeessful season for the new enter
jirie.
Rains Help Growth.
H .wevvi'le Warm rains have fallen
n ili- wrmitv for several days. They
have Ix-i-n Ii.hih to farmen, as the
eartb was getting Mry. This seetion
The issuance of the onler has eausml mon oeeurrenee for many to be unable will pr.ure KlMkl eoiM how without
great deal of comment among tho of , to find accommodation at aivht. A anv more rain, although more will 1
crs of tbe fleet, ns n L'eneral ordar is lm tra t. at .lr !) . k Mil u.inu. u.,l i.... a. i...
.1... i i i Li.i.t . V " ."...-... ... n jw n ... .... ..., r..-...,,.- tmTtn .-I. oinin vmjvn
.,, lure prenioiuag strangers . from Harris, and everr Indention points are gating riiw. nnd roees are blooming,
from vis ting tbe engine rooms. to tkn completion of tbe rend In a few l
a
fleers
Three Towns Are Wrecked.
Springfield, Neb., May 13 A tor
nado late yesterday afternoon wrecked
the towns of !oulsvllle, Bellevun and
ltlehfleld and killed eeveral persons aud
Injured large numbers.
The heaviest Iomcs of llfn and In
jure.) are reported from loiuisvilte, a
junction point of tho MIourl Pacific
and Burllngten railroads, In Cass coun
ty. The number of deaths Is unknown,
nnd nn names have been secured, but
It Is said between tO and 00 are Injured,
many seriously nnd some fatally.
The town of Bellevun is declared
practically wiped out, but It Is not
known that there are any fatalities.
Betlevue Is the seat uf the Prmbyterlan
college.
Tho storm destroyed port nf tho vll
lage of lllehfletd, where Itlmrr Leader
was kilted ami his father was hsdlv In
jured. Kd. Fuller, n farmer near lllcb
field, wns fatally Injured.
Louisville Is Blown Away.
Lincoln, Neb., May -13. It Is dim
cult to get any definite news from
I.ouIsvllle. Ileports are to the effect
that the town Is blown away and the
pcoplo are In a panic. The Burlington
station was torn to pieces, most of the
business houses wero wrecked and 30
residences destroyed. Tho Missouri Pa
rifle station Is standing, but tolh the
telegraph and telephone wires are down.
There were four dlitinct tornado
clouds as seen al Springfield, and they
undo their appraranco shortly before 2
o'clock.
Heavy dnmage was done In the eoun
try, nnd It Is feared there was some
loss of life.
Dispatehr received at Lincoln say
there wero severe storms along the Mis
souri river further seuth at Nemaha
City nad Falls City.
IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTED.
That the government is in ixxiemion !tnntl.
oi iniormaimn uirecllv connected with
the lusuanee of the order is tbe general
belief of tbe officers. A feature of the
fleet's visit to this port which has
passed without notice until the present
order was issued Is tho fact that not n
single Japanese lias been aboard one of j
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Apples Select, I2.IW per lX foncy,
Excursion to Sea Fleet,
Salem. An effort Is being made bv 13: choice. IIJVOi ordinary. 11.15.
the Raleni Imnnl of trade to have an ex- Potatoes-Select, 70 iter hundred;
eureien train ran from Htlem to New- Willamette Valley, -15c per hundred;
port at the time the Atlantic fleet will Kast Multnomah. SS: rinckamas. Hit
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ll, .hi... .n.. !. ..!.. ..I , il ,i . i " " '1"" V "" ''" ""'i" lfl. " iiHnnreiij ni-ni, ..vc per IMtunil.
the ships since tbe arrival oi the fleet Tho train will nf,o earrv nil who wl.l. I'rult-iltrawl.rrl. n L sios,
, . , n -....., vl. ...., tu
iii go iii i no coai i in see tno iieei rrom "" per crnio.
tne valley towns along tho Houthern
here.
Taken In connection with today's or
der, tbe sentiment is openly expresses!
uy a numucr or me omeerx that the
leaders of the local Japanese colony,
knowing that the government wns In
nrnia ui i ,' .... ' ., ... . .
rnixn.1 with the l'UK"J",on mionnaiion leaning to tho
-wreckage, Tbe scenes for many days "' T. "" an a,,oml ln V ,,e ,""'':
thoir countrymen to keep away from
tho ships.
No information concerning the isou-
nfter tho disaster wre horrible, with
the river side strewn with dead, and
the debris of wrecked craft for many
miles.
' Condensed Hog is Latest.
St. Paul, Minn., May U-Minnesota
lias developed a bog that Is nil hams
and shoulders. He is a stubby littlo
animal, sadly lacking in spare ribs.
One ot tho new variety has been sent
to Chicago for exhibition purposes, and
to convince the world that this state
can raise pigs that are all quality. A
curious feature about tho animal is that
)io has to kneel down when eating in or
der to got bis snout to tbe ground. lie
bus no neck. When bo moves from ono
plaeo to another he turns around nnd
around an though waltzing.
Chinese Students Uphold Japs.
Tokio, May 14. Chinese students in
Tokio nro protesting against tbo nntl
Japanese boycott being maintained in
China. Twclvo hundred of them havo
joined tbe movement, and are dally
holding mooting! to voice their feelings.
Three hundred students who uphold tho
Chinese government in this matter aro
trying to break up tbo meeting by mak
ing soisy demonstrations.
within tho noxt ten days,
nnee of the order oxeept that It is n
nntural precautionary measure is given
out from tho flagship.
Death List Grows.
Atlanta, da., May 18. Meager re
ports coming in slowly indicate that
perhaps moro than 100'persons are dernl
today in various parts nf Louisiana.
nnd that considerable property whs
ruined ns tho r exult of thn tornado that
swept that stnto lata Wednesday nfier
noon. It is feu rod that In Oillluui, Louis
iana, mono, juu inhabitants worn killed
rn Vegetables Turnlns. II tier iti.Vi
Pacific nnd Cnrvnllls i, Knutorn rail- carrots. l..'0ffi1.7r.! beet. l 9. mi
roads. It Is expected that arrangements snljw, 11.815; cnblm, 8 per rwt.J
win mi cflinpieieii ior tno oxcursion neon, wax, i.imi.iise per pound;
limn! icuuce, ,iac per uorcn; celery, B5
fH'll per doen; nrtlehokiM, &0e per
Will Clear Slump Land. i " "" . " "TO""' '"'"" '".'r '"l"."'"
Astoria Dr. L. V. Hnwlov. .he . I? .V"" Y -'. ' 'r r"iJ""'"i l-"iey,
may bo profitably cleared for ngrlcul- wi.Mt-J'li Ii SO i,.,r ii.i,i, ,i
turn! purees. Ho will b In this vl- ItC Mttli lduestem o ., vll.
elnlty nil summer. Dr. Hnwlov pro- inc ' ' l'IUM,m' 0le' ""?'
jKiies win oniiing oi n convention or BarlovPee.1 111 fin. nrr Inn. ,nll.u1
ownors of nil ilutnr. land. tloUhn..t .IIS'T1 "V' n'P l,cr ,nn! r0,Iw1'
the Northwest, vvhleh tbo member,, of.Xiv'o 1 l.li
legislatures shall be Invited to attend, ton; gia"y?l27.
Hay Timothy.
W.50(fx8 per
Wlllninettn Vnllnv.
', ". . ...... .. .: .. y
w per inn; wiiinrnnite Vnllny, nrdl
rmry, lfi; ftastorn Oregon, f)17.60
Asparagus at Klamath,
Klnmnth Pulls T II. Cnrrnll nf ll,a 'rY, llfij Istorn Oreuon. I17.B0!
Ifnnlv rnneli. him l.rnin.l.t In llm flr.t mixed, 10: clover. 111! n I fulfil. !!
asparagus of the season raised In Klam- ""''I'1 moni, 20.
ath county. This snetlon prnduron n- Butter Bxtns, 21b per pound; fancy,
rmrngus of tho finest finality, and Mr. -"' eliolro, 20ci storn, 10c.
ITnconflnmil ronorts also sv that the Cnrroll tins been domonntrntlnL' what i 'KK in'An per dnrnn.
loss ot life In Oil City aud Bollinger ran l' done here. Kevnrnl farmers nro ' iiHry Mixed chickens, LlrtDllo per
may also be heavy, though tho storm 'planting colery this year on quite nn P.0!' 'nncy In"". H'iffPlCc; roosters,
San Francisco to Spend Millions for
Greater City.
San Francisco, May 13, CUIrens
generally nro enthusiastic over the re
suit ot tho bend election The vote wns
10 to 1 for the bonds. Tho first step
In bo taken by thn supervisors will lm
to estimate the cost of the Improve
ments mndn possible by thn sale of the
bonds nnd tho nmnunt of money to be
exponded. Possibly by tho middle of
August work will begin on the projects
which are to make Han Francisco a
larger and moro beautiful city than
over.
For nn auxiliary firo system nnd lands
necessary for it, bonds amounting to
(i 'JUUjUUU were approved.
For a city sower system, 11,000,000.
For school buildings and lands for
ampin sites, (5,000,000,
For public hospitals and necessary
lands, 12,000,000.
For n now city ball and county Jail,
1.000,000.
For n suitable garbago system and
crematory, $1,000,000,
Workington, May lit The first en
ferenecfl of the governor of the stairs
ui the American Pnlon ended yrter,Uv
Like many of the lmMirlnnt event of
hltiiry, time Is to reveal Ike e,,-h
which tbo president and governui bi
lleve has been mnd. Tbe aeemuplitii
ments uf the etinference, which tin
Ihch Ih etlou at the White House fr
three dsvs, CHHimt be set forth '!
mathematical precisian. Tint its Im
mediate results are more than ainJe i
the eipreioH uf President llouseteli,
who brought II about, nnd of lbs guv
ernur who prtltwlrd,
Tbe printed record of the conference,
which will later be available to every
American heme, will lie a reinpllathn
uf farts, startling In their messing,
convincing in their unlvervat eottclu
sesn, that the states ami the natlun niuH
ce operate to the end that to tho whole
people nf the nation may accrue tli
attag benefits f Its natural rrwourcrs,
lleildes the mpltstten of facts by thn
eiert ami tbe freely eipreaaed npiui -n
of the governors, b conference leave
as its permanent record n tbouMnd
word of "declaration." not n M.e
Inrnlliin of Indepondence, " but a de
In rat ion of re opera tine "
Perhap greater In mirUsce tbst
all el was tbe determinatlim uf thn
guvernur uf the rial to rfet a -r
manent orgnstsillon, whereby a beer
tuf.ire unknoMn Inllnsney may be devr
m, ameng lb executive of tbe i'l
sovereiRn state made stmng by a cent
mun pur ( and made wtent by pr-,
nnunremenl which may net lightly I
illaregnrded.
Of the lat day the story Is one of
many feature The et programme ti
swept aside The preldent preide.
throughout. He Interjected remark
nnd peekr lie brmtght to tho plat
form men who mode plain the prevail
Ing feeling that thoughtful care mut
Im etcreled for the future The pre
tiared liaper were net presented, but
they will be printed la thn ermnent
record Their place ws flrl taken bv
tho "declaration," which visa adnplel
after dneuMinn which brought to light
no .rriout nbjeetlen to Its afflrmatlou
Then William J. Ilrvan was pn-oentr-l
by the president He teucheil the sun
chord which had produced thn vibr
tlnn of harmony and e operation A
governors' dieuMhn brnugkt msnv
tate eieeuttves to the platform but
tbe product was altAetber that nf hsr
mony, ami the senliments ripree.
were applaud! alike by all.
PRESIDENT UPHELD UY COURT
was not un sovoro in thoso two towns as
it was in C-iUlarn
oxtnnslvo scale, ns no sontlnn on tho "'''; "'I tryatn, dozen, II; broilers, doit,
coast oan rival Klainath for colery. ''"'WOJ dressed poultry, per lb.. 1c
higher; ducks, 1flVfi)l7ej geeso, 8(!7Oc;
c, -ci . r ux .. I turkey, nllve, 1718c; dressed, 10
Fine Float from Klamath. 1 20c
Klnmath 1 nlln. Monoy linx been np Ifops 1007, prlrno nnd choice, Hft
Meet Next at Portland.
Boston, May 10, Having adopted
soyeral important resolutions, oloeting proprlntwl by tho Klamath chnmbor of 00 por pound; olds, ICTIVjo' nor
officers nnd voting to hold tho noxt an-, Comrnerco for tho 000 float that will pound.
nual convention at Portland. Or., tbo renrnsont Klnmnlli emmtv nt (l.n it u'nni tni.n n... .... i...
nlnventl, nnnl .nn.lnn l. X? I Xit'tjZr "'"", "' V. ""'" ,,""'"'""" """." K" '""
r" 7 7,7, -"'""" " " if """ ?""" """ ' " " prom jjwjiuo per pounn, according to shrink
tlonal Retail Grocers' Association ad-Used that will bo tbo cnunl of anv In nism vnlfnv innou...
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juu.ueu .uuijui, i tuo parauo.
Tillman Fears Paralysis,
Washington, May MThrcntonod
with paralysis, Senator Tillman Is In n
sanitarium haro, declining to see vis
itors. On Baturdny be will sail for Ku-
i "Zl .!, luTOiivvc i iuid, nrciimpnniou uy UIS Wife, roturn-
j Mobalr-Cboiee, 1801814c per lb. j ing in Novembor. '
Few Sailor Desert.
Ann l'rnnclsco, Mny 13, Tho nnmnr
mis ilevjortlons from thn Atlnntie fleet,
which it was prophiHiled would follow
tbo arrival of tho fleet nt this port, Imvo
fallod to materially), Les than 100
absentees aro rnpnrtcil today, and a
number nf these nro men nf long service
who hnvo overstayed their shorn loavu
but nro aximcted to report bofora thn
fleet sails for the north. ery fnw of
mo young iiiiinjacKvis wnn am on their
first cruise nnd wero exported to desert
nro reported absent. Tliu mornlo of
tbo (loot is excellent.
Nepro Dismissed at Urownsvill Loses
Suit to Recover Psy,
New York. May Itl -The rtgkt of
President II.HHwvelt summarily to !
mlM a negro ..dl.-r uf the Twenty fifth
infantry for alleged participation In tU
rlut nt BruwMville, Tex, was sustain' 1
today by Judge Heugb. In the t'nlied
States ditriet court. (Icar W Iteil,
the sttldier, su the governinent to r.'
cover 1 12a ns wages from the date of
his diHtiM to the oxplrnllun of his
enlMnicnt. District Attorney Mtlm.ou
eonteiide.1 that thn president had a
'fht to ilmi thn soldier. Judge
Hnilgh suslulnoil this contention xn.l
lirecle.1 n Judgment In fnvi.r of the
government.
Judge lloiivli In. his deelslon. lull
that the prnldent was entirely within
his right In dismissing the soldiers of
I in Twenty fifth regiment, Innsmiirh a
the enlUlinent ;sipers and oath pro
vide that n soldier hall serve "for th
period of three years iinte snoner di
charged by proper authority "
Atrocities In Congo Free Slain.
London Mny Id. . Key. J. II. Harris.
a mMouary who has Just returned from
the Congo IVeo Stale, doclnres the
atrocities being practiced, then) by tho
Belgian soldiers nro Increasing, nnd that
within thn past 10 years nn fewer than
3 000 00(1 luiiimii beings had been sac
riflced. Ho hud seen men Hogged with
hippopotamus, hide whips until they
worn lnenlbe. Soldier employed by
King Leopold's noeuti mlilo.l vlllm.e
nnd killed and ato thn natives Tho
"HlTcrlhL'S of thn women nn.l i.lrla um
absolutely Indescrlbablo.
Troop Mny Fight Locust.
Tunis, May 111. Troops may be cnlled
out to exlermlnalo millions of locusts
Hint hnvo Invaded thn district between
Knlrunn and Tunis on nn iinnrnceitnntinl
scnlo, Tho authorities hnvo decided
tint this Is tho only moans of getting
rid of tho Insoct.