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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1908)
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO PURIFY CAMPAIGN. Corrupt Practices Act Restricts Gaic dldstes' Acli, Halrm, Tlii adoption of tint corrupt prnrllfcit nrt by tin pixiplt at tlia ulro I Ion June I will iiutki tlm unit Millllrnl t'liiiipiilgii n vastly different mm from llmai which Imvii been seen In Oregon III Hit Ittnt few yrnra.t lir mitt tli I iik' i tlm ndverllalng tnu uf ranking n campaign, which Hmmtnr llmirm iiiikIh mpuliir in Oregon, will bo le nstcnulvrly uo III tint future. Two feature of tlm irrut prncllco net will tcinl ntvnmpliali tin end -out n llinltiitlnii mi expenditure, mill tlii other it rrniilreineiit Hint nald nil vertlslng In an marked. Undoubtedly tlm inriiiiirii will lutvn u aalutory effect HI purifying rlertioiia, though poiiiii nf Hit provlalon serin iinnrci-aanrily rrt. Ptihllrlly In tlm mnttrr of eiimpnlgii espendlturr In mm uf tlm mutt Import mil requirement of tlm law, nml lioro nfler It will Im nwMMry for eHinlMnte nml party mniingrr to keen mi nrrouiit i nil rspeiiaeti nml flli It within lfl iiiiyn after tin primary or .jeiirritl rice lion, allowing rout rllnit loin to mm pnlgn fund nml tlm mirMau fur which till money wna spent. Cnmlhlntrs are permltUM to ui iuiii jmut' of ii pMiupliM lit U imh4h. liy tlm mute for tin pur mmi nf giving tlii nltra iiifiirmiitliiH i "HrxrHiHg them, mirli riunllilnti tu Hiy for Ihr iior tteruplrd, Hit. I In riem of that rnrli rnmllilnti may aprntd In n primary ntiHtlt.n I ft T rent of on nnr' wilnry, nml in n gMrn mm I'lyn lu per rMt of ohm )r' Mtlury. though liny rnnilUntf inv spend ni murli n 1100 If tlm prrcrMlag. btniM x lem ttinn tknt. A xAmllitnta fiir governor will hereafter Im llwit.il t ah eiiK-mllture of 7M In n primary rnin.Aij;n nml IKH) In n genurnl cam paign. CITIZENS TAKE INITIATIVE. I'Urt llondi to Italia Money to Im prove SiuiIaw Uar. I itgrnr -Thr clllmt n( the Siu law ,illry, mi thr coast nf Laur coun ty, arr hrcomttig tirrd saillng for thr Kmrmmrul In improve I lie liar at thr mouth n( Ihr Sitisfaw nvrr to n tela tm ia out ur in witliout ilrUy, ami a plan i liriiiK ilitruiiril to ralic (iiihU lor llir umlcriakliiK in another way It la proionl to ImmkI thai part of thr county lyinc writ uf the (.o I raiiur o( nioiiutaTni (or 30 or -40 yrara, and utr the money thin ralinl Hi ImllillnK jrttlr at the mouth if the nvrr It la Ihouulit liy tlic tiroinolrfi of llir irlirnir lliaf UK) OOO jv could lir raited ranly In thia way, and i uiai wnii una piiiii cuiiaiuriaiiic xari 1 t.i i. .....i. ...... i ........... 'imim li: iiidiir iiifiiii .iiiivii iiviihk the jelly It it hoped by thr time thia auiii la expended the national ov rrumrnt would lie ready to take up the work and PUih It to completion To inert the intrrctt on the bondt rarh rar, it It propmeil to collect a toll ol pcrhapa 3,1 ccnta per thoutand feet on Ihr lumber and n propurtion air a tint on othrr article exported from the Inwui at the mouth uf the river lstrr a tiukiUK (uud could lie raiaril in thr mine way to pay oil the linnda when tliry lieeomr dur. In thit way thr rxpentr of liiillilin the jelly would lie borne by ihr Ititlui trie diteclly benefited by the work Rajact Dam Dldt. Klamath Iall. The secretary of ihr interior hat rejected the bida on the Clear lakr dam, a iart of the Klamuth irrigation project, nn ac count of ihr hitch liKiiroa, timctlier with Ihr fact that land owner in that aretion liavr alill lir per cent more laud to MK"i up to brinu the total up In Ihe rriulred M) per cent. The two hula aubmilti-d were by Mahonry llroa, of San I'ranruco. JIIJ.770, and Maury llroa, of Wiunrmucca, JtHrt, Vifi Thr !Ovrrnmut may readver tic for bida, or do the work by force account. Qood Profireai on Calapoota Lino llrnwiitvlllc.- The new railroad up the Cabpooia river from ltrowntvllle it lieuiK aurveyed Work on the line will commence anon The line will run out from South llrowntville and thencr rntt for nlmut SO milrt to Crawfordavillc and Jlolley. Thit will lie of great ndvantnxe to the town. It will open up a vatt limber belt "id to be thr finest In the ttntc. Thr bit; ilnm acroat thr river it about com pleted ltrowntvllle will toon have electric lixhti OKnin. Dronco Ducking for Condon, Condon Condon will celebrate the Fourth of July lu ntd-fntbioned Myle nml n committee wai appointed to to licit fnudt for the cnrryiUK on of the fealivitiea It It planned to hold a market day in connection with the celebration, just n ban been held in l'cmlleton and The Dalles. Hroncho Imrklut: content nml baseball will m lorm a pari oi mc imoki'Hoiiii., wimi k'. Y n iiiitnlirr if carnival feature will alto I ' i.. .i.i-.i tlV .I1IIIVW, Young Choton nt Milton, Milton. J I?. Voiiiik, recently prin cipal of Moore' school, In this valley, lias been appointed nrinclpal of the Milton school, The directors nml previously ciiRnKcd It J. Diivlcs, but this week he notified the trusters of his refusal of the position. Mr, Davis will teach at Nyasie, Ore. WILL CEMENT CANAL. 8ep.a CnusesViVasliout on UmnllllA Irrigation Ditch. Pendleton A section of the main feed canal of the Umatilla irrigation project about 41) feet In Icnutli was wathed out between 1'oiter and lichu, thr cauic of the washout beliiK seep- nue walrr. which li.i rmuiinilu drained tliroiii.li the porous soil at ui.u pumi. i nc u. k a n. track is within a few feet of the canal at that iuiiu. iinu uic Kraue uaa uccu suneueu lor about half a mile, by the tecpaxe, I he government cuitinecrs have de cided lu cement a trctioii of the canal there. It It cttimatcd it will cost fitl.iuo to complete the cement work urcraaary uwinif lo me ttroiiK llow umlrr ihe trackt, Ihe company lias krpt track walkers constantly there for several months. All train have run slowly over Ihe place for tome limr Costly repairt will be made on the O It Iti N track. Water will be turned off thr feed canal while the re pair arc in proKreti. Pottn CliAtnt Horinthlevei, llakrr City -In the country south of IluutliiKtiiii officer arc chaaim; a ImikI of hurtelhicvet, who have been prariieiui; m Malheur county. It it claimed the thirvra arc headed for Maker county, with the probable hope of brini; able to reach a trauscontl iiciiIaI railroad and get out of Oregon. In the last few weeks many' report havim; lost hones and there it a ru mor that the Kauir sent up from Mal heur wime lime aj.0 and later par doned by C. ivrnior Chamberlain has completed a new orKaniatiun, and it oprratlmi in the Mine manner they were a few yeart ago, when the lax payrra of eastern Oregon tpent mu.h money and clfort to capture them. Coos Finds Oil. Marshfield The ttlr over oil In CiHia county, sticreaifully held down (or trxcral weeks patt, hat reached ihe ttacc that fact cannot limner be kept from the public Oil men have been here on invcttlKatinK minions, ami eorporatioiit and indiidtls have quietly been lakiuii options for tev eral week Actual crude ml hat been struck near llaudon. and xai has been encountered in many placet Around Coot Hay indications are tumcicntly ttronic tu warrant larne opiiont and extentive tireparationt for borliiKi Open Oates at Mermlston. I'rinllrton With hundreds of en thusiastic rxcurtiifulitt in attendance and Ideal weather prevailing the head ale of the Umatilla irrigation pro ect were thrown open at llermltton att week An excurtinn train of tix coachet left this place, brarine a lare number ol representative tiutinest men and farmers, as well as retire- arnlativrs ffom Milton, Freewater, Weston and Athena. Monmouth Wants Freight Depot. KnlemThe Oregon railroad eomml. wiiiii iinn unirreu inni it iifiirini i'n nn,i t I ..IU.A I .1... . L.....1... t. t.a.lN at Moniiionth, Juno 15, At 1:30 1', M., on tho uueatlon uf a Hauthorn 1'aclfla frrlKlit depet. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club. 00c per bushel; red Russian, hhc. bluestcm, 03c; valley, line llarlcy Feed, $24.40 per ton; rolled, S!T jpCWSSO; brewing, $2n. Oats S'o. 1 white, 137.50 per ton: Kray, 187, MillttuITt llrau, $L'o per ton; mid dliuK. $.10 11); aborts, country, $28 30. city. S98.M), wheat and parley chop, W so. HayTimothy Willamette Valley, W prr ton; Willamette Valley, ordi nary, l. Kastrrn Orri;on. $18 50; mixed, sin; clover, H; alfalfa, $13; alfalfa, meal. I'.'O. I)rred McatsIIou, fancy. 8c per pound; ordinary, 7c; larsc. Oc; veal, extra, "Ic; ordinary, Oc; heavy, 3c; mutton, fancy, 8.oc liuttrr l-xtra. asc per pounu; fancy, Stc; choice, 20c: tore, lc Kuits Candled. Wifitaoc per iloient uucnmlled, 10c per dozen Poultry .Mixed onickent, lutn-'c pound; fancy hens, 18(tClsle; rootter, he: frver. 20c: broiler. 22lc. duck, old. nfiTMSc; spritiR, 20fiT)32c; Rcee, RftfOc; turkey, nllvr, tnfOlHc tor iten. ttlfle for Kobblers! dressed, t7(f?ltlc. Apples Select, 12.80 per box; fancy, 12; choice, 11.80; ordinary, 1125. . , Potatoes Old Oregon, choice, 70ffT80e pet hundred. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon. ISffD t7ic per pound; gooseberries. Oc per pound; apricot. II 80 prr crate Onions-California red. 11 S(fm.i iier tack; llcrmudas, $2 per crate; gar lic, tStffUOc per pound. Vegetables Turnips, It 50 per sack; carrot. 1t.80(iT)1.75; beets. 11.75; parsnips, 11 28: cabbage. 11 75(?t3 per cvt ; beans. lUa12.c per lb; head lettuce, 121CT15C" per dozen, aspara gus, 1t.50 box; egg plant, 20e nrr lb.; parsley, SSc per dozen; pea. S5C7c per pound; peppers. V'c per pound; rail lhes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 3c per pound; spinach, 3c per pound. Hops 1007. prime and choice, 3(71) Olc ner pound; olds, 2(T!3c per pound. Wool Fastem Oregon, average best, U15c per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, 10(SH2jc. Mohair Choice, lBdBlRic per lb. Cascara Hark 3lc per lb. UUILD SOON TO PORTLAND. Nortlmrn Pacific Will Construct Point Dofiancti Lino, Tacoma, Wash., June 3, From a re liable source the Information comes that the Northern Pacific will nt once complete the purchase of the right of way for the Point Defiance line. Deals that have been pending for over a year for the Portland cut-off are to be closed, ami the additional right of way necessary to connect with the main line south of the city is to be pur chased at once. Attorney Charles Murray Is said to have become connected with the Northern Pacific legal department and given personal charge of the closing of the Point Defiance deal. Before his return to Tacoma recently. Mr. Murray wai associated with Judge Gordon, attorney for Ihe Great North ern at Spokane and is in close touch with the Hill interest. Thr Point Defiance line and the tun nel will.be built by the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern jointly. The completion of the north bank road to Vancouver make the extension of the line to Tacoma an immediate ncccs Ity. SAVE LIVES OF DADIES. Now York Philanthropists PIao Sys temstlc Campaign. New York, June .1 Physicians and representative of .10 hospitals, char itable and municipal organizations, nurscrirs and diet kitchens handed themselves together at a meeting held at the department of health to co-op-crate with Health Commissioner Dsr llniMou in a caumaik'ii .luaiust mortal ity among the infants this summer Kvery aucney known to medical and sanitary science will be employed to reduce the death rate In-tlie next tour months According lo the plan adopted each bureau will be divided into districts so that there can be no overlapping of territory. As many milk depots, physicians and nurses as needed will tie supplied to each district It was also decided to issue cards of instruc tions to mothrrs which, it is taid, will be radically different to those tent out before 'Ihe cardt will be dittributcd by thousands, LINERS EARN DIQ SUBSIDY. Cunard Dels $760,000 a Year on MauretanU and LusItanU. New York, June 3. The gigantic turbine steamers I.ustiama and Maurc lania have earned for the Cunard Steamship company an annual subsidy of 1730,000 a year, according to a cable from I iverpool received today by the New York representatives of the line The message stated that the British government announced in parliament yesterday that the two great steam ships have fulfilled all conditions of the subsidy agreement. The conditions were that the shins should make 24. knots an hour for a trans-Atlantic round trip. The MauretanU has averaged 24.86 knots nn hour westbound, and 24 42 eattbound. The I.uitiania has aver aged 24 83 westbound and 23.62 east bound. LEAVES JURY TO DECIDE. Courts Refute to Dismiss Charge of Qrafllng on Capital. Harrisburg, Pa., June 3. Judge Kuukel. in the Dauphin county court, today refuted to take the capitol con spiracy case from the jury, and all five defendants will therefore stand trial. The decision was a keen disappoint tnent to the defense Immediately after the ruling the de fense opened its case Kx-Attorney General llci.sel outlined the defense. lie taid he tnokc for all the defend ant, and denied collusion or falsity in measures of the metallic t.irnilurc ot the new capitol, a charged by the state The defense, he said, would show that the svstem of measure ments was n proper one In all respects. and that it worked a saving to the state. Americans Massacred. Teheran, June 3. More than 200 Christian Armenians have been massa cred by Kurds in renewed depreda tions tu the vicinity ot Urumiau, ana today that city is being besieged by the Kurdish tribesmen Wholesale maksnerc and pillaging characterize the operations of the Kurds through out a large district surrounding Uru- miah While this alarming situation prevails on the frontier there is the wildest excitement In Teheran. On every hand there Is talk of impending war with Russia as a result of the Kurdish massacres. Washouts In Montana, lluttc, Mont., June 3. Seventeen overland train on the lhirlington and Northern Pacific rallroul nrc held un today in this section by the most dis astrous washouts in thr history -f the Northern Pacific in the Northw-st. Nine train arc held up at Livingston, east of here Ifivc are blocked at Drummond. west of lluttc, and three nt Missoula, -to miles west of Drum mond Traffic has been tied up hope lessly since Saturday night. Claims 'to bo Real Dowle. Chicngo, June 3. "John Alexander nowie" has arrived In Chicago from Munich, Germany, and will establish here the church of Moses, lie claims to be the real John Alexander Dowie, and says that Dowie, the first, the I dead ruler of ZIon City, was his . brother, and took his name when they I were boys. I PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEfI I r I Saturday, May 30. Washington, May 30 The demo crats filibustering in the house to the end, and La Pollctlc having led a rec ord filibuster in the senate, the six tieth congress adjourned for the set lion at 11 SO o'clock tonight. The last bills were signed by the president be fore 11 o'clock, and both houses, which Imd with difficulty maintained a quorum, scurried to their homes. Washington, Mav 30. Amid scenes of excitement well-night unparalleled in the senate chamber, the La Follctte filibuster collapsed' a little after 4 o'clock this afternoon, and the cur rency bill was passed by a vote of 43 to 22, four republican senators voting in the negative. Washington, May 30. Among the bills passed at today's session of the house were the following: I'roslding lite-saving apparatus on the I'arallon Islands, off California; granting pensions on the surviving officers and enlisted men of the Texas volunteers, and providing for compen sation lo government employe for in juries received while in the perform ance of their duties. Several pension bills alio were pasted. Railroads In Fear. Washington. June 5 Newspaper hammering of the plan lo increase ratra has resulted in compelling the railroad to desist therefrom, appar ently The announcement was made at the office of the interstate com merce commission today that the commiasion luid information that nc? tariff would be filed July t The law compel that new tariffs shall be filed n month in advance nf the time new rates arc to go into effect. June 1 has pasted, and no Incrrated tariffs have been filed, indicating that the plan announced after the trunk line meeting at New lork, looking to in creased rates beginning July It, bat occn abandoned. The shippers" vic tory in this matter is wholy credited to the newspaper publicity, which lias been persistent throughout the country against increase. Emergency' May Not Arise. Wnaliintgon, June fl.Trcaury of firlnl declared today, lifter a study nf tin new currency lair, tlirru I nothing in thr uirnauro tilrh ay that clearing Ikiihc rrrtlflrnton nrr illegal. They nlan 'xprra tin opinion that not a dollar of the authorized rtnergrney currency will ever br Inrurd. Should nn emergency nrlar, tliry think thit clearing houae rrrtiflcntcs Inatrad of highly taxed emergency currency would b rraorted to ngain. The trrnsury department l arranging for 1500,000,000 in rmrr grnry circulation not en In blank for nny bank which might apply for tbrm under the regulation. New Postage Rates. Wnahlngton, Juno 0. -Uncle Sum can write to John Dull morr frequently nrxt fnll, for after October 1 It will cost but 2 rents for carh Icttrr inatcad of S. Announrrmrnt was made today nt thr ofllci of the postmaster general that an ngrerment hn been perfected by which tho letter rati between the United Ktntrs, Knglnnd, Ireland and Heotland will tie reduce! from S rents to cent. Th charge will mean a saving of much money, as thr trans-Atlantic mnils hnvo hrrn increnaing rapidly In volume. Will Send More Marines. Washington. June 3. Publication of the United Press dispatch telling of uic cmivai coiiuiiiiiii 01 nunir in inc republic nf Panama, aroused great in terest here, and it was announced to day that 200 additional marines have been ordered sent to the isthmus at once, with orders to protect Ameri can property and help keep order at inc coming election, ii is aio pianncu lo detail on the isthmus a lame body nf sailors being transferred to and from the Atlantic licet if conditions do not improve before the election. Held as a Filibuster. Wuhhlngton, Juno tl. Complying with tht remiest of tho state depart incut, tho minister of foreign nITnirs of HondurnK has ordered tint arrest of F. (1. Ilailry, former prrsldent of thr Kx port Shipping company, of Now Jersey, n nd the detention of the steamer (told I o rough nnd her cargo. This informa lion cnim to the. department in u 1U- pntrh from Minister Dodgo nt Ran Sal vador, dated Wednesday. Plague Is Still Raging. Washington. June 4. The Ameri can charge d'affaires at Caracas has advised the state department that since .May 23, tlic Mate ot tno reopen ing of the port of La Gttayra, tiirre have been seven cases of olacue. two of which arc known to have been' fa tal 1 he Koverumcnt has caused to be published daily bulletins showing plague conditions. The dispatch also reports one (lentil from tlic plague at Caracas Hopes to Recover Sight. Washington. June 3. In the hope that he may recover his sight, Thomas P Gore, tlic blind senator of Okla homa, entered upon a course of treat men today at the F.piscopal eye, ear and throat hospital, in this city, under the care of Dr William Holland Wil mer Mr. Gore lost his sight In child hood, and but slight hope is held out bv the physicians as to his recovery of sight. PUT MARINE8 ON GUARD. Uncle Sam to be Sure of Fair Elec tion In Panama. Washington, June 1. The Panama presidential campaign, which is to culminate In an election the first week in July, has recently developed "rev olutionary tendencies" to such an ex tent as to cause grave concern and the serious intention to employ severe measures on the part of the American government to insure a fair and hon est election, probably the first in the history of Central America. The 500 American marines stationed 'on the isthmus will be detailed to the elec tion places. As some precincts will need no armed supervision, and others will need several troops, they will be distribuled where they will do the most good, The call for a personal report from Minister Squiers Is the result, It Is ex plained, of new developments. At the same time, Mr. Squiers may be asked to explain certain newspaper com ments to the effect that he has al lowed himself to become enthusiastic in favor of one of the candidates. Mr. Squiers will sail for the United States tomorrow. INQUIRY TO CONTINUE. Wood Pulp Committee to be Very Busy During Summer. Washington, June 2. The wood pulp and paper investigation commit tee of the house, which pretented its preliminary report to that body sev eral days ago, will continue Its inves tigations during the fecess of con gress. It is the purpose of Chairman Mann to Rather a great deal of sta tistical information of the centus bu reau and the Department of Com merce and Labor during the coming summer, subcommittees will also be appointed to visit paper mills in differ ent sections of the country and take testimony, and it is possible the full committee will hold a number of meetings. It is also the desire of Chairman Mann to investigate thoroughly the pulp wood question, and if it is pos sible the committee will visit Canada for this purpose. Several letters have been sent to the publishers of news papers who failed to answer the first letter sent by the committee asking for information, and also to paper manufacturers. These letters will be taken by an employe of the census bureau, and the information contained In them put into shape to be of the most benefit to the committee. Hate Calculates Surplus. Washington, June 2. In presenting his statement of appropriations to the senate. Hale undertook to show that notwithstanding claims to the con trary the expenditure would be well within the revenues of the year. The total estimated revenues are $878,123,011. while he undertook to show that the expenditures for the next year would be nearly $832,117, 804, leaving a surplus of $26,003,116. He arrived at this conclusion by de ducting from the total annroonation of 1009 the amounts which have been appropriated to pay deficits, which, he said, suouiii properly be charged to 100S, and the appropriation of $29, 187.000 made on account of the Pan ama Canal, which is made payable from the proceeds of the sale ol bonds. Mail Ocean BUI Very Much Alive. Washington. June 2. That the ocean mail bill, which passed the sen ate on. March 20 without a division and later was sustained by the senate in the postoffice bill by a vote of 46 to 12, is not killed by the action of the house in failing to accept It on a narrow vote of 145 to 153, is the firm conviction of the friends of the meas ure. They believe that next Decem ber it will win by a decisive majority. Selects Toklo Commission. Washington. June 3. Secretary Root has decided on the personnel of the commission to represent the United States at the Tokio exposition in 1012. The commissioners general will be Francis II. Loomis, former as sistant secretary of state: Frederick J. V. Skiff, director of the Field mu seum, of Chicago, and United btates judge for the district of Minnesota. Bourne Going to Europe, Washington, June 4. Senator Hournc has informed some of his col leagues that be expects to sail for F.urope in a short time to join his wife, who is completing a tour around the world. Accordinc to these sen ators, Hournc will sail before the Chi cago convention. Several efforts made to locate Hournc and confirm the story were unavailing. World Trip for Middles. Washington, June 4 Of two hun dred members of tlic class at the An napolis naval academy who will grad uate next Friday. Ill lave been or dered to report to the Atlantic fleet at ban francisco, July 1. 1 lie mid dies are jubilant over the prospect of the trip to the Far East and home again by way of Suez canal add the Atlantic ocean. WORK OF DOYS. Youthful Robbers Confess to Holding Up Oreat Northern. Great Falls, Mont., June 2- The hold-up of the northbound Great Northern train at the stockyards, about a mile and a half from this city, was the work of three boys, who now occupy cells in the city jail. A fourth youth, who admits having as sisted in planning the hold-up, but who took no active part, is also a prisoner. The quaret have made a complete confession to the police The names of the four boys are: Albert Hatch, aged 13; William Randall, aged 17; Harry Rheams, aged 15, and George Cresswcll, aged 16, According to the story told by Ran dall, Rheams and Cresswcll, the hold up was planned and carried out under the generalship of Hatch, the young est of the four, who is said to have turned the switch, ordered the engi neer to back up and to have gone through the passenger coaches with the conductor, forcing the latter at the point of a gun to collect from the Easscngers. According to the other oys. It was also Hatch who shot William Dempsey and narrowly mitsed shooting Conductor Jack Hayes. Rheams stated that Hatch, after they had left the scene of the hold up, proposed that they cross Sun river to the Montana Central line and hold up passenger train No. 2.16 from Dutte, which was due in two or three hours. Because he demurred, Rheams states, Hatch drew his revolver and threatened to kill him. He was dissuaded from the second attempt at train robbery by the two youths who were with him. The stories told by the boys, with the exception of Hatch, agreed in the main details. They state that the hold-up was planned two nights be fore, it being decided to rob the train the first dark night. BIQ RAIL CONTRACT. Illinois Central to Spend 81,450,000 for New Steel. Birmingham, Ala., June 2. Tan gible evidence of generous propor tions that prosperity is returning is given in the fact that the Illinois Cen tral Railroad company, in connection with the opening yesterday of its new line between Chicago, Birmingham and Atlanta, has placed a contract for 52,000 tons of steel rails, to cost $1,450,000. The contract goes to the Tennessee Iron & Coal company, and is the larg est order since the financial depres sion set in. Only one contract, that of the Pennsylvania, takes rank with it. The official announcement that the Illinois Central has decided to ignore what remains of the financial'dcpres sion is likely to set the pace for other large systems which have been with holding similar orders until conditions are fully normal. This contract will enable the steel mills here to open additional plants and give immediate work to more than two thousand skilled men who have been idle for some time. In an indirect way it will start the vave of prosperity over the entire South, put ting a large amount of money into immediate circulation and stimulating all sorts of business. FEARS FOR SHIP. Steamer Vaderland la Reported Sunk With All On Board. Paris, June 2. A special dispatch to the Petit Journal from Brussels says that it is rumored the Red Star steamer Vaderland has been wrecked in the North sea in a dense fog. There are 1600 passengers aboard. 1-loyu s docs not confirm this news, which, however, comes from what Is usually considered a most reliable source. There were three collisions in the North sea today, and passen gers on the Dover-Ostend mail packet declare that they saw a vessel cast away on the Goodwin sands. New York. June 2. No official con- firmation could be obtained tonight in this city of the report of the wrecking of the steamer Vaderland in the North sea. The offices of the International Mercantile Marine, which controls the Red Star Line, and the offices of the Red Star Line company were closed. The Red Star steamer Vaderland was due to sail from Antwerp for New York May 30.. According to schedule she would have reached Do ver on Sunday, from which port she would be reported on her arrival. Up to a late hour Sunday night she had not been reported. t Collide In Channel. Dover, June 2. A heavy fog In the channel tonight, which has lasted for 24 hours, has been responsible for several collisions. The British steamer Queenswood was towed into the har bor, havine- been seriously damaccd in a collision with the Spanish steamer Uermeo, liefore she could be got to her moorings, the Queenswood sank in the harbor. The llcrmeo began leaking badly. A portion of the crew of the Steamer I.oanda, from Ham burg for West Africa, who landed here tonight, report being in collision. with an unknown steamer, Foot of Snow In Nevada. Ely, Nev., June 2. The heaviest snow storm since last winter was ex perienced here last night. Fully a loot of snow fell. The storm was gen eral between Ely and Cobre. No dam age was reported. ,