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. ,