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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1908)
a i wn l STORMS HURT GRAIN Many Sections of Northwest Feel Effect of Hall. CROP DAMAGES REACH $300,000 Nex Perco and Camas Pralrlo Dis trict Are Affected Most Man Struck by Lightning. Portland, July 16. Various sections of Oregon and Washington have been aisited by unusually heavy rain, hail and electrical storms throughout the past days, causing considerable dam age, especially to grain fields. The storm, winch began Monday with a hcay downpour in Morrow, Wasco, Gilliam and other eastern counties, were followed by scere hail and elec trical disturbances in several sections. Perhaps the most serious damage occurred in the Ncz Perec and Camas prairie districts. In this section a hail storm began Tuesday and con ttnued yesterday The ripening grain in a belt IS miles wide is reported as practically ruined. The yield in this section would have been very heavy, and the damage is estimated at $300,. ooo In the vicinity of North. Yakima, Wash, yesterday, there wasa violent electrical storm The damage was small, but one man, C M Harring ton, was struck by lightning and per haps fatally injured. A heavy hail storm in the Des Chutes district has ruined some of the best grain fields in that vicinity. Crops on five of the best Tygh ridge farms are a complete loss In all the counties south of the Co lumbia rain has been falling In some cases it has been of benefit, but in most instances the grain is too far along to be greatly helped, and the jicld will be considerably below nor mal. RUEF BONDSMEN PROTEST. Assessor Takes Them at Their Word on Property Valuation. San Francisco, July 10. Abe Ruef Is again in trouble. The latest woes of the fallen boss make Job look like a rank beginner Ruef says he feels like an automobilist who has just been stranded in the middle of a pro hibition state and not a horse in sight Abraham's troubles began afresh when the men on his bail bonds dis covered that the luxury of writing their signatures upon the documents was going to be expensive work They find they will not be allowed to nav just once for the joy of helping their oM friend. Abe, but that every in-1 iliittttn rlAitli ---sacs Mail. I .. (juisitive deputy assessor would en icav jr to learn whether they had been making or losing money Announcement made at the asses sors office that the sworn statements made by the persons on Ruef's bond would be accepted as the basis for their tax this year is the bombshell that has created such widespread con sternation. Of course, no one ever tells the assessor how much money lie really has. but ordinarily there is no harm in letting the court know your financial standing As a result of the latter course increases of from CO to 100 per cent will be made in the assessments of nearly every person who signed the Ruef bonds In one instance the amount will be raised from $C00 unsecured personal prop erty to $13,000 cash in the bank which the bondsman told the court of, but forgut to mention to the assessor TRAIN WRECKS OVER. Railway President Invents Device That Stops Them In Danger Zone. Chicago, July 10 Preparations arc being made by the members of the interstate commerce commission for next Friday's tests of devices which, it is believed, will prevent the col lision of railroad trains. A joint com mittee of the American railroad com mission will see the tests that are to be made George Wristine, president of the Tennessee Central, who invented the device believes it will prove effective, so that by its use collision will be made impossible ll?f uer,7.?.18 P'.?",?;."0" en' ?' a ranruau uiock vvnue a irain is'c. in the block this device serves as a lookout, and should another engineer disregard the stop signal at the block, the device catches and sets the air brakes, bringing the encroaching train to a standstill. Laughs at Old Durkee Suit San Francisco, July 18. Attorneys ; for the Southern Pacific railroad here yesterday said they are not worried over a suit filed in the federal courts Tuesday by John A. Kuykendall, ad niinistraator of the estate of former Governor Charles Durkee, of the ter ritory of Utah, against the Harriman lines for $38,280,000. The suit is filed as the result of an old claim against the ian lines, arovvinsr out of a sale of std'ck made in 1603, when the Union racijic anu ccnirai i-aciuc lines were constructed. I DRY TICKET CHOSEN. Ohafm and Watklns Will Carry Banner for Prohibition Party. Columbus O, July 17 For presi dent, Kugciic W. Clmlm, of Chicago For vice-president Aaron S Wat kins of Ada, Ohio The above ticket wa nominated yesterday by the Prohibition uatiou.il convention, both men being chosen unanimously i lie tun indorsement of the convention was not, however, given to Mr Lhnlin until alter three ballot' had been taken Chatiti, who was a delegate to the convention, was escorted to the plat form He vvas formally declared by Chairman Scanlon to be the prcsf dcnti.il nominee, and in a speech re turned his thanks for the honor which had been thrust upon him, declaring that he would rather be the nominee of the Prohibition party than the suc cessful candidate of any other party Doth the presidential and vice-prcs-tdcnttal nominees are candidates for governor in their respective states on the Prohibition ticket. F.ugcnc V Chafiu, who leads the Prohibition party this year is an attor ney residing in Chicago. He is a na tive of Waukesha, Wis, and for some years practiced law there He was at one time candidate for governor of Wisconsin on the Prohibition ticket, and was this year placed in the run mug for the same position in Illinois by Prohibitionists of that state The forenoon session of the con vention was devoted to the discussion and adoption of a brief platform, which is possibly the shortest on rec ord, containing not more than 330 words TRIES NEW EXPERIMENT. Fleet Maneuvers Controlled on Land by Use of Wireless, London, July IT England tried yesterday a new experiment in naval warfare, the conducting of a battle from land by wireless Over 300 ves sels are now maneuvering in the North sea, engaged in a sham battle, the movement of every vessel bein controlled by wireless by experts in the admiralty office in this city As each ship changed her position or fired on the "enemy" the move vvas reported to the naval experts here They sat before a map showing the situation at every minute Markers were moved about on the map, much as pieces would be moved on a chess board, the moves being Hashed to the vessels by wireless It is claimed that this system would be better in the controlling of ves sels than by an admiral in action, as the men on land can receive reports from the front and work out the prob lems while removed from the exciting scenes of battle The experts who conducted the bat tle from the admiralty office would not comment on the result Thev simply said it vvas satisfactory. DREADED ARGENTINE ANT. Will Destroy Orange and Fig Crops of California if Not Killed. Oakland, Cal , July 17 Professor C W Woodworth. head of the de tl rt tl tl fit Mntnttlnlum nt I f partment of entoniolocv of the Urn versity of California, has reported to Governor Gillett that the dreaded Ar gentine ant has made its appearance In California, in Kast Oakland Professor Wood worth states that unless measures are taken at once to drive out the pest it will utterly de stroy orange and fig crops in the state. The Argentine ant is a small insect only an eighth of an inch long, but is of a fighting nature, and lias driven all other ants from East Oakland It is one of the most dangerous pests that has ever been brought to the United States from a foreign country According to a report by the Louisiana crop pest commission, the ant has destroyed millions of dol lars' worth of property in that state Express Train Goes Into Ditch. East Stamford, Conn, July 17 One nersou vvas killed and several others injured when the fast White Mountain express was ditched a few miles east of here yesterday Phy sicians and a wrecking crew were rushed to the scene on a sneeial train Dashing along at a rapid rate of speed the engine struck a defective rail The injured passengers will he brought to this city, and it is believed that prompt medical attention will prevent more deaths, although some of those injured arc said to be in a precarious condition, Millions to Lower Grade, New York, July 17 According to a statement made yesterday by an official of the Chicago. Milk; .iiiiKauKee p-,,1 ,,:i,,,i ,i, ., ni ,u n. cific coast extension of that system . - -... ....-..,, ...w ...- w, .,,. . ,. win ue auout j..,ikjo,()oo more tn.in the original plans called for This increase in the cost of work is due, it is said, to a decision to run the road at a lower grade over the moun tain division than the officials first figured on The whole work now calls for the expenditure of $77,000- 000. but there will be no shortage of lunds. Mosquitoes Kill Cattle. High Island. Tex, luly 17 Mos- quitocs are killing cattle by droves on ranches around the Gulf coast region. Great clouds of the insects hover over pastures where cattle feed, and literal ly Iv drain the animals of their life blood. causintr them to die from weakness. One ranchman has lost 200 head in icn uay, aim pastures arc strewn wiui the carcasses of deal cattle, J OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OREGON HAS SURPLUS. State Treasurer's Report Shows Al most $370,000 on Hand. Salem Slate Treasurer Steele has issued his scmi-aiiiuial report for the period ending June 30 It shows that $012,728 08, or over half the state taxes, had been paid in up to the close of the report, which remonstrates the good financial condition of the state generally. The tax on foreign insur auce companies, being 2 per cent of their net premiums during the period covered by the report, amounted to SCO 030 Ot, and the state income for inheritance taxes totaled $l?.ltS S. the largest amount ever collected in six mouths before Cash on hand in the several funds of the state, June 30, was $J7t.uj a, as against $110.37? OS at the close of the previous semiannual term, Jautt ary 1, 100, and shows a gradual and healthy increase of the state funds in all departments over the $ame period ot a car ago The total amount of the income from the 'oau of the irreducible school fund during the year closing June 30, from all sources, vvas $)c:t7,?int U7, of which amount $8,itV0l was iiid out in warrants, and $110,100 vvas appor tioned among the several counties in Anril of this year, leaving a balance of $10. 33. 13 on hand, to be appor Honed August 1 1 lie casli on hand in the irreducible school fund January 1. 11)08. was $2U3,..S160. and this has been increased to $373,VU& S3 up to July 1. the total amount of the irreducible school fund, including outstanding first mortgage loans, school district bonds and certificates of sale of state lauds, is $4,e43.aot OS, and this will be increased to the $5,000,000 mark be fore the dote of the present year. REGENTS PLAN EXTENSIONS. Important Announcements Expected From University of Oregon. University of Oregon, Kiigcnc The board of regents Of the Falverlty of Oregon will meet in annual smsion tore. Tito moDtlng will be one of the most Imimrtmit ever held. I'lnns far the fu ture nro extensive and when the lmnrd fins adjourned it is cxeted that some very definite and (.-ratifying news will le made public in the way of Improve ments to tho state university. The con ditions demand the adiUtion of instruct om in some departments, President Campbell will go east shortly In the in terest of the Institution. Improve ments and enlargements will he made in several departments. Heavy Yield of Good Wheat. Pendleton I'verv bushel of wheat threshed in Umatilla county so far this season, according to reports which have reached this city, has made grade one when tested, and the reports from those portions of the county in which threshing has been carried on during the past week show that the yield is going to be much heavier than the most sanguine hid hoped for. Many farmers are liar vesting just as large crops as they overdid Laying Ralls on Northwestern. Ilakcr City Following the state ment given out by official a few- weeks ago. the Northwestern rati road, which is building from Hunt ington north to Copperficld. on the Snake river, has begun laying steel One mile in four hours is the record made by one steel gang, and there is considerable rivalry aiming the work men to make a record in this depart ment Fight High Insurance, Astoria On account of the exorb itant rates for fire insurance that are being charged by the companies, a resolution has been adopted by the Astoria city council directing that an amendment to the city charter be sub mitted to the vote of the people in December, authorizing the city to make contracts with citizens to carry insurance on their oropcrty at cost Cement Industry In Sight. Klamath Falls, Abel Ady, owner oW tnousanus or neres or lino lands in tin county, reports tho finding nf n largo ledge of gypsum on hi property, and states ho Tins nil the Ingredient neces sary for making cement. Ho claims that a fow fcot below the surface of tho marsh there Is n layer nf mineral sand. which when washed is better building sunn man is round in tins section. Sllverton Mill to Resume, Silverton After having been shut down about four weeks, the Silverton Lumber company's mill, in this city, is expected to start up this month The company has received eastern or ders for more than 00 cars of lumber which will clean out the yards The mill was shut down owing to tempo rarily unfavorable conditions of the market. First Step for Fair. Salem Frank A Welch, secretary of the state board of agriculture, has taken up his office and hcadnuarters nt the fair grounds It is tlic first Step toward preparations for the an nual state fair to be held in Septem- uer xne grann sianu ana exiiiuuion buildings are to be enlarged at once. LIGHT OUTPUT OF PLACERS. Baker County Miners Handicapped by Scarcity of Water. linker City -Coming in from hl lnriro plncer holding on Cow creek, W. J. Pntterwn, onoof linker City' iprom- nentbu8ltHW,iHMi,Hytmttl,l8y,.r tho crop of gold dust in linker county will bo light owing to tin- nciirclty of water. According to hit. obscrvntiotw thorn nro few proHrtioe; tlmt Imvo aulllclvtit water to do tho work that will pay nnil uuwt of tho plncer minen nro putting In their time preparing for next j ear, when they Imvo hope tlmt thore will bo more rnovv ,md fn.ihly n heavier rnlnfiill. lhore are ij num. ber of linker Lity people Intervened in plncer mining mill in the pnst it Iuih yielded u Htemly mid certnlu income. Reclaim Hundreds of Acres. Klnmntli Pnll. Sitotitlentlons hnvo been Issued bv the reehiiimtiou servlee for five additional sehediiles tliol south brunch eniml, composing seven. miles. It will connect the government canal and the old Adam ditch. Honied bids will bo received until July 2" at , the locnl reehtmntion olllee The work menu the exenvntinn of 112.0O0 cubic feet of dirt, within .10 day after sign ing the contract. Hundred of nere of land extending far into the Merrill country below Klnmntli Falls will be reelalmed by tho project. Creamery Trebles Business. Klamath Fall The stockholders of the llouauta creamer) are well leased with the first ears showing The enterprise represents an invest ment of JMHH) W'hile no dividends have been paid the business is well established Since it nritaiiiiatiiiii in 1107, Fred McKeudree has been in barge The average price received 'or the butter has been about Idi cents net There was paid ut last month for butter fat $1I. as com pared to $313 a year K" More Time to Finish Road. Kugene The city council Ima ex tended the time limit in which tho Ku- f-Mfif .C.- Kfiafftrn rfitlu'ttf In tn iiiinnf.tt,i the Kugene-Sprlnglleld line to Nuvem- bo r 1. Tho lino will bo completed be fore that ttmtt If there are no tnlslmprt. Piled nre driven over half wny to Springfield and tho troatltt Is completed for n gout jvortlon of this distance. Selects Hatchery Sites Astoria II. C. McAllister, master fkhwnrdonfor tho state of Oregon. has returrml from nn olueial InaiH-ctloii trip to Tillamook bay nml the nlrentrm loading into it. An n rwult of bin vis - it, he Irnn decided to entabllsh u miIiimmi hatchery on Trnsk river, na well na eyeing stations on the N'elmlem river nml other strenrnn in tlmt district. Salmon for Propagation. Astoria Deputy Fish Cotmnliwloner L. G. Ilurton, of Washington, ban left for Ilapvrn bay, where ho will drive a trap to bo used In catching sulmon for propagating purpose nt the chlnook hatchery, lie wna granted KirmlMion to plncu the trap outaidu the regular line PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club. 8lc per bushel: red Kustian. bite; bluestem, &6c, valley, Mc llarley Feed, JUt.iO ptr ton; rolled, $H7.".(wjiS&o; brewing, IDA Oat No 1 white, $A SO per ton; gray, $!t I lay Timothy, Willamette vnllry, $13 per ton; W'iUamette valley, ordi nary. $18: lUstcru Oregon. $1710. Imixed, $tS; alfalfa, JIX; alfalfa meal, Fruits Cherries. 2dSc per lb ; ap ricots. $IS per crate: peaches, 7fic(fj! $1 per box; plums, .'.(Nftiioc per crate; currents, $aV,tl5 per crate; black berries, $1'. per crate, raspberries, $1 per crate; loganberries, $ per crate; blackcaps, tl'i&d'i Melons Cantaloupes, tK3' per cralc; watermelons .j$.ic per pound Potatoes New Oregon, IvSUc per pound; old Oregon, 0Ujdc per hun dred Vegetables Turnips, $1 80 per sack; carrots, $175; parsnips, $175; beets, $1 so; beans, 0c per uud; cab bage, KfTtjc per pound; cucum bers, Oregon 50'(,7Sc per dozen; egg nt njs, !7)c per pound; lettuce, head, tic per dozen; parsley, 13c per dozen; peas, .dftic tier pound: nenncrs. 10c tier noiiud: radisfics. 121c ner dozen: rhubarb l()2c per pound; spinach, 2c per pound, tomatoes, Oregon, 12 30 per crate Rulter Kxtras, 21c per pound; fancy, 2c: choice, 80c: store, 17c. Fggs Oregon, 2.W2lc per dozen, Poultry Mixed chickens, 12(h18jc pound; fancy liens, WffiVJc; roosters, 7tflVc; springs, IHlOc; ducks, old, 10c; spring, 18j(Ttl3c; geese, old. fl Oc; young. 12c; turkeys, old, 1HI0c; young 20(fi2lc Veal Fxlra, fl0c per lb ; ordi nary, fl7cj heavy. 3c, Pork Fancy, nj!7c per lb ; ordi nary, 0c; large, Sc. Mutton Fnticv. 7ltfT0c Hops 1007 prime and choice, SfJJflc ner nound: olds. 2(Ti2lc ner notiud Wool Eastern Oregon, average .y - . - best, lOtffilOlc per pound, according to shrinkage; valley, MffllSc. 11m . nm.M.I I1MA..I in. n iuuii wuuitC lotmiqm (ici iu, JAPAN CHANGES TUNE. Now Cabinet Uasos on Army and N.vvp Retrenchments and Lconomlos, Toklo. duly in Mnnpil ICnlsiirn, h'sulcr of the progressiva tmrly, who whs ordered by tho emperor In roor gtuilio the eiiblnet, has announced hi iiinuiliiliiiitiita. Miirmil Kntsiira will ,, ,,, ,imilU,r nm midter of nuance. I Minister of Wnr (lenertil M. Tomuehl mid Minister of tlio Navy Vice Admlrul i M Ml,, nr t0 ll(n tltwtr seals in tlio ' clll,,lu,t. Colltll Komurn, now am ,. , , , , ,,,,, . , , ... .. "f for.-lun ntTr, but .... II his retu n '"'"' .u1 "eneral lerauehl will net a head of tho foreign ministry In connection with Ids duties ns minister of wnr. Huron T. Illrntit, formerly ,ns(.r of Agriculture and commerce, ,, Mtn a, minister of home nlTalrs ., , j,,,, r 1B , M .,,,, 'riHmv, I lo I minister of .eommunlentlott. i: Komnlsiilmrn, for- merly vie minister of homo nlTnlrn, Is Ill DO llllllisirr Ol iiiomiiun. , ikwhih Oknbo Is minister of Justlen nud IC. Onrn, formerly minister of eommunlen tions, Is to lie minister of ngrleullHre and eeminorec Unron Knlsurn has gathered tnest of Hie members of hi former ealimm nlotit Mm. The new cabinet U ot wetcd to Inmigwrftto n olley of re Uc-whment In rxiHsiitltture-n for the nrwv and nnvy. Tho fact that Kntsura Is to be the head of tho ministry of tlnancn as well ns premier Indicates that n careful watch Is In be kept nn tho treasury. This new jmiIIcv Is In rci(nio to n eeneral demand from tho people of Japan. STORM DAMAGE SLIGHT. Heavy Rains at Heppner Cause No Serious Losses, Heppner, Or., Jidy IS Monday's heavy rnin storm wns not so seUons n at Drsl reported. Other than the de strnellon of four small bridges nnd the covering of lawns with sand nnd debris, the actual loss Is very illukt A foot of water covered the floor of the electric wer plant at the mNtk of InnahlM Canyon, wetting the belt Ing so as to iriop operation nf the ma ehinery, ami the city was In dnfkncs "' " " Ih HamiI Hallow tt,e Ikiv rriHt wns coniierably ilnmaited by the overflow of water, which covered the alfalfa with mud nnd laid It flat on the ground. Mgktnlng struck a imrn lnuong'ng la II. P. Clark wb reside nlKtnt In mlln kinrtL I ltiii Tivu lii4 - vri . kl led In the Urn. ... I '" AN. train was nnable , , ,0"1 "J1 '"" "'. ""I" ' "Mr lw'j '" " '7k," l ' ""s "" station nwr Using .... ... ..-.,.,,.,. .. .., ...-,. "-, COAL SHORTAGE ALREADY. Serious Situation Expected In Urltlsh Columbia This Winter. Vancouver, II. 0, July IS Accord Ing to n dispatch received here report gathered from vnrloit part nf the prairie west outline n rather seriou prospect In regard to the fuel supply for next winter. Following n seriH flknrtnge in the winter of IDOd 7 eon! dealer and the consuming public Mtoeked up largely last summer, but tho winter turned nut so unnssinlly mild that the need for those precaution wn net nppnrnt. Itnllvvny Inst winter hnd nbiiudnut rolling stock owing tn tho light eroli, nml there wn never nn thing npiirtinch Ing n fnixlne In nny district. Tills sum mer, however, tho financial venditions forlihl the dpuler tn enrry largo stosk nnd prevent eonsnmar from in) Ing In even nn average supply ahead. At th same time It Is nlready elenr the rail wny will likely lie blocked In nn effort tn liHinlln tlio Immense ernii, nnd In n month or two n largo cool movement will lie physically impossible. If, tl'srefore, n xevern winter follows, the situation nmy lioeomo serious. Escaped Convict Returns. Mleldgnn City, Iiul., July 15 Tlioinn McCarthy, nged 40 yours, for whoso capture tho wnrdun nf Indiana stnto prison here hns hnd n reward slnnillng for thrrn yonrs, returned to prison Inst ovenlng voluntarily nnd gnvn himself up with tho prospect of serving 1. J ears more. Ho went to tho Pacific Const nnd nftor lending a pre carious existence ho joined tho Hilvn- tlou Army nt .North nklinn, Wash. HI rnnselenrn troubled him nnd lifter ho hnd earned enough money ho stinted tank to prison, oylng nil his own ox- ponies. Heney Anxious to Let do, Han Diego, Cnl July Ml, Francis J. Honey, who hns hern making n brief visit in this rity, nddrcsaod a largo guthorlng hero Inst night. In the conrso nf his speech, referring to tho Ran Prnnclsco graft prosecutions, ho snldt "I liken myself to n man with bin hnml on a boar's tall, If nnynno will liolp mo lot go I will never tako hold of it again," Tom Piatt Is 75. New York. July 10 -Senator Tho. C Piatt was 73 years old vesterdav. . . ----'- lie spent the anniversary mi el v nt the Oriental hotel at Manhattan beach He li very feeble, and lie had ,1.. f. .nl.l l..l -. i . '. . iicw visuurs, INCREASE IS ILLEGAL Railroad Hntus Cannot Hi; Hal.sml, Says Coiiiiiilssloiior, POINT WAS DhCIDLD IN (iL'OltCilA All Concnrneil Incur Penally Undnp Shnrman Law As It Would Do Violated, Chicago. July P A speri.il In the Tribune from WsMimlm sa lit the opinion of John Clements mrnitier of the interstate cnniiurrt e commission, the proposed pjenernl in crease in freitfhl rale dlseti-, n m New York rslrrdy by the pr .i dents nf many eastern iailw4s ii the Trunk Line sssocislion w mid rtuislliulr .1 vtoUIMII of the Mi rum anil trust law and would rrudir jII the railroads concerned liable t. ' vere penalties Mr Ctcni.iiis plained that the inlertUle rnliiiner. r toinmUsion a commission i uui jt all inletrsled In ihe Sherman ami trust taw, the eHlt"ti of vvhiJi is entrusted to the department jus lice, but he expressed hi opinion as a law)tr and riled a rceeni msuiKr where Ihe supreme rouct had d cidcd "A a law)er," he said, "I am will ling lo hasard the opinion that su li an increase in rale as was tnntrut plalfil by ihe rsstern rail) l (heir meet I tin In New York would hi nt dirert violalion of Ihe anli it mm Uw When prarlirally all of the eastern roads, and, for that nuiirr, all of the roads in ihe rnuulr) bv a mutual aitcrmrnt raise rales, it is t Hi) mind a wwedure which bunas them under thai clause nf thr .uiii trust law which prevents 'pK!n' and illra rnHsbinallon "Whether or not there is any nrcrs My now for an increase ol rale I .im not prepared lo mi. If the nun nr should come, the commissioner would have ample lime In ricridr ilm poinl I am convinced, however lint the railways will mse the ami irui laws careful consideration brfotr ilirv consider a general increase in nl. "A similar ease came up in iirnuu ww time ssro during some lit" b r hearing federal Judge Sprrr .! . ' I n- that the railroad hail ,in an tlfegal combinaiHm in in.re.Mi.. ,hr , ,,, ,h, tuprtmt ,,, ,, flfmfd ,i,c decUlon " E QN STmKEUEAK:HS. I Alabama Miners Kill Deputy Sheriff and Wound Dornn Moo. Ilirmingham, Ala, July I K '"-t Gardner, a deputy sheriff wi t f il ? wounded and at least a docu ni",rt more or less seriously hurl is ih result nf n attack on a Irani tearing strike breakers In take the plvrrs of sirtkiHg union miners at jclfer...n near here, )elerday The Irani w hi thargc of n deputies, and wa en route to AdaiHsvllle It is said the union miners attempted in imlutc the strike breakers lo leave Ihe tram -in I threatened lo kilt them il thry went lo work Governor Comer has ordered a cmnp.iny of cavalry from Monig..ni cry lo the scene, and troops alrnd in the ground are under arms and will patrol the district tonight pre venting further disorders Deputy Gardner, mortally wounded, w is brought to HirmiHgham Ui iu' Deputy George Smith, acromiioiymi him, estimalcs thai no less tlim l'")i shot were fired mi Imth side in ihe attack at JelTersou According to Smith the rngsgcuiriit wn opened when l train hearing V strike breakers Mttempled to K.ivr Jelfirsou for Ad-imsvill Prior to this a number of union miner had made overtures lo ihe strike breakers to join their ranks, threatening at the same time to kill theid in case ilny attempted to work the mine of the operators Doesn't Mind the Fleet. London, July IH Criticism by the llnlisli press of Australia and New 'calami for the expenditure nf enor mous sum in preparation for the en tertainment of the American Meet I not finding favor with 'ihe general public here .Sentiment nf the people generally Is with the colonies in their stand on the iieilion, anil editorial utterances on the subject are much milder today than they have been In the past On the continent there has Keen no criticism of Hie world voy age of the United States men-of war, Will Uso Oroat Northern Track. Hilling, Mont, July IH It is an nounced that with the completion of the line of the Hillings Northern rail road from Hillings to Great Ftills, Mont , about September 1, the llur liiigton trains, now using the Vorth- cru rncinc line 10 n;c coast will pro eced over the ltlliin,,. M,,ii..." . - iikiiiv miiv in iiiv Li'iiai tvi i inn Great Falls, from which nlncc th tracks of the Great Northern will b . -. . --'.,. ... 0 III bo lUICU, a . X ' ',