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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1908)
BWaMWfcjniiliiIUiini(iiywiHwnlM DOES NOTWANT WAR Netherlands Will Not Assume Of fensive Unless Forced. CANNOT SETTLE RV ARBITRATION Trouble With Venezuela Is Ono Which Sovereignity And National Honor Aro At Stake. The Hague, Aug. 20. After a nlno hours' session, during which the dis pute between The Netherlands and Venezuela was canvassed exhaustively in all its phases, the cabinet dispersed shortly after midnight last night, and Minister ot Foreign Affairs Van Swin dcren proceeded to the royal chateau at Het Loo, to acquaint Queen Wilhel inina with the result of the council. The terms of The Netherlands' an swer to the letter of President Castro, of Venezuela, wens fully discussed, and it is understood thatt he actual text as well as the broad lines of action, drawn up to meet any possible eventualities, were agreed upon. It is maintained that the present question is rather one of sovereignty and national honors, matters which arc not so susceptible of solution by arbitration. The Netherlands government is in clined for the present to adopt a wait ing attitude, but it is ready to take energetic steps whenever the develop ments from the situation demand. It is greed to push all necessary prepara tions in order to be ready to support an ultimatum, should it be decided to for ward one to President Castro. Work will be rushed night and day at tho , naval dockyards to complete the pronn-! rations needed by the warships, so that ; ono timo promised to make it ImpossI they will bo in readiness to reinforcce 'bio for tho carrying outofthepro thc vessels now in tho Caribbean by gram as originoally planned, but the the end of next month. I matter was adjusted and the men In the meantime every effort will bo marched in accordance with expectn madc to find a pacific solution of the tions. dispute, and especially in view of the Imperial regulations forbid tho land fact that Queen Wilhelmlra is opposed ing of armed men in Australia. This to resortine to war until all other moth- oda have been tried. , UNIFORM FISH LAWS. Anglo-American Commission at Work Under Recent Treaty. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 23. The in ternational fisheries commission np-l pointed to draw up a uniform code of i.u-a vr ih n.WiM lln hntwmm f,n,!n nn ttioTTniti!RtntA U !n the!! ritv. It la comnosod of Professor David Starr Jordan, president of Le lsnd Stanford university, and S. T. Bastedo, of Ottawa, who represents Great Britain. It is not the intention of the com mission to hold any public sittings, but it will spend a week on the coast I rathering information respecting fish- cries in tho Straits of San Juan de : tion of giving out the terms of its re Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia. Pro- nly to Prosident Castro, of Vonezuola. feasor Jordan stated that they were acting in accordance with a treaty be tween Great Britain and the United States, signed last April, when it was argeed to appoint a con-mission to draw up statutes. It will bo their duty to gather all possible information and prepare a report by January 1. SEVENTY MINERS KILLED. Explosion Wrecks Maypole Mine in England. Wlgan, Aug. 20. The worst fears have been realized about tho oxplosion which occurred in the Maypolo mine yesterday. The entombed miners num bered about 70 and it is Impossible that any of them can have survived. Efforts at rescue, however, continue unceasingly. Thirty bodies were dis covered today in the workings, but the fumes from tho burning coal prevented the rescuers from reaching tho others who probably are. lying down In tho mines. A few bodies were brought to the surface today, but all were so blacken ed and mutilated that identification was impossible. At midnight an enormous crowd was still keeping n sorrowful vigil at the pit mouth. Machine to Pick Up Walnuts. Fullerton, Cal Aug. 20. L. L. Sid well, a Rivera walnut grower, is per fecting a machine to pick up walnuts by suction. The machine is operated by a gasoline engine, a four-inch hoso being held Just above the ground under tho walnut tree. Tho suction draws the walnuts through the hoso into a tank installed on tho wagon. Thero is an exhaust near tho top which sepa rates tho nutsTrom the hulls. Kaiser Completes Fund. Berlin, Aug. 20.- Tho emperor has given ?24,000 to tho Koch fund for tho resisting of tho spread of tuberculosis. This donation completes the $100,000 that Andrew .Carnegie stipulated should be subscribed before his gift of i a like amount, made last winter, snouia WORST IN YEARS. Railroad Companies Furnish Men to Fight Firos. Vancouver. II. C. Aujr. 21. A heavv nail of smoko caused by np preaching forest Urea hangs over this city, the air is oppressive and there are no signs of It clearing, l no urea now burnimr in Vancouver's vicinity nre the worst known in 10 years. They aro now dangerously nenr the city, ami aro still burning fiercely. The Cana dian Pacific and British Columbia Elec tric railways have large bodies of men out on tho Lulu island line fighting tho tlames. The fires aro consuming hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of valuable standing timber, lenving hundreds of acres of land with nothing but black ened snngs. Tho worst firos nru in the Snuamish valley, and on Uowen Islam!, but the blazeci at Point Grey and in the Capilane valley are likely to prove very troublesome. The civic water works property is said to be threatened by the fire nnd n force of men has been sent out to check the tlames. The fire has got into tho big timber of some exceedingly valuable limits, and it was reported at Squnmish land ing today that it was racing through the forest, nnd would, unless rain came soon, cause thousands of dollars of loss. Tho forest fires that threatened Nanaimo and Ladysmith are well undor control today,. Much valuable timber has been destroyed, but no houses have fallen prey to the llames. The old workings of tho Extension mine were gutted by the fire. Tho telegraph line along the E. & N. is burned down. LAW SET ASIDE. Australia Allows American Marines to Rarade With Arms. Sydnoy, N. S. W., Aug. 21. There 'arose a circumstance tn connection with the parade of American bluejack- cts and marines in Sydney which nt fact was communicated to Admiral Snorry. who in turn informed the gov ernment that he would not nllow his men to participate in the procession and reviews unless they came ashore armed. This was followed by n con ference between Admiral S perry and the commonwealth government, after which it was announced that the gov ernment had granted permission for the American sailors and marines to - . . ... .. lana arrow, mil wunoui ammunition. his provision was accepted by tne American commander. HOLLAND TO PLAY LONE HAND Needs No Help From Other Powers In Venezuela. The Hague, Aug. 21. Tho govorn- ment of the Netherlands has no in ten until it is delivered in Caracas through the German minilster there, who is watching Holland's interests in Vene zuela. Tho subject has been mooted by some politicians that other powers hav ing claims against Venezuela will join Holland in an action against that coun try. This, however, does not meet with favor here, and no such sugges tion from any otner powor has officially reached Tho Hague. Tho government of the Netherlands Is confident of its ability to handle tho situation single-handed, now that it has the sympathy and support of the United States. Insult Castro's Flag, Willemstad, Aug. 21. The Dutch island of Aruba has furnished the lat est incident in tho existing difficulty between the The Netherlands and Ven ezuela. Fivo days ago a Venezuelan coast guard vessel arrived at Aruba for tho purpose of taking away tho Vcnozuolan consul. As soon as tho purpose of tho visit became known the people of tho island started a demonstration. Russia Offends Japs, Victoria, B. C, Aug. 21. News of tho seizure of another Japanese sealing schooner, tho Efuku Maru, by Russians for alleged raiding at the Cooper island seal rookeries in tho Kommandcrofski group was brought by tho steamer Shlnano Maru tonight. Tho seized schooner was towed to Vladivostok on August 1. Jnpaneso newspapers re ceived by the Shinano Maru have bit ter articles regarding tho sentence of six seal hunters of tho seized schooner Miyo Maru to death at Nfcolaiefsky for attacking their guards. Cholera Spreads South, St. Petersburg, Aug. 21. Tho cen ter of virulence in tho cholera epi demic has been transferred to Rostov- on-Don, whe.ro 31 new cases and 10 deaths were reported on August 10. Tho cholera Ih now working Its way down tho Black sea along the Caucasus coast OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST PRUNE GROWERS UNITE. New Association Buys Packing Plant at Albany. Salem The Northwest association has been formed nt this place for tho piirjHWo of ackliig prunes this senson. It is a new factor in tho WHlnniotto valley prune market. It includes some of tho largest growers of this section of the valley. Its members declare it will not join the packers' combine, which was formed hero some timo ago, and will bo tho only large packing firm outside the Packers' association. The new Growers' association has pur chased the packing plnnt of Lossello Bros., nt Albany, and will operate it. The plnnt has a cnjwclty of 150 cars fur the season. Tho capital stock of the new concern Is $1 0,000. I.cssolle was formerly manager of tho packing plnnt owned by Loseollo Bros., nml It is apparently tho purjtoso of the new association to mnku use of his knowledge of pocking nrul market ing fruit. Mr. Lossolle says that prunes can be sold in the East nt figures a full cent above the prices now offered by the packing houses which nre mem bers of the Packers' association. The growers who have organized the new association will proceed nt once to enlarge tho membership. One of tho plans of the new concern is to re quire nil members to dry their prunes thoroughly, so that thero will bo no danger of tho fruit spoiling, as was the case in some instances last year. In order that the growers shall have no incentive to underdry, each grower will bo credited with tho additional weight his fruit may gnin during tho processing, grading ami packing, which increase is considerable in many in stances. OREQON FAIR PLANS. Counties Preparing for Tholr Annual Exhibition of Resources. Tho Dalles The eighteenth annual fair of the Second Eastern Oregon dis trict, comprising Wasco, Sherman, Gil liam, Wheeler, Crook ami Howl River counties, will bo held at The Dalles for fivo days, commencing October 0, and closing October 10. A largo number of premiums will be offered for exhibits,'racos, etc. The main attractions will bo the big jinvtl ion, where all tho fruits, cereals, (low ers, fancy work, etc., will be exhibited. Theriv will be raced every day, a track meet by athletes of th schools of the district, Arnold's Amusement company will have concessions, nnd in addition thore will be balloon ascen sions, high diving ami other free at tractions. As at present fruits ami grain give promise of being of excellent quality ami of largo yield, it Is expected that the fair this year will surpass all other efforts. . Freowater-Weston Line. Pendleton According to the nresent plans of the Walla Walla Traction company, which is now operating the electric line into Milton ami Precwator in the north end of Umatilla county, the company will use gasoline motors on the extension of the line to Weston nml Athena, n distance of 20 miles. Special motors will bo ordered for this section of the line, ami the expend of electric juice, wire and pole will be eliminated. It la understood that eon tracts for 10 miles of grade between Freewnter and Weston have been let. Better Service on C. S. Railway. Condon Tho postal officials nre con sidering th feasibility of securing u more adequate mail service between Condon and mints on the Columbia Southern railway. Under the present system it takes three days to get ro turn mail from point on these branch es. Considerable mail matter is car ried between these towns. It la thought that what is called a closed pouch will be made up on tho Condon branch nnd then placed on No. 7 at Arlington, so as to make better connec tions at Biggs with the other branch. Harriman Makes Promise. Klamath Falls- Steam shovolH ylil bo at work at Klamath Falls, on tho railroad grade, within n few weeks. The. contract has been let to Erlckson & Peterson to build tho road from Dor ris to this city, including tho tunnel at Dorris. The first work hero will bo on tho bridge over the government canal, and tho cut north of town to furnish material for the fill In tho railroad yards, Mr. Ilarrlman's statement Unit tho roud will bo completed to this city by spring is given added weight by tho letting of this contract. Eccles May Back Schema, La Grando David Eccles, n Utah capitalist, heavily interested In sugar, railroad and lumber interests, Is con ferring with tho Commercial club rela tive to a largo irrigation schcrno which he niay finance here. Tho proposition means an outlay of nearly $1,600,000. Eccles will announce soon whether or not ho will back the project with his money. ADD NORMAL WORK. New Coursn of Study Issued by State Superintendent Ackerman. Snlem - Tho establishment of a one year teachers' trnlnlng course, to bo optional with pupils in the 10th, 1 1th and 12th grades, Is tho principal fen turo of tho new course of study which hits been Issued by Superintendent Ackorninn and which will bo tided in all Oregon public schools hereafter. Tho new course of study Is practical ly the same ns heretofore In use so far its tho first eight grades are concerned. The new features lire found in tho hljh schools, which comprise the 0th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. Tho new teach ers' training course is not designed to tnke tho place of normal sclwol work, but Is provided ns an aid to those high school pupils who contemplate entering tho teaching profession, but who can not see their way clenr to uttem! ono of the normal scIhm1s. Many young eo pie now go from tho high schools into the common schools as touchers, nml it is tho purpose of tho training course to fit them bettor for such work. The course include 14 weeks in White's "Art of Teaching," seven weeks of observation work, seven weeks of practice teaching, four weeks' study of tho common school course of study, nnd four weeks' study of practical school problems. SuK'rintindcnt Ackerman expresses the opinion that this optiounl work wilt bo taken by many high school uplU who will thereby be induced tn attend one of tho regular normal school.. Tree Loaded With Honey. Pendleton- One of tho finest boo tret ever found in this section of tho Itluu mountains was found this week on the Joe Park homestead, n mile frbm Menchntn. Three swarms uf be wore In tho immonsr tamarack tree ami eight gallons of fine honey was ex tracted. The bees had entered the hollow tree through n hole 20 feet nbovo the ground nml the entire Inside of the tree, which was hollow, was tilled with tho clenr, rich wild honey, tho first ever found in this section. Tho tree was located by an old woods mnn engaged in cutting cool wood on the Parke place, who watched the swarms come to water ut u mountain spring nenr his cabin. Famous Pear Orchard Sold, Medford- A syndicate of Eastern men, headed by John I). Olwell, of this city, has purchased tho famous tear orchard of C. II. Leu Is, nenr this city, for $100,000. Tho orchard has held the world's record for the highest price paid for n carload of Cornice (tears for two years, ono car bringing $6,800. This tho largest deal in the history nf the fruit lands of th Rogue river val ley. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8fic per liushrl : forty fold, 00c; turkey rod, SOc fife, 8Ue; bluostem, 01(c; valley, 8I. Barley Feed, $8 1. f0 per ton; roll od, $27fri28; browing, $20. Oats -No. 1 white, $20.80 per ton; gray, $20. Hay Timothy, Willamette valloy, $t per ton; Willamette valley ordi nary, $i; rftistom Oregon, ?io.60; mixed, $1S; clover, $t); alfalfa, $11; alfalfft meal, $20. Fruits Cherries, SWilOc periiound; peaches, -KKu.UUc iter box; prune. $1.25 per crate; Bnrtlett pears, $ 1.2ft bi 1,7ft per box; plums, JiUtuUc per box; grapes, $1.2ar 1.60 per crate; apricots, $1; blackberries, lift 1.10, Potatoes 00cA($l per hundred; sweet potatoes, -ic per pound. Melons -Cantnloupes,$l. 251 1.76 per crate; watermelons, $1,50 per 100 loose; crajtxl, ,4c per ttouml addition al; caaahas, $2,2C per down. Vegetntblos - Turlnlps, $1.60 per sack; carrots, $1.76; parsnips, $1.76; beets, $1.60; beans, 6c iter tound; cabbage, 26(2 tc per pound; corn, 26 (i.ii0c per doz; cucumbers, $1.00 per box; eggplnnt, 10c per pound; lettuce, head, 16c per dozen; pursley, 16c pur dozen; poaB, Gc per pound; peppers, H (itlc per pound; mdlshos, 12)c per dozen; spinach, 2c per pound; toma toes, 76ci$l per crnto; celery, llOcGi $1 per dozen; urttlchokos, 7fic pur dozen. Hops 1007, prime nnd choice, 4)CrC Cc per pound; olds, IGtlJtfc per pound; contracts, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, nverngo host, lOfiftlGcH por pound, according toshrinkngo; valley, ICGjlGc; mo hair, choice, 80ijlBc per itound. Butter -Extras, !)0c per pound: fan cy. 27Jijc; choico, 2Cc; store, 18c. hggs Oregon extras, 20(?(2fljic; firsts, 21 W 25c; seconds, 22G23c; thirds, lG(H20c. Poultry Mixed chickens, 12(3)1 12 kfo per lb; fancy hens, 8c; roosters, B(nOc; spring, GWOc; ducks, old, 2.'lc; spring, 3fu!c; geese, old, 8c; young, 10c; turKeys, oia, I7fliec; young, 20c. Veal Extra, 8c per pound; ordi nary, 77Hc; henvy, 6c. rorK fancy, 7c por pound; ordi nary, Cc; large, 6c. RIOTERS UNDER CONTROL. Two Regiments of Soldiers at Spring fluid Ordered Home. Springfield, 111., Aug. ID. That thu ruco war situation in this city Is con sidered much less serious whs evidenc ed Inst night, when Governor Heneen ordered tho First and Fourth Infantry regiments to tiiko trains for their homes today. "I took this action after n confer ence with Sheriff Warner, Mayor Reeco, Major General Young, Adjutant General Scott, General Foster nml Gen eral Wells," explained Guvsruur De lieen lust night. "Doos that mean that you consider all danger of serious trouhlu imstT" ho was asked. "It moans thnl wo enn properly guard tho city with tho trooiw which will re main. Thero will still be tho Second ami Seventh regiments under General Foster in tho Western division, ami thu Third nml Fifth ui.der General Wells. Tho dewrturo of the First ami Fourth will lessen our forces by nltout 1,000 men, leaving n good 2,000 hero." Major General Young saldi ""Tho mob element has had n lesson, ami tho way cltliens with ktwwIedKw of riotous misdeed are rescinding to the iipjionl fur Information on which tn base indictments will furnish further Instruction to tho violently Inclined. Wo nro getting news on which wo will bo able to make many arrests of Itn- mrtnnco, nml those arrests will render tho situation much easier to handle. With tho ringleaders behind tho bars, thero will bo little for thu military to do." Thero were tho usual bnneless alarms last night, but up to midnight nothing of a serious character hail occurred. EVANS RETIRES. Admiral Leavps tho Service Afler 411 Years on Duty. Uko Molnwk, N. Y., Aug. 19. -Far from grim wnrchliis ami tlte son where he tont nearly half a century in tlie service of his country. Bear Admiral Itobloy 1). Evans, U. it. N., w Is at this quiet mountain Isttel, yesterday readied the age limit of 82 enrs ami (wssed from tie ranks of the country's active sea fighters. Ills has been the longest service (but two years short of half a century) of any insn wist has reached tho runk uf rear admiral In the United States navy. All through the day the hotel was throngm! with ml- mirersnf "Fighting Bob." anxious to eotiKratuinio mm on ins nxml iiirllxlny nml to wish him many more happy ami useful yenrs. Telegrams by tho score reached hltn from all iwrta of the cirnn- . try, all expressing fellcitathtns nml altecttoti (or tlHt man wist had done so much to build up the American navy. Many of tho message Itrouifhl delight- I ed spiiles to the admiral's face, while others brought just a suspicion of mois ture to his eyes. The telegram in sr ticulnr which caused "FIKhtlng lleh" many smiles en me from an old friend In Washington ami said: ""Forsuuio of us, akipttor, your Hag will always fly." EUREKA IS SHAKEN. Early Morning Trembler Likened to Ulg Ons of 1000. Eurekn, Col., Aug. 10. An earth quake shock nblmost as severe a tho one of April 18, 1000, but not nf so long duration, shook this city n 2:68 o'clock yesterday monrlng. .It seemed to come from the west, nml was what Is known ns a "twister." No one was I Injured, but considerable damage was (HHie, A second nml lighter slwck was felt nt 6 :10 o'clock. Chimneys were thrown down ami tieopte rushed from their Iwuses in fright when tho first quuku shook the city. The courthouse was damaged most by tho plinko. The right arm of the status of Minerva, carrying it tqiear, was twisted off tho stntuoon tho dome. Tho spenr crashed through tho roof of tho building nml into Judge Hunter's courtroom. Thu statues on tho north sldo of tho building were shnken off and brick uml plaster wero loosened nnd fell to the ground. Plato glnss windows in Sev ern! buslnOM houses wero cracked. Conference an Strike, Winnipeg, Aug. 10.--Tho depnrturo for tho East of thu heads of thu engln ccth' and trainmen's branches of or ganized rnllwny laborers is current talk among tho strikers tonight. J, H. Mc Vey is nlsp absent, presumably ut Ot tawa, whero n conference of tho war ring factions In thu Canadian Pacific striko Is to tnko placo us n result of tho alleged government Intervention. Prominent olliclnls of tho Ciinadlnn Pacific railway have also dlsoniiound nnd it Ih assumed that they too will Join tho conference. Holland Has Free Hand. Tholfogue, Aug. 10. -With tho sin. glo proviso tlmt no military occupation of territory must occur, tho government nt Washington Is understood, to hnvo given tho cublnet of Tho Netherlands n ireo nana to deal ns it bcch fit with President Castro, of Venezuela. Thn Netherlands' crulsor FrleHlnnd will not sail ior mo Caribbean beforo tho end vnp i (iovcrniiKiiit Asks IttiliKiirlny of I'amuiis Rcbiitu dm1. SAVE INTEHSTATi: COMMERCE LAW Should Deciilun Stand, I'roiecuium of Future Cit of Like Nature Would Come to NookM. Chicago, Aug. 'it. Petitions for u reliesrlng in the Standard Oil m More presented by the Federal K"W"' ment in tle Circuit Osirl of Ain liere tislsy. It is sMtlwrltstlxely MM od that this Is the Mlmimstrattoh's at tempt to save the F.lklns act and the Interstate co-mmeree law from Iter ein Ing futile. Tlte filing nf the tetltlm marked Die aptesranro of Attorney General Id t u rte In the ease m well ns thst r Frank II. Kellogg, who I a hhi nsststsnt to the attorney general l' sides these two names the rtitl! signed by Edwin W Sims, 1'mi.. States district attorney at ('hirst,"1, ami Special Assistant Jnmes 11 ,' kerseu, built of wlmni presented the government's skis of the rase In the origins! hearing before Judge I.Hi"l v Oh udmlnietnred the famous tine (f 120,310,000 against the defendant, AltlKMigh it is not specifically ststi I in the tetitlun, it Has agreed by riA,' sol for the government in their r t ference at Lenox, Mass., following the reversal by the Apellate court cf Jude Until' decision, that if the I' terpretation nf the Iswgiten by Ju!gi s Oromcup. Seaman ami Baker was a' lowed to stand, succeosful pntserul' i of rebate rases sxainst nrtorate ns Mould be linislltle In the future 'II lawyers at the conference, nrr whi' t the attorney general of the I'M. I Slates presided, were a unit in expert ing the opinion that the reforms in n bate mutter hrouiiht Im-uI by t Ruosetelt admlnistnttivn would repn sent so much less uf tint unless tl higher court ran be convinced that it is In error in the eonatrwrUon of the law UOYCOTT IS EFFECTIVE, Jjunon Liner Pored tn Cross Ps clflc Without Cargo. San Francisco, Aug. 22. Proof .,f the effectiveness of the t'hm.M-lMrtt mi Jsfstnese goods was furnished tly when the Japanese liner llixigkotg Maru arrived with no csrjto. Of Chinese pftssetiKrr tin- ii kong Maru had only two. Light t'k passags at Shanghai, but , the M it authorities heart) about It ami six , re KTutld to ko ashore ami wait for an American liner. The other two wtr. allowed to remain on the vessel fT tlte reason that If they had awaited a-. other vessel their registration lukiU would liave expired Ufore they arrived here. According to passengers on tlt Hongkong Maru there is n great bu . nee depression in Janan. am In nuiober of steamship companies nre on the verge or bankruptey. BUSINESS WILL INCREASE Railroad Officials Much Encoiir;iK,rd by Outlook, Chtacavo. All if. J2 Trellle i.mn's gersnorHlly are itretllctlng a lare I", crease in the imivemenl nf grixrM merelmwIiMi within the next few wei k From Investigations made liv lb. in of tile ctHMlitlons of stoeks now in tl , hands of country mf-reliants, they haw found that these are run down to an extent tlmt it will lie absolutely iur 1 sary to have them renewed If tho li! I ers are t continue in business nt nil In a week r two agricultural cm mil n I ties will begin making their fall iiurrhastts. With the present cr' prices they nro certain to bo In fund, nnd they are oxKolod to bo liberal buy ers. PUruo Cass Reported, Astnrln, Aug. 22. Dr. Holt, tho lochl Utiarnntlliii fifllrnr. ror.ilvml mil ill cation toduy that during thu imst tm days three now cnies of liubonic plnguo navo iiovoiojteii nt polntn nlioul an Francisco bay. Tho quarantine regu lations nmilvlntr tn vitunld luilllmf from Son Francisco havo been In full force for about n year, and tho discovery of those new ciihoh will meiin that tho regulations will continue for Bomo tlllll, Vl, I. Ill nr,li ,i .,i.t fif.iit.tut 11 ...... ,,., ,., (.(.,.1. ,1. 11,(111. .Iltl,),.- Jtosslblllty of contagion bulng brought hi nun por i. Roosavolt (looks Pnssngo. Nniv YnrW. Amr ' It In riuirli,il hero tislny that President Roosevelt has engaged passugo on thu liner Celtic, which will sull March 7, 1000, for Eu rope. If this report Ih true, hu will remain In thn poinilru 1mu ll.nt llir,n days uftur IiIh successor Is Inaugurated, nnd w!ll losu no timo In starting for thu hunting trip In Africa that hu hud Al & coawa vailable. Mutton Fajncy. 8i5Je. erne nnnncu