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THREATEN BIGTREESi
Fire Again Near Grove of Se
quoias in California.
CHANGE IN WIND ONLY SALVATION
Flro Fighters Are Powerless to Stop
Onslaught of Gre.it Walls
of Flame.
Steekton, Cal., Sept. 3 Ncws.ceiues
by special to the Independent from
Murphy, which is ccaiieeted by wire
with the Calaveras Hip Tree Hotel, that
n ferest fire has pot into the prove of
mammoth trees nt the upper end of the
Brave, near where the mother of the
ferest stands, a monster sequoia S27
feet hiph ami 7S feet In circumference.
The famous trees named after noted
mon of history are below the point of
attack, and tho only hope for the mag
nificent menders of the forest I n
chanpo in the wind, as tho tire fighters
are powerless to stop the tlnmes. To
pet into the prove of hip trees the fire
had to cross tho road lending to Gard
ners, which it did Tuesday nlpht. There
is llttlo underprowth in the prove, and
that may be the means of eheekinp tho
tire, but its sweep throuph the prove is
preatly feared.
The valley in which the prove is situ
ated contains of the sequoias 03 mon
ster trees. Ten of the tree nre each 30
feet in diameter. Many arc more than
300 feet hiph. The tiro has nttaeked
some ef the mammoth trees. The prove
is owned by Mr. Wbltesides, a Michigan
mlllienniro lumberman.
FINDS SUNKEN WARSHIPS.
Japanese. Salvage Vessel May Recover
Three Lost In War.
Visterla, It. C, Sept. 3 Advices
frsm Japan state that the sunken bat
tleship Yathima has been located by
the steamer Saruhashi Mara, a salvage
vessel sent by the naval department to
i-earek for Japanese warships lost dur
ing the war with llussia, and Investi
gations are beinp carried out to ascer
tain if the battleship can b raised.
Tho Saruhashi Maru has also located
the Italian warship Sebastopol and the
approximate place where the cruiser
Takasapo sunk has been located.
She is now searebinp for the battle
ship Hatsusc. The siakinp of the Ya
ahlma and Hatsuse was due to the plac
ing of mechanical mines by Rear-Ad-miral
Wtren on May 1, 1004. The Rus
sian officers observed that the Jap
anese warships, while enpnped in paup
inp at Pert Arthur, cruised continually
over the same ground, and n mine field
was laid into which the vessels sTeamed,
ami the Yashami, HaUute and cruiser
Yeshino west down the same morning,
all with heavy loss.
News of the sinking of the Yashlma
was suppressed for six months by the
Japanese government, awl reports of
nor lo were always oineiany eoaira
dieted with the result that net until
news ef her destruction was published
in tho official reports at the end of the
war was it generally known that she
bad hea sank when tne liarlsute anu
Voshino went down.
NEW POSTAL SCANDAL.
Shortage of $400,000 Reported From
Havana Office,
Havana. Sept. 3 The whole provin
cinl government is in an uproar as the
result ef the discovery of the theft of
over Hw.ow in the local postal rice.
Tho discovery was made when an in
voNtery of the stamps, envelop and
other material was taken. The de
tectives aro searching for Itieardo Dod
rinue. chief of the supply bureau, who
disappeared when the theft beeame
Known.
Cateael Charles Hernandez is poet
matter-general and he said that every
effort would be made to discover tno
thief.
Growing out of the postoffiee scandal
Manuel Kites, editor of Kl Vigilante of
Monaanlllo. was tdtot dead Sunday af
ternoon by Manuel Ketrada, editor of
I Hoperter, or tne same city, r.sirann.
who is un independent, considered he
bad boon insulted in a political odl
torial written by Klies. who is a eon
servative. The coroner's jury held
Kitrmla to amtwer on a charge of
murder.
Reprieve for Japanese.
Victoria, H. C, Sept. 3 Advices
from Vladivostok state, that tlio six
Japancso of tho crew of the selzod seal
In; sehoonor Kit Mary, sentenced to be
nhot, have been repriovod. Russian of
ficials stuto that tho sehoonor was cap
tured whilo in tho act of raiding the
Copper Islands, and that tho crew were
nlso guilty of landing at Kurinka vil
lapo on Medni Island, and pillaging tho
villagers' house Stocks of grain were
carried away from barns, and the ware
house of tho Kamchatka Commercial
company was looted.
Potato Bugs Stop Cars.
Bristol, Conn., Sept. aPotato bugs
on tho rails at Lazy Land stalled eight
trolloy cars of excursionists bound to
T.t Pmnnminco. In rnito of tho ter
rific slaughter, the bugs hold possession
until the carmen could sand the track.
NEW WAR CLOUD.
German Move to Rococol Mulai
Hafld Angers France.
Paris. Sept. -t Morocco has agiin
caused France to become cnr.iu.cd
against Germany The latter power
has prookcil another acute crisis by
notifying the powers signatory oF the
Algcciras convention that she consid
ered the actual situation demanded
the immediate recognition of Mulai
I (arid, the usurping sultan of Morocco
Germany ha also dispatched Dr. Vas
sel. her consul at Tangier, to Vc. the
capital, which is now in the hands of
Mulai Hatid.
A feeling approaching consternation
is manifested in official circles. The
notification, which was made verbal),
is not accompanied by any explana
tion of Germany's "brutal change of
front," as it is termed here.
France can see in Germany's action
only her intention to disregard the
Algeciras act ami seek a special posi
tion in Morocco for herself The con
sequences both front an international
and French standpoint are expected to
he deplorable.
In answer to Germany's call for
recognition of Mulai Hafitl -before he
lias entered into engagements with
Furope, fanatical Arabs who had been
gathering on the Algerian frontier
attacked the French post at Houcdib
ASSIST POOR TO INSURE.
Sage Millions Will Back Scheme of
Philanthropists.
New York. Sept -I. Hacked by the
millions of the Sage Foundation, to
which Mrs. Russell Sage has already
turned over $10,000,000 for elevating
the economic condition of the poor,
trustees of the fund are engaged in
investigations which may result in an
extensive plan which will provide life
insurance below cost to those who
recognise the benefit of such insur
ance, but who may not be able to
afford the luxury of life insurance at
the rates charged by the big com-
panies. -
Since the middle of last June, Dr.
Leo Franklin, who is well known in
charitable organization work, lias been
in Europe as the vtent of. the Sage
Foundation, studying the practical
operation of governmental life insur
ance as practiced by the German anil
other governments. Dr. Franklin's
associate in this work is Miles M.
Dawson, actuarial expert of the Arm
strong committee, which with Gov
ernor Hughes, assistant organiser.
orougnt out tne extraordinary investi
gations in IMS ami laid out the foun
dations which have since revolution
ized the business of life insurance in
this state.
DISCOVERS NEW COMET.
Professor D. W. Morehouse Makes
Find by Camera's Aid.
Lake Geneva, Wis., Sept 4 Direc
tor Edwin II. Frost, of Yerkes ob
servatory. Wednesday night an
nounced the discovery of a new comet
through photographic observations
made by Professor D. W. Morehouse,
of Drake university, of Des Moines
The presence of the comet was re
vealed upon development of photo
graphic plates exposed in three
cameras Tuesday night. It is clearly
defined and has a tail several degrees
long and was found in the constella
tion Cainelopardalis, remaining above
the horiaon throughout the night
Its position was 3 hours, M minute
of right ascension and M degrees
north declination.
Its visual brightness, Professor
Morehouse said, could not be stated
until after further observations had
been made, but it probably will be vis
ible through an opera glass. The new
comet, he said, had no connection with
I (alley's comet.
Professor Morehouse has been en
gaged during the summer in graduate
work at Yerkes observatory in astron
omy, under Professor Barnard.
Blow Up Canal,
Joliet, 111., Sept. -i. Several hundred
acres of land are under water and
firoperty valued at thousands of dol
ars has been destroyed, due to a dy
namite explosion at the Jackson street
dam on the Illinois river Lake Michi
gan canal. The explosion wrecked
the dam and tore away a hundred feet
of the canal bank, letting the water
out upon rich farming lands. It Is
believed that farmers who were an
gered at the refusal of the canal offi
cials to make repairs that have been
demanded for months, arc respoutible
for the explosion.
Wrangle In Ruef Case.
San Francisco. Sept. 4. A third
juror passed, subject tu peremptory
challenge, has been accepted in the
rial of Abraham Kucf on a charge of
bribery The greater part of the day
was clevotn! tu investigation of allc
Stations that efforts had becntnade by
me side or the other to interview
orospective jurors prior to their ap-
Ipearancc in the court room
j OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LINE NEARS COMPLETION.
Trains Expected to Reach Wallowa
by September SO.
Wallowa. Trains will he running
on regular schedule into this city on
September JM Such is the announce
ment made by II H Weathcrspoon,
agent for the O. It & N at Llgin.
who received the information front the
icadmiartcrs of the company Inst week
ami such are the instructions received
by F.ugincer Hrandon, ol the con
struction department.
Great progress has been made by
the trackla)iug crew the past .few
weeks, and the road has emerged from
the Wallowa canyon and entered the
Wallow. i alley. For months the
road has been building through a
winding canyon, between crags, along
a picturesque mountain stream that
will render it one of the most scenic
hits of road in the state
Progress naturally ha been .slow
(or nearly all the rails have been laid
on cures and had to be bent Many
bridges, culverts and trestles have
been necessary, ami the roadbed, has
needed much repair For more than
twenty miles this work has been fol
lowed until the track reached the val
ley-
Union Crops Average Well.
I.n (Irnnde Many reports have pone
out regarding the crop of I'nlon county,
and some of thes reports have been
extreme! v pessimistic! some have been
eneoiirag'ing. Now that threshing Is
well along, it Is known that the crop
is less than average, say. three quar
ters of n normal yield. Some farmers
haw but lltjle to show for the year's
work. Others have an average return
for their labor, and a few of the men
who make farming their profession. In
stead of a mere makeshift, have bumper
crops. The Amalgamated Sugar com
panv is threshing ".'.-OO acres of small
grain, and expect at least aH average
yield. Some of their farms will turn out
much better than average The ln-t
crop will b up to normal. In spite of
earlier predictions to the contrary. A
prominent farmer ami a well Informed
man, in answer to a question about the
crops of Uie valley, said, 'Spotted.'
Steamer Piles Yamhill.
MeMinnvil!e.--Me.llnnvllle has river
transportation on the Yamhill after an
interval of about Ave years. A few
davs ago Captain Turper and his erew
brought the little steamer I.eona up the
river and have started a regular tri
weeklr ma between MeMinnville and
Portland. The trip up from the lfay
ette locks is quite difficult on account
of the snags and floating logs In the
stream, but the government snagboat is
exported tn clear the way soon. The
l.moa carried a good cargo on her in
itial trip.
Women's Clubs at La Grande.
La Grande The members of the
two women's clubs in this city, the
Neighborhood club and the Lylc
Tuesday Musicale. are making great
plans for the reception of the Slate
Federation of Women's clubs, which
Mill meet here some time this fall
The ladies are busy gathering funds
for the entertainment of the visitors
They will soon put on a home-talent
production, Tennyson's "Dream of
Fair Women"
Says Rates Are High.
Salem II. Connoway complains
that the rates for Hour and feed on
the Mount Hood railroad from Hood
River to Odell are excessive as com
pared to rates on other lines in Ore
gon For a distance of ten miles the
rate per ton for Hour and feed on the
Mount Hood road is $1 0, while from
Portland to Hool Kiver, sixty-six
miles, and from Portland to Albany,
eighty miles, the rate is only $1.50.
Burglar Man Visits Eugene.
Kugeue.-- several burglaries have oc
curred In Kugene during the past few
nights. Kx Councilman L. O. Iteek
wlth's resilience was entered while the
family was away in the mountains ami
clothing and silverware valued at over
$190 stolen. The residence of County
PoNtmitsinaer II- !' I'dwards was also
entered, and the burglar was frightened
a Hay by Misses .el ma and Inn Kd
vwrds, whom he awakened.
Mills Close for Lack of Water.
Oregon City. The low stage of
water in the Willamette river Ins
caused mills A, II and C of the Wil
lamette Pulp & Piper company to
cease operations until the rains set
in The river is so low that a suf
ficirut amount of power cannot be de
veloped to operate the watersheds.
Pest Infosted Orchard Destroyed.
Grant's Pass. Fruit Inspector His
man, of this county, has destroyed an
o'd prune orchard on the Cass prop
erty, which had become badlv infect
ed with scale and pests, The local
fruitgrowers' union has now under
consideration a plan to reorganize and
adopt by-laws on broader terms than
the present organization affords.
Mattress Factory for Albany.
Albany. Gustav Hesse, of Port
laud, is planning the erection of a
mattress factory in Albany In the im
mediate future lie has purchased a
tract of ground at Third and Lyon
streets, and will also establish a
wholesale furniture house.
ALBANY BOOSTS FOR LINb.
Favors Extension of CorvallU c East
ern Railroad.
Albany Albany has begun n sys
leiiutic effort to secure the extension
of the Corvalllx St hastcrn railroad
into Fasteru Oregon At a meeting
of the Albany Coiuinerci.il flub last
week the matter was discussed and a
committee was appointed consisting
of II. I Dasent. Dr M II Kill. W J
Cuick. F M. French, and Dr W II
Davis, to confer with Manager J P
ti'llririi, of the Southern Pacific lines,
in an effort to have him use his in
tluence with Mr. Harrimaii for the
extension of the Cnrvallix v ! astern
A statement will lie prepared show
mg the advantages of this extension
and other parts of the state inter
rsteil in the extrusion of this line will
be asked to co operate in the move
ment The Corvallis Si Fasten now
extends a I miles east of Albany, well
un in the Cascadr mountains At the
club meeting when this action was
taken a committee consisting of II I
Dasent. It II Hewitt and C II
Stewart, was named to confer with
Major J F Mcludoe. of the United
Males engineer corps, regarding the
improvement of the upper Willamette
Nolan to Succeed Bonson.
Astoria. Governor Chamberlain
announced on the grandstand during
the regatta here that he had appoint
ed George Nolan circuit judge at
Klauuth Falls to (til the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
llcnson Judge Nolan was a promi
nent barrister here tilt about two
)cars ago, when he left for Klamath
Falls and engaged in the practice of
law with Kichard S. Smith He was
city attorney here for two years, and
presidential elector lit IStvS. He was
also a member of the hoard of pilot
commission til the time of his tie
parture for Klamath Fall Judge
.Nolan is a democrat
Money for Coos Bay Road,
Salem "A man named Crow, from
Los Angeles, offered to contribute
JSo.iuhi toward the improvement of
the road from Marshfteld to Kasc
burg," said Judge Scott upon his re
turn from an extended trio in the in
terests of the good roads movement
in Oregon Judge Scott states thai
'every place he visited is clamoring
(or a good roads convention during
the winter. He look to see a great
highway constructed from one end of
the stale to the other, and also a road
into the Coos Hay country.
Terminal Now In Oregon,
Klamath Falls The terminus of
the Cibfornia Northeastern railroad
is now in Oregon, the terminal point
being Calor. five miles north ol Dot
ris The latter has been the end of
track all summer rrcight and pas
senger service will now come to
Calor, with but a seven mile stage
ride to water, where connection is
made with boat In a few weeks all
staging will be done away with
PORTLAND MARKETS.
A'l.i PI..!. HfiM ... l....tt1. .ut.
fold c; turkey red, WW; fife, Sc;
bluestcm, 9Xc; valley, HSc.
Ilarley Feed, $21 M per ton; rolled,
ss,e-,38; Drcwing, sir,.
Data .No. 1 white, X7tfX7.JO per
ton; gray, faAtglM.M)
Hay Timothy. Willamette Valley,
III per ton; Willamette Valley, ordi
nary, 111; Eastern Oregon II SO;
mixed, $13; clover, !; alfalfa, III;
allalfa meal. firO.
Fruit Apples, new, ifk-fff II 7S per
box; peaches, IVfcuic per box; pears.
TacAillaii per box; plums, TSc per
itox; grapes, sJCiisinj per crate
Potatoes --intertill per hundred;
sweel potatoes 2'c per pound
Melons Cantaloupes, WK'(?ilI.71
per crate; watermelons, tlfii t 9 per
loo loose; rraleii, je per pound ad
dilional: casabas. IK as iter doeu
Vegetables- Turnips, It 5(1 sack;
rarrots, 1171; parsnips, II 74; beets,
II SO; artichokes, 03c per dozen;
I eans 4c per -kmiihI; cabbage, e per
pound; cauliflower, I3.A0 per crate;
celery, 7Sc6ill per doscii; corn 95
-10c per dotn; cucumbers, AOlDc tier
box; egg plant, $1 7J per crate; let
tuce, head, Iftc per dozen, parsley,
tSc per doxeii; peas, (Vc per pound;
peppers, 84710c per pound; radishes,
isle per dozen; spinach, 2c per
pound; sprouts, 10c per pound;
sdunsh, 40c per dozen; tomatoes, 3.1
50c.
Ilutter Uxtras. 31 Je per pound;
fancy, 37)c; choice, 26c; store, lHc.
Fgg -- Oregon extras, anrt7j87lc;
firsts 'JHfr'i&c; seconds, 2283c;
thirds, 15U0c; Uaslern, 2lc per
doen.
Poultry Mixed chickens, 12c per
pound; fancy, liens, 12)n.1c; roosters,
I Or; spring, 1.1c; ducks, old, l'itffisjc;
spring, ll7il.ljc; gccic, old, He;
young, 10cj turkeys, old 17ffll8c;
young. 20c.
Veal F.xtra, fltfTOc per pound; or
dinary. 7C7ic; heavy, 5c.
Pork Fancy, 8c per pound; ordi
nary, Cc; large, Sc.
Mutton Fancy, RJIOc.
Hops- 1007, prime and choice, MTU
4c per pound; olds, lrJDlic per pound;
contracts 7(5i)8e
Wool Fastcrn Oregon, average
best, 10f' Ifljc per pound, according;
to shrinkage; valley, 13ftJ15ic
Mohair Choice, 18J8k per lb.
PLURALIIY IS LESS.
Republicans Carry Vermont by a Ma
jority ol aii.uuu.
While Uiver Jllllillon. Vl. Sept 'J
I I... It.iitihlicius won the elr. lion in
Vermont vr.tcrd.i) by tairvuig Ho
stale tor I irtiieiunt Uovernor Giotg.
it I'r.uiu. of Newport, for governor
by about JH.lHH) o fr "" '
llutke, of llurllugtoH. tils Demo rati,
opponent. The plurality wis the
smallest in a presidential )r '"'r
ihu. when it was only is.w. and
was followed by Democratic n
tional victory; but it was larger I nan
in UK, ami only slightly less than In
nma Thrrr was a falling off in (our
)ears of about H per cent lit the Re
publican vote, while the Hennxrauc
vote (ell off about per cent
The Independence League appeal"!
for the irst time, and polled about
ttNHi votes, while the Prohibition and
Socialist vote remained about the
same. An unusually large number ol
local candidates (or the legislature.
although bringing out a heavy vote
and resulting in Democratic gains in
the lower branch o( the legislature
apparently had no bearing on the
gubernatorial light
As Vermont the drt state to
vote during the presidential cam
paign, there was much Interest
throughout the country in the stic ol
the ttcpuhlicau plurality
THREATEN RIVAL FAIR.
Japanuso Business Men are Dligustsd
With Government.
Tokio. Sept The dissatisfaction
of the Japanese commercial bodies
over the postponement of the Tokio
world's exposition front Itll to ItIT
has become so marked that there is
danger that the scheme will have to
be abandoned altogether
At a mass meeting of the Tokio
llutincss Men's association yesterday
sfternoon the action of the cabinet in
postponing the exposition was con
demned in unmeasured terms, and a
formal protest against the action was
(ramed and sent to the minister of
commerce and agriculture, under
whose supervision the fair is to be
given.
The meeting of the business men
was exciting. Charges that graft had
crept into the management of the
proposed fair were freely made It
was stated that the (air could be given
for less money than was proposed, if
the management was economical
They said the exposition would be a
big factor in the ending of hard times
As an alternative, they threaten to
have an industrial (air ol their own in
twig under the auspices of the various
commercial bodies of Japan, if the
cabinet docs not restore the original
date of the proposed world's (air
The matter is to be discussed at a
special cabinet meeting
TRAINS ARE BLOCKADED,
Canadian Pacific Line Cut to Pieces
In Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Man. Sept 1 Thou
sands of passengers oh transconti
nental trains of the Canadian Pacific
are blocked today between Winnipeg
and Thunder Hay. Over IQ heavily
laden passengers trains have been
stalled by vast washouts, which have
swept miles of track from the moun
tain grades into the valleys.
Several cloudbursts last night and
this morning did more damage, and it
is feared it will be days before even
temporary tracks can be built around
the dangerous places
The railroad company is feeding
and caring for the marooned passen
gers. Most of them are bound (or
New York, Itoslon, Chicago and Mon
treal (rom the west and east
It is impossible to learn the exact
extent of the damage done by the
(loods, because the telegraph and tel
ephone wires arc down in the storm
swept disrtict.
The governor general is on one of
the delayed trains. Many week-end
holiday travelers from Winnipeg are
tied up at Keiiora.
Want Diaz Again,
City of Moxlco, Sept. 2 Cillcns
of the state of San Luis I'otoil, ac
cording to advices received here, hive
begun the first boom in t lie campaign
(or the re-election o( President Diaz
News n( the movement reached here
in the form of a proclamation Issued
l)V the neonle of that nrnvlnrn rilllm,
on the oilier states of Mexico to up
point delegates to a national convcti
tinii for the purpose of pressing upon
Di.'i'Z the necessitv for III sprvimr an
other term as head of the Mexican
republic. If he accepts, It will be Ills
sixth term in office,
dap Manouvors In Novomber.
Trillin 5.nt i Tt wnm .niifiiinii.,1
m v...... ... .. .. ....a iiiiiiiiiiiuvil
yesterday at the ministry o( war that
the special grand military maneuvers
o( the Japanese army will beain No
vembcr 10,
IS INVIS
Scrlusol Color Tosls To He Tried
on War Vessels.
HllITi: SQUAUKON Til iUISAPPEAR
Our Worships Can Now tin Se-m jj
ReCORiiUed as Far as CiUi
Can Reach.
Huston, Mass , Sept 5 I ii
"white suuadrou" ) ih.
navy may ben'ine a "grmi , ,
as a result of a smr. hi '
were commenced this I
big ausilutr cruiser t ml..
Massachusetts oi I jiS
ncrk the Yankee lelt the .
navy yard, where evci) p n.
eatniot had been paiuicl ,
green the cruiser was II . .
sea tor a series ol Ion i - I
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al what distance she .nt ' i ,,
icrmble in the new toloi m : , ,(
would as i in various sorts . i . rhrl
Later the Yankre will ! (. ,i.
other shailes ui girrn jh.i h .out
experiments will be mad. I it
suits of the tests will n. i ' ,n
H,,unrril until the run rom ir n.
been completed, though it - :... try
well understood thsl om. .,(
the shades will be .rti.i ' li
hiiv deoartHient retrnt'v .!- i . ' J. -t
the white psintrd warship. ' i -
casilv seen al a iIisIsiit o i -hnr
identity and power nr , . ,,i, ,i ,
closed as far as the i-ir . k . t
rould reach Ac ling id. , ,i ,
and recommendations .! t, , , ,;
war board, ( which A.lm '.II' ry
is chairman, it was dr, n. .1 'mr
a series ( practical rt''" '' '
absfdulrly prose the iKn'.. I a
more somber color anil i i lr
practical methods, thr in m . '
of green paint as a mnlio 1 i ' 1 1 4
a ships approaih 'thr . ., , 1
the uiintliirf srhrnir t.. Ilirn. .'. un
tllalors and every expo. r, I (.
he ship's cxtrrior above il
Mnc is a new idea
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INDICTS THREE POLICCMCN.
SpririRlleM Oraml Jury Harshly flt
lniVrs Csiwardly Ollitrri.
Springfield. Ill , Sept 1 I I i"
rial grand jury railed i p' l. i'" "
rent rate war ad'ournr.l 1 k'.t,
after reluming 17 more in. I n
This niakrt a total of I IT Intuit
session Among the 111.I1. mo
lurnrd this altrrnon. I"'ii ''
against Spnngiirld polnrni.n I toy
are indltlcd for alleged faitior 1 "
press thr riot when detailed I ihit
duty
Sheriff Warnork Chief f I' le
Wilbur Morris. Captain t Im -
Walsh, of Troop D. Sp'lng'o ' in,
other of fleers are commnuh I ' "
grand nry The repoii . .n.l.mni
alleged "cowards among th ' ''
and says
"After the most diligent mil n
condemn in unmeasured tmi. ih
cowardly, contemptuous .xtn.n (
Iho.e members of the poll. r. li"
having taken the oath of oftcr. furd
to do their duly."
QIANT TREES SCORCHED.
Thre-alenln; Fire at Calaveras Oroe
Now Undai Control.
St... kton C.il Sept 1 I"! ""
tlon from Mr Whiiesides ..i" "'
thr Cilavrras glove ol big !' ''
Mig Trees today, is to the ill-' i'1'
the fire whuh has been rigour. "
to the grove (or the pvt ll" ' 'J:
is now under control, ih ' """
lulrniHtf l. tUm nnFlh rtf lite V I l '1
the r dge toward (nrdnrr's N
iiif
mil
nl.l
liig
Iher alarm is (ell at the gro
uiilesit oinrlhiug unlorc-.IT ii
ociur nil daniirr as far as ll
trees are concerned is psst
The burst rrHirls are thai the ""
has . ib iled l.s night the dr. m-'
ers got the belter of the ll.ni" - '"'
Ihry are now under control Mm arc
still working in isolated portion.
thr grove, extinguishing tin- ''J
sparks, so ilia! the (lames iim ""
break out afresh.
Popn Would Quit Vatican.
Home. Sept. 5. Impressing '
(ears that he has not much long'' '"
live, ami that the burdens of ih'
rhiirrh are becoming too much ("'
him to hear. Pope Pius X lodiy,
an interview with llishop llurkc "'
Albany. N. Y, declared that he is
llllril with an unconijiicrable de-ire
to reliirn to private life in his old
hotiir at Venice, whore lie may si"'"'1
his declining years in unlet rest N'
ndciiinie iuliiiiatioti of t lie nicni d
stilfrriug his holiness has been under
going had been made iiulil l'l "'J1"
ment today to the American prelate
84,000,000 Qlvon to Charily.
Oswego. N. Y., Sent. 5. More llin
$1,(100.000 are left the rliaritahh m
stitutlons, the Metropolitan Miiscimt
of Art and Yale University by t ""
will o( Frederick Cooper Hewitt, w''"
died at Ids home here last Sunday
To relatives and (rlcuils less tin"
$500,000 is Ic(t The estate is cstl
mated to be worth $5,000,000 to $V
lOOO.OOO,