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W3t? EVENTS OF THE DAY i Newsy items Gathered from All Parts of tlio World. 'PREPARED IDR THE DUS1T HEADER Loss Important but Not Lou Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside tha Stale. Jnp strikers In Hawaii havuappnalcd to Governor l'runr. Reports from Morocco suy tho revo lutionist aro winning ovur the sultan's troops. I)ttoMtn In the Chicago national banks nro at thu highest point uvor reached, Mrs. Kntlicrlnii Gould linn been granted her divorco mid f aO.OUO n yenr alimony. Secretary Halllngcr ha started on hlit Western trip to Inspect tho various irrigation works. , Tha Standard Oil has announced n cut of 10 cent pr 100 gullou In thu price of refined oil. Excessive, heat throughout ttm At lantic state continues to cniim much sulferlng and score have been pros trated. Minora and operator In tho Fertile, II. C.i coal district hnvn coma to nn ngrcirnunt mid thn atrllin has lie on called olT. Thu Turkish government la still try ing tosecurn AIhIiiI llumld'a money. Ho haa 121,500,000 In tho Imperial hank of (iortnnny. A New York street car man I grad (tally turning black. Tha chungo started about a year ago anil ha la now a black as a negro except thu right aldo of hla fate. Volivn, successor of Dowio at Ion City, haa been deposed. Northwestern and Southern Nobras ka havo been swept by tornadoes. William J. llryan, Jr., la married. Mis Helen Virginia Horner becama hla wife. The German rrlchitsg haa rejected Von lluelow't Inheritance tax and may bo iliaiulved. A 12 year-old California boy haa confcsl to tin murder of hla llttla brother tl jesrs old. Chicago women have tald many tin kind thinK of Professor Starr, who hold all wotiifii ai savages. Harrlman la closing many of hla shops tomKirnrlly. Work will bo re aumrd aaln In about 30 daya, A scclul election In San Francisco voted against tha establishment of a municipal atrccl railway line, J. Ogdcn Armour haa returned from I'uropo and sa)s thu outlojk for butter times, Is bright Ha docs not look for war between Germany and Great llrltnln John 1). Rockefeller, Jr., Is now vice president of tha Standartl Oil company. A Chicago boy tried to Itnltato tho Illack Hand and was shot and fatally wounded. Although tha in-tin to hai raised tho duty on lumber tho houso la likely to ngaln lower It. Loader in congress aay President Tnft'it corporation tax la suro of pass ing In both houses. Trouble haa again broken out In Mo rocco, tho aultan'a brother trying to atlr up u now revolution. Many prostrations nro rcortcd from heat In Now York. A nuumbur of sleuths havo a I no occurred. A drunken San Francisco jwllccmnn shot and dnngsrsusly wounded u young business mini without provacntlon, Tim contract haa bcon awarded for rebuilding thu bridgu ucross thu Wll Inmotto rlvur nt Madison street, Port land, A storm on Lnko Klllarney, Ireland, psut n boat load of tourist. Eleven mru drowned, of whom flvo wero Americana. , Tho second trial of Calhoun will stntr Monday, Juno 28. Ex-Governor McConl, of Arizonn, la accused of bigamy, IlooMovult litis sent two baby nit to lopeH to hla duughtor, Mrs. Nlcholus Longworth. In thu hopo of chocking wholesale smuggling nt Now York, lOOuddlttontil wnlchmen will bo put on July 1. A pnymustcr in tho HsiUBlnn nrmy Ima flod uftor drnwlng $80,000 of gov ernment monuy with which to pny troops, Thuro ia talk of President Wood row Wilson, of I'rlncoton university, boing thu next Democratic candldato for gov ernor of Now Jorsoy, JAM EDITOIl APPEALS. Wants Mikado to Interfere In Labor Iroubla In Hawaii Honolulu, Juno 22. In nn editorial nppcurlng In today's Issuu of tho Nlppu J IJI, tho organ of tho loadera of tho Jnpnneso strlko movement, nn nppuu' for Inturfurenco In thu Hawaiian strlku ftltuntlun is mada to tho Jnpatiesu gov ernmutit. Thu urtlclu tilleged that thu Jnpaueso havu bucn nccordod unfair truatmunt by tha courts mid by thu Federal and territorial ofllclals of thu Islands. Tho J IJI has supported tho leaders of thu higher wagu movement uvor slnco thn strlku of tho Japancso sugar plan tation hand was called. Thu olllces of thu p-per were searched on Juno 11, and numerous pners worn seized by thu territorial authorities which, It Is alleged, contained uvldenca of a wide spread conspiracy among thu Jnpaueso on the Island. Y. Sogn, editor of tho J IJI, was In dicted twlca by tha territorial grand Jury, following tho seizure, oiu'o on it chargo of cunsplracyto Incite riot ntid onco on a cliargn of conspiracy to com mit murder. He was released on fur nishing 2,2G0 bail bonds to cover both indictments. Thn rlforts of certain of tha Japan ese to glvo thu Hawaiian situation nn International aspect uro apparently concentrating hero, as evidenced by tha JIJI's special to tha Japanese govern ment HIGH DUDES TO OE MET. Cansdlan Manufacturers Plan Meas ures of Retaliation. Ottawa, Juno 22.Canadlan manu facturers ileclaro thu American tnrllT revision will -forcn Canada to make soma radical changes In her customs tnnlfs also. That tha adoption In Its present form of tho Aldrlch tariff bill must result probably In n widening of tha Ilrltlsh preferential Uirllf by Cana da Is the opinion freely expressed by thn ollkers of tha tnrllT department of tha Canadian Manufacturers' associa tion, who oro now hero on business with tha government. That Importsnt tariff changes will bo announced next spring Is the opinion hold by many, but tha extsnt of them is depending much on the developments nt Washlngon. Thern msy bo no gen eral Increase as affecting tho Importa tion Into Canada of American commo dities, although In many Knis It will bo vigorously urged, but a widening of tha Ilrltlsh preference at least is al ready being pressed upon thn govern ment ami plans nrn being laid for mora actively and aggressively agitating such n policy. END IS NOT YET IN SIQHT. Hopes for Esrlf Adjournment of Con grass Disappearing. Washington, Juno 22. Although the sonata mado much progress during tha week in considering tho tariff bill, tho data of thu final voto is ns Indefinite as it was a week ngo. Tho feasibility of sending thn bill back to tho house by Ouly 1 Is now con sldered remote. Tho discussion of n duty on hides will occupy thn scnato for (HMsiblo n day or two. The wood pulp amendment otferrd by tho finance committee, which practically doubles thn duty on wood pulp, will then bo taken up. After these two schedules havo been disposed of It is understood tho tux on corporations, proposed by President Tnft, will occupy tho attention of tho sunatu for sovernl days. Tho lumber sclifdulo and thu ratos on pig and scrnp Iron and wlru nails remain to bu dls osed of, Tho question of fruo cotton bagging and ties and binding twine nro certain to result in an Interesting dlicusslon. Country It Unlquo. Madison, Wis., Juno 22. "If I wero nsked of what good America was to Kuropc, I would say that Columbus cut Inrgo doora and windows on thu west sldu of tho old European manor, which received Its ventilation only from tho rust. America has regenerated thu old world slnco tho ICth century us olTvctually as tho Inllux from Central I'uropo regenerated It In tho middle nges." This was tho declaration of Sonor Nabuco, thu Ilrnzlllnn umbnssn dor, who delivered tho bnccnlnurcnto address at tho University of Wisconsin, Hard Storm Hits Gulf. Now Orleans, Juno 22. A sovoro storm passed over tha Mississippi coust today. Tho waters of tho gulf renclied n height of from 3 to 5 foot nbovo tho normal tido inllow. A num ber of stoumboata wuro bouched nnd property along tho elioro wus damngsd, fllg Floods on Isthmus, I'nnnmn, Juno 22. Heavy rains throughout tho past week huvo caused grout Hoods all ovor tho Isthmus, nnd in many places tho crops nro ruined. Tho Clingreu rivor has overrun its bunks, but without damaging tho canal. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF Friday, duns 20, Washington, Juno 25, This was an other of tho sonata's activa working daya nnd by tho tlrna tho session closed ut 7 o'clock tonight so many schedules bad been considered nnd disposed of that Aldrlch freely prodlcted that by tomorrow night all would bu out of tha way, leaving tho scnato free to begin consideration of tho corporation tax nnd Income tnx amendments. liogln ning tho session with an Increase of 5 per cent over tho houso roto of .IS per cent nil valorem on harness, tho senate marched steadily along throughout tho nlno hours of its sitting, Indulging In llltlo spoechrnnking and acting upon many Important provisions. Among tha changes mado woro: An Increaso of duty on scrsp Iron from CO cents to 12.50 per ton, thus placing It on tha sama level as pig Iron; sn Increase of one-fourth of n cent per ound ovur thu houso rotes on wire nails; nn Increaso of from 4 to 0 cents per pound on monazlto sand nnd other articles used In making gas man tles; and tha substitution of specific for ad valorem rates on flics, rasps, etc. Thursday' Juno 24. Washington, Juno 24. A short tlmu bnforo adjournment at 7 o'clock to night tho sonata returned to tho con sideration of thu tariff schedules after devoting tha greater part of tho day to listening to prepared speeches. Amendments wero adopted increas ing tha duty on shoes from 1C to 20 Iter cent ad valorem and Increasing tho duty on solo leather from C to 10 per cent nd valorem, tho lower figure rep resenting tha houso rata In each case. An umondmont Increasing tha duty on collodion was nlso adopted. Iluveridge discussed an amendment prooed by him enlarging tha slzo of tobacco packages. Ho contended that while tho silo of tho packages had been reduced during tho Spanish-American war to comtwl tho purchaser to pay tho war tax, thoso sizes had not been re stored and tho prices had not been re duced, notwithstanding tho removal of tho tax. Wednesday, June 23. Washington, Juno 23, In unexpect edly short order tho scnato today dls Ksrd of the lumber schrdula nnd then agreed upon tho rates of duty on plno applea. Aldrlch asked that tha lumber sched ule reeclvn first attention. Ho had no sooner taken hts scat than McCumbcr, who has been a persistent advocate of free lumber, presented an amendment reducing the finance committee's rato of Jl.LU per thousand on sawed lumber to tho house rato of $ 1 per thousand. This was recognized generally ns a test proposition, ns suwrd lumber has been tho bono of contention from tha begin ning. Thu North Dakota senator did not find It worth whilo to enter into any argument. 1 ho result was snothcr triumph'for the Aldrlch rates, tha voto standing 24 for and 44 against tho reduced rates. It hsd been expected that the coal schcduln would bu debated at great length, but It was passed after llltlo more than an hour's discussion. A new schedule was presented by Aldrlch us chairman of tho finance commltce, reducing the housu rato on bituminous coal from C7 cents per ton to CO con(s nnd eliminating thu houso reciprocity clause. Tuesday, June 22, Washington, Juno 22. Lato today tho renato reached n voto on tho hide schedule und ater several amendments had been defeated tho amendment of tho finance committee fixing n duty of ID Mr cent on hides was agreed toby n voto of 40 to 30. This is tho rnto of tho present law, but undor tho ruling of tho Treasury department is npplica bio only to hides weighing moro than 25 ounds. Tho housu placed nil hides on tho frco list. McLnurln undertook to havo the pro vision amended so as to maku thu duty npply to hides weighing less than 25 pounds, but fnllod, hla umondmont be ing voted down, 31 to 48. An amend ment by Stone placing not only hides but many other products on tha frco list was nlso lost. Aldrlch, on behalf of tho finance committee, brought In the committee's now lumber schedule nnd nlso n number of amendments relating to linoleum and oilcloth. Tho committee proposed n rato of $1.50 per 1,000 on enwed umber, u 50-cent Increaso ovor thu houso rates. 1 More thnn six hours wero devoted to debnto, which began With nn nrgument by McCumbcr for n duty on hides. Ho wiia austnlucil uy Gamble undlloyburn. They took thu position that tho effort to mnke hldea freo was solely in tho interest of thu manufacturers. Monday, Juno 21, Washington, Juno 21, Tho tnrllT bill amendment of thu flnnnco commit- teo taking hides from tho freo list nnd restoring tho Dingley rato of 15 per cont nd valorem wua before thu uenato nil day nnd it probably will not bo disposed of beforo lato tomorrow, Warren, or Wyoming, und Carter, of Montana, supported tha provision and In vigorous languugo attacked tho nttl tudo of tho freo hida advocates, whilo Page, of Vermont, dofonded tho action of tho houso in placing hides on tho freo J 1st. Washington, Juno 21. Availing themselves or tho presence of a quo rum., tho houso loaders today obtained action on several important matters. Principal among theso was tho confer enco report on tho bill providing for tho taking of tho 13th census. Saturday, Juno 10, Washington, June 10. Tho scnato today covered a multitude of subjects In connection with tho tariff, but mode final disposition of nothing of import ance, Tho Income and corporation tax questions received nttntlon for some time nnd wero postponed until after tho tarilf provisions proper shall be finally settled. Aldrlch, from tho committco on finance, brought In thn committee's amendment to tho wood pulp para graph, which proved to bo n provision for doubling tho duty on wood pulp coming from countries which undertake to prohibit tho exportation of logs to this country. Iloveridgo presented an amendment for tho cutting in two of tho house ad valorum duty on cash reg isters. Aldrlch nlso presented tho fi nance committeo's hide provision. Roads Must De Watered. Washington, June 25, Representa tive Ilnwloy has been advised by Sec retary Hall Inner that sottlcm on tho Klamath Irrigation project, whose lands nru crossed by public roads, must pay for water for tho roadways includ ed In thvlr farms, though exception Is mada in tho caso of lands crossed by railroads or big Irrigation ditches. Tho secretary also advises Representative Hawloy that no serious difficulty can nriso from tho fact that tho govern ment surveys and plats of tho units on the Klamath project fail to coincide with actual chart of the farms. Send Figurehead to Salem. Washington, Juno 2C Representa tive Hawley today recommended to tbo Navy department that the figurehead of tho battleship Oregon, which he un derstands is to be removed from tho ship, in accordance with the now de partment policy, be presented to tho stata of Oregon. Ho nlso telegraphed Governor Henson to ascertain whether the state is in n position to pay the cost of transporting tbo figurehead to tho capitol at Salem. Ho expects re plies to both communications in n few days. May Not Come West. Washington. June 22. For several daya thero havo bcon increasing indi cations that Prasdiont Taft might, after all, decido not to make that Western trip this summer. Now it seems to bo almost cortain that ho haa abandoned it. For ono thine, thero is no certainty that Mrs. Taft will be ablo to take such n long and' fatiguing trip. Unless she can go, Mr. Taft said i!omo timo ago ho would not care to go cither, ns his wire's absence would rob him of half his pleasure. No Action on Devlin. Washington, Jui.o 25. The sub committee which has been considering tho confirmation of the reappointment of Robert Dovclin ns United States district nttornoy nt San Francisco, re ported to the senate Judiciary commit tee today without recommendation. Senator files, of Washington, chair man of the subcommittee said that th committeo was waiting for further evidence beforo taking action. Restore Dluo Delivery Stamp. Washington, Juno 22. Postmaster General Hitchcock has decided to dis continue tho now gTO.-n special dollv ery stump and return to tho familiar blue stamp showing n boy mounted on a bicycle. In tho rush of handling moils, many letters bearing the now stamp havo escaped troatment as apo dal dot ivory matter bocauso of Its similarity in slzo and color to tho 1 cent stump. Ellis Recommends Astoria Lad. Washington, Juno 25. Ropresonta tivo Ellis today recommended tho ap pointment of Edwin T. Sbjirt, of As toria, na midshipman nt Annapolis naval academy, with three nltcrnntcs to bo nppointcd in caso Short shall fail to pass tho examination. Thu alter nates are Oliver U. Cardwoll, of Port land; Henry N. Fowler, of Portland, nnd Ilnwloy llean, of Pendloton, Who Wants Census dob? Washington, Juno 25. Neither Rep resentative Ilnwloy nor Representative Kills lias yet recommended nny candl dato for nppointment n census super visors in their respective districts, bo causo no nppointmonta will be mado until after tho census bill now before congress has beon signed by tho presi dent. Meantime applications nro In order. JURY DISAGREES, Unsble to Reach Verdict In Calhoun Cato at San Francisco. San Francisco, Juno 21. Terminat ing In a disagreement of tho Jury, with ten men determined on acquittal and two steadfastly resolved upon convic tion, the trial of Patrick Calhoun, pres ident of the United Railroads, camo to an end at 12 o'clock yesterday. Five months nnd n week had elapsed sinco tho wealthy streetcar magnate made his first appearanco in court to answer to tho chargo of offering n bribo of 14,000 to a supervisor to obtain a privi lege for his corporation, and a period of 24 hours hod been consumed in fruit less deliberation. Not until each Juror hod pronounced as hopeless tho prospect of a verdict was tho order for their liberation mado by Judge William P. Lawlor. Prose cution and defense gave assent to the discharge and the proceeding ended within 15 minutes. After ordering tho discharge of the Jury Judge Lawlorl drow his chair to tho cdeo of tho platform nearest the Jury box and addressed to the 12 men somo informal remarks sovcroly criti cizing tho 1'iws and usages that made possible the expenditure of three months In the empanol of n jury and congratulating and thanking them up on their worth ns citizens. Ho declared the courts wero utterly helpless to prevent such occurrences and recommended that tho legislature bo influenced by the peoplo to make al teration in the laws that governed court procedure in the empanclmcnt of Jurors. Under tho orders of tho court mo attorneys will bo expected to fix a dato for another trial upon the ssmo Indictment nt this morning's session of court. "I am ready to try this case again and I will go ahead tomorrow if neces sary," said Mr. Heney an hour after tho adjournment In a long statement issued by Mr. Calhoun last night he said: "Of course I am disappointed at the failuro of the jury to acquit me of un biased charges that have been brought against me. I should havo liked my vindication by tho jury to hare been absolute." FIFTEEN ARE DEAD. BadCollIslon on Trolley Road Injures P Twenty-five Others. Chesterton, Ind., Juno 21. Fifteen are dead and 25 injured as a result of a wreck on tho South Shore Electric rail way, two and a half miles west of here last night. Nine bodies have been re covered and more aro expected to be found in the wreckage in tha tops of tho wrecked cars. A westbound car was coming at high speed down n long hill and at tho foot met an castbound car nlso going nt a terrific speed. It is estimated that nt least seven bodies ore still under the debris. The motorman on the westbound car, who was killeJ, was pinned between the two vestibules of the cars nnd could not be plainly seen nnd his position was such as to make escape impossible. Most of tho passengers on the east bound car wero returning from tho Crown Point automobile races. It is believed that tho motorman of the cast bound car must have seen the onrushing west bound car, aa he had thrown off his power and brought the car to a standstill before boing struck. WORK TO BE RUSHED. Construction to Start Within 30 Da)S on Deschutes Road. Portland, June 21. Darring unox pectrd delays in securing a continuous right of way, bids for tho construction of tha Deschutes line Into Central Ore gon will be asked by Uarriman within 30 days. Tho only obstacle that pre vents tho immediato construction of the Centrul Oregon road is tho adjust ment of right of way questions with power companies operating on the DeschutAi river. Tho railroad com pany has nlready'secured rights of way to 70 per cent of tho 120 miles to be traversed by tho proposed road. An early and satisfactory ndjustment of pending rights of way problems cover ing tho remainder of the distance la believed mor.o than probable without resorting to condemnation proceedings in tho courts. Celebrate Poltava Fight. St Petersburg, June 21. Tho whole country ia watching with interest the preparations for the Poltava bicente nary celebrations, which will extend over four days nnd bo in the nnture of n great patriotic military pageant M. Mazurovsky, tho battle painter, and Count Mournvieff, nlso nn artist hlstorinn, will prepare tho scenes, ro enacting on the spot tho bnttlo fought 200 years ago. Part of tho troops prcsont will represent tho Swedish army, Tim culminating sceno will bo based on Kotchuboy's picture. British Cruiser Smashed. -London, June 21. Tho British cruis er Sappho, which was reported last night in n collision off Dungeness, ar rived In Uover this morning in a sink ing condition. A number of tugs nnd lifeboats were in attendance An at tempt is boing made to beach the cruiser. WASHINGTON LEADS Banner State In Lumber Industry With Oregon Eighth. LOUISIANA HOLDS SECOND PLACE United States Produced 17 Per Cent Less In 1008 as Result of Financial Panic. Washington, June 22. During tho year 1908 31,231 sawmills In the United States manufactured 33,239,369,000 feet of lumber, according to a prelim inary report just issued by the bureau of the census. These mills also rat 12,100,483,000 shingles nnd 2,980,684, 000 lath. Lumber manufacturing, liko every other Industry, felt the effect of the business depression which began in October, 1907. Consequently the pro duction in 1903 was below that for tho previous year. In 1907 the cut of 28, 860 sawmills was 40,256,164,000 feet, tho highest production ever recorded. Notwithstanding, therefore, that in 1908 reports wero received from 3 per cent moro mills than In 1907, the de crease In lumber cut reported by them woa slightly over 17 per cent Washington, as for several years past "till ranks first among tho states in lumber production, its cut In 1908 being 2,915,928,000 feet a decrease of 22.8 per cent from the cut In 1907. Louisiana ranks second, with 2,722, 421,000 feet a decrease of 250,000,000 feet, or 8.4 per cent from tho cut in 1907. Mississippi was the third state in lamber production In 1908, with a total of 1,861,016,000 feet a decrease of 11 per cent from tho cut in li)07. Arkansas ranked fourth, with 1,656, 991,000 feet a decrease of nearly 17 per cent and Wisconsin fifth, with 1, 613,315,000 feet against 2,003,279,000 feet In 1907. In Texas, where tho lumber Indus try Is confined almost exclusively Jto yellow pine, the falling off was very heavy. The total cut of the state in 1908 was 1,524,008,000 feet a de crease of 31.6 per cent from the cut in 1907, Eight other states manufactured more than 1,000,000,000 feet each of lumber last year. In the order of Im portance they were : Michigan, Ore gon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virgin? la, Alabama, North Carolina and West Virginia. California and Maine, other states which reported more than 1,000, 000,000 feet each in 1907, went just below that figure in 1908. DRY FARM EXPERIMENTS. Nevada Will Have Exhibit for Coming Dry Farming Congress. Billings, Mont, June 22. Dry farm ing experiments will be carried on under the supervision of the state au thorities in the northeastern part of Nevada and when the Fourth Dry Farming congress meets at Billing next October 26-23 It is expected that the delegates will hear fit great ad vances in the reclamation of non-irrigable lands in that state. A commission just nppointcd by tho governor has just selected a site for a dry farm experiment station in Pleasant valley, 16 or 18 miles south of Elko, where the ranch of John W. Thompson, containing 160 acres, haa been secured by the state. The quar ter la fenced and about 30 acres aro under cultivation. There Is an or chard of about 150 trees, Including apples, pears, plums and cherries, and a two aero patch of berries are on the place. The soil Is rich and of great depth and is considered excellently adapted to dry farming operations. It is reported that Mr. Thompson last year raised 1,000 sacks of potatoes, and that all kinds of vegetables gave good returns, cabbage heads running ns high as 18 pounds. It is the purpose of the Nevada Ex perimental association to demonstrato on this farm that dry farming methods can be applied on the millions of aye a of bench lands in tho state. ' Taft and Diaz May Meet. Mexico City, June 22. The Medical Herald Bays: Replying to a communi cation from tho White House at Wash ington, through the Mexican ambassa dor today, President Diaz haa express ed his desire to meet President Taft for n personal interview, which will take place nt ono of tho points on tho boundary line between Mexico and tho United States somo time during tho latter part, of tho year. Tho announce ment of tho preliminary negotiations looking toward this interview woio mado yesterday. Strikebreakers Go Far. New Orloans, Juno 22. Sevcnty-fiva laborers from sugar plantations of Por to Rico passed through New Orleans I today en route to Hawaii, where they win uiKti mo places or sirixing planta tion laborers. Similar parties, It 1 said, will follow,