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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1909)
FSTOCT?; mttmigpm """"""ll '" Illirf nrn"l" 'iTfrfiiritnynniiarfin .. tin BIG PROPERTY LOSS Slx-Ft,, Wall if Water Rushes kwi fcnsd RItct. YIELD NEAR RECORD. Northwest Wheat Crop Now Placed at 65.0OO.0OO Bushel. Portland, July 9. Estimate com piled from data received from more than 364 of th principal wheat sta tions of Oregon, Washington and Ida ho, indicate tbe 1909 wheat yield far the three states to be approximately - 55,800,800 bosh!, compared with 48.- mm BEAD JIM EIGHT MISSING ? - 5.?? , wucn iu -, wuu uivicm vr I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j Heavy Ralna and Melting Snow Mountains Turn Missouri Vat Icy Into Vast Sea. In Kansas City, July S. Swollen by unprecedented rain ami by melting snows from tbe Rocky mountains, th rivers of the Lower Missouri raller are ect of their basks, etas in damage ! catare is along the Wallowa eittmteo in many parts of Missouri and Kansas, j of the O. R. & N. The results of the Seed ud to a late Another locality in whkh new acre age of 43.590,000. Of the three state. Idaho has the best crop, with Washington showing ep exceedingly well, while Oregon, es pecially in the rirer counties, suffered fram drv wthp in nH an Wm( t that the dama could not all be re-1 tam UI PP?totrd by Jay Bower- paired by the late rain. P"- !" ef the IaU senate. Fe4 Some ef the poor yields fe Orecwi delegates named by Gv. have been oifsct in the totals by an OREGON MEN TO SPOKANE. Strong Delegation to Attend National Irrigation Congress. Salara Governor Frank W. Denon baa apponUd the delegate who wttt attend the National Irrigation congress in Spokane representative of the state oi uregon. in a lew day ave more will be appointed by C N. MeArthur. speaker of the late house, aad five BUILD TO SIUSLAW. increased acreage in new .territory. The moat noticeable iacrea of this hour tonight were as follows Train No. 5. of the Atchison. Tope ka& Santa Fe railway, which left Kansas City at 9:25 a. ta. for Denver, left the track at Pomona. Kan. Of the 10 coaches which made up the train, a baggage and three day coaches left the track and slid into IS feet of water. A telephone message from Pomona, Kaa-. at midnight said the four-yesr old daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rose, of Chicago, had been drowned in the wreck. Three hundred other persons who had taken reftzre cm ton of tfci -- I affected coaches were rescued by boaU i B3Qm taadard. The light lands suf- and quartered at cearbT farmhouses. by the dry weather early in the Pomona is almost completely iaca-1 b. ad the showers that came dated, the Marias de Cygnes river at Utr w,r cot 8eral throughout the vuuniy. Along the Arlington branch of the O. R. fc N the crop is light until Con don is reached. Around Condon, bow ever, the outlook u far from gloomy. With the exception of about 24,444 acres, which hare been taken by weeds, there wiO be a pretty fair age will aid in swelling the totals is the Haystac aad Bakeoven country. where there is an increase of about 24 per cent in the acreage, with the yield about 19 per cent better than last year. Sherman county is somewhat spot ted, aad early in the season the outlook was poor. Rains in the latter part of Jane helped, however, and there win be a material increase over last year's output. Conditions in Wasco are sim ilar to those in Sherman county. Umatilla, the banner wheat county of the state, is not coming up to its that point betsg three mile wide. A relief train was sent from Ottawa to night with food and other supplies for the passengers, who were said to have climbed on top of the coaches for refuge from the rising waters. . In Kansas City the situation is threatening. Is the hotter- fn t)- western section where are Wtrl tK. yield. stockyards, wholesale warehouse and Morrow county Is cot quite so good manufacturing plants, the waters fram tnas. but there, as elsewhere in the eocffsenee of the Missouri and Kan-! " riTr cntie. some very short aas rivers are lapping the danger Hue. ' wheat are turning ect well Pattensburg. a town in Missouri 54 Hed keads. mflea north of K-f City, is ten feet I Union county has an excellent crop under water, aad its 1.540 inhabitants ajai -boshel yields wiH not be unoom ar la dire straits. Fifty rowboats aca riond Elgin aad SammerrUIe. were put on a special train at Kansas ' lse Willamette valley has ceased to City this morning and hurried to the n"K fe the export wheat mar scene. Late? reports tay that the ma-1 sat yield is aa important fac rooned citseea were aH removed to tor fa milling business. higher ground withoat loss of life, but! Washington reports are uniformly that the property damage will be tre- Stood. WaHa Walla, with Its cever Besdoux. ! faikng foothill land, promise aa out- AtChnicothe, Mo en the Grand P20 .S0.W0 bushels. Barley is rfrer, six men were swept from a bridge 10 turning out well in this county, this afternoon and were seen coating " de seme inroads on the down the stream. Whether they ' weat acreage. reached shore or not was cot learned, t Columbia and GsrSeld counties are The bridge was carried out when a ntJ to tarn off record yields great wall of water six feet high swept ' wt aad barley. This region was down both forks of the Grand river and ',Towi "th raia at a time when the joined at Utiea. continuing after that nrr counties in Oregon were missed, a ce great fined. The water tcread' Whitman, the banner wheat county out aH over the bottom lands aad did cf aa the Ncrthwrtt. gives excellent great damage to farms aad crop ia its ' F" of breakisg rrcsrds. The acre- paxa. trner Benson Prefeesor P. L. Campbell, of Eu gene, presideot ef the University of Oregon; D. W. J. Kerr, of CorvaUis. president of the Oregon Agricultural college; C. W. Fulton, farmer United States senator; J, S. Teal. F. S. Stan ley. E. B. Piper. Jeho T. WateUer. Tarn RMhardson. R. M. Brereton. C B. Merrick. Joaeph B. Koapp, all of Port- taad; Jay Bewerman. Conden; Jeba II. Lews, Salem; H. L. Helgate, Bo- naaxa; Francis M. Saxton, A. v. Swift, John L. Rand. Baker City; W. J. Fttrnbh. Gilbert W. Pbelp. Pendle ton; S. D. Peterson, Milton; Walter M. Pierce, W. J. Seodgrass, La Grande; Oyde T. Hockett. EnUrprise; Malculm A. Moody. The Dalle; E. T. Larly, Hood River; F. II. Hekptn. Central Poiat; J. D. Heard. Jackson ville; Dan P. Ras, Jacksonville; H. A. Brattala, Paisley; A. T. Buxteo. W. A. WillUms. Forest Grove; 1L V. Gates, Dallas; II. A. Rasds, Oregon City; Drew Barnam, Mro; Will R. Ktsg. Ontario; R. N. DetMieUy, Rtch moad; Jeha Elris. Frxak White, Kla math rails; u. CLeves. Burn; F. E. Wsite, Sotherlfn. and George E. Davis, Canyon Ciy. The list of delegate prabably pre sents the streegest selection ever made in this state by a chief executive to attend aay convention It is cepoed of leading men ia aH walks f life aad aH of them take a keea interest in the science of irrigation. Every one of them has promised to attend the eecgresa. Holding' Company WW Back Eugene & Western In New Road. Eugene The Eugene-Siuslaw rail read, wfckb has Ictat been talked of, appears now to soon be a reality. The propooiton to build tbe road has readied a point where the tsrwiwUra of the enterprise feel that the building of to na is a certainty. The Lane Ceunty Asset company, whkh was or ganued m Eugene last winter for the purpose of promoting the line, will be the holding company fer the Eugene Jfc Western Railway company, whieh wn incorporated a few weeks ago to bulW the read. OtScrs have been opened here aad operations will be directed by the aaet company. It is tbe intention to off r fer sale to the people ef Eugene and vxwiity at least I1S0.WO of the stock of the Lane Ceunty Asset company , the funds t be used to buiMteg the Brst section ( 2w miles of the road. When this ha been accomplished It is proposed to turn all the assets ever to the Eugrne & West- j era Railway company. Issuing stock holders the same amount of stock in the railroad company as they have paid fer in ine at company and to issue and sell the bonds of the railway company fer the purpose of completing the road to Florence. MOURNED BY ALL. MUCH WHEAT SHIPPED. Portland Ships More Than the Pugtt Sound Ports. Portland Daring the cereal year. ending June 39, Portland shipped in the neighborhood of 3,80.eOO more bushels of wheat thaa was seat from Puget sound, while from there not quite l.M9,t04 mere barrels of Hour was sent out. The wheat shipments to Europe from here were 6,182,773 bushels, while those from Puget sound were 4.IS4.4SI bushels; to the orient. South America and Africa. Portland snipped no wheat. Paget sound seadtng out 3IS.2S5 bush els. California wheat shipments from here were 2.9SXS61 bushels and from the sound 2. 0S2, 492 bushels were ship- CaK Cost Ten Thoutano. Klamath Fall It took th jury Just 2 minute to find a verdict fer the de fendant in the Ketley-Arut damage suit, last of the case reattkwag from the eriaiBal prosecution of Jay Arant. who was mdktni fer the larceny ef a calf more thaa tw year age. Arai.t was twice tried on a charge of larceny. the first trial resulting In a disagree ment, while the second aeattud him. Three eases reaaltsd over the owaershiD of the calf. The calf involved ia the litigation was werta approximately $19. The money expended tn Itti ration will aggregate close to I It. 004. aad ef this amount the taxpayers of the coun ty will be forced to pay sot less thaa ,eoo. News of Cushman's Dsslh Shock to FrUnds In Congress. Washington, July 7, -New that Francis W. Owbrnsn, rrpresentstlve fram Washington, had passed away In New York jesUrdsy morale, earn as a gra". shock to bis kt of friends in both branches of fgr. Min ing papers contained aiipaWhe an- iwunclni: he had Mieeessfully pasd his crisis and was n th read to rreev ery. It wa pet until the mmbr of congress resstieu in eanuoi mi wj heard of hi dth, and even then word spread slowly among th memWrs, for the house was not M seesien. In conformity with Mrs. Osfcman's wish, there will be no congressional escort appointed to accompany the re mama to Tacema, but the tody will be taken across tne continent by a repre sentative of the sergeant at arms f the house, who went to New Yerk this morning Tie house will not meet oatil Thursday. At that time CtMfi- man's death will be anAeunerd, and ! Jeurnment probably be taken nut ( re spect to his memory. Senator Piles, who was with Mr. Cushman whs n the tnd came, returned to Waibingten last evening. He said Mr. Cushman passed away j ae fully, being unrenscieus during his last hour. Herok treatment was rrsurle 1 to as soon as Mr Cushman' rendition took a turn fer the werse, but he was so weak Bed that he did not respond to treatment He nk steadily through the night and brrtnd his last at two minute past 6 yesterday morning. TAFT TO TOUR WES? Plans lor Extensive Trip io pa. clllc Coasl Tills Fall, GOING DIRECT TO SEATTLE HQ I tsscuiiv nn vmi rorilsnd tntj on South to CaNforni inj Qulf Slates. ' age is largo and the eroo conditions are Z .TTZZ', ,"Tr, "..';?: n. . u.,...t ,. .'h,.h.. v..i . 'l"..,"l'f" Mexico two miles wet of ChiJicoth as tier Kded as eonservative. tt.ttZZJ2ft.ZZr.? were nmg along track. William UJ "". 7 fa ' oarrels; Eurp, 15.0M fcarreS; tion hands are reported missis?. Th Whitman's yield, has suf ered this year agent at Gault, Arthur Fisk, was res-, T CrT tner. Acama counir is still ta UM oncer after cued from the roof of the station a dose escape from the flood. The Burlirgtoe bridge to th west of O.nicotfce has been abandoned. Body On Wjy Home. Washington, July 8. The body of Ttmrtrm ic Km frn M ...fJ W iwn Mimu.htt,u .r k. ...., 'county of at-arm of th house, left New York at 4:45 yesterday afternoon, aad wa mat at Earrisburz bv Robert Jove. with whom Ccuhrnan lived here, asd by A. G. Hendricks, representing Senator Pile. They will accompany the re mains to Tacema. The body is expect ed to arrive there Scaday night. la accordance with Mrs. Ccshzsaa's county tafcj das, aa the crop is late ia that region aad evca the winter wheat is not out of the woods. At the beat the crop wwl be only fair, except down ta the southeastern part of the county. Uocgias county loat the greater part of Its wheat territory when the new Grant wa carved eat this year, aad Gnat, whieh has aa in creased acreage a well as a fair yield, give promise of about 3.M9.M4 bush els. Some new wheat land ia the northern part of Douglas county wiM make the yield fer the old eaeaty is excess of 549,000 boebels. Spokane county was is the BMtstare belt with Whitman, aad aa a result has "-" - .. wish no nntrTH.,1 tt -. st-, m9 w prospect. nated to act escort: Congress will ' .,.FrSJ80,rty TST approoriate 17.560 for Mrs. Cnsfe U '?"l?. "d fe the - ia accardasca with th custom of be-1 Conaell the erosi wUl be sasaller stowing upon the family of deceased members aa equivalent to one year's salary. The house wfll also bear all foneral cxpeaae. Waterways Men Meet at Yankton. Yankton, S. D.. July 8. One of the moot notable gatherings ever assem bled ia this part ef the country ia the interest of waterway development was called to order today w tea tfce Missouri River Navigation congress met ia sec ond annual convention. Representa tive arc preseat from Missouri. Kan sas. Iowa, South Dakota aad other states ia the section tribputary to th Missouri river. Senators, representa tives, governors, captains of ficaace and others high in official asd esmmer cil life are scheduled u speakers. Calvin Is Doing Nicely. San Francisco. July 8. The condi tion of E. E. Calvin, vice president and general manager of the Southern Paci fic company, who underwent aa opera tion for appendicitis Sunday, is report ed to be entirely satisfactory. thaa that of last year. Farther cast the autleak is more favorable. Klickitat county, which has always been la Portland territory, give prom ise of a very good yield, with some fe erease fe acreage. Tbe Herw Heavea couatrr. Ivia? .. - . m r -m wm just aerass tne uetasabsa from the river aeuattee fe Oregon, sssTend from th dry weather that cut uova the Oregon yield. Sprfeg wheat in this district is almost a total failure, bet some of the wfeter wheat will make a fair crop. Asotin ceusty was also ta the rata belt and promises to torn off a crop uu may area recaros. Califernta. 295,716 barrel. Ia the i same order are the shipments of flour from ruget sound ports : Orient. 9w.- 513 barrels; Scuta America, 10.847 barrels; Europe. 23.31 barrel; Cali fornia. 273.554 barrels, and to Mexico, 8,549 barrels. The grand total fer the season. 1946-139. beiag 2.Stl.2e9 bushels of wteit from here aad the souad. Tbe Portland barley shipments fer this season are 822.53 bushels. New BuKdin for Indians. Klamath Falls Saperiatenceat H. G. WUsoe. of the Klamath Indian re ervatloa, making preparation to enter upon a campaign ef improve ments. During the past week several contractors have visited the ageaey to look over the ground for the Mrpoee ef tltog bid for the construction of the large modera school balding whieh wiM be erected daring the rammer. The bid will be forwarded to Wsshiog toa aad will not be opened fer several week. Wcrk is to be begun shortly on a large gymnasium. Mr. Wilson believe that the Indians should be giv en alt the exercise possible aad with this cad fe view he wHi endeavor to have the gyautasiesi roomy and clip ped with a vtev to making it attract ive. The school grounds are to be i-, proved aad many of the eld buiWings renovated. Surveytnf for New Road. Marshfleld Chief Engineer Halce. of the Coo Bay, Oregon Idaho rail road, who ha been making preliminary surveys, reports that in a few days the first 12 mile will have beea surveyed. The preliminary work ef Hading a graie through the mooatafe has been carried on in a thorough manner, ami the engineer Is pleased with the result so tar. It is hoped to finish the survey work be fare fait PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bteestem. mUKng. $1.34; club. 11.18!. 2; vailey. II 17. Corn Whole, SM per ten; cracked, 134 per ten. 0U No. I white, SI44444.50 per ton. UMstus; Bran. 126. M nor ten: mWdliag, 133; short. t39432; chop. isim; roiled oariey. IJ8. Hay Timothy. Willamette vaHev. Sl?c24 per ton; Eastern Oregon. S24 83; mixed. Jlc20. Grata 3ags 6e each. Fruits Apples. ltf2.M per box; strawbetrie. $!.75M2 per crate; eher rie,34tl4c per pound; gooseberries. 4t5; apricots, S1.2tl- per box; HOLDS UP DANK. HeanHf Armed Osndit Work in Orosd Ds,Kht. EvrrrtL Wash., July 7. Atone rob ber beM up Assistant Cashier K, C Ol son, of tbe Bank of Commerce, snetlly noon, weumied Ca.hkrJ. L, Lien ami fr V"'. w,lB i -i.w . i i.i ... rrom Ie Angsl the pr He fled on a blctel. to the north end .te.S".U,"' . "" Muu .h- .- ti..- ,.i i-.i .k- w, If the weatatr it -" - --. .. nU.... ,l L. ,. .. Mr. Tat hefie to visit the YestaMs Washington, July 10. VtnLn I mi mMtmj ktv mn u,ivn ui (n Im. tatlVK lfte fur his trip thr.-urh ii. West and Xilh (hi fall. Tbe jifwiWent has aUaiMkwH ill IL. of visiting Alaska this r. i,.i. because Mr. Taft will nt b u u ge wua mm. ujn at arrm) bin tixlay the hresldent reivrd wofjfa Beverly that Mr. Taft was ntW, impmviPK In health. He feel. i, ever, that she is nanily strong ttain to lake the long Western tri this la i which will occupy about two hk(U. As soun as lb Unit bill isoutitU wy the preskif nt will aw WsiMrr. j ton Ur Beverly, to remain until si tembcr 17, hi (3d birthday ttUtls'a bojep to Uegia hi Wetrrn tup. tU ' president will go dlrretly to .SeiliU w :. t ......... - . i sleeping loj uitmi toils en IWiU It Denver, salt Mis and ripukane. After visiting the Alaiks-YuW I'sslrtc estHrtltMm, tae pfesiHcnt ta swing down to thredthwrst, it9tf for a time at Portland, Or . h U will be the guest ( senator Jeuu ' Bourne, and pruceeding thenr to Ju J Franeisea. j leaving San Francis, the freiWeti will go to Lse Ar4gUs, nt bs vt) bt lUtfr. , president i-i f the city, then turaed toward the waterfront. Here bis pursuers found the satchel M wbnh he carried hi money. It contained only 115. Dep uties and citizens are searching for tbe man. Bkodbounds have been secure 1. When the robier entered the bank he thrust two revolvers into Olson's face and commanding him to throw un Bis band, laid down one gun and sell vllv tkfur vaUi, In I aa A..-!.. Coming out ef M ex lew, the prei&tt will stop fwr a lime at Kl Paso. ten he eiprcls to meet President Uiu, rfi MazlM. M After his stop at Kl I'axo tbe tetti. dent will visit Han Antonio, wbrr U I edaM the money be could rvaeh and ' wHHiIet Kol Sam llwubm, -tki mb inp,iiitvnMi tn iMjiitiing wp. After Visiting Au.tln and Dalits, lis president expects to spend several ii on the ranch of hi brother, I, P. Til at Corpus Christl. fex. Continuing Kau the president ! stop at Houston and ge to New Orltsa to attend tbe meeting of the Dues Waterways convention. After attecd- Ing the convention, Mr. Taft wantl to stop for a time In tbe Bayou Trtls country of Louisiana, the land uf r!i gvline and Arcadia. From there the president will p Cecd to Jackson, Mis., thence to Meet placet ii in Ols satcneL lie paid no attention to the few customers In tbe bank. Cashier Lyen was in th rear end of the buHdtsg. He ran down an alley way icd entered by the front dcxir Io take tbe robber by surprise ami grap pled with him. Tbe rebber shot three time, en bullet pasiirg through I.y en's Jaw and neek. making a serious weund. The robber then flAJ, with both Lyen and Olson shooting at him. His hat was shot o(T and It is Iwllev ed he was slightly wounded. He Is supposed to have had a bicycle nlddrn in the vleinltv. fer he was n.it .n ' inery, lllrmlngbam and Jlscw. ridlnir furieuslv north on om. II.... rrom Macon the president will n to seen by hundred ef people, but before New Machine for Tiling. Victoria, B. C, July 7. An airship which, the inventor asserts, will right itself within a few feet when started upefde down and will fly from Victoria to San Francisco in Irs than five hour, ha been built bv A. W. Gibson a Scotch engineer. Tbe inventor pur tVMata tf ntalbsa I I MhI .,.. Hi. :irn,i-;sff vZ.rr: L'VrZV .. .-,-. .! dUtane. In half an new, 2t, VegeUble armed citizens and officers took ud th chase in automobiles be disappeared. i AtiL'tiats leaving Augusta the president f tZ7it. k ji K te dutanee In half an hour. The l?pfriiaUr bondd; jrblp .rabodiea ent.r.ly new prlncl- iBS per pound. ! pie and Is propelled by an engine table. Aaparagu. 75f9e w.i-m.-??5 ' u ' "" enKlne Io Savannah and then beams bll northward trip to Washington. Hop ping at Wilmington, N. C, and Rkk tnond, Va. DAM THHfAl ENS VALLEY. peroVizeo; beans, 8; lettuce, head. 25c per doxca; eniona, I2S15c; pea. 46c per pound; radishes, lie per dozen. - Butter City crcamery.extra.26Le: fancy outside creamery, 254r26Se; store. 13c. Butter fat price average lcper pound under regular butter prices. Egg Oregon ranch, candled, 25 per dozen. Poultry Hens, 1213c; apring. 1644lgc; roosters, 9c; duk. young, 124T13c; geese, young, 94tiec;i w weighing 222 pounds. Baker Courthouse Done. Baker City The County court has accepted the sew eeerthoustt from C A. Gray & Son. of Portland, whs were contractors for the interior work. Tbe n,-n rr i. J...- ..... - 'building is, now completed aad await Washington wiH approximate 35.4444.-1 iH rrlrl1? Z ?" cw o(&e? 1- MAh.li - na coai tiaxer county less tnaa tn Idaho has the best crop on record. There ia cot very much increase fe acreage, aad there Lj a big crop of bar ley aad oats, so that th wheat yield 1124,400 appropriated. Asylum Improvements Awarded Sales The asylum board has award ed the contract far lmnmvmnt mt mj But quiw reacn inai oi jo"i. ice asylum rarm to Dennison Me Latah couaty will probably harvest Larcn, of Salem, for 56,790. A new nearly 1,400,400 bushels of wheat, and j amusement hall will be built, the kit Nez Perce and Idaho counties will have lehen enlarged, the main balldlng rc- xrom o,ww,ow to 6,000,000 bushels, (roofed and th dining room repaired. turkeys, 18c; smiab. I2aV2.2 dozen. Park Fancy, 14c per pound. Veal Extras, 848 We Per coond: ordinary, 7c: heavy, 6c Hep 1949 cenratftd, 15 per pound; 1948 crop, ll12e; 1947 crop. 7c; iv crop, c Wool Eastern Oregon, lftj23c per pound; valley, fine, 24c; coarse, 21 H; aaaaair, cbe4ce, 2tf2fc. Cattle Steer, top, 14.501.64: fair to good, I44S-I.26; common, 3.7$M; cows, top, 13.50, fair to good. Me 3.25; common to medium, J2.50$2. 75; calves, top, !&Vft.50: heavy, J3.50H4; bulla and sUgs, f2.75Vi3.25; common, 1222.50. Hog Best. I8I8l15: falrtoirood. 17.50 7.75; stockers. 56 6.60: China fats. 6.757. Sheep Top wethers. 54; fair to New York Ta Roll Out. New York, July 7.- Andrew Carno. gie aad Mrs. Russell Sage are each as sessed aa possessing 6,000,00 worth of personal property in New York City, en th rolls presented to the board of aldermen today. John D. Rockefeller's personal assessment is 12,600,000, and that of sevsn member of the Vamler bllt family aggregate 11,340,000. J. Pierpont Morgan Is down for 1440.000, while the late H. II. Regvr and Wll. am Rockefeller aro each ia..,l Orsat Pathfinder Structure Ssid to B In Perilous Shspe. Cheyenne. Wyo.. July 10. Report received her tonlcht Indicate Uist con ditions at the Pathfinder dam at AIM, Said to be the lareest In tk world, its Th most serious. The dam Is hW only tj a temporary dike built on gravel fow ilatlons. Seventy men are working diy and night tu strengthen the dike. The government geological ury has a force uf men scattered along tb river fur more than 100 mite abort the dam taking measurement" of river's How to give indications of any sudden rise In the stream. Preparations liavo been mail to df nntnlte the ilam if the water csrriei away tho tsmporary dike. Arrange ments havo also been made toward wiirnlnic Ui ieople living in tho valliy below In case of danger. P'. 1840,400. Us Cannon at Oil Fir. Martinsville. HI., jutr 7. - Fire, started by Ilghiniag ia one of th 35 . 000 barrel tanks of the Dhin nil -! good, $3.50ft3.75; awes, Kc less on all pany, wa brought under control to- Gunnlton Oor Finished. Montrose, Cola, July 7. The last round ot shot in the East heading for the Gunalson irrigation tunnel was fired at 64 o'clock this evening. A few minutes later workmen from th two headings shook hand through tho open tejr. The tunnel is six miles long and has been under construction fip v- aad a half. This project has been car rledoutby the Federal Reclamation bureau at a cost of 13.500.000. It will furnish water for tbe irrigation of 150,000 acres of land. grades; yearlings, best, 14.15; fair to irooti, i3.7M; spring Iambs. ff.7564 15.25. nignc. ine tank was punctured by a cannon shot and most of the oil drained out. ThU prevented aa explosion. j Man Convloted by Proxy San Francisco. July 10.- An extrs Ultlon case with unusual features raro up for hearing this afternoon lohtt United States Commissioner Hanrock. Mosy don Amaral, arrested on a btst department warrant, was arrused of murder committed un one of tho Arurri Islands, and though he had llvd fam the country, was tried and convicted, man splinted by the Portuguese court representing him at the trial. ltenv ly he was capturvd at San Luis Obup? In this state, and now is resisting tM attempt of extradition. To Quard Mexican Border. El Paso, Tix., July 10. Daniel J- Kvefe, commissioner general of Imml' Krntlon, accompanied by F. W. !''' shire, chief Inspector for Texas, reach ed this ity today on a tour of lenip- tion of tho entire HI) Grando border, nrelimlnarv tu rsihliKinr, irlncent regulation to prevent smuggling 0' mines across from Mexico.