The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, August 18, 1909, Image 3

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    NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
wu muht ao.
Plcluretque Chinese Figure In WiM
ImrIoii It Kucslled,
Washington, Aug. 14. For ths sec
mill tltnii In hi diplomatic cnrmtr Dr.
Wu Ting Fang, tho Chinese minister to
tliu United Blntet, hn boon recalled
from tho Washington inlstlon, unit hat
boon directed to proceed liorna, where
It It expected lio will bu assigned to
othrr work,
Dr. Wu't successor will ba Chang
Yin Tang, known as a "progressive"
In Chlnusa xillllcnl affairs. Ho hat
seen illilomtlc service In India, Kng
Uml, Thibet and the United 8 tutor.
Dr. Wu't retirement from Washing
ton rntnoviHl a plcturetqau figure from
tho capital. Probably no illplomnt It
bottur known Umn ho, for ho It it imp
olar Ulkor uml hi pungent wit am)
bright aalllet havo born heard and read
with Intercut at many placer.
DurlnK the lloxrr troubles, Minister
Wu, In connection with Yuan filial Kal,
than TtoTal of Shanghai, wat success
ful In getting through message to tho
American minister, Mr. Conger, who,
with hi colleagues, wat In tho legation
commund In Pekln, and whoso fata
wat n matter of great concern to tho
atale department.
An answer from Mr. CotiKr demon,
titrated that ho had roculvwl tho mi
agi tent by tho statu department and
that all wat Well with tho legation nlll
dais. It It pointed out at a peculiar
coincidence that Wu thould bo recalled
nt thlt time, toon after tho downfall of
Yuan Hhai Kal. hit friend.
Wu't aympaUilea were with tho
United Statot durliiK tho Boxer
trouble, and thlt led to hit recall.
Only an Intimation from thlt govern
inent that hit lioheadlnjr would bo
oITtnttvo to tho United States, It It
btil loved, prevented hit tuminary death
at tho handt of tho Chlneao authorities
Tho now mlnltter, Chang Yin Tang,
from April, 1808, to February, IHOK.
wat consul-general at San Franctco and
loffln yeart ago wat attached to tho
Chinese teKatlon In Washington for a
abort time.
OFFICER PLAYS TORPEDO.
Escapes From Submarlno rhrough
Whitehead Tubs.
Wathlncton. Auk. 10,-The navy do
partment hat rrcevled word of a won
derful performance of Midshipman
ICenncth Whiting. In command of the
aubmarlno Porpoise, now in Manila.
For the purpose of demonstrating tho
Kialbllity or an rscupo irom n tun
inarlno through a toriwdo tube, Mid
hlpman Whlllnir. who It an expert
awlmmcr, had hit vessel lowrred to tho
bottom of tho bay near Cavito. Far
under tho water, probably 00 or 70
feet, Whiting crawled Into tho torpedo
tube. The cm) of tho tubn In tho boat
wat cloned behind him. Thi tube In n
-submarine It cloned or opened on tho
outside by n port, which It moved by
iwwerul machinery. When under tho
-water thero It a great In-ruih of water,
filling tho tube at the toriwdo Diet out.
Whiting, within tho tube, got a hold
-on the KitU Tho officers Intldo tho
vessel turned on tho power and the
port wat nwunK out. Whiting went
with It, cleared hlmielf of tho torpvdo
tube, and then let go, flying upward to
tho aurface of tho water. Ho wat un
injured by hit oxporlonco.
Hide Value of Timber Landt.
South Ilend All timber land which
lint not heretofore been assessed ac
cording to tho flgurot rvturned by tho
county cruiser will bo Increased to
meet the cruisers' figure. In Homo
Initancet tho Incrvaio la radical, ono
Instance being a quartor section owned
by tho Willamotto Pu'p & Paper com
pany of Portland. Thlt land hat been
on the tax rolls nt $6000, but tho as
aessed valuation will likely bo raised
to $14,000. Tho county recently had
ull the timber lands cruised nt n cost
of $10,000 and nil timber land It now
being assessed according to the report
of tho crullers.
Mad Scramble for Lands.
Seattlo Lako Union shoro land,
two-thirds of which uro tubmergod, or
oml'iubmarged, itnd with an anprniscd
valautlon of not moro than $20,000,
sold on tho courtliouio stops nt public
nuctlon Inst week for $100,000. Four
bundrod men nnd women, anxious to
buy tho property 'which belonged to the
ntato, bid many times tho amount of
tho appraised valuation. Few lota
woro Hold nt much less than four times
tholr assessed value. Soma few Iota
wont for nmro than ton times what
thoy uro credltod with bolng worth.
Cost of Special Session.
Washington, Aug. 12. Tho tarM"
bill passed by congress last wock may
havo marked down Homo of tho sched
ules, but at a conBorvatlvo estimate this
enactment cost tho United Stntos trons
ury $4,000,000, Tho bill Is silent as to
tho exact disposition of tho money,
The pagos of the sonato will get $4,800
for the extra eosalon and pagos of tffo
tnuso $1,600.
EAST WILL BENEFIT.
Landt Across the Soa to Qaln by Oe-
velopinont In This Country.
Washington, Aug. in. Predicting
that the Far East will ba otpeclally
benefitted by tho continual steady do
volopment of the resources of this
country, IJaron Takahlra, Japanese am
bassador, loft Washington this nfter
noon for Seattle, where ha will sail for
Japan. Tl a baron returns at the direc
tion or nit government onu na an
nounced hit expectation of returning
to Washington In tho fall. Ho will as
sist In work preliminary to revising
the Japsnoso treutlet with the powers
of tliu world, which become operative
next year.
"Iin going to Japan on leave or an-
aonco," Ilia ambassador said, "I no not
feel that I am called upon to say any
thing particular in regard to the rela
tions between America and Japan. For
two or three months after my arrival
I had to teo almost dally publications
of soma kind of unpleasant storks
about ua, which I thought from tho
outsat fabrications of misinformed
persons which would disappear In due
time, at they did. Ever tlnco then
everything hat been of a right direc
tion and I have no doubt will continue
to forever."
Crops Show Decrease,
Washington, Aug. 11. An Indicated
winter wheat total yield of 632,020,
000 bushels, as compared with $437,
008, bushels, finally estimated last
year; an average of winter wheat of
00.11 against 00.1 a yrar ago; corn,
81.4. airalnst 82.5: spring wheat, 01.0,
sgaintt 80.7, and onU, 85. C, agalnat
70.8.
This buinmarlzea today't crop report
of the department of argrlcnlture.
Tho comparative flgurca for corn In
clude 80.3 Itst month nnd 82.0 at
the average of August 1 for the laat
10 yeart. The preliminary roturna for
tho winter wheat yield Indicate about
15.6 bushota er acre, compared with
14.4, aa finally estimated last year.
The condition of spring wheat It com
pared with 02.7 last month nnd 81.1,
the 10-year average on August 1.
For comparison tho oat crop averaged
8H.a last month nnd 83.1 for 10 years
on August 1.
The proKrtlon of lastyear'soat crop
In the farmer's hands on August 1 was
about 3.3 per cent, or 20,232,000 bush
els. Hold Water Powr Sites.
Washington, Aug. 1.1, Secretary
llalllnger will reitort to congrcaa in
December numerous withdrawals of
teiniorary wotcr-jiowcr sites In West
ern ststrs in order that proper legisla
tion may bo enacted by congress to
preserve power sites to the government
and to pro vent monojiolles.
Acting Secretary Wilson today with
drew for temporary power sites 0,090
acres in Montana nnd Utah. In Mon
tana tho following withdrawals woro
made:
Along the Yellowstone river, 1,222
acred ; along tho Hell Gate river, 4,208
acres, and along tho Judith river, 1,100
acres; In Utah, along Ashley creek,
240 acres.
Water Fight Is Acute.
Washington, Aug. 12. -Interest Is
acute here In tho Impending struggle
between Secretary llalllnger and For
ester IMnehot, and prediction are
freely made that one or the other will
he obliged to teparato himself from tho
government service. At tho forestry
bureuu today Plnrhot adhorents ex
pressed tho opinion that Mr. Ilallln
ger's dismissal would come as soon as
It bees mo generally known that he
has, na thoy believe, played Into tho
hands of the water-power trust.
Smokers Are Protacted.
Washington, Aug. 10. Purchasers
of Philippine tobacco horenfur will
have a government guarantee as to Its
quality and cleanliness, ns a result of
an arrangement mado by tho brroau of
insular affairs, with the Phlllpplno
government Every packsgo Importod
into tho United Statos will bo stamped
with a certlflcnlo Indicating tho qual
ity of tho material used and tho work
manship. Tho orrangoment was mado
to Insuro strict compliance with the
new Philippine tariff law.
May Do Flvo Tariff Experts.
Washington, Aug. 10. -It was an
nounced ut tho Troasury department
today that tho board of tariff exports
to be nppointod by tho presldont might
consist of flvo Instead of throe. It was
pointed out that tho number was dis
cretionary with President Tnft, No
soloctions havo yot been mado.
Wheat of State Ranks High.
Washington, Aug. 12. In tho gov
ernment crop roport Issued today tho
figures by statos Includo tho following:
Washington wlntor whoat, preliminary
returns, production 10,051,000 bushels,
and quality 08 per cent. Spring wheat,
condition August 1, 1009, 90, and 10
yoar average, 86,
CANNOT STOP 8THIKE.
King Unsbla to Control Labor Situa
tion In Sweden,
Stockholm, Aug. 10. Tho tlo-up of
tho business of tho country ns n result
of tho strike Is so serious that King
Oustnv Intervened In on endeavor to
secure n compromise, Tho king to
day tout n messsgo to tho parties at
conflict, exhorting thum to agree at
tho oarliost momorit possible and ad
vising arbitration.
It was after King Gustav's message
had been approved at a cabinet meet
Ing Saturday that ho summoned to a
conference at tho palnca tho two lead
ers of the warring factions Director
Sedow, of the employers, and Senator
Llndqulst, presldont of the federation
of trades unions.
The result of tho conference has not
yot transpired, but apparently tho
king's efforts for a peaceful solution
of the troublo wore without result.
Tonight it was announced tho printers
would strike tomorrow, and tho Na
tional labor union has issued a procla
mation that, beginning tomorrow morn
ing, ovcry drag wagon whoso driver Is
not wosrlng a union badgo will bo
stopped by strikers. No exception, it
wss stated, will be mado for ownors
driving tholr wagons,
Tho union further declares it will
try to frustrate tho attempt of tho
Stockholm streetcar company to start
Its cars on tliu surface lines.
COHEA SORE SPOT AQAtN,
Many Clashes Occur Uatween
Japs
and Chinese.
Victoria, U. C, Aug. 10. Passen
gers arriving on tho steamer Montesgle
from tho Orient today in discussing the
situation between Japan and China,
ssy conditions at Cholntao, on the
Corean border, are moro likely to cause
serious troublo between the two
tlons than the dispute over the Antung-
Mukden railway.
When the Montesgle sailed reports
had been received that the Chinese had
massed 3,000 soldiers at Cholntao
and collisions botwecn them and
tho Japanese police were frequenL
Seoul dispatches received before sail
ing state that, following the arrest of
party of Coreans by the Japanese at
Cholntao, the Chinose troops attacked
tho Japanese and rescued the prisoners,
several of tho Japanese boing wounded.
A boycott has been declared agalnat
the Japanese by tho Chinese and Cor
cans of tho dsltrlcL
MAY AVERT STRIKE.
Chicago Labor Controversy Appears
to Oe Noir End.
Chicago, Aug. 10. According to the
outlook tonight thero will be no striko
of tho streutcar employes of Chicago,
and a settlement is likely to bo reached
by tomorrow night
It is said an offer of a wage increase,
based on employee' length of service,
will bo made by President Mitten, of
the Chicago City Railway company.
John M. Hoacb, president of the Chi
cago Hallways company, has had his
auditors at work figuring out a method
of advancing wages, and It is said his
first offer to a committee of his em
pioycs tomorrow win be on Me samo
general basis as that of Mr. Mitten.
The controversy probably will be ad
justed without resort to outside arbl
tration. ino employes say they are
decidedly opposed to arbitration, and
rather than submit to It will accept any
reasoiuiblo compromlso coming from
the companies direct.
Seattle Fair Half Over.
Seattle, Aug. 10. With tho closing
of tho gates Sunday, the first half of
tho Ataska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition
was ended. Figures complied by tho
exposition mansgeraent show the at
tendance for tho first half of the fair
to bo 1,744,801. Rasing their esti
mates upon tho percentage of increase
for August and September ovor the
preceding months at previous expos!
tlons, tho officials cstlmato that the
total attendance at tho close of tho So
attlo exposition October 1C will bo
more than 4,000,000.
Oohvlan Revolt Likely.
Lapar, Hollvla, Aug. 10. It Is stated
that, although tho inauguration of Dr.
Don Klidoro Villnron as president of
tho republic has been sot for noxt
Thursday, thero nro many persons hero
who doubt that this program will bo
consummated because of his friendli
ness toward Argentina. Tho situation
in Hollvla never has been moro serious,
and sonsational events aro expected
shortly.
China Givos Her Consent.
Toklo, Aug. 8. It is bel loved that
tho Chinese minister to Japan has re
ceived Instructions from Pekln in
which tho objoctions of tho Chinese
government to tho reconstruction of
tho Antung-Mukdon railroad and its
conversion Into a standard gunge line
are completely withdrawn,
GIRLS PICK WINNERS
Drawing for Government
at Coeur d'Alcnc,
Land
OREGON MAN GETS FIRST CHANCE
Officials Hsve Double Set Drawn
Guard Against Accident Work
Progresses Smoothly.
to
8pokorie, Aug. 10. When little
Helen Hamilton, nlcco of Mayor Boyd,
of Coeur d'Alcnc, walked into a pile of
106,000 yellow envelopes containing
applications for Isnd of tho Coeur
d'Alene Indian reservation yesterday
morning, shortly after 10 o'clock, tho
great land drawing on the three tracts
of government land the Flathead, the
Coeur d'Aleno and tho Spokano Indian
reservations was on.
Several hundred people stood around
tho platform, on which Judgo Jamca
W. Wlttcn, of Washington, D. C,
formally opened tho drawing on.ono of
the lost of the big tracts of Uncle
Sam's public domain. Unlike the rush
In "squatter" days, the modern method
of distributing land moved along with
the precision or clockwork.
When Miss Hamilton, daintily dressed
In white, had plucked tho first lucky
envelope from tho mats and handed it
to Judgo Wlttcn and the name of Isa
dora Scllg, of Myrtle Creek, Or., had
been road aloud, tho gathering crowds
began to evidence Increased Interest
nnd quivering oxcltcmc.iL
A faint cheer arose and followed in
rapid order aa Miss Hamilton, aided
by Miss Christine Donlan and Miss
lisrrict Post, plucked the other lucky
envelopes from the pile. Men and
women, now anxious to hear the ver
dicts In tho first 20 envelopes, crowded
up to tho platform where newspaper
men and government clerks grabbed
at the bits of news-bearing names and
started them throughout tho land by
special wlrea run to the drawing stand.
The whole affair Is a perfect deline
ation of tho large scale on which Uncle
Sam conducts bis official business. The
drawing for the first day closed at 4
o'clock. The mark of 1600 sot by
Judge Wittcn as tho labor for the
first dsy, wss resched and tho remain
ing 1600 will be drawn today. Then
are but about half that many claims to
bo given away, but tbo extra 1500 are
drawn to fill in where winners fail to
file by April 1.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS OPEN.
Large Number Gathers at Spokane to
Discuss Important Affairs.
Spokane, Aug. 10. The congress
opened with the "Irigatlon Ode," sung
by the Spokane chorus of 250 voices.
The address of welcome to tho state
was delivered by Governor Hay, of
Washington.
On behalf of the city Mayor N. S.
Pratt spoke. Ho caused the suggestion
of a sensation by charging private cap
ital with interfering with government
reclamation projects.
The responso on behalf of the con
gress waa mado by George E. Baratow,
president of the congress.
It is understood that a number of
state delegations have declined to com
mit themselves In the matter of Indors
ing a candidate for president This
is two in tho case of President Bar
stow, who, although an announced can
didate, has not been urged strongly for
a second term becauso of the feeling
that the honor should be "passed
around." Other candldatea for tho
president of tho congress developed
during the day in the persons of ex
Governor Gooding, of Idaho; ex-Governor
Pardee, of California, and Con
gressman Mondell, of Wyoming.
Tho question of a next meeting place
has narrowed down to a fight between
Snn Francisco and Pueblo. Colo., with
Denver pledged to aid the latter.'
Tho now constitution privilege, the
busniess-liko basis so much desired by
the congress, was adopted without dis
sent. Bank Guaranty Law Effective.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 10. The now
guaranty of bank deposits law passed
by the recent special session of tho
Texas legislature went into operation
yestenlay. Tho law is similar to the
Oklahoma law in all its most import
ant provisions. It provides for and do
fines two alternative mothods or plans
for tho protection of tho depositors of
state banking corporations which are
referred to us tho "guaranty fund
plan" ami tho "bond security plan,"
respectively. Tho stato banks may
docldo which plan to adopt.
Wellman May Soon Fly.
Tromsoo, Norway, Aug. 10. Advices
roceived hero from Spitxenbcrgen,
whero tho Walter Wellman polar ex
pedition Is boing prepared for on at
tempt to reach tho north pole, say tho
repairs to the balloon shed which was
badly damaged by a storm last June,
have been completed and a gas appar
atus hat been installed.
PINCHOT LOUDLY CHEERED.
Fight Water Trust Is Theme of Gov
ernment's Chief Forester.
Spokane, Aug. 11. Gilford Plnchot,
chief forester of the United States,
caused perhaps the chief sensation at
yesterday's session of tho National Ir-
riagtlon congress.
A fivo-minuta ovation was given him
when ho took tho rostrum, and similar
cheering and "three cheers and a
tiger" wero given when he had con
cluded. Mr. Plnchot took o:caslon to do
nounce the activity of tho water-power
trust which, he said, though still in
Its inception, bids fair to overshadow
all other trusts. He charged that the
Irrigation congress Is being mado the
tool of the corporate interests whose
agents aro belnir made members of im
portant committees for the purpose of
domineering the activities of tho con
gress.
George S. Long, representing the
lumbermen of the Northwest, himself
connected with a big lumber concern In
Seattlo, denied that tho interests of
tho lumbermen are inimical to those of
the consumer. He said that tho lum
berman is only trying to supply a
bealthy demand and that reforestation
will begin in earnest when the demand
has reached the high-price point.
E. T. Allen, United States district
forester, brought applauso upon him
self when ho appealed for safo and
sane lumbering and tho conservation
of water.
Addresses on this subject also were
mado by E. M. Gri frith, of Wisconsin,
and E. T. Campbell, of Canada.
J. N. Teal of the Joint conservation
committee, made an appeal for tho en
largement of the scope of waterways
on the Pacific coast. He showed the
possibiitly of making navigable the
Columbia river for a distance of 2,600
miles by applying the cost of a single
battleship to the work. He declared
that river transportation Is the great
est of automatic rate adjusters, and
cited tho case of Columbia river Im-
Drovcment recently made.
Politics did not enter the lobby dis
cussions, but much comment was beard
for and against the resolution which
will bo proposed by Secretary Hooker,
of the board of control, asking a bond
issue of $5,000,000,000 by the national
government to be used as an Irrigation
fund which may bo loaned to irrigators
unable to carry out projects which need
only financial aid to make them Im
mensely valuable.
It ia expected that this resolution
will call forth much discussion and
opinions are pretty evenly divided.
ONE DEFECT FOUND,
Remarkable Showing at Coeur d'Alene
Land Drawings.
Spokane, Aug. 10. Judge WItten
resumed the drawing of the Coeur
d'Alene reservation at 9 o'clock yester
day morning. The crowd, small at
first, increased soon to several hundred.
but at no time was there the same en
thusiasm as was witnessed on the first
day, probably due to the fact that num
bers after 1,600 are considered of little
value.
Yesterday Judge WItten added sev
eral to his large force of clerks. These
are busy proof reading, typewriting
names and sending cards to the winners.
One of tho interesting features of
the dsy was the number of persons
calling at the land office to make sure
they are the genuine winners of the
numbers. Sometimes two men of tho
same namo appear, and the judge
hands each a piece of paper upon which
he asks esch to write bis nsme, sge,
height, etc., and these must correspond
with tho particulars on the application.
Tho first rejection of application oc
curred yesterday when the name of A.
D. Iioughman, of Charlotte. Mich.,
through Agent Edwin L. Coy, of tho
same place, was read. It waa rejected
on tho ground that Ellerton It. Bayles,
tho notary public oi that town, did not
specify that he was an authorized no
tary to mako out papers for land draw
ing. Out of the 3,000 drawn, this ia
found to be the only one defectively
executed.
Fire Provides Pot Hunt.
Ukiah, Cal., Aug 11. Driven be
fore a forest flro that swept over Dun
can peak, a few miles from Hopland
yesterday, hundreds of bucks, does,
fawn?, rabbits, squirrels and other
game lied down into tne news about
tho springs to become targets ror doz
ens of rifles, shotguns and pistols with
which hotel guests and employes
turned out to join in an unexpected pot
hunt. For several hours tho hills rang
with the crash of musketry, and when
the fusllado was over 14 fine bucks
and a brown bear were slain.
Spain's Heavy Loss.
Lisbon, August 11. Twolve thou
sand Spaniards lost their lives in the
recent lighting in Morocco and tho up
rising nt homo, according to today's
issue of Duario de Notlclas, which has
made reliable estimates, including the
persons executed at Barcelona and else
whore by the government. The paper
says thero la still grave danger of the
revolutionary movement sweeping tho
entire kingdom.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Farts ot the World.
PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER
Lets Important but Not Lest Inter
esting Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
The ahab of Persia is married. Ho
is 11 years old.
There are rumblings of a revolution
in Northern Mexico.
A hot wave in London has been tho
cause of many deaths.
Wholesale executions and fighing
have been renewed at Bareolona.
Thaw baa been given a few days'
rcspito before returning to the insane
asylum.
Almost the entire town of Milton.,
Del., has been destroyed by fire. The
loss will reach $100,000.
Johnson Porter says there Is room
along the Deschutes for two railroads,
each having double tracks.
Greece will ask the advice of tbo
powers before answering the last note
of Turkey on the Crete affair.
Mrs. Parkhurst. the English suffrag
ette leader, will soon visit the United
States and deliver a areies of lectures.
Rioting has occurred at Stockholm,
Sweden, in connection with the strike.
Dynamite has been used to blow up
street cars.
Willian K. Payne., son of the boose
leader, has been appointed deputy assis
tant attorney general at a salary of
$6,000 a year.
Minster Wu, of China, has been re
called. The earnings of the Northern Pacific
show an increase of $250,000 over last
year.
An Evanston, III., tailor has had a
diamond set in the nail of bis little
finger.
A New York girl is the first Ameri
can woman to own ber own balloon for
use as a pleasure.
Porter Brothers are further causing
Hsrriman ccntrsctors troublo in the
Deschutes by hiring their men.
In a battle between dock laborers
and polico at Fort William, Ont, 24
men were injured, three fatally.
The court has decided that Thaw is
still insane and roust be returned to
the asylum. An appeal will be taken.
Fifteen people were moro or less ser-
ioasly injured by an electric car run
ning off a bridge at Vancouver, B. C
China has sent a note to Japan In
which the mikado's policy regarding
the railroad rights is called unjustified
aggression.
Richard Carl in, who confesses to
having been a burglar for seven years,
has told the New York police that there
is no profit in the business.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, the automo
bile manufacturers, is dead.
The town of Montlcello, N. Y., has
beon almost completely destroyed by
fire.
Taft has cut Madison, Wis., from bia
itinerary in order to avoid meeting La
FolleteL
Officers and men of the cruiser St
Louis are suspected of smuggling goods
from Samoa.
Six chlaldren aro dead at Reading,
Pa., because they were attended only
by witch doctors.
The famous Kiel canal of Germany
has been temporarily blocked by the
sinking of n steamer.
A French aeronaut has crossed the
Alps in a balloon. The highest altitude
attained was 18,373 feet
Ssmuel R. Van Sant will probably
be elected commander-in-chief of the
G. A. R. and Atlantic City selected aa
the next meeting place.
Gorzag, a town of 300 inhabitants.
has been selected as the future capital
of Brazil. Owing to Its altitude it en
joys a pleasant climate.
Count Zeppelin, the German aero
naut, has undregono an operation for
abscess.
English cablegrams say that Ameri
can iron and steel manufacturers have
placed logro orders for the Immediate
shipment of fireclay brick for tho erec
tion of many additional blast furnaces.
Orvllle Wright Bays he can fly 1,000
miles In his aeroplane.
The first signs of a break in tho
Swedish strike are appearing.
China has yielded to Japan in the
Antung-Mukden railway affair.
The Milwaukee road will soon estab
lish through service from St. Paul to
the coast.