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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1909)
EVENTS ME DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts o! tlio World. -PREPARED fOR THE BUSY READER Lou Imporlnnt but Not Lots Inter esting Happening from Point Outside tho State. Ono of tho Moroccan rebel leader diss boon captured. Spanish warships urn bombarding tho position hold by tho Moor. Tbn Greek flag " Crete linn been brought down by n ehot from n foreign waraiilp. Tlio row betweon Pinchot anil Hal linger I llkuly to cause rincbot'a res igns' Ion. A British lmttleililp wont ashore off tho count of England. It It liojwd to SBV0 tllO VKfll. Ileney tins bin nominated by tlio Democarta of Han Francisco for prose cuting attorney. Thirty-nine of Jnpnii'n leading busi ness nmn have started for America for n tour of tlio United Stolen. Thaw ban been returned to tho In aatio any I u m without special privileges. HI mother will coutlnuu the fight. Tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy rallroml Incluilea Bibles among tho book furnished the library compart menu of their train. Prohibitionists from all quarters of tho country will celebrate In Chicago, September 22, tho 40th anniversary of the founding of their party. The standard of tho 0. A. It., car rled In paradea at national encamp menU for 20 yeara, haa been missing Inco tho parnde at Bait Lako. llarrlman baa started homo appar ently In good health and aplrlta. A alight earthquake Ins boen felt through Central Illinois and Iowa. Itcporta from I'arls ssy Spain la anxious to negotiate with tho Moors, Tho trial of tho Japanese atrlkera on Hawaiian sugar plantations li ncaring an end. The Calhoun trial In Ban Franclico lias been tlolnytd by tho lllnosa onf ono of tho attorneys. Americana In Mexico aro forming a military company for the protection of American resident. Tho contract haa been signed at Pe kin admitting Americana to a share of the Chinese railway loan. Tho proposed visit of Taft to Seattlo lias rent the Sound city. The question Is whether the president shall play :golf nr sea tlio fair. Tho San Francisco primary election nominated William Crocker aa mayor on the Republican ticket. Heney Is behind lila ticket for prosecuting at torney. Ilryan will visit tho Seattle expo! tlon during Ita closing week and the defeated candidate for presidential lienor is expected to be qui to a draw ing card. A great leglal battle I on In tho Federal court at Portland for tho ex litonce of the Oregon Trunk railroad, the opposition to llarrlman up tho De sichutes Into Central Oregon. Tho recent heat wavo at St Louis has cauicd 37 deaths. Excessive boat caused an epidemic of murder and sulcldo In Chicago, Governor Hughes, of Now York, has returned homo full of praiao for the Seattlo fair. Charles Dnkln, a moltcr nt tho Don vcr mint, hna boen arreatod, charged with atealing government gold. Tho reported acquisition of the Now York Central linos by llarrlman would Klvo him n second transcontinental routo. The provisional government of Creto ha aworn allegiance to tho king of drooco and tho power will have to atcp in and take charge Tho flro chief of Roswoll, N. M., hot und killed a man accused of bolng an Incendiary after he had been fatally wounded by his antagonist. Tho Niagara Fulls haa claimed an other victim, a young boy who was swimming in tho river above tho ions. Moxtcan ofllclala nay thoro is no doubt but that concross will glvo rros Ident Dial permission to cross tho border Into tho United States to visit Proaldont Tatt, who will later return tho visit. Corn is suffering In Nebraska from intenso heat and lack of moisture, The British houso ot commons has passed tho South African confederation bill, HILL 0AOK8 ROAD. Construction of Oregon Trunk Up the Doscliules to On flu. hod. Portland, Aug. 17.-Uncorlnlnty a to the actunl forco behind tho Oregon Trunk was removed when John V. Stevens miidu tho onnouncement that hu had acquired n controlling Interest In tho project, which, In It execution, Is to be flnancod by J. J. Hill, person ally. Tho acquisition of thla property by Mr. Stevens and his associate and the Identification of Mr. Hill with it aro of major InqiorUnco to tho railroad situation In this state. It I regarded us tho Initial stop by Hill In hi In vaslon of CentraJ Oregon and tho eventual building of a railroad to San Franclscoo. Subsequent developments resulting from Hill's Invasion of Oro gon are expected materially to alter tho railroad map or tho stale. "On being asked several daya ago if, I had any Interest In tho Oregon Trunk or li I represented any railroads war. wero Interested, I said no, and tho latter statoment still holds good," said Mr. Stevens. "Slnco then, however, I have ac quired n controlling Interest In tho project, hnvo all necessary financial ar rangement completed, and the road will bo built as fust us it can be reas onably dono with men and tnohey. Tho matter I a personal one, and 1 have no objection to saying that J. J. Hill, as an Individual, Is financially In tercsld to any extent necessary to car ry tho road through to successful com pletion. "Plans In detail aro not fully devel oped, but will In-come apparent from time to time, ns conditions may stem to require. It may bo said, however, that the Oregon Trunk propose to provide a quirkly a practicable a northern outlet for Central Oregon, re gardless of the design of any other transportation company." Having made thla announcement, Mr. Stevens refused to budge an Inch. FiaHT TO DE KEPT UP. Balllnger and Pinchot to Meet Again In Denver. Denver, Aug. 17. Every subject that in any way can bo connected with the commercial, Industrial and agricul tural growth of tho West, from the Panama cana to scientific dry farm ing, will be discussed in Denver thla week at sessions of tho 12lh annual convention of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress. Iletwecn 6,000 and 7,000 delegates are expected. Tho congress began Ita sessions yesterday, although tho real work will not bo taken up until toJay. Ono of tho features of tho congress probably will bo the renowal of the atrugglo between Secretary or me in tcrlor Ualllnger ana Lhlei forester Pinchot, begun publicly at Spokane last week. These two men and 800 delegates from tho National Irrigation congress at Spokane aro expected to day. Among the multitude of subjects to bo discussed aro railroads and trans portation; commercial problems, closer relations with southern republics, with anoclal referenco to tho Panama canal: national defense, with special refer ence to tho Pacific coast and Hawaii, which will send delegates; conserva tion of national resources, Irrigation and reclamation: good roads; beet and cane sugar Industry; reform of the consular service; drainage of sub merged lands, and separate statehood for Arixona and New Mexico. Among the accredited delegates will bo five women, two from Denver, two from Arixona and one from Texas. Tho government will tako advantage of the congress to give Illustrated lee- tuns every night explaining what tod oral authorities aro doing in (ho way of public works, including tho Panama canal. Rival to Ue Duilt. Victoria, II. C. Aug. 17. Thero wa much military activity both In Japan and Manchuria when tho Empress of India left Japan, In consequence of Japan's determination to rebuild tho Antung-hluKden railroad. ftieanwnno, a furthor causo of trouble has devel oped in conscquonco of China having determined to build u rival lino through Manchuria to connect Corea via Chion tao, tho Island in the Tumen regarding whose ownership China and Japan are still Involved, with Kllln, on the Chn ose section of the Manchurian railroad. Concreto Building Fall. Winnipeg. Aug. 17. A concreto Apartment block known as tho Drodnl- lion, being erected hero, collapsed Sat urday evening. Heavy rains had moistened the concreto so that tho steel girders gave way. Four men wero In sldo nt tho timo inspecting tho work end woro crushed, two so severely thoy wore takon to a .hospital in a dying condition. Strikers Resume Work. Fort William. Ont.. Aug. 17. Tho striking dock laborers of tho Canadian Pacific railway will return to work to ' morrow. A maBB meeting ot tho atrlk I era and their friends, numbering 5,000 was addressed today by Mayor Peltier, who urgHl the men to return to work and submit their grlovancos to a board of arbitration. NEWS FROM THE NEW LEPROSY CURE. Philippine Quarantine Offlcor Usee X Rity (Successfully. Wa.iilnttun, Aug. 21. Tho X-ray as a euro fo somo cases of leprosy has been demonstrated by tho Amori can health authorities In tho Philip pies, according to Dr. Victor D. Helzor, quarantine officer in tho Islands, Dr. Helzer, In a report to Surgeon General Wyrnan, of tho public health and marine lioipltel service, says tho X ray Is suitable only for specially solectcd cases, and Is valuable appar ently only in tho earlier atages. San I.tiiro hospital, at Manila, Is the first Ins Ititlon In the world to ueo the X ray for leprosy troatmenL Official fluurea show that on March 31, 1009. thero woro 2,440 leper In tho Philippines, segregation having reduced by more than 1,000 the num ber of cases during tho last two years. At the beginning of tho American oc cupation, 11 yoars sgo, thero were noarly 4,090 lepers. Americans perfected mo csiaunsn ment for lepers on the island of Culien in 1000. It Is estimated that under the Spanish regime 700 new esses de veloped overy year. At present tho number of now cases averages 300 an nually. Money Order Business Immense. Wn.Mm'Inn. Atu. IB. Mnnov order transactions In the jiostolllccs of tho country havo grown so In tho last year or two that It now is necessary to maintain a forco of about 7S0 account ants, bookkeepers, assorter and exam iner In the ofllca of the auditor of tho 4nartmnt. Thorn nrn 50.000 moneV order ofllccs, from which 850,000 mon ey order account annually are recoivea by Auditor Chance, iney aro accom-n.nli-rl hv fiR. 000.000 raid money or ders, aggregating 1576,000,000. Post- masters are required to urpoau surplus mnnnv rinlar flimU ami !OUt 2.500.000 certificate of deposit, aggregating 56u,000,000, also aro received by tho auditor for official record and inspec tion. The auditing of these vouchers ami itAtumt-nt. reDrescnU 140.000.000 separata transactions. Approximately 250,000 paid money orders, weighing 500 pounds, aro received at the audi-tn-'i n(Ttr nrh ilv. In the nroecss of reassembling theso vouchers numer ically into states and olllces or. issue, mi'j.v mnnatf ftrftnr ! hsnrilpd sovvn times, or the equivalent of 1,750,000 each day. Thla work alono requires ICG expert sorters, all of whom aro young women. Program for Tour. Uoverly, Maas., Aug. 18. Tbo pro grama for tho prcsldcnt'a visit to Min neapolis, SL Paul and Augusta, Ga., were approved by Mr. Taft today. The president will arivo at Minneapolis at 7:C5 a. m., September 18. In order to allow tho president to visit Phoenix and Prescott, Ariz., ho will leave Los Angeles at 8 p. rn., October 12. After speaking In Prescott and Phoenix the president will visit the grand canyon. Postmaster General Hitchcock will ac company tho president through Texas and Arizona. No Information Obtainable. Washington, Aug. 20. Thp acute nesa manifested itself here todsy more strikingly by tho dead silence at the Interior department and the suppressed but all pervading atmosphere of enthu siasm at tho forestry bureau. Assist ant Socretary Pierce, who is back again and is acting secretary of tho Interior department, does not caro to discuss the charges of mlsadminlstration made against Secretary Ualllnger by Chief Forester Pinchot. Acting Commis sioner Swartz, of tho general land office, has just tho samo avoraion. Seven Get Honor Medals. Washington, Aug. 20. For gallant conduct white under flro of the cnomy In tho Philippines or in Cuba, fivo ofli ccrs and two enlisted men yesterday were uwarded medals of honor by tho War department. Thoao thus honored were Major James Church and Major Paul Straub, of tho Medical corps; Lieutenants George Shaw and Charles Iieckman, Twenty-sovonth Infantry; Lieutenant Charles E. Kllbourne, Sig nal corps, and II. T. It, Quinn and Soth Ewald, privates. Wyoming Sheop Quarantined. Washington, Aug. 17. Owing to tho prceenco of an infectious diaoaso, known ns lip and leg dlsoaso, or necro baclllosls of sheep, tho socretary of ag riculture has ordered u quarantine, offcctlvo August 12, on tho counties of Fremont, Natrona, Converse, Weston, Crooks, Sheridan, Johnson and Dig Horn, in tho state of Wyoming. Sllaht Ouake Recorded, Washington, Aug. 20. The seismo- (riuili nt thn wnnthnr human In thin city recorded a slight tremor of tho 'earth at 2:22 o'clock this ultornoon, but In tho opinion of the observers this disturbance did not assume the propor- 1 tlon of an earthquake NATIONAL CAPITAL WANT MORE BATTLE8HIPH. United Slates to Lead World With Bttllshlp( of Great Power. Washington. Aug. 19. Congros may be asked next winter to provide for two 30,000-ton battleships, each with 12 14'inch guns, and each costing $12,000,000, It is stated that such a program has been pretty carefully stu died out. After considerable preliminary work, tho first 14-Inch gun has been con structed at tho Mldvale works, and Is shortly to bo testod at tho naval prov ing grounds at Indian Head. II it la deemed dosirablo to havo guns of 14- Inch caliber. It will Immediately bo- come u question whether thero shall be 10 or 12 or such guns on each battle ship. Tho proposition of two jcara ago, during tho Newport conference. waa to have 10 14-Inch guns Instead ol 12 12 Inch guns, the former caliber to have a relatively diminished velocity. It was finally decidod, however, that when the 14-inch gun was dovolopod it should bo of a hitting power commen surate with tlio Increase of caliber com pared with the 12-inch gun. There is an inclination also to adhere to 12-Inch guns In the battleship battery, and it la posilblo that with tho adoption of the 14-Inch gun thoro will be 12 Instead of 10 of thoso rifles, in which ovent the next battleships to bo authorized will be of at least 30,000 tons displace ment, and estimated to cost approxi mately $12,000,000 each. It is likely such a battleship will havo the ssmo speed and endurance as tho 20,000-ten-battleships now build ing. Much moy dopend in the determ ination of this question upon the plans adopted by European navies. PROBE ALASKA COAL LAND. Hearings Soon In Seattle and Other Cities on Alleged Frauds. Washington, Aug. 17. Mueh Inter est was manifested hero today by Inte rior department ofllclala In reports from Denver that a hearing in Seattle, Wash., next month, will disclose proof of gigantic frauds In connection with coal lands in Alaska. They declined, In the absence of Secretary Ualllnger and General Land Commissioner Den net, to discus the nature of the report It la learned that upwarda of 700 en tries on coal lands In Alaska, Involving about 112,000 acres containing valua bio veins, have been suspended by the deptrtment during tho last three years, Estimating that theso entries are worth at least $2,000 per acre on a basis of 1 cent per ton, theso coal lands would be worth $200,000,000. Hearings will bo held in other cities in tbo West in addition to Seattle, but just what ones waa not disclosed. Coal Output Lets. Washington, Aug. 21. The effect of the national deproseion beginning in 1907 and continuing In 1908 was the most powerful factor In tho marked decline In tho production of coal In tho Unitod States in 1908. according to statistics compilod by the geological survey. The total production In 1008 waa 416.842.C93 short tons, having a spot value of $532,314,117. General Towntend Dead. Washington. Aug. 20. Brigadier General Edwin F. Townsend, U. S. A., retired, la dead hero as the result of apoplexy. He was born in New York In 1833 and graduated irom West l'olnt in 1862 in tho samo class with General Hood McPherson and Howard. Dur ing the Civil war ho was promoted- to bo major for gallantry. Philippine Bond Sold. Washington, Aug. 21. Bids wero opened at the bureau of Insular affairs today for $1,600,000 4 per cent, 10 to 30-year Philippine public works and improvement bonds. This issue Is the balance unsold of tho $5,000,000 au thorized by tho acta of congress, last amended February C, 1905. Taft Appoints McConnelt, Washington, Aug. 17. By direction of President Taft, ox-Governor J. W. McConnell, of Idaho, has been appoint ed to an Important position in connec tion with tho land fraud Investigations In Idaho. Tho position pays $2,600 a year and la permnnent. Ex-Governor McConnell Is the father-in-law of Sen ator Borah, ot Idaho. New Marshal for Arizona. Bovorley, Mass., Aug. 17. Tho president today appointed Charles A. Overlock, of Arizona, as Unitod States marshnl for that territory. The retire ment of B. F. Daniels, who has eervd aa marshal tho last few years, marks tho passing from oflico ot another of Mr. Roosevelt's Rough Riders. State Department Pleated. Washington. Aug. 20. Tho news from Pokln that Americans would par ticipate In tho Hankow railway loan was received hero with inionBe satis faction, it bolng a victory for the State department. BRITAIN LOSES GRIP. Will Accept American Domination to j Save Empire. Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 10. The British crnpiro In momentary danger of destruction at tho hands of Germany, and ready, merely for the asking, to accept tho domlnanco of tho United States and sea tho empire's real scat of authority transferred to Washington, Is, according to Colonel S. S. McClure, editor of McClure's Magazine, the sit uation which is now confronting tho country's statesmen. Colonel McCluro called tho parting of America from England In 177C a disastrous mistake, and read a state ment from Lord Itoeebcrry in which that statesman predict that, if Eng land and America had not separated at the time of the Revolution, the seat of tho great British empire would havo already been transferred from the Brit ish Isles to what la now the United States and thoso islands would have slmnly been the sacred historic shrine of the great world-empire of tho Eng lish-speaking people. "Tho United a fates should secure the dominance of the British empire," continued Mr. McClure, "for tho ask ing. Tho present situation ox England and Germany is that of two farmers living side by side, ono of whom is a first rate prizefighter, has trained his people to bo prizefighters and says to his neighbor, who hat been peaceably engaged In cultivating his estate: 'I want some of your property and I'm going to have IL' The possible de struction of the British cmplro, which this means, Is the most terrible prob lem beforo us todsy." ROBBERY AS TRADE. Santa Clara Gang Proposed to Loot Many Bankt. Santa Clara, Cal Aug. 16. Still concerning their Identity, but talking freely of the daring $7,000 robbery In which they were the principal actors Friday, the two boys captured at Sun nyvale by Sheriff Langford were brought here for arraignment on a chargo of robbery. To Sheriff Langford, who captured them, the young men mado a startling confession. Joo Willetts, who appears to be leader of the gang, said ha and his companion had planned a series of bank robberies that would have created a reign of terror in financial circles. So far had their plans matured, that on Thursday, with a hired automobile awaiting their return, they entered the First National bank, in the heart of Oakland, and calmly weighed the chance of making their escape with a fortune. "This Santa Clara robbery waa only an experiment," aaid the youthful rob ber, after making this revelation. "We Intended, if It waa successful, to go after a bigger and richer institution next time and to clean up big money beforo we were through. "We purchased a machine in Oak land and had It remain just around the comer, as we did in Friday's job. Carr and I went to the First National bank about 12 o'clock and looked the place over. Wo were well armed, and If there bad not been so many clerks and so many people passing outside, we would have held up the cashiers and teilers and tried to escape with all the money In sight" TWO TRAINS CRASH. Over 40 Hurt in Wreck on Denver & Rio Grande Road. Colorado Springs. Ten persons are dead and others expected to die, be tween 40 and 50 are Injured, three en gines are In the ditch, two baggage cars, including the contents, are smashed, and several passenger coach ca ore badly damaged aa the result of a headon collision botwecn cast bound passenger No. 8 and west bound pas scnger No. 1 on the Denver & Rio Grnndo railroad, near Husted, 13 miles north of this city at 10:25 Saturday morning. The wreck waa duo either to a misunderstanding of orders by the driver of tho first engino of the north bound train, or to his having mistaken a switch engine Btanding on tho siding at Husted for tbo train he was to pass at that point and which ho later crashed Into. Lecture to Pay Debt. London, Aug. 16. Lieutenant Ernest II. Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, will lecture in the United States and Canada, commencing the tour In March. 1910. Ho will rcceivo a re cord fee, but tho money will not go into hia pocket, but will bo used to pay off debts amounting to $70,000 contracted during hia record breaking expedition. Tho Daily Express re proaches tho British government for its Ingratitude in declining to contrib ute to the cost of Lieutenant Shackle ton's expedition. Earthquake In Japan. Tokio, Aug. 16. A disastrous earth quake ehook the Japanese provinces ot Nagoa Saturday and it is feared the list of casualties will bo heavy. In the nrovlneo ot Oml. 400 houses wore ra 1 od. No particulars regarding the num . ber killed aro available, aa all commu ' nlcatton has been cut off. HEAT CAUSES DEATH Withering Dlast Sweeps Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma. VEGETATION IS KILLED THEREBY Ten People Dead and Many Prostra tions Corn Shriveled Up by Fierce Blasts. Kantas City, Aug. 17. Unusually intense heat, officially recorded by tho government weather bureau aa high as 110 degrees, caused at least ten deaths, numerous prostrations and much dam age yesterday In Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Throughout the Southwest the day waa the most trying slnco tho devastating drouth of 1901. As tho withering winds swept across the plains mueh vegatatlon fell. In this city tho beat continued and prostrated a score, some of whom are In a dangerous condition. The Union depot waa iiko an oven. Babies be came seriously ill and medical attention was needed before their mothers could resume their journeys. Tlio distress of a party of Immigrants waa great The likelihood of an Ice famine added to the gravity of tho situation here. Dealers reported that tho factories were running night and day, but that tho demand bad exceeded the supply. Most of tho dealers refused to deliver more than 25 pounds to any residence, and feared they would have to cut this quota down. At Wellington, Kan., the official temperature was IOC. Corn was suf fering grestly In that district. The day waa the botteatFopeka has bad for eight years, 102 degrees being offleisl ly recorded. Two prostrations resulted there. QUAKE FELLS MOUNTAIN. Thousands of Buildings Destroyed and Great Property Loss. Tokio, Aug. 17. Reports received today concerning the earthquake In Central Japan Saturday, show there were many fatalities and great daaaage waa done to property. The dead at present are said to number 30, though it la feared further fatalities will be reported from the outlying districts. Tbo number of persons injured is 82. Thus far 362 building?, including many temples, are reported to have been de stroyed and more than 1,000 others badly damaged. The town of Aaaku, in Gifu, suffered terribly. The banks of the Hida river broko and the country is inundated. The pcoplo of tho district fled to high ground and remained in the open all night Intermittent shocks were felt throughout Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Tho mountain IbukI, a short distance west of Gifu, collapsed with a thun derous roar. Slight damage was done at Nagoya, to the southward of Gifu, and neigh boring villagea. CANADA CAN FEED BRITAIN. Grain Crop of Dominion la Reported Greatest In History. Winnipeg, Aug. 17. From all point In Manitoba, Alberta, baakatchewan and British Columbia the unanimity of opinion points to the anticipatory re sult of this year's harvest aa being the greatest in the history of the Canadian WesL In some places, such as South ern Alberta, tho phenomenal growth makes It hard for the people to con celvo such prospects. Farmers are now busy gathering the hay crop, which Is a heavy one. The grain bar vest will be general during the latter part of the present month. The statement is made on good au thority that thecomploted Grand Trunk Pacific railway from Winnipeg to Ed monton is tributary to wheat land cap able of feeding the whole people of Great Britain and Ireland in case of need. Spanish Turn on Moors. Madrid, Aug. 17. Fighting between the Moors and Spaniards waa resumed today at Molllla. After a disastrous week for the forces under General Marina, during which tho Moors have kept tho garrison of 38,000 men closely hugging the walla of tho city whilo they poured shot Into the fortifications from tho mountainside, Marina moved aggressively against the tribesmen to day. The long expected munitions ar rived soveral days ago and In spite or tho attempts of tho Moors a number ot French field guns have reached Marina. Big Sperm Whale Taken Victoria, Aug. 17. Tbo steamer Tees, which ' arrived from tho west coast of Vancouver Island thla after noon, brought news that a sperm whale, the first taken since last year, was caught by the Kuyoquot whalera last week, and 68 barrels of oil tcka from the whale.