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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1909)
EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathorcil from All Tarts o! tlio World. Prepared for the uusv reader jloti Important but Not Lett Inter ailing Happenings from Points Outside the State. Hunger among tho Moon hat Ik1 to uvcrtu for enc. A Colordo man 7H year old la to 1 romarry tho wlfo ha divorced CO years I ago. Moro plratei are thought to have captured an American cutter and mur dered Urn crow. Police of Omaha nro buay In their olforts to prevent rlota In connection with tho itreotcar atrlKo. Several Kngllsh suffragettes In Jail In tondon have refuted to eat nnd had fto tm fed with a atomach pump. Ksttcrn rnllrosds established ehesp oxcurslon rates from tho Middle Weat to the Atlantic thla aummer with good result. Clnruncn II. Mackay aaya the report that Ihn Postal Telegraph cornimny la nlwut ot absorb the Western Union la unfounded.! Thu Wright brothora are to atart a fight against several Hying machlnea which they contldcr Inirlnuumenu on tholr patent. Thu late Governor Johmono. of Min nesota left no will, hut It waa his wlih that hi wife ahould have nil hla prop erty, worth about 918,000 General Solicitor Looinls, of tho Union Paclflc. with headnuarlera at Omaha. I to iro to New York to bo- cotno head of tho legal department of the llarrlman lines. French Inventor have several new xeroplano. The death lo In tho Gulf storm I now placed at 100. I'eary says his Indictment of Cook i-wlll contain SO count. Religious rtots nt Castro, Spnln, ro- faulted In the death ot a prlett. An Iowa grand Jury haa Indicted 86 men for n gigantic bunco Kame. Tho teel trust has secured a foot hold umeng rich districts of China. High winds havo fanned California forest (Ires until they are strain assum ing dangerous proortlons. A joung Chinese at Snn Francisco lit Invented an aeroplane which has tnado several successful flights. Thousand of pound of supplies nro 'being sent from Monterey, Mexico, to tho flood sufferer. Tack mules aro Itiscd. The recent flood fatalities In North- rn Mexico havo reached the appalling total or 3,000. The property loss will reach Into tho million. A conductor on the Southern Pacific tried to lock a car door near Iteno, but could not Inaort tho key. Examina tion revealed n diamond worth Vila. t la thought to havo been hidden there by some thief who Intended to lecure it later. I'eary hs arrived nt Sydney, N. S., on his way home. Damage to crops by tho Southern ttorm will reach f 1,000,000. Government troops of Paraguay havo been repulsed by rovolutlonlat. Dr. Cook haa reached Now York nnd received n tremendous ovntlon on land ing. 1 Mnxlno 1'lllott, tho nctreBS, saya King Edward Is "charmingly,, delight .ful." Claua Sprcckel' sons havo engaged in n legal war over tho division o.f tho estate. Ex-Governor Pardee, of California, tins started nnothor attack on Secrotary Ilnlllngor. Tho Postoflko dopnrtmont haa order ed a 12-cent stamp. It will bear n likeness of Henry Clay. A new trlbo of Eskimos havo been found on Prlnco Albert Land, They nro vory tall urn! resmbplo tho North American Indian. Tho trial of Patrick Calhoun haa lien continued until September 27. Twolvd deaths aro now reported from tho storm which swept tho Gulf states, Tho crulsor Colorado had to put in at Honolulu on account of bad bollors. They havo been replncod and tho vessel will proceed on tho Asiatic crillso. Ex-VIco President Fairbanks la in Manila. New York la scoring a good, live candidate for mayor. A trial trip will bo made of tho bat tleship Dolawaro October 20. CANADA'S GREAT CROP. Ylold Estimated at 1011,300,000 Bush els of Wheat. Ottawa, Sept. CI. An ofltclnl state ment of tlic grain harvest of Canada tin Juit been Itaiiod by the government. It give ustliiintosi of production, com puted from reports of a Inrgo staff of correspondents, and although totals nro nmawlint let tliau tlioto of n month ago for wheat and bnrloy, tlioy ttlll aliow tlint Canada has reaped an lm ineiiso Imrvett. The wheat croji Is put down at 101,- 3H(1,O0U bushels, giving an average of t'i buihcli an acre, and barley at (57,000, 1)00 hutliclt, or 31 butliots an acre. Tlio yield of oats I 358,000,000, or 3S buili- el nn acre. One thlnu I named, Hint the Cana dian hnvo reaped tlio biggest and moat profitably grain crop tlio country ever lint produced, nnd with present price they will havo an enorinou turn adilod to their ipendlng power. It It ottl mnted that a turpi lit of 100,000,000 will go Into tho pockets of tho fanner. THAN8FER IS URGED. Forestry Service Mty Do Put Under Interior Department. W'mlilngton, Heplcmbcr SI. As a ro- tult of the I'lnchot ltalllngcr row, tlio adinluittrntlon may Inter dotermlno to recommend the trantfor of the forott torvleo from tho depsrtmont of ngrlcul- turn to the department of tlio .Interior. Such a change can only be made by act of eongreit, and It probably would call for contldorable prosturo from the pretl dent lu order to get the iieecttay au tliorlty, etpeclally If fJifTord Plnehot Is permitted to remain nt eliiof forttcr. The foiett terrlee, In the opinion of tnoit Weitcrn men in congrett, Is inlt placed In the department of agrlciit- tn re. it bat notning in common witn the other bureaus of that department, hut hot much In common with the gen eral land ofll eo and geological turvey, lioth of wlileli are uwrenut or tlio tie imrlnienj of the interior. In it pres ent tltustlen, tho forott torvlee It, or until recently ws. In effect nn Inde tndint bareait, subject to only nominal ujwrvuioii uy n eauinei omeer. mai it why the formt servleo wa allowed to grew up In the ngrlsiiltural depart ment, and that I why Mr. Pinehot lia nlwnys upMei trantfer to the Interior department. MOON DISPROVES PEARY. Italian Astronomer Points Out DIs crepsney In Story, HOill!. Kept. SI. .Wording to tho well known nitrsnomer, Signnr Pron ttnD I'nceki da Hshle, of Ilergamo, tho moen nbxlutoly dltprove Commander Peary's claim to having discovered the North Pole. In hit dltpatch to tho Ner York Time tbn explorer itate that April 0, having nccompllihed the lx ttnge ho had planned, ho wat favored with an opening In tlio cloud which permitted liim to take attronomicni oixervnuona, Prom theto he ettabllthed hit potitlon a latitude 80:57. Hlgnor Fneela points out, however, that unquestionably aeeurato attrono inlenl calculations show thnt with the borlson at NU:37 tho moon could not bo won at tlio time indicated by Com mander I'oary, became from midday. April 0, Pari time, or 0 o'clock, central standard time, the declination of the moon became negative, that It to say, tho moon was hofow tho equator, which it tho natural liorlion of tho pole. Graft In Russia, St. Petersburg, Sept. 21. Despite tho tecroey of the HiimUu war oflleo, n KMimlnl which promises to involvo prom inent ofllcliil in tho army ha leaked out. A general In command of tho provinces had for years been drawing pay for the ofllccrs and the men of a lx gun fluid battery which exists only on paper. To keep thu fraud from be ing diteovered, thu general shovvnd the same battery twice to tho Intpcctlng of fleer who vWlted hi barrack occasion- nlly. Ho would hnw one battory, thon niiother, and while tho Inspecting ofll eer were viewing the second, the first Iwttery would lie rntlied to anoiiior gar rlsan, where tho trooper wero rein- spectcd. Ryan Succeeds Rogers. Milwaukee, Sept. 21. John D. Kynn, of Now York, was elected n director of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 1 tn 11 road Company today, to succeed Jlenry II. llogcrs, deceased. Donnld (leddea succeeils his father on tho di rectorate Itotewoll Miller, William Itockofellor and John A. Stewart wero re-elected. David I. P.uh was appoint ed general mntuigor, and II. I), llnrllng, ox-genornl superlntondent ot tho Chl aogo, ' Mllwiiukeo li Puget Sound branch, becomos gonornl suporlntondont of tho wliolo system, Paulhan Files for S5,000, Oitond, Sent. 21. T,ouls Paulhan, tho Vronch aviator, flying In a Voltln bl plnno horo today, won n prir.o of $3000. Ho covorod 73 kilometers (Mi miles) In ono hour, nt an nltltudn ranging from 210 to .100 foot. Ho mnda hi way up and down tho cosst lino, port of tho t lino over tho North Boa. In alighting trio aviator foil Into tho wator, Ho wa promptly rescued by ipoctators and rocolvod no Injuria. NEWS FROM THE OREGON 8ALES SECOND. Total Receipt of General Land Office Fall Off, However. Washington, Sept. 25. Tho total cash receipts of tho gcnoral land ofllca for the fiscal year ended Juno 30, last, worn 111,027,087, which Is a decreaso of about $1,000,000 compared with tho provloua year, according to a state ment Issued by the commissioner to day. Of the total receipts, D,23D,Z:J4 waa recolvod from tho sales of public lands and (160,401 was recolvod as reclama tion wator right charges. 01 the aalcs of public lands, tho reclamation fund will receive approximately IH.riOO.UOU. North Dakota leads the states In the amount of receipts from tho sales of public lands, with a total of $1,282,- 080, nnd Oregon la next, with a total of $069,003, Tho total area of land patented during the last fiscal year was 10,072,377 acres. TAFT WANTS NEGRO VOTE8. Deplores Any Discrimination Against Slack Men. Washington, Sept. 23. Toft has placed himself vn record, In a letter to a local newspaper, as being opposed to suffrage restrictions Intended to dis criminate against tho negro race. In answer to a letter asking his opinion concerning tho franchise amendment to tho Maryland constitution which ia proposed, tho president saya: "It Is deliberately drawn to Impose educational and other qualifications for the suffrage upon negroea and to ex empt everybody else from such qualifi cations. "This Is a gross Injustlco and is a violation of tho spirit of the fifteenth omondmont. It ought to bo voted down by every one who Is a Democrat or a Republican, who Is In favor of a square deal." Internal Revenue Increases. Washington, Sept. 24. There was nn aggregata increase of $1,100,037 in Internal revenue rccoipts for last month, on compsred with the corres ponding period of 1903, the rccoipts aggregating $20,284,730. For spirits tho total revenue waa $9,310,872, which ia nn Increaso of over $285,000 as compsred with the 1008 receipts for tho same month: tobacco receipts ag gregated $1,740,083, which ia ah In crease of almost half a million dollars; fermented liquors $0,078,540, which Is an Increase of almost $600,000. Desf Mutes to Help. Washington, Sept. 22. Bollevlng that deaf mutes would mako good oper ators for the puncturing and tabulating machlnea to be used In compiling tho returns of the next consus, Secretary Nsgel, of the Department of Commerce and Labor, Is Inclined to appoint them to such position, If capable men ap ply. Thla work requires great caro in its performance, for the reason that thrro la no way to obtain a check on tho result and the secretary can tee no reason why the deaf nnd dumb should not bo especially efficient. Jsp Laborers to Re-Enter. Washington. SepL 23. All tho Jap anese laborers who, while returning from tho canneries In Canada whero they had been working during the sum mer, wore bold up by tho United Statea Immigration ofTlcera, havo boen order ed ro-adrnltttil Into thla country. Tho Department of Commorco and Labor, In- deciding in favor of tho Japanese, holds that the laborers went to Csnada for temporary purposes only and had no intention of abandoning tholr domi cile in this country. Cuba Is Sadly Stricken. Washington, SopL 24. More than ten lives wero lost nnd property worth over $2,000,000 destroyed in tho torna do which rocontly swept over tho prov Inco of Plnar da! Hlo, Cuba. Reports of damage aro Just reaching Havana. Moro than 2,000 people nro without shelter or supplies, Sovernl hundred houses nnd huts and tobacco barns, sev eral thousand acres of tobacco and many small vessels along tho coast were de stroyed. Riding Test Is Criticized. Washington, Sept. 22. Tho Roose velt riding test for the officers of tho army la n dotriment to the servlceo, rathor than an aid in efficiency. This. in Bubstnnco, is the severe criticism of tho tests mndo by General Albert L. Mycr, commanding tho Department of Toxas, in hla nnnual report. Uonerni Moyor favors yearly examinations of all ofllccrs to ascertain their fitness for tholr duties. C73.G3I Aliens Come. Washington, SepL 22. A not in crease of 673,631 In the population of tho United States by tho arrival and departuro of aliens occurred during tho last fiscal year, against an incroase of 209,807 ovor tho provloua year. There waa a falling of in Immigration from 782,870 aliens during the provloua fis cal yoar to 761,780 last year. NATIONAL CAPITAL SILETZ SfcEKINO PATENTS. Court of Equity Is Hearing Oregon Homestead Cases. Wathlncton. Sent. 21. Proceedings looking to compelling tho patenting of tho long iutpomlod Silctx homestead en tries In Oregon wero begun In the court of equity In this city today. Stoarman tc Loughran, looal representatives of A. W. Utterly, of Portland, filed a bill In equity praying for an order restraining tho secretary of tho Interior and tho eommitHlonar of tho general land oflleo from promulgating final decisions now In courso of preparation, directing the cancellation of tlio entrlo in question until the final hearing on a bill for a mandatory Injunction compelling the Is suance of final receivers' rccoipts as of dates of reception of final and comuu tntlou proofs at tho Portland land of Acs. Thto coso wore adjudicated by tho Interior department upon eontctts filed ngalnit entries long after tlio lapto of two years from the dstes on which prooft were received at tho Portland oflleo, and It It contended by counsel for the claimant that tho department acted without it power In authorizing proceeding undor eontctts filed after that period, it being argued that ub-mbt-ion to tho rcgliter nnd receiver of proort, regular In form nnd unobjec tionable, entitled tho claimants to final receiver's receipts on tho dates when such proofs eamo In tho hands of the rcgitter, ami tno receiver nau later, it Is nlleged, defaulted In his duty under a law Jn withholding tho Istuanco of such certificates at that time. I'ouniel contend that tho Issuaaco of receiver's certificates was a minliterUl set, which might have been compelled by mandamut, inaimuch as the proof wheu received at tho Portland oflleo were unobjectionable. Had the certifi cate been issued when tho proofs were presented at Portland, the contest brought more than two year aftor the making of proof would have been barred by the provisions of tho act of March 3, 1601. Ratln Wine Fight On. Washington, SepL 24. Tho taxabil ity of rstln wine was threshed out at a five hours' hearing before the commis sioner of Internal revenue today and decision on tho question was reserved. Tho rssln fight dates back five years and was brought to ahead last autumn, when an order was issued by the In ternal revenue commissioner holding that rasln wine waa taxable This or der was suspended from time to time and was to havo gono Into .effect Sep tember 1 lasL but waa postponed for 30 dsys to permit the incomirg com missioner to consider the case. Old Capitol Guide Dies. Washington, Sept 26. Ono of the most striking and picturesque figures around the capltol building was re moved by the death today of John Cal lan O'Loughlin, a former Confederate soldier, old railroad man and for many years a guide at the capltol. Ha was personally known to all the present and many former members of the sen ate and hocao and during his long ser vleo at tho capltol has shown to thou sands of visitors the Interesting ob jects about that historic building. Uncle Ssm to Rescue. Washington, SepL 25. One hun dred American citizens stranded at Nome will be brought to Seattle on a revenue cutter. Telegraphic orders went forward today from Assistant Secrotary of tho Treasury Hill direct ing the deputy collector of customs at Seward, Alaska, to have a revenue cutter pioceed at onco from Seward to Nome, there to take on board the men and womon who aro destitute. Seize Japanese Poachers. Washington, SepL 24. Another soizuro of Japanese, alleged seal poach ers, this tlmo at Walrus island, in Alaskan waters, was reported to the Treasury department today in a tele gram from San Francisco. Special Agent Judge seized two boats with a total of six Japanese on September 2, and tho men wero brought to San Fran cisco yesterday by the rovenuo cutter Sear. To Collect Tonnage Tax, Washington, Sept. 23. Collection of the tonnago tax under the tariff law, recently enacted by congress, will bo begun on October 6. Notice to that effect has been sent by Acting Secretary Ormsby McIIarg, of tho De partment of Commorco and Labor, to nil collectors or customs. Lesr to Succeed McHarg. Washington, Sept. 22. Charles Loar, of California, solicitor of the Department of Commorco and Labor, is montioned hero for successor to Ormsby McHarg, assistant secretary, whose resignation from tho depart ment bocomea effective October 1. Dalllnger la To doln Taft. Washington, Sept. 22, Secrotary Rnlllngor left this evening for Denver. whero ho will Join President Taft on hla Western trip. Mr. Dalllnger ex pects to accompany Mr. Taft only as far as Seattle, and to return horo to ward the latter part of October. JURY TAMPERING FOUND. Chicago Invettlgstlons Promlso Huge Scandal In County Affairs. Chlcsgo, HopL 20. A gigantic con spiracy for tho "fixing" of grand juries of Cook county, extending back over a year and culminating in tho fraudulent certification of names for tho Oetobor grand Jury, wa revealed today, whon Htnto's Attorney Wayman secured bensh warrants for John J. Holland, secrotary of the Cook eouaty Jury commlwlon Jury Commlttloner Willi? J. Jlayburn, and Nichols A. Mar tin, Alderman Mlolincl Konna't secro tary, on a obargo of tampering with jurymen. 'J lie warrants wero ittaed todar bv Judge Jctie A. Ualdwln, of tho circuit court. Tho chnrgo against the threo Is that they contpircd to draw namet of irraml jurort In a manner other than that re quired by law. Coming nt flio height of tho trial of Inspector McCann for alleged grafting, tho news of tlio action bated on alleged tampering with tho jury Hits earned great excltemcat in legal and political circle. Tho complaints on which the warrants were issued were drawn trp by a special agont of tho state's attor ney, who has been Investigating the jury-drawing methods for weeks. Undor the (Into law the names of prospective grand Juror nro selected nt random from a sealed box contain ing tho names of 1SO0 citizens who have been examined for jury serriee by tho jury commissioners and their fltnet certified. A ilmilar method I prescribed for petit Jury lists. NEW DUTIES HURT. French Lace Manufacturers Hard Hit by American Tariff. Pari, SepL 20. What 1'raneo think, or America's new tariff schedulo is be Itig evidenced In, tn uncertain fashion these days, and the attitude of French manufacturers generally is eorrctJy ex pro-icd by lace and tullcmakers of Calais, which has thrived for genera tions on Its filmy products, with tho women of the United Btatct its be customers. As a direct result of tho 70 per cent tariff on Isces and tulle, which the re cently adopted tariff law of tho United States has marked up on this class of manufactures, Calais Is threatened with tlio loss of many inhabitants. Former creat protnerity of this eltv hat dwindled almost to the vanithlng poiat. Condition! havo finally become so aggravated that long-ettablithed bus. iiiom men aro abandoning their ettab Itahments and moving away from the city. Feeling runs high In Calais against employers. AMERICAN SURGEONS LEAD. Doctor Ssys Foolish to Go Abrosd for Treatment. Now York, Sept. 20. Dr. Lewis Liv ingston Seaman, ono of the delegates to tho recent International medical con gress at Budapest, arrived on the steamer Campania from Liverpool, and spoko encouragingly on tho showing mndo by America and tho success of the eongres. "Tho Americans are far ahead of other nations in many branches of sur gery and medicine," said Dr. Seaman, "is shown by tho testimony and tho exhibits at the congress. This is par ticularly truo in the case of appendi citis, whoro wo excel both In tho treat ment of tho discnto and tho techniquo of the operation." Speaking generally, Dr. Seaman said it was tho hoight of insanity for Ameri cans to go abroad for treatment by foroign specialists wbon thero are phy sician nt home who could "walk all around" tho European medical men. Japanese May Soon Fly. SHANGHAI, 8opt. 20. Tho Interest ing announcement is mado that a so ciety for aeronautic research has been formed In Japan, under tho title of the Temporary Military Balloon Investiga tion Society. It is to eontist of 20 members, selected from ofllccrs on tho octlvo list of the army and navy, and from men of science In general. The selection ot the president nnd members will bo mado by the minister of wnr, with tho approval of tho cabinet. Noth ing is definitely stated as to tho pro vision of funds, but apparently the duty of financing the enterpriso will dorolve upon the departments of war and navy. Grasshoppers In California. 8an Bornnnilno, Cal., Sept. 20. This city was overrun last night by millions of grasshoppers that took possession of tho streots and disappeared myste riously this morning. Last evening myriads o'f tho insects mado their ap pearance, literally covering tho streots and sldowalks In tho business and resi dence sections of tho city. Thoy dis appeared with tho approach of daylight According to reports from Highland and other points In tho valley, tho pest Is confined to this elty. No damage to crops has been reportod. Mexican Floods Raging. Moxico City, Sept. 20. A special dis patch from tho town of Toxapan, near the port of Tamnlco, sayss Tho Tlver suddenly roso last night, and tho wost em part of tho city Is inundated, Tho wator is rising hourly, Roports from outlying ranch 03 aro most alarming. Water six feet deep Is reportod from some sections. Losses to stock aud crops will be groat. DEATH WINS FIGHT John A. Johnson, of Minnesota, Passes Away, WAS VERY PROMINENT DEMOCRAT Three Times Elected Governor and Was Candidate for Nomina tion for President. Rochester, Minn., SepL 21. Govern or John A. Johnson, three times elected governor of Minnesota and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States, and looked upon by many aa the possible Democratic standard bearer In 1912. died at SL Mary's hospital hero at 3:25 o'clock this morning following an oper ation last Wednesday. Death watch was kept'nt the bedside of Governor. John A. Johnson all day yesterday. Mrs ,' Johnson and two at tending physicians sat by th dying man, hourly expecting the end. At In tervals bulletins were issued, and each message from the ' sickroom waa less hopeful than the one preceding. In the early morning Drs. Charles and William Mayo issued the first bul letin: "Governor Johnson baa not made natural progress; his condition is gTave;" it read, and waiting friends at once stormed the hospital for fur ther news. At 2:30 p. m. word came from the sick room that the governor had been in a semi-comatose condition for two hours. The source of this information said the patient might continue in thla state for days, but there was slim hope that be would live more than a few hours. Next came the brief bulletin, "Life is fast ebbing." At 1 :15 this morning Dr. Mayo said: "Tnere h absolutely no hope. How ever the governor may not die for sev eral hours yet, possibly not before C o'clock." At 12 o'clock Governor Johnson waa conscious and complained of being un comfortable. He was conscious almost all night and evidently realized the end waa drawing near, although be aald nothing. SOUTH IS STORM SWEPT. Gulf Hurricane Brings Death and De struction. .New Orleans, SepL 21. After at taining a velocity of 60 miles an hour at New Orleans, last nlghL the West Indian hurricane that struck the Louis iana and Mississippi gulf coast waa re duced in Its intensity. It left lour cead at New Orleans and perhaps others along the gulf coaaL though no definite advices of mortality In other sections hare been thus far reorted bere. The property loss In New Orleans will exceed $100,000. Many houses were unroofed and many frail buildings were partially destroyed. With all wires down it ia impossible to ascertain the loss of Ufa jot property along the gulfcoasL The ferry steamer Assump tion sank, but no uvea were losL Much property along the river front waa damaged. Taft Reviews Troops. Dea Moines, la., SepL 21. With a review of 6,200 soldiers from all over tho Middle West by President Taft yes terday the greatest army maneuvers and tournament in the history of the country began. Brigadier General Charles E. Mor ton, commanding tho department of the Missouri, stationed at Fort Omaha, la in commannd of the operations. Cavalry, infantry and artillery took part in the tournamenL Many valua ble prises are offered for the best tac tics, feats of horsemanship and evolu tions. Tho Third battalloon, Sixteenth infantry, captured first prize for wall scaling. A record of 27 seconds waa mado. Opium Will Do Good. Manila, SepL 21. The Philippine government soon will ship to Washing ton nearly half a ton of opium tho proceeds of many customs seizures. The government plans to dispose of the opium for medicinal purposes among drug manufacturers, receiving in ex change medicines tor the use of hos pitals, dispensaries and other govern ment Institutions in tho Phillpplens. When, the transaction Is completed the bureau of health will mako cash re turns to the bureau of customs for tho tariff duty of the seizures. Cubans Are Destitute. Havana, SepL 21. Telegraph wires and bridges between Havana and Plnar del Rio are still down and consequently it has been impossible to ascertain the extent of the damage wrought by the storm in that section. It has been learned, however, that many hundreds) of peasants are destitute because of tha destruction of their huts aad erepa.