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.