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EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Farts ot tlio World.
rREPARED FOR THE BUSY KEADER
Less Important but Not Lota Inter
citing Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
1 leant tie accepted the nomination
for mayor of Now York.
A tralnwrock In Kama killed 17
laborer! and wounded 10 others.
Flight car are icaree In the Knit
nml a serious shortage I predicted be
fore winter.
I'rlnco I to, president of the privy
council of Japan, will make n long
tour of Manchuria.
Professor Fryer, of California, say
China la preparing to make war on en
croachlnir foreign poweri.
Wright made hi first flight In a gov
ernment aeroplane and began the lie
atructlon of signal officers.
C-mgressmsn I.nndls say the navy
la ton-heavy and need stronir mvr
chant marine to back It up In time of
war.
A st"mer report that severs! thou-
and native were drowned on the I
land of Yucatan by the recent Gulf
hurricane,
Captain de Gerlsch, who commanded
an Antarctic expedition In 1007, hat
no doubt that both Cook and Peary
rreehed the 1'ole.
Mix, the American balloonist who
won the International balloon raco In
Switzerland, la about to loe the prlxo
because Mine caianta dragged him to
the ground for a moment.
Director of Ccntui Dana Durand bo
llovra that college itudcnU will mko
excellent ceniu enumerator, and he
lurpoea to suggest that educational
Imtltutlon gives leave nf abionce In
April next toauch student a mny
care to Join tho army of (15,000 enum
erator. Tnft lmtneno)y enjoyed the beautle
or the Yosemllu valley.
Spanish revotutlonlal predict a rev
olt against King Alfonso.
IlrltUh and German admiral (hook
liand across the banquut table.
Glenn II. Curti made tbros euc
reaful flights In hi airship at St.
I.ouIh.
Kearbeor dealer of Tennossce will
havo to pay a tax of $1,160 each
yearly.
Dewoy'ssys the U. S. navy ia by no
mean a hlulT. He advocate moro
-warships and a hlp ubaldy.
The Wright brother will make no
moro exhibition flight, but will begin
tho manufacture of aeroplane for vale.
Accumulated cwer gas and waste
from neighboring garage caused a
tremendous explosion In a Now York
sower.
Nebraska liaptlsts arn much wrought
up becauso n Mormon convict has been
appointed chaplain of tho stato pcnl
tentlary.
Genoral Wood denies that tho llnston
rmy and navy maneuver caused
sickness and say much valuablaknowl
edge wa gained.
All tho olllclala of Marshatltown,
Iowa, havo been Indicted by the federal
grand Jury for Imprisoning govornmont
secret aarvico ngvnU.
During tho absence of tho American
representatives, Japan has forced
China Into a treaty whereby tho open
dor I n Manchuria I closed to all but
tho Jnpaneso, and aorlous disagree
ment may follow.
Chang Chi Tlung, grand councillor of
China, Is dead.
An oxplolson of firedamp in ft Nan
almo, II. C, mlno killed 32 miner.
Japan ha forced China Into a treaty
which closes tho open door In Man
churia to all but Japanese.
American Consul Hanntt, at Mon
tcrey, Mexico, again appeals for holp
for'tho earthquake sutrerer.
Ileginnlng Nov. 1 tho Uurllngton
will ihorten its running tlmo batwoon
Chicago and tho coast to 72 hours.
The supremo court has rofusod a re
hearing to James A. Finch, thb Tort
land attornoy convicted of murdor.
A dsughtor of Samuol Clemens, bet
tor known as Mark Twain, will wed
tho Russian pianist, Gabrllowltsch,
Tho mayor of Spokono has reap
pointed Street Commissioner Tuorko,
who had boon ousted by his brothor
counollmen,
A Kansas woman ploaded guilty of
bigamy, saying aha had been married
six times without being divorced, and
was tired of men and matrimony.
NO PERPETUAL NIGHTS,
Mining; Congress Propoios American
Law on Water Cower,
Goldfleld, Nov., Oct. 6. Tho Ameri
can Mining congross closed Its 12th
session hero after adopting n resolu
tion calling upon tho national govern
ment to legislate against perpetual
franchises for water powor or wator
rights in Western statos, and urging
lhat.slmllar statu legislation ha passed
without waiting for congressional ac
tion, The npox law. under which tho dis
coverer of a mineral iode or vein can
follow It outside the linos of his claim
was another subject of discussion, and
It repeal, with tho substitution of a
law making the side lines of claim
its limits when continued downward
vertically, was urged.
Wildcat mining BChon.es were placod
under the ban by tho congress, which
urgd state and national legislation to
prevent the operators of such schemes
from diverting money of Investors that
might otherwise be used in developing
IrgitimaUi proiwrtles.
J. II. Klcharus. of Boise. Idaho, the
retiring president of the congress, was
given n handsome service by tho dole
gates. Loa Angeles and Spokane havo de
veloped a lively rivalry for tin next
session of the congress. This question
will bo decided by tho exocutlve com
mittee.
FARMERS FLOCK TO CANADA.
Fully 70,000 American Settlers Have
Crossed Uordsr.
Winnipeg, Mih,, Oct, 6. American
farmers by the tens of thousands are
now pouring over the boundary Into the
Canadian West. Accdrdlng to a state
ment made by tho deputy minister of
Interior at Ottawa, the invasion of
Americans into Canada will total over
70,000 for the present yesr.
In the beginning of this across-boun
dary movement the newcomer were
largely from the Mlddlo states, but this
year they are coming from almost ev
ery state In the Union. Not only Is
the qusntlty satisfactory to Canada,
but the quality of settlers Is rather Im
proving than otherwise.
Practically, the official report says,
00,000 Am-irlcan this season entered
Canada, and every man, woman and
child was pcueised on an average of
$1,000 In stock, cash and effect, mean
Ing that they brought Into this coun
try nearly $00,000,000.
W. J. White, head of tho Canadian
Immigration agencies In the United
States, says this year's Immigration
from tho United States has Increased
fully 30 per cent and that next year ho
expects tosoe about 116,000 Amerl
cans settling In the Canadian West.
NINfc DEAD IN RQ8LYN MINE.
Fire Follows Gas Explosion Shaft Is
Furnace Dlsst.
Roslyn, Wash., Oct 6. -Fifteen men
aro believed to have been killed or fa
tally Injured In an explosion of gaa in
tho shaft of mino No. 4, of tho North
western Improvement company, at
12:45 this afternoon.
The mine In the neighborhood of the
shaft Is burning fiercely, flames rush
ing through the shaft with an awful
roar. Tho clectrlo pumps are cut olT,
and the water supply In the city Is very
low. It is thought tho fire In the shaft
will not alToct the other mines, but It
may be alx months before the shaft
can bo init In working condition again.
It is said that tho shaft Is caving in
and other explosions may occur at any
timo.
Shops Aro to De Doubted.
Sacramento, Oct. 6. Reports havo
bcin received hero to the effect that
tho New York office of tho Western
Pacific has sent bsck plsns of tho rail
road shops to bo built In Sacramento
with Instructions to prepara specifica
tions for buildings double In sue. Tho
original plans called for anoxpeudlture
of $760,000 whllo tho proposed shops
under tno now schema will cost $ .,
600,000.
Furthor Indication of tho niovo,
as advanced by local railroad men is
that tho Western Pacific contemplates
running lines up and down the. stato.
Qermtny Causes Alarm,
Madrid, October 6. -Dlspatchoofrom
Gibraltar today say German atoamers
aro disembarking cannon and large
quantities of guns and ammunition at
Morocco ports destined for tho govern
ment. Great Ilritaln and Franco, It
Is said, have been Informed ot tho alt
uatlon and whllo thoy aro guarding
neutrally, thoy aro seeking by diplo
macy to prevent n collision. Tho attl
tudo of tho sultan is said to Imvo
causod ministerial anxiety. Fears aro
entertalnod that ho may deslro to in
cito a genoral war.
St. Yvos to Run No More.
Montreal, Oct. 6. -Henri St Yves,
tho famous French longdlatanco run
ner, collapsed in tho 23d mlla'of a race
hero today. Physiolana declared his
heart was affected and that ho prob
ably would bo unablo to run again.
II Ih opponent, Hans ilolmor, or quo
boc. finished strong, covering the Mar
athon distance In 2:32:40, anew rec
ord, if the track It found to moaaure
correctly.
NEWS FROM THE
DOOTOR8 TURN ON LIGHT.
Expose Blundering Service of Army
Transportation -Soldiers 8ufTer.
Washington, Oct 0. At tho meet
ing of the Association of Military Sur
geons today, medical men of tho army
urged that tho medical corps control
Its own transportation In time of war.
Col. Valoy Harvard, U. S. A., said
that during the Spanish-American war,
the medical service of tho army in
Cuba wa paralyzed because Its sup
plies were kept miles out at sea and
later woro dumped promiscuously
along the shore. Such a thing would
not have hapjwned, he aald, had the
mod e I corps had c'.argo of Its own
transportation.
Another Instance of delay In trans
portation was the shipment of con
densed milk to tho Philippine islands.
Tho milk, the said, was allowed to
stand tot day at the factory because
of the failure of another department to
provide transportation.
Sir Alfred Kcough, director-general
of the Ilrltlsh army medical service,
maintained that, while it was the
provinco of the military surgeon to act
in a humanitarian capacity, his first
object should bo to Increase tho effi
ciency of the army. He said that sur
geons should send back homo the sol
diers who were unfitted for action.
NEW TONNAQE TAX.
Psyne-Aldrlch Act Has First Innings.
Decrssses Income.
Washington, Oct. 7. Collection of
the new tonnage tax of 2 cents pre
scribed for In the recently passed
Psyno-Aldrlrh tariff act begins today.
The new law provides that tho tonnage
duty of 2 cents per ton, not to exceed
In tho aggregate 10 cent per ton In
any one year, be Imposed at every en
try on all vessels from any foreign
port or place in North America, Cen
tral America, the West India islands,
tho Uahama Islands or the coast of
South America, bordorlng on the Car
ibbean ses, or Newfoundland, and a
duty of 0 rents per ton, not to exceed
CO cents per ton per annum aro imposed
at every entry on all vessels from any
other foreign port, not, however, to in
clU'ls vessels In distress or not engaged
In trade.
The new 2-cent rate amount virtu
ally to a decrease of 1 cent from tho
rates heretofore in effect. Naturally,
tho decreased rate will havo a tendency
to lower the receipts from the tonnage
taxes, and it is estimated by the de
partment of commerce and labor that
the annual Incomo will amount to $1,
060,000, per year, or moro than $500,
000 less than wo collected annually
under tho old law.
Must File Claims Promptly.
Washington, Oct. 9. Flagrant
abuses In fruit Importation entailing
thousands of dollar of loss to the gov
ernment occurring especially on the
docks at New York, aro aimed at in
regulations proclaimed today by Acting
Secretary of the Treasury Reynolds and
directed to collectors of customs "and
all others concerned."
Tho regulations prohibit Importers
from delaying for a week or 10 days
the filing of claims for allowances for
destruction or injury of fruit imported
but not taken from tho docks, making
it impossible for tho authorities to de
termine what to allow for tho deterior
ation of tho Imports.
All Jnpsneio Must Register.
Washington, October C Tho regu
lations issued by tho Jnpaneso govern
ment lost spring requiring all Japanese
residents within the United States and
Canada to register at the nearest Jap
anese consulate, aro to bo put Into op
eration beginning today. Tho purposo
of the regulation Is to obviatoas far as
posslblo tho chance of friction botweon
tho nations over tho influx of undeslr
ablo Jnpaneso into America. Each
newcomer Is to bo required to register
within seven days of his arrival and on
leaving the district ho musht report
his departuro. The penalty for viola
tion of tho regulations Is forfaituro of
consular protection.
Will Put It Off,
Washington, Oct. 8.- Although tho
monetary commission has decided to
rocommond the establishment of a cen
tral bank, it is prnctlcally certain that
no attempt will bo mada to socuro leg
islation at the coming session of con
gress. Experts say It will bo. Impos
sible to complete all dotails and plana
tor the instttuion during tho life of tha
present congress, which expires in
March, 1011,
Army Surgeons to Meet.
Washington, October 5. Represent
atives of 11 governments will attend
tho 18th annual mooting of tho Associ
ation of Military Surgeons in the
United Statos, to be held in this city
noxt week, Among the unique papers
to be read will be ono on tho stopping
power and shock effects of 12 different
kinds of bullets from various pistols
and revolvers.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
FENCE THWARTS COYOTES.
Wire Structure of Forestry Service
Doon to Sheepmen,
Washington, Oct. C A sucessful
barrier against tho inroads of tho coy
ote in tho sheep flocks of tbo West
has bcon found, it is believed. In the
coyote-proof fonce, experiments with
which have been carried on during the
last year by a speclsl agent for tho
forestry service at Billy Meadow, on
tho Wallowa National forest reserve in
Oregon, according to a bulletin mado
public today by tho forestry service.
Coyotes csme to the fence nearly
every night for 00 days, according to
tha report, and occasionslly followed
It for miles, but not ono Buceeded in
passing over or under except when the
snow was deep enough to give them an
easy Jump. Summarizing the experi
ments for the season of 1008, the re
port says:
"The coyote-proof fence ws entire
ly successful as a protection against
coyotes; not sucessful against bears;
Is still problematical against bobcats:
not successful against lynxes, and of
course not successful against badgers.
Tho damage, however, from bears, bob
cata and lynxes Is small when com
pared with tho large losses from tho
coyotes."
Minister to China Is Recalled.
San Francisco, Oct C Charles R.
Crane, newly appointed minister to
Chins, was recalled to Washington to
night by a telegram from Secretary,
Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Crane were to
havo sailed on the transport Thorns
tomorrow for the Orient
Mr. Crane was seated at a bsnquet
given in his honor by the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce when his atten
tion was called to the report tonight
He stated that the telegram merely re
quested his return to the capital, "as
there were certain phases of the East
ern situation with which the secretary
of atato did not think I was fully ac
quainted." "I did not sco Mr. Knox before
leaving Washington," he said.' "He
was not in tho city. I suppose that
something has arisen or been called'to
bis attention which he thinks I should
know'before I go to my post I do not
know what It Is."
Q rest Northern Qets Contract.
Seattle will have a four-day mail ser-
vlco from New York and the Great
Northern railway will curry it The
contract, calling for a 47X-hour ser
vice from St Paul, has been let at
Washington, according to advices re
ceived here. Th6 fast service 'will
begin October 6 and tho contract calls
for a four years' term. The sum in
volved Is $2,000,000. Not only will
tha coast bo' served by tho fast mall,
but all the cities between St Paul and
Chicago will bo benefited by it
There is a heavy penalty attached to
any tardiness In arrival of the mail,
and when the Great Northern accepted
the contract It undertook a heavy task,
as tho schedule must bo maintained
summer and winter every day in tho
year.
Cotton Crop Takes a Drop.
Washington, Oct 8. Tho report of
tho census bureau today showed that
up to September 25 there had been
ginned from the cotton growth of 1009,
2,602,088 bales, counting round as half
bales, compared with 2,690,63 for
1908. The round bales included this
year wero 48,170, compared with 67,
107 for 1908. Tho sea Island cotton re
port for 1909 was 13,820, compared
with 11,465 for 190S. The corrected
statistics of the quantity of cotton
ginned to September 1, was announced
as 388,242 bales. The report today
will be altered slightly by reports
transmitted by mail by individual gin
ners. Summonoil Dy Knox Direct.
Washington, Oct 6. State depart
ment officials who could be reached
here tonight were in the dark regarding
the recall of Minister Crano to Wash
ington. The information as conveyed
to thorn through their interviewers was
the first they had recoived to show that
Mr. Crane was. recalled trom San Fran
cisco. Secretary Knox is not in Washing
ton, but Is oxpoctcd this woek. It is
bolioved ho sent instructions to Mr.
Crano personally.
0.000 Want Indian Lands.
Plorro, S, D Oct 7,--The actual
registration for th'e first day in tho
land opening of the Cheyenno River
and Standing Rock Indian reservations
at this place was 870 names'. Tho reg
istration for tho samo period reported
from tho other districts was Lebeau,
280; Mobrldge, 270; Lemraon, 2C2;
Bismarck, 677; Aberdeen, 3,654, To
tal, 6,013.
Turbines for Now Battlashlps.
Washington, Oct 8. -Both tho now
American Dreadnaughts, 26,000 tons
displacement, for which contracts
wore recently awarded, will be equip
ped with Parsons turblno engines.
TAFT IN PORTLAND'
Qenlsl Smile Wins Hearts ofePubllc
Throngs.
Portland, Oct 4. -Portland
ro
celved President Taft as guest of
honor with splendid hospitality and
a limitless expression of hearty
good will and frsnk affection. To the
Nation's chief executive it proved a
day of good cheer, unmarred by a sin
gle untoward Incident
Tho president enjoyed it all to the
utmost; enjoyed every moment of the
dty from the easy formality of the
greeting accorded him upon his arrival
at the Union depot to the afternoon of
golf golf played In tho invigorating
tang of a perfect October day.
Throughout the day ho found only the
most profound consideration for his
comfort and welfare.
There were no exacting demands
upon his energies. The day was bar
ren of tiring programs, long speeches
or wearioma ceremonies.
An affection manifested Itself in the
public greeting which bod its orgin
quite apart from tho fact that be was
the great American, tho first man of
the land. That infectious smile pos
sessed ittelf of his features when he
first stepped from bis private car Into
the cheery sunshine of an ideal Oregon
morning. Its Infection of good nature
spread wherover he went Whenever
he appeared he put every one at ease
by the essy informality of bia de
meanorand that smile. And then
Portland got a deeper insight into the
real mean; got a glimpse into the rich
and wholesome nature of which that
smile is the natural expression.
For when bis triumphal procession
through the streets was at an end and
there was a half hour at bis disposal
for a whirl about the city, be elected
to dispense with the tempting spin
and gc tn tho bedside of bis friend,
Judge Georgo II. Williams, at tha Good
Samaritan bopsital. It wa thus that
the brief hour of his morning' leisure
time was spent
It is to tha rising generation that
credit must go for the predominating
and never-to-be-forgotten feature of
the welcoming demonstration. There
have been living flags before. But
never have tha Stars and Stripe been
wrought into auch a wholesome, in
spiring fabric as that formed by Port
land school children. It was an epitome
of the boundless spirit of youthful pat
riotism. The President smiling at
first passed to a mood of seriousness
as that wondrous flg waved back and
forth with the life that tomorrow must
possess itself of tho Nation.
The President's appearance tapped
cxbauitlcss reservoirs of enthusiastic
and affectionate applause wherever he
went
"This is all splendid, splendid the
day Is perfect everything is perfect"
he told Mayor Simon, who was seated
beside him in tho automobile.
Half an hour after luncheon a ear
drew up for him at the hotel and bo
departed for the afternoon for his fa
vor! to pastime, golf. Returning with
a keen appetite he ate dinner privately
and made ready for his appearanco at
the Armory. The military escort again
accompanied him and thousands of
people were In the streets awaiting bis
appearance.
rreslednt Tart closed one or the hap
piest and most delightful visits of his
life late yesterday afternon, when he
boarded his special train at the Union
depot and departed from Portland,
southbound. He said as much himself,
and with unmistakable sincerity, as ha
stood on the observation platform of
his car and bade farewell to those who
Lad assembled to see him on his way.
"It has all been delightful. I can't
thank you enough for tho way I've been
treated. I've never had a happier
visit," be said not once, but many
times, as he stood shaking bands with
friends and officials.
Until the departing train was lost to
viow he stood on the platform, smiling
and waving at those gathered about
the depot grounds. He seemed loth to
go, and it was not until the train had
passed onto the Steel bridge that he
turned into his car. Tho President
took with him from Portland only tha
happiest memories. His choice in se
lecting Portland for the longest stop of
his itinerary, Now Orloans alone ex
cepted, was Justified.
Scientists Excommunicate.
Boston, Oct 4. Alfred Farlow,
chairman of the committee on publica
tion of the First Church of Christ
Scientist confirmed today a report that
Mrs. Augusta E. btetson, oi New
York, had been dismissed from the
body of Christian Scientists. Mr.
Farlow declined to comment on the
case, but in reply to a question as to
tho effect of tho action of the member
of the church, said: "It is to be hopod
they will receive it in a Christian
manner and treat it accordingly."
Fair Ones Fed by Force.
London, Oct 4. Writa havo been
issued against Home Secretary Glad
stone and the prison officiala of Bir
mingham in connection with an action
for assault for the forcible feeding with
m stomach pump last week of a num
ber of suffragette who persisted on
going on a "hunger strike" while in
Jail. The suffragettes' leaders contend
that forcible feeding is Illegal.
HELP CONSERVATION
President Says Cegress Mist
Enact Necessary Laws.
CARRY OUT ROOSEVELT POLICIES
ooks Jto People to Enforce Laws
Against Monopoly and Not Let
, Good Times Dllnd Them.
Sscramento, Cat., Oct C. After
making one of tbo longest Jumps of bis
trip and traveling for 26 hours through
the state of Oregon, and the northern
half of California, President Taft ar
rived lost night at 7:10 p.m.
The president selected for the prin
cipal feature of bis speech the esbject
of the conservation of natural re
sources, in which he declared anew that
before many of the Roosevelt policies
of conservation can be carried into
effect confirmatory and enabling legis
lation will have to be secured, and be
pledged himself to bring all the power
he possesses to bear upon congress to
pass tho laws that are deemed neces
sary. Speak ing'from the'ear-end at Dons
muir todayMr. Taft said:
"I am on a tour of some 13,000 miles
and I am trying to gather Information
as we go with reference to the condi
tion of the country and at the same
time to give you a superficial aspect ef
the man whom It ha been your good or
bod fortune to elect president I think
that personal touch between the people
and those whom you honor by delegat
ing authority temporarily is a good
thing, so that you may know wbenI
make my mistakes, and they aro repre
sented to you with a great deal of em
phasis, that I am still a poor mortal
praying for assistance and hoping that"
you will forgive human error.
"Everywhere In Uiis country l nave
found evidences of prosperity from
Boston to Portland, and If signs do not
fall, we are upon an era of business
enterprise and expansion that bo
never been seen in this country before..
Now with that I would not have you
forget that here are certain responsi
bilities. We have hod evils growing
out of our prosperity. Men bare seized
power by meatus of accumulation ef
wealth and its use in methods that are
not legal and cannot be approved, by
way of monopoly and otherwise. Now;
we are attempting by the general law
of the United States to suppress that
kind of abuse. They were brought to
the attention of the people in a mar
velous crusade by my predeceasor, The
odore Roosevelt and it ia my duty to
continue those policies and to enforce,
them aa far aa I may and put upea the
statute books, or at least recommend
to congress that there be put upon the
statute books thoee lews which shall
clinch the progress which was made
under him, which be preached and
which we all look forward to aa a per
manent condition.
"Now, my fellow citizens, as I look
out upon this audience, I feel sure that
you are net only healthy In body but
healthy In mind: that you are in xavor
of the good things; that you are is
favor of decent government; that you
are In favor of decent men and decent
women and that you look forward to
the future as a time when we shall all
grow better. The truth is that money
and wealth contribute nothing unless
they enablo us to make ourselves bet
ter, unless they enable us to think
something of others and to help others
those who are down onward in tha
progress of life. We cannot all be al-
.truista in the sense that we can devote
our attention to somebody clso all the
timo. for we have to look alter our
selves and our families, but I am sura
that In the last generation there baa
been an improvement throughout our
country with reference to a charitable
feeling towards all, and a desire on the
part of each to help all."
Fernanda Weds Count.
Paris. Oct 6. Misa Fernanda Wan-
amaker, daughter of Rodman Wana
maker, and granddaughter of John
Wonamaker, was married today to
Count Arthur de Hccren, son of Count
Hecren, of Paris. There were two
ceremonies. Tho first waa in the Cath
olic church with full orchestral accom
paniment This was followed by a
Protestant marriage servico, the Rev.
Alfred G. Mortimer, of Philadelphia,
dictating. Henry White, American
ambassador, and Marquis Iel Muni,
Spanish ambassador, wero witnesses.
Smugglers Win Battle.
El Paso,' Tex., Oct 5. Using their
train of pack burros loaded with con
traband goods as breastworks, a gang
of smugglers battled with a squad of
rurales near Sabinaa. In the state el
Coahulla, Mexico, and came out victor
ious, forcing the rurales to withdraw
and escaping with their goods Into the.
mountains. One smuggler waa killed?
and seven rurales wounded.