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.EVENTS OFTHE DAY
Nowsy Items Gathered from All
Parts ot the World,
FrREFARED FOR TIIE BUSY READER
li.it i Important but Not Leu Inter
esllnjr. Happenings from Points
Outsldo llio Slato.
llrll (ult tin tW f aI tsttntrtt itiiMtltir-i ntf
Ct(Mi VMivty nmt lx uiuii nro loit.
(tovornnitnt Innjittor nyn miliar
Acalm In cufttom Ihmm wrro doctored.
II m Mitdl tlil ii unit urn timilltlf
4 Mt to Rutuirbnn roiiMonU of Hcnttlo.
1l.ttt-l. .ullimHl i,l- Hil lltf Ai
aflll !" I'IM'MI '- MUM i -
an to collected only by consent of ttio
powers.
Secretary of Navy Meyer In hit an
nun) rrpurt asks two moro heavy bat-
Nlrnrabunn mlulster anil associates
In Washington lnJulio In drunken
carousal.
Northwestern road say they have
plenty of switchmen ml dony talk of
settlement. '
Zelaya Ignores government' ultlmat
urn ami send agent to Waihlngton to
work for IU withdraw,!.
AH effort- to bring. peace to warring
HilniMt tone In Han Francisco bavo
failed anil mora blootl will How.
It U Mleved tbat J. P. Marfan li
trying to bring about an Insurance com
bine with a capital of 1,700,000,000.
Itucf baa been rolrased from Jail on
1300,000 ball, pending an appeal,
President Zelaya plana to resign. plac
ing Mint trusted henchman In charge.
Tim property lo by thr rcent storm
In the Northwest U estimated at $2,
000,000. British houo of common! la prepar
ing for n final struggle with tho bouse
f lords.
Highly per cent of thn striking
rtwltebmrn or imiuiu navo voicu m
return to work.
Urtltol States hurrle warship to
iik rimaia of Nlearautia to protect
.American Interest.
Thrro huiiuriHl strikebreaker havn
lieen lutMirtr.l to St. 1'aul to replace
trlklug iwltclnncn.
Tho cabinet used Ita blue pencil un
pailngly on tho advaneo proofa of
Taft coming mrsaage,
J. 1. Morgan ha acquired a con
trolling Interest In thn Equitable Life
Assurance oelcly of New York.
Hon Francisco hat pail a railleal
-city onllnancn for thn eradication of
tuberculosis. A patlcpl may bo taken
from hi home by force, If neenry,
Mr. Nicholat Jacob died at tbs ho'
vital In IO Angelea ai tho result of
Thank-glvlng day automlbllo accident.
he was the aUtb victim. Tho only re
malnlng member of tho family U tho
baby, which I uffcrlng from concus
sion of thn brain and a broken arm.
Ilalllnger la completely exonerated In
vrport of attorney general.
It la believed In moit coast cltlci
that the switchmen's itrlke will not laat
long.
Mr. Fankbjirst, the English suf
frsgclte, baa wiled from New York for
home.
Western senntor nro disappointed In
thn rcKrt of Secretary of Agriculture
"Wilson.
Heeretary of war recommend! better
ko operation between regular nrmy and
nllltla.
Switchmen's atrlko baa tied up nearly
l trnlna on tho roada affected, and
tbouianda are Idle.
In the trial of tho augar truit welg'h-
ra It wai stated that men In customs
uniform had been scoo to receive coin
from trust employe!.
An Indiana man. wlillo asleep, steppod
, off a rapidly moving train, wai struck
"by another train, and then was picked
up only slightly hurt.
Official clrelci In Washington eon
Ider Zelaya as thoroughly Irrespon
sible illetntor and'tyrnnt, and wy con
ditions in Nicaragua nro almost unb
lolvable.
Hni-fnlnrv Knax has returned tho pass-
porta of the Nlcarngunn minister and
overed dlplomntlo relations with that
country. Mexico aud noarly nil Central
American nations aro wlU) tho United
titate.
Kcport of tho North Bank road shows
a prom rrom tno ueginniog.
l'rcebYent Tnft puti lid on l'lnobot
and his forestry lorvlco idem.
A Ban Franelsco burglar has bcn
Identiflod ns a wonltby Uoattlo saloon
innn.
Kx-Bccrctory Lyman 0. dago vigor
ously dofonds himself lu tho sugar
trust sonndal.
Canadian warships aro to bo built
on tha l'aolflo coast and two cruliari
aro now under way,
lleport of tho 'aoorotary of agricul
ture Miyi tho 1009 wboat crop of tho
United SUtea breaki tho record.
TArT 0. K.B TJALLINaBB.
Hocretary of Interior riles IHrong and
Comprelienslvo Itoport.
Wnsblnglon, Nov. .10. If congress
carries out all tho recommendations
made by Hecretnry of the Interior Ilal
llnger In his mutual report to the Presi
dent, practical and fntr-inlniled ndvo
vntes of conservation of natural re
sources will hnvo nothing to ask beyond
A strict enforcement of tho law. Thn
secretary's report, made public today,
hits been read and Approved by I'resl
dmit Taft, nnd therefore may bo re
garded ns voicing bis own views nnd
opinions upon the various subjects dealt
with, nml to that extent Is nn Indication
of thn recommendations which tha 1'res
blent himself will -iibmil to congress
when Jt convenes next Monday,
Secretary llalllngrr'i report Is In no
degree sensational. It la a plain, force
ful recital of conditions a they exist.
In It tho many weaknestei of the public
Mud laws are pointed out, and practical
remedle nro suggested. Thn report
give evidence of great study of thn
various problems discussed, and Indi
cates the minuteness with which the
new secretary of the Interior has gone
Into thn detail of thn work of his do
partmnnt. 1'rom first to Isst the report is free
from comment on bureau not under tho
Jurisdiction of the secretary (If the In
terior. There Is no reference to friction
with the forest service, 1iut at places,
reading between the lines, can be found
Indication of the secretary' delre
that enngres shall absolutely define
the power of tho secretary of tha in
terior, so that In future there will be
no eieuse whatever for officials of an
other department undertaking to dic
tate questions of policy and adminis
tration to his branch of tbo government
service.
Because of the prominence given to
the question or water power inrougn
newspapers and magatlnes of late, Hec
retary Ilalllnger 's views on that sub
Jri'ct perhaps outshadow all other feat
ures of hi report. In discussing power
sites tbo secretary presents a complete
plan of legislation, which l offered ai b
suggestion for the guidance of eon
gres, and not with the Idea that bis
recommendation will be followed ex
plicitly. Itather, the plan Is presented
am a LasI for discussion, and Incidental'
ly It may be said it I the first deflnlto
plan 0( power sue legislation ri juo
seated by any government offle l.
LA8T STAND NBAIt.
Nicaragua Insurgent Heady for Death
mruggle With relay.
Washington, Nor. 30. Nlcaraguan
Insurgents nro now engaged In what Is
expected to be tho final gritpple with
the 'elayan forces, according to unof
ficial advices tonight reaching Balvator
Castritlo, rpreBn".lviT of the Nlc
araguan InsurrectU ary foreea here.
The advices Indicate that fighting is
In progress at Kama and Oreytowa, tnd
that a general astault on Managua, the
capital, will follow. Arms and ammu
nltlon landed early this week from the
Norwegian iteamer Utsteln are hellcrcd
to lie In the bands of the Insurrection-
1st, and prompt uso of them by hi
trada's force Is expected.
Honor Castrlllo pointeu out lonigni
that it would rconlre lets than three
days to transport the munitions of war
rrom muenaun, wnero inn uuima
landed them, to llama, nnd that as soon
a his compatriot! wore supp.'itd, Im
mediate eondiet with the government
troop was contemplated.
Trench General Aaiaaslnated.
Pari. Nov. 30. A man believed to
Iih Imane. and havlni? an Imaelnarv
grlevnnco against tho war department,
mint anil artrimmv wouniieii unnrrai
Yerand today on the step of the Hotel
Continental, me man wni nrresieu
Later it was learned that ho hnd mis
taken Goners! Vcrand for" Oeneral
lirun, mimaicr oi war. mo aniaunui,
who Is an Algerian, was overpowered
wun uiiucuuy, ami was lounu 10 u a
walking arsenal of revolver! and dag-
f;er. Oeneral Vcrand received bullet
n thn neek and forehead, and hi Con
dition ii considered serious.
Qunboat Princeton Leaver.
Hcattlo. Wash., Nov. 30. The gun
boat Princeton, Commander C. H.
Hayes, sailed from the Pugct aound
navy-yard this morning for Nicaragua,
whero she will Join the gunboat Vlcks
butg, whioh ii now at Corlnto. Tho
Princeton, which haa been undergoing
repair! at tbo navy-yard, will iton at
Ban I'rancUco to take on ammunition
and stores. Commander Hayes expect!
to reach Nicaragua within three weeks.
Lumber Jump Skyward.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 30, Rough
lumbor advanced ft per 1000 all over
northwestern Canada Saturday. Mills
aro calling in traveling salesmen bo
causo of tha rush of order. Kxport
mill n Ilrltlsh Columbia report a
largely Increased builnoH In the United
Btatos, this bolng one causo for tho ad
vance. Anothor advauco will tako place
beforo spring.
Cotton Crop Total Out.
Now Orleans, Ln., .Nov. 3.0, The
Tlmci-Domoorat, In presenting Its cor
respondent!' final report on tno cotton
crop of 1000, etntca that tho consensus
of opinion point to a total ot 10,623
000 bales.
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SJROUKTAHY KNOX OIVSB OPINION
Hay Qroco ami Cannon Committed No
Ilerloua Offense,
Wntblnglon, Doc. 2, Hceretnry Knox
called on tho President today and dis
cussed with him tho Increasing Import
unco of the struggle with Nlcnrngua.
Neither ho nor tho l'resliiont inndo any
comment for imbllcutlon on tha devel
opment up to date.
'iiio gist or ma controversy i mat
neither Ororo nor Cannon committed
any gmvo crime eognlanble bv th- laws
of warfare, and therefore t' wrrn ex
ecuted Illegally nnd asvngely.
Thomai .InfTvrnon, when socriHary of
state, laid down this principle!
"No cltircn ha a riuht to iro to war
on hi own authority; and for Vhnt
he doe without right no oiigut to uo
punlihcd."
This, too, I considered good law uy
to bo punished I provided for a above.
That Is to any, tint thoro must bo no
elocutions without tho commission of a
grave crime.
If Uroeo nml Cannon, a prisoners or
war, ronsplrod to eeape, or If they
were enle. they could bavo been hot
summarily and tho United State could
not Interfere. The present case Is. from
all tho legal point of view, one Jus
tifying tho intervention on which the
United Htatcs government la now en
gaged by President Taft and Secretary
Knox.
MAJOR ROWAN RETIRED.
Compute Continuous Service of Over
Thirty-Two Yean.
Washington, Dec. 4, Tbo United
State army lost one of its bravest and
most cunsnieuous officers today when
Major Andrew S, Itowan, who lately
has been on duty at Port Douglas,
Utah, wa placed on tho retired list
after more than 32 year' service,
Mnjor Itowan Is known popularly all
over the land a tho "man who took
the message to Oarela." Ho was n
first lieutenant In tha Nineteenth in
fantry ,when hi great opportunity
came during the war with Spain, Ne
cessity arising or tho dispatching of
n trustworthy messenger to Oeneral
(Htllxto (Inrcln to ascertain whether
the Cuban army could co opcrnto with
the armv of tho United States, Lieu
tenant Itowan was selected by Oen
eial Ml let. (larcla was somewhere In
the Interior of Cuba, surrounded on nil
side by thn Spanish, forces, nnd the
trip conx-quently was one fraught with
ureal dancer.
Itowan inailo ht way to Kingston,
Jamaica, thence overland to the north
coast of that Island, whero he slipped
nwnv In a anil boat for the south shore
of Cuba, landing lietween (luantnnamo
and Santiago, lie mado hi way to tho
Interior of tho Island nnd found Gen
ernl Oarela In the neighborhood of
Manranlllo. Part of the time Itowan
bad passed ns a Spaniard and part of
the tlmo as a Cuban. Delivering his
menage, ho started to return, well
nwnro tbat if ho had been captured bo
would have been banged like Nathan
Hale aud Major Andre.
favor One-Man Power.
Washington, Dec, 3. It I understood
that tho bouse committeo that ha been
Investigating the construction work on
tho I'ailama canal will present to eon
gress several deflnlto project. Among
tno most important, prouattiy, will bo
n proposal to abolish tha present canal
commission and ubstitutn a chief engi
neer, director and civil governor to
direct tho work under the existing or
gnnlsatlon. The member of Um com
mitteo nro convinced, it I reported, that
tho construction work on thn canal
would bo expedited should Chief Kngl
nccr Oocthnl bo permitted to proceed
with hi work feo from hlndrnnco by
tho governmental red tnpo with which
bo U now surrounded.
Stay of Oompera Mandate,
Washington, Dec. 3. Indefinite stay
of mnndato in the cascm of Preildent
flompor. Becond Vice President Mitch
rll nnd Secretary Morrison, of tho Amer
ican hciieration or lnuor, was granted
yenterdny by tbo District of Columbia
court or appeal on account or an ap
plication for a writ of certiorari. Tho
labor londora nro under Jail sentence
fur contempt of court In violating an
injunction. Their case has been ap-
fcalod to tho supremo court of tho
'nlted States.
Terming Sates Must Re Paid,
Washington, Dec. 1. Tho right of
tho intorstato commerce commission to
fix railroad terminal charges vraa do
nled by the United State aupremo court
today In a decision by Justice Drawer
In tho caso brought by tbo commission
against tho Chicago Qrvnt Western and
other railroads with tormlnali in Chi
eago. Alleged Leper Arrested,
Wnshlngtoii, Dec. -I. John It, Karly,
no ox-soldier, alleged by eonio author
ities to bo n leper, appeared in Wash
ington last night nnd today circulated
freely about tho city, This afternoon
ho vrns arrested ns n menace to public
health.
Ohaiigo In Niwy Oradual.
Wnahlngton, Dec. 3. WltUo'tho Mey
er plan for tho reorganization of tbo
nn.vy became effect I vo today, many of
tho elmngc will not bo mndo for several
wcok. Tho transition will bo gradual.
MORE BONDS IN HIOIIT.
New Tariff Law Not Up to Expecta
tion! u Revenue Maker.
Wasblnnton. Nov. 30, Treasury ofll
clals nre only fairly well satisfied with
tno way tne new tarirr law is working
from a revenue standpoint. Up to to
day the receipt from custom or the
present fiscal 'year amount In round
number to 1.1l,000,000. This Ii near
ly 20,000,000 mora tlinn win collectod
fur tho samo period last year, under
tho Dlngloy law. Tbo receipt this
month, however, show a falling off. Jn
October they wero $20,000,000 nnd this
month thoy wore only 124,000,000 in
tho aggregate. The total rceo'nti from
all source Inst month wero $17,000,000,
while this month they arc only ,
000.000, with two moro days' returns
to lie heard from.
On thn other hand, disbursements
show a decided decrease. Whereas,
Inst month they reached $59,000,000,
tbey have this month been only $52,
000,000. Tho working balance in the
treasury has been reduced to $20,2Cfl,
083, compared with $30,701,824 on this
date In Uclobcr.
Unlcs the revenue from customs
and other source Increase or other
mean of cutting down expenditure am
discovered, this working balanee will
steadily decline and soon reach a point
where It will bo necessary to Issue Pan
ama bonds In order to replenish tbs
funds of the treasury.
Over $00,000,000 of the fund of the
troaxury have been used on the Panama
canal and It will rcqulro a bond sale to
reimburse the treasury.
1,000,000 ACRES TOR ENTRY.
Secretary Balllnger Restores Valuable
Land ln Montana.
Washington. Dec. 1 An especially
Important ruling was made today by
Secretary Ilalllnger, of the interior de
partment, when be restored to settle
ment and entry approximately 1,000,000
acre of land In eastern Montana, which
was withdrawn aomo time ago for the
purpose of making allotment to the
llocky Hoy band or Chippewa Indians.
There aro about 150 mombcra of thl
Indian band, and ln tlmo past they
have proved very troublesome. This
fact caused tho officials of tho interior
department to mako arrangements for
them on a small portion of tbe Itlaek
foot reservation. Tbey nro now being
rounded up in Montana, whero they will
bo eared for during the winter.
Secretary Ilalllnger state that public
notieo of tho time when tbo land will
become subject to settlement, which will
nut bo prior to March 1, 1010, will be
given In duo time.
Zelaya Is Surrounded.
Washington, Dec 2. Minister Cas
trlllo, diplomatic representative of tho
provisional government of Nicaragua,
today received n cable mcsago from
Provisional President trada, saying
be bad received propomls of surrender
from Senor Colderon, repreeentinj; Pres
ident Zelaya, The proposal was re
jected by Kstrada. The tncwago states
that Zeloyn's army baa been encircled
by tho Kstrada forces, nnd leaves the
inference that nothing but an uncon
ditional surrender would be considered.
Labor Leaders rile Appeal.
Washington, Dec. 1. In behalf of
President Samuel Oompers, Vice-President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison,
of the American Federation of Labor,
Judge Alton 11. Parker today filed a
final appeal to tne supreme court or
tho United States from tho decision of
tho supremo court of tbe District of
Columbia ordering tbe labor leaders
Jailed for contempt of court in violat
ing an Injunction. Each of the threo
defendant was prevent whoa 'Judge
Parker filed the motion.
Nine Marines Missing.
Colon. Nov. 30. Nino men aro miss
ing from tho United States gunboat
Marietta, which is lying off Port Llmon,
t'nstn ltiea. Tho gunlioat today sent
out a general alarm by wireless" nnd a
request that ships in that vlelnity keep
a lookout for her gig and whaleboat.
Tho gig, manned by n crew of four,
and tha whaleboat, wtth five men
aboard, was carried out to sea in the
heavy weather.
District of Columbia Kay Vote.
Washington, Nov. 30. President
Tnft has decided that Washington nnd
the District of Columbia shall hnv-5, in
common with the rest ot the country, a
democratic form of government if ho
can bring It about. With this end in
view, it 1 hi purpose to recommend
to cougress radical change in the gov
nrnment which will glvo the residents
of tho district a right to vote.
To Define New Orleans Molasses.
Washington, Dec C. The uso and
limitations placed upon the name "New
unoans moiaasos" uy tne terms or tno
now puro food law, was the subject of
a geuoral hoarlug today beforo the
board of food and drug inspectors of
tho department of agriculture.
Mcllarg's Successor ln Office,
Washington, Dee. 3. Benjamin 8. Ca
ble yesterday .took tho oath of office
ns iiHslstnnt secretary of commerce, nnd
labor. Ho suceoods former Assistant
Secretary Ormiby Mclinrg, whoso res
ignation was a result of tho Plnchot
Ilalllnger controversy.
COAST EXTKNfllON SANCTIONED,
Construction of 1GO0 Miles of Roadway
Will Soon Be under Way.
Chicago, III., Nov, 29, Tho director
of tho Chicago & Northwestern Hallway
company bavo decided that ft will soon
becomo necessary to extend that road
to tho Pacific coast In order tbat It may
continue to bo a strong competitor of
tha St. Paul nnd the liurllngton road.
With thl end in view the company
I preparing to Issue approximately
$30,000,000 worth of now slock, which
I in the ratio of one to our of out
standing stock.
This proposition has already been
submitted to the proper authorise of
tbo teveral state which require stato
nuthority for tbo issuance of tho new
railroad securities. This authority has
not yet been given by any ono of the
tbreo itate to whleb tbo proposition
ha been submitted, which fact may ac
count for tbe denial which the official!
of the company make regarding the pro
posed stock ieaae.
It 1 also known, although not ad
mitted by the company's officials, that
an approval has been given or con
struction o at loast 1500 miles of road
to be completed within tbe next two
or three yean. It I known through
western senators tbat tne company has
completed and approved surveys of
lines to three important Pacific coast
point namely, Portland, Seattle and
Ban i-raneisco.
In connection with the proposed Is
sue of new stock, it li remembered that
the St, Paul's first move toward the
Pacific coast extension was the issuing
of exactly the samo amonnt of new
stock.
RIVER SATE FROM NIGHT ATTACK
Moving Target Punctured la Olooat
12 Oat of 10 Time.
Port Stevens, Or., Nov. M 7 bo ef
ficiency of artillery practlca at night
was tested thoroughly last night by the
Thlity-thlrd company, command id by
Captain Willis, of the Coast Artillery
corps Thl is the first year that night
firing at a moving target has been tried
in the United 8tates army, and the first
t!e it has been tried at Fort Stevens.
Three preliminary shots were fired for
tbe purpose of testing firing conditions.
Immediately afterward 10 record shots
were fired, 12 of whieh tore through
tho target. This result is thought to
be tho best attained since night prac
tiee has been In vogue in tbe united
States array.
Thn target fired at waa a rectangular
canvas fiimre six feet by twelve. It
proved a dim object to ore at, wun
only the uncertain gleam of a search
light following Its rapid movement
through the water.
Government boats and searchlights
from both sides of the river guarded
against the possibility of commercial
vessels entering tbe field of fire dur
ing tbe practice. Many spectators saw
tho display, which demonstrated the
effectiveness of tho Columbia river
defense. "
W. A, CLARK1 IS ANTI-TRTJST.
Prefers, Himself, to Work as Individual.
Says ez-Sesator.
New York, Nov. 27. "Too much
coming in, and not enough going out;
European consumption of copper is not
keeping pace with American produc
tion," said ex-Senator William A.
Clark today, as be stepped from the
canirwav of the inbound steamer Man-
retanla. "It is true, copper is selling
too low, but overproduction Is respon
sible The normal price should be 15
cents; 13-eent copper is too cnesp."
Informed of the recent decision
against the Standard Oil company, Sen
ator Clark aaid:
"I'm not surprised. I never believed
in large eorporato aggregations of csp
ita), and for myself I have nlwavs pro
ferrcd to work as an individual"
Life's Savings Melted,
San Francisco, Nov. 29. Judge
T.-jtt today made nn order allowing
$5000 worth of molten gold to be turned
over- to Thomas Mayman and wife as
soon as they provo their claim to tho
metal, which was found by some boys
in tho debris after the nro of April,
1000". The land where the gold was
found belongs to Mrs. Mario K. Lucko,
who laid claim to the gold, ino .May
mans, however, who lived in tho house
which Tormerly occupied the lot, as
serted the gold represented tho accu
mulations of a lifetime.
Oil Head tip for Perjury.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 20. Henry Clay
Pierce, of Kansas, oil magnato, will be
tried hero Wednesday or alleged false
swearing. The case was continued last
August, and relates to ar affidavit filed
by Mr. Pierce when the Itogeri-rierce
company entered the state in 1000, after
having been ousted for violation of the
anti-trust laws. Attorneys or the
state conferred today and declared that
no continunnco would be askfd or grant
ed by either side.
Mrs, Roosevelt la Home.
New York, Nov. 2fl. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and her daughter, MUs Ethel,
roturnod today from Europe on the
Kpenlgen Albert. Mrs. Itoosevelt's
stepdaughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kolinson and
Collector of the Port William Loeb, Jr.,
mot them at the pier.
Hunter "FinlshM" Chum;
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 29.--Whlle hunt
ing today, Wesley McBrlde, aged 10,
according to his own version of the
affair, aceldontally shot his companion,
Harry Long, aged 15, in the Jaw, and
then fired two shots Into his head to
"mako a good job of it."
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
Five Bridges Gene Niar Belllif
kai aid Trains stallN.
MANY 8TIEI SPANS SWAYING
Wire CommunlcatlonCut Flva Mllst
of Northern Pacific Is Under
Water Dikes Broken.
Bolllngham, Wash., Nor. 30 Flve
steel bridges, two railway and tbreo
wagon, aero tbe Nooksaek river, have
been carried away within tbe past 24
hours, entailing 1100,000 loss.
Italtway bridge are in danger, as
are three highway bridges. The Bel-
Hngham Hay British Columbia bridge
at Everson i said US be undermined and
swaying in tbe current. When it goes
out, it will carry a wsgon bridge, lo
cated 250 feet down the river, with it.
A Jam is forming against the Great
Northern railway bridge at Frrndale,
and both railway and county bridges
are likely to go oat. During the past
48 hours the rainfall has been 27
inches.
Hallway trade is almost completely
blocked by slides and washouts. Del
lingbam has had but one train today,
tbat from tbe sooth, at noon. Tho
Northern Pacific and the Belliagbaat
Day k British Columbia are completely
tied up. More than five miles of the
Northern Pacific track is under water,
and tbe bridge across the Nooksaek Is
gone.
The Skagit branch of the Great
Northern is out of commission, Minkler,
Hamilton and Lyman are under water.
Two miles of track is gone. The Pa
get Sound t Baker River railroad
tracks are washed out,
Tbe top of the Skagit river dikes is
less than two feet above the flood, and
tbe stream is still rising. There is no
hope that the dikes will hold. If tbey
break, tho Great Northern main Una
will bo covered and tbi whole Bkagtt
delta submerged.
SHAKE-UP IK NAVY.
Sweeping Changes December 1 right
ing Maa Get Chance.
Washington, Nov. 30. Heeding tho
try or reform in naval affairs, Secre
tary Meyer on Wednesday will inaugu
rate the most sweeping changes In tbo
navy department since the establish
ment of tbe bureau system in 1842. Him
self an ex-director of banks and manu
facturing companies, he hopes to put
tho department on a business basis be
yond the dream of his predecessors.
The keynote of his reforms is the sub
ordination of tbe bureau chief. Sum
marized, essential changes to be ex
pected by the Meyer plan are:
The selection of four responsible ad
visers on subjects within the our
groups into which duties of the depart
ment all, to be known as the aide or
material, tho aide or personnel, tha
aide or operations of the fleet and tho
aide for inspections.
The grouping of the bureaus Into two
divisions of material and personnel, ac
cording to the nature of their duties.
The establishment of a division of
operation of the fleet.
Tbe establishment of a comprehensive
inspection system.
The establishment of a modern, ef
ficient, cost-keeping system In the navy
department and at navy-yards.
The separation of navy-yard work
Into two divisions of hulls and ma
chinery.
The abolition or the bureaus or con
struction and equipment.
Henceforth officer who fight tho
ships aro to bavo moro Influence in the
navy department Chosen men from
among them aro to bo the official eyes
and ears of tbe secretary, laden with
full responsibility for their reports, but
will not bo his hands. The secretary
will retain his administrative and ex
ecutive power or his own exereiseand
that of tho assistant secretary of the
navy.
All reforms go into effect December
I, except the abolition of the bureau ot
equipment, which congress alone can do.
Count Talks to John D.
Cleveland, Nov, 30, Count P. A. Do
Vriea was successful today In his ef
fort to see John D. Rockefeller in ref
erence to draining the Zuyder 7.te and
opening up ita bed to truck arming.
Tho count desired to interest Mr. Rocke
feller to the extent of financing tha
proposition. On recent attempts to
reach Forest Hill, the home of Mr.
Itockof oiler, it is said tho count was
repulsed, and on one occasion it was
reported that shots wero fired at his
automobile. Today the count talked
with Mr. Boekofeller while following;
him around tho golf links.
Texas Has Heavy Snow.
Woodward. Okla.. Nov. 30. Commu
nication with Guyman, Buaver and other
towns or tbe ranbandie or uxiaboma
have been eut off and the extent ot
today's storm cannot be learned. Pis-
f latches, from Amarlllo state that six
uches of snow fell over tho panhandle
of Texas today, and tbat a bliuard is
raging that may cause great loss ot
livestock. A Bock Island train is re
ported snowbound in northwestern Ok
lahoraa.