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V. THE OFFICIAL. AND LEADING PAPER OP OlLUAfll COUNTY. 1 MAS TKSEC T!.V.rS TK2 CISCllATICtf OP ANY PAPER IN THE CCl.MY. Published Krorjr Thursday by So A, PattlHon Editor ml Proprietor. ADTERIHI.VO BATES. Professional cards... l.uo per month One square ., I SO ptf month unicmrTioN uatm. On Tr (In advance) ,.l.M Jl nut paid in itlKinn 00 Ml month. 1 Three mouths., M etnflt eui. One-ball column t.00 per inoBth One column Hue pr month i BaMncMlorati will b charred t 10 cents pr Una for fint insertion end 6 eviiia jxsr lui. tbcrcaJler. tl 4TrtIwmnU win In !! mm b hrgo4 to tbs party ord.rinf th.m, t l()til raxes, and paid lor before aitldavll I furnished. VOL. XII. CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OltEGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1002. NO. S3. CONDON GLOBE. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of th Import ant ttarpenlnga of th Paat Week, Presented la Condensed Form, Most c Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. The Monition of Murderer Belding will (nil it tilutit at rurf lmul ! 91 The llaytlan rebellion la at an end by tbt lubmlaiiion of tho revolutloitiata, Bocretary of the Treasury Shaw ha announced that he will buy 120,000,000 ci bond. Tin 29th annual convention of tho National W. C. T. U. la In sueelon at Portland. Maine. A now panel of 1(0 boon railed to secure tho talesmen Jury for hat tho trial of Roland B. Molineux. A collision between two tralna In Ohio resulted in both engine being do iiiolUiHHj and 20 person injured. Sir Thouiaa Llpton'a challenge to race fur the America' nip ha been re ceived by the Jow i ork yacht club. The principal issue before the mln ere oonventlon will be provision for men thrown out of work by the retun tlon of nonunlouiata. The grand Jury found an indictment for murder in the first degree against William Hooper Young, who i ondor arrest at Mew York for the killing ol Mr. Anna Pol User. - General Corbln aaya the American aoldier canity excel those of England. Alabama coal mlnr who have been out for 10 day, have returned to work. There were 4,600 men invoivod. The term were not made public A faat train on the Vandal la railroad, in Indiana, oollidtid with an accommo dation, resulting in the death of two person and serious, if not fatal, injury of three other. United State Milliliter Bowen ha asked that one or two warships be Beat to Venezuelan water for the better protection of Americana. He say tho situation I grave. Santo Dumont has offered to go from Pari to Ban Francisco In an airship, In cane be la successful, lie want a i-ta nwr-'mt -work on an airship aultabie for the trip. uuicial of the transport service be lieve that tiio transport Seward has met with an accident and la making her way across tho raolflo under aail. Tho Seward left Seattle for Manila over two month go, and ha not yet reached Iter destination. An Incendiary fire at Klamathon, Cal., caused a Ion of $500,000. An American has been placed In com mand of the Colombian gunboat Bogota. A lake ateamor bound for Buffalo foundered during a heavy storm. Ten of tho crew are missing. President Roosevelt la very anxious about the reply of the minor to the proposition of the operator. It ia probable that Roosevelt will recommend a permanent tariff com mission In hi next message to con gress. . London is much alarmed at what they fear I a move on tho part of J. P. Morgan to secure control of the London dock. At a meeting of the stockholders of tho Commercial cable company, Clar ence Mackay was elected a president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of hi father. ' , Samuel Gompor, proaldont of the American Federation of Labor, la vety much opposed to the plan of the coal operator and think it should be turned down by the miner. A "Toledo, Ohio, steel plant ha closed down for want of coal. A French aerouant and hi compan ion were dashed to death while experi menting with an airship at Paris. Belgium miners have gun) on strike, claiming the trouble In the Unitod States has. raised the pi ice of coal and they should got some benofit. . s Sir Michael Herbert, the new British ambassador to the . United State, has been received by President Roosevelt and ha entered upon hi duties. Ex-Queen Llliuokalani ha left Hon olulu on her way to visit the United States. It i believed that she intend to pros her claims to the crown land. Dr. William Riddick Whitehead, one of the most distinguished physicians and surgeons in the West, died of heart disease at hi home in Denver. He wa 70 year of age. 1 Seventeen person are under arrest at Indianapolis for robbing graves. It la believed the remain ol at least 100 people have been stolen. The grand jury ia Inquiring Into the matter. Mr. Nation has resumed active op eration in Oklahoma. A strike of mailhandler and baggage men at the anion depot in St. Louis ha caused considerable delay of the mail. The .wall of a hotel at Jackson, Mich., collapsed while 13 men were at work on the roof, but none were even seriously injured. The strike of French coalminers is assuming a seriousness equalled only by that In this country. Numerous clashes between troop and strikers are reported. CUBA WILL ACCEPT. Reciprocity Treaty with United StaUs About to be Signed. Havana, Oct. 18. Business men who have been called In to consult with President Palm on the proposed Cuban-American commercial treaty fee! assured that tho cabinet will approve the proposition ol the United States and that It will be sent to congress within a few day for adoption. There is tome (oar that th radical element in congreas will object to approving ol coaling station without being informed clearly ornMrlntuntkm of h "United State with regard to the enforcement ol the Piatt amendment. The commercial treaty submitted to Cuba by Washington is practically the oils tariff schedule, which was drawn up just before the American military government withdrew from tho island, and which leave tho present duty in force against all other nations, but gives the United States a differential from 20 to 00 per cent. In return the United States offers Cuba a reduction In duties of 20 per cent. This was considered too small In proportion to tho benefit asked by tho United Slates, and in th iieglnning there wa a stiong Incline tion to reject the proposition, but it was explained that, under existiog condition In the United States, and considering that tho bill was passed by the liouso of representative in Wash ington, more cannot be offered at present. WORLD'S COAL OUTPUT. United Statea Now Leads tho World-Por 1901, 866,165,140 Short Tons. Washington, Oct. 18. Tho United State geological survey estimates the world' production of coal in 1001 at 8(10,105,140 short tons The three great coal producing countries of the world are tho United States, Great Britain and Germany. Auatria-IIung ary comes fourth, France fifth, Belgium sixth and Russia seventh. The last country, notwithstanding it vast area prouuuos oniy aoout o per cent as much coal aa the United States. Prior to 1890 Great Britain led among the world' coal producers, but during 1899, 1900 and 1901 the Unitod States has made such remarkable increases in coal production, due principally to the unprecedented activity in the iron and steel and other metal trades, that it now stands far in the lead of all com- pelitors, with a production In 1901 ex- ceedlng that of Great Britain by 479, 903,838 short tons, or 19 percent. Up to me ciose oi lwuu the coal production of Great Britain and her colonies, taken together, still exceeded that of the United States, the excess in 1900 belnir 3,308,825 short tons, but the enormous output of the coal mines of this country last year exceeded by about 20.000.000 short tons the entire output of Great Britain and her dependencies, including India and the Transvaal. Of the out put in 1901, the United Statos produced 33.80 per cent; Great Britain and her dependencies 30.80 per cent, and Ger many 19.42 per cent, or combined 84.14 per cent of the total production'. SOUFFRIERB AQAIN. Sand Shower on Island of St. Vincent. but No Damage Yet. Kingstown, Oct. 18. A terrifflc eruption of the 8oui!riere volcano com menced last night.' During the preced- ng day earth tiemors, apparently too light to be considered important, were experienced in tho central and northern part of the lisland. At 8 o'clocF last night there were indication of an erup tion. Rumbling noises weii heard. They Increased when the roaring vol cano belched out it deadly contents. This eruption wa followed by a brief lull. Then, from 10 o'clock till 4 o'clock this morning the upheaval con tinued. The outbreak was accompanied by an incessant and confused cannonad ing. There were incandescent clouds and sparkling matter ejected. After 4 o'clock the disturbance gradually de creased, but the nJse of the boiling cauldron is still audible at a distance. . . New York Bank Falls. New York, Oct. 18 The failure of the banking house of Oilman, Son & Co., of 02 Cedar street, thia city, was announced late today. The liabilities, it wai said, are less than $200,000, and it was added that no other New YOrk concern would be affected. The busi ness of Gilman, Son & Co. was largely in farm mortgages. The house was founded in 1800 by Wiintbrop 8. Gil man, who came here from St. Louis and Alton, III. The failure was a complete surprise, the firm being noted lor carefulness and conservatism. Coal Speculator Panlc-Strlcken. New York, Oct. 18. Coal dealers who have been speculating in cargoes of soft coal for future delivery are reported panic-stricken over the outlook for speedy resumption in the anthracite fields, and a number of large lota have been dumped upon the market. Prices of bituminous have declined from around $10 to $5.50 a ton. Domestic sizes of anthracite still bring $13 to $20, but this can last but a few days in view of the pending settlement. Shaw Buy Up More Bonds. New York, Oct. 18. It was repotted on the stock exchange today that the Secretary of the treasury had bought government bond to the amount of $15,000,000. On the best of authority it was stated today that a syndicate had arranged to sell a block of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 4 per cent governments to the secretary of the treasury. The price ia believed to be about $137.50. NEWS OF OREGON UTMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OP THE STATE. Commercial and Financial Happening of th Paat Week-Brief Review of t2 Growth aod Developaseot of Various Industrie Throughout Our Common wealth Latest Market Report. A sale of SCO bale of Lop at 25 cent is reported from Dallas. A franchise ha been granted for another telephone lino from Baker City to Sumpter. Several schools in Polk county have been unable to open on account of the inability to secure teacher. A company of Portland men baa pur chased the Gold Chloride mine, eigh mile east of Grant Pass, for $7,500 The property I to be thoroughly and systematically developed by the new owners. Mine owner and operator in the Baker district hate organised for tho purpose of securing a change in the re rent order of the secretary of the in terlor creating the Eastern Oregon lor est reserve. The report of Superintendent Lee ol the state penitentiary show that on October 1 there were 300 convict in the institution, 19 lea than at the be ginning of the quarter. The earning for the quarter were $4,246.40 and the total expenditure were $14,740.09. With appropriate ceremony, Agri cultural hall, designed to facilitate and advance experiment and Instruction in agricultural line at the Oregon agrl cultural college, wa dedicated at Cor vain October Id. Addresses were made by Governor Geer, Congressman Tongue and a number of others. The attendance from outside the city num bered several hundred. four proposed amendment to the Oregon constitution will be before the next legislature for it endorsement. These amendments were proposed by resolutions approved by the last legis lature, and they must receive the ap proval of another legislature before they can be submitted to a vote of the people. The propoeed amendments re late to the state printer, city charter, elections, state institution outside of Salem and repeal ol anti-Negro section of constitution. The assessor's roll of Lincoln county show an increase ol $136,854 over that of last year. The First National bank ol Baker City has been designated a United States depository. The fruit fair at Hood River last week was in every respect the most suc cessful ever held. The forest ranger in Southern Ore gon have been called in from fighting fire, there being no further need of them. The rush for timber claim in Lake and Klamath counties continues. Many of the locator are coming from Eastern statse. William Darkis, a Southern Oregon pioneer, was found dead at his home near Waldo last week. He came to this state in the early 60s. A Liberty, Marlon county, hop grow er waa offered 24 cent for hi hop last Saturday, which he refused. The Astoria Fir Lumber Company, of Astoria, has filed article of incorpora tion with a capital of $100,000. The company will install sawmill plant at once. The hop market at Independence is practically stationary. There seems to be a decided opinion among the grow ers that the price will advance in a few week. , . PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat - Walla Walla, 04c; blue- stem 68c; valley, 65&. Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton: brew ing, $21.00. Floor Best grade, 8.00(93.50; grah am, f.S0(33.ZU. Millstuffs Bran, $18.50 per ton: middlings, $23.50; aborts, $19.50: chop, $17. Oats No. 1 white, $l81-02Kgry, PScitl per cental. Hay Timothy, $10(311; clover, $7.50; cheat, $8 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbank, 65070c per sack; ordinary, 60055c per cental, grower' price; Merced sweets, $1,790 2 per cental. Foultry Chickens, mixed, $3,590 4.25; per pound, 10c; hen, $404.60 per dosen; per pound, 11c; springs, $2.50 OS per dozen; fryer, $303.26; broil era, $202.50; duck, $506-60 per dos en; turkey, young, 10O12c; geese, $006.50 per dosen. Cheese Full cream, twins; 18KO 14c; Young America, 14 O 14; factory prices, llJtfo less. iiutter Fancy creamery, 27K30c per pound; extras, SOo; dairy, 18 920c; store, 12)016. Eggs 22K27c per doxen. Hop New crop, 21023c per pound. Wool-Valley, 12tf015c; Eastern Oregon, 80Ho; mohair, 26028o. Beef Gross, cow, 803Ke per pound; steer, 4c; dressed, 607c. Veal-7K8Hc. Mutton Gross, So per dressed, 6c. Lamb Gross, SKc per dressed, 6Xc. Hoga Gross, 6?i7c per dreswd, 77Kc pound; pound; pound; ALL DEPENDS ON MITCHELL. Miners do not Favor Proposition of Coal Operator Unfair, They Say. Wilkenbarre, Pa., Oct. 18. from a thorough canvass of the situation as it exist tonight there ia every indication that the new arbitration plan propose by the president of the coal compan ies for ending the miners' strike will not be accepted In it present form. There is a division of opinion among the strikers, but there hi no doubt that a majority feel that the offer to have the president of the VttiM gut elect an arbitration coirimhuiioa along the lines suggested by the operators is not fair, and that it unduly limits the board. Tbe miners, it I safe to say, will abide by the advice of their na tional president, in whose judgment they have the utmost confidence. President Mitchell declines to say how he personally looks upon tbe prop osition, but tonight he gave to the press the following statement: "1 fully appreciate with what anxiety the people of our country are awaiting the end of the coal strike. The coal operators have not addressed the Min ers' union, or its officers, in making their public statement. It is therefore impossible for me to state the attitude of the miners at this time. I am now, as I have always been, deeply solicitous of the interests of the public and the welfarre of the mineworkers who have been on strike for the past five month. A formal statement defining of position and intentions will be issued juste soon aa we are in possession of the full meaning of the proposition ol the operators." The rank and file of the miners view the new proposition in different lights. Those who are opposed to accepting the i new oner look upon the operators' lat est move as a counter proposition to Mr. Mitchell' offer to arbitrate made in the temporary White House at Wash' ington. They compare the two offers and pick out what they all agree to be many flaws. A great many of tbe striker think tbe proposition should be accepted, and that the miners should trust to Presi dent Roosevelt to do the best he can under tbe conditions laid down by tbe coal-road presidents. m ... There ia atiii a third view held by miners, and that is to refuse to accept the plan propoeed and make a counter pioposition, embodying - some of the suggestions contained in the operators' offer. One proposition suggested is that . the operators, the misers and the president each select a numbei of men to act as a board. This was mentioned by President Mitchell, but he would make no comment on it. HOT BATTLE WITH ROBBERS. Aged Men Killed Two Assailants, but were Badly Injured Themselves. Cleveland, O., Oct. 16. In a farm house two miles from the village of Rochester, in Loraine county, a terrible battle was fought tonight between aged brothers named Meach and six desper ate robbers. As a result of the battle two of the robbers were shot to death, one probably fatally wounded, and two of the Meach brothers ware badlv beaten. There are three of the Much broth. era, Loren, aged nearly 80 vears: John. about 70, and Jarvis, aged 65. The oia men are said to be rich. While John was in the barn, he was sur rounded by three robbers and bound. Going to the house they knocked Jarvis Meach into insensibility. John Meach worked himself loose from the bonds. howeer, and seizing a shotgun, cau tiously stole upon the three burglars who were working at the safe. He shot two of them to death and fatallv wounded the third man. The three companions of the men, who were watch ing the house, realizing their danger. immediately got away. The robbers secured no money. . - .-. The wounded robber rehired to maVn any statement as to identity. WILSON QOES TO GREECE. Spokane Man Transferred from Chile at a Loas of $3,500 In Salary. Washington, Oct. 16. Henry L, Wilson, of Spokane, minister to Chile, has secured a European mission, but at a great sacrifice of salary. He gets a similar post in Greece at $6,500 a year, while his present position pays $10, 000. Thia could not have been brought about had not the minister to Greece kindly consented to retire, In order to make places for several people. Minister francis was not particular about serving loncer in Greece, and was willing to get out of the way in order to promote John B. Jackson, now first secretary of the embassy at Berlin. The pressure of Wilson's friends to get him a place in Europe, and the induce ment to Jackson to secure the Chilean mission, which is worth $3,500 more than that of Greece, brought about the change. Again, the Chilean mission has always been considered more im portant than Greece, and Wilson's change, although brought about by great pressure, is not considered a pro motion. Strong Box Stolen. Victoria, B. C, Oct. 16. Informa tion haa been received heie that a box containing bank notes of the value of $50,000 gold has been stolen from the strong room of the China and Manila steamer Zaflro, on her last voyage from Hong Kong to Manila. The consign ment was signed for by one of the ship's officers, and prior to the vessel' arrival at Manila the strong room was opened only once, and that was to ad mit a consignment of opium. COAL STRIKE OVER BOTH SIDES AGREE TO ARBITRATION OP THE LABOR TROUBLES. President Announces Commission of Six Mem to Whom AB Differences Bo twees) Coal Operators aad Miner Will bo Referred- Both Sides Represented Work Now to Begin. Washington. Oct. 17. Tho rtt anthracite coal strike ia settled at UU A comjnission of six persons, with a seventh Carroll D. Wright as record er, will adjust the difference between the operators and the miners. P ro dent Mitchell, ol' the Miners'. Union, will take the necessarr measures to call the strike off. The president will nrze the immediate resumption of mininir. and tbe operator are expected to begin next week. Announcement that the great strike wa off was made bv Secretarv Root with exuberant sood humor at the White ilouae short! r after 1 o'clock yesterday. Organized labor has a rep resentative on tbe commission in the person of E. E. Clark, grand chief of the Order of Railroad Conductors. named aa a sociologist. The president added Bishop Spalding, of Illinois, to the list of five member suggested by the operators. A named, the commis sion is perfectly satisfactory to both minora and operators. Assent of the miner wa given throueh President Mitchell and Mr. Sargent, commis sioner of Immigration, and of the operators through Messrs. Bober Ba con and George W. Perkins, of the banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. Statement by Cortcfyotu Washington, Oct. 17. The follow ing is the official statement announcing the close of the great coal sti ike. "After a conference with Mr, Mitchell and some further conference with representatives of the coal opera tors, tbe president has appointed the following commission to inquire into, consider and pass upon all questions at issue between the operators and miners in the anthracite coal fields: "Brigadier General John M. Wilson. United States army, retired, late chief of engineers, U. 8. A., Washington. D. C, as an officer of the engineer corps of either the military or naval service of the Unitod States. "E. W. Parker, Washinton, D. C, a an expert mining engineer. Mr. Parker is chief statistician of the coal dirislon of the United States eeolocieal survey, and editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal, of New York. vueorge Gray, Wilmington, Dela ware, aa a judge of a Unitod States court. "E. E. Clark. Cedar Ranida. Iowa. grand chief of the Order of Railroad Conductors, as a sociolofflst. the nrni- dent assuming that, for the purposes of such a commission.lbO'term sociologist means a man who . has thought and studied deeply on social questions, and has practically applied his knowledge. "Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton, Pa., as a man practically acquainted with the mining and selling of coal. "Bishop John L. Soaldine-. Peoria. Illinois. The president has added Bishop Spalding' name to tho com mission. - "Carroll D. Wriaht has been an- pointed recorder of the commission." VETERAN ADMIRAL DEAD. Thorn aa O. Sethidge, Sr., Oldest Living Officer of His Rank. Boston, Oct. 17. Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Sr., U. 8. N., re tired, ia dead at the McLean asylum at Waverly. He was probably the oldest living officer of that rank in any navy in the world, and there is no ether navy which had two admirals, father and son, both retired. The elder ad miral waa born in Massachusetts, and waa appointed to the navy from that staio on January 1, 1818. The eon, Rear Admiral Thoma O. Sel fridge, was born February 16, 1836, and joined the navy at the age of 15. The second eldest son is Commander James Russell Selfridge, born July 11, 1849, and in the navy since 1864. When the civil war broke out Com mander Selfridge waa too far advanced in year to accept active duty at eea. and he was assigned a commandant of the Mare Island navy yard, 1862-1864, and again in 1873. In the latter jear all retired officers were withdrawn from active service, and Admiral Selfridge resided at Georgetown, 8. C, but for many years he paid annual visits to San Francisco, where he had two sons residing. Army to be Reduced. Washington, Oct. 17. Ordera will be issued by the war department tomorrow ordering that the regular army be re duced to the minimum authorized by law, 69,000 men. With the practical cessation of outbreaks in the Philip pine?, it is believed that this can be safely done. The present size of the army is about 67,000. The cavalry and artillery regiment will be reduced to the minimum base, except around Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where the commands will be kept to full size for educational reasons. Danish Islands BUI Up. Copenhagen, Oct.. 17. The lands- thing today began the discussion of the treaty providing for the cession of the Danish West Indies to 'the United States. Premier Deuntzer declared that in responsible quarters it waa now clear there were but two alternatives, either the cession of tbe islands, or an l.icrease of the already heavy expendi ture necessary for their maintenance and development, with no guarantee of profitable results. SLOW ON WARSHIPS. Behind Contract Time In Coastructioa This Permits Improvements. Washington, Oct. 15. "Progress upon new vessels tinder construction during the past year ha not been satis factory," ay Rear Admiial Bowie, chief of tbe naval bureau of construc tion, in hi annual report to tho secre tory ol the navy. All the larger ves sel, he cay, have been delayed by the nondelivery ol structural steel, while tho vessel building at San Francisco were eet h by tt.e 10 naffiltSsTitxike, and the holdout of the workmen at Se attle prevented any actual progress on tbe structure of the hull of the battle ship Nebraska building there. The de lay in the deliveries of armor for th battleships Maine, Missouri, and Ohio and the monitor Arkansas, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming ha retarded the completion of these vessels, conenrre fit ly with other causes. The inability of shipbuilder to obtain a sufficient force of skilled worker also has been in many case an imoorUnt iaetor in th alow progress. The battleship Ohio ia shewn to have been 29 months behind her contract on tbe first of July. The battleship Mis souri is over 20 month behind. The majority of the battleship and cruiser are over 10 month behind, and some v .no tor jjtxiu crmu are more tnan 40 months behind the date of completion stipulated in their contracts. How ever, Admiral Bowles say that tbe ex tensive delays on the torpedo boats are being terminated by the newly modified condition for their delivery. The contractors' delay in beginning construction ol the Virginia, Pennsyl vania and St. Louis, , the chief con structor points ont. ffave hia bnreftn an opportunity to make a careful revision of the general plan of those vessels which, be says, will result in a con siderable imnrovementln thair militir. value and in their habitabiiity. The plans lor the turrets of the Virginia clasa were developed in more detail. An entire rearrangement of the scheme for the stowage of ammunition was made and "articular atlnntinn given to an efficient scheme for coaling. Tbe ships added to the navy during the past year the battleship Illinois and the 1 ft r . w. . turpeuo cran vecaiur, rerry, ireole, Biddle, Thornton and Wilkea. Substantial and enconracinir nnwmu is reported in the standardization of ship fittings, a scheme to secure cni- formity in the innumerable types of ship's parts, which has long been fos- lerea py tne construction department. MUTINY ON A SHIP. Murderous Plan to Secure $15,000 and Wreck the Vessel. New York, Oct. 15. The little steamer Dos Hermanos waa sent out on cruise among some ol the southern island by a trading firm a few day be fore tbe transport Sherman left Manila, says a dispatch from San Francisco. The steamer reached Virac and an. chored in the harbor there. Officers and the few passengers on board were at dinner in the cabin when abont SO nt the crew, led by the boatswain, rushed down the gangway armed with knives naicneta and ciuos, and demanded the money -that waa on the vessel. The officers were caught unarmed. The two women passenger fled to their rooms. The captain and men oasseneera eava the mutineers battle. The Doe Hermanos was anchored close to the shore and not far from the constabulary barracks. The noise of the fight waa heard at the bar racks and officer put out to the vessel. They succeeded in boarding after a desperate struggle with the mutineers, several of whom were shot and killed. The others, numbering 34, were arrest ed, charged with mutiny and piracy. It ia supposed the plan of the muti neer was to kill all the officers, run away with the steamer, take the $15,000 which waa aboard and then wreck the shin and declare all were lost except themselves. LOOKINQ FOR A PASS. Orcat Central Engineers la the Umpqua Mountains. Rosebnrg, Or., Oct. 15. Engineers Ueorge Lyman Moody and A. A. Linda ley are making a reoonnoissance of the North Umpqua route over the Cascade mountains, east of here, for the proposed Great Central railroad between Salt Lake and Coos bay. Engineer Jarrett and a party of surveyors are now work ing this way from Myrtle Point. Work waa begun today laying offhand platting the depot grounds here on the Bushey tract, adjoining the city limits. An office building ia to be erected thereon for the use of the railioad company as soon as the material already ordered ar rives. Definite location of tbe railway line eastward will begin when Engineers Moody and Lindsley return. V i The Great Central townsite company, composed mainly of local capitalists, has been Incorporated here with a capi tal of $50,000. They are platting a tract of several hundred acres adjoining the city limits and the Great Central depot grounds. Storm Killed a Man. Quincv, 111., Oct. 15 A tornado which struck this city and passed in a northeasterly direction destroyed a number of houses and barns and did great damage to crops. Wires are down and details are meager. At Camp Point, one man was killed and in the outskirts of Quincy another was fatally injured. The smokestacks of the electric light power house were blown down, and the city is now in darkness. WILL BS DREDGED ENTRANCE TO THE COLL'.V.DIA RIVER IS TO BE LMPROVIO. Transport Grant to bo Fitted Up for the Work Pumping Machinery WIS he Duplicate of Largest Typo Esed by tho Government Will he Ready for Use Early Next Year. the demand for a deep channel at the mouth of the Columbia river, Secretary Root ha author feed the chief of en gineers to convert the army transport Grant into a sea dredge, and to com mence operations on the bar at the earliest possible date. This action is taken on recommendations of the spe cial board of engineers that recently visited tbe mouth of the river. It ia propoeed to scour out a channel of about 30 feet depth to begin with. When this has been completed, the dredge will probably be used in main taining and deepening the channel cn the jetty is completed. The Grant, now at Ban Fiancisco, will be outfitted with complete dredg in j? mach!rwrv if th an4is in. cost of about $100,000, This turn will be taken from the sum appropriated for improving the mouth of the Columbia river. Every effort will be made to hasten the outfitting of the Grant. To this end it is propoeed to procure pumping machinery which is the duplicate of the largest type now used on government dredges. The vessel itaelf will require little alterations. If there is no delay in procuring tbe machinery the Grant will be ready to commence operation early next year. The dredging machin ery will have a capaicty ol 25.000 cubic yard of sand per day of 10 hours. The said brought up will be deposited in huge bins aboard the Grant, and when these are filled the vessel wiii steam out to deep water and dump the sand and resume dredging. A bare majority of the engineers board believe a dredge could be success fully operated at the mouth of the Colombia. The rough sea made it im possible to utilize an ordinary dredge, it being necessary to proeure a vessel of sufficient length to cover several waves" simultaneously, so the motion of the boat would be reduced to the minimum. The Grant, 445 feet long, and 49 feet beam, draws 16 feet when light and 25 feet when loaded. Her tonnage is 5,590. Having been built aa a freight er, she ia more substantial than other army transports, and is well suited for her new work. ARBITRATORS AT WHITE HOUSE. Wilson and Wright Discuss Work of tho Commission with Roosevelt. Washington, Oct. 20. Brigadier General John M. Wilsou, the military member of the coal strike arbitration commission, and Colonel Carroll D. Wright, recorder for the commission, had an extended conference with Presi dent Roosevelt today. They discussed pretty fully the events leading up to " the appointment of the commission, and tentatively some arrangements for its work. On leaving the White House, General Wilson said it waa vet ton early to discuss for publication the work ol tne commission. He indicated that the body would be organized in Washineton. but when and where its sittings would be held were details wnicn would oe worked out by the whole commission. It is known that the commission will not begin its labors formally until the miners shall have agreed to it. Later in the day E. W. Parker, the mining expert of the com mission, called at the White House with Dr. David T. Day, of the geologic al survey, and formally accepted his appointment. Mr. Parker remained with the presi dent and Colonel Wright for ajconsider able time. It is not yet announced how tbe expenses of the commission will be paid. The civilian members will be entitled to a per diem to be fixed by the president. WRIQHT WILL HAVE NO VOTE. But He Will bo the Man who Realty Runs the Arbitration Board. Washington, Oct. 20, Hon. Carroll D. Wright, as recorder of the commis sion to arbitrate the anthracite coal die pute, will not have a vote. ' The fol lowing authoritive statement is made: "The commission is so constituted that it will require a two-thirds vote to settle any point upon which there ia a dispute." That means that Colonel Wright ia not to be regarded as a member of th commission in passing urxm nnsHnna at issue before it. An official of the war department, with a treat r!nl i experience, said: "In all mi.itary boards and courts the recorder has no vote, bat he is the man who runs the board." Colonel Wright will keep the rec ords, summon witnesses, carry out the orders of the commission and perhaps prepare its report under instructions. Macedonian Uprising Spreading. London, Oct. 20. Advice? received here from Salonica. European Turkey dated Monday, Oct. 13, report the in surrection in Northern Macedonia to be spreading. The telegraph wires have been cut in several places ketween Melnik and Djumbaia, and many Turk ish reserves at Salonica have already been sent into the inteiior, and large numbers of reinforcements have been ordered from Constantinople to Salon ica immediately.