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AITHOKA. OKEOOX, TH U US I) A V, MAY Ll. 11M)S.
NO. 4.
The Aurora Borea
Ml OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
Items Gathered From All Parti
of the World.
ftl Review of Important Hp
pings Presented In Brief and
bmprehensrva Manner for Busy
fadert National, Political, Hi
rtcal and Commercial,
of the. paper trust Jenies its
ndications int to an immense
in wheat crop this year.
iska railroad employes will aid
liroads in fighting rate laws.
n is being shadowed liy an officer,
e have been threats of violence.
fc-eet ear strike is on at Cleveland,
There has been much rioting and
loodshed.
conduct marked the stay of the
and marins of the Atlantic
Sun Francisco.
f men. who are accused of robbing
w Mexico express office of $..,
vo been captured.
appropriations will be made for
ind harbors this session, accord
caders in congress.
ejtary intt s managers claim lie
! assurance of support from 5!I2
es to tho national convention.
rd has sprung up in the inter
ommeree commission. Some of
confident!! clerks" may lose
laces as u result. Two members
Liven employment to their sons,
e charged working hardest when
g their pay.
er Cleveland is rapidly gaining
Itli and strength.
liblo is brewing between China and
along the Mauchurian-Siberia
0.000 memorial to Abraham Lin
to bo erected at his birthplace
ntucky.
st estimates of the dead in the
Louisiana tornado place the
br at 5C.
hmereial bodies all over the eoun-
re protesting against the increase
ght rates.
i sides in the Dimond Hyde land
case bi-ing tried at Washington
a victory.
isian troojs will destroy the Per
lllages near the border, where the
trouble occurred.
Ins nt Calcutta attempted to blow
number of whites by placing u
on the car tracks.
liquor will be sold or brought into
publican national convention hall.
line to a decision of the leaders.
an encounter with Arabs the
h troops lost 13 killed and 05
1. The Arab losses are de-
Id as heavy.
oi l plant of the Omaha Parking
ny has been destroyed by fire,
er with a.OOO.Ooo pounds of meat,
ting a loss of $500,000.
tana republican delegates have
ustructed for Taft.
ther woman now figures in Sen
latt's domestic afTairs.
governors' conference plans to
a permanent organization.
Oklahoma houso has parsed a bill
ing that the state shall fix wages.
Inesota democrats have declared
tdinson, and refused Bryan as sec-
loico.
ee. lings in the endeavor to re-
Thaw from the New York asylum
0 criminal insane are in progress,
case. Hryan receive the domo-
presidential nomination, his
ter says she will take the stumj
eral Western states for bim.
nch and Spanish soldiers making
te allied army in Morocco had an
nter in which several were wound
n both sides and odj Spaniard
nitionsl convention fit Social!. ts
fion at Chicago, chose Eugene V
for presidential candidate on th
ballot. Penj.-imin llanford, of
York, was chosen for vice presi
street car strike is impending in
go-
iopah, Nv., is rapidly recovering
tha effects of the recent fire
Iroad company officials admit they
harging wheat farmers all the traf
III bear.
thousands of visitors who gsth
at Sin Francisco to see the fleet
turning to their Lomes.
grand duchy of Mecklenburg
Tin has ceased to be the only state
"rmanr without a constitutional
rnment.
lards Lave just been made for sup
Itf the battleship fleet w.th pro-
s fur it. journey across the Pa
cr 11 rears of military oenpstion
Hritain, Russia, France and Italy
decided to withdraw and turn the
nment over to Greece.
Mexico Takes Steps to Improve Sit
uation by Adjusting Duties.
Mexico, May IS Limantour, the sec
retary of the treasury, being inter
viewed concerning current rumors
about the intention of the government
o take some positive and active meas
ures to improve the financial situation,
united himself to saying that the only
measures proposed by the government
for any such purpose will be presented
to congress for its action, and consist
in abolishing the duties on the expor
tation of hemp, for the encouragement
of its producers in Yucatan. The sec
retary added: "In reality, our ecouomie
situation does nut inspire either anxiety
or fears of any class. There has never
ieen a period during the economic
stringency abroad ami which has uflYct
ed the whole world, that there has been
in Mexico a moment of the fear of a
panic or anvthing like it. Moreover,
the attention of the government of
Mexico to the financial condition is not
a thing of today or yesterday. It be
gins always at the first sign of an epoch
of stringency in any of the money cen
ters of the world; and this constant
vigilance has never ceased. The gov-
rnment, watching affairs in the money
world, does not believe any extraordi
nary measures are necessary in the
present situation. The normal con-
litlon is everywhere ie"slblished, and
our banks, following my instructions,
have maintained a system of circum-
pection and caution, limiting their op
rations to affairs that offer ample se
curities. The solidity of our banks is be
yond doubt, and they are in a condition
o meet whatever contingency. The fact
that business conditions in Mexico are
improving daily is verv satisfactory to
tho government, and our financial con
nections, though there has never been
here grave fear of trouble. We are
ike an individual, who suffer an at
tack of indigestion, which does nut en
lunger his life of hcnlth, but fur tho
moment annoys and takes away his Hp
petite, obliging him to let his stomach
rest a little. This rest is, in both
ases, the only remedy necessary, effi
cacious ami beneficial."
FACES FINANCIAL PANIC.
NEWS ITEMS OE GENERAL INTEREST
EROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SECURE BIG HAUL.
FRUIT PROSPECTS GOOD.
COLONY IS ASSURED.
CONGRESS BREAKS RECORD.
Umpqua Valley Fruit Men in Good Settlers A-riving to Found New Cen-
Spirits. ter of Fruit Culture.
Koseburg The report of President Wolf Creek Wolf Creek colony is
II. N. Cobb, of tho l)ouglas County now a settled fact. Pevelopment work
Fruit li rower' association, shows the goes steadily ou. The freighthouse has
fruit crop in the Umpqua valley will shown a congested condition for somo
be very good this year. The straw- time, several Fastern families .briuging
berry crop is good, and the berries are considerable cf their belongings with
coming in pretty fast now. The peach them, and on their great satisfaction
clop is fair, and the last frost was a household goods shipped from lYuusyl-
detriment in only a very few sections. 1 vania less than two weeks before they
The pear crop is fair. Apple will bo started awaitud their owners ou arrival
good. The prune crop will also be here.
good, as only a few of the small sections For a week a surveying party has
of the county were late enough to bt ,,oeu at work on ,he ou'tsi,lo yiaea run.
caught by tho frost. Tho cherry crop ... , . .
is good. AH kinds of berries are ex- nipt? through to government section or-
cell. nt. Tho crop in general was not ners- th,,f niaking corrections so tnat
damaged to any noticeable extent, and the work may be of a satisfactory char-
the fruit growers are greatly pleased acter. Several tracts have been staked
to note that this section, while it was ' subdivision No. 1, and tracts Nos.
reported to have been damaged by the 2 and 3, comprising 7H acres, were pur-
'.ate frost, will be as good or even bet- chased last evening by a young man
ter'than last vear, and will be first in from Chicago, who has been on the
the imirket with all kinds of berries and ground for three weeks, awaiting tho
cherries. Many large shipment of ber- urvey. Inquiries are being received
ries will be made to Portland the latter from all parts of the country, and the
part of the week. Several small ship-1 " no-saloon " feature is commented on
ments have already been made. The nl commended more than any other
l.w.ni mi.rU.ti will be mitmlieJ with single feature.
home grown fruits of all kinds from ree is imp urst v.uiey uiu
or tne i mpcpia oivnie, iniroiiucinij iub
traveler southward on tho scenic South-
Brownsville Adds Vehicle Facto.y. V" n .il h,,,! climate
Hrowncville. Brownsville hha a new(i- u,,v,rt,iu slm.imr vnllev is much
manufacturing enterprise. W.J. Moore, !like thw flrHt vauev north of the His
a hardware dealer of the north side, has kivou ,jivide, in which is situated, on
put in a wagon and vehicle plant. He rii;h 8oil whi(.h ai(H1Ur here also,
will make a specialty of wagous and the A llehua Newtown apple or
wheelbarrows. Several men and boys 1 fhard, which, without a single failure,
will be employed. The plant will be j1Hs yielded lis owner net annual aver
running in a short time. It will be a profits of $7U1 per acre for tho
crenu 10 me cuy. jiruwunviun una
many manufactories, but the citizens
are after more. It is doubtful if , any
Robbers in New Mexico Get $35,000
Intended for Miners.
Fl Paso, Tex.. May 13 Pursued by
mcii and bloodhounds, three rubbers
with $.15,000 of loot in their possession,
are fleeing through the rugged mountain
passes north of French, a little station
v.l miles from Fast Las Vegas, N. M.,
on the Santa Fe railroad, iu an effort
to escape the clutches of the law.
At French, late last evening, they
broke down the doors of tho depot,
bound and gugged tho station agent and
special guard, blew open the safe, took
the money and rode away, leaving their
victims helpless.
A tramp wandered into tho station
half an hour later, released the almost
unconscious men and gave the alarm.
The news of the daring robbery was
wired to every towp iu tho neighbor
hood of French, and a special trin
bearing 30 dtputics and 50 horses left
Fast Las Vegas in half an hoar, hot
on the trail of the fleeing robbers. A
special with four men left Pawson also,
and a message was sent to the terri
torial penitentiary at Santa Fo for
bloodhounds, which were brought
through as fast as a special engine and
cur could carry them.
The stolen money was sent from Al
buquerque to pay the coal miners at
Pawson, N. M.
TAFT GETS 'OREGON.
TORNADO WRECKS
TOWNS IN SOUTH
Gilliam. Louisiana. Wiped Out by a
Heavy Wind Storm.
Seven Persons Known to Have Been
Killed and Many Injured Liter
Reports Expected to Increase the
Number of Casualties Property
Loss Will Be Heavy.
Appropriations Now Exceed Those of
Previous Session.
Washington, Mav IS The present
session of congress, to end this week,
s a record breaker. The appropriations
f this session so far authorized exceed
those of the first session of the 5!)th
congress by more than if .'SOO.000,000.
The total appropriations made up to
this time aggregate approximately
H54.N44.M07. This amount will be in
creased by the general deficiency and
omnibus public buildings bills and such
ither measures ns may go turough be
fore adjournment.
The session has also established n
high record for tlie number of bills,
dutious introduced and considered
and for the transaction of executive
business. The iv have been 7.127 bills
introduced in the senate, ami 21,940
in the house. In the senate !0 joint
resolutions were offered, of which 30
were passed and nine have become laws.
The senate considered ls4 simple rcso
I vi t ions.
I'p to this time 115 bills and 15 joint
resolutions have become laws. The
senate has passed 4H4 bills, 17 of which
were omnibus pension bills.
HOPMEN ASK PROTECTION.
British Hold Great Demonstrationt Fa
voring Import Duty.
London, May IS A great" army of
men and women interested in the hop
industry in Kngland, estimated to num
ber more than 50,000, held a demonstra
tion in Trafalgar Square this afternoon
in favor of imposing a duty of $10 on
every hundredweight of hops imported
into this country.
Special trains brought in thousands
from Kent, Sussex. Hampshire, Worces
ter and Hereford, the great hopgrowing
counties, while the east end of London,
whence emanate almost all the hop-
nickers. rurnisliel a contingent perhaps
twice as large as the groweis and la
borers from the provinces.
After being marshaled on Victoria
Kmbankment, the demonstrators with
banners flying and bands playing,
marcheil to the square, where Fnglish-
men with a grievance always have been
accustomed to assemble. Speakers from
half a dozen platforms harangued the
multitude on the ruin of the industry
through the dumping of American hops
into r.ngland, and resolutions were
adopted by acclamation calling upon
the government not to delay in helping
to reestablish the industry ami placing
duty on all imported hops.
Six Killed in Tornado.
New Orleans, Mav IS A tornado
swept across the central pari, of 1ouis
tana late this evening, killing six and
injuring more than 50 persons. Chat
ignr, La., 150 miles northwest ot
New Orleans, was practically winp J ou!
of existence, f'hntaignicr was a place
of about 100 inhabitants. Crossing the
Mississippi river a few mites below
St. Fiancisville, the twister devested
one of the finest timber sections of the
state, destroyed many fine farm man
sions, tore down all fences in its path
and injured many people.
Chicago Employs Chinese Police.
Chicago, May is. For tho first tim
in many years, the Chicago police de
partment has CCgg'-d Chinese detec
tives to aid in preserving peace in
Chinatown. The result nf tbe trial of
three Chinamen of murdering a w.lthT
f'hinese merchant hs.s so exercised the
Chicago ( hinese that further warring
jbftween the tongs is feared.
other city in the state of like size can
boast of as many automobiles as are
owned here.
Teacher to Visit Europe.
Salem Miss Ida M. Case, instructor
in grammar, literature, Fnglish and
rhoric ut tho Ashland normal, has
been selected by the executive com
mittee of tho board of normal school
regents to take part this vear in the
annual tour for teachers conducted by
the national civic federation. Fach
year the federation sends 500 teachers
to (Ireat Hritain and Ireland for the
purpose of observing methods in those
countries.. Tho school boards recom
mend the teachers, and the list is made
up from those recommended.
Commission Remedies Extortion.
Salem'. Acknowledgment of ma
terial assistance rendered by tbe state
railroad commiswion Bie couiiui? to Sec
retary George Ooodall daily. The most
recent instance is that of the Hlue
Mountain Fruit A Produce company, of
Cove, overcharged $33 by the O. K. &
S. and $255 by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad, both of which over
charges were refunded by the railroads
through the offices of the Oregon atato
railroad commission.
Railroad Doings at Dorris.
Klamath Falls The depot on the
California Northeastern railroad at
I'crri is now in course of construction.
Newcomers are arriving in Porris at tho
rate of 30 and 40 a uy, and it is a com
mon occurrence for many to be unable
to find accommodations at night. A
large force is at work just over the hill
from Dorris, and every indication points
to the completion of the road in a few
months.
Excursion to See Fleet.
Sr.lem An effort is being male Vr
the Salem board of trade to have an ex
cursion train run from Salem to New
port at the time the Atlantic fleet wi'I
pas Yaquina bay on its northern trip.
The train will also carry all who wish
to go to the coast to see the fleet from
the valley towns along the Southern
Pacific and Corvallis & Fastern rail
roads. It is expected that arrangements
will be completed for the excursion
within the next ten days.
Will Clear Stump Land.
Astoria. TV. Ij. F. llawler, the ex
pert of the forest service of the United
States, liss arrived here with a plan
whereby the stump land of this teetion
may be profitable cleared fir agricul
tural purposes. He will be in this vi
cinity all turrrmer. Pr, Hawley pro
poses the calling of a convention of
owners of all stump lands tbiougl.out
the Northwest, which the members of
legislatures shall be invited to attend.
Asparagus at Klamath.
Klamath Falls J. P. Carroll, of the
Henly ranch, has brought in the flrt
asparagus of the season raised in Klam
ath countv. This section produces as
raragiis of the finest quality, and Mr.
Carroll has been demonstrating what
can be done here. Several farmers are
planting; celery this year on quite an
extensive scale, as no section on the
coast fn rival IClamsth for celery.
Fine'Float from Klamath.
Klsmath Falls Money has been ap
propriate. by the Klamsth chamber ff
Commerce fry the ffiO float that will
represent Klsmath t""intr at the Hose
Festival in Jnn, ami a flist it prom
ised that will be the equal of any in
the parade.
past seven years.
Recent showers have wonderfully
stimulated growing crops, ar.l a consid
erable acreage of corn is now Lung
planted.
Klamath Canal Holds Water.
Klamath Falls Klamath county land
holders will pay but $1.50 n acre for
water again this year. It is expected
that 10,0i!0" acres will b signed under
tae temporary arrangement, nnd if
more is signed tho rate will be reduced,
as it is intended to i.-hargo only for
maintenance and operation. Next year
the regular rates will prevail. Water
is now flowing in the main canal, and
tnt very little trouble has been export
enced with the breaking of banks. They
have settled during the paat season, and
tho squirrels have done but slight dam-
Corvallis Cannei y Completed.
Corvallis. The Corvallis cannery is
complete, and has been accepted by the
r n -ompany. It is a thoroughly
up to date plant, we!) equipped, and
ready for business. L. W. iill, cf V.'i
consin, a man of ten years' experience,
has been engaged as "processor," and
ig alrendy on hand. W. K. Taylor, man
ager of the plant, reports that he las a
sufficient quantity of tomatoes con
tracted for the season's run, and all
together the prospect is bright for 'i
successful season for the new enter
prise. Rains Help Growth.
Prownsville Warm rains have fallen
in this vicinitv for several days. They
have been a boon to farmers, ns the
earth was getting dry. This section
will produce good crops now without
any moro rain, although more will bo
welcome a month later. Strawberries
are getting ripe, ami ropes nre blooming.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Apples Select, $2.50 per box; fancy,
$2; choice, $1.50; ordinary, $1.25.
Potatoes Select, 70c per hundred;
Willamette Valley, 4"c per hundred;
Fast Multnomah, 55c; Clackamas. 55c
per hundred; sweet, 5VjC per pound.
Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, $.1(u)
3.50 per crate.
Vegetables Turnips, $1 per sack;
carrots, $1.50(1.75; beets, $1.25; par
snips, $1.25; cabbage, $2 per cwt.;
beans, wax, !2Vi("-13',,c per pound;
bead lettuce, 35c per dozen; celery, 85c
("$I per dozen; artichokes, 50c per
doeen; asparagus, He per pound;
Vg plant, 25 .10c per pound; parsley,
25c per doren; peas, 7c per pound;
peppers, 20c per pound; radishes, 15c
per-Io7.en; rhubarb, 2r3c per pound;
spinach, R5c per crate.
Wheat Club, 'fie per bushel; red
Russian, 86'c; bluestem, 91c; valley,
8fc.
HarleyFeed, $24 50 per ton; rolled,
$27ri2S'; brewing, $26.
OatsNo. 1 white, $27.50TT2S per
ton; gray. $27.
Hay Timothr, Wiiiamette Valley,
$17 per ton; Willamette Valley, ordi
nary, $15; F.astern Oregon. $17.50;
mixeii, $1R; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12;
alfalfa meal, $20.
Huttcr Extr.is, 1f per pound; finey,
23c; choice, 20; store. 6c.
Fggs lS'.c per doen.
Poultry Mixed chicken. 1!?TT14c per
pound; fancy rins, ll'i'fi 15e; roosters,
old. Pc; fryers, dozen, M; broilers, do,
$4..r0J7 5; dressed poultry, per lb., 1c
h'gher; ducks, iOi17e; g-'es. R'TiOc;
turkeys, alive, 17'le; dressed, 19fl)
20c.
Hop 1907, prime and -hoiee, ATi)
6U,e per pound; olds, lIl'c per
pound.
Wool Fastern Oregon, syerag best.
ll'7iT5e por pound, according to shrink-sj:-;
valley. 10o712M-e.
Mohair Choice, ral$ie jtr lb.
Ohioan Is Endorsed by State Repub
lican Convention.
Portland, May 15. Two republican
parties, or factions, 'ought iu yester
day's republican conventions', the ine
Fulton, the ether liourne. This showed
the party is not yet harmonird, though
the two factions pledged support to the
ticket.
The Fulton men hnd things all their
own way, and ruled with an iron hand.
They gave their rivals nothing and
took away from them everything. The
Taft power, overwhelt Vingly strong iu
Oregon, was iu their hold, and they
used it to shut out their opponents.
Tho delegates, alternates and eUvors
chosen were:
pelegates to national convention
At large -C. W. Fulton, of Clatsop;
(leorge H. Williams, of Multnomah; A.
N. Gilbert, of Marion; C. (I. Huntley,
of Clackamas.
First congressional d ist rict Kalp'i
F. Williams, of Polk; C. A. Sehlbrede,
of Coos.
Second Congressional district Pr. II.
W. Cue, f Multnomah; Asa It. Thomp
son, of Umatilla.
Alternates
At lnrire J. H. ltrnwn, of Portland;
W. A. Williams, of Forest flrove; A.
L. Tetu. of Portland; 11. C. Kinney, of
(rants Pass.'
First dist rict Frank Ira White, of
Klamath Falls; F. P. Cusick, of Al
bany. Second district J. If. C.ault, of
fiurns; .1. W. Kelly, of Portland.
President ial electors
K. H. Hutler, of (liiliam; A. C Mars
ters, of Pouglan; J. P. Lee, of Multno
ham; Frank J. Miller, of Linn.
FEAR A PLOT.
Shreveport, La., May 14 Seven per
sons; are known to be dead and many
others are injured as the result of a
tornado which swept across Northwest
Louisiana late yesterday. Tho little
town of (iilliam, 25 miles north of
Shreveport, was destroyed and the towu
of Holinger, on the east side of the
river, in liessier parish, was badly
wrecked.
Communication with the greater por
tion of the storm swept section is inter
rupted, and it is believed certain that
the later reports will increase the num
ber of dead and injured. It is sid the
work of destruction it (iilliam was com
plete, only two houses remainin intact.
The town had a population cf about 200.
The dead at (Jilliam aro said to be Mrs.
T. F. (iardiner and three negroes. Ar
thur Vaughan is said to bo badly in
jured. At Holinger the dead are Mrs.
Mitchell Pavis and two negroes. Mrs.
Pavies' mother is reported to be dying
from injures. Charles Isom and family
of hi x are reported among the injured.
It was reported that Oil City, in this
parish, was wiped out by tho tornado,
but this rumor is prolmldy untrue, al
though great damage is thought to have
occurred, involving tho wrecknge of a
great many oil well derricks.
FIFTEEN DEAD IN NEBRASKA.
Government Orders Strangers Kept
Out cf Engine Rooms.
San Francisco, May 15. A special
order has been issued by Admiral
Thomas directed to the fleet captains
directing them to take every precaution
to prevent nnv strangers from gaining
access to the engine or firerooms of
their ships. .
The issuance of the order has caused
a great deal of comment among the of
ficers of tho fleet, as a general order is
already in force prohibiting strangers
from visiting the engine renins.
That the government is in possession
of information directly connected with
the issuance of the order is the general
belief of the officers. A feature of the
fleet's visit ti this port which has
passed without notice until the present
order was issued is the fact that not a
single Japanese has been abonrd one of
tho ships since tho arrival oi the fleet
here.
Taken in eonr.-ction with today's or
der, the sentiment is openly expressed
by a number of the officer that the
leaders of the local Japanese colony,
knowing that the government was in
possession o information leading to the
belief that an attempt miht 'n made
to injure some of the ships, advised
their countrymen to keep away from
the ships.
No information concerning the issu
ance of the order except that it is a
natural precautionary measure is given
out from tho flagship.
Death List Growt.
Ationlit, (in., May 15. Meager re
ports coming in slowly indicate that
perhaps more t'.ian 100 persons are dead
today in various part of Iouisiana,
and that considerable property was
ruined ns the rewult of the tornado that
wept that state late Wednesday after
noon. It is feared that in (iilliam, Louis
iana, alone, o() inhabitants were killed.
I'ncot.firmed reports also say tiiat the
l'sf of life in Oil City and I'.ol.irger
mav also be heavy, tho'igh the storm
was not o sever in these two towns as
it was in (iilliam.
Fifty Persons Injured and a Property
Loss of $500,000.
Oniah'i, Neb., May 14 Keports which
came in slowly today from the tornado
stricken district south of this city add
three victims to the list of dead, tick
ing n total of 15, nnd place the mone
tary damage at half a million dollars.
Tin? casualty list continues to grow ns
communication is partially restored
with tin five towns which suffered most
from the storm, and tho liut of the in
jured, somo of whom are fatally hurt,
will reach at least 50. Two railroad
laborers employed in a sand pit near
Louisville were found dead, and Fd.
Miller, who was injured near Papillion,
died of his injuries. At least three
other persons are believed to have re
ceived fatal injuries. Five Italian rail
road laborers were injured on the line
of tho Hurlington railroad between
Council 'duffs and Pacific Junction.
Nearly every one of the five towns
in the path of tho storm Hellevue. Pnp
pillion, jiichficld, Meadows anil Louis
ville were badly wrecked, and tho vil
lage of Fort Crook, and the post at
that point suffered heavy damages.
There are battalions of tho Sixteenth
Keviinent stationed at tho fort, unci the
men were put to work clearing up the
debris and putting the barracks in
shape. Many of the large buildings
were partially unroofed, and a dozen
or more large chimneys were blown
down and scattered over tho fort
ground... Nearly all tho trees were
blown down.
10,000 CHINESE KILLED.
Meet Next at Portland.
I IWtnn, May 15. Having adapted
several imporiani. reimii ions, riii-iing
officers and voting to hold the next an
nual convention at Portland. Or., the
e'eyonfn annual convention of the Na
tional Retail (irocers Association ad
journed tonight.
Wall of Watr 20 Feet High Sweeps
Down River at Hankow.
Victoria, May 14 New of one of
the gc latest disasters that China has
known, a sudden idal wave in tbe
Yangtsekiang, whic'.i cause. the loss of
nearly 10,000 lives at Hankow, was
brought by the steamer Titan, which
arrived Tuesday night. A wave 20 feet
in height, without, warning, bore down
(lie river, overwhelming some laige
river steamers. Some 3,000 Chinese
sleeping in sampans, and small craft
and mat sheds and huts by the river
sidf at Hankow were enveloped by the
greit tidal wave, which swept the
broken junks, splintered sampans acl
a mass of debris w th swarms of
drowned Chinese, mixed with the
wreckage. The scenes for many days
after the disaster were horrible, with
the river side strewn with dead, and
the debris of wrecked craft for many
miles.
Oakland Children Visit Battleships.
San Francisco, May It. Hundreds of
Oakland school children clr.lered lip
the sides of the battleships yesterday
and for six hours they gae the saiiors
a bvely time. Furh boatload of young
sters were pei:nitte. to reniHin on board
one hour, when another boatload took
their places, in the hour's visit that
each enjoyed rothing was overlooked,
and .1:1' k had his hand full from the
time the first, crowd stepped on board
until the last crowd left. The children
saw everything worth seeing, and what
they did not understand their escort
had to explain to them.
Chinese Students Uphold Japs.
Tokio, Miy 11 -Chinese student? in
Tokio ae protesting againt the anti
Japanesp boycott being maifita n'-i in
China. Twelve hundred of them have
joined the movement, and are daily
holding meetings to voice (heir fee'inirs.
Three hur,ilrc(i students who uphold the
Chinese government in this msiier are
trying to break up the meeting by mak
iri( noisy detiioa'trations.
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