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MONCTAHY COMMISSION
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INSTANTLY
EXCIIÍMEN1 Al FEVER HIAI
<*«•* F*«pl* !(•«« * Frlgbifwl
*• W*w Ha«**
Washington. July 2C — Reprreenla
ORKOO.X live Stune. uf Prnn«yIvania, tofoy in-
The president haa »ignrd the defi
ciency appropriation bill.
Miaa Jean hig«dow, the di»tingu »bed
l«M*lrea ami nuveltat. die*! iti fono fon
|*h* wo« in ber TTth year.
Th* formation of a «afi'inaker«’ com
bine, which will includa alm««*t every
manufa- Hirer in thia country. 1« now
umivr cun«*derati<»n in New York.
The m»w light draught gunboat An
<*i « fímímm B m M*
i»*F«>*i» MA* M L m 'Y'U
al toe naw r yard tn Brooklyn. Th«
cervtnonirs were wttn«*a«0<| by a larg<*
ru»mfo*r of *j»ectalor« am! many naval
ufB<wrt.
J«*hn A
the gat* **!
and severely !«*’atrn afo»ut thr head and
robbed of a vahiabh* «ham* tol stu«i and
a <-«m«ideral»fo »um of money. John
Ni.t-i,. k, Crvtgiilor. • brother in fow,
who answered his crir* for help, wa«
s I mi rebl«ed <*f a valuable diamond
<lrcight«»n’» it«Juries are Very severe.
hen a tor Fiitrhard anmiun«»-» that th*
civil servine investigations by the *en-
ate c*»m!uitt <’ on civil *rrvk*r reform
will br «hs*-«»titlnur*! until fall
Thi*
• I’unilt««' w
’ » -...«ba h . • • ’• fou
and take testimony in the «•»•* of s*»me
allrg««! violation* «»( the r»*il »«<•%•»«•♦•
law there *n<! upon their return may
resume thsir hearing* in Waahiugtuti.
Yidfow Hair and Karn <’«•»*. the tw.»
Cheyenne Indian* who were arrr»!e*l a
a.»4-<•«if j«'» with Eugene standing E><
for the iijunlrf of John ll«»»»vrr. over
wfoste death tLr lata truuhlc uh th”
■
Jail al Mil«*« < ity, M<«nt , Ly digging
through an I** inch wall.
A (»«•»* 1«
«»ut acimriitg the country for them, but
with little I io | n * »«f catching them
Frrsidrnt M« Kinley ha* rr<«»iv« I th*«
rrNulutnm a<luptr«| Ly thr Pittsburg
ininrrs asking him to use hi* g«<»l
«»ffb •*» in th«- M’ttfomeiil uf the »'Oal
strike, but ha* not yet rent a reply. H«”
ha* a I m » received many o»m<n »in mat ton«
an*l suggest mu* on the subject, but it
1» improbable that hr will take any
action in the matter in th«» afo«*m r <d
sum«» •i<*fii*itr plan t«»r th*
nt «.»1
the strike.
trolured In the buuae • bill to author-
lie the appointment of a monetary
com tn is ifon, «ml tn p»«»vi«le for it« el
JNNMMl The tell of Htone'« hill i» a«
follow»
That th* |»r«’sident is hereby author-
i*e»| to apj<«>ihi a tmmelary «romu»is»l«»n
of 11 mcmbcf*. who »hall he perauos
r*|»tN tally fitted by ei|«erirne*. training
ami stu-ly for the consideration uf th*
aubpN'ts coming t>rfore «aid eomhii»
num
.**aid
»hall investi
gate ami re|M«rt what changes, if any.
ar* hecesaary ai-d rX)wMlo*nt in o«ir
l»re*<*nt banking and currency laws,
amt what further legisfoti««n. if any.
i« desirable relative to our natnmal
lutik>ng »ystem ami <«ur g’»vrrn:i*« nt
p.«(M*r currency of m»tr« and cert tri
ads-«. ai d ma*f m < or,
o n there
with, re|««rt a «.'*»!;fleathm of mating
laws «»n tl»«*»«* subjects.
>4*i«l lotnmi»
• loti may take I* »tommy ami l «(<*n t<*
af g 1 mrnt» in their dl«<reth«ita ami may
require and «hall fo* entitled to receive
it f omatb-ii In n* *i»y de|«artto*i»l •<>
officer of the government on an*' mat
ter within its or his •|wc«al juii**li«
tl«»n, am) »unm^ within the scop* <»f
thrir investigAtlot).
ha*«l «omin *«b*n »hall meet for or
ganixation in Washington at su- h lim*
a« the pre»lent may «Icsignatr am!
hold thel’' »u!*•*«<ju<-nt sr*«*<»ns at such
time am) pi«*« re a» they may «trier-
mine, and «hall re|»»rt to the pr«-*id«*hl
(or transmission tn r*»ng»e»* not later
than N«»vrmfou lu. |hv7.
< <«pie* uf all bill* relating to Imrik
ing ami rtirrenry, or to the circulating
*
either house in the 54th «»»ngr**»« ami
th* tirat *eMuoo ol the 55th. »I14II I m *
furnished by thr clerk« uf said houac*
tu the tsjtntfcistHm.
TIME
BY
THE
FORELOCK
|tr*««*rs <»* •»«•••
I |, **Hh
I m »*•* thr !•!•<< ««•«»i
Washington, July 36 L — There ha*
I
In
lernal revenue in all **f th hr ! »rg-*r di-
le« of the country bv brewer«, m I»«» are
piin liasing luw'r stam(«s in »arge quan
tities at the 7ls «,rnt «li*«N»unt allow«*»!
under the existing law, in anli« i)*atHm
• •f the final paaaagv <»f the tariff bill,
which rv|*»al» the dixsiunt now al
lowtsl. Th«* requisitions received from
col I»*« tors yesterday w* »• the largest
in the history <»i (Be bureau, aggregat
ing ever $ ’ .JfoiO’o. m I t.»Ln lira«
figures ha** fo *T
« !■ largely ri< «•.•»<♦•«1, th«*
requisition* *ggt«*gating
$1 .GOO.OOO
The | udicy «»! th«* bureau !«•» fox*n tu
order «tamp« «»( ;»!» kinds <»uly a« fast
»• th»*y were f«s|uire»l to meet r»-xjui*i
turn«, ami maintain u pritprr supply in
Trouble Daily Expected In
the Pittsburg District
DEPUTY
SHERIFFS
ON
GUARD
Pittaburg. July !<. — Etc item ent was
Sr! ■«•*.•?
In e »' mining
.<-• I-
»lay. The operator« were apparently
prepared lor any *l«*m«»nstration, and
tiefore nightfall they Wart convinced
ll»«t matter« had taken a art tons tarn.
Early in th«* im«rning ah»mt 500 mine*«
from th*- Finley villa district marched
!*• uula mii»«<b <M tim r[ver, and
sm r*re»|rd in bringing out thr mm a*
k.
sheriff Dowry, of thi« county.
La* a foros of 4«*| <>ttr* ready for duty
•I a moment*« noti«*, and trouble i»
looked (or at any time. The »leputi* •
are in rew»line*s to go to the min»*« »«!
the New X*»rk Ar C’lr»rlan*l t ompwnv
A march <>n th* Turtle creek. Plum
creek and Kandy creek mines 1» vi|«r* t-
rd al any time.
Al Canonsburg it « m reported that
IJKXJ men would march to th* Cook
n.ih«-N tonight and stay tbare Mtil *•» *
digger* came
< tm* OWL
out. eMh*r»ff Clark, ut
rtAi county, is on hand with a
W ashiiitftm»
isre* numl rr uf depot Ira. am! tmuldr
is exj «•’«•ttHÎ if the Striker* st Irrt» pt t*
forre t Ji men to quit work. The new
•1st* la w to compel opérait*» I»» weigh
the coal before it ig screened an«! It
pay the miners on it» I mi » in , <• to I m
tr«led to its ftilhwl FXlatll, an«l tin
WImle uniformity agrwmrnt hing«-« on
ths« tafil
A large num I m r »<f nputurt
are putting in s«-al«-s. so as to w iji» ih»
coal tux* ding to the hew law, but uth*
er« arc Ji r|«rlng to fight it A mrmliri
of th arlulratiuti cum mi «su «m «aid to
night that the new anti-•vrernmg law
would cut a figure in thr n«’W agree-
mrnt, ami thr law Would fo* thonnighly
tewted before it io imurjurat«’*! in the
agreement.
The arbitrator» WFTr al work aumin
the Pitta ini rg u(«rratc»r* today, and th»'*
arc trying every mean« to bring afo»ut
a meeting • the operator». >«» far they
have been iin«m-m*»ful in arranging
for a meeting, but »1 ia hoped lh«*y will
MUcompliab th!« »iiortly.
X r«rIhg M < rial«.
Fairmount, W Va., July 2fl.—An
army of deputy «heriffa now guaid la the
Hite mine, at King«, three relire abure
here, on th«- lygarl’w Valiev . river
The «heriff «4« called there thi« • iter
I
<
' ■
X -
noun a« the o|«>*ratoiM feared ati out-
»-rn Pa« ill- has u*'«iir»t a «(»«•• tai j»»siit
brrek, but no arrest « were made.
tariff «if flu «'ruts fHi flour and wheat
Early thia morning the driver« Ml the
manna, in carload
lot«, minimum
ruine joinr»! the sunken
The opera-
weight 24,<>ou ¡»Munds effort AuguM. ft,
tor® «ecu red new »iriver« in mii hour.
and
W
a
»
hili
g
ton
In
roliaFquence.
the
supply
«•!
»istup*
from points in Idaho
ijurnre.
«upply »»(
ami at noon over half of the miners
to point* in Nrbra«k *, l»»wa Kan*«
in the vault«« j - runniiiK’ Very ¡ •••.«. at.
came out.
Then the aeooml lot of
M
it has fo«en found nec'UMSAry
í*«ary to cut «Irivrrw threw up their positions, and
a»k«*-l th” V< h -.
| - to join tl.rr.’ down the requisition from culirctora
•<» •ome uf the men began •toning the
Ile
in a ii ucinrnt t«» .«ll«'» th* tr.ii ’-j*»?
tliat sufficient ilami« might Ite k»’pt miner», who WtT»' fi-’tie I to lenvr ihtjir
tat ton of 350 (» umls »*t luggage tu trail« on ha??d to m«*«’t th«* legitimate de- work.
l’»acihc
pa«*«* nger a having
maids of the trad«*.
Ralph IIitr, the foreman, «oon had
lit beta U* the Patufic <*<*a»t »nd »<r*du«x*l
hi« WIm heater rifle in bi« haml. and
Aro»««« I'fate l*rfoe.
far* order for th* ocean |*aa*age.
Th«*
three «hot« »¡Uh kly chovked the enthu-
rr»|uv«t will hkrly be grant*»!.
N*W \ or it, July 2d — A
• ia«in of all the atriker« foil one, who
the
Herald
from
Washington
i
s:
Col. C F. Crocket, vice | r« »i lent of
lua-lr for llitr with a pick, bill hr was
Secretary fomg has a^Aih a»k««d the driven ha* k at the point of a revolver.
the Huutbern Paeifk* railroad, »!i»'»l Mt
1 -
II
hi* hutu* 111 Swtl F'raiiCi«* <>,
The u|<erat4>ra, however, feare«i amdhrr
furnish the guvcmin«»nt with armor for outbreak, am! Galled on the county offl-
Dm mlnrra’ »trike in the E«»»ter:.
Tonight orgamaera wre
•tatc* la aaauming a <l»*«)M rate »-¡wx-t the battle «hips W>- ««n»in, Hlimn« «ml ciala for aid.
Alabama at a c«>»«t »»f g.’.ou
ton
Th» there, and they «ay all ihr men Will
Th«* miner« have appealed to the rail
<x»mmunh allun» making th* prup«H*i
join the atrikerv, but Hite Mated that
way men f »r help
Hon have bren forwarded tu the com* •11 or tno«t of the men would fo* al
<
M Kliulta, of < hi 4,'-i, haa bo ight p.tnir«, and th* secretary Im re»iuvt»» I
work tomotrow.
th* Ta«»*ma Dedger ami ha» -place«! J
that immediate rvpllr« I m * made.
Be-
M. Bradley in editorial managem« ni
ifopprij by a * lujttnrilon.
fore taking any furtfo’r step« tn the
The price paid wa» |I*,0OO.
C anonsburg, Pa., July 20.-—The«.-
way uf < arrving will the I ia hr ‘l»»»¡rira
»ml inan’h on the Allimm mine w.»«
There 1« a great tu«h fr»»m Seattle to km»w the intent «» hm of thr armor
made this evening by BOO striker« from
am! th«* Sound to the gold field* at flrn.s.
Miller’s run and the Mlllerstnirg dis
Cfondyke. One miner aa* • that many
It i« tr|««rtrd that thr <'aruegir coin
No bloodshed resulted, AS the
Will go tl .err who will never return,
pany i« «‘onsldvring a proj»»«itn*n for trict.
John Durbin, one of Orv*g»«n’a ohlret thr aal* of it« plant to th** Russian leader* are ouol*hvaded men ami behl
Thr strikers
Thu» report has b»«-ii in their tuen in check.
pioneer» and oiliiena. died at the Louie g-ivrrnm»*nt.
of hi« grandson, Dun an R«»»«t mat circulation in ordnance «ir< le» í«»r many rea«’ho*l the coal tipple about «fork, but
Salem.
H* wa « nearly 103 veara old days, ami while thr repr<**«*iitutiv»*« <»f were met by a d»*pnty «hrriff, who
aervod an injtim ti«»n on the leader.
The pione<»r jubilee h«« lireii ualierwl Hie <'aruegir« in thi» city j .«.f.-«* to
Andrew Savage.
After «time pRrl«*ying
in al Salt l-4kr, and till« work Will fo know nothing afo»ut it. ««»me urdnanc*
w ttnrecMNf nile of,thr graiidr«t Orh-Lr» cip-itw fo’lirvr there may fo* Mtune the men marched buck a few hundrv«?
Th«* reply «»f the yard« ami <'4nijM-d in the open field.
tionv ever »«ran in lite Intrr-muuotain f<»umfoti«»n f«»r it.
Carnegie
company
to
the retriary*«
country.
«till Wutkliif Ml
li ruling
com mu meat Ion, it is a***r'r<l. will in
Th«» Ja|>an official p»«•*» wt.it» » that it
Wheeling. W. V»,. July 2<».— Tin
dicate whether or not there is atty
ia probabki that the Jnp4ne«*e govern
arrival of President llatehford at Fair-
truth in the rv|«urt irganling the -al
ment will agr*-e to lb»’ proptwal of H<
mount !• the event of the «lay in Wert
of the c«tahh»hiurnL
w.vti and submit llm dlvpute I’elwret
Virginia.
It i« rmt likely ltat«J t rd
the two countrire to arbitration
will be able t«» do anything which l> b<
Iter lll<»<*.l
N».l H«*ll-
could nut du.
I>«de, Itatchford atid
The fatiioti« Hroa-)tii«»*r C'.»*»in<», a
Washington. July 3<t.—The in i »nil other orgahiart« b»dd a ct»n(v*encr t<»
$100,000 piea«urc r» -i»it at Colors L.
offered to the Portugltr«»» flag t»v I «lay at Fairm«.*unt to dwiae plan« (ot
Spring», <’oh«., w ;*• burnol I»» th**
party uf »tudent« tn California «»n the future work.
They favor «'<»miiii«Mioii
gtunn«l. The entire L»u* wilt I*»- d<>ul4v
Fourth <>! July is not eijt «ctr»| to food ing all the »inker« a« mimioBarire t<
that amount.
There w.«» «. atvrly any
to any eoriiplicatmn«.
ViiMMtnnl «Ir work from man to man among th«
insurance.
Bant<»*Tliry«u, the Poriugm-*«« t iinhialer
Two m i*ked men roblmd th«- Sac and to the Cnitewl State«, called at the miner« in their home«.
Fol j»»«l«»flL 0, 50 miles from Guthrie, »tale department Imlay, ami
< »«al WbarSMg* la < hl« ag«
I had a
O T » and wvurcl a quantity of regia •hurl talk alanit the matter.
I II«’ pr*>
Chi* ago, July 2<i —-A «hurtage of r*-»
ter«*»! letter«, «tam|i« am! a «mall sum VioUaly had brought th«*
inoi*lent to has begun to fo* fell here
Th* Chi
<»f m<»m '
They were after $l0,(i00 the attention <»f the »Icpartmeiit a hu h
cago refinery, which uar» 5oo tom
l**ing paid the Indiana.
had caumn I inquiry to !*• tua*ie of the •lady, ha» su»|»rmlrd opat'raii<>n« in view
W. A. Bellwucxl,
a
well-known state authorities. The report <»f the o! the high price«*
fo«.wl «'• m I men be
Philadelphia merchant, ha* fo*rn ar- governor of California has not yet fo «,n hew that the sugar refinery’s « u «| m - m
rretod for obtaining Jewelry under received, a* the minister wa« inf«»rmr*l. • h»n is a (»»rerunnrr of a numl»rr «»l
fal»e prrtenae
He piwncl the Jewelry He *gpre«*ed great «ati«faol ibii al the similar « aa»’S, w hen similar large con
to gel money t«> bet on liurar rai «*«, and tone taken by the ncw»pA|<*ni in trfor- «utn«*rs attempt to replenish thrir stork
in thia way foal $13,000
ting tu the aff.tir.
Trouble* I« K*|MM-t4i«t.
The Central Lafoir Vtifon <»f New
l|r<l 4 «tifile
Canonsburg, Pa., July 2fl — AK »r
York, after a long wrangle, ad«»pt<-<l tha
Troy, N Y . July Jrt — IL v. Teter 500 striker« came in from Bridgeville
following rr«o1uti«»h
*'R ci *»1 v » n |. That
the appointmrnl of T. V. Powderly aa Havermah*. the ««lde»t Catholic privai •ml reported that from 7(Ki to I.Ooi
II«* would l»e here tutughl. Th«- Mi’Govetn
nuTUaiHioiwr o( immigration ia the in the Cnit«*d States, diol Uwfoy
gn*at»*«t offlirel I nan It ever offered by was l«orn in the province of North mine has l«œn running «ih-« Tu«»- ;«'
th* fe»L ial govrrnin**nt tuorgan>•<*»! la Bral«ant, Holland, March 38, |t»06, Trouble is look«*«I fur if the miner« d*
wining lo America in a few months
bor. •»
trat come out.
Marrhril ««it It nan «.I»«*
Edhem Paaha, rommamlrr-In-vhief
Pan Rafael, Cal., July 26Ch.'irlr»
«>f the Tiirkiah forre« In Thrrealy. «a« Bull!, ag«*d t«3, ami Gr«*rgr l^anff aged
Peoria. Ill, July If.—About 4PO
the recipient of an infernal machine, 31. were drownr«! tn thr «urf half a miner« from Minonk, Toluca and hut
which rxpb«|ed while it « a« being mile from Bolinas about II «>’ fork thia lati>l marched to R<»anok«- thi« morning
opened,
aevetwly
wounding E III«*111 morning,
Buhl Is thought to have Their coming wa« )reme»l in advan«»-
Paalia in the arm.
suffered a «trokr of iiaraly su» while and none of the miner« went t» work
l^anff. w ho h*-;ir«l Buhl'* After the meeting the viriiiitg miner*
The tariff bill makes a new rancvi bathing,
went away.
• ion to American vessels in the foreign cries «»f »list res*. met death while
to save thr drowning
1
< etl«n Mill* < love.
trade ui trade between th«* Atlantic and bravely trying
fo.’ Buhl was unmarri«*»! ind
Aurora, III., July 2fl.~The Aurur«
Pa* iti.*, by exempting from interna« man’s I if
foiuff re- tut ton mill« rha»r«l torl.y on account oí
tional revenue taxes «listii|r*d ami fer a rrshlrnt of San Franci*
Both fowl ire were the coal famine.
The cunerrn employ»
mented liquors, tutau oo am! cigars used shied in Holinas.
recovered.
as supplies on such v«-«««’fo
600 han*la
To < hrrk »prr.d of t»l««-««r
Forest tir«*« have been raging (or two
Itlrh » !•»»< la
days in
i the mountains east of Oroville,
Simla, July 2fl
The vic»* regal el-
Varren, Nev., July 2fl . — The di«-
Four or five house» smi I ni ms eonti*« rntinril tol.T a.I-pt.-.l n Kill nr»very «»f a QUtFlfi belt is rrpurtr--! from
Cal.
H atc bretx burne-J. A big f.rv started yrpealiBr t! .c - *<•»•’ii hi «' nt» act «*f I «v3. Alum creek, 10 mile» from llawlb«»rne
near Whitewash Trees an<l ran six or The object <»f thlf art lot* *<« to rea’ore The l»-d|fe aaaay* $ld tn the ton. The
erven 1 miles south to Palmero. Fifty 1» the governor-general the piner to
gruuml 1« covered with bouldere, ami
men were rngsg« I in righting it.
An- make rub«« for rbreklng Hie apt • el of «ample« from them a««ay $»’• U» the Ion.
other fir* broke out near Robinson '• certain Gontagiona dive,*»»« in the »an- There i* enough <>f thi« grade ore .»n
mill, and btirmwi over a distance eight lontnenta, and to give him th»- aarr.e the «'irface to keep |<X> etaiBpa going
by twelve mile«. Tw o hundred met) control in rrepun to three »liaraare
a*»* that for yeara. J4. A. Knapp and J. A
Were fighting it (or two nights and ■ •
-
*»•«'
Yerriogton, th* prim iptil uwn»*r», a iTe
«lays.
It is Iwlievr«! that lli»“se fires are tnM'tiou» diannlera.
making a mill te«t «»( «e%er41 ton» to
incendiary.
Ascertain the im|«>rtance of the find.
It is sai I in Athens th it Itsh has
Water pipe* of |i.«|M*r are a an eras it*
prop«»»” I cue vive mr^RUrrs against
England
I
Turkey.
DONE
KILLtO
O**«b
i •
New Havsn. Joly 38.—An appalling
accident occurre»! this morning in tha
•b*l I - Iced ing department <»f th* Win
cheater Rep«*ating F rearms Company's
works.
Without an Instant'« warning
•ix human being» |.*t their livre by an
•xpluaton an«! another victim d)«wi soun
afterwanl at th* taospitai
A aeor* of
oilier* were more wr le*a are low* I y in
jured but no further falahtle« are an
ticipated.
M »re than 150 men and women are
empi»>y*d in th* loading department
ami that more fatalitlre dhl not rrealt
from th* explosion i« miramfous.
The
hundtc*!» of people who gathered *fo>ut
the ffatre immediately a (for th* *x p lo
tion *iln»*s«M*«l « gru«-«*une *ighL
Hit
d«wl fowlire, bl a« kene«l With poW»l*t9
and friglitfully mangled. alm»*«t beyond
recognition, were lying on the fk«»r.
Near by tw<» injure! turn were writbi: g
in ’kg«*ny and all afoiot were men run
ning with their fa *» an* I anus I'bred ing
from shot w«»un’i«, nnmindfulof the m
jurire, but trying to assist ths injure!
an«l quell thr cunfoahwi. Owing t»i the
number rd girls whb were carri«*»l out
in a la.nting enmlithm, it *o believe*I
that many of them wrr* aerxHialy in*
jured, and there wa* a great forking of
relief when It so foam! that lu must
caars they were unharmed
The eiphsifon oc«*urn*l uj tbff Inadtttg
room
Ewipl«»ycd-ji jrt* re>m wm«
150 hands, two lhir®eTTh.etn girls and
women
N* xrly *11 th* female hands
* ■
• I on the • 1« .
chin«-*
The full
|’fou»«kht of hands
was At work in the frarai wh«*n thr rx-
■
sols of the Luildhig w««bl««wn «»ut, aixl
fragments «»f human bodies were » at-
Irrel in every direction. All available
|>hy«ici*ns. tire *!«*psirtment. polin», am
bulance and hospital corpa were ap<**d-
ily rammouad.
H arrow ing scJGfire were enacted 4» the
vast throng cungregAt»*d afouit th»- pfoor.
The vict:iu* who were alive were mad«’
a* « «»mfortabh* as possible an»! «■onv»-ye*l
with all |<«»*»ild* spred to thrir hum*-»
Tw o bod On Lad
fo*vn dcrapttalvd-
Others had la**»n partially torn asunder
and still others had forn diememfo’rel.
Hiw at I Ba*dri«»ff 4 .--d aftIn-u g (ak» ti
to the hospital, making the»rvrnth vic
tim <»f the rxpl»*i«m
Th«* cause of the rxpfosion has i.«»t
fosen «irtrrmin«*d.
T. G. B»*nnrtt,
president of th«* company, said:
•‘We have been running automatic
loading maciiiti*« lor more than JC
years, an«l this is the first lime any onr
ha» fo «ui injured. Since th«' adoption
of tne»Hi machines we have had no acci
dents in th” rise of l»!a k gunpowder.’*
Bennett expressed the belief that
through the carelresnrs* *»f an ojM*ratur
or |«>w«ler b»y the machine that rxpluii
ed had fo*«*n overcharged.
A
GEORGIA
WATERMELON
Th* l*tF«lti»»ii Herr)«*« * Mammoli«
N|>*rlm*n uf a Muulhrru Faturlt»-
Washington, July 23.—President M« -
Kmley was the recipient today of a
unh|iie <*<»iiiplim»*nt in the shape of .1
large Georgia v at«*rmel«ui.
>evvrul
membera of thr <lel»*gation iu congress
.
.<
H. Mitchell, of Atlanta, the S-»uth«*rn
freight agent uf the Baltimore A* Ohio
railroad, made the ¡ututati uì in th»
Blue room. Th«» melon wan about ta»»
ami a half feet long, and measured six
fret in circumference.
It was |>uck*, i
in a guldt'ii iiani|>**r, wrapped in th««
American flag .»nd « ntw in»-l with white
silk ribbon, on one end of which was
the fl «g of th«« Cnite«| Htatv* and on th«*
other the arms ut th«* slate of Georgia.
Representative Livingston made til«
presenta lion atwrech.
In doing su lie
refer re* I to the old a«lage a bent the
Greeks fo’aiing gifts, and assure! the
(»resident w l»rn opened nuoffiiv-i rkiliK
enemy wouhi emerge.
The president made a happy re-
«(H»h»r, saying among other things that
h«» was rs|-erial|y gralith-d f«>r th»* a*-
•orarn e that it contained no ofli. »
R’vkvr.
A
r*«*rty,
SHOCKING
STORY
aiAttstl«»* «»»«I I »«-«th
% rh •*««•• < ii > ■
I*
as
Fort Smith, Ark.. July n. — A
«h<K?king Ciu*» of destitution came 14»
light in thia city yesterday,
In an ohi
shanty within th«- shadow of the t'ni-
ted Stale» Jail, lying U)«»n a pile «»f
straw am! revered with rag», wn* f<»uml
Mrs. John H.iu»*r, the widow »»f a «»> •
well-known German r«-*idenl of this
city, almoNt dem! with malarial fever.
In ah«»lh»*r corner lay two B-antdv
clothed etWpSre.
They were thr budim
ni Mr». Hauer’s children, one fl months
old, the oilier 4 yean». The children
had di«*d from di*ea«e, exposure and
starvation,
hi the hut were also foni'd
Mr«. Lordan, Mr«. Hauer*«m<»th<*r, ami
three living children, all of wh»»iu wera
fa«t yielding to the pangs uf hunger.
Mr«. Hauer was r«*muv*d to a hospital
where «lie will «lie.
Many Miners Preparing to
Leave For theClondyke
PERILS
OF
THE
JOURNEY
llMnort
Fa»»»«g»r» IM reel far
l»aW«4MB « Ilf % * kriwrift Mrirhaut »
Maeal I*»•••«!I *«•»»•
••an Franc • u. July 33. —Notwith-
•landing th* »uggration« *( the miners
«»n the a»lvautag«>« «»f traveling over-
Ian«!, the Et(w*lsior, which will sail **n
the 2Mth. is fowking pasM’tigvr» for
h»«*>n City by the •« ore ami will cl««**
its looks lu a day or so.
The «tramer
will arrive al St Miche I’s early n
Augu»t, in time tn ti»nn«*«i with ri'sr
The
foaktS FUlihltig direei t«» fka W «*••!».
giddawkrra will reach their •l«sIinaD«»n
atout Rapirmi*? 5. As th* Yukon will
t»e froasm by Ortaber I, M> one who
»1er« nut go s*M»n w ill lie able to re»» b
Daw m H) this ymr by way of St.
MicbaePa.
Humlrrds will «fouLtlrs»
make th»* Journey overland from Jutrean
after the closing <d thr navigable
stream*
The Alaska Commercial Company
ha« Ä00 000 |w»und« of supplies at Kt.
Mi«ba«d*s. all of which will Im for-
warded to D»ws>>n by ts>at twf*«rv the
«*|i«Mrig of the ri»cr.
The N«»rth
Amen m Transportation Company ha«
an equal Amount of f«**l an ! clothing
it M. Micharl’a
A party of 40 tpun *• preparing |e
‘harter a acbooner and «ail to Juneau,
from which pnint they will Uiakr ihr
pmrnt-y overland U» Dawson.
It is hard to say al thi« time h«»w
many '■»an Franciscan« will leave L»r
tLr i»«:w Erfoíad”.
HumlF”»»«» are ««»i»-
• birring th«* qmwtiuti, bnt the daitg« i
«il t li»- ;'•'.)>( 11 .»•*«« >f f .4 i u r w ; . k*”- ;
many of them from swelling the popu
fotionof Daw « n » ii City ,%r any of the ih * w
towns which will spnug up. «»r (rom
JoUrneVitig to }«o»»lb!r he* field« whl* h
may l»e di«cuvr#rd
Th»» problem« is a
«hflh ult one to *>lve, but the chaiof»
arv that a couple »>( hundred will Irav*
here fo*twr«*n now ami next «pring
Thr Walla W «Ila sails this morninii
The Walla
with but few Yukon*!*.
Walla will ooiinect with the Mi’iioi,
•A ,
. A : . t *k\ ;i; ’• • f the annera
fonimi for Juneau.
Thr Yukon rush
ha« caused the Pacifit? C<»aat < oui|«Mny
to arrange an extra «tremer trip, to
L av * Portland for Jun«*au soun, atop-
ping al Seattle.
A
HAZARDOUS
UNDERTAKING
iHttU «»III. a Hleii.llm • Trip I m II»«
< loMdykr Foiated *»««<
Chicago, July 22 — P. B
Wearr,
vn «•-prr«i»lrnt «*f th»’ North American
Trading Company, 1« receiving bun
drrds <>f letter« asking information re
garding Aln^k.«
II»* »-nd today:
’’The bouts winch sail fr«»m Seattle
this month are full— every pasrtage
taken.
That means that any one who
wunl1* to go to Cfotidyke must wait for
th»* August louts.
And thr Journey is
7,( h )0 mile«-
People talk about it .1« i!
it waa walking aero«* thrftr *rt. They
don’t rvaiia»» what Afoaku 1«—what
thr Yukon 1». They will »»»•«.I a map
to oonvillcr them of thr truth that thr
country *d the Vuk-n end iui tribo
'm i 1’
\
i« as forge a« the w hole «'»»untry rust »»!
the Mi«sn»«ippi—that it is forigrr than
.» trip to Euro|»e before they rru-h
B«diring »«-a, an<l thr mouth of thr Yu-
kon; that by thr tun«’ they strike the
Yukon th»* Aln-kan Arctic winter will
fo* t>|K»n them
By September 30 thr
winter aetllre «L»wn ami thr Yukon
cuuntry is frown « m «I i «I till next Muy.
“The aspen»« « <♦( g« tting from Chi
rag»» lo Seattle 1« $00, ami from .'Mollile
There will I m «
to Be ring »ra $ 150.
thous.inds of EaNirrn in» n who will go,
but of rouro* the <*<»a>*t ]*<«oplv have
everything in thrir favor
**Onr thing must l«e rvim-mfo-ri*!,
that the Cfondyk* country is in Brit-
lah domain and will fo* governed a« •
eordingly.**
IVawl« I»« < «»II«’« l l>uti«*«
Viet »rfo, B <‘., July 23 —This <-ity
1« full of pr»»«|)ertivr miner« waiting
f«»r steamers to take them north.
In
• h«»rt, thr g«»|d frtrr ha« struck thr
town, am! *orre *»f men are throwing
up g<*od |N«»ititona in order (o «**rk
thrir fortunes in the Cfomiyke g<»l*l
lirLia.
John Pirrw. a wholesale rn« reh,«nt,
ha« made a »«mirwhal novel pro|Mn»i
ti«»n to the Dominion government. I!«*
has nfferel to p-»y $ >0 000 ¡<*r annum
fur a |wri<sl of five «»r len } e »r». for
thr privilege uf collecting duty «»n
K’ «•I« going into the <'amehan «rctâon
of thr Yukon ootinlry. To his telegram
to thi« «-ffr«'t th«* authoritim have a«
yrt not vou* h«afr»l an answer, but it I«
Ifelievr*! cu»tum« <»ffl rm wilt be M*nt
there I»» cull«*r,t duly on American g»s»l.«
which are bring taken into thr cuun-
try.
Thr Tariff <«»t«fr»rnr* ItrpuH.
Washington, July 33.— Thr tariff
eonfrreticr rej«»rLjkA* .^¿en ut» in thr
senate today after root ine bus tn«*«« was
di»|«os»'«| uf *nd thr formal reiuhng of
the report pna'rr«|«wi.
During the
early hours the dl*< ussiun was purely
formal, mo«t <»t thr lime fo-ing given
to i«lentifying Hit* numbered am»n«l-
ment* w l h thr trit of ihr renata tul!.
% h Olfer Ft«»»»» I I Hti»( I hang
Poughkrr|<*ie. X. Y , July .’2 —
George A Krill, who gra«lua|n| from
Cormdl in Boot, rr«-ently received 4
cable dispatch from Li Hung Chang,
<>ff»-ring him a liberal sum to organise
•ml manage a mole! farm in China
under the government.
Mr. Brill will
accept, and will leave for China soon to
»liter upon his dulirc
In Ihr
Washington July 33.-When the
houae met today Evan», of Kentucky,
re|M»rte»l a joint resolution r«»|ur*>i ing
the pnondent to make an« h Invest iga
tioiia ae will elicit fact* in oonnrt t ion
with the rretrictiona pul upon the «ale
of American tobacco In foreign conn-
trie« un<lvr what ia known as * * regte, ”
or government contract a. Th« résolu-
lion waa a<!optn|.
« «dritte-1 < r»» bu • t mirrai
San Trancierò July 33.— All flag« ill
tin« city were half-maslrd to»|.»v a«
tribute to the memory of the late Cid
onci Char le« F. Crocker.
The •implr
f I ■ ■• .»
- i y a few ■ •
the tnoal intimate friend« of the «L*
erased, wm conduct««! at San Mateo this
morning, an«I the rriuains were then
brought lo tin» city.
6V
MASKED
MEN
«Mwtrr ef MH! aa«l T»« f »
Hsk»r*s H«» KVr«lrw)«d
Astoria. Or., July 23 — NrW! was
brought to thia city today that a great A Resume of Events in the
fleet of hahing boat» had dretroye»!
Northwest.
many net« in Baker’• hwy. Ia«t night
There wrrr between
an«! Ibis morning
50 and 100 boats. it> ra.-b «•! which Wrr«-
two or u>»»re mm. The men were al! EVIDENCE OF STLAOY GROWTH
masked, wearing ham!kerchief» over
their faces.
The fleet rvnlenlly congregate«! at Wvw» (•*tb«r«4 I» All Ih* T urbi «f
<»*•» X»lghhorlB| at*t*e l«M|»re«*-
the hea»l uf San«! letami Irei night, af
Xnl»4 In Ili In-iuilil«« Orege*.
From
t*r having formulale»! plan«.
there th* fo«als pruce«*«led to th* I mv ,
The GoMen Mtamlar»! quarta mine,
destroying all the trap* that lay in
near G»dd llill, in Ja> k«on «t>uniy, »«»
their path. Whenever pusaiblr. th«
l**m-l«'»l la»t Wcrk f««r $135,000.
men aawrd off th* trap*poire.
When
The «.ffl«■’•»»• «»! thè Malhfoma hav«
Uns was tmpireible. they tore ths nets
to pieces
From the information At mg4g««l a crea in tforvalli» to wurk un
ba*el it apprar» that nearly 100 trap" a wing dato Ihat
wera dretfpyml« This tuotning the de- Bla»k ix.g bar.
E» ti maire put on the wheat crop ot
»1 ruction wa» continued
N«» attempt
E,iMern Orvguti are tliait there will I*»
was made to M<>t* the work of th»* men.
1 Jl>M.00U
Th* actfou *>( the men tu this’ire I ruc in ihr tirigltilx>rh<»4 of
tion of propartv is no «l«ul»t due to the hush»*!» barv«*ste«l lhl* rearen.
fact that th»» price of kah La» fo » n re
Thr wag««n hr« lg” Acr«»*» the Yam*
«loced
Within the last few »lays I!»«* hill al Khrrid an in iinreL*. focili •
f
Ira}* btv* bare «luing *aceptionallr
lecavr»! piers.
Tr.wel »»ver the 1hri.lg«
well, and it ia believe»! the plan for will fo* inimriipt..| tur two or three
their <|e*iru«*ttun wa* formulated Ira week*.
vengeful men. although, o(
Thr Falla < ‘ity rorrrepoml ent of thr
raniiol be definitely «aid ihat the ma
Dallas fluirj**- mlent asya thnt Inu|s in
raudrr« were tfohrrinm owing to lhelt
that precinct • re looking wr'll,
ma»k«.
ha* fo’gun in ran>**«t. and1 fall ■<»wn
The Ir«}* hefongifig to Sumiml El
oat* will sour 1 fo* ready hir lliv I> Infor.
more. McGowan A 5-»ns amt H A >» a
Hon C V Br«M*k says th *t th'« crop
borg received the attention of the m«*u
Heaburg’s property «offering m«*t
A «»f wheat in Nbrrman r»»uimy 1 N til«
A «n- vativ<« rstl-
few private flap* were molreled.
Th« largret on ree« r 1
ionie ¡'la««*» fl ir output to foi* hat'rr«trd
men roul’l l«e plainly s«*en from th«
•bore, carry Ing on their w«»rk of dretrue- At 3.(MM),000 bushel*, all u ( ex«* •dient
«junlity.
thm, but n»» attempt wa» mn '<• to «t-.-j
Th »«re seems to fo'
them, a« it was nup|»>««*’| they wme
wh«»th*r the fish hate
heavily arm«*!.
will la* o|w*rat«M| thi«
Ctunpfoint w«« it t !»• to Deputy Cu
ted State« Marshal Miiart. hut b«* I»»” claim !>«*ing made by
that th* resulta “t lai
taken no a- t!t»n a« yet.
a
Tim affair ha« created great eiritr- Ufy th»* sichre
m*nt
It i» »aid the men hav«- w -« ••
The bar latra u f
rn
to remove all th* imp« in th;« ri»« r. trr«M| Into an a,
avo
claiming that they ar«« the can»«* of lb« any of thrir c
reluct ion in the prm* of fish.
T‘
Thr burlier who violates
canneni have taken n»> •«•lion as y«*t t ■
will hav«» to furnreh hi«
the protection «»f their pro|»erty, ami with a win«* supper.
will prolMbly obtain permission lu keep
Th* gra«»hop|M'r« that were >lrVa»lat*
an arm«*»! force in the bay
II i« uml« r-
-.i* th” fi’-i I n r un I t>l»'i. n Gilliam
.
■
.
IJ. migrât«**! to thr west and «titilli
will offer $1.000 reward or ihr appre
lawt week
The sun was partly ob-
hension o the offend*?*.
*d thr greater («art of the week,
w hi I* they were flying «
REACHED THE SENATE
Th* illustrated rotuni emrmeut num-
ber uf thr Cnivrrslty of Oreg«»n M«»nth-
Will»
Ih»
l»ia
îha •»••iwn Will r «>«1
ly ha« berli completed,
lieshire roti«
|.<»« m I ttf th* 1 • r I Cf Hill.
rations an»! two prim
laining thre
Washington, July 23.—The tariff re*-en tir deliver»*!, ami
and an unusual
cun former report was reported to the nuinfo'r »»( llltrtrstlhg irto |r«t, it also
•mat«« today, but little I’fog’»*—» wa> haa 15 «li *«*1 engraving» «»f the literary
made on it tw-yomi the furiual r red ing Mirfotie*, graduating cl t*t uf ’V«, «»II-
During the tor 141 »t
of afo»ut two-tiiir»!« of it.
taff. t*uar I of regents ami Presi-
day Tillman «qwidy lbrrv(irm»-l a tiii- «Irnl < h iapmati.
».
• i.
bu»trr until
ibi« ..J tin i«-adil>g " ’I ' U»”i«
•
bagging and cotton ti<*e were nut re-
tllMt«*S that afouit J, .»IM», IKM) 1*011 hd« of
• t«»red to thr free Ifo* but thr threat
w»»»»| ha vu* ching* d han ■ ■« al The lkdl«s
was regarded «« autnewhai fi «-tioii'
thl<* «M-uMiti
'i bi* w« «-k the porch »»• ■<
Thr sugar amendments nctsunrd a
have fo'cn L)»ge
1 >1»»» clip of 60,000
lung <lrt»atr, «luring which A Hi»* >n
p»nn Is Was «»»Id at I« v«-iit»
There
.«• conf»-t-
a ere
ate 5,000.000 p»uind* more to he sold,
*
ami
and w h«’ii all thi« m tuip«*l into money
largely a coiu'»*««tun to th»* hou*»*.
it ought lu ni»k»’ a »uui forge mutigli
V**t, Jun«*«, Berry itnd Whit«’ <pt* *
to fo* fell in bu»in»**».
lion *d this statement, urging that th«
N Igi r trust M*curcd forger fo to !P. ■ f u*
M M •*» I ng t >>n
th«» v*»nformer ach«*dufo than from any
l‘Ug< have pul in their
previously offer* I. Th* lumber ano-n-l
r Hi»* Hi-t lime in the Pa-
in.mt also brought out .inimAt«-d crin
fonar country.
<• «rn from Teller am! Pettigrew.
The Pa« itiu •oldlcr«* r«’uni«>n llegan
E 1
in W
I. ( hrlialia county, ht«l
)•»: ti t
1
*
nd re
will t'ont I IIU«' five wevk«
wrrk.
«¡nesting thr preshlelit to take all n«' re
hmgrr
•ary steps for the release of th“ t ’«»tu
John P Fay ha* borii rlectrd |>rrsi*
| nd i tor’s prisoners from
prison Mt
«folli of thè fo.iird «d r«»g«*nls of thè uni-
Havana.
The general opinion 1«
the vi-rsity «>f U ashingtou, tu suev«*vd John
Wilvy, «Iccsare»!.
quorum of thr iniial»* will
A I'lMte M*»r«lr»*r klllr.l I»» %»
Kingman, Aria, July 22. — It h forma
lion received from Rioville, ? N»v at
the mouth of the Virgin rive w, au y •
that Mou««*, the Piute murder* er, was
killed two day« ago on Muddy « rrrek in
Limnoln county. Nevada, l»y a pu~«• ot
pure ur r«,
Moina» i« the Indian who k:il<-
Hlcarnee and Duvl« *»n the Coh>?ii-n
river ta«l winter near the White h.ll«.
A rtaard of |. 5u *4» . fT«r.-»| f>r ' nn.
dva«l or alive, ami a cuhMant -»ar* h
ha« I m * vu made for four m«*nlh«
N«
trace, however, wa« «truck till .1 wr»*k
ago.
H»> wu then Io-ate*I in th*
Charlreton mountain«, north ut Van
derbilt. Sheriff Butte win*d Witham
Miller, of Vanderbilt, to take trad«-»*
and go out
Miller found the trail
am! follow»«*! it to within IP mil*« *»f
Muddy arttletttrnt. Tl»v Imhan trail
er« then turned l»ack. twihg afraid <»(
the Imhan« on the Muddy
Miller
followed alone am! finally ran «town
Mutter, who was »hot live time« forfore
he gave up
Thr >»«hl»iiil Tl.lat < an<|
Oaklaml, Cai., July 22 —A memo»
rial ita» beri» ftirWardeti lo c«mgr»'»« l»v
thè |>roplc <»f Alameda aaking Ihal thè
Oakltnd telai canal !«• c*on»| h t.sl Mh •
not aliati«Ione»I Thi« canal Mio* planrnd
and half coinplvtrd nrnlrrt ohmrl G. C.
Mendall, when he wa« chief of govrrn-
mrnt engineerw.
When Colonel Hutter
waa appointrd he with«irew t'olonel
Mende!!** fidai renai pian, alrt rlv
l«art)y c»>mplete.|. Citi» ti» of Fruii-
vale an I Aloitie<Li wanl il «v»inplrtrd
• •haltiHi Vrta, ? Xwsriversarr.
London, July 41— The Mah.tion
Army celebrated it 3'0 ai>niver.ary at
the Cry.tal palace tialay.
An ..nor
mona gathering a.M-ttiblol «uh «lele
gata« from all part, of the «orti.
Aluminum helmet! have noi proved
I’hlfodr Iph i a is to buy Profr«**or
entirely •uccreafu! in the German army. Cope’« Culler lions of fossil« for $óO,OUU
I’srlflr < »«••( ll heal f»r Rr*«||.
San Franciaoo, July 23. —That th ere
1« an actual whoitage uf wl.rat in the
Argentine Republic has firm ilrniuti-
•Irate»! by the chartering of two |»ig
•hipa tn carry Wheal tn tirati I. < >nr <»(
them, < oml*el»ank, 3,1 7V ton« regir’er,
1« alrredy hauled and ready fi »r nen.
The other, the Crra»«ington, 3,000 Iona,
1« ready to begin lowdmg at ome.
Theae ship« will carry a large «torr of
grain to th« Breailian capital, the fir»t
time m hietory that a cargo of the km«l
haa gone from her* to that port.
Bra
sil haa al way« dr|M«nde»l W|«»n Arg« n
l**e fur ita wheat supply heretofore.
< •»• Ml»«tn*lf Into th» »<•»
Ran Francisco, July
— Fred <iib
•on. a lE-year-oM buy, attempted «u*
ride last evening by throwing him«e!f
into the <a*ean from lbw Mu»re| n« k.
Ilia action was aawn by one of the < •■ »«t
guardsmen who fish«-d bun out of thr
water with little diflb ulty.
He told a
pitiful «lory of the death of hi« parent«
•ome lime ago ami of bi« inability p>
And work,
lie !»•• been a charge of
the H»»y«’ A Gllra* Ai«l *»«*i.«iy, gn»l
felt that lie war im|w»aing on the •«»
riaty, *o he »lipped «way from tin
home Sunday afternoon.
Paper brlth-g for machinery la b
ruade and noeti in Get many.
It im rr(N»rte«l that thr l‘ght draft fo»at
Ihat in tu navigate thè Okanugan rtvrr
1« afoiut c«impfotcd st W« nateli*«», sud
will m.ik«* 1* trial trip in u fot* «foys.
very soon after the di*p»»*Al >-f I
tariff bill, but thr deter imitation uf t
•upjN»rter» of the Harrt« Pacific ra
roa-1 rr«»‘luti«m to *•< iire a vote u|-<»n
before final a«ljournment may «lek
that t'oh«uti*mati«Hi f »r «orne «lay*.
A ««»mplete • ure in a a«e of l<n ’ j*w
I« reported from the German hoaptlal,
San Tranciano. The raw* wo treated
by an Injection of telano« anti tonne
•imitar in Ila arana to that u«r.I in
roue« of diphtheria.
Lomfon. July 33 — The Daily Mail
haa received an anonym«»'!« letter with
referrm v to the proital ihiT of a war
between England am! th»* Cnilcd Stat»-«,
In which the writer aaya:
**Englaml had ought to take th* op
purtunity of ra tifying the frontier by
annesing Maine, Vermont, New |hmp
•hire ami a port of New York • a’et
thu« giving Canada a «report—!1
Il
land—to which navigation »*» <»p»-n
th* y«ar.
si»* ought al*» l«> an nt 1
Alavka am! the Han*iwhh i«lm I .**
*■
\«* a r**»ull uf thr «tarting *«f thr ice
fo> tory ut Afo*r h-«-i», a rch«s»nrr ha»
L«-«-n fittrd oul thvre t«» !i»h fi»r h.ilibut
‘•ff ir.«* Fforu-rv 11 I furi ber n<»rlh.
*»l«tprn«*n!* «d « itti- «>v«-r t|ie < «*utral
W a»I«ington frutn Big B«*ixl ¡‘»•ini» c»»n-
tinue, •«**• * *1 t' «;!.* fo-ing reni uut
wh w«-rk, luaded wilh calile for East-
rrn (Munta.
H «vnir in \\ b.i’c.nn munte, is «unn
t«» bave « -l o gir mill, luralrd wherr
thr old >1 ‘p*»‘ «awmill •»lotid 4 few
yr.tr» .«g«»
lue tua uincry for thè mill
lina arrive«l.
A ««>ikv»*ntb»n
of *U|»rrfor court
judg«-- i* fo-ing t ”11 111
»{ti», for thè
puri«*-«’uf 4 ‘«»piiiig a uiiifo«m «tstrni
of ruh - 41. I r* commemliiig tuwled
chnngrs in thr pr.u tic»’ act,
TI«»- Whitmiii Montimi ni A«»«» tatttiii
sul>mitt« l ) l.«n» and •(»■ .fo nlions for
thi* (>r««|»>»<*d Whitm4ii monumrnt la»!
w«-«-k, albi thr c»»hlract was nwar«lr«l
f «-’ w« • < tu .« in «•■
w k- in Wall*
Walla.
TI»«* *.i!iib’h are >.«»«! to fo- runniiig
w« ll «l«iw n thr S«*tin«l. tini thr prt»«
} m < fa are favoralilr f«»r <1 g«»»! catch
’Ih«* ».-tlmon are m«>*l ph-ntiful Ju«<
n«»t* in B«d|ingbamiu chann«*l. golf <*f
Gmrgia.
Th«- onr» running nuw «ro
i»«M*k«ra ri.
’Th»’ tlr*t piano brought to th» l*a* ific
Northwest is attracting <’a»n«i*lerahfo
aitrnti«*n al the Ferry museum, in Ta
«»ms,w Imre it has recently been placed.
The >li«trum»*fit WA» brought to Oregon
City in I >47 or I MIE coining by aay of
th«- Horn, 4n<l wa- thepro|M*ity of Gen
eral .M«d‘arvcr, («»iimlcr of the city of
i n’ornj
From C)r«-g:m City it was re*
m<»ve»l to T a **<» iiia in IM»iV
The «a» k «hipping «eaa*»n has opened
at the W.ill i Walla penitentiary. Or
ders amounting to WOO,000 »u<-ks are be
ing flllr«! as rapitllv as ,w»reiMe. Th*
Jute mill is running with 333 mm, ami
turning «»ut between 7.000 ami M.OOO
sacks daily. The price <»htaim««| *1
present 1« 5 , > < r»t-
Eleven t are <»f
jute have Item receive»! by the |**niten
tiary. This ia but a part of a forge
con«ignment whi« h ia to !>e receive» I
from time In time on • rentrugt Irt la«l
fall. It la thought that Iba mill can
I m * kept runnmg througlMHit the yrar.
A propoaition i« »*n fool to reorganiae
the tllympia l*o|legfop» IflFtitOt*
!t
i« nndrrwtoo»! that the truatere of the
Puget wnind univervity al Ta»«-m« ar«
willing lo turn over their buainre« Col
lege am! normal «lej artment« to H im
Olympia inatitutlon.
I
('ommisstoner of Hortirulturr Baker
haa receive»! notlAration that Asotin
rotinty ha« taketn steps, through it«
horticlutural anrirty, to ••»« nre a <w»un-
ty fruit inspector under the provision»
of t|>e law enacted bv the loot legisla
ture, Thio It the first coUlitv to taka
advantage of the opportunity afforded.
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