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4 at-N»V. * 4 '! > OREGON, SCIO TRUST IS WITH SPRECKLE8. Has Large Interest In Fpreckel* Com pany, but Does Nut Compete. In I Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. IAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINEVTS A Resume of the Lass Important but Not Lets Interesting Events of the Past Week. Secretary Root reetornl health. has returned with The French government has decided that Mororoc must pay damages to for eigner. Owing to the strict quarantine main- fa in* i Han lliegu lias little fear ol Ule plague. It is likely that Canada will have to pay heavy damages on aocount of the Vancouver anti-Japaneee rioting. China has just sent representative« to a number of countries for the fxir- p we of studying the c<>hstltutiou que»- t on. have Messenger boys at Tacoma struck and the telegraph company is considering the advisability of using girls. Han Francisco. Hept. 10. — John Sprrokles, president of the Western Sugar Refltung company, teetified yea- terday be ore United Males Commis sioner Richards tn regard to the rela tion« elisting 1-el ween his company and the Atoertaan finger Refining eotn|«i. v of New York, the eu called Havemeyer sugar trust. Il was eotabliahed by his testimony that Mr. Havetvuyer and bla men own a large minority of the stock of the Western Refining company, but he denied tlat wither he or his father, Glaus Hpncklee, baa any interval in the American Hugar Refining ronqany. lie droiarvd that the price of sugar on the coast «ran held low enough to prevent competition from Mr. Have meyer, except in • few special grade«, which the Western does not manufac ture Mr. «] r. -•« .i.-at in nv ' :• t- t>- used In a suit brought by tlie receiver of the Pennsylvania Sugar company against tl>« American Refining com- ¡”' v f .r I t i ’.O'H' r<>’ in-, »* f .- result of the Havemeyer interests get ting control of the Pennsylvania con cerri and shutting down the plant. The suit ur both for conspiracy ami for vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law. and is brought in the United States District court of New York. GATHERING AT SARATOGA. Fifty Thousand Grand Army Veteran» The Wetern Union still claims to be Expec ad at Encampment. gettl' g it» old usn beck all over the Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 10.—-Amid country, but the service does not im gaily d«x .rated stieeta, vet) rails of the prove. Grand Army of the Republic have l*en Conrgesaman Longworth says the arriving all day for tlie Forty-first Na- Kooeevell will net become a candidate tioiinl i-ncan >m< nt «!i. ! « :. I»- hr. I for a renomination unless the whole -here this week. Fifty thoumnd veter country demand» It. an* are asported. A Harvard scientist has found that This may tie the le»t encampment spleens are edible and »ays his discov held anywheie but in Washington. At ery will add 60,000,000 pound to tlie the busineao setwion of tbe organisation nation's annual meat output. a rewdution probably will be inlrixiuc- Hccrvtary Root's health ia fully re ml fixing that place as the permanent meeting place < f the organisation here stored. after. It ia al»i probable that within Senator Depew says he favors Roose a f< w yeats the annual encampment velt for another term. will i’ccome only a meeting of delegates, A Are in the Esperantos mines, Mua- for the veteran», it was stale«! by Grand Army ofli.-ials, are becoming too feeble quit, Mexico, cost 27 Ilves. to attend the meeting» in a txxly and to The rival sultans of Morocco are to take part In the annual [latade. settle their claims in a big tattle. The encampment progiaui begins U h A crnas-le ia to start to exterminate .tey. the Monte Carlo gambling house. NEW RULES TO BEGIN WAR. Britain is considering the advisabil ity of giving bock the Hthetland island* Hague Confaran Require* Notice to to Norway. Enemy and Neutral*. Heney ia expected in Portland soon The Hague, HepL 10.—The filth ple in connection with the Ort gun ¡and nary aittmg of the iieace conference wiur fraud cast«. held i«day. The whole American dele Vancouver, B. C., laborers are mob gation was present. The following bing Japanese Bud international trouble ruler regarding the opening of liuetlli- threaten*. ties were adopt««!, u few count rias mak A new telegraph com|any liaa been ing reservations: “The contracting power* agree that formed in Chicago that bop«-» to extend Its service over the entire United hostilities must not tiegin without pre vious unequivocal notice having lieen Mates. given, either in form of a declaration J. E. Hall, president of the Beldmg- of war »ttlng forth its motives or in llall Manufacturing company, Chicago, the form of an ultimatum with the ha* appropriated *316,000 of the com additional declaration of war. pany's money to his own use and a te “A state of war must 1« notified cs ver now has cliarge of affaire. without delay to the neutral p>wera, Jerome has called a grand ¡'try to in the rflict of the latter tieginning after dict traction trust olhcials. they receive notice, which can lie given Commissioner fane is to inquire even by wire. In any case the neutral powers cannot proUwl against Die lack into relwting on Western rail read*. of Ulis notice, If it is «wtabliehvd tliat The cases against the Standard OH they undoubtedly knew tliat a state of company of Ohio will ba tried aeon. war existed.’* Extreme miwuns are being adopted in Hau Francisco to »tamp out the MOB SAILORS IN JAPAN. plague. BAD BLOOD AROUSED SEPTEM BEH NO. LET POLITICS ALONE IS 1HORNLESS WONDER. Irrigation Corgrea* Turn* Down Free Lumber Resolution. Burbank Tell» Irrigation Corgr*»* of Latest Creation. ttacr»uieuUi, Sept. The effort to have the 1 Sth irrtgat on cougriwa pass a reaolution pro»ei>t<xl by Judge Raker, calling for the withdrawal of the duty levied on l.-uiber failed. Another itb- |»rtait action of (be gathering Satur day was it* deciaion to eliminate a rea- olulion proteeting against the eiuk’iment of any further legislation tavorlng 1'hll- ippine sugar. With thia latter excep tion, the report of the committee on Japanese Purcha*<ng Stock of Arm* roaolutl« ns!»»»¿adopt«d’aojrrod and the Alto Ask That Grai.ng Charges on > I . - > R «■ -'it and hi« and Troubl« I* F »arad When Reserve* Be Reduced to administration In relation to reclama Naît Steamer Arrive». tion, coneervation of water and forest» Actual Cost. and other matters was endorsed. Judge Raker withdrew his motion for the purpose of liaitnony, but the t)»e Seattle, Hept 10.—A rfltvial to Sacramento, Cal., Hept. 7.—After Sugar question waa only eettlwl after four day* of addresses and diaciuwiona, Times from Vancouver, H. C., »ays great discussion, the friends < f the As a rwiult of the disorders Satiinlay sugar industry making a strong fight in tin 1 ft,, i tii Sat t ai Irrigw’.' n e. girwa yesterday took up the lug work <>f and Hundav evenin,-«, th« •ituation their intermit. The sentiment in favor the gathering, when the report of the of eliminating politics from tbe con- her«« with rtgard to Asiatic« I* increas cominittee on reoolutiona was submit gr««» wa* responsible fcir the withdraw ing in mens«'«. The Japan«»« have ted by Its chairman, ex-Governor als of the lumber and sugar proproi- George C. I'arvlee, notified Cbist of Police Chamberlain t one. Hurt (»dicv protection Is inadequate and There Is mi indor*«m*nt of the |xdicy Arthur Briggs *u0r«e«d»i in getting > w'.« ' «».- , i r- I: • of l*re«td«’nt Rousevelt and ills adniima- the congroes to pa«» hie reaolution in »elvrw. Chinese ant Ja|>ancae em tiation in connection with tlie puliry the interest» i.f California fruitgrowers, ployed in hotels and revtaurants have of reclamation. Irrigation, forest ]>roa- in rotation to the use ol sulphur in dry withdrawn lr< m work. It is «aid that ervatlon and conservation ol rosotir«-«<a. ing fruit. The resolution asks the de Oriental leaders have Instructed them The departments that have the big partment of Agriculture not to enforce they must no* work tinder penally of work in hand are Indorsod. There is the regulation of the pure bsxl law in *100. The Japanese are purctiasing a rec' iniiH-ndatioti that the government the matter without furthei investiga tiroarms and the aspect of affairs is only charge enough for timber cut from tion. threatening. forcat roe«r\e« to (-ay for maintenance The congress adopted unanimoualy Steamer Monteagle, due to ar Ive of the fcreat aervlro. Congriaw Is a*k««l th« rtq-ol of tlie c> mmittco on |«>riaa Wednesday or Thucs’tay with many to pass a aw providing for the preserv nent organltatIon. The newly elected Oriental* < n b>«rd, will be met by a ation of tlie Calavcr* Ing Ire«* by the <>:! cr« are Frank C t ii-uly. of Ih'n- h«»tile demonstration. It is freely tie- exciiange of other timber land for ver, president; G»>rge E. Barstow, of clarod that the Orients!» will not be them. Texas, first vjee president, John Fl. allow««! to land. There is growing tin- The irrigation congrm la aiiked to Baker, of Moiloe county, California, raain«MM in the city. The feeling is in- make evary effort to have the »'ven- second vice president; Herbert E. cn-aaing tliat, in view of the number of teenth session of the congt«-«* held in Htrain, of Montana, third vice presi Japan«»«’, Chine»«’ and Hindus in Van Wash ngton at the sain« time the Na dent; Z. B. Fowler, of Arisona, aocre- couver, the minister of militia should tional congro«* ia In rcMlon, and pro tary. take ste|ie to protect them. Hcveral vide lor a «'ommlltee of rive to promote Albuquerque, N. M., was select»! »* restaurant k<<« per* met this morning the matter. Protection la also n«k<«i the meeting place of tbe ltlth irrigation an<i resolved to «>mpky nothing but f<>r the lx«<t sugar Industry and aid for congreas. The only city nammi in op- white labor. tlie work of irrigat.on, r«vlamation, position was Walia Walla, Wash. Dr. Fairly reports of the disorder* Satur preservation and conservation. Blalock, of the Washington delegation, The only r«w>dutioii obj«vting to ad day night were exaggerated. Th« | extended the Invitation on behalf of min 1st ration ideas is one protesting crowd amount«*! to alaxit 10,000, but that place. Hon. R. E. Twitehall, of the tetu|>er tllsplayeil was merely bois against further enactment of legislation lata Vegos, N. M., made an eloquent terous. The crowd surged through the favoring Philippine sugar to the Injury appeal for A1b«querque. With the ex slroeta in the Oriental quarter», chock of the b««et sugar industry of in Amer ception of Oregon, Waaliingtoii and ing everything white and booting and ica. Not an Objection was made a* the biaiio, the stat«’ delegations vote«! for dctiotincltig everything coloied. At in re*oluti’>ns ware road and hearty a|>- Albcquerque. California was excused tervale from aouie indistinguishable plauae followed. from voting at the roquest ••t Chairman point in the crowd bricklats wo«Id There was a apltih<«l dia'uasion on I stuilillc, who said the delegate» did an amendment whi<h Judge Raker, of linttie over intervening hro-ls and crash let cBra to bo dlwooarteoao to I m nmo through window*. Chief of Polic* Morl«* county, California, »ought to Oentativee of the two cities, as ttiey have added. Thia was made a s|>eckal Chamberlain, rooogniaing the inade were tiieir guesta. quacy of tiie force at hi* di*|>o»al, ro order for t«« lay. Judge Raker's amend After a few other matters were dia- iled on diplomaiy. Fearful of arousing ment asked for the removal of the duty poms! of th« congroas adjourn»). on lumber coming into thia country. the ¡asaion of the mob, be diro«-te«l his men to lay aside their truncheons and Today's session which ia to mark the aserclce nxaieration. later the older doe» of the congr«-», promiaea lively CLIFF HOUSE IN RUINS. development«. regarding trunebaon* was levoked, but at no atage did the police and populace Flam»* Entirely Destroy Famnut Sen come to blow*. STRIKING OPERATORS SUED. Orientals In British Columbia Arm Against Whites. Irrigation Congress Approves ol President's Course. ASIATICS ALL LEAVE THEIR WORK PRESERVE CALIFORNIA BIG TREES Francisco Resort. FRAUDS IN FOHE8T LANDS. Valuable Timber Land Secured Under Guise of Mineral. Helena, .Mont., Sept. 10. —Evid« ntly eu«pceting frauds in connection with the location of mining claims in the Helena forest ttwerve. Hie national gov ernment baa eent Arthur J. Collier, of Washington, 0. (’ . to Uiis city to con duct an investigation. The Helena for- «at is among the largest in the state anil include» the Butte Held, where a strict inveetigntiou will be conducted also. The main purp.se of the government is to secure rretorations to the public domain where it raut I* shown that under tlie guise of locating mining claim*, valuable timlvr rights have lieen aval let 1 of, the law ¡x>rmilting actual ptoa|Hvt<>i* the right to the ne cessary timber in the development of their claims. Therefore, no more patents to min ing claims will be grant«! except where the »'“‘I fwdh ”f th* iocnt«'» 1» proved. Where timber Isnd* have bean »«cured in this manner the government will endeavor to effect a reatoratii n. Referring to the Investigation* and elaaaificationa of the <«•! land« of East ern Montana ami Western North Da kota, Mr. Collier said that the work lias been undettaken by the govern ment with a definite polw-y of prevent ing H>e coal coni|wnies and railroads of the Wrot from mooopollaing the West ern oral lands as thoee of the East l«ave been. Hao Francisco, Sept. U,—The famous Cliff Hou*«-, till« city, Han Fran ciaco's first attraction for tourists, was burned to tlie ground Hatunlay evening. Fire broke out in the building alsiut I (5 o’clock and an hour later a black ened heap of ruins was all that re- main»! of the structure. The houae was built of wool, anil, fann»i by the lively ucron l>roese«, the flame* made *ucb headway before the nearest fire defairtment ainvml tliat it we* realise«! that the place was doom««l and more attention wa* |«id to saving adjoining property than to the burning building. The Cliff House had N m > i > cfom-d for some time, as th« new irwace, John Tait, was remodeling th« interior. Workmen were about th* place until noon and then departed for tlie ’lay. This I* the SM-und nouae to l>e de stroyed by fire. The building jual buriiwi waa «rorted by Adolph Hutro, of Sutro tunnel fame, 12 years »go. It was owned l>y tlie Sulm eatate and waa valu»i at *60,000. Mr. lait eat I mates hi» !«*9 at *50.000, on which th*M 1» *36,000 insurance. The Cliff House was rank’d as one of the licet known reaorta of America. I/rat««I on a ns’ky promontory l«yon<! the Golden Gate, dirwtly alxive the lashing wavoa of the Pacific ocran, ami affording a cloee view of th« seals, it was a strong attraction for visitors, and from it* br ««i porches hundreds of thmieanda of people obtain»! Uieir first view of the mighty wnter». Th* magnificent Hutro bath* near by, were not damag»!. The In torn at tonal Harvester com Four Men From Cruiser Chattanooga pany has just paid a fins o( *36,000 to Fisa for Their Lives. Texas for being a truat. Tvkio. Sept. 10.—While the Unital William H. Taft, sscrwtflry of war, Htate» cruiser Cliatlan.avga was at Hak was royally entertained while In Port odate on her way here from Vladivo land on hie way to the Plulippines. stok, burr of het men lad a thrilling Government officials at Washington experience and a narrow escape from twlievva the loan of (1,fJOO,000 to the serious injury al the hands of a Japan Jamestown fait can never be recovered. ese mob. In a dispute over prices, one of the A WlMvmain woman after being in American sailors struck a J a [«nene prison 16 years ronvlcte«! of murder, shopkeeper. A mob quickly formed, has b«w>n found Inuccent and releaa««i. armed with clubs, and started after the Twelve persons were killed and as assailant and his three companions. many more injured in the wreck of an Two of the sailors were forced to jump ex proas train on the R<«k Island at from a dock and swim to a sampan. The others were rescued from the Norris, Iowa. mob by the police, who took them Pickpockets on a Ruck Island train a I» a rd the ship. Great Corn Exposition. Message From Explorer*. in^Neliraaka robi>ed many sleeping pas Chicago, Sept. 10.—At the National sengers and after a fight with ths con New York, Hept. W.—Confirmation of Car Shortage Again. Corn «»¡xisltion, Chicago, Ocbdx-r 6 to the report that th* Htefanee« exp»)|tlon ductor escaped. the most elaboiate «lecorative is safe is given in a m«<seagr rrceiv»! at Chicago, Hept, 10.—A New York IV, A monument to Wm. McKinley has I aperial to the Rword Herald say* It sciieme evet »een in (Tiicogo will t« the office« of the American geographical been dedicated at Buffalo, N.Y. the prosperity <>f the country again to ¡»reaente’l at the Colieeum building and »» lety in thia city today from Vilhjal- The moral effect of the change In the be threatened th.a fall and winter by atme*. Thia decorative work will orwt mun Htefansaen, the ethnologist and police administration of Han Francisco a shortage in freight equipment and In the n«ighix>rh«xxl nf *3(»,i«M», and leader cf the expedition. Thia me«- la apparsnt. coat merclianta and farmer* untold mil* rorn will h« the dominant decomtiv* sage waa dated at Eagle City, Alaska, A group of American capitalist* with lions? Thia q neat ion ia being asked malertal. In addition to a miniature which is on the Upper Yukon river, Thomas F. Ryan a the head I* sard to In high railway circles in the Fast and C »rn farm in the center of the building. and reada as follow*: "Expmlition is on Wall street, and, aa a rule, it ia 'one end will cootain an ancient temple all safe. Hlefansaen.** Officera of the ba preparing a typewriter trust. being answerrd in the affirmative. Men dedlrat«! to the goldeas of Corn, wbere geographical society said they anpponed The French fleet boa bombarded the in the traffic world who control vast at certain timee of the day the Virgin» I the m«xMSige had lieen forward»l by Moorish fanatic stronghob! of Maxagan ayetema are »baking their beada and ad of the »un will offer »acrificea of corn. messenger from Hen« he 1 island. and almost completely deetroy««d the mitting that a recurrence of the diaae- town. trou» car shortage ia threatening. Canada Assart* Sovereignty. May Hunt In Loulaaea. Lewie fitnyvesant ('hauler, of New Ottawa, Ontario. Hept. 10.— By the Oyster Hay, Sept. ». — Preeldent York, is mentioned aa Bryan'» running Vaccinated by the Thousand, rotabliahmeont of a customs port of an- Ro we ve It ia considering _____________ an invitation mate in th* next presidential cam Vienna, Hept 10.—There ar« no algns try at Burwell, situateti on the west of to go on a bunting trip Into the Loale- paign. of abatement in the smallpox epidemic. (ipe Uhndley on Hn<la»n strait, the lana ronebrakee immediately after hie _ _ journey down ______________ Trainwreckers drew spikes from the [ During the last few day* 166,000 per- government baa solved the _ problem of forthcoming the Mioala- Fublie asserting maintaining '»1 ppi. In case he makes the trip Iter- rails of the Baltimore A Ohio 20 miles • om have txwn vacrlnated. ----- In case and he maktw th* trip Canadian far east of Pittsburg . j A ....................... freight train was meeting* and processions have been jurisdiction over tl«e lluilaon lay *nd ther south he prolably will not return ■ ¡forbidden. I more northerly walers. (to Washington until »bout October 20. wrecked but no one hurt. ) I** Chicago, Hept. 7.—A new pbaac in the strike of the commercial tel.^raph- era developed L.lay when the Postal Telegraph c>ni|uiny Ix-gan suit against the union for the recovery of n debt of *125) 3®. The hill ia for messagM ««nt by the union during the month of Au gust. Payment wna refused by officers of the union on the ground tlist the coin|iany liad tailed to send acme of the message*. One t.-legram went to Hot Springs after the strike Ix-gan was not deliv er»!, according to the officer« of the union. When the regular OMgrth*« hili was presented Thurrelay the collector was asked to furnish proof that the ri.-wut.-«-« had been eent. The com|*ny droid«! It would furnish the proof in the Mumeipal court Hepletnlier II, on which date the suit will be heard. Classify Postal Clerk». Chicago, Hept. 7.—Tliirty day»’ va cation at full jay for all clerk» and carriers in tlie poirtotfice »crvl<w anti ■ cl a*» i flcat Ion of the servi«'« above tlie 11,800 gnid’', tl.e prcM’nt limit, has ÌM<«n adopted aa the ¡mlicy of the P at office department, and will !*• urge-1 by the p<ietmaster genera) at the coming •ess I on of congress. Frank II. Hitch- cork, first assistant p stinaster general, accompanim! by R. E. Hoch, private wcretary of the ¡»M>tniaeter general, was In Chicago tonight ami «aid Hist the department has l>ccn committ««l to •uch policy. Fear* Hughes' Big Stick. New York, Hept. 7.—Directors of the fntertiorough M<>triqiolitan, the holding c rporation of many traction rompanlee in New York City, including surface, elevated and subway, decid<«l ha lay to pans the regular quarterly dividend on i «■•• • | P” vI om qaartatly dividends have t«en 1'« par rent, but the dirn-tors decided to withhold this one until the investigation of the affairs of this company by the Public Harvice commission, which Is now in progress, i* conclmied, n* the money may be nee«ied. Roosevelt Doaa Not Propose Now One for Atlantic. Washington, Hept. 6.— Il ia authorl* itativcly stated at tlie Nav, dcpaiLuienl that President Roosevelt does not con template the creating at two lattieehip fleets. Nor does Becretary Metcalf, nor even the general board, which ia »up- |s«H'd to i< pres, nt th.1 extrema views In naval development, favor cither the division of the present magnificent fleet under Admiral I vans' command or the creation of another fleet in order Uvat there may be a formidable Ameri- <wnl navy In both •• cans—the Atlantic and Pacific. On, the contrary, it la regarded at the Navy department as better policy to maintain one l et fu lly cquijqwxl, well drilled fleet, free to move at will bi any |«irt of the globe at short notice, and the present plans contemplate Uve increase of the strength <d the eiistlng Atlantic fleet fr-m Is to 2H battieghlpw. Thia will afford a command aa large aa can Im properly directed by any one othe r and it will moreover about mark the capacity of porta and dry docks in any (articular sec tion of the world. Ho it is asserted |>o«ltivrly at the de- ¡art merit tluvt there is not the least in tention of keeping the batllehlps which will go to the Pacific permanently In thnse waters. That fleet, It is added, will surely return to the Atlantic sea- isvard after It has fulfilled its mission an I Idi ■ r >trat«d tiff' feasibility of transferring »in h a vast naval force be tween .■•cans. It la suggest.«! nt the Navy depart ment that liefote the lathering of a similar number of nasal v. ssela in the Pacflc become» ne-eaaary the problem will lie solvi*I by the romplrtiou of the Panama canal It is pointed out at the department that, even were the president or the de|«rtment so <liH|*<eod, It would he irnprwsib'e for them t« provide for an other such fleet as Admiral Evans* present Command without congressional authority. Antwerp Strike 1» Serious • Mere Indlctment* Come. Antwerp, Hept. fl.—Militia contrellwi the situation her« today, though the rioter* attack»! a number of freight car* in which strikel r»*k« re wi re rid ing. About 3.0(H) of the loekml out laborer*, porter» and men in almllar tradee, who struck in sympathy with the l«rked out lahar« rs, held a meeting during the day and adopt»! a teaole- lion M-tting forth tliat they wire no* responsible for ’ yesterday’s dlaorder*. Twenty rioter* were wound»! last night by tlie aalwra or revolver* of the police In di*|M-r*ing them. Pittsburg, Hept. 7.—Attnrney Pal- mer Chnmlicrs, who bea l>ad rharge of thè col Ieri ion of thè evidrnee fot thè Voterà' Civio league in tl«e fax recelpt framla. annoimced today Uiat tbers wculd b* 200 adilitional ireiictmenta drawn in theee rosee. He salii tliat these wil) Include men m pr«minent as thoes already indicted. • Copenhagen, Kept. A. — Captain Amundsen, who in IWi6 concludwl the navigation of the northwest ¡«»«age, la making plan« for a larger expedition to the polar rwgiona. He is otpdited with the Intention of using polar bears In the same manner aa dogs are used now I > XjrJ- ON.Y ONE FLEET Would Use Bears as Doge. b- «%. ’ J X ■ Refute to Pay Bill of Postal Telegraph Company. Hocramento, Cal , Hept. 6 —Moat Ln- ferreting among the addreeaee dellv«>ied at tlie Irrigate u <• ugre-ui yrstciday waa otic by Luther Burliank, the wiiard, who told of efforta to produce a thoru- liw» oactUB. Rcaulutioiia on national land pdicv were ad< pted aud a slate for olto-rs pr. |>art«l by the committee on organisation. . A ro»olution was intnxlu«x«l by the Outd'->t I jc igue dc|«rtmcnt of the Cal ifornia club, through Its chairman, Mra. lx,” II White, declaring that Nl- agnra Falla aro menaced with destruc tion through tbe ra|«eity of the ¡xiwer c ’iiipani. • 1<* atr-l on loth aides ol the rivet Tlie rwaolutloo, which waa re fer» <1 to the committee on roaohitioua, urgeJ Dial the igir»s approve the act ■f the (liter -an Civic »--«viation in Its attempt to pi> <n<- tuduijiaiied Niag ara Falls, tn .I urging . gr«'«« to enact neceesary legislation. I.utber llurlmnx, tlje expert on plants, who appeared bolura the con- gr*«« Wedmaday night, was again called on f«r an ad<lrr«». He told the emigre»» • t hi» e»| - rimviits in trying to am mi tea i la mb ell but »iic<-«x«led. he »aid, a lack of nutri tion being the only olwtacl* to tie over come. lie predict<«l that thia/boin* I«*»* cactus would lx«'oiiie the gr«H t fod der of the arid r«gb-n, for all J nils of st <k relish II and fatten Quickly. About 200 tons can tx» grown ¡wr acre, an extraordinary output coinpar»! with other kinds of (««--I. Tlie «levelopment of the high nutrition is Iving ssaidu- ■ ■u»ly pUMSd I m Mr Ihirlank and tlie ’ graxing men will soon have mime Im* ¡xirtant news from tlie wirnrd. The congr« adopt»! a rca«dution de- daring that there eliould lie no thought of making a ptotlt for the government thiough the sale of timlx-r or granting of graving privileges. Bona fide min er», stockiuen and farmera should t>a only clung«-.! a rate for six'll ¡itivllcsgee which would me«’t the government os- ponses. Other rc«olution« adopted provide for the «-«tablishmeoi of bureaus of hy- drology and drainage in connection with irrigation work. A reaolution calling on congr»«» to aid Irrigation In any way |xxM«ilde »•» also jmused. « »»>' -’i tV ST’ •-■«,• ••