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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
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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
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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
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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
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_ journey down
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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
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freight train was meeting* and processions have been jurisdiction over tl«e lluilaon lay *nd ther south he prolably will not return
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¡forbidden.
I more northerly walers.
(to Washington until »bout October 20.
wrecked but no one hurt.
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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
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Would Use Bears as Doge.
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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.
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