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ARMY AND NAVY STORES Cheaper M l tary Supplies Co-operative Plan. Aim WHARF CHARGED Independent Steamer Lira Causa* Commotion at Skagway. ©f New York — As the result of an ' earnest discussion among army and naval officer* some year* past a* to the possibility of duplicating in this country a system of co-operative mil itary stores In England by which those in service may buy any article of mer chandise st a slight advance over cost price,’the Army and Navy Go-opera General Resume of Important Event* live company was incorporated at Al bany. with the approval of the secre Preter 'ed In Condensed Form for Our Busy Reader*. * tary of state. Within a few months the company' will have stores open in this city and reaily for business. The chief pur Germany is again borrdWing money pose of the corporation is to "reduce in New York. the coat of living by selling the beet Seattle broker* offer«! 10 cents for articlee of 'domestic consumption and general use at the lowest remunera a 11«M> Columbia Orchard bond. tive rates." The president has nominated Chan The advantages of the organisation cellor Fitney. of New Jersey, for the are to tie extended, not only to the Supreme bench. army and navy and all civilian em- Govj/nment agents claim to have rdoyes of l«uth branches of the service, dug up resolutions pass«! by the iron- but to the state militia as well, lie worker*' union that explosions cease cause of the recent close relation* be tween regular and volunteer army and during their convention. navy men. Aviator Harry N. Atwood is build Rear Admiral Marix is one of the ing an improved hydro a«-c-plan>- with incorporator* and will tie elected pres which he believes he can cross the ident. Captain Henry H. Scott. Coast Atlantic with lut one stop for furl. Artillery corp*, another of the incor Charles F. Taft, brother of the pres porator*. who is a son-in-law of Rear ident, will be subfoena«! to appear Admiral William T. Sampson. was one before the committee investigating of the 40 officer* chosen by the War alleged political activities of Faymas department to go to San Francisco at ’ • f the great fir«- to-direct re ter Ray. lief work. The Superior court of Washington has decided that a stenographer is not REBELS ENCOURAGED. a mechanic, six! therefore does not come under the operation of the eight Proclamation of Gomez Indicate* hou» law. MONOPOLY YUAN PRESIDENT OF NEW REPUBLIC Juneau. Alaska Warrants for the arrest of 17 business men. prominent in affairs of Alaska and the Facific < «>a*t. ware Issued here on indict menta returned by th« F«!eral grand jury that has been investigating the alleged violation of the Sherman anti trust law in conn«>ction with the wharf factlitiea al Skagway. Torreon in State o< Stag*—Looter* The following were indicted J. C. Moral Prlncss Fsar to Hsvs Him Leave P*kin-~ Resistance to Camp Near By Awaiting Fall Ford, president of the FaciAc Coast Rebel* Discontinued. Steamship company; C. E Houston.: of City City Suffer*. head of the Facific Coast Coal com pany; A. L. Berdoe. formerly vice- preeident and genera) manager White Fekin—In an interview her* Yuan San Antonio, Tex.- Emiiiano Vaa- qve* Gomez has issued a manifesto ac Fas* & Yukon Railroad company; Shi Kai said. Charle« E Peabody. formerly an offi cepting the provisional presidency of , "Owing to lack of experience, the cial of the Alaska Steamship com Mexico. pany; J. H. Young, president of the republican government will make He subscribe* to the plan of Tacu- Alaska Steamship company; John H been elected many errors. Having baya. which he says was writen while i of Alaska Bunch, traffic manager he was an exile in a foreign land. I will un president of the republic, Steamship company; C. Ward, super Gomez saya he wiii remain in San Coast Steam- dertake the task aasigned to me. '* Antonio and take no part in the war intendent of the Facific ship company; F. F. B. Wurz bâcher, Yuan said he had a great admiration fare In Mexico. He urge* hi* follow er* to respect all th« rights of foreign C. E. Wynn Johnson, E. E. Billing- for Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who has shown hurst. W. II Nansen, Ira Bronson. himself to be a true patriot er* J. W Smith, F. J. Cushing. W B Yuan is determined not to go to He reiterates that he has taken no Nanking and is endeavoring to per part in the preoent affair* of Mexico, King, V. • Hahn am! C, H. Higt-ee. The gamd jury investigation was suade the Nanking assembly that his «•xcept to write to the press and a few begun three week* ago by District At-1 presence is not necessary, at the »atr.e friend* in America. tomey Rustgard on order* received time pointing out the dangerous possi lit declare* the Madero gnvement should be overthrown because It ha* from Attorney-General Wirkersham. bility that Div monarchial party may not carried out the plan of San Lui* | The gram! jury began to return Indict i endeavor to re-establish itself in ments three days ago. but th**e were piwei, He aliej told them of the Fetes!, upon which the last revolution held secret until they were plac«! on thrvstening situstion in Msnchuria, waa based file and telegraphic warrant* issued where foreign intervention was prob The principal witness before the able if control were relax«!. Mexico City Notwithstanding their There threat to attack the city before the grand jury was Max Kalish, vicc-pre* : also is danger, he considers, of anar end of the we* '• . the rebel* are vet re ident and general manager of the chy in the northern provinces and the girding Torreon from a distance Humboldt Steamship company, an in Mancha troop* are difficult to control. Ommumcation from that town by tel dependent line, which, it is alleged, The princes of the imperial court egraph was restored and latest dis has been grossly discriminated against | are txrsecching Yuan Shi Kai not to nevuiuliun i* Gaming. patch*« indicate no Improvement in I in freight r*le* and wharf charges at leave Fekin, fearing that something Judge Gilbert, of the United States Skagway. Mr. Kalish is now in San will happen to the court, which trusts the revolutionary situation. Mexico City Emilio Vaaquex Go Court of Ap|>esls. holds It is not il Francisco. Private adv leas written four day* only to him for its safety and for the legal for corporations to advance mon mes' frank public declaration that he ago are that the city is tieginning to . fulfillment of the pledge* given by the will accept the provisional presidency ey and bargain with entrymen for POTATO RISE FORECAST. republic. in cane the rebel* »uceeeil in forcing feel the effects of a siege. With rail their prospective homesteads. Yuan Shi Kai seem«! much less F. I. Madero from the national palace, roads disabled, it is impossible to re Most of the Price of 82.60 Par Sack in Thirty worried than he has been for some Secretary Know will not visit Co has gone far toward convincing unoffi new food supplies. time. He apparently believe* that Day* Pr*dict*d. lombia on his Central American trip, cial residents of the capital that a Americana and many of the other the Nanking assembly cannot stand in owing to feeling in that country general rebellion is in prvgreea. foreigner* have left. Stockton. Cal.— Within 30 day* po- It is not the rebel fore* the people against America over dealings in con Mexican officials, however, continue tatoe* will be selling in carload lots the way of the country on the question nection with the Panama canal site. to characterise as local disorder* ev of Torreon fear so much as the horde for 42 60 a sack, is the prediction of of the choice of a capital. He has is- of individuals likely to take advantage *u«i an order for the northern army ery insurrection in the country. Stockton dealers. A tally of the tub While a passenger train was climb to cease its opposition to the Republi Although rebels sre now operating of the rebel*' assaulL er* on hand in the Stockton ware- ing a steep grade in Maryland, a One man. in a letter, «aid that al- I can troops, who are now penriitted in in 1 h *tate*. the department of the in rxiu*c* showed 173.000 sacks. In ad ina»li«l bandit jumped aboard a sleep tenor contirues to give out n«-w* de ready there were earn ped about the : dition to thia, George Shims and hi* the northern territories with absoulte ing car and robbed all the occupants, place hundred* of Indian* awaiting nying trouble in a great part of these associates have a total of 26,000 freedom. escaping with 4600 in money and There was a fight at San Pedro, 30 the day when they could join In the' sack*. Brisk demands are being made jewelry. miles from Torreon, in which 27 men looting. The men had brought with | by Eastern dealer* for Stockton pota APPLE BOX BILL IN. Retail lumber dealers blame the were killed, the majority said to have them burros on which to carry off the i to*«. and it I* expected that all of plunder. "mail order" bouse* for "lumber- been rebels, commanded by Jose Ar- those who still have quantities on Suiter Revive* Lafsan Scheme to Rebels from various parts of the re gumedo. trust" talk. hand will reap a fortune within the Standardize Package*. Ruch information a* is obtainable public tell of rebel raid* and small next few weeks. A 16,000,000 company has bern or- from Torreon indicate* that for a con uprising* at distant points. Washington, D. C. Representative Fricaa range from 41 40 to 41.85 a A body of re lie I* overpowered the ganited in Seattle to work a big min* siderable distance to the East and a* sack. Large quantities are being re Sulzer, of New York, has introduced ing concession in Peru. far South and West as Durango, the small garrison of Apitaca. in the state sacked to be ready for shipment at the in the house a bill similar to the La- of Tlaxcatla, relieved the aolider* of The new Japanese ambassador says capital of the same name, the region height of the high-priced a«-ason. : fean bill of the last congress, which their gun* and ammunition and left is being raided almost at will by the hi* country will co-operate in al) which it is believed will prevail next attempt* to standardise the size of Other boxes used in shipping apples, the retiels. The government ha* denied without doing any looting. moves regarding China. month. pur jx.se being to discriminate against officially that Guerrero, in Chihuahua, town* in the same state are reported Rockefeller interests have lost their has fallen into the hands of rebels. to be menaced by the same band. Oregon and other Western apples that New York—Sil large consignments first move to secure control of the now dominate Eastern markets and With the exception of the six South of potatoes are expected to arrive in CHECK PROPOSED. Waters-Pierce Interests command prices far in excess of those ern state* where Emillsno Zapata and New York from abroad within the (>aid for Eastern apples. Jesu* II. Salgado are stubbornly re neit two day*, bringing total receipts PORTLAND MARKETS. The Sulzer bill doas not stipulate sisting the army now waging a war of Wickersham Would Make Impeach for the season up to 1,000,000 sacks. ment of Judge* Easier. the dimenaions of apple boxes, but Wheat Track price* Bluestem, extermination, and with some head The duty on the entire quantity will says that the "standard boxes shall St. txiui* Attorney General Wick foot up to nearly 1700,000. 90c; club, 86c; red Russian, «6c; val way, the rrgion most seriously men have a capacity of not less than 2.352 aced is that in the state* of Coahuila ersham, in an address here before the The arrivals will decrease from now ley. Mlc; 40 fold. H8e. cuble inches." fr* Millstuff* Bran, 422.60 per ton; and Durango. Other state* in which City club, on the subject. "National on. a* Germany and France are both If the bill was confined solely to ■ borts, 124; middling*, (30; rolled bar rebel* are operating are Chihuahua, Stability," declared an independent buying heavily in Ireland and Eng fixing the size of standard boxes, it Sinaloa. Zacatecas. San Luis Fotosi, judiciary, which could not be deterred land. ley. 43« <t 39. This is the first year that J«disco and Michoacan. from doing its duty by any amount of America has gone abroad for potatoes Would have no difficulty, but it also Hay No. 1 Eastern Oregon timo undertakes to fix standard grade* of Far South in Tabasco and in the clamor, to be more essential than any I since 190«. thy, 117«t 18; No. 1 valley, 11 tot 15; In the United States apples, and this feature of the bill alfalfa. 113; clover, 111; grain, 412 state of Vera Cruz there ar* band* other part of the government but grower* raise about 75 bushel* of po- which appear to be closely connected urged the simplifying of the process t a toe* to the acre, while in England may operate to defeat the measure. There will be hearings on the bill of impeachment. He said: ; and Ireland the crop run* from 200 to Com — New, whole, 414; cracked, with the Zapatista movement. soon, and Western representatives "Where judge* become so blinded j 235 to the acre, 436 per ton. will arrange to oppose it. Five Aviators Fall. by prejudice or class feeling that they Oats No. 1 white, |32«i33 per ton. Canada Reject* Pauper*. Oakland, Cal. Opening of an avia- cannot fairly and impartially admin Cranberrie*—41001 11.50 per barrel. Larger Fleet Desired. Potatoes Buying price* Bur tion meet at the old Emeryville race ister the law, they should be impeach Vancouver. B. C.—Detail* of what Washington, D.JC.- Representative bank*, 41<ii 1.25 per hundred., sweet track near here was baptized with ed. Rut the process of impeachment is alleged to have been a deliberate blood. William H. Hoff, a San Fran of judge* is a cumbersome one. It ■ attempt on th* part of United States Humphrey, of Washington, appeared potatoes. 43 per crate. _ county official* to unload undesirable* 1 before the bouse naval committee and Onion* Asaociation price, 12.25 par cisco aviator, lies probably dying in a ought to be simplified so that charge* hospital and a half dozen of hi* fellow against judge* may be tried by some onto the Canadian side of the bonier, urged that measures be taken to in sack. Vegetable* — Artichokes, 11.25 per aviators, more fortunate than he in appropriate and workable machinery ! wer* hruoght out by Immigration crease the size of the fleet on the Pa dozen; cabbage, ljiuljc per pound; escaping from the wreckage of their a* well as other grave and important Agent Magill, following sentence at cific Coast. [ the police court of Susa M Jett, of >0 He declared that the completion of garlic, H'«t 10c pound; hothouse lettuce, machines, arc nerving themselves to i**ues ar* tried. "There has been a growing diaron- days’ impriaoment in Westminister the Panama canal would not only solve 60coi41 per hex; pumpkins, 1 pit 2c play again the hide-and seek game this problem and demonstrated by per pound; spinach, 41m1.25 per box; with death which lurk* in the ocean tent with legislative bodies all over for a breach of immigration laws, Miss Jett was a native of Arkansas, chart* that it is farther from the sprouts, l|cot2c pound; turnips, 41 fog* ami the gusty winds of San Fran the land.” Mr. Wickersham declared. "State legislatures and municipal where she is alleged to have made her Panama canal to Puget Sound than m 1.10 per sack ; rutabagas. Ilml.10; cisco bay. I’hil O. Farmalee, Glenn Martin. councils," he added, "have been found living peddling and knitting carrots, Ilin 1.10; parsnips, 41.10; She al from Japan to Seattle. Wash., and Horace F. Kearney and Hillory in many instance* to be corrupt and so resided in Idaho, Missouri and oth that an American fleet assemble! at beets, 11 25. Apples Fancy Rome beauty, 12.50 Beschey were among those whose ma inefficient 1 am in entire sympathy er states. Mor* recently she has been the Pacific end of the canal could not with the reason* which have led to the living in Clarkston county. Wash. It reach Puget Sound as quick as the per box; choir« Rome beauty. 42; chine* were driven to the ground. One after another the biplane* were enactment of law* providing for the is alleged she was put aboard a north Japanese or any other fleet from the fancy Yellow Newtown, 42.50; Fancy Spitxenberg*. 42.75; ~ Delaware Red, caught by the wind, which was broken nomination of candidates for office by bound train by County commissioners OrienL Winrsap, 12; Northern Spy, intn combatting currents by the island* direct popular election." for Clarkston county and provided 11.75; — Miner* Oppose Duty Cut with the sum of 425 to comply with Il 60; Baldwin. Sl.&0«i2; Ben Davis, of San Francisco bay and the hill* and Mora Uss Sleeping Cars. Cheek Pippins, extra mountains that surround iL the Canadian immigration entry regu 41 25; Red Spokane— A resolution protesting At the conclusion of her to congress against any reduction in Chicago The Fuilman company rr- lations. fancy. 12.50 South to Send Veteran*. Butter — Oregon creamery butter, porta that travel holds up remarkably term, the Canadian authorities will th* duty on lead and zinc was adopted solid pack, 36c; prints, extra. Fhiladelphia Confederate veteran* well. Sleeping car department earn deport her. i,y Northwest Miners' convention Egg’ Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, are tn have a leading part in the cele ing* have been breaking even in spite here. The protest wm immediately Removed for Insubordination. 16«L20e per doxen. bration of the 60th anniversary of the of last year's reductions in berth telegraphed to the senate committee Fork Fancy, KoiKjc per pound. battle of Gettysburg. Colonel I earn rates, which indicates a larger volume Washington, D. C.— Major-General now considering the metal schedules. Veal Fancy, 13m 13|c per pound. E Bel tier, field secretary of the Penn of first class travel than a year ago. Fred C. Ainsworth, adjutant-general Ex United States Senator George Tur Foultry--Hens, 14c; springs. 13m sylvania commission, reported to be The Fullman company ha* scarcely of the army, was stripped of hi* office ner. member of the United States- 131c; ducks, young, 17c; geese, lit the eiecutive committee that it is vir felt the effect of the reduced berth by order of l*resident Taft and will < anadian boundary commission, in an ml2e; turkeys, live. 18c; dressed, tually certain all of the Southern rates. The comparison* with a year appear before a court-martial on address to th* convention made a 20c. states will name commissions and ago will be mor* favorable this month charge* said to embrace conduct pre strung appeal against the reduction. Cattle —Choice steers, |6m6.60; make appropriations for the transpor •nd succeeding months. judicial to good order and discipline good, 45.50m 6; choice cows, 44 50m tation of their veterans to Gettysburg •nd insubordination. Wlralosa Maks* Record. British Aviator Killed. 6.50; gvxxl, 44.26 m 4.50; choice and their participation in the reunion. His relief from duty was brought Vallejo. Cal. — Just 20 minutes spayed heifer*. 15.35m 5.60; good to London — Graham Gilmour, one of about in a letter to him from the sec from the time the cruiser South Da W.|»on Basking Potash. choice heifers, IS«« 6.25; choice bulls, the best known among British avia retary of war which bristled with kota, with the Pacific fleet at Hono 44.25 fri 4 50; good, |4 m 4.25; choice Was h ngton, I). C. — To develop tors, was instantly killed by ft fall sharp criticism. lulu. flashed a wireless message to the calve*. |7.50mR; good. |6.76m7. mor* thoroughly the fertiliser and with his aeroplane from a height of Navy department at Washington, a B II Framed for Alaska. Hog* — Choice light hogs, 46 60m potash resource* of the United States, 3H0 feet. He was testing a new mon reply was received. The message, 6.78; smooth heavy hog*. |6.75m 6; Secretary Wilson has ordered th* es oplane in which he was making a Washington. D. C.—President Taft's which consisted of seven lines, was rough heavy, |5.8om 5.76. tablishment at Reno. Nevada, of a flight from the aerodrome at Brook urgent appeal for action in Alaska relayed at the Mare Island navy yard Sheep Choir« yearling*. I4.5o«<i government laboratory, where natural lands and was traveling at the rate of matter* bore fruit in a bill introduced •*** Key West The answer was 4.78; ehoice killing ewes, 44m 4.38; materials supposed to contain potash 60 miles an hour when his machine by Chairman Flood, of the territories O. K. This I* believed to be a choir« lambs, 44 76oi5; good to choice will be examined without cost. Those suddenly buckled and dropped to th* committee to create an Alaska railroad time record in wireless communica iambs. 14.5om 4.75; cull« i 1 ' I sending sample* must prepay charges. ground. commission of three member*. tion. Former Leader Accepts Provis ional Presidency. Gives Warning That Mistakes Maj Be Made.