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LEXIN6T0N WKEATFIELD S. A. THOMAS. NMWw LEXINGTON OREGON NEWS OFTHE WEEK Id a Condensed form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Premier Stolypin is declared to be insane. Anarchy in Morocco may force inter vention. Russian terrorists have sentenced the czar to death. Secretary Boot was received with high honor at Panama. The steamer Mongolia has been floated and taken to Midway. There are now 12 warships of the - different classes in Cuban waters. The death list from the recent Hong kong typhoon will probably reach ten thousand. Medical authorities in India have discovered that the spread of the plague baa been largely due to rats. A collision between two freight trains on the Great Northrn at Cut Bank, Mont., resulted in the death- of five men. An edict has been issued in China giving the people ten yeais to quit opium using. At the end of that per iod its use and Bale is to be prohibited. A dynamite explosion at Jellico, Tenn., killed 12 persons and injured scores of others. The property damage will amount to $500,000. A carload of dynamite was exploded in some manner unknown. A new treaty with San Domingo is proposed. A new law in Russia grants more re ligious freedom. General Fanston will join Taft and Bacon at Havana. The stench from corpses at Hongkong is causing sickness. The sugar markets of the world are unsettled by the Cuban revolt. American arsenals are preparing am munition for use in Cuba in case an army is sent to the island. Suit has been commenced to oust the waters-fierce UU company lrom Texas. Violtion of the anti-trust law is the ground for action. Bailors of the navy have sued for damages because they are excluded from amusement places. They are backed by the government. Taft and Bacon have warned all par ties in the Cuban controversy that fail ure to agree will bring an army from the United States to the island. Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Creffield cannot distinguish between right and wrong, according to the insanity com mission, and are dangerous persons to be at large. The Pacific Steamship company's stealer City of Seattle has gone on the rocks at Trail island, near Vancouver, B. C. The passengers were all landed safely and it is thought the vessel can be saved. The cruiser Minneapolis has sailed for Cuba. The Cuban government has agents in Kansas buying horses. More railroad bridges are being burned by Cuban rebels. Voliva has been elected overseer of Zion City by the residents of the Dow ieite town. Many riots are occurring in Moscow, Russia. Buildings are being burned by the revolutionists. . A card sharper has swindled rich Pittsurgers out of $1,000,000. Some of the plunder has been secured. Gompers says the American Federa tion of Labor has but just begun its campaign against unfriendly congress men. A Yokohama paper claims that a large part of the funds for the relief of destitute Japanese have been embez zled. The stoim at Hongkong has proven much more serious than at first thought. At least 20 vessels were wrecked, many of them being total losses. The Interstate Commerce commission has issued notice to the railroads of the country regarding passenger rates. Spe cial excursion rates are not to be pro hibited. Dowie says he ia going to Mexico to die. Secretary Boot may go from Panama to Havana. Mrs. Nicholas Longwoith ia to go tear hunting in October. ( BIDS FOR CHINESE. Four Firms Offer to Supply Them for Work on Isthmus. Washington, Sept. 21. Proposals were submitted to the Isthmian Canal commission yesterday for the furnish ing of Chinese labor to be employed in the construction of the Panama canal. The requirements of the specifications were, in brief, that the contractors should agree to supply the commission with at least 2,600 Chinese, the com mission having the privilege of calling upon the successful contractor for adi tional labor not exceeding 15,000. It was further specified that the laborers should be on the isthmus ready for work within three and a half months of the opening of proposals and that the contractors should deposit with their proposals a bond of $50,000 as a guarantee to fully carry out the terms of the contract. - While the commission has been in communication with about 150 individ uals and corporations who had signified a poesible desire to submit proposals, only four proposals were finally offered to the commission. In the presence of the contractors and others interested the propositions were opened by W. Leon Pepperman, assistant chief of the office of administration of the commis sion. At the conclusion of the reading of the proposals, Mr. Pepperman an nounced that no award would be made of the contract until the proposals had been examined by the commission and its general counsel. In accordance with the specifications, the proposals were made for the furnishing of different classes of labor at a price fixed by the hour in American gold. A summary of the four proposals sub mitted follows: The American-China Contracting company: Common laborers, 10 cents per hour; foremen and interpreters, 20 cents an hour; physicians, 40 cents per hour; cooks and barbers, 15 cents pet hour. International Contracting company, Washington, D. C: Laborers and cooks, 13 cents per hour; doctors, 39 cents per hour ; assistant doctors, 36 cents per hour; interpreters, 2 times 13 cents per hour; foremen, times 13 cents per hour. Wah Me Lee Hang & Co., Baltimore: Laborers, clerks and barbers, 12 cents per hour; foremen and interpre ters, 15 cents per hour; doctors, 25 cents per hour. Joel Julian Reuben, Washington, D. C: For the first 2,500 Chinese labor ers, 11 cents per hour; foremen, 40 cents per hour; doctors, 60 cents per hour; interpreters. 60 cents per hour; cooks and barbers, 30 cents per hour. For additional laborers above 2,500 per hour: First 1,000, 11 cents; second l.UUU, 10 cents; third 1,000, 10 cents; fourth 1,000, 10 cents; fifth 1,000, 10 cents; sixth 1,000, 10 cents: seventh 1,000, 10 cents; eighth 1,000, 10 cents; ninth' 1,000, 9 cents; tenth, 1,000, 9 cents; eleventh 1,000, 9 cents; remainder of 15,000 9 cents. The last proposal is assumed at the department to provide that, if the com mission enters into a contract with Mr. Reuben and wans the full quota of 15, 000 Chinese, he will furnish them at the rate of 9 cents per hour for common laborers. TESTIMONY IS SHELVED. Interstate Commission Turns Down Pacific Coast Lumbermen. Chicago, Sept. 21. Various Eastern and Western railroads, through their legal representatives, made strenuous objections today before the Interstate Commerce commission to the presenta tion of testimony by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association" in its petition against 25 Western rail roads. The lumber manufacturers are asking to compel the railroads to furn ish adjustable racks on flat cars for the transportation of lumber. They claim that the roads furnish proper facilities for the shihpping of other commodities, and is not doing likewise for the lum bermen, discriminating against them. After the attorneys on both Bides of the lumber case had made exhaustive argu ments, the commissioners declared that the case would be indefinitely post poned. New Points Under Meat Law. Washington, Sept. 21. The decision of the acting attorney general has been asked by the secretary of agriculture regarding certain provisions of the new meat inspection law, particularly as to whether or not foreign meat products, or food products in which meat is large ly a component part, will be absolutely prohibited from entering the United States and whether England, Germany and France will be forced to provide a system of governmental inspection and labeling which will be acceptable to this government. Opens More Oklahoma Land. Oyster Pay, Sept. 21. The president has issued a proclamation opening the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian lands in klahoma. Tne Interior de partment will announce the date for the reception of sealed bid) under which the 50,5000 acres of land are to be dis posed of to homesteaders. MUST INTERVENE Only Disposition of the Contrc v versy In Cuba. TAFT DESPAIRS OF MEDIATION Moderates Willing to Accept Terms of Med'ators, but Liberals Not Inclined to Yield. Havana, Sept. 22. Peace for Cuba, unless accomplished through American intervention, seems to be further away now than when Secretary of War Taft and Assistant Secretary of State Bacon began negotiations to harmonize the opposing factions. The arrival today of three United States battle ships and two cruisers in addition to those al ready here has had little effect on the insurgents in the field, and, when the leaders of the revolution were apprised of the squadron's presence they greeted the information with Spanish expres sions to the efftct that: "They cannot come into the brush." A meeting of the executive committee of the Moderate party was hastily sum moned this evening and it was voted unanimously to accept whatever dispo sition of the controversy Messrs. Taft and Bacon may decide upon, in the hope that such a concession will induce the Liberals to yield similarly. The latter however, have as yet signified no willingness to accept the decision of the American mediators. Messrs. Taft and Bacon have practi cally abandoned their hope of finding a middle ground and fear that a decision in favor of either side would result in no more than temporary tranquility for the island. It is their belief that American occupation 1b the only way to end the civil warfare, and it is not denied that intervention must be fol lowed by American sovereignity. Mr. Taft has cabled to President Roosevelt regarding the gravity of the situation, and Mr. Roosevelt is expected to dic tate any further program. MEAT LABELS TO TELL TRUTH. Wilson's Rules Forbid Calling Pork Beef and Libels on Lard. Washington, Sept. 22. Further rul ings in connection with the enforce ment of the meat inspection law after October 1 next were made public today by the secretary of Agriculture and give an idea of what consumers are to expect hereafter when purchasing meat products, particularly canned gocds. Anything savoring of a false or decep tive name will not be tolerated and no picture, design or device which gives any false indications of origin or qual ity will be permitted on any label, as for instance the picture of a pig appear ing on a label placed on beef products, or the picture of a thicken upon the label of a veal or pork product. Geographical names are allowed to be used only with the words "cut " "type," "brand," or "style," as the case may be, except upon foods pro duced or manufactured in the place, state, territory or country named. For instance, "Virginia ham" muBt be marked "Virginia style ham;" "Eng lish brawn" must be "English style brawn;" "Westphalia ham" must be "Westphalia style ham." The word "ham," without prefix indicating the species of animal is considered by the department to be a pork ham, but trim mings removed from the ham and used in the preparation of potted meats or sausage, or when used alone, may be known as "potted ham" or "ham sau sage." Frankfurter sausage no longer can be known as such, but must be sailed "Frankfurter style sausage." The rules clearly define what consti tutes pure lard, but prescribe that a substance composed of lard, stearin or other animal fat and vegetable oil may be labeled "lard compound." Wants Meat Inspection. London, Sept. 22. The city corpora tion, at a meeting held today, resolved to exert paressure on the president of the local government board, J. Burns, for the introduction of a bill for com pulsory inspection at the time of slaughter of all animals Intended for the food of man, as well as the official stamping by insperctos of all meat found to be without disease. This bill is to provide farther that all foreign killed meat brought in be required to comply with the same standard as home-made meats. Kuropatkin's History of War. St. Petersburg. SeDt. 22. General Kuropatkin has completed his book re viewing the Russo-Japanese war. The work is in several volumes and has been submitted to the general staff. It may not be permitted general circulation. BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Many Killed and Injured In Oklahoma Train Wreck. Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 19. Eight peo ple are dead, 20 more i less injured, and as many more are missing in the most disastrous wreck in the recent his tory of the Rock Island, which occurred three miles from Dover, Okla., yester day. The engine, tender baggage and mail care, smoker and day coach of passen ger train No. 12, northbound, left the high bridge that spans the Cimarron river, and plunged into the current flanked by treacherous quicksands. The locomotive disappeared from sight almost Immediately. The mail and baggage clerks escaped from their coaches and swam to the shore. The accident was due to the defective condition of the bridge which was swerved out of line by the pressure of driftwood carried down by the swollen stream. The train was an hour late and was running at high speed to make up time. The engineer did not see the condition of the bridge until he was within a few yards, when it was too late to stop. He shouted to ' his fire man, threw on the brakes and jumped. He landed on the veiy verge of the river bank and escaped unhurt. The fireman was leas fortunate, sustaining severe injuries. When the engine struck the bridge the whole structure suddenly collapsed, precipating the engins and coaches into the water. The chair car and two heavy Pullmans were not pulled in, but remained on the track. The most authentic accounts place the number of passengers in the Binok er at between 26 and 30. With but few exceptions these have not been ac counted for. The only hopeful news is contained in messages received from rural districts. Men on .bits of drift wood have been seen going down stream at various points, but attempts at res cue have in moat instances proved futile. NEW STORM ARISES, Santo Domingo Again Infected With Revolutionary Fever. Washington, Sept. 19. Just as the Cuban insurrection appears to be on the point of harmonious adjustment, the United States government is con fronted with a new outbreak in Santo Domingo. Commander Southerland, senior American naval officer in Do minican waters, reported to the Navy department by cable late this afternoon that an insurrection is about to break out in Santo Domingo at any time. He says that the government has sent a force of 400 men to Monte Chrislo. The situation is declared to be acute. He fears that an uprising may take place. He requests that the Dixie, which is now in Cuban waters, be re turned at once to Santo Domingo. When the advisability of withdraw ing the naval forces from Dominican waters was discussed when the crisis came in the Cuban revolt, a suggestion waB made that it might give encourage ment to the insurgents in that island. It was finally decided, however, that the Dominican government had matters well in hand and that no cbanse was to be apprehended with the present fleet of gunboats in those waters. FUNSTON TO LEAD. Will Be In Command of American Army in Case of Intervention. Washington, Sept. 19. General Frederick Funston, who iB now on his way to Washington under orders from the War department, will probably be assigned to command the army in Cu ba, if intervention should be found ne cessary. While orders have not been issued for the movement of troops to Cuba, tie 'army was never better pre pared for quick action, if it is found necessary to send them to Cuba. General Funston is probably as well informed regarding conditions in the island as any officer of the army. He made a good reputation in the Philip pines, and only a few months ago at tracted attention by the manner in which he handled the difficult situa tion growing out of the employment of troopB in San Francisco after the earth quake, The fact that he ia under or ders to come to Washington and to await further instructions indicates that he is wanted for important duty. Dynamite From the Sky. Brussels, Sept. 19. Sensational ru mors of a plot against the Russian czar and his family are b9ing circulated here. It is stated that the revolution aries, finding it impossible to approach the palace at Peterhof by land or sea, have purchased balloons from an Amer ican inventor, the purpose being to as cend from the German frontier and drop down explosives on the palace. It is intended to destroy the infant czare vitch and Grand Duke Vladimir. It ia said the authorities became aware of the plot and arrested the ringleaders. More Troops Ready for Service. -Richmond, Ind., Sept. 19. Com panies G and O, of the Fourth United States infantry, on the way from Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, to Fort Wayne, Mich., were today or. dered to report to Fort Thomas, Ky., in anticipation of be ng sent to Cuba. DEAD IN THOUSANDS Many Chinese Were Drowned In Hongkong Typhoon. ALL COMMERCE IS PARALYZED Half the Harbor Craft Wreckecl and Many Buildings Destroyed Came Without Warning. Hongkong, Sept 20. The typhoon which swept this port, destroying a great number of vessels and causing much loss of life, was of a local nature, It came suddenly and without warning. The observatory had predicted moderate winds. Half an hour after the gun signal had been fired the storm waa at its height. It lasted two hours. Most of the damage was wrought on the Kowluon peninsula. The 1osob are estimated at several million dollars. Over 1,000 sampans and junks are missing from Hongkong alone. Wharves were sv ept away and houses collapsed. The military barracks are in ruins. The harbur 1b strewn with wreckage thrown upon the shore. Hundreds of Chinese bratmen and their families were saved by the bravery of the police and civilians, but several thousand of the Chinese water-dwellers must have perished, many within short distances of the shore. The losses in lives and property among the Chinese were ap palling. Today the police stations in Hongkong are surrounded by Chinese identifying their dead. The families of the Hongkong boatmen live night and day on the sampans, and thousands of these people are now homeless. The Chinese take the disaster calmly and show no manifestation of grief. One launch that was capsized bad 130 Chinese on board. They were all drowned. Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of Hongkong, and the authorities, are doing all everything possible to render assistance. Reports of fresh disasters are arriving every hour. Only a few Europeans are missing. It is now estimated that 5,000 Chi nese lost their lives. Reports are daily increasing the mortality. BEGIN THEIR TASK. Taft and Bacon Hear Stories of Both. ' Factions In Cuba. Havana, Sept. 20. The presidents of both the Moderate and the Liberal parties this afternoon submitted to Sec retary of War Taft and Assistant Secre tary of State Bacon, representing Presi dent Roosevelt, their respective state ments of the facts leading up to the revolution and the conduct of belliger ents. Each of the presidents tomorrow will present a written statement of the teimB he is willing to agree to in the interest of peace. General Menochal, representing the veterans, also related to Messrs. Taft and Bacon the effort he bad made in the line of peace and the difficulties he had encounteied and gave his opinion as to what courses, hold any promise of an amicable settle ment. Today's hearing began at the home of Minister Morgan in the village of Marianao, which is only three miles from the most advauced post of the in surgent force, that of Colonel Baldo mero Acosta, which is encamped in the vicinity of Arroya Arenas. After the hearings Mr. Taft said to the Associated Press that he had just begun his work and that it was evident the mission upon which he came would require more time than he had antici pated before his arrival. He intimated that ten days would be reaniredi tn. complete his errand, but be could not say whether or not it would be neces sary to visit insurgent camps or other cities than Havana. A private telegraph wire is being' Btrung fiom Mr. Morgan's house to the cable office in order that Messrs. Taft and Bacon may be able to report direct to Mr. Roosevelt. Scotch Train Wrecked. -London, Sept. 20. Thp imni Scotch express train on the Great Northern Railway, leaving London last night, was wrecked outside of Grant ham at midnight. The train should have stopped at Grantham, but failed to do so. Soon after passing the sta tion the train left the rails and then jumped a bridge. The engine and sev eral coaches were dashed over the em bankment. There are many passenger beneath the debris. Of ten extricated five have died. The number of lives lost is not known. Artillery General Killed. Warsaw, Sent. 20 Gnnaml Nni.,- eft, of the artillery, has been assassin ated. He waa erroneously thought to. be a member of the field court martial. General Nicolaieff was walking on. Weilka street this morning, when he was surrounded by five revolutionist and shot dead. The murderers escaped..