-: miy Tidviriti
Trc:?s Ordered to the Grits
( Will Leave at Once.
MAY U UNDID IN CEINA
Eeporta from Shanghai Indicate that
Some of the Foreigners In Pekin
-Are Still, lighting.
WASHINGTON. Julr 7. The issue,
today, of formal orders for tbe dis
patch to the East of more than ')
trKi from army post In the United
States, was a manifestation of the en
ergy with which the Government in
now about to act, In;tbe Chinese mat
ter. True, these troois are nominally
destined for tlje Philippines to replace
volunteers now there, but It Is admit
ted tlmt they are being Kent out by a
route that will easily admit of a de
flection to Tnku or some other con
venient Cliiiwse Mrf. Possibly Con
sul General Goodiiow's cablegram, re
porting. the legation as being active
as late as the third instant, may tare
- something to do with this, radical ac
tion. ! Whatevr the cause, . If these
troops are lauded in China, together
with the Ninth Infantry, supiosed to
be how ut Taku, ami the marine con
tingent, the United States will have a
force In action coin niensu rate with her
Interests, and in proportion to the Eu
ropean forces. Japan is to begin to
day; with the full consent 'of Europe,
and; It is calculated that the full for
eign reinforcements, including our
own, wjll arrive in China, If they a're
landed at all, in season to finish the
I wprk left by tile Jaiaiiese. The or
ders today,. to the. troops, it is. believed
at the State Ifepartuieut, have an Iik
direct but uist Important hearing oa
the situation In China.
J MORE ATROCITIES.
tondon, July 8. There is nothing In
the few disiiatches, received last niglit,
to add a ray of hoi regarding t;e fate
of-tle legations at Pekin. but yester-'
day's dispatches from Washington, and
the message from other sources were
still standing on July 3d. ami that the
recent attacks by the Boxers had leeu
slights The news from other ioints
was distinctively disquieting. A ro
IKrt from Che Too, dated July 7th.
says a Catholic bishop, two priests and
two nuns have been murdered.
A reiHirt from Moukdcn, dated July
.th, says the Danish mission at llin
Yun was surround td. A party of Cos
sack, residents or Moukden. and the
British consul, had started for the re
lief of tin we Iiesieg4d at the Danish
mission. The situation at Tier. Tsiu
on July 3d is said to have leeh most
serious. The Japanese and Russian
force are reported to have leen hurry
ing there from Taku, but aecording'td
some accomits, mutual distrust exists
between the allies.
. STILL, IIOLDINt; OUT.
London. July 7. The foreigu office
jns Issued the text of ft telegram from
Acting Consul General Warren, at
Shanghai, confirming, from thoronghlv
trustworthy sources., the news receiv
ed by a courier from Peking. Julv 3d.
by way of Shanghai to the linden of
flee of the Inspectorate of the Chinese
maritime customs. - saying thai twd
legations were, the day the courier
krt holding out against the trtM.p
and Boxer, and the troops had lost
.:2UU0 men anil the Boxers inn uy lead
ers. Warren adds that the messenger
says, the troops were ..much disheart
ened by their losses, and that, the
Boxer claim, their mystic powers
hare been broken by the foreigners,
and that they dare not approach the
legations. .
It. Is further assered that the for
eigners at Pekin ought to le able to
hold out for n Imii? time, na !up I... ...
sufhYlcnt food ami ammunition. , - .
WILLIAM IS A HOUSED, i
Berlin. July 17. The news from
China overwhelms: everything, here.
The German nation. loth high and low,
has Itecome deeply nervous. Every bit
of news from China Is commented iti
on heatedly everywhere. .
The majority believes with the Gov
ernment, that the Chinese situation is
most serious. This results, too, from
Emieror William and a nnmler or the
Cabinet Ministers having Kstsnvl
their summer vacations. Uiiuis It Is
eXtected that, lefore long, the weight
iest decisions must Is taken. , i.
Emperor William will, on Monday,
accompany the Herman ironclad divi
sion tiouiid for China into the North
Sa. - j ; ,
Among those who wen eye wit
nesses to the pmneror's remarks to
themarlnes at Wilhelmshaven. pre
vious to their departure for China. It
Is" known that Ji is address vas tiun h
mote strongly- worded that! irtlcialiy
reKrtel, and the newsjiapers of Wil
helaishnveu and Uiat vielnity publish
the original version In which was . the
following: "I hojs to reestablish iiettce
with sword ami take vengeance in man
ner never liefore seen 1y the world. I
end you to? eradicate dishonor dealt
to the fatherland by IwHiarians. I shall
not rest until German colors .1y from
JPcklu."
THE BROOKLYX ARRIVES.
. Washington. July 7. The Navy De
partment, at 9:4." tonight recelveil the
followiug telegram from Admind Iletu
".: . - ,,
"Che Too, July 7. Brooklyn has ar
riveI." I will proceed Immediately to
Taku. Remey." ,
I SENDINU OUT TROOPS.
Washington. July J.-i-As a result of
h. thorough consideration of the sub
ject by the Secretary 6f War, Lleuten-ant-C.enerat
Miles and Adjutaut-Uen-
ral -Corbln. orders Were issued by the
War Depirt.uu.-ut this atternoou f6r
the .dispatch of C2TA regular trooi's t.
the Philippics, with a vJ-w to utili
sation Ju Chinas if it is found necessary
to send tbeia to that country. These
troops are Intended primarily to re
lieve the volunteers in the Philippines,
and will only is? diverted to China in
the event that circumstances demand
it. :' . ' - - ' ' f v.r
The force Is made wp of two battal
ions each of the Fifteenth, Second,
Fifth anl Eight Infantry, two squad
rons each of the First ami Ninth caval
ry; one squadron of the Third cavalry
and a company of engineers.
These troops will be forwarded as
rapidly as transportation arrangements
ca$ be perfected, and the entire fleet
of transports at San Francisco ; and
New York will be employed In the
woi k. - . - .
ANOTHER C1G FIRE.
riTTSRI'IlO'S DOWN TOWN DI8
! TUICT SUFFERS AGAIN.
Four Fireman Killed and Six Injured
While Fighting the DestrrrtlTa
i:K;: : " Eleinenw - ,. ;'".
PIITSBURO, Pa., July 7. Pitts
burg's down i town business section
was visited by another disastrous fire
today, the second within a week. Four
men are dead, and six others are In
the; hospitals suffering from Injuries
whkii may prove fatal.--: All the vic
tims were firemen.
The dead are: John tJrlflln, St Clair
Crawford,; Max Batterbangu, John
Ijewis. . : :'
The Injured are:; Captain Dan Camp
bell, Stewart Iturns, Edward Kearney,
WilHam Erb, Ceorge Munu, William
Derile. : . " '
The lire) .had its origin in the -basement
of ii. J. Erans & Company's
ebiii:t and , glassware establishment.
After tight lug the H re for more than
on hour the firemen got the upicr
hand, though the building was .deluged
with .water,' . Alsiut r:3i p. ni:whu
all langei senied to have iasstl, ten
nieiulters iof engine "ctmipanies No. 4
and No. 11 were working on the sec
ond Ihsr, knee-lecp . In water, w hen
' floor ! gave way. . In its plunge
down It dragged the third floor along
vtith it, clear through to the cellar.
The fltsnien were burled deep under
debris, and It was believed at - first
none would eseaiH- The money loss
will reach ?Ummmh. - i
REPORT FROM NOME.
Washington. Joly 7. The following
report of the Condition of affairs in the
Alaska gold fleldls has tx-en receivil
atjthe War Icpartiiiout from tieneral
IMndall. dateil Anvll City, June 21st:
"TFoity-two vessels in harbor; about
T3,NH people, estimated, on short,
tjuiet prevails. ..Transport Rosecrans,
In attempting to make a way through
the i-e nehls. was driven aground on
the flats oIT the mouth of the Yukon.
Had to 1h iartl;illy unloaded; no in
jury or loss of life reported. t Athenian
arrivHl safely, dis-hargHl animals and
prts-eeded to St. Michaels before tuy
an lvaL ; ,Two ; sailing .Vessels, liarks
ITiuitiT and E-Iipsi, reported wrecked
Ih vicinity of .Rosecrans. , Iawton.' was
left in Dutch Harlsr, exiected. to ar
rive at St MIcheals today.". i
IS Tile CHAMPION.
Jfew York.' July 7. Walter J; Travis,
ot! the Oakland and thtrdeii City golf
clubs. Is now the amateur golf champ
Ion of the United- States. He won this
title today by" defeating Finlay tMug
lass, who - was champion two years
ajo. - ' ' !
AMERICANS WIX.
Iondon. July 7. At the Alexandria
races, today, American Jockeys cap1
tared all the races.
MANY WERE DROWNED.
Yacht Capsized Off the Port of
; Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland. O., Jul 7. Pnring a
fierce squall, this afternoon, the yacht
Idler, owned by John and James Cor
rlgan, was capsizd and sunk six
loiles-oflT this port, and six lives were
lost. Following are tlie drowued: Mrs.
James t.'otrlgan. wife" of the well
knovh vessel owner: Miss Ida C-orrl-g;m:
Miss Jane Corrigan; Mrs. Charles
ltlley, all daughters of Janws Corri
gan. Miss Etta Corrigan, daughter of
Captain John Corrigan; an infant
daughter of Mrs. Riley. ;
! The only survivor of the, nasseneers
Is Mrs. John Corrigan. . She and six
men of the crew were picked tip by
a I tig. : - ' -, .,
IS IT RIGHT
For An Editor to Recommend Patent
I Medicines?
From Sylvan Valley News, Brevrad,
j - N. C.. '
1 It may lsa quesiiMi wlietlM'r the ed
itw of a newiqwper ha the right to
publicly recommend any f the various
proprietary uieHeiue which flowl the
market, yet an a preventive f suffer
ing we feel It a duty to say a gool
word for Chamln'rlaln's Colic. ClKlra
an-1 Diarrhoea ItemcIy; ? We have
known and used this medicine in our
family for twenty years and Jmve al
ways fours 1 it reliable. In many 4a;eg
a dose of this TnniIy woukl save hours
of suffering while a pJiyrtcian Is await
ed. We do not SoUeve in depending
implicitly on any medicine for a cure,
but we do ticlieve that if a liottle of
Chamlierlain's IMarthoca Reinecly were
kept on hand and adniinisterel at the
im-eptlon ot an attack much suffering
ml?ht Is? avoided and in very many
eases the presence of a physician
Won H not te npilnil. At least this
has beeu our exixrienee during the
p lift twenty year For sale by F. G.
Haas, Salem, Oregon. : v-
AND THEN HE WILL MARRY,
When Surgeous Give E. Pevlt a New
: Face He Will Wed. r
New -: Orleans. June - ai rtanont
therA ranin In this eitv man In c... .1.
- - -- - - v " ..... ,4, praivil
of a new face: A year ago Eugene
cent of L nkm I'arlsh. was a entrf-
hstklng younc ' farmer. ITe Uni
sweetheart- who admired him Im
mensely. She still loves him, and it is
for her sake that Perit Is
anxious to have his appearances im
prove!, it is ail the fault of nlIeSous
horse that, the farmer was attempting
to harness that his nose Is crushed
flat and a scar is under 11. r rui.t ......
that has disfigured the lower lid.
Alter the liorse had kicked Perifs
face until its original beauty was en-
tirclr pi.ne, th; girl to whom he Is cn
pard. one ' of The prpttiept hr the
iiciLborh'XHl, with the. constancy of,a
loving woman, vowcil ; to think- non?
the less of him because of his disfig
urement. Hut Perit Is a manly, fel
low, and would not consent to , an
early marriage, as planned, until he
should at least consult a surgeon and
we if something could not be done.
Alter visiting the best , physicians in
New Orleans, he is encouraged by the
assurance that there is nothing im
practical in such an operation, and
that it will, possibly, be 'successfully
accomplished, unless complications set
in. If the operation is undertaken an
incision will be made at the side of
the nose, the crushed bridge replaced
bv an artificial one and the task ' of
straightening the .nostrils be a" com
paratively easy one. In regard to the,
nectiliar ease a prominent r New Or
leans surgeon said: ; '(Jreat advances
hare been made in - plastic surgery
during the past few years, and there
is ho reason for a erson sufferiugi the
dlsligurement : of a broken nose,' if
proier assistance tan be secured. The
introduction of a false bridge Is not a
serious operation and is usually a suc
cess." , - : ' : ',
LIVE SNAKE FOR A BELT. ,
Maryland Milkmaid Falnteil When
j Slie Saw Her Adornment
Baltimore, Md., June 30. A singular
but ; well-authenticated snake story
comes from Pleasant Valley, Md., the
principal actors in Which were the
snake and Miss Cora Legore, a domes
tic employed by Frederick: G. Ying
ling, a well-known farmer residing
near that place. '
Bliss Xegore "went to the barn to
milk the cows, as was her customary
duty. She did not return as jiromptly
as usual, and. becoming uneasy after
a time, Mrs. Yengling sent some one
to the barn to -look for her. She was
found lying in a dead faint In a cow
Ktall, and upon Itelng revived appear
cd dazed and frightened. Finally she
mnnme sufficiently .composed to tell
the cause of her unconsciousness. - s
. She said that while milking she felt
something moving atsjut her clothing,
but supposel it was a cat, until she
felt a constriction ; .alnrnt her waist,
and found herseir looking into the eyes
of a snake which had wrapped Itself
about, her, and reared its head In
front of her ; face. She was too
much frightened to notice what sort
of a serpent was thus confronting her,
but, striking at.it with her hand, faint
ed away. When she was found the
snake had disappeared. . j
WHEN "TEDDY" RODE A COW.
First Eough-RIder Perfomianc-e
i i Governor Roosevelt
of
Denver, June Sh "Governor Roose
velt of New York was well known in
the West long before his Hough Riders
were thought of," said S. C. Brewer,
a ranchman of the Big Horn country
in ' Wyoming, who is here on a busi
ness trip. :- ; i- .' ,.-.;.:-.'. "'
' "In 1SS7 Teddy Roosevelt stopps2.
for a few days j at my ranch in ' the
Big Horn basin, and I'll bet a steer
against a eoj-ote he has never forgot
ten his visit. He, said he had come
for big game, and he got it A day or
two alter his arrival we made up a
party to go shooting. Now, Roosevelt
gave It out that he could ride a bit
and so he could.'eonsiderluj; that he is
a city hian. The'lMys were ist very
careful to find him ; a gentle horse,
probably thinking they would have
fun -with Jiini If the broncho proved
mon than his match. ' 1
He got on all right with the bron
cho untillie ran Into a bunch of wild
cattle, and could twt resist the tempta
tion to rope one.' But the broncho was
not broken, and when lie threw the
rope t he horse shied and threw hlin.
The rope went wild and so did the
norse. Koosevelt had ridden some dis
tance from us, and before we could
come up one of the cows charged him
We expected, of c course, to see his fin-
isii rignt mere, i Had my gun out
and was trying, to get a shot at the
cow, when' Roosevelt performed the
most daring act of his life, not bar
ring his charge up San Juan Hill. He
dodged the cow when she charged.
ana in-iore stie could turn he made
leap ahd was on her back.
I Then be did show the boys that he
.coma ride. Ihe cow did not know
what to make of the performam-e, and
after a pitch or two she started on a
dead run down the gulch, through the
chaparral and off into the valley.
Teddy', stayed with her until she was
tired ont and we had overtaken her,
one of the ttoys roied the cow and
Roosevelt bounded off smiling as usu
al. The only comment he made was
that he hail never enjoyed a ride
more." - :
BRITISH -COLUMBIA'S WONDER
FUL CORN-FIELDS, r
By far the most imjortant mining
work fn firogri'ss In British Columbia
is tlie opening up of the vast coal areas
of tlie Crow s Nest Pass undoubtedly
one of the largest coal properties
known. Tbe imasures occur in the
heart of the Rockies and extend north
ami south a distance of; 40 miles;
stretching east and west 10 miles from
the hanks of Elk River towards the
isuniary line Iietween Allterta and
i riiisn t;onrmiia. This ana is, of
course, reduced by the creeks which
altound on the mountain slopes, ami
rrom which the coal nieasu res , lmr
ben eroded; but sufllcient remains to
eoi'stitutethe coal fleidsnnique in ex
tent, as they are in richness. The geo
logical report states that there ar .
wi uify wornaine scams of eoal,
varying in thickness from 4 to r.f
ami of these a Unit one-third are can.
uel and, Uie..rvmainder Mtumjnous, The
umnnge or -coal cuntHned iu this field
was computed mjme years airo hr lr
Selwyn, the nassociated with the Geo
logical Survey or Canada, after niak
Ipk all necessary reductions, at 7r,min .
imiMWX) tons. Ts'o k'ss remarkable is
tne exceptional quality, of the twiL
which when coked gives a product
that has no superior.
GRADED AND TIED.
Dallas Observer;
President Tallsitt of the Salem &
Pacific Const It II., Informs us that
one mile of the road will be graded
and tied by Saturday evening of this
week.
Let him go abroad to a distant coun
try; let him go to some, place where he
Is not known. Don't -let him go to
the deviL where he Is. known. Samuel
Johnson. r ....
A COh!FERETJCE
.!
Will r.Ieet With Lcadcrs cf Demo
' crats and Populists.
IN ORDER TO SETTLE TOWNE CASl
Stevenson and Jones to Visit tbeir
Chief at Mneoln tbig Week for ' .
aVonsaltatiou. ' . : .
f LINCOLN, Neb.. July '7.Tlie que
tlon whether W-, J. Bryan )'to Jiav
one or two ruuuing mates i expeetexj
to le settletl atu conference,, thitt will
le, held at his home, tomorrow, with
Charles A. Towne and other Iemo
cratic a nd I'opulist kraders. " Towne
wasexrxcted to reach Uncoln today,
but .up to a late hour had not arrived.
Bryan said tonight that Towne would
be here aliout midnight or in tbe morn
ing. With him are" George' Fred Wil
liams, of Massachusetts, and AVillis j.
Abliott Whether Towne will remain
until Tuesday, when the Vice Prsl
deutial candhlate and Chairman Jones
are to be here, Is not known, but the
presumption Is that he will.- r: j
Bryan was very much provoked to
read totlay a fictitious Interview with
his. 15-year old daughter, ;Ruth, who
was, attending the convention at Kan
sas City. The punorttd interview is
a ' lengthy : one, and covers itersonal
ami public questions. Bryan s:iid "that
occiisionally," he ; was misrepresented
himself, as other, public inen are, Jmt
he- thought chihlren ought to be spar
el. ' Tlie Interview, Bryaii' said, Was
entirely without foundation. (
ASK FOR SUPPORT. 1 1
- Kansas CRy, Mo., July 7. The Sil
ver Republican . party b:nlay, by its
executive committee, issued an j ad
dress to the people asking them ; to
supiwrt Bryan and. SjteA-cnson i for
President and Vice Tresideut '
A CRACKING It ACE.
New York, July 7. Jack. Point, with
10U pounds up, ran a mile and a quar
ter in the Brighton handicap today, in
the record time of. 2:M3-5, winning a
rich stake on a hot driVt with Iven
tucklan. and Imp, while Great Ethel
bert was lengths; behlmL Kinley
Mack, the Suburban and Brooklyn
handlca'i wlniM-r oT trii r.year; Iwas
elgltti. and AdmlraUoiv Vie Choice of
all tmluerH, wast ion rtlu1 It -.was; a
crack iug ntioivnV start to fluiah. v.
- Cheyenne, Wyo., July 7. Nearly a
mililon and a half acres of kind situa-
tl in Wyondug, CilonBlo,tebniska
Utah and Kansas has been sold by the
Union Pacific during the fiscal year
just closed. These are' greater ithan
any previous sales. Most of the land
was purchased In large tracts by sheep
and ca ttle-growers. ,?,;.'"" I !
A GOLDEN CARGO.
Steamer Amur; from A hi ska, Brings
.... fortunate Miners. ; !,
Vancouver, B. C, July 7 Tlie steam
er Amur arrivtnl this evening from
Skagway. bringing $25tMKK In gold
dust and 140 passengers. Of these,
thirty were returning miners, who had
sacks of from XX) to f 10,000 each.
ihe most Interesting news brought bv
tin Amur was that of the fiudiug of
tiv issiy or Ivan oiseu, who w'as mur
dered last Deceiulier with Clayton and
Keese, two other American citizens
Obion's issiy was found oa a wiud bar
near Selkirk. :
COR RETT IS SUED.:
An .Oregon Politician ; Accused of
Alieuting a Wife's Affections.
Portland, July 7.1 n the state Hr
ciiit;ourt, twlay, E.' E. Petenum filed
a suit for $1mmmm daniages, agaiust
ex-Senator H. W. tkrltt, for' the
alienation of his wife's affe4fons.
Peterson alleges that Corlett exert eil
an influence over his . wife, which
caused her to sik a divorce. ! J
HANNA'S HEADQUARTERS.
New York, July 7. The Eveniinr
Post says: Senator , Han na has ar
ranged to come to Ellieron. N. J on
July.BWh, and take fiossossion of the
EllHron cottage until Septemler 1st
ami direct tbe Summer campaign from
Eilierori, making frequent trios t this
city. Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities. I ! -i
TACOMA'S FISHING FLEET. ,
Tacoma, July 7. The Tacoma fish
ing, fleet is now. voyaging down the
Sound, the olijectlve point Is-inr the
I tanks off San Juan Island. The flsh-
i-rmen will fo!hw the movement of
tlie fish along these banks to Point
Rolterts. Fish Commissioner Little
says the run of Hsu this season is
very gooil. ,
1 -
T R A CT I C A L PR E A CI 1 1 NO..
A certain minister during his dis
onrse one Sabbath morning said: "In
ach blade of grass there is a sermon."
The folio ving day one of his fljck
liscovereil the good man tmshins 'a
lawn mower alsmt his yard and ia us
ed to say: "Well, parson, I'm glad to
see you engaged In cutting your ser
pens short' Chicago News.
A substituted forefineer was shown
ky a Koenigslierg doctor at a surgical
congress In Ilerlin rccTitIv. lie hsd
cut '0frtke - paticurs Bccond toe and
" OU3L.JS
sewed It to the stump of the m'fting
finger, and the operation was ttrccess
ful. .The. doctor did not cxplain'.lsow
or whcie.he was going to" get tu'ticw
toe for the patient so it looks I'.kc a
case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. .
ATUYNTIC VS. PACIFIC.
Double Distances and Slower-Steamers
iu the Pacific, Where Coal
:. Saving Is Imperative.
(C. G. Calkins in Ahisfee's.)
"Those who insist upon traveling re
gardless of expense and in tlie best
company may yet hold all sea voy
ages as protracteti nightmares, and
theyiwill seek the shortest route and
the swiftest packet with little care for
coum-ious existence on the high seas.
In other, words, they travel as parcels
sent by express rather thau as, intelli
gent; passengers! , Consequently, they
will continue to throng the great At
lantic ferry, wiring' nothing for . the
lonely "and primitive " chartu Of the
wide, gray ocean -beyond the Goldeu
(iate. But.there are.some. who renew
their jrouth whenever tliey dwani of
sailing' to the Far East and the Is
lands of the South Sea.
Taking -New York as the port of de
parture, we find the nearer iorts of
Euroiie at , the following distances:
Queenston, miles; Llverjsxd,
a.0T3; Havre, 3,109; Gibraltar, 3,'JUi.
All these are In nautical miles, of
course; If any reason for reducing
them to statute miles can be Imagined,
these figures may be increased fifteen
Ier -ent The circuit can- be continued
in the same direction to- Yokohama,
whence the distance to San Francisco
is :4,53d milesaiid to Vancouver or
ports on I'uget Sound some 2T0 miles
less. These estimates cover the short
est navigable routes; In the Atlantic
such routes are closely followed" ex
cept for a diversion of about 120 miles
during the season of drifting ice; In
the; Pacific mu$t steamers find their
profit in touching at Honolulu, which Is
2,100 luiles froin San Francisco, ami
3.44MJ from Yokohama, so that the visit
fcoists 1,1x10 miles of. navigation. . , .
f "If more remote "termln-. Ik are-: con
sidered, we find 'steamers -"-plying to
Hamburg frt5u4r Neiv' Y'ork in 3,W
miles; to Antwerp, 3"370 mires, and fo
Naples, 4,100 tuiles. Steamers from
San Francisco-extend their voyage to
Shanghai, (,7(x miles, and. Hong Kong.
7KX miles, after leaving Japan. Other
lines cruise beyond' the,, equator, touch
ing at Honolulu, -.-Apia Stevenson's
"second turn to the left" and .'Auck
land on their way to Sydney, and cov
ering nearly 7,jx mik-s. ' There is no
traffic bctweeif the Pacific states and
the Pkllippines by direct steamers,
though Spanish and English lines con
nect thetn via Asia and Euroie, ami a
Japanese line to Australia proposes to
call at Manila. Tlie fleet of . army
transports rarefy, makes the direct
voyage in 0,215 miles; It Is".-convenient
lor them to coal at Nagasaki, and
reasons have been found for sending
them to Guam and Honolulu, thus
lengthening the track to 7,185 miles.
. Translating distnncci into time sug
gests that artificial limitations delay
pasag-s across tlie Pivcilic. , While, the
run f roin New York" to'" tueenstown
kas-lee eu4 k-Iose-to- tiv U vs. Jt re,
quires sixteen days to cross from San
Francisco (o Yokohama via Honolulu.
Thna. thrice Uie-time Ms f repaired to
make double t he distance inrhe-Pa-eji
fie, tlKv daily. ruo falling from tieaily
5&P -mile to something 1esst1iaiii3.")o.
Of -ours, this reduction rests on strict
commercial principles. Companies in
titer Pacific trade are not forced to re
new fliclr stea mcrs. In order to- take
advantage of 'the latest improvements
in engineering. In fact, it is doubt
ful whether the old types of single
screw steamers have not -wasted -coal.
Yet it is certain that the saving of fuel
Is a controlling fai tor in the calcula
tions of those who manage lines of
xiean steamers, and that they refrain
rrom driving their vessels at full
speed accordingly. There is no need
of citing a scientific formula to show
that a moderate Increase of speed mul
tiplies resistance anil its equivalent in
power, and' fuel in a startling ratio.
High siecd Is an advertisement to at
tract passengers; where freight is the
main interest, economy is inevitable.
Even the famous Peninsular mid 'Ori
ental though' more largely subsidized
than alL the Transatlantic and Trans
pacific! lines combined Is allowed to
carry passengers and mails at a ssnd
far below that demanded by the 'puis
lie which sails from New York. Eveiy
.where east of Suez and, West of the
UiM-t y mojntalns coat Is dear, a(fd
time, is a less costly objwt of consumi
tion. Of 'course, millions of tons of
freight and thousands of passengers
are likewise -arriel across tlie Atlan
tic at ihe mokst sjeed of .'x miles a
day but fhe do not tsiast of the ex
IK'rleiice.' . ' ' 1 ' ' .
AMERICA'S COMPETITION FOR
Tin; SHIP-BUILDING' IN
: '. Dl'STRY.
Tlie Unitel States have romntenced
tlie present light for a foremost place
among shipbuilding nations a strug
gle Unn which Hiey are now fairly
entered under conditions somewhat
different from those which obtained in
the case of ot her nations, or even
from those existing in America when
tbe clipiKT sliips gal tied" for- Iter the
supremacy of the tK-as. At the outset
of the career of the Uuileil States as
a nation, the great natural storehouses
of material coufalned in the Ainerkan
tonsrs gave tbe new nation. a con
siderable advantage, and this was aug
mented by the Impetus given to Yan
kee iuvrntire aliility by the emolu
ments certalu to accrue to the builder
of a sjieely and powerful privateer.
On tke other hand, Great Britain In
tiio arly development of the metal
vessels hail tlie field largely to herself,
and she iu turn had the advantage of
siqierior sources of material supply.
Recogidt ion may Well : b "made at I he
outset theref ore of the Tact-Uiat Hie
United States are seeking to regain
their, position - iu . ! the shii-buildlng
worhl nuder the fiercest couitietitire
condition. , -
i We are accustomed to reganl the
telegraph as a highly modern Inven
tion, and every schoolboy knows that
In its present forni.it was perfected by
Morse and others between 1830 and
1840. That the electric telegraph was
invented and described nearly a cen
tury earlier; Is not generallr known.
but it is true, that a workable method
for the electrical transmission of Intel
ligence was set forth In 1753. In the
Scots Magazine, published at Glasgow
in that year, a writer under the name
XVM." suggested a plan for distant
corresHudeuce by nii-ans of electric
ity. He proioscd to . have as many
wires as there are letters In the alpha
bvt,' and snggcf ted --j;Ia 'fftrpponarfcr
holding them and, , preventing theiu
lioni touching tlie earth or one anoth
er. At the sending end lie described
an arrangement for connecting the
wire corresponding to any desired let
ter with an electrical machine of the
crude variety then known. At the re
ceiving end the wires i terminate la
kiioiw near each of which wre tuis
jicuded light bits of pajs-r or smne ot'j
er. easily attracted substance, i When a '
signal was to be sent the letters coni
I rosing words were to Is sp-UNl u t by
connwting the latlery with the appro
priate wires in turn; the attntctioii of
the eorresio!iding bits of paper at the
other end would indicate the., ti.i
. . .
v..!.. u-,,n.-, , iiiiijj iiieiucicuT,
might Ih .worked, so that "C M." may
justly b rega riled as the. Inventor or
tbe chn-trle telegraph. The Ideutitv of
the author who conceaieil himself
iiinu iiiwe initials has never been discovered.'-'
-" . - ! ' '
Most kinds of clay contain a consid
cnible pnrortion or iron; the rci cidor
of .bricks, for example, is due t tttt
i" - . 1 - va9 vi nuii, - ti urjil'VI'r
an obiect molded or clay- is baked at
tlie temoei-Htnre of tlie mitor'a r...
nace iu the presence of a magnetic
field "or .'fnfiueue-; the otherwise hoino
gcutous clay shows, j when cisdeil,
traces of. magnetism In a definite di
rection. Tkls inherent! magnetism Is
sufficient to show the direction and
Ke .in juca. as iu uie yueusiiy or ihe
magnetizing force that acted while the
clay was In the furnace. This ikh-u-liar
proierty has been used to solve
some question of great interest to sci
tntlfic js-ople In general. An accurate
knowledge of the direction of the
can ns inngneiie torce m early histor
ical times lias lHeii diniuctHl by streral
Italian physicists from study of the
traces or. magiieiisui siiown tiy lilru
rian vass and other iobjci-ts of clay
exhumed from old tom!s. The eorwlu-
fiou itan.-ieu is mui me inreciion or -the
earth's, magnetic field has varieil
Very greatly in the five or six thous
and years represented by the age'.of
the objects ea mined, i ? , i -, . " ?
' AS ELABORATE SCHEME-
4
Tinker My scheme is sure to make
a lilt if tlie iiostal authorities will only
adopt It -1 . ; ' -.
Mlukcr-AWbAt J lit;.,."J' . .
TInkT The idea Is to pat a ther
mometer over each: letter-liox; of
couree, every man that goes by will
stop to look at it ,-j ,:
. Minker Wcll what'of that?
Tinker Well, right aloiTgside of the
thermometer there'll in- a little sign,
reading: ";t any letters in your
IMK-ket to mail for your wife?" Phil
adelphia Press. :
AS OTHERS SAW HIM.
SheDid your cars burn today?
He I don't. rememlHT. Whj'? Was I
talked about?
Slie Yes. Nell Willington was here
and We had a long argument concern
ing you. -
He Oiigelly) Indeed! What was
said? ...
She Well, Nell gave It as her opin
ion that. you ought to let your mus
taere grow to hide your mouth, and I
claimed that .what ,you uci-d :fo ;hal
nnce your' lace arc chiu .whiskers.
Chicago Tiniesdlerald. ;,;";
RECEIVES A PEXNlOX.-ni!rfng
thfri past week, Ion (J. Holland, of
thlscitj, son of Mr. and Mrs. .11.-B.
Holland, was notified that he harieen
granted a iKnsiou of ?3i iter -month,,
with back pay from the date of tiling
his lippllcitliyiy. whjck was about eight
months ago. Mr. Holland was cor
poral in company M., Sei-oml Oregon
V olunteers and sustainetl tlie injury
uikju which he lasl his claim for: a
jK'Usion on Ihe nierriorable fs-casion of
the gaJlant charge on MalalKin, on
Srarch 25, JStW, Conorai Holland re-,
i-eiveil a charge in tin? left arm, which
left that meuilHT completely iwiralyziMl
AT Til E HOSPITAL. Miss Nannie
I'addock, who was brought to this citv
fmih Eugciie alsnit a week ago for
treatment at the Salem hospital for
appendicitis, yestenlay morning under
went an operation and although her
case Is considered quite serious, she
was doing nicely last evening. ., .Fred
Plumback, a farmer residing near
Perrj-dale,' who has Is-cn at the kos;
pltal for - the past ten days, suffering
witli cancer of the stomach, was rest
ing comfortably .last 'night '..'
A SIIEUIFI'S SALIl-In order to
satisfy a judgment held bv Huirii GJ
Eldrhilge , against U. G,r Eldriedgc,
Sheriff. F. WJurbiji.a,t jBhtuiXUii sale
yestenlay morning, sold " part of lot
8, bhx-k ;12. The proHrtj' wiis ?id in
iy tne piaiuurr ar ?5t.Hi.za. 'j he rop
erty srdd consisteil in that. part or flie
business block known as the Eldrhilge "
bhs-k, fMcupied by flu New York
Racket and Steusloff Bros.
DIED NEAR SHAW.-A Mr Bathe,
a baiiier in Portland, arrived In the
city on tin California ex prcs last
night,, en route to the family home
near Shaw,. having received word that
his father, Rudolph Bathe, had died"
quite suddenly during the afternoon,
Mr. Bathe Sr., was ulrout iVi years of
age and, was well known in this hs-al-ity
having, for years engaged in tlie
cultivation of sfrawlierriew with which
he largely supplied the Salem market.
HIS STRATEGY;
VI am going to sen," (he young man
said, and pausetl.
Tho"youhg"gIrI gasieir "O! Harry er"
Mr. Tim mid." She could not .-conceal
the tears n hertvpiceU ? 1 i-; ;,'
- Then lie kijeVjvjhat luV tibty fenrcil k
ask'lif inailyw'onlk ? 'f '
"I am going to see" he repeated
"your father tonight, f if yon wilHglve
me isrmlssfon.r "Tlien ' sjie fell uisti
Iuh Ijosoui. Philailelplita I'resa.''.; ,
. Story of a Slave.
To be 1ound 4ianl and fcjot for years
'ty th cumins vi disease is th worst
form of slavery. Gorge D. WiHiams,
of Manchester, Midi, tells how such a
slave was made free. IIe says: "My
wite lias been so helpless for five year
that sire cotiM trot turn over in bed
akn. After using two bvitt'cs of
Electric Bitters she is wonderfully im-,
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