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About Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1900)
Republican National Committee Closes Up Its Uu Offices in Only lit Speakers Esrwa Ha Sone Bashes U Traisact Repsfcticass v Elect Corcrssr la Ktiraski-Coieri fleeted " la Wasbbgtoa.' CHICAGO, Nov. 10. With theexcep tkai of Edward C. HiHlges department, of the'Repuhlkan Ntkxnal headquar ters were iiraetJeally Hosed last olght. The KiK-akers bureau, over which Hedge presikfc-tL will not -close for at leant a mouth. That innc-b timo will l,e required to make Kuttleihents with nil tli speakers, the fran- notation comismles and the various state eoin-mitte--.. : . :-.": : '" It 1 estimated he bureau furnish ed fnieaker for no less than 15.000 me-ctdiig. This would be an overage of thirty speeches for each man. " . NEBRASKA RETURNS. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 10. With IntC two connlliD to liear from In 1 the state, ou the face of the unofficial re turn, Dietrich. Rep), 1 elected Gov ernor by n plurality of t73. over .Gov ernor Poynter. The remained of tlie state 1kk-t, I likely to lie Rejuldirari, but it will -take tho official count to WTfiT. HTVR T'RAKTrl IT lUli XJ. I U Xi-lrxll J.VJ ' THE ooverkor'S . TUAKKBGlvisu PROCLAM4TIOS I8SCEO. ' -i Th.r.y Irr.mlr,9th. ih.Ir Wklrh ' , . - H Holiday : . ...... . ; From Pailj Matesman. Nov. 11.) tjor. T. T. (Ufr yesterday Uned th nuniial' Thanksgiving Pay pro- .I'MiKilk.ii. w-lthi- aifcirt Thurwlav ciaiiKHioii, wuui, apart . ruurmwy. NovcihImt -". Vi. rt day or gcii rrartliankiiKivlng. lH'ing tle KiiiK'day mid dite rHnlly delguateil by rre?i- ik-ut Wm MrKliM for the Mme lnr- h ut in. McKiitM y lor nit wmc.pw lw- Following i 4he text of Hie K- latiiatVni , of the fcveniir: "In conformity with a thm'-hoiior-. i vr.it Wajibingtw, one hnmlre.1 aud elfven yesirs ago, t the suggestion of Con- en to 'recxMiimend to th tPiwile of the United State n day of public thrtnkg1rfng and pray.T, to l oUerv- tsl by the acknowledging' with grate- rul hearts 4he many ana igttai javors i oC Almighty lol.' the rrekhit of ,..",,voRnlln 'that, at a Christian Mm riitl Khite- hi anirtTliiiM- a, t'11- f 1.onr d.iHy o praise ml. ttw l .-iti utani tin t apart nmrs- froni whom 41 bleeing flow. ITT lay. tlie KMli or NovciiiImt the day ;overnor'of Oregon, do Imreliy irjxm w hull our Jwople are reipiented dMlgiit Thnrwlay. the 2Mh of Nov to rofi't fnTia" 'their lnlHr ami pive "'V1'' v'" dayof general thanks thank, to the S,.e Buler of the gf r""'1 Jn.1!1 JLV"1 f ' ... , -wofi nr the unnnmlwred merciea tivr.H4 for t lie many hlelng vouch- grnntvtl u iloring Um year and f-en-safetl to thent during the pixf year. try just closing, ami I recommend "Tlie Hple of tjwgrn have s lal 1h,lt tUrr ""pK far- (is 1Kss4ible. rrason for engaghig In th thanks- rrom, t,Hr vm-ations on flvlng -eEeroIs.. kIik-c this h.-i u, ,, B-r''.v. ihl tlmt it may lie devoted one of the mot fMtisfavtory jvan lu ." itiyHW'latv itmuncr to an ex all line of materhil prosiieritv our l'," , "l1 wf w o Aim tjonl of state has ever known. At im time In' vm " rememlrraiice of iw as a our history 'can it Ik h,iUI that our aiMl 1,at ihHU of 1etne have enjoyeil grc:uer fmsloin . 1 .,'T ,1!a-v ,w lrfornwd wherever from entagioiw r MImt diis-s, or froit wan ot calamity of at kind. There la nu aUiundaucc of tm tie rsfsetrle f, life every wbeie. easily wrtbin the itmch of all otassc- ot our ople, and a blgh a perM'iitage of 1 r - t . . 1 our pofnibitioit Is einpkyed ihki terms of satisfactory Temtuwrat km as lias ever ieralkil Ju the history of llie tate. Our schools are lilerally suk- A RECtlYER NOT NECESSARY. Judge U. I. Ik4.te So Hold 4a ' Cas of the Klinger & Ikn'k "" iult'lttutly CoiiiiiK'tKL the In. Judge IL I. , lloise's dciuirlnr.-nt of t lie circuit court yesterday, a. de hiurrer In 4be case of rM. Klinger vs. tlie heir of 8. Beck, deceased, was arguetl and th tljigiHrirr fustahnil. This U the rase In -which Mr. Klinger has broujfht suit to have tlu large luewery ami other prtiertk lieluug lnC (o the brewery dlvidetl among the uspectlve owner, arid such as cannot 1h' divided, sold a ml I he money di vided. A nn-elvcr was asked for end liifj the division of 1r estate, but Jude llolse hold tlutt where a busi ness is proiHrous as the brewery', is, one of the tenants In common cannot rHuire the apiwin'tment of a receiver. In this litigation SL Klinger is repre scnteil by Kaiser &.Klater. ami the heir of H. Pik by Bonhaui & Mt. tin. Judge Itol.xe also heard lr cate of W. II. llcnllue vs. M. t. Ilenline. be ing a suit by W. II.. Heuline, f Stay ton, for a divorce from his wife on the grounds of desert iou. Tiie evi dttiee sbowel that the defeudaut had ben gone about four years and a de cree of divorce was granted, but Judg? Poie rvservHl his decision as lo the division of the proiHTty imt!l further evidence should be submitted by the titaintinr. Iu department Nd. 2 of the circuit eonrt. Fannie Z. M.Mulkey has com menced suit for divorce against Sam tui A. Mulkey en the ground of dc svrtkm. .The part ks were marrleil in lS:o and have resided at Independence most of the Uiue dnriug the pat leu tears. The plaint I ft alleges 4hat de fendant deserted ber one year ago last Airll andthat be , now resides at Haley, Idaho. One child a daughter aged five years, was the Issue of. the learrlace. aud tlie plalnUff asks for tlse cutTty 0r the same., Bontiam &; Mnrtln are attntneja for the plaintiff. Jmle IVie dlsm.cd of a unmlwr of caves In the etjuity detriment of tlie Cfiicaoo. detennliM the result. Tliere is no change In , the Legislative -situation, the result depending on Douglas coun ty (Omaha.) MeKluley's plurality iu Nebraska it 7500. . 4 ntTTE HAT1F1ED. Butte, Mont.'. Nov. 10. Twenty-five thotrsa ml ieoile " crowded t he. streets of the city tonight, tor parHtipate In a general ratification in honor of the Irotn-hle Tlctory of Senator IV. A. C-lnrk; ami lib Democratic associates. Two of the l:irgt available -halls tn tho city .had been engaged, and all victorious candidates of - the ticket were present to participate intkeeh-t-ral jolrifl-atlou Senator Clark made wo rifklnmses, - declaring positively that tlte eight-hour law would be pass ed t it were hi hi power to effect it. and that laws favorable to the' work IngiuenV rights wonk alao be brought befonr tlM? state Legislature. - j jROOEItS ELECTED. Ki n t tie, Wa sh., Nov. 10, Practically conrplele retunk from every -county In tlH' "utate give ltogers, lKui., for Ciov-nor,v a plurality- of 13!M. . l"rlwl largely by the munificence of the piK-nil tioverniuent flirough the agency of n. pertietiral endowmeot. ami are well attcmknl in all our rural " wU as in our more imhu1oU9 d'w- InH. Our 4Mle- ate orderly ami IK'at-e prevails everywhere within the doiuiln of our cherished ominou- WU whows foture 1 imdlmmed by ' pnwgw of untoward circum- ."On the nccaino of our indulgence in general tliaiikjtglvlug. we houk nH fll to rciiK-mlMT with grntef ill 1?hIk m courage ami high iunoe that nnitnatfl our irfoueer . fatlior and ! iot hern, who, with -A fortltmle !M,r,i,1'wl ,Hd-r ,,M 'hadren of imh. nought ont and reileenle,! thi pm,,,! ,! Ia-nd of tire We-and Hot oid.r gave !t to im. their dew-cudanK " "Wy heritage, but added it 'rra'r jcrowing jurfwlic- llon )f a c,,,,,, Hvllizatlon, to le nijoyt d and shared by tlione, who, in later years, have conw anion? us to l?1'"H;i Vnr f our .stable-cifiaen- b .Ss 2CTS3ft tlw f gix-atest measure, of freelom is guarantiil to the bum blest oTtizeii.' a' vcI1 a tlMe roHieted of a n " t V iw'Jh .g,. f worhinInff Ootl nccortling t the dictate of the imli vldnaJ eou- ' . K)ihle. In cass where 4 1k bun lens 01 tour n-iiow men. through misfor tune w other ciUH-r. may Im reached by? tin tttngible ethleiMe'of ih prmitiugM of getHrous bearts. 1 'tA't 111 come licrore Ma !. with thaiiksgiring." "ImH at the Capitol, at Salem, on Utt ilie tnitli day of No,vetnlHr In the year of our Lord, lOOO." .. ' circuit court during Friday and Sat- rnbty. lwing in session until quite late Saturday evening. He set a nuniU'r id cases for hearing during Novemlcr, Ieeemler and even for dales in Janu ary, I'.sil, and then adjourned court here for a week. Intending to go to Al Iwny totnonx)w to oicn a regular term of court there. LYNCHERS CONVICTED. They Klllnl an Officer Who Attetupt- rti io rroteet a Negro. NEW ORLF3.VNS. La;. . Nor. IO. Wm. Daniels and Ross Johnson were today convicted of the murder of a ik'pnty sherlft. who was protecting a negj who tiad assaulted a white wo man at Iike Charles. In. This U the first time In this utate where wottld 1h lynchers bare leen caught, trietl and convicted. . 1 . ' 1 THE BOXER WAR. Inrprtal Troops1 land. Insurgents ; tn Barrte ;Many Miskimries Killed. VICTORIA. It. C. NOT. .10. News wis reeeiveii by tlie steaniAblp Vic toria that a battle was fought at Tnang CIwmi. on tlio Slran C1U 1 lor der. Octotm 17th. Ivtwena the Im lTlal troiw ami Boxers. General Yuan troops nnmlKreii HOO0 and the Boxers 12.tSst.. Tlio lmttle lasted nil day, ami resulted in a defeat of the Ikxrs with greaD kss. Their ladtr, rernsed ta ntrcsit, nntl when the tight was lost, fought with SOO tks priide in ih ravine- until all were killed. His head was taken and hung 011 city walls. Six thousand Boxers were killed. '; , t -'Consul iioodnow, of f?hanghfl, has ireide a u miliary of tlie Itoxers out nigcs, allowing that n'arty-three Amer ican tid British missionaries "Wsre mnroTeL and 170 other missionaries in Sltan S4 aud Chi Li provinces are, missing. A JOB FOR BRYAN. i WAS1 1 INt :TON, ' Nov. . 1 0. W. R. Hearst, proprietor of tlie Kan Fran-cli-eo- Examiner, New York Journal aul Ulrica go Amcrlcau, -It Is Raid, on i , i -WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN good authority, today, da to begin the puhlicat'ion of a dally paper In the National Capital wttlrin th next month. Ill editor-ta-clrief will te no less a irtoa than 'William Jennlng Bryan. Bryan salary, it Is mild wiil be $2.V a year. IN HOT. rCKSUIT. . COLON, Colombia. ' Nov. ' 10. Ad vices 'lm ve lieen recelvwl Iwre an nouncing the complete defeat," of the rebt-i forces at ltnena Ventura. The t overntient forces htc Jn hot pursuit of the relnds, who ore aaail to be burn ing villages while retreating. A WAR MEASURE. BERLIN, Nov. 10 A dispatch from Cekin ,datel Novemlicr 0th, says 4he Kttssiau seizure of territory on tlie left bank of the IVI IIo is regarded as a temporary war measure. COST OF WA It. BEULIN. Nov.-10. The estimates of the cost of the German-China expedi tion, presented today to the Federal council, provides for 152.000,000 marks ami a force of 8G3 officers and 18.730 men. HEAVY STORM. .1 MARINETTE, Wis., Nov. 10.---A lwavy wlnd and snow storui has been raging since midnight, the snow fall being eight inches at noon. NO CRFAT OBSTACLES. IN TIIE WAY OF A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT ' For the Fhilippiues. Aci-ording to the J Report - of uenerai .MacArtnur Ills Late Report. i WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. General MaeArthur, in his reiort to the War Department, after sieaklug of the es tablishment ot a Republican form, of Government In the Philippine Islands, says: ; . "In the light of existing conditions, It Is difficult to realize that there is any, imsslbility of xuch a future for the islands, especially so- as at the present time, ami for .niany years to come, the necessity of large American military and naval forces, is too ap parent to admit of discusaion. On the other hand, however, there are many encouraging conditions' to sustain such a nvietion, ; For example, in .the Philippines J here Is no dynasty to de stroy; no organised system j of feudal hiws to eradicate; ho principles Incon- dstcnt tvrtli Republu-anisni. wmch had solklly iitinuae1 themselves Into National life, to displace, and no ad verse aspects of nature to overcome. AN ENORMOUS SCORE. Yale Defeats Carlisle Indians 35 to 0 at Football. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 10 To the turpi rse of even tlie niot anient of her admirers, Yale this afternoon rolled np a score of 35 points against lite Carlisle Indians, in the annual football coutest Ixetweeu the teams of the two Institutions, while the Indians fallal to gef nearer Yale's goal than the 20-vard line. ; Palo Alto. Cal., Nov. 10. Stanford, :U; University of Oregon, t). POPULATION OF IDAHO. Announced Oflidally by the - Bureau Yesterday. Census WASHINGTON. Nov. la The pop ulation of Idaho is officially announc ed todar. By counties it is as follows: Ada, 11..V!: ' Bannock. 11.702:- Ifeaf Uike. '. 7C1: Ikntham, 10.447; Blaine, 4.No; Itfdse. 4174; anyon. 7407; Cas li.. "ir.i. Cn.ir.p -l!l Khnore. rFn'niotrt,' 12.21:' Idaho. tKril; Koote nai. 10.21U; IttahJ l:i.4.t: Lemhi, .tin.; Lincoln. 17SI: '. N r. , Pen e i:i,74S; Oneida, KCl: Owyhee, :vl; Shoslione, 11.U50; Washlnglon. WS2. . . A TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT, Grew NoHliern and Union Pacific , - Make New Contracts. ST. VWU Okllmi Nov. 10. Tiu? Gre-.it Northern lUiilway Is aliout to ,-iwliKle mw tranle arranicnnent with flie Uuion I'aedtle ktknniMUy in volving the extension of business te twveii the two coiianies on a more extensive wak'. The agreement will hvlmle lsrth assiiiger and freight busim. The n-eliminary eoutrnct t:is iK-en drawn and was text ay sent to 'the .Union Iartfle and : the Oregon Ibrllray & Navigation Coininy for ajmrovaL T1m Retails wre practically aa-peeil uiMTO at a conference lKt w-en Vice lrer4lent Miller, or the Great Nort hern, a il t Scnenil Traffic Mana gr Mtmrot. of 11m I'nion Pacific. TW pa.ssnger ayrreeincnt was conskkTed by tk-m-ral PiiK--Hni2er Agent Whitney, of 1 be S rea t Nort hern, ami Genera l tismget; Agent Ixmiax, of the Union Iacifie. ' i " ' . I As tlie Chicago, St.tPanl, Minuea pidls and Omaha systent 4s closely aUkil to the Union Iieifie Inrtereftts, the cunwmt of that road to an agree nf nt was- obtaiiHil yesterdayj The Omaha will have first mil on all inter rlmigenble. ImsitMvs, lnt , the Orrat Northern, thrnagli the new agreement, will be -on-!lk-red a .dole econd Hrrke. ami will git a much larger share of fhe buniness than heretofore. FAST TIME MADE. On a Canadian ; Railroad Through - a Driving .Htorni. Moiilreal. i Nurv. ' 10. lonl Rlrath eona's special Iw'n rn the. Canadian Pacific, from Montreal to Ottawa, t4 Ciy 111a do distance or 112 miles, In llo -niinutiv. Tbo run wa 4irar? 1Q ft bavy uow wtorni. ami deiluctfhg- ten minutes for Ktops. tin actual running time wa HJO minutes. ' ' I . SENTENCED 1 FOR LIFE. - PARIS. Nov. i IO. Fraocoli Sal sen. who attemptetl to shot the Shah ot Perski whlk? the latter was risltng this city on August 2tit1i. was today comknmred to inal wervirtude for life. A NEW. COLLECTOR. ; ' ' " , WASHINGTON. Nov. ' lli.-Th Preklctit has aptiointed Freilerlek ' S, Stratton, of California, collector of customs tt Sail Francisco, vice John 1. Jackson; devtMsscd. i- Tuesday. -November- 131006. SIVALLOIVED BY ' RAiSlNG WAVES " .'- '"-T : ' y :i -L -' . ' ' A P2s$tn:tr Ste.T.cr Lest cn the Cc:st cf N3Y3 Seotia WKILF. Sim SIG3T Of LAND Forty Lives Sacrificed in aa Unset worthy SIdewheeler Flra Pe.- ions Were Beported StTed. HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. 10. Among the rocks and shoals at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy, this : morning, the sklewheel strainer City of Monti cello, bound from St. Joha, for Yar mouth," was overwhelmed j by moun tainous seas, only four miles from her destination,' and, engulfed with forty of her passengers and crew. A heavy gak? was raging' dt the time, and there was a tremendous, sea. . The Montlcello carried ; a ' full ( load ' of freignt, and a fairly large: passenger list. 1 ' : ' !v ' Just before she! foundered an at tempt was made to. reach, land. In a small lioat. In charge of the -quarter master, and containing Third Officer Fleming, Stewardess Kate- Smith and three passengers. This boat -was smashed by a huge comber, the, occu pants being hnrled high upon the beach at Pembroke, uninjured. It Is btlievcd these are the only survivors. J The?. City of Montlcello was used In the 4 coastwise service between Hall fax, Yarmouth and St. John, and was due here tomorrow morning. She was an Ironside wheeler of about C50U tons gross, and was commanded by Cap tain Harding. She was formerly call ed the City of Norfolk, and was built at Wilmington. Del., in 1800. She was valued at $a5.000. The vessel had be-m rebuilt within the last fifteen tears, but was hot regarded as safe In exceptionally hctivy seas. ; The list of the dead includes many well known navigators. SIX LIVES LOST. Boston, Mass., Nov. 10. The three masted schooner Myra B. Weaver was wntkedin ineyard Sound day, and, six lives were lost. The dead are: Captain Vannaman, Phila delphia; Sleward AVm. Peterson.itew Orleans; Chas. Magnuss-en, of Bergen. Norway: John Hegemau, of Finland; Miss Mary Emerson, aged 23. Mobile; MisstElla Deboe. aged 15, Mobile. 11 -if THt WAR IN AFRICA. Tilt) END OF THE TROUBLE IS h - STILL FAR AWAY. Great Britain Does Not Expect to Complete' thi raeificatlon of the Transvaal Soon. LONDON. Nor. 10. South Africa th:eatens oni-e more to absorb public a'feirtion In Great Britain. Lord Salisbury, In his speech at the Inaug ural . banquet of i the Ixrd Mayor Jn U -lid Hall, last evening, held out lit i'.j hope of Immediate pacification, and V return of Ixrd Roberts is still 1 r jblctna tlcal and Is certainly a mat ter of weeks, and. per haps months. One of those most seriously Interest ed and best Informed as to the future of tjie belligerent regions, when asked by a representative -'of the Associated i jess what wasr going to liaipen and h-w soon It would liapixn, replieilu , Unfortunately I am not a minor pi .pliet." ' f lhat voices tlie (iovermnent attl li de.' The 'ai In Inters have given np s'. 'i-ulating as to when peace will be ti'tougbly restored. Generals and regiments are return- ii . but other are constantly leaving 1. 1 tila rid to replace theut. A recrnit Ir ? deiiot is being estaMlshcd in fon 1., i to supply J00 men for: General fiden-Powcir 8 outh African rol'ce f -ee. and detachments are constantly r'-"Kf to join regiments in the Trans v.iaL . . , . Bi-marck' Iron Nerve Was th rsti-St of -bis splendrd Irealth. Imromitaljle will and trenvendou enr-fz-T trc not found where Stomarfi. Liver, Kidneys and Bowds are out of order. If yon want these qualities and Che mi-css they frrimj, ose Or. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brairv and body. Only 23c at DR. STONE S drug stores. BIG MONEY IH PRUSiC GROWING An Oreaardist Pleaied with the Be Hit of ThW Year's Batlness For Biirber Prieei. - ; -v.-.-?' - ' : Tlie prune grbwers are highly pleas ed with ' the result jof tUU year's worlf. Whfkj the crop ha not been as large as ki former years, but the price has leen liigher and tlw bulk of , tho irt wltict has been dlspos-ed of at it very satisfactory figure. A grow-eir-dJsctkssing the profits of prnne' rals inf?r yesterday.-jsahl hat the average yield of th orchard in tlie fruit grove tug 'Hstrrct son t ii or saietu was euiout 14UO iwiinds to the . acre. The valtie of the. fruit from one acre : would therefore be over $75. at 5Vi cent whffclt 4s tin Tilling price for Italians. It Is estrmatetl; thntaliont A1 ceiiia wouki ixr tlie - a veragfr- irlce received for all the- varHleH of tirtmes which Were raised in that section and woukl nmke every acre produce frnJt to o-er the- value of ?. . Of tb-tei $0O one- half w dear profit whk-h: maloeg fnilt growing at tlds year's inices a very profltabVii business. " ; Members of he Willamette Vhllev Iruue Association exinvss tliemselrcs as , highly pleased with the result of tikis year's work h of the Assoefcuf.on. They claim -t hit th- price named by tlie , Association . early m tne t'asoii wlvlk) a cent, and a half in advance. tof tho "market bad la tendency to greatly strengthen It ami the Indepen dent attitutle, taken by tho grower! tn consequence of tlfla naming of prlcies. brought the price np to the figures quotejl by the. Association.' Tho mem bers or the organisation -disposed of the greater part of leJr crop at the price named but liave arfew car lo.uls, t hey a re - holding . for higher prices. Those yet unsold are Sn excellent con dition and tho sires an very desirable and will command a good price. ; - TIIE WORLD'S LARGEST t YARDS. - HOP In Sonoma. Sacrementow. Mendocino, Alaiuela,- Yoko, Yuba and San Joa quin counties hops are extensively and suecessf nlly grown. Tbe planta tions of .tho tftate ? combined would form one enormous area of 7.300 acres a far-reaching expanse of valley land, nearly twelve, miles seuare and con taining more than 0,000,000'hop vines, vkiding In a favorable season almost $2,000,000 wortli of dried hops. It Is not generally known, bet the largest boo yards in the world are In California, along the Sacramento, Russian and Feather rivers, "and the Very biggest hop field on earth Is at Pleasanton. iu Alameda county, where there are 3tW acres, with more than 44.1,t"00 vines under one wire. As the picking must all be done by hand and within the short season when the blossoms are at their best, an army of people has to lie suddenly mustered for the harvest. The mild climatic conditions that favor th development ; of the hop aud the pleasant inland valleys .where It Is grown. '-ombine to make hop picking something of a summer time delight, for thework Is neither difficult nor arduous and the pay Is fair. There are but two drawbacks to hop picking. One is so called hop-nolsou-Ing, which is simply a sort of prickly heat or rash sometimes produced by contact of face and r.rms with the nettle-like fezz'on the stalks of the bon vine. It does not affect all pick ers. The 'other is the dark staining of the hands resulting from the resin of the blossom. It may be removed by rubbing with the crushed green loaves of the hon.San. Francisco Chronicle. SOURCES OF SOME GREAT RIV ERS. There la usually more or less con troversy as to the sources of import ant rivers uutl; tue region of their headwaters has bi en thoroughly ex plored. This has been the case with rly-to-jlhAuiaJ!wu blJt Uy- geog!raphcrt are In accord as to the place that may properly be called the ultiumte source of that river. A little to the northeast of Lima, the capital of Peru, about 11.1 miles from the Pacific ocean and -Just south of the tenth parallel of south latitude, Is the fuuall take Laurlcocha, about four miles long and three miles wide, which foods a circular plain that Is sur rounded bysttp cliffs. This is the birthplace of the Maranon river, whoL-e wa ters. escaping from this basin, flow northward through nar row, winding gorges. The Maranon has come to be regarded ;is the main tinmr branch of the Amazon, not only because of it's suiierior volume, but also because it prolongs farthest tow ard the Pacific 'the longitudinal axis jf the Amazon valley. Geographical eonsideratious. therefore. proicily fix upon Iaki laurlcocha as the ultimate source of the Amazon river. S'ientltic c-otisiderutlons also, based iijmhi the most recent explorations in the upirer Congo basin, have led this year to the satisfactory determination of the waters that jnay be regarded as -the source of the Congo river. In tho past 'few years there'- has bveu considerable discussion of this ques tion. If the theory were admittf d that the origin of a river is that source whk-h Is farthest from its mouth, tbto tue source of the Congo would be the headwaters of the Mai iagaraxiEl, whose drainage basin 'x leiids far towanl tho Indian iKa-ao and mingles it waters with Iake Tangaiiyiki. There is anntlier tln-ory tliat tlie fovrc-e of a river Is that which contributes the largest voluiue of water to it, and if this view were accepted tlie Chambcil would lie named as the ultimate source of the Congo. . - Itut In these days of scientific geog raphy, gcologh-al considerations de cide th question of -iver sources. The Congo occupies the central and lowest part of an enormous area. On all sides the basin falls to the Congo trough by a series of terraces and the rivets tlr.t drain them are. of course, a til rents and not parts of "the nnin Hired 111. It lately tieen discovered that the Lualaba river Is the prolon gatloti of the t.Vngo trough, extending in the same gtieral north and-south' direction as. the tipHr Congo aud hence I the master brunch of the Congo, and- still more rfeehtly It has lien lis-oveml . that, the Lubudl ranks first among the branches of the upper Lualaba. aud hence Is the source of the Lua!aba and the Con 90. 1 11 t lie sa me wa y. i he long-mooted ouewtlon whether the "XI issisippi-Ml8- aourl should not liear the nahie- Mis souri Isdow tlMlr-coufiueu has lirob ably Iktu finally settk.il. Thos who contende-tl that the Mississippi should Is? known merely as a tributary of the Missouri lost sight of everything ex-ept dlManw from sou rc to mouth wh'cli Is a fact - of subordinate Im portance. The Mississippi, from, Iake Itasca to tliethilf. flows In the median depression of . the great ceutral plain roi lowing the main continental axis. The, Missouri descends obliquely to this axis. Urom source to mouth the Miisslipl i . the main artery. In It all the waters of tlie" great central de pression Miilte and It projierly bears tlohanw Mlsstssiipl from source to Son years ago -Dr. Panniann nam ed the fonntain head of a little river, rising-near tthe northeast corner of Lake .Tanganyika a ;th? rottrco- of tlie Nile. -At that time, however, our knowledge of the-waurways tributa ry to-Victoria Nyanrji fwas not suffi cient" to form anv basis for an exact conHuskjir -as to-the - ultimate source of the great river. For two snd a half tears imst. Ir. f lticbarrl Kandt has lieen stiMlyina 1 the- rivrr- "that empty Into Vletwh Nvanata ll" 1ms returned, to Enroll. lit- whether be has '-obtained mr Information that Justifies fixing uik any one nf thewe rivers as- the main source of the Nile . . . - . ; . 1 s ; .r - ? does not appear iirthafparV-"of aft re port thus far published In.Le Mouve ment Oeographhihe.y ' ; s V r The facts : given here bp.K:itbat neither volume of ; waters, nor length of course, I now regarded as matter of first Importance in- the elasslflea- lion of rivers. .Jt js the, facts of geol ogy that determine the lay of the, land and consequently the t-onrse dr the main fluvial 4artX? In a'ny river svs teu; and these arteries the world over have teen the routes of human, migra tion and the great channels of . " rirer transportation. - t : KAISER'S ENORMOUS SEAL: 1 An Exceedingly Fino' Topaz, a Pres . eut From the Czar. y.. v .'. - The kaiser possesses a n etiormous seal, consisting of an e'xtudrngly fiiie teiMix. a present from the .etuir. It- is said to be a nnique siKi.lmen of. Its kind, bekig six . dnches acipss aud four aitd three-quarter inches thick. It is valued at no less than-f 12To. ! It Is engraved with the trermau eagle, srrroundtHl by the chain of the Order of the PLick Eagle, surmount. d by. half an mgle holding. ih Its wings 'ihs imjierial standard. 10piel bv he kai ser'a crown. On the one side W eu graved the letter W. - on the otlier the letters I. R. It is .used, however, more a s a n orna meut than for pra c tlcal puttioses. Tlie -one, most . em nloved Is smaller. Is of lapis , lazuli, engraved with the German eagkv and also surrounded by the chain -of the a Iro ve-mentloncd , order. : Anotlver wa 1, of red and white onyx, is also used; In Its case the chain is absent, .The empress' seal is made of metal, .aiitl bears two shields, that of .the Gcrnuua eagle and that of the Schleswigdlol stelu arms. The crown 'prince "like wise possesses a -seal: his formed of metal In a GotJiic fraim-work. rbear lug In the tauter his crown, surround ed with Ihe words: 'William, Crown Prince of the German fcinplre jand ot Prvssa." CHRISTMAS TREES 0 , AND RA.nmxs. French Canadians Complain, of the Holiday Industry, of. Maine. , Calais. Me., Nov. 2. Tlie men who cut Christmas trees for-the-New; York and IMiiladclpliia markets - are going Into the woods two of three weeks earlier than usual this autuuiu,' hav ing leiirued that the early trees bring the best prices. They . have , alo found that thef waste brush from, the trees makes good material for ..house banking, and wliile grown, persons are cutting and buudling trees to scud out of the st.ate for m'ouey the.young folks are piling big heaps of fragrant lioughs agalunt the sides; ot ... their homes to keep away he northwest winds. -'" ., ... . Calais men have agreed to forward 40O varloads of extra large, trees to Philadeliihia aud li vc t hem on . tlk risid before Novemlier loth. All jlhese trees sro to 1h firs and none of them Is to be kws than twelve feet tall, while some will lx, thirty feet or more in height. Every tree Is to 1k symmetrical and tapering , to a sharp ak-x. . , These trees . for which the contract ors receive from 20 to . .40 .ceilts ou board thO'dir's.'atc Ald to'the uwirket nen for from $2 to $5, the purchasiTs iK'lieving 4hat they are making good bargains sit these terms. The large specimens 1 will -be used by churches and societies, and -tame of theni are strong enough' to hold up a Iou." Tin medium and Mn'all tones are for use' in trlrate - faiullics. 'Alnntt " l..NMSi ('hrlstmas trees will tK'.ent out from Maine this season, ' or .Kt jht cent., more than In any previous year. ' A curious feature about the Christ mas tree Industry, which brings about $l."io,tJOO to the state every year, most of the money bring paid out, fi) wages to poor persous is that -the French t'ana-illaiis are going to ask: the coin ing legisliture to put a)-'stop' iii tlii Industry. They say that the second and third growl h firs.' f torn which the Christmas trees tire' ""culled, "form dense thickets on the- bleak hillsides where the rabbits Hhd shelter In storms, end If the firs nye cht nv.y" tlie rabbits will freesse.' bringing dis tress and starvation to: many ' iMor French families "whove " Vrjnter diet. emiMisf exclnsivHy t.f rabbit" stew. As n Maine rabbit Is the only 'n11Im.1l that can compete with , the" -Maine Frenchman in the way of prolticlttg bfTspring. and as tin meii who cut f'hrlKtniH! trees are liMerferUig' with iih- imi.-tnee 01 iijunre np survival 01 th French Canadian race' In Maine Ncms to dcpeml upon .the protection of the. firs. Tlie battle will l an in teri'wting one' when It' gets 1-efore a legislative committee for debate. : - o BasrsUw '.gnaXvtm lhl lUod Yw Km 4.'n m& FOR THE SUFFRAGE,! 5 A Z A A It. Every state. In the Union will con tribute to the basuiar if the National Woman Suffrage Association, which Is to lie held in Madison Square Con cert -Hail, New York, : from iKmber .'kl to iMifiiiber sth. Inclusive. .Many of the ltooths, In charge ,of delega tions from , various stales,, .'will . . eoulpptil with exhibits of proliicts and-work - peculiar, to, their section, Inlslana will decorate. ; her Inxith with sugar cane. Tenness'e with cot ton. Maine with nine cfe. .Isilsaui pillows and Christina trrs, Jtud Oh o with buckeyes. Kansas Is blanuing to provide a striking exhibit tt denion strate her green , ciiril; crou. Ttiei. will also be a- large.etjjk-ctlon pt books by women' authors. . -w ,' t , makes inrr okJaTke house, Mlchlgatl i' fii'tir Man JlYlIt Efrct'- $25,. ip Riildltis torWttylin- ' ' " John 11 Pa rker -if M Ichig in ,C1 ty,, fnd.; lias made a handsome gift to. tlw Eplsfipal diisi'w of 3Ik'hJgan,CJty In 1 lie foini of a : rcsfdciM-e'to 'bit front 20.oiio to $2Tflsi ItwIH 1h known ns the lilshon's'libnse'Snd will'-le o- emled br lhi.Widioii and his. family. . ' . 4 . ... I ... , m ;..lri.l J he structnre -win ne o ; 'y,uu kimw! I tiiiiodern stv'e'of HrcUHrctnre tlroiind has etn broktn. :vMr.." Har. feer's erlft will result In niakTng. Jfh- laRUl.Clty iiermaHenny rne rc;rij-,i - - : -, , r--- ...... The nmiiiier 'of ! Wfr lionks" prTuted In France last year was 13,123.