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Violently Vcrded Prccla aticnis Issued , , , 5 .-fcs i fi.-slr f -i tJ-. c,' ' v, y.w; 'j v .'on. tut.tt- r tacks we ! ; 1 f y don't tfrn the water n well ., &a J. r t;-. f tacking I done with a d- r rlck fork. In this way of putting up hay. thousands of tons are lost every year in , Harney county by mold, and when it is in the least molded stock will not eat It unless starved to It. ADrHRAL IOLLICK'S DEATI ufcject for His Tirade Against Provisional Govern- JfATRCT) OP THE GERMANS IS EX PRESSED BY HIH FOLLOWEltS- TIIE WAH ON THE ISTHMUS OF PA NAM A CONTINUES U.NAB.Vr LDTRAIX3 RUNNING i PORT AU FIUNCE. Sept. IK Oen rat FirmJn . has issued a violently "worried proclamation to his partisans. 'on(mifl(f the death on board of the Crele-a-Pierrot of Admiral JKillick. He urges his followers to fight until the end against the Provisional Govern z.jfTit of Iklsron Canal, which ha ac :u,s of having excited Germany ayainst him to a rxJnt of effecting the destruction of the Crcle-a-Pierrot. The population of ConaTves and St; Marie are greatly, excited- ..Ellis expressing n.'itred of th Germans are being pouted there, and threats of hostility to this nation art heard in the street. - Colon. Colombia, Sept. 12. The situa tion on the inthmus remains unchang ed. The Government 1 determined not to be surprised by any sudden move ment on the part of the Revolutionary O'-di ral Iferrera. All approaches to Colon are well defended, and trains are running across the isthmus as usual, Matos a Traitor. 't Caracas, Venezuela. Sept. 12.--The Government hns, published a decree re . latino to General Matos. leader of the Revolutionary movement in Venezuela, declralr etaorn shrdiuenif wyp vbgkojb declaring mm to be a traitor, and or .during him to-be tried on the charge of Piracy, , . , , -j " .' - ) - - J China Is Disturbed. . Pckln. Bfpt. 12, The Government la disturbed at the, apparent dternlna tlon of, Iluspla to delay the restoration of Manchuria. It asserts that, Russia promised to evacuate New Chwang and return the Manchurian section of the Ivkin-New, Chwnnie railroad when the" Chi section of this line was returned by Great Britain. The" members of the Imperial Government are" frequently In conference with Paul Lea.ar. the Rus sian Minister to ' China, urging. .upon him the fulfillment of Iivnma.it prora. lues. , - -. .- ,;,.-.,( PlUXCE YILLUll IS ILL SHOULD HE DIE, THERE WOULD BE, NO HEIR, TO A MIDGET . DUCHY IN EUROPE. , CVEPTBY . . FOREST FIRES Fiercest ConflasraticnEver Seen Li Oregon NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Rumors that Prince Wiiljam of .Luxemburg-has met with an accident, or suffered a stroke or paralysis, have created uneasiness, a he in the only son of the Grand Duke. and, has no male Issue, says a Times dispatch from Paris, by way' of lxmaon. ; - 4 The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg-, be tween Prussia and Belgium, is one of the smallest Independent states In the world. ' . It ' contains 998 . fuare, miles. and Ks population is about 238,000. The Grand Duchy, by the treaty ' of London of IS 67. Is a neutral. and inde pendent state, and its crown Js hered itary In the Nassau .family. The treaty ,ww the result of . a- diplomatic contest for. the possession of the coun try between Prance and Prussia. TRIED TO WRECK, CAR r: DROVE SPIKES JUST INSIDE THE TRACK-r-ROBBERY WAS THE ' MOTIVE, BUT IT FAILED. NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Two . un known men have attempted to wreck a trol!ey car on the National Park Line, near Woodbury, At. 3. They drove large spikes on he Inner side of one rail on a curve skirting a deep ra vine. The car. luckily, was movine unusually slow, otherwise many pas sengers 1 would have been killed. JLa It was the car left the track and twen ty passengers were badly bruised. Some of them discovered two men run ning away through the bushes. They were pursued for some distance, but escaped. Robbery is presumed to have been the motive. . . A BLESSING IN DISGUISE KING EDWARD'S RECENT ILLNESS SEEMS TO HAVE GREATLY BENEFITED HIS H&ALTHv ' found For Pmnama.- l Washington. .Sept.i 12. Secretary of the Navy.Mopdy received the following cablegram frpm Commander -Potter, of the" Ranger:,. ... " . . "Panama" (received)' 'cipher message saylnjf revolutionist near railroad line, ' sit ua tic n. serious, transit across lsth rnus still open. v ri. POTTER." j The- Navy Department has been ad vlved that the two warships ordered 'to trie scene of trouble on the Isthmus of j Panuuia have sailed for their deetlna-S. tlons. A telejrram was. received from Rear Admiral Cusey,- commanding the PaclTlc station.1 stating that the big ;ittl(silp,rVitfnliT left Bremerton tr.lay, and after taking: on cm1 at Kan l-'mnclsco will resume her long voyage d.nvn the Pacific coast. , Commanler T C. McLean, with the Cincinnati, started for Colon" within " a few' hoars arter the rest of the Navy Department onlers and cabled Foeretry Moody to that effect this morning. In view of the repms Jha$ political significance attaches to this latest dis patch of naval force to the Isthmus of -Panama, a statement ws gained today from a high and unquestionable offl tlal ipurce to the effect that thft pro tection of American frvterests and the enforcement of, twaty guarantees are the only two considerations' involved In th sending of additional warships to Panama and Colon. It was pointed out that peculiar cir cumstances made necessary the dis patch of a" force' more formidable than theoccaslrtn really warranted. The Ranker, at Panama, has -a - comple ment of only 133 mn. - There was no other veyse available on the" PaclAc io;)t ry6 the big battleship Wisconsin fo that while It was like sending a man to- perform a boy's work, the Navy De railment had no alternattxe. - ' Ttear'Admirat Caspy. In command of the Pacific-' station, wlU-'ffo down - to Panama on board th Wisconsin and tuke '.personal command of -the naval fo-es upon his arrival there. NEW YORK, Sept. 12. There ' has beena marked Improvement In the. King's health since the coronation. Hays the Tribune London correspond ent. His dit u strictly regulated in qualMy and character.' "Those vftio have seen a&d tXked with . him In Scotland assert that he Is In bejter health than for many years, and that his vivacity and cheerfulness are no ticeable. His June illness s now re garded by many as, a blessing In dis guise, which may help'to prolong'hls life for many years. ' ; THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS CALL RECEIVED BY GOVERNOR GEER HE WILL APPOINT THE Oregon Delegates. h. A CONFERENCE HELD TO DISCUSS ' MEANS FOR, TIIE ENDING OF THE BIG COAL " STRIKE.- ' HARnisniRG ; ra, srt. 12. A coiiference was held tonight, between Governor S-tortor. Senator William Flynn. and' XV. K. McM.uUin.of Pilts turfr: President Mitchell and District rrvi lost Duffy. Fahey ani Nichols, of the Unite J Mine-s:orkers," for the pur pose of discussing the means of st liinar the anthrax-He coal strike. The conference did not begin until' after night. . - 1 , HAY CROP IS SHORT . HOT WEATHER DURING THE SUMMER. 1$ TO BLAME FOR , THE CONDITION, 1 " ' nrr.NS. !ept. 12. The .stockmen iv finished haying and the crop Is MKhter.than last-year. The short . 1.-4 attributed to the hot weather In ; r ; and July, which caused the water ;ry up too fast. If the coming wln- ?. rnves to be a bard ohe stockmen ."f run short of feed, although there -s sotu,i hay. left over from last year. 1 ranee is Rhorter In the hills, than -It -! -vir been, and stockmen will be - r-.-nd to Vesort to, feeding about tr.M l!e of November. They must : iirsne f(o'.lnfr unttl he first of "May f--r iihout fix -months.- ' 4 r l.t ? years hay baa not been keep- r wtl! it t31d a few vars asm. rrciont way of PtatKIr.g hay with . (From Saturday's Daily.) -'- " Gov. T. T. 'aer has received a call for the meeting- of the National Irriga tion Congress, which meets in i Colo rado Springs, Col:,' October 6. 1902. The Governor Is asked to appoint twenty delegates, and 'he is willing to do so If any representative citisens of Oregon who are desirous of attending' the Con gress,' will . express a de'shre to do so, The official call Is as follows: . The Tenth National Irrigation Con gress wilt! be held at Colorado Springs, Col., October 6th to 9th, 1&02. We shall celebrate a great victory, but We must consider, the new responsibility placed upon the West by the National -Irrlga tlon Act. under the provisions of which the proceeds ,from public lands will hereafter be "devoted to the reclamation of the arid lands in the sixteen Btates and territories affected, 'viz.: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho. Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ore gon. South Dakota. Utah, Washington and Wyomlmr. " . The Importance of this great act - ot constructive legislation secured by the unltvd action oft he friends of National Irrigation regardless of politics is not yet fully : appreciated. : even In the states most directly concerned. An entire- day of the Congress will be de voted to the- National Irrigation act- its operations and ' possibilities, auu leading irrigation experts ana business men of the country will be In attend ance and take part in the discussion, The American Forestry Association will meet with the National Irrigation Congress, and Forestry will be given proper attention. . ,. Colonization, so important In the Western States, and heretofore prae tically neglected at. Western Conven tlons, will be handled vigorously. Harmony In the West must be se cured If we are to receive the greatest benefits from the National Irrigation A eft A magnificent program for the- Con gress is assured. Local arrangements for the entertainment of delegates will be comDlete- and satisfactory. avor- able railroad rates have been arranged. : Newspapers of the country are urged to give publicity to this call, and to keep before the readers the Importance of the Congress. Governors of states, mayors of cities and officers of the. or ganizations entitled to appoint dele gates are urged" to act promptly, and to select men who are enthusiastic for Western development. The basis of representation In the Congress will be: - , , The Governor of each state and terri tory toappolnt 20 delegates; Che mayor of each city of less than 25,000 popula tion. 2 delegates: . the mayor of each city of more than 25.000 population, 4 delegates: each board of county com missioners, 2 delegates: each chamber of commerce, commercial club, or real estate, exchange, 2 delegates; each or ganized irrigation, agricultural and live stock association, 2 delegates: each so ciety of engineers. 2 delegates: each irrigation company and agricultural college. 2 delegates. The following are delegates by virtue of their respective offices: The duly accredited representative of any foreign nation or colony, the Gov ernor of any state or territory, any member Of the United States Senateand House of Itepresentatlves. mnjjcr 'of any state or territorial commission, ail members lnlgood standing of the Na tional Irrigation Association. DEVASTATING THIS STATE Hucli Valuable, Property Is Destroyed In the . ? Valley : noo!;t hor.e tlood red tfaromgh a r.ili ot smoke that hung over the city. A tjecial to the Times froj.'rEnum.!aw, says. 'Forest fires of the most serious na ture are pressing us on every side. Every team is betng reS3ed into ser-vlce-io run people to places of safety, but none can say where to go. As us ual, the water supply is cut off by ths burning" of the flume, and few wells have water. The fire is more serious than the fire of two months ago. Every effort in being made to protect the mill property. If the mill boms the" town cannot b saved, and the lives of t people will be in danger. Saw Mills in Danger. ELM A. Wasb. Sept. 12. A great for et fire near here is bating- farmed by a strong eastern wind. Seven' large saw mills are surrounded by flames, and are . . . ., ... ... .mi j-m - 1 Shingle Company's mill, the Star Sh'n- cl fViniri nv ft st v' it WMf'fl Cornell's. AND A NUMBER OF LIVES. IT IS, r,minc-8. and Mct leary s ar.vby this ? f Li Id. k - If Or Home Book of Health; , j v TO BE GIVEN ' AS..ATUEMIUM. YITU , . " TviGe-a-Veeli QtdtGoxncm FEARED. HAS BEEN LOSTt- TILLAMOOK IS IN iLESa DAN GER LOSSES IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. time probably reduced 'to ashes. As a telephone message was being re ceived from Hay's mills, five lilies cast of here, the wire went down, and noth ing has been heard directly from" there since. The Star ; mBI and the village surrounding have been wiped out, and the people have fled to places of refuge. Some' attempt was mad to resist the encrochment of the fire, but the fighters White's saw mill s PORTLAND. Sept. 12. Forest fires now raging: In Northern and Western Oregon and Western Washington, are j had to retreat probably the most fierce that have ever! now burning and the wires have gone been known.. The Northwest wind last j , . - . night and today fanned the flames and hourly from the burning dlstrlctSi and spread them over new districts. With in a radius of fifteen miles of Port land, five people are repotted missing and are thought to have perished in the fire. They are Mrs. Hendrlckson and two children of Fifth Plain, Clark coun ty. Wash.: L. C. Palmei, of Bridal Veil, Oregon, and T. Rlgkey, of Browsei- Ore gon. . , - the Stifling atmosphere and ( the ap proach of the flames Is driving people out of Elma.' Farmhouses and barns have been destroyed In every direction by the Are, which Is travelpg at race horse .speed through the woods. - The public schools have been closed and the pupils dismissed. 'The blood red tongues of flame shoot- Aberdeen,1 Washington, reports tha g f wad an,d aJln nw. top to three men perished while fighting 'the flames.; The flames have driven many people from their homes, and many houses, barns andnmuch livestock have been destroyed. - At Lents, six miles east of Portland, several houses burn ed today.. At least ten houses and bams have been burned la Clark county. Washing- T. ... . f ton, and ten miles from .Vancouver elirht farm houses burned.; In Portland houses are covered with -ashes and cin ders, and lights had to be turned on early this afternoon on account of the thick smoke which envelopes the city. At Tillamook. Tillamook, Or Sept. 12. The situa tion today Is not so threatening, but the excitement is not 'subsiding. With the wind blowing from the ocean and with Indications of rain, fire fighters are taking rest.. . - . 1 In Washington. ' ' Vancouver, Wash.. Sept. 12. Fire has -been raalncr in the La Camas neighborhood ten miles from Vancou ver, for the past three days. - The nre has' swept the country for twenty-five j miles. - ; A large amount ot farm prop erty, consisting of buildings and crops. nas been destroyed. The wife of Aug- THIS IS OUSijOFFERJ: ' THIS - BOOK WITH THE STATES MAN ONE YEAR: $3.23; OR BOOK ALONE $2 50. HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A iVALU ... ABLE BOOK AT SMALL COST.' top In the-tall firs,the crash of falling timber, the roarlngof the wild blaze in the breeze, the neighing of frightened horses and moaning of cattle and the excitement among;-.! the people whose possessions are '.sacrificed and them- i relv driven In frantic baste to seek t shelter, .all combine to form a most thrilling. scene, and one which la not ivithout Us pathetic aspect,. , i .The monetary loss will be great. The seven large mills, hare an aggregate value of over S340.000 ' in their plants. and their combined loss will easily reach the million mark. . The loss in timber alone mounts- up already to $500,000. , . The air is becoming: more dense every moment. Showers of cinders are fall ing, and. breathing is very difficult. The Elma fire department has gotten all the available hose in readiness to make a stand for the protection of the city. Logging Camp. Burned. Port Townsend, Sept. 12. The lower Sound country is coveted with a dense mantle of foavand sntoke. the latter coming from, the fierce forest, flies pre vailing along the shores of the 'Straits. The only damage thus far Is reported tf 'Twin,' Clallam county, where Thomp son's big- logging cainp was totally de ust.Jayers waa ourneu m .e.r MV etro4M by a flre which ior a t(me was from home fighting flre yesterday. .t At Oreaon City. Oregon City; Or, Sept. 12. La"(e' re ports from Springwater state that sixty people are homeless. . All tne country known as the Rocky Point section is burnina-. The fire reached Sprinwatei this morning, and destroyed the churcb school house,. Maccabee hall, .Grange hall, postoffice, store 'and many dwell- .threAtned' the lives of men and ani mals, , The entire logging parapherna lia was consumed, ; " " On Great Northern. ' "' ' : Everett, Wash., Sept,, l2.---Forest firee are ruglng along the Great North era branch at Skykomlsh and Welling ton. The freight and passenger traffic js demoralized, from the East, by the burning of a bridge .at Alvlo, near the 1 , . . T h a f ...a T f 91 I' T . - - . -. Vl?,t"T.-P l H Patrolling the .road with engines and hogs are burned. The most valu able timber beifc In Clackamas county is Draetlcallv wiDed out. The fires at Gladstone and Jennings station are un der control. Reports from : the Salmon river state that the Mclntyre place has been de stroyed. The ctore. postomce, nouse and barn, and fifty-five tons or nay u,or pnnumfd. Larae numbers of! livestock were burned to death. fitted with fire fighting pumps. :ILL HOLD HIS LACE." AN EPISCOPAL MINISTER CANNOT BE 1 DISCHARGED WITHOUT . CAUSE.. The- only complete household guide and reliable; genuine med ical book, ever- pub lished. v Every , disease to which) the human race Js subject Is ful- 1 treated in tit haustlve volume. Nevv YlWeases, Treat ment and Theories whtch have appeared within the last few years, and which are not even mentioned In other so-called medical books, are herein discussed, and the , treatment and remedies set - forth; such as Bacteriology, Appendicitis, Tuber culosis, Hypnotism, Venereal - a nd S kin Diseases, La Grippe, Nervous ... Diseases, etc X. Treatment and cure of every disease of Men And Women , and Children. The sim plest and best reme dies: minute direc tion ' In oases of wound s, scalds, burns, poison, hydro. phobia, sunstroke, fits, falls, sprains, bruises; also for sudden diseases, like crouBv- cholera, etc. - It describes the, cause, the symptoms, the nature, the effect, the treatment' and the , remedy of every disease which affects human- . Ity. Treatises on the Passions and Emotions, such -as Love, Hope,-Joy. 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Address Statesman Publishing Co.; Salem, Oregon b bin o iu i snn OF THi FON DU LAC, Wis., Sept 12. Bish op Grafton has decided that according to the laws of the Episcopal churcn when a minister Is called to the rector ship of a partah and the call is without limitation as to time, the tenure IS for life unless terminated by mutual con sent, or the pastoral relationship Is dis- Rai'n Is' Needed. Tillamook, Sept.- 12. (Noon.) Tne wind shifted to the northwest last nirht and jeIleVedthis"town from lm mediate danger. The forest fires have spread along the entire western bench I Bolved M provided for in the canons of the Coast Range untu tne umoer w t The Tielsion was in the tase of the bl tzing from thlrtv miles wnth to Rev, Edward M. Frank, rector at She thirty miles south of here. Millions oT boygant The vestry asked for his feet of valuable stumpage are being de- rMj-.natlon. - but he declined 'to tender itroyeo. : i ne nre wm r .w.. it. a paper signed by 60 parishioners complaining' the Mr. Frank refused ' to resign and setting , forth that he had been neglectful of his parish, duties. was then prepared and submitted to Bishop Grafton. - Another paper sign ed by ,122, parishioners, asked to have Mr. Frank retained. Bishop Grafton held that as they hid shown - nothing against Mr. Frank's : Twice-a-WGek Statesman i WEEKLY OREGONIAN, per year.......-- ...........$ti0 fTWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year..... , J . . OUR PRICE. BOTH PAPERS.... .'. f9t PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, per year ft0 TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... ...1JC0 i .wr I1XX1 VM ":' BOTH PAPERS.. wsti'ws-ww iivibii-wvbniif pvr jvair TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... . 4 v fiOTH PAPERS...!.... , f 10 HOARDS DAIRYMAN, pJ year. .......... ...... flftJOO TWICE-A.WEEK STATESMAN,' per year........ (. ,.......$1X3 heivy rain than diminish , until comes. A menage revived from- NehaJem this morn'ng slated that - the school j house and three farm houses had been i burned there. Herman Tubbesing is the name of the . owner of one of the i bouses burned. The names of the others were not learned. It Is alw re ported thafthe Krebs mill, at Nehaiem, j moral character or, found fault with his has been destroyed. . I doctrines he could not be thus remov- Around Tillamook barns belonging tola,,. Th VMtrr thAn Yiv a vnta nf fl.' Hugbey and Mills have been destroyed, j to four derided to discontinue the ree- ii is aisu rciwrwu hum. muw itors salary. destroyed. Several otltcr barns were lost. Business has been resumed and un less the wind Should shift back to the east there is no danger that the town will burn, despite the stoppage of tl" water supply. , ' Dark As Night. ' Chehatls, Wash., Sept. 12 At 9:10 o'clock this ; morning It , was darker I than midnight at ChehslU At C a. m. the sky was a somber from the forest fires, and the ligkt steadily grew less until It ' disappeared. At noon lamps are kept burning: as at night. Mr4 Frank: still declares that be will remain and Bishop Grafton holds that he can recover foi his services In a i civil action, and cites cases where 'such has been done. . TEXAS OIL FIELD FIRE ' THE FLAMES ABOUT UNDER CON TROL AT IJEAUMONT-A BICK " GU3HER BURNING. BEAlTMONT. Tex, Sept. 12.-At day- light the fire In the oil field burned it self out. and toniaht there are only four wells and two tanks burnlnir. One of the wells is a big crusher, and there win be much trouble, in extinguishing It. The oil Is being drawn from the tanks and they probably will burn themselves out tonight. Around Seattle. , Seattle, Wash-Sept. 12. The density of smoke from forest fires In various parts of the adjacent country districts Is Increasing, - People of everywhere are anxiously waiting for the turning of the wind, an indication of approach-1 ' SUED 'FOR BIG SUM. mg rain. oo iar Dut uue nope nasi NORFOLK. Val Kent. 12. Tir. win been given. Up to this time but little ham Schmoele. of Portsmouth, has been damage has been reported In this vi-l sued to recover S5.000.000 riari clntty, except Indirectly. The trans-h. Brown, of New York. Dr. Rrhml portation f;05ltljs on all sides areji. Xh only surviving member of the badly impaired, and , communication j former Memphis. El Paso & Railroad with many counties is cut off. Nearly Company, which is now a nrt or tfi all the mails are late. The most ser-j Texas & Pacific system. The suit was joua iear is mat tnumoiaw, a little brought for the purpose of realirlng on town south of Seattle, will be entirely bonds Issued by the ex-railway In 1887. wiped out by the fires. People com- I nr. Schmoele la the nni man m in a . a ... ..- . ... . . .1 " - J 9'tr" w mg mio me cny lonignt report tnatJhom a surr.rrxma could be served. out a tew nouses ana oat neids nave burned. . The citizens are all figbrting nre in the woods- near by, and so fat have succeeded In stopping Its ap proach toward the town. Enumclaw in Danger. SEATTLE, Sept. 12. The sun rore into, a clear sky this morninz. but br nnt .mtui. in v. .,.. . . WILL" ASK INCREASE. - SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. The Call says that the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers will on January 1st next make a formal demand for an Increase of wakes . The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, it Is said. Is BOTH PAPERS.....'. ... OREGON POULTRY JOURNAL, per year. ..... TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, psrxyear...... .....,1.75 -50 .: tun BOTH PAPER3 7. ;.40 rH RICE-A-WEEK NEW YORK WORLD, per year. ....... V tirja TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... .....i....... . . .'.Ulll'.liXn BOTH PAPER3. ..t65 M'CALUS MAGAZINE (including free pattern to each subscriber)! '!t1.00 TWICE.A-WEEW STATESMAN, per year ...... !I.!1fJ0 BOTH PAPERS. .91-30 rn Association of General Committees, composed of railroad tonductorS and hrakenien. The Pacific system of the Brotherhood .'of Ixcomoflve Engineers. is at present In'sesxion in this city- Ail their confern ea are executive. In 30 days' time the locomotive engineers and the conductors ; and trainmen of the Southern Pacific will rend a dele gation to this city to meit Man:igr-r Al ger, os their two years'' contract with th company 'will expire and will re quire renewal. IT 13 A FAKE. " .' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. Rev. Joseph McQuade, pastor of the Church of the .Holy Redeemer, In a lecture on the Philippine Inlands, delivered at St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, pronounced the so-called Black Christ, brought to this country on the. transport Buford. a fake, pure and simple. "The real Black Christ of the Filipinos, he said, "is nothing more than a benutlful block ot dark wood, fashioned by a sculptor to resemble the face of Christ, It is looked upon merely as such, and Is not even specially venerated. y . CASTORJA Tcr Isixsxt and CMldrca. ffo Kb j Yea Est.? A?.zj C:: Bears the .-!tnattrj of CRUSHED TO DEATH. He was working on a threshing en gine and while backing the engine thing broke causing the engine to stmt and catching- McDonald between : the engine, and separator. He was terri bly crushed, andleath resulted al most immediately. ' McDonald was 61 yeara old. His relatives are unknown. SMUGGLING IN CHINESE NUMBER OF UNREGISTERED CE ' LESTIALS imOL'OHf ( ACROSS BORDER" FROM CANADA. SrOKANE, ' Sfpt. . 12.-Xunrglstered Chlnamenare being-' smuggled across our British Columbia border i n num bers which have caused ,the local au thorities to take sctfve'steps to chck the move. ' Several of 1 the unwelcome visitors have twen arrested lately and escorted out of the country wltn kind invitations td remain away. Wednes day morafng about 4 o'clock. Sergeant Sullivan and Officer Briley, of the Spo kane police force, ran across nartv of five Celestials whom they placed uhder arrest, and are now waiting In the city jail for a hearing before United States Commissioner Marshall. One of this band, which is said to have been smuggled across; and was booked to go to Tekoa, Wash., wher cheap em ployment was waiting for them", is said to be what is called a, "conductor." He, whose name is given as Charley Lee. Is said to have been engaged for some time past In piloting his fellow country men across the United States border " and thus defying the law. If he Is con- - V. I . l . f - ........ ,, v " nard with him. , aid, a steam engineer, was - suddenly! . killed Tuesday, a few miles from Union. Legal Clanks. Statesman Job OSce.