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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, '.FRIDAY, ?AUCUST 21, 1003
COMMERCE :OF WORLD - ' . :
IS- UNDER DISCUSSION
Trans - Mississippi Commercial
Congress in' Session
at Seattle
A VERY AB
By President John Klr-
by Was Delivered
by Hon. Thos.
Richardson
Consolidation WitK the
National Association
Question Before , .
the Congress '
SEATTLE, Wriu Aug. 18. The
fourteenth annual session of the Trans
Mississippi Congress opened today un
der the most favorable circumstances..
The sessions ana held In the big pa
vilion at Leschl Park, overlooking Lake
Washington. The session today was
occupied largely with the reading of
papers and the discussion which they
called forth.
The delegates were welcomed to the
state and city by Governor McBride, by
Mayor Humes, of Seattle, and by Judge
Thos. Burk, in behalf of the manufac
turing and commercial Interests.
In the absence of Mr. Klrby, the
president of A he congress, his address
was read by Tom Richardson, the head
of the New Orleans Progressive
League, and was received with enthus
iasm. One of the most striking ad
dresses of the day was that of F. B.
Thurber. president of the United
States Export Association. Herbert
strain, of Montana, and United State
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, were
also among the speakers. -r
The sessions will continue three
days. The question of : consolidation
with the National Irrigation Associa
tion which ha been proposed, will
probably be discussed tomorrow." Geo.
H. Maxwell, president of the Irriga
tion association, ' is here and will ad
dress the congress." John Barrett, min
ister to Argentine. Is also here. t
President Kirby's' address, as read by
Mr. Richardson, follows:
Commerce of America. I ,
"Oentlemeti of the Congress: When
Seattle was selected as the place at
hlch to convene the ' Fourteenth
Trans-Mlssiratppl Commercial ' Con
gress, there were not a few who shook
their head and declared that Seattle,
looking outipon the farPaclfle, was
too distant from the populous region
to the Trans-Mississippi area to com
mand a large attendance. Delegates
from Louisiana and Texas who have
responded to the roll refute that pro
phecy. This is significant In that it
demonstrates that the Trans-Missis-slppl
Commercial Congress .' (has be
come a fixed entUy among those great
Institutions that make for the progress
of the American Republic. - '
"It is true that railroads eliminate
time and distance, but these have1 been
superseded by that staunch American
sentiment and oneness of Commercial
aim which has wiped out all but geo
graphical divisions of the. Republic,
compelled the disappearance of sec
tional lines, and brought every citizen
of the country without respect to what
hiay be the state of his residence to
stand for the symmetrical development
of a superb social unity, ordained in
the great primal law of evolution to
construct on the Western Hemisphere
the grandest and most lasting . civlli
an th,s 0,4 world has known.
' "The Trans-Mississrppi Commercial
tongress was conceived In the fact
! States on the Atlantic sea
oaird were receiving a. greater Share
ot benefactions from the general gov
"nm!,nt thtfh those contrlbutary to
ine Gulf and the Pacific, and that
a unofficial body. representing
LKi?ncme fortn the hopes and
lt'ns of a mighty people, popu-
area tnat embraced t wo-vtSL-t
,h then territory of the
ImatelT - and Producing approx
touw L per rent s export.
J"d Potential factor lh dl
imnlrt. . ? Anrican congress to an
KrT Tl Thn th Trans-Mlssls-Uonal
Crl Congress was sec
" in obedience to the
not 1 ft-Mity. But It is
In i Tt ' X-' hooeer participates
Ut!e,0'- th. Trans-Mlssisslppi
American Industry called to preach
ntncThr f American pr-emJ,
brint .J snares, was organised to
Zw POrtallon facilities to the
whoT.u ,dme8tlc and export wealth,
ynotoil In the cottnn andm fields.
E- E. BAILEY, D. H. D.
; Dentist ' -:'J,
Grdal Xorlh Pacific Dental
BrMx".1 lttlon to Crown and
of de, Mtnethod'n branch
oeMietry at lowest pricti.
' tooiu 1-2 McCoraadi tlij.
Myer Saaa Store.
Gresom,
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V-fJ - Ctrcnth-Gxvcr,
ADDRESS
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In the lumber." the Iron, the coaL and
the-Toil, regions and In the silver and
lead and copper and gold mines of the
West;, to command the aid of the Gov
ernment In fostering: the agricultural
laosslbiiities of vast areas that with ir
rigation will give richer reward to the
husbandman's patient labor than any
other upon the earth's surface; to ef-'
feet the development of harbors on
the Gulf and Pacific coasts and to
conserve the tremendous energies of
the Mississippi jTiyer. These problems
are all in process of solution; and. the
duty of the Government is become so
obvious that no one heed doubt the
perfection' of these vast enterprises. As
tardy as the Government 'sometimes
is in 'the execution of Its obligations
to the citizen, it has not been known
to fail, when once it sets' its hand to
the, discharge of a great public duty.
Indeed; that which is now the mission
of the Trans-MIssissippl Commercial
Congress Is as broad, as deep and as
eternal as the Republic itself.-,
"The roar of Dewey's guns at Ma
nila was the strident voice f evolu
tion. (Destiny directed that voice, and
when it spoke it declared anew the
doctrine of the survival of the fittest
and blazed the way for American su
premacy over the world. Since that
portentous hour, with the' economies
for the promotion of which it was or
ganized, disposed of in a large meas
ure, the mission of, the Trans-Mlssis-lppi
! Commercial Congress is become
to Insist on opening up the route fo
the markets of the Orient to the Pa
cific coast states of LAtin America,
that th surplus products of the coun
try may find profitable sale, for by
no Other pplicy is it. possible to In
sure f and maintain the prosperity
and the commercial supremacy of the
United States. ' i
S : J Growth ef Commerce. ; ;
. "Already -ithe rapid . . commercial
growth of the United States has aroua
ed a jealousy and apprehension on the
par f European powers which will
not! jal I their S: lnfloi te , diplomacy
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Can'-COOfesL "Ttl . t crrattrtrlnv trt
1 American -pridefbet -It likewise Is a-4
j challenge to American , genius. iWhat
t-Ttr, 1 uynoinaixaisrnay xeu you, ;.we
stand lone -without an ally In this Tl
tan tic ; struggle for - supremacy - among
the giant .nations of the world. ' If we
win we will win upon American Initi
ative and sustained industry. ; If "we
fall, we will fail through the decadence
, of American statesmanship. That Is
j not'poaslbleV , ; .
1 BehohI how our commerce has
' grown and multiplied by leaps and
j bounds. The excess of our exports
J over Imports Is greater than that of J
: all other countries combined. And it
ls the trade balance that determines
I commercial primacy. The total exports
of the United States for the year 1902
amounted ' to the dizzy aggregate of
$1,353,000,000. As recently as 1870 the
total exports were but $376,000,000, or t
1 160,900,000 less than the aggregate im
I ports for that year, and yet, as grati-s
j fyingr as is the vast balance between
exportf and imports It is but small
when compared - te that which will '
, obtain" when we shall take from Ger-
I many and Great Britain the import j
trade of the Pacific Coast states of ,
Latin America, our geographical her-J
.'itage, and crowd upon the Asiatic thef
i products of our flour and cotton mills,
t andi, looms and foundries and machine
' shops.' ': . i j
"The international commerce of the
world in manufactures amounted last
iyear to $4,000,000,000, and the United .
1 States furnished more than ten per'
cent of .this grand total. j
P -When we consider that the exports (
I from the factories of the United States ,
amounted to but $1,248,547 in 1790, and
that in 1890 after a lapse of one hun-j
dred years, they had grown to but
J151,10Z,3, wnne in me iasi .iwvo
years they have reached a Bum in ex
cess Of $250,000,000. the extraordinary
expansion of our commerce is realized.
In the contemplation of so marvelous
an exhibit is not the most unindulgent'
American prompted to commiserate
the noisy croakers pt calamity who
predict disaster for this giant of the
new world that is laying commercial
tribute on evry land in which civlliza-
tlon has pushed ts triumphs?
f "But talk aboui Our commerce and
i the prosperity of the country until,
! transported by the maic of figures we
experience the sensation' of personal
rlches.-arid after all the basis ef our
trade balance and the -foundation of
all our wealth Is the American farm.
We have 'cotton and lumber and . rice
mills, .blast furnaces and packerles and
sugar, and oil f efineries, and coal.: iron,
silver and gold mines in this wonderful
region of the Weft, where natural re
sources' have covenanted with destinw
to make burs the richest and strong
est country oil the habitable globe.
The factory and the blast furnace and
thef packery must eventually come to
the raw material. They have come to
many, they will come to all of the
states of this productive region. That
i inevitable, i To save transportation
of raw material and to put the finish
a closest i to points whence
they can clear to trans-oceanic markets
Is a law tf economics a Immutable
as any law of nature. Still the farm
Is the hope of the West and will con
tinue to constitute the basic sill of
American commerce and civilization.
I ! Wealth Comes From Earth.
i-It Is out'frf the "ground 'that -rthe
wealth of thesttrvmnsr nation tnustl
Jaycs's Tciuc Verclfz;
come. It is the farm that supports the
fabric society. The ailver and . the
gold mine will pinch out. oil sands
cea'se to yield their treasure, and
lumber forests be devoured by hangry
mills.' but the ' American ' farm ' : will
stand as long as the earth shall en
dure. The cities may: "become ' con
gested and anarchy find In them its
places of refuge,-hut hot so the agri
cultural districts. - Where plenty.' re
wards contented, and honest .'toll and
nature signs its eternal harmonies In
the ears of men.' there is no rebellion
against constituted authority, no riot
against the law, no tempest of com
munism. Agriculture paints the glow
of health upon the cheeks of its daugh
ters, and weaves the-steel of Hercules
into the arms of its sons. These form
the basis of American stability and
peace and constitute the rock upon
which the waves of imported ignorance
and anarchy will' beak. v
"It baa been said that the popula
tion of the United States doubles every
thirty years. If so, where thirty years
from today will we care for an added
75,000,000 of people? i This suggests no
new problem. It is as T as the colon
ial policy of Great Britain and Conti
nental Europe. . It indeed runs back
like an ill-omened shadow through the
history of nations that were older when
they fell than any that now stand forth
in the vast struggle for primal place
among the great powers. What will
the Republic of ; America, do with - this
strenuous brood growing up about our
knees, with the heritage of freedom in
their blood and the instinct of con
quest In their thought put there by the
men of Valley Forge and Trenton and
by those matchless pioneers who sur
veyed, the .course of empire 'to the
West over mountain ranges , and
through primeval forests? You say we
will put them in the mighty West, and
your answer has in it the Inspiring
suggestion of a splendid prophecy
rushing on to fulfillment. And why
not? It is estimated that the Govern
ment can reclaim 100,000,000 acres of
land from. the arid arid desert wastes
of the West, while In Texas alone, if
it were as densely populated as Massa
chusetts, we could take care of 80,000,
000 of the earth's population,
. ' Irrigation Development. .
J "Let-me say. to you -that irrigation
is as old as the pyramids, and that
wherever intensive agriculture Is prac
ticed today you find the wealthiest and
most contented people in the . world.
But after this, then what?- When the
West is developed to the limit of its
productive capacity and the ability of
the country to consume domestic pro
ducts Is overreached, them what? This
is a question ; for. statesmen. -o deal
with, not for those puny creatures who
tax their energies to meet 'thei mere
requirements and exigencies of parti
san politics, but for men of affairs who
hold in their- hands the "destinies ot
the greatest nation that 'ever rose and
the. fortunes of the most commanding
race of men and women the history
of this world has ever known.1 -
"Time was when jhe Mississippi
river marked the r stopping, place of
the American Republic, nor did it go
beyond Into the wilderness of the' West
until a President of the United States
confessedly, without the warrant of
the constitution consumated the Ixm
Isiana purchase. That spirit of adven
ture and demand for elbow room that
has characterized : every progressive
people since the Phoenicians looked out
upon the sea and dominated the com
merce of the world, swept Americans
on to the possession of the Trans-Mississippi
region. It was that same en
ergy and foresight that bore Amerl
cans on to the embracement of Flor
ida, Texas and California into the ter
ritory and union of the states.
"Obeying still the same spirit and
yielding to the same great- law, the
American has begun the commercial
invasion of the Orient In anticipation
of that hastening; day when the sur
plus foodstuffs and manufactures - of
our developing country must - find
purchaser, not alone, in the Asiatic, but
in, the spheres of colonial and com
mercial . Influence now occupied oy
Great Britain and Continental Europe,
And in this thought I am reminded that
from this audacious city of Seattle was
shipped under the directing genius of
the greatest railrosder In the West,
the first cargo of American cotton that
ever cleared out of an American port
for the Orient.
Our Geographical Advantage. 1
"When I consider the geographical
position of the United States with re
spect to Mexico, jwlth respect - to the
Pacific Coast states of Latin Ameri
ca, with reference to the Pacific Coast
provinces of China, with their teeming
millions of population, now dependent
on Europe to provide them with the
necessities, and that Europe,, to gain
the I rade of the Orient, must cross two
oceans, while the United States will
cross but one, I am convinced that the
Great Master of the Universe has, de
signed the American Republic to even
tually become the one ; transcendent
civilization of the world. But the great
master will not solve for us the-irob-lema
In transportation and statesman
ship that these conditions make obli
gatory upon a chosen people. Not "the
least of these Is a: eonsulat service in
the bands of. men who hold "their. po
sitions by the grace of partisan favor.
It Is the peculiar province of this con
gress1 to consider this, as well as other
problems to which X have given but
scant attention in an address demand
ed rather as a matter of form, than
as an exhaustive treatise on economics.
I will therefore no longer encroach up-'
on your prerogative. but will leave to
the gentlemen selected by -your execu
tive com4nlttee. and whose names ap
pear on the' program, the expert and
authoritative discussion of those great
questions upon ' the adjustment & of
which now depends the wealth and per
petuity of a civilization greater today
than any that has gone before it-" ?
A Berlin woman bequathed her prop
erty to a .cat. - ' ; '. . .
Kjvn v en nun j
ADJOURNED
Nebraska Republican-Nominate
State Tickets
ROOSEVELT IS ENDORSED
Jblin L. Webster, of Omaha
! Named As His Running
' -'- Mate
ADMINISTRATION AND PROTEC
TION POLICY X3 UPHELD; THE
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS OF
CAPITAL OPPOSED AND RETEN
TION OK PHILIPPINES. :
LINCOLN. Neb. Aug. IS. The Re
publican state convention today , nom
inated the following ticket: . '
Associate Justice ' of the ' Supreme
Court John B. Barnes, of Madison
county. i , -
Regents of the State University
Charles S. Allen of Lancaster and W.
G. Whrtmerore. of Douglas. ' ; '
Beginning at t o'clock this afternoon
the convention transacted the. neces
sary business and was ready to ad
journ three hours later., President
Roosevelt, received the heartiest com
mendation and a declaration was made
for his renomination. ' ' ' '
1 The ,uexepected feature lf of the con
vention was . the ' adoptlo nby unani
mous vote, of a resolution declaring
John L. Webster of Omaha, one of the
delegates ' to the convention and one
of the well 'known party leaders of the
state, to be . the choice of the 'Nebraska,-Republicans
for Vice President In
1904. :--":"v .- .''".:vr;
The platform ' adopted endorses the
present Republican administration. It
adheres to the protection policy, and
also declares the party opposed to all
combinations of ' capital under , what
ever name. It advocates the strength
ening' of Che navy and declares tnXa-
vor of the American merchant ma
rine. It concludes by emphatically
advocating the retention of the Phil
ippines. III Lin For Presidency.
Boston., Mass., Aug. 18. The Globe,
a Democratic newspaper, will say to
morrow that General Nelson A. Miles,
who Is a native of this state, has been
suggested by some politicians in the
party as a nominee for Governor of
Massachusetts on trie Democratic tick
et. ' Should he be' chosen Governor it
is claimed he wilj be a' logical candi
date for the Presidency. v , ' ,.
USED FAKE LETTER
FRANK M'FADDEN DEVISES NOV-.
.' ' EL SCHEME TO ESCAPE .
PRISON BARS.
VANCOUVER, tij C, AugJ 18. A bo
gus 'come-home-to-your-sick-mother
letter was tised to much advantage by
Frank McFadden, at Fernie -when , he
was accused of oblalning goods by
false pretenses. " When the magistrate
found him guilty, McFadden; who 1
well known as a baseball player in East
Kootenay. produced the missive dated
rom an obscure place in Washington
state. He promised to leave town at
once, and, for the sake of the ' sick
mother, the beak let him go. It turns
out, however, that he ietter was a
fake, and was fixed up by cronies who
had gone to Nelson to post the epistle.
Immediately after his' release he ful
filled his promise to get out of town,
but only went as far as Morrissey.
Considerable dissatisfaction" Is ex
pressed in Fernie that the fellow
should have got ofTeo easily. ,
. FIVE DAYS' RACE MEET
multnomah fair association
' ; - Will hold meeting in --
;:.' -2.';.;;;'SEPTEMBERV.'r' -. '
' PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. J8!--At a
meeting of the Multnomah Fair Asso
ciation tonight It was decided to give
a five days' race meeting, here, : begin
ning September 21 and ending Septera-
STRONG TESTIMONY
THIS IS SALEM TESTIMONY AND
WILL STAND INVESTI-
! GATION. ' .
Ir you doubt the following- and wish
to investigate, you haven't to go to
some other state in the Union to prove
it. It's not a long- story published In
Salem newspapers about a resident in
Kalamazoo, Mich., or Tampa. Fla, : It's
about a resident of Salem and given in
his, own words. No stronger proof can
be had. ' : . ' , ' ' ,. ' ' '
. William IS. Spayd, living- at the cor
ner of North Winter and D. streets,
says:Words cannot express my opin
ion half strong eqougn of Doan's, Kid
ney Pills. I I have known their remark
able merits for the last eight years,
"having used them In Clinton county,
Mich.,' where I was living. My kidneys
were a source of annoyance for quite
a number of years. I had much pain
across my loins and the secretioirstfrom
the kidneys were irregular In action,
causing me to rise often: during the
night and at times there was a ecaldlng
I also had more or less dizziness in my
head. : ! procured Doan's Kidney Pills
at Dr. Stone's drug store and gave
some to a person visiting- us and they
gave her wonderful, relief,' and in my
case I was benefitted in? every way.
My backache - was1 relieved and the
trouble with the kidney secretions was
corrected., You are at liberty to refer
to me as one who ran endorse 'the
claims made for Doan's Kidney Pills.
I also know "of a great many others
who have used them with the best of
results. ' - V J '
For sale by all dealers; price 50 cents
a box. ,:,Foster-Hflburft Co-i Buffalo, N
Y- sole agents for the U. S ;' '
-r Remember the name.' Doan's. and
take no substitute. . " '. - -s
ber-2. Ten. thousand-. dollars have
been appropriated .forlpurses. The
race meeting will be held during the
Multnomah Athletic Club carnival, and
it Is expected to be the most success
ful one ever held In this city. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident. A. R. Diamond; vice-president."
E. W. Spencer; secretary-treasurer, I
H. Adams. : : " " ': -. , - " "
..OFFICERS PROMOTED.
MANILA,' P. L, Aug. 19. The Phil
ippine Commission has appointed Cap
tain George T. Langhorne, of the Elev
enth Cavalry, secretary to the provin
cial government of the province of Mo.
ro, and Captain. Keller engineer offi
cer, both of the new appointees 4o re
ceive an addition of 20 per cent to their
army pay. ' . . v -
. Major Robert L. Bullard, with - the
assistance of the friendly Moro chiefs,
is making" arrangements for a grand
celebration and peace conference on
the completion ?f the,Lanao military
road." . - ? , V. .;
: FOSTER'S BODY RECOVERED.
i ASTORIA. OrJ An. 19Xlt has now
been definitely decided that the body
that , was picked up in the river near
Clifton a few days ago waa that ; '..'of
Fred Foster, a deckhand on the steam
er Dalles City, -who was drowned, near
Hood , river on Sunday, June 28. The
river waa high at the time and a strong
current runing; which accounts for the
body being carried such a long dis
tance. William Foster, of Portland, the
father of the drowned man; is here and
will take the body to Portland for bur
ial, -;. - : r ' -V.' .H ' - , :
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if It
falls to cure. E. W. Grove's signature
is on each box. 25c
STEAMSHIPSIN
BIG COLLISION
Liners Run Afoul of Chinese
. ; Cruiser Huang-Tal
ENTIRE CREW WAS SAVED
But Big Warship Sank Within
an Hour After the
Accident
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVUSsTY OF
CREW OF CRUISER PICKED UP
BY EMPRESS OF INDIA SHAM
ROCK III GETS BIG LEAD OVER
THE RELIANCE.
HONG KONG; Aug. 18. The Cana
dian Pacific Railroad's rCeamshlp, the
Empress of India, from. Vancouver,
B. C., July 27. and Yokohama, August
10, for Hong Kong, collided near this
port -today" with the' Chinese , cruiser.
HuangTai.' " 'The ' warship sahk an
hour after5 the collision. The Empress
of India saved 170 of the crew , of the
.cruiser. The, captain eof the Huang
Tal, who refuted to leave his ship, and
thirteen of .-. her . crew were drowned.
The Empress of India was badly dam
aged amidships. h ;
Carries Mere Canvas. :
New Tork. Aug. lg.-The Reliance
and Shamrock . Ill were; measured to
day in the Erie basin by C. E. Mower,
official measurer of the New York
Yacht Club. As a result of his meas
urements it was announced tonight
that the ' Reliance would allow the
challenger ' one minute and forty-five
seconds over the- thirty-mile, course.
It was found that the Shamrock III
was slightly longer on the water line
than the American boat, but tne lat
ter proved to have nearly 20O5 more
square feet of sail area. It was this
that taxed the American . boat so
heavily. - .:: ; , . ? ..'
Use Trib for liquor habit.
WATER SUPPLY DEFICIENT
THIS COMPLAINT ARISES FROM
THE GOOD PEOPLE OF
I " - . .) EUGENE. ' " ' "
EUGENTS, Or "Aug. 18. Complaint
Is made by a number of private citi
zens that the local water, company is
running the water system of Eugene
too much for their own benefit and
with too' little regard for the welfare
of the inhabitants of the city. y
, Charges are made that the supply
pumps pump the wells which are sup
posed to supply the city with pure
water, dry, and that .river water i
turned Into these wells, to keep up the
supply. It is a fact that 'considerable
sickness has been traced ' to the use
of the river water. An examination of
the same has been made and hundreds
of impurities found.
. The directors have been :J asked
through the public press bf the" city for
a clear statement of conditions.' The
water, supply Is inadequate for the
use of the city and is rapidly growing
deficient with growth of buildings. Im
provements have been planned for the
coming- year. A strong- movement is on
foot to compel, the water company to
release their holdings to the city and.
as In many; other cities, make the
water supply one of, municipal owner
ship. 4 It is said to be far more satis
factory.,; : ..; vi-",. '-.;' " TV:: ""'-,
ANOTHER BIG YIELD . ,' . , ;
I AX' Mofsan, a farmer residing near
Brooks, was a alem Visitor yesterday
and brought with him a sample of
white winter wheat containing- scarce
ly any foreign seeds or trash. ." The
field from which , the wh'eat was taken
contained about nineteen acres of land
and threshed out fifty-two bushels to
the acre. Mr. Moisan te Jubilant over
the yield, and thinks the good old
times are returning to Willamette val
ley farmers for, sure. While In the
city he sold his crop of winter cats to
Balfour, Guthrie ftCo. or ?5 cewts rer
Time i'
of buinc
and the '
WI T G H
vthc buinejA manV
timekeeper
Every Elgin Watch is fnDy gaaraateed. All jeweler have Elgin V.V.ches.
, Tinenuua!ts and Timekeeper," an fflastrated history of U watci, ci
free upon request to . ".'-.
CvaiM Waneaai.
FIRE CAUSED
BY EXPLOSION
No Lives Lost But a Terrible
Panic Ensued
BIG BUILDING" DESTROYED
And Many Persons Were In
1 jured by the Stampede
Which Followed "
TWO HUNDRED AND FfFTY GIRLS
MAKE A SIMULTANEOUS RUSH
FORJ STAIRWAY INTENSE HEAT
IN V CALIFORNIA TERMINATES
IN A SMALL HURRICANE.
BOSTON, Aug-. 11 Tfie "expldtelon of
a tank of gasoline in lln linn ussjil nT
a six-story block, occupied by. several
manufacturing concerns in South Bos
ton today, caused a fire" which. Inside
of fifty minutes, completely destroyed
the building, in the meantime precip
itating a panic In which scores of em
ployes received injuries.
The monetary loss is 1100,000. covtr
ed by insurance. Immediately follow
ing the explosion, 230 girls employed
on the sixth floor, stampeded, for-the
stairway and. screaming and fighting,
made their way to the" ground.
. A Young Tornado.
' 'San Bernardino, Ca-. Aug. 18. The
hottest day of the ' season, with- ths
mercury at 110, was followed this af
ternoon by a" thunder storm having
the characteristics of a torpado which
did - thousajjds of . dollars damage.
Trees In all parts of the yaljey were
prortrated and several buildings were
Struck by lightning-. .Oyer. 200 tasts
were blown across the traction ; com
pany's line to Redwood.
: A Fatal Mishap,
Claries Forks, Ida, AQg. 18 Henry
L. Bidwell, Justice of i.he peace ot
Hope. Idaho, accidentally shot him
self here last evening' about 6 o'clock,
while waiting for the passenger train
to i return home. While talking with
the engineer. Bidwell reached in his
inside pocket and. - upon withdrawing
his hand, his revolver went oft,, killing
him almost instantly.
CURE FOR LOCKJAW
A TETANUS PATIENT IS RELIEV
ED BY PROMINENT CHI
CAGO DOCTOR. '
; CHICAGO. Aug. ; 18. A cure for
lockjaw has been discovered by Dr. A.
S. Mathews, of the University of Chi
cago, and has been successfully used
in treating George Newman, of " South
Chicago. Dr, aM thews' method of
treatment is the Injection of a solution
of calcium and potassium salt. This
Injection was given Newman a week
ago, while he was suffering from . ex
tremely severe tetanus spasms, and he
is now declared to be well on the way
to health. ; , :
The new cure is a diuretic,
problem which Dr. Mathews has work'
ed out is to get the. proper, combina
tion of salts to bring about the effect
desired. Now that it has been found
the doctor says the same principle can
be applied to the cure, of snake bites,
blood poisoning and other diseases
caused by toxins u the body.
TO REFORM SCHOOL
CHESTER S EARLS ENTERS UPON
; HIS LONG TERM OF -.
." -' ' SERVICE. ' '' '
PORTLAND, Or ! Aug. II. Chester
8earls, the youthful burglar, thief, and
who evaded the officers of the law for
one week after escaping from the Home
of the Boys and Girls Aid ' Society,
left Portland this morning in charge
of Officer IL H. Hawley. He was re
cently sentenced to the reform school,
and was "taken to Salem this morning
to enter upon his long;: term of ser
vice. . . -,.' , . . . 5'.
V Chester Searls Is but 14 years of age.
but has a bad record of crime, all of
which he candidly admits. He will have
to serve until he becomes of "age, un
less pardoned out ' - -
CONGESTION OF FREIGHT
YUKON STEAMERS TAXED TO
UTTERMOST TO KEEP IT
MOVING. : - r : :
VANCOUVER. B.. C, Aug. 18. A
special from Dawson today says every
available steamer --of the lower Yukon
is being' commissioned in an effort to
move the vast quantity of freight at
St. Michaels, which has been delayed
owing, to low water The water this
season has been the lowest for years,
and'sof fir ti'TVt'towTr river stearh-
itrs'Lave-b-rt.i j ru.h Dawson. .
lhe oill
watcm co.. kmm. iu.
CHRISTIANS
TERRORIZED
And Afraid to Leave II
in Uskub Province
fiUSSALMANS ARE AWXIOU
To Massacre Christian Pcpu-
lation Upon Slightest
Provocation
HAVE RECEIVED ORDERS TO r.C
MAIN QUIET BULGARIA AM A S3
ES LARGE ARMY BUT IS AFRAID
TO MOVE VENEZUELA GOV
ERNMENT "DEMANDS TAXCa
SOFIAr- Aug. 18. A reign of terror
is reported at Uskub. where the Chris
tian inhabitants are afraid to leave
their houses. Vail has issued, U.s
strictest orders to the Mussulmans 15
remain quiet and not molest the Chris
tians, but the Mussulmans have re
solved at given signaTto massacre ta
whole Christian population on the first
pretext. The Christians are terror
ised.;" - ' ;
. According to a report from" Uskub,
Mlcbaeiloovski. the Bulgarian leader,
was killed in tre fighting at Kruahevo
and Boris Saraf off, the noted insurg
ent chief, has been surrounded. -
Bulgaria is Cautious. " '
BjOrae, Aug. is. Private bdvlccs
from the Balkan . peninsula received
here state thit Bulgaria has practi
cally mobilised an army of more than .
?0,000, wTMctl is double the peaceoot--Ing.
The Bulgarian , Government,
however.: s unwilling to .venture for
the time being on any hostile move
ment, as- it does 'not wish to lose ths
support of Russia.
" Castro Dsmsnds Taxes.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Aug. IS.
Authentic information was received
this morninjr announcing the impris
onment of French. German and Itali
an merchants at Cludad Bolivar, Ven
esuela for refusing President Cas
tro's demand for the payment of -taxes
already paid to the de facto gov
ernment, for Jhe period of occupation -of
Cludad Bolivar by the revolution
ary government. The amount de
manded exceeds S&.000.
Charged With Desertion,
Washington, Aug. 18. The War De
partment has dropped from the rolls
Second Lieutenant Max Sulrion, who
has been absent from the Department
of Texas without leave for several
months. He stands charged with de
sertion. , . '
1 L
Tot Infants and CUlirc x
Tta Kbd Yea I!2T3.A!:j: C::
Bears the yZf i "
Sic&atTora of MrXyT
GAGGED AND HURDEItED
DETROIT. THE SCENE OF AN IN
EXPLICABLE CRIME CHILD
THE VICTIM.
DETROIT. Mich, Aujr. 18. Th
mutilated body of 4-year-old Alphons
Wllmes, whose father lives on St, Au
bin avenue, was found today In tf
rear of the Michigan Btove works. Tf
hands were tied behind with wire,
a red handkerchief had been Btur;
down the boy's throat for a ca'.
the wounds- had spparently been ma
with some very sharp instrument. A i
phonse had - been missing .from 1 :
home since yesterday. ;
Perhaps the strongest phase of (
mystery is that there were only a f
small stains , on the body, and cloth!
of the lad. despite the horrible char
acter of the -wounds. It looks
though the murderer, after committi
the deed, washed the blood from t
body and then carried It to the S
where it was found. The police z
Investigating.
" T Work of a Msniac
i Rockford. Ill, Aug. 18. The mur
of the Detroit boy is identical In
cumatancea with the murder cf I
Tlbbitta. a 7-year-old newsboy. :
last month. The details corrc 1
closely that ihe authorities t cl v - i
murderer was the same man. a 1
of the "Jack the Ripper" type, a
now in communication with the I,
police on the subject.
New York, Aug. 18. Thieves. J
entered the facers' cluhhou In
Brooklyn navy yard and t - n i
all the silverware. A crrr!',tti r-
club is making an live :
GASTO