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TROUBLE AHEAD IN CHINA.FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED. A WATERY WASTE.EVENTS OP THE DAY THE LEGISLATURE HORRIBLE WRECK ALLIES ACCEPT ITRevolt Now in Progress May Prove More

Serious Than That of 1900.

Victoria, B. C, Jan. 28. The steam-ers Athenian and Tremont arrived thismorning from the Orient, having bothsailed from Yokohama and arrivedwithin an hour of each other.

The steamers bring further news ofthe revolt - in Kansu, and one corres-

pondent telegraphs to the Shanghaipapers from Las Ho Kow to the effectthat unless Tung Fuh Siang is sup-pressed the powers will soon find themselves face to face with a bigger revoltthan two years ago. . Missionaries arealready beginning to leave the threatened district. A correspondent of theShanghai Mercury in Kansu writes:

"A crisis is imminent and the officials are powerle :s to act. The Taotaiis suppressing news. There is causefor grave apprehension unless TungFuh Siang is suppressed."

Messrs. Rydbog and Soder stray, mis- -

sionaries, who nave readied Shanghaifrom Singan, having come from the interior because of the threatened revolt,in an interview given to a German dailyof Shanghai state that Tung Fuh Siangis gaining ground, and intends to leadhis armies to Singan.' where he will endeavor to make his capital and placePu Chun, who has -- been proclaimedemperor, on the throne, lung is him-self enlisting troops,? and everythingelse points to the (act that he has government support. Kansu and Shensiare overrun by Tung's spies. All pro- -

foreign officials are being removed fromSingan. . - s- -

Pekin correspondents also tell of thethreatened outbreak in the northwest,and credit Yong Lu, the "real ruler ofChina," as being behind the movement.

A Canton correspondent of a HongKong paper states that the rebellion inKwangsi is more serious than everknown before. The rebels, 40.000 to50,000 in number, have taken possessionof many districts and'' towns, and PakNgai, Pak Shek, Sishing, Siyan, HingYip and Lau Cbow are in their hands.They are now marching into Yunnan,armed with modetn rifles." The namesof their chiefs are Chan and Luk.The officials at Canton are enlistingsoldiers.

MANY SETTLERS AFFECTED.

Recent Decision in Nelson Case of GreatImportance to Homesteaders.

Washington, Jan. 28. The decisionof the supreme court today in the caseof Nelson against the Northern Pacificrai l.way com pay, to SJae efiect that the I

United States holds title to all landsa long" proposed lines of land grant rail-

roads up to the time of the filing of themap of definite location, and furtherholding that no rights to any landswithin the limits of a grant passed tothe road on the filin'g of the generalmap, affects a great number of homesteaders who had gone on land prior tothe filing of the map of definite location, and who later found themselveswithin the limits of the railroad grants.These settlers will be allowed to retainpossession of such lands, and the com-

pany must look elsewhere for indemnity. James Hamilton Lewis was at-

torney for Nelson.

To Develope Montana Coal Fields.Butte, Mont., Jan. 28. The an

nouncement is made that the NorthernPacific company has in contemplationthe development of 1,600 acres of promising coal lands lying east of Red Lodge,where the extensive fields of the RockyFork coal company are be'ng developed.These coal developments are amongthe largest in the Northwest. HenryHorn, the retiring assistant superin-tendent of the Northern" Pacific, whowill assume charge of the NorthernPacific coal property February 1 , inti-mated at Red Lodge that such wouldbe the case. He would not disucss thematter for publication, however.

Lava Dust Falls with Rain.San Francisco, Jan. 28. Small

patches of an extremely fine white sandor dust were seen on many asphaltpaved streets today when the rain oflast night had dried. Scientists saythis dust must have fallen with therain, as anything like it was never seenhere before. It is believed to havecome from the volcano of Santa Maria,in Guatemala, which broke out in violent eruption in October, and causedthe ruin of a great area of cultivatedterritory. The theory is that the dust,being lighter than air, was carried

,000 miles from the point of its ascension. -

For Lewis and Clark Fair.Salt Lake, Jan. 28. Jn the senate

today a bill was introduced by SenatorLewis providing'for a Utah exhibit atthe Lewis and .Clark exposition atPortland, Or., in 1905. The bill pro-vides for the appointment of a commis-sion of three members and the appro-priation of $10,000 A bill was intro-duced by Representative Wilson, ofWasatch county, providing fcrr the appointment of a commissioner of railways, whose duty it shall be to e&tab- -lisblish maximum rates, prevent discrimination and dee that existing lawsare enforced.

Silver is Down Again.Manila, Jan. 28. The decline in the

value of silver has forced the Philippinegovernment to lower the official rate.The new ratio is $2.61 silver for $1gold, the lowest official rate ever de-

clared. It represents a heavy loss tothe insular treasury, and the commer-cial houses fear that further- declineswill result in commercial disturbances;The reports that the houses of congressdisagree on the currency question havehad a disquieting effect here. -

Southern Oregon Streams on a Rampage,Owing to Heavy Rains.

Grants Pass, Or., Jan. 26.- -- The re--cent warm and heavy rains have causedthe greatest floods that Southern Ore-

gon has known for many years. TheRogue river reached the highest pointin tms city Saturday night that it hasreached since 1890, when the bridgespanning it here was washed away. Notrains have been able to reach herefrom the north or sonth since Saturdaymorning, and none are expected befoiesome time today. Much damage hasbeen done the Southern Pacific , allthrough this section of the state.

Improvement at Ashland.Ashland, Or., Jan. 26. The storm

and flood- - situation has greatly improved in Southern Oregon the past 24hours. The temperature fell late lastnight and the rains abated in thevalleys, while in the mountains whatprecipitation there was came in theform of snow. Streams immediatelyDegan to fall, and they have been gradually receding from their flood staeeduring the day, so that

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little furtherdamage is expected to result from highwater in this section. In this countvmuch damage has been suffered bycounty roads and bridges.

Still Rising at Salem.; Salem, Or., Jan. 26. The Willamete river lat night registered 25 feetabove the low water mark and wasstill rising. This is the highest stagetne river ftas attained this year, andthere is occasion for alarm. If thepresent moderate weather continuesfor a few days a further rise of probably four feet is expected in the Btageot tne river. it will be at least 24hours longer before the effect of therecent rains on the river's stage willbe exhausted, and until then thestream will not recede.

RAN INTO A WASHOUT.

Engineer and Fireman Lose Their LivesIn an O. R. & IS. Wreck.

Pendleton, Or., Jan. 26. Passengertrain No. 6. on the O. R. & N.. whichleft Portland at 8:15 Saturday nightand passed through Pendleton at 4 :45Sunday morning, ran into a washouton a nil IVo in lies --east of BmzhamSprings. The engine was thrown intoMeacham creek in six or eight feet ofwater and on top of it were piled thebaggage and mail cars and the chaircar. The engineer, Thomas Patty, andfireman, William Milligan, were killedalmost instantly. William Maxwell,of Portland, a passenger, was seriouslyniured. but aside from this the injur

ies were slight.The wreck was caused by a washout

about two miles east of the new steeluridge which has been built on Meacham creek. The heavy snows on themountains have been, melted by a Chinook, and the waters were raging. No.23 freight train passed over this par-ticular piece of road a few hours beforeNo. 6 and reported every thing O. K.

RICH STRIKE IN MONTANA.

Free Gold Bearing Ledge 3,000 Feet LongWhich Yields $5 a Pan.

Butte, Mont., Jan. 27. A special tothe Miner from Weiser, Idaho, saysadvicep just received there tell of amost wonderful strike of gold made onthe Big creek about two and a halfmiles east of Profile gap. The nearestsettlement is a place called Golden onthe Big creek. A letter from reliableparties at Thunder mountain says thatEdward Stamley and Edward H. Martinand several others have located 16claims on a massive porphyrized quartzdyke which measures 3,000 feet inlength and is impregnated with partides 6T gold. A ledge 250 feet inwidth accompanies the porphyry dykeand it is also highly auriferous. Roughpan assays made of the ledge show thepoorest specimens to assay $5 in freegold. Other specimens show yellowmetal to the naked eye. . Old pros-pectors declare the discovery surpassesanything within their knowledge andthat $1,000,000 worth of ore is in plainsight.

Better Than Marconi.Berlin, Jan. 27. Professor Ferdi-

nand Braua, of Strassburg university,whose application of Leyden jars inpropagating electric waves is said tohave enabled Marconi to teleraph with-out wires across the Atlantic, has an-nounced that he has discovered & meth-od of producin electric energy of unlim-ited volume, and projecting it intospace in the form of electric waves, toany desired distance. The new methodsecures greater accuracy of transmis-sion through a more perfect attunementof the transmitters and receivers.

, Wrecked by Robbers.Trinidad, Colo., Jan. 27. A Color-

ado & Southern passenger train waswrecked last night four miles south ofWaterville, N. M., under circumstancesindicating an attempt at train robbery.The train was running at a high rate of

hspeed when the wreck occurred. Theengine, express car and smoker turnedover. Four passengers were injured,two ol whom may die. All of the passengers were shaken op.

Coal Prices Tumbling.New York, Jan. 27. There has been

a further break in the price of inde-

pendent coal, in some cases as low as $7a ton ;f. . o. b. being asked, while nodealer was willing to buy at a higherprice than $8 a ton. In order, to getthe embargo, ordered a few days ago,taken off, some of the independentoperators whose coal is carried by theLehigh Valley railroad, were sellingtheir coal at anything above $4 a tonat the collieries for delivery at pointsbetween New York and ' the collieries.

Inmates of Big London Asylum Perish InSmoke and Flames.

London, Jan. 29. Half a hundredinsane patients were burned to deathby a fire at the Colney Hatch hospitalthis morning. The outbreak occurredin the Jewish wing of the institutionThe flames spread with great rapidityand before they could be got under control five wooden buildings were gutted.

All the enorts ol the officials weredirected to removing the insane patients, but the latter became wild withexcitement and so panic stricken thatnot only were they unable to helpthemselves, but greatly impeded theoperations fo those trying to save them.

There were nearly 600 women in theburning annex at the time the fire wasdiscovered and most of them were safe-

ly "transferred to the main building,which was uninjured. Some, however,escaped and are fltill at large, render-

ing it difficult to ascertain the exac.number of those 'burned to death.

The officials admit that about 50bodies hare been recovered, but it isfeared that the full extent of the disaster is not yet known. All the victimswere lunatics. Their charred remainspresented a horrifying spectacle. Theasylum was beseiged by anxious rela.fives and friends of the patients whoarrived form all quarters. Pitiablescenes were witnessed as weeping menand women left the premises, afterascertaining that relatives and friendshad perished in the flamep.

The nurses had a terrible experiencein trying to assist the insane peoplewho were so panic stricken that theyhad literally to be driven to a place ofsafety. .

The circumstances accompanying thedestruction of the insane asylum atConley Hatch have excited much indig-nation against the authorities. It isalleged taht, in addition to the lack ofsufficient water supply a&d of adequatefire department, the complex systemof locks, requiring master keys, whichcould not be found when wanted, wasresponsible for the terrible scenes en-

acted.

VICTORY FOR SHEEPMEN.

Federal Judge Denies Hitchcock's Powerto Make Rules.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 29. JudgeMarshall, of the United States Districtcourt, today sustained the demurrer of

the .defendant in the case of the UnitedStates against Frank Martinus, whowas charged with running a band of 2,-0- 00

sheep on the Fish Lake foreBt re-

serve, in violation of the rules formu-

lated for the protection of forest re-

serves by the secretary of the interior.Judge Marshall states that congress hasexceeded its legislative power in empowering the secretary of the interiorto make rules the violation of whichwould be a criminal act, and held thatthe law was unconstitutional. The decision is regarded as one of the greatestimportance to Utah sheepmen. Anumber of pending similar cases will bethrown out of court.

The effect of Judge Marshall's decision will be to throw open to sheepand cattle interests more than 1,000,-00- 0

acres of the choicest grazing landin the state, which for the past few

years has been carefully guarded by thegovernment. As soon as the situationbecomes known, it is believed hundredsof thousands of sheep will be broughtacross the line from adjoining states,and the forest reserves will be coveredwith sheep.

COAL COMBINE ENJOINED.

Detroit Dealers Try to Dodge Law byRepealing Illegal Rule.

Detroit, Jan. 29. The Wayne circuit court today issued the preliminaryinjunction asked for by Prosecutor Huntagainst the Detriot coal exchange, anorganization of 30, local coal dealers.The injunction restrains the exchangefrom acting as an organization to fixthe minimum price at which coal shallbe sold.

The fact was brought out today that14 of the largest coal dealers of the cityhave resigned from the exchange, leav--

mg tne smaller dealers to settle witnthe law. January 9, at a meeting ofthe exchange, one of the larger dealersoffered a resolution rescinding theclause in the by-law- s providing for thefixing of a minimum price for coal. Itis on this by-la- w that Prosecutor Hunt'scase is principally based. There wasopposition to rescinding the by-la-

and when the resolution was voteddown the 14 large dealers promptly re-

signed from the exchange.

Crisis Coming in Acre..Washington, Jan. 29. Tie" Brazilian

minister and Bolivian charge here,called separately on Secretary Hay to-

day to acquaint him with the positionof their respective governments r

in thedispute over the territory of Acre. Itappears that the situation is reallycritical, but both diplomats assuredSecretary Hay that under no condition i

would American interests in Acre sufferbeyond the happenings absolutely inci-

dent to warfare.

Cuban Treaty Extended.Washington, Jan. 29. The president

today sent to the senate an agreementwith Cuba extending the time for theratification of the Cuban reciprocitytreaty. Under the terms of the Cubantreaty ratification was required by Jan-

uary 31, and it has become apparentthat the time limit was too short. Thepresident also transmitted the Canadianboundary treaty to the senate.

GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE

TWO HEMISPHERES.'

Comprehensive Review of the Import-ant Happenings of the Past Week,Presented In Condensed Form, Most- -

Likely to Prove Interesting to Our

Many Readers.

Wilhelm Jordan, the poet, died sud- -

denly at Baden-Bade- n.

A bulletin from. Boston states thatof the Navy Lone shews

a slight indication of pneumoniaTh rnnfprfinp.e of printing trades

anions at Indianapolis reached anagreement to federate under a centraltody.

The widow of Theodore H. Fajardohas been awarded $40,000 for thedeath-o- f her husband in the New YorkCentral tunnel accident.

The Mexican tobacco and cigarettecorporation, of Trenton, N. J., incor-

porated two weeks ago, with an author-ze- d

ciapital of $100,000, has filed pa-

pers increasing its capital stock to $12.-000,00- 0.

Four men robbed the Citizens' bankof Waterloo. la., and escaped with$3,500 in cash, exchanging a fusilladewith a dozen citizens as they drove

away in a Etolen buggy.

Major Lewis B. Lawton, of the judgeadvocate, general's department, hasbeen retired on account of disabilitiesreceived during the Chinese campaign.He was promoted prior to "retirement!in recognition of his gallantry.

A witness in the murder trial of William Hooper Young, in New York, sayshe has received an anonymous letterthreatening him with death if he testifies. It contains excerpts from theblood atonement doctrine of the Mor-

mon church.An American steamer has beenecked on the Welsh coast.

The plague at Mazatlan, Mexico, con-

tinues to claim four to eight victimsdaily.

Oregon'sdelay in recommending irrigation schemes may lose her Bhare of

the fundsA mob at New Orleans burned a

Nergo at the stake who had shot andkilled a sheriff. .

A new freight rate has been, estab-

lished between the Pacific coast and

Shanghai, China.President Roosevelt 7 has appointed

Judge William R. Day, of Canton, O.,to a seat on the supreme bench of theUnited States.

The governor of IMinnesota has expressed himself in favor of the Lewisand Clark fair and says he will do allin his power for it.

The new high school building atBloomington, 111., has been destroyedby fire. Loss, $530,000. It was oneof the finest school buildings in thestate.

- A question has been raised in con-

gress as to the power of the Colombianminister. Thomas Herran. to sign thecanal treaty for his country. TheColombian constitution says congressmust act.

The flood at the headwaters of theWillamette are subsiding, but aiongthe lower river they are still raising.Much damage has already resulted andmore may follow.

The coal strike commission has near-

ly completed its work.

The trialgof Major Glenn is nearlyover and it is likely the court will

acquit him.Marconi will charge one cent a word

for the transmiesicn of wirelessmes-Bage- s

across the ocean.

Teller has been elected to congressby Colorado Democrats, but the Repub-licans will not oppose it.

The house has passed the agricul-tural bill. It carries an appropriationof $300,000 for free seeds.

The coal miners' convention, in ses-

sion at Indianapolis, voted down aproposition to endorse socialism.

Bowen is confident that he will soonbe able to reach .satisfactory termswith Great Britain and Germany.

Senator Mitchell was ill for severaldays the latter part of lastweek andunable to attend to his routine . dutie3.

Great Britain has entered a protestagainst the Cuban reciprocity treaty,claiming it will hurt the sugar indus- -

tiy.Ting Fuh Siang has been proclaimed

emperor of China in opposition to thepresent ruler and will begin a war tokill off all foreigners.

After three years' delay, the treatyproviding for the fixing of the Alaskanboundary, has been signed by theUnited States and Great Britain.

Severe earthquakes shook SouthCarolina and Georgia.

Governor Chamberlain has signedthe Portland charter bill.

Germans say Venezuelans began therecent fight at Fort San Carlos.

- A driving? snow storm in CentralKansas has demoralized business.

An explosion of dynamite in a tunnelat Pittsburg resulted in four deaths.

A wealthy Jersey City produce merchant was doped and robbed of - $ll,Q,pO

or Charles R. Ingersoll, off!nnmwti(nt. is criticallv ill. He is

WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OF OREGON

ARE DOhNG AT SALEM.

Bills of Importance That are Being Intro--.duced and Acted Upon in Both Houses

Measures Signed by the Governor- -

Progress of the Balloting for UnitedStates Senator.

Tuesday.The vote today showed no change

excepting the appearance of George LjsaKer in tne neid. ine result was asfollows: Fulton 32, Geer 17, Wood 17Baker 5, scattering 16, asent 3, total 90

The House Hale's bill providing afine and imprisonment for persons deiaumng a note Din witn intent wasdefeated.

Representative Both's bill to relocatethe county seat of Columbia countywas passed this morning.

Representative Murphy introducedbill creating the Eastern Oregon agricultural college, appropriating $40,000for buildings and $10,000 per annumfor its maintenance.

The Senate" Kuykendall has introduced a bill providing the followingflat salaries; Governor $1,500, Becretary of state $1,500, state treasurer$800, superintendent of public inetruction $3,000. attorney general .

$3,000.T" II m

uy request .rownen introduced abill to create a state board of examinersfor the purpose of examining and licensingthe practice of osteopathy.

Marsters' bill, to provide for execu-tions at the state penitentiary, waspassed by unanimous vote.

Price's hili appropriating $20,000for an Eastern Oregon agricultural col-

lege was pases J.Representative Gill's bill for a spe-

cial library tax of 5 mill in Multno-mah county passed both houses today.

Governor Chamberlain appointed Al-bert Tozier, of Portland, to be expertte measure and examine printing inthe office of the state printer.

Monday.The vote today stood as follows:

Fulton 21, Geer 13, Wood 14, scatter-ing 18, absent and paired 21, total 90.

In the House A concurrent resolu-tion was introduced today appointinga committee to endeavor to have theWashington legislature raise its Lewisand Clark appropriation to $100,000.

Murphy, of .Union, introduced a billto establish an industrial college atUnion. Other notable bills appearingin the house were: By Shelley, of Lane,to"ex tend the Australian ballot to allcity elections; By Johnson, of Grant,for" a portage railroad above The Dalles;by Robbins, of Baker, for a miningbureau.

A bill providing for creation of theoffice of state inspector of hops, and tofix the rate of tare on hops, --has beenintroduced by Mulkey in the senate,and La Follett in the House.

A joint memorial was adopted askingcongress to call a convention for thepurpose of framing an amendment tothe federal constitution providing forelection of senators by direct vote ofthe people. .

Carnahan, of Clatsop, is in favor ofdoing away with the poll tax law nowon the code of Oregon. The poll tax,a 9 now provided, is $1, which is as-

sessed on every citizen in the --state be-

tween the ages of 21 and 50. Carna-han'- s

bill is to Repeal this section initb entirety.

In the Senate The senate spentmost of its time on what might becalled "legislative grind", or the secondreading of bills.

House bills authorizing The Dallesto issue water bonds, and authorizingLinn county to maintain a ferry atHarrisburg were passed.

Governor Chamberlain today signedthe Portland fireboat bill and the billfor the creition of an irreducible schoolfund for Douglas county.

The committee on agriculture adopteda report that the "one-mile-lim- it"

sheep grazing bill be not passed, Thisaction kills the measure.

PORTLAND MARKET.!

Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; bluestem, 86c; valley, 78c.

Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew-

ing, $24.Flour Best grade, $4.304.85 ; grah- -

am, fj.zoccgd.ooMillstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton;

middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920.chop, $18. 4

Oats No. 1 vwhite, $1.151.17K;gray, $1.12b1.15 per cental.

Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,$89; cheat, $910 per ton.

Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6075c persack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,growers' prices; Merced sweets, $22.25 per cental.

Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 c;young, ll12c;hens, ll12c; turkeys,live, 1516c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,

'$77.50per dozen; geese, $78. 50.Cheese Full cream, twins, 16

17Kc; Young America, 1718c;factory prices, llMc less.

Butter Fancy creamery, 3032cper pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20

22c; store, 15 18c. - .

Eggs 22K25 per dozen.

Hops Choice, 2526c per pound.Wool Valley, 1215c; Eastern

Oregon, 8t4c; mohair, 2628c..Beef Gross, cows, 3dc per

pound; steers, 44c; dressed, le.Veal 7K8Mc.Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ;

dressed, 7c.Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;

dressed, 7Mc.' Hoga Gross, 6Jc per pound;

EXPRESS TRAIN ON EASTERN ROAD

COLLIDES WITH LOCAL.

At Least Thirty Met Death Many BodiesHave Not Been Recovered The RuinsCatch Fire and Burn Express WasRunning 65 Miles an Hour TwentyFive Injured.

XT T T nnjew iori, Jan. . rne most ap-

palling wreck that has occurred in thevicinity of this city in many years, theloss of life being estimated at not lessthan dU persons, took place tonight atGraceland, near Westfield, N. J.,the Central rai.roa l of New Jersey,when the Royal Blue Line expresswestbound, plunged at tip speed intothe rear of a local train.

Seven bodies only have been identified, while 16 more, almost unrecognizable corpses, have been recovered. Inaddition, it is almost certain that manybodies remain in the wreck.

Immediately after the crash three ofthe shattered cars of the local traintook fire, rendering impossible the rescue oi many oi tne wounded, wno werepinned fast in the wreck. Man7 bodiesare believed to have been consumed

On board the flyer all the passengers,though badly shaken up, escaped uninjured, except for trifling bruises.

The train which was run into leftNew York at 5:45, and runs express toBoundbrook. Bevond Bound brook itruns as a local. The Royal Blue trainleft 15 minutes later, but travels athigher rate of speed and makes nostops except at Elizabeth, and is sched-uled to overtake the slower train justbeyond Graceland, where the latterswitehts from track No. 3 into 'trackNo. 4 to permit the Royal Blue to pass.

This evening a freight train wasblocked on track No. 4, and the localreceived orders to proceed on the ex-

press track to Dunnellen and theretake the outside or No. 4 track. Short-ly after receiving orders the train hadto stop for a hot box, which causedBuch delays that when it got under wayagain it was due at Dunnellen. Thetrain had just started and was movingslowly, when the Royal Blue, travelingat full speed, which at" that pointusually 6 --miles anhour, crashed into the rear end.

The heavy engine of the Royal Bluetore its way into the rear end, and atthe same time drove the forward end ofthat car into the rear end of the carahead, which in turn was driven intothe third car, and this in turn wasdriven into the fourth car from therear. The fourth car was only partiallywrecked, but the last three were tornto pieces. The engine of the RoyalBlue left the rails and turned over onits side, tne engineer and fireman sticking to thqir posts and going down inthe wreck. They are now ia the hos-

pital at Plainfield. The engineer isnot believed to have any chance of living. -

Just as the wreck occurred, an east-boun- d

train was approaching on trackNo. 2. Before it could be stopped, theengine crasned into tne wrecnagewhich had been hurled on the track,but it was light stuff and the enginebrushed it aside and crushed part of itunder the wheels. The train ran itsown length beyond the wreck, stopped,and, after ascertaining it had sustainedno-- ' injury itself, proceeded to NewYork.

STRIKE RULE IS CHANGED.

Coal Miners Make Strikes More DifficultWage Conference Called.

Indianapolis, Jan. 29. The UnitedMineworkers convention today finishedchanging and bringing up to date theconstitution and by-law- s. The im- -

oprtant changes are:The changing of the power to.vote a

strike from two-thir- the membershipof the national executive board to a fulltwo-thir- ds membership of the organiz-

ation; fixirg a uniform initiation fee ol$10 for miners and $2.50 for bdys be-

tween 14 and 16 years of ge; providingfree admission to the organization forboys that are orphans of union miners,and placing a fine of $10 on officers oflocal unions that issue transfer cardsto miners that are three months deiln-quen- t.

The convention adjourned this after-noon. A conference with the operatorswill be held tomorrow. ,

Defeated by Ladrones.Manila, Jan. 29. It is reported here

that the volunteer force organized atBoliano, Province of Zambales, for thepurpose of disposing of the Ladrones inthat vicinity, has been defeated andthat three Americans, including Mr.Osborne, a teacher, were killed. TheLadrones outnumbered the volunteers,surrounded the latter and boloed them.The Americans died fighting. The de-

tails of the affair obtainable are at.present meager. -

Mob Holds Up Coal Train.Chicago, Jan. 29. A mob of nearly

500 men, women and boys held up aChicago & Northwestern coal train atWebster avenue, on the Wisconsin division, and carried away the contentsof five cars before dispersed by the po-

lice. Women led the attack, uncoupling, the cars and intimidating thetrain crew. For three hours traffic wassuspended, while the mob increasedto more than 1,000 persona.

MINISTER BOWEN WILL REACH AGREE-

MENT WITH THE POWERS.

Blockade Is to Be Raised ImmediatelyGreat Britain Is Willing to Accept 30Per Cent of Customs Receipts as aGuarantee for Indemnity, but GermanyWants 50 Per Cent.

Caracas, Jan. 28. The AssociatedPress correspondent has just received acommunication from the British navalofficers at La Guayra informing himthat the blockade will be raised today.

Not Confirmed by Bowen.Washington, Jan. 28. There is no

information in Washington to justifythe positive statement contained in theCaracas dispatch that the Venezuelanblockade will be raised today. Min-ister Bowen continues hopeful that such

happy consummation will result fromthe pending negotiations, as the latestproposition to the allied governments isregarded by him as an eminently favorable one. He is still waiting formalreplies to that proposition from GreatBritaia and Germany, and on these willdepend the question whether the block-

ade is to be raised.As indicated in a Rome dispatch re

ceived last night, the question now tobe determined is the amount of customs receipts which are to be given as

guarantee. Great Britain is believedto be favorable to accepting the 30 percent offered by Mr. Bowen, while Germany is euppoesd to be insisting on 50per cent.

Minister Bowen declines to discussthe question in any of its phasep, norwill he disclose what is the actualamount of guaranty he has been offered.

With the promptness which hascharacterized all its actions in the present emergency, the Italian governmenthas cabled to its fleet commander inVenezuelan waters to withdraw fromthe blockade as soon as the ships of thepowers do po. Information to thiseffect was received by the Italian ambassador today.

FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON.

Possibilities of Getting Larger Supply ofWater for Irrigation.

Washington, Jan. 28. An examination has recently been made by F. C.Calkins, of the geological survey, ofthe possibilities of increasing thewater supply of portions of CentralWashington. Kittitas valley is one ofthe areas in which irrigation is alreadyextensively practiced, water beingdrawn from the Yakima river and itstributaries. Plans have matured for "

the construction of ditches from theUpper Yakima, which will materiallyextend the Irrigated area to the eastand southeast in the near future.

Attention as also given to a strip ofdesert land just east of the Columbiariver, now used as a stock ranch, andalso-- to a portion of the great wheatgrowing region adjoining it on thenorth and east, which extends north-ward into the Big Bend of the Colum-bia and eastward beyond the Idaho '

boundary. As the district has an aridclimate, and its eastern portion is practically without surface streams, the object of the examination was to determine the practicability of sinking deepwells as a means of obtaining water,and "especially to determine whetherartesian flows could be found. Irriga-tion from the Columbia, except to alimited extent, on its lowest terraces,'appears to be impracticable because ofthe depth and steepness of the sides ofthe canyon through which the riverflows. "4 East of the Columbia river the in-

vestigations include Crab creek, theonly perennial stream traversing theregion, but its waters were found tobe no more than sufficient for the irri- - :

gation of its own bottom.In the wheat lands, where all crops

are raised by dry farming, and wherewater for stock and domestic uses wasformerly brought from springs, some-times at great distances, the possibilityof increasing the present number ofdeep wells was carefully considered.

The information gathered indicates,that a supply of water sufficient forpresent needs can be obtained by - deepdrilling throughout the region examinedat depths of from 400 to 675 feet.While there are no flowing artesianwells, the deep waters are found to beunder pressure, and it is believed thatin certain of the lower wells along theNorthern Pacific road an artesian flowcould be obtained by proper casing. Itdoes not eeem that any considerableportion of the wheat lands can be irri-gated from deep wells, or that waterfrom this source for irrigatioa can befound in sufficient quantities in the un-cultivated land east of the Columbia,though it is believed that in this sec-tion deep wells for stock-waterin- g pur-poses may be profitably sunk at somepoints. . -- - ''

Coal Tipple Burned. rTerre Haute, Ind., Jan. 28. The

tipple at the Harris-Lankyfo- rd mine,three miles west of here, burned today..James Wesner was killed and four others were bo badly suffocated that their'recovery is doubtful.1 The mine baaonly one entrance, and the work ofrescue was dangerous, owing to the de--struction of tha hoisting machinery.Twenty men were hoisted to the surfaceby means of ropes. All were more oress suffocated.dressed, 774c.81 years old. -