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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
& Co, members Chicago Board of Trade, Brad
bury building, Los Angeles
WASHINGTON, May THE government re-
ports give the average Of winter wheat at $50
against S2.2 month ago and the improvement
1.3. This condition compares with SO year
ago Total acreage given at 27,s71,000 Aban-
doned acreage 47S,000 or 81 per cent OF that
seeded Total crop indicated is around AGO.
OOO, 900 bushels. Taking into account the acre
age plowed up since May 1 the situation con-
tinues bullish on the crop outlook.
CHICAGO, May 7.-Not since the early bull
campaign in wheat began last fall has this
market had any such remarkable action as that
OF today The official crop figures from Wash
ington were the cause of most Of the action,
especially the late advance. Before the crop
report was given out the trade was nervous
and ready for any sort Of turn. An early dip
Of nearly 1c was followed by recovery from
81 16H to 117A in July. Before midday a
sinking market with rumors of rainfall in the
southwest created bearish feeling. pyramids
tumbled fast and prices had sensational
break. The official statement proved very
bullish and prices had a great advance IN
which all the new crop months Joined. Good
rains over the southwest might unsettle the
market temporarily, but the situation looks
strong whether the old crop month prices or
the new crop is considered.
Corn had an early advance to 73&c for May
Heavy selling was felt at the advance and
prices gave way, acting in sympathy with the
strong wheat market, prices recovered. Casn
business amounted to 10000 bushels.
May prices covered a range Of 1c for the day.
The last prices were about the same as yes
terday. Shipping sales were 176,oOO, with l4i
cars estimated for tomorrow.
Firmer feeling noted in hog products
Last prices were the top for the day at a rair
net gain all around.
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The Metal Market

NEW YORK, May THE London tin mar
ket was higher today, with spot quoted at e1S3
12s Cd and futures at e1S3 los Locally the
market was quoted at S29 50q296O Copper adj
vanced to $50 IS for spot and at ESQ for fu-
lures in the London market. The local market
was firm and higher with lake quoted at $l3@
10 %; eectrolytie at s12 62A@12. .S71a casting at
S12. rs. Lead was unchanged at 9l3 5s.
The local market was firm and a shade higher
at s4 25d4 275k. Spelter was unchanged at e21
It's Cd in London Locally the market was
steady at s5.O2ha5.o7ls. Locally iron was
steady.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, May AFTER discharging
a lumber cargo at San Diego the steamer
Bawdoin called for oil and cleared for San
Francisco.
from San Francisco via Santa Barbara and
Redondo with freight and passengers. She
Will clear tomorrow for San Diego.
Steamer George w. Fenwick completed
discharge of lumber cargo and cleared for
Eureka to reload
Steamship Admiral Sampson arrived from
Seattle via Eureka and San Francisco. After
taking freight and passengers she cleared
on return trip.
Steamers Mandalay from Crescent City
and James s. Higgins from Fort Bragg via
san Francisco are due tomorrow with lum-
ber
Schooner Oceania Vance arrived from Port
Ludlow with lumber.
Steamer Doris cleared for Redondo.
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California Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, May 7-Eyaporated apples un-
changed; fancy, SAq9c; choice, 747@4c; prime,
6a61hc; common to fair 5q5&c. Prunes are
rather easy: quotations range from 2hQl2e for
new crop California fruit and from 6ls@9c for
Oregons 40-50s to 20-90s. Aprcots are in mode
rate demand; choice, lo@lOAc extra choice lO1a
61Gsso. fancy 11m1Se Peaches are selling
steady in small lots; choice 6a6Aci extra
choice 6A@6Ac; fancy, 7qS1sc, Raisins are
duh; loose muscatels, SihMic choice to fancy
ers 81 9O01 3O
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Butter. Eaus and Cheese

CHICAGO, May 7--Butter, easy; creameries.
22Q26c; dairies, 195hq24zc, Eggs steady at
mark. cases included, hrsts, 201kc; prime hrsts,
2lhc. Cheese, steady; daisies, 15GDl5l5e; twins.
141a@15e; Young Americas. 144q14iAe; long
horns, 14hd1415c.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 7-Fancy creamery
butter, 245Ac; seconds. 24c; fancy dairy. 23i5c.
New cheese. 13hai4c; Young Americas, 161s@
lie. Ranch eggs, 27lsc store, 26lac.
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.sterday vas as folIows:
SUGAR and Coffee

NEW YORK. May 7,-coffee futures closed
dull, net to 10 points lower TO points higher;
sales were reported Of $3.50 bags, including May
az &c; June 6.75c; July 6.6Oc; Dec SC. Spot.
quiet; No. Rio, SIC; No. A Santos $4,000;
mild steady; Cordova, 9%G12&c
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 3.a6c; cen
trifugal 96 test 3. SEC; moasses sugar, lie;
refined, stead; crushed, 5.75c; powdered 5.15o;
granulated, 5.05c.
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CAN ERANcIsco QUOTATIONS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Crisler s. Co, members Los Angeles Nevada
Mining Stock exchange. 300 San Fernando
building, Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, May There was very
little change in the Bush street market today,
quotations remaining about the same ana
the trading was mostly Of a professional char
acter. Consolidated moved up 2h points and
Fraction O. The Tonopah issues were strong,
although the trading was light and confined 10
two or three stocks:
Following were the closing quotations:
4 GOTDFIEIJD DISTRICT
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CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

O. Shipments of oranges and lemons e
% from Los Angeles Wednesday, May 8, e
&, were 1873 carloads of oranges and 20 e
8 carloads Of lemons. 6
% Total to date there were shipped e
@ 22,713 carloads, of which 2S4O were (.
@ lemons. 6
<8 Last season there were shipped e
@ 2O,199 carloads, of which 2260 were &
g lemons e
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FRUIT MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7,-Fancy apples.
81 so; common, soc; Strawberries s1,75a2 navel
oranges 81 25dS; Mexican lines, 81. 50Q5; com
mon California lemons, S1q1.5O good to choice,
81 75a2 25; fancy, $275@9 rs; bananas, 55cQ$S;
pineapples, 1904.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
nAILY MlNlNe cAIL

Morning sales-1OOO Cons. Mines at 1s4c; 5000
do at 1%c; 1000 Johnnie M and NJ at 19llc; 1000
at 19c; 800 Giroux Copper at IS; 100 at IS. .l2i8.
Afternoon sales-1000 Cal. Hills at SIC; 1000
az 51c; 5000 Cons Mines at 1Ac.
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San Francisco Shipping

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.--Arrived-Steam-
ers Chehalis and Argyll from San Pedro;
President. San Diego; barkentines Coronado
and S. ]. Wilder from Honolulu.
Sailed--Steamers Bandon for San Pedro;
Curacao for Guaymas
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros
& Co. members New York Cotton exchange
Bradbury building, Les Angeles;
NEW YORK, May 7-Cotton was very dull
today and fluctuations were confined to a
range of to points. The market shows an
absence of a heavy long interest, but at the
same time bulls appear to be willing to buy
more on breaks. Sellers are tinid and lack
the, courage of their convictions. There was no
frost in Texas or the southwest and further
rains fell in the central portion, while favor
able conditions continue over the eastern belt
Interior stocks show decrease of $4,000 bales
for the week. which is unusually heavy. The
into-sight placed by the New York Cotton ex-
change at 10000 against 80, 900 last year. The
visible supply statement tomorrow is expected
to be a standof.
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PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

o NEW YORK, May "copper", lake (.
8 S13@14, electrOlytic $I2.55@12.871x, :
8 casting s12.50@12.75. q
8 Lead, S4.2504.725z. 4
3 silver, 531&c. 9
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Today's statement
=. tba treasury balances in the general fund.-
exclusive OF the $3.50 OO0O 600 gold reserve, shows
available cash balances Of sl24,ss9, ,s4l; gold com
ana bullion, s44 a3s, $685. gold certificates $SS'-
0CO O40
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Listed Stocks
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n1srR1c.
chloano Live Stock

CHICAGO, May 7.-Cattle-R Receipts estimated
at 1900; market weak; beeves, $5dD7.2 .25; Texas
steers, 81 .60Q5 80; western steers, 81. .7O@5 75;
stoclSers and feeders $S.60@5 go; cows and
heifers, 50. 4O@6 20; calves, $5G7
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $1,000; market
1Oc lower; light. S6s0@7.2O; mixed, Sc 9OD7 30;
heavy, Sc ,95Q7.S5; rough, So 95Q7 10: good to
choice heavy. 81 1907 IS; pigs IS 1905 65 bulk
OF sales, ST. 1O@7.25.
Sheep--Receipts estimated at 5000; market
strong; natives, SO 90Gp6.5O Westerns $l6I6 50; +;
yearings, Sc 25@7,5O; native lambs S6 25a0;
western So. .606ig 35.
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Market Ranges

CHICAGO May Cash quotations were
Flour, strong; No. rye, sec; feed or mixing
barley, ss@69c fair to choice mailing, 69@7oc;
No i southwestern haxseed, sissy; No.
northwestern, $1e61k; timothy seed, $3.50 clover
80 5o, mess pork, per bbl S1Sd1s. .O5; lard, per
100 lbs $40 .421h; short ribs, Sides loose, S9.95p
10 O5; short clear sides, boxed, $10@l0.25.
Total clearances OF wheat and -four We're
equal to 49, 900 bushels. Exports for the week
a. shown bv Bradstreets were 1,453,O0O bushels
Primary receipts were 2S1,0oo bushels compared
with 452 600 bushels the corresponding date a
year ago Estimated receipts tomorrow; Wheat
cars corn, 100 cars; oats, 5i4 cars; hogs, llOoo
head.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
FINANCIAL

Los ANGELES. May 7.-Bank clearings were
st. s2s $50 49, against 81 $50 S24ss for the oorre-
spending date last year, an increase of $685.
DOS IS. Following is a comparative statement:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08

The Philippines building at the Alas
ka- Yukon Pacific exposition was the
first of the structures erected by the
United States government to stand
complete.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
Morning Sales

1900 Blue Bull at 1O1sc; 400 Comb. Fraction at
Il. 2o0O Daisy at 3Sc; 500 Florence at $3.25 5000
Grandma at sxe; 1000 Great Bend at 14lae 5000
Golden Eagle at 4ssc; 100 Johnnie and at
1SIAc; 1000 Leon G and S. at sic; 10 Mexican
Petroleum pfd at $67.5o.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
BANK CLFARINGs

Bradstreets bank clearings report for the
week ending May shows an aggregate OF
So s65 81 OOo as against s2ois, 10000 last week
and 49, 7sO 1865 900 in the corresponding week last
year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
Afternoon Sales

1000 Cal Hills at 51ac; 500 Kewanas at lie;
200 Fraction at 81; 100 at 9sc; 1000 N American
Mining at 4hc
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St. Louis Wool

ST. LOUIS, May 7--wool strong and high
er; medium grades combing and clothing, 22Q
2sc; light hne 2O@25c; heavy fine, 1s42Oc; tub
washed, 25q34c.
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New York Bonds

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
& Co. members New York Stock exchange'
Bradbury building. Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
New York Stocks

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
q Co., members New York Stock exchange,
Bradbury building Los Angeles:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08

barb, s125@l75 garlic, salOc: hothouse cucum-
bers 40q75c; old roosters, s495; young ss@l3;
small broilers, s2.5OqS.5O large, s4@5 so; fry
ers. Sq7.50; hens. s9Q10; old ducks. $5G5 50;
young, $685. geese sl.5oq2 .5O old pigeons. 81 2s
al 50 young, s292 so.
Reeeipts-Flour 1926; barley 4405; oats a25;
beans, s7s; corn, So; potatoes 2440; onions, 300:
bran, 29o; mddlngs, Sl5; hay, 1888; hides. 1880;
wine, $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08

Contractors engaged in completing the
United States government building at tho
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition are more
than three weeks ahead in their work.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
eosroN coppeR MARKET

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
& Co, members New York stock exchange.
Bradbury building. Los Angeles.
BOSTON, May THE activity in coppers in
creased again today and in the last two hours
the whole list was boiling. Copper Range and
shannon were the two leaders today. Giroux
was listed today and very faVoraby re-
neived Ftnllnwing wore the quotations today:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08
MINING QUOTATIONS
California

Yesterdays quotations of the Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange were;
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MEM Work cuRR
NEW YORK May 7.--The following were the
opening and closing quotations today:

Special service to The Herald by b. f. Tay-
lor, 5s4 Citizens National bank building.
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coMsTooK MININe sTocKs
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.--Folowing were
be opening and closing Quotations today:

Special service to The Herald ~ B. F. Tay-
lor, 534 Citizens National bank building.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
G. Co. members Chicago Board of Trade, Brad
bury building, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-08

NEW YORK, May THE following were
the closing quotations today:
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Refuse to Return.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 13.-The
situation resulting from the strike
of the switchmen on all roads
penetrating the Pacific Northwes,
is little changed today. AT a
meeting last night the strikers
failed to agree upon a tentative
proposition advanced that provid.
ed for their return to their post
until an amicable settlement OF
the differences with their en-
|ployers could be reached.
Conference On in Chicago.
4 CHICAGO. Dec. 13.-Charles
p. Neill, commissioner of labor
arrived here today. and went into
conference with the committees
representing the Order of Railway
Telegraphers and the Illinois Cen.
trail road. He is acting as medi.
ator.
At the same time the Switch,
mems union began negotiation.
with the general managers com
mittee of the railroads enterins
Chicago. 1t is expected that tn,
|swi.chmen of these roads will
strike unless their demands ar,
granted quickly.
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Mrs. Adamson has black dog.
Wilkinson loves Mrs. Adamson,
he is afraidof her dog, hence
there is something between them
this is the kind of evidence on
which you are asked to give the
woman damages" was the caustic
remark of Mrs. Smell.
That there was no affection be-
tween Wilkinson and HIS wife
when Mrs. Adamson interfered
was one of the strongest points
of Mrs. SHELLS defense.
EVERY woman knows that 1t
takes two to make happiness, I"
she said. "If woman loses there
is one of two persons at fault,
herself or her husband. But a
woman must blame somebody.
There must be another woman.
So Mrs. Wilkinson turned ON an
loid time friend, Just to blame
som ebody for what was her own
fault.
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Woman Must Blame Someone Says This Woman in Her Defense as Who w

stake was the dominant note OF
Mrs. SHELLS argument before the
jury. This is the time for a
woman to defend woman" she
said in her Introductory remarks
with my womanly intuition that
Mrs. Adamson is innocent of the
charge against her I feel 1t my
duty to defend her good name.
It is fitting that l should make
this fight against a charge in
volving the honor of one of my
sex"
How Howard Wilkinson, the
man in the case, was forced to
turn to the platonic friendship
OF the widow Adamson because
of the uncongenial situation IN
his own home was the picture
drawn by Mrs. Smell. That In ten
years of watching no evidence OF
wrong doing ON the part of VIII
|kinson and Mrs. Adamson. sal !
Mrs. Smell, was proof enough that
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WIDOW MUST
PAY $4,000
To WIFE
JURY RETURNS VERDICT FOR
DAMAGES AGAINST WOMAN
ACCUSED OF LURING HUS-
BAND AWAY FROM HIS
WIFE-WILL APPEAL CASE.

Mrs. Mary Adamson must pay
Mrs. Carrie Wilkinson $4,000
for alternating the affections of
Howard Wilkinson, according to
the verdict rendered by the jury
this morning. Two of the jurors
didn't agree to this verdict, but
only ten are required to render
a competent verdict in civil cases.
When informed of the verdict
against her, Mrs. Adamson de-
clared that she could not possibly
pay the amount, and that she
could not imagine how the jury
could make such a decision. Her
attorney announced that he would
appeal the case to the supreme
court.
Howard Wilkinson, the man
over whom the legal battle has
been waged for a week, was not
present when the verdict was
read. He attended the trial un-
der subpoena, and testified in be-
half of the widow.
The trouble between the Will
kinsons dates back to 1907, when
the husband is alleged to have
become tired of his wife and his
home and left st. Paul in COM
pany with Mrs. Adamson, a wild
ow, and a china painter of con-
siderable ability.
A few months ago Mrs. Wilkin-
son secured a divorce from her
husband for desertion, and he
has been paying her $40 a month
alimony since that time. He is
now employed by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company in Tacoma.
In her complaint Mrs. Wilkin-
son made serious charges against
her husband and the widow and
accused the latter of Turing Will
kinson away from his home.
On the stand, Wilkinson stated
that his wife made life SO miser-
able for him that he decided to
leave her. His coming west at
the same time as did the widow,
he said, was merely an accident:
The Wilkinsons have one son,
Harold Howard, who lives with
his grandparents in England.
The verdict was reached Satur-
day evening, but was turned over
to bailiff sealed, being opened
and read by Judge Clifford this
morning.
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every dollar given her husband,
of every gift bought for him, ana
how even. in her love letters she
had reminded him of these things
was strongly brought out by Mrs.
Smell. Her attempt was to prove
An unhappy marriage in existenc :
previous to the entrance of Mrs.
Adamson on the scene. She
wished to show that not. Mrs.
Adamson, but the wife herself,
was responsible for Wilkinson s
departure from home.
'.Black Dog" Evidence.
A little black dog which crons-
ed Wilkinson's path one night
played it's part in the case. AS
an example OF the alleged ex-
Etremely Suspicious nature of Mrs.
Wilkinson, Mrs. Smell related
how. when Wilkinson was stroll
ing with his wife. a dog crossed
the path dn front OF them, start
ling tho husband. "A black dog,
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WHO IS SHE?

Who is the young woman who
was riding on the Fern Hill car
with Motorman Snyder last Fri
day night when it struck and kill
ed Joseph Holsted?
Snyder has admitted to Coro-
ner G. d. Shaver that there was
a woman with him. Passengers
who have been interviewed by
the coroner make the same state
ment. The motorman says he
does not know who the woman is
She is wanted as a witness, and
IL found her testimony may throw
light on the question of who is
to blame for the accident.
In view of the latest develop
ments in the investigation, Coro-
ner Shaver this morning ordered
the funeral of Holsted postponed
indefinitely. 1t had been ar
ranged for Tuesday afternoon
but the body will now be held, in
case an inquest to determine the
cause and blame for Holsted' &
death is decided upon.
Coroner Shaver has not sci
the time. but it is probable that
1t will be held tomorrow. He is
still working on the case, and ex-
poets to take definite action to.
night,
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A woman attorney, defending
widow against. the charge of
alternating the affections of a third
woman's husband was the unique
situation presented late Saturday
In the suit of Mrs. Carrie Wilkin-
son against Mrs. Mary Adamson.
in which. a verdict of $4,000
damages was awarded the wife
this morning in the superior
court.
In substance, this was the de-
fense by Mrs. Bertha Smell, the
woman attorney of Tacoma:
As between a nagging wife ami
a placid, restful widow, it WAS
only natural for the husband TO
choose the company of the latter.
II he did SO, IL was no fault of
the widow, but IL there was a case
It should be against the fickie
husband.
The sympathy OF one woman
for another whose honor was at
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the affection between them. "Ae.
woman who would thus rveal the
bedroom secrets of sacred love
is not true, modest wife, COM
merted Mrs. Smell. One OF these
letters, written by wilkinson
while in Alaska, told of his physfl
cal condition as the result of an
Illness. 1t was characterized ov
Mrs. Smell as manufactured evf-
dence. purported to show an ex-
treme affection between Wiikfn-
son and his wife which did not m
reality exist.
In exposing the unhappy we'd
ded life of the Wilkinsons Mrs.
Smell brought out an incident
told by Wilkinson. in which he
was forced, he said, to place a
pillow over his wife's head at 8
o'clock in the morning to keep
her quiet. Mrs. WdlkinEon's mer-
cenery nature was also attacke /.
How she had kept, an account o.
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Mrs. Adamson had never set about
to lure Wilkinson from his wife.
This isn't the usual case of
the charming and seductive young
woman who steals away a hus-
bands heart" said Mrs. Smell.
These people are middle agei.
II Wilkinson preferred the COM
pany of quiet, intellectual wild
ow to that of. his own mercenery
and nagging wife, is that the
fault of Mrs. Adamson? Here was
no happy home with woman
breaking in to destroy a wife's
happiness. If the husband pre-
ferred Mrs. Adamson 1t was by
unconscious contrast with HIS
own wife"
She Attacks the Wife.
Mrs. Wilkinson was severely
attacked by the woman attorney
las unnatural and immodest.
There were letters from wilkinson
Ito his wife read in court to show
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TACOMA TO SHARE IN NEW
BUSINESS CREATED BY MIL.
WAUKEE ROAD.

~
Within two months = Tacoma
will be sharing in the shipment
of freight for New Zealand and
Australia over the Chicago, Mil
waukee G Puget Sound railroad
At present most of this bust.
nesg is handled by the Canadian
Pacific through Vancouver, but
the new road will begin active
competition at once. .,
The Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound has issued a bulletin
of freight tariffs effective De.
cember II on eastbound freight
from Tacoma and Seattle, orig.
mating in or beyond the Philip.
pine islands. in Australia, New
Zealand and the Fiji islands.
This is new move for {
|trapscontinental road, and full
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ARE SHOT At
IN ATTEMPT
TO LAND
ATTACK MADE ON UNCLE
SANS MARINES AT BLUE
FIE Ids - NICARAGUAN
PRESIDENT REPORTED TO
HAVE CAPTURED THE
TOWN.
tBy United Press Leased Wire,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. IS.
A wireless message from Colon
this afternoon states that Ameri-
can marines tried to land at
Bluefields today but were fired
upon. The report does not say
what soldiers attacked the mar
ines but IL is believed here, from
this report, that ZeIaya has cap
tured Bluefields.
The city heretofore has been
held by the Estrada forces,
friendly to America. The last
definite reports from that region
indicated that the Zelayan army
was near Bluefields with orders
to capture and sack the town.
Mexico In Plot.
Declaring that Mexico has con-
cerned herself in plan for the
confederation of the five Central
American republics, Provisional
President Estrada of Nicaragua
in a lengthy cablegram today urg-
ed his sympathizers I'm the United
States to align themselves against
the Diaz government to prevent
the consummation of the project.