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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1905)
l Bohemia Nugget Bohemia Nuffffct Pub. Co. COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON. NEWS OF THE WEEK RUINED BY TORNADO. Almost Lkrodo, KLAMATH IS TO DE IRRIGATED. In Oar Every Building In Texas, Is Gone. Laredo, Tex., May 1. At least 21 persons were killed nml n score injured in Teredo nnd New Laredo by n tornado that tore through ttio city Into Inst -.1.1.. Ml . . . I. Ill 1 1 .... gut. ol:u nru Hmm ui-ru. " Government Will Not Repeat Good mora ol many otlicrs killed in places ofTor lo Cnna, Company tl.ev lack connrmation. ' Property W8hington-Sooncr or later tho Kla .lnm I. h. vnr nf ), .tn,l math Uanal company, operating near ,r,,,i,i nnf,li,. ..j ,,., Klamath Falls, must atep nalilo an working on tlio ranch of George Wood- "V r',, , man. They were all crushed to death i l falling In n lionw xv.1l. nf torpriso to say whothor it will go vol tl, n.tnlw. I.nn. iW nnnt,l. T),n untarlly or whether It will bo forced nti.nnn,.! lU.M.ln.nu mn.ino, out. mo lact remains ttiat tllO gOV- Tho damage wrought at tho Laredo ernmeni is going to ausoro prn-aio irr - Many striker, are being killed In IV, AHK- f H SSn. JSS Z htho "ZT . i, i.,ii .in. ti. Us own prelect on a grand Bcale A Santa Clara, California, aeroplane aannnn fmm ilfmtli ni tlm fniipniirn nf I Thore are several privato enterprises has made a very successful flight. n,nnUn,i.i In ih litt,,i! i in Klamath basin, but all except tho vutiii'iiii. itiwu uimiu government and urn ready and willing to vacate. This con OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST a Condensed Form for Busy Readers. A Resume .of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. I I'ltoviiv ijiutiiuivii in tiia iitaviviitiiisii id i . . Iho treasurer of Athens county, considered miracu'ous, as the walls of " ".,, ,, Iiortinhis accounts, some of tho buildings that they occu- ' L..l 1, ,..., 1 ,.,,,. .,.llo ot.l.,.,. V. It VV. M JUM.ll VU.ICO, DbUULIIIQ of the institution, they lowering her by Ohio, is 471.000 short i-.any, of malaria and rested In camp for day. Paderewfikl is suffering from nervous a rope from a second story window prostration and has cancelled his' Tlos- She was badly bruised. ton dates. The Mexican National hospital build o . ' .... i. .i ing roof was lifted, and it will require clarod by railroad men to bo injurious . . . ,,, . T to the West The Interstate Commerco commission has sued 18 railroads for discrimina tion in beef rates. The epidemic of cerebro-spinal men tho coming of warm weather, A trip through the town fails to show a locality that has not suffered from tho storm. Telegraph and tele phone poles, corrugated roofs, chim neya and walls: in fact, debris of all cern, owned by California interests, unwilling to movo unless it can name its own price, and sell out on its ow terms. The government does not do business that way. That is why tho Klamath Canal company will probably bo forced to vacato Last December, when tho government first entered into negotiations with this company, the olllclals of the reclama' tion service made a liberal offer. They were willing to pay $250,000 for tho works and property of tho company NEW SYSTEM OF BIDDING. case, they loy termed a very liberal offer. No such price will ever again bo offered. It is more than the facts justify imaginable kinds strew the streets. ?.nd to Brant U,.em navigation rights on ingitisinNew York has abated with " trnilMit tl,n !tv Wan (n noonmo tions failed. The reclamation Bcrvice Twelve leaders of the Chicaeo strike U,,.tnn,r .in..n nnn,nn T in, was satisfied that the Klamath canal have, been arrested. Riots and cither I , t .!. , property was not worth $250,000 disturbaLces continue. One death has straighten out the tangled wires, and it rou8h estimates placed the actual value Deen renOrieU. la linl ove,l Hint within tivn ilnvn tlio uii ""t "V"'!, iiiuiuuo ... , . . ..... ... .ii,uni,(..u-n i, ,mo.i to build th6 larger project and recog- been called home in regard to the hoped to iWjlUh cuarges against Jjoornis, win oe given v ...... the choice of proving his assertions and ln two days receiving promotion or'failing and be ing discharged from government service. Great Britain will build the world's greatest battleship. Linievitch condemns Kuropatkin's retreat from Mukden The Russian fleet is Seeking to elude Togo and reach Vladivostok. Russia is now planning a canal connect the Baltic and Black seas. Minister Bowen has been ordered home to explain the Loomls charges The New York police have forbidden slumming parties to visit Chinatown in automobiles. The Russian government has lost Army Quartermaster Makes Welcome Change for Forage Dealers. Logs for Paper Mill Albany Seven thousand cords of wood are being floated down the South o .1 -: . i. .. t .1 Washington, May l.-It will be wel- c m Vr V in 1'BUU"" J'"1', me news to keltic roast .lealem fnmUls: JIost .?' the wood was put into know that the quartermaster general of ",B f'ver ut" o ,?,cVr' the armv has decided to obtain bids for crcek nd. must "oat 12 .mile9 ? J,,st to forage for army purposes under a new . V Tn'T," ' aotam .. 1, n 1 1 . . t'.ii ' ' " ' " ....w vu..(. on a three-mbnths as an annual basis. It is believed that more satisfactory bidding will be obtained, if it is possi bio to secure proposals for furnishing lorage lor a penoa 01 mree montns. This will enable closer competition, hence it will afford bidders an opportu- control of the Caucasus and lawlessness nity to estimate more closely as to is supreme Fire is still raging in the Picton mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and it will have to be flooded. Names Assistants in Collection of Do minican Customs. to the paper mills. Part of tho wood is balm, for use "in making white paper, but most of it is red fir ,for use as fuel. The Lebanon paper mills ronsumo 7,500 cords of red and white fir wood as fuel every year. Iron Works Incorporated Pendleton Articles of incorpora tion will be filed tliid week with the county clerk incorporating tho Pendle' ton Iron works, with Marion Jacks, U. W. Zigler and Fremont Arnold as tho incorporators, with a capitalization of $20,000. Messrs. Jacks and Arnold opened a foundry at Athena, but later purchased the Stays Interest of the firm of .icier & Nays and moved their en tire plant to this place and consolidate ed. Tho firm intends to do general casting and repair work. COLTON IN FULL CHARGE Water System for Echo f.cho Tho city council of Echo has granted 0. R. Robinson a franchise to I hulld nnd nnemto a wnter wnrkfi nvntem Washington, May 1. Colonel George for 2S venrs. Mr. Itnhlnnnn rrrentlv I ti rti i i i. I . . .' . ... ' n.uiLun,un American umuiai wuo established a similar svstcm in lone. weni 10 eanto uomingo to assume Ore., and promises to have the water cnarge ot tne collection of cuBtoms rev- turned on within 00 days. Mr. Robin enue oi teat republic, lias reported to Bon has purchased the grounds and oecreiary an mat a pian oi organiza- wen owned by the people who previ tion lor tne customs service had been nl,Biv nlnnned to Imlhl n vtem. lint agreeu upon by tne Dominican govern- who failed in tho time stated and will ment. Colonel Oolton lias been made uMlizo the scheme outlined by that iiriuuiimi cuueciui uiiu general receiver: i eomnanv. I J. II. Edwards, Jr., deputy collector. traveling inspector and auditor; II. Cottage Grove Wants Fame W. Smith, cashier, auditor and dls- Cottage Grove The Commercial Russia will lot contracs to all ship- burslnc officer: II. F. Worlev. addi. club is discusslne tho best methods of ounuing yaros in America ior me con- tionaf denutv col ector in charee of the advertisine tlio industries and re struction of warships. Haytien frontier r'M. D. Carroll, chiof sources of Cottage Grove and Bohemia All Russia is in a panic as a result of statistician, and Joseph Schwartz, spec- mining district, and surrounding terrl threat nf ilvnamltera in Win nnern. tal agent. tory. It is probable that a largo num tiona at Easter. All of the Dominican officials now in ber of pamphlets and circulars will be me service nave been continued by I printed lor distribution, at tno .Lewis Frank BigelOW, the defaulting presi- Hnlnnnl (Inltnn. whn linn leflnlt1v . nml fMnrlr fair. A mmmtlls. rnn.i.l. cient o: tne Milwaukee banic, is beblnd Bumed charge of the custom house. He ing of George B. Lloyd, C. J. Howard, ju o u.uuiiui fo.i i.uuu. i,a8 posted notices to this effect for the U. K. Jones'. A. 15. Wood, and William The teamsters strike in Chicago is information or foreigners and others. spreading and may tie up every branch of business in the city employing Ice Moving in the North. union men. Riots are of frequent oc- Seattle. Mav 1. A sneclal to tho market conditions.. In presenting bids for the annual supply of forage at all the military potts, it is found that bidders are re quired to specify largely as to tho prob- Poland peasants have served notice able condition of crops, and this, of on tho authorities that they intend to course, must have its effect upon prices seize too land and divide it among named lor a yearly supply ot armv themselves. forage. Bidding will, therefore, be ,r. ,, i , permitted for a quarterly as well as for says the portage road between The an ttnnual Dalles and CelUo will be ready for business May 15. Fltzhugh Lee, veteran of the Confed erate army, and of the Spanish war, is dead. The end came very suddenly, be boing stricken by apoplexy. Japan awaits a naval battle in confi dence. Carnegie has given $10,000,000 to pension retired professors. A witness has testified in tho Nan Patterson trial that Young shot him self. John Barrett is to be minister to Co lombia when his Panama office is abol ished. B. Root was appointed to prepare liter ature. L'nk May Be Built. Eugene A crow of Southern Pacific currencp in many parts of the city, and Post-Intelligencer from Fairbanks, survovors is at work In tho Kmrmn Federal troops may have to be called Alaska, states that advices received Kea ,rlLWthn nnn n.Tn nn liitni I m -sm hln is ohHIa.I rwil.-l.i n i tl! I I . i n rr . IV o . ...... .... UU .iv tun nuumo io Dumcu. xijo mere irom CH. iUICIiaei are lO tne eiieCl thn liiilli-l.nmi nrnnnrfitnrv tn n.nrrnnrt iCalZa.?JV thci,r that the ice is br4,n at a point , ttSC"& .! n..v.. ...oj. iui ligg iBianu, anu lias moved OUl lUlly l.na tieen sn Innir In fnnlemnlntlnn lv I!fr.!ld,n,en V"d.BArUfkT",d !' T"? in.d l8.ff-?1'oro "5 "e company. ' Sur'yora tave alsS uu ,mcu uuu. mbi-ob Dtjmu in iue me cnances are mat me icq nas irnnnii , i i . i i, i : . . ..... . i uveit Durvuviiiu ixiu uruuiiuu ui iieuuer cou' . ior me summer, i nero is a little water ii: u i. i..n i n... n. I t ' V rtHJ 1, 1 .1 Duu oianuu, 1III tt to UCIIDlClt blitlb lliu itoicBtvensuy win be lolned by He- ""b '' "i "' long-Ueraided and much-taiked-of con bogatoff May 5. The Russian fleet is 'V ' , n l y . r . lDB lana,na necting link between Henderson and using Hainan island as a base while 18 Pen, ln m?ny P1- "e Springfield will be built this spring ERA OF PURE FOOD BEGINS. New Oregon Pure Food Law Will Bo Strictly Enforced. Pendleton Tho pure food law eii' acted at tlio last BCSBion of tho leglsla tnro is in effect and from now on it shall bo a misdemeanor to sell, offer to soli or to be in possession of any article of food or drink that shall contain any adulteration unlcsn thoro Is plainly marked on tho label its ingredients and tho quantities thereof. Tho law especially covers tho salo and manufacture of butter and tlio sale of milk. It specifies that butter must contain at least 88 per cent of butter fat, no more than 1(1 nor cent of water. Milk must contain 3.2 per cent butter fat, U per cent solids andhavua specific gravity of at IcaBt 1.038 per cent. Tho laws details tho lmimifacturo and sale of spices and condiments, cider, vinegar, preserved and jellied fruit and a hoBt of articles of food, and drink. For tlio violation of tills law there is n line of not less than $20 or more than $100, with Imprisonment ol not less tnan 30 days nor more than six months attached. Tlio grocers and provision dealors of tlio city are not in tho least alarmed, and many were not aware of tho existence ot the law. Tho commissioner or his deputy is expected to visit tho city in the near future and enforce tho law to the letter. Removal Is Very Probable. Oregon City Judging from a letter that has been received by tlio olllcers of tho Oregon City land office, from Secre tary of the Interior Hitchcock, it is evident that intervention on tho part of President Roosovolt alono will pre vent tho removal of tho Oregon City land offieo to Portland as ordered. In his letter Secretary Hitchcock Btates that a time, July I, next, has been set, a place named lor the removal of tho office, and that in ordering tho propos ed change tho authorities at Washing ton considered every question and ob jection that has been raised in tho pro tests that have been forwarded by the people of this city. WILL CUT THE HUNT SHORT President Decides to Return and At tond to Urgent Business. Olenwood Springs, Colo., April 28.' I'rcHlilonl itoosovult will break camp on May II, a week earlier thanA ho in tended, and wlll.start for Washington at once. Tho only stops ho will make are at Denver and Chicago, where dates for his "reception havo been advanced to meet tho new arrangement. Secretary Loch camo from tho ramp early today, where ho conferred with tho president all of yesterday. Ho an nouueed upon reaching here that affairs in Washington made It necessary that the president curtail his trip. That there is nothing alarming in tho situation is manifested from tho fact that tho hunt wilt ho continued ten rtnjB more, in spito of tho condition ot affairs which resulted in tho altered plans. Tho Veneuzolan situation, it is believed here, resulted in tlio order to start homo on May 8. The party will leave' Ulonwood Springs at about 4 o'clock on May 8, reaching Denver tho sumo evening After tho banquot there tho party will spend tho night on tho train, whlcl will leave Denver ovor tho Union Pad fie at about 7 a. m. on May II. There is much speculation hero as to tho president's reasons for advancing tho time of his departure from Colo rado. Mr. Locb announces that tliero 1b no pressing business that requires tho presdent's attcntiion, hut there are a number of things coming up about tho middle of the month in which ho is greatly interested. What these are tho secretary would nat say. It wayi Tiaid also that tliero is nothing in tho Venc zuclan or Dominican situations Unit cannot bo attended toby Secretary Taft HER GUNS ARE A FAILURE. For Big Beet Ranch. Union Tho salo of Hall Bros.' ranch of BOO acres, about four miles north' west of Union, to tho Amalgamated Sugar company, for $50,000, lias been announced. Tiiis is tho second largo tract in tho Bamo section bought by this company within a year, and com pietes a body oi over 2,uuu acres now held by tho Amalgamated company this part of tho valley. It is expected that eventually tho bulk of this land will bo put into sugar beets. Tlio Amalgamated company last fall hough tho Nichols A Weaver tract of 1,100 acres for $54,000, so that their holdings now stand them about $104,000 for tho 2,000 acres. Convicts on the Roads. Salem In order to mako a further test ol the problem of using convict labor on tho public highways, Govern' or Chamberlain has arranged to work 40 convicts in three separate gangs on tiie Marion county roads for a few weeks. Marion county will bear tlio expense of employing six guards to tako charge of the men while at work. The county will also pay the cost of trans porting tho prisoners to their work and will pay the stato five cents a day for each man to pay the increased cost of food for the men on account of their doing heavier work. Tho convicts will be worked within four miles of the prison. will go out in thiB stream ten days earner tnan last season. No Mire Delays for Connors. Chicago, May 1. The, care of .flupor- waiting Russia does not expect a naval bat tle for some time Russia now places her loss of men at the battle of Mukden at 88,000. Tho revenue cutter McCulloch has been ordered to Portland for the fair. The rioutous striking teamsters of Chicago have been refused employment. Russia has arranged for a loan of $50,000,000 with German bankers. The United States attorney general "i,i , ' .VB, mi ...7' says rebate on Irrigation material is a,eo M orcibly that ho Tho beef trust charges secret serlvce men with .stealing documents for evi dence. ' TfieNew York coroner's physician keen storm swent In the nast 24 hniir., May Leave Eugene. Union Messrs. Will Wright, of tho First National bank of Union, and J. P. WiikinB, superintendent of the intendent Thomas J. Connorsof the Union Woolen mills, owners of a wool milium vuui I'uuy , iiiuivicu " ..v...i-v...s iu ..............U m tiood uivcr tins week tor tlio pur witness, came up again youay in ue noso of consulting with the busineas United States District court. Counsol me of that city relative to locating the for the Armour company asked for an- nlant. tlmr. Tt U nn.Wotnn,! fi.f ti Other continuance After some WgU- Lollafaelnrv arrangement ran lmtn.il. . 1 7 .. .1 T , ! . -.1.1 I. 1 1 1 . . . J . " ... ....... w cut, uuuj;a uiiimn ijramcu ii, ceiling tll0 j$ugene plant Will go to Ifood tho date for hearing next Thursday, iiier ml.. 1 .i I ii. l.. .1... l. I ' ' Snow Off Cascade Summit. Albany Tho road from the vallev to Cloudbursts Unroof Buldings. the summit of the Cascade mountains. Indianapolis, Ind May 1. Reports via the Lebanon wagon road routo. is from that stato show that Indiana has now open. S. G. Dorris, proprietor of lienn ctnrm invent In'llie nnal 9d limira I llin Triali InlrA onmtno p.onvl mao. Il.n says he has c"nged his mind and be- cloudbursts are reported at many summit of the mountains, states that lievcs that Nan Pattorson did not kill ,,i,,.. Af nietnoii.wiiio i.nti.iin arTAv i .n ,,t t nn i.. Ybung, but that it was a case of suicide. were unroofed, and near Peru the Ind-( and the road cleared for traffic, some The reported seizure of Hainan is- anapolis Northorn intcrurban trackfWas1 thing almost unprecedented for this land bv the Russian fleet is caUBinir ac wnHhed awnv. Hall fell In nnvoral tlm nl llin vrar. TTannllv tlita mm! In tivlty among Chinese officials. counties, damaging crops. ,,. I not open until late InHhe spring. Churns 1,500 Pounds of Butter, Pendleton The Blue Mountain creamery, recently completed in tins ity, is churning on an average ol three churnings a week of 500 pounds of butter each. The entire amount of cream used in the churnings is brought over from La Grande and Elgin, as tho farmers of the vicinity of Pendleton havo not yet been able to supply a par ticle of cream. Many are preparing to fit up complete dairy farms on a larco scale, hut as it takes considerable time for this, tho creamery will depend upon the supply from over tho mountains. Sawmill for Albany. Albany A large sawmill will prob ably bo (voifttructed in Albany tho conv ing summer. Tho mill will ho estub lished by outside capital and the prep, aratlons for securing ground for tlio lo' cation and establishing tho plant are being carried on through the officers of tho Albany Commercial club, who aro not yet ready to give out a statement about tho matter, but who Bay con struction of the mill in this city is practically assured. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8480c per bushel; bluestem, 800Io valloy. 80c. Oats No. 1 white, $28 per ton; gray, $27. Hay Timothy, $14010 por ton: clover, $1112; cheat, $11(312; grain, $1112. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1717Kc per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 17lDc per pound. Potatoes ' Oregon fancy, $1 1 ,50 ; common, 8085, Apples Fancy, $1.752,50 per box; choice, $101.25. Hops Choice, 1004, 2325c per pound. Wool Valloy, 2024c, according to fineness; Eastern Oregon, best, liyi 18c; mohair, choice, 3132c. British Navy in Very Poor Condition for Battle, London, April 28 Tlio Dally Graph- ic this morning commences n series of articles calling in cnicstion tho dura Hon of tho armament of a modern Brit. is 1 1 fleet in a manner which, if tho facts should be substantiated, is calculated to cause a great Bcnsation. Tho writer alleges that 15 warships unfit for ac tlnn havo been discovered, as the 35' calibre 12-lncli guns constituting tho main armament of three vessels aro In capablo of firing full charges. Tho latest Woolwich pattern 50-callbre Bix- lncn gun lias also failed under experi ment, and the question naturally arises as to tlio endurance of ttio armament of tho whole modem fleet. Tho article states facts unfortunately beyond (lis pute, and points out that the present is tlio tlmo for action and not for blamo. Tho facts camo to light through, do velopments of weakness in now long guns miner experiment nnd the simul taneous failure of tho 12-inch guns in tho Majestic class of battleships nnd through tho bursting of shells in seven out of 10 British mado guns on board of Japanese battleships. Tho writer points out further that Great Britain is tlio only power that has adopted tho manufacture of the wiro guns. FLOODS EAST OF ROCKIES. Warm Weather Causes High Water but Improves Range. Denver, April 28. Tho warm weath er of the past two days has melted tho snow in the mountains, and all rivers on tho eastern slopa of tho Rockies aro very high. Somo damage Is resulting in places not heretofore reported, and conditions in Southern Colorado aro still threatening. Prominent sheepmen from Northorn New Mexico, who arrived at Albu querque today, pay that reports of losses to sheepmen as a consequenco of the recent Btorm are greatly cxaitEd atcd. Somo lambs perished, they say. but on the whole sheep in tlio section referred to were never in better condi tion. The benefit to tho range brought by the moisture will greatly exceed anv losses in livestock, thty declare. In Colorado, reports indicate that tho damage to the livostock industry was considerable. Violence Rampant Upon Streets of Chicago. TRACTION LINES MAY SUSPEND Coal Teamsters Join Strike, Causing , Fuel Famine, and Food Supply May Be Cut Off. Chicago, April 20. Vlolonco Is ram pant upon tho streets of Chicago. Surging through tho streets and alleys, springing from unsuspected places, armed with stones, clubs and revolve and tho deadly blackjack, are hordes of pickets and "sympathizers," cursing, Jeering, hailing every opportunity to tall upon a nomm'on man ,ud grind him lo the pavement. The'irt of tho business district witncssiM terriblo struggles all of the day. GuoHts at tho Paliuel house were regaled with a fierce riot at their door, ami at all points tho angly conflicts went forward tho first skirmishes of tho teamsters' strike, which is destined to bo the worst labor atrugglo in Chicago's 'history. There are now 3,250 teams idle through tho strike. Chicago now faces a now peril that of having to walk. Owing to the strike of all coal teamsters, tho traction com panies aro unablo to secure coal to operatu power plants. At tho utmost, there is but throe days' supply of coal, and then tho cars must stop. In addi tion, tho Btriko leaders are bending every effort to spread the Btriko to nil tho smaller concerns. This, If success ful, will shut off tho food Btipplies of tlio residents. Early today tho Federal government stepped into the strike and Issued in junctions against tho strikers interfer ing with traffic. At about the sauio tlmo many soldiers began to appear on tho streets without arms. Orders iiat'o been Issued by commanders of regi ments of stato troops to their men to hold themselves ready for Immediate call. The great aim of tho strike leaders now is to embroil the railroad unions, in which event other cities will begin to feel tho striko. "Wait until next Tuesday," is the ominous warning of tho labor leaders. "So far there lias been child's piny. Next Tuesday there will bo business." No ono appears U know whut this means, although tliero is fear that somo tremendous sctiBation will bo sprung. ONLY ASK EQUAL RATES. dews Fear Massacre. Warsaw, April 28. A Jewish organ called tho Hund has issued a manifesto urging mcmbcra not to participate in demonstrations on May 1 for fear they will lead to antl'Scmitlc disturbances. The appreshension of tho Hund Is be lieved to bo not unfounded, for tho bomb-throwing and other violent acts by Socialists, of which organization the majority aro Jews, havo cnraircd the Poles, who declare that such crimes are abhorrent to tho Polish nation The Warsaw garrison has been aug mented by lour regiments ol Infantry Opposed to Grabbing. Marseilles, April 28. A mail steam. er, which arrived hero from tho Far East brought a copy of tho Echo de Chine, which says upon Chlneso au thority that tho American minister at Pekin recently informed tho Chlneso foreign office of his opposition to any further foreign occupation of territory within tho threo northern provinces of China and that ho would Invito all the ministors at Pekin to strongly support China to this end. Successor to Father Gopon. St. Petersburg, April 28. Father Gopon has a successor in the person of a priest named Nicholas, who has bcon making n great stir among tho work men, addressing thorn nightly in vnr- ous parts of ttio industrial districts. The inliuonce of his personality is con sidered so dangerous that further meet ings have been prohibited. Townscnd Replies to Spencer Rela tive to Railroad Rebates. Detroit, Mich., April 20. Coiiurcss- man Charles K. Townscnd, of Jackson, Mich., author of tho Townsend-Escli railroad bill, spoko last night before a meeting of tho Michigan Manufactur ers' association. Mr. Townscnd took up tho speech delivered by President Spencer, of tho Southern railroad, at Pittsburg April 7. "Wo do not ask wholesale reduction of rates," said Mr. Townscnd. "Wo want the commission to havo power to decide what is a just rate when tho rates havo been challenged. Secret re bates mean tho loss of millions by tho railroads, but tho railroads are most nrrant cowards. Traffic men do not know tho cost of tho transportation of a given article u given distance, and admit thoy cannot find out. How, then, do thoy fix the rates by puttinir on nil tho traffic will stand. "Wo ato asking nothing more than. as President Roosevelt cxpessod it in his mcasago, to 'Keep tho highways open to all on equal terms.' "President Spencr Bays he agrees with tho president's sentiment, and yet ho attacks tho bill which seeks to bring this about. The same hrgumontB are now used against the original in terstate commerco bill, and yet Mr. Spencer says the original law is a good ono and adequate to deal with all abuses which may arise." Good Weather for Fighting. London, April 20. Tho nows of tho resumption of fighting in Manchuria is supposed hero to show that tlio Jap anese havo decided not to await tho issue of tlio Impendnlg naval contest, but to utilize tho few weeks Interven ing between tho drying up of tho thawod-out roads and tho arrival of tho summer rains in Juno for tho resump tion of tho land campaign. Tho com pletion of tho railway to Mukden will greatly simplify Marshal Oyama's task of provisioning his army, and will thutt facilitate the renewal of hostilities. Fire Devouring Coal Mine. Trinidad Colo., April 29. Fire, the origin of which is unknown, broke out in tho Colorado Fuel and Iron com pany's mine at Picton shortly before noon today. A number of miners nar rowly escaped death, soveral being overcome by smoke. Tho fire Is still burning fiercely. General Superin tendent T. Kebler left Trinidad thin afternoon for Picton. Tho mine nm. ploys 250 men and tho output of coal Ik 800 tons daily. Canal Laborers Strike, Panama, April 20. All tho contract Jomalcans working at tho aqueduct struck today, alleging insufficient food as tho caiiBO. Six policemen who wore summoned by Englnee.r Harritt to com pel the men to work were badlv henlen and Barrltt was stoned, Armed police men restored ordor and prevented a riot. ,