COLUr, 01 A REGISTER
HOULTON- .....OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la a Cc:2eM2d Fern fcr Cur
A Resuma of tha Lett Important but
Not Lata Inter i ting Eventi
of tha Pat Waak.
Tha Russian parliament ia preparing
demand to tha csar for liberty.
Municipal ownership in Denver haa
been beaten by blander and treacnery.
Tha Great Northern and Burlington
ar to ran through trains from Portland
to Chicago
Taft haa again declared that he will
con tin na to boy canal toppliea in tha
cheapeat market until restricted by con
gress. Rains and floods are earning enor
mous damage in Texas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. A number of per
sona have been drowned.
The house committee on insular
affairs haa maJe a favorable report on
the bill extending United State citi
aenship to the inhabitants of Porto
Rico.
Well known scientists who hare been
studying Vesuvius are preparing to pie
dict earthquakes and eruptions and say
insurance risks may be reduced to a
minimum.
Will J. Davis, who was manager of
the Iroquois theater, Chicago, at the
time of the great fire in that building,
baa been arraigned on a charge ot man
slaughter, growing out of the tire.
Witte has come to the front in the
Russian upper house.
The Russian-council of tbs empire
will favor amneety and liberal reforms.
An obnoxious police official at War
saw, Russia, has been blown up by a
bomb.
Ban Francisco is slowly but method
ically preparing plans for the rebuild
ing of the city.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
haa begun suit against ita officers to re
cover wasted company money.
Bunau-Yarilla, ex-minister of Pana
ma to the United States, says a sea
level canal is the only practicable one
to build.
A suit haa been started at Decatur,
Illinois, 10 prevent the nnion of Cum
berland Presbyterian with the old Pres
byterian church.
Roosevelt has answered Tillman's at
tack on his course regarding the rate
bill. He aaya he never pledged him
self to any provision!
Rev. Dr. Rufus Johnston, John D.
Rockefeller's pastor, will become presi
dent of the University of Chicago to
euceed the late Dr. Harper.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is slowly sink
ing Senator Heybari' a condition is not
improved.
Farm laborers in Austria have struck
for an increase in pay.
The sultan of Turkey has yielded ab
solutely to the British demands.
Methodists will raise 1 1,000,000 to
rebuild churches in San Francisco.
The Russian parliament Las demand
ed amnesty (or prisoners and will try
to conciliate the czar.
While the ccal miners of the East
did not receive the raise in wages they
desired they secured recognition of
their nnion for' the first time.
Evidence presented at the Standard
Oil investigations by the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows that the
policy of the company was anything to
win.
Investigations are now in progrees re
garding an alleged padrone system in
the United States among: Greeks. It is
claimed there are 3,000 in bondage in
Chicago alone.
Bailey and Tillman have made vio
lent attacks on Roose:elt in regard to
the rate bill, saying he made arrange
ments to carry the bill through with
Democratic votes and thus surrendered
to the A'drich combination.
Dowie is gradually dying of dropsy
and cannot last long.
Recent earthquake shocks have caus
ed a Cuban mine to cave in.
Mrs. Jefferson . Davis is much im
proved though etill quite ill.
Congress is receiving many protests
against the prohibition of passes.
San Francisco saloons have been clos
ed indefinitely by the authorities.
John F. Wallace has formed a $12,
000,000 electric company in New York.
The strike of funeral drivers in New
York has caused the postponement of
many funerals.
Count LamFdorff, Russian minister of
Foreign affairs, has resigned for a place
in the council of the empire.
Chicago printers have declared a boy
cott on Methodist rituals on account of
labor tronbles with the Methodist Book
concern. '
Taft refuses to confine purchases of
canal suppling to the United States and
has told congress if they want him to
bay all at home to pass necessary laws.
The first steamer of the season has
left Seattle for Nome.
ISSUE PAUL JONES STAMP.
Postoffic Department Has Hitherto
Slighted Our Naval Heroes.
Washington, May 15. It ia probable
that the liken ot John Faal Jones,
of deathlcee fame ia the annals of naval
warfare, will appear upon one of the
beat series of United States postage
stamps.
A naval officer recently railed atten
tion to the fact that the United Stales
navy, whom achievements preeent an
unbroken line ot victories, baa had but
scant recognition at the hands ot the
poatoffic department so far as honoring
eminent naval officers of the United
States upon our postal issue is con
cerned. The naval officer Is correct. Up to
1902 only one representative ot the
navy had ever been recognised for a
place upon a United State postage
stamp Commodor Perry ot Lak Er'.
lama and his position was so obecur
that not one person in 10,000 ever saw
hia likenee upon a stamp. Perry was
in 1870 atsigned to the 90-cent stamp,
and there he remained until 90i,
when, instead ot making a new place
for Admiral Farragut, who was voted
into the charmed postal circle, the
poetoffice authorities retired Perry and
Faragut took hia place.
The new eerie ot tamps (or the
Philippines, now in procee ot printing
ia Washington, depicts Admiral Samp
son on the 16-centavo (8 cents) stamp,
but upon United States stamp until
1902 Perry reigned supreme.
On the other hand the army haa re
ceived numerous honor from the au
thorities who determine what faces
shall adorn our postage stamp. Be
ginning with General Washington, the
list includes General W infield Scott,
General Zachary Taylor, General Gar
field, Geneial Grant, General Sherman,
General Harrison, Major McKinlcy
General Sheridan' likeness is repre
sented on the reply postal card.
RISING FEARED IN CHINA.
Missionaries Send Word That Soldiers
May Prove Disloyal.
Minneapolis, May 15 Bishop Dahl,
of the United Norwegian Lutheran
church, Las sent cablegrams to the mis
sionaries of the church in China, order
ing them to leave the districts in which
they are engaged, in case they consider
their lives in danger. Bishop Tahl
haa received three letters from mission
aries of the United Church In China,
who forecast trouble in the nature of a
new revolution.
According to these letters the dis
turbance is centered around Runing
Fa, of the Uonan district. Rev. J. 8.
Stockke, who writes one of the letters,
dated in April, says the Chinese are
rising against their own government in
this district, and he assert that the
officers end the government officials
themselves do not believe that their
own soldiers are to be depended upon,
as they are receiving pay from the revo
lutionists. He says they are constant
ly afraid the soldiers will betray them
and open the gates to the enemy.
CHINESE IN A PANIC.
Many Certificates of Registration De
stroyed in Fire.
Los Angeles. Cal., May 15. The
California Chinese are to mskean effort
before the highest authorities for com
plete re-registration of their people.
The contention of leading Chinese is
thai more than 25,000 certificates of
registration, a great part of which are
not duplicated in Washington, were de
stroyed in the ean Francisco fire. It is
sta'ed that there are only 50,000 Chi
nese in California.
Many of the Chinamen are bordering
on panic, for they realize that should
their right to be in the Uni e I States
be questioned they have little to show
legal residence. For months to corue
any Chinese who has a poe&ible know
ledge of English and American customs
will claim on arrest that his ceiAGcate
was destroyed in San Francisco. The
problems that now confront the immi
gration officials are practically endless.
The registration now in effect was
made 12 years ago. The Chinese claim
that this was imperfect and in some
respects on a wrong basis.
Compromise Jewish Question.
Odessa, May 15. A dispatch receiv
ed here today from St. Petersburg
states that at a conference of Jewish,
Constitutional Democratic and labor
leaders in parliament it was agreed not
to raise the Jewish question separately,
but to compromise it in the general
question of abrogation of national re
strictions and class privileges, for
which a bill is being drafted. As the
resit of the agreement the Jewish and
PoliBb members decided not to consti
tute national groups, bat to join the
Democratic block.
Turkey Expresses Regret.
Constantinople, May 15. The Porte
today replied to Germany's protest
aga nsf the boarding and detention of
the German sailing ship Odysseus by
Turkish officials recently, while the
vessel was discharging cargo at Cibuk
la. The reply expresses regret at th
occurrence and promises to punish 11 e
official responsible for it, but it pro
posed a reduction of the indemnity of
13,500. The German protest described
the seizure as an act of piracy.
Must Not Spit on Floor.
Washington, May 15. A government
employe who spits upon the floor of a
government building or office in future
is liable to summary dismissal from
his position, nnder rules now being
promulgated through the departments
by order of the president. The presi
dent considers drastic rules of this kind
are necessary to prevent spread of tu
berculosis among the government employes.
I LL..-..IS.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Ticket To Be Voted On In June Made
Up by Secretary of State.
Salem Secretary ot Stat Dunbar
has tasued bis certificate of the Repub
lican and Democratic primary nomina
tion th nomination ot the Socialists
and Frohibitlonlsl and th arrange
ment ot th name on th official ballot.
Th state senatorial and congression
al ticket Is as follows:
Governor I. II. Amos, Multnomah
county, Prohibition; C, W. Bariee,
Wasco, Socialist; George- E. Chamber
lain, Multnomah, Democratic; James
Withycombe, Benton, Republican.
Secretary ot State Frank W. Ben
son, Douglaa, Republican; R. C.
Brown, Douglas, Socialist; T. 8. Mo
DanUV Ntkltnomah, Prohibiten; P.
II. Sroat, Marion, Democratic.
State Treasurer Leali Butler, Was
co, Piohibitioa; G. R. Cook, Multno
mah, Socialist; J. D. Matlock, Lane,
Democratic; George A. Steel, Clacka
mas, Republican.
Supreme Judge C. J. Bright, Sher
man, Prohibition; Robert Eakin, Un
ion, Republican; T. G. Hailey, Uma
tilla, Democratic; Marco W. Bobbins,
Josephine, Socialist.
Attorney-General C. C. Urlx, Crook,
Socialist; A. M. Crawford, Douglas,
Republican; Robert A. Miller, Multno
mah, Democratic; F. B. Rutherford,
Multnomah, Prohibition.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. II. Ackermsn, Multnomah, Re
publican ; J. E. Hosmer, Multnomah,
Socialist; Henry Sheak, Benton, Prohi
bition. State Printer1 J. C. Cooper, Yam
bill. Socialist; Willis S. Duniaa.
Multnomah, Republican; Alv n S.
Hank, Multnomah, Prohibition; J.
Scott Taylor, Klamath, Democratic.
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and
Inspector of Factories and Workshop
(). P. lIofF. Multnomah, Republican;
W. S. Richards, Linn, Socialirt.
United Sutea Senator (to fill vacan
cy) Hitaiu Gould. Yamhill, Prohibi
tion; Fred W. Mulkey, Multnomah,
Republican; J. D. Stevens, Multno
mah, Socialist.
United State Senator (term begin
ning March 4, 1907) Jonathan Bourne
Jr., Multnomah, Republican; John M.
Gearin, Maltnomah, Democratic; B.
Lee Paget, Multnomah, Prohibition;
A. G. Simola, Multnomah, Socialist.
Congressman, First District Charlee
V. Galloway, Yamhill, Democratic;
Edward F. Green, Benton, Prohibition;
Willis C. Hawley, Marion, Republican;
W. W. Myers, Clackamas, Socialist.
Congressman, Second District W.
R Ellis, Umatilla, Republican; James
Harvey Graham, Baker, Demorcati;
A.M.Paul, Union, Socialist; II. W.
I Stone, Multnomah, Prohibition.
Spring Producea Clams.
Albany Water from a spring flawing
from a solid sandstone hill, three miles
northeast of Lebanon, produces fresh
water clams. Though there are no
clams in the spring, and, so far ss
known, none that its water coul 1 come
in contact with in any way, yet the
water, when poured into a trough, pro
duces clams, which grow to ordinary
size. Water flows from solid reck
through an iror. pipe, about 45 yards,
into a watering trough. In this trough
the clams develop. The trough has
been frequently cleaned, but fresh wa
ter clams always developed in it again.
Indians Want to Work.
Klamath Falls It is probable that a
part of the labor in constructing the
Klamath project of the United States
reclamation service will be performed
by the Indians of the Klamath reser
vation, who are said to be faithful
workmen. It is understood the ques
tion has been taken up with the Indian
bureau through the proper channels
and that from 100 to 250 descendants
of the braves who fought en the battle
fields of the lava beds in the famous
Midon war will work in digging the
ditches.
Sawmill on Wendling Line.
Eugene The South ern Pacific com
pany haa selected a site for one of its
proposed sawmills along the Wendling
branch railroad. It will be hinted on
the company's land about one mile
north of Murcola station. A large force
of men is clearing the right of way for
a spur from the Wendling line to the
sawmill site, nearly one mile. Agents
of the company have been in Eugene
the last two days looking for about 20
men to assist in the work.
Flooded With Paper Money.
Oregon City Oregon City is being
flooded with paper currency in conse
quence of a suspension of the mint at
San Francisco by reason of the earth
quake and subfcquent conflagration.
Local banks have leceived their gold
and silver largely from the San Fran
cisco mint, and have always been plen
tifully supplied heretofore.
Entire Sawmill Made in Albany.
Albany The Albany Iron Works
has just completed a complete Bawmill
outfit and shipped it to Medford, where
it will be erected and placed in opera
tion immediately. All the machinery
from the largest to the smallest piece
was made in the local foundry.
Rich Strike in the Goldbug,
ySumpter The Blue Mountain Amer
ican lays: "Another wonderfully rich
strike has been made at the Goldbug
mine, in the Red Boy district, on north
drift, vein No. 6. Thevpay streak is
eight to ten inches thick. One assay
gives (300 to (1,900 a ton."
INITIATIVE MEASURES.
Question on Which Oregon Voters
Will Pass at Jun Election.
Salem Ther are 11 measure upon
which the people will b called to vol
In June, fir ot which ar proposed
amendment to the etat constitution.
Th remaining tlx at legislative meas
ure proposed by initiative. Their ti
tle and order on th ballot, which ar
to b voted "ye" or "no," follow:
Shall act appropriating money main
taining Insane asylum, penitentiary,
deaf mute, blind school, university,
agricultural college and normal schools
be approved?
For equal suffrage constitutional
amendment.
For amendment to th local option
law giving antl-Porhibltloniats equal
privilege.
For law to abolish tolls on th Mount
Hood and Barlow road and providing
(or it ownership by th state.
For constitutional amendment pro
viding method of ameuding constitution
and applying th referendum to all
laws affecting constitutional conven
tions and amendments.
Fo constitutional amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to en
act and amend their charters.
For constitutional amendment to al
low the State printing, binding and
printer's compensation to be regulated
by law at any time.
For constitutional amendment for th
initiative and referendum on local,
special and municipal law aud parts
ot laws.
For bill for a law prohibiting free
passe and discrimination by railroad
coin pa niis and other public service cor
porations. For an act requiring sltrphgrar
companies, refrigerator car companies
and oil companies to pay au annual li
cense upon gross ean ings.
For an act requiring eiprcts com
panies, telegraph companies and te'e
phone companies to pay au annual
license upon grots earnings.
Mammoth Canal at Klamath Falls.
Bend Mason, Doris A Co. have the
contract for constitution of a big canal
at Klamath Fall. The amount In
volved ia about $400,000. and some
thing like 700,000 yards of dirt will be
excavated. The contract includes much
concrete work and a tunnel 3 300 feet
long, which will pass under the town
of Klamath Falls. Seventy-five teams
and about 300 men have been engaged.
The contract calls for a trench nine
m'lee long, 44 feet wide on the bottom
and 75 feet at the top and 13 feet deep.
The in-take is at Upper Klamath lake.
Branch of Boys' and Girls' Aid.
McMinnville An advisory board ot
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society has
been organized in McMmnvill. This
board will pars on applications from
Yambili county for children to be ta
ken into family homes. It will alio
keep in touch with the children thus
placed out, i n I report on their condi
tion. This board may take up the
matter of truancy, neglect and other
forms of delinquency, in which rase
strong co-operation will be lurnislmd.
Hop Farm Is Incorporated.
Sab in The Mileon Hop Farm com
pany, of Kickreal, Or., is the title of a
corporation whose articles have been
filed in the secretary of state's rhVe,
with Albert J. Ray, Clifton N. Me
Arthur and Earl C. Bronangh as incor
porators. The principal cilice is in
Portland and the capital stock is $50,
000, in shares of $100 each.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 71c; bluestem, 7Jc;
red, i)c; valley, 70c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $29; gray,
$28.50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $23.50(324 per ton;
brewing, $2424.60; rolled, $24.60a
25.50.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $12
13 per ton; clover, $7.60(f$8; cheat,
$07; grain hay, $7(88; alfalfa, $13.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17920c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 19c per dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 14fi?15c
per pound; mixed chickens, 13Jv(?14e;
broilers, 20322)c; young roosters,
12X13c; old roosters, 1212c;
drets.d chickens, H516e; turkeys,
'.ive, 1718c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2023c; geese, live, 10Uc; geese,
dressed, old 10c,youngJ12c; ducks, old
17c, young 20c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, lli12c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16021c; valley, coarse, 2223c; fine,
2425c per pound; mohair, choice, 28
30c.
Fruits Apples, $2.5003,60 per box;
cherries, $1.2501.60 per box; straw
berries, California, $1.4001.60; Ore
gon, 12)$15c per pound; gooseber
ries, 8c per pound.
Vegetables Asparagus, 76c $ 1 .25
ppr box; beans. 12 015c; cabbage,
$2 8503 per 100; cauliflower, $2.25
per crate: celery, $5 per crate; bend
lettuce, 25c per dozen; onions, lOOlfc
per dozen; peas, 6flc; radishes, 20c a
dozen; rhubarb, 3c pound; spinach,
90c per box; parsley, 25c; turnips, $1
125 per sack; carrots, 65076c per
sack; beets, 85c'g$l per rack.
Onions 3o per pound.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbankf,
6065c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal; new California, , 2x42a per
ponnd.
"Veal Derssed, 37o per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 8o per pound;
cows, 46$c; country steers, 6O0c.
Mutton Dressed fancy, 88c per
pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, with
pelt on, 9c, .
Pork Dressed, 708 per pound.
CURE FOR LOOTING).
Chief Dinan Prescribe Hard Work
and Plenty of It.
San Francisco, May 14. A novel
method ot stamping out th vil ot
looting, which has been on th Increaa
despite th tern measure taken by th
civil and military authorities, has been
Inaugurated by Chief ot Police Dinan,
That official has Issued au order that
whenever a looter is canght he is to t
put la a squad under th command ot
lvtectlvs Srnt Charle F. Taylor.
Members ot th squad ar compelled to
labor at clearing away th debris. Al
ready Sergeant Taylor has 75 men un
der him, and th number is constantly
growing. Th taskmaster ot this chain
gang is given discretionary powers as to
th term each ot th member shall
serv.
Already th streets alxut Portsmouth
Squat and th Hall ot Justice ar be
ginning to assume their old-tlm ap
pearance ot vleanllnee, th result ot
th work of th captured looter, Chief
Dinan believe that, when th exist
ence ot Sergeant Taylorv't army be
comes generally known, looting will
greatly decrease.
Th liquor question was again dis
cussed today by th authorities, and it
ha been propoe.nl that th charter of
th city be amended so that th license,
which has heretofore been $100, be
raised to $500. Before th fir ther
wer 4,000 saloons in this city, and it
is believed that th Increased license
will reduce this number to 1,000, with
out in any way diminishing th reve
nue of th city,
A proclamation ha been Issued by
Mayor Schmits directing that all refug
ee be concentrated in two great camps,
on to U located In the Polrtro, In the
south slJe ot tke city, and th ether at
Golden Gate Park. This action ha
Iwen made neo ssary. for sanitary rea
sons, as military discipline must pre
vail in these ten Its 1 cities, if the health
of the inmate ia to be preserved. At
present every squat in the rity and
many vacant lots are covered with the
tents of refugees. The military are
tiuw ordering these people to the cen
tral caiupi.
OIL TRUST AT BAY.
Will Make Hard Fight Against Free
Alcohol In Senate.
Washington, May 14. I u tense pre
sare is being brought to bear on the
senate to force through the bill recently
passed by the house of representatives
removing the internal revenue tax from
"denatured alcohol." There la not
the slightest doubt that a large ma
jority of the senate favors the passage
of this bill and would be glad to have
an opportunity to vot for it, but un
fortunately It was refered to the com
mittee on finance, ot which Aldrich Is
chairman, and Aldrich is the one man
in the senate who is determined to kill
the bill if poesibl.
Aldrich knows that this bill would
work great injury to th Standard Oil
company, in that It would put on th
matket a fuel cheaper and more desira
ble in other ways than kerosene. Be
ing the Standard Oil repi tentative in
congress, he is naturally anxious to
shut off legislation that is Inimical to
the interest of his good friend, the oil
trust.
MAJORITY" FAVORS SEA LEVEL.
Carmack's Return Will Decide Ques
tion of Canal Type.
Washington, May 14. The senate
committee, on inter oceanic canals is in
a deadlo k on the question of the type
of canal to bi rtc nime,tidtl. Tim
question wus taken up today and the
vote showed five for a sea level canal
and five for the Ink type, recommend
ed by the minority of the bojrd of con
sulting engineers.
There weie two absentees, Senators
Gorman and Carmack. The latter tel
egraphed from Tennessee, instructing
the chairman to count his vote for the
sea level fype, which would have made
a majority against the lock canal de
sired by the administration. After
wrangling for an hour over the ques
tion of accepting the vote of Senator
Carmack, the committee adjourned un
til Wednesday next.
Eastern Men Ready to Invest.
Sin Francisco, May 14. Within the
past few days it is said new accounts
have been opened at several of the com
mercial bank of Han Francisco by men
from the Eaet w ho have deposited sums
ranging from $10,000 upward. Some
of them are known by reputation to
barking men to be possessed of large
wealth. Others are supposed to repre
sent weajthy clients in Eastern money
centers. The evident purpose of these
men, the bankers say, is to make in
vestmei ts of their funds in San Fran
cisco. Economy in City Government.
San Francisco, May 14. Retrench
ment in all municipal departments is
the order that has gone forth, and there
will he a great reduction in the city's
working forces with the next 30 days.
Mayor Schmitz made the announcement
'oiy that plans already are under ('is
enssion w hereby the most rigid economy
may be enforced. It is estimated that
about bUO city employes either will lose
tbiir ph tione or suffer a material re
action In sn'iities.
Elaborate Festivities Planned.
Madrid, Mty 14 Spain is preparing
for rejoicing on a magnificent scale on
the cuasion of the marring of King
Alfonso to Princess Ena of Battenberg.
"reinier Moret announced today that
ome of the features of the tarly pro
"am have been clinged. but the essen
tial featires remain. The marriage
will take plsce May 81 in the church of
San Geronlmo.
RAIN ON ISOnlELESS
San Francisco Dwellers In Tents
and Shacks Sailer.
ASHES ARE CAUSING DOWKPOt
Laky Roots, Damp Floors and No
Flrss Mak Peopl Wretched
Prspar for Special Ssiilon.
Pan Francisco, May 15. Th cohJ,
disagreeable rain wh'ch fell all this af
ternoon created much misery among
th rehsc camp aud ven caused con
slderabl annoyance to householder
who wer cooking In th street. Th ough
It Is th middle of May and rata I un
usual at this period, th ssheswhhh
drifted Into th sky during th three
day ot th conflagration ar believed to
hav concentrated sufficient niolstnr to
cause many drliile for oui tlm ta
com.
It Is most unfortanat at this partic
ular time, when a third ol San Francis
co's population I ramping. Mny ol
th tent In Golden Oat park, th Prs
Idio and Fort Mason ar without plank
flooring and became damp at ouc.
Th shacks throughout th vacant lots
In which many of th refugees ar liv
ing, ar poorly constructed and leaky.
At a meeting of th committee on
Special session ot the legislature today
It was unanimously decided that the
present 60-year leas law should b
amended so that VU yrar leases will
hereafter he permitted In th state.
This is looked upon by th real estate
man as a most Important step, as they
maintain that under the new condition
building will progress rapidly. Thn
committee also dm-Med lo recommend
an increase of the inheMtanc taxes and
corporation licences. The state will lr
asked to authority the Im sin e of Um Is
in the stun of $it)0.000 to m t U on
the lotting of Sn Fiaticicn for a re
construction ol those !)! lions of li e
wharves and the seawall destroyed in
the tecenl calamity.
CANNOT REACH PRESIDENTS.
Stickney Proposes Fin, Not Impris
onment, for Rebaters.
Washington, May 15 Senator Nel
son today read in the senate the follow
ing telegram from the president ot the
Chicago Ureal Western railway:
"St. Paul, Minn., May lit, 1001.
Hon. Knute Nelson, United States Sen
ate, Washington, V. C: A you know,
I am in full sympathy with th main
feature oi th amendment proposed to
the Interstate commerce act, but I de
sir to protest against th inlustlc of
the proposed amendment imposing One
and imprisonment on officers and
atteivts of railway companies for allow
ing rebates. Such penalties can never
be inflicted upon presidents and high
officials of 100,000 miles of railway- of
this country who live In New York and
do not deal directly with rates, while
their demand lor revenue will induce
some freight agent on a slary cf $.1,.
000 "r $4,010 a year to grant a rebate..
"Mike (he penalty as high as yon
please against the railws) company.
This is the only way to reach the rail
way czars and grand dukes. Thr. pen
alty of imprisonment wai in existence
many years, and only oi e man, a poor
freight agent, trying to support hi
family on a meaner salary, was impris
oned. "A. B. STICKNEY."
WILL FIGHT IN COURTS.
Voliva Breaks Off Negotiations for
-Peace With Dowie.
Chicago, May 15. All overtures for
a peaceful compromise of the contro
versy over the control of Ziou City
were called off today and General Over
seer Voliva and his associates hare de
cided to fliiht for supremacy in the
courts. Application will be made in
court tomorrow for the dissolution of
the temporary injunction recently
granted to Dowie. This will bring
the crisis that will determine whether
John Alexander Dowie shall own and
rule Zion or whether the present ad
ministration shall continue in power.
Want totAnswer Pelrce.
Washington, May 15. Two of the
ex-consular officers beside Robert M.
McWade, who were mentioned unfavor
ably In the famous "confidential re
port" of Assistant Secretary Peirre,
have taken exception to the charge'
made against them and have appeared!
at the State department to get an op
portunity to clear themselves. They
are Oscar F. Williams, formerly consul
at Singapore, and Richard F. Greener,
tfho was commercial agent at Vladivos
tok. They will he permitted to make,
further representations.
Cannot Collect Rebates.
Washington, May 15. The supreme'
'court of the United States today, in de
ciding ngainnt Mugg & Dryden in their
suit against the Texas and Pacific rail
road, lays down the law that a shipper
who is promised a rate below the pub
lished tariff and is then charged the
full published late cannot recover the
difference, as the action of the road in
giving a rat which ia below the tariff
is contrary to the interstate commerce '
act.
Total of Red Cross Fund.
Washington, May 15 Red Cross re
ceipts for San Francisco to date ngtfre
.gate $2,125,000,. of which $1,700,000
b is not been expended.