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NEWS OF THE
a Condensed form lor Ou
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS Of TWO CONTINENTS
. Resume of the, Lett Important but
Not Lett Interettlna; Event
of the Paat Week.
Japan has aetit warship to Chinese
watvt lo protect her tubJecU.
Ri gnra will enawer question at the
ill wiiii I oil healing without further
ulecUoii.
The Ftenrh M rm y l in readinesa for
war .hould such no event t.inio (nun
Hlie Motmcan iliiute.
Tim 4trl liual l almtit to absorb nil
the itiili'iili'Ul runipanle. Tim deal
will I.. ml vi. about 117,000..
A woman I I en raptured who was
r.tryitur a ImiiiiIj In liar hair. When
l.xui iin wit. alioiit lo liHirJct Hie gov
.tll.lf of MoSCoW, KlIMi.
)i,lrciiva Mct'arletid in ndeavorln'
In make I'mlilnlll Mover, Ol III Fader
lion, coi.lf... 1 lie ili'twllv. looka un
!) prraident a a luul ul (ha other oil!
tlala.
The presldrnl of Ihe National Drees-
maker' exudation edvie women to
rr iiid kl, .ayllig hag ami pur
r.rr.e I in the lian.l are a temptation lu
thleVr.
The War department aajra It will aml
no itKirti liiKifa lit the Philippines d:r
the .tr.pnt. Tim nut m Inn way
mi. I already thei will give lneral
WWI a command ol nearly 13,000 man
f, Hamiiele, secretary of Ihe Ocrenli
Htratn.lup company, aye native, un
T.luii ami iielglitmrihg leland. arc mil
uttering .r l'l a mull ol lha r
rout 1 1 ! a t wava. He say lha roruanut
grove ara on lha hightwt poln's.
Hi Governor Hgg, ol Tesa, ia dead
The lrauiiHirt Ingail ia wricked on
lha r aat ul l.lllon.
Hniiaiura ara trying to reach an agree,
limnl un I lie rata hill.
(inventor Patlleon, of Ohio, ia suffer
I ii f from a nervous hrrakilowu.
All Ida northern riade ara blocked
by at ww through Ilia prairie stales.
Secretary Tall relit" lo give up on
lha Philippine land qtirwilrn ami eys
I ho lltjlil haa jml begun.
I'lMtmiuter Oaneral CmMyon ia In
vealtgating the alleged liohting up by
Idtania ul iiiiim y ut.lrra lur Jeaa.
Tha urnatn i-uniiiilllr on tnlnrnrmiiiir
canal, haa aiiaMinil-l ila liMtrtnK ti til ll
a tyi ranal lu ha hiilll haa Urn d
I'UilHl uu,
Al Iraat HO aaanrla'ra r.( John Ii.
Wal.h, Cliii-BK.i hank wrn-knr, will
)w arrnlnl win IMihI lur olllil rity in
Ilia afUir.
lirfat riiiintTiial loll prevail, in Uulaa
Im-atlMi ii' Kin hxilitit ul thn puwilrr
I ntipra in (lie htlla hark ul Ihn clly
HiiiimthiriK Ilka IU)0 punntla uf dyim
mita an. I many rap r Uki'li.
J. I.. HU'llntia aaya Ihn railrnail make
thrir iiwn laaaaa lha big ttirporaliuiia
ml only tsmlrul Ihn varlima .loin h'tfi"-
latiirmi, Iml whnii an apxl ia luaila to
coriKra.a, llm rtatmi nml thnir rrpnnant
ilr... part ul the naitoiml ayatnin.
Krimrh anil Orrnian papcta are ilia
coming war.
Kinii I'Mwinl haa ata.rtl on a viait
to KiiriiKan rulnra.
The hull Im'ilp Orig in haa left Ma
nila lor Piignt aoilml.
Tha hinolng of wlnt leT4liir at
II" Halo, N. Y., cwtiaaj Ium of 17ft,-
000.
(inrniany haa fortlfleil ila h-Katlon at
I'fkin aiiaiiiat (toaaiblo attack by Chi
Ii rae,
Mriillan, Miaa., haa Iwen awpt by
a hirnailn, whliili ktlle'l over 100 pwiple
and lahl wantn half th Uiwn. Kire
hrnkn out anil iimrli of thn rulna
Ixirnml. The loaa will mach l,ft()t),
Olio. Kormr Clilif Kii(lneir Wallace aaya
the llritiah rni Iruml ai-niaa the iNthiniia
ol Tiihiiiiiitiipvij will antli'lpatc in
larxn niAmire the bnmtlta of oiinatniv
thin of the I'miama caiml and give ini
iniHllate rtillnf.
The aenale comiltt' 1 0,'l ,0
ly the I'hillppina turift hill on the
lhlo. Tlilnfftoiimlly kills the uim
urs.
Iliriimnii enturvd ilrmurrer in the
"mib charging him with datroytng pnh-
i ri'curiU of the gauernl land ollli'e.
Argument will h hi-Hrd on the !
nmrrnr Marh 1. It ia believed thwe
tiirtlca will ho cnntimieil, to prevent
the nongreaamaii from fiiclng a Jury, a
long na poaaihle.
Japan Intenda to awur oontrwl of all
rnilromla In that country.
Pnatmaalitra ara not to ho removud In
future fur pnlltlral rvnaoni,
A" great, annvr atorm In the Uicky
nionnlHliiH la agnln delnylng tralllc.
Thn nl.-forign agitation in China
I" lining funned by IJoxora, who atart
riula. ,
Hncretnry Taft roponitnnnda nn appro,
prlaliun of 4im,(MH) fur the Jetty at
ttm mouth ol the Colninbla ami an
thnrliutlon of uontrauti for completing
U work.
IVCri DOOMED TO DIE. ' 1 ' ' .
II Mil I 111 LASHED BY STORM
Orchard Knew Too Many Sacrata of
Inner Circle,
llulae. Malm, Maiuh Aaaaaaalnat-
Ing thoa whoa lianda were againal the
weatem Keileratioii of Minera, and
thoae who refimiHl to join the aaaonia
tlon, are riot the only trlmra for which
the inemhi ra of the Inner Circle will be
called n pun to anawer. Not only were
non-union minera murdered outright,
boiube placed for atate olllclala, hut the
ur hKila who committed the revolting
crimra for the Inner Circle were them
aelvca victlnia of tit la committee of
death.
Harry Orchard waa among the toola
of the Inner Circle marked fur de
elrurtmn. Had he managed to have
eeraHd arreat afler having aaaaaalnateil
(Inveruor fttrunenherg, he would not
have llvrd lung Ui enjoy the $S,800 he
waa to have received lor doing tlie Job.
The cuuferaiiin of Hteve Adama, it ia
aid, ahowa that the memhera of the
Inner 1,'licle were enapkloiia of Or
chard and that ha had been ahadowed
lur a lung time before he went to Cald
well fur the purKew of placing the
bomb which killed e tiuvernor titeu-
nvlilierg. Hmiteiire had lieen paaeed
upon him, and It ia aald that whelhei
he aucceedrd, a he did, or failed, he
would have been added to the liat o'
Inula thai have hevn put out of the
way.
Crimea within crlmee waa the ayatem
hlch the Inner Circle carried out.
Wlien ilii. of the Inner Circle had
performed ao many dewla fur (he Inner
Circle that they knew too much they
were ipiielly guiten out of the way, anil
it ia llleved thai the coiilnaeiolie of
Orchard and Adama w ill prove thla.
The nnwa that Adama had muM hie
confeMlun to that of Orchard haa lirwn
cunveynt lu Muyer, HaywoiKl, Petti-
Imne and M. John. They were tuld by
their atturiieya, hut it la impoeaible lo
learn how the priamiera took the newa.
It waa learned, however, lhat all four
uf the prleuiirra, en.co they heard of
Adama' riinlei'm, have diaptayed
cuiiaiderahle concern, and fur the flmt
time aince their arnwl have loat much
of Iheir aaeurance.
Of all the men under arreat, it ia
hinted lhat rcUihoiie ia the wor.t. He,
to the etory g.a, waa the chief con
pir.tnr, ihe man who plained the
..limtlon and paid out the money.
Certain tealiinuiiy given before the
erand Jury went to ahow that Haywood,
who received 5 a day a aecrelary, had
'or aume time prior to Jila arrest been
4nnlliig nmnry around i'onvrr at the
rale uf K'& a day, Thla money is he-
tevrd to have txt-n a ait of the
auarauiation tiiuii.
VISIT TO THE KAISER.
President Roosevelt Could Oo to Kiel
on American Warship.
Merlin, March 0, Professor Alhrecht
Wirth, of Munich, toilay contributes a
signed article to ler Tag on the poeei-
ditty of President H oevelt and Km
irtror William rxchanglng vislta. Pro
iMaur Wirth haa connections with the
foreign ollice, and his suggestione ihere-
ore have a certain Interest,
"Congressman Meholas Ixingworlh
snd Ms, !.nngwortt are exiectHl in
IL rllu In May." he ssys. 'This la not
he flrnt time that the preaident's
laughter haa repreaented the United
Kiates illplumslically. Her Juiiruey to
Kaat Asia had olllclal cliaracier, wnicn
was expressed by her accompanying a
mrmher ol Ihe cabinet.
Preaident llnoeevelt lilmaelf Is not
nennllteil lo leave American territory,
hut ax an American waramp ia amnn
ran territorv. and aa rreiueni nonae
veil has already proved in practice,
why cannot Ihe president give another
sample bv visiting MBIT r.inperor
U'llliuin could then choiwe a return
Ult In the same form, going on a war
hip to watera near Washington. Thee
isits would ad.l miicli to ine
mutual
frieiidnhlp of the two countries
Hundreds Afloat on Ice.
Itelainrfors. Finland. March . It
la feared that "00 fishermen with their
f.milles. who are elhial on tlie ice in
the Hull of Finland are doomed to per
.h. A fortnight ago about 1,000 per-
soaa who hail wnu mem weir nuii
were fishing off the east land, wnen
the Ice parted and was driven by a
atorm into the Haiti" sea. Later the
Ice snlit. the wind changed to east, ami
yesterday a block on which there were
200 persons came ashore at Frederick-
hau. The fate ol Ue otners ia un
known.
Village Falls Into Lake.
U one. March (I. The village of Ta-
vernnlu, built on the perpendicnlarcliffs
aliove Lake Ixco, In the province oi
llreacl, was almost entirely destroyed
il.la inornliiir hv the rocks suddenly
giving way, apparently because the lake
.iul eiitcn Into tne ohso oi wie cuu.
The disaster waa preceueu oy a lono
mrlng noise which enabled ine i.uow
iihahltants to escape. One nsiierinai
was killed. About 200 feet of roc ana
the houses on It woie swallowed op.
Tactoban It Burned.
m.,i.1U March 0. Tactoban, the
capital of the Island of Lcyte, has been
destroyed hv Hre. Tactoban was the
fifth city of the Islands anil was jniu
In an Important hemp district.
number of warehouses were oe-
stroyed. Uoverniueut assistance em
be lushed.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WOOL 8ALES DATES SET.
Entire Product Will Be Disposed of
In Open Competition.
Pendleton Tii wool sales dates for
Kaslero Oregon have been divided
upon as follows:
Pendleton, May 22, 23, June 6;
lleppner, May Sift, June 8, 22; Con
Ion, May 20, June 27; Hhaiiiko, May
SI, June 1, JU, 20, July 10; Wallowa,
June 12, 2; ilaker City, June 14, July
12. '
On these dates practically all of the
wool oi f.aaiern Oregon will lie sold, as
all of the dealers have decided not to
make any advance sales to the buyers.
This means that all wool of Oregon
iiiunt thia year be bought In open com
petition at Ihe different sales days.
The Umatilla County Woolgrowera'
aseoclstlon lias decided to lest the va
lidity of the migratory stock law of
Oiegon st the earliest possible opportu
nity. Judge Kill, declared the law
unconstitutional some time ago. The
esse will tie tried avain and the law.
if defective, will he remedied. Tis is
a law which places a tax on all sheep
urougni inui the state for graxing pur
poses from the outride.
Aflidavtia will alao lie forwarded to
the Interior department showing thai
Oregon ehwpmen were unjustly treated
in the rediviaion of the Wenaha re
serve. An tffurt will he made to enlist
the aid of the Poilland and Pendleton
commercial clubs in I'matilla county's
fight.
Big Year for Grand Ronde.
La Urande I.a ti ramie and the
(irand It. mile valley are looking for
ward to the most proHrous season in
the hlatory of I'nion county. Bo matiy
and ao detlnite ate the indications that
there ia little doubt, even in the mind
of the must confirmed pessimist, that
10011 will le the banner year for tins
section of Oregon. Heading the list of
good things In store for Iji Urande ae
the Oregon Kail mad A Navigation com
pst y's prijcted improvements. A units
have secured options on large tracts ol
land along the right of way for increas
ed yard room in this city.
Never Voted tor President.
I McMinnville M.Jurli eorge I. rVott,
who receutl) retired from the CniUd
Kttes army alter 35 year.' continuous
service, tet n rued to the place of his
birth in this county last week, for the
tir.t time since enlistment. Although
nearly U0 years of age, Major Scott haa
never caet a vote tcr any prenidnnt of
the Cnited States. He left I.tfayette,
Yamhill county, fur Weal Point, when
21 years old, and before he had voted.
During his long enlistment Msjor rc ill
has been In active service in every state
in the nniou except Oregon and Maine,
lie is retired on full pay.
State Land Forfaited.
Salem Alter cancelling the De
l.si'.tre school land certiflcites, cover
ing 15,000 acres of land, the Stale
Land hoard, at ita last meeting, made
an order cancelling about 40 certificates
of sale of lieu lamia, aggregating 12,000
acres, and held by persons unknown to
the board. These latter ranee I hit ions
were made because the holder of the
certiliratea waa more than three years
delinquent in his payments, and the
money already paid, amounting to
about ft), 400, has been forfeited to the
state.
Property for Veterans.
Kiigene The will of Favld A. Gibhs,
an old soldier of the Civil war, who
died in Fliigene recently, haa lieen ad
mitted to probate. The probable value
of his property is 11,000, and three-
fifths ol the proceeds of the sale are
bequeathed to the local post of the
Drantl Army of the Republic, the re
mainder being divided between the
Circle of Ladies of . A. K. and the
Woman's Helief corps, equally. Oihbs
had no near relatives.
Coming from Tennessee.
Arlington Thirty immigrants from
Tennessee have arrived in Arlington
and will found a colony in Oilliam
county, if suitable farming land cn be
seeured. Their leader says fully 20
more families will arrive within the
next three months. They are in search
of at least 100.000 acres. All say they
are pleased with this county aud Its
clluisti). A number have gone out in
livery rigs to view the country south of
here, known as Rock creek and Behutlcr
Hat.
Farmer Ara Not Enthusiastic.
Salem A good roads meeting was
held at Macleay last week, but the
meeting did not prove to be very en
thusiastic for the permanent improve
ment of the highways. The prevailing
opinion was that the farmers cannot
stand the expense of bringing the roads
to an easy grade and giving them a
crushed lock sutface.
Fine Coal Vein Struck.
Cnqnille While workmen were driv
ing a tunnel on the coal property of
Charles Uago, on the lower river, they
struck a fine vein of high giaue coat.
They are driving through it to another
vein, which is much larger and of bet
tor quality. Tlie Bud promises to be
very valuable.
Last of Polk's Hops.
Indol e idence Tbo last of t his year's
Independence hop crop was sold by Hill
Hrothers to Charles Livesley. The lot
of 400 bales, with the exception of 20
hales, went tor 0, cents. The remain
Ing 28 hales were of the fugual variety,
and were sold fur 7 cents.
COMMISSIONER NEEDED.
Settlers Have to Travel 40 Miles to
Transact Land Business.
Wallowa A land commissioner is
badly needed for Wallowa, and appli
cants for that position are wondering
what cause the delay by Judge Wol
verton. At present, homesteaders or
pi sons locating oo timber land have
to go either to Fntersprise, or Promise,
a distance of 20 miles, and return.
There has been a land commissioner
here for several years, but owing to the
removal to Knterprlee of Judge O. M.
Cook ins, the office was vacant. Los
line, ten miles distant, had a commis
sioner, but he was killed early in the
winter by a runaway team. Now there
is no commissioner neater than Prom
iae, where there Is one, or (Enterprise,
where there are two. Wallowa is cen
trally located and nearer vacant Innds
than any of the towns supplied except
Promise.
There are at present many hundreds
of acre, of timber and agricultural lands
near Wallowa to be taken op, hut with
the extra expense of from f 5 to M add
ed lo the filing and locating lee it makes
even a homestead an expensive luxury.
Before three months, however, very lit
tle vscant valuable government land
will will lie left for settlement or pur
chase. The advent of a railroad into
this section is bringing many new
settlers.
Coos Hat Plenty of Water.
Coquille Coot c rarity has been large
ly under water for the past ten days.
The water is the highest known this
winter. Logs have been coming out in
large numbers. There were about 40
000 logs in the north fork of the Co
quille and 15,000 have been gotten out,
with about 8,000 still in the smaller
tributaries. With the clearance of 'his
large numlier of logs it will make it
busy seasou in the lumber ramps of
this county. With the building of the
lugging road op Cunningham creek logs
will lie plentiful.
Fight Fruit Pett.
McMinnville As a result of the re
cent organisation of the Horticultural
society in Yamhill county many meet
ings have been held in several parts of
the county. The fruitgrower ate man
ifesting an unusual interest this year
in advancing the fruit industry and
war has been waged against the San
Jnse scale and other fruit pests to such
an extent lhat spraying in both city
sml county is being carried on with
exceptional vigor.
Money for Schools.
Salem The svcreUry of the State
Land board paid into the state treasury
cash received on account of the various
school and college 'untie during Febru
ary, as follows: Common school fund
certificates, 128,847.35; common school
fund lands, $l,53S; common school
fund interest, 4.ti7.22; agricultural
college fund, $.100; agricultural col
lege fund interest, 1 1 Si. til); total,
f.i4,U81.I7.
Sheepmen to Meet.
Pendleton The executive committee
of the I'matilla Woolgrowers' associa
tion will meet with the sheepmen who
were rejected from the Wenaha reserve
to discuss the question of securing per
mission to take sheep across the Uma
tilla Indian reservation. The Oregon
sheepmen feel that they have a griev
ance because the ashington men se
cured the majotity of the graxiug per
mits. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 67c; bkiestem,
68c;
red, 65c; vslley, 071c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $28; gtay,
$27.50; per ton.
Barley F'eed, $23(324 per ton; brew
ing. $21024 60; rolled, $24(325.
Buckwheat $2 25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $1.1 ft
14 per ton; valley timothy, $8(it9;
clover, $7.603; cheat, $M7; graiu
hay, $7(88.
Fruits Apples, $Hf2-'iO per box;
cranberries, $12.6014 50 per barrel.
Vegetables Asparagus, 13(9140 per
pound ; cabbage, l.c per pound; cau
liflower, $2(32.25 per crate; celery,
$4.75(35; rhuhard, $2.75 per hoi;
sprouts, 6(t7o per pound; parsley, 2fic;
turnips, 110(1? $ I per sack; carrots, 65(3
75c per sack; beets, 85c(.?$l per sack.
Onions No. 1, 05(370e per sack;
No. 2, nominal.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
flOtfl 70e per hui.dred; ordinary, noni.
inal; Bweet potatoes, 24'2o per
pound.
Butter F'ancy creamery, 27!s30c
per pound.
Flggs Oregon ranch, 15Js81fie per
dosen.
Poultry A veragn old hens, 13(314c
per pound; mixed chickens. 12Jl8c;
broilers, 2022c; young roosters, 12(3
120; old roosters, 10(10c; dressed
chickens, 14l6c; turkeys, live, 10(3
17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 18320e;
geese, live, 8(3Pc; geese, dressed, 10(3
12c; ducks, H!($18n.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 103
IOSj'o per pound; prime, 8s,Hic;
medium, 7(3Bc; olds, 5(37c.
Wool Fastern Oregon average best,
lrt(321c per pound; valley, 2426c;
mohair, choice, 30c.
Veal Dressed, 38o per pound.
Bef Dressed bulls, 2gty3c per
pounl: cows, 34 B'c;country steers,
45o.
Mutton Dressed, fance, 8'9o per
pound; ordinary, 4(35o; lambs, 8,(3
Pork Dressed, 0(3 9c per pound.
Many are Dead, Homelett or Starv
ing on Pacific Island.
Papeete, Tahiti, Feb. 18, via San
Francisco, March 6. The most de
structive cyclone ever experienced in
the Society and Tuamotu islands oc
curred on February 7 and 8. The dam.
tge in Tahiti is estimated at $1,000,
000, and presumably a similar amount
of prnpet ty was destroyed on the Tua
motu islands. The city of Papeete waa
inundated and about 75 buildings de
stroyed, Including the American con
sulate and the French government
building. The shipping In the bai
bor of Pfipeete escaped injary, owing
to the direction of the wind, but fears
are entertained for vessels which were
cruising near the Tuamotu islands.
It is feared that there may have been
heavy loss of life in the lagoons of the
Tuaiuotu islands, though the death of
the guardian of the quarantine station
in Papeete is the only fatality yet re-
porterd.
The schooner Papeete was tnbmerged
for an hour near Anaa, Tuamotl. Her
captain, Philip Michael li estimated that
the wives were 65 feet high. It was
impossible to see 20 feet away at
o'clock in the daytime, and the sailor
had to be lashed to the vessel.
JARVIS DECLINES OFFICE.
Alaska Governorship Lie Between
Hoggatt, Perkins and Clum.
Washington, March 5. D. H. Jamie,
ex-captain in the Revenue Cotter serv
ice and now engaged in business in Se
attle and Alaska, today informed the
president that, owing to a business
agreement he would be unable to ac
cept the governorship of Alaska, re
cently tendered him. The president
expressed considerable regret that Cap
tain Jarvis found it impossible to take
the office, for he assured him that he
had every confidence that he would give
Alaska a splendid administration and
insure to every man a square deal.
Since Oovernor Brady resigned.
prominent persons from all part of
Alaska have been clamoring for the ap
pointment of Captain Jarvis and, were
he not tied up in business, he would be
delighted to accept thejofUce; but under
the circumstances, the president aaid
be would abide by hi decision.
The race probably now lies between
W. B. lloggett, of Juneau; W. T. Per
kins, of Seattle and Nome, and John II
Clum, recently appointed postmaster of
Fairbanks.
MANY F SHERMEN LOST.
Storm Off Norwegian Coast Sacri
fices Hundreds of Lives.
Christiania, Norway, March 5.
Several steamer which were dispatched
to the Jaest and Ingerna islands from
Trondiijetn to the assistance of the fish
ing fleet which met with disaster in a
violent storm, have returned, and ves
sels which have arrived at Trondh'em
repott that large numbers of the fleet
have been een floating, keel upward.
Much general wreckage ha also been
sighted. The crews of the boats com-
priaing the fishing fleet number Iroui
1,200 to 1 400 men.
Altogether 79 fishing boats- with
their crews have thus far reached differ
ent points of F'latanger and Rooivik is
lands and large number are aiso arriv
ing at Gjaealingern island, so it is
hoped that the loss will not tarn out to
lie so bad as at first feared. Three
steamers are searching for the missing
fishermen. Tie district magistrate, in
reply to a telegraphic inquiry from the
department of Justice, says that imme
diate public assistance is necessary for
the relief of the sufferers.
Will Drop Ouster Case.
Topeka, Kan., March 5. Kansas
will drop its ouster proceedings against
the Standard Oil company, which have
been pending in the Supreme court for
a year. An announcement to this effect
was made by Attorney General Cole
man tonight. The suit will be dis
missed with the knowledge and consent
of tlie officers of the Kansas Oil Pro
duenna' association, the body which
anducted the anti-S'andard crusade
daring the session of the legislature a
year ago, according to the statement of
Attorney General Coleman.
Fire Is Beyond Control.
Canev, Kan., Match 5. The gas well
of the New York Oil A Gaa companv
is burning more furiously than ever.
and its roar can be heard (or miles.
The well Is four and one-half miles
southeast of Caney, In the Cherokee
nation, and has been blsxing since Feb
ruary 23, when it was struck by light
ning. The flames reach more than 150
feet in the air, and consumes, it ia es
timated, 150,000,000 cubic feet of gas
per day.
Pressure Applied at Berlin.
Vienna, March 5. Diplomats here
regard the situation at Algeciras as
more favorable. It was stated authori
tatively today that Austria-Hungary,
Russia and the United States made
strong representations to Berlin, in
consequence of which Prince von Bue-
low, the imperial chancellor, appears
to have adopted a more conciliatory
attitude, and Is inclined to entertain
France's proposals.
Window Glass Prices Higher.
Cleveland, March 6. The American
Window Glass company, it was an
nounced here today, has decided upon
another raise of 5 per cent in the price
of window glass. Several smaller man
ufacturers have taken similar action.
FRANCE IS GAINING
Russia Says She Should Control
Police of Morocco.
GERMANY NOW ALMOST ALONE
Algeeira Conference Surprised by
Move of Muscovite American
Delegate Reserve Opinion.
Algeciras, Spain, March 6. This
afternoon's sitting of the conference on
Moroccan reforms wa marked by an
unexpected and important move on the
part of the Russian delegate, who laid
befora the convention an "exposition of
the police question. The document,
which minutely goes over the existing
situation in Morocco and analyze the
position of the various power, con
clude with an argument for the propo
sition that France and Spain are the
most fit to be entrusted with the task
of controlling the police force wLicb is
about to be created.
The British, Spanish and Portuguese
delegates expressed their concurrence in
the Russian view. Italy, however,
though inclined to favor the scheme,
reserved final approval.
Count von Tattenbacb, the junior
German delegate, Henry White, the
chief of the American delegation, and
th. delegate of the several neutral
powers did not express their views.
Diicussion of definite police proposals
was postponed until Thursday, while
the bank project will be argued on
Wednesday.
M.Revoil, the senior French dele
gate, expreseed France's willingness to
accept the Russian suggestion, follow
ing on with the proposal that the police
force ahall consist of 2,000 Moors, dis
tributed at eight porta, each having
four FJuropean non-commissioned offi
cers, and the whole being nnder com
mand of 16 French and Spanish officers
selected with the sultan's assent, and
who ahall become Moorish officials.
ALL ROADS GUARDED.
Precautions Taken by Chinese Gov
ernment Against Rebels.
London, March 6. The Tribune cor
respondent at Pekm describes the inter
esting strategic disposition of troops by
l nan Shi Kai, commander of the Chi
nese loices. He has stationed four
batteries of fi.ld artillery at Chincbow,
province of Hunan, on the Yuen river,
under pretense that bandit are ap
proaching. This arrangement guards the north
ern approacn to the capital, cutting
the caravan route from Manchuria to
Pekin. lie is also tending eight bat
teries of rapid fire gun to Shnntelu,
under the pretext that a secret society
there iB exhibiting unrest, thus guard
ing the southern approach to the capi
tal and cutting the Hankow and Pekin
road .
Yuan Shi Kai retains 26 modified
Krupp guns, the most modern pieces in
China, at the hunt ng park, three miles
south of Pekin.
ANTHRACITE STRIKE SURE.
Coal Presidents Will Reject Demands
at Next Meeting.
New York, March 6. Rumors are in
circulation here that the anthracite
mine operators are convince! that a
hard coal strike is inevitable. With
the expectation that no anthrtcite will
be mined a'ter April 1, tbey are now
seeking every available place to store
it, so as to have as large a supply as
possible on hand. The demands of the
I nited mineworkers have been gone
over by President Baer. of the Read
ing road, and will be considered by the
presidents of the anthracite roads at a
meeting in this city tomorrow after
noon. It is rumored tonight that the pres
idents are agreed that the demands of
the miners cannot possibly be granted
and it is believed" at the meeting to
morrow they will vote for a break.
The refusal of the demands meane,
tbey concede, a strike.
China Angry with America.
Pekin, March 6. The principal topic
in the Chinese press relate to the re
port coming from America that the
United S ates iB making complete prep
arations to send a military expedition
to China. The newspaper regard these
reports as a manifesttion of ao un
friendly policy. The import of Niu-
chwang for 1905, exclusive of military
supplies, was the largest recorded. The
total was $53,000,000 gold, of which
$22,000,000 came from America, $9,
000,000 of this amount being in cot
ton. Many Die of Starvation.
Washington, March 6. The secretary
of the American Red Cross has received
information from Japan that the un
precedented cold in Northe-n Japan has
greatly increased the suffering in the
famine stricken provinces. Millet is
being bought with eome of the relief
funds, as that is cheaper than rice.
Many have starved to death or died
from the cold, and many more deaths
are looked for in the next few
months.
Fire Sweeps Panhandle.
Austin, Tex., Mirch 6. According
to repoYts received today, prairie fires
that hsve been sweeping the extreme
western part of the Panhandle for the
past three days have entailed a loss to
the present time of more than $1,000,-000.
ARMY IS READY.
All Details Arranged to Send 25,000
Man to China.
Washington, March 2. It Is possible
today to give for the first time the de
tail of the preparation which the
War department i miking for an in
vasion of China. In case of necessity,
which to military mind seems immi
nent, it it the intention of the govern
ment to dispatch 20,000 regulars from
the United States to Join a Philippine
force of 5,000 men for an expedition to
the Chinese empire.
The troops for the Oriental service
have been selected, the post from
which they will be taken are named
in tbe plans and the proper allotment
ha been made among the various
branches of tba service. Not only baa
this been done by the officers who have
been working out the invasion scheme,
but they have perfected plan for the
distribution of tbe troop which will
remain in the United State, so that
tbey may be available in case of home
disturbance.
Tbe scheme of invasion as at present
contemplated ia with the view princi
pally of a combination of the Ameri
can force with those of other power,
but a subsidiary arrangement has been
made to meet the possibility that the
United State will be forced to act
alone.
If the situation in China demand
tbe dispatching of American soldier
for a march to Pekin, within three
week of th time of the eall to arm
there will not be a regular infantryman
left within tbe border of the United
States, for it is tbe intention of tbe
department to tend it full force into
the field, save only the infantrymen
doing doty in the Philippine.
As stated in previous dispatches, the
officers of the War College have esti
mated that 100,000 men will te neces
sary to make ao invading force strong
enough to conduct a successful cam
paign against Pekin. If by an unfor
tunate trend of events it should become
necessary that America act alone, there
would be no attempt at the outset to
reach the Forbidden City. .Tentative
plans, in case 'America goes alone into
the fight, contemplate a joint army and
navy expedition to teixe one of the
greater coast towi in China. Thia
might or might not have an effect on
tbe Chinese government, but, because
of recent events, it would seem that
the Chinese government is not all
powerful in the control of ita affair,
and a consequence such a seizure
might be of little avail, save possibly
for indemnity purposes.
RAISE PAY OF RURAL CARRIERS.
Cortelyou Recommend an Increase
When Route are Adjusted. '
Washington, March 2. Thi state
ment haa been furnished the Associated
Press tor transmission :
"lo the matter of rural carriers' pay.
it can be authoritatively stated that
there is no disposition on tbe part of
the Postoffice department to cut rate.
On the contrary, tbe department hat
strongly recommended the advisability
of congressional consideration of the
subject, looking to more adequate com
pensation. "In tbe recent readjustment to com
plete county service, the number of
routes reduced in mileage haa exceeded
the number increased. Theee condi
tions have resulted in lowering tbe pay
of the carriers somewhat. Until the
service is completed throughout the
country, the average of carriers' salaries
based upon present legal allowance will
naturally fluctuate from time to tin
as mutes are increased or decreased in
length. Under the to-called Dew rural
policy of the department, out of a total
of 34,938 routes installed op to Febru
ary 1, hut 27 had been discontinued.
These discontinuances were mostly due
to readjustments in order to complete
service in counties."
Continue Present Rate.
Washington, March 2. President
Roosevelt today issued a proclamation
imposing the rates of duties provided
by section 3 of the Dingley act upon
import from Germany in return for
Germany' concession of minimum
tariff rates on United State products.
Tbe articles and rate of duty named in
the president' proclamation are the
same as those now in force, which
would have been terminated yesterday,
but for the recent action of the German
government in giving thi country the
benefit of ita minimum tariff.
Shaw Opposes Souvenir Coin.
Washington, March 2. Secretary
Shaw, of the Treasnry department, ap
pealed today before the house commit
tee on industrial art and exposition
to discuss the bill providing appropria
tions for the Jamestown Tercentennial
Exposition. He expressed etnphatio
disapproval of the provision of the bill
for the coinage of 1,000,000 $2 silver
pieces upon which the exposition de
sires to realize $600,000 profit on the
cost ot seniorage.
Report on Female and Child Labor.
Washington, Marjh 1. The house of
committee on labor decided today to
make a favorable report on a bill ap
propriating $300,000 for compilation
ot full statistics by the department of
Commerce and Labor on the condition
of women and child worker through
out the United State. This bill grew
out of the movement inaugurated by
Governor Curtia Guild, of Massachu
setts, for the investigation of labor con
dition.
Aid Sent to Famine Sufferer. ,
Washingotn, March 2. The Nation
al Red Crow today cabled to the Japan
ese Red Cross $6 000, making a total
of $27,000 contributed by the Ameri
can people and transmitted to Japan
through that organization for relief ol
the famine sufferers.