CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in BrieU
CWnera Resume of Important Event
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
The Astoria postal savings bank
opened May i, with a good patronage.
Krupp. the German gunmaker, has
patented an aerial terpedo for use by
airships against each other.
The accused Los Angeles dynamiters
will seek no delay in trail and prob
ably will not even ask a change of
venue.
Madame Gadski, the world-renowned
singer, is helpless with sciatica and
has been taken to Europe for treat'
ment.
Chris Evans, noted outlaw, has been
paroled from Folsom penitentiary and
will return to Oregon to live quietly
and try to regain his health.
Mexican rebels have captured Top
olobampo. an important port on the
western coast. This gives them
seaport for the importation of arms.
More than 25,000 skilled workmen
struck in Chicago May 1. including
elevated railway employes. brick
layers, marble workers, builders, etc.
Fredrick Warde spoke at length to
the prisoners in the Oregon state pen
itentiary. He says a convict in Con
necticut is the best known authority
on Shakespeare.
San Francisco department stores
put their women employes on a strict
eight-hour day May 1, although the
new eight-hour law does not take
effect until May 22.
District Attorney J. D. Fredrick.
of Los Angeles, who is conducting the
prosecution of the alleged dynamiters,
keeps a heavy revolver on his desk
while he works, owing to tee many
threatening letters he has received.
The Supreme court of the United
States has upheld the constitutionality
of the New York statute forbidding
the use of a photograph or name of
another for trade or advertising pur
poses without the permission of the
subject.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluet tem
90fci91e; elub, 85iS6e; red Russian,
84a85ciJley, 85c; 40-fold, 85riS6c.
Barley Choice feed. $23 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran. $23.50vt24 ton
Biddings. $31; shorts, $25.50; rolled
barley. $2.i30.
Corn Whole, $23; cracked. $29 per
ton.
Oats So. 1 white $29i29.50 ton.
Hay Timothy, Eastern Oregon,
No. 1. $21.50I2Z50; light mixed,
$1920; heavy mixed. $17.50rtil3.50;
afalfa, $14.iil5; clover, $12.50(3
13.50; grain hay, $13.50i 14.50 ton.
Apples Fancy, $2i2.50; choice,
$lfrl.50; common. 75cM$l per box.
Vegetables Asparagus, $l'zl.75
per crate; hothouse lettuce, $1.50i2;
per box; lettuce, 50c per dozen; rad
ishes, 15c; rhubarb, 3c per pound;
sprouts. 9c; carrots. $1.25'tl.50 per
sack; parnsips, ll.2Val.50; turnips,
Sl.25uil.oO; beets. $1.50.
Potatoes Oregon, jobbing price.
$2.50 per hundred; new potatoes, "'a
Be per pound.
Onions Jobbing prices: Oregon,
13.50 per IW. Australian, jj.dO per
100; Texas. I2.2a per crate.
Poultry Hens, 17Ulc; broilers,
30c; turkeys, 20c; ducks. 2'i22c;
geese, 12c; dressed turkeys, choice,
25c
Eggi Oregon ranch, carried, 2(V7
21c; case count, 19c.
Butter City creamery, extra, 1 and
2-pound prints, in boxes, 24c per
pound; less than box lots, cartons and
delivery extra.
Pork Fancy, lOilOie per pound.
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 10
6i lOJc per pound.
Spring lambs Pelted, 12m. I3e per
pound.
Hops 1910 crop. I?ci20c; 1509
crop, Wills; 1911 contracts, 17c;
furffle contracts. 19c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, nominal,
12 14c per pound; according to
shrinkage; valley. 12.'-il5c; mohair.
choice. 36-1 3c
Catlle Prime grain fed steers,
$6.75f'i7; choice, $5.2.Vj6.50; good to
choice. ia. ofi6; fair to good, $5.50
wo.io; common, .7oi5; prime
cows. J5.5t';8; good to choice cows.
$53 5.25; fair to good. $4.?5'i5
poor, $4rr4.50; choice heifers. $5.50
x5.75; choice bulls. $4.75"i5; good
to choice. $4.50rtj 4.75; choice light
calves, xs.50't.3.75; good to choice,
$i8.25; fair to medium, $7.50i8
choice heavy calves, $5.506; fair to
medium, $4.75rti5; choice stag. $5.25
&5.50; good to choice, $4.5015; fair
to medium, $44.50.
Hogs Choice. $7S7.25; good to
choice light, $6.4 5Ci 7; choice heavy,
$.60tfi7; good to choice heavy, $
.50; common, $5i J; stock bogs,
$7. 507. 75.
Sheep Grain fed wethers, heavy,
$4.50i5; choice young wether,
grain fed. $515.25; old wethers $4't
4.50; good to choice shorn wethers,
$4. 2-r 4.50; choice ewes, grain fed,
$4.5i4.75; fair to medium ewes,
$3.75)r4; choice wool lambs, grain
fed. $5.501 5.75; rood to choice wool
lambs, grain fed, $5. 251 5.50; choice
shorn lambs, grain fed, $5.251 5.40;
good shorn lambs, grain fed, $5i5.25;
fair to good lambs, grain fed, $4.TVx
8.25; culls, S2.50oj3.50.
UNIONS RETALIATE.
Bums and Assistants Are Placed Un
der Arrest for Kidnaping.
Indianapolis, April 26. Detective
Burns was served with a warrant at 6
o'clock this evening, charging him
with complicity in the kidnaping of J.
J. McNamara, secretary-treasurer of
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
Three attorney, arraigned today op
the same charge, spent two hours in
jail because of delay in obtaining
bonds. They are Waiter Drew and J.
A. G. Badorf. of New York, counsel
and assistant counsel for the National
Erectors' association, and W. Joseph
Ford, assistant district attorney of
Los Angeles.
Burns was arrested while going to
the court of Justice Manning to sur
render himself. He was released un
der $10,000 bond to appear before the
grand jury and was subpoenaed to tes
tify tomorrow morning. Irew, tsa-
dorf and Ford were released under
bonds of the same amount. They
waived preliminary examination and
were bound over to the grand jury.
Frank Fox, chauffeur, charged
with assisting in the alleged kidnap
ing of McNamara. who was taken
from here last Saturday, was released
under $5,000 bond to appear before the
grand jury. Constables with "John
Doe warrants are said to be seeking
some of Bums' assistants.
NEAR-MAGIC SAVES JEWEL.
Woman's Brooch Sticks en Auto Tire
and Travels I.OOO Miles.
Ocean Park, Cal. Near-magic has
been discovered in a diamond brooch
bv Mrs. Walter Keating, wife of one
of the wealthy heirs of the late nitrate
king. Though the brooch fell from
her waist into the street, it was
neither lost nor harmed. Mrs. Keat
ir.g dropped the jewel nearly two
weeks ago, while automobiling with
her husband, and both mourned it as
lost. It was set with 20 fine gems.
They searched the streets for hours
and gave up hope. Today a message
reached them from their garage that
the precious article had been found.
It bad fallen in such a way that tne
sharp end imbedded itself in one of the
tires with the brooch proper on the
side of the wheel, so it came in contact
with nothing. It is estimated that the
brooch was carried more than 1,000
miles.
PIRATES LOOT SHIP.
Held Off Onh By Arms While
Pas.
sengers Are Transferred.
Shanghai, China Warships
prob
much ably will be sent to recover as
possible of the wrecked steamer
Asia's cargo, which was abandoned to
Chinese pirates' when the passengers
and crew were taken off by the Chi
nese steamer Shoaking. The value of
the cargo, made up principally of silk
is estimated at $500,000.
After the passengers had escaped.
pirates attacked the crew and though
the sailors put up a hard fight, cap
tured one stoker and carried him away.
The others of the crew, with the
passengers and tne mails, were
brought to this port. According to
passengers, tne officers bad to use
their revolvers to keep the pirates at
bay while the passengers were being
transferred. Directly the Asia was
abandoned the pirates looted her.
It is estimated the total loss of ship
and cargo amounts to $1,500,000.
Spare America's Sore Spot.
London It was learned that it was
in consequence of communications be
tween London and vV ashington and
hints to the Canadian committee, that
decision was reached to eliminate
from the coronation program Canada's
principal contribution to the pageant
ry, "Festival of Empire." The piece
is entitled "Chateau Gay." where
Canada was held for the "Empire."
and was intended to represent the de
feat through strategy of the invading
American force in 1812 by a handful
of Canadians.
Gomez Hastens to El Paso.
San Antonio. Tex. Dt. Vasquez
Gomez, diplomatic agent of the Mex
ican revolutionists in the United
States, stopped here en route to El
Paso, Tex. He said he had not re
ceived any advices from General Fran
cisco I. Madero. Jr., naming him as
peace commissioner for the revolution
ists, but had received a message here
urging him to hasten to El Paso. It
is believed Dr. Gomez will be the
peace representative of the rebels.
Banks Piling Up Money.
Washington Bank reports from all
sections indicate an enormous piling
up of cash. Reserve and central re
serve citie especially report large
holding. Two conclusions are drawn
from this condition by treasury offi
cials. One is that a slackening condi
tion of business, ascribed to many
different cause, is driving money into
the banks. The other is that the
banks are beginning early to prepare
lor late summer and autumn demands
from the interior.
Building to Be Highest. -New
York Plans have been filed by
the Broadway-Park Place company for
the construction at Broadway and Park
Place of the highest building in the
world. From the curb to the apex of
the tower it will stand 750 feet. There
will be 30 stories In the main building
and an additional 25 in the tower 55
in all.
Direct Vote is Favored.
Albany, N. Y. By a vote of 107 to
30 the assembly has adopted the reso
lutions of Senator Roosevelt, advocat
ing the election of United States sena
tors by direct vote of the oeoDle.
Twenty Republicans voted with the
Democrats in favor of the measure, i
riEST COMPLETE BET
TEACHERS' TRAIN
WRECKED IN EAST
Three Dead; Dght Missing and
Many Injured.
Five Excursion Cars Demolished
Wreck Takes Fire and Wound
ed Die in Flames.
Easton, Fa., May 1. Three persons
lost their lives, eight are missing and
are believed to te deaJ, ami hair a
hundred others were injured this af
ternoon at Martin's Creek, N. J., in
the wreck of an excursion train carry
ing 170 school teacher and friends
from L'tica and Syracuse. N. Y., and
vicinity to Washington for a week's
outing.
The train was one furnished by the
Delaware, Lackawanna &. Western
railroad and the accident occurred
while it was traveling at high speed
over tracks controled by the Pennsyl
vania railroad. The locomotive jump
ed the track, the cars toppled over and
were set on fire by exploding oil. the
wrecked coaches having struck an oil
tank along the track when they left
the rails.
The entire train was quickly envel
oped in flames and completely con
sumed by the fire.
The eight missing persons, seven of
whom were women and lived in L'tica.
are believed to have been burned to
death in the wreckage. The finding
of charred bodies led the railroad
wrecking crews to the conclusion that
they are dead.
1 he most seriously injured were re
moved to the Easton hospital, where
three of them. Miss Eleanor E. Ruth
e fiord, I tica teacher: Charles M.
Pearson, of Stroudsburg. Pa., a Penn
sylvania railroad conductor, and Wil
liam annoy, Trenton, N. J., en
gineer, died tonight.
The physicians at the hospital said
late tonight that most of those ,in the
hospital will get well. Z
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined. The place where the acc;
dent occurred had been undergoing re
pairs and unfinished work may have
been responsible for the train leaving
the track.
There was a terrific explosion at the
scene of the wreck tonight. There is
no communication with the wrecking
party but local railroad men say either
the boiler of the wrecked locomotive
or a gas tank exploded.
DYNAMITE CASE DELAYED.
Attorney Darrow Hesitates to Take
Charge of Defense.
Los Angeles, May 2. Clarence Dar
row has not promised definitely that
he will undertake the defense of John
and James McNamara, and larking
such assurances, those interested in
the case of the accused dynamite con
spirators said today they were "up in
the air" regarding the arraignment
of the prisoners.
Labor leaders who are arranging
the preliminaries do not want the
men arraigned until Darrow is on the
Mazatlan Standing Siege.
Nogales, Mexico What is believed
to be an authentic report has reached
this city from Mazatlan, the big port
on the western coast of the state of
Sinaloa, saying it is completey sur
rounded by rebels. The Mexican gun
boat began shelling the rebel position
from the harbor, but yielded to the
united protests of foreign consuls and
ceased firing, and later put to sea.
Trains are not running to Mazatlan
from the north, the rebels having
burned a bridge 13 mile out. Trains
south to Culiacaa are also stopped.
Big Families to Parade.
Pari Contrary to general belief
there are some large families in this
country, and they are being asked to
parade in force some Sunday in Paris. .
Fathers, mothers and progeny are to
muster on the Place des Invaiidem.
They will then march with bands and
banner to the chamber of deputies
which they will not, however, invade
with their children, pass by, tramp
ing on to the Place de la Concorde,
where they will disperse.
Famine Threatens Fez.
I Fez, Morocco The city is quiet, but
the stock of provisions is low and
famine threatens the populace. There
have been no further attack by the
rebels among whom dissension appear
to be springing up.
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ground, and the best information they
had todav was that the Chicairo attor-
ney, instead of coming personally to
Los Angeles, has sent a confidential
representative to look over the situa
tion before he would agree to accept
the task of chief cour.J in such
momentous struggle.
In consequence the arraignment,
which was scheduled to take place not
later than next Wednesday, may be
deferred, and the district attorney is
expected to consent to the delay, as it
is understood that he is not averse to
having further time to adjust various
technical points in the state's side of
the case.
These points are said to concern the
indictments against the accused men
which were drawn hastily after Bums
had taken James McNamara and Me-
Manigal into custody at Detroit.
It was aso reported In official quar
ters that the arraignment might await
the arrival of attorneys representing
the National Erectors afsociatinn.
ho. it is said, will join District At
torney Fredericks and his assitants.
W. J. Ford, in the prosecution of the
McNamara. Since his alleged con
fession to the prosecutor three days
aeo and his subsequent refusal to see
attorney for the defene. Mc.Manigal
is no longer considered by the defense.
FIRE LOSS SS 0O0.0OO.
One-Third of Bargor, Main, Lie in
Blackened Ruin.
Bangor, Me.. May 2. One-third of
Bangor is in ruins, thousands of per
sons are homeless and a property loss
estimated at $6,000,00 has been sus
tained, as the result of a conflagration
which raged for hour tonight.
Starting in a hay shed on Broad
street, the fire swept along Broad and
Exchange streets through the heart of
the city, leaving resiliences, churche,
schools. buine-!S block and all the
Girls Play Baseball.
Montclair, N. J. Baseball a a
sport for girl has received the official
approval of the high school authorities
here. It is to replace basketball on
the athletic calendar. Several teams
have been organized and interclass
games will be arranged as soon a
they have engaged in sufficient prac
tice. Games with other schools are a
possibility later in the season. Base
ball was introduced widely as a pas
time for school girls several year ago,
but the (port was decided to be too
strenuous at that time.
Turin E position Open.
Turin The International Exhibi
tion of Industries and Labor, the big
gest affair of it kind ever attempted
in Italy, opened here Saturday. The
i - . . . ..
exmoiuon occupies iz.wu.wo square
i eel. extending on eitner side
it i uie
-.o
play comprises the
comprises the largest exhibit
ever made abroad by that government.
In all there were 15.000 exhibitors.
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American Gunboat to Rescue.
Washington. D. C The United
State runboat Wilminrton ha sailed
from Honrkone-for Canton in
" ,
any aseisUnce necessary to American
citizen on account of the disturbed
condiUonaatthelatfrpl ,
XEV7 CABINET MTOTSTESS.
r$ 1 & Jji
' public building with the exception of
" nas or smoking ashes.
For many hour the firemen, assisted
1 by men and apparatus from other
Maine cities, battled against the blaze
before they conquered it. Dynamite
proved of iitUe avail. Buildings were
blown up, but it was not until the
wind, which had been blowing almost
a gale during the night, shifted and a
light rain fell, that there was any in
dication that the firemen would win.
Cheered by the help from this unex
pected quarter, the fire-fighting force
were concentrated near the corner of
Hammond and Central streets, nearly
two mile from the place where the
blaze darted, and there the spread of
flames was checked at midi lht.
But while the rain and the shifting
of the wind to the eat saved the ret
of the city, it only added to the dis
cwnf rts cf thousands who hail seen
tneir homes jo up in flames, and who
were huddled together in the streets.
The burning of churches and puMie
buildings left many of the unfortu
nates without shelter. Three live
are known to have been lost, although
the names of the dead have not teen
learned.
Bones of Eight Found.
Easton, Pa., Msy 2. As far as it is
posib!e to ascertain here and at the
scene of the acciJert, eight prraont
were burned to death, three fatally
injured, two other so seriou.vly in
jured that their lives are despaired of
and scores of persona were cut. burned
and bruised in the wreck of the teach
ers' ipfcial from L'tica to Wahinirton
on the Belvedere-Delaware division of
the I'ennnlvania railroad at Martins
Creek, N. J. yesterday
The line was reotwned for traffic to.
day. Bene of eight person have
been taken from the dehri and the
wrecking crew has quit work.
Rebel to Fight Extradition.
Los Angeles Francisco Vaso'ie Ss.
linas, late commander of the Mexican
Liberal force in Lower California,
who was arrested in this citv on
charge of robbery, declared he wt jn-
nocent of the offense named, and th.t
the charge had been f ramed up for the
purpose or securing of hi person by
ine jiexican government so that he
mignt te punished for his uartirina,
iK-n in the rebellion. The Mexican
i-ioerai junta or ls Angeles has em
ployed lawyers to help defend Sa-
una.
Motorcycle Hits Train.
lacoma, wash. Lewis Priest, of
aeaiue. alter racing across the coun-
"J w several miles on a motorcycle
yi wiocu ne naa lost complete control,
crashed into a fast interurban train
at Orilla. near Kent. Washington.
lUii ,nJ w" almost .instantly
kiiicu. uoin machine and train
. vrjinir ei m i.mn. .... . i
icum was ruling his eye e from Ta.
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ticed during hi ride by several people.
Rebels Are Active in Sonora.
Douglas. Ariz. Despite peace ne
gotiations at El Paso, the rebel activ.
ity in the state of Sonora. acms the
border from here, continue, unabated
r,w , . numbering
.,L,lmV!to,, "bering be-
- ' wv ana l.OOtJ mrm rwi
marching southward toward mT,
ma from the countrr around k H'
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REBATE SUITS
REACH MILLION
Indictments Against Roadj i
treat Lakes Issued.
Iron Ors Shippers Involved-,
.ling of Dock Charge Use
to Cover Illegal Acts.
Cleveland. O., April 27.-ThirtJ
Indictment on 111) count chirjiJ
Tour lion ore-carrying railroads eitUt
ii:g Cleveland with rebating ami tilt.
ing that two were guilty of cuninjnJ
to violate the Klkin law were rvtunA
ed by the Federal grand jury her
day. Indictment of individuals tJ
were returned.
The railroad are the IYnnjrWiaJ
the 1-ake Shore & Michigan Southm!
the Bessemer A Lake Erie and tJ
U.w York, rhireiro A St. I'.,il iV:l
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el Plate).
The indictment were as fullowi;
Dan R. Hanna, president, and R. U
Ireland, second vice prcaident of tl
M. A. Hanna company, Cleveland, J
D. T. McCale. of I'ltUburg. fowJ
vice president of the Pennsyln
railroad. They are charged with J
spiring to violate the Elkins law.
District Attorney W. L. Dsy
nounced. after the filing of the reprJ
that "large and Important u,u
would bet'n Immediately.
The rase are Inb-nttate Commtr
commission action, brought to insn-J
that published ore hipping ratesiJ
effective. The government will srti
to show the indicted railroads o:4
ikicking facilities in Ashtahula, 0
an. I Conneaut. O., harbor; that tW
were otwrated by companies, in ef.
"hired" by the railroads; that td
roads paid excessive rate to thedx
ing companies, paid over a portios
the money received to the shipH
and that the whole constitutes ctJ
s pi racy In violation of the Klkins bi
The penalty fur rebating is a fiat J
not less than $1,000 nor more uJ
$20,000, with imprisonment not Is o
ceed two year. The penalty tuttei
piracy I not to exceed a fine of !
000 and imprisonment not to txct4
two year.
In addition, under the Elk in U
the government ha the right to brJ
civil suit for three times the anwei
of money rebated. It would be pa
ble. in rase of conviction, for the t
emment to collect many million
dollar.
The Investigation leading up tew
day s action began several neeW
ago, and i the first government
quiry into or transportation meuVl
in the lower lake region.
HIT KITES ON THE FLY.
Experiment Show Aeroplanes Cq
Be Destroyed By Marksmen.
Washington, D. C Reports
reived at the Navy department W
just made public show it was cone,
sively proved at the target prartiefi
the Atlantic fleet about ten days Ifl
that the American battleship caab
it own against an attacking flet 4
a'rplane.
During the target practice April
the battleship Mississippi eondttcul
the experiment w ith kites as a sub
tute for aeroplanes and demorstriH
that an enemy approaching throtn
the air would be shot full of hole I
fore it could get near enough to lui
damage.
Publishers in Session.
New York The member of
American Newspaper Publishers
ciation met here in executive teH
Among the subjects discussed weniH
vertising. circulation, labor, H
print paper and wood pulp, ways'
moans for extending the raeity
plants, new inventions and ths tf
publicity evil. The association
also listen to leaders of the vsnV
unions whose member are emploj
by newspaper, and new officers
be electvd. It i understood &
President Herman Riddcr will rvtiH
Missionary Is Robbed.
hai report that Rev John Murrtr
Presbyterian missionary of t hisn'
was attacked by rioters and sustsl
many wounds while he was trsvelif
at a point 45 miles from Chianfu.
assault arose from the disseminstR
or the rumor that foreigners kill
Chinese peon. Perpetrators of
attack have been arrested. The Cfc
nese authorities treated th miMi
ary with th utmost care.
7.000 Japs Face Oesth.
Victoria, B. C A severe faW
prevails in Ibaraki crovince In So
Jpan. is the report received by h
maba Maru. The Hvhi has a m
patch from Mito uinr that 1
people are starving. Tragie de.
labor and other causes it is said v
all traceable to the indigence aris'8
from floods.
Protest I Sent ta London.
London The Mirn eovernm"11
has communicated to ik. British t"
eign office a formal protest agains'f"
cuon or laptain Vivian, of th.
ih sloop Shearwater, in landing
ine at San Ouentin. Iwef C
fornia. which art ion I. rl..rrihed M !
interrerence in the internal affairf
Mexico,