THE STATION MAIL NCH. Will Closa Small Stations Because o f 0-Hour Lew. C. D. ALEXANDO. Fa STAYTO N. RAILROADS R fciR ORBGON NEWS OFTHE WEEK l i a Conrieused Faro tor O u B u y lead e n A Ruum e o f tho Lese Important but Not L e u Interesting Evento o f tho Pott Week. Japan has stopped all emigration of coo lies. Washington, March 3. — American railways have made arrangements to comply with the provisions of the “ nine hour lew.” The operation of the law will mean the employment by railroad companies of several thousand additional operators and the closing of a large number of small stations on the priucipa! systems. Dl*oontinuing of railway service at many poiuta, it ie thought,‘ wlll^induoe at least temporary inconvenience to traveling and shipping public in order to reduce operating ex­ penses, whioh now reetns neceeeary. The operating officials of the railways believe this is the only way they possi­ bly can meet the situation with which they are confronted. During the hearing of application« for an extension of the nine-hour law by the Interstate Commerce commission some astonishing statements were made by the operating officials of im­ portant railways. A good many lines, owing to a reduction in the revenues and to their inability to command the cash necessary to meet their payroll«, have been forced during the past four months almost to the point of asking for receivers. W ith four or five exceptions, no im­ portant laliroads of the country have indicated an intention to reduce the wages of their employes. NEW MINISTER HERE ^ TIlUJ ® h ill] 3 0O6S NOl Oar Iaterveotioo. S eek LANDS WITH LARGE RETINUE Admits That There la Some Friction With J«pen- No Change in Exclusion Laws. San Francisco. Feb. 2 9.— Wu Ting Fang, for the second time appointed Chinese minister to this country, ar­ rived yesterday on the Pacific mull liner Siberia, with a large retinue of secretaries and legation and consu­ late attaches numbering 70 persons. He brought with him new consuls for Mexico, Havana. New York aud San Francisco, besides three nephews and three secretaries and five other at­ taches for the Chinese legation at Washington and 24 young students, who will enter various schools and colleges in this country. At the Pacific mall dock, where the Siberia mude fust, shortly before 1 o'clock, a large number of Chi­ nese from the local colony were on hand with a brass band to greet their minister. From the dock the minis­ ter and his party were taken to the Fairmount hotel, where a large num­ ber o f suites had been reserved. Minister Wu denied the report that he was the bearer of an appeal to Washington .asking this country to assist In preserving the Interests of China in Manchuria and protest­ ing against the alleged aggrandize­ ment of Japan in that Province, but aiimitted “ there was some local fric­ tion.” He professed to be Ignorant about the Kan Tao boundary dispute be­ tween China and Japan and the ex­ tension of the Hslnmlntln-Fukemen railroad, which has caused friction between the two countries. Asked whether he would endeavor to secure some modification *o f the exclusion law. Minister Wu said that he had no particular instructions from his government with reference to that. , NEVADA POLICE GET ARMS. All Ready to Take. Place o f Soldiers at Uoldfield. Corson, Nev., March 2.— The mem beta of the Nevada polio«« who are to take the place of the United HtaUw troops at Gohlfield on March 7 received tbelr arms t«xlay. They conaiet of Wlnoheeter carbines, 30-30 Colt’s re voivera and 20 automatic Remington shotguns. The armory in this city ha« been used aa a drilling room fur the past week, and 36 men are In shape to go into the field. Target praotioe ha« al«o been indulged in. Captain Cox stated today that ha had not decided just when the police would move to Goldfield. The police will not occupy fonts, but a hotel or some large house. Captain Cox stated this after noon ttiat he would leave with at least 26 trusted men, others to follow as fsst as they were drilled and ahowu their duties. Instruotora w ill l»e maintained in this city to qualify the reserve# for service in the camps. The officers of the polios received their first pay this morning. The uniform*, whicli are duet oolored, are expected to arrive in a few days. Each member Is given a card signed b) the governor and Captain Cox, and is also d«-o»'rated with a large nickel star bearing the words “ Nevada State Police.” FAVORS WATERWAYS Roosevelt Says Rivers Should Be Improved. GREAT VALUE OF THEIR POWER Lays Great Strata on Preservation o f Our Natural Resources Against Monopoly and Waste. Washington, Feb. 27.— WUh hla hearty Indorsement In a special mes­ Ruef has sued for the money he sage. President Roosevelt yeet«-rday spent in maintaining his private transmitted to congress the prelim­ prison. inary report of the inland Waterways Commission, recommending a gen­ The course of Judge W ilfley, of China, has been upheld and he will eral policy of waterway Improve­ ment. not be removed. Tho president proceeds to point Railroads in Missouri have laid off out the connection between naviga­ 10.000 men, thus effecting a saving of tion of the lower reach«* of a stream 11.500.000 a month. aud control of methoda and preven­ tion of toll erosion. Use of a str< am Commander Sims told the naval com­ tor domestic aud muulclpul water mittee of many alleged defects in bat­ supply, power and Irrigation must tleship construction, though under gag also be taken Into account. He suya rule by the senators. deep channels will have high valuo for national defense; use of water Attorney General Bonaparte l a di­ power will relieve drain on the coal rected that action be commenced 8 U R PR I8E FOR EVANS. BU TTE M INE8 T O RE8UME. supply; transportation by water In­ against 20 railroads in different parts stead o f rail will conserve Iron; for­ of the country for violation of the Titls o f Vies Admiral Likely to Bs Great Smelting W ork« at Anaconda est protection wilt prevent timber safety appliance law. famine und perpetuate the remaining Awarded Hero. Also Flra Up. forest; irrigation will austaln mil­ Robbers secured nearly $300,000 Washington, March 3.— In a quiet Butte, Mont., March 2.— John I). lions; and pure water wilt promote from the bank at Chihuahua, Mexico. The work ia national in The border is being wutche 1 closely as way naval officers in Washington are Ryan, managing director of the Amal­ health. acope. it is believed an effort w ill be made to endeavoring to arrange an agreeable gamated Copper company, whoiotarne«l ‘the commission recommends a surprise for Admiral Evans when the cross into the United States. home at Doon from the Kaat today, an­ policy for developing all commercial battleship fleet under his command The 131,643 acres of land eliminated nounce«! that the minee of the company and Industrial uses of waterways at its through the Golden Gate, com­ from the Blue mountain forest reserve pleting the Pacific cruise. will resume Monday, when fire# will he tho same time. To this end the work, It is pro­ in Eastern Oregon will become subject posed to greet the rear admiral with a lit it) the great Washoe smelters at An­ of the various departments con­ cerned should be, co-ordinated, that to settlement June 1 and entry and commisson as vice admiral of the aconda. there may he no deluy. The cost will filing July 1. Forty per cent of this Amercau navy. Of course, the sm-cess One minute after tho announcement he lurge, hut far loan than would ho land is embraced in pending filing* or of this undertaking depends upon con­ was made the mine whist)«* on Ana­ required to relieve the cong«*stloa o f applications. conda hill began to blow, which was rail traffic, aud the benefits will be gress, but the president has done hie ttie first announcement the city had of large also and will unite tho inter­ The jewels of Pharaoh’ s queen have part in rnakng a proper recommendaton the decision to resume. The order ests of all stutea aud sections. to that body for the re-eetablahment of been found. Th<^ president calls attention to means the employment of a full force that naval grade, and it ¡9 not doubted A nun has eloped from an Iowa con­ in the varioua minee and at the smelter. the great amount of detailed Infor­ that congress ran he induced to act vent and married. Roughly «peaking, about 12,000 mation needed to carry out the com­ upon the recommendation in season to hands are affected. When going full mission's plan, hut says beginning The Missouri Pacific has closed its insure the iseue of Admiral Evans' blast, tha Amalgamate«! payroll runs of work should not be postpon«5d lilt commission, so that he may bear the shops at Sedalia, Mo. from $1,000,000 to $1,600,000 month­ all the facts are obtained. W ILL SHOW TEETH. title of vi;e admiral for the few months The president says our policy Two submarine torpedo boats will he ly. The Great Fa I la sine I ten have been hitherto has been purely negative-— that intervene between bis ariival at sent to the Philippines. San Francisco and bis retirement from Japan Sends Cruiser to China to In­ going full time, but the Anaconda one of repression and procrastina­ smelters have l>een rloeed entirely, t i o n a n d frequent changes of plan The fight on Harriman’ s control of active service. vestigate Seizure. while in Butte, of all the Amalgamated and piecemeal execution have further the Illinois Central has been resumed. The naval argument in support of Tokio, Feb. 29.— The Japanese ar­ properties only the Boeton A Montana hampered improvement. In spite o f the proposed re establishment of the A California girl is paying her way mored cruiser Idzumi sailed yester­ mines have been operated. large appropriations our rivers art* grade of vice admiral is strongly rein­ day from Shanghai for Hongkong, through the state university by raising less serviceable than half a century The shutdown lias never l**en com­ forced by a comparison made at the where. It Is understood, she will In­ bees. Navy department between the British vestigate the seizure on February 7 plete, and was gradual, tieglnning last ago and are less used. Ia fta report the commission first The battleship fleet has started on home fleet engaged in the maneuvers by the Chinese customs cruiserB of October. Married men were provided It the last stage of its journey to Magda­ of last fall and the splendid battleship the steamer Tatsu Maru. for, but In all only about 40 per rent of states the facts It has found. This movement is possibly Intend­ the normal force could be employed. finds that there are 25,000 miles o f lena bay. fleet commande«] by Rear Admira navigated rivers and at least aa ed as a demonstration against the Naval officers who have criticised our Evans. The British fleet, composed of Chinese officials, although the for­ The Amalgamated is rejortel to employ equal length, which are navigable or warships will be given a hearing before 26 battleships, 15 armored ernisers eign office denies It has such an ob­ about 20,000 people jo Montana, in might be made so; 2,500 miles o f mines, smelters, mills, coal mines, log­ navigable canals and over 2.500 DiDe protected cruisers and 57 torpedo the senate committee. ject In view, adding that negotia­ miles o f sounds, hays and bayous, craft, was commanded by one admiral tions are proceeding at Pekin and ging camps, etc. Unknown warships have been sighted three vice admirals, seven rear ad which could ho connected by less that the Japanese flag has been re­ off the Hawaiian islands and the peo­ mirale and one commodore. than 1,000 miles o f canals parallel stored to the Tatsu Maru. BRITAIN A N G R Y W ITH JAPAN. ple fear they are Japanese. Ith the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, The whole question of the seizure These waterways are In 4 2 states of the Tatsu Maru, which carried a Kentucky Democrats may avenge SILVER THAW IN CHICAGO. cargo o f arms and other munitions, Obstructions to Trado In Manchuria and development o f rivers for Irri­ themselves for the election of a Re­ gation, power, etc., will make cer­ now turns upon the character of the Causa Distrust. publican eenator by carrying prohibi­ tain waterways navigable In the re­ Temperature Risaa in Nickrof Tima merchant to whom the arms were tion. Shanghai, March 2.— There ia a maining slates. consigned. It is believed that he is to 8ave Big Damage. Railroad Interests have been suc­ a sympathizer o f the revolutionists growing distrust in British commercial The railroads are making a strong Chicago, March 3.— Record breaking in China, for whom the arms were circles on the Chinese coast of the en­ cessfully directed against mainten­ plea of poverty to the Interstate Com­ tire policy of the Japanese government ance and development of water traf­ merce commission as a reason for post­ destruction of folegraph and telpehone possibly intended. fic. property was averted today by a narrow in the Far East, and of recent months poning the 9-hour law. Successful waterway Improvement margin. Sleet that covered wires and K E N T U C K Y E LE C TS SEN ATO R. there lisa )>een a succession of com­ must provide for adjustment o f the Thomas A. Edison is slightly im poles 25 to 50 miles, north and west plaints regarding the obstruction of for­ relations of rail to water lines. R ail­ proved. and south of Chicago, and 100 to 150 Legislature Elects Governor Bradley eign trade in Manchuria. This partic­ roads can so control traffic as to Six accomplices of Alio murderer miles east, was melted during the day ularly affecta the British sfoamehip leave waterways Insufficient to sup­ After Six Weeks. o f the Denver priest have been ar by a rise of temperature jm t in the nick Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 29.— Four companies, and officials of these liner port vessels and terminals, for they rested. of time. Ice coated lines, sagging democrats, who have stood out from «ay that obstacles ore placed in the way can so reduce rates on traffic for Harriman has declared an extra heavily, bad already begun to snap to the party machine, swung Into line of their steamers going to Port Dalny which waterways compete as to de­ dividend of $75 per share on O. R. & pieces or topple to the ground long lines with the republican members of the The opposition of Japan to the exten stroy profits, and can recoup them­ N. stock. of glistening overweighted poles. general assembly yesterday, result­ fclon northward of the Hsin Min Tun selves with higher rates on traffic for The worst damage was east of this ing In the election of ex-Governor raiiioad also isadveieelycrlt eizel Fiere which waterways do not compete. By an explosion in a mine at San Jose de Sabinas, Mexico, 76 men city and west of Fort Wayne. Trunk William O. Bradley, a republican, to it being contended that her iole object Waterway Improvement will not re­ system on the Lake Shore and Michi­ the United States senate. The elec­ in this regard ia to eliminate any poeai lieve rail congestion unless co-ordi­ were killed. nation Is arranged to Insure harmon­ tion followed a deadlock that has Investigation into the Pennsylva­ gan Central railways suffered p&rticu held up more than six weeks, the bility of opposition to her lines in Man­ ious co-operation. nia capitol graft is bringing further larly. In one instance a stretch of democratic organization supporting churia. In some Instances the cost o f nearly a mile of poles bearing dozens of Great Britain is now negotiating at works to control floods and Improve graft to light. ex-Governor Beckham, while the re­ important circuits to New York and publican members have been as a Tokio on tlie question of tra