THE , . MORNING OREGON! AS, KEP.pj8PX 10, 1905.
SHE IS BROKEN
Employers Increase Nnmber of
Teams in Service.
MORE TEAMSTERS GO OUT
Chicago Conflict Appears to Be Dy
ing Out, put Mobs Continue to
Pelt 2egro-Drivers From
. '.' Factory 'Window's.
CHICAGO; May.VJr-THe large, depart
ment. stprctf-.aTrdyife. -express companies
today resumed business- :6n -almost a nor
mal basis. - "Thevent" their; wagons intp.
the extreme parts of the city,, Sn some1
Instances without police protection, .and
transacted . their business without Inter
ruption or trouble of a serious character.
Sixteen Tiupdred teams -were at Vork to
day, and the number will he increased
tomorrp-.
Notwithstanding this-, apparent gain,
however, .there are strcf&g indications ito
night that the strike - will spread within
the next few days, not'only'ambng the
teamsters, but will 'involve otlrcr unions
as.well. The driver's ofthe Wenlg Team
ing Company, a large concern Chiefly en
gaged in delivering flour, went out today
when one -of their number was discharged
for refusing to deliver flour to '.a boy
cotted house. Ttie Werflg Company is a
strpng factor in the Teamowners'- Asso
ciation, which has heretofore sided rather
with the Teamsters Union thairwith the'
Employers' Association. Its-stand' in line
with the latter organization was some
thing of a surprise to both sides in the
struggle.
For some time this afternoon it was re
ported that a strike of the teamsters cm
ployed by the Crane Company was im
minent. This concern Is an immense
manufacturer of elevators and plumbing
supplies and its shutdown would be a
serious detriment, to many building op
erations now in prbgress. The threat to
strike was caused by the discharge of two
teamsters who refused to make deliveries
as ordered. The officials of the union
sanctioned the strike, but it did not oc
cur as expectpd. An adjustment was ar
ranged of some kind, but the statements
of the Crane Company and of the labor
leaders differ as to its character.
Many Clashes on Streets.
'There were numerous -clashes In the j
streets today between nonunion men and!
the police and union teamsters, who at- -tempted
to "block the passage of the wag- I
ons Qf the Employers' Teaming Company. I
Tnere were also a number of attacks on
nonunion men by workmen in buildings, I
who pelted them with all sorts of mis- !
slles from a safe distance. These lights
were all In the character Of rearguard"
attacks and bore no resemblance to the
open violence committed during last
week. The most serious light of the day
was at Lake and Clark streets, where
union teamsters formed, a blockade and
brought about a congestion of traffic and
a series of fights that blocked the streets
in that' section of the city for the greater
part of an hour. Nobody was seriously
hurt and numerous arrests were made by
the police.
Coal teamsters in the business section
of the city were the especial Object, of
attack by workmen in buildings near
which they drove. As soon -as they were
discovered, missiles of all sorts were
showered Upon them and In several in
stances Jt was necessary forthe wagon.
guards and the police to send a volley
of bullets flying toward -the windows.
Nobody, however, was shot during the
day.
The taking of eyldencc relative to the
granting of injunctions issued tempo
rarily by the I'nlted States Circuit Court
in favor of the Employers' Association
and the seven express companies com
menced today before Master in Chancery
Sherman. Witnesses for the employers
told of the trouble that led up -to the
strike and testified concerning assaults
on nonunion men.
Driver Felled to Pavement.
"Although surrounded by six guards,
a nonunion teamsters was knocked off
his wagon today and severely injured.
The victim was Joseph St. John, who
was attacked while driving one of the
Peabody Coal Company wagons. He
suddenly found his way blocked Jay
teams manned, with union drivers,
whijc rocks were hurled by strike sym
pathisers in a crowd that had gath
ered. One of the missiles struck St.
John on the head, inflicting a severe
wound and felling him to the pave
ment. The executive board "of the Chicago
Federation of Labor met today to ap
point a committee to meet the Presi
dent's train west of Dixon. 111., and ex
plain to him the strike situation here
before he reaches Chicago. The union
ists received intimation, however, that
the President did not wish to be met
by any large number . of Chicagoans
before he arrived in the city. The
plan, therefore, was abandoned.
Streetcar patrons were endangered more
than once today by the crowds intent on
terrorizing the strikebreakers. One .
terrorizing the strikebreakers. One ,
woman narrowly escaped an ax thrown ,
by a rioter. The weapon was aimed at
six nonunion teamsters returning In a
streetcar to barns at Eighteenth and
Dearborn streets from the White Lead
Works at Sixteenth and Sangamon
streets. At Rubel street a crowd of
strikers was waiting for the negroes, and
started a rain of bricks and stones. Sud
denly a- sharpened ax , was- thrown from
the crowd. ' It "grared a woman's arm and
sank deep into a stanchion. The car was
crowded and a ..panic followed until po
lice dispersed the mob.
- Coat -Teamsters Stoned. -
A bitter battle took place -in a narrow
alley behind a Van Buren-street ,powcr
house of the -TTnion JractIbn Company,
at Clinton arid Jefferson streets, where
nonunion teamsters and coalshoveiers of
six Peabody Coal Company wagons wefe
surprised by employes of the Decorators
Supply Company, whpse five-story build
ing is just across the alieV from the
power plant. The decorators' "plant men
made no move unfJl the negroes had. be
gun loading coal ior traction use. Then,
while a street rao began heaving bricks
at the negro 6,. nearly "men andboys
appeared at wintkiws and threw Wricks
and broken bottles, "badly injuring sev
eral of the nonunion iforkersi; A jdoicn
police dashfei into theplace, and,' taking
in the situation, -"began shooting.-. -The
men at the windows' got 'out of range
Instantly. The police were stationed at
the alley to prevent, with bullets, a repe
tition of the attack on the nonunionlsts.
The commission appointed by Mayor
Dunne to Investigate the strike started
to work in earnest today. Attorney Sey
mour Stedman. representing the Chicago
Federation f Labor, made a plea for
public hearings. The commission took
the mailer under advisement.
Tells or aval Loses at Port Arthur.
VICTORIA, B. C. May S. Lieutenant
Ceunt Keller and three -other naval offi
cers from the destroyed Port Arthur
squadron among the passengers by
the Empress of India, which arrived to
day from the Orient. Count Keller, in an
Interview, stated that the Japanese batV
tlhlp Tashima had been sunk by- a mine
abwit tfce-saJiwtiae -as-tae Hatstee ead
TosWhb -were To.' "He" sM he had- seen
her founder from the decks of the Pc
belda. He said 'the Pobetaa had been
struck by 30 lt-inch, shells, and her;jtur
rets. engine-reems, 'etc.: had "been de
stroyed- by explosion? fired by those on
board. There was- no hope or the Jap
anese saving her. The other officers who
arrived were Lieutenant Kolchak, Lieu
tenant Boodneft- and Lieutenant Taku
boosky. TWO DAYS' JEWBAIT1NG.
Christians In South Russia Kill,
Maim aad Plunder.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 9. The report
in circulation here last night that there
had been a massacre of Jews at Zhitomir,
Government of Volhynla; Southwestern
Russia. Js confirmed in a dispatch to the
Novosti, which, says the rioting began
May 7 and continued for 48 hours. Ortho
dox Christians fell upon the Jews in the
streets. The Jews were - armed and
fought their assailants, many being killed
Private dispatches from Zhitomir attrib
ute the attack upon the Jews to' articles
or pounded on both sides. .-.'
jn, 31. Kroiishevan's paper. Twelve per
sons'were, killed and 60 were wounded. On
Sunday the Jews telegraphed to friends'ln
R-. "'Ptfi-mt-i. fr alf -tYia anthnt'ltfoft to
tafce ' strong measures or their protec
tion, and orders to that enect were sent.
IK renewal" of the fighting was expected
today.
Commenting upon this news, the No
vosti j-exiarkk; "?on the coincidence that
M. KrousEevan (the former ditor of the
Bessarabietx, of. Kisblnef. held' lo.be re
sponsible for the massacre of 1903 at that
place) had. hardly returned, to KJshinef
arid started the publication Of a new pa
per, therie'nd, before Jewish mat sacres
commenced In the neighborhood.
PEACEFUL PARADES PLANNED
Socialists Will Celebrate, May-Day at
Risk of Being; Shot.
ST. PETERSBURG. May. 10. J 2:45 A.
il.) The Social Democrats are" strain
ing every effort to make the proposed
demonstrations on the Russian May
day a success. They have succeeded in
interesting the worklrigm'en of several
St. Petersburg factories, and yesterday
jtt the committee's invitation a meeting
of workmen was held in the People's
Park on Pettropfsky Island, at which,
after affirming their peaceful inten
tions, it was decided to participate in
the parades. A resolution was passed
asking the Duoma to furnish a hall' for
a big meeting In the evening of May 14.
Tnere are indications, however, that
attempts to create disorders may be
more successful in other cities than in
St. Petersburg. One of the biggest ob
stacles to the success of the Socialist
plans is the Influence of the women,
who are urging their husbands and
sons to keep out of danger.
The continuing disorders in other
parts' of the empire have created ap
prehension 'n administration circles. A
state of siege has been proclaimed at
Melitopol, In the south of Russia, and
in the ' governments of Grodno and.
Vilna. on the Polish frontier; and the
government, announces its intention to
further extend the stage or siege if
disorders continue.
No further details of the anti-Jewish
disorders in Zhitomir and at other
points in. the Vplhynfa district; which"
borders on Austrian Poland, nave been
received.
FRAUDS IN ARMY SUPPLIES.
Steal In Commissary Deparlmqnl.
Gorky Chooses. New Home. .
ST. PETERSBURG. May 9. The Slovo
prints a rumor of the discovers of enor
mous; defalcations in the Commissars,
Department of the army.
Count von Vorontseff-Dash'koff iscx
pected to inaugurate his reign as Vice
roy of the Caucasus by reopening the
question of the Armenian church funds.
, Maxim Gorky has receiyeii permis
sion to live anywhere in Russia except
In St. Petersburg, and It Is said "that
he has alreaJy leased a country place
near the capital. -
THIRTEEN JEWS ARE KILLED
Riots at Melitopol Prove Fatal to
Hebrew Race.
LONDON. May 9. A dispatch to a
news agency from Odessa says it is re
ported there that 13 Jew have been
killed in riots at -Melitopol, in the gov
ernment of Taurida, Russia.
Zemstvoists Adopt Constitution.
MOSCOW, May 9. The Zcmstvo Con
gress closed today after resolving that
the lower house of the proposed Na
tional Assembly be elected by universal
suffrage and that the upper consist of
delegates from autonomous institu
tions. Dragoons Sent to Suppress Peasants.
KISHINEFK, May 9. The agrarian
disorders here are becoming more se
rious. Two squadrons of dragoons have
betn dispatched to this town.
; MURDER IN RAILROAD FEUD
-.-.,,,. rnmmiN SrronrI Crime for
k'lrIase commits second tannic jor
' Control of Road.
HOUSTON, Tex., May 9. Edward Cal
houn was shot and -killed, on board an In
coming train at Wallls today by W. T.
Eldrldge. of San Antonio, formerly vice
president and general manager of the
Cane Belt Railroad. Calhoun Is a brdth-
-er-in-law of Captain William O. Dono-
vant, who was killed by Eldridge about
three -years ago on a passenger train on
the same- road. Eldridgo was recently
acquitted of murdering Captain Dono
van t
Today's tragedy grew opt of the murder
of Donovant and subsequent attempts
made upon the life of.EMrldge. Eldridge
was shot through the lungs by an un
known party, but "recovered. Dissension
over the contrpl of the -Cane.. Belt Rail
read, in which Eldridge and Donovant
were jointly interested, resulted in the
killing ot.Donbvant, since which time a
feud is said lo have, existed between rel
atives of the deceased -and Eldridge. AH
of the pAtties are preailatat
Shake-Cp Among: Gotham Police'.
NEW TORK. May S. The most exten
sive shake-up In fht New York Police
Departsatnt in years took place today,
when Commissioner MeAdoo .annouueed
the -retirement " of two inspectors, tch
captains and 45 sergeants on the ground
of physical disability. The inspectors re
tired .are Thomas L. Druhaji, of Brook
lyn! and Robert O. Smith, of Tdarlem.
Railroader Enters kilning-.
SAK FRANCISCO. Mas D. Georgo W
Heintz, for two years assistant gftieral
freight and passenger agent of the North
Shore .Railroad Company, has resigned his
position, and will leave for Salt Lake in
about two weeks, to enter upon the duties
of trafRc manager for a big smelting and
mining concern.
Health Report or Canal Zone.
COLON. May 3. It. is pfficlally reported
that May 7 the percentage of various
leknes ef canal employes was 1.5. To
day there are twelve cases of yellow
- j lever ht-oeKate - r
LONG FIGHT IS WON
Indian War Veterans Will Now
Get Pensions. - '
RED-TAPE LOVERS BEATEN
New Pension Commissioner Compels
Subordinates to Obey Orders and ,
C,arry Out Spirit of Secretary
Hitchcock's Decisions.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 9. After three years of more
or less bitter contention with the Secre
tary 'of the interior, the Pension Offlce
has decided to place .a liberal eonstructlon
upon the Indian War veteran act of June
27, 1502, and will hereafter allow pension
claims filed under that, act without re
quiring an endless amount of Irrelevant
evidence that does n6t have any especial
bearing on the case.
i.u t nn.A
with a view to affording Immediate rcnei
to .the remaining survivors of the early ,
wars in Oregon. Washington ana iaano. i
The law provided that each clalm,Howed.
should be at the rate or 5 a month, ana
all should be allowed from the date of the
passage of the. act.
Unfortunately the interpretation of this,
law fell into the hands of some one or
more subordinate officials of the Pension
Oipce. men who were sticklers for tech
nicalities arid regarded, the word rather
than the spirit of the law. In one way or
another these men have been able to de
feat the purposes of the law in dozens
ofa-ees. and have, by adroit means, kept
deserving veterans from drawing pensions
to which they are undoubtedly entitled.
Commissioner Ware, when at the head of
the Pension .Office, declared that it was
his purpose to liberally interpret ths In
dian War act, but he relied upbn his
subordinates, who pulled the wool over
his eyes, and-handled fndlan War claims
to suit themselves.
Gardner's War With Red Tape.
From the very first. William D. Gard
ner,' a pension attorney of this city, .for
merly pension secretary to .Representa
tive Moody, has taken an Interest in the
Indian war claims, and It has been large
ly through his persevering efforts that
the Pension Office has finally come to lib
erally construe the Indfan war pension
act. Mr. Gardner filed several important
caws, which Involved vital points of the
Indian war act When one of . these
cases was disallowed by the Penelon Of
flce on technical grounds, he took an ap
peal to the Secretary of the Interior, .and
on every appeal the secretary "reversed
the action of the Pension Office and de
cided In favor of the veteran. It has been
the Intention of the secretary, from the
start, to allow claims of Indian war vet
erans on as slight evidence as Is consist
ent with the law. and .he has repeatedly
instructed the Pension Office to tlut ef
fect But it has Only been sine Vespa
sion Warner became comiriissloner and
took the reins in his own hands, that
the jccretarys Instructions have been
carried out Having been many years in
Congress. Mr. Warner knew of the man
ner in which understrappers, were assum
ing the duties of pension commissioner.
and he very soon gave these subprdlnatejr
to understand that he and not they was
running Ihe Pension Office.
"Wheri the Indian war act first went
Into effect the Pension Office held that
no'ciaim should be allowed unless- the
soldier could prove that he. had actually
seen service, and In addition had "been
paid by the United States." This latter
requirement was not. contemplated by the
act so Mrl 'Gardner appealed a case in
volving that point, and the Secretary in
structed the Pension Office to allow the
penpJon, provided only 30 day service
was proven.
Playing- Hide and Scck
At -that time the rolls of many compa
nies that served in the early Indian wars
were burled beheath the dust In the Pen
sion Office archives. The Pension - Office
did not even know It had them. But it
would allow no pension unless the "rec
ords of the War Department" showed
that the claimant had actually served for
30- days or more. Of course, with the rolls-.
In the Pension Office, the War Depart
ment records could not show service. Mr.
Gardner learned the whereabouts of the
rolls and sought to Induce. the Pension
Offlce to use them as evidence. But be
ca'use they were not "in the War Depart
ment" the Pension Office would not "con
sult them, nor would it transfer them to
the War Department
Finally, through the efforts of Senator
Ankeny and Representative Jones, a spe
cial act was passed a year ago trans
ferring -these rolls to the War Depart
ment Then Mr. Gardner renewed his ef
forts to have many claims allowed on the
showing In the rolls then In the War De
partment He had a long struggle, but
was sustained by. the Secretary, and
thereby gained another point
It was at this time that the Secretary
again held it was -not necessary for In
dian war veterans to show they had been
paid by the United -States. In -the ease
of Lewu Lawley. of The Dalles, the Sec
retary ruled that a record of service was
all that was required to give title to pen
sion. But for a time the Pension Office
refused to consider this decision as es
tablishing a precedent It was only after
a similar decision was rendered ia the
case of John I Johnson, of Woodburn,
Or., that the Pension -Office accepted the
Secretary's instructions and followed
them.
Another Technical Point.
The next snag encountered was in the
case of Mary E. Carriahan, of Clatsop,
widow of Hiram Camahan. who s:rvcd
six months and 16 days in the Cayuse
war. The claim was rejected by "the Pen-
i j,!on Office bccaue the records of the
War Department did not show "service' in
that war. or that he was paid for his
services. This proved to be another tech
nlcal objection, for the rolls on file In the
War Department are not originals, but
are certified copies of the original- rolls,
and were filed by the Governor of Oregon
in IKw to show service in claims filed by
soldiers of this war for bounty land.
Hiram Camahan, as shown by the Pen
sion Office records, had received a bounty
land grant In IS5S; he had to show ser
vice to obtain that 360 acres of land, yet
the Pension Office would not allow his
claim because of technical objections.
Finally the Secretary of the Interior up
stt the objections, and under his latest
decision survivors of the Cayuse war will
be able to obtain -pensions at JS a month,
cither by showing service on the copies
of- their rolls in the War Department -or
upon showing that they have obtained
bounty lands on account of service In
that war.
Old Appropriation Turns Up.
Incidentally, Mr. Gardner discovered
that about 50 years ago Congress passed
a law appropriating "51T3.0W to pay- all
expenses of the Cayuse- war, and out of
this claims for supplies. services, ettu
amounting to $185,615 have been 'paid,
leaving a balance -in the. treasury of
9M63. There were over 1009 soldiers en
gaged in the Cayuse war and about 309
only .have been paid for their services.
"While the balance of that old appropria
tion holds out. claim? Tor pay can still be
allowed upon proper shewing. Already
the department has allowed the claim for
pay files by Mrs. Canwaaa r -aer. kits-
T&ha-S fvie' "P pray fof his
entire . woatha and H days.
It has required ersateat effort to bring
about a condition in the -Pension Offlce
whereby pension claims of Indian war
veterans shall be acted upon generously,
and In accordance with the spirit of the
law of June 27, 1942. But it Is believed
now, after three years fighting, that a
satisfactory understanding has been
reached between the Pension Office and
the Secretary of the Interior, and that In
the future these claims will be considered
In light of the Intent of the law rather
than Its strict letter. -
TRIES TO INVOLVE FRANCE
Russian View cf Japan's Protests
About Neutrality.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 9. The Jap
anese threats against France are not
taken very seriously here. The Russian
authorities continue to maintain that Ad
miral Hojestvensky has not overstepped
the limits of neutrality. In view oi the
excited state of the Japanese over the
possibility of the frulta of thelroreylous
land and sea victories belngv swept jiwajv
Japan's protests are considered quite nat
ural, but a menacing-Altitude toward a
chivalrous- country llko. Franc I re-,
garded asa blunder.' Whllc Great
Britain is exDected to support her- -ally
and secure fair play, .should Japan press!
France too far. Great Britain. It is sale,
can be counted Upon to use all. her. in
fluence to calm the statesmen at Tokio.
The interests . of .Japan could not be
served, according to an ooinion here, by-
""""r " "iu 'T, t : ,
m Togo is bcalqh. In wfrlch ease it is
" z,J , , " "..",7. .
TlofMton of neutrality to
luc l"uut.i , , ,Z
obligations; ai her ally. The. opinion is
held In s6me ."uUrters"thairit' Is exactly
mis contingency which Japan nas in
view. Ail. the newspapers, discuss the
subject the'-Npvoe Vremya sarcastlcally
picturlng- Japan as the great dominating
power of the world laying down the law.
issuing orders and'niaklng of Rojastvcn.-.
sky a veritable outlaw, driven -from place
to place at Japan's .bidding.
"And poor Rojestejisky, the paper
adds, wearied and not knowing where to
go, remains where he is. But why does
not the' "great Tog6. who know "so well
where his enemy is anchored, attack hlm
huu urns cna an inc complications, inac
would be bettbr than placing an 'embargo
on French ships and more simple than
bombarding the '-ports of French Indo
china. Japan has grown very pompous.
Her frown inspires the world with awe,
but it is passing strange that Rojest-
vensky has not been seized with the uni
versal fright'
The NovostI says France did well to
come to an understanding with Great
Britain, la view of the danger which
threatens Indo-China, which the paper
Insists is not imaginary.
"From the beginning of the war," con
tinues the NovostI, "Japan has done
everything In her power to exhaust
France's patience and force her to take
a dangerous step, and until now Franco
ha shown tact and moderation. Japan
may desire to draw on France, but this
Is impossible in view of Great Britain's
reserve
The Svlct warns Japan against offend
ing French pride, and says the. French
fleet would not leave a trace of Togo on
the sea. The paper accuses Great Britain,
which, it says, hastened the present war.
oi being behind -all these machinations.
"Great Britain," the Sviet adds, "is
the nightmare of Trench ministers."
The Russ insists that the situation is
In no sense critical., saying:
"Great Britain fears nothing so much
as war. She sics the terrible specter of
Germany, which impatiently awaits a
false step of Great Britain, so Great
Britain can, be relied upon to counsel her
ally not to draw In. a. third power."-
DE3LAXD AID OF GREAT BRITAIN"
--
Japanese Papers Say French Conduct
Is Act of Belligerent.
TOKIO. May 9. The feeling of re
sentment against France for the as
sistance given to the Russian second
Pacific squadron continues to run high
and is finding expression in a variety
of ways. The nearness of the Russian
squadron and the nature of the prepa
ration which Admiral Hojestvensky is
known to have made in French waters
seem to have suddenly convinced the
pepple that it wouIJ havo been impos
sible for Rojcstvensky to come to the
Far East without assistance, which
has given a minister tone to the popu
lar resentment In the crisis, many
eyei ure turned toward Great Britain
for assistance. It is argued that
France rescued Rojcstvensky from ab
solute failure to reach the China Sea,
and that the final aid given to the Rus
sians in Indo-China amounts to an act
of belligerency, and there are many de
mands that Japan Invoke the alliance
with Great Britain.
Formerly a large section of the pub
lic was Inclined to view with leniency
the French acts of friendship for Rus
sia -on account of the former's delicate
position as an ally and creditor. The
suspicion that Rojestvensky was not
a welcome guest at Kamranh Bay anJ
that he was presuming upon French
hospitality also tempered the feeling
of resentment, but recent events ure
removing these attitudes and the na
tional sentiment is uniting in increas
ing Insistence that France preserve
neutrality.
The Japanese government has not
taken the people of this country into
its confidence. Since the Kamranh Bay
Incident, nothing has been officially
made known, except that 'the govern
ment was making vigorous representa
tions at Paris, while proceeding care
fully and cautiously, not desiring to
resort to extreme measures while a
hope of an adjustment exists.
JAPANESE LINES ARE HIDDEN
Strong- Forces at Fakoman and South
of Tic Pass
FENDHUASHIEN, SO miles north of
Tic Pass. Manchuria, May 5. All was
aulet yesterday at the front The weath
er la warm and the Liao River Js la
flood.
The main line of the Japanese extends
from Syaopuorl to San Santsiatsi and to
Kasyuan. with heavy forces at faKoman
and south of Tie Fass. The Japanese
troops along the upper reaches of the
Hun River are less numerous, out tnc in
formation here regarding their dlspos
tioji ia not exact, as the Japanese move-
menu are well screened, by cavalry.
Chinese' are constantly moving back
and forth between the lines, and sples
among them doubtless convey much In
formation to and. from the opposing
forces, but it is almost impossible to
prevent this without stopping the field
work which is now in progress.
Burned One 'Vessel, Seized Another.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 9. General
LJnevltch, in a dispatch to the Emperor
dated May 7. gives the Russian official
version of4 the recent raid by Russian
torpedo-boat-destroyers from Vladivostok.
He says Captain Baron Raden, while rc
connoiterlng the coasts of Japan with a
torpedo flotilla, burned a Japanese
schooner two - miles oft Cape Seutsouki
and put the-crew ashore, -aa also cap
tured another schooner 1 miles eft the
Japanese coast. After removing nine of
her crew. Captain Raden sent the prize
to Vladivostok. v
Avalanche Blocks Baikal Road.
IRKUTSK. May -9. The circum-jBaikal
railway hs been Mocked by an ava
tanefce - 2 .- -
RATES NOT EQUAL
Interstate .Commission Hears
ShWefsrPJatht.
ON PACIFIC COAST BUSINESS
Hannaford Telh or Difficulty or Fos
tering Manufactures at Tacoma
With Tqual Rates Bc
:tveen East and West.
CHICAGO. May 9. The Interstate Com-;
merce Commission, durinz . its - "corn
products- Investigation', today.' heard
norts of Cal fornla milling Interests, wno
protested against a reduction of v the 1(K
cent aiuerenuai existing on wnm;i
rates- oyer.ratea on certain of the .Nebraa-y
ka-to-Paeiflc points". W. C. Keller, presi
dent of the Globe Grain &. Milling . Cora-
-pany. of San Francisco, testified -that the
JO-ccnt differential rate is so low as 10
greatly injure the business of the CalN
rornta millers.
"The cost aC-manufactuving cornmcal."
declaredMr. 'Keller,-'is So great to -us
that if the differential were lower we'
ould In no way compete with the. Nebras
ka mn. Tf It in lowered we will SlmDlv
have, to go odt of buslness'in 'California.-
It should be to be fair, at least .20 cents
Instead of 10 cents."
The commission then proceeded- with -an
Investigation into woodenware rates.
Silas Bullard attorney for the Mena
sha. Wis., Woodenware Company, en-
tered a complaint that certain transcon
tinental railways "are charging more for
transporting woodenware from Wisconsin
to Pacific Coast points than from the Pa.
ciflc Coast to Chicago and other cities of
the Central Stales, The Northern Pacific
and the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railways were thcroads specified.
James B. Kerr appeared as the repre
sentative of the Northern Pacific Inter
ests, while J. P. Dawes represented the j
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.
Henry N. Mann, of Chicago, who was
formerly president of the Two Rivers
Manufacturing Company. Two Rivers,
Wis., was the next witness for the prose
cution. Mr. Mann testified that his
conmany had been driven out of the State
of Washington by the excessive rate
charged by the railways for shipments by
Western manufacturers of woodenware.
The witness declared that, when relief
was asked for, the railway men answered
the request with the statement that the
packers dictated the rate of 53 cents given
the Western people.
"The high rates charged us for ship
ments to the Pacific Coast" ald Mr.
Mann, "drove us out of the State of
Washington, and the low rate given the
Coast manufacturers practically killed
our trade In the Missouri River district"
J. M. Hannaford. second vice-president
of the Northern Pacific lines, at this'
point in the hearing took the stand and
explained the situation from the railway
point of view. Mr. Hannaford declared
it was he who made the rate to the
woodenware factory-owners " in Tacoma
and that the rate was not made at the
dictation of the packers.
"The Pacific Coast, people." said Mr.
Hannaford. "consulted us concerning a
better rate which would enable them to
ship to th Missouri, and we made a rate
of $1.03. This proved too high and the
rate was gradually reduced until finally
It was made 63 cents. If an equal rate
existed, wc. could not hold this Western
business, and we cannot afford to lose It-
Tour own business .Interests. . how
ever." said Commissioner Prouty. "con
stitute one thing and an act of justice to
all shippers Is another thing. The two
must be merged, don't you think?"
"Very true, was the reply, "but we
maintain that both rates are just."
J. W. Brokaw. of Tacoma. testified that
higher rate than 63 cents given the
Western points would kill the business to
Missouri River points.
At this point 1ft the investigation Mr.
Bullard asked for SO days In which to
prepare his argument and file a brief
with the commissioners. The time was
granted and a request was made by Mr.
Kecr for 20 days' time after the filing
of the prosecution's brief in which to
make similar preparation. It will, there
fore. In all probability be at least two
months before a decision is reached.
RATES ON SLOW FREIGHT.
WASHINGTON. May 9. The only phase
of the railway rate question which will
come before the International Railway
Congress Is that of "slow freight rates,"
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which topic has just been concluded by
sectic-n 4, tor presentation to the general
session of the congress Thursday. The
conclusion reached by the section Is that
"tariffs should be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the special
conditions which bear on the commercial
value of the services rendered. With the
reservation that rates shall be charged
without arbitrary discrimination to all
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development of the traffic and to produce
the greatest results to the public and to
the railroads themselves."
On the question of length of time on
duty and working regulations for cm
places and laborers, section 4 has reached
the following conclusion for presentation
to the general, session of the congress:
"That, due to the many peculiarities of
railway service, it Is Impossible to recon
cile the rigidity of the law with the
elasticity necessitated by the various re
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the employes and the employing manage
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BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Carnegie Steel Company proposes
to erect new furnaces and mills at
Youngstown. O., which will cost $20,
000.00a and employ about 3300 men.
Showers came to the aid of the men
who have been fighting a forest fire
near Plymouth, Mass., since last Fri
day and they now have it under con
trol; The Carnegie Foundation of Member
ship Association was Incorporated yes
terday to manage Andrew Carnegie's
fund of $10,000,000 for pensions of pro
fessors and teachers.
By orders from the Vatican, the arch
bishop of Metz has ordered- theological
students to study at Strasburg. the
object being to gradually Germanize
the Alsatian clergy and conciliate Ger
many. A new automobile, just bought by
W. B. Thomas, of Portland, Me., ran
amuck through the streets of that city
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It Is reported from Szatmar. Hungary,
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AVould Send Army Into Africa-
PARIS. -May 9. The trial of Captain
Tamburlna and others, accused of con
spiracy against the government was con
tinued today. The testimony tended to
show that the organization being formed
was for the purpose of sending an ex
pedition to Africa. After the court had
overruled a plea that the high court- was
the only tribunal competent to hear the
case of conspiracy, the trial was - ad
journed for a fortnight
Higher Lumber Price in Northwest.
MILWAUKEE. May 9. The price list
committee of the Mississippi Valley Lum
bermen's Association, the Wisconsin Val
ley Lumbermen's Association and the
Northwestern Hemlock Association has
agreed to advance the price of all classes
of lumber 50 cents per 100 feet. The rea
son given Is a decline of the forest and
disappearance of timber, resulting in a
decrease In the lumber output
Brandegee's Election Completed.
HARTFORD. Conn.. May 9. Frank B.
Brandcgee. of New London, member of
Congress from the Third Congressional
District, was today chosen United States
Senator to succeed the late O. H. Piatt,
by a majority vote In each house of the
General Assembly.
Castro Given an Ovation.
CARACAS. May 9. Preslndcnt Castro
reached Carapuno yesterday, where he
was given a magnificent reception. Vice
President Gomez has released 20 political
prisoners.
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