THE SUXD.VY' OREGONlAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 190S.
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SMOKES OUT FOES
Railroads Schemed to Influ
. ence Election by Pro
voking Strikes.
CUNNING SCHEME FOILED
.Magnates Hoped by Ucpetltlon of
Homestead Kiot to Defeat Koose
vrlt's Policies Xow Deny Any
Intent to Reduce Wages.
Walter Wellman to the Chicago Record
Herald. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (Special.)
What lit back of President Roosevelt's
recent letter on the railway and labor
question? Every one is convinced the
i President had a reason for writing that
letter which has not appeared upon the
surface. And this Is in part true. Most
large actions in this world are the result
of a combination of forces, of their cul
mination. Such was the case in this af
tali Probably the dominating' cause was the
President's belief that the railway cor
porations, whose managers are bitterly
hostile to him, were planning revenge
upon the Administration during the com
ing Summer. Mr. Roosevelt had been led
to believe that a considerable number of
railway companies were planning heavy
cuts in wages, that such reductions would
lead to strikes, that the strikes might
produce disorder, and that the political
effect of the upheaval might easily be the
defeat of the party In power and the
overthrow of the Roosevelt policies.
Strikes for I olitlcal Effect.
In other words, the President believed,
or at least feared, that It was the Inten
tion of certain men to bring about ' a
repetition of the Homestead and other
trikes, which In 1S92, it Is generally be
lieved, contributed so much to the defeat
of President Harrison for re-election.
What Information he had to base his be
lief upon cannot now be told, but he Is
usually well informed, and does not often
take a serious step upon mere suspicion
or Imagination. Whether his suspicion or
fear was well grounded may appear as
the discussion goes on.
Good Effect on Both Elements.
Whatever the facts may be upon which
Mr. Roosevelt based his fear In the pres
ent case, there can be no doubt of the ef
fect of his aetion. It is conceded by al
most every one that the effect Is to be
good. Of that we already see evidence
on all sides. The warning is producing
results. Railway managers are hastening
to disavow that they ever had any in
tention of making unreasonable reduc
tions In wages. They deny that they
were party to any plan, and the dental
is no doubt true as to the vast majority
of them.
The effect upon the policies of railway
managers in all parts of the country can
not well be other than to cause them to
pause and think a long time before they
order reductions of wages, and whenever
such reductions are ordered they now
reailze that they must be prepared to give
satisfactory reasons therefor. Txhe ef
fect upon railway labor unions must be
equally salutary. The warning acts as
a deterrent upon them as well as on the
other side.
The sum total of the influence of the
President's action, it Is generally agreed
among men of affairs, must therefore be
to diminish the number of wage reduc
tions, the number of strikes, the amount
of disorder, the disturbance to business,
and general distress. From this point of
view many -hold that the President's let
ter Is one of the strongest, wisest and
most us-ful actions ever taken by him.
Cut Wages Only When Justified.
That some reductions of wages must, fol
low If railway traihe continues slack
everyone recognizes as Inevitable. It is
known that about 350,000 freight cars are
ldle In the United States; that the gross
earnings of railways are now about 15
per cent less than they were a year ago.
Railway managers who attempt reduc
tion of wages must bo very sure they
have right on their side. Mr. Roosevelt's
letter has warned them that all the facta
will be brought out. It their reductions
are not Justilleablc. public opinion will be
against them; if they are justifiable, pub
ll opinion will be with them, and In such
cases labor will have to submit or prob
ably wage a losing tight In opposition.
PROMISE TO MAIXTAIX WAGES
Railroad Officers Convince Unions
'o Reductions Are Coming.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 Having satis
fied Itself that the large railroad lines
in the Kast do not intend to reduce
wages now and hearing encouraging
reports from the West and South, the
committee representing the railroad
brotherhoods, which has been in ses
sion here, adjourned tonight. On be
half of the committee John Morey of
the Order of Railroad Conductors said;
We are satisfied now that no reduction
In wbgm will tuke place, whatever may
have bo.-n the oriKtn&l Intention of soma
ot th railroads' After conferences with
the officials we can now announce that the
New York Central, and all the Vanderbilt
lines, the New York, New llnven & Hartford
and other larse lines, will continue the
present wates. We were also promised a
continuation of the present wages on the"
Harilman and Kill lines. President Under
wood, of the Krle Railroad, has promised
that the wages or the Erie men will not
be cut.
I believe that the letter of President
Koosevelt to the Interstate Commerce Com-mlrsicn-
had a good eflect. There is little
dcuht that the smaller lines will do what
the li-i.-.v line do.
Mi. Morey said that the committee
itprcs. tned 233.0U0 railroad workers..
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French Ensign Must Spend Life in
Prlbon for Selling Secrets.
TOULON." Franco. i Feb. 22. Charles B.
Ullmo, an ensign in the French navy,
has been found guilty-by a court-martial
of attempting to sell naval secrets to a
foreign power and sentenced to life im
prisonment In a fortress, and to be de
graded from his. rank.
The -court, ducliied unanimously that
Ensign Ullmo had abstracted military
documents Involving the security of the
state and had communicated them to a
foreign power with the view of selling
them. He had not, however, actually dis
posed of the papers. Counsel for Ullmo
practically admitted the facts as charged,
but asked for clemency on the ground
that Ullmo was a victim of the opium
habit and that he had fallen under the
influence of an unscrupulous woman, for
whom he had squandered his fortune and
ruined his life. Ullmo was completely
crushed when his sentence was read.
, Ensign Lilmo was arrested at Toulon
on October 25, on the charge of being a
spy. An examination of his effects
showed him to be in possession of many
valuable documents, and afterwards of
having abstracted a complete signal code
and the naval cipher. An army reserve
officer named Burton was afterward ar
rested at Vendome on similar charges,
and at Toulon on November 10, five ring
leaders of an Important association of In
ternational spies were taken Into custody.
It Is believed that all tbeBe men were .In
some waj' connected with Ullmo's plan.
The authorities found evidence that Ull
mo had offered to sell information con
cerning the defenses of France to a Ger
man aeent.
Ullmo made a partial confession to the
charges brought against him, and as a
result the French authorities decided to
order the reconstruction of the French
naval tactics.
'CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
PASS RESOLUTIONS.
Gridiron Club, of Which He Was
Vice-President, Feelingly Re
fers to His Gentle Nature.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Resolutions
of regret and sympathy over the death
of Crosby Stuart Noyes, the veteran
editor of the Washington Evening
Star, who died at Pasadena. Cal., last
night were adopted by various or
ganizations In the District of Columbia
today. They Included the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis
trict, of which ioyes was vice-president,
the Gridiron Club, of which he
was vice-president and the oldest
member, having joined the club 21
years ago, the Washington Monument
Society and Sons of the American
Revolution.
The Washington Board of Trade will
hold a special meeting Monday to take
formal action on his death. Rev. Dr.
Edward Everett Hale, Chaplain of the
Senate, in his prayer at the opening
of the session today, referred feel
ingly to the death of Mr. Noyes and
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee.
The Gridiron Club mourns the death
of Its vice-president and one of Its
oldest and most active members. His
general disposition, his gentleness of
manner, his sunny temperament the
liberty, the tolerance that marked his
communications and dealings with his
Yellow, man were the natural out
growth of a gentle nature which made
Crosby Stuart Noyes one of the most
companionable of men and created ties
that bound him to his assistants and
friends, its resolutions say and add:
"His life, his character, his public
deeds in his memorable career of more
than half a century, are parts of the
history of the National capital and
need no encomium."
SONS TO TAKE BODY HOME
Noyes i'amily Receives Many Mes
sages of Condolence.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22. The body of
Crosby S. Noyes. the aged editor of the
Washington Evening Star, who "died at
the Hotel Raymond, at Pasadena, yes
terday, will be taken to Washington by
the editor's sons, Theodore Noyes and
Frank B. Noyes. They leave tomorrow
morning.
Several hundred messages of condolence
were received today by the Noyes family
from prominent men all over the country.
Among those sending messages were
Vice-President Fairbanks, Speaker Can
non, Baron Takahira, the Japanese Am
bassador to the United States: Whltelaw
Reld, the American Ambassador to Great
Britain; Stuyvesant Fish, Senor Quesada,
the Cuban Minister to the United States;
Charles W. Knott, Stott Bone, Victor F.
Lawson and H. H. Kohlsaat.
HEARST LEAGUE TICKET
(Continued From First Page.)
condemned, and the league declares that
the right to issue money Is Inherent in
the Government and, further, "necessary
IssueB should be made by the Government
and loaned to the banks upon securities
approved by the Secretary of the Treas
ury." Labor, Railroads, Tariff.
Union labor organization are indorsed
when they tend to bring about a just
distribution of wealth, and laws for an
eight-hour workday and enforced use
of safety appliances in industrial under
takings and the right of trial by jury In
contempt cases are favored.
On railroad matters the league demands
Federal and state inspection for promo
tion of safety, the abolition of rebates,
lower rates and the right of shippers to
appeal to courts in case the roads fall
to furnish and move frelgnt cars. A
court to review and enforce the orders op
the Interstate Commerce Commission is
suggested.
A revision of the tariff by a gradual re
duction of schedules, postal savings
banks, Federal aid for good roads. Na
tional Incorporation laws, and a strong
navy are advocated. A sjhip subsidy for
"the development of commerce" and tne
"extension of the reserve naval force" are
indorsed.
The document ends with an approval of
the project to complete a ship canal from
the Gulf to the Great Lakes and of the
irrigation programme now contemplated
by the Government.
EXTRAORDINARY VALUES. -
In Spring suits this week at Le
Palais Royal. All the new models and
new shades at very low, prices. 3J5
Washington street. '
Robbers Kill Mexican Police.
ELi PASO. Tex., Feb. 22. A dispatch
from Chihuahua, received by the Heratd
today, says that two policemen were at
tacked by bullion robbers at the Santo
Domingo mine, "in Santa Eulalia district,
State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and after a
fight were both killed.. One of the robbers
was killed by the policemen and the
others tied without securing any booty.
Shops Will Reopen.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 22. -The local shops
of the Denver & Rial Grande Railway,
'which closed down February 14 for an
Indefinite period, will. It Is announced
today, reopen Monday morning, giving
employment to more than 350 men.
CARD OF THANKS.
The widow and other relatives of
John G. Wetle wish to express their
gratitude for the floral pieces and gen
eral sympathy shown them during their
sad. bereavement.
Eye classes J-00 at UeUger'a. . .
DRYS WELCOME-OFFERED-
BATTLE
Glad Liquor Forces Are Or
ganizing for Clearly
Defined Issue.
MILLIONS WILL AWE NONE
Prohibitionists Will Concentrate
Power on Jtt'eak Spots In Legis
lative Campaigns Deny That
Labor Will Aid Saloons.
CHICAGO. . Feb. 22. Special.) Open
and disciplined battle, to replace the
guerrilla warfare carried on for years
between the liquor forces and the Pro
hibitionists was welcomed by the latter
today. Officials of the anti-saloon party
declared they had been Informed for
weeks of the combination formally an-
nounced Friday by John A. McDermott,
manager of the organization bureau of
the Liquor Association.
"It draws the line clearly," said E. E.
Blake, superintendent of legislative ac
tion of the state Prohibition committee.
"That is the very thing we have been
striving for. We do not care how much
money they have or what allied Interests
they have organized. This will put the
proposition clearly and fairly before the
people, and that means victory for the
opponents of saloons."
Millions Awe Nobody.
"Their boasted millions of dollars of
'war fund' does not awe anybody," de
clared E. J. Davis, president of the En
glewood Law & Order League. "One
dollar In a prohibition campaign is equiv
alent to 10 of theirs. And we have the
money to make the fight."
Some of the political plans of the Pro
hibitionists were disclosed through the
announcement of their adversaries. While
complete tickets will be nominated for
all offices, it was admitted that the ef
forts of the "drys" would center upon
the Legislative contests, and an Innova
tion In the shape of a concentration fund
wo'ulcJ be used in many counties. The
method of Its use was explained by Mr.
Blake.
Lines. Now Prawn Clearly.
"While we elected three Representa
tives In these last contests," he ex
varlous parts of the world will be de
plained, "at least five were beaten by
the narrowest of margins and would
have been elected, had our efforts been
concentrated upon them. For this rea
son we will have an emergency fund
ready, and where It Is Indicated that
a little extra effort will win the elec
tion our "concentration fund" will be
expended to bring it about.
"The belligerent attitude of the
liquor interests, their boast of un
limited, wealth to finance their cam
paign and their determination to place
candidates on record as to their
affiliations are just what is needed.
The lines will be drawn clearly. They
will Influence or intimidate many
voters whose business interests may
be tied up with theirs, but tjiey will
not swerve one man who will cast his
ballot upon the moral issues. To the
contrary, they will awaken thousands
who have been vacillating or unthink
ing. These men will be driven into
the Prohibition ranks. It will truly
be a campaign of education."
Labor Won't Help Liquor.
The co-operation of the. liquor inter
ests with allied labor organizations
was disputed by officials of tr.e pro
hibition committee, who asserted ttiat
ftie state or National labor federations
would not become allied with the
movement.
"If they had obtained the co-operation
of united labor, their movement
would be a formidable one," said Mr.
Blake, "hut they have not accomplished
that, nor will they."
IMPUGNS TESTIMONY GIVEN
Boy Whoso Story Brought Murder
Conviction Says He Lled.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Eighteen-year-old
Jerry M. V. Vzral, whose testimony more
than any other person s served to convict
the Bohemian fortuneteller, Herman Bil-
lik, of the murder of six members of the
Vzral family, has, it Is announced today,
recanted and In an affidavit declares that
the testimony was simply perjury.
Bllllk is under sentence to be hanged
March 20 The Supreme Court Thursday
affirmed the Judgment destroying the
j man's last chance, -unless Governor De
i neen shall issue a pardon.
iiui uiiijr uute tne rxist uuy impugn ills"
own evidence, hut he declares two of his
relatives also lied. In the affidavit the
boy states that all the vital part of the
testimony he gave against Blllik at the
trial was perjury, that was taught him
by a high police official and an as
sistant state's attorney. He names tlie
men whom he accuses. In the affidavit
Vzral, who is now a student in Valpa
raiso, Ind, asserts that he told the story
W. R. ..Hearst in Action. j
because the police official threatened him,j
with a charge of murder unless he did
as the police wished him to do. Tho
credit for polishing off the fictitious nar- (
rative he gives to an assistant state's :
attorney, with wJwm, h says, he was
closeted 0 time?, the conferences being
from one to four hours in duration.
He further asserts that the Inspector
of Police summoned him at least 50 times,
and that these conferences usually lasted
two hours. "
The confession was obtained -through
the Instrumentality of Rev. P. J. O'Cal
laghan, head of the Paullst Fathers ii.
this city, and pastor of St. Ma-jr-j
Catholic Church, working In Blllik's
behalf for several months. Father
O'Callahan In explaining his connection
with the case, says:
"The beginning of my interest datei.
from last Spring. In one of my fre
quent visits to the County Jail, I met
Sister Rose, who asked me to interest
myself In a prisoner named Blllik. She
said that he was there through charge
of murder but she knew he was an in
nocent man. I said I had so many calls
upon my time and sympathy that I did
not feel I could do anything for the
man. At any rate, I said, he was a
fortune-teller. She answered: 'But he
should not hang for being such.'
"I told her I thought the Judge and
jury would do'him Justice. To my as
tonishment, he was convicted and I
felt that I had neglected the cause of
an innocent man. Behind ail the inci
dentals were the prayers of a devoted
nun, who first assured me of Blllik's
innocence and the prayers of the sis
ters, who are called the Poor Claires."
SlRter Rose, of Columbus Hospital,
an Institution of the Italian Order of
the Missionary Sisters of the Sacre
Heart, Is the nun referred to. It was
she who converted the carbarn bandit,
Gustav Marx, who was executed with
Nledermeyer and Van Dine, the only
one of the celebrated trio whe died a
Christian.
REVISING' VULGATE BIBLE
TASK DELEGATED TO ABBOT
GASQUET BY, POPE.
Benedictine Colleges AH Over World
Will Assist in Work, Which
Will Occupy Years.
. ROME. Feb 7. Pope Piux X has con
fided to the followers of St. Benedict
the enormous task of revising the of
ficial Latin Bible used by the Roman
Catholic Church,, popularly known as
the Vulgate. The directing spirit of
the undertaking Is Abbot Gasquet. and
the headquarters of the work will be
the College of Sanf Anselmo, on the
Aveniine, wnere me aouoi presiues,
and not at the mother house of the
Benedictines, on Monte Cassino.
The abbot Is 62 years of age, and
freely admits that In his lifetime he
can do little more than organize the
work and opportion it out to the vari
ous Benedictine colleges all over the
world. Still, he hopes before he dies
to see the revisions of the Psalms or
the Pentateuch, which will be the first
work . undertaken, completed.
"If the unpaid labor of love that we
shall provide," said the, abbot the other
day, "had to be paid for, even at the
most modest rate, the expense of the
work would be almost prohibitive, but
such work as ours cannot be had for
nothing. Traveling and other expenses
will have to be provided, and when the
Holy Father, asked me what I thought
the cost of the work would be, I said
that even on' out economical lines the
annual expense could not be less than
$5000. and might easily be more. I
have already had many letters' of sym
pathy and offers of expert help and
6ome money from both America and
England, which has been very wel
come and encouraging, and I hope Is
only an earnest of more to come.
"My life will be entirely given up to
the task, - and I shall spend many
months of the year In Rome, although
I hope eventually to have three other
chief centers in Paris, London and
Madrid. Here In this college the Pope
has kindly allowed me to have any
manuscripts, however valuable, that I
need from the Vatican library, and the
assistance that It Is to work in one's
own study with - manuscripts and pa
pers spread around one on all sides is
quite Incalculable. But what I should
like people to realize is the immensity
of the task that we have undertaken.
No results'wlll be obtained in a hurry.
"What we have to do Is to gather
together and collate all the known and
unknown copies of St. Jerome's great
translation of the sacred writings up
to those of the eleventh century. They
divide themselves into great families,
each with its special variations, pe
culiarities, and mistakes, that resem
ble each - other. The great 'Galileans'
version Is that which is now univer
sally adopted In the Roman Catholic
Church, with the one exception of St.
Peter's, In Rome, where the canons
use the 'Romana' version. I hope
eventually, to make a complete list of
all the known versions, but for our
own purpose about 60 of the beet and
most correct copies will be used for
guidance and comparison.
"Some of the finest copies are of
Saxon origin, as,- for example, the Al
cuin copy, which is to be found in the
Valllcelliana Library in Rome, and the
Codex Amlatinus. now in the Lauren -tlan
Library In Florence, which has a
most interesting history. It was one
of three copies made in the great mon
astery of Jarrow, from which St. Beds
came, and tho Abbot Geolfrid left the
monastery with erne of the copies,
which was to be presented to the Pope.
"The abbot died on the journey, and
the great codex was entirely lost eight
of. St. Bede had quoted certain lines
from the dedication of this copy, and
De Rossi, the great Roman Christian
archaeologist, discovered that part of
the dedication of the Codex Amlatinus
had been erased, and under the writing
that was superposed he was able to
decipher words that indisputably
proved it to be the long-lost copy from
Jarrow. This codex is probably the
best and nearest to St. Jerome of all
that have come down to us."
WIRING FANG IN HONOLULU
Given Reception by Officials and
' Greeted by Countrymen.
HONOLULU, Feb. 22. Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese Minister to the
United States, arrived here today with
a long retinue, on the Pacific Mai!
Liner Siberia, en route to Washington.
He was given a military reception by
the Territorial and Federal officers
and exchanged calls with Governor
Frear.
A delegation of Chinese called upon
Minister Wu and urged the hardships
of exclusion and the need in Hawaii of
Chinese, as reasons for modifying the
present-exclusion law. Wu expressed
the hope that some modification can be
secured, promised to make the effort
and aeked the co-operation of the local
Chinese in the matter.
The local Chinese colony is celebrat
ing the arrival of the Minister and that
part of the city is gaily decorated in
his honor.
SEND SCENIC PHOTOS EASX. .
See Klser's display. 24S Alder at.
Utuor fits classes for IL00.
BANQUET IS
SERVED
Peru Entertains Fleet Officers
With Dinner.
SALUTES FIRED IN HARBOR
Both American 'and Peruvian War
ships Honor the Holiday Men
Enjoy Shore Leave and Enter
tainment Given by Hosts.
LIMA. Peru. Feb. 22. A magnificent
banquet was given this evening by Presi
dent Pardo in honor of Washington's
birthday to the officers of the fleet. Some
260 of these were present. The Exposition
Hall, where the banquet was held, was
beautifully decorated, and the Stars and
Stripes was much in evidence. The walls
of the banquet -hall were covered with
American and Peruvian flags and coats ot
arms. Thousands of blossoms lined the
tables, with dwarf palm trees flanking the
walls. Four miniature American battle
ships were among the decorations. In
the center of the courtyard a beautiful
fountain played, surrounded by gigantic
William Allen White. Who Learned
of Koottevelt's Intention to Attend
Republican National Convention.
palm trees on which had been set up
colored electric lights.'
American Officers Cheered.
An Immense crowd in the front of the
Exposition Hall warmly cheered the
American officers as they arrived. In
all the guests numbered about 600. The
President of Peru made ,an excellent
speech, in which he highly eulogized the
white fleet of warships and the ability
of its navigating officers. Rear-Adnilral
Thomas, representing Rear - Admiral
Evans, made a fitting reply.
The National salute was tired from the
assembled warships .at noon today in
honor of the birth of George Washington.
The salutation was answered by eight
Peruvian ships of war in port.
Enjoy Shore Leave.
The American Jackies and marines
are enjoying their shore leave in
Callao and Lima as only sailors can,
uid their excellent behavior is com
mented upon on all sides. Early
this morning the launches from the fleet
began bringing in men to Ctxllao docks in
large numbers, and the visitors scattered
quickly to the surrounding points of in
terest. Many of them came up to Lima,
some by tratn and some by trolley. No
less than 2000 men went ashore yesterday,
and more than 2000 came ashore today.
Yesterday a number of officers from the
warships visited the Union and the Na
tional Clubs In Lima and were given a
warm welcome.
A Peruvian composer, Caesar Panlseo,
has written a two-step called "The
White Squadron." It Is dedicated to
Rear-Admiral Evans and his officers, and
already has become very popular.
Nines from the fleet are going to play
baseball in the bullring today, and as the
people are eager to witness the contest
there will be a big crowd.
Captain J.'M. Bowyer, of the Illinois,
and 15 officers from the fleet, are to be
entertained at dinner tonight by the head
of the local branch of W. R. Grace & Co.
- Battleships Fire Salutes.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22. At noon
today National salutes were fired by
the battleship Nebraska and the cruis
ers Tennessee and Washington, lying
in the harbor. All three vessels were
decked out in varl-colored signal flags
and presented a gala day appearance.
Visitors were received on board
throughout the afternoon.
Natchez Gets No Battleship.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Senator Mc
Laurin and Representative McLain to
day asked the President to send a bat
tleship to Natchez, Miss., for the Mardl
Gras festivities, February 29. "x The
President said that he would not be
able to comply, as most of the battle
ships had gone to the Pacific Coast.
LIQUOR MEN'S VENDETTA
Suspected of Firing Church and
Robbing Preacher.
n-
NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Fire was dis
covered last night In the Orient Con
gregational Church at Greenport, L.
I., the pastor of which. Rev. John Alex
ander Gray, last Sunday received in the
collection box at the church service a
warning that the Black Hand w-as still
after him. The damage to the church
will amount to only about J500, as Dr.
Gray discovered the fire before it had
gained much headway.
A year ago, after receiving similar
warnings. Dr. Gray's house was - rob
bed and later an attempt was made to
burn it. .
Dr. Gray's annoyances began soon
after he took an active part in sup
pressing the sale of liquor in thev vil
lage. JAPAN PLEASED, OF COURSE
Expected Favorable Decision on
British Columbia's Natal Act.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Feb. 22. "The
Japanese government and people will
naturaHy be well satisfied with yester
day's decision of Chief Justice Hunter
reteasinsT from custody the two Japauess
:;. fS-r,'- j
P-1; :.:KJ
subjects convicted for. an alleged infringe
ment of the natal act," said C. Yada, the
Japanese Consul, today. "I Jost no time
in cabling the news to my foreign ofnee.
From the outset I believed no other de- I
clslon would be rendered In view of the !
adhesion of the dominion to the Anglo- i
Japanese treats-, and without taking Into '
consideration whether the natal act was
or was not ultra vires of the Federal lm- I
migration act. j
The attention of Mr. Tada was drawn
to the report that the two Japanese, the i
subject of yesterday's proceedings and
who are under detention by Dr. Monroe,
dominion Immigration officer, are likely
to be deported by the dominion author
ities in view of the fact that they did
not come here direct from Japan.--Mr.
Yada declined to discuss the question at
this stage. He contented himself with
declaring that the Japanese government
did not instigate the two Japanese to
come here from Portland in order to test
the natal act, and the dominion ordcr-ln-councll.
1
WILL HARBOR REFUGEES
France Does Not Believe in Existing
Haytlen Government.
PAR1S, Fetx 22. France has decided
not to turn over the Haytlen revolutionists
who have sought refuge in the French
consulates in Gonalves and St. Marc, in
Hayti. to the Haytlen authorities, for
the reason that it does not believe that
the government of General Nord Alexis
will grant them a fair trial.
Consequently all the refugees, to the
number of about 100, Including General
Flrmln and other leaders of tho recent
unsuccessful movement, will be escorted
to the coast and embarked on steamships,
provided that they give written promises
not to return .to Hayti during the time
that tho government of General ord
Alexis Is in power. The French Foreign
Office points out that In taking this stand
it Is only following out the traditional
French policy in Hayti, and explains that
General Nord Alexis himself, when he
was a revolutionist, once sought and ob
tained from France the same protection
that France Is now giving the men who
sought to usurp his position and power.
BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
NVw York In thrse rlays the sale of ex
Mlnlrter Cong-f-r'6 Chinese curlu colictlun
hu realized J0.6.tn.
Now Tork Rumors that Enrico Caruso, the
tenor, will desert the Metropolitan for th
Manhattan Opera-houtfe are laise.
Warning-ton The children of Eureka, Cal.,
have petitioned the Forest Service for tho
creation of a redwooJ National forest. .
Mexico City. Jose Jves Llmantdur. Min
ister of Finance, has called a conference of
bankers to devlae ways for the rct'orra of
the public credit system.
Connellsvllle., Pa. A passenger train from
New York to Pittsburg on tne Haiti. nore at
Ohio (ftailroad was derailed at galsbury Junc
tion Saturday morning and one paseenger in
jured. New Tork A mortgage for t225,00O has
been 'foreclosed on the i'erkeB home and art
collection, but the latter, which Is to go to
the city after Mrs. C. T. Yerkes death, will
probably be redeemed.
Panama. The Constitutional party will
soon hold a convention and - will probabiy
nominate Klcarrto Arnas for president. lo
mingo JJ. (Jbaldia Is the candidate of the In
dependents and a section ot tne Constitu
tionalists. New Orleans. Fire Saturday seriously
threatened a large part of the business dis
trict. The Julius Weiss building. Common
etrtet and Varieties Place, was gutted and
Mveral adjoining buildings were slightly dam
aged. Los Jloo.OUO.
Los Angeles, Cal. Attracted by the cries
for help of a woman boarder In his boarding
houee, the proprietor rushed Into the room
to And a snake darting around In a banln
of water Just drawn from the faucet. The
reptile, which measures exactly 13 Inches,
bad come through the faucet.
' New York. William Dory, a marine, who
deserted the battleship Missouri at Bio, has
arrived ibere, the American consul naving
given him a ticket that he might give hlmeelr
up. He wya he did not intend to desert,
but merely wanted to get away from a eer
geajit who was persecuting him.
Columbia, Mo. James W. Turner, a hrmlt
farmer llvlnr six miles from here, who had
frequently declared he wanted a monument
built of whisky Jugs, died Friday night. His
corncrib 1 filled with Jugs saved for his monu
ment and he is'sald to have drunk at least
a quart of whisky a day tor 20 years.
Muskogee. OWa. An attempt was made to
burn the Soales Hotel Saturday morning,
while about 100 delegates to the Democratic
convention were asleep In the building. OU
was poured over the floor of two vacant rooms
an. set on tire, but the flames were ex
tinguished befom any great damage was -done.
Ilotchkias. Colo. Insane with rage because
sht objected to his- scolding one of their
children, M. Stoneburner, aged 41. a prominent-wealthy
farmer living ntar this city, last
right hot and perhaps fatally wounded h!a
wlie and thon commuted suicide before his
six llttls children, seated around the supper
table. '
ClUcupo In competition with 600 students
from all over the world. M'. Scott Duiand,
a l-rnmlnent Chicago, tveiety yMinun. hit b-en
chen by Dean llusj.rU, of University of
Wisconsin, to act on a cor.u '.:n- 'n w inch i
to be presented to the State Legislature urg
ing that a.l milk, before it u ottered for
consumption, ehall be tested for tuberculosis.
Pittsburg. Saved from drowning after a
terrible struggle In the Icy waters of the Mo
nongahcla Klvtr at Elisabeth. Pa., only to
bs run down and killed by a train on reach
ing shore was the fato Friday night of J.
W. Draper and F. U. Garrett, two Govern
ment employes at Lock No. 3. C. E. Stoner.
who saved the men from the water, was also
tit by the train and probably fatally Injured.
Chicago Thomas P. Daniels, of 'Milwaukee,
and Attorney Frederick C. Struckmeyer and
John Sterling, of Chicago, with even other
-o-defeodanus, will be before Judge
Landt in the United States District
Court on Monday for conspiracy to defraud
promoters or business enterprises by offering
to finance their schemes, charging rets for
"Investigation" and then telling the business
men that the "capitalists' refused to invest.
They are alleged to have netted (75.000 In
six months.
San Francisco. Profensor J. Ouy Hall
Roberts, ot the department of political science
at the Untverslty of California, will tvill for
Manila on March 8 to lecture before the
Philippines Teachers' Convention during April.
Other educators sent from the United States
to addree tlM convention are Jesse B. Burke,
of tho Teachers' richool, Albany: Protestor
Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago,
and Professor William D. MacClintock, pro
fessor of English literature nd (lean of the
University ColUge. University of Chicago.
Chicago Banks Gorged.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Deposits' In the Na
tional Banks- of Chicago are now the
largest In their history. The money
panic, so far as the hanks are concerned.
GRIP POISONSJHE BLOOD
The Recent Vattonal Epidemic Re.
sponsible for Many Preva
lent Ailments.
The grip poisons the blood, reduces
the vitality, depresses the nervous sys
tem, and leaves many troubles behind
it. It is infectious as well as con
tagious and has prevailed so generally
this winter that It is
Responsible for many of the ailments
from which thousands of people are
suffering today. These ailments in
clude weakness, that tired feeling, lqss
of appetite, general debility, and in
creased susceptibility to disease, and
demand the great
Restorative Properties of Hood's
Sarsaparllla, which purifies and re
vitalizes the blood and restores normal
conditions. If a cathartic is needed,
tlw best Is Hood's Pills the tonic
cathartic, strengthening, not weaken
ing, the system.
After the"Grlp "I was all run down
after the grip and felt so tired I could
hardly get about the house. I tried
Hoods Sarsaparllla and before I had
taken one bottle, the tired, weak feel
ing left me. my appetite came back
and I could do my housework." Mrs. I
juuey nugem, rarKersviue, in. y.
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is said every
where. In the usual liquid, or in tab
let form called Saraatabs One hun
dred (loses one dollar.
The
f a
J line
Is Short
But six days more re
main The Free
Trousers
Offer
Must soon be with
drawn And the
Special
Reduced
Prices
Will also soon be suc
ceeded by regular sell
ing figures.
Order the
New Suit
at Once
Take advantage of the
Columbia's liberal and
final Clearance Sale con
cessions, before 'tis too
late.
$25, $28 and $30
Now Cut to
And an Extra
Pair of Trousers
FREE
With Every Suit or
Overcoat.
It's not every day that
you can obtain such
splendid Tailor - Made
Attire on such a basis as
this. Think well before
you pass it by.
GRANT PHEGLEY. Mgr.
Elks Building,
SEVENTH & STARK
STREETS.
Is completely over, and confidence has
been re-established among country in
stitutions. The deposits have poured in
from banks in the Western country. De
posits of the National Banks at the be
ginning of business February IS wera
J354.061.825. The last previous high mark
was made May 20, 15M7, when the total
was C40, 496,702.
Baying Much Steel.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 22. Orders for 4500
tons of structural steel have been placed
here by the Chicago & Northwestern and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads and the
city of Cleveland.
TEETH
CUT RATES
To advertise our new and won
derfully successful A 1 v e o l.a r
Method, we will do work at cut
rates for
30 DAYS
A ten-year guarantee with all
work. Examination free. Silver
fillings, 50c; crowns (22k), $3.50
to $5.00; bridgework (per tooth),
S3.50 to $5.00. Plata, as low as
S5.00. Everything first class.
Lady attendant
Boston Dentists
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