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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1907)
TO CREATE NEW STATE. (LET CUBA STAY OUT OF THl Wtth ' ...JnnCPfl Form lor Onr r rrtirn rnWTIlUFWTS 0f thO UOSB impuriaii ........ tinir Events ' oftho Past Wook. PncMe will iko 11 tOBt ww . .,.,nt rato law. 1 i. overrun with holdup mem, ' 1mirrOOlWliin n fcoroblno 1h now undor wny NEW STATE IMPROBABLE. Spokane Plan Regarded With Amused Toleration by Conservatives. Portland, April 0. Though Ihcy re cognlzo that thoro hos long oxlMtcd In corlnln HcctloiiH of tho Inland Empire latent dtesatlBfactlon with cxIhIIiiu state boundaries, conservative citizens of Oregon, Washington mid Idaho aro inclined to regard with amused tolora won tno Hpokano projoot to create a now Htato through tho secession of tho dlegruntlod cominunllloa from tholr parent commonwealth. Jwon in Eastern Washington, where niOHt of the population of Hpoknrio'H now Kiaiu oi Jiincoin would ho centered wio Bonttmunt In favor of tho creation of n now commonwealth Is by no means unnnlmoiiH. Many eoiiHorvatlvo cltl. zona aro of tho belief that tho time la not yot rlpo for actual separation, and oven among IIioho wlio Indorso thn Hn kano schemo, It Ih recognized that there would bo serious problems to faco were tho prcaent HtateH to Hay: "Bless you, Jllcontrol tho rubber Undo of children, go In pcuco.' ftBlhAmcrlmn war Ih bol loved ijurremiui m. n. .. ..mi if nrn IfW.nnfdr il .! nllllllllll 11U 1JIU liUI.MlIK conference. iiufn cH i orno TCiopnonu Iralil thoy will bo Indicted by ..miiiii uirv. i i . . j i r.reinrso'nro to no ruiurnim Ifciu Seattle ior cuihhik """ .1. rtnnlrnpt. ', nitrriitn Imvniill resumed rim vain"" ' . .. intv en. as an mice ui iuv ! . . i 1 BIDOUU vi.t,.j. n. Inrv hllH disamcod and limn - ri..r,i hv tio court, a now ii cflmiiionco in uctoner. mo ..i ..f.niiiv ii nil mini iv unjik iw w...j tiQO, Anolioriwui oc iruiuu w i.l..l...t nut mi lull I. . t,ln,. Iniiiun mini llirmilnn ilriko. f ADglo-SjmniHh alllanco bos laded. ij endeavoring to end Fronch i n..,1in SOU VI uuujii. Itowon, M. I'.. will likoly bo 'i.1mihiii nl lv IMItiltlfM. Cromer hiw pro(i'ntcd Great iil I.. u mi a IUU Ills irniiiiiviun n imiui ui In laruo measure, tho differences that have brought about the doHlro for Hep aration are political, and it cannot bo overlooked that otlior political jealous il)H would Hpring up to fill tho new Htato of Lincoln with dincord and heart- burnlngH. Alrondy iwo Inland Um pire cities, If not moro Jiro looking witl green oyeH upon 8pokano' aHHumjitlon that ebo Ih to bo tho capital of the new fltato. Tho politician! of tho diH- mitlHflcd cotnmunitlee who aro now in power can bo depended uison to oppoHo irom wio word go any move that would Impair their Influence and drug them away from tho publio crib whero they are now leeding. GENERAL BARILLAS SLAIN. i . . n myn Itoosovolt nominated for a , Kiin., m tct anldu a holiday th people prooo to dig up delloriB of tho city. . i i i i i to turn In a hunch of in- -i. ...Ill f hnita nttornoy general baa trocewingd agaltiHt all brewery in uie (Uito. f. I. I - 111 ... A Villi 1 aw rated. It in In 1 ilnvntMl It ind coat $0,000,000. Six tons of marble alone wore iU construction. Ul lnM I..- t . 1 1. -. i m J W I tr BTO incliM 'of Hnnw full in to. 3 JnriA. ' Ubor dimutu hnw lirnlrnn out atermenhavo l)con indicted mlnlni; Htock in u worth InKR Room vol l n iu n.n ..r...t..a. -- nuilUi tUltCKlOn nf tl.li loi.lulnli.r,. In . .... - .v.wua nro toirit bunt in r"yi tuu wnrifi rn nun in to reach tin. nnii. " " iiuilll J rJ I VJ . r.v 'uib iwi evpH it win in .iu,u mo govomment oi 01pcoplobeforo July 4, 1008. Ctnalian mlnitit '"R negotiated by tho Unlt- uicaiurilain concerning lar es n i .i " States vuiuiuuMuu uiu TcVv VrrH0H ,roui I'ortlnnd to . . ' If He Rtnvt tin i i iii If I lvu nrA-ii .. "o -i " nan Unan a.m.i..m ii - fcr Tfins ' n8H uro ooovolt'a ii I Iuti - argument to En.ll.i. t K,i u. luitia in nub 7 we move to abollah thnm. wC: " u."f tnn will poal- "WCCpted, Man Who Might Havo Been Prosidont Coldly Slain. City of Mexico, April 0. Manuol liurrillfiH, ex-l'rcaldent of Guafonmla, waa naaaHalnated hero Saturday evening iih ho Hat in a Htreetcar. Ah tho car stopped a young man 17 yeara of age climbed aboard and runhed up to tho general and stubbed him twice, tho first blow Hovering tho jugular vein, the nccond cutting hia face. Tho gon oral died inetnntly. The aHFnHsin waa captured. Ho gavo IiIh name as Joee J'!atmda, and IiIh homo an Ocoa, Guato mala. Kx-I'realdent Jlarrillae was generally conaldurod an Htrongly aaaoclated to tho present government of Guatemala. Ho waa 02 yeara of ago and waa a atrong povalbllity for tho noxt presidency of tho country. .Mombera of Uio Guate mala colony here think Kutrada waa a paid oaaftRHin. HOW TO CURB THE TRUSTS. National Civic Federation Plans for Convention In Chicago. New York, April p. Tho oxecutivo council of tho National Civic Federa tion hna decided on Ghlcago ua tho place and May 28, 20, 30 and 31 as tho datofl for holding tho national confer ence on combinations and trusts, which recently waa announced by that organ ization. Kopreaontatlvo mon from tho varloua walka of life have signed tho In vital lona aaking tho appointment of delegate) by govornora and preaidentti of tho important commercial, manu facturing, agricultural, labor, economic, iwlltlcal and law aasociationa. The purK80 of tho conference la to conald er tho trust mid combination problems, capocially tho question of what amend ment a. if any, sliould bo mado to to tho Sherman unti-triiHt act. ALASKANS WELL PLEASED. . -vm ui, --,uuu,ooo. BCO I H tf ftl Itdnlnl.n : avocoio" ajrartzz W I I Ullt "lot 'Ino operating In thnt Wednesday 'onforfoar unu" ai' Governor Hogatt Is Not In Favor of Changing Government. Seattle, Wash., April 0. W. B. Hogatt, governor of Alaska, reached Seattle tonight from Washington. "Wo got almost overythlng we naked of tho laBt Hoaaion of congrcsa," ho tuiid. "Tho people of Alaska are well Batoned with Unolo Sam's tioatmont of them. Thia cry for a terrltoiial form of govommont comes from polit ical dlscontonts. To havo thia change in rule would mean an incroago In tax ation of 25 cents per capita for tho small population. Togethor with tho fact that tho country Is only partjy de veloped this burden la not yet warrant ed. We can very woll aTford tc go along as wo aro despite tho howl of pol iticians." Protection to Immigrants. Homo April 0. FmnceEco T.Matcri, member of tho chambor of deputies, has mado publio a letter In which ho urges tho government to oxtond Its pro tection to Italian Immigrants, not only on board steamers CKwaing tho ocoan, but oven nftor thoy havo disembarked In tho United States. Ho expresses tho boliofthat emigrants to America aro oxploited and used for work in unheal thy sootloiiB of Uio country. Tho writer points out that in 1000 800,000 Italians nmlfmto1. of whom 600,000 went to ! t.n ITnllnil HllllIM. Japan's Now Policy With Amortca San Fmneicco, April 0. The Call says today that Consul Uyono, who rep resents Japan In this city, has boon called homo by Foreign Mlniator Hay ashl to aaslst in framing a now policy for tho future relations of tho omplro with tho United StaUia. It is said that Consul Uyeno will sail for Japan on on tno liner iunKh' IiIh nost win uo filled by Matasubura, aasisUint consul. Mormons Aid the Chinese. Salt Lake. April 0. Twenty tons of a ..nful Inr t.ho roUOl OI UIO ,1, tho b"lldIK of 27 voa.1ChlneBofamlno sufforors at tho 78th a. i 1 1 n a f ai 1 1. i .AMfAAnAA fniav. iiu uuvt 1 ln England. ill be taken from tbo tithing etoroa. r '- - il NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL i JAPANESE MUST STAY OUT. First Cases Undor Nov Agreement Uphold by Straus. Wuahington, April 0. Secretary Htraua, of tho dopartmont of Commerce and Labor, today donlod udrnission to this country to five Japanoso imrni granta. Thcso uro tho first Jnpancao exclualon cjihch which havo reached tho secretary elnco tho promulgation-of tho executive ordor carrying Into effect Uks now immigration law. Secretary Straus' action was based upon an appeal taken by tbo Japanoso from a decision of tho inspector ut hi Va.no, Tex., denying them tho light to enter on pacaporls from Mexico. Tho appeals first rcachod Commissioner of Immigration Sargont. Thoy woro re forred by him to tho secretary, with tho recommendation that they bo disinlssed on tho ground that no othr courso was permissible under the president's ordor carrying into effect tho agreement of last winter relativo to tho exclusion of Japanese laborora. Land Officers Named. waaiilngton. ApMl 12. un recom mendation of Senator Bourno, concurred ln by Senator Fulton, tho president to day appointed Chailes W. Mooro, of Grass Valloy, na register of Tho Dalles land offico to succeed M. T. Nolan, ro- movod, and named Juis II. Arncson, of Hood Itiver, ua receivor of that offico to succeed Mias Anno M. Lang, whoso term expired Match 3. Both senators havo given conalderublo timo to tho se lection of now officers for Tho Dalles land offico, it being their desiro not on ly to obtain men thoroughly qualified, but men agairiHt whom no charges can properly bo made. Many candidates appealed In tho field, somo of them strongly indorsed politically. Gives Island to Republic. Washington, April 10. That tho Islo of l'inos is not American territory was officially and judicially decided to- lay by tho Supreme court of the United States. Tho decision was rendered in tho caso of .Edward J. Tearcy vs. Nova- da M. Stranahan, collector of the port of Now York, and tho opinion of tho court was announced by Chief Justico Fuller, who said that up to tho Paris treaty tbo Islo of Pines has been consid ered ns an integral part of Cuba, and that it could not bo held to be covered iy article II of that treaty, which in cluded only islands in Uio vicinity of Porto Rico. Sober, Sane Proposals. Washington, April 11. "I find tho preaident and I are absolutely in accord aa to tho importance of confining tho offorts of Uio propaganda to sober, sano and practical proposals which can bo carried out." Thcso wcro tho word9 used by W. T. Stead, of London, who ins come to America to attend tho peaco conferenco in Now York, after an hour's talk with the president at tho white IIoiiho this afternoon, in which the coming peaco conference at Tho Haguo was a prominont feature Mr. Stead was accompanied by Dr. Albert Shaw. Hear Williamson Case in Fall Washington, April 10. Tho appeal of Hcpresontativo Williamson will bo argued in tho United States Supremo court Otobor 21, early in tho fall torm. Owing to tho crowded condition of tho docket, tho court was unablo to fix a date for argumont this term, only a little more than n month remaining. It Ib probablo that, had tho argument; boon sot lor Ine proscnti term, decision would have been deferred until fall at any rate. Probrt for Graft at Panama. Washington, April 0. Tho president has taken up tho complaints affecitng tho commissary department on thelsUi- miiB of Panama that havo como to him ns tho result of recent visits of mem bers of congress to that place. Ho has assured his callors that tho allegations affecting graft In that department and otlior complaints shall bo looked into promptly. Boundary Treaty Is Mado. Washington, April 10. It was offi cially admitted today that a treaty has beon drafted wltli Uieau liritum provid ing for tho appointment of a joint com mission which will coneidor all quea- tiona connected with tho water bound aries between Canada and the United Statas, Including tho whole subjfct of fishories regulations for tho great lakes and Uio Atlantic and Pacific Boaboards. Postpones Hearing on New Rates Salom In ordor to attend tho Spo- kano caso which is to como before tho Interstate Commorce commission, and n ordor to glvo tho O. It. & N. oificinls an opportunity to bo heard, tho state commission bus postponed the hearing of tho complaint against tho $5 rate on ough lumbor to San lnvncisco from Tuesday, April 10, toTuosday, April 23. Gives Ohio Negro an Offico. Washington, April 12. Tho presi dent appointed Ralph W. Tyler, a no- gro, of Columbus, o to be auditor oi tho treasury of tho Navy dopartmont. Tyler is tho man who it was announcod md boon considered oy uio president ior a Fodoral position in Ohio, particularly that of survoyor of customs at Cincin nati. dent Refuses Interview. Washimrton. April 11. Tho preai dent has declined to grant an intervlow wun Mrs. Ida von Olaussen, who bus complalnod to tho Stato dopartmont that Charles II. Graves, United States miniBtor to Sweden, rofuiod to preaont hor to King Oioar, when Uio king want ed to moot hor. RANGE IN WENAHA FORESTS. Division to bo Mado Between Cattlo and Sheep. Washington, April 10. Tho recent olIllinn in (lin Wnniilui nfitlnntil fnrfflffl in Oregon include some of tho best oar-! which tho name "Lincoln" bos beon V rv,k mntrn ln thn fttnto. and there Ib most nequcnuy auggcsicu -j n Spokane Chamber of Commerce Be gins to Boom the Projoct. Spokane, Wash., April 8. By mak ing public today tho report of the "now state" committee and annoucning ita adoption by tho chamber of commerce, Secretary L. G. Monroe, of tho latter body, formally launched tho campaign for tho creation of a new commonwealth comprising tho "Inland Empire," for Roosevelt Is Strongly Opposed to Annexing Republic. TAFT MAKES HIS POLICY PUBLIC considerable anxiety among atockrncn in regard to tbo range divisions which will bo mado there. A meeting baa been called at Walla Walla for tho purpose of hearing tho claims of those who have had thia range, and an effort will bo mado to divide It fairly and in a way which will best protect tho in terest of sottlera aiid ranch owners liv ing in its vicinity. It will bo tho policy in all such cases to glvo tho owneis of cattlo and sheep respectively the uso of that portion of the range best adapted to their stock and to which they appear best entitled Tbo rpport of tho committee which was adopted unanimously, consists of a review of conditions that brought about what it teims tho unnatural arrange ment of boundaries now existing in Uio Northwest, advances reasons for tho construction of a now state and suggests tho following boundaries should bo ap proximated: That tho 45th degree of latitude, or the present north lino of the stato of Wyoming, extended, bo designated as tho northern boundary of the stato of Idaho, and tho 120th degree of longi tude or tho eastern boundary 61 the from prior use and tho location of thoir stato of California, carried north, until ranches. Aflor tho division has been mado, each will be protected in tho use of tho al lotted range. OLD SOLDIERS NOT TOO OLD. Bo President Says They Must Not Dismissed From Service. Washington, April 13. R. B. Brown, commander-in-chief of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, Corporal Tanner, past commander-in-chief, and various officials of the local organiza tion, called on the president today in roferenco to the alleged dismissal from tho government departments of many veterans of tho Civil wor, and of thoir widows, for no other cause than old ago. Somo timo ago the president took up this question at a cabinet meeting, und gave instructions that discrimina tions against the veterans or thoir wid ows should cease. During the call to day of Commander Brown and his friends, Uio president informed them of tho instructions he had given, and assured them that tho old soldiers should bo cared for. Have Observed Rules of War. Washington, April 11. Senor Echa- saretta, thn Nicuraguan coneui at Now Orleans, advises Uie Nicaruguan lega tion in thia city that according to a communication from General Juan Es trada, tho general commanding tho Ni curaguan expedition engaged in captur ing Honduriun ports, explicit instruc tions wero given to the general to follow strictly tho rules and regulations in accordance with international law when nations aro at war, guaranteeing lifo and property of overy neutral citizen at tho different places whero hia forces aro stationed. No Compromise Possible. Washington, April 11. "Tho next Ropublian National convention will nominuto Theodore Roosevelt or else a reactionary," declares one of tho most adroit politicians known in tho national capital, "inero win do no compro- m iso candidate next year, no candidate acceptablo to Roosevelt and yet accepta ble to the money power. ISither the peoplo will neo in maFa and force the nomination on Roosevelt, Uiub over whelmingly endorsing his courso, or else thoy will meekh bow down and wear tho yoke of unscrupulous capital." Georgia Rate Cases Set. Washington, April 13. The Inter state Commerce commission has set for hearing in this city April 18 the case of the Enterprise Mining company against the Georgia Railroad company and othors, alleging unreasonable and discriminating rates on cotton from various southern points via Pacific Coast terminals to Shanghai and other pons in Japan and China, and also a practically similar caso against Uio same railroad filed by the China and Japan Trading company and othors. Fleet of 30 Warships. Washington, April 13. Having com pleted an olaboraio program of exorciso and target practice, tho battleship di vision of tho Atlantic fleet sailed from the naval Btatlon atGuantanamo, Cuba, yesterday for Hampton Roads to par ticipate in tho ceremonies incident to the opening of tho Jamestown exposi tion. When assombled in Hampton Roads thoro will bo an aggregate of 30 warships of various types, constituting tho most powerful fleet ovor assemblod In American waters. More Time to Build Bridges. Washington, April 11. An oxtenalon of bIx months has boen granted Uio In ternational Contraot company, of Seat it intersects tho 45th degree of latitude, be designated as the western boundary of tho stato of Idaho, and that tho east ern California lino, carried to British Columbia, bo designated as tho eastern boundary of tho stato of Washington, thereby leaving a now stato to be here after named and from which a central city should bo selected as tho capital, comprising the panhandle of Idaho, Northeastern Orecon and Eastern Washington The report goes on to say: "This proposition should not come from any one town or locality, but ehould bo brought from all the principal towns north of tho said 45th degree of latitude, and, if possible to secure their consent and approbation, then tho mat ter should bo taken tq tbo principal towns and cities Bouth of Uie said 45th degree of latitude, to secure, if possible, their co-opera ttcn." The committee recommended that tho chamber of commerce send copies of this report to Uio various cities inter ested, placing Uie matter before the board of trade, city council, or other body of like nature, to Uie end that stops bo taken looking to tho necessary action by congress. The report points out that the pan handle of Idaho is cut off from the south by an impenetrable mountain barrier, and that the Bcuth has domi nated legislation to Uie exclusion of the interests of tho panhandle; also that a similar condition exists in Washing ton, whero tho Cascade mountains con stitute a natural barrier. It is argued that similar conditions exist between Eastern and Western Or egon to even a more marked degree. WORST YET TO COME. Confers With Leaders and Proposes Election in December After Census Is Taken Havana, April 9. The members of tho committee of tho insurgents, with whom Secretary Taft arranged for peaco in Cuba last September, had a confer enco with tho secretary lasting throe hours. Mr. Taft refused to give his visitors tho date of the withdrawal of tho American troops from Cuba. At tho close of Uie conferenco Senors Zayas and Gomez informed the Associ ated Press that Mr. Taft had declared it impossiblo to hold elections in Cuba until a complete census of the island had been taken, which will occupy about fcur months. Ho added tbat municipal and provincial elections would probably bo held in September, but be would not give any probable date for the presidential elections. Mr. Taft conferred with the members of the committee of insurgents until late tonight. The subjects discussed this morning were gone over a second time. The committee insists upon holding provincial elections at tho same timo as municipal elections, but this is opposed by the conservatives, as Uie provincial councils elect a part of the senate. General Loyanez del Castillo called attention to the existence of a cam paign for the establishment of ah American protectorate over Cuba. Mr. Taft said ho was aware of this move ment, but declared it would not affect President Roosevelt's views, who was determined to restore the Cuban repub lic as soon as possible. He said ho would probably recommend to Presi dent Roosevelt the holding of presi dential elections in December and that the Cubans take possession 100 days later, as prescribed in the constitution. GETS EVERY ADVANTAGE. Chinese Famine Drives People to Dig Up and Eat Dead. Washington, April 8. To correct an erroneous report that has found general ciiculation with harmful results, tbo Red Cross has issued Uio following statement in regard to the Chinese fam ine: lne iamine in Uhina is unprece dented in severity, and Uie period of greatest agony is yot to come. Many weeks must pass before there will bo relief from new crops, and millions to day are kept alive only through Uie contributions to the American mission and Red Cross society from Uio Ameri can people who sent their donations to Washington. These two great organi zations aro working together for Uie common causo and havo furnished over two-thirds of all relief supplies sent to China. "Tho following cablegram, received by tho editor of the Christian Herald from the editor of tho North China News, terrible as it may seem, speaks only tho truth: "Shanghai, April 0. Klcpsch, New York. Approaching period of severest pinch. Authentic instances of corpses exhumed, canibalism. Foreign relief working effectively, maintaining wholo districts until harvest.' "When a peoplo havo been reduced to such 6traits tbat they will dig up and cat thoir own dead, Uie severity and wide oxtont of the famine can bo realized." Men Will Get More Pay. San Francisco, April 8. Tho board of arbitration which has been consider ing Uie dispute between the Southern Pacifio Railroad company and tho Ordor of Railway Telegraphers awards Uie telo grapbors 1 per cent increaso in pay and a half day's work on Sunday, and in lieu thereof n vacation cf 20 dayB in each year, with full pay. Tho Southern Pacific company cains its Court Very Lenient White Hermann Is on Stand. Washington, April 9. It is expected that the testimony of Binger Hermann will be concluded today and that his cross examination will then begin and probably consume two days. Judging from the copious notes taken by Dis trict Attorney Baker while Hermann has been on Uie stand, it is inferred that Uie defendant will have to face a hot cross fire from the prosecution. Hermann con never complain of the unfairness of the rulings of Judge Staf ford, who Is presiding. Many times yesterday when the defendant gave rambling and evasive answers to ques tions by his attorney, answers that put him in a more favorable light than would a direct answer to the interroga tory, the court overruled objections of the district attorney and admitted Her mann's answers. REDUCE THE LATENESS. tie, for completion of its contract for contention that the telegraphers should oonsi ruction oi highway bridges ovor tho main canal of tho KlamaUt irriga tion project. Tho contract called for completion March 6, 1007. Tho exten sion was granted becauso tbo company experienced unavoidable dolay in ob taining timbor. The contractors havo agreed to mako temporary crossings. Lost Barge Found. Washington, April 12. Tho nino mon who woro on coal bargo No. 1, which wis lost in a storm off tbo Flor ida coast, while bolng towed by tho naval collier Caeear, bare beon landed at Galveston, Toxas, by tho German stcamor Professor Woorraann. Catholics Discuss Affairs. Washington, April 11, Tho affairs of tho Catholio church in America and not legislato for train dispatchers or station agonts whoso salarlos are oqual or exceed $1,300. Pleads Guilty to Rebating. Minneapolis, April 8. Agreeing to a stipulation of factB on 15 counts, in volving illegal rebates, the Groat North ern railroad was today found guilty and fined $15,000 by Judgo Page Morris in the Foderal District court. This hand ling of tho caso is to facilitate an appeal by the railroad upon Uie ques tion whothor it iB possiblo to bring prosecutions undor Uio Elklns law on chargos which defendant alleges aro covered In tho new Hepburn law. Coxey Plans Another Crusade. New York, April 8. Tho norald this morning says Jacob Sochlor Coxey. tho Catholio university in this olty are commandor-in ohief of tho Coxbv nrmt' to bo the subject of consideration by tho ia planning anothor great national cm Catholio hlororohy, which is to hold sado on now and sensational HneB, and meetings horo this weok. ho may commence oporatioua thia year Western Railroads Agree to Lengthen Schedules. Chicago, April 9. Western railroad officials have practically decided upon Uie now schedules for passenger trains between Chicago and Pacific coast points. Schedules will not be length ened as much as it was at first propos ed, as tho passenger men could not agree to have Uie trains run upon schedules which could be maintained. If the time aa now argeed upon is put into effect, Uio schedule of Uio fast est train from Chicago to Los Angeles will be lengthened from 71 hours and five minutes to 72 hours; to San Fran cisco from 69 and one-half hours to 72; from Chicago to Denver from 27 and one-half hours to 32; from Chicago to the Missouri river from 13 hours and 25 minutes to 14 houis and 30 minutes. Get No Express Franks. Now York, April 9. The Interstate Commerce commission has held that express companies cannot give franks to railroad officials. In an opinion civ- en to a Westorn railroad president to day, Interstate Commerce Commission er Lane said: "Tho law does not por mit an express company to give trans portation franks to the officers or em ployes of railroad companies. A rail road president or other officer of a railroad ia as much bound by the law limiting free transportation as any one." Searching for Coal Barge. Norfolk, Va., April 9. Tho naval tug Potomac left the Norfolk navy yard today to search for tho naval coal barge with ten men aboard, which broke lcoso last weok from the collier Caesar, which had been towing Uio bargo up the coast. Tho bargo was lost at sea, being last sighted Thursday. Tho col lier Abaranda was to follow tho Poto mac out tonight and it is expected tho cruisor Cleveland will leave tho Norfollf navy yard early tomorrow. Great Fire at Navy Yard. Philadelphia, April 9. Tho joiners' shops, one of the largest buildings at the Leaguo Island navy yard, waa de stroyed by fire early this morning. All available marines and sailors wero called out to fight the flames, togother with the oity flro department. Tbo shop was filled wlUi paints and oUior inflammabJo material.