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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1908)
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'II COUllWi HR8 aiiuuuy jhuuuw u i 1H..LI.. !!.... l.n. liinn fltrllllft eatraiao of Magellan strait. .... .1... f II. n KM IW-M w ' " - t( 1. ....... ... Ui II ....... ... w Rrnut of couppirawrs oguinsi (bits he ilitl not nootlnto with alt defendants and tlmt iJinxdon hli iminunltj contrnct. nco who nio Hiippoacd to Ik hvo been at uvery port wi'ero ttloihln ili.nl nr tnrnmln Hdlindroil i ri m prlnteri havo been excluded Uio alien contract labor lawn, ir York Chlncto papers mo tcm- j tied up government has planned a ncrlra ntlfic rc-aeediiiK oiporlmontfl on 1 of the national forest ranges to ice how much dnmaifu dono by ting can Imj rcmexllud. n havo Iuk rerovcrcxi wnat in to Imj a part of tho loot of rob- tho Paciflo KznrcM comnanv's in Bldney, Nob.. In 1880. At ime bullion valued at f 127,000 of revolution in Uavtl la said to w nift Krihft I Tn I 1 ' nil nUnn lwilu II III 1. York polico dofrs nro now in . to 3 a. in. CLEAN UP TOWN. Ban Francisco Making Preparation for Battleship Fleet. Han Fninnlflco, Jim. 2, Ban Fran olnoo will iiuiko (ixtrnordliiary propara tloiis durhiK tho noxt three months to "tidy up" buforo tho arrival of tho Hoot. Work on tho downtown nlron will boproHsod In ordor tlmt tho mt o, !" l L""Z u T . 10 'T.r I"",? wf i "ftl,on ' tho bill 'ovlHln tho crlmlna ik.iivi liiuii iiiiapiuation. Whllo tho auporvlflors aro buclly on uaucd on this problom. tho Hncolnl nntn. mlMeo, of whloh James 1). l'liolan la duvolopo l. nliiilptkiiiti In! t nut w1 i.hl. i .'i.i ainaunwu nun iirninninoma uiKen up. doingTof the sixtieth congress I Friday, January 31 vvnoiiinKton. Jan. .'II Aftnr tbn roadliiB of tho preHldont's tiicpmiko, tho for tho onturtalnmont JawH of tlio United Slates. Tho flrnt KaaiiiK vvai concludod, lncldlni all paiiiKraplis to whloh no objection hua Whon tho tneiiHiiro is noxl. Hcctlona Involvlnit amond n lim via mm. mnnlM In in nu .....l n.. t him Hirmiiy wkbiiizou anu innppod out. oi.JectloiiH huvo boon mado will bo con i m iimiio in u Konerui way. Tlio tlrst flltlorod. ilonatlon to tlio fund of $100,000 which Im to bo raised was mado by a local Clil noso moroliant, who accompanied hla oheck for $100 with a nolo oxpreBalriR approcltlon of tho protection afforded by tho Htars and Btrlprs. A unique- fonturo of tho colehration will bo a floral parado, tho flntt Ban Frnnoinco has undorlukcn. Tho parado will bo under thoaunplcos of tho Native Sons and Natlvo Daughtera. It will roaomhlo in Kcnoral Kshomo tho pa Rcnntf mado famous by I.oa AnRolua and IVadena. Bun Francbco has font tho rural atmopphcro which tho cities In tho aoiithorii purt of tho state which havo retained, and u floral nurado will ontall an amount of preparation that Iiuh seldom been attempted hero boforo. Special attention la belnir paid tho ontertalnmont of tho tnllated mon. A olubhouso is to bo erected whero tho bliieliwketfl can inakci tliolr hcadouartois whllo on shoro. A largo pavilion will 1)0 provided for drills, concert and exhibitions. NEW SYSTEM OF 8UHVEY3. Bill aville, Ky., aanalnst tho Ainerl- j - . Mfl Inn .. ....U h . llllll.u r fj a itroni? How of Kan was struck i floodi have occurred throuch- arm. i rniuo una noon susienu- announcemont that Jolm I). r"T,,,r l miu iiiiuii' lattmntlriK nn nnny. - iiHvnu 111 J II JrUIIt ilCW . v I i iy i JVIRUIJOf mm n i. . i it i.i im l tt tin. M..iiA.i rji..L j. oil tanki ot Bon Luis Oblapo, burned, deatroylnt? tlBO.000 I "II lH)lonKinK to tho Btandaid pany. 'coro man bolioves ho has aolv- --,-...., imiuuii prouiom. nOSO Y. M. n. A. In In hn n: In Now Ycrk. Pinna for n aio lioinu prepared. ' lk in Hussltt of double tho Biborlan railroad, which IlPnrlv un nnn nin TUV,UUU,UUW. --i-.w. i vinrmanv win "I tllO Mnilllirrnnnnn In 1 rU "8 Kdwnrd. of Knulnnil. In n ii; . . ... . n. an nun I WO Oil (.anKH tlilnw.l An . ... . uumimiiv nnur iwii. niii.i.... . . . uuu inun iiiiM iv. i niui. 1 --v '"vu imiiiuq jmvo Hint arrant. nn ui. i .. V. "ouovoa to nao Po rating many 0f the hold.una i pma York pollooman h an in nr nn. n f l ... -, v.,w, wmcn provou auo Iv i IT tlnoa woro P,or0tod - II5V, j J'noia Central rallrpad has . or 8hlpplng boer and whla. ! I f AM. I . ' 111., after that n ana e nntl-aaloon. to Give Commlittonor Authority to Employ Men. Washington, Jan. 28. In his nnnnal report Land Comissloner Hallinifor reo- ommondml tho abolition of the nrosent system of muklnK public land surveys under tho contract Hvitcm and urged congreea to authorize tho employment by tho government of competent eur veyors, whono solo duty shall bo tho surveying and roaurveylng of public lands. Iteprceentotlve Mitchell, of Wyoming, chairman of tho houco com mlttoo on publlo lands, has Introduced bill in tho house giving tho commis sioner autliorlty to employ sunn sur veyors lor tlio purpodo Htated, but al lowing In m also to use his dlecretion as to tho advisability of making a part of tho surveys under the old contract syu-tern. Thore aro aomo suryoyora on govern ment work who havo pr duced mtlrtfac- tory rcaults, but tho chief criticism of tho old contract syntom Ij that it wantos a great deal of time, and ro quires two or threo yearn from the time of application to get a given tract surveyed and tho survey accepted. The Mondell bill will form tho baaiB of whatover legislitlon congreaa may at tempt on the subject this winter. WAR ON RAT 8. 8an Francisco Determined to Exter minate Dlsaaaa Spreaders. 8an Fraaoleco, Jan. 28. Roporta by the plaguo experts show that the dls eaao has been almost entirely eliminat ed from tho city, but the battlo against tho rata la to bo propsed with now vigor. Thora havo been no now ciihos for more than two weeks. Only two cares aro now under treatment. Do splto tboeo encouraging features, tho force of mon in tho oraploy of tho health board la to bo incrcatied and tho distribution of poison to bo continued on a larger ecale. All this Is to bo dono bb a precau tionary measure. Tho theory held by Dr. Rupert Uluo, the Federal expert In charge of tho situation, ia that tho con tagion ia carried from tho rat to tho hu man being by tho flea. In tho wintor months tho fleas vanish, to reappear with tho aprlng and Bummer. An ex amination of tho rodonta last Septem ber showed that ono-half of one per cent woro infected. Tho examination at tho proeont timo showa that one-half por con I aro Infeotod. Troops Repel Tribesmen. Tangier, Jan. 28. Advices rccolvod hore state that tho Zonatla and Ouled All tribos attacked tho French troops January 23, but wero repulsod with sovcro Iohb. The Frenoh littoral and modiouna columna had just effected a junction when tho tribesmen, in battlo array, covering a front of about four mllca, awopt down In crescent forma tion. Tho Spahifl boro tho brunt of tho attack, making several gallant charKoe. which, however, Intorfored to flomu oxtont with the work of Uio ar- tlllory. , Lisbon Offlclalifrald. Lisbon, Jan. 28. Although tho gov ernment apparontly la maator oi uio situation, much iiervotiHiiOBS is manl- foatod in olliolal circles iniiowing u" plot to overthrow tho monarchy and catabllBh Portugal as n republlo. no mlor Franoo, upon tho advlco of tho po lice, Bleeps each nlglit in a itinerant houso, Burroundod by cavalry. The polico have dlecoverod a nnmuor oi Clacca whoro rovolver and liomba havo oen Btorod by tho coneplratora. Record Crop of Oranges. Ran FrAnoIsoo. Jan. 28. Tlio orango crop of California Ib now in full season and in quantity and quality promlfloa to broak all recorda. Tho fruit ox ohangoa of tho BUto estimate that tho total output or oiangcs aiono win the enormoiiB sum oi au.uuu eanumio, Bunator Nclsori Introduced a local op tlon b 11 today applicablo to Alaska. wuslilnglon, Jan. 31. Tho houpo today paased 288 ponalon bille and then took up tho Indian appropriation bill. Itopieauntatlvo French today intro duced a bill propoalng to amend tho coiiHtltution by granting tho right of franchlno to women. ml., i . ... ..... ino iiouBo is awaiting witn interest a ipeoch from Cusbman, of WaHhlngton, who now wears the tltlo of "Humorist of tho Ilonco." ilia colloaguca look to him for at Joast ono "funny" speech cacu BCHaion. A fnvorablo roport on tho Towneend arbitration bill by the committee. Tho bill proulos for tho appointment by mo projiouiit or a commission to Invoi tlgato each dlsputo botween capital or labor of such magnltudo as to Inter fere with interalato Irafllc. Thursday, January 30. Washington, Jan. 30. Tho senate today held a short session during which Honator Aldrlch reported hia banking Dili Irorn tho committee on financo, which he announced ho would call up for consideration on Monday, February 10. Mr. Aldrlch said that tho commltteo haiP under consideration somo amend rnonta to the bill rolatlng to railroad bonds, and probably would suggest them at a later day. Ho explained that tho bill was tho bill of the major ity of tho committoH and that members of tho minority might havo a substi tute to ofler lator. Senator Bourne introduced a bill pro viding for the sale at publlo auction or sealed bids of reserved land in tho 8i letx Indian reservation and appropriat ing 1300,000 for purchase. Sonator Goro introduced a bill pro hibiting tho granting of restraining or ders by Federal courts in caeca between employer andjomploye unlcpB it la no ccBsary to prevent injury to tho prop erty of tho applicant. Washington, Jan. 30. Tlio ap proaching trial in this city of Hyde, Diamond, Benson and Schneider, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government out of public lands in Pa cific coast territory, provoked consider able dlecuselon lu tho hotian today in tlio courrio of tho consideration of tho urgent deficiency appropriation bill. Tho bill carries a provision requiring that tho expenses of tho trial shall bo boino entirely by tho United States, but it was stricken out on a point of ordor by Mann, of Illinois. Wednesday, January 20 Washington, Jan. 20. The senate was euterta ned today by a series of animated comments on tho method adopted by Secretary of tho Treasury Cortelyou in pluclngbeforo tho penato his reply to tint resolution calling for notification rol .tivo to tho operations of tho Tieauury department in connection with tho financial disturbance. The pccretary had had tho introductory part of his reply print en1, and copies of tho pamphlet wero on tho desks of all sen ators, which was declared by Demo cratic senators to bo without precodent. The Seattlo exposition bill was given a black oye when It was passed over under rule nine. This means that hereafter the bill can bo considered only whon a majority of tho aonato votes to tako it up. Tho sonato passed a bill to reorgan ize the corps of dontal surgeons attach ed to the army. Senator Hopkins introduced a joint resolution proposing an amondmcnt to tho constitution prohibiting polygamy in Uio United States. Woshington, Jan. 20. The need of an Amorlcan merchant marino as an auxiliary to tho navy formed tho prin cipal topic of difouuelon in the houeo today during Uio consideration of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. Tho dobato waB preo pltated by Llttlo- fleld, of Maino, who questioned the legality of tho provision appropriating 11.000,000 to supply a detloionoy of coal for tho navy caused by transfer of tho battleship floot from the Atlantic to tho Paciflo. Ho oritioised congress for its failuro to iiuiko appropriations lor a merchant marino. Tho bill was still under consideration when tho houso adjourned. Tuesday, January 28. Washington, Jan. 28 Tho senate tlay ordered that tho piivllqgoa of tho floor ho oxtonded to Den I to Logarda, and Pablo Ocrtinbo, resident commis sioners appointed by tho Philippine assembly. Experiment Farm In Umatilla. Washington, Jan, 30. Repreaonta- tivo Kills today again took up with tho reclamation Borvlco tho onostion of es tablishing an experimental farm in tho "Umatilla Irrigation projoot to domon atrato tho best method of irrigation and the beet crops to plant. Ho waa told Senator Hcyburn'a bill, granting leave of abaenco to settlers on govern ment lirlgatlun projects who havo been ablo to got wator, was passed. Tho bill appropriating $26,000 to ro- snrvey the Washington-Idaho lino was passed. Washington, Jan. 28. Represonta- tire McOavin, of Illinois, irt tho house today attacked tho diatom til American girls marrying titled' foreigners. He stud he had no particular person in view, but went on to say that "women are sacrificing their eoula and their honor on tho altar of snobbery and vico." Ho maintained that overy day is a bargain day in Now York, "where you can buy anything from a yard of ribbon to a pound of flesh." Mr. McGarvin was speaking on tho bill to tax dowries and titled husbands. Ills remarks wore mado under the li eenso of general dobato arid at timea they provoked laughter and applause. Tho urgent doflclency bill waa tho prin cipal topic of dobato today, although no great progreps was made. ThlB was the lorgoet session of the houeo. Monday, January 27 Washington, Jan. 27. Greatly to tho surprise of everyono, tho subject of slavery was introduced in tho senato today. Secretary Taft waa directly charged with having a knowledge of slvery in the Philippine islands. The dobato was mado pertinent by the sec tions of tho bill revising the criminal code of the United States which pro vldo penalties for dealing in slaves. Hale atserted that such provisions should be stricken out, as ho regarded slavery as obsolete in tho United States and could see no reason for referring to it. Heyburn, in charge of tho bill, con tended for tho retention of the provi sion, saying that there aro forms of sla very othor than thoao abolished by the Civil war. Washington, Jan. 27. The financial question was discussed in the house to day by Fowler, chairman of Uio com mltteo cn banking and currency, in an exhaustive speech in which ho opposed bond secured currency and tho proposi tion looking to tho establishment of a central bank. Ho used for his text the bill introduced by him early in the present month providing, among other things, for bank redemption districts, which, ho argued, would meet national emergencies. Fowlor declared the United States had the worst financial and ourrency process in tho world, instead of the best. The Indian appropriation bill was reported to Uio houso today by Mr. Sherman, chairman of the house, com mittee on Indian affairs. The bill carries a total appropriation of $8,215,- 697. Saturday, January 25. Washington, Jan. 25. Representa tive Ellis today introduced a bill pro riding that tho time for reclamtion of all lands covered by desert land entries in Uumatilla county, Oregon, hereto fore made, where it can be shown to the Fatisfuction of the department of tho interior that the entrvman baa been hindered, delayed or prevented from reclaiming such land by unusual floods, cither directly or indirectly, is hereby extended until tho first day of October, 1000, and the timo for making final proof of reclamation of such lands is horoby extended to the first day of April. 1910. The houso committee on pensions has agroed on an' appropriation of $15,000, 000, an increase of about $7,000,000. PUT UP MONITOR AS TARGET r SCENES IN EUROPE. Navy Department Dec'des to Make Gun Practice More Real. Washington, Jan. 28. Encouraged by tho valuable result believed to havo boon obtained by Uio British admiralty in tho spectaoular sinking of the old battleship Hero by modern gun fire lately, tho Navy department has deter mined upon a similar experiment, though not ono to be carried out to Uie samo point. A slnglo-turreted monitor is to b made a targot for tho big 12 inoh rifles of a battleship, and tho ex periment will take place in the wators of Chepopeako bay or Uio Potomac river. It ia not the purpose to destroy tho monitor, which mis built only about 10 years ago, . but tho gun tiro will bo directed against one of her turrets. Much mechanism is contained in tho turret and information is desirod as to tho effect of actual gun fire upon this controlling machinery. National Bank at Wallowa. Washington, Jan. 28. Tho control ler of the currenoy today authorised tho Stookgrowers' and Farmers' National bank, of Wallowa, Or., to begin busi-J ncss with $50,000 capital. James P. I Stovona ia president, E. A. Holmes vico president and O. T, McDaniel cashier. President of Washington State School Tells His Experiences. Following is the address dolirored ly nnul.linl 1.' A II. ...... U, ,.1 IX lUiJltlUllii 1. tXt JJIJ'UII, UI UIU rioiu AHm lego, to tho wherttpnwers of Wnshii'g ln i it. -I- . . it 1.. T1.. 1 1 . iuu ui iiiuir ruuuiii minting in x uiiiniu, in which ho reilited various observa tions ho had mado during his recently completed trip abroad: "Tho ono thing that impressed mo whllo in I;.urope was tho fact that we Americans do not fully realizo the greatness of our own land, and its op portunities, and the greati ess and op portunilios of our own people as conv pared with our brethon Jn Europe. Tho opportunity for tho average man is so much greater that wo can hardly con ceive the difference. In Europe a man. is born in a clas from whero he cannot encapo, and ho accordingly fits himielf for that dense. There is stratification after (Gratification, and it is practically impossible for an individual to pass from class to class; and think that the frebdom of tho American people is one or the greatest things which we have here. "In Italy tho poverty and distress wero very interesting, although it ex cited the greatest pity. It seemed as if there were no end of beggars. They begged in almost every way imagina ble. Whole families could be eeen begging together by means of musical instruments. In ono case I noticed a woman holding an umbrella upside down to catch the coppers, while the father played the guitar, and the child ren each 'played some soit of musical instrument, and all wero begging. Sev eral husky looking fellows dived into the eea to got coppers worth about a half cent, and begged the peoplo to throw the coppers in. It seemed as if one-half of the population lived off the ether half. "I was very much interested in the horses. The average horse in Paris for the heavy draft work ia a very good an imal indeed. There were great num bers of magnificent stallions that would have sold in this market for from two thousand to three thousand dollars, and they were all of a very high type. One thing that impreseed me both in London and Paris was that the average coach horse was a much larger fellow than we have been accustomed to see for that work. I think that we people here in America should look toward breeding a larger animal that we have in the past, and unless we watch our selves, we will be inclined to breed down. In Naples there were -many cab horses, and about ninety per cent of the cab horses driven were stallions. Ono thing that waB very interesting to me was that they do not use the bit. They use an instrument that fits over the nose, and above the nostril is apiece which extends out about three inches, and when pulling a horse to stop, they pull on the nose. "In going up the Tiber river north df Rome, almost every wagon that I met was being dr iwn by oxen, either by tandem, or with a yoke. The oxen were all very strong fellows, quite large, well built, and had huge horns rising above their heads. There did not seem to be the beef type of cattle, nor was there any milk type. I sup pose their cows, were, of course, used for milking purposes, but they were not apparently bred to either type, but rather to the ox type. "The poorer class of Italians do not know what it is to have meat in any quantity. The average man is.too poor to be able to buy beef, aa they would have to pay not less than twenty-two cents a pound for it. Kids are used for flesh there a great deal. The swine there were very large, and rather more of the type of the bacon hoc; than like our Berkshires or Poland Chinas. They use goats' milk a great deal, and es pecially in Naples. In the morning you would see women and men driving goats around from place to place, as the customer has the privilege of hav ing the operation of milking performed in his presence. The goat selected is milked, and in many cases you will see a goat being taken up in an elevator, or up a stairway, wherever Uie customer may be, and then milked in his pias ence. "In Italy the tillage is of a very in tensified kind. There, many of tho Italians have their own vegetable gar den, and raise their own vegetables. Hore wo pay twelve or fifteen cents a head for cauliflower, and in Italy you can buy a dozen heads of cauliflower for six cents, and that will make it cleat why tho Italian is able to live on a vegetable diet bo well. The peoplv train their vineyards upon trees, and in many cases there is hardly any top to the trees, as they had been cut dewn to stumps for the vines to climb on. I did not get a docont apple to eat until I was on board tho Bhip, and had Eorae Oregon apples served .to mo." FULTON HAO POWER Election Causes Uprising. Washington, Jan. 20. Rumors of an uprising or an invasion in Honduras has reached tho Btato department. Do tails aro lacking but it 1b believed tho loaders of tho movement aro persona who woro driven out of Honduras into , Guatemala during tho last revolutionary Itorarrndinh Sauce. For cold meat To four tablespoon fuls of freshly grated horseradish add i heaped teaspoouful of granulated lugar, half a tcaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and two teasiwoiifuls of prepared mustard. Add vinegar to make it smooth and creamy. To servo with hot meats, add two tablespoon fuls of thick cream and heat In a dish let In boiling water. Do not let tho nllvturo Iwtl I that 40 acroa had been set aside for outbreak. Tho revival of the attempt this purpose Later ho waB assured by to overthrow the goernmont at thla .hnnti i MO Too C- wd 1.M0 000; thoworory of agriculture that hia time is believed to have been inspired, ffi LIS The haivwt will last department would at once take charge, by Uio fact that the elections for presl-l I wtlaHeiuily ustll next Fourth et July, of the farm. re xn. 1'iriTK Ilaknl lu Tomatoes. Select round, Binooth tomatoes of uni form size. Cut a thin sllco from ths top of each and with a teaspoon scoop out enough of the pulp to admit an egg. Season tho cavities with salt and pepper and a tiny pinch yt onion or parsley. Drop an egg Into each. Sot tho tomatoes Into a well-buttered pan, to which a very little water haa beeu added and bako about fifteen mlnutea. Season with butter and servo each to mato on a sllco of delicately browu toast. ' Heney Proves Inaction of Hall In Certain Cases. SENATOR KNEW FILINGS ILLEGAL Burke and Goslin Indicted, by District Attorney on Perjury Charge, But Never Prosecuted. Portland, Jan. 28. Senator Fulton waa again dragged into tho conspiracy case of John H. Hall and Edwin Maya yesterday by Special Prosecutor Heney. By tho testimony of W. E. Burke and William G. Goslin, former agents for A. B. Hammond, timberland specu lator, and at one time president of the. ABtorla & Columbia River railroad, it was shown that late in 1899 and during 1900 Fulton appeared as attorney for Buike and Goslin and two others, who had been indicted by Hall on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the govern ment by perjury. Burke and Goslin testified that in September, 1899, they induced 20 tran sient male residents of the North End to file ..on as many timberland claims for a consideration of $2 each for their services, with Uie express understand ing that the claims so filed on thould bo held for a time and relinquished, when Burke and Goslin, representa tives of Hammond, procured lieu land scrip to cover the land included in the relinquishments. Only the prelimi nary facta by which Fulton, as attorney for Hammond and his various interests, will be associated with this transaction were brought out yesterday, but Heney promises by the introduction of further evidence this monring conclusively to prove not only that Fulton appeared in a legal capacity for the men indicted, but that Hall, as United States attor ney, failed to prosecute the alleged per jurers, althouh he had full knowledge of the unlawful filings. RAILROADS ASK FOR TIME. Want to Test Law Against Owning of Coal Mines. Washington, Jan. 21. The operating vice presidents of many of the large railroads of the country were received by President Roosevelt yesterday and presented a request that in execution what is known as the comity amend ment of the railroad rate law bill one case be brought against the roads by the government, this case to be finally disposed of by the Supreme court of the United States. This, if agreed to by the government, would mean that the railroads owning coal producing lands would not sell them by May next, as reqnired by law, but could operate them as heretofore until the disposal of the test cases. The law in question is regarded by Uie roads as unconstitu tional. The president referred the railroad men to the Interstate Commerce com mission, whpre it is understood Uie question will be fully discussed and a report made to the president as to the lewal possibility of carrying out the suggestion made. POLICE BILL IS PASSED. Nevada House Acts on Bill Received From Senate. 1 Carson, Nev., Jan. 28. The Nevada legislature has paesed the police bill, giving this state a measure that pro vides for a system of policing in time of riota which it is believed will quell ail trouble in the Goldfield section at the present time and place Uie state in po sition to handle any future contingen cies that may arise. Several members whe were devout union men have made a fight in opposi tion to Uie bill, while Uie conservative members have made a forcible isauo and have won the law. Speaker Skaggs, who has been taking a most active part for the union men, left hia chair and voted. Skaggs denounced the bill as pernicious and czar-like and predicted tho -men who voted for it were digging their political graves. All amendments were lost and the bill went through as it came from the sen ate. Cool Heads Save Lives. Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 28. That there were a number of cool heads in Uie Grand opera house probably saved many lives last night. The EvanBcafe, ooross the alley from the playhouse, was burn ing, and smoke issued through an open window in the opera houso. Some one yelled "Fire," and the inevitable panic followed. The most conservative kept their heads, but a general rush follow ed. Much crowding and pushing was done in the gallery and balcony, and a woman fainted. Many received Blight injuries. Plans to Divide Finland. St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, A startling report ia current both in St. Petersburg and in Helalngfors that the emperor has decided upon the partition ot Fin-' land, annexing to Russia the district of Viborg, which was formerly a part ot the empire, and Bonding an army corps to the grand duchy of Finland to over awe any protest. This report is strengthened by tho publication in" tho Novoe Vromya of an artiolo defending such a step. Mother of Empress Dead. Tokio, Jan. 28 It waB officially an nounced Saturday that Lady Showing Ichijo, mother ot the empress, died January 25, at Use age of 80 years.