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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1908)
1 if THE WEEK NEW LAND POLIOy. POULTRY RAISING IN OREGON. nncnrf Fnrm for One Busy Kcaaerc. PENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Important but CTl... Interesting EvenU of tho Pt VOOR . dnnt has turned to tlio e WHii'it'"!' fermany hM reduced tho import on sugar. leaderof the Black Hand has been mid in Now York. (e(Pnatoriol deadlock in tho Ken 1 legislature continues. ,. Pennsylvania railroad lias Juat red 60,000 tons of stool rails. tUle ministers have started nn t on UKalnst Sunday theaters. Lernor Ponnypacker has boon jin E5 n Uio Pennsylvania capltol w Leo, tho deposed promlor of Port I Si arrived in Franco, louring er but dofondlng his policy, o KlRln National Watch company dosed Its factory for an lndofln to d on account of dullnoss In trado. ivernmont troops will bo removed Goldflold March 7, at which tlmo lovada police will bo ready to tako ie. uren Oliver, a mombor of thooloc ; collego which named Lincoln, Is ; Ho was a pioneer of California i3 years old. ..t.tn Pnlillc Printer Dram han BVViuv " - bed contol ol tho govornmon& ijng olllee. W. 8. Roesitor will buo tho inquiries Into tho conduct e office. Iiman aurffaRlHta are making a fight in Now York. Ige Uargla, a lcador of Kentucky l has been killed by his son. irida Republicans aro holding Taft nti-Talt conventions and having jhU. at lirltaln lias mid tho bandit li )200,OUO for Uio release of Sir Maclean. ! Western Bar Iron association, of York, will advance tho price of Ion 1 5 per ton. t honee comrnittoo on naval affaire lea (our now battleships and Uio lent has prcpurod to tight. rreyhound lias roturnod on foot to U home at Oakland from Western ana, a distanco of 1,600 miles. inco, formor promlor and dictator rtafta!, has arrivod In Madrid, as driven from homo by Uio many le of assassination. Ian aureemont of trims-A tin title tihlp companies tho rato war bo Kuropn and tho United States mo to an ond. In? to nnnrwltlrm tn Mm nrvllnn iatue to tho lato Senator Quay on pnoi grounda ut iinrrltburg, ra., Iropoiod to nut tho (mention to n ar vote. Ian declares that Wall streot is than Monto Carlo. national convention of tho So party will bo hold In Chloueo 10. American torpedo flotilla han flat Punta Aronae, Straits of ran. iich troop in Algeria wero caught ivere Bnow atorm and at least 28 led. Japaneao government will in tho tax on miimr. mVn. nlnnlml. ind kcroecno. peonln of Oh In will vnfn nn nn liVH BMll rfiTnnilurn law ut Mm her election. y trace of bubonlo plaguo has pjumoan franoiaco. Tho cam Pgslnst ratos will contlnuo. V hnttln lint loora, tho Moors lost 10,000 killod funded and tho French 100, Sral flromon woro Injured and ono log :ln Now York whoro a tiro in oods atoro cauaod a loaa of $200,- llman Is building a caatlo near -. in coat nearly $4,uoo, Ha monthly payroll during tho reaches $19,000 and work la bo- Hand murdors oontlnuo in faUdrttin8 rattny om,ranta Iw cahlnot opposed to Frnnoo has IIICO In Pwt.. I Ptter nimliiBf. i.tnn. mi.i.i 'o haa beon captured. toatner Ri n..i.t....i t i lennuf i k, """'""'i wan uurnou Ptotir 80011,4 and 16 of IjWior offlcora of tho battleship S. CnM Snn """U0t b ofll- lids hnnn am . of aii0;07 : sy'w meiiof tho Uuttobank. 0 tnllltarlaf. ..li i. i.. I at n. v u u"uuie ciass is re Ue lnoreasod talxatlon, Secretary Garfield Atda Entrymen In stead of Hindering. Washington, Fob. 4, It la tho pur poso of Secretary Garflold to bo conduce tho Interior dopartmontnnd so Interpret tho public land laws as to actually aid ovory bona fldo ontryman who Is en deavoring to establish n homo on tho public domain. SecroUry Gurflold holda that tho land laws woro enacted (or a purposo, and no long as tho law is not nbusod, ho Intonda that tho entry man shall onjoy Its provisions, and ao long as he acta in good faith, shall havo tho encouragement and nld of ropro flontfltivoa of tho department. In other words, Secretary Garflold la proceeding on the theory that ovory man Is honest until proven guilty; ho is human onough to recognize that honoat mon may mako errors which do not lay thum, or should not lay thorn llablo to tho law. A reading of Mr. Garfloltl'a annual report, mado public- ycelorday, will convlnco any man that thoro has beon r phcnomonal an almost Incom prohonBlblo chango In tho manner of conducting tho Interior department. Under Secretary Hitchcock, Uin on tiro forco of tho Interior department and general land odlco, on special in structfona from tho secretary, preced ed on tho thoory that tho public land laws wqro enacted to prevent men ac quiring public lands; ovory technical failure to comply with tho law waa re garded na ground for criminal prosecu tion; ovory obetaclo waa placed in tho Eath of tho honest, aa woll as tho dla oncst ontryman, and Mr. Hitchcock retired from odlco with tho astounding record of having actually deprived hun dreds of honoat) settlors of tiiolr lamfs, while ho permitted shrewd thieves to gobble up largo tracts under his very noflo. The ropcrt of Secretary Garfield will carry encouragement to every on tryman who la striving to acquiro pub lic land for an honoat purpose. It la a most cheering document. IMPERIAL VALLEY CONTESTS Fifty Improved Claims of Non-Real-dents Are Jumped. Imperial, Gal., Fob. A, Out of 1,600 land claims in tho Imperial valloy, about 60 Improved claims belonging to nonroaldonta havo been Jumped on tho ground of failtiro to comply with tho law. A recent decision of the commis sioner of tho genoral land ofllcoa revers es tho practice that olilce haa held here tofore that any person could tako a number of assignments from claimants eo long am the total does not exceed 320 acres. It it now held Unit a p rson can tako but ono assignment. Many claim, inoluding acoroa of woll developed farms, aro affxted by tho rovorwvl, and a number of contests are filed. Tlio mutual water compan ies have combined to send representa Uvea to Washington and lay tho matter before Secretary Garfield. An appeal will bo tukon from the decision of Com missioner Den net on tho ground that Uio Suprome court holda that an estab lished ruling of a dopartmontof tho govornmont cannot be annulled by a re versal of the ruling. No apprehension is folt by claimants as to Uio outcome, but it is considered necessary to present tho matte: to Sec retary Garflold. WOOD CHIEF MATERIAL. 8mall Percentage of Buildings Built of Coment or Brick. Washington, Feb. 4. In a report today regarding building operations and Uio tlmbor supply tho geological survey saya Unit tho Increasing prico of lumbor and a rapidly Increasing ubo of perfected flro proof aystms cf construc tion should do much In holding down tho amount which foresta aro called upon to ylold oaoh year, but ao far theso moro substantial materials havo not do oroaaod tho lumlwr cut of the nation. Notwithstanding tho Increuaed uao of comont und other fireproof materials, tho last roporta of tho building opera tlonu In 40 of tho loading oltioa of tho United 8tates for tho year collocted by tho geological aurvoy, Bhow that 50 por cont woro of woodon construction. This does not includo tho largo quan tity of lumbor used for tho conutruotlon of dwollinga, atores and othor buildings in tho thousands of Bmall cities and towns, scattorcd over tho country and not included in tho 40 cities on which a reckoning was mado. "Yellow Peril League." Denver, Colo., Feb. 4. Sovorai hun dred representatives of union labor, in mass meeting this afternoon, formed tho "Yollow Toril Exclusion League," doslgnod to prevent furthor influx of Asiatic coolie labor into tho United States. Ono of tho spoakora said that thousands of Ja panose woro coming Into tho United SUitoa tjirough tho port of Kl Pnun iih students. A prominent Jap anese of San Francisco, ho wild, waa at tho head of tho ontorprlao ana conduct ed tho business from a cloUiIng agency in tho City of Mexico. Took Drydock to Manila. Ban Frannisco, Fob. 4. Otto Wor nor, Charles Bradley, J. H. Van Horn, rr Mvnra n.wl WllltrT E. Uudolpll. Oil- glnoors who wore in charge of tho dry- deck Dowoy on us trip irom mu lantlo ooast to tho Philippine islands, rnnfliiul tmrn todav on tho transport Cook and will proceed Baat tomorrow. Tho Dewey lolt tno Aiianno uouhu uu December 28, 1006, and arrivod at Olongono, Phlllpplno Islands, on July 10, 1000. Mall From Fleet. xrw Vnrk. FpI). 4 Tho steamer Thespls which arrived today from Rio Janeiro brought 20 Backs of mall from the American battleships. DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS Friday, February 7. Waahlngton, Fob. 7. Uio aoBfllon of tho house of roprcflontntives today was dovotod almoMt ontlroly to considera tion of tho omnibus war claims bill, which was passed after considerable dleouHslon. It carries a total appropri ation of $316,000. A rlpplo ol excite mont waa caused by Macon, of Arkan fan, who, In tho courso of tho dobato, dofondod tho eenato against what ho said wero aspersions cast upon that body by Puyno, of Now York, whon ho prod ic tod that tho' senate would load tho bill down with a number of untner itorlous claims. What will bo known ns '"tho minor ity currency bill" was Introduced today by Representative John Sharp Wil liams, of Mississippi, the Democratic loudor of tho houso, who drow the moaauro us u result of a harmonious conference of Domccratlo mombors of tho houso committee pn bonking. Tho bill will corno boforo tho house In tho slinpo of u minority report from that committee. A numbor of private claim bills also woro paasod and tho houso then ad journed until Monday. Thursday, February O. Washington, Feb. 0. In a speech In tho nonato today, Senator Culborscn do clarod that the secretary of tho treas ury by lila report to the nonato has raised an imuo of fact on to whether national banks in Now York used tho 185,000,000 of public monoy deposited with them for speculative purposes or whother this money waa used to meet tho domanda of puteidc bunks for re serve purposes. Tho Seattle exposition bill was paus ed by practically a unanimous vote. Senator Beveridgo introduced a reso lution declaring that tho tariff should provide for maximum and minimum rates of duty, f Senator ileyburn today ro-introduccd his resolution calling upon the presi dent to investigate and roport to the senate all matters connected with tho reorganization of tho Northern Pacific. Tho Bonato today passed the bill plac ing Major General Howard on the re tired list as a lieutenant general. Washington, Feb 0. Political speech-making camo to an end in the houBQ today, and actual consideration of tho Indian appropriation bill waa resumed. A bitter fight was waged on tho proposition to abolish non-reservation schools, and tho subject was dis cussed throughout tho afternoon. The question was raised by the offering of an amendment by Delegate Smith, of Arizona, to limit the appropriation tot collecting and transporting Indian children at school to Uio state in which they live. Tho amendment was lost. Representative Hayes Introduced a bill authorizing participation by the United States In tho International ex position at Toklo, Japan, in 1012, tho sum expended not tc exceed $360,000. Wednesday, February 6. Washington, Feb. 5. Senator Bovor idgo, of Indiana, today delivered an appeal to tho sonate to adopt his bill providing for a non-partisan tariff com mission, u plan which ho declared con formed to modern and business Ideas on this subject. Ho spoko for an hour and a half, rocelving tho caroful atten tion of senators and a large audience in tho galleries. Thoro wero presont many delegates of commercial bodies now In session in this city. Following Bovoridge, eovoral Demo cratic senators spoko briefly on tho gen eral subject of tho tariff. Senator Stono, of Missouri, intro duced a Joint resolution auUiorizing tho president to relinquish control of tho Phlllpplno islands in 1013 upon first securing u plcdgo from tho nations to presorvo the neutrality of the islands. Washington, Feb. 5. Tariff revision ami Uio president's rocont special mes aago to congross again wore tho main topics of discussion In tho houso of rep resentatives today. As has boon tho caso for nearly a week, tho Indian ap propriation bill ostensibly was before tho house, but in no quarter was any word spoken in regard to It. Tho Iioubo npparontly had mado up its mind to discusB the issues of tho duy at this time, and no effort was mado to cluck the flow of general dobate, which will be continued tomorrow. A long spoech by Payne, of New York, Uio majority lcador, was consid ered important because of his assur ances that a tariff revision plank would bo incorporated in tho Republican na tional convention's platform of this year. Ho devoted somo attontion to Mr. Bryan, whom ho credited with go ing about tho country accusing Presi dent Roosovolt of grand or petit lurcony in purloining his ideas. Representation In Uio houso was in oreiiaod today whon tho two Phlllpplno dolcgatos took tholr soata. Tuesday, February 4 Waahlngton, Fob. 6. Tho sonato to day passed tho urgent dotlcloncy bill, carrying an appropriation of over $24, 000,000. Tho largo dofloienoy appro priation for tho navy brought out oon- Agree to Recommend Utter. Washington, Feb. 5. The Idaho sen ators today formally agrood to recom mend tho appolntmont of D. A. Uttor, of Weleer, to bo survoyor general of Idaho, vlco Mr. Eagloson, resigned. The formal recommendation will bo sent to the president Monday. Mr. Utter was tlio original oholco for this appolntmont, but tho matter was bub pondod whon his citizenship waa ques tioned. This has been satisfactorily ex plained. ; aiderablo discission of tho subject of executive departments making expend itures not provided for by an appropri ation. Dotlcloncy appropriations for the Punama canal gavo riso to Democratic criticism of tho publication of a paper by tho Canal commission at Panama, and incidentally Toiler declared that he believed the lock canal at Panama would somo day be declared a failure and that a sea-lovel canal would take Ite place. Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced a bill absolutely ropealing the timber and stono law. He offers no alterna tive plan of disposing of public timber, but is in conference with Secretary Gar flold and is drafting a bill. Waahlngton, Fob. 4. President Roosevelt's recent mossage to congress on tho relations of capital and labor and of corporations and tho public again waa tho thomo of dlscasaion in tho houao today. Bo great was tho demand for time that geneal dobato on the In dian appropriation bill, which is the ponding business, was extended tomor row for four hours. Interest in today's proceedings centered in a speech by John Sharp Williams, Uio minority loader, who, while lauding tho presi dent for somo of his sentiments, ex pressed the belief that others were dan gerous. Williams Rpoke for nearly two hours. His remarks on the financial question prompted a lengthy discussion of that subject by Hill, of Connecticut, in which-he opposed the Aldrich bill. Resolutions of sorrow over Uio assass ination of King Carlos and the crown prlnco of Portugal were adopted today. Monday, February 3. Washington, Feb. 3. Senator Piles, of Washington, made a decided hit in the senate today with his speech in support of his bill appropriating $700, 0C0 for government exhibits and build ings at the Seattle exposition. Senator Fulton secured tho passage of hia bill eending to the United State Circuit court for tho Ninth circuit all claims ql American sealers whose vessols were seized by government v6s boIs while in the open seas. Senator Fulton introduced a resolu tion directing tho eccretary of war to survoy tho locks at Oregon City with a view to purchasing them in conjunction with Oregon. Tillman's resolution asking the pres ident to inform the senate what action had been taken in regard to violation of land grant laws in Oregon and Wash ington by the Southern Pacific was paesed. Washington, Feb. 3. Three of the giants of tho houso of representatives had 'their Innings today. Technically, tho Indian appropriation bill was un der discussion, but legislation was rele gated to the background while national politics occupied the stage. Before the political question cropped out tho house, with noxt to the largest attendance of the session and with but one dissenting voice, passed a general widow' pension bill granting a flat pen sion of $12 a month to the widows of all honorably discharged soldiers of the United States who have not heretofore received the boneflta of the pension law and an increase of $4 a month for those who havo benefited under Uio act of June 27, 1890. The law expressly waives the limitation of property hold ings. Tho bill involves tho expendi ture of moro than $12,000,000. MANY FLYING MACHINE BIDS Forty-one Persons Willing to Build for Army. Washington, Feb. 4. Bids were re ceived today in the signal office for sup plying a flying machine of tho heavler-than-air type, as sot out in the speciafi cations issued by General Allen, chief signal officer of tho army, two months ago. Before acceptance of tho machine, the inventor must make a trial flight of at least an hour, remaining continu ously in tho air without landing. So far, 41 bids have been received. Gen eral Allen will open tho bidB and pre pare a schedule fo them for Uio consid eration of Uio board of ordnance and fortifications Thursday. Rushes Revenue Cutter Bill. Washington, Fob. 4. -Senator Fulton today took up with the house members of tho Oregon delegation his bill appro priating $260,000 for a rovenuo outter for Oregon ooast Borvico, which passed tho senate last evening. Earnest effort is to bo made to pass Uio bill in the houso, and tho dolegation bolloves Uiib will be accomplished. Debt Increases In January. Washington, Fob. 4, Tho monthly statement of the public debt shows at tho close of buBinosa January 31, 10U8, the dobt, less cash in tho treasury, amounted to $302,038,037, which is an increase (or tho month of $8,007,800. Tho decrease in tho amount of cash in tho treasury for tho month wub $3,102,-080. Confer on Financial Question. Washington, Fob, 0. Tho Domo cratlo Bonatprs hold a two-hours' con ference on the flnunolal question today, but camo to no conclusion as to Uio exaot nature of tho substitute bill. Senator Balloy outlined his bill provid ing for an emergonoy issue of treasury notes through deposits in uoslgnated dopofiltorlos. Ho said he would not bo avorso to having oortaln amendments made to it. Democratic senators will support the Bailey substitute. Extracts From Oregon Experlmenl Station Bulletin. Tho climate of Oregon from a poul tryman's standpoint is discussed by James Dryden in Bulletin No. 00 of the Orogon Experiment station which has recently been published. Among other tilings tho writer says: It is of course worth considering b tho man looking for a location whether Western Oregon with its open winters and freedom from snow and zero tem peratures does not offer opportunities for the production of egos and poultry that are not found in Eastern and Mid dlo West states. That poultry thrive in cold sections whore snow and zero weather prevail ia not to be denied, but the labor and expense of caring lor thorn is undoubtedly greater there. To secure an egg yield in winter where the climato ia severe entails more expense for housing and more care in the feed ing. It is probably true that the smal lest profits are mado during the winter months though Uio prices are very much higher than in spring and Bum mer, because the egg yield is bo small from the average fleck aa to leavo little or no margin of profit. It ia also true that the egg yield ia quickly aflected by changes in the weather, especially in the temperature. A sadden change from mild to cold weather means a certain check in the egg production, and although the weather soon moder ates it will often take several weeks before Uio egg yield gets back to where It was. The only way to prevent this is to provide housing that will protect the fowls from too sudden changes in temperature. This entails more ex pense in housing and consequently di minished profits, but what is of more importance is the highly artificial con ditions that it necessitates. It would appear therefore that there are certain advantages that this state possesses over sections of the country where zero weather and snow prevail. First, a milder climato and less severe changes in temperature than is charac teristic of Eastern states. Second, in Bections of the state with no Bnow fall the poultry can range over the fields and find animal food and green food which are often hard to get where the snow covers the ground. The heavy rainfall of Western Oregon and small percentage of sunshine may be set down as a disadvantage, but when tho nature of the rainfall is un derstood it is doubtful whether it is very mrch of a detriment. Owing to the moderating influence of the Pacific ocean these rains are warm and have not the chilling effect of the rains in Eastern states. The temperature of Western Oregon in the winter months is usually higher when it rains than when the sky is cloudless, and the fowls. will usually be found out in the rain except when it is very heavy, which ia net often the case. One poul tryman in Marion county said to the writer in November, before the rainy season set in, that he wished it would rain, because, he said, his hens laid better when it rained. The explana tion of this, if it is true, may not be in the rain itself, but in the fact that it brings to the surface many angle worms, which supply the lack of ani mal food in the ration. Turkeys are successfully raised in Oregon, and turkey are known to be easily affected by rain, but the fact that the rains are warm no doubt largely account- for the success in tur key raising in this state. Douglas county in Oregon produces several times more turkeys than the state of Rhode Island, noted for turkeys. Another thing in favor of the mild climate and freedom from snow is that the fowls are able to secure practically the year round all tho green food neces Bary in the fields. And finally, the fowls in their search for food in the fields got the exercise which io neces sary for it is worthy of mention in this connection Uiat the largest special poultry district in Uio United States is found In Northern California, that has no snowfall. That district is Bomowhat similar to that of Western Oregon, with its open winters, mild and humid cli mate and nearness to the ocean. My investigations of the poultry in dustry of Oregon have been confined to the western part of the state, the region west of tho Cascade mountains. This section at the present time produces more poultry products than the larger area of the state east ot the cascades. As the agriculture of Central and East ern Oregon becomes developed wo may expect greater development of poultry- keeping, and probably in time that creat agricultural area may produce more poultry products than the older section of the ttate In western Oregon The climatic conditions are different east of tho mountains, tho heavy rain fall is absent and Bnow covers tho ground during part of the winter The climate there is more characteristic of tho Rocky mountain region, though no such severe weather provails as in the Mlddlo and Northwestern Btates. it it should prove that a dry climate with plenty of sunshino but laoklng the se vere wintor changes of temperature of the East Is the ideal one for proultry, wo may expect a great growth of the poultry industry east of the Cascades in Oregon, undoubtedly on tno gram ranches of Central and Eastern Oregon whore food is oheap there is opportun ity for great profit in poultry raising. Dnnlah Macaroni Salad. i.reak one-fourth pound of macaroni into 2-lnch ploccs, coyor with a quart of cold water, salted, and boll briskly until tender. Whip a half-pint of whip ping cream, mix with one-half ns much boiled salad dressing, season and add vinegar or lemon julco to tnste. Mix tho macaroni with this heap In ccntor of round dish and garnish with a bor der of hot boiled fish, or of overlap- ' ping slices of cold moat HARD RAP AT HNS Three Adverse Decisions by 5a- ' preme Court io a Month. AFFECTS BOYCOTTING PRIVILEGE Must Not Interfere With Interstate Commerce or Plaintiff Can Get Three Times Damages. Washington. Feb.' 4. Yesterday for the third timo within a month the Su premo court of the United States pro mulgated an opinion construing laws adversely to the contentions of organized labor. The first of the decisions was rendered on January 0, in the case of somo railway employes who sought to secure damages under what is known as the employers' liability act, which law the court held to be unconstitu tional. The second important finding in this line was announced January 23, when the Erdman arbitration act, for bidding the discharge of employes be cause they are members of labor unions was also declared invalid. The verdict rendered yesterday was the case of Loewe versus Lawlor, the latter a member of the Hatters' union and tho former a batmaker of Danbury, Conn. The case involved Uio applicability of the seventh section of the Sherman anti-trust law to conspiracies by labor unions to boycott articles entering into interstate trade. Under tho terms of that provision the complaining party may collect three times the amount of his loss, if the charge is sustained. The nnion fought the case on the ground that the law was inapplicable to such organizations; bat the court, whose oolnion was announced by Chief Justice Fuller, failed to accept this view, and in effect held that the unions could not be permitted to interfere by boycott with the free exchange of com merce between the states. There was no dissenting opinion. DRAWING TO CLOSE. Evidence in Hall Land Fraud Case la Nearly All Submitted. Portland, Feb. 4. Harry E. Northup laBt night positively identified govern ment's exhibit No. 7 Putnam'B map to Hall showing the alleged unlawful fences of the Butte Creek company in 1900. With this identification Heney considers that the government's case againBt John H. Hall haa been strength ened materially. At last night's ses sion of court Northup testified that from 1899 until 1904 he was employed as clerk in The Dalles land office, and identified the township map offered in evidence by the government as the one he prepared personally for Mr. Putnam in November, 1899. Final arguments in the trial of John H. Hall will probably begin tills after noon. This morning irancis J. neaey will complete the Introduction of re buttal testimony for the government. Hall may be recalled further to testify in his own defense, but it is believed all evidence will be submitted in time for tho closing argument to begin be fore court adjourns this afternoon. SOLEMN WARNING TO CZAR. Russian Paper Hints He May Share Carlos' Fate. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. Tbo tragic occurrences at Lisbon have created a deep irrpression on all sections of soci ety here, and the newspapers that ap peared today comment freely on the events that occurred. The Rues, in a daring Btyle, draws a thinly veiled parallel between condi tions in Portugal and Russia and warns the government in almost so many words that there is danger of a similar event here. The Novoe Vremya, although attrib uting the direct execution of the plot, tn anarchists, to whom nil government is obnoxious, also connects the crime and the dictatorship of Franco, which met with both open and secret resistance from all political parties. New Attack on Finland. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. The emperor today read a Bharp rebuke to the Fin nish diet, which last session passed an appropriation of 20,000,000 marks as the grand duchy's contribution to the military defense of Uio empire in lieu ot recruits, with a rider declaring that this was the final payment under the agreement of 1005 abolishing military servico in Finland. The emperor an nounces that the disposition of the mil itary fumh of Finland are exclusively hie prerogative and ignoros tho conditions. Sealers Must Be Careful. Victoria, B. 0., Feb. 4. -Advices wero received by tho Empress of India that in consideration of the raiding of foreign territory laBt year by Japanese sealers, official notification has been issued to tho sealers about to leave Japan to be careful not to trespass in foreign water. Notification ia given by tho Japaneso Communications depart ment that it has beon decided to install wireless telegraphy on tho six steamers of tho Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Reassurances From Lisbon. Paris, Feb. 4. A special dispatch to tho Matin from Lisbon, dated February 3, 11:40 p. m., says: The town is very quiet, The now cabinet will tepeal all the, repressive measures of Franco and act with jreat indulgence toward tha people.