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WSOF THE WEEK jnncnri Fnrm lor Our m i miiu:iiiiiiu " posy hfiauura PAYINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS -..of tho Loss Important but Less Iniorosii.ib i cf the Pat Wook. Net . . l.-.lt im la nrnelli'ill. J-nnin e limim te0! the tiomm.i"". flfPgw opt tho port ot muiw, crnlt nie """i ' . J, , mm m - Aiown of nigTlmbot, !..,. I, (IL'SIIOJI" "J . . M l If Ul I . l i lor MlMlt., WaB II ro. I-OBB on the list of visiting Uittleflhlp Hoet, but . ,i . itwlidti'd for frauds , oi niu ...... - ire been convicted. , American Ixittltrthip fleet linn ordered to leave Han FmuicI oo 6 next m! conipletj Its voyage 1 11.. ittflit. L.MnulnlriK 13,800 in trold woro from tut) jMj iiii'' o diiu u JHlwankie, hihi imw mr mi to discover thu thief liuvo fiillod. .1 . II...... IImhI eprrtiJciuoi mii-u, 'hi., n' uniuii 6 000 lt!" ,ru ,mt ork, notwilhs anding circulars have own Bent " ) k . itoUi, fur innril num. 0 .... 1- K xlmry Carprt works, of Rofl- i i... nnn i ruin lutvrt elnil nltely. Laitpold, of Havarla, colo- hli 87th birthday. Ho 1h In t health. t I Atlnn ttilllu tlfltn in a ft A iirnuprue uuuuu iinnn ! mnwv, r cent reduction in tlio wages of fmploycs. Joie't !- rvlro ItrtH authorized 17, ttlpand 16i!,6iiU sheep to gruzo Blue Mountain reserve this sea- 1 f ! I.. H. K V.1. American huiu in wiu now ium 1...1 r?- . it.... 11 IftW IMIII.ll U, The second car, iho ItuU . rt. .... IV It I fV "V BH" lMMMH in IIM f ' I II t I .... . .1 1.1... on unrnuiHu mm mini mm icr BLOODY riQHT AT PEN, Three, Montana Lifers Make a Mad Dath for Liberty. Doer Lodgo, Mont., Mnrch 10 War- i!on Kriink Conltjy, of Iho Montana Mlnto ponltoiitlury, wnH fearfully wound 61 Hundny niornlnK and JiIh flrnt ixmUi nut wnrdfii, John ItoliliiHon, whh kill, ed, when (hreo llfo convlcla, Georuo Kixjk, W. II. Huyo mid unotlior wIiohu nnmo fu not xlvon out, mmlo n WiihIi for llhcrty In tho ponlhuillury olllco nt 8 o'clock. It In thoiiKht tho warden will DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS REVI8I0N A88URED. nee llvo. Hoblnron'a throat wna rut from enr to ear and tho JmkuIih voln wnacovorud. Couloy'a thront wiih Kaahod and ho wws fltahbod aovfiial timed in the bhouldor and Rroln lioforo ho wna ublo to draw hla rovolvor and nhoot two of thn unBuiianiH uown. uonvleta Hnvnn i.nrl Itrok woro both bhot down liv i alter tho lattor had bon wounded. Tho attack on tho nrlHon ikiitlioritli. 1 and u Bubaeiuont effort to centpo has, aooordlnjt to tho prlnon nuthnrltlna thla aflornoon, bfoti lon planned by hock anu xiayca, who woro collmateB. lloth woro armed with nmiknlvnu. tl,. blades of which were ahnrnened llkn niitora. Tho three con virtu woro brought to the olllco of tho ponllontlnry Sunday iwiminK y wupiuy warden KoUInpon, to lio tried for aorno trlvlul infraetlon of tho nrlcon rules, and Cnnl liv wna waiting to alt In judgment. 'Iho inomont tho men entered thn olllco door Kock tnrnml hulftlv Uoblron, who wbh cIosIhk tho door bo. :c,r,-'"Hl,1K ilml tfio men, and nuluklv drawlni a knlfo, ho lian alaxhinK at tho deputy warden's throat. Kohlneon wuh unablo to rotreat or movo lieforo hli throat was cut wldo open hnd ho eank to tho floor dylritf At the same moment that Hock nt tackeil Rablneon, llHyes also pulled out a knlfo similar to thut of Hook and Blurted for Coliley. The latter retret d to tho rear of tho olllce before tho oncoming deporado. lieforo Conley could draw hla revolver, howevor, Hayro J, ad ahuihed his throat, cutting him from tint left ear to a point undor thr chin. Tho convict, seeing his in tended victim ettlng a way, grappled with him and atabbed him covoial times In tho shoulder and groin. Although hleodlnu terribly, Conley managotJ to draw his Fnoy Mnrch 13 WUHllInutdtl. Mfirrli 1 ft . U.,nn. I'Ulton today Introduced a roHolutlon (IlHClinrKlng tho Intcratato cornmcrco eoinmlUco from further cormldora tlon of IiIh bill rogardlriK Incronaed niilrond rntcH, hnvliif? become aatlH. fled that Chairman KI1Ihh Ib delib erately trying to Hmotlier tho mean lire by roftiHlng to bring It to n vote. WkhiH, In retalllatlon, had rend In tho Honnto a letter from Com nils aloner Knnpp, which ho contended wh hofitllo to Fulton'H bill, hut ho hIoii'h report, which wna Incloacd, and which wan favorable to tho hill ax n mended. Further debute wna cut off when 2 o clock arrived, na that hour hnd neon fixed for a not apeech on tho currency bill, but Fulton will prcuont the commlHHlon'H report and contlnuo hla fight. ISIklna Ih not' playing fair. Hla un- inirneHH win help Fulton, who l de termined to fight to the laat ditch to get hla bill before tho aenato. Ho had an aHHiirance tonight, howovor, that the Hllbcommlttim will nmnrl hla bill tomorrow. Altogether tho annrooriatfoiiH carried by the bill woio Iricrcuuod to tho oxtont of 11,365,000. Tuesday, March 10 "a'hington, March 10. rho set a'e toilHy ratiled and made public hlx of tho 13 treaties negotiated at tho Intar natlonl eoiifi-rence at Tho Hague. Tho convcntioriH adopted aro thoso to which no oppofitlon had boon mado. The final roporta of tho committee on military uffoirfl, In rolatlcn td the Urownsvllle affair, will be mado to the senate tomorrow. Senator Warner will preaent tlnf report of tho majority of tho committoo sustaining tho action of tho president In discharging without honor i battalion of the Twenty-Ulth infanlry on tho ground that tho negro Bojuiem had done tho shooting. Washington, Mnrch 13. The for tification appropriation bill, which will soon be reported to the house, will make adenuato provision for ln- tllC elllelennv of I In? rnnHf 1 defenses nllmg (he Pacific coast. It Is stated thai, the entire appropria tion, save what. Is necessary for maintenance of defenses on the At lantic coast, will be devoted to the enlargement and Improvement of tho Pacific coast and Insular defenses, scvornl million dollars in all. It is tho Intention of congress to mako tho fortifications on tho Pacific coast In every way equal to the defenses of the harbors on tho Atlantic. Wu?hiniton. Mprch 10. Consider. atlon of tho postofllco appropriation bill waB resumed by tho house of represent atives today. Although amondmonts were In ordor, tho bill, when it was laid BBido for the dav. with 1L nauo. disposed of, had undergone no material change. A noteworthy speech by Hamilton, of Michigan", upholding tho right of tho roueral government to control cor porations and sustaining the president in nis otlttudu toward them, was the feature of tho days' proceedings. Other addresses were mado by Small, of North Carolina, and Finley, of South Carolina, each of whom attacked the proposition to incroaeo tho pay for ocean mall service on tho ground that it was but a subterfuge for a Bhlp sub sidy. 4 I t w Mm kiiii iiuiu ilia iiiniii n fifirr nr wtiirit tutiu in f tin pooKoiand iirco; rour titnoi with the,ture of an nmduvlt In which, he out weapon pleased agalnHt Hayes' abdo- 'lined his charges In detail. When he men. , had completed this formal presonta- Aa Hayes Bank lo tho floor. IJocktlon he was questioned at length by rushed at Conley, who einptiod the two ' Hopresentntlve Olmstead of the coiri nimalnlriK cartridges In his gun Into ",.,tt.00 w,' ,w"8. designated by linnir ,..! hn 1. u i iriiinn uouicu to periorni mat Thoriday, March 12. iif t . . . wiianinKion, Ainrcn iz. rno Jll- Monday. March 9 I fit' Ultlinwinlti,. I.A..I I ...... I 1. I gun In eno.t ioday 'by s pec.al ' . ZZ' t9-?he."'?,ft? house committee. Heglnnlng at 10 !ueed at length Senator f ryo'a joint o'clock the committee continued Us solution providing for tho carrying of work during the greater part of the materials for tho Panama canal in day. Representative Lllley was hoard American bottoms only. Fryo advocat at length. He began hla testimony ted the adoption of the resolution, fay by reading a long typewritten state- (W that at least 5.000.000 barrels of cement would be required iu the work. rr... .1. i. .1 i..t .t. i i t. . . i " jiiu mini uuuvicii woo iiao oemi cailwl to the "arpct," took to hm heela ut the II ret of thu bultlo, hut was quickly captured and pla'o l in hi" cell. Tho nutito'lthtt refused to givu out hip name of other roads with I'riiun I'd j until they had investigated whuthfr ho a (xincerntil in the plot or whether he had merely been called to tlu- olllco at tho same time us the other two. i I.l I l k ... r Roosevelt nml prornlntMit mon ui wtt 1 1 r inu mi lid. ill iwui.ii (it. r.ff Lab- r unions and making all r i i. ...tit , i . i i ii rrni in iinrrifiiri iuiu f winii i ii mltiin of tin Bquth.-aiid leaders army, KHkiug tlmt honlilitiea be ARE FIRE TRAP8. Too Vary Film y Qulldlrg Are Con- Btructra in America Wahlnuton, March 10. In a rtato. merit madu public Inst night, Richard f. Ifltmnlirnv nnt.tiit.nr In pliurnn nf Itin . , f .!. ...w . . .. V... .W 1. ucm iiviiiiiii v TWAfi nnriritkiii.iirf ...... I ... .t l I., t i. p , "" eiruoiurui iiiau'riiii iaior.K)iiei oi inn insane man tiled to kill Klni? government, on-cusses recent lire Hit- i i ..... ' j ... aiiodmo wt9 rpro vod with tm(h r nejfrocfl havo hm lynched In Ir.nl f. 1... It i If IVI llll tliWIUl IB III . . VHU R llll Motlu-r'V rmnfrt-fs Is In secslon White Honae. Washlnglun, I). O. Unltofl KallwayH company of San - - - nw vr mv HHI4UO ridicules IllO IiIoh lhl nnvnl ... .v ,nuL. ,ur un nl. Uliinii. , r"" II llillfl 10 Jll. I i nir u.i. I. ..1 ... Ha . , , . ..... ... W1J I '..... (JIHiCUUIpm. Prldcilt lin- gent to iho rninnln IIIRt Inn nl I.. I... tt r,. . . i"iin .liri.nnrr. in tin attorney for Oregon. ! haa lK,on aisurod that a vicriiiNr-ru ti ii ti . i i.. a tu l ii in 11111 iiohtr nt there during tho rose car- DJ Hucf have natcli.l .m C6i. In 11... - . . .. . i J" ' ronmtnil.ir ol the j "... oiuiiu LllL'f.l Imr ii. .-... Alio rors and aferts that tiro tiapa as bud or worso than that which coil tho lives of ao many hchool children at Collin wood, O,, oxist In nearly overy vlllago and town and in many of tho largo cities. He urges Iho pnanago of law's to pro hlblt tho occupation of anything except a structure of tho highect lire ro'lsting typo, especially when it is used as a rchool, theater rr other atructiire in which people ussemblo in largo num. bors. "It is a matter of record," ho said, During the afternoon session, Rop resontatlve Richmond P. Hobson tes tified that ho had neon approached by n man representing the Electric Boat Co., who told him that, If he would support the claims of that company before congress, the com pany could bring Influence to bear upon Speaker Cannon to have him (Hobson) appointed on the commit tee on nn vn 1 affnlrn. Washington, Mnrch 12. Ry a tlo vote, a motion was lost today In the house committee on military affairs to. report favorably tho Dawes bill creating a rol( to be known ns 'tho volunteer retired list and placing thereon, with retired pay, the surviv ing volunteer oincers of tho army, navy and marine corps of the civil war. Estimates Indicated that the first year's operation of such a law would cost tho government 1 1,000,-000. Washington, March 12. The sen ate committee on military affairs to day reported favorably a bill author izing extra ofllcers for tho nrmy. The bill reported would add G51 olllcers to tho army distributed ns follows among tho grndea: Thirty-six colonels, G4 lieutenant-colonels. 90 majors, 1G2 captains, 144 lieutenants and 12G second lieutenants. and that so long aa foreign vessels were permitted toconpute, It would be im possible for tho domestic ships to par ticipate in the transportation because of tho difference both in construction and operation. He said that In both these respects British built ships had an advantage of at least ono-thini. An amendment by Foster, of Vir ginia, providing that tho restriction should not apply to the Gulf porta or any part of the United States from which vessels of the United States could not be secured for tho trade was accepted by Fryo. Fulton, of Oregon, and JJacon, of Georgia, sought to havo the amend ment extended to the North Pacific and South Atlantic coasts respectively, but wrre untuccessful. Resolutions of sorrow upon the an nouncement of the death of Represent ative Adolph Meyer, of Louisiana, worn adopted, and at 4:20 p. m. the senate adjoun ed a? a further mark of respect to his memory. The houso was in Beeslon but a few minutes, adjourning at upon announcement of douth. Extra 8osslon to Be Called to Go Over Tariff. Washington, March 0. Plana for the revision of tho tariff have Leon agreed upon by tho Republican leaders, In eluding Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon, Senvtor Revcrldgo and Representatives rayne, Ualzoll and Sherman, the three latter boing members of tho Iioubo ways and means committee, who will frame the new law. An extra session of congress will be iiilled immediately after tho expiration of tho present congross next spring and a bill will be drafted reducing some of tho high schedules in steol and iion and equalizing others. If the Demo- i rats aro succesfnl in the national dec tion noxt fall, President Roosovelt will all conyress immediately after the re sult is known, so that the tariff can be revised by tho Republicans. Senator lieveridgo, who presented measure providing for a tariff commls- lon, had a conference with the presl dent today. Later he conferred with Speaker Cannon and Representative Payne, Dalzell and Sherman. It devel oped that tho commission plan is not acceptable, and it was agreed that a resolution shall be adopted by tho pres ent congress directing the secretaries of state, treasury, agriculture, commerce and labor and director of the census to gather such data as will be usoful to consress in revising tho tariff. Representative Sherman, with the approval of Speaker Cannon, is circu lating a petition among members of the houso which requests the ways and means committee to bit during the sum mer recess for the purpose of gathering data to aid the membore in framing a now tariff law. Many signatures have already been procured and the commit tee will sit. DEMANDS ARE MADE. Ultimatum Japan's Minister Presents to China Pekic, March 9. Japan's ultimatum In the care of the Japanese steamship Tatsu Maru wan presented to the head of tho Chinese Foreign board today, and the board has the matter under consid eration. The Tatsu Maru was seized off Macao on February 7 by Chinese custom's cruisers on the chsrse that her cargo of arms and ammunition was intended for Chinese revolutionists, although con signed to a merchant of that place. The steamer is now being held at Wham- poR, on the Canton river. The irreducible minimum of the Japanese claims 1b the restoration of the steamer, as well as of her cargo, and L o payment of a full indemnity. Action is demanded nithn a "reasona ble time." In caee of default or post ponement, Japan, according to the terms of her ultimatum, will "take mmediate action." Japan expects a reply by tomorrow. She will not tolerate China's offer to nveetigate the case. She insists upon an apoltgy for the hauling down of the Japanese flag on the Tatsu Mara and fbe will not accept mediation, aflirm- ng that Uhina ib in error and that the fust are incontrovertible. ttaron nayasni, the Japanese minis ter to China, In delivering the ultima turn, made leference to Japan's sm pathy for China in the matter of con 12:12 o'clock .traband tralhc In arms and explained Mr. Meyer's , that China could not expect median m so long as sue am not aamit tne parti cipation of the Portuguese SCHMITZ WINS OUT Supreme Court Finds Fatal De fects In Indictment. HUB'S PLEA ALSO NULLIFIED 8even Judges Unanimous in Holding That Facts 8tated Do Not Constitute Crime. San Francisco, March 10. The Su preme court yesterday handed down a decision denying the application of tho prosecution in the San Francisco brib-ory-gralt cases for a rehearing alter a decision by the District court of Ap peals in the case of ex-Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz. convicted of extortion in the French restaurant cases. Without a qiesenting vote among the seven justices, the court tus'ained the appel late court in its decision that the in dictment upon which Schmitz was con victed was defective in that' it did not aver that bchmitz was mayor: that Ruef, his co-defendant, was a political boss practically in control if the city; that as such they were in a position to exercise power and undue influence over the police commissioners, and that it did not show that Schmitz resorted to unlawful means in threatening to have liquor licenses withheld. "The decision demonstrates," said ex-Mayor Schimtz. "that the higheet court in tho etato believes what I have always claimed, that I was removed from office and railroaded to prison." 'The contention of the respondent that the appeal was prematurely taken," saya the Supreme court, ""baa no merit. The court is unanimous in the opinion that the District court of Appeals was correct in its conclusion that the indictment was insufficient in that it did not show that the injury to the property threatened by the defend ant was an 'unlawful injury.' " This decision practically nullifies Ruef 'a plea ol guilty to the same charge, nvalidatea the remaining four extor tion indictments against the ex-mayor and Ruef, and will enable Schmitz to gain his liberty on bail after eight months' confinement in the county jail. GREAT FEAT OF WIRELESS. "borno out by statistics, that thin conn- iry BpemiB enormous sums oi m-nay in i(K)POVOt Jn providing equipments in lighting urea, i i,0 8ennt0l caB whilo foreign countries spend their .),, money in building structures which foumj tnnt tho oh otter the groatest lesismnco to tiro, mo per capita loss In thla country yearly exceeds f, nualnRt un minimi loss In 21 of tho principal oltios of Kuropo of 83 conta por capita. Entlmatintr tho pop ulation of tho country ut 80,0(10,000 tho loss from fires here U $740,000,000. If wo had tho same conditions that pre. vuil in European cities our loss would bo but f20.4fn,nnO a vear." Japan's Naval Sirergth. Toklo, Maroh 10. Somo Tollable fig. urea aro now to hand allowing tho pres ent Htronuth of tho Japanese navy com- Wrdneadar, Mach II. Washington, March 11. President a special niesogo attention to the Saturday, March 7. Washington, March 7. BIUb to ea-tahllf-h tavinpB banks, introduced by Senutors Carter, Knox and Ourkett, to day were consider! d by a subcommittee of the senate committee on postofiices and poet roads c nsisting of Senators Cutter. Burrows, Bankhead and Olay. Poet muster General Meyer was before the subcommittee and outlined hla v ews on tho subject. Mr. Mover sUitd that, whilo ti e Knox bill whs drawn in his depart INFECTED RATS ARE FOUND. Mm pnnnfn rnimiiit.lan ha Mnroeof nartlclmit ion I mom, no was not weuueu co mat meaa-, and In the Western addition. ille riot, which cawed ,UH 1,1,1 WUB vorv rortuy lo PPve : buildings where infected rata tiinio? B. O and D '""''" e" " or pruvimtu io uo ihrcq , ionnd, waHa and floors were op. iiom u iii mo uurKuu iiiiu warier unie. AllOhlio will ,.tt, i, , . "roilBHI Ul UlU JliJiM'nu inivv turn- ofboinhriiL. IJurcolona! 1 p-ircd with its Blrongth when tho war nrn nmtnntlnfl . Hilt ho. fif rut i i.i Li., .ii i . ii.,i- " :.l i. j -i- . , j - x. ii ii ii iri i . iuiu ci if nn - i ii n inrniu itiniF in nrniii lr urn iiiii v i v. i-Miiuimrcnists out cf tho One hundred and fifty bhvoii vopsels of all descriptions, representing a tonungo 'of 288,242 toiiB, before tho war, and 204 voeso s and 515,082 tons at tho I present day. Further scrutiny of tho I figures shows that Jupan today posceHS. es moro than twiro tho number of bat tloshlpa alio had Moro tho war. ,u Attorney Jnrnmn l v avo ii i ' ui ii uw ciiar-goa against him aro i!Z.0tk ,0 automobile Ainoiijun cur Id fur i,n.i i iQf . - in tho lirowiiHv lihn to illainies com rl tUtk TirAiii w- (1 ft Ii Infntllw u'Arn QliK ofu..Mnlnl nnrt n.Vu tlia wnito tn ..nun I 11,0 COmmlUeO ovn ill. 1 11 ivai miii j u uviiui v ) 1.1 a eptolal law extending for 0110 year tho time within which those who ot-Uiblish their innoceuo may bo rolnstutod. Such a bill will bo introduced. Senator lleyburn today secured tho paBsago through tho senate of his bill providing for tho survey of all public land, reserved and unreserved, in Ida ho, Oregon. Montana and California. Under tho prosiht pystom, the govern ment only surveys land upon request cf actual settlers. Mr. Heyburn pays this system tends to retard development, and ulto retards surveys, as settlers don't llko to go on unsurveyed land. and posmaster general wero a owl 1 pin the plan for placing the funds to be 8ecuio J by the postal savings luniks In the various national banks of the country at a rite of inter, est lnrne enough to pay depositors 2 per cut and to defiay all attendant ex pensis. Wash'ngton, March 7. A pa't of tho session today of tho house was de yotod to the consideration of private claim bills. The remainder of tho day was given over to eulogies of the late Reptca ntatlve Slemp, of Virginia. mi11. .1. ... ... mo ijoiiinwnod 1 he !... "iooi "larm of X U' Uod'8 P ttt L,?,le!.0"H'..n)t-Kineorof tho "H . NHVQ ll I t . ... I IH ' VfllllLI Will Incident of t n i vmu pi wW.iZ!M,,rub'c'n it is flnlsbod. tho polzum nf Mm Shivering In the Dakotas. St. Paul, March 10. Kxtiemely cold weather prevallod throughout tho North Woat Sunday jlght and jestenlay, tho warmeat pluc In thla n'glon boing St. Paul, where tho temporatnio was four degrcoB bolow zero yesterday morn- lug at 8 o'clock, throughout rvoiin 1 Dakota at that hour Iho temperature l about to Bn.,,,,1 ,n ' ranged from 4 to 20 bolow. Tho crost 1 construction ""i"""!""" of the oold wave extended irom bouui II n i. Washington, March 11. Determined and persistent asaiuilts on the postolllco appropriation bill in tho houso today resulted in amplification of that ineas tiro In many Important parts, dei-plto tho protests of Chairman Overstreot and the committee Tho lottor carriers finally won their long fight for $1,200 salaries, whon an ammuiment by Goebel. of Ohio, grant ing tho sumo was adopted. The house also allowed an additional f 25,0011 for clerks In third-clitHs ofllces where the sularlos of the postma ter rango from $1,200, and $15,000 additloual for con tracts stations. govern- 1 " 'arm . uee null 11 " Pf nw' " it to tho flro drill. VM ui Urn nt r- n oft B,f,,1,8,!,'l children to Mlllllllllla .. Goodrich 1.". 0,il wya Amerlonn to thofln nf ann l'ould bo made muoh Good and Evil InRooievelt. Washington, Mar. 11 . Senator Ball oy, of Texas, in critlolslng tho Aldrioh llnanoia) bill on the floor of the sonato today, took occasion to "shim"and praise Prosldont Rooaovolt. "I Imve nover bo (oro soon suoh a mixture of good- and evil in a pub'lo man," doolarod tho senator, roforrlng to Iho president. "Uofore tho publlogeta through prais ing President Roosevelt for rome wlso Acapulco tomorrow, but niakeB no men,. Dakota to Winnlpog. The tomporaturo roao slowly duilng tho day. Portugal Not Involved, Lisbon, March 10. Investigation In, etltuted by Ihe Portuguoso government regarding tho 'Patau Maru Incident have ellolted from the Pekln govern ment the emphatic assortlon that tho seizure occurred on the high seas, and Ing President uooeevou ror pome wiso Acapuico tomorrowi out maues no men,-1 m that, therefore, there was no violation aot he Invarlalbly makes a foolish move tion of Jeffs, Therefore it'ia presumed of the law governing Portugal watera. which turns praiao into censure." Ihe could not be f6und. & Only Seven Japs Came In Washington, March 10. Tho Pacific coast members of congress have been informed that only seven Japanese, and these not laboiers, havo entered tho United Slates this year, which is re garded as thawing the effectiveness of tho now emigration regulation which Japan has formulated and undertaken lo enforce. Thoro is an apprehension that somo Japanese laborers havo entered th country through Moxlco, but It ia loom ed that Mexico is negotiating with Japan for prac lcally tho sumo regula tions that havo boon applied to tho United Slutos. Fails to Find Sailor. Washington, March 2, An aero gram rocoived lioro today from Lieu tenant Gherardi, sent In chargo of the tender Yankton to sock Fred Jeffs, who waa reported stranded upon an un namod island of the Galapagos group, in the South Pacific, seems to indicate that tho search waa fruit less Tho aerogarm states tho Yankton will reach Cit'zsna' Committo Authorizes Addi tional Expenditures. San FranciBco, March 9. The bac teriological reports of the Federal health officer; state that infected rats wee found in nearly every district of the city laet week, only the Suneet and 1 Richmond districts being immune. The greatest percentage of infection is re ported from the North Bench district In all were nwi, and the places thoroughly fumigated. The citirens' health committee lavs au thorized the Fodeial health officers to employ additional men, no limit belt g placed on tho number New gangs will be organized and an effort mado to ex terminate all tho rats in the city within the next 30 days. Bonus for Each Child Sydney, N. S. W., March 9. Tho increase of population in the common wealth is notoriously slow, and the legislators of Western Aurtralia, where the inhabitants number only two to tho Fqunre nillo, have determined to take a leaf out of tho book of the French. With a view to encouraging bigger fain- ilief, an amendment has been iueerted in the income tax bill by the state leg islativo assembly givirg un exemption of $50 for every child up to the numbor of five in tho family of a taxpayer Fivo children is ovidontly tho limit. Prizes for Aeroplanes. Paris, March 0. M. MJchelin has founded a world's challenge cup of the value of $20,000, to be oompetod for annually by aeroplanes. After Uie first races aeronauts will be compelled each year to fly doublo tho distance mado by the winner of the trophy tho preceding (year. The winning aeronaut, in addl. .tion to tho cup, will receive $3,000. I The trophy will bo hold by the aero club of tho country of which the winner is a' native. Message From Fleet in Pacific Is Re ceived at Pensacola. Washington, March 10. About the last place that the Navy department expected to hear from the Atlantic bat tleship flotilla for at least six months was on the Atlantic coast, yet this ia what happened. The Navy department today received a telegraphic message from its wireless station at Peneacola, which bad been in direct communica tion with the battleshiD fleet, a moat remarkable performance, considering that the wireless impulses were obliged to traverse the Gulf of Mexico, then cross overland the state of Texas, part of Mexico, and again cross several hun dred miles of ocean. An additional dispatch . received at Peneacola from Admiral Thomas, dated on board the Minnesota at 8 o'clock last night, is as follows: "The position of the fleet ac this moment Is latitude 14.37 north, longi tude 102.01 west." FLEET TA-KS TO MARE ISLAND. Furnace Got Overhnated' Columbus, O., March 0. That tho flro in the Oollinwood schoolhoue whloh cost the lives of more than 170 children was due to an over heated fur- nai the substance of a partial report State NFire Marshal Creamer M AL rhe three deputies who have ttlng the causes of the fire. Wireless Communication at Distance of 2 BCJO Miles. San Francisco, March 10. The bat tleship fleet came into direct communi cation with Mare Island yesterday, the message being the, Grst this coast has received from the warships. Commun ication was had by wireless for a dis tance of 2,600 miles, the message being from the battleship Maine of Evans' fleet. Yesterday morning the operator at the wireless station at Mare leland, in responding to the call of his instru ment, was surprised to discover he was in direct communication with the Maine. Though 2,000 miles away, the message was cloar. Communication waa soon cut off on account of other stations interrupting. Rebuild the Cliff House. 8an Francitco, March 10. Dr. Em ma Alenitt, executrix of the estate of Adolph Sutro, was given permission today by Judge Coffey to apply the $47,000 insniance money received after the destruction of the Cliff house to- ward the erection of a new building. The petition was opposed by Attornej a J. F. Bowie and Joseph Mayer, who represented four of the heirs. Bowie said the heirs ho represented had no objection to rebuilding the Cliff house, but thought the holia ehould have the direction of expending the money. Chinese Hold Meeting. Canton, China, March 10. A mon- ' ster meeting was held here tonight to resist the demand of the Japanese gov ernment for the release of the Tabu Maru. The meeting was attended by a great number of ptom'.nent personaires who vigorously asserted China'e aov erlgti rights. A resolution was adopt ed to the effect that, failing the confis cation of the ship and her cargo, a hoi oott would be inaiiuurated against' J aneso manufacturers. Mutiny In Caracas Falls Caracas, March 4, via Port March 10. An uprising oce laat night in a barracks, 4 killing their commander, O OREGON The mutiny was quell , number of soldiers had 1 "