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commerce coiihiiivmoii rcnanling
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company of nrlitia is to be orK.in-
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preparations were in proRrcsi
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drink, '
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MARK PACKAGES IN FULL.
Railroads Put Additional Burdens on
Small Shlppors.
Chicago, May ao.. IJcahlcs dctcr-
mlnliiff to increase freight rates in per!
cent, tile railroads in the "official clas
sification" territory have agreed to
uld considerably to the burdens of the
shippers of package freight. At the
same meeting at which the rate in
creases were decidud upon, the repre
sentatives of more than 400 railroads
agreed that after July l they will not
receive for shipment any packages in
less than carload lots which arc not
marked plainly with the name of the
consignee, the station and state of
consignee, the station, city and state
of destination.
It is estimated that this action will
save the railroads in the territory cast
of the Mississippi River and north of
the Ohio Hiver to the seaboard, at
least i!,ooo,000 annually in loss and
damage claltns. On the other hand, it
will cost the shippers of package
freight probably as much, or even
more, to perform the actual work re
rptlrcd in marking the shipments as
prescribed by the railroads. 1 1 i
also stated by the shippers that it will
mauc impossible any secrecy regard
ing the identity of the customer!, of
any business house.
Un t lie contrary, any business house
may, after the new rules go into ef
fect, station men at railroad ware
houses and learn in detail all about
the shipments of competitors, to
wnom .snipped .inn in wuai amounts.
That this will have a tremendous ef
fect upon this class of business is con
fidently asserted.
It has been the custom of the ship
pers to mark their packages with an
initial or sonic hieroglyphic, the key
to which is to be found on the bill of
lading. It was the theory that this
would save the time and labor of tlio
shipper and throw a certain amount
of secrecy around the conduct of his
business.
WHOLE STATE STORM SWEPT
Texas Suffers Untold Damage From
Wind and Rain.
Austin, Texas, May -'0. A terrific
wind and rain storm swept Texas
from the Panhandle to the Gulf arly
Sunday. The destruction to crops and
vegetables, trees and shrubbery was
the greatest reported in years.
In nuivcrous places houses were un
roofed and small villages and hamlets
in many instances were inundated by
the terrific rainfall which, in the. space
of four hours,, reached seven inches in
many sections. Austin was in the
path of the worst of the storm.' and
for hours the streets were impassable
for cither man or beast, electric light
and telephone connections were dis
abled beyond immediate repair and
many houses were unrooleu.
The agricultural sections of Central
anil Southern Texas have been im
measurably damaged, according to
general reports received here, badly
demoralized wire service occasioning
slow and unsatisfactory reports from
many sections that are known to have
suffered from the storm.
OKLAHOMA TIED COMPLETELY
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
MANY ARE
HOMELESS
J
Muskogoo is In Sorry Plight Without
Heat or Light.
Mtiskocrcc. Okla.. May 20.' Not a
railroad in Oklahoma is in operation,
as a result of the heavy rains and
cloudbursts that have occurred in vari
ous parts of the state during the past
three days. The last road to suspend
operations was the Missouri-Kansas
& Texas, which was forced to quit at
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noon biinuay, wncn mc onuKc m m
main line at Kufala went down,
'in -..I.I ii tin ilU.ittr. thr main
supplying natural gas to the Indian i
Territory part of the state was car
ried away with the Clarksville bridge
late Sunday, and tnc supply oi gas
f netmm ..ml pvprrl other cities
iit the southeast part of the state has'
iiecii euurciy rui un. I'mii'"'
gas company say it will be a week
leforc repairs can c mane so in.u
I. r.ni niii.lv mil ni'nin lie carried.
As natural gas is used for light and
heat, business will be suspended.
Klcvators have been forced to stop
running, and hotels and restaurants
have practically been put out oi uhm-
ness. '
Vehtclo Falls Down Mountain.
San Tosc. CaL May 20. Twenty-
one students, half the graduating class
of the Santa Clara High School, were
carried 200 feet down a mountain side
when a carry-all toppled irom nic
Mount Hamilton road at midnight
lit Tim vehicle broke UP
when it started in its descent and
most of the young people suit in saic
ty down the mountain side in tne
iiirli. News of the ac
cident reached this city early Sunday
and n physician and nurses were uis
ontched to the scene in an automo
bile.
t
Wost Guthrlo UndorWator.
r:ntiirt nun . Mnv 20. All West
Guthrie is inundated with from seven
to ten feet of water ruslimg iiiroiign
the streets. Train service on all roads
:.. .. f r.nttip;.. is nt n standstill
in mill win wi wiii.- ,
because of miles of rails being under
water and dozens of bridges inipasf..
ble. "No attempt is being made to
operate trains cast and west from
Guthrie, while the Atchison. Topcka
& Santa Fe south of Guthrie is im
passable at Seward, between here and
Oklahoma City.
Sentence- Four to Death.
St. Petersburg, May 20. The court
martial of eleven revolutionists, in
cluding four women, which began a
few days ago. lias resulted in the sen
tencing of four of the accused to
death nnd six to periods of penal
servitude, One was acquitted.
Thursdas, May 20.
Washington, May 28. The nntlci
piiU'd Htrmiiioim opposition to the adop
tion of Uip coriforoneo report on the
Ahhicli Vroi'laiKK'eiirroiiey hill in the
Honnlc, according to th infcronpif to bo
drawn from- tho dohuto today, probably
will not matorializo. Ahlrieh kept the
niport heforo thu sonato until nwirly -1
P. M., when ho assented to its boing
laid finiilo until 11 o'clock tomorrow,
and tho remainder of tho tlmo today
waH dovotod to tho passage of unob
jected Iioiiho hills on tho calendar.
Kvery Honator realized that the mean
ing f thiH move was that an under
standing had been readied to voto on
the bill tomorrow. Inquiry proved tho
existence of this understanding, al
though no positive agreement has been
made. Tho indications arc, therefore,
that congress will adjourn sine dio to
morrow or Saturday.
Washington, May 28..Whi!o tho sen
ate wan wrestling with the currency
qucMtion, tho hiiHinc.MH of the hdiiKo today
went merrily on. Tho following meas
ures were passed: To establish two or
more fish cultural ntations on I'uget
Hound, Wash.; amending the lawn of
transportation between Hawaii and the
Piiited Ktates by removing the penalty
for carrying passengers from Hawaii
to HiIh country; providing for the en
try nf agricultural land in forest re
serves; (HtabliHhing an assay ofllce nt
Halt hake, Utah; incorporating the;
Urotherhood of St. Andrew, and incor
porating the Congressional Club, which
is composed of wives and daughters of
HcpntorH and representatives.
Wednesday, May 27.
Washington, May 27.-An emergency
currency law is assured. The currency
question held its place today as prac
tically the only subject of consideration
at both ends of the capitol, and when
both houses adjourned the compromise
bill, which was drafted by the republic
an confrerecs, had received the sanc
tion of the house, and had been present
ed to the senate, where it was an
nounced it would le taken up for con
sideration tomoirow and where it will
also be passed when the vote is readied.
Washington, May 27. Aside from
the currency bill the house today passed
the following measures:
Requiring greater space and better
accommodations on steamships for
steerage passengers; authorizing the
cnl.- nf r.rlnin Intwlc rtf lli tw.-.ft if Ctr-
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doa bay, Alaska, and granting relief to
tnc Alaska i ennmai & .Navigation
company; authorizing a rcsurvcy of
certain townships in Wyoming; grant
ing to the interstate commerce commis
sion additional authority in the matter
of requiring reports of all accidents on
interstate carriers.
The conference report on the omnibus
lauds bill and the senate amendments
to the bill granting obsolete ordnance
to various institutions and organiza
tions also wire agreed to.
Tuesday, May 20.
Washington, May 20. The two floor
leaders of the house again today occu
pied the center of the stage and per
formed their usual feat of charging each
other with responsibility for the evil
conditions at present existing in that
body. It came about through an order
presented by Mr. Payne, of New York,
granting fiv days' leave after adjourn
ment in which' to' pi jut in the Congres
sional Ktxonl the remarks that might
have been, but were not made upon the
floor. He took occasion to arraign the
democrats for their filibuster and said
that republicans had no apology to make
for their cburse.
The democratic leader, Williams, ac
cused the majority of doing nothing in
the present session and opposed the or
der because it gave members no oppor
tunity to reply to statements which he
felt in advance would call for an an
swer. The order was adopted.
h'ollowing this debate business pro
ceeded at a rapid gait.
The conference on the military acad
emy appropriation bill was agreed to.
lis consideration was marked by a vig
orous speech by Mr, Slaydcn, of Texas,
against the senate permitting the edu
cation of four Filipinos at West Point.
The bills were passed as follows:
Refunding stamp taxes on foreign
bills of exchange and certain duties on
anthracite coal illegally collected; pro
viding for the opening and settlement
of portions of the Cheyenne and Stand
in" Rock Indian reservations ; promot
ing the safety of the employes on rail
roads by requirin" the equipment of lo
comotives with ash cans that can be
(lumped without requiring an employe
to crawl under the locomotive; pro
moting the safe transportation of ex
plosives. v
Washington, May 20. The omnibus
house bill, embracing seven separate
measures aitccting tne navigation i.iw,
was considered and passed by the sen
ate today, but not without resistance.
Senator Newlands tried to amend by
inserting his bill creating the Inland
Waterways Commission. He was met
with prompt opposition by Mr. Nelson.
Monday, May 25.
nr- .iii.nrtmi. Mnv 25. An effort to
annihilate time by dilatory tactics
without making progress on any legis-
111 win i v runt I tint involved HI COUfCf-
eiice reports was the chief occupa
tion of the senate today under the
leadership of Aldrich. I lie attempt
fnt tlmi I lie net result
Will, mi "vv. - ---- .
in thr way of accomplishment of the
day's session was the adoption of the
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIE8.
Washington Farmers Ask Information
on Various Subjects. t .
From the WuihlriKton State Coltesre, Pullman. I
The experiment station has received ghrr, jr, Tgg and OKIallOma
a letter from J. A. B.. of Everett, ask-
rates Awim iiavoc.
conference report on the sundry civil ng j10W to exterminate tho Canadian
appropriation bill. , .WUtln PrnU.nr W. R. Tbnmbnr.
Washington. Mav 25. Working tin. ' horticulturist, replied as follows :
itnr lw'i if tifinaiirii m it 1 i c i ti t rt twtm I ttrVY t f1! tinHcin 41ilatlA la a Tlfirrl
to adjournment at the earliest possible 'plant to fight, but by Judicious cut- l UlULAIlUN 10
moment, tne nouse touay disposed oi ting and cultivation you can cradl-1
DUMBFOUNDED
a great amount of business. Several
conference reports were agreed to
and the following bills passed:
Amending the navigation laws; re
moving the discriminations against
native officers of the Porto Rican
cato It. Tho plant must be kept from
forming a growth above tho surface
of tho ground for at least one year
In order that your efforts for Its ex
termination may be successful. Tho
regiment of infantry; authorizing the Plant spreads by underground stems,
saic( ol unallotted land of the bpokanc
Indian reservation; encouraging the
development of coal deposits in
Alaska; and prescribing penalties
against the sale of clothing and gov
ernment property by soldiers. The
omnibus biil relating to disposition of
the public land was sent back to con
ference. ,
After an active debate of an hour
and a half the project for a reduced
hall of representatives was defeated
by a large majority.
Saturday, May 23.
Washington, May 23. Following a
precedent the United States Senate
killed off the attempt of the Western
Senators to open the way to a consti
tutional amendment providing for the
election of Senators by popular vote.
The question came up on a resolution,
offered by Owen, of Oklahoma, and
after an unusually spirited debate, the
resolution was referred to a commit
tee, where it will be smothered to
death.
Fulton, of Oregon, was paired in
favor of the resolution; Bourne was
absent. Ankcny and Piles, of Wash
ington, both favored the passage of
the resolution, as did Borah, of Idaho,
but Ileyburn was opposed to it.
Washington, May 23. The House
again today wrestled with the subject
of mail subsidies to stcamhsip com
panies and once more recorded itself
against the proposition by the vote of
141 to 1S4. The debate ran well into
the night.
Having been overwhelmingly de
feated yesterday the conferees on the
postofficc appropriation bill today
came into the House with a new .re
port, agreeing with I the Senate on
everything except the subsidy pro
vision and that relating to the system
for weighing the mails. The portion
of the report on which there was no
disagreement was adopted unanimous
ly under an agreement to extend the
time of debate on the subsidy question.
Continues Land Fraud Cases.
Washington. May 28. Arguments
supporting the motion of the defense in
the Hyde-Benson land fraud case to
quash the indictments against the de
fendants were resumed Tuesday. As
sistant Attorney-General Pugh, oppos-
mgfiKC motion, cuargcu mat inc ujieru
or roots, which are thrown up at dis
tances of from three to bIx feet from
tho parent plant, so merely destroy
ing the mother plant will not kill
tho weed. A good cutting during
tho month of June, followed by other
cuttings In tho latter part of July
and on through August will check
tho thistle materially, and may de
stroy It entirely. It Is generally
quite difficult to eradjeate the plant
In pastures and fence corners, Blnco
a small residue will be left unde
Btroyed, which will grow durng the
following year. Thero Is no spray
that will kill it. Sometimes It is
helpful to cut tho thistle off about
three Inches below the surface of
tho ground, which causes the root
to rot by drying out. In cultivated
fields It Is advisable to rake out the
underground stems, and allow them
to dry thoroughly before plowing
again.
Loss of Life Believed to"Be High
Thousands of Head of Live
stock Killed.
Another letter from W. G. M., of
Mabton, made Inquiry concerning the
culture of English walnuts In that
region. Professor Thornber's reply
follows:
"The selection of proper varieties
Is very Important, and up to the pres
ent time I have found only two va
rieties that are hardy enough to
thrive well under the conditions of
your locality. These two are the
Fayette and the Mayette. They are
not English walnuts, strictly speak
ing, but are the same species, and
are commonly spoken of as "Per
sian or 'English walnuts.' It will
bo Impossible foryou to grow In a
commercial way grafted" treeB of
these varieties, simply because the
operation of grafting is so difficult
that only a few are secured, and the
price of grafting stock Is very high.
A better way is to secure good first
or second generation trees from re
liable nurserymen. Theses second
generation trees are grown from
nutB of first generation trees, usually
In Oregon nnd California. From my
personal experience, I should judge
that you will succeed remarkably
well If you secure good varieties.
Almost any of our soils, If the sea
sons are not .too severe, will grow
English walnuts, providing there Is
not a shale, or hardpan, nearer than
three or four feet to the surface of
tions of Hyde and Benson were fraud-1 the ground. I understand that we
ulent. and that Joost bchncider, one ot are obliged to watcn tnese conditions
the defendants, knew they were illegal.
Publicity Bill Referred.
Washington, . May 20. The cam
paign publicity bill, with the Crum
packer amendment, restricting repre
sentation, which was passed by the
House Friday, was laid before the
Senate Saturday. Without discussion
t Ii c bill was referred to the committee
on privileges and elections, where it
will remain until the last session of
Congress.
very closely In this section. I do not
recommend that English walnuts be
sown In your region, yet I believe by
careful selection of varieties and of
the orchard grounds that they will
succeed In many places."
Dallas. Tex.. May 20. Seven thou
sand persons arc practically without
shelter now as a result of the violent
storm which broke over Northern
'Texas and Oklahoma Sunday night.
'P .1 , . I..Mn full.. ' n n fl n.nntn ii. r .
driven from their homes by the ris-
ni? of the Trinity river. Houses,
barns and everything in the path of
the terrible flood is swept down and
carried away. Trinity river is a rag
ing, surging torrent and nothing ap
parently stands before it. Big fac
tories far removed from the river
proper arc flooded, bridges have been
swept away like kindling wood. Live
stock by the thousands have perished
and fear is now entertained that a
meat famine will follow in the wake
of the storm's fury.
So far no arrangements of a cnar-
actcr calculated to relieve the intense
suffering of the inhabitants have been
attempted. It is really too soon to
give any real estimate of the dead.
With the abatement of the rising
waters steps will be taken at once to
help those in dire distress. As usual
in such cases, the poor of the various
cities and towns in the path of the
elements are suffering the worst.
The present storm is by far the
most violent of the present year, and
for that matter perhaps the worst
storm tliat has visited Northern Texas
in several years. It was exceptionally
severe at Fort Worth, Dallas, Wichita
Falls, Denton and Abilene.
The property loss will run extreme
ly high, but so far not even a con
servative estimate can be placed on
the whole. At Fort Worth alone it
is figured out that the storm will
cause close onto $100,000 damage.
When suburban points are finally
heard from the loss will run much
higher in that vicinity.
Kcoorts from Mineral Wells state
that Wade Owens and Ernest Stateler
were drowned there. Persons are also
reported drowned near Wichita Falls
and Childress. At Denton an un
known man lost his life in attempting
to save some household effects.
All over the storm-swept district
railroads and crops have suffered
heavily. Railroad traffic is practi
cally at a standstill, as at most points
bridges have been torn from their
foundations by' the surging flood wa
ter. As quickly as possible the rail
road people will repair the damage
done. In any event, it will be many
days before anything like schedule
time can be maintained on any of the
roads.
ANARCHY IN PERSIA.
Another inquiry from Seattle re
lates to the culture of chestnuts. The
correspondent was advised as fol
lows: "The American chestnut (the reg
ular, tall-growing variety) should be
pruned the same as any other shade
iron limi'lnir hnjrflVdr n nprmnnfint.
Visit Military Reservations. constant leader, through tho cen-
Washington, May 20. A resolution ter of the tree. This is the practlco
has been adopted by the Senate of the Experiment Station, and one
authorizing the committee on mili- that is used upon all forms of the
tary affairs to visit, during the com- tall, or upright, growing trees. It Is
ing recess of Congress, military reser- also used upon the sweet cherries,
vations concerning which it may be but not upon the sour ones.
"Tne tendency oi mis cnestnut ia
to produce a thin, open top, and It Is
advisable to cut back the outer limbs,
and occasionally tho leader, to thick-
it II mt.A T".. rt m n T n
Troops Will Stay In Cuba. " "
Washington, May 28. In several con-1 ,'ii .nmnnot trops. hranchlnc
ferences between President Roosevelt, ' them from a foot t0 three feet from
Secretary Taft and General Bell, it has tllQ ground. They will practically
been decided not to withdrawn troops tako caro 0f themselves after the
from Cuba at the present time. This flrst ycar or two of pruning. This
decision was reached, it is said, upon pruning may bo done at any time
the advice of Governor Magoon, who whlle tho tree Is dormant, or after
deemed it inadvisable to reduce our , tho san has ceased to flow, which
force in Cuba prior to the re-establish- wni bo immediately after It comes
considered desirable to obtain infor
mation.
ment of the Cuban republic next
when the entire force will return.
fall. Into full leaf."
Spends Over a Billion.
A farmer residing near Conter-
vllle, dcBlres to know the best meth-
bills.
lay':
Insists on Subsidy Clause.
Washington, May 27. A partial
agreement of the conferees on the
postofficc appropriation bill has been
laid before ths senate by Mr. Penrose
and was agreed to. The sections ap
plying to ocean mail subsidy and the
weighing of the mails were not agreed
to by the conferees. The senate or
dered that this amendment be Insisted
upon and continued Senators Penrose,
Burrows and Clay as conferees.
Washington, May 20. Although 0j 0f raising peas, nnd tho most de
thc figures on the total appropriations ' , b,0 varlety. ais0, with regard to
for the present session of Congress, .m, n,a Tim 5tn
are incomplete, from careful estimates combining peas with oats The Sta
the indications are that they will ex-Uion supplied him with the follow
ceed $1,000,000,000. This is $100,000,-1 jng information:
000 in excess of any previous session. I ..Tno ox,,erionco of the Exporl
Thc largest increases over previous J ment station staff, leads us to bo
years are found in the postoflice, pen-1 Move tmU aim0st any of tho com
mon, navai aim army appropriation mon floltl variety of peas will grow
wall In your region. Wo advise tho
Black-Eyed Marrow Fnt as tho best
nniinrn vnrlnlv. ClrillnarllV WO SOW
Bills Signed by President. tho neaa ut tho rate, of ono to one
Washington, May 20. President and ono-half busholB per acre, disk
Roosevelt has signed the bills provid- Ins or drilling thorn at least four
ing for the participation of this coun- Inches dcop. Sow tho oata about a
trv in the exposition to be held in wook after tho peas are sown, as
Tokio in 1012; the legislative, execu- tho lattor grow so much stronger
live a-id judicial appropriation bill; a nnd consequently, tho oats will bo
bill making Monterey and Port Har- smothered out unless they aro given
u.rd, Cal., sub-ports of entry, and a tho advantage. Wo do not consider
bill authorizing the extension of the that oats and peas aro as good for
ctfni rn vc nf fine ritv in i lio horses aB for cows. Tho mixture
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maices very ricn, nuinuuua uuj.
Didn't Need Then.
Neighbor If your statement Is true
your clothesline was robbed by tramps
Jtulson How do you inako that out?
Neighbor Didn't you say they tool
everything but tho towels? Ulustrat
ed Bits.
Union Station,
Annul Grant Lands.
Washington, May 28. B. D. Town
send, special attorney in the depart
ment of justice, started Monday for
Portland, Or., to start legal proceed
ings on behalf of the government to
tnke from the Southern Pacific railroad I
about 3.000,000 acres of laud In West-' Tho pig Iron production In tho United
em Oregon, said to be worth between States In 1007 was 25,781,301 cross tons,
$30,000,000 and $50,000,000. Townsend according to the American Iron and Steel
will try to secure a decree which will Association, This amount was 1.0 per
annul the grant and restore the lands cent greater tlmn tlmt of IfKXt. Canada
In 41a n..K1l Inmnln I 1 1 KUI 1 III 1.. 1 1WV"-
to the public domain.
produced 0S1,UU tons in 11)07.
State Apparently Helpless to Cope
With Situation.
Berlin, May 20. Advices received
here are to the effect that anarchy
prevails throughout Persia. As an ex
ample of the Shah's helplessness to
cope with the situation a libel action
is cited which has been brought
against the Persian newspaper Mus
sowad, as an article stating that parts
of Persian territory are in the control
of brigands and revolutionists, and
concluding with the following:
I he governors are tyrannical, the
administration is corrupt and ineffi
cient, the taxes are in arrears, the ex
chequer is empty, the soldiers' wages
are unpaid and the army is helpless
What is the bhali going to do in these
melancholy circumstances? He de
votes himself to orgies night alter
night until daybreak."
The newspaper proceeds to give
proof of its allegations and concludes
by demanding the dethronement of
the Shah and the establishment of a
republic.
The Shah brought a libel action.
but withdrew it when the editor of
fered to prove the charges in detail.
Following this, the walls of Teheran
were covered with placards calling
upon the people to assassinate the
monarch.
Funeral Services for Governor.
Reno, Nev., May 20. In response
to a call issued by Acting Governor
D. S. Dickerson and Mayor Kerman,
all business was suspended here yes
terday on account of the funeral ot
Governor Tohn Sparks. 1 he funeral
services were held at the Elks' home,
where the funeral procession formed.
Ml the bells in the city tolled. 1 lie
body was escorted by the governor's
staff and a body of police. Besides
the governor's friends, members of
the secret orders to which he be
longed and state and city officials,
many marched on foot.
Deadly Gas for Burglars.
Stuttgart, May 20. A chemical firm
in the small town of Aalen has per
fected and patented an invention that
threatens burglars with instant death
after they succeed in opening a safe
vault door, either by skeleton key or
with the aid of compressed air, nitro
glycerine and other burglars' para
phernalia. The moment an outsider
opens the door, or bores through it,
poisonous gases are released, destroy
ing the invader and leaving him dead
on the floor.
Meat Inspectors Confers
Chicago, May. 20. More than 100
meat inspectors were present yester
day at the opening of a conference
which considered the enforcement of
the new meat inspection law. Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson is direct
ing the deliberations of the confer
ence, which is exnectcd to continue
I for three days.