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"OAPITOL IS BOOZtRY."
Startling Ohargo Made by Anti-Saloon
Leader at Sacramento,
Sacramento, Cal., Fob, 24. That
members of California's legislature
have been daily consuming gallons of
liquor furnished thorn within tho copl
tol building by tho cnomlos of local
option, and In bo doing violating the
laws of this stato which prohibit Intox
icants bolng sold or given away on tho
capital grounds or within tho state
building, was tho startling chargo mado
today by Rov. D. M, Grnndior, of Los
Angolos, who is hero representing tho
Antl'Snloon longuo In tho fight for tho
passage of local option bills.
Rov. Orandler brands tho alleged
Btato of affairs at tho capltol as a dis
grace and an outrage ' Ho said today:
"I think It Is an outrage on decency!
ana a disgraco to tho Btato for tho as
Bombly and sonatetopormltsuch things
to go on. iisiuo irom oetng a disgraco,
thin nrlvlncr awav of llnuor in thn
tol Is unlawful. Soctlon 172 of tho
penal code prohibits tho salo or distri
bution of llnuor In the canltol bulldlnc.
Tho liquor Interests and tho enemies of
local option are tho only ones who
would daro to or would caro to supply
Intoxicants to tho legislature at this
time.
"So far aa I can seo tho members of
tho legislature are break htr laws In
Btcad of making them. Thov must
Know mat tno penal codo provides pen
alties for such offenses as are being
perpetrated at tho canltol. An end
should bo put to tho disgraceful condl
tion oi alfnira at once."
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
NO FARMERS JURY.
Rejoc-
Objoctlon of Standard Causes
tion of Whole Venlro.
Chicago, Fob. 21. Tho ro-trlal of
tho Standard Oil company of Indiana
was unexpectedly delayed today when
Judgo Anderson, In tho Federal court,
quashed tho panol of 150 veniremen
becauso of tho largo proportion of
farmers among thoso summoned. Six
ty per cent of tho venlro oro farmers;
only threo aro residents of Chicago,
and but 10 live In Cook county, which
contains two-thirds of tho nonulatlon
within tho court's jurisdiction.
It was a "farmers' jury" which
brought In tho verdict making Judgo
Land is' fino of S29. 2-1 0.000 in tho orig
inal case possible. John S. Miller, of
tho defense, promptly reminded tho
court that tho panel contained but
threo Chicagoans. I
"It looks Iiko design, or a strange
coincidence," commented Judgo Andor
son. "I don't want to start in this
hearing feeling that there Is some
thing not quite fair. I think this panel
ought to bo Bet aside. I instruct the
jury commission to put in 150 names
of men, a good proportion of whom
shall bo good business men from Chi
cago and Cook county. This case is
tried in a district composed of an
enormous commercial city and several
rural counties. Tho country may havo
purer air, higher moral standards and
greater intelligence than the city, but
that is an opon question."
CANADA LOSES ISLAND.
Alarmed About Interpretation of New
Boundary Treaty.
Ottawa, OnL, Feb, 24. Somo
alarm was created in tho Canadian
parliamont today by a member calling
attention to tho fact that, if tho copy
of tho recent boundaty treaty with the
United States furnished to tho Canadi
an parliament 1b correct, Hunter island.
n tho Pigeon river district, containing
about 1,000 Bqunro miles, has been lost
to Canada and is now tho property or
tho United States.
In tho Aahburton treaty tho Island
was convoyed to uanacia tnrougn tno
Htntomcnt that tho boundary lino shall
not intersect tho Island. Tho copy of
tho recent Washington treaty leaves
out tho word "not."
Dr. W, F. King, Canada's represen
tative on tho boundary commission,
says tho Ashburton lino has boen fol-
owed.
Echo of Bay City Quako.
San Francisco; Feb. 24. Ono man
ost his lifo and another was probably
fatally injured wehon a swaying metal
floor In tho ruined city hall gavo way
today, sending tho two men to tho base
ment and precipitating upon thorn tons
of brick and debris. J. Tisnorat, ono
of tho workmen, who was operating a
block and tackle on tho west front of
tho building, was so dcoply buried that
lis body was recovered only after 20
minutes of frantic digging by a forco
score of follow workmen.
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Not Frlondly to Japanese.
Honolulu, Fob. 24. Tho territorial
senate gavo tho houso concurrent reso-
ution approving rresldont itoosovoit's
Japanoso policy a cold reception to
day, and It was" saved from defeat
only by tho voto or rresiaont i mnn,
Tho resolution Includos clauses critlcls-
mr tho proposed 'antl-JapaneBo legisla
tion bv tho neighboring Btates, and tho
principal objoctlon urged by tho sen
ators was to these references. The bill
was sent to tho judiciary committee
Fighting Men Stay at Home,
Boltrrado. Feb. 24.- Tho Servian
government haa given ordors that until
furtho notice no passports are to bo Is
Bued to men under 45 years of ago.
Tho object of this measure Is to keep
all men of military ago n nome.
Friday, February 20.
Washington, Fob. 20. After drag
ging along for a weok, tho nundry civil
npproprlatloon bill, carrying $137,000,
000, was passed by tho house today
with many material amendments. Tho
debate at times wno very wafm.
Tho records of tho regular steno
graphic reports show that an aggre
gate of tho remarks mado during tho
day's session oxceeded those of any day
during tho last quarter of a cenury.
Washington, Feb. 20. The provision
in tho diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill that no ambassadorship
shall bo created unless it has been pro
vided for by congress has been agreed
to by tho conferees. A full agreement
on all of tho amendments was reported
today and adopted by both houses.
Washington, Feb. 26. After an en
tiro day was devoted to discussing tho
forestry provision of tho agricultural
appropriation bill, the senate tonight
passed tho measure.
Tho senate rejected tho increase of
$500,000 In tho appropriation for tho
Forestry service, bb recommended by
tho committee.
Ah passed tho moanurc appropriates
$13,070,170, which Is an increase of
$1918,00 over thq bill as passed by the
house.
Thursday, February 25.
Washington, Feb. 25. A virtual
agreement has been reached by the
conferees of tho house and senate on
tho penal codo bill.
Tho senato conferees have accepted
tho house amendment incorporating
into tho code tho Knox bill for the
regulation of interstate shipments of
intoxicating liquors. The Knox bill
Is to bo amended, however) by a pro
vision that a shipper commits an
otTcnso only when ho "knowingly"
ships intoxicating liquors which havo
not beon properly marked.
Washington, Feb. 25. The Japan
ese question was tho subject of brief
debate in the houso today during tho
consideration of tho Bundry civil bill.
Hayes, of California, declared that tho
pcoplo of California would not only ex
clude the Chinese from the soil of their
state, but also tho Japanese and "all
other Orientals In tho category."
Washington, Feb. 26. The house
held a long night session in a deter
mined effort to pass the sundry civil
appropriation bill. After midnight
thoro was no prospect of adjournment
and it was expected that the bill would
be passed before the Bession ended.
An amendment appropriating $150,
000 for a fish cultural station at Puget
sound was adopted without opposition.
Wednesday, February 24.
Washington, Fob. 24. The agricul
tural appropriation bill was discussed
in tho senate most of the day. Mc-
Cumbor of North Dakota, spoke on tho
right to fix standards for grain and
declared present practices make impos
sible the salo of Western grain at the
prices to which it is really entitled.
Heyburn of Idaho opposed increasing
tho appropriation for the Forestry ser-
vico as proprosed by tho committee on
agriculture. Ho vigorously attacked
tho Forestry service and urged giving
to tho peoplo the right to locate on any
public land. Ho declared that each
year additional funds were demanded
for tho service, with tho promise that
next year it would bo self-sustaining.
Washington, Feb. 24. With its war
paint on, the house of representatives
defied tho senate today by rejecting its
amendmsents to tho legislative appro
priation bill providing for salary in
creases for the president, the speaker,
tho vice president, the judiciary and
for tho creation of the offices of under
secretary and fourth assistant secre
tary of state. Party lines wore oblit
erated completely.
Congressman McLachan, of Califor
nia, Introduced a bill in tho house to
day providing for a line of government
steamships on the Pacific between Pan
ama and Puget sound, witji ports of
call at Portland, San Francisco and
Los Angeles. The lino is designed to
opcrato in conjunction with tho gov
ernment.lino on tjio Atlantic between
New York and tho isthmus, and with
tho government-owned trans-Isthmiun
railroad.
Tuesday, February 22.
Washington, Fob. 23. The president
Is authorized to appoint a court of in
quiry to determine tho qualifications
for re-enlistment of discharged negro
soldiers accused of shooting up Browns-
vi He, Tox., August 13-14, '.900. Tho
Aldrich bill for this purposo was passed
by a party voto oi ou to 20, except
that Senator Toller voted with tho Re
publicans.
Tho senate also passed tho fortifica
tions bill, with appropriations aggro
gating $8,320,111, and the diplomatic
consular appropriation bill, carrying
$3,641,386.
Washington, Fob. 28. Appropria
tion bills mainly occupied tho house to
day. Tho sundry civil bill was con-
No Hope for Statehood Bill,
Washington, Fob. 26, Tho second
Bossion of tho senato committee on ter
ritories to consider the Now Moxico
and Arizona atatohood bill was held
today. A number of amendments were
offered and it was stated that an earn
est olTort would bo mado to perfoct
tho measure, It Is admitted that it la
practically impossiblo to get action by
the senato during tho present session.
Another meeting will bo held tomorrow.
flldered. but progress was Blow. Tho
forlficatlons, executlvo, legislative and
fudidnl. diplomatic and consular and
postoffice appropriation bills were Bent
to conference.
Monday, February 22.
Wnnhnrrton. Feb. 22. Senator Car
tor presented today a substitute for tho
original postal savings nan uiu. ine
substitute creates a board of five truo
iion. whiVh ! to exercise entire super
vision of tho postal savings bank sys
tem. This board is to consist oi tne
nnafmuntir crnncrnl. tho attorney CtCIX
nml thn nncrnfnrv of thn treasurv and
two civilians to be appointed by tho
da . t It . A I A.
president and connrmca oy tne senate,
the civilians to receive $10,000 a year
each.
Washington, Feb. 22. A second
spocch by Rainey of Illinois, reiterat
ing his former statements concerning
the Panama canal, and a bitter ar
raignment of Rainey by Burton of
Ohio furnished the principal Incidents
In tho houso of representatives today.
After tho Illinois member had spok
en for an hour In further denunciation
of William Nelson Cromwell, Burton
took tho floor to make reply. He vig
orously defended Mr. Cromwell, C. P,
Taf t. President Elect Taf t and others
whom Rainey on a former occasion had
made objects of his attacks. Rainey,
he said, had furnished no proofs of
wrongdoing in connection with the pur
chase of the Panama canal franchise,
but Instead had conjured up wrongs
and buttressed them with slander and
falsehood, thereby placing himself on a
level with "tho scurvy politicians,"
Saturday, February 20.
Washington, Feb. 20. The senate
subcommittee which haa had charge of
the nomination of John C. Young as
postmaster ot Portland, today turned
the matter over to the full committee
without recommendation, and at the
next meeting of the committee Senator
Bourne will ask that a report be made
to the senate.
Washington, Feb. 20. Two more of
the annual supply bills, the diplomatic
and consular, carrying $3,592,736, and
the military academy measures were
passed by the house of reprcsentaitves
today. Neither was amended in any
important particular. The rivers and
harbors bill also was passed under sus
pension of the rules. 'The house sent
the pension appropriation bill to con
ference.
The sundry civil bill, carrying an ap
propriation of $137,000,000, was called
up and an agreement reached whereby
two hours were to be devoted Monday
to general debate.
The house will hold a special session
tomorrow for the dolivery of eulogies
on the late Senator Allison of Iowa,
and Representatives Latimer of South
Carolina and Wiley of Alabama.
All Shades in Inaugural.
Washington, .Feb. 23. More than
31,000 men will march in the inaugu
ral parade March 4, according to offi
cial reports made to the inauguration
committee at a meeting held yesterday.
There will be approximately 22,000
soldiers, sailors and marines of the
regular service. National guardsmen
and independent military bodies, in
cluding the cadets from West Point
and Annapolis. Up to date 45 organ
izations of white and nine of colored
men have applied for positions m line,
as well as one body of Indians. These,
with their musicians, will number
about 9,000.
Change Cuban Minister.
Washington. Feb. 26. Don Gonzalo
do Quesada, Cuban minister to ' the
United States, left Washington last
night for Havana, for "a conference
with President Gomez of Cuba, it ia
reported. It is believed there that
Mr. Quesada will bo transferred to a
European post, probably Madrid. It
Is said that ho will be succeeded here
by Carlos Garcia Volez. a son of
ral Calixto Garcia, one of the Cuhnn
revolutionary generals and an ex-min
ister to Mexico.
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Curtail President's Power.
Washington. Feb. 24. An nmpnrl-
ment was incorporated in the dlnln-
matlc and consular appropriation bill
which was reported to the senato today
providing that hereafter no ambassa
dorships Bhall bo created unless tho
samo snail do provided for by act of
congress. This would take from tho
president the discretion of raising an
American location to an emhnsav. Thn
bill carrlos $3,636,362, $42,997 ovor
tno amount us it passed the houso.
Second "on Quake Relief.
WaBhintrton. Foh. 23. - riifnmtn
stands second on tho list of statea for
contributions through tho Red Cross to
the Ttnlinn nnrHmnnlrn fnnt). rm.
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three states which gave largo sums
aro:xNew xork, $332,086; California,
$190,675: Illinois. 29G.772. Thn nfi
amount contributed to date is $1,000,-
U0.
Favor Spanish Wines.
Washington, Feb. 26. Sparkling
Wines imported from Spain aro to bo
given the benefit of tho minimum rates
of duty provided for by tho Dingloy
act in a proclamation to bo issued by
President Roosovolt today or tomorrow.
Anti-Trust Law Good.
Washington, Feb. 25. Tho Arkan
sas anti-trust law was declared consti
tutional today by the United Statea
,uJ?re court upholding a fino of
$10,000 against tho Hammond Pack
ing company.
WOT AND PILLAGE.
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Sdorea Injured and Homos Burned
Wrecked at Omaha.
Omaha. Neb. Feb. 23. Following
harranguo at a mass meeting; ifi the
cltv hall. South Omaha, yesterday,
which two members of tho state legls
lature and an attorney were tho pri
cipal sneakers, a wild mob of 800
1 nnn mn ntnrtnH for tho Greek ouar
tor to avenge tho death of Patrolman
Edward Lowerv. who was shot and
killed Fridav nieht by a Greek whom
hn Vinrl nlncpH under arrest.
Before their thirst for blood had
been satisfied, more than 80 buildlngi
were burned, wrecKca or oaaiy aam
aged and probably a score of persons
injured, half that number seriously
By heroic work the police prevented
Actual loflii of life. The riotintr con
fcfnnnd far into the nltfhfc. .
Governor Shalienberger was consult
ed and expressed a willingness to call
nnf. thn tronnn if neceSBflrV. No SUch
demand was made last nicht, however.
Fifteen arrests had been maae up to
mldnlchfc.
The South Omaha police continued
to arrest strasrelers until late in the
night, tho station being filled to its
rnnarAt.v. Ahotit KO Greeks received
medica attention and were given quar-
ters at tne police station ior ine nignt.
About 400 Greeks were removed to a
ril&ce of safety in South Omaha and
are being guarded in a body. A simi
lar squau is being carea ior in umana
QUAKES FRIGHTEN SPAIN.
Drive Out Worshippers, Who Trample
Women Under Foot.
Alicante, Spain, Feb. 23. Severe
earth shocks were experienced this
morning throughout the whole district
of Elche. The first occurred about 4
m. The most serious, which came
while the people were in the village
church, caused a panic among the con
gregation, which rushed to the doors,
trampling under foot a score or more
women and children. The furniture in
the houses was overturned and crockery
and windows broken.
At Orevellente, a town of 10,000 in
habitants about 18 miles from Ali
cante, two severe shocks were felt be
tween 8 and 8:30 a. m. Houses rocked
and Bwaycd at an alarming angle and
people ran to the countryside in terror,
They are now camping in the open
fields.
CUPID IS LOSING HIS HOLD.
Divorces in Canada Show Rapid In
crease In Recent Years.
Ottawa. OnL. Feb. 23. One of the
most noticeable features of the legisla
tive program at tho present session of
the Dominion parliament is a loner list.
for CanaHn. nt Ipnst. nf Aivnrrn nnnli.
cations awaiting hearing before the
senate, lhey are as many in number
as were cranted durine the 20 vears
after the confederation.
The averacre divorce application nre-
sented to the senate costs upward of
$1,000, and this is a good deal more
than the atrcrieved husband or wife
can ordinarily afford. Between 1888
and 1900. a period of 12 vears. the
number of divorces granted was 35,
and at this session of parliament, if all
applications are successful, the num
ber will be 24.
Kato Denies All War Talk.
London. Feb. 23. Th npwlv nru
pointed Japansese ambassador to Great
Britain. Count Takahira Kntn fvlnu
said that he saw no reason why Japan
ese relations with the United States
should not remain excellent in the fu
ture. Count Kato declared that there
could be no dominant power in the Vast
waters of the Pacific.
"We have no intm-Mta thnrn " v.
said, "that can clash with the United
States. We mean to have our own
sphere of influence in our own part of
mo jracinc, duc not to the detriment of
a single power."
Doctors Desert Patients.
New York. Feb. 23". Thn nfonmnliin
PrinZ William IV hrmicrht: ronnrt nf
great distress at the hospitals at Cara
cas, a snort time ago the physicians
and nurses in Ihe hospitals went on
strike because tho author! tlna hnri fnii.
ed to furnish sufficient supplies of food
ana meaicme. Three hundred patients
in the huspitals were starving. The
passencrera of tho Prinr. Wllhnlm TV
include U. Paulus Sannon, Haytien
minister to Washington.
Clerk Spends S500 a Day.
Fairbanks. Alaska. Ph. 23 Aff-
a five-days' sojourn in Fairbanks, dur
ing wnicn time he threw money around
like a drunken sailor. PHvatn
f - -
Lane, clork to tho paymaster at Fort
Gibbon, departed between two Buns,
leaving, a record of exnenditum thnt-
beats anything the camp ever saw, and
Blurting an investigation that has dis
closed the fact that the army fundB at
the post are Bhort bv about Si 0 snn nnd
overything not accounted for et.
Town Plans Greeting.
Ovater fiav. Poll OP A VA.nn4i.
will be tendered to Theodore Roosevelt
wnen tno ex-president returns to his
home. Fireworks and illuminated
decorations on houseB and atorea will,
it is expected, form part of the colo
bration. Mr. Roosevelt and his
Kermit are exnectixl tn
March 13 for Africa.
Ex-Vice President Is III.
Chicago, Feb. 22, Adlai E. Steven
son, ex-vice president nf tha TTnit4
States, is ill at hla homo in Bloomlng-
wii, au utturwng to reports received
here today. Ufa activltlnn i-
cent campaign are said to have proved
a aevero strain, oq hla 74 yoara.
CABINET COMPLETED
Taff Selects MacVeagli, i Cti
cage, for Treawry Ferlfilli.
HEPBURN TO BE SECOND CHOICE
President Elect Delays Announcement
Inaugural Address Finished
and Pronounced;Good.
New York, Feb. 26. President Elect
Taf t completed his cabinet today "with
the offer of tho treasury portfolio and
its acceptance. That tho offer was
mado to and accepted by Franklin Mac
Veagh, of Chicago, ia aa near a posi
tive statement of what is believed to
be the fact as may be made in the face
of an absolute refusal of Mr. Taft to
throw any light on the situation.
Mr. Taft justified his silence on tne
ground that he declared some time ago
that ho would give out no information
regarding the makeup of his cabinet
until he was ready to announce it in
its entirety.
In spite of strong belief that Mr.
MacVeagh had accepted the portfolio,
it was reported that the name of A. B.
Hepburn, of New York, ex-controller
of the currency, had figured largely in
the conference on the subject. It is
assumed that, should anything elimi
nate Mr. MacVeagh from the list, Mr.
Hepburn would bo selected.
Mr. Taft's request brought Frank H.
Hitchcock from Washington early to
day, and the two were in lengthy con
ference twice.
James H. Sheffield, president of the
Yale alumni of this city, received Mr.
Taft's promise to come hero and ad
dress the association on March 28.
The inaugural address of Mr. Taft
received it- final revision today The
document is a declaration of the poli
cies which the new administration will
endeavor to carry out.
The address contains, approximately,
5,000 words, and will occupy little
short of an hour in its delivery. The
address has been submitted not only to
the men who have accepted places in
the Taft cabinet, and in each case re
ceived their hearty approval, but Mr
Taft also has read the paper to Mr.
Roosevelt and others of his personal
friends and advisers. It is pronounced
a strong state paper.
BARS GAMES OF CHANCE.
Neqada Lower House Passes Very
Stringent Measure.
Carson. Nev.. Feb. 25. Thn anti-
gambling bill passed the assembly to
day by a vote of 27 to 20. At the con
clusion of the vote, and before it had
been announced, Dodge of Washoe and
Raycroft of -Ormsby changed their
votes in order to trive notice of recon
sideration. This made the final vote
29 to 18. When the bill was called the
lobby, hall and chambers were crowded
to their capacity.
The bill as passed carried the amend
ment offered bv the maioritv of thn
public morals committee, which ex-
ienaa tno time wnen it shall become
operative from Sentember. .1909. tn
January 1 of the coming year.
toection 1 provides that it shall "bo
unlawful for anv person to conduct.
play, deal, or carry on in any capacity
uny game oi cnanco sucn as iaro, rou
lette, rondo, poker, klondike or any
percentage crame or bankinc frame car
ried on with cards, checks, device or
otnerwise; also slot machines where
money is involved."
Violation is punishable bv a fiW nf
not to exceed $1,000 or by imprison
ment not to exceed one year, or both.
oection - prevents owners of houses
from rentincr for the rjumospn nf nmh-
lincr. and affixes a fino. Anv
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who is. declared a common gambler and
cannot Btiow any fixed residence, or
any person who engages in gambling
ia subject to a fine and imprisonment.
Section 4 civea the sheriff thn -!),-
forcibly to enter places and arrest per
sons enrracted in rmmhlin
w - , O " "fcl 4VfUCt)
for the destruction of gambling devices
The bill now goes to the senato.
To Amend Constitution.
Sacrahiento. FVh 9R Adoyi(.i.....
. ..vmuijinian
urovo L. Johnson, of Sacramento,
whose anti-Jnrmnf.no hilU
antagonism of President Roosevelt, in-
nuuucea in xne legislature late thia
afternoon a joint resolution asking con
gress for a convention to amend tho
constitution, so as to prohibit noW.
amy. It requests all other lecrislaturoa
now in session to loin in tim mn
Tho measure wna fnf wliii t.
quest of Mrs. Hester T. Griffith, of Loa
ngeiuB, presiaent of tho Women's
Christian Temperance union.
Five Days for 72 Mites.
Puehlo. Cnlri Pok OK Ai l.
blockaded by heavy snows for tw
Weeks. Marnhnll nnua ... n . .1 .
traffic today. Denver & Rio Grande
5E 3oNo,t,88 ?rrived hore -fter making
the 72 milRfl frnm r?: .
Another train arrived today, bavin
- va "t uoura. Train
men sav thn nnnm lu r .
mltT' ltl,ay G(iner1 Manage?
Ridgoway walked two milea.on brow.
shoes to take provisions to pasaengera
Mine Planters Reach Callao,
C&llnn. Pomi T?l. o r mt .... .
o , ' o.--ine united
ArmiBtad which are proceeding from
rived at Callao, ' .
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