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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1910)
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Thin ono foaturo of tho 1tiiriiutln.tnH . 4i..tu.ii 4 r ii.til.li 4lm win uijirui iiiu ii;nuviii; iiuiiiud. h. It. Olavls, late snccinl agent. Oifford I'inchot, chief forcstor. Overton W. Prlco, nssociato forestor.i A. C. Shaw, lnw officor, forost 4rtLMrA John B. Jfatthows, mngnzlno writer. Norman Hapgood, editor of Colliers. Murk Sullivan, Colllors. It. W. Wooloy, mngazlno writer. It. A. Balllnuor. secretary of tho in terior. Fred Donnott, commissioner gonoral of tho land office Frank Piorco, assistant socrotary of the interior. Prosldont Taft intonds to havo tho coiumittco nnmo a competent nttornoy to conduct tho investigation in chiof 3ind it is bcliovod Ukoly that each of tho principals will bo represented by couiiHol. Tho provision of tho resolu tion for tho omploymont of nsslstnnco, "Mognl or otherwise," has tho full ap proval of tho prosldont. It will per mit, also, if it is found advisable, tho -ymploymont of exports in tho subjocts Into which tho comtnittoo will inquire. Hughes Opposes Now Tax, Albany, N, Y., Jan. 0. Govornor Hughes, in his annual mossago to tho legislature yesterday, dwelt at longth on tho proposed constitutional amend ment conferring on tho fodornl govern ment tho powor to lay and collect an Incomo tax "from whatever Bourco do rivod" without apportionment among tho stntcs according to population, and in conclusion rocommondod thnt this iimondmont bo not rntlfiod, Tho gov ernor said ho was In favor of giving tho fodoral government powor to tax Till incomes,, savo thoso dorlvod from fctnto or municipal bonds. Olomonts Still Orloves, Now York, .Tan, 0. In bnd health mnd grief-Btrlckon at tho rocont doath of his daughtor, Joan, Samuel L. Olom ens, bottor known oh Mark Twnln, 1ms Bnllod for Bermuda. Mr. Olomons wild tho allmont of which ho com. plained on his nrrlval from Bormuda two wooks ago had roturued. Ho at tributed tho pain in his loft broast, toowovor, to Indigestion, "and that Is not tho sort of ailment that causos poo plo to dlo," ho addod. Huntors Beach Butlaba, Butlaba, Jan. 0. Colonel Hoosovolt und his comrndos havo arrlvod horo from Holma. Tho party will make a bunting trip on tho Lado Enclave In reoarch of tho wblto rhino, MORSE Ii BITTER. Oonvlctod Banker Claims Ho Has Beoa Mado a Victim. Now York, Jan. 4. With a supromo oiTort to bo choorful, but with emotion occasionally gottlng tho bottor of him, Charlos W. Morso loft Now York todav to bogin a 15-yoar sontonco in tho fod ornl prison at Atlanta, On,, for viola tion of tho national banking laws. Boforo loavlng tho Tombs, whoro.ho had boon conflnod for tho greater part of tho last year, Morso rocoivod his wife mid two sons and then tho nows pnpor mon. Ho was too alToctcd to sav anything, but haudod out a care fully prepared statement. Morso loft at 10:45 o'clock In cus tody of Deputy United States marshals. Tho party occupied a stateroom. Morso 's statomont 1b bittor and dra matic. "I nm going to Atlanta to-bogin ponnl sorvitudo undor tho most brutal Hcntonco ovor pronounced against a citlzon in a clvillzod country,'' is his opinion of tho sontonco. "I havo hoped," tho statomont con tinues, "with that hopo which comes from n consciousness of my innoconco, that I will not havo to close out for ovor tho light and liborty of this world Undor such an Inhuman sontonco. I havo felt thnt tho- fact that I had paid a fine of $7,000,000 and sorved a year in prison would satisfy tho cry for a victim and I havo steadily bollovod that tlio courts would bo compollcd to givo mo a now trial. "When I loarnod that tho private detectives of tho prosecution woro tho kecpors of tho jury, that tho jury drank liko mon upon a jaunt or a holiday, rathor than citizens ongnged in a so rious sorvico, and that as a result, two of thorn woro rondorod unfit, I natur ally hopod I would bo allowed anothor trial by nnothor jury, froo from thoso hostilo influences. "It scorns, howovor, that tho courts intond to establish tho practices which mako rum-drinking a part of a jury sorvico and privnto dotcctivos as tho custodians of a jury a pormanont insti tution. By this sontonco and judgment I mny bo brought to ruln; but tho dam ago dono to mo is not half as import ant as tho Injury to tho administra tion of justico. I nm now up in years and must, with tho passing of timo, pass also; but tho record of my con viction and tho way it was brought about will remain a lasting and dan gorous exnmplo of n government gono mad in soarch of a victim." OIL FOUND IN ATHABASCA. Socrot Borings Show Inoxhaustiblo Supply, Cmmittoo Is Told. Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 4. Evidonco of tho valuo of tho Athabasca oil fields has boon givon beforo tho Dominion sonato committco by Alfred von Ham morstein. Ho stated that for tho last olght years ho had been oxploring tho field between 320 and 350 miles north of Edmonton, and that somo of tho wells had revealed tho prosonco of oil and gas in largo quantities, Tho wells vnriod in depth from 250 to 1,200 feet. Ho showed samples of naphtha oil and of oil collected in tho sand. Ho declared that in tho wells which ho was boring thoro woro inox haustiblo supplies of this material. Nonr tho surfaco it was found in a hardonod stato, whllo GO foot lower down it was found in a semi-liquid condition. His work had been carried on socrot ly. Ho doclnrod that thoro was no foundation for tho statomont in tho prospoctus of tho California & Alborta Oil company that it had discovered oil on a 10,000-acro proporty 30 miles north of Edmonton. AIE GUTTERS AEE BEADY. Aviators Arrive In Now York From Paris Loavo for Los Angeles. Now York, Jan. 4. Edwin Clcary, who arrived hero from Paris a few days ago with seven acroplanos, which ho oxpocts to try out during aviation week at Lob Angeles, and Paulhan, who will nrrivo tomorrow, will leavo for Los Angolos Monday next. Four of tho machines nro of tho latest modol aeroplanes, two Blerlot's and two Far man's. Thoro is also nn Antoinotto, ono Far man nnd ono Bloriot, which Mr. Cloary oxpocts to uso during tho aviation show wook. Ho oxpocts to break his own rocord for speed, hoight nnd dur ation, His rocord already is moro than 1,000 feet for hoight and with his 50 horso-powor motor in a now Bloriot ho oxpocts to bo ablo to travol in tho air at tho rato of 50 miles por hour. Paulhan is undor contract at a big salary. South Polo Next Goal. WorcoBtor, Mass., Jan. 4. Donald B. McMillan, inombor of Commandor Peary's polar expedition, and Captain Bartlott, who commanded Poary's ship, tho Boosovolt, today said that thoy would llko to bo mcmbors of tho expe dition to sook tho South Polo. Cap tain Bartlott said: "I havo heard of such a trip being plnnnod. I may bo soloctod to command tho ship which will carry tho oxpedition southward. I think tho Boosovolt will bo soloctod, if tho expedition goes through." Mining Plant Is Buraod. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 4, Tho sort ing plant and oro bins of tho Mnco minos at Mnco, Idaho, in tho Coour d'Alonos. burned todny, togothor with tho sorting machinery, boating plant, blnckBinith shop and 200 foot of ox ponslvo cribbing, ontniling a loss osti mated tonight at botwoon $75,000 and $100,000. Tho firo is bollovod to havo broken out in tho heating plant. All tho proporty dostroyod is ownod by tho Fodornl Mining & Smolting coin pnny. Tho sorting plant handlod oro from tho Standard and othor Maoo minos. Heavy Stool Is In Domaud. Now York, Jan, 4. Specifications on contracts for flnishod stool products woro hoavv in tho last wook of tho year, notably for structural matorial, stool shoots and wlro products, Orders for small buildings in various parts of tho country havo boon placed, calling for 25,000 tonB of fabricated stool, making tho Docombor total 125,000 tons. Contracts for 1000 aggregated almost 1,500,000 tons. NEWS ITEMS FROM Congress Convenes, Washington, Jan. 4 A lowering of the bars in favor of fermented, malt or fruit beverages at army post ox changes and on army transports, but permitting "no distilled nor ardent spirits to bo Bold,"ia provided by a bill introduced in tho houso by Representa tive Parker, chairman of tho judiciary committco. Tho measure providos that the favor ed boverages may bo cold, under prop er regulations, by enlisted mon or oth or persons authorized. Tho increased cost of living was tho subject of a concurrent icaulution offered in tho House today by Repre sentative Hull, of Tennessee. It pro vides for a joint committee of the houso and senato to investigate nnd report what remedies may be effected through legislation. Secrotray Wilson, of tho Department of Agriculture, has ordered a sweeping inquiry of tho same nature. "Ircalizo," said Secretary Wilson, "that we havo undertaken a big con tract, but we can carry it out. We havo the men and wo have the money." A bill making sweeping cbangesln tho interstate commorco laws for tho regulation of railroads was introduced today in the House by Representative Mann of Illionis, chairman of the com mittee on interstate and foreighn com merce. Representative Hawley today in troduccud hio bill granting to the State of Oregon the right to make lieu se lections, equal in arer and value, to all school lands embraced in forest reser ves. Late today after a conference with Senators Aldrich and Root and Attorney-General WickerBharo, President Taft decided to revert to his original plan of combining his views as to amendments to the interstate com merce and anti-trust laws in one mes sage, which be will send to congress Thursday noon. An aggregate of $6,344,000 of re pairs to naval vessels is provided in es timates the secretary of tho navy to day submitted to the house. The recent legislation required recom mendations for authorization where re pairs are to exceed $200,000. Wednesday, January 5. Washington, Jan. B. Senator Nel son, chairman nf the public lands com mittee, today introduced a bill propos ing radical changes in the methods of disposing of public lands. The bill authorizes the secretary of the inter ior to withdraw from sottloment pub lic lands for water power, forestry or irrigation purposes, the order of with drawal to remain in force until revok ed by congress. It directs tho secretary to classify public lands into eight classes, agricul tural, irrigable, dry farming, timbor, coal, mineral, national forests 'and wa ter power, and water power, and pro vides disposition of each'class faa fol lows: Agricultural, by homesteading only; irrigable, by operation only of national reclamation and Carey acts; dry farming, by 320-acre homestead act; timber lands shall not be sold, but timber they contain shall be Bold to highest bidders and proceeds divided between states and national reclama tion fund; minoral lands Bhall be opened to prospecting and purchase practically as nt present; coal lands Bhall not be sold and coal, asphaltum and phosphate they contain shall be disposed of by lease; forest lands shall be retained in national forests; power lands shall not be sold, but shall bo leased for perids determined by the In terior department. Characterizing Rep resontntive Mann's white slave bill as drastic nnd revolutionary, three Democratic mem bers of the houso committee on inter state and foreign commerce, led by Representative Richardson, of Ala bama, today filed in the house the mi nority report on that measure, which was favorably acted upon by that com mittoo before the holiday recess. Prosldont Sonds Special Mossago. Washington, Jan. 8. Prosidont Taft's prom'aod mossago on tho sub jects of rato regulation and tho con trol of tho so-called "trusts" was transmitted to congress today. It fol lows closoly tha lino of tho president's speeches in tho past. It suggests tho croation of a court of commorco, with powor to rovlow tho acts of tho intor stato commorco commission, with somo changes in tho powor and jurisdiction of tho commission itsolf, nnd tho en nctmont of a fodornl incorporation act, as a moans for permitting thoso combi nations which exist legitimately to con tinuo to do business Patrick Henry's Body to be Moved. Richmond, Jan. 5. It haB practical ly boon determined to move the body of Patrick Henry from Rod Hill, Char lotte county, to this city for roburial in the churchyard of tho old St John's church in which Honryjmade his famous revolutionary speech. Tho present grave is in tho rear of the old Honry house at Red Hill, unmarked oxcopt by a amnll slab. A bill is to bo presented to the Virginia legislaturo in January appropriating funds for a monument Trust Cases Coming Up. Washington, Jan. 4. This wook will bo marked by the redumption of two Federal actiona against corpora tions. The hearing on tho "tobacco truBt" case will bo aknn up by the United States Supreme court. At the same time the resumption of testimony de signed to compol a disjointure of tho Union Pacific and Southern Paciflo pys tems, The railroad caso will be heard In New York. WASHINGTON, D. C. CONSOLIDATE REPUBLICS Minister Barrett Says This Will Be Outcomo of Trouble. Washington, Jan. 4. Consolidation of the five Central American republic? into ono government is tho plan the State department is working on, accord ing to information from an authorita tive source tonight. In tho immediate future only such steps as will bring about tho commercial development of tho countries, their establishment on a sound financial basis and the stimula tion of an entente between tho repub lics, are contemplated. The firBt note of tho new program was sounded by John Barrett, director of tho bureau of American republics. In his recent Toledo speech, Barrett declared that eventually the United States of Central America would be an accomplished fact On the heels of this announcement came the declaration of Senor Creel., the special agent of Mexico, who said on leaving Washington : "The United States and Mexico will continue coopearting to bring about peace in Central America and to give solid substance to the Washington con vention of 1907 and to develop a feel ing of high respect to the international court at Carthage." It is positively stated that the rela tions of the United States and Mexico havo not baen strained in the slightest by the Nicaraguan episode. It is tho coonviction of the present administration that tho influential ele ment of the republics can be won over by giving a staple basis of commerce. The removal of Zelaya means the elim ination of the troublemaker of Central America. It is necessary to the suc cess of the plan to eliminate all traces of Zelayanism, for the reason if Ma driz shows any disposition to compro mise with Zelayanism, his chances for recognition from the United States are small. FOREIGN TRADE $1,475,000,000 Imports of Raw Materials Lead Ex ports of Cotton Show Big Washington, Jan. 6. The foreign commerce of the United States in the year 1909 will exceed in value that of any earlier year, with a single excep tion. The imports will be larger than in any previous year, while the exports will fall slightly below those of 1906 and 1907. The above is an estimate of the year's trade based on official figures for 11 months as presented by the bu reau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor. Assuming that the twelfth month, December, shows figures of imports and exports approx imately equal to those of the immed iately preceding month, November, the imports will aggregate about $1,475, 000,000, and the exports about $1,760, 000,000, of which approximately $25, 000,000 consiBts of foreign merchan dise exported, and the remainder, $1, 725,000,000, domestic products. Imports free of duty will be larger than in any earlier year in the history of our commerce and will aggregate approximately $700,000,000, against a little over $500,000,000 in 1908 and $636,000,000 in 1907, the high record year prior to 1909. Dutiable imports will amount to about $780,000,000, and will be larger than any preceding year, except possibly in 1907, when the total waB $787,000,000. This esti mated total of $1,475,000,000 of im ports in the year exceeds by over $50, 000,000 the highest import record of any earlier year, that of 1907. Of this $1,475,000,000 of imports, about $525,000,000 is raw material for use in manufacturing and $260, 000,000 partially manufactured mater ial for further use in manfacturing, making the total valuo of manufactur ers' materials imported nearly $800, 000,000, or more than half the entire imports of the year. Taft Makes Nominations. Washington, Jan. 7. Prosidont Tart today sent to the sonato nominations for justices of tho now court of customs appeals created under tho provisions of tho Payno-Aldrich tariff bill: .Tudgo A If rod O. Cox, of Utica, N. Y., is mndo presiding judge, with the fol lowing as tho justices: William H. Hunt, of Montana; Gonoral James F. Smith, of San Francisco, formor govornor gon oral of tho Philippines, and O. M. Bar bor, of Vermont. At the samo timo Prosidont Taft sent in tho namo of Marion Do Vries, of San Francisco, as tho now chairman of the board of gonoral appraisers of customs at Now York. Museum for Roosevelt Trophies Washington Jan. 6 After having been in course of construction for four years, tho new national museum in this city will be opened to the public by tho middle of February. Ono sec tion of the mammoth building has been practically completed. It is in this building that tho RooBevelt collection of African mammals will be exhibited. It will take a year, however, to mount enough of thoso trophioB to moke a fair exhibition. Changes in Commorco Law, Washington, Jan, 0. Roprosontatlvo Mann lma introduced in tho houso a bill that would mako awoopini; changes in tho intorstato commorco lr-w for tho regulation of railroads. It 1b in accord anco with tho administration bill, but it doos not cronto nn intorstnto commorco court. It providos for tho establish ment of a buroau of transportation in tho dopartmont of commorco and labor, to hoar complaints. COLONIST TRAVEL HEAVY. Year of 1909 Was Record-Breaker. Moro Expected in 1910. Chicago, Jan. 3. Tho colonizing work dono by tho railroads in tho west and Pacific northwest during tho spring and fall of 1009 broke all rec ords in railway history. Figures pre pared by tho management of tho Har riman lines show that tho number of colonists who woro takon into tho Pa cific coast territory far exceeded tho number in any other year. The increase over tho colonist move ment of 1908 was fully 70 per cent, and may havo been in excess of this. Figures for tho movement over tho Hill lines aro not available, tho man agement refusing to givo any detailed information regarding the numbor of now homo makers they transported into tho northwest during tho last year. It is understood, however, that tho Hill lines did not make as determined an effort to sccuro colonists as thoy havo mado in former years. This fact is said to be duo to troublo in the colonist department of, tho Northern Pacific which led late in tho year to tho resignation of C. W. Mott, general immigration agont. On tho Groat Northern road, tho illness of Max Bass, goncral immigration agent, which re sulted in his death, somewhat retarded tho work of taking homeseekers to the northwest. It is understood that in 1910 the management of both tho Groat North ern and tho Northern Pacific, aided by the management of tho Burlington, are to mako a special effort toward popu lating tho vacant lands along their lines in tho fertile states of the north west. In each year tho railroads have two short periods which they call colonist periods. The spring colonist period is from March 1 to April 30, while tho fall period is from September 15 to October 15. In tho fall period of 1909, the Harriman lines sold a total of 11, 541 tickets to California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming points. In the corresponding period of 1908, tho samo lines sold a total of 6,227. Tho increase for 1909 was 5,314 tickets. This is an increase for tho fall period of 85 per cent. In tho fall of 1908 col onist tickets were sold between Sep tember 1 and October 31, during which time tho Harriman lino sold a total of 15,816 tickets. Accordingly, in just half tho time in the fall of 1909 the Harriman lines Bold within 4,275 tick ets of tho number sold during tho 60 day period of 1908. DYNAMITERS IN TOILS. Striking Railroad Machinists Attempt Violence, Is Belief. Baltimore, Jan. 3. Following an at tempt last evening to blow up tho Gay street bridge of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, three men were arrested on a charge of conspiracy with intent to dy namite the bridge -and also the Mount Clair machine shops of tho company. Tho bridge was not seriously damaged. William B. Shipley, Hamilton W. Lighter and William H. Zimmerman, all machinists, wero later taken into cus tody. Detective Captain Humphrey claims to have evidence directly impli cating tho men. Both Zimmerman and Shipley, who went out with tho striking machinists of the Baltimore & Ohio here last May in formal statements today confessed they had engaged in a plot to blow up tho Mount Clair shops last night. In the shops at the timo tho bomb was to bo exploded wero more than 1,000 workmen, and the alleged plot tors admitted that thoy did not know how many persons might havo been killed by tho explosion. ' Detectives are looking for three other men, whom they say they can connect with tho plot. Prison Cruelty Alleged. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 3. General Dodd, formerly overseor of the city prison, testifying beforo tho investigating committee, in addition to corroborat ing tho stories of cruelty to prisoners, and of filthy and unsanitary conditions, declared that tho food sorved tho pris oners was unfit oven for tho lowest kind of animals. Prisoners frequently showed bread containing flies, ho said, and ono man brought him a piece of broad containing a spidor. He declared tho place was overrun with vermin. Poarl Bryan, ono of three white women who was hung up by rings while at tho stockadoj said sho was strung up nearly 45 minutes and was only taken down when thoy saw blood running down her arms. Mount Peleo Is Active. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Jan. 3. Cable advicos received horo report a violent earthquake in the French island of Martinique and tho British island of St. Vincent early today. Mount Polee, n volcano on tho island of Martinique, and La Souffrioro, in St. Vincent, aro reported active. A mossago from Fort do Franco, Martiniquo, says an earth quake shock was felt, but no damago was dono. Nothing has boon heard from St. Vincent since early today. Considorablo anxioty is felt hero about Kingston, Jamaica, Paroled Convict Is Shot. Chicago, Jan. 3. Harry Feathor stono, a parolod convict, who has a long polico rocord, was shot and seriously injured hero today in n chase which followed a robbery of a South Side sa loon. Foatherstono and two compan ions woro pursuod after thoy had rifled tho till and a" pollcoman who jo'ned in tho chaso sent a bull6t into Fethor Btouo's baok, Soarch was begun for Ills companions. According to tho po lico, Foatherstono has participated in many daring robbories. Labor Fights Big Trust Washington, Jan. 3. Officers of tho Amorican Fodoration of Labor tonight issued a call on Its 1,540,000 members to Bubscribo to a fund with which to wage a fight on tho stool trust. Tho call arraigns tho corporation as inimi cal both to labor and to tho country and as a violator of tho laws. The sum of $154,000 is to bo raised at once. $150,000,000 TRUST J. P. Morgan, T. F. Ryan and Levi P. Morion Form Combine. BIGGEST MERGER IN AMERICA Represents Three Banking and Trust Companies, With Deposits of Over 3133,000,000. Now York, Jan. 4. J. Picrpont Mor gan, Thomas F. Byan and Levi P. Mor ton linked hands in Now York today in a trust company merger which unites resources of $150,000,000. It is a triplo combination, bringing tho Guaranty Trust company, tho Mor ton Trust company and tho Fifth Ave nue Trust company, all of this city, under one head with tho titlo of the Guaranty Trust company. The merger is perhaps tho largest of its kind in tho United States. Directors of all threo companies met today and informally proposed tho terms of merger which will bo put in moro dofinito form Wednesday, when another directors' meeting will bo held and tho plan ratified by stockholders. The for mal vote will not be taken nntil later. Levi P. Morton, president of the Morton Trust company and of tho Fifth Avonue Trust company both known as Morton-Ryan concerns has con sented to act as chairman of the board of tho merged companies. No presi dent has been selected. Alexander J. Hemphill, vice-president and acting president of the Guaranty Trust com pany, has been mentioned for the posi tion. The new move in finance follows the recent absorption of the Guaranty Trust company by the so-called Mor gan interests, but upon just what terms the merger was mado is not disclosed. The Guaranty Trust company was or ganized in 1891 and has total deposits of more than $88,000,000. Tho Morton Trust company, formerly tho banking house of Bliss, Morton & Co., was organized in 1899. Thomas F. Ryan is vice-president. Its deposits aggregate more than $45,000,000. Liko tho Guaranty Trust company, its capi tal and surplus are $2,000,000 each. Tho Fifth Avenue Trust company, founded ten years ago, is one of the better known up-town financial insti tutions. With a capital and surplus of $1,000,000 each it has paid large dividends. The capital stock of tho new company probably will bo fixed at $5,000,000, with perhapB a liko amount for surplus. It is believed that the merger will involve the large stock and cash dividends to the shareholders of tho threo companies. The present premises of tho Fifth Avenue Trust company will bo retained as a branch of the combined companies while the main offices will be in the financial district. It is rumored that the Morgan in terests had acquired the holdings of Thomas F. Byan in tho Morton Trust company, but no statement on this point was obtainable CALIFORNIA HAS NEW PEST. Insect Like Ladybug Lays Waste Many Grain Fields. Jackson, Cal., Jan. 4. A bug, some what liko the common ladybug, has made its appearance near hero. In sowing a piece of land to grain, a num bor of sacks wero left over night in the field. An examination the next day led to tho discovery that each sack was swarming with small bugs with a dark yollowish back. Othor parts of this county wero af fected by the samo kind of insects, it is bolioved, last year. The lands so visited wero denuded of all vegetation, and the soil produced nothing for that season. It was as if a fire had swept ovor tho surface. Ono largo ranch had fully 100 acres so affected laBt year. While there is no general appearance of tho bug in tho county, it has ap peared in localities wido apart. Messago in Sections. Washington, Jan. 4. Following a forenoon conforonce with presidents of six of tho great railroad systems, President Taft lato this aftornoon an nounced a change of program in the sonding of his messago dealing with interstate commerce and anti-trust law amendments to congress. Tho message will bo split into two parts. Tho section dealing with trusts will bo sont to congress Thursday noon. The section dealing with tho intorstato commorco law, in which railroads aro directly interested, will bo doforrod un til Friday. Tho president's special message on conservation of natural re sources is expected to bo ready for con gross Monday. Negro Bofused Entrance. London, Jan. 4. A negro who claims Amorican citizenship is an unwelcome guest of tho Union Castle Stoamship lino at Southampton ponding tho out como of diplomatic negotiations to do tormino tho man's nationality. Tho negro was doportcd from South Africa after ho had been convictod of a crimo and sorvod a sontonco in a British prison. Ho was returned to Now York, but was refused permission to land thoro as ho was unablo to satisfy tho authorities of his Amorican citizenship. March Cause of Mutiny. Fishors Island, N, Y., Jan. 4. Many of tho non-commissionod ofilcors and mon of tho Ono Hundred and Thirty First company, U. S. Coast Artillory, aro conflnod in tho guardhouse, at Fort H. G. Wright, as a result of a mutiny Saturday. The company was ordered out for a march of 15 miles and all but nlno mon declined to do tho duty It was doclarod authoritatively today that a majority of tho mon in the com pany had been ordored beforo a court martial.