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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers.
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A Resume of the Less Important but
Net Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Japan accuses Russia of violating
Chinese neutrality.
Menominee, Michigan, has been
shaken by an earthquake.
The Porto Rican legislature has ad
journed after passing 40 bills out of 198
introduced. - "7
Mexican rural police have run down
the band of Yaquis which robbed the
Mazatlan stage of $15,000.
Some of the war party of Russia fa
vors the raising of a new army to fight
Japan, to be personally commanded by
the czar.
. The Russians are fortifying Tie
while the Japanese are preparing an
other turning movement similar to that
of Mukden.
From latest reports 6t losses it is be
lieved that Kuropatkin cannot have
more than 100,000 effective fighting
' men with him at Tie pass.
"a caucus of the Republican mem
ben of the Missouri legislature has re
sulted in an agreement to vote for A
P. Spencer, of St. Louis, for United
States, senator.
. The Colordo supreme court has ruled
that the legislature must Beat either
Adams or Peabody, and cannot adopt
the report declaring that neither was
elected. Twenty-two members have
sighed a pledge not to seat Peabody,
which means a final victory for Adams
Many arms are being smuggled into
Russia for use by strikers.
. Mrs. Chad wick has been found guilty
of swindling the Oberlin, Ohio, bank.
A theory has been advanced that
Mrs. Stanford's death was accidental
An extradition treaty has been signed
between the United States and Uru-
goay. : -
The seantorial deadlock in the Mis
souri and Delaware legislatures con
tinues unbroken.
Twenty lives were lost as the result
f an explosion which occurred in
Cardiff, Wales, coal mine. -,
8t. Petersburg advices say that as
soon as the Baltic squadron receives re
inforcements it will again start for the
Far East.
The sale of very young girs as wives
is common in Chicago. The largest
per cent of them are Italians, but many
are Americans.
Two men found guilty of stealing
ballots in Denver at the November
election have been sent to the peniten
tiary for five years.
In a final conference with Heney in
regard to the Oregon land frauds the
president instructed him to go to the
very bottom and spare no man who is
guilty.
Rumors of peace proposals by Rus
sia are again current. ,
. But little is known in Russia of the
turn of affairs in the Far East.
it is reported that a national upris-
ing against the czar wiu start May 7
A bomb accidentally exploded by
anarchists in St. Petersburg killed
eight persons. ' -T
Fire in a seven-story building at Phil
adelphia destroyed property to the
value of $100,000.
Kuropatkin, in a message to the czar
admits that he is surrounded and his
entire army in grave danger of being
annihilated.
The policy adopted . by the president
and his cabinet as to federal appoint
ments is to keep all good men in their
. places and make as few changes as pos
, Bible.
The ' government has a clear case
against Hermann for destroying letters
of the general land office' just before he
relinquished the position as commis
sioner. .' '
War against the Standard Oil is be
ing continued in Kansas.
The special commission appointed by
the president to consider the subject of
nationalization will be ready to report
to the next congress and it is expected
some startling expos ores will be made
as to the extent of fraudulent papers
issued.
Armed, peasants in Russia are burn
ing and looting their landlords' estates
The deadlock in the Missouri legis
lature continues. At present Cockrell
leads with 76 votes. ,
The balloting for United States sena
tor, by the Delaware legislature, con
tinues without result. .
Charges of graft are being made
against the St. Louis exposition ''com
pany in having the buildings removed
A vain effort is being made throug-
out Russia to suppress news of the de
feat in the -Far East. At Warsaw the
'. Poles were almost jubilant over the re-
Terse.:,:; 7. '" 77 7 " i '
The margquis of Anglesey is dying of
consumption. Six years ago he had an
income of $500,060 a year, and is now
a bankrupt, with liabilities of nearly
$3,000,000.
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
.-Tuesday, March 7.
Without determining any question of
policy in regard to the Santo Domingo
treaty, the senate decided today that
the treaty should be reported as soon
as possible from the committee on for-
j eign relations and the entire question
: fought out in executive session. A
number of senators are confident the
treaty will be ratified within' a reasona
ble time. The president today sent a
long list of nominations to the senate
for its approval.
Wednesday, March 8. -
The Santo Domingo treaty was prac
tically perfected today by the senate
committee on foreign relatons, so far
as phraseologyy is concerned and with
out regard to the principle involved in
the procedure proposed by the treaty.
A number of amendments have been
presented and some of them already
adopted.
The president today sent a message
to the senate giving his reasons for
wanting the treaty ratified.
A large batch of consular and diplo
matic appointments were confirmed and
an additional lot received.
Thursday, March 9.
The senate committee on foreign re
lations today agreed to report favorably
the Santo Domingo treaty as amended
The senate was in session but seven
minutes today and adjournment was
taken out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator Bate, of Tennessee. A
committee of 12 senators was appointed
tp make preparations for the deceased
senator's funeral in the 'chamber at 2 p.
tomorrow.
" Friday, March 10.
The Santo Domingo treay was today
reported favorably to the senate.
The only legislative business trans
acted was in relation to the death of
Senator Bate, of Tennessee. Gorman
introduced ' a resolution providing for
the payment of the funeral expenses
Senator Bate, which was imme
diately .adopted. At 12:50 the senate
took a recess until 1:50, when the
funeral services of the late senator took
place. -
At the conclusion of the Bate funeral
ceremony the senate adjourned until
Monday, when discussion of the Santo
Domingo treaty will commence.
Monday, March 13.
The senate wall do its utmost to com
plete the Santo Domingo treaty and ad
journ this week-. This was manifested
when the treaty was taken up in execu
tive session today . For more than an
hour the senators discussed ways and
means and finally agreed to meet at 11
m. daily in order to give time for a
full discussion of the measure and still
adjourn by Saturday. It is conceded
that, if the vote were delayed beyond
that time, a quorum of the senate could
not be maintained. One amendment
was presented today, providing that
such expenses as may be incurred by
the army and navy shall be paid from
the revenues of Santo - Domingo. No
decision was reached. -
Vote on Treaty Soon.
Washington, March 13. Many sen
ators' are indulging in speculation as to
the length of the session required to
take action on the Santo Domingo
treaty, and whether party lines will be
drawn taut when the treaty comes to
vote. Thus far it has not developed
that either party will caucus, and, in
fact, so much difference as to the fate
of the treaty has been manifested that
it is not believed there will be any at
tempt to line up the forces.
Few senators were at the capitol yes
terday, but nearly all of those who
were in their committee rooms expresed
the opinion that, if there should not be
a line-up, and they are agreed that one
is not likely, the treaty will be brought
to a vote by the end of the week, and
that the specials session may be ad
journed sine die on Saturday.
Four of His Ships Useless.
London, March 10. According
to
the St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, a telegram ;rom Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky, not vet pub
lished, states that four of his warships
are incapacitated for firing because they
are too heavily armed,-and that the
problem of coaling has become so diffi
cult that he feared he would be unable
to pifoceed to the Far East. Reports
are current at Dover that all the ships
of the Baltic fleet have been ordered to
return to the English channel pending
further instructions.
Need Not Decide Question Vet-
Washington, March 10. There is
authority for the statement that the
question as to whether the Isthmian
canal shall be made a sea-level water
way or constructed on the lock system
need not be determined at the outset
of the work. In fact, it is stated that
work could progress for five years
more before this matter would neces
sarily be decided and without in any
way retarding the progress of construc
tion or causing any delay. V y
Alaskan Telegraphs Work Well
Washington,' March 10. General
Greely has received a report . of the
operations of the Alaska telegraph sys
tems during January. The wireless
work runs uninterruptedly, 107 miles
across Norton sound, and the land lines
are 1,500 miles in length. Various
interruptions from snow and severe
storms averaged, however, less than
three hours per station, which is only
one-sixth of the interruptions in Jan
uary, 1904. .
Russia Pays North Sea Claims.
London, March 10. Count Benken
dorff , the Russian ambassador to Great
Britain, today paid $325,000 to Foreign
Secretary Lansdowne in settlement of
the North sea claims, and the incident
was thus closed. .
OREGON Stfi ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO SPEND $50,000.
Fast Development on New , Quartz
Property on Applegate River.
Grants Pass The Michigan Mining
and Milling company ,composed largely
of Michigan mining men, of which W.
Perry, of Portland, is manager, is
preparing to spend some $50,000 or
more within the next few months in
the development and equipment of its
quartz mines on Applegate river, eight
miles south of this city. A large crew
is employed at present building a mill,
shops, quarters and in development of
the mine. A large boiler, engine and
other machinery will arrive this week
and will be hauled out at once and
placed in position. The mill, which
will be one of the Pratt type, will be of
capacity equal to ten ordinary stamps,
and will also be supplied with riffles,
separators and vanners, by which at
least 90 per cent of the assay values of
the quartz will be saved-
There are three large ledges on the
Michigan company's grounds, of which
there is 500 acres, all highly mineral
ized and well timbered. - The Apple-
gate flows just below, from wTiich water
can be derived for all purposes. The
quartz carries an average of $25 a ton
in free gold and sulphurets, and occurs
in a cinstant vein between porphry
and slate.
A broad avenue is being cleared from
the camp down to the road, leaving the
big oaks, laurels and firs standing, and
by this avenue the camp dwellings and
cabins will be built. A number of the
Michigan people interested in the mine
will make their homes at "Michigan
City," the name that has been given
the new and fast growing camp.
OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS
Regents of Weston Normal School
Will Pay Its Expenses.,
Pendleton The regents of the East
ern Oregon normal school held a meet
ing here for the .purpose of devising
ways and means for the maintenance of
the institution. . The board was unan
imous against the idea of closing the
school, and will hold themselves per
sonally responsible for its needs, be
lieving that in any event no future leg
islature will refuse to reimburse any
indebtedness that economical manage
ment may incur. The action of the
board seems to meet the approval of
the people of Eastern Oregon, who are
greatly interested in the institution,
and say that it should not be closed in
any event.
Jackson Citizens at Work.
Ashland The county court of Jack
son county has appointed a long list of
citizens as a committee to have charge
of arrangements in securing an exhibit
at the Lewis and Clark fair. A meet
ing of this committee has been called
to take place at , Medford Saturday,
March 18, for 'the purpose of taking,
definite methods of collecting: a repre
sentative display of the - county s re
sources for exhibition. While the
county court has appropriated no defin
ite amount for a county exhibit, it will
have charge of the same.
Umatilla Irrigation Project.
Pendleton John J. Whistler, engin
eer in charge of the Oregon reclamation
work, says that Thomas H. Mean, the
government soil expert, will arrive in
the city soon to make an investigation
as to the feasibilty of winter irrigation
in the lands of the Umatilla irrigation
project. Mr. Means will be in the dis-
I trict only a short time, but the samples
of the boiI will be forwarded to the gov
ernment station at Berkeley, Cal., for
complete analysis, and the results re
turned to this city. '
Log Scarcity is Felt.
Eugene The big sawmill of the
Booth-Kelley Lumber company at Co-
burg has been closed down for several
weeks. This is partly on account of
the scarcity of logs and partly to give
an opportunity to overhaul the plant
The indications are - at present that
there is going to be great difficulty in
getting logs to the mills this summer,
as the streams are now very low and
as there is no snow in the mountains
they will be very much lower later on
May Build Logging Road.
La Grande Owing to the light fall
of snow in the Blue mountains the past
winter and the uncertainty of the vol
ume of water in the Grande Ronde river
and its tributaries, the Grande Ronde
Lumber company at Perry is contem
plating building a narrow gauge logging
road some 30 miles up the river,' where
the company had a large amount of
logs cut, and which it will be unable
to float to their mill. The road will
be built solely for the us6 of the mill.
Shear Sheep by Machinery.
Pendleton The J. E. Livestock com
pany has received a five horse power
gasoline engine with which to propel
a 12 machine sheep shearing, plant.
The company has 25,000 head to shear
at the ranch near Pilot Rock. : As
these machines make a saving of from
one to one and a half pounds on a fleece
over the old style hand shearing, at the
current price of 16 : and 17 cents a
pound for wool the company will make
a saving of over $5,000. 7 .
- Trees in Bloom at Dallas.
Dallas Warm weather has brought
forward the fruit blooms remarkably
early this season. Some varieties of
prunes and plums are blooming. Pears
and cherries are coming on very fast.
i Considerable fear is felt that late cold
' rains or frost may do damage.
LIVESTOCK FAIR AT WOODBURN
Marion and Clackamas County Rais
ers Organize for Business.
Woodburn The Livestock associa
tion of North Marion and South Clack
amas counties has been permaenntly
organized in this city. The following
officers were chosen: Fred Dose, pres
ident; W. P. Pennebaker, secretary;
Harry Cole, treasurer.
It was decided to hold a livestock
fair in Woodburn on Saturday, April 1.
The stock on which premiums will be
awarded will be stallions, brood mares,
colts, roadsters, teams and saddle
horses. Other stock, it is expected,
will also' be exhibited. The stallions
will be divided into classes draught
and roadsters with $5 entrance fee
and an additional entrance fee of $2.50
for sweepstake prize.
G. L. Shryder, M. S. Shrock, Dr. W.
A. Leonard, F. J. Miller and J. F.
Plank were chosen an executive com
mittee to fix prizes, solicit funds and
make all other necessary arrangements.
The judges will be selected on the day
of the fair. The horsemen and farm
ers are enthusiastic over the proposed
fair and an immense crowd is expected
here on that day.
INSURANCE RATES HIGH.
Hopd River Men Hear Proposition for
Decrease-of 15 Per Cent.
Hood River Hood Biver business
men held a conference in the ' rooms of
the Commercial club with Mr Stone,
of Portland, representing the board of
insurance underwriters, to find out
just what would be required of the
water company in Order to secure a re
duction of insurance rates if a system
of fire protection' were installed. Stone
stated that he would recommend a re
duction ave-aging 15 per cent from the
present almost exhorbitant rates, pro
vided the water company would main
tain a reserve supply of water in a res
ervoir with a capacity of 750,000 gal
lons, and iay certain size pipe for the
mains. Brick buildings were premised
a further reduction of five per cent. '
As the water company recently se
cured $50,000 on the sale of bonds, it
is expected that the city of Hood River
will soon be given an adequate system
of hydrants for fire protection. . A vol
unteer fire department has already been
organized, and a $1,200 chemical en
gine purchased by the city.
Newell to Meet Water Users.
Vale F. H. Newell, chief of the 'gov
ernment reclamation engineers, accom
panied by several consulting engineers
will arrive here in April. Mr. Newell
is making this trip for the purpose of
meeting with the Malheur Waterusers
association and to arrange matters so
that active operation can commence on
the Harper basin project during the
approaching summer. It seems to be
now generally understood that little
difficuty will be encountered in getting
the various owners of the water ditches
to "sign up" their land under the
agreement recently arrived at, leaving
the appraisement of values to arbitra
tion.
Old Stampmill Found.
Medford What is believed, to be the
first stampmill that did service in the
Oregon gold fields has been brought
into Medford. It is a crude machine,
being hand made throughout, but the
principle on which it operated is iden
tical to that of the orthodox and mod
ern stamp and battery, the stamp, the
mortar, mesh and feeder all being
present. The old machine, bramble
covered and going to decay, was found
on a deserted prospect in the Willow
Springs district, Jackson county. It
will be sent to the Portland fair.
Water- is Scarce.
Sumpter The outlook for placer
mining in this section is not so favor
able this season as in former years
Snow is rapidly disappearing from the
mountain ranges tinder the influence of
warm sunshine during the past three
weeks, but cold and -freezing nights
have a tendency to check the flow
of
water that should result. jpiacer min
ers as a rule along small waterways are
uneasy for fear that all the snow will
be gone before they will be able to take
advantage of its benefits as formerly
Cinnabar Mines Show Up Well.
Medford The . flattering- showing
made by recent reports of ores from the
cinnabar mines of the Meadows quick
Bilver district, of Jackson county, near
Trail, has caused a revival of interest
in the mining of mercury in . this sec
tion. Eighty pounds of mercury to the
ton is produced by the properties of
the Rogue River Quicksilver Mining
company, the shareholders of which
are Medford men. The ore reduces
easily and is uniform in value. .
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 85c; blues tern
92c;valley, 87s per bushel.
Oatsr No. 1 white, $1.351.40; gray,
$1.401.45 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$1112.
Eg'gs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
J ButterFancy creamery,2732c.
"? Potatoes Oregon fancy, 90c$l ;
common, 7085c. 7 - ' v. -.
Apples 4-tier Baldwins, ; -.. $1.25
1.50; Spitzenbergs, $1.752. ; : .
Hops Choice 1904, 2425c per
pound. . -
Wool Valley, 1920c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1217c per pound;
mohair, choice, 2526c per pound.
UTAH LAND FRAUDS DISCLOSED
Great Tracts of Coal' Land Filed
on
as Farm Land by Syndicate.
Salt Lake City, Utah, March 14.
Special agents of the Federal govern
ment are reported to have been engaged
for some time past in investigating pub
lic land frauds in Utah. The Salt Lake
Herald today states that hundreds of
thousands of acres of valuable coal
lands have been acquired by corpora
tions by questionable methods.
Vast tracts of coal lands are said to
have been filed on and patented as agri
cultural and grazing land, and then
transferred to the coal companies. In
many instances, it is said, lands have
been filed on as coal lands, under the
law which permits every adult citizen
to acquire 160 , acres of coal lands by
purchase, . upon payment of $10 an
acre for such lands when situated more
than 15 miles from any railroad, and
$20 an acre when situated within 15
miles of a railroad. Later these filings
have .been allowed to lapse, and the
same lands have been acquired as agri-
ultural or grazing land at $1.50 an acre.
More than 2,000 of these coal entries
have been made in the Salt Lake land
office, but not more than one in 50 of
the persons who made the filings has
completed the purchase, the filings
lapsing and title being secured as agri
cultural or grazing -land from the state
land office through state land selec
tions. Forty filings made in 1901 within a
period of 60 days have recently been
investigated, and 30 of the 40 claimants
are found to have been" represented by
an employe of a big coal corporation.
exercising power of attorney. The land
was hied on and held for. 14 months,
as is permitted under the law, without
being paid for, but in none of these
cases was the purchase completed, title
being acquired through the state land
office at a nominal figure under pro
ceedings instituted while the land was
covered by the coal land filings
DEAD IN HEAPS.
Oyama Reports Results of the Battle
of Mukden.
Tokio, March 14. The following re
port has been received from Field Mar
shal Oyama::
"The number of prisoners, spoils
and the enemy's estimated casualties
against all our forces in the direction
of the Shakhe follow, but the number
of prisoners, guns and spoils are in
creasing momentarily: -
"Prisoners, over 40,000, including
general JNaKbimott.
"Killed and wounded, estimated at
90,000. N
"Enemy left dead on the field, 26,-
500.
"Flags, 2.
"Guns, about 60.
"Rifles, 60,000.
"Ammunition -wagons, 150.
"Shells, 200,000.
"Small arms ammunition, 25,000,-
000 rounds.
"Cereals, 15,000 koku (about 75,000
bushels.)
"Eodder, 55,000 koku.
. "Light railway outfit, 45 miles.
"Horses, 2,000.
"Maps, 23 cartloads.
" Cloth ing and accoutrements; 1,000
cartloa-
"Brei d, 1,000,000 rations.
"Fuel, 70,000 tons.
"Hay, 60 tons, besides tools, tents,
bullocks, telegprah wire and poles,
timber, beds, stoves, and numerous
other property. ,
"No reports have been received from
our forces in the direction of Sing
king." BRIEF LULL IN THE PURSUIT
Resumption of Japanese Advance is
Expected Any Time,
Tie Pass, March 14. The Japanese,
it is reported, have ceased their pur
suit, at least temporarily. Some of the
Japanese are 25 miles below .Tie pass.
A resumption of their advance is ex
pected. - Rumors are in circulation
that the Japanese are already attempt
ing another wide turning movement to
drive the Russians from Tie pass.
The Russian troops here have been
arriving -with hopelessly mixed units,
in consqeuence of the change in the
front. The troops are being sorted out
and organizations reformed and assigned
to places to defend the new positions,
but whether Tie pass will be held or
abandoned probably will not be decid
ed for several days. -' .
; Kuropatkin Needs a Rest. V
London, March 14. The St." Peters
burg correspondent of the Times says:
"General Kuropatkin has asked the
emperor's gracious permission to hand
over his commarfd, alleging that he is
in urgent need of physical and mental
rjst. I learn on the best Tauthority
that the Japanese twice have ap
proached Russia on the subject of peace
negotiations, but that in each case the
proposal failed because Japan demand
ed an indemnity and a pledge that
Russia would not keep warships in the
Pacific for 25 years."
Spotted Fever in the East.
New .York, March 14. That cerebro
spinal menengitis,' or "spotted fever,"
is killing about 40 persons a week in
this city was asserted tonight by Com
missioner Darlington, of the health de
partment, and reports - received from
cities and towns in Connecticut, . New
Jersey and Pennsylvania show that
Pennsylvania is not alone in ; fighting
against the ravages of this dread dis
ease, which kills about 50 per cent of
those attacked by it. c v 7 J
Iroquois Theater Trial March 15.
Uhicago, March 13. March .la :was
fixed by Judge McEwen today for the
opening of the trial of Manager Will J.
I Davis on the charge of manslaughter,
I growing out of the Iroquois fire.
one iip leave;
Socretary Hay and His Assistant
Don't Agree.
DOMINICAN TREATY THE CAUSE
Loomis Its Chief Promoter Action
on Ratification Will Decide
Which Must Go.
Washington, March 14. Unless
some conciliatory bird of peace shall
perch itself in the State department -soon,
either Secretary Hay or his first .
assistant, Francis B. Loomis, will re
sign within a month. , That there has
been a ruction in, the department has
been known for some time, but that it
had reached a serious point is just man
ifest. The whole trouble is said to be due
principally to the fact that Secretary
Hay is not in thorough accord with
President Roosevelt in his policy to
ward Santo Domingo, as emphasized by
the much criticised treaty now under
consideration in the senate, while Sec
retary .Loomis is the power behind it in .
the State department. It is, well',
known that Secretary Hay has a large-
following in the senate and much or
the opposition to the treaty, as 'sent to-
the senate, is due not only to the ob
jections of the senators to the treaty as
it stood, but because of their desire to
uphold the hands of Mr. Hay.
By those closest to the parties con
cerned about three weeks is the time
given within which one or the other-
will resign. Much will depend upon
the action of the senate on the pending;
treat and still more on the success of
the president and bis friends in heal
ing the breach between Hay and Loo
mis. Among the -leaders of congress
here the loss of Secretary Hay to the
cabinet is regarded as impossible.
Mr. Adee is acting secretary of state
today. Secretary Hay being in attend
ance at a meeting of the Carnegie insti
tute and Mr. Loomis having left for a
trip to California.
HUGE BOOTY AT SINGKING.
Japanese Capture Outfit of an Army
' and Annihilate a Division.
. Tokio, March 14. The following re
port was received today from the head
quarters of the Japanese armies in the
field: "It is estimated that the spoils which
fell into our hands in the direction of
Singking(Yenden), since the occupation
by us of Tsinkentchen on February 24
has been as follows: ,
"Rifles, 22,000; machine guns, 6
small ammunition, 320,000 rounds;
shells, 11,500; entrenching tools, 6,
000; wire, 1,200 bundles; materials
for a light railway of 33 miles; wagons
for the latter, 450 ; garments, 10 cart
loads; coal mining machinery for eight
pits; timber, 4,000 pieces.
"Besides these we took large quanti
ties of cereals, fodder, tents, beds,
stoves, maps and telephones, as well a
a great number of bullocks and horses.
"The enemy left about 1,200 dead on
the field. We took SO prisoners.
"It is estimated that the enemy's;
casualties were about 20,000.
"Prisoners say that the Seventy-first
division was almost annihilated." '
NOT YELLOW FEVER, MALARIA.
Secretary Taft Says That is Health
Problem of Isthmus.
Washington March 14. Secretary
Taft, after a brief talk with the presi
dent today, said it was a mistaken re-,
port that yellow fever was on the in
crease in the American zone of the Isth
mus of Panama. "In fact," said the
secretary, "it is not yellow fever that
will give us the most trouble on the .
isthmuus, but malaria, which is very
prevalent. . Eventually, while . there
are some cases of yellow fever in the
American zone, we shall be able to
stamp out that disease. It will be a.
hard fight, however, to reduce trouble
arising from malaria."
New Anti-Trust Bill in Illinois.
Springfield, 111., March 14. In the
lower house of the state legislature to
night there was introduced an anti-trust
bill. The definition of a trust is en
larged to include both life insurance
companies and nnder writers. The birf
provides a system of graduated fines
for corporations violating the . act, a.
similar system for' the officers of the
corporations and it is especially provid- J
ed that any person or corporation . in-,
jured by the operation of a trust shall
be entitled to sue and recover : twofold,
all damages sustained. . v
Storm Brings Joy and Sorrow.
San Francisco, March 14. Califor
nia, from its northern boundary to San -Diego,
has been visited by a drenching
rain storm, which in many quarters
proved a blessing to agriculturists, but
in others did damage not yet esti
mated. Along the .. coast1 and in the
extreme south the storm, was accom
panied by a gale which left in its trail
levelled buildings, uprooted trees and
prostrated telegraph poels. A number
of vessels are overdue.
Mankato Loses Large Building.
Mankato, Minn., March 14, The
Glass block, one of the largest buildings
in the city, was entirely destroyed by
fire tonight and a. number of adjacent
a ldings were .damaged...' Loss, $150,
000. ,..-, , ,
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