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Nh A HUH I II H I Nil UUl I 1UI1 1 ill 1111111 ' DON'T RUSH TO MINIDOKA LAND ' Hostile Fleets are Fast Approach i log Each Other. BOTH SEEN NEAR SINGAPORE Has CZAR IS IN DANGER' i EASTERN CITY -ELECTIONS Russians Going in Direction of South China Sea, Most Probable Scene of Battle. Pumping Problem for ' Irrigation ' Not Been Solved. Washington, April 7. The attention of the director of the geological sur vey has been called to the fact that a misapprehension ' exists on the part of certain citizens of Idaho as to the plans of the reclamation service in regard to some important details relating to the SECRET POLICE WERE JN PLOT Minidoka project. This, misunder Imperial Palace. Sineaoore. April 8. The belief is general here that a desperate engage- ment for the control of the seas is im-K minent off here between the Japanese defensive fleet, nnder command of Ad miral Togo, and the Russian fleet com manded by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. The two fleets are rapidly approaching each other, and naval experts Here De lieve that a battle which will decide whether or not Japan is to retain su premacy on the ocean as well as on land will be fought within a. fortnight. The captain' of a coasting steamer which ias put into Penang reports hav ing passed a fleet of 27 armorclads 70 miles to the southeast.- The fleet was flying no colors, and ; when he altered his conrse to inspect the warships a de stroyer sailed up and admonished him to turn back. The warning was promptly heeded. . ' . Several Chinese junks that have ar- rived here bring the news that the con verted fast merchantmen, formerly in the Yokohama-San Francisco trade, are patrolling every avenue through which the Russian fleet might pass in their rush toward Vladivostok, and the hulk of Admiral Togo's big fleet is kept in position where it can be hurled against the Russians as soon as sighted. Accompanying the main body of the fleet are two floating furnaces that were built at Sasebo, and which are designed to repair all damage that may result to the fleet in its cruising operations. On these ships are mounted huge floating cranes, with which disabled guns can be lifted and which are expected to prove of great service, should the Jap anese suffer at the hands of the Rus sians. battle will take place in the China sea, and there is a diversity of opinion as to the outcome. ' While it is admitted that the Japanese fleet has the advant- , age of seasoned men and experienced commanders, it is also sure that the - Russian admiral will enjoy the advant age in weight of metal, and that he has : improved the marksmanship of his gunners in the long voyage across is also sure. The battle is sure to be one of the most desperately contested in the history of naval warfare and the ele ment of luck may play a large part in its outcome. INSTALLING BLOCK SIGNALS. standing has arisen, it is believed, by leason of the efforts of many settlers to anticipate the plans of the engineers and secure choice holdings of land. The government from the first has warned intending settlers to go slow in making entries on the lands embraced in this project, and has called particu lar attention to the fact that the plans for irrigation, especially those involv ing the pumping plant,, were merely tentative, and could not be worked out as quickly as those for the gravity sys tem. While nothing has arisen to pre vent the ultimate development of a pumping plant, so many delicate en gineering features are. involved ..that careful consideration must be given to these before any definite conclusions are reached or the final plans are ap proved. Thus, apparently, while no reason exists for believing that the pumping features of the Minidoka project will not "ultimately be utilised, the engineers very wisely have concluded to give this question more study and consideration before recommending it for construc tion. ' YAQUIS ARE SPREADING TERROR Twelve Members Arrested and Placed in Dungeon Chance Leads to Discovery of Explosive. . Northern Pacific Making txtensive !m- provements for Safety of Traffic. ' St. Paul, April 8. President Howad i!.uiott nas authorized important im provements tending to increase public safety which wilt place the Northern : Pacific system second on the list of American railways in the installation of the block system for the current year. The new improvements will afford continuous signal protection over all the principal districts of heavy traffic from the eastern terminus at St. Paul through to the Pacific coast. Con . struction has alreadv commenced and will be rushed forward to completion " The districts over which new block signal protection will be afforded will add 613.5 miles to that already in use and are as follows : Minneapolis to Staples, Minn.; Liv ingston, Mont., to Logan, Mont.; Gar rison to Dixon, Mont.; Spokane, Wash., to Pasco, Wash.; Pasco to El lensburg, Wash. ; and Seattle to Ta- coma. ,. .. ; The block system being installed the' "telegraph block," a system found satisfactory on all lines now using it over long stretches. Buy Out Colville Indians. Washington, April 8. Representa tive Jones today requested the secretary of the interior to send an inspector to Washington to negotiate an agreement with the Colville Indians under which bey will consent to the opening of the unallotted lands of the south half ' of . their reservation. - He urged that such an agreement be made in time for sub mission 10 congress next winter, it -is probable that Inspector McLaughlin will be sent to negotiate with the Col- villes this Bummer. The north half may aleo be purchased. Plot Against the Republic. j'aris, April 8. Much mystery sur rounds the arrest of an ex-captain of the army on the charge of conspiracy agaii-Bt the public, security, and the seizure in the same connection of large number of cartridges and uni forms. The parties concerned seek to explain that it was intended, to use the arms in a mission to the Ivory coast, but the activity of the secret police leads to reports of plots against the se curity of the government. Should Agree on Life-Saving. Washington, April 8. The British ambassador, Sir Mortimer " Durand, called upon Acting Secretary of State Loomis today to urge a reciprocal ar rangement between America and Great Britain respecting the equipment of . .. -l 1 , i. - ocean going sieam vessels wnn me sav ing devices. The proposition was re ferred to the department of Commerce and Labor. St. Petersburg, April 6. At last the terroristn have succeeded in penetrating the cordon of guards about the csar, and in smuggling high explosives- into the palace itself, and as a result there is a feeling of apprehension among all of -the high officials and the guards about his majesty have been trebled. Late yesterday afternoon, as the guard at the palace was being changed, TTHEl SWEE 1 ' VOJCfSOF j P,RING. jj ! Democrat Carry in St. Louis, Chiea w go, Colorado and Kansas. Chicago.- Amil 5. A nolitical tor- DynaiDlte IS FOlIDll Hidden In nado yesterday overwhelmed one of the most ruggedly unique leaders in the country. Incidentally the Republican party met defeat in a memorable effort to capture the mayoralty of Chicago. As a direct result the city is officially committed to the policy of the quickest possible cessation of private franchises for public utilities. Municipal owner ship is especially threatening street car lines valued high up in the millions. After winning successively four re markable biennial fights of independ ents against the regular Republican or ganization here, John Maynard Harlan, son' of Associate Justice Harlan, of the Supreme court of the' United States, "was a loser as Republican candidate for mayor. The defeat is attributed to an extraordinary whirl of causes start ing with political revenge and taking in a wide sweep, embracing the, most up-to-date Socialism as a factor. The victor is Judge , Edward F. Dunne, Democrat. . Lieutenant Colonel Shiraupsky, who j was . in command, noticed that one of j Wells Ahead in St. Louis. the Cossacks who had been posted at st- Lonis, April 5. With 100 cincui missing oat ui a wuti ui 1 . ' J V i Murder and pillage Mark Their Trail Through Mexico. El Paso, Tex., April 6. John St. Clair, a well known ' prospector, whose statements are considered reliable, has returned from the Yaqui country near Ures, Sonora, and reports that the In dians are still on the warpath. He says that Malpuche, the old chief, is at the head of a band of over 50 and is devastating the whole country, mur dering, pillaging and burning. Grain and cotton ranches are being abandoned and the people are goiag into the towns for protection. The-whole country is in a state of panic. Mail routes between the small towns have been abandoned and pro visions are getting scarce. Although the country is overrun with soldiers, he says, the Indians are fearless and continue their depredations. St. Clair does not believe it is safe for Americans to go into the Yaqui country at this time, as1 the Yaquis are very hostile to Americans. wmie going from ures to his camp in the mountains, St. Clair heard firing and ran into what had been an Indian ambuscade. He found two dead Mex icans who had been killed only a few minutes before he reached the place. The Yaquis are armed with rifles and are well supplied with cartridges, St. Clair says. the main door was wearing the sword of an infantry officer, and not the sabre of a Cossack. He thereupon called, a corporal - and placed the man under ar rest. He was at once searched and in criminating documents were found on his person. - Search of the palace revealed two packages of. dynamite, placed against the main door of the imperial suite, in a dark 'comer where they were not likely to be noticed. . A searching inquiry was at once in stituted, with the result that 12 secret police agents were arrested as accom- plics, and all were hurried to the Peter and . Paul fortress, where they were interviewed by General Trepoff . The fact that the terrorists have suc ceeded in corrupting members of the secret police and soldiers has caused much alarm, and another attempt against a high official is looked for. PRICE PAID FOR CATTLE. HUNDREDS WERE MANGLED. Results of Earthquake in India Worse Than First Reported. Lahore, British India, April 7. As the particulars filter in from the outly ing districts, it is being revealed that the casualties caused by the earthquake of two days ago have been under, rather than over-estimated. In one spot alone at Dhamala, it is reported that fully 1,400 natives have been killed or in jured. , Of the injured many will die. Seven of the Europeans previously re ported hurt have since died, and two others are in a dying condition. There is not a house left in the vicin ity that does not show evidence of the trembling of the earth. This is the report from one district alone, and as authentic information comes in it seems certain that the mag nitude of the disaster will be sufficient to stir the entire world when fully re vealed - The Indian government is making arrangements to relieve all distress as soon as possible. , Next Question for Consideration Be fore Beef Trust Grand Jury.' Chicago, April 6. Prices paid for livestock . by the packers, alleged re bates granted the packers by the rail roads for handling the same and the private accounts of some of the packing concerns are to be closely inquired into within the next few days by the Feder al grand jury which is investigating the business affairs of the beef trust. Another phase of the question of the al leged combination of some of the pack ers in violation of the Sherman anti trust law and Judge Grosscup's injunc tion which is to be inquired into is the price paid by wholesale dealers to the packers for meats. Witnesses who can give the jurors detailed and accurate information along these lines have been subpoenaed and appeared at the investigation today. 8ome of these witnesses testified and, although they refused to make public what they told the jury, it is said a large amount of data valuable to the government was secured from them. More complaints of interference with the witnesses reached United States Attorney Bethea and Captain Porter, of the secret service, during the day.' The session today was devoted to .the exam ination of men employed at the Chi cago stockyards and packing houses. With the exception of the Sunday adjournments, the jury, it is said,' will now pfoceed steadily to the end of the inquiry. The United States attorney has announced that May 15 will prob ably see the close. It is said the hearing of the plea and demurrer of Thomas J. Connors, the indicted superintendent of the Armour company,, . will be disposed of before the jury presents other true bills in volving persons on charges of tamper ing with witnesses. - pre- 405, Mayor Rolla Wells, Democratic nomi nee for re-election, is leading John A Talty, Republican, by ,774. The re turns for 305 precincts give Wells, 33,- 719; Talty, 32,945; Lee Memwether, independent public ownership, 2,2d9. The $9,000,000 bonds issue, the pro ceeds of which were to have been used for municipal improvements, generally conceded to have been defeated .by big majority. Democrats Sweep Colorado. Denver, April 5. A "Democratic landslide struck Colorado, where mu nicipal elections were held yesterday in all cities and towns excepting Denver In Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Lead ville, normally Republican, the Demo cratic tickets were successful, in the latter case for the first time in 20 years In' the smaller towns, where' party lines were drawn, the Democrats won the notable exceptions being Cripple Creek, Victor, Golden and Central City. A vigorous fight was made in Northern Colorado towns and also in towns on the western slope, against saloons, and in only one instance, that of Montrose, was the liquor element victorious. Heavy roads, due to re cent storms, caused a light vote to be polled. of Democrats Win in Kansas. Kansais City, Mo., April 5. Elec tions were held in the larger cities Kansas yesterday. The Democrats car ried Kansas City and Leavenworth, this being a revolution entirely unlooked for in each case. In Topeka Davis, Rep., is elected mayor by a majority of at least 400 Cincinnati Post AN INDIAN FRAUD. Sitting- Bull, the Much Advertised Sioux Warrior, Was a Coward. According to Capt Jack Crawford, formerly chief of scouts with the Unit ed States forces In the West, and who writes entertainingly In Munsey's Mag azine on "The Last of the Indian Chiefs," Sitting Bull, the once famous Sioux and reputed a mighty warrior, was a monumental fraud. He was a mere medicine man, and became noto rious simply because, with a few fol lowers, he refused to come In and accept the rations offered by Uncle Sam. This fit him into .the outlaw class, and he was regarded as en en emy to the government. In 1875 he took to the hills and adopted the tac tics of the renegade. In the Little Big Horn fight, where Custer, the greatest of all Indian fight ers, fell with his gallant 300 scattered on the field of massacre. It was sup nosed that Sitting Bull led the vlcto- which six Indian police and eight of Sitting Bull's braves were killed,, him self among them. This closed the ca reer of one of the most garrulous old frauds with whom Uncle Sam has ever had to deal. SHOOT BIG BEAR IN CAVE. HOPE ALL FROM ROJESTVENSKY Think All Americans are Thieves. . St. Petersburg, April 7. A corres pondent of the Journal de St. Peters burg draws a rare picture of the dis honesty which he says pervades the highest American circles. The precau tions taken by social leaders to prevent of the Standard Oil their guests from being robbed by one gasoline and naphtha are not Standard Sued for Inspection Fee Chicago, April 6. The city of Chi cago today filed suit for $40,000 against the Standard Oil companv. The bill is based upon the alleged non-payment of inspection fees by the Standard Oil company. It is claimed that the com pany has for years refused to pay for inspections made by the city under an ordinance - regulating commerce in naphtha and gasoline. Representatives company hold that products another, and tells of the consternation of " petroleum and that the ordinance produced at a white house reception by I does not apply. a sudden failure of the lights, the re illumination showing that the ladies had hastily divested themselves of their jewels and concealed ' them, the men holding their pocketbooks. Japanese Minister Will Rest. Washington, April 7.- Minister Ta kahira. of the Japanese legation, called on Secretary Taft today and told him that on account of the state of his health he would be compelled to leave Washington for a different climate. He also states that there have been no further developments toward a settle ment of the war. t The secretary and the minister arranged1 to communicate with each other in case anything hap pens to maKe it necessary. Forest Fire on South Mountains, Gettysburg, Pa., April 7. Forest fires burning over an area of thousands of acres have started in the South mountains, the line of fire exendine a distance of three miles.' The destruc tion of valuable lumber is great. ' Peasants Loot and Burn. St. Petersburg, April 6. Official ad vices report con Untied- disorders in the Caucauss. Within the past week peas ants have looted and burned public offices in many villages in the Gore dis trict, sacked schools and private estates, outting down trees and threatening to kill the police if they interfered, and forced priests to go with them and take an oath of solidarity with their cause. Similar disorders are reported in the Tiflis district. " ' Want To Be Paid Monthly. Santo Domingo, April 6. The Bel gian, creditors ot santo uomingo nave presented a proposition to President Morales andr. American Minister Daw son for the monthly payment pf $25,000 to the Belgians, intimating that then they would favor the debt arrangement being concluded. It is expected that the situation will remain unaltered un til the United States takes final action 'regarding the' pending convention. ; Russians Expect Change of Fortune When Fleet Meets Togo. St. Petersburg, April ' 5. The an nouncement that President Roosevelt has left Washington on a vacation trip is accepted here as evidence . that the efforts to draw Russia and Japan into peace negotiations have come to grief for the moment. No definite ' explana tion of exactly what happened is forth coming, but the general impression is that Japan either declined to treat upon the Russian basis or demanded a direct avowal that there was a pacific disposi tion. - At any rate, the advocates of a con tinuation of the war seem secure in their position, and everything indicates that the hope of an immediate change of fortune is staked on Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, whose squadron, accord ing to the best information, .is now act ually on its way to meet the Japanese. The admiralty is greatly encouraged by the prospects that Rojestvensky will be able to defeat Admiral Togo, owing to the splendid reports which have just arrived here from Rojestvensky, dated from the Island of Madagascar, recount ing in detail the condition of the ships and personnel and the results ' of the target practice of the squadron and of the maneuvers, in which the warships have been drilling for three months. New Canal Commission Acts. Washington, April 5. The Panama Canal commission today "ompleted its organization by resolving to continue the clerical force for the present and by formally adopting . the orders of the president and secretary of war as reso lutions, in order to give them effect as acts of the commission. A cablegram was forwarded to General Davis author izing him to continue to perform the duties of governor of the zone until re lieved. No definite time for the . new governor's departure for his post has been set. EITT1KO BUIX. Begin Investigation of Oil. Washington, April 5. -Commissioner James A. Garfield, of the Bureau of Corporations, returned today from a fishing trip on the Gulf of Mexico. In his absence the preliminary work of the inquiry into the production and marketing of oil, which he instituted before he left Washington, has. pro gressed to such a stage that he is now enabled to begin his personal work on it. He will leave tomorrow for Kansas to begin his inquiry there. Linievitch Said To Be in Straits. St." Petersburg, April 5. General Linievitch's position has altered for the worse. The general staff fears that the Japanese will be in Harbin within a month. There is a rumor that the rail way has been cut near Tsitsihar. "- rlous" Indians, and the world long point ed to him as the Inspiring spirit of Sioux vengeance. The truth Is that Sitting Bull was not In the Custer fight at all. He was looking for one of his youngsters who had strayed away from camp, and he did not put in am appear ance until the historic fight was over. Nevertheless, the tremendous and sen sational self-advertiser was hauled all over the United States and Europe, lionized and paraded as the greatest Indian general on earth. To be pointed, to as "the chief who wiped out Custer's command" meant something to an Indian, and Sitting Bull showed no reluctance about reap ing the profits.:. He raised the price of Sioux signatures from 10 cents to $1, and nearly got writer's cramp at that. But he discovered, like other American heroes, "that popularity is short-lived. His association with the palefaces had taught him the importance" of being earnest Therefore he Inaugurated the famous Messiah craze among his peo ple. He told them, with much beating of the tomtom, that their forefathers would soon return to earth, properly decked in war paint, and would pro ceed to wipe out the palefaces, yank out the barbed wire fences, burn the government posts, drive the United States troops into the tall timber, and return once again to the ' tepees and the watch-fires of the old regime. During the time Sitting Bull was set ting the stage and rehearsing his ghost dancers for the grand climax, he was so much afraid to show his face at the Indian agency that he sent one of his sons to gather in the bi-weekly rations supplied by Uncle Sam. The govern ment authorities saw trouble ahead, and, knowing the Sioux tendency- to massdere, gave orders for the arrest of rthe old medicine man. Thirty-nine In dian police and four volunteers went to the home of the great maker of sig natures, and found him In the midst of elaborate "preparations for flight He submitted quietly to arrest, however, until one of his sons, doubtless famil iar with bis father's cowardly nature, began to Jeer and Jibe him.. . Sitting Bull,, true to his reputation, called la a- loud voioe tor- rescue. . A Three Hnntert Have Idvelx Experi ence on Mount Hood. Bhootlong a 400-pound black bear la the darkness of a cave twenty feet in the side of Mount Hood was the experience last week of three Portland, plumbers, says the Portland Orego nian, who have returned to the city with the pelt. The hunters are Fred H. Schlndler. Jesse S. Hayes and Roy G. Maxwell. It was three days out from Portland that the 'party stumbled upon the bear's den. Just after lunch they saw, behind a large rock, an opening about six . feet deep. Maxwell dropped In side, the others following. A candle was lighted and fresh bear signs were discovered. After going tn fifteen fee they found that the cave widened out and pitched downward. Hayes was in the lead. : "By this time the hunters were In darkness, except for the flickering light of the candle. Hayes was sure he had heard a bear moving about; so the trio proceeded with fear and trem blind. They had come all the way from Portland to hunt bear, but to steal along In the semi-darkness of the in terior of Mount Hood was not on the program as arranged. -. When the party (had walked 300 feet from the entrance and were down la the earth at least 200 feet at the same Instant all three, heard the sound of claws on the rocky floor and saw two green eyes glaring at them, the bear fearing to approach nearer to the light Hayes fired Instantly. The report was deafening, but as nitro-smokeless pow der was used there was no suffocating smoke. There was a half-stifled roar from the bear, and the hair of each man went straight up. Fearing an on slaught, all fired a volley of three shots each and awaited developments on the part of bruin. But the bear was dead. Half the shots-had been wasted. Not .only the pelt was secured, but twenty-five pounds of meat as well. Bear meat at this season, however, la almost useless for food.. No attempt was made to explore the remainder of the cavern. - . r ; general melee- was , precipitated. In The Value of Mew Ideas. The recognition of the value of a new idea in regard to a business point is leading employers to encourage criti cisms and suggestions from employes in respect to the details of the busi ness, thus utilizing their microscopic view rather than depending solely on, the birds'-eye view which is taken by the manager. A friendly feeling re sults from this attitude, and the em ploye takes a deeper Interest in his work, developing his own capacity and helping the business. To see his idea carried out by his superiors puts new life Into him and adds new enthusiasm to his efforts. Success. All that Saved Him. "Now," began the moralizer, "take the life of your neighbor, for instance. : Her" ' " - "I'd do it in a minute," interrupted the demoralizer, "if the law would tol erate it He's learning to play the cornet" - ' . Cynical. "Which do you think counts for the most in life, money or brains?" "Well," answered Miss Cayenne,:"! see so many people who manage to get on with so little . of either that I am beginning to lost my respect for both." Washington Star. ,: 1 The Best Kind of Charity. ... The best .kind of charity is not that which makes .a man easy in destitu tion, but uneasy in It uneasy enough to struggle out of ft by the aid of a friendly hand. Eton's Herald. You' can't "blame the man. who la putting up a stove for hitting the pips.