Heppner gazette., April 12, 1906, Image 2

Heppner Gazette
Iwued Thursday of Each Week
TRADE WITH ISLAND OF CUBA,
HEPPNER OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
Roosevelt and
reconciled.
Tillman may become
Gorky and other Russian revolution
ists will tour America
Tugmen of Chicago have Btrack for a
raise of $5 per month.
There are many candidates for Al
gei'd eeat in the senate.
Al great majority of the bituminous
coal miners are at work.
The governor of Tver, Russia, haa
been blown up by a bomb.
The Democratic victory in RuBsia
may lead to the granting of a constitu
tion.
Dowie's European converts refuse to
believe that their leader has fallen from
grace in Zion City.
Bryan will also tour Russia during
his present trip around the world. He
is in India at present.
Dowie's enemies are bringing more
charges against him and preparing a
hot reception for the aged prophet.
The street car strike at Winnipeg has
ended, the car men getting an advance
of 1 cent an hour after asking for 2.
Experts who have gone over the and
itur's books of Indiana have found a
shortage of $390,0595. The shortage
covers every year back to 1883.
Senator Alger, of Michigan, is not a
candidate for re-election.
Dowie promises to perform a miracle
when he reaches Zion City.
Returning merchants say Chinese are
now buying Americaan goods.
Vesuvius is in violent eruption and
thousands of people are fleeing in terror.
Imports and ExDorts for 1905 Far
Exceed Any Previous Year.
Washington, April 10. A report is
sued by the department of Commerce
and Labor on the Cuban trade says:
Cuba ranks second in importance in
the trade relations of the United States
with other American countries. The
total trade of the United States with
the principal countries of America in
the calendar year of 1905 was: Can
ada, $203,000,000; Cuba, $125,000,
000; Brazil, $111,000,000; Mexico,
$92,000,000, Argentina, $39,000,000
The value of merchandise imported in
to the United States from Cuba in the
calendar year 1905, according to figures
prepared by the department of Com
merce and Labor, was $95,657,856,
against $57,228,2291 in 1903, $31,747,-
229 in 1900 and $16,233,456 in 1897,
in which year our imports from Cuba
touched the lowest point in the last
half century. The exports from the
United States to Cuba aggregated $44,-
569,812, against $23,504,417 in 1903,
$26,934,524 in 1900 and $7,296,613 in
1896, in which year they were smaller
than in any preceeding year in the last
half century. In both imports and ex
ports the figures of the year 1905 are
larger than those of any earlier year in
our trade with Cuba.
Sugar and molasses, tobacco, cigars
and fruits are the principal articles
forming the imports into the United
States from Cuba. The value of sugar
imports in 1905 was over $72,000,000;
molasses, $1,097,153; leaf tobacco,
$11,879,938; cigars, $3,855,820; fruits,
$1,236,028 (of which all but $5,803
represented the value of bananas), and
iron ores, $1,537,890.
DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL ,
BODY OF LAWMAKERS
FLEE IN TERROR.
Saturday, April 7.
Washington, April 7. The house
did not induge itself in the usual half
holiday today, but continued the con
sideration of the postoffice ippropria
tion bill, and in tie latitude a corded
under gereral debate the iwussion
took on a wide range, inch d ug rail
waj mail pay, increased pay f r rural
letter carriers, the American smelter
trust and the corrupt use of money
in elections, with side lights on na
turalization laws.
Dalzell, Republican, of Pennsylva
nia, called up the bill amending the m
ternal revenue laws to prevent the
double taxation of certain distilled
spirits. He asked that the bill be con
sidered by the house as in committee of
the whole, possibly anticipating some
debate. Before he could make any
statement, the speaker had the bill
read a third time, indorsed and passed,
while general laughter over the eroe-
ditious way the speaker disposed jl
legislation ran around the chamber.
SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE.
More rioting has taken place at Win
nipeg, Manitoba, on account of the
street car strike.
The soft coal mine operators of the
East have offered to arbitraate their
differences with the miners.
All the independent coal operators of
the Pittsburg district have signed the
scale. This will insure work for about
20,000 men.
The United States Circuit court of
appeals of New York says the patent
for daylight loading film cartridges for
photographic cameras is void.
A steamer has arrived at Philadel
phia trom Bombay, India, with what
is believed to be bubonic plague among
the crew,
One hundred printers have been dis
charged f'om the government printing
office as the first step toward economy
in that department. The mechanical
department will be completely reorgan
ized. itany lives were lost by the colhpse
of a hotel in Germany.
Speaker Cannon admits the present
tariff laws should be revised.
The kaiser abandoned his trip to the
Mediterranean for fearof assassination
The New York chamber of com
merce urge? congress to pass the Phil
ippine tariff bill.
Prince von Buelow, chancellor of
Germany, fell in a faint while address
ing the reichBtag.
The senate plans to do away with the
office of superintendent of Indian af
lairs in Alaska and turn trie work over
to the governor.
The Illinois primary law has been
declared invalid by the etate Supreme
court and a special session of the legis
lature called to enact a new one.
The Republic Oil company, a dum
my of the Standard, has withdrawn
from Nebrarka, Iowa and Indiana. Its
business will be continued by the
Standard.
Those in control at Zion City claim
that Dowie intended to start a harem
with seven wives whom he bad select
ed. The prophet denies all charges
and has started home from Mexico
City.
A new medical corps is to be organ
ized for the army.
Manchuria
About 150 Lives and Much Property
Lost in South Seas.
San Francisco, April 10. The steam
er Mariposa arrived today from Tahiti,
bringing additional particulars of the
storm which Bwept the Society and oth
er South Sea islands last February.
According to the latest estimates about
150 lives were lost and the property
damage amounted to $1,500,000.
Among the Mariposa's passengers were
B. Chalee, C. Brown and J. Harris,
members of the crew of the British ship
County of Rogburgh, Captain J. Leslie,
which went ashore during the hurri
cane at Tokarva, in the Paumolee group
of islands. Out of her crew of 24, ten
lives were lost.
Other vessels loet during the storm
were the French schooner Tahtienne,
53 tone, with Captain Dexter and eight
of her crew, and the French schooner
Touture, 28 tons, with all on board.
The French schooner Hituimi, 19 tons,
went asnore at iuonini. iier crew was
saved. The French schooner Morurora,
37 tons, went ashore at Tikehou, but
the crew was saved. j
The French schooner Eimeo, 150
tons, is overdue and it is supposed that
she is lost with all on board off Tike
hou. Thirty seven cutters of 12 to 15
tons were also lost in the storm.
Friday, April 6.
Washington, April 6. In making an
effort today to get the senate to agree
upon a date for taking a vote on the
railroad rate bill, Tillman-made the
mportant statement that one week
more probably would exhaust the gen
eral debate. He failed, however, to
secure the consent of Aldrich, who said
that he would not be willing to agree
to vote on the bill until it was more
nearly perfected than it now is.
During the day there were three
speeches on the rate bill. The first of
these was made by Elkins, who, while
expressing the opinion that the situa
tion demands legislation, indicated
many defects in the pending bill.
Gamble followed in support of the bill,
and Kean closed in opposition. Elkins
was frequently interrupted, and several
spirited colloquies marked the progress
of his remarks. No senator being pre
pared to speak tomorrow, the senate
adjourned until Monday.
Washington. April 6. Tariff railway
mail subsidies, denaturized alcohol and
enlarged postal facilities for Western
cities were the features of the debate
in the house todav. What were al
leged to be the iniquities of the Dirjg
ley law, so far as the manufacture of
watches is concerned, were discussed by
Rainey, of Illinois, whose tariff revis
ion speech was listened to with much
interest. The "stand-patters" made
copious notes for the discussions on
protection which are foreshadowed.
Without touching the merits of the
postoffice appropriation bill, which
nominally was under discussion, the
house at 5:15 adjourned until noon to
morrow.
lack of representation by the Southern
states in the public service. New
lands advocated amendments to the
rate bill providing for the national in
corporation of railroads, and announced
himself aa favorable to the govern
mental ownership of these utilities.
Daniel's speech was based on a provis
ion in the urgent deficiency appropria
tion bill for the representation of the
United States at the next Pan-American
congress, to be held in Rio de
Janeiro next July. The deficiency bill
was amended bo as to provide for more
delegates, and as amended was passed.
Washington, April 4. The hoima
during its session today listened to a
criticism of the president on the part
of Fitzgerald, New York, for the fail
ure of the chief executive property to
advise the house as to the objections h
had to the bill opening 506.000 acres
of land for grazing purposes in Okla
homa territory, instead of advising the
members of the Indian Affairs commit
tee as to the weakness of the measure.
so that it might be amended to meet
the wishes of the commissioner of In
dian affairs.
The poBtoffice appropriation bill was
taken up, but beyond an explanation
by the chairman of the postoffice com
mittee, Overstreet, no headway was
made.
Tuesday, April 3.
Washington, April 3. Senators
Long and Allison were under cross ex
amination by their brother senators to
day on the White house conference on
the former's court review amendment
to the rate bill. After Long had spoken
at length in support of his amendment,
both the railroad senators on the Re
publican side and the Democratic sen
ators wanted to know more about its
paternity. They scented in its bains?
discussed with the president and his
advisers by a few of the friends of the
bill before its introduction in the Berj-
ate an invasion of the sacred preroga
tives of the upper house. Long and
Allison successfully fenced with the
questions and refused to divulge what
transpired at the conference.
Peasants Seek Refuge in Naples from
Fiery Vesuvius.
Naples, April 9. Mount Vesuvius is
a colossal cauldron of fire and the town
of Boncatrecase, on its southern declivi
ty, has been transformed into a gray is
land of ruin by the ashes from the crat
er of the volcano. Torrents of liquid
fire, resembling in the distance serpents
with glittering yellow and black scales
are coursing in all directions, amid
rumblings, detonations and earth trem
blings, while a pall of sulphurous smoke
that hovers over all makes breathing
difficult.
The streams of lava are resistless
They snap like pipestems the trunks of
chestnut trees hundreds of years old
and blight with their torrid breath the
blooms on the peach trees before the
trees themselves have bean reached
The molton streams do not spare the
homes of the peasants, and when these
have been razed they dash into the
wells as though seeking to slake their
thirst, and, after filling them, continue
their course down the mountainside.
Everywhere in the vicinity of the
volcano pitiful scenes are witnessed
women are tearing their hair in their
grief and old men are crying aloud at
the loss of their beloved homesteads
New craters have opened at different
points on the mountain, but it is im
possible to ascertain their number or
where they are situated.
Naples is the mecca of the alarmed
country people and they have been
flocking into the city in great numbers.
The lava flow approached the out
skirts of the village of Clarem and then
suddenly ceased advancing. Fifty acres
of ground about the village were over
flowed and the crops ruined.
The eruption has caused a great deal
of damage, as the heating lava streams
have withered vegetation, while the
ashes have settled on everything.
TOP IS SWEPT
BY THE FLAMES
NEW RECIPROCITY TREATY.
NEW JERSEY FOREST FIRE.
lO
Japan will soon open
the trade of the world.
China has sent a demand to Russia
that she evacuate Manchuria at once.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
will visit the principal orts of Australia.
Russia has asked the United States
to fix the.date for The Hague peace
conference.
Dowie says he will return to Zion
City and oust his enemies from control
of the colony.
Kansas City, Mo., has elected a Re
publican mayor on a municipal owner
ship platform.
Colonel Gilberto Eecobo, governor of
Jonotega, a province in Nicaragua, has
been assassinated.
Chicago Las voted for municipal
ownership and against municipal oper
ation of traction lines.
State Was About to Purchase Large
Tract for Reservoir.
Egg Harbor City, N. J., April 10.
A foreet and swamp fire was started
here early this morning and in the
course of a few hours assumed threaten
ing dimensions. The fire's origin is
unknown. It started a short distance
from the home of Congressman John J
Garriott and did considerable damage
High winds fanned the flames into
roaring furnace and drove it in a west
erly direction toward the towns of
Weymouth and West Egg Harbor. The
village of Carmentown was completely
encircled and several buildings destroy
ed.
A path over a mile wide and over
four miles long was covered by the
flames. Thousands of acres of valuable
timber which the state of New Jersey
was about to purchase as a forest re
serve were destroyed, making a tract of
25,000 acres almost worthless.
Proct
States
Money for Consulship.
Boston, April 10. Robert G.
or, private secretary ot United
Senator Lodge, for whose arrest, on the
charge of embezzlement a warrant was
issued yesterday, surrendered himself
at police healquarters todav. He was
released on $500 bail. The specific
charge is that Proctor embezzled $225
belonging to John E. Bestgen, of Q tin-
cy, in October, 1904. Bestgen alleged
that he gave Proctor the money as a
Republican campaign contribution, and
that Proctor promised to aid him in
obtaining a consulship.
Nurses Go On Strike.
New Orleans, April 10 A number
of nurses in the Jackson sanitarium
have gone on strike because a negro
patient was admitted to one of the
wards. The nurses quit in a body, de
claring that they did not intend to wait
on negroes. The patient is a railroad
employe on one of the roads with
which the hospital lias a contract.
The negro nuree failed to report for
duty and the white women were or
dered to attend the man.
Thursday, April 5.
Washington, April 5. The postoffice
appropriation bill, following an imme
morial custom, was made the vehicle
for a number of speeches today having
no bearing on the subject under dis
cussion, but of general interest to the
country The rights ot labor were dis
cussed by Towne, of New York; goods
road, by Lee, of Georgia; railway mail
pay by Steenerson, of Minnesota, and
protective tariff by Rainey, of Illinois.
Incident to his speech on labor, Twne
spoke of the increased power givpn the
speaker of the house by the rules now
in force. He said that, if the house
ever has its ancient dignity and power
restored, it will be after it has vindi
cated the right of discussion of all pub
lic questions.
Washington, April 3. By a vote of
202 to 26 the house today passed tLe
national quarantine bill. The bill
placeB the control of all quarantine
stations, grounds and anchorages under
the secretary of the treasury and di
rects that as soon as practicable after
the approval of the act he shall select
and designate such suitable places for
them and establish the eame at such
points on or near the seacoaet of the
United States or the Mexican border as
in hia judgment are best suited for the
same, in order to prevent the introduc
tion of yellow fever into the United
States.
Washington, April 5. In the senate
today there was a re-echo of the hite
house conference of last Saturday rela
tive to the pending railroad legislation,
and, while the discussion ended in good
nature, there was a time when the
feeling waj quite intense The incident
occurred at the close of a speech by
btone, which was devoted largely to a
discussion of that conferenec.
Elkins has given notice of a speech
on the rate bill for tomorrow and
Bailey for a speech on that subject
Tuesday. The Texas senator will reply
especially to the criticisms made by
Spooner and Knox, of his plan for a
limitation of the powers of inferior
courts in granting injunctions in rate
litigation.
Newlanda continueud his argument
in support of his proposition for the
national incorporation of railroad companies.
Wednesday, April 4.
Washington, April 4. In the senate
today Newlanda discussed the railroad
rate bill and Daniel the question of the
Monday, April 2.
Washington, April 2. The amend
ment to the house railroad rate bill
agreed to at the White house Saturday
by friends of the bill, providing for a
limited review of orders of the Inter
state Commerce commission, was offer
ed in the senate today by Long, of
Kansas, but he was not able to get the
floor to make his speech. The princi
pal speech was made by Fulton, of Ore-
eon, who spoke for the bill. It was a
1 gal argument bearing upon the con
B tutional questions involved, and in
terruptions were so frequent that the
speech amounted to a debate on law
points, where the speaker divided time
with the a majority of the lawyers of
the senate. Neleon, of Minnesota, and
Heyburn, of Idaho, made brief speech
es on the bill.
America Getting Worsted by Present
Agreemert With Cuba.
Washington, April 9. Acting under
instructions from the State department,
Edwin Morgan, minister at Havana.
has been in conference with the Cuban
Foreign office, with the purpose of
framing a Dew reciprocity treaty. The
treaty may be ready for submission be
fore the adjournment of the the present
senate session.
The reason for the preparation of
this new treaty is that the officials here
have become convinced that America is
getting by far the worst of the bargain
under the present arrangement. While
nearly all of the exports Trom Cuba
come to our ports, only a little more
than one-third of the imports into
Cuba are furnished by the American
farmers and merchants, Europe fur
nishing practically the balance.
The Cuban government did not care
to make the concessions, but it was
confronted with the fact that otherwise
there would be no treaty at all at the
expiration of the present convention,
and, without the preferential rates of
the treaty it would be impossible to
market Cuban sugar and other staples
in America at profitable rates, thus
threatening ruin to Cuba.
Disas
fire In Portland Chamber of
Commerce Building.
One Man Falls to Death and Many
Thrilling Reucues Take Place
Dense Smoke and Flames Make
Rescue Work Difficult Property
Loss Heavy.
Portland, April 7. Flames that
sprang up as from a magician's wand
swept the upper part of the Chamber of
Commerce block at 2:30 o'clock yester
day afternoon, wrecking the Commer
cial club and imperiling scores of lives.
With the swirling, fearful speed of a
whirlwind, great red sheets of fire and
dense volumes of smoke passed from
room to room as if in a fiendish hunt
for human life. Dozens of people.
caught unawares, scurried before the
deadly blast with death at their heels.
The one to forfeit his life was Homer
H. Hallock, an employe of the Willam
ette Valley Traction company. With
smoke and flame close behind him, Mr.
Hallock attempted to climb from a
Commercial club window to a fire es
cape leading down the interior court of
the building. The fire escape was Bix
feet away. It was a desperate under
taking, and the unfortunate man failed.
His body plunged down seven stories to
a skylight on the second floor. He was
killed instantly.
The fire department was auicklv on
the scene, nearly every piece of fire ap
paratus in Portland being brought into
service. The firemen performed cour
ageous and effective service. While
part of the force bush d itself laying
hose and directing streams of water,
others were at the equally dangerous
task of rescuing those whose retreat
had been cut off in the upper stories.
ine extension ladder fell 30 feet
short of the imprisoned men, and scal
ing ladders were used to reach the six
men imprisoned on the eighth floor.
Tom Richardson, manager of the Com
mercial clilb, was among this number,
and when the firemen reached him it
looked as though neither would i?et
down alive. Some 50 persons who were
in the upper stories reached safety by
the fire escapes.
The damage to the Chamber of Com
merce building will reach $100,000
fully insured, and the Commercial club
$40,000, with $20,000 insurance. The
personal losses to occupants of the
building, such as lawyers and physici
ans, is not known, but it is estimated
they will reach Beveral thousand dol
lars.
INSURANCE REFORM BILLS.
Rapid
Progress
Through
Albany, N. Y,
proposed by the
Them
HUMPHREY'S USGENT PLEA.
Washington, April 2. Chief among
the measures passed by the house today
was the so-called "personal liability"
bill, which has been favored by the
army of railway employes throughout
the country, and which practically had
a unanimous report from the commit
tee. Members of the house showed
great interest in the measure, and, had
a division Deen caned lor, the Dill
would have had an almost unanimous
vote. Another measure changing exist
ing law. which excited a filibustering-
opposition, was the bill permitting the
fortification of swe?t wines and levy
ing a tax ot ii cents a gallon on ail
wines thus fortified. A number of bills
were passed under suspension of the
rules.
The personal liability hill makes
each party responsible for its own neg
ligence. It also renders void any con
tract intended to restrict the liability
of the employer for the negligence of
employes.
Cruiser Ready for Trial Spin.
Rockland, Me., April 10. The new
cruiser Washington, which has just
been completed for the United States
government, arrived there today and
anchored outside the breakwater in
readiness for her sied trials, which
will take place off this port during the
week. The Washington's contract calls
far a minimum speed of 22 knots per
hoar.
Pay for Conference at Rio.
Washington, April 3. The senate
committee on appropriations today re
ported the urgent deficiency bill with a
number of amendments. The proviso
s added to the appropriation for dele
gates to the International Conference of
American States at Rio Janeiro. Bra
il, that the delegates shall be appoint
ed so that as far a practicable thev
hall repreeent the different sections of
the country. An appropriation of $50,-
000 is made to enable the government
to participate in the second interna
tional peace conference at The Hague. !
Circulation of National Banks.
Washington, April 3. The monthly
circulation statement shows that at the
close of business March 31, 1906, the
the total circulation of National banks
was $554,666,967, an increase for the
year of $78,718,022, and for the month
of $3,863,072. The circulation based
on United Slates bonds amounted to
$132,221,551, an increase for the year
of $67,351,372, and for the month of
$5,047,995. Amount of circulation se
cured by lawful money was $42,445,416.
Square Deal in Alaska.
Washington, 4pril 2. The secretary
of the interior today sent to congress a
draft of a bill which he recommends to
be passed providing that, whenever
mineral entries are made in Alaska, six
months' notice shall be given instead of
60 days, as at present. Under existing
laws it has become a common practice
particularly in remote mining districts
for entrymen to hold off until the mails
are virtually closed by bsu weather and
then forward their notices to Junean
In this manner persons wishing to in
stitute a contest are precluded.
Money tor Klamath Tribe.
Washington, April 2. The Indian
committee of the senate has attached to
the Indian appropriation bill all tho
amendments offered by Senator Fulton.
One appropriates $537,000 to pay the
Klamath Indians for lands relinquished
to the government; another permits the
sheepmen of Umatilla county to cross
the Umatilla reservation with their
flocks in going to and from the sum
mer range in the Wenaha forest re
serve.
He Predicts Disaster if Ship Subsidy
Bill Should Fail.
Washington, April 9. Representa
tive Humphrey, of Washington, today
informed the president that, unless the
ship subsidy bill is passed, Japan will
soon control the entire Oriental com
merce of the Pacific coast. He hoped
so to alarm the president that he will
actively take up the cause of the sub
sidy advocates and compel the speaker
and house leaders to let this bill pass.
Mr. Humphrey said the Japanese
already have an option on six ships of
the Pacific Mail, and can buy them, if
the subsidy bill is defeated. He also
said the Japanese are trying to get the
Hill ships on Puget sound. He went
on to say that there is a British-French
German shipping trust that now fixes
rates between Pacific coast portB ami
Liverpool, having recently doubled the
rate on wheat. Unless the subsidy law
is enacted, Mr. Humphrey says Pacific
coast exporters shipping to Liverpool
will remain at the mercy of this trust.
Hope to Borrow $760,000,000.
St. Petersburg. April 9. The Reich
today says Russia hopes to get $750,
000,000 from the loan the government
is now negotiating, and the government
has offered exceptional terms to the
bankers in order to conclude the nego
tiations before the Russian parliament
assembles. The Radicals generally be
lieve that if the government succeeds
in filling the war chest with such an
enormous sum, it win be in a position
to snap its fingers at parliament. Only
by keeping the government in dire straits
do they believe reform will be forced.
Tidal Wave in Azores.
London, April 9. Lloyds at mid
night rtceive l a dispatch from Berlin
which etates that the German govern
ment has, received a rumor that the
Azorec islands have been devastated by
a tidal wave, an I that several thousand
people have i-enshed. Ihere is no
confirmation of the report at present.
The report is amplified as received in
"erlin, declaring that some of the out
lying it-Inn 'e of the Azores group have
bee'i stibmtrged.
in Driving
Legislature,
April 7. The bills
special investigating
committee passed another stage of their
progress today toward the statute books
in the senate committee of the whole.
iue ouis iniromiceu Dy trie com
mittee originally ten, but since con
solidated into seven four have passed
the assembly, and are at the stage of
third reading or final passage in the
senate on the way to the governor.
These are the bills designated:
First, to restrict lobbying by requir
ing registry of "legislative agents";
second, relative to the acquisition of
real p operty by life insurance compan
ies; third, making contradictory state
ment under oath presumptive evi
dence of perjury, and fourth, forbid
ding rebates.
A fifth, the bill further penalizing
falsification or omission of material
matters in the booki and records of
corporations, has passed tho assembly,
but was amended in the senate, and
the bill must return to the assembly
for concurrence.
The so called "big bill" generally
amending the insurance laws and em
bodying most of the radical reforms in
insurance methods, was advanced to the
third reading in the senate today.
The seventh bill, that forbidding
campaign contributions by corpora
tions, was temporarily laid on the
ta'jle today with the consent of its
friends.
Will Reappoint Judge Moore.
Washington, April ft. It was an
nounced at the White house today that
Judge Alfrei R. Moore would be reap
"""d United States radge at Nome,
Alaska.
Increase in Foreign Commerce.
Washington, April 7. According to
bulletin issued by the department of
Commerce and Labor, the exports from
the United States for the first eight
months of the fiscal year 1906 were
$190,000,000 in value in excess of
those of the corresponding months of
1905. The imports for the eight
months of 1906 are $71,000,000 greater
than for the corresponding period of
1905. The growth in exports of manu
factures has been $45,000,000. and in
agricultural products, $133,000,000
over the same period last year.
Heyburn's Useless Inquiry.
Washingon. April 7. The senate
today passed Heyburn's resolution call
ing for a statement of receipts from
sales of timber an leases within foreet
reserves. The information asked for
will avail Mr. Heyburn nothing, since
the reform he seeks to bring about is
already under way. This money, here
tofore spent without the knowledge of
congress, is hereafter to be expended by
direction of congress. This takes the
meat out of Mr. Heyburn's inquiry.
Thieves Loot Monastery.
Roftoff, province of Yaroslav. Russia.
April 7. Thieves looted the Troitze
Warnitzki monastery on the night of
April 3 and got away with $23,000 and
quantity of valuable articles.