Heppner gazette., April 18, 1907, Image 7

FOUR KILLED IN
0. R. & N. WRECK
Four
Others Seriously Injured and
Score Cut and Bruised.
Sinking Fill Near Cayuse Is Causa or
Worst Accident in Roaa's History
Slow Speed of Train Prevented
More Fatalities Engine, Tender
and Four Cars In Heap.
renuieion, April 11. iour persons
were instantly killed, four seriously in
jured and more than a score of otheis
cut, bruised and badly ehaken up in the
woret wreck In the history of the O. R.
& N., which occurred yeBterday morn
ing about 3:30 o'clock near Cayuse sta
tion, about 15 miles east of this city,
just at the foot of the Blue mountains.
Ihe monster engine turned a complete
somersault in the air, and, now, com
pletely wrecked, is standing on end in
the Umatilla river. The mail car, two
baggage cars and a smoker are piled in
a heap, the former being smashed into
kindling wood.
ino paesenger conches with the ex
ception of the smoker left the track,
though passengers were huried roni
their seats and berths, many of them
receiving severe cuts and bruises. The
smoker was left standing nearly on end
anu ine occupants were thrown in a
heap to the front end of the car, which
was crushed in like an egg shell. Why
many of tiiem were not instantly killed
and all seriously mangled cannot be
explained by the trainmen.
ine train was passenger Jo. o, in
charge of Conductor Coykendall, four
hours late and moving at a slow speed,
which acounts for the small number of
passengers injured. The wreck was
caused by a fill across the gulch giving
way under the weight of the engine.
COMING IN DROVES.
Thousands of Homeseekers Flocking
Westward Daily.
Portland, April 11. After making a
-careful estimate of the colonist business
coming West, A. D. Charlton, assistant
general passenger agent for the North'
em Pacific, who has just returned from
the East, estimates that between 5,000
and 7,000 homeseekers are leaving the
Eastern gateways daily and that this
tremendous movement wilt continue
luring the season.
Mr. Charlton paid particular atten
tion to the colonist movement while
away. He personally visited the de
pots, where crowds of west bound
homeseekers are Hocking to the trains
and crowding the coaches. Many, not
linding seats, are even willing to stand,
so eager are they to get to the new
promised land.
The Northern Pacific, according to
Mr. Charlton, Is hauling between 2,500
and 3,000 colonists out of St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth every day.
The Great Northern and 'Soo" lines,
of course, takes a great many more.
Taking the southern gateways into con
sideration, Mr. Charlton believes that
the total number leaving for the West
with the avowed intention of making
their homes here will run close to 7,000
eveiy day of the 60-dav ppnsr.n.
JUDGE BOISE DEAD.
Ore of Oregon's Ablest Jurists and
Pioneer of Coast.
Salem, April 11. Judge Reuben
Patrick Boise, one of the earliest pion
eers, ablest jurists, founders of the
fundamental laws, and moulders of the
destiny of the state of Oregon, passed
away at his old home in this city
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. His malady was a combination
-of stomach and kidney trouble. He
had reached the advanced age cf 87
years, 9 months and 22 days.
There was perhaps no better known
and piominent man in the public mind
of the state of Oregon or the Pacific
Northwest than Judge Boise. He was
one of the three w ho framed the first
ode of laws of the Oregon territory;
one of the lew surviving members of
the constitutional convention of the
state.
Try to Kill Grand Duke.
St. Petersburg, April 11. It was an
nounced today that another attempt on
the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicho
Jaievitch had been frustrated. The
grand duke was returning from Tsar-skoe-Selo
by train at 2 o'clock this
morning. When the train was 13 miles
from St. Petersburg it was brought to a
tudden stop by a fusilade of shots from
the track side. The sentry said he had
seen four men hiding behind an em
bankment. The men succeeded in get
ting away, though several shots were
fired at thorn.
Will Pay Honor to Henev.
San Francisco, April 11. Francis J.
Heney will deliver an address to the
students of the University of California
at Berkeley tomorrow. It is stated
that Mr. Ilenej is to be given an hon
orary degree by the university author
ities in recognition of his work for ciie
reform. Mr. Heney was a student of
the university 20 years ago and was ex
pelli d as the result of a light with the
alitor of the college paper, w ith whom
he had trouble.
Drouth Ki'ls Cuban Cattle.
Havana, .prn 11. ine rural guums (
nrvrf tho ,1ntli of hundreds of cattle i
. rr 1 1 i '
throughout the island as a result of ,
the continued drouth. Cuba has not ',
had a good rain since the October cy-1
clone and the crops are euffering. J
REDUCE HARRIMAN POWERS.
Union Pacific Directors Believe He
Has Too Great Control.
New York, April 12. Some of the
directors of the Union Pacific railroad
favor a material reduction of the extra'
ordinary powers conferred upon its
president, Edward II. Harriman, which
make the company a one-man affair.
At present the executive committee
has all the powers of the directors
when the latter are not in session, and
Mr. Harriman has all the powers of
the executive committee when that
body is not in session. In other words,
Mr. Harriman can do as he pleases, ex
cept for the few minutes once a week
or once a month, when the committee
is in session.
He has a power of attorney and could
sell the millions upon millions of the
securities of other roads owned by the
Union Pacific at what price he pleased,
or he could hypothecate securities, bor
row tens of millions upon them from
banks and engage in stock market op
erations on a colossal scale.
In the hope of appeasing the Union
Pacific stockholders and eliminating
the public distrust in the securities of
the Harriman roads, it is proposed to
put some new blood in the executive
committee, reorganize the body and
adopt resolutions taking away from
Mr. Harriman some oi the powers
which have provoked so much criti
cism.
GIVE GOOD REPORT.
Congressmen Say Work on Canal Is
Progressing Rapidly.
Washington, April 12. Chairman
Tawney, of the house committee on ap
propriations and Representative Olcott,
who have recently returned from a visit
to the isthmus of Panama, today dis
cussed with the president conditions as
they found them. Mr. Tawney is favor
ably impressed with the progress being
made in the canal work, and tcld the
president he thought that at the pres'
ent rate the waterway should be com'
ph ted in five years.
He said he regarded it as unfortunate
that the engineering world had been
representing to the people that an al
most impossible engineering problem
confronted it. The principal conditions
now to be met, he said, were those of
sufficient railroad capacity to take care
of the dut excavated, and sanitation
with the view to keeping the place in
a good, healthful condition.
Mr. Tawney also discussed with the
president questions affecting congreS'
sional appropriations for canal work,
and it is likely some legislation bear
ing on the subject, will be recommend
ed to congress as the result of the visit
to the isthmus.
PREMIER DEFIED BY PUBLIC.
Questions Authority to Forbid Gath
ering of Statistics.
St. Petersburg, April 12. Premier
Stolypin, in attempting to limit the
competence of the lower house of par
liament by forbidding its committees to
obtain statistics from the Zemstvos and
avail themselves of outside expert ad
vice, has been defied by the public.
President Golovin bad written a curt
letter to the premier asking him on
what grounds and under what law he is
entitled to address such demands to the
imperial parliament. The law, M.
Golopin says, contains a paragraph au
thorizing the lower house of parliament
to interpellate the government but no
where was there a reciprocal right on
the part of the ministers.
The actions of President Golcvin and
the budget committee were taken after
a long conference between the president
and leaders of all the parties in parlia
ment except the extreme right, and
brings the issue squarely before the
cabinet.
The discussion of the budget in com
mittee is expected to last from four to
six weeks. The estimates probably
will bo accepted, with minor changes
by the house, when presented.
Obey Colorado Laws.
Denver, April 12 Insurance Com
missioner Rittenhouse, who has been
in Indianapolis for several days confer
ring with the officials of the State Life
Insurance company, of Indiana, whose
license to do business in this state was
revoked recently, telegraphed State
Auditor Statler yesterday to issue a new
license to the company, which was
done. The company agreed to abandon
its plan of issuing stock to policyhold
ers, which was construed as a violation
of the state law, resulting in their per
mit being cancelled.
Strike May Cause Flood.
Chicago, April 12. Chicago, and sub
urbs are expis d to the danger of flood
ed basements and general damage by
water through a strike of drain pip
layers called yesterday. Practioallv all
i the laborers employed in this work
walked out when their employers re
fused to concede an advance of 60 cents
a day in wages. About 800 are on
strike. The drain men have loen re
ceiving $3.50 a day, while the "help
ers" have been getting $2.50.
Navy to Have Four Bases.
Shanghai, April 12. It is said the
organized navy of China is to have four
bases, one on Chang Chow island, one
n the Miao Tao group, a third in the
vnusan arcinpeiago ana a lourtn on
Hainan island. Thn m-hemo Im-nK-M
1 1 m . m
the outlay of 12,000,000 taela annunal- j
ly for the construction of new moderate I
sized armored cruisers, a number of tor- j
pedo boat and a doeea submarines.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND
JAPANESE MUST STAY OUT.
First
Cases Under New Agreement
Upheld by Straus.
Washington, April 9. Secretary
Straus, of the department of Commerce
and Labor, today denied admission to
this country to five Japanese imml
grants. These are the first Japanese
exclusion cases which have reached the
secretary since the promulgation of the
executive order carrying into effect the
new immigration law.
Secretary Straus' action was based
upon an appeal taken by the Japanese
from a decision of the inspector at JU
Paso, Tex., denying them the light to
enter on passports from Mexico. The
appeals first reached Commissioner of
Immigration Sargent. Ihey were re
ferred by him to the secretary, with the
recommendation that they be dismissed
on the ground that no othr course was
permissible under the president's order
carrying into enect the agreement oi
last winter relative to theexclusion of
Japanese laborers.
Land Officers Named.
Washington. April lz. On recom
mendation of Senator Bourne, concurred
in by Senator Fulton, the president to
day appointed Charles W. Moore, of
Grass Valley, as register of The Dalles
land office to succeed M. T. Isolan, re
moved, and named Louis H. Arneson,
of Hood River, as receiver of that office
to succeed Miss Anne M. Lang, whose
term expired March 3. Both senators
have given considerable time to the se
lection of new officers for The Dalles
land office, it being their desire not on
ly to obtain men thoroughly qualified,
but men against whom no charges can
properly be made. Many candidates
appeared in the field, some of them
strongly indorsed politically.
Gives Island to Republic,
Washington, April 10. That the
Isle of Pines is not American territory
was officially and judicially decided to
day by the Supreme court of the United
States. The decision was rendered in
the case of Edward J. Pearcy vs. Neva
da M. Stranahan, collector of the port
of New York, and the opinion of the
court was announced by Chief Justice
Fuller, who said that up to the Paris
treaty the Isle of Pines has been consid
ered as an integral part of Cuba, and
that it could not be held to be covered
by article II of that treaty, which in
cluded only islands in the vicinity of
Porto Rico.
Sober, Sane Proposals
Washington, April 11. "I find the
president and I are absolutely in accord
as to the importance of confining the
efforts of the propaganda to sober, sane
and practical proposals which can be
carried out." These were the words
used by W. T. Stead, of London, who
has come to America to attend the peace
conference in New York, after an hour's
talk with the president at the White
House this afternoon, in which the
coming peace conference at The Hague
was a prominent feature. Mr. Stead
was accompanied by Dr. Albert Shaw.
Hear Williamson Case in Fall
Washington, April 10. The appeal
of Representative Williamson w ill be
argued in the United States Supreme
court Otober 21, early in the fall term.
Owing to the crowded condition of the
docket, the court was unable to fix a
dtt) for argument this term, only a
little more than a month remaining.
It is probable that, had the argument
been set for the present term, decision
would have been deferred until fall at
any rate.
Prob for Graft at Panama.
Washington, April 9. The president
has taken up the complaints affecitng
the commissary departmenton the Isth
mus of Panama that have come to him
as the result of recent visits of mem
bers of congress to that place. He has
assured his callers that the allegations
affecting graft in that department and
other complaints shall be looked into
promptly.
Boundary Treaty is Made.
Washington, April 10. It was offi
cially admitted today that a treaty has
been drafted with Great Britain provid
ing for the appointment of a joint com
mission which will consider all ques
tions connected with the water bound
aries between Canada and the l nued
States, including the whole subject of
fisheries regulations for the great lakes
and the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
Postpones Hearing on New Rates
Salem In order to attend the Spo
kane case which is to come before the
Interstate Commerce commission, and
in order to give the O. R. fc N. officials
an opportunity to be heard, the state
commission has postponed the hearing
of the complaint against the $5 rate on
rough lumber to San Francisco from
Tuesday, April 16, to Tuesday, April 23.
Gives Ohio Negro an Office
Washington, April 12. The piesi-
dent appointed Ralph W. Tyler, a ne
gro, of Columbus, O., to be auditor oi
the treasury of the Navy department.
Tyler is the man who it was announced
had been considered by the president for
a Federal position in Ohio, particularly
that of surveyor of customs at Cincin
nati. President Refuses Interview.
Washington, April 11. The presi
dent has declined to grant an inteniew
wun Mrs. Ida von Claussen, who has
complained to the State department
that Charles H. Graves, United States
minister to Sweden, refused to present t
her to King Oscar, w hen the king wsnt-
ed to meet her.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
RANGE IN WENAHA FORESTS.
Division to be Made Between Cattle
and Sheep.
Washington, April 10. The recent
addition to the Wenaha national forests
in Oregon include some of the best ear
ly stock range in the state, and there is
considerable anxiety among stockmen
in regard m the range divisions which
will be made there. A meeting has
Uien called at Walla Walla for the
purpose of hearing the claims of those
who have had this range, and an effort
will be made to divide it fairly and in
a way which will best protect the in
terest of settlers and ranch owners liv
ing in its vicinity.
It will be the policy in all such cases
to give the owners of cattle and sheep
respectively the use of that portion of
the range best adapted to their stock
and to which they appear best entitled
from prior use and the location of their
ranches. After the division has been
made, each will be protected in the use
of the allotted range.
OLD SOLDIERS NOT TOO OLD.
President Says They Must Not
Be
Dismissed From Service
Washington, April 13. R.
B.
the
Brown, commander-in-chief of
Grand Army of the Republic, Corporal
Tanner, past commander-in-chief, and
various officials of the local organiza
tion, called on the president today
in
reference to the alleged dismissal from
the government departments of many
eterans of the Civil war, and of thei
widows, for no other cause than old
age.
Some time ago the president took up
this question at a cabinet meeting
and gave instructions that discrimina
tions against the veterans or their wid
ows should cease. During the call tc
day of Commander Brown and his
friends, the president informed them
of the instructions he had given, and
ssured them that the old soldiers
should be cared for. .
Have Observed Rules of War.
Washington, April 11. Senor Echa
saretta, the Nicaraguan consui at New
Orleans, advises the Nicaraguan lega
tion in this city that, according to
communication from General Juan Es
trada, the general commanding the Ni
caraguan expedition engaged in captur
ing Hondurian ports, explicit mstrqc
tions were given to the general to follow
strictly the rules and regulations in
accordance with international law when
nations are at war, guaranteeing life
and property of every neutral citizen at
the different places w here his forces are
stationed.
No Compromise Possible.
Washington, April 11. "The next
Republian National convention will
nominate Theodore Roosevelt or else
reactionary," declares one of the most
adroit politicians known in the national
capital. mere will be no compro
mise candidate next year, no candidate
acceptable to Rooseveltand yet accepta
ble to the money power. Either the
people will rise in mass and force the
nomination on Roosevelt, thus over
whelmingly endorsing his course, or
else they will meekh bow down and
wear the yoke of unscrupulous capital
Georgia Rate Cases Set.
Washington, April 13. The Inter
state Commerce commission has set for
hearing in this city April 18 the case
of the Enterprise Mining company
against the Georgia Railroad company
and others, alleging unreasonable and
discriminating rates on cotton from
various southern points via Pacific
Coast terminals to Shanghai and other
ports in Japan and China, and also a
practically similar case against the
same railroad filed by the China and
Japan Trading company and otheis.
Fleet of 36 Warships.
Washington, April 13. Having com
pleted an elaborate program of exercise
and target practice, the battleship di
vision of the Atlantic lleet sailed from
the naval station at Guantanamo, Culm,
yesterday for Hampton Roads to par
ticipate in the ceremonies incident to
the opening of t lie Jamestown exposi
tion. When assembled in Hampton
Roads there will be an aggregate of 36
warships of various types, constituting
the moft powerful fleet ever assembled
in American waters.
More Time to Build Bridges.
Washington, April 11. An extension
of six months lias been granttd the In
ternational Contract company, of Seat
tle, for completion of its contract for
construction of highway bridges over
the main canal of the Klamath irriga
tion project. The contract called for
completion March 5, 1107. Theexten-
ejon was granted because the company
experienced unavoidable delav in ob-
taining timber. The contractors have
agreed to make temporary crossings.
Lost Barge Found.
Washington, April 12. The nine
men who were on coal barge N'o. 1,
which was lost in a storm off the Flor
ida oast, while being towed by the
nava, collier Caesar, have been landed
at Galveston, Texas, by the German
steamer Professor Woermann.
Catholics Discuss Affairs.
Washington, April 11. The affairs
of the Catholic church in America and
the Catholic university in this city are
to be the subject of consideration by the
Catholic hierarchy, which is to hold
meetings here this week.
HERMANN FLOUNDERS.
Testimony While on the Stand Makes
a Poor Showing.
Washington, April 10. Binger Her
mann literally went to pieces yesterday
aiternoon wnen subjected to cross ex.
ainination by District Attorney Baker,
Where previously he had been calm and
suave, though sometimes evasive, he
frequently exhibited temper, when
pressed with embarrassing questions
and repeatedly avoided giving direct
answers to questions put to him by the
prosecuting officer. When pinned
down he made several reluctant ad mis
eions that reflected anything but credi
upon him. At other times, though
confropted with documentary evidence
showing what the district attorney
styled violations of the law upon his
part, Hermann repeatedly dnied all
guilt and undertook to explain away
transactions which involved him In va
rious land deals. The most pitiable
feature of Hermann's explanations was
that they did cot explain.
Altogetber Hermann snowed up in
an extremely bad light. Unless he im
proves when the bulk of the cross ex
amination is conducted, it is evident
he will have done his cause more in
jury than good by going upon the
stand.
Hermann was asked if he had recom
mended Mays' appointment as district
attorney. He had no recollection of
taking such action. When the docu
ment was produced showing a joint re
commendation of Mays, signed by
Mitchell, Dolph and Hermann, the
witness vividly recalled the cricum
stances.
MAKE HARRIMAN ANSWER.
Commerce Commission Will Ask for
Order From Court.
Washington, April 10. According to
a decision reached by the Intel state
Commerce commission today, E. H,
Harriman will be made to appear in
the United States Circuit court in New
York in answer to proceedings to com
pel him to answer certain questions
which he refused to answer when he
was on the stand at the recent hearing
by the commission in New York. The
action w ill be brought as soon as Messrs
Kellogg and Severance, special counsel,
can prepare the case for court .
The hearing at which Mr. Harriman
appeared was in connection with certain
transactions of the Union Pacific. On
advice of counsel he refused to answer
the questions put to him. It was
brought out in the testimony that the
Union Pacific owned a large amount of
Southern Pacific stock. Mr. Harriman
was asked whether any and. if so, how
much of that stock belonged to him
self, when he bought it and what price
he paid for it, but he declined to an
swer.
Another quest ion" which he refused to
answer and that on which the commie
sion desires light was whether or not
any of the directors of the Union Pa
cific were interested in the sale of cer
tain shares of stock of the New York
Central railroad at the time they were
sold to the Union Pacific.
DAY SPENT IN CONFERENCE.
Nicaragua Makes Counter Proposi
tion to Salvador and Guatemala.
Washington, April 10. A day of
conference between Ihe Central Ameri
can representatives here in their efforts
to reach a basis for peace had no
marked results. Having deciphered
the cable response from his own gov
ernment to the propositions submitted
to him yesterday by the representatives
of Salvador and Guatemala, Senor
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, called
todav upon Senor Creel, the Mexican
ambassador, who had taken the part of
mediator, and acquainted him with
President Zelaya's answer. This made
necessary further conference, which fact
was taken as an indication that tbe
Nicaraguan response was in the nature
of a counter proposition.
Messrs. Corea and Creel then re
paired to the State department to con
fer with Secretary Root and Assistant
Secretary Bacon. This conference also
advanced matters only so far as to pare
the way for another conference, w hich
was held late in the afternoon between
Messrs. Creel and Corea and Herrante
and Mejia, the latter two representing
Guatemala and Salvador, respectively.
Standard's Rival Indicted.
Topeka, Kan., April 10. H. H.
Tucker, Jr., secretary of the Uncle Sam
Oil company, with headquarters in
Kansas City, was indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury this morning on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
His arrest at Kansas City, Kan., fol-
owed a writ of capias having been
issued. The penalty on conviction
may De enner a nne oi f o,uuu or im
prisonment for five years. In Febru
ary, lvvo, 3ir. lueker organized tne
Uncle Sam Oil & hennery company
and incorporated under the Arizona law.
Effect of Nine Hour Law on Roads,
Council Bluffs, la., April 10. In
preparation for the 9-hour law, the!
Chicago & Northwestern railroad is j
closing scores of its smaller offices
throughout Iowa. Twenty offices upon
the Galena division have leen discon
tinued within a week, and many others
w ill be closed this spring. The rail
roads are unable to secure telegraph
operators sufficient to man the offices,
now that this class of men can only
work nine hours.
Texas to Close Bucket Shops.
Austin, Tex. April 10. IVth
blanches of the Texas legislature tMay
passed a bill prohibiting tbe operation
of bucket-shop, cot:o xchangj or t ny
dealings in future lr Texaa.
RESTORE CUBA
TO PEOPLE
Taft Announces Policy Administra
tion on Republic.
Says Roosevelt Would Not Consider
Annexation or Protectorate Cen
sus to Be Taken and Then Elec
tions to Follow Turn Over Gov
ernment IOO Days Later.
Havana, April 9. The members of
the committee of the insurgents, with
whom Secretary Taft arranged for peace
in Cuba last September, had a confer
ence with the secretary lasting three
hours. Mr. Taft refused to give his
visitors the date of the withdrawal of
the American troops from Cuba.
At the close of the conference Senors
Zayas and Gomez informed the Associ
ated Press that Mr. Taft had declared
it impossible to hold elections in Cuba
until a complete census of the island
had been taken, which will occupy
about fcur months. He added that
municipal and provincial elections
would probably be held in September,
but be would not give any probable
date for the presidential elections.
Mr. Taft tenferred w ith the members
of tbe committee of insurgents until
late tonight. The subjects discussed
this morning were gone over a second
time. The committee insists upon
holding provincial elections at the
same time as municipal elections, but
this is opposed by the conservatives, as
the provincial councils elect a part of
the senate.
General Loyanez del Castillo called
attention to the existence of a cam
paign for the establishment of an
American protectorate over Cuba. Mr.
Taft said he was aware of this move
ment, but declared it would not affect
President Roosevelt's views, who was
determined to restore the Cuban repub
lic as soon as possible. He said he
would probably recommend to Presi
dent Roosevelt the holding of presi
dential elections in December and that
the Cubans take possession 100 days
later, as prescribed in the constitution.
GETS EVERY ADVANTAGE.
Court Very Lenient While Hermann Is
on Stand.
Washington, April 9. It is expected
that the testimony of Binger Hermann
will be concluded today and that his
cross examination will then begin and
probably consume two days. Judging
from the copious notes taken by Dis
trict Attorney Baker while Hermann
has been on the stand, it is inferred
that the defendant will have to face a
hot cross fire from the prosecution.
Hermann can never complain of the
unfairness of the rulings of Judge Staf
ford, who Is presiding. Many times
yesterday when the defendant gave
rambling and evasive answers to ques
tions by his attorney, answers that
put him in a more favorable light than
would a direct answer to the interroga
tory, the court overruled objections of
the district attorney and admitted Her
mann's answers.
REDUCE THE LATENESS.
Western Railroads Agree to Lengthen
Schedules.
Chicago, April 9. Western railroad
officials have practically decided upon
the new schedules for passenger trains
between Chicago and Pacific coast
points. Schedules will not be length
ened as much as it was at first propos
ed, as the passenger men could not
agree to have the trains run upon
schedules which could be maintained.
If the time as now argeed upon is
put into effect, the schedule of the fast
est train from Chicago to Los Angeles
will be lengthened from 71 hours and
five minutes to 72 hours; to San Fran
cisco from 69 and one-half hours to 72;
from Chicago to Denver from 27 and
one-half hours to 32; from Chicago to
the Missouri river from 13 hours and
25 minutes to 14 bonis and 30 minutes.
Get No txpress Franks.
New York, April 9. The Interstate
Commerce commission has held that
expi ess companies cannot give franks
to railroad officials. In an opinion giv
en to a Western railroad president to
day, Interstate Commerce Commission
er Lane said: "The law does not per
mit an express company to give trans
portation franks to the officers or em
ployes of railroad companies. A rail
road president or other officer of a
railroad is as much bound by the law
limiting free transportation as any
one."
Japan's New Policy With America.
San Francisco, April 9. The Call
says today that Consul Uyeno, who rep
resents Japan in this city, has been
called home by Foreign Minister Hav-
'ashi to assist in framing a new policy
for the future relations of the empire
with the United States. It is said that
Consul Uveno will sail for Japan on
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Great Fire at Navv Yard.
Philadelphia, April 9. The joiners
shops, one of the largest buildings at
the League Island navy yard, was de
stroyed by fire early this morning. All
available marines and sailors were
called out to right the flames, together
with the city fire department. The
shop was filled with paint and ether
inflammable material. ,