WARRIOR VISITS
STOCK YARDS
Kurokl Shudders at Bloody Scenes
In Killing Pens.
Much Interested in Place Where Mil
lions of Cans of Food Were Pre
pared for His Victorious Armies
Marvels Greatly at Many Labor
saving Contrivances.
Chicago, May 30. "Russian losses
were terrible. JLhe fighting on tne
.. . -
crest of . the hill was altogether with
cold steel. The Russian officers, with
-swords aloft, leading the scaling col
umn, were literally lifted into the air
by the Japanese bayonets, and the
Japanese then bayoneted the first of
the Russian soldiers who piled in the
trenches. All the dead in the trenches
were bayoneted, their weapons bear-
jng marks of the dreadful combat-. I jeopardize their positions and safety."
Irom an Associated Press description J rjuestions of criminal prosecution
of the battle of Mukden, where Gen-1 b wth commission have been dele
ral Kuroki led the Japanese right, ' d Franklin K. Lane, of Cali
wini?
General Baron Tememoto Kuroki,
the great Japanese warrior, who shud
dered not at the terrible battle scenes
in the Japanese-Russian war, shrank. . .,, h replied: t hope that it
yesterday from the bloody killing- nQ be ncessary. if the rail
tloors at the Union stockyards. It I d comply with the law we will
was at Swift & Cos plant that the, a mQSt harnioniously, but if
Japanese first got his view of the , . broken, then there will be
commercial slaughter of the porkers. trnlluie
As the stalwart butcher plunged his
knife into the hog's throat, the aged
general sprang to one side, deeply af
fected. . .
General O. E. Wood, of the United
cu 1
States Army, who was in charge of fraction of the act t0 regulate com
the Japanese visitors, noticed General . ... as matter o coursei
Kuroki s agitation, and, Holding up ms
hands, cave the signal to go on.
General Kuroki and his party
passed two busy hours in the stock
yards, which closed with a luncheon
at the Saddle and Sirloin Club. Pre
ceding his visit to the packing firm,
General Kuroki paid his respects to
Mayor Busse at the city hall, smiled
at the unique position in which the
Columbus fountain was "squeezed" up
against the building, and commented
on the beauty of Michigan avenue as
a drive.
At the stockyards the general gazed
with amazement at the droves of cat
tle and watched with undisguised in
terest the packers of the meat indus
try. He saw the hog-killing at Swift
& Co.'s, the canning at McNeil &
Libby's, the office and sausage room
-of the Nelson Morris plant, and the
killing and dressing of beef in the
wholesale market at Armour's. He
shook hands heartily with the owners
and managers of the different plants,
asked hundreds of questions, and
smiled at the rapidity with which the
cattle passed into the finished product
ready for shipment. He was especial
ly interested in the United States
Government inspection of meats', and
the methods of seal-tight packing of
products for shipment to the Orient.
Re-count of New York Election.
Albany, N. Y., May 30 The senate
yesterday by a vote of 33 to 8 passed
the assembly bill providing for a re
count of the ballots cast in the Mc-Clellan-Hcarst
mayoralty election of
1905 in New York City. The bill is
one of the measures urged for pas
sage by Governor Hughes. The bill
provides that upon petition of either
of the mayoralty candidates the su
preme court of the district affected
must proceed to a summary canvass
of the vote. The recount of the bal
lots must be made in the presence of
the court, and the candidates or their
counsel.
Will Postpone RuePs Sentence.
San Francisco, May 30. Tomorrow
is the day set for the sentencing of
Abraham Reuf on the charge to which
he pleaded guilty two weeks ago of
extorting $1,125 from Proprietor Mal
fanti, of Delmonico's Restaurant, on
a threat to prevent the renewal of
Malfanti's linuor license. Reuf will
appear, the prosecution will move the
postponement of sentencing, and
Judge Dunne will acquiesce. The
prosecution prefers to delay Reuf's
punishment until after he has ap
peared as a witness.
Grand Jury Gets Millionaires.
Denver, May 30. The Rocky Moun
tain News today says: That the
Federal inquisition now in progress
in Denver involves some of the larg
est corporations in America, and that
indictments will be returned against
men who are rated as multi-millionaires
and enptains of industry, known
as well in Wall street as in Colorado,
is the latest development in connec
tion with the prodding of the grand
jury.
Skeptical On Hague Conference.
Tokio, May 30. Absolute secrecy
is maintained by the Japanese govern
ment recardine the subjects it will
present to
the coming Hague peace
conference for discussion, and it is
impossible to make a preliminary
forecast of the government's position.
It is generally felt that the confer
ence will not have much practical re
sult. The Japanese press is not en
thusiastic on the subject.
War Prisoners Free At Last.
Victoria, B. C, May 30. Advices
from Japan state that the crews of the
schooners Taifuku Maru and Taiyo
Maru seized off Cooper Islands by
Riissi'an cruisers during the war, and
imprisoned at Vladivostok, nave Deen
released.
Chinese Rebels Attack Town
Fwatow, China, May 30. The revo
lutionists are now attacking Chung
Lang and Tung Chang, wealthy towns
rt it.: A-.ir'.r-t Idnu nf the
Inhabitant have fieri to this city. The
uprising is attributed to excessire
uprising
taxation.
PUT RAILROAD MEN IN JAIL.
I Clements Wants to Make Example of
' Prominent Lawbreaker.
Chicago, May 29. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington, D. C,
says:
"The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has entered upon a more rad
ical policy in the treatment of cor
porations which persist in violating
the law. Possessed of authority to
investigate every phase of railroad
business, and having the power to
bring about the punishment 01 inai
viduals as well as corporations, the
commission is pushing its work with
determination. Commissioner Jud
son C. Clements, of Georgia, who has
had 15 years' service, yesterday, said:
"One of the most wholesome things
that could happen would be putting
- mm r( nrnm inpncA in t Vl p
111 1.111 i 1U11 v. u . ..... - - -
-irnnA ,riH u wftnM Hn more
than anything else to bring better
conditions.
"It would not be necessary to put
in jail all the men who ought to be
there. Just one or two who hold
high positions in the social and busi
ness world should be put behind bars.
This would act as a powerful deter-
. man titan iimllM flAcifat trt
fornia, one of the most energetic and
conservative members, wnen jvir.
Lane was asked, "Are you going to
send somebody in the railroad world
"Do vou intend to have Edward H.
Harriman prosecuted?"
"That whole subject is under con
sideration by the commission. If
TI..:.. t,o, Unor, miiltv r( anv in.
. nrosecuted not at all because he
is Harriman, but because he is an of
fender against the law.
KNOCK THEM IN THE HEAD.
Governor Of ColoradoSays Men With
out Ambition Are Worthless.
Denver, Colo.. May 29. The idle
rich were given a scoring by Governor
Henry A. Buchtel in his Memorial
Day address to veterans of the Civil
War last night. The chief executive
of the state agreed with President
Roosevelt, whom he quoted to the ef
fect that the idle rich should be
knocked in the head. These strong
words caused the veterans to sit up
and take notice.
Mr. Buchtel's subject was "The
Character of Roosevelt." The church
was crowded with veterans. The at
tack on the rich made by the gov
ernor for the moment made the veter
ans turn their thoughts from the day
to the conditions of the present time.
The reference to "death for the idle
rich" was ' made in a story of a
wealthy student. His professor asked
him what he intended to do when he
finished college. The young man re
plied: "Do you know, professor, there does
not appear to be anything in the
world quite worth while."
"When President Roosevelt was
told this," the governor continued,
"he arose, pounded his fist on the
table and said:
" 'Professor, do you know that fel
low ought to be knocked in the
head.'
"And he ought to have knocked him
in the head. Such people, without
ambition and without purpose, are
valueless to the country, and ought
to be knocked in the head."
Cotton Worke-s Rejoice.
Boston, Mass., May 29 The gen
eral upward movement in the wages
of New England cotton mill opera
tives today affected about 85,000 oper
atives in Rhode Island, Southeastern
and Western Massachusetts, Ames
bury, Massachusetts, Vermont and
other places in Southern New Eng
land. The advance in the sections
named amounts to about 10 per cent.
Early next month it is expected an
increase of 5 per cent will be given in
many mills in other manufacturing
districts. The cotton mills of New
England employ upward of 200,000
hands when the machinery is fully
manned.
Treadwell Mine In Law.
New York, May 20. Suit has been
filed in the supreme court of this
city for an accounting from the estate
of the late Walter S. Logan, lawyer
and club man, and from Myra Mar
tin, secretary and treasurer of the
George A. Treadwell Mining Com
pany, and connected with many other
mining concerns. John J. Gibbs, a
director of the San Luis Mining Com
pany, one of the Logan-Martin prop
erties, brought the suit. The com
plaint seeks an accounting for about
$500,000.
Kansas Will Try 2-cent Fares.
Topeka, Kan., May 29. If the rail
roads contest the 2-cent passenger
fare law in Nebraska, and the statute
is upheld by the courts, the Kansas
Board of Railroad Commissioners will
be asked to order a reduction of all
passenger fares to 2 cents a mile on
the ground that if the rate is re
munerative in Nebraska, it is in Kan
sas. If the railroads do not contest
the Nebraska law, the board will be
asked to issue the same order.
Oregon Girls Visit Roosevelt.
Washington, May 29. The Presi-
dent today received a party of Oregon
gins, wno are guests oi ine i-acinc
Northwest, on a trio to the Tames
town Exposition. This evening the
party left for the Exposition.
Two-cent Rate in Illinois.
Snrinirfirld 111. Mav 29 The 2-
rent naswnirfr fare hill wi annrnvrH
by Governor Deneen tonight. This
biH makes a straight 2-cent-a-mile
nmu on au raiiroaoe in Illinois.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON. D. L
REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
Bonaparte Tells Cabinet About Row
In San Francisco.
Washington, May 30. At the cabi
net meeting yesterday, Attorney-General
Bonaparte laid before the Presi
dent and Secretary Root the report of
District Attorney Devlin, of San
Francisco, upon the alleged assault
on Japanese residents of that city.
The report, Mr. Bonapart says, shows
that the first stories ot the alleged
assault were exaggerated, and that
the difficulty appeared to be a lack of
police protection, owing to a strike.
Secretary Root took the report with
him, and if any further action is taken
it will be by the State Department.
Mr. Root received the following tel
egram from the governor of Cali
fornia in answer to a message of in
quiry relative to the attack upon
Japanese in San Francisco last Tues
day:
"Your telegram of May 25, con
cerning assault made upon Japanese
received. Will call attention of Chief
of Police of San Francisco at once to
your telegram and request him to use
every effort to protect these people.
Think the assaults were due largely to
uncertain conditions existing in San
Francisco by reason of the labor
troubles."
The State Department has taken no
further action in the matter as yet,
but undoubtedly will communicate
Governor Gillett's telegram to the
Japanese embassy, and the belief is
epressed that it will sufficiently meet
the complaint.
TAKE UP JAPAN'S KICK.
San Franciso Business Houses At
tacked Federal Inquiry Orderee.
Washington, May 29. Informa
tion that Japanese have been sub
jected to Ill-treatment and Indigni
ties In San Francisco came to the
State Department today from two
sources, and Secretary Root has
taken measures for the protection of
the Japanese through two channels.
Ambassador Wright at Toklo
cabled that a Japanese restaurant
and a Japanese bathhouse in San
Francisco had been demolished by a
mob, and Viscount Aokl, the Japan
ese Ambassador here, laid before Mr.
Root dispatches from the Japanese
Consul-General at San Francisco de
tailing the same occurrence.
Mr. Root at once made request on
Attorney-General Bonaparte, that
the United States District Attorney
In San Francisco be directed to make
an Immediate Investigation. Mr.
Bonaparte thereupon telegraphed
both the United States District At
torney and the United States Mar
shal at San Francisco to forward re
ports by telegraph.
Steel Exports.
Washington, May 29. Iron and
steel exports from the United States
in the fiscal year which ends with next
month will aggregate approximately
$175,000,000 in value, against $57,000,
000 a decade earlier, and $16,000,000
two decades earlier, according to fig
ures issued by the Bureau of Statis
tics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. The value of iron and
steel manufactures exoorted in the 10
months ending with April, 1907, was
Child Labor Commission Meets.
Washington, May 28. The Na
tional Commission on Child Labor,
composed of official representatives
of the National Manufacturers As
sociation, American Federation of
Labor, the General Federation ol
Women's Clubs and the National
Civic Federation, met here to organ
ise. The commission called on Pres
ident Roosevelt.
New Governor Appointed.
Washington, May 30. Ambassador
Creel now has a clear field for the
governorship of Chihuahua, the other
two nominees having withdraw in his
favor. The election will take place
next Sunday. His election will not,
however, necessarily mean his with
drawal from Washington, as the Mex
ican law permits designation of an
acting governor.
Land Commissioner Coming.
Washington, May 31. Commis
sioner Ballinger, of the General Land
Office, will accompany Secretary Gar
field next month on his proposed
tour of the Western States, and will
make a general inspection of land of
fices. The tour will begin at Denver
June 1, when the Secretary will at
tend the land convention.
Promote Japanese Friendship.
New York. Mav 30. The Japanese
Society of New York was formally
organized today. The objects of the
society will be the cultivation of
friendly relations between the United
States and Japan, and diffusion among
the American people of a better
knowledge of the Japanese people.
Hear Arguments on Damages.
Washington. Mav 31. Notice has
been given to interested parties that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will conduct a hearing on June 15
next in this city, on the general ques
tion of the liability of carriers for
property destroyed or damaged in
shipment. ,
New Rural Route.
Washington Rural Route No. 1
has been ordered established Aneust
1 at Kerbv. Toseohine Countv. Ore
gon, serving 492 people and 110 fami
lies. Army Appointments.
"Washington. Mar 2. The Fr"-
aent appointed Colonel J. W.
a Brigadler-Oneral of the H.
to mced General Casstant wil-
mmb, wuo irmru.
WANTS NO WAR.
Mexico Angry With Guatemala but Not
Dispose to Fight.
Washington, June 1. Concerning
sensational reports about expecta
tions of war between Mexico and
Guatemala, Ambassador Creel, of
Mexico, said today to the Associated
Press:
"Ihere is nothing pending and no
reason for any fear of war between
the two countries. The assassination
of ex-President Barillas by a Guate
malan developed in Mexico a feeling
of indigation and a strong protest by
public opinion against such a crimi
nal action, more so when it was
known that General Lima, from
Guatemala, was supposed to be impli
cated. Mexico asked for the extra
dition of General Lima, not as com
pulsory under the treaty, but offering
Guatemala the privilege that might
have been accepted. Guatemala de
clined, and this was the end of the
conflict.
"There remains in Mexico a feel
ing of grievance and condemnation
in public sentiment, but not a spirit
of war. The troops that have been
located on the frontier of Mexico and
Guatemala are there for the purpose
of keeping order and to give protec
tion to the people of all nationalities."
SCOUT CRUISER LAUNCHED.
Swift New Vessel Is Expected to
Steam 24 Miles an Hour,
Quincy, Mass., May 31. The scout
cruiser Birmingham, one of the laest
types of fast warships, was launched
today. Miss Mary Campbell, of
Birmingham, Ala., broke a bottle of
champagne upon the steel prow as
the bi"- vessel started down the ways.
The Birmingham, which is expect
ed to make 24 knots an hour, is a de
parture in shipbuilding in the Ameri
can Navy. The Birmingham is 420
feet over all. 46 feet 8 inches in
breadth, and has a draught of 19 feet.
The coal capacity is 1,230 tons, and
her steaming at full speed is estimated
at 1,875, or 6,250 miles, at 10 miles
an hour. It is estimated that she
will develop 16,000 horse power.
The hull is built of steel through
out, with two longitudinal bulkheads
and five decks, the main and berth
decks being continued from stem to
stern. Her battery will consists of
two five-inch and six three-inch rapid
fire guns, and two 21-inch submerged
torpedo guns. Her motive power
will be derived from vertical engines
with four cylinders, triple-expansion
type, and she will have the usual twin
screws.
Presidents Arbitrate.
Washington, May 31. The
Department today received a
lation of the treaty of peace.
State
trans-
nego
tiated at Amapala, Honduras, under
which friendly relations were re-established
between Nicaragua and Sal
vador, following their estrangement
over the conflict between the former
and Honduras.
The treaty stipulates that differences
between Salvador and Nicaragua
shall be adjusted by the obligatory
arbitration of the Presidents of the
United States and Mexico, who shall
have the power, in case of not arriv
ing at an agreement, to name a third,
whose decision shall be final. The
President of Mexico will have the
right to delegate his functions as ar-
Sent to Watch Rebellion.
Washington. June 1. Instructions
have been cabled to the commander
of the gunboat Helena, which arrived
at Fouchow, China, a few days ago,
to return at once to Amoy, the near
est port to the scene of the armed
uprising against the Chinese local
officials, x he purpose is to have a
warship available to protect foreign
ers in Kwang Tung province in case
the rebellion threatens to get beyond
control of the local authorities. Al
ready a German and British warship
have been sent to Amoy and Canton
respectively.
Americans Win Contract.
New York, May 29. In the face of
the keenest competition on the pa;jt
of foremost Italian. German and other
European concerns, another import
ant contract has been allotted to
American electrical interests by the
Italian government. The contract,
valued at about $3,000,000. was ob
tained by the Westinghouse Company
and calls for the conversion from
steam to electricity of the suburban
state railway lines operating around
Genoa.
Abandon Army Posts.
St. Taul. May 29. An order today
from the War Department announces
the abandonment of Torts Assiniboine
and Keogh, Montana. The former is
garrisoned by the headquarters' staff,
band and Troops A. B. C and D, Sec
ond Cavalry, which will proceed by
railroad to Des Moines, la. Assini
boine is by far the largest fort in the
United States in point of area, com
prising 220.000 acres. Fort Keogh,
the other abandoned post, is located
several miles from Miles City, Mont
Cowboy Lost His Wager.
Washington, May 30. President
Roosevelt today made the following
entry on a paper brought to the White
House by Floyd Pegg, the cowboy,
who left the mayor's office, Chicago,
at noon. May 6. on a pony, on a
wager that he would get to Washing
ton in three weeks:
"Theodore Roosevelt, the White
House. 11:50 A. M., May 23."
Pegg was allowed until 7 o'clock
last night to complete the trip, but
missed it by 16 miles.
Jobs for Two Men.
Washington, May 29. David Blake
ley, of Portland. Or., has been ap
pointed meat inspector under the Bu
reau of Animal Industry. Agricultural
Department. John McNulty, of Pots
dam, has been appointed nautical ex
pert at $1,000 salary, in the hydro
graphic office, Portland.
RUSSIA'S GRATITUDE.
America's Aid to the Starving Did
Great Good.
St. Petersburg, June 4 The Russian
: famine committee has notified its rep
resentatives in London and New York
that the time has arrived to cease agi
tation for foreign subscription, as Kus
bia now is able to care for her own
people.
Prince Lvoff says that assistance
sent to Finland from Great Britain and
the United States has done inestimable
good and has been a mighty weapon to
force the Russian government to do its
duty. With the latest Douma appropri
ationBj the aid given by the state totals
$87,000,000, of which $6,000,000 will be
devoted to fighting the scurvy in Ufa
province and elsewhere, and in main
taining eating places. These eating
places at present number 30,000 and are
feeding 2,500,000 people.
Prince Lvoff said the outlook for the
harvest in Central Russia was the most
promising of a dozen years past. There
had been a plentiful rainfall and tem
perature had been excellent for the
growing crops.
BALLOON HIT BY LIGHTNING.
Italian Army Captain Falls 700
Feet
Before Gaze of Crowd.
Rome, June 4 A tragic incident
took place June 1 during a review of
the troops by King Victor Emanuel and
Queen Helena, As a part of the maneuv
ers a military balloon was sent up to a
height of 700 feet with Captain Uilivelli
in the car. A storm which had been
coming up burst suddenly and the thou
sands of spectators were horrified to see
a flash of lightning strike the bag of
the balloon. There was an enormous
burst of flames and a terrific detona
tion and the collapsed balloon with its
dangling car fell to the earth, a mile
from the scene of the review.
Crowds of people, afoot and in auto
mobiles and other conveyances, rushed
in the direction where the balloon had
fallen. Captain Uilivelli was found
alive, but unconscious. He wag placed
in an automobile and rushed to a hos
pital, where he died without regaining
consciousness.
King Victor Emanuel and the mili
tary authorities went to the hospital
after the review to inquire concerning
tne injured man.
HAS TITIAN'S "ST JEROME
St.
Louis Man Got Priceless
Old
Painting for Mere Pittance.
St. Louis, June 4 Edward Sells, of
St. Louis, believes he has identified a
painting he purchased a year ago for
less than $100 as the famous "St.
Jerome" painted by Titian about 1531.
,o trace of the painting has been had
since about 1620. Sells purchased the
picture from Allison K. Stewart, a St.
Louis mining engineer, to whom it was
given in 1900 by a padre in the moun
tains of Honduras after Stewart had
given him a liberal offering of silver.
lhe painting itself shows it is verv
old. The canvas is hand-made and filled
with red clay, after the customs of the
Kenaissance period. St. Louis artists
say the painting bears several defects
peeuliar to Titian's work. They esti
mate the value of the painting, if it is
the Titian "St. Jerome," to be about
$100,000.
Socialists Backing Haywood.
Columbus, O., June 4 The Socialist
party of Ohio at the closing session of
its state convention here adopted reso
lutions extending sympathy to Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone, officials of the
Western Federation of Miners, accused
of complicity in the assassination of
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho and de
nouncing President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Taft. Among the delegates who
sat in the convention was Harry Wells,
a son of the late founder of the City of
Wellston, Ohio., and a nephew of Sen
ator Foraker.
Chinese Rebels Active.
London, June 4. According to a spe
cial dispatch from Shanghai, the revolu
tionists in the districts surrounding
Swatow and Amoy are murdering the
officials, burning official buildings and
occupying towns and villages. The
Taotai of Swatow, the dispatch adds, is
only reporting losses suffered by the
revolutionists, fearing that the news of
their depredations would lead to foreign
interference. The dispatch also adds
that the market is overstocked with
American piece goods and that 10,000
pieces are being reshipped to Xew York.
Japan Much Pleased.
Tokio, June 4 The news that the
British cruiser Monmouth will convey
Frince Fushimi from Vancouver to
Yokohama and that the Japanese envoy
thus will be able to travel thousands of
miles by water under an ally's flag has
been received with profound satisfac
tion by the Japanese, who regard it as
demonstrating the great possibilities of
the Anglo-Japanese alliance for insuring
the peace of the world.
Sultan's Troops Mutiny.
Tangier, June 4. A serious mutiny
of the Sultan's troops at Casa Blanca
has broken out. The trouble arose over
the non-pavment of the men. The muti
neers attempted to secure goods lying
in the Customhouse, but the authorities
succeeded in preventing this by paying
the men half of the amount due them.
Snow Falls In New York.
Xew York, June 4. Snow fell in Now
ork Sunday. The flakes dil not fill
an ine way io me pavi-nn-nis, rui, rem-
mir from a eolder temperature, theyi
swirled about the tops of the skvscran-
ers, and before dissolving added a mid-
winter touch to the most remarkable
June that New Yorkers have known,
American Born ii Fo-:gn L"d. Cold Wenther at St Louis..
"Rome. June 4. Mrs. Griseom. wife of J St. Louis, May 5 The tempera
Lloyd C. Griscom. the American Am- tu-e todiy registered 42 degrees, the
bas'sador to Italy, gave birth to a son co!det May weather recorded in St.
on June 2. " i Louis in rniny years.
DROP EMPLOYES
BY THOUSANDS
Railroads Will Have Discharged 1 00
000 Men Early In June.
Blame Adverse Action of Legislature
and Courts Extension Work Is
Abandoned Expect Light Summer
Travel One Read Alone Reduces
Force 50,000.
Chicago, May 23. Railroad man
agers here estimate that by the end
of the first week in June the railroads
of the country will have discharged
between 60.000 and 100,000 men now
employed. Some estimates put the
number mucn nigner. mis aoes
not take into account the large
number of laborers and others dis
missed because of abandoned exten
sions and other improvements. Or
ders were recently issued for the
strictest economy and the redaction
of force6 to the lowest possible point.
The New York Central is to reduce
many of its pay-rolls fully one-third.
If the order is carried out literally in
all departments, it would mean the
discharge of 50,000 employes on this
system alone.
Railway managers say they rather
welcome the opportunity to weed out
hundreds of incompetent, forced
upon them during the rush season, and
to whom, it is claimed, many wrecks
and destruction of life and property
can be traced. Aside from this, the
roads expect to save a few millions in
wages during the summer, when traf
fic is light. The heaviest cuts will
be in the operating departments, in
the shops and among clerks.
Many of the employes will be taken
back again when business becomes
heavy again, but a strong effort will
be made to shut out permanently the
incompetents and undesirables. The
discharged tracklayers and other9 who
were working on extensions and like
improvements will not be re-employed
until the financial market is more
promising and until the new legisla
tion has been given a thorough trial
by the roads.
The application of the 2-cent pas
senger rate will be especially felt by
Western roads, and reductions in
freight rates and the demands of labor
unions, which amount to millions, will
affect all roads and call for rigid econ
omy and a general slowing up until
the way seems clear.
Many states, also, have practically
doubled the taxes imposed upon rail
roads, and the general result requires
retrenchment in every direction pos
sible. FAVORS.LIMITED ARMAMENTS.
Japan Will Support America and
Britain at The Hague.
Victoria, B. C; May 28. Japanese
newspapers received by the steamship
Empress of India from Yokohama
contain an interview with Count
Okuma. one of Japan s most promi
nent statesmen, regarding The Hague
peace conference, in which he says:
"If Great Britain introduces an arm
ament restriction proposal for debate,
Japan will support it, and possibly
also the United States. It would be
difficult to speculate, though, on the
probable attitude of European powers
as to the proposal. With regard to
the regulations of military and naval
battles, rights and duties of neutrals,
regulation of wireless telegraphy and
contrabrand of war, Japan and Russia
had a claim to advance their views, in
view of their practical experience. As
far as Japan is concerned, the coher
ence affords the best opportunity of
promoting her position in interna
tional politics."
Advices were received of large ad
ditions to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
fleet. Larger and fasters steamers are
to replace some vessels in the Ameri
can service. The Japanese govern
ment just turned over to the company
11 large prize steamers captured dur
ing the war, which will be used as
freighters.
Strange Accident on Ship.
Victoria, B. C, May 23. Steamer
Empress of India, which arrived this
morning, brought the body of Mrs.
Richard Cadbury, wife of the well
known English chocolate manufac
turer, who was killed as a result of
falling down the saloon stairway dur
ing a heavy gale encountered on May
21. while the steamer was in mid-Pacific.
The body was embalmed, and
is being taken to England by the four
Misses Cadbury. who were accom
panying their mother on a globe-tour
ing trip.
Landlords Must Not Bar Children.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 23. The
city council today, by unanimous vote,
instructed the city attorney to pre
pare an ordinance, which will be
passed at the next meeting, making it
a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or
imprisonment, or both, for a landlord
to refuse to rent property to a tenant
because the latter is possessed of
children.
The council also directed the clerk
to send a copy of the ordinance to
President Roosevelt.
Two Big Fires.
Lovelock. Nev., May 2. Half a
block of buildings on Main street
burned today. One man, identity un-
i known, was burned to death. The
taJ lo?s j, matcd at $75,000, with
no insurance.
Rochester. N. Y.. May 23 Fire
'canned $100,000 damages today to the
buiHing occupied by Oaks & Calhoun,
jen Main street. East.