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CANNOT MOVE TO
RECOVER DEPOSIT
LUMBER CASES CONSOLIDATED
Treasurer Does Not Have to Account
for School Funds.
State Hat $395,000 in the Defunct
Title Guarantee & Trust Company
Bank of Portland and No Way to
Recover From Bondsmen Until
Successor to 8teel la Elected.
Salem, Or., Nov 21. No steps have
yet been taken to recover the $395,000
deposited by the state treaurer in the
Title Guarantee & Trut company bank
or to find out whether the elate has any
recourse against the surety company
which was surety upon the bond of the
state treasurer and the trust company
Demand was made for repayment of
the money, but there the matter rests
and seems likely to rest, for some time
to come. The surety company has ac
knowledged liability for $100,000 of
the amount, but no more. So far as
known, no arrangements have been
made for,, the payment of even this
amount.
Governor Chamberlain has been ear
neatly seeking some means of enforcing
payment of the money into the treasury
but has been unable to find any way of
bringing to a legal test the question of
(he liability of Steel and his bonds
men. Though it is publicly known,
and admitted, that the money is gone,
not only from the treasury, but also
from the control of the treasurer, 4here
is no way of bringing a suit until the
treasurer has been called upon to turn
the money over to eome one else and he
fails or refuses to do so. It was this
situation that first brought tin sugges
tion that the state treasurer should re
sign, thus making it necessary that he
turn over the funds to his successor, in
default of which a suit would lie against
his bondsmen. But the treasurer has
said that he will not resign, and there
the matter rests. His term will expire
in a little over three years, and then
suit can be brought unless the money
Las been paid into the treasury eooner
INVESTIGATE BANKING LAWS.
California Legislature Takes Steps to
Protect Depositors.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 21. Resolu
tions were introduced yesterday in both
houses of the legislature, convened in
' extraordinary session, for the appoint
ment bv the governor of a special exec
utive committee to investigate the
banking laws of California and the
banks ot the state. Amendments are
lobe drafted and the committee will
draw up more stringent measures for
the better protection of depositors and
will report its findings and recommend
ation to the next regular session of the
legislature.
The senate unanimously adopted the
concurrent resolution approving four
of the 20 amendments to the San Fran
cisco charter, adopted at the recent
election.
Must Call Ses ion Again.
Sacramento, Nov. 21. After an ex
tra session for two days it has devel
oped that the proper financial relief
legislation and the rehabilitation of
the ccurts on special holidays cannot be
enacted by the legislature under the
present call of Governor Gillett, and
that a supplementary proclamation
must be issued. Such was the conclu
sion arrived at late last night by a sub
committee of the senate judiciary committee.
State of Lincoln Resurrected.
Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 21. Dele
gates from the Northwest to the Trans
Missinsippi congress are today working
on a proposition of a new state to be
called Lincoln, composed of parts of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana, with Spokane as the capital. The
proposition is fathered by N. W. Dur
ham, of Spokane. Resolutions were
introduced for the establishment by the
government of a bureau of mining and
agricultural colleges, experimental sta
tions and postal savings banks in every
congressional district.
Oregon and Washington Complaints
Will Be Heaid Together.
Washington, Nov. 22. The In
terstate Commerce Commission will
hold but one hearing to dispose of
the complaints of Oregon and Wash
ington lumber manufacturers against
the new rates on lumber shipped to
Missouri river points and the Middle
West and from points in Oregon to
points in California. The Oregon and
Washington Lumber Manufacturers'
Association and the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' Association
have filed separate complaints with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
but In effect tneir complaints are
identical, as the rates complained of
are the same from Oregon as from
Washington, the defendant railroads
are the same In each case.
' The complaint of the Western Ore
gon Lumber Manufacturers' Associa
tion la somewhat different, as it ap
plies only to rates from Oregon to
California established by the South
ern Pacific and the Oregon & Califor
nia Railroad companies. At the hear
ing, which will begin December 11,
the railroads will be represented by
their attorneys and the lumbermen
by Teal & Minor, of Portland; A. E.
Griffiths, of Seattle; W. H. Abel, of
Montesano, Wash., and by Wimbish,
Watkina & Ellis, of Atlanta, Ga. I
In its complaint, recently filed1
with the Commission, the Oregon and
Washington Lumber Manufacturers'
Association, allege that the Hill and
Harriman railroads, by concert of
action absolutely fix and maintain
rates on lumber from Oregon and
Washington to points In the Missis
sippi Valley, Rocky Mountain and
Plains states, said rate being formu
lated through the trans-continental
freight bureau at Chicago, said bu
reau being dominated and controlled
by these two systems.
After setting forth t&e difference
between the old rates and tnose
which were to have gone Into effect
November 1, the complainants allege
that this raise in rates is the result
of a conspiracy to destroy all compe
tition among the railroads operating
In the Northwest, and to exact an un
reasonable compensation for the
transportation of lumber, and that
the railroads, by increasing their
rates, propose to absorb all or near
ly all of the profits of the lumber
men.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. C.
NAVY RANKS SECOND.
America Rises From Fourth Place In
I Two Years
Washington. Nov. 20. In the last
two years the United States has risen
from the fourth to the second place
among the naval powers of the world
Two years ago the American navy was
outclassed by the nav.es of England,
France and Germany. Today Great
Britain is the only nation that his a
larger naval tonnage than the United
States. It is true that France has more
warships, but the aggregate tonnage of
the French navy is below that of the
United States. These facts are brought
out in a statement of the Naval Intelli
gence bureau of the Navy department.
England ba 52 first-class battle
ships, 32 armored cruisers, 90 unar
mored cruisers, 142 torpedo boat de
stroyers, 47 torpedo boats and 39 sub
marines. The ships now being built
are 7 first-class battlesips, 6 armored
cruisers, 1 unarmored cruiser, 13 tor
pedo boat destroyers, 14 torpedo boats
and 21 submarines.
Franco has 19 first-class battleships,
19 armored cruisers, 28 unarmored
cruisers, 35 torpedo boat destroyers,
257 torpedo boats, 41 submarines and
12 coast defense vessels. The vessels
now under construction are 8 firstrdass
battleships, 4 armored cruisers, 40 tor
pedo boat destroyers, 14 torpedo boats
and 63 submarines.
The United States now has 22 first
class battleships, 10 armored cruisers,
41 unarmored cruisers, IB torpedo boat
destroyers, 32 torpedo boats, 12 sub
marines and 11 coast defense vessels.
This country is now building 7 first
class battleships, 2 armored cruisers,
3 unarmored cruisers, 5 torpedo boat
destroyers and 7 submarines.
FLEET TO BE REVIEWcD.
President Will Inspect Atlantic Squad
ron Before It Sails.
TURN LIGHT ON THE BANKS.
BIG BOND ISSUE
FOR WATERWAYS
Gillett Recommends Ir.q'iiry and 1 elis
Cause of Stringency.
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 20 Ihe
special session of the legislature called I
by Governor Gillette convened yester
day. The governor's message, which fnnrirpwmari RarthnMt Wants Flvft
HEARST HELD FOR LIBEL.
Bound Over to Grand Jury Politics
Game Charged.
New York, Nov. 22. Justice
Wyatt, in the Court of Special bes-
sions today, neid wiinam u. nearsi
for the grand jury on the charge of
criminal libel, preferred by William
Astor Chanler. S. S. Carvalho ap
peared for Mr. Hearst. The amount
of bond was fixed at $500, the usual
sum required in misdemeanor cases.
Mr. Carvalho fs the general manager
of Mr. Hearst s New York newspaper.
Both Mr. Hearst and his bondsmen
were in court wnen justice wyan
handed down his decision. They re
paired to the ofllce of District Attor
ney Jerome wnue me Dan uona was
being prepared. It was later ap
proved by Justice Wyatt and Mr.
Hearst and his attorneys drove away
n the big red automobile that had
brought them to the criminal courts
building.
The charge against Mr. Hearst
grew out of a publication in the New
York Evening Journal concerning the
case or Kaymona iiucncocK, me ac
tor. Mr. Chanler's name was men
tioned in connection with the article
Several hearings were had before
Justice Wyatt, and Mr. Chanler posi
tively denied that he had ever been
at Hitchcock's house when little girls
were there.
His counsel contended that the
publication had been made for the
purpose ot injuring politically Lieu
tenant-Governor Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler, a brother of the complain
ant, aeainst Mr. Hearst. This was
denied by Mr. Hearst's attorneys,
who made the counter assertion in
court that Mr. Chanler s proceedings
gainst Mr. Hearst were taken in the
hope of hurting the chances of the
ndependence League ticket in the
last country election.
Cannot Rescue Canadians.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 21. Despite
the Ottawa repoits that the Dominion
government would at once distribute
$10,000,000 in currency to help the
movement of grain of Western Canada,"
it wae announced today that the gov
ernment has no cash to lean and has
failed so far in getting a eupply from
the bank to help the farmers. In the
meantime the frozen grain must le
moved. The congestion at the head of
the lakes is becoming serious.
New Death Test.
Faris, Nov. 21. A new death test
which absolutely precludes the possi
bility of burial alive has been discov
ered at the Lariboisierre hospital in
th's city. Experiments have shown
that radiographs of bodies taken even
a few minutes after death reveal clearly
the outlines of all the organs whereas
if the radiographs are taken during life
the organs are not revealed.
Improve Rivers 'n Montana.
P Helena, Mont., Nov. 21. A call was
today issued by the Helena Commercial
club for a meeting of citizens of this
state, to be held here November 26, for
the purpose of formtng'a state associa
tion to bring about the securing from
congress of a just share of the river and
harbor appropriation! for the better
ment of the Missouri and Yellowstone
rivers.
Combined to Down Opposition.
Salt Lake, Nov. 22. The Federal
grand jury returned indictments against
the Union Pacific Railroad company,
the Oregon Short Line, the Union Paci
fic Coal company, J. M. Moore, general
agent of the Union Pacific Coal com
pany and Everett Buckingham, assist
ant general superintendent of the Ore
gon Short Line. The technical charge
is a combination in restraint of trade
by forcing a Salt Lake City coal dealer
out of business because he bad lowered
the price of coal below that fixed by
the combination.
They Assassinated Picture.
Odessa, Nov. 22. The trial by a
special military court of 25 men of the
Eleventh Nicholas I. regiment, on
charges of mutiny and insubordination,
came to an end here today. Two ser
geants and one private who had de
stroyed a picture of Emperor Nicholas
were sentenced to death and at once
shot. ' Nine other men were sent out to
the mines for life, 12 were sent to the
mines for 10 years and the others were
acquitted.
,
St. Louis Bids for $12,000,000.
St, Louis, Nov 22. At a meeting of
all St. Louis bankers today, it was de
cided to take 112,000,000 of the govern
ment's treasury certificates, providing
the money paid for this circulating me
dium be re-deposited in the hanks tak
ing the scrip. This the Treasury de
partment has already signified its in
tention of doing.
Deposits Rushing Back.
New York, Nov. 22. The Termi
nal Bank, one of the Brooklyn Insti
tutions which closed their doors sev
eral weeks ago, reopened for busi
ness today. More than 100 deposi
tors were tn line and $45,000 was de
posited daring Che first hoar.
Modify Guard Laws.
Washington, Nov. 20. The national
administration desires existing Jaws
modified so that the national guard of
the United States can be made effective
as the second line of defense of the
country. With this end in view, Act
ing Secretary of War Oliver has invited
the Interstate National Guard associa
tion to appoint a commitee to meet
him and the general staff on December
12, and unite upon resolutions. Re
pealing the provision limiting the
length of active service of the militia
to nine months; permitt ng service
abroad ; waiving the requirement of
regular army standard where states
have not a full regiment of militia are
among the changes wanted.
Taft Will Hasten Heme.
Washingtqn, Nov. 21. Secretary
Taft, who arrived at Vladivostok yes
terday, cabled Major Mclntyre, the act
ing chief of the insular bureau, to en
gage accommodations for him and his
party on the steamship President
Grant, which will leave Hamburg, Ger
many, on December 7 for New York
city. The secretary said nothing about
his program for the stay in Asia or
Europa. Mr. Taft telegraphed that all
the pirty were well. It is understood
Mrs. Taft will not come to the United
States with the secretary. J
Corgress to Give Relief.
wasnington, ssov. zi). there are so
few members of either house of con
gress who deal directly with financial
legislation in the capital that it in im
possible to make any definite prediction
as to what course financial legislation
will take at the approaching session.
All who are here, however, agree that
the conditions are euch that something
must be done, and the preponderance of
opinion favors the view that relief leg
islaton will be prompt.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, Nov. 23. Postmas
ters appointed: Miles, Ore., Edgar A.
Johnson, vice R. E. Cunningham, re
signed; Rutledge, Ore., William Dil
linger, vice C. E. Young, resigned;
Star, Ore., Mary J. Harlow, vice Mi
los Pitcher, resigned; Greenacres,
Wash., William T. Donahue, vice II.
M. Adams, resigned; Thornton,
Wash., Harry H. Goss, vice L. L.
Holt, resigned.
Metcalf today signed an order
scribing the outlines or the program
for the review of the battleship fleet
by President Roosevelt at Hampton
Roads, December 16, when it starts
on Its journey to the Pacific. The ar
rangement of the details will be left
to Admiral Evans. The Mayflower,
with the President and party on
board, is to arrive in Hampton
Roads from Washington, shortly af
ter 8 o'clock in the morning, and will
anchor near the center of the fleet.
Immediately on anchoring, the flag
officer, followed by the commanding
officers of the vessels of the fleet, will
repair on board the Mayflower to pay
their respects to the President. Re
turning to their ships, the fleet will
get under way to stand out to sea,
preceded by the Mayflower. The lat
ter vessel will anchor, the fleet pass
ing in review and out to sea.
was read in both houses, says the ses
siun has been convened to enact legis
lation believed to be imperative because
nf iiniianal financial fiinnariiu Kvurlif
todav siened an order ore- "J. w "JD. """6
legitimate business was never in better
condition. The present state of affair
is attributable to extravagant living
wild speculation, the frenzied finance of
the stock and bond manipulators of
Wall street. The message adds in sub
stance:
The banking laws need to be amend
RAILROAD CONSPIRACY.
Lumbermen File Protest With Inter
state Commissioner.
Washington, Nov. 19. A conspiracy
between the Hill and Harriman lines
to shut out competition, boost rates for
transportation of lumber from Oregon
and otber North Pacific states to the
East, is charged in a complaint by prac
tically all of the big lumber manufact
urers of those states, which was filed
today with the Interstate Commerce
commission. AH the 1111 ana .Harri
man roads in Oregon are now putting
into effect increased rates at from five
to ten cents per hundred.
"This will greatly injure and to some
extent destroy the lumber industry of
Oregon, an industry yielding products
worth $30,000,000 at the mills and
which is paying the roads $12,000,000
in freight yearly," says the complaint,
"it is unjust and unreasonable to im
pose on this industry the additional
burden 10 pay dividends on grossly ex
cessive capital stock and principal and
interest on excessive bonds."
The manufacturers ask that a reason
able rate be fixed by the commission.
Fourth Complaint Filed.
Washington, Nov. 21. The fourth
of a series of complaints recently filed
with the Interstate Commerce commis
sion by the Lumber Manufacturers
association of the North Pacific coast,
was presented to the commission today.
Its title is the Southwest Washington
Lumber Manufacturers' Association
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company and several other Western
and Northwest railroads. It is practi
cally identical in its allegations with
petitions previously filed by tbe other
associations.
ed so as to afford better protection to
depositors. Trust companies and cor
porations doing an interstate business
should be placed under Federal laws
and if necetsary the constitution should
be so amended.
A committee should be appointed to
investigate the methods of doing bank
ing business in California.
Owing to conditions in tbe East, Cal
ifornia banks are unable to secure the
balances due them. This, with the
withdiawal of money from the banks
and tbe boarding oi it, has depleted the
cash reserve. A bill will be presented
extending the time for the payment of
taxes; also provisions for permitting
courts to proceed on legal holidays, to
ratify recent amendments to the charter
of San Francisco.
ALABAMA FOR PROHIBITION.
Protection Against Disease.
Washington, Nov. 21. The bubonic
plague at San Francisco and other dis
eases of the South American coast are
causing the consideration of proposi
tions for the safeguarding of United
States ports to tie presented by the
American delegation to the coming in
ternational sanitary conference of Amer
ican republics to be held at Mexico
City.
Williamson Case Set.
Washington, Nov. 21. The case of
ex-Congressman Williamson, by joint
request of the prosecution and the de
fense, has been eet by the Supreme
court for December 2. As several oth
er cases are set for the same day ahead
of this case, the hearing will probably
be held about December 4.
Rebate Case Set for Argument.
Washington, Nov. 21. The rebate
case against the Great Northern Rail
way company, in which the company is
under sentence to pay a fine of $15,000,
has been set for hearing in the Supreme
court of the United States on January
6. IhiB is the case m which the com
pany resists the Elkins law, under
which the fine was imposed, on the
ground that it was repealed by the rail
road rate law at the last session of con
gress. Irrigated Potatoes From Idaho,
Washington, Nov. 21. A box of
"Golden Russet" potatoes, which were
grown near Heyburn, Idaho, has been
received by the reclamation service
Washington office. The results of this
first season of irrigation under the Mi
nidoka project are most pleasing to the
officials of the reclamation service.
The yeild of potatoes was something
over five tons to the acre, and potatoes
in neighboring states are bringing $40
per ton.
Report on Land Sales.
Washington, Nov. 21. The general
land office has adjusted its account
with Washington state, ehowing 5 per
cent of the net proceeds of sales of pub
lic land? within the state for the fiscal
year ending June 30. Receipts from
sales of such lands were $663,088:
from sales of Indian lands, $93,995, and
from fees and commissions, $104,421,
making the total receipts from all
eources $861,404.
After 1908 No Liquor Will Be Sold
in State.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 20. Un
precedented scenes were enacted in the
senate chamber of the historical capitol
of Alabama yesterday when the statu
tory prohibition bill was passed by a
vote of 32 to 2. Women and children
thronged the corridors and galleries
and even invaded the sanctity of the
floor itself, pushing tbe senators from
their seats and giving vent to their
enthusiasm by shouts and cheers that
echoed and re-echoed through the build
ing. Senators who opposed the bill
were hissed down when they arose to
speak against tbe measure.
When two carloads of Mobile men
came to lobby against tbe bill they
found that delegates who favored that
measure had filled the senate galleries
until not a seat was left. It was the
plan to crowd them out and it succeed
ed. Little children stood in the lob
bies and pinned ribbons on everyone.
Children were kept out of school
yesterday to work against liquor.
The statutory prohibition bill, which
was passed, was in the nature of a
compromise between the ant is and pro
hibitionists. The antis, seeing the
handwriting on the wall, agreed to
give up the fight, provided the time
was extended until January 1, 1909,
when the sale of whisky will be forbid
den in the state of Alabama. This
amendment will be sent to the house
and will be concurred in without a
fight.
CLOSED 60 DYS.
Gompers After Cannon.
Washington, Nov. 19. President
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, forgetting his ex
perience in politics a year ago, is going
to undertake to prevent the re-election
of Speaker Cannon not his re-electio
to congress, but his re-election as
speaker of the house.
Freight to Pacific Increases.
Washington, Nov. 22. The census
bureau reports that the commercial val
uation of freight transported by water
to the Pacific coast was $74,000,000 last
year, and $21,000,000 in 1889. The
wages hare increased from $5,000,000
to $12,000,000.
Utes Leave for Work.
Washington, Nov. z2. Telegrams
from Special Agent Downp, of the Ute
Indians, and Supervisor of Indian Em
ployment Saglett, received at the Ind'an
office here, state that 57 ablebodied In
dians, with their families, consisting of
a total of about 135, left the Ute camp
for Rapid City, S. D., to work. The
total number of Indians at the camp is
about 370.
Will Be Oversubscribed.
Washington, Nov. 23. Develop
ments of further assurances of the
success of the new financial plan of
the administration. The treasury de
partment has received many bids for
the canal bonds and certificates and
it is believed that the hundred mil
lion of certificates will be largely
oversubscribed. The local banks say
that Individual deposits have greatly
increased since yesterday.
Bank Examiner Does Not Expect Bank
to Open Sooner.
Portland, Nov. 20. Bank Examiner
Claude Gatch has only fairly begun
actual examination into the conditions
of the suspended Merchants National
bank. It is said a period of 60 days
will probably elapse before the public
can be apprised as to what course the
bank will pursue.
So many interruptions have occurred
that the bank examiner has not been
able to get down to steady work. The
public has in a limited way access to
the banking rooms, and many wish to
see the bank examiner on business af
fecting the bank's affairs. These in
terruptions are said to be nearly always
a preliminary to the work of investigat
ing a suspended bank.
Most of the uigent callers have now
been disposed of, and the examiner ex
pects to push the examination with all
possible speed. Alter his report has
been made up it will not be given out
here, but will be forwarded to the
comptroller of currency at Washington
Japan Satisfied at Present.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 20. Owing to
the favorable conditions under which
Japanese sealers may now operate ia
Bering sea, the proposed treaty between
Great Britain, the United States, Japan
and Russia for the settlement of the
sealing question and the indemnification
of the pelagic sealers is being held up
by the refusal of Japan to enter the
agreement. Japanese sealers are still
in position to hunt eeals at will, re
garding only the international law, by
which they are prevented from going
within three miles of the rookeries.
Hundred Millions for Projects.
Would Make Waterways Commission
Permanent and Relieve House
Committee Work Now in Sight to
Cost $400,000,000 Roosevelt
Favors Plan.
Washington, Nov. 19. Representa
tive Bartholdt, of Missouri, after a talk
with President Roosevelt today, an
nounced his intention of introducing a
bill as soon as congress meets to give
legal status to the Inland Waterways
commission, which was created by ex
ecutive act, and another bill providing
for a $500,000,000 bond issue to estab
lish a fund for permanent great water
way improvements, leaving the smaller
projects to be taken care of in the regu
lar river and harbor bills.
It is proposed to have the Waterway
commission a permanent body, which
shall employ experts and keep congress
officially advised as to the merits of
waterway projects. Mr. Bartholdt eays
the president regards the plan with fa
vor. Of his bond plan Mr. Bartholdt said:
"I believe that the future generations
of the country who will be benefitted
by improving navigable streams should.
as in the case of the Panama canal,
bear the burden of the expense. Chair
man Burton, of the committee on rivers
and harbors, has told me that there are
meritorious schemes pending before his
committee that call for an expenditure
of at least $400,000,000. Hardly one
tenth of this can be provided during a
session of congress, and the consequence
is that work which would be of im
mense importance to the United States
is deferred from year to year because
the money to carry it on ie not avail
able. All this can be remedied by a
bond isEue of sufficient size. I do not
know of anything more important than
much needed improvement to the great
navigable streams of the country,"
PANIC STRIKES PEOPLE.
Severe Earthquakes Terrify Southern
Italian Towns.
Reggio de Calabria, Italy, Nov. 19.
The province of Reggio di Calabria,
Italy, was visited by another seven
earthquake at 2:2.0 yesterday afternoon.
It was especially severe at Brancha
leone, Feruzzano and Bianco, and a
number of houses were shattered or
damaged.
The people, who had summoned up
courage to return to their homes after
the earthquake of October 27, again be
came panic stricken and fled a second
time to the country. Some of them
camped last night in the open air,
while others took refuge in subterrane
an grottos. Men and women, rich and
poor, priests ana soiaiers, are inrown
together, and the devout are raising
prayers to the Madonna and the saints
to succor them in their misery,
CHICAGO PLEASED AT ISSUE.
New Washington Postmasters.
Washington, Nov. 22. Washington
postmasters appointed: Lakehead,
Wash., W. Kernodle, vice II. P. Cham
berlain, removed; Yelm, D. R. Huehes,
vice J. L. Mosman, resigned. Rural
free delivery route Nc. 2 has been or
dered established February 1 at Turn
water, Thurston connty, serving 400
people and 100 families.
Boycott Against Tobacco.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 20. The Ameri
can Federation of Labor, after a long
discussion, yesterday rejected an amend
ment to its laws proposing that no arbi
tration or dispute between members be
considered unless all parties in interest
agree to be bound by the decision. The
Federation adopted caustic resolutions
against the American-Continental To
bacco company and calling for the boy
cott of drugstores all over the country
having certain kinds of cigarstands.
S30.000.000 Damage Suit.
New York, Nov. 20. The suit for
damages brought by the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining company against the
American Sugar Refining company came
up tor trial today before the United
States court for the Southern district
of New York. The plaintiff company
asks for damages in the amount of
30,000,000.
Bankers Predict Normal Condition of
Affair in Short Time.
Chicago, Nov. 19. The decision of
the national government to issue $150,
000,000 in bonds and certificates met
with general approval throughout the
West. The benefits expected to result
from the move were anticipated in the
higher grain markets, both here and in
other grain centers of the West. Bulls
were more dispoeed to buy than for
some time, and shorts took cover hasti
ly as soon as the plan was announced.
In this city eome of the leading bank
ers announced that preparations were
under way for the resumption of busi
ness on a normal cash basis and it was
believed, it is said, that inside of 10
days at the outside, the clearing houee
checks would be withdrawn from circu
lation.
Good Effect Felt in London.
London, Nov. 19. The official an
nouncement from Washington that
treasury certificates to the amount of
100,000,000, bearing interest at 3 per
cent, and Panama bonds amounting to
50,000.000, would be issued immedi
ately in order to relieve the financial
stringency in the United States, bad an
immediate effect on the market here.
Prices promptly moved upward, the
firms and members of the stock ex
change believing the action wa? bound
in a great measure to remove the strain
in the money msrket.
Fight Begun in New Douma.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 19. The ticket
of the Octoberist-Conservative coalition
was successful in the subordinate elec
tions for officers of the lower house of
parliament yesterday. Prince Vlade
mir Wolkensky being chosen first vice
president and Professor Baron von Mey-
endorf second vice president, receiving
263 of the 402 votes east. The Consti
tutional Democratic candidate, Mr.
MavlakofT, received 133 votes. The So
cial Democrats refrained from voting.
Stop Canal Emigration.
Guayaquil, Nov. 19. The Chilean
transport Casima, until recently the
Eonadorean school ship Maranon,
which was sold early in the month to
Chile, and which was to have engaged
in the emigrant traffic between Panama
and Chile, has been ordered to rail for
Valparaiso instead of Panama owing to
the opposition of the isthmian author
it iee to allow canal laborers to emi
grate to Chile.