HENDRICKS IS
AGAINST HALL
Tells of Plot to Hold Political Club
Over Stelwer.
Z; chary and Hendricks Confess Con
spiracy Charges Are True Stei
wer Also Is Expected to Testify
Against Hall Were Indicted Joint
ly With Ex-District Attorney.
Par is, Jan. 21. The reports cabled
'.from Rio de Janeiruo that the Brazilian
authorities were warned from Paris of
a possible attempt to blow up the
American battleship fleet while in the
harbor there are true. Some time ago
'-certain suspicions indicating the exist-
nce of a plot to destroy the whole or a
portion of the fleet, either at Eio Janei
ro or in the Straits of Magellan, were
aroused and communicated to Eio Ja
neiroand Washington. A chartered
steamer was reported to have conveyed
explosives for the use of the conspira
to j s to Rio Janeiro, arriving there
about the middle of December, and
John Fedher, whose name is mentioned
' in the Rio Janeiro dispatches, was one
of the men whose names were revealed
here as implicated in the conspiracy.
The alleged plot is supposed to have
some rather startling ramifications, but
the evidence along this Hue is far from
conclusive and rests chiefly upon the
statement of an individual whose record
was subsequently proved to be any
thing but creditable. Consequently
the whole affair is regarded with much
skepticism, and indeed the presump
tion has been raised that it may have
beea a deliberately concocted scare.
HENEY NEARINQ CLIMAX.
Government Witnesses Tell of
Land
Stealing by Settlers.
Portland, Jan. 21. With testimony
strong and apparently conclusive, the
government yesterday by several wit
nesses in the Hall-Mays conspiracy
trial exposed the bold and law defying
operations of the Butte Creek Land,
Livestock & Lumber company, and dis
closed to the jury how during the years
1900 and 1901 this company acquired
fraudulently a considerable area of
public land. By the same evidence it
was shown how this land grabbing cor
poration by the acquisition of these
lands was enabled to complete the en
closure of a still larger area of govern
ment land to which other settlers were
denied access for grazing purposes.
Heney, for the proeecution, made
considerable progress in establishing
the existence of a conspiracy amcng the
members of the Butte Creek company
and he said last night that the govern
ment's case would be supported still
further as to the alleged conspiracy by
the introduction today of more testi
mony of the same character as that
presented yesterday. When this has
been done, Heney will begin the next
step outlined by the prosecution and
will seek positively to connect Hall
and Mays with the conspiracy that will
have been proved against the officers oi
the Butte Creek company.
STORM CITY HALL.
Six Thousand Unemployed in Seattle
Make Demonstration.
Seattle, Jan. 21. The unemployed
laborer's long talked of demonstration
was made yesterdav.
Marshaled by leaders of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, an organ
ization which includes the unemployed
in its membership, about 6,000 men
marched up First avenue for several
blocks and then debouched to the city
hall, where a call was made for the
mnyor.
The mayor submitted a letter a short
time later in which he replied to the
demands by saying that the county
commissioners have devoted $5,000 to
feeding and sheltering the unemployed,
that all public worke provided for by
appropriation are now under way" and
that to do away with the chain gang it
will be neceFsary for the council to
strike the ordinance from the books.
They Were Invited.
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 21. The report of
W. L. Mackenzie King, the royal com
missioner appointed to inquire into the
influx of Oriental labor into Canada,
establishes that the Japanese govern
ment has been observing the agreement
to restrict immigration, and that the
departure of the Japanese Foreign oflice
was made only at the request of the
Canadian Nippon Steamship company,
backed by the Canadian Pacific railway
and other influential Canadian inter
ests, which represented at Tokio that
Japanese labor was needed.
Bank Commissioners Sued.
San Fincisco, Jan. 21. Henry B
Rues today bean suit against the pres
ent and former boards of state bank
commissioners to recover $16,374.53,
which he deposited with the California
Safe Deposit & Trust company on the
strength, he alleged, of favorable re
ports regarding the condition of that
institution, issued by the commission
ers. He said that he made a deposit of
$10,000 in the bank only two days be
fore its doors were closed.
$15,000,000 Mora Retired.
New York, Jan. 21. Large blocks of
clearing house loan checks, amounting
to about $15,006,000, were retired yes
terday, and the amount outstanding
now is in the neighborhood of
000,000.
$20,-1
8TEIWER PLEADS GUILTY.
Heney Puts Him On Stand to Testify
Against Hall.
Portland, Jan. 24. Shortly before
court adjourned yesterday afternoon,
W. W. Steiwer, president of the Butte
Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber com
pany, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy
indictment and was immediately called
by Heney as a witness for the govern
ment against his co-defendants, Hall
and Mays. Steiwer related the sub
stance of a conversation he had with
Hall in Portland in 1900, when the
district attorney told Steiwer that it
would probably be necessary for him
(Hall) to prosecute the Butte Creek
company lor maintaining unlawful
; fences. Heney asked the witness to
give his "understanding" of that con
versation, but counsel for the defend
ants objected to that form of examlna
tion and Judga Hunt reserved his rul
ing until 10 o clock this morning, to
which hour court adjourned.
meiwer's confession ana nis appear
ance as a witness for -the prosecution
is another move by Heney by which the
government expects convincingly to
fasten the conspiracy charge against
both Hall and Mays. The alleged con
spiracy has been proved against Stei
wer, Hendricks and Zachary, officers of
the Butte Creek company, but the tes
timony of these three witnesses is re
lied on by the government further to
associate Hall and May in that con
spiracy. Wnile tne testimony oi Hen
dricks was material to the prosecution's
case, Steiwer is considered a more im
portant witness, since it is expected to
show by him that Hall declined to
prosecute Steiwer and his associates in
consideration of a political obligation
to Steiwer.
POLICE ROUT MOB.
Celcago Unemployed Not Allowed to
Paraoe btreets.
Chicago, Jan. 24. An attempt of
Socialists to bring about a "march of
the unemployed" through tbe down
town Btreeta today resulted in two
sharp fights with the police in which
the would-be marchers were routed
after a number of men had been club
bed. Dr. B. L. Reitman, the originator
of the plan to march through the
streets, and two of his followers, were
arrested. For several days Reitman,
who is a Socialist, bad been making
announcements of his intention to hold
a parade of "hobos" and "unemploy
ed" despite the warning given by Chief
of Police Shipy that no march through
the streets would be permitted. Reit
man continued to defy the authorities
and last night thousands of circulars
were distributed through the downtown
saloons and in the lodginghouse dis
trict, calling upon all men out of work
to assemble at 2 o'clock on the lake
front. The policemen early in the day
reiterated their statement that the
march would not be permitted, and di
rected that all the police force be held
in reserve at the various stations.
PLOT IS DISCOVERED.
Portugal Narrowly Escapes a Coup
d'Etat by Republicans.
Lisbon, Jan. 24. An abortive at
tempt to overthrow the monarchy and
proclaim Portugal a republic was
nipped in the bud last night by the
prompt action of the government. The
plot was organized by a small group of
advanced republicans. As near as can
be ascertained the plan was to assassi
nate Premier Franco and then depend
for success upon street risings, support
ed by secret Republican and labor or
ganizations armed with bombs and re
volvers. The conspirators intended to take ad
vantage of various festivities to carry
out the coup d'etat. The royal family
was at Villa Viciosa, entertaining the
duke of Abruzzi. Most of the army
and navy officers who were in the city
were attending a gala performance at
the theater, while many of the chief
functionaries of state were present at a
magnificent ball at one of the legations.
Mrs. Stoessel a Grafter.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 24. Testimony
showing the straits of the civil popula
tion of Port Arthur during the Beige
was given at the court martial of Gen
eral Ktoeesel today by Colonel Vershin
In. According to Colonel Vershinin
mere existence was a luxury, for civil
ians. Prices were enormous, a cow cost
$800, a pig $500 and eggs $1 each. He
testified that Madame Stoessel had a
large herd of cattle and a flock of chick
ens and charged exorbitant prices.
Shortly before the surrender, he said,
she attempted to dispose of these.
Rent Strikers Arrested.
Boyle, Irelan, Jan. 24 . Twenty con
stabulary visited the Geevagh district
early today and took into custody 20
men charged with unlawful assembly
and riot and having interfered with
the mails. Every one of the 20 prison
ers was caught in bed- The landlords,
against whom a "no rent" combination
has been organized, had sent out pro
cesses and it was the mails bearing
these documents that were interferred
with by the men arrested today.
Restriction on Emigration.
Honolulu, Jan. 24. Japan Consul
Saito has received a cablegram from
Foreign Minister Hayashi notifying
him that, beginning February 1,' the
coolie Japanese laborrs who have bn
permitted to emigrate to Hawaii are
those who are retnrninc and who am
immediate relatives of those who are
'there.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Saturday, January 25
Washington, Jan. 25. Representa
tive Ellis today introduced a bill pro-
viding that the time for reclamtion of
all lands covered by desert land entries
in Uumatilla to inty, Oregon, hereto
lore made, where it can be shown to
the satisfaction of the department of
the interior that the entryman has been
hindered, delayed or prevented from
reclaiming such land by unusual floods
either directly or indirectly, is hereby
extended until the first day of October
1909, and tbe time for making final
proof of reclamation of such lands is
hereby extended to the first day of
April, 1910.
The house committee on pensions has
agreed on an appropriation of $15,000,
000, an increase of about.$7, 000,000.
Friday, January 24,
Washington, Jan. 24. The senate
expositions committee favorably report
ed the Seattle exposition bill, after
cutting the appropriation from $1,125,
000 to $700,000. The bill appropriates
1300,000 for buildings and $400 000
for exhibits. Of the latter item, $250,
000 is for the main government ex
hibit; $100,000 for the Alaska exhibit,
and $25,000 each for the Hawaii and
Philippine exhibits. Four buildings
are authorized.
Washington, Jan. 24. An attack on
the power of the speaker was made in
the house of representatives today by
Mr. Shackelford, of Missouri, during
the consideration of the urgent den
ciency appropriation bill. He said
Speaker Cannon was the "ablest, bold
est champion of autocracy this age had
produced, and declared the speaker
exercised a greater despotism than
exists in any monarchy in Europe
Representative Perkins, of New
York, introduced a bill appropriating
$1,373,643 for the purchase of grounds
and erection of buildings for the United
States consular srvice in China, Japan
and Corea.
During the debate on the urgent de
ficiency bill Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
took occasion to boom Bryan as the
Democratic nominee for president.
Thursday, January 23.
Washington, Jan. 23. Senator
Stone, of Missouri, today presented sta
tistics of government deposits in na
tional banks to show that the distribu
tion of money during the recent cur
rency stringency was not "equitable;"
as contemplated by law governing the
Treasury department. He declared
that the West and South were discrim
inated against, while New York and
Boston were favored. His speech was
on his resolution pending in the senate
directing a committee to investigate
and report on these transactions.
In response to a resolution introduced
by Senator Ankeny and passed by the
senate, the eecretary of the navy today
transmitted to the senate a letter giv-
ng the estimate of the cost of subma
rine torpedo boats delivered at, Puget
sound and Grays Harbor, on the Pacific
coast. He said that under a recent
contract the navy had been offered 340
ton submarines for $360,000 and 270
ton submarines for $285,000. The Navy
department estimate for each boat on
the Pacific coast would be $378,000.
Washington, Jan. 23. The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill occupied
the attention of the house today tothe
exclusion of all other business. A sur
prise was sprung when Chairman Taw
ney of the appropriationscommittee
warned the members that the country
was confronted with the certainty of a
$100,000,000 deficit unless the esti
mates for the next fiscal year should be
cut down materially.
Tawney's warning was seized upon
by Underwood, Alabama, as the text
for a lengthy discussion of the recent
financial depression.
Wednesday, January 22.
Washington, Jan. 22. President
Roosevelt today transmitted to the sen
ate and house copies of the tariff regu
lations negotiated some time ago be
tween the United States and Germany,
together with a proposed amendment
to the customs administrative act, put
ting the same in force as a statute. In
the senate the message aroused lively
discussion in executive session when
taken up. The remarks were not ad
dressed to the message so much as to
the policy of considering it in executive
session, as wejl as the policy of the
president in connection with the agree-
ment
Senator Hansbrongh declared the har
vester trust is trying to control dele
gates to the Republican National con
vention. A bill has been introduced to raise
the pay of officers in the revenue cutter
service.
Washington, Jan. 22. Rapid pro
gress was made in the house of repre
sentatives in the consideration of the
bill to codify and revise the penal laws
of the United States. The only amend
ment of any importance which got
through was one by OUie James, of
Kentucky, making it a criminal offense.
Give Coal Roads a Chance.
Washington, Jan. 22. At the De
partment of Justice today it was an
nounced that if the coal carrying roads
agree to comly with the decisioo of the
Supreme court of the United States on
the constitutionality of the provisions , lations will be introduced in the senate
of the Hepburn law prohibiting trans- j by a member of the committee on judi
portation companies from owning and ciary: Officials of the Interior depart
operating coal properties after May 1,' ment have communicated the need of
it will not prosecute such companies this amendment, which they believe
pending adjudication of the case by , will assist the department in the proee
the Supreme court. Icution of land frauds.
under heavy penalty, to falsify govern-
- . ment crop statistics, the object of tho
amendinent being to protect cotton and
f tobacco growers from speculators. Over
60 pages of the bill were disposed of.
ine nouse asicea tne president lor a
report of the commission sent to Gold
field to investigate the trouble there.
Representative Humphrey introduced
a bill appropriating $3,000,000 for four
submarines for Puget sound.
Representative Jones introduced a
bill making it unlawful for any person
to injure or destroy any part of govern
ment irrigation works.
Representative Kahn introduced a
bill appropriating $5,000,000 for sub
marines for the Pacific coast.
Tuesday, January 21.
Washington, Jan. 21. The senate
today discussed the propriety of au
thorizing one of its committees to in
vestigate the circumstances connected
with the issuance of an injunction at
the instance of the Hitchman Coal &
Coke company against John Mitchell
by Judge Alston Grayson, of the
United States Circuit court of the
Northern district of West Virginia.
Considerable time was spent in con
sidering the bill to revise the criminal
code of the United States.
Senator Teller today introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appro
priation bill providing for the purchase
of silver bullion to tbe extent of $100,
000,000 to be made into subsidiary
coinage.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, today in
troduced a bill to provide for asceittin-
ment of the true boundary line between
Idaho and Washington.
Washington, Jan. 21. Two exciting
episodes and narrow escape of the rep
resentatives from de'eat on an amend-
meat to the penal code bill made the
session of the house today one of
tense interest. First came a hot
between Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
ln
tilt and
lat-
Randell, of Texas, in regard to the
ter's amendments prohibiting senators
or repreentatives from being employed
by public service corporations.
The climax of the debate came when
Clark, of Missouri, amid thunderous
Democratic applause, declared that
William Jennings Bryan would be nom
inated at the Denver convention, and
Boutell, of Illinois, aroused the mem
bers on his side of the house to a high
pitch of enthusiasm by stating that
8peaker Cannon would be the Republi
can nominee at the Chicago convention
in June, and would be elected in No
vember.
Represmentative Smith, of Califor
nia, yesterday introduced a bill provid
ing that widows of civil war veterans
shall not lose their pensions by mar
riage to surviving veterans of the civil
war.
Monda, January 20.
Washington, Jan. 20. The senate
devoted over two hours to considering
the bill revising the criminal laws of
the United States.
The senate adopted a resolution offer
ed by Tillman directing the secretary
of the treasury to send to the senate a
statement showing the number of na
tional banks placed in the hands of re
ceivers as insolvent since January i,
903, the capital stock of each, the
names of the receivers and their com
pensation and the names of all attor
neys or special employes under them.
Senator Fulton socured favorable re
port on his bill to divide Oregon into
two judicial districts, one east of the
Cascades and one west. Later the bill
passed the senate.
Secretary Cortelyou asked more time
to report on the various bond issues.
Senator Fulton today inroduced a
bill appropriating $250,000 to reim
burse the Sherman county settlers for
land arid improvements of which they
were dispossessed by the decision of the
Supreme court.
The senate today passed Senator Ful
ton's bill conferring jurisdiction upon
the Ninth Circuit Federal court to de
termine in equity the rights of Ameri
can citizens under the Behring sea ar
bitration and render judgment thereon
Washington, Jan. 20. Unrestrained
opportunity to express views on the
immigration question was afforded
members of the house today by the de
cision to take up and consider a bill ap
propriating $250,000 for an immigra
tion station in Philadelphia and so
many took advantage of it that the
code of laws bill, which the manseers
had planned to take up, was side track-
ed for the day
The discussion of the immigration
etation bill opened up the whole sub
ject of immigration and excited the in
terest of the entire house. Members
from both sides of the chamber cla
mored for recognition, which carried
with it the right to speak for an hour,
if so desired.
The debate was notable in that it
was indulged in largely by members
serving their first terms, who foand in
the bill a chance to make their maiden
efforts at speech making on the floor
of the house. The entire session was
devoted to a consideration of the bill,
which was passed.
Strengthens Land Fraud Law.
Washington, Jan. 23. A bill de
signed to amend the statute relative to
the entry of public lands in such man
ner as to legalize affidavits made in con
nection with Interior department regu
THE GRANGE.
Secretary for Washington Tells of
Benefits to Be Derived.
By Find W. I-cwin, Secretary Washington SUta
Granite, Tumwater, WoHhinKton. ,
The Grange has, for forty years,
stood for the upliftment cf the farmer,
and we only have to look back, over
its history, to see what it lias accom
plished for us.
It is to the Grange that we owe the
rural mail delivery, the oleomagarine
bill, the denatnred alcohol law, and in
many states it has forced the passage of
better tax laws, and other laws that
assist in giving the farmer the benefits
of his labor.
Nor is the work of the Grange alone
directed to the urging the passage of
laws. It becomes needful to prevent
the passage of some laws that would be
detrimental tc the best interests of the
farmer, and that is a part of the work
the Grange does.
Space will not permit me to go into
details, but anyone may obtain the de
tails by asking for them.
Although we take an interest in the
legislative work of our people, we also
benefit them in many ways besides.
To the young man and wcman, we
offer a chance to gain pleasure and
profit in the meetings of the Grange, as
we carry on our meetings in strict par
liamentary manner, providing we get
the right person for Master, and so give
them a chance to learn how such work
is done.' We also have literary pro
grams, providing we get tne Ngnt per
son for Lecturer, and so give them
chaace to practice speaking in public,
and appearing on the rostrum before an
audienoe, all of which is a benefit to
any young or, in fact, an older person
too, in these times of public awakening
To the father and mother, who are
the providers for a family, it gives them
a chance to purchase their needed sup
plies in connection with their brothers
and sisters, and so gain the advantage
that is to be derived from wholesale
dealing.
To the home owner, it provides a safe
and sure, as well as cheap insurance for
his property, and any member of the
Grange, who is attached to any subor
dinate Grange is entitled to that benefit
Our insurance is carried at exact cost,
and we are laying by no surplus to be
lost by poor investments, oi by tbe die
honesty of the officers, but we keep
enough on hands at all times so that
we can pay all losses promptly, upon
the proof being sent in.
In life insurance we have none to
offer that will answer the demands of
the great majority of our patrons, but
we are working on a plan, that will ul
timately furnish us a life insurance as
well as a property insurance, and on
the same basis, that of actual cost.
In the line of purchasing and selling,
we are not as well organized as we
would lle to be, but as the dealers are
all in combines, and tne commission
men are all united by common consent,
it behooves us, as farmers, to combine
if we would protect our own interests
and obtain the just rewards for our
labor and enjoy the better accommoda
tions that we might have if we could
obtain the real fruits of our labors.
In the Grange we place woman where
she belongs, on an equality with man,
and so make our order a truly social
one, and our Grange work includes the
enjoyment of the fruits of our labors, as
well as the education of the mind, and
the guarding of tbe purse.
In conclusion let me state the pur
poses of the Grange, as set forth in the
declaration of purposes adopted by the
founders of the order:
To develop a higher and better man
hood and womanhood among ourselves.
To enhanc the comforts and attractions
of the home, and strengthen our attach
ments to our pursuits. To foster mu
tual understanding and co-operation.
To maintain inviolate our laws, and to
emulate each other in labor, to hasten
the good time coming. To reduce out
expenses, both individual and v corpor
ate. To buy less and produce more in
order to make our farms self sustaining.
To diversify our crops, and to crop " no
more than we can cultivate. To con
dense the weight of our exports, selling
less in the bushel and more in hoof and
in fleece, and less in lint and more in
warp and woof. To systematize, our
work and calculate intelligently on
probabilities. To discountenance the
credit system, the mortgage system,
the fashion system, and every other j
system that tends to prodigality and
bankruptcy.
We propose meeting together, talk
ing together, working together, buying
together, selling together, and in gen
eral, acting together for our mutual
protection and advancement.
If we, as farmers, become organized,
we have the power to ask for what we
want and to get it, because we have the
numbers, and all thao is required is the
union that is the means of unifying
that power.
Think the matter over, and decide to
crganize a Grange and so help to make
this world more worth living in.
Dissolve one heaping tablespconful
it lard In one cup of boiling water, add
I tablespoonful of baking soda, one
sf ginger or cinnamon, one-quarter
ten spoonful of salt, one cup of molasses
mid enough flour to make a soft dough.
Bake In a loaf tin.
The rilgrlrn Congregational church,
near Ixndon. founded In 1616, is th
oldest of the denomination In the em
pire, and it was from it that the Ixm
don contingent of the men of the May
flower was recruited.
Rlo BUnfl Mn(.
Boll three-quarters of a cup of rice
In milk In a double boiler. When cook
ed, add a half box of gelatin dissolved
In a little cold milk, add sugar and
ranllla to taste. When cold, beat In
a quart of cream that bas been whip
ped to a stiff froth. Set In a wet
mold In the tcebox to form. Servo
with raspberry Juice poured over I-
BLOW UP FLEET
AT RIO JANEIRO
Plot Is Said to Have Ben Concocted
In Paris.
Warning Sent to Brazil and Washing
ton and Precautions Taken Frus
trated Plans of Conspiracy If Any
Existed Submarine Mines Were
Shipped to Brazil.
Portland, Jan. 25. Senator Fulton
was unfavorably oonnected with the
Hall-Mays conspiracy case by the testi
mony of George C. Brownell, ex-president
of the Oregon state senate and for
years a prominent Republican of tbe
state. Brownell testified that be was
forced to withdraw from the contest for
appointment as United States attorney
for Oregon in 1903 because of the insin
uations of Hall that the government
was in possession of evidence on which
Brownell's indictment for complicity
in the Oregon land frauds was preba
ble. The dethroned boss of Clackamas
county politics further testified that in
return for the indorsement of Hall for
reappointment, which he was forced
to make, Senators Mitchell and Fulton
exacted from Hall a promise of immun
ity from prosecution for Brownell and
the letter's former law partner, J. U.
Campbell, also of Cackamas county. 1
The purpose of Brownell s testimony,
which was admitted over the vigorous
objection of counsel for the defendants,
was to corroborate the charge of con
spiracy alleged against Hall in the in
dictment in that Hall controlled Steiw
er 's vote for senator in return for his
failure to prosecute Steiwer and his as
sociates for enclosing government land.
by showing that Hall used his office as
district attorney to intimidate others
and tc force them to indorse and sup
port him for reappointment. This
contention by Heney has been support
ed by the testimony of Steiwer and
Hendricks in the Butt Creek com
pany's operations and by that of Brown
ell yesterday, and Heney proposes by
the introduction of other witnesses to
day to show that Hall, together with
the connivance of Fulton, prostituted
his office as district attorney by protect
ing violators of the law in two other
specific instnees.
W. W. Steiwer, president of the
Butte Creek company, completed bis
direct testimony yesterday and will be
cross-examined this morning. He tes
tified that his understanding with Hall
was of such a favorable character that
his company failed to remove the un
lawful fences it was maintaining after
he had the interview with Hall.
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED.
New York Uses Thousands to Shovel
Snow.
New York. Jan. 25. New York is
digging itself out of a foot of snow so
unevenly divided that while exposed
and unfrequented spots like Coney is-
and have been blown bare, the
thoroughfares of tbe millions are left
piled high with drifts that impede the
progress of man and beast and in the
open districts have tied up streetcars
nd vehicles. Mercifully, the snow
was accompanied by moderate tempera
ture and in its early stages was wel
comed by the honest part of the 35,000
unemployed men in the city. All who
sought employment from last midnight
found it readily and at good wages,
The'street cleaning department requir
ed 10,000 ehovelers, the traction com
panies as many more, and thousands of
others earned many' dollars from house
holders by cleaning off walks.
Probably the sharpest distress was
xperienced by eeveral thousand genuine
tramps who, having ridden info town
on the bardtimes wave and since en
joyed the city's bounty, aweke today to
find themselves confronted with an un
mistakable opportunity to work. Some
rose to the occasion, and others shifted
their lodgings.
New Railroad for Chile.
Santiago, Chile, Jan. 25. Congress
yesterday passed a bill authorizing tbe
president to make contracts for a rail
road running north and south. The
bill limits immpdiate expenditures to
about $37,400,000, but it is intended
that the road eventually will be ex
tended to the northern and southern
frontiers. When completed the rail
way will run from the frontier of Peru
to the Strait of Magellan, a distance of
about 2,600 miles. Spur lines will be
built tc coast ports and into mining
districts and agricultural areas.
Not Accountable for Coolies.
San Francisco, Jan. 25. Captain I.
H. Hathaway, of the Pacific Mail
steamship Magnolia, was today exon
erated by Commissioner Heacock of
blame in connection with the escape of
Chinese immigrants from his vessel.
It was shown that under the revised
law officers of vessels cannot be held
strictly accountable for the escape of
coolies, if they can ehow that reasona
ble care was taken to prevent evasion
o'. the act.
Shut Down Locomotive Works
Providence, R. I., Jan. 25. The
local plant of the American Locomotive
Works will be shut down the first week
in February for an indefinite period.
The force which in December number
e l 1,008 has gradually been reduced to
600.