Heppner Gazette
HEPPNER
.OREGON
NEW LAND POLICY.
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
Genera Review of Important Hap
penings Presented n a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
. Readers National, Political, His.
tertcal and Commercial.
Bryan says Roosevelt ia an honest re
former. The entire middle West is suffering
from a bilizzard.
The lleinie savings bank at Butte
will be reopened.
Senator Forsker says Roosevelt is the
champion muckraker.
The new battleship Mississippi has
been placed in commission.
The government has brought euit to
dissolve the Harriman merger.
The English expect a visit from
Roosevelt as soon as his term is ended.
Two of the smaller street car systems
of New lork nave gone into the hands
of a receiver.
A New York newspaper man claims
William A. Rockefeller, father of John
D., died in 1906.
Most French newspapers commend
the recent special message of the presi
dent to congress.
A Kansas City jury grand has just
returned 200 indictments for violation
of the Sunday closing law.
it is believed the talk of war with
Japan will bring increased appropria
tions for the defense of the Paacific
coast.
Hawaii
coolies.
fears a flood of Japanese
Bryan praises the president's special
message to congress.
The battleship fleet has started
through Magellan straits.
The house committee on census wants
a census of all standing timber in the
United States.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
denies the charges of Roosevelt that his
road has granted rebates on oil.
Senator Bourne says Roosevelt's spe
cial message is bound to carry him to
the White House for another term.
A tornado just north of Wesson,
Miss., laid waste a strip three-quarters
of a mile wide and several miles long.
Six persons were killed and a number
injured.
Officials, of the Japanese government
say that they, like other nations, are
interested in the fleet's trip from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, as they want to
know how the ships stand the strain.
Ruef has pleaded not guilty to 14
charges of offering a bribe. The cases
will be eet for trial February 14.
itehmitz, who is also indicted on these
same counts, b,as already pleaded not
guilty,
The battleship fleet had been sighted
at the entrance of Magellan straits.
China looks on the movement of the
Atlantic fleet as more than a pleasure
cruise.
Terror reigns supreme in Lisbon due
to the arrest of conspirators against
the government.
Ruef says he did not negotiate with
, the graft defendants and that Langdon
broke his immunity contract.
Japanese who are supposed to be
spies have been at every port where
the battleship fleet or torpedo squadron
has stopped.
Chinese printers have been excluded
under the alien contract labor laws,
and New York Chinese papers are tem
porarily tied up.
The government has planned a series
of scientific re-seeding experiments on
several of the national forest ranges to
determine how much damage done by
over-grazing can be remedied.
Officers have just recovered what is
believed to be a part of the loot of rob
bery of the Pacific Express company's
office in Sidney, Neb., in 1880. At
that time bullion valued at $127,000
was taken and but little of it was ever
disposed of.
The revolution in Hayti is said to be
over.
In the stomach of a coyote killed
near Santa Roea, Cal., 42 chicken heads
were found.
New York's police dogs are now in
active service. They are on duty from
10 p. m. to 3 a. m.
The government is taking testimony
at Louisville, Ky., aagainst the Ameri
can Tobacco company.
Federal authorities are said to have
taken steps to establish the largest
army depot in the United States at San
Francisco.
While drilling a well near Billings,
Mont., a strong flow of gas was struck
a at depth of 200 feet.
Terrific floods have "occurred through
out Bavaria. Traffic has been suspend
ed on many of the railroads.
The announcement that John D.
Rockefeller is giving work to the unem
ployed is attracting an army.
During 1907 the police of the bor
oughs of Manhattan and Bronx, New
York, arrested 149,494 persons.
Secretary Garfield Aids Entrvmen In
stead of Hindering.
Washington, Feb. 4. It is the pur
pose of Secretary Garfield to so conduct
j the Interior department and so interpret
the public land laws as to actually aid
every bona fide entryman who is en
deavoring to establish a home on the
public domain. Secretary Garfield
holds that the land laws were enacted
for a purpose, and so long as the law is
not abused, he intends that the entry
man shall enjoy its provisions, and so
long as he acts in good faith, shall have
the encouragement and aid of repre
sentatives of the department. In other
words, Secretary Garfield is proceeding
on the theory that every man is honest
until proven guilty; he is human
enough to recognize that honest men
may make errors which do not lay
them, or should not lay them liable to
the law. A reading of Mr. Garfield's
annual report, made public fyesterday,
will convince any man that there has
been a phenomenal an almost incom
prehensible change in the manner of
conducting the Interior department.
Under becretary Hitchcock, the en
tire force of the Interior department
and general land office, on special in
structions from the secretary, proceed
ed on the theory that the public land
laws were enacted to prevent men ac
quiring public lands; every technical
failure to comply with the law was re
garded as ground for criminal prosecu
tion; every obstacle was placed in th
path of the honest, as well as the die
honest entryman, and Mr. Hitchcock
retired from office with the astounding
record of having actually deprived bun
dreds of honest settlers of their lands,
while he permitted shrewd thieves to
gobble up large tracts under his very
nose. The report of Secretary Garfield
will carry encouragement to every en
tryman who is striving to acquire pub
lic land for an honest purpose. It is
a most cheering document.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
KING IS MURDERED,
FARMERS PLAN WAREHOUSE
IMPERIAL VALLEY CONTESTS
Exporters' Terms Unsatisfactory to
Weston Wheatgrowers.
Weston Farmers of the Downing
neighborhood, near Weston, wnich is a
region of 50-bushel wheat and tlOO-an-
acre land, are planning to build their
own warehouse at Downing station.
The movement has been under way ever
since the exporters raised their handling
charges and adopted a form of wheat
receipt unsatisfactory to the farmers.
They have just been given definite as
surance by the O. R. & N. company
that the company has adopted an open
policy and will grant warehouse room
at Downing station or elsewhere at a
purely nominal charge. The farmers
interested in the movement are jubi
lant, and will hold a mass meeting to
arrange for the building of the ware
house. This, they declare, they will
certainly do unless the exporters reduce
their handling charges and change their
form of receipt. Farmres here are or
ganizing along co-operative lines and
have a very flourishing farmers' union,
which meets regularly.
May Trade Territory.
Albany The residents of northern
Benton county are agitating for a
change in the boundaries of Linn and
Benton. It is proposed to make an
even trade and allow Linn to annex one
township or more in Benton, immedi
ately across the river from this city,
and to exchange therefor a township
lying across the Willamette from Cor-
vallis. It is thought this plan will
meet with the approval oi the residents
of the sections concerned and make it
possible for them to have better roads
and receive more benefits from the
taxes paid for the care of roads and
bridges. At present the roads across
the river in Benton county are badly
neglected as likewise are the roads
CLEAN UP ORCHARDS.
Springbrook Fruitgrowers to Fight
Tree Disease.
BpringDrooK ine fruitgrowers o
Springbrook, Yamhill county, met last
week for an open discussion of their
local interests. C. E. Hosk ins spoke
at some length on the necessity of a
more systematic and vigorous effort to
clean up orchards, and also introduced
the question oi getting in touch with
the Willamette Valley Development
league. Others present spoke of the
various phases of orchard work.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
for a vigorous campaign against the
San Jose scale and indorsing the state
inspection laws and upholding the
county inspectors and courts in enforc
ing the laws where this is found neces
sary.
Cannery for Dallas.
Dallas The matter of establishing a
cannery in Dallas to be conducted by
home stockholders, is now well under
way, over two-thirds of the necessary
capital being already subscribed. The
capita stock has been divided into 100
shares of the par vilue of $25 each,
not more than two shares being sold to
any one person or firm. A site for
the cannery has already been donated
in the north part of the city, and the
building will be started early in the
spring, ihere is enough fruit in and
around Dallas and vicinity to make the
proposition a paying one, and the work
will be gradually enlarged to keep pace
with the number of new trees being Bet
out.
Fifty Improved Claims of Non-Resi
dents Are dumped.
Imperial, Cal., Feb. 4. Out of 1,500
land claims, in the Imperial valley,
about 50 improved claims belonging to
nonresidents have been jumped on the
ground of failure to comply with the
law. A recent decision of the commis
sioner of the general land offices revers
es the practice that office has held here
tofore that any person could take a
number of assignments from claimants
so long as the total does not exceed 320
acres. It is now held that a person
can take but one assignment.
Many claims, including scores of
well developed farms, are affacted by
the reversal, and a number of contests
are filed. The mutual water compan
ies have combined to send represents
tives to Washington and lay the matter
before Becretary Garfield. An appeal
will be taken from the decision of Com
missioner Dennet on tne ground that
the Supreme court holds that an estab
lished ruling of a department of the
government cannot be annulled by a re
versal of the ruling.
No apprehension is felt by claimants
as to the outcome, but it is considered
necessary to present the matter to Sec
retary Garfield.
Last of Machinery Enroute.
North Powder The last wagonload
of the four carloads of mining machin
ery delivered here last week for the In-
diaona, or Muir, group of mines, 22
iQO,i;n f lrwaiii -fk iA xij . ica iroxn wuria rowuer, at me neaa
AfTinn. TlmrABifWfl nf fchoa Bon. ul uu "" "ver, uu siarrea on
tions are said to be generally favorable ! new road t The Indian,a MininS
Carlos, of Portugal, and His Heir
Killed by Plotters.
Lisbon, Feb. 3. King Carlos, of
Portugal, and the Crown Prince Luis
Philippe, were assassinated Saturday
and the city is in a state oi uproar
ine king s second son, the Infant Man
uel, was slightly wounded, but Queen
Amelie, who' strove to save the crown
prince's life by throwing herself upon
him, was unhurt.
a oand or men waiting at the coiner
of the Praco de Commercio and the Rua
de Arsenal suddenly sprang toward the
open carriage in which the royal family
was driving to the palace, and, leveling
carbines which they had concealed
upon them, fired. The police guard
fired upon the assassins and killed two
of them.
The royal family was returning from
Villa Viclosa, where it had been so
journing, and was on the way from the
railroad station to the palace. A strong
guard was in attendance, because of the
recent uprising in the city and the dis
coery of a plot to assassinate Premier
franco and overthrow the monarchy.
But the band of murderers had selceted
the most advantageous spot for the com
1 . f il . .
mission oi ine crime, tor it was con
cealed from the eyes of the party until
the vehicle had come into the Praco de
Commercio, a large square.
ine Douies oi the king and crown
prince rest in the royal palace, and be
side them the queen sat throughout the
night, sometimes with her band press
Ing the forehead of King Carles and
sometimes stroking the face of the dead
crown prince. The condition of the
newiy proclaimed king, Manuel, is
satisfactory to the physicians in attend
ance. I na wounds are not severe, and
if there are no complications, of which
there are no signs now, he is expected
to make a speedy recovery. He carries
bis arm in a sling, and declares that he
sudffers no pain.
The bodies of King Carlos and Prince
Luiz were embalmed yesterday and will
lie in state according to the custom of
the court.
The funeral will probably be held
February 10.
GOES TO ASYLUM.
to this change.
Initiative Petition Filed.
Salem The petition for the initia
tive of the question of the division of
Wasco county and the creation of Hood
River county has been filed with the
secretary of state by W. B. Andrus, of
the Hood River Commercial club. The
petition is said to contain 10,357 sig
natures, and is composed of a number
of separate pamphlets, each of which
is provided with an artistic cover de
sign, with three luscious red-cheeked
apples on
expense in the development of the
Muir mines, has 40 men at work in-
( stalling a new concentrator, the capa
city or which ib 100 tons per day.
'There is also an electric hoist under
construction for the purpose of sinking
a shaft 1,000 feet below the present
level.
Jury Acquits
Thaw But;
Insane. ,
Declares Him
Salem Druggists Censured
Salem Salem drug stores have been
put under the ban of the state board of
pharmacy by a visit of Secretary Blake-
the obverse and a tempting ! who is authority for the statement
strawberry on the reverse.
that they are not complying with the
law which provides that the drug and
prescription business shall be in the
care of a registered pharmacist. Dis-
, tnct Attorney McNary also recently
made the discovery that no record of
the sale of poisons was being kept as is
required
Good Quality of Lime.
Salem J. Frank Hughes and W. A.
vanei, oi luib unv, uru Huuceaeiuiiy en- i
gaging in the manufacture of lime at
Gold Hiil, with a plant that turns out
100 barrels per day of an article that is
claimed to be 98 per cent pure. Mr.
Carter has ust returned from the lime- t,ni or onaQB ' ree-
kilns and the firm has secured oiders Eugene An order has been placed
from the paper mills at Oregon City Wlth an Oregon nursery by the citizens
and Lebanon. The Southern Pacific, 01 airmount for 1,000 trees to be
has made a rate to Portland of 15 cents i Panted along the streets of this suburb
New York,. Feb. 3. Adjudged not
guilty of the murder of Stanford White
by reason of insanity at the time the
fatal shots were fired, Harry Kendall
Thaw Saturday was held by the cout to
be a dangeous lunatic and was whirled
away to the state hospital for the crim
inal insane at Matteawan.
The verdict came after 25 hours of
waiting, and when every one connected
with the case had abandoned all hope
of an agreement ever being reached in
this or any other trial. Four hours
after the foreman's lips had framed
the words "not guilty," with the ac
companying insanity clause, Thaw,
protesting he was sane, was on his way
to Matteawan. A little after nightfall
he had been received in the institution
under commitment papers which di
rected his detention "until discharged
by due course of law."
SENDS MESSAGE
TO THE S0L0NS
Employers Liability Act and Injunc
tions Are Features.
DEATH IN IT3 PATH.
WOOD CHIEF MATERIAL.
Small Percentage of Buildings Built
of Cement or Brick.
Washington, Feb. 4. In a report
today regarding building operations
and the timber supply the geological
survey says that the increasing price of
lumber and a rapidly increasing use of
perfected fire proof systms cf construe
tion should do much in holding down
the amount which forests are called
upon to yield each year, but so far these
more substantial materials have not de
creased the lumber cut of the nation
Notwithstanding the increased use of
cement and other fireproof materials,
the last reports of the building opera
tions in 49 of the leading cities of the
United States for the year collected by
the geological survey, show that 69
per cent were of wooden construction.
This does not include the large quan
tity of lumber used for the construction
of dwellings, stores and other buildings
in the tLousands of Bmall cities and
towns, scattered over the country and
not included in the 49 cities on which
a reckoning was made.
"Yellow Peril League."
Denver, Colo., Feb. 4. Several hun
dred representatives of union labor, in
masB meeting this afternoon, formed
the "Yellow Peril Exclusion League,"
designed to prevent further influx of
Asiatic coolie labor into the United
States. One of the speakers said that
thousands of Japanese were coming into
the United States through the port of
El Paso as students. A prominent Jap
anese of San Francisco, he said, was at
the head of the enterprise and conduct
ed the business from a clothing agency
in the City of Mexico.
Took Drydock to Manila.
San Francisco, Feb. 4. Otto Wer
ner, Charles Bradley, J. II. Van Horn,
T. Myers and Walter E. Rudolph, en
gineers who were in charge of the dry
dock Dewey on ite trip from the At
lant'c coast to the Philippine islands,
reached here today on the transport
Cook and will proceed East tomorrow.
The Dewey left the Atlantic coast on
December 28, 1905, and arrived at
Oiong po, Philippine islands, on July
10, 1906.
Mail From Fleet.
New York, Feb. 4. The steamer
Thespis which arrived today from Rio
ItiauFiiu uiuuui 4U bucko ui man uuui
the American battleships.
per hundred.
Linn Stock Doing Well.
Albany Reports from all parts
the county are that cattle and sheep are
wintering to better advantage than for
many years. On account of the mild
ness of the weather fields and pastures
furnish excellent grazing and unless
ot iugene. Ihe trees are to be planted Tornado
about 50 feet apart on both sides of the
street, and will stretch over a distance
0f :of eight miles
IOO
Poultry Show at The Dalles.
The Dalles As the result of a meet
ing of local poultry fanciers a poultry
show will be held here some tinte dur-
the valley should experience extreme ing February. Committees on arrange
changes within the next few weeks it
is thought all danger of a hard winter
will have passed and the farmers not
be obliged to draw on their stored sup
plies of feed.
Burns Land Office Business.
Burns The land office in this city
ments are at work and the show will be
open to any and all poultry enthusiasts.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3035c per
pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 1212o
for the quarter ending December 31 per pound; mixed chickens, 11 l2o;
shows an increase over the same period ; ppring chickens, 1213c; roosters, 8
in 1906. The year 1907 has been one 10c; dressed chickens, 14c; turkeys,
of the liveliest years for the Burns land j live, 13c; dressed, choice, 1617c;
office since it was establishd here, and geese, live, 910c; ducks, 1617c;
it is expected that 1908 will be still pigeons, 75c$l; squabs, $1.502.
better, as the country is getting better j Eggs Fresh ranch, candled, 2526c
advertising ti.an in former years, and per dozen.
a large rush of new settlers is expected Veal 75 to 125 pounds, 9(a9c; 125
here in the spring and summer. i to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds,
56c.
Kills Eight and -Maims
in Mississippi.
Wesson, Miss., Feb. 3. Extending
40 miles from west to east, the path of
destruction made by Friday's tornado
just north of here was found to have
suffered a worse disaster than at first
reported. In the tornado path the
known dead number eight, the fatally
injured four and the seriously injured
at least 100. There are fears that the
death list maj reach 15 or 20, most of
those believed to be dead being negroes
who have not been accounted for Bince
their cabins were crushed.
The damage is estimated conserva
tively at $300,000 and may reach a half
million. In tne wreckage lie four
churches, six cotton gins and -several
country stores.
The tornado cut a path about half a
mile wide. Relief parties have been
sent out. All streams are swollen and
the country roads are strewn with fal
len trees.
Portland Retires Certificates.
Portland It is stated by the com
mittee of Portland bankers having in
charge the banking operations of the
Portland banks during the recent de
pression, that all of the $1,000,000 of
clearing bouse certificates issued during !
that time have been redeemed, includ
ing $250,000 loan certificates issued to
per box;
cranber-
the suspended
bank.
Merchants'
Pork Block 75 to 150 pounds, 6(3
7c; packers, 5(56c.
Fruits Apples. $1.252
pears, $1.25641.75 per box;
riee, $811 per barrel.
Vegetables Turnips, 75c per sack;
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per
sack; beans, 20c per pound; cabbage, 1
liic per pound ; cauliflower, $1.75
Curb Bad Corporations, Protect Good
Ones and Subdue Stock Gambo
ling Government Should Com
pensate Injured Employes Also
Supervise Railroad Finances.
Washington, Feb. 1. President
Roosevelt yesterday sent to congress a
special message which is devoted
mainly to a vigorous defense of bis
policy as regards railroads and trusts
from the assaults of his critics and an
even more vigorous denunciation ot
those critics and those whom they
champion.
Beginning with the recommendation
of new employers' liability bills, both
binding the government and interstate
corporations, and of laws restricting the
issue of injunctions, the message pro
ceeds to renew the president's former
recommendations for legislation dealing
with railroads and monopolies. Then
it enters upon a reply to the criticism
of the president's policy, not mincing
words in its characterization of his an
tagonists as lawbreakedrs. It thowa
their inconsistency in criticising Judges
Landis and Wellborn after having con
demned the pres dent's much milder
criticism of other judges. It advocates
measures to prevent stock gamblmj,
attributes the panic to speculation and
high finance, and declares that, even
the president's policy did contribute
to the panic, it is better than to allcw
dishonest business to thrive. He de
clares his purpose of continuing the
same policy without flinching
While the message was being read in
the senate, many senators simply scan
ned their printed copies at first, and
befcre it was half finished they gene
rally took up other matters. When
the striking passages were reached,
many of the senators looked around the
chamber and exchanged smiles. Till
man seemed especially pleased with the
document; La Follette paid very care
ful attention; Beveridge, McCumber,
Knox, Gallinger, Nelson, Elkins, He-
menway and Burrows, on the Republi
can side, and Culberson, Teller, Davis,
Bankhead and Overman, among the
Democrats, were especially attentive to
the document.
On the conclusion of the reading of
the message, Senator Davis, of Arkan
sas, promptly moved that 10,000
copies of the message be printed as a
public document.
"It is the best Democratic doctrine
that I have ever heard emanating from
a Republican source," said Davis.
The motion was agreed to, and with
out further comment the meFsage waa
referred to the committee on interstate
commerce.
The reading of the message in the
house was listened to with intense in
terest, by the members, of whom there
was an unusually large number in at
tendance. As the reading of the message pro
gressed in the house, numerous mem
bers were heard audibly to exclaim
"most unusual," "this is red-hot," etc.
The president's vigorous denunciation
of wrongdoers was greeted with loud
applause, as was his defense cf Federal
judges who punish offenders for viola
tions of the law.
The frequency of the applause In
creased as the reading proceeded. The
hum of conversation over the message
subsided and the members followed
every word. But the climax came when
the reading was concluded.
Without regard to party, the mem
bers loudly applauded, cheered, thump
ed their desks and gave other evidences
of their approval of the document.
After a moment's silence, the applause
broke out again, several members, in
cluding many Democrats, arising from
their eeats and clapping their hands.
The message then, on motion of
Payne, of New York, was referred to
the committee on the state of the Union.
National j 2 per dozen; celery. $33.50 per crati;
onions, 1520c per dozen; parsley, 20c
per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; pep
pers, 817c per pound; pumkpins, 1
20c per doz
en; spinach, be per pound; sprouts, 8c
per pound; squash. lljc per pound.
Onions $2.50 per hundred.
Potatoes 40(S75e per hundred, de
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.25
(33 50 per hundred.
Wheat Club, 84c; blueetem, 86c;
valley, 84c; red, 82c.
Oats No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28
per ton.
Barley Feed, $27 per ton; brewing,
$32; rolled, $2930.
Corn Whole, $32.50; cracked,
$32.50.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $18
per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy, $20
21; clover. $1415; cheat, $15;
grain hay, $1415; alfalfa, $13.50;
vetch, $14.
Hops 1907, prime and thoire, 6(3)'
7$4C P' ponnd;- olds, l2c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
1320c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 1820c per ponnd, accord
ing to fineness; mohair, choice, 29
30c per pound.
Warnirg to Druggists.
board of pharmacy, is making a tour of . t!Tu cJ - j
Western Oregon, gathering evidence as
to violation of the phamracy law. He
says that many drugstores are being
conducted in violation of the statute,
and that prosecutions will be brought
unless the offenses cease.
Another Horticultural Society.
Freewater The Horticultural society
has permanently organized and will be
called the Mil ton -Free water Horticul
tural society. A series of meetings is
to be held in the near future n Milton,
Tumalum Grange, Ferndale and Bien-
kie hall, in the interests of horticul
tural education.
Elgin Livestock Shipments.
Elgin During the past week a great
many hog shipments have been made
from the Wallowa and Elgin country.
Several carloads have gone to Walla
Walla and about 10 loads went to
Troutdale, while several carloads of cat
tle have gone to Portland in the past
several days.
Insurance Must Be Paid.
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 3. The
English insurance companies that lost
heavily in the earthquake and fire of
January, 1907, have had a further ver
dict handed down against them. Two
test caes for the payment of losses
sustained at the time of the earth
quake were recently decided adversely
to the companies. The companies ap
pealed to the Supreme court. Today
the Supreme court upheld the decision
of the lower body, which had decided
that the fire was not of earthquake
origin.
Wants a Central Bank.
New York, Feb. 3. Speaking at the
annual banquet of the School of Com
merce, William J. Ridgeley, controller
of the currency, expressed himself as
fearful that the political situation is
such at present that the prospects of
getting legislation to reform the coun
try's banking system are far from!
bright. "A central bank and a credit pany, the Jones A Laughlin Steel com
enrrency," he said, "are the things . pany and the Pennsylvania Steel com-
After Trade in the Orient.
Seattle, Feb. 1. The Chicaso, Mil
waukee & St. Paul will Bhortly begin
an active campaign for its share of
trade in the Orient. President A. J.
Earling, who is in Seatt'e, said: "Ne
gotiations have been made for a line of
steamships between Puget sound and
the Orien. J. II. inland, third vice
president of the St. Paul, and F. A.
Miller, general passenger agent, have
been pent to investigate traffic condi
tions In China and Japan, and will re
port upon the possibilities of trade de
velopment." Cut in Price of Steel.
New York, Feb. 1. About 70 steel
men, representing the United States
Steel corp ration, the Republic Steel
company, the Bethlehem Steel com-
npon which wemnst rely, and not po
litics, to prevent panics."
Bank Closed in Brooklyn.
New York, Feb. 3. The' Home Bank
of IfoV-lvn. n institution on which a
run was started, did not open for busi
ness Saturday. The Home bank is a
small institution, heated in Scuth
Brooklvn. It has a capital stork of
$100,0 in and a surplus and divided
profits amounting to $53,670. The de
posit!, which formerly averaged about
$500,000, have been reduced greatly
since the October panic.
pany, were in conference in this city
today and tonight. None cf those pres
ent would talk, but it was stated unoffi
cially that the subject of the confer
ence was a proposal to reduce the price
of steel in general.
Workmen Begging for Food.
Buffalo, .Feb. 1. The office of the
superintendent of poor at West Seneca
was besieged today by 50 men begging
for food. The partial suspension ot the
steel and iron industry there has
caused much suffering among the for
eign laborers.