MANY STATES
STORM SWEPT
last and Middle West Suffer From
Severe Cold.
Conditions in New England Worst of
Present Winter Many Fatal 8now
Slides In Colorado, Blizzards In
Michigan, and Bad Sleet Storm
in Illinois.
New York, Feb. 6. Large dlatriots
of the East and Middle West are Buffer
ing from a cold wave of unusual severi
ty. Reports from many loclaities are
to thejeffect that the extreme cold is
, coupled with a fall of snow of sufficient
depth to interfere with transportation
facilities, while several fatalities have
occurred. A sleet storm in the Middle
"West has added to the general discom
fort.
All of the charitable institutions are
over crowded and many homeless men,
to keep from freezing, have been forced
to huddle around fires in the open
streets. The whole state is in an icy
grip, the mercury falling to a record of
45 degrees below in the vicinity of
Balls ton.
Other fatalities aie reported from
Colorado, where numerous snow slides
have occurred in the mining districts.
Weather conditions throughout New
England are the worst of the present
winter. The cold snap is general in
that section, although no fatalities have
as yet been recorded. NDithneld, Vt.,
reports the coldest wether in New Eng
land, with the mercury registering 34
degrees below zero.
The lake region ia also feeling the
cold. Michigan is in the grasp of a se
vere blizzard, in which zero weather is
combined with a blinding storm.
Railway traffic is completely paralyzed
in many parts of Michigan and the
storm shows no sign of abatement.
Chicago last night experiened one of
the worst sleet storms in years. There
was much suffering from the icy blasts
and traffic on the electric lines was al
most completely demoralized, although
steam trains were operated.
In Central and Eastern Pennsylvania
-snow fell to a depth of more lhan a
foot. It was extremely cold throughout
the mountainous regions, the mercury
cropping as iow as lo degrees Deww ze
ro. Servic of both steam. and electric
lines was crippled and there was con
siderable suffering.
PUBLIC PRINTER REMOVED.
Is Accused of Many Irregularities in
Government Office.
Washington, Feb. 6. Just as the
resident's action in suspending Public
Printer Stillings and appointing Wil
liam 8. Robs iter to perform his duties
was being announced today, a commit
tee of labor leaders of this city, accom
panied by Representative Gary, of Wis
consin, called at the White House and
presented to the president a resolution
adopted by the" Central Labor union
here, chanting Mr. Stillings with vio
lations of the eight-hour law " in the
government printing office, and added:
"It is difficult at this time to get
witnesses against Mr. Stillings, for the
reason that manv of them are employed
in the government printing office and
directly under his charge. We hope,
however, to follow up our oral state
ment with affidavits, if-necessary."
The president informed the commit
tee of the action he had already taken
in the case.
Resolutions by numerous labor or
ganizations in various cities charging
violation in the government printing
office of the eight-hour day, discrimina
ton against veteran soldiers an! the
widows of soldiers and violation of the
civil service law have been submitted to
conirress and the president.
Mr. Stil'ngs is from Boston and was
appointed public printer in 1905. He
had been general manager of his fath
er's printing firm in New York and at
various times manager of the Printers'
Board of Trade of that city and of New
York. Mr. Rossiter also came from
Massachusetts and had business connec
tions in New York and Washintgon be
fore assuming office in the census bu
reau in 1890.
Destructive Prairie Fi.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6 More
than 1,000,000 acres of prairie have al
ready been swept by a fire which is
passing over Lubbock, Crosby and Garza
counties in Western Texas. It is esti
mated that there is already $500,000
damage done. Ranch houses, corrals,
livestock and crops have been destroyed
by the fire. A few of the ranchers,
whose places were in the path of the
blaze have managed to save their prop
erty by burning the dry grass in that
neighborhood, but most were unable to
check the flames.
Stoessel Must Die.
. London, Feb. 6. According to news
Teports received here General Stoessel
lias been sentenced to death for the sur
render of Port Arthur to the Japs, by
the Kusfcian court. General Stoessel
made a good fight for his life and it
was generally believed that he could
not be convicted of cowardice. His de
fense lay in the assertion that the offi
cers at St. Petersburg failed to furnish
him the necessary supplies to make
proper defense of the port.
Witconsin Ready April I.
Washington, Feb. 6. On April 1,
next, the battleship Wisconsin will be
placed in commission at the navy yard
at Puget sound. Her commanding
officer has not yet been selected.
FAIR BILL PA88E8.
Senate Stands by Seattle With Almost
Unanimous Vote.
Washington, Feb. 7.- The Seattle
exposition bill went through the senate
yesterday by a practically unanimous
vote. Burkett, who threatened to do
all manner of things to defeat it, made
a vicious attack and thundered loudly
for half an hour. When he concluded,
several senators Bpoke in behalf of the
bJll, and, when Piles moved its pas
sage, barely a yoice save that of Bur
kett -was heard in opposition.
Burkett's antagonism really strength
ened the bill, for he is generally dis
liked in the senate , and his onslaught
created sympathy for Piles.jivho waB
pressing the bill.
The house committee will now take
up and report the senate bill, instead
of that introduced by Congressman
Humphrey.
In the discussion before the vote was
taken, Burkett opposed the bill, as he
said he had opposed every other bill
for that purpose since he had been in
congress. He-said the proposition to
hold the exposition did not originate in
Alaeka.
"It has been put forward," he said,
"by a lot of boomers of Seattle, who
purpose to boom their real estate and
their private interests."
Buikett read a list of expositions in
the United States showing, thai $20,
960,727 had been expended by congress
in aid of them. v
Tillman supported the idea of expo
sitions, saying the Charleston exposi
tion had brought many people from the
North to be "civilized there."
Carter believed the idea of equity
should influence congress in appropriat
ing for an exposition in the Far West,
as so little had been , .done in aid of
that section.
MAY ADJUST RATES.
Northwestern Mill Interests Confer
With Railroad Presidents.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. As the re
sult of a conference held this morning,
between President Louis W. Hill, of
the Great Northern, and President
Howard Elliott, of the Northern Pa
cific,on the one side, and President
Jacob Fourth, of the Puget Sound Na-
tionat bank and Frederick Bausman,
representing the commercial bodies of
the Pacific Northwest, hope is express
ed that the controversy between the
lumber interests and the railroads con
cerning the rate question may be ami
cably settled. Nothing definite result
ed from the conference, but there is to
be another one within a day or so.
At the close of the conference Mr.
Furth made the following statement:
"Mr. Hiil and Mr. Elliott, st our
invitation met Mr. Bausman and my
self this morning to discuss the possi
bility of bringing about a settlement of
the rate controversy between the lum
ber and shingle men of the Pacific
Northwest and the railroads. Both the
railrcad 'officials appeared to be willing
to receive proposals from us, acting for
the commercial organizations of the
cities of the Northweet."
URGES HALL'S ACQUITTAL.
Webster Makes Earnest Argument for
His Client.
Portland, Feb. 7. Ably and with in
tense earnestness Judge Lionel R. Web
ster yesterday advocated the cause of
John R. Hall, ex-United States attor
ney, before a jury in the United States
court. Counsel was unable to con
clude before sourt adjourned at 5
o'clock and will resume this morning
at 10 o'clock. Although his argument
was confined to a review of the testi
mony almost exclusively, Judge Web
ster pleaded loyally and eloquently in
behalf of the man who for years had
been his faithful and intimate personal
and political friend.
Judge Webster prefaced his address
with a brief discussion of the re p nsi-
ble duty of a juror together with a defi
nition of the charge of conspiracy on
which Hall is being tried. At the out
set of his remarks, counsel for the de
fendant took issue with Mr. Heney,
who, in his opening argument Wednes
day, asserted that the failure Jof prose
cuting officials to discharge their duty
and to enforce the laws was rotting and
decaying the very foundations of a re
publican form of government.
Keep Japs Ont.
Victoria. B. C. Feb. 7. The immi-
gration'bill framed on the lines of the
Natal act, which provides that all im
migrants who cannot write and read
English language of Europe will be re-
fufed landing, was passed by the Brit
ish Columbia legislature tins afternoon
and will be referred at once to the lieu
tenant governor for assent. Prepara
tions have been made to carry the regu
lations of the bill into effect at once,
provincial immigration officers being
appointed for this purpose if it should
be approved.
Locomotive Works Retrench.
Philadelphia, Feb. 7. Ten thousand
men have been laid off since December
by the Baldwin Locomotive works, of
this city. Samuel Vanclain, a member
of the firm, in speaking of the condi
tions at the works, said: "No substan
tial orders have come in since Decem
ber. We have received a few scattered
orders and we are now working upon
these. Whereas we formerly were
turning out about GO locomotives a
week, we are now turning out only 20."
May Go Dry Forever.
Charlestown, W. Va., Feb. 7. A
joint resolution was passed by the
house today providing for an amend
ment to the constitution which gives
the right tc voters to decide whether or
not liquor or the manufacture of liquor
-it i . 1 .i.u
will ue piouiuuou lurever iu uie cubic
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
. Friday, February 7.
Washington, Feb. 7. The seseion of
the house of representatives today was
devoted almost entirely to considera
tion of the omnibus war claims bill,
which was passed after considerable
dhcussion. It carries a total appropri
ation of $315,000. A ripple of excite
ment was caused by Macon, of Arkan
sas, who, In the course of the debate,
defended the senate against what be
said were aspersions cast upon that
body by Payne, of Mew York, when he
predicted that the senate would load
the bill down with a number of unmer
itorious claims.
What will be known as '"the minor
ity currency bill" was introduced today
by Representative John Sharp Wil
liams, of Mississippi, the Democrat c
leader of the house, who drew the
meat u re as a result of a harmonious
conference of Democratic members of
the house committee on banking. The
bill will come before the house in the
shape of a minority report from that
committee.
A number of private claim bills also
were passed and the nouse then ad
journed until Monday.
Thursday, February 6.
Washington, Feb. 6 In a speech in
the senate today, Senator Culberscn de
clared that the secretary of the treas
ury by his report to the senate ha
raised an issue of fact as to whether
national banks in New York used the
$85,000,000 of public money deposited
with them for speculative purposes or
whether this money was used to meet
the demands of outside banks for re
serve purposes.
The Seattle exposition bill was pass
ed by practically a unanimous vote.
Senator Beveridge introduced a reso
lution declaring that the tariff should
provide for maximum and minimum
rales of duty.
Senator Heyburn today re-introduced
his resolution calling upon the presi
dent to investigate and report to the
senate all matters connected with the
reorganization of the Northern Pacific.
The senate today passed the bill plac
ing Major General Howard on the re
tired list as a lieutenant general.
Washington, Feb. 6. Political
speech-making came to an en4 in the
house today, and actual consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill was
resumed. A bitter fight was waged on
the proposition to abolish non-reservation
schools, and the subject was dis
cussed throughout the afternoon. The
question was raised by the offering of
an amendment by Delegate Smith, of
Arizona, to limit the appropriation for
collecting and transporting Indian
children at school to the state in which
they live.. The amendment was lost.
Representative Hayes Introduced a
bill authorising participation by the
United States in the International ex
position at Tokio, Japan, in 1912, the
sum expended not tc exceed $350,000.
Wednesday, February 5.
Washington, Feb. 5. Senator Bever
idge, of Indiana, today delivered an
appeal to the senate to adopt his bill
providing for a non-partisan tarin com
mission, a plan which he declared con
formed ti modern and business ideas
on this subject. He spoke for an hour
and a half, receiving th6 careful atten
tion of senators and a large audience in
the galleries. There were present
manv delegates of commercial bodies
now in seseion in this city.
Following Beveridge, several Demo
cratic senators spoke briefly on the gen
eral subject of the tariff.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, intro
duced a joint resolution authorizing the
president to relinquish control of the
Philippine islands in 1913 upon first
securing a pledge from the nations to
preserve the neutrality of the islands.
Washington, Feb. 5. TViriff revision
and the president's recent special mes
sage to congress again were the main
topics of discussion in the house of rep
resentatives today. As has been the
case for nearly a week, the Indian ap
propriation bill ostensibly was before
the house, but in no quarter was any
word spoken in regard to it. The house
apparently had made up its mind to
discuss the issues of the day at this
time, and no effort was made to check
the flow of general debate, which will
be continued tomorrow.
A long speech by Payne, of New
York, the majority leader, was consid
ered important because of his assur
ances that a tariff revision plank would
be incorporated in the Republican na
tional convention's platform of this
year, lie aevotea some attention to
Mr. Bryan, whom he credited with go
ing about the country accusing Presi
dent Roosevelt of grand or petit larceny
in purloining his ideas.
Representation in the house was in
creased today when the two Philippine
delegates took their seats.
Tuesday, February 4
Washington, Feb. 5. The senate to
day passed the urgent deficiency bill,
carrying an appropriation of over $24,
000,000. The large deficiency appro
priation for the navy brought out con
Agree to Recommend Utter.
Washington, Feb. 5. The Idaho sen
ators today formal agreed to recom
mend the appointment of D. A. Utter,
of Weiser, to be surveyor general of
Idaho, vice Mr. Eagleson, resigned.
Tho formal recommendation will be
sent to the president Monday. Mr.
Utter was the original choice for this
appointment, but the matter was sus
pended when his citizenship was ques
tioned. This has been satisfactorily explained.
siderable discussion of the Bubject of
executive departments making expend
itures not provided for by an appropri
ation. Deficiency appropriations for J the
Panama canal gave rise to Democratic
criticism of the publication of a paper
by the Canal commission at Panama,
and incidentally Teller declared that he
believed the lock canal at Panama
would some day be declared a failure
and that a sea-level canal would take
its place.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced
a bill absolutely repealing the timber
and stone law. He offers no alterna
tive plan of disposing of public timber,
but is in conference with Secretary Gai
field and is drafting a bill.
Washington, Feb. 4. President
Roosevelt's recent message to congress
on the relations of capital and labor
and of corporations and the public again
was the theme of discassion in the
house today. So great was the demand
for time that geneal debate on the In
dian appropriation bill, which is the
pending business, was extended tomor
row for four hours. Interest in today's
proceedings centered in a speech by
John Sharp Williams, the minority
leader, who, while lauding the presi
dent for some of his sentiments, ex
pressed the belief that others were dan
gerous. Williams spoke for nearly two
hours. His remarks on the financial
question prompted a lengthy discussion
of that subject by Hill, of Connecticut,
in which he opposed the Aldrich bill.
Resolutions of sorrow over the assass
ination of King Carlos and the crown
prince of Portugal were adopted today.
Monday, February 3.
Washington, Feb. 3. Senator Piles,
of Washington, made a decided hit in
the senate today with his speech in
support of his bill appropriating $700,
0C0 for government exhibits and build
ings at the Seattle exposition.
Senator Fulton secured the passage
of his bill sending to the United State
Circuit court for the Ninth circuit all
claims of American sealers whose
vessels were seized by government ves
sels while in the open seas.
Senator Fulton introduced a resolu
tion directing the secretary of war to
survey the locks at Oregon City with a
view to purchasing them in conjunction
with Oregon.
Tillman's resolution asking the pres
ident to inform the senate what action
had been taken in regard to violation
of land grant laws in Oregon and Wash
ington by the Southern Pacific was
passed.
"Washington, Feb. 3. Three of the
giants of the house of representatives
had their innings today. Technically,
the Indian appropriation bill was un
d r discussion, but legislation was rele
gated to the background while national
politics occupied the stage.
Before the political question cropped
out the houEe, with next to the largest
attendance of the session and with but
one dissenting voice, passed a general
widow' pension bill granting a flat pen
sion of $12 a month to the widows of
all honorably discharged soldiers of the
United States who have not heretofore
received the benefits of the pension law
and an increase of $4 a month for those
who have benefited under the act ' of
June 27, 1890. The law expressly
waives the limitation of property hold
ings. The bill involves the expendi
ture of more than $12,000,000.
WAR WITHIN 90 DAYS
So Says Japanese Newspaper, Or
Not at All.
Washington An interesting and
very singular comment on the Japan
ese-American situation appears in an
article in Japanese contained in the
Canadian News ,the Japanese news
paper of Vancouver. In part it is as
follows:
Minister Hayashi recently stated
that the number of passports issued
by his government had been greatly
reduced of late, and promised that
hereafter only the central govern
ment would issue passports. He de
manded that the Aiuericau govern
ment should guarantee that no exclu
sion act should be passed. Ambassa
dor O'Brien replied that the Presi
dent could not make such a guaran
tee since it would be an act of dis
courtesy to congress, but he would
endeavor to prevent the passage of
exclusion legislation. At present the
negotiations are approaching a satis
factory conclusion, but the army and
navy headquarters are preparing for
possible emergencies.
It is reported that the British For
eign Minister has given notice that
in the event of a Japanese-American
war, Japan could not count on Eng
land's aid; and not only so. but it
is believed in Washington that no
nation but France would give aid to
Japan. If Japan is to fight, she must
begin withiu the next 90 days, or by
that time the American fleet will
have reached the coast of California.
But our State Department declares
that there is hope for a satisfactory
conclusion of the matter.
Confer on Financial Question.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Demo
cratic senators held a two-hours' con
ference on the financial question today,
but came to no conclusion as to the
exact nature of the substitute bill.
Senator Bailey outlined his bill provid
ing for an emergency issue of treasury
notes through deposits in designated
depositories. He said he would not be
averse to having certain amendments
made to it. Democratic senators will
support the Bailey substitute.
POULTRY RAISING IN OREGON.
Extracts From Oregon Experiment
8tation Bulletin.
The climate of Oregon from a poui
tryman's standpoint is discussed by
James Dry den in Bulletin No. 9tf of the
Oregon Experiment station whish bat
recently been published. Among other
things the writer Bays:
It ia of course worth considering b
the man looking for a location whether
Western Oregon with its open winters
and freedom from enow and xero tem
peratures does not offer opportunities
for the production of eggs and poultry
that are not found in Eastern and Mid
dle West states. That poultry thrive in
cold sections where snow and zero
weather prevail is not to be denied,
but the labor and expense of caring for
them is undoubtedly greater there. To
secure an egg yield in winter where the
climate is severe entails more expense
for housing and more care in the feed
ing. It is probably true that the smal
lest profits are made during the winter
months though the prices are very
much higher than in spring and sum
mer, because the egg yield is so small
from the average fleck as to leave little
or no margin of profit. It is also true
that the egg yield ia quickly affected by
changes in the weather, fspecially in
the temperature. A sudden change
from mild to cold weather means a
certain check in the egg production,
and although the weather soon moder
ates it will often take Be vera 1 weeks
before the egg yield gets back to where
it was. The only way to prevent this
is to provide housing that will protect
the fowls from too sudden changes in
temperature. This entails more ex
pense in housing and consequently di
minished profits, but what is of more
importance is the highly artificial con
ditions that it necessitates.
It would appear therefore that there
are certain advantages that this state
possesses over recti onB of the country
where zero weather and snow prevail.
First, a milder climate and less severe
changes in temperature than is charac
teristic of Eastern states. Secopd, in
sections of the state with no snowfall
the poultry can range over the fields
and find animal food and green food
which are often hard to get wnere the
snow covers the ground.
The heavy rainfall of Western Oregou
and email percentage of sunshine may
be set down as a disadvantage, bat
when the nature of the rainfall ia un
derstood it is doubtful whether it is
very mi ch of a detriment. Owing to
the moderating influence of the Pacific
ocean these rains are warm and have
not the chilling effect of the rains in
Eastern states. The temperature of
Western Oregon in the winter months
is usually higher when it rains than
when the eky is cloudless, anfl the
fowls will usually be found out in the
rain except when it is very heavy,
which is nrt often the case. One poul
tryman in Marion county said to the
writer in November, before the rainy
season set in, that he wished it would
rain, because, he said, hia hens laid
better when it rained. The explana
tion of this, if it is true, may not be
in the rain itself, but in the fact that
it brings to the surface many angle
worms, which supply the lack of ani
mal food in the ration.
Turkeys are successfully raised in
Oregon, and turkey are known to be
easily affected by rain, but the fact
that the rains are warm no doubt
largely accounts for the success in tur
key raising in this state. Douglas
county in Orpgon produces several
times more turkeys than the state cf
Rhode Island, noted for turkeys.
Another thing in favor of the mild
climate and freedom from snow is that
the fowls are able to secure practically
the year round all the green food neces
sary in the fields. And finally, the
fowls in their search for food in the
iields gef the exercise which ip neces
sary for it is worthy of mention in this
connection that the largest special
poultry district in the United States is
found in Northern California, that has
no snow fall, lhat district is somewhat
similar to that of Western Oregon, with
its open winters, mild and humid cli
mate and nearness to the ocean.
My investigations of the poultry in
dustry of Oregon have been confined to
the western part of the state, the region
west of the Cascade mountains. This
section at the present time produces
more poultry products than the larger
prea of the state east of the Cascades.
As the agriculture of Central and East
ern Oregon becomes developed we may
expect greater development of poultry
keeping, and probably in time that
great agricultural area may produce
more poultry products than the older
seeticn of the state in Western Oregon.
The climatic conditions are different
east of the mountains, the heavy rain
fall is absent and snow covers the
ground dnrintr part of the winter The
climate there is more charaiteristic of
the Rocky mountain region, though no
such fevete weather prevails as in the
Middle and Northwestern etates. If it
ehould prove that a dry climate with
plenty of sunshine but lacking the se
vere winter changes of temperature of
the East is the ideal one for proultry,
we may expect a great growth of the
poultry industry east of the Cascades
in Oregon. Undoubtedly on the grain
ranches of Central and Eastern Oregon
where food is cheap there is opportun
ity for great profit in poultry raising.
Panlah Macaroni Salad.
reak one-fourth pound of macaroni
into 2-inch pieces, cover with a quart
of cold water, salted, and boll briskly
nntil tender. Whip a half-pint of whip
ping cream, mix with one-half as much
boiled salad dressing, season and add
vinegar or lemon Juice to taste. Mix
the macaroni with this heap In center
of round dish and garnish with a bor
der of hot boiled fish, or of overlap
ping slices of cold meat
BOYCOTT GETS
ANOTHER BLOW
United States Supreme Court Ren
ders Important Decision.
Unions Notl'to Interfere With Inter
state Commerce Three Times
the Damage is Penalty Provided
by Law for Losses Sustained by
Restraint of Interstate Trade.
Washington, Feb. 4. Yesterday for
the third time within a month the Su
preme court of the United States pro
mulgated an opinion construing laws
adversely to the contentions of organized
labor. The first of the decisions was
rendered on January 6, in the case of
some railway employes who sought to
secure damages under what is known
as the employers' liability act, which
law the court held to be unconstitu
tional. The second important finding
in this line was announced January 23,
when the Erdman arbitration act, for
bidding the discharge of employes be
cause they are members of labor unions
was also declared invalid. The verdict
rendered yesterday was the case of
Loewe versus Lawlor, - the latter a
member of the Hatters' union and the
former a batmaker of Danbury, Conn.
The case involved the applicability of
the seventh Bection of the Sherman
anti-trust law to conspiracies by labor
unions to boycott articles entering into
interstate trade. Under the terms of
that provision the complaining party
may collect three times the amount of
his loss, if the charge is sustained.
The union fought the case on the
ground that the law was inapplicable
to such organizations; hut the court,
whose opinion was announced by Chief
Justice Fuller, failed to accept this
view, and in effect held that the unions
could not be permitted to interfere by
boycott with the free exchange of com
merce between the states. There was
no dissenting opinion.
DRAWING TO CLOSE.
Evidence In Hall Land Fraud Case Is
Nearly All Submitted.
Portland, Feb. 4. Harry E. Northup
last night positively identified govern
ment's exhibit No. 7 Putnam's map
to Hall showing the alleged unlawful
fences of the Butte Creek company in
1900. With this identification Heney
considers that the government's case
against John H. Hall has been strength
ened materially. At last nignt's ses
sion of court Northup testified that
from 1899 until 1904 he waa employed
as clerk in The Dalles land office, and
identified the township map offered in
evidence by the government as the one
he prepared personally for Mr. Putnam
in November, 1899.
Final arguments in the trial of John
H. Hall will probably begin this after
noon. This morning Francis J. Heney
will complete the introduction of re
buttal testimony for the government.
Hall may be recalled further to testify
in his own defense, but it is believed
all evidence will be submitted in time
for the closing argument to begin be
fore court adjourns this afternoon.
SOLEMN WARNING TO CZAR.
Russian Paper Hints He May Share
Carlos' Fate.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. The tragio
occurrences at Lisbon have created a
deep irrpreseion on all sections of soci
ety here, and the newspapers that ap
peared today comment freely on the
events that occurred.
The Russ, in a daring style, draws a
thinly veiled parallel ktween condi
tions in Portugal and Russia and warns
the government in almost so many
words that there is danger of a similar
event here.
The Novoe Vremya, although attrib
uting the direct execution of the ptot to
anarchists, tc whom ail government ia
obnoxious, also connects the crime and
the dictatorship of Franco, which met
with both open and secret resistance
from all political parties.
Censor Keeps Rigid Watch.
Paris, Feb. 4. A dispatch from Lis
bon Fays the censorship maintained by
the Portuguese authorities makes the
transmission of news difficult. Tele
grams are mutilated and their trans
mission retarded. A censored dispatch
received here today says that on Satur
day evening si arp firing was heard in
various quarters of Lisbon. In explan
ation of this it is officially declared
that armed bands tried to coerce two
companies of infantry to join the revo
lution. The answer of the soldiers,
however, was a volley.
Sealers Must Be Careful.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 4. Advices
were received by the Empress of India
that in consideration of the raiding of
foreign territory last year by Japanese
sealers, official notification has been
issued to the sealers about to leave
Japan to be careful not to trespass in
foreign water. Notification is given by
the Japanese Communications depart
ment that it lias been decided to install
wireless telegraphy on the six steamers
of the Nippon Ytisen Kaisha
Reassurances From Lisbon.
Paris, Feb. 4. A special dispatch to
the Matin from Lisbon, dated February
3. 11:40 p. m., says: Th town is very
quiet. The new cabinet will repeal all
the repressive measures cf Franco and
act witb sreat indulgence toward the
people.