-"g ....ii . ,T- I ii
USE RIVERS
FOR PEOPLE
DESTROY PUBLIC RECORDS.
Conspiracy to Secure Valuable Con
cession From Ucvernmerit,
Washington, Feb. 28. Three ar-
rents here brought to light a scandal
i n i ' n tne natent flllce which has been
Koosevelt s Opinion on Waterways of under Investigation since early In
fount.. February, and which revolves around
vvuiiii jr.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Saturday, February 29. I Wednesday, February 26.
Washington, Feb. 21). Senator El- WaHhington, Feb. 26. There were
klB, chairmann of the committee on in- two speeches in criticism of the Aid-
. . .. . . . tf'h -..."'-. Kill 4 tU. Jl .
f .TJ 1 8 Va'"ed at mre terstate commerec, said today that this 'rich currency bill In the senate to
than $500,000. The parties arrested committee would report adversely on.da.
are Ned W. Barton, third assistant j Senator Fulton's bill, providing that ' f ;?Srey, b"' ?nklfn
fimminpp ... tha Pr.t.nt nm... u.r L.. i -.. .... .k.n k-i.Jot Aldrich, made the unfinished bus-
Great Stress Laid on Preservation of examiner of the Patent Oflice; Henry no intestate freight rate shall be in
Natural Resources Against Mont- w- Everding, a patent attorney of creased until the Interstate Commerce
poly and Waste Improve Rivers Philadelphia, and John A. Heany, an 'commission shall hold Buch increase to
for All Posble Purposes-Har- lnventor or York. . They have
mony With Railroads. c w me unuea otates
government ior attempting to de
fraud the government and for de-
Washington, Feb. 27. With his 8try,nS public records.
be reasonable.
Mr. Elkins says this adverse report
will be based on a letter whieh be has
received from Chairman Knapp, of the
Interstate Commerce ccmmitsion, eat
ing it is the opinion of that commission
.hearty Indorsement In a special mes- ine indictment charges that the that such legislation is inadvisable,
. p...,,,.., i . j . tnree men, "witn an intent to steal
tr!ZT Z yesterday and destroy. carrled away from thJ Waahi Feb 29tThere mM a
transmitted to congress the prelim- patent office letters, specifications suggestion of "graft" in the house to-
Commission, recommending a Ken- and unlawfully and willfully de
.rni ,,iipv r,t ..,., stroyed them. The 'investigation was
nt ' ,ui'"u"; made upon information that as
out
tlon
K.nn 14- n t . T 1 a TT
The nrpaidpnt nH. t ....i... v ut tuuaac, juuu a. neauy
iiivvvug I'umi hn hPpn p von n nutont n on nvon.
day in considering a paragraph in the
army appropriation bill appropriating
$25,0000 for the purchase of 6,000 acres
of land near Washington, D. C, for a
target range. Mann, Illinois, opposed
the proosition and ridiculed the idea of
'ee.n nv,ga" tionfor manufacturing filaments and
jm. mc iuuw icuciibb Ol a HirtUlU o ... .., , , .n u i
:1 S.'Sitf.SKS r y eVheonh'Ker
supply, power and irrigation must fh "" " "1 .,"a ?r r , 1 01 i-'061 Dy Mann
also be taken into account.
tnPV Wfrn rirPSPntpH r tha orrgnH
He says i i n a .i... u
for nnflon? Hri, u. g? nivance wlth Ned w- Barton, Heany
for national defense; use of water RnA VlVrnir nntrlvan0H mM .i,,
unorvW trans option "hvV 2U o the laeest electrical concerns
supply, transportation by water in- ln the countrV 8,rivine to net the
rtroLalon'wl.r'nr":1"; e paSStAlfof 1 thSese cSmS!
fbt protection Will Drevent timber had filpd annliratlnna fnr n natpr,t
ortt6 TrrVSnUwt.nthe Tf Ume 'S.rS,nP.a Tin
fions nnVrwir n&in barged, would see the specifications
ions and pure water will promote fln(1 pmnInv lov.r H.irH rr
flealtn. 1 he work is national in perfecting Hany's Invention. To be
' . , . successful in this plan it was neces-
u luuuomai uaca ui waierways at
The last paragon of the bill also
iness.
The bill to revise the criminal
laws of the United States was passed
after adoption of Culberson's amend
ment penalizing the Improper giving
out of information by government of
ficials affecting the market value of
products of the soil, except upon
proper authority.
The senate today adopted a reso
lution introduced by Senator Lodge
requesting the president to send to
the Semite correspondence with Ven
esuela in relation to pending contro
versies concerning alleged wrongs
done to Americans in that country
by the Venezuelan government.
DENATURED ALCOHOL.
Farmers May Make It Future Fuel ol
the West.
By Fred W. LewU, Becretary Washington Stat
uranjre, lumwtttr, Wash.
Two years ago the Grange, assist
ed by some other organizations, went
to work to try and pass a law that
would allow alcohol to be manufac
tured and used for light and fuel,
without having to pay the prohibi
tive revenue tax, that had been re
quired by the government, bo as to
free the people of the country from
the tyranny of the Standard Oil Co.,
which has gradually raised the price
or fuel oil from a low price to an
amount that is paying the monopoly
extremely large dividends, thereby
levying an unreasonable tax on the
consumer of the products of petro
leum.
After a long and hard fight in
congress in which the Standard Oil
ELKINS LAW
IS UPHELD
Can't Escape From Punishment for
Giving Rebates.
Will Mean That Standard Oil Com.
pany Must Pay Its Big Fine At
tempt to Play One Law Again s
Another Foiled By United States
Supreme Court.
Washington, Feb. 26. The climax
in general debate on the army ap
propriation bill in the house came
Washington, Feb. 25. One of the
ConiDanv did their best to nreventlma'n contentions by which the rail-
the passage of the bill, we conquered rads which gave and the corpora-
and now a farmer, or several of them t,ons which received rebates hoped
may erect a still, and make alcohol to escape punishment was swept
in any quantities, the same to be de- a.way today by a decision of the
natured. or Dolsoned. bv officers ao- United States supreme court. This
pointed by the government, and may decision vitally affects the case un
then be used or sold to any one un- der which the Standard Oil Co. was
der a permit which may be obtained fined $29,240,000 for the same point
from the government. was raised.
Tf la nnur nnr rintv in trat tha an. The Cage UDOn which the ripHalnn
today, when Dalzell, Pennsylvania, ' niimoM fnr tho nf tha nn was rendered was instituted in th
recognized as one of the foremost lnt0 general use, so that there will United States District Court for the
protectionists of the country, deliv-lvlAn Hmand fnr the aimhni on that District of Minnesota, whirh court
ered an exhaustive speech in defense i hero nrlll ha Hictillortoa Inciollaf alllflned the fJreat Northern railroad
of the republican nary and its nol-1 .,0- ,Qt. 0 QD t v, m oon earh fnr is vininHno f th
met an obstruction in Mann, who vigo- Jicies, in which he upheld the prin-1 products of our farms to make fuel first section of the Elkins law.
rously attacked the proposition it in- clple of the protectve tariff system for our engines, stoves, both heating The alleged offenses against the
ocwu ui uuucj it uie uuneu and cooking, and to give us one of Iaw were commuted during tne sum
States had become the greatest of, the heat nhta that vnn ever row mer of 1905. and consisted in prant-
manufacturing nations. I wish that it were noasihle for' m ing concessions to the W. P. De-
The army appropriation bill was'tn chow the lamn with its heatifni vearaux Comnanv on its Rhlnmenta
read for amendment and itS COnsid- Ucrht sn that vnn rnnld realise the Of oats and com from Minnesota to.
leration was not concluded when the ' vaiue of Jt as a light nroducine fuel, points in Washington. The com-
the same time. To this end the work
of the various departments con
cerned should be, co-ordinated, that
there may be no delay. The cost will
be large, but far less than would be
required to relieve the congestion of
rail traffic, and the benefits will be
large also and will unite the i
sts of all states
The presiden
the great amount of detailed infor
mation needed to carry out the com
BLOW AT BHI TISH SALOONS.
Asquith's License Bill Raise Storm
of Protest.
London, Feb. 28. Chancellor of
voived of giving the chief of ordnance
discretion in purchasing ordnance sup
plies without publicly divulging their
ingredients, and the provision went out
on a point of order.
The bill then was passed, carrying a
total appropriation of $84,757,566.
Friday, February 29.
house adjourned.
Tuesday, February 25
Wherever I have demonstrated the pany admitted the concessions and
light, It has met with an enthusiaB- fought the prosecution on the ground
tic reception and it is only a ques- that by amending the Elkins act so
Washington, Feb. 25. Currency tlon of letting people see the value as to provide for punishment by ta
per cent of the license moneys col
lected outside of the incorporated
commons. This is the principal eov
ernment measure for the present
Washington, I-eb. 28. Long Win- legislation was the chief topic before of de-natured alcohol, to insure a prisonment rather than by fines the
lers spent in isolated sections 01 Ai- the senate todav. For nearlv three demand that will fill our land with Hepburn law had so modified the or-
aska have so greatly increased the hours Owen, of Oklahoma, spoke on ! distilleries, making our own fuel out iginal law as to accomplish its re-
perceiiiage 01 insanity mat tne sen- tbe Aldrich bill, saying that he had, of the small potatoes, sprouted peal and render punishment under It
aie iuuay passea a 0111 autnorizing through ex-Senator Jones, of Arkan- i wheat, small, and imperfect apples, impracticable. Today'B decision was
large expenditures tor tne mainten- Bas. in 1900 nronosed legislation ' and fruit of other varieties, and in announced by Justice White and af-
ance of the Alaskan insane. The 5 somewhat similar to the bill under ! fact, anything that is composed of firmed the finding of the District
consideration, but with essential dif- eugar or starch. Court, and the United States Circuit
ferences, which he declared would A corn-field, with its stalks filled Court of Appeals.
sweetness, will make large
of alcohol, and a email
land will raise enough
tors and was frequently interrupted fuel to keep our homes well heated
with questions, which led to spirited , and lighted for the year,
debate. Another good quality of this al-
The Indian appropriation bill re-' cohol is that it is perfectly clean and
ceived consideration during a part healthful. There is no dust, smoke,
of the day. The bill was read Boot, or gas, developed in the burn
through, j ing of it for either light or heat,
Teller declared that Indian bills and it does not vitiate the air In the
in
will unite the inter- the Exchequer Asquith introduced ,towns for road building, schools andjhave prevented'the recent panic had with swee
i and sections. iicen8lna. hm in tha hmis 'f jthe care of the insane has been found jit been enacted into law. Owen re- quantities
t calls attention to ine ensing Dill in tne nouse or j,nBUfflclent for tne demands. ceived close attention from the sena-! amount of
Consideration of the Indian appro
priation bill and a speech by Smoot,
HEROISM ON MARYLAND.
Explosion Averted by Instant Obedi
ence to Hurried Signal.
San Francisco, Feb. 25. An act
of heroism performed by three blue
jackets on the United States cruiser
Maryland during the recent target
nrantipe held at MutrHalona Pa v iraa
the past been put through room as it contains oxygen, in Itself all tnat prevented a repetition of the
aulsory re- the day, under a special rule restored j the senate loaded down with new and does not have to use the oxygen Georeia disaster th Mehn.
periQdand'to the army appropriation bill the , legislation that should never have out of the air in the room, so much cmst ut vr when I Lim, ten-
number of provisions to increase the pay of non- been adopted. i as any other fuel. It '"l.rV thfaon of Admiral
mission's plan, but says beeinnine session of narliament. and involve. of Utah, on the currency bill, con-
of work should not be postponed till vast monev and labor The ranital 'sumed nearly the entire time ln the
all the facts are obtained. , """" f t 1 1, 8enate today- The Indian b111 was
The president says our policy jnvested ln licensed property in this passed.
hitherto has been purely negative country is not less than $1,200,000,-1
one of repression and procrastina- 0M, while over 2,000,000 people are Washington, Feb. 28. Without a
tlon and frequent changes of plan employed in the traffic. Briefly, the dissenting voice the house early in have
4ind piecemeal execution have further 0,11 provides for the compulsory re
hampered improvement. In spite of auction within a specified
large appropriations our rivers are on a unirorm scale or tne number of provisions to increase tne pay 01 non-ipeen adopted
less serviceable than half a century regular saloon licenses throughout ; commissioned omcers and men and
ago and are less used. ,the country. to prohibit the private employment) 'Washington, Feb. 25 General de-
In its reuort the commission first The bill proposes that this reduc- of army musicians for pay, both of hate on the armv annronrlation hill
states the facts it has found. It tioa be effected within 20 years. The which yesterday went out on points m the house of representatives today the lamp chimneys will never need
.finds that there are 25,000 miles of system of compensating those en- of order. -again furnished opportunity for free any washing, so the lamps are much
navigated rivers and at least an tirely deprived of their licenses is to The house took up an amendment j expression of opinion on the issues easier to take care of.
qual length, which are navigable or Pse after a period of 14 years from 'offered by Foster, of Illinois, appro- 0f the day. Garrett of Tennessee! You can turn it off until there is a
might be made so; 2,500 miles of the time the act goes into force, and priating $1,500,000 for joint man- and Hau of North Carolina arraigned very small light, and so makes a per-
navigable canals and over 2,500 an end tnus wl11 be put to the vested jeuvers of the militia organizations of the Republican party for its policy feet night lamp, as there is no gas,
miles of sounds, bays and bayous, interests in licenses. the several states and the regular (wtth regard to the tariff, while as there is from a kerosene lamp,
which could be connected by less) The bold and drastic" bill is raising army. It provoked extended debate, Hayes of California denounced the to make the bed room a hot-bed of
than 1,000 miles of canals, parallel a storm of denunciation in the op-'Hull and Tawney leading in opposi- financial system of the United States disease.
with the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, position press. Air. uairour gave nis uon. las "patchwork," and the Aldrich bill There Is another great boon to the
I hese water
and develonme
gation, power, etc., will make cer- The tremendous strength of the and as modified was agreed to, on
tain waterways navigable in the re- Brewing interests throughout tne division, au to 48, D
maining states. country will be brought to bear in being taken by tellers
Railroad interests have been snr- an endeavor to prevent the passage, to 6U.
cessfully directed against mainten-.01 tne
ance and development of water trat
There is no wick-trimming to be nnndrirh and 1a f hi chir,mateH
done, as the wick is never on fire, met death ,n tn explosion of one of
and as far as smoke ia concerned. ,), ki
v, ..,111 a I
It happened while the Maryland
was having her try at the navy rec
ord. After the second or third shot
from No. 4, one of the Maryland's
eight-inch guns, J. J. Donnelly, a
seaman, acting as first loader, dis
covered that two balls of fire were
spinning around within the screw
box. This fire should have gone out
of the muzzle of the gun but it had
ways are in 42 states Party a lead ln a brief speech stig- The amendment was altered so as as -falling far short of the remedial . housewife in the alcohol flat-iron,
nent 01 rivers tor irri- "-"s i" uimouic muunj. : " .n.wi. mc amuum w legislation needed. jwnicn win uurn oniy aoout a cent s 1 without the loss of a moment
nt nn tk. '.ni.1 , , & , r, , . "luc" "T" " "V Donnelly hastily signalled J. C. King,
ut on the vote arniy bill were made by Parker of teen cents worth as when you have th hoistjne man to lower the am
it was iost, 59 New Jersey, who spoke in favor of , to use a stove any sort. You can SS'Sr S?J't SungVoS.
Xic.
Successful waterway improvement
must provide for adjustment of the
relations of rail to water lines. Rail
roads can so control traffic as to
leave waterways insufficient to sup
port vessels and terminals, for they
an so reduce rates on traffic for
ADMIRAL EVANS HAS GOUT.
Thursday, February 27.
Peruvian Physicians Report His Con
dition as Not Serious.
Lima, Peru, Feb. 28. Two Peru
vian physicians paid an official visit !lndians were dead and that he- as a
niemuer 01 tne tnue 01 cneronee ln-
Washington, Feb. 27. One of the restoration of the canteen,
most dramatic scenes in the senate The seven hours allowed for gen
was enacted today when Owen, of eral debate on the bill will expire to
Oklahoma, insisted, in tragis tones morrow, when the measure will be
and with face showing much emo- read for amendment,
tion, that the five civilized tribes of i
the proposition for increased pay take this flatiron Into any room of
for the officers and men, and Kus- the house, out onto the porch, out
terman of Wisconsin in support of under a shade tree, or anywhere else
that you want to, as you have no
"string" attached to you as in the
Monday, February 24.
Washington, Feb. 24. Ocean mail
electric iron, and you do not have to
travel back and forth between the
ironing board and the stove, as you
have always had to do, nor do you
have to stand near a hot stove while
you are doing your ironing.
Write to me and I will tell you
u-hl..h -,.ta,-u .t-c ,ot a t,. Auiuirai avails uu me uagsiup . . . -1
" "ii" 1 un 1 ij winiiv iu tt o vi v. - uinuo, nuo iiul uuue tut: tun Li uini vv 1 .i.. " . . . . ----- - -- v
troy profits, and can recoup them-, Connecticut and after consultation ! the secretary of the interior. The ? f 7 currency legislation were how you may procure these splendid
selves with higher rates on traffic for , declared that Admiral Evans was 'event was rendered all the more jn- 0010 tha 6ubiects of speeches in the , improvements, as the Grange is an-
which waterways do not compete.
Waterway 'improvement will not re
lieve rail congestion unless co-ordination
is arranged to insure harmon
ious co-operation.
In some instances the cost of
works to control floods and improve
suffering from rheumatic gout, but
that his condition was not serious.
It is believed that the commander of
the fleet will be able to direct the
movements of the battleships on their
departure next Saturday.
President Pardo gave an audience
navigation wouiu oe less man tne this afternoon to Rev. Mr. McGlee
loss by floods and drought. S0I1( chaplain of the Connecticut.
The annual soil'wash is about 1,-: There was a large attendance of sail-
vuu.uuu.uuu tons, mostly tne most org and others at the mass at tha
teresting by the fact that Owen was
sharply engaged in controversy by
Curtis, of Kansas, himself a Kaw In
dian. , merchant marine, and was followed by
It was the first time that two men Depew, who strongly approved the
with Indian blood in their veins had measure.
ever locked horns as senators in the, mmmlno ni v-ti, rarn)i,-a ond
senate chamber. The controversy xnuu t hL.ij i :L:,
arose In ronnertinn with the rnn.i,!.: uwuaij-muu, ,u mnv.oui
senate today. Gallinger opened thejxious to get people to know of the
debate in favor of his bill for ocean ; advantages to be derived from the
mall aubsidv to build ud the American introduction of denatured alcohol
and King, with the assistance of J.
Green, the rammer man, compiled
with the former's request upon the
instant. Twenty-five seconds elapsed
before the fire in the screw-box was
put out, but in that brief time a
great disaster was averted
TRYING TO GET ENOUGH MEN
eration of the Indian hill anH wn 01 Aiuncil cuneiiuy
precipitated bv a motion on the part . , announcing that he would not vote for
. . m ii l a
bill, White
v-. ,w..,vvU -.-.ii., or8 ana otners at Hie mass at tne , r4. , . , ,,, j . anv meaanre hofnro the nenatoi An
valuable part of the soil, which pol- cathedral this morning at the con- of wen to havR the b111' 80 aniended an7 measure before the senate. An
lutes the water, necessitates dredg-: cion of which a breakfast was ia? rTlSze th.e ."i'nship of five hour was devoted to the further consid-
1 1 1 wn,. u m inns ui iiiuuius nv imiLiiig ciauuu ui me uui iu revise iue uriiuiuai
tne word late before this desifrna- code.
Gallinger reviewed conditions udner I a strong agricultural college in tne,,t not be able t0 get that num.
ich the merchantm arine of this university It is with a keen sense ber at once. if So, it will be neces-
ing and reduces efficiency
Improvements.
Forestry, farming, mining
other industries, affect the flow of were 4.000
streams for commerce. 500 officers
Wide variation in the level of riv- fleet.
rs hampers establishment of water
terminals.
river given at the seminary.
i Another bull fight was given yes
flTld -" of . nrnoon of Vi In Vi . h.i-
" ' ' 1 1 4 -7H iril.nn "
spectators. Including 1 .- , ;t. p
tion, calling them the "late five civ-
Agricultural Club Formed.
By J. H. Frandson. Department of Dairying:, Idaho
Experiment Station, Moscow.
A sudden impetus was given the
agricultural interests of the Univer
sity of Idaho on the 19 of December, ,t n.
1907 when the students of that de-lSanta Fe win need tne greater por-
partment orgamzea an agricultural tion of these. If it keeps all ita
club. It consists of students deeply ;offlces open lt wlli reqUire 81 men on
interested in agriculture, who are lts COast line in addition to its pres-
s " 1U pi-vTci u uuuu ent force. There is a possibility that
Railroads Have Ten Days Before New
Law Takes Effect.
Los Angeles, Feb. 25. Wfth less
than ten days until the new federal
law limiting the hours of labor of
certain railroad employes shall be
come effective, Los Angeles railway
officials are preparing as best they
can for the necessary changes which
must be made. Approximately 140
new telegraph operators will be re
quired in the territory governed by
Angeles general offices. The
Telegrppners May Quit.
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 27. Rail
way telegraphers of this division an-
and sailors from the n wmi"
V.111M-, v,uipi, aicvyiimoer ana
II ...!!...J . . .
A banquet was given last night on ' 7'" s hp-'-board
the Connecticut. All the ships f.1,0" t?,..d.e,,?t!J,te.1Inan8 as h?
were brilliantly illuminated.
Illino.is Miners May Strike.
Peoria. 111., Feb. 28. Despite re-
down. Owen's vote was the only one
in its support.
I which
country ie operating and cited manyad
vantagxea that he believed will accrue
to the commercial interests of the
United Slates if better mail service to
South America and other points is es
, tablished.
I
Washington, Feb. 27. Represen- Washington, Feb. 24. The unusual
nounce that the union and nonunion ' ports to the contrary, one prominent tative Lilley, of Connecticut, today spectacle of the committee on rules
..... In. rnAtiftiA .1 rirl ... I. ... nltln .... i 1 . . .1
men have voted to strike if tne coal operator declared todav that the ""' v.inwiB oemg overruled oy its cnairman, tne
Northern Pacific or the Great North- deadlock between the operators and """. 'J1 . epeaker, on the floor of the house, was
'rn cuts are wage scale. They claim minors of the Northern, Central and , , ,ol,8e of representatives of the witnessed in that bodv today, much to
the companies are trying to make the Southern Illinois field had not been JV,V.e nV the" v,;?,.8 v! ,t il.re8.ent the discomfiture of Dalzell, a member
men pay for the extra operators that broken, and that the operators were ,ln!e ?r Vne various submarine tor- 0 the committee
will be required if the Interstate prepared to hold out until March 1, gfd. boats owned by the United , 3Z'nn,itlnn bill carrv
! v. ,... -. it .u' .v. . . States government, totrether with ine army appropriation Din, carry-
mui. inrui iaw fjv.3 iiiiu i i v v. i i v i niiru 111c I ' i cntut ci mi 1 1. 1 1 1 v 1 1 l. rAi'ii ra,
.!! I t a.1 . . ..
1. The vote on the strike question Then the trial will come, if nothing 'ulurn ,uon 01 repons relating
shows 95 per cent of the operators intervenes and neither side recedes '? ,he 1'frformance of each, subma-
on both roads will quit. They are from its announced
repairs
Tin xi o vorn ct . n it Tfi nnr mnn H f nf 1 9
avrv II I V I (lllig yiV 1' V-1 auvr'u u a
hours' work.
Will Cut Wages.
Butte, Mont., Feb. 27. The man
agement of the Northern Pacific rail-
. ...... 1 i . . .
determination. I""5 iul,ur 118 r'" "na
President John M. Walker has de-1 uu- ,7' ""efu . a
clared that the prospects are for a I 1 a.m ,nornied that the dozen or
general suspension of work. so submarines purchased from the
J Holland Boat Company by the Gov-
ernment tire practically all sick.
Powers to Secure Peace. broken and tied up at wharves, out
Paris. Feb. 2S. It is officially an- of commission, and that the Octopus
ing $85,007,560, was taken up. After
Hull, of Iowa, had explained its pro
visions, Slayden, of Texas, criticised
"the enormous extravagance of the mil
iary establishment," while Holiday,
of Indiana, pleaded for increased pay
for the enlisted men of the army.
Other speeches were delivered by
Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff
revision, and by Wa. hburn, of MasFa
chusetts, in favor of removing the re
striction of the Sherman anti-trust law
May Have Salatiee Now.
road has notified all the telegraph- nounced here that both Germany and which outstripped its competitors in
ers employed on the system that Snain contributed to the loan of the trials off Newport Inst v.ar u in
their wages will be reduced from $5 $500,000 made by the Bank of Mor- such a shape of dilapidation that no
lo $10 a month. In all probability ocro to Abd-el-Aziz. the Sultan, for ceptance by the navy department has ' regarding organizations of merchants
mis means a siriKe 01 wit-ee ui.u. ine purpose or maintaining the sol- been reiused. I in certain cases
1 ne leiegrapners are now voting uu ciiers Placed on duty at the ports by
the question of accepting or reject- the foreign board. This i3 inter
ing the reduction. The cut in wages preted to show that France, Ger
ls due directly to the new federal many and Spain are in accord In an
nine-hour law, which goes into ef- endeavor to secure peace on the Mor
fect March 1. j ocean coast and to protect business
i interests,
Reclamation Work in Nevada.
Salt Lake City. Feb. 27. The
Utah-Nevada Irrigation Company,
Torpedo Boats Collide.
Kiel, Feb. 28. Two torpedo boats
win begin work promptly on a aam collided during the course of maneu
and irrigation system in Eastern Ne- vers today. Both vessels were ser
vada near the Utah line. The com- iously damaged and were docked ln
pany plans to reclaim 230,000 acres a leaking condition. One man was
of land in the Meadow Valley, Wash, killed and one Injured.
vi mc u..u. u uauu luai m. mure- sarv to close a few offices all or a
ment is begun. Idaho is one of thepart of the time untli tne additional
most rapidly growing states of the men can be f0UDj
union, uver lou.ouu acres 01 land:
have been added within the last year
or two to the grants covered by the
irrigation companies. This will fur
Santa Fe's Cry of Misery
Topeka, Feb. 25. On the Santa
nlsh room for thousands of beautiful Fe railroad 4S6 new operators will.
homes in the near future. It is ob- be required, the Gulf lines excepted,
vious that scientific skill will be in to Complv with the provisions of the
demand under the conditions federal nine-hour law, to go into
brought about by this extended sys-(effect March 4. About 60 are re
tem of intensive farming. 'quired on the eastern grand divi-
A publication known as the Idaho sion. The officials do not know
Student Farmer will be the club's , whether thev will be able to get the
main method of interesting the farm- requisite number of new men or not.
ers of the state in the work of the x0tices were posted in the Santa
agricultural college, and it is hoped Fe shopg at xewton todav that em
by this method to get a great many piOVes need not report for work till
students from the farms. It is prob-' Mondav. March 2. About 200 men
ably the only student agricultural are affected.
paper published in the colleges of the !
northwest. The first and only num- , , . .
ber of the present scholastic year Black Hand Threats Terror,.
will come out in a week or ten days. Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 25. Black
The people of Idaho should re- Hand Society notices, sent through
spond with the true spirit of an ener- the mails and posted on doors and
getic commonwealth. Send in your fences, with the object of frighten
name and address to the Idaho Stu- ing Italians who have offended the
dent Farmer, University of Idaho, society in the mining village of
Moscow, and receive the first copy Black Diamond, 25 miles from Se-
free.
Mincemeat.
One quart of chopped bollel beef. 2
Quarts of chopped apples, 1 pint f in
attle, reached a climax last Friday
nicht when J. Vitero was shot ft
three times while making his way
home. One bullet passed throueti
his left arm and another cut his
coat.
Postal Savings Bark Bill.
n. , . - , I i auiuf.uiii, 1 Vif. . 1 . 1 11. HP..lrtl
Washington, I?cb. 2fi. Benito Le-'rinm hnni- mii in. m,. hv sn.
garda and Tablo Ocampo de Leon, the ator Knox, provides that 2 per cent
recently appointed resident commia-. interest shall be paid on all deposits,
sioners, who ha 'e arrived here to rep- and that these savings be deposited
resent the Philippine islands in con- 'n national banks in localities where lames, 1 pint of sugar, 1 teacup of vino
press, today visited the senate commit- savinKs are accumulated. The na- gar or cider, 1 quart of chopii raisins
tee on the Philippines and were later Jional banks made depositories are . or currants, 2 tablespoonful.. of cl.u . s
taken to the flcor of the senate, where L.paJ ",G of .nterest to be d.0,er: ' and cinnamon. 1 nutaiec. 1 eiii of but-
thpv m infof-Mta.. nK.r- T. imuea oy me posimasier-generai ana , , , , gan claim. Assays or the ore sno
uiey were lnteref tei oDeervers. The ., , ... . u - . ter: cook until su-alded throu; 1. sen ?, ... .-... .
unal- livl.. m.4 IV. k. 1 1 - bit. iriaij vi iuv lirdBUli. 1 : - V1I11PS ilS niU as i,t" It' lllf KM1.
eenaie tooay p-saea tne honse joint ree- rostai gavings account for each per-jln Jars untJl wanted, or tek In The cr0nci has been purchased bv
ointion sntnorising the payment U the son. firm or corporation Is to be lim-lan earthen Jar and cover with melted E W. King, a banker of Bozeman,
eommiBSioners' eaUry. jited to $500. I lard. Mont.
Fabulous Strike ia Made
Rawhide. Xev., Feb. 25. What is
snid to be the most wonderful strike
in the history of minirnr in Nevadx
was made today on the Happy Hooli
gan claim. Assays of the ore sho.