Heppner gazette., March 12, 1908, Image 7

TURNS ON
PROSECUTION
Ruef Accuses lleney of Subornation
of Perjury.
Would Change Plea In Extortion Case
As He Is Not Guilty Declares
His Testimony Was Obtainud bv
Misrepresentation, Coercion a d
Undue Influence.
Kan Francisco, March 7. Thia morn
ing at 10 o'clock Abraham Ruef will,
through hia attorneys, Henry Ach,
Frank J. Murphy and M. C. Chapman,
present to Judge Dunne a motion to al
low him to withdraw hia plea of guilty
entered on May '15, and substitute a
plea of not guilty in the case brought
jn indictment No. 305, one of the
French restaurant extortion cases. To
eupport his motion Ruef will file affi
davits of a sensational nature, the sub
stance of which was given out tonight.
In filing the motion Ruef states that
the plea of guilty was improperly and
inadvisedly tendered and that the de
fendant iH not guilty of the ofen e
charged, and that be was inducuu to
enter the plea of guilty by virtue of an
agreement and understanding with the
district attorney, William 11. Langdon,
the assistant district attorney, Francis
J. Heney, the fpecial agent of the dis
trict attorney, William J. Burns, and
the financial backer of the district at
torney in this prosecution, Rudolph
Spreckels, and because of the agree
ment and understanding of the judge
presiding in this department of the Su
perior court, Judge Frank II. Dunne,
that the plea of guilty should subse
quently be withdrawn and the plea of
not guilty substituted, and the cause
dismissed against the defendant.
1 he motion also will state that the
distriit attorney has heretofore consent
d to the withdrawal of the plea of
jruilty and that this plea was obtained
from the defendant by fraud, coercion,
duress and false pretenses. The mo
tion will be presented to the court on
March 12.
LEAVE SCHOOL WITHOUT PANIC
Singing "America" 2,000 New York
Children Reach Safety.
New York, March 7. A epecial call
'was sent into fire headquarters from
the public school on One Hundred and
Ninth street, between Amsterdam ave
nue and Broadway.
The chi'dren were marched from the
schcol without panic or disorder. They
were assembled in the yard and sent
home. Parents who rushed to the
tmilding were pi evented by the- police
from closing in the exits and fent away.
The fire was on the -top floor of the
building, which is five stories high.
The 2,000 pupils in the building were
engaged in their morning singing exer
cise when the fire gong rang and they
continued to sing "America" as they
marched out of the building. There
visa no sign of panic at any time.
SECRETS OF TORPEDOES.
Bliss Company Says Employe Has
Stolen Brass Models.
New York, March 7. The E. W.
Bliss comppny, manufacturers of pro
jectiles, secured the arrest last night of
William Eser, a mechanic, of Brook
lyn, who. it is charged, has Ftolen the
brass models of the principal parts of
torpedoes now in process of secret man
ufacture for the government.
Detectives engaged on the case apeert
that other arrests will be made of men
who will le charged with offering for
sale to other governments secrets of
projectile manufacture. The Federal
authorities would be interested in the
prosecution, it was said, though just
how was not made clear.
William Esser was held in 11,000
bail when arraigned in court olay.
No representative of the government
appeared againgst Esser.
Petition Czar for Mercy
St. Petersburg, March 7 M. Tschai
kovsky, who is awaiting trial for revo
lutionary utterances, was visited today
by physicians, who are to determine
the state of his health Mme. Tsehai
kovsky will present to Premier Stoly
pin an English petition in favor of her
husband, signed by 300 leadiLg clergy
men and members of the nobility. This
is the petition that Count Benkendorff,
Russian ambassador in London, de
clined to forward to St. Petersburg. It
will be followed ty a general English
petition.
Teach Girls to Gamble.
Pan Francisco, March 7. Police
Judge Smith, of Oakland, this morn
ing sentenced August Salmin, who was
convicted last Tuesday of selling pools
on the horse races, to pay a fine of $300
or serve 150 dpys in jail. Judge Smith,
in passing sentence, remarked that
gambling is entirely too prevalent in
Oakland. He said that only a few
days airo he himself stepped into a ci
gar store and saw there two young girls
studying the "dope eheet."
Illegal Fencers Fined.
Helena, Mont., March 7. United
State Judge Hunt today imposed rather
severe penalties on four well known
Northern Montana stockmen and ranch
ers who pleaded guilty to illegal fenc
ing. The fines and imprisonment fol
low: Joseph and Frank Laird, ten
days and $250 each; Nelson Bingham,
48 hours and $200; James, Bingham,
43 hours and $100.
CAUGHT IN TRAP
Death March In Colllnwood Schoo
Led to Locked Door.
Cleveland, O., March 6. Twenty
four hours after the disaster which
caused the death of approximately one
third of the school children of Collin
wood, the death roll numbers 104. Of
these 1 J7 had been identified at the
Lake Shore morgue, while 27 bodies
remain there in a condition of mutila
tion probably forever beyond recogni
tion. The work of digging in the ruins of
the Lake View school house in further
search for remnants of children still
missing began with the break of day.
Dawn found mothers and fathers wait
ing about the ruined building, after
having spent the night in an effort to
find their children's remainsflin the ex
temporized morgue. Little was brought
forth during the day that would satisfy
their longings, and it was believed last
night that all the bodies that can be
removed from the rujns have been tak
en out. '
The coroner's inquest was begun yes
terday, when a number of witnesses
were examined without, however, de
veloping any testimony that was be
yond mere opinion. An investigation
conducted by the Collinwood schoo)
board, which lasted far into the night,
brought forth these facts:-
That one of the inner doors at the
West entrance of the school was closed
and fastened, while children were pil
ing up against it in the passage; that
the partitions in the vestibule narrow
ed the exit by at least three feet; that
the flames came first from a closet be
low the Btairway at the East entrance;
the closet contained lime and sawdust;
three little girls had been found hiding
in play in the closet earlier ,in the
morning; there was but one fire escape
and its use was never taught aa a part
of the fire drill.
SIDE OF PAti.OADS.
Contend Low Lumber Kate Will Pre
vent New Construction.
Washington, March 6. Argument of
the Pacific Coast lumber case was re
sumed before the Interstate Commerce
commission yesterday. J. D. Kerr,
representing the Hill roads, frankly
stated that the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern have reached their ca
pacity for handling traffic. He said as
the development of the Northwest con
tinued, traffic would grow Therefore
existing roads must increase their ca
pacity or new roads must be built, but
he declared no new roads would be
built to haul lumber unless thoy had a
guarantee of a rate that would be re
mnne.ative. If the old non-compensatory
lumb r rate is continued in
effect, money cannot be procured and
railroad building will stop, he said.
Mr. Kerr denied that the lumber
men would be injured by an increase.
They would still make a big profit, he
declared. The Booth-Kelly company
in Oregon, which is not operated under
favorable conditions, could, on the
basis of an advanced rate, still earn 31
per cent annually on ita investment.
Some companies could make larger
profits, others not so much. Relative
to the arguments that lumber cannot
move into competitive territory under
an advanced rate, Mr. Kerr showed that
the St. Ptul & Tacoma Lumber com
pany, of Tacoma, paid 55 cents into
this district for years and made good
profits. This is higher than the pro
posed new rate.
WANT FOREST PRESERVED.
Wholesa'e Lumber Dealers Approve
Policy of Government.
Washington, March 6. The conclud
ing feature of the 16th annual conven
tion of the National Wholesale Lumber
Dealers' association was a banquet at
the New Willard last night.
The principal topic of discussion yes
terday was forest preservation. The
report of the committee on forestry de
clared that the lumber dealers realize
the inevitable shortage in the timber
supply which must be felt in the very
near future and are doing more prob
ably than any other agency to promote
the cause of forestry. The report de
clares that with all ' the agencies at
work they are hopeful that our forests
will still be preserved. Repeal of the
homestead law as applied to timber
lands is advocated, but the general for
est reserve policy of the government is
approved.
Miners on Non-union Basis.
O Seattle, Wash., March 6. A cable
dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer from
Fairbanks, Alaska, says: Nineteen
operators on Vault creek, formerly
operating eight hours and paying $5.
resolved to go on a ten-hour $5 basis on
March 10, and have so notified their
employes. Many men are arriving
daily over the trail and are being sent
out to work in the mines. More men
are working on the nonunion basis than
ever, many union operators having
joined the Mineowner' association and
prospects are bright for a banner season.
Would Classify Binks.
San Francisco. March fi. Represent
atives of the San Francisco Savings
Bank association appeared before the
special legislative committee on bank
ing laws today in order to make re
commendations for the amendment of
the existing laws. The chief recom
mendation was that laws be passed
separating the three different kinds of
banking known as trust business, com
mercial business and savings deposits,
so they can le better regulated.
Restore Surveyor General's Pay.
Washington, March 6. The senate
subcommittee on appropriations today
agreed to restore to the legislative bill
the provision increasing the salaries of
surveyors general to $3,000.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Saturday, March 7. ,
Washington, March 7. Bills to ee
tablish favings banks, introduced by
Senators Carter, Knox and Burkett, lo-
Jday were considend by a subcommittee
of the senate committee on ros'.oflices
and poet roads c nsisting of Senators
Carter, Burrows, Bankhead and Cljy.
Postmabter General Meyer waa I efore
the subcommittee and outlined his
v ews on the subject.
Mr. Meyer stated that, while the
Knox bill was drawn in his depart
ment, he was not wedded to that m a-t-ure
and was very ready to approve
emondrrents or provision to be taken
from both the Burkett and Carter bills.
The committee and posmaster general
were agteed upon the plan for placing
the funds to be secured by the postal
savings banks in the various national
banks of the country at a rate of inter
est large enough to pay depositors 2 per
cent and to defray all attendant ex
penses. Washington, March 7. -A part of
the session today of the house was de
voted to the consideration of private
claim bills. The remainder rjfr the day
was given over to eulogies of the late
Representative Slemp, of Virginia.
v Friday, March 6.
Washington, March 6. The army
py bill was passed by ,the senate to
day. The bill provides for army offi
cers a graded increase of pay ranging
from 5 par cent for lieutenant generals
to 20 per cent for junior officers. It
also provides that "the average pay of
enlisted men of the army, as now estab
lished, be increased 40 pir cent." This
amendment, suggested by Culberson,
of Texas, takes away the discretion of
the president in fixing the pay of sol
diers. Scott read a letter from a banker
who stated that army officers pay 3 per
cent interest per month to have their
salaries discounted because their in
comes are so small.
An amendment was offered by Ba
con, and adopted, giving six months'
pay to families of officers and enlisted
men upon their death.
Washington, March 6. The house
today passed the bill providing for the
payment to the Roman Catholic arch
bishop of Manila $403,000 fer damage
done to church property during the
Spanish war and the subsequent Phil
ippine insurrection. The bill was de
bated for several hours.
The house today unanimously adopt
ed a resolution to investigate the
charges brought by Representative
Lilley, of Connecticut, of corrupt influ
ences upon members of the house naval
affairs committee in connection with
authorizations for submarine torpedo
boats.
Thursday, March 6.
Thursday, March 5..A marked trib
ute of respect was accorded the memory
of the late Senator Redfield Proctor, of
Vermont, by the United States senate
today. The reading of the journal was
only begun when Senator Dillingham,
of Vermont, arose and, asking that it
be dispensed with, referred in tones
that indicated deep emotion to the
great,bereavement that had come upon
the senate, the Btate of Vermont and
the country by the passing of a man
who for so many years had been in the
public eye.
Mr. Dillingham moved the adoption
of the customary resolution, and the
vice president announced a committee
consisting of Senators Dillingham, Dan
iel, Galliuger, Perkins, Taliaferro,
Overman and Hemenway to attend the
funeral.
In the house the proceedings were
brief. While waiting for the official
announcement of Senator Proctor's
death, a couple of bills of minor im
portance were passed.
Mr. Haakins, of Vermont, presented
resolutions of regret, which were adopt
ed. After Speaker Cannon had an
nounced the names of the committee to
represent the house at the funeral, the
house, as a further mark of respect,
adjourned. The body will be accom
panied by members of the family of.
the late senator and by the congres
sional committees to Proctorville, Ver
mont. Wednesday, March 4.
Washington, March 4. Currency
legislation was the subject of consider
ation in the senate today. Heyburn
opposed the Aldrich bill and declared
it was useless and he would not vote
for it.
Perkins spoke at length in support
of the bill. Bailey stated that he
would speak on the bill Monday and
Depew will speak on Friday. Aldrich
announced that he hoped to have a
vote on the measure next Wednesday.
A canvass of the senate made to as
certain the sentiment in regard to the
bill indicates that there will be mure
Democratic senators for it than Repub
lican senators against it. Since the
speech by Smith, of Michigan, in op
position to the lailroad bond feature it
has been stated persistently that there
is a Republican defection that endan
gers the passage of the bill.
Will Fight for His Bill.
Washington, March 5. Senator Ful
ton declared today he would get a re
port on his rate law amendment bill.
He proposes not to "lay down," but is
prepared to fight for his measure.
It is learned that some members of
the Interstate Commerce commission
are displeased that Chairman Knapp
committed them against the Fulton
bill. Considerable feeling may develop
in the commission over the aspect the
care has assumed.
j Washington, March 4. The agricul
tural appropriation bill has been agreed
jupon ry the house committee on agri
' culture and probably will be reported
' to the houne tomorrow. The bill car
ries a total of $11,431,416, which is a
reduction of $1, 420,005 from the de
partmental estimate, and an excess of
$1,948,056 over the amount appropri
ated for the current year.
Tuesday, March 3.
Washington, March 3. Senators Mc
Cumber, of North Dakota, and New
lands, of Nevada, today spoke at
length on the Aldrich bill.
Mr. McCumber was opposed to any
expansion of the currency except to
save the country from a catastrophe,
he said. He favorfd a government
guarantee of deposits in national banks.
During a colloquy with Senator Carter
the latter, commenting on savings
banks, said:
"There ought to be a clear way
opened from the back door of the failed
banks to the penitentiary."
Wafbington, March 3.- The start
ling charge that, the railroads' of the
country carrying mails had robbed the
people of $70,000,000 was made in the
house today by Lloyd, of Missouri.
He declared that the new system of
weighing mails was an admission of
the postmaster general that the weigh
ing in the past 27 years had been fraud
ulent. He called for an investigation
of the Postoffice department, and Wag
ner, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee to control the expenses of
that department, promised that an in
quiry would be conducted.
Others who spoke were Moon, of Ten
nesasee, Goebel, of Ohio, Briggs, of
Georgia, Murdock, of Kansas, and
Smith, of California.
A strong plea for an ocean mail sub
sidy to steamers plying between the
United States and South American
ports, the Philippines, Japan, China
and Australia was made by Goebel.
Since last March the foreign steamships
engaged in trade with the Orient have
been reduced to eight, with no new
ships building, and he urged the eubsi
dy in order to revive those sailings.
After an argument by bmith in oppo
sition to the p!an fcr a ural parcels
post service, the bill was laid aside.
Monday, March 2.
Washington, March 2. A bill to re
organize the consular service passed the
senate today. It will close 28 consu
lates and create 15 new ones, but not
one consul will be dropped. The law
will take effect July 1, 1908.
The mail shipping bill was made the
special order for next Thursday.
Senator Smith, of Michigan, spofce
against the railroad bond features of
the Aklrch currency bill.
Most of the day was devoted to the
passage of bills on the calendar which
were not of general importance.
Washington, March 2. A variety of
subjects was considered by the house
today. A resolution was passed au
thorizing the immigration committee to
investigate charges of peonage in cer
tain states. Four hundred pension
bills and a few other private billa were
passed at the rate of 10 a minute, and
the remainder of the time was con
sumed in considering the postoffice ap
propriation bill, which will be dis
cussed for several days.
An important bit of legislation was
offered by Hepburn, of Iowa, through a
bill imposing a tax of 50 cents per hun
dred shares on stock or agreements to
sell.
WARSHIPS BRING BUSINESS.
Magdalena Bay, With But One House,
Becomes Trade Center.
Washington, March 3. Magdalena
bay has suddenly appeared on the map
as a "commercial center," according to
informal ion transmitted to the State
department by American Consul Gene
ral Gottcchalk, at the City of Mexico.
The Mexican government, having de
clared Magdalena bay a port of entry
for an indefinite period from February
15 last, Senor D. Rafael Castro Mon
tana has been appointed administrator
of the Magdalena bay customs house
and captain of the port.
Many Mexican bouses are sending
salesmen and stocks of goods there for
the purpose of trading with the 15,000
men cf the American fleet during the
month's stay at target practice. At
present, it is reported, one house com
prises the municipality.
Treaty With Switzerland
Washington, March 3. An arbitra
tion treaty between the United States
and Switzerland was signed today by
Secretary Root and Minister Lesvogel.
It is understood that the treaty follows
the lines of treaties negotiated rtcently
between the American government and
several European countries.
Time Extended to Irrigators.
Washington, March 3. The house
1 as passed a bill extending until May
15 next the time in which homestead
antrymen may establish their residence
u on ceitain land within the Huntley
irrigation project, Yellowstone county,
Montana.
Subig Bay Not the Naval Base.
Washington, March 4. That Olon
gapo, on Subig bay, in the Philippines,
is not to be hereafer considered in any
estimate or plans or allotments under
consideration bv the navv bureau is
t indicated by the revocation of a formal
order which instructed that preference
be given to that place as a naval pro
ject. Recently the joint board of the
army and navy decided that the naval
baee for the East should be at Cavite
instead of at Subig bay.
WILL NOT ARBITRATE.
i no immeanie r-roBoeci or oeming
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Venezuelan Question.
Washington, March 4. Venezuela
has again declined to arbitrate the
questions in controversy which have
been pending for some time between
the Castro administration and the
American government. This time the
refusal is made specific with respect to
each of the questions separately and
differs from the last refusal to arbitrate
in that the refusal then was made as
to all questions en bloc.
It was explained at the State depart
ment today that the presentation by
Minister Russell of each of the five
points in dispute, with a request for
arbitration, leaves no foundation for a
future representation by Venezuela to
the effect that she was not asked to ar
bitrate any of the questions separately.
This would seem to clear up the situa
tion by making it plain that diplomacy
can accomplish nothing further toward
settling those controversies.
That this deadlock will be made to
appear to the United States senate
when it receives the contents of the
files of the State department respecting
Venezuela, information for which it
asked last week, there can be no doubt.
In asking arbitration of the differ
encearthe American government has
left open the question of the machinery
of arbitration to be employed. This
government would have been glad to
have the controversy go to The Hague.
Failing in this, it is believed any other
duly appointed tribunal would have
been acceptable.
WAS BOLD STROKE.
Bank Vault Robbed Directly Under
Owner's Study.
El Paso, Tex., March 4. A dispatch
from Chihuahua says:
The daring bank robber, who on Sun
day removed $295,000 from the vaults
of the Chihuahua branch of the Banco
Minero, took the money from a vault
directly under the study of Governor
Enrique C. Creel, 'who has a residence
in the upper stories of the building.
The lock to the document vault was
broken from the inside, and the cur
rency taken consisted of notes already
issued and passing constantly over the
counters. The numbers are unknown
gnd identification will be practically
impossible.
A statement has been issued by the
bank officials calling in all outstanding
1 ,f 00 peso notes for redemption. Most
of the missing money was of this de
nomination. A large quantity of Bilver,
gold and bills of small denominations
were untouched by the robbers, al
though they were lying in the same
compartment from which the currency
was taken.
It is believed that the robbers had
accomplices among the bank employes,
and that they were concealed in the
vault before closing time Saturday
afternoon The lock being broken from
the inside of the vault supports this
theory. The bank watchman, the port
er and two or three men of unknown
antecedents have been arrested and are
held in jail. American detectives are
here at work on the case, but if they
have a clew to the robbers the authori
ties refuse to make it public.
CHOSEN BY LOT,
Death Sentence Passed on Chicago
Chief by' Anarchists.
Chicago, March 4. That Lazarus
Averbuch, in attempting to assassinate
Chief of Police Shippy, carried out a
commission entrusted to him by a group
of Chicago anarchists was declared by
Assistant Chief of Police Scbuettler last
night to have been proven beyond a
doubt. The discovery was made just
as the police were about to accept the
theory that the young anarchist acted
upon his own impulse and that the at
tempt was not the result of a conspir
acy. The group of anarchists also
plotted, according to information in
the hands of the authorities, to assass
inate Mayor Busse and Captain P. D.
O'Brien, of the detective bureau.
The principals in the plot have not
yet been discovered, but it is said that
Averbuch was picked to execute the
order of death at a meeting of anar
chists which he attended last Thursday
night.
Rush Work on Collier.
Vallejo, Cal., March 4. In an en
deavor to make a record for the Mare
Island navy yard which will result in
a battleship being constructed here,
work on the collier Prometheus, being
built at a cost of $1,550,000, is being
pushed and will be completed by tbe
construction and repair departments in
ten months. During February over 120
tons of material were put in her every
week, the progress made being 11 per
cent. The ship is now over 38 per
cent completed. She will be launched
in eight months.
Votes to Send 4,000 Men.
Paris, March 4. The cabinet today
voted formally to send 4,000 additional
soldiers to Morccco, with the object of
continuing the aggressive policy of the
government in that country, as well as
affording rest to the troops who have
become tired out in the recent fighting
with the Moors. Parliament will be
asked to appropriate the sum of $500,
000 for general relief, as well as im
provement work now contemplated in
Morocco.
Liquor Issue in Vermont.
Montpelier, Vt.. Matvh 4. Re
turns from the 236 towns throughout
the state which held elections vet-tor-
'day show that 29 towns voted for li
' cense, against 33 last year. One city,
Burlington, swung from no licence to
license, two others. Rarre and St. M
bans, changed from "wet" to "dry."
ATTEMPT ON
POLIGE CHIEF
Anarchist Tries to Kill Shippy, of
Chicago Force.
Shot by Chief After Wounding Four
Persons Shippy Saved by Quick
ness and Son's Brave Conduct
Dead Man Had Plotted Long for
Chief's Life.
Chicago, March 3. The would-be
assassin of Chief of Police George M.
Shippy was last night identified aa Laz
arus Averbuch, a Russian student of
presumably anarchistic tendencies.
Chief Shippy, attacked in his home,
No. 31 Lincoln place, at 9:30 a.m.
vesterdav bv Averbuch. shot and killed
the latter, but not until his assailant
had stabbed him in the arm and shot"
and dangerously wounded Harry Ship
py, a son of tbe police official, and had
wounded James Foley, a member of
the police department detailed as
driver for his superior. "
The younger Shippy was said at a
lata hour last night to have a good
chance of recovery. Neither of the
other men was dangerously hurt.
Averbuch s attempt upon the cniei s
life was the fourth effort he had made
to accomplish hia purpose. Twice on
Sunday he visited the houBe, but was
unsuccessful in finding his intended
victim at home. At 7 o'clock yesterday
morning he made his third appearance,
hut was informed bv a servant that the
chief could not be seen till 9 o'clock.
When he returned at 9 o'clock the chief
was on the point of leaving for his
office. When admited at the front door
Averbuch handed the chief an envelope
bearing his name and address, but tne
latter, having heard of the previous
visits to his home. Busnected that
something was wrong and Beized him
by the arms. The envelope which was
found later to be onlv a ruse to gain
entrance, contained only a blank sheet
ol paper. The quickness with which
the chief acted upon ms suspicion
doubtless saved his life. Averbuch,
though slight in build, proved in his
desperation almost a match for the
chief, who is much larger, and the
latter found himself unable to nolo,
his assailant and search him for weap
ons at the same time. He therefore
called to'his wife, who waa in the next
room, asking her to ascertain whether
the man nad a weapon in his pockets.
Mrs. Shippy discovered a revolver in
AverbucU's pocket, but before she could
remove it he struggled loose from the
grasp of the chief'-nd, drawing a long
knife, Btabbed he chief in the arm.
Thereupon the chief grappled again
with his assailant, who drew a revolver.
At that moment Harry Shippy, 19
years old, came rushing down the stair
way to his father's aid. Averbuch fired
two shots, one of which struck young
Shippy, who fell seriously wounded.
Before Averbuch could fire again, James
Foley, the chief's driver, attracted by
the shooting, ran to the door and eeized
Averbuch. The assassin struggled
loose from the embrace and fired a
shot, which pierced Foley's hand.
Thereupon both Mr. roiey and Mr.
Shippy emptied their revolvers into
Averbuch's bodv. One bullet entered
the man's breast near the heart and
another passed through his head. The
revolver dronrjed from his fingers and
he died without a groan.
FATE IN COU3T,
Seattle Fair Bill May Not Get By Its
House Opponents.
Washington, March 3. The mem
bers of the Washington congressional
delegation are Eomewhat concerned over
the manifest unfriendliness shown by
the Republican leaders in the houFe
toward the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo
sition bill. While they feel reason
ably certain that they will ultimately
secure an appropriation lor government
buildings and exhibits, they realize
that the opposition of the "strong men"
of the house is likely to make it difficult
to get as much money as they really
need, and they believe that a further
reduction in their bill will be injur
ious. When the senate passed the Piles
bill it went to the house, and should
have been referred to the committee on
industrial arts and expositions, before
which the Humphrey bill waB pending.
Instead it was referred to the commit
tee on wavs and means on the lame ex
cuse that the bill contained a provision
authorizing the admission, free of duty,
of exhibits from foreign nations. Thia
committee is antagonistic to the bill.
Gets Evidence On Rebating
San Francisco. March 3. Raymond
Beniamin. assistant attornev general of
the state, returned yesterday from Los
Aneeles. where he had been investigat
ing the alleged rebating practices of
the Santa Fe and Salt Lake railroads.
He brought with him a long report
prepared during the fortnight he spent
in the Southern city. On Thursday th
railrcad commission will begin its in
vestigation of the rebating methods of
the Southern Pacific company.
Averse to Japs as Citizers.
Vancouver, B. C. March 3. Whole
sale objections to the naturalization of
Japanese, which it is expected will bo
'a test of eligibility of the brown men to
! citizenship and the rights of fishing on
'the British Columbia salmon grounds.
have been filed by E. A. Lucas and.
were today announced at the opening of
the March sitting of the County court.