LAST SPIKE ON
NEW HILL ROAD
JOKER 13 FOUND.
pletion of Railway.
Special Train From Vancouver Car
ries Enthusiastic Crowd Golden
fpke Driven at Sheridan's Point,
West of Stevenson On Site of
Early Day Blockhouse.
12. In
people,
Vancouver, Wash., March
the presence of 500 cheering
who traveled 50 miles to witness the
ceremony, the golden spike was driven
in the North Bank road yesterday after
noon . The exercises were held at Sher
idan's Point, three miles west of Steven
son, Wash., and although they occupied
but a few minutes, were impressive.
The driving home of the golden spike
was regarded by the spectators as sig
nalizing the dawn of a new epoch in
the railroad history of the Pacific coast.
The gray old mountains tliat looked
down on the coming ot the tiny canoes
of Lewis and Clark, over 100 years ago,
stind all around the spot where the last j
spike wis driven yesterday. Almost;
on ihe very pi ice where the last rail
was laid, an o 1 blockhouse, erected by
pioneers, withstood the repeated at
tacks of Indians and after it had served
its purpose, was washed away by a flood
in the Columbia river.
The Bpecial train that was run to
Lyle yesterday over the new Spokane,
Portland & Seattle railway wis made
up at Vancouver, and the people who
attended the ceremony of driving the
spike were gueetB of the business inter
ests of Vancouver and the new railroad.
The driving of the golden spike took
place on the trip up the river, the train
being halted at Sheridan's Point for
the purpose. E. E. Beard, editor of
the Vancouver Columbian, was master
of ceremonies and held the golden spike
that was to be the final bond linking
the Inland Empire with the cities of
the seaboard. He introduced Mayor
Green, of Vancouver, who made a short
talk.
Geo ge II Himes. eor tary of the
Oregon Ili-torical socutf, was intro
duced aid dwelt on the historic signifi
cance of driving the goh'e i ppike of the
new 10 id where the pioneers took
refuge f om the attacks ot the Indians.
Chailes H. Carey, of Portland, coun
sel for the Hill lines in thiB terr t ry,
was called upon and n sp mded with a
speech. j
The golden spike was then driven.!
Judge Carey st uck the fi ret blow, and
handed the gilded hammer over to
Mayor Grenn, who, in tun, gave way
to George II. Himes. (superintendent
Forest, of the new ro.id: H. Fairchild.
representing Governor Mead, of Wa-h-ington,
who was in able to be present:
Townsend Exposes Trickery In S. P.
Land Grant Suit.
Washington, March 13. At to-
day's meeting of house public lands
. ! committee, alleged "Innocent pur-
ImpreSSlVC Ceremony MarkS Com- chasers" of Oregon. & California rail
road land and their counsel were
heard at length in behalf of 'the
amendment to the Fulton resolution'
which would ostensibly validate prac
tically every sale heretofore made by
the railroads, but cross-questioning
of the witnesses by B. D. Townsend.
'who Investigated the land grant
clearly developed the fact that the
proposed "innocent purchasers"
amendment contains a joker which in
reality would have fully protected
the railroad company against any
suit which the department of Justice
might institute. The entire day was
devoted to the hearing, and on Sat-j
urday Mr. Townsend will be heard in
behalf of the resolution as it passed
the senate and in opposition to all
"innocent purchasers" amendments.
In practically every argument
made it was notable that counsel laid
far more stress upon the interests of
the railroad company than upon the
Interests of their purported clients,
jet each one, when cross-questioned
disavowed any interest in the rail-
jroad company's affairs. In connection
witn tne pleas or attorneys, It was
observed that General Land Agent
Eberline, of the Southern Pacific,
who blocked sales of railroad land in
and after 1902, was present, together
with L. E. Payson, eastern counsel
for the Harriman railroads, and Mr.
Rich, a New York banker, who holds
$20,000,000 of the Oregon & Cali
fornia comapny's bonds. Yet no one
professing to represent the railroad
availed himself of the opportunity to
make a statement.
Various counsel for purchasers of
railroad land were requested to sug
gest a form of amendment which
would protect all innocent pur
chasers for value who are not guilty
of fraud. None of these amendments
made any distinction as to who these i
purchasers might be. !
Mr. Townsend called attention to
the fact that in 1870 the East. Side
Co. conveyed its entire grant to the
Oregon & California Co., so that the
company, under the proposed amend
ments, could be regarded as a "pur
chaser for value and without fraud."
The same is true of the West Side
grant under the sale of 1830. More
over .there are two trust deeds of
1881, which convey the entire land
gmrt to the preferred stockholders
without condition. Again the "inno
cent purchasers."
On July 1. 1 887, a $20,000,000
mortgage was given to the Union
Trust Co. Upon cross-examination
by Mr. Townsend it was admitted by
ithe attorneys ,that ,if any of the
j amendments proposed by them
should be adopted, it would validate
all these conveyances and thus defeat
the entire suit of the government
against the railroad company. Not
one amendment was proposed in the
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
NEW PACKING PLANT.
Saturday, March 14.
Washington, March 17 Represen
tative Burton, of Ohio .submitted to
the house his minority report as a
member of the banking and currency
committee, dissenting from the ma-.
Jority report , which recommended
the passage of the Fowler currency
bill. Mr. Burton's report concerns
itself wholly with the Fowler bill:
and his reasons for opposing It, and
makes no reference to either the
Aldrich or the Williams bill, the lat
ter measure having been recommend
ed by the Democratic members in a
minority report.
In his report Mr
he does not regard the passage
act that the senate committee has
found that the charges of participation
in the Brownsville riot, which caused
him to dismiss companies B, C and D
of the Twenty. fifth infantry, were sub-
8Cnnarecif and asks the senate to pass
Plan to Spend Million and a Half In
Portland.
Portland, March 11. Schwarzchild
& Sulzberger, the biggest independent
firm of meat packers in the United
States, will build a packing plant in
South Portland costing $1,500,000 if
the council will permit the establish
ment to be located within the city lim-
SUPREME COURT
FREES SCHMITZ
Upholds findings of Lower Court In
Extortion Case.
a special law extending for one year the 't9, An ordinance will be presented
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time within which those who establish
their innocene may be reinstated. Such
a bill will be introduced.
Senator Heyburn today secured the
passage through the senate of his bill
providing for the survey of all public
land, reserved and unreserved, in Ida-
r 4 ho, Oregon, Montana abd California.
Fowler bill as either practicable
desirable a$ this time.
.actual settlers. Mr. Heyburn says this
I system tends to retard development,
Washington, March 17. After and also retards surveys, as settlers
several weeks' consideration, a pos-.don't like to go on unsurveyed land.
tal savings bank bill has been draft-
ed for presentation by the senate Washington, March 11. Determined
committee on postofflces and post- and Dersistent assaults on the nostnffiee
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rtt&nltxl in flmnlififat Irn rt fl.af
eld its final meetings Saturday ,ure Important te" dwpTte
toon, Postmaster-General Meyer... rL, " . W. . ::P!
hid jiiircrova ui vuairujau weroireei and
appointed to decide upon the meas
ure h
afternoon
participating in an advisory capacity
The measure decided upon is a com
posite of the bills introduced by Sen
ator Carter of Montana, chairman cf
the sub-committee, by Senator Bur
kett of Nebraska and Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania. The Knox bill was
introduced by request, and was
known as the Meyer measure, hav
ing been drawn under the direction
of the Postmaster General.
today
meas-
Friday. March 13
! Washington, March 13. Senator
Fulton today introduced a resolution
discharging the interstate commerce
committee from further considera
tion of his bill regarding increased
railroad rates, having become satis
fied that Chairman Elkins is delib
erately trying to smother the meas
ure by refusing to bring It to a vote.
Elkins, in retalliation, had read in
the senate a letter from Commis
sioner Knapp, which he contended
was hostile to Fulton's bill, but he
sion's report, which was inclosed,
and which was favorable to the bill
as amended.
Further debate was cut off when
the comn ittee.
! The letter carriers finally won their j
long fight for $1,200 salaries, when an j
amendment by Goebel, of Ohio, grant?
ing the same was adopted. The house j
also allowed an additional $25,000 for
clerks in third-class offices where the '
salaries of the postmaster range from
, $1,200, and $15,000 additional for con-
i tracts stations.
Altogether the appropriations carried
' by the bill were increased to the extent
of $1,355,000.
Tuesday, March 10
Washington, March 10. The senate
today ratified and made public six of
the 13 treaties negotiated at the inter
nation 1 conference at The Hague. The
conventions adopted are those to which
no opposition had been made.
The final reports of the committee on
military affairs, in relation to the
Brownsville affair, will be made to the
senate tomorrow. Senator Warner will
present the report of the majority of
the committee sustaining the action of
to tne council today for passage, grant
ing the firm the right to construct and
operate a modern packing plant on the
present site of the Zimmerman Packing
company s establishment. An option
is held on tbe Zimmerman plant by the
hen warzch Hd x Sulzberger interests
Th plant to be erected in South Port
land will be a duplicate of the Schwarz
child & Sulzberger establishment in
unicago, one or me most complete in
the world. It is thoroughly up to the
standard of such plants anywhere, and,
although not so large as their packing
house in Kansas City, is said to be a
model in construction. The capacity
I ot the f ortland establishment will bb
1 10,000 cattle, 25,000 hogs and 15,000
small stock a week.
xne completion ot tne plant will re
j quire between a year and 14 months.
; Machinery must be ordered from the
j East, and its manufacture will require
at least six months. When the ma
chinery is delivered the erection of the
packing houpe will be begun, for tbe
machinery must be built into the hous
es. If tbe permit desired is given by
the council, the option on the Zimmer
man site will be closed at once and the
contract let for the machinery.
Gives Prosecution St vara Rap Ruef
Plea Also Nullified Ex-Mayor Ex
ults Openly in Hit "Vindication"
Seven Judges Unanimous in Ren
dering Opinion.
FACTS SLIP OUT.
Serious Defects in Naval Construc
tion, Say Officers.
Washington, March 11. That there
are serious defects in the construction
of American battleships was charged
yesterday by Captain C. McR. Wins
low, assistant chief of tbe bureau of
'navigation of the Navy department, and
Commander A. L. Key, former naval
aide to President Roosevelt. The form-
2 o'clock arrived, as that hour had the president in discharging without er officer said the ships under Admiral
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been fixed for a set speech on the
currency bill, but Fulton will present
the commission's report and continue
his fight.
Elkins is not playing fair. His un
fairness will help Fulton, who is de
termined to fight to the last ditch to
get his bill before the senate. He
had an assurance tonight, however,
that the subcommittee will report
his bill tomorrow.
honor a battalion of the Twentv-filth ; Evans were all over-draft when they
infantrv on the ground that the negro ,' left Hampton roads. He defended Ad
j soldiers had done tbe shooting.
Washington, March 10. Consider-
C. T. Giezentanner, editor of the Pa-co ' name
Express, rfprsentinii the present ter
minus of the North Bank road; II. M.
Adims. general freight and passenger
agent for the new line: Major Mc
Glachlin. of th United States army ;
Richird Porter, f the contacting firm
of Porter Bros. A Welch, who con
structed the new line; Jaraes P. Staple
ton, cf Vancouver, tapped the spike in
turn, and N. D. Miller, chief engineer,
wa called upon to drive the spike
home. As he did "o he was loud'y
cheered and the new road was formally
completed.
The track was com p Wed on Wah
ingt n's birthday, but the golden spike
wa driven at the point where the last
rail was laid. Tbe line will be opened
for traffic next Mondav morning from
Vancouver t" Pasco, a distance of 221
miles. Work is now going forwa'd on
the line between Pasco and Sr o ane,
making the total length of the road
which
of "innocent
would not fully
railroad company.
purchasers
protect the
MRS. ROOStV-LT ATTENDS
Guest at Convention on the Welfare
of Children
Washington, March 13. The ap
pearance of the first lady of the land
served to attract a large attendance
at today's session of the first inter
national congress on the welfare of
!the child which is being held under
the auspices of the National Mothers'
Congress. Mrs. Roosevelt, who is a
life member of the Mothers' Society,
'was accompanied by Mrs. Cowles.
.wife of Admiral Cowles, and sister of
i President Roosevelt, and her secre
tary. Miss Hagner.
j The distinguished guest was ac
corded a most cordial welcome a' d
I Washington, March 13. The for
tification appropriation bill, which
will soon be reported to the house,
will make adequate provision for in
creasing the efficiency of the coast
defenses along the Pacific coast. It
is stated that the entire appropria
tion, save what is necessary for
maintenance of defenses on the At
lantic coast, will be devoted to the
enlargement and improvement of the
Pacific coast and insular defenses,
several million dollars in all. It is
the intention of congress to make
the fortifications on the Pacific coast
in every way equal to the defenses of
the harbors on the Atlantic.
Thurdv, March 12.
Washington, March 12. The Lil
ley submarine boat inquiry was be
gun in earnest today by a special
house committee. Beginning at 10
o'clock the committee continued its
work during the greater part of the
day. Representative Lilley was heard
at length. He began his testimony
by reading a long typewritten state
ment, a part of which was in the na
ture of an affidavit in which he out
lined his charges in detail. When he
had completed this formal presenta
tion he was questioned at length by
Representative Olmstead of the com-
miral Rojestvensky for taking the
Russian ships into battle with the Jap
anese with lull bunkers of coal, saviour
ation .f the postoffice appropriation bill . that the Russian commander could not
was resumed by the house of represent-1 have done otherwise, for he did not
atives today. Although amendments know how far he would be compelled to
were in oruer, &ne Din, wnen ic was steam.
laid asi.te for the day, with 11 paes Commander Key attempted to direct
disposed of, had undergone no material the form of his own testimony and in-
change. curred the displeasure of the committee
i Anotworthy speech by Hamilton, 'on that account. He criticised the
of Michigan, upholding the right of armor belt and the gan decks as being
the Federal government to control cor-; too low and the ammunition hoists as
porations and sustaining the presidtnt unsafe. He attempted to dispute the
I in nis asnruae lowara mem, was me : pSt mnnv of oihpr officem. renon allv
fao rt tVtA flat's' iMiaA i n ra 1 t t i , . .
San Francisco, March 10. The Su
preme court yesterday handed down a
decision denying the application of the
prosecution in the San Francisco brib-
ery grait cases for a rehearing after a
decision by the District court of Ap
peals in tbe case of ex-Mayor Eugene
E. Schmitz. convicted of extortion in
the French restaurant cases. Without
a dissenting vote among the seven
justices, the court sustained the appel
late court in its decision that the in
dictment upon which Schmitz was ccn
victed was defective in that it did not
aver that Schmitz was mayor; that
Ruef, his co-defendant, nas a political
boss practically in control if the city;
that as such they were in a position to
exercise j o ver and undue influence
over the p l'cecommissiore's, and that
it did not si ow that Schmitz resorted
to unlawful means in threatening to
have liquor licenses withheld.
' The decision demonstrates," said
ex-Mayor bchimtz. "that tbe highest
court in the state believes what I have
always claimed, that I was removed
from office and railroaded toprieon."
"The contention of the respondent
that the appeal was prematurely
taken," says the Supreme court, "has
no merit. The court is unanimous in
the opinion that tbe District court of
Appeals was correct in its conclusion
that tbe indictment was insufficient in
that it did not show that the injury to
the property threatened by the defend
ant was an 'unlawful injury.' "
This decision practically nullifies
Ruef's plea of guilty to the same charge,
invalidates the remaining four extor
tion indictments against the ex-mayor
and Ruef,' and will enable Schmitz to
gain his liberty on bail after eight
months' confinement in the county jail.
GREAT FEAT OF WIRELESS.
by
that
when completed, 380 miles. It is ex-j appeared to be deeply interested in
rvx-ted to have the entire line in ODera- the proceedings. In introducing Mrs.
tion between Portland and Spokane by i
the end of the present year. Trains
over thp road will be running into
Portland, it is exported, by next June,
up n completion of bridges across the '
Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Roosevelt to the audience. Mrs.
SchofT, of Philadelphia, president of
the Mothers' Congress, declared "it
is due to President Roosevelt that
the Mothers' Congress Idea has
spread to the uttermost part of the
mittee, who was j designated
Chairman Boutell to perform
service. i
During the afternoon session, Rep-'
resentative Richmond P. Hobson tes
tified that he had Teen approached
bv a man representing the Electric
Boat Co., who told him that, if he
would support the claims of that
company before congress, the com-!
pany could bring influence to bear
upon Speaker Cannon to have him
civilized world.
Champions of Pacific Fleet.
Mare Island, Cal., March 13 It
8
New Line In California.
Los Angeles, March 12. Articles of
incorporation of the Los Angeles A San
Francisco Short Line Railroad com-, Captain Chauncey Thomas, will 'be
pnny, with a capital stock of $2,000,- awarded the trophy for the best show
O00 were filed here yesterday. Tbe ing made by batt!enh;p class vessels
p'irpoxe of the company is to build a ' during the recent practiceat Magdalena
(Hobson) appointed on the
tee on naval affairs.
Washington, March 12. By a tie
vote, a motion was lost today in the
house committee on military affairs
learned here that the cruiser Maryland,' rpntlne a rolI to hp known as tn-
volunteer retired list and placing
thereon, with retired pay, the surviv-
feature of the days' proceedings.
) Other addresses were made by Small,
of North Carolina, and Finlev, of South
Carolina, tach of whom attacked the
proposition to increase the pay for
ocean mail service on the ground that
it was but a subterfuge for a ship subsidy.
Monday, March 9
Washington, March 9. Tbe senate
Idiscupsed at length benator Frve's ioint
reHolution providing for the carrying of
materials for the Panama canal in
Ameriran bottoms oniy. Frye advocat
ed the adoption of the resolution, say
ing that at least 5,000,090 barrels of
cement would be required in the work,
arid that so long as foreign vessels were
permitted to co npte, it would be im
possible for the domestic ships to par
ticipate in the transportation because
of the difference both in construction
and operation. He said that in both
these respects British built ships had
an advantage of at least one-third.
An amendment by Foster, of Vir
ginia, providing that the restriction
should not apply to the Gulf ports or
any part of the United States from
which vessels of the United States
could not be secured for the trade was
accepted by Frye.
Fulton, of Oregon, and Bacon, of
Georgia, sought to have the amend
ment extended to the North Pacific
respectively,
Chief Constructor Capps, but was not
permitted to do so. Finally the com
mittee held an executive session, at
which it was decided that Commander
Key should be heard today, but that
his criticiem should beconnfiedto ships
and not directed against officers.
finds no excuse.
commit- and South Atlantic coasts
'but were unsuccessful.
Resolutions of sorrow upon the an
nouncement of the death of Represent
ative Adolph Meyer, of Louisiana, were
adopted, and at 4:20 p. m. the senate
adjnnn ed as a further mark of respect
to his memory.
Coroner Says Some Person Is Re
spons'ble for Disaster
Cleveland, O., March 11. "The loss
of the lives of little children in the
Collinwood school fire was absolutely
Inexcusable," Coroner Burke declared
today after making a thorough inveeti
, gation.
"The poor little children were caught
in a veritable tr?p and held and crushed
until burned to death," he said. "Some
one is responsible for this and should
be held. I am not prepared yet to say
upon whom the blame should be
placed. Before 1 can charge anyone
i with this horrible responsibility I must
review tbe evidence carefully and de
liberately. I "I find that the ste-m pipes caused
the fire by being placed too close to
the wood. There is no doubt in my
mind that the overheated pipes caused
the fire."
Another body was recovered from the
ruins today, making tbe total 166.
Message From Fleet in Pacific la Re
ceived at Pensacola.
Washington, March 10. About the
last place that the Navy department
expected to hear from the Atlantic bat
tleship flotilla for at least six months
was on the Atlantic coast, yet this is
what happened. The Navy department
today received a telegraphic message
from its wireleBS station at Pensacola,
which had been in direct communica
tion with the battleship fleet, a most
remarkable performance, considering
that the wireless impulses were obliged
to traverse the Gulf of Mexico, then
cross overland the state of Texas, part
of Mexico, and again cross several hun
dred miles of ocean.
An additional dispatch received at
Pensacola from Admiral Thomas, dated
on board tbe Minnesota- at 8 o'clock
last night, is as follows:
'The position of the fleet at this
moment is latitude 14.37 north, longi
tude 102.01 west."
FLEET TA-KS TO MARE ISLAND.
line to Sun Francisco, Cutting off al-
mnst 100 miles from the distance cov
ered by any of the roads now construct
ed between here and the Northern city.
The line has already been eurveyed. It
bay. All ships of this class made a
better showing than at target practice
on the Eastern coast, tbe Maryland far
distancing all others. In practice with
six-inch guns the St Lnie made the
is said that Eastern capitalists are be-; highest average, with the Maryland and
hind the proposition. Connpction ! Charleston making a second record with
with the Western Pacific is denied.
China Holds Her Own.
Pekin, March 12. Tbe negotiations
a tie.
Deprived of Thir Bwu,
Helena, Mont., March 13. IlavinQ
between China p.rd Japan regarding tbe j been refused a dividei d horns for the
Tatso Maru, the Japanese steamer that time the East Helena smelter was shut
was seized by China February 7 on the down, the An trian employe? struck I
Tuesdav and at'a-ked wit'i Hubs and
rocks the midnitrht shift when it start
ed to work. Sher T Shoemaker to.'ay
arrested five of the ringleaders. The
mn say they were disnharg-Mj, after
ground that she was conveying arms
and ammunition to Chineee revolution
ists, are proceeding on the basis of
China's offer to compromise on condi
tion that Japan puts a stop to the im-
ing volunteer officers of the army,
nnvy and marine corps of the civil
war. Estimates indicated that the
first year's operation of such a law
would cost the government $11,000,
000. Washington, March 12. The sen
ate committee on military affairs to
day reported favorably a bill author
izing extra officers for the army.
The bill reported would add 651
officers to the army distributed as
follows among the grades: Thirty-six
colonels, 54 lieutenant-colonels. 90
majors, 102 captains, 144 lieutenants
and 126 second lieutenants.
Wednesday, Ma-Ch II.
The house was in session but a few
ininnUs, adjourning at 12:12 o'cWk
upon announcement of Mr. Meyer's
death.
Fuy Lewr California.
Washington, March 10. Represent
ative Smith has addressed the secretary indignantly refused
Wanted Drawings Made.
Ely, Nev., March 11. A Japanese
; was arrested at Riepetown, a few miles
from this city, last night, after a hard
struggle. Clinton, who is an expert
draughtsman, was in a saloon when ap
proached hy the Japanese, who, after
talking on various subjects, finally
asked Clinton if he would go with him
to San Francisco and get drawings of
the fortifications there, assuring Clin
ton he would pav him well. Clinton
and held on to the
of state in a letter asking an opinion
regarding the advisability of the pur
chase by the United States of part or
all of Lower California, in Mexico, so
that control of the Colorado rivr along
tbe portions where it has broken its
ivmnds, could be undertaken by the
United States government. Smith urges
lienides the matter of the Colorado
Japmese until officers
Japanese is now in jail.
arrived. The
GUss Cuts Many Firemen.
New York, March 11. A score of
firemen were injured, several of them
seriAusly, hundreds of persons were
driven from their homes and many
buildings were threatened hy a fire ear-
pojration of arms and ammunition working all hut three days of the bonus
from Japan to enter Chinese territory.
China seems to be holding her own.
Pliftue Again Breaks Ou
San Francisco, March 12. Two
plague cases were discovered this morn
ing, one well defined and the other
subject to some doubt. The patients
were immediately isolated and every
precaution' taken to prevent further
spread of the contagion from the vic
tims of the disease.
period, and that it was a premeditated
step for economical reasons
Chxago Closes School Firetraps.
Chicago, March 13. Because of vio
lations of the fire ordinances tbe two
upper floors of the St. Agnes school evil in a
vtHFmngion, aiarcn ii. rret-irtent , river, that the Tinted states already ly today which destroyed the six-tory
Roosevelt toda, in a special meaanirp : conducts extensive nnaratinn nr fu. i brick hiiildinur at. 38 Wont PiVifcntk
street. The big Siegel-Cooper depart
ment store was serionslv threatened at
to the senate, calls attention to the ! d.tler.a bay in Lower Calif mia.
Good and fvil in Roosrvelt
Washington, Mar. 11. Senator Bail-
Fails to Find Sailor.
wasningron, jiarcn 12. An aero-
ey, of Texas, in criticising the Aldrich 'gram received here rodav frrni Lieu
financial bill on the floor of the senate
today.took occasion to "slam"and praise
President Roosevelt. "I have never be
fore seen such a mixture of good and
nnblic man." declared thn
were closed summarily yesterday by senator, referring to the president,
the building commissioner. The other "Before the publio gets through prais
bnlld inge were declared to be in a con- ing President Roopevelt for some wice
dirion which menaced the safety of act he invariaibly make a foolish move
their occupants. ' which turns praise Into censure."
tenant Gherardi. sent in charge of the
tender Yankton to seek Fred Jeffs, who
was reported stranded upon an un
named island of the Galapagos group,
in the South Pacific, seems to iudimi'e
that tbe search was fruitless The
aerogarm states the Yankton will reach
Acapulco tomorrow, but makes no men
tion of Jeffs. Therefore it is presumed
he coald not be found.
Wireless Communication at Distance
of 2 600 Miles.
San Francisco, March 10. The bat
tleship fleet came into direct communi
cation with Mare Is'and yesterday, the-
message being tbe first this c ast has
received from the warships. Commun
ication was had by wireless for a die-'
tance of 2,600 miles, the message leinii
from the battleship Maine of Evans
fleet. Yesterday morning the operator
at the wireless etation at Mare Inland,
in responding to the call of his instru
ment, was surprised to discover he was
in direct communication with the
Maine. Though 2.600 miles away, the
message was clear. Communication
was soon cut off on account of other
stations interrupting.
Castro Much Agitated
New York, March 10. Presidert
Castro, of Venezuela, is showing much
anxiety over the attitude taken by the
United States in regard to the status of
claims of Americans against that coun
try. This was shown, it was stated
today, by his recall to Caarras, cl An-
gusto F. Pulido. until recently secre
tary of the Vt nzuelan legation in
Washington. Pulido, in th absence
of a Venezuelan minister at Washing
ton, was the charge d'affaires, and
President Castro wants him to make a
personal report on the situation.
Chinese HoW Meet'ng.
Canton, China, March 10. A mon
ster meeting was held here tonight to
resist the demand of the Japan- se gov
ernment f ir the release of thTat-u
Maru. The meeting was atttndl by a
great number of prominent personages
who vigorously asserted China's sov-
one time, the fire alno got into tbe erign rights. A resolution was adopt
adjoinine buildings and b. fore it was ed to the f ffect that, failing the confis
checked had caused a loss of $200,000. j cation of the ship and her cargo, a boy-
Jcott would be inaugurated against Jap
Dynamite Car Fxplodes. ' anese manufacturers.
IVnver, Colo.. M.rch 11. A Vnts I
special from Buford, Wyo., says a car
of dyna n te explode.i th re ronight
from 8om unknown OHnoo, nrwh"!
several frame bouses near by and de
stroying a number of freight cars. As
fT known no one was killed or injured.
Mutiny in Caracas Fails.
Caracas, March 4, via Port of Spain,
March 10. An uprising occurred here
last night in a barracks, the soldiers
killing their commander. General Mesa.
The mutiny was quelled only after a
number of soldiers had been shot.