Heppner gazette., April 30, 1908, Image 7

BUILD NEW
ELECTRIC LINES
BANKER ROab CONVICT fc.0.
Oregon Electric Will Gridiron Whole
Willamette Valley.
Guilty of Appropriating State Money
to Private Use.
I Salom, Ore., April 24. Guilty of
.'converting to his own use $288,000
of titate school ijnda, wa.i the verdict
rendered ugninst J. Thorium Ross
by a Marlon county jury yesterday
afternoon. The Jury was' out un hour
and ten minutes.
From what can bo learned It ap
pears that the jury took four ballots
the first showing nine for conviction
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
. SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
PRAISES AMERICA?! NAVY.
Guild 301 Miles of New Road Cap
Itahzjtion Increased to SIO.OOC.
000 to Carry On Operationt 1111,1 three for acquittal.
Hilisooro to Tillamook Work Al
ready Commenced.
Great Englishman Declares It fl.cr( i
Only to fcngl iia'i.
Boston, April 22. !:i I nn inter
view published here toi'..y, Sir Wil
liam Henry White, who whs for near-
Saturday, April 25 I fact to senate leaders today 19 re- ly 20 years the renutod designer of
Washington, April 2;". Another day gardod as responsible for the en- all British warships, comments on
was hj lit by the sennto in considering uouw.ument uy naie mat ne would recent criticisms or the American
the amendment to the naval appropria- propose an amendment appropriating navy. After declaring that the crit
tion bill, but a vote was not reached at $7,000,(100 toward the construction lclsms are unfounded in fact, and
the close of tlio discussion, which was oi those ships. supplementing this declaration by a
participated in by a dozen senators. J Tno president. Mated his position long and technical explanation, Sir
on uns point, wun unusual emphasis i vvniiam says.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
CAUGHT IN TRAP
Sentence will be Imposed by Judge
Burnett on Monday morning. The
penalty provided by law is Impris
onment in the penitentiary for from
Portland. Anril 9iT .,Mim,i"0.lu iiiieeu years ana uy line oi
the Willamette Valy with electric Zn ' th8
lines is the avowed purpose of the, The cse wfl of pmirBP Ilft Bn
wui nmi i inii: , , f tno casfi wl oe trled practically
S?S'SSS one vZT? yifC!?ny l ant;w- for the dt,ft'ns objected to
In 'a !;! ,',!, ,SlU"3 t.t,he 5y": nearly all the evidence, saved excep-Inp-
w?,rl urn ? aggreKat,ng ,301 tions, dud questioned the ruling of
11 n i e ,k inbe cV!n,lnencod, on the trial court on all points of law
the tirst of these lines this morning. thnt go to the faundatlon of the case.
"""""U",V 'u ""i-i-uji-B ui ui Attorney McCamant declined to
company nut in the headquarters in discuss the verdict, but was very
the Gorbett building yesterday morn- plainly deeply disappointed.
uuu uuuiuuicu iiie iiiuig oi new
articles of . Incorporation.
The following new lines were au
thorized by the directors of the com
pany at yesterday's meeting: Salem
to Albany, 18 miles; Garden Home
to Ilillsboro, 12 miles; Hillsboro to
Tillamook, 57 miles; Tlgardville to
Eugene, 125 miles; Salem to Mill
City, 54 miles, and Albany to Cas
oadia, 35 miles. Total mileage, 301.
With the 50 miles already construct
Hale secured an agreement for a vote
before adjournment on Monday.
A canvass of the senate made during
the day indicated that the four-ship pro
gram will be defeated and that the de
bate lias changed several votes. Much
and suddenness today, upon learning
that the bill as passed by the house
was simply a "paper" provision for
naval increase. Authorization of the
ships was made, but no money car-!erally known that the modern Amer-
of the discussion today was devoted tolried to make the provision effective. Mean navy started with the purchase
the improbability of war being forced Wucn legislation as this, the president.;0! two 0t ray designs from the Arm
"There is one thing more that I
would like to say, and I think It is
vital. I have known the American
navy from the start. It is not gen-
upon the United States. Beveridgo and
1'iles were sharply criticised by Aid
rich, Perkins and McC'utnbor for their
statements of yesterday, and several
heated colloquies occurred. Beveridgo
will reply on Monday.
Washington, April 2o. The actual in
vestigation of the wood-pulp and print-
paper question, involving in prospect an
' V. .1 fl .'1 7 n li n' n r . ill. v. .. . .. . . . . ..
luo iunu uu 111.3 llLUIjeiUUS CUU-
gresslonal callers, was a travesty as
to effectiveness, as well as bearing
all the earmarks of legislative leg
erdemain intended to make ridicu
lous his campaign for the greater
navy.
That the president's quick ami
vigorous action is to ne effective is
evidenced by the action of Chairman
strongs. That was in 1885. From
these designs the Charleston and the
Baltimore were built.
Surrounded by Hordes of Rebellious
Kurds, Well Armed.
Floods Cut Off Assistance Grand
Duke Nicholas Going South to
Examine fcituation Personally
Troops and Supplies Pouring Into
Trnns-Caucasla,
St. Petersburg, April 21. The lat
est news received here of the bound-
examination into the affairs of the paper Hale, of the senate naval committee.
TRY TO KILL GRAFTER.
Ex-Supervisor Gallagher Blown Up
by Bomb
Oakland, Cal., April 24. What is
believed by the police to have been
an attempt to assassinate James L.
Gallagher, one of the main witnesses
vd by the company between Portland for the prosecution in the ban Fran-
and Salem, the construction of the cist.0 gr!lft CilB(.Si Wil8 niade shortly
ntw ones just auiiioi isteu win give
the Oregon Electric 351 miles of
standard gauge railroad in the state.
William S. Barstow & Co., the en
gineering firm which builds the lines
of the Oregon Electric, has assem
bled construction materials and will
begin work this morning on the Gar
den ilome-Hillsboro line. Upon its
completion, attention will be turned
to building from Salem to Albany.
It is likely that at least three years
will be required to complete the sys
tem of new lines mapped out by the
stockholders and directors of the
company at yesterday's meetings.
All the new lines planned will be
uniform with the Portland-Salem
line, which is standard steam rail
road construction throughout.
Moffatt & White, 5 Nassau street.
New York city, are managers of the
syndicate that is supplying the capi
tal for the Oregon Electric opera
tions in this state. The executive
committee is made up of the follow
ing New York capitalists: A. C. Bed-
7 o'clock tonight at the home
of William H. Scher.ek, Gallagher's
brother-in-law, East Twentieth street
and Nineteenth avenue, East Oak
land, when a huge bomb placed on
the porch exploded and tore away
the whole front of the house. Galla
gher was up stairs with his wife at
trust to determine whether or not it is
as alleged by the American Newspaper
Publishers' Association a combination
in restraint of trade and maintaining a
monopoly of the print-paper supply in
the United iStates, was begun today by
the select committee appointed bv
Speaker Cannon, whose chairman is Rej
m announcing tnat at tne proper
time he will propose the $7,000,'i0')
amendment.
Tuesday, April 21.
Washington, April 21. Against a
united democracy, which denied the
sincerity of the republican majority.
resentative .lames H. Mann, of Illinois, I the house today, by a vote of 184 to
and the other members of which are j 110, passed Speaker Cannon's reso
Bannon of Ohio, Stafford of Kentucky, ! lutlon providing for an investigation
Harmon of Ohio, tSafford of Wisconsin, 'of the paper trust and, in pursuance
Simms of Tennessee and liyan of New
York.
the time, and Mr. Schenck was in aericans and the Japanese. He wanted
rear room with his wife and four a fleet kept In the Pacific,
children and Dr. Guy Brown. This, he declared, was a measure
All escaped but one boy, who was 'of peace, and not of war. He came.
hit in the neck by -a flying missile, jhe said, from the section of the coun
Friday, April 24.
Washington, April 24. Argu
ments in favor of the president's pro
gram for four battleships consumed
most of the session of the senate to
day. Piles, of Washington, opened , business" In the house.
the debate, declaring that the Asia-1 he had told some people, who had
tic situation affecting the Pacific written him about wood pulp, not to
coast was a menace to that section, j waste their time on the white house,
as war clouds might quickly risers the president had in a degree re
there over some clash between Am-reiltlv lost his inflnpnce with the
of its provisions, the speaker an
nounced as the committee of six who
will conduct the Investigation Mann
(111.), Miller (Kan), Stafford
(Wis.) Bannon (O), Sims (Tenn.)
and Ryan (N. Y.)
Fitzgerald created laughter by re
ferring to the speaker as "the whole
He said that
The first thing I want to say in ary war that a Russian detachment
this connection is that vou have had boen penned ln and wa3 calling
naval architects, in my judgment, as for reinforcements has aroused the
capable as any in the world. The 'anxlety of the forelga offlce. It shows
second thing I want to say is that;that the entire population of this
your snipounaing yaros are qun diatrict, composed of well armed and
equal to any we have in their equip- warlike tribes, is rushing to the sup
ment and management and all that. port of the brigands who have been
"And the result is that, in my op- attacked. The situation may become
inion, you have a fleet that, ship Btill more seri0Us if the Kurdisn ban
for ship, comparing the ships de-;dits who inhabit Russian territory,
signed at a given date and that is encouraged by. the retirement of the
the only fair comparison is equaf Russiar. troops .join their Persian
to anything the wofld contains. Next kindred and threaten the Russian
to the British navy I think your navy communications.
is the best in the world.
I hat none was
short of a miracle
killed was little
Gallagher's hat
try that must be the storm center of
any conflict in the Pacific ocean. The
was pierced by a splinter, and taken people of the Pacific were in favor
away as a souvenir. The house was or rur oattiesnips. ite sent to tne
completely wrecked. The report wasvlce president's desk a statement of
heard all over-Oakland and manv vote of 162 editors attending a
windows in the neighborhood were meeting in New York, which he said congress. Though introduced by a
broken. A post belonging to the; showed 126 n favor of the four bat- b ,t had tn undivided sud-
porch was hurled 100 feet away. uesnips ana tne president s policy ior port of tne dem0cratlc members of
valuable clews to the perpetrators
house.
"We will stand by the president
to the last ditch," he humorously re
marked, 'and I expect we and the
president will go into the last ditch
together."
The MeCall ramnaien nnhliritv hill
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ed to the house for passage by the
committee on election of president,
vice president and representatives in
GUNBOAT TO VENEZUELA.
Bubonic Plague Makes Appearance
at La Guayra.
Washington, April 22. An Amer
ican war vessel will be sent to Vene
zuelan waters, but her mission is to
be entirely peaceful. The closing of sonal reasons and, it is said, will be
the port of La Guayra because of the j of short duration, but the Grand
existence of what is believed to be Duke's departure just previous to
bubonic plague there, has made it the imperial family reunion for the
necessary for the state department to Easter festivities and to the marriage
have at hand some vessel to be used of Grand Duchess Marie Pavlano to
as a despatch boat by Minister Rus- Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, is con-
. Associated Pi ess dispatches setting
forth the grave situation of the Rus
sian detachment in Persia are fully
confirmed tonight by official reports
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaie
vitch departed quietly from here to
day for the Crimea, traveling incog
nito in a reserved compartment of an
ordinary coach, instead of by private
car. I he trip ostensibly is tor per-
of the crime were gained today
through the finding of a silk hand
kerchief in which it is supposed the
tleships and the president's policy for
-v.-V u V; a v, , the committee, and of national pub
While he had never been one of , ii
ford, George Barclay Moffatt and infernal machine was wrapped
William A. White.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL.
Employers' Liability Law Is Now In
Effect
Washington, April 23. President
Roosevelt today signed the employ
ers' liability bill upon receiving an
opinion from Attorney-General Bon
jiparte that the measure was consti
tutional. The bill makes railroads or other
common carriers, while engaged in
interstate commerce, liable for the
In a search of the debris this morn
ing detectives located some wire and
fuse and caps, which would indicate,
according to Chief Wilson, that a
bomb of some sort had been used.
those who feared war, it should not
be denied, h said, that there was on
the Pacific coast a peculiar condi-
the people of this country wou d .r"V : iV
licity law association.
Washington, April 21. The re
ported purpose of the president to
have to face that condition. The Pa
cific coast, he added, had by its op-
i nnrt n n it toy nttrnrte,! mnnv Acintlfa
who had been reared in a different
Heney Had Warned Him.
San Francisco, April 24. "The
prosecution will certainly make a i0f the Pacific coast
most thorough Investigation of the
dastardly attempt to kill one of the
most important witnesses for the
state in the bribery graft cases," said
Assistant District Attorney Francis J.
Heney this morning to the Associated
Press representative.
Mr. Heney refused to state whether
way from the people of the United , '.
States. There was a possibility of a
the Pacific coast around the world,
was the basis of a discussion ln the
senate today when the naval appro
priation bill was taken up for con-
Los Angeles Furnishes Entertainmen
for Officers and Men.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 22. Los
Angeles continued today its long pro
. . . . 1 1
npf..rrtim- tho nniif-v nf sen ri i mr ' gram oi entertainment, ior me od.u-
.u.. i ...' t. i . i- - n .!. mro o ri rt nffipprs rif thfi American bat-
clash between the,, people and those " u.ju'L " "1 1 7 ?wt Thirtv-five hundred
is already resulting from the long bluejackets were in the landing par-
cruise and it is teaching the fleet ties wnicn came asnore at tne varum
sell in sending messages to Curacao
or Port of Spain, Trinidad, and for
taking cablegrams to him from the
state department.
Under today's date Mr. Russell
cabled the state department regard
ing the situation at La Guayra, and
expressing the general belief that the
disease there is the plague. He says
the Venezuelan government today
officially announced the existence of
a suspicious contagious disease at La
Guayra, the nature of which has not
been determined. No steamers are
touching at the port, which has been
quarantined for 15 days, and the
traffic is suspended on the railway.
FUN FOR THF SAILORS.
ness or tne nouseproceoaen toaay at "i!. " rV fleet were anchored, and they pitched
a rapid gait, despite tne fact tnat ne m"",uo' 'i'" m.ubu , , . . f nrnviripri fnr thpm
.i , .V.. ,, ii ii rs ! Its own median cs on board. right into the fun provided ior tnem
injury or death of an employe if the ior not he had any evidence pointing
injury or death results in whole or
in part from the negligence of any
of the officers, agents or employes of
the railroad, or by any defect or in
sufficiency in quipment. This pro
vision Is made applicable to carriers ; Gallagher's
1 000 pension bills were put through,
the largest batch of the session.
A bill was passed providing for the
ine DUSI-,- . . . .v ,. Hi,Hcta nf tho
now to maintain itsell away trom jjjh wucic mc uu j ,
JUUUCU i
" mem ., , . , t. rpQr rnaplip of
with the enthusiasm of boys ont of ;f. ,.., ,.,, -r-n,i oor,oc ft
Monday, April 20.
Washington, April 20. It
sidered an indication of a more im
portant object.
Despite diplomatic denials, Russia
continues to forward reinforcements
and munitions of war to the Cau
casus. An American traveler return
ing from that territory recently says
that he saw train after train loaded
with soldiers, proceeding in a south
erly direction, and the railroad to
Kars is so swamped with military
stores that it is unable to accept pri
vate freigh
TRAIN WRECK KILLS 41.
Fire Consumes Bodies of Victims
Injured Wait for Hours.
Melbourne, Australia, April 21.
Two trains from Ballarat and Ben
digo, respectively, collided late last
night at Braybook Junction, about
eight miles from Melbourne, 41 per
sons being killed and 60 injured.
The Bendigo train, with two heavy
engines, crashed into the rear of the
Ballarat train. Five cars of the lat
ter train were wrecked. The wreck
age took fire and was almost com
pletely consumed. Many of the bodies
were unrecognizable when recovered.
The Bendigo train suffered but lit
tle damage, but the two engines were
school.
Thp snilnrs aeain were the euests
is the of the city, and the features of the
to the perpetrators.
"I am satisfied that it was not the
work of a fanatic or crank," de
i r l : r- .. j I
T . "T8,Prfst'i!t intention of the house lead- d:jy.s ntertainment were the same
..in,.. h 'is ,i., ,,iau. 'trs t0 ,,-mg U, tne r u ton and-grant nn vesterdav
. ; . . . . ' I'suiuiiou iur cuusiiierHuou m me
the Burleson
. i j
, , .i . . . ri . i , ... ' . . . . i'Jiikh tomorrow or v e inifsiiav, aim cinrirltinf the fhntp nnri otner lorms
clared the Assistant District Attor-;the report of the Commissioner of tho Kpii. f i i h-.r it wi l i shooting tne eRules dn "L" ,
ney. "Neither did the attempt upon Corporations on the cause of fluctua- ' f . 1 'V ! V1 .f . of amusement occupying the time
boxing bouts, bar-
west shows, dancing,
life surprise me. I tions In cotton. The vote on that
in the territories, the District of Co- warned him more than three months . measure will be taken tomorrow.
lumbia, the Panama canal zone and ago that if he was not careful 'they
other possessions of the united . would get nim, and at tne time urged
States.
It is provided that in any action
brought under the provisions of the
bill the injured employe shall not b
held to have assumed the risk of his
employment in any case where vio
lation' by the carrier of any statute
enacted for safety of employes con
tributed to the injury or death of the
employe. Any contract, rule, regula
tion or device to enable the carrier
o exempt itself from liability under
the act is rendered void by a specific
declaration to that end.
Provision is made, however, that
the carrier shall receive credit for
any contribution made to the em
ploye or his family in the form of in
surance, relief, benefit or indemnity.
An action for the recovery of dam
ages must be commenced within two
years from the date of the cause of
suit.
him to move from Oakland, telling
him his home might, be blown up.
dent that the
democrats are generally favorable to
the resolution and will not under
AsI.Ip from this I h;ivp nothini? to nf ih hHnct fr,o-ht loo-lciotiro i-jti mawe it a pari measurt
say at present.
Thursday, April 23
wasnington, April 3.- After or.e
democratic filibuster rihf Thp sailors' frolics are really
'tko mutt IntprtiKtine- feature of the
jsion, but inquiry discloses that the , fkpt.s stay at Los Angeles. Thou
sands of people go each day to
Chutes park and Agricultural park
Reveals Burns' Methods.
Washington, April 23. The cross
examination of Woodford D. Harlan,
formerly a clerk in the general land
offlce, was the feature today in the
IIvde-Benson-Dimond-Schneider land
fr'niwi tH:il. .1. C. Campbell, of San
Tornado in Nebraska.
Paris, Neb., April 24. About 6
o'clock this afternoon a tornado de
stroyed the eastern portion of De
port, a town 20 miles southeast of
Paris, killing W. R. lsbell, a drug
gist, and wounding several others.
The lsbell family was at supper when
the storm came.
Practically all the residences on
the east side of town were destroyed,
at least 25 or 30 being scattered over
the country in frngments.
Oak Grove ,a town east of Clarks
ville, on the Texas & Pacific rail
road, is reported almost destroyed,
many houses being demolished, but
without fatalities as far as learned.
The path of the storm was several
hundred yards wide.
to see the men at play.
the other train. Terrible scenes fol
lowed, many of the injured being
caught in the wreckage, and were
with difficulty rescued. It was a long
time before doctors and nurses ar
rived on the scene and in conse
quence intense suffering prevailed
among the injured.
SULTAN YIELDS.
Allows Fstabiishment of Italian Post
offices and Settlements.
Rome. April 21. The threatened
trouble between Italy and Turkey ap-
For tne omcrs tnere m a um- i ontlv hn! as a temnest in a
her of social events, including Iun- ' . . nrpspnt at least.
there will be no demonstration by
Dnrinn.-'iiriitlirn L1 -i f ,1 tt , r t hn 1 o A
ties of this session, the house of rep- , '"r !c ' V ,v V
resentatives. late this afternoon bv V,DS representative of the umbermen.
vrttr rf A 7 r ft tioo"o I1 h a. IT 1 1 1 f - n
promised last week to withdraw ftis- . onn tn th his,hr officers bv Gen
. .. - .n hipptinn tn thw rpcnln tinn ini f tmiuv . . . , x i, nitfrt
land-grant resolution without amend- r J'' ;v ..V; Li" T, .,' ' lprai Anna k. '-nanee at lie V'"" I ' Italian warshiDs in Turkish waters
ment. Prior to the vote on final ;' . m t'ut- u...1UR a , nia clulK Toieht the fnamoer oi n0w seems likelv tha
passage. Fordnev's amendment was "t-"1' , r:1"1 Ule , , , . ' Commerce at Dedondo, where
voted down, 43 to 227. The resold- j u' ,nrid lecid to t:lbIe Mondell s fourth division is anchored, gav
tion will go to the p-.'sident by the ! 1 1 u '"'" ' ' cunnmiiee iia banqUet at the Hotel Redondo
in
purl of thP uppV- ntwt will nrnmntiv reached no such determination, but;-,.-. nf Rp- Admiral Charles S
, micuua mi ifiiuu tins itauiuiiuii . Sperry and ofher officers oi tne aivi-
br siirnpfl hv him
Tmmoftint'plv thprpnftpr st. ns will . that the house can give it fair con
be taken to initiate suit against the j 'deration. If Fordney opposes the
(Oregon & California Railroad Com-'r,M resolution on mis ground ne
panv to secure forfeiture of the un- u" Kpt 111110 support.
sion. The entire city, overlooking the
sea was illuminated
sold portion of its grant. For the
time being, it is understovl, no pro
ceedings will be undertaken against
lumber companies and other ptir-
j chasers from the railroad.
Revive Coaching in England.
Washington, April 20. After .con
sideration of less than two hours the
senate commitee on naval affairs to
day reported the naval appropria- be walked with his two grandchil-
tion bill to the senate. It carries rtren, Fowler and Muriel McCormick,
Washington. April 23. As the ? 1 ' 1 .54 b,o4 9, an Increase of J ,: !',- ' from his home to the Fifth Avenue
senate was about to conclude consid-;031 over the amount passed by the nantist church to attend the Laster
eration of the naval appropriation house. Iservice. The guard was maintained
bill today, Senator Piles, of Wash- On the battleship construction pro-lnn the return from church. In view
ington. proposed an amendment in-lgram the senate committee adopted 0f these extra precautions, it was
London. Anril 24. Alfred O. Van-' rreasinir from two to four thp nnm-ithe Poliev of the house, makinir no ttinnrhf thMt thp black hand threats
derbilt, whose effort to revive inter-jber of new battleships to be author- ! change in the provision for two ves- against the children recently received
incident will produce a better feel
ling between Constantinople and
,'Rome. leading to an agreement by
the two countries on many differences
which heretofore have been the cause
of not a little friction.
The Turkish government has given
its permission to Italy to establish
J hn D. Fears Kidnapers. postoffices in the Turkish cities where
vo. vrk Anril 22. Six private the other powers may h.ive like in-
detectives acted as a bodyguard for j stations and in like manner has
John D. Rockefeller yesterday when me . w..u w- Wn
1(1 III llfl u Ll I P l Ifiio iuai uu. v wv-w
subjects of dispute.
Francisco, attorney for llenson, arewi(lon (nig n,ornnR on a series of trial
from the government's witness the j tri,)g over tne Brighton road. He was
fact that he often told Benson false- accompanied by a small party of
hoods in order to secure evidence for f, -lends. A big crowd assembled out
the government. Harlan admitted . sjj0 (be hotel, where the start was
that under the instructions of Secret ; made, and gave the American a
Service Agent Burns he practically j hearty send-off, while the police stop
demanded money from Benson, in- ; traffic in Picadilly In order to al-
stoad of Benson offering to brine i low the coach to gain a free passage.
so Bvinpnt helically received, left Lon- I A "Irtel dpbnte occurred on the
, i'. , :nmendment for the restriction of thr
purchase of materials for the con
struction of the battleships and sub
marine boats to those of domestic
A spirited debate occurred on the 'eating the construction of four bat- nlother, had been renewed, but no
information could be obtained.
Churchill for Home Rule.
nnhiin Anril 23. The National
ists are satisfied with the assurances Br'gnd Gin ?rpnrh
:iven by Winston Spencer Churchill St. Petersburg, April 24. - The sit
nt Manchester last nisht with regard ,a(ion on lh,, prrsj;1I, frontier is co-i-
to the attitude of he Ln-orn, par I , , ,,d h , ,, s,.ulilv h,,ommK
in thr. mn or of Irish self-govern
ment, and .lohn K. Redmond an-j'"re serious, despite the cheek to
nouneed at a meeting of the United the Persian brigands on April 20,
Irish League today, that it had leen'whn (j,,, Russian forces drove the
decided to support Mr. Churchill, and bandits back with heavy losses. The
Mr. Vanderbi't will maUe his
regular trip on May 4.
first
tleships w:.s not considered, as it
was known that the committee was
unanimously opposed to that program.
manufacture. i Increase of 2 H per cent in the pay
Amendments to remove that- re- of the officers of the navy and civ
striction ' from the bill were defeat-j ilian proftssors and instructors at
ed. Halo estimating that since the in-1 the Naval Academy, and of 10 per
vestigation of the Steel trust some .c nt in th n:iv of the enlisted force.
years ago the price of steel armor j $3,553,90,9; increase of the pay of from 1S73 to 1ST", served the gov
had been reduced from $550 and i professors of mathematics, construe- eminent as adviser in educational
$C00 per ton to $416 per ton. tors' cor-is and civil engineers' corps nrtters and practically laid the foun-
to equal that of officers of the same dation oi
rank in the medical and pay corps,
$ K, 4 50.
For public works additional ap
propriations were made as follows:
Norfolk. Va.. $200. OPO; Paget Sound,
, $1 IO.OUp: Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian
and ilry-
Sheriff Sued for Reward
' Spokane, April 21. A novel suit
for $12,000 from sheriff Shoemaker,
of Helena, Mont., has been started by
Detectives McPhee, Mncdonald and
Briley of Spokane. These detectives
captured Ed Frankhauser and Chas.
McDonald, who held up the Oriental
Limited train at Rondo, Mont., last
September, securing $40,000. The,
robbers escaped from the Helena
jail a few weeks ago and the detec-
in tives hold that Sheviff shoemaker.
J'pi"M Honor American.
Tokio. April 2 2. A most interest
in. imnmiet was held Monday
commemoration of the mentorous having thus caused tnem to ioe mo
service rendered Japan by the late reward offered, should pay it him
nivi.i M.irrav. the American who, self, and are suing him
Wednesday. p-il 22.
Washington, April 22. President
Roosevelt will veto the naval appro-
, ipriation bill, should the senate, ;;s
did the house, fail to make any ap
propriation for the wo battleships
winch are authorized in the measure. ; islands, for rvil station
The prompt announcement of this (hck. $1,000,000.
the modern svstem now
used in Japan's education. The ban
quet was attended by 100 scholars,
professors and pioneer educators and
was a brilliant affair.
that recommendations to this effect
would be sent to the Irish voters at
Manchester.
Demand Thaw's Pelwse.
Newburg. N. Y.. April 23. Coun
sel for Harry K. Thaw today served
an order of the supreme court upon
the superintendent of the Matteawan
rising is gradually spreading, the
other ni'Mintaineers now flocking to
th" assistance of the Shaksetnn ami
ItegHvin "tribes, against whom the
operations are being conducted.
Machinists Strike.
Marshalltown, la., April 21. Ma
chinists in the various shops of the
Funds for Draining Swimps. I Violated Pure Fod Lav.
Washington, April 23 The senate Washington. April 22. As a re
gave further consideration to the ! suit of the first convention under thr
bill devoting .-.bout $5,000,000 re-inure food nnd drugs law. V. Harper, cour
ceived from the sale of public lands president of th.' Washington Cham- followed ont here at the hot s-rincs v, -m ivt-u hmer.t
in Alabama, Arkansas. Florida. Illi-(ber of Commerce, a drug m:ni:f-'c-,is doxsA him a world of good. t lto Twetitv-t bird and Twen"y-fi
nols, Indiana. Iowa, Louisiana. Mich- turer, and one of the best
insane Asvlum to permit Thaw to Iowa Central railway struck today.
sign an application for a writ of hn-j together with helpers and appren
boan corpus. Thaw will be brought ,tice. A reduction of 4 cents an hour
Into court for n hearing on tne ques-im tno wage scneauie caused
-.f lilo n it V 'KtriliP
krown
igan. Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis- business men of this city, was to lay
sourl. Ohio and Wisconsin, to the sentenced by Judge Kimball in the' London. Anril 22. Sir 1 T-
constructlon of drainage works in , police court ti pay a fine of $ "oo on Campbell' Bannerman. e--f!ri
mose states. Inne count and $200 on another count premier, died at 10:40 o'clock
During the day the naval and ag-'of the indictment recently returned morHnir pt his official residence
ine .ricuittirai appropriation bills were , against . him for manufacturing and 1ft Downing street. The end
i reported to tno senate
cavors Organic Union.
Saratoga. N. Y.. Anril 1. The
Troy conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church adopted a memor
ial to the general conference, rc
ouesting that body to take .-erne ac
tion looking toward organie union of
jthe M.-hodist i:tiiscopal. Free Meth
Coti"ues to Imorov. odit. Wesleyan Methodist and ofher
Paso Kobles. Cal.. April 22. Methodist bodies. The c:if. rem d--'"Rear
Admiral Evans spent a very cided to take r,o action on a memor
good night." said Surgeon McDonald ial asking that the paragraph forbid
t !i i? morning. "Ho sl- pt well, nfe ditig dancing, card-plaving and the-i-well
thi morning, and bis digestion ter-going be strickva from the book
is improving. I am certain that the ;
oi treitrr.ent v.picn is ncng n;.,,!- Mr,ro
s of
fifth.
-onst:ile:larv and
selling a mislabeled compound.
peaceful.
Infantry. ith th
armed lativchefl assisting, nr..!. r corn
'rv rvm.l of Major Finley. are engage.!
'sh in disarming the Miros on !Vi!a'i
th-'s Is'ind. The troops are distributed
No. arourd the conr. co-operating in a
was s"r ' of closfng-in movements &nd
seizing all arms.