A NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form fur Our Busy Readers. HAPPMNfiS OF HO CONTINENTS A Rasume of the Less Important but Not Lena Interesting Event* of the Past Week. Oklahoma elections gave Republicsms control. S.x men were overcome by gas in a ■tine at l«ewd, 8. D. * The Hermann defense has attacked Ilin hcoek'a methods of conducting the land ottiee. Iks tors in the Thaw case have dis agreed. some saying him sane and oth ers insane. J. J. Hill has formally retired as pre-i lent of the Great Northern and his son Louis lias assumed control. As a lesult of the city election in St. Iz>ni> the Democrats are in complete control of every branch of the city gov ernment. All cities and towns of Colorado ex cept Is nver have just held municipal elections, Tlie liquor question was the chief one and in a large number of place- the temperance people carried the day. A letter from Harriman to a friend, published in Eastern papers, says R «»-•■ ,ett asked him to raise >2lXl,0C0 f >i the 194*4 campaign fund, which he did. Tiie president says the statement is alse. On the liner Siberia, due in San Fiancieco May 3. are coming a number of Chinese military officers being sent by their government to the Jiameetown exposition to study the warships of all nations. N eiiraguans have captured another Honduran port. Kuef has appealed to the Supreme court for release on bail. A new movement has been started in the South to end the race problem. The government is to prosecute Hill for violation of the 28-Lour law for stock. Railroad employee are willing to yield on the question of wages but are firm foi nine hours A storm at Havana drove waves into the city, causing much damage. Many lives were endangered. The Nebraska legislature is working on a law to make railway mileage books good in the hands of bearer. Th.- Ran Francises supervisors are re moving many officials who were mere figureheads drawing salaries. (kik land and San Francisco laundry workers have struck for an increase of wages and only three laundries are running. Ron evelt declares he is not in favor o government ownership of railroads if it can be avoided, but he does want congress to pass a law that will allow itiin t> squeeze the water out of stock. The RoumA?““ ’?volt has been sup- prewed with wud^eeale slaughter. ► French troops have raised their flag over the Moroccoan town of Oudja. Schmitz denies that he has attempted to get a part of the board of supervisors to resign. The municipal campaign just ended in Chicago is the fiercest in the history of the city. Thaw stood the lunacy examination so well that Jerome has asked for more time to call experts. R<io«eve]t may make public his rail way policy at the opening of the Jamestown exposition April 26. Americans at Ceiba, Honduras, were glad to see a United States warship put into that port to protect their interests. Ruef has been on the pay roll of the Pacific States Telephone A Telegraph cjtnja’iy for the past two years at >1.201 per month. Henry W. Goode, persident of the Portland Railway, Light A Power com pany. is dead. He was president of the Lewis and Clark fair. The American government is confi dent The Hague conference will do good, even if all questions to be I rouglit up are not agreed upon. The Roumanian revolt is quieting down. The president lias called an election in the Philippines. All labor troubles around Butte have b-en adjusted for the time being. St Louie brewery workers threaten to Mr ke and the city is facing a beer famine. The disarmament question is likey to la- barred from The Hague peace con- feience. Republican members of the Tennes see legislature propose Roosevelt for a thin! term. MAKE LAST PROPOSITION. CHILE WAS AIMING HIGH. Mediators Still Hopeful of Preventing B g Railway Strike. South Amarican Republic Wanted Am- ba*«ador at Washington Chicago, April 3.—In a final effort to avert the impending railroad strike. Commissioners Knapp and Neill, the agents of President Rooaevelt, will make a direct appeal to the full com mittee of conductors and tiainmen to day. The meeting will be held in the Sherman House, and the Federal medi ators will lay before the 170 delegates the final proportion of the general man agers. AVbat that proposition is neith er the commissioners not the labor chiefs would di-close tonight, but it is understood to contain some minor con cessions. The decision of Messrs Knapp and Neill to visit the meeting of the labor delegatee and appeal to them direct was reported at a conference with tlie labor chiefs, which lasted until 11 o'clock last night. It was taken to in dicate that the committee which lias been conducting the negotiations refut ed to accept the terms cf the managers and that it invited the Federal mediat ors to attend the meeting ami find out in a direct manner what the delegates thought of the offer. At the meeting today the entire mat ter will be put up to the delegatee and it is believed that it will end the con ferences. The controversy will either be settled or the threatened strike, which ha« been suspended for several days while the negotiations were pend ing, will be declare«!. The prospects for an amicable settlement s»*eiu more remote. Chiefs Morrissey and Garretson at tends«! a meeting of the full committee and it was said they learne«i the temper of their men as to what com-essions they would make in the interests of peal's. “Is the nine-hour day the real stum bling block in the way of peace?" was asked of Mr. Garretson. “I am not at liberty to discuss the situation now,” he replied, “but as a matter of fact there has not b-en a min ute since the conferer.i'e has begun that the nine-hour day was not the real stumbling block. The men are deter mine«! on that issue." In the event of the negotiations being broken off and a strike resort«'«! to. which is a strong probability, the real issue will be the nine-hour «lay. Washingtim, April 2.—Chile’» fail ure to send a mlniatet to Washington to replM*« Mr. Walker Martins», who «lid not return hets after the l*an- American emferenv'e at Rlc Janeiro last »ummer, has «'auiwxl much «xmi- nient. The negloct of tin« Chilean con gress to appropriate suffii ient money to maintain the legation has l>een given a» a tx'ason for leaving th«' American mis- sfon in charg«> of Alberto Y«m« ham, »««■ tetary of the ligation. But it lias just txx'om«' known that the real cause was hidden <l««ep in latm- American |xiliti«'». Chile divid ed it would lx* a gtxxl id«<a to ha««« an ambassador In Washington, and steps were taken to disixner wbat th«' I n’l- e«l State« thought of the pro|s«wxl e e- vation of th«> Chilean rvpretentativ.« to Washington. The suggestion that th«« Chih*an en voy might b<> raised to the amlitisea- «lorial tank set all latlin Aimrlca on «xlge an«l a general movement was in- stitutvil by tin* Southern npuldics t«> head off such a movement. Argentina being unfriendly t«> Chil«' was e»|«ecial- ly op|xise«l to the plan, as Brazil ami Chili* are always rated as allies ami Argentina di.l not want her two strung cat rival» to outstrip her in American representation. It has not Ix-en the policy of the Slat«' department to send aiulsisaadors to any country which can not lx> rankisl as a worhl power, and when the lusitil- ity of th«' rest of South Atnerii'a to such a ehangi* b.s'ame known tlie Unitixl Stale» <l<x id<«l that the question had better not be agitato! further at this time. DUNNE LOSES OUT. Chicago Voters Turn Down for New Man. Mayor Chicagc, April 3.—The Republicans, headed by Frederick A. Busse for may or, carriisi Chicago yesterday. Perliape no one was more surprised at the result than the Republicans themselves. It marked the climax of the most mystify ing and the filthiest campaign ever waged in the city. Chicago will now speedily settle its streetcar problem, which has been handed back an«l forth for 11 years as a political asset, the servicegrowing more wretched and antiquated every year. Within SO .lays the traction companies must accept the ordinances, reiiabilitate the lines entirely, provide sufficient «■are, abolish straps, repave the streets, sprinkle and keep the streets in order, build such extensions as the city shall order and turn over, as from February 1 of this year. 55 per cent of the net profits. The city may invest this sum against the time it will buy the lines for >30,000.000 plus the amount spent, or it may be used to lower fares. FRISCO IN DARKNESS. Electric Light Plant Valued at Two and a Half Millions Destroyed. Sen Francisco, April 3—The destruc tion of the electric light and power house of the San Francisco Gas A Elec tric Light company at Twenty-second avenue South and Georgia street by fire last night plunged almost the entire city into daikness, resulted in the in juring of five firemen and causing a lues estimated at >2.500,000. Extra police weie placed on duty at the temporary hail of justice and city prison at Eddy and Mason streets. Owing to the darkness, the buildings having no gas connections, no one was allowed to enter or leave the city prison and no prisoners were released on bail. Prize Cup for Real Airships. NewjYork, April 3.—The Scientific American will offers cup to be com peted for annually by American built flying machines. It will be confided to the care of aero clubs under whose man agement the competitions for its cus tody will be held. The cup will cost not leas than >1,000 and will be com peted for for the first time on Septem ber 14 at the Jamestown exposition. Only ma/'hines heavier than air will be eligible and they must al) F>e self pro pelled without any gas lag attachment whatever, even for lifting purposes. His Chauffeur Burns Spy. San Francisco, April 3.—When Su pervisor James <3. Gallagher was dash ing about San Francisco last winter in his re«l automobile, the quiet, unassum ing young mahout at the wheel was none other than a disguised detective in the employ of William J. Burns. When Gallagher went to Ruef’» office to get the boodle money, when he secretly sped to the home of Mayor Schmitz to arrange upon franchise programs, when he went to the bank to deposit bis own T .e Nebraska legisature has pa.se«! a share, this mahout was always with direct primary a copied after the Ore him in the automobile. gon statute. Montana Is Repudlican. *!>reckela had guaanteed the cost of Helena, Mont., April 3.—Monday’s a th .rough houaecleaning of grafters at municipal elections in Montana result- Run Francisco. e«i in a Republican landslide, only two The Western Union Telegraph com- cities in the state electing Democratic pi’iv Las raised ite ratea, in some case» mayors, while the opposition party was a- mudi aa 20 per cent. successful in all other instances. As a rule, party lines were closely drawn The censite bureau estimate» that thè and a heavy vote polled. Great Falls pop ilalion of thè Uniteli States lias in- and Lewiston elected straight Demo cre..a«*d 8,000,000 in thè past nix jear*. cratic tickets, while Billings, Boze man Livingston, Anaconda anil Butte The Colton, Cal., death list as the reeult of the train wreck is placed at 22 chose Republican mayors. and at least six more of the injured Vote on Saloons in Newbraska. «ill die. A green switch crew is Omaha, April 3.—City elections blamed with the accident. were held in all cities and lowns of Ne The San Francisco investigation may braska except Omaha, Month <Im ilia and Lincoln. Probably three-quarters spread to every city on the coatt. of the towns ignored party polities, Mrs. Thaw is said to be breaking voting only on the question of licensing dow n under tlie strain of the trial of saloons. In only a few towns were the existing conditions changed. Thaw. INVOKES REFERENDUM. PROBE FOR LAND FRAUDS. Linn County Grangers Hold Up Uni Another Federal Grand Jury Begin* versity Appropriation. Session* in April. Portland—Within two week* another Albany—The University of Oregon appropriation bill is to I* rv'terrwi to Federal grand jury will liegin to grind the people. Efforts of Linn county ou Oregon land frauds. The jury wilt Grangers to hold up th«' university bill be summoned soon and the ol«l as well culminated in a meeting of reprewnm- iur the new cwsss that have bean invee- lives «if all grange organisations of l.inn tigstol by ami through the United Stales district attorney'» office and by county in Albany. Beside» the Granger» there were in th«' agent* of Special ln»|ieetor Thomas attendance President P. I., I'ainptoll, B Nouhniisvn. together with the case« of the university, and Senator M. A that have been workxd up by Kdwani Miller, member of the hoard of re W. Dixon. in charge of the «qxvuil gents oi the si'h«xil. These men pre agent for Oregon, will lie laid before sented very strongly the university's the jurors. si«ie of the case showing the ueixi of i When Francis J. llenev left Portland to teat the bd off of graft in San Fran more money than was appropriated. The >125,000 canied in the bill was cisco, lie left a numtor of land fraud segregated by President t'ampbell, who eases, evidence in which was already in explained the use to be ina«ie of every the liamls of the United State» attor dollar. But the Granger» were olxlu- ney, to l>e brought to the attention of rate and at the close of the conference a grand jury. Since his departure the decided to use th«' referendum to bold work of investigating new case* of fraud the appropriation up until the next lux- lieen going on and when the jury general election, when the people »ill gate into actiou it will have a long see- a ion. determine the fate of the acbool. But little argument was used in sup- I Among the ease« of alleged fraud that port of the position of the Grange, oth will be brought to the attention of th«' er tlian “retrenchment." It was also jury are th«w«> said to have Iwen discov dee ide, I to liave teprixlueed an editorial er «si in and aroumi Pendleton. To this printed in th<> Oregonian of Saturday, list will be added others tliat rumor February 11. 1*05, entitle«! “Machine says involve a number of prominent Made Citizens,'' ami scatter thousands men, not only in Oregon, but in several other states of copies over the state. REORGANIZE HOSPITAL CORPS 1 o Remodel Fair Ground*. Salem—Twenty prisoner* from th«' state penitentiary liave been detailed Military Board Holds Session—New under Guard» Elmer Whit«' ami Frank Company at Oregon City. Benson to commence work on the fair Salem—The state military board. at grounds. All the old building» that are its last meeting, effix'ted a reorganiza- worthless will be torn down and replac ONLY SPECIAL RATES GO UP. tion of the hospital corps of the Oregon ed by modern structures. Buch lumber National Guard into what will be as can be utilised will be saved, but a President of Western Union Explain* known in the future as the ambulance general plan of reconstruction will lx- Recent Advance In Toll. company, consisting of 43 non-commis carried out. and it is the purixure of the sioned officers ami men. A new com lx»ir«l to get the buildings and grounds New York, April 2.—Concerning th«' pany will be formed at Oregon City to in the Iwst condition they liave ‘ever nx'ently annoutaaxl advamx' m tne been. take the place of the one disbanded. rate» « barge«! by the «xmi|«ny, C««lonvl The rtoll**», Oregon City. Ashland. R. C. dowry, pte»i«lent of the Weetern Klamath Falls ’ Large Club Roseburg, Albany ami Woodburn liave Klamath Falls—This city now l>«sta Union Tel«»graph company, tonight offereii land for armory sites provided for by the appropriation of >100,000 one of the larg«* s.wisl organizations in »aid; in house bill 118. No action was taken, interior Oregon. The Inland Empire “There has lieen no larg«« increase in the matter being left to the towns. The club, organized a few months since rates by the telegraph eompani««» A various companies of the state are pay to promote the social interest« of this ing an average of >3(0, per year for the city, ami in an indirect way the re- number of »peeial ami unprofitable use of buildings as armories, ami Gen tourcea of the county, now lias a mem rate» have b«wn increeaed to the stand eral Finzer figures that in 20 years the bership of over 100. The club main- ard of «x'lieilule rates These special state will be repaid the >100,000 appro tiins excellent quartets in the four- rates were discriminative against a story Baldwin block. The club rooms larg«' number of pla«-«« ami were orig priation. Very little action was taken on ac are conduct»«! on lines similar to those inally established by com|*eting com count of the anticipated action of the of like organizations in larger cities. panies, which by reason theieof went Grange in asking that the appropria The Inland Empire club fills a long- into bankruptcy. “Moat of th«« rat«1» increase)! »«■«• 2.5 tion be submitteil to the referendum at needed want in this city. cents for 10 words rates. It ix»ts at the June election. least 30 cents each to liatnlh« such mes Snow in Klamath County. Klamath Falls— Heavy snows the sage» for short distanc.-s at the present Parents and Teachers Organize. The Dalles—The Teachers' and Pat- past week have made the rad-in this | time The incteaaes ur theixwtof tele graph material liave been from 25 to runs' Educational ass<«'iation, organ section almost inipaaauble, especially in 100 |ier cent within th«' last few years. ized March 8, now has 125 patrons, as the mountains. The snow is going off “In addition to the recent Increases the result of circular letter« sent out very rapidly and the streams through of 10 per cent in the salaries of all by the city superintendent to ascettain out the country are i-arrying large vol managers and operator«, then1 has Ix-en the sentiment of the people relative to umes of water. However, no material for year» past a large ami ateatiy in school and home co-operation. The damage lias been done. All oubfoor crease in wages of all <•!»«»«•» of indi object of the association is to encourage work wax suspended during the past vidual employes from month to month. week. Government work lias ceased a I letter school spirit in The Dalles; to “There i* no increase in the extra bring the parents an«l teachers closer, everywhere exi'ept on the interior of won! rate, con»e<]uently th«' newspa together in a So'ial way; to discuss, the tunnel. per»’ rat«« remain the sume.” freely and fully, all matters pertaining Willamette Rally Off Till June. to school life, and to rtvommend such reforms in the schools of The Dalles as ' Willamette University, Salem—An- ALMOST GOT PRES DENCY. will meet the requirements of the pres- nouncement is made tlurt the big rally ent and provide for the future. I *n connection with the new building Grow, Former Pennsylvania Con 'and its unknown donor, which liad gressman Die* of Old Age Student* to Fight Sheep Disease. 1 lieen whe«ltile<i for April 3, has lieen Binghamton, N Y., April 2—Ex- postpone«! until next June. The meet Corvallis—Four Oregon Agricultural college students are leaving college to ing, whh'h was for the purpose of mak Congressman Galushn A. Grow died at take positions on the government staff ing announcements, boosting the en his home in Glenwood, Pa., Saturibiy for eradicating sheep diieases in Ore dowment fund, and formulating plans, as a result of a general breakilown, at gon. They are G. A. Ik-Ison, Walter cannot lie held, as all the plans contem tributed to old age. Mr. Grow was Foster, Edgar W. I ion nelly and Henry plated will not be complete«! by that elei'tol to oingres» from th«' Wilmot Rooper. They receive good salaries and time. district of Pennsylvania as the young Ned Smith for Sheep Inspector. liave their expenses paid. The work will extend from now to the end of the Salem—A committee consisting of a est member of that body in 1851, and summer. Their appointments are re- numlier of Benton county sheepmen after retirement from public life for eeive«! from the bureau of animal in waited on Commissioner Steusloff and nearly 40 years he re-enter««! the house dustry at Washington. Dodson, Don aske«! him to appoint Ned Smith, of of representatives as congreaaman at nelly and Foster are to operate in East Corvallis, as one of the district inefiect- large from Pennsylvania. When he retired four years »go his ern Oregon and Rooper in the Willam I ors cf sheep, there being three to ap ette valley. point. Mr. Steusloff lias taken Mr. public servii e in the house extended Smith's application nnder advisement, over the longtwt perio«l, although not and «¡Improbably give him the poeiticn. continuous service, of any man who Bad Weathsr for Goats. ever sat in that tsaly. During the Dallas—Bad weather continues, to ante-bellum days he was one of the PORTLAND MARKETS. the great inconvenience of the goat best known men in the United Htates, raisers, for this is the be’ght of the Wheat—Chib, 73c; bluestem, 75c; ami in 1864 he came within one vote of kidding season. All the flocks have to valley, 70c; red, 71c. being nominate«! for vice presidflt in be housed and in many instances fire Oats—No. 1 white, >2P(S>30; gray, place of Andrew Johnson. is provided for the youngsters to pre-. *2ar 29 vent them chilling to death, while the ‘ . . , _ ,__ 7 i____ ,_ l . , j... I Barley—Feixl, »22.50 per ton; brew Disorder* Have Ceased. keepers are kept busy night and day. ing, >23; roll««!, >23.50fo.24 50. Bucharest, April 2—It is aemi-offi- A small per cent of loss is, however, Rye—>1.456» 1.50 per cwt. eially statol that in many districts the reported among the careful raisers, who | Corn—Whole, >25; eracked, >26 per IH-asants are repairing the damage don«* have made preparation for storms. The ton. to property and restoring stolen graxls progressive goat men of Polk county | Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, 4156S; to their owners. Diaturhances are re- are finding out that g<ats must have 16 per ton; Eastern Oreg<m timothy, careful treatment, with warm housing. perte«! from Putna in Mohlavia, and >17(a«18; clover, >9; cheat, >9; grain many cases of plunder, incendiarism hay, >18" 10. Work for Condensed Milk Plant ami armed conflict in Walachia A Apples—Common, 756»y1.25 per box ; numlier of |i»*axants have I h ' sii kiltol McMinnville—The citizens of Mc choice, >1 5tk" 2. Minnville are very jubilant over the re | Vegetables—Turnips, >lfa>1.25 per or woumled by trisips at langa ami sults of the mass meeting held Monday Rack; carrots, >1@1.25 per ruck; beete, Patulele. At Galicea, in the center of evening to talk over plans for a con | >1.25<a;l .50 per sack; horseradish, 7ft) the «listurlxsl area, all the ringleaders densed milk factory, with A. J Keat 8c per pound; calniflower, >2.50 per have Ix-en captumi. The common«*» of ing, manager of the Ox«s Bay Condens |dozen; celery, 41 per crate; lettuce, Huerezani and Pengeni are in revolt. ing company. Ti e plan is to organize ¡head, 356» 40c per dozen; onions, 10(i| John D. lives Away Home. a strek company with a paid-up capital |121ic; per dozen; sprouts, 9c; radixh- of >85,000. The Coos Bay company ieslrf30c per d«izen; asparagus, 12)»c per Cleveland, April 2.—Public an will take up a large amount of the pound; rhubarb, 12)£c per box. nouncement will lie mini«* t'slay of the stock and will manag«- the plant in con j Onions — Oregon, >1.206»/1.50 per gilt by John D. Riwkefeller of Forest nection with its other plants. Hill, his magnificent summer home in ¡hundred. Potat'ss—Oregon Burbanks, fancy, East Cleveland, t< the city of Cleve Terminal Rate* for Baker. ' > 1.406» 1.65; extra fancy, >1.75; No. 1 land for use as a public jMrk, together with an emlowment and irnproveinent Baker City—With a view of taking choice, >1.25(31.40. up a fight for terminal rates for Baker Butter—Fancy creamery, 35c p«r fund of >2,000,000. While full details of the gift are lacking, it is learned City, the Merchant’ axso-iation has pound, » appointed n vomrni't.- o. plan the or- f Rutter Flit — First grade cream, 36c that Mr Rockefeller has impos««l few ganization of a local shipping bureau, per pound. ; second g»a«le cream, 2c lees restrictions, the most irn|xirtant con dition lieing that the transfer shall to The committee is meeting with marked per pound. success, ami the bureau will lie estab- Poultry—Average old hens, 15c per made when East Cleveland shall to- lishe«! within a short time. This bu pound; mixol chickens, 14c; spring, >*ome a part of the city . reau will be under the management of fryers ami broilers, 2O6»-22'tc; old If Less Pay, Will Stoke. a rate expert, who will compile l«x-al roosters, 106>,12c; dressed chickens, 16 complaints against the railroad and 6»17c; turkeys, live, 136615c; turkeys, Wh«'cling, W Va., April 2.- -Tele- put them into shape to submit to the dressed, cti'tire, 18l*6»,2tk*; geese, live, grap operators in West Virginia tbr«*at- en to strike if their wages are redne««! state railroad commission. 8c; dirks. 166» 18c. Eggs—Oregon ranch, 10020c per when the new eight-hour law, enacts«! by the recent legislature, goes into O. N. G. Company Discharged. dozen. effect. The railroad cornjianies have I m Grande—Cornjuny L, Third regi Veal—Dr«s“od. 5’»6i9c jier pomxl Beef — Iiren-ed bulls, 303^>c per given notice that there will Is1 a pro ment. O. N. G., located in this city, has bean discharged by orders of the pound; cows, 5>>6c; country steers, 6 portionate reduction in wages as soon as the act takes effect, May 9. At a governor, on the groiindKof inefficiency. 6» 7c National Guard officials from Portland Mutton—|ireese<l, fancy, lOtalO’^c meeting trxlay operators representing are here today checking the property per pound, ordinary, 8<5j»c; spring every division in West Virginia adopt- «1 resolutions to accept no nxlia-tion. ¡anils«, 15016c. books. Ordney Rogers is captain. Pork—Dre»s<xl, 609c per pound. Asylum Board Buy* Land. Suppress New* in Russia. Hops—8<rt 1 lc per pound, according Salem—The state asylum l«oar«i has to quality. St. Petersburg, April 2.—Premier prrid over >10,(881 to Charles Riley and Wool—Eastern Oregon average best, Stolypin lias sent a circular to the gov his wife and the deed is recorder! cover 13r^l8c p« r |<Mtnd, according to shrink ernors of provin«'es ordering them to ing 23 acres and a fraction adjoining age; valley, 20023c, according to fine prohibit the printing of news of the the asylum grounds, which was pur- ness; mohair, choice, 280 29c per agrarian durorders in Rotimania, in the chaeed by the board recently. pound. fear that they might spread to Rumis. AHER RAILWAY NOW Grand Jury Investigating Main- moth Bribe In Bay City. >450,000 Wt^T TO GRAFTERS After Months of Delay Arrangement« Are Completed for Trial of tioae Ruef. San FianeÌM'i», April 2.—A iww link Ima added to tin» chain of evidence which connect« the United Hailruada with the lot'al hrilH»ty deal*. It ia the imiat important link and conica from a mmnv within thcouinp^ny. The franti jury will «oon return indictment« in conn<«ction with thin mammoth er> by which the tain of 14M),000 wna di\l«h»*l among Mayor Shunti, AI m Huef and the au|M»rviikirv. While no definite atatvn ent han been forthctiming aa to the men Nlah»d for indictment, thia much la certain—the nroen'Utiun will direct Ita tire to thiev bianchta « f the c«>r|R>mtion. Theee hramlira ar»» lb«» conlrul, repre**nte»l by Ihitrick Calhoun, the prwddent of the company . th«’active iinimi^i'in»»nt, rvpreeent<»«l b> ritornarli Mnllally, and the law department, at the brad of which ia They L. Ford. The nell week will det«»rmine «buri» th«» blame in to I m * pla**v«l. It may I h » diattibutvd among all three bmnchva. The grand jury baia) art up George Hatton, former ¡Militimi manager for Svnat«»r Perk ina and mom recently on the ¡»olitical ataf! of the Southern Paci fic. (or Ita M|xvial mark. It uaa brought out that llatbui had b«»en attorney for the Home Telephone eompany before it iMiught ita way into San trancierò. It tmna|nr*'M that ('ongreaatnan Juliua kntin waa nho attorney for the com pany «luring th«» early atagca of ita tight to enter th«» San Francine« tlel«l. When the trial of .Abv Huef on a charge of extortion is <*allv«l today tn Judge Punnr'a c«iurt, proMvution arai detener will alike answer “tra«ly.” The I a r L of th*» many p*t|M»nr menta and Interference* which haw cariar«! th«» preliminaries to drag out over tewral months, ar«* at an rod* DISSOLVE UNION OF ROADS. Final Stage i« Raachad in Mattar of Harriman Line«. (’bicago, April 2.—A din|)ut«*h to th«« Trihun«» from Waahingt«>n May»« Th«» final *>tage in the in\«i»tigation of the Harriman situation will lagin on Thunniay nrxl, when th«» intvrealtr Cornnrvrvr commiaaion will hear ita own counsel and that of inv«jlwd railroad* in explanation of point« brought out in th«» tratiinony taken. Following argument* th«» rommiraion will refer all testimony to the attorney general, with a view to th«* institution of log» I pr« ••«t‘«l i ng* for a dmMdut ion of the combination « xiating among thr Union Pru’Uic, Oregon Short Line, Southern Pjwdlv ami m II hm I liner which have ÌMM*n found to la* competing, and will prepari* a report for th«* informa tion of the pr«MÌ<lent wherein will I m - set forth *te|iH which the invvetigation rhouM w ill improve the tranrtpuf tnlmn faciliti»** generally ami h*gi*lation nvr- *»a*ary to Invure more iMtmfuctory Fed eral regulation. Hermann Ha« Inning, Washington, Ajril 2. — Numermn* witnewv* for the «Ivfenw wer<* ¡»I hc « m I on th«» Mtiind t<MÌay to im|M*tu*h the ti*e- timony brought out by the prosecution during thr paid aeven w«*vkaof the ll«»r rnann trial. Their *taternent*, while r«»ntradictIng considerable tmtimony offered by government witneawe, had no direct I hut . iih on the principal pointe at iarue, though their denial* had th«* eff»et of weakening the prowcution. Henry Mrldrnm, «luring hi* examin ation, tvetifl«*! that he call«*«! to ev<* Hermann at thr rr«pirfit of II. P. («al ley, eon-in-law and BMKN'ialr courier! of thr defendant. Bulgarians on Warpath. Hr I grad«*, April 2.—It in reported here that a hand of Bulgarian* line at tacked th«* old Servian towna of Itudniu an<! Toohrha, burning .31 houeer, kill ing erven men am! maltreating a num- I mt of women and children. Incieaa- ing bittern««** is being displayed here toward the Bnigarhina, owing to thr be lief that, while thr ¡Hiwern haw called th«» attention of thr governments of Srrvia and Gre«*rr to the atrocltivfl p«*r- prtrat«*«! by Servian and Greek l>an<l«, they have made no protest against th«* action* of Bulgarian band*. MUST IMPROV» WMIHWAYÌ Only Prsctlrabla Way To Solve Fral,ht Problem, Says Hill. New York, April l.—Jatm« J. Hill, prcanlviit of III» Go at N«irtlrsrn, taking a» a text the recent actiou of l’r«*«hlviit Rraw'vclt In appointing a waterway <'<>mmi»»i«iii, aai«i tolay that thloiigh the waterway» of the «xmiitry, proptrly impnivixl, must conic the much desired iiiipr«ivviii«'iit in the freight handling «xuidition». Tin* country, he »»Id. must hxik to Its wniterway» for Immediate tr- ief <d the freight proxur««. “If the government woul«l l.nprove ita waterway» and extract foini them one-fifth of their latent |*a»iblllll»»,“ »aid Mr. Hill, “the frcighl-hamlling problem iHmii would lx* nearer »«dutioii than the rallraade tlteiruadve» «'an ever hop» to bring it. “There luvx Ix'en III the |M(’l a to'ling among «cun«« iailr«xi«i men that water way» ilvvefopmettt would to lidlilleal to railroad lnterr»t». I «lo n«*t think it would, anti if this Idea to« not alrvady wholly <liNip|x'ar<xl it 1« til a lair wav «>f doing xo »««"ii Wi* r« allatti that »«« have created in the pr«e|x«rity of the country a vxmrlition that call» h<u«lly (or relief, au«l any invaila to that end woul*l tw welcome. “Take, for Inxlanee, a I5 f«.»t chan nel in th«« Miazlx.ippl from st. leiula to New Orleans. There le no mori« ini- |uirtaut wurk for th«« general govern ment than thia improv ament II might «««I 4100,(8X1,18X1, but when it wax tlnlahvd a »Ingle |x>werful tow l««>at could pull from 30 to 40 tralnlixul». Heavy freight», ie«|iiiring only moder ate x|Mxxl in lraan»|k>itath«n. Would g«> to the »«wlxmol by way of the Gulf, and tliete would no longer lx« freight con- gvatiou between tlie Fziel and Weal.” ADVANCE RATES ON GRAIN Railroad* Taka Rave« ga For Cant Faro Law*. Two- \Va»hingt"ii, April I —In ;(•<■■ r«l.o. • with their intention expr«am**l »onio time ag<>, the railr<xt«lx Constituting the W(«tern trunk line», the Central Trail.<• OMia*iati«in an«l the Eastern trunk linve have tlhxi with the Intervtate Com- ■nerve commiaaion tariff» imreaaing their rateea on ea»tl»>un«i grain and grain prvxlinta, to bmuiw effective about April 1, Thia action wax taken, it i» under- Kt«xxl, breauxe of tlie eiuu'tment by leg islature» ol Mime of the Western »txt«» of law» regarded ax inimical to their inlervata. The iiartlcular law to which the rullroa«!» took exception W .» th.« 2-eent fur«* act of th« legialatur«' of Ne braska. When the new tariff, wvrr filv«l, the commi»ai"n xiiggv»tol to tlie carriers that the time for putting the itwrciunxl rat«'» into effect »lioubl to |»>»l|»>ii«xl The >*arrier» cheerfully a«'quiv»eeil an«l the eoiiimi.«i>.n liax granted th«* carriers pvnnuwien to p«xit and file amendments poet polling th«* pro|xM.'«t rehnne«*» In rat«« t«> May I. CHOOSE NEW PRESIDENT. Honduran Rebel* Will Make General Gutterrez Their Chief. Washington, April I.—General Dio- niao Guitvrrez, one of the tuo.t prom inent Ica'li-r» of the revolution in Hon duras against I’rezident Bonilla, prol«- ably will lx- preaiilent of the provision- al governtnrmt e»talili»he«l bv the llon- durian revolutionist» with the aid of President Zelaya, of Nicaragua. A dix patdi rcceivetl tolay from C««minan<ler Wilterlurlter, of the Amvri«an gunlr.it l*a<liH*iih, now at Bort Limon, <’«*ta Rica, states that it ia reported there that General Guiterrez i* the favorite earulidate for the head of the new gov ernment In Honduras. It is also reported in Port Limon, ac cording t«> Commander Winterhalter’s diapatch, that President Bonilla is com pletely »trrrcunded. The dixfmtch does not state exactly where Nenor Bonilla is, but it ia tolieve«l that lie 1» some where near Ainapala on tlie south i«m»t of llotnltima. Dispstches received by the State de partment from several different points in Central America announce the bom barding of Amapnla. Girl’s Beau'y Worth *1,200. Paris, April I.—Twelve hundred «lol- larx ir the value plwe«l ii|«on beauty by •the Hwiss Foleral tribunal. It had torn spoilt by a «log's bite, and the girl clsime«! damnges from the owner of the dog. The I zm - k I court at Davos awnnleil her >80tt. The «log's owner, a liutelier, sppeal<x| and, when the case «'iime Iwfore the higher court, the judg es confirmed the award and raimxl the damages to >1,2181, l»vniu<<' the girl, who wzz 17 an«l lia«l iH-en very pretty, Hill Has Plan. Minncapoli*, April 2.--Pre*i<lrnt J. had suffered the “diminution of her J ‘.Il ill, of th- Great Northern rai!r<m<l, beauty” tocailxe of the bite. ih liere Hrr»nKl»K » compromitte rate Ask Protection for Jew*. measure, which will I h * aiibtnittol t<» the li'kizlntiire tomorrow, no-onlitiK to Washington, April 1.—Hecretary of nn announcement ma«le by h railt««<l State Root Ims received a nnmber of ap official today. Mr. Hill, it in aai«l, h»» peals from Ji'wlah organisations in this lxx*n conferring with hiwle of other country for III«'exi'n ise of g<xx| offices rr««lz, trying lo ninkea miitunlly »stir- by this government for the protection of factory arrangement. It ix l»nrn<xt « n the Jew» in Rouinunla who arc suffering givvl authority that the nieuKiire will from the exei'fiae. of theretolllou* peas to auhmitte»! to the legialative commit antry of that country. Solar the s<v- tee in »n effort to »utotitute it for legit- rotary has been unable to see how lie lation now perilling. eonlrl make any representations on th« subject with tonefit to the distreaee«l Chance to Earn Monument. people, in view of the fact that the up Ottawa, Ont., April 2.—James Bryce, rising of the peHinntry sptM-ara to to British atntoarailor to the United political und against the th «.ne. State», waa the gue»t of honor at the Lottery Scheme Exposed. <'ana>li»n club banquet tonight. Sir Wilfri«! Latiritr zai«l that Mr. Bryce Jackson, Miss., April 1.—Henxntion- wiin the firvt Brillxh ambassador nt al dta'hwurc* regarding* lottery achnrne Waxhington to vleit Canada. “If Mr. •ip« n the Const «« re place«| before tin« Bryce,’’ continued the premier, “i» Fixleral anlhoriticx t.xlny. Judge Niles able to turn a new l«*nf in regnnl to I iivh <'ir!le«l n sp«« u«l term of the Federal Cans'la'» relation» with the United qourt to miit April 22 to indict the State», I will propo»«* for him a moriu- persons Involved, ronic of whom nrc nl- tnent on Parliament hill.” leged to to among the most prominent citizens'of that section. The authorities Hospital on Mount Olivet. «hvllno Io reveal the details, but It ia Jerusalem. April 2.—The foundation b arned that a regular drawing of prizes »tone of the new German hrapital upon has taken place aboard gulf vessels. the Mount of Oliver, w»n laid 8un<iay Oliver, the New Governor. In the presence of the governor of Jem- »»lem, the other hz-al official» an«l Iximlon, April 1.—King Edward has many zpectator», to th«' nceonipanlrnent approved the appointment, of Sydney of cheer» nr Emperor William an«l for Oliver to I»* governor of Jamaica in suc the »ultan of Turkey, who gave the cession to Sir Alexander Hwettanham, land an«) authorized the const ruction of who recently resigned the office, giving the hospital. aa the tes»on advanced years.