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
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, 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.