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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Oar Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resumo of th« Loa* important but Not Les* Interesting Evonta of th« Past Week. Th« Rhode I r land legislature has ad journed without breaking the senatorial deadlock. The attorreny general of Kansas has a scheme whcih he believe« will effect ively «top all liquor traffic in hia state. liatern Montana is experiencing a blizzard. On the Flathead Indian res ervation there is over six inches of ano*. Harrirtnan has plans for a new ter minal in Chicago and proposes to resrch it by a tunnel 22 miles long under the lake. The government has been asked to take ata hand in the labor trouble of the Rio Grande railroad and prevent a strike. FOR NEGRO EDUCATION. BUILDING8 UNFINISHED. Aged Quaker Woman Provides for Schools in South. Jamestown Exposition to Open 80 Par Cant Completed. Philadelphia, April 24 —A gift of »1,000,000 for the establishment of a fund for rudimentary achoola for South ern negresw »«« announced here to night. The donor is Misa Anna T. Juanee, a Quaker of thia city. Booker T. Washington, head of the Tuskegee Institute and Hollis Burke Friseell, pveaidvnt of the Hampton Nor mal Industrial instituís, are named aa trustees of the fund, but neither of the institution« they represent will share in the gift. The income of the million dollars is to be used for (he sole pur pose of assisting in the “Southern United State« community, country and rural schools (or the great class of ne groes to whom the small rural and community schools are alone available.” Mr. Washington and Mr. Friseell are empowered to appoint a buaud of trua- tee* in connection with the fund. The Pennaylvania company for insurances on lives and granting annuities of thia city will act as fiscal agent for the trus tees. Mias Jeanee, the donor, is shout 80 years of age and comee from an old and wealthy family that has N en promin ent for more than a century in the So ciety of Friends. She lias long been interested in the welfare ot the negro and has been a contributor to the in stitutes for education. Norfolk. W. Va., A|irll 21.—IWapite the energvlic effotta of officials and workmen, the Jauieatown Tvrvvnte>iiiiial exposition will tie opened thia seek Uli- teady. Many of the struct urea tliat are to Iva vs domestic and foreign ootu- mnndal exhibits and shelter the achivvement* in the Indualrial art* si* incomplete. Yet the sum of what baa been done, as eoni|i«red with th« till- finished work, forms a satisfav-tory r«- ault. In the beauty of the water show with its amauing gathering of foreign fleets, repraeniing Hie most formidable ty|iea of naval fighting machlnv« of nearly every power in the world, and in an opening ptoqram with President Roose velt in tl.s leading role, with diplo matic, military and naval reprva«'iita- tivaa of grtwl and «mail foreign nationa participating, the public will liave its recompense. The gtounda and building« at the ex- poaiUou are about 80 par cent finished Several thousand of the most important building* are built xolidlv ol brick, cement and iron, and llieae are intend ed to tamaiil on the grounda as a nu- claua of a great park. Reganiless of the |iermanenee of the work, however, the exterior of most of the building« will be ready when the exposition la formally opened on Friday next. The Jamestown TUreentennial, when completed, will lie almost all that ia implied in the expreasion, "a world's fair,' but it will not atop there. No other exposition lia> attempted to show the world the life of the colonist«, tbs hardship* of the pioneer* who opened the country after civilization had been attained on the «ealxiarvl, and the achievement these people work*.! from the raw material. Tw< nty-fiv* stati-e will trace their hlatoty from th dr ear liest days to the present, and Hie ex hibits will le sheltered by building«. The state buildings have lo-en grouped along the historic shore of Hampton Roads, and command an exc«llent view of the navies of the wot Id. It is this gieat naval display that will prove the crowning glory of the exposition. Nothing like it has ever before lieen attempted. Tlieie are few harboia in the world that accomodate so large an amieniblage uf warehi;» The fleets will number, in ildition Io eevenil ot tile lies! types of each of the foreign naval powers, the Atlantic fleet of the United States navy, under com mand of Rear Admiral Evans, which i* conceded to be the flneat organization of fighting machine* at|.«l. The mvtl of government sponsorship will te set upon the exposition by the coming of the president of the United States, amlusxadors and minister« of foreign governments, the governor« and representative« of state« and territories and delegations reprtaenting inipoitant civic bodies. SUSPICIONS AROUSED. The crews, all Americans, of seven Fr«nch Officials Believe Incendiary at Work in Toulon. of the trains ol the Sonora railroad are in prison in Mexico charged with smug Toulon, April 24.—For the sixth gling arms and ammunition into that time within a few months this port has country. been stricken by disaster from fire, but Four men burned to death, 250 this time the resultant damage is prin Shortly after mid horses killed and 12 firemen injured, cipally material. two of them seriously, and a property night a sentinel at the arsenal noticed hsss of »200,000 is the result of a New a glare of flame* in a t tore house used for rope yarns. He at once gave the York fire. alarm and soldiers, members cf the Governor Ma goon has signed a de crews of warships in port and employes cree granting amnesty to the members of the arsenal were turned out to fight of the armed forces of Cuba who have the flames, which spread with incredi been found guilty of committing offens ble rapidity. es during the recent revolution. The buildings in the vicinity of the A parliament house is to be built by storehouse contained 200,000 pounds of material to clean machinery, 60.000 Ru-wia. pounds of oakum, 5,000 sponge«, enor The senatorial deadlock in Wisconsin mous quantities of ballast, baskets, continues unbroken. hampers, sail cloth, turpentine, linseed it is said Thaw lawyers will ask for oil and other infiammables. The wall of a storehouse' fell in, a change of venue for the next trial. Russian industry is being paralysed burying 60 men. 10 of whom were Be by the continued strike of the sailors. verly injured. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The The senatorial deadlock in Rhode finding of two piece» of fuse of a kind I-land is practically where it «as 13 not used in the French navy has arous Weeks ago. ed the suspicion that it was not alto A resolution asking Roosevelt to ac gether accidental. A rigorous investi cept another term has been defeated by gation is being conducted. The author ities are becoming more and more con the Pennsylvania legislature. vinced that the outbreak of fire was More than a score of foreigners ac due to malevolence. cused of being members of the “Black Hand’’ and responsible for a large Stops Sala of Block Tickets. nimber of crimes are on trial at Minneapolis, April 24.—The Inter Wilkeebarre, Pa. state Commerce commission has stopped Secretary Taft is home from a the issuance of cheap tickets to Chicago month's trip to Panama and Cuba. by the "Block system’’ on the Minne He praises the work done ty Governor apolis A St. Louis railroad. All of M igoon in Cuba and says the canal is the cheap tickets will be withdrawn. progressing satisfactorily. The ruling cf the commission will have A committee appointed by the Min- a far reaching effect on the passenger President Day today n *>ta legislature places the value of rate situation. r 11 roads in that state at *215,000,000. said be did not know how many of the The report says much water has been tickets had been issued, but it is re- poited that some *50,000 werth of the injected into various rtocks. block tickets, which would give a *6 King Leopold may offer to cell Congo tare to Chicago, have been sold. to France. Cold weather in Texas has greatly damaged early fruit. The order of Native Sons of Califor nia have ousted Ruef. War has been America and an duraa. renewed in Central army sent into Hon Fire partly destroyed the largest shipyard at Genoa, Italy. The loss is placed at *500,000. Several prominent Ohio lumber deal ers have been indicted for violating the anti-trust laws of that state. A Chicago boy 17 years old has dis appeared with *7,000 which he was to take to a bank for his employers. The Minnesota senate has tabled a resolution passed by the he use which hendorses Roosevelt in his stand against Harriman. Fire swept over 100 acres of Manila, the loss amounting to *200,000. The greatest part of the destroyed eection was composed of native house«. A discharged employe of the New Yoik, New Haven 4 Hartford railway ha« been arrested for altemptng to wieck a passenger tiain on that road. A St. Louis couple will be married soon at the ages of 101 and 100. Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have been visited by a snow storm. Early fruit in Tennessee is reported to be severely damaged by cold weather. A sligbt'earthquake shock at Charlee- v>n, 8. C., threw the people into a panic. There is no chance for the election of a senator from Rhode Island the preeent session of the legislature. Chinese famine sufferers are dying by hundreds and there is difficulty In securing the dead suitable burial. There is a deadlock in the Wisconsin senatorial contest. President Roosevelt lias about made up hie mind that the best way out of the national campaign trouble is for the government to pay the legitimate ex penses of all candidates. Sen Francisco street railway employ es are receiving back pay. The arbitra tion board granted the men an increase from the time the trouble began last fall and now *415,000 is being distrib uted. The Austrian premier declare« every cclony of the various nations should be made an independent government. Dr. Kennard, an American agent in Russia, says the suffedring there from famine is appalling. Not less than 20,000,000 ate dependent on aid until another harvest Epidemics of disease add to the suffering. Jerome is investigating a charge of tampering with a Thaw juror. The vice president of the New York railroad favors government Central control. SAYS ESTIMATE IS TOO HIGH FARMING PAYS AT WOODBURN U'Ren Compile* Coat of Submitting Actual Craps Disposed of Show Ex- Legislation to People. tv« Good Profit*. Oregon City—William 8. U'Ren, the Wcsxlburn—]( th« true farming con father of th* initiative and referendum, dition* of thia section were more wid*- take* issue with the statements that J ly . known ......... in th* East there would l>e have teen published regarding the coat thousands ------Il more coming to Oregon re- of voting under that law. Mt. I.............. _____ ____ are spwial V Ren _ gardle** of whether there has «artfully compiled the coat of initi-, railroad rat*« or full fare. ____ Here _____ is on- atlng and referring legislative measure« j ly a few instances of how farming in tc th« people under the act of 1907, this vicinity jmj «, reference being made which repealed the act of 11K»3. He tc recent sale* of 1906 cro|w: admit* that the postage expense In | P. J. Anderson, ten acre« of pots- IWCte, MHQ winding printed matter all over the . .to*«, sold lor for *1,043. state to 100,000 voters will be »3,000, ” ’ ~ Martin Berga u, six acres of potatoes, Intt he says that th* cost of punting sold for *750. would be *S.636 for 120 pages ot meas Bonnes Bro*., one and three-fourths ures. figv-ing on 100,000 copise, which acres of potatoes, sold for *317. is one third more than have ever l<een llemshorn Bros., lour acres ot on printed, lie says the binding «ill cost ions, sold for *800. »3,600 and the paper *1,563 Innumerable instance* can be given The experience of Mr. U'Ren stands cf big profits being made by producers him in good stead in figuring on thi* in potatoes onions, hop«, clover seed matter. He base* the cost of address and other outputs, and the future took* ing and tilling 100.000 envelope* at *4 (so exceedingly bright that our farmer* per thousand, totaling *400. The en- are preparing to increase their acreage velcpe* can be supplied and printed for , The markets are all that could be de *5 per thousand, or *500, and he be sired. lieve* that the cost of securing the names and po*tortkv add lease* of 100,- LANE FRUIT CROP TO BE HEAVY (»' voteis will not exceed *l.50V. The publication of proclamation* is All Fruits fexespt Apple* Give Prom not tequired by the new law of 1907, | ise of Abunqant Yield. and the item of *5,000 for that pur Eugene—The fine »arm weather of pose must be eliminated from the' cost. Mr. U’Ren believ*« that hia *•- th* past two weeks ha* advanced th* buds and blossoms so materially tliat timate is conservative. some prophesy of the 1907 fruit crop can l>e made. Must Put Up Tim« Tablas. Every crop but apple.« promise* to 1» One of tbe rules of the state railroad commission is that bulletins giving the heavy. Apples will not be a* plentiful hours of the arrival and departure of this year as last, although Hie care all trains, be |Oted in every station. tliat apple raiser* are giving their Practically all stations have for years orchards insure« a better quality than ______ ____________________________ been supplied with there bulletin Loan is in year* past. but t"evause of the careleesneee or indif-1 The (teach crop, which was the lighl- ference of agents, time cards have not ’’st fruit crop in this aectkm last vest, been posted for the infurnoition of the no accident befalls, will be unusually public. Newly painted bulletin boards heavy. Cherries, peare. prunes and are being tent t< station agent* for the plums look uniformly well. The yield O. R. 4 N. and the Southern Pacific, on smaller fruits will he good, accompanied by a lettet from the office I The grain, hay and grase crop is in of General Manager J. P. O’Brien, in good condition for thia Unie ot the which tbe attention of agent* is called veau. to the posting of bulletins. Klamath Want* Gateway. Elgin Is Going Ahead. Elgin—Elgin is one among the many Oregon towns that are growing with rapid strides. Several thousand dollars are to be expended the present season for public improvements, chief among which will be the erection of a new and modern school building which will cost when completed *20.000. The structure will be constructed of native stone and brick and will have ten rooms. The building will be heated by steam and will have every modern convenience. School Clerk Weiss is now receiving bids for tbe structure, and it will be completed this season. Adopt Interstate Regulations. Klamath Falla—Crater lake will re ceive mora attention from tourists dur ing the coming summer than at any time heretofore. The lake has become quite widely known as one of the great est wonders of tbe world, and is likely to be the means of bringing thousand* of people to the Klamath country. A movement is now on foot to establish a diirot route from this city to Crater lake. A boat will ply between Kia math Falls and Fort Klamath. Stages will tw run from Fort Klamath to th* lake, perhaps tri-weekly. Expect* Big Gathering. Hood River—Memliereof Hood River valley’s grange societies are preparing to make arrangements for entertaining their fellow members from other partta of the state, who will meet here in con vention May 24. Letters received in dicate that between (hM) and 800 mem tiers will be present, as societies from several distix-ts have already signified their intention of sending large delega tions. Multnomah connty is expected to be represented by 150 to 200. Salem—With the excepticn that the period of posting notice« is fixed at ten days instead of 30, the Railroad com mission has adopted tbe rule« of the Interstate Commerce commission bod ily, regulating the serving of notice upon the commission and posting of same in waiting rcoma of railway sta tions when it is proposed tc make a change in the regular schedule of rates, mileage, commutation, party, excrrsion Expenses of German Army Grow. and round-trip rates. Notice of the Medford Road Buys Option. Berlin, April 24.—During the dis adoption of this rule has been forward Medford—Right of way agents of the cussion in the reichstag today of the ed to all railload companies in the of Butte Falls A Western railway are army appropriation, General von state. purchasing options on land through Einen, minister of war, referred to the which the contemplated survey will Train Servica Bad. difficulties encountered by the army administration recently because of the Members of the state railroad com pass. The incorporators of the Butte purpose of the government to rearm mission have addressed a letter to Wil Falls 4 Western liave large tirnbn hold the field artillery, the foot artillery liam McMurray general I atraen ger ings in the vicinity of Butte Falls, and and the infantry as quickly as possible. agent for the O. R. 4 N., informing contracts for the delivery of *1,800,000 The extraordinary expenses in the army him that the local train service be- worth of sawed timber to the California appropriation for 1907 include *10,250,- tween Biggs and Pendleton is inade Box company, which must be partially 000 for the rebuilding of fortresses, quate. In the absence of a necessary filled within the current year. against *5,250,000 in 1906. When local service lietween these Will Fight Closed Season Law. this is done, expenses will be lees. commission argue* that Astoria—Fred Olxon and John Mua- transcontinental train* have Attack Guatemala Next. obliged to look after this traffic with tik were arraigned in the Justice court v.w^.. w> , charging ...v..l on » complaints them with Mobile, Ala., April 24.—Passengers the result that these trains are fre-, vw arriving here today from Honduras say quently several hours late reaching ' operating xetnets during the closed sea son in Youngs and I-ewia and Clark President Zelaya will delare war again Portland. riven, respectively. Muatik pleaded in Guatemala in about two months. guilty and was fined *50. Olson will They say the natives of Port Barrios Jackson County Stock Burned. believe this fervently enough to begin Jacksonville—The barn of L. Neider- fight the charges against him on the work on sandbag fortifications fronting meyer, one mile north of Jacksonville, ground that the state fishing law does the town. The general opinion is that was consumed by fire a few days ago. i not apply to Youngs river. Zelaya will now turn his attention to The origin of tlie fire is a mystery, a« I PORTLANO MARKETS. Guatemala. All traces of the recent it wax in the early hours of the morning trouble have been smoothed over and that Mr. Neidermeyer discovereil it. I the Nicaraguan« are in control. Wheat—Club, 75c; bluestem, 77c; At the time ot the fire there were five | head of valuable farm horses in tbe valley, 72c; red. 74c. Say Strikebreakers Are Imported. barn, al) of which were burned. Twoj Oats—No. 1 white, *29.50; gray. *28 Vancouver, B. C., April 24.—Prose thoroughbred heed of fine sows were *1- «29. cutions were ccmmenced this morning so cremated. One hundred tons ot hay j Rye—*1.45(81.50 per cwt. in the Supreme court under tbe alien and all tbe farming machinery were! Barley—Feed, »22.50 pqr ton; brew labor act against Smith 4 Sherburne, also destroyed. The total loss is esti-. ing, »23; rolled, »23.50(824.50. Aiderman 4 Baynes 4 Horie, contract mated at *3,000, with no insurance. Corn—Whole, »25; cracked, »26 per ors, charging that they brought here ton. ten carpenters from Seattle to take the Commission Hou*« Change* _ Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, »150 Hand* places of local strikers. It is alleged important real estate »« _ per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, La Grande— •An i______________________ _ . the men were hired by Agent Williams deal was consummated this week when *1"®18; elover, *9; cheat, *9; grain in Seattle and that their fares were L W. Damon and Dr. M. K. Hall pur- t‘«y. »«®10- paid to Vancouver. chased the fruit and commission busi-| Apples—Common, 75c<$*1.25 per ne«s formerly owned by the Parr-Sim- choice, »1.5002. Li Hung Chang's Son Appointed. mons company. The present owners I Vegetables—Turnips, *101.25 per Pekin, April 24.—Lord Li Ching will enlarge th* facilities for handling wk; carrots. *1 ocl .25 per sack; beets. Fang, the adopted eon of the late Vice business and will probably add a cold *1.2501.50 per sack; horseradish, 7(8 roy Li Hung Chang, lias been appoint storage plant during the summer. Mr. 8c per pound; cauliflower, *101.50 per ed Chinese minister to London. The Damon will lie the active manager. dozen; lettuce, head, 35«45c per dozen; new minister is very wealthy. He was The price paid for the business wax onions, 10f» 12^c per dozen; radixheir, formerly minister to Japan and was the »16,000. I 20c per dozen; a-qeragtis, 11015c per second plenipotentiary of China at the pound; rhubarb, 304c per pound. time of the peace negotiations after the Onions—Oregon, *3«4 per hundred. Fruitgrowers to Build Warehouse war between China and Japan. Potatoes—Oregon and Eastern, *1.85 fa Grande—The special meeting of the Grand Rcnde Valley Fruitgrowers’ ©2 per sack; sweet potatoes, 8c per Coldest April in El Paso. union will aoon be called to discuss the pound. El Paso, Tex., April 23.—The tem plan of building a warehouse in la Butter—Fancv creamery, 22% 025c perature here fell to 31 degrees last Grande for the accommo<lation of the per pound. night and a heavy frost covered every association's bnainesa. Butter Fat—First grade cream, 26c The officials thing and did damage to fruit. It is seem to favor the project, and in all per pound; second grade cream. 2c leas the coldest April weather known in El probability the building will be com per pound. Paso’s history. Twenty-two yeais ago pleted in time for the handling of thia Poultry—Average old hens, 15*816c tbe temperature got down to freezing. year’s crop. per pound; mixed chickens, 156»<15^c; spring fryers and broilers, 22fa028c; Treasure Revealed bv Earthquake Paying Off County Debt, old roosters, 10012c; dressed chickens, Lisbon, April 24.—A cave wax dis Oregon City—The semi-annual state 16017c; turkeys, dre«se<l, choice, 18($ covered containing valuable treasure in ment of the financial condition of Clw-k- 020c; geese, live, He; ducks, 16018c. cluding many old pieces of gold coins, zmiH county, just completed by County Eggs—19c per dozen. jewelry and antique arms, supposed to Clerk F. W. Greenman, shows that the Dressed Meats—Veal, b%(a>fic per have been a buccaneer's board. Re net indebtedness of the county has been pound; beef, bulls, 30%c; cows, 5(8 cent earthquake« which exposed the d<cr<-ased by one-half during the past 6c; country steers, 607c; mutton, cave, made the discovery possible. year. The indebtedness March 31, fancy, lOrttlOJ^c per pound; ordinary, 1906, was *42,572.12, and this year it 8<89c; spring lambs, with pells, 13c; Plague Rages at Cartagena. is only *20,571.80. pork, 6(89c per pound. Madrid, April 24.—According to an Hops—7010c per pound, according Oppose Referendum Move. evening newspaper, the minister of to quality. marine has received a telegram from Brownsville—Ash Swale grange is Wool—Eastern Oregon average best, the captain general at Cartagena say one of the granges of Linn county that 13018c per pound, according to shrink ing the plague is raging at that port does not take kindly to the proposition age; valley, 21(322c, according to fine and that 300 persons have l*en sent to to use the referrndiffh on tbe Btate uni ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per hospital*. versity appropriation. pound. BIG BENEFIT TO GRAIN CROPS PRESIDENT TO KING German Ambassador Carries Mes- saye on Hayue Meellny. DISARMAMENT UNES ARE DRAWN Austria and Germany Refus* to Dis cus* Limiting ot Armamsnt— Ssrloua Rupture Feared. Washington, April 23.—A most Im portant revelation in cunnwtiun with Baron von Sternlarrg, Gel man andsias.i- dor, and hia visit to Germany at this time ha* been mads by a diplomat II this city. The diplomat In question is quoted *s raying that, although the pur|s«>e of the Garman aiiil««**dor‘» vacation—a very brief one, by the way —is <«ten«ibly to take a rest in liia own country, in reality it I* corn-erned a Ith th* present instability of German in ternatili!*! politic*. It Wil» even said that Baron von bternls rg »«• the bearer ol an lm|kittant message to Emperor William from I'lcwident Roosevelt and that this action was being hidden under th* pretext of a varalion to hia estate« In eotuicethaili with the German am- baseador'a departure, it i* hinted that two other aml«i*HU<lors nmv find it ire- eesicary to postpone or rearrange their plans for the late spring and summer. These are Itanm de« Planches and M Jiiascrand. Il turn* out tliat the ouse of this diplomat Io turmoil I» the dissi- niainrnt queetion at The Haaue, •• proposed by England, and wlia'. may liap|ien In case Germany and Austria insist on not discussing the pro|H«al. Thia question concern» the United Stale«, Is»ause It is believed—and th* president's remark« lately seem to confirm thi* view of it—that. If the power* per«i>t in maintaining their decisive stand, it will caure a realign ment of tlie nation*and u actions rup ture will cxvur lictwrvn this country and Germany II 1« with theae pumi- hilitles in view that the Italian and French ambassadors will endeavor to pface before their resjiective govern ments special reporta containing sug gestions . Hitches ar* likely to occur in the near future between England and Ger many. and Frarx-e and Germany. If Italy persist« in taking ride» with Aus tria and Germany at Th* Hague con ference, It is stated, it will i»u»« « halt in th* sympathies lw>t«t*n herself and England and France, and also this count rv. DEVOURED BY PEST Ditsaae I* In Nearly Every Chinese Famine House. BREAK HARRIMAN MONOPOLY. Secretary Bonaparte May Reclaim Big Union Pacific Land Grant. Cheyenne, Wyo.. April 22.—Aa on* of Hie ivaults of th* recent Investiga- tlona by the luterai«« Commesse com- uilaaioii into Western land frauds, At torney General Boiia|Mrt« lias under ixuisideratlon an attempt to hire« the Union Pacific railrrad to return to the government all the millions of acres which remain unsold of the original land grant. Ilf the greet grant of mote than 20,000,000 wcr.«, the rued yet holds an area equal Io the stat«« of ConiKX'ticut, Rhode Island nod I Mia ware, and «till lieve nearly 500,000 sen« Irti over. This imiiK'ii»« l«»iy ot land in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, if returned to tl>» government, would iiiiiiHxliately I»« thrown ti|«<ii to sett lenient under the homestead laws. Immediately after the Interstate C hiu inen'e conimlxalon's Investigation ol the conditions which have made |»e« • iblv III* monopoly In roal land winch the Union I’aGfle has maintained for 2ft year*, Coninileiaoner Prouty called upon the attorney* for the riimmiaaloli to submit rwomineiiilat ions for reme, dial legislation III to suggest other nivMiis of dealing with the nronojhily. Thos<> recommendaliona are trow tn the liand* uf Hie attorney general. "IMelroy the land monopoly of the I'tnon I'xcitii ,’' is tlie I his I* of this re port. IMMENSE FRISCO GRAFT. Police Captain Tails of Blackmail In Tendsrloln District. Ban FraiK’Isco. April 22.—Captain of Police John Mooney was on the stand In the grand juiy rousn for two hour* Inlay, and when he left it was an nounced that be loul not completed the story of |«iliee corruption, but would return tomorrow to finish tbe recital. Air MixHiey'a tralinnmy was sensa tional in the vitrem*. Th* biinh'ii of it « m that <-orrnptioii of the blackest kind exists III the d*|«niiii« nt, and that It exists by th* rufferanov and viK-our- agvmvnt ol Chief of Police Di nan, Mayor Schmits, Ahe Ruef and a cer tain element in th* lower courts. Mr, Mixinvy *sid tliat all Ins efforts to purge the loan of undesirables were bln'kid by the men lu authority, wh<«e duty it was to assist. Mr. Mixiney charged that reeorta In the new tenderloin were protected at regular rates. With his aaeirtarnv the grand jury has been put in poa«*»«ion of evidrnce which shows a depth of de gradation almost unbelievable. It lias l>een shown that the mayor anil Hurt have been |«rtnrrs in a< in* of the nxiet nefarious enter|>rii<w launched In any municipality. BAD CONDITIONS ON ISTHMUS. Italy Forbids Emigration and 8and* Man to Investigate. Rome, April 22. — fx>roy Park, agent Fruit Slightly Injured In Nebraska but Victoria, II. I'., April 23.—Mall ad for the Panaina Canal cninirnaeion, who Snow Did Grsat Good. vice« from bhangbai tell of many |ai- was sent here to invrwtigate means of Omaha, Neb., April 23 —As a re sult of unprecedented weather that pre vailed during the greater part of the month of March, and the freelzng weather and heavy arrow fall of the |«*t few days, early fruit», such as |*aciiee, [Juma, apricots, cherries and blacklier- riew in this section have baeu injured, but the general opinion among those who have the Imet means of information is that the damage is not a* great a* has l»en reported. Indeed, many are of the opinion that, while ea«ly fruit* have been injured and In some In stance« completely killed and possibly some of the later varietie* have lieen hurt, the lenefits resulting to the grain eroji* from the snowstorm more than offrets the damage. ”Report* from points along the line of our railroad are not unfavorable,” said G. W Ixeimia, assistant general manager of the Burlington, tixiay. "The fruit in the southern part ot Nebraska, which th« unusual warm weather in March had brought to an advanced state of development, la re ported to have been pretty badly dam aged, but little or no damage is report ed from points north. The snow, how ever, did a vast amount ol good to wint er wheat, and lias pul tbe ground in fine condition for other farm cropa.” Sllmilar report« have been received at the general offices fo the Northwest ern road. tiietic incident« oLnerved by committer« engagisl in lamine relief work in Cen tral China. Rrfugres «nd dogs were seen fighting for the flour spilled at distributing depots. 8inall|«>x Is rav aging tbe atrickrn areas In nearly every house there is xni«llfsix or fever and nothing to eat but the bark of trees and potato vine*. James Ware, of the Red Crus*, writ ing from Tsing Kiang Pu, ««y« he saw Ixsliee of children laid out by the rcstd- aide to lie devoured by the semi-wild dog* of the plains, and dead men scat tered along the riwdwav. Many fainalle* are tear Ing do« n their home« and «elling tbe timber* to pur chare fisid. Hundred« are employed repsiring roads and Alling ««amps, being paid from 5 to 10 cent* a day. Britlah Dalsgate* to Th« Hague. Ixndon, April 23 - -The British dele gates to the jieac« conference at The Hague are a« follow* Hir Fxlward Grey, ex-lord justice of appeal and a rnemlier of the permanent court of ar bitration at The Hague; Hit Fir nest Hatow, ex-British minister at Tokio and Pekin and memlier of fiermanent court of arbitration at The Hague; Lord Reay, president of the Royal Asi atic society and I'niveraity college, Ixindon, and a memlier of the privy council, and Sir Henry Howard, the British minister at The Hague. To Defend Harriman Line. Topeka, Kan., April 23.—It mi ru mored here today that N. H. I* mm is, general solicitor for the Union Pacific railtoad in Kansas, was to he made gen eral counsellor for all the Harriman lines in cases before the interstate Com merce commission. Mr. Ijoomls today admitted that such a plan was under consideration. In case the position is created, Mr. Iroomis will move to Chi cago, where he will have a large corps of assistants. The position is new in railroad circles and is made nivensary by the passage of the new rate law. Bomb Get* Thirty. Ixals, ItiiiMian Poland, April 23.— Thirty armed Terrorists held up a car riage this evening in which a portion of the funds derived from the govern ment rale of aplrltoua liquor was living transported to the bank. The carriage was escorted by soldiers. The Terror ists threw a Domb, which destroyed the vehicle, killed three of the accom panying aoldiers outright and mortally sounded five more, as well aa thecracli- man and a government officer, who bad tbe money in charge. They secured *2,000. No Snow Rtorm In the South. 8t. Paul, Minn., April 23 —Accord ing to officials of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads, there have been no snowstorms along these lines in the West for several weeks, particularly west of tbe Roc ky moun tains. General Superintendent Horn, of the Northern Pacific railway, when asked if the snowstorms of recent date had in any way inconvenienced them in the West, said: "We have not had a sign of snow along our line in tbe Far West since February, with the possible exception of Livingston, Mont.” Runs Car Through Firs. Chicago, April 23.—Fire damaged to the extent of *250,(MX) a six story building at 290-300 Walatah avenue to day. Twenty girls employed by the Healy Music conqsiny were obliged to Irave the burning building by means of fire esiapex, but none was injured. Horace Manley, in charge of the ele vator, made repeated trips with his rar and rescued 15 girl«. Manley finally wax overcome by «moke ami was car ried out. Snow Flurry at El Paso. Pray for Rain In Cuba. Havana, April 23.—Prayers for rain were offeree! in churches throughout the island Sunday. No rain has fallen in six me nth*. The country la parched, many cattle are dying and forest fires ars devastating vast areas. Many Governor* tn Attend. New York, Aptll 22.—Fifteen gov ernors have accepted Ilin Invitation to name delegate* to attend the national conference on combinations and trusts In Chicago, May 28-31. The accept ance* of th« governor* of New York, lows Miasouti, Michigan, Wiaconaln and Utah were received teday. Thia conference will discus« Governmental powers over corporation* engaged in Interstate commerce; the division of power under the constitution between the nation and the state, and similar subjects. May Tie Up Street Cara. San Francisco, April 22.—Han Fran cisco is threatened with a bitter street car strike on May 1, when the present agreement between the men and the eom|*ny will expire. The men now receive up to 32 cent* an hour for a ten- hour day. The men request a flat rate of *3 a <lay for eight hour*. Both side* admit they expect a strike and are pre- («rail for It. It is known that ths United Railways has liegun the recruit ing of strike breakers with whom to supplant its men when they go out. a Hitch in Negotiation*. Washington, April 22 — Philip Brown, American secretary of the lega tion nt Guatemala, who is at Amapala to as-iist in the peace negotiations, to day reported to the Htate department by cable that difficulty lisa arisen over the objection of the Salvadoreans to the Nicaraguan proposition to with draw the Salvadorean troo|i* from the bouniiary. Salvador fears that refugees from Salvador who are really revolu tionists would soon cross the ls>rdcr from Honduras and invade Salvador if the troo;« were withdrawn. Heavy 8now In Coloredo Wholesale Sheap Theft. El Paso, Tex., April 23.—Know fell here thia morning at a lively rate for more than an hour. Thia is the latest snowfall ever known here, and the tem perature, which was 36 degrees, did damage tothesmall fruit and truc k gar dens in the valley, variously estimateci at from *50,000 to *100,000. Frost is Cdie ted by the local weather bureau tonight. The Golden State limited on the Rock Island road la six and one half hours late on account of the snow. obtaining men for work upon the letli- mua, learn« that the Italian guveriimenl I lay received grave rv|"irte legaiding tbe hygienic, humanitarian and nroral con- diti'-ns of the isthinua, that tbegovern ment ha<l forbidden further Immigra tion of Italian« to l*anama, and that a government official had been sent to the isthmus to investigate conditions. Mr. Park did everything ;K«aible to place the situation la-fore the government and to convince the officials here that the men at work U|wm the canal earned *2 a day, were well fed, well housed and humanely t lea tn I, sliding that he lie- lieved tliat 5,000 immigrants might leave Italy for Panama immediately and that thousands of other* would soon follow. Butte, Mont., April 23.—A Miner specia from Billings states that John Tilden and Cheater Martin, two of the most prominent stockmen of Eastern Montana, have been arrested on the charge ot wholesale stork thefts. It is alleged that the two men stole 425 wethers, driving the animals into the recesses of the Bull mountain diatrftt, far from their accustomed range. Denver, Colo., Aprii 22.—Aivordlng to thè locai weather bureau’* insasuie- ment», IH indie» of snow, equivnlent to 1.44 luche* of rain, fell bare during thè «torto wlilch carne froin thè north ys*. terday niorning and paaaeil off to the aoutheast taday. A lieavy preelpltstion waa generai in Coloredo, aud thè ground ih iiow in gissi i-ondition to hring to nfnturity thè grnin crup», whlcli were threatened witli failure in some dis trici». Rains Flood Mobil* City. Mobile, April 23.—From midnight last night until this morning, Mobile was visited by a torrent of rain. Bo greet waa-the downpour that streets in many sections of the city were covered with water two feet. Children were unable to reach the schoolhouses and the school* were closed. The new union station was surrounded by water. Only Wssk’s Supply of Coal. Winnipeg, Man. April 22.—More Ilian 15,000 ooal miners are now In volved in the strike in Alberta and Britlah Columbia. Wlhln a week, it is said, the Canadian Pacific will not lie able to orients Its |*Maenger trains for iw- k of wail. Until navigation pens there is no relief In sight.