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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1907)
NEWS OF THE WEEK ONE DEAD. THIRTEEN HUNT. FlXTUREB BY THE FOUND. San Francisco Scene of Bloody Con flict Over Car Strike- Keystone State Capitol Grafters Must Face Criminal Chargee OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Ban Francisco, May fl — Rioting by streetcar strikers and their friends and repeated fusillades of bullets from CROP OUTLOOK GOOD. WATER IN PLAN IV. strikebreakers yesterday marked the first attempt to run cars on the United Fall end Spring Wheat in Harney Ara Large Irrigeted ’ ract I« Beker County In Excellent Condition. Railroads since the strike began. Ths Thrown Open. movement of a freight car from one Burns—Prospecta are gxxxl for the Baker City—The pleclng upoo the lorn was the elf tai for obstruction of largest crop of gram, gra«« and fruit merket of a lergv traet of land lying the track by a mob and for a shower of proxliK»l since cultivation began in northsest of thi« city and owned by the Harney county. There ie store acreage A Resume of the Leee important but missiles aimed at those who ope rated in grain than ever before. Both fall Baker Irrigation .xroipany, marke ons the car. After running only half a Not Lose Interesting Events and apring wheat are isc«lying atten of the greeteet stepe In tb« piogvwee of block the ear was taken back to the tion from lhe farmers, »ho «ieeite to th« ruetropoli« of Ea»l«rt»Oiegun. The of th« Paet Wook. x»*e wlikh is the nraat productive, sour« barn. opening of thia Uxly of laud topureliaa- of the fartn«*n <x*ntendiiig tall giam Having thus made a test, the com does not do well here. Ho tat, how •re ls au «ranl tiiat has been ewalteU pany at 3:30 p. m. sent a string of ever. It has l*e«n a aixx'ses. I wlth iuterast by a large numbsr of Russian Socialists nr» to hold ■ con seven paieenger cars out of the Turk The -agebruah land cultivated fot th«« hom«>ee«kere of Baker City and vicinity, vention in England. and Fillmore street barns, manner! by first lime last year »II) pnxiuce gxxxl who have been wat« lung the progress Nine livre are reported lost in the armed strike breakers. Their appear crops if termers »ill cultivate lhe soil of tbs irrlgetitMi ditch sure« work com tornado which «wept Texa». as they do in other aixx-esaful agricul ance wax ths aignal for renewed rioting. menced on It about 18 uronlhs ago. tural countries. Union teamsters of Lo« Angele« are Brickbats, paving stones and all man The native gras« ia better tlian for The canal he«!« in the Powder river on «trike and all other organizations of ner of missies were hurled at the cam eeveral years, and there »ill be plenty about eight mil«* south of Baker City, the city may join them. by a pursuing m>»b of several thousand. of f«xxi for the stick thia summer. The and after following the tortuous oro toc r The Imperial council of Mystic One of the guan!« on the cars retaliated hay crop will be larger than last year, of the valley ami the hillside for a die Hhriners is in session at lx* Angele«. enl with the fixl.ier left over from laat tane* of 13 tulles, trechee the reservoir Seattle is working for the next con- with a shot, which hit its mark. The winter inaur«« plenty of feed for the site, one mile east of Hus city. Along •lave. assault on the cars became arose furious cxxming winter. a g«xxi portion of the urountsln side and the guards retaliated with several Fruit tree» are in a healthy condi above South Baprer t lie canal has, at A new Iriah home rule bill has been introduced in parliament. Absolute fusillade«, which caused the death of tion. ami at present there is g*xxi proa- great expense, been cut into the solid «roe man. wounded one fatally and 12 Iaxt reck, thus obviating the use of tire jxxts for a large crop of fruit, control of eight departments is granted les« seriously. After running a few tall several rollectiona of fruit were cheaper but temporary wooden flume, by the bill. blocks the cars were returned to the sent out of this county to iliow a hat i The company has not «[«'«xl any ex A San Francisco maniac killed six barn and the attempt to operate the could be pnxiiKxxl here, ami all pense to provid«* against any »vident people with a shotgun. He declares lines was abandoned for the day. pronounced of first class quality. that would deprive it id the water at they were trying to poison him for hie Union pickits went among the mob, the criticai perkxt of irrigation work, insurance. imploring them not to throw stones. and at one point near Suturo creek a FACTORY INSPECTOR NAMED In a colliaion between a freight and They were jeered by union men and long line of flume lias lx*en disjienaed The police with one passenger train on the Mobile A Ohio sympathizers C. H. Gram, of Portland. Will Work with by making an immense All of exception did not even draw their clubs. railroad at Percy, 11., eight persons earth. in First District. The police did little to check the were injured. lawlessness». They attempted to dis Salem—Labor Commissioner O. P. MUST RECLAIM LAND. Butte Chinese charge the police with suade the mob from violence, but only Hoff has announced the appointment burglary. The Orientals say officers two of them used force and they did it of C. H. Gram, of Portland, president are in the habit of visiting their stores so effectively that they cleared the way State Land Board Will Praas Colum of the State Federation of Labor, dep frequently and helping themselves at bia Southern Work. for the cars for the time being. The uty inspector of workshops, factories, the point of a gun. police arrested 13 of the strikebreakers etc., fot the First district, ami Walter Salem—Unless the new management A New York grand jury has indicted for shooting, but made no arrests H. Chan»*e, of Albany, foreman of a of the Columbia Siuthern Irrigation the Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific. the among the mob. bridge crew on tbe Southern Pacific, (company, of which Walter H. Moore Ontario A Western, the Chicago, Mil That the many bloody events of yes deputy inspector for the Second dis- and W. H. Lytle, of Portland, are at waukee A St. Paul, and the Western terday may be repeated with even more trict. Their appointment takes effect the bead and principal financiers, ap Transit company for giving the Ameri tragic result« was the fear expressed May 25, but do not assume their duties pears before the State I And boarvi and can Sugar Refining company freight last night when it was made known until Jun« 1. Their compensation ia makes a aatlefact. >ry showing of gtxxi that the United Railways' program for 44 per day for actual time employed faith and intentions toward the fulfill rebates. today includes another attempt to re and necessary expen«««. Another dep ment of the cootnu t t<etween th« state A new revolt has started in Morocco. sume the operation of its system. This uty will be appointed for the Thirl dis and the company, which is being held There are still many Ruaaian soldiers attempt, according to General Manager trict, all that territory lying east of the in abeyance per. ling the fulfillment of in Corea. Mullalley, will be made acme time in Cascade mountains, who will probably the promisee of the new management to make g«xxl the deficiencies of the old, The National Tuberculosis convention the forenoon. He declined to state at be a man bom Baker City. what hour or to discuss the company's proceedinge will be instituted in court is In session in Washington. plana in thia respect. and the company vigorously prosecuted Teach Raising of Fruit. Three thousand textile workers at Salem—The rudiments of horticul to relieve the company of its obliga Orina, Mexioo’, are on strike ture in the rural school, to be taught ae I tion and make room for other capital TRAINROBBERS ARE FOILED. France and England have agreedg on a branch or side line from the regular to complete the project. an Oriental policy, isolating Germany. studies, and to occupy the same im Engineer Loses Life in Saving Passen portance to the country mhocl as man- Rich «trike in Badger Lode. Ellen Terry, the English sc tress, is gers Prom Destruction. uel training does to the city schools, is Medford—President Green, of the again a bride. She is 59 years old and Butte, May 8.—The North Coast the innovation that President W. K. Badger Gold A Copper company, re married a Chicago man of 35. Limited east bound train of the North Newell, of the state board of horticul ports a strike In the Badger lode, which The aid of Pennsylvania constabulary ture, is striving to iulioduce into the promisee to make that one of the beet has been asked to preserve order at ern Pacific Railroad company was held public school system of the state. /' At mining enterpriser in this section. The up eatly yeeterday morning by two Pittaburag, where a machinists’ strike every opportunity he ie acquainting the ' ore ixdy encountered in the crosscut at is on. masked men near Welch's spur, a sid patrons of the different districts with a depth of 30 feet from the main cut is The British Columbia coal miners ing 18 miles east of Butte, and Engi the practicability of and advantages to between 40 and 50 feet in width, and havs secured a settlement of their neer James Clow shot dead and Fire be gained from bis theory. Teachers' from random lys taken runs high in trouble and the men will all return to man James Sullivan shot threugh the institutes in the valley give him es copper and more than 4250 in gold to pecial opportunity. work at once. the ton. The Batlger is an old mine arm. Without making an attempt to but has not been extensively worked Between 4.000 and 5,000 longshore blow up the express car, as was evi No Reply from Railroad. until acquired by the corporation now men at New Yolk are on stirxe for an dently intended, the two robbers jump Salem—As yet no response has been operating it. increase in wages. The trouble has ed from the cab snd ran down the mountain side, disappearing in a gulch received by the Oregon Railroad cotn- tied up five big trans-Atlantic lines. Frost Does ' ittls Demags. several hundred yards from the track. mission from the officials of the South Ruef’s trial has been postponed one Eugene—Frosts have occurred in this On the tender of the locomotive was ern Pacific company to its opinion de week owing to the illness of the de found a telescope grip full of giant claring the 45 tariff per ton of 2,000 vicinity for the pest several nights, but fendant. Physicians say there is dan powder, intended for use in blowing pounds upon rough, green lumber ex as far as known very little liamage has ger of pneumonia unless care is taken. County Fruit cessive, discriminatory and violative of been done to the fruit. up the express car. The Wisconsin legislature is still The two bandits thus far have man the orders, rules and regulations of the Inspector Beebe says that strawberries deadlocked on the senatorial question. aged to elude about 15 officers scouring Interstate Commerce laws, and request on the bottom lands have been nlppe.l, The contest is losing interest and many the mountains in the vicinity of the ing that the old rate of 43.10 per ten but those on higher ground end most In other Chairman Campbell saxs other rfuits have escaped. members are absent when the ballots hold-up. Officers returning from the be restored. are taken. spur state that the trail was lost by the that the Commission will allow the rail parte of the county prunes have teen road officials a reaaonable time in which injured, but not generally. The peach Eugene Debs is in Boise to attend prison doge on a road leading to Butte, to make reply to the opinion. crop seems to be In excellent condition where the bandits had sprinkled a the Hayoood trial. and promisee well. quantity of red pepper. The officers Every street car line in San Francis have a number of fresh hounds in re Land Taxable When Reds Get Patent co is tied up by a strike. Salem—In an opinion given in answ serve and the hunt wrill be teeumed. Linn County Bridge Sinking. er to a query from Assessor Lull, of Albany—Weakened by the winter A fierce forest fire is burning much Lincoln county, Attorney General floods, the Kendall bridge, which timber on Vancouver island. Give Back Their Coal Lands. Crawford rays that nnderthe provisions spans the Calapooia river on the road Denver, May 8. — Through the in Ban Francisco telephone service is of the act of coroners of 1887, making from Albany to Shedd, has Ixrgnn to badly crippled by the strike of the strumentality of officials of the depart the Siletz Indian allotment, the lands sink into the stream, and traffic over it ment of Justice here, certain persons in operators. are held in trust for the Indians by the is now endangered. One end of the a state farther east have surrendered to general government for 25 years from It is said the San Francisco grand Assistant United States Attorney Gene structure has sunk a foot in the past jury will find 74 indictments againet ral Burch the patents for and deeded the date of the act, during which time few days and the bridge is also keeling the Indian only bolds an equitable title the United Railroads. over. More travel ernesee the Kendall back to the government voluntarily be to the land, and that it will not be sub bridge than any other country bridge It is declared an attempt was made tween 1,000 and 2,000 acres of very ject to taxation until patent passee. in the county. It is 92 feet long. to wreck the train on which King Ed valuable coal lands in Routt county, k i Mml ftm Ir hr tayMn UffOTKS OF TWO CMTWEITS ward was traveling from Genoa, Italy, Colorado, for which nearly 4100,000 bad been offered them, the probable to Paris. value being two or three times that The attorney general of Santiago, amount. This was done after careful Cube, says the police did not fire an consultation with eminent counsel. the American marines until it became necessary for self defense. Trains Crash in a Fog. Chicago courts have been asked to Wheeling, W. Va. May 8.—In a require a reorganization of the Corn dense fog early today the New York- Products company tiecanse the company Chicago ex pt ess No. 7, upon the Balti has been practically wrecked by Stand more A Ohio railroad crashed into an ard Oil men. east bound freight train as it was tak A Chicago grand jury has indicted ing the siding at Roeby’s Rocks, 20 •x-Chief of Police Collins and other milee east of here, killing four of the police and city officials in connection railroad men, seriously injuring three with alleged corruption in the police others, and slightly injuring five pas The engine, baggage, mail department during Mayor Dunne’s sengers. and express cars were demolished, but term of office. the passenger coaches and the sleepers The government is securing informa were uninjured. tion on the watch trust. Ocean Liners Crippled. A Montana sect is selling its prop New York, May 8.—With the spring erty in preparation for the end of the tide of tourists to Europe at its height, world. the trans-Atlantic steamship companies One of the walls of the Chihuahua, are facing the danger of a serious tieup, Mexico, dam gave way and between 25 practically all of them being today par and 30 workmen were killed. tially crippled as a result of the strike of longshoremen for increased wages A thousand mile balloon voyage from Many coastwise and tramp steamer 8t. Louis to Washington is to be at lines are also affected. The number of tempted. men now out Is estimated by strike It is said the Montenegro revolt was leaders at about 10,000. The only dis caused by the domineering ways of order thus far occurred today when 150 strikers attacked and scattered a gang Prince Nicholas. of 40 nonunion men. An explosion of a gunpowder maga zine at Clanton, China, wrought great Telephone Girls Weakening. destruction to surrounding property San Francisco, May 8.—fieepite the Hundreds of persons were injured and enthusiasm shown by several hundred 31 bodies have been recovered. It is girls at the meeting of the striking tel not known bow many were killed. ephone operators Unity, the indications The government has decided to place are that, unless the linemen go out and S large tract of land in Montana on the complicate the situation, the company market about July 1. It will be irri will have practically a complete force gated by what is known as the Huntley at the switchboards within the next project few days. A committee of linemen In the Federal court at Portland waited on President Scott of the tele Judge Hunt has sentenced Franklin phone company to intercede for the Fierce Mays to serve four mont ha in striking operators today. the county jail and pay a fine of 410,- 2,000 Hodcarriers Join Strikers 000. Willard N. Jone is fined 42,000 and eent to jail for eight months. Chicago, May 8.—Twc thousand hod- George Sorenson did not appear in carri-ra and building laborers today rvwirt and hia bail of 44,000 was for joined the strike of the bricklayers. A faited and a bench warrant issued for speedy settlement is predicted. The hie arrest. Three three men were aon- total number of men now out is about riatad of land tend. 1C.000. Hatriaburg, Fa., May 7.—Civil and criminal suite will bv inxight by At torney General Todd agniiist thoae re sponsible for the state capllol scandal. A complete list of the defendants will not be known until the Inquiry ie com pleted. The com m I m ion will hold no more public sessions uutll after the legislature adjouri a on May IA. As the eomniiaeion cannot finish its work In tine t > repost to the ptireeiit legislature, ae provided in the reeolu- lion creating that body, the investiga tors will send a report to tlie genrial assembly which »ill slaiply lie an an- noeiireinent that lhe inquiry is incom plete and a requret that its time be ax- temled indefinitely, and that it be au thorised to make its report to Governor Htuart when re«dy. The suits will be bawl on the testi- moiiy showing Dial ttie oorxtractor sol- Irvtexi from the state for 752 thermo stats and install««! only 383, and on the •ubetltuthxn of domestic for ha«x*arat glass ami an inferior glass for Tiffany favrlle. The testi «sony also »hows that while the more vkborste of the 42,IH*<> worth of lighting fixture« waa to be tuerx-niial gold, the bulk of thoae in stalled were merely lacquered, the lai ter |>rx«*eee costing one-tenth the prire of the former. All these fixtures were supplied to the state al a o«t uf 44 85 “per pouud." GRAFT IN KANSAS OITY. Investigation to Begin, Conducted by Governor Folk. Kansas City, Me., May 7.—Tomot- tow morning the txarvl of polk*« cum tnieaioners will begin thsir promised Investigation of chargee of polk« cor ruption. The probable advent in Kan sas City within the neat week or so of Governor Folk, who has practieallv said he would route here and take a hand personally in the investigation, gives promise of sensational dleehaurve For a l«rog time allegations have be«n made that graft was commonly prartlced. It has been rliarge«! that it extender! all the way from the protection of petty criminals to the covering up—for a«xro- sideral ion—of the graver crimes of mur ders, and dangcroua crocks shielded, and appointments made at the behest of certain factions to pay politiral debts. Chief of Police llares has repeate«lly said that he court»! an Invealigntion of hia department, and be has offered to give the governor and lb« poi««.w curu- miseiouers all aid at his t'orumand. READY FOR TRIAL. Lawyers, Witnesses and Reporters Occupy All Available Rooms. Boise, Ida., May 7.—Practically every available room In Boise, the capital city of Idaho, lias been reserved for lawyers, witnesses, or newspaper men in attemiance to the «rourt which will try William Heywixxl on the charge of the murder ol former governor Frank Hteunenberg. While there la little or no public discussion of the case, the umlercunent ol intereat runs strong, and every incoming train bring» aiidl- tiona to the very large number of people connects«! with the case who are al ready on the ground. That there might be some delay has lieen dissipated by statements emanat ing from both sides. Clarence Harrow, cf Chicago, and E. F. Richartls« n, of Denver, jointly lea«ling cuuneel for the defense of Haywood, have both stated that they are ready for trial. Counsel for the proaecotion, James H. Hawley, and Senator W. E Borah, who have been ergage«) specially, are ol the opin ion that therb will be no further delay. Peace for South America. New York, May 7.—The Tribune says Andrew Carnegie, leading ex ponent of the peace propaganda in this country, thinks he lute solve«) the long standing problem ol bringing perma nent peace to the combative republics Hamilton Invests in Wasco. PORTLAND MARKETS. of Latin America. Mr. Carnegie has La Grande—W. R. Hamilton, of appointe»! Diemo Mendosa, ex-minister this city, recently made extensive bua- Wheat—Club, 78c; blueetem, 80c; of Colombia at Washington, to visit inees investments in Waaco, Sherman valley, 77c; zed, 76c. the republics on a p«we mission. He county, purchasing a large store and Oats—No. 1 white, 429; gray 428<«i will te accom pan i»«I by Professor W H. stock of general merchandise, flouring 29. Hhepherd, of Columbia university. mill, residence property and an inter- i Ry, .re—41.45^1.50 per cwt. Henor Mendoza, it is raid, will receive est in the local bank of Wasco. Two! ! *>-- Barley—Fee«l, 422.50 per ton; brew a salary of 420,000 a year and expense«. of Mr. Hamilton's eons, Fred and ing, 423; rolled, 423.50(924.50. Chester, have gone to Waaco to aseitt Corn—Whole, 425; cracked, 428 per Took Toll From Police. in handling the business. ton. Chicago. May 7.—That the city of Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, 415<9 Chicago lute lot years lieen violating Big Cheese Factory for Lorane. 16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, thr civil service law was brought to the Lorane—The cheese factory to l>e 118(919; clover, 49; cheat, 49; grain light by the investigation of the police started during May by E. H. Crow will hay, 49(310. department, which resulted yesteriiay Fruita—Strawberries, Oregon, 25c be an important industry to this com- i in indictments being returned againet munity and county. The milk of about per pound; apples, 41®2.50 per box. four city officers ami two detectives un 200 co«s will be used at once, which Vegetables—Turnips, 410125 per der Mayor llunne’s administration. will bring a return of from 41,200 to seek; carrots, 4101.25 per sack ; Wte, The investigation b»-gzn ten days ago, 42,000 a month to the owners. For 41.2501.50 per sack; cauliflower, 410 following charge« made during the re the present, the products of the factory 1.25 per dozen; lettuce, head, 35045c cent mayoralty campaign that ex-Chief will be handled through the local per «lozen; radishes, 20c per dozen; of Police Collins had nae»l hie depart men-han te. 1 as[«ragus, 12013c pound; rhubarb, 3 ment to further the interests of Dunne I 03He per pound. by receiving money fromthe police. Baker Plana to Celebrate. Onions—Oregon, 42.5003 per hun Baker City—Plans are now well un dred. Linemen May Alaa Go Out. der way for one of the largest Fourth of p, t .toes—Oregon, 41.85®2 per sack; Han Francisco, May 7.—-The linemen July celebrations ever held in this new potatoes, 8c pound; sweet pota of the Pacific States Telephone A Tele city. Committees have been appointed toes, fle per pound. graph company held a meeting yrater- by all of the local department leagues Butter—Fancy creamery, 20®22He day and were In conference with com •nd they will soon meet to perfect per pound. mittees from the labor council and from plane for the great event. ♦That some Batter Fat—First grade cream, 21c the striking telephone girls on the thing new shall he the order of the day per pound; sei-ond grade cream, 2c I m « question of declaring a sympathetic seems the desire of each member of th* per pound. strike in support of the latter. No “ committee. Poultry—Average old hens, 150111c decision was arrive»! at so far as can be per pound; mixed chicken«, 15015HC: learned, and another meeting will be Would Continue Drain Normal. spring fryers and broilers, 22H02fic; held today. There was practically no Relem—Gvernor Chamberlain, upon old rooeten, 9010c; drsesol chickens, change in the strike trxlay. hie return from a meeting of the txrord 16®I7c; turkeys, litre, 13015c; tur of regents of the Drain Normal school, keys, dressed, choice, I8H®20c; geewe, President's Words Denounced. «ays it was the sense of the beard that live, 8c; young docks nominal, old Mobile, Ala., May 7.—The Hocialista the school be continued during the bal ducks, lflffil8c. of thia city and surrounding places ance of the term and that the expense« Eggs—18c per dozen. of running up to July 1 would he met Veal—Dressed, 5H0*M« P*r ponnd. held a largely attendetl meeting al by public subecription and depend upon Beef,—Dressed bulls, 3H04c per Fairhope, a single tax colony, today. the next legislature to meet the defi pound; cows, 6H®0Hci country The president's statement as to the undesirability of Moyer, Haywood ami ciency. steers, «H07H«- Mutton—Dressed, fancy, lO01OHr Pettibone were denounced. Prepare forSane Fourth. per ponnd; ordinary, 80fte; spring Los Angeles Fears Strike. Eugene—The city council has just la mist, with pelts, lOffilOHc. passed an ordinance, which prohibits Loe Angel««, May 7.—Prospects for Pork— Dressed, fl®9«: per pound. the use of firecrackers of a greater Hops—fltBOc per pound, «cording to a local teamsters strike which lest length than four inches, or of any quality. night appeared encouraging have sud rockets ol a greater weight than six Wool—Eastern Oregon average beat, denly taken a tnm in the opprsilte di ounces, and all dynamite canes of any 15019c per pound, according to shrink rect ion and there la a possibility of a size, within the city limits. The pen age; valley, 20®21c, according to flne- eerioue strike in the immediate future alty for violation is fixed from 41 to neea; mohair, choice, 29030c per with many other branches of labor In volved. •10. pound. CONFLICT IS FEARED Vlolinct Sains Cirtili Io San Fnoclsci Labor Vir. MILITAIT FOICES AIE PREPARED Han Francisco, May 7.—An air «4 nervous ei|Mxlai>cy hang« over lhe city of San Frauctsco. It la such a quiet eiipprveae«l sentiment as bespeak» ap proaching conflict. The sltuallou is seriuua with a gravity b>*m of un<w>r taiuty. Ths United ltalInsula |rr*>- poses to resume the <>|wrallon of its lines with non-union meu. Two thou •and union men are cn sinks, and. shtle neither >l«le will diaruas ths p«« aibllity of violence, the sitnatlcu has l«een rarefully canva«oe«l hy ths police, th« niilltla and the officers ol the tegu lar aruiy. Thera ie a settled feeling In the city that the rars cannot be operateii with «nil violence of some sort. Wlierever lhe subject was diA'uased. lhe opinion »nu» ex pre«»» I that trouble sea Inevita ble. While still hoping tiiat no out break will attend the running of Uie cars, tlie aulheritiee have made ptepa rations for any emergency. Gen« ral Funston arrived last night and aa»un«e«l «xuiunand of the departntent of IMlilot- aia. The militia artixtrlee aie being guarded and Uie police foice lias l«een given emergency orders. Tlie situation is complicate«! by lhe telephtxne strike and the vast industrial army made idle hy the ironworkers' strike. Among the unions the feeling prevails that lhe defeat ol lhe caruien would 1» the heaviest blow lhe unions could re>*elve. Reports are current that. It trouble attends the attempt of Mr. t'alhoun to run th«* ears, he will force the issue up on the government, eillier through a request for a receiver or through Injunc tion proceedings in the Federal court. PREDICTS COAL FAMINE. Union Pacific Official Says Road Will Sell No Mora Coal. Cheyenne, Wyo., May 7.—"I look for a greater cual (amine next year than ever before, and the Union Itaciflc, ahicti has always taken care of the peo ple along its line, will no longer lie able to do so on account of th« Hepburn bill," is a statement attributed to W. L. Park, general superintendent of the Union Pacific raiiraad, by the Wyom ing Tribune today. "The »mall dealers,” Mr. Park is further reporte«l to have raid, "have in a way >lcper»d<*<i upon tbe railroad for lhe supply of coal to help them out. and, unlive they store their own 0*1 during the coming summer, they will face a famine in the winter. C<x»l con sumers along other line« where a »iml- lar arrangement has been maintained try coal-carrying r««ds will meet the same emergency. Tbe Union Pa«-lfl<* will store c««l as usual thia summer, but will have none to sell " TORNADO WASTES PRAIRIE. Wrecks Villages and Kills People In Northern Texas. Fort Worth, Texas, May 7.—A storm of wind and rain, which was general throughout a considerable area in Northern Texa« ami which at oom« pla«-ea aseumed the proportions of a tor nado, areordlng to meager reports re- ceivrd here tonight, lias reenlted in the k*s of at least three llvse, the Injury of many other persona and great «lamage to property and crops. Heveral village« were wiped out, but becauae of lhe prostration of both tele graph and telephone wires details are almost impiseible to obtain. At De- port, one of the largest villaeee In La mar county, 20 mllee from Paris, tbe storm pasee«l northeast, cutting a path about 200 yards wide. SUBMIT« TO NSW LAW. Harriman Annuls Long Contract With Clark Hallroad Washington. May fl —Official Infor- matlun rea«h*l the InterstateIkniimsres «tonimi.aioli lixlay of the oancellatina of a traffic agreement enterr«! Into June 18, 190.1, between the Houlheru l's.’lll<* and lhe Han Pedro, Lie Angelas A Hall Laks iallroe«l etMB|«Blse. In ths upiuioti nt ths coniinlaalcm the alMOgatfiro of tlie agreement la of lhe highest Importance Tl*e fail« rxro- oernlng it sere «leveloped al the rroeul inquiry Into the relations « t the Krol fi eni Psclflc will« other corp rail«iiia. Il was the opinion of several Intelaiale Corrimelo.- ixniiinieeloiieia that Ute agreement sas In restraint ol lra«le and might aubjM't the officiala »ho entere«l into it to a pnweculiou under lhe Hher- man anil Unsi act Notificali«» ut the abrogation of tlie Hgrvenietil was received In a letter from R. H. Ixivelt, of New York, gem ral counsel of lhe H.*uth«-rn l*eclH«- com- peny. Mr. Iznelt aasigna lh<* rea son for lite action lhe enactment liy lhe California lego latore of a law wh*ch prohibit« contraete iMtrlCtlng <*oinjro- Hllon. The agiecrn.nt lurida the Halt Lake roa-t not tu change rate« within VW years without the muernt of lhe Houthern Pai'ifio It came out al the Inquiry that the agreement extemla l>ey<m«l tblifurni ami I Imla lhe Halt lake t«*d Io build no extensions north of Balt lake parallel. MONEY IB TRACED. Witness Sew United Railroads Official Pay Gold to Ruef. Han Franriero May 6 — Sensational testimony was given before ths fraud jury lolay by Uniteit Htatxs I resaury official«, which laid bare tlie details of the brltiery of Abe Ruef, Mayor K'hmlta and ths members of the l*o*id of super- visors by th« United Ra'losul» Through the testimony of Hupei Inleml- snt leach of the mint, Assistant Treas urer Julius Jsreilw, al the Han Franelaoo sub treasury, and others, 4225,out) of boodle was tracvxl form the hands <>f the L'niUel Railroad« to the city officials. Heveial officials of the United ftilroaa.la were also called a« wltneoare. but In voked their <ron«tilutiunal right snd re fused to testify. On« of ths nxat startling plerna of («alimony was that of Mr. Leach, who told tlie grand jury that he personally ha«l s « m ' u Tlrornwell Mullally. aasiatanl to ths prreldent of Die i'nitol Kail- t<>a<la, pay 45,<XM> to Ruel. This was only the Ivglnniiig. Other witnesses compleUxI the rhain of evidence, which, it ie predicbsl, will result tn ths iudict- nrent ol some of the most prominent officials of the final tns'tion trust. WORRY ABOUT OLD CATHEDRAL London Corporation Quarreling With County Council. Ixwidon, Mav 8.—Cllix«*n« of Ixrodoo are anxious about the safely uf Ht. Paul's ralhnlrsl. Tlie southwest tower is Inning several Inches «rot of perpen dicular and large cracks l>ave appeared in the stone work. A sharp conflict has arisen l«et»een the City corjxwslion and the IxmdoO County council regarding the stability of ths cathedral. The council _ prop* wee to run a main sewer under tlie threat ened tower, ami this the citizens resent as likely to hasten the ruin ol the re- thedtal. l«>rd Mayor Trefiror has spoken vig«irn«Mtly on tiro necessity of safeguarding ixiodon'a cathedral, while Sir Benjamin Baker, the m««t eminent alvil engineer In England, «aye lie is prepare«! to pledge hia professional rep- ata lion that the propnee«) eeser could not in any way zffe«t the cathedral. A public meeting to protest againet the construction of the sewer ie being arranged at lhe Guildhall, »here tiro lord mayur will prolably preeule. Will Not G've Up < Ims. City of Mexico, May fl—Guatemala has rrfiiaed to comply with the request of the Mexican goxernment that J<«e Marla Lima and Colonel Bore, clarxrd with complicity in the a»»e«»ln«ti<>n of General Barrlllas, he extradite«!. The cabinet held s protracted -eeaton and, it is raid, delate«! the advisability of immediately aeveting diplomatic rela tions with Guatemala. No one would talk, but Minister of Foreign Affsirs Record Trip Around Horn. Msrlscal said that ths position of the Izw Angeles, May 7.—A .peelsI to the Mexican government may 1« announced Herald from Han Diego says tiiat th« tomorrow. «•learner President, one of th« vessels afloat, now engaged In an effort to break Buss« Calls for Hcalps th« rxlating record for a voyage around Chicago, Max fl—Mayor Busse toilay Cap« Horn, is repotte«l to have passed formally aaktxi fot the resignation ol Han Diego yesterday afternoon. Th« J<«eph Powell, William Prentiaa aid tnee«age was revelv»l hy wireless tele Frank Weriter, who «onatitnte the civil graph and rtated that the President, service oomnna«ion of Chicago. They which left Philadelphia March 23, refused ami aaserts«l that the mayor is Would arrive at Hen Franoieco tonight without authority to ask them to re or We«ln«re<lay morning. If the esti sign. Mayor Biiane refiuMxf to s»«lgn mate la «rorrect the Pereldent will make any reason for his notion. Afier lhe the trip in 4fl days. commissionin' refusal to resign, Mayor Bus«« deciilwl that he has the author Forest Land Reopened. ity to remove them. Consequently he Helena, Mont., May 7.—Notice of declare«! the office« vacant and appilnt- tlie release of thousands of acres of ed three new membrrs to the biatd. Montana lands, which were withdrawn some weeks ago for national forest pur- Japan Has Qat-Rlch-Quick Fever. xiees, was received toilay at the Helena Ixxntlon, May fl.—Japan ha« caught and office from Commissioner of the the "ge-rich-quick" fever, according to General I And Office Ballinger. Notice a izindon merchant who has Just re waa received stating that "for lack of turned from Japan, and who mya that funds all hearings set for dates later nnleae the nation sobers down, specula than May 25, except at Carson City, tive crises will become sa common in Nevada, and caaee In California and Tokio as they are In New York. Home I jos Angeles, set for May 27," are poet- ■iflj • Japanese filter will make a cor poned. This will tie up a goml many ner in rice. The coni|Mniea an<l syndi tract« of land in title district. cate« floate«! during the twelve months ending In January last representwl I ltd Shota Fired In Labor Riots. astonishing total capital of 4700,000,- Coonneelvllle, Pa., May 7.—Benja 004». min Carter, a negro strike breaker, waa stabbed in the lack, two negroes were Strike Fever Is Spreading. arrested for carrying firearms, and pa Han Francisco, May fl.—The Iron trolmen and mem tiers of the state con workers strike has setlle«l down to a stabulary were fliwl upon tonight «lut siege. Pra<*tically all ths Ironworks, ing a riot between whit« men and negro foumlrlra and sh<q« in the city are clos str ikebrrakers at the plant of tlie Hllgo ed. ft was «aid toilay that the employ Iron A Hteel company. The mills havs ers would declare for sn "op«n shop" lieen closed since April 13 until a few thia week. Another strike knmlng up days ago. when several carloads of ne on the horizon Is that nf the bakers. groes were imported from Pittaburg. The Bakers' nnlon held a midnight meeting last night to formulate demands Relatione Not Severed. for a considerable Inrreae«* In wages and Mexico City, May 7.—Diplomatic re possibly an eight hour «lay. lations between Mexico and Guatema la have not been severed. Tonight the Attacked by Guatemala, eiilr-aecretary of foreign affaire, Jose City of Mexioo, May fl.—Telegrams Alegaria, emphatically denied the re from Halina Urea lend to confirm a re- port emanating from Washington to the >ort that the Guatemalans attacked the effect that Minister Gombe had been Hexloan lighthouse at Han Berth on the recalled. west coast.