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NEWS OF THE WEEK LAND FRAUD CASES. Haney^Plana to Begin Oregon Trials Portland, Dec. 18.—Francis J. Heney ex|Wcts to prosecute John H. Hall, then Binger Hermann, and after that to give over the prosecution of other laud fraud defendants to the Oregon district attor ney, who will continue to be W. C. Bristol, If the tangle in Washington ie in a condition to be unraveled by Hen- ey. The day ret by Judge Wolverton A Resume of the Leas Important but yeeterday for beginning the trials is January 13. This will give Heney Not Loss Interesting Events about three weeks In IVrllsnd, pra- of the Past Week. sib y longer, After the trials of Hall and Hermann, he will return to Han The c*ar and the donma will clash Francisco in February, to resume th« on the rebuilding of the Kuaaian navy trial of Calhoun. Henry will start for Washington Cortelyou denies that be I* a candi date for the Republican presidential this morning ami will thvnce goto Tucson, Aria , to try a civil ease ret for nomination. January 3. He sai l last n'gbt that Wireless messages from the fleet his mo-sion to Washington had no'h- ah >w that it la making good progrraa in ing to do with the Bristol mutter, but Its journey south. did not deny that he would look Into it Butte mobs have defied the Federal and straighten It out, if poa-ible, the conrt's orders and deported uonuuton same way as he straighten*! , ut a similar tangle eatly in HEMS, when tel phone linemen. Senator Fulton was fighting confirma Electric power haa been cut off at tion of Bristol's nomination and the Goldfield and the mines have had to president had withdrawn the nomina suspend temporarily. tion. Justice Gonld ha« enjoined the Amer Heney said list night that his graft ican Federation of Libor from boycot prosecutions in San Francisco have ab ting the Buck Stove A Range company. solutely prevented his pre»«nee in Ore gon for the land frvud trials for a year The «tote does net seem to be making past He devote! nearly all of the much procreiw in the Pettibone trial. j«er« 1904 and 19o5 to the Oregon Judge Wool will net permit Cokirwdo cause. In January, 1906. Rudolph labor troubles to Ie brought into the Spreekl.s urge.! liim to take up the caae. in oau San r Fra «co, 1 ( grxft k'rtil investigations 111 VfBV »iv’ur iu < n net "vn-v'«, Johan Poulsen, of the InmanP-onisen Henev put them off until Novem- fi,»;. b*au»e he waecompel- company, ’, of Portland, told the Inter- : state Commerce lominiraion ba com- I __ _ Wa-hington ______ _____________ led __ to go to to defeat the pany «oull make money even with the efforts err r’S *>f or the ine land ianu fraud irami ring rm« to so ouet o«u*i ( i Bristol, and next in July, b*au«e increase*! lumler rate on railroads. because he Von attempt was made to hokl up a ««' ted to tinir-h up tbe Oregon proee- N rrthern Paciitic west bound train 10 cutions. _ miles east of Sp kane Later one man | He was in Washington Fel>ruary ami was caught ami another wound*!. I>y. March, 1KW. tighnn« Senktet Fniton'e _i uff .rtg t,-k nannte and other explosive, were also effort* to .bal.-hisM distolge Rtiwtrtl. Bii-tol. In April he was to prosesute Hermann in the letter found. book ease. But the Ban Francis*o A Montana forest ranger has been earthquake rau-ed him to hurry to his killed for a deer. family in that city. The Hermann French troops have repulsed an at trial in Washington went over, on con- tack of tribesmen near Ain Sla, Algeria. dit on that it should be held befur« the one in Portland set yes etdsv by Judge The Japanese ambes«a*lor to France I Wolverton for January. denies that bis coantry is after another Herm-nn »as acquitted in Washing foreign loan. ton, say* Heney, bv "influence,” but j Carnegie won’d base the Issue of pa Henev declares Hermann will not be per m**n*-y on tbe gold reserve instead «■quitted in Portland. The trial, he says, will ie a repetition of that which •l government bonds. le«i to the conviction of F. P. Mays Tbe Northern Pacific railroad will re The evidence ami Ihe witnee-es will be duce grain rates from Moutana points the same, since Hermann was involved to St Paul and Minneapo is. the same way in the famous Blue Findlay, Ohio, was badly shaken by mountain rase. the explraion of a glycerine factory Much property damage was lustalued. In a Condensed Fora for Dur Busy Beaders. UffiMNGS OF TÏ0 COHINBiTS RUEF ASKED TO PuEAD Hi<l told the Interstate Commerce oom mission that it means a loss of 480 Ex-Boss Suddenly Called Into Court a eat to keep the old lumber rate id In Conip racy Caae. effect. flan Francisco, Dec. 18.—Ate Ruef, Secretary Taft is having a rough pass age across the Atlantic and his vessel yeeterday before Judge Dunne, pleaded will he a day or two late in reaching not guilty to the indictment jointly New York. charging him with Jerry Dinan, ex Goldfield mineowner* have aske«i the chief of police, with conspiracy. The government to dissolve tbe Western charge against Ruef has been continue«! Federation of Miners and prosecute it from time to time for the la«t six aa treasonable. months and when Assistant District Liquor men propose to fight river and Attorney < ook a«ke«i that the defend ha rbor appropriation* by c* ng*er<s for ant be forced to plt-ad his ac'ion rame dry »tales. They say two-thirds of the ai a surprise. Ruef’s attorneys, how- national revenue is derived from the e/er, ma 'e no effort to block the prose cution. and when the clerk of tlie court liquor business. dsmande«! his plea, Ruef in a low voice England has just been visited by a replied, in conjunction with Dinan, severe storm. “not guilty " Dinan also pleade«! not guilty to the Tbe Colorado State bank, of Durango, indictment charging him with perjury haa suspended. Both cases were then continue! until The revolutionary agitation is grow next Monday to be set for trial. ing in Portugal. That Ruef i« to feel the wright of the The Ysqui Indians are again on the big stick for his refusal to testify in the Unite*l Railroads cases, ie now prac warpath in Mexico. tically certain. When his testimony The National Bank of Commerce, of was wanted most, during the two trials Kansas City, will reopen. of Tirey L. Ford, he refused to go on Japan and Rn«sia have combined to the stand to tell what he knew, unless freeze China out of Manchuria. the p-osetut on grant*! immunity. Th s demand it was impoesible for the The bridal gifts of Marshall Field’s prosecution to grant, eve., bad they daughter were stolen in England. been inclined to do so, as he had The peace conference of the Central pleaded guilty to the extortion charge American republics has t*een concluded and Judge Dunne had d.clared that he 8-ot<hm«n In London are again would never allow the ex-hois to escape adopting the kilt as * regular wearing without a aeDtenr*. BIG FLEET IS OFF Russian Peasant* Worship Pic'use ol Presloent January 13 DAIRYMEN MEET |CHANGE« FOREST BOUNDAHIE» Successful Two-Dey Convention Held a Department Heeds Domer de of John in Portland. I Dap Stockmen. Portland—The most Important meet ing of dairymen ever held In the state of Oregon wae that which convened last Thursday and Friday In Wixxlrueu of the World hall, on Eleventh street, when the Oregon State Ikslry a«e«x'ia- lion held Ito del I bet at tou*. The con vention hall was crowded at both days' eeeeione with delegatee and others in terest*! in the development of the dairy Industry. The hall in the base ment of the Woodmeu building, in which dairy produ te aud the most ap- pro\*l dairy machinery were displayed, attracted large crowds. Tt'S coiS'i.tlon was cal 1*1 to order at 10 o'ckx k Thursday by Presi tent K. T. Judd, of the a *x'taion Tom Rich- ardaou, of the 0« mmercial club, wel comed the delegatee to Portland on be half of flat organisation, lu respond ing to the «dorera ol welcome President Judd thanked the Commeicial club lor its reception ami its efforts In making this meeting of tire association a sue- ceeeful one. The speaker referred to the important position dairying in thi« stale has reach*! in the Ural few years, and i>ai<i tliat this was the tiret time in the history of tire »tale that the dairy industry had r*-eive*l the rvqognllion its importance should command and wonld fully pay the cost of promotion. . Papers w _ were w— read by prominent , jgivytnen aud others from all parte of the »tale. WANT BRAND ON ALL SHODDY Woolgrower* Working for Protection of the Industry. Pendleton—In accordance with one of the resolution« pat-ed *t the recent convention of the Oregon Woolgrower»* aeeo* iati 'n, tire rectetary has ernt to the Oregon congteesional delegation a req i.st for an a* t compelling the brand ing of manufacture«! gcxxis and clothing, the ebj-ct being to protect the public from shoddy and cotton counterfeits of woolen goods. The pure f**«xi law is c t*i as an example tl*at it is right lor the g-vernment to protect the people from frauds, counterfeits and adultera tions of all kinds. An« ther resolution parsed at the same time cal Is for the retention of the impott duty on wool, woolen fabrics, hides, meat and meat animals, with the ob ject of continuing the present prosper ous condition of the weol and livestock industry. Men Do More Work. Klamath Falls,—J. D. Church, as sistant engineer of the Southern Pa cific, hss just reinmoi from the end of the California Northea-tern railway and states that the «50 men now at work for Ericson A Peterson, the con- ‘ trac'ors, are doing more work than the 1,100 men they were working last sum mer. The grade between Bray and the first towneite. Mount Hebron, la about completed, and Mount Hebron may re main the terminus of the road for this winter. Hosever, as Dorris is only 13 miles distant from Moont Hebron and the grade very easy, that town may be the terminus. Embryo Farmers Interested. Albany—Linn county school children are taking great interest In the new subject or agriculture, the teaching of which was begun thia fail. Ko experi ment work has yet been begun in this county, but in the seventh and eighth grades in all the schools of the coot ty one recitation each day is required in an agricultural text book. Reports re ceiver) by Co nty School Superintend ent Jackson state that piohably greater interest is manifested in thia study than in any other branch. Boys Construct Wireless. John Ihiy—Cy J. Bingham haa re- ceiv*i hra coiuunesl >n aa acting forest rupetviror for the Malheur national forvet reserve, with headquarters at John Day The iHiumlarles of the new reserve are the John Ikty river oa the north, previous withdrawal on the east, former lines on the south, irreg ul ir line« running nrar the center id townships In range 37 on the west, lleppner forest ie extended to tbe John lNy river and headquarter« removed to Monument. The remaining portion < f the western 41 virion ie renamed IVe- chures and lieadqnartera at Prineville. Huckmen rejoice at tlie change. New Road Is Under Way No Depot for Suver. Salem--The state railroad commis Astoria—Astoria ha« a new wireless telegraph station thst was built by sion hat turned down the proposition School boys, and while it is crude in to give the people of Hover better depot Tin- business of the station its construction, it works successfully. facilities The lad« knew nothing of the system has fallen off in the past fl ve years, except what they gleaner! from reading and the people of Wells, two miles descriptions of various plants in mags- fr- m there, have in a petition for a ixnra. In constructing their plant, station. apparel. they trimmer! all the limbs from a tree Work for Deep River. The East ha« ju«t exeprenceda grrat PORTLAND MARKETS. flt. Paul, Minn., Dec. 18.—“Six feet on the hill and strung wires from ita storm. Heavy snow fell and many of water from St. Paul to flt. Lmiv, ” top to an old house in the vicinity. As wires are down. Wbrat—Club, 80®8Ic; blne«tem, 82 will be the slogan of 350 commercial yet they have no sending instrument, Preminms are being offered for the clubs, industrial bur.sue. merchants' but they are able to inteicept messages ®8tc; valley, 8 ®8lc; red, 78®79c. | irate—N<* 1 white, »28- gray, »28 new gold piece« witboat tbe motto “In 'eaguee and boards of trad« of Mince from Sorth Head. Barlev—Feed, »27 50; brewing, »31; God We Trust.” sot a, which will send delegates to a roll*l, »30. Water Reaches Hermiston. A petition to allow women tn vote convention on January 16 in St. Paul, Corn—Whole, »32; cracked, »33. Hermi-ton—Water in the distribut on municipal affairs in Paris wae greet at whi«h these organizations will fed Hay—Valley timothy. No. 1, »16; ing e)*tem of the government project erate for an active campaign for the ed with laughter by the council. promotion of North western intere-ts. has reached Hemiston. A good flow in Eastern Oregon timothy, »21X2*23; clo Commi-sioner of Indian Affairs and river improvement It has iiecome the A line heralded the coming of ver »15; cheat, »15; grain hay, »15® Leupp «ays I* dime are losing million« obvious that nothing but concert* I ac water for irrigation next reason and »16; alfalfa. »15; vetch, »14. Butter—Fancy aeamery, 35®37 J*c yearly in timber lands. tion can bring aliout the imperatively activitie« under the Umatilla govern ment reclamation proj-ct are under foil per p>run*l. A house to-house ranvaav at Monon - needed deepening of the upper river. V*al—75 to 125 yomde, 8V«®9c; headway. The water traversed the big gab, W. Va., shows 18 etill missing as feed <anal a distance cf iff miles to the 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 Hearing in Powder Trust Case. a result of tbe mine disaster. pounds Scranton, Pa , Dec. 18.—The first reservoir gate, where it was turned P'an* are complete for re-organizing P->ik—Block, 75 to 150 pound«, fl® through what is known as tha by-para hear ng in ihr-su-t recently instituted tbe Merchants’ National bank at Port into the distributing system of ditches. 6)$c; packer«, 6®6>»c. bv the United State« a.ainst the so- land and it is expected to open soon. I Poultry-Average old hen«, ll®12c called powder trust came up here yes per pound; mixed chickens, 11c; November ideal Month terday before Judge Archbold in the District Attorney Lanrdon, of Hen spring chicken«, 12c; roo»tera. fle; Burns—N »ember was a month of Francisco al«o admits that the evideni e Un te<! States Circuit court. In its dr««»*l chicken«, 12®13e; turkey«, There of Ruef will be required to convict Cal complaint the government allege« the ideal fall weather in Harney. Jive, 15c; dr*-«eed, choice. 176ol1e; houn. ex'«ten< e of an agreement or combina were two flurries of snow, on November ge «», live, HM.ftc; du<ks, 12)»®135^o; tion to monopolize interstate an-l for IB and 23 bnt they were followed by General Funston finds the Goldfield pig«in«, »1«1 50; squabs, »2®i. eign commerce in the shipment and p'ea-ant sunshine and the snow disap sitnation serioua- Ergs—Freeh ranch, candled, 35® sale o’ gunpowder and other high ex peared in a few days. There has been 37 **c p«*r doz«n. The American Can company has con plosives. The defendants include a a great deal of fall plowing done and , Fruits—Apples, 75c®»2 per box; trol of the Pacific oast, having abso-b- large num ire r of individ ale and cor- the amount of winter wheat sown this | peaci e« 75ci'4»J per crate; pears, »I 26 ed the United Can company, of flan p iratioos. year is double that of any year in the ®1.75 p*-r box; cranberries, »9.6O®12 Francisco. history cf the country. p»r barrel. Farmers' Co-operative Congress D. L. Anderson, president of the Vegetables—Turnips, 75c per'sack; Ffxrchow university, who ha« just re B F Mulkey Has Res'gned. Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 18.—The carrots, 65c per sack; beet«, »1 per turned to this country, «ays China is National Cooperative ccngrees, which Ashland—Anncnncement haa been »ack; beans, 7<«9c per pound ; cabbage, on tbe eve of a bloody revolution that war organised a out a year ago at a made st the state normal school here ••per pound; ran I ¡flower, 76c®»l per will mark her entrance into the parlia meeting held in Topeka, beagn ita an thal President B. F Mulkey would re- dozen; celery, »3 5003 75 per crate; ment of the world aa a power to be nual session here to-lay The congress tire from the Institution on Jannary 1 onions, 15«2O per d**aen; parsley, 20c reckoned with. is made tip principally of farmers’ or and will engage in the lawand abatract I p•rdor.cn: peas, 11c per pound; pep Goldfield mineowners have with ganizations, though other cooperative bnsinees at Jackson rille as a partner in pers, 8®17c per pound; pumkpine, IO drawn their new scale and opened nego enterprises are admitted to member the Jackson County Abstract Company, lj»c per pound; radish««, 20c per doz tiations with the American Federation ship. The reports show that the co «hieb maintaina Office« at Ashland and en; rpirach, 6c per ponn«i; sprout«, 8c of Labor. The object seems to be to operative movement among the farmers Medford and will open one at Jackaon- per pound, s.piaeh lOlJic per pound; get thie organization into a fight with la making great headway, particularly ville. tomatoes, ») 50 per box. in some of the Southern states. the W efl tern Federation of Miner«. Onions—»1.750 2 per hundred. Timber Made to Pay Ta«. Potabic»—5<®65e per hundred, de The oampeian asainnt rtfU it being Strikebreakers at Goldfield Oregon City—The assessed valuation liver*! Por land; sweet potatoes, »2.50 kapt up vigorously in flan Francisco. Goldfield, Dec. 18.—The fir»t con of Clackamas county property is very p«r hundred. Hope—1907, 5®7c per pound; old«, The Michigan e'a’e treaxnrer i« to he signment of the strikebreakers, consist close to »18.000,000. The figure» Were , removed for putting funds in a rotten ing of 45 men. arrived here to 'ay with- trade public ty County Assessor Nel nominal, ■ out the lea t bit of demonet rat ion. The son, who has made an of about , | ... increase — Wool—Eastern Oregon «veragr* beet, bank. | men went quietly to different mine« »2 500,000 over the valuation of l««t 13®20c p»r p .und, according to shrink- Tbe greet fleet of wanhine ie all I and were ae»gned to their positions. year. This increase Is all on the prop- age; valley, 18r«20o, according to fine- ready to »tart on its voyage to the Pa- Fifty additional «¿iikebreakera are ex »rty of the big corporations «nd on tim- ne»e; mohair, ohoic«, 29®30o par bar land«. I pound. pected tomorrow. Üwrrancy Han Francisco, l>ro. 17—Americans think a great deal of President Theo ■lore Roosevelt, but It Iras been reeerv ad fur the Russian peasants settled in Kaateru Hi bet la to revet sura the well known picture, which shows the gleatn of teeth, aa that ol a saint. That they do so I* arwrrted lo be a feet b, Alex ander U Denbigh, who arrived on tbe •learner Hiberia, and la nOe staying at the flt. Francis hotel. “The |>**ple thrra are of the lowost class ol Russian ;*eeaanta, and know nothing about the cuUide world," said INnbigh. “In every house, n<> matter how ;mor It may be, there is sure lo be an ikon of some kind, and If it io possible for the owner of the place, he also Iras a picture of a saint. “The picture of our prsoidet t haa gone over the world, and ran t-e found in many queer plarae. 1 remem>*er asking one of my turn front the Ural mountain distr ct. who had never lies rd «d Roaxravelt, what picture h« bad tn hie trnt. He *• once told nr« that it wae one of Ht P.-Ur—without he lwar«l and with »pcra on. Cuihrua to see such a picture. I want lo the hut and lound that it waa a chromo of th«- president of the Unit*! Hta'e«. Ihe man assured me thal he had the beet ut guud fortune sine« he lied obtained the picture of the 'holy saint.* " Grants Pa-s—-The government io making good progrmie under the dlrwt superpvisfim of the local fore»try serv ice, in extending a read down Rogue river into Curry c«>unty. Thia partlcu la« stretch of r ad will open up a wide latitude of country ric ■ tn mineral and prolific of the beet marketable pine When thia work has been comp'eted, 10 per cent of the proceed* will be di MEXICO'S ANNUAL EXPENSE verted to the school fund, thus incrvss- Ing the permanamt mesne of keeping up *<-h<xils. About »5.000 lias been appro- What It Costa to Conduct Affaire of prtated to be use-1 in developing the •oulhom Re|>ubl e. highway, and it Is oxpeete«l that con- Mexico City, IVc. 17.—In congress gr.es will set aside »5,000 more to 1« yesterday the report of the ml meter ol use! on thia project. finance was read and the budget for the coming year was made public. Tlie ee- Another Mill for Albany timated teceipla for the coming year Albany—Alhany Is tc liave another total »103 3-5 000, while the expendi floutmill. In the next few weeks a tures will reach »103,203 842, leaving plant with a capacity cl 50 barrels s an estimated eutplua ol »181,158 The day will be established by E. A. J- hn- total increase of this year's budget Ie aon. who now operates a saw mill at »6,596.275, the largest item in the In Drain, and P H Marshall, who lor crease leing tor »1,367.689 for main years baa been sriretarv of the Albany tenance of the department of war. Farinera* company. The two men have The revenues for the fieral year just consummated the purvhase of the three end»l total »114 062,000. the expendi warehouses of the Albany Farmers* ~ tures »100 808,133, leaving a eurplua company, siiuated st Alhany. Tallman < t »14,077,989. The surplus of tlie and Taugeut, and in addlti.-n to corry- pr-viooz year, (X9.(M9,081, and tlie ing on a warehouse busmes«. will oper falling off of the past year, was due to ate a flourmill in one of the local build large autre »pent in public works—»17,- ings of the old company. 308.608 Mm ster Llmanteur main tained ihal the recent eilsis In the Indcrses Unifuem Accounting United States would make itself tall in Salem—Upon telegraphic Inquiry the thecom ng year in Mexico, in that in Oregon Railroad commission has wlreil vestments would 1« curtailed. Inter Its indor-ement of the action of the re eet rate« are higher, bnt this would on cent conference o( state railload com- ly affect mining industries. He lieliev- mieeionera and representative* of some ed that m the end It wculd woik for of the moat important electric railway good rather than evil. system« in the country h«ld at Wash ington, D. C., Novembe 22 in deciding RELIEF FOR VICTIMS. to present to congress the nece*alty of cooperation of the Interstate Commerce commission with the state railway com- Commute Taking Contributions to Be Sent to Mononga. missions looking to tbe adoption of a uniform system of accounting for elec Fairmont, W, Va., INc. 17.—The tric railroads. permanent relief committee, hea«le«l by Governor Dawson, to provide for the Request Railway Sarvics. widows and orphans in distress through Salem—A large number of farmers tbe rrcent explosion at the mines of and shippers residing between Tallman tbe Fairmont Cowl company at Monon and 8>ell><irn, in Linn county, have gah, today prepared an appral for funds complained to the railroad commission that Is being sent lo chambers of com because the Southern Pacific baa aban rnsree and kindred organizations all doned its train service between the over the country. Contributions of two town« named. The complaint re clothing, toys for the orphan« at Christ cite« that traffic was abandoned because mas time and similar ilonaiiona are to a bridge wa-hed out about a year ago. be sent to W. H. Moo*e, mayor of Mo The farmers want the commission to nongah. and chairman of the commit order the railroad company to renew tee. looking after the temporary wants the service. of the victim«. The sppeal aays that fully 250 wid ows and 1,000 chl'dren are left wltho'd Fruit Meeting In Eugene. As nrar as can Eugene—Plane are nnder way for an any mean« of support. important meeting of the lane County be determlnrd. »50,000 from all sonrvra The committee Horticultural society with the officers l««t«en snb»cribed. of the State Hoiticultural socelty, in fe 1« that a total of »200,04X1 will be re- Eugene, the first week in January. qu red to *arry on the relief work. All President W. K Newel and Secret-ry checks should tie meds paysble to th» H. M. Williamson, of the state beard, Monongah Mines Relief committee, J. will be here to sddresa the meeting, E. Sands, treasurer. Fsirmpnt, W. Va. and there will be some members of the faculty from the Agricul.ural college in Rich Ol Strike attendaio e. flanta Barbara. Cal.. Dec. 17—A tel ephone meerage from Hants Meria, 50 miles north of here, brought the Infor mation this afternoon that the Union Oil company had struck a wonderful gusher which threw a vast stream ol petroleum over the derrick and contin ued tn flow at the rate of 7,000 Iwrrelr a day. At the present pt ice of oil this means I? 500 a day from this one well. This is the second largest gnelier ever struck in California. The largest was a 10,000-barrel well, but it has since declined considerably. New Use of Fptom Relle New York, Dec. 17e—Announcement of the diroovery of the new anaesthetic, according to the American l«iday, will soon lie made hy the Rockefeller Insti tute for MFdlcal Research. The new anaesthetic ie nothing else than plain, common Balta, or, to give It its scientific name, sulphate of magnesia. It waa dlg-overetl by Dr Samuel J Meltezer, one of the Rickefeller experimenters. Its greatest value is that it permits any sort of operation without any danger to the heart of the patient, aa is the cam with other anaesthetics. Still In Race for Senate fit. Paul, Dec. 17.—A special from De* Doinee, Iowa, says that Governor Cnmmins, of Iowa refeiriog to his sug gested candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, said: “I have nc thought of surrendering my candi dacy for United Htatee senator. The suggestion a limit the presidency is new here, although I have heard about it in other states. -1 do not intend to do anythlog that will take me out of the race for senator.*’ Flat Money Saves Life flan Rafael, Cal., Dee. 17.—Stewart Don bar, a prominent Insurance broker of Honolulu, while on his way to meet a party of friends last night, fell through a cattle gnard on the narrow gauge tracks of the Northwestern Paci fic railroad and canght his foot so that he wonld have been crushed to death beneath an approaching handcar had hfl not ignited a clearing house certlflate and used it for a danger signal Forty t Ives Lost. London, Dec. 17.—The gale along the British coast on Friday an<l Hatnr day, which was described by Captain Jamwon, of the steamship flt. Louis, as the worst in his experience, subsid imiti Chance Congress Will Reform sixttio Battleships Start Our for Pacific Ocean. tIE lEVIEHD IF PIESIDEIT •ght la One That Brings Forth Ad miration of (Tver, kpectaior, Many Being Foreigners Old Tuint Comfort, Vs., Ike. 17.— Hi I Wen liard hitting, steel belted Amer ican hattleebipa, guns bristling an-' burly ol girth, but sparkling whits In then iminaculale dressings of praco rtariwi away y« atvrday under the das sling sun ol a cloud I Oa* winter sky, or their famous twin rsa eipeditloa o 14,0X1 miles along foreign shores and in changing climes to ths west nest ol the United Htatee. Preaident Roo»e veil, on Uie bridge of hie cruiser.yacht, the Maytlowel, pt-ramiallv led tlie mag- uificent four-mile line ol fighting vss eels during first slag« "• *he voyage From the ambvrage grounda in Hamp tou Roads to tha l|oree>i< e Iwiid ol Cheer peaks hay his eagle crrstsd flag ol blue pointed the way to ths fleet’s new home al ihe Golden Gate. Then, when the wide readiee of the sea were visible through ths wide-swung rapes of Vlr glnia, he turned aside and, coming lo aichor again, review*! the pea«mg pageant. Tlie blue of the sky, the stretch ol green sea niihe, the glistening of spot lees hulls, tlie turl ol fuain-created bow twavee, th« cheering of »alurs afloat amt friend« ashore, the lure«« blown »train» of “Auld Lang Hyne," floating rnr«*« the waters, the blare of tnimpe'a, »lie ruffle of drums, the tlasli of signals and tlie tionur of faluting ran non niaiked tlie departure of the fleet, presenting io the people wlio watched It a spectacle they will never forget and to tlie World at large the reality of the trimmest, most homogeneous, most thoroughly equipped, m at mobile and selfrellaal assemblage ol fiiat claas balthahips ever gathered in one command. There will not 1« a «hip in the Use old enough to have erne I led powder or to have taken the shot of Manila nr Santiago— stone« written scarcely 10 year« ago In the history of natioue. All we e modern of <la«lgn, examples of the aggieea ve seagoing navy whnh the president has declared to be so eesen tial to the peace of tbs country. Attaches of foreign legations and em hassles at Waahmgton and many cor respondent« who liavs seen war Service on foreign journals freely declared lliai yesterday's naval display waa the m*«t imprmlve they lia«l ever seen, The facility with which the big vessel* were liandlwi, the manner In which they were mar.euvei»l into single Column formation, and the perfect alignment which waa msinta n<«l toihe south want turn from th« cape call*! out the warm eat admiration. Tbs thrillnl ths beau tiful marine picture was felt until the last a Ind blown spiral of an oke was lost <>n the horizon. The first part of the fleet's journey will hrltg it to Trin'dad on Christmas eve, and there, amid ths heat of tlie tropica, tlie Christmaa celebrations will tie hrld. Hundreds of gixxl-bye tele grams were fla-h«l to the ships by wireless telegraph aa they left the road stead and had turue«l down the south trn coast. These vessels made np the fleet which sailed yeeteiday under command of Rear Admiral Robley I) Evans: Connecticut, 16,000 ton«; Louisiana, 16.000 tons; Ksnsas, 16.000 tone; Ver mont, 16,000 tons; Georgia, 14,948 tons; Virginia, 14.948 tons; New Jer sey. 14 948 tone; Rh<de Island, 14.948 tone: Minnesota, 16,000 tons, Ohio, 12.500 tons, Maio«, 12,600 tone; Mis sonri, 12.600 tone; Alabama. II 525 tons; Illinois. 11,625 tons; Kearrarge, 11.525 tone; Keninikv, 11,626 tone; Cnlgoa, supply ship, 6,726 tons; Gla cier, supply ship, 7,1X10 Inna; Panther, repair ship, 3,380 tuns; Yankton, tender, 975 tons. Washington, lho. 16—It ran bo «»tied ou the highest auihority thaï It lite sub* mi rii 11 lea of the honae oomuilt« tee uu bank lug and currency now deal* ng with tlie subj*'t can nave Its Way io eflurt will be made by Iba present ongrras to adopt leglslatl' ti remedial if Ihe present financial iimdlllon. All the energies <t lliat ooriiiiiittee will bo llircteil toward the framing and p««S- ute of laws more general In characier «ml which al l b' lnt»nd*l to prwlude hrinkag« of Hi« cirulation, entailing «id«eprrad tmm ial distress. The eulooiuinltteo held a four houra’ -xmleteiira Lday with Its ehalrnan, Representative Fowler, ol New Jerety, « which tlie bill which the sul«M in- milice has umlertak.n tu draft was arnesi ly discusse I, but no don aliui as io Its precise ■ haractcr and sro;* w a reachml It Is nut llki ly th • antisom* untie« will tie reedy to n |» rt on tlie ■nil until allei th. holidays Men high m Ilia win id of fintin e will I* glvrn an ipporlunlly to sp|iear liefoie the corn miltee to praeosit their vivas un thè proposed measure Much Um« will be s|*i t In l«>lh tlie House ai'd aeriate In coneidvri'ig Ihe bill when re|«irtr<l. end It la the Imps of he members of the tanking cotrimlltee i hat tlie finances ol the country will lieve «n adjusted lhem«»liee l«y Ihal time that there will tie no nro-eelly lor legislation looking tu tlie cormtlon of present conditions. WOMEN IN flHHOR Airald for Thsl- Live« Unto Arrtven In Qolufisld ' roops Golilfleld, Nsv., D««c. 16. — D-ltga- tlons troni thè Woman's club, ut r«old- fisld, ami from ih« cl amiwr <>f som mere«, Mcn'hant»' aa*oclatlon and Min ing exchauge oall*l *>n General Fim*ton ihis a tu ruoti lo a* quaint liitn (urtlier wtlh tlie mmliil«*ns wlilih i-a* » pr> vali- *1 in *»o><» el*l previo« lo thr coiuing ol the Urilted State» tr«»i|*e ami III» sit uai lori whleh led lo <h» Banditigli! G*>*r vrnor Sparks' dispai* h lo Wa-hin t**n asklng lliat tri* p- l* Brut liste. Tbe > isti ut thee» d* l»«aUon*> doub'lesa wae liecaus» of thè ritorta thal are ouistant* ly heing ma*ln lo bave Ih» troupe recai >0*1 General Funal**n said, after thè e**n- terenees were over that ili» stvtsmrnla wer» a rrvelat tori, »«prvlally ih*»» triade hy thè wonien, alni are wlvr» of p’om- Inent citisene of Goldlteld- The ale le menta, h» eal*l, «h<*we*l tfiat tur dava thè wotnen of Goldfield l*a*l llve*«| In a »la e of Constant trrr**r, until ih» eom log of thè tr*«*|*» titoligli un Insinuerà of anylhlng more Diati Inviai anno,ai«-ee wers eiied. MAKE C«N*U« I'Ut-'tNOtNI Destiny le Unió» W* n Untied Reales or Mocarchial Increpe io, nee Ottawa. Ont., I»ec. 16.— the inde- |*enden<ra of Canada i* now h. Ing open ly Jleruased and In a mesan re pmni'lM before some of tha mrat Important pub lie bailee of the dominion Tialey the idea of timada ss a nation Is looming large on the pu idle mind, and It has in a very short «poce of tims marvelously changeai public sentiment in that re gard. Hpeaklng lie fore the Canadian club at Ottawa J H. Ewart, K C., ol Toronto, predicted that Canada would yrt All an independent |«attlon in tl*e world. Then she would pursue either one of three coltrare— a union Willi the United St*tea as an Independent r* publie, a union with Great Britain as an inde pendent monarchy with her own sov ereign or an Independent mooatchy with allegiance to the British sovereign. Canadian opposition against the nn- per'al government was directe,! not against the king but against the colo nial secretary, who la generally ignor ant of colonial matters. Long List Vet to Ha- g Ht. Peter-bnrg, D-« 15—Th« autho r-tie« lieve just comp ein.I their inve-tl- gation of the daring terr- ri-t r*bb»ry of (irt< ber 37, 1906 Thirteen men al ready have been encnt-d fur <orine* tion with this outrage and 80 others are to tie tried for co-i plicilv. The rnbbrry of <><-tob«-r 27 was a daring affair. A laind of 15 revolutionists attacked a rashier^rf the cu-ti-m house who was prx'eeiling in a carriage from the snb- treasnry. They wre- bed the vehicle All Q »let In Japan. Tokio, Dee. 17.—The announcement with a bomb and made their escape of the sailing of the Atlantic fleet of with »19:1,000. the United Htatee navy has not been Bankers Go Hcot Free. receive«! by the newspapers of Tok Io or by the government officials. All pulilic Chicago, IM c . 16—Five directors of men who have lieen Interviewed by the the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State Associated Pies« representative accept Isnik were fieni today when Judge the sailing of the fleet as a foregone Wmdew held thst the statute u der concnlalon and H ie not likely that the which they bed lieen Indicted la uncon actual etart will cause the slightest rip stitutional. Michael A. Labuy, Josh ple of excitement Everyone accepts Lister, Marcus Klrkeby, Frank R. the assurances of friendship offered by Crane and E. L. Jolimon are the men interim concedes the right of that na who profit by the decision Paul O. tion to send ita warships to the Pacific. Rteneland, president of tlie hank, and Henry Herring, cashier, who were found guilty of embezzlrmeut and are Ano'hsr Mine Explosion. Yolande, Ala., Dec. 17.—A diras now serving terms in the sate prison, trons explosion took place in mine Nn. will not I m - affectnl by the decision. 1 of the Yolande Coal A Cokn company Agrae on Incorporation at 10:25 o'clink this morning. It is flanta Rosa, Cal., Dec. 15.—Articles Impossible to tell at this hour how many are dead as a result of the explo of incorporation and by-laws of the Pa- sion. the estimates varying al) the wav elfin Coast llopgrowers' union, the pur from 40 to 60. The work of rescue has pose id wlihh is the combination of been extremely alow because of the de bopgrowers of California, Oregon and bris In the mines and tlie large crowd Washington, were adopted here today. of women, children and sightseers at A committee was also named to visit the opening. The explosion ie now Oregon and Washington to organise known to have occurre«! in either the growers of those states, and, when such organisation Is effected, HI of the 15 fifth or the sixth right entrance. directors are t«i resign and give piara to five from each of the states mentioned. Short of Cash In Alaska. Heattie, Dec. 17.—A special frrm Buy 1 lee In Hawaii Fairbanks, Alaska, aays: Today the Washlngtoe-A laska and First National Log Angeles. Dec 16.—The Ranta Fe l«nk of Fairbanks will goon a clearing Railroad company has just contracted honae basis. Only »50 a day with for 5,000,(MH) mail ties In Hawaii, the drawal will be allowed each depositor. biggest contract ever let foe such mate A committee of depositors representing rial to he shipped by water. The ship the Vairhqnks Banking company, which ments may result in the establishment recently closed ita dcora, reports«! today ' f a freight steamship line lielween flan that the asset» exceeded the liabillites Perirò and Honolulu. The Houthern by »354,815 and the hank will probably Pacific may also place similar orders In open on a clearing honae bat's soon. Hawaii. Gold Movement •106,350,000 New York, Deo. 17.—The Guarantee Trust company today announced the engagement of »600,000 In gold for im port. I-a ««rd Freres have engaged an additional II 500,000 in gold for im ed yesterday. It was responslbls for port. Thia makes the total movement the loss of sone 40 lives. 1106,850,000. Old Full Cleared Up. flt. Louie, D-c. 16.—The decision of a jury in the Prohate court t-day on an Instrument of writing confirmed as the will of Ho'omon P. flnblette, a piomer who die<l In 1857, and title to 208 scree of land In the southwestern part of flt. Louis, valued at »3,500,000, ie cleared.