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NEWS OF THE WEEK In i Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TYO CONTINENT'S A Raaum« of th« La»« Important but Not Laaa Interesting Evant« of tha Past Waak. Governor Toole» of Montana, whose resignation, on account of ill health take« effect April 1. 1« In Lo» Angeles. It is estimated that over $2,000.- 000 will have been paid by New York patrons of opera before the present •eason ends In April. The senate committee has ap proved the dismissal of the negro troops engaged in the Brownsville riot in August, 1006. Having been left an annuity of 12,500 a year as long as he remains In college and lives in a college dor mitory, W. C. B. Kemp has contrived to remain at Columbia university. New York, 27 years without grad uating. Four mail clerk« were injured in a train wreck near Flovilla, Ga. Work is «bout to begin in New York on a building for the various Irish so cieties. New York bot«l darks have organ ise,! a club under the name of the Greeters. Dr. Emil G. Hirech. in «n address at Chicago, denounced Germany as a menace to the peace of the world. Sixteen persons were Injured, five seriously, by the derailment of a car on the scenic railway at one of Denver'« amusement parks. Mrs. Yerkes, widow of Charles T. Yerkee, intends to devote a portion cf her $10,000,000 estate to the erection oi a hospital in New Y'ork. A man disguised as a girl obtained employment in the St. Louie telephone office and was only discovered when he proposed to one of the girls. First-class west bound ocean travel is al its loweet ebb at the present time. Four big liners have just arrived with their cabins practically empty. That there is lees graft and business dishonesty in America today than there was in Washington’s time, is the opin ion of Dr. R. H. McArthur, of New York. American naval officers were ban queted at Lima, Peru. A Frenchman has invented a wirelees eltctric power system. Mexico is devising ways for the re form of the public credit system. The Hearst Independence league has decided to nominate a national ticket. The sale of ex-Minister Conger’s Chi nese curio collection has realised $26,- 633. Japan has asked for a larger appro priation for the Tokio exposition in 1912. Russian authorities have captured plotters against the life of Grand Duke K icholas. Fire for a time seriously threatened a large part of the business district of New Orleans. A mortgage for 1225,000 has been foreclosed on the Yerkee home and art collection in New York. A Columbia, Mo., man has just died who for the past 20 years has drunk at least a quart of whisky a day. The children of Eureka, Cal., have petitioned the forest serv.ee for the cre ation of a redwood national forest. An attempt was made to burn the Soales hotel, at Muskogee, Okla., where about 100 delegatee to the Democratic convention were quartered. Railroad unions deny the necessity for wage reductions. The Northern Pacific has reduced grain rates from Montana pointe to Chicago. Senator Ankeny has given a banuet to a number of senators, at which he boomed the Seattle fair. Early fruit and vegetables for ship ment to the North have been damaged in Louisiana by a cold wave. The Illinois Supreme court holds that a labor unions'« unfair list is in effect a boycott and can be enjoined. The Pullman car company has irsned orders to sell no liquors while the cars are passing through dry districts. The cruisers West Virginia and Maryland are to undergo extensive re pairs at the Mare Island navy yard. Members of the marine hospital ser vice have condemned a large part of Ran Francisco’s packing bouse district. Changes will be made at once. General Nelson A. Miles will make his home in Washington, D. C., here after. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf will go to Han Fanrcisco to welcome the fleet on its arrival there. During the next nine years Russia will spend $1,000,000,000 tor the con struction of a new navy. Fire which started in a large depart ment store at Woburn, Maes., destroy ed 2100,000 worth of property. Consolidation of the large coal min ing interests of Illinois and Indiana for the purpose of regulating the output and upholding prices is under way. Russia discourages talk of war with Turkey. The American fleet has arrived at Callao, Pern. A number of Stanford students have been expellee for drinking. Mias Dorothy Whitney, of New York, is to wed a Hunpirian nobleman. CHARGES ARE FALSE. TRAPS FOR TERRORISTS. Expert« Testify Before Committee on Naval Construction. Russia Provides World-Wide byaten* Of Secret Morale«. Washington, Feb. 2«.—Two ex perts in naval construction Rear Admiral Converse, retired, president of the board of construction, and Rear Admiral Capps, chief of the bu reau of construction and repair, were before the senate committee on naval affairs today in the investiga tion of chargee against the navy made by Henry Reuterdahl in a re cent magasine article. The charges were taken up in the order they ap peared in the article and at the con clusion of the extended refutation by Admiral Converse it was stated by Senator Perkins that the apologies of the committee were due the offi cers for having called them to an swer such charges. Chairman Hale assented to this view and no mem ber of the committee took issue. Thia incident at the conclusion of the first day’s proceedings is thought to indicate that the inquiry will be short. It has not been determined whether the committee will enter uf>- on an Investigation of any subject ex cept those embraced in the criticism of the battleship construction, but, if other questions are taken up. it is certain no long-continued discussion will be permitted. It is likely that the entire inquiry will be concluded before the naval appropriation bill is taken up. ________________ OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST • V TO BE WOOL CENI ER large clip expected . Baker City Secures Low Rat«« on Eastern Oregon Wool Industry Looks tncoura<ing. Shipments to Boston. rendition — The fixing of the wool Raker City—Baker City will tex-ome one ol the greatest wool markets in Ore sale« dal«« for Eastern Oregon is the gon. Sheepmen have been in Portland fl ist step in wha’ promisee to be one of consulting with the O. R. A N. officials the beat years iur rheep and wool in the and have secured a rate of $1 7ft from history of th« «late. Owing tv the mild baker to Roston. The Humpter Valley winter all over Eastern Oregon the has made a rate of 20 cents from Aus lamb crop promises to be heavy and tin to Baker, and the reduction by the the wool clip will average higher than two roads means that more than 1.000,- ever l-ehire. It is Mtimated that the 000 pounds of wool from Grant and Eastern Oregon herd« will average nine Wheeler countie« will be hauled to pounds or more thia year, owing to the Austin and then ahippd to Raker for * constant improvement of the grade of baling. Iteyville is the present center sheep. Shearing is now beingdiwuse«d of the sheep industry in Grant county, | and price« will be fixed soon. It Is and the ranchers wool I much rather thought the price for shearing will be haul their wool to Ausitn because of about 71» oeuto per head,'and there is the good roads. They have been pay a large preference shown for hand ing 12 to have their wool hauled to shearing, owing to the (not that the Shaniko because of the lower rate. The machines injure the roots of the wool shipping of the wool via Raker City by cutting too close to the skin of the will mean that instead of the ranchers sheep. The skin ol the machine shorn buying their supplies at Shaniko they sheep living clipped extremely close, will haul their wool to Austin. Isnve sunburns badly and this retards the their teams there and come on to Raker growth of the wool for another year. City to swore then warehouse receipts | Wool and sheep buyers are already and while here purchase their suppliee. on the ground, and there promise« to By this means the local banks will be spirited bidding for wool and mut Ewes handle $200,000 that would go to other ton sheep all over this section. MAY CAUSE WAR. cities. Although the rate on wool is w hich will bear a lamb this spring and still higher from Raker than from 1 Laing a heavy fierce of wool upon them Minister Warns Parliament of Danger Shaniko, the ranchers can afford to are now worth $6 per bead in Eastern ship via Baker becau-e of the low cost Oregon. Ahead in Europe. London, Feb. 26.—The Macedonia of getting their wool to Austin. Sues to Cárcel Contract difficulty was raised in both houses Fruit Replaces Forests. Portland—The case of the state of of parliament tonight. Sir Edward Grants Paas—If the progress of char Oregon against the Columbia Southern Grey, secretary for foreign affairs, ing up raw land and improving it keeps Irrigation company is being heard iu made a statement in the house of on at the present pace, Josephine the United States District court. The commons on this subject, and Lord county, within five years, will be en state is represented by A. M. Craw Fitxmaurice. under secretary for for tirely cleared ani planted to fruit. As ford, attorney general, and the irriga eign affairs, did likewise in the house an instance of thia work it may be stat tion company by W. T. Muir and Sene of lords, the gist of both statements ed that one countrv store in Applegate ca Smhh. Under the Ckrey act th« ir being that, because of the Porte’s valley has placed seven grubbing ma rigation company was to irrigate cer obduracy, matters had reached a chines within the last mouth. Three tain tract« of land in Eastern Oregon critical pass: that the government mechanical device« de the work of sev aggregating something like *7,000 deprecated any isolated action, but eral men, with greater ease and leas ex acre«. This was the agreement made was doing its utmost to preserve between representatives of the state the concert of powers and press Tur pense. Within short distances of town land board and the company several key to an acceptance of the reforms. where heavy machinery may be used, Sir Edward Grey said that in dis donkey engines play a prominent ;>art years ago. The state maintains that the company has not carried out Its cussing the Macedonian question the in pulling stumps and brush. ¡part of the contract and Mr. Crawford government was not far from the New Fruit Packing Hom is asking that a receiver be appointed. Turkish question, which more than once had led to an European war. Milton—At a meeting of the Milton They were rapidly nearing a point, Fruitgrowers' union tlie following di La Grands Adop'x Market Day he said, where the concert of powers rectors were elected for the ensuing la Grande—Satisfied with the excel must either justify or stultify itself, year: J. N. Stine, T. I. Ragsdale, lent results of the market days estab and. if the concert disappeared, it was Impossible to foretell what mis William Forsythe. O K. Goodman and lished by the Pendleton Commercial E. P. Jenson. The union is in good association, this city lias decided to try understanding might arise. If Mace donia continued to be neglected, he condition and ite affair* have been the experiment and within two weeks added as a note of warning, it must handled in a very creditable manner. will have formulated a serie« of market sooner or later provoke a catas It is the purpose of the union to build day sales for the coming spring and trophe. a new and larger packing house on the summer month«. The la Grande salre Sir Edward suggested that, if a site of tbe present one for this season will be tbe first to be adopted east of Turkish Governor were appointed for The new building will probably be a the Blue mountains, but the high suc a term of years and he was a man three-story structure and will be con- cess of the sales at Pendleton and else whose capacity and character were venienttly arranged for the handling of where in the inland empire has stimu recognized and accepted by the pow lated the La Grande commercial club ers. the whole question might be fruit. to try the experiment. solved. Clackamas May Gat Cannary. EXPECT F.EET AT HONOLULU. Oregon City—If the present plans of the members of the Clackamas County Enough Coal Being Stored Up for Horticultural society are carried out, Clackamas county will have still an Battleships other enterprise in the shape of a fruit San Francisco. Feb. 25.—Advices cannery. A meeting of the society was from Honolulu of February 19 say1 held last week. Mr. Britton, of East plans are already beginning to be ern Oregon, addressed the meeting on laid for the victualling and enter the subject and stated that he bad made tainment of Rear Admiral Evans’ a careful examination of the fruit acre fleet, should it come to Honolulu. age of this vicinity and finding it high The addition of the 20,000 men ly satisfactory, was willing to finance whom the fleet may be expected to the scheme. bring to the population of Honolulu Beavers on Increase. will quickly exhaust the normal sup Silver Lake—Beavers seem to be on plies of fresh vegetables and island fruits grown here unless large addi the increase in this part of the state, tions are made to the area culti under the protection of the law which vated. provides a 1500 fine for killing one of Although there has been no offi tbeee industrious little animals. cial announcement that the fleet is Creeks and rivers in Northern and coming here, there is a feeling of certainty that it will. There is now Central Like and Klamath counties in here and on the way to arrive with timbered sections especially, are being in a few weeks fully 60,000 tons of taken possession of to a greeter or less coal belonging to the navy. This extent by the beavers, and in some few coal has all been brought here »Ince instances they are causing trouble to the announcement was made of the irrigationiste by building dame that in sending of the fleet to Pacific terfere with the flow of water. One waters. For the ordinary purposes colony has possession of Silver creek. of the navy at this port, 4,000 or 5,000 tons a year is all that is need Cannery Stock Subscribed ed. Hence the provision of 60.000 Corvallis—Announcement has been tons here now is looked on as prac tically conclusive that the fleet is made that enough stock had been sub scribed to insure the success of th« coming. movement for a fruit cannery, and a Big Copper Find in Montan«. meeting of stockholders has been called Helena, Mont., Feb. 26.—The first to perfect an organization. The capital discovery of virgin copper in large stock is $11,000, and tbe plant is to quantities ever made In Montana, ac have a capacity of 12,000 cans daily. cording to prominent mining men, Tbe machinery and appointments are has been made only a short distance to lie of the very latest models, em from this city in a claim owned by bodying everything necessary to turn residents of Dillon, Butte and Sun ing out a perfect product. set. The property is situated be tween Helena and Winston. The Pumping Out Red Boy lead was discovered several days ago Baker City—After lying idle for at the 80-foot level, and a close in vestigation revealed a vein of 3)4 months, the pump« of the famous Red feet of nearly solid native copper. A Boy mine have been started again ami large lump of the ore exhibited in the mine will soon 1« in condition for operation. The monster pumps throw Helena created a decidedsensation out about 000,000 gal Ions of water every 24 hours, and at this rate the mine will Will Advertís« Ran Francisco. San Francisco, Feb. 26.—One of be ready for operations in about 30 the beneficial results of the agita days. The Red Boy mine was one of tion for the cleaning up of the city the beet producers of Eastern Oregon and the extermination of rats will be for many years and it is thought that it made evident thiB week when the will again occupy a front rank. consuls of several foreign countries After Federal Court. will prepare their reports to their superiors on the sanitary conditions Pendleton—The Pendleton Commer in San Francisco. Dr. Rupert Blue cial asociation will send a delegation to will prepare a full report to submit Washington to fight for the Federal to the consuls. The federal health district headquarters when the date of officers will have a report prepared In a day or so, which will show the the hearing with the house judicial percentage of infection among the committee is fixed. If the Oregon del egation think it necessary, expressions 10,345 rats caught last week. from attorneys of Morrow, Gilliam, Sh-rman and other Eastern Oregon Thaw's Mind Diseased counties in favor of Pendleton for the New York, Feb. 26.— Statements emanating from the alienists who headquarters will be secured. have examined Harry Thaw indicate Can Fish Up to tha Illinois. that nothing short of a miracle will save Stanford White's slayer from Gold Beach—The gasoline launch spending the remaining days of his Sheba, which has lately b en put on life in an asylum for the insane. It Rogue river to carry fish to the cannery is said that Thaw Is the victim of and cold storage plant, is greatly facili paranoia, which is a progressive dis ease of the mind. Thaw is entirely tating the work of fishing. Fishermen in the hands of the state board of are now able to ply their trade up to lunacy and the alienists at Mattea- the mouth of the Illinois. This was impossible before f»cau«e they could wan and his fate rests with them. not tend their nets and bring their fish so far down the river. , Big Fleet at Frisco. San Francisco, Feb. 26.—From Coleman Out of Willamette. present figures there will be 50 ves sels, if not more, belonging to the Salem—The resignation of Dr. John United States navy, assembled in San H. Coleman aa president of the Wil Francisco bay with the arrival of lamette university has been accepted "Fighting Bob” Evans' big fleet in by the board of trustees. Coleman the early part of May. These ves sels will come from the north and tendered has resignation some months south, where many are either «n- ago, but the board failed to act on it. gaged in maneuvers or making re Nothing has thus far been done towards appointing hia successor. pairs. Oil Company for Klamath. Klamat*. Falls—The incorporator« of tire Klamath Oil company have elected the following officer«: G. Heitkemper, Jr., president; k. B. Hall, vice presi dent and general manager; Pierce Evans, secretary, and G. White, treas urer. It has long been claimed that indications are very strong of vast de posits of coal oil beneath the volcanic blanket in this region, as proven by the fact tliat it oozes up at various places. Plan Rast Room at Milton. Milton—An interdenominational so ciety has been formed In which all the churches are interested to promote the establishment or a reading room in the city. Meetings of the society will be held every two weeks. The reading room is intended as a rest room for the country people. A library of 600 vol umes has been arragml for. Commit tees representing different branch«« of tbe cwork have been appointed. Begin Work for Pu'p Mill. Oregon City—Work preliminary to the construction of the new mill of the Hawley Pulp A Paper company was be gun when a force of men started to build a walk leading from station A to the mainland. As soon as tide work is done, actual conatrnction of the new pulp mill on the Bite of station A will begin, and it is expected to have a por tion of the plant in operation by April next. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat—Club, 81c; blueetem, 83c; valley, 81c; ted, 79c. Barley—Feed, 626 per ton; brewing, $32; rolled, $29030. Date—No. 1 white, $27; gray, $27, per ton. Corn — W’hole, $32.50; cracked, $33.50. Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, $ 17 <9 $18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20®21; clover, $14015; cheat, $15; grain hay, $li@15; alfalfa, $12013; vetch, $14. Fruits—Apple«, table, $1.7503.00; cooking, $1.2501.50 per box; cran- berries, $8®11 per barrel. Vegetables—Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beet«, $1 per sack; cabtage, 101 )^c fier pound; cau liflower, $1.75 foil.85 ; celery, $3.750 4 per ciate; onions, 15020c per dozen; parsley, 2 >c per dozen; peppers, 17)4C per pound; pumpkins. 101 )^c per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spin ach, 6c per pound; sprout«, 8c per pound; «quash, 101 )^c per pound. Onions—$2 bo per hundred. Potatoes—$2.50 per hundred, deliv ered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.5(X«) 3.75 per cwt. Butter—Fancy creamery, 30035c per pound. Poultry—Average old hen«, 13013)4c perponnd; mixed chickens, 12)y013c; spring chicken«, 12<«913«; rooster«, 10011c; dressed chicken«, ’4c; tur keys, live, 140 15c; dressed, choice, 15 017c; geese, live, 9010c; ducks, 14f»i 15c; pigeons, 75.0$1; squabs, $1.5O®2. Eggs—Freeh ranch candled, 22)4® 23J4c per <loz<-n. Veal—750125 pounds, 7c; 150 to 2<Xi pennd», 506 %c. Pork—Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6)4 07c; packers, r,06c. Hope —1907, prime and choice 4)4® 6c per pound; olds 102c per pound. Wool—Eastern Oregon average best 18020c per pound according to shrink age; valley 18O,20c according to fine ness; mohair choice 29030c per pound. HL l'etereburg, Feb. 2ft—Th« skilful performance of tlw* polio« in th» round up ol th« great band ol plotters has won prats« throughout th« city, bearing wltiiM to th» thorough nr«« of the method« evolved for fighting terrorl«te lh« se*’ret police ar» spending unlim ited sums iu bringing th« tertorlela to justice and liave drafted agvnta of in ternational expetlence who at« thor oughly familiar with the by-ways ol Western anarchist« and who will in troduce an ¡improved trehnlqu« her». Th» polk*« department has entervd Into relations with detictive agencl«« abroad, and haaorganiatd an extensive ecrvlre iu all the centers where Russian emigrants congregate. particularly in New York, Paris and Switavrland. and are making a special effort to penetrate within the innetmuet councils of the Social Democratic and Social Revolu tionist organisations. la connection with the latest plot the men of the secret service were alwo- lutely trusted by comrades of the revo lutionists, who attended the meetings held In Finland, where tire final plan for the asaassinatlon of Grand Duke Nicholas Nichol lavitch and Judge Title glovltoff, minister of justice, was elab orated. Two hundred plain clothe« men were cal tel in by heads of the po lio« department and given precise in structions as to what action should he taken ami appermtly they arretted without erior the persons Involved Thus tar the police have failed to ex tract a conferelon from any of these ar rested aa to their identity, but several undoubtedly ate members cf aristocrat ic bouses. It is certain that number« of the conspirator« have managed to evade arrest, and a careful watch is be ing kept fur Uieee. ROADS LOSE APPEAL U. S. Supreiua Ccurt Upholds Llklos Low. DECIDES GREAT NORIHIRN CASE Attempt lo rl«y Ort Ona Law Against Another and Eacap« Penalties Completely Foiled. CHAHUkM ARE NLANDkHUUM. Fulton Denies F very Accusation Mads by Heney. Fortlaml, Feb. 34.—ill a Ling state ment given tu tbe news|«pers ol Port land tor publication, Oharlee W. Ful ton, senior United Htalre senator from Oregon, «uswers in detail the oharges mad« against him by Francis J. Heney, •l>eoial prosecutor for th** government lu the laud fraud cssre, In a s|HM*ch de- livered In the Flrat Ikingingatimial church In This oitjr on the night uf Jan uary 28 uf the present year. Al that time Mr. Heney ma*l« the direct charge that Nenalor Fulftm's long pertlcipatlon in cr*s>ked political ami business <lrels in Oregon, m*tal*ly In timls'i laiul frauds, had unfitted him to ixvupy the high nttice lie now holds ami auuoun*-*'il a determination to *>p|xa>e lo ths utmiet the senator’s candidacy for re-election. Mr. Heney further charg ed that Senator Fult*n is the tool of the railroad lntei<«ta al Washington and iepr*«cnts, not the |w*ople of hia state, but th« law delylng 0*1 ip nations in omgrres. The specific chsrgea ma«le In the llcney «|*eeoli are taken up one by one In Benatur’s Fulton’s answering state ment and denltd c*mipr<*h<*n»ively and in detail aa lo every material fact. Senator Fulton diww not mince matter» In laying before tlie pc«iple of tile alate hia defense. He strikes squarely from the alionhler and ebargra In Ihe plainest terms that I I* acouaer *l«lil***rwl**ly fal sified In his Ottngntratlonal church speech, which tfonalor Fulton pointe out to have been the climax ol a **atn- palgn of malliLms persecution an*l vil- llficstlon begun more than two years ago. Senator Fulton Impugns the honesty of Mr. Heney’« ruotl.es. Revenge «ml partisan politics, lie »aye, are the taale of tl e graft proesecutor’a enmity fat ward him, anti Mr. Ileney's olMcaaion by an irroprcMlnle ambition to aland In the limelight Is given aa an added incentive for what Senator Fulfam calls the law Ver's Utter disregard for the truth. Washington, F'vb 26 One of the main contentions by which th« rail- roads which gave and the corpora- tloua which received rvt>at»a lusped to escape punishment was »wept away today by a decision of the I'nttcd State» supreme court. Thia decision vllally affect» the case un- der which the Standard Oil Co. was fined $29.240,000 for Ihe Mine point was ral»ed. The cane upon which the decision wa» rendered sat luallluteil in th» I'nited States District Court for the District of Minnesota, which court fined the Great Northern ru 11 road $1,000 each for 15 violations of th» first sectiun of the Filkin» law. The alleged offense» against the law were committed during th** »uui- mer of 1906, and consisted in grant ing concessions to the W. I* l>**- vouraux Company on It» shipment» of oats and corn from Minnesota tu point» in Washington. Th» com pany admitted the concession» and fought the prosecution on the ground that by amending th« Filkins act no as lo provide tor puulshiiieut l>y Im prisonment rather than by flues the Hepburn law hud »0 modified the or iginal law as tu accomplish its re BLACK HAND BUSY. peal and render punishment under It Impracticable. Today's decision was announced by Justice White and af 1 hrsatsn to Blow Up Gov«rnm«nt firmed the finding of the District Powder Store«. Court uml th.' I' 1111**1 St.II.*. I'll, .III New York, Feb. 2ft —In a letter Court of Appeals. signed “Black Hand’’ and addressed to PRIERV |<« «LAIN. HtHOitSM UN MAHYLAND Commander Braunstiueter, in charge of the United States naval magasine at Iona Island, the threat ha« been made Explosion Averted by instant Obedi Anarchist Shoots Catholic Lsadsr In that the enormous «tore« of smokeless ence to Hurried Signal. Denver Church. powder on the island will lie blown up San Francisco. Feb 15. An art Denver, Col., Feb. 24. — Esther Leo unless the married men discharged of tieroialu |M*rformed by three blue from employment on tne island Janu jack* ts ou the I'nited States cruiser Heinrichs was shot and killed «h**n ary 1, 19<>s, be put back to work at Maryland during the recent target »¿ministering aacram<*iit at >arly mass once. There are 3,000,000 pounds of practice held at Magdalena Buy, wna In Ht. Elisabeth's Catholic chuicb, smokeless powder and other explosives all that prevented a repetition of the Eleventh and Curtis stre* t>. this city, Kneel- stored in the numerous magazines. Georgia dlsa»t**r off the Massachu at 6 a. tn. yesterday morning. Secret service men ate Working to setts coast last year, when Lieuten li g at the alter rail between two wo discover the identity of the writer of ant Goodrich, the son of Admiral men, liuaranaacio pressed the mussle the letter. Printed by band, the letter Goodrich, and 13 of his shipmates, of a revolver against the Issiy of the was mailed at the Haverstraw pretoffice met death in the explosion uf one of priest after receiving from him the con- the big guns. se**nile<l waler and shot the man of Gist two weeke ago. It was aa follows: it huppened while the Maryland “If the married men that were dis was having her try ut the navy r**c- through the heart. The ruuruerer wa« hurried to the city charged from Iona Island are not taken ord. After tbe second or third shot back again at once ail the magazine« from No 4, one tif tbe Maryland’s jail, and »■ threata of summary justice on the island will be blown up. The eight-inch guns, J. J. Donnelly, a were made by many men In the crowd, seaman, acting us first loader, dis which quickly gathered in front of ihe writer does not fear death. covered that two balls of fire were chiiiiti, Chief of l''illcr McHale I»o- Black Hand. ” On January 1 between 30 and 40 spinning around within thu screw larey called the reserve luree of patrol men, who had teen employed on the box. This fire should have gon** out men “I just went over there b*cau«r 1 island, were discharged, owing ty delay of the muzzle of the guu but It had to do so. have a grudge against all prieeie in in forwarding funds (r un Washington failed Without the loss of a moment, to continue work. This delay was Donnelly hastily signalled J. C King, there. They are all ags'nat the work looked npou at the time as temp* rary. the hoisting man. to lower the xm- ingman. I went to the communion rail and it was undenilood the meu would munition cur into the handling room, became I could g«t a better shut. 1 be taken t«ck as soon as the money ar and King, with the assistance of J. , did not give a damn whether he waa a Green, the rammer man, compiled German prl**«t or any other kind of a rived. Among the men discharge*!. mo«t of with the former's request upon the I priest. They are all In the same class.'* whom were laborers, were many Ital Instant. Twenty-five seconds elapsed before the fire In the screw-box wu« ians. RETURN BY SUEZ. Since the receipt of the letter every put out. but Iu that brief time u gteat dlsa *t**r w appnweh to the island has t>een guard Atlsntic Flset May Complete its Trip ed day and night by marine«, it is «»id. TRYING TO QtT tNUUGH MEN Around th« World ami the civilian employes have l«en Waatiingt* n, Feb. 22. — Irilerratlng kept under the ttriciest surveillance. Railroads Havs Ten Days Before New and important news r«*ls l*e to the fu b>na island 1« about «even miles aouth Law T«k«s ktfect. ture movements <*f the Amrrican battle- of West Point. lx>« Angeles, Feb. 25 With le«s 1 ship fleet wss made public st the con than ten days until the new federal clusion of the cabinet meeting yester Death at Grads Crossing law limiting the hours of labor of day by Hecretaty Metcalf, comprising Spring Valley, N. Y., Feb 25.—A certain railroad employes shall be foam «pecked pair of horse** that tore come effective, Los Angeles railway an Invitation from Ihe Australian gov through the streets early today, drag officials are preparing aa best they ernment to have the fleet, or at least ging with them a splinter« I wagon can tor the necessary changes which some of the vessels, visit that country, pole, brought to the village ihe til st must b<* made. Approximately 140 »nd Secretaiy Root's reply. Thia reply near» of a grade crossing accident in new telegraph operators will be re is tha first authentic information of which nine members of it« moat prom quire^ In the territory governed by the movements <if the fleet after Its inent families were either killrvl nut lais Angel*» general office». The journey to Kan Fiaiwaco has teen com- right or frightfully injurid. Four of Santa Fe will need the greater por pleted. After expressing the apprecia If it keep» alL Its tion! of the nation, the ae< letary say« the party were in«taDtly killed, two tion of these. open It will require 81 men on “The eventual movements of our died while being removed to the Hud offices Its coast line In addition to Its pres fleet have not hen determined. While son county h*«pital at Hoboken N. J , ent force. There Is a possibility that an*l tbe other three lie in a serious It will not be able to get that num it is poseible the vessels will return by condition st that institution tonight. ber at one«*. If so, It will tie neces wav of Hues. I would Is* glad If some sary to close a few offices nil or 11 of them could te sent I y the Australian part of the time until the additional route, lint It would te premature to Will Bare Ruef’« Secrets. promise this,’’ Han Francisco, Feb. 25.— Every de men can be found. tail of the negotiations between the Money Panic In Jap»** Threat to Blow Up Docks. graft prosecution and Al*e Ruef will te Berlin, F'eb. 25 Tbe tightening Winnipeg, Manitoba, Eel*. 24.—It bared in the exhaustive «Aids vita to te tile«! in Judge Lawlor's court this morn of financial conditions In Japan Is has just come to light that certain Ital ing by District Attorney Langdon, As regarded by banks here ns llk**ly to ians at l'ort Arthur and Fort William sistant District Attorney Francis J result In the trunHfer from lamdon attempted last week to til. w up the Heney and William J. Burns. Heney to Tokio nt a large portion of Jnp- hug« Canadian Northern rallauy ooal ami Burns »(rent yesterday in preparing an**s** bnlanc«*» and somewhat to dis d*cks ncr ntly erected at an eaormona markets, cost. Following tbe instom <>f the their affidavits, and while they aould turb European money ’s balances In London are es- “ll'ark Hand” ami similar blackmail not disciiMi the contents of the docu Japan tlniat.*! al b*lw.**n $*; ii .* hiu . o * iu ,ie.f ing ws-ietiea, they first sent a letter to menta, both said that the sworn «tate- I........... At th** .ln|>aliiHi* Ern- manta would include every important briHHy the news of panicky conditions the manager of the dock that they detail of their relations with Ruef, nt ttsakl, Kyoto and Kobe Is dlH- would blow him and his Institution tip cr* *llt**d, but private advice» to Ger unless he found them work, naively Operate on Edison man firms trading In the Fur East sibling that nn explosion would creste plenty of work lor the shoveler». New York, Feb. 25.—Thomas A. confirm the scarcity ofmoney. Edison, the inventor, iaa patient at the Santa Fa’s Cry of Misery Urge Work on Amur Road Manhattan hoepttal, where last night Topeka, F'eb. 25.- On the Santa he underwent an.operation intended to Ht. Petersburg, Feb. 24 —A secret relieve him of trouble in the left ear. Fe railroad 486 new operators will session of the donma committee on Im The operation, which was not consider I k * required, the Gulf lines excepted, perial defense tonight wa* devoted to ed especially eerious, was performed by to comply with th«* provisions of the ■ flairs in the Fsr ami Near East. It Dr. Arthur D. Deull, the ear specialist, federal nine-hour law, to go Into was stteniled by Premier Stolypin, M. who opened an abscess In the middle effect March 4. About 60 arc re Iswolsky, the ministir of foreign ear. The operation wan seemingly quired on th«* eastern grand divi «fl.urs, nn*i M Kokovab* ff, th«* min wholly successful and a prompt recov sion. The oflliials do not know ister of finance, who outlined $1 e Rus whether th«*y will I m * abb* to get the sian policy. Tin* minister n«g«*<l speetly ery is anticipated. requisite number of n«*w men or not. Notices w«*re posted in the Hrinta co istruction ol the Amur rwilrisid work Repair at Puget Sound. Fe shops at Newton today that em on s h <’h was formally h*gun iHHt sum Heattie, Feb. 25.—The Colorado and ployes need not report for work till mer an*i which is drelgrusl to give Rus. the Pennsylvania, armored cruisers nt Monday. March 2. About 200 men , si» n line to Vlalivostuk entirely through Russian territory. the first class, arrived at the navy yard are affected. trxlay for dry docking ami repairs. The Plumbara a» Inspectors Black Hand Threats Terrors« Colorado will Ire equipped with a new Han Francisco. Feb. 24.—The Master main battery of four eight inch breech .S.*;i|lle, Wash.. F<*l>. II III.-** *k hailing rifles. The two vessels will ire Hand Society notices, Hint through Plumbers' association of this city st a followed by eight other warships which the malls and posted on doors and meeting t<slay decidml to Instruct em fences, with the object of frighten ployes to Inform the health officials in will ire repaired by April 26. ing Italians who have offended the each instance where nnsgnitnry condi so<*l**ty In the mining village of tions w« re fotfnd or the law requiring Main Water Pipe Bursts. Black Diamond, 25 mil**» from H**- Paris, Feb. 25.—The main water attle, reached a climax Inst Friday the construction of rat proof buildings pipe of Paris, under Tnilleriss Btreet, night when J. Vltero was shot” nt is being Ignored. Warned of the cer burst last evening and converted the three times jvhlle^making his way tainty of a quarantine unless the rata street into a torrent. The water florsled home Ono Imlht passed through were exterminated at once and the cellar» in various aide streets, extin his left arm and another cut his plague stani|«a*l out, the plnmtera to k action hi war* I co operation. guishing .fires «nd stopping the dyna coat. mos in st least one large hotel, putting Fabuloua Strike la Mads the building in darkness. Rnowstorm Costa *25,000 Rawhide. Nev., Feb. 25.—Whnt Is Chicago, Feb. 24.—The city has com said to he the most, wonderful strike Russia Backs Down. pleted the task of clearing the business Copenhagen, Feb. 25.—It is under In the history of mining In Nevada section of the snow that fell in Ihe was made today on the Happy Hooli stood in diplomatic circles that as a re gan claim. Assnys of the ore show great atorm of last week. Four thou sult of pressure from other powers Rus values as high as $79.600 to the ton. sand men were kept busy for four day» sia has abandoned her plan nt fortify The ground has been purchased by and -8,000 wagon loada of snow were ing the Aland Islands and that an en E. W. King, a bunker of Bozeman, removed. The expense to the city wm tente will soon be arranged. Mont. about $25,000.
