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.