Bohemia Nugget HOWAItli A I1IIOWN, rub. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY Comprehensive Review ot the Import lit Happening of the Past Week Presented In Condensed Farm, Most Likely to Prove Interesting, Tlio blockado on Vcnc.uolan potts nai neon raued. A Moro stronghold In tlio rhlllp- pines lias surrendered. China Is baying arms in violation of tlio treaty with tlio nines. , Mrs. Roosevolt Is ill and has collod all social engagement. nasi tugar men liave again blocked tin- pigo ot tlio Philippine tariff bill An exceedingly rich gold strike has .-en oiado in Josephine county, ure- i hill creating a department ot (. i tmco has boon signed by the presi i. i L i bill has been Introduced in tlio i . sue to prevent haling at tlio Anna 1 lis nival acadomy. Senator llanna fa again trying to re vive to ship subsidy bill, bat meets WIUi CK opposition. Coalmittces from the Oregon and Washington legislatures met at OIym I a aad dlscuised flth laws. tiaargo Cole, under arrest at Butte fo; tku recent holdup ot n Burlington train In Montana, hat confessed. He implicates a man named Georgo How ant, ho is still at large. A campaign agaiqst the "get-rich-qaick" oflices which do business under tbt name of turf investment companies to s-iw being conducted in New York, as well as in Chicago and St. Louis. The Newspaper Deadhead. Why should people ask for free & nowapapers, asks the Toronto g i Evening Telegram, anymore than S they loot lor Irco cigars, free urn i brellas, free walking sticks, free j collars, free .cuffs or free beef- steaks? Every copy of a newe- 5 paper is a product which costs g money. The tailor, the tobac- conitt, the gents furnisher or the ) grocer is not called upon to sap- ply free copies of the product i which they handle. The people who aro aggrieved if they cannot get a freo copy of a newspaper would not think oi struggling for i a place on the freo list of a croc- j ory store, a dry goods store, or i Duicnor a shop. It is the principle more than the cost of the free newspaper j idea which is repugnant to all i sound business notions. Dr. Rocco Brindlsl, for 11 years the Italian conslnar agent at Boston, has been appointed by the king of Italy vice consul for New England. Father Edumnd Goetz, a tamou South Alrican astronomer, after 14 months in America, has palled for France, where he will secure astronom leal instruments for the first obeerva tory In boutli Africa. Reciprocity with Italy and no restrict tion of immigration to this country were the keyontes struck by the speakers at the third annual banquet oi the Italian chamber oi commerce In New i ork city. The great prevalence of smallpox in the ConnellsvIIle, Pa., coke region has prompted the officials of the II. C. Frlck coke company to issue an order calling lor the free vaccination of all Its employes and their families. Andrew Uarnegte lias a trust com pany of bis own in New York to aid blm In making donations. When he wants to make a gift he merely notifies the head of his private - trute company to credit so-and-so the required amount and tlio whole matter is oil bis mind The collier AJax, which arrived in New York from ban Juan de Porto Rico, has on board the remains of the nlno sailors of the battleship Massachu setts, who were killed in an explosion In the 12-inch gun turret on tbat ves sel, bight of the bodies will be for warded to relatives. The other body, that of Boastwain Uendrickson, who had no relatives in the United States. will be buried at the naval cemetery at the navy yard at Brooklyn. Professor II. V. Jenks, of Cornell university, has been invited by the Mexican government to go to Mexico to consult with the authorities there re' garuing tne establishment oi a new monetary system. The Cornell trustees have granted Professor Jenks leave of absence for one month, and- he will leave tor Moxico in March. The sonata has ratified the Alaskan boundary treaty. Germany has repudiated her agree ment in the Venezuelan negotiations. East St. Louis will erect a separate building at the tit. Louis fair. The Park hotel at Coshocton, 0., suffered a (35,000 fire loss. Forty guest had narrow escapes, all getting nut in thoir night clothes. The British torpedo boat destroyer Quail went ashore a week ago near Point Barin, says a Herald dispatch from Port of Spain, Trinidad. The resignation of midshipman Pear son from the Naval academy at Annap olis because he was hazed has been re jected by Superintendent Brownson. The Washington legislature has In definitely postponed action on McBrlde's railroad bill. Many statos have petitioned for pop ular election ot senators, but the senate iodise to act. The agreemont for an incroaie of wagea for trainmen and conductors on the Southwestern railroads has been signed at St. Louis. In the private collection of George Frederick Kunz, now on exhibition in New York, is a pure diamond imbedded ' n tho center of a 40-pound meteorite. PRBSIDENT APPROVBS. Last Obstacle In Way ot Deschutes Irrl gallon Project Removed. Washington, Feb. 17. President Roosevelt this afternoon advltod Rep- rossnlatlvo Moody that ho today a' proved the map and contract with the state of Oregon permanently segregate ing 84,707 acrea ot land In the IVa. chutes vnlloy, which It la proposed shall bo reclaimed under the Carey act by the Pilot Butte development com pany, ot which A. M. Drako is presl dent. This action ends the long contro versy, and so far as the general govern' mont is concerned, gives this company the right to proceed with the immediate construction of lis irrigation system according to tho approved plana. Gov ernment officials hero regatd this a the most Important and most premising Carey act proposition In tlio state, and eoo no resaon wh the project shout not be carried through in the 10 years Allowed by law to successful comple tion. Under the terms of tho contract with tlio stato, tho Pilot Butto company will bo allowed to charge an annual wator rental of (1 per acre, the lien of the company amounting to ( S4S,oa This case Is tho first one in Oregon nnder tho Carey act to bo approved by the president. It has been hung up In the land office since early last summer Representative Moody throughout the cession has been urging immediate ac tion on all Carey act cassa In Ocrgon, but it waa not until Commissioner Richards took hold that ho was able to get this case "jarred loose." COAL TO DC SCARCE. Strike of British Columbia .Miners Is Be coming Serious. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 17. The strike hich has been declared in the coal mines of the Crows' Nest coal company. t i-ernie, Michel, Mornsey and Coal creek will, it is feared, be almost as grave in its indirect as in its direct effects, which threaten to coe every smelter in tli Kootenai and Boundary countries. Recently the miners of Nanalmo affiliated with the Wet-tern Federation ot miners, in direct antagon ism to Ralph Smith, M. P., who warned them that in so doing they would lie imperilling the good relations which have existod between them and the new anconver coal company. It is now considered likely that if the strike is not settled In Ferule, not only will there be great suffering there, but the miners of Nanalmo may be called out. This would paralyze the coal trade ot San Francisco. Tho situation is viewed ith the greatest apprehension and coal retailers are hurrying scows to Nanalmo to insure a good reserve supply in case ot trouble. A special dispatch from Fernio says tho strike situation Is not changed and there is likely to bo a long struggle The miners are determined that the union shall be recognized, and the manager of the coal company is abao- lutey opposed to meeting them. deputation consisting of three miners from Morrlssey, Michel and Coal creek tried to pre.-ent their grievances before Manager Tonkin, but he refused to lis ten. He will meet them individually but not collectively. Manager Tonkin saya the miners are making better wages than in any other place in Canada. BILLS FOR THE NORTHWEST. Report on Klamath Treaty Lllesavlng Station for Tillamook Bay. Washintgon, Feb. 17. Represents the Moody this morning secured a fa' vorable leport nn his bill introduced yesterday providing for ratifying the Klamath Indian treaty. He will try to mve it pat in tne Indian appropria tion mil now in conference. The omnibus public building bill re ported to the house today carries $100. 000 each for the buildings at Tacoma and Spokane, with which to begin con' straction when plans have been com pleted. At the request of Senator Mitchell, a bill was Introduced in the senate todav authorizing the establismbent of a lite saving station at the entrance of Tilla- mook bay. Representative Jones today escured an amendment to the sundry civil bill appropriating $22,000 for a lighthouse at Muckilteo point, near Everett. By request of Represetative Jones. deputy United States marshal is here after to be stationed at North Yakima to prevent sales of liquor to Indians on tne reservation. Senator Mitchell continues to im prove, uaa weatner. however, me- vents nlB going ont. Coaling Stations In Cuba. Havana, Feb. 17. President Palma s ready to sign the naval coaling eta tions argeement on receipt of President Rooeavelt's approval of certain minor changes. If a reply is received in time, Minister Squiers will call for New York this afternoon carrying with him the igned agreement for President Rooso- elt's Bingature. The object of Mr. timers' visit to Washintgon is to con fer with the authorities with reference to the permanent treaty between the two countries which will cover the eov ereignty of the Isle ot Pines. Ladrones Driven Back. Manila, Feb. 14. A hundred la' drones attacked the town of Nanian, Island ot Mindora. yesterday. The constabulary repulsed them after a scat tering hght, which lasted several hours. during which one la'drons was killed and ono wounded. Twenty womon and children living in tho town were in jured. Inspector Crockett, with a largo force of mounted constabulary, has Bwept through Northern Rlzal and Southern Balacan, where ladroones have been operating, but he failed to find a truce of them. Meteor Falls In Utah. Salt Lake, Feb. 17. A spoclal to the Tribnue Iiom Bingham,' Utah, rays mammoth meteor struck the earlh In the vicinity of this place at 4:45 o'clock this morning. The falling body when collided witlr the earth caueod win dows to rattle and houses to tromble, while a sound like a mlorhtv clan of thunder awakened the inhabitants from their sleep. Peoplo thought there had been an earthquake and much alarm was felt for some time. , THE LEGISLATURE WHAT TUB LAWMAKERS OP OREOON ARE D01NQ AT SALEM. Bills ol Importance That are Being Intro duced and Acted L'pon In Both Houses Measure Signed by the Governor Progress ot the Balloting for United States Senator. Monday. Tho vote Fulton 32, Gcer 15, Wood 14, Williams 17, scattering 3, absent ami paired l. Tho Senate A iolnt resolution was adopted calling upon congress to order a constitutional convention lor the pur pose ot framing an amendment for the election ot United States senators by direct veto. To fix salary ot superln tendent of public instruction at 13,000, passed. To regulate employment ot fe males, passed. Tho House To pay Indian war vet erans, Indetlnltely postponed. llio greater part ot tho day waa taken up in Introducing now bills Appropriations already provided for amount to (2.3S6.SU0.82, Governor Chamberlain vetoed the bill classing bicycles with horses in tho statute defining larceny; also tlio ono to prohibit stock running at largo in Marion county. Triday. Tho vote Fulton 33, Goer 10, Wood 10, Williams 17, scattering 3, absent S. The Senate To declare press associa tions common carriers, defeated. To provide a matron at the penitentiary, passed. To repeal law granting rebates to owners ot wide tired wagons, passed. Tho House To use convict labor on public roads, pasted. A 'measure waa introduced to regulate railroad rates. To provide a groat seal for the state, re ferred to a special committee. Thursday. The vote Fulton 34, Geer 15, Wood 15, George 13, scattering 6, absent or paired 7. The Senate To require district at torneys to render legal services for school districts without additional compensation, passed. To create Baker county the Eighth judicial district, passed. To regulate sale of explosives to children, passed. The House To appropriate $20,000 for experiment station at Union, passed. To reguiato chid labor, passed. A reso lution tbat no bills be introduced after February 13, except by commit tees, adopted. Wednesday. The vote Fulton 33, Geer 15, Wuod 16, George 15, scattering 3, absent and paired 8, The Senate To authorizo the con' structlon of a portage railway between Uelllo and The Dalles, passed. To in crease term ot office of assessor to four years, passed. To make eight hours' labor a day's work, indefinitely post poned. The House To create the office ot commissioner of labor statistics, failed to pass. To extend Australian ballot to cities of 2,000 people or over, passed To authorizo Portland to constuct an additional ferry, referred to Multno mah delegation. A concurrent resolution was adopted by both houses asking the historical society to preserve the old blockhouse on the Grand Ronde reservation, Tuesday. The vote Fulton 31, Geer 15, Wood 16, George 1, scattering 0, abeent and paired 8. The Senate To require sheriffs to make monthly settlements with county treasurers, passed. To relocate conn' ty seat of Wallowa county, passed. To create county of Stockman, defeated, The House For a portage road above The Dalles, passed, 45 to 7. For a matron at the penitentiary, passed lo repeal scalp bounty, passed. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 76c: blue stem, 88c; valley, 78Kc Barley Feed, (23.60 per ton; brew. ing, $24. Flour Best grade, $4.30(34.85 : grab' am, I3.463.86. Mlllstuffs Bran, $18310 per ton middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920 chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white. $1.15 & 1.20 gray, (l.lZJ-JQl.IS per cental. Hay Timothy, I1112; clover, $890; cheat, (910 per ton. Potatoes Best Eurbanks,C0376cper tack; ordinary, 4050c per cental growers' rices; Merced sweets, (2 2.25 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12c young, ll12c; hens, 12Jc; turkeys, live, 1610c; dressed, 1820c; ducks, (37.60 per dozen; geese, (7(38.60. Cheese Full cream, twins. 10H& 17Kc; Young America, 17K18c; factory prices, llHc less. Butter Fancy creamery. 3032Mc per pound; extras, 30c; dairy. 203 22c; store, 1518c. Eggs 2326 per dozen. Hops Choice, 2227c per pound. Wool Valley, 12316c: Eastern Oregon, 814Kc; mohair, 26328c. iieef uross, cows, 3(33c per pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7c, Veal 7)4mXc. Motion Gross. 4c per pound: dressed, 7$c. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound: dressed, 7sc. Hogs Gross, 0)ic per pound: UresB6it,7(H7Hc. doing Out to Fight Rcccls. Caracas, Feb. 12. A force of 2,000 men, with 50 horses and two guns. under command ot the minister ot war, eneial lerrera, left Caracas this morning in the direction of the seaport of Iflguerote 05 miles east of Caracas. The object, of the expedition Is to at tack a body ot 1,500 revolutionists under General Mdnagas. who Is report ed to bo too feeble to attack tho gov ernment torces, but strong enough to dovaetate the district around Rio Ohlco, province of Miranda CO miles south east of Caracas. NORTHWEST IN CONORUSS. Public Building for Oregon City - Light, houses tor Pacific Coast. Washington, Fob, 14. Sonator Simon today reported to tho senate his bill authorising tho purchase of it site and tho erection ot n public building at Oregon City, slto and building to cost not over $100,000. Tho sonalo coimncrco commlttceo to day reported as amendments to the sundry civil bill several bills that have previously passed tho mutate, among them Mug bills appropriating (4,000 for a new building at tho Yaqtllna light station. (400 for Cape Blanco light station, (350,000 tor a now light house in Alaska, and the bills eelnb lishlng life-saving stations at Capo Mattery, Wash., and Nome. Alaska. Senator Foster intends to offer as an amendment to this same measure his bill, recently reported, appropriating i iO.uuu for additional buildings, work shops, walls, etc., at McNeill's island pontentlary. Wash., to Increase its capacity to UOO. Ho may not succeed, as tho department ot justice does not approve the expenditures. A contract was today awarded to Raymond A. Perry, of San Franlcsoo. for dredglngTacoma harbor, thoamount ot the award being (13,524. IMPRISONED IN Till) ICB. Many American and Canadian Fishermen In Deadly Peril. Channel, N. F., fob. 14 The rev enue cutter Souilnohvfrom Boston, has arrived safely at Port Basque, after a terrific battle lasting 18 hours with heavy Arctic ico. The Seminole Ik now 100 miles from tho imprisoned fisher men in tho Bay of Islands. Between this point and where a dozen or moro schooners, some American, are held fast in the frozen sea, still heavier ice must bo encountered before tho Semin ole can succeed in reaching her destin ation. The Canadians, who for moro than a month have endeavored In vain to pen etrate the Icefield, have given up how ot reaching their countrymen in th Bay of islanhds. They think it Impos sible for the Seminolo to force her way through the pack of Ice, but tho Ameri cana will make the effort alter coal and more provisions are added to the reven nuo cutter's stores. No word has been received from the fishermen since one of the tlect which escaped the Ico stopped at this port and reported tlio plight of tho others. It is believed the men on the ill-fated ships are in danger ot starvation, and grave fears are entertained that many have succumbed to the cold. Tho Seminole carries an extra supply of clothing, blankets and medicines. She will at tempt to break up the? ice, about the fleet, but it unable to do this will to get near enough to the vessels to move the crews. try re- BLIZZARD IN WVOMINO. Bitter Cold, Deep Drilling Snow and N Teed tor Cattle or Sheep. Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 14. Tli Btorm that has been raging for several days has assumed the proportions of blizzard throughout houthern and West era Wyoming, and stockmen who are ranging herds and flocks in regions where there is little or no feed aro now greatly alarmed. In tho western portions of the stato anow has fallen to a great depth, but from Evanston east to the Nebraska line the snowfall has gradually dimln ished. High winds have accompanied the storm, and the mow has been piled np in railroad cuts, greatly to tho delay of traffic. Tho weather has boon bit terly cold, and the indications aro for even colder weather. In the Red Desert country between Rawlins and Evaiibton, which is the most favored ot all the winter ranges 1 trio state, sneep aro dying, the grass being covered up, and the supply of sagebrush short. Cattle aro in poor condition, owing to the long string ol severe storms, and in sections where there ia no hay to fed the loss will bo considerable. Stifled by Qa. Chicago, reb. 14. live men met death and 10 wore overcome tonight by the fumes of gas escaping from tho pur ifying box in tho plant of the North western gas light and coke company at Ulua ilsand. The men had been en gaged in changing the purifying box, According to the statements of tho men at the plant, when the men finished the work of changing the substance in tho box, thoy did not c!oso tho covers of the box. When the gas was turned Into tho box for tho purifying process overwhelmed the men. Robbers' Carriage Found. Butte, Mont., Feb. 10. The officers believe that without doubt they have located the rubber-tired rig need br tho robbers ol the Burlington train. They are now diligently searching for tlio man who hired a carriage at Sloan v McGorven'x livery stable the night of the robbery, and returned with it with' in an hour and a half alter the robljory; The stable boy said that tho horses were covered with foam and appeared to have been driven at breakneck speed for some time before they were brought to the stable. Planned a Massacre. Salt Lake, Feb. 14, A apeclal tc tho Herald from Ogden says that as the re' suit of the general investigation brought about by the recent attempt of certain inmatei of the state reform school at Ogden to burn the buildings, the oil clals have unearthed a conspiracy amongs ome of the girl Inmates to poi Bon Hie teachers and others in author ity at the school. Tho superintendent will not disclose tho names of those involved. Finish Fight for Statehood. Washington. Feb. 13. Tho friends of statehood today reached a definite, de cision to have the omnibus statehood bill reported as a rider to tho postofllco appropriation bill. It Is expected that tills action will Ira taken tomorrow. It is the nurnose to mako a fight in the senate to havo tho statehood bill tacked on to ono of tho appropriation bills, passagoof which is absolutely necosjary to tho running of tho government. PROTOCOLS SIGNED BLOCKADE OP VENEZUEUN PORTS TO til! RAISED AT ONCE. Allies Must Return Alt Vessels, War and Merchant, Seized by Thetn-ltaty and llermany Secure Better Terms Than Ureat Britain Other Nations May Pretest Against Preference. Washington, Fob. 14. Herlmrt W llowon, Venezuelan reprm'iitatlvo In the iaco negotiations nt Wnshingtuiil today signed with each of tho allien' reprwentatlvea protocol providing lor tho Immediate raising of tho blockado and for tho reterencv ol tho nui'Mlon ol preferential treatment ot tlm clams ol tho allien against Yemxucla to The llaguo arbitration tribunal, l'halliia formalities occurred at tho British uui' luitsy. The British protocol mu in English, tho Italian In Italian, and tho German in German and English. Mr. llovton signed in duplicate for Veneiu oU, Sir Michael Herbert for Great Britain, Slguor Mayor des Planches lor Italy and Baron Speck von Stornebrg for Germany. Immediately on the signing ot tho last protocol cables were dispatched to London, Berlin and Ito'no announcing tho tact. It is eiixwtod that tho com manders ot tho blockading Meet within the noxt 24 hours wilt rocolvo their orders to withdraw their vessel ut onco. By tho provisions ot these prelimin ary protocols, which havo required more than threo mls ot constant lie- Rotation, Venezuela makes two distinct galus, tho immodlatu raising of a block ade from which she has boon differing (or some weeks, and tho return of all vessels, war and merchant, which havo been captured by the allied Meet. lirent Britain, Germany and Italy ach receive ndvanm payments of 5,500 pounds, Great Britain receiving her payment on tho signing of tho pro tocol, and Germany and Italy within 30 and 00 days from date. Germany in addition will receive Ilvii monthly payments until tho full amount paid her in udvanco aggregates (340.000. As a guaranty for the satisfaction of their claims, Mr. Bowcn pledges the allies a share with tho other creditor nations in 30 bepr cent of tin- customs receipts ol tho two iorta of lj (lu.ivru and Puerto Cabello. Thi percentage will bo set aside beginning March 1 and retained In tho Venezuelan treasury until The Hague tribunal shall decide whethor it shall be distributed without prccedehco among the cUimant'natlons. or whethor the alllod powers of Great Britain, Gormany ami Italy shall re ceive preferential payments. Italy by her protocol gains immediate payment of her first class claim with out further adjudication, r.a soon as the Joint commission at Caracas shall have passed on tho remainder of her claims, fn round uumliers the adjudicated Italian claimx amount to (500,000, from which will Ihi subtracted tho (27, 000 to bo paid her in 00 days from the signing ot her first protocol. The Ital ian ambassadcr also has secured for his government the Insertion In tho proto col oi an agreement that Venezuela will insert in her treaty with Italy the "favored nation clause" tmfseased by other nations. Great Britain has left her protocol unchanged since it was up proved by tho London foreign ofllco, eomo days ago. It Is stlpulatodd by tho prootcola that tho claims of tho creditor nations shall lio adjudicated by joint commissions to consist In each In stance ot a Venezuelan, a representation of the claimant ponur ami, in case of a disagreement, nn umpire to be named by the president of the United States. Bitter Cold In Nevada. Fait Lako City, Feb. 10. Bitterly cold weather prevails ovor Nevada. Northern Utah, Southern Idaho and Wostern Wyoming. Wells, Novnda, reports a tomporaturo of 42 degrees bo- low zero last night, whllo 33 bolow was reported at Winnomucca, A nurnborof freight trainH nro roportod stalled on sidings ncroHH the Nevada desert, tho cold having lcen so eitremo tnatit wan impoHidble for the engine crewa to keep up sufficient steam. Much loss to live stock is feared in Wyoming, where con ditions before the cold wavo wore very favorable It was 2 dogrees abovo zero in Salt Lako last night, tho coldest of tho winter. Rockefeller Always Quarded, Lakewood, N. D Fob. 10. John D, Ilockufoller lias returned to Lake wood and Is staying with his son-in-law and daughter, Profesxor and Mrs. Charles A. Strong, at their cottago on tho Lako drive. Two watchmen guard tho Strong cottago at night. A messenger was do tamed tor nun an hour before lio suc ceeded In satisfying tho guards that ho waa not a suspicious person. When Mr. Rockefeller camo to visit them two months ago, tho Strongs hired a night watchman, who lins lic-en on duty regit larly since then. Carnegie Offered lo Help. Washington, Fob. 17. Moved by tlio spirit in which Horbert W. Hon on has conducted the peace negotiations at Washington with tho representatives of tho allies, and anxious that his nils fllon should succeed, Andrew Carneglp, upon hearing of Uermany a action In demanding a cash payment of 1,718,- 000 bolivars, Instead of tho 5,500 pounds previously promised her, eont tho following message to Mr. Bowcn I shall bit glad to hand ovor at onco (300,000 to moot the Gorman demand If Venezuela desires it." Cattle Disease Again. Washington, Feb. 10. The foot nnd mouth dlM-aso ban beenrno Horioua again n Massachusetts, and Vi, Salmon, the chief of tho bureau of animal Industry, will return to Boston in a few days to Investlgato tho situation, Simulating reports havo reached Secretary WIIhou regarding fresh outbreaks of tho disease near Boston, wheru most of tho canes recenttly havo hecomo concentrated. and there Is much anxiety over a possi ble spread of tho disease. RUNAWAY CARS. Device to Citch Them and Mukt Them Harmless Indented by Burling ton Olllclal. Omahn, Neb., Feb. 18. W. 3. O. Kenyoti, general manager of tint Union Block yards nt Omaha, and oriuorly general passenger agent ol tlio Chicago, Burlington A Northern railway, h patented u dovlco (or thu Mocking and derailing ot cars to pro ent accidents nil tho main linen ol railroads. This now dovlco conslsla ut n strong steel blink that may Ixt at tached toeiiroly to tho rail nt tho but torn of any steep gradtt. It hits u channel In tho upper surface, so that the Mango of (ho car wheel will run Into It and thereby detail n wild or run-aniiy car. It sometimes lmpHiis that a heavy train of height car will hioak In two whllo going up a stvep griido and Hint portion of tho train not at tached to Iho engine start I '.nk down tho grade at terrlllo swl, and usually crashes Into othor cars back down tho road, doing liuiuenso damage to thu ruipaway car and to those standing till. Thn road bod Is also badly dam aged In such cases and both freight and imntongtir traffic delayed until tho truck is cleared at great oijienso and loss of time. All tills damage and lost of money, lietide serious danger to lldt, can Ixt avoided by tho use ol M-. Kenyou'a de railing block, tiecaitso thn run-away car I thrown from tho track quickly and cleanly, U'fnro any damguo can Im done to tho rood Ihm or to other freight and passenger tialllv. Mr. Kenyou' device I destined to liccomo ot groat li'notU to railroad traf fic all over the world, but moro esmvl- ally In tho mountainous Hirtlous, where heavy grades cannot bo avoided, on which train frequently part under the great strain neciwiry to carry them on their way. Exxrlncod rail road men rccognliu this drealling block as simple, strong and efleclho. URIIAT ARSI1NAL BURNIU), Storehouse of Arm and Ammunition at Rock Island tcstru)d. Rock Island, III., 1'eli. 13. Shop A. tho prlnclMil storolmuio ol the II ink Island arsenal, was destroyed by lire last night, together with Its contents, which Included cavalry and Infantry equipment of every ile-crlption, nnd 1,000,000 rounds of Krag-Jorgenren smoklc-KS ammunition. The content were north (l,AOO,000. Thn building was a massive strmtura, three stories in height, and wa erected 'JO year ago at a cost of (400,000. Thu flame In tho great Institution endangered properly worth many 1 1 nun tho amount lost. Thu Urn was under control by 1 o'clock this morning, at which hour Major Blunt, the com mandant, estimated the loss at (l,l00, 000. There were no casualties so far a known. Thousand of people stood on thn rides of the river unit watched the fire. When tho Maine got beyond tho con trol of the arsonal lire brigade, an ap peal for help waa sent to Davenport, Hock Island, Molina ami He Moines. Two companies from each ol there near by cities resionded, Imt by tho time tuey arrived mo stoichoiist) wa a mass , 111 u projioitMi enlargement ol tho for of llames, and owing tc tint largo umnniit , est reserve of that slate and so riunier of ammunition in the building It wa , havo Uen the protest against tba considitnd dangerous to Kirmlt tlirm to di'partmuiu'a action, that Iteprenonln approach the building. Atcordingly tivu Jones I considering Ilia advlsahlli all their efforts were directed toward preventing tho destruction of other building of thu plant. In this they were silccesslul COALINU STATIONS IN CUBA. Palma Agrees with Ills Congress on Ces sion to the United State. Havana, Feb. 12. Uthoogh a fairly uounno understanding ha licen reach Ml with tho United State reprosunta tlvcs In regard to coaling stations oi this island, Pnisldont Palma Is Inclined to further foul thu public pulso before committing his gnvornmont to tl agri-omont. Accordingly, ho hold conferenco wilh the loading sonator and representative at tho palaco today and thu matter was discussed 'with the rojult that no opposition to the agreo. ment developed except in minor points, It Is understood tbat tho naval situ tion treaty la not Ijendont in any de gree on tlio confirmation of tho reclpro city treaty since tho coaling station nr rangemont la explicitly provided (or by tlio riatt amondmont. Smoot Will Demand Scat. Salt Lako, Feb. 13. Sonator-clect lined Smoot, of Utah, will, it Is an iiminced, go to Washington next week His credentials a senator to succeed Senator Rawlins will then ho presented "The protosts against my being seat cd in tho Scnato will make no differ onco in my plans." said Sir. Smoot. "I expect to taku my seat, and do not anticipate any serious interference. see no reason why there should Ihi, mottling can no iirougnt against me oxcept that I am a member of tho Mor mon church." Slgtbce as Commandant. Washington, Feb. 13. Canlaln unaries u. bigsneo, who waa in com mand of tho battleship Maino when alio was destroyed in tho harbor of Ha vana, will probably bo assigned to dulv as commander ot tlio navy yard at Bremerton, Wash., as tho Buccossor of Rear Admiral Yatos Stirling, who has boon ordorod to command tho l'hllin ilno squadron or the Asiatic Moot. Jt s expectod that Rear Admiral Stlrllm. will haul down IiIh Mag at tho Pugot douiiu navy yarn in nbout n month nnd proceed to thu Philippines. Woman Suffrage Defeated. Butte, Mont.. Feb, 12 A Unburn special say tho house today killed thu woman suffrage bill by a vote of 41 to 21. ThlH effoctlvoly dlsjioHes of tho measure at this session. Tho report of tho committee rocomnioifdlni.' for n,i. Bago tho appropriation carrying (35, 000 for tho St. Louis fair was a feature of tho morning soibIoii of the houso, Another bill favorably rnnortnil nml which was adopted was tlio election bill Introduced by Schwond. To Raise Minimum Pension. It, -..1.1 l r .1. .n ..... uasninuioii, rou, ye, A I 111 was Introduced today by Sonator Burton providing that henceforth tho minimum pension uliall be (12. It provides for tm incroaso to that figure of all hen ions now bolow that sum, , ATTACKED UNIONS LAWYERS I'OH NON-UNION MINERS ASSERT KJOIITS. Say Coal Strike Commission Must l lnd Miner' Union Responsible for Violence Which I'mcntrd Non-Union Men from Working -Union Denounced a I'o ntciiter of Crime and Anarchy. Philadelphia, Fob. 12. Thn United Mlnnnorker of Amur lea a an organ tuition wa severely scored today by counsel Indole tho nnthracllo coal strlko commliMloii. Tho nonunion men, through their attorney, John T. Ijmi. ban, presented tliolr sldo of tho contra versy and demanded consideration at tlio baud ol thn commission, claiming tho legal right to earn n living a they might elect without Hut consent or dic tation ol the union. During hi pre. suntatlon of tho enso, Mr. Lenahnn do. iiminced tho union a a (omouter ol crime and anarchy. Tho main feature, of his argument v. as thu claim that tho union hal no legal or moral right In coerctt miner Into iiioiuhoralilp or to arrogate to Itself thu authority lo lit tint wage of uiinoMurktir. Mr. I.eiiHliaii, In III argument, pro sontod three projHBltloin. Hit submit ted that the ooi lou must llnd thn Culled Mlutiworkcre I()miiIiu for tba violence and oilier unlawful actr which deprhed tho nonunion mliiera ol their lawful right to Hurk; that all authori ties nrgeo that thu law guarantee to every man (ho right to work where, when and for whom ho please, and that nothing could Justify a finding by tint commission that nonunion miners must deal with their employer through Urn medium ol tlio union or I hi suhjmt In the slightest degree to thu control or dictation of Hie union. Jaine II. Turrvy, nimisol for tlio Delaware .k Hudson company, claimed that tho iiiestlon ol recognition ol thu union was not an issuu before the coin inlwlon, but he devoted much tlinn In the eoii'ideratlon o( that demand, lie asserted that violence and intimidation were agendo lelnled fur tho promo Hon ol tho puroe ol tho mlnawork urs. Regarding thu demand tor an eight hour working day, Mr. Tnrrey aid tho evidence shotted that for vari ous reaxms tho breaker did not aver ago iiiuio than night hour a day, mi that tba physical effect of long hour wore not fait. Major Kverltt Warren, counsel for the Hillside Coal Iron nniauy, and tint Pennsylvania coal roniriy argued thu demand of tho miner in detail, and declare 1 thu Socialistic theorlr ol tho union or somu ol It louder to I responsible fur unreasonable term laluu. MAV HAVII TO IJXPLAIN. Washington People Misunderstand N.v Forestry Law. Washington, Feb. 12. So great ha become tho opposition In Washington ly of having forestry official from tin department sent out to Washington to nddres Interested communities at mas meetings, explaining tho forestry policy and tho Intoutbn of tho department with regard to Washington forest. From thu protests rixolved, it I ap parent that there I a genorol miscon ception of the forestry Idea, a many of tho complaint are built in fairs foun dation and many condition com plained ol do not and will not exl-t. It I appsrant from thu protest that tho lands recently withdrawn are Im yond doubt forested. Whllo much of tho land Included In tho limits fo tint withdrawal! la now settled upon, it Is not proposed to disturb such settlers or to in any way curtail their rights. SHIP CANAL POSStBLII. New Use May Be Made of New Vnri. Artificial Waterway. Albany, N. V., Feb. 11. Tho que, tion of thu possibility of practically ceding a small portion of tho Erie canal lo tho United Stales government lor ship canal purposes, In splto ol tho prohibition of thu stale legislation, la answered in thoalllrrnativu by Attorney General Cuneru In an opon letter for wardod to Major Thomas W. Kymoiin, head of thu United Stat corps for thu Buffalo district. The question urlses in connection with tho plan of constructing a deep ship canal from the headwaters ol Nlaunrn rl, i tho nnvlgablo part farther down stream. Tho letter cl Aarri nwnv in tit obnloelcs that nppearod to Ihi Insur mouniuuie, and assure thu Having of both moiioy nnd tlmo. Will Round Up Hostile. Manila, Fob. 12. Tho L-ovurnmnni ! preparing to thnroimblv disorderly element in thu provinces ot liulocan and Rlzal, where thu constab ulary, In accordance with order ru colvecl from tho war department, will bo rulnfonod by Bovoral roi.,i,,,l. i natlvo scouts. Thn disaffected provinces aro believed to ox aggcratu thu number (if hostile, of whom it is said there nro 2,000 In thu Meld. More trustworthy there nro not ovor 600 natives undor arms. i Many Want Position. I Washington, Fob. 12. A it l. .i. most assured that tho hill creating thn nuw department of commurrn will l,,.. como u law, President Ilooesvelt Is ru colvlng pressing requests for appoint niontfl to positions. It is oxpectid that aftor tho nondlmr hill I. ...i .. gross by supplemental legislation, will ,-......, iippriipriuiions lor tho opera on nnd operating oxpontos and for hu sa arles, jirovldiiig nt tho nmu tlmo what thoBo officials shall rocolvo. To (live Queen Lll $200,000. WashlnL'tmi.l-'iili.in u,..,.. ti -urn uas introduced an amondmont to tho sundry civil appropriation hill ninklng an appropriation of (200,000, n full Huttsfactlon of all clalnn or pro' tended c alms ot ox-quoon Mlluokallnl. of Hawaii, 1