Bohemia nugget., April 19, 1905, Image 2

Bohemia Nugget
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COTTAGE GROVE. . . .ORBOON.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Returns of tha Lets Important but
Not Lest Interesting Events
of tho Past Week.
The Russian army Is retreating to
Xlrln.
Another earthquake In India has
wrecked two towns.
Tho Russian fleet has changed its
course and gone eastward to coal.
Bloody disturbances are expected
throughout Russia on May day.
Paul Jones' body has been foiyul in
Paris and will be brought homo for
burial.
The cxar has announced his inten
tion of revising the land laws in order
to quiet tho peasants.
The Winnebago Indians, In Nebras
ka, havo protested to Washington,
claiming to have been robbed ol their
lands by agents.
Tho Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company will spend (500,000 on new
lines in Utah, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming in 1005.
An unknown malady is killing many
people at Tonopah, the new mining
camp cf Nevada. Hundreds nie fleeing
from the dsitrict to escape the disease.
A commission has been appointed to
decide the dispute on international
rivers. The -waterways in question are
the Rio Grande and Colorado on the
'south and the Milk river on the north.
Coder Powell has assumed office as
marshal at Nome, Alaska, pending in
vestigation. Japan has been called upon to pun
ish Formosans who murdered eight
American sailors.
Four beef trust officials have been
indicted by the Federal grand jury at
Chicago for spiriting a witness away.
Both parties in the Chicago strike
refuse to confer and the employers have
adopted a plan by which they hope to
win.
President Roosevelt has left Okla
homa for Colorado. He may be in
duced to cmo on to Portland and at
tend the fair.
It is said the interned Russian ships
are preparing for a dash from Shanghai
and China will be unable to prevent it,
as she has no war vessels near.
The two hostile fleets in Asiatic wa
ters havo not yet come together, but
they are fast approaching each other
and a battle is expected at any time.
General Dragomiroff urges the cxar
to continue the war, saying that in
four'yeais Japan's resou.ces will be ex
hausted and she will then be at the
mercy of Rsssia.
Representative Jones, of Washing
ton, expresses the opinion that Santo
Dominog is not capable of governing
hersell and internal strife will continue
until some government takes charge.
The Japanese are sending large forces
against Vladivostok.
Edwin II. Morgan, of Aurora, N. Y.,
has been appointed United States min
ister to Corea.
Admiral Sigsbee, commanding the
Carribean squadron, reports all quiet
in Santo Domingo.
Two miners were killed and a num
ber seriosuly injured in a strike riot at
Hibbing, Minnesota.
The houses of two nonunion miners
at Blossburg, Alabama, were blown up
by dynamite and a child killed.
The Chicago teamsters' strike con
tinues Without any material change.
IMots are of frequent occurrence.
The question of the government ac
cepting railroad rebates on materiol
used in connection with the irrigation
reclamation service has been referred
to the attorney general for an opinion.
The Franklin county, Kentucky,
grand jury has returned about 400 in
dictments against the Standard Oil
company for failure to take out pod
dlars' license.
Dutch warships have reported to
their government the commencement of
a naval battle between the Japanese
and Russian squadrons near the Anam
bas Islands, east of the Malay peninsula.-
Japanese cruisers have been seen
headed for Singapore
Commissioner Garfield has started
his investigation into the doings of the
Standard Oil in Kansas.
A Little Rock, Ark., lodge of
Knights of Pythias accidentally killed
a man who was being initiiated.
The third trial of Nan Patterson for
the murder of Caesar Young has been
postponed a week in order to get new
witnessg.
The teamsters strike in Chicago is
tho cause of many riots. Streets are
barricaded and serious conflicts have
occurred between police and strikers.
Russian Bchool boys placed a quan
tity of explosive behind a picture of
tho czar, blowing it Into fragments and
Injuring four pupils.
TALKED TOO MUCH.
Severe Rebuke Given to Special Land
' Agent Leach.
Washingtm, April 17. Arnold F,
Leach, special agent of tho general land
office, who is quoted in dispatches from
Tnroma as declaring he has unearthed
tremendous land frauds fh Washington,
beside which tho Oregon frauds pale
Into insignificance, has been colled se
verely to account by Land Commission
er Richards.
According to Leach's interview, ho
lias Sherlock Holmes done to a tnuule.
llo made it appear that ho had gath
ered evidence which would send to tho
penitentiary many leading citizens and
officials of Washington, who, ho alleg
ed, had been defrauding tho govern
ment of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars' worth of timber.
In a letter addressed to Leach, Mr.
Richards says he has examined his offi
cial reports to the department and Amis
nothing in them which substantiates
his interview; Leach has omitted to
notify the department of Ills sensation
al discoveries. If he has such evidence
as he claims, Mr Richards wants to see
it. Furthermore, Leach Is not I tied
that special agents aro sent out to
gather information for tho general land
office, not foi tho newspapers; that
their reports are regarded as confiden
tial at all times, and if any part of
them is to be made public that infor
mation will Iks given to the press in
Washington, not by officers in tho field.
Leach is a subordinate special agent
in Washington. He is not working
under tho direction of Secretary Hitch
cock, but of Mr. Richards, nor is he in
charge of land investigations in Wash
ington state. It is not believed any
further steps will be taken in Leach's
case unless it be to again reprimand
him when his reply is received.
ROMANOFFS IN THEIR COFFINS.
Cartoon In Prominent Russian Paper
Sends Price to Premium.
St. Petersburg, April 17. Quite a
sensation was caused this morning by
tho appearance in the Neva, the most
widely circulated illustrated weekly in
Russia, of a half-tono picture represent
ing the imperial lamily, including the
empress, holding the heir to tho throne,
the background of the picture showing,
in shadowy outlines, tho emperor,
Grand Duke Sergius, Grand Duke
Alexis, the dowager empress, the heir
to the throne and practically all tho
members of the Romanoff family lying
dead in their coffins. The work is done
so skillfully that the shadows in the
drapery behind the imperial family are
discernible with great difficulty. Tho
publishers disclaim any previous know
ledge of tho shadowy figures. Tho cul
prits, who were students employed on
the paper, have not yet b;en located.
Copies of this edition of the Neva are
selling nt a big premium.
The Slova has received its first warn
ing for the publication o'f articles en
titled "The Bureaucracy," and "The
War and Reform," in which the paper
severely arraigned tho bureaucracy, tho
general staff and the war office for in
competency. SAVED FOR CELILO CANAL.
Sand and Gravel Pit at The Dalles
Withdrawn from Entry.
Washington, April 17. At the re
quest of Major Langfitt, the secretary
of the interior today withdrew from en
try lots 1, 2 and 3, in section 2, town
ship 21, range 13, adjoining the Seuf
fert property at The Dalles. This
tract contains a large sand and gravel
pit, and being all vacant government
land, it was deemed advisable to secure
it for the use of contractors' on Tho
Dalles-Celllo canal before it fell into
the hands of speculators. Major Lang
fitt said it was not known definitely
how much eand and gravel was on
these lots, but evidently enough to help
along with tho canal work.
The fact that the government owns
tills land will tend to materially re
duce the cost of the canal. It is likely
tho contractors will be allowed to use
this sand nnd gravel without cost. .
Whole Fleet' Cjmlng Home,
San Francisco, April 17. Tho flag
ship Chicago and tho United States
s earner Bennington havo arrived at
Santa Barbara, with Rear Admiral
Goodrich in command, and will remain
in port until April 28. Tho Pacific
squadron, consisting of eight ships, is
expected to leave on April 28 for Mon
terey, where it will be anchored until
May 5. The squadron then leaves for
San Francisco, where it will remain
until June 6, when it sails for Port
land, to be present during the early
stages of the fair.
New Destroyers for Japan.
Washington, April 17. Information
has reached Washington through Eur
ope that the Japaneso navy has within
tho last four dayB commissioned 10 new
torpedo boat destroyers built in Japan
eso shipyards. It is believed that
within six weeks 25 additional destroy
ers, building under rush orders, will lie
put in commission. Three hundred
and eighty-one mines planted by tho
Japanese in front of Port Arthur havo
been taken up and placed elsewhere.
Cherries Ten Dollars a Pound.
Sacramento, Cat., April 17. Tho
first box of ripe cherries shipped out of
the state by the Earl Fruit company on
April 7 was sold in Philadelphia today
for $100, being $10 a pound. Manager
George B, Katzensteln says this is tho
highest price ever realized from the
sale of the first box of California cher
ries, which is the result of the fbrco
rivalry among Philadelphia dealers.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST'
OANAL DEED IS OLEAR NOW
No Further Obstacles to Construc
tion of Cut by Government.
Salem ThuCeltlorannl commission,
composed of tho govornor, secretory of
state and state treasurer, has signed thu
deed conveying to tho United States
tho right of way for tho construction ol
a government canal between The Dalles
and Celllo.
At tho request of tho government
officials, tho stato lias several times
made corrections in conveyances in
order to remove defects from tho chain
of title, and now tho commission feels
confident that tho tltlo is perfect and
that there Is nothing, so far as tho
right of way is concerned, to prevent
tho government from proceeding with
the construction of tho canal.
Tho canal right of way cost tho state
(74,000.
Tho Portage Railway commission,
which is comiwscd of these samo offi
cers, held a meeting and received tho
report of tho engineer in chargo of tho
work on the portage road. The report
shows satisfactory progress, though it
is stated that a "walking delegate" ap
peared on tho rccno last week and In
duced tho workmen on tho plledrlvers
to striko for n nine-hour day nt tho
samo pay received for a ten-hour day.
As o consequence the bridgowork was
retarded.
Tho greater part of tho grading anil
bridgework has liccn completed, and
one and three-quarters miles of track
havo been laid. Four cars otsteel rails
havo been received and tho track-laying
will proceed rapidly. To all apenr
nttces, tho road will ho completed by
the nppolntcd time, May 15. There
are now at work 20 teams and 130 men.
Reseeding Done In Wasco.
Tho Dalles Farmers " whoso crops
were damaged by the Bcvere weather of
February havo about finished rcseeding,
and the new-sown grain is coming up
nicely. It is estimated that about ten
per cent of the fall-sown grain in the
county froze out, and had to bo reseed
ed. This lias been a heavy expense on
those whoso grain was frozen, and as
spring sowing never yields os good
crops as fall sowing, unless the season
is unsuually favorable, the wheat crop
tliis year will bo somewhat shorter
than that of 1004, although, so far, the
weather has been most favorable, and
crops are making an excellent growth.
Tho season is at least a month earlier
than Inst year, which will enable the
gardeners and orchardists to market
their crops early, nnd thereby get the
advantages of high prices that always
prevail early in the season.
Assessment Soon to Begin.
Pendleion Tho deputies appointed
by Assessor Strain to take tho assess
ments and the stato census will com
mence their work immediately. The
work will bo continued, but tho values
of tho property will not he placed by
Mr. Strain until late in tho season,
when he learns what stand the assess
ors of counties having railroads will
take regarding values. Mr. Strain is
in favor of placing tho values of all
property at their true worth. Umatilla
county would thus show a property
statement of nearly $30,000,000.
Oregon Fruit Crop It Assured.
Weston Tho snow on the foothills
has been a boon to the fruit and Btrow
lierriea on the M'oston and Basket
mountains, near hero having kept the
blooms from maturing and being caught
by the nightly frosts. With tho con
tinuance of the cool weather until the
proper time for the trees to bloom the
fruit nnd berry crop is assured. Wheat
in tho Weston distiict generally is in
good condition, nnd will probably yield
well if the weather continues good.
' Halsey Ships Lots of Eggs.
Holsey During March tho three
mercantile houses of Halsey exported
10,500 dozen of eggs. These eggs were
nil secured from farmers of the country
adjacent to this city. The farmers re
ceived an nverage of 17 cents per dozen
for tho eggs, making a total of $1,800
distributed among the farmers of this
vicinity in exchange for eggs in one
month. This is a record which cannot
be equaled by any fanning district of
the same size In tho state.
Clear Track for Grand Jury.
Salem Judge Burnett has dismissed
all trial jurors until May 22, the evi
dent purpose being to give tho grand
jury time to complete its work of in
vestigating the land fraud cases. Tim
grand Jury lias thus far given most of
its time to the investigation of humor
ous local cases and to the men who are
supposed to have provided tho rifles
which Tracey and Merrill used in
effecting their escape from the stato
prison in 1002.
Exhibit Independence Fruit.
Independence At a meeting of the
Lewis and Clark club the ladles decided
to place an order witli a Portland firm
for 150 dozen of one-half pint jurs.
They will fill tho Jars with various
kinds of fruit, which will hear the
label of the Independence Lewis and
Clark club. They will bo givon away
to Eastern visitors to Oregon this sum
iner.
Polk Pioneers to Meet dune 10,
Dallas Die executive committee of
the Polk County Pioneer association
met in Dallas and set June 10 for the
annual reunion of the pioneers of Polk
county, tho meeting to bo in Dallas.
J. D, Smith, of Dallas, was elected sec
retary to fill the vacancy caused by tho
deathe of J. W. Lewis.
SPEND 810,000 ON ITS ROADS
Marlon County Plant for Detter High
ways with Farmers' Aid.
Salem "Tho people of Marion coun
ty will contribute $10,000, $15,000 or
perhaps as much as $20,000 in lalxir
for tho Improvement of tho public roads
this summer," said County Judge
Scott, aB ho finished preparing n num
ber of blank ngreomcntajor usu in road
districts where tho property owners aro
circulating subscription papers.
"Tho county court lias decided to
spend its surplus road funds in those
districts whore tho people contribute
work, and it is very evident that this
year will seo more progress In toad
building than, In any previous year In
tho history of Marlon county. Our plan
is to uso what money Is necessary in
tho building of bridges, and in the re
pair of roads 'in a few places where
county work is of immediate necessity,
and tho balance of tho fund will bo di
vided among tho districts. Wo do not
know yet what rate of distribution will
be adopted, but' tho amount distributed
will be enough to encourage the enter
prise of the people In road building by
contributed work."
In tho Immediate vicinity of Salem
work to tho amount of nt least $7,000
will bo done, and it will pruluibly much
exceed this amount. Tho business
men of Salem havo subscribed $2,000,
and tho county court $800 more, and
to this the farmers will ndd $4,200 or
more in contributed work. In nearly
every part of tho county agreement
are In circulation for tho purpose of as.
certaining what donated work can lie
secured. Tho Initiative lias been taken
by tho farmers, and the county court is
giving whatever help and encourage
ment it can to tho movement.
Mount Hood Road Rates.
Oregon City Tho Clackamas county
court has tixed the charges that ahull
be made over tho Mount Hood toll
road. In arranging the schedule of
charges, provision is mado for automo
biles, for which a charge of $2 each
will bo made. In addition to automo
biles the schedule includes tho follow
ing items! Four wheeled vehicle,
drawn hy one span or yoke, $2, with 40
cents for each additional yoke; vehicle
drawn by one horse, $1.25; saddle
horse, 75 cents; pack horse, 40 cents;
horse or mule, loose, 15 cents; cattle,
losse, 10 cents per head; sheep, goats
and hogs, 2 cents.
Lumboring Picking Up.
Sumptcr Tho lumbering business in
this section Is picking up. Tho Ore
gon Lumber company has started its
logging campi up along the lino of tho
Whitney and Tipton branch of the
Sumpter Valley railway, and all are
running full blast. Service,'" saw
mill, located on Deer creek, six miles
below Sumptcr, has started sawing on
2,000,000 feet of logs. This mill is ex
pected to run live months on present
orders. The Sumpter Lumber com
pany is operating its planing mills, but
has not yet mado arrangements for cut
ting its logs at the mill south 9! town.
Sheep Conditions In Baker.
Baker City Miles Leo, representing
Kosliland Bros., has bought 100,000
pounds of wool at 10 rents. This
cleans up tho advance purchases of
clips to bo mado. It Is expected that
shearing will commence in this county
about May 20. Lee is paying 60 cents
a fleece cash to bind his contract.
Lambing in Baker county Is just begin
ning, and it is estimated there will ho
about 105 per cent increase. Sheep
are in good condition, tho winter has
been mild, anil there is now plenty of
green grass for tho flocks.
Blue River Exhibit Ready.
Eugene Tho exhibit of ores from
the Blue river mines for the Oregon
display at tha Lewis nnd Clark ox
liosition, will bo shipped from tho
mines to Eugene nt once, nnd trans
imrtcd immediately to Portland.
Witli what has already been shlpHd
from there, tho exhibit of tho Blue
river milieu will amount to a carload.
I). II. Weyant, who Is the official ore
collector for tho Btate mining exhibit,
hns been hero to seo to the ship
ping of Blue river exhibit.
Lorano Fair May Be Revived.
Cottage Grovo Tho farmers in tho
Sluslaw country, near Lorano, aro con
sidering tho advisability of reviving
the fall fair, which they were accus
tomed to hold until 1003. With In
creased population this fair would un
doubtedly be a success now, If managed
properly. Tho Lorano district Is a
good fanning settlement, 10 miles west
of hero, and tho fanners find ready
help from the people of this town in
anything they undertake. '
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 858flc por bushel;
bluestem, 01l)3cj valley, 880.
Oats No. 1 white, $28020 per ton;
gray, $27(328 por ton.
Hay Timothy, $14010 per ton;
clover, $11312; grain, $11012; cheat,
$1112.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17018o per
dozen.
Butter Fancy creamory, 2O022KC
Potatoes Oregon fancy, $101.16;
common, K000c,
Apples Fancy, $1,7602,60 per box;
choice, $101.25.
Hops Choice 1004, 23J025o por
pound.
Wool Valley, 20Q22o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 15018c por pound;
mohair, choice, 31032c per pound.
ADVANCE IN ALL UIQ MARKETS.
Packers Ralte Price and Lay Ulamo
on Cattlo Growers.
Chicago, April 14. Prices of beef
have advanced lit every Important mar
ket of tho United States. Thu eon
sinner is paying tho advanced price,
which to lit in represents several cents
per pound over what ho paid up to ten
days ago,
Huitt A Co., Armour and Nelson
Morris statu that no licet has been sup
plied to thu retail markets of Chicago
ut to any other niaikot in tho country
during tha last month and a half ex
cept at iv loss. This, it la declared,
has been partially duo to tho fact that
breeders of stock mid tho handlers of
rangn cattlo have been holding hack on
supply until thu grass of thu raugo be
comes nourishing, Swift A Co., speak
ing for tho packing interests, this niter
noon, issued tho fallowing statement;
"During the last six weeks thu pro
ducers of beef cnttlo'havo been receiv
ing about $1 advance over past prices
(or choice cuttle. This simply means
that tint advuncu to'the consumer in
prices would bo about $2 mi tho one
half of choice cattle that can lie used
for food purposes. The range, rattle
producer Is thu master ol thu situa
tion." ATTEMPT TO WRECK WARSHIP.
Caution Saves Connecticut from Doing
Ruined in Drydock.
Now York, April 14. During tho
process of placing the new battleship
Connecticut In drydock nt tho navy
yard hero tcday, what might have
proved a serious accident was avoided
by tho officer In chargo sending down n
diver to make thorough examination of
tlio hull before tho water should ho
pumped out nnd thu vessel lowered into
tlio keel blocks.
Tho diver discovered a heavy timber
stuck fast to the hull on tho port side
of tlio keel, whero it had adhered to
tho rough plating while (he vessel was
on tlio ways and had not liceu released
in launching. A failure to discover the
timber, it is said, would have resulted
in the buckling or crimping of the keel
and lower frames when the vessel set
led on the blocks.
Several days previous to tho launch
ing of the Connecticut last fall divers
were sent down to examine the ways
and found a large spike placed whero It
would havu pierced tho hull, had it not
been found. I-ntor, an official investi
gation disclosed holes bored in onu ol
the plates.
LOW GRADES FOR SANTA FE
Will Spend Ten Millions on New Road
Through Mountains.
Chicago, April 13. Tlio Record
Herald says: Official announcement Is
iiiadu that thu Suntn Fo has decided to
build a $10,000,000 cut-off to the Pa
cific coust with a view to getting rid (if
the mountain grades which now are en
countered in thu traus-cuntiiielitnl
travel. Orders havo lieen glvMi for the
purchase of all tho material necessary,
utid work will begin ill 30 days. Tho
work will be pushed to completion rap
idly, and thu new traiiM-ontlnentnl low
grade line will Ihj ready for opening
within 11 year or 16 months.
Tho Western end of the cut-off will
bo at Helen, N. M., 27 mites south of
Albuquerque, on thu El Paso line, and
tho Eastern will e at Texlco, 250
miles away on tho Pecos valley linen of
thu Santa Fo. Thu new load will cross
the Sierra Nevada, mountains at Alio
I'M, at an elevation of 11,401 feet, hut
at a maximum grade east-bound of 1 Vi
per cent and west-bound of b-lOths ol 1
per cent. Tho line will cross tha Santa
Fo Central near Willard nnd thu Kl
Paso A Northwestern at Llano, N. M.
Ready to Fight Onca More.
Paris, April 14. Captain Rode tele
graphs to thu Matin that ho has been
the guest of Knulbars, commander of
tlio second Manchiirian army at tlio
Russian front. Thu captain's observa
tions showed that thu Russian army
had been reinforced and Is prepared to
renew thu buttle. Tho troops maneuv
er dally in liiittlo formation. Tho Ju
aneso cavalry advance guard, the dis
patch adds, Is barely 10 miles away,
and frequent cavalry 'skirmishes take
placo. Tho prisoners captured havo,
saliro cuts on their heads, showing
haud-to-hund skirmishes.
Flood D&mages Arizona Railroad.
Phoenix, Ariz., April 14. For two
or three days it luis been raining heav
ily in Ariozmi. Early this morning
300 feet of tha pile structure built to
repair tho Phoenix A 'Enstuni railway
bridge over Salt river at Tempo was
washed away. Salt river Is still high
tonight and some fear is expressed for
tho Maricopa A Phoenix railway bridge
at Tempe. RcportB from tho Roosevelt
dam site is that tho river is higher
than at any time this year and is fully
as high at the Arizona canal dam as at
uny previous tlmo.
Invito Taft to Australia.
Manila, April 14. Governor Geno
ral Northcoto, of tha commonwealth of
Australia, will, it is understood, invito
Secretary ot War Tuft and party to
visit Australin during the pnrty'H
forthcoming visit to tho Philippines.
Thu commonwealth of Australia will
defray tlio entire expenso, It is said.
Tho American chamber of commerce of
Manila is preparing to entertain Mr.
Taft und party on nn extonslvo scale
during their stay In Manila.
Submarines at Vladivostok.
Toklo, April 14. It Is reported hero
that tha Russians at Vladivostok aro
conducting experiments with six sub
marine vessols, and that tlicso vessels
are all of foreign manufacture, nnd In
clude French, British and American
types,
TO HEAR ALL SIDES
Sonnto Committee Will Consider
Railroad Kates.
NEW DILL IS TO LIE PREPARED
Two Months Will Be Devotsd tn Hear
ing Testimony of Experts
on Question.
Washington, April 15, Railroad
rate legislation1 and kindred topics will
again fio brought pioinlncntly to tho
attention of tho pulilln with thu meet
ings here, beginning Monday, of tho
senate committee on interitato com
merce, which will assemble for tho
puiposu of ventilating tlio subject In a
manner moro thorough than any here
tofore on record. Thu meeting will bit
held In thu committee's rooms at tho
Capitol and will bo public Senator
Elklns, of West Virginia, will preside.
The Republican members are Cullnin,
Illinois; Aldilch, Rhode Island; Keau,
New Jersey; Dolllver, Iowa; Foraker,
Ohio; Cliipp, Minnesota; and Millard,
Nebraska. Tho Democrats are Till
man, South Carolina; McLunrln, Mis
sissippi; Carmaek, Tennessee ; Putter,
Ijiulslana; and Now lands, Nevada.
As a basis of consideration, thu
Esch-Tow iiscnd hill, passed by tho
house ut thu last session, will im ex
pected to servo. The committee had
the measure before it many days before
the adjournment of the last coiigrww
nnd was urged tu put it on Its passage.
Arguments were advanced, however,
protesting against hasly action hecituno
of the alleged radical character of this
measure, and the luiMinnco of tho in
terests Involved. Chiilrmau Elklns
and Senator I'ornker were among thoso
who advocated delay, and thu commit
tee, near tho close ol the session, alter
much tlmo hud been devoted to .hear
ings, reported to the senate u resolu
tion authorizing It to continue thu
hearings during the recess. Thlrr
authority was granted and Monday's
meeting will Ini the Initial meeting
under that authority.
Although the house committee on In
terstate commerce, which evolved tlio
Knell bill, took sufficient testimony to
111! several large volume, nnd although
thu Semite committee was not Idle In
that regard, the Investigation ol tho
subject now Imminent promises to tx
most exhaustive. Hot li sides, In fact
many sides, of thu can' will he heard.
BUTCHERS DENOUNCE PACKERS-
New York Trade Up In Armt About
Advance In Ueef.
New York, April 15. Prices of all
kinds of meat have begun to rise in
New York becuiifu of a reported .In
creased cost to dealers of about 2 cents
a Hiund. This ndvimco In dresrfed lieef
by the packers means 11 cirres)inllnjc
lucreusu of from 4 to (I cents kt huiu1
at retail on the average grade of sir
loin steaks, iortcrhotio steaks and
prime ribs of roast beef.
Itetiill dealers say they received
notice of tho first advance ten days)
ago, but )ostiincd an advance to their
customers. However, on receiving
notice of u further raise next week il
was found necessary to mako a chango
in retail prices.
Meetings of tlio Retail Hoteliers'
and Meat Dealers' Protective associa
tion will Ik; held In all boroughs to
take action The Hrooklyn branch of
the ussoeliitlon already has met mid
discussed tha sltuaitoii. Several re
tailers bitterly denounced tho packers,
who were nllcgcd to bu tuklngconcerted
action. It was declared that while tho
advance of wholesale prices was attrib
ute to falling off in supplies of cattlo
at the Chicago stock yards, no such
fulling off hail taken placo, and that
the raising of prices was entirely tin
jimtilied.
Preparing for Long Sloge.
Toklo, April IB. It is refuted hero
Unit tlio Russians 11 re continually rein
forcing tlio garrison nt Vladivostok and
that tho work of strengthening tlio
fortress Is constantly progressing. It
is said that tho plans of thu Ituwlanw
contemplate a garrison numbering 100,
000 men, with 500 guns. Many addi
tional batteries, redoubts, harriers, and
pits aro in course of construction and
enormous stores of ammunition lire be
ing accumulated, Tho HuBslans, It la
sold, havo equipped their fortress to
withstanding 11 siege, ,
Standard Alkt the Irrjpotslulo.
Topeko, Knn,, April 15. Tho Stand
ard Oil company hns filed In the Su
premo court a motion "to nuiko moro
delinlto and certain" tho petition In
the suit II led hy Attorney General Colo
man to oust the Ktnndard company'
from tho stato, It will he absolutely
impossible to comply with n motion of
this kind, the attorney general says,
but tlio Standurd says it is necessary to
ohtiiln this information in order to
properly defend itself,
Ten Million Dollars for Good Roads.
Albany, N. Y., April 15. Tho pro
posed constitutional amendment au
thorizing a Btata Issue of $10,000, 000
for building good roads under tho statu
old law passed tho assembly today.
Having paused tho legislature luBt year,
tha proposition will now bu submitted
to tha popular volu at tho November
election.