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COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
RUINED BY TORNADO.
Almost
Lkrodo,
KLAMATH IS TO DE IRRIGATED.
In
Oar
Every Building In
Texas, Is Gone.
Laredo, Tex., May 1. At least 21
persons were killed nml n score injured
in Teredo nnd New Laredo by n tornado
that tore through ttio city Into Inst
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gut. ol:u nru Hmm ui-ru. " Government Will Not Repeat Good
mora ol many otlicrs killed in places ofTor lo Cnna, Company
tl.ev lack connrmation. ' Property W8hington-Sooncr or later tho Kla
.lnm I. h. vnr nf ), .tn,l math Uanal company, operating near
,r,,,i,i nnf,li,. ..j ,,., Klamath Falls, must atep nalilo an
working on tlio ranch of George Wood- "V r',, ,
man. They were all crushed to death i
l falling In n lionw xv.1l. nf torpriso to say whothor it will go vol
tl, n.tnlw. I.nn. iW nnnt,l. T),n untarlly or whether It will bo forced
nti.nnn,.! lU.M.ln.nu mn.ino, out. mo lact remains ttiat tllO gOV-
Tho damage wrought at tho Laredo ernmeni is going to ausoro prn-aio irr -
Many striker, are being killed In IV, AHK- f H SSn. JSS Z htho "ZT .
i, i.,ii .in. ti. Us own prelect on a grand Bcale
A Santa Clara, California, aeroplane aannnn fmm ilfmtli ni tlm fniipniirn nf I Thore are several privato enterprises
has made a very successful flight. n,nnUn,i.i In ih litt,,i! i in Klamath basin, but all except tho
vutiii'iiii. itiwu uimiu
government and urn
ready and willing to vacate. This con
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers.
A Resume .of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
I I'ltoviiv ijiutiiuivii in tiia iitaviviitiiisii id i . .
Iho treasurer of Athens county, considered miracu'ous, as the walls of " ".,, ,,
Iiortinhis accounts, some of tho buildings that they occu- '
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V. It VV. M JUM.ll VU.ICO, DbUULIIIQ
of the institution, they lowering her by
Ohio, is 471.000 short
i-.any,
of malaria and rested In camp for
day.
Paderewfikl is suffering from nervous a rope from a second story window
prostration and has cancelled his' Tlos- She was badly bruised.
ton dates. The Mexican National hospital build
o . ' .... i. .i ing roof was lifted, and it will require
clarod by railroad men to bo injurious . . . ,,, . T
to the West
The Interstate Commerco commission
has sued 18 railroads for discrimina
tion in beef rates.
The epidemic of cerebro-spinal men
tho coming of warm weather,
A trip through the town fails to
show a locality that has not suffered
from tho storm. Telegraph and tele
phone poles, corrugated roofs, chim
neya and walls: in fact, debris of all
cern, owned by California interests,
unwilling to movo unless it can name
its own price, and sell out on its ow
terms. The government does not do
business that way. That is why tho
Klamath Canal company will probably
bo forced to vacato
Last December, when tho government
first entered into negotiations with this
company, the olllclals of the reclama'
tion service made a liberal offer. They
were willing to pay $250,000 for tho
works and property of tho company
NEW SYSTEM OF BIDDING.
case, they
loy termed a very liberal
offer. No such price will ever again
bo offered. It is more than the facts
justify
imaginable kinds strew the streets. ?.nd to Brant U,.em navigation rights on
ingitisinNew York has abated with "
trnilMit tl,n !tv Wan (n noonmo tions failed. The reclamation Bcrvice
Twelve leaders of the Chicaeo strike U,,.tnn,r .in..n nnn,nn T in, was satisfied that the Klamath canal
have, been arrested. Riots and cither I , t .!. , property was not worth $250,000
disturbaLces continue. One death has straighten out the tangled wires, and it rou8h estimates placed the actual value
Deen renOrieU. la linl ove,l Hint within tivn ilnvn tlio uii ""t "V"'!, iiiuiuuo
... , . . ..... ... .ii,uni,(..u-n i, ,mo.i to build th6 larger project and recog-
been called home in regard to the hoped to iWjlUh
cuarges against Jjoornis, win oe given v ......
the choice of proving his assertions and ln two days
receiving promotion or'failing and be
ing discharged from government service.
Great Britain will build the world's
greatest battleship.
Linievitch condemns Kuropatkin's
retreat from Mukden
The Russian fleet is Seeking to elude
Togo and reach Vladivostok.
Russia is now planning a canal
connect the Baltic and Black seas.
Minister Bowen has been ordered
home to explain the Loomls charges
The New York police have forbidden
slumming parties to visit Chinatown in
automobiles.
The Russian government has lost
Army Quartermaster Makes Welcome
Change for Forage Dealers.
Logs for Paper Mill
Albany Seven thousand cords of
wood are being floated down the South
o .1 -: . i. .. t .1
Washington, May l.-It will be wel- c m Vr V in 1'BUU"" J'"1',
me news to keltic roast .lealem fnmUls: JIost .?' the wood was put into
know that the quartermaster general of ",B f'ver ut" o ,?,cVr'
the armv has decided to obtain bids for crcek nd. must "oat 12 .mile9 ? J,,st
to forage for army purposes under a new . V Tn'T," '
aotam .. 1, n 1 1 . . t'.ii ' ' " ' " ....w vu..(.
on a three-mbnths as an annual basis.
It is believed that more satisfactory
bidding will be obtained, if it is possi
bio to secure proposals for furnishing
lorage lor a penoa 01 mree montns.
This will enable closer competition,
hence it will afford bidders an opportu-
control of the Caucasus and lawlessness nity to estimate more closely as to
is supreme
Fire is still raging in the Picton mine
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
and it will have to be flooded.
Names Assistants in Collection of Do
minican Customs.
to the paper mills. Part of tho wood
is balm, for use "in making white
paper, but most of it is red fir ,for use
as fuel. The Lebanon paper mills
ronsumo 7,500 cords of red and white
fir wood as fuel every year.
Iron Works Incorporated
Pendleton Articles of incorpora
tion will be filed tliid week with the
county clerk incorporating tho Pendle'
ton Iron works, with Marion Jacks, U.
W. Zigler and Fremont Arnold as tho
incorporators, with a capitalization of
$20,000. Messrs. Jacks and Arnold
opened a foundry at Athena, but later
purchased the Stays Interest of the firm
of .icier & Nays and moved their en
tire plant to this place and consolidate
ed. Tho firm intends to do general
casting and repair work.
COLTON IN FULL CHARGE
Water System for Echo
f.cho Tho city council of Echo has
granted 0. R. Robinson a franchise to
I hulld nnd nnemto a wnter wnrkfi nvntem
Washington, May 1. Colonel George for 2S venrs. Mr. Itnhlnnnn rrrentlv
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n.uiLun,un American umuiai wuo established a similar svstcm in lone.
weni 10 eanto uomingo to assume Ore., and promises to have the water
cnarge ot tne collection of cuBtoms rev- turned on within 00 days. Mr. Robin
enue oi teat republic, lias reported to Bon has purchased the grounds and
oecreiary an mat a pian oi organiza- wen owned by the people who previ
tion lor tne customs service had been nl,Biv nlnnned to Imlhl n vtem. lint
agreeu upon by tne Dominican govern- who failed in tho time stated and will
ment. Colonel Oolton lias been made uMlizo the scheme outlined by that
iiriuuiimi cuueciui uiiu general receiver: i eomnanv.
I J. II. Edwards, Jr., deputy collector.
traveling inspector and auditor; II. Cottage Grove Wants Fame
W. Smith, cashier, auditor and dls- Cottage Grove The Commercial
Russia will lot contracs to all ship- burslnc officer: II. F. Worlev. addi. club is discusslne tho best methods of
ounuing yaros in America ior me con- tionaf denutv col ector in charee of the advertisine tlio industries and re
struction of warships. Haytien frontier r'M. D. Carroll, chiof sources of Cottage Grove and Bohemia
All Russia is in a panic as a result of statistician, and Joseph Schwartz, spec- mining district, and surrounding terrl
threat nf ilvnamltera in Win nnern. tal agent. tory. It is probable that a largo num
tiona at Easter. All of the Dominican officials now in ber of pamphlets and circulars will be
me service nave been continued by I printed lor distribution, at tno .Lewis
Frank BigelOW, the defaulting presi- Hnlnnnl (Inltnn. whn linn leflnlt1v . nml fMnrlr fair. A mmmtlls. rnn.i.l.
cient o: tne Milwaukee banic, is beblnd Bumed charge of the custom house. He ing of George B. Lloyd, C. J. Howard,
ju o u.uuiiui fo.i i.uuu. i,a8 posted notices to this effect for the U. K. Jones'. A. 15. Wood, and William
The teamsters strike in Chicago is information or foreigners and others.
spreading and may tie up every branch
of business in the city employing Ice Moving in the North.
union men. Riots are of frequent oc- Seattle. Mav 1. A sneclal to tho
market conditions..
In presenting bids for the annual
supply of forage at all the military
potts, it is found that bidders are re
quired to specify largely as to tho prob-
Poland peasants have served notice able condition of crops, and this, of
on tho authorities that they intend to course, must have its effect upon prices
seize too land and divide it among named lor a yearly supply ot armv
themselves. forage. Bidding will, therefore, be
,r. ,, i , permitted for a quarterly as well as for
says the portage road between The an ttnnual
Dalles and CelUo will be ready for
business May 15.
Fltzhugh Lee, veteran of the Confed
erate army, and of the Spanish war, is
dead. The end came very suddenly,
be boing stricken by apoplexy.
Japan awaits a naval battle in confi
dence.
Carnegie has given $10,000,000 to
pension retired professors.
A witness has testified in tho Nan
Patterson trial that Young shot him
self.
John Barrett is to be minister to Co
lombia when his Panama office is abol
ished.
B. Root was appointed to prepare liter
ature.
L'nk May Be Built.
Eugene A crow of Southern Pacific
currencp in many parts of the city, and Post-Intelligencer from Fairbanks, survovors is at work In tho Kmrmn
Federal troops may have to be called Alaska, states that advices received Kea ,rlLWthn nnn n.Tn
nn liitni I m -sm hln is ohHIa.I rwil.-l.i n i tl! I I . i n rr . IV o . ...... ....
UU .iv tun nuumo io Dumcu. xijo mere irom CH. iUICIiaei are lO tne eiieCl thn liiilli-l.nmi nrnnnrfitnrv tn n.nrrnnrt
iCalZa.?JV thci,r that the ice is br4,n at a point , ttSC"&
.! n..v.. ...oj. iui ligg iBianu, anu lias moved OUl lUlly l.na tieen sn Innir In fnnlemnlntlnn lv
I!fr.!ld,n,en V"d.BArUfkT",d !' T"? in.d l8.ff-?1'oro "5 "e company. ' Sur'yora tave alsS
uu ,mcu uuu. mbi-ob Dtjmu in iue me cnances are mat me icq nas irnnnii , i i . i
i, i : . . ..... . i uveit Durvuviiiu ixiu uruuiiuu ui iieuuer
cou' . ior me summer, i nero is a little water ii: u i. i..n i n... n.
I t ' V rtHJ 1, 1 .1 Duu oianuu, 1III tt to UCIIDlClt blitlb lliu
itoicBtvensuy win be lolned by He- ""b '' "i "' long-Ueraided and much-taiked-of con
bogatoff May 5. The Russian fleet is 'V ' , n l y . r . lDB lana,na necting link between Henderson and
using Hainan island as a base while 18 Pen, ln m?ny P1- "e Springfield will be built this spring
ERA OF PURE FOOD BEGINS.
New Oregon Pure Food Law Will Bo
Strictly Enforced.
Pendleton Tho pure food law eii'
acted at tlio last BCSBion of tho leglsla
tnro is in effect and from now on it
shall bo a misdemeanor to sell, offer to
soli or to be in possession of any article
of food or drink that shall contain any
adulteration unlcsn thoro Is plainly
marked on tho label its ingredients
and tho quantities thereof.
Tho law especially covers tho salo
and manufacture of butter and tlio sale
of milk. It specifies that butter must
contain at least 88 per cent of butter
fat, no more than 1(1 nor cent of water.
Milk must contain 3.2 per cent butter
fat, U per cent solids andhavua specific
gravity of at IcaBt 1.038 per cent.
Tho laws details tho lmimifacturo
and sale of spices and condiments,
cider, vinegar, preserved and jellied
fruit and a hoBt of articles of food, and
drink. For tlio violation of tills law
there is n line of not less than $20 or
more than $100, with Imprisonment
ol not less tnan 30 days nor more than
six months attached. Tlio grocers and
provision dealors of tlio city are not in
tho least alarmed, and many were not
aware of tho existence ot the law. Tho
commissioner or his deputy is expected
to visit tho city in the near future and
enforce tho law to the letter.
Removal Is Very Probable.
Oregon City Judging from a letter
that has been received by tlio olllcers of
tho Oregon City land office, from Secre
tary of the Interior Hitchcock, it is
evident that intervention on tho part
of President Roosovolt alono will pre
vent tho removal of tho Oregon City
land offieo to Portland as ordered. In
his letter Secretary Hitchcock Btates
that a time, July I, next, has been set,
a place named lor the removal of tho
office, and that in ordering tho propos
ed change tho authorities at Washing
ton considered every question and ob
jection that has been raised in tho pro
tests that have been forwarded by the
people of this city.
WILL CUT THE HUNT SHORT
President Decides to Return and At
tond to Urgent Business.
Olenwood Springs, Colo., April 28.'
I'rcHlilonl itoosovult will break camp
on May II, a week earlier thanA ho in
tended, and wlll.start for Washington
at once. Tho only stops ho will make
are at Denver and Chicago, where dates
for his "reception havo been advanced to
meet tho new arrangement.
Secretary Loch camo from tho ramp
early today, where ho conferred with
tho president all of yesterday. Ho an
nouueed upon reaching here that affairs
in Washington made It necessary that
the president curtail his trip.
That there is nothing alarming in tho
situation is manifested from tho fact
that tho hunt wilt ho continued ten
rtnjB more, in spito of tho condition ot
affairs which resulted in tho altered
plans. Tho Veneuzolan situation, it is
believed here, resulted in tlio order to
start homo on May 8.
The party will leave' Ulonwood
Springs at about 4 o'clock on May 8,
reaching Denver tho sumo evening
After tho banquot there tho party will
spend tho night on tho train, whlcl
will leave Denver ovor tho Union Pad
fie at about 7 a. m. on May II.
There is much speculation hero as to
tho president's reasons for advancing
tho time of his departure from Colo
rado. Mr. Locb announces that tliero
1b no pressing business that requires
tho presdent's attcntiion, hut there are
a number of things coming up about
tho middle of the month in which ho is
greatly interested. What these are tho
secretary would nat say. It wayi Tiaid
also that tliero is nothing in tho Venc
zuclan or Dominican situations Unit
cannot bo attended toby Secretary Taft
HER GUNS ARE A FAILURE.
For Big Beet Ranch.
Union Tho salo of Hall Bros.' ranch
of BOO acres, about four miles north'
west of Union, to tho Amalgamated
Sugar company, for $50,000, lias been
announced. Tiiis is tho second largo
tract in tho Bamo section bought by
this company within a year, and com
pietes a body oi over 2,uuu acres now
held by tho Amalgamated company
this part of tho valley. It is expected
that eventually tho bulk of this land
will bo put into sugar beets. Tlio
Amalgamated company last fall hough
tho Nichols A Weaver tract of 1,100
acres for $54,000, so that their holdings
now stand them about $104,000 for tho
2,000 acres.
Convicts on the Roads.
Salem In order to mako a further
test ol the problem of using convict
labor on tho public highways, Govern'
or Chamberlain has arranged to work
40 convicts in three separate gangs on
tiie Marion county roads for a few
weeks. Marion county will bear tlio
expense of employing six guards to tako
charge of the men while at work. The
county will also pay the cost of trans
porting tho prisoners to their work and
will pay the stato five cents a day for
each man to pay the increased cost of
food for the men on account of their
doing heavier work. Tho convicts
will be worked within four miles of
the prison.
will go out in thiB stream ten days
earner tnan last season.
No Mire Delays for Connors.
Chicago, May 1. The, care of .flupor-
waiting
Russia does not expect a naval bat
tle for some time
Russia now places her loss of men at
the battle of Mukden at 88,000.
Tho revenue cutter McCulloch has
been ordered to Portland for the fair.
The rioutous striking teamsters of
Chicago have been refused employment.
Russia has arranged for a loan of
$50,000,000 with German bankers.
The United States attorney general "i,i , ' .VB, mi ...7'
says rebate on Irrigation material is a,eo M orcibly that ho
Tho beef trust charges secret serlvce
men with .stealing documents for evi
dence. '
TfieNew York coroner's physician keen storm swent In the nast 24 hniir.,
May Leave Eugene.
Union Messrs. Will Wright, of tho
First National bank of Union, and J.
P. WiikinB, superintendent of the
intendent Thomas J. Connorsof the Union Woolen mills, owners of a wool
milium vuui I'uuy , iiiuivicu
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witness, came up again youay in ue noso of consulting with the busineas
United States District court. Counsol me of that city relative to locating the
for the Armour company asked for an- nlant. tlmr. Tt U nn.Wotnn,! fi.f ti
Other continuance After some WgU- Lollafaelnrv arrangement ran lmtn.il.
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cut, uuuj;a uiiimn ijramcu ii, ceiling tll0 j$ugene plant Will go to Ifood
tho date for hearing next Thursday, iiier
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Snow Off Cascade Summit.
Albany Tho road from the vallev to
Cloudbursts Unroof Buldings. the summit of the Cascade mountains.
Indianapolis, Ind May 1. Reports via the Lebanon wagon road routo. is
from that stato show that Indiana has now open. S. G. Dorris, proprietor of
lienn ctnrm invent In'llie nnal 9d limira I llin Triali InlrA onmtno p.onvl mao. Il.n
says he has c"nged his mind and be- cloudbursts are reported at many summit of the mountains, states that
lievcs that Nan Pattorson did not kill ,,i,,.. Af nietnoii.wiiio i.nti.iin arTAv i .n ,,t t nn i..
Ybung, but that it was a case of suicide. were unroofed, and near Peru the Ind-( and the road cleared for traffic, some
The reported seizure of Hainan is- anapolis Northorn intcrurban trackfWas1 thing almost unprecedented for this
land bv the Russian fleet is caUBinir ac wnHhed awnv. Hall fell In nnvoral tlm nl llin vrar. TTannllv tlita mm! In
tivlty among Chinese officials. counties, damaging crops. ,,. I not open until late InHhe spring.
Churns 1,500 Pounds of Butter,
Pendleton The Blue Mountain
creamery, recently completed in tins
ity, is churning on an average ol
three churnings a week of 500 pounds
of butter each. The entire amount of
cream used in the churnings is brought
over from La Grande and Elgin, as tho
farmers of the vicinity of Pendleton
havo not yet been able to supply a par
ticle of cream. Many are preparing to
fit up complete dairy farms on a larco
scale, hut as it takes considerable time
for this, tho creamery will depend upon
the supply from over tho mountains.
Sawmill for Albany.
Albany A large sawmill will prob
ably bo (voifttructed in Albany tho conv
ing summer. Tho mill will ho estub
lished by outside capital and the prep,
aratlons for securing ground for tlio lo'
cation and establishing tho plant are
being carried on through the officers of
tho Albany Commercial club, who aro
not yet ready to give out a statement
about tho matter, but who Bay con
struction of the mill in this city is
practically assured.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 8480c per bushel;
bluestem, 800Io valloy. 80c.
Oats No. 1 white, $28 per ton;
gray, $27.
Hay Timothy, $14010 por ton:
clover, $1112; cheat, $11(312; grain,
$1112.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1717Kc per
dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17lDc
per pound.
Potatoes ' Oregon fancy, $1 1 ,50 ;
common, 8085,
Apples Fancy, $1.752,50 per box;
choice, $101.25.
Hops Choice, 1004, 2325c per
pound.
Wool Valloy, 2024c, according to
fineness; Eastern Oregon, best, liyi
18c; mohair, choice, 3132c.
British Navy in Very Poor Condition
for Battle,
London, April 28 Tlio Dally Graph-
ic this morning commences n series of
articles calling in cnicstion tho dura
Hon of tho armament of a modern Brit.
is 1 1 fleet in a manner which, if tho facts
should be substantiated, is calculated
to cause a great Bcnsation. Tho writer
alleges that 15 warships unfit for ac
tlnn havo been discovered, as the 35'
calibre 12-lncli guns constituting tho
main armament of three vessels aro In
capablo of firing full charges. Tho
latest Woolwich pattern 50-callbre Bix-
lncn gun lias also failed under experi
ment, and the question naturally arises
as to tlio endurance of ttio armament
of tho whole modem fleet. Tho article
states facts unfortunately beyond (lis
pute, and points out that the present
is tlio tlmo for action and not for
blamo.
Tho facts camo to light through, do
velopments of weakness in now long
guns miner experiment nnd the simul
taneous failure of tho 12-inch guns in
tho Majestic class of battleships nnd
through tho bursting of shells in seven
out of 10 British mado guns on board
of Japanese battleships.
Tho writer points out further that
Great Britain is tlio only power that
has adopted tho manufacture of the
wiro guns.
FLOODS EAST OF ROCKIES.
Warm Weather Causes High Water
but Improves Range.
Denver, April 28. Tho warm weath
er of the past two days has melted tho
snow in the mountains, and all rivers
on tho eastern slopa of tho Rockies aro
very high. Somo damage Is resulting
in places not heretofore reported, and
conditions in Southern Colorado aro
still threatening.
Prominent sheepmen from Northorn
New Mexico, who arrived at Albu
querque today, pay that reports of
losses to sheepmen as a consequenco of
the recent Btorm are greatly cxaitEd
atcd. Somo lambs perished, they say.
but on the whole sheep in tlio section
referred to were never in better condi
tion. The benefit to tho range brought
by the moisture will greatly exceed anv
losses in livestock, thty declare.
In Colorado, reports indicate that
tho damage to the livostock industry
was considerable.
Violence Rampant Upon Streets
of Chicago.
TRACTION LINES MAY SUSPEND
Coal Teamsters Join Strike, Causing
, Fuel Famine, and Food Supply
May Be Cut Off.
Chicago, April 20. Vlolonco Is ram
pant upon tho streets of Chicago.
Surging through tho streets and alleys,
springing from unsuspected places,
armed with stones, clubs and revolve
and tho deadly blackjack, are hordes of
pickets and "sympathizers," cursing,
Jeering, hailing every opportunity to
tall upon a nomm'on man ,ud grind
him lo the pavement. The'irt of tho
business district witncssiM terriblo
struggles all of the day. GuoHts at tho
Paliuel house were regaled with a fierce
riot at their door, ami at all points tho
angly conflicts went forward tho first
skirmishes of tho teamsters' strike,
which is destined to bo the worst labor
atrugglo in Chicago's 'history. There
are now 3,250 teams idle through tho
strike.
Chicago now faces a now peril that
of having to walk. Owing to the strike
of all coal teamsters, tho traction com
panies aro unablo to secure coal to
operatu power plants. At tho utmost,
there is but throe days' supply of coal,
and then tho cars must stop. In addi
tion, tho Btriko leaders are bending
every effort to spread the Btriko to nil
tho smaller concerns. This, If success
ful, will shut off tho food Btipplies of
tlio residents.
Early today tho Federal government
stepped into the strike and Issued in
junctions against tho strikers interfer
ing with traffic. At about the sauio
tlmo many soldiers began to appear on
tho streets without arms. Orders iiat'o
been Issued by commanders of regi
ments of stato troops to their men to
hold themselves ready for Immediate
call.
The great aim of tho strike leaders
now is to embroil the railroad unions,
in which event other cities will begin
to feel tho striko. "Wait until next
Tuesday," is the ominous warning of
tho labor leaders. "So far there lias
been child's piny. Next Tuesday there
will bo business." No ono appears U
know whut this means, although tliero
is fear that somo tremendous sctiBation
will bo sprung.
ONLY ASK EQUAL RATES.
dews Fear Massacre.
Warsaw, April 28. A Jewish organ
called tho Hund has issued a manifesto
urging mcmbcra not to participate in
demonstrations on May 1 for fear they
will lead to antl'Scmitlc disturbances.
The appreshension of tho Hund Is be
lieved to bo not unfounded, for tho
bomb-throwing and other violent acts
by Socialists, of which organization
the majority aro Jews, havo cnraircd
the Poles, who declare that such crimes
are abhorrent to tho Polish nation
The Warsaw garrison has been aug
mented by lour regiments ol Infantry
Opposed to Grabbing.
Marseilles, April 28. A mail steam.
er, which arrived hero from tho Far
East brought a copy of tho Echo de
Chine, which says upon Chlneso au
thority that tho American minister at
Pekin recently informed tho Chlneso
foreign office of his opposition to any
further foreign occupation of territory
within tho threo northern provinces of
China and that ho would Invito all the
ministors at Pekin to strongly support
China to this end.
Successor to Father Gopon.
St. Petersburg, April 28. Father
Gopon has a successor in the person of
a priest named Nicholas, who has bcon
making n great stir among tho work
men, addressing thorn nightly in vnr-
ous parts of ttio industrial districts.
The inliuonce of his personality is con
sidered so dangerous that further meet
ings have been prohibited.
Townscnd Replies to Spencer Rela
tive to Railroad Rebates.
Detroit, Mich., April 20. Coiiurcss-
man Charles K. Townscnd, of Jackson,
Mich., author of tho Townsend-Escli
railroad bill, spoko last night before a
meeting of tho Michigan Manufactur
ers' association. Mr. Townscnd took
up tho speech delivered by President
Spencer, of tho Southern railroad, at
Pittsburg April 7.
"Wo do not ask wholesale reduction
of rates," said Mr. Townscnd. "Wo
want the commission to havo power to
decide what is a just rate when tho
rates havo been challenged. Secret re
bates mean tho loss of millions by tho
railroads, but tho railroads are most
nrrant cowards. Traffic men do not
know tho cost of tho transportation of
a given article u given distance, and
admit thoy cannot find out. How,
then, do thoy fix the rates by puttinir
on nil tho traffic will stand.
"Wo ato asking nothing more than.
as President Roosevelt cxpessod it in
his mcasago, to 'Keep tho highways
open to all on equal terms.'
"President Spencr Bays he agrees
with tho president's sentiment, and
yet ho attacks tho bill which seeks to
bring this about. The same hrgumontB
are now used against the original in
terstate commerco bill, and yet Mr.
Spencer says the original law is a good
ono and adequate to deal with all
abuses which may arise."
Good Weather for Fighting.
London, April 20. Tho nows of tho
resumption of fighting in Manchuria
is supposed hero to show that tlio Jap
anese havo decided not to await tho
issue of tlio Impendnlg naval contest,
but to utilize tho few weeks Interven
ing between tho drying up of tho
thawod-out roads and tho arrival of tho
summer rains in Juno for tho resump
tion of tho land campaign. Tho com
pletion of tho railway to Mukden will
greatly simplify Marshal Oyama's task
of provisioning his army, and will thutt
facilitate the renewal of hostilities.
Fire Devouring Coal Mine.
Trinidad Colo., April 29. Fire,
the origin of which is unknown, broke
out in tho Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany's mine at Picton shortly before
noon today. A number of miners nar
rowly escaped death, soveral being
overcome by smoke. Tho fire Is still
burning fiercely. General Superin
tendent T. Kebler left Trinidad thin
afternoon for Picton. Tho mine nm.
ploys 250 men and tho output of coal Ik
800 tons daily.
Canal Laborers Strike,
Panama, April 20. All tho contract
Jomalcans working at tho aqueduct
struck today, alleging insufficient food
as tho caiiBO. Six policemen who wore
summoned by Englnee.r Harritt to com
pel the men to work were badlv henlen
and Barrltt was stoned, Armed police
men restored ordor and prevented a
riot. ,