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Bohemia Nugget Unheal NbkvM Pb. C. COTTAGH GROVE . . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Fallierrs has been inr;urated presi dent of Trance. John D. Rockefeller lias purchased the Wisconsin Central railroad. Several quite severe earthquakes have occurred in the Wet Indies. Od of the Rockefellers has just bought a gold brick in the shape of a mine. The Chinese minister to the United States denies that foriegners will be at tacked by his people. Fire among Puluth's elevators de stroyed much property, including 1, 000,000 bushels of wheat. Castro is said to have all prepara tions completed for war with France or any other power that cares to show the Venezuelan president his shortcomings Two leaders of the miners' union have been arrested in Denver. It is believed they were connected with the murder of ex-GoverLor Steunenbery of Idaho. Pacific coast members of congress will introduce a bill to prevent the mis branding of salmon. It is not thought Jfeyburn's pure food bill will cover this point sufficiently. Bandits held up a ppf'y of American and Mexican miners near Thomas. Mexico. Whi'e they failed to get any money, the outlaws escaped aftter kill ing three of the miners' party. Alexander, of Equitable fame, ia ser iouslv ill. MISS ROOSEVELT A WIFE. Whila Place A Moroccan gunboat has fired on a French steamer. It is now said that John D. Rocke feller is in Europe. There is a movement for congress to demand reform in the Congo state. Fat Crowe has been acquitted of kid naping and will now be tried for car robbery. John A. McCall :e slightly improved, but his physicians say he cannot stand many sinking spells. Exports of American agricultural ma chinery to Russia this spring will amount to fully $25,00,000. The governor of West Virg'nia may call a special session of the legislature to consider the railroad rate problem The senate committee on territories has agreed on a bill prohibiting gamt ling in all territories, including Alaska The Iowa house has passed a bill prohibiting the discharge of revolvers firecrackers and other explosives on July 4. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal company expects by April 1 to have enough coal on hand to last until next September. There are rumors of mediation in the Moroccan dispute. Great Britain mav estalish a national system of eld age pensions. Ine Strandaru Oil company is soon to be prosecuted under the trust law The Austrian government will crush Hungarian liberty and a rebellion is eure to follow. The government investigation of the Valencia disaster tends to show cow ardice on the part of the "reecuing feet. Every large colliery in the anthracite di-itrict is accumulating a large reserve of coal in anticipation of a strike on April 1. Should serious troule occur in China the government is almost sure to call for volunteers and the nationl guard of Oregon, Washington and California will likely have the first show. Pres ent plans of the government contem plate placing 3S,000 troops in the Philippines, and as our standing army is only a trifle over 60,000, including artillery, volunteers almost have to be asked for. The United States government lias refused concessions to Germany to get tariff reductions. The Virginia legislature is consider ing a 2-'-ent a mile bill, the house hav ing already pass it. A snow storm has again blocked rail road traffic in the East. Ambassador White is ready to solve the Moroccan question. The government is investigating the wreck ot the steamer Valencia. China is sending troops into Man churia to replace the Japanese being withdrawn. House Wedding; Takes as Scheduled. Washington, Feb. IS. Alice lee KiHisevelt. daughter of the president of the United States, was married in the w bite house at IS : 1 It o'clock vesterdsy to 1 1 o : i . Nicholas l.oigwotth, repre sentative in congress from the First Ohio district. The weshling was the largest and most important ever celebrated in America, a most distinguished assem bly of guests being present. The ceremony waa performed by lit. liev. Henry Yates Satterlee, bishop of Washington, according to the rites of the Protestant Episcopal church, of which the bride is a member. The bride whs unattended excepting by h r young sister, Ethel R nisevelt, who held the bridal bouquet of orchids during the ceremony. Mr. Imgworth had as his Ix-st man Mr. Thomas Nel son Perkins, of Boston, a life long friend and college mate. The ushers were also his personal friends. The bridal gown was one of the most beautiful ever worn by an American bride, and was entirely of American manufacture. The material was of ex quisite brocade satin, made princess style, w ith long court train of silver and white brocade. Rare point lace was used as trimming and soft effects were obtained by the use of chiffon and tulle. A long tulle veil completely en veloped the slight figure of the youth ful bride. The veil was fstencd with a wreath of orange blossoms an 1 the brocade slippers had tulle bows caught with orange blossom clusters. She wore as her only jewels the groom's gift, a diamond necklace. The ceremony and all events con nected with it transpired exactly as planned, the only incident which hap pened out of the ordinary beinif Ihe temporary indisposition of Mrs. Wayne McVeigh, one of the distinguished guests, who fainted just before the wed ding party appeared. No ceremony of a similar kind was ever witnessed by so distinguished an assembly. Personal representatives of powers of the world and the most emi nent representatives of America's gov ernment, high officials in every walk of life, literary artistic and social lights, captains of industry and many plain. stalwart American citizens were pres ent as guesn. ine brilliant uniforms of the foreign ambassadors and minis ters minglel with the gorgeous towns of the women anil the dainty colors of the floral decorations made the scene am memorable one. -Nellie drain bartons was ttie one guest in whom greatest interest center eJ, she baring been a white house bride herself 32 years ago. A buffet wedding breakfast was serv ed to the 1,100 guests and the bride's health drunk in wine a century old, made by the groom's great grandfather, whose name he bears. Lae in the afternoon the bri.le and groom entered an automobile and were driven to the country home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, "Friendships," a few miles out of Washington. Over 1,000 wedding gifts were show ered on the fortunate young bride. While their value has been greaty ex aggerated, the fact remains that a small fortune was expended in them. Tif fany, the New York jeweler, is said to have filled more than $100,01)0 of or ders for the occasion, and the Wash ington jpwelers hi 1 to send rush or le.-s to New York a week before the wedding to replensih their stocks. No bride of royalty has ever received presents from so many crowned heas or notable personages. The king of Spain, king of Italy, emperor of Ger many, emperor of Austria, president of France, empress of China, mikado of Japan, republic of Cuba and Pope Pin X all remembered the young daughter of the president, sending her rare wed- ling gifts through their representatives at the capital, and with them their best wishes for the happy life that will surely be hers. A private cars awaits orders to carry the couple South after their honeymoon at "Friendship." The wedding trip will not be a lengthy one, the groom's duties in congress necessitating an early return, but later in the year a trip abroad is planned. ! OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST HE WILL CAN PINEAPPLES. Prof. Test Pernot, of Corvnllis, W His New Process. Corvallis A shipment received at the State college a few days ago wan i crate of pineapples from Honolulu bill ed to Profes'ioi Pernot, head of the hue teriological department. The fruit ii to be canned for expeiimental purposes Some time ago publicity was given to a new preserving process evolved by Pro fessor Pernot, wherein fruits or vegeta hies in process of canning are subjected to only a low temperature. Fy this method the fruits are preserved in their original condition, without being cook ed, both the fibre, taste and color be;ng left largely intact. The extreme heat used is only 105 degrees. Wide attention was attracted hv the announcement and letters of. inquiry have reached the department from all parts of the world. Among them ciuiu a letter from Honolulu, written by Mr II . Grant, head of a large canning es tablishment there, who said his atten tion had been attracted to the new method by an article in the Saturday Evening Post. The shipment of the pineapples to Professor Pernot for can ning in the bacteriologist department as an experiment is the result of the correspondence that ensued. Part of the canned product will la retained at the college, to be opened irom time to lime ami lasteM, ami a part will he sinppeM to Honolulu, so that the merits of the method may be tested by a tropical climate and a sea voyage. Wallowa to Raise Poultry. Wallow.1 I'emand for poultry brought buvers here from I .a Grande and other points recently. One rcpre sentative of a mercantile house secure I 70 dozen in Wallowa this week, paying $H for choice Plymouth Rinks. It costs little to raise fowls here, and the ranch ers think the price received will fully- pay them for feed consumed. Interest in poultry raising for market to increase the revenue of the farm, is gaining con stantly in the Wallowa country, and the industry promises to become a prac tical feature of development in tins set tioii. Stockmen Form Organisation. Pendleton Owners and raisers of horses and cattle of Umatilla county met here ana perfected a peimanent organization. The object of the associ ation is to form a central body large enough to act in concert and effectively in all matters affecting horse and cattle growers, including matters of range, hiphway and contagious diseases among stock. The officers of the association are: John Todd, president; Aaron Isaac, vice president; K. S. Wilbur, secretary, and I. A. Feebler, treasurer. The charter members of the association number about 20. Want Macadamized Road. Pendleton The Pendleton Commer cial association'held its annual meeting last week and elected others as follows: Leon Cohen, president; C.J.Smith, vice president; F. W. Lampkin, secie- tary; Mark Moon-house, treasurer. The association discussed the proposition by the government to construct a mile of macadamized road near this city and passed a resolution requesting the county to appropriate necessary funds to carry on the work. The estimated cost to the county is about $3,000. BUILDING ItUDM IN BAKER. Many Structures Planned and Con tractors Eloign Men I al ly. Faker City Huildingin !iiker City this year promises t exceed that of any previous year. Three new struc tures have jmt been siinountcd, total ing in cost mote than f.'iit.OOO. Pliiim for a f'Jt.OOl) two story brick building on the northwest corner of First and Washington street are being drawn, the Htiucture to be occupied by the IJ'iccn City Furniture company . On the oppponito corner w ill I e the Knight of Pythias Castle hall, at a cost of from $.'.'. 000 to $ I0,0;:0. A one stoiy stone building will be erected as soon as spring opens, on First street between Valley avenue and Court street, to be occupied by a steam cleaning and dye woiks. Various other brick and frame buildings are planned for the early spring and the contractors ae already engaging men. Milton Farmers Hopeful. Milton Farmers report wheat in ex cellent condition. The acreage is prob ably 2.r per cent greater than last year and the weather is favorable. Consid erable spring work has been com menced, the soil being in excellent con dition. Fruit rancher are anxious over the early warm weather, which in some districts has already started t'ie sap in the trees. If cold weather comes the frost would probably damage peaches and small fruits. Last year a heavy rost in March played havoc with the peach crop. Albany a Distributing Point. Albany The Southern Pacific com pany has left 100 empty freight cars at Albany, for distribution from this point to the several feeders of ihe line which run out of Albany. This city has become the distributing point for tbi railroad in the valley, and the dc pot yards at this place are always con- gested with cars oeing switched to the points wnere ihcv are needeil to move the products of the valley ai d liioiui tain. HEYUUHN'S DMAS 1IO BILLS. Would Stop dealing. Reserves and Order l-neral Suivrf. Washington, l. C, Teh. III. Sena tor llryhnni is going after Ihe resi dent's forest icucrve policy again. To day he introduced a bill far more due' tie than anything he has heii'toforo at tempted. It prohibits further with drawals of public In ml for forest reserve purposes in Idaho, and stipulate tliat w here land has heretofore been with drawn, and ha not been crea'ed into forest reserves, it shall immediately be restored to Ihe public domain. It also provides that no leserve or withdrawal made for forestry purposes In Idaho shall include section Hi or .'10. title to which was in Ihe I'niled State at the date of the admission of Idaho into the Union. It fuither st ipulaie t hat no forest reserves shall l created in Idaho to include land heretofore classified as mineral. The effect of this bill, if enacted, would be absolutely to put a Stop to forest reserve extension in Idaho, but, like Mr. Ileyhnrn' other forestry hill, it will not pass, Mr. Ilevbiirn also Introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the survey of all uiisurveyed public land in Idaho. Mr. I ley burn say Idaho's development is being retarded by reason of the fact that only one third of the state ha been surveyed. Furthermore, ihe lack of surveys makes it impossible for the state to perfect many of it selections made tinder various special grunts. AMERICA IS READY Miiny Troops and War Vessels Close to China. MOVEMENTS MADE HUH SI CRI IV Mor e T roops in Philippines Than Any limn Since la ide ation ot the Inlands. Washington, Feb. 17. It ha been decreed by the admimst rat ion that, come what may, American live ami American property in China shall bo protected, evetl if It become necessary to resort to at in, tiuided by -I x- petietice ol Ihe Holer outbreak of 1000, Ibis government Is quietly mo bilizing a small army in the Philip pine, wilhin easy port, CHINESE ATTACK MISSION. Horse Fair for Corvellis. torvanis . nurse show ami sale wit h speed contests and other features to last two days is probably to Li held here late in May. A committe of ar rangements was appointed at n meeting of the Citizens' leavue and detail ( the plan are being worked out . The final decision as to whether or not the iow will be held has not been reached, but all the sign so far are favorable to the scheme. Bad Showing for Lane County. Eugene The official report of Ir. J. W. Harris, health officer for Lane ounty, to the County court, show more cases of contagious disease, in this county than were ever known since record has been kept. There were reported 74 case of typhoid fever, ,'i I of measles, 4 of diphtheria. 5 of small pox and 1 of scarlet fever. China is Buying Munitions. Perkeley, Cal., Feb. If. Profe sor John b'reyer, head of the department of Oriental language of the State univer sity, this morning announced that in persuing a copy of a Chinese newspaper he learned the startling news of the preparations the empire is making for the conflict believed to be impending. He informed the university students that this paper states that the Chinese government has ordered a million smaU arms and 100 CHrinon from manufactur ers in Germany, in preparation for the threatened war with foreign powers. Lane County Will Spray. Eugene County Fruit Inspector II F. McCornack has made a report to the County court of his examination of orchards. He reports the San Jose scale present in nearly all orchards, and particularly abundant on fruit trees and shrubbery in the city of Eu gsne. He finds the owners nearly all willing to assist in the extermination of the pests, and a large amount of spraying has already been done. A few orchards that were badly infected were destroyed. Attorney General Iladley, of Mis souri, has a clear case against the Standard Oil. John A. McCall, ex-president of trie New York Life Insurance company, is near death's door, Heinze, the Montana copper king, lias transferred his mines to the Amal gamated Copper company. Chicago police have been ordered to nee that no boy or girl under 18 years of age goes to a public dance unattend ed by parents. Famine Fund Cabled to Japan. Washington, Feb. 10. Up to noon today Charles IlaHam Keep, treasurer of the American National Red Cross, tad received, in response to President Roosevelt's appeal, contributions amounting to $ 1 1 ,421 , to be expended or the relief of the famine stricken provinces of Japan. ien thousand dollar" collected by the Christian Her ald, of New York, was cabled February 15 by the State department to Japan, to be used immediately. Tillamook Creamery's Work. Tillamook At a meeting of the Maple Leaf Creamery association, James Williams, Peter Hnisel and C A, Svenson were re-elected directors and (ieorge Cohn treasurer, with the Tillamook Cpun'y bank as its deposi tory. Although the factory was riot completed until last April, 2,58,075 pounds of milk were received in the nine months it was running in 1!()5. The factory made 20!,117 pounds of cheese, for which it received $31,505. The price of butter fat ranged from 21.7 cents to 31.1 cents per pound. Platform Cannot Be Amended. Salem That a candidate for office aunot amend his petition for nomina tion after he has filed it, is the ruling made by the secretary of state, in re sponse to a request from an aspirant for a state ofiice. I lie request w as that he be permitted to amend his platform by inserting additional measures he woul advocate if elected. PORTLAND MARKETS. Stevens Ends Blockade. Panama, Feb. 10. Efforts to relieve congestion of the Panama railroad have apparently succeeded . Chief Engineer StevnH inf r ee l crated Press veNtfcfiiiiv " i' no t' routI. freight was debn-i'd on Ihe i"thino. laBt 24 hours. D -ckag" f. Water Users Increase Stock. Hermiiton Tho lvst Umatilla Water Users' association will hold a meeting March 10 when the stock will be increased from 9,000 to 20,000 shares. Tho increase will raise the capitalization to $1,200,000. Great preparations are being made for the meeting and a large gathering is ex pected. The association was organ ized to work in conjunction with the government in tarrying on its large ir- rigation project in Umatilla county. Lai'. -m r being m pr v n, and it is ex. lie or. .sent wharfage capacity will be doubled within the next four months. Large Attendance at Chemawa. Chemawa The Indian school never had as large an attendance as at present. There are now more than 550 pupils and more coming nearly every day. The enrollment this year is 000. Hi- in the I perinlendent Kyselka, of the Hoopa I lie? at ! Valley school, California, has gone home. Jte brought a party of 18 bright pupils from his School to get an folvnncil eilncullon nlonts I nil nut riu I J lines at Chemawa. Wheat Club, inr.t 7(c ; bluestem 70W71 c; red, fi(4t;7e:; valley, 72c Oats No. 1 white feed, $2S2!) gry, $27.50(328.50 per ton Parley Feed, 2:i 5024 per ton brewing, $24; rolled, $24(425. Puckwbeat $2.25 per rental. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $13 (14 per ton; valley timothy, $HM!) clover, 17.50(38 j cheat, $H(7; grain bay, $7ra8. Fruits Apples, common, 75c(3$l per box; choice, $1 .25(4 1 .50 ; fancy, $23; pears, $1.25 r 1.50 per box; cranberries, $13('il.'5.50 per barrel. Vegetables Cabbage, 2(i24C per pound; cauliflower, $l.!)0fM2 perorate; celery, Id 50 per crate; bell peppers 35c; pumpkins, S0 Jc per pound: sprouts, (ll(i7c per pound; squash, 1 ' ( l,'i per pound; parsley, 25i turnips, H0c(4$l per sack ; carrots, Ii5 (4 75c per Back; beets, 85c$l per sack. Onions Oregon, No. 1, 1.10r74l. 25 per sack; ISO. i, iwM . Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks, ;0(4(i5c per hundred; ordinary, nomin al; sweet potatoes, a.'-4(42c per pound. Putter Fancy creamery, 27'430( per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, l(20c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 12(4 13c per pound; mixed chickens, 'i((fi'M; broilers, 10 (4 20c; young roosters, 12 413c; old roosters, 10(41 le; dressed chickens, 1415c; turkeys, live, 10 (4 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 8r"420c; geee, live, Oct; geese, dressed, 12(414;; ducks, lS(ttl8o. Hops Oregon, 1005, choice, 10(41 lc per pound; prime, 8!Je; medium, 78t:; olds, 5(47c. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 10 (4 21c per pound; valley, 24 20c; mohair, choice, 30c. ( Peef Dressed bulls, 2 Q 2c, per-j pound; cows, 3J (4 4;c; country steers, 4 (45c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8J(40c per pound; ordinary, 4 5c; lambs, 7 & 7. Veal Dressed, 3,(480 per pound. Pork Dressed, (l8 per pound. Viceroys Now Take Lead in En:'iity to White "Barbarian." London, l eb. 10. The correspondent at Shanghai of the Standard telegraph as follow s : New ha reached here of another at tack on a foreign mission at Ngauking, province of Nganhwei, 011 the left bank of the Yangtsc Kiang river. No los id life i reported. Yesterday ail attempt was made here by a trusted Chinese servant to murder the secretary id the I Tench municipal council w bile be hum aleep. The at tempt was frustrated and the assailant arrested. Many of the gieat provincial viceroys are displaying a marked anti-foreign attitude, which they would hardly dare so openly to assume mile's they thought that l'ckin approved their con duct. In the foreign settlement) of treaty ports effort are being made quietly to recover plivileges granted to foreigner. In some quarter J.ipan is believed to view lb" possibility ol 111 med inter veution being necessary with equanim ity, since it would provide her with oc casion to olilain Iroin 1 lima wnal sue failed to exact from Kussia. In Shanghai two additional com panies of volunteer are being raised. It is reported that the Municipal conn cil favor strengthening the Sikh police force by 500 men. rnfortuiiately, it is at this juncture that it ha been decid ed to reiluce the Lritish China squad ron. HE BLAMES THE GRAFTERS. Rojestvensky Says Bad Shipbuilding Caused His Defeat. St. Petersburg, l eb. Hi. "Perhap I am guilty to some extent for our de feat, and perhaps my subordinate did not do all they might have done, but at all events we who have fought the battles were not thieves," said Admiral Mojestvensky, who addressed the Im perial Technical society yesterday evt 11 illg upon the causes of the defeat of Ihe Russians at the battle of the Sea of Japan. The admiral made 110 speci fh iit i on regarding rascality in the construction or equipment id the ship-', but he com mented at length upon the destructive force of the heavj Japanese shells, which, when they only exploded in the water near the Kussian vessels, cracked their plates and opened great leaks, while those which hit the Kussian ships squarely were us destructive as mines. A young lieutenant during the dis cussion attempted to lay the blame on submarine boats, hut .the admiral de nied that submarine boats or mines were used during the engagement. reach of Chinese aim 1 maintaining a iair-Kir.cn fleet ol war vessel especially H.lrtpte.l In service in the liver thai reach iin portant Chinese si loiighold. It is a fai t thut there are more troop in the Philippine (ban nl any lime since the pacification of the Phi -ippine. There are now on the way to the island two udditiolial regiments of infantry and two hatteiie of aitillery. As shown by the reconl of the War department, Ihe military strength in Ihe Philippine today includes four full regiment of infantry, in addition to two com pan ie of engimer and threat companies of I he signal corps. Theso troops lot the most part are in easy rem h ol Manila, and a com paral 1 vcly large force could be landed on Cliinc'io soil on very nlnot notice an I still havo an adequate garrinon in lb" Philippine. To supplement Ihe land force 1 the Philippine fl.et, which Inchlden Ihe bat t lesti i ps t Mi hi, Wi-coiimii and I Ire k'oii the last named under order to le luru to lhi coun'rv. It is found, however, that theliicgoii may not be able to iimh rg 1 repair nt Paget unmd 'or foiii or live months, mi'l it imiv hi delei mined to rrtil 11 her in t!;c Oinnt, at least nil' ll the (' incse di-lu rl'Bl'O s 1.1 . s hot or coinei lo a hen I. In ad dition, there are the crmcM I'.al'i 111. .re, Cincinnati, Coiic.rd and ICal eigh, the monitor M .11,1. 1 ie .i k ami Monterey, the glllihoil Helena Slid W i I mington and a number of smaller gunbo-.ts. which were captured from r-pain and brought into the I'll it id State navv. STANDS BY EXCLUSION LAW. Fulton Deri. ires Boycott Cannot Ac complish Its Rew.l. Washington, lib. 17. In response to n request lor hi icW' on the Chi. nese boycott, Senator lulloii today made the folio ing answer- The real purpose of the Chiiiee en gaged ill the boycott of American good Is to secure the lepenl of the excluloi law . No doubt the m inner in which the lav ha I e -u enforced has i:i some instant ci given J 1st chum- f..r com plaint, ami tended to intensify and in - itimnt en real nni- celt-rate th gendered by gro ing rei-e the law, b'lt the Must Pay Wages for Shut-Down. Warsaw, Russian Poland, I 'eh. 10. Considerable comment has beea caused by the judgment of the communal court at V idewo. near Lodz, ordering the Coatcs Thread factory to pay the wages of 800 employes: during the ten weeks the factory was closed. The works shut dow n November ,'iO and a shortage of coal was given as the reason for do ing so. the court in rendering judg ment said it was not hit I; of coal, hut the high price of coal which indut mils is opposii urn to ft luvv 11 u "s h" It 'm. I the pil'p isc ir) to en fun e its repeal . To tin.! we cannol acccd". ll is trf great interest and concern to us thai cordial and friendly relation with China shall he inaintaiiied and our t rade and com merce with hi r i lit rean d, but, if such condition tan only be pnrchn-ed by sacrificing Ihe rights and imperiling the welfare of American,!! labor. Ihe price is greater than we can alf rd to pay. We must not repeal or substantially modify (he present exclu-ioii law. So to do would work great hardihip on mid he unpardonable injustice to our own wage earners. Wcof Ihel'acillc coast have learned in the school of ex perience how serious a menace to the peace, pro-perity and inoials of I he community is it large influx of Chinese, coolie and wh will never consent to legislation making sin h conditions again possible. tho closing, ami not a gcotl reason. I found that this was Believe Fire Und.T Control. Honolulu, Feb. 10. Water is now being pumped only at intervals into the hold of the steamer Texan, w hose cargo took fire the other day while the vessel was lying at her dock. It is now be lieved that tho lire is under safe con trol, ami the agents of tho vessel say that they expect that all her lime will ie slaked by tomorrow ami that they will tnen m able to discharge) cargo. They think that the. hull of the voshoI IB not damaged. First Year Men Must Study. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 10. The Harvard athletic committee voted to night to concur w ith Yale ami Prince ton in an agreement exitludirg flrst- vear men ami tra.boit.. ul ,,,l,,.,t a , I .. 1 1 I J ...... P, ' ' BU.,l,HB 01 an departments .'rom university athletics. Wood May Command io China. San I lancisco, Feb. 17. 'Ihe I'liited Stales aimy transport Slierm 111 sailed today for Honolulu, ";um mid tho Philippines, with 1 00 cabin passengers, a few troops and 1,000 tons e.f military supplis. . luting the passenger wen Major (ii-nerals I'.rooke and Weston, the latter going to Manila under sealed onlers. In army e-iic,.. it is surmised that (ieueral I'.iookc may succeed (Jen- eral Leonard Wood in eiiHtt the latter hI Id be ordered to China. Col I William S. Patten alH niiled on tho Sherman. Will Receive Famine Aid. San Francisco. Feb. 17. Judge Mor row, president, of tho California branch of the American National Pol Cross., has made an announcement staling Unit in iii'cortlancti with (be appeal of 'resi demt Kosevell, (,f February 1 , for aid for Ihe thousands of person 011 the verge of starvation in Northern Japan by reason of the famine! existing there, tho public is informed that the California branch of the American National Keel Cross will receive contributions. Progressive American Consul. Prague, Feb. 17. Tli American consulate established today a depart ment for -commercial information. Consul Letloux explained the lank Of the institution to many merchants, who declared it would great ly increase) Ihe respective exports and lnip6rts of tho countries interest 1.