Bohemia Nugget
r COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form (or Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Let Important but
Not Lett Interesting Events
of the Patt Week.
The statehood fight will be resumed
in the senate.
The elevator trust has admitted vio
lating the law.
The Smoot case may be shelved until
the next session of congress.
Losers in San Francisco may sue the
Traders' Insurance company.
Eleven persons were killed in a
train wreck near Providence, R. I.
The Northern Pacific is to put on
two new trains between Chicago and
the coast.
The German Butchers' association
has petitioned fjr the exclusion of all
American canned meats.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Cananea, Mexico, where rioting by
triking native miners has occurred.
A man who cloeeely resembles the
one who threw the bomb at King Al
fonso has committed suicide in Madrid.
The Englishman has been released, as
he was in no way connected with the
outrage.
Governqr Kibbey, of Arixona, has
issued a statement warning all Ameri
cans from crossing the Mexican line
while the present trouble continues at
Cananea Sweden and Norway have
each negotiated a loan of fl5.000.000.
Conferees on tho rate bill have
agreed on almost all points.
Patterson has been nominated for
governor by Tenneeeee Democrats.
A new schedule on lumber has been
made Northwest lumbermen by the
railroads.
General Greeley advocates the erec
tion in San Francisco of barracks capa
ble of housing 50,000 refugees.
The California legislature has con
vened in extra session to give relief to
the earthquake and fire district.
Madrid authorities have arrested an
Englishman who is suspected with hav
ing connection with the throwing of the
bomb at the king.
The czar has been warned to be care
ful in making his decision on the pend
ing land bill. The peasants threaten
to rise if refused land.
Gloon overspreads Madrid in conse
quence of the bomb throwing on the
oc?aeion of King Alfonso's wedding.
While the festivitise continue there is
no zest.
Striking Mexican miners just acroes
the line from Arizona attacked a party
of Americans. In the fight that fol
lowed the killed on both sides reached
45. Troops have been sent to the
scene to preserve order.
Japan is reported to be preparing for
war with China.
Railroads may be fined millions for
giving the Standard Oil rebates.
No agreement has been reached on
several important amendments to the
rate bill.
The Traders' Insurance company has
offered a compromise to San Francisco
policyholders.
Mayor Dunne, of Chicago, says noth
ing can be done to improve the eanitary
conditions of the stockyards.
Dr. Lonis A. Weigel, the first Amer
ican authority on the Roentgen ray, is
dead as the rseult of cancer contracted
from working on the machine.
King Alfonso and Princess Ena are
now man and wife. The wedding was
one of great splendor, every ruler in
Europe having a personal representa
tive present.
Just as the Spanish king and queen
were about to reach the palace after the
wedding a bomb wac thrown at the
royal carriage. Its occupants escaped
unhurt, but 16 persons near were
killed.
Roosevelt has prepared to force the
meat packers to agree to government
inspection. If they refuse he will
make public the entire findings of his
special commission which investigated
affairs in Chicago.
Ronthern Morocco natives have re
belled against the sultan.
In a battle between British troops
and Zulus, 70 of the latter were killed.
Senator Burton has announced that
he will resign if a rehearing is denied.
More than 50,000 people took part in
the Memorial day parade at New York.
Two tftounand marines have ju"5t
been arrested at Odessa, Russia, for
disaffection,
Tlia onvumfiinnt. will establish
number of wireless telegraph stations
on the Northwest coast.
Customs officials at Tacoma have
seized 85 pounds of opium which was
being smuggled p Portland.
The Binger Hermann trial has been
set for June 18 by the judge btfore
w hom the hearing will come.
A Norwalk, Ohio, court has fined
seven bridge companies $300 eacti and
costs for illegal restraint of trade.
PLAYING SHYLOCK.
Insurance Companiea Knock Off One
Third San Francitco Losset.
Oakland, Cal., June 4.--The word
insurance is all one hoars in Pan Fran
Cisco today and the language used ie
garding the dilatory tactics of the in
surance companies is far from compli
mentary. The people have not the
slightest faith in the statement given
out that most of the companies are
anxious to settle promptly and dollar
for dollar. Their doubt appears to be
well fonndel, for the insurance com
panies, with a very few exceptions,
have shown a tendency to slice off
about a third of their liabilities w hen
settled.
Cases such as this are common. A
man who had $400 insurance on goods
worth 1600 gets about $300 when he is
through with the adjusters. He has
really been compromiser! with. The
insurance company has driven a bar
gain. It has been estimated that, of $ 1 70,
000,000 owing, the companies will pay
about $120,000,000, holding out $50,
000,000 which belongs to the insured.
It is difficul . to compile facts, as the
insurance otllcials are not communica
tive, but it is estimated that the losses
already settled have been on a third
knock-off basis. They call, it stealing
here.
While the people are gradually be
coming wrought up and may attempt
to force iction by th insurance com
panies, they know they are practically
helpless and that legal action will only
cause further delay. They must rely
on the adjusters and take what they
get.
Everyone is awake to the situation
of the two home companies, which per
force can only settle slowly. Their se
curities and thj basis of their securities
are destroyed and the people whom
thev count on to cash them are unable
to do so. , Tney must unload slowly or
not be able to settle at all.
DEFENDS HIS INSPECTION BILL,
Crumpacker Says It Is Against Inter
ests of Beef Trust.
Washington, June 4. Judge Crum
packer, of Indiana, today met the in
sinuation that his bill to provide for
the inspection of meat offered for inter
state and foreign commerce is "the
packers' bill" by the statement that, if
the fees to be charged to the packers by
the Beveridge bill were eliminated, the
Beveridge measure would meet with
unqualified approval from the packers.
"The Beveridge bill." said Judge
Crumpacker, "would act so as to drive
out of business all of the small inde
pendent packers and would put the beef
trade entirely in the hands of the beef
trust. The small sellers of beef and
other meats throughout the country
could not afford to pay the fees for in
spection and they would have to band
over their business to the trust. As
for the insinuation that my bill is
framed in the interests of the packers,
I will say there is no packing interest
in my district; that I have seen no
packers about the measure, and that I
stand for it as calculated to meet the
demands of the situation. I don't care
what the packers want. I care for
what the country ought to have."
GROUND INTO SAUSAGES.
What Becomes of Some Employes in
Packing Houses.
Paris, June 4. Chicago meat will
be barred out of France if the object of
today's meeting of the League of Pub
lic Hygiene, backed by several scores
of French packers, can be attained.
The league expects at least W get the
government to inaugurate a new system
ef inspection which will prevent taint
ed meat from entering the country.
A French emissary, it appears, visit
ed the stockyards in Chicago and ob
tained employment for a year as French
correspondence clerk. According to
hi testimony, no meat coming from
Chicago can be eaten with safety. The
most sensational evidence was that
cases had occurred of workingmen fall
ing accidentally into the sausage ma
chines, their bones being ground up
with other contents of the vat and issu
ing in the form of food for human con
sumption. Pens Shoshone Reserve.
Washington, June 4. The president
has issued a proclamation opening to
settlement and entry a portion of the
Shoshone Indian reservation in Wy
oming, the area being approximately
1,150,000 acres. A registration of ap
nlienntM will be held at Lander. Sho
shone, Thermopolis and at Worland,
provided the Big Horn railroad is doing
nanenaer traffic to the latter place,
comencing July 16 and ending July 31.
The drawing will be held at fancier,
Wvo.. commencing August 4, 1906, and
continued as may be necessary.
City Will Investigate.
Chicago. June 4. The city bus de
cided to appoint a commission to in
vestigate the conditions at the stock
yards, with a view to determining how
far the recent criticism of methods em-
nlnvfid is lustified. Mavor Dunne to
day, after a conference with Health
Commissioner Whalen, decided to aek
the co-operation of the Federal govern
ment, and the authorities will be asked
to name several members of the com
mission. May Adjourn About July 4.
Washington, June 4. Members of
congress who visited the White House
today predicted that final ad'0 unment
would not be had until the Fourth of
July.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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SCHOOLS GET THE BENEFIT.
Library Commission Issues a List ot
Books Ready for Purchase.
Salem The State Library commis
sion has just issued a pamphlet con
taining the list of books for school li
braries for the state. The list includes
787 standard hooks by thelest authors,
(torn which the school boards may
choose books for the school libraries.
In acordance with the state law, the
library commission ecently called for
bids to supply about $15,000 worth of
books to the schools of the state, this
amount being the sum total of the li
brary tax for the entire state.
The bid accepted reduced the price of
all books from 15 to 30 per cent. The
schools get the benefit of this reduction
by ordering from the list prepared by
the commission. Books treating on all
subjects suitable for pupils in the pub
lic schools are included in the list. By
the terms of the contract the looks are
delivered to the county seat of each
county at the price named in the lint.
Each school district in the state will
select books such as they desire accord
ing to the amount of money they have
to expend. Some of the districts are
raising money by private subscription
and entertainments, in addition to the
library tax money, with which to pur
chase books. A very respectable li
brary of 80 or 90 volumes cau be pur
chased. Injunction it Dittolved.
Albany The temporary injunction
against the Home Telephone company,
granted three weeks ago at the instance
of the Pacific States Telephone com
pany, has been dissolved by Judge Wil
liam Galloway, and the Home c uupany
is again at work installing its system in
this city. Judge. Galloway held that
the Pacific Slates company had no right
to attack its rival in regard to its fran
chise, for that was a matter entirely
between the Home company and the
city officials, and that the piaiutifT
company did not substantiate its othei
claiufs in its complaint.
Lane County Farmers Protest.
Eugene The Southern Pacific com
pany's new trestle across the coun'y
road west of Springfield is still engross
ing the attention of the farmers of the
county and the business men of Eusene
and calling forth protests from them.
One row of piling was driven squarely
in the middle of the road, leaving two
passageways with only a width of 13
feet each. This will not permit of self
binders and other farm machinery pass
ing through, and in order to go from
Eugene to Springfield or vice versa
they are compelled to go several miles
out of the way.
Open-Air Treatment at Chemawa.
Chemawa Dr. C. . P. Fryer, the
school physician of the Indian school,
has established in connection with the
school's hoepital an outdoor sanitarium
for the care of pupils who may be in
clined toward tuberculosis. Several
tents have been lecated in the school
orchard, near the hospital buildings,
and more will be set up as soon as
they can be obtained. This outdoor
treatment will be watched closely by
the school management, who hope that
it will result in great good and in head
ing off those inclined to contract this
dread disease.
Defines Term Freeholder.
Salem Attorney General Crawford,
in reply to a query from the county
clerk as to the meaning of the term
freeholder, as usd in the Oregon stat
utes, says that it means a person who
is the owner of an eetate in fee in land.
The question arose in regard to the
swearing in of voters on election day.
The law siys that the affidavit of the
applicant must be supported by the
swoin statement of six freeholders,
which the attorney general construes to
be six landowners, not property own
ers, as the law ia generally construed.
Refuses to Sell Lambs.
Arlington William Smith, one of
the leading sheepmen of Gilliam coun
ty, has disposed of his clip of wool
from 8,500 sheep. The clip from each
sheep brought him an average of $2 50.
or $21,250 for the lot. Mr Smith has
refused to contract this year's lamb
crop, to be delivered by May 1, 1907,
he to reserve the wool from the same,
at $3 per head. This is a good indica
tion that aLeep will bring a good price
for several months yet.
Wants All Bandt in State.
Salem The Forth of July commit
tee has completed all arrangements for
the big celebration to beheld in Salem.
In addition to the usual Fourth of July
feature), the committee decided to
make arrangements to secure all the
bands in the state that can be induced
to come to the capita' on that day.
Not less than 10, and probably 20 brass
bands will furnioh music during the
day and night.
Circulating Libraries.
Kslem Miss Marvin, secretary of
the State Library commission, has just
sent out four new circulating libraries.
They go to Woodviiie, Jackson county;
Buckskin, Washington county; Riddle,
Douglas county; and Lake Creek,
Jackson county,
Mosestohn it Named.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed Davis N. Mosessohn, of Port
land, a delegate to the Lake Mohawk
conference on arbitration, which meets
in June.
VALUABLE COAL DEPOSIT.
Three Veins of High Grade Bituminous
Uncovered Near Eugene.
Portland Three veins of the highest
grade of bituminous coal, two of which
are 10 ami six feet thick, respectively,
will soon be worked on Spencer creek,
10(iniles southwest of Eugene. J.W.
Zimmerman, secretary and manager of
the company orgs nixed to work the
mine is in Portland buying coal cars.
"The outcropping are very promis
ing," declare Mr. Zimmerman. "We
are convinced that we have one of the
richest col mines in Oregon, If not In
the Northwest. The discoveiy of this
coal wat made many years ago, but the
owner of the property refused all offers
for it until I secured it last year. Since
March I we have had six men at woik
sinking a shaft. Within ' 0 Jays we
will be in a position to work the mine.
"Itusines men of Eugene have ap
pointed cotnmiUees to visit the ground
and examine it, and they are enthusi
astic over the prospect. Samples as
sayed prove the coal to bo of the hunt
quality. Funds for working the mine
have been supplied by meichanta of
Eugene. We are assured that the
Southern Pacific will aid us a soon as
we demonstrate that, the prcperty ia
valuable. There will be no difficulty
getting the coal to Eugeue, or the main
track of the Southern Pacific, as there
is almost a level grade from the mine."
Booth-Kelly Company Raises Wages.
Eugene The Booth-Kelly I.umter
company haa announced a general ad
vance in the wages of its employes in
the mills. Hereafter the base of the
wages will be $2.2 a day instead of
$2, as heretofore. This is the second
advance within a few weeks, the first
having been made in March. The ad
vance applies to all mills and to Kith
the night and day crews. Scarcity of
labor is given a the cause for the ad
vance. Speaking of the 'ator situa
tions, Manager H. A. Booth plated thai
a Urge number of men coming to the
mills are looking for permanent loea
tiiuis, and are, in a war, the pioneers
of others to follow.
The Dalles Invites Neighbors.
The Dalles Citizens of The Dalles
are preparing a celebration for the
Fourth of July, which they plan to
make a rouaer of its kind. The 3d and
4tb will be given over to celebration in
the old fashioned way, all nearby towns
and suburban communitia being invit
ed to come and participate. Funda for
carrying out an elaborate two days'
program have already been raised and
committees appointed to take charge of
the reception and entertainment of vis
itors and the general details of the cele
bration which are not yet completed.
Dredge Makes New Retervoir.
Salem The government dredge,
which has been working on the gravel
bar near this city, dredging for a new
filtering reservoir in tho river tmttorn
for the Salem water works, has com
pleted the work. The secretary of the
treasury allowed the dredge to come
and do the wotk on condition that the
water company pay the expense of ope
rating the dredge and the salaries of all
the officer and men connected with
the operation of it.
Pests Threaten Valley Wheat.
Salem Since the laat crop report
from this county a complaint has come
from several localities that wheat has
been seriously attacked by aphis and
the Htsian fly, which are beginning to
threaten the crop by their ravages. It
is not yet known how widespread this
attack is, but several farmers are com
plaining. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c; bluestem, 75c;
red, 71c; valley, 72c.
Oats No. 1 white faed, $30; gray,
$2!) per ton.
Barley Feed, $24 per ton; brewing,
$24(324.50; rolled, $24. 50 25 50.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1. $12
13 per ton; clover, $7.50(38; cheat.
$0(37; grain hay, $7(38; alfalfa, $13.
Fruits Apples. $2 50(3 3 50 per box;
apricots, $2.50 per crate; cherries,
$1 .251.60 per box; strawberries, 70)
12c per pound; gooseberries, 56c per
pound. i
Vegetables Beans, 10c; cabbage,
$1(91.25 per 100; green corn, 4060c
doz ; onions, 810c per dozen; peas,
5c; radishes, 10c per dozen; rhubarb
3c per pound; spioach, 90c per box;
parsley, 25c; squash, $2 per crate;
turnips, $101.25 per sack; carrots, 65
75c per sack; beets, 85c$l per sack.
Onions Bermuda, 4c per pound.
Potatoes - - Fancy graded Burbanks,
10065c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal: new California, 2c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 1720c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1919c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 12013c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1212c;
broilers. 1718c; roosters, 10c; dress
ed chiikenB, 1314c; turkeys, live,
15018c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20 O
23c; geese, live, 90 10c; geese, dressed,
old, 10c; young, 12c; ducks, old, 14
15c; young, 16017c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, 1012c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
18021KC! valley, coarse, 2323c;
fine, 24 (2 25c; mohair, choice, 28Q30c
per pound.
Veal Dressed, 3S per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 3 per pound;
cows, 4g05ac; country steers, 606c.
Mutton Dressed fancy. 708c pound;
ordinary, 6Q0cj lambs, with pelt on,
8c
fork Dressed, 79o
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY.
Heavy Rainfall In Eastern Oregon and
Washington Destroyed Crops.
Pendleton, Or., June 1. Umatilla
county has lost by a conservative esti
mate at It ml $ I ,500, 000 by reason of
tho tlood. It Is impossible, to give de
tailed tlgnrcN, for the walcis in McKay
creek and Birrh cieek, In the M il'.oit
country, at Weston and the I'matilht
river are raging, and the fields are still
Hooded and out of eight. tu every
hand, however, as the water recedes,
are left Held of alfalfa coaled thlck.and
weighted down witli slime and silt. It
is a worthless waste, and must not
only be cut down but taken from the
fields before other crops can be grown.
Practically all id the alfalfa crops of
McKay creek are ruined. The terri
tory varies from 100 feet to quarter of
a mile in width and Is from 15 to 20
miles in length. All of the bridges are
out, the water, though falling, ia still
raging ami no definite information can
be secured.
At Weston the town was damaged to
the extent of $5,000 ami the same
amount was lost in the immediate vi
cinity. In 54 hours 5'4 inches of rain
fell, while on Weston mountain the
fall was from to 10 inches. Four
out of seven bridges are washed mil
and three small store buildings were
washed into the river.
The greatest damage, pet haps, is due
to stock losses in the mountain ranges.
Thousands of sheep had Just been
sheared and were unprotected. Tim
storm swept into the mountains with
an advance guard of cold fog, followed
by heavy rain and snow. In the face
of this " bliziard the hetdeis in many
instances deserted their Hocks, leaving
2,000 and 3,000 head to their fate.
Reports beginning to come in tell of
disaster, though everything is unau
thentic as yet. Hemphill lost his en
tire band of 8.000 aheep. J. E. Smith
lost 1.000 and Ous I.afontaine 1.000.
Douglas Bett's herder left 3,000 to take
car of themselves.
At Milton the loss will ra h into
the thousands. The orchards are
Hooded and the fruit trees covered with
mini ami slime. The alfalfa fields are
masses of sediment, as are the straw
berries, but the latter w ill not nil be
loat. It is hard to put an estimate on
Milton's daniMge, because many id the
fields will be saved. The estimate of
damage is made by those who are fa
miliar with 'he country and who know
the area and the value of the erupt. No
actual figures are as yet forth) oining.
In Pendleton the loss will be great
on account of the stocks of merchandise
flooded in the cellrs. and the broken
levee and cvnseqeent flooding ot homes.
A conservative estimate of the damage
here is $50,000.
Walla Walla, Wash., June 1 After
four days and nights of drenching,
Walla Walla and the surrounding coun
try are gradually recovering from the
unequaled torrents of water poured in
to the river and streams and submerg
ing the fields. The big plants depend
ent upon the electric power company
are still out o( liusiness, tun mere :
hope now that within ten days th
power will Ik supplied.
The iliminn done by the high watt
has been immense, but the reports
coming in today show that the greater
actual loss will fall upon the farmers
and the fruitgrowers. A conservative
estimate of the damnge done to crops
tdaccs the 1 ss at 9250,000. This is
not an exaggeration, as from all parts
of the county come reports of bridge
swept away, houses inundated am
crops destroyed
Trial is Postponed.
Caldwell, Idaho, June 1. When the
cases of Charles H. M iyer, William D
Haywood and George A. Pettibone,
charged with the murder of former
Governor Frank Stennenberg, came up
in th district court yesterday, counsi
for the prosecution, Hcting upon the
suggestion made on 1 nesday hv rresid
ing Judge Frank Smith, filed a formal
motion for a continuance on the ground
that the habeas corpus proceedings in
stitilted in the Federal courts in behalf
of the defendants are still pending and
serve as a bar to further proceedings in
the state court until a decision shall
have been rendered by the Federal S i
preme court. Judge Smith granted the
motion, and exceptions were entered by
the defense and allowed. It is not
likely that the case can be taken ii
again before December.
Favors American System.
Victoria, B. C, June 1. The Yorod
zu of Tokio says the imperial family of
Japan has decided to dispatch His
Highness Prince Kamin as special en
voy to America to show imperial con
cern for the disastrous Ban Francisco
earthquake. Prince Kamin will leave
for America on June 25.
A Pekin report says Tuan Fang and
Taihung Chi, Chinese traveling com
missioners to America and England,
have memorialized the Chinese govern
inent commending the American ecu
noiuic system.
May Lose Warship.
London, June 1. It is feared the
British navy will lose one of its best
vh ds, the first class battleship Mon
tagu, which struck on the rocks at
Lundy island Wednesday, and, accord
ing to latest reports received at Devon
liort at mi night, is not likely to be re
f .sed, Navi' 1 xperls are of the opin
ion that the attempt to refloat the Mon-
gu under present conditions will
-r her tlisa pearancu in 30 fathoms
of water.
General Bi chanan Will Retire.
Washington, June 1. Brigadier
General James A. Buchanan, lately in
command of the department of the Vi
""hvhb, Philippines, will he placed on
the retired list of the army tomorrow
on his own application.
NEEDS DRASTIC LAW
Roosevelt Will Send Message to
Congress 'on Meat Packers.
thi:y have roRCio ins hand
Neill-ReynoKIt Report Intended Only
for Private Information, but
Will Do Made Public.
Washington, Jim" -' President
Koosevelt decided today to make pub
lic the report of Professor Charles P.
Neill. commissioner of labor, and
James P.. Reynolds, of New Yoik, con
cerning the c imlition of the meat park
ing establishments as they found them
on an inquiry instituted by the presi
dent, primarily for his own informa
tion. The report will be accompanied
by a special message of President
Koosevelt, in which he will tske strong
grounds in favor of immellate and
drastic legislation to correct the evils
which are eiposed In the report.
The President had not expected to
make public the rrpoitof Mr. Neill and
Mr. Keynolda. He felt that its publi
cation might Injure the meat parking
Industries in this country. Primarily,
the inhumation contained In the report
n to be obtained to be used as a basis
for the legislation proposed in the
amendment to the agricultural appro
priation bill by Senator Beveridge of
Indiana. He did not imagine there
would be serious opposition to a propo
sition to afford inrp-ctioii of such meats
prepared for domestic consumption as
is afforded to meat products ilitcH-led
for phlpment abroad. Th meal pack
ers, however, rose in arms again! the
Beveridge amendment, being insistent
in opposition to it, not only in princi
ple, but on the question of paying for
the proposed inspect inn .
Representative Wadsworth, of New
York, railed on the president bsiay.
He is chairman of the agricultural com
mittee of t he hoite, to w hich the pro
posed amendment will be referred, lie
indicated to the president the intention
of the committee to consider the
amendment proposed bv Mr. Revrridgw
ami adopte I practically without divis
ion by the senate, and to prepare a
substitute for it that would "le fair to
II parties loncerned."
The attitude of Mr. Wadsworth was
not satisfactory to the president. In
vew of the facta reported to him by
Mr. Neill and Mr. Keynolda, tint presi
dent is of the opinoin that immediate
legislation of a drastic nature is neces
sary to cure the evils which have been
develop). He decided, therefore, to
make public the Neill Reynolds report.
HERMANN TRIAL JUNE 10.
Court Holds Witnesses Can Return to
Portland in Time.
Washington, June 1. Judge Gould
having overruled the motion to post
pone the trial of Representative Her
mann in this city until the October
term of the court, the case' will come
up for hearing by or before June 1,
iliilcs the trial ot the pending post
oltlco rase continues longer than now
anticipated.
It is believed the trial of Hermann
will consume only three to five davs,
and, in the opinion of the court, tho
witnesses who will he summoned to ap
pear agninvt Hermann here ran give
their tesMmotiy and then reach Port
land in time to testify in the land-fraud
trials, which begin there June 21.
If he can possibly arrange it, Francis
J. Ileney will come to Washington to
prosecute Hermann, and immediately
upon the conclusion of this trial will go
to Pi.rl land to take up the land cases
before Judge 1 1 unt. It Henev is un
able to com to Washington, the prose
cution of ll -rmiinri will rest in the
hands of Diptrict Attorney Baker. It
now appears that no further postpone
ment of this case is possible.
Deadly Effect of Wood Alcohol.
Rawlins, Wyo., June 2. William
Wardlow and Jesse Keating, convicts,
died at the state penitentiary here yes
terday from the effects of drinking wood
alcohol. They were workers in the
broom factory, where shellac varnish is
used in finishing ttie handles. They
secured the varnish bottle, and allow
ing the shellac to settle, drank the
wood alcohol, which Is used to cut the
shellac. Both died in horrible con
vulsions, having first become, totally
blind from the fffnets of the drug. At
death the body was black.
Will Make No Changes.
Chicago, June 2. Mayor Dunne to
day declared that nothing would be
done to chango the sanitary condition
of the stock vards beoynd rout inn in
spection. He professed ignorance hb to
conditions there, and referred inquirers
as to his intentions to Health Commis
sioner Charles J. Whalen. Dr. Whalen
was angered when told of the charges.
He said that he did not wimt any
longhaired radicals appointed to go
into the stockyards to foment trouble."
Postal Bill Sent to Conference.
Washington, June 2. The postofllce
appropriation bill was sunt to confer
ence by the hou" today, Sims, of Ten
nessee, inveighed against the inhiuity
of sending h hill will 83 amendments
to conference without permitting tho
iouho to consider them.