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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1907)
NEWS FROM Till; DECLINE TO MtET I'lNCHOi. Fulton and Hnyburn Unwilling to 8up port Charges. Washington, March LI. In u report made to I he housi-, Iti-prcni-nltiiivo Lit lclli'i, of Mn t in, chairman nf tin com mittcc tin cxpftidltuicH in lli ili'mrt mclit of Agra-ult tire, defends tlio (uii'M try huri'iiu nf Unit ) r 1 1 1 k -n t . The toci-nt attack? madf npnn ( i i ffi ird I'iiM'liol, cli iff fotcnter, ly Senators Fulton, nf Oregon, itml llcylitirn, nf Halm, mi tint M'Mir nf (lie senate lire lit'l'l to l disproved ly Mr. I. ill lflleld lifter nil -K il Ml I Mil t l"ll nf Mr. I'inrlmt nmliT out l. St'iiiitni Fulton charged that tln lnri'Hliy bureau w asdic "wort Olgalli.ci dcltlltlllCllt llf tilt' govern- ini'iit," I lilumc! it fur tlx' IiiikI fniiulM in tlu Far West. I'i'n cxam 1 :i nt Km, Mr. I. ill li'lli'I'l ( iiihI only one llaw ill thf flit ire oigiiliir.iitlon nf tin bureau, which was (inly mliinr in char acter, mul liiiiiii''lnil'ly r-mf I i I mi his suggestion. I In showed tlmt tin- land (iiiihIh nf w lili-li Senator Fulton coin- Iilniiii'il were all mt m I ritli'il before tlm iiitciiii n( Furesliy was fntablinht-d anil whfii tlmt luiuirh nf tli tf ri iin-nt WIIH under I he font rol nf the Illlelior li nirtiuctit . ' Senator Fulton ilifliiii'il mi invitation to appear before Mr. I.itt 1 li a Id's com mittee mul cross xii in i iif Mr. Pinrlint, ii ili'l Mr. Ilcvburn, wli'i charged tlmt lit meeting nf tin- aii'iltes nf forcstty lit I'.oine. Iiliilm, last HUllillilT lie lill'l ln-ell howled down ittil ojienly insulted by I'lnpliiycc nf Ml. riiicli'.l'K bureau. Mr. Litllclicld Iiiinhi K was present nl tlllH MMH't lill'l Hlilt'll t I HI t tlllTl' wi-rc imt In excei-d twenty fori-ntem in mi nililK'lli'l nf I ,r( M lit tlmt lucfitllg, Jillil Senator llcyhurn lill'l I'Mrr itifli lliilll'.l tin' mutter t llllli. PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS IN JULY Tft Will Attend Opening of First As sembly In September. Washington, Muirli IV Sii'ti'tnry Tuft's proposed visit to the Philippines in Scptemlfr to attend tin- i k 1 1 1 1 1 nl tin- liist I'd 1 1 i ft i no assembly husdiici-t- i-d attention toward tln new h-gis lativc JmkIv to U created for tin inlander. 'The assembly W ill Consist nf (11 HH'in Ihtm npHitt ioiii'il upon tin- hnnis of one -delegate for each (1,0011 persons, lill'l pmviHi'in in made to increase tin num ber to it total nf l(tn. It will in u gen eral way corrcnjHtiiil to tin American limine nf representatives, while tin' I'liilippiiir commission will corr'Hoiii to tin1 l'nit'l Slates Hi-natf, iiml tin" iit-tf of tlir assembly 1 1 1 1 !-t ntvure the n pr iv nl nf tin- com m is ion U'lori' they Im-COIIIC IllWM. Fltvtions nr to Im lii l'l on .Inly .'!'. Sccrtlary Taft will start for tin' island in August, mul tin- first u.-MMiilily will convent- in September. Sulx'iiH'iit flirt ioiiH fur tin- iiHf mlily uri' to bt lit-! 1 ll.ill t III- first TllfM'lliy nfti-r tin' first M ' n In y of N'ovciiiImt in old iininKfrfil VfarM, t In- i-IfiMtf.H to liolil olliff for jIwd yi-nri. Tlif flirt ion liiw of tli riiilippini Iflilli'lM ri'iiilriH tlmt volfrrt iiiiihI he iiiulfi ".'t yi'iirn ol.l, fitifiiH of tin' 1 'li 1 1 i I l TifM.' . I'lii' AiiHtriiliun I ml lot hyf-trni in to lif ucftl, Hinl liravy jii iial tii H iiri- prrwrilx-il for mrrupt priictirt'H. COMPLETES NOBEL BOARD. President Appoints Two More Com missioners on Industrial Peace. WiiMhinKton, Murcli IS. Tint prcni ilciit today appointed Sfth Iw, of New York, and Thomas (i. Hush , of r.irm iiinhnin, Ahi., an rcprfHi'iitat ivt-n of the jffiicral puhlic iindi-r thf act of i'iuik'H' hh, ftahlishinn a fouinUt ion for the pr.t iiiolioii of indiiftrial pfiicf, thf Iihh in of which im the Nohfl pri.o fund, rcifiitly awardfd the prcHidciit of tin- Norwegian htorl hiiiK. Thi coinplfti'H tint adinin iftrativt' hoard. Othci nifinU'iH of tlm Jioard of tniftffH ari : .lohn Mltchfll, pii'Mi'lcnl of the Tnit i'tl MiiifworkiTH of America, iih the rcp rfffiitativf nf lahor; Marvin lluxliitt, prffidfiit of thf ChifiiKo Noithwfnt- irn liailway i puny, re prt'Hf nt in capital; thf chief pint ice of t he HUjirt-nut court of the I'liited StuteH, the Hfcretarv 4if coinnif ri f and labor uml thoHfi retary of miriciilturo. Ammunition Not Guarded. WitMhinuton, Mareb 14. That mn iiiiinition lined in infantry rillen in imt uardfd as clonely un ban been claimed by dim-harmed iii'K'ru Holdiern, and that it ih pot-Hiliie tor HinciiciH hi iiiuaiii i j tra iimiiiunltioii wiih brought out in the lirownHvilltt iniuiry today. Thin tfHti ini.ny wuh Klven by Otiptuiu I. W. Kilbnrn, of the Twenty-Hixth Infantry, vhlch iitiuu-ikt prei-edi-il tho iiero ioldierM at Fort lirown. Tho wmio wit-ih-hh declared that fit ionn of !rowiiH villo made threiitu that they would run negro triMtpB out of town. Will Not Draw Color Line. WiiHhinKton, March 1.1. Tho pimt nllieo depart incut dooH not intend to draw tho color lino In the mutter of white and nctrro railway mail clerkH. Although tin iiitiinutlon has been jti veil that white clerkn in the Middle Went Hio preparing a retpieBt to tho depart ment to effect a i-hanno ho hh to put tho nenrofH on nuiH which will not brim? them in proximity to the wbiteH, it was p tilted today that no nucb diHcrim iniition could or would bo inado. Hospital for Bremerton Yard. ViiHhint?toii, Maicb 12. Tho Navy -department Ih prcpurint? pluim for a 160,IKK) honpittil ut tho l'umet Kound nuvy yurd to uocomodato 100 putlonts. NATIONAL CAPITAL LAND OHDfcH IS RECALLED. Preildont Findi Molding Up of Titles Hardship on Settlors. WiimIiIiiIoii, Miirrli 11. I'nuiili'iil. Confi-vi'll loilay cent lli follow i n y; li t Ifr to tin' Hi'cri liiry of iln mlfiior rim ifllin Ihm nnli-r nf l i liriiiiry 1 'I, rflut llitf to t In' iMMtllilirf of fvi'li lii'ii nf tilln Uli'li T tin' pulilli' liih'l Iiih: " My nriier of I VIiruiiry 11!, 1!M)7, n--hit inn to I lif ixcni' of vl'li'inc (f tilln ninli'l I In' pnlilif lll'i'l Iiiwh in Inrrliy ciiliri'l li'il fur tlm ti'iiHuM tliitl, fonrt'HH iliJ tmt iippripr iitlf mi amount Hiilli rit'lit to fiialilf tin1 roiiiinicMiiiiii'r of tlm yem-riil land nllici' pmpi-rly tn furry out Mn iiirniHi'M nf tlmt order, wliit li with to liaf cih Ii f xaiiiliiiitloim tnal of all appliiutioiiN fur hi I flit hm would facili tnlf t lif iMMiianre of t it If to bona fidf ft tl Ii ri and Immi ninltf tH ; would relui:e i I If (fill flit rit-M to a minimum mid lriii(f tlif work of thf limd olliff lift ti dittf. Willi tlif amount actually appropriated it Im licit MiKilif to cairy out tlif order nl to piovldi' with cfrlninty for the df tfitinn of fraud witlmul fanning unrfii Hoiialilf liarilvliip to liona t i 1 fi ltli ri mid Imitif miikf r". " In order to accomplifli iim inucli iih can lif accnuipliflifd with our pifnent incmiM in prevent illegal acitiihition of pulil ic IiiiiiIm, thf cnininifHloiif r of t ln iffiif nil land "line will detail all dm availalilf tit ld nnd nlliif fnrcf In hiicIi manner, liy cniicfiitration or ntlif i wie, an will an i-fffft ivf ly iih in jtoHfiltlf witlitltt' actual uppropi liitiou ri-i-t rift fraud, fiifnrcf tin- fxii-tintf Iiihm and pmmnlf till' IhiIIII ti le Hfttlelllfllt of piiltllc laiidH hy lioineiniikerH.'' WITHDRAWN FROM FOREST. Large Area In Pend d'Orielle Moun tains Open to Settlers Wanhiiufton, M ip-h li. The I-'on-nt n r iff him received lint ice that .'ll!,00O iicrt-H of land in Stcvcim county, Wanh., have ltefti releiixfd from tfinponiry w it Inlrawal. Thi-i land I ii M li t w fi-n tiic I'eitd d't ireille river on tin- fii-t mid She Colvlllf and Colunihia rivi-rs on tin- went. It in prim-imlly uiiMurvi-yi-d and ni'iuiitaiiioiiH. Thf art-a wuh nrim innlly withilrawu t inline examination to ileti-rmnif Huital'ility for addition to the 1'ricnt liivt r national forent. ItM ri-lfii."i- WH- rccomliifinled by thf fnri-fliT iH-cauHt- nf nuiiif roii.t proti-ftn by HfttltTH aptiiiHt itn rcni'rvatiou nnd Uraiife protect i"ii of the watcrslifdi was imt iiii'i-HMiry in ordei toconni-rvf any Htn-iiiiiH lined for in iut ion pur poneM. i-Hirt" of i-Mimini-rH nhow that itiHchicllya brunh land nri-a much biirm-d ovi'i. though u Himll jirnport ion in t i i nl -r- I . Tin- reli-a-id land will Ik- nuhjirt to nctt lenient for '.hi davs before Inrominn Hiibjirt to i-ntiy. Will Transfer Inspectors. Wimhinmton, March 1-. Strrctary Straun, of tin- df part mi-nt of ('omint-icc and Labor, im -n-iit ly dlnnat infn-d with tin- pn-nt'iit nift li'i'ln of Htfiimhoat in-nM't-tioii, and today announced that marked rcfotin in to bf iminetliatf ly iiiaiiLMiriitetl with a view to increiiHfd fllicicncv of nerviiit mid ri-duciin; the chaiii-crt of dinantcr. He bits dirtrted H clump' in ihe Htat ion of all iiinH-ctorn of hulln and Inulcrn throiinlmut tlif 1'niled StutfH and will ank conmrcsi next winter to lutthori.e him to keep innpirtorn continually en the move. Oats Deserved Promotion. Wa-thiiiK'ton, Marcl 12. No govern ment ollicial ever earned promotion mote than 1-. II . Newell, who wiih to day made director of the rirhmiation Hctviec, Hiiiveedinj? (). I. Wulcott. Mr Newell entered the povernnie nt nervice In 1HKK, lirnt uiitlertakin nenenil irri gation nurveyn and later taking charge of the hvdroifralthii' bureau, when it wan foimed. For 18 yearn be ban d voted bin entire time to Htudyinj? the renourcen ami ini)fatioii poMHibilitica of the arid Went, and be in now better informed n thin mibjtrt than any other living man. Reopen Much Coal Land. Wiinhinjfton, March LI. Prenident Uoonevelt will fiKn an order nstorinj? to tho public domain practically 30, (KK).OOO iicrcn of land recently w ith diawn an coal land. The laud wan part of a withdrawal a.'reatiii? M4,tHH),O00 acren. Since the withdrawal expertn of the (ieolouical survey have been engag ed in aHcertainiii)? tho coal hearing val ue of the withrawn land and, while tho land to lie restored to entiy in still clannilieil an coal land, it is mule rotund its value an auch doen not warrant ex elusion from public entry. Want To Live With Sioux. Washington, March 14. An effort will bo made by the Interior depart ment to obtain the consent of tho Chey enne river Sioux temporarily to locate on tl eir reset at Ion the inembere of tho I'to Hind of Indimm who left their i en ervation in I'tah last year and weie afterwards rounded up at Fort Meade, S. 1). lU'ciume nf ii i igat ion workn un der way and of tho other reannnn, the UtoH say theii rcnerxation in not in a condition to make a living on. New Bids for Life Saving Tug. Washington, March 12. Kids will again bo opened April 4 for tho con struction of a life Buying tug for for tho station at tho entrance of tho straits of Fuca. Tho department hopes to get bids from tho Pacillc coast. In previ ouh competitions Pusey & Jones, of Wilmington, were tho lowest bidders, at $18'.), 000, but their bid exceeded tho appropriation. Congress ha since in creased this, and now f20J,000 Is available. GRAFT IN IRRIGATION. Officials anu iCfors in Idaho Work Suspected. I'.mIhi', Miiri-li l.'l. llvldi-ncfM if (Tuft in I In arid land leclamiit ion wrvifit of tint Kovfrnniflit Ihih lifffi diwrnvfrfd and i now in poMffMfioii of tlm depart ment of tlif Intfrior at, WiiMliliijfton. Act ion look inn toward a iiumlmr of In diflniflit in mil iclpnt'd. Tlif princi pal f idi'IK'f, ho f;ir li-H dircloHfd licrc, rclalfH to yraftA in Idiili't, Imt it in Fiiid tlmt similar fonditinim exit-t tlirnunlioiit tlif Hcrviff and t lint oll.cialM in iifarly all tint Wi-etfrn utaU'H wlierc irrigation work in in pronn-HH will luivtt tii miHWf r. 'Hie I fdoral jraiid jury, now in cfp Hion lific, will (irolialily taku tint mat tfr up, ho far a MiIh Htiitf n affwlfd, if tint new Hirrftary of t Im inU-rior, .lumen It. (larflcld. nayn tint word, and diridcM to f ii rn IhIi fvidcncit now in hi poMHCHHlnit. AjfclitM id tint df tlitrinflit liiiMt Ufii fondiictiiiK mi invi'Mt intion for Homo limit. Tlifir diwovfrifH in Malm art- Hit id to tjpify cotnlitiorm in nllifi pliu-fM, and a rforifiuiiwitioii of tint df part irif nt in naid to lif in proti pr t. Tint f liartfH in tcti'-riil an; tliat fri KineerH and olln-r ollicia Ih of t lif df iHirtmfiit arc "i-tiuidinn in" with fa- vorfd coiilractorn in Home IiiMiiiicch, and in ntlifr iunt uix-t-H liavit thrown out liidp in order to inHkc fommirtHion on t he purehiiHc nf machinery by thf K'' friiini nt and ti profit in othfi waytt. In Idaho thf lVtiHf rayfttf irriiflition projii't im iM'i-ii nridf r Hpirim Hcruiiny. Kvidfticc Ihih lieen Ktriiifd ln-arlUK on the rlfiiti'.tiM of tlif cont met i hi? firm of Ilulihiird t CarlHon, hiivmn licad-iuartiT-at littinK, with ffrtain depart- infiit nMii'ialM. It m churned in uln- luvitH now on filf tlmt thin firm Ihih re fiviil many HiiK-ial f:ivnrn and fXda- imtion IiiiH U-fii askfd of tho reiiMon for thin. EXPLOSION ON WARSHIP. All France Appalled at Disaster on New Battleship. Toulon, March 13. Tin' powder ..I . i 1..1 niafaiiu-H on Itoiiro me i rcncn naiiif- nhip .Ji-na bli-w uji at 1 i o clock en- tfrday aftfrnoon, mid an a renult t ap tain Adit'ard, cominiiii'li r of the batt let-hip; Captain Vcrtift, chief t f ntaff of tin- Mediterriinfan wpnidrnn, and frtun 70 to hd blue jiickt-tH are dfiid, while Kfiir Admital Mancfroii and hundredd of iin-n an- ttufTt-rini? from injurien Naval circli-H are aliant arid the public in Manned by the Rppalliiitfatiintrnphe, eommi? ho nixiii alu-r ine lonn me I-rt-nch Hiibinarine boat Lutm, in which 1(1 men met death. The entire after nart of the Jena was blow n to piecen. The bodies of the vie tinm wire bur ed throiikrli the an liy a HUcct-fHi'iii of explofcionn and panic ntricken workmen at the aiseniil lliil for their liven from the v;cinity of the tlrydock. S-ore on boartl tho Jena iumpcil ovei Inmrd on the nttmii quay and nut-tamed nerioun injurien. The nrimarv ciiune of the accident wiih the premature exploninn of a tor polo. What canned the exploninn ih not known, but the powder rnupuines nf the Jena were net on tire and the rt Hultinji exploniotin practically deal roved what wan coiiHideli-d one of the bent venne h of thf French navy. The Jena I ad pint undergone the final eonntroc tion of her hull and machinery, tho latter imrt having been partly over hiiiilcd iin-naratoiv to ioinini? tho i i - mpiadroii to-lay. DAKOTA'S CREW PAID OFF. Sailors of Wrecked Steamship to be Sent Home. Yokohama. March 12. The crew nf the wrecked steamer Dakota Iras been discharged Tho Kuiopeana will 1 sent to America on the American steamer Treinont. The Asiatics will he sent to Hongkong. The majority of the passengers left here will take the steamer SiU'ria. Their hotel and other fxneimi's were Tia id bv the tic rent Northern Steamship company, owners of the lakota. The American consul lias sent $150 to the governor nf Chihu prefirture for distribution among the fishermen who assisted in the rescue of tho American iiiiMcemrers. No salvage measures have yet lieen taken. An ollicial inquiry has been arranged steps having been taken for the prefer vat ion of evidence. Captain Francke, of tho Dakota, is still at the scene of the wreck, awaiting the division of the underwriters Uncle Sam to Make Torpedoes. Washington, Man-It 13. Admiral Mason, chief of the naval bureau of ordnance, law completed plans for the construction of a torpedo factory at the Newport naval station, and exptctn to advertise at once for proposals. This will bo tho fust time tho government has undertaken to make Its own toipe does on a large scale. The new factory will give eniploment to at least 200 skilled workmen. It is proposed to make every pa it of tho torpedo except tho steel ilusk which contains the com pressed ail . Fatal Fall From Basket. Kurcka, Cal., Man-h 13. Martin nmall. boatswain of the lll-fiteit steamer Corona, was killed today while strengthen tho available funds in the riding in a tram baskot from the wreck j imperial treasury. The governmeent, to tho shore. Tho steel hook holding it is understood, since the beginning of tho cable to its anchor on the shore ltHlfl has expended or contracted to ex Biinnncd. Unniall struck against the 'pend sums estimated to amount to ....... i - side of tho vessel and his skull was fractured. Roberts escaped injury and was swimming ashore when me mo boat, which put out to the rescue, ieachcd him. . l . 1 . M Congressmen Arrive at Colon. Colon, March 13. Tho steamer Pan- ama arriveu louay wnn do congress- u.im . eWtrniia nf limnix-tinar . ... ... ... the wcrk on the canal. ROADS TO RETRENCH State Legislation Everywhere Is Having Its Effect. RETALIATION NOT THEIR AIM Claim It Prudence to 8top Construc tion Until They Know Where Meney Is Doming From. Chicago, March 14. Uailrotid prcsi- li-iitn agree that tint general disposition all ovt-r the fount ry to attack tint raid by iiifaiiM of hostile hills ban rcachi-d a sUig- where Home ilccl'led action must taken or the country will sufff r wt- vereiv. An a maiu-r oi uu-i, me ronos iln-ady have Huffi-red tremendous oMfH, but eve ntually the heaviest bur- li-n will fall upon the public in dimin ished uiid inferior service, general re- reiichnieiit, chfajH-r equipment and tint abandonment of extensions which would develop new coimtiy. The greatet-t danger, according to all autliot it ies, lien in the great crop of two-cent rate bills, HgHrdlesH of the iliditionn in the ntaten adopting the bills. In the Last it ih poHHiblc to main tain good service at this rate. In the Wet it in not. I'.eiijHinin Winehell, president of the Lock IhIhii'1 system, proUtbly fient epitomizes the sennit of all the replies received to messages sent all presi- lctits asking for an opinion on present conditions ami what was necessary io reduce the danger of tsmrer service. Mr. Winchell says: "If the Interstate Commen-e com- . i 1 I mission noes iih worn wmeiy ano sanely, as I believe it will do, the rail roads have nothing to fear. They will get even justice, which i all they ask. I am relying on the sound sense of fairness of the American people to stop hi f nn the situation Uromes acute financially. It is a mistake to say the railroads are retaliating by reducing their service and abandoning great en- tcrpiiscs. It is simple prudence, a wing to the storm. We are forced to stop building new lines, buying cam ainl other equipment until we know where the money is coming from. It in simple business sense, and not retal iat ion. "I am heaitilv in ntvord wtih the plan for railroad presidents to confer with President lioosevelt. We rnnst take the public more into our confi deuce and break down the distrust. Co oniTiition with the irovernment in laudable reforms is a good thing." HOPE TO RECOVER THE MONEY Treasury Theft Has Not Yet Been Returned, However. Chicago, March 14. "Jf the man who got the 1173,000 from the sub trfiisurv will send it back through the mail or by express, the chances are that he never will be detected." Thin observation was made yesterday by a high Federal ollicial working on the disappearance of the money, and it represents the hope of the government authorities, so far as can be learned from anyone engaged in the investiga tion. The hope that the money would be returned in some mysterious fashion failed to inatei ialize. lepnty Treasurer Hantz admitted for the lirnt time that there is a remote possibility that the cash in the sub tieasuty is not $173,000 short. He made it with a reservation. Defects Found in Dreadnaught. Ixindon, Man-h 14. According to the Chronicle today, the ollicial ac counts of the Dreadnaught's behavior on her trip to Trinidad are not alto gether suppoited by ptivate letters. The engines worked well, but the heat in the engine room exceeded anything ever experienced hy thone on board. Ow ing to the great size of the ship, her maneuvering qualities at slow tpeed were not equal to those of small ships. It is stated that tho big battleship can not keep her station with reciprocating ships at 20 knots, and that for night maiieuveriiitf without lights, in close formation, the ship is out of the run ning. Will Carry Out Agreement Washington, March 14. Following the receipt of a telegram tonight from President Walsh of the San Francisco hoard of education, announcing the carrying into effect of the agreement between tho piesident, Secretary Loot, tho San Francisco mayor and school board on the Japanese question, Presi dent Roosevelt tomorrow will sign the passport amendment of tho immigra tion bill. Tho cane pending to test the constitutionality of the law segregating Ji pancse cbildien, will not bo dig missed. Germany Buying New Guns. Berlin, March 14. The appropria tions committee of the reichstag today approved the bill authorizing the issue of treasury bonds with which to $75,000,000 in completing the le-arina- ' ment of the artillery and tho improve- I . Ill . !ll . 1 i , il ment of tho rifle now issued to the army, Pennsylvania Streams Swollen. rittsburg, Man-h 14. Pispatclies from all sections of Western Pennsyl- vania repott heavy rains last night and :.ii.. ...... w .-Li n ..1 rnptuty mms wmvio. L iirumo mi already bevond their hanks and much torritory ia submerged. FOREIGN WARSHIPS COMING. Enrope and South America Will be at Jamestown Exposition. Wanhington, March 12. In addition to tho grttat ironclads of the Atlantic fleet, commanded by Admiral Lviins, the naval display at tho Jamestown ex position will include some of the finest vessels. In the foreign navies. These are mostly of the cruiser class, but as the armored vessel of this tyje are equal to lattlfshipH in slws and starcely less formidable in appearance, they will make an attractirve showing. The Navy department ban been ad ted up to dato of the coming of the following foreign shifts: Great Hrltain rhe armored cruisers (iood Ilrijx, flagship Argyle, Mapstead ari'l Roxburgh, under command of Itear Admiral Neville. France Armored cruisers Kleber and Victor llcgo and another cruiser to take the place 'if the Jean I5art, re- erit.ly wrecked off the African eoast, commanded by Hear Admiral Thierry. Japan The cruisers Tsugnka ami Chitose, under command of Vice Ad miral Ijuin. Portugal One cruiser, proltably the Ivtri Carlos. Austria The armored cruiser Char les VII and another cruiser. Italy One armored cruiser and one protected cruiser. Sweden One warship, not yet named. P.razil One to three warships, not yet named. Argentina One to three warships, not vet named. Chile The cruiser Senteno. Iielgium Will send a military dele gation and China a military and naval delegation. GRAND JURY AT BOISE. Much Speculation as to the Cause of Calling of Special Session. Koine. Idaho, March 12. ttumors are rife tonight that there will be some startling sensations as the result of the sitting of the United States grand jury beginning yesterday, what these mat- teis are is not known, but there are many surmises. Hints are given that some people high up in the scale will be involved. There are cawes pending in which persons are under indictment foi alleged timber land fraud cases in Washington county, but it seeme prob able these will not lie brought to trial. Colonel A. Ii. Greene, special agent of the Interior department, has been here for some weeks, and it is apparent that the sensations promised are par tially the result of his work. It is known that he has been investigating some complaints made by contractors on reclamation works, but the under standing has been that it was simply an Interior department matter, the contractors comnlaining they have not been treated fairly One of the hints given out is in rela tion to the section line surveys for the government. Another is that some land matters in the vicinity of Sho shone Falls are to be investigated There is a crooked section line there which throws the falls into another sec lion from that in which it should be embraced. There are other rumors in volving names of prominent persons, tut nothing definite has yet leaked out HEAVY SNOW IN EAST. Nine Inches at Atlantic City Drifting and Delaying Trains. Philadelphia, Pa., March 12. A heavy snowstorm, which seems to have centered along the New Jersey coast and Eastern Pennsylvania, visited this section today. Snow fell continuously for 15 hours, to a depth of seven inches. Reports from Atlantic City show that the fall of snow there was nine inches, with as great a fall at other coast points. Throughout Pennsylvania the storm was almost as eevere. At Pottspville a fall of eight inches la reported, and at Lockhaven there was a fall of ten inch es. At Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Allen tow n, Harrisburg and other points in the eastern end of the state, a similai fall is reported, and in many sections the public roads are closed to trafhe. The storm was accompanied by high wind, which caused diifting, and tratl'c on the railways, particularly in the mountainous sections, was retarded Standard Oil Not Scared. Chicago, March 12.--J. A. Moffett president of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, now on trial in the Fede ral court here on a charge of having re ceived rebates, denied that representa tives of the oil company bad made suggestion to the Federal authorities that the company might be willing to plead guilty to the indictments against it. "Anv such statement is without any truth or basis of fact whatever,' said Mr. Mofliet. "The Standard Oil company is not frightened by any pros pect of conviction. Raises Wages in Navy Yard Washington, March 12. the secre tarv of the navy has apptoved the re commendation of the naal wage boatd in the case of the Mare Island navy yaid at San Francisco and the Puget Sound naval station. The result is considerable increase of the rate of pay of the mechanics and lultorers: based on the fact that the vast amount of re construction work at San Francisco in cident to the rebuilding of that city lias caused a considerable increase of wages Send British Sh p South. Victoria, B.C., Man-h 12. II. M. Shearwater is loa ling stores and provl- slons at squimalt for a trip to South A ... r i. ... tv tmniuit ic.iriuii inrai-oara on. mucum. w cinv in.ci ..v.v.uvM .... dnngered by the war in progress be tw.en Nicaragua and Honduras. I LAND FRAUD APPEAL Adverse Decision In Cases oi Williamson, et al. SUPREME COURT THE ONLY HOPE Williamson's Appeal Dismissed and Biggs and Gesner's Writ of Error Overruled. Portland, March 12!. Thrice tried, finally con victed, and facing sentences of Utth fine and imprisonment for com plicity in the Oregon land frauds, J. N. Williamson, ex-congressman, Irr. Van (iesner and Marion I'.iggs have met with an adverse ruling from the Circuit court of Appeals, sitting at San Fran cisco, liy a decision handed down yes terday the Appellate court confirmed the conviction of Van (Jesner and Uiggs, overruling the long writ of er rors that they had taken from the find ings of the lower tribunal. In the case of Williamson, the appeal was dismis sed for the reason that a similar appeal has been taken to the Supreme court of the United States. Although through a technicality the appeal of Williamson is thus dismissed, the decision is ,as clearly a victory for the government in his case as in tl e cases of Van Gesner and Biggs. The ex-congressman's appeal was taken upon exactly the same grounds as those of his co-conspiratots. In their cases the decision was absolutely ad verse, which is equivalent to an ad verse decision in the Williamson ap peal, eo far as the merits of the case are concerned. There was imposed against William son a sentence ot 10 months' imprison ment and a fine of $500 and a similar sentence was pronounced against Biggs. Because of van Gesner s age and im paired health the court made the im prisonment in his case only five months, but ruled that he should pay a fine of $1,000. If the law is permitted to take its course, the mandate from the court of Appeals will issue in about 15 days. Application will then be made by the Federal authorities to have the manuate entered in the court here. Fcllowinst that an order foi the imprisonment of Van Gesner and Biggs will be Issued by the United States marshal. The hearing of Williamson in the Supreme court will probably occur within the next three nionthte. HUMILIATION TO JAPANESE. Limitation on Destination of Immi grants Resented. Tokio, March 12. A qusetion haa aiisen regarding the last clause of arti cle second of the treaty between Japan and the United States, which has been cited by the government at Wash ngton as authority for the statement that the Japanese government hitherto has been issuing passports limiting the destina tion of emigrants. The passports sim ply certify to the nationality of their holders and the placing oi a restriction on them bv an administrative measure, is declared here to be unauthonzad by law and an infringement of the personal right to travel guaranteed by the con stitution. In view, however, of the attitude of the American government, in not call ing for the enforcement of the clause mentioned, it is thought that the limi tation so placed will be left unquestion ed. Even then Japanese jurists believe that the action of the American govern ment in restricting the destination of holders of passports will not be upheld before a court. Administrative action and litigation since the San Francisco school trouble have brought the clause into prominence, and Japan has begun to smart under the alleged humiliation. It would be no surprise should pressure be brought on the government to have. it abstain from issuing passports limit ing the destination of their bearers. Will Soon Lift Embargo. Tacoma, March 12. Indications point tc an early release from the era Iwrgo on the shipments of lumber over the lines of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, which was instituted six weeks ago. Railroad officials report good progress in clearing up the freight that accumulated in the yards and side tracks along the lines during the flooda and snow blockades. Tracks on the Pacific division are rapidly being put in good condition, and trutfie, is nearly up to the volume attained before the washout. Play No Favorites. Washington, March 12. No easy help to Wall street by rushing to the relief of the money market; no favorit ism to any clique of banks; no more "leaks" of important financial infor mation in advance of action. Such are the promises of the Cortelyou adminis tration of the Treasury department. Secretary Cortelyou intends to put a stop to treasury leaks that give certain financial interests inside information on intended moves by the government. Drastic Anti-Trust Law. Sacramento, March 12. The aem bly this morning passed Cartwright'8 anlti-trust law, which ia almost identl ca with the Ohio anti-trust law. It Is drastic in the ptnaltles that it pro vides for violations, and is sweeping in Its definitions of what constitutes a trust. The bill now awaits the gover noi 's approval, and goes into effect 60 days after it ia signed.