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Iq a Condensed Form lor Oar
Bcsy Readers.
A Return of the Lets Important but
Not Lets Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
The Roumanian tevolt lias Uvn sup
pressed with wholesale slaughter.
French troops have raised their flag
over the Morooooan town of Oudja.
Schmiti denies that ho has attempted
to get a pait of the board of supervisors
to resign.
The municipal campaign just ended
in Chicago is the fiercest in the histoiy
of the city.
Thaw stood the lunacy examination
so well tliat Jerome has asked for more
time to call experts.
Roosevelt mav make puhlic his rail
wav lxilicv at the opening of the
Jamestown exposition April 2t.
Americans at Ceiba. Honduras, were
glad to see a United States warship put
into that pott to protect their interests
Ruef has been on the pay roll of the
Pacific States Telephone Telegraph
oomrauv for the past two years at
$1,200 per month.
Henry W. Goode, pcrsident of the
Portland Railway, Light Power con
ranv. is dead. He was piesident of
the Lewis and Clark fair.
The American government is confi
dent The Hague conference will do
pood, even if all ouestions to le
trought up are net agreed upon.
The Roumanian ievolt is quieting
down.
The president has called an election
in the Philippines.
All labor troubles around Butte have
been adjusted for the time being.
St. Louis brewery workers threaten
to strike and the city is facing a beer
famine.
The disarmament question is likey to
be barred from The Hague peace con
feience.
Republican members of the Tennes
see legislature propose Roosevelt for a
third term.
The Nebraska legisature has passed a
direct primary a copied after the Ore
gon statute.
Spreckels had guaanteed the cost of
a thorough housecleaning of grafters at
San Francisco.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has raised its rates, in Eome cafes
as much as 20 per cent,
-The census bureau estimates that the
population of the United States has in
creased 8,000,000 in the past six years.
The Colton, Cal., death list as the
iesult of the train wreck is placed at 22
and at least six more of the injured
will die. A green switch crew is
blamed with the accident.
Mediation in the Central American
wai has been postponed.
The San Francisco investigation may
spread to every city on the coait.
Evidence is being secured which
points to telephone bribery in Oakland.
Mrs. Thaw ia said to be breaking
down under the strain of the trial of
Thaw.
Congressman Scott,
dicta the completion
of Kansas, pre
of the Panama
canal in eeven years.
Eight men have been arrested, at
Butte for trying to influence voters at
the primaries just held.
The bill for the recount of the ballots
cast for mayor of New York in Novem
ber, 1905, has passed the New Y'ork
legislature.
A cigarette Ftarted a fire in the gen
eral shop of the El Paso & Southwest
ern railroad at Carrizezo, N. M. The
loss is placed at $190,000.
Big shipments of flour are being hur
ried from Minneapolis to San Francis
co, where a government transport will
take it to the famine sufferers cf China.
Ex-President Cleveland has just cele
brated his 70th birthday.)
The whole of Roumania is in revolt
and the capital threatened.
San Salvador has asked Mexico to
intervene in the Central American war.
Foraker lias called fcr primries in
Ohio to decide preference for president.
Immense land frauds are to be inves
tigated by a Federal grand jury at
Cheyenne.
A deadlock haa been reached between
Western railroads and trainmen on the
question of wages.
Premier ritolypin, of Russia, has
agreed to abolish court martial, as at
present exercised.
A commission in lunacy has been ap
pointed in the Tliaw case and the trial
has adjourned until the commission re
ports. The California flood has made pro
duce scarce in San Francisco.
Taft continues to be boomed for pres
ident, but third term talk for Roosevelt
grows.
France announces her determination
to get redress from Morocco for the
murder of a French subject.
MUST IMPROVE WATERWAYS.
Only Practicable Way To Solve
Freisht Problem. Save Hill.
j Now York, April 1. James J. Hill,
president of thoGioat Northern, taking
i ns a text tho recent action of Provident
ikv,.h
the waterway of tin1 country, properly
improved, must come tho much desired
improvement in the freight-handling
conditions. The country, ho said, must
look to its waterwavs for Immediate ro-
ief of the freight pressure.
"If the government would Improve
its waterwavs and extract fiom them
one-fifth of their latent possibilities
said Mr. Hill, "the freight-handling
problem soon would bo nearer solution
than the railroads themselves can
ever hope to bring it.
"There has Iven in the past a feeling
auioiii! some railroad men that water
ways development would bo inimical to
railroad interests. I do not think it
would, and if this idea has not already
w holly disappeared it is m a fair way
of doing so soon. e nalir.ed that we
have created in the prosperity of the
country a condition that calls loudly
for relief, and any means to that end
would be welcome.
"Take, fr instance, a 15-foot chan
nel in the Mississippi from St. Iauiis to
Now Orleans. There is no more nn
Portant work for the general govern
ment than this improvement It might
cost tlO0.lHv.UW. but when it was
finished a single powerful tow lat
could pull from 30 to 40 trainloads.
Hoavv freights, requiring only moder
ate speed in transportation, would go
to the seaboard by way of the dim, ana
there would no longer In? freight con
gestion between the East and West."
ADVANCE RATES ON GRAIN
Railroads Take Reverge For Two-
Cent Fare Laws.
Washington, April 1. In accordance
with their intention expressed some
time ago, the railroads constituting the
Western trunk lines, the Central Trall.c
association and the Eastern trunk lines
have filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission tariffs increasing
their ratees on eastbound grain and
grain products, to become effective
about April 1.
This action was taken, it is under
stood, because of the enactment by leg
islatures of some of the estern states
of laws regarded as inimical to their
interests. The particular law to which
the railroads took exception was the
2-cent fare act of the legislature of Ne
braska. When the new tariffs were filed, the
commission suggested to t tie carriers
that the time for putting the increased
rates into effect should be postponed.
The carriers cheerfully acquiesced and
the commission has granted the carriers
permission to post and file amendments
postponing the proposed advances in
rates to May 1.
CHOOSE NEW PRESIDENT.
Honduran Rebels Will Make General
Guiterrez Their Chief.
Washington, April 1. General Dio-
nido Guiterrez, one of the most prom
inent leaders of the revolution in Hon
duras against President Bonilla, prob
ably will be president of the provision
al government established by the Hon-
durian revolutionists with the aid of
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua. A dis
patch received today from Commander
Wilterhalter, of the American gunboat
Paducah, now at Port Limon, Costa
Rica, states that it is reported there
that General Guiterrez is the favorite
candidate for the head of the new gov
ernment in Honduras.
It is also reported in Port Lirnon, ac
cording to Commander Winterhalter's
dispatch, that President Bonilla is com
pletely surrounded. The dispatch does
not state exactly where Senor Bonilla
is, but it is believed that he is some
where near Amapala on the south coast
of Honduras.
Dispatches received by the State de
partment from several different points
in Central America announce the bom
barding of Amapala.
Ask Protection for Jews.
Washington, April 1. Secretary of
State Hoot has received a number of ap
peals from Jewish organizations in this
country for the exercise of good offices
by this government for the protection of
the Jews in Houmania who are suffering
from the excesses of the rebellious peas
antry of that country. So far the sec
retary has been unable to see how lie
could make any representations on the
subject with benefit to the distressed
people, in view of the fact that thp up
rising of the peasantry appears to be
political and against the throne.
Lottery Scheme Exposed.
Jackson, Miss., April 1. Sensation
al disclosures regarding a lottery scheme
upen the Coast were placed before the
Federal authorities today. Judge Niles
has called a special term of the Federal
court to meet April 22 to indict the
persons involved, some of whom are al
leged to be among the most prominent
citizens of that section. The authorities
decline to reveal the details, but it is
1 arned that a regular drawing of prizes
has taken place aboard gulf vessels.
Oliver, the New Governor.
London, April 1. King Ivlward ht:s
approved the appointment of Sydney
Oliver to be governor of Jamaica in suc
cession to Sir Alexander Swottenham,
who recently resigned the ollice, giving
as the reason advanced years. ,
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
EARLY DAY POSTOFFlCES.
Inspector Richies Comes Into Pot
tettion of Interesting Relic.
Portland Postolhoo Insjvctor Rich
ies, of this city, owns a ct py of a "List
of Potttotliies of the United States,"
which was issued by the government in
lSi2. The list bus boon, until looont -
ly, in the possession of John Hodden,
postmaster at Soottsburg, iVuglas coun
ty. Oregon, who had it fiom the hov
eminent soon after its publication.
Some timenyo he gave it to Inspector
Richies on the occasion of an oilieial
visit to that ollice by the latter.
Soottsburg is one of the oldest xt
ot!ioos in the state, and Mr. Hodden
was its first postmaster. In 1 Still Ore
gon had .0 postotlioos. In Multnomah
county there wie three, Pott land,
Springvillo and Sandy. Polk county
led in the numU'r of otoiccs, having
13. Marion county came next, with
10. "Wa-oopuin" county is credited
with one, and Wasco county with one.
Wasoopuni county's office apx'ars on
the list as Hood River. Ther were 20
counties in Oregon in 1S(!2 in lstl2;
the state having made a gsin of 13
counties in sinee that time.
NUMEROUS SITES OFFERED.
State Board to Select Land for Insti
tute for Feeble Minded.
Salem At a special mooting of the
members of the hoard for the feeble
minded institute, a voluminous list of
tracts of land sites for the const rue ion
of the new buildings was presented by
the owners for the consideration of the
lhird. Maps, blue piinis and descri(
tions of many desirable places wore laid
liefore them. In fact, the table around
which Governor Chamberlain, Slate
Treasurer Steel and Acting Secretary
of Sbite Benson sat was piled so high
with documents that the Ixurd decided
to appoint a special committee to ex
amine each tract of land sejiaratoly, se
lect the moft desirable, secure the Is-st
prices and report io the lard at the
earliest opportunity.
Beg to Get Deeds.
Salem Jacob I'. Holt.erman, of
Minneapolis, attorney for the holders
of 14 Kelliher-lurner school land cer
tificates, covering about 2,800 acre!
located in Southern Oregon, apjx'ured
lefore the state land board at a nverit
special meeting in the interest of his
lients, who want deeds to the lurid.
Most of them live at Ihtyton, Ohio.
These certificates were among those is
sued upon what is known as the Kelli-her-Turher
applications, which were
alleged by ex-Mute latnd . Agent oswaM ,
West to have been forgeries, and upon
leing investigated by the Marion coun
ty grand jury during the month of
April, 1HU5, were to reported to the
state land board.
Parents and Teachers Organize.
The Dulles The Teachers' and Pat
rons' Kdiioational association, organ
ized .March 8, now has 125 patrons, as
the result of circular letters sent out
by the city suerintendent to nsceitain
the sentiment of the people relative to
sehixd and home co-operation. The
object of the association is to encourage
a letter school spirit in The Ihillcs; to
bring the parents and teachers closer
together in a social way; to discuss,
freely and fully, all matters pertaining
to school life, and to recommend such
reforms in the schools of The Dalles as
will meet the requirements of the pres
ent and provide for the future.
Terminal Rates for Baker.
Baker City With a view of taking
up a fight for terminal rates for Baker
City, the Merchant' association has
apiointed a committee to plan tlifi or
ganization of a local shipping bureau.
The committee is meeting with marked
success, and
the bureau will le estab- 1
l"
lished within a short time
Tt.iu I. n
,,. t. n.uler b ... mo-mnent of '
a rate expert, who will compile local
i.irirJu 7rtu uifd itiuf li a ru i I rri'jil n t n 1 '
.rj ciu iiini niij laiiiwai ami
put them into shape to submit to the
ulnt ru i 1 mud eom m IwHinn .
Work for Condensed Milk Plant.
McMinnville The citizens of Mc
Minnville are very jubilant over the re
sults of the mass meeting held Monday
evening to talk over plans for a con
densed milk factory, with A. J Keat
ing, manager of the Coos Bay Condens
ing company. The plan is to organize
a stcck company with a paid-up capital j
of $85,000. The Coos Bay company!
will take up a laige amount of the
stock and will manage the plant In con
nection with its other plants.
Rich Strike in Pine Valley.
Baker City The richness of the plac
er gold mines at old Auburn and even
the wealth of the California placers are
rivaled by reports of the strike recently ,
made by Blair, Herlxjrtand Underwood
in the Seven Devils district. Pine
Vailey, about 6C miles east of Baker
City, is the place where the discovery I
was made, and those who have been on
the scene predict that it will be one of
the greatest placer camps, in the West.
Arousing Interest In Horticn'ture.
Oregon City Professor K. It. Lake,
of the forestry and botanical depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural college
at Corvallis, and W. K. Newell, presi
dent of the state board of horticulture,
will be among the speakers at the next
meeting of the Clackamas County Hor
ticultural society, which will be held
in this city Suturday, April 13.
PROBE FOR LAND FRAUDS.
Another Federal Grand Jury BfRlns
Sessions In A ril.
Portland Within two weeks another
Federal gland jury will begin to giind
on Otcgon land frauds. The juiy will
Ih summoned soon and the old as well
us the new cases dial have Ix'cn mvo
; tiVated by and through the United
States district attorney's olliee and by
the agent of Spivlal Inspector Thomas
B. Nouliauscii, together with the cases
that lute boon woikidupby Edward
W. Dixon, in charge of the fxviiiI
agent for Oregon, will be laid U'foio
the jurors.
When Francis .1. Honey left Portland
to teat the lid off of graft in San Finn-
oisoo, he left a number of land fraud
ease, evidence in which was already in
the hands of the United States allot
hoy, to bo brought to the attention of
a grand jury. Since his demrtiite the
wolk of investigating now caves of fiaud
has leen going on and when the jury
gets int. art ion it will have a long ses
sion. Among the eases of alleged fiaud that
w ill lx brought to the attention of the
jury are those said to have In en discov
ered in and around Pendleton . To this
!i.t will be addisl others that rumor
says involve a number of prominent
men, not only in Oregon, hut in srveial
other states.
Work on the Poormin Group.
Baker City That there aie IW.WO
tons of copxT ore assaying $ I I a toil
lying at the smface mi the I'oorman
group of claims, is the divlamtion of
Manager Arthur, of the mine, who
has just returned fioni the pnprty.
There are outcropping as.aying from 2
to .r) JxTCenl in copper, the greatest in
Oregon. The Pool man group promise
to lx' one of the richest oopx-r mines in
the great copper Ndl of Kastern Ore
gon. The company now has a double
shift at woik.
Snow in Klamath County.
Klamath Falls Heavy snows the
past week have made the row I in I hi
section almost impassable, eeoially in
the mountains. The snow is going off
very rapidly and the streams through
out the country are carrying largo vol
nines of water. However, no miileri.il
damage has I wen done. All outdoor
work was susendcd during the past
I week. Government work has cetsed
everywhere except on the interior of
the tunnel.
Willamette Rally Off Till June.
Willamette University, Sulein An
nouncement is made that the big rally
in connection with the new building
and its unknown donor, which had
luif.ti )ifl ii In, t fill Artril 't I.im In, ii
,m1HIm,min miti lu.xt jllIM.. T1. ,,.,.,
ing, which was for the purpose of mak
ing announcements, Ixiosting the on
dowirient fund, and formulating plans.
cannot lx held, ass all the plans content
plated will not bo completed bv that
time.
Ned Smith for Sheep Inspector.
Salem A committee consist ing of
tiumlM-r of t;enton county sheepmen
waited on Commissioner Steusloff and
asked I.im to apisiint Ned Smith, of
Corvallis, as one of the district inspect
ors cf sheer., there being three to ap
jxiint. Mr. Steusloff has taken Mr
Smith's application under advise. nent,
and will probably give him the poriitu n.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 7:te: bluestem, ".V
valley, 7()o; red, 71c.
Oat- No. 1 white, $230; gray
2H(32I).
ISarley Feed, $22..r0 per ton; brew
ing, f2.; rolled, $23. MH 24 .60.
live $1.4.51.50 per cwt.
Corn Whole, 25; cracked. $20 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, f 1 5 (a I
per ton; Kastern Oregon timothy, $17
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Poultry Average old liens, lfo per
pound; mixed chickens, 14c; spring
fryers and broilers, 20(4220; old
nxisteis, 10fr,12e; dressed chickens, HI
(il7c; turkeys, live, l.'i()15e; turkeys,
dressed, choice, 18l(;20e; geese, live,
8c; ducks, lfi(V18c.
F!ggs Oregon ranch, 2.'l per dozen.
Apple Common, 75cC$1.25 per
box; choice, $1.50fi,2.
vegetables turnips, H';l.2o per
sack; carrot , $K)l-25 per sack; beets,
$1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 7(")
8c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per
dozen; celery, $4 per crate; lettuce,
head, 3545c per dozen; onions, 10(i$
125c per dozen; sprouts, tic per pound;
radishes, 30c per dozen ; asparagus, 12
(?15c per pound; rhubarb, $2.25(2)2.50
per Iwix.
Onions Oregon, $1 .101 .35 per hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1.50(71.75; No. 1 choice, $1.251.40.
Veal Dressed, 59c) per pound.
Beef Dresned bulls, .'(3'aC nor
pound; cows, 6ftc; country steers,
67c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010jc
per pound; ordinary, 8(5;9c; fpring
lambs, 16lflc.
Pork Dressed, fl0c per pound.
Hops 8llc per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Kastern Oregon, average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, zuqszM, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 282!)c per
pound.
WRECK IN CALIFORNIA.
Ai Laaat Twenty-Six Persons Killed
and a Hundred Hurt.
Oolton. Cal.. Mutch 29. One of the
iiiohI dlsustn us wrecks in Iho history
of the Soul hoi n Pacific mil load invur
red one mid one-half miles east of this
town shortly after i o clock yesterday
afternoon, when westbound train No. 9
from New Orleans for San I'lanclrn'o
ran into nil open twitch, while going ul
tlx rate id 10 miles an hour, and li n of
the 14 coaches Were derailed will
frightful results. Tivelitvsix pinpli
mo known to have been killed and the
final list will total much higher lliuii
this nuiiilx'r. The injured number
about 100. many of whom are hciIoiihIv
injured and w ill die.
The u locked coaches were hurled In
every direction. Four of them wen
smashed into splinters. Most of the
dea.l were Italians from New York and
Now Oi lcans, going to San I riinciwo
They iHVtipicd the smoke! and day
coach.
But two Aineiicati ate known t
have U'on killed, although M'cnilof
thoe among the injured will undoubt
edly die within the next few hour.
Out of SO Pullman pasNetigers, but
two sustained scriou injury. I In
three Pullman coaches and the diuct
which were on the rear of the train
did not leave the tnick. The occupanti
of Ihofo eais were practically un
harinc I .
I.. U. Alvord. V. K. Iais and W.
G. G iieniiic or, moiiilx'rs of the switch
ing clew who are iicciihiiI of having tin
switch open and coming the wnvk,
were taken into ciiHtodv and held in
t m 1 1 of f I Don bv Cuioiier Vim Vc.
TRY MtDIATlON.
Knapp and Neill Will Attempt to Ad
just Kailroad Dispute.
Chicago, Marco 2'.'. Government in
tctwutloii will ho tried ill nil eflort P
inert the great ml I mud stiike which
threatens to para.Iv.o I he butiiu km of
the Vct. Ill reMi!iM- to the Hp-.t
ol the railloitd iiiiiuagcts, I li.i;rmiin
Knapp, of the I nter.-t.ile ('oiumere com
liiis-iou, and Cominirtsioni't of I iibo
Neill will arrive in Chicago Saturday
morning and offer mediation m tin
coiit roverv . railing to adjust the
matter in it eoiiei I i.itorv milliner, they
will endeavor to bring about arbitra
tion under t ho provisions of the I rd
inaiiu law .
The labor chiefs w III await the ar
rival of the government oilichils be lor
ordering a strike. If the good otlices
of Mr. Knapp and Mr. Neill rcniilt in
bringing grctiter concessions tc the em
ploves than have yet lecn offi red, the
st riko may m averted . The employes
however, say they will not accept arbl
trillion and todav again declared their
position that nothing short of greater
concession Irom the railroads will pre
vent theiu from walking out.
President Koosevolt has Im-oii follow
Itig closely tin! development III the sit
uation here ami Messrs. kiappaud
Neill will undertake the delicate w( rk
i 1 1 1 j m h I on them by law with full con
sciolism' that the president i ex
tremelv solicitous that all dillerencc
be settled by arbitration.
1 he general manager said unit no
attempt would be made to operate
tuiins if the employe sttuck.
NO ADVANCE IN LUMBER RATES
Northern Roads Deny Present Inten
tion, but Are Investigating.
St Paul, Minn., March 2!. An
oilieial statement was made by traffic
men of the Northern Pacific and Gieat
Northern railroads today that it I not
contemplated to make any immediate
change in lumber ratis from Puget
sound to St. Paul and Missouri river
cities, as the lumbermen have advised
the Interstate Comineice commission in
Washington. A joint statement was
made by the lines as follows:
"We have not considered an increase
in Pacific Coast Missouri-Itiver lumber
rates, except as they may have been in
volved in discussions covering the gen
eral rates and cost of service. No im
mediate changes aie contemplated."
While the statement gives generally
the situation, it i asserted t he lines a re
( losely investigiding conditions! govern
ing the traiiSirtiition of lumber, which
have changed considerably since the in
dustry on the coast started .
Burning Gas Terrifies Farmers.
Stipulpa, I. T., March 20. The gns
well two miles east of here that caught
fire Saturday is still burning fiercely.
After 14 days of work the well was
capped. But the gnat volumo of gas
found another way out through the
crevices and for half u mile it spread
open the earth. At one place a hole
three feet wide and 20 fee t long was
toin. Then the gas caught fire and
has been burning ever since. At one
place a sheet of flame 20 feet long and
15 feet high is blazing. Tons of rock
and shale were thrown from the cracks.
Outlaw Band Driven Off.
Durango, Mexico, March 21). In a
lesperate fight between ruralcs and a
hand of outlaws under Gumcrsindo Or
tega, in the Shu Juan Del Hio mou;i
tains, Ortega, who was considered one
of the most dangerous bandits in North
western Mexico, and his band were
drivtn into the mountains with the
ruralcs in close pursuit. From this
lislrict in which Ortega and his band
have been operal ing numerous reports
have been received of murders.
Faculty Rebukes Magoon.
Havana, March 20. The directors of
ll.ivaiia uni vcr ily held a meeting to
day and entered a protest against tho
recent act ion of Governor Magoon in
ieeiislm.' two American doctors to prac-
tico in Havana without first passing an i this afternoon, and. spreading rapidly,
examination in the Univeristy of Ha- destroyed the tobacco buildings, caus
vana, as required by law. ing a loss of $1)00,000.
sciiHrrrs vile plan
lias Desperate Scheme torment
Franchise Revocation.
TRIES TO BUY OIF SUPERVISORS
Have Enough Resign to Make His
Veto t llnctlve-Sweeping Re
forms Are Instituted.
San Francisco, Mun-h .'10. Mayor
S'hinlU ha opened liegot lat ion w ith
ccllllitl IneloU'in of the IxHslling Uuird
of KiijH'rv iot ill Iho hope of coiiHillil
mat ing a bold coup. The plan of (ho
mavor in to purchase the resignation of
enough member of the hoard lo Itiako
hi vote power Hiillieieiit to prevent tho
revival loll of t he I ranch ixe of the big
col Hiral loo which obtained their per
mit through tho illegal use of money.
It repine II member of the I -oil r I
In ov I'lii'li' I he mayor' veto. If be can
sectiie the reNigluit ion of five out of tho
I S be vv ill In aide to check by hi veto
any of their reform iium-uiii udoptii)
under the Srtlsll of I', .1. I lelli'l 'm big
'tick. It i II desH'IHte game, doomed
to failure almost at the- outset.
The "refoinied" boar i of xu Hrv inor.
acting under Iho dmvt um f the dis
trict Htloinev' ollice, gave another
staltling cilnhitioii tishiy of II d silo
to h gissl, uheii it made pluli- for tho
abolition of a eoro ( oriiiimeiital otli
chiU. Juine lievoto, idtoruey for tho
Isuird of public woik at a salary of
f'.'.'iii M'i month, will bo div.ipitnled.
Other oilieial, who under the Km f
regime I ia done nothing but draw sil-
llllis, will be dropM-i. Ill the cnurno
of the next few week reform w ill have
I II instituted whiill will save tho
city Hl,liil a ye.ir.
FAMINE WOULD RESULT.
Rjilroads Hold Out Gloomy Prospect
if Strike is Called.
Chicago, March .'Id. Famine in hujv.
lies of food, coal and maiiufacl in ing;
material for Chicago and many other
oil ii throughout the entire Vol wan
predict)! bxl.iy, if the impending rail
way strike Ixviime a reality . Bailroud
of the old Ire West w ill l allowed to
remain completely paralyzed in caso
the strike of trainmen ami conductor
on -l.'l tratlic system is ordered. 'I hi
uirso ha Iieon practically deeidi-d on
by the general manager of Iho system.
A meet ing of the managers wa held
today and the impract icabil ity of filling
the places of -15,11111) men who lire talk
ing of a walkout was discussed. No
move bus been made to hire men to run
Irani. In fact no prepaiationa is be
ing made by the railway manager.
"If these men strike it would be al
most, if hot entirely, lliiHHsible to op
erate the railroads," said an oilieial
high in railroad circh. "It is a gosl
as certain that freight trallic will bo
entirely shut off. Consider what it
would mean, if Chicago wire to ho iso
lated for 21 hours. What would hap-
M-n if the milk supply were interrupt
ed or the immense iuirtat ions of per
ishable freight halted by a tie-up of tho
roads."
HILL MAY ISSUE NEW STOCK.
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Re
strictive Law Invalid.
St. Paul, March :t(. Tl e Slate Su
premo court today upheld the Great
Northern railroad in its contention that
it had the right to issue the till), (HID..
001) of stock authorized by the board of
director Home mouth ago, and which
was enjoined by Attorm v Geueial
Ming, who elaiiu ed that the company
should fliust como before t he slate rail
road and warehouse commission and
submit to an examination to show the
necessity limit ho purpose of Iho Issue.
I his content ion of the state wa up
held by .fudge llalliim in tho Ramsey
County liistrict court, who orderidan
injunction to issue. The Supreme court
today reverses that division. The
minion of the court was unanimous.
Chief Justice Start delivered the (min
ion of the court.
Sailors Loot Steamer
Norfolk, Va., March .'10. One hun-
lred sailors from the battleship Con
necticut, while on tho way from Wil-
oiighhy to I'ortres Monroe upon tho
passenger steamer Ocean View today,
without apparent cause took forcible
barge of the steamer and put the crew
to rout. The sailors broke window.
and doors, drove the cooks from tho
galley, poured out all provision,
alumni, dumped on deck tho fire lu
the stoves, turned steam on the fire
extinguishers and did other damaj
Their names are not known.
Suspected of Wrecking Train 2
Pittsburg, March 30. Several IlaN
ians, who live near tho line of tho
Pennsylvania railroad betweni Stewart
and Wilmerding, are said to be under
curpicion of knowing something about
tho two recent wrecks of fast trains
near thoso points. A number of for
eigners who worked upon the railroad
as section hands were discharged a few
weeks ago. It is repotted that they
showed much anger when told of their
dismissal and that threats were made
Tobacco Buld'ngs Burn.
Danville, Va., March 30. A disas
trous fire broke out in South Boston.
Va., 32 miles northeast of here, lato