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Bohemia Nugget Bohemia Nuctrl Puhllihinf Co. COTTAGK GROVE OREGON NEWS OFTHE MK Id a Condensed Term for Our Easy Readers. A Resume of the Lex Important but Not Lett Interesting Events of the Past Week. The official plurality of Frederick A Busse, as mayor of Chicago, is 12,!2:l. The United States has joined with Mexico in a move to stop the Central American war. Senator Clark, of Montana, had Close call bv breaking through t tie ue on Trinidad river. Congressman Townsend, of Michigan, savs he ean see no wav oHt of Koosevelt tunning for a third term. Freneh seamen threaten to strike and in event thev do warships will carry the mails that would otherwise be de laved. hsposure of bribery by Hearst men lias caused a row in San Francisco re form foiees but Hooney will go on just the same as before A fast east bound Pennsylvania train was wrecked near Hudson, Ohio. Pnt one man was injured. Otlicials lay the blame on trainwieekers. Reports show that 25 persons were killed and moie than twice that number injured in the recent tornado in Louis ana Mississippi and Alabama. The minister from Salvador to the United States says the conservative people of Central America are becom ing tired of the frequent wars and pie diets that a confederacy will be formed. Carnegie has given an endowment of $6,000,000 to Carnegie institute. All railway employes rfast of the Mississippi will demand more wages. Cubans are eager for a decision as to when the end of intervention will come. President Joseph Mormon church has Smith says the abandoned poly- gamy. President Bonilla, of Honduras, is gathering forces to continue the Central American war. The amount of coffee being import ed into the United States is decreasing, but the importation of cocoa is increas ing. Roosevelt is counting on compelling congress at its next session to pass a reform land law by enforcing present statutes. Eight more indictments are coming for San Francisco telephone men. Ileney has sent a warning to Detwiler that hb had better give up. Fngland is becoming aware of the fact that 75 per cent of the canned goods used in that country come from the United States unlabeled and that English labels are put on by the im porters. A part of the outer wall oi" the Vati can has collapsed. A denunciation of the czar may cause dissolution of the douma. Roosevelt gays corporations have con spired to defeat his policy in 1908. Thaw iias been declared sane, but Jerome will appeal for a right to see the evidence. John A. Lewis has reached Chicago from Mexico and will at once start the fight to secure control of Zion City. Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica, resigned because he was ordered to apologize by his home government. The army quartermaster's depart ment at Manila is under fire because the payroll has been found to be pad ded. ileney has found that the telephone companies contributed to both sides in the campaign of Schruitz for mayor of San Francisco. llarriman's lawyers are defending before the Interstate Commerce com mittee the right of railroads to water stock. They also claim rival roads have a right to combine. Oklahoma elections gave Republicans control. Six men were overcome by gas in a mine at Lead, S. D. The Hermann defense has attacked Hitchcock's methods of conducting the land office. Doctors in the Thaw case have dis agreed, some saying him sane and oth ers insane. J. J. Hill has formally retired as president of the Great Northern and his son Louis has assumed control. All cities and townB of Colorado ex cept Denver have just held municipal elections. The liquor question was the chief one and in a large number of places the temperance people carried the day. As a result of the city election In St. Louis the Democrats are in complete control of every branch of the city gov eminent. A letter from Harriman to a friend published in Eastern papers, says Roosevelt as.ked him to raise $200, 0U0 for the 1904 campaign fund, which he did. The president says the statement is false. Nicaraguans have captured another Jlonduran port. TO CREATE NEW STATE. Spokane Chamber of Commerce Be gins to Boom the Project. Spokane, Wash., April S. Uy mak ling public today tlie report of the "new s'ato" committee and nnnoucning its ! adopt ion by the chamber of commerce, Secretary L. ti. Monroe, of the latter body, formally launched the cnmiMiign for the creation of a new commonwealth comprising the "Inland Empire," for which the name "Lincoln lias ihvii most fieqiiently suggested. The report of the committee, which was adopted unanimously, consists of a review of conditions that brought about what it tetnis the unnatural arrange ment of Umndarios now existing in the Noithwest, advances reasons for the construction of a new state and suggests the following Kwndaries should I e ap proximated: That the 45th degree of latitude, or the present north line of the state of Wyoming, extended, be designated as the northern boundary of the state of Idaho, and the 120th degree of longi-' tnde, or the eastern lnmudary of the state of California, carried uoith, until it intersects the 45th degioeof latitude, bo designated as the western boundary of the state of Idaho, and that the east ern California line, carried to lrit isli Columbia, be designated as the eastern boundary of the state ol Washington, thereby leaving a new state to be here after named and from which a cential city should be selected as the capital, comprising the panhandle of Idaho, Northeastern Oregon and Eastern I Washington The report goes on to say: "This proposition should not come from any one town or looalitv, but should be brought from all the principal towns north of the said 45th degree of latitude, and, if possible to secure their consent and approbation, then the mat ter should le taken to the principal towns and cities south of the said 4oth degree of latitude, to secure, if possible, their cc-operaticn." Thecommittee recommended that the chamber of commerce send copies of this report to the various cities inter ested, placing the matter before the board of trade, city council, or other body of like nature, to the end that stens be taken looking to the necessary action by congress. The report points out that the pan handle of Idaho is cut off from the south by an impenetrable mountain barrier, and that the scut h has domi nated legislation to the exclusion of the interests of the panhandle; also that a similar condition exists in Washing ton, where the Cascade mountains con stitute a natural barrier. It is argued that similar conditions exist between Fastern and Weston Or egou to even a more marked degree. WORST YET TO COME. Chinese Famine Drives People to Dig Up and Eat Dead. Washington, April 8. To correct an erroneous report that has found general circulation with harmful results, the Red Cross has issued the following statement in regard to the Chinese fam ine: "The famine in China is unpreee dented in severity, and the period of greatest agony is vet to come. Many weeks must nass before there will lie relief from new crops, and millions to day are kept alive only through the contributions to the American mission and Red Cross society from the Ameri can people who sent their donations to Washington. These two great organi zations are working together fur the common cause and have furnished over two-thirds of all relief supplies sent to China. "The following cablegram, received by the editor of the Christian Herald from the editor of the North China News, terrible as it may seem, speaks only the truth: "Shanghai, April 6. Klcpsch, New York. Approaching period of severest pinch. Authentic instances of corpses exhumed, canibalism. Foreign relief working effectively, maintaining whole districts until harvest.' "When a people have been reduced to such straits that they will dig up ami eat their own dead, the severity and w ide extent of the famine can be realized." Scurvy Follows Trail of Famine. St. Petersburg, April 8. Scurvy is making great strides in the famine dis tricts. The official reports for the sec ond fortnight of March show 1,055 cases in Ufa province, and 717 in Sara tov, compared with 438 in Ufa the first fortnight of March and 350 in Saratov province during the same periou. There has been a slight decrease in the spread of typhus. The project to trans fer the famine relief from the govern ment to the Zemstvos has been approv ed by the cabinet and will be eubmit ted to parliament. Pleads Guilty to Rebating. Minneapolis, April 8. Agreeing to a stipulation of facts on 15 counts, in volving illegal rebates, the Great North ern railroad was today found guilty and fined $15,000 by Judge Page Morris in the Fedetal District court. This hand ling of the case is to facilitate an appeal by the railroad upon the ques tion whether it is possible to bring prosecutions under the Elkins law on charges which defendant allfgea are covered in the new Hepburn law. Coxey Plans Ano'her Crusade. New York, April 8. The Herald this moining says Jacob Sechler Coxey, communder-in chief of the Coxey army, is planning another great national cru sade on new and sensational lines, and lie may commence upcruiione hub year. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST INVOKES REFERENDUM. Linn County Grangers Hold Up Uni versity Appropriation. AU-any The University of Oregon appropriation bill Is to le referred to the people. Effort of Linn county Orangcrs to hold up the university bill culminated in a meeting of representa tives of all grange organizations of Linn count v in Albany. lies idea the Grangers there were in attendance President P. L. Campbell, of the university, and Senator M.AJ Miller, meniU-r of the board of re gents ol the school. These men pre sented very strongly the university's side of the case showing t be need of more money than was appropriated. The $125,000 can ied in the bill was segregated by President Campbell, who explained the use to be nmde of every dollar. Hut the Grangers were obdu rate and at tho close of the conference decided to use the referendum to hold the appropr iat ion up until the next general election, when the people determine the fate of the school. will Hut little argument was used in sup- port of the position of the Grange, oth et than "retienehment ." It was also decided to have leproduced an editorial printed in the Oregon ian of Saturday, February 11, 1905, entitled "Machine Made Citizens," and scatter thousands of copies over the state. Country Sheep Inspectors. Pendleton State Sheep Inspector Lytic has announced the npMintmctit of eight county sheep inspectors for Eastern Oregon. Appointments hae not yet been made for Wheeler, Har ney, Iike, Klamath or Gilliam coun ties. Those named aie: I'matiHa county, John P.rvant, Pendleton, pres ent incumbent; Wasco, P. J. Walsh, Antelope; Crook, J. A. McCoy, Hay Creek; Malheur, H. L. Anderson, Skull Springs; Grant, George Irwin, Monument, present incumbent; Mor row, Andrew Cook, Heppner, present inoimilent ; Wallowa, J. W. Dale, Wallowa City, present incumUmt; Haker, A. N. Ingle, Richland, presvnt incumbent. Students to Fight Sheep Disease, Corvallis Four Oregon Agricultural college students are leaving college to take positions on the government staff for eradicating sheen diseases in Ore gon. ThevareG.A. Hudson, Walter Foster, Edgar W. Duinelly and Henry Hooper. They receive good salaries and have their expenses jxud. The work will extend from now to the end of the summer. Their appointment-) art re ceived from the bureau of animal in dustry at Washington. Dodson, I li ne! Iv and Foster are to operate in East ern Oregon and RoojM-r in the Willam ette valley. Commission to Hear Protests. Salem At a meeting of the state railroad commission a conference for April Hi was set, to hear the com plaints filed bv the lumbermen along the line of the Southern Pacific railroad in this state, in regard to the raising of rates on rough lumber from $:5.IO per thousand feet to $5, which rate is to go into effect April 1 8. Among the con cerns that have filed complaints are the Western Oregon Lumber Manufacturers' association, of Cottage Grove, the Ore gon i" Washington Lumber Manufac turers' association, with oll'.ces in Port land, and the H oth-Kelly company, of Eugene. New Insurance Company. Salem The first domestic corpora tion ever organized in this state for the purpose of doing a surety and accident business insurance has leen authorized by the secretary of state to incorporate under the laws of the state, proving that they had available capital to the amount of $100,000. The Union Guar antee association is the name of the new firm which will have offices in Portland. William Glafke in presi dent and H. D. Wagnon secretary. Part Payment Stops Limitation. Salem Holding that payment of part of a joint obligation by a maker thereof or by his agent or legal repre sentative revives it is against all per sons who are liable thereon, and also that sin h payment, however small, is sufficient to remove the bur of the stat ute of limitation, the Supreme court, in an opinion by Justice Moore, af firms the decision of Judge Harnett, of the Circuit court of Marion coun ty. Prizes for Cover Design. Poitland At a reccent session of the board of trustees of the Chamber of Commerce, the matter of issuing a new advertising booklet, to be entitled Oregon," came up, and it was decided to offer cash prizes of $10, $15 and $25 for the best cover design. 1 he pre miums will be advertised when the competition is opened. Farmers Loyal to Varsity. Lu Grando The liluo Mountain Grange at its last meeting resented the action of the Albany grange in holding up the appropriation for the State uni versity. The farmers of this portion of Eastern Oregon are heartily in favor of helping in every possible way the state institutions of learning and especially the state university. Asylum Board Buys Land. Salem The state asylum board has paid over $10,000 to Charles Riley and iiis wife and the deed is recorded cover ing 23 acres and a fraction adjoining the asylum grounds, which was pur chased by the board recently. ' REOKGANIZE HOSPITAL CORPS Military Board Molds Session New Company at Oregon City. Salem The state niilitniv hoard, at its last meeting, effected a remgnuiu tiou of the hospital coips of the Oregon National Guard into what will he known in the future as the ambulance company, consisting of LI tioncoiiitnis sioned otlieers and men. A new coin pan v w ill be formed at Oregon City to take the place of the one disbanded. The Dalles, Oregon City, Ashland, lu'setmi'g, .inanvaiiii omnium nave offered land for armory sites provided for by the apptopihitioll of $100,000 in house bill US. No act ion was taken, the mutter being left to the towns. The various companies of the state are av ing an average of $;t(H), per year for tin use of buildings as armories, and Gen eral Fin.er figures that in 20 years tin state w ill be repaid the $ KM, 000, appro priation. Very little action was taken on nc count of the nut iciiatcd action of the Orange in asking t hat the appropi ia- tion be submitted to the rcfert ndiim at the June election. M.iy Be Held to Three Inspectors. Salem- State I,abor Coininissionei Iloffis in a quaudry ovet adjusting things to tit the new law, nut hori.ing him to apKiut spcein 1 deputy inspect ors ot nuns, lactones ami workshops. lie has divided the state into four in spcotioii districts, but now is afiaid the revenues from the act, which levies an annual insiiect ion lee of $10 um each factory, null and workshop in the state w nere machinery is used, win not sup port four iusptvtors, and he has about conic to the conclusion that he will have to divide the state into three dis tricts in order to make both ends meet. He cannot figure that the tut will pro duce much more than $lo ouo r year revenue from this tax, and the insptvt ors are cut itled to $4 per day for each day's actual work together with expense allowance of about $4 per day. Will Sell Mohair Pool. Silverton At a meeting of tl di cers of the Silverton Mohair pool held in this city it was decided to sell the pool to the highest bidder on Monday, April 15. The pool this year is the largest ever offered for sale in Silverton and consists of something over 5,000 tleeces. Many buyers from different parts of the state-are interested in the sale and it is predicted that several will be represented when the product is turned on the market. Offical Notice of Forest Reserve. Salem Governor Chamberlain has received the three prooln mat ions of the president . dated March 2, I'M', creat ing the Tillamook, I'mpqiia and Co ijllille forest reserves. These reserves all border on the Pacific ocean, com mencing at Tillaomok county and run ning outh as far as Curry county. The aggregate amount of the three reserves is alxnit 4,000,000. Hundred Divorce Cases on Docket. Oregon City The April term of the Ciicuit couit will be convened in this city Monday, April 15. The number of divorce suits on the docket will ex ceed those of any former term, there licing nearly 100 such cases pending. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 7.'lC74c; bluestem, 75(ii;7"c; valley, 7oC" 71c; rod, "If" 72c. Oats No. 1 white, $2i.50; gray, $28(2iL Hurley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew ing, $2.'l; rolled, $2:L50fif,24 50. Rye $1 .451.50 per cwt. Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $2(5 per ton. Mny Valley timothy, No. 1, $15 16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $17(18; clover, $0; cheat, $!); grain hay, $wC,10. Apples Common, 751.25 per box; choice, $1.50)2. Vegetables Turnips, $1VL25 per sack; carrots, $ 1 .25 per sack ; beet-', $1.25Ci;l .50 per sack ; horseradish, 7() He per pound; caluitlower, $2.50 jmt dozen; celery, $i per crate; lettuce, head, 35fi;45c per dozen; onions, i)(n 12c; per dozen; sprouts, lie; radish es, auc per dozen ; asparagus, iw per pound; rhubarb, $1.50(1.75 per box. Onions Oregon, $1.20(1.00 per hundred. Potatoes Oregon Rurbanks, fancy, $1.40o;j,l.lS5; extra fancy, $1.75; No. 1 choice, $1.2501.40. Putter Fancy creamery, 3235c pound. flutter Fat First gruoo cream, .jh) per pound; second grade cream, zc less per pound. Poultry Average old hens, 15c per pound; mixed chickens, 14e; spring, fryers and broilers, ZOOJuo; old roosters, 10(5)12o; dressed chickens, 1(1 f"17; turkeys, live, 13fa15c; turkeys, 1 reused, choice, 18ii(V(20c; geese, live, 8c; ducks, ((w,Hc. Kggd Oregon ranch, 18c per lozen . Veal Dressod, 5i(,He per pound. Reef Dressed bulls, '.'lOij'ic jar pound; cows, 5fV(ic; country steers, (1 Mutton Dressed, fancy, lOC.ilO.lJo per pound, ordinary, 8!)c; spring lambs, 2WM.. Pork Dromed, (ifOo per pound. Hops 8llo per pound, according to quality. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 13lfe'c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 202.'le, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 28(ji2,Jc per pound. i WILL BE NO STRIKE. Railroads and Trainmen Have Reached an Agreement. Chicago, April 5, The differences between I he Western fond and the member, of the Order of Conductors and the !rot herhoiul of Tiaiinnon were tluallv adjusted yesterday. The men abandoned their demand for a nine hour work day and the roads made an advance ovel their previous proposition in the pay of baggagemen, llitgmeii and brakemeii of $7.50 pet month. The original 'demand of the men were for an Increase of 12 pel cent and for it working ilny of nine hours. The managers ol'icred an Increase In pay of 10 per cent and declined to grant the nine-hour day. 'I he agreement was reached mainly through the efforts of Chairman Kuapp, of the Intcr-lale Commerce commission, and Chuiles Neill, I'tiited States labor commission IT. The agi cclnclit , which goes into effect dating from April 1, follows; The pay of conductor in the passen ger service to be increased $10 per month, that of baggagemen $7.50 and that of lliigmeii and brakemeii $0.50 per month as applied to the i-clicdiilcs In effect November 1, ll'Oti. The railroad are not to make any re duction in crews or increase in mileage for t lie pin post. of hIT-m-M ing the in creased wages given the pnysougci t laillinetl. Oveltime in the passenger Set vice to be allowed on the lasis o 15 mile per hour, bi be computed for each pait of the run separately. lime h to be gin at the sihednle t i me of lent ing. Load on a basis of more than O n hour per day for a helper m construc tion train seivice are to make no in- ciease in the rate paid for stub ser vice. I he ini reuses granted in the agriement are to apply a!-o to rate for special services a specified in the individual schedule. I'poti road having a bi tter basis for a day s work or for payment ol over time ot other allowances ill all blanches f train service, the acceptance of this agreement is not to act a reductn ii. The I'rot herhool of Locomotive Fire men wn also granted bv the railroads in iin iease of 0 per cent , NcW SPELLERS GA'NING. Champions of Simplicity Rrjoice Over Number ot Conver's. New York, April .r. Chairman P.rander Matthews, of the Simplified Spelling board, at its first annual Hirel ing today submitted a report stating that at least 1 OO.OOO person were 11-- ng the form of sellmg urged by the organization. Mont of the criticism again-t the Umrd's activity, Professor Matthews declared, had coire from men of letters, but this had been mi re than offset bv the supHrt of men of science. Profiler Mat I hews say I'resi lent lloosevelt 's wn nil att it iide toward -implitieil spelling had also been a powerful factor in advancing the work. Kesolut ions were adopted t hanking Andrew Carnegie for the aid he had relide'ed the board and expressing the conviction that through tin help thus rendered there "would he instiled for unit h s gem rat ions a great diminu tion 111 the labor of leaching and learn ing- with a projKirt ionate increase in t he things taught and learned; a vast increase in the facility of spreading ideas, and therefore it vast inciease in eacn 1 ini 1 v ii nit 1 a siock 01 original ideas." REGARDED AS PERSONAL. Hermann Explains Why H Made Way With Letterbooks. Washington, April !. Ihiring the hour lie was on the stand today Linger Hermann narrated the circumstances under which he ordered the destruction of his .'!" private letterlssik, gave his reason for so doing, and also explained the distinction h drew lictwcen n r- sonal and official coirespoiidenci. While telling the story of the Ixioks, he for the first time displayed signs of emotion, and his earnestness and stmigthforwardni-HH as he talked direct to the jury were con vicing. From his own testimony it was evi dent that Hermann never drew a line distinction between the official and tin personal in his correspondence with Oregon friends, In fact, the bulk of his :orrcsxinlenco with personal acquaint. - anccs at homo was rcganicd oy mm as personal, notwithstanding much of it dealt more or loss) extensively with land ollieo business. How Germany Understands It. I'.erlin, April 5. The statement made at the HritiHli foreign ollieo today that (neat Hritain had net in any way altered her request that the question of the limitation of armaments) bo includ ed in the program of the coming peace conference at Tho Hague, causes some surprise in Herlin, as the (icrmnn for eign office understands that (ireat Hrit ain does not insist on tho question be ing formally included in the program, hut only reserve" tho privilege of rais ing tho question in the conference, thiiH leaving the other powers free. Strikes Out 360 Counts. Chicago, April 5. Ah a result of 111 mot ions f r dismissal of count in the indictments, against the Standard Oi4 company, of Indiana, charged with ac cept ing il legal rales on shipments of oil, Judge Landis today in the United States District court ordered .'i.r0 of the counts si rickcii out. Tho government at toiiieys expressed but little concern at tho dismissal, saying there are still 'n cone li it Ji the indictments 0 n btand. Two-Cent Pare for Michiggil. looming, Mich., April 5. The senate today, 27 to 3, passed a hill requiring u 2-cent per mile passenger fare on all Iiwer I'eninsulu railroads, tho net earnings of which exceed $l,200a mile. TORNADO IN SOUTH Sweeps Tliroinjli Louisiana. Mis sissippi anil Alabama. CLAIMS A SUM OF VICTIMS Portions of Four Towns and an In snno Asylum Devastated - Lois Placed Hi $600,000. Ni w Orleans, m., April il.piobuhly Lr live veie lost May by a t-u nnl' which swelit Ill Toss lioltiou of thl 1 : .1 1 r ..1, it., ini, I which was Inn cable for 11 distance of ;I00 miles. The tornado moved from west to cii-t over the south em extremity of Louisliiiul and Missis sippi, and sinking into Alabama for a snoit distance. I'oitiounol (our town Wire destroyed, tin I dll mage II ppMl 1 -mating $.'ini,(hhi wa done. The toinado .began at leandf ia, I. a., soon iiftet I d'cln-k ve-terday morning, instantly killing four person there, (alally injuring three and sen oiisly wounding LI other. Soon after daylight it n ached the Mississippi river, killing four person al .Jackson, la., while at Layou Sara, l l . at least half II doell othet were killed. Micro was one fatal injury at .lackson. The tornado next appeared at Cai son, Miss., when great pr p tty dam age wn done. AUait noon near Selma. Ala., the inhabitant saw the clouds rise into the air and the storm dl-ap-peared. I he insane asylum at .lackson, Iji., was almost wholly wrecked, with a lo of about $2oo,00ii. In addition h three female inmate killed many sustained injuries. Two negroes wi re killed on 11 ne.irby plantation. eport from the surrounding country indicated that there was plobably more lo-s of life among the negroes, w liose flimsy i iihili iplickly collapsed before the wind. HONOR MEMORIAL DAY. Commander-in-Chlnf of Grand Army Issues Proclamation. anesville, (., April 0. ('olnmimd- er-in-ehlef Hrow 11, of the Lcpuhlic, the (land liny issued hi -lav Memorial hay proctamal ion, of w hii h the following is a aumuiniy: On Thursday, May :i, will occur the annual ceremony of gai lauding the graves of the dead, and t he commander -iu-chief calls up' a 1 the sst to sec that Ihela-t resting place of every I'limit soldier, sailor 01 murine in their re spective localities I fittingly decorated. Wherever practicable, public com memorative rvice of the heroism of the dead should be held ut some cell tin I point . I 'epart meiit commander are cha rgc-l w ith the duty of pitrlotic Instruction in the public schools insofar n the co operation of t he school nut horit u s 1 an he secured, bet Friday, May 21. "i the last day preceding Memorial Pay, he set asiile for this laudable ptiM-c. Ill nciordatice with a t i me lioin red custom, each ost w ill attend divine sen ice in a body on Sunday, May, 2'i, to 1 cinler pin ise and thanksgiving unt the liod of hill 'lolls, the Inatl'folil blessiniis of tin- past 11 1 1-1 thcundirt till bed enjoyment of the fruit of an enduring place won by the I nioii aim. CZAR TO ABDICATE. Will Appoint Grand Duke Michael Re gent for Infant Czarevitch. Lmdon, April tl.- The Iaily Mirror claim to be in a osilinn to announce u 1 sin tin "highest, authority" that the euiHror of Russia purwises to ahdicato within a in nth and that i rand I hike Michael will Is apKiuted regent dur ing the infancy of tho czarevitch. For the past three 01 four weeks, the paper says, event have been proceeding in this direction with lightning like ra pidity ill SI. I'eteisblirg, but the Secret has been Well kept. "Lately," sayss the paper, "theem peror'a mind has given way even 1110m completely, and he has shown himself incapable of performing the smallest duties of his rank." Warrants for Trainmen. Colton, Oil., April i. Coroner Vim Wie today swore out warrant, foi tho arrest of the employe of the Southern l'acillc! who were held resonsible for tho wreck on March 2H, in which 2.r people were killed and 75 injured. Tho following aie the names of the men against whom warrant were Issued: L. It. Alvord, foreman of the switching crew; J. O. I rusemeyer, switchman, Clarence Warmlnfgtoti, engineer. Tho complaint charge them with causing the death of . F. Walther. of Sacni. liiento, who was among the killed. Road Got Mineral Land. Leno, Nov., April (i.Tho dct.art. 1.,,,. I ..I I I... I ..1....: . . . . . 1 . .... ... ... in,, nieiior IS, III Hlle lilt holllll- ein I'acilic company at once h enncel nil patents issued to tho railroad in tho While Horse milling district on tint claim that tho land was agricultural. It. Is now alleged that the land for which the railroad received patents was) mineral. Tho White Horso district has developed n ,,,.,. t r()1m.;ll(, distuct and the action will affect lauds) worth imllionH of dollars for mining. Tax Collector Short $40,000. New Orleans, April (I. Ah a result of an examination of the nctwmtH of l'ordinnnd Hiidenheifer, btato tax col h'etor. it was announced today that there wan a bhoitago of over $40,000.