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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1907)
WRECK' ON O.R.&N. Sinking rill Near Cayusc Casts Train Into Ditch. . -.,,.. ., , r CARS BREAK LIKE EGG SHELLS Four Persons Killed, Four Seriously Injured and Mora Than 8core Badly Hurt. Ii'IhIIkIoii, April 11. rour persons were liiMiiinlly killed, four seriously in jurcd Mini inure I him it wont of othoi cut, I ) r 1 1 i kc I mill badly shaken tip in the woral Hprk In the liiHlnry n( 1 1 1 O. K. A N., which vurri''l yoatcrdiiy morn ing uh'Hit :i:IIO o'clock near Cayuac sta I inn, ii I x jut 1 r inlli'H euat of this city, jllHt lit the (exit (if till! IlltlO tlKllllllllillH. 'Mm tiiouater engine tumil it com j !-t KniiuTKiiult in tlit- nlr, mill, now, cum pletily wrecked, in standing on end in llin I 'mill 1 1 lit river. 'Mm until cm, two I n k'k'i'w i'iiih iiml it cmoki r are piled in n heap, tlic former being aiuiiifhcd Into kindling wiaxl. No itiaacigcr roaches with tlm ex cept! m of tin' ainokel left the track, t hough puaaengcts with 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 L from t heir acuta and la-rt ha, many of tlielll rvciving acverc cuta and bruises. Tho rinokcr was left atnndiiig neiirly on end iiihI tin la-iMipitntM were thrown in a heap to tint front end of the ear, which waa cniHlieil in like itn egg shell. Why iintny of them were not instantly killed nnl nil m rioualy mang'i'd citnnot bo 'xplalnid by (he trainmen. the train was paaM-ngor No. h, in charge of Cofiducbir Coykendall, foul lours lute and moving Ht a slow apcixl, which ueounta for the Kiiuill iiiuuU-r of pIlMaengers Injured. The wreck WIIH vutiaed by n till acpws till gulch giving wiiy under the weight of the engine. COMING IN DROVES. Thouiands of Homeaeekers Flocking Westward Daily. I'ortliind, April II. After making 11 4 lireful rat I mute of the colonial biinlncaa coining West, A. I). Charlton, uaaiatant general pioscligcr agent for the Ninth cm Pur i lie, who I in juxt returned from the Kind, catiinatea thut between 5,1100 mid 7, Kill) honicHcc kern are leaving the I'.aatrrn gateway daily and that thin t ii'ineiiiloiiH nioeinetit will continue during t he Heitfol). Mr. Charlton mid particular atten tion to the colonist movement while away, lie raTaonally visited tho de bits, where crowd of went laiund liomcscrkcrs are ticking to the traliiH and crowding the coiicheH. Many, not finding went, are even w illing to atand, no eager are they to get to the now proinn-eil land. The Northern Pacific, according to Mr. Charlton, I hauling between 2,500 and :!,KH) colonial out of St. I 'a ill, Minneapolis and Puluth every day. The ( ireut Northern and 'Soo" lineM, of con ran, taken it great iniiny more. 'Taking the Hon! hern gateway into con sideration, Mr. Chailtcn la-licves that the total niiinU r leaving for the Wei-t with the avowed intention of making (heir Iioiiich here will run cloao to 7.1K.K) every day of the tiOduy siaai.n. JUDGE BOISE DEAD. One of Oregon's Ablest Jurists and Pioneer of Coast. Salem, Apiil 11. Judge Reulicn Put rick lloiae, one of the catlleHt pion--fcra, ablest juriata, founders of tho fundamental Imwh, and moulder? of the destiny of the Mate of Oregon, j tinned II way at hi old home in thin city shortly after 2 o'oliak yenterday after noon, llin malady wan a combination of utomMch and kidney trouble. Ho liad reached the advanced agu if H7 years, 1) motitliH and 22 days. Then' wan perhaps no better known mid piomincnt man in the public mini of the state of Oregon or the Pacific Northwest than Judge Boise, lie wus one of the three who framed the tirrt -odo of lawH of the Oregon territory; one of tho lew furvivlng momberM of Iht count it ut ionitl convention of tho vlate. Try to Kill Grand Duke. St. IVtcrHburg, April 11. It wiw an iionnced today that ttni tlier attempt on tho life of tirand Puko Nichiilan Nicho lalcvitch had been fniHtratcd. Tho yrand duke wuh returning from Thut-wkiKi-Holo by train at 2 o'clock thin Hioralng. When tho train wiih l.'l niilea from St. Petersburg it waa brought 1q a tudden stop by a fimilado of ahota from tho track aide. The aentry aald ho had ween four men hiding liohlnd an em bankment. Tho men Hiiccccdcd in get ting uway, though several ahotu were 11 red at them. Will Pay Honor to Heney. Sun Frunciaco, April 11. Francis J. Honey will deliver an uddreas to tho students of tho Unlvf raity of California t Herkeley tomorrow. It 1 etatcd that Mr. Honej ia to bo given an hon orary degroo by tho unlveralty author-itiei- in recognition of his work for civic inform. Mr. Money wus a student of tho unlveralty 20 years ago and was ex jielli d as tho result of u tight w ith the editor of tho collego paper, with whom he laid trouble. Drouth Kills Cuban Cattla. Havana,' April 11. Tho rural Ruards report tho deuth of hundreds of cattle throughout tho ialund as a result of the continued drouth. Cuba has not had a good ram since the October cy-1 clone and tho crops are Buffering. NEW STATE IMPROBABLE. 8pokan Plan Regarded With Amused Toleration by Conservatives. Portland, April I). Though they re cogul.ii that there bus long Iat4x in coi lain mi'l loim of tho .Inland Kmpiro liilent dirHiit lafuct ion with fxlntlng Htnlii boundiiriet, coriHerval Ivi citir.cna of Oregon, Waahingtoii and Idaho am Inclined to regard with ainUHcd tolera tion Mm hpoklllin project to create a new Ktiitu through the aeceHalon of tho ilii-grunl led conimiinlt leu from their parent common wea ;lh. Kvcri in Kaatcrn WitHhingtou, where moat of the Hiiiilat ion of Ppokaiie'M new t'tate ol Lincoln would la centrel, the aeiitiuii'lit in favor of tho creation of it new commonwealth la by no mean u mi ri i muiiH . Many conaervat i vo cit I zciih arc f the belief thut tho time, ia not yet ripe for actual HeiKinttion, and even among thoae who Indorao tho Si kane Mcherue, It ia ncognled that there would be ai-rioiiM probleuiN to fiU'o were tlm prcaent atateii loaay: "Jlleaa you, children, go in iieiice. ' In largo meitatire, tho difTercnceH that have brought about the dealro for Mcp aration are polit leu I, and itcannotlio nv rliNikml that other jxilitlcul jealoua leit wiiiii'I aiiring up to till tin new atate of Lincoln with dincord and heart burniuga. Already two Inland Km pire citii-M, If riot more are looking with green oyea upon Siiokano's aaiiiinpt ion that i-he la to be the capital of the new Ntato. The politicians of tho dia aatialled communitica who uro now in owcr can l-e depended upon to opjaiao from the word go any inoe that would impair their inlluenco and drag them away fn in tho public crib where they are now fiH'ding. GENERAL BARILLAS SLAIN. Man Who Mijr,hj Have Been President Coldly Slain. City of Mexico, April ft. Manuel IlarrilhiM, ex-President of OuaU'inula, wits aHHiiXHinated hero Saturday evening a a ho nat in u alreetcar. Ah tho car atopped u young man 17 vears of age climlxil alxard and ruahed ui to tho general and atitbla'd him twice, tho lirid blow aevering tho jugular vein, the aecond cutting hia face. The gen- ral died inatntitlv. The axaaaain win captured, llo gave hia name aa Joae Latniila, and Inn home aa Ocoa, (iuutc- mala lx-Preaideiit Itarrillaa waa generally conaldered aa atrongly aKHociated to the prenent government of (iuatemala. llo waa Ii2 yearn of age and was a strong jKMMitnlity lor tlm next preailency ot the country. MciuUts of tho Ouate ii ut lit colony here think Fatrudu was a ia Id uMaaaain. HOW TO CURB THE TRUSTS. National Civic Federation Plans for Convention In Chicago. New York, April II. Tho executive council of tho National Civic Federa tion hua deoidid on Chicago as tho place and May I'M, 29, 30 and 31 as tho ckitcH lor holding the naticnul confer ence on combinations and truais, which recently was announced by that organ ization, liepreaentativo men from the varioua walks of life have eigned the invitations asking the apaiintnieiit of delegates by governors and presidents of the imMirtunt commercial, manu facturing, agricultural, lalor, conomic, lailitical and law asaociations. The purjaiHo of t he conference ia to consid er the trui-1 and combination problems, esa'ially the iuestion of what amend ments, if any, ahould bo made to to the Sherman anti-trust uct. AI-ASKANS WELL PLEASED. Governor Hogatt Is Not in Favor of Changing Government. Seattle, Waah., April 9. W. B. Hogatt, governor of Alaaka, reuclied Seattle tonight from Waahington. "Wo got almost everything wo uaked of tho last acasion of congrtsa," lie hu il. "The people of Alaska are well satisfied with Undo Sam's treatment of them. This cry for a territorial form of government cornea from polit ical discontents. To have this change in rule would mean an increase in tax ation of 25 cents per capita for tho small population. Together with the fact that tho country is only jwrtly de veloped this burden is not yet warrant ed. We can very well afford to go along us we are despite tho howl of pol iticians." Protection to Immigrants. Borne April t). FranceKCo P. Materi, member of the chamber of deputies, has made public a letter in which lie urge? the government to extend its pro bvtion to Italian immigrants, not only on board steamers croaaing the ix-ean, but even after they have dinemlxtrked in the United Stutos. I lo expresses the belief that emigrants to America are exploited and used for work in unheal thy sections of thecountry. Tho writer points out that in 100(1800,000 Italians emigrated, of whom 600,000 went lo the United States. Japan's New Policy With America San Francheo, April H. The Call says today that Consul Uyeno, who rep resents Japan in this city, has been called homo by Foreign Minister Hay ami to anslst in framing a new policy foi tho future relations of tho empire with tho UniUd SUiteH. It is said that Consul Uyeno will sail for Japan on Wednesday, on tho liner Hongkong. While he Is away, his post will bo filled by MutHsubura, assistant con sul. Mormons Aid the Chinesa. ' Bait J Hke, April 0. Twenty tons of flour were voted for the relief of the Chinese famine sufferers at tho 78th Mormon conference today. The flour will be taken from the tithing stores, NEWS FROM THE JAPANtSt MUjT i I AY UUI, First Canes Under Nev Agreement 6traus. Upheld by Washington, April (I. Kocretary Ktraua, of the depart uient of Commerce and Labor, today denied lidmiKslou to t hia count ry to five .lafiiineae immi grant m. These lire the firat Japnneae excluaion cuch w hich have reached the secretary iince tho promulgation of the executive order carrying into effect tlx' new immicrat ion law. Secretary Straua' action was based iion an appeal taken by tin .hipiirice from a "leciaion of t ho inspector at Fl Pii"o, Tex., denying them the light lo enter on paasjairts from Mexico. Tin appeals first reached Commissioner of Immigiation Sargent. They were re ferred by him to tho aecretury, with the recommendation that they.be diamissed on the ground that no oth"r course was permissible under the preaident.'a order carrying into effit t the itgiccmcnt of laat winter relative to the exclusion of .lapiincttc laborera. Land Officers Named. Waahington. Apiil 12. On recom mendation of Senator iSonrne, concurred In by Senator Hilton, the president to day appointed ChaileS W. Moore, of (iraaa Valley, us register of The Ilallea land oflice to succeed M. T. Nolan, re moved, and named Imis H. Arneaon, of Ibaal Kiver, us receiver of that oflice to succeed Mis Anne M. Itng, whoae term expired M,ttch .'I. Both acnutorH h:tve given coriHiderahlo time to the se lect ion of new ollieern for The Dal It e land ofliire, it being their deaire not on ly to obtain men thoroughly ipialified, but men ligainat whom no charges can properly lie made. Muny candidates appcurcd In the field, some of them atrongly iudoised politically. Gives Island to Republic. Washington, April 10. That the Iale of I'inet is not American territory wai officially and judicially decided to day by tho Supreme court of the United States. Tho decision was rendered in the cane of Edward J. Peurcy vs. Neva- la M. Strunahan, collector of the port of New York, and tha opinion of the I'oiirt was announced by Chief Juatice i-uller, who Slid that up to the Paris treaty tho Ialo of Pinea has boon consid ered as an integral part of Cuba, and that it could not be held to be covered by article II of that traty, which in eluded only islands in the vicinity of Porto H ico. Sober, Sane Proposals. Washington, April 11. "I find the president and I are alisolutf ly in accord as to the importance of confining the efforts of the projiagan hi to sober, sane and practical proposals which can be carried out." These were tho wordt used bv W. T. Stead, of Imdon, who lias come to America to attend the peace conference in New York, after an hour's talk with the president at the White Mouse this afternoon, in which the coming peace conference at The Hague waa a prominent feature. Mr. Stead was accompanied by Dr. Albert Shaw. Hear Williamson Case in Fall. Washington, April 10. The appeal of Bepresentative Williamson will be argued in the United States Supremo court Otober 21, early in tho full term. Owing to the crowded condition of the docket, tho court was unable to fix a date for argument this term, only a little more than a month remaining. It is probable that, had the argument Is'en set for the present term, division would have been deferred until fall at any raU. Prob for Graft at Panama. Washington, April 9. The president has taken up the complaints affecitng tho commiasary departmenton the Isth mus of Panama thut have come to him as the result of recent visits of mem bers of congress to that place. He has assured his callers that the allegations affecting gruft In that department and other complaints chull bo looked into promptly. Boundary Treaty is Made. Washington, April 10. It was offi cially udmitted today that a treaty has been drafted with (neat Britain provid ing for tho appointment of a joint com mission which will contidcr all ques tions connected with the water bound aries between Canada and the United States, Including the whole subject of fisheries regulations for the great lakes and tho Atlantic and Pacific seaboards. Postpones Hearing on New Kates Salem In order to attend tho Spo kane caso which is to come before the Interstate Commerce commission, and in order to give tho O. R. & X. officials an opportunity to be heard, the state commission has postponed the hearing of the complaint against the $5 rate on rough lumber to San Francisco from Tuesday, April 10, toTuesday, April 23. J Gives Ohio Negro an Office Washington, April 12. Tho piesl-; dent appointed Kaipn w. lylcr, a ne gro, of Columbus, O., to be auditor of tho treasury of the Navy department. Tyler is tho man who it was announced bad been considered by the president for a F'ederal position in Ohio, particularly that of surveyor of customs at Cincin nati. President Refuses Interview. Washington, April 11. The presi dent has declined to grunt an Interview wiin Mrs. Ida von Clauaacn, who has complained to the State department thut Charles H. Graves, United States minister to Sweden, refuted to present j her to King Oncar, when the king want led to meet her. NATIONAL CAPITAL HANGE IN WfcNAHA. rUHtafs. Division to be Made Between Ca'tle and Sheep. Washington, April 10. The recent addition to the Wenaha national forests in Oregon include some of the lat cur ly al'ick range in the state, and there, ia considerable; anxiety among stockmen in regard to the range divisions which will he made there. A meeting baa Ikcii called at Walla Walla for the piirpiise of hearing the claims of those who have had this range, and an effort will ho rriHde to divide it fairly and in a way which will best protect the in terest of settlers and ranch owners liv ing in its vicinity. It will be the jadicy in all such cases to give the owners of cattle and. sheep respectively the use of that portion of the range best adapted to their Mock and to which they apoar best entitled from prior use and the ligation of their ranches. After the division Iihs la-en made, each will la; protected in the use of the allotted range. OLD SOLDIERS NOT TOO OLD. President Says They Must Not Be Dismissed From Servico. Washington, April 13. B. B. Brown, commander-in-chief of the Orand Army of the Bepublic, Corporal Tanner, jwst commander-in-chief, and various officials of the local organisa tion, called on the president today ia reference to the alleged dismissal from the government departments of rnanv veterans of the Civil war, and of their widows, for no other cause than old age. Some time ago the president took up this quection at a cabinet meeting, and gave instructions that discrimina tions against the veteranc or their wid ows should cea.se. During the call to day of Commander Brown and his friends, the president informed them of the intriictions lie had given, and assured them that tho old soldiers should be cared for. Have Observed Rules of War. Washington, April 11. Senor Fcha- saretta, the Nicaraguan comm. at New Orleans, advises the Nicaraguan lega tion in this city that, according to a communication from General Juan Es trada, the general commanding the Ni caraguan expedition engaged in captur ing Hondurian ports, explicit instruc tions were given to the general to follow strictly the rules and regulations in accordance with international law when nations are at war, guaranteeing life and property of every neutral citizen at the different places w here his forces are etationed. No Compromise Possible. Washington. April 11. "The next Bepnblian National convention will nominate Theodore Boot-evelt or else a reactionary," declares one of the most adroit politicians know n in the national capital. "There will be no compro mise candidate next year, no candidate acceptable to Boosevelt and yet accepta ble to the money ower. Either the people will rise in mass and force the nomination on Roosevelt, thus over whelmingly endorsing his course, or else they will nieeklj bow down and wear the yoke of unscrupulous capital." Georgia Rate Cases Set. Washington, April 13. The Inter state Commerce commission has set for hearing in this city April 18 the case of the Fnterprise Mining company against the Georgia Railroad company and others, alleging unreasonable and discriminating rates on cotton from various southern points via Pacific Coast terminals to Shanghai and other ports in Japan and China, and also a practically similar case against the same railroad filed by the China and Japan Irading company and otheis. Fleet of 36 Warships. Washington, April 13. Having com pleted an elaborate program of exercise and target practice, the battleship di vision of the Atlantic fleet sailed from the naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, yesterday for Hampton Roads to par ticipate in the ceremonies incident to the opening of the Jamestown exposi tion. When assembled in Hampton Roads there will be an aggregate of 3ti warships of various types, constituting the most powerful fleet ever assembled In Amoncin waters. More Time to Build Bridges. Washington, April 11. An extension of Bix months lias been granttd the In ternational Contract company, of Seat tle, for completion of its contract for construction of highway bridges over the main canal i,f tho Klamath irriga tion project. Tho contract called for completion March 5, 1007. The exten sion was granted because the company experienced unavoidable delay in ob taining timber. The contractors have agreed to make temporary crossings. Lost Barge Found. Washington, April 12. The nine men who were on coal barge No. 1, which was lost in a storm off tho Flor ida coaat, while being towed by the naval'collier Caesar, have been 1 inded at Galveston, Texas, by the German steamer Professor Woermann, Catholics Discuss Affairs. Washington, April 11. The affairs of tho Cutholio church in America and the Cutholio university in this city are to bo the subject of consideration by the Catholic hierarchy, which ia to hold meetings here this week. DAVID WAR FIELD'S FIRST STOUT punklnar ha Mark to Do la ltr inlnlnar Artor'a I oorM la Mr. David Warfleld, th actor, tells the following story of a good spanking Hint he got from his mother, which was Houictlilng of a turning point In his career. The Incident happened In San Krnnclwo, of which city Mr. Warfleld Is a native. "If It had not U-en for a hitter pun ishment meted out to me by rny moth er, when I was alfout years of age." said Mr. Warfleld, "I might im doing my heat acta on a flying traia-ze Instead of on the stae, and my mot etTectlve 'flights would have -la-en icrhil Instead of oral. An a youngster, the height of my ambition was to own a circus and to be Its bright and par ticular star. In fuct, I resolved that this ambition should la? achieved with out further delay. Ko I summoned a few of rny friends, and together we organized a circus In the cellar of my home. My srieclnlty was the trapeze. We had sold quite a number of seats, at a tiottle, a horwwhoe, old Iron, plna, etc., In fact, anything which might be converted Into cnah at a Junkshop af ter the performance. Then the fright ful thought struck rnt I had no tights what was to be done? I crept quiet ly to my mother's room and stole a pair of white stocking. 1 drew them over my legs, donned a pair of shoft trousers and there I was. "Everything went splendidly till my turn. Then, at a crash of kettle cov ers made by the solitary member of our 'braas band' I bounced Into the ring, got on the trajx-ze, made of a broomstick and clothesline, and there swung gracefully to and fro, for a few moments and that was as far as I got with my act. My mother did the rest. She had heard the rumpus In the cellar, and came to see what had caused It I can even now remember her placing my ear In her band, and being led away. "How small a thing may thus alter the course of one's career." "A horse who has always been made to obey quickly will respond to com mands from any one, whereas the crea ture who has been petted and talked to accords, unless hungry, scant atten tion to any one. We talk to horses al together too much, and It Is a silly and dangerous custom, declares F. M. Ware In a current magazine. He adda that the animal's attention Is kept If the rider or driver la silent the horse's anxiety being always to find out what hia master wishes done. There Is, according to an explorer, a large and fierce South American spider which chases men if they come too near Its lurking places. On one oeca slon he was pursued by one. "Riding at an easy trot over the dry grass," he writes, "I observed a spider pursuing me, leaping swiftly along and keeping up with my beast. I aimed a blow with my whip, and the point of the lash struck the ground close to It, when It Instantly leaped uin, and ran up the lash, and waa actually within three or four Inches of my hand when I flung the whip from me." India's hunting leopard ,the cheetah, has a reputation as one of the most gentlemanly of beasts. Three Calcutta visitors to northern India were out on a tramp when they were overtaken by a thunderstorm. They espied a cave in the side of a hill and Into It they rushed. When the rain stopped they came out and found a cheetah sitting licking the heavy wet off Lla waistcoat and his paws. It was his cave; but rather than deprive hia visitors of their shelter the polite creature had sat Dutslde In the driving tempest. With a friendly mew and gracefully wagging his tall, the cheetah bade adieu to his guests and walked with dignity Into his house. Partdoin of Travel. There are surprises to him who trav els, says a writer. There are no onions 'n Hermuda for the visitor. They are all exported. No tobacco Is grown In Kgypt. The Khedive has forbidden Its cultivation. There are no olive trees on the Mount of Olives. The Turks and tourists have destroyed them. The French do not eat frogs. The Parisian restaurants may be searched for days without finding a single frog. The Holland cheese Is seldom seen at The Hague and Neufchatel cheese la made In New York. Kansas City Is In Missouri. The chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Egypt Is a citizen of the State of Florida, and the head of the antl-Armenlan party In the Turkish empire la an Armenian. Joseph Bonaparte. Joseph Itonaparte fled to America af ter the huudred days and bought a home In Philadelphia., where he lived In winter, and a mansion In New Jer sey, where he passed his summers. He was much liked in this country, but could not make up his mind to stay here, so returned to Europe, hoping to profit by the changes of government In France. He was always dlsapiwlnted and found himself an unwelcome guest In every country save Eugland. He finally secured permission to -live la Italy and died In Florence In 1S44. Whenever some one Is particularly dlaagreablo there are always those wh will say : "Ho has great strength of character." LET CUBA STAY OUT Roosevelt Is Strongly Opposed to Annexing Republic. TAFT MAKES HIS POLICY PUBLIC Confers With Leaders and Proposes klection In December After Census Is Taken Havana, April' f. The members of tho committee of the insurgents, w ith whom Secretary Taft arranged for peace in Cuba laat September, had a confer ence with the secretary lasting three hours. Mr. Taft refused to give his visitors the date of the withdrawal of the American troops from Cuba. At the close of the conference Senors Zayas and Gomez informed the Associ ated Press that .Mr. Taft had dec la ml it impossible to hold elections in Cuba until a complete census of the island had been taken, which will occupy about fcur months. He added that municipal and provincial elections would probably be held in September, but be would not give any probable date for the presidential elections. Mr. Taft conferred w ith the members of the committee of insurgents until late tonight. The subjects discnssetl this morning were gone over a second time. The committee insists upon holding provincial elections at the same time as municipal elections, but. this is opposed by the conservatives, as the provincial councils elect a part of the senate. General Loyanez del Castillo called attention to the existence of a cam paign for the establishment of n American protectorate over Cuba. Mr. Taft said he was aware of this move ment, but declared it would not affect President Roosevelt's views, who waa determined to restore the Cuban reput- Iic asieoon as possible. He said he would probably recommend to Presi dent Roosevelt the holding of presi dential elections in December and that the Cubans take possession 100 days later, as prescribed in the constitution. GETS EVERY ADVANTAGE. Court Very Lenient While Hermann Is on Stand. Washington, April 9. It is expected that the testimony of Binger Hermann will be concluded today and that his cross examination will then begin and probably coneume two days. Judging from the copious notes taken by Dis trict Attorney Baker while Hermann has been on the stand, it is inferred that the defendant will have to face a hot cross fire from the prosecution. Hermann can never complain of tho unfairness of the rulings of Judge Staf ford, who is presiding. Manv times yesterday when the defendant gave rambling and evasive answers to ques tions by bis attorney, answers that put him in a more favorable light than would a direct answer to the interroga tory, the court overruled objections of the district attorney ani admitted Her mann's answers. REDUCE THE LATENESS. Western Railroads Agree to Lengthen Schedules. Chicago, April 9. Western railroad officials have practically decided upon the new schedules for passenger trains between Chicago and Facific coast points. Schedules will not be length ened as much as it was at first propos ed, as the passenger men could not agree to have the trains run upon schedules which could be maintained. If the time as now argeed upon ia put into effect, the schedule of the fast est train from Chicago to Los Angeles will be lengthened from 71 hours and five minutes to 72 hours; to San Fran cisco from 69 and one-half hours to 72; from Chicago to Denver from 27 and one-half hours to 32; from Chicago to the Missouri river from 13 hours and 25 minutes to 14 houis and 30 minutes. Get No Express Franks. New York, April 9. The Interstate Commerce commission has held that express companies cannot give franks to railroad officials. In an opinion giv en to a Western railroad president to day, Interstate Commerce Commission er Lane said: "The law does not per mit an express company to give trans portation franks to the officers or em-. ployes of railroad companies. A rail road president or other officer of a railroad is as much bound by the law limiting free transportation as any one. Searching for Coal Barge. Norfolk, Va., April 9. The naval tug Potomac left the Norfolk navy yard today to search for the naval coal barge, with ten men abourd, which broke lcose lust week from the collier Caesar, w hich had been tow ing the barge up the coa.-t. The barge wus lost at sea, being last sighted Thursday. The col lier Abaranda was to follow the Poto mac out tonight and it is expected the cruiaer Cleveland w ill leave the Norfolk navy yard early tomorrow. Great Fire at Navy Yard. Philadelphia, April 9. The joiners' shopa, one of the largest buildings at the Iugue Islund navy yard, was de- atroyed by fire early this morning. All available murines and sailors were culled out t:i tight the flames, together with the city fire department. The shop was rilled with paints and ether inflammable material.