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SHORTAGE IMMENSE Railroads Still Far Behind With Orders for Cars. IS NO DECREASE OF EFFICIENCY Problem It the Greatest and Gravest Companies Hava lo Face In created Traffic Caue. Chicago, April 2ft. Huring the miiiiili f February tin railroads of the I'liited S( ul were, it In est lmald, iii'urly 1 fill, (hn) chin short of the de mand made iipnii them by (tin actual 1 lalho offered fen transportation. Thin aum.ing furt who given lo tho Amurl- Cllll lUilwiiy ILMHf H-tlll )nt at it closing mohhIhii today kiiI tho knowlcdgo of it won tin day fur some ilrHHtio measures lo correct I lit evil. Tho problem of car shortage, tlio op' culling itii-ri ilivliirc, In tislay tin great est Mini Urn guivoi-t which the railroads llllVC fit IlK'C (1 1 111 tl) KlllvC. It WaS stat ed Unit ii searching investigation dis closed the fact that the car horljiigo h lint due to decreased enr ellicioncy , lis the records shotted I hut I lie average daily movement of nil freight ears had Inm-ii 2-V4 miles. It was therefore con cluded t hilt tho ahortglio Im (inn to the 'xi ru r i i mi ry increase in the demands tint' In it i i the railroads. I'he committee also reported that it lill'l coiilirriud ill" geneliil npiiiiuli thllt Ji (.Tent deal i lill bo accniiipliHlicd to im prove the situiil ioii which hint hcen -fTtCllllg H JXirtllll plira!yia of tilt) llllH'- iiess of the country. Klint, liy the rail roads themselves; second, liy Iho rail iimkIh in their lehitioii to tho Jinhlic, mid third, liy the mi Iron. Is in thuir ro tation with inch other. BUYS SUPPLIES WHOLE8ALE. Reclamation Service Savet Money by Concentrating, Business. Chicago, April 2ft. For tho purpose of obtaining and furnishing supplies in'ii'f-aty In reclaiming Iho arid regions if Iho West, the United St ii ten reclu iiiiitinn scricc yecterday opened ii new tiiirrhacirig and t ruiif jxirtut ion ollice in Chicago. I leretoforo nil oi thin busi ness win left in the hands of the engin eers In chaigo of the work, who ptir t haHil their supplies from tho nearest dialers. It uiii found, however, thnt the prices in the pant were ho execnslve thnt the government hud to wive money by buying direct from the wholcsalcis in Chicugo mid otther (stints. At present Iho work is being carried on in 2t different projects. An expen ilituro of $40,000,01)0 will lv Hindi' und when completed inoro than 2.000,1AM.) tictea of nrid hind will have been re e.llimed. The freight hills shine last month amounted to $.'5H,IMM). The rnwr ollire in expected to rcHillt ill ll total waving to tho service of at IwiHt 20 jer 4'cnt. POLICE GUARD TILLMAN. Exciting Incidents Mark Hit Lecture at Pittsburg. Pitttdmrg, Apiil 24ft. Ah a precau tionary tir'liHitre, 22 detectives nnd h Mqmid of unifoiincd policemen wore sta tinned in Carnegie music hull last night -iluriiiKC the iid'IrcHH of Senator It. II. Till limn, of South Carolina, who dis-cu-sod tho nice prolilem. Several ex it I incidents oi'curred, but no t rou ble dinned. Ten ncrocM weie prcHcnt. After de luring thnt tho niceH in the fviutli were gniduiilly licconiiiiK more MtiUiK'iniHtlc, Mr Tillmun called for a vote of tho nudience a to whether tho rif(jro wan the oipml of tho whito man. The entire audience except tho ten no Krocn voted in tho ncpitive by riHin. One man Interrupted Mr. Tillmun Severn I tlmcH during Iiih addrcHH. Mr. Tillmun hud him admit that ho riwuo from Miiropo and then bitterly donounc cd K 1 1 ro pen nii in America who under take to judge questions eoncoming thlt) country. Train Young Minlttert. St. IOu1h, April 25. The peneml board (if education of tho McthodiHt Kpimiopnl Church, South, in hchhIoii here today, appropriated $50,1)00 for tho eHtabliHhment of a trnininn Hchoul 4it I'nlo Alto, Californiii, to ho (Mniduct d in conjunction with I.cliiiul Stanford, Jr., univcrHily. The Hpiropiintion Ih conditional upon nn additional $50,000 bcintt rained In ('iiliforuia. It is stated that a Culifornian, whone name ia with lield for tho prcHeut, bus jtroniicod to Hive $200,000 in money and property to the school. Indicts Court Official. Ohienifo, April 25. John Ionehnn, hief deputy clerk of tho Municipal court, wan iinlictod toduy by the Krnnd jniy on chiinwH of forgery and falHifyinn puhlic recordn. Iciiehan was aricated liniiicdiutely after the return of the in llctment and was lelcased on a bond of $2,500. Thero weie two counts In tho indictment, on charging tho forgery of a juror'a name who escaped aervlce nnd tho other covering tho falsifying of public, records. Factory Men to Go on Strike. St Petersburg, April 25. A pympa thetlo strike started here today in sev eral factoriea, Incimling Nobol'e, Ten thousand men are already out and It ia feared the strike will becoino general. This movement is the outcome of a con II let yesterday between troops and a number of men who held nn illegal meeting In a factory, in which 200 were injured by sabots and whips. BUILDING8 UNFINISHED. Jamestown Exposition to Open 80 Per Cent Completed. Norfolk, W. V., AfirH 2.1. Defiplto the energetic effoitu of oflWriiilx and workmen, the .lamiwtowr TerrciiNuiniul ex poult Ion will Ihi opened this week un ready. Many of the st ruct urea thnt am to have domestic nnd foreign com mercial exhibit nnd shelter the Mehh veineiitu in tho Industrial arts am incomplete Yet the sum of what has been iloiie, ns compared with the tin fliiUhod work, forms a satisfactory re sult. In tho lieauty of the water show with lis amazing (fathering of foreign fleet, reprseiiling tho inoct forinldublo tyiws of naval fighting machined of nearly every power in tho world, and in an opening program with President Itooo volt in tl.ri ttnding role, with diplo matic, military nnd nnvel representa tlvei of great and small foreign nations participating, tho public will have it rocomieiiao. The grounds and buildings at the ex position are about HO tier cent finished. Hef tal thoUHtind of the most important buildings are built rolidly ol brick, cement and iron, and these are Intend ed to remain on the grounds as a nu cleus of a grrat park. Hegardleas of the permanence of the work, however, the exterior of moft of tho buildings will bo ready when the exposition is formally opentd on Friday next. Tho Jamestown Tercentennial, when completed, will Ixi almost all thut is implltxl in the expression, "a world's fair," but it will not stop there. No other exposition has attempted to show the world tho life of the colonists, th hardshlist of tho pioneers who openJ the country after civilization hud lecn attained on the acalxmrd, and the achievement those jxiople worked from tho raw material. Twi r.ty-flve states will trace their history from th -ir ear liest days to the present, and the ex hibits will le sheltered by buildings. The state buildings have Ix-cn grouped along tho hUtorlc shore of Hampton Konds, and command an excellent view of the navies of the world. It is this gieat naval display that will prove the crowning glory of the exjMmitlon. Nothing like it boa ever Im fore been attempted. Theieare few harlxirs in the world that accomodate so largo an nsHeinblago of waridiipe. The Meets will number, in ..'Id it ion to aeveral of the lient tyjxn of each of the foreign naval powers, the Atlantic fleet of the United States navy, under com mand of Hear Admiral Kvans, which is conceded to Ihi the finest organization of lighting maoiiines afloat. The seal of government sponsorship will l.o set upon the exposition by the coming of tho prenident of the United Ktate, nrnlmxHadors and in Snifters of foreign governments, tho governors and lepresentativea of states and territories and delegations representing important civic bodies. BIG BENEFIT TO GRAIN CROPS. Fruit Slightly Injured In Nebraska but Snow Did Great Good. Omaha, Neb., April 23 As a re sult of unprecedented weather that pre vailed during the greater part of tho month of March, and the freeizng weather and heavy snowfall of the past few days, early fruits, such nB peaches, plums, apricots, cherries and blucklier ries In this section have been injured, but the general opinion among those who have the best means of information is that tho damage is not as great as has lieon reported. Indeed, many are of tho opinion that, while eu'ly fruits have lieen injured and in some in stances completely killed and posibly S'Hiio of the later varieties have been hurt, the benefits resulting to the grain cropn from the snowstorm more than offi-cta the damage. "KeiKirts from points along the line of our railroad are not unfavorable," said G. W. Loomls, assistant general manager of the Iturlington, today. "Tho fruit in the sonthern part of Nebraska, which the unusual warm weather in March had brought to an advanced state of development, la re ported to have been pretty badly dam aged, but little or no damage is report ed from points north. Tho snow, how ever, did a vast amount ol good to w int er wheal, and has put the ground in fine condition for other farm crops." Sllmilar reports have been received at the general oflicea fo tho Northwest ern toad. To Defend Harrlman Line. Topekn, Kan., April 23. It was ru mored hero today that N. II. Ioomis, general aolicitor for tho Union Pacific railroad in Kansas, waa to be made gen eral counsellor for nil the Ilarriinan lines in cases before the Interstate Com nierce commission. Mr. Loomls today admitted that such a plan was under Consideration. In case tho position ia created, Mr. Loom is will move to Chi cago, whero lie will have a largo corps of assistants. The position ia new in railroad circles and is made necessary by tho pnsfctigo of the now rate law. Snow Flurry at El Pato. El Paso, Tex., April 23. Snow fell hero this morning at a lively rate for more than an hour. This la the latest snowfall ever known beie, and tho tem perature, which was 3(1 degrees, did damage to the email fruit and truck gar dens in tho 'valley, variously estimated at from $50,000 to $100,000. Frost is predicted by the local weather bureau for tonight. The (iulden State limited on the Rock Island road is six and one half hours late on account of the enow. Pray for Rain In Cuba. Havana, April 23. Prayers for rain were offered in churches throughout the Island Sunday. No rain has fallen in six mcnths. The country is parched, many cuttle are dying and forest fires are devastating vast areas. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFftH LU'VUtM iHUal, Government Extendt 'equlry to Every Produclrg Section. Washington, April 2 Tho investi gation of the lumber trust is now in full swing. It is regarded by tho bu reau of corporal ions as tho most com prehensive and far reaching of any yet undertaken. Tho information obtained will Ixt usiil by the department of jus tice in prosecuting tho trust, If such ac tion is warranted. A preliminary inquiry regarding priem has nlniwly been concluded. Sjiceiul agents are now being eent to all the principal districts where lumber is prxliwed to ascertain facts relative to prixhiction and tho restraint of compe tition. Kvery section of the country will he visited by these agents. Data now collected show the steady nnd uniform advance in prices for all kinds of lumber during the papt ten years. There was a remarkable in crease of coft prices in ltMHi. Tho fig ures col lected show that the diminish ing supply of tiinlier is not alone re srxmsibie for the great advance in prices. CouimisHloucr Smith will make a special effort lo ascertain w hy lumber prices were so sharply advanced in lOOtl. It is believed to have been the fostilt of combination contr I in viola tion of the Sherman anti-trust law. Canal Zone's Health Record. Washington, April 20. Health con ditions on the canal rone are about as gxsl now as they ever will be, accord ing to a report from Colonel (iorgas. chief saniiury officer , for the month of March, just received at the offices of the Isthmian Canal commission. Since last August the number of sick among the employes haa steadily declined un til it is now 1U. 40 men per 1,000 as against 33.72 in August. Among 4,500 Americana, white, employed thtre were only two deaths from disease during March. Taft Back at Work. Washington, April 25. Secretary Taft yesterday resumed his routine du ties at the War department. The fact that it was cabinet day made it neces sary for him to cut short the time al lowed to callers. It ia doubtful if in his Washington experience the secre tary baa had to deal with more news paper men than he saw during the day. They were mainly desirous to learn just what the secretary intended to do in answer to the challenge which Sen ator Foiaker had issued in regard to the contest in Ohio. Immigration Commission Meets. Washington, April 24. Thacommis sion appointed in pursuance of the ac tion of the last seasion of congress to investigate conditions in connection with tho subject of immigration met today. It is expected that a prelimi nary investigation of the porta of New York and lioston will bo made, and af terward either the full committee or a KiilMroinmittee will go abroad to extend the inipiiry in tho foteign countries from which inoi-t of tho immigrants come. Bank's Bonds Are Exempt. Washington, April 24. Deciding several cases brought to it by savings banks in Dcs Moinea Ia.. the Snnrmo court of the United States held today that government bonds in which the oipital stock of eiK'h banks la invested are exempt imm taxation, ine test opinion delivered by Justice Moxly re versed the rulim; of the Iowa emirts. The chief justice and Justices Harlan and reckhttin dissented from tho decis ion. No Hope of Agreement. Washington, April 25. The Central American controveisy is no nearer set tlement today than it was yesterday, according to a dispatch received today at tho State department from Philip Drown, the American charge at Guate mala, cabling from La Union, Salvador. Mr. ihown stated that the deadlock w as still on. He held tint no hope of an early agreement. How Roads May Be Made. Washington, April 27. Senators Fulton and Rourne are asking for the assignment of Samuel C. Lancnstern, government road expert, to Oregon, Washington nnd Idaho for one year as instructor in modern road building. Samuel Hill, of tho Washington Good Roads association, ia hero, interested in tho project. Roosevelt Going to Oyster Bay. Washington, April 24. President Roosevelt w ill leave Washington for his summer homo at Oyster liny on June 2. Ibis is much earlier than has been his practice heretofore, but he feels that public business is in such shape thnt he can leave. The president is to make two speeches on "Georgia Day at the , Jamestown exposition on June 10. San Domingo Favors Treaty. Washington, April 25. Minhter Pawaon, at San Domingo, cables thnt yesterday the treaty with the United States was favorably reported to the Bonate. Its consideration was intrusted to three senators, two of whom filed a 1 repoit in its favor, and the third a re port in opposition. Stevens Talks With Rootevelt. Washington, April 23 John F. Stes'ens, formerly chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian Canal com mission, talked with the president to-J day about conditions on the isthmus, lie said it will take between six and seven years to complete the canal. KIOHTS IN UANiitM. Opinion of 8enator Bourne Regarding National Government. Wuhington, April 24. "In my opinion a great crisis now confronts this country," said Senator I5ourno In an interview given hero tslay. "The reactionaries aro determined, if ?mA ble, to obtain control of tho govern ment and use it for their own personal advantage and to the detriment of the people. The true Republican policies, as promulgated by Lincoln and enlarg ed and exemplified by It'K.sevelt, are the rights of man and the absolute sovereignly of the people The issue now la-fore this country is: "Shall the advocates of the rights and liberties of the people and of tho IKiwer and majesty of the government, or shall the enemies of both prevail? The people must decide." Want Republican Convention, Washington, April 27. President Roosevelt tolav discussed national pol itics and some of the business of the Republican national convention with ite acting chairman, Harry S. New, who remained with the president some time. With th newspaper men Mr. New would not talk politics. He said, however, that four cities are already in tho field for the honor of holding the next national convention of the Republican party, invitations having leen received from Chicago, St. Louis. Kansas City and Seattle. A selection will n- made by the national committee at its meeting hero in December. Borah Denies Rumora. Washington, April 25. "I have not come to Washington to make an appeal to the president or to the Department of Justice," said Senator Rorah, of Ida ho, as he left the White House today after a brief call upon the president. This statement was made by the senat or when his attention was called to re ports that he had come Fa-ft to induce the oflicials here to call a halt upon the Federal oflkiils in his state in the mat ter of the alleged indictment of persona charged with having been engaged in timber land frauds. May Build Bridge Washington, April 25. Permission has been granted tho Southern Pacific by the War department to erect a rail road bridge across the Willamette river, starting at a point near Oswego, on the Wet Side, and terminating near Mil waukee, from which point the road will reach the Southern Pacific car Bhops. The grant is not exactly to the lik ing of the railroad interests, as cer tain minor restrictions are placed on it. Will Appraise Railroad. Washington, April 23. John F. Stevens, formerly chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian Canal com mission, is to be employed by one of the large Eastern railroad companies to make a physical valuation of its prop erty. Mr. Stevens declined tonight to name the railroad with which he is to liccorne affiliated, but admitted that it ia one of the large companies of the East. He expects to enter upon his new duties soon. Many Dead Letters. Washington, April 27 All previous records for a day's work in returning letters to writers from the division of dead letters were eclipsed on Monday last when 20,308 letters were returned. Tho largest number heretofore returned in a single day was 14,488 on March 28 last. The number of letters cn hand awaiting return had been reduced to 63,000. A little over a month ago there were over 200,000 cf euch letters on hand. Coal Land Laws Codified. Washington, April 23. A codifica tion of the coal land laws, combined with regulations for their administra tion, was iseued today by Commissioner Ballinger, of the United States land ollice. Tho lands are clas-ified accord ing to values and information as to the price at which tho government will sell each tract is disseminated. The price varies from $10 to $20 an acre, accord ing to accessibility. Keeps Attorney General Potted. Washington, April 25. District At torney Ruick went to Baltimore today and conferred with Attorney General Bonaparte regarding tho Borah indict ment, Idaho land fraud and Ilay wood- Meyer wise. When he returned to Washington ho declined to discuss w hat took place in Baltimore. Funtton to Command California. Washington, April 23. Brigadier General Frederick Funston has been re lieved of the command of tho South western division, to take effect upon the expiration of his present leave of absence and will prx?eed to San Fran cises to take command of the depart ment of California. Hero of RuttcJpanete War. Washington, April 25. Baron Kuro ki, second in cemmand of the Japanese forces in the Japanese-Russian war, will land at Seattle May 2 and come East via the Oregon short Line. It is possible he will visit Portland on tho way. He ia here to see the Jamestown exposition. Not Forbidden to Go to Isthmus. Washington, April 24. So far as the Italian embassy in this city has been informed, Italy has issued no decree prohibiting her subjects from going to Panama as canal labcreri. DEVICE FOB, TIBB EES CUTS. Ianloa Apstrala Imrrnied by e I(rldB( of Badm-Hadea. Tho Department of State has been furnished with a description of an in genious device for the removal of Jer son and property from burning build ings. It waa sent by United States Con sul I'.rlttaln of Kelil. It is said a model of this profitable fire escape Invented by Wllbelnj Lampe of Itaden-Itaden will soon be brought to this country and may be exhibited In Washington. The apparatus Is built on a wagon or trucks. It is provided with a num ber of extendable platforms which can l set according to the heights of the floors of tha building from which the jieople are to be rescued. It Is also supplied with a double arrangement of ladders and with the necessary number of railed safety bridges wblch can be let down and put together. These are to assist In the rescue work and In re moving furniture from burning build ings. The entire fire escape with ap pliances may bo pla'-ed In service In a few minutes. It can also be used In making military observations and for searchlights. A framework of lazyongs Is con structed In such a manner that the ex ternal places of Injunction of every eeond pair of legs are adjusted to serve a supporters for the platform. These platforms can be put up at the various heights of the floors of a burning building and a gangway Is hinged to each platform. By the aid of these gangways persons are enabled to pass from the windows of a burning building to the main platform and then descend by the aid of a rope ladder. When In operation the gangways msy be let down collectively by a single movement so as to stand out horizon tally, with their outer edges or ends laid upon the window ledges of the different floors of a building. The en tire framework of the portable tower or fire escape may be folded op and placed In a comparatively small space. When the tower has been adjusted ready for use It Is kept In position by a system of rods made of tubing and attached to the framework In a manner which makes the tower very substan tial. Washington Star. I HE WAS NOT AT HOME- J The etxtreme distaste of the modest Quaker poet, John Greenleaf Whlttler, for foolish hero worship, and the skill which he attained In politely eluding too enthusiastic admirers, have been exemplified In many anecdotes. Even now, however, new ones occasionally come to light One such recently re lated tells how two women, of the type at once sentimentally gushing and over confident of their own importance, vis- lted Amesbury to seek the poet in hit home. They went astray In their search for bis house, and bustled Into a small general store to be redirected. The clerk, smiling a little ejueerly, Inform ed them that the Whlttler house wai near by but a few steps round th corner. One of the women, a big. florid, over dressed being with languishing eyes, caught the smile, and clasped her hands with a rapt air. "Oh, don't you think he'll see us?" she demanded. "He simply- must! We've heard he doesn't like to, but be must; we won't go away till he does We've thought up ever so many things we want to ask him." The clerk, still smiling, glanced cas ually toward a quiet man in a shadowy corner, sitting on a barrel, surrounded by a group of other leisurely custom ers. They had all been talking politics together, village-fashion, when the strangers came In. ' 'Think he will?" said the clerk. "Well." replied the man on the bar rel, hesitatingly, "thee knows Greenleaf does not find It easy to refuse a lady. I think perhaps he will if be la at home." The women bustled away again, ex cited and expectant, and a chuckle went round among the Jaughlng men. The man on the barrel, with a trace of apology In his tones, rose from his peTch to go. "They will not waste five minutes," he murmured, "It Is such a little way. Besides, thee knows very well that ex ercise Is a good thing for stout ladles." "That's so. Mr. Whlttler," assented the e-lerk. Youth's Companion. A Blow to Sentiment. "I cannot sing the old songs any more," said the man who had been chided for his silence. The sympathetic hostess turned to him with her gentle smile. 'They are too full of memories and associations, I suppose," she said, soft ly. "No," said the man. decidedly. "They are not full enough, that's the trouble. I can't remember the words, madam." Novel Claim of a Priest. Father Bernard Vaugban In opening a bazaar at Liverpool the other day In aid of a charitable society ridiculed the assertion that all poverty was caused by drink. He said: "It Is all fudge and nonsense and blltherlug klloe'y. The real reason that drink upsets the poor is because they have no food to take with it." The only thug we can recommend to women for the luauage-.neut of a hus band, Is to feed blui well and trust to luck. A girl cau please her father by prom ising not to marry until she Is thirty; but her mother won't like It. PRESIDENT TO KING German Ambawdor Carries Mes sage on Hague Meeting. DISARMAMENT LINES ARE DRAWN Austria and Germany Refute to Dit- cutt Limiting of Armament Serlout Rupture Feared. Washington, April 23. A most im portant revelation in connection with Baron von Sternberg, German ambassa dor, and his visit to Germany at this tune has been made by a diplomat in this city. The diplomat in question is) quoted as saying that, although the purpose of the German ambassador vacation a very brief one, by the way is ostensibly to take a rest in his own country, in reality it is concerned with the present instability of German m ternaticnal politics. It was even said that Baron von Sternberg was the bearer of an important message to Emperor William from President lioosevelt and that this action was being hidden under the pretext of a vacation to hia estates. In connectioon with the German am bassador's departure, it is hinted that two other ambassadors mav find it ne cessary to postpone or rearrange their plans ;or the late spring and summer. These t re Baron des Planches and M. Jusserai d. It turns out that the cause of this diplomatic turmoil is the disar mament question at The Hague, as proposed by England, and what may happen in case Germany and Austtia insist on not discussing the proposal. This question concenn the United States, because it is believed and the president's remarks lately seem to confirm this view of it that, if the powers persist in maintaining their uecisive stand, it will cause a realign ment of the nations and a serious rup ture will occur between this country and Germany It ia with these possi bilities in view that the Italian and French ambassadors will endeavor to place before their respective govern ments special reports containing sug gestions. Hitches are likely to occur in the near future between England and Ger many, and France and Germany. If Italy persists in taking sides with Aus tria and Germany at The Hague con ference, it is stated, it will cause a halt in the sympathies between herself and England and France, and also thia country. DEVOURED BY PE8T. Disease la in Nearly Every Chinese Famine House. Victoria, B. C, April 23. Mail ad vices from Shanghai tell of many pa thetic incidents observed by committees engaged in famine relief work in Cen tral China. Refugees and dogs were seen fighting for the flour spilled at distributing depots. Smallpox is rav aging the stricken areas. In nearly every house there is smallpox or fever and nothing to eat but the bark of trees and potato vines. James Ware, of the Red Cross, writ ing from Tsing Kiang Pu, says he saw bodies of children laid out by the road side to be devoured by the semi-wild dogs of the plains, and dead men scat tered along the roadway. Many famaliee are tearing down their houses and selling the timbers to pur chase fooel. Hundreds are employed repairing roada and filling swamps, being paid from 5 to 10 cr dav. British Delegates to The Hague. Lcndon, April 23.- -The British dele gates to the peace conference at The Hague are as follows: Sir Edward Grey, ex-lord justice of appeal and a member of the permanent court of ar bitration at The Hague; Sir Ernest Satow, ex-British minister at Tokio and Pekin and member of permanent court of arbitration at The Hague; Ltird Reay, president of the Royal Asi atic society and University college, London, and a member of the privy council, and Sir Henry Howard, the British minister at The Hague. Runs Car Through Fire. Chicago, April 23. Fire damaged to the extent of $250,000 a six story building at 200-300 Wabash avenue to day. Twenty girls employed by the Ilealy Music company were obliged to leave the burning building by means of fire escapes, but none was injured. Horace Man ley, in charge of tho ele vator, made repeated trips with his car and rescued 15 girls. Manley finally waa overcome by smoke and was car ried out. Wholesale Sheep Theft. Butte, Mont., April 23. A Miner specia from Billings states that John Tilden and Chester Martin, two of the most prominent stockmen of Eastern Montana, have. been arrested on the charge of wholesale stock thefts. It ia alleged that the two men stole 425 wethers, driving the animals into the recesses of the Bull mountain dittrlct, far from their accustomed range. Ralna Flood Mobile City. Mobile, April 23. From midnight last night until this morning, Mobile was visited by a torrent of rain. So great was the downpour that streets in many sections of the city were covered with water two feet. Children were unable to reach the schoolhouses and the schools were closed. The new union station waa surrounded by water. i