MOVER TELLS STORY
Denies nderatlnn Ever tour
aged Any Crime.
NU BLOOD MONEY PAID ORCHARD
Dsfanse It Wall Satisfied With Testi
mony of I'reildant of Miner'
Union In Haywood Cut,
Boise, July 1 1. Charles II. Moycr
went on 1 tn stand yi sterility as a w It
iiiiim fur IiIm follow defendant, W. I.
Haywood, uiul besides making positive
denial of nil 1 1 Crimea attributed to
him bihI the oilier Federation lenders
by llHrry Orchard, offered mi explana
tion of tlm unsolicited appearance of
tlm Wrrdcrn Federation of Miners it
the defender of Oichard after his nrrct
Hi Caldwell for tlm murder of Henncii
Wg. He swore it was Jack Kimklus
w ho iiKf '! !''' I M i 1 1 r at SjiokBiie to
ir to Caldwell to represent Orchard,
(lu-ii known as Thomas lloifati and tlutt
it wiiM at tin impiest of isimkinH that
Moyer nml Haywood aulsciiivhtly ad
vanced $ 1 ,P00 from the funds of tlm
federation to meet the expenses of de
fending Orchard.
Miiyi'T ml n H!f posHinacd address
nml ut tlm I'H'I of tlm long day tlm de
fciise expressed fKtifttc:tlii over ln)lh
his testimony uiul tlm probable impres
sion Im made, on tln jury. llciaa
mini of iioi appearance ami address
nml hiit low pitched voice Im of pleasing
loin). Ho displayed some nervousness
when I u llrst faced the courtroom and
worked it off on a 1 1 tt 1 pencil that lio
rnrritd, but the examination had not
Iroceedcd fur li'fou' lie seemed iiite at
41lf. (
8TRINQ OP CONTRADICTIONS
8tato Department and Aokl Say The
Hague Story la False.
Washington, July 11. From tho
State department ami from tlm Japan
ho eiiibnasy here came swift uiul con
clusive denials yesterday of tlm accur
acy of tlm statement cabled from The
.Hague the Indon Ihtily Telegraph
nml reprinted in thin country to the
v fleet that Japan I ma made categorical
lemaiids utMiii t'.e United State lor
riitisfactinn In connection with the
treatment of Japanese in California
ami has herve.l not ice of her Intention
to ileal with the CalifornlaliH herself if
tlm national iMVcrnin'-nt fui Im to do so.
At tho Mate department, it is paid,
tint American public is fully aware of
the nature of all tlm exchange that
have taken place on thia auhject, that
there hits Im'imi no correspoiiiii neo or re
-eiit (Into ami that there an- no negotiii
tiotm In progress hetween the two gov
ernmenta.
Thla Mtatement is fully confirmed at
tlm Japanese embassy where, moreover,
it ih poailivtilv stated that AinliaHsnii
Aokl ia not going 1 Japan in (he fall,
jis was reported in a Japaneae paper.
RCHMITZ IS REFUSED BAIL.
AnDeal Court Orders Dunne to Act
on Bill of Exception.
i
Han Franclmc, July 11. The attor
iieya for Mayor Kchmltz aj'carcd I e
fore JiuIl'o Uunirn veHtenlay and re-
riewcd their apjiliiyition for bail pend
Ina tho iiiipeal to tho hidmr courts
Judifo iMmno denied the application
and a warm cclloouv followed, In
which Charlea II. Fairall. on of
Schmit.' iittorneva, narrovly efcaped
b.ini fent to j til for contempt of court
Ho made the remark to tho court
that the judKO "intended to deny the
application anyway," and JuiIko Dunne
informed him that repetition ol aucti
offensive remarks would lead to his
Inline pent to pricon.
The District Court of Appeals grant
dawrit of mandunuiH against Judge
limine commanding him immediately
to fix a date for ai ttlement and to nettle
the hills of exceptions In the Si limit j!
vase or to show cauae why he has not
lono ho. The writ ia returnable on
July 12.
Dynamite In Transvaal.
JohiuinoHbury, July 11. A series of
lvnamite outraged (xvurrcd Iiih t night
in the vicinity of mines in which the
whito workmen are on atrlke. The
down hotel, at Itokshurg, and the
water main supplying tho Simmer and
Jack mines were destroyed ly explo
nlons. which did muho damage and In
jured .several jwrsons. At about I he
amo time attempts were made without
fluceoHS to destroy tho shaft und englno
bouse of the CIhhhoii mine and the shaft
jf tho Moddorfontoin mino. A feeling
of anxiet prevails.
Prosecute t obacco Trust.
New York, July 11. The government
filed todav in tho Fcdetal court In this
citv a petition against the American
Tobacco company, the Imperial Tobacco
company, the llritlsh American Tobacco
company, the American Hnuff company
the American Cigar company, the Unit
d Cigar stores company, tho American
Stoirlo company, tho MacAndrewB
Forbes oomiiany, the Conley Foil com
pany and 60 other corporations and 70
Individuals.
Irish Grown Jewels Stolen.
Dublin. Julv 11. Another theft in
Dublin castle is reported. 'Jewelry val
ued at $7,500 belonging to the enstodi
an of the crown jewels, Bir Arthur Vic
ars, was taken, it Is stated, at the Barne
time tha lewelH of the Order of St. l'at
rick, valued at $260,000 were ttolen
Thus far there is no elue to tiie thieves
GUARANTEE OF Pt ACE,
Demonstration of How Uoth Coasts
Can Hit Protected.
'J'oklo Coining of fleet, regarded
liiopMirtune; better lie deferred.
London Heavy deht of Japan
consider)! a har to conflict, hut
United Slates la making un enemy
of that country.
Berlin Japan Isdlcved to he pre
paring to fight United Mate for
mastery of the Pacific, regardless of
Kan Francisco incldenta.
The lliiKiie Fleet mayc.aime. Kip
ular excitement which WuahlriKton
government may not Imi ahl to con
trol. purl United HtatcH and Jupan
not helievod to Im near conflict , hut
fleet will force Japan'a hand if Jap
anese have ayKrc-iHivii dealKiia.
.,......M.....H.
Oyctfir Hay, N. V., July . The sig
ni flea nee of Hear Admiral Hrownaon'i
addition to th somewhat meager in,
formation which has come from I'reai
dent Koosevelt regarding the contcm
iilntil two-i'ean maneuvers of the At.
lantic battlcNhip fleet Is regarded here
as havinif Immiii overhsiked in the com
merit, expert and otherwise, which has
nince loen Indulged in on lstl conti
nents.
Admiral Ilrownsoii came to Oyster
Hay Friday to tako lunch with tho
nrealdent. i-rofesslng entire Ignorance
d the maneuver plana. When he left
Hagiunore Hill to take the train lor
Washington, tho adrrmal had one
thought which he wished emphasized
that it was desirable and important to
lemonstr.ito to the world how quickly
the Ameriiiin navy could transfer us
lighting strength from one ocean to the
her. Thia was diftmctly an aiMlticn
to the president a previous statement
MMiied through Secretary lifli, wherein
the object of the ma neuters was said to
U an exercise movement for the benefit
of the navy, to perfect ita training in
fleet exercise on an extended wale, the
mrisise and effect of the plan being for
the benefit of the navy alone.
In everything that hiut come from the
presiJent regarding the movement, it
has been Indicated that the fleet, wher-
ver it may go, Im to Ik brought Uu:k to
the Atlantic, and that tho return Is to
be as great a demonstration of speed aa
tho outward journey.
HAS ANOTHER THINK COMING
Japanese Admiral Says American Ma
rines Would Desert.
Tokio, July i. The Hochi this morn-
Ing prints an interview with Admiral
Sakamoto, in which the admiral is
minted as follows:
"Should hotiltiteH l.realc out oe-
twoen Japan and America, the result
would le indecisive, owing to a want
of banes of oik rations. F.ven should the
Waahimrton government divide on a
war, it is doubtful if the Americans
serving In tlm navy aro sumcicnuy
atriotic to fight.
"American naval oincersare nnmani
figures at lalls and aocial gatherings,
but they Bre very deficient in profes
sional training and practice. It is too
much to expect a burning patriotism
in the American naval service in case
of war with Japan. It is very likely
that most of the crews would desert
ami leave the ships."
MUST OPEN BIQ ELEVATORS.
Wisconsin Railroad Commission Gives
Peremptory Order.
Madison, Wis., July 0. The Wis-
cons in Kailroad commission issued an
order today requiring the Great North
ern and the F.astern Hallway companies
of Minnesota, and tho Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha ltailroad com
pany to open their big grain elevators
at Superior to the use of tho general
public.
If tho order stands and is not over
turned by the courts, it will, it is be
lieved, ro-establish tho grain business
in Superior on the basis of two years
. .i i . . i i -
ago, when me ranroau companies, in
order to get around the isconsin
grain Inspection law, leased their elo
vatora to privato parties, thus practi
cally closing them to the public use
and (putting the independent grain
dealers out of business.
Schmitz Asks for His Pay.
Ran Francisco, July 9. Mayor
Schmitx yesterday sent a formal de
mand upon Auditor Norton for his full
salary and for the $300 contingent
fund allowed the mayor's olliee, for Ju
ly. The letter contained a warning
against jmying these or any other sums
upon tho order of James 1.. liallaghcr.
The auditor wua notified that he would
bo held personally responsible. Audit
or Noiton has decided that his only safe
course is to rofuso to pay demands un
less they bear the signatuies of both
Schmitz and Calhigher.
Plan to Find South Pole.
London, July 0. To continue the ex
ploratory work of the discovery expedi
tion In the Antarctic, a party has been
organized by Lieutenant Shackleton,
who was a member of Captain Scott's
crew, and will shortly start for tho F"ar
South. Lieutenant Shackleton has se
cured an Ideal vessel for his purpose
She is the Lndurance and spent many
seasons in the North Atlantic in search
of seals. She is now being refitted for
the two years' voyage.
Lebreton May Succeed Schmitz.
Pan FranolBOo, July 9. District At
torney Langdon, it is said, has decided
to advocate the selection of W. J. Le
breton to succeed Kugene K. Bchmitx as
soon as the latter is sentenced by Judge
Dunn. Mr. Lebreton is a banker and
philanthropist. He has been active in
previous non-partisan political move
menta.
NEWS FROM TIIE
NO MONtY FOM MHOhECUTlON
Government May Have to Postpone
Hyde-Benson Trial.
Wnhlngtm, !., C, July 11. It
looks now as If the trial of the l'.i tmon-
llydo land fraud case In the Federal
. . , , . .it . , i
courts in this cny woum nave u
Indefinitely postponed, though set for
hearing in October.
Congress at its last session only ap
propriate! $12, 00) for ti e use of the
dislih t attorney's office for witms fees
and similar expenses. Considering
that In tlm HilH-Honson-Dimorid land
fraud caaes, which was to have been
called up fr trial in the fall term, five
hundred witnesses will bo called to tes
tify, most of whom reside in Oregon
and California, and that alsnit $70,()()0
is necessary to ay their fees and ex
pense, it seems self-evident that the
district attorney is up against one of
the toughest problems of arithmetic, be
ever encountered in order to make ends
meet.
Unless congress makes an additional
appropriation for the use of the dis
trict attorney's office, the land fraud
cases will have to le postponed indefi
nitely, or at least until that time when
there will be nillieicnt fund at the dis
posal of the prosecutors office to pay
witnesses and other expenses.
A law wis enacted by congress a few
years ago pronioiling wie various oe-
. i i i
partments of the government irom
spending more money than has is-en
actually appropriated for their use dur
ing the fiscal vear. If necessary to go
to cnngreHH for a special appropriation
tho trials cannot le held until next
spring.
Yamamota Will Tour America.
Washington, July 11. Viscount
Aoki, the Japaneae ambassador, has
been deferring his departure from this
city for his summer vacation in antici
nation of the arrival of Admiral Yama
mota, who is expected to reach New
York soon from Kurope. The admiral
Is on his wav home to Japan, but will
spend some lime in the United State
His visit Is entirely unoflicial, although
it is expected that he will le shown
some courtesies by the government an
thorities, Including a visit to the presi
dent at Oyster Hay.
Tariff Relitions With France.
Washington, July 13. Some con
cern is expressed at the State depart
ment at the reported unfavorable im
pression created in Paris by the propo
sition to adjust the tariff issues be
twecn America and France. It ia
pointed out that America is not seeking
to actpilre any new privllegge under the
French tariff. The fact is that this
government is simply trying to avert
tho applimtion cf new French laws that
will bear hard upon American ecui
merce. Navy Officials Are Evasive.
Washington, July 10. Heads of the
naval bureau assert Ignorance of the
plans of the administration to send the
hattle'hip Meet to the Pacific, EOlwl'h-
standing oflicial confirmation. These
bureau chiefs fay that they are engaged
only in routiuo woik, and that they
are unking no unusual p epura'ions.
They also assert that they have had no
ordors to do otherwise. Anil on the
surface there are few idgn of abnormal
activity in the Navy department.
Assistant to Townsend.
Washington, July 12. The attorney
general has appointed A. McDonald
McHlair as f pecial assistant to the at
torney general for the purpose of inves
tigating the Oregon land grant cases.
Mr. McHlair's appointment is in addi
tion to that of H. I). Townsend, assist
ant United States attorney for North
Dakota, who is engaged in this Investi
gation in connection with I nlted States
Attorney Bristol.
Not Buying Naval Site.
Washington, July 9. Acting Secre
tary of State Adee tonight denied that
tho United States has made any over
tures or contemplates any negotiations
lor the purchase from the republic of
Mexico of a naval site on Magdalena
bay, in Lower California. The govern
ment has no idea of making any such
proposition to Mexico, be eaid.
New Postmaslers Named.
Washington, July (I. Postmasters
appointed: Oregon Flanagan, Thom
as Flanagan, vice John flanagan, re
signed; Lower Bridge, Elijah Sparks,
vice A. Lemon, reisnged. Washington
Fort Canby, Laurence Elleson, vice
William Iivis, resigned; Vance, Jos
eph T. Ilatsoh, vico li. T. Siler, re
moved. Road House for Tourists.
Washington, July 10. The Olympia
Resort and Transposition company, of
Seattle, has been granted a permit to
occupy five acres on the banks of the
Doeowallips river, in tho Olympic na
tional forest, and to construct the ne
cessary buildings for conducting a road
boiiHO for the accommodation of tour
ists. National Bank at Chewelah.
Washington, July 11. The First
Natior.aJ llank of Chewelah, Wash.,
has boen authorised to begin business
with $25,000 capital; C. W. Winter,
president; F. L. Reinoehl, cashier.
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New Postmaster at Alyea.
Washington, July 11. Samuel Sand-j Washington, July 11. W. J. Eng
vlg has been appointed postmaster at ' lish, of Portland, Or., has been ap
Alyea, Wash., vice Ethlyn Bates, re- pointed clerk in the Thirteenth light-
signed.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
SPOKANE HETUHN3 TO ATTACK
Sues Railroad for AIIKd Overcharge
on Waterworks Material.
Washington, July . The city of
Hpokuno has filed with the Interstate
Commerce commission three new com
plaints against the Northern Pacific,
(ireat Northern and Union Pacific rail
ways based on the same principles tliHt
form the foundation of the case recently
argued Iwfore the commission. This
time Htiokane complains of the rate on
sheet steel shipped from Pittsburg.
It apiars that the rate from Pitts
burg to Spokane on sheet steel is $1,213
per 100 pounds, w hereas the rate on the
same commodity to Puget sound Is only
75 cnets per 100 pounds. Spokane al
leges that, becauae the shorter nam,
she is entitled to a rate compiled on the
mileage basis and, inasmuch as Spo
kane is 300 miles from Seattle, she
asks that her rate on sheet steel le fix
ed by the commission at B6.3 cents per
hundredweight.
As in tho former rornplairit, Spokane
totally overlooks the fact that Puget
sound enjoys terminal rates because of
wat-r competition.
The shipment on which Spokane's
complaints are based consisted of 3,-
3;t,61S pounds of sheet steel and 1.14,
founds of rivets for use on the city
waterworks. The city asks to recover
from the road $12,818, which it alleges
is in excesi of the proper rate, together
with $1,200 attorney's fees. The rail
roads have refused to pay the claim
whenever it was presented.
AFRA'D OF HARRIMAN.
President Hesitates About Starting
- Prosecution Against Magnate.
Washington, July 12. After having
made their report to the president of
findings against Harriman, F. B. Kel
logg and other me rubers of the Inter
state Commerce commission are urging
that the matter be taken into the courts
at once. Roosevelt is hesitating, how
ever, it being his belief that the prose
cution would fail.
It is charged by the Interstate Com
merce commission that Harriman con
trols an area eoual to one third of the
United States wherein he has complete
lv stifled competition. Among other
things it is found that the Union Paci
fie and Southern Pacific are competing
railroads bv means of steamship lines
from New Orleans to New York. Har
riman's ral'road contracts are said to
be in violation with the anti-trust law
and the attorney general recommendB
that proceedings le started.
Kills Gambliug Syndicate.
Washington, July 10. By the revo
cation of the passenger certificate of the
steamboat City of Traverse, the govern
ment today dealt a heavy blow to the
alleged gambling syndicate of the city
of Chicago. The City of Traverse
leaves Chicago each day and anchors in
Iiike Michigan near the lines of in
tersection of the states of Illinois, In
diana and Michigan, and, it is eaid,
conducts there rambling operations.
Information coocerniog the results at
the various racetracks of the country is
received by wlreiess telegraphy and the
steamboat, it is furhter alleged, is
operated as a floating poolroom.
Abandon Sea Postoffice.
Washington, July 11. Postmaster
General Meyer announced tcday that
the North German Lloyd and the Ham
burg American lines had informed Ger
many that on January 1 next they
would terminate the present agreement
relative to the Bea postoflices on their
steamers, because the compensation is
insufficient. The companies, however,
have made an offer of a rate at which
they will continue the service. Mr.
Meyer has decided to send Assistant
Postmaster General MeCleary to Ger
many tc make a new contract.
Explain Away Ishil's Visit.
Washington, July 11. At the Jap
anese embassy today the explanation
was made that Director I-hii, of the
commercial bureau of the foreign office,
had contemplated a trip to America for
some time. "Nothing would be more
natural." said Counsellor Miyouka,
"than that the director should make a
trip across the ocean as part of bis sum
mer vacation and at the same time give
some attention to the various Japanese
consulates in the United States."
Leach to Succeed Roberts.
Washington, July 10. Secretary
Cortelyou baa recommended to the
president the appointment of Frank A.
Leach, the present superintendent of
the mint at San Francisco, as diiector
of the mint to succeed George E. Rob
erts, resigned.
Heyburn Starts for Home.
Washington, July 10. Senator Hey
bufn will leave for Idaho tomorrow.
Since bis recovery he has teen devoting
practically his entire timo to the work
of the comtnltee to check up on the
commission that lias been codifying the
laws.
Will Construct Telephone Line.
Washington, July 10. The Raker
Light and Power company, of Baker
City, Or., was granted a permit in the
Blue Mountains national forest (east)
to construct a telephone line eight
miles long from Bourne, Or., for emer
geno ies .
English Is Lighthouse' Clerk.
(house district.
VI COMMAND OF REGIMENTS.
Honorary Tlll llfufrnrrd on lloral
Women of Knrnpf,
Although the iiKdlern woman, with nil
her nvldlfy for new sphere of fiction,
has not yet Invndi-d the field of IrfiKle,
femnle officers of crack rcglnumts were
corriijioiitilaco tn Kurooe I'ing tx-fore
tho modern woman was ever dreamed
of.
The position Is one frequently held
by royal wom-n, and, although the du
tle nn limited to an oeciislonol review
of the body, combined with the wearing
of a feminine edition of Its tin I form,
the soldier are Immensely proud of
their fair commanders, and the latter,
no doubt, enjoy their little play at sol
diering. Tlx? Gentian emprcsm, although she
probably shares her Imperial hustmnd'
widely heralded opinion that a woman's
sphere should be bound-! by tho
hurch, the nursery and tho kitchen, Is
nevithleM a full-fledged colonel of
one of the finest regiments In the army
of the empire, the Pomeranian cuiras
sier, or white cuirassiers, as they are
sometimes called from their white uni
form. The regiment wa founded away back
In 1721 by Frederick William, king of
Pnumla, father of Frederick the Oreat,
and was the favorite regiment of the
latter. It was associated with all the
great wars of Oenjinny for the last
century and a half and there Is noth
ing feminine about Its fighting abili
ties.
In 180!5 the famous and beautiful
Queen Louise took upon herself the ti
tle of colonel of this regiment and ever
sine the wlvea of the reigning sover
eign have done the same. At all the
great military celebrations the empress
eppears on horseback, clad In the uni
form of the Pomeranians, and these ap
pearances always create the most ex
traordinary enthusiasm among the peo
ple.
The men regard her as the finest sw
dler In the land and tbe little Prince.
Victoria Louise, the emperor's only
daughter, Is so filled with admiration
that her one desire Is to grow up and
be a colonel of a regiment.
Other royal women of Germany oc
cupy similar positions and the empress
of Russia Is colonel of one of the regi
ments of guards.
HOW TO HIDE MONEY ZH CAB.
Tell Hard Lack Slorlea and Then In
alt Conductor.
A group of traveling men were talk'
In? about the safest place In which to
hide money In a Pullman car berth,
ays the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
"I always used to stick my money
under my pillow," said one man, "but
one nignt wnne going iroia jentrawi
City to Kansas City there was a gang
cf politicians on the train, and when
I got up In the morning my money was
gone. After that experience I used to
place It Inside the pillow slip. But
one morning I got up and dressed and
cot Iff the train wltbout thinking to
take the money. I did not miss It until
the train was miles away. Now when
I go to bed I Just leave my money In
my trousers' pocket and take a chance
of it being stolen. I have not lost any
since I began doing that"
"Well, I always leave one stocking
on when I go to bed," said another man,
"and I tuck my money Inside It. I
would like to see the man who could
get the money without waking me."
Another man said he always rolled
up the sleeve of his undershirt, placed
his money Inside the roll, and then
gave It several more rolls. He thought
It would take a man with pretty deft
fingers to abstract the money without
arousing hlrfl.
One after another gave his experi
ence and told of his method of hiding
money, and then the Conductor, who
had been listening, said:
"Gentlemen, there Is only one safe
way to guard your money when you
?o to bed In a sleeping car. Give It
to the conductor before you turn In."
"Yes, that Is all right," said another
man, "but if everybody In the sleeping
car should give his money to the con
ductor I am afraid we would be likely
to lose him and the money, too, before
morning."
GOES INTO THE POCKET.
New Foldlnv Shower Stick Can B
Carried Without Inconvenience.
The latest Paris fad In umbrellas Is
one which folds up In a case which
rOLDlNQ UMBRELIX.
can be carried In the pocket of an
ordinary coat. The illustration show
(he case, umbrella half opened and also
ready for use. The handle telescopes
and the ribs are hinged to fold several
times. The umbrella can also be used
l " nn ne lniiloi. Xfarthonln.
Whole Outfit n Harmony.
"Touve seen that new dress of mine,
said Miss Dowdey, "now that I want
to get a hat to match. What would you
suggest?"
"Why not get a slouchT" remarked
Miss Knox. Philadelphia Press.
About all that some men are good
or Is to pose as horrible examples.
LSC11HITZ SENTENCED
Penally for Grafting Is Fixed at
Fire Years In Prison.
CROWDS CHEER TO THE ECHO
Judge Dunne Scores Fallen Mayor
Without MercyMakes Unavail
ing Protest Against Lecture.
fcan Francisco, July 9. The sentenc
ing yesterday of Mayor Etigono K.
Schmitz to five years in wr!an (uentin
penitentiary for extortion was one of
the most dramatic scenes ever witnessed
in a Western court. The effectiveness
of the fearful denunciation of the con
victed mayor as delivered by Superior
Judge Frank M. Dunne prior to the
passing of judgment, was heightened by
the demeanor of the prisoner, whe time
and again interrupted the court to de
mand that those "humiliating remarks"
be dedisted from and that "the court
do its duty" by pronouncing sentence
at once.
Once, while the sentence impended,
the judge threatened to send Mr. Met
calf, of the mayor's counsel, to jail for
contempt because he descried the court's
comments as "cruel and unusual pun
ishment," and Mr. Metcalf was told by
Judge Dunne that he ought to be "beg
cina a day in court to defend himself
against the charge of having tampered
with a w itness in the case.
The defense filed a bill of exceptions
after motion for a new trial and motion
for the arrest of judgment bad been de
nied and Judge Dunne granted a cer-
ticfiate cf probable cause, upon which
Schmitz will go to the District court
of Appeals for a new trial.
As the last words of the sentence leu
from the judge's lips, the great crowd
that bad stood throughout the dra
matic scene, sent up a thunderous
cheer.
"Good for yon," shouted a man In
the back of the room.
His ejaculation was echoed and re
echoed by one after another of the spec
tators. Several threw their hate into
the air. Others scrambled upon chairs
to look over the shoulders of the crowd.
The greatest confusion prevailed.
WHICH SHALL LOSE $90,000?
Commission Must Decide Between
Railroads and Grain Dealers.
Chicago, July 9. At a conference to
day of the leading traffic officials of the
Western railroads it was agreed to ask
the Interstate Commerce commission
to decide what is the legal rate on more
than 6,000,000 bushels of grain now
stored in elevators at various points on
the Missouri river.
The commission will decide whether
the railroads or the grain dealers will
lose $90,000. Most of the railroads are
confident that all irrain 6tored in ele
vators at Missouri river points and else
where is subject to an advance of one-
third cent per bushel, according to the
tariffs on all lines made effective July
1; Last March the Western railroads
agreed to make an advance on May 1 of
l?i cents per bushel on gram irom
Missouri river points to Chicago.
NEILL GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO
Telegraphers' Peacemaker Will Arbi
trate at Scene of Strike.
Chicago, July 9. In the hope that
they will be able to effect a settlement
of the telegraphel's strike in San Fran
cisco and Oakland, Cal., United States
Commissioner of Labor Neill and M. J.
Reidy, J. M. Sullivan and S, J. Konen
kamp, members of the International
executive board of the Telegraphers
union, left tonight for San Francisco.
The decision to proceed to San Fran
cisco was reached by Mr. Neill and the
union officials at a conference. After
canvassing the situation at length, the
conclusion was reached that better re
sults can be accomplished by going di
rect to the scene of the strike called by
the union againtt both companies.
They will also have the advantage of
holding conferences daily with Presi
dent Small.
Wine Growers Again Angry.
Paris, July 9. Dispatches from the
South ol Fiance today report that the
situation there is again growing serious.
The dissatisfaction with the new wine
fraud law and the supplementary meas
ure, together with the arrest cf 30 per
sons susiiected of complicity in the
burning of the prefecture at Narbonne
has reinflamed the people. The mayor
and other municipal officers are holding
meetings and have decided again to re
sign their offices unless the arrested
persons are released and the troops
withdrawn.
Held for Timber Fraud.
Denver, July 9. It was announced
today that seven more Coloradoans bad
ben arrested by Deputy United States
Marshals Frank and Clark for coal and
timber frauds, as a result of Indictments
of the late Federal grand jury. The
names of those apprehended are: James
A. Coppinger, Durango; James H.
Hatcher, Pagoea Springs; Ellis M.
Hampton, Bagosa Springs; Ephram K.
Caldwell, E. M. Taylor, R. E. Sloan,
Pagosa Springs; and William Morrison,
Japan to Send Investigator.
Toklo, July 9. It is reported that
Director Ishii, of the commercial bu
reau of the foreign office, has been or
dered to proceed to America and Cana
da, evidently in connection with the
Japanese labor question.