CONFIRMED IN PARIS
Suspicions Cabled to Washington
and Rio Janeiro.
STORY MAY PROVE TO BE HOAX
S l M m t r R eported to H ava Conveyed
Explosives to Southern P o rt
— P recau tion * T a k e n .
Paris, Jan. 21.— The reperte cabled
from Rio de Janeiiuo thattbe Braz.lian
authorities were warned from Paris oi
a poesible attempt to blow up the
American battle hip fleet while in the
harbor there are true.
Some time ago
certain suspicions indicating the exist
ence o( a pint to destroy the whole or a
portion of the fleet, either at Rio Janei
ro or in the Slraits of Magellan, were
aroused and communicated to Rio Ja
neiro and Washington.
A chartered
steamer was reported to have conveyed
explosives for the use of tire conspira
tors to Rio Janeiro, arriving there
about the middle of December, and
John Fedher, whose name is mentioned
in the Rio Janeiro dispatches, was one
of the men whose names were revealed
here as Implicated in the conspiracy.
The alleged plot is supposed to have
some rather startling ramifications, but
the evidence along this line is far from
conclusive and rests chiefly upon the
statement of an individual whose record
was subsequently proved to be any
thing but creditable.
Consequently
the whole affair is regarded wjth much
skepticism, and indeed the presump
tion has been raised that it may have
beau a deliberately concocted scare.
H E N E Y N E A R IN G C L IM A X .
G overnm ent W itnesses T e ll o f Land
S tealing by S ettlers.
R U E F F O R F E IT » IM M U N I T Y .
D istric t A tto rn ey Lengdon Says
gotiations A re O ve r.
N e
Heney Tells Sensational S to ry In H i*
O pening S tatem ent.
San Francisco, Jan. 20.— I t was an
nounced late Saturday night that the
graft prosecution bas determined to dis
continue all negotiations with Abraham
Kuef, the central figure in the graft
cases, in the matter of granting him
immunity. It was further stated that
today the prosecution would demand
that Ruef be put on trial before Judge
Dunne on one of the many charges of
bribery for which he has been indicted.
This determination of the prosecution
came at the end of^severai «lays’ fruit
less negotiations with Ruef. It is said
that some time agd the prosecution
promised Ruef partial immunity in
consideration of his taking the witness
stand and truthfully testifying in full
to all his transactions with public serv
ice corporation officials to be tried on
the charge of bribery.
When the District Court of Appeals
rendered its decision declaring void the
indictmentB for extortion against ex-
Mayor Schmitz, to which Ruef had al
ready pleaded guilty, it is charge«! that
Iiuef, realizing that the decision placed
him in an advantageous position, de
manded full immunity. This the pros
ecution would not consent to grant, and
there followed a series of conferences in
which Ruef endeavored to secure better
terms.
Portland, Jan. 17.— In his opening
address in the Hall-Mays conspiracy
trial yesterday, Francis J. Heney charg
the Ninth Circuit Federal court to de ed that:
termine in equity the rights of Ameri
Hall wante«l reappointment as Unit-
can citizens under the Behring sea ar , ed States district attorney and sought
bitration and render judgment thereon. election of Senators Mitchell and Ful
ton to that end.
Washington, Jan. 20.— Unrestrained
i He forced State Senator W . W . Stei-
opportunity to express views od the
I wer to vote for Fulton in February,
immigration question was afforded
1903, by threatening Steiwer and others
members of the house today by the de
with criminal prosecution (H a ll then
cision to take up and consider a bill ap
being United States district attorney)
propriating $260,000 for an imtnigta;
for illegal fercing of public lands.
tion station in Philadelphia and so
Fulton was a party to this deal with
many took advantage of it that the
Steiwer and used his influence in Stei-
code of laws bill, which the managers
wer's behalf to cause Hall to institute
bad planned to take up, was side track
civil proceedings against Steiwer in
ed for the day.
stead of criminal.
The discussion of the immigration
Brownell wanted to succeed Hall and
station bill opeDed up the whole sub
bad pledges of support from Mitchell
ject of immigration and excited the in
and Fulton. Hall forced Brownell to
terest of the entire house. Members
retire sod so to notify Mitchell SDd
from both sides of the chamber cla
Fulton, by threatening Brownell with
mored for recognition, which carried
proeecuticn for acknowledging forged
with it the right to speak for an hour,
land papers, for which Brownell later
if so desired.
was indicted through Heney.
The debate was notable in that it
Hail threatened Hermann, W illiam
was indulged in largely by members
son and Mitchell with land-fraud in
serving Iheir first terms, who foand in
dictment if they did not secure his re
the bill a chance to make their maiden
appointment.
efforts at speech making on the floor
Hall hail agreement with Steiwer,
of the bouse. The entire session was
Zachary and Hendricks by which he
devoted to a consideration of the bill,
allowed them to maintain their illegal
which was passed.
fences, this being the alleged conspir
acy.
T h ursd ay, January 16.
Hall says he and Mays will beth take
Washington, Jan. 16.— A complete
change of front was exhibited by the the stand in their own defense.
L . R. Webster, attorney for Hall,
majority in the house of representa
tives today in the consideiation of the eaid that when his client first learned
bill to codify and revise the penal laws of the illegal fenoes in 1901, be noti
of the United States.
The pacific fied Steiwer, et al.. that they must not
Webster de
spirit displayed by the committee on fence government land.
revision of laws toward the close of nied that Hall was actuated by ulterior
yesterday’s session, when it appeared motivea, politics or other.
Witnesses Putnam and King testified
as though the several amendments
strengthening certain provisions of the that they informed Hall by letter of
bill regarding corruption in the ap the fences as early as March, 1900.
pointment of persons to publio offices The fences were not removed until
would be adopted, had vanished today 1905, after Hall was ousted from oflice.
and instead every Inch of ground was
fought over to keep amendments out of
IN V E S T IG A T E H A R R IM A N .
the bill.
When adjournment was
token, only six additional pages had C alifornia W ill P ro be Into A ctions o f
been disposed of and bat one or two
S outhern Pacific.
verbal amendments by the committee
San Francisco, Jan. 17.— After 29
had been inserted.'
A resolution was adopted that the yearB of quiescent obedience, the etate
house convene at 9 a. m. instead of 12, board of railroad commieeionera flew
and remain in session nntil 6 p. m. full into the face of the Southern Pacific
company today and ordered a search
Lunch hour to be from 1 to 2.
ing investigation into the rebating pro
Washington, Jan. 16.— Senator Ful clivities of the Harriman lines, the
ton has introduced a b ill appropriating Santo Fe and the Salt Lake road. At
$250,000 for a revenue cutter for the tbe same time the board, with the
Portland station. The bill has the ap assistance of Attorney General Webb,
proval of the Treasury department.
passed tbe responsibility for efficacious
A resolution was passed declaring action to the «loor of Governor Giilett.
that no communication from heads of It lies with the chief executive to au
departments would be received unless thorize tbe expenditure of the money
sent in compliance of law or trans that euch an investigation w ill coat,
mitted by the persident.
and Mr. G iilett has no alternative but
Carter, of Montana, opposes giving to cbooee squarely between tbe people
public land to tbe states for various and the railroads.
purposes.
The sudden awakening of the board
A bill has been introduce«] creating a has developed a unique situation. The
bureau of mining.
state railroad commission has always
The eenate calendar was cleared of been the object of tender care on the
nearly every bill upon it today and the part of William F. Herrin. Now the
bill to revise the criminal laws oi the commission haa suddenly decided to
United States wag taken ap and dis put Mr. Herrin and his associates on
cussed until adjournment, which was the carpet.
token at 4:30 until Monday.
R U S S IA N F O L L O W S F L E E T .
Naval O ffic e r o f the C z a r W atching
Every M ovem ent.
St. Petersbnrg, Jan. 20.— The im
portance attached by the Russian ad
miralty to the lessons to be learned
from the vaoyage of the American bat
tleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evans
is shown by the fact that the naval
officer, Commander Alexis Diatchkoff,
is following the fleet around the Horn,
traveling from port to port by any
means he can obtain. He adopted this
course only after his repeated requests
for permission to join the ships had
been refused.
It ie reported here that Diatchkoff
succeeded in getting on board one of
the American warships at Rio Janeiro,
and the entire incident of this officer’s
activities had been a source of some
friction between th e* Russian foreign
minister here and the admiralty. When
Baron ltosen, the Russian ambassador
to the United States, was instructed to
ask for a permit for Diatchkoff to join
Admiral Evans, he declined on the
grounde that he knew his request would
be unfavorably received at Washington.
Thereupon the Rus-ian admiraltv,
after further correspondence with the
Foreign office, instructed Diatchkoff to
apply personally to Secretary Metcalf.
This the officer did, but in vain. He
was therefore ordered to follow the
fleet ae closely as he could, making use
of private steamers.
Portland, Jan. 21.— With testimony
atrong and apparently conclusive, the
governm* nt yesterday by several wit
nesses in the Hall-Mays conspiracy
trial exposed the bold and law defying
operations of the Butte Creek Land,
Livestock A Lumber company, and dis
closed to the jury how during the years
101)0 and 1901 this company acquired
fraudulently a considerable area of
public land. By the same evidence it
was shown how this land grabbing cor
poration by the acquisition of these
lands was enabled to complete the en-
olosure of a still larger area of govern
ment land to which other settlers were
denied acceBS for grazing purposes.
Heney, for the prosecution, made
considerable progress in establishing
the existence of a conspiracy ameng the
members of the Butte Creek company
and he said last night that the govern
ment’s case would be supported still
further as to the alleged conspiracy by
the introduction today of more testi
P R O G R E S S IS S L O W .
mony of the same character as that
presented yesterday.
When this has
been done, Heney w ill begin the next H a ll-M a y i T ria l at P ortlan d May Take
W eeks to E nd .
step outlined by the prosecution and
w ill seek positively to connect Hall
Portland, Jan. 20.— Neither Prose
and Mays with the conspiracy that will cutor Heney nor the lawyers for the de
have been proved against the oflicerB of
fendants will hazard a prediction as to
the Butte Creek company.
»
the time that wilt web required to con
clude the Hall-Mays conspiracy trial.
S T O R M C IT Y H A L L .
One week already baa been consumed
and the government has scarcely made
S ix Thousand Unem ployed in S eattle a beginning, only one of its many im
M a ke D em onstration.
portant witnesses having been examin
Seattle, Jan. 21.— The unemployed ed. More than 70 witness«^ for the
laborer’s long talked of demonstration government are In the city, summoned
to testify against one or more of the 12
was made yesterday.
Marshaled by leaders of the Indus defendants named in the indictment,
trial Workers of the World, an organ but sinca the prosecution haa decided
ization which includes the unemployed to try only Hall and Mays at this time,
in its membership, about 6,000 men Mr. Heney eayB be may not call all of
marched up First avenue for several the government’s witnesses.
In this way the trial may be shorten
blocks and then debouched to the city
hall, where a call was made for the ed somewhat, but if all of the witnesses
take the stand, the case w ill drag along
mayor.
The mayor submitted a letter a short for weeks. There is little doubt that
tim e later in which he replied to the between two and Ihree weeks more at
demands by saying that the county the least will be required to complete
commissioners have devoted $5,000 to the introduction of testimony and sub
Thus far the
feeding and sheltering the unemployed, mit the case to the jury.
that all public works provided for by testimony has not been damaging to
appropriation are now under wayj and Hail or Mays.
that to do away with the chain gang t
w ill be necessary for the council to
H a rv e s te r T ru s t i t Fined.
strike the ordinance from the books.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 20.— Judge Dana,
S everal A rre s ts in B ra zil.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 21.— Several ar
rests have been made in connection
with the alleged plot to destroy part of
the American fleet. The band which
is supposed to have organized the plot
is presumably composed of five Italiane.
One Canadian and two Germans have
been arrested here, and it is believed
that the other members of the band
have been taken into custody. The
members of the band counted on the
assistance of a Spaniard named Rech
erò, who has lived in this city for a
long time.
Bank C om m issioners S ued.
San Francisco, Jan. 21.— Henry B
Rues today began suit against the pres
ent and former boards of state bank
commissioners to recover $16,374.53,
which he deposited with the California
Safe Deposit A Trust company on the
strength, he alleged, of favorable re
ports regarding the condition of that
institution, issued by the commission
ers. He said that he made a deposit of
$10,000 in the bank only two days be
fore its doors were closed.
P O L IT IC S F IG U R E L A R G E L Y .
in the 8hawnee Counly District court
here todav, assessed a fine of $12,600
against the International Harvester
company, which the court fountk guilty
on 43 counts of violating the Kansas
anti trust law. The maximum fine ie
$1,000 a count, and the minimum $100.
The criminal suit was filed a year ago
by Attorney General Coleman, who
contended that the harveeter company
was being operated in Kansas in viola
tion of the anti-truet laws. An appeal
w ill be taken.
Fatal W re c k on S eab oard L in *.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 20.— As the re
sult of a head-on collision at Cameron.
55 miles south of Raleigh, between a
Seaboard A ir I.ine freight and a north
bound fast passenger train, early today,
two men were killed and 20 injured,
none
seriously.
Engineer E. H.
Vaughan and a negro fireman, both of
the passeTTger train, were killed. The
collision ie attribute«! to trouble with
the air brakes on the freight train and
to complicated train orders.
Ju dg e Receives Explosive.
Cleveland, Jen. 20.— Judge George 8.
Addam. of the Juvenile court, today
S I5 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 M o re R etired .
received in his mail a stick of what ap
New York, Jan. 21.— Large blocks of pears to dynamite or solidified nitro
clearing house loan checks, amounting 1 glyclerine, six inches in length. There
to about $16,000,000, were retired yes-1 was no mechanism to detonate the ex
terday, and the amount outstanding * plosive. Judge Addam opened the tube
now is in the neighborhood of $20,-1 in the'conrt room, without having an
0 00 ,0 00.
I idea of it* contents.
W ednesday, January 2 2 .
Washington, Jsn. 22. — President
Roosevelt today transmitted to the sen
ate and house copies of the tariff regu
lations negotiated some time ago be
tween the United Stales and Germany,
together with a proposed amendment
to the customs administrative act, put
ting the same in force as a statute. Jn
the senate the message aroused lively
discussion in executive session when
taken up.
The remarks were not ad
dressed to the message so much aa to
the policy of considering it in executive
session, as well as the policy of the
president in connection with the agree
ment.
Senator Hansbrough declared the har
veeter trust is trying to control dele
gates to the Republican National con
vention.
A bill has been introduced to raise
the pay of officers in the revenue cutter
service.
Washington, Jan. 22.— Rapid pro
gress was made in the house of repre
sentatives iu the consideration of the
bill to codify and revise the penal laws
of the United States. Theonly amend
ment of any Importance which got
through was one by Ollie James, of
Kentucky, making ita criminal offense,
under heavy penalty, to falsify govern
ment crop statistics, the object of the
amendment being to protect cotton and
tobacco growers from speculators. Over
50 pages of the bill were disposed of.
The house asked the president for a
report of the commission sent to Gold
field to investigate the trouble there.
Representative Humphrey introduced
a bill appropriating $3,000,000 for four
submarines for Puget sound.
Representative Jones introduced a
bill making it unlawful for any person
to injure or destroy any part of govern
ment irrigation works.
Representative Kahn introduced a
bill appropriating $5,000,000 for sub
marines for the Pacific coast.
Tuesday, January 21.
Washington, Jan. 21.— The eenate
today discussed the propriety of au
thorizing one of its committees to in
vestigate the circumstances connected
with the issuance of an injunction at
the instance of the Hitchman Coal A
Coke company against John Mitchell
by Judge Alston Grayson, oi the
United States Circuit court of the
Northern district of West Virginia.
Considerable time was spent in con
sidering the bill to revise the criminal
code of the United States.
Senator Teller today Introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appro
priation bill providing for the purchase
of silver bullion to the extent of $100,-
000,000 to be made into subsidiary
coinage.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, today in
troduced a bill to provide for ascertain
ment of the true boundary line between
Idaho and Washington.
Washington, Jan. 21.— Two exciting
episodes and narrow escape of the rep
resentatives from de'eat on an amend
ment to the penal code bill made the
session of the house today one of in
tense interest. First came a hot tilt
between Dalzeli, of Pennsylvania, and
Randell, of Texas, in regard to the lat
ter’s amendments prohibiting senators
or representatives from being employed
by public service corporations.
The climax of the debate came when
Clark, of Misaouri, amid thunderous
Democratic applnuee, declared that
W illiam Jennings Bryan would be nom
inated at the Denver convention, and
Boutell, of Illinois, aroused the mem
bers on bis side of the house to a high
pitch of enthusiasm by stating that
Speaker Cannon would be the Republi
can nominee at the Chicago convention
in June, and would be elected in No
vember.
Represmentative Smith, of Califor
nia, yesterday introduced a bill provid
ing that widowB of civil war veterans
shall not loee their pensions by mar
riage to surviving veterans of the civil
war.
M onda>, January 2 0 .
Washington, Jan. 20.— The eenate
devoted over two hours to considering
the bill revising the criminal laws of
the United States.
The eenate adopted a resolution offer
ed by Tillman directing the Decretory
of the treasury to send to the eenate a
statement showing the number of na
tional banks placed in the hands of re
ceivers as insolvent since January 1,
1903, the capital stock of each, the
names of th9 receivers and their com
pensation and the names of all attor
neys or special employes under them.
Senator Fulton secured favorable re
port on his bill to divide Oregon into
two judicial districts, one east of the
Cascades and one west. Later the bill
passed the eenate.
Secretary Cortelyou asked more time
to report on the various bond issues.
Senator Fallon today inroduced a
bill appropriating $250,000 to reim-
buise the Sherman county settlers for
land and improvements of which they
were dispossessed by the decision of the
Supreme court.
The senate today passed Senator Ful
ton’s bill conferring jurhdiction upon
M A Y S K IP B U E N O S
Probable
AYRES
T c rp e d o Flotilla
D ire c t F ro m Rio.
T R IP
W ill
Go
Washington, Jan. 20.— It seems
probable now that the torpedo boat
flotilla on its way to the Pacific will
not pay a visit to Buenos Ayres, as was
intended.
According to tbe original
plan, the flotilla was to proceed from
Rio Janeiro to Montevideo.
Now.
however, as the flotilla is eaid to be
three days behind ito itinearry, it ie
probable that the entire ernise up the
River Platte w ill be cut out and with
out stopping at either Montevideo or
Buenos Ayres the little vessels will try
to make the run from Rio Janeiro to
Sandy Point, in the straits of Magellan.
The torpedo boats w ill thus be given
athorough test of their ability to make
a long distance run and will also be
able to catch up with their schedule
and accompany the battleships in tbe
passage of the atraits of Magellan, as
desired by Admiral Evans.
Give W arning B efo re Firin g.
Washington, Jan. 21.— J. N. Leger,
tbe minister from Havti, had a long
talk with Assistant Secretary BacoD
today in regard to the Haytien revolu
tionary movement.
He said a reason
able delay would be granted before tbe
bombardment of the ports of Gonaives
and 8t. Marc, now occupied by the in
surgents, which the governneent has
threatened. Mr. Leger says the bom
bardment will be directed against the
positions occupied by the insurgents
and not necessarily against the towns.
S E E K S T O R E T A IN T R O O P S .
Nevada L e g ia lato ra A re Unanim ous In
A pproving Policy.
Carson City, Nev., Jan. 17.— At the
afternoon session of tbe assembly yes
terday a resolution which passed the
senate in the morning, petitioning the
president to retain the troops tempo
rarily, passed without a negative vote.
There was no argument on either side
ae to the merits of the measure. Gov
ernor Sparks was at the speaker's desk,
and as he came into tbe hall was greet
ed with applause.
Speaker Skaggs, who has opposed the
governor in the matter of calling troops
to Nevada, left the chair and Speaker
Pro Tem Folsom placed the motion be
fore the bouse. Skaggs failed to vote
on tbe measure, absenting himself at
roll call.
T h « governor is receiving
congratulations from both parties since
the passage of the bill. There was a
meeting of the joint committee this af
ternoon in reference to taking up a
measure for policing the state. It is
likely that this measure will be intro
duced by Monday.
W in ts H earin g» C h a rg e d ,
Washington, Jan. 17.— Represents»
tive Humphrey, of Washington, he
rein trod need a b ill of last session pro
viding for the hearing of Alaska ap
peals at either Seattle, Portland or San
Francirco, instead of merely at tbe Cal
ifornia city as at present. Mr. Humph
rey does not expect the same trouble
that was encountered last year, al
though Repreeentative Kahn, of Cali
fornia, hag asserted his intention of
Roosevelt Upholds Fisk.
fighting tbe bill.
Mr. Kahn claims
Washington, Jan. 21.— Arthur Fiek that the majority of appeals from Alas
has been renominated postmaster of ka are matters of California interest.
San Francisco by President Roosevelt,
O pium S hipm ents Light.
according to an announcement made
today by Postmastei General Meyer.
Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 17.—
The United States senate will not be Among the interesting features of the
aske«l to confirm the nomination, how bnsinese of the last year, transacted by
ever, until certain chargee that will be officials of the Puget sonnd customs dis
made againet Fisk have been disposed tricts is the showing that fnr the entire
of. Congressman Kahn, of California, period importations of opium reached
is strongly opposing any aetioD tending the insignificant total of 238 pounds.
toward Fisk’s renomination,
The district ie presumed to cover prac
tically all of the output of Britiah Co
S treng thens Land Frau d L a w .
Givs C oal Roads a C hance.
lumbia refineries which operate on a
Washington, Jan. 23.— A bill de
Washington, Jan. 22.— At tbe De large scale. The light shipment is re
signed to amend the statute relative to partment of Justice today it was an garded as suspicions.
the entry of public lands in such man nounced that if the coal carrying roads
ner as to legalize affidavits made in con agree to com Ip with the decision of the
N ew E xpress Rates.
nection with Interior department regu Supreme court of the United States on
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17.— The
lations will be introduced in the senate tbe constitutionality of the provisions new eshednis of express rates recently
by a member of the committee on jndi-1 of the Hepburn law prohibiting trans agreed upon by the board of railway
ciary. Officials of the Interior depart- | portation companies from owning and commissioners and the express com
men! have communicated the need of j operating coal properties after May 1, I panies doing bneinees in Missouri, goes
this amendment, which they believe, it w ill not prosecute such companies Into effect today. In round figures the
w ill assist the department in the proee- I pending adjudication of the case by schedule provide* for an average reduc
cation of land frauds.
the Supreme court.
tion of 21 per cent.
DEFENSE IS FIGHTING
Hall and Mays Trial Making bat
Little Progress.
HENEY IS MOVING WITH CAUTION
8 *s s io n Largely Given U p to Reading
o f L e tte rs Said to Show
C onspiracy.
Portland, Jan. 18.— The government
yesterday continued laying tbe founda
tion of tbe case against John H. Hall
and Edwin Maya.
Heney intrciduced aome 60 letters,
written from June, 1900, to Septem
ber, 1902., by Hall, Maya, Loomie,
Stratford and Putnam. More such let
ters will follow today.
Hall objected seriously to only one
letter, written by Secretory Hitchcock
to Special Inspector A . R. Greene, di
recting Greene to
investigate
the
fences. Heney’ purpose ia to show
that this investigation waa prompted
by aettiera, who had appealed vainly to
Hall to act against the fences.
Hall
objecta to the letter because a copy and
not the original letter haa been offered
and because it ia irrelevant.
Judge
Hunt will decide the questions this
morning.
Unlike Hall, Maya raised numerous
objections in the course of tbe day.
The eteps in the government’s evi
dence of conspiracy will be about aa
follows:
First— To prove Hall and Maya had
frequent knowledge from protesting set
tlers of the fences aa early aa March,
1900.
Second— That Steiwer, Zachary and
Hendricks caused various persona to file
on land for their company, in order to
complete tbe company’s enclosure cl
public land.
Third— That Hall and Maya took no
steps to prosecute the offenders, though
they had full knowledge of the fencing
and the conspiracy for more than three
yeara.
A t this stage, Steiwer ia expected to
testify about tbe alleged understanding
by which Hall and Mays were not to
prosecute him and hia associate«. One
of tbe terms of tbia alleged agreement
was Setiwer’a voie for Fulton.
George Brownell ia expected to testify
that Hall promised him immunity from
land fraud prosecution for his w ith
drawal frtyn the conteet for Hall's office.
T E N A N T 8 IN R IO T S .
O b je c t to Paying M o re Th an
Th ey Fix Th em selves.
R a t*
New York, Jan. 18.— Forcible resist
ance by tenants whom an Upper East
Side landlord was trying to evict result
ed yesterday in the gathering of a crowd
of two thouaand or more sympathisers
in the neighborhood, who made so
much trouble for tbe police that tbe
precinct reserves were called out. Dur
ing the rioting four women and a num
ber of men were taken into custody.
The riotous demonstration began
when a city marshal and about 25 as
sistants visited the block on the sooth
side of East One Hundred and Fonrth
street, between First and Second ave
nues, with 80 dispossess warrants for
families who had unitedly demanded
reductions in rente of a dollar a month
and had refused to pay the landlord’ s
collector more than the new rate they
had fixed. The taking out of the furn
iture from the rooms of the first family
visited was tbe signal for an attack on
tbe marshal and hia men by «cores of
tenants.
Angry women surrounded a patrol
man who had gone to the marshal's as
sistance and had half torn hia coat from
his back when assistance arrived.
He
arrested four women.
Several demon
strative men were also sent to the sta
tion house. The police were by this
time struggling with little snccees to
disperse an increasing crowd of angry
demonstrators, hat other arrests by the
officers finally had the effect of putting
a stop to the trouble.
The immediate purpose of the dem
onstration was effected, the marshal
deciding not to attempt the serving of
more dispossess warrants at this time.
W ill C u t O f f O pium Supply.
Washington, Jan. 18.— Within a
little over a month the law prohibit
ing the importation of oplnm into the
Philippines will become effective
A
large quantity of opium is consumed in
the islands, mainly by the Chinese ele
ment. Congress has passed an act in
tended to correct the evil, but there ie
great doubt of the ability of the con
firmed opinm user to abandon the drug,
and a considerable agitation hae been,
taking place in the Philippines, with
the object of securing an extension of
lime for the stoppage of the traffic.
Deny S ulp hur In ju res F ru it.
San Francisco, Jan.' 18.— At the state
convention of California fruit growers
today a committee of seven was appoint
ed to go to Washington to protest
against and secure a mod i Heat ion of the
rule covering the use of sulphur in
bleaching and drying fruits. In resolu
tions and speeches it was stated that
the nee of sulphur was not deleterious
to the public health ami that tbe dry
ing of fruits by artificial beat and evap
oration was impracticable in this state.
W a n hips Sail fo r Magdalena.
Ban Diego, Cal., Jan. 18.— All that
waa left here of the P a rifr squadron
sailed this morning for Magdalena, to
remain for six or seven weeks, todulg-
ir g in target practice.