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ROADS LOSE APPEAL1, CHARGES ARE SLAND E R O U S. Fulton Denies Every Accusation M ade by Heney. U. S. Suprema Court Upholds Elkins Law. DECIDES GREAT NORTHERN CASE Attempt to Play O ff One Law Against Another and Escape Panaltiea Completely Foiled. Washington, Feb. 25.— One of the main contentions by which the rail roads which gave and the corpora tions which received rebates hoped to escape punishment was swept away today by a decision of the United States supreme court. This decision vitally affects the case un der which the Standard OH Co. was fined 1211,240,000 for the same point was raised. The case upon which the decision was rendered was Instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota-, which court fined the Great Northern railroad $1,000 each for 15 violations of the first section of the Elkins law. The alleged offenses against the law were committed during the sum mer of 1905, and consisted In grant ing concessions to the W. P. De- vearaux Company on its shipments o f oats and corn from Minnesota to points In Washington. The com pany admitted the concessions and fought the prosecution on the ground that by amending the Elkins act so as to provide for punishment by Im prisonment rather than by fines the Hepburn law had so modified the or iginal law as to accomplish its re peal and render punishment under It impracticable. Today's decision was announced by Justice White and af firm ed the finding of the District Court and the United States Circuit Court o f Appeals. HEROISM ON M AR YLA N D Explosion Avsrtad by Instant Obedl- snca to Hurried Signal. San Francisco, Feb. 25.— An act o f heroism performed by three blue jackets on the United States cruiser Maryland during the recent target practice held at Magdalena Bay, was all that prevented a repetition of the G eorgia disaster off the Massachu setts coast last year, when Lieuten ant Goodrich, the son of Admiral Goodrich, and 13 of his shipmates, met death in the explosion of one of the big guns. It happened while the Maryland was having her try at the navy rec ord. A fte r the secind or third shot from No. 4, one of the Maryland's eight-inch guns, J. J. Donnelly, a seaman, acting as first loader, dis covered that two balls of fire were spinning around within the screw- box. ThiB fire should have gone out o f the muzzle of the gun but It had failed to do so. W ithout the loss of a moment, Donnelly hastily signalled J. C. King, the hoisting man, to lower the am munition car into the handling-room, and King, with the assistance of J. Green, the rammer man, compiled with the form er's request upon the instant. Twenty-five seconds elapsed before the fire in the screw-box was put out, but in that brief time a great disaster was averted T R YIN G TO GET ENOUGH MEN Railroads Hava Tan Days Before New Law Takes Effect. Los Angeles, Feb. 25.— W ith less than ten days until the new federal law lim iting the hours of labor of certain Railroad employes shall be come effective, Los Angeles railway officials are preparing as best they can for the necessary changes which must be made. Approximately 140 new telegraph operators will be re quired In the territory governed by Los Angeles general offices. The Santa Fe will need the greater por tion o f these. I f it keeps all Its offices open It will require 81 men on its coaBt line in addition to its pres ent force. There is a possibility that it w ill not be able to get that num ber at once. I f so, It will Le neces sary to close a few offices all or a part of the time until the additional men can be found. ' Santa Fa’s Cry o f Misery Topeka, Feb. 25.— On the Santa Fe railroad 486 new operators will be required, the Gulf lines excepted, to comply with the provisions o f the federal nine-hour law, to go into effect March 1. About 60 are re quired on the eastern grand divi sion. The officials do not know whether they w ill be able to get the requisite number of new men or not. Notices were posted in the Santa F e shops at Newton today that em ployes need not report for work till Monday, March 2. About 200 men are affected. Black Hand Thraata Terrorize. ( Seattle, Wash., Feb. 25.— Black Hand Society notices, sent through the mails and posted on doors and fences, with the object of frighten ing Italians who have offended the society in the mining village of Black Diamond, 25 miles from Se attle, reached a climax last Friday night when J. Vltero was shot at three times while making his way home. One bullet passed through his le ft arm and another cut his coat. Fabulous Strike Is Made Rawhide, Nev., Feb. 25.— What is said to be the moat wonderful strike in the history o f mining in Nevada was made today on the Happy H ooli gan claim. Assays o f the ore show values as high as $79,600 to the ton. T h e ground has been purchased by E W. King, a banker o f Bozeman, Moot. I TO IM P R O V E T H E M ISSOU R I. nm w r.ç í i f UUInUu lit < m y t i f t h r n w r .D F ^ ID L u l A I I L l l l uUltuliCuu thf BUILD TO INTERIOR Navigation Congress Would Make It Equal to 600 Railroads. An appropriation of $40,000.000 for tbs establishment of a twelve-foot channel In the Missouri river from SL Louis to Sioux City will be asked of Congress as a result of tbs first annual convention of the Missouri River Navi gation Congress, which met In Sioux City. Governors and Congressmen from seven States bordering on the Mis souri River wers In attendance et the convention. It wee tbe voice o f the Una Up Hood Rivar Veliev May Be convention fbet tbe Missouri River Extondad Southeast to Connoct as well a* the Mlesleelppl should be With Other Linos. made navigable as soon as Congress can see Its way dear to spend that much money. It waa tbe sentiment of Hood River, Or., Fsb. 22.— I f pre the convention that the deepening of the Missouri River channel would be liminary plant being promoted by wealthy capitalists of Salt Lake City, who own the Mount Hood Railway ex tending np Hood River valley and also the Sumpter Valley, running ont of Baker City, materialize, Central Ore gon may have a railroad In the near fu ture that w ill open up ita many re sources. The project provides for an extension of the Mount Hood line through the mountains east of Monnt Hood, and a party of surveyors ia now in the field trying to locate a pase through the mountains. The work ia in charge of Joseph A. West, chief en gineer of the Sumpter Valley. Early last fall a large surveying p*.rty headed by Mr. West was taken into the Central Oregon country from Heppner Junction to determine the feasibility of building a railroad on that side of the mountains and his report is said to have been favorable. The money pow the greatest stroke toward the settle er behind to proposed railroad is David ment of railroad rate troubles In the Eocle«, the millionaire sugar manufac greet Middle West. turer and lumberman, of Salt Lake Engineers reported that the Mis City. • I f the projeot is completed tbe souri River, If Improved according to two roads w ill connect at some point in the plana of this convention, would Crook oounty. By extension of the have the carrying capacity of 600 rail Sumpter Valley road south It would roads— fifty times the capacity o f all pass through Canyon City, Grant ooun the roads running between the Missis ty, and also Prineville. sippi River and the lower Missouri, An extension of the Monnt Hood road A big and more than twenty-five times the has already been commenced. capacity of all the railroads running gang of men with a steam shovel was from the Mississippi to the Missouri put to work at Dee, the present term- at all points. These engineers reported inns of the line, and will build as goon that making the Missouri River nav as it oan be pushed through the six igable from Bloux City to S t Louis miles of road toward Mount Hood that This would cost less than paralleling any has been surveyed and staked. single railroad between these two w ill be done to accommodate the rapid ly developing fruit land in the Mount points. Tbe navigable length of the Missouri Hood settlement. It ia admitted, how ever, by W . H . Eccles and Charles T. River is greater than tbe distance by Early, president and manager of the rail from S t Louis to San Francisco. Mount Hood road, that it may form It has a navigable length three times part of the connecting link of the pro as great as tbe entire length o f the posed new line. Officers of both roads Ohio River. recently went over the territory that I f Congress does not want this ap would be tributary to the project and it propriation, tbe boosters of the Middle is learned that it is considered most West may ask for legislation assessing favorably. In addition to reaching a tax against land lying within 100 many acres of fertile farm lands, mil miles of the Missouri River. It has lions of feet of timber, for which there been figured out that the entire $40,- is now no outlet, it is said, could be 000,000 could be raised by an assess utilized. ment of 50 cents per acre against tbs land bordering upon the stream for 100 T U N N E L UNDER RIVER. miles back. This territory produces Portland, Feb. 24.— In a long Blate- I meat given to the newspapers of Port- ( land ior publication, Charles W . Ful W e d " « * d * v , February 26 Saturday, February 22 ton, senior United States senator from Washington, Feb. 26.— There were Washington, Fsb. 22.— In tbe pres Oregon, answers in detail tbe charges two speeches In criticism o f the Aid- ence of many senators end a large gath made against him by Francis J. Henty, rich currency bill In the senate to ering in tbe galeriee. Senator Porter special prosecutor for the government day. 1 McCumber, of North Dakota, today Thé currency bill was, on motion in the land fraud cases, in a speech de read the farewell addreea of Washing- livered in the First Congiegational of Aldrich, made the unfinished bus . ton. / church in this city on tbe night of Jan iness. The Indian appropriation bill, which | The bill to revise the criminal uary 28 of the present year. laws o f the United States was passed was reported to the senate today, carries At that time Mr. Heney made the after adoption of Culberson’s amend $9,825,820, an increase of $1,610,123 direct charge that Senator Fulton’s long ment penalizing the Improper giving over the total appropr al ions made by participation in crooked political and out o f information by government o f I tbe bill as it was passed by the house. business deals in Oregon, notably in ficials affecting the market value of The nomination of Louis A. Coolidge, timber land frauds, had unfitted him to products of the soil, except upon of Massaohnsetta, to be an assistant occupy the high office he now holds and proper authority. secretary of the treasury, was ordered announced a determination to oppose to t The senate today adopted a reso reported favorably by tbe senate com- tbe utmost the senator’s candidacy for lution Introduced by Senator Lodge mi tee on finance. requesting the president to send to re-election. Mr. Heney further charg the senate correspondence with Ven- ed that Senator Fulton ia the tool of csuela in relation to pending contro- Washington, Feb. 22.— The race the railroad interests at Washington I versies concerning alleged wrongs qneetion came to the surface in the and represents, not the people of his 1 done to Americans in that country bouse today when Heflin, Alabama state, but the law-defying corporations by the Venezuelan government. offered an ain'endment to the District of in oongrese. , Columbia street railway trackage bill, Washington, Feb. 26.— The climax The specific charges made in the providing for “ Jim Crow” cars. H ef Heney speech are taken up one by one in general debate on the army ap lin declared that separate coaches for in Senator’s Fulton’s answering state prop riation bill in the house came the whites and blacks had solved the today, when Dalzell, Pennsylvania, ment and denied comprehensively and recognized as one of the foremost race problem in Alabama and he ex in detail as to every material fact. ! protectionists of the country, dellv- pressed the opinion that such an ar Senator Fulton does not mince matters lered an exhaustive speech in defense rangement would solve it in Washing in laying before the people of hia state of the republican pary and ljs pol ton. his defense. He strikes squarely from ic ie s, in which he upheld the prin The amendment was defeated, 140 to the shoulder and chargee in the plainest ciple of the protectve tariff system 59. terms that b lj accuser deliberately fal and said that under it the United The bill was passed. it provides sified in bis Congregational church States had become the greatest of universal transfers on the basis of cash speech, whioh Senator Fulton points manufacturing nations. It The army appropriation bill was fares or six tickets for 25 cents. out to have been the olimax of a cam read for amendment and its consid also provides for street railway facilities paign of malicious persecntion and vil- from all parts of Washington to the new eration was not concluded when the lification begun more than tw o, years house adjourned. union station. ago. Senator Fnlton impugns the honesty Tuesday, F-bcuary 25 Friday, February 21. of Mr. Heney’s moti.es. Revenge and Washington, Feb. 25.— Currency Washington, Feb. 21.— Senator Hey- partisan politics, he esye, are the basis legislation was the chief topic before of the graft proesecutor’ s enmity to the senate today. For nearly three bnrn and Representative French, of ward him, and Mr. Heney’a obsession hours Owen, of Oklahoma, spoke on Idaho, today introduced in the senate by an irrepressible ambition to stand the Aldrich bill, saying that he had, and house the bill prepared by Idaho in tbe limelight ia given as an added through ex-Senator Jones, o f Arkan sheepmen amending the 28-honr law, incentive for what Senator Fulton calls sas, In 1900 proposed legislation by providing that railroad trains con the lawyer’s utter disregard for the somewhat similar to the bill under taining ten or more cars of livestock consideration, but with essential d if going from one state to another shall t r u t h . __________________ ferences, which he declared would maintain an average minimum speed of have prevented the recent panic had It been enacted Into law. Owen re 16 miles per hour from the time the PR IE ST IS SLA IN . ceived close attention from the sena stock iB loaded onto cars until the des tors and was frequently interrupted tination is reached, deducting reason Anarchist Shoots Catholic Leader in with questions, which led to spirited able time for stops made for feed and Denver Church. water. The bill provides a fine of $100 debate. The Indian appropriation bill re to $500 tor failure to maintain this Denver, Col., Feb. 24.— Father Leo Heinrichs was shot and killed when ceived consideration during a part speed. The bill was read An amendment to the poetoffice ap- administering sacrament at tarly mass of the day. through. propriatioon bill wae introduced today in St. Elizabeth’s Cstholic church, Teller declared that Indian bills by Senator Foraker. Eleventh and Curtis streets, this oily, have In the past been put through Seven Filipinos may receive instruc at 6 a. m. yesterday morning. Kneel the senate loaded down with new ing at tbe alter rail between two wo legislation that should never have tion in the United States military acad emy, according to a bill passed by the men, (iuaranaicio pressed the muzzle been adopted. senate today. of a revolver against the body of the Washington, Feb. 25— General de priest after receiving from him the con bate on the army appropriation bill Washington, Feb. 21.— The time of secrated wafer and shot the man of God In the house of representatives today the house of representatives today was through the heart. again furnished opportunity for free devoted to consideration of what is Tbe muruerer was hurried to the city expression o f opinion on the Issues jail, and as threats of summary justice of the day. Garrett of Tennessee known as the District of Columbia rail were made by many men in the crowd, and, Hau of North Carolina arraigned way franchise— that is, the b ill provid which quickly gathered in front of the the Republican party for Its policy ing for extension of streetcar lines to church, Chief of Police MoHale De- with regard to the tariff, while the new anion station. The snbject of larey called the reserve force of patrol Hayes of C alifornia denounced the universal streetcar transfers in Wash financial system o f the United States ington elecited special attention and men. as “ patchwork,” and the Aldrich bill no disposition was manifested to “ I just went over there because I as "fa llin g far short o f the remedial amend the provision except to strength have a grudge against all priests in legislation needed.” en it. Tomorrow also w ill be given there. They are all against the work The only remarks pertinent to the ingman. I went to the communion rail army bill were made by Parker of over to Distriot of Colombia business. because 1 could get a better shot. I New Jersey, who spoke In favor of did not give a damn whether he was a (he proposition for increased pay Thursday, February 20. German priest or aoy other kind of a for the officers and men, and Kus- Washington, Feb. 20.— Because of crops and live stock annually wort) priest. They are all in the game class.’ ’ terman of Wisconsin In support of the death in this city today of Senator over $200,000,000. restoration o f the canteen. The seven hours allowed for gen Latimer, of 8outh Carolina, both eral debate on the bill w ill expire to branches i of congress adjourned, the RETU RN BY SUEZ. morrow, when the measure will be senate almost immediately after con read for amendment. vening and the house an honr after Atlantic Fleet May Complete Its Trip ward upon receiving official notice of Around the World. the senator’s death. In each chamber Monday, February 24. Washington, Feb. 22.— Interesting Washington, Feb. 24.— Ocean mail resolutions of regret were adopted and and important news relative to the fu subddy and currency legislation were a committee appointed to accompany ture movements of the American battle both the subjects of speeches in the the body home. ship fleet was made public at the con Most of the time tbe house was in Gallinger opened the clusion of tbe cabinet meeting yester eenate today. debate in favor of hia bill for ocean session was consumed in the reading of day by Secretary Metcalf, comprising Couldn't we express the grip somewhere mali subsidy to build up the American impeachment charges offered by Mr. else, instead of carrying it around with an invitation from the Australian gov merchant marine, and was followed by Waldo, of New York, against Federal us 7 ernment to have the fleet, or at least Depew, who Btrongly approved the Judge Lebbeus R. W ilfley, of the some of the vessels, visit that country, The advance In the price of dukes will United States court at Shinghai, China, further tend to dleconrsge the leap-yter and Secretary Root's reply. This reply measure. Simmon«, of North Carolina, and which were referred to the committee business. is the first authentic information of W hile, of Maryland, spoke in criticism on judiciary. the movements of the fleet after its A theatrical man reports a scarcity of Chaplain Hale, in his prayer open of the Aldrich curiency bill, White •tags villains. Yet there are a lot of very jonrney to San Francisco has been com ing the eenate, referred feelingly to the announcing that he would not vote for bad actore. pleted. After expressing the apprecia death of Senator Latimer. tion! of the nation, the secretary says: any measure before tbe eenate. An Next to opera singing the most highly The imm’gration committee, of hour was devoted to the further consid “ The eventual movements of our which Mr. Latimer was a member, paid industry is that of expert witnessing eration of tbe bill to revise the criminal in big trials. fleet have not been determined. W hile also adopted resolutions of regret. it is poseihle the vessels will return by code. Money is again getting so plentiful that Gallinger reviewed conditions ndner way of Suez, I would be glad if tome a man can carry a piece around in his which the merebantm arine of this No Protest on Manchuria. pocket for luck. of them could be sent by the Australian country is operating and cited many ad- Washington, Feb. 25.— It waa stated route, bnt it would be premature to The United States Supreme Court calls vantagxes that he believed w ill acciue with positiveness at the State depart attention to the fact that the States are promise this,” to the commercial interests of the ment today that no official reports or still on tbe map. United States if better mail service to protests from any source have been re Urge W ork on Amur Road. Cuba has enough kickers already with South America and other points is es ceived regarding Japanese commercial out sending that shipload of Missouri St. Petersburg, Feb. 24.— A secret tablished. aggressiveness in Manchuria, and from | mules down there. seeeion of the douma committee on im the nature of the situation none is ex A little mistake of $100.0(10.000 In the perial defense tonight wae devoted to Washington, Feb. 24.— The unusnal pected. It is asserted that the Ameri original estimates doesn't bother the Pan affairs in the Far and Near Eaet. It spectacle of the committee on rnles wag attended by Premier Slolypin, M. being overruled by its chairman, the can government has do intention of ama canal people. Iswolsky, the minister of foreign speaker, on the floor of the house, wae | addressing Japan or any other power I The new $20 gold pieces are mighty affairs, and M. Kokovsheff, the min witnessed in that body today, much to i on the subject at this tims or when ugly- Still, a great many have decided ister of finance; who outlined the Rus the discomfiture of Dalzell, a member j the battleship fleet reaobes its deetina- ! not to refuse them. ' tion. Fashion's latest innovation is the hip sian policy. The minister urged speedy of the committee. less walk. It must be another of Fasb- construction of tbe Amur railroad, work The army appropriation b ill, carry ion’e senseless fads. May Reimburse Harriman Line. on which wag formally begun last sum ing $85.007,566, wae taken np. After The mother-in-law Joke reaches the cli mer and which is deeigned to give Rus Hall, of Iowa, bad explained its pro Washington, Feb. 26. — President sia a line to Vladivoetok entirely visions, Slsyden, of Texas, criticised Roosevelt today considered with Chair max In the case of the Delaware man who has just married his. through Rueeian territory. “ the enormous extravagance of the mil man M iller, of the house committee on Dead men tell no tales, but In the itary establishment,” while Holiday, claims, tbe question of reimbursing the Plumbers as Inepecrors of Indiana, pleaded for increased pay Southern Pacific company to the exteilt I trues case the nnsarthing of a corpse completely reversed the adage. San Francisco. Feb. 24.— The Master for the enlisted men of tbe army. of $l,600,00u, the amount expended in The Chicago Federation of Labor la Plumbers’ association of this city at a Other speeches were delivered by repairing the break in the Colorado meeting today decided to instruct em Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff river. Hearing« regarding the claim urging the formation of a Vegetable ployee to Inform the health officials in revision, and by Washburn, of Massa are to be begun by the committee Mon Growers’ Union. This beets all 1 each instance where unsanitary condi chusetts, in favor of removing the re day. The money was spent by the | The London Times need to be "The tions wsre fonnd or the law requiring striction of the Sherman anti-trust law railroad company pnrsnant to what is Thunderer," but It Is now being Ameri the construction of rat proof buildings regarding organizations of merchants regarded as an understanding that the canised so it will be more like lightning. | Mr. Cortelyon Insists that we hare ia being ignored. Warned of the cer in certain government should bear the expense. $120.000,000 more money than we had a tainty of a quarantine, unless the rate | Postal s a w e g a Bank Bill year ago. But you can't feel in your were exterminated at once and the May Have Salaries Now Washington, Feb. 27.— The postal pocket and find it. plague stamped ont, the plumbers took Washington, Feb. M . -Benito Le- savings bank bill, Introduced by Sen New York has a new sect of sun wor action toward co-operation. gsrds and Tsblo leant [ 0 tJLeon. »he ator Knox, provides that 2 per cent shipers. Yet most of Its people will still recentfy appointed resident commis Interest shall be paid on all deposits, find their greatest enjoyment under the Snowstorm Costs S26.000. sioners, wbo ha -e arrived here to rep land that these savings be deposited tame old electric lights. Chicago, Feb. 24.— The city haa com resent the Philippine islands in con | in national banks In localities where Statisticians aay that birds, by eating pleted tbe taek of clearing the bneinees gress, today visited the senate commit savings are accumulated. The na- 1 tional banks made depositories are bisects, save the farmers $800,000,000 a section of the enow that fell in the tee on the Philippines and were later to pay a rate o f Interest to be deter year. Glad to hear that tbe early bird la great storm of last week. Four thou taken to the fleor of the senate, where mined by the postmaster-general and still catching the worm. sand men were kept busy foe four days they were interested observers. The the secretary of the treasury. The Because a train was late a lot of and £8,000 wagon loads of snow were senate today pegged the house joint ree- postal savings account for each per- Frenchmen tore down a depot near Paris. removed. The expense to the city was olntion authorising the payment >.1 the , son, firm or corporation Is to be 11m- . There wouldn't be half enough depots to | Ited to $500. commissioners' salary. about $25,000. go around In thin country $ 7 if f Central Oregon Is Promised Rail Connections. FROM SUMPTER TO PRINEVILLE Manhattan Island Now Joined to Long; Island City. New York, Feb. 22.— The first of the great system of tunnels and subways by which the Pennsylvania railroad w ill be enabled to ran a train from Phila delphia under the Hudson river across Manhattan island and under the East river to Long Island City was completed today. The two ends of one of the four tubes connecting Manhattan Island with Long Island city were brought to gether under the bed of the middlo of East river off Thirty-fourth street be fore noon today and steel rings comp« fl ing the shell of the tube were for the first time bolted in one continuous string from shore to shore. Thie tube wae begun in August, 1906, and is 4.- 000 feet in length. Two other tubes will be completed within a few days and the fourth will be finished within three months, according to an an nouncement made by the company. So accurate were the measurements of the engineers that the ends came to gether with a variation of only three- eighths of an inch. Expect Evans to Recover. Washington, Feb. 22.— While not yet formally advised by Admiral Thomas that he haa a »earned command nf the 'Atlantic fleet, the officials of the Navy department are expecting seme snch announcement, on the basis of preceding reports on the condition of Admiral Evans. These reports are not regarded as indicating that the Admiral is suffering from any perjnanent inca pacity, but that he is simply again a victim of rheumatic gout, which is di rectly the reault of the injury he re ceived at Fort Fisher in the Civil war Denies Part In Graft. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 22.— Ex-Gov ernor Pennypacker in his testimony at the state napitol conspiracy trial today denied the statement of 8. B. Lewis that the famous Huston letter to ei- Atlorney General Carson was prepared at a conference between Pennypacker, Lewie and ex-Auditor General 8nyder, one of the defendants. Mr. Penny- packer deviated that when Lewie stated that thta letter wae Intended to be a “ whltewaah,” he stated falsely. Kentucky Still Deadlocked. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 22.— The ballot for United Statee senator in tbe joint session of the legislators today resulted a follows: Beckham, 67; Bradley, 66; Allen. 1; Blacklrarn, t ; Campbell, 4. Necessary to a choice, 66.
