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BRIEF NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK Condensed Dispatches from All Parts o f the Two Hemispheres. Interesting Events from Outside the Stste Presented In a Manner to Catch the Eye o f the Busy Reader — Matters o f National, Historical and Commercial Importance. The Philadelphia cosl trust is on trial. Dr. Cook’s w ife iB ill and he says he will probably return to the United States. Natives in Manila are badly scared at the war maneuvers, and cannot be convinced that it is only for practice. The Republican club of New York is making preparations to receive Roose velt on his return to America. The English government lacks sup port to carry legislation, and the pros pects are for another general election soon. A St. Louis streetcar ran wild down a steep incline, striking and demolish ing two carriages, killing one man and injuring 17. Washington’s Supreme court has given cities power to condemn all prop erty of private corporations engaged in public service. In about 50 Supreme court decisions the railroads have lost their cases, and w ill have to pay whatever state taxes are assessed against them. Senator Aldrich says he can run the government for $300,000,000 a year less than it costs now, and wants a re form commission of ten appointed. Clarence O. Pratt, national organ izer of the amalgamated association of Street and Electrical railway em ployes, was arrested at Philadelphia charged with conspiring to incite riot. A blast was set off by workmen at Spokane just as a street car was pass ing. The car was showered with broken rock, smashing nearly every window, tearing a big hole in the roof. Ten women and a number of men were on the car, but no one was seriously injured. The second car strike of the year is on in Philadelphia. Roosevelt’s visits in European cities w ill be very brief, owing to lack of time. Mayor McCarthy, o f San Francisco, summarily discharged 18 employes of the Health department. It is said the rush of homeseekers to the West will be greater the coming season than ever before. A rat afflicted with bubonic plague has been killed in Seattle, and a gen oral clean-up is now in order. Negro deputies in Cairo, III., fired into a mob who were trying to lynch a negro prisoner, and feeling is at white heat. DIET C U H ba C O N S U M P1IO N . Get Fat, Build Up, and the Dreaded Disease will Disappear. No less a medical authority than Dr. Osier says: “ The cure of tuberculosis is a question of nutrition; make a pa tient grow fat and the local disease may be left to take care of itself.’ ’ Many others who have occupied the highest position it* the medical profes sion have said the same; but none have pointed out a successful way of ac complishing it. The most certain method ever adopt ed for the cure of the “ Great White Plague’ ’ is through the diet used as per directions given below which can be taken at home and comes within reach of the poor as well as the rich. The modus operandi is to force the body to take on fat, a desideratum long felt by the medical profession but nev er before attained to. During the last fifteen years I have prescribed this diet in hundreds of in stances and where directions have been followed strictly it has raised the weight and increased the strength and vitality of the patient rapidly up to a normal condition, thus enabling nature to assert her sovereign right to be the dominating force in the body and the germs causing consumption have been overcome and the cure accomplishes Some have gained a pound a day and would gradually take on less until they would not increase in weight more. The all important thing is to drink large quantities of milk Btrippings (the very last of the milking, which is all cream when a proper cow is selected.) This seems so sin,pie and easy that many have refused to follow direC tions and demand medicinesl to cur> them, but there has not yet been dis covered any medicine that is a specific for consumption. To get best results a healthy cow should be selected, one that does not cough and one that gives very rich milk. A Jersey cow is preferable. The milk should always be tested, to be sure, that there is a large percent age of cream in it. The last quart should be milked into a separate dish which rests in a larger vessel containing warm water just sufficient to prevent the strippings from cooling below blood heat. The cow should be thoroughly cleaned to prevent any dirt getting into the milk, so the patient can blow back the froth and drink at once without straining, as this cools it too milch. Begin by drinking nearly a pint in the morning and the same at night, and increase the quantity gradually so that in 10 or 15 days a full quart will be taken twice a day. It should be taken immediately after milking, be fore it has had time to c ol any. All should be taken that can be without too much discomfort, and then rest 2 or 3 minutes and drink more and rest again, and so on until a full quart ba: been taken as soon as it can be con veniently. In about fifteen minutes the patient should eat at the table such articles of food as are known to agree with the stomach. A t noon eat usual. When the strippings are not allowed to cool below heat and taken immedi ately after it is milked a full quart will be transfused into the circulation in a remarkably short time. H U P C O N T R A C T LEGAL, Portland — Circuit Judge E. C. Bronaugh has handed a decision o f in terest to hop groweas and brokers all over the United States, when he held that a contract for the delivery o f a crop of hops was legal, despite circum stances. Judge Bronaugh’s ruling came in the civil action brought by J. McNeff, C. L. M cNeff and J. W. McNeff, doing business as McNeff Bros., brokers, /gainst the Southern Pacific Railway company and J. McGilvray. He held for the plaintiffs. The railroad com pany did not enter into the suit. Following the story of the transac tion told in the bill of complaint, Mc Neff Bros, contracted with Mrs. C. H. Bozorth for the full crop of hops grown in her yard at 10'... cents a pound. When the time for delivery came the price o f hops had risen to about 25 cents a pound. Mrs. Bozorth trans ferred her hops, it was alleged, to her son-in-law, J McGilvray, who refused to turn them over to the plaintiffs. McNeff Bros, sued to recover $2,- 800 damages, which amount was awarded them by the court. The legality of contracts for crops of hops to be delivered at a certain time has long been in doubt. Last summer one firm of brokers, in an en deavor to obtain large quantités of hops which had been contracted for, sent out circulars saying that hop con tract would not hold. The McNeff-McGilvray case will he appealed. Asparagus King to Build Cannery directions were followed strictly, al James Gibbons, said to be the man Springfield - Geo. A. Dorris, who though some have declared they could who sighted (he first gun fired by the not before tryin g it; but when they de supplies fancy asparagus grown exclu Union forces at Fort Sumpter in 1861, layed taking for half an hour and the sively on his irrigated farm near here, is dead. milk had cooled ten degrees I have will this spring build a cannery to pre The San Francisco Labor council has Been half a pint make them very sick pare the plant for Eastern markets. adopted a resolution forbidding any The great secret o f success with It is Very little of his crop has been Bold in union member working in a place in taking it immediately a fte r milking local markets, most of it being shipped where Asiatics are employed. and not allow ing it to cool below blood to Portland and other coast cities. The It has developed that the coal claims heat, taking a full quart morning and faim is situated on a rich bottom land, which overflows every year and is cov in Alaska for which the Morgan-Gug evening, that ia very rich. ered with rich sediment, which is re genheim syndicate expects to pay newed each year by the overflow. Street Car Men Strike Again. $500,000, are worth $25,000,000. War against the packing companies is becoming nation-wide. New Jersey has dug up an old law againBt storing food to influence prices. Missouri courts issued indictments. The new American play Elektra had its first production in London before an audience which included the king and queen and Prince Henry, of Prus sia. It was a great success. Philadelphia, Feb.21.— Coming when least expected, a strike was declared against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company by the Amalgamated Associa tion o f Street and Electric Railway employes this afternoon, and tonight the police and firemen were busy hand ling turbuent crowds. Two cars were burned, a score of cars were attacked, forcing their crews to abandon them and numerous arrests were made. Except in the central part of the city, streetcar service was almost at a standstill. Fire in the basement of a moving picture show in Johnstown, Pa , weak ened the floor supports, so that when the audience discovered the fire and Floor In Picture Show Collapses. made a rush for the doors, the floor Johnstown, Pa., Five hundred per gave way, precipitating 500 people in to the burning basement. One was sons attending a theater at Patton, trampled to death and scores badly near Johnstown, tonight, were prepcip- itated into the basement o f the build wounded and burned. ing when the floor collapsed. One'man The city of Cleveland now has 3 was killed and many women and chil cent car fare, as the result of a 15- dren tangled in the debris were in year struggle. jured. To add to the panic, firemen A Paris parmacist, jealous o f his were forced to turn streams o f water w ife, kept her chained to the wall in into the basement, where the crowd was struggling to escape the flames. their home for two years. The fire started in the basement when Francis J. Heney declares he will the theater was filled with people not be a candidate for governor of Cal watching a moving picture show. ifornia, but will again prosecute Her mann. Castro Heads New Plot. I t is estimated that the city of Khar Caracas, Vsnezuela. Feb. 21.— The toum will contain the greatest crow.Is discovery of a new plot against the in its history when Roosevelt arrives government and in the interest o f ex- there. President Castro has caused a sensa tion. Many arrests of prominent per An orchat J of 605 acres in Rogue sons have been made. Disquieting river valley, Oregon, has been sold for rumors regarding the political inten $500,000. tions of General Jose Hernandez, lead The Roosevelt hunting trip is over er of the Nationalist party, and for and the party is now en route to Khar merly minister at Washington, who is toum, Egypt, which place they will now in Paris, have alarmed bis parti sans here. reach about March 6. Hundreds of letters begging flnan- More Bodies Recovered from Mine eial aid are pouring into Pasadena, Cherry, III , Feb. 21.— Four more Cal., for Mrs. Russel Sage, who ar- bodies were taken out of the St. Paul rived there a few days ago for a coal mine t day. This makes a total “ rest.” of 126 bodies recovered since the dis aster of November 3. It is estimated Senator Tillman is reported to be that 173 bodies are yet to be found. dying. Charles L. Atherton, known as the Fierce blizzards sweep the West, “ top boss,” who was shot while at Northwest and Southwest. his post of duty hy Metas Maditch yes Agnes Elkins, a niece of Senator terday, was reported today to be dying. Elkins, who attemped suicide because her uncle positively forbade her be China Warned by Powers. coming an actress, is admitted to be Pekin, Feb. 21. Great Britain and dying, by her physicians. France have made joint formal and One man was frozen to death near friendly recommendations to China Cincinnati, Ohio, a train wrecked and that that government should not pro three train men fatally injured, and ceed with the Chin Choo & Aigun rail railroads, telegraph and telephone lines way scheme without taking into con completely demoralized in the recent sideration the wishes of Russia and Japan. blizzard. Rocky Mountain Blizzard Spreads Over East and West 43,000 C LAIM S AW AIT SE TTLE R S Judge Uronaugh Decides Important Immense Body o f Land in Lakevlew Open for Settlement. Point In Law Suit. Legislation Declared Invalid. Salem— The Crater Lake road bill, passed by the last session of the legis lature and provi ling for the construc tion of a state highway from the Pa cific ocean to the Idaho boundary, is unconstitutional, say four members of the Supreme court of the state. Jus tice Will R. King dissents from the opinion o f the other members of the court, and holds that the law does not contravene the constitution. The decision o f the majority of the court was writ en by Justice Thomas McBride. Justice McBride’s decision goes in to the law of the case in detail. He sets out the history leading up to the action at law, commencing with the passage of the bill by the last legisla ture, the appointment of the Crater Lake road commission, and the com mencement o f the suit by L. H. Me Mahon, protesting that the road was local in character, designed to benefit Klamath and Jackson counties in par ticular and not the state in general, and that for this reason it was in con travention o f section 7 of article XI and section 23 of article IV of the con stitution of the state McMahon contended that the sole purpose of the proposed road wbb to assist Jackson and Klamuth counties in constructing an automobile and car riage road from Medford to Crater lake and from Klamath Falls to Crater lake for the use o f tourists and pleasure seekers, and not for the purpose of I never have seen a case but could constructing a state road from the Pa take the BtrippingB without any dis cific ocean to the Idaho country The discovery of a new plot against the government in the interest of Cas tro has caused a sensation in Ven com fort worth mentioning when above ezuela. W O R ST STO R M OF WINTER NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PARTS O f OREGON Lakeview — There are 4,162,400 acres of land open to entry in the Lakeview land district, which com prises Crook, Klamath, and Lake coun ties, Oregon. O f this area 3,436,927 acres is surveyed, while the balance is unsurveyed. O f tbe three counties the greatest body of open land is in Lake, which has a total of 2.759,100 acres. Crook county has 495,200 acres and Klamath 898,100 acres, the greater portion o f which ia open to the settler. Lake county is about one tenth mountains, three-tenths grazing, three- tenths agricultural and three-tenths timber lands. Much that is classed as grazing land is really agricultural land, as it can be tilled under “ dry farming” methods in vogue in many of the Western states. Klamath coun ty lands are divided into two-tenths timber, one-tenth mountains, four- tenths grazing and three-tenths agri cultural. A large area that has been classed as grazing is being reclaimed by the Klamath reclamation project that is already supplying water to a portion of the district. Crook county is composed o f one-tenth mountains, seven-tenths grazing and two-tentha agricultural, though the area open to settlement is not to be compared to the other counties until the railroadB enter that section. Oregon Apples on King’ s Table. Portland That the g iit of five box es of prime Oregon apples Bent to King Edward of England during the winter by R. M. Brereton and others, of Portland, were much enjoyed by England's ruler, is shown in a letter Mr. Brereton has received from Sir Dighton Probyn, extra equerry to His Majesty, Kins Edward, and keeper of tbe privy purse. The letter is dated January 11, at Sandringham and says in part: “ I have to thank you for your letter of November 10 last, and of still more importance to ask you to convey to the Britishers and those who sent that splendid lot of apples from Oregon for the king and queen, their majesties’ thanks for the same. They arrived safely just at the time you said they would and were much appreciated.” Mr. Brereton says tbe Earl o f Lei cester and the Duke of Argyll, who had been guests at Sandringham, have a lB O written him expressing their admira tion of the Oregon appleB. New Saw Mill for Rogue Valley Gold H ill— A syndicate of Walla Walla, Medford and eastern capitalists has bought the Foots creek timber tract, six miles from here, owned by L. W. Smith until the sale, and com prising over 1,50(7,000 feet of fine pine and fir. The purchasers have filed articles of incorporation, and intend to build a mill either at Woodville, Gold Hill or a point on Roifue river midway between the two towns, with the chan ces favoring Gold Hill. The mill will have a capacity of 175,000 feet per day, and will employ over 100 men. Demand for Wells Grows Hood R iver— P. S. Davidson and brother. Frank, received a new well dri" t?dtt£ * nd wil! PUce u ;in theDfle'd with the one now in operation. P. S. Davidson says the demand for deep wells throughout Hood River valley has increased to the extent that one machine is not sufficient to care for the work of drilling. The excessive irri gation throughout the valley has made it necessary to secure water from deep wells. Junction City Man's Cows Pay Well Junction City— A. Anderson, o f this place, received $69.17 from a creamery at Portland for cream from the milk of five cows for the month o f January. Besides this the cows furnished milk for his hogs and poultry and butter and cream for a family of three. This is an average of almost $14 per cow a month. Seven Devils Ready for Railroad Homestead — The activity which comes with spring is apparent in the Seven Devils camp, where a number of properties are being made ready for shipping as soon as the railroad is ready to accept freight. The Calumet Buena Vista group will be ready to send out ore by May 1. A new hoist PO R TLAND M AR K E TS. and cars are being installed and a drill Wheat— Track prices — Bluestem sharpener is being sent from Portland for installation early next month. The $1.15; club, $1.07; red Russian, $1.04 ore body shows up well, almost pure (n 1.06; valley, $1.05; 40-fold, $1.10. Barley»-Feed and brewing, $280/' copper being taken from a vein which a crew of men have opened this winter. 28 50 ton. Oats—No. 1 white, $316/31.50 ton. Will Build Own Flouring Mill Hay— Track prices—Tim othy: Wil- Astoria— The Astoria M illing & Pro lamet'e valley, $18f//20 per ton; East dure company has been organized by ern Oregon, $210/22; alfalfa, $170/18; the promotion committee o f the Astor California alfalfa, $166/17; clover, ia chamber o f commerce. The com $16; grain hay, $17(®18. Fresh Fruits — Apples, $1.250/3 pany has a capital stock of $20,000, which has been divided into 4,000 box; pears $1.500/1.75 per box; cran shares at $5 each. The flour mill will berries, $80/ 9 per barrel. Potatoes— Carload buying prices: be capable of producing 200 barrels of flour a day and several tons of feed Oregon, 70(<i 80c per sack; sweet pota stuff, nearly enough to supply the de toes, 2 'q (n 2 1 c per pound. Vegetables— Cabbage, $2 per hun mand in this section. dred; rhubarb, 15cpoun^; sprouts, 9c pound; tomatoes, $3.250/3.50 per Umatilla Fair Sept. 21- Oct. I. Pendleton-— A t a meeting of the di crate: turnips, $1.25 per sack; rutaba rectors o f the Third Eastern Oregon gas, $10/1.25; carrots, $1; beets, $1.- District Agricultural society it was de 25; parsnips. $1. Butter—City creamery extras, 37Of cided to hold the annual fair in this city from September 21 to October 1. 39c; fancy outside creamerv, 350/39c; Butter fat prices Among other things agreed upon was a store, 200/23c. series of broncho busting contests for average 1c per pound under regular butter prices. a part of the entertainment program, F.ggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, 280i29c as they proved immensity popular on per dozen. the last occasion. Pork— Fancy, Il0/:12c pound. Hood Land Cleared. Veal— Fancy, 120/12HC per pound. Poultry— Hens, 170T18c; springs. 17 Hood River— With the disappear 0/18c; ducks, 200/23c; geese, 130/14e; ance of snow in the Hood River valley, hundreds of acres of raw land are in turkeys, live, 230/25c; dressed, 270/ process of clearing. Many Easterners 30e; squabs. $3 per dozen. Hops— 1909 crop, prime and choice, are making purchases o f small tracts for orchards. It is difficult to secure 20o/ 22c; 1908s, 17Hc; 1907s, 11 He Wool— Eastern Oregon, 166/23c; labor to do the clearing in this section. mohair, choice, 25c. T o Buy 15.000 Acres o f Land Cascara bark— 4 H 6 i4H *. Hides— Dry hides, 18///18H6; dry Sams Valley— Agents o f the San kin, 180/18He; dry calfskin, 19o/>21c; Francisco syndicate that recently bond ed 15,000 acres of land in Sams valley salted hides, 100/10H e; salted calf are at work making irrigation surveys. skin, 15c; green, 12c less. Cattle- Best steers, $5.50(35.70; They say the land will surely be pur chased at the expiration o f the option fair to good. $4.500/5; strictly good cows, $ l.T>00i 4.60; fair to good, $3.76 time, April 1. 0i4; light calves, $5of6.60; heavy cal M ore Land for Applet. ves. $4075; bulls, $3.600i'3.75; stags, Vale—Howard Davis has sold to the $30/4. Malheur Red Apple company 160 acres Hogs -Top, $9o/9.25; fair to good of land north o f Vale for $6,400. The hogs, $8.500/8.75. land will be platted and planted to ap Sheep -B est wethers. $5.50; fair to ples. The water supply will come good, $4.50or6: go/d ewes, $4.750/5; from the Nevada ditch. lambs, $ 60 / 6 . 60 . Chicago, Feb. 18.— The blizzard that gripped the Rocky mountains and Mis souri valley regions yesterday swept eastward today and tonight the Ohio valley and western Alleghenies are struggling with one of the heaviest snows o f the winter. Extreme cold prevailed in the W est ern states today, the thermometer at the summit of tbe Rockies going as low as 60 below zero. It was 17 be low at Pueblo. Temperatures in the middle Missouri valley moderated during^the day, but with nightfall the thermometer again began to fall and zero weather is predicted by tomorrow morning. A severe blizzard is raging over Lake Erie and Ohio is buried under heavy snow. Passenger trains on trunk lines east of Chicago are from pne to four hours late. Tbe temperature at St. Louis to night is 4 below zero, and tempera tures as low as 8 below are reported in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Cincinnati tonight lies under blanket o f Bnow which ia the heaviest fall recorded there in 25 years. The snow has been falling steadily for 24 hours and at 10 o'clock tonight has reached a dept of 20 inches. Communication with the Kentucky side of the Ohio river practically sev ered for several hours this morning, All trains are from one ,to four honrs late. Reports from towns throughout Southern and Western Ohio say 24 in ches o f snow is general. A gale ranging in velocity from 40 to 60 miles an hour and bearing with it a heavy snow, has demoralized traffic in Northern Ohio. Passenger trains on the New York Central and Pennslvania lines are run ning 2 to 4 hours late. Practically no freight trains are moving. In the 36 hours ending at 8 o’ clock 14.9 inches of snow fell at Columbus, Ohio. This is the deepest snow on record there. 7 ~~-‘ A t 6:30 o’clock this morning the thermometer registered 17 degrees be low zero at Pueblo, Colo., the coldest o f the winter, and the coldest weather on record in Pueblo so late in the win ter. Suffering of cattle on the range is reported. JAPAN TAK E S EXCE PTIO N S Leading Newspaper Says Japanese Shou'-' T t Naturalized. GIANT COMBINE GRIPS ALASKA Guggenheim Interests unJ J . P . Mor gan at Bottom of Scheme. Committee on Territories Alleges Plan to Buy Up Coal Lands and Build Railroads, Would Practically Give Complete Control o f Alaskan Inaustries and Natural Resources Washington, Feb. 19.— Senator Bev eridge, e f Indiana, got hiB committee on territories into action today and within a short time had established the fact that the Alaskan syndicate owned by J. P. Morgan & Co. and tbe Guggen heim brothers bad a steel grip on the natural resources of that territory. The fact o f significance brought out is that the Morgan-Guggenheiin syndi cate has an option on the celebrated Cunningham coal claims through which came the quarrel that resulted Gifford Pinchot being dismissed United States forester and brought on the so-called Ballinger-Pmchot inves tigation now under way. These claims, according to the testi mony brought out by the Indiana sen ator are now held in escrow awaiting the decision o f the government as to whether they are valid. I f they art eventually approved, the Morgan-Gug genheim syndicate will come into pos session of them. The Alaskan syndi cate is the general name for the vari ous companies operating in Alaska, all being owned by the Morgan-Guggen heim crowd. It waB shown that the syndicate was formed in 1906 by the purchase o f 46 per cent of the stock of the Northwest ern Commercial company, which owned the Northwestern Steamship company and the Northwestern Fisher ies company. The latter company packB 300,000 cases o f salmon annual ly, as compared with a pack o f 2,000, 000 caseB by other interests. Last year the Alaska Steamsip company was formed by reorganizing the com panies in which the syndicate had bought large interests and it now operates 12 steamers, or rather 11, reports today indicate that one has been losL A long list o f steamship companies in which the Alaska syndi cate has no interest was given in sup port of its claim that it was not a mon opoly. The railroad owned by the syn dicate is now 102 miles long, and is to be extended to 199 miles. Both Messrs. Steele and Birch in sisted that there was no truth in the re ports that the syndicate had, or was seeking, a monopoly of railroads, steamship lines,fisheries, copper mines or coal lands in Alaska. They denied with great emphasis that they were trying to “ gobble up” Alaska. Tokio, F — “ We are tired of the anti-Jap 1m o f American pol iticians,” decl >3 the Asahi today in an editorial which is typical of the general comment upon the Hayes bill in the Aiv.erican congress. “ The question o f the naturalization of the Japanese in America is one of the most important matters o f the present tim e,” continues tbe Asahi. “ The time has cripened for Japan to take a decisive step toward co-opera tion with the better element of Amer ica, such as that represented by former president Roosevelt. “ It is time for this country to begin negotiations with the better clasB of Americans looking towards the legaliz- ing'of Japanese naturalization. “ Naturalization will be the perma nent solution of the problem. The Japanese in America should become American citizens. “ Such attacks as that made upon the R O O SE VE LT H U N T OVER. Japanese in the Hayea bill are becom ing wearisome. They are inspired Party Leaves for Khartoum—All Arc only by the lower element in America. In Perfect Health. But it is time for Japan to act.” Gondokoro, Soudan, Feb. 19.— With The Asahi is one of the leading pa the departure 0 / the Roosevelt party pers of Japan. down the Nile, the great hunt of Bwana Tumbo through the wilds of House Contains Skeptics East Africa closed today. The story Washi.igton, Feb. 18.— Members of o f the “ portly master,” replete with thehouse may demand that Robert E. stirring incident and full of admiring Peary exhibit his proofs to the world praise for bis prowess as a mighty before voting him a gold medal and hunter, will now take its place in the tbe thanks o f congress. It was lore of the native who worships him learned that the naval committee was as a king from a foreign land. not entirely unanimous on the proposi It is probable that there will be sev tion o f bestowing honors upon the dis eral little Bide trips for hunting on the coverer o f the Pole. way to Khartoum, but these will be of One o f the laders o f the [house, who little comparative importance and it is declined to allow the use of his name, not expected that any big game will sail today that he was opposed to ac be found. The members of the party, cepting proo’ s of Mr. Peary that he all o f whom are well and apparently discovered the Pole merely because the have thrived upon the outdoor life of National Geographical society had ac the jungle, consider that the big hunt cepted them. is over. Direct Drimary to Pass. Springfield, III., Feb. 18.— Forty-six Republicans and 43 Democrats com bined in the Illinois house o f repre sentatives today and passed the direct legislative primary bill. This victory for the direct primary was followed immediately by another when the house concurrd in the senate amend ments to the main direct primary bill. A ll that is left to put the two direct primary bills up to Governor Deneen for his signature is for the sena’ e to concur in the house amendments. This will be done. Roosevelt is in Demand London, Feb. 18. — Ex President Roosevelt will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford University on May 18. This is the only engagement defi nitely arranged for his visit to Eng land, but he is promised a busy time if he accepts all invitations extended. King Edward is greatly interested in the coming o f Mr. Roosevelt, and in addition to entertaining him at Buck ingham palace, will attend some of the other functions at which the American will be the guest. He will be joined in London by Mr. Fairbanks. 'Oiled' Doughnuts Poison Laurel, Md., Feb. 18— A mistake in the delivery o f two barrels of oil nesr- ly caused fatal results here when 60 persons were made violently ill by eat ing doughnuts prepared in machine oil instead o f cooking oil. In two in stances entire families were on the sick list, and the physicians had hard work saving them. It developed today that the machine oil had been ordered by a hardware dealer, who received in stead the barrel intended for a baker. Germans In Street Riot Frankfort-on-the-Maine, Feb. 18.— Severest fighting occurred late today between tbe police and suffrage dem onstrators, and many were wounded on both sides. The Socialists had organ ized five mass meetings which passed off in good order, bat crowds gathered later. PAR LIA M E N T ASSEM BLES. People Cheer l oudly When Liberal Leaders Arrive at Westminster. London, Feb. 15.— A fter the hardeet fought election England has ever known, the third parliament of King Edward's reign assembled at West minster for the session's business at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Business thus far has been purely formal and four days w i11 be occupied in no more sen sational way than swearing in members and effecting the usual organization. Although the house did not convene until 2 o’clock, the doors were opened as usual at midnight and all through the early hours of the forenoon there was the customary rush of the 670 members of the commons for the best, or, in fact, for any at all, of the 500 seats in their chamber. This stampede over, the yeomen of the guard in their gorgeous scarlet and gold Elizabethan uinforms, went through their ven.rable farce of search ing the parliament house vaults for explosives. Tbe official police had, of course, previously conducted a real seurch. Even they found nothing— nor expected to. As 2 o’clock approached an enormous crowd began to gather in the streets of Westminster to watch the members’ arrival. Notable politicians were eagerly looked for. Chancelor of tbe Exchequer Lloyd George was so en thusiastically greeted that it took a strong squad of policemen to get him safely from his official residence at No. 11 Downing street, to the house. Prime Minister Asquith, more appre hensive concerning suffragettes, who were prominently in evidence in the throng, took no such risks as the chan cellor, but went across from his official residence by way of the underground passage provided for such emergencies. Winston Churchill drove up in a cab with his wife and was also warmly welcomed. Arthur J. Balfour, the conservative leader, got a decidedly chilly reception, either because his party was beaten at the polls or be cause the Libera's predominated in the crowd about the parliament house en trance. JAPAN BUSY IN PH ILIPPIN E S. Lands Thousands o f Rifles, Either for Soldiers or Natives. Manila, Feb. 16.— Great interest was aroused in official circles today by the report that several thousand Jap anese rifles had been landed on the Tayabas coast. It is feared by some that Japan is planning to install an armed force in the Philippines, t-uch as it is believed to have now in Hawaii. The cruiser Chattanooga was dis patched to Lamon bay to search for the ship in which the rifles were brought here. It is believed by many that the rifles were deliberately brought by Japanese traders and turned over to tbe natives in order to encourage them to rebel against the Americans. The authorities have been having great trouble recently with the smug glers and the Japanese seagoing mar auders have been among the most ser ious offenders. That Japan has always had her eye on the Philippines everyone here knows. The statement that the Jap anese could take Manila in short order has been made repeatedly and only this winter has resulted in the government at Washington making provision for extensive coast forrtifi-ations. Whether the landing of the rifles was oart of a general plot, or the work of daring smugglers who wish to dis organize the constabulary as much as possible and ktep them busy with in ternal matters, the situation is almost equally serious. I f they can keep the native tribes in revolt, they evidently think their operations can be carried on successfully. Tayabas iB the province which bord ers on the east coast of Luzon island. Americans Route Moroz. Manila, Feb. 16.— News of a fight between an American scouting party and a band of Moros, in which two American soldiers were seriously wounded, reached here today from the province of Lanao, on the island of Mindanao. The report stated that a party was dispatched into the montain country near Lake Lanao, where a oand of Moros were committing depre Conboy Jury Disagrees. dations. The natit es fled farther into San Francisco, Feb. 19.— Although the mountains, where they were fol ugly rumors o f jury fixing, perjury and lowed by the troops. The Moros police inactivity are in the air follow made a night attack on the Americans. ing a disagreement by the jury w hich heard evidence in the case o f former Smallpox on Board Cruiser. police captain Michael J. Conboy, Port Townsend, W ash, Feb. 16.— charged with killing Bernard Lagan, The cruiser Washington will reach Di no direct charges are made against amond Point quarantine station today anyone concerned. The Conboy jury, with five cases of smallpox among the when discharged late last night, stood crew. Assistant Surgeon Carter, in 10 to 2 for conviction. Two of the charge of this quarantine district, re jurors maintained that the evidence ceived a wireless message from the did not warrant conviction, and refus Washington last night saying she was ed to change the views. steaming full speed ahead. Dr. Carter went to the quarantine station this City Wins 15 Year F-ght. morning to arrange for the landing'and Cleveland, Feb. 19.— A fte r a fight isolation o f the men. The Washing begun 15 years ago and waged at vari ton is on her way from Honolulu to the ous times by former Mayor Tom L. Bremerton drydocks. Johnson, 3-cent carfares will hereafter prevail in this city. A new franchise, General Wood In Critical Condition placing the streetcar system und r the Baltimore, Feb. 16.— It was report supervision of the city, was approved ed this, afternoon that Major General in a referendum election yesterday by Leonard Wood, who was operated on a majority of 8,100. The franchise last week at the Johns Hopkins hoe- was proposed by Judge Robert W. Tay- pital, was in a serious condition. Fol or, of the Federal court. The Cleve lowing tbe operation General Wood land Trolley company must furnish the rallied, and the surgeons anticipated city with car service at cost, plus 6 his early recovery. The report today per cent return to holders o f stock. is to the effect that the operation was I not so successful as was at first sup Finds Buried City in Gautemala. posed, and that his condition is causing Belize, British Honduras, Feb. 19. the physicians much apprehension. — Count M. Deperiguy, a French arch aeologist who has arrived here, reports Steamship Lines Grafting? the discovery of an ancient buried city Washington, Feb. 15. — It developed in Guatemala, two miles from Bonque Viejo, near the frontier o f BritishHon- today that the immigration service has duras. He declares that the ruins in been reporting from 130,000 to 400,000 dicate that the inhabitants of the city more immigrants a year than it re had attained a high degree o f civiliza ports in the colleetion o f tbe head tax tion, even approaching that of the Ro on immigrants. The steamship com mans. The count will ask the consent panies usually pay the head tax. Thera is a suspicion that tbe companies have o f President Cabrera to excav ite. been engaged in big frauds. The im migration service refuses to explain. Khartoum Prepares for "oosevelt. Khartoum, Feb. 19.— Althmgh for "Remem ber Ihe Maine." mer President Roosevelt is not expec ted to arrive here for two weeks, the Havana, Feb. 16.— In observance of city is rapidly filling with visitors anx the twelfth anniversary of the destruc ious to greet him. It is estimated tion of the Maine, the American colony that Khartoum will entertain the yesterday placed flags and wreathe on greatest crowds in its history when the the masts of the submerged battleship distinguished American reachee here. in Havana harbor.