Washington County news., April 13, 1905, Image 2

Washington County News
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
I d a Condensed Form lor Oor
Busy Readers.
A Resume o f the Less Important bwt
Not Less Interesting Events
o f the Past Week.
The Japanese are sending large forces
against Vladivostok.
Edwin H. Morgan, of Aurora, N. Y .,
has been appointed United States min­
ister to Corea.
Admiral Higshee, commanding the
Carrihean squadron, rejKirts all quiet
in Santo Domingo.
Two miners were killed ami a num­
ber seriosuly injured in a strike riot at
Hibbing, Minnesota.
The houses of two nonunion miners
at Blossburg, Alabama, weie blown up
by dynamite ami a child killed.
The Chicago teamsters’ strike con­
tinues without any material change.
Kiots are of frequent occurrence.
The Franklin county,
Kentucky,
grand jury has returned about 400 in­
dictments against the Standard Oil
company for failure to take out ped-
dlars’ license.
The question of the government ac­
cepting railroad rebates on material
used in coni e tion with the irligation
reclamation service has been referred
to the uttorney general for an opinion
Dutch warships have reported to
their government the commencement of
a naval battle between the Japanese
and Russian squadrons near the Anatn-
has islands, east of the Malay penin­
sula.
Japanese cruisers have
headed for Singapore.
been seen
The Japanese have complete plans of
the Vladivostok fortifications.
Commissioner Garfield has started
his investigation into the doings of the
Standard Oil in Kansas.
A Little Rock,
Ark.,
lodge of
Knights of Pythias accidentally killed
a man who was being initiiated.
The third trial of Nan Patterson for
the murder of Caesar Young has been
postponed u week in order to got new
Witnesss.
N O HOPE OF
TARIFF
REVISION.
W E S T T O DIG CANAL.
Hansbrough Says Next Session Will
Be Devoted to Rate Question.
Chairman Shonts Says It Will Furnish
the Right Men.
Washington, April 11. — Senator
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, a strong
advocate of a readjustment of tlieta iiff,
believes that the chance of tariff revis­
ion lias passed and that nothing will be
done in the immedate future looking to
the readjustment of the Dingley rates
to meet changing conditions. W hile
Mr. Hansbrough is a strong protection­
ist, he believes the existing tariff
should be readjusted, but he has come
to the conclusion that the stand-patters
have convinced the president that no
revision is necessary.
He thinkB the postponement of the
extra session until October 15 put an
end to all chance of tariff revision. It
is his opinion, and the view is shared
by many other men in Washington,
that a session called to meet October 15
for the purpose of passing a railroad
rate bill w ill not find opportunity to
consider another such weighty topic as
the tariff.
He declares that congress
will consume the time from October 15
to December 1 in organizing commit­
tees and getting ready for actual work.
He furthermore believes that the two
or three weeks preceding the holiday
recess w ill he wasted on some pretext
or other, and that congress w ill not get
down to business before the second
week in January. In his opinion it
w ill he easy enough to drag out the dis­
cussion of the railroad rate bill through
the entire long session, leaving no time
for a consideration of a tariff b ill. This
being the situation, as he sees it, Mr.
Hansbrough has abandoned all hope of
having the tariff revised.
Chicago, April 10. — Western men
are to have a long leeway allowance in
the selection of capable engineers and
contractors for the work of the Panama
•in al.
Not that there is going to he a
sectional discrimination in selecting
the subordinates who serve under the
new canal commission, but, as Chair­
man T. P. Shonts said today:
“ We wish to employ the men who
have practical knowledge of direct con­
struction work, who can do the best and
most effective work for the government
in the shortest reasonable time and for
the best legitimate price— and I love
western men.
“ I had intended to make certain ap­
pointments before my departure for the
East, but for purely business reasons I
have decided to hold them off. I leave
for New Yorx tomorrow, and from there
go to Washington, to be with the com­
mission until such time in the near fu­
ture as I can leave for Panama.
“ In selecting superintendeBts, fore­
men, engineers and the other skilled
labor to be employed on the canal, we
w ill dig up the man that can think,
act and do honestly in the best way for
the best interests of the United States
government. W e want the practical
man who has had construction experi­
ence.
And Western men in railway
work have had this.’ ’
SPEND $15,000 O N IT S ROADS
No
Further Obstacles to Construc­ Marion County Plans for Better High­
tion o f Cut by Government.
ways with Farmers' Aid.
Salem— The Celilocanal commission,
state and state treasurer, has signed the
deed conveying to the United States
the right of way for the construction of
a government canal between The Dalles
and Celilo.
At the request of the government
officials, the state has several times
made corrections in conveyances in
order to remove defects from the chain
of title, and now the commission feels
confident that the title is perfect and
that there is nothing, so far as the
right of way is concerned, to prevent
the government from proceeding with
the construction of the canal.
The canal right of way cost the state
$74,000.
The Portage Railway commission,
which is com [wised of these same offi­
cers, held a meeting and received the
report of the engineer in charge of the
work on the portage road. Tiie report
shows satisfactory progress, though it
is stated that a “ walking delegate” ap­
peared on the scene last week and in­
duced the workmen on the piledrivers
to strike for a nine-hour day at the
same pay received for a ten-hour day.
As a consequence the bridgework was
retarded.
The greater part of the grading and
bridgework has been completed, and
P U T NO T R U S T IN MINES
one and three-quarters miles of track
have been laid. Four cars of steel rails
Fortification Experts Favor Subma­ have been received and the track-laying
w ill proceed rapidly. To all appear­
rines for Coast Defense.
ances, the road w ill he completed by
Newport, R. I., April 11.— The third the appointed time, May 15.
There
committee of the fortification board, of are now at work 29 teams and 131! men.
which Admiral Charles N. Thomas, U.
8. N., is chairman, is devoting special
Reseeding Done in Wasco.
attention to the dangers incident to the
The Dalles— Farmers whose crops
use of submarine mines, and it is
learned that emphasis w ill be placed on were damaged by the severe weather of
the advantage of substituting submar­ February have about finished reseeding,
ine boats for mines for harbor defense. and the new-sown grain is coming up
Discussing this subject, a member of nicely. It ¡ b estimated that about ten
per cent of the fall-sown grain in the
the committee said today:
“ Mines cannot be relied on in times county froze out, and had to be reseed­
of war. Trials given submarines in ed. This has been a heavy expense on
Narragansett bay resulted unsuccess­ those whose grain was frozen, and as
fully, due chiefly to the strong currents spring sowing never yields as good
which sweep trhough the harbor and crops as fall sowing, unless the season
entrances to the bay and make these is unsuually favorable, the wheat crop
defenss extremely dangerous. This is this year w ill be somewhat shorter
one of the important subjects that the than that of 1904, although, so far, the
fortification board has already taken up weather has been most favorable, and
and w ill thoroughly examine during crops are making an excellent growth.
the inspection of fortifications and the The season is at least a month earlier
than last year, which w ill enable the
land and floating defenses.
“ The established fact that a number gardeners and orchardists to market
of the Russian warships were blown up their crops early, and thereby get the
by their own submarine mines, and the advantages of high prices that always
present practice in England of dis­ prevail early in the season.
Russian school lioys placed a quan­
tity of explosive liehind a picture of
the caar, blowing it into fragments and
carding submarine mine defenses to a
injuring four pupils.
great extent in harbors where there are
The Russian fleet can’ t get into Sai­ wide channels to defend and where the
gon and may seize a Dutch island. tides are strong, and placing there sub­
The Dutch East Indies squadron has marine boats, has added to the senti­
gone north to preserve neutrality.
ment in favor of replacing mines with
The teamsters strike in Chicago is boats.”
the cause of many riots. Streets are
J A PA N E S E E Q U A L L Y C O N F ID E N T
barricaded and serious conflicts have
occurred between police and strikers.
Believe Russian Fleet Has Secret Base
The controller of the treasury has
in Pacific Ocean.
issued a decision in which he condemns
Tokio, A pril 11.— Vice Admiral Ro-
the Interior department for accepting
railroad rebates on irrigation material, jeatvensky’s second Pacicfi squadron
in violation of the very law the govern­ has not been reported since it passed
Singapore.
Its whereabouts and the
ment is trying to enforce.
plans of Rojestvensky are subjects of
Senator Platt is much improved in the keenest speculation.
health.
It is quite generally assumed that
The battleship Minnesota has been Rojestvensky does not desire an imme­
diate battle und that he will attempt
successfully launched.
to reach Vladivostok, where there are
Hundreds of persons were killed by docks and shops, or seize a base. The
the collapse of a reservoir at Madrid, latter course is deemed unsatisfactory,
Spain.
on account of poor facilities and the
The Japanese government has ordered danger of political complications.
Many believe that the Russian naval
500,000 gunstocks from a Cedar Rapids,
commander has a second rendezvous in
Iowa, manufacturer.
the Pacific ocean, and that he will
The St. Petersburg war otflce claims
s|ieedily quit the China sea and go
that the Bal’ tc fleet has eluded Togo’ s
eastward of the Philippines. If V ladi­
shi|>s and w ill reach Vladivostok in
vostok is his objective, the Pacific is
safety.
considered to be more favorable for the
Kxeritnenta at Illinois insane asy­ accomplishment of his purpose, al­
lums show that women are more capa­ though it largely depends on Rojest-
ble of handling the patients than men vensky himself.
attendants.
The Japanese newspapers and public
The Federal grand jury at Portland express relief and pleasure over the ap­
has finished its work and has been dis­ proach of the Russian squadron, and
missed. Seven more indictments were confidence that Togo w ill win.
Salem— “ The people of Marion conn-
comjiOHed of the governor, secretary of ty w ill contribute $10,000, $15,000 or
Assessment Soon to Begin.
Pendleton — The deputies appointed
by Assessor Strain to take the assess­
ments and the state census w ill com­
mence their work immediately. The
work w ill he continued, hut the values
of the property w ill not be placed by
Mr. Strain until late in the season,
when he learns what stand the assess­
ors of counties having railroads will
take regarding values.
Mr. Strain is
in favor of placing the values of all
property at their true worth. Umatilla
county would thus show a property
statement of nearly $30,1100,000.
Oregon Fruit Crop is Assured.
Weston— The snow on the foothills
has been a boon to the fruit and straw­
berries on the Weston and Basket
mountains, near here having kept the
blooms from maturing and being caught
by the nightly frosts. W ith the con­
tinuance of the cool weather until the
proper time for the trees to bloom the
fruit and herrv crop is assured. Wheat
in the Weston distiict generally is in
good condition, and w ill probably yield
well if the weather continues good.
Halsey Ships Lots o f Eggs.
Halsey— During March the three
mercantile houses of Halsey exported
10,590 dozen of eggs. These eggs were
all secured from farmers of the country
adjacent to this city. The farmers re­
ceived an average of 17 cents per dozen
for the eggs, making a total of $1,800
distributed among the farmers of this
vicinity in exchange for eggs in one
returned
State Senator Booth and his
month. This is a record which cannot
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Fires.
brother are among those implicated in
be equaled by any fanning district of
8t. Petersburg, April 11.— There is the same size in the state.
the latest disclosures of land frauds.
reason to believe that Vice Admiral
The government is after the Klamath Rojestvensky'» entrance into the China
Clear Track fo r Grand Jury.
Irrigation company, in Southern Ore I sea has been followed by orders tor the
Salem— Judge Burnett has dismissed
gon, for diverting water from the Kla­ cruisers which have been ready for
all trial jurors until May 22, the evi­
math river without permission of con­ some time at Vladivostok to put to sea.
dent purpose being to give the grand
gress.
Their appearance outside the roadsted jury time to complete its work of in­
Eight men were killed at Allisonia, of Vladivostok w ill constitute a poten­ vestigating the land fraud cases.
The
Virginia, by the premature explosion of tial threat against Admiral Togo’ s rear grand jury has thus far given most of
which w ill compel the retention in or its time to the investigation of numer­
a charge of powder.
dispatch of a number of fighting ships ous local cases and to the men who are
Three hundred American marines
to Japanese waters.
Thus Admiral supposed to have provided the rides
have been sent to Santo Domingo.
Togo seems to be actually placed be­ which Trncev and M errill used in
Two prominent Mexican scientists tween two fires.
effecting their escape from the state
declare that the tapeworm w ill kill
prison in 1902.
consumption germs.
New Mexican Steamer Lines.
Exhibit Independence Fruit.
Mexico City, April 11.— Considerable
The fight against the Standard Oil
Independence— At a meeting of the
company has been carried into North progress has !>ccn made toward the in­
auguration of a steamship line tietween Lewis snd Clark club the ladies decided
Dakota by the independent dealers.
Mexcian gulf ports and Canada and it to place an order with a Portland firm
Re|>orts from the interior of India is probable that steamers of the new­ for 150 dozen of one-half pint jars.
show that hundreds of soldiers were line w ill liegin their trips next month. They w ill fill the jars with various
killed by the recent earthquake.
The question has arisen as to whether kinds of fruit, which w ill hear the
Paris is in a ferment [over the sup­ steamers shall call at Cuban ports, as label of the Independence I-ewis and
poses) plot against the French republic. first intended and afterward changed. Clark club. They w ill he given away
More prominent men have been arrest­ The government objects to making stops to Eastern visitors to Oregon this sum
at Culian port*, but it is hoped to se­ tner.
ed.
cure its consent to this.
A ll Chicago teamsters are out and
Polk Pioneers to Meet June 10.
the strike threatens to spread to other
Designs for Mexico’ s New Coins.
Dallas— The executive committee of
branch«« Trouble between the Gar-
Mexico City, April 11. — President the Polk County Pioneer association
mentmakers' union and Montgomery,
Diaz has issued a decree regulating the met in Dallas and set June 10 for the
Ward A Co. was the start of the strike.
designs for the new coins of »he re­ annual reunion of the pioneers of Polk
Oregon has secured perfect title for j public. Provision is made for the new- coitnty, the meeting to he in Dallas.
The Dalls-Celilo canal and the work 1 gold coins of $10 and $5 each, and for J. D. Smith, of Dallas, wss elected sec­
w ill soon tie taken up by the govern­ new silver dollars differing hut slightly retary to fill the vacancy caused by the
from the present coins.
ment.
deathe of J. W . Lew is.
[lerbaps as much as $20,000 in labor
for the improvement of the public roads
this summer,” said County Judge
Scott, as he finished preparing a num­
ber of blank agreements for use in road
districts where the property owners are
circulating subscription papers.
“ The county court has decided to
spend its surplus road funds in those
districts where the people contribute
work, and it ¡ b very evident that this
year w ill see more progress in road
building than in any previous year in
the history of Marion county. Our plan
is to use what money is necessary in
the building of bridges, and in the re­
pair of roads in a few places where
county work is of immediate necessity,
and the balance of the fund w ill he d i­
vided among the districts. We do not
know yet what rate of distribution w ill
be adopted, hut the amount distributed
w ill be enough to encourage the enter­
prise of the people in road building by
contributed work.”
In the immediate vicinity of Salem
work to the amount of at least $7,000
w ill be done, and it will'probably much
exceed this amount.
The business
men of Salem have subscribed $2,000,
and the county court $800 more, and
to this the farmers w ill add $4 200 or
more in contributed work.
In nearly
every part of the county agreements
are in circulation for the purpose of as­
certaining what donated work can he
secured. The initiative has been taken
by the farmers, and the county court is
giving whatever help and encourage­
ment it can to the movement.
Mount Hood Road Rates.
Oregon City— The Clackamas county
court has fixed the charges that shall
he made over the Mount Hood toll
road. In arranging the schedule of
charges, provision is made for automo­
biles, for which a charge of $2 each
w ill be made. In addition to automo­
biles the schedule includes the follow­
ing items:
Four wheeled vehicle,
drawn by one span or yoke, $2, with 40
cents for each additional yoke; vehicle
drawn by one horse, $1.25; saddle
horse, 75 cents; pack horse, 40 cents;
horse or mule, loose, 15 cents; cattle,
losse, 10 cents per head; sheep, goats
and hogs, 2 cents.
Lumbering Picking Up.
Sumpter— The lumbering business in
this section is picking up.
The Ore­
gon Lumber company has started its
logging camps up along the line of the
W hitney and Tipton branch of the
Sumpter Valley railway, and all are
running full blast.
Service’s saw­
m ill, located on Deer creek, six miles
below Sumpter, has started sawing on
2,000,000 feet of logs. This m ill is ex­
pected to run five months on present
orders. The Sumpter Lumber com­
pany is operating its planing mills, but
has not yet made arrangements for cut­
ting its logs at the m ill south of town.
Wasco County Fair Plans.
The Dalles— That
Wasco county
shall be well represented at the Lewis
and Clark is the determination of the
county court.
A t the session just
closed ex-County
Assessor
C. L.
Schmidt was employed to arrange and
take charge of the county’s agricultur­
al, horticultural and timber exhibit at
the fair. Mr. Schmidt intends to can­
vass the entire county and induce pro­
ducers io select their host specimens of
fruits, vegetables, grains and grasses.
Before the fair opens he w ill collect
and arrange the exhibit.
DEAD BY T H O U S A N D S .
Whole
Towns Destroyed by Recent
Indian Earthquake.
Calcutta, April 10. — Telegraphic
communication with Dharmsala has
been restored.
The latest accounts
show that the earthquake was even
more disastrous than at first believed.
Of a total population of nearly 5,000 in
the town of Kangra, it is believed that
only 500 are lett alive. Many of these
have fled.
Of the police only a deputy inspector
and four sergeants are alive. Many
people are still imprisoned in theruins.
Dharmsala, Kangra, Palanpur, Dha-
wan and all of the neighboring villages
were completely wrecked. Scarcely a
building remains standing.
Not much
damage was done at Haripur, Deragopi-
pur, Nadaum or Hamirput.
Suyanpur, having a population of
about 6,000 souls, is reported to be in
ruins.
The shocks still continue. There is
no news from Kulu valley.
According
to native rumors, a great amount of
damage has been done. An official dis­
patch from Dharmsala says the place is
a scene of desolation. Owing to the
scarcity of labor, great difficulty is ex­
perienced in excavating the ruins, but
the Goorkhas are doing excellent work.
C A V A L R Y IS RAIDING.
Russian Bands Roam Around Enemy’ s
Flanks and Rear.
Harbin, A p ril 10. — Detachments of
Russian cavalry are actively reconnoi-
tering the Japanese flanks and even the
rear.
One detachment of them has
even penetrated to Erdakilzie, where
it was brought to a stop by Japanese
entrenchments. Lefore retiring, how­
ever, it is said they succeeded in cut­
ting the railroad and burning the depot
and stores.
The detachment brought back news
that a fortnight ago a mixed Japanese
division of 10,000 men with artillery
left the Japanese rear and disappeared
into Mongolia and was followed a few
days ago by another detachment of 5,-
000 men. These troops are expected to
appear in tlie region of Bodum, which,
unfortunately, is connected with the
base by only poor roads. Kirin is in
the same plight, and the loss of the
narrow gauge rolling stock abandoned
at Mukden is especially felt.
Chinese report that the Japanese are
energetically transporting siege guns
toward K irin.
A heavy snow fell again Friday, but
it is melting and swelling the rivers.
As an indication of the poplarity of
the old veteran, General Linievitch, lie
is receiving hundreds of telegrams of
congratulation on his appointment as
commander in chief.
Blue River Exhibit Ready.
Eugene — The exhibit of ores from
the Blue river mines for the Oregon
display at the Lewis and Clark ex­
position, w ill be shipped from the
mines to Eugene at once, and trans­
ported
immediately
to
Portland.
W ith what has already been shipped
from there, the exhibit of the Bine
river mines w ill amount to a carload.
D. 11. Weyant, who is the official ore
Extradition Treaty with Panama.
collector for the state mining exhibit,
Panama, April 10.— Ratifications of
has been here to see to the ship­
the extradition treaty lietween the
ping of Blue river exhibit.
United States and Panama signed here
May 25, 1904, were exchanged today.
Lorane Fair May Be Revived.
This treaty was one of the first conven­
Cottage Grove— The farmers in the
tions between the two countries and
Siuslaw country, near I.orane, are con­
was prepared in some haste to meet
sidering the advisability of reviving
conditions on the isthmus growisg out
the fall fair, which they were accus­
of the influx there from the Uniteti
tomed to hold until 1903. W ith in­
States of a number of adventurers at­
creased population this fair would un­
tracted by the prospects of active opera­
doubtedly he a success now, if managed
tions on the canal. This convention is
properly.
The Lorane district is a
in the latest form, and covers crimes of
good farming settlement, 10 miles west
a serious character.
of here., and the farmers find ready
help from the people of this town in
Colton Will Work for Morales.
anything they undertake.
Washington, April 10.— Colonel G.
R. Colton, who is to he supervising
PORTLAND MARKETS.
collector of the Dominican revenues,
Wheat— Club, 87c per bushel; blue- was at the War department today pre­
vious to his departure to Santo Do­
stem, 95c; valley, 88c.
(.htts— No. 1 white, $28(429 per ton; mingo. He received final instructions
from Secretary Taft regarding his duty.
gray, $27(4 28 per ton.
fla y — Timothy,
$14(418 [iet ton; He was esp«»oially instructed that in
clover, $11(412; grain, $11(412; cheat, all he was doing or shculd do in Santo
Domingo he was not the agent of the
$11 <412.
Eggs — Oregon ranch, 17,4 o per United Stat««, hot the agent of Presi
dent Morales.
dozen.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 22 4 (424c.
Health Good on Canal Zone.
Potatoes — Oregon fancy, 90c(4$ 1;
Washington, A pril 10.— The report
common, 75(485.
Apples— Fancy, $1.75(42.50 per box; of Colonel Gorgas, chiet sanitary officer
choice, $1(41.25.
in the Panama canal sons, for the
Hop* — Choice 1905, 234<*25c per month of February, as to the health
conditions existing among the canal
pound.
W ool— Valley, 20c per ponnd; East­ employes, shows only 1.95 per cent of
ern Oregon, 15<418c per ponnd; mo­ sickness, which is regarded as highly
commendable.
hair, choice, 31@32c per ponnd.
FOUND IN TRUNKS
Federal Grand Jury Has Secrets
of Beef Trust.
BOOKS GARFIELD DID NOT FIND
Chicago
Inquisitors
Dive
Into Eight
Trunks Containing Story o f
Packers’ Dealings.
Chicago, April 11.— The contents of
eight myesterious trunks, unearthed by
government secret Hervice men in the
vaults of the National Safe Deposit
company, occupied the attention today
of the Federal grand jury which is in­
vestigating the affairs of the beef trust.
A subpoena duces tecum for Daniel
Peckham, secretary of the safe deposit
company, was issued by Judge Landis
to force the company to produce tfie
trunks in the jury room.
The trunks
were taken to the office of District A t­
torney Morrision, where, it is said,
they were opened and their contents
examined.
.W hat the trunks contained and wfmt
connection they have with the case is
not known, as the government officials
refuse to discuss the matter, declining
to either deny or confirm the explana­
tion current that the trunks might be­
long to the packers.
District Attorney Morrision institut­
ed the action by which the tiunks were
seized after a witness, whose identity is
carefully guarded, had startled the
grand jurors with revelations as to the
former business methods of the pack­
ers. He is said to have testified that a
double system of bookkeeping had been
employed by certain packing firms, one
set of books showing the secret relations
of the alleged combine and being ac­
cessible only to trusted employes, and
the other set showing figures to which
the packers invited the attention of the
government experts who investigated
for Commissioner Garfield.
W hile Mr. Peckham declined to dis­
close the identity of the person or per­
sons who stored the trunks with his
company, he admitted that this was
done on March 23, three days after the
grand jury began its investigations.
Suspicions have been entertained fo r
a long time by the Federal officials con­
nected with the investigation that the
readiness with which the packing firms
welcomed an examination of their
books by the government experts was
not altogether genuine. The work of
the seertit service operators produced
results, it is said, which tended to
strengthen these suspicons, and when a
witness who testified more than a week
ago let drop the hint that Commission­
er Garfield’ s experts had not seen all
the hooks of the packers, he was calk'd
upon to explain.
NO EIG H T-H O U R LAW O N C A N A L
European Nations Will Appoint En­
gineers to Advise Commission.
Washington, April 11.— Chief En­
gineer Wallace, of the Isthmian canal
commission, had an interview with
Secretary Taft today, in which the con­
ditions on the canal were discussed.
Afterwards Mr. Wallace met those
members of the commission who are in
the city. As to the right of the com­
mission to employ labor for more than
eight hours per day, there is a belief
that the eight-hour law does not apply
to the canal zone.
Chief Engineer W allace says that it
would very seriously impede work to
have the eight-hour law in effect dur­
ing the construction of the canal. • It
would lie impossible to make uniform
hours for all tabor, because some labor
must be employed 12 hours, while 10
hours is the rule for most of the work­
ingmen.
The session of the canal commission
today was devoted to an explanation of
existing conditions on the isthmus, en­
gineering and otherwise, by Chief En­
gineer Wallace, who attended the meet­
ing as a commissioner for the first time.
Chairman 8honts is expected to he
present at the meeting tomorrow.
American Squadron is Out.
Manila, April 11.— The American
vice consul at Singapore reports that a
Russian fleet consisting of six battle­
ships, six cruisers, six converted cruis­
ers, eight torpedo boat destroyers, one
hospital ship, one repair ship and 16
colliers, have passed Singapore, headed
this » a y
The American erniser Ral­
eigh, the t«rp«>do boat destroyers Barry
and Chauncey and the supply ship
General Alvarado, have been dispatch­
ed to patrol the west coast of Palawan
island to enforce neutrality.
Three
other destroyers are preparing to sail.
Can’t Convict for Deporting Miners.
Cripple Creek, Col., April 11.— Dis­
trict Attorney Clarence flam lin today
nnlled the cases of the people against
Nelson Franklin and 46 other promin­
ent citizens of Cripple Creek district
who were charged with the deportation
of certain persons August 20 last and
prior to that time, and with looting
union stores.
Mr. Hamlin said the
cases had already caused an expense of
n ««rly $5,000 and in his opinion there
was small chance of convicting.
Brands Officers as Cowards.
Gnnshn Pass, A pril 11 — General
Linievitch has pilloried a nnniher of
officers who displayed cowardice daring
the tattle of Mukden, publicly disgrac­
ing them by posting their names at all
the division headquarters, while some
of them were ignominiously drummed
«rot of camp.