Washington County News
Many Measures to Com e Before the
Senate and House.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
President
Will Allow No Changes In
Beveridge Bill.
CASH FOR SECRj
Washington, May 28. — Representa
tives Lorimer and Madden and Speaker
Cannon and Senator Cullom called at
VALU AB LE C O A L D EPO SIT.
S C H O O L S G E T TH E B E N E FIT.
the White House today to ascertain to
what extent the president would permit
Library Commission Issues a List of Three Veins o f High Grade Bituminous
the Beveridge meat inspection bill to
Uncovered Near Eugene.
Books Ready fo r Purchase.
be amended in conference. Represent
Portland— Three veins of the highest atives Madden and Lorimer did most of
Salem— The State Library commis
sion has just issued a pamphlet con grade of bituminous coal, two of which the talking and before they left the
taining the list of books for school li are 10 and six feet thick, respectively White House were given to understand
braries for the state. The list includes will soon be worked on Spencer creek while the president does not insist up
Meat Condemned by ln,pector I
737 stendard books by the best authors, 10 miles southwest of Eugene. J. W on the dotting of i ’s and the crossing of
Unfit fo r Expoet Trad, J '
from which the school boards may Zimmerman, secretary and manager of t’s in the hill as it stands, if it is
the company organized to work the amended materially in a manner not to
choose books for the school libraries.
Retailed In Chicago.
In accordance with the state law, the mine, is in Portland buying coal t-a's his liking, he will consider that the
“ The outcroppings are very prorois packers want a fight and will give ¡t to
library commission recently called for
bids to supply about $15,000 worth of ing,” declares Mr. Zimmerman. “ W them.
Washington, May 29.—Me,t
books to the schools of the state, this are convinced that we have one of the
Several points in the controversy demned on the hoof as unfit for
amount being the sum total of the li richest coal mines in Oregon, if not in
over sanitation have roused tbe presi tation is retailed in Chicagoan!,
the Northwest. The discovery of this
brary tax for the entire state.
dent to unusual activity. One is the sumed there by the unsuepectin,
The bid accepted reduced the price of coal was made many years ago, but the hesitancy with which the packers have
lie. This is one of the most senati
owner
of
the
property
refused
all
offers
all books from 15 to 30 per cent. The
submitted to regulations that will re features of the report which Co.
for
it
until
I
secured
it
last
year.
Since
schools get the benefit of this reduction
quire them to furnish domestic meats sioner of Labor Neill and Mr'
by ordering from the list prepared by March 1 we have had six men at work of a standard of excellence required for
nolds, a New York philantEiropiat-1
the commission. Books treating on all sinking a shaft. Within 60 days w tiieir foreign shipments.
made to the president of their 0|
subjects suitable for pupils in the pub will be in a position to work the mine
Tiie explicit laws governing the pack tions of the packing industry
“
Business
men
of
Eugene
have
ap
lic schools are included in the list. By
ing industry have not been abolished assert that meat from condemned
the terms of the contract the books are pointed commit.ees to visit the ground
stock denied interstate and f0
delivered to the county seat of each and examine it, and they are enthusi by the Beveridge bill for the reason
they are already satisfactory to foreign transportation, because the go,—,
county at the price named in the list. astic over the prospect. Samples
eayed prove the coal to bo of the best nations. The Bsveriilge bill requires inspectors have pronounced it nnwL
Each school district in the state will
quality. Funds for working the mine that meats and meat products for <lo- some, is carted about Chicago, and
select books such as they desire accord
have been supplied by meichants of mestic consumption shall have the cause of the negligence of the h, 1
ing to the amount of money they have
Eugene. We are assured that the same standard, and while the law is ad officials there, is sold openly for hn
to expend. Some of the districts are
Southern Pacific will aid us as soon as mitted to be somewhat s’ ringent, it is food.
raising money by private subscription
To meet this condition, the presi*
we demonstrate that the property is said that it is no more so than would
and entertainments, in addition to the
valuable. There will be no difficulty be the case if ordinary sanitation pre insists that the health i f the pm
library tax money, with which to pur
getting the coal to Eugene, or the main cautions without government inspection shall be guarded, an! not onlvtl
chase books. A very respectable li
living in Chicago, hut also those'
track of the Southern Pacific, as there were required at all times.
brary of 80 or 90 volumes can be pur
in the neighborhood of packing
is
almost
a
level
grade
from
the
mine.’
The
investigation
of
their
sanitary
chased.
arrangements was conducted hv two lishments located elsewhere be ! prod
Booth-Kelly Company Raises Wages experts appointed by the president ed from such practices by requiricij
Injunction is Dissolved.
Eugene— The Booth-Kelly Lumber with secret instructions to visit the the Beveridge bill that the govern
Albany— The temporary injunction company has announced a general ad
Chicago stockyards and report to him. inspectors shall personally 8uptl
1 1:
against the Home Telephone company, vance in the wages of its employes in
W ien they arrived in Chicago on April the destruction of such unwhola
granted three weeks ago at the instance the mills.
Hereafter the base of the 9 one of them said they found conster food.
of the Paoific States Telephone com wages will be $2.25 a day instead of
Mr. Sinclair confirmed' today
nation reigning and an army engaged
pany, has been dissolved by Judge WH- $2, as heretofore. This is the second
in wielding the waslirag and polisher. Mr. N eill and Mr. Reynolde, the pi
liam Galloway, and the Home company advance witnin a few weeks, the first
dent’s investigators,
had been
is again at woik installing its system in having been made in March. The ad The presiiient, therefore, is not dis
proached by a representative ol
posed
to
give
an
inch
on
the
Beverklge
this city. Judge Galloway held that vance applies to all mills and to both
bill. A ll the influence of the adminis packers on the day they leltCbii
the Pacific Slates company had no right the night and day crews.
Scarcity of tration will he thrown to pass it at this and tli -.t they had been told
I
to attack its rival in regard to its fran labor is given as the cause for the ad
they would eliminate from the ret
session.
chise, for that was a matter entirety vance.
Speaking of the ’abor situa
the damaging facts they had obtaic.
On leaving the White House today
between the Home company and the tiocs, Manager R. A. Booth stated that
the packers would pledge themeelvsl
city officials, and that the plaintiff a large number of meu coming to the Senator Cullom said that while he re
remedy the evils discovered.
company did not substantiate its other mills are looking for permanent loca garded the Beveridge bill somewhat
O. E. Dyson, the $5,000 a veer
strong
in
some
lines,
at
the
same
time
claims in its complaint. •
tions, and are, in a way, the pioneers
byist of the beef trust,” said Mr.
he thought a measure on these lines
of others to follow.
clair, “ was the man who appn
should be trade into law.
L^ne County* Farmers Protest.
Reynolds and N eill and whoettemi
to have them kill the report they
The Dalles Invites Neighbors.
Eugene— The Southern Pacific com
to make to the president. He did
pany’ s new trestle across the county
The Dalles— Citizens of The Dalles
RATES W ILL INCREASE.
an hour before they left Chicago
road west of Springfitld is still engross are preparing a celebration for the
after having come directly from 11
ing the attention of tiie farmers of the Fourth of July, which they plan to
county and the business men of Euirene make a rouser of its kind. The 3d and Underwriters o f the Pacific Coast eultation of the packers affected by
report.”
and calling forth protests from them. 4th w ill be given over to celebration in
Take Definite Action.
One row of piling was driven squarely the old fashioned way, all nearby towns
Mr. Sinclair said that an employ
Oakland, May 28.— The board of un
in the middle of tbe road, leaving two and suburban communities being invit derwriters of the Pacific coast, which the Armours in Chicago had
passageways with only a width of 13 ed to come and participate. Funds for
ganization fixes the insurance rates bought off after having offered to
feet each. This w ill not permit of self- carrying out an elabora e two days’ for the Btates of California, Nevada, him for $2,500 documents and let
binders and other farm machinery pass program have already been raire 1 and Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Utah and dealing with the conditions in Pacta
English papers strongly advocate
ing through, and in order to go from committees appointed to take charge of the territories of Alaska and Arizona, ton.
ALL PU LL TO G ETH ER.
King Edward visiting
Canada and
Eugene to Springfield or vice versa the reception and entertainment of vis
I learned,” said Mr. Sinclair,
lias decided to increase rates and the
while there also spend some time in the
they are compelled to go several miles itors and the general details of the cele
he bad been paid exactly $11,0011
5,000
insurance
agents
of
the
board
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Form out of the way.
United States.
bration which are not yet completed.
companies in California will be notified the data he offered to me for <2 5
Interstate Development League.
Rockefeller'will give $1,000,000 with
thereof.
Refuses to Sell Lambs.
which to build reformatories through
Spokane, Wash , May 29.— An Inter
Open-Air Treatment at Chemawa.
O PE N IR RIG ATED TOWNSITES^
The rules existing before the catas
Arlington— William Smith, one of
out the country. The money is intend state Development League, embracing
Chemawa — Dr. C. P. Fryer, the
trophe of April 18, under which a
the
leading
sheepmen
of
Gilliam
coun
ed for use by juvenile courts as well.
the representative organizations of Ore school physician of tbe Indian school,
board company was allowed permission Ankeny’ s Bill fo r Minidoka and I
gon, Washington and Idaho, and work has established in connection with the ty, ha« disposed of his clip of wool
in certain cases to meet the cut rate
Heavy rains have raised the streams
Relieve Desert Claimants.
ing harmoniously for the-good of the school’ s hospital an outdoor sanitarium from 8,500 sheep. The clip from each
in Kern county, California, to such an
made by a nonboard company, have
Washington, May 29.— Senator J
entire Northwest, is the project that lor the care of pupils who may be in sheep brought him an average of $2 50,
extent that the flood gates cf several
been abrogated, and no board company
was launched at the conclusion of the clined towarU tubercu'osia.
Several or $21,250 for the lot. Mr Smith lias will, until further notice, be permitted keny today favorably reported toll
large irrigating systems are threatened
senate the b ill opening the Miniid
elaborate banquet in honor i f the Port tents have been located in the school refused to contract this year’s lamb
with destruction. Should these gates
to vary from the rates to be fixed by townsite in Idaho.
Several iettsf
land visitors at. Spokane. It was de orchard, near the hospital buildings, crop, to be delivered by May 1, 1907,
go out the destruction to property
the boa'd of underwriters.
were added, one psrmitting the»
cided to leave the working out of the and more w ill be set up as soon as he to reserve the wool from the same,
would be enormous.
The matter of fixing increased and tary of the interior to fix farm units*
details to comittees to be appointed by. they can be obtaine«!.
<1!
This outdoor at $3 per head. This is a go«xi indica
Root is preparing for reform in the the Portland Commercial club, the treatment w ill be watched closely by tion that sheep will bring a good price special rates for San Francisco has Nen low as 20 acres, another permittif
i *. ¡
discussed by the board of underwriters,
sooners” on government land it f
consular service.
Spokane Chamber of Commerce and the school management, who hope that for several months yet.
but so far no schedule has been adopt- pert, Idaho, to acquire the lotitl
the
Lewiston
Commercial
club.
it
w
ill
result
in
great
good
and
in
head
Ambassador Wright receive«! a royal
Pests Threaten Valley Wheat.
The insurance men say that the now occupy at the appraise«l valne.
It is expected to have the organiza ing off those inclined to contract this
reception in Japan.
The third is for the relief old«
Salem— Since the last crop report crippled condition of the San Francisco
tion perfected in time to have the first dread disease.
Odell proposes Horace Porter for meeting of the new Interstate Develop
re department and the lack of water land entrymen in Eastern Wmbinj
from this county a complaint has come
governor of New York.
ment league held at tome point in
from several localities that wheat has supply makes the risks mo-e hazardous whose land was brought within (I
Defines Term Freeholder.
and justifies them in raising the rate. limits of the withdrawal made fortl|
The Northern Pacific w ill add a new Washington early next fall.
Salem— Attorney General Crawford, been seriously attacked by aphis and
Mr. W ilcox’ s plea for aid for an open in reply to a query from the county the He-sian fly, which are beginning to
The return of H. F. Atwood, chair- Palouse project, since abandoned,
transcontinental train each way.
river met with a moat cordial response clerk as to the meaning of the term threaten the crop by their ravages. It man of the general adjusting commit to these settlers, the bill provides tl
Each day’ s investigations into the from all the speakers who followed
is not yet known how widespread this tee from the east, iB awaited with in when any bona fide desert entry 1
methods of the Standard Oil shows him. Presiiient J. J. Browne, of the freeholder, as used in the Oregon stat attack is, but several farmers are com
terest. Atwood, who came here from be embraced within the limit! oil
utes,
says
that
it
means
a
person
who
them to lie blacker.
Spokane Investment company, and a is the owner of an estate in fee in land. plaining.
Rochester, N. Y., was summoned east withdrawal for irrigation purpose»«
North Dakota has just experienced a former resident of Portland, made an The question arose in regard to the
two weeks ago to lay before the home the entryman has been hindered f
PO R TLA N D MARKETS.
severe snow storm while a heavy frost exceptionally strong plea I >r aid.
offices of the big United Btates com making improvements or reclsi®
swearing in of voters on election day.
Mr. Wilcox very cleverly stated that
visited the lako states.
panies the conditions as he found them the land, trecauee of its withdrsS
The law s«ys tiiat the affidavit of the
Wheat— Club, 73c; bluestem, 75c;
the mouth of the Colnnd ia was a!«o applicant must be supported by the
San Francisco.
the time during whi*h he bus
Presbyterian general assembly has
red,
71c;
valley,
72c.
the mouth of the Spokane, the Snake
hindered shall not be computed
sWorn statement of six freeholders,
given its doctrines a liberal interpreta
Upon
the
report
that
he
makes
to
Oats—
No.'
1
white
feed,
$30;
grav
and every other river draining the Co
winch the attorney general construes to $29 per ton.
the liome office, will depend in a great termining the time within which!
tion to induce more mergers.
7’
lumbia basin. In asking the aid of
must make improvements. H-«|
be six landowners, not property own
Barley— Fee«i, $24 per ton; brewing measure, it is said, the course to be
A crank has been arrested in Wash Spokane in placing the work on the ers, as the law is generally construed.
the case of the Palouee, the proj*
followed
by
the
insurance
companies
$24@24.50;
roller),
$24.60@25
50.
ington armed with a walnut shell with south jetty on a continuing contract
abandoned, the time lor comp*11
H« y — Valley timothy, No. 1. $!2@ in settling the claims in San Franci«co
which, he said, he intended to kill the basis, as he expressed it, “ so some of
with the desert lami law shall bet®|
Dredge Makes New Reservoir.
and
other
places
that
suffered
from
13
per
ton;
clover,
$7.5098;
cheat,
ns w ill live long enough to see it fin-
president.
run from the date of noticeols
Salem — The government dredge, $«@ 7 ; grain hay, $708; alfalfa, $13* fire following the earthquake.
iahed.”
The Russian cabinet has refused the
abandonment.
which has been working on the gravel
Fruits— Apples, $2.5003.50 per hoi-
demands of the donma. Leaders of all
bar near this city, dredging for a new apricots, $2.60 per crate; cherries’
Fight o f Independents.
Navy Bill Ready for Senate.
M arinis Arrive at Colon
parties denounce the action and a revo
filtering reeervoir in the river bottom $1.2501.50 per box; strawberries, 70
Cleveland. May 29. — The Leader
Washington,
May 28.— The naval ap
lution ia threatend.
Washington, May 29. — Th* 1
for the Salem water works, lias com 12c per pound; gooseberries, 506c per
says: “ Independent oil men will call
propriation bill will be reported to the Columbia, with 400 marines, n
r
,
By the middle of June Ban Francisco upon the railroads this week to correct pleted the woift. The secretary of the pound.
senate on Tuesday, the committee hav at Colon today. The Marblehesd
treasury
allowed
the
dredge
to
come
Vegetables — Beans, 10«'; cabbage,
w ill have two theaters running, Eioth the rate discrimination disclosed at last
ing practically completed consideration
under canvas. One of them w ill have week’ s session of the Interstate Com a n d d o th e w o ik on condition that the $101.25 per 100: green corn, 40@50c The appropriation for a battleship of is on its way to the Isthmus of h
water
company
pay
the
expense
of
ope
and should arrive at P',nan)‘
doz.;
onions,
8
0
10c
a seating capacity of 7,000.
merce commission in this city. It will
.
P*r dozen; psas.
rating the dredge and the salaries of all 5c; radishes, 10c per dozen; rhubarb the type of the Dreadnanght, now be the Navy department is advised
be
the
first
formal
notice
of
the
inde
A general strike threatens Russia.
the officers and men connected with Soper pound; spinach, 90c per box- ing conrtrncted for the British navy sailing of the cruiser from Pnn“
pendent nil men’ s determination to get
was accepted by the senate committed nae, Coeta Rtca, fo- Panama, on
G raft exposures are injuring Atneri a ‘ square deal’ from the railroads. Tbe the operation of it.
parsley, 25c; squash, $2 per crate-
as it passed the house. The battleship day. Although the Marblehead
can trade abroad.
turnips.
$
l<
p
l.25
per
sack;
carrots.
66
fight in Ohio and the eas’ ern part of
will carry as heavy armor and ae poW- only a small squad of marines ai
Wants All Bands in State.
3<5c per sack; beets, 85c9$l per Fa, k
The Ruesian premier will refuse the the country w ill be carried on through
erful armament as any warship afloat. not add material strength to
Salem— The Fourth of July commit
Onions— Bermuda, 4c per pound.
the National Petroleum Association,
demands of parliament
hf 1 ,0? dollarR wa* appropriated movement against any revolntt
tee l a « completed all arrangements for
Fa?Cy, « raded Barbsnks, for the purchase of submarine tope«lo- demonstration in Panama, *be
A number of age«l Chinese made des white a similar association will attemi the big relchration to beheld in Salem. «n »1 ^ ° '
«0965c
per
hundred;
ordinary,
nomi-
to the western end.”
titnte by the Ban Francisco fire w ill be
w ill afford protection to the b*r
In adilition to the usual Fourth of July nal; new California, 2c per pound.
sent borne by their countrymen.
features, the comraiitee decided to
Butter — Fancy creamery, 17 W 920c
Dewey Sailing Fast.
Prepares for Another War
per pound.
-»is-wc
P ow der Mill Blows Up-
A severe wind and rain storm which
Washington, May 29.— Computations make arrangements to secure all tbe
Victoria, B. C., May 28.- M . D \lg-
has swept Texas resulted in seven made by the bureau of'navigation of hands in the state that can be indnce«i
Fanta
Crnz, O il., Msy
dozen** ~ 0re* 0n ranch- 19919S ! per
ist»
deatha and great loss to wheat, cats, tbe Navy department on the shipping to come to the capita' on that day.
S T S : h0 * rrLVed here ,h i" morning rific explosion occurred at tbs
cordi
in
Monteagle,
after
a
ton“
Not
less
than
10,
and
probably
20
brass
corn and other crops.
nia
powder
works,
three
mile*
Poultry
—
Average
old
hens,
12913c
reports of the location of the Dewey
an in,eryiew that this place, today, a ebort tin
The Standard Oil investigation at dry«fock in tbe Indian ocean May 22, hands w ill famish music during the per pound; mixed chickens, 129121 c- Rossi. 'ila' T 1
the*
broilers. 17918c; roosters, 10c- dress ria h!,
“ ¡!k,n* reparations in Sibe- the employes qnit work for
Cleveland, Ohio, shows that independ indicate that the Dewsy has made an day and night.
he,r war’ W hile troop, are Michael Michaelson
sd chtrkens. 1 3 9 14c; turkev». 1,T„
was
ent o il companies were driven to the average of 100 miles per day since
15918c; turkeys. dre*«ed, choice, 209 H a n s n n ^ hf me’ othere
Circulating Libraries.
being killed and Patrick Ryan was 1
wall with the help of railroads.
leavin the Straits of Babel Mandeb.
Salem — Mise Marvin, secretary of 23c; geese, live. »9 1 0 c ; geese, dressed, Trane's, h f ■ 'i" * "
This
is
regarded
as
particularly
good
Rnwia
oy®«
the burned that he is expected to <b*
Two men have been convicte«l in
Both were workmen
the State Library commission, has just old, 10c, yonng, 12c; ducks, old 14a behur atren*to" ‘ T
The *arri* ’ n, are morning.
Kaneas City of giving freight relíete* time, especially in the Indian ocean, as
15c;
young, 16917c.
sent ont fonr new cironlating libraries.
au i K h l
ew*’i’,P‘ ,ticalarly H“ ’hin explosion occurred in a blasting
Georg H. Crosby, traffic manager of heavy weather was expected, which
Hops— Oregon, 1906, 10912V,
The cause of tbe**P
would delay the prngrees of the Dewey. They go to W«x>dville, Jackson connty;
iv «iik .
, Th* d« ,« 1" o ' Vlad- m ill.
the Burlington, tried at the same time,
vostok was recently strengthened.
Wool— Eastern C
Buckskin, Washington connty; Ritidle,
unknown.
was acquitted.
Douglas connty; and Lake Creek, 18 9*1 Sr«; »alley, coarse, I3 «2 3 < *c
Black Sea Ports Blocked.
Heyburn Now Improving.
fine. 24925«: mohair, choice', 2 8 « , fc
The Interstate Commerce comm'ssion
Cement fo r Irrigate" * * * '
OileaF*, May 29. — On account of a Jackson connty.
per pound.
® ’
investigation at Philadelphia iato a l »trike of seamen, 15 eteamers are nn-
1j y * * . hln,ton- M»y
— Senator Hey.
Washington, May 2G —
*
lege«] discriminations
by
railroads able to leave port, and condition* are
3 S<S«' P«' pound bum 1» improving rapidly today. H i, of the interior today ac** ? 1 ^ . '
Moaestohn ia Named.
ahowa that those companies refusing to bgroming serious. Stevedore* threaten
P « Pound! n o ^ n “ ret° rnin* ’ and b® has been of the Pacific Portland
Salem — Governor Chamberlain baa c o ^ - a t r 1 bn"* ’ *
give stock to the milwny officials had to join in the strike if they are com
* e: coo“ ‘ fy steers, 5 « « - .nffi • * n * ** * nd tOMt diet- When nanv of San Francisco, f<* _ ^
appoints.) Davia N. Moaeeeohn, of Port
Mutton— Dressed fancy, 79 8 « p e ^ . '
been practically ruined.
pelled to do all the work. Shipping ia land. a delegate to the Lake Mohawk
r ^ V T « he wUl 80 10 A,lan- 8,000 ‘ barrels of Portland * ^
ordinary, 5<S«c; lamb*, with p^ft on ‘ It tlc veto
f
Rival faction* in Russia are brewing practically anepeoded at all porta of the conference on arbitration, which meet* oC
He^ nrn wiU DOt be able ac- n»e in th* construction of
•
’ -
- ° P* rUctP **>
‘ he work ol the •nd UmatiJIa irrigation
a revolution.
lack sea.
in Jnne.
F olk— Dreseed, 799c
11100811 he hope, to hid was $1.66 per barrel i. °-
go back to his seat before adjournment.
Tolenas, Cal.
Washington, May 29.— The senate is
F O R E S T G R O V E ........... OREGON
counting on a busy week and the pros
•^52 pect is favorable to long work days and
tew interruptions. There are two ap
propriation bills ready for considera
tion, and the sea level canal bill, hav
ing been made the unfinished business,
will be pressed as steadily as circum
stances w ill permit. In addition, con
ferees w ill be appointed on the railroad
rate b ill; the nomination of Mr. Barnes
to be postmaster of the city of Wash
A Resume o f the Less Important but ington w ill receive attention, and the
Not Less Interesting Events
bill declaring a policy in the matter of
o f the Past Week.
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
w ill be considered.
The senate manifests a disposition to
Soutnern Morocco natives have re devote serious consideration to the ca
belled against the sultan.
nal type bill.
The general plan is to press the con
In a battle between British troops
and Z ilus, 70 of the latter were killed. sideration of the appropriation bills as
speedily as possible. The postoffice and
Senator Burton has announced that naval bills w ill be ready for considera
he w ill resign if a rehearing is denied. tion early in the week, but it is not yet
More than 50,000 people took part in decided which w ill be given preference.
the Memorial day parade at New York. Both w ill present features that w ill
arouse debate, and it is a foregone con
Two thousand marines have just
clusion that especial attention w ill be
been arrested at Odessa, Russia, for given to the provision in the navai bill
disaffection.
for a new monster warship.
The government w ill establish a
Conference reports on the agricul
number of w relcss telegraph stations tural and legislative appropriation bills
will probably be made before the close
on the Northwest coast.
of the week.
Customs offi rials at Tacoma have
The canal supply b ill w ill be debated
seized 35 pounds of opium which was
at some length, and Senator Rayner
being smuggled to Portland.
w ill be among those to be hard on that
The Binger Hermann trial has been measure.
set for June 18 by the judge before
Work on the sundry civil appropria
whom the hearing w ill come.
tion bill w ill begin in the house this
A Norwalk, Ohio, c urt has fined week. This b ill is larger and carries
seven bridge companies $300 each and more money than any preceding sundry
civil act. The aggregate w ill be in the
costs for illegal restraint of trade.
neighborhood of $90,000,000. There
Insurance rates in Portland are like
will be a great demand on the part of
ly to be increased 26 per cent on ac-
members to make speeches relating to
co m t of the Ban Francisco disaster.
items affecting their particular home
The Hawaiian government band has districts, and Chairman Tawney esti
arrived in this country for a tour of mates that it w ill require fully a week
four montliB
A ll the larger citieB w ill to consider and pass the bill.
be visited. The organization has been
The controversy between the pure
increased to 00 members.
food and immigration bills will follow
the disposition of the naturalization
A revolution is on in Guatemala.
bill.
Hern ami’ s trial may be postponed
It is planned that no adjournment
until October.
will be taken for the observation of
Nine persons were killed in a train Decoration day, Wednesday.
The Democratic filibuster to empha
wretk at Louisville, Kentucky.
size to the country that no progress is
A change is probable in the Russian apparent, on the statehood agreement
cabinet. Bhipoff is to be premier.
is consuming considerable time in the
Floods drowned five persons in Ne house. Rollcalls to determine the
vada and did great damage to property presence of a quorum have begun each
day’s session, with few exceptions, and
in Coloraado.
Minority Leader W illiam s announces
Mayor Schmitz has sent a letter of his intention, encouraged by a “ round
thanks to President Roosevelt f >r his robin” from his colleagues, to continue
aid to San Francisco.
these methods. The statehood con
China has not yet given any definite ferees announce that an agreement on
answer to Great Britain regarding the that measure is in sight and may be
change in her customs administration. reached during the week.
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