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NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SENTENCE 8CHMITZ JULY 8.
RATE HEARiXG OVER
SIDETRACK LAND INQUIRY.
INVADE ttANKENV PRESErlVES. j
Suit Under R. L.w Again., th. B,g Nothing , B. 0.ln.d b, Inv. ,igj
...... . "on in Oregon.
Intend!- r ... y . ith l" I r", believing that tb. investiea-
vrSZ. i i :",e w ahuto, Totn'. w,n
f ---, nut-gcn lust i
pres. companies through their
Severity Depends en O her Proscu
tion Oafon. Enrgd.
..:;X,lJ.rJra" Prolatle W Maum use
LIMIT BOMBARDING
UHurE rn"",L,?,h.!V','et lo !J- l. th. convicted mayor to, sentence, first
I "T " """"l o,iwu,uuu .ere. ol land remaining
aouation and at the same time em- of the irrant to the Ore,,n A r.iif-i!
uounced it m "an outing upon ju
tic," Judge Panne yestenlay granted
the r4Mtt ol the prosecution for de
lay and withheld until Monday, July ncfltinl RFKlUt ir.
S. th.eentencingof M.yor Eugene E. M) DECISIOS BUOIE fl
Scbmita for the ciiiue of extortion, Ol
avlilili lint tvw fiiifiit fflli Ht June 13
--.v.. - .1 . . i. la u.
In the preeenceof great crowd in nil I Q.r.ral Cut ttrn Fr.ight
courtroom in the Tewpel Israel, shortly RaUS Mir "ta by t9r.
after 10 o'clock, Judge Dunne died
SAFETY F02 ALL HOSPITAL SHIPS
yiuying i.-ie capital ol the bank, in the
conuuci or thir business.
II i alleged that the ext-hamm m.l.
nea of the expree. compani and the
reiauon. wuicli they have withlhei.il
road companies enable them to aerloui.
ly diecrimlnate against regular corumer
Cial operation, of banking- institution
The complaint i( directed against the
Adams, united fetatea, American, Pacl
fie, Wei la-Fargo, Southern and Gieat
nortnern ex pies companies.
Carrier. Get H-gh.r Pay,
Washington, July 3. On July 168
reuer carrier of Portland then receiv
lug Il.tHKi were prompted to 11,100
under the new law, a i rvie carrier at
$1100 promoted to $100. The promo
tione are bared on grow u of oonula-
tion. Promotions may be made in other
Oregon citiea . follow : fM.'iO to I'.KKJ
f'wm to IS00; I.10CO to 11.100. Al
tuny, three from 9H50 to Io0: Astoria.
Ave from $850 to I'JOO; Baker City, two
irom yxau to '.H.iO and one from $600
to r.Hgeue, three from XfiO to
!00; Pendleton, three from ISfiO to
!HX); The Dalle., two fiom $850 to
$900.
Denver Mint Su..J. the Te.t.
W.Mhington. July S. After a thor
ouuh inveHtigntion into the condition!
in the Denver mint an official denial
m made al (he Treasury department
todny of any irregularity or .unpiclon of
(ilHiionenty on the pait of an one con
nocted with it. The .tutement ay. the
fH4't trint tuch an lnvetigatin wan he
ing maile and that a coin outaide the
llmiU of tolerance wan found had been
made the baiia of exnggeiated report..
It ia stated that there ia no foundation
for the rtitement that a co.mignment of
Denver colna waa rejet:ted abroad. .
Nicaragua Mjy Takt Hn.
Washington, June 17. Coupled
with the new received by the Etate
Department reporting disquiet In
Salvador and the movement of troops
to the frontier by both Salvador and
Guatemala, I. the information re
ceived by the Salvadorean mlnlxter
from the president of Salvador that
new. hnd reached his government
that Nicaragua I. planning another
expedition agalnHt It. Ever since he
became Involved In the trouble with
Mexico in connection with the asftaa
slnatlon of Former President Itnrll
las, President Cabrera, of Guatema
la, ha. bn apprehensive.
Not One Penny of Grift.
. Washington, July a "After inves
tigating every i ha-ge whiih ha. been
brought to my atteiillou, whether ap
parently well founded or not, I have
been unable to find a .ingle penny of
graft going to any one in connection
with the Isthm an canal woik." : Thin
statement wa made by Secretary Taft
today when his attention waas railed to
the stuteinenU that special accountants
hail Inten rent to the intimitis to exam
ine the book, of the disbursing oMicers
of the commission.
the grant to the Oreaon A California
Ha 1 1 road company. In plain language,
there i .trurwg suspicion that this in
vestigation i a fane and that it is not
going to accomplUh what intended.
inquiring whether it was the purpoee oi
the prosecution to piea. against lilui
Waahinfi. Ju" lf the ,nUr.
the ot her four extortion iiuiicimenw m- rmmei "inliii, a
turned by the grand jury. The court tal Coma.w otalon doe. not
District Attorney Langdon Ueciarea fi- ht uUN tbrougtw,,, th, Korth .
that the state had not made op its and Weit with vi, to del, rminin
mind on thit point, and aked for an- ..jviwibilltyoin",,, in
other week in which to consider it. In- ductioM tn rw to puint. ri,,ote
intimated that if the district attorney aiswuw " n lancisco
so Intended, the sentence about to De ,J decline u,urT re.lucti.,n r.1
Unlean indications are incoriect. some- I nrunniincmi would be lee. .evert than I . ..... -,(iai on OHW8'Jili.( .,, , .
body ha. injected a joker into this pro- if other Droaecution. were to be ahan- . (ronl EWr b,,:.,,. u . ...
rMlinij Tli l.l..;w ..I i.. I i I .1 InvM.;..-
j i.m iiiuii i uonmj. . i ,,.iar a ifenw """anon in,.
who is stsnding between the people of District Attorney Langdon declared ,ttu- tliroughoat .k.
t A .1.- U .1 r' :J-... I.. ... . . .1 . It. ""''"T .1. . .
w'.pyii aim mo ruuuiern tTicinc rail
road ha. not yrt been disclosed, but he
milt he liivh nn in flitolu.
. . ' . v....-. .....-. ; - duel on pointa rmiuii
In the first place it I. contended by Icidentallr he admitted that th prose- ,.... tr"t(vtition ti.
men who have made a special study of cution w. not urepared to argue k no liklihi-od il..t n. !
tl.i. l. .t-. i I . ... . . - - I F"'" ' ... - uio i-uiu-
iuvectigale in Oreg n. All the records. I trial, which would naturally prewde
all the laws, and all the fact behind the iuiptwitlon of sentence, tyr. Fair-
all,, for the defense, replied that the
bitter did not desire to argue, Put wouiu
submit that mbtiou. lie insistent upon
the riiiht of thj mayor to secure sen
tence at onoe, so thai he could without
furtiier delay take an appeal to the
higher court for the new trial which
in Oregon. The law. making the grsntl Judure Dunne would refuse.
are on file in the State department i Judire Dunne finally granted the de-
The debate preceding thi. legislation lav on the ausfiurance of the district
ate on file at the capitol, and f.oni attorney that by July 8 the state would Tjltevidence produced the Hmkane
these records may be gatheiv.1 the in- ruy whether or rot the other extoition l M jg BO srrple to nble the eom-
the grant are on file in Waehinuton
and the determination ot the bett
method of proceed ure in net be baxl on
the law and on the lecords. If, there
fore, ttie department ot jur-tice is to
crack thi. nut, it miu-t make iU inves
tigations here in Washington and not
nil.nion win '"'"."ipilof 8po
l.n. and iv f fltr the ln.H. l .
specially riuceJ r,,to the disad vant
age of all otb "niwiur poinU both
eait and we'' pP"kM.
This opmloo i iwcrallv tinrxexwl
after the eonclmion ol ih0 argument in
the Spokane c wiuis thB Interstate
Couuneiee eoanulnsi.,. y(t.r,lay, for
it is areed um ri utterly failed
I fyi (iPini)iifU i tuurii than u n
other ciif, wuiiwtot upwial raU
30 ir ceo- 7rr wn it cow pay,
tent of the men who secured the Wis
latlon, silinllar information may be
gstheied from report, on the vaiiuti.
bills, and all these report, are of re
cord here and not in Oregon
But w hat I. still more important, all
the paper, thiit pa&eed between the gov
eminent and the railroad company that
secured the srant ate of record in the
Inteiior department in thi. city and
cannot De loumi in uregon.
Nicaragua Massing Troop.
Washington, June 8. State de
partment cablegrams indicate a contin
uance of threatening condition. In
Central America. American Minister
Merry report, from San Salvador that
the Nicaraiinan government is massing
troops at Point Coseguln. Thi. place
i. upon the Porih Pacific bolder of
Nicaragua, on the Gulf of Fonseca, and
directly opposite the Salvadorian coast,
which appears to be the storm center
at thi. moment. American Minister
Lee report, from Guatemala City that
Nicaraguan foices have appeared upon
the noith coast of Honduras. The fort
on this coat recently were occupied by
the Mctiraguan. a. an incident to the
establlthmeiit of the provisional gov
ernment, but It wa. understood that
President Zelaya had ordered the with-
Irawal of all the Mcaiaguan troops
Horn Honduras
cliargt. would be prosecuted.
NEVER PLOTTED VIOLENCE.
mission to onH genera reduction
through the Wet, and it i. therefore
fair to assume that the commission
would make wd 'v. Mam i nation be
fore ordei ing n general reduction
rate.
The probabi hi i re that Spokane'.
Enter Suit, to Recover.
Washington, July 8. By direction
of Attorney General Jonaparte, United
State, attorneys in various districts
throughout the country will Institute at
the earliot poasible datea suit, aa nst
a large number of railroad, to recover
penalties for violation, of the safety
appliance law. Among the lalhoads
to be made defendants are the Rock Is
land, Great Northern and the Pacific
('oast railway company and the Wash
ington & Columbia River railroad.
Secretary Adjust. Land Claim.
Washington, July 2. The secretary
of the interior has approved Oregon re
linquishment. No. 24 and 20, La
Grande, embracing the claim" of 46 set
tlers, etc., and covering 7,517 scree,
and Oregon relinquishment 25, The
lalle, embracing tho claims of 23 set
tlers, etc., and covering 2.821 acm.
Thi. is part oi an adjustment of claims
growing out of a conflict with the
Northern Pacific grant.
Postal Chang, in Northwest.
Washington, July 2. Rural free de
livery carriers have been appointed as
follows: Oregon Parker., route 1,
Percy J. Dickson carrier, Joseph O.
Anderson substitute. Washington
North Yakima, route 8, Fied Ifc Dye
carrier, Robert Bnrdill eubstitue;
Rochester, route I, Km ma Manner, car
rier, Allen K. Jamea .uhstitute. The
postotlice kt Arctic, Chehali. county,
Wash., will be discontinued July 31.
Appointments by President.
Oyster Bay. N. Y., President Roose
lt hs.nnoiinel thtre appoiiitmenta:
Phillip M. Brown, secretary of embas
sy, at Constantinople; Peter Auau.tus
Jay, secretary of t nhansy, rt Tokio.
The president signed the application of
Medical Inpeetor Presley M. Rixey,
to be advanced to Jie rank of medical
director. Dr. Rlxey now hold, the
portion of .urgeon general of the navy.
Tra.fer of Naval Officer..
Wahingt.n, July J. Lieutenant G.
T. Pettingill, U. S. navy, ha been or
deredtoPuget sound navy yard lor
duty. Assistant Psymaster V . J. I me,
r . nary. ha. been detached from
H,.t nn the rrlnceton and will proceed
Northwest Postal Affair.
Washington. July it. Postmaster
p;xiintedti Orognn ICnnppa, Clnt"p
county, William U. Steele, vico P. F.
Knapp, removed. Washington Sa
mish, Skagit county, Chat lee W. Hemp-
rteaa, vice M. v. 1'ealey, resigned
Poftoirice established: Oregon Hoov
er, Marion county, R. N. Hoover, post
mastwi; Parker s Mill, Morrow county,
Milton 8. Maxwell, postmaster. Wash
ington Molirweis, Mason county, John
u. .Motirwem, pistmaster. Darwin N
ScofW-ld has been appointed rural free
delivery carrier, route 2. Everett.
Boyea Reiterate Denial of Others,
but Make. Home Admissions
Bol.e. Idaho. June 2S. A ruling Uimnlaint will ""miined. for it har
mail. iMtAt.li hr Jmlim Wood while I hwi nie i.uite evident that the commia.
j , e- V - . . ,1,. . . . --. -
Edward Rovre. for veara the leadei of t'n realises i. wrminai rute to
... .i I . .1 Pnir.it. a...... I 1 .
t, wtj . . ... i .,! l onianu auu .-b- uu is uue en
..., ,.rlc.u rn... . - tirelv to watereouipetition
now a wealthy niln owner of the Coeur pn--ne nt only filled to combat the
.. . . .....It 1 .1. -Ml . .
a Aienoe, wa tetuijing in uenau oi water compel iuuu wie, out praetl
wtllium n lia.wnrwt nv nwtoi ill v I ra v Innoteu h uu wied for a reduo
limit tha ihomlnuo tin il(eiuui as to 1 1 Ion as thouiih the coast cities, like
the exittence of the counter-conspiracy Spoane, were enlierly dependent upon
againttt Haywood and hi assistants railroad for tianrpoiution. Their
which it allege. failure w produce modi which would
Jamea II. Haw ev fcr the state oh- ustlty the coainiitBioo in ignoring wa
jected to the general question as to the ter cometIti0D li one leakness of their
Dolicv and nracttce of mine owners case. Another waunaa is their selfish
throughout the West in blacklisting request for . ipeciil rate that would
union miners, and in the argument that give them an onqumioned advantage
followed Clarence Darrow for the de- over all other interior points in the
fense claimed that same latitude In Wert.
proving counter conepi racy that the At the conclusion of the argument
state enjoyed in showing Its conspiracy, the commission announced that it
Mr. lUwIey contended that the state would like orient mm the various
had diiectly shown the existence of a counsel, giving their view as to how
uonsniracy by Harry Orchaid and by so far unearned incrermit, .uch a. in
doing had laid the foundation for snd created value of rigbt of way and ter
made tli. connection of all the evidence minils, should be qonndered in fixing
ifTcred on the .ubject. He laid that reasonable rate. The ; brief will be
the defense waa tivinir to show a eoun. submitted October 1, o a decision Is
ter conspiracy by proving various iso- J not liktlr wrtnt,,
lated instance, and certain seneral con-1 i
ditiona, none of which was connj-cted I Grsst Contract for Car.
with tho case and for none of which a New York, June 19. The Harn-
proper foundation had been laid. I man. GouU and oilier large railroad
In ruling the court accented in nart .vtms hive Dlaced car contract with-
the contention of the Drosecutoin i nd I in th last few days calling for an ex
limited the proof of the defense slonir .n,titnre of upwards ot $15,000,000,
thi. line to event. In Colorado and theLn.t nnlera are nemlinir for others to the
toeuru a lenes connected with tha case lvalue fo fully $10,000,000. Heavy con
tracts are also about to be given for lot
a. now established
Small Appeal, to Mackay.
San Francisco, June 28. President
S. J. Small, of the Commercial Tele
graphers union, sppraled yesterday di
rectly to Clarence Mackay. head of the
27. A curloua I Poet"! Telegraph company. Mr. Small
the Interstate I wrote a letter directed to offset the one
by Mr. Mackay to the official.
Lower Rata on Alcohol,
Washington, June
case was filed with
Commerce Commission today by the I written
Railroad Commission of the State of of the Postal company in which Mr
.n5 B,,ri nZ nii..v. ...r ' P""? commended the operators who
ana Hurllngton Hallways and sey-l r&t,,-.i , , ' . ...
r.l nth. Ho., it .nr...-. .v... ,k. refU8J to go out and condemned the
defendant line charge the same rate. n ho itiock. A possible step to
upon the denatured alcohol from wf,a ' ettle'nt wa. made yesterday
Chicago to North Pacific terminal nen the striking operator appointed
polnta a they charge on other ni- conierence committee
cohol. By reason of the high freight
rate the price ot denatured alcohol
In Oregon 1 greatly Increased, as It
cost from 12 cent to II cent a
gallon to transport It.
Jsp. Will 8u San Francisco
Washington, June 27. According
to private advice, received here to
day, the proprietor of the Horseshoe
restaurant, which was attacked dur
ing tfcn recent antl-Japnnese riots In
San Francisco, will enter suit In the
state court, of California against the
city of San Francisco to recover dam
ages done the restaurant property.
District Attorney Devlin, a telegram
from San Francisco says, will repre
sent tha Japanese plaintiff 16 the
action.
Graduation at Harvard.
Cambridge, Man.., June 28. Amer
ica . oldest educational Inatitntinn
Harvard University. Wednesday i IohaH
i's 271st year, irrmluatinir a rlua ol
550. Feature, of the dv w,.r. d,
meeting of the board of overseers, the
arrival of the governor, and gathering
t Old Massachusetts hall of the Dresi-
fellow oveWers. faculty, euesta.
lent,
iiumbfr ol the alumni anil the
lais lor degr.es. the march to tha 11,,,.
honored Sander theater, the learned
a Ureases, awarding of degree bv Pres
ident Kliot.
Gret Fir at Jamestown.
Norfola, Va., June 28. Fire at Pins
More Tim. for Umatilla Project. ,,n. resort filled with hotels of
U7.Ain.tnn t... oa ti.- varying size, restaurant,:, store . an.!
taryof the Interior haa granted an ex- V1"0" ' mul,,,n"t Juat onislde the
tension of 30 days' time to Harvey A l.jmf,"!1 exP,"-'on Rround, destroy-
r.. ,u iii ou irame siruclunw Imtw
Morton, of Ilermiston, Or., for comple
tion of their contract for a portion of
the distribution system of the Umatilla
irrigation project. The unusual sever
ity of the weather and the dlllicnlty of
securing labor rendered it impossible
for the contractors to complete the
work at the time specified iu their contract.
Holme. In Own Defense.
Waehington, June 28. -E.S.Holmes,
Jr., ex-assistant statistician of the Ag
ricultural department, on trial on the
-I -f n.nl.in , . ll. I .1
rnment by prematurely divulging Mn- It " Knoi Brailh. of th. depart
formation rUrd in. the' cotton L . 0 . Commerce and labor. No
txk the ttaiiH t'ny In hit on
Virginia and Maryland avenues ami
On Hundred and Second and One Hun-
lied and third streets, including F.
position avenue. The loss is placed at
between $200,000 and $250.0uO. mith
about 20 pet cent insurance.
Knoic Smith to Investigate.
Oyster Bay, June 28. The teWram
asking President Rooeevelt to investi
gate alleged violations of the anti-trui-t
law by the telegraph rornnanii. r.l..
ed yesterday from the Washington Cen-
ini la Dor union, wastoilsy trsnsmitted
t., the navy yard at Pnget sound for dn
ty as assistsnt to the geneial storekeep
er ofthat yard.
Abandon Fort Asinnlboln.J
Sri oHort AMlnn Mont
I rl'cZt Quartermaster at Fort Aa-
the property for J 0l
hie to Lieutenant Howard u. v
fense. He tttified that he never had
any advance report, from the fieid and
contradicted many of Mr. Van Riper'.
Itatcmentt.
Po.tal Clerk Promoted.
Waehington, June 28 The follow
ing promotion, of clerk, in the Astoria
poetofneo will be effective July 1: One
from $500 to $600; two from $KXi to
$800. At F.llensbnrg, Wash., one from
$500 to $600; one from $600 to $800;
one from $800 to $900.
New Postmaster at Ferny!..
Whfngton. Juno 27. Laurence
Wortey ha been appointed Postmas
ter at Fernral. Or.., Tic. Hilma Net
09, rsetfneeV
in-rrnctions were Biven Mr. Smltk
Thi telegram is the only one that the
proeident lias receive.1 on the subject
so far.
Will Appeal 2-Cn Cage v
Kansas City, Mo., June 28. The at
torneys for the 18 principal Miswourl
railway, and Attorney General Hadley
for the state last night practically
agreed to take the matter of the Jnria
diction in the enforcement of the Mi,
onri 2-cent law to the Supreme court.
Scout Cruiser Launched.
Bath Me., June 28. The scont crnia
r Chester, on. of the latest type, of
fast warships, wa. launched yosterday
afternoon bom th yard ot the Bath
Iron work.
merlcaa Delegates at Eagce
Oder New Plan.
TJXTAUIXIAS FACTS.
- t
The asrejate of wealth ttnrlcd w1t
Turkey', atiltau would pay Itussia'
nutioiial d.-l't.
New South Wale offer $.m a head
to pazvrst colds.
U ImikUf Ulll t ttfl th Tew
4mrr Tin-lolfc
After tuiu g.-is gKxl air for UU fuiu
lly tu breatjv, good food for theai t
eat. UM-ful wurtt tur i:mui an io u-i.
nrpt From Capture but Subject
to Search Mutt Lend Assist
ance to Both Sides.
toward the pas-ae niu.iey of approved j auJ lul ulll,tM peraonal cleaull
Th. Hague, Jane 27. Th. text ot
th American proposition preseuted to
the pvece eonfereuoe June 24 by Gencr-
I Horace forter follows:
"Th. bombar-lineiit by a naval force
of unfortified and undefended towns,
illage. or building, i. forbidden, al
though .uch towns, village, or build
ings are liable to damage incidental to
the destruction of military or naval
eetabliahments, public depots of mu-1
unions of war or veettels ol war in poit,
nd such town., village, oi building
are liable to bombardment when re
eon hie requisitions for provision and
supplies at the time etsential o the
naval force are withheld, In which case
due notice of the bombardnieut must
be given.
'The bombardment of unfortified
and undefended tow ns and places for
the nonpaymuui of range rn ia forbidden."
The German proposition for adapting
the Red Croee ccuveution to naval war
fare, which was presented June 24, says
that hospital ship, cannot be captured
not being considered as warships. Pri
vat. hospital ship will enjoy the tame
treatment if ou'horired by their own
government and on condition that they
are certifi -d to the other belligerent.
They must assist the wounded without
distinction of nationality, and must
never be employed for military pur
pose, or interfeie with military otiera
tion.. All hospital (hip. Hunt hoist
the Red Cross flag.
The protection granted hospital .hips
ceases if they are employed against the
enemy, but the crew of such ahlps may
employ arms In their .an defense and
in defense ol the patients. Such .hip
caa also cany small artillery. They
re sniiject to search and can be ordered
by either belligerent to take certain
position., .
SWEEPS ASIDE OBJECTIONS.
agriculturists and domestic servant to
that colo.iy, aud $'J0 a bead f r other
iesirable Immigrant.
There are alti'thcc foreign and na
tive, 2':'M peiCms that are actively
engaged In bringing tlio gox-l to lu-
Jiu, whim twi i'ii ago there were
only ltU8U a gaiu of uc-arly UO nr
cent. i
Cock partrld-a are caught on
French bootliig by lueuu of a trap
that clones on the eutraui-e of a bird,
the lure being a mirror tn which It
sees It own reflection, which it Is anx
ious to attack.
An effort la being made to get all the
scientific societies of Washington,
D. C. housed under a single roof. The
(heme Is to get them all to pool tdrlr
Ismies and erect a fine structure which
will be a source of pride to them all.
A new offiisj bus been created in Ber
lin by the British government to pro-
ride for a regular acleutlfic Investiga
tion of the condition of the Berlin
orklng classes, with a view of old a In-
Ina- Ideas for the improvement of aiinl-
lar claasi-B In.Fnglaud.
Lady Friinocs Balfour, who, critics
eclare, writes adinlrahly as well as
lecture, married Fustaiv, the archi
tect brother of Arthur Balfour, In 1870.
Her father was the late Duke of Ar
gyll, from wboiu she inherited niauy of
the talent that made him famous.
At the final meeting of the Waterloo
nd City Railway Company (tube).
London, which bus been taken over by
the London ami Southwestern, the
chairman mentioned that since the
railway was completed. In IH'.iM, It had
carried 41.0no,uu) passenger without
an accident.
There Is a curloua origin of a recent
fire in a Manchester (N. II.) telegraph
tllce. The sun streaming through the
window fell uon a heavy glas paper
weight, which slowly absorbed tho heat
until It grew so hot tluit It begin to
radiate It, and the uienaage under
neath caught fire.
An Italian named Ventura, who. In
1811.1, waa condemned' to death, has
been liberated by order of King Victor
Kmninnui-1 111. He was about to be
executed, when a piece of the machin
ery brok. The spectator were so af
fected that they obtained toe commu
tation of hi sentence.
enmotive. for ure on Eastern line
The principal contracts call for 14.100
freight cars. The Harrinian lire, have
ordered 6,000 refngerttor cara. The
Missouri Pacific has contracted for 7
000 freights.
Difference In Claim.
Guthrie. Okla., June 29. As a re
sult of three days' balloting th. Demo
cratic convention In the Fifth conirree-
sional dlstirct. in reasion at Ilobart
this afternoon ended in a sensational
tumult, and two candidate will con
test for Dlace. on the ticket, Scott Fe
rla, of Lawton, and Marion Weaver, of
Ada. I. T. The Ferris force, walked
out of the hall, leaving the Weaver
men in possession of the official ballot
Ferri claim the nomination by a vote
of 115 to 98, and Weaver claim. plu
rality of 35.
Round Up S'g Robber.
Wawona, Cal., Ju" 29 A telegram
from Abwahnee iy the sheriff of
Mariposa and Madera counties have
tracked the hiiiyu,n who held up
the Yo'emite atages to a point 25 miles
from the scene of tb crime, and now
have him surrounded in the Chowchilli
mountain. The robber trveled bv
circuitous route to t he place where he
now ia in biding. Jck McQuirk, who
brought in the new. of the chase, is
confident that the rubber will soon be
either captured or killed. Today
stage was not molestea
Hail Dtror Hout..
Topeka, Kan., J'i" 2 Word haa
jnet been received here that Ulysses,
Kan., 400 mile, southwest of To'peks,
wa. struck by a tornado, accompanied
by a heavy hall storm, late last night
Two of the largest dwelling house in
the town, together with many barne
and outbuildings, were d.-stroved. The
three daughter, of A. 8. Miller were in
jured, one of them eerionely. Nearly
all the window in town were borken
by th. hail.
Conference on Btr Rail..
New York, June If- A conference
of about 30 official of the leading rail
road and steel r' manufacturers of
the country was held In the office of E.
II. Gary, chairman of the hoard of di
rector, of the United Sttto, gt, f.
poration, today to discuss the quality
of ateel rail and the advisability tf
improving it. The conference was the
outcome of criticism by railroad men
of th. quality of rallPin use.
E.tray Law Will Not Hold.
Helena, Mont.. J" Th. So
prrme conrt today h1'1 Witt the Bo
died eatray law wa ""constitutional
In that it embraced two eparBt and
dirtinct topic, etray. and the public
domain, and therefore orderwl tmj dif
charge of Earl Cunnmlm, convicted
at Livingston on the ebarg. 0( stealing
a bor. from th. public ratu,.
Judge Landi Order Head cf Stand
ard O-l to Appear In Court.
Chicago, June 27. High officials of
the Standard Oil company were ordered
today to appear before Judge Landis, of
the United State District court, in
Chicago, July 6. Under the court or
der, John D. Rockefeller, II. 11. Rog
ers, Jchn D. Irchbold and other head
ot the gigantic corporation may be sum
nioneil.
The refusal of the oil truat to answer
the question of Judge Landia relating
to It. financial resource and the divi
dends paid to it stockholder. t.roned
the anger of the court.' Theclat-hbe
tween the judge ami John 8. Millet
chief counsel ol the trust, came to a
climax and Judge Landi met the defi
ance of the corporation with the an
nouncement thul he would use the pow
er of the law to secure the information
which the Standard Oil ollicials were
attempting to keep out of court rw-ords.
PROSECUTION SCORES.
Ui-m among them all, they are pretty
well along on tli mad to health, but
there are a few thing still to be duiu.
They must uot ou y have pleuty tf
freali air tu breathe, but tuey must
breathe It breathe It down deep tutu
their lungi. Or course, we all know
that we are more or lea degcueralre
phyaically. We are always beiug told
that our eyesight, our hearing, our ruu-
uliig ability, auj our power oi vuuur-
iH- of beat aud cold doe uot com
pare wltu Iiw same racuiiie iu iu
ordinary auvage aud we believe It.
We also are toid that long realdcuce In
hotwea has restricted our breatluug ca
pacity. Little by little for hundred
of year, those who have uot engaged
lu hard bodily exercise have glveu ui
breathing with the whole lungs.
use Juat a little of tticui a w can.
The coiistHjueuie I tint the lower part
f the lung of uuwt sedentary people
re more or lea atrophied, aud are-
helpless against attack of germ Uk
tuberi-uloni.
The remedy I a habit of deep breath
ing. Shut the Uimuh, draw lu the ulr
slowly aud deeply, hold it until every
branchlet of the luug I well supplied
then expire It slowly. Some authori
ties any exK-l it rapidly. Klther way
works well.
Thi sort of a breath should tie takers
every tcu minute or so all day long
eseclally while outdoor. But don't
wait tu go out. Take your, devp.
breaths, whatever air you are lu. uii
Iims It hapeiis tu be that of a crowd
ed car or hall. The uue draws In so-
much poison with the rest that he had
better breathe as lightly a possible.
Not, too many deep breath should
lie taken together. More than three or
four at a time may cause glddlnewt.
owing to the great quickening of the
circulation.
A distinguished Brooklyn writer ami
lecturer wa cured of a tendency to
tuberculosis by deep breathing, ami
never fulls to enlarge upon It advan
tage whenever he ha an opportunity.
He Insist that any one who will take-
fifty deep breath each day will never
have a cold nor any of those terrible-
disease which usually result from a
cold like pneumonia, broncbltta, lum
bago, clatlcu, and ao on.
Witnesses for C&faut In Haywood
Cat. Discredited.
Boiae, Jun 27. Yeeterdiiy was field
day for the taU in the Haywood case.
Four witnesses were put on the stand
for the defense. , Of these, two were
utterly discredited and from the other
two the state got far more than the de
fense itself. Mi. Haw ley and Senator
Borah went after the witnesses hammer
and tongs and opened many interesting
paasagea in which they atumbled mia
er.bly. A th. net reult of the dj'.
woik, the tate' case was .trengthened,
and it is declared by all of the frlenda
of th. prosecution to have been one of
the very best days of the trial from the
state', standpoint. .
Check Against Grafting.
San Francisco, June 27. It lias been
announced by Rudolph Spreckle that
he ba almost perfected a plan for a
permanent taf.-guard aguin-t the graft
er. The plan contemplate, the forma
tion ot a civic auditing agency, which ie
to follow every movement of the city
government and keep close watch on
the officials from mayor down. Mr.
Spreckles .aid that he figured that the
..-h-me could be Diit Into prctii at an
expense of $100,000 a year and that It
would effect a saving to the taxpayer.
of $3,000,000 or $3,600,000 a year.
Bomb Capture Money.
Tifii, Russia, June 27. A bomb was
exploded today in Erivsn square in the
center of the city, while the place ws
thronged with people. The object of
the bomb thrower was n tlil.. on the
treasury. A wg' n containing! $12-V
0r0, escorted by Cossack, had reached
Erivn .qnare when the bomb explod
ed. Two employes of the Imperial
bank were killed. The bag eont.ining
the money disappeared and no trace of
theru has been found. More than 60
person, were injured in the bomb out
rage and $170,000 was etolen.
Cuban D'gt Rirn.
The Hague, June 27.-Color.el Oree
te. Ferrara.fecret.ry ot the Cuban del
egtlon to tl.e pece conference, t.-day
confirmed the nport th.t he ha. t-n.
dered hi resignation to ww Ma
goon. The latter replied lbs he ihad
only a-veded b. this request s the
colonel1, insistent demand. Colonel
Ferr.r. Wld th.t the only Mnt on
which he could see out of difficulty
which h.d .rlien owing to the .tuck,
opon him w. wlth.lraw!.
Will Build B ggt Steamer.
Hamborg.June27.-Th. ofiVI.J of
th. Hamburg-American "'Pf
pany confirm the report that th ey are
i . stsamer which Will
aooui lJ muri ' .
exceed in sis the Cun.nl . new turbine
vessel. The liner
aioned in 1910.
ATCH1SCH GLOBE SIQHTS.
There are a good many rabbit play-
lug lion part.
A few good beating are the only
efficient antidote for a quarrelsome
disposition.
How some men' sporting blood
crop out when It comes to betting on
a sure thing I
No man I fierce enough looking to
engage In noase-cleanlng without ap
pearing henpecked.
CarcriircompnrtWm-uihVe iany oth
er heritage look Insignificant compared
with common sense.
A man has nothing to be proud of
If hi children obey hi in, because he la
largrf than they are.
You can't expect much from a girl
who aeek Information from a dream
book Instead of the encyclopedia.
In course of time a young father
will develop as much patience with the
baby a he once hnd In tying hi tie.
The old fashioned girl who wa or-
rv to see the school term close seems
to be about aa scarce a she used to be.
What haa become of the old-fashioned
man who Inquired, on meeting an
acquaintance, "Well, what la the good
word 7"
There Isn't much to werlng; even
the man who swears off U more likely
to begin again than the man who mere
ly quit.
If yon hve a good deal of confi
dence In the people, divide It anwing
a good many; don't Invest It all with
one person..
gome bounce are so prim and orderly
they remind one of the systematic ar
rangement of the tombstone In a well
kept graveyard.
The little girl who practise on the
piano four hour every day I entitled
to a grent deal of credit which ah
doe not receive from the neighbor.
A LoB-Balldlaa Cathedral.
The magnificent new Episcopal Ca
thedral of St. John the Divine In New
York city will not be flnlslied In aeven-ty-flve
years. Already some million
have been exM-nded aud when the woric
la done fi'i.ism.ill will have been In
vested. Only work I carried on for
which tlu-re 1 money in hand, lllshop
Potter think Kplscopullans all over
the country ought to subscribe, a It
will tie a natlon.il monument to the
church. There are "5,(khi communi
cant In the New York dlix-ese aloim.
The' choir part of the cathedral will
rat 4.0OU, iwrsvna. U entirw . edlte.
14.(i0XI.
So many Episcopalians have been
hit by the slump in Wall street who
have been generous giver that the
funds for the cathedral have been com
ing in slowly of lute.
will be commia-
KITCHEIf MEASURE.
Ten egg Equal to one pound.
Forty dro equl to one teasjioonful.
Soft butter One quart I equal to
one pound.
Powdered sugnr One qtisrt I equal
to one pound.
One wine glas Is equal to one-half
gill, or two ounce.
Wlieat flour One quart I equal to
one pound two ounce.
Four t-ihlcsisMinfuls are equal to one
balf gill, or two ounce.
Best brown ugar One quart I
equal to one ound two ounce.
.irana ' Senator Moraa.
A young woman In Washington had
been reading that Senator Morgan ad
vocated the system of reciprocity.
"What I meant by reciprocity V .sked
he of a young man, long known to be
an admirer. . "Reciprocity responded
the guileful youth, "may be defined to
mean n exchange In which neither
party gain an undue advantage at th
expense of the other. For Instance, If
you gave nie a kiss, I should feel bound
to give you one In return. "1 see,"
answered the young woman, "but I fall
to understand why n old gentleman
like Mr. Morgan should attach so much
Importance to It"
Translation nllef for.
Downright Voinn Wber. did you
come from?
Classic Tramp Madam, I eaatlgated
my Itinerary from the classic A then
of America.
D. W. I .sked y. where did you
com. from t
C T. I beat my way from Boston.
Baltimore American.
A I'mir Speller.
Thomas A. Edison criticised at At
lantic City a scientific writer.
"He is a flue chap," said the Invent
or, "hut he knows not n ing nistur. ma
chinery. Ill knowledge of machinery .
I like that of a business man to w horn
I talked one day.
"It wa at the time when tywrlt
era had first come out, and the man
had taken several on trial, and wa.
tenting ttiem to see which, !f any, be
should buy.
"'Well. said I, 'how do yon like
tlaise tyjiewrltera you .re trying
"He .drugged Impatiently. v
"'Oh, he said, 'they're all about
alike. They print well enough, but
they dou't siell one word in three cor
rectly." " ,
.rmpalhr.'
Upton Rlnclalr,-ln an addresa before
a body of Chicago Socialist, raid of
charity :
"The average charity, the charity of
the rich, seems rather futile tu me. Tins
rich oppress the poor enormously, then
they help them slightly. It Is like tha
young lady angler.
"'Why,' aald a man to this young
lady, 'do you always carry a bottle of
liniment with you on your fishing ex
cursion sT
"She sighed.
"I am so sorry,' she said, plaintive
ly, 'for the poor little fish. And so,
when I take one off the hook, I alway
rub It rut mouth with aonie Hut
ment' fientlo Mint.
"Brethren," said Rev. Mr. OomT
man, smiling benlgnantly at the con
gregation, "the janitor and I will bold
our regular weekly ' prayer meeting
next Wednesday evening, a usual. I
carcely need ay that If any of yoi
can apare the time to attend you will
be heartily welcomed. We will lntr
the long meter doxology and be dis
missed."
The Trnlh of It.
Blusters I dare say I do look mad.
I understand Jlgley says I'm the worst
liar he ever saw.
Wiseman Oh. that'e . grow libel!
Bluster Of course It I.
Wiseman Well, I should say. Why.
everybody admit you're a pretty good
liar. Catholic Standard and Time.
The Polish Ho Needed.
"I utopiH-d down the street," said thn-
man w ho prided himself on being blunt,
"to net a jsillsh on my shoe."
"Don't you think." asked hi sarcas
tic companion, "tht yon began at th
wring endT' Baltimore American.
Toed toe Ksrk for Sore.
Asrum Did Shea actually ask. old
Roxley for hi daughter hand?
Wise Yea, and he claim be com
pel led the old nirn to to the mark.
A scum You don't say so?
Wise If, hut Shea wa th. mark."
Catholic Standard.