f"" "i . : " I iT ' ' . , 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.