Hillsboro Independent
KOiSBORO.
ORBOON
NEWS OFJHE. WEEK
la a Condensed Form lor Our
Easy Headers.
A Return of th Las Important but
Not Lata Interacting Event
of tha Paat Wssk.
In, Us Dunne denies any promise of
Immunity to Ruef .
Khonti defends bit son-in-law duke
and says be will work.
Kat.raaka PoDulist again look to
Bryan to bead their ticket for presi
dent.
Hnnt ma not set a decision on the
maturail oJuUl "iClc'I-a';
term snd.
Anna Goald la determined to marry
Prince de Ssgan and haa quarreled with
her family.
Serator Penroee haa paased the dan
gar Una in his illness and recovery now
soems certain.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Dr. Hill as ambassador to Germany
Tower has resigned.
It is estimated that Chicago has lost
$5,000,000 through the peculations of
Ilia water department.
Kins Manuel, of Portugal, has decid
d on many financial reforms and will
start them in the royal household.
Admiral Evans has arrived at San
Diego en route to the hot springs to un
dergo treatment for his rheumatism.
Massachusetts primaries show that
the Republicans will have 15 Taft del
oates, 1 1 oninatructed and 6 uncertain
Tha London Time has much praise
for President Roosevelt.
Ruasia will support Italy In the pro
poeed reform in Maoedonia.
Ruef'a lawyer have again had his
trial postponed on account of technical
i.iea. Tha Haytien president is again ar
resting conspirator against his govern
nent.
A line of first class steamer I to be
put on between Ban Francisco and
Alaskan points.
A Kansas City lumber company ha
entered a plea of accepting rebate from
railroads and paid a fine of $13,000.
No more bodies have been recovered
from the burning Hanna, Wyo., mine.
All entrances have been closed to
smother the blase.
The steamer Pomona, which went on
tha rocks a short diatanoe north of Ban
Francisco, ia fast going to pieces and
will be a total wreck. It Is still hoped
the engine may be saved.
The senate inadvertently printed a
report on sealing which attacks the In
tegrity of Vic President Fairbanks and
many other prominent men. The doc
ument has been withdrswn.
Stanford student want to remove
President Jordan.
The German wants Grlscom for am
bassador instead of Hill.
The National and Mexican Central
railroads of Meiico have merged.
There is no material change in the
condition of Senato Penrose, of Penn
sylvania. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermann,
Brit ish premier, is in a very critical
condition.
Many Japanese are being caught at
San Diego making their way into this
country from Mexico.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie ran
aground at League laiand navy yard.
No damage was done.
The al-acondlng teller and auditor of
the Pittsburg Farmer' Deposit Nation
al bank are held in $250,000 bail each.
Twenty Toledo, O., lumbermen have
been sentenced to srve six months in
Jail for violating the city' antl-trnst
laws.
A Russian anarchist tried to throw a
bomb at the police of New York during
a riot of unemployed. A companion
was killed and he was fatally wounded.
The assassin of W. D. Stevens has
pleaded insanity.
Secretary Taft will deliver the Me
morial day oration at Grant's tomb,
New York.
President Jordan defends the Stan
ford faculty and denounces the students'
movement as a revolt.
Congressman French, of Idaho,
prophesies that no immigration meas
ure will pass congress this session.
A score of persons were hurt by a
heavy wind in the vicinity of New
B-iston.Jloaa, and Msdlson, Illlnoi.
Tramps are causing much trouble on
all Pacific coast railroad.
ine largest clock In th world will be
pui on a snap factory at Thomaston.
Conn. Tl dial is 28 feet in diameter.
iiicannrg rankers admit that th
paying teller an.l auditor of the Farm,
era' Deposit National bank have stolen
91,108,000 daring tha past three yesrs.
ine untish house of commons las
pawed a bill providing that all clocks
be advanced 80 mimiU-s in order to nse
more daylight by promoting early ris
ing.
The general assembly of Virginia hsa
adopted a resolution removing Ju.lge J.
v . it. tfiat'kstone, of the Eleventh cir
cuit, from office on grounds of immor
allty and gross neglect of official duty
In.lana Dennx-rats have declared
themselves for Bryan.
Rhode Island Republicans will send
n n instructed delegates.
Iowa Demoriat have indorsed Bryan
and the Nebraska platform.
The Illinoi Republican convection
has indorse.! Cannon and declared for
tariff revision.
PATIENCE 18 EXHAUSTED.
Senate Likely to Tak Drastic Stape
Against Castro.
. Washington, April 1. Tha long ax
petted correspondent between Amer
ica and Venesuela respecting pending
American claim gainst th latter
country waa submitted to th aerials
vester.lay, and is almost certain to
create a profound lmpreaion. it '
be difficult to digeat the niaas ol mater
ial which Secretary Root has ptaoed
before congress but even a cursory in
spection of th document make it evi
dent that negotiations have reached a
critical phase. The president's realis
ation of the fact is shown by his trans
mission ol the mstter to the senate
without any comment regarding the
correspondence, and especially Secre
tary Root' strong presentation of the
American case, as utliclent inetantly
to enlist th attention of congies.
All the correspondence and docu
ment were referred to the senate com
mi tee on foreign relation. Mr. Root
will appear before th committee today,
ostensibly to discuss some of the trea
ts.. na,ni iated at Tha Hague, but it is
e.neeetd he will tok up the Veneiuelan
affair and suggest some action.
Those uieruber of the committee who
hsvs alreadv familiarised themselves
with tha situation have arranged tent-
tlvely a program which consists of three
proposition, follows:
Place a prohibitive tariff on Veneiu-
elan coffee, the exported wnicn couan
tuts 45 Der cent of the entire foreign
trade, and 00 per cent of th coffee be
Ina taken bv the United States.
Exolode all Importations of asphalt
from Lake Bermudes, the product or
hirh is taken almost entirely by the
United States.
Authorise the president to exercise
the general power vested In him to take
whatever step he may consider oecea-
lary to treat with Venezuela in the fu
ture. JUDGE SAYS HE CAN DECIDE
Think Ho Has Right to Say Whether
Rata Ar Just.
Knasaa City, Mo., April 1. Judge
Smith McPherson, In the Federal court
here today, decided that he ha full
urisdiction over both the maximum
freight and the 2-cent passenger rate
cases, In .Missouri, in other word, ne
holds in favor of the railroad and
against the state on th question on
jurisdiction.
Last year the legislature passed the
2-cent law. and a minimum freight law
reducing existing freight rate about 26
per cent. All of the main line rail
roads in Missouri joined in an applica
tion for an Injunction last June from
th Federal court at Kansas City to
prevent the state official from enforc
ing the law. Meantime a truce waa ar
ranged between the railroads and the
attorney general, nnder which the road
were to put the 2-cent law In force.
The railroads agreed to give the 2-
cent law a test tor three months, and
asked Judge McPherson to give them
that much time to ee how the law
would affect their revenue. For seven
months th railroads have aold tickets
at 2 cents. Mow come th court with
a decision holding that in enjoining the
tat officers, he is not enjoining th
date itself ; that he has a perfect right
to go into the question of whether the
rates fixed by the statutes are remuner
ative. MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT.
Far Reaching Legislation Against An
archists Recommended,
Washington, April 1. Police and
government war on anarchy will re
ceive a great impetus if the present
program of President Roosevelt goes
through, and there Is little room for
doubt that it will. The president will
send a message to congress nrging far
reaching legislation.
Under the otesent Federal law
all
criminal aliens who have not been
in
be
the United State three year may
deported summarily.
It is expected by the department of
commerce and labor that there' will be
wholesale deportations within a short
time.
The legislation will be designed to
bring within the Federal Jurisdiction
citizen of the United State who prop-
straw anarchistic theories.
Many Bank Fail
Tokio, April .1. Today's, banking
statement shows that during March 10
banks hsve closed their door. The
Japanese government 1 exerting itself
to the utmost to relieve the country's
nnanciai situation. The market seem
to has been literally wrung financially
dry. failures, which were at first eon
fined principally to the bank and larg
er commercial houses and industrial
companies, are now occurring daily
among the smaller tradesmen. March
has been the worst month since the
stringency began.
Ruef Trial Delayed.
rn Francisco, April 1. Abe Ruef
attain demonstrated hi marvelou abil
ity to hold up justice. His trial in the
Farkiide franchie bribery case did not
start. Mien Ruef was called to the
bar today his attorney moved to dis
qualify Judge Doolina on the around
that he was not qualified to ait in the
case, not having been appointed prop
erly. He ubmitted an affidavit which
set out this charge, and further declar
ed that Justice Donllng has proved him
'If biased and prejudiced. Adjourn
ment tit uken nntil tomorrow.
Electricity to Fir Shots.
London, April 1. Colonel F. W.
Maude, In the April Contemporary Re
view, describe a gnn which ia not In
existence snd which can impart by the
application of electricity an Intitial ve-
or jti.miij feet a second to pro
jectiles of all dimension, and which can
be practically handled nnder war condi
tions and on hoard ships or in perma
nent ueienses. Proiertilea ni 1 ma)
pounds weight lie
fairly within these
limits, he says.
Orgsnii for Boycott.
norg tiong April 1. The boycott
airamsi Japanese goods, Instituted as a
, me 14t,a Uru inolJent) i
spreading. Forty firn.e in Hong Kong
announce that they will not sell Jap
anese goods. All along the West river
the boycott Is being organized and
meetings ar being convened to discus
in mauer.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
SEND PAMPHLETS TO VOTERS
Secretary Bsnien Hs Mallad 25.000
Copies Ik fr
Balem In four day 28.000 copie of
Initiative and referendum pamphlet
have been mailed to registered voter
hav been mailed to registered voi..
in Oregon by Secretary of State Benson. I h
These pamphlets weighed over i;,
tens, filling 105 mail sacks inch a p
: '.t i- n.ner mail. Tb postage b
sr. naed for paper mail, in puiis
. 7F.n
The work of sending out these
pamphleta is only one-quarter dune,
however, for the. wll be at east
100,000 registered voter in the state,
and each must receive a copv. Secre
Ury Benson bas five cleiks engaged in
this work, addressing envelopes, put
ting in th psroplilets, sealing, etc.
They can end out about 6,000 psmph
leta a day, and at th present rate will
have the work done in 15 days, or by
Uh& nth. Of .Apr II.. if. the registration
list leach th secretary lass enougD.
In order to aid th postal clerks, Mr.
Benson 1 having th pamphleta put
into separata eack for each commun
ity, a far a possible, thu aavlng
handling In the postoffic.
MILLS RESUME IN BAKER.
Improvement In th Lumbar Market
Start Wheel Turning.
Baker City One of the largest indus
tries In Baker City that was affected by
the recent panic is oon to begin opera
tion again and will give employment
to several hundred men. Th Sooth
Baker Lumber mill have been idle for
th last few months, but th wheel
will be set turning a oon a enough
logs can be brought down to Insure a
steady run. At th time or closing
down, the Oregon Lumber company had
a large supply of finished lumber in the
ya:di and owing to the lessened de
mand for lumber there has been no ne
cessity to run the mill.
The Stoddard Brothers Lumber com
pany has beep running its mill in this
city all winter, turning out abont 40,-
000 feet of finished lumber each day.
The mill of the Oregon Lumber com
pany at Austin has been running steadi
ly all winter, turning out a use amount
of the finished product. Lumber con
dition are beginning to improve no
ticeably. To Examin Soils. '
Klamath Falls Through the joint
efforts of the Klamath Water Lsers
association and the Klamath chamber
of commerce, and the personal requests
of citizens of this section, a soil survey
of the Klamath basin will be made by
a corps of soil experts of the United
States Department of Agriculture. It is
very urgently desired by the people
that tb survey be made this summer,
snd assurances have been received from
Secretary Wilson that it will be under
taken as soon as possible.
Malheur Water Rights.
Wle Rev. H. 8. Wallace, president
f .1. f. i : rnAM..;HAiA.i...iA-
has left Vale, after a stay of nearly
three weeks In the vicinity. The net
results of his negotiations while here
are the filing of deeds to two valuable
reservoir sits on Upper Willow creek
and the arrangement of a contract with
the Water Users' association of Willow
creek to take over the control of the lm
oundlpng of water or the whole Upper
willow creea. ine printing ana pie-
paring of the individual contracts is
now being done.
Five Killed on Railroads
rja.em-me repo.v j..,. .-, p, ne
railroad commission shows that in Feb-
Ol m . ... , . ..
ruary five persons were killed and 26
Injured on the railroads of the state.
These are tabulated as follows: Pas
sengers, 3 killed and 2S injured; train
men, 3 innjred, and other employes, 2
killed. The accidents during the
month are estimated to have caused a
loss In engines, cars and tracks at $3,
600. There was one derailment during
tha month.
Governor Invited to Seattle.
Salem Governor Chamberlain'
haa
received a communication from the
Seattle chamber of commerce urging
him to corns to that city in June and
welcome the fleet upon its srrlval
there. Governor Chamberlain has ex-
pressed himself aa being desirous of
comrjlvlna with the reauest. hut states
that it seems at present as If he would
be unable to do so, owing to a number
of important matters coming up at that
time.
Seeking Coal Nar Dallas.
Pallas Hon. W. C. Brown will lie
gin the work of drilling for coal on his
property In the northern pert of this
city within a few days. Several good
specimens of lignite coal hsve been
found In recent excavations, and the
contour of the land at that place indi
cates the presence of s large deposit.
Mr. Brown Is convinced that the pro
ject will pay, and will lose no time in
making the preliminary excavations for
sinking a shaft.
Big Batch of Atselhesd Eggs.
Oregon City Superintendent Henry
O'Malley. of the United State, bureau
llenev
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u. uFimiin, irjnni mai prospects are
Mm ...I
gooa ror a ute oi Z.ooo.000 steelhead
eggs ai me Kogne river station, which
he hs just inspected. Superintendent
O'Malley has just received 100,000
Rainbow trout eggs from the govern
ment station at Baird, Cel., and these
will be hatched and liberated from
Clackamas station.
Baking Powder Plant at Portland
Portland Portland is to be msds the
manufacturing and distributing point
for the Northwestern territory of the
Hunt. Perfect Baking Towder com
pany of Minneapolis. The plant will
be bill t ilnrlno Ik. . r
I. Klgg, of Minneapolis, ,jr prirt,nt
of the company, is at the Hotel port-
'""i is maaing all
to locate a branch of the
arrangements
concern here.
University Data
In Bulletin.
tnivers.ty of Oregon. Eugene-A
new bulletin ba. just been issued Jrnm
the university office cont.innlg , 3
u.-ioncsi sxetch of the institution tha
name, of all regent, and their i "m. of
rviee, s similar chart
or the otTu
OI atlmsmstratinn
n.l tA.
COWS ARE GOOD MILKERS
Blooded 8tocl ,t O. A. C. Farm
Sn Stf ;..
Corvallis An Ayrshire cow on the
oolleg turm, in the milk period of a
, jittie moIi tM justcloeed,
nus yielded 11,879 pounds ol nine, ine
amount or butter fat was soo.ow
pounds, equivalent of 544.47 Dounds ol
butter. At 30 cents per pound th
gross value f 163..H4. It col to
feed her during tha period $40, leaving
a net profit of $1.'3.34. Her diet was
alfalfa, with a very light ration of bran
and rolled oat during tha summer,
and 15 pounds ol vetch and oats l ay,
30 pounds of kale and eight pounds of
bran and rolled barley during winter.
The animal 1 6 years old, and came
from the farm of Mrs. Honeyman, of
Portland.
A 6-year old tlolsteio from th
Frakes herd At..S-p-fA.j'U,Al.w
13,000 pounds of milk during a similar
period, which closed In December,
making a butter product of over 620
pounds. She has freshened, and is
now giving 70 pound cf milk per day.
Hon Show at f alem.
Salem Elaborate preparations are
nnder way to make the horse show to
be held in this city Saturday, April 4,
the banner horse fair of the year in the
Willamette valley. All the citisen of
the Capital City are taking hold of the
work incident to such an undertaking
wltn a vim that augur well for the sue
cess of the affair. The finance commit
tee is meeting with the very beet of
success and encouragement, and will
eatlly ha collected over $500 In cash,
besides many valuable cup, etc., to
offer as prizes, before its labor are
hended. Over 23 beautiful cup are
already subscribed by the enterprising
nrms or balem. Many of the leading
horsemen of the state hav signified
their Intention of entering their high
class animals, and everything points
towards a most successful, profitable
and educational meeting Salem Satur
day, April 4.
Learn to Farm at School.
Albany Pupil of the seventh and
eighth grades of the Albany public
schools will devote their spare time
this spring to trowing vegetables and
flowers. The rill engage in practical
work in connection with the new study
0f agriculture now required in th lev-
entb and eighth grades of the public
schools of theitate and will be etimn-
lated to active tfforts by a series of
prize offered through the arrangements
of Superintendent A. M. Sanders, of
the local public schools.
Boosting Stats Fair.
Balem F. 1. Welch, secretary of
the state board of agriculture, Is rush
ing preparation! lor the state fair, to
be he'd hare September. Postal
,,u -a--,,.,,-, ,ni i.i, have heen
I .
sent broadcast o the United States,
and it is probabltlthat a greater influx
of visitors than vr before will attend
this year. Clatsop, Columbia, Lane
and Clackamas counties have already
sent notifications that they want large
sections reserved for their exhibits.
Maks Eugens Buildings Safe.
Eugene The city council, the Eugene
fire department and ths Merchants'
Protective association ars working to
gether toward mtkiog every building
in which public meetirgi are held in
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and meeting hall li being carefully ex
a mined, and inch recommendations ss
are mad are being rariied out without
objection. New ordinances will be
framed regulating crowds which gather
inside of bniidings snd penalties fixed
for failure to comply with the law.
Trains Soon to Klamath.
Klamath Falls That the California
Northeastern is to be completed to kla
math Falls this sear is evidenced by
the rapid progress being made in con
structlon snd tracklsylng. By the nrsi
j of April the track will be finished to
i Dorris, and already two camps have
been established between Dorrls and
the Klamath river, where the grade
cros the swamp lands will be finished
for a stretch nf f (100 feet bv the mid-
idle ol Annl.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Clnb, M(J.f!4c; blueetem,
85(86c; valley, 3(S&c; red, 81(i82c.
Hurler fee.), f:'8 per ton; rolled,
!a.,JU per ton.
Oats No. 1 mhite. $27(28 per ton
Corn Whols. $33.50; cracked,
$34.60.
Hay Vallev timothy, No. 1. 117 per
ton; hastern Oregon timothy, I ihm-'u;
clover, $M.15; cheat, $15; grain hay,
nrH3; alfalfa, 12ai3-
Fruits Apples. $lft3.IS0 per box,
sccording to quality; cranberries, $8(3
11 Per barrel.
Vegetables Artichokes, 7.Viks per
! onljj -.,Ji',,A-
j . . i . i .
pounu; cabbage, i,i' " J.
cauliflower. 12- celery, $4.50C5 per
crate; parsley, 25c per down; peas, lc
pound; peppe'rs. 2J per pound; rad
ishes, 30c per doien: rhubarb, $2.60
P" crate; tpinseb. 85c crate; sprouts,
10c per pound, squash. llV pound.
Onions-Oregons, H(4.25 per un
dred. Potatoes JiojBOc Jper hundred, de
livered Portland.
Bntter Ftni.y creamery, 253,30c per
pound.
Pou It rv-Average old hens, 14fl.LV
Pr Pound; mi-ed chickens. lCLV,
srrins ehinw.. mr.."!: turkey, live,
1V7'l"c; dresed, choice, lrW-2iV:
(we, live, Mi.lOc; dm-ks, lV.nl c;
P'tfenns, .Vf,fi; s.i'iabs, $1.612.
Eggs Kre.h ranch, lc tr down.
Veal-75tKo pounds, Rrt-Pc; 125
tol50ponni, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds.
53-Se.
Pork Rio,., 75 to 150 pounds, 7(3
7 So; packers, SSI V- , v . . .
Hops 19Q7 prime snd choice, 4rj,oc
P Pound; olds, lfll'nc Pr PonJ- .
'vVoo-F4,,,rn Oregon, sversge beat,
J216c pe, poond. sccording to shrink
; vsliey, I6,lw. scwrdlim b, r,ftl
17! mohsi,, thoic. !
MESSENGER IS KILLED.
Robber Than Loot Empress Safes e
Valuables.
New ton, Kan., Marrh 31. A. D
Bailey, an express messenger cf th
Wall-Fargo company, wsa killed by an
unknown person on Santa. F train No.
116, between Florence and Newton,
early Sunday morning. The mo Her
wrw very t ratal. ec'Jlrty ) iL
object. Both the local and the through
safes were ransacked and at least $1,-
0U0 In money snd some jewelry Uken
The amount th robber secured is not
known.
The dead body of Messenger Bailey
was found at 4 o'clock Sunday morning
when the train leached Newton. It
was stretched on the Boor of the car,
the head beaten to a pulp and lying in
a pool of blood. The back of the skull
was crushed and the end of the car
where it was lying was spattered with
blood. The plood spatters reached to
the ceiling.
There was no evidence of any strug
gle, the indications pointing to the
commission of the murder while the
messenger was asleep, before he could
offer resistance. Ba i ley was seen a 1 1 ye
at Strong" Uity. " At" TPeabody someone
opened the car door just enough to
throw out s package of waybills and
then closed it quickly.
The custom of the messenger has been
to go to s'eep soon after leaving Flor
ence and it is possible that hs did this
Sunday night. After being struck
while sleeping, and rendered uncon
scious, his body rolled to the floor, snd
ths robber, after beating him on tb
head,. covered it with tha dead man's
coat. One blow was struck at the
man's face with some sharp Instrument,
apparently a hatchet, which broke the
jaw bone. From the dead man's pock
ets the keys were removed and the safes
ransacked. Then the keys were pot
back into Bailey's overcoat, the coat
folded and put in his grip, where It
was found later.
ORDER RATES CUT.
Commission Finos O. R. & N. Toll
Are Excessive.
Portland, March 31. It I under
stood the Oregon Railroad commission
wlil sustain the complaint of the Port
land chamber of commerce against the
O. R. A N. company and will Issue an
order this week requiring a material
reduction In olas rate over the mal
and branch line of that road through
out the state.
The extent to w hich existing tariff
ill b affected by the ruling of the
commission cannot be learned, but the
effect may he to disturb transcontinent
al rate and, probably, to require an ad
justment all along the line in the inter
est both of the railroad and the shipper
ii ine decision oi the commission is at
tacked by the Harrlman Interests it will
be ssaailed undoubtedly on the ground
that its enforcement would necessitate
not only a wholesale revision by the
railroad of its tariffs but would serious
ly disturb interstate business.
It is expected that the findings of the
commission will be made the baala of
litigation on the part of the railroad
company positively to test the powers
of the railroad commission which, un
der the act by which It waa created, is
sutborised to fix rates. The members
of the commission were cautious and
thorough in their investigation of the
complaint of excessive freight charges.
It is said the commissioners feel conn
dent that their findings will be found
to be lair and reasonable and such as
cannot be considered an abritrary exer
cise of the authority with which they
are clothed.
Closely Guard Adama.
Teluride, Colo. March 31. A the
result of the attempt to murder Gene
ral Bulkley Wells, general manager of
the Smuggler-Union mine and mills at
Pandora, Sheriff Fitzpatrick ia taking
precaution to guard the jail In whi
hteve Adams, charged with the assaea-
nation of Arthur L. Collins, General
Wells' predecessor, is confined. The
feeling against Adams lsbeceming more
bitter from dsy to day.
Feeling against Adams bas also been
engendered, it is said, because of the
fact that during the past two weeks ful
lv a score or more of miners and other
who were deported during strike day
have returned to the district.
Going Out of Business.
Victoria, B.C., March 31. News
waa brought by the Empress of China
today that of the 28 emigration com
panie In the business in Japan last
year, but three remain. The Morioka
company is arranging to send emigrants
to Cal Iso, the first shipment of 1,000
being embarked just before the Empress
of China left; the Meiji company will
send 500 Japanese to Peru in April and
the Kokoku company is arranging to
send 1,000 to Brssil. The Morioka
company has charted a steamer to carry
3,000 Japanese to Chile.
Many Days to Rsach Bodies.
Salt Lake City, Uta March 31. A
special to the Herald from Hanna,
Wyo., says: Seventy-one men are
known to have lost their lives in Mine
No. 1 of the Union tPaclfic Coal com
pan v. although 64 names are obtaina
ble. Seventy-one coffins have been
rushed to Hanna. The rescuing party
a working heroically, but the bodies
will possibly not be reached for several
davs, as it will be necessary to close
the west stops and smother the fires be
low the tenth level and then draw off
the large quantities of gas.
Exiles Purchase Grsvs
Paris. March 31. The body cf the
late Gregory Gerschnnin, the Russian
terrorist leader, who died recently in
Switierland, was buried todsy In Mont
parnasse cemetery In a grave purchased
by Russian exiles In Pari. ronr
thousand persons followed the hearse.
The proceselon wsa headed by a car
carrying a mas oi nuge wreauis iieo
with red ribbons, which were sent by
American Socialist organizations, who
were represented by Anna Strunsky.
Another Plot Discovered.
Port An Prince, March 31. A fresh
conspiracy against the government has
been discovered In this city. Tbe leadar
of the plot, General Larrsqn, who van
arrest! on Maw h 14 cat s ssplcioi of
sontpinrsg apunot Ujo VMisii mam
ibOTMNM fit! Inav skrasns ess
INCREASE IN FORCES .
Va PMffl KfKf Pitt nn lamp to the Miner from Hanna, yo., aays:
BU...wuu u.u. u
Forces el Laborers.
GIVE AMERICANS FIRST CHOICE
At
Lat 260,000 Man Needed
Repair Ravages of Winter
Labor la Cheap.
Chicago, Marrh 31. In the next 60
days the railroad of the United State
will hav to find between 250,000 and
300,000 men to mend their track and
roadbeds and another large army to go
into their shop and repair their cars
.n1 tliMI lVOTmfit I v.l
The railroad, centering In Chicago
alone will, between April J and June
ILaii--13t.ec& TJtil. -
whn win amnin-! in mnrJiinoii..
- I J 'n
lavages of th winter months, which,
with their frosts and their snows, have
mads many miles of shaky track and
msny more of softened roadbed.
Ths past winter has not been as hard
as ths season usual ry is on roadbed and
track, and physical conditions are not
as bad as usual for the further reason
that the traffic baa not been so heavy.
No renewal work, however, is being
done this winter, and after the frost
comes out of the ground In th rpring
there is bound to be settling of the
roadbed, sagging of bridge and a score
of thing which go to prevent efficiency
of operation.
In the employment of labor the rail-
, - -
roads seek to procure Amerlcsns when
tbey can get them at the price w hich 1
offered for labor. As a rule, however,
tne railroads are glad to get men wber-
ever It is possible, the only stlpuVIon
with the labor employing agencies be-
Ing that the men shall b competent to
do the work
ior wnicn .ney are em-
ployed.
MANY MINERS QUIT.
Men Lay Down Their Tools Although
No Striks.
Tn.li.n.rn. v.., ai Tk. ..!..
minor. ,J th. 111 i..
WA. .HO llljl.'li
"-- vw wuw 'Vius wv lULMUT Will lOT
u. .nJ -u...i. . . .-
most 260.000 of them will at ,n,fc in
western Pennsylvania Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Michigan.
West lrginia and Kentucky. The
conditions under which they are work'
Ing expires tonight snd, except in Cen
tral Pennsylvania and Indiana block
district, no conditions hsve been made,
nor nave the miners entered into dis
trict agreement providing for the oper
ation pending tbe April 1 agreement.
Technically tbe miners will not so
out on strike, but in reality they stop
work because the operators, except in
Indiana and Illinois, show no real in
tent ion of meeting and treating with
them, though no question of wages or
principle ia st stake.
ALWAYS LIKED HIM.
Kalssr Ssys Gossip Greatly Exagger
ated Hill Incident.
Washington, March 11. With a
ew to bringing to a close the gossip
connected with ths reported disapproval
in Berlin of the appointment of Dr.
David Jayne Hill a ambassador, and
terminating tbe incident Baron von
Sternberg, the German ambassador,
called at the White House today by
appointment to see President Roose
velt snd Secretary Rott. Assistant
Secretary Bacon was also present At
the conclusion of the conference tbe
following statement was given out:
In addition to the communication
already made public from the Foreign
office, the German ambassador has also
conveyed to the American government
the assurances of the emperor that there
has never been any change in his atti
tude toward Mr. Hill, and hi cordial
willingness to welcome Mr. Hill to
Berlin. Tbe emperor's favorable opin
ion of Mr. Hill ! was communicated to
the Washington administration last
November, and hi attitude ha never
changed since."
Votes for Horns Puis.
Londoc, March 31 The house of
conmons last night, after a lengthy de
bate on tbe question of home rule for
reland, adopted by a rote of 313 to
167 a resolution moved by John E.
Redmond, Nationalist leader, that "in
the opinion of this house s solution of
this problem cm only be attained by
giving the Irish people legislative and
xecutive control of all purely Irish
affairs," after the resolution had been
amended by adding the words "all
subject to the supreme suthority of the
m per il parliament."
Dsfrsud United States
iieiens, aiarcn 31. What promises
to be the most sensational case tried
here in vnany years was begun today in
the Federal court, when Oliver C. 11-
las, John D. McLeod and A. S. Hovey
were placed on trial on a charge of
conspiring to defraud the United States
Three overt action ar alleged In each
oi ine two count that falsified notes
were fcrged; that affidavits purporting
to be that of deputy mineral surveyors
were forged, and that ths notes and
affidavits were presented to the sur
veyor general fcr official approval.
Harrlman to Resume Work.
Ogden. Utah, March 31. The Utah
Construction company has been in-
strncetd by the Harrlman offlclala in
resume grading a line from Huntington
to Homestead, Baker county. Or. This
work wa halted last fall at the begin-
Ing of the financial flurry, and the
crder to commence activity is looked
poo as an enoonrsging sign of return-
ng confluence in railroad Quarters.
The road to Homestead is th first link
in a cutoff into Lew Is ton. Idaho.
Cjt In 60,000 Millhands' Wages.
Boston, Msrch 31 Tbe general re
liction of 10 per cent in tbe wages of
New England cotton mill operatives
thick was rerently decided unon. be.
a sniv yerterfey in mills em-
kiylm iO.Ofc) MrMt. Nt Jlon.Mv
3J&y sat
EXPLOSION IN MINE.
an Figitlng Firs Caught In Under
ground Working.
Butte. Mont., March 30. A special
.yW, rhi. camp wa visited by another big
holocaust Saturday afternoon and th
lives of 20 men were snuffed out by an
explosion of gas is Mine No. 1, of ths
Uc.uB I aciiVCtJil JUii.y . -
A fiis bsd been rsging below th 10th
level sine last Saturdsy, and ths force
of 20U miners tad been laid off for ths
day as a precaution.
Superintendent Aleiander Briggsand
to
Foremen Joseph Burton, Alfred lodds,
James Knos, o' Mines 1, 2, snd 3, with
a crew of 16 or 17 men, all eiperienced
miners, with gas men snd fire-fighters,
went down into the workings early in
the mcrning to fight the conflagration,
which was rapidly eating its way
through the workings.
At 2 o clock the men above the work
ings, ths idle men in the homes and
the townspsople wire startled by an
awful roar, followed by a heavy boom
u wie snasing oi earm ana iremonng
1, v'
i : I "
were was a rusn io me mine.
entrances ha I caved in. and the mine
timbers had been blown g'at distances
as Dn tht outalde workings.
The second esplosion was more sever
than the first, being felt in all parts of
the town, snd it is feared that 60 to 60
names hav been added to the death list.
BOMB FOR WELL8.
Attempt Mad to Blow Up Manager
of Tsllurlds Mine.
Telluride, Colo., March 30. Eluding
tha nliht onmrA atat.innA.1 ml tlia Kmito-
Lw.iininn min. .. p.,w. ...n
outh of Telluride. and tha 'searchiuhk
l.hih mn.t.nti. v.Mn .k. .v..
wmw.j tu s w u est laus
premises during ths nigh't from the
nigh tower of th mill a a precautionary
mea.uis, an unknown person gained ac-
n-.- . r..i.Lnn i 3n,.i riwi..
Wella. general manager of tha Emm.
BHp.t?ni n Minin nmn.n. n.tn..i..
Ljt and planted dynamite 'under hia
bed. The dynamite waa exriloded by
lighting a fuss on the outside of tbe
building about 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing when the Intended victim was
ssleep. He was hurled atainst the
ceiling and alighted under a mal of
I debris, but escaped with some scratches
"ruises anu impaired nearing
I , I.I . . .. . ,
anuuugu a, sysiemsiio eearcn nas
I . j .-w . . , , . .
ureu maue oy rnerin ruzparrica ana
deP'M. 'd by hundreds of citiiens.
no cius nas been found to the perpe
trator of the deed. One man who is
cbrred with having said that Wella
would be killed baa ben arrested.
General Wella took a leading part in
ths suppression of labor troubles in
this state in 1904 and 1905, and waa
prominently Identified with the recent
prosecution of the officers of the West
ern Federation of Miners at Boise on
tbe charge of complicity In the assass
ination of ex-Governor Flank Steunen-
berg, of Idaho.
HAS MODIFIED ITS RULING.
Interstate Commission Will Re open
Portland Gateway.
San Francisco, March 30. A tele
gram was received at the general office
of tbe Southern Pacific, company in this
city today from Charles S. Fee, passen
ger traffic manager, who Is at present
in Chicago, announcing that the recent
action of the Interstate Commerce com
mission, which was interpreted as clos
ing the Portland gateway and necessi
tating a higher passenger rate by the
Southern Pacific t Seattle and other
Northern points, via Portland, has been
modified. The objection of the cum
mlrsion, it appears, related only to the
manner of publishing through rates,
and revised tariffs conforming to the
commission's wiches will be issued as
soon as possible.
This new ruling will l received with
great srtisfaction in Portland, which
was being adversely affected by ths
higher passenger rates charged from the
East to; Seattle via Portland than were
charged to Seattle over the (treat North
ern. The Southern Paclcfi is equally
pleased, for it hss been known that it
earnings and prestige have suffered by
the ruling which bas now been modi
fled. Ssys Dunns Is Prejudlcsd.
Sart Francisco, March 30. Abraham
Ruef today filed an affidavit through
which he aeeks to disqualify Superior
Judge Frank H. Dunne from presiding?
in the so called Parkside trol ey fran
chise bribery cases, in which Ruef is
S joint defendent with W. I. Brobeck,
G. II. Umbsen and Joseph Green. In
his affidavit Ruef alleges bias and pre
judice on the part of Judge Dunne and
seta forth many instanrea in which ho
says Dunne shows-1 antipathy, bias and
prejudice against the dt fendant in for
mer trials.
Evan' Illness Csusss Alarm.
San Diego, Cal., March 30. Tho
news that the flagship Connecticut had
been detached from the fleet at Magda
lena bay to bring Admiral Evan to
San Francisco for a course of treatment
at San Lnia Obispo wss received hero
with considerable apprehension. Re
assuring reports hsve I sen coming from
Magdalena bay during the pett ten
dsys, bnt the fact that it is deemed ne
cessary to bring him north two weeks
In advance of the fleet is taken to indi
cate that his condition is not ail that
could be wished for.
English Hopmen Protest..
Worcester, England, March 30 A
largely attended meeting of hopjjrowere
was held in this rity this afternoon ai d
a resolution was mseed r.tot
dignantly agaifist what described
as tbe "dumping of America's surplus
horn in this country. " Enormr.us qusn
titiei of h"ii sre ssid to be d
rive here in a few Huts Tl,. ...
ing offered at from 18 to 2b shillings
a hundred weight, which is less that
half th English price.
Atabama Law I Killed.
Montgomery. Ala.. Mrh n t...i
Thomas G. Jones, of tha Cnii.l Kt.t
court, todsy held the Alabama penalty
relltoad laws unconstitutional; also
that the (nits brought by tbe r.ilrn..!.
!I 1,iol,lon of tb..leventh
constitut onal amendment, not being
uit .gainst th .tat. Several of th.
minor calan maatVn a.a i -
Both
to Ml tWv& ltttni.
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