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Hillsboro Independent hm4 rrMay Cacfe Week HILLSBORO OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK q a Condensed Form lor Oar sir ROrtOMf . , . ij laf P""J A Riium of th. Lets Important but Nst Lett Interesting Event of th Past Week. Ann Gould ray she will not marry th Prince de Satan. The Honth Dakota Republican eon venlion elected Tft delegate. In Minnesota Taft baa carried all but two oounties and those are for La Fol lette. A New York grand Jury could not And sufficient evidence to Indict the Ice trust. Canada li arranging with the home .ninani tn atorj immigration OI Hindus. France prefer Russia's scheme for reforms In Macedonia to that ol Oreat Britain. Admiral Evan la much improved bit will be unable to join .the fleet at Kan Diego. Wiiconain Republican have elected La Follette delegate to tbs national mvention. There la no change In the Veneinelan ituation. The craiaer Taconia li at La Uuayara. In Michigan only four of 14 oountiea which voted on the liquor question de cided to continue saloon. An enlisted man with the battleship fleet taya that the efficiency of the navy bat beeu doubled by the cruite. The South Dakota Democratic con wi.nl Inn elected delegates instructed to vots for Bryan "first, last and all tne time," and to "vote for no one else. The torpedo flotilla ha reached Mag' daluna bay for practice. King Edward la severely criticised by bia people for leaving his poet at a crisis. Naval experts say many new records were made by the battleship fleet at M.igdalena bay. Howard Oould I suing hi wife for a divorce. Drinking is her worst offense, aoocrding to his story. Oliver C. Dallas, nnder arrest at Hel ena, haa admitted making many false reports on mineral surveys. Harriman denies that he has main tained a monopoly of the tiansportation business in Oregon and California. The Canadian Facifle railway baa de cided to build second line through the Rocky mountains to the Faoiflo oust. B Q DRY PAlCHES. Saloons to Be Abolished In Twenty lllinoia Counties. Chicago, III, AprllS In a Land-to-band contest the saloon lau was fought to a standstill yesterday in Illi nois. After campaign and election Mom equaled In the state in bitter nres, 1,200 townships voted on the di re -t question of the licensed aloon and both sides claim a victory. The AT.ti-"iVMv. ,!-j?-a.ia'Jev a-a jubilant over the fact that 20 counties voted to become absolutely antl alo n territory and more than 600 saloons in many of the cities and village of the stats were voted out ol busintss. The following counties are now ab solutely anti saloon territory, so creat ed bv the voters yenterday, in addition to the six which voted last November to banish the dramshop: Bonos, B'own. Cumberland. Moot die. Byline. Shelby. Fsyette. Oallatin, Coles, Hamilton, Donglas. White, Ed gar, Ma-on, Wayne, Clark, Piatt, Rich land, Merced, Dewltt, Cbamja gn, Winnebago. It aa in the cities thst the desperate character of the warfare waged between the two elements developed in us en tirety, and both sides were more or scrpriisd by ts rctur the municipalities. PAINT AND POLISH Jackles Preparing Atlantic fleet for Grand Parade. INSPECTION IS MADE BT DIVERS Find Bottoms of Many Ships Nearly Aa Clean Aa VVhen They Left Hamptoi Roads. EXPOSES RAILROAD JUGGLERS Interstate Commerce Commission la' suss Special Report. Washington, April 8. A special re port Just issued by the Interstate Com merce commission gives a practical illustration of the manner in which railway corporations, on.e independ ent, have developed Into fully controll ed systems. The report is the result of an investigatinu made In connection with the establishment of a uniform system of reports lor railway wnion the rommis'ion is empowered to pre scribe. One of its principal duties will be tc eomnile Information to aid in determining the proper form of a standard lalance sheet. One of the pi inci pal uses of the re- poit will be to furnish information, ierelof.i e unobtainable, to the purine, congress, oourtand Interstate Commerce commission. It makes purmo lor me first time the amount of securities in the hands of the corporations. The tatlsth-al tabulation shows that ont of over il,WO.Uim,iiiiu oi outstanding securities 1 5,850,000,000 is held by railway corporations, leaving in the hands of the public about 17.800,000,. 000 of funded debt and $4, 700,000,000 of stocks. It includes a table of mis cellaneous holdings of railway compan- es In other securities than those of railways. HAS PAID REBATES. The Italian car in the New York to Tari automobile race haa arrived at 8n Francisco and will take a steamer tor Alaska. Representative Hobeon, of Alabama rays the navy needs more ships. That Japan could easily whip the United btate at present. On her return from Ban Diego to Magdalena the Connecticut exceeded her trial speed, and that after the long trip from Hampton Roads. A bitter prohibition campaign In Illi aois Is near an end. Philippine Itorancrats have Indorsed Bryan for president. Japan Is to abolish the stigma of caste on the lower classes. Oreat Britain is alarmed at the growth of Bocialiam. The chief of the Crow Indians defendi Indian Agent Reynolds. Russia is inclined to the demands on the control of Manchuria. ueiaware Kepunucans will send nn tnnttucted delegates to the convention An entire trainload of oranges has jnt been sent from California to Iowa Japan la making extraordinary war preparations to continue the expansion poiicy. The old Fifth avenue hotel In Ne L. 1 .1 . '' ciuaeu ana politicians ar homeless. I he German diet has forbidden the we of any language at publio meetings um iterman. Harriman officials announce that ex ten ire improvement to Pan Pedro har bor will be made by the Southern fa cine. It is announced that!the coal mine at llanna, Wyo., In which a score of mln era were killed, will probably never be reopened. A general strike In Rome baa follow eu a labor riot. Kuel last objeetion;to a trial has oevn overruled. The Brasilian emlser Bemmln Con sUnt Is to visit Honolulu. Andrew Carnegie has given 15,000, O0 ) mors to pension university profess or. For the third time in six weeks the Ohio river at Cincinnati la above flood stage. Hard times have forced Helen Oonld to retrench her charities. Two indue trial schools in which she is interested are to close. Retired clearinghouse certificate of Chicago to the amount of $H,(M,000 ha -e been sold to a cardboard factory and reduced to palp. The proposition to build a r.ew sub way in New York from the Usttery to the Bronx, nnder Broadaay and Lex ington avenne, to cost $60,000,000 ha been approved. A Chicago jury has decided thst $50 bats are excluded from the "necessary household expenses" for which a hus band is liabls when Incurred by his wUe without his approval. Great Northern Railway Co Convlctsd and Fined S5.O0O. 1 New York, April 8. The Oreat Northern Railway company was today convicted of (ranting rebates to the American Sugar Refining company, be fore Judge Holt, in the United States Circuit court, and fined $5,000. The company was charged by the govern ment with giving rebates on sugar shipped from this city to Sioux City, la., In 1902. Counsel for the company gave notice of an appeal. The rebat ing indictments against the Northern Steamship company were dismissed. The trial was remarkable for its brev ity, lasting only two days. Before Judge Holt Imposed the fine United States Dlatrict Attorney 8tim- son called the conrt's attention to the fact that there had been no attempted concealment oi tne alleged crime upon I lie part ol trie defendant. There is no element of concealment in this case," aaid Mr. Btimson, "and the court will recall that in the case of the New York Cential, convicted for the same offense, there was an elabor ate system of bookkeeping which concealed the payment of rebates, and ths giving of the rebate money was kept off the regular books of the com pany. There is nothing of that kind, I am glad to say, in this case." Mgle1ena, Bay. -&Pril 7 Vl San Diego) The work ol preparing lor ths California reception, now but ten days distant, is already In progress among ths battleship of ths Atlantic fleet. Every ship not engaged in coaling or working OU the lorpeoo range uurrgu Ing a thorough scrubbing, scraping snd painting from ths water line to the mastheads. Every inch of ths surface of the ships will be gone over and cleaned and polished. Divers have been sent ovsr ths side of each ship .nd have rnada thorough inapections of the bottoms. Many of ths Teasels are nearly as clean aa when they left Hsmpton Roads, according to the report of ths divets. The long time spent st anchor sga In the bay has done more to foal the bottoms than ths trip around the Horn. The work of coaling for the final leg of ths long voyage is being pushed with sll speed. Last night ths crew of ths Mains worked all night taking coal from a collier alongsids and stowing it away In the bunker. Admiral Thomas bas Issued a tent tive program for the fleet for ths dates Anril II to April 19, which includes the departure of the fleet from Magda lena at same hour not yet fixed on April 11 and Its srrival at San Diego at 1 p. m. April 14. The program qmtee from the official program of the reception committee In San Diego, giv ing the details for (he four days the ship will be in port there. Admiral Thomas has also issued a lengthy detailed order, on the forma tion of a brigade of sailors and marines, for parade duty in San Diego, San Franoirco and other cities, It provides for the formation of a fleet naval brig ade of more than 6,000 men. The total is mails of 64 companies cf bluejackets, four from each ship, and 16 companies of marines or one from each ship. PREMlt" 9'0"- to M" Char,,,, British Cabinet Fo.lo Lo'xlon, Anril T.-Ga E"U, itlon, Ulg w.oot either premi'o, ministry. The long Ptd realgn.tioa P" Um," (.1., . ,i .nnnunced Set or- a; Biair os;.oti- coU,tc.r. cu'ar, he re.edon the urgent reoonj '"' c.mKt,.:.;"ion provides no auto- malic s uctvsm r it renting with the amg tooho.,new'brtid of gcvs.n u.ent. and in .ecoidanc. with ths i cus tom and precedent, ths wbols cabinet lesiiris ,n. .. . rremler, no step to I point a ministry can be taken until Herbert H. Aaouith, chancellor of the exohequer, hi bsi been suuimoneuio STREETS RUN BLOOD. Sevan Are Killed snd I00 Wounded In Llibon Elsction Riots. Lisbon, April 7. Seven persons were shot to death and 1 00 others wounded by soldier last evening, after the vot ing in the elect o is In this city had ended. The rioting was widespread and such was the confusion during the vio lent conflict between the populace and the munloipal government that the gnardsmen, mistaking the Infantry who ha l been called out for rioters, fired a volley Into their tanks, seriously wounding three of the soldiers. The night was one of terror for Lis bon, which seemed suddenly aflame with revolt, Bands of men ran wildly through the streets, brandishing weap ons, while the sharp crack of rifles was beard in various sections. Lisbon remains practically an armed camp. Large numbers have been ar rested. The people are now in a state of feverish unrest and it is feared there may be a recurrence of the bloodshed. WOMEN CARRY ON WORK. Lisbon Prisons Crowded. Lisbon, April 8. Cnswed by the strong military force with which the city has swarmed since the election rioting on Sunday evening and the heavy arrivals of troops from the prov ince tolsy, the population of Lisbon made fresh demonstrations this even ing, jn the outlying sections of the city they psraded, shouted, 'and jeered the soldiers and sang revolutionary airs until dispersed by the troops. Two hundred arrest were made and It Is officially announced that more than 603 arrest were mde Sunday and Monday. Covats Big Ships. London, April 8. Interest has been ' n navai circles by the report :u" rrmsn admiralty is consider ln fViA .. i . . , ... .... liuiiuira oi me iwo Dig battle ships now being built In this country for Brsxil. It la pointed out that Bra til has no'need for two such nnwerfnl ships, which, In addition to their orig- cwi, win be expensive to H...nwin. ii is certain that Great m W th" vessels should this be the only way of preventing their al ing into the bands of another Euro- Vmu power. Thanks England for Offar r i . . .xmoon, April 8. The formal reply of President Roosevelt to the Invitation of Great Britain, offering the fscllitie of British port to the American battle ship fleet on its voyags around the world and a.klng the fleet to visit an Knglish i.w im-n received at the .1 . .i V ,n r'wnient points that the details for the last leg of voyage 1 ave not yet been arrange.!, hethsnksthe British government it kind invitation. foreign out the but for Argentine Also Ambitious ; a j - t . . .... ... ri.neiro, Apil . Information obtained from an official source todav .em,18 10 me belief that Italy is ready to sell to Argentina for 120,000,000 the three battleships Rein Klens. Nspaloi and Roma. Argentina la thought to be contemplating this increase In her navy to counterbalance the trwa i n.:i to augment her strength at sea. Chinese Boycott Against Japanese Goods bpreadmg Rapidly. Ctnton, April 7. The biyectt against me Japanese arising out of the trouble between Japan and China over the aeisure and subsequent release of the Tatsu Maru, Is spreading rapidly waas meetings have been held with the object of impressing upon the Chi nese me necessity of making the boy cott of Japanese products and manufac tures aa tar reaching s possible. Despite a torrential rain today more than 1,000 women dressed In white as an emblem of mourning attended a meeting held for this purpose. Trophy for Best Record. Seattle, April 7. A special to the Time from Spokane, says that when the Atlantic fleet reaches Seattle next month, the battleship or first class cruiser which made the highest score at the recent target practice In Magdalena bay will be awarded a solid silver tro phy, vslned at $1,600, presented by the people of Spokane. The cup Is to be competed for annnally by battleships and cruisers of the first class of the en tire American navy. Secretary Metcalf announced that ths trophy would be acceptable. Ford to Face Jury. Pan Franc isto, April 7. Superior Judge Lawlor today ordered the trial of Tltey L. Ford, chirf counsel for the Inited Railroads, socused ol the bribery of Supervisor Coleman, set for' Ihurs day morning at 10 o'clock, after deny. ng a motion for a change of venue on the grounds of prejudice. Immediate lv following this ruling, Attorney A. A. Moore, representing the acensed, ssked eave to interpose a plea of "once in jeopardy," and moved the court to or der an acquittal. Moore wa allowed o enter the supplemental plea. Nebraska Returns Blow AnVr'iJ; Neb" APril '-Insurance Auditor Pierce today decided to notify agents of companies organiied under thelswsofCalifnrni. that they Zli cease doing business in Nebraska. This ' Cllf"". to admit Nebraska companies. The action of insurance Auditor Pierce affec". th. BiarriU fur u,. purpose, has seen ins kl"- The Foiiini the country Is quite unprecedented tbsrs being no previous example of eluinge occurring in tue premiersMD hlle the sovereign w abroad. On this scoount ths course or procedure to te followed ! in ,om doubt. Sir Hon,... ,,litlon remslns un changed, aocordinl th PhTlci1n, bulletin. Ti. H. Cn telegraphing his aoceuUnp. t the nremier's resigna tion. conv.i .n aiDieesion of his re gret and e.r.m -Ith best wlsbss for Sir Henry's recovery. WEST MUST UNITE Important Legislation Pending at National Capital. FLEET ASSURES PEACE. Evans Was Says Voyage to Pacific Well Timed. San Francisco, April 7. Admiral Roblev D. p..ns. in an interview orinted In th. rhmniole todav, said: "Ths greater interest of the United States todn I. in the Faoiflo. The coming of the fleet to this coast has not only demonstrated to the world that we have 16 battleahiDS which can be brought together for a long cruise at a moment's notice, but it bas called the attention of tha neopie oi our own country to the fact that we bave a Pa ciflo ooast as well an Atlantio coaet, and that it will be defended just as much as every inch of land around New York, and that oar interests in me ra ciflc today are greater than in the At lantio. This is the short rned to the coun tries of the Far Ksat, where the greatest commercial development is to be. With development will oome war, but it will be a commercial war, fought with brains and dollars and not with 10-incb guns. It will be generated by such men aa Harriman, and the part of the navy is only to be alwsrs ready. We do not plan nor fight commercial battles. Ths coming of the fleet was most opportunely timed by the president, and its arrival In ths Pacific ha result ed in the present assurance of peace Not that I ever believed that there was any actual danger of war; The people of both countries leilixed too well what a dreadful calamity such a war would nave been." POLICY IS CHANGED. Japan Much Influenced by Coming of Amsrkan Fleet. Toklo, April 7. A few days ago Count Okama received a deputation from the Japanese residents of Sacra mento, Cat., and from the Japanese newspaper men of San Francisco, who Ished to solicit hi views on the emi gration problem. The count is report ed by the vernacular papers to bave said that it was very difficult to find out wherein lay the object of the dis patch of the American battleship squadron to the PaclSo at this time. A good deal has been made of the move ment by ths European press and It was looxen upon there as an occurrence oi unusual significance. Japan, however, had received tha assurance of the United States government that it was not intended as a menace to Japan, but was merely undertaken for the pur pose of training office'! and men. feverthelees. whatever the real ob ject cf the movement might be, it was indisputable that Japan's emigration policy bad been considerably affected thereby and it was not easy to sever en tirely the dispatch of the fleet from the policy Japan had lately pursued toward ths United States In this connection. TEAM WORK WOULD CARRY DAT Ory Farm Homestead Bill, In Which West la Greatly interested. Among Measures. Wsshlngton, April 4. There are sev eral Important bills pending fcefoie senate and houre, or in their commit tee, of great interest to the West, any one ol which can probably be pasted II Western senators snd i ougressmen will get together and make a united effort. Most conspicuous among them at the present time is the 3l'0-acre dry farm bomesttad bill, a measure that means a great ueai to me suites weei oi ins Missouri river, in many of which set- the best lands bsve paused to private ownership, and what remains cannot be successfully entered under the exist ing homestead law. Another most meritorious measure banglDg In ths balance ia the Borah bill, providing funds for building schools, installing sewer and water ays terns and making other municipal im provements in towns established on government irrigation project. This bill proposes to donate to such towns all moneys derived from ths sale of town lots, a fund which, in most in stances, will be ample for ths purpose. Experience has shown that towns on government projects bave been slower of development than towns on Carey act projects. The latter have grown rapid ly. Large schools have been erected ; adequate water and sewer systems bave been installed, streets have been im proved, etc, whereas in towns on gov ernment projects the cltixens have been obliged to go down into their own peck eta to provide and maintain schools and property holders have been compelled to bear.the entire expense of all civis improvements. The national drainage bill, which contemplates the reclamation of swamp and overflowed lands in all parts of the United States, stands little chance of passing this session. Thmh It is a measure ol great merit, there does net seem to be that interest that Is essen tial to force through a bill of such mag nitade and importance. It ia difficult to explain this lack of intercut, too, for there is scarcely s state that bis not some lands that would be benefitted by a national drainage law. There Is ons bill that congress will certainly not pass this session, yet one that should have been enacted long ago a bill repealing the timber and stone aot and submstituting some more prac ticable statute providing for the dispos al of government timber. It ha been amDiv demonstrated that the timber and stone act is vicious and unjuat. HOPELESS SPLIT. Interstate Commission Cannot Agre on Spokane Hate Case. Wa-hlngton, April 8. fler havirg the hpokane rate case under considers tlon for more than one year, the Int r state Commerce commirsion is appar ently hopelessly divided tegardiiig ti dtcisiou which should be rendered The cane Is the not important upoi the dockets of the com mini ion, and up on It hinges ths entire ratejabiio of Ui. United Mm . It thaccmmisslon'rhonld decide wit) II si ppers of Spokane, the theory tip ou whitiii the railro.d-i have made rant from the arlie-t days w ill be npwet aim pa-t decisions on the short snd hii haul clams of tint commerce act will be more or lesi nullified. On the othr hand, if the coiiiinlHHiin r futes tc d ia turb the piesent adjustment, a long stp toaarO e-Ublithinir ihe justice id the ra tenia king method of the railroad will have been tjlen. Iic gniri g th iol port of the t-at-e. thecoiiuuipiion went Into a most careful and elaborate inves tigation and bearing of all the facts and listened to argument from a larg u umber of the business, ralrad auu commercial lawyera in the West. Since the ergnments were heard the commission has had numerous confer- eeccj rii..J tin ' uMjiaiuni and it de velops that there are at least three dll fereut views which thus far ba proved irreconcilable. The commission has struggled in vain to get a majority re port and apparently is in a deadlock. The case is one which had been both ering the railroads in the N rtbwest for yesrs prior to the commission's being given greater powers. Owing to water competition, according to the ra'lroada the rates to Spokane fiom the Easteru seaboard are the rates to the Pacifl coast, plus the local rates from the Pa ciflc coast back to Spokane. Tbs latter cfy insists that this is unfair. uOADS ARE BLOCKED il.'zzard and Snow Ties tp Mid dle West Tralllc TEMPERATURE GETS NEAR ZERO From Manitoba Through Minnesota and West to Montana, Gale Car ries ClOUdS Of bnow. FIGHT FOR SALT BEDS. POPULISTS NAME TICKET. SCO, es. " th. faclnc Mutual, of Lo. Angel Four Big Colliers Arrive. San.Francisco, April 7. Sinn. n.in. iy four British collier, carr,. o"' SSI'S X nm th Atl,n,io' ' " Collect Money by Autos. San Francisco, April 7. With a "flying squadron" of ten big automo biles pressed Into service for the occa sion and s corps of olonteercolllectors, extraordinary efforts will be made by the fleet committee to bring the tctal of the fleet fund to 70 000, and to cease work In that connection by Wednesday. Before the collectors wind up their efforts Tuesdsy night they will visit 2,300 saloons and flJO restaurants with in ths bonndarv ri h aitv and expect the to secure pleduea of between I15,' Corean R.n Ravlewed. Tokio. Anril i i.i.Ipm from Seoul say that inanr...... . ahowing In creased aotivity in the neighborhood of Seoul. tv,. i..nTnt element bas been encourage,! by the attitude of iiu members of tb Corean cuu ... Privy Councillor Yon h" demanded the supDreesinn i v, insurgents by Corean tronm i... i r.nancld. He hs objected to the emploTD,fnt ' , Igners. The in..-.nia have Issued a violent circular demand ng the expul- on of the Japane,, from Corean ter- 8tolsn R. i. Found- Rome, April 7 ifter d'UfC' farch the police hve f"""1 th br00M' bnst Of Pope Clement Vl". llith V ;r" 'rom the Villa Al'"1""""'" , The thieves gained scf to the 'ills ly breaking nrn . window. The bust, J-hlch weighs fi. joo pounds, wa foun, bur,ed .bont pa)f a n.H f the vills. It w.,thetvident intention of the thieve, to keen U pealed until an opportonity lho,j ne afforded to 'hip it abroad. Watson and Williams Their Choice for National Officers. St. Lonis, April 4. For president of the United States, Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia. For vice president, Samuel W. Wil liams, of Indiana. This ticket was nominated yesterday by the Peoples' party convention after two stormy sessions, throughout which the Nebraska and Minnesota delega tions, working In the interests of W. J. Bryan, strove desperately to bring about an adjournment till after nominations had been made by the Democratic ana Renubllcan parties. Hopelessly out numbered, and without any chance whatever of gaining their object, the Nebraska men fought desperately to the last, and, when Jay A. Forrest, of Al banv. N. Y., mounted the platform to place Mr. Watson In nomination, they withdrew I rom me convention, ed by the Minnesota delegation attend- Deposits of Enormous Value Oitcov arsd in Utah. Washington, April 6. Title to lands in the stute of L lull containing salt de posits of an extent and purity hitherto not only unknown, but undreamed of, is involved in a sensational contest now being fought ont in this city. About 38,000 seres of lands lying al"ng the western border of Utah have been dis covered to be ovei topped with salt, and an attempt is being made to acquire them by the filing of placer mining claims on the part of individuals. The vaule of the lands was todav estimated by one of the clalmsnts at f 00.000,000 Deposited by nature on the lands over which the contest Is being made is a bed of pure salt, which in some places lies to a depth of six feet. This salt is of so fine a quality that it has been iound on necessary to refine it. It can be marketed direct from the deposit and tests have ahown it to be 98 per cent pure. Elaborate preparations .have been made for the control of the land by individuals, who have thus far kept the discovery of the deposit out of ths newspapers. For two or three months they were anocesafui. but now the state of Utah has swakened to the vast possibilities ol this salt deposit and the aid of the senate of the United States and the president has been invoked in an effort to retain the product, which the com monwealth claims under a section oi the enabling set making it a stats. St. Paul, April 2. A t. Title rale ia blowing here today and is bearli.g a ould wave uewn from the Northiest, iocording to the United Stab-a weather hureau. Ths cold wave will cause a drop In tempertaure to about lojdegreee above sero. Very low temperature prevailed to day at most places in Manitoba and territories. It was two degrees below sero at Medicine Hat today and four below at Prince Alhert. A rl'spa'.ch 'rvii ii.J Fuil, IS. u.. says: "A heavy snowstorm, accompanied by wind, caused delay to trains ia North Dakota today. The rat bound Oriental limited of the Great Northern arrived four hours late and reported that th storm raged ali tlie way froia (ir-at Falls, Mont. All trains from the East were from hslf an hour to Iwa hours late this morning. The enow is drifting and It ia believed t'artio will be tied up west of Grand Forks. About a foot of snow hi s fallen here in the last 24 houis. It is report ed that the Soo line from Ardnck west to Kenuaare la badly tied up." In th Grip of a BlizzarC, Crookston, Minn., April 24. Tha entire Red river valley haa been since last night in the grip of the worst blu- sard of the winter. PORTLAND'S ROSE CARN VAL Transport 8herrnn 8''' Pn Francisco, Anril 7.-1hs trans P"rt Sherman will f a noon tomor r?w tor M.m:, Isrge "urn bet Smaltsr Trust Pays Big Fee. Helena. Mont.. April 4. After vear's contest, ths American Snieltin 4 Heflning company today admitted its defeat by sending to Secretary of State A. N. Yoder a check for $3,685, as a fee for the filing of a certificate showing a increase of capital stock from 165,000, 000 to 1100,000,000. The corporation contended that the payment of this fee m New Jersey made Its payment on necessary in Montana, but Attorney i:n.rl Albert J Malen ruled other wise. Ths fee is the largest in ths his tory of the department. Confer With Oovemora. Indianapolis, Ind., April 4. John Mitcholl, ex president of the miners of the country, is one of the five Ameri cana selected by President Roosevelt to be special gnests of ths big conference of state and territorial governors to be held In Washington May 10. luiatvu ferenoe. which will last three days and the sessions of which win De neia in the esst room of the White Hours, will be presided over by Mr. Roosevelt. It will be ths first meeting in the history of the country of Federal ana stats ana territorial executives. Twenty-three Drowned Portsmouth, Eng., April 4. A wire less message received nere eiaww wm tum nloht maneuvers In the channel the cruiser Berwick ran down .v.- ,r,edo deetrover Tiger. The Tiger -t In half and speedily sank Rn.ts from the Berwick and the ember Gladiator picked up 22 men. one u a I. ter from bia Injuries. Is believed thst the Tiger bsd a crew ol 45 men and that all drowned. the others were operate issouri. Will Fight Two-cent Law. Chicsgo, April 4. A combined at tack on the z-cen ym - promised by the railroads that tmnnia. Minnesota and M It is proDaoie u .u- Bled next week. The call for a confer flleu ne w offi-.. tf the nee to mee, . . .la will be present, was Is sued toVy. and plana for th. fight will then then be ia. SOON DECIDE LUMBER RATES Then Commission Will Act on Open ing Portland Gsteway. Washington, April 6. The Portland gatewsy cane, which was argued last fall and which Involves the shipment of lumber eastward from Pnget sound via Portland, will not be decided tint 11 the Interstate Commerce commission has rendered an opinion on the lumber rate csss which were recently argued here. The commission will this week hold its first conference on the lumlier rats case and its decision in that case may not be forthcoming for many weeks, though there Is a disposition to settle this question with ss much ex pedition as possible, as it involves the lumber Industry oi me entire norm-west. Incresses Fir Hazard. San Francisco, April 6. The presen nnsatiefactory condition of San Fran Cisco's water supply, especislly from the point of view of protection against fire bsidril, was forcibly outlined in a communication sent to the board of supervisors today by the board of fire underwriters cl the racinc. I lie report sets forth that the water system of the fitv is a gravity system, with "pres sures not standard," and says that the distributing reservoirs and tanks within the city "do not contain five days' sup- pi,." Fsst Voysga Around Horn. San Francisco, April 6. Ths British steamer Carlton, Captain Adams, which arrived today, made the run from Bal timore to this port with only one stop and that for ten minutes to ensbls the engineers to replace a badly behaved check valve. The voyage occupied 65 davs snd 14 hours. The Carlton bronght 6,530 tons of aoal for the Unit ed States nsvy, part of the 80,000 tons being stored here for Ue use of the big fleet. Contrary to the custom for steam vessels, the Carlton rounded Cape Horn. Ford Trial Set. San Francisco, April 6. Judge Law lor Indicated this morning that he would plaoe Tlrey L. Ford, general counsel of the United railroads, on trial for the bribery of Snpetvisor Coleman next Wednesday, if he denied the de fendant's motion for a change of venue when Ford's attorneys filed their reblv aniiiavita tomoriow. Assistant District Attorney John O'Gsra tot'ay filed his affidavit in reply to that of Tirey L Ford. Police Assist Burglar. rniiaieipnia, April o. An amtxin story oi alleged: dishonesty Id the police department of this city was told today by Harry Roths nberger, gd is years, who was arrested charged with larceny! The youth reeds a enniessioe, In which he says he was aided aad abetted In a umber of burglar! ia tbs wholesale district of ths wtjr by tstar peliosmsn. Grt Preparation Beinsr Vad for Floral Event. Portland, Or , April 2 This week the'monutrement of the Portland Rose festival, which will give a 150.1100 cele bration during the first six days of June, Inaugurated a campaign of pub licity throughout all sections of the country. The campaign consists of the sending ont by mail of 250,001) beauti fully colored and arti-tio advertising inserts," in which plan all the whole sale and retail houses, hotels, restaur ants, publio schools, drug stores, etc., have been enlisted. Great demand has been made for thee attractive in serts abea ly and they will be sent out regularly until the festival opens June 1. One ( f the fine features of the big jubilee will be the grand water carnival to be held one evening during the week. Every individual, Arm or corporation that owns a pleasnr- or business craft that plies in the sate s of the North west ha been invited tn enrr some craft In the magnificent dect rativj and illuminated aquatic pageant. Capt. J. C. Speler, harbor master of this port, chairman of the water carni val committee, baa been in communica tion with many associations along the streams and rivers of this section that are interested in water sport and most of them have assured him that they will be glad to participate In that event. Q iite a number of towns and rltiea of Oiegon, outside of Portland, have come to the front to help make the fes tival a huge success. Some have ap propriated as high as $500 and $800 to defray the expense of building a fine decorated and illuminated float for -the splendid night parade "The Spirit of the Golden West," worn nn tnese nnats is a irraoy tinner way and new committees are being beard from every few days. The time la short, so the management urges those towns that desire to take part In the demonstration to communicate with the festival management at once. Commercial bodies from all parts of California will come here for two or three days of the festival. A special business men's excursion nnder the anspices of the California stabs board of trade, which will embrace organisa tions from all the leading cities of that commonwealth, has already been ar ranged for. All Anxious to 8sa Fleet. Melbourne, April 2 Alfred Deakln, prime minister of Australia, has re ceived a cable message announcing that the American battleship fleet, which will be divided into two squadrons of eight warships each, will arrive hrra September 1. The fleet will arrive at Sydney September 13. The armored cruisers, however, will not visit Aus tralian waters. Mr. Deakin has cabled Washington that It is the desire of other Australian states that thefjfleet should visit Hobsrt, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. Avoid Vsnszualsn Question. Wsshlngton, April 2. For sn hour snd a half yesterday, Secretary Root discussed with the senate committee on foreign relations treat e resulting from The Hague conference. The com mittee decided to favorably report the general treaty providing for the peclflo settlement f international disputes. The committee also heard Mr. hoot's views on the two treaties providing for the regulation of contracts and estab lishment of pr xe courts. Contrary to expectations, the Venezuelan question wss not touched nton. ' Shut Down on Japan!. Vancouver, B. C. Anril 2. When the number of Japanese er titled to ad mission to Canada dnrinir sny one year, which is 4no, Is reached, the i scleral authorities have the assurance of the Japanese government that the issue of transport for Canada will be stopped and there will be no more arrivals dur ing the remslnder of the year. Ad vices to this effect bave been received by Dr. Monro, Dominion immigration agent in Vancouver. Buffalo Bill Break Down. Chicago, April 2 Colonel William txxiy (Uunalo Bill) la seriously ill th Stratford hoetl, snfferlrg general nsrvou breakdown. her rota at a