Hillsboro Independent
hm4 rrMay Cacfe Week
HILLSBORO OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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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.
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