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1 Hillsboro Independent mm4 frWev lack HILLSBORO OREGON POUCfc ANNEr ukcr. M la a Condensed Form lor Our Easy Readers. ft Riiumt of th Less Important but Not Lata Interacting Event of tha Paat Week. Fastern railroads ara to raifa all freight ratea. Mr. Cleveland says tha as Presideat ii io a dangerous condition- Stuyvesant Fish has resigned from tie Missouri i'acme aireciorm. A wideapread revolutionary conspir acy ui been dissovereo; la jauia. A Saa Fraaeiaeo woman cashier of a tore la abort 94,001). Boa played tat race a. Thaw haa baea ordered removed from the asylum to jail ponding tha iaaanity inquiry. One of the negro aolJlera diamteeed at Urowssvill haa started sail to ro- eover hit pay. It la taid tha Ilearat Lea rue will ran Thomas L. Ilitgea, of Massaehusetta, for ITeaident. Mr. Harry Thaw will aid her hus band in securing hit raleaaa from tha iuaane asylum. A shell, which waa a relit of tha Civil War, hat exploded at Bivertide, Cat., wounding two men. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, nays be does not waot to run on the Demo cratic ticket for Vice-President. The prosecution in the Buef ease bat secured eonfassiont that the ex boss whs paid (30,000 for getting the Park aide trolley franchise. Senator Money haa lived 85 years with a broken neck. Hoodlums are suspected of blow ing up the passenger train at Butte, Qrover Cleveland la reported as Improving from hit protracted 111' DOBS. Portland police are atlll unable to locate the murderer of Pawnbroker Wolff. The dowager empresa of Russia Is visiting with Queen Alexandra of England. A petition la being circulated at Oary, Ind., for the closing of the 110 au loons of the town. Bishop Potter, of New York, la much Improved and expects to re sume his dutiea in a few days. Bank robbers demolished the safe of the Farmers' bank, at Teyon, Okla., aecured $600 and escaped. A Han Francisco woman who died recently had a aecret receaa made in a table leg where her valuable were concealed. A money order clerk In the Chi cago office of the Wells Fargo Ex press company la accused of em bailing (5,000. The battleship fleet when pass ing the principal points between Ban Francisco and Seattle will alow down and In aome Instances make short stops. Robert Watchorn, the Immigra tion official, says only one-third ot the Italian emigrants come to the United States, the rent going to South America, Five bodiea have been taken from the ruins ot the Chicago Reduction company's plant, which waa de stroyed by fire. Five more are be hoved to be in the ruins. The Arkansas Republican state convention haa declared for prohibi tion. An exploding boiler tube on a British battleship Injured five men severely. It la practically certain that Ad nil nil Evans will return to the fleet at San Francisco. Four expeditions are en route to Western states to look for fossils of prehistoric animals. t hinese authorities are making great preparations to welcome the American battleship fleet. Young King Manuel of Portugal will te closely guarded when he to attend the opening ot the ivorie. A collision between limited trolley cars near Detroit caused the death of eluht men and serious Injury of four timers. A British torpedo boat destroyer wits run down and sunk by a scout ana sunk during nlitht maneu vers. All handa escaped except the -I'Kinet'r. The editor of La Questione 8o- i.ue. me anarcnist paper suppressed on recommendation of tha nriui.uri will be Indicted by the grand jury of t'aterson, N. Y. Atier several year of warfare in ine street ear companies, the iiy or Cleveland. 11., has acquired -muroi or all its lines, and carried MI passengers free for one day In . ..I iuiiu in me event. Mar'tin Accused of Kiiltrg Port land Haw broker. Portland, May o Edward Hugh Mar tin, former artillery officer, expert in roatt defouse armament, graduate of West Point, company commander in tna baa campaign, son or weaiiny pares; nd a frws fiend. That it the man 'l ' I.I i III II IK afternoon for the brutal murder of Ni than Wolff and the pilfering of Wolff pawnshop oa Firat street last Friday night. Tb police were looking for a man of the thug type, low browed, vicious and a criminal with a record. The nature nf tha atrocious murder compelled euc a picture of the perpetrator. They found a man of high education, good connections and many weakness grow ing out of the use of eocaine and tnor iibine. Formidable circumstances point an unwavering linger of accusation at Mar tin, lie denies his guilt. With all the resource of a man of education and of mental resources he evadea the verbal trans that are laid for bim by the au thoritie. The story he tells is coher ent and connected. Rut several of the statements whereby be might hope to basa bit- c:a'.jb io Jnr.e-c3-.) rave di refuted. Ilia mental resources are not great enough to overcome the barrier of circumstances. The police say be it guilty. They say they will prove no is guilty. There is, of course, tne wonuor chance that be it not. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FLOOD INUNDATES TOWNS. Missouri and Illinois Suffer Damag From Element!. 8t. Louis. May o. A thunder storm of unusual severity, accompanied by a high wind of almost tornado velocity, swept over this vicinity early yester day, doing much damage to property and indirectly eausingloaa or lire. A bridge on the Louisville t Nash ville Railroad, near Belleville, 111., was washed out and wrecked a freight train. Lngineer Ward, Frank Chasm, the fire man, and a trainman, whose name hat not been learned, and whose body hat not been recovered, were caught under he engine and drowned. The train waa piled up in a maat in Scboenlaub Creek, which was swollen into a torrent. The village of Kdgemont, 111., was flooded, and many persons were forced to take refuge on improvised rafts. The whole area of lowlands known at the American Bottoms, east of Fast St. Louis, III., and comprising 33 square miles of territory, is under water. French Village, a town of 1000 inhab itants, one of the oldest settlements in Illinois, was struck by a miniature tor nado, and many houses were unroofed. Telephone and telegraph wires are down and there is no communication with French Village. Traltic is impeded on electric lines running to various pointt east and north of Fast St. Louis, 111., because of high water. QATHERINQ TO BE NOTABLE. Lay Cornerstone of Bureau of Amer ican Repubics May II. Washington, May 0 All indications point to a notable gathering on the oc casion of the laying ot the corner-stone ot the new building of the International Bureau of American Republic on May 11. Sufficient acceptances of the invi tations sent out by the governing board have been received to make the event one of the most important of its kind in the history or the capitol. They eome from the highest officials in Washing ton, including the President and Vice- 1'remdent, the Cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the supreme court, the Senate and House of Krpresentatives, officers of the Army and heads of various depart ment bureaus and sectiotis, and repre sentative citizens of Washington, as won as some prominent outside officials, including Governors of states, Mayors of cities and heads of principal political huu commercial organizations. A considerable number of the Govern ors who will be in attendance at the convention called by the President of me umiea oiaies to conserve the Na tional resources of the country have in dicated their intention to come to Wash ington a day curlier in order to be present. The principal seeches, which will be made by President Koosevclt, Secretary Koot, the Ambassador of Brazil and An drew Carnegie, will have an interna tional significance. The invocation -ill be delivered by Cardinal tiibbons. and . . uene.iici.on will l,e pronounced by Bishop Cranston, tlio rotetant clergy in WaHhino-ton Th. exercises will be opened by the Director of the Bureau, John Barrett, who will present as the presiding nrtic.r h u.,. ri'tary of State, Klihu K,)oti Resume Green Examination. San Francisco, Mny 6.Cross-rxaml- Park."! 1' u ,F" 0m,n' Pr0motr ot the fie I im f , wav Company, who testi. lied on Monday in the trinl n v,. v.... vote in f:iv..r of granting a street rail way franchise to , ,.&,,,. C( ' waa .. today. le toU1 of t"& i iit-ii mayor sscnmits Small Ron In Be sue River Cautai . vetugaiion. Grants Pas Two million steel head trout egga were brought in from the Oldenberg hatchery on the Illinois river, and were expressed to Buenos Ayrc. South America. In car of the agricultural department. The eggs were closely encased In Ice boxes for the long Journey. Th ruhinar reason on Kogue river to far has been unprofitable, the run of fish being exceedingly light and at present the local r leueruicu . Union Is devoting Its time to inves tigating the river from here to the mmith for the reason of such short- at thla time last year thou- ..m'li nf nounds were being shipped "" ' M ikl. iir dai v. Tne omcor iur wu year are: rresiaent, xieory huur. secretary, A. A u berry. TO HANDLS 7M A!riSS. a. " a In- Condition: Condition Ara taeniae! Th.oufchout l.n, belie vm 0 LoJidS wcro still la . vSr"" " . The" entire Interior of the building is umi'io i ass general " try J"rT tas been soeiired to 'ttief and the case has begun. sncouver. n. c. had a $70,000 ua iii bubo ana door factory me sentencing of J. Thorbnrn i"-) au oeen postponed for SO days, Admiral Rvana haa ehn. mind and will not resume command f the fleet until May 5. Richard Crnker says the rampnltm .;: .. i. . Di' n" " wrn; that ...r u.ru qui gamble. nina nas made an urgent protest "falnst the extension of Japnne ouurure irorn . orea toward China, Over three weeks have been snent jying to aeeure a Jury to try Abe in. nu oniy nine jurors have been "Turea. A Hnngarlan anarchist hat been -rresren in Colorado, after being fol 'owed for 10,000 miles by Europeai letertlves. A man In Grass Valley, Cal., plav d bnrglar to frUhten his father. father believed it was a burglar and shot him dead. an interview on the tubiect nf th. ..iT nance that the promoter's should see the olticials and of the ounsel regarding the bitter's fee. Hood River Growers Union Increases stock to S29.000. . Hood RWer At a meeting of the Hood River ADDlegrowers' union held yesterday, and largely attend ed, a resolution was passed Increas ing the capital stock or tne organisa tion from 12000 to SS6.000. The increase) la for tha Durpoao of erect ins? cold storace facilities to take care of the rapidly Increasing apple yield of the valley. Between 15000 and i00t was suoscrioea si iue meetina- within five minutes after the secretary announced that sub- acrlDtlons would be received. It Is the purpose of the union to build an addition to Its already .larira ware house here which will contain the cold storage plant. Excited Over Gold Find. GRANTS PASS. An Investigation party has returned from Williams Creek, the scene of the reported rich strike of gold, and find that between 15000 and 000 have been extracted tor iMorrison Bros, ft Jones in three days, and they are still pounding out ricn rock. Jt was found difficult to get particulars of the full amount extracted, as the oper- tors were inclined to be reticent, fear ing a stampede of prospectors to their camp. This new strike is only a short distance from the Jones Bros.' marble quarry and about two miles from this eity. La Grand Shippers Rejoice. La Grande Apple, 'potato and grain shippers of this city -and valley are elated over the announcement of the railroad commlsulon today which gives the exact reduction In all freight rates to Portland from this point. This reduction comes under the sweeping ruling made by the coanmlsaton recently relatlvo to ship ping ratea to Portland from all points east ot The Dalles. On apples the reduction la 13 cents on a hun dred. In this is Included the potato schedule. Grains were - reduced 11 cents. . New Buildings for Weston. Pendieton Plans for the reetion of two new buddings for the Weston Normal school are now being per focted by President R. C. French. The two are to cost approximately 170,000 and will be used to house departments already In existence as well as those which are being created by the Wilson agricultural bill now before congress. One of the build ings Is for the use of the training department and for the agricolture laboratories, while the other one Is for the domestic science and manual training department. opment and progrcsa of tarm work is Josephine CVunty hat been far-reachiug during tht winter month, and the open ing of spring D. f )UPj many acres ready for fruit treea and berries, wbieh will bo set out. A aplendid rain has been falling, and tuii will increase the bay crop and late sown grain, and givet assurance of heavy yields. A trip over the county show, tDtt an enormous amount of work ha. tn iroinif oa in clearing land and planting out orchards, besides much ha Uen accomplished 1 other directions toward developing tb farming communities A never failing erop for this part of Rogue River Valley u tb strswberry, which grows everywhere, and will pro duee two revenue crops each year, ow ing to the climatic condition. This is ers, and perhaps to any other part of the state. It is not an oautual sight to see berries almost u the year around; ia fact, they r oa the waxke't from May until Christmas. With the industrial bust and swing felt everywhere, the prospects for tb future were never Letter. The lumber season Is opening well, aad during tb summer mere will be about 90 mills in this vicinity sawinir the surar pine of Southern Oregon into material for tks factories. Oregon City Rose Show. Oregon City Arrsnaements are well under way for holding the see- oad annual show of the Oregon City Rose and Carnation Society, which will take place in this city during the latter part of May or early In June. Committees have been ap pointed to Xake charge of the event, ana strawberry-growers have been asked to make exhibits, providing the berries are ripe when the roses are in full bloom. The official color of the society Is mission pink, adapt ea from the colur of the Mission rose, the first to be brought to Ore gon. Local business men have been exceedingly liberal In donations premiums. The show will probably be held In the armory. ft-fM l- HO L FIK. curs Are 'r. b-0 y .n . dlana Ceao) at Fori FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 8 Ten known dead, many missing and 13 seri ously injured is the result of a fire that destroyed thr new Avelinn Hotel, Fort Wsyne's principal hostelry, Hunday. Chief of Folic Ancaeuuruca sain a smoldering heap of ruint, aad bow man- dead are concealed ueneaia m .ihria can only b eon lectured. Tb kntal remitter wat consumed by lire, and there ar no accurate means or uet mininir who are missing. The complete destruction of the in terior of the hotel aiskes the work of recovering bodies a difficult task. eonfused heap nf charred wood, brick and twisted girders is pilod op be tween the bare walla to the seeon story. Piece by piece this must be re moved before the roll of the dead can be completed. Borne of . the bodies taken out are mangled and eharred be yond recognition. Infantry Company D aad Battery D of the National Uuard are oa duty, and siiling the fire and police forte to lear away tbe debris. The hotel was erected so years ago. and the woodwork waa dry as tinder. It burned like matchwood, and within few minutes from tbe time the Are was discovered tbe whole of tbe hotel was a mass of flames that filled the torridor and rooms with suffocating tlouds f tmok that laid fiery barriers atrosa all means ef eaeap save by the windows, READY TO RECEIVE FLEET. I'nited liailroada consultation had by Judge f'ope, co for the i'arkside Company, with Entirs Block Burnrl. San Francisco, May 6. On the dav preceding S.tn Franciaco's Rreat recep. ion to the fleet as it enters Golden Late tomorrow, and while the citv fnncyh..":'nr;Vt,,,1,,i" p,:ttin ,h nishing louche, to the plana for the celebration, a whole Mock of temporary buildings in the heart of the city lav in ruin today as the result of a disastrous fire which swept it last night, destroying property valued at 'J00,000. All that remains of the block of structures which wa r,uni,d by tieary and Market streets and Grant avenue, are great .nu,.. ana cnarred timber. Thaw I Insane. T- 1 I .uugnseep.,, . y.( My g.r)r. of he M':,"r:. ri"?. rr4i . . .-..m r-m, Hospital, on his return today to the writ of habeas in iK '.M ,h, Nations in the petmon of cmnsel that Thaw is now .ne. n,l alleged, on the contrary, that Thaw it insane. rr. p.ker has had Thaw under observation during bis confinement in Mattc,, f,,lowin), tht trial Wn9 V .1 : a m tt-i.:.. "laying or Man ford Surveying Electric Line. Pendleton. It Is rumored that Dr.-IT W. Coe, of Portland, head of the Colum bia Land Company, which own a half interest in tbe Furnish ditch, and 20,- 000 acre of land under it, and which is conducting the colonization plan, now hns an engineer in the field to determine upon a route for tbo proposed electrie road from Irrigon to Pendleton. It is also stated on good authority that Pr. ('oe will not extend the road any farther in this direction than I-ho unless the people of this citv will subscribe 4100.- 000 worth of stock in the venture. Dipping Mangy Cayuses. Pendleton A enrload nf crude ne- troleum has heen ordered hv Indian Agent McFatridge, to be used in dip ping the ponies on the X'matilla reser vation, in an effort to eradicate mange. Lumber for the great dipping vats is now on the ground, and the work of roun.ting up the few thousand m.n eayuse will p,1on bp tarted. Many "l.loin.ng ranphl, h!lV(. mffHctw, hort but the government men cannot compel couH 7n"T ,0 VP- Th" "UtB officials could, however, if they would. Clat,,B, tgr)tt Up Clntskanie The n.w i "Kht plant installed here by A n Kurt, and F. Barton tnrned on 'the lights for the first tlm a a.. citv t,. j " iniaitan e rJty Band played under an lilnm. narea wuiow tree, electrical street ! in colored lights and the oreaalnn I'umB, festive air. This ..q.U'" " econd electric light plant Umatilla Short of Teachers, Pendleton fm.m. school ar. 5oun'T rw- .w" " "ner famine. . WricI .J" ,he" eu" WiS r nVwnVhac?-th Plague Stsmped Out. San Francisco, May 8.A,B Fran ciacn, hoard of miprvisor hat prac tically abandoned the rat campaign. In f resolutions adopted br the board, the people are Inform. !.. .w- city bat not had a auspicious ease of iuuvuic piag3 since January Jo. Must Ballast Track. Salem The Oregon Railroad Commission is prodding the Oregon Electric Company for the purpose of Inducing that company to hasten the ballasting of Its line between Pen land and Salem. The commission has written the company a letter saying that It Is Informed that tbe work of ballasting has been discontinued and that In Its present condition the road endangers tbe lives of passengers. What are you going to do about it?" Is the question propounded to the Oregon Electric management. The tone of the letter Indicate tha the commission will do something very promptly If tht company does not. Nw ComtTHrcial Club. La Orande Iva Collier, preai dent; George ihier, vice president; Fred O. Taylor.iecretary; ueorge u Cleaner, treasurer. This is tne per sonnet of the oew commercial club officers. These men are among the city's moat prominent business men and will give new life and ginger to the reorganized club. A conference with General Passenger Agent Wil liam McMurrav of the O. R. & N on next Wednesday will be the first step toward a publicity campaign New Cannery Tender. Astoria The official measurement of the gasoline launch Iluldah was completed by the customs authorities today. Tbe craft was built by T. L. Drlscoll, of this city, for the Colum bia River Packers' Association and her dimensions are as follows. Length, 34 9 fet: beam. 8 feet; depth. t.I feet; tonnage 9 Ions gros tons net. She Is equipped with a I i.hnrapnnBo. .n.ln. and Will be used as a cannery tender. Hogs Eat Po toned Qrsin. i NORTH POWDER O. A. Caspar, prominent farmer' close to North Pow der, as usual with farmer in grain nlantinir aeasnn mil nut aauirrel poison but got 10 of the fine fattening hogs belonging to one of the town ouicuer, E. Jarman, the hoes having broken into in vaspar neld. Batter Train Service La Grande A new train schedule haa rnn Intn effort between here and Elgin, which means doubled ser vice for these? two cities, ine rru Inr trains will h maintained and a annuls I train ..ill make dally trips carrying way freight and logs ior the George Polmer mill. , PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat rinh - ner bnab: red Rus sian. ft4. vi,,-.. aocr valley. flc. , ,. . , "... Hurley Feed, '.'4 per ton; ronea, - v;-n; Brewing, tnn. Oats-Nc, 1 white, 2727.SO per ton: erav. tR r.nr.fT MillatiiffsBran P6' ton: ' dlings, 30.S0: ,ho'rta. country. S2H.S0; eity. 27: wh.. 'a h.rlev chop, 27.S0. ay li mot I, U' amette Biir... P"r ton; Willamette Valley, ordi nary, lS. y'n Oregon, 117.50; mixed, $lt: clover, 14; alfalfa, 12; TnV't.ak.Lnm menc, hpBWt of CWla'ne CZ' a n ' Ancrelea ..J e ' ""'"o. Is '"ntime 2 nnn con V'V .tnt win nlling of the.. r ."""f"''. Th tnte Bright Peospeet. In John Day. ""V' John Day Valu-. i, ul" more fvob,;7 ,7' -t pleasant, with .m.i Z warm and V'get.ti;, grow .d? rs,n" per crop, nTCy VnrrT',",0f ho- alfalfa meal. on Potatoes;n9 ' T hundred; Wiltsm ette Valley, 4S, ' blindred; East Mult ""man, 5.V; Clackamas, I55e per bun dred; sweet Kiy ... nnnnd. Apples0;t,j2firt per box: fancy, t-i choie. tl.50. ordinary. H -On.ons-.Texa, Bermudas, 12.75 p" vt fit fj. Vegetable, T , , per sack; fnipa. 1.2.V f'' 'f 2 per cwt.; head ";. ren; celery, MrWl ? ,0"n: artiehnkes. per d"!-i as rrgi... 7,h7nn. heans, 20c per pound; eg , 2ri3(V per pound; P'wI'T. 2.V ne. Soren; peas ' P" IT' PPers " per pond: rad S W.; rhnbarb. l2c per faae.,E'M. P",Pon,1; rjJ,;;'Hoice-; .tore, 16c. PonifrTM en0kM1. Me per '! fry,,? Pd0ren, Ml toilers. r,T Mea't'iUHng. hncr, Se P T, 10. San Is Franclteo Qally Decorated Honor of Occasion. SAN FRANCISCO-, May 5 In eager expectation Baa Francisco is awaiting th arrival of the Atlantic battleship fleet. Tbe meat are baked, the bouse is in order and the feast is set. Tbt member of the household are clothed ia their besf raiment, and are busy with th final arrsngement of bow and other adornment. Fluttering flags, navy pe nants and streamers, and Kear Admiral Evans' picture ara everywhere. Mar ket street is a long vista of bunting in the National colors, and flags waving from white poles 50 feet high, every 100 feet, one large and a cluster of five smaller flags Hying from each one and terminating in tbe huge red, white and blue shield on the tall ferry tower. On each side of the tower, stretched on long wire cables, are the words, "Wel come to the Atlantic Fleet," in the kaleidoscopic colors of the international navy signal code flags and pennants, while on Telegraph Jliil tne worn "Welcome" stands in letter 13 feet high, which can be read for many miles, and which at night will be illuminated by 2,500 electrie lights. Festoons of incandescent lights run on both sides of the principal streets and prominent buildings are outlined in electric bulbs, furnishing at night a most magnificent illumination. It is estimated that there will be be tween 700,000 and 800,000 people in San Francisco on the day that the fleet ar rives. Tbe uburbaa citie adjacent to the bay and towns within a radius of 50 mile will practioally be depopulated, and will eon tribute 200,000, while the railroad aompaaie estimate that they will brio at Jaaat 1S0.000 from ooints beyond a far east as Omaha, and from British Columbia oa th north, to th Internationa boundary on th south. BLOW UP ANOTHER TRAIN. SIEAMLR WRICKED . tlmn Msn Dtcwa CI! Viqulca In 'Am. aiaawaaUBiv if.. " CAPTAIN A0 NINE MEN SAVED Vstsel Wat Headtd rout With Big Cargo of Lurnbtr When Gale truck Her. NEWI'ORT, Or., May 3. Eleven of the officers and crew of the steam schooner Minnie E. Kelton, lumber laden, from Aberdeen, Wash., to Han Francisco, were killed or drowned as a result of a gala Friday night. The steamer is lying at anchor half wrecked, about a mile off shore, between Yaquina Head and Cape FnnlwntbcT. Cpts.in James MeKenna and nine of bis crew were saved. Friday 'tb Kelton ran into a strong head wind, which increased a the day proceeded, until by midnight it wat blowing a bard gale. Th vessel eon tinually shipped Large volumes of water and labored heavily in tbe ea. Tbt rough weather continued until the vet sel reached a point eight mile soutn- west of Yaquina, when th deckload shifted and started the bulkhead of tb fireroom, and tbe vessel began filling from the bunkers and engine-room to the bold. The pumps proved unavailing against the inrush of water. When she had drifted north of Ya quina Head tbe captain, seeing tb hopelessness of bis vessel's condition, ordered the craft abandoned, and di rected that the lifeboat, which was large enough to hold the entire crew, be lowered. While engaged in clearing the lifeboat, the vessel suddenly shipped a tremendous sen, which swept overboard he Uecklond of lumber, and with it the after deckhouse, both bouts and 11 of the men. Tlio lifeboat was pitched onto the flouting lumber, one end bang ing at a sharp angle. in climbing into the boat the men capsized ber. They succeeded in right- ng ber again, and about seven sailors imbed in, leaving four others on the wreckuge. The captain ordered the oat to pick these men up. but for some reason the order was not obeyed. With- few minutes the lifeboat and the wreckage with the unfortunate on board, drifted away from the Kelton. Jvy this time the steamer bad drifted lose to shore, and Captain MeKenna let go his anchors in hopes they would hold bim off shore. Shortly afterward squall sunt out from view tbe lifeboat and tbe men on the wreckage. None of them was seen again until three of their bodies were picked up oa th beach Sunday. SO.OOO MEN IN PANADE, ;nd of Great Cathoile Centennial Cat oration. New York. May 4. Sixty thou sand Roman Catholic laymen march ing In procession Saturday brought to a climax and formally ended th week-long celebration of the centen- I Banes saa "" mmMm Catholic dloceso at New York. Along Fifth avenue and through Fifty-seventh street, where tha line of march led to the disbanding point hundreds of thousands of persona were massed. The reviewing stand had been built to accommodate 1500 persons, and its whole capacity waa placed at the disposal of women and children and tbe distinguished pre lates who have been participating in the observance of tha centenary. Tbe prelates In their gorgeous roboa occupied a space In the center stands and banked around them on every side were thousands of women and children. Of all tha 10,000 who took part In the parade, very men- save oce waa on foot. The mounted man waa Brigadier-General Thomas Barry. the grand marshal. Behind him trudged thousands, millionaire and laborer. In the van was a delega tion from tha Catbollo club, among them Thomas F. Ryan, Thomas A. Emmett, Justice John W. Golf. Jus tice Davis and Justice O'Gorman. of the supreme court. Bourke Cock ran, John O. Crlmmlns, David Mo Clure and many other men promi nent In the city's life participated. atany of the large stores and other business places conducted by Catho lics had declared a half holiday for today. Tha parade formed at Wash ington Square well down town. Tha line of march covered a distance ot approximately three miles. NOW UP TO THE' HOUSE. ISSUE 100,000.000 BONOS. Attempt to Dynamite Oregon Short Line Thwarted. BUTTE, Mont., May 5What ap pears to have been an attempt to wreck freight on the northbound Oregon .Short Line similar to that whieb befell the Burlington train Friday night, wat thwarted Sunday by John Ilolan, who was walking the track on his way to Melrose. When abrmt six miles this side of Melrose, Holsn, according to his own story, discovered 15 sticks of dynamito fh a small note immediately under the rail. Holan threw the explosives into the river near by, and hastened to no ify the Melrose station agent. When the northbound train arrived it was held back until a thorough investigation on Id be made. Tbe station agent at Melrose tele phoned tbe local authorities, and tht atter are inclined to give credence to Holsn 'a story in view of the theft re cently of a quantity of powder from one of the mines or tne district. About seven sticks of dynamite were found on the Khort Line tracks. The would be dynamiter was arrested and confessed bis part n the plot. Six People Burned Al ve. NEW YORK, Mny 5. An early morn- inc fire in a four-story brick tenement at 17 Humboldt street caused the death of six persons and the serious injury of four others today. Every member of one family, consisting of a mother and four children, are among the dead. There were many thrilling rescues by police and firemen, and it wat due to their brave work that the death list was not larger. A half dor.en or more nersons were entrapped in the upper stories and were saved by jumping into life nets. The financial loss caused by the fire is estimated at 1 10,000. Troops Hunt Insurgents. LIMA, Peru, May S Government troop have beea sent out by President pardo on the receipt of reports here thai an insurrection was brewing not far from this eity. Alarm was felt in sovernment circles on rrnlay night when it was rumored that the insurgent leader. Dr. Purand, with 200 of hit men, sttemnted to eut the wire of the ele trie lighting plant which upplie th nrrent for the lighting or Lima ana tne suburb. President Pardo passed Hat. rdav night in the barrarkt. and thu morning additional troops were sent out la search of tbe insurgent!. Pomp at Royal Wadding;. ST. PETFRSnrRO. May 6 Prince Wilhelm, nf Sweden, second son of King Guatsve, the popular sailor prince, who visited America In 107. was married Snndav afternoon to Grand Pnehes Marle'Pavlovna. eonsin of th Emperor f Russia, and daughter of (irand Ihiae Ptinl Alexandmriteh. The ceremony took place at Tsarskoe Selo, and was ateompanled by an me pomp ami orn- ant display characteristic or tne moat lately court in Europe. Ia the even ing a great state banqnet waa served. Harrlman Wou'd Continue Union Pa cific Work. NEW YORK, May 5. F II. Harrl man announced today that the stock holders of tho Union Pacific Railrond Company will be asked at their meet ing at Halt Iike tomorrow to authorize an issue of (100,000.000 of bonds. He said that $50,000,000 of this amount will be reserved for issue under strictly guaranteed provisions for construction and acquisition nf new lines and ad ditions. Mr. Harriman's ttatement fol lows: "The financial requirements of thtf Union Pacific have been much exag gerated. The maximum amount needed at this time to put the company in National Drainage BUI May Become a Law. Washington, May 4. Friends of the national drainage bill are very much encouraged by reason of the fact that that measure has passed tbe senate, and been referred to the house committee on public lands. While there is very little time left for Its consideration In the house. there is a slight possibility that It might get through tbe lower branch of congress before adjournment, but this will only be possible in the event that there la general support of the measure, both in committee and in tbe house. It there is aa much difference of opinion in the house aa prevailed in the senate, tha bill will probably go over to tho next session. The bill. In effect, ereatea a na tional drainage fund, similar to the national reclamation act. orovidlna- that all moneys received from the sale of public lands In states not con tributing to reclamation fund shall be utilixed In draining swamp and overflowed lands. The drainage fund wHI be amall In comparison to the ' reclamation fund, for the bulk of the receipts from land sales Is util ized for Irrigation. However, the cost of reclaiming desert lands, and one dollar in the drainage fund will go as far as five dollars In the re clamation fund. Indian Village at Rose Festival. Portland, Ore., May 2. C. A. Mount, general agent of tbe O.- R. A N. at Lewlston, Idaho, Is arrang ing to bring to Portland for an ex tended stay a band of 75 bravea from the Net Perce reservation, the Indians to be here before June 1, so that they may participate In sev eral of the day and night paradea which will form a part of the week's nrnrram. Tha Nei Perce are re funds does not exceed 125,000,000, put ranted aa the most nerfect physical we want to resume development and types of any race of Indians still ex put our people to work. In no event, tant. They will appear here in full however, will over 50,000,000 of tho I war regalia, on horse back, with all bonds be issued against properties now the gorgeous trappings which have owned. Instead of mortgaging new made the race famous from times lines aa constructed or acquired and long gone by. Their fents of horse thus having separate mortgages on dif-! manship are said to excel thoe of ferent divisions, it is deemed best to any Indians on the Continent. While In Portland they will live in their own village which will be located where the tens of thousands of vis itors mny at pleasure, witness tbe forms, rites and ceremonies of the Indians, for they will live In their natural state, while encamped here. Nat've VNlage In Ashes MANILA . May 5 Th town of Antl polo, in the Province of Mornnf. es beea practically cieotroyea b sr. rot ondrcl Oousw Wrw Duraem I" bb rwta of people are losja'ase. Tie re g)Or SB SW WSe m-mm naraard he lighting aVatijst af provide in one mortgage for future ex tensions anil new lines. The meeting is a preliminary step to put the com pany in a position to take advantage of the favorable opportunities to raise additional capital to the best advan tage." Evans to Join Fleet. PASO ROBLE8, Cal., May 5 Ad miral Kvans will leave today for either Monterey or Hnnta Crux to rejoin his fleet. Ho will do this over the stern protest nf Surgeon MacDonald, who hns treated him since his arrival here. Do spite the fact that the admiral claims to feel "fine as silk." Rureeon Mac- Donald fears that the change from ab solute quiet of Paso Robles to constant excitement that must necessarily fol low his rejoining the fleet, and tbe many receptions awaiting bim, will cause a relapse. Rich Copper Deposits SANTA FE, N. M., May 5.Eastern New Mexico, and Roosevelt County in particular, is' excited over the discovery of a deposit of copper which may rival thst of Michigan or Montana. A few days ago, while drilling a well for water on a homestead claim 10 miles south of the town of La I.ande, the drill pene trated a vein of native property of peculiar richness. The news spread rapidly, and within 24 hours after th discovery had become known, 400 claims were staked out In the immediate vi cinity. The rush is still on. Fsorets Robbers In Tolls LARF.DO, Tex., May 8Th men who robbed th Wells Fargo Express Company or o3.000 on the Mexican Central Railway, are in jail here, and U-.k. L . . . iii'm nifii unvo rnnresncd. -j ney are Luis Culting, chief clerk in the gen eral offices of the express company, and Rodolfo Alvares, alias Rodrignes, the express messenger, who disappeared in Agua Caliente. The money was found by tbe police ia Cutting's rooms. Still Haa Two Million. New York, May 4. Thnt Charles W. Morse, the former banker and steamship promoter, wns about to pay every dollar of his indebtedness resulting from the collapse of his business, was a statement made to day by his counsel. Counsel said Mr. Morse's settlement of the claims of the National bank of North Amer ica wns only a beginning nnd that he planned to settle nil rlnlms as rap Idly as possible. He declared that Mr. Morse's friends have loyally stood by him nnd that Mr. Morse will have $2,000,000 left. cnerrNNF, s.Tb fan of taow si tss It- last ateht si t'lefattet leUv se fa heaviest ri'l iBira. tea . of snow sal Cellee I itw aAtreoon. The rsj-eitatissj W ft aril throughout Weeaisfl. el ia tt arat benefit ta tha Awakens After 85 Days. Los Angeles, Cal., Mny 4. After an unbroken sleep which extended over a period of 85 days, Mrs. lieu lnh Hawkins, a patient at the county hospital, awakened early this morn ing and asked for a drink of milk. Her return to consciousness was en tirely unexpected. A nurso, attract ed by the sound of rapping entered Mrs. Hawkins' room to find the pa tient sitting tip In bed wljh her eyes open. rnyniclans were ummond and the woman talked rationally Ith them for some time. It was found that she was able to stand Liner's Steward a Smuggler. Philadelphia, May 4. Taken from the British steamship Ilaverford as she was steaming down the Dela ware river from this port bound for Liverpool, Robert Gordon, of Liver pool, England, the chief steward of the liner, was arrested today by cus toms officials, charged with smug gling silks, laces and other dutiable goods, and' waa held In $1000 ball for trial. The smuaaled art idea discovered In a mattress that waa landed here by the Ilaverford. ur Suspect Are He'd. Plttsbnrc. Mav 4 Fn t.. lleved to have been Implicated In the robbery of the St. tvtnia Thursday night, were brought to this eity this afternoon by detec tives, pe Identity of the men or where they were arrest cut Mnn sv- a sa ia a sa i tow el Jtm wmeMtM learned.