PROCEEDINGS OF
Tuesday, May 19.
Washington. May l9.Th .cnate to
day parsed bill, providing f, th. eon
t.nuance of the Porto Kuan regiment,
of infantry and authorising the ile of
U-ide at th. head of Cordova ua,
to Pvte corporation.
tlay again showed it. eapa,.ty for work,
and with adjournment in mind, con
tinued the cleaning up proee-. The
conference report on the legislative ap
propriation till wa agreed to; confer
nee reports on the agricultural and
fortification appropriation were re
ceived. i'Z!Z,iiili.m'lllnit B PP"P"tio. of
i-uo.ooo for representation by the
I mted Rates at the Tokio exposition
a panned, a were also the two omni
bus till embodying 40 separate me a
uree having to do with public land and
latter in the territories
Pending a vote on a Lill providing
for the issuance of leases of public
land in the Panama canal xone, a re
cess waa taken until tomorrow.
The omnibus territories bill, embrae
ing 15 measures favorably considered
by committee, waa passed, under sus-
-.Kl.-.u.s. "iie viir out pro
visions of the bill deal exclusively with
legislation pertaining to the territories,
the most important of which is one
regulating the sale of liquor in Alaska.
The passage of the bill in this manner
waa to limit the debate to a minimum,
iw uuviaie at least 14 roll calls.
Hy the provision of a bill, the secre
tary of the navy is authorired to ae-
eept and care for gifts, such aa silver
services, presented to vesauU of the
navy.
Monday, May 18.
Washington, May 18 In the senate
today Hulkley of Connecticut, called up
hi bill for the restoration of the negro
uiuier or tne Twenty nTtn infantry,
who were discharged without honor bv
the president because of the.Hrownsville
affray. Hulkley explained that owing
to the unavoidable absence of Iodge of
Massachusetts and Foraker of Ohio, he
would not do mure than call attention to
hi bill. He hoped to again call it up.
He said ho was satisfied the people of
the country did not approve the post
ponement of action until next Decem
ber, a agreed upon by the senate. Ho
declared if possiblo he would secure ac
tion during the present session.
Washington. May 18. The passage of
the house today of the general do
ficiency appropriation bill, carrying an
appropriation of J17,.1(iH 672, marked
the completion by that body of the but
vt the great supply measures. The bill
was put through under suspension of
tho rules, with no time allowance for
general del ate.
Tho republican leaders in the house,
through a majority of the committee
on ways and mean, today serve) final
notice of "no tariff revision at this ses
sion." Representative Clark, of Mis
ouri, moved in the committee nn omni
bus favorable report on 80 odd tariff
reduction an. I tariff removal bills, most
ly introduced in the session by. demo
crats. The motion was defeated by a
solid vote of nil the republican members
of tho committee.
Saturday, May 18.
Waehington, May lfl Practically tne
whole day in the senate was spent in
sonsiderntion of tho bill concerning for
est reserves in tho Applachian and
White mountains. It was finally paased,
after a speech of nearly two hours'
duration by Henator Teller, of Colorado,
In opposition. It carries an appropria
tion of $5,000,000, and its chance of
passing the bouse at this session are
poor.
As a first move to redeem the repub
lican promise of revising the tariff, the
senate adopted a resolution authorizing
the finance moinmittee to take up the
subject of tariff rates and to employ
experts to prepare information to assist
in the revision of the schedules. Tho
ommittee is also to report as to legis
bttion, reciprocity or otherwise, neces
siirv to enact in order to secure equit
able trontrm-nt for American products
abroad. The committee will sit during
the summer.
Washington, May 10. The process
f rleaninir up preparatory to adjourn
ment was continued in the house today.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
waa sent to conference; the confer
ence report on tho military academy
bill wa agreed to; tne general oe
flciency appropriation bill was reported
and the following bills passed: Grant
ing compensation to government em
doves for injuries in the service and
authorization of the continuance of the
iulunJ waterways commission.
Friday, May 15.
Washington, May 15. The Aldncli
surrency bill was substitute.! for the
Vreeland bill in the senate today, and
the transfer took but little longer than
was required in the calling of the roll.
The effect is to throw both tho senate
.n,l house bills into conference. The
managers on the part of the senate are
Aldricb, Allison, liaie, I'aniei aim ii
ler.
The diepatch with which this agree
reached is a striking exam
pie of what can be done in the clomng
day of a session of congress. A meet
inir of the senate committee on finance
was held in the forenoon, and a de
t .mend the house bill by sub
. . H measure rnssed by the
weeks airo was reached
:...... difficult. Chairman AMrich
WIVUl'H '
Return from Panama.
Washington, May 20.Serretary Taft
returned to Washington from Fanama
today. Tho secretary reached Charles
ton 'vesterdav on the cruiser Trairie.
Hoon' after hi. arrival, Mr. Taft went
to the White Hmise and talked with
tne president for half an hour, but did
not discuss the result, of h.s trip o
the isthmus. ecni.se of the presence in
,he executive office, of a large number
of visitors, who insisted on shaking
kinds with the secretary and congratu
lating Tim on the outlook for hi. nom,
nation for the presidency.
Affected by American Panic.
Washington, Mar 14.RcPortlng to
th iat department from Amsterdam,
Con.nl Henry II. Morgan .ay. that pos
iblr no Co"rr of Furore had been
?'VIT:-T. affected .o disadvsntageonsly
w the recent financial cris.s in ill
17 -. i Bi.tes a The Netherlands,
Vn.te.1 ,, t,)t, su.nen-
largely on .... . '
vion of the fll" in 19" J
7 , all fill 3."i. In 19U IMJ
.mounted to ' 7VVo;
foil off to only $.,45-,6C.
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
s. author,,! to make th rt
which be did a soon a th bill passed
ly the house yesterday bad been "me
aged over."
Home change were made In the (en
ate bill by the committee, however, and
V." rerej ieYore it eould i eaiied
up for consideration.
Washington, May 15 The Vreeland
currency bill, a amended by the en
ate, went to th house at 5:15 o'eloek
this afternoon, and immediately wa
called up by Hurton of Ohio, who moved
to suspend th rule, disagree to th
amendment and ask a conference. Ia
the opinion of Williams, the minority
leader, the bill a amended by the n
ate was infinitely worse than the Vree
land bill. He urged hi Colleague to
vote against the motion to disagree to
the senate amendments, saying that, if
the motion was lost, th bill would have
to go to the banking committee. The
motion wa carried by a Vote of 150 to
103.
Thursday, May 14.
Washington, May 14 The great
S-d.-f- C vil--y,t,j,ir.-toM" lnii'." r'artt-
ing a total of about $ PJO.Oon.non, wa
passed by the senate today. An amend
ment bv Ciallinger, appropriating $(5000
to enable the government of Alaska to
suppress the honor traffic amonir the na
tives wa adopted. This is the last of
the large supply bill, and its passage
place the senate squarely alongsi le
the houe in the consideration of the
appropriation bills, and of the entire 14
leaves only the general deficiency anil
the military academy bill to be consul
ered by either house. A portion of the
session wa devoted to consideration of
the bill suspending the penalty feature
or the commodity clause or the railroad
rate bill, but a vote wa not taken.
Washington, May 14 The Vreeland
currency bill, agreed upon by the repub
lican caucus, was today put through the
house under a special rule by a vote of
184 to 145. Fifteen so-called insurgents
of the majority party voted with the
democrats, who went on record solidly
against the measure.
As soon as the bill reaches the senate
AMrich will call a meeting of the com
mittee on finance to consider it. It is
expected the committee will vote unani
mously to amend the house measure by
striking out all after the enacting
clause and inserting the provisions of
the bill which was passed by the senate.
It is not doubted that the senate will
approve the action of the committee.
The effect of this course would be to
send both the Vreeland and Aldrieh
bills to conference.
Wednesday, May 13.
Washington, Mav 13 Further con
sideration of the Hrownsville affair was
today postponed by the senate until
December 16 next. This decision was
reached after an extended exchange of
views among senators. Foraker, after
urrsinir the appointment or n eanv
day for voting on his bill, moved that
it bo taken up next December. After
a motion by Culberson of Texas, to vote
nn the loll next Surnrdav. was laid on
the ti,Hi Koraker'e motion was adopted
tir a vote of 02 to 0,
Foraker gave out a statement saying
that, while he eould not have passed
the bill now, he thinks he has insured
its passage by the postponement.
Washington, May 13 One ha'f of
the five hour session of the house today
was spent in roll calls on the various
propositions presented. When the day's
work had been concluded, the agricul
tural and postoflice appropriation bills
had been sent to conference, and the
following bills passed:
Permitting owners of patents in rases
where the government has appropriate!
inventions to apply to the court of
claims for relief; authorizing the entry
of tea sweepings when intended to be
used in the manufacture of caffeine, and
an omnibus bridge bill.
Build Warship at Navy Yard.
Washington, May 19 One of the big
new battleships authorized by congress
in the naval appropriation bill just ap
proved by the president, will be built
at the Brooklyn navy yard. Acting
Secretary of the Navy Newberry is-oie I
orders to this effect today. Anticipat
ing action ly congress, tentative plans
for the construction of the two ships
authorize.! have already been prepared
by the bureau of construction and re
pairs, and in their gcnernl lines will
follow those laid down in the construc
tion of the 20.rmn.ton battleships Dela
ware and North Dakota, now under ei.n
struction. The remaining ship will be
built I V contract.
Pleads for Labor.
Washington, Mav 1! Samuel Com
rers, president of the American Federa
tion of Labor, today made an argument
before a subcommittee of the senate
committee on the judiciary on the rights
of organized labor in the light of recent
decisions of the supreme court of the
t'nite.l States. Addressing his state
ment to the various bills to amend the
Sherman nnti trust law, he contended
for freedom of the press and freedom of
speech in all respects.
Poor-house Causes Death.
Washington, May 19 Grieving be
cause he was compelled to go to the
a'mshouse. Dr. Charles B. Warrington,
for more than 35 years a practicing phy
sician in various pnrts of New Jersey
towns, died in the Warren county alms
house, where he had been for the past
ten davs.
Reduce Weight of Battleships.
Washington, May 14 The navy de
partment has inaugurated the policy of
reducing the weight of the battleships
as far as possible by the removal of
some of the boats and davits, unneces
sary bridges, heavy tops and masts,
and boat cranes. Naval constructors
have been given instructions to follow
out the idea as far as possible, and the
result will probably be the elimination
of the rather elaborate superstructure
which characterizes American warships.
This is one tangible result of the armor
belt controversy.
Johnson Visits Congress.
Washington. May 20 Governor
Johnson, of Minnesota, was a visitor to
the cspitol todav, and spent some timo
on the floor of the house, where he was
the recipient ef much attention. Demo
crats and republicans alike extended
cordial greetings, lie received gener-
cord.a.
ous p
trum i
Cannot
plause when he ascended the ros-
and was introduce. to Speaker
snnon. ins governor rowed his ae
knowledgments. and for several minutes
pupj''"
speaker,
in eonvrrsatioi
with
SECURE BIO HUL.
Robber in New Mexico Get $35,000
j) Intended for Minsrt.
I vi Pn r.. Ma 13 l'ursued by
men anj bloodhounds, three robber
I w,lh 33'000 ef ,oot in ,heir PoMM'oa'
,r eing through the rugged mountain
passes north of French, a little itstio
tsl) miles from East La Vegas, N. M.,
on th Santa F railroad, in an effort
to escape th clutches of th law.
At if rVne'o,' lat last 'vning', ' tuey
brok dowa th door of the depot,
bound and gagged th statio agent and
special guard, blew opa th safe, took
th money and rod away, leaving their
victim belplec.
A tramp wandered into tk station
half an hour later, released th almost
unconscious men and gav th alarm,
Th news of th daring robbery wa
wired to every town in the neighbor
hood of French, and a special train
bearing 30 deputies and 50 horse left
East Las Vega in bait an hour, hot
on the trail of the fleeing robbers. A
special with four men left Dawson also,
and a message was sent to the terri
torial penitentiary at Hanta Fe for
bloodhounds, which were brought
through as fast as a special engine and
car eould earry them.
.. T'ue stolen ,jnon,cy ...was, sent, fmrn, Al
buquerque to pay the coal miners at
Dawson, N. M.
TAFT GETS OREGON.
Ohioan I Endorsed by Stat Repub
lican Convention.
Portland, May 15 Two republican
parties, or factious, fought in yester
day' republican conventions, the one
Fulton, the other liourne. This showed
the party is not yet harmonized, though
the two factions pledged support to the
ticket.
The Fulton men had things all their
own way, and ruled with an iron hand.
They gave their rivals nothing and
took away from them everything. The
Taft power, overwhelmingly strong in
Oregon, was in their hold, and they
ased it to shut out their opponents.
The delegates, alternate and electors
chosen were:
Delegates to national convention
At large C. W. Fulton, of Clatsop;
fleorge II. Williams, of Multnomah; A.
V Gilbert, of Marion; C. O. Huntley,
of ( luckamas.
First congressional district Ralph
K. Williams, of Polk: C. A. Sehlbrede,
of Coos.
Second congressional district Dr. II
W. Coe, of Multnomah; Asa B. Thomp
son, or i matilla.
Alternates .
At larire J. II. Brown, of Portland;
V. A. Williams, of Forest Orove; A
L. Tetu. of Portland; 11. C. Kinney, of
(rants 1 ass.
First district Frank Ira White, of
Klnmatb tails; f,. I. Cusick, of Al
I nny.
Second district .1. R. Oault, of
burns; J. W. Kelly, or Portland.
Presidential electors
K.. It. Butler, of Gillinm; A. C. Mars
tors, of Douglas; J. I). Iee, of Multno
ham; Frank J. Miller, of Linn.
FEAR A PLOT.
Government Orders Stranger Kept
Out of Engine Rooms.
San Francisco, May 15 A special
order has been issued by Admiral
Thomas directed to the fleet captains
directing them to take every precaution
to prevent any strangers from gaining
access to tho engine or fircrooms of
their ships.
The issuance of the order has rnued
a great deal of comment among the of
ficers of the fleet, as a general order is
already in force prohibiting strangers
from visiting the engine rooms.
That the government is in possession
of information directly connected with
the issuance of the order is the general
relief of the officers. A feature of the
fleet's visit to this port which has
passed without notice until the present
order was issued is the fact that not a
single Japanese has been aboard one of
tho ships since the arrival oi the fleet
here.
Taken in connection with today's or
der, the sentiment is openly expressed
by a number of the officers) that tho
leaders of the local Japanese colony,
knowing that the government was in
possession of information leading to the
lelief that an attempt might be made
to injure some of the ships, advised
their countrymen to kep away from
the ships.
No information concerning the issu
ance of the order except that it is a
ratural precautionary measure is given
out from the flagship.
Secretly Saves Money.
Decatur, 111., May 15 City authori
ties were astounded today when City
Comptroller Kobbins "confessed" that
ha had been holding out on the city
revenues for eii'ht years, and now has
100,000 in a bank to the credit of. the
city. No one knew his secret but the
mayor who have served in that time.
Bobbins said he knew the aldermen
would spend the money if they had it,
snd he took it upon himself to save it
for a rainy day in the city's affairs,
or perhaps for a new city hall. The
aldermen, instead of being pleased, are
furious.
Death List Grows.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15 Meager re
ports coming in slowly indicate that
perhaps more than 100 persons are dead
today in various parts of Louisiana,
snd that considerable property was
ruined as the result of the tornado that
swept that state late Wednesday after
noon. It is feared that in Gilliam, Louis
iana, alone. 100 inhabitants were killed.
I'nronfirmed reports also say that the
loss of life in Oil City and Rollingof
may also be heavy, though the storm
was not so severe in these two town aa
it was in Gilliam.
Volcano Scares People.
Hilo, Hswaii, May 15 Not for many
years ha there been aush a wonderful
activity in the pit of Halemauman as
hna developed during the last ten days.
There has been fire in the pit ever since
the overflow a year ago last January,
but the fire was fluctuating and uncer
tain. It would blaze brilliantly for a
day or two, then would shrink away
slowly. For some time past, however,
the pit has been gradually filling np.
Meet Next at Portland.
Boston. May 13.TTaving adopted
eversl important resolutions, electing
officer, and voting to hold the next an
nual convention at Por'land, Or. th
eventh annual ennei. .i.. x--
tyionsl Retail Grocers' Association ad
'journsd tonight.
GOVERNORS UNITETOWNSAREWRElED
Plan Permanent Organization to Cyclone Sweeps Louisiana, Doing
Hold Regular Meetings. Damage to Property.
MAY ACCOMPLISH MICH GOOD
Result of First Cnf,rlnc, Eap.c,,d
to B Far RMckmg-AII Favor
Preservation of Rourcs.
Waehisgtoa, May lJTb I ret ta
frs4 of th govtriori of tk tats
ot th American L'aioi m Jed yeatsrday.
Like any of the important vat of
history, tims is to reveul th epoca
which th president ud goversors bo
lisre kas been made. The accompli. k
uieuts of tb conference, which ba
beea ia sc-asion at th White lious for
thre days, cannot U st forth with
mathematical preouioa. That it iia
r.Uv.f,H.e zs.b
th axprewioa of President Roosevelt,
who brought it about, and of th gov
ernor who participited.
Th printed recorj of tb eosferesee,
which will later be available t every
American borne, will be a compilation
of fatti, startling ia their meaning,
onvineing in their universal seselu
sion, that tb states and the natios nst
co-operate to the end that to th whole
peopl of the natios may aecru tk
lasting benefits of its natural resource.
Besides th compilutios 0f facta by tb
expert and the freely expressed epision
of tb governors, the eonferesce leave
aa its permanent record a tkusaad
words of "declaration," not a "dec
laration of independence," but a dec
laration of co-operation."
Perhaps greater in importa.ee tbaa
all else wo th determinatioa of the
governor of the states to perfect a per
manent organization, whereby a here
tofore unknown intimacy may be devel
oped among the executives of the 46
sovereign states made strong by a com
mon purpose and made potent by pro
nouncements which may not lightly b
disregarded.
Of the last day the story is one of
many features. The set programme was
swept aside. The president presided
throughout. He interjected remarks
and speeches. He brought to the plut
form men who made plain the prevail
ing feeling that thoughtful care must
be exercised for the future. The pre
pared papers wore not presented, but
they will be printed in the permanent
record. Their t.laoe wns first taken by
the "declaration," which was adopted
after discussion which brought to light
no serious objection to it affirmation.
Then Willhxm J. Hrrnn wns nreaented
tiy the president. Il t,,i,.t tk amue
chords which had w u(,ed th. Tibrl,.
tion of harmony --.operetta"- A
governors' discusero ,rt,iifrh saaay
state executives to cm platform, but
the product was altogether that of bar
mony, and the sentiments expressed
were applauded aliKe by all.
PRESIDENT UPHELD BY COURT
Negro Dismissed at Brownsville'Lose
Suit to Recover Pay.
New York, May JTh right f
President Roosevelt summarily t dis
miss a negro soldior of the Twenty fifth
infantry for alleged pirticipatioa ia the
not at Brownsville, Tex., was sustained
today by Judge Hough, in the United
States district court. Oscar W. Beid,
the soldier, uod the government te re
cover 122 as wages from the date of
his dismissal to the expiration of his
enlistment. District Attorney Stimson
contended that the president had
riKht to dismiss tin soldier. Judge
Hough nstained thii contention nd
directed a judgment in favor of the
government.
Judge Jloiiffh in In decision, held
that the president wn entirely within
his riehts in dismissing the soldiers of
the Twenty fifth regiB,nti inasmuch as
tne enlistment papen sn( ,fB pro.
vide that a soldier shrill serve "for the
period or three years iBess sooner is
charged by proper authority."
Chinese Revolt i Serious.
Shanghai, May I6.-The Chinese gy
ernmeni is great ly s armed over the
Chinese revolt, which is steadily grow
ing more serious. Tb reikis have cut
off communication to Mengtse. It is
estimated that the revolutionists i....
ber 10 000. The fact that the rebels
selected Ynnnan as U scene of their
first attara convinces Pkinir that they
are familiar with condit ionra. as this
province is poorly prot.ft,. The goy
ernment is not hopeful of saving Meag
tse. which is at the hev 0f 9 Preach
railway, from being takn.
Atrocities in Congo frta State.
London, May lfl Ev. J. tr Jlarris,
a missionary who has ji;n returned from
the Congo Free Pta, ,)p(.iarM the
atrocities being practi'M tller(, y tn((
Belgian soldier are inrriuing, md thnt
within the paet 10 veanj fwl,r thsn
3.000 000 human being ,,) p(n
rificed. He had seen m fl0(jeP wjtB
hippopotamus hide ws, nnti th(,y
were insensiliie. Boldirs employed by
King Leopold's agents raided villsies
and killed and ate tl natives. Th
suffering of the women tn,j jrg WM
absolutely indeseribabU.
Svn Killd In Wreck.
Wirskogee. OV.!a.. M,T 1(,;t f
seven passengers were lurned to death
thi afternoon and were Injured
when the "Kstv" Ayr ta,JMill.
sourl. Kansas k Tcim railmnd was
wrecked a mile east of this city, ac
cording t word just r.jT,,j nd'Tg,
report says the pas.ent-r eollided with
a freight train, an t,t the coaches
immediately caught fiN. Th8 -,nmn.
ger who are reported ws y,
dently enht under th, v.:. ,a
roasted alive
Troops Way F'f locut.
Tunis. Mav H -Tr . h
out to exterminate rnu nf jA(.n,tJ
fhst have invsl'd the !rj,t rtWP(,n
Ksirnan and Tunis on an . . .
scale. Th snfhoritic ,,T j,,,,,
that this ia tne omy -mri, 0f getting
rid of tha ir j
SEVEN KILLED: MANY INJURED
Communication Interrupted and Later
Resorts May Incrsasa Num
ber of Casualties.
rkrvprt, La., May 14 Sevea per
sons ar known to be dead and auauy
other ar injured a th result ef a
tornado which (wept across Northwest
liOuisiaua lat yesterday. Th little
towa ef Gilliam, 113 mile north of
Mbreveport, was destroyed and the town
of Ilolinger, ou the vast side of the
river, in lies er parish, was badly
wrecked.
Communication with the greater por
tion of the storm swept section is inter
rupted, and it is believed certain thut
the later reports will incrense the Bum
tier nf dead and injured. It is said the
work of destruction at Gilliam waa com
plete, only two houses remainin intact.
The town had a population of about 2W.
The dead at Gilliam are said to be Mrs.
T. F. Gardiner and three negroes. Ar
thur Vaughan is said to be badly in
jured. At Kolinger the dead ar Mrs.
Mitchell Davis and two ncroe. Mrs
Davies' mother is reported to be dying
from injures. Charles Isom and family
of six are reported among the injured.
It was reported that Oil City, in this
parish, was wiped out by the tornado,
but this rumor is probably untrue, al
though great damage is thought to have
occurred, involving the wreckage f a
great many oil well derrick.
FIFTEEN DEAD IN NEBRASKA.
Fifty Persons Injured and a Property
Loss of $500,000.
Omaha, Neb., May 14 Reports which
came in slowly today from the tornado
stricken district south of this city add
three victims to the list of dead, mak
ing a total of 15, and place the nione
tary damage at half a million dollars.
The casualty list continma to grow as
communication is partially restored
witb the five towns which suffered most
from the storm, and the li"t of the in
jured, some of whom are fatally hurt,
will reach at bast 50. Two railroad
laborers employed in a sand pit near
IOiiisville were fouud dead, anil Kd.
Miller, who was injured near Papillion,
died of his injuries. At least three
other persons are believed to have re
ceived fatal injuries. Five Italian rail
road laborers were injured on the line
of the Iturlington railroad between
Council Itluffs am! Pacific Junction.
Nearly every one of the five towns
in the path of the storm Bellevue, I'np
pillion, Itichfield, Meadows and Louis
ville were badly wrecked, and the vil
laire of Fort Crook, and the post at
that p"int suffered heavy damages.
There are battalions of the Sixteenth
Keuiment stationed nt the fort, and the
men were put to work clearing up the
debris and putting the barracks in
shape. Many of the large building
were partially unroofed, and a dozen
or more large chimney were blown
down am) scattered over the fort
grounds. Nearly all the trees were
blown down.
10,000 CHINESE KILLED.
Wall of Water 26 Feet High Sweeps
Down River at Hankow.
Victoria, May 14. News of one of
the greatest disasters that China hna
known, a sudden tidal wave in the
Yangtsekiang, which caused the loss of
nearly 10,000 lives at Hankow, was
brought by the steamer Titan, which
arrived Tuesday night. A wave 20 feet
in height, without warning, bore down
the river, overwhelming some large
river steamers. Some 3,000 Chinee
sleeping in sampans, anil small craft
and mat sheds and huts by the rtver
side at Hankow were enveloped by the
great tidal wave, which swept the
broken junks, splintered sampans and
a mass of debris with swarms of
drowned Chinese, mixed with the
wreckage. The scenes for many days
after the disaster were horrible, with
the river side strewn with dead, an I
the debris of wrecked craft for many
miles.
Oakland Children Visit Battleships.
Han Francisco, May 14 Hundreds of
Oakland school children clambered lip
the sides of the battleships yesterday
and for six hours they gave tle sailors
a lively time. Kach boatload of young
stent were permitted to remain on board
one hour, when another boatload took
their places. In the hour's visit that
each enjoved nothing was overlooked,
and Jack "had his hands full from the
time the first crowd stepped on board
until the last crowd left. The eMldren
saw everything worth seeing, and what
they did not understand tneir escori
had to explain to them.
Condensed Hog is Latest.
8t. Tsui, Minn.. Miy 14. Minnesota
has developed a hog that is all hams
nd shoulders. He is a stubby little
animal, sadly lacking in spare ribs.
One of the new variety his been sent
to Chicago for exhibition purposes, and
to convince the world tlat this state
can raise pigs that are all quality. A
enrious feature about the animal is that
he h.i to knael down when eating in or
der to get his snout to the ground. He
has no peck. Vt hen ne moves irom out
place to snother he turns around anu
around as though waltzing.
Tak Children From Leprou Parents
Honolulu. May 14 Thirty-oas boys
and four girls, non leprous children of
leprous parents, have been brought her
from th leper island, Molokai, to be
permanently housed away from the
leper settlements. The children range
1 .re from 2 to 15 years, and sveri
of them were old enongh to appree ate
their situation. Despite their dresdful
.iirroundinirs. the unfortunate
youngsters were grief striken by the
separation from their parent.
Chines Students Uphold Jap.
Tnkio. May 1 Chinese students In
Tokio are protesting againt the anti
Japanese boycott being maintained in
China Twelve hundred of them have
joined the inurement, an! are daily
holding meetings to- voice their fee mr.
Three hundred students who uphold th
Chinese government in this matter are
trying to break np th meeting by k
4ng noisy demonstration.
AFRICAN BUSH MEM DOOMED.
lie. H adult
I'vrk Make la4r
ml lltsappvarlaif Mar.
A letter revived 111 Washington from
lr. ICudulf Pis li, t tie well known au-
ttirotulgit, .vs :
I am ulsoit to start, under the aim
plit-s of Hie Iinjs-rlul Aradi-uiy of
St'li-iuv of Vii-miu, to make a atud
of (be Pusliiiu'ii. The ra t rapidly
dying out, and the aole pun of ui)
exMstltliui Is to add .'. .'I'i'J.i;?
of till eople before they tus-uiue ex
tlllt't.
The fart baa Ix-eu recogulwd ft
nine year that thi Afrkau ra- Is
d.ntlned to extllit'tlou. Till ia all tu
more remarkable because everywhere
else the Afrlran race are more than
holding their owu.
Pestilence, war, and the evils thai
the white Introduce ar powerless to
obliterate them. Africa la growing
In native population.
Put the Kiislmieii nre now redwed
to a handful, and every your tliej
uro dwindling. Clrcuiiistnin-e are tsi
bard for them, and It la not believed
tliey could be saved, even by a cliung
In their conditions.
The Itusliuicii Inhabit the great
desert of South Africa. There Is lie
running water, and yet among ttic
an ml wastes there are depressions
where the native find water by dig
ging, and lit places It comes mo near
the surface that vegetation flourishes
nnd many animals tlnd nurture In the
denert.
The Itiislimen are only a few Inches
taller thnn the pygmies of Central
Africa. They live In rock cave or
In hut of sticks and grass. They sel
dom wear more thun a leather apron to
protect their legs from thorn.
They subsist on the scant vegetn
tlnn, on roots, and on the animals they
kill. Clubs, bows and arrows, and a
few ssars are their only wenixina.
They are primitive, but they do not
buy their wives; they have been faith
ful to those will tea who have befriend
ed them, and they paint and draw In
nn astonishing manner. Much has
been written of the thousands of ani
mal paintings with which they adorn
the rock nnd the wnll of their envea.
Why do they not nbnudon the desert
to which they nre "confined? 1 hey
could not If they would. They nre
hemmed around by pastoral and asrl-
cultural regions, nil omipled by strong
trllx-s, who kill them like vermin If
they venture ucross the line.
If they were fro to leave the desert
It la doubtful If they would do o, for
they are a hunting popU, and such
tribes have never voluntarily become
a pnntornl or nn agricultural commu
nity. Whenever cnttlp have been given
to the Itushinen they have killed
them, for th"y will not herd them.
The whites have ta-en even more
destructive of the HiiKhmen thnn their
native enemies. I.nte In the eighteenth
century the Dutch used to shoot these
little people na they would game. It
ts recorded that In the ten yenrs end
ing In lT'.IQ the Hutch killed 2,4 SO Bush
men. They have n I ways shrunk from con
tact with civilization, nnd to-day, when
they see white protectorates planted
all nround them, they nre retreating
farther Into the desert. The whites
nre Invading the more fertile valleys,
are staking nut ranches and building
little settlements, nre killing off the
game that Is the hereditary food of
the
desert nomads, plowlr g the plnee
where the Ituahmen go fr berries and
edible roots, and narrowing the area
In which they can live.
They seem wholly unable to live un
der new conditions, nnd the old con
ditions are passing nwny. All who
know them best say that their abso
lute extermination Is a question ol
only a few years. Washington Post.
THE DUST IN THE AIR.
Without It the Heat of the I
Wnilil II a I ' hIih pa hie
The usefulness of dust Is proclaimed
bv science despite all the housewives
of nl the ages. Dust Is part of the
machinery that produces clmid and rain.
It Is also a protection from the sun.
Without It the sun's ray would le un
bearable. The reason that sunburn Is
more easily acquired on the mountains
thnn In the lowlands Is said to tx prob
ably because of the comparatively
dusfless air of the mountainous re
gions. A dustless atmosphere during rain
would mpan a much greater degree of
discomfort than rain ever brines.
Trees and building would be dripping
with moisture, our clothing and the
exposed parts of our bodies would lie
constantly wet, mnbrellas would l
classed as useless curios, and Instead
of trying to conquer the dust In the
house we slionld have to face a much
greater enemy In wet floors snd drip
ping walls. In every drop of rain and
In evpry pnrtl"ie of cloud there Is a
particle of dust. A sample of air may
he taken anywhere and the number of
Its dust particles accurately determln
ed. Dust, too, produces the glorious
sunset effects In the evening sky, thus
causing the faint obscurity we call
twilight
Twilight Is always reflected glory.
The light come from the sun, which
has In the mesnwhlle sunk below
the horlxon. Th reflector Is an upper
lsyer of dust. Were the air perfectly
dustless there would be no twilight.
Darkness would Immedlstely follow th
sunset
A Qaeslloa af Nerve.
"D It require much nerve to ask
a woman to marry you?" Inquired tb
Inquisitive youth.
"Not half ss much as asking for a
raise In lsry," wa the prompt reply.
Detroit Free Pre.
What Harts.
"I bat to call on a girl," sail Tom,
"who csu't do anything but Indulge) tn
tmtll talk."
Tew," replied the wis Dick, "epa.
dally If what she ha to aay ts a very
short "no.' " Philadelphia Pre.
"I nop," lays a nun of 20, "that
things will be better to-morrow." "I
aor." be says when be Is past 4a
"that they won't be any worse."
When a womsn drive a hor ah
ia always whipping bim with tb Uas
' v -c o - .,: c a ,
U J J 9 9 V V V W V
When I survey the wondrous Croae
(in which the Prince of tilery ij'd.
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on sll my pride.
Forbid it, lxnl, that 1 should boast
Kav in the liraih of Christ my iod ;
All th vain things which charm ue most
I sacritii-c thrin to Hi Plood.
Pee, from His Ilesd, Hi Hands, Hit
Feet,
rWrow and love flow mingled down !
Did e'er uch lov nad sorrow meet.
Or thorns conio so rich a crown?
Ilia dying rrimson. like a rob
Spreads o'er His Itndy on the Tree;
Then am I dead to all the globe
Aud all the kIoIw is desd to me.
iVere the whole realm of nature mine.
That were a present far loo email ;
Ixve so amasins, so divine
Iiemands my soul, my life, my all.
Kscjurisrwrst.
It .T.ay not be ar let to v.i.'d
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to hear, on summer eves.
The reaer's so ig among the sheavee.
Yet ours the grateful servh-e whence
Comes, day by day, the recomiiense;
The hoie, the trust, the puniose stayed.
The fountain aud th noonday shade.
Snd were this life the utmost span.
The only end and aim of man,
Itetter the toil of fields like these
Than waking dream and doubtful ease.
Hut life, thouch falling like our grain.
Like that revives and springs again;
And, early railed, how blest are they
Who wait. In heaven, their harvest Iay J
John (5. W'hittier.
HE 13 A GOOD SAMARITAN.
Looks After the I sdrarrrlss Poor
Bays Ha Oa Klaa Will.
There Is rich man In a Southern
rlty who makes the undeserving poor
his peculiar care, say the Independ
ent. Ills method In dealing with what be
colls a fresh sinner are unique and he
regards them ns Hclentlhe from the
heavenly point of view. He Inalsts
uMin a full catalogue of the victim's
transgressions.
He claims thnt this la done on the
theory thnt a physician flrKt adminis
ters nn emetic In ense of 'poisoning.
Then If the patient la an utterly lout
and abandoned woman, he frequently
takes her home with him, where she
I quartered In thp guest chnmlxT and
treated by thp family ns the welcome
guest whose presence there Is In no
way remarkable.
For our scientist claims that It I
the loss of the sacred home conscious
ness In such women which cants them
so far down, and hi purpoxe Is to re
store the same by hla own fireside,
which Is particularly attractive, In
that he ha a wife and many young
children. Nothing Is said to tho for
lorn one tn remind her nf her shame;
she la simply left to get well, a th
scientist expresses If.
And It Is flsioiilKhiirg how ninny ot
them do get well. Ills bonst la that
he ha married his girl hnpplly all
over the country, for he Is an enfhusl-
1 astlc believer In wedlock. Upon a re-
cent visit tn a distant city he remark
ed to the editor :
"I married one of my glrla off In
this town; couple doing well; moving
In the best society. Cood as the rest,
too, now. It itt It's a secret; If society
knew It would abolish her." lie wink
ed In conclusion, at the cxicnss of so
i let j.
He cannot mnke a see h, but be la
au eloquent Kplutterer; and although
hla manner to ministers Is wittily def
erential, he has been known to ruin a
1 preacher' meeting and make the vie
' "n' "r """ i"c"frcoe ioo.
like rows of pajHT dolls blown before
the breath of a living disciple.
Aa Anchor to Windward.
The solemn faced man who drove the
stnge beta. pen Wlllowhy and Green
field tiewT lost nn oprttinlty to dis
play his knowledge to a new pass
enger, nor had he ever bwn known
to suppress Ills opinion nn any auhject.
no mutter what It might be. "They
tell me you're the mnn that wrote the
story that's running In one o' the big
magazines. I forget which 'tis," hs
said one day to a cheery passenger who
had been endeavoring to ask a few
questions himself.
"I believe I am," admitted the gen
tleinan.
"I've never turned my band to writ
ing," wild the stage-driver, flicking his
horses In meditative mood. "Nn, sir,
I've lieen too much took up with other
things, hut I rend everything, most. I
wss having n little tnlk with Hill
Kar about you yesterday We'd both
been reading your last book liefore
this new one. Now, do yon rely en
tirely on what you write for a llv
Ingr "Not entirely," aald the author, with
due humility.
"That'B what I thought when I Un
laded the book." and .he stage-driver
looked kindly at th man of letter
"I'm real glad for j that you'? other
means," b aald, benevolently, "flot
em well InvestVd, I expect, too. I told
Hill Rear that waa moat likely th
ce."
A Damestla Hralmota.
A well known lord discovered a thief
In bis- London bouse. A Idol by the
butler, be secured the msn and then
rang the bell. A aervsnt appeared,
whom the peer requested to "go Into
th kitchen and bring up a policeman
or two." The domestic returned and
said there were no policemen on th
premise. "Wht!" exclaimed hi mas
ter In Incredulou tone. "lo you
mean to tell me that with a conk, two
scullery maids. kitchen maid and
threw botisemslda In my employ ther
I no policeman lu the kitchen? It Is
Irdeed a miracle, and our prisoner
sbnll resp the benefit. Turner, let th
man go Instantly '." fxmdon Htandard,
Sum women ar Ilk a guod borw j
U 1 to. Insult to U them,