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' i SOON LET CONTRACT Plans for The Dnilcs-Cclllo Canal Arc Almost Complete... ADVANCE IN ALL BIO MARKETS. r WILL BEGIN WORK AT UPPER END Enough Money Now on Hnnd to Build Upper Lock nnd Entranco to the Canal. Washington, April 13 Within two weeks, It is expected, Major Witgtllt will Iks Instructed to advertise (or bids (or the construction o( tho first look of Tho Dalles-Colllo canal, tlitti launching a project that has been under consid eration in one slinpo or another (or n generation. Tho chief o( engineers has received Mnjor Wngfitt's plan (or le glnntng construction, but, owing to tho fact that several details arc not quito clear, tho jntpers aro to be re turned (or explanation. When they get back to Washington it is thought tho plans will be approved and author ity granted to invito proposals. Major Langfltt's plans, which have been carefully worked out in great de tail and with apparent caie, content plato beginning construction on tho upper end of tho canal nnd working down stream. This is done to enable contractors to make ute of the caual rs it la completed, section by section. Major Wngfitt has prepared plana (or approached to tho canal at its upper end, (or tho guard gates (or tho tirst lock near Celilo, and (or n considerable stretch of canal. It is impossible to tell how much work can bo done with tho money appropriated in the river nnd harbors law, but it is auticipinted there aro funds enough to complete the Celilo lock and cunnl entrance, and to do considerable blasting and straight canal work. Near the first lock it will bo necessary to build an immense em bankment as the north wall of tho ca nal. This part of tho canal, and in fact all other parts not cut through oolid rock, will be lined with cement. All embankments will be solid of con struction and will be faced with im mense rocks to prevent washing in sen eons of high water. Packer Raise Prlco nnd Lny Ul.imo on Cnttlo Growers, Chicago, April 14, 1'rloes of beef have advanced in eveiy Important mar ket of tho United States. Tho con sumer ia lmylng tho advanced price, which to hint represents several cents per imnnd over what he paid up to ten I'aya ago. S.iu A Co., Armour and Nelson Morris state that no beef ha Ihhmi sup plied to the retail marketa of Chicago or to any other tuntket in the country during tho last month and a halt ex cept at a losa. This, it Is declared, has lieen partially duo to the fact that hreedcra of stock and tho haudlera of range cattle have boon holding latck on supply until the grow o' the range be comes nourishing. Swift it Co., speak ing for the packing Interests, this after noon, issued the following statement: "During the last six weeks tho tm- ducora of beef cattle have been receiv ing about ft advance over past pricea for.cholco cattle. This simply means that tho advance to the consumer in prices would be aWut $2 on the one half of choice cattle that can lie uod for food inirpoao. The range cattle producer is tho master of tho situa tion." OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST ATTEMPT TO WRECK WARSHIP. ONLY ONE FARE. Reduced Rate to Portland Fair from All Eastern Points. Chicago, April 13. Tho action of tho Trunk Line association meeting held at New York yesterday was supplement ed in this city today by the Central Pnssenger association meeting, which decided to concur with tho former neeo elation in granting n one-way rate plus $1 (rom all itoints east to Chicago for those desiring to attend tho Wwis and Clark fair nt Portland. The Trunk Lino association nt its meeting yesterday receded from its for mer t'emnnd for a rate of 80 per cent of tho round-trip fare, and agreed tomako a one-way rate plus II from all point in its territory on the Atlantic sen board west to Pittsburg and Buffalo. This wns to bo done, provided the Cen tral Passenger association would take the same rato from the two latter cities through to Chicago, where the rates could be joined with the samo conces sions made by the transcontinental lines, giving a one-way round-trip rate from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The action of the Central Passenger nsfcoci ation . ratified this agreement today, which makes the one-way rate from coast to coast certain. This action assures n large attend ance at tho Lewis and Clark exposition (rom nil of tho territory lying east of Chicago, extending to tho Atlantic coast, between tho Canadian boundary and tho Ohio river. The Central Pas songer association territory take in all the cities of the easf, and the rate of one fare will induce tltousands of well-to-do persons to make Portland the ob jective point in their summer and fall vocations. Caution Saves Connecticut from Being Ruined in Drydock. New York, April 14. During the process of placing the new battleship lotittccticut In drydock nt the navy yard here tcday, what might have proved a serious accident was avoided by the otlicer in charge sending down a diver to make thorough examination of tho hull Wforv the water should Ik) putned out and the vessel lowered into the keel blocks. The diver discovered n heavy timlier stuck fast to the hull on the txirt side of the keel, where it hud ndhcrcd to the rough plating while the vowel wn on the ways and Imd not Wen relented in launching. A failure to discover the timber, It ia said, would have resulted in the buckling or crimping of the keel and lower frames when the veseol set led on the blocks. Several days previous to the launch ing of the Connecticut last fall diver, were sent down to examine the wava and found n large spike placed where it would have pierced the hull, had it not been found. Later, an otlicial investi gation disclosed holes bored in ono of the plates. LOW GRADES FOR SANTA FE Will Spend Ten Millions on New Road Through Mountains. Chicago, April 13. Tho Hecord Herald says: Otlicial announcement ia made that the Santa Fe has decided to prevail early in the season. mum n iu.uuu.uuu cut-oit to tne ra CANAL DEED IS CLEAR NOW No Further Obstacles to Construc tion of Cut by Government. Sulom ThoColiloeunul commission, composed of the governor, socretnrv of state ami state t minuter, has signed the deed conveying to tho I'nlled State the right of way for tho construction of a government canal between The Da' lea and Celilo. At the request of the government otlicial, the state him several tlmea made correetloua lit conveynueoa in order to remove defect from the chain of title, and now the commission feel confident that the title is perfect and that there la nothing, so far aa the right of way i concerned, to prevent the government front proceeding with the construction of the cunnl. The canal right of way coat the state $74,000. The Portage Railway conitnlsalon, which is composed of those same oil) cer, held a meeting and received tho report of the engineer in charge of the work on the portage rood. The rejHirt shows satisfactory progress, though it ia statist that ti "walking delegate" up Hiued on the scene last week and in duced the workmen on tho piledrivor to strike for a nine-hour day at the same pay received (or n ten-hour day. As a consequence tho bridgowork was retarded. Tho greater part of the grading and bridgowork has Won completed, and ono and three-quarter mile of track have Wt'it laid. Four cara of steel rails have been received and the track-laying will proceed rn.'lilljs lo all appear ances, the road will be completed by the appointed time. May IA. There are now at work 20 teams and 130 men. Reseedlng Done In Wasco, The Dalle Farmer wlttem rrn'M were damaged by the severe weather of February have about Mulched resettling, and tho new-sown grain is coming up nicely. It is estimated that about ten )r cent of the fall-sown grain in the county froze out, and had to be resoed cd. This has been a heavy exHtnse on tuose whoso grain wa frozen, and as spring rowing never yields as good crops ns fall sowing, utiles the season is unsuually favorable, the wheat crop this year will W somewhat altorter than that of li04, although, so far, the weather has leen most favorable, nnd crop nru making nn excellent growth. Tho season is tit least n month earlier than last year, which will enable the gardeners and orchnrdists to market their crotMS early, nnd thereby get the advantages of high prices that always SPEND 5115,000 ON ITS ROADS Marlon County Plant for Ueltur High ways with Farmer' Aid. Hnloin "The people of Marlon coun ty will contribute $10,000. $15,000 or pei Imp a much as $'.'0,000 in labor for tho Improvement of the public roods this summer," said County Judge Scott, its he finished preparing a num ber of blank agreement for use In toad district where the propel ty owner ate ctrcul.ttlng subscription ttpora. "The county court hit decided to spend its surplus road fund In those dlatrtcta where the people contribute work, ami it ia very evident that this year wilt ceo more progres In road building than in any previous jour lit the history of Marion county. Our plan is to use what money I nectwury in the building of bridge, and In the re Hilr of nattls in a few placea where county work la of immediate ncvcaally. and the iNthtnco of the fund will bo di vided among tho district. Wedo not know yet what rate of distribution will be adopted, but the amount distributed will be enough to encourage the enter prise of the people in road building by contributed work." In the Immediate vicinity of Salem work to the amount of at least $7,000 will bo done, and it will proliably much exceed this amount. The busline men of Salem have s'lhscrlhcd $2,000, and tho county court $800 more, and to this the farmers will add $4 200 or more in contributed work. In nearly every jxtrt of the county agreement are in circulation for the puriwwe of as certaining what donated work can W seemed. The initiative ha Won taken by the farmer, and the county court is giving whatever help nnd otieouritge meitt it iiiit to the movement. HE IS DEFIANT. Onstro Insults United Slates Minister Uoweu, Washington, April 111. Throughout the diplomatic corp keen Inteteal ex ist tegiiidlng the sensational answer which 1'iesideitt Castro I aald to have made to Minister llowen'a latent re quest for aihltiutloii of tho pending question lielweeu the I'hlted Hltltot mid Vener.iirla. Although the Vene zuelan legation olllelul say the text of tho dispatch wita not -Included In the mail leaching the legation today, which left ('allien after the answer wna'tlo llveicl to Mr. Itowen, It Iiiin become noised among the diplomat that the answer was undiplomatic and nluuMt threatening in wording. The knowledge HHtcacil by certain dlploriiata on the subject hem Indicate clearly that the diameter, if not the exact text, of the answer hit been known for some time to the diplomatic corH) In Caracas, and theto I tottson to believe that several foieigu govern ments have already been idvlel of it text While diplomat who have inquired at the State department have been In formed that practically no net it in will he taken regarding Venezuela until President Itootcvclt returns from Western trip, they also have received 'V I'liiluriil (ii anil Jury lias Sennits of Hoof Trust. HOOKS (iAKNEIJ) 1)11) NOT TO i Chlougo Inquisitor Dive Into Eight Trunks Containing Story of Packers' Dealing, Illinois Will Show Lincoln's Home. Springfield, III., April 13. The commission which Is to have charge of tho state exhibit at tho LowiB and Clark exposition at Portland, Or., this summer, elected Cyrus Thompson chairman and Iteuben II Tiffany, of Freeport, as secretary. The commis sion will hold a meeting nt Springfield next Tuesday. I'nleea objections aro raised tho commission will make the state building a copy of tho Lincoln homo. It was practically decided to exhibit nil available Lincoln mementos in tho building during tho (air. Peasants Seizing the Land. St. Petersburg, April 13. Tho peas ants at Orgoleff, near Odessa, recently bo i red tho land of some of tho big es tates and proceeded to divide It, Troopa have Wen dltqwtehed to tho eoono. Near liyelostok the peasants demanded that the landlords cease to ustt agricultural machinery, ami aa their attitude became threatening, Cote WickH were required to duperM them An additional ciftc coast with a view to getting rid of the mountain graded which now are en countered in the trans-continental travel. Orders have lcen given for the pttrchae of all the material neceetary, and work will begin in 30 days. The work will W pushed to completion rap idly, and the new transcontinental low grade line will W ready for opining within a year or 11 months. The Western end of the cut-off will W nt Helen. N. M., 27 nil lea south of Albuquerque, on the CI Paso line, ami the Eastern will bo nt Texico, 260 mile away on the Pecos valley linos of the Santa Fe. The new toad will cross the Sierra Nevada mountains ut Alio Pass, at an elevation of 0,401 feet, but at a maximum grade east-bound of 1 1 per cent ami west-bound of 0-lOths of 1 per cent. The line will cross the Santa Fe Central near Wlllard nnd the HI Paso A Northwwtern at I.Iano, N. M. Ready to Fight Once More. Paris, April 14 Captain It ode tola graphs to the Matin that he has Wen the guest of KuuUwrs, commander of tho second Munchtirian army at the Itussinn front. The captaiu'a observa tions showed that the Kussian army had Wen reinforced and is prepared to renew tho battle. Tho troorM maneuv er daily in battle formation. The Ju amo cavalry advance guard, tho dis patch adds, is barely 10 miles away, and frequent cavalry skirmishes take place. Tho prisoners captured have sabre cuts on their heads, showing hand-to-hand skirmisher. Mob Murders a Sheriff. Senatobla, Mis., April 14. Sheriff J. M. Poag, of Tate county, was shot and iustanty killed today by a mob of masked men who entered the Jail for the purpose of liWrating James White, a white prisoner who is to W placed on trial Monday on a charge of mur der. The mob, consisting of only six or eight men, gained an entrance to tho Jail. The sheriff's order to leave was ignored, whereupon tho officer tired, wounding ono man. The mob then fired on tho sheriff, two bullets taking effect. Invito Toft to Australia. Manilu,' April 14. Governor Ceno ral Northooto, of tho commonwealth of Australia, will, it is understood, invito Secretary ot War Taft and party to visit Australia during the tauty's foith.'oruing vialt to the Philippine. The commonwealth of Australia will boon dispatched to keep order. dufmv llm untlra itxnnnso. it in uai.l fores of Coaaacks lias ,'fhe American ehamWr of commerce of Manila is preiwring to entertain Mr. Tuft and jtarty on nu oxtunnive hcale during their stay in Manila. British Steamer Captured. Toklo, April 13. Tho HrltUh eteum or llonry Ilolckow was seized by the Submarines at Vladivostok. Jopanwe gtiardshipa off tho island of j Toklo, April 14. It in reported hero Hokkaido, April 7. Tho character of that tho ltiibHlnns ut Vladivostok are bur cargo- lias not been divulged nnd conducting experiments with six sub tler destination is not stated in tho marine vessels, and that these vessels official announcement. It la presumed, uro all of foreign manufacture, nnd in however,, that' tho vessel wns bound for chide French, British and American Vladivostok. types. Assessment Soon to Begin. Pendleton The thqwtie appointed by Aseior Strain to take the a merits and the state census w ill com mence their work immediately. The work will W continued, but the values of the property will not W placed by Mr. Strain until late in the season, when he learns what stum! the ao ors of cotintiea having railroads will take regarding value. Mr. Strain is in favor of placing the values of all property at their true worth. Umatilla county would thus show a property statement of nearly $30,000,000. Oregon Fruit Crop is Assured. Weston The snow on the; foothill has been a boon to tho fruit nnd straw Wrriea on tho Weston and ltasket mountains, near hero having kept the blooms from maturing and Wing caught by the nightly frosts. With the con tinuance of the cool weather until the projter time for the trees to bloom the fruit and Wrry crop is assured. Wheat in the Weston dlsti let generally is in good condition, and will prnltahly yield well if thu weather continues good. Halsey Ships Lots of bggs. Halsey During March tho three mercantile houses of Ifnlsey cxtKirtod 10,f)00 dozen of eggs. These egg were all secured (rom farmer of the country adjacent to this city. The farmers re ceived an average of 17 cents xr dozen for the egg, making a total of $1,800 distributed among the fanner of this vicinity in exchange for eggs in one month. This is a reoord which cannot W equaled by any farming district of the same size in tho state. Clear Track for Grand Jury. Salem Judge Harnett has dismissed all trial jurors until May 22, tho evi dent purpose Wing to give tho grand Jury time to compluto its work of in vestigating the land fraud cases. The grand jury has thus fur given most of its time to tho investigation of numer ous local case and to tho men who are Bupposml to huvo provided tho rifles w.hich Tracey and Merrill used in effecting their escape from tho state prison in 1002. Exhibit Independence Fruit. Independence At a meeting of tho Lewis ami Clark club tho ladle decided to place an order with n Portland firm for 160 dozen of ouo-half pint jars. They will fill tho jam with variotia kinds of fruit, which will bear tho laWl of tho 1hdttmdence Lewis nnd Clark club. They will W given away to Hustern visitors to Oregon this sum mer. Mount Hood Monti Rates. Orrgon City Tim Clackamas county court has fixed the charge that shall W made over the Mount I IimhI toll road. In arranging the schedule of charge, provision la made fur nuto'iHi bile, for which a charge of 'i each will In' made. In addition to automo bile the schedule Include the follow ing items: Four wheeled chicle, drawn by one nu or yoke, 'i, with 40 cent fur each additional yoke; vehicle drawn by one Iwirse, $1.26; saddle horse, 76 cents; ck horse, 40 penis; horse or mule, loose, 16 cents; cattle, losse, 10 cent per head; sheep, goat and hega, 2 cent. WILL DOUBLE FIELD FORCES Japan Is lie- Lumbering Picking Up. Stimpter Tho ltimWring business in this section la picking up. The Ore gon LuiiiWr eomMity ha started it logging ihiiih up along tho line wf the Whitney ami Tipton branch of the Hiimt'ter Valley railway, and all are running full blast. ServUV wit mill, ItH-ated on Dcr creek, aix mile Wlow Sutitpter, ha started sawing on 2,000,000 feet of log. This mill ia ex fiected to run five mouth hi prwwnl orders. Tho Sumptur I.umWr aim Miiy is oKirating It planing mill, Itot Iihm not yet made arrangement fur cut ting its logs at the mill south of town. Polk Pioneers to Meet dune 10. Dallas Tho oxooutivo committee of thu Polk County Pioneer association met in Dallus nnd set Juno 10 for tho annual reunion of tho pioneers of Polk county, tho meeting to bo in Dallua. J, D. Smith, of Dallas, was elected sec retary to (ill the vacancy caused by the deatho of J. W. Lewis. Blue River Exhibit Ready. Huguuo Tho uxhihit of ore from the llluu river mine for the Oregon display nt the Ww la nnd Clark ex position, will W hlpHl from the mine to Kugeite nt unco, and trans tairted Immediately to Portland. With what haa already been shipped from there, tho uxhihit of the Mine river mine will amount to a. carload. I). II. Woyaut, wlm ia the olnVinl ore collector for the state mining exbibit, has lieen here to fee to the ship ping of llltie river exhibit. Sheep Conditions in Baker. Ilaker City Milea l.ec, representing Koshland Uro., ha Wtight 100,000 ound of wool at 10 cents. This clean up tho advance jHirchasea of cliM to lai made. It is expected that shearing will commence in thin county nWut May 20. Wo ia paying 60 cent a fleece cash to bind his contract. Winding in Kaker county is just Wglu ning, mid it ia oatimutod there will be uWut 106 per cent increase. Hheep are In good condition, tho whiter ha lieen mild, and there ia now plenty of green grass for the flocks. Lorane Fair May Be Revived. Cottage O rove Tho farmer in thu Sitislaw country, near 1iraue, uro con sidurlug thu advisability of reviving the full fair, which they were ncciiH- tomed to hold until 11)03. With in creased population this fair would un doubtedly bo a succos now, If managed properly. Tho 1iranu district is u good farming settlement, 10 milea weal of here, and thu farmer find ready help from tho people of this town in anything they undertake. PORTLAND MARKETS. t Wheat Club, HfiwHlIc per bushul; bliioHtem. UlOiUUc, valley, HHc. ' Onto No 1 white, $2a20 per ton; gray, $27328 per ton. Hay Timothy. $I4I0 per ton; clover, $ll12; grain, $11 12; cheat, $11(212. Kgga Oregon ranch, 17iC18o per dozen. ' Hotter I'nney oroamury, 21Ja2le. Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1(31.15; common, B000o. Apples Funoy, $1.7002.60 per box; choice, $11.25. Hop Choice 1001, 2325o per pound. Wool Valley, 2022o jwr pound; Eastern Oregon, 16018c per pound; mohair, choice, 3132u per pound. Ready to Meet Russia's Inforcml Army. Toklo, Apri 12. Jitpe.ii I meeting the llmwlau plan of reorganization and reinforcement of It nrmioa In Man churia with an extensive expedition from it own military organiratlon. The detail and ttgtirca are caiefull) concealed of what seem to be a plan to double the present army mills, but it ia reliably estimated that by miiIihiiii next the total mllltaiy orgniiulloii will exceed I.IMH).(HH) lut'n actually em ployed In the Held. The righting (ore ia roughly iwtlniated at 700,000 men, with Ineronsea hugely in the infantry ami artillery, alilHiugh an enlargement hi the cavaliy taunch is also content pitted. A a reaull of the manufacture nt the arsenal in Jawn, together with cap tures ami purchase of guns, it is pre dicted that this yenr will sec a Jatau oo artillery siqwror to that of the Ittisslau, in quality a well as numeri cally, ami It la confidently believed that the Itttsslnu will I mi lncuKbhi of overcoming thsae numerical advantage. Wheiever railway Improvement are (MMwlble they will W carried out, when Japan will W sticllllently strong to take ami hold Harbin, ami aliiiultauctMisly continue operation ngalilsl the Rus sian force to the eastward of that city. ALL BEEF TRUST SECRET OUT Seized Trunks Rnvnnl Inner Workings of Packers' Combine. ChicwKo, April 12. An iuvHolipition by the Federal grand Jury which i in quiring into the working method id the alleged Ixiif trast.of a much deeter nature and a wider scojw, It is awrted, I to rtmtllt from tho examination of the contents of the eight trunk taken yes terday from the safety vaiulU in the First National Imnk Wilding. When these trunk were oMinel, It Is aahl, the entire secret transactions of the Aetna Trading eouiMiiy, it cor juration through which the secret buslues of thu big (Ntckera wan transacted, wa re vealed to the Jurors, aiul a it coaso quetK'e many new witnee will lw SUbMMIIIBlll. Tne trunks ami rMita4iU have I wen iiHunded by an ortlar by Judge Han Ixirn, hi that imi ihi by legal procM can ob'aln wwusslon of them. Among the name of new witneaaoa subMMinael today ia sahl to ! that of (i. II. (iodfroy, alleged secretary ami treasurer of the Aetna Trading com pany, and It. II. Cowan, another otli cial of tho company. Tho initials "it. II. C.' appear on each of tho eight hunk taken from the vaulta, nnd It I believed they belong to Cowan. Frauds In Trinity Timber. San Frnuclson, April 12 William II. Itoreti, Indicted for siiWrnatlon of imrjury In tho Trinity county l&ud frauds, wit on trial before Judge De Haven In the United State district court tislay. Itoieu a oo-tlufendanta, Hurry W. Miller and J'runk K. Klu- cart, will be tried in Portland. lloren la accused of having persuaded John M. Lnvtou to falsily swoar out an applica tion for a parcel of InntI undor thu homestead nut. It la claimed that the (lefendaiit were reproaeiitatlvea of tlie Taeomti Land k Lumber company. Chicago, Aptll II. -The content of eight tuyeaterloii trunk, iiitcaitlied by government seciet service men In the vaulta of the National Safe DeHHtit eouiwny, lat'iiplml the allentloii tiHhty of tho 1'iHletal gntiiil juiy which la In vest Igat lug the affall of the beef trust. A atibHeiia du ii' tecum for Daniel I'cckham, wcietaiy of the safe iIcmII comKtuy, wa Is nod by Judge Uiuilla to foico tho coiiittny to ptodmo the triniLM In (lot lure r.uiin. Tlio Iriuikii ,llH ! weie taken to the oltlce of District At- i liiriini Miii rlxLkii ti likir It it Htihl i. . i.. i i r. . . ii.i . . . " . -ti ....!. ... ...--., tin tutor nation unit, it imi exac; they weie opental and their content tif Inslio anawer comprise an lisitiH ' (xhisiIii1 tolheAinerlcauinlnlster, It will not j wimi H. iiimkn to.niHliii-l nihI hIihI pas tiuuutlt'cd. wiiiiiHcilmi tlinv liuve whh Uih case I not known, a the government ollirial refuse to diM'iis the matter, declining to either deny or confirm the explana tion current that tint tiiinka might Im long to the pm'kers. District Attorney Morrlslou lustittit tsl the action by which the tiunk wete seized after a wltuo, whose Identity I carefully gtiaitled, had staitWI the grantl Jutot with revelalltms on to the former bltaines liielhotln of the tek em. He la sld to have leatlfled tlmt dtillble aysteut of bMkkeepllig had hern employed by certain packing firm, one ret of lHka vhowlog tlieawtel relation of the alleged coin hi lit' and Wmg ,- ceaible only to trualeil eniploym, ami the other set showing figure to whtrli the cker Invited the nlteittloit of the government exert who IliNextlgalwl for Coliiinrwlotier (iitrfleld. While Mr. I'eekham declllte.1 to dla clite the Ideiitily of the perMmH ier soil w Imi stored the trunk with hi coinniiy, he admitted that this waa diHie on March OT, three tlat after tho grand jury U'gan It investigation. Suspicious have Wen entertained for a linig time by the I'etlernl orHrlalsnm net: In I with the investigation that the rcndllira with whlah tlie (meklug Arm welcomed an examination of their Ixaika by the govrrniiient exerta wna mit altogether neiiillne. The work of the secret service operators priMluceil rtMtilt, it I said, which teieWI U strengthen the stiMdeoorf, ami alien a w line whti test i he, 1 more than a wsrk gt fetalrop the hint that CtitHitwon er tiarAeld's (irl Um Mot seen hII the Ixsik of lit M'keri, lie MM callnl U)mmi to eipUlH. INSTALLINQ BLOCK SIQNALS. Northern Pacific Making Eolnoflva lot provnments far Safety of Tralllc. St. Paul, April H Prn-ldent I low ad Klliott ha atilhoritnl llirtanl Imi provetHHiit tending Ut Increase public safety wiikh will place the Northern l"aelrtc system seHel en the list itf Anisrlonn railways In the Installation of tho block system for the current year. The new Improvement will afford continuous signal protection overall the prineiml dlattict of InMvy traHIc from tho eastern lemtlniet at Mt. Paul through to the Pact lie eoaat. tn atrurtion haa alreatly ionilitencel and will W rushed fnrwNrd lo completion The ilitric(a over which new block signal protection will W afforded will add H III. 6 mils to that already In u ami are a follows: MiiuioHMdi to Staple, Minn, j l.lv ihgaton, Mont., to ltgau, Mont.; (iar risou to Dixon, Mont.; Spokane, Wash., to Pasco, Wash.; Paseo to CI lenslMirg, Wash.; ami Haattla to Tu- ninw. The block sj-stent Wtlng InstalWI 11 the "telegraph hlia'k," it system found tatisfnctoiy on all Hue now using it over long stretches. Says Farmers Formed Trust. Topekn, Kan., April 12. Attorney (itineriil Coleman ha rendered an opin ion to thu effect that tho farmers of tho state aro organized In violation of the anti-trust law. The question waa raised by tho Kunatta OrulndeulcrH association, and thu attorney general will ho asked to bring prtM-codlng against the farm ers. K.J. Smiley, accrotary of tho grain dealer, has been sentenced to iwrve W) tiny In th county Jail for vio lation of the anti-trust law. Total Deaths by Enrthquakn, Lahore (Piinjaub), Imlhi, April 12. Commissioner Julliindur reports that h a re it It of hi liivostlgatloiiH ho esti mate tho fatalities resulting from tho recent earthquake In thu Knngrn til, trlct at 10,000. and in the Palnmnur district at 3,000. Thu total number of persons killed at Dlutrmsala wiih 424, besides tho GurkhtiHt who wero crushed to death by thu falling of tlio stone barracks. American Squadron Is Out. Manila, April II. Clio American vice consul ut SlngaHire retrt that a Uusalaii lUet insisting of six Utile shlpa, six cruisers, six couverttal cruis ers, eight torpedo IkmiI destroyars, oiih hiMpitnl ship, ono nqatlr ship nnd 10 collier, huvo Nted Hliigajaire, headetl this way The American cruiser Ral eigh, thu torpedo I tout destroyer Harry and Chntincoy ami tho nuimlv shin (ieneral Alvarado, have been tlisiNttch- imI lo patrol the west coast of Palawan iNlaml to enforce neutrality. Three other destroyer uro preparing to sail, Can't Convict for Deporting Miners. Crlpplo Creek, Col., April II. Dis trict Attorney Clnruncu Hamlin today milled tho case of the people, against Nelson Franklin and III other promin ent cltixen of Crlpplo (!r'ek tlistrut who weruchurgml with the deportation of certain peraons August 20 last and prior to that time, ami with looting union store. Mr. Hamlin aald the oascH had already caused an expend of nearly $6,000 and In his opinion there wa Ninall chiinco of convicting, Brands Officers ns Cowards. Ounshii Push, April 11 (Ieneral Liuiovltcli haa nillorlttl n number of olllcera who dlsplayetl cowardice during thu battle of Mukden, publicly disgrac ing them by posting their Hitmen at all thu division headquartuiri, while B' met of thorn wero igiiomiuiously tlrumiiiotl out of camp. i