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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
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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
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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.
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