The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931, March 22, 1907, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextI7 i 'h k . w f.TO" :i NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DECLINE TO MfcET PINOHOf. Fulton and Hoyburn Unwilling to Sup port Charges. Washington, Mnnih III, In it roxirt lllllllo to lllll llOUSII, Kl'pleSCIlttlllVII Lit- tlcllulil, of Maine, chairman of tint com mitten on in'iidltutcH III lliii tlcirt intuit of Agriculture, defends tlui I'mea try liiirciiii of Unit iluirtimiut. Tlio recent attacks inndii uHiuGlfford 3'lnohot, chief furenlor, by HviinUirs 1'oltoii, of Oregon, mill llcyhiirn, of Idaho, on tlui Hour of tlu smintu tint held to I xi disproved liy Mr. Lltllnllnlil lifter nn examination of Mr. I'lni'liot iiiiilur imtli. Ki'iiiilm Fulton charged Hint tlui I'otvsliy bureau vinn the "worst oikiiiiIiihI ili'jwHtiiicllt of tlui govern ment," niiil blamed It for (ho html immU In the 1'nr West. Upon cxnin Iiintlon, Mr. Llttloiluld fcund only one llnw lu the entire organisation of I ho liurititi, which was only mliior In clinr rider, nml Immediately remedied on lilt uiggeallon. Ho rliowiNi timl thv mini (rnuiinoi winch Junior union coin plained were nil iHTiK'trntiil Miint tlui bureau of Forentiv mm cntahlliilicd nml when Hint IimiiiIi ol tlui government was under tho control of tlio Inleilor department. Heiintor Fulton declined nn Invllntion to appear Mom Mr. I.lltli'llcld'a com. mlllw nml (.'mm cxninliiu Mr. Plnchot, ni illil Mr llii)lnirn, whot'liHritiil that nt n meeting of tlio ndvii'Atcstil furestry lit Unite. Idaho, hint summer lie Inul bee n howled iIumii mihI OJX'llly lllHllllllI liy employe of Mr, Plnchol'M biirntu. Mr. l.ltllellold lilumt'lf wit present nt tlila meeting, utnl ttnttd Hint tliern were not to exceed twenty forester In tin nudlencoof l.fiOO nt Hint meeting, nml Senator llcyhuru hnd rover men tioned tlio matter to Mm. LAND OHDtlt IS flECALLED, tVresldtnt Find Holding Up ol Tills Hardihlp on Honiara Witthlngton, Mnrrli H Prenidi'iil Hoosetolt today sent tho following let ter to llin mhti Inry of tlio Interior ran--culling his order of February 12, relat ing to the iMonuru of evidence of tit to llinlrr tlm ihiIiIIc lntlil laws "Mynrdcrof February 12, 1U0. re luting to tlui Itnim nl evidence) cf titln under tlio public In'iil Inwn U hereby otncelliil for the rtHimm tlmt emigres -1I4 lint npprnirlnto nn amount sulll clcnt to fimlili' tin' roininlmloiu'r of tlm 'toiirr.il land ulllui pronrly to carry out tlui purxtM of that order, which wero to hnvn such examinations iuiiiIf of nil .application fur patent an would Weill "Into tlio Ikiiiuiiuhi of title to Ikiiiii Ihlll 4Kltli'rn ntiil lioinoiimliciiii would rwlucn llli'Kal vntrlttt Ion iiiliilininii ntul hrlng tlio work of tliv ImikI ollk-o up to ilntn Wltu tlir niiKHint nctimlly npprnprintwl ll In not oiiililo to miry mil thr onliT oi to piovlilo with ivrlnlnty fur tliv ill' lii'tlmi ot,limnl without itiuoliiK miiixi- MKMtlllo lntriUllIp lO IxHW HiIh fl'ttllTH mill hmiirinnkpro. "In onltir to ncroiupllrli nn iniicli nn rnu Ixi naiuiipllfliHil with our piwciit incmii in nrtiwiitliiK llli'pit mnpiiHitlon of public Imiiln, tlio cuiiiinlrnlutu'r nt tlio lii'iuirnl liintl olllro will ilotnil nil IiIm mnlliibtu lli'ld nml oilko fun-u In mii'h iminni'r, liyronri'iitnitinnor otlmi wliu', n will nn cfTtl olv i In kmhiIIiIo with tlio iiutunl nppMptintloii rwtrlct It inul, tiifurcii tlm oxUtiiiit Inwn nml proimitn tlm Ihhiii lido m'ttloinrut of public IninlH liy liniiii'Hiukori.' Norlliwilt Poitat AlUlri. AViihIiIihiIoii, Mnrch U. Wiuililimtun Turn) routiii onlnrinl c-lnlillfluil Miiy 10 lUtliiio, IoiiKln comity, rotito 1, iKipuIiitlon :U0, fiimlllitt K5; Wnllu Wnlln, Wulln Wnltn couiily, routo 0, M)itilntlou not Kivi'ii, fiiinlllcn )'.'(). Mniirleo W. Blnplon Imn Uon np pointed n'Kitlnr, John H. Uulixi nulutl into, rum I cnirlor, rotito l,nt Hiulluott, Wmli. Ori'tfon Kitmiiti'rH appointed: Cor IkjI, NuwuII P. (IIwimhi, vieo V. II, ltcwl, lemovisl; Ilmnl, lVrcy (I. MIiiih, vUhi II, 0. lkill. nitlKuisli Mn liloton, Krncit A. Tnlwr, vloo V, 0. Jknn, ronlKiuili Wron, lU-orRO W. lluvey, vico Itlolmnl WIMo, rvHlKiKnl, Ammunition Not Querded. WinhliiKton, Murvh H. Tlmt nui. ;;;xu.y ;:h n ih liv i m' uiruiM negro nolillem, nml iliuti it in KrHililo for riolillom to otitntn ex tra ainiimnltlon wua hroiight out In tlm Jlrowimvlllo Impilry tolay. Thin tentl inony whs glvon by Cnptuln I). V. Kllliurii, of tlio Twonty-nlxHi Infnntry, which leglment privedwl the negro Medium nt Fort llrow n. Tlio wuno w it lU'Hndcohtroil tlmt cllltoim of IIIowiib vlllo mado thrcatd tlmt they would run negro troopi out of town. Forest Renders for Idaho, "Wiuihlngtoii, March 0. Tlic Joi'pw Ing furcnt rungom linvo been npMtoil In Idnhoi W. A. Wlckomlmtn, J. W. lllll. II. A. Itoigh, C.T. (Irny, J. I.. Wooden. 0. K. Iloyt, of llolnot G. W.i lludnnloutt, llndgerj C.I1. Huff, l'rleit Itlvori H. O. ltro, Wcbtoni J. I). Ma Cnll, Mrdo; U, F. Jolunon, Mouolmiif, D. II. Ketby, 0. K. Herrloh, Alphlj W. M. Cnrrbell, Wolsor. I PHILIfl'INE fcLEOTIONS IN JULY Tuft Will Attend Opening of Flrit At lambly In beplomber. Wrtnlilnttton, Mutch in. Hivrulnry Tn It V proMHMil vlnlt to tlio l'lilllpplmn III HcploinlxT Id ntli'inl tlio 0ninlui ol tlio lllMt rhlllpplluirifHKiiihlyhiinilliitjt- iil iitli'titlou towfliil tlio now IikIiIhIIm' lxi.y to Ixi criHitiil for tlm inlnnilnrn. Tint nimcinlity will i'oiull of 111 muni Imrn iipK)itlotuil iihiii the Ininln of ono ildcptlu for mull 11,00(1 piTroun, nml provision In uimlo to Incriimo tlui mini Ixt to n totnl of 1(K). II will In n kcii ornl wny cornfiioiiit to tlui American lioiiro of niprcni'iitiitUcn, wlillii tlm I'lilllppliioroiiiinlnnloii will corriiM)ml to tlui t'uitixl Hlnlin M'lintu, nml the ncte of tlio lumvinlily tt inn t nn'iirc tlio npprovnl of tliooommlMloii Ixiforo they iMVomn liiwu. I'hi'tloun nro to Ixi lioM on July .'10. Hivrctnry Tnft will ntnrt for tlio Inlnmln III AiiKimt, nml tlio llmt imiu'iulily will coiiwiio In Hi'ptomlxT. Huli,Hiioiit oltvtlonn for thn iiKfcmhly nro to lw Imhl iitMin tlio II rut Tuiwlity nftiT tlio llmt Momlny of .Novi'iulH-r In o-ld nuinlx'rixl oorn, llmili'li't.'ntcii to hold ullk-o for two ynim. The idivtloii Iniv of tlio I'hlllpplmi lilnmln nipilnii llmt totem tutmi lm nwtpn 2ii ymm old, I'ltiii'im of tlio Philippine. Urn Aimtritllnu lllol rVnlriu In to Ixi umI, nml hciivy h'IibU tlo nro pnncrlUil for corrupt pmi'lkrci. WITHDRAWN FHOM FOHE8T. LnrB Are In I'end o'Orlelle Moun tnlnt Open to Sotllert WmIiIiikIiiii, Mjn'li 1(1 Tlm ToreM rrrvlco Ihih nvrlvnl m,tko tlmt .172,000 nrri of Inud In htmi'imiNninly, Wnnh., hiuo Ixi'ii rclonxil from tmnxirnry wlthdrwnl. Thin lit ml lit U'Ut'cii the IVnd il'Ori'lllo rlwr on tlici-nKtmid tlio (Tolvlllo nml Columliln rivim ihi tlio went. It In irllK'llilly iiiiHiiroyci mid iiHMitititliioun, Tlio nrott m orlir- Innlly willHlmwu cihIIuk I'xnmlimtlnn to ili'trrmuln niillnhlllty for nddltlou tn tlio I'rit-nt IIIvit nntloiml forwt. Itn -oIimm' n niimiliicliditl liy tlui forvotor Inoiiimi of iiuiiu'niun pnitifU ly K'tthrn nimimt Itn nvcrvntlou nml UxiiiifO pMlivlluti of tlio wutumhodtf wui not tmiwtnry In onlci loismtervo nuy MriiwiiH luuil (or Inluntloii pur IHwiii llrportn of oxilinlnotn chow Hint It iiM'hiclly u hrmh hind nun lunch lmriml oM'i, HkmikIi n niuill pruxrtloii In tlintwriil. Tlm rolitinl Inml will Ik Hiildivt to M'ttli'inont for 00 ilnyi lnrforo Uvomlng nul'Jivt to omry. Will Tranjfer Inipectori. Wiwliltiittivn, Mnn?h 12. Hivrwlnry Klmun, of the ilt'iMitmont of Coiiiimiii'o nml IUir, In Kitmtly illnHitlnlltxl with tin prwont ini'tliixln nl utimiiilxHit III pxmIIiiii, nml linlny iinnuiincttl Hint umrkixl refill in in to Ixt lininixllntoly ImiiiKiirntixl with u view to Incrourcd ellloleiK'y of wrvlco nml rixluclnu tlio chnni'fn of illciuitor. Ho hurt dlrnMcd n ohniiKO in tlio htntiou of nil lnrHHtor of Inilln nml iHillern tliroiiL-hmit tlie Uutlixl Htnton nml will nxk coiiktihi noxt winter to nuthorlio lilm to kivp lun rotors oonllminlly on the movu. 0t Deserved Promotion. Wjmlilnnlon, March 12. No govern ment olllohil oxer ctirued promotion iiioio tluiti I:. II. Newell, vlio win to day mado illre'tor of the reclniuntlnn rorvlco, ntuvtiillnK O. I). Wnlcott. Jlr. Nowoll cntcnxl tlio government norvlco III 1HHH, llmt iiuderlnkliig guunnil Irrl gutlon nurvoyn and Inter tnklng chnrgo of the hyiliotfrnplilo Imreiiu, when it wnn fmtiuil. For 1H ywin ho tin ilo Milixl hi entire timu to ytmlylug tlio renourc( nml initiation ionallillitlea of the nrlil Went, nml ho In now better InforiiHil on this mibjcct tlmn nny other living mnn, Reopen Much Col Lend. Winhlngton, March III. I'reiililrnt Itoonovolt will nlgii nn onlor r(Hlorlng to tlio public domain pnutlmlly !U,- 000,000 mren of liiml recently wltu ." .""". .. .,..?rmr.i."i ' . urros, Hlnro tlio wltluimwni oxpertH of the (leologlenl turvcy linvo lecn cngiig ed In HHcertuinlng tlm coal Ixariug val tin of the w-lllimwn land and, whllo tlm Inml to Ihi rentorvd to entry In htlll olnnnllleil iih coal hind, it In uudorHtood Itn viiluo nn mich iIcm'h not wurrtuit ex climlun fr'ii public entry. New Dins for Life Saving Tur. WunhliiHtoii, Mnrch 12. Hid will iigiklu bo nponod April 4 for tlio con htructlon of n llfo Having tug for for tlio Htntlon nt tlio entrance nl tlio ntrnitn of Fucn. Tlm department hopes to get lildn from tlm Piiollle eoiiHt. In previ ous compel ItlotiH 1'iiHey Join a, of Wilmington, wre the lowttit blddera, nt $180,000, but their bid exceeded tho iipproprlntlon CnugrrHi I ni nIiioo In uroated thin, mid now $:'0i.000 Uuvnll- jnblo. FOntlON WARSHIPS COMING. Enropa and Soulh America Will be at Jamestown Exposition. Wnnhiiigton, March 12. In addition to tho grmt IronclmU of tlm Atluutiu fleet, comiiiaiided by Admlrnl Kvnun, tho imvnl dlnplny nt thu Juinentown ex rxfiltlon will Include noino of tho fluent veimeln lu tho foreign nnvien. Theco nro innf tly of tho crulner cIiih, but nn thn miuorid vewndn of thin typu aro i'iiinl (4i Inittlenhipn In nlro nml mnruely lenx fortiildnblo lu npjxiiriiiice, they will mnko nn iiltrnctiro fhowliig. Tho Nnvy ileimrtmotit him lwn ml- vlreil up to ditto of thu coming of tho following foreign nhlpn; (Jrtut lliltnln Tho nrinorcxl crulpcro Ooml IIojmi, llngnhlp Argylo, Mnpntend and Itoxburgh, under coinliiand of Itinr Admiral Neville. Franco Annored cruUorn Klilicr nml Victor llcgo nml another crulrer to tuko thu plnco of tho Juiu lbtrt, ro iflitly wrecked off tho African wnt, commanded liy Itiiir Ailiulml Thierry. Jnpnll rlio erillrern Tnugukn nml Chitore, under eominnnd of Vice Ad miral IJuln. I'ortugnl Ono rmlnor, irulxtbly tho l)ou CnriiM. Aiintriit Tho nrtnureil oriiicor Chnr lea VII nml nmitliir crulner. Italy (Jne urmoiixl ciulnur and one protected ciulwl. Hw'toleu One wamhlp, not jet named, llntill Ono to threo warrhlpn, not yet iiiiiiimI. Argentina One to threo wurahlpn, not et iimueil. Chile Tlifl erulr-er Ijenlenn. llelgliiin Will mihI n military delo pit Ion nml China n tullitmy ami naval delegutloii. QRAND JURY AT DOISE. Much Speculation as to the Cause of Calling of Special Session Ikilno, Idaho, Mnrvh 12. Ituinont nro rife tonight that there will Ihi Home ntarttlng (emuitlonn tin the iifiilt of tho aitting of tlm United Statin grand Jury beginning )oitorilay. What thmi Hint tein uru U not known, but there nro mnny nurmlieii. lllnUitro given that imme H-oplo high up In the m'iiIo will lw linohiil. There nro cne Mudlng in which iiernoua nro under indictment foi nllegixi tlinlx-r land frniid cnuft lu Waphlngtuu county, but it necnu prob able theoe will not lx) brought lo trial. Colonel A. It Greene, nptlnl ngont of the Interior department, hit Ini'ii hero for kiiiih weekn, nml it In nppnreut that the tenratloiin promii-ixl nro ir tinlly tho rinult of bin work. It lit known tlmt lm ban Ihx'H IiiMi-tipiting aomo eoiuplnintt iimde by cotitrnclont on rtvlnmatinn workn, but tho under Htnnding hurt Ihiiii that it wun tdmply nn Interior deirtinent nmttor, tho eoiitmctorHooinplniulng thoy bno not Ihiui trentetl fairly One of tho liinU ghon out la in rela tion tn tho Hivtmn Una Mirwjrt for tho gmcrnment. Another it that kiiiio Inud mntteni lu the vicinity of Kho nhnno Fulls nro to Ixi limftlgntcd. There in a crooked net Ion lino tlieio which thrown tho fitlln lutonnotherrec Hon from that In which it nhoiild lw embmced. Thero are other rumoni In volving name of prominent pcrrotm, tut nothing dullnlla linn el Irakiil out. HEAVY SNOW IN EAST. Nine Inches at Atlantic City Drifting and Delaying Trains. Philadelphia, l'a.. March 12 A heavy nuowntoriu, which uccm.1 to have I'eutereil nlong tho Now Jemoy cit and Knntcrn Ponnnyhiinlu, visited this nectlon today, Snow fell continuously for 16 bourn, ton depth of neven inched. Iteportit front Atlantic City uliow Hint tho fall of tmow there wan nino inches, with un great it full nt other count point. Throughout Pennsylvania tho storm wnn nlinont us fevcro. At l'ottnpvlllo n fall of eight I nchen U reitortrxl, nml nt IxKkhnven thero wni a full of ton inch ch. At Wllkcslmrro, Scmnton, Allen town, llnirlnburg nnd other points in tho eimtorn end of tho ntuto, n nlinllai fall In reported, nnd In many rcctlous tho public roods nro clomil to tiulllo. Tho ntorm wan nccompaiiled by n high wind, which canned dilftlng, nnd tnill'o on tho rallwavd, juntlcularly in tho mountainoud eectiona, was returded. Standard Oil Not Scared. Chicago, March 12.--J. A. Moffett, prealdent ol tho Standard Oil comiaiiy, of Indlann, now on trial In tho Fede ral court lieio on n chargo of having ro celvod rebates, denleil that reproMiita tlven of tlio oil company had mado n Biiggentlon to tho Fedeinl nuthorltlea that tho coiuiviny might lie willing to plead guilty to tho iudlctuionta against it, "Any such ntatoment la without any trulli or nasta ot met wiuuovor, raid Mr. Molllot. "Tho Standard Oil coinuiiiy la not frightened by any pros pect ot conviction." Send British Ship South. Victoria, H.O., March 12 II. M S. Shearwater la loading tdorea uml pmvl alona at Hsqulmalt for a trip to South America to protect Hrltlih Interest cn dnngored by tho war In progress be tween Nicaragua and Honduras. LAND FRAOO APPEAL Adverse Decision In Cases ol Williamson, et al. SUPREME CUURT THE ONLY HOPE Williamson's Appeal Dismissed and Olggs and Oesner's Writ of Error Overruled. ' Portland, March 12. Thrlco tried, filially convicted, and facing rcnlonccn of Ixith flna nml imprisonment for com plicity In tho Oregon land frauds, J, N. Wllllntii'ou, ex-congrewmnri, Dr. Van Geniier nml Mnriou lllgga linvo mot with an ndvemo ruling from tho Circuit court of Apronla. sitting at ban hruti clwo. Ily n decision liandiil down yen- toriliiy I no Appollnto court con II rrncxl thn conviction of Van Genncr nnd Illggn, overruling tho long writ of er rors that I hey had taken from tho find ings of the lower tribunal. In tho aiM of WlllluiiKuu, tho appeal wnn dismis sed for tho reason tlmt a slml'ar appeal ban been tsken to tho Supremo court of tho United States. Although through n technicality the appeal of Williamson Is thiiH dismissed, tho decision Is nn clearly a victory for tho government In his cute nn In tho eases of Van Gernier and Illggn. The ox-oongriiiman'n npxiil was taken upon oinctl) tho Ntmo grounds on thoooof lila co-consplrutoip. In their enea tho decision wun absolutely ml- vorre, which is eUivalent to an ad verse decision In the Williamson ap peal, no far an tho merlta of Uiocaso mo concerned. There was Imposed ngnlnnt William twin a seiitcnco of 10 months' Imprison ment and n ftuo of (500 and n similar seiitcnco wus pronounced ngjlnit Iligga. Ikvnuso of nn Owner's ngo nnd im paired health tho court mado tho im prisonment in bin case only live months, hut nihil tlmt ho should tiy a fine of 11,000. If Hie law in permitted to tako ita course, tho mandate from tho court of Apixitla will Is'iio In about 15 days. Application will then bo iiuulo by tlio Federal nuthorltlea tohnotho mandate entered in the com t hero. Following that an order foi the imprisonment of nn Gesner nml llig8 will m Issueil by tho United Stntra marshal. Tho bearing of Williamson in the Supremo court will prolmbly ivour within tho noxt threo muntlits. HUMILIATION TO JAPANESE. Limitation on Destination of Immi grants Resented, Toklo, March 12. A ousetion luut nt iron regarding the lost clause of nrtl olo second of tho treaty between Japan and tho United btates, which bus been cited by tho government at Wash ngton an authority for tlio statement tlmt tlio Japanese government hitlierto htm K-en latuiug passports limiting tlio tlestlna Hon of emlgranta. ThoTflaiiiorta sim ply certify to tho nationality ot thelt iioldem and tho placing of a restriction on them by an administrative measure, la tlcclnrcd hero to bo iinautlmrlzs.1 by law- nnd nn infringement of the personal right to travel guaranteed by tlio con stitution. In low, how over, of tho attitude ot the American government, in not call ing for tho enforcement of the clauao mentioned, it la thought that tho limi tation so placed will lx left unquestion ed. Kven then Japanese jurists bollovo that tho action of tlio American govern ment in ictttricting tho destination of holders of paaiporta will not bo upheld before n couit. Adminlatratlvo action and litigation slnco tho San Francltco school trcublo have brought tho clause into promlncnco, nnd Jajwn has begun to Hiuurt under tlio alleged humiliation. It would be no surprise should presauro be brought on tho government to have It abstain from Issuing passports limit ing tho destination ot their bearers. Will Soon Lift Embargo. Tncoma, March 12, Indications point tc nn early release from tho em imrgo on tho shipments of lumber over tho lines ot tho Northern Pad 11 a and Great Northern, which was Instituted six weeks ago, Itivllroad olllolals report good progress In clearing up the freight that HCcumulattM in Uioyarda nnd sldo tmcka nlong tho Hues during tho Hoods and snow blockades. Tracks on the Pacitlo division aro rapidly being put In good condition, and trallio Is nearly up to thu volumo attained boforo tho washout. Drastic Anti-Trust Law, Sacramento, March 12. Tho onsom bly this morning passed Curt w right's nnltl. trust law, which is almost identl ca with tho Ohio anti-trust law. It la drastlo in tho pcnaltloa that It pro vides for vlolntione, nnd la sweeping in ita dollnltiona ot what constitutes a trust. Tho bill now awaits tho gover nors approval, nnd goes into effect CO daya alter it Is signed. THIRD J.ERM TALK. Movement Refuses lo Dovn and the President May Accept, Washington, March 11, Politicians In Washington are trying to figure out tlio mooning of tho sudden outburst of tho Itoonevolt third term boom bore. They regard oh especially significant the typewritten memorandum given out by Iteprescntativo Martin, of South Dakota, after a conferonco with tho president, vigorously defending tho third term Idea. Thoy linvo renched tho conclusion Hint the president realizes that tho third term movement mast lw allowed to run right on in order to head off tho tirogn-M of the booms of reactionary candidates, Tho prevailing opinion hero remains tlmt President Itoosovolt personally will go as far on ho can to prevent bin own rcnomlnatfon, but will stop at nothing to assure the nomina tion of a (ucceiwor In accord with Ills policies). Rather than reo them succumb, many bollovo that tho president himself, if properly approached, would lake a ro nomination, providing no other cnndl- dalo satisfactory to himself and friends In strong enough to unlto the next Ito- publlcan national convention. DISARMING IS EXCLUDED. Russia Will Not Allow Discussion at The Hague Conference. St. Petersburg, March 1 1 .Professor de Martens, Russian Imperial councillor of state, who has been making a tour of tho capitals of Europe for tho purpose of determining tho program to be dis cussed at the next pence conference at Tho Hague, In expected back in St. Petersburg this week. The introduction of any measures fo the limitation of armaments la regard ed hero as definitely excluded, because of tho attitude of several of the powers. United btatea Ambassador Kiddle lias inquired at tho Foreign omco here re garding tho rnodo of admission to the next confer jnco of certain South Amer ican and other states which did not participate In tho first conference. lie was informed that practically all tlio signatories hail agreed to Uie method proposed by Russia, namely, notifica tion of acceptance of tho regulations, tho signing of tho protocol of the first conference and tho number of delegates. ALL PRISONERS QOINQ NAKED. Refuse to Wear Clothes Because In fected With Leprosy. St. Petersburg, Mnrch 11. Four hundred jalitical prisoners nt Smolensk havo gouo on a very original strike. A week ago they rcluscil to put on any clothes and slnco then they liavo walked around stark naked. Tho reason is that tho prison author ities took away their own clothes and gnvo them clothes made from the poor est grade of burlap unfit for making bags. Alter they had worn these clothes n few das nearly all woio suf fering with a rash covering their whole IkxIIcj, but still the prisoners did not mutter. When a number of them had been infected with leprosy, ono morn ing all of tlio clothes, blankets and sheets were thrown out ot tho prison ers' cells and they declared unanimous ly that tliey would go naked rattier than run tho risk of contracting diseas es from wearing the prison garb. PLAN TO FORTIFY PHILIPPINES. President Considers It and Will Push Construction Rapidly. Washington, March 11. Forties t ions of tho Philippine Islands formed the subject of a lengthy conference at the Whlto House tonight rxtrtlclpnteU in by the president, Major General Frank lin Hell, chief ot (tan; urlgatiior lien- era! Murray, chief ot coast artillery; Secretary of tho ivavy Metcalf, nnd Cap tain Mnton Sargent, of tho naval gener al board. There Is available at tho preterit time for this purpose $1,4.15,000 nnd tenatlvo plana nliemly have been prepared for carrying out tho project. Theeo wero carefully gono over today by Secretary Taft and Generals llell and Murray and it was tho secretary's in tention to be at the Whlto House to night and Join In tho conference, but he was unavoidably kept away. Will Bridge Gap of Time. Washington, March 11. Asa result of consultations between Secretary Hoot and Director North, head of tho Amcri can Tariff Kxpert commission, which visited Germany relative to tho making ot sumo tariff arrangements before tho exultation of the German order bus pending for a j car tho application of tho German maximum tariff rates to American exports a now arrangement will luwe been made which will urldgo over tho period ot timo between that date and tho reassembling ol tho next congress, Those 600 Not Avenged. Danville, III., March 11. In the trial here of will J. Davis, charged with manslaughter, owing to the Iro quois theater tire at Chicago, In which nearlv 000 lives were lost in 1003, Judgo Klmbrough today held that part of tho Chicago ordinance on which Davis was indicted Is void. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed form for Easy Readers. Dw HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINE?iTS A Resuma of tho Less Important but Not Less Interesting Evenf of the Past Week. Tillman snvs third term will bo tho iseue in 190a. An Austiran officer predicts an Amer ican-Japanese war and American defeat. The Interstate Commerce commission is after Uie coal toads of Illinois nnd Indiana. London woman suffmgiibj declaro themselves ready to wtar hort hair to win their cause. Tho G. A. It. national encampment will bo held at Saratoga, N". Y., tho week of ScpternLcr 0. In a clash between American troops and Cuban rural guards at Saint Clara, Cuba, fivo were seriously in jured. Oklahoma's conititution Ins been completed. The Initiative and referen dum and direct primary laws of Oregon havo been copied. Roosevelt has demanded Ilarrimnn's deposition and his backers will tako away control from him so he will lota all his railroads. The railroad presidents havo con cluded the) have no mandate to present to the president and have decided they want to obey tho law. So great has been tho Japanese Im migration through El Paso, Tex., that Mexicans have been displaced by the brown men after assisting them to en te this country. Dowle's funeral sermon, written by himself, cursed his enemies. Haniman wants railroads excepted from Sherman anti-trust law. Finland has just held its first elec tion under universal suffrage. Tho Japanese agreement has been carried out In Sin Francisco and Wash ington. Schmitz and Rucf, the San Francltco gratters, liave lost every point so far in tho courts. The total deaths duo to the disaster on tho French warship Jena lias now reached 103. Speaker Cannon and other members of tho concessional party at Panama express surprise at tho amount of work that lias been done on tho canal. Kx-Senator Ilurton, ot Kansas, will probably staj in jail an extra month because ot his inability to pay his fino of t2,500. Homer Davenport will send ono of his Arabian hones across the continent to prove tho strong enduring powers ot that breed. A cousin of tho cartoonist will ride the animal. The improvement in Archie lloose volt's condition continues. Paner manufacturers throughout tho country will advance the price of their prouueu soon. Roosevelt has told Governor Gillette that legislation by California will pre vent Japaneso exclusion. 1 The strike of Portland mlllmen lnav I close down somo business houses Jliat il nave nevu tur luaiijr inuro. Stuyvestant Fish, who was thrown i out ot tho Illinois Central presidency by Harriman, has gone to Uonld. Fifteen nassencers on a Los AncoW trolluv car wero bndlv inluiod bvA ,J" Southern Pacific engine striking tr " car. A Chicago grand jury la after Uie so called church and school furniture trust. Tho indictments chargo the trust with controlling 80 per cent ot the businoss of tho country. One ot the Japaneso wanhlps coming; to Jamestown will havo great attractions (or naval men. It has a speed bettor than any of ours and was tin I shod lu less than two years after tho koal was laid, which la bettor timo Uian Is mado In American yards. The vessel was built by tho Japanese. Tho people of Oklahoma aro to voto on prohibition, M. Petkoff, tho Bulgarian premier, has lieenassosslnatcd. Nicaragua cs accused ot spying on tho American minister. Premlor Stolypln promises not to dl. solvo the Russian douma, Nicaragua Is raid to bo prepacrlng force with which to attack Honduras by sea. Tho Kansas house, has passed the. senato bill providing for 2-cent passen ger fare.