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i( lk NEWS H THE SCSSri 302 COMt'LAIN UP BAD MibArMtNT. Northern Lumbermen Want Portland Qateway Opened, Wellington, Mnr 2. Rivalry Ihi lueen llio Hill and Hnrrlmnn railroad lines In tlm Northwest linn culminated In tho presentation of the matter to tho Intoulati Cointuorcu coiiiiiilsslon. For never I mouth lumber dealer ami inaniifiiaturor In Wellington, ttlcu Inrly In llio I'uget sound territory, gen- Mally Imvo complain! Informally to tlio oominlaalon that owing to llio re fuaal of Hie Hill ami llarilman linen to tnsko them through rate and Joint late thoy wore tiunblu to get tliolr pro ducts ililpMHl to JKjhita runt of the Out' miiIo mountains. Finally It was suggested tlit they liutlluWi proceeding uiulsr the now rata law to comixil the railroad to inako inch through rate an jultit rate. In compliance with the suggestion Uin I'ttoltld Coet Lumber Manufacturcri.' ntwlnthu, tho Hmithwratern Welling ton Lumber emulation ami thefJlilnglo Mill bureau today filed a coinplnlnt with tliocoinintnalon agnlmd tho North tun I'ttcllltr, tlio Great Northern, the Huiithoin Pacific tho Orrgon Hhurt l.lnn and 1ft other road, rtvjucntltnc tho ommlaalou to Imuo union providing that tho railroad shall moke through and joint rntra on lumber piodncte fioni IKilnta In Waahlngluii via l'ortland, Or., to points nut of tho Cascade Jiioun tains. Uncle 8m Loioi nit Men. Washington, May 2. Tlio com Unit draft on the "vcon'iulo force" of the geological aurve) tnado by tho largo mining organisations, which offer thn Knvrrniiiriit oivrta intich larger aalat. lea than thoy got from tlio government, Uaeiluualy ImpArlng the olllclency of that branch of theacrvlce, aay a report on the investigation of metalliferous ore In 11HM. The report add "It li cnly by years of practical t xpcilcncn In tho field Hint tho grolgtt, lioMotcr ireltrnt Ida prellinliuiry training, be come competent to cairy on Indnprnd cut work In Invcttlgntln n mining dl rlct, and tho ! of trained men In thlt work la Irreparable." Provide for New Tralla, Washington, May 2. Four thousand koycii hundred and twenty-flvo dollars have been appropriated fin canstruo (Ion of four tralla in tho Northern di vision, Cnncadn national forea!, Oregon, ami :i,000 will l appropriated to ttulM roads In llltlor Hoot national for rat, Idaho, on condition that tho Inter filed counties raUo an additional $5, 000. Tiie utato of Idaho he already appropriated fH.OOO toward thla work, provided a like amount I rnlacd by counties that Imvo aaked forral actvlce, .to BMltt in thla work. Third Term Talk la Nonsonio. "Washington, May 4, President It'MMHivelt today clmincterlicd as "nlwo luto iiontcnao" tho talk ef nominating and electing lilm for n third term. Mr. Itixwovlt talked freely with tovrml of tlio rrtllmH ut tho White llouoon tliln subject today. Ho tundo It plain, how er, tlml ho will not Itsued any for mal statement on tho subject of n third term. Ho conaldorud that what ho aild followliiK tho election In 1001 nnd what he ha raid eubwueiitly ahould tnrtllm. Ho think ho ahould Ik taken at lila word nnd lot It r,o at Hint. Northweit Poital Affaire. Waahlnptnn, May 3. Itiiral fire de livery eitrrlurH appointed for Wimlilnn ton rnutce Arlington, touto 1, ClirUt Meyer, currier. JoKcph Kraotx, sub tl tute: HllmiaburK, roulo II, Jiunen II. I'lidlev, carrier, Hnrry Hwett, aulMtl tuto. Wank Htialn line been njiolntl tMwtmnitter ut Hnro, Or., vice J oho pi i Hare, dead. A pontofllco him !eon er ttitdlrhod ut Aldordolo, Klickitat coun ty, Wnh., V.VK A. Kltitt iKwtiimitor, Tlio poatolllcc nt QuIutnn.Gllllnmeoun ty, Or., lll bo dlicnntinucd May 1C. Northweit Poital Carrier. YYiuihluHtoiii April 30, Oregon prat iiiaMtora npiiolnto'l Antolopo, W. K. Jnlinein, vlco J, M. Hninllton, nihlKn li OwyhMi, Kdwln Wilaon, vlc 1'iitil 'rrcinbloy, realisnodj WIMwood, Myron i;, Dunn, vlro William Boiithnnrd, ro inovtKl. Wllllnni II. llllln Iiiih been nppolntoii n'Ktilnr, John F. Dunn nub atltuto rural ntrrlor routo 1, at Hurt Una, Wash. Beatty to Deck Up Oorah CharRoi WiuhltiKton, May .1, Judge llontty colled to nee tho attorney Kcnernl tohy In roKnrd to Bonntor Itonih, but tho nt tornoy Konernl wiih In llaltlinoro nnd iho vlalt was poitpouod. It Is under stood tlmt JihIko ltentty li lioro to huh (nln Dlntrlot Attorney Itulok, Jiiilgo lloiitty'u known hostility townrda Mr. llorult la known in lulmlnUtratlon olr- clOH, Ohanges to National Dank. Wnehlngton, May 2.Thocomptrolb cr of curroney line approvod oonvonlon of tho l'lonoor (Unto bnnh of Itltsvllle, AVaih.i Into tho rioncor National bank , of Itltsvllle, with 176,000 capital, NATIONAL CAPITAL sassusssiim as , BTATC UAN bbLEOT LANDH. Interior Department Sendi Out New rteftulatlona to Heftlitrara. Wanhlniitoii, April 30. ThocommU nlonor of tlio Koncral land olllco Jinn li med liiHtriwlloni to reKlMnin of local laud olllcru conoernlnK tho aeloctlon of land by Utta nnd territories under Krnut for etlucntloiml mid other pur poe, under revulatlotiR apnrovel by tho aecrotniy of Uio Interior lat Wixl new I ay, Undor Uio now rrjjulatlone tho atatoe will lw crmlttcd to make Indeinnlly icluxil land lelectlon In lieu of frac tional txirllon of tt'Kl eubdlvUloni, which horotofore linn Imihi prohibited, and notice of nil eelcctloni tnado by Uio Btatn la required to Ih) publlahixl In A noaiapor of Konernl circulation In tho county where tho landa delected are altuatisl. A fow other tnoillflcntlon are made, deigned to facllltaUi tho ao lection of landa by the aUta olllcora. Inatrnctlon nlao hnvo been laauod to local land office regarding the dlapol Hon of land withdrawn (rem coal en ttlra, lotli aa to lamia known to lie within a known coal field and the Umli nutalde of iitoh flolda. Tlio land oltlcca will I hi fuinhdicd with Reologlml urvcy townahlp matM, allowing known con I flolda, and oniric of itieh landa will bo rearvel. Iuda heretofore withdrawn fioin entry nnd not rolraied will Imi conald erod ai coal land. Conl filings made within 00 daye pilor to wlthdiawal fiom coal entry may 1 completed within the time pieacilbcd by thoatat titea, lera tho time from dato of audi vrlthdrawala to ilnto of apeclal written notice of filing of mape and Mala In the local land olDcei. I.amla not coal landa tuny be entered under nny of tho public land lawi applicable to Uio funicular Imct. Renew Suit A;ilnit Equitable. Wnahlnston, Mny -t. V petition for n wlrt of review filed by the Kiiultnble I.lfo Aaournnco clety of New York, In the eaao of J. Wilcox Drown, of Mnry- land, a K Icy holder, agalnat the com- rany, wn docketed In tlio riupreme court of tho Unltod Htatea tlay. Tho suit wai Inatltutcd by .Mr. mown on behalf of hlmaelf and other policy holder! to aecuro nn accounting of Uio fund, nnd n atatemmt regarding tho conduct of the comjwiiy'a olllcora. The effort of the company to Imvo tho ault dlmlcd on demurrer waa auatalned by the Unllol Htnte Circuit Court of Appeal. Old on Submarine Ooal. Washington, May 2. Threo com panic bid today nt the Navy depart ment for tho contract for tupplylng eubmnrlne torpetlo boat. Tho take ToiHxlo Itoat company, of Urldgeport, Conn., o fieri! to Imlltl any number of S.'lft-ton boata ntxive flvo at 1 08.000 each. Tho Huh-aurfaca lloat company, of New York, offer to build a boat of 2A0 tona for !!!S0,000. 7 he Klcotrlc lUmt company, of Now York, effer to build lioata patterned nfler tho Octopui, of 274 ton, for 13 1 2,000. It would cot more on Uio 1'nclllo coaat. Dank Note Increaie. Wellington, May -t. The monthly circulation atatemuit liuued by tho controller of tho curroney allow that at thn eloRoot bualneaa, April 30, 1007, llio amount of national umic note out atandlng wan &U0.U13,840, nn Inerearo for tho year of 1 43,2U7,6oH, nnd nn In- creare (or llio inontlt or i'-', 701, 777. Tho amount of circulation baaed on Unltod Hlntea bond was 1550,204,771. which la un incremo fot tho year of f 35,781,622 nnd an Increiuo for tho month of (2,071,708. Htitue of Qen, McClellan. Wellington, April 30, Tho most Intcrentliig ovont of tho 37th annual reunion of tho loolcty of tho Army of thn 1'otomno thla week will be Uio un veiling on May 2 of tho horolo biome eqmwtrlnn itatuo of Ooneml George II. MaClollan, organlter nnd tint com mander of Uio army of tho Potomno. FrMldent Itooaovelt will make the prin cipal 8ch. About 5,000 troop, reg- ulnra unit militia, will pnitlolpntc in tho coromonlce. New Poitmnteri Appointed. Wellington, April 30. Tho follow ing poatmuHter nro appointed: Oregon Hex, Jennlo Conrad, vice W. II. La- abler, rcHlgncd; Whltoaon, William A. Hobtigh, vlco hdwnid Minor, resigned. Wnthlugton Jorry, Clark II. Jlllson, vlco II. K. Thomjwon, iculgned. A poHtolllcc ie entnbllhed nt Yneh, Tilla mook county, Oregon, with Frank Ynch poctmnator. Drown and Rooievelt Confer. Wuahlngton, April 30. I'realdont HooBflvolt had nil extended conference with W. O. Ilrown. eenlor vlco prel dent of tho New Yoik Central railroad, today. Mr. Hrnwn would pay nothing about hi tolk with thn president, bat ndtnlttod that ho had 'talked n little" about tho railroad situation with Mr. Iloosevolt. ARMED FORGES FOR CUOA. All Element Oppoie Plan for Large Ota-idlng Army. Havana, April 30. Tho plan of n ntandlng Cuban nitny of 12,000 rnwi, a aurgeatiMi by tho general tnff of tho Aiuerlran nriuy, I moat altrnullvo to that element of tho Cuban people which I fond of tho gold lico and ro gnl la of tho HpaulRli-Ainerlcan armlci. Hut among tho cormorvatlvo clemonti the plan excite really Ira Intereet than tho preceding one to recruit the rural guardi up to 12,000 men. Tlio latter plan wia vlgoroualy oppoacd, even by tho Liberal, wlio, It was oup ponetl, would have lamped at tho oj ortunlty for a lavlih diitrlbutlon of patronage, and whllo Uio atandliif army adiotne hoa beon framed to meet their objection, tho apparent Impossibility of till aecompllMfuncnt haa cuuneil It to lw received with lomothing very like ilcrlalon. Governor Mainran, who ha not yet been odvlaed of any Intention of tho War department to adopt Uio elaborate program or tlio general un, uoc not believe it poaalblo to bring to the laland of Culm 12,000 aoldior who aliall comn up to tho etandard of the Unltl Htnte army. Thla view la fully hared by Cuban experienced In mill tary affaln ADANDON STEAMER AT SEA. Lucifer 8prlngi Leak and Crew Ha to Leave Her. Falmouth, April 30. The Ilrltlih rteamcr Kagiml, from New York, April 12, for llotterdam, arrived here today and Utidwl Iho crew of tho ateatner Lucifer, bound fiom Now Yoikfor I)ut tin, which u nbandoned In latltudo 40,10 north, longitude 00 went. Mem ber of tho Luclfcr'fl crow nald It wan dlicovestd April 8 that Uio vctaol'e hold wa filling with waUr. Tho pumpa were manned, but the water gained. Tho itiwmer dlltfed helpleet. Tlie captain ordtretl all the boata ftocked wlUi provlilom for 12 day nnd mado ready for Inntnnt uio. A keen lookout wi kept nnd threo day later tho crew was relieved to sec the light of two pawing vcmcU. Tlielr dlitiens aignal, howovor, were not aeen, and a part of tho cargo waa Jet UiotiM to lighten the vcaaol and keep her nflont, though It waa evident the could not lurvlvo much longer. Fin ally after a week tho 8agnml wan sight ed nnd the crew tmnefered. Shortly after thla the Lucifer foundered. HURL 8TONES AT LEGATION. Mexican Authorities Highly Indignant at Guatemalan Mob. Mexico City, Mox., April 30. Kx tietne Indignation haa been cauaed hero by tho report that tho American and Mexican legation In Guatemala City have lieeii atoned by a mob of aoveml hundrrd men. Thoro i evidently n atrong Inclination to give credence to tho report. Mox I ran troops nro being mobilised on the Guatoinnla frontier, which I be lieved to be highly significant, though the War dcpaiUnent has stated till i only n mnvoment to Iniuro strict neu trality nnd protect Mexican Intcreata ngalnat remote danger from marauding Land. itoprt nro current here that Minister GamlxKia, representing Mexico In Guate mala, has left that countiy nnd creased Into Jfexlcnn territory as tho result of friction with the Cabreras government. WILL TALK TO R008EVELT. Central Federated Union Committee to Aik for Conference. New York, April 30. Tlio Central Fcdornted union today, Instead of unan imously condemning the president foi his action in Uio Moycr-I lay wood mat ter as has been reported, stood about evenly divided on tho question which has stlricd labor unions nil oer tho country. Tlio dlicuiilon, which lasted moro than tnreo hours, was llio most blltcravor heard ntn Central Fedointlon union meeting. Tho result was that tho meeting, representing moro than 100,000 votkerrt in Manhattan, ordered that n committee of threo go to Well ington nnd have n heart-to-heart talk with Preeldont Ilooeovolt regarding his orltlclam of Moyor nnd Haywood. Propose to Test Rata Law. Lincoln, Nob., April 30. A letter from Union Puclflo hoadqunrtora to tho Ute railway commission todny Inti mates that Uio roads contemplate ro- slititnco to the 2-cont pastcngcr rato law, Tho letter is an answer to an in quiry from Uio commission eking why tho Nebraska patrons wero not bctug given tho bonoflt of Uie 2-cont rato on Interstate travel, In reply to this tho Union I'aclfla biijb that tho lawyers for that lino nnd otliots nro eorlouily dis poned to unite in a ault attacking tlio validity of the law. Scurvy In Famine Lands, lL Petersburg, April 30, Scurvy has Increased groat.y In tho famino dis tricts. An urgent mooting of the gov ernment relief oommltteo he been called for tomorrow following the re ceipt of a telegram from Zemstvo, pres ident oi una province reporting l.ooo imm and asking for aid. ROADSMUSTBEGOOD Companies Short on Freight Cars Shown No Favors. SHORTAGE NO LONGER FEARED Line With Plenty of Car Form Com- bJne..Agalnt Slow Return of Derrowed Property. Chicago, April 30. Drastic m ess urea aro to bo adopted by Uie railroads of tho on tiro country to stop car steal ing nnd thcroby compel Uie roads which nre nhort or equipment to provide them selves wlUi a suluclent number of cam to trnnaport tliolr traffic. Acting upon lepal advice, all of the railroads which nro Interested In stop ping csr stealing navo decided to boy cott all cur Uilevlng roods with a view to eliminating this ovll from Uio trans portatlon world. In doing so tho mil roods expect to end the car shortage and to ptevont a recurrence of a scar city of equipment which para ly km the buslneM of tho country. The railroad boycott will constat of a refuaal by nil road which are mem bers of Uie per dlom nnd the car diver sion agreements to permit their cars to go to rnlhoads which aro not rnomber of theac agreements and also a refusal to make through rates ovor such lines. This is a direct and posltivo boycott of all car stesling road, as it applies only to roads which aro short of equip ment snd which liavo refused to become parties to the two agreements men tioned. Through rates mean through routing nnd both expressions Involvo tho use of the cars, and whero reasonable rules nnd regulations aro not recognised a carrier Is not compelled to establish a uirougii routo. under this ruling a most rigorous boycott can be maintain ed against roads which steal tho equip ment of connecting lines and uso It fot months without return or without ade quale compensation for the uso of tho cars. Tho penalties are now so high for Uie inlause of can by connecting lines that no road can afford to keep the cars and pay the penalties. REVOLT BREAKS OUT. Montenegrins Openly Rebel Against Military Rule. Vienna, April 30. Dispatches re ceived tonight report an outbreak of a revolt and gravo political crials In Mon tenegro. Military government has been proclaimed, and Premier Tomsnovlcs lie tendered the resignation of tho cab inet, which Prince Nicholas lias refused to accept. Armed bands are reported to be marching on Ccttlnjc. Serious street flghta havo occurred at Podorltui, 33 in I lee north of Soutari and having a population of about 7,000. Tho trouble lu Montenegro haa arisen becanao of Uie campaign tho cabinet hat been Inaugurating against tho Rad ical party. The government Is accused of Instigating tho destruction of the principal oil tees of tho two Radical papers at Nikeces, which had attacked the government and Prince Nicholas. This action lias arousod consternation. OKLAHOMA TOWN 8WAMPED Heavy Rains and Floods Destroying Crops and Other Property. Oklahoma City, Okla., April 30. With Lightning creek running out of Its bank, nnd tho Canadian river rising steadily, tho people of tho lowlands of Capitol Hill, a suburb of this city, are tonight facing a situation that will bo como critical if the heavy rains of tho last 24 hours continue. The lowlands havo been converted into a veritable swamp, crops havo been ruined and much stock drowned. No human lives have beon lost so far as can be established tonight. Res idonta in tho bottoms wero forced to leave tliolr homes and several persons woro in t roc let night Ono houre tlcatod down the Canadian river with a family lusldo. The occupants were reeauod. Nina Jurors In Two Months. San Franolsco, April 30. Four jur ors moro wore finally solccted and flvo neronworn in today's proceedings in Uio Ruol trial. This leaves throe addi tional juiois to ho obtained for the completion df tho trial panol a task liegun two months ago. Tho prosecu tion Is hopeful of beginning tho Intro duction of cvldonco some tlmo this woek. Tho panel we tentatively filled today by the acceptance of threo tales men, Threo of tho eight probationary jurors wore subsequently challenged peremptorily. Steamer and Crew Perish. London, April 30. News has readi ed hero that tho British steamer Thorn hill, bound for Rio Janeiro, was de stroyed by fire during her voyage. Her crow perished, RIOTS EXPECTED IN INDIA. all Cartridges Given to Volunteers and High Officials Enlist. Lnhorc, llrltlsh India, April 20. Illllos and 20 roundt of ball cartridges havo been served out to the local volun teers In consequence of signs of marked unrest among tho Hindoo itudent clo m en t. Tlio publication of Inflammato ry nrticles In tho nativo newspapers, inciting race hatred agalnat tho Kuro peans and demanding native control of Uio government of India by means of an elected parliament, he been follow ed recently by riots at Lahoro and else where In tho Punjab and by attacks on Europeans. Profeisloasl and political agitators aio now fomenting strikes on Uio railroads, and the government Iim concluded that It Is tlmo to suppress Uio rioting by forceful means, if neces sary. The authorities aro satisfied that a determined front will speedily end Uie outward signs of disaffection, especially u uiey navo tlio unanimous support of tho great Mohammedan population, who, at numerus mass meeting!, have emphatically coondemncd tho anti European movoment. Recent events have given a remarkable Impulse to enlistment In Uie volunteers. The re cruits Includo flvo judges of tho Su premo court, the directors of public in struction, university piofeisors, high government ofnclats and leading bank ers and merchants, ail of whom have entered the ranks of Uie privates. TORNADO IN TEXAS. Eight Lfvea Known to Have Been Lost and Heavy Damage Done. Fort Worth, Tex., April 20. One town Is destroyed, extensive damage dono to property and crops si other points and eight lives are known to havo been lost as a result of a storm which was general over this state Sat urday night, and at some pointa esum ed the proportions of a tornado, accord ing to a meager report received here. Tho villain of llcamlng. In Cook county, we practically wiped out and flvo persons aro reported to nave been killed at this point. The dead Include W. Alexander, a young child named Wilkinson, two men and a little girl. Tho field of the tornado was about 600 feet In width. At Valley View soveral homes wero blown down and Robert Nichols we killed. Two other men wero killed In tho same ne ghbor- hcod, but their names were not learned. At Sulphur Spilngr hall banked In drifts and stalled all trains. At Celeste a big cotton mill was blown down. The fruit cmn in the neighborhood of Sulphur Springs was destroyed; cot ton and corn was beaten to the ground and the damage will amount to many thousands of dollars. HERMANN ACQUI fTED. No Wrong Dona In Destroying Letter Books, Ssys Jury. Wellington, April 20. Ringer Her mann walked out of court Saturday afternoon a free man. No longer dots ho rest undor Uie charge of having fraudulently destroyed 35 letter press copy books just prior to his retirement from Uio cDico of land commissioner. That he destroyed the books he doea notdony, but that he did so with wrongful intent is denied by both Her mann and by tho jury, and its judgment Is flnal. Ilia so-called private letter books may have contained some ofllctal letters, Hermann may or may not have known of this fact, but tho jury he hold that he did not fraudulently de stroy the books. He did not destroy them for Uie purposo of impairing Uio usefulness of the records of tho general land olllco nor to cover his own tracks, and so holding, tho jury set at naught moro Uian six weeks' testimony' Intro duced by Uio government to show a mo tive Hermann he mado no plans for the future. He will eventually return to Orecgn, but whether ho will again ven ture Into politics in yet to be deter mined. He ssld tonight that his time had been bo engroecd with Uio trial Uiat he had given no thought to the future. He stated, howo-er, that the verdlot we not a euiprlse to him. He had been conscious all along of his In nocence and having every confidence in Uie fairness of the jury, felt no concern about Uio outcome. Cuba Is Settling Down. Canolnnatl, April 20. That the United States government will with draw from temporary control of Cuba a great deal earlier than has been suppos ed by many we manifested in an inter view by Secretary of War Tuft today. Nrlofly referring to that country and his recent visit there, tho secretary Bald that tho CuUtn settlement had proved so unexpectedly satisfntcory and that Governor Mngoon has won so complete ly tho confidence ol all part lea that he believes the United States can with draw before September, 1003. Death When Pier Drops. Baltimore, April 20. A Bootlon ol 500 feet of the new pior being con structed at the Immigration station at Locust Point, South Baltimore, for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, collapsed this afternoon, carrying down with it between 20 and 25 workmen, of whom 10 aro unaccounted tor. NEWS OFTHE WEEK la a Coated Ftirra far ir Cosy Readers, HAPPENINGS OF TWO COOTIRMS A Resumo of tho Less Important but Not Less Interesting- Events of tho Past Week- Tho government is securing Informa tion on the watch trust. Socialists of Russia will endeavor to force a dissolution of the dooraa. Hindoos In India have broken out in a revolt. They demand a parliament. A Montana rect Is soiling It prop erty in preparation for the end of tbo world. Ono of the walls of Uie Chihuahua, Mexico, dam gave way and between 25 and 30 workmen were killed. The government has decided to placo a largo tract of land in Montana on tho market about July 1. It will be Irri gated by what Is known aa the Huntley project. An explosion of a gunpowder niaga rlne at Canton, China, wrought great destruction to surrounding property. Hundreds of persons were injured and 21 bodies have been recovered. It is not known bow many were killed. In the Federal court at Portland Judge Hunt hat sentenced Franklin Pierce Mays to servo four months in Uie county jail and pay a fins of $10, 000. Willard N. Jone Is fined $2,000 and sent to jail for eight months. George Sorenson did not appear in court and his ball of f 4,000 waa for feited and a bench warrant Issued for his arrest. Theso three men were con victed of land fraud, San Francisco telephone girls havo gone on strike. All pressman on the St. Louis papers have gono on strike. Ruef lias eked for a change of venue. eying tbo city la prejudiced agalnat him. The outlook for an earl resettlement of Uie San Francisco IronmoMers strike seems good. ,"" A special grand Jury will conveno In Denvecr May 14 to Investigate alleged land frauds. The New York chamber of commerca he petitioned for a reciprocity treaty with France. "X x-Secretary of tho Trensucry Shaw says war for control of tbo Pacific coast is only a matter of Ume. Roosevelt says third term talk is non sense and Morton says Uie president would decline If nominated. Deputy sheriffs of 8ilver Bow county. Montana, threaten to strlkol(jiot given more pay. Butte Is tlitt county scat. The Italian government Is likely to adopt restriction on emigration. At tho present time thousands aro flocking to other countries, principally to the United States. San Francisco carmen are voting on Uio strike question. A thousand milo balloon voyage from St. Louis to Wellington is to be at tempted. It Is Bald the Montenegro revolt waa earned by the domineering ways of Prince Nicholas. Tbo transpoit Buford has sailed from San Francisco with flour for tho Chi nto famine sufferers. The Russian douma has been saved from dissolution by the pesago of tho army bill and apologizing for iusult. Earthquako experts believe It is pos sible to be warned by wirelees telegraph eight or twelvo hours in advance of tho shock. The Circuit court In Kansas City, Kan., has found that an ice trust exlsta there and will place a heavy fine on the members. Chancellor von Buelow declares tho wolrd Is net yet ready to sheath the sword and Germany will not dlecusa limiting of armament at The Hague conference. An unsuccessful attempt has been mado to assassinate President Cabroia, of Guatemala. A bomb we thrown at his carriage, which killed the horses. Many suspects Imvo boon arrested. A gonerat strlko Is threatenod in France. Franco wants a reciprocity wlUi Uio Unltod States. treaty The Minnesota 2-cent rato la to bo fought by Uio railroads. An insult to Uie army has caused a orisis between tho Russian cabinet and toll douma. It la estimated that the diamond trust is paying not Iea than 400 pec cent profit this year.