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LIMIT BOMBARDING
American Delegates at Hague
Offer New Plan.
SAFETY FOR ALL HOSPITAL SHIPS
Exempt From Cspturo but Subject
to SearchMust Lend Assist-
ance to Doth Sides.
The Hsguc, Juno ST. The text of
the American proposition presented to
the ponco conference Juno -4 by lienor.
al Horace Porter follow.
"Tlio bombardment by a cava) force
ol unfortified anil undefended town,
Tlllnpt-a or buildings la forbidden, al
though such towns, village or build
Ings nro liable to damages incidental to
the detraction of military or navnl
establishments, public depots of mu
nitiona of war or vessels ol war in pott,
nl audi towns, villages 01 buildings
axo liable to bombardment when reu
eonablo requisitions for provisions and
supplies at tho time, essential to the
navnl force arc withheld, In which esse
due notico of the bombardment must
be given.
"Tho bombardment of unfortified
and undefended towns and places for
tlio nonpayment ol ransctn is forbid
den."
The German proposition for adapting
tho Hal Cross ccnventlon to naval war
fare, which was presented Juno 24, says
that hospital ships cannot bo captured,
not being considered as warships. Pri
vate, hospital ships will enjoy tho same
treatment If authorized by their own
government and on condition that they
aro certified to tho other belligerent.
They must assist tho wounded without
distinction of nationality, and muit
never be employed for military pur
posed or interfeio with military opera
tions. All hospital ships mutt hoist
tho Red Cross flag.
The protection granted hospital ships
ceases if they aro employed against tlio
enemy, but trie crews of such ships may
employ arms in their own dofenso and
in defense of tho patients. Such ships
can also carry small artillery. They
aro subject to search and can bo ordered
by either belligerent to take certain
positions.
SWEEPS ABIDE OBJECTIONS.
Judge Landlt Orders Heads of Stand
ard Od to Appear In Court.
Chicago, Jane 27. High officials of
the Standard Oil company were ordered
today to appear beforo Judge Landls, of
tho United States District court, In
Chicago, July 0. Under Uie court or
der, John D. Rockefeller, II. H. Rog
ers, Jchn I). Archbold and other heads
of tho gigantic corporation may bo sum
moned. Tho refusal of tho oil trust to answer
Uie questions of Judgo Land Is relating
to Its financial resources and the divi
dends paid to its stockholders aroused
the anger of the court. The clnh be
tween tho judge and John 8. Miller,
chief counsel ol tho trust, camo to a
climax and Judge Landfs met the defi.
nnco of tho corporation with the an
nouncement that he would use tho now
,er of the law to secure tho information
which the Standard Oil officials Hero
attempting to keep outof court records.
PROSECUTION SCORES.
Witnesses for Defeuso In Haywood
Case Discredited.
""Boise, Jun 27. Yesterday was field
day for tho stats in tho Haywood case
Four witnesses were put on the stand
for the defense Of these, two were
utterly discredited and from the other
two the state got far more than tho do
fenso itself. Mt.IIawloy and Senator
Borah went after the witnesses liammor
and tongs and opened many interesting
passages in which they stumbled mis
erably. As the net result of the daj '
work, the state's case was strengthened.
and It is declared by all of the friends
of tho prosecution to have been one ot
tho very best days of 4 ho trial from tho
stato's standpoint.
Bomb Captures Money.
Tlllls, Russia, June 27. A bomb was
exploded today in Kilvan square In tho
center of the city, whilo the pluce was
thronged with peoplo. Tho object of
tho bomb thrower was an attack on tho
treasury. A wagon containing 125,
000, escorted by CossackB, had reached
Krivan square when tho bomb explod
ed, Two omployes of the Imnorlal
bank were killed. The bags containing
the money disappeared and no trace of
thorn has been found. More than 60
persons wore injured In tho bomb out
rage and 170,000 was stolen.
Will Build Biggest Steamer,
llambnrg, June 27, Tho officials of
the Hamburg-American fitaimshlpccm
piny confirm tlio report that they are
about to order a steamer which will
exceed in sizo the Cunsrd's now turbino
vessols. The liner will be commis
sioned in 1010.
3ENTENCE SOHMITZ JULY 0.
Severity Depends on Other Prosecu
tions DaTonso Enraged.
San Francisco, Juno 28. Over Ihe
niiirry urotost ol the defense, who de
nounced it lis "an outrage upou jus
tice," Judgo Diiuno yesterday granted
tho request of tho prosecution (ot de
lay and withheld until Monday, July
8, tho sentencing of Mayor Kugeno K.
Schmlts for the ctlino ot extortion, of
which ho was found guilty Juno 13.
In tho presence ol a great crowd In his
courtroom in thoTcmpol Israel, shortly
after 10 o'clock, Jmlgo Dunno called
the convicted mayor for sentence, first
Inquiring whether It was tho purpose ot
tho prosecution to press against him
tho other tour extortion Indictments re
turned by tho grand Jury. The court
intimated that It tho district attorney
so Intended, the sentence about to be
pronounced would be less severe than
It other prosecutions were to bo aban
doned.
District Attorney Langdon declared
that the stato had not made up Its
mind on this roint. and asked fur an
other week in which to consider it. In
cidentally he admitted that tho prose
cution was not prepared to argue
against tho defence's motion for n new
tiial, which would natuially precede
tho Imposition of eeutenco. Mr. rivlr-
all, for the dtffeuse, replied that the
latter did not desire to argue, but would
submit that motion. Ho insisted upon
tho right of thy mayor to secure sen
tence at once, so that ho could without
further delay hike an appeal to the
higher court for th new trial which
Judge Dunno would refuse.
Judge Dunne finally granted tho de
lay on tho aussurance of the district
attorney that by July 8 the stato would
say whether or rot tho other extoitiou
charges would bo prosecuted.
NEVER PLOTTED VIOL.ENCE,
Boyco Reiterates Denials of Others,
but Makes f-omo Admissions.
Boise, Idaho, Juno 28. A ruling
made yesterday by Judgo Wool while
Kdward Boyco, for years the leader ot
tho Western Federation ot Miners and
now a wealthy mine owner ot tho Coeur
d'Alcnes, was testifying In behalf of
William I). Haywood, l.uy materially
limit the showing o! '.Im defense as to
tho exiitenco of tho covinter-consplracy
against Haywood and his sasistsiita
which It alleges.
James II. Hawley for t!. state ob
jected to tho general question as to the
policy and practice ot mine owners
throughout tho West In blacklisting
union miners, and In tho argument that
followed Clarcnco Darrow for the de
fense claimed that samo latitude In
proving counter-conspiracy that the
slate enjoyed in showing Its conspiracy.
Mr. Hawley contended that the state
had diicctly shown the existence of a
conspiracy by Harry Orchatd and by so
doing had laid the foundation for and
mado the connection of all tho evidence
offered on the subject. Ho said that
the defense was trying to show a coun
ter conspiracy by proving arIous Iso
lated instances and certain general con
ditions, nono of which was connected
with the enso and for none of which a
proper foundation had been laid.
In ruling tho court accepted in part
tho contention of tho proircutoln and
limited the proof of the defemo along
this line to ovents in Coioiado and the
Coeur d'Alenes connected with the euto
as now established .
Small Appeals to Mackay.
San Francisco, Juno 28. President
6. J. Small, of tho Commeiclal Tele
grophcrs' union, appealed yesterday di
rectly to Clarence Mackay, head of the
Postal Telegraph company. Mr. Small
wroto a letter directed o offset the one
written by Mr. Mackay to tho officials
of tho Postal company In which Mr.
Mackay cominendwl the operators who
refused to go out and condemned thu
men who struck. A possible step to
ward a settlement was mado yesterday
when the striking operators appointed
a conference committee.
Crest Fire at Jamestown,
Norfolk-, Va., June 28. Fire at Pine
Reach, a resort filled with hotels ot
varying size, restaurants, stores and
places ot amusement just outsldo the
Jamestown exposition grounds, destroy
ed 40 to 60 frame structures between
Virginia and Maryland avenues and
One Hundred and Second andOno Hun
dred and Third streets, Including Ex
position avenuo. Tho loss Is placed at
between 1200,000 and 1250.000. with
about zo per cent insurance,
Will Appeal 2-Cent Case.
Kansas City, Mo June 28. Tho at
torneys for tho 18 principal Missouri
railways and Attornoy General I fad ley
for the state last night practically
agrcod to tako Ihe matter of the juris
diction in tho enforcement of the Mis
souri 2-cent law to the Supreme court.
Scout Cruiser Launched,
Bath Mo., June 28. Tho fcout cruis
er Chester, one of tho latest typos of
fast warships, wus launched yesterday
afternoon from tho yard of tho Bath
iron works.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j
SHEEPMEN KICK AT TOLLS.
Hata to Pay Tax .for Driving Across
Umatilla Rossrvs.
Pendleton Three thousand sheep
aro now on tholr way across tho Urn
ntllln Indluu reservation, being tho
first to pay tho required tux and
crust with a permit. Tho baud bo
longs to Joe Connolly, mid tho ex
pense Incurred by tho toll will bo
closo to 100. When tho Indians,
under the direction and supervision
ot O. C. Kdwnrds, tho agent, last
year put n tax on livestock driven
across thu reservation there waa
much dissatisfaction among tho
sheepmen, who drove tholr flocks
around Instead of across. Alt tho
sheopmen, both last year nnd this,
with tho exception ot Mr. Connelly,
hnve taken their sheep an n circuit
ous nnd difficult route nround mo
reservation.
Tho rule mado last year requires
a toll ot 3 cents n head on sheep, G
cents on horses nnd 10 cunts on cat
tle. In addition tho owner must glvo
n bond for damages and pay an In
dian policeman to act as escort, to
see that no grating Is allowed along
tho route.
That tho toll of 3 cents Is wholly
unjuftl Is held by the sheepmen. Ac
cording to them they have no objec
tion to inlying an Indian policeman
to accompany them and to giving the
bond for damages, but they look up
on the toll as pure graft on thu part
ot tho ludlans.
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Archie Mason to Build Aey Dike
Klamath Falls Archie Mason, of
tho firm Mason, Davis & Co., has
been advised by William Hood, chief
engineer of tho Southern Pacific
Company, that his bid on tho con
struction of tho dlko across tho Kla
math marsh had been accented, and
that ho was expected to begin work
at once. This Is a good piece of nows
for this section as it moans tho early
completion ot tho California-Northeastern
Railway to this city. Mr.
Mason expects to havo two largo
steam dredges In operation by July
10, and states that ho will complete
tho contract by tho first of the year.
The contract embraces a dike or
grade about six miles long across tho
Ady swamp lands. Tho fact that
Mr. Mason has undertaken construc
tion of tho dlko gives assurance that
tho railroad will reach this city dur
ing tho summer of 1905.
Law Weak at Vital Point.
Salem An Inqnlry rccrlvcd by tho
state railroad commission from a rail
road telegraph operator rails attention
to tho fact that the act of the last legis
lature regulating tho hours of labor of
railroad employes was very loosely
drawn. Though the law fuiblds the
employment of telegraph operators
more than 14 coniecutlve hours, thero
Is nothing to prevent their being work
ed 23 hours out of 24 if they be given
an hour's rest at tho end of 14 hours.
Trainmen aro protected In this reipeet,
but telegraphers are not,
Adams Wheat Crop Is Qood,
Adams Tho prospect for u Winner
yield of wheat In this loin lily was
nccr any more promising than at the
present time,. Tho fall wheat In moit
instances wus put In at just thu right
tlrno and got it good start nnd while
the spring wheat uume on slowly on ac
count of the backward season tho lute
rain has now Insured a good crop, and
Ihe acreugo is considerably larger than
a year ago. Tho sumo report comes
from tlio Weston mid Athena district,
which Is tho center of the great Walla
Walla valley wheat belt.
Factory Employes Protected.
Oregon City Deputy State Com
missioner of Labor and Inspector of
Factories and Workshops C. Honry
Oram, ot Portland, havo mado an In
spection ot tho factories In this city.
Ho visited tho huge plant of tho Wil
lamette Pulp & I'apor Company,
where ho mado a closo examination;
and declared tho protection nffordod
tho lives of the employes was first-
class, as was also tho fire protection,
Mr! arum Is presldont of tho State
Federation of Labor.
Construction Stsrts Soon,
Drain Every Indication points
toward an early opening of construc
tion work on tho Oregon Western
Railroad from hero to Coos Ray.
Concroto abutments for tho steel
brldircs on thn "Y" nrrmi Hllr f!rfntr
aro being built and all tho steel for
tho two bridges Is now In tho yards
In South Drain. At tho tunnols tho
machinery is being put in shapo and
ovorythlng will bo ready for work In
ton days.
Mill Assessment Shows Increase,
Abordeen County Assessor Car
ter says that the total vnluo of tho
mills or Grays Harbor, exclusive of
shlnglo mills, as shown by tho re
turns Is $890,020. Tho nursonnl as
sessment properly of Chohalls county
win snow a 10 per cent incrcaso over
the assessmont of two yoara a no.
Only porsonul property la assossod
this year,
WHEAT NOT SPOILED.
Clackamas County Crops ard Looking
Well Largs Abpla Crop.
Oregon City Tho farmers of
Clackamas county nro encouraged
over crop conditions, nnd believe
that the yield will be largo, espec
ially In wheat, Thu nphts, which did
so much damage last year, has nut
appeared, and tho recent rains have
been very beneficial. .Last year thu
aphis prevented much ot the wheat
from heading, and the loss to thu
farmers was heavy. Reports from
outlying districts nro very satisfac
tory, ntid In tho eastern nnd south
ern portions of tho county there will
bo good crops, (loorea II. Gregory,
of Mohiltn, one of tho few teasel
growers of the 1'aclflo Const, says
tho crop this year cannot bo oxcollod.
While the prune crop In many sec
tions will be short, thero Is a fine
prospect for n large crop of apples,
Thu strawberry crop Is still being
harvested, nnd Wilson berries sold
for si por crnto In tho local mar
kets Saturday. Indications are bright
for n largo crop of chorrl--i, and very
few havo been spoiled by tho rains so
tar this season.
Trout PUaled Nsar Astoria,
Astoria A shipment of 2.000
brook trout nnd 12,000 rnlnbnw
trout has been received from tho
government hatchery, un tho Clack
amas river. Tho brook trout were
planted In streams near Forts Co
lumbia and Stovons, while the rain
bow trout were planted In streams
tributary to upper Youug's River and
running through property owned b)
Dr Vaughn nnd C. V. Ilrown of this
city. Messrs. Vaughn and Ilrown
will prohibit fishing In the streams
far three years, will feed tho young
fish for a time, nnd will also fence
oft with wire scroens the portions of
the streams whore tho fry were
planted.
Crude Oil for Track.
Pendleton The oiling of the O.
R. A X. Co.'s roadbed between hern
nnd Spokane Is now un In earnest. A
trlnl run has been made under tho
direction of M. J. Iluckloy. Tho road
that Is being oiled Is considered by
travelers to bi the dustiest and most
disagreeable road to travel In tho
Northwest. The route lies through
alkali dust nnd sand for ninny miles
and all passengers alighting from tho
Spokane train aro covered with a
whlto coating. Tho dust, collided
with thu heat of tho summer months,
makes trnvel on this road anything
but a pleasure.
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Heavy Wheat Yield Certain.
Condon About nn Inch nnd n hnlf
of rnln has fallen hero and tho
ground Is soaked deeper than ever
beforo at this time of tho yonr, A
big yield of fall grain Is nbsolutely
assured and many of tho wheat men
are expecting from 2C to 40 bushels
to tho acre, which will bo the largest
yield In tho history ot tho country.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.
Whftit Club, 80c; hlur-dem, 88
80c; valley, B0c; red, f '
Outs No. 1 whlto, l27.fiO028.6O;
gray, ninlnal.
Barley Feed, $21.60022 per ton;
brewing, nominal; tolled, $23.60
24.60.
Corn Whole, 28; crocked, t.'O per
ton.
Hay Valley tmnthy, No. 1, $17018
per ton; Hasten. Oregon timothy, 21
0)23; clover, 0; cheat, $0010; grain
hay, $1)010 j alfalfa, $I3M.
Fruits Strawberries, $l.60($2 per
crate; chcrrlcrt, W 76o per liox;
npples, $.1(3.1.60 per box; nprirots,
fl.2At3l.05 per crate; plums, $1.06
per box.
Vegetables Turnips, $2 per sack;
carrots, $2 80 per sark; beets, $2.60
per sack; asparagus, lOo per pound;
beans, 7 3 Ha per pound; cnblsigo,
2ko per pound; corn, 8560a per
dozen; cucumbers, 76c per dozen ; let
tuco, hesil, 25c per dozen ; nnlons, 16
20o per dozen; pons, 2,4o per
pound; radishes, zoo per dozen; rhu
barb, 3)o per pound; tomatoes, $.1,60
4 per crate.
Potatoes Oiegon, $2.7ArJr3.25 sack;
new potatoes, 3K(S,4c per pound.
Butter Fancy crcamey, 22tQ26o
per pound.
Poultry Average old iisns, lie
per pound; mixed chickens, 10c;
spring fryers and broilers, M16oj old
roosters, Do; droMod chickens, 10
017o; turkeys, live, lOfiJlSo; turkeys,
d i erscd, choice, nominal; geese, lire,
pound, 701Oo; young ducks, 13Hoj
old ducks, 10c.
Kggs fandlod, 23924a per dozen.
Veal-Dressed, &KQ7)4a per pound,
Bool Dressed bulls;, 8ft 4a per
pound; cows, fl0J$dj country steers,
0K7c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, Oo m
pound; ordinary, 67o; spring Inmbt,
lUWIUtfO.
Pork Dressed, 67? 8c per pound.
Hops 08o per pound, according to
quality.
Wool Kastorn Oregon average best.
100220 per pound, according to shrink-
age; valley, 2023o, according to
new; mohair, choic 200300 par
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MAY ALL 18 LOVELY.
Both Sides Claim Vic ory In TslcRraph
Operators' btrlko,
San J'rnnolsco, Junu 30.- (loneral
Superintendent Btorror, of tho Postal
Telegraph Company, said yesterday
(hat the slrlko situation- was un
changed. Quite a number of upor
liters were at work and business was
being handled without serious delay.
"Condition l r U' " bet
ter today than at liny time since thu
strike begun," said tfuimrluteiidonl
A. II. Mhy, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. "Wo are hand
ling un Increased viiluino ot business
and have ndded to thu number ot our
operators. Thu outlook Is very en
couraging." Ihe oinclnls of both companies
claim they are within a half hour ol
their work nil tjui time. Tho gov
ernment business was being handled,
said Mr. Mtorror, without any delay
at all.
A bulletin Issued by tho bross com
mittee from the telegraphers' head
quarters Inst night said:
"As nn evidence of thu Inability lit
the Western Union to handle tho
lnit.ltiv-.it uttered l)V the tillbllc. they
have notified customers to use the
telephone whenever possible."
A report reached headquarters
yesterday that 2000 telegrams hnd
"disappeared" from tho overland di
vision of the operating room of the
Western Union office In Chicago
This would Indicate that business
wn being mailed from Chicago. The
strikers discovered Hint public bus
iness was being handl-d over private
wires. President Small notified the
brokerage firms who have permitted
outsiders tu use their wires for pub
lic business that unless thn practice
was slopped nt nnre their operators
would become Involved tu the strike
QRATIFY PERSONAL MALICE
Hajwooa'e Witnesses Tall Orcharo's
Motive for Murder.
Ilolso, Idaho, June SO. The first
dlret testimony In defense nt Wil
liam D. Haywood was offered yester
day nnd It wns chiefly directed
townrd showing that Harry Orchard,
blaming Frank Kteunentierg fur the
loss of his Interest In tho Hercules
mine, had threatened to hnve re
venge by killing him, and that the
conduct ot Orchard and K. C. Sterl
ing, both before the Independence
explosion, when they were frequent
ly seen together, and afterward,
when Mr. Sterling called off n blood
hound that wns following Orchard's
trull, Justified the Inference that the
mlnrowners inspired tho crime.
Thn calling of the first witness for
the defense was preceded by n fur
ther examination of Orchard, to per
mit the defense to complete Its for
mal Impeaching questions, Theso
questions wore nearly nil In connec
tion with thu theory that Orchard
killed Steunenborg because of an al
leged grudgo growing out of the sale
of tho Interest In the llercultHi mine
Orchard, who came Into court under
protection ol tho same flying squad
ron of guards that always nets ns his
escort, mnlntnlnei) his old calmnews
of manner, nnd spoke In tho same
low-pitched, soil tone. Ho again de
nied that ho ovor threatened to kill
Stounenberg because ot tho Hercules
mine, nnd again asserted that he sold
his Interest In tho mine two years
beforo thu trouble that .drove him
out ot Northern Idaho.
TEN MEN QATHEREO IN.
Prominent Colorado Citizens Arrested
for Land Frand.
Donvor, Colo., Junu 2(5 Ten
prominent citizens of Colorado were
arrested In connection with tho In
dictments made by the special grand
jury. Tho charge ngnlust them Is
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment under the coal and timber laws.
Those who wore placed under nrrest
nro:
John J. McMillan, conspiracy In
regard to coal In Routt county, Col
orado, In connection with what Is
known as tho Wisconsin Coal Com
pany. Robert Forrester, chief geologist
of the Denver & Rlq Ornndo Rail
road: Otis R. Spencer, formorly clerk
of tho District Court; F. W. Kollel,
n coal oporator In Routt county;
John A. Porter, formerly president
of thn Porter Fuol Company; IMgnr
M, Illggs, president, nnd John J, Mc
(llnnlty nod Charles I), McPhoe, di
rectors of tho New Moxlcan Lumber
Company; Aloxandor T, Sullonbor
ger, presldont of thu Pngnsa Lumber
Company nnd Charles 11, Freeman of
Pngosn,
All woro arraigned beforo United
States Commissioner Hanford C.
Hlnsdala and hold !n $5,000 bonds,
AnolrW Osr Lino Running,
Ban Francisco, Juno 20. For tho
first tlrno slnco tho boglnnlng of tho
streetcar strike, service has boon re
sumed by tho California Street Rail
way Company, which Is not n part of
tho Unltod Rnllronds systom, but
whoso mon quit simultaneously with
tho employes of that corporation
Ono car was startod this morning on
tho Hydo-struot branch of tho linn,
running from North Roach to Market
street. A number of- pnsscngorM woro
carried nnd no trouble was oxpor-
lonccii, utuor cam will bo nt once
put on tho run.
Three Mors Deaths from Heat,
'if raimrt-. innrt vn 'riirx.,1 nMMn I
torday making a total of 14 fatalities
itoc Sunday, evening.
fine-'deaths from hont occurrod horo vos..
KATE HEAitlNG IHlli
I'roliatilo Tlinl Spokane Will Lose
Hard fought Case,
NO DECISION HErOM. NtXT I'UL
Oeneral Cut In All Westorn Frelx
Rates May lis Ordir-U by Inter
state Gummerco Commission.
Washington, June Si'. If the lidrr
stale ('omineico t-milmlstlim doe m
dismiss tlitMomplnlut of San PriMk-iieo
mid decline to oidir n-hwtli'u r,
freight rates on commodities hilled la 1
Hpoksnn from Ksilrrn lnt, It ij
order a general luvmllgNtlnii lulo tho
fielght iate throughout the Noithwot
and West with a vlw to dutrrmnls(
the advisability (if nut-.lng sweeping rr
dictlonn In rate to nil xdiil rrme
from wat-T tmiiSNirlntbiu. Therein-K-ars
to lie no llkllhcod that thniett.
mis-Ion will grnnl Ihe appeal of H
kannnrid glvr thatilty Ihe benefit eft
pHciily reduced rate to the dlondissl.
age ot all other liilrrlur point- Loth
east and west of HKikan,
This opinion Is generally eiprwud
nltrr the conclusion ol the argument In
Ihe bVikaiio cs-v befoiii the Intertills
Commeire ninimi-slnii yrslrrdar, fr
II Is agreed that fVnne utterly tttM
to drmonitinle thst It, imire than spy
oihei city, Is entitled ton spt-c.iil rU
,10 per cent lower than H how ().
The evidetH-e produced In thn 8jUm
rate is Hoi niupie to rnsnin nici-isa
iiiImIoii to order m general rr-lmtton
through Hi" Wrt, and It Is thei-4or
(sir to sMtiuie llut the rommiMlsQ
would make extensive examination It
lore ordering sjiy general rrdiutiln
ratrs.
Hie poUbllltle- ate that H.lne'i
complaint will lm dWmfs-cd, lur it has
Ixvcmq quite evident that tho commis
sion rmllscn llmt the lermlnsl rate to
Portland and I'uget sound Is du en
tirely to wntrrcompftltlen.
rlxknna not only tilled to combat tU
water conirtltlnn featute, but piKtl
enlly Ignored It and askrd fr a rrJuc
lion as thouph the oost citle, Ills
Spoane, werocnllerly dr-iidcnl upon
rnllioads for trsiispuiialluu. Thtlr
failure to produce Masons which wuU
Justify the rommlrslun In Ignoring a
tor cometltlrm Is one weaker of thrlr
rate. Another weakness Is their sr'flth
request fur n special rate that xiM
glto them nn unquestioned ndvsMai
over nil oilier Interior wilnts in las
West.
At the conclusion of the aryuinrnl,
the eommltsliui announced thst it
would like briefs from tho vsriwss
counsel glvlns. their iows ns to how
fsr unearned Inclement, such ss in
creased value of right nf wsy nnd trr
initials, should I eoinldcrrd In flung
Hii-pnabln rales. These briefs will l
submitted October I, so n dvcuiofl Is
not likely before rnrly winter,
Qrest Contrscts for Cars
New York, Jupe 2t. The llsrri
inan, Gould and other huge rsi r I
sy-tems Imvo placed cur contracts with
in the hist few days railing for an el-p-mdltura
of tipwnnls of I6.(oo,ixjO,
and orders me pending for ot hits tu the
value fo fully $10,000,000. Ilmw cm
tnu'ts nre also about to be given lr (o
ceinotlvcM for nso on Hs-lern lines
The principal contracts call for 11.100
freight osrs. The llurrlnisn III es havo
ordered 0,000 rcfilgernter nis The
Missouri I'nelllo hss contracted fur 7,
000 frelnl.ti.
Difference In Claims,
fluthrio, Okls.. Juno 20. A s ie-
suit of three days' Utllotlng the (Vino
emtio .convention In the Fifth coimies
slnnal dlstlict, In si-sslou at llolurl,
this Bllernoon ended In "n sennit lonnl
tumuli, and two candidates will con
test for places on tho tleket, Hcott Fer
ris, of liiwtou, and Marlon Weaver, ot
Ads, I.T. ,Tho Ferris forces walked
out of tho hall, lenvlmr thn Wiwver
moll In noftscssloii of the olllolnl ballot.
Ferris olulms tlio nnminntlnn by a vote
of 116 lo 1)8, nnd Weaver claims plu
rality ot SO.
Conference on Ostler Rails.
New York, Juno 20. A conference
of about .10 olllcluls of thu leadlnu inll-
roads and steel rail mnmifiicturcrs of
tho country was held In thu olllco of K.
II. flury, chairman of the lioaid of ill
rectoro of thu United States Steel cor
poratlon, toduy to discuss (ho quality
of stool rails nnd tho advisability cf
Improving It. Thoconfotciico wns tho
outcome of criticism by railroad me"
of tho quality of rails now In use.
, Estray Law With Not Hold
Helena, Mont,, Juno 20. The Ha
nrcinu court today held thiifc tho so-
culled os I ray law was unconstitutional
In that It embraced two separate am'
distinct topics, eutruys and tho public-
domain, ami therefnrti nriliiri'il the (111-
charu of Karl Cuimjimlmm, convlctcJ
nt Livingston on ie chnrgo of steallm?
In horse from th wiblio range..