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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1907)
.? ' n j ' ! J a ii 4 ' 1 i& Illimil ISACQUltTED All Bilse RHshes Is Cengratilafe Tfeelr Senator. ASSASSIN NOT CAUGHT. SELLS SING AND BANDS FLAY Jury Out Fourteon Minutes Judge Refuted to Give Instructed Verdict of Not Guilty. Boh,,Oct. 3. United States Senator ..Borah last night was acquitted of the chargo ol conspiring to defraud Uio gov ernment ol valuablo Idaho timber land. Tho caso was submitted without argu ment ou the part of tho defense, and the jury was out Just Ions enough to take one ballot. Tho verdict ires greet cd with cheer and applause, which tho court officials made no effort to restrain. This demonstration in tho courtroom served only as a beginning. Aa toon as the news reached the outside, bolls were rung and tbo city fiio department made a spectacular run through tho principal streets, slopping eventually at the Idanha hotel, where Mr. Borah, surrounded by several hundred of his friends and fellow cltins, was escort ed. A brass band appeared aa It by magic, and, aa the senator reached the hotel steps, played "Hall to tho Chief." The streets about the hotel were block ed by'the cheering throng, whoso shouts mingled with tho screcch,of themflre en gine whistles and tho clang of trolley car hells. Mr. Ilorah thanked hli hear ers for their demonstration and the con fidence they reposed In him throughout the trial. Mr. Borah held an impromptu recep tion in the courtroom and another in the lobby of tho hotel, where he was called npon tor a speech. Wherever ho went during tho evening he was cheered and congratulated, tho verdict apparently being a most popular one throughout the community. Events moved fast on the last day of the trial. When court met in the morning, Judge Whitson announced that he would overrulo tho motion cf the defense, for an Instructed verdict of act guilty. Mr. Borah thereupon took tbo stand In his own behalf and gave his expla nation of the matter which the govern ment attorneys urged as tending to con nect him with an alleged conspiracy, ilia testimony was a denial of any knwoledge ot fraud and a brief, clear cut statement of all his acts aa general counsel tor the Barber Lumber com pany. The senator was cross examined at bome length and as soon aa this was over the defense rested. There being no evidence to rebut, the government also closed, and argument was begun alter the luncheon recess. Special Assistant Attorney General It. It. Hush, ot Omaha, opened for the gov ernment, and, when he had concluded a two-hours' address, the defense an nounced that no argument would be wade on behalf of Mr. Borah. Both prosecution and presiding judge were aurpriMd by this move, ana tho latter ordered a reeeas ot an hour in which to prepare his Instructions. In these he tcld the juror the cir cumstance depended upon to connect an accused person with a conspiracy must p ilnt exclailvely to guilt. If they wore inconsistent, It was the duty ot tho jury to acquit. A conviction, Judge Whitson declared, could not bo found upon suspicious circumstance. It was net sutficlent, the court held, that a man should be. shown to have corruptly engage In It, an to have had guilty knowledge of its object. The jury was out 14 minute. Dur ing this time no one left the court room, a verdict of "not guilty" having been freely predicted and expected after a very brief deliberation. At soon aa the words "not guilty" fell from the lips ot the clerk the cheering broke forth. At its conclusion the judge slightly reprimanded the audience) for "Improper conduct," but said he would not attempt to punish anyone for contempt. Officers Confident Slayer of Brown Is Still In Oaker. Baker City, Oct. 4. Out ot tho tan gle ot theory about tho ntuto ot tho Brown dynamite murder last Mouday night has como tho belief that the vio tlm met death at tho bands of members ot tbo Western Federation ot Miner tor apparent intldollty to tho Federa tion. Othccrs and detectives working on. tho trail ot tho imuderer say they hav, evidence that Brown was paid Federation money to testify In behalf ot Adams and do other woik for the miners. His relations with tbo toes of the Federation are supposed to havo srouied suspicion ami marked turn lor slaughter. So much tor the murder motive. As for capturing tho mnrdoror, not much progress seems to liavo boon mado. Tho assassin left as a clow only his smell In tho earth where he lay to put the dyna mite wire, and tho smell Is growing fainter, so tbst It will probably not further lead tho bloodhounds. But becaiuo tho dogs picked up the freah scent yesterday and because tho county jail was visited In tho car y dark Thursday morning by two men seeking to bribe the lono prisoner to poison tho dogs or cut their throats, tho assassin Is thought to be near by. JAPANESE POURING IN. a..l UL. -J.1L. J.- Jl' OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Hundreds Crossing International Bor der from Canada. Belllnghara, Wash., Oct. 4. As a re sult ot investigations by D. B. Bahcock, a special agent ot the United States Treasury department, sent to Vancou ver when the antl-Japanceo riots oc curred, a forco ot Uncle Sam's officials will be installed at the International boundary line to keep back tbo scores of Japaneso who aro dally crossing into the United States. Babcock was sent to Vancouver post haite from Washington, I). C, to in vestigate and report on tho immigra tion situation and the results ot tho riots. Quietly he has been carrying out his commission. Neat week ho will return to Washington. lie was sur prised to And that hundreds of Japan ese! had wrongfully ctoMod the inter national boundary and wero count inn ing to do so. The American Immigration office did Its duty so far aa posslblo, but there was no hindrance to foreigners In any number taking not only an under ground, but an aboveground, broad day light, route and walking across the boundary in the shelter of friendly woods. Now a big staff ot guards Is to bo placed at Blaine and an efficient patrol system undertaken. Official figures shew that 1,600 Japan ese have como to the United States Irom Vancouver in tho last threo months. Of this number at least half have dodged the officers at Blaine and wrongfully entered this country. CONVICTION SURE. Seattle Calls for Bids. Seattle, Oct. 3. Bids hsve been called for from contractors by the re gent ot tho University of Washington for three buildings which aro to be erected upon tbt university campus at Seattle. These buildings are to cost in the neighborhood of 1550,000, and sre to form a part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, which is to be held in Seattle in tbo summer of 1000. The legislature appropriated this money with the expectation of having the buildings used for tho exposition and then turned over to the uulverslty. Ashe and Brown Out en Ball, San Francisco, Oct. 3. It. Porter Ashe and Luther O. Brown, who were indicted by the grand Jury for tho kid raping of Fremont Older, wero arrest ed at the sheriff's oiilce today and sub sequently released on bonds furnished by a surety company. Former Super visors Wilson and Coffey, indicted for Accepting bribes, are still at liberty. , Government Has Ample Proof of Re bats by S. P. San Francisco, Oct. 4. John II. Marble, one ot the attornys represent ing the federal government in the in vestigation being conducted in this city by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane into the subject of secret railroad rebate and other abuses, said today that the officials have suffi cient evidence to convict officials of tho Southern Pacific Railroad company of such violation in at least 60 cases. It Is understood tho matter will be. re ferred to the Washington authorities very shortly, and that United States District Attorney Devlin will be aaked to present the facta to tho Federal grand Jury. Mr. Marblo called atten tion to today's testimony of J, C. Stubbe, assistant freight agent of the Southern Pacific, who showed the dls- criminstlon and rebates in favor of the largo shippers. "When it comes to favoring the large shipper and ditcriininating against the smaller shipper conditions are worse in California than any whore else in the united btates," said Jlr. Marble. "I do not see how it Is possi ble for the smaller concerns to exist at all under Uie circumstances." PRUNE YIELD QIQ. Southern Oregon Produces Crop of Excellent Quality. Myrtlo Crook Tho lutrvcstlng ot tho piuno crop throughout tho pruno dls trlctH In tho southern pait id Oregon Is now ncarlug tho end. Tho season hss been an excvptlounl onu for tho growct ott rult. Intermittent rains havo pro duced a yield unusual and a elzo and quality hardly beforo known. The trench or Petite pruno Is tho ono most exteiialvoly grown and In ordinary years fruit weighing 70 and 80 prunes to tho pound would bo considered good, while this sesson has produced fruit weighing 35 to 40 prunes to Iho pound. Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties luive always produced Oregon's best trench prunes, This fruit Is espial K not superior to tho famous Santa Clara valley pruno boasted ot by all California fruitgrowers, There will probably be about 150 carloads ot this fruit shipped from tho racking houses of the Douglas County Fruitgrowers' association at Itosobuig and 30 carloads from tho K. 8. trench company's plant at Myrtlo Creek. In addition to tho excellence ot the yield this season tho growers havo been favoiod with very high prices In tho Fastern market, owing t tbo failure ot fruit crops throughout tho Kast. The fruit will in most cases be shipped di rect to tho markets at New York, Chi cago, St. Louis, New Orleans and other cities, while some ot It will reach tho best mrkets of Kurope. . Correspondsnce Course for Teachers. University of Oregon, Kugene With a view to bringing tho work ot the uni versity within tbo reach ot tho tcacheis ot tbo state and others who find It lm potslblo to attend tbo regular snuions, tho department ot education ot the uni versity Is announcing a numb! ot cor. retpondenre courses. No cliarge Is being mado for tuition, and the only expenro attached will be that of pool ago and books. Tho state library com mission is co-operating In the matter ot furnishing libraries. Courses are riow being given In English Classics, (stato high school course) Shako pea re, Ilistory ot England, Pedagogy, and Al gebra. Farmer Institutss In Linn. Albany A series of fsrmers' insti tutes will bo held throughout Linn county during the latter portion ot tho month ot November. The institutes) are being promoted by ur. James Wlthycombo, of the O. A. C, and the same aro in connection with tho work of the college. Five places havo been selected In Linn county and aro aa fol lows: (Jrabtree, Lebanon, Brownsville, Halsey and Hairlsbura. The dates for tho holding ot these Institutes have been placed tor November 10, 20, 21, 22 and 23. STATfc'S POSITION STRONG. Attornsy Qsnsral Crawford Confidant of Telephone Csse Salem Attorney General Crawford stales that ho Is preparing tho briefs for tho stato In Its fight against tho Pn- oltlo Stales Telephone company In re- gard to the gioss earnings ot tho coin pnny In which the telephone company nttaoks tho constitutionality ol tho Oregon Initiative law, "I do not fear for tho slalo'a post. Hon In this matter," said Mr. Craw. lord. "Tho Initiative was enacted slm ply as a corrective and does not dcslioy tbo representative form ot kovcrnmoiil of tho stato constitution. Tho tele phone company lias undoubtedly nto- pared Its strongest enso and I will work along tho lines which I have just stated so litr as I can tell at present. "The reference In Its papers lllcd by tho company to the election of United States senators by direct legislation was done simply to Involve tho Federal law with a view to carrying tho rao to tbo United States Supreme court should the stato bo successful In Its fight against the telephone company In tho state courts." STENOGRAPHER MUST TELL. Primary Law Invalid. Springfield, III., Oct. 4. Tho new primary law passed at the special ses sion ot the legislature in 1000 was de clared unconstitutional today by the Supreme court, which reversed tho lower court's decision and remands the case. The court left nothing of the act npon which a new law can be construct ed. The court holds that (be law vio lated the constitution because it speci fies more than the title. It says the title does not confine the operation of the act to the actions of political par ties. Cooks Journey to Pole. North Sydney, N. 8.. Oct. 4. The American auxiliary schooner yacht John It. Bradley, which left here early In July for the Arctic regions, arrived here late yesterday. The Bradley lard ed Dr. F. II, Cook, who Is in command ot an exploration expedition at Smith's sound, latitude 70 north. The expedi tion oxpects to cross Ellsmere land early In the spring and will attempt to reach the pole by way of the Polar sea. Money for Road In flight. Baker City William L. Vinson, pro moter of the proposed Kagle Valley railroad to extend from Baker City to Kagle Valley, lias announce! that the full amount of subscription to stock In Baker City, $1,000,000, Us been raised. Ills engineers havo liegun cross sectioning tbo line out ot iiaker City, and in a few days tho engineers will bo followed by tho graders. Weston's Good Pro'spects. Weston This Is proving to bo by far tho ix-st year in tho history or the wrs ton normal. Already 160 pupils have been enrolled and by Christmas after the full season is over, it Is oxpected that (hero will be st least 200 pupils at tho school. Every available room In the town has been occupied and ar rangements aro being mado for morn. Examines Power Site. La Grande -II. It. Thompson, repre senting tho Portland General Electric company, Is making another Investiga tion of the electric power proposition up the Grand Itonde river in tho vicin ity of Uio Carson mines. N. E. Im haus, who with J. K. Foley ot tills city owns tho powor site, is with Jir. Thompson, Open Wallowa Timber Land. La Grando Thlrty.fivo thousand acres ot the Wallowa forest rrsorvo Is to be thrown open for settlement Octo ber 30, and ft lino-up at tho La Grando land office is oxpected to begin this week. Most ot ths land Is said to bo heavily timbered. A large portion of It has been squatted upon already. Inquire Into S. P, Shortage. Salem Tho stato railway cornmm slon has decided to Investlgato on its own motion tho car shorlago on the Southern Faciflo, Tho date for the hearing lias not been sot oxactly, but It will probably bo uboat October 10. Old Taxes; Old Law, Salem Attornoy General Crawford lias given an opinion that taxes assess ed and levied in mou and now In pro cess of collection must bo collected un der the old law and not under the 1007 legislation. Referendum Ties Up Funds, University ot Oregon, Kngrno Al though the girls' dormitory and tho now library building have been completed, It Is not probable that they can Im wed this year, on account ot lack ot money for furnishing and heating them, The referendum has tied up tho funds with which It was expected to Install sn ad dltionsl bolLir at the heating plant. ihe two boners In uio now aro already taxed to tholr fullest capoolty. Tho university is bsdly crowded for addi tional recitation rooms ami a dormitory for girls wss especially needed. The main library room In tho now building hss been partially fitted up, and will bo used. Potatoes Killed by Frost. Albany Forty acres ot potatoes north of Lebanon wero killed by frost this week. Kluicr Clem lost 22 acres in this manner and Andrea Dcnsmore, a neighbor, lost 20. Tho potatoes wore planted late and had not attained full slxe, and though they will grow no moro because of the frost they will probably b in a markctablo condition. Railway Nsars Completion. Pendleton Trsck laying on Ihn Umatilla Central, the branch line ot Uio O. It. A N. running to Pilot Bock, 10 miles distant from Pendleton, Is progressing rapidly, and It Is tinder, stood that the lino will bo completed within six weeks' time. Tills will mran much for the Pilot Hock country. Information About Crlma la Not Con fidential, Says Judge, Sstt Kraiiolreo, Ocl, 2. That Infor. million Imparled by an employer to a stenographer Is not rottlhlentlal under tho provisions ot Uio political code whoti It rotates to tho prood com mission ot Irsml or rrlina was decided yesterday by Judgo I.awlor, in overrul Ing tin objection Interposed by tho Tlrey 1, Ford defense to tho ipies Honing ot Miss Colls McDermolt, Ford's steno grapher. Tho couit having ruled, tho examination ot Miss MoDermott was resumed, hut It brought out nothing ol value to either sldo Miss Mclcrimtt declared that she "tended to hor own business and knew nothing else." Tho prosecution called tleorgu Km li cit, chief cleik In tbo law department ot ths United Itallrosds, and assistant to Ford. Ho was asked by Mr, lleney whether ho lisd not In May ot 1100 seen on top ot Ford's roll top desk two long narrow pneksges ot bank notes, llo denied It. lln said tho name of Abraham Ituef was not on the payroll ot tho company's law department, nor were Ihnieon tlm inyroll any "John Does" or "Itlohard Hoes." Tint piot'Utloii railed (or the books ol tho United lUllrvads, and tho de tense made a vigorous and prolonged effort to keep them out ot court, on the scoro that they wore unwilling to have them subjected to tho Inspection ot Rudolph Sprecklcs, who was character ised by Rogers as tho comiisny's (lnan clal and iwrsoiial enemy. Judge Ijiw. lor ruled that tho books bo produced and assured tho defense that the prose cution would conclude Its rasa this af ternoon, with the eicetitlon of the tes timony ol Abo Ituef, who will U) called tomorrow morning. hen court rrascmblrd st 3 o clock a further adjournment was taken until this morning. BROWN ASJXAMPLE Killed to Terrorize Enemies tf Miners' Federation, WEAVING NET FOR ASSASSINS Officers Suspect Several Uaksr City Characters and Arrests Will Follow In Due Time. GRAND JURY CLEARS RUIOK. Linn Hss Tescher Shorts;. Albany County School Superintend ent W. L. Jsckaon, of Linn, reports a great scarcity ot teachers and says that many schools will bo unable to open on account of tills conditlcn. POR fLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 83c: bluestcrn. 85c: vaury, h.cj red, hio. OaU No. 1 white, $20; gray, $28. Barley Feed. $23: brewing. ISCa 27; rolled, (20. Corn Whole, $31; cracked, $32. Hay Volley timothy, Nc. 1. $17(8 18: Eastern Oregon timothy, $10(326: clover, $11; cheat, $11; grain hay, $11 012; alfalfa, $1213. Fruits Apples, $11,75 per lot; cantaloupes, 76c3$l,60 per crnto; ponchos, O6c0$l perorate; prunes, 60c jiercrato; watermelons, 101)0 per pound; pears, $11.76 per box; grapes, 60c3$1.05 per crato, caraha, $2,26 per down; quinces, $101,26 per box; huckleberries, 8fll0o por pound. vegeraoies rnrnips, $1.26 por sack: carrots, i. zo per rack; beets, $1.20 por sac; cabinge, lCJIa per pounu; ceiery, aocii per down; corn, $101.60 per sack; cucumbers, 10316c per dozen; onions, 1602Oo dosvn; parsley, 20c per dozen; pspperi, 8 10c por pound: pumpkins, H&Ta per pound; radishes. 20a per dozen: spinach, Co por pound; squash, 60c 0$1 per box; tomatoes, 35060c per box. Onions $ 1.60 per sack. Potatoes 7686o per sack; sweet potatoes, 2J4C per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 27(335c per pound. Veal 76 to 126 pounds, 838c; 126 to 160 pounds, 7Ko 160 to 200 pounds, 0Q7c. Pork Block, 76 to 160 pounds, 8 8Xc; packets, 7Jt8o. Poultry Average old hens, 12g 13o por pound; rnlxod chickens, 12(3 13o; spring chickens, 1213o; old roosters, 8Oo; dressed chtckons, 140 16oj turkoys, livo, old, 10017a; young, 18010c; geese, live, per nound. 8&0c: ducks, 16c. Eggs Fresh ranch, candled, 32Ko per dozen; Eastern, 27K03Oo. Hops 1007, 80Ko per pound: old. 408o per pound, Wool Eastern Oregon, average bsst. 10022c per pound, according to shrink- ago; valley, 20Q22o, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 2903Oo per pound. , Also Indicts Two of District Attornsy's Accusers. Bolso, Oct. 2. The Borah trial was intrrrupud for a time yesterday to at low the special grand lory, whlck has been Investigating cliarges of miscon duct against District Attorney llulck, to rer.orL The erand lurv declared tlm charges wtrn "not a true bill," and re turned Indictments ainilnst two of the men who tiled allidaviU against Mr. Itulck. In connection with Its Innulnr the grand Jury has had Moro Itanalllilavlt mado by George Y. Wallace, Jr., of Salt Lake City. Mr. Wallace swore that he met Fred Miller, ol Hpoksne, ono of the Federation attorneys, In Salt Lako last April, and that Mr. Miller declared the miners' organization had spent $1)1,000 of Its defense turn! up to that time a month More the trial. Mr. Wallace, It Is state, a loo said that Mr. Mlllor (old hint $16,00aof this amount wss spent securing tho Indict ment of Senator Borah. Mr. Mlllor was callrd before tho grand Jury and It Is said denledj tbo story In all Its details, saying ho had made no such assertion at any time or pi ico and tliat any such asiortlon would havo been falto. John F. Nugent, ot this oily, an other Federation attorney, was also n witness beforo the grand Jury, mid It Is understood thst ho said bo had nnver even heard ot such a story. Baker City, Or., Oct. 6. A m Uotk ot (acta and olrruiiistniieea Is wcovltif. to rnrou rago tho belief that thenrbref aro follow lintclpcly thoilynaiultotnar. dorms ot Harvey K, Blown, Indira, lions Kilrit inure strongly than ever to. Federation radical as the aimht. Their mollro seems to havn Ut u destroy a nun who thoy thought (s plsylng them double, vt whine (sis would bo a warning to all lot-i of tU Federation who havo not "had the frsr- ot God put In their hearts," as ll,a miners havo often expressed It, The network ot esldericn Is tighten Ing around several l.oal characters who. am known to lo Federation oitrvtnUts, That they know thry nto siisixctrd Is, irallscd by tho detections and oilWm. Considerable evidence has been calhtr- od, but not enough yet for arreits. Thursday night a gunshot rnroariter between the shrrlff and hold elisrae tors, the night before an attempt to kill the bloodhounds In tho county ) and threats to demolish It tint oc currence are causing the pcopln of IU. ker county to wonder each day It ths night will bring forth another dcedot terror. The assertion of Mr Llllard that U ild Federation money to lliorn for Ida tiwtlmony In the Adams trial m that Brown was In the service, of ths Federation la borne out by Clsrer Iktrrow, legal counsel for Ihe Federa tion olllclals, and by Haywood thst ths miners regarded him as a friend. Hut this Is not bollevrd as a sure sign tint the Federation did not deslra Urosn's murder. A new witness to the tall-woman nil. sodo was found tonight In Mia Narona Miller, who payed Iho kimono man 10 minutes before the explosion, Ths tame man was seen by Mrs, Brown a little while later and a few minute be fore tho disc ha rgo; also by Mrs, Itomlf, who remarked to her hustaiid that a woman was outside- who waited and looked like a mart ; and by II. K. Ord des, a plumber. LANE REFUSES IMMUNITY. Vancouver Asks Relief. Ottawa, Out., 2. It Is reported from Vancouver that n etitloii praying tho ixmnnion to pass draillo legislation Wining all Orientals from CiinmU is boltig circulated. It Is oxpected the petition wilt havo moro than 6.C00 signers. Sentiment Is In favor ol appealing to tho king If tho d citlon of tho government Is not to set Immediately. A dispatch from Vancouver adds; If this has no re sults, measures to prorcnt the disem barking ot Orientals at Vancouver which shall be effectlvo will bo taken, MofTatl Tells of Rsbatlnp;, Chicago, Oct. 2. President Moffett, ot the Standard Oil company of In. dlana, yesterday siwnl go minutes be fore a special grsnd Jury, tolling what ho knows about shippers violating tho laws prohibiting rotating. It Is under stood ho gavo the names ot shippers who shipped goods OTer tho Chicago A Alton mil road under tho samo condl tlons that icsulted In the heavy lino for tho Standard Oil company, Two-Cant Rata In Psnnsylvanla, Harrlsburg, Pa., Oct. 2. Tho Duns. moro act passod by tho last legislature, placing long distance railroad nasienuer ra.es in wus siuio on a list 2-ccnt Iwsls, wont Into operation yesterday. Prac tically all of tho railroads havo an nounced their intention to comply with tho law ponding tho Supremo court do clslon on Its constitutionality, Strike Failure In Canada, Now York, Oot. 2. Tho genoral of ficers ol tho Western Union Tolpgraph company woro today ndvlsod that at a meeting held in Toronto on Sunday tho few operators remaining on strlkn tlm declared the strlko a failure In Canada and agreed to apply for relnsUtement. i Southern Pacific Official Not Allowed) to Tallof Rabatss. San Francisco, Oct, 8. An tinsue cesiful cflort was made by Attornsy Poter F. Dunne, ol tbo Southern Pari fie railway, to havo Chief Tralllo Agent Iiro placed on the stand yesterday at tho oloe 61 the taking of testimony by Interstate Cominerro Ccmrulisloosr Lano. Tho commissioner made his les sons for doing so plain. "It Mr. Loco was ntacrd on tlie- stand," ho said, "it might iah ths question ot Immimlly. It umld l Improper and Inexpedient at this tints to glvo Mr. Iieo tho benefit of immun ity." Mr. Dunno said that Mr. Luco rouM complete the explanation ot Ihe sMtl or Inside rules which hail ken partially mails by J. C. Nttibbs, and plradds length that ho should bo sworn, Mr. Ijiiio declined lo administer tho oa'li. Another senratioual Incident ot tho hearing occulted when John Dillon, ono of tho chiefs of tho Miller I.u( corporation, asked fur permission to tako the stand so as to amend his test), mony, Ho then said ho got a reduc tion on tho published rata on local shipments slnco tho Hepburn net. "And I must say," ho added, "this Influenced me to glvo tho Intents! business to tho Southern Paolflc." Alter hearing evidence cf other ship pers, several of whom admitted receiv ing rebates on shipments within (h stnto, tho licniing was ulosed. Cual Near Manila. San Francisco, Oct. 6. Undo Sam Is to undertake tho mining ot coal on his own account from dcoslts found on ono of tho southern Islands In tho Phil ippine group, Ralph John MacKeiuts, mining expert for the War department, Is horo on lils way to tho Philippines. "Thcio coal mines," says Maokonzie, "uro on Uio island of Batumi, about 200 miles to tho southward ot Manila. 1110 coal Is bituminous, Thoro Is one six. foot seam, and It Is supposed to bo n very cheap working proposition to mlno It. Enjoin Reduction of Rates. Sioux Falls, H. I) Oct. 6, All lead Ing intlroads having lines In South I kotii havo cotnmenrcd n united filloB' In tho United Btates court In this oily for a peiinanent Injunction pioventlng tho statu board ot railroad rmmnlsslore ors from putting Into efiect October 15 an ordor reducing naaanuer rates lo Uio state from 3 to 2 oenU a mile. - -- mrfrr