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Jiry SKirti Is Hall Lasi Case
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WILL TRY RUT TIB DEFENBANTS
Ex-United States Attorney Hall and
Edwin Maya at Bar No Ex
planation It Qlven.
Foitlnd, Jan. 16. Twelve Juror,
satisfactory alike to the government
and to the defenee, were (elected yea
terday to detrrmlno the guilt or Inno
cence of John II. Hall, ex-United
State attorney for Oregon, and Edwin
Maya, who are Jointly charged with II
legally fefiolBg poblla lands In Eastern
Oregon. The first joior, AKred Freerk
en, a farmer ol Lebanon, Linn county,
waa accepted at 11 o'clock and the jury
wat completed at 6:35 o'clock yesterday
afterBOOB with the acceptance, of Henry
Freerfcsen, a farmer of Sbedde, Llna
eeanty, and a brother of the Brit man
elected. Both tide bad exhausted
their three peresaptory challenge be
fore the name of Henry Freer kaea waa
reached, but he wm subjected to a
thorough questioning by Special Prese
eater Ueney before being accepted.
When court convened yetterdsy
morning Mr. Hcoey created a senrwltion
by announcing that of the 13 defendant
named In the indictment only Uall and
Ed win Maya won Id bo tried at thlt
time. Hit I 11 are to Indicate when W.
W. Stelwer, Hamilton II. Hendricks
and Clareoc B. Zachary would be tried,
If at all, la believed to sire color to the
report that three three defendants have
been promised immunity In return for
important tettimoay against their co
defendant. The testimony of these
defendants, It hat been rumored, la
considered eeeentlal to the caee- of the
ceverament eajaiast Uall and Maya.
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD.
Many Beyertwn Victbnt!Burnd Past
RacojcnWon.
Beyecstowa, Fa., Jan. 16. One has
dred and scveaty persona periabed at
the Rhoade opera hoes Are Monday
night, aeeetdlBf to Agere eeeaplled by
Jareser cjtrssser iat nlgat. Tbe list
of dead iBclade one 6 reman, who lost
bur life iikting the ire, and one ma
Jacob Johnson, who died from Lajarie
teemed la tae Waxing playaoaM.
Thtee charred bodies were recovered
fresa the ralRS of the building yetcr
day, and oi me lea bodies or remains
that He in the Improvieed rains of the
building 114 have been officially or par
ttal'y Identified by sorrowing relatives
or frlendt.
Not more than 15 of the entire num
ber of bodies remored from the fire
have heads. There are several trunks
which will never be recognised, as they
were strangers In the audience that
witnessed .the play.
INDORSES SPARKS' ACTION.
Caucus of Nevada Legislator Sup
ports Governor.
Carson, Kcv., Jan. 10. A joint cau
cus of the special commute of the
senate and assembly of the Nevada leg
islature met yesterday and flamed a
joint resolution which will bo introdoe
ed In the senate today asking the prtal
dent of the United States to retain
troops in Goldfield until such time at
the state can provide either a police
force or other means to maintain order
in the camp. Thlt is a decided victory
for Governor Sparks, st the committee
framing the resolution iic-mpceedof
SO members, both RepublUant and
Democrats, with the pro and aoti labor
elements both represented.
The resolution will undoubtedly pus
the senate, while the general expres
sion among the members of tho lower
house is that it will go through that
body by a small majority, tha senate
being Republican and the aisembly
strongly Democratic.
Wants to Fin Standard.
Chicago, Jsn. 16. District Attor
ney Sims, upon arriving today from
Washington, where he Is thought to
have discusied the mstur with Presi
dent Roosevelt, announced that be will
make an effort to bring the Standard
Oil company of Indiana to trial next
week on the remaining 4 .000 counts In
the indictments returned against tha
corporation! It will be possible in the
event that the company should bo con
victed on each count of the indictment
to impose tlns aggregating a total of
W.OOO.OOO.
Postpone SsaMIs Fair.
f Seattle, Jan. 16. While the idea Is
Dot received by witir approval by the
majority of the people, Cclonel Bletben
and others have recently bsfaa a move
saent to postpone the Alaska-Yukon
exposition until 1910. The 8nn-il
sKilUoa In U part of Use country
ad failure to realise est ertl invest
. earns thta ka to be twiUsrsd.
POLITICS FIQURE LARGELY.
Heney Tells Sensational Story In Hla
Opening Statement.
Portland, Jan. 17. In hla opening ,
audrctt In tho Hall-.Maja compliary
trial yettorday, Frauds J. Honey charg
ed that:
Hall wanted reappointment aa Unit
ed States district attorney and sought
election of Senatora Mitchell and Ful
ton to that end.
Ho forced BUte 8cntor W. W. 8tel-
wer to voto tor Fulton In February,
1903, by threatening Stelwer and others
with criminal prosecution (Hall turn
being United States unmet attorney)
for literal fencing of public lands.
Fulton was a party to thta deal with
Stelwer and used his influence In 8tel
wer's behalf to cause Hall to imtitute
civil proceeding against Stelwer In
stead of criminal.
Urownell wanted to succeed Hall and
had pledges of auprort from Mitchell
and Fulton. Hall fotced Brownell to
retire and so to notify Mitchell and
Fultcn, by threatening Urownell with
prosecutkn for acknowledging forged
land papers, for which Urowncll later
waa Indicted through Heney.
Hall threatened Hermann, William
eon and Mitchell with land-fraud la-
dictmeot If they did not secure his rc
appointment. ,
Hall had agreement wlthftelwer.
Zachary and Hendricks by wnica he
allowed them to maintain their illegal
fences, this being the alleged jeonaplr-
acy.
Hall says he and Mays will beta take
the stand in their own defense,
L. R. Webster, attorney for Hall,
said that when his client first learned
of the Illegal fences in 1001, he noti
fied Stelwer, et al., that they mutt not
fence government land. Webster de
nied that Hall was actuated by ulterior
motives, politics or other.
Witnesses Putnam and King testified
that they informed Hall by letter.ot
the fences at early as March, 1900.
The fences were not removed until
1905, after Hall wat ousted from office.
INVESTIGATE HARRIMAN.
California Will Pros Into Actions of
Southern Pacific.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. After 29
years of quiescent obedience, the state
board of railroad commissioners flew
full into the face of the Southern Pacific
company today and onured a search
lag inreaugatloa into the rebatine; pro
clivities ol the Uarrimaa lines, the
Santa Fe and the Salt Lake road. At
the asms time the board, with the
assistance of Attorney General Webb,
passed the responsibility for eSeacious
actios to the door of Governor Glllett.
It lie with the chief executive to an
thorite the expenditure of the money
that such an investigation will cost,
and Mr. Glllett has no alternative but
to choose squarely between the people
and the railroads.
The sodden awakening of the board
has developed a unique situation. The
state railroad commission has always
been the object of tender care on the
part of William F. II err In. Now the
commission has suddenly decided to
pot Mt. Herrinand his associates on
the carpet.
SEEKS TO RETAIN TROOPS.
Nevada Legislators Are Unanimous In
Approving Policy.
Canon City, Nev., Jan. 17. At the
afternoon session of tbe assembly yes-
teiday a resolution which passed the
senate In the morning, petitioning tbe
president to retain the troops tempo
rarily, passed without a neg-itive vote.
There was no argument on either side
as to the merits of the measure. Gov
ernor Sparks was at the speaker's desk,
snd as he came Into the hall was greet
ed with applause.
Speaker Skatrgs, who has opposed the
governor in the matter of calling troops
to Nevada, left the chair and Speaker
t'ro Tern roieora placed tbe motion be
fore the boose. Skaggt failed to vote
on the measure, absenting himself at
roll cad. Th governor Is receiving
congratulstions from both parties since
me passage ot the bill. There was a
meeting of ihe joint committee this af
ternoon in reference to taking np a
measure for policing the state. It it
likely that this measnre wiil be Intro
duced by Monday.
To Preserve Battlsrislds.
Ottawa, Oct., Jan. 17. Represents
tires of the Canadian clubs throughout
the dominion met In conference here
today to dirccs Lord Grey's proposal
to convert the more important parts of
tbe battlefields of tbe plains cf Abra
him and Et. Foye into a national park,
and to erect thereon a monument to
commemorate the reconciliation of the
British and French race in Canada. It
is hoped to raise a fund ot 11.000.000
by public anbtcrtptlon to supplement
the grants of the Federal and Provis
ions! governments.
Nsw Express Rates.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17. Tbe
new schednle of express rate recently
agreed upon by the board of railway
commissioners and the express com
pante doing boalnc in Missouri, goes
into effect today. In round figure th
schedule provide for aa avessvaj reduo
tloa of 31 ft oaavt.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
QKAFT OLD TREES.
Olssatsd Orchards In Vally Are to
B Laid Low.
Corva'lls A movement la being
launched here for a great campaign for
the renovation of old orchards In the
Willamette valley aud other parts of,
Oregon. President Newel), of the state
board of horticulture, Mr. Lownadato,
Mr. Held, and a largo number of tho
fruit inspectors of th r!ous counties
aro on tho ground and aro identified
with the plan. Tho first gun In tho
campaign was 11 ml by M. O. Lownsdalo
in an address before tho v lilting hart I -
oulluriita and other winter thott course
students in college chapel. The ad
dress met with a hearty Indorsement,
and aroused much enthusiasm. The
Agricultural college authorities will
join in the plsn, and in an cdncnltonat
way and othorwlso co-operato to the ut
most extent in furthering the move
menu
It is said that within three to five
years a complete new orchard can be
made out of the old one, and a profit of
15 to $10 per tree be realised. Thlt
was the assertion of Mr. Lnwnsdale In
hla address, lie tajs be has accom
plished this result with old trees on hit
farm, and that it ran be done by any
farmer who can do grafting or hare it
dons.
The thing to do, says Mr. Lownsdale,
Is to cot down the old trees. The best
nUn ! to ent ih.m clou to the unmnd.
Mtln.ih.f.Wi.tniu-k. Tlil. .(.nnl.l
be done by the 1st of March. Thenext
season, from the 10th to the 15th of
May, such vstletlea as are best for the
climate and for commercial purpose
should be grafted on th three or four
best sprouts. This is the easiest and
most certain plan Two feet of the old
trunk may be lett and tbe graft applied
to It the first year, and a year of time
in order to be auccetsfa!
By itber
plan the tree will be In good bearing
In from three to five years, and a rare
nue of f 5 to f 10 each be realised
Shine.! MM for Albany.
Albany A shingle mill, with a ca
pacity of 60,000 shingles daily, will be
established In Albany this winter by
E. A. Thompson and Elmer Crsmer,
former employe of the Curtis Lumber
company In Its big plant at Mill City.
Work will begin on the new mill as'
toon as a aatisfattory location Is Joond.
The two men hsve secured the shingle
manufacturing machinery of tbe Mill
City mill, and have also acquired tbe
ownership of a large body of sproce
timber, and propose to make tbe
in
dostry a large one.
Qtass Fsctory for Eugene.
Eugene Eugene bids fslr to have a
glass factory In tb near future. On-
uve Mathleen, an expert glass blower,
who was on of tbe promoters of the
factory at Coburg, in this county, offer
to put up a plant oostlng 150.000 It tho
citlxena of this city take stock In a com
pany to bo orraniied to the amount ot
15,000. Mathlsen claims to bo backed
by ample capital. The matter will at
once bo taken up by the Commercial
club and it is probable that some action
will be taken Immediately.
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Ltbonsn Milts Rsopsn.
AWany After being closed for thre
weeks, the Lshsnon papr mill has re
sumed work and 50 men temporarily
Idle aie again In employment. There-
cjen hotu piica ru iBinj iori in me
Ssntiam canal that the mill could not
get a tupply of foci wood for the regu
tai consumption ot 30 cord deily.
Though this was the cause of tbe shut
down, some feared It might be doe to
th financial stringency, but the
prompt resumption ot work baa re
stored confidence.
Lars; rimbtr Land Sal.
Oregon City Th transfer of 1,850
acre of timbered lands on the Upper
Molalla river1 In Clackamas county bat
just been made public, through a deed
filed in the office of County Recorder
Ramsby. Tbe price stated in the deed
is f 81,000 or about f 44 per acre. The
purchassr Is tbe Moialls I-umbr com
pany, a Went Virginia corporation,
which purcha-ed the property from the
Cornwell Lumber company, of Saginaw,
Mich.
Chang In Bru Mountain Rater.
Washington Tha president haa just
aljrned a proclamation which elimi
nate 131,643 acre of tbe Blue Moun
tain forest reserve, a recommended by
the forest service. The greater part of
the area eliminated consist of open I
grass lands. The boundary has aim
been changed to exclude sorae heavily
timbered land, title to which has passed
from tbe government.
Mines to Return In Spring.
Biker City Tbe annual meeting o
the Highland Gold Mint company con
sumed a two-days' session. It was del
cldtjd to resume woik In the
mine In
the rpring, money having bees pledged
f ifce eastern asa boatfcsrn IM .
TALK SPRAY AND PRUNING.
Msrlon County Frultmsn Plan Mere
Frsqjenr Meetings.
Salem Tho Marlon County Hottl
cultural society has decided lo hold
either weekly or bi-weekly meetings
the remalndor of the winter for tho
special purpose of spreading Inform-.-lion
concerning the proper pruning and
spraying of fruit trees. It has been
found that at one meeting the time It
so short that all the tubjeota In which
fruitgrower aro interested cannot be
satiafactorlly discussed, and that as a
result the growois gl partial Informa
tion, which la of little piaotlral use to
them. At the weekly or bi-weekly
meetings, special tubjecta will b taken
up, varying according to the particular
portion of their work tho growers are
about to perfoitn. Thus the subject of
pruning will bo one of the first conald
eied for tho reason that the pruning
season is now on. After that spraying
will bo the subject of lectures and
demonstrations. Ui of firtlllieis,
methods and time of cultivation, thin
ning fruit, etc., will be taken np at
occasion seems to demand.
FiHna; on Hamsy Lands
Dnma The busineea of the Unite.!
States land otllce in this oily for the
quarter ending December 31, JP07,
make an excellent showing for this
country, tho total entries and proofs
for the ncrlod coerrlne 61. MO. (10 iriM
- the payments, fees and commit-
slons amounting to 56,Bt4.0t. The
month of December brought In 129.000
of this aum. When It la conaldred
that the financial pan o held bnslneea
In euspents a good part of tho quarter,
it will be, seen that the movement for
settlement of Harney county and con
tlguoua country la a determined one
nd tnnot a topped
Welcome to Nw Industry.
w,,,!,, ,--,,. OltT .. thn .ninnn.
ment that anew paper mill Is to be
constructed at Oregon City on th East
aide of Wllammette Falls, fronting tha
basin, with the Installation ol two ma
chines of tbs largett rapacity at the
outseL Not less than 300 men will bs
famished employment, and this means
that from 400 to 600 people will be
added to the populstloa of Oregon City
within a year, snd that there will bo a
corresponding Increase In the Industry
BBj business f the town.
Read WiH Go Under th Hammer
Albany The real property of the
Corral I is A Eastern Railroad company
situated in unn county is to bo told
for delinquent taxes. A majority of
tbe stock Is now owned by the Jiarrl
man interests. Sheriff Smith bss b-
!gun the advertisement of tho property
lor pub le sale tebruary 17. The prop-
r advertised Includes tbe roodbod
and right of way of tha company in
-?' wun.j, .uo rouuuoou anu n.
c"10 -P4 bU er - ,
-e " e11 adjoining Albany.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Frnlts Applrs, 76c5.J5 psr box;
peaches. 76c(ill per crate; pears,
$1.2Sc31.75 per box; eranberrle, 9.50
QtlS per barrel.
Vegetable rornlp. 7o per sack;
cariots, 6fio per sack; beets, ft per
',Mt. bmns. 20o per ponndj cabb-g),
ic per pound; cauliflower, $:2.2o
ncr di-sen: cclrrr. 13 50 tr r-jte;
onions. ISQStte per dosen; paraley.SOc
per dosen; peas, 10o per pound; pep-
pert, eX97C per pound; pumpkins, I
ltic ner oound: radishes. SOo tr dox
en; spinach, oo per pound; sprouts, 8c
perpoand; rqcssh, ltJ'c per pound;
tomstoe, ft per box.
Onions fl 852 per hundred.
Potatoes Delivered Portland, 600
75c per hnndred; sweet potatoes, 13
percwL
Wheal Club, 85c; bluestem, 87c;
valley, 85c ; red, 83c.
Oats No. 1 white, 27J5028; gray,
f 27 60023.
Barley Feed, 127-50 rr ton; brew
lor, 132; rolled, 29-3Q.
Coin Whole, 132.60; cracked,
13360.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $8 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. 121(3
22; clover, 115; cbtt, 115; grain hay,
115016; alfalfa, 16j vetch, 114
BattM Fancy creamery, 3035e per
pound.
Poultry Average old hens. 12c per
pound; mixed chickens, -lljt3!2c;
spring chickens, U.48I2o; roosters,
810c; dressed cblcksnt, 14c; turkeys,
live, 15o; dressed, choice, 18c; ajee.
live. 9I0o; docks. 1617o; plgsoo,
76etl; squabs, 1.60?2.
Eg-ge Fresh rsneb, candled, 30c per
dosen.
Veal 75 to 125 pounds, 90J,e ;
12 to 150 pound. 7o: 160 to 900
pound; SQ4)fo-
Fork Block, 75 to 150 pound, 6(8
7c: packer, 6 7c.
Hops 1907, prim and choice, 6($
7c; per pound; olds, la 3c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
13900 mt pound, aediM te akrtak-
; valley.
IBtJSOir, 6T4!tg to rlae-
,!. xasnatt' ! OWsWe yr pwtsxt
TOTAL DEAD 170.
Nssrly Evsry Family at Uoyertown It
AtTscltd.
Royottown, Pa., Jan. 15. Whon
nightfall put a aloti to tho work ol to
covering tho dend from the ruin of the
Ilhoavies opera house, where Monday
night's holocaust nccurrvd, the omcla!
roll of vlotlmt numbeied 107. Vliath
rr any mora bodies aro burled beneath
tho ruins cannot bg ponltlvely slated,
but It Is tho bellot of llioso who had
charge of the grewsome work that all
of the dead have been removed, and
that the total list of vlotlma will not go
over 170. The istlo of wuuen and girl
to men and boa It abort U to 1, Work
of IdoDtltktttton will not be begun until
today, at most ol tho bodies me still
lying In a contused statu at tne lour
Improvised morgues.
The population of the place It about
3,500, and the dttulr paralysed the
Ii.msi east. I tit. ttSM.nl A afl nutlm Mf Willi
da ltd. II Is tale to say that everybody
In the niters cither lost one or more
relative or was Intimately acquainted
with those who died In the flto- In
several cases, wholo families were
wined out.
it waa almost daylight yesterday be
fore trie flames wcie extinguished ami
rescuer were able to enter tho ruins to
remove the dead. The morning waa
bitter cold, and by the time the be
numbed and exhausted firemen txgan
the task ot dlienUngllng the mas of
burned beams and twisted Iron tho en
tire ruin weie rooted with Ice and
there was dsnger of the walls falling.
The work was slow at first anil It was 7
o'clock before the first body
moved.
wss rs-
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED.
Nsvada LsgltUtur Msots to Oenstdsr
Oeldflsld Situation.
Carson. Nev., Jan. 15. The special
session ot tbe Nevada legislature called
by Governor Hparkt met at noouyrstrt.
day. After organisation Governor
Sparks mrago wat read. In the ten
at the appropriation bill of the section
wss passed. Tho only Important action
taken was tho passage bf a resolution
referring all bill that may be Intro
duced telatlvc to state rangers, constab
ulary or military, to a special joint
committee.
There It a question aa to Ihe legality
of the orgsnlutlon of the assembly,
Tbe members, under a ruling from the
attorney general, organised without
swearing In the speaker itotwrt Skart.
In the senate all of ihe officers were
compelled to take the oath. As there
Is a disposition lo depoie Rkaggs. in
cast of a re-opeuliig tha question, It Is
expected tbst a lively fight will be had.
Governor Sparks, It Is thought, will
endeavor to Influence the ptsae of a
state ranger law similar to that of Tex
aa, as ha hat the Texst law at hand,
and it lias been read by a nntnber of
tL membesr. It Is likely to meet with
strong opposition In tha lower house,
whera th labor ni.Ions have a strung
representation. ,
Senator Morehouas, formerly of Cali
fornia, now located In Goldfield, la In
attendance, representing the Goldfield
chamber of commerce.
PLAQUE OAMPAIQN LNOED.
Only On Nsw Cat Sine Christmas
In Ssn Francisco.
Ban Francisco, Jan. 16. Tha cam
palgn for the eradication of the bubon
Ic plague in Rtn Krancirco. which ha.
been conducted by Dr. Itupert Blue and
a tuff of 160 medical officlali of thn
United State marine hospital, It al
mot over. Only one rare of nlauue
nat occurred in this city since Decem
ber 20, snd It wat a Japanese who wat
Liken III after arriving from dirge,
Lontra testa, where ho la believed to
have contracted the disrate The local
health authorities announce that no
further dally plague bulletins will be
Issued.
Bince the origin of the plsgue In this
city last May there have been 137 verb
fled rase. Ot these 17 wore verified
by clinical examination and ISO by
iaeterldloglcal Investigation. Of the
total number of persons who contracted
this disease, 74 died and 63 recovered.
Only two care remain under treat
ment, and at the Isolation hostilial
there still reins In 18 suspect under ob
servation. While the plague bss practically been
stain d out, the sanltsry campaign of
Dr. Bine and the local health authori
ties will eonllnao for tome time.
Keep Coollss at Horn.
Honolulu, Jan. 15. A local Japan
re newspaper prints an Interview with
VJrcount Aok in which tho viscount la
quoted a followt; "I do not approto
of manual laborer going to America.
They cannot expect, after Japan's long
isolation, to establish themselves In
any Western country. Destiny and
opportunity are in Asia, in Cores, and
Manchuria." Viscount Aokl expressed
himself as opposed to Japanese seeking
naturalisation In America, for the rea
son that citlsenthlp I only needed by
permanent residents.
Put South Dsketa in Commlialon.
Washington, Jan. 15. Tb Uttb.
hip Booth Dakota baa been ordered
placed la eosnrtilssloa at tb Mare Is-
Im aavy yard on Jaary 27,
DEFENSEJSHGIITING
Hall and Mays Trial Making bat
Llllii tmtm,
HENEY IS MOVING WITH CAUTION
Ssttlon LarKsly Glvsn Up lo Rtsding;
of Letter Maid to Show
Conspiracy.
Portland, Jan, IB. The govrnnnent
yesterday continued laying the fount's.
lion of liioraoe against John II, Halt
and Edwin Mays.
Heney Intiodured souw no letters.
written from June, 1UD0, tor1viite.i.
her, IU0!i., by 1111, Msys, ltimls,
Stratford and Putnam, Mote such Ui.
ten will follow toiUy.
Hall objected seriously to only on
letter, written by Secretary Hltolicock
to Special Inspector A. K, Greene, ill
trtllug Greene to lnvrtlgaln the
friice. Heney' purpose it to show
that thlt Investigation wat prompted
by settlers, wjio had piled vainly to
1111 to not against tho fence. Uall
object lo the letter bevam a copy and
hot th original latter hsa been offered
ami because it It Irrelevant. JuJ'e
Hunt will decide the questions this
morning.
Unlike Hall, Maya raited numerous.
objections In th course ot tbe day.
The steps In the governmtrt'a evl
df iter of conspiracy will I stout as
follows'
First To prove Hall and Msys had
frrqunt knowledge from prutestins set
Hers of tho fence a rally at March.
1900.
Second That Stelwer, ..chary and
Hendricks caused various potions to dls
on lsnd for their company. In unlet t
coruntsl tho company' enclosure cl
public land.
Third That Hall and May look no.
steps to prc"mtt Ihe oflenders, though
they had ,t knowledge of the fencing
and the conspiracy for mora than tines
yea't. Atthls tlsgs, Htslwrr It expected to
testify about th alleged understanding
by which Hall and May were not to
prurftcut him and hit associates. One
of the teiint of thlt alleged agreement
wat Setlwer's vote for Kill ton.
George Urownell Is expected to testify
that 1111 promised htm Immunity from,
lsnd fraud prosecution fur hit with
draws! from th contest for Hall' oOV..
TENANTS IN RIOTS.
Objscl
to Paylra; Mora Than
Matt'
They Fl Thvmstlvst
New York, Jan, 18. Forcible resist
ance by tenant whom an Upper Kast
Hid landlord was trying to evict result
ed yesterday In the gathering ot a riosd
ot two thousand or more sympathisers
In the neighborhood, who mad so
much trouble tor the pollro that lie
precinct retttve wrruealM out Dur
ing the rioting four women and a nmn-
Ix-r of men were taken Into rnsUdy
The riotous demonstration Unn
when a city msrshal and about 25 at
alstanta visited the block on the tooth
side ol East One Hundred and Fmith
street, tylween First and Hecond ave
nue, with 80 dUpoa'ens war'antr lr
families who had unitedly drumri'lrd
reductions In rents cf a dollar a nv" 'h
and had rrfusiw to pay Ihe landlord
collector more limn llm new rale t'ey
had fixed. The taking out of lh ftn
Iture from thn rooms ot Ihe drat family
vMted wat the signal (or an attack fl
the marshal and hi men by i cores ol
tenants.
Angry women unrounded a pat'ol
man who had gone to Ihe marshal' as
sistance and ban half lorn hla coat from
his look when astittancd arrived. He .
arrested four women. Heveral ilomn ,
atrallve men worn also sent to the sta
tion hnure. The pol!co were by this
time tlruirsllni( with little tnrcert to
ditrso an Increasing crowd ot angry
detnonttialors, but nthel rrtta be th
officers flnslly had the effect of ptittnn
a stop to tint trcubl.
the , Immediate nurnose of the dem
onstration ) edified, thn niarhal
deciding not to attempt Ihe serving of
moro dispossess warrant! nl tho time
Will Cut Off Opium Supply.
Washington, Jan. 18 Wllhln a
little over a month the law prohibit
Ing thn Importation ot opium luto fie
Philippine will become effective A
large quantity of opium it consumed In
tho Islands, mainly by tha Chinese ele
ment. Conner lis pursed nn act In
tended lo correct the evil, bid there l
great doubt of the ability of the con
firmed opium titer to abandon the drug,
and u considerable agitation hsa ti
taking place In Ihe" Philippine, with
the object ol teeming an extmilou of
lime for the ttoppage of the tralllc.
Warthlpt Sail for Mae;dlana.
Ban Diego, Cal., Jnn, 18. All that
was left here of the Paririn ,nilllmn
ailed thlt morning for Magdalene, o
remain for six or m.h ,ui.. i.,,int.
luf In target prattle, '