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1W8 OF THE WEEK
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HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rssumo of tlio Less Important but
Not Loss Interesting- Events
of tho Past Wsh.
Hawaii fears a Hood ol Japanese
coolies
Jlryan pm'o (hn president's speclsl
iiirwsyo In connrtt.
The Uttlehlp fleet lift started
iluuiigh Magellan straits.
Tlio homo committee on ennui want
aernMH of nil standing Umber In tho
United Htstes.
I'lotldcnt Hlplcy, ol tlio Hanta Fe,
denlw tho chat gea ol lloosevull that his
foul lift icmntol icbatM on oil.
Henalor llourno rays Homey!! spe
U1 inesavr I IioiiihI tu rarry lilm to
tlio Wlilta llouio (it Another term.
A tornado Just north of Wctn,
ii... ImIiI wate h trlti IhrM-iiuarteis
ul mile wide mul several miles lull.
Hii iruus were killed and a number
Injured.
Ottlclal ol tl o Jairieso goterntnenl
ty that they, Ilk otlii nation, are
Intermted In the fleet's trip from tho
Altsntlo to tho IValHc, as Ihey want to
knjw how tho ships stand tho strain.
Ituel ha pleaded not sullty to 14
-cliAfKf of ottering a bribe. Tho rases
will bo el lor trial February II.
fehmlti, who I elo Indicted en thee
unit couuU, haa already pleaded not
guilty.
The Utllrihlp llrot ha been sighted
at th entrance ot Magellan HialU.
China look on tho movement ol tho
Atlantic fleet a more than a plruro
cralfc.
Terror reigns supreme In Llibon duo
to th arrest ol conrplrstors sgalnsl
th government.
Huel ssys ho did not negotiate with
Iho grail dsfnidarila and that Langdon
broko hi Imtnunll) contract.
Japanose who are supped to 1
pica havo !een l every port wncre
tho baltlwhlp tleet or torpedo squsdron
lull (topped.
Chlneso printer havo been excluded
under tho alien contract labor law,
and Now York Chinese paper ato tcm
polarity tied up.
Tho government lia planned a series
ol scientific re-seedlrig experiments on
svcral ol tlio national forrit ranges to
determine Jtow much damage dontfby
ovrr-grasing can bo remedied.
Ofuccn have Jutt recovered what I
bsllovrl to be a part of tho loot ol rob
M.r of tiia Paclfla Express company's
M I.. Ml.lnv. N'rill.. In 1BKU. At
that tlmo bullion valued at $127,000
wa taken and but llttlo ol It was ever
disposed ol.
Th revolution In Hsytl li ald to be
ow.
In tho stomseh of a coyote killed
near Fanta Hota, Cat., 43 chlokon heads
wr found.
New York' ollco dog are now In
-soth ervloe. They are on duty from
10 p. m. to 3 a. tn.
Tho government la taking testimony
at Louisville. Ky., asgnlnsl tho Amerl
can Tobacco company.
While drilling a well near Hilling.
Mont., a itrong How of gas win itruok
a at deptli ot SOU foot.
Torrlflo flood have occurred through
out Havarla. Tratllo haa been upend
ed on many of the railroad.
Tho announcement that John I).
Hookefollor I giving work to iho unem
plojed I attracting an army.
During 1007 tho police of th
oughs of ManhalUn and llroni,
York, arrcated 140,404 persons.
volant niitlmrltloa aro laid to
lor
New
have
taken step to establish tho largest
army depot In Uio Unltod Biatos av can
Franolioo.
Four oil tank at Ban Lull Oblapo,
-Oal., burned, destroying 1160,000
worth ol oil belonging to tho Standard
Oil company.
A Chicago man bolleve lie ha solv
oil the perpeotual motion problom.
A Ohlnoae Y. M. O. A. I to bo e
tsbllihod In Now Ycrk. Plans for a
hulldlng aro holng prepared.
Thero Is talk In Hula of double
traoklngtho Blberlan railroad, which
will coat nearly $80,000,000.
Tho emneror ol Germany will B
aolitlng In tho Modltorronean In March
and King Kdward, of Kngland, In
April.
Tho paraffin works and two oil tanks
of tho Standard Oil company near Hal
tlmoro, Injuring ono roan badly. Lom.
4ieo,eoo.
CLEAN Ul TOWN.
8n Franclico Making; Preparations
for llattlcahlp Fleet.
Hnn I'rnnrliro. inn. 2H. Han Krnri
tlroo mIII iniikn uxlraordlnnty nrnimrn
tlun during tho next three tnontli lo
"tidy up" hefuro tlm arrival of tho
llovl.
Work on tho downtown utrcebi will
bo prrHtd In order Hint tho gateway of
tlm olty rrmy tnko on tlio npficnrnrico of
tri-ahiiea rather tlinn illlapldatlon.
While tho aupervlsor ate hurlly en
gnged on till problem, tho r.cta1 com
inl'leo, of vrliloli Jaine I. I'lielan la
rhalrrnnri, lntrnUil with arranKements
for tho cnteitalnment of the visitors,
Iim nlrwdy organlied nnd mapped out
It plana In a gonrrnl way. Tho lint
donation to the fund of $100,000 wlilrh
I to bn iaUel was made by a local Clil
n we merchant, who Accompanied his
check for $100 with a notn expressing
ppttM-itloti of tho protection afforded
br the Htara and Htrliw.
A unique feature of the celebration
will bn a floral parade, tho lint Haa
Francisco ha umlrrtaken. Tho parado
will bo under thoaixplcM of tho Native
Hon and Native Daughter. It will
reternblo In general kIioiiio tho a
KMinti made famoni by Im Angnle and
IVadeua, Han Franclrco Iim lot the
rural atmoophrrn which the eltle In
the southern rt of the ntato which
havo retained, and a floral parado will
entail an amount ol preparation th
ha seldom Ixrn attcrnpttxl hero heforo.
Hpcclal attention Is being paid tho
entertainment of tho rnllsted men. A
clubhouse I to bo crrcted where tho
blur Jacket) can make their htmliuatteis
while on thore. A laryo pavilion will
m provided for drill, conrerU and ex
hlbltlon.
NEW SYSTEM OF BUHVfcYr.
OKI to Olv Commlttloner Authority
to Employ Man.
Wellington, Jan. 28 In hi annual
report Iand Comlnloner Halllnger rto
omrnendod tho aholjtlnn of th uretenl
yrUin of making pnlillo lam! survey
under tho contnot ritem and urged
oongrrM to authorise tho employment
by tho government of competent ur
vryor, jhoe solo duty iliall bo tho
uneylng and nxurveylng of publlo
land. Henresentatlve Mitchell, of
Wyoming, ciialrman of the liouro com
mittee on publlo land, hi Introduced
a bill In tho house giving the commit,
doner authority to rmplov surh sur
veyors lor tho purpose stated, but al
lowing hlrn also to use his discretion as
tii the sdviuhlllty of making a part of
the survey under the old contract ys
tern. Thero are some surveyors on govern
mr.nl murk who havo nr duecd atlfnc
tory results, but the chief criticism ot
the old contract ytcm I. Uiat It
wmite a oreat deal of lime, and re
ntilrae two or three Tears from the
tlmo of application to get a given tract
surveyed and th survey accepted. The
Mondsll bill will form the basis of
whatever legislation congress may at-
tuipt on th aubjwt thl winter.
WAR ON RAT 8.
San Franclico Dstsrmtnsd to Extr
mlnat Disease Hprcsdsrs.
8an Fraaolieo, Jan. 28. Keporbj by
the plague exerts show that tho dis
ease lias been almost entirely eliminat
ed from tho city, but the battlo agalnt
tho rats Is to bo pressed with now
vigor. Thcrs have been no new caes
for more than two weeks. Only two
ca'CS aro now under treatment. De
spite thcfo encouraging features, tho
force of men In tho employ of the
health board Is to be Increased and tho
distribution of poison lo bo continued
on a larger wale.
All tbla I to bo done ss a Trecau
tlonary measure. Tho theory held by
Dr. Kupert Dluo, the Federal oxpert In
ohargo of tho situation, Is that tho con
taglon la carried from tho rat to tho hu
man being by tho flea. In Iho winter
months the fleas vanlslf to reappear
with the spring arid summer. An ex
amination ot tho rodonta last Septem
ber showod that one-half of ono per
cent wero Infected. Tlio examination
at the present tlmo shows that one-half
por cool aro lnfootod.
Troops Rspsl Tribesmen.
Tannler. Jan. 28. Advices rccolved
horo sUto that tlio .onatla and Ouled
All tribes attacked tlio kronen troops
January 23, but wore repuiioti wun
severe foes. The French littoral and
mediouna columns Had just uueouxi a
Junction when tlio tribesmen, In battle
array, covering a iron, oi nuuu mur
HlllCS, swept uown in crcscuiu .
tlon. Tho Bpahls boro tho brunt of
Uio attack, making sooral gallant
charges, which, howovor, Intorforod to
some extent with tho work of the ar
tlllery. j
Record Crop of Orans;.
flan Francisco, Jan. 28 Tho orange
crop ot California Is'now In full season
and In quantity and quality promise
in l.rV All rrcords. TIlO ftult OX
ohange of tho state ostlmnto that the
total output ol oiangea iom win nam
II.a unnrmmui Slim of 80,000 carlOAlll,
about 0,000,000 boxes and 1,350,000,
000 oranges. Tho harvest will last
Mtlnuooaly until next Fourtli et July.
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DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
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Frldsy, Janusry 31
Washington, Jan, .11, After tlm
rosdlng ol tho president's mcmige, the
I'imlo ditvoird today lo fuithcr consld
crntlon of Iho hill nivlsing tho criminal
laws of tho United Htntt-s. The first
paling was oonrludod, Including nil
paragraphs lo which no objection has
devoloped. VMicri the ineasuro Is noxl
taken tip, section Involving arnnd
moots to the law and others tu which
objections havo beon mado will bo con
sldercd.
Henalor Nelson lntro.luce.1 a local op
tlon b II today applicable to Alaska.
Waihlngton, Jan. 31. Tlio houn
today paired 2HH (lerislori bills and then
took up tlm Indian appropriation inn.
KenirscntAtivo French to-lay Intro
duced a bill nrnnoslng to amend tho
constitution br wanting the right of
frsnohlro to women.
The house Is awaiting with Interest a
i pooch from Cushman, of Washington,
who now wears the tltlo ol "llurnorlrt
of tho lloiine." Ills colleague look to
1,1m for at Icist ono "funny" speech
cseh session.
A favorable rert on tho Towniond
arbitration bill by the committee. The
bill protlloi for tho appointment by
the tiroddont of a cominlnlon to Invei-
tlgate each dlrpute lietween capital or
labor of such magnitude as to inter
fere with Intcrstste trsMc
Thursdsy, Jsnusry SO.
Wsahlniton. Jan. 30. The senate
today held a short session during which
Henstor Aldrlch reiortel hi banking
bill from the committee on finance,
which ho announced ho would call up
for consideration on Monday, February
10.
Mr. Aldrlch said that tho committee
had under consideration some amend
ments to the bill relating to railroad
lioudi, and probably would suggest
them at a later day. Ho explained
that the bill was the bill of the major
lly of tho committor and that member
of the minority might havo a substi
tute to offer later.
Hrnstor Hourne Introduced a bill pro
vldlng for the sale at public auction or
scaled bids of recerved land In tho HI
lets Indian reservation and appropriat
ing $300,000 for purohaio.
Henator Core Introduced a bill pro
hibiting the granting of restraining or
ders by Federal courts In casta between
employer and'employo unler It Is ne
cessary to prevont Injury to the prop
erty of tho applicant.
Washington, Jan. 30. The ap.
preaching trial In this city ol Hyde,
Diamond, Henion and tichnclder,
charged with conspiracy to defraud tho
government out ot public lands Is Pa
cific coast territory , provoked consider
ablo dltcuatlon lu the house today In
tlio course of tho consideration of tlio
urirvni detlclcnev snnronristlon bill.
The bill carries a provision requiring
that tho expenses of the trial shall be
borne entirely by tho United HtatM,
but It was stricken out on a point ot
order by Mann, ot Illinois.
Wednesday, January 20
Washington, Jan. 20. Tho senate
was entertained today by a series of
animated comments on the method
adopted by Bcoretary of tho Trcaiury
Cortelyuu in nlaalng before the senate
his reply lo the resolution calling for
notification to! itlve to Uio operations ol
Iho Tresiury department In connection
with tho financial disturbance. The
secretary had had tho Introductory part
ol his reply printed, and copies ot tho
pamphlet wore on the desks of all sen
ators, which was declared by Demo
ciatlc senators to bo without precedent.
The Hesttle exposition bill was given
a black eye when It was passed over
under rule nlno. this mesns that
hereafter the bill can Iks considered
only whon a majority ot the sensto
votes to tsko It up.
The sonnto passed a bill to reorgan
ise the corps of dental Burgeons attach
ed to the army.
Henator Hopkins introduced a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting polygamy
In the United States.
Wsshlngton, Jan, 20. The need of
an American merchant marlno as an
auxiliary to tho navy formed tho prin
cipal topic ot dlfousslnn in the houto
today during tho consideration ot the
urgent deflolonoy appropriation bill.
Tho debate was pieo pltsted by Little-
field, ot Maine, who questioned the
legality ot the provision appropriating
tl.000.000 to supply a dctlolenoy ot
coal for the navy caused by transfer of
the battleship Hoot from the Atlantlo to
the raclflo. Ho criticised oongross tor
IU fatluro to niako appropriations for a
morchant marlno.
Tho bill was still under consideration
when tho house adjourned.
Tuesday, January 20.
Washington, Jan. 28 Iho senate
tsdav ordered that tho pilvllcgoa of tho
floor bo extended to ttentto Legarda,
and Tablo Ooambo, resident commis
sioners appointed by tho Philippine assembly.
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Henator Hoyburn's bill, granting
leevo of abflutito lo Mtlcrs on govern
ment Irrigation projects who havo been
ablo to get water, was passed.
The bill appropriating $26,000 to re
snrvey the Waihlngion-Idsbo lino was
passed.
Washington, Jan. 28, He presents
tl 'o McOavIii, of Illinois, In the house
today attacked tho custom of American
girls marrying titled forolgners. He
Mid he had no particular person In
view, but went on to say that "women
aro sacrificing their rouls and their
honor on' tho altar of snobbery and
vice." Ho maintained that every day
Is a bargain day In New York, "where
you can buy anything from a yard of
ribbon to n pound of flesh."
Mr. McOarvln was speaking on the
bill to tax dowries and titled husbands.
His remarks were mado under the II
eonio of general debalo and at times
they provoked laughter and applause.
The urgent deficiency bill was the prin
cipal topic of debate today, although no
great progrcri was nude. una was
the I or gout serslon of the houte.
f
Mondsy, January 27
Washington, Jan. 27. Greatly to
the suiprlse of everyone, the subject ot
slavery was In trod need In the sonate
today. Secretary Taft was directly
charged with having a knowledge of
slavery in the Philippine Islands. The
debate was made pertinent by the sec
tions of the bill revising tho criminal
code of tho United States which pro
vide penalties for dealing In slaves.
Haleaiserted that such provisions
should be strlckon ont, as be regarded
slavery as obsolete In the United tjtates
and could see no reason for referring
to It.
Heyburn, In charge ot the bill, con
tended for Iho retention of the provi
sion, ssylng that there are forms of sla
very other than thoeo abollsbeJ by the
Civil war.
Washington. Jan. 27. The financial
qnottlon was discussed In the house to
day by Fowler, chairman of the com
mittee en banking and currency, in an
exhaustive speech In which ho opposed
bond secured currency and tho proposi
tion looking to the eataullihment of a
cenlrsl bank. He used for his text the
bill Introduced by him early in the
present month providing, among other
thlngf. for bank redemption districts,
which, he argued, would meet national
emergencies.
Fowler declared the United StaU-a
had the worst financial and canenay
process in the world, Instead ot the
best.
The Indlsn appropriation bill was
reported to the house today by Mr
Bherman, chairman ot tho home com
mltlee on Indian affairs. The bill
carries a total appropriation ot $8,215,
607.
Saturday, January 25.
Washington, Jsn. 25. Representa
tive Ellis today Introduced a bill pro
viding that the tlmo for reparation ot
all lands covered by desert lsnd entries
In Uumatllla county, Oregon, hereto
fore made, wheio It can be ahown to
the ratlafoctlon of the department of
the Interior that the entryman lias been
hindered, delayed or prevented from
reclaiming such land by unusual floods,
either directly or Indirectly, Is hereby
extended until the first dsy of October,
1000, and the tlmo for making final
proof ot reclamation of such lands Is
hereby extended to the first day of
April, 1010.
The houie committee on pensions has.
agreed on an appropriation ( $16,000,
000, an lucreaso of about $7,000,000.
PUT UP MONITOR AS TARGET
Navy Department Dec'dss to Make
Oun Practice Mora Rsal.
Washington, Jan. 28. Encouraged
by the vsluablo result believed to have
been obtained by the British admiralty
In the spectacular sinking of the old
battleship Hero by modem gun fire
lately, the Navy department has deter
mtnwl unon a similar experiment
though not one to be carried out to the
samo point. A slngle-turreted monitor
Is to be mado a target for the big !-'
Insh rifles of a battleship, and the ex
periment will take place In the waters
of Cherapcake bay or the Potomao
river. It Is not the purposo to destroy
tho monitor, which was built only
about 10 years ago, but the gun fire
will be directed against one oi(ner
turrets. Muoh mechanism Is contained
In tho turret and Information Is desired
as to tho effect o! actual gun flro upon
this controlling machinery.
v Nsttonal Dsnk at Wallowa.
Washington, Jan, 28. The control
ler of the currency today authorised the
Btockgrowers and Farmers' National
bank, of Wallowa, Or., to begin buil
ness with $50,000 capital. James P.
Stevens Is president, E. A. Holmes
vice president and O.T.McDanle! cashier.
SOENES IN EUROPE.
Prasldsnt of Wsihtnojon 8tate School
Tells His Experiences.
Following Is the addrr dollvered ly
I'ronldent K. A. Ilryan, of the rtato col
lege, to the whratgrmers of Washing
ton at their recent mwtlng In I'ullrnm,
In which ho roeitcd varlossi observa
tions lie had mode daring his recently
completed trip abroad:
"Tho one thing that Impressed mo
whllo In Europe was tho fact that we
Americans do not fully realize the
greatness of our own land, and its op
portunities, and the greatness and op
Dorlunltles of our own people as com
pared with our brethen In Europe. The
opportunity for the average man Is so
much greater that we can hardly con
celve the difference. In Europe a rosn
Is born In a clas from where he cannot
cfcspo, and ho accordingly fits hlmrelf
for that cmsg. There Is stratification
after stratification, and it is practically
Impossible for an Individual lo pass
from class to class: and think that the
freedom of the American pcoplo Is one
of the greatest tilings which we have
here.
"In Italy tho poverty and distress
were very interesting, although It ex
died the greatest pity. It seemed as
it there were no end of beggars. They
begged In almost every way Imagina
ble Whole families could bo seen
begins tosether by means of musics!
instruments. In ono case 1 noticed, a
woman holding an umbrella upside
down to catch the coppers, while the
father played the guitar, and the child
ren each played some soit of musical
Instrument, and all were begging. Sev
ern! husky looking fellows dived Into
Uie sea to get coppers worth about a
half cent, and begged the people to
throw the coopers In. It seemed as 11
one-half ot the population lived off the
ether half.
"I was very much interested in the
hone. The average horse In Paris for
the heavy draft work Is a very good an
imal Indeed, mere were great num
bers ox magnificent Stallions that would
have sold In this market for from two
thcuaand to three thousand dollars.
and they were all of a very high type.
One thing that Impressed me both In
London and Paris was that the average
coach horse was a much larger fellow
than we have been accustomed to see
tor that work. I think that we people
here In America should look toward
breeding a larger animal that we have
in the psit, and unless we watch our
solves, we will be Inclined to breed
down. In Naples there wero many cab
horses, and about ninety per cent of the
cab horses driven were stallions. On
thing thst was very Interesting to me
was thst they do not use the bit. They
use an Instrument thst fits over the
nose, and above the nostril Is apiece
which extendi out about three Inches,
and when pulling a horse to stop, they
pull on the nose.
"In going up the Tiber river north
of Rome, almost every wagon that I
met was being driwn by oxen, either
by Undem, or with a yoke. Tho oxen
were all very strong fellows, quite
large, well built, and hsd huge horns
rising above their beads. There did
not seem to be the beet type ot cattle,
nor wsa were any mil; type, i sup
pose their cows, were, of course, rued
for milking purpores, but they were
not apparently bred to either type, but
rathor to tha ox type.
The poorer clsss ol Italians do not
know whst It Is to have meat In any
quantity. The average man Is.too poor
to bo able to buy Deer, as tney wouia
have to pay not leea than twenty-two
cents a pound for IU Klda are used for
flesh there a great deal. The swine
there were very largo, and rather more
ot the type ot the bacon bo than like
our Dcrkthlrcs or Poland Chinas. They
use coats' milk a great deal, and es
pecially In Naples. In the morning
you would see women and mm driving
goats around from place to place, as
the customer has the privilege or Hav
ing the operation of milking performed
In his presence. The goat siltcted Is
milked, and In many coses you will see
a goat being taken up In an elevator, or
up a stairway, wherever the customer
may be, and then mllkod In his pres
ence. "In Italy the tillage Is ot a very In
tensified kind. There, many of tho
Italians have their own vegetable gar
don, and raise their own vegetables.
Here we pay twelve or fifteen cents a
head for cauliflower, and In Italy you
can buy a doxen head ot cauliflower
for six cents, and that will make it
clear why the Italian liable to llvo on
a vegetable diet so well. The rxopla
train their vineyards upon trees, and
In many cases thero Is hardly any top
to the trees, as they had been cut dewn
to stumps for the vines to climb on. I
did not get a decent apple to eat until
I was on board the ship, and bad tome
Oregon applos served to me."
Eartrr, BUed In Tomatoes.
Select round, oruooth tomatoes of uni
form slse. Cut a thin sllco from th
top of each and with a teaspoon scoop
out enough of the pulp to admit an
ess- Season tho cavities with salt and
pepper and a tiny pinch of onion or
parsley. Drop nu egg luto each. Set
tho tomatoes luto a well-buttered pan,
to which a very llttlo water haa been
added and bake about tlfteon mlnutea
Season with butter and serve each to
mato on a slice ot delicately brown
toast
FULTOIi HAD POtVER
Heney Freves InacllBR il Hall li
Certain Cases.
SENATOR KNEW FILINGS ILLECAL
Burke and Qoslfn Indicted by District
Attorney on Perjury Charge,
But Never Frosscutsd.
Portland, Jan. 28. Senator Fnltoai
wss again dragged Into the conspiracy
case of John H. Hall and Edwin Maya
yeiterday by Special Proiecutor Ilency.
Ily the testimony of W. E. Burke and
William O. Ooslln, former sgenl for
A. II. Hammond, timberland specu
lator, and at one time president of th
Astoria k Columbia Elver railroad, It
was shown that late In 1809 and during;
1000 Fulton appeared as attorney for
Durke and Ooslln and two others, who
had been Indicted, by Hal! oa a charge
ot conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment by perjury.
Burke and Ooslln lei tinea tost in
September, 1899, they Induced 20 tran
sient male residents of the North End
to file on as many timberland claims
for a consideration of $2 each for their
services, with the express understand
ing that the claims so Bled on mooia
be held for a time and relinquished,
when Burke and Ooslln, representa
tives of Hammond, procured lien land
scrip to cover the land Inclnded In tho
relinquishments. Only tha prelimi
nary facts by which Fulton, aa attorney
for Hammond and his various Interests,
will be associated with this traneactioa
were brought out yesterday, but Heney
promises by the Introduction of further
evidence this monring conclusively to
prove not only that Fulton appeared la
a legal capacity tor the men Indicted,
but that Hall, as United State attor
ney, failed to prosecute the alleged per
jurers, althoub he bad full knowledge
of the unlawful filing.
RAILROADS ASK FOR TIME.
Want to Test Law Against Owning of
Coal Mines.
Washington, Jan. 2S-The operating
vice presidents ot many of the large
railroads of the country were received
by President Roosevelt yesterday and
presented a request that la execution
what is known as the comity amend
ment of tbs railroad rate law bill one
case be brought sgalnst the roada by
the government, this ease to be finally
disposed of by the Supreme court ot the
United 8Ut. This, it sgreed to by
the government, would mean that the
railroads owning-coal producing land
would not sell them by May next, as
required by law, but could operate
them as heretofore until the disposal ot
the test esses. The law In question Is
regarded by the roada aa unconstitu
tional. The president referred the railroad
men to the Interstate Commerce corn
mils tin, where It Is understood the
quest Ion will be fully discussed and a
report made to the president Set to the
legal possibility ot carrying out tha
suggestion made.
POLICE (BILL IS PASSED. ,
Nevada House Acts on BIN Received
From Senate.
Carson, Nev., Jan. 28. The Nevada
legislature haa passed the police bill,
giving this state a measure that, pro
vides for a system ot policing In time ot
riota which it Is believed will quell all
trouble In the Ooldfleld section at the
present time and place the state In po
sition to handle any future contingen
cies that may arlie.
Feveral members wbc were devout
union men have made a fight in opposi
tion to the bill, while the conservative
members have made a forcible Issue
ami have won tho law. Speaker
Sksggs, who has been taking a meat
active port for the union men, left hta
chair and voted. Sksggs denounced
tho bill as pernicious and cxar-llke and
predicted the men who voted for !t
wore digging their political graves. All
amendments were lost and the bill
went through as It came from the sen
ate. Cool Heads ve Lives.
Des Molnea.Lt., Jan. 28. That there
were a number ot cool heads In the
Grand opera house probably saved many
Uvea last night. The Evans cafe, across
tho allev from the playhouse, was burn
ing, and smoke Issued through an open
window In the opera house. Some one
yelled "Fire," and the Inevitable panln
followed. The most conservative kept
Uielr heads, but a general rush, follow
ed. Much crowding and puehlug was
done In the gallery and balcony, and a
woman fainted. Many reeelved slight
Injuries.
Mother of Empress Dead.
Toklo, Jan. 28 It was officially an
nounced Saturday that Lady Shewing
Ichljo, mother of the empress, dtaL
Jsnuary M, at tks age el 0 year.