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HAPf ENINGS OF TWO COPmNENTS
A Retuma Y the Lett Important but
Net Lets Interesting Events
of Hie Pait Week.
Thumm A. Kdlsuu It slightly Im
proved.
lilt accomplices of
of thi) Denver priest
Alio tminloror
hnvo bi'im nr
tested,
llnrrlmnn has declared nn extra
tltvlttcml ot 75 per ilinro on O, II. &
N. stock.
Ily nn explosion In n initio nt Han
Join ilo Hablnns, Mexico, 70 men
were killed,
Investigation Into the I'ennsylvn
nln rnpltol graft U bringing further
tirutt lu light.
The president Im nuked ttio Oro
gun delegation In congress to choose
another district attorney,
Tlio bomb thrown nt the sttnli of
Persia killed three attendants, but
ihn shnh escaped unhurt.
An attempt wns Hindu to nssnssl
unto thu president of Argentina, but
the bomb fnlled to explode.
Tho Northern Pacific railroad haa
dropped for tho present tho Idea ot
reducing pay of Ita lolegrnphor.
Tho llrltlah houio of common haa
passod tho woman suffrage bill. Thu
run it of action will now bo trans
ferred to tho homo of lordi.
Thomai A, Kdlson'a recovery
jieema doubtful.
The annate committee may revive
the llruwnson-ltlxey controversy.
Northern I'nclflo telegraphers
hnvo rejected reduction of wnges.
Itooaovolt hni called for n new
recommendation for Oregon dlitrlcl
.attorney,
Heavy buying of merchant from
New York wholesalers howa n re
turn of prosperity.
Ia Angob's pollen hnyn nrrcatcd
four man and a woman who had
lilanncd to dynamite n bank.
A tobacco wnrchouto near Frank
fort, Ky., containing JO0.OUU pound
-of tobacco ha been burned.
Itnllrond are pleading with tho
Interstate commerce communion for
delay In enforcing tho nlno hour law.
Chnrgcs against Jerome, district
Attorney tor Now York, cause many
demand to bo mado for hi re
moval, Tho president ha submitted n
number of trentlo to tho sonato that
were approved by Tho Hague poaco
conference.
(loverhor Toole, of Montana,
whoso restRuatlou, on account of III
liealth tnke offocl April 1. I In Lo
Angcic.
It I etlmated that orcr $2,000..
000 will have been paid by Now York
VHtrons of oporn boforo tho present
Ncason end In April.
Tho sennto commltteo has np
proved tho dismissal of tho negro
troop engaged In tho Ilrownsvlllo
Tlol lu August, 1800.
Hnvlng been loft an annuity of
tJ.BOO n year n long as ho remain
In collego nnd live In n collego dor
mitory, W. 0. II. Kemp haa contrived
to remain nt Columbia university,
New York, 27 yonrs without grad
uating. Four mall clerks wcro Injured In a
train wreck neat l-'lovllla, Oa.
Work I about to begin In New York
on a building for tho various Irish so
cieties. New York hotel clerk have organ-
1 id a olub under tho namo of the
1reeter.
I)r. Kmll O. Illrach, In an address
t Chicago, denounced Germany bi a
wonacei to the peace of tho world.
Sixteen poisons wero Injured, live
orloualy, by Uio deralliuent ol a rar on
the ocenio railway at ono ol Denver's
unuomont park.
Mr. Yerkes, widow ofChnth-sT.
"Yorkos, intends to devote n portion c'
lier 10,000,000 estato to the orootlon
ol a hospital In Now York.
A man dlcgulsed ns a gill obtained
tunploymont In tho St. Louis telephono
ollloo nnd wsa only discovered when ho
proposed to ono ol the girl.
1'liit-clsM west bound ocean trnvol
is at ita lowest ebb nt tho proient tlnio.
Four big Hnors have Juit arrived with
tholr cabins practically empty.
That there Is loss graft and business
dishonesty In America today than there
was In Washington's time, la tho opin
ion ol Dr. It, H. MoArthur, of New
York.
Amerloan naval ofllcora were ban
quoted at Lima, l'eru.
A Frenchman has Invented wireless
leetrlc power system.
1HAP FOH TEftftOHIHTS.
Iluula Provides World-Wide
of Uecrst Hsrvlca,
8ystm
Ht. I'ote-rslmrg, Feb. 26. The skilful
peiloruiHiice ol the police In the louml
up o( tho gient baud ol plotter Ima
won pralto throughout tho city, bearing
wiinius v) uio inorougliiice of the
method evolved fur flghlliig torrorlaU.
The1 secret police aro spending uiillin
Hod 1111111 In bringing tho terrorists to
Jmllce and havo draft til agents of In
ternational oipeilonco who ato thor
oughly familiar with the by-ways of
Western anarchist and who will In
troduce nn Improved tmlinlims here.
Tho police deitinent lis entered
Into relation with deteotlvo agencies
aldimd, ami has organised an eitemlvo
service In all tho centals where Huaslan
emigrant congregate, particularly in
Now York, Pari and Hwllserland, and
ate making a special effort to penotrata
within the Innermost councils of the
Bujlal Democrat lo ami Hoclal Kavolu
tlonlit organlHtlons,
la connection with the latest plot the
men of the secret service weio abso
lutely trusted by comrsde) of the revo
lutionists, who attended the meetings
held In V nland, where the final plan
fur the asfmsslnallon of Grand Duke
Nicholas Nlchollavllch and Judge Tuhe-
glovltoff, minister of Justice, was elsb
orstod. Two hundred plain olotiie
men weio railed lu by heads of tho po
lice department ami given preclso In
structions as to what action should be
taken and apparently they arrested
without error the persons Involved.
Thus far the police have failed to ex
tinct n conlcMlon from any of those ar
rested a to their identity, but several
undoubtedly are members of srlslocrat
lo bouses. It it certain tiiat numbers
of the conspirator have managed to
rule arttst, and n caicful watch It be
ing kept for these.
BLACK HAND BUSY.
Threaten to Blow Up Government
Powdsr Stores.
New York, Feb. 25. In a letter
signed "llltck Hand" and nddrcotcd to
Commander llraunitiueter, In chaige
of the United HtaUe naval niagatlno at
Ion Island, the threat lias been made
that the enormous store of smokeless
powder on the Island will be blown up
unices the mauled men discharged
from employment on tne liland Jnnu
my 1, 1008, be put back to work nt
once. There are 3,000,000 pounds of
araokeleis piwdrr and other explosives
stored In the numerous magaitarx.
Hccret seivlce men sie working to
discover the Identity ot the writer of
the letter, i'rlnted by hand, tho letter
was mailed at tho llaverstiaw postofllce
two wreka ago. It was as follows:
"if the married men that were dis
charged from lona Island are not taken
beck again nt once nil the migntlne
on the Island will be blown up. The
wrltei does not fear death.
lllxck Hsnd."
On January 1 between 30 nnd i0
men, who had ln employed on tho
liland, were discharged, owing to delay
In forwarding fund from Washington
to continue work. This delay was
looked upon st the tlmo nt temporary,
nnd It was understood tho men would
be taken lack a soon a the monoy ar
rived. Among the men discharged, most ol
whom were laborers, wcro many Ital
ians. Flnco the receipt of the letter every
approach to the Island has been guard
rd day nnd night by marines, It U.'ssld,
and tlio civilian employes havo been
kept under the strictest surveillance.
Imia Island It about leven miles south
ot West i'olnt.
OsatH at Orade Crossing.
Pprlng Valley, N. Y., Feb. 26. A
foam specked pair ol hoitot that tore
through tho streets early today, drag
ging with them n spllntoie I wagon
pale, brought to the vlllsgo tho (list
news of n grade crossing nccldent in
which nine member of Its most prom
inent families wero eltherkllled out
right or frightfully Injund. Four of
the pmty wero Instantly killed, two
died while being removed to tho Hud
son county hospital nt Iloboken N. J ,
nnd the other throe lie In a serious
condition at that Institution tonight.
Rtptlr at Pugst Sound.
HeAttlo, Feb. 55. Tho Colorado and
the Pennsylvania, armored crultois of
tho llrtt olass, arrived at the navy yard
todnv for dry docklmj and repairs. I lie
Colorado will bo equipped with a new
main battery of four eight-Inch brecuh
loading rlllot. The two vocsols will be
followed by eight other warships which
will be repaired by April 20.
Wain Water Plpo Bursts,
l'nils, Feb. 25. Tho main water
Ipo of Farls, undor Tulllorlos stioet,
tint last evening nnd converted the
street Into n toricnt. Tho water flooded
cellars In various side ttreets, extin
guishing fires and stopping the dyna
mos In nt least one Uriro hotel, putting
tho building in darkness.
'i-1 i
Russia Macks Down,
Conenhsaon. Feb. 25, His under
stood In diplomatic- circles that nt n re
mit o! pressure from other powers Rut
tin has abandoned her plan ot fortify-
Inn the Aland Itlandt and tbnt nn en-
tents will toon be arranged.
DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Prluay, f-ebrusry 20
Washington, Fob. 28. l-on Win
ters spent in moulted section of Al
aska luivo no greatly Incroatod tho
porcciilngii of Insanity Hint thu son
atu today passed u bill authorizing
largo oxpoiidlture fur thu miilntcn
ancu of thu Alaskan Insane. The 0
par cunt of thu llcctisu moneys col
lected ouUldu of thu Incorporated
town for road building, school and
thu euro of thu lusiiuu ha been found
liiNUtllclunt fur tho demand.
Consideration of thu Indian appro
priation bill and n speech by Btnoot,
of Utah, on thu currency bill, con
Miimi'd nearly the entire time In tho
vtiatv today. Tho Indian bill was
iasud.
Washington, Feb. 28. Without n
dissenting volcu tho house early In
thu day, undor n speclnl rulu restored
to tho army appropriation bill thu
provisions to Increaso tho pay of non
commissioned .officers ami men and
to prohibit tho private employment
of army musicians for pay, both of
which yesterday went out on points
of order.
Tho hotiKO took up nn amendment
offered by Foster, of Illinois, appro
priating 11,500,000 for joint man
euvers of thu mllltlu organization of
thu several state and thu regular
army. It provoked extended debntv,
Hull nnd Tuwney leading In opposi
tion. Tho amendment wn altered so as
to limit thu amount lo fl.OOO.OUO
and as modified was ngrevd to, on
division, CO to 48, but on tho votu
being taken by tollers It was lost, tt'J
to CO.
Thursday, February 27.
Washington, Feb. 27. One of tho
most dramatic scenes In tho senate
wn enacted today when Owen, of
Oklahoma, Insisted. In tragi tone
and with faco showing much emo
tion, that thu five civilised tribes of
Indians wcru dead nnd thnt he, us n
member of the tribe of Cherokee In
dians, wn not under the control of
tho secretary of the Interior, Tho
event wns rendered nil the moro In
teresting by tho fact that Owen was
sharply engaged In controversy by
Curtis, of Kansas, himself a Kaw In
dian. It wn tho first time that two men
with Indian blood In their veins had
ever locked horns as senator In thu
senate chamber. Tho controversy
nroso In connection with the consid
eration of tho Indian bill nnd was
precipitated by a motion on tho part
of Owen to havo tho bill, so amended
ns to recognlto tho citizenship of f Ivp
civilized tribes of Indians by putting
tho word "late" beforo this destina
tion, calling them the "Into five civ
lilted tribes."
After further debato. in which
Owen, Curtis, Clapp, McCumbcr and.
Iodgo participated, Owen' proposl-l
tlon to deslgnato the Indians a tho
"lata five civilised tribes" wns voted
down. Owen' votu was the only ono
In its support.
Washington, Feb. 27. Itcprescn
tntlvo Ulley, of Connecticut, today
Introduced n resolution calling on
thu secretary of tho nnvy to Inform
tho houso of representatives of tho
physical condition nt tho presont
tlmo of tho various submnrlne tor
pedo boats owned by tho Unltf-d
Htntes government, together with
full Information of reports relating
to tho performance ot each, siibmn
rlno accidents thereto nnd repairs
thereon. Mr. Ulley said:
"I nm Informed that the dozen or
so submarines purchased from tho
Holland Iloat Company by tho Gov
ernment lire practically nil sick,
broken nnd tied up nt wharves, out
of commission, nnd that tho Octopus
which outstripped Its competitors lu
thu trials off Nowport Inst year, I In
such n stuipo of dilapidation that ac
ceptance by Iho navy department bus
been refused.
Wedneidsy, Fsbrunry 28.
Washington, Feb. 26. Thero wcro
two speeches In criticism ot tho Aid-
rich currency bill in tno sennto to
day.
Tho currency bill was. on motion
or Aiuricu, uuiuo mo uniiuisueu uus-
lues.
Tho bill to revise tho criminal
laws ot tho United btutea wits pussed
after adoption of Culhorson's amend
ment nemillxliiR tho Improper giving
out of Information by government of-t
flclnls iirrectlng tno markoi vniuo or
products ot the soil, except upon
proper authority,
Tho somite today adoptod n reso
lution Introduced by Senator Lodgo
renuostlnt: tho president to soud to
tho scunto correspoudouco with Von
cauda In relutlon to ponding -contro
versies concerning niioKOd wrotign.
done to Americans In thnt country
by tho Vonuzueluu government.
Washington. Feb. 20. Tho climax
In genornl debato on tho nrmy ap
propriation bill In tho houso canto
todny, when uuizoii, ronnsyivnnin,
recoKtiltod na ono ot tho foremost
protectionists ot tho country, deliv
ered mi exhaustlvo Bpoech In dofeuso
of tho republican pnry nnd Its pol
icies, in which ho uphold tho prin
ciple ot tho protcctvo tariff system
nnd Bald thnt under It tho United
States hud becomo tho greatest or
munufncturlns nations.
The nrmy appropriation bill was
roiid for umondmont nnd Its consid
eration was not concluded when tho
houso adjourned.
zmdt
Tuesday, F. bruiry 25
Washington, Feb. 2C. Curroncy
legislation wns tho chief topic beforo
thu nennto today. For nearly threa
hours Owen, of Oklahoma, poko on
tho Atdrlch bill, saying that ho had,
through ox-Honator Jones, of Arkan
sas, In 1900 proposed legislation
somewhat simitar to tba bill undor
consideration, but with essential dif
ferences, which ho declared would
have prevented tho recent panic had
It been enacted Into law. Owen re
ceived closo attention from tho sena
tors and was frequently interrupted
with questions, which led to spirited
debate.
Tho Indian appropriation bill re
ceived consideration during a part
of tho day. Tho bill was read
through.
Toller declared that Indian bills
havo In the past been put through
tho benato loaded down with now
legislation that should never havo
been adopted.
Washington, Feb. 25 General de
bato on tho army appropriation bill
In tho house of representative today
again furnished opportunity for frco
expression of 'opinion on the Issues
of tho day. tinrrett of Tennessee
and llau of North Carolina arraigned
tho Ilopubllcan party for Its policy
with regard to tho tariff, whllo
Hayes of California denounced tho
financial aysteni of the United States
As "patchwork," and the Aldrlcb bill
as "falling far short of tho remedial
legislation needed."
Tho only rcmnrks pertinent to tho
nrmy -1111 wero made, by Parker of
Now Jersey, who spokb In favor of
tho proposition for Increased pay
for thu officers nnd men, nnd Kus
termnn of Wisconsin In support of
rcstorntlon of tho canteen.
Tho sovon hour allowed for gen
eral debate on tho bill will expire to
morrow, whon the mcaiuro will bo
read for amendment.
Monday, February 24.
Washington, Feb. 24. Ocean mall
subsidy nnd currency leglslstlon were
both the subjects ot speeches In the
senate today. Galltngcr opened tbe
debato In favor of his bill for ocean
mall sabtldy to build up the Americsn
merchant marine, and was followed by
Depew, who strongly approved tbe
measure. x
rjlmmon. of North Carolina, and
While, of Maryland, spoke In criticism
ot tho Aldrlcb currency bill, White
announcing thnt he would not vote tor
nny measure beforo Uie senate. An
hour was devoted to the further consid
eration of the bill to revise the criminal
rode.
Qallinger reviewed conditions ndner
which the merobnntm arine of this
country It operating and cited many ad
vanugxes that be believed will accrue
to the commerclnl interests of the
United Stntes If better mall tcrvlce to
South-America and other points is es
Ubllshed.
Washington, Feb. 24. The unutun)
spectacle of the committee on rules
being overruled by ita chairman, tbe
sprnker, on the floor of the house, was
witnessed in thnt body today, much to
tbe discomfiture ot Dnltell, a member
ol the committee.
The army appropiiatlon bill, carry
ing 185.007,600, was taken up. After
llnll, of Iowa, had explained Ita pro
visions, Blayden, of Texas, critlcued
"the enormous extravagance of the mil-
jilary establishment," while Holiday,
of Indiana, p'endtd for Increased pay
for the enlisted men of Uie army.
Other speeches were delivered by
Hamilton, of Iowa, who favored tariff
rovitlon, and by Washburn, of Mnsra
ohusetts, in favor of removing Uie re
striction of the Sherman tYttti-trtist Inw
regarding organizations ol merchants
in certain rases.
Saturday, February 22
Washington, Feb. 33. In the pres
ence ot many senators nnd n largegath
erlng In the galorles, Senator Porter
McCumber, of North Dakota, today
read tbe farewell address ot Washing
ton. Tbe Indian appropriation bill, which
was repotted to theeenato today, carries
$0,825,820, nn Increase of 11,010,123
over the total appropr atlon made by
the bill as It van parsed by the houso.
The nomination ot Louis A, Coolldge,
ol Mnsraohusotls, to be an assistant
secretary ot the treasuiy, was oideied
roported favorably by the senate com
mitoo on finance.
Washington, Feb. 22, The raee
question came to the surface In Uio
houso today when Heilln, Alabama.
offered nn amendment to tho District of
Columbia street railway trackage bill,
providing for "Jim Crow" cars. lief
iln declared that separate coaches for
Uie whites and blacka had solved tho
race problem In Alabama and lie ex
pressed Uio opinion that such an ar
rangement wouid solve It In Washing
ton. The amendment was defeated, 140 to
60.
The bill w&s passed, It provides
universal transfers on the basis of cash
fares or six tlokets for 25 cents. It
nlso provides for street railway feulllUM
from all parts of Washington to the new
union station.
DEftAIUHfcO ALCOHOL.
farmers My Make It Future Fusl of
the West.
Vr Krvi W, 1n.U. BwrtUrv Wuhlncton BUU
Grange, TumwaUr, ViMb,
Two years ngo tho Grange', assist
ed by some other organizations, went
to work to try and pes a Inw thnt
would nllow ulco'ool to bo manufac
tured and used for light and fuel,
without having to pay tho problbl
tl 'o revenuo tnx, thnt bnd been re
quired by tho government, so ns to
frco tho pcoplo of tho country from
the tyranny of the Standard Oil Co.,
which has grnddally. ynlscd Iho'brlce
of fuel oil from n lort price to an
amount tbnt Is pnjrlng the monopoly
cxtromrdy lnrgo dividends, thereby
levying nn unreasonable tax on the
consurnor of tho products of petro
leum.
After n long nnd hnrd fight In
congress In which the Standard Oli
Company did their best to prevent
tho passage of tho bill, wo conquered
and now n farmer, or several of them
may erect a still, and make alcohol
In nny quantities, the same to bo de
natured, or poisoned, ny officers ap
pointed by the government, and may
then bo used or sold to any one un
der a permit .which may be obtained
from the government.
It Is now our duty to get tbe ap
pliances for the use at tbe product
Into general use, so that thero will
be n demand :or the alcohol, so that
there will bo distilleries Installed all
over tbe west, so as to uso the wnsto
products ot our farms to make fuel
for our engines, atoves, both heating
nnd cooking, and, to give us ono of
tho best lights thnt you ever saw.
I wish thnt It wet? possible for m
to show tho Ismp with Its beautiful
light, so that you could realize the
value ot It ns n light producing fuel.
Wherever I havo demonstrnted tho
light, it has met with an enthusias
tic reception nnd It (s'oaly, a ques
tion of letting people see the value
of de-natured alcohol, to insure a
demand that will fill our land with
distilleries, making our own fuel out
of tbe small potatoes, sprouted
wheat, small, nnd imperfect npples.
nnd fruit of other varieties, nnd In
fact, anything that Is composed ot
sugar or starch.
A corn-field, with IU stalks tilled
with sweetness, will make large
quantities of alcohol, and a small
amount ot land will ralso enough
fuel to keep our homes well heated
and lighted for the year.
Another goQ0 quality of this al
cohol Is thst It Is perfectly clean and
healthful. There Is no dust, smoke,
soot, or gas, developed In the burn
ing of it for cither light or beat,
and It does not vitiate tbe air ia tho
room, as It contains oxygen.' Ia' Itself
and docs not have to uso tho oxygen
out ot tho nlr In tho room, so much
ns any other fuel.
There la no wlck-trlmmlnc to be
done, as tho wick Is never on fire,
and aa far ns smoke is concerned,
the lamp chimneys will never need
any washing, so the lamps are much
easier to tako care of.
You can turn it off until there Is a
very small light, and so makes a per
fect night lamp, as there Is no gas,
as there Is from n kerosene Ismp.
to make the bed room a hot-bed of
disease.
There Is another great boon to tbe
housewife In the alcohol flat-Iron,
which will burn only about a cent'a
worth of fuel, rather whan ten or fit
teen cents worth a? when you have
to use a stove of nny sort. You can
tnko this flntlron Into nny room ot
the house, out onto the porch, out
under s shade tree, or nnywhere else
that you want to, ns you havo no
"string" attnehed to you ns In the
electric Iron, and you Jo not have to
travel back nnd forth between tho
Ironing board nnd the stove, as you
have nlwnys hnd to do, nor do you
havo to stand nenr a hot stovu whllo
you nro doing your Ironing.
Write to mo nna l win icai you
how you mny nrocure theso splendid
Improvements, ns tho Orange Is no
xious to get people to know ot tho
advantages to be 'derived from the
Introduction ot denatured alcohol
Agricultural Club Formed.
Dr J. It. Fnndion. Pnrtmnl of Dalrrlnc. Idaho
Kiprimnt Station, MiMcwr,
A sudden impetus was given the
agricultural Interests ot the Univer
sity ot Idaho on tho 19 ot December,
1907 when the students of that de
partment organized an agricultural
club. It consists of students deeply
Interested In ngrlculture, who nro
doing nil In their power to build up
n strong agricultural college In the
university. It Is with n keen seme
of tho needs ot Idaho that tho move
ment Is begun, Idnho Is one ot tbe
most rapidly growing states ot the
union. Over 700,000 ncres ot land
have been ndded within tho Inst year
or two to tho grants covered by tho
Irrigation companies. This will fur
nish room for thousands of beautiful
homes In tho near future. It Is ob
vious that scientific skill will ho In
demand under the conditions
brought about by this oxtonded sys
tem of Intensive farming.
A publication known as tho Idnho
Student Farmer will bo tho club's
main method of Interesting tho farm
ors ot tho state In tho work ot tho
agricultural collego, nnd It In hoped
by this method to get a great many
students from tho farms. It Is prob
ably tho only student agricultural
pnpor publlshod In tho colleges of the
northwest. Tho first and only nura
bor of tho prosent scbolastlo year
will come out In a woek or ten days.
The peonlo ot Idaho should re
spond with tho truo spirit ot an ener
getic commonwealth. Send in your
name nnd nddross to the iuano stu
dent Farmer, University ot Idaho,
Moscow, and receive tbe first copy
free.
ROADS LOSE APPEAL
U, S. Sfip.gia Ccurt UpbiMs
Elklfis Law,
DECIDES GREAT NORTHERN CASE
Attempt to Piny Off One Law Against
Another and Escape Penalties
Complttsly Foiled.
Washington, Feb. 25. Ou of the
main contentions by which the rail'
roads which gave and tbe corpora
tions which received rebates hoped
to escape punishment was swept
away today by a decision of the
United States supremo court. ThU
decision vitally affects the case un
der which the Standard Oil Co. was
fined 129,240,000 for tbe same potBt
was raised.
Tbe case upon which the decision
was rendered was instituted la the
United Slates District Court for the
District of Minnesota, which court
fined the Great Northern railroad
X1.000 each for 15 violations of the
first section of tho Elkins law.
The alleged offenses against the
law wero committed during the sum
mer of 1905. and consisted In grant
ing concessions to the W. P. Do-
vearaux Company on its shipments
of oats and corn from Minnesota to
points In Washington. Tho com
pany ndmltted the concessions and
fought the prosecution on tho ground
that by amending tho Elklna act so
as to provide for punishment by im
prisonment rather than by flee tne
Hepburn law bad so modified the or
iginal law as to accomplish Ita re
peal and render punishment nader It
Impracticable. Today's decision was
announced by Justice White and af
firmed the finding of the District
Court and the United States Circuit
Court ot Appeals.
HEROISM ON MARYLAND.
Explosion Averted by Instant ObeeM
sneo to Hurried Signal.
San Francisco. Feb. 26. An aet
of heroism performed by three blue
jackets on tbe United State cruiser
Maryland during tne recent target
practice held at Magdalena Bay, was
all that prevented a repetiUon ot tne
Georgia disaster off tne Masaacau-
setts coast last year, whea Lieuten
ant Goodrich, the son ot Admiral
Goodrich, and 13 ot his shipmates,
met death in the explosion ot one of
the big guns.
It happened wnlle tne Maryland
waa having her try at the navy rec
ord. After the second or third shot
from No. 4. ono ot the Maryland's
eight-Inch guns, J. J. Donnelly, a
seaman, acting as first loader, dis
covered that two balls ot fire were
spinning around within the screw
box. This fire should havo gone out
of the muxzlo ot tho gun but It bad
failed to do ao.
Without the Joss of a moment.
Donnelly hastily signalled J. C. King,
the hoistlntv'raan, to lower tne am
munition car Into tho handling-room,
and King, with the assistance of J.
a teen, the rammer man. complied
with tbe former's request upon tho
Instant. Twenty-five seconds elapsed
before the fire in tho screw-box was
put out, but in that brief time a
great disaster was averted
TRYING TO GET ENOUGH MEN
Railroads Have Ten Days Refer Nsw
Law Takes Effect.
Los Angeles, Feb. 25. With less
than ten days until the new federal
law limiting tho hours ot labor of
certain railroad employes shall be
como effective, Los Angeles railway
officials nro preparing as best they
can for the necessary chnnges which
must be made. Approximately 140
now telegrnph operators will bo re
quired In tho territory governed by
Los Angeles general oraces. Tne
Santa Fe will need tho greater por
tion ot these. It It keeps nil Its
otrtces open it wilt require 81 men on
Its coast line In addition to Ita pres
ent force. There is a possibility that
It will not be ablo to get tbnt num
ber at dnce. It so, It will be neces
sary to close a few offices all or a
part of the time until tno additional
men can be found.
Santa Fa's Cry of Misery
Topekn, Feb. 25. On the Santa
Fo railroad 480 new operators will
bo required, tho Quit lines oxcopted,
to comply with the provisions ot the
federal nine-nour law, to go into
effect March 4. About 60 nro re
quired on tho eastern grand divi
sion. The ofllclnls do not know?
whether they will bo nblo to get tho
rcqulslto number ot now men or not.
Notices wero posted In tbo Santa
Fo shops nt Newton today tbnt em
ployes need not report for work till
Monday, March 2. About 200 mon
nro affected.
Fabulous Strike Is Made.
Itnwhlde. Nev.. Feb. 25. -Whnt In
said to bo tbo most wonderful strike
In the history ot mining in Nevada
was made today on the Happy Hooli
gan claim. Assays ot the ore show
values as high ns 179,600 to the ton.
The ground has been purchased by
B. W. King, a banker ot Dosemnn.
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