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NEWS OF THE WEEK 111 Moused form (or Busy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A rtsaume of tho Lett Important but Not Leti Interesting Events cjf Ilia Past Weok. Illllnol Central director are work, ing on H Un lo tntin fJO.OOO.OOO. King Edward Uoii n visit to Fiance ninl CMlIrl on Ilia Hsiich president. Two women have been arrested at Nnw, CmI.i fr passing cQuutotfolt money. The Interstate Commerce commli'lmi say It li lint n)Kinl to the Fulton LIU s Iiwh Ikwii (Intnl. Chargr havo been filed against Chan cellor Day, of Syracuse tiiilwraitv, for speaking III of President Kcvscvell. Hultfoi Ihn Illegal cuttliiR of timber liavii been filed In the United State court at Helen against several Ilium. Governor Johnaoti will dedicate tho monument erected by tho tate of Mln nesota on Hhllolt battlefield on April 10. A monument ami statno of Shako apeaio will In) ready for the 300th an nltrraay of hli death ami will be elect ed in IJiidon. A petition signed by 40,000 peieoni asking (tardon fur Captain VanSchalck, under 10 yeaia' sentence for criminal iiegilgrnco In earning the wreck of the atejinsr Gen. Hlocutn, wheieby over 2 OuO live were lot, will be presented to 1'rrelilent RooMirett. Tlie (Irat conilgnment of Kaater bon net fiom l'arle ha arrived at New York. A fire In the aubtiibfl of Tpklo burned -tOO houats and rauaed a Iota of f 2, 000,000. The bouio committee on expositions favoit appioprlallng 1500,000 for tho Japanrae fair. Japan threatens to me force unless China anrimdars absolutely In tho mat ter of the eelaed atcainer. John McCoitrt, of Pendleton, haa lecn recommended for United fctatc llatrlct attorney for Oregon. Foreign (llplomala dlicrixllt stories of oar military weakness and conildrr Roostitelt a military genius. The third of the Pennsylvania com jnys tunneU under the Kaat river, New Yolk, haa ixwncompieicti. Nathan Vldawr, deputy atalo attor ney general for New York, haa lieen at roiled charged with attempted black, mall. A receiver hoi been appolntod for the Wratern Maiyland rallioad on account of the rate law, Nil la another of Oould' line. During his crulae on the Mediterra nean Kutporor William will vlelt King V.ctnr Kmmanuol, ol Daly, ami Km prior Franel Jceeph, of Austria. Nine auaichlat loader have been arrested In Chicago, Mexico and Guatemala have adjuitod their dilpomatlc dltbcuUlra. An attempt It lielng made to rell tho Jameatown fair altn to the government, llarrlman'a men liavo Iwcn elected d I lector of the llllnula Ccntial rail way. A man ha len atreitel In Chicago for tending a loiter to a priest demand Iuk M.000. Many naval oltlccr aro offering tliolr testimony to the senate oommltteo to how that battleship construction Is not faultr. A New York clerk out of work an. piled to one of the hospitals to bo chotofnrmed, expressing belief In the Osier theory. A carload of owdor In a Wg r'ur freight train exploded near l.llohfleld, III., destroying tho wholo train and killing two men. One man was killed, two fatallyjhurt and aovcial other le sorlously Injured In a wreck on tho Fort Worth A Don. Vur railroad near Alvord, Texas. Hocrolary Btraua, of tho Comincrco and Ubor department, has ordered tin imiiratlon olllceia to aid pollco In ills covering unit doportlng winrclilil. Ituof has sued for the money ho pent In maintaining, fcbl private prison. Tho oourso of Judgo Wllllcy, o China, haa boon uphold nndhowlll not bo reinovctl. Railroads In Mlwonrl havo laid off 10,000 men, thus effecting a wvlng ol 11,600,000 a month. Oominandor Blma told tho naval com inlttoe of many alleged dofoota In bat tleahlp construction, though under gag rule by the eenatois. I.AILROAOS IteriltNOH. Will Close Small Mixtions Uecsuse of CHour Law, Washington, March 1. American rallnay have umde arrangement to comply with lhn provision of the "nine hour law." The operation of Hm law villi mean the employment by lallratd Poinimnloii of novum 1 lliDiimnil Nildlllonal orwiator ami the cloalnx of n laiKe number of small atatlotis on tho prlnull ayatems, DlfOontlnuliiK of railway snrvlco at many wlriU, It Is thoiiKht,'wlll;lnduce at Unit temporary liiroiiveiilenco lo trnroliuK nncl alilppInK puhllo In order to reduce opvratliix ox peinre, which now oonm iiecenmtry. TheoperatliiKolllalali of the railway believe thla la the only way tlmy itonal lily can meut tho situation with which they are confronted. Durlnu the heatlnit of annlleatluna for an extension of tho nine-hour law by the Jntcntatu Oiminene commission some ftatonlaliln,- statemenls were made by tho opeiatlnR ofllclals of Im portant lallways. A K'xkI many line, owing to a reduction In the revenue and to their Inability to command tho cash neeeaiary to mrot their payrolls, have Ixhmi forced during tho past four month almost to the point of asking for receiver. With four or five exceptions, no lm. iKiilant lallroadsof tho country have Indicated an Intention to reduce tho waittti of their omployea. BUHHHI8E FOR EVANS. Title of Vice Admiral Likely to Do Awarded Haro. Washington, Ma Hi .1. Iri a quiet way naval otllcere In Washington are endeavoring to arrango an siirceablo aurprlae for Admiral Kvana when the Uttleshlp fleet under hi command sail tluoush tho Golden Gate, com. plellng tho 1'aclflc crulae. It Is pro poaed to greet the rear admiral with a commlMon a vice admiral of the Amerran navy. Of rourte, the success of thl undertaking depends upon con glees, but tlio preeldout has done hi pait In makng a projwr ncommendaton lo that body fur tho re-eatablehmcnr of that naval grade, and It U not doubted that congreas ran be Induced to act upon the recommendation In reason to Inaure the laaue or Admiral Kvana' commt-alnn, o that he may bear the title (i I vice admiral for tho few inonUis that Intotveno Utwren his arilval at Kan Frawl-oo and his lotlremoiit from active service. Tho naval argument In iitrnortof the prop'Md re ertablUhmeul of the grade id lce admiral I strongly reln forced by a comparlnn madu at tho Navy depHrttnent between the llrltlth home llrvt engagetl In tho maneuvers of laat fall ami the splendid baltleehlp Meet oommanded liy Itear Admiral Kvana. Toe llrltl'h fleet, cnmpoausl of 20 battlrshlpa, In armoicd crultors, nine protected crulaera and 07 toriedo craft, was commanded by ono admiral, three vice admlnila, seven rear ad mlrals and ono commodore. SILVER THAW IN CHIOAQO. Temperature Rises In Nlckof Time to Save Dip; Damage. Chicago, Maioh 3. Itecord breaking destruction of telegtaph and telpoboiie pioperty aas averlod Uxlay by a narrow margin. Sleet that covered wires and pole 28 to 60 inllwr, north and weit and south of Chicago, and 100 to 160 miles east, was melted doting the day by a rise of temiieraturo luit In the nlek of time. Ice toated lines, sagging heavily, had already begun to snap to plico or topple to die ground long line of glistening overweighted pole. Tho wotst damage was east of tills - ... m ! city and weal of Fort Wayno. Trunk system on the Lake Bhoro and Michi gan Central railways suffered partial- arly. In ono Imtanco a strclcn ol nearly a mile of polca bearing doxena of mnottant circuit to New York and other Kaatern oltlee, wont down In a tangled mas of wreckage With the mercury seconding n trifle, tho ml lea of aleet disappeared almost as If by tnaglo. Tonluut tlio teirgrapn omciaia nau ro- rtored tho facilities to a basis adequate for tho uiual tramo and hoped to bo ablo to caro for brokerage and other business tomorrow without delay. Tampa Swept by Fire. Tampa. Fla., March 3, The entiro oxtremo northern section of this city was destroyed by tiro, whloli uroko out In a boarding bouio Sunday and raged uninterruptedly for four hour. Tho area burned over cover 66 acre or 18 H city blocks; SOB building were de stroyed with ft total loa estimate.! at 1000,000, ana ono woman is iieau irom excitement. The burned flection In eluded four large and one smaller olgnr factory and numoiona restaurnnte, aa Inons. boarding house and over iOO dwoUlngs, occuplod bv olgarmakera. Plttiburg Fears Flood. Pittsburg. Mai oh 3, -A warm rain haa beori falling hero and at the head watera of tho Alleghony and Mononga hola ilvonall day, Hath streams arc rising, and small crooks are already boyond their banks. It Is exported tho danger uno oi loci, win no inru unless there is an early clung in tlie teinporature and weauier. DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS frtdtf, March 0 wnMiiiigion, fliHioh 0. Tlio army ply mil a piatwi hy the sunulo to day, Tho bill provide for army old ccr a graded Increase of piy ranging irmii o pir ccul lor llitiiteiiuut generals to 20 pur rent for Junior olllccrs. II also provltfo that "tho average piy of epIlMed men of th army, a now oatab llilifd, be Incnased 40 pjreent." This amendment, HUggialod hy Culbcraon, of Texan, takn away tho discretion of tho pre Idout In fixing tho pay of col dlors. Kcott read a loiter from a banker who tinted that army omceta pay 3 per chiiI Interest jmt month to havo their salarha discounted became their In comes are o small. An amendment was offered by II con, and adopted, giving six months' piy to families of nlllcora and enlisted met oon tliolr death. Washington, March 0. Tho houao today passed tho bill providing for the fiaynietit to tho Itoinan ('athollo aich italiopnf Manila 1103,000 for damage done tq church property during the Fpanlah war and tho subsnpient Dill Ipplne Inauricotlon. Tho bill wn do batl for ftpvora) hour. Tho homo today unanimously adopt ed a resolution to Inveetlgato the chaiges brought by Representative Ml ley, of Connecticut, of coirupt Inllu enc-Hi uHin members of the house naval affalra commltteo In connection with authoiltatlon for aubmarlno (oipodo boat. Thursday, March 5. Ihnrsday, March ft. A marked trib ute of respect was accorded the memory of the late Senator itcdfleld Proctor, of Vermont, by tho United State senate today. The reading of tho journal was only begun when Senator Dillingham, of Vermont, aioao and, asking that It be dispensed with, referred In tones that Indicated deep emotion to the grealbeieavoment that had come upon the senate, tho state of Vermont and the country by Uie islng of a man who for so many year had been In tho public eye. Mr. Dillingham moved the adoption of tiie ouatomary resolution, and the vice president announced a comnilttco constating ol Benators Dillingham, Dan iel, Gallluger, Perkins, Taliaferro. Overman and Memenway to attend tho funeral. In the home tho proceedings were brief. While waiting for the official announerinnt of Senator Proctor's death, a couplo of bills of minor Im portance were paaaod. Mr. Ilaskins, of Vermont, presented resolutions of regret, which were adopt ed, After Hjwaker Cannon had an nounced the names of the committee to repiocnt the house at tho funeral, tho houae, aa a further mark of respect, adjourned, Tlie !ody will bo accom panied by inombeia of tho family of the late senator and by the congres slonal committees to Prootorvllle, Ver mont, Wednesday, March 4 Washington, March 4, Currency legislation was tlio subject of consider ation In the fenate todjy. Heyburn opposed the Aldrich bill and declared It wa useless and ho would not vote for It. Perkins spoko at length In support of tho bill. Italic stated that ho would speak on tlie bill Monday and Depow will tpoak on Friday. Aldrich announced (hat he hoped to havo a vote on tho measuro next Wednesday. A en u vats of tho senate mdo to as certain tho sentiment in regard to tlie bill Indlaate that there will be moio Democrat lo senatoi for It than Itepub llcan Benators against It. Since the speech by Smith, of Michigan, In op position to the lallrnail Irand feature it has been stated persistently that thoro Is a Republican dofection that oudau gera tlio paarago of tho bill. Washington, March 4, Tho agrlcul tural appropriation bill haa been agreed upon by uio house commltteo on agri culture and piohably will be reported to the houBO tomorrow. The bill car ries a total 0(111,431,410. which I a reduction of 11,40,006 from the de partmuntal estimate, and an excess of 1 1,018,060 over tho amount appropri ated for the current year. Tuesday, March 3. Washington, March 3. Senators Mc Cumber, of North Dakota, and New lands, of Nevada, toduy spoko at longth on tho Aldrich bill, Mr. MoCumber was opposed to any expansion of the cuirenoy oxcopt to save the country fiom u oatastropho, he wvld. Ho favored a government guarantee of deposits In national banks. During a colloquy witn bonator Uartor tlio latter, oommoutlng on savings banka, aaldi "I'hero ought to be a dear way opened from tho baok door of the failed banks to tlio ponllontlary," Washington, March 3. Tho atait ling charge that the railroads of the country carrying malls had robbed the people or J70.wu.uuu was made In tlie house today by Lloyd, of MlMourl. flo declared that tho now system of weighing mall w an admUslon of the postmaster genoral that tho weigh ing In the past 27 years had been fraud ulent. Uncalled for an Investigation of tho PWolllre deportment, ami Wag ner, of Pennsylvania, chalurMii of the committed to control the expenn-s of thai department, promised that an In qulry would he conducted. Others who apoko were Moon, of Ten neits.ee, (Joe l.o I, of Ohio, llrlggs, of Georgia, Murdock, of Kansas, and Bmltli, of California. A atrong plea for an ocean mall sub sidy to steamera plying between the United 8 La tea end South American ports, the Philippine, Japan, China and Australia was made by Goebel. Since laat March the foreign leamahlp engaged In tiado with tho Orient Iine been reduced to eight, with no now ship building, and he urged the subsl dy In order to rcvlvo those tailings. After an argument by Smith in oppo sition to tlio plan for a rural parcels post servico, the bill was laid aside. Monday, March 2. Washington, March 2. A bill to ro organ Izo tlio consular servico pawdd tlio senate today. It will close 28 consu lates and create 16 new ones, but not one convul will be dropped. The law will take effect July 1, 1008. Tho mall shipping bill wai made tho special order for next Thursday. Senator Smith, of Michigan, spoke against the railroad bond features ol tho Ahtreh currency bill. Moat of tho day was devoted to the paraagn of bill on the calondar which were uot of general Importance. Washington, March 2. A variety of subjects was considered by tho bouse today. A resolution was pasaed au thorizing tho Immigration committee to Investigate charges of peonage In cer tain state. Four hnndiod pension bill and a few other private bills were passed at the rate of 10 a minute, and the remainder of the time was con sumed In considering the postofflce ap propriation bill, which will bedia- cusred for saverat days. An Important bit oi legislation was offered by Hepburn, of Iowa, through a bill Impoilng a tax of 60 cents per hun dred shares on stock or agreements to toll. Saturday, February 20. Washington, Feb. 20. Senator El- kls, cbaltmann of the committee on In terstate commerce, aald today that thla committee would report adversely on Senator Fulton'a bill, providing that no Interstate freight rate ahall bo In creased until the Interstate Commerce commission sliall hold such Incrcaso to be reasonable. Mr. Klkms says this adverse report will be lsed on a letter which he ha received from Chairman Knapp, of tho Intuistate Common o ccramlislon. sat ing it is the opinion of that commission that such legislation Is inadvisable Washington, Feb. 20. There was a suggestion of "gralt" in the house to day In co i alderlng a paragraph in the army appropriation bill appropriating IL'S.OOtiu for the purchase ol 0,000 acres of land near, Washington, D. O., for a target range. Mann, Illinois, opposed the prixxiltlon and rldlouled the idea of laying f 10 an aero for auch property. After tlio provision had beon further debated, it was stricken out on a point of order by Mann. The last parng.ph of tho bill also met an obstruction In Mann, who vigo rously attacked tho proposition it In volved ut giving tho chief of ordnance discretion in purchaiing ordnance sup- f dies without publicly divulging their ngiedlents, and tho provision went out on a point of order. The bill then was pwaed, carrying a total appropriation of $84,767,600. WARSHIPS BRINQ BUSINESS. Msgdatena Bay, With But Ona House, Becomes Trade Center. Washington, March 3. Magdajana ly has suddenly appeared on tlie map as a "comraeiclal center," according to information transmitted to the State department by American Consul Gene ral GottKchalk, at the City of Mexloo. Tho Moxican government, having de clared Magdnlena bay a port of entry for an Indefinite period from February 16 last, Senor D. Rafael Castro Mon tana lias lieen appointed administrator of tho Mngdalena bay customs house and captain of tho port. Many Mexican houses aro sending salesmen and steak of goods there tor the purpose of trading with tho 16,000 men of tho Amorioan fleet during the month's stay at target practice. At preeont, It is reported, ono houae com. prises tlio muntoipallty. Treaty With Switzerland. Washington, March 3. -An arbitra tion treaty between tho United States and Swltxerland was signed today by Secretary Root and Minister Lesvogel It la understood that the treaty follows the lines of treatlea negotiated reoontly between the American government and several European countries. WfcHT Id ADVANCING. President Bryan Compares Schools With Those of Europft. President K, A. Bryan, of tho Wash V.igton Slate college, has returned from his lo ir of the Knropran capllpl, and at pretent I preparing a series of lec tures, the subject of which ho gathered while abroad. President Drjnn'a trip was something In the nature of an In vesication of modern education, both technical and classical, as found in the mort advanced and greatest educational Institutions of nations. Before leaving America he visited several of America's most famous institutions, and both In Kogland and on the continent called at the world's best known centers of learn ing. Jilt conclusions were recently stated as follows: "I believe the time Is not remotely distant when Uie educational Institu tions of the Weit, meaning the western part of the United States, will be fully as efficient, and as famed as the beat universities and colleges of tho old world. The tremendous fund of natu ral wealth In Western states, the rapid development cow In progress, the geo graphical position with reference to the new commercial empire cf the Pacific, and the wide-awake natnre of Wettern people nfake these things certain. Nover again will men have a Wettern frontier to look to when seeking new homes for the cxpamlon of new Ideas. Humanity has made Its path around the globe, and now, at tlie Journey'a end, the Pacific coast, must there be an up building, and Intensive, rather than ex tensive, development of all Institu tions. What this means to tho people of the West they do not at picjent fully comprehend. Rut the progres ol events nowadays Is very rapid, and the work of these new forces will be evi dent within only a few year." Old Superstition Refuted, Or J. I. Aihlock. Wuhlnrton SUU CeUt Pullman. The results of an experiment, which for the past fifteen years has been In progress at tho state experiment sta tion, completely refutes th old super stition that a cold Jsnnary and Febru ary is apt to be followed by a warts March and April, or that one year of an average low temperature is pt to bo followed by a year In which the temperature will average higher. rrofesscr George Severance now bis the compilation of the weather data In .charge, and state the summatltatlon of results as follows: "For the past fifteen years the ex periment station has kept a close rec ord of the temperature of ea:h day of Uie year, striking an average between the temperature of morning and oven Ing, which we call the 'mean tempera tore.' Having kept tho record for a month the custom has then bees lo get the average 'mean' for the entire month. In thla way we have com lrod the temperatures of each period of January and February with the tem perature ot the following March and April periods for the past fifteen years, and wo tind that ths variations from the rule for determining what tho tem perature ot spring will bo by the tern peratnre of winter, of one year by aver aging the tomperaturo of another, are so frequent that it is proved that the weather ot one year or month, or sev eral months, is absolutely no Index to what subsequent temperatures will be." Agricultural Club at Idsho University 11 J. II. Fnuxlton. IJho Experiment SUtlon. Mutcow Tho formation ol an Agricultural club on tho 10th of December marked an important ersnt in tho littery ot the agricultural department erf the univer sity ot Idaho. The olub is UiUuded to promote a more lively feeding towards agricultural work among trW student and to Interest the farmers ot the state In tho college. Several methods will be urod in carrying out this work, the principal one of whloli will be the pub lishing ot a magatlne known as the Ida ho Student Farmer. Tue first and only number of the present scholaitio year will be published in a short time. Be ginning next tall a quarterly will b printed. Thla magailno will take up subjects ot the utmost Interest to farm ers and to agricultural students. Your name and 10 cent to cover postage sent to the Idaho Student Farmer, Universi ty of Idaho, Morcow, will secure a oupy of the first number. Of Interest to Farmers, Tho following publications ot interest to farmers and others havo been Issued by the Agricultural department ot the Federal government and will be turn Ishod free, so long a they ore availa ble, except where otherwise noted, up on application to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Offlce, Washington, I), O : Circular No. 68. litigation in the Valley ot Lost Rlvor, Idaho, lly Albert Kugeno Wright, agent and expert, irri gation Inveitlgatlous, office of exfoi uent stations. Pp. 24, Bulletin No. 73, Irrigation In tl e Rooky Mountain States. By J. O Ulrlch. Pp, 04, pis. 10. Price 10 cents. Explains the agricultural con ditions prevailing and tho methods ot acquiring and using water for irrigation piotlced In that portion ot the arid region coveted more particularly by the starea ot Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana, la which the con ditions and mehoda aro somewhat similar. WOlOFMARCHISf Attests ti Kill Chili SUppy, rf Cdlugi Pillct. FIGHTS IMRQ TO THE VEIY LAST Assailant Slain by Chief After Wound ing Four Persons Dead Man Had Plotted Lens;. Chlcago,3March 3. The woald-be assassin of Chief ot Police George M. Shlppy was laat night Identified as Lax arna Avcrbueh, a Russian stndent of presumably anarcblstlc tendencies. Chief Shlppy, attacked In bis home, No. 31 Lincoln place, at 0:30 a. m. ycsteiday by Averboch, shot and killed the latter, but rot until his assailant bad stabbed blm In the arm and shot and dangerously wounded Harry Shlp py, a son of the pdlico ofllclal, and had wonnded James Foley, a member of tho police department detailed aa driver for his superior. The younger Shlppy was aald at a late hour last night to have a good chance of recovery. Neither of the) other men was dangerously hurt. .Averbuch's attempt upon the clilel's life was tbo fourth effort ho had read to accomplish his purpose. Twice on Sunday he visited the boore, but was unsuccessful in finding bis intended victim at home. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning he tnado hla third appearance, but waa informed by a servant that the chief could not bo aeen till 0 o'clock. When he returned at 0 o'clock the chief was on tne point of leaving lor nts office. When admlted at the front door Averboch banded tho chief an envelope) tearing bis name and address, but th latter, having heard ot tksjjjprevioea visits to his borne, stwpevied that something was wrong and seised him by the arms. The envelope which was found later to be only a ruse to gala entrance, contained only a blank sheet ol paper. The quickness with which tbe chief acted upon his smfpkkm doubt lees saved hi Ufa. Averboch, though alight In build, proved In his desperation almoet a match for the chief, who la much larger, and tho latter fonnd himself unable to. hold fats assailant and search him for weap ons at the saooo time. He therefore called to; his wife, who was in tbe next room, asking her to ascertain whether the man nsd a weapon In his pockets. Mrs. Shlppy discovered a revolver in Averboch' pocket, but before she could remove It he struggled loots from tho grasp of the chief and, drawing a long knife, stabbed be chief in the aro. Thereupon tbo chief grappled again with his assailant, whodiewa revolver. At that moment Hairy Shlppy, 19 years old, came rushing down the stair way to his father's aid. Averboch fired two shots, one ot which struck young; 6hippy, who fell seriously wounded. Before Avcrbnch could fire again, Jamea Foley, the chief's driver, attracted by tbe shooting, ran to the door and seised Avoibuch, The aeiaesin struggled loose from the embrace and fired a. shot, which pierced Foley's hand. Thereupon both Mr. Foley and Mr. Shlppy emptied their revolvers Into Averbuch'a body. Ono bullet entered tbe man's breast near the heart and another passed through his head. The revolver dropped from his fingers and be died, without a groan. FATE IN DOUBT, SeattleVFalr BUI May Net Get By Its House. Opponents. Washington, March 3. -Tho mem bers of the Washington congressional delegation are somewhat concerned over the manifbst unfriendliness shown by the Republican leaders In the hours toraid tbe Alaska-Yukon-Paclfio expo sition bill. While they feel reason ably certain that they will ultimately eeouro an appropriation tor government buildings and exhibits, they realise that the opposition of the "strong men" ot tho house is likely to make It difficult to get aa much money aa Uiey really need, and they believe that a further reduction in their bill will be Injur Ions. When the eenato pasted the Pllea bill it went to the house, and should havo beon retoired to the committee on industrial arts and expositions, before which the Humphrey bill was pending. instead It waa reierrou to tno commit tee on ways and means on the lame ex cuse that the bill contained a provision authorising the admission, free ol duty, ot exhibits, from foreign nations. This oommltteo ia antagonists to the bill. Averse to daps as Citizens. Vancouver, B. 0., March 3. Whole-' salo objections to the naturalisation of Japanese, which It is expected will be a test of eligibility of the brows men to citUenahln and the rights ot fishing on tne lirltlan Columbia salmon ground, have been filed by K. A. Lueaa and were today announeed at the opening ot the Marsh sitting ol tbe Oownty seurt.