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SWS OF THE WEEK !u n Conilcnscil Form fur Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO COOTINEOTS A Resumo of tho Lett Important but Not Lei Intoroatlng Evonli of tho Past Weak. Tnrt'M enemies admit ho l practical I; into ol the ntiinliiilim. A meat lite swept tlio K)tt ol llahla, llrlill, musing a l of 11,000,000. Tlio town ol lllg Timber, Mont., was three-fourths destroyed by lire. I.Oki HKlUt 1400,000. Japan Id tint on thf list of visiting flint for th ttttlraliti licet, but timy n luoluded later. Four of tho moil Indicted for fraud In tho Pennsylvania stale capltol scan tlal Imvo been convicted. Tho American Mllrshlp llrot tin been ordered to leitvo Han Fiend July 0 iioxt nml complets It vo)e,i around the world. Sack containing in.KOO In trol-J woro Ulen (rum tlio aymaliir'a eafo on tho trnlscr Mllwatikie, and thus far all efforts to dlscutcr tlio thief Imvo fulled. The pitnlilrnt ol tl e llntlp, Mont., Miners tifiion says 6.IIU0 won am out of work, notwithstanding circular which lure been trnt out by t e initio owner advertising for nioro holp. The It xbtiry Crpt work, of lloa ton, employing 000 hands, have clocd liidellnltely. Prince I.uitKltl, ol Havarla, eel hiatal hi H7lh birthday, lie I In psrfccl health. Mssschoets cotton mllli have mad a ID per cent reduction In tho wage of 25,000 employe. The fotti-t rvlro ha authorlifd 17, H00 cuttle nnd ItV.'.AliO sheep to grsse on the llluo .Mountain reserve thli ton. The American auto In tho New York to I'arU race reached Or.mgr. Wyo., March 12. Tho woondcar, the Ilal lti, m ut Cheyenne. Union IVclflo aWkholder have turnrl on llarrlman nnd sued hliu frr the $40,000,000 I e made dealing In tho it cki of other road with I'nlon Pj clllo capital. A conference was held lxtweeii Pre Limit Knosrvelt and prnmtneot men lookltu to l(vnHl" inlliDA't oi'., ex mtlng lalr union and making all im punt ton deal public. (ienetal d'Amada, cnmtnAtulIng the Frenrh tone In Morocco, ha ncvlvrd a lettis from Mulal llnlld, I ho so cllel aultMii of the Soilh, nnd leader ol hi" army, asking that hoslllltlr Im suspended pondlnic pojco nejotlailons An inaann man tried to kill King llsskon, of Noiway. Klnir Alfono we received with much cnlliuidssin at Itarcclona. . Four negroes have Iw-en lynched In Ml-sltslppl for Incendiarism, Hanlh anarchist a e said to bo alter the premier, nnd not tlio king. The MnthriV comrre'S I In session t the While House, Washington, I). 0. The United Hallways company of Kan Frauclioo la about to ko Into the hand of a revolver. Jupan ridicule tho Idea that naval preparation nro be Inn made for an at Uck on China. flrrnt HrlUIn ha rent a note In Ja pin advising arbitration of tho China. J.pn illllloultlc. Thu president ha (enl to the sonaU the numltmtlon of John McCourt to bo ilMrii't attorney for Oregon. l'ortland ha Ixtcn assured that a nuiuUr ol cruisers and Uorpedo boats will bo tent thero during tho rose ur nival. Kohtnlts ha been teleaod from Jail and lie ami ltuof have patched up their difference. In the remainder ol the trial they will stand together. Kin Alfonso will v 1 e 1 1 Barcelona In dorlanco of bomb thrower. Mayor Homo, f Chicago, hH taken ll to keep nil aimrehUU out cf the city. Dlitrlct Attorney Joroino, of Novr York, ayo tho cliargoa ngnlnit him aro fnloo, In tho Now York to Tails automobile raco Ihe Amorloan car I fur ahoad of thu other. The janitor of tho Colllnwood eohool doclare ho fmtonwl tho door open ut the flrttnlnrm of flro. John F. Rtovens, ex-englneer of the runninn canal, any tho hlg canal will be of Uttlo vnltto n'ter It n flnlahed, The Incident of the roliure of the Japanese iteamer Tatsu Maru by China lia not yet been settled. uloooy Bianr at imf.n. Thrao Montana Llfera Make a Mau Dakh for L'bortv lVer LoiIko, Mont., MiirohlO. War Inn Finiik Cnuliiy, of tho Montanii into iiunltimtlttiy, m hiiidilly vfoimd. ol Hominy mornlriK and hi llrat aeM not wnnluti, John ltohlnimu, wna kill hI, mIiiii ih ico Illo convict, (iM)mo Idiok, W. II. Ilayei and nnotlmr vfho miiim la not itlvun out, mucin a dimli for liberty In tho Miiiltwillnry ollho al H o'rlnok. It I thoiiKht tint witrdeu will live. llohlriKon'a thrnnt wna rut from ear to iiir and thu Jiinlni vulu vfinovii'd. Conlvy' tluont wan Klied and ho UIiImhI Koveral tltiica In the shouldor and Kroln Intforo hu wa ahlo to draw hla revolver and ihoot two ol the atinllant down. Convict llaye and Hick were both shot down by Conley alter tho latter had been wounded. Ihn attack on tho priaon ntitliorlllt- and a ubixiiunt effort to eirapo hat, accordlnu to tho piUon authorltle till aftorrKHin, leen Iuiik planm-d by Itofk'nnil llaye, who were collmalr. Iloth were nriiicd with ponknlvci, the blade of which were aharpened like raxor. Tlio Ihrrnoorivhta wero hroiiidit to the oiltcn ol the Hnltentlary Humlay j moiiiinK ly Itapuiy Warden Iiouiiirou, to In) trlid for aotiio trivial Infraction ol the prlon ruin, nnd Conley wa altluir. to all In Jiidttinent. The moment tho men entered the oltlro d'xir Hock tiiinnl nwlltty upon Hohinrnn, who yinn olorlnt; tho door lw hind the men, and ipilckly ilrawliiK a knife, lie Ix-unn alahlri( at I he deputy warden' thlKtt. Itohlm-on wa iiuablo to retieat or move U-foro hU throat wa rut wide open and ho rank U the floor dyliiK At the ranio mrunrrit tint Hock at tckr. ItotilliKitl, Have alio ptllletl out a knlfo nlmllar lo that ol Hock ami alerlrd for Conley. The latter rHrvat. ihI to the rear of the olllce before the oncomtiiK do'iierado. Ilvforo Conley could diaw hi revolver, however, lliyr I ail lahel hit thnat, cnltlSK hi in from Ihn lelt iar lo a point under the chin. The convict, felri( hi In trnde-l victim Kfllliin away, iirepplrd with hlrn and etabbed him revoial time In tho ehouldrr and gioln. AlthoiiKh blrejiuv terribly, Conley inanngtHl to draw hi iron fiotn hi rxvket and llrcl four llmo with the weapon pirued aitalmit llaye' abdo men. Aa Ilaye mnk to the Door. Hock roihrd at Conley, who emptied the two roinalnlnK cartildite In III un Into liork and ho latter alro went down. The third convict who had beii railed to die "(wlpft," took to In hrU at th tint ol lh Initio, but vraa iulckly CHt-t irrtl and pin el In hi cell. The ut.i'iltl- roltoo-d to kIvp nut hlr name until Ihey had invmtlKatnl whrthrr ho wa ronrrrinil In the plot or whether ho IiaiI inindy hern rallnl U) the olllce at tho mine time a the other two. AHE FIHE TRAPS. Too Mary Fllnry Hulldlra; Are Con siructrd in Arnarica U'a'lilnuton, March 10. In a rutte ment made publlo lait nhilit, Hlchard I., Iluinphrey, enBlocor Incharcoof the etroctural material laboritotle of the icoierotiirnt, dlwuiMeii recent lire h r ror and avert that (Ire trap bud or woro than that which roil the Uvea of o many school chthlrcn at Collin wood, 0., oxlat In nerly every vlllai?o and town and In many of tho large rltle. Ilo nrire tho p"ne of law to pro hibit the ntTiipatlon of anythlux except n stiucture of the lilnhr-t the roilittlnt l)l, erpivUlly whrn ll I tirol a a school, theater or other itrocturw In which pooplo aseinblo in laryo iiuin bera. "It Is a matter of record," lje said, "borne out by statistics. that this coun try spcn'U ennimoii sum ol money in providing eipilpmenls In fltihtltiK tires, while forvlun rotintrles spend .their money In bulldliiK structure which nfler the greatest lealstanre to Ore. The per capita lose In this country yearly exceeds In, attalnst an annual loss In SI of tho prlnclal cities ol Ktiropo of 33 conta per canltn. K.tlmstlnir the iop. niatton nt mo country ai nu,iou,uoo tho loss from fire here 1. 1740,000,000. II wo had the same conditions that pro vail In Kuropean cities our loas would be but 20 no,nnn a year." Jpan' Naval Hirorgth. Toklo, March 10. Some reliable fig ore aro now to hand (howlng tho pre ent itrcnutli of the Jananeee navy com ivirrd with II stroiiKth when tho war brnko out. Detail are appended, but tho total may lo briefly stated, vis s Onn hundred nnd tllly sovon vecsels of all descriptions, representing a tonungo of "83,241! tons, before tho war,. and 201 vc-eo a and 615.082 tons at tho present day. Further scrutiny of the figure shows that Japan today possess e moro than twice tho number of but tloshlpa alio had befnro the war. Portugal Not Involved, Lisbon, March 10, Investigation In, stltotod by tho t'ortugiico government regarding tlio TaUu Marti incident have elloltod from tho Ptkln govern mont the omphntlo nsnertlon that the selxure occurred on the high seas, and that, thorefore, there waa no violation of tho law governing Portugal waters, .jji- , DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS i r-r,?-mrr-nw., Friny Marnh 13 WnaliltiKtori, Miirrh 1.1 Heimtor riillon toilny lutrodiici'd n ri)noltitlon tllHclnirKliiK tho Intcratnlu com more" coiniiiltico front further r.otiHldorn (Ion of li Ih hill P'KiirdliiK Iiictciim'-iI mllroiid niton, IiiivIiik become antla fled that Clinlriimn Klkln I delib erately tryliiK to amother thu mH uro by rofiiHliiK to brliiK It to a vote. KlkliiH, In ritiilllntloii, hud roml In tho Honitlu a letter from Commla dinner Kiinpp, which ho contended wiin hoitllo to rulton'a bill, hut hu lon'a report, which wna Inrloxed, and whlili wna favorahlo to tho bill na iiiiietiileil. Further dobiito waa cut off whon 2 o'clock arrlvtiil, na that hour hud been fixed for a net speech on the currency hill, but Ciilton will prone nt thu rniumlMlnu'H report mid rontlniio IiIh flKht Klltlti I not plioliiK fair III un- falriiim will help Fulton, who I ile tormlned to flKht to tho IiinI ditch to Kit hi hill hoforo tho aonnto Ho had nil naaiiriinco lonlKht, however, Unit the aiihcniumltteo will report hla bill tomorrow, WnshliiKton. March 13 -Tho for tification appropriation hill, will soon be renorted to tho which house, will miikx ndequato provision for lu-t-rensliii tho olilrleiicy of tho const defense along thu Pacific count. It la stated that I ho entire npproprla tlon, save what la necessary for iimlntiiniinco of defenses on tho At- lanllr coast, will ho devoted to tho enlargement and Improvement of tho Pacific roast and Insular ilotunsc. several million dollars In all. It la tho Intention of congress to maku tho fortifications on tho I'acltlc coast In every wiiy cqunl to the defenses of tho harhora on thu Atlantic. Thundiy, Mrch 12 Wiishlnaton. March 12. Tho Ml ley Miihiiinrluo boat Inquiry waa bo gun In earnest today liy n special hoiisu committee. Ileglnnlng at 10 o'clock Uio committee continued Ita work during tho greater part of tho day Hoprvseutatlvu l.llley wns heard at length He began his testimony liv renillni: n tone tynewrlttvn state ment, a niirt of which was In the na turn of an adldavlt In which he out lined hi chnrge In detail, Whun ho had rompleted this formal presenta tlon ho was .iietloned at length by Itepresontatlvo Olmstcad of t ho corn llllliuu, who w uviiiRiinii-u j Chairman lloutcll to perform flinl service Durlnc tho afternoon aesslon. Hep resuntatlve lltchmond V. Hounon tesl lifted that hu had neen approached by n man representing tint Klectrlc Iloat Co. who told him that. If ho would support tho claims of that lompnny hoforo congress, tho com pany could bring Influunco to bear upon ripoakor Cannon to have him (llnlison) appointed on tho commit tee on naval affair, Washington, March 12. Ily n tlo vote, a motion wns lost today In the houso coinmltteo on military affairs to report favorably tho Dnwe till! creating n roll to Ito known as tho volunteer retired Hat nnd placing thereon, with retired pay. tho survlv Ing volunteer olllcora of tho army, navy and marlno corps of tho civil war. K-tlnmtes Indicated that the first year' operation of such a law would cost thu government 1 1,000,- 000. Tho aen WashlnKtnn. March 1 nto coinmltteo on military affairs to day reported favorably a mil author ising extra oftlccrs for tho army. Tho bill reported would add CC1 officer to tho army distributed as follow among the grade: Thlrty-Hlx colonels, C4 lloutenant-colonols, 90 major. 1C2 captain, 144 lieutenants nnd 12C second lieutenant. Wednesday, Ma-ch II. Washington, March 11. President aFisssr senate committee tias ltoofovelt today to tho senate, ra fact that tho found that the ohurges of participation in tho Hrownsvllle riot, which caued lit in to dismiss companies II, O and D ol the Twenty-tilth Infantry, worn sub sUiitlatcd, and asks the sensto to pa-a a .pntUI law extending 'or one year the mo within which those v, ho e.tabllsh tlino their lunoceno tnsy bo rolnstatod Buuh a bill will be Introduced. Sonator I ley burn today sccurod the passage through the senate of his bill providing fot the survey of all publlo land, .reserved and unreeorved, In Ida WMh-nRUm, March 7.-A rast of ho. Oregon, Montana and California. I acsalon today of the houso was de Under the ptosent system, the govern . toJ ,he con,,(i,n.tlon f private mont only surveys land upon request , cl ,,, b,,u The yoninje, of tl,B day actual settlor. Mr. Heybnrn say this inMin,iniiM ni i. i.i system tends to retard development, and aluo retards, Nurveja, as settler don't llko to go on tmsurvey'd land. Washington, March 11. Determined and persistent uoeaulta on Uio postolllco appropriation bill In the houso today resulted In amplification of that meas ure In many Important parts, despite tho protests of Chairman Overstrcctand the coinmltteo. Tho letter carriers finally won tholr long tight for $ 1,200 salaries, whon an anwndmont by Goehel. of Ohio, grant ing tho Mime waa adopted. The house also allowed an additional 126,000 for clerks In thlrd-clast oillre where the salarlos of tho postnmtor range from 11,200, and 116,000 additional tor con tract stations. .je Altogether tho appropriations carried by tho bill were Increased to tho oxtent of 11,365,000. Tuesday, March 10 Washington, March 10 Tho sera'e toUy rutllltxl a iid made publio six of tho 13 treaties negotiated nt tho Inter riatloul i-onfrrencoat The Hague. Tho conventions adopted aro thoo to which no opposition had lceii made The dual reports of thu committee on military affairs, In relation to the llruwrisvlllo affair, will Iw rnadn to the sensU) tomoirow. Henator Warner will prstcnt tho report of the majority ol the committee sustaining tho action of tho pr-ldent In discharging without honor a battalion of tfie Twenty-tilth Infantry on tho ground that tho negro soldiers had done the shooting. Washington, March 10. Consider ation of tho postolllce appropriation bill was restimid by tho house of represent ntlvee today. Although amendments wrre In order, trie bill, when It was laid aside for thodav.wlthllna.es (llniimind ol. had undergone no material pi.-nifo. Anotiwoithy speech by Hamilton, of Michigan, upholding the right of "' ""' K" '. ""'' poratlons and sustaining tho president In his stlttude toward them, was the ft attire of tho days' procsodlrigs. Other addresses were mado by Small, of North Carolina, nnd Flnler. of Bouth Carolina, each of whom attacked tho propoRltion to Increase the pay for ocean mall service on the ground that It was but a subterfuge for a ship tub idy. Monday, March 0 Washington, March 0. The senate diacursed at length Henator Frye' joint resolution providing for the carrying of material for the Panama canal In American bottoms only. Frye advocat ed the adoption of the resolution, say Ing that at least o.UW.OM) laurels ol cement would be reoulrod in the work, and that so lung a foreign vessel were permitted toconp-to, It would be Im poB.mie for the dometlc ship to par Uc to , lhe t,Bnlporutlon btcause 0, ,K, .nnmnee both In construction . ., ,. i. .i.i iu. i l.l. wiwaaawtie oaisva mw . uirvv in)"H ... . uuih .in), iiw i these .u.w.t. It.Ulah I. ..lift .1. fu hi, An .. Hit.-IM.V W. M. ...at ... v-. ...... amendment by Foster, of Vir providing that the restriction glnla, should not apply to the Gulf port or any part of die United State from which veo-els of the United BUtea could not be secured for the trado was accepted by Frye. ' Fulton, of Oregon, and Uacon, of i Georgia, sought to have the amend rnrnt extendeI to the North PaclQo nd South Atlantic const respectively, but wrre uninccrstful. Itrsolutioni of sorrow upon tho an nnuiicement of the death of Itepresont atlvo Adoiph Me)er, of Louisiana, were adopted, and at 4:20 p. ru. the senate adjnuri el as a fuither mark of respect to hit memory. The home was In session but a few intimitis, adjourning at 12-.12 o'clock upon announcement of Mr. Meyer'a death. Raturrtsy, March 7. Washington, March 7. mils to ea tAhllrh invlngs banks, lntrodocel by Henator Cartir, Knox and llurkett, to day were conaldund by a subcommittee ol the senate coinmltteo on poitollicos and poet roads c- nslstlng of Senator Caitor, Iturrona, Daukhead and Clay. Por (master General Meyer was beforo the subcommittee and outlined hts "' rvs."ffl -. .... , . .i.ii n,.. die tbe depart ment, he waa not wedded to that meas ure an I waa very ready to approve cnviiilti en's or provision to be taken fioin b-'tu the llurkett and Carter bills. The committee and posmnMer ceneral - tf. f .-? '"" ".,....: U ,,. n.iinn.t luks of the country at a nto of inter, est 1 me enough to pay depositors 2 rer cent and to defray all attendaut ex tcnsis. HupMSiitatlvo Slemp, of Virginia. Only Sevan daps Cima In Washington, March 10. The raolfio coast members of oongress have been Informed that only seven Japaueeo, and t lies not laboiers, have entered the United State this year, which Is re garded aa showing the effectiveness of the now emigration regulation whloh Japan has formulated and uudertaken to enforce. There Is an apprehension that some Japanese laborers have entered th country through Mexico, but it is learn ed that Mexico la negotiating with Japan for prac Ically the same regula tions that havo been applied to the United States. REVISION ASSURED. Extra Session to De Oallsd to Qo Over Tariff Washington, March 0. Plan for the revision ol tho tariff havo been agreed upon by the Hepubllcan leaders, In eluding Hoo'ovelt, Hpcaket Cannon, Hem tor Itetcrldgo and Hcprcsentatlvea Payne, Dslxell ami Bharman, tlio Uiree latter being members of tho houso ways and means ommlttce, who will frame thu now law. An extra session of congreri will be called Immediately after the expiration of the present congrcs next spring and a bill will be drafted reducing some of the high schedules in steel and Iron and equalising others. If the Demo int aro aucccs-ful In the national elec tion next fall, President Hoosovelt will call convrce Immediately alter the re sult la known, thst tue tarifl can be reviatxl by the Hepubllcan. Senator Heverldgo, who presented a measure providing for a tarifl commis sion, hsd a conference with the presl lent today. Later he conferred with Hpcaker cannon and JiopriStniaiiTa Payne. Dalwll and Sherman. Icdovol oped that tho commission plan Is not acceptable, and It wa sgreed that a resolution shall be adopted by the pres ent congresi directing the secretaries of state, treasury, agriculture, commerce and labor and director of tho census to gather such data a will be useful to congress In revising the tariff. Henrescntatlve Sherman, with the approval of Hpcaker Cannon, is circn- Jatlng a petition among members of the House wiilcb requests tue way and means committee to lt during the sum mer recess for the purpose of gathering data to aid the members In framing a now tail ft law. Many signature nave already been procured and the commit tee will alt. DEMANDS ARE MADE. Jspsn' Mlnlitar Pressnts Ultimatum to China Peklc, March 0. Japan' ultimatum In the coo of tho Japanese steamship Talsn Msra wu presented to the bead of the Chinese Foreign board today, and the board has tbe matter under consid eration The Tatsa Mara was seised off Macao on February 7 by Chinese custom's cruiser on the chsrve that her cargo of arms and ammunition was intended for Chinese revolutionists, although con slzned to a merchant of that place. Tbe steamer Is now being held at Wham- poa, on the Canton river. The irreducible minimum of the Japanese claims Is the restoration of the steamer, as well a of her rargo, and t e payment of a full indemnity. Action is demanded within a "reasona ble time." In case of default or post p.nement, Japan, according to the term of her ultimatum, will "take Immediate action." Japan oxtweta a reply by tomorrow. She will not tolerate China's offer to Investigate tbe case. Bhe insist upon an apolrgy for the hauling down of the Japanese flag on the TaUu Mara and she will not accent mediation, atllrm- Ing that China Is In error and that the (a:ts are incontrovertible. Uamn liayaehl, the Japan -to mints. ter to China, In delivering the ultima turn, made reference to Japan' sm pathy for China In tho matter of con traband traffic In arms and explained that China could not expect medial I in so long a ahe did not admit tbe parti cipation of the Portuguese. INFECTED RATS ARE FOUND. ClUi-n,' Commltto Authorize Addi tional Expenditure. San Francisco. March 9. The bae. terlologlral reports of the Federal health omcers state that Infected rata we e found in nearly every district of the city last week, only the Sunset and Richmond districts being Immuno. The greatest percentage of infection Is re ported from the North Be.um district and In the Wea'ern addition. In all buildings where infected rata wete found, wall and tlocrs were or ned, and the places thoroughly futnlgited. The oltlrena' hra'th committee na au thorised the Federal health ollkers to employ additional men, no limit being placed on the number New gangs will be oriratdted and an effort made to ex terminate all the rata In the city within the next 30 days. Bonus for Fach Child Sydney, N. B. W., March 0. Tho Inorease ol population In tho common wmiIiIi la nnt.iitntiilv iilnw. and the legislators of Western Australia,' where tho inhabitants number oniy iwo to ine qua to mllo, have determined to take a leaf out of the book of the French. With a view to encouraging bigger fam ilies, an amendment ha teen inserted In the income tax bill by the stato leg islative assembly giving an exemption of (50 for every child up to the number or nvo in me lamtiy oi a taxpayer. Plvo children Is evidently the limit. Furnace Got Overheated' Columbus, O., March 0. That the Are In the Colllnwood achoolbou-e whloh cost the Uvea of moro than 170 children was due to an over heated fur tufa In Ihn mihfttancA of a nartlal renort 1 made to State Flro Marshal Creamer tonight by the three deputies who have been Investigating the causes of the fire. SCHMilZ WINS OUT Sopreme Court finds Fatal De lects In Indictment. RUEF'S PLEA ALSO NULLIFIES Seven Judges Unanimous In Holding Thar Fact Stated Do Not Constitute Crime. Ban Francisco, March 10 Th) Su preme court yesterday handed down n decision denying the application of the prosecution In the San Francisco brlu-ery-gralt rase for a rehearing alter m decision by the District court of Ap peals in the case of ex-Mayor Eugene K. Scbmltz, convicted of extortion In the French restaurant casee. Without a dissenting vote among the seven justices, the court tustalncd tbe appel late court in ita d Islon that the in dictment upon which Schmitx waa con victed waa defective In that it did not aver that Schmitx was mayor: that Huef, hi co-defendant, was a political boss practically In cootrol If the city; that as such they were in a position to exercise power and nnduo Influence over tbe policecommlssloner, and that it did not show that Schmitx resorted to unlawful means In threatening to have liquor licenses withheld. "Tho decision demonstrates," asid ex-Mayor Bchlmtx. "that the highest court in thn state believe what I have always claimed, that I waa removed from office and railroaded to prison." "The contention of the respondent that tbe appeal wu prematurely taken," say the Supreme court, "hat no merit. Tbe court la unanimous in the opinion thst tbe District court of Appeals was correct In Its conclusion that the Indictment waa Insufficient in that It did not show that the Injury to the property threatened by the defend ant wa an 'unlawful injury.' " This decision practically nullifies Ruet'a plea ol guilty to the same charge, Invalidate tbe remaining four extor tion Indictment against the ex-mayor and Huef, and will enable Ecbmlts to gain hla liberty on bail after eight months' confinement In the county jail. GREAT FEAT OF WIRELESS. Message From Fleet In Pacific la Re ceived at Penaacota. Washington, March 10. About the last place that the Navy department expected to hear from the Atlantic bat tleship flotilla for at least six months waa on tbe Atlantic coast, yet this la what happened. The Navy department today received a telegraphic message from its wireless station at Pensaoola, which bad been In direct communica tion with the battletbip fleet, a ment remarkable performance, considering that tbe wireless Impulse were obliged to traverse the Gulf of Mexico, then crocs overland the state of Texas, part of Mexico, and again cross several hun dred miles of ocean. An additional dispatch received at Penracola from Admiral Thomas, daUd on board tho Minnesota at 8 o'clock last night, Is as follows: "Tbe position of the fleet at this moment Is latitude 14.37 north, longi tude 102.01 west" FLEET TA-KS TO MARE ISLAND. Wireless Communication at Distance of 2 80O Miles. Ban Francisco, March 10. Tha bat tleship fleet came Into direct communi cation with Mare Island yorWrday. the message being tha first this coatt has received Irora tho warships. Cominnu icatlon was bad by wireleea for a dis tance of 2,000 miles, the messsge belntt from the battleship Maine of Evans' fleet. Yesterday morning the opeiator at the wireless rtation at Mare Island, In responding to tbe call of his Instru ment, was surprised to dlocover he was In direct communication with tha Maine. Though 2,600 miles away, the message was dear. Communication waa soon cut oft on account ot other stations Interrupting. Rebuild the Cliff House. San Francisco, March 10. Dr. Em ma Merrltt, executrix of the estate ot Adoiph Sotro, waa given permhslon today by Judge Coffey to apply tba $47,000 Insuianco money received after the destruction ot the Cliff home to ward the erection ot a new building. The petition was opposed by Attorneys J. F. Bowie and Joseph Mayer, who represented lour of tho neirs. uowio said the heirs be represented had no objection to rebuilding the Cliff house, but thought the heirs should have the direction ot expending the money. Mutiny In Caracas Falls. Caracas, March 4, via Tort of Spain, Match 10. An uprising occurred here last night In a barracks, the soldiers killing their commander, General Mesa. The mutiny waa quelled only after sv number ot soldiers had bees shot. V . - 'Uu'41 -.