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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1908)
NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Busy Readers, Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resumo of Ilia Lai Important but Nut Lett Interesting Events of tha Past Week. (Irnver Cleveland l rapidly jjulnlnu In liroltli ntiil strength. Trouble I lirnwlnj,' between China nml lluln nlong tlin Mnucliuriaii-Hlhcrln border. A IfiO.ono memorial tn Ahrnhnm Mm in) 11 U to In creeled at Ilia birthplace In Kentucky. Latest estimate nf tin dead In tlin leectil I, mi U I n n it tornado ilnru tlin number At f0. I'ommerelnl bodies nil nvrr lint coun try n tn protesting ngiilnst tln Increase hi freight rates. Until sides In tlir lllmiiml llydn hind fraud ease being tried ill Washington lliti a victory. ItitMlitn troops will ilent ry the Per sian villages ntxir tlin border, where the recent trouble occurred. II iinl ik nt Calcutta attempted to blow up n number iif whites liy plnelni; n IhiihIi im tin' enr tracks. S'.i liquor nil) In- aoM or brought Intn the republican national convention tmll, ncenrding tu n deeMon uf tin' leaders. U an encounter with Arnl the I'tenrh troops lint 1.1 killed nml 03 wounded. Tim Arnb les nro de scribed ns heavy. The old plant uf tke Omaha Packing 'itmxiiiy Im been destroyed hy fire, together with 3.IMMI.WM) wunds uf meat, involving n ls uf ISOO.OOO. Vilwlrnl I!wh has reached Washing Inn Montana republican lt"tt " l.rrn Instructed for Tuft. have Another mmii now flgm in Hen Mior Piatt's d muesli nffnlrs. The governors' conference plans to firm u wrwnnnt organisation. The Oklahoma house hss wed n Mil prut Ming tliat tlm Main halt fit wages. Mlnnrota democrats have declared for Johnson, and refused llrynn as see i ml choice. Proceedings In I tin endeavor to re lee Thaw from tlm New Vork asylum for tin criminal insane arc In progress. In rami llryan twrlif the ilrmn vrnllr rrl.rntlnl nomination, his daughter Mr "Im will take tlm stump in several Western states for him. Prench ami HpanUli soldiers making iii llir allied nriiiy In Morocco had an encounter in which several were wound -. on totli sides nml ona Spanlafd hilled. Tke national convention of Hoelnllals, In nion at t'hlengo, chose llugcnc V. lloU for presidential candidate on tlm urst ballot. Ilrnjamin llanfnrd, of New Vork, wan ehoseii for vlco proai deal A ittcct tar (trik ! Imprmllne In 'lilrKt. Tonopah, NVr., Ii raplJljr rreoverlng from Iba cITcela of tlin rrcont Or. Itallroail company ofllelala ailmlt tlm; Mrn rharitlnit "brat ftrmnra all tho traf fic will bear. Tlin tknusml of vinltnr who gntli rrcl nt Han Krancinco to urn tlm licet ro rrturnlni; to tlmlr lioino. The urnnil iliirhy of MMklrnlmrR Hchwcrln tin oowmiI to Iip tlm only atatn In (Irrmnny without a constitutional Unvcrii incut. AwnrJa liara juat been mnilo for up plylnx tho Imttlcuhlp licet with pro vialnna for Ita Journey acroa tha I'a clflc. After 11 vrar nf military occupnllnn tlrcat Ilrltnln, Huiala, 1'ranco ami Itnly Imva decided to withdraw ami turn the government over to (Ircccc, l)ii:uitol wllh the. Cnlifornin dele jjntcs to the (jovcrnor'a conference, ItooioTcIt haa apointcd ex (lovcrnor 1'urdro to rcpreinnt thnt state, Oencrat llllss, as Rovernor of the Moro jirovlnce, I'hlllpplnn Islands, ile vlnrca the effort to estndlish n judlelal aystcm In that province a fiillurc. Tho fnther of Mrs. Howard (lould, Hi'ldon 1'arry ('lcnunons, hits loft his daughters liut $1 each, licenuso they illd not enro for htm in his old njjo. I.lttlo progress In liolnj; mndo In the 1'iirksldo trolley trial of Alio lluiif. Cuntral Kansas Ims been visited by a ruin storm thnt bordered n cloudburst. Tho corner atnno of tho bureau of Amorlcan republics has boon laid lit SVashliiKtoii, Chinese rebels aro becoming moro ne tlvo. Inri forces of troops are bolng sent out to check them. A tnrnndo In Mercer and Henry coun ties, Illinois, did considerable proporty ilamnge und killed ono woman. Tho National Industrial Traffic League bus nppenlod to tho Interstato commorce eommlsslon to prevent an Increase in freight rates. NONE SAY aOOD-UYE. Vmicruelans Bliuw No CGourtosy to Minister llussitll. Wlllemsta.lt, Mny IB- W. W llnssoll, tlin Amerlcnn Minister to VciichiioIh, milled from hero today on tho stoniiishlp ('aniens for tho Uiiitml Htuleii, whiiro Im will spmiil his vnriitlon of two mouths, Tho Ainorlrnii Minister nrrlvrd Intro from I'unrto Cahello, snlllng from thnt port yesterday nflernoon after u visit to tho United Hlates gunboat I'adunch, Ills di'imrturn from Puerto Cnhello was sl('uiillrin by a anlutn of IS guns, Thtt there Is tension In tlin diplomatic rela tions between tho fulled Htntns and Venezuela wns shown In the fact that norm of tlm local ofllelala was on baud to bid Mr. Itusicll good-bye, Thniiifts 1. Moffntt, tho American Con sul at ln (lualra, Is still In that city without Aienns of communication be cause of tha plague, and It Is fearod without necessities of life. It Is thought that tho United Htates may semi a guiibont there for the pur pno of transferring the consul, because at present them aro no American In terests requiring his presence. I'resldont (.'nstrn's decree shutting off Ia (lualra may be prolonged Indefinitely or until n full week pnsaes without new eases of plagno appearing, There Is great distress among tho unemployed, which the number Is large. Merchants In Im (lualra nrn doing little business, and are no longer nldn to support the poor An nppeal has been made to the chamber of commerce In Caracas for help. A second relief trnin wns sent to the Mtmtcd city yesterday wllh pro visions, The death list Is urnwlntr, and tlin whole town seems to be Infected. FLEET VISITORS VICTIMS. Patty Swindlers Sell Uoftus Tickets for Trips tu Warships. Han I'ranclaco, May 18-The thou sands who wished to vlalt tho wnrahlpa today furnished n rich harvest field for a number nf petty swindlers. Hogus tlcketa were anld without Interference from tlm ollce by venders who repre sented no launch company whatever. None but Invited guests were taken on the llsgship, nllhnugh thousands Itmight tickets which they thought would en able them tn bemrd the Connecticut, and tunny of the ricurslon stoamers did nit land passengers on any warship, but merely crulsMl imnng them, lleenuse his indignant pascngets de manded the return nf their money when he fulle-1 to land them nn the battle- shln Vermont titdav. Cnptaln Henry hln 'rfs Prisch. of the excursion steamer HI Helen, dtew n revolver nml threaten?! In arhont John IlatM-neh, the spekramat nf the pmtr-ltliitf exciirlnnlta. Pnllri Ofllcer Charles Wrdrklni- was nn the dock when Ilia trouble liegsn, and hi Inst mi time In disarming the stesmboat rsplnln. QUIET IN THE ISLANDS. Uasilsn Morot Lay Down 'Arms With out Serious Trouble, Xlanila, Mnv IX -The disarming of the llssllnn Mnros Is progressing with out serious trouble The I.ansn dis tricts are quint. The trouble against which the troops were recently operat ing was sporadic and nelthsr general nor serious. MajorUencral Weston, who has re turned to Manila from an Inspection of the entire district, reports that con ditions am quieter than usual. He pr-i nounrrs the recent operations to have been police rnther than military. The gnvrrnineni is neing wKeu io weure a loan for the purpose of Install ing an extended system of Irrlgntlon The islands must purchajw lo.tmo.oou prsos of foreign rice this year, making a total purchase, during the past ten vears, of 100.000.000 pesos worth. II is believed that Irrigation will rcstorj the cro, Joaquin MIMer la ComleR l'orllaiid, May 12 - -Ono nf tho plc- tiirosquo nttrnrtlona tit ttio I'orunnu Huso festival during tbo wnek Juno 6, will bo the npponrnnro nero oi Joaquin Miller, tlm "Poet of tnu Slernis," Mllk-r la n nutlvo of On--Kim, nml lii'ii the request nml Invi tation wan ni'iit to blm by tint festi val management to tnko part in inn spertncnliir ntreet pageant "Tlio Spirit of tho (lolden Wont," ho rend- lly ncccptcil, agreeing o nppenr m some feature or inn rnvaicniio inni Mould bo typical of tbo life, habile ami custouiH of the early dnyti of tbo OreKiin idoneern, In tlio uiiioh in which ho was n roimplcuotia gur. Thin parndo will nymbolUo tho nit- vnnri-mt-nt of clvlllxatlon in tno North-Avst from the enrllent dnya down to tho present time. Many cities of Oregon will bo represented by beautiful flouts tn tlio lino or inarch. Children In Factories. Richmond, Va.. Mny 12 Pealing with the world-wide topic of children, their education, trnininii and the evil nf driving them under slenin pressure nt the wheel when their frail limbs nnd bodies are ton wonk to stand tho terri ble nunlshment nml strnln, tho session nf the National Confercnco of Chnrltles nml Corrections nt St. Pnul'a Church tonight a roused tho public to tlio im portance nf ndequnto lnws to protect them from tho ovlls of tho factory work. Professor W. H. Hand, of tho University of South Carolina, pointed nut the Imperatlvo demand for compul sory education. Dying by tho Hundred. Klov. KuRsIn, May 12, A frightful epidemic nf exnnthomntout typhoid U raging In tho city prison. Morn thnii S00 deaths no far have occurred, nnd prnetlcnlly nil of the Inmates are Infect ed. The authorities are withholding do-tills. I PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF I Friday, May 10. Washington, May Ifi, Tho Aldrlch currency bill was siilnlltuti'il for tho Vreelnnd bill III the senate today, and "' mnrinn corps nnn navy urnw the Iriiiisfer took but little longer than forth n good deal of criticism of tbo wns reipilred in tho culling of tho roll, conferees, who weru ehnrgnl with hav Tlm eireil is to throw Imth the senato l"g taken liberties and with hnvlng vlo nml Iiimiso bills into conference. The lated the trust rcpostc! in them by tho managers mi tho part of the senate aro liouso. Tho conferees reached a com- Aldrleli, Allls Hale, Duuli-I and Tel- ll't" agreement, nml tho bill now goes li-r, I to tho president. The dispatch wllh which this ngreii-1 Consldernblo Interest was mnnlfestcd liieill WHS renclieil IS n striking exam- pie of what can be .lone In tho closing days of a session of congress. A meet - Irig of the henntn rommlttro on flnnnro wns lieM In tho forenoon, nml n do- rialiui In ametid tho lioiiso bill by sub stltutliig the measure msei by tho senate several weeks ngn was reached wiiiuiiii iiiiiciiii.r. niiiriiinn .u.irirji j'.lJO. Kor building roads and mak was niitlnirlred tn make the report. iD(j 01Br pernfant-nt Improvements In which he did as soon ns tho bill tiossed t, ntnn forest, 1,0Q0,0(K), Instead by the house yesterday had been "in.-s 0f .',00.000, ns provide! by tke house nei over. """"' " ""- " " "" 'en- itti- I, ill by the eommitlee, however, unit it wns iieeenry In have n new print of II preiwifd liefnro it could be railed up for r'insiderntliiii. WnslihiulHii. Mnv lit. -Tin. Vr.-i.lnii.l rl..iic-. I. ill ii. m i.,l,..l l,i- ti. ..... rite, went to the house at S:IS o'eliH-k tin. HfterniMiti. nml liiimetllulelv uhs enlliil up by HiirtiiH of Ohio, who moved to mniH-nil the rules, disagree to tho Hiiiiiiilitiitil" nml nsk H eanfereiice. In l he opinion uf William, tho minority ii'it'ler, Hie 1.1 1 1 ns nmemli-il hy tke -n ale n mllnltelv nri than the Vre land bill. Ile urued his enllengues to vile hksih.I the Hud lnH l ilisgrr tn the seHiile m itii'Hilliii'ti t , snylng Hint, if the itnitliiM wns heit, tke bill wtmM Imve In K" to the IwMkiHg committer. The million wns curried by tt vote of ISO tn 1113 Thursday, May 14. Washington, May U. The great sundry civil appropriation bill, carry ing h total of about 120,1 HKI.IHMl. wns passed bi the senate today. Ah amend ment Ii v Uallinger, npprnpriating (IMHMI In enable the gn eminent nf Alaska tn mippreas Ihe liquor t rn file nmong the na tle wns ndopteil This is Ihe last uf Ihe Imgr supply bills, nnd Its pnai;e lii. Ihe senate Knurely iilohifslde Hie hntie In the cnii'lderHllon nf the appropriation bills, ami of tke entire II lentes onlv the uenernl deficiency and the itnlitim arndetny bills tn be rnnsid ered b either house. A portion of the M-Minn nns devnleil In eanslderatloti of the bill iiaietidliiu the penalty feat tire of the rnniHtodlly rlaitae of the railroad inte bill, but a vote wns not taken Washington. May II The Vreelnnd currency bill, agreed uHin by the rejmb j different to the preservation of the tlm I icon eaucit". was today Hit through the'brr lands, but objected to the methods hiMe under a special rule bv n vote of practiced by the Bureau of Forestry IM to I4.V Pifln'H saenlleii insurgents j under Its present administration, of Ike majority irty oted with thel In addition to tbo attention given the demncrnls. who' went en record solidly j agricultural bill, the senate voted tt ngainst Ike measure. I send to the committee on judiciary tbo As soon ns the bill reaches the senate ' resolution introduced by llurkctt of Ahlrieh will enll u meeting of the com-1 Nebraska declaring tomorrow to be mittee on Imanre tu consider it. It Is j". Mothers ' Day," nnd suggesting that exHcted he committee will vote unaui I senators and employes of the senate mouslv to amend the house measure bylwenr u white flower in honor of that striking out all after the enacting day. clause nml inserting the provisions ef I , Ihe lull wbeb was im-Hied by the sennte. Washington, May p. A hough on It is not dnubte.1 that the senate will several occasions it bad difficulty in approve the action nf Ihe cnunittco. maintaining a quorum, the house trans The effect of this course would be n' acted considerable business today. A .end imth the Vreelnnd and Aldrlch numWr of inensures were passed, In- bills tu conference. Wednesday, May 13. Washington. May IS. I urther eon S,i,ttt ,0 tB(, nreut Court of Appeals, slileratlou nf the llrownsvllle nffalr was nn,j rP.nij n,,, nrt f t, legislature today Hstpone.l by the sennte until .ev Mexico of 1003 regarding civil December 111 next. This decision wns ,,rM,sun, jn-rsonnl injury cases, reached after nn extended exchange nf i Tlir house ndjournwl until 2 e'cloeV Mews among senators. Punier, nfterjtumorrow, when eulogies will be de- UrUinU Ihe llil0ltltment uf Ull enrU v..rd ill tlm llfn nn.l elinr.ctr nt da for voting on Ins bill, moved that II in- iHHi-n up nei nereitiiiri. .inn a motion by Culberson of Texas, to vote mi me inn iii-si r-iuiu.il.., . mm u ,Ul, ol insl-st upon tlio usual roll-c.ill. the table, I'ornker's motion was mluptixi : I'nder u statute wsed bv tho last by a vote of 0 to t). asuemldv, Louis Ferris, who "dvnamlted Foraker gave on! a statement saving' t, trnin at lluttc. will be sentenced to that, while he could not. have passed death If convicted, tlio bill now, he thinks he has insured I practically every property owner nf its (Nissage by Ihe KntMinemet. I fitted by the recent tiro in Atlanta, (la., has announced that modern itruc- Wiishlnglnn, May 1.1 Oue half of t,.r,.. wiii i10 i)Uiii. .i .. .t...i.." .. i..: .. .i... . ........ l ine live nniir senium oi ine unlike inunv was spent In roll calls nn the various propositions presented. Wlien tho day's work had been concluded, the agricul tural and poMofllee appropriation bills had been sent to confidence, and the following bills pnssed: Permitting owners of patents in cases where the government has appropriated inventions to apply tu the court of claims for relief; authorising the entry of tea sweepings when intended to be used in the mnnufneturn of ciifTulue, and an omnibus bridge bill. Tuesday, May IS, Washington, May 12. Tho somite to day passed tho postofllcn appropriation bill, carrying amounts aggregating $220,072,3(17. As (Hissed tho bill nl Iowa $1 ii day expenses for railway postal clerks when tiwny from teriui mils, which will Incur n total oxpcnKo of about $1,000,000. Amendments adopted by the senato provide for weighing tho mnlls mutu ally Instend of overy four yenrs, and add the (lalllnger provision concerning tho Improvement of tho mall ncrvlco tn tho Philippines, China, Japan, Australia und South American ports. Washington, May 12 After n do bntn lasting prnetlcnlly tho entire ses slon, tho ItouKo today, by n voto of 130 to St, agreed to tho confercnco report upon tho naval appropriation bill, Tlin Insertion of n now provision relating to Itierenso In pay for ofllcers and moo "" l"" '""" '" " "nnuuncrmrni ini the currency bill would bo considered .""" msposuu oi juursuay noxi. Monday, May II. WniiMntrtnn. Mav tt Tlin BennlM 4n l,ny Mwi the agricultural bill, carry- n( appropriation aggregating t, I,,f representatives, was npproiirlntnd, -giving one Half tlin amount asked by tho chlcf forester. I .... .. - 1 ii-llllllKiiiu, .iin 14. I lir- lluu-i-3 117- day took tho final congressional step by which betting on horso races nt Iter! nines will hereafter bo prohlblte.1. A , bill niithorlrlne the appropriation for ' addition to tho regular military es tnbllhment nf .'.0 enplnins tn cmnmnnd It'. 1'lilHliplnn scouts nl.o was pns(-d. The bill nmendini; the homestnnd laws so as to permit the entry of 320 acres Instend of 100 npres of nnn Irrigable public bind In Western States was passed. The bill allowing the States of Idaho ,,l Wyoming 2,000,000 additional acres of Inml for reclamation wns defeated. The dry homestead bill was pnssed by 130 to ft. It applies to rionrnlneral, nnnlrrignbln, unreservcl and nonappro priated public lands In Colorado, Cali fornia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore gon, .Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Ari zona nnd New Mexico. Washington, Mny 11. At a confer ence today between tho leaders of the house and senato it was practically agreed that congress shall adjourn Fri day, May 22. Saturday, May 0. Washington, May 0. The debate en the main features nf the agricultural aiiproiiriation bill was practically con eluded by the senate today. Smoot of I'tnh siioke at length in advocacy of the forest reserve service. Iodte am! Newlnnds supported tho policy of the service. Clark of Wyoming reviewed at length what he said ho regarded as the weak nesa of the forestry service. He de rinreil that its opponents were not In riiininK ii cuuti inuor law lor me uis t riot of Columbia, Intended ns a substi- fl., C.i I.a MAnn.A I. Ill d..l..tH .- lMMlU , ......... ' fr, ti. , at iteprcsentatlve Adolph Meyer, nr l.nillnlnnn. In view, nf tlm rlrriun. pXnntm f ,i10 ndjournment, William! Amend Naturalization Act. Washington, Mny 12. A bill amend ing the nuturnlizntion act was ordered favorably reported today by the huuse committee on immigration. The bill Increases the fco which clerks of courts mnv ehargn for tho issuing of naturali zation papers from 45 to $8, nnd allows either tho applicant for admission to citizenship or tho United States to take nn appeal within A0 days from the date of tho entry of the final order, on ques tions of law- only, to tho United States Circuit Court of Appeals Will Lot Dry Farm Ulll Patt. Washington, May 12 Speaker Can non hna given reasonable nssurance that ho will grant time during tho coming week for consideration in tho houso of tho 320 aero dry-farm homestead bill nnd tho bill by Iteprcsentatlve French granting Idaho nn additional 2.000,000 ( acres miner mo i;irey nci. i is nu ll lived both will pass If they como to a voto. One Bid for Eugene Building. Washington, May 12 Tho Treasury Department received but ono bid for tho erection of a public building at Eu gene, that from floorge O. Maurer, of Salem, for $15,000. No decision has yet been reached. TACOMA PLAN8 DIO TIME. Wants to Outdo All the' Other (Clllet Where Fleet Hat Stopped, Tacornn, Wash., Mny 11The local fleet committed has made nrrangemenU for tho rovlew of tho 16 battleship In Tncoma harbor, Mny 27, nnd tho conse quent festivities; that will make their stay of our day in this port tbe most memorable In tho history of tbo fleet' cruise thus far. Preparation aro being rrwulo for tbo 'entertainment of thou sands of people all over tho Northwest, who have mndo known their Intention of attending the Tncoma celebration. Tbl will eoneludo May 30 with a tno nrarial day parade, baring in lino thou sands of marines and tailors from the ships, members of tbo Orand Army of the Kcpublle from every post In tbt state, with tbo uniform rank of tbe fra ternal bodies. Tlmro will be no lack of entertain ment for visitors, who will have a fine orqiortunlty to view tbe fleet ttom tbe high bluffs on which the city is built. Massed band of the fleet, with numer our musical organizations of Taeoma nnd tbo surrounding country, will play military nlra. These, with tho Now Vork Symphony Orchestra, led by Dim roach, in n four-day engagement, will give Taeoma tho greatest assemblage of musicians ever got together in nny city in Washington. In addition, there will Ixi nthletic contests, boat races between the crews of the various battle ships, a grand Illumination parade of the harbor craft, nightly illumination of tlm warships and Japanese fireworks. adjourn in;two;weeks. Congrett Leader Prepare to Ruth Through Business. Washington, May 11. Strong effort will be made to have congress adjourn not later than two weeks from today. Representative Tawney announce that tho eommitteo on appropriations, of which he Is chairman, began work on tbe general deficiency bill today, and he will try to report It by next Tues day. This It the last of tbe big supply bills, and It will probably go through the house without much discussion. Tbo public buildings bill will bo re ported by the committee on bulldines nnd grounds at soon as Chairman liar- tholdt is sure of a right of way for it. It is conceded that this measure will be rushed through the bouse. A toiler in the senate, who is an Im portant member of the finance commit tee, is quoted as saying yesterday that he believed congress would be able to adjourn on May 23. Tbe only legisla tion which he thought probable, outside of the appropriation bills, are a child labor bill for the District and powlblr a campaign publicity bill, and an emer gency currency bill. GATHER AT WHITE HOUSE. Governor Confer With 'President on Conservation of Resource!. Washington, May 11 History will be made at this week's White House confercnco on natural .resources. For history-making conditions are remark ably favorable. Never before bat a President of tbe United States con ferred with all tbe governor of the states. Never before has the White House, with itt long record of social and state functions sheltered a large convention called for tbe consideration of a great public Issue. Ami never be fore has the whole broad question of tbo conservation of this country's nat ural resources been brought before a treat deliberate bodr as the sole sub ject of it consideration. 'Win recention accorded to this project Indicates that the people of the eountry expect definite results of n far-reaching character. After hearing from experts the ennditions tbe country la facing, the members of the conference will them selves decide whether nnything ought to be done, and what. Some have tug rested tho advisability of forming a great national organisation to carry forward the plana originated In the conference. The probability as that, at the least, tome basis will bo laid for future co-operation between the fed eral nnd state governments In a vigor ous policy of conservation, for one of tbo things which will be shown most forcibly at tho conference it that neither the ttatit ior tho federal gov ernment can siiko satisfactory headway Independently. Crowd Bids Evans Farewell. Oakland, Mny 11 Hear Admiral Kvnns wa given an enthusiastic greet ing by n crowd which gathered at the Southern Pacific ferry depot just be fore he entered bis private, car attached to tho overland train. On the trip over on the ferry boot tho admiral stood on tho deck wntchlng tho fleet to long as It was in sight. When asked for ii statement, ho said: " There it nothlm; to bo said excepting that out there," nnd ho pointed to the fleet, 'Mies inv first nnd last llauship, the Yorktown and Connecticut." 'Grover Cleveland Improving. T.akowood, N. J., May 11. That for mer President flrovcr Cleveland, is Im proving, nnd that his condition today is moro eucouraging than it hat been for tho last few days, is the gist of a ntatement iwued by Mrs. Cleveland from tbt hotel at Lakewood. STORM INOKLAHOMA Whole Townlof Vlcl IsTJorn to Pieces and Scattered. EIGHT PERSONS KNOWN KILLED Huge Hailstone Destroy Cropt and Injure Livestock Devastation In Farming Districts. Woodward, Okla., May 12. At least eight persons were killed and score of other Injured In tbe sever! tornadoes in Northwestern Oklahoma yesterday evening. There wo a succession of tornadoe between S o'clock and 10 o'clock I'. M. They appeared first in tbe western part of the devastated district and moved toward tbe cast. Tbe most serious re sults were in tbe vicinity of Arnett, where fully 30 person are believed to have broken limbs. Nearly all of tbeso victims are residents of tbe farming dis tricts. The only town known to have been destroyed Is VicI, n pottofflee town in the southern part or woodward eounty, where It is said there is not a house left standing. Postmaster K. A. Speck ban asked that a postofllcn inspector report on his office, which was demolished nnd the content scattered in all directions. Tbo report of four death at Arnett include the two at Little Kobe, and Is confirmed by the new that four easketn have been tent overland from Gage to Arnett, Oage being the nearest railroad point. Reports from the neighborhood of Vie! stato that the heavy ball that ac companied the ttorm did much damago tu property, cropt and cattle. Hail stones measuring 15 Inches in circum ference are said to have fallen. ALL FOR GOOD OF PRODUCER Commission Favort Produce Business of Expres Companies. Washington, May 12. An Important report was transmitted to the senate by tbe Interstate Commerce commission on the results of inquiry made by the com mission at to whether the express com panies of the eountry were engaged in tbe business of buying, yelling or band ling consignments of fruit, vegetables) and oysters entering into interstate commerce. Tbe commission finds that for the handling of perishable commodities (ha express companies have established or der and commission departments. Tho agents of the companies undertake to find a market for producers and to han dle the prodnett offered. The products are marketed and the proceed, lees the expres charges, are turned over to tha producers. Tbe commission reports that express companies do not buy or sell commodi ties transported by them to their owb account. Agentt of tbe companies who have done to have been prohibited front continuing it by the companies. Accordingly it recommends that all express companies and their agents bet prohibited from buying or telling on their own account commodities trans ported by express, but that express com panion be permitted to continue their present methods of conducting inter state business through order and com mission department, subject to tbe pro hibitions of law against unjust discrimi nation. O. R. & N. TO FIGHT. Starts Suit Against Lowering of Rates on Freight. Portland. May 12 Suit was filed In, the United States court yesterday by the O. It. & N. Co, to enjoin the Oregon railroad commission from enforcing its order of April 22, directing a reduction bv the railroad company of 15 per cent in itt distributive rate in Oregon, be tween Portland and points east of Tha Dalle. In support of it application for a temporary injunction the railroad company allege that the nrnposed ac tion of the commission is In violation! of federal and state constitutions, con flict with interstate commerce, and necessarily would involve a complete revision of all interstate rate. Hy tho order of the railroad commission tho reduced tariffs were to go into effect tomorrow, Anxious To See Admtra , lleno, New, May 12 Kather than miss the opportunity of giving kit old friend, "Fighting Hob" Kvans, a henrty handshake, and recalling tho davs when thev fought in battle to gether. Martin Gilbert walked 50 miles over Nevada hills to seo tho old sea warrior. Clllbert stood In the crowd of 2,000 people who gathered at tho depot when tho train reached Iteno Sunday morning, Kvans raised the blind of hW ear nnd saw him. "Hello, there, fill liertl" shouted the former commander of tho Atlantic fleet. "Como In hero nnd shake!" Memorial Day In South. Itnlelgh, N. 0., May 12 Yesterday was generally .obsorved throughout North and South Carolina ns Confeder ate Memorial day. The chief cere monies were at Raleigh, Wilmington, Charleston, Charlotte, Ashevllle and Co lumbia, i