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.
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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.
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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