NEWS OFJTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. fiAPPENINGS OF TWO CORTTINENTS A Resume, of tho Loss Important but Not Loss Interesting Event! of tho Past Walk. Illshops In thr Mrllioiliit Kcticral con ference pasted Hie lie, I'rancc may hac In rrcognlrc Mtilal llafid m sultan nf Morocco. Tlir laic Governor Sparks, of Neva l.i, was n great cattle breeder, Ilcforr (he battleship licet travel for (tic Orient It Mill c muK.inltil. Inability lo net it l"Mnl of nrtiit ration m conilmiiiiir the ilrcct car strikes at lorliitiil, Ohio, The Presbyterian general assembly waul minuets lo pass a law making Sunday an uhsolulc Uy of rent. Ilaron Takahira, hiwticie amlatia ilr lo the Umtril States, says critlci of' lilt iroilr nrc limly uud that war i Minor arc unfounded, Admiral Kvaos hat called Uxin the pietidcnt mid received congratulations sm tlir sMceestful triii of the battleship licet from the Atlantic lo the Pacific. The gu eminent liai itartcd a mil fur ii dissolution of the New linen mail's merger with the llosion and Maine and New Kngland trolley loads. In an aiblrc before the Hanker' club, of ClifvHgo, Ilryau said unless the people were nssuicd their deposits were fully itemed ihc go eminent will have in start tanks The Mexican Kovernuienl has start ed prifcrcdiugs ngamtt Martin Jacoby, iiiillionairc and head of a large uiercan tile home, lie i cliargcd with misap propriating hctwecu $3,000,000 and fa,- flOO.OOO, In n speech tit llarrlthiirg, Pa., Urynn Kid tin favored tha direct primary. (levrrner Hparht, nf Nevada, U very low, nod bl physicians say lis cannot live. Major Jamr P. Melndco I to sue reed 1'olonr) ltoestlcr as government en' glnrrr at Portland. Arbitration of the street ear trlVo jl Cleveland, Ohio, has ln-en arranged, liut ik) inn rioting continues. One man km killed and 10 Injured in big Chicago fire, which destroyed 4100,000 worth of property, A tornado passed through a farming retlon near Clay Center, Kan., destroy ing much property nrul killing three pIMfplo. Thn steamer Lutltanln, from Llvr khiI for New York, tins beaten her for mer record for donalng tlio ocean by nevrral hour. Oklahoma' rtAle guaranty law has Mood tie tct. A bank failed and In side of nn hur tho depositors wero If ing paid In full. lUwisevelt Is preparing to veto the public building hilt If rpBgrc don't pas an nntl InlMH tlon hill, and the eaate'a mall suUldy prevision. Mar Wood' stilt ngnlmt Senator I'lat for dlvoree has been dlttfllssod, nnd nun has been nrrottid on tho ground Hint nli was never married to the sen ator Urynn say Alabama primaries wort n vivtory ovor tha trusts. Henatir Donby, nf I.oiilUnn, has brsn rrrltrtd by tho U'cUlalnrf.' Tho rrpubllean national convention -will open each day with n praytr, A federal grand jury has begun aa Investigation of tho New York cotton ncliangs. Night riders continue tn do much lttinago by burning tobacco barns Is Krnlusky, A maa ha been arretted In Chicago for obtaining money while posing as a Vnlled Htatts nrmy oflloer. Reluraa from tlio city election at Denver indlcato that the demoerutlo candidate tor mayor will be elected. It Is wild Urynn will support Culber aiia for the deuiocratle prealdentla) esn illdale If he cannot get the nomination himself. The pupil of one of New York' arhools havo been appointed sergoant to report misconduct by the regular patrolmen. A New York mnn haa killed bli father nnd hlmsolf because tho son did not like u soennd mnrrlngo by hi father, who I Ii yvnr old. Tho Olilnnio boycott sgnlnst Japan has crossed tho occun, a numbnr refus ing to imll from Hun Fruucisco on a Inpnucso stcainor. 1'nper trust ofllcials deny all ehnrg) of n eomblno, i Urynn ha curried tho Alabimm dem ocratic primaries. Ileybiirn of Tdnho threntens to tnlk tho dry homostond hill to death In tho senate, Oemmander Jtobert T.. Tenry aayg he can renrh the north pole for an outlay of $50,000. U0 FUHET UHEAK8 UP. Atlantic Unltloslitpi Start North, Olli or Qo South. Bun Vrnnelscii. May Id. Tho Allnntio llita of Imtlleshlps, nftcr II! day of ii ii vn I piigenntry nnd iiinrrymnhliig In Hun rrmiclsco, sailed yestunlny itiorii ing nt 10 o'clock for l'ugnt Bound, ar riving ott Hciittld on May SI. Ono-hnlf of tha ships will dock at Ilromerlon navy ynrd while at the north, and the others will return here for repairs and painting ueiientii tlio wator lino. I'lay days In l'uget Hound will bo over half tho month, nnd then tho of licem nnd men will resume tho usual routine of man o' war life. Orders' call for thn rrnsseinhllng of tlio fleet In Han Kranelieo harbor not Inter thnu July 3. On July 7 tho fleet will sail for Hono lulu, and after a week' stay tliero will go direct tn Auckland. ..in j mviiiq uvvt ui niiiiuiru ciuinuiP, I under rommnml of Hear Admiral I)ar-l ton, aallod south Hunday morning at fl o'clock, and Hear Admiral Hperry, In command of tha Atlantic Meet, hoisted for tho first time hi commanding ling uf blue, Ilclng Junior In lineal rank to Admiral Dayton, Admiral Hpnrry was compelled by nnval regulnllon to lly n subordinate (lag nf red so long ns tlio l'ncine nest rrmalnnl at this station, Tho long linn nf armored cruisers, which sailed fnr Hantn Ilarhnra, was headed by thn flagship West Virginia, nnd Included thn Colorado, Maryland, IVnntylvnnln. Tennestiw, Washington and California. Thn protected erultsr f'hnrlnttnn, llngshlp nf lten,r Admiral Hwlnburnn, alsn sailed with tho fleet, but her destination I Monterey. IMPROVE IN COnEA. Condition Are Orowlnp; Dollar Under Prlnca llo't Itute. Rtoul, Mar 19- -Conditions throuch out Curen are improving. The deter inlnation of Prince I to, the resident gen eral from Japau, to suppress the dl orderly element, so that the peaceful farming population may do their work In the outlying districts, where armod band aro harrying the farms and vil lages, I shown by tho prompt arrival of reinforcements of gendarmerie mim berlng about 0,000, who will be scat tered throughout Corea. I'rinre Ito has Issued strict Instruc tions to Japanese soldiers nnd civilians that they must not treat thn Corean a a conquered people, which they art not, but that all thn rluhtt of law nbldlng citlienn must be respect! under pen alty or severe punishment. Knur thousand Corean pollen, nnder Jnpanrm officers, will bo enlUtnd and tralnoI. tour humtreI new telephone telegraph office will ho established In thn district infested by revolutionists, so that easy communication may be ha I will) thn noiiiiers ami ollcn. Thn crop prospect throunh Corea is eicellent. I'rinre Ito today attended the cele bration of thn SSth anniversary of the opening nf Chemulpo tn foreign trnde. lie was acrnmpanind to Chnmulpn from Heoul by his suite, a number of foreign consul and the Corean minister of ngrl rulturo. Chemulpo was en fete. At a bampiet. Prince Ito. la hi addrrsa, spoko of the peaceful and friendly de velopment of Corea In order that the Corean might, In the future, have Inde pendence nnder n (table government, and become a friendly and prosperous ally of Japa. ailEAT CONQRESS PLANNED. Dals;ati From Entire World Coins; to London, liondon, May 10 nolccnte from a thousand dioceses scattered throughout tho world havo been selected to attend tho Pan-Anglican congress to bo held In Umdon in Juno. Thesn delegates, Including laymen nnd clergymen, will In tnct eases be accompanied by their bishops, and if the prophecy of thn or gander is fulfilled, tho congress will rank nmnng thn great gathering of religious worker. Mont of thn American bishop havo sent their acceptance, nnd, ns rnch dlocrsn in tho I'nltcd Htnte will nlso send onn or more clergymen or laymen, America will bo well rcprctonlntoil ns regards number nnd nbllltyj nil the colonies will have their spokesmen and missionaries from every portion of thn globe will eomn to tell of their work among native trilxa. The programme embrace problems of a dlverso character, nnd In order to get through the list of paper tho work ha been divided Into six section, which will sit simultaneously' during the week of June 10 to June 22, Aid for tho Unemployed. New York, May ID Alexander Iaw, who was delegnted to convey to Wash ington a resolution passed at tho recent convention for tho unemployed hold here, reported to n gathering of unem ployed tndny in Manhattan Lyceum. Ho said that Congressman Fornes, of Now York, hnd promised to introduco in tho house of representation tho resolutions of thn convention calling for n largo public work to furnish employment for tho idle. l'rosldont Roosevelt, Mr. I.ixw reported, hnd been too busy with the conference of governor to grant him n hearing. Venezuela Pay Debt. Cnrncns, Vonezualn, May 10 Tho Vonetuolnn government todny mndo tta monthly payment oa account nf the foreign claims, despite thn curtnilmont of rovenuo roiultlng from thn closing of tho port of Iii (luayrn. Thero have been no new eases of bubonic plague for four days j should four morn day, go by without a esse, the pert will be it-opened. I PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF jj Friday, May 22. Wnshlimtoii, May 'i'i - The oinniliui daunt hill was coiitulcrcil ny me ncn ale today mini i unlaced by llic retain Hon lo extend the period during which no penalty will he cnfurcrd for violation of the commodities clause of the Hep- mini inn. Aiuncii luumreti oi i'iiitm ol (Jrruon how much of the tolnl nunro prialltu curried by the claims hill was for Southern war claims, nnd was lold lli.il iwo-lhirds were of that character and one-half of those for damages to choice property. Aldrich sitggetlcd that the time ought toon to come lo nop allowance of this kind of chums arising IK yean nftcr the war, when the government could not secure witnesses who knew anyiliinu Jihoul litem, except Ihosc who arc re- lieil upon iiy tin- claimants to prove t he r losses trillion said he would offer nn amend ment (but would do Just what was de sired Washington. My w The senate amendment to the iKHtolTicc appropria tion hill extruding the ocean mail soli hlicvto steamers plying on the Pacific Ocean to thr Orient and Australia and on the Pacific and Atlantic to South American ports was the subject of warm drlwlc hi (he iHititt- and finally caused the reJectHMi of Ihc nmferriirc report by n vole of 11.1 lo lilt, There is little prospect that Ihc hulis i-otifercs will yield to the senate Thursday, May 21. Washington, Mny SI. Tho proceed ing of thn senate led ay, ns U usual toward the elusn nf rt no-wlnn, covered n multitude uf subjects, including n prnlmble flnnl announcement on thn cur rency question. Announcing that the conferees of thn senate nnd house on thn currency bill would bo unnbhi to ngren la congrewt I to ndjourn nt nn early day, Aldrich rcwrll from the committed un finance a joint resolution creating a national monetary commis sion, to be composed of nine senator and nine representative, to Investigate all matters concerning the banking and eurrecy aystein of tho country, and tho resolution Has passed without debate. The u-natn passed n bill appropriating 100,000 to cnnbln the secretory of ngrl culture to eo otcrato with state for tho conservation uf forest. It also pro vide for n commission nf the inmnliers of the iwnnto and five from tho house to study the whoto question of the necessity, desirability nnd legality of thn pure has 0 of forest land by the I'nlted Htate and lo n-ort to tho next congress. The iK-nale todav passed tho general deficiency nnd military academy appro priation bill, thr last of thn great np propristlon bills. Washington, Mny 21. Thn house spent another busy day todny. After n protracted debate, tho conference to port on tho District of Columbia trac lion bill, permitting tho laying of street ear tracks tn thn t'nlon ntatinn, sua adopted with the provision for uni srrasl transfer ollminntcd; tho confer enen reort on thn agricultural appro prtation bill was nizrecd tru the senate amendment which increases! by $1,000, 00(1 thn public building bill appropria tion were disagreed to, nnd n confer rneo askod, nnd bills wero pasted n follows: Kstnbllshini; In tho interior depart ment n bureau of mines nnd providing for tan cooperation of state for tho eunsnrvatlan of thn fonst nnd waters nf tho White und Southern Applnehlati mountains, and tho npiiointmont of a national fariitt commission. Wednesday, May 20. Washington, May 30. The senate today passed the omnibus public building bill, Inserting not only the numerous amendments suggested by the senate committee on public build ings and grounds, but also a few pro posed by individual senators. As passed the bill carries a total of about 3l.ooo,()00, of which (i,ooo,ooo is for building contracts. The larger appro priations for new building added by the senate included: Uivcrsldc, Cat., 1185,000, Kvcrrtt and Walla Walla. Wash, $140,000. The limit of cost fixed for the sub treasury building In San Fxnncisco was increased from $373,000 to SG25, 000. The senate amendment provid ing for a new office building lor the departments of state and justice to be used jointly was retained, the ulti mate cost of which is limited to $2, aoo.oon, and it is hinted that if this item is not retained the bill may be allowed to fail. The amendment ap propriating $400,000 for purchase of an embassy building in Paris to be used as nn office and residence also was accepted by the senate. Washington, May 10. The confer ence report on the sundry civil appro priation bill was submitted to tlir house today nnd action on it lias been postponed until tomorrow. The re port of the house conferees showed thats-nbout 40 of the 103 amendments under consideration have been dis agreed to, Chief nluong these arc the appro priation of $3,000,000 for the purchase of n site for the department of com merce and labor building; $000,000 for the purchase of two stealers for the Panama trade; $000,000 for the Alaska-Yukon Rxnositton of Seattle nnd upward of half n million dollars for new revenue cutters and light ships. Tuesday, May 10, Washington, Ma 10 Th senate to dny passed bills providing for tho eon tliiunncn of the Porto lllenn regiments of infantry and authorizing tho s.ilo of lands at thn head of Cordova Day, Alaska, to a private corporation. Washington, Mny 10 Tho honso to dny again showed it capacity for work, and with adjournment In mind, con tinued tho eleanlng-up procom, Tho conferenco report on tho legislative ap propriation bill whs agreed to; confer enco report on tho agricultural anil fortification appropriation wero re ceived. Tho bill making an appropriation of IC0O.O0O tor representation by the Cnitod Htnte nt tho Toklo exposition wns passod, a wero also the two omni bus bills embodying 40 scparato meas ures having to do with public land and matters In tho territories. Pending n voto on n bill providing for tho isauanco of lease of public land In the Panama canal tone, a ro cess was taken untl' tomorrow. The omnibus territories bill, embrae ing IS rnnnstire favorably considered by committee, wn passed, under sut pension of tho rules, Tho various pro visions of tho bill deal exclusively with Icgljlntion pertaining to tho territories, tho most important nf which is nno regulating tho sale of liquor in Alaska The pnitige of thn bill In thl manner was to limit tho debate to n minimum, to oTivinto at least 14 roll calls. lly the provisions of n bill, tho secre tary of tho navy is nuthorixod to ac cept and cam fnr gifts, such as silver services, presented to vestals) of the navy. Monday, May 10. Washington, May 18 In the sennt today Ilulkley of Connecticut, called up hi bill for the restoration of tho negro soldiers of tho Twenty-fifth infantry, who were discharged without honor by the president Id-cause of the Ilrownsville affray. Ilulkley explained that owing to the unavoidable absence of Iodge ef Massachusetts nnd Kornkcr of Ohio, he would not do moro than call attention to hi bill. Ho hoped to again call it up. Ito said ho was satisfied the people if tho country did not approve tho post ponement of action until next Decem ber, a agreed upon by the senate. He declared if poiuible he would secure ac tion during tho present session. Washington, May 18. The passigc of the house today of the general de fielency appropriation bill, carrying an Appropriation of $17,308,672, marked tho completion by that body of the last of the great supply measure. The bill was put through under suspension of the rules, with no tlrno allowance for general delmte. The republican leader in thr house, through a majority of the committee on ways nnd means, today served final notice of "no tariff revision nt this ses sion." Itepresentative Clark, of Mis souri, moved In tho rommlttce an omni bus favorable report on SO odd tariff reduction nnd tariff removal bills, most ly Introduced In the session by demo crats. Tho motion was defeated by a solid votn of all the republican mombers of the committee. Saturday, May 10. Washington, Mny 10 Practically the whole dnv in the senate was spent In eonsiderntion of tho bill concerning for est reserves in tho Applaehlan and White mountains. It wa finally paesol. after n speech of nearly two hours' duration by Senator Teller, of Colorado, In opposition. It carries an appropria tion of $5,000,000, nnd it dinners of imstlng tho houso at this session nro poor. A a first move to redeem ihe repub lican promise of revising thctari(f, the senate adopted a resolution authorizing tho finnnro tnommlltco to take up ma subject of tnriff rate nnd to employ oxert to prepare information to assist in tlio revision or tne aeneouics. ino committee is nlso to report na to legis lation, reciprocity or otherwise, neces sary to enact in order to seeuro equit able treatment for Amerlcnu products abroad. Tho committee will Bit tlurlug the summer. s Washington, May 10 Tho process of cleaning up preparatory to adjourn ment wn continued in the houso todny. Tho sundry civil appropriation bill was sent to courerenco; the confer enco report on tbo military academy bill wns ngrced to; tho general de ficiency appropriation bill was rcjvortcd, nnd the following bills passed i (Irant ing compensation to government em ployes for injuries in tha service nnd authorisation of the continuance of the inland wutcrwnya commission. Test Commodity Clause. Washington, Mny 10 To facilitate a final decision of tho constitutionality and construction of tho commodities clause of tho railroad rata law, It is proposed to institute nfcxt month in thj nnma of thn Vnltod States in tho circuit court nt Philadelphia, n number of suits against certnln railroads engaged In In torstato transportation of nnthraclto conl from tho mines in Pennsylvania in violation of tho commodities clauso of tho Hepburn act. Poorhouse Causes Death. Washington, Mny lOQrieving bo causa ho was compollod(to go to tho almshouse, Dr. Chnrlos lft Warrington, for moro thnn 35 years a practicing phy slclnn in various parts nf Now Jersey towns, died in tho Wnrren county alms house, whero ho had boon for tho past ten day. FACES FINANCIAL PANIC Mexico Takes 8teps to Improve Sit uatlon by Adjusting Duties. Mexico, May 18. f.lmantour, tho sec retary of tho treasury, Mng Inter viewed concerning current rumor about tha Intention of tho government to tnka soino positive and active meas ure to improvo tho financial situation, limited himself to saying that tho only measure proposed by tho government for any such purposo will bo presented to congress for its Action, and consist in abolishing the duties on the expor tation of hemp, for tls encouragement of it producer In YuenU- The see retary addedt "In reality, our economic situation doc not Inspire either anxiety or fear of any etas. Thero ha never been a period during the economic stringency abroad and which ha affect d the whold world, that there ha been in Mexico a moment of the fear of a panic or anything like it. Moreover, the attention of. tho government of Mexico to the financial condition Is not n thing of today or yesterday. It be gins always at the first sign of an epoch of stringency in any of the money cen ters of tho world; and tbl constant vigilance has never ceased. The gov eminent, watching affairs in tbo money world, docs not bcliove nny extraordi nary measures nro necessary In 'the present situation. Tho normal con dition Is everywhere ro-cstablltocd, nnd our banks, following my instruction, have maintained a system of circum spection and caution, limiting their op eratinns to Affair that offer ample se curities. The solidity of our banks is be yond doubt, nnd they are in a condition to meet whatever contingency. The fact that business condition in Mexico att improving dally is very atisfaetory to tho government, and our financial con nections, though thero ha never been hero grave fear of trouble. We are like an individual, wbo suffers an at tack of indigestion, which doe not en danger hi life of health, but for th moment annoys and takes away bis ap petite, obliging him to let his stomach rest a little. This rott is, in both cases, tho only remedy necessary, efH caeious and beneficial." CONQRESS BREAKS RECORD. Appropriations Now Exceed Those of Previous Session. Washington, May 18. The present session of congres, to end this week, la a record-breaker. The appropriation of tbl session so far authorixed exceed those of the first scs-sion of tbe 59th congress by more than (300,000,000. The total appropriations made up to this timo aggregate approximately 854,844,807. This amount will be in creased by the general deficiency and omnibus public buildings bills and sueb otner rueacure a may go tnrougn be fore adjournment. Tbo session bos also established a high record for tbo number of bill, resolutions introduced and considered and for tho transaction of excentive business. There have been 7,127 bills introduced in tho senate, and 21,940 in the bouse. In the senate 00 joint resolutions were offered, of which 30 were pasted and nine have become laws. Tbo senate considered 184 simple reso lution. Up to this tlrno 115 bills and 15 joint resolutions ' hnve become law. The senate baa passed 484 bills, 17 of which were omnioua pension bills. HOPMEN ASK PROTECTION. British Hold Great Demonstration! Fa voring Import Duty. IOndon. Mar 18. A great armr of men nnd women interested in tbe bop industry in Kngland, estimated to num ber more than 60,000, held a demonstra tion in Trafalgar Squaro this afternoon in favor of Imposing a duty of $10 on every hundredweight of hops imported into this country. Special trains brought in thousand from Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Worces ter and Hereford, the great hopgrowlng counties, whilo tho east end of London, whence emanate almost all tho hop pickers, furnished a contingent perhaps twico as largo ns tho growers and la- ltorers from the provinces. Attcr pcing marshaled on victoria Kmbnnkment, tho demonstrators with banners flying and bands playing, inarched to the uaro, where Knglisb men with n cricvanco always have been accustomed to Assemble. Speakers from ii air n dozen piatrorma harangued the multitude on tho ruin of tbe industry through the dumping of American bops into Kngland, and resolutions were adopted by Acclamation calling upon tho Government not to delay In helping to re-establish the industry and placing a duty on all imported bops. Six Killed In Tornado. Now Orleans, Mny 18. A tornado Svopt across the central part of liouls iana late this evening, killing six nnd injuring moro than SO persons. Chat aignler, I.a., ISO mile's northwest ot Now Orleans, wns practically wiped out nf existence. Chntnignlcr wns n place of about 100 Inhabitants. Crossing tho Mississippi river n few miles below St. Krnncisvlllo, tho twister dovastcd onn of tho finest, timber sections of tbo stnte, destroyed ninny tlno farm man sions, toro down nil fences In its path nnd injured many people i Chicago Employs ChtnesnJPolice, Chicago, May 18 For tho first timo In many years, tho Chcngo police de partment has ongngod Chinese detec tives to aid in preserving peace in Chinatown. The result of tho trial of three Chinamen of murdering a wealthy Chlnoso merchant has so exercised the Chicago Chinese that further warring between the tongs Is feared. DAYOFLAWLESSNESS Streetcar Strikers Wreck Cars With Dynamite. SEVERAL PEOPLE HURT IN RIOTS Police Find Box of Explosive Intend ed for Olhsr Cars Attsmpt at Arbitration Falls. Cleveland, O., May 19. A Broadway street ar wss partially destroyed by a dynamite torpedo last night. Whll 35 passenger wero In the ear, no oa. for a miracle, wa seriously hurt. A paaie followed, and a mad rush for tk exits waa made. A suburban ear was also damaged by tho explosion of powder on the track. Tbo floor of the car waa smashed through, and ono woman was severely isjnrcd. After 1 o'clock yesterday morning a Detroit avenue car was dynamited near Ono Hundredth street. The track were badly damaged, but tho single pasnger and tbo crew wero uninjured. At 12:30 o'clock a small box, -which the police say contained deadly ex plosives, was found on the tricks at ilrosdway and East Fifty-fifth street. The box wa discovered with a sax lean than 500 feet away. At 1 o'clock rioting began near tho Windemere barns, in East Cleveland, when strikers cut six trolley wire. Linemen for tbe Municipal Traction company turned oot in force to repair the damage, but were driven bask by a gang of three bnndred mcs. 1 PREVENT LIMITATION. America, Germany and Japan Hold Off World Powers. London, May 10. Limitation of aaval armament may shortly be agreed to by the European powers, according to a statement mode by a high British gov ernment official, who said: "White England has no immediate Intention of Issuing invitation to a congress for the reduction of warship construction, nevertheless work I be ing done to bring about an understand ing among the powers to this end. Tho effort that aro being mado are unof ficial, and considerable headway already baa resulted. Within a year Is it very probable tbe gronnd will begin to bo cleared for an understanding. "Three governments at present stand opposed to armament limitation. They are tbe United States, Japan and Ger ms ny. Apparently It baa now beeoma a et policy of the United State to lay down two battleship of tho Dread naught type yearly. This mean thai America will never enter any interna tional agreement that will sot recognlxo her right to mantaln a fleet superior to tbo mikado's. Nospresent hope ex ists of Japan acquiescing in sneb a proposal, and so it is bopeleso to ex pect tbe Americans and tbe Japanese, ean be counted on to sign a naval re duction pledge." END IN SIGHT. Lawyers Begin ArgumentstoTJury In Ruef Case. Ban Francisco, May 10, .Taking ef testimony closed and argument wero begun today in tho trial of Abraham Ituef. on the charge of bribery. Assist ant District Attorney Hcnev opened for the prosecution, and was followed by Henry Acb for Ituef. Ach did not finish until a lato hour lonigni. tomorrow Honey will close, and it is expected that Judge Dooling will deliver his instruc tions to tho jury lato tn tbo alternoon. Preliminary to tho opening of the nr gunicnts, threo witnesses wero briefly exnmined. O. II. Vmbsen, tho real ca tato man, was questioned by Mr. Ach regarding the checks which were passed when the Parkside money was first drawn out of tho I'nlon Trust Com pany's bank, and later, in two portions of $15,000 cneh. from the Crocker-Wool-worth Dank. Joseph E. Green, of tho Parkside Company, was recalled by Mr. Heney to show that William n, Crocker bad not been present at the mcetina of ex Mavor Scbmitt and William J, Din gee. Dlngoe followed, and no contra dicted Oreen by saying that, to the best of bis recollection, both Mr. Crocker and Mr. O'Brien were present at tho meeting. Hard Times for Actors. New York, May 10. The coming sum mer gives every promise of being tho hardest one in years for the members of the theatrical profession. It has been a long time since thero bns been nsj disastrous n season theatrically, as this one just elosed, and thero is no prospect of nny better times for tbo actor for many months, in fact, until nftor tbo election next fall. In the height of tho season it was estimated that more thnn S.000 actors nnd actresses wero out ot work in New York, tho largest number of unemployed in tho profession for many years. Troops Leave Treadwell. Junenu. Alaska, May 19 Forty soven enlisted men and nno officer left Troadwell Sunday morning for Fort William 11. Seward, Alaska. These, troops havo been staloned nt Treadwell for some time, owing to labor troubles. It is thought advisable to leave a fw soldiers there, although th strike I thought to have blown ever.