EVENTS JFJIIE DAY
.Newsy Items fintlicreil from All
l'nrls o! tlio World,
PREPARED FOR THE DUSY READER
Less Important but Not Lai Inter-
esllng Happenings from Points
Outsldo tlio Slalo.
b'rnnlor Hoot lint denounced nntlJnp
agitators mill cnniil muckrakcra.
Tnft linn declared for n prompt tarlir
revision ami tint creation of 11 commis
sion lul'er.
A mnn horowhlprd Hilly Sunday nt
8prlngfild, III.. for using vllo language
before women.
A million ilollnr conwrntlon linn been
formed to manage tlio dlscovrrlca of
tho wizard Luther llurbnuk,
Von Iluelow haa warned Russia Hint
If Htm helps Servla against Austria
Germany will Unlit for Austria.
Seismographs In vnrloua pnrta of tlio
world Imvo recorded another severe
earthquake. It la thought o have been
In South Amorlcn.
Tluf battleship flout hna begun to dla
pono to tlio various Atlantic rmvy
ynrd and tlio work of overhauling tho
VtiKvIa will begin Ml once.
!tiiNirtant rwluctlona In freight ratra
throughout tho country nrn to It mndo
by thn rallronda. In moot cust tho
advance made In January aru to bo
annulled,
Tho United States revenue cutter
Mohawk struck tho rooka olT llnll Gate
nt tho entrance to Now York hiulxir.
A bad Irak wai sprung but tho vessel
may bo saved.
Harrlman has Just celebrated his
Oltt blrthdaxy.
Hlotoua suffragettes have boon sent
to jail In I-omlon.
A illrrct primary law la to be rushed
through tho Colorado leglulnture.
Oklahoma In accused of reviving a
secession document In n now form.
"Lucky" Ilatdwln la seriously III
nnd Ida phyalclana any ho cannot sur
vivo. Tho railroad right of way up tho
Deschutes river la being bold up by tho
reclamation service.
A Salt I.oka man committed aulcldo
by (111 Inn n linn In with chloroform and
Immersing hla head.
Following tho cut In freight ratra by
tho Harrlman lino of ntcamshi, roll
Ultra may ridtico lliolr chorea.
Professor I,owoll, of tho I-owcll,
Ariz., observatory, Kaya tho earth will
collide with an unknown dark planet,
but cannot give tho dato,
A suspect hna boon arrested nt Tn
coma in connection with thn Portland
Kaat Sldo bank robbery. Tlio bank wna
bold up auvurnl montha ago nnd $17,000
ecu red.
Tho International Opium conference,
nt It session in Shanghai, expressed
tho fear that with tho restricted tralllc
In opium morihlno would becoino n
opulnr drug.
It haa developed that tho lato Gover
nor Spnrka lout all hla proorty In bo
inK elected governor nnd trying to bo
elected United States senator, lln
woa onco rated na 0110 of tho wealth
leat men in tho state.
An Illinois millionulro haa married a
vwathor woman.
Ituaaln may support Servln and IIul
tgarln in n war on Austria,
Hrynn Is preparing for old ago by
buying n Texas fruit much.
Tho Calhoun Jury nt San Francisco
lima not yot boon completed.
Encroachments of Ituaaln on China
In Manchuria nro increasing.
Tho Pacific Mall Steamship company
lias rnado n hcaVy cut in all onst bound
freight rates.
Five counties of Indiana Imvo voted
dry. Ono hundred nnd forty-threo sa
loons nro put out of business.
Six persons wuro killed, mora than
41 score Injured, sovoral seriously, nnd
virtually ovory building in tho town-of
Fisher, Ark,, wrecked tiy n tornado.
Tho United Stntes Supremo court
tins decided thnt Oregon jurisdiction
does not extend across tho Columbia In
tho mutter of enforcing fishing laws.
Tho governor of Now Jorsoy de
nounces statu Infringement of treaty
rights.
Toronto olllcoro arrested a clovor
Bchomor Just in tlmo to suvo $108,500
about to bo paid by banks and express
companies.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis was
robbed of Jewels worth $0,500 whllo
crossing tho Atlantio from Now York
ito Ltvorpool,
"CAPITOL 18 UOOZfcRY."
Startling Charge Mada by Anll-Sntoon
Leader at Sacramento.
Sacramento, Cnl., Fob. 2-1. TJuit
members of California's Irglslnturo
Imvo been dally consuming gallons of
lliuor furnished them within tho capi
tal building by tho enemies of local
option, nnd In no doing violating the
laws of this state which prohibit Intox
icants being sold or given a way on tho
cnpltol grounds or within tho ntnto
building, was tho fllartling charge mndo
today by Hev. I), M. Orandler, of Io
Angeles, who Is hero representing tho
Antl-Haloon lenguo In tho light for the
passage of local ojillon hills.
Itav. Orandler brands tho alleged
state of nlTnlrs nt tho cspltol na n ilia-
gracu and an outrage. II said today:
"I think It Is an outrnge on decency
nnd a dl'grscn to thn state far the as
sembly nnd senate tqpcrmltsuch things
to go on. Aside from Doing a disgrace,
this giving away of lliiuor In tho cnpl
tol Is unlawful. Section 172 of tho
iienul codo prohibits the sato or distri
bution of lluuor In the cup I tol lj I Id I rig.
Tho liquor Interests nnd the enemies of
local option are ilia only ones wno
would darn to or would cam to supply
Intoxicants to the legislature nt this
tlmo.
"So far as I can sco thn members of
tho legislaturo aro breaking laws In
stead of making them. They must
know that the penal code provides pen
alties for such olTenses as are being
perjHitrated nt tho cnpltol. An end
should bo put to the disgraceful condi
tion of alfalrs nt once."
NO FARMERS JURV.
Objection of Standard Causes Rejec-
tipn of Whole Venire,
Chicago, Feb. 21.- Tho ro-trlal of
thn Standard Oil company of Indiana
waa unexpectedly delayed today when
Judge Anderson, In the Federal court,
qunahed tho panel of ICO Veniremen
because of tho largo proportion of
farmers among thoso summoned. Six
ty per cent of tho veniro aro farmers;
only three are residents of Chicago,
and but 10 livo in Cook county, which
contains two-thirds ynf tho population
within tho court's jurisdiction.
It was a "farmers' Jury" which
brought in tho verdict making Judge
Land!' fine of I2U.240.000 In tho orig
inal case ioislblu. John S. Miller, of
the defense, promptly reminded the
court thnt the panel contained but
three Chicagoana.
"It looks like design, or n strango
coincidence," commented Judgo Ander
son. "I don't want to start In this
hearing feeling that there Is some
thing not quite fair. I think this panel
ought to be set aside. I Instruct tho
Jury commission to put In ICO names
of men, n good proKrtlon of whom
shall be good business men from Chi
cago and Cook county. This case is
tried in n district composed of an
enormous commercial city nnd several
rural counties. The country may havo
purer air, higher moral standards nnd
greater Intelligence than tho city, but
that is nn open question."
CANADA LOSES ISLAND.
Alarmed About Interpretation of New
(Boundary Treaty,
Ottnwn, Ont Feb. 24. Somo
nlnrm wns created in the Canadian
parliament today by n member calling
attention to the fact that, if tho copy
of tho recent boundary treaty with the
United States furnished to tho Canadi
an parliament Is correct, Hunter Island,
in tho I'igron river district, containing
nbout 1,000 square miles, has been lost
to Canada nnd la now tho property of
tho United States,
In tho Ashburton treaty tho Island
was conveyed to Canada through tho
atatoment that tho boundary lino shall
not Intersect tho Island. Tho copy of
thu recent Washington treaty leaves
out tho word "noL"
Dr. V. F. King, Canada's represen
tative on tho boundary commission,
says tho Ashburton linu has boon fol
lowed. Echo of Day City Quake.
San Francisco, Fob. 24,--Ono man
lost bis Ufa nnd another wns probably
fatally Injured wehen a swaying motal
tloor in the rulnod city hail gave way
toduy, somlng tho two men to tho base
ment and precipitating upon them tons
of brick nnd debris. J, Tisnornt, ono
of tho workmen, who was operating n
block nnd tncklo on tho west front of
tho building, was so deoply burled that
Ills body was recovered only nftor 20
minutes of frnntlo digging by a forco
score of fellow workmen.
Fighting Men Stay at Home,
Bolgrado, Feb, 21.- Tho Sorvian
government has given orders that until
, furtha notice no passports nro to bo Is
sued to mon undor 45 yearn of ago,
Tho object of this moasuro Is to keep
I nil men of military ago nt homo.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Friday, February 20.
Washington, Feb. 20. After drag
ging along for n week, tho sundry civil
npproprlutloon bill, cnrrylng $137,000,
000, was passed by the house today
with many material amendments. The
debate ut times was very warm.
The records Of tho regular steno
graphic report show that an aggre
gate of the remarks made during the
day's session exceeded thoso Of any day
during thu Inst quarter of a cenury.
Washington, Feb. 20. The provision
In tho diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill that no ambassadorship
shall be created unless it has been pro
vided for by congress bos been agreed
to by the conferees. A full agreement
on nil of the nmendments wns reported
today and adopted by both bouses.
Washington, Feb. 20. After on en
tire day was dovoted to discussing tho
forestry provision of thu agricultural
appropriation bill, tho sonata tonight
passed tho measure.
Tho senate rejected tho Increasa of
$500,000 In the appropriation for tho
Forestry service, as recommended by
the committee.
As passed the measure appropriates
$13,070,170, which Is an Increasa of
$1018,00 over the bill as passed by tho
house.
Thursday, February 2G.
Wuililru.tnn. Feb. 25. A virtual
agreement lias been reached by the
conferees of the house and senate on
tho penal codo bill.
Tho senate conferees havo accepted
tho house nmendmont incorporating
Into thu codo tho Knox bill for tho
regulation of Interstate shipments of
Intoxicating liquors. Tho Knox bill
Is to bo amended, however, by a pro
vision that a shipper commits an
olTenio only when ho "knowingly"
shins intoxlcatimr linuors which havo
not been properly marked.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Tho Japan
ese question waa tho subject of brief
debnto In tho house today during tho
consideration of the sundry civil bill.
Hayes, of California, declared that thu
people of California would not only ex
rludo the Chinese from the soil of their
state, but also tho Japaneso nnd "all
other Orientals In tho category."
Washington, Feb. 20. The house
held n long night session in n deter
mined effort to pass the sundry civil
appropriation bill. After midnight
there was no prospect of adjournment
and it was expected that the bill would
be pasted before tho session ended.
An amendment appropriating $160,
000 for a fish cultural station nt Paget
sound was adopted without opposition.
Wednesday, February 24.
Washington, Feb. 24. The agrlcul
turul appropriation bill was discussed
In tho n ito moit of tho day. Mc
Cumbor of North Dakota, apoko on the
right to fix standards for grain nnd
declnretPpresent practices mako impos
sible tho solo of Western grain at tho
prices to which it is really entitled.
Hey burn of Idaho opposed increasing
tho appropriation for the Forestry ser
vice as proproscd by tho commlttoo on
agriculture. Ho vigorously attacked
the Forestry service nnd urged giving
to tho pcoplo tho right to locate on any
public land. Ho declared that each
year additional funds woro demanded
for tho service, with tho promlso that
next year it would bo self-sustaining.
Washington, Feb. 24. With Its wnr
pnlnt an, thu house of representatives
defied thn senato today by rolectlng Ita
nmcndmnonU to tho legislative appro
priation bill providing for salary in
creases for thu president, tho speaker,
the vlro president, thu judiciary and
for tlio creation of tho olllces of under
secrutury and fourth assistant secre
tary of statu, Party lines were oblit
erated completely.
Congressman McLachan, of Califor
nia, Ii.troduced a bill in tho house to
day providing for a line of government
stoamslilpi on tho Tactile between I'an
nma nnd I'ugot sound, with ports of
call nt Portland, San frranclsco and
Los Angolrs. Tho lino Is designed to
operato in conjunction with tho gov
ernment lino on tho Atlantic botween
New York and tho isthmus, and with
the government-owned trans-Isthmian
railroad.
Tuesday, February 22.
Washington, Feb. 23. Tho president
Is authorized to appoint n court of in
qulry to determine tho qualifications
for re-enlistment of discharged negro
soldiers uccused of shooting up Drowns
vlllu, Tex., August lfi-14, ',000. Tho
Aldrlch bill for this purposo was passed
by n party voto of 5G to 20, except
thnt Senator Teller voted with tho Ho-
publicans,
Tho Bcnnto also passed tho fortifica
tions bill, with appropriations aggre
gating $8,320,111, nnd tho diplomatic
consular appropriation bill, carrying
$8,041,380.
Washington, Fob. 23. Appropria
tion bills mulnly occupiod tho houso to
day, Tho sundry civil bill waa con
sidered, but progress was slow. Tho
furiflcations, executive, legislative and
judicial, diplomatic nnd consular nnd
postofllca appropriation bills wuro sent
to conference,
Monday, February 22.
Wosbngton, Feb, 22. Senator Car
ter presented today a substitute for tho
original postal savings bank bill. Tho
substitute creates a board or live trus
tees, which Is to excrclsa cntiro super
vision of tho postal savings bank sys
tem. 1 his board Is to consist of tho
postmuiitcr general, tho attorney gen
eral, tho secretary of the treasury and
two civilians to be appointed by ' tho
president and confirmed by the senate,
the civilians to receive $10,000 a year
each.
Washington, Feb. 22. A second
sjiecch by Kalney of Illinois, reiterat
ing his former statements concerning
the Panama canal, and n bitter ar
raignment of Itainey by Hurton of
Ohio furnished tho principal incidents
In tho houso of representatives today.
After tho Illinois member had spok
en for nn hour In further denunciation
of William Nelson Cromwoll, Hurton
took tho floor to mako reply. Ho vig
orously defended Mr. Cromwell, C. P.
Taft, President Elect Tnft and others
whom Itainey on a former occasion had
made objects of his attacks. Itainey,
ho said, had furnished no proofs of
wrongdoing In connection with tho pur
chase of tho Panama canal franchise,
but instead had conjured up wrongs
and buttressed them with slander and
falsehood, thereby placing himself on a
level with "the scurvy politicians."
Saturday, February 20.
Washington, Feb. 20. The sonata
subcommittee which haa had charge of
tho nomination of John C. Young as
postmast' r at Portland, today turned
tho matter over to tho full committee
without recommendation, nnd nt tho
next meeting of the commlttea Senator
Hourne will ask that a report bo mado
to tho senate.
Washington, Feb. 20. Two moro of
the annual supply bills, the diplomatic
and consular, carrying $3,592,730, and
the military academy measures were
passed by tho houso of representatives
today. Neither woa amended In any
Important particular. Tho rivers and
hnrbora bill also was passed under sus
pension of the rules. Tho houso sent
tho pension appropriation bill to con
ference. The sundry civil bill, carrying an ap
propriation of $137,000,000, was called
up and an agreement reached whereby
two hours were to be devoted Monday
to general debate.
Tho house will hold a special session
tomorrow for tho delivery of eulogies
on tho lato Senator Allison of Iowa,
and Representatives Latimer of South
Carolina and Wiley of Alabama.
Alt Shades In Inaugural.
Washington, Fob. 23. Moro than
31,000 men will march in tho inaugu
ral parade March 4, according to offi
cial report mado to tho inauguration
commlttea at a meeting held yesterday.
There will bo approximately 22,000
soldiers, sailors and marines of tho
regular service. National guardsmen
and Independent military bodies, in
cluding tho cadcta from West Point
and Annapolis. Up to dato 45 organ
izations of white and nine of colored
men have applied for positions in line,
as well as ono body of Indians.' These,
with their musicians, will number
about 9,000.
Chango Cuban Minister.
Washington, Feb. 2C Don Gonzalo
do Quesnda, Cuban minister to tho
United States, loft Washington last
night for Havana, for n conference
with President Gomez of Cuba, it is
reported. It Is believed there that
Mr. Quesada will bo transferred to a
European post, probably Madrid, It
Is said that ho will be succeeded here
by Carlos Garcia Velcz, n son of Gone
ral Callxto Garcia, ono of tho Cuban
revolutionary generals and an ex-minister
to Mexico,
Second on Quake Relief,
Washington, Feb. 23. Cllfornia
stands second on tho list of states for
contributions through tho Ked Cross to
tho Italian oarthquako funds, Tho
three states which gnvo largo sums
are: New York, $332,080; California,
$190,075; Illinois, $90,772. Tho total
amount contributed to dato Is $1,000,
020. Favor Spanish Wines.
Washington, Feb. 20. Sparkling
wines Imiwrted from Spain nro to bo
given tho bonoflt of tho minimum rates
of duty provided for by tho Dlngley
act In a proclamation to bo issued by
President Itoosovolt today or tomorrow.
Anti-Trust Law Qood,
Washington, Feb. 25. Tho Arkan
sas anti-trust jaw waa declared consti
tutional today by tho United States
Supreme court, upholding a flno of
$10,000 against tho Hammond Pack
ing company.
RIOT AND PILLAGE.
Scores Injured and Homes Durned or
Wrecked at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb. Fob. 23. Following a
harranguo at n mass meeting in the
city hall, South Omaha, yesterday, at
which two mombers of tho state legis
laturo and an attorney were tho prin
cipal speakers, a wild mob of 800 to
1,000 men started for tho Greek quar
ter to avenge tho death of Pat-olman
Kdward iowcry, who was shot nnd
killed Friday night by a Greek whom
ho had placet under arrcsL
Ueforo their thirst for blood had
born satisfied, moro than 30 buildings
were burnd, wrecked or badly dam
aged and probably a scoro of persons
injured, half that number seriously.
Hy heroic work tho police provented
actual loss of Ufa. Tho rioting con
tinued far into tho night.
Governor Shallenberger was consult
ed and expressed a willingness to call
out tho troops if necessary. No such
demand was mado lost night, however.
Fifteen arrests had been mado up to
mfdnfghL
Tho South Omaha police continued
to arrest stragglers until lata in the
night, tho station being filled to its
capacity. About 50 Greeks received
medical attention nnd were given quar
ters at tho police station for tho night.
About 400 GrecKs were removed 10 a
plnco of safety In South Omaha and
nro being guarded In a body. A simi
lar squad is being cared for in Omaha.
QUAKES FRIGHTEN SPAIN.
Drive Out Worshippers, Who Trample
Women Under Foot.
Alicante. Spain, Feb. 23. Severe
earth shocks were experienced this
morning throughout tho whole district
of Elchc. Tho first occurred about 4
n. m. Tho most serious, which came
while tho pcoplo were in tho villago
church, caused a panic among tho con
gregation, which rushed to the doors,
trampling under foot a score or more
women and children. The furnitiiro in
tho houses was overturned and crockery
and windows broken.
At Orevcllontc, a town of 10,000 In
habitant about 18 miles from Ali
cante, two severe shocks were felt be
tween 8 and 8 :30 a. m. Houses rocked
and swayed at an alarming angle and
pcoplo ran to the countrysldo in terror.
They aro now camping In the open
fields.
CUPID IS LOSING HIS HOLD.
Divorces In Canada Show Rapid In
crease In Recent Years.
Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 23. Ono of tho
most notlccablo features of the legisla
tive program at tho present session of
tho Dominion parliament Is a long list,
for Canada, at least, of divorce appli
cations awaiting hearing beforo the
senate. They aro as many in number
aa were granted during the 20 years
after the confederation.
Tho average divorce application pre
sented to tho senato cost upward of
$1,000, and this is a good deal moro
than the aggrieved husband or wifo
can ordinarily afford. Between 1888
and 1900, a period of 12 years, the
number of divorces granted was 35,
nnd at this session of parliament, if all
applications nro successful, tho num
ber will bo 24.
Kato Denies All War Talk.
London, Feb. 23. The newly ap
pointed Japanseso ambassador to Great
Uritaln, Count Takahlra Kato, today
sld that he saw no reason why Japan
eso relations with the United States
should not remain excellent In the fu
ture. Count Kato declared thnt there
could be no dominant power In tho vast
waters of tho Tactile.
"Wo havo no Interests there," ho
said, "that can clash with tho United
States. Wo mean to havo our own
sphere of Influence in our own part of
tho Pacific, but not to tho detriment of
a single power."
Doctors Desert Patients.
New York, Feb. 23. Tho steamship
Prlnz William IV brought reports of
great distress at the hospitals at Cara
cas. A short tlmo ago the physicians
and nurses In iho hospitals went on
strlko because tho authorities had fail
ed to furnish sufficient supplies of food
and mediclno. Three hundred patients
In tho huspltals wcro starving. The
fiassengers of tho Prins Wilhelm IV
ncludo U. Paulus Sannon, Haytien
minister to Washington.
Town Plans Greeting.
Oyster Bay, Feb. 23. A reception
will bo tendered to Theodore Roosevelt
when tho ex-president returns to hla
homo. Fireworks and illuminated
decorations on houses and stores will,
It Is expected, form part of the cole
bratlon. Mr. Roosevelt nnd hla son
Kermit nro expected to leave here on
March 13 for Africa.
Ex-Vice President Is III.
Chicago, Fob. 22. Adlal E. Steven
son. ox-vlco nresidont of the United
'States, Is ill at hla homo in Blooming
' ton, III., according to reports recoived
here today, Ills activities In tho re
j cent campaign are said to have proved
I a severo strain on his 74 years.
CABINET COMPLETED
Taft Selects MacVeagh, o, Chi
caflo, for Treasury Portfolio.
HEPBURN TO BE SECOND CHOICE
President Elect Detsys Announcement
Inaugural Address Finished
and Pronounced.Good.
New York, Feb. 25. President Elect
Taft completed his cabinet today with
tho ofTer of the treasury portfolio and
Its acceptance. That the ofTer waa
made to and accepted by Franklin Mac
Veagh, of Chicago, la aa near a posi
tive statement of what Is believed te
bo tho fact aa may be mode In tho face
of an absolute refusal of Mr. Taft to
throw any light on the situation.
Mr. Taft justified his silence on tho
ground that he declared somo time ago
that he would give out no Information
regarding the makeup of his cabinet
until ho was ready to announce It in
Its entirety.
In spite of strong belief that Mr.
MacVeagh had accepted the portfolio,
it waa reported that the name of A. D.
Hepburn, of New York, ex-controller
of tho currency, had figured largely in
the conference on tho subject. It la
assumed that, should anything elimi
nate Mr. MacVeagh from the list, Mr.
Hepburn would bo selected.
Mr. Tuft's request brought Frank H.
Hitchcock from Washington early to
day, and the two were in lengthy con
ference twice.
James H. Sheffield, president of tho
Yale alumni of this city, received Mr.
Taf t's promise to come here and ad
dress the association on March 28.
Tho inaugural address of Mr. Taft
recoived its final revision today. The
document is a declaration of the poli
cies which tho new administration will
endeavor to carry out.
Tho address contains, approximately,
5,000 words, and will occupy little
short of an hour in its delivery. The
address has been submitted not only to
tho men who have accepted places in
the Taft cabinet, and in each case re
ceived their hearty approval, but Mr.
Taft also has xead the paper to Mr.
Roosevelt and others of his personal
friends and advisers. It is pronounced
a strong state paper.
BARS GAMES OF CHANCE.
Neqada Lower House Passes Very
Stringent Measure.
Carson, Nev., Feb. 25. The antl
gambllng bill passed tho assembly to
day by a vote of 27 to 20. At tho con
clusion of the vote, and before it had
been announced, Dodge of Washoe and
Raycroft of Ormsby changed their
votes In order to give notice of recon
sideration. This made tho final voto
29 to 18 When the bill was called tho
lobby, hall and chambers were crowded
to their capacity.
Tho bill as passed carried tho amend
ment offered by tho majority of the
public morals committee, which ex
tends the time when it shall become
operative from September, 19' 9, to
January 1 of the coming year.
Section 1 provides that It shall "be
unlawful for any person to conduct,
play, deal, or carry on in any capacity
any gamo of chance such as faro, rou
lette, rondo, poker, klondike or any
percentage gamo or banking game car
ried on wjth cards, checks, device or
otherwise; also slot machines where
money is involved."
Violation Is punishable by a fine of
not to exceed $1,000 or by Imprison
ment not to exceed one year, or both.
Section 2 prevents ownera of houses
from renting for the purposes of gamb
ling, and affixes a fine. Any person
who is declared a common -gambler and
cannot show any fixed residence, or
any person who engages tn gambling
is subject to a fine and imprisonment
Section 4 gives the sheriff the right
forcibly to enter places and arrest per
sons engaged in gambling, and provide
for the destruction of gambling devices
when found.
Tho bill now goeo to the senate.
To Amend Constitution,
Sacramento, Feb, 25. Assemblyman
Grove L. Johnson, of Sacramento,
whoso anti-Japanese bills aroused the
antagonism of President Roosovelt, In
troduced in tho legislature late this
1 afternoon a joint resolution asking con
gross for a convention to amend the
constitution, so as to prohibit polyg
amy. It requests all other legislatures
now in session to join In tho movement.
The measure waa Introduced at tho re
quest of Mrs. Hester T. Griffith, of Loa
Angeles, president of the Women's
Christian Temperanco union.
Mine Planters Reach Callao.
Callao, Peru, Feb, 25. The United
States mine planters Ringgold and
Armlstad, which aro proceeding from.
New York to San Francisco, have ar
rived at Callao.