EVENTS Jff THE DAY
Newsy Items (lathered from All
Parts o! Iho .World.
PREPARE NRM BUSY READER
Lost. Important but Not Leu Inter
sttlng Happenings from Polnli
Outsldo Iho StAto.
Hpeaker Cnnnon linn Junt celebrated
.lilst 711(1 birthday.
Wheat niul corn havo had another ad
vance In California.
Admiral Kvons la emphatic In hit
Idea twain! dlsarmamouL
Jerome may bo tho Tammany candl
dato for mayor of Now York,
Huslnoa In at a stnndstlll nt Buenos
Ayre on account of thu strike. There
la much rioting.
A rumor la current In New York
that Gould haa lout control of thu West
ern Pacific to Mackay.
Tho laka tteamer Shore aunk white
on tho way to Duluth. Tho paiwengor
nml crew numbered SI.
A atntua of l-ongfellow lnu Junt born
unveiled nt Washington. A grand
daughter of tho pout (Hilled tho silken
cord.
II. K. UuntlnKton la ransacking tho
globe for ram planta for hi homo near
! Angolea. Ho haa bud a force of
40 gardener at work two year.
Indictment bavn been returned
ngalnst lx employe of tho American
Sugor Itoflnlng company for alleged
fraud In connection with weighing
aUKar for determining duty.
Itapld progre I now being made In
tho Calhoun trial.
Koocovelt declare tho country haa a
right to pick Immigrants.
An Imluatrlal exposition will bo held
In Chicago during AuguaL
More cold weather I boInK XrI
nced through Kansas and Nebraska.
Tho death llt In tho Adana, Aalatlc
Turkey, maacro, I r atlnmled at 23,
O00. i:. Senator Stuart, of Nevada, died
owlnir 126.000. with an etato worth
only $1,600.
Tho fourth Dry Farming congret
will bo held al ItllllnK. Mont.. October
20, 27 ami 28.
Tho government ha Junt ent $60,
000,000 In coin from Uio San Francisco
mint to Denver.
Tantaln Franklin. United State
armv. i to bo court martlaled for
stealing several hundred thouand dol
lar.
Commercial and civil bodiea of San
Franclaco gave abrilllant dinner to Ad
miral IJIchl, commander of tho Japan
vio warships In that rU
llarrlmnn I nlonnlng a motor car
aervico In Kaatcrn Oregon and Wash
ington In competition with electric
lino and a rate war la looked for.
Tho ahah ot I'orala haa granted a
constitution.
Taft haa declared himself In opposl
tlon to nn Income tarltT tax except at
a lost retort.
The Ml incur I houio ha passed a bill
for a commlialon to regulate all public
utilities corporation.
Tho Canadian government la lending
cowboys to Montana to round up n herd
of 300 buffalo, recently purchased.
Three WIconln aemhlymen nro
accused of receiving bribes in connec
tion with the oloctlon of United State
senator.
Seven of tho Pittsburg Kraftor havo
been sentenced to flnea of $1,000 and
alx month In jail to two year In jail
and $600 lino.
A French merchant who haajuit
died loft all hi money to churchea for
masses for tho repose of tho aoula of
tho victims of automobiles.
I.o AriKoloa householders nro com
plaining about tho caroleneiaof ooro
nauta, who dump out aand promiscuous
ly nnd ruin laundry on tho lino.
W. M. Abbott, attorney for tho
United Railroads, testified to drawing
money from tho mint aliened to havu
been used for brlbeB by Calhoun.
Jopan'H nverago death rato Is ho
Iwcon 17 and 18 por 1,000.
Dr. Henry Waldo Coo, of Portland,
may bo offered tho Mexican ambassa--dorahlp.
,
Conductors and brakemon on tho
Southern ruclfloura to work three dayti
less a month.
An Investigation of alleged boil con
duct of two Federal judges of Missouri
has been asked.
Oscar S. Straus has been appointed
ambassador to Turkey and W. W.
Ilockhlll goes to Russia.
IMIE8IDENT IS 13088.
Now Senate Measure Qlves Mower to
Start Tariff War.
Wnahlngten, Moy 4. Tht senote
tnrllT bill, In tho auction which deals
with tho maximum nnd minimum prop
osition, has, In tho judgment of tariff
experts, one very lmorlarit feature.
It practically vesta In tho president the
Kwur to declare a tarllf war against
any nation or to refrain from any audi
war.
It la given to III tit to decide whothor
any nation is discriminating against
tho product of tho United Stales In Its
system of duties. This (wrmlta tho
government, through tho B'nte depart
ment and tho other agencies provided
by law, to make agreements with other
nations nn to trade and tarllf conces
slon which can bo made effective by a
proclamation of tho president, without
the necessity of anything In Iho way
of legislation or treaty agreement.
Tho bill authorizes tho president to
employ at hla discretion any xirons to
procure information or assist mm in
the discharge of the no duties, which
would mean that he can opiKjirit com
missioners representing thu United
States to go abroad and mako agree
ment with foreign notion.
At tho amo time, attention la paid
to tho white of those who aro not In
favor of reciprocal agreement of any
kind. Tho proposition makes It Imjws
slblo to havo any rate oitabllshod lower
than the rato In the tarllf law. Any
change In tho easo of any nation mual
bo n change In tho way of higher du
ties, No amount of bargaining or con
cession can secure for any country any
reduction In tho tariff law.
MORE EXECUTIONS COMINQ.
Example to U Set by Public
Inga In Constantinople.
Han.
I,ondon, May 4. A dlpatch to tho
Dally Telegraph from Constantinople
saya that In an Intcrvlow, hnver liny,
ono of tho loaders of tho Young Turks,
declared they had proof that a massa
cre of all Turk suspected of Liberal-
lam had been projected in Constan
tinople and was prevented only by Gen
eral Hchefkcl hastening tr.o occupation
of tho capital.
Knvrr Hey said ho ndw had no fear
that Abdul Hamld would become the
center of now revolt. Ho believed aa
n result of tho court martial there
would bo an additional 100 exrcutlona
and as many persona more would bo
sentenced to Imprisonment at hard la
Iwr. Tho executions would bo public, In
various parts of tho city, beginning
probably tomorrow, aa It waa neewsary
to show n salutary example. Tho for
mer sultan, F.nvcr Hoy asserted, al
ready had .been punished and would not
bo put on trial.
SEARCH ON FOR AUDUL'S CASH
Reported to Have Kept Much Money
Hidden In Palace.
Constantinople, May 4. Tho trea
urea of tho palaco of Yildix art, being
Inventoried by a parliamentary com
mission. Abdul Hamld took tho open
hilly pastures 30 years ago, gradually
transformed them Into gardons, among
which ho constructed pavilions for him
self, hi wives, his children and tho
palace favorites Ho gathered there
an Immenso variety of objects of art
and luxury, services of ailver and gold,
Fronch and Oriental carpets, urrck
sculptures taken from tho museums of
Constantinople, presents of most of tho
sovereigns of Europe and gifts from
wealthy aubjecta.
Search la belmr mado for tho hoards
of cash which Abdul Hamld is reported
always to havu had on hand. Ho haa
also groat sums Invested nbrnad.
None, however, has boon found as yet,
although tho ex-sultan must havo had
ut least a fow hundred thousand pound
In tho domestic exchequer.
Criminal It Identified.
Far!. Mov 4. M. Hertlllon. director
of the Anthropometric department of
polico, haa Identified a man now being
held by tho San Francisco polico at Ar
thur liomard, a dangerous criminal.
Iternard was arrested recently In San
Frfknclsco and gave tho name of Sam
uol. Tho California authorities for
warded to M. Hertlllon moasuromenta
and photographa of tho prisoner and
tho Identification followod. M. Her
tlllon says' Hornard haa been tried
twice and convicted, tho first tlmo for
theft and tho socond tlmo for murder.
Roosevelt to See Pope.
Homo, May 4. While on tho Hod
sob, April 17, en route to Mombasa,
Thoodoro Hoosovolt wroto a lettor to
Cardinal Satolll In which he said: "I
look forward to runowlng out acquaint
ance n year honco, whon I shall prcsont
my respocta to the holy father, to
whom I beg of you to glvo my personal
regards,"
Cold Wave Hltt France,
Paris, May 4. Northoantorn Franco
la In tho grip of an unprecedented cold
wovo. Thoro Imvo boon anowfalls at
sovoral places and it Is feared that tho
fruit crops and vlnoyarda have boon
seriously damaged.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Friday, May 7.
IVimlilni'lmi. Mnv 7. Thu flcnato
voted today to fix thu duty on lead con
tained in lead ore at IK centa a jiound,
which is tho rato of tho Dingloy bill
and of the pending bill as It was passed
by th house.
Fifty-three senators Including all
tho Republicans present and Hughes
and McKnory of Louisiana, Democrat,
voted for tho duty and 10 DomocraU
voted auainst It. The volo was not
significant.
During tho day Clapp, or Minnesota,
siwke at length In favor of lowering
tho larlir duties, ana uwen, or uxia
homa. unhold tho constitutionality of
on Incomo tax.
Thursday, May O.
Washington, May C Little progress
was made in Mm consideration of tho
tariff bill by tho senate today, tho lead
schedule being under discussion. Brlt-
tow mado a strong light against In
creases over tho dutlos provided In tho
house, on the ground that such Increas
es would unnecessarily Increase tho
cost of paint, which tho farmers used
extensively.
Cummins addrosscd tho sorate In
favor of tho lower duties, especially In
Uio Iron and steal schedules. Ho de
clared that tho peopta would take mat
ter! Into their own hands If tho law
did not check monopolies.
Hrlstow renewed his attack on tho
hiid schedule and Hoverldgo protested
against brute when n vote was called
for. Hrlstow then remarked:
"For tho third tlmo a vote has been
called for on this paragraph while I
have been attempting to get recogni
tion of tho chair. I am a now member
here, and perhaps it is considered that
I have no right to bo heard, but I am
here, Just a are other who have been
members of tho senate for 30 years,
and I have tho aamo constitutional
right to be heard at they have."
Hrlstow continued to discuss the
lead schedule and n vote waa not or
dered. Aldrlch tried unsuccessfully
later to reach a vote, but the discus
sion lasted until adjournment.
Wednesday, May 6,
Washington. May C Tho reading
of tho tariff bill and tho adoption of
amrndmenta passed over when the
measure was first read In the senate
was resumed today, having been dis
placed sincu April 23 by speeches of
senators who havo discussed tho meas
ure a a whole.
Amendments on tho schedules for
lead oro and for lead products from
which paint Is manufactured called
forth a storm of criticism. Hrlstow
moved that tho house provision of 2T,
centa per pound instead of 3'j cents
per pound on orange mineral, as pro
posed by tho committee, be rotained,
this being the first of Uio committee
scries of Increases relating to lead that
was reached.
Tho regluar order being called for on
demand by Hrlstow for nn ayo and nay
vote, Uio rollcall was begun. Heyburn
attempted to tako the floor and the
chair ruled that it waa too late to In
terrupt the call. A murmur of protest
was heard In various parts of tho
chamber, Heyburn angrily announcing:
"If we start In that spirit there will
bo trouble."
The voto on orange mineral waa re
garded aa a test, and the rata proposed
by the commltteo of 31, centa per
pound, instead of the house rale of Z'i
centa, waa agreed to, 41 to 36.
Tuesday, May 4.
Washington, May 4. At tho session
of tho senato today, Dolllver, of Iowa,
attacked the methods under which pro
tective tariff bills aro formed, and had
a lively tilt with Aldrlch. Democratic
senators remained silent. At timet
tho Republican debate threatened to
becomo acrimonious, but tho Iowa sen
ator was ovory ready with a humorous
repiy which called forth laughter whon
angry words seemed unavoidable
Horah concluded his speech on tho
incomo tax, delivering an oxtended le
gal argument to show that there waa
amplo reason for believing that the Su
premo court might reverse Itself If the
constitutionality of thut tax should
again bo presented to it,
A strong plea for tho extension of
tho protocttvo tariff system to juto was
mado by H rail ley, of Kentucky, who
declared that with tho protective pol
icy covorlng products of his state, Ken
tucky would bo safely Republican in
tho futuro.
Monday, May 3.
Washington, May 3. An extended
defense of tho duty on lumber provided
in tho Dingloy bill was met in tho sen
ate today by Piles, of Washington. He
was followod by Horah, who discussed
tho Incomo tax, not only declaring that
it was just, but, in view of tho divided
opinion In tho Supreme court of tho
United States, insisted that it was the
duty of congross again to submit the
question of tho constitutionality of the
tax to tho court.
A plea against freo- lumber, and a
story of Oriontal labor figuring in tho
difference of cost botween tho two
aides of tho Canadian boundary line
im.jM' minimi um-i.'JL'JKUJ jij.iu,UMIlmniiiuininim-.jiniuin '" '
was tho Ktibstanco of Piles' speech.
Piles contended that a tariff sufficient
to save tho American manufacturer
m Mnltixl Hint market for his low
grade lumber and shingles will mako
It toss be for him to utilize ovory part
of the tree.
Jealous of Uso of His Face.
Washington, May 8. Forester Glf
ford Pinchont has appealed to thu De
partment of Justice to Investigate sov
oral nursery companies in California
which havu been circulating literature
bearing hla name and picture. Pinchot
made tho request when Associate For
ester Prico returned to Washington
and reported that the literature waa
being circulated In California by com
panies promoting eucalyptus growing.
Although no actual statement Is mode
In the literature to tho effect that the
government la behind tho eucalyptus
projects, Pinchot aald ho bol loved It
was Intended to create this Impression
and ho wanted to learn tho legal status
of tho cose.
Pardon Atked for Meldrum.
Washington, May 4. Henry Mel
drum, former surveyor general of Ore
gon, will be pardoned if tho efforts now
being made by his Oregon friends prove
successful. Petitions are now coming
to the president reporting that Meldrum
haa served much of hla sentence, that
hla friends bcllovo he had no criminal
Intent when In office, that he drifted
Into wrong doing and that strong drink
waa largely responsible for his undoing.
The petitions will be filed with Presi
dent Taft by the Oregon senators.
Deficit Is Still Growing.
Washington, May 7. Tho statement
of the government receipts and expen
ditures for April shows unsatlsfctory
results both as to receipts from customs
and Internal revenue. Tho rcclpts
from customs for the month wcru $28,
031, COO and from Internal revenuo $18,-
036,896. Thta is a falling off of about
$600,000 in the receipts from customs,
aa compared with March, and a de
crease of $1,000,000 in tho receipt
from internal revenuo. Tho deficit for
tho month i about $3,000,000.
Settion May Be Continued.
Washington, May 7. President Taft
haa como to tho conclusion, as a result
of a talk with senators and members
of tho house of representatives during
tho past two days, that there is little
chance for adjournment of congress be
fore Juno 15 cr July 1. Tho president
has also declared that he favors an in
como tax only aa a lost resort, that re
course in case of a deflcieny under the
new tariff act should first be hod to an
Inheritance, and next to a corporation
tax.
Largo Tract Is Withdrawn.
Washington, May 7. Secretary of
tho Interior Uallfnger announced today
tho withdrawal from entry for use in
the Malheur project of 148,000 acres
of land in the Hums district, 22,000
acres for use in the John Day project
in The Dalles district, 10,000 acres for
use In the Harney project in the Burns
district, and 62,000 acres for tho Des
chutes project in tho Lake View dls
tricL Crooked River Land Withdrawn.
Washington, May 8. Tho secretary
of thu interior today withdrew from
public entry under tho first form of
withdrawal of the reclamation act, ap
proximately 23,040 acres of land in
connection with tho Crooked river pro
ject in Thu Dalles land distircL Any
tracts, title to which have passed out
of tho United States, wcro exempted
from tho order of withdrawal.
Squadron Neart Gibraltar.
Washington, May 4. Tho American
armored cruiser squadron, composed of
tho North Carolina and Montana, which
left Guantamo, Cuba, April 23, under
orders from tho Navy department to
hurry to Aloxandretta, Turkey, to pro
tect Americans thoro, was 1,160 miles
west of Gibraltar lost night, according
to n cablegram received by tho Navy
department.
Teach Fruitgrowers to Pack,
Washington, May 8. Pomologist
Gcorgo H. Powell, of the Department
of Agriculture, will visit tho Yakima,
Wenatchee and Puyallup valleys,
Washington, during July to instruct
thu fiultgrowers in methods of cooling
and packing fruit for shipment
Richie Made Timber Cruiser.
Washington, Moy 7. C. Y. Richie,
of Roseland, has been appointed timber
cruiser In the general land ofllco serv
ice. Bruco C. Kestor, assistant clerk
on Sonator Hourno's committee, has
been appointed special agont in the
general land ofllco.
Hawley Goes to Denver.
Washington. Moy 4, Representa
tive Hawloy left for Denver lost night
on a brief business trip. Ho will re
turn to Washington before tho tariff
bill passes tbo eonate. Before going
ho secured loavo of absence from the
house. '
WORK OF NATURE.
Scenic Beauty of A.-Y.-P. Grounds
Not Work of Man.
The amphitheater of tho Alaska'
Yukon-Pacific exposition haa been ac
complished partly by human offorte,
but for tho most part tho work haa
been dono by nature. On tho high pre
clpltous shores of Lake Washington,
looking across a succession of bays.
and snow topped peaks of tho Cascades
aro brought clearly into view and this
forms tho back ground of the amphi
theater stage. Throe aides rise from
tho floor and these have a stately up
ward slope; only in the development of
these natural seating places haa It
been necessary for work to be ex
pended. About the tiered aides of the amphi
theater chairs rise ono above tho other
and in tho vast forest theater 30,000
people can have comfortable and
tightly positions. Surrounded at the
back and sides to towering trees of
Douglas fir and massive cedar, tho
placo ecoms to havo been created by
giants of old for spectacular events;
It Is so fashioned and designed that
open air acoustics produce results
which could bo generally looked for
only within the walls of structures
built with this property always in
mind.
It was In this spot that tho first
shovel of earth waa removed In tho
building of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition. Without any work of pre
paration, 25,000 people were easily ac
commodated within its borders. Dur
ing the course of tho exposition the
amphlthtater will bo tho scene of many
interesting events and with its arrange
ment aa now perfected will afford the
grandest out of doors the Iter in exist
ence WAR VERY COSTLY.
Next Session of Peace Conference
Will Hear Interesting Report.
Chicago, May 3. Amazing statistics
will bo presented to the Nstional Peace
society, which convenes hero today, by
Benjamin F. Trueblood, secretary of
tho American Peace society. In a re
port compiled for dlstirbutlon among
the delegates it is asserted that 15,-
000,000 persons have sacrificed them
selves in wars since the beginning of
authentic history.
"This vast number of victims," says
Mr. Trueblood, "Is about equal to all
the peoplo who Inhabited the globe for
tho last COO years, allowing three gen
erationa to the century and 660,000,000
estimated population of tho world at
the opening of the Nineteenth century
as the averagp population per genera
tion. "The usual estimate of tho number
of men lost In tho wars in the Nine
teenth century, including those who
died of wounds and diseases, places it
at 14,000,000. Of this number the
Napoleonic campaigns are responsible
for about six million.
"Losses In tbo American Civil war
have been variously estimated at from
800,000 to 1,000,000 men. The brief
war between Prussia, Austria and Italy
in 1866 entailed a loss of 46,000 men."
STORM REACHES ATLANTIC.
Seaboard Cities Suffer Severely as
Hurricane Pastes Out to Sea.
Atlanta, Ga., May 3. Tho storm
which for threo days has swept east
ward across Uio Southern states, passed
over tho Atlantic ocean Saturday. At
least 200 were killed and perhaps 400
injured'. News of 34 moro deaths In
Georgia were received today.
At Savannah the storm tore throgugh
the old town, unroofed many bouses
and destroyed much property.
Towns in North Carolina and Florida
suffered devastation. Tho casuality
list will bo incomplete for several days.
Property worth probably several mill ion
dollars was destroyed.
Tho southwestern section of Savan
nah was struck at 11:30 o'clock Satur
day by a severe storm which uprooted
trees, unroofed houses, tore down fences
and injured several peoplo.
The McKano hospital for negroes
was badly damaged. A factory was
unroofed and one man badly injured.
Tho storm lasted not more than half
a minute.
Cold Wave Throughout East.
Washington, May 3. A great storm,
sweeping from tho Upper Lake region
over tho Middle and Southern Atlantic
states, with heavy rains, high winds
and snow in spots, figured conspicuous
ly on the weather mops Saturday. A
May-day snowstorm prevailed in the
vicinity of the Upper Lake and Upper
Mississippi Valley states, tho tempera
ture dropping rapidly in the Central
states; and there was freezing weather
all tho way from the eastern end of
Lake Superior southward to Now
Mexico.
1,000 Chinese En Route,
Vlcvorla, B. C, May 3.- There Ore
ovor 1,000 Chinese on tho way to Vic
toria. The Empress of Japan is due
tomorrow with 676, and tho steamer
King Chow, of the Blue Funnel lino, is
bringing ovor 600 according to advices
from Hongkong. The Canadian Pacific
Is bringing 300 tons of raw silk from
Japan, valued at $750,000.
WINBARRENVICTORY
Commodities Clause Upheld, btit
With Limitations.
RAILROADS MAY CONTROL STOCK
May Not Haul Qoods They Produce
Directly, but May Control the
Producing Company.
Washington, May 4. It has been
many a day since a decision of the
United States Supremo court has been
received with as much Interest as waa
manifested yesterday Intho reversal of
the Circuit court's "commodities
clause" decision, affecting the anthra
cite coal carrying railroads. These
cases had been decided by the Circuit
court favorably to the railroads, in
that the clause of tho Hepburn rata
law which prohibits Interstate rail
roads from carrying commodities man
ufactured, mined or produced directly
or indirectly by the road was declared
unconstitutional. The general impres
sion had been thst the decision would
be affirmed by the Supremo court-
When, therefore, there waa a reversal
instead of an affirmation tho interest
was much magnified. When again it
was found that the reversal was based
on technical grounds, and that the
effect was really favorable to tho rail
road companies, sentiment took another
turn.
The decision waa announced by Jus-
tico White, who declined to give out
more than a summary, showing the net
result of the court's finding. Because
of the court's delsy in announcing its
conclusion it was generally supposed
that the court would bo found to be
much divided. Only one dissenting
opinion was announced Justice Har
lan s statement that bo did not follow
the conclusion on the point that tho
law did not prohibit the railroad own
ership of stock In commodities-produc
ing companies.
Analyzed, Justice White's decision
is that congress did not transcend Its
constitutional authority in enacting the
commodities provision, but It was held
that the government's construction of
the provision bad been entirely too
comprehensive. As construed by the
court, the -sole object of the clause ia
to prevent carriers being associated in
Interest with the commodities trans
ported at the time of transportation.
Summed up, the act only compels com
panies to disassociate themselves from
the products they carry and the gov
ernment contention that tbo law applies
to the ownership of stock and prohibits)
tho transportation of commodities sim
ply because they have been produced
by a railroad company Is untenable.
The effect of the decision Is favor
able to the railroads and the govern
ment lost on practically all points ex
cept in the sustaining of the principle
Involved.
The decision sustained the provision
of the law exempting timber from tho
operations of the commodities clause.
This exemption was used as a basis of
attack by the railroads.
WELCHERS CANNOT DODGE.
Insurance Companies Liable for Lota
in San Francisco Fire.
San Francisco, May 4. In an opin
ion handed down by the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals today, the
effort of certain Insurance companios
to bring losses sustained by fires dur
ing the conflagration of 1906 under tho
earthquake clauses of tho policies, be
cause tho shock broke water mains
and thus prevented tho extinguishing
of tho fires, was rejected and charac
terized as being as trivial as it would
have been to seek the same action on
appeal because the men and horses ot
the fire department had been injured
by the earthquake The companies in
volved were the Commercial Union
Assurance company, the Alliance In
surance company and the Norwich
Union Flro Insurance company and
the Pacific Union club waa the policy
holder In each case.
Exodus of Sultan's Harem.
Constantinople, May 4. Since the
deposition of Abdul Hamld there has
been an exodus .daily of the women of
the imperial harem from the Yildix
Kiosk. Forty-five carriages, each con
taining two or three women, left the
city yesterday and 16 more were seen
proceeding to Stamboul today. It is
evident that the total number of fair
prisoners In the palaco must have been
prodigious. Palaces have been set
apart for their accommodation, but in
the present condition of the country
their fate is pathetic.
Snowbound In Rockies.
Sulphur Springs, Colo., May 4. The
train on the Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific (the Moffatt road) which left
Steamboat Springs Friday morning,
is still Bnowbound at Carona pass and
probably will not be released until to
night.