DETECTIVE ONSTAND
Says He Was Employed to Watch
Heney and His Men.
LAWYEES ENGAGE IN HOT ROW
Evidence Involves Names of Several
Identified With San Francisco
Graft Defense.
San Francisco. May 20, Into tho
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of
tho United Railroad, thcro was inject
ed lato yesterday an extraordinary
chapter dealing with tho uses and
methods of detectives. John Helms,
at one time the head of a private de
tective bureau in this city, narrated in
detail, as a witness for tho prosecution,
tho secrets be claims to havo learned
during his term of employment as an
agent of the United Railroads. His
testimony, which relates to an early
period in the history of tho craft pros
ccution. already involves tho names of
several persons more or less prominent
ly identified with the defense, and
there is a promise of mora revelations
when bo resumes tho stand today.
Helms had scarcely started his nar
ration when there ensued a legal
wrangle that has had no parallel in tho
five months that havo elapsed since tho
trial was commenced. Five of the de
fendant's attorneys protested against
the admission of Helms' testimony and
counsel on both sides, with flushed
faces and voices raised to an angry
pitch, were engaged in a legal battle
that was waged for nearly an hour.
Judge William P. La wlor finally ad
mitted the evidence.
Helms testified that bo bad come to
this city in response to a request by
Attorney Louis Uoefiler early in May,
1907, at which time the first trial of
Tirey L. Ford, counsel for the United
Railroads, bad been commenced. Mr.
Hoeffler, he said, instructed him to
watch everything done by the prosecu
tion and report the information so
gathered. Assistant District Attorney
Francis J. Heney attempted to learn
what persons were shadowed by Helms,
but the court sustained an objection.
H.H ROGERS DEAD.
Was Active Lieutenant of Rockefeller
In Standard Oil.
New York, May 20. Henry H.
Rogers, vice president of the Standard
Oil company, moving spirit in tho or
ganization of the Amalgamated Copper
company, builder of railroads and phi
lanthropist, died at his home here yes
terday, of apoplexy.
Death csme a little more than an
hour after Mr. Rogers had risen for
the day, mentioning to his wife that
he was feeling ill. Mr. Rogers was 69
years old.
Mr. Rogers had been in poor health
since he suffered an apoplectic stroke
in 1907, and was almost constantly un
der a physician's care. His death,
however, was a great abode to his fam
ily and business associates, as Tuesday
and Tuesday evening he was cheerful
and apparently normal.
MAY OUST MEHEMMED.
Young Turks Plan to Alter Succession
Rule to Throne.
Constantinople, May 20. If legisla
tion favored by the Young Turks meets
the approval of the parliament, the
time honored Turkish law of succession
to tho throne may be annulled.
According to the present law, on the
death of the monarch the crown goes to
the senior desceandant of the founder
of the dynasty. This procedure almost
invariably results in the raising to
power of an elderly or falling man.
The Young Turks want young, ener
getic and virile rulers. They want
adopted the general European law of
succession that provides for the coro
nation of the senior son of the former
monarch.
Heavy Cherry Shipments.
Stockton, Cal., May 20. Immense
quantities of black Urtarian cherries
are being shipped to the East from
Northern San Joaquin county orchards
and growers throughout the valley
are reaping large profits. The fruit
this year is of excellent quality and
tho crop is unusually heavy. The tar
tartan crop probably will be exhausted
within 10 days, but at the end of that
time the Royal Anns will be ready for
shipment. The present fancy prices
ore expected to hold for at least a
week.
Fall 350 Feet, Still Live.
Reno, Nev., May 20. One man suf
fered a fracture of a leg, while two
companions were only slightly bruised
and shaken when a lift In the shaft of
the Quartette mine broke today about
10 feet from the opening, precipitating
the three miners to the bottom, SCO
foet below. Twelve feet of water in
thu bottom at the mine Dre vented all
three from being killed. (
ROADS BLOCK SPOKANE.
Will Appeal for Rehearing In Recent
Rate Decision.
Spokane, Wash., May 21. Informa
tion comes direct from Washington to
day that tho further plan of tho rail
roads is to prevent final determination
of the rate questions involved until
after tho members of the commission
separate for tho summer.
Tho further plan is outlined that Im
mediately after the Spoknno jobbers
file, supplemental petition asking that
tho commission disapprove of tho rates
which havo been filed with It by the
railways, the railway companies will
petition for a rehearing on all the ques
tions which have been presented and
decided by tho commission.
In tho mcantimo It is predicted tho
scliedulo of rates submitted to the com
mission will bo published by the rail
road companies and will become effect
ive rates until the question can bo once
more brought before tho commission
and arcued.
Tho representatives of the railroad
companies expect that tho Interstate
Commerce commission will order that
tho rates established by tho commis
sion In tho rate caso will not becomo
efTectivo until after tho hearing on tho
petition for a reopening of tho case,
and it is clear that if a rehearing is
granted Spokane will havo to accept
tho schedule of rates as presented by
the railroads until after the final deter
mination of tho rehearing.
COWBOYS ATTACK HERDERS
Sheepmen Are Injured and 3,000 of
Their Flocks Killed.
Grand Junction, Colo., May 21. As
a result of a battle between sheepmen
and cowboys on a contested range near
Atchce, Colo., yesterday 3,000 bead of
sheep were killed and two sheepmen
were injured. Tho sheep, which be
longed to S. A. Taylor and K. A. Taw
ney, wore grazing on a range near tho
hamlet of Carbinero.
It appears that the cowboys dashed
in upon the herders and tied them to
trees, and then rode out and killed the
sheep. They first cut the telcphono
wires. Several hours later tho sheep
herders were liberated.
The authorities of Garfield county
have been notified, but it is not be
lieved the cowboys will be captured.
The range in which tho crimo was com
mitted has long been a contested one,
and several murders have resulted from
quarrels over it.
Warrants havo been issued by the
authorities of both Mesa and Garfield
counties for the arrest of 1C raiders,
several of whom aro said to be known
to the sheepmen. ,
Late tonight tho sheepmen in this
section of the state arranged for a
mass meeting, at which substantial re
wards wijl be offered for the arrest and
conviction of the raiders.
NEW GRAIN ROAD.
Hill Announces New Branch Line Into
Wheat Belt.
Seattle, May 21. Great Northern
railroad officials announced today that
a branch line of the road would bo built
from Wilson Creek south to Connell,
the junction of the Northern Pacific
and the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company. The move is one that has
been projected by the Hill lines for
years, and is said in the local offices to
mark the first step in the contest for
Eastern Washlngon territory between
the Hill and Milwaukee interests.
The branch line, as planned, will de
part from the main line at Wilson
Creek and will follow the Crab creek
valley until it swings off to the east of
Moses lake, traversing the low country
east of the Saddle mountains and con
necting with tho Northern Pacific main
line at Connell.
Tho branch line, which affords a new
outlet for the wheat farmers of Grant
and Douglas counties, Washington,
will be continued ultimately from Con
nell to connect with tho North Bank
line below Pasco, securing a water
grade for wheat trains from tho fields
to Portland.
Halibut Trust Planned.
Tacoma. Wash., May 21. Dissatis
fied with tho low prices the fisheries
companies are paying for halibut, the
owners of tho Puget sound fishing boats
are planning to form a combination
and to establish a joint fisheries com
pany, with headquarters In Tacoma
and agencies throughout tho East,
While the retail prico of halibut is
said by the fishermen to be about tho
came, they are only getting from lJi
to 1 cents at tho fisheries companies.
With the forming oi the combination
they would get from 8 to 10 cent.
Salvation Army Convenes.
Chicago, May 21. Four hundred
members of the Salvation Army were
in attendance at the national congress
of the Western America district, which
opened a five days' meeting here today,
Commander Eva Booth addressed tho
congress. J
OREGON -STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
ROAD FRANCHISE SECURED.
Eastern Capitalists' Said to Be Inte
rested In Cocs liny Project.
Marshfleld- -Tho terms of tho fran
chise granted to J. H. Somcr and J.
F. Clark for nn electric railroad on tho
county roads havo been mnilo public.
Tho commissioners havo given them
tho privilege of choosing between the
road from Myrtle Point to Koseburg or
tho Coos bay wagon road from Sumner
to Myrtlo 1'olnL Tho franchise pro
vides that those receiving tho franchise
must select ono of the two routes and
begin work of construction within six
months and havo half of the lino com
pleted within eighteen months, and all
completed within Coos county in two
years.
Tho samo partloi promoted tho
efforts of tho Coqutllo Mill & Mercan
tile company at Coqullle In securing a
franchise for n road through that city.
Somers and Clark havo not yet di
vulged thetr plans further than tostato
that outside capital will bo interested.
TROUBLE OVER BOUNTY.
New Oregon Law Is Misunderstood
In Umatilla County.
Pendleton -From present Indications
thero is to bo much trouble relative to
tho payment of bounties on coyotes
when tho new law goes Into effect.
Though tho new law does not operate
until May 22, all coyotes killed since
February 1 are subject to bounty.
Hundreds of the destructive animals
have been killed in this county since
that dato and tho troublo Is to come
from these scalps.
Copies of tho law havo been received
and it has been discovered for the first
time that all four feet, as well as tho
scalp, must bo attached to each hide,
and it is this provision that has been
disregarded by tho killers. Though
hundreds, of hides are ready to bo pre
sented the day tho law goes into effect.
it is not believed that more than a score
of them have the claws attached.
Rogue Bridged at Woodvltle.
Medford The court of Jackson coun
ty has ordered construction of a new
steel bridge across the Iloguo river at
Woodvllle, below Gold Hill, which will
open a largo agricultural district adja
cent to Woodvllle but across the river.
The trade of this section has hitherto
been diverted to Grants Pass but now
tho little city will get all of the trade
of that section. A planing mill, a box
factory and a brick yard havo recently
been added to the industries of Wood
villo and work has just started on a
large brick achoolhouse.
Forest Made Into Orchard.
Grants Pass From tho primitive
forest to a field of CO acres planted to
thrifty pear trees, apple trees and To
kay grapes is a task that has just been
accomplisbfd by W. B. Sherman, of
this place, within five weeks. Just a
little over a month ago this same GO
acre tract was studded with pine, fir
and underbrush. Today the Improve
ments placed thereon havo increased
this property three-fold in value. The
tract of land in question Ilea up the
river near Tokay Heights, and is with
in plain view of town.
Two-Day Festival at Lebanon.
Lebanon The committeo appointed
by tho Lebanon Business Men's lesgue
to mske arrangements for tho Lebanon
strawberry fair has announced that
Friday and Saturday, June 4 and G,
have been decided upon as tho dates
for this festival. The committee has
invited tho ladies of Lebanon and vl
cinity to join with them and have a
rose festival at the time of tho fair.
It was also decided to hold a horse
show at the same time. Tho horse ex
hibition will occur Saturday afternoon,
June C.
Presbyterians Plan Big Meet.
Interest in the Presbyterian Brother
hood convention in Portland June 8 and
9 is increasing. A banquet will be
given tho first night of tho convention,
the second day being devoted to ad
dresses and conferences by leading lay
men of tho state. The convention will
close tho second evening with a mass
meeting addressed by officers of the
National Brotherhood.
Faco Potato Famine.
Marshfleld Coos county is facing a
potato famlna and it Is cxpoctcd that
tho prices will soar higher and reach
tho record mark in this locality. Thero
aro practically no old potatoes obtain
able and dealers aro offering as high
as 2 cents a pound. The shortage Ib
not confined to Coos county but tho
district In general is affected.
Willamette to Get Stadium
Pendleton That Willarnetto unlver-
slty, at Salem, is soon to havo the larg
est athletic stadium in tho Northwest,
and that it is suro to becomo tho center
for Intercollegiate and intorscholastlc
meets, is the statement given out hero
by President Horoan, when in Pendle
ton recently.
WILL SPEND MILLIONS.
O. R. & N. Company Gives Out Plans
for Extensive Improvements.
Salom According to evidence Intro
duced boforn tho commission In the
Eastern Oregon grain rates Investiga
tion, tho Oregon Hallway & Navigation
company contemplates thu expenditure
of more than $3,600,000 during the
next year, beginning June 1. Testi
mony to this effect was offered by the
railroad company to show that a reduc
tion of the rates nt this tlmo would bo
unfair.
The largest Item in tho detailed
statement presented Is that of the
bridge across tho Willamette river nt
Portland, for which plans have been
perfected. This structure Is to cost
thoVallorad company $1,250,000. Tho
next Inrgvst Item Is for straightening
thu track and eliminating curves be
tween The Dalles nr.d Coyote, J 1,000,
000. The statement also includes thu pur
chasu of more depot ground nt Tim
Dalles nt n cost of $71,000; ground for
nnd the construction of n roundhouse at
Pendleton to cost n total of $48,000; n
new station and additional grounds nt
Baker City to cost $38,000. The other
Items Include straightening track and
ballasting the main line and Improving
branch lines. The entire amount ag
gregates $3,528,738 85.
The hearing Is tho final ono In regard
to tho grain rates which havo engaged
so much of the time of tho commission
for the past 12 months. It will prob
ably be somo time before tho result of
the hearings will be known
Buy Jackson Timber Road,
Medford With the sale of the Paci
fic & Eastern railroad to J. It. Allen,
of New York, during the past week,
tho hopes of Southern Oregon residents
that the road be extendrd to the timber
belt northeast of this city atovo Butte
Falls havo risen tremendously, and
realty values In the country along the
line of the proposed extension have
mado a corresponding Increase. It
seems that at last tho road la to be
completed, ami with Its completion
one of the largest standing timber
belts in tho Northwest, as yet un
touched by the woodman's axe, will bo
mado accessible
Ontario Demands Action.
Ontario Protesting against the ac
tion of prlvato interests who have filed
on water rights in the Owyhco river
without taking active steps to rrclalm
the land, representatives of the Com
mercial club, of Ontario, Welser, Pay
otto and Vule, met In this city and for
warded a petition to tho Oregon and
Idaho delegations in congress urging
an early commencement of tho Malheur
irrigation project. Theie are approxi
mately 145,000 acres of fertile land In
this district
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Fruits Apples, CCcO($2.CO per box;
strawberries, Oregon, 12,tc per pound.
Potatoes $1.7CU(.2 per hundred.
Vegetables- Turnips, $1 26 per sack;
carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beets,
$1.76; horseradish, 10c per pound; as
paragus, Oregon, 76cGi$l.26perdozen;
lettuce, head, 20((60c per dozen; on
ions, 12(?(16c per dozen; radishes,
10K20c per dozen; rhubarb, 2(3c per
pound.
Wheat Bluestcm milling. $1.30(C
1.35; club, $1.20; valley, $1.17; red
Russian, $1.17XGvl.20.
Corn Whole, $3G per ton; cracked,
$3G per ton.
Barley Feed, $31,50 por ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $41 per ton.
Hay Timothy, Willnmottu valley.
$1418 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
(it 20; clover, $llf12; alfalfa, $I3?4
14; grain hay, $13(if,14; cheat, $14ftC
14.60; votch, $144(14. 60.
Butter City creamery, extras, 28c;
fancy outside creamery, 27(28c; store,
18c. Butter fat prices average IH
cents per pound under rogluar butter
prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 24j2Gc per
dozen.
Poultry Hens, IGKtfflGc; broilers,
28(!30c; fryers, 2264,26c; roosters
10c; duckH, 14(jjlGc; geeso, 10y,llc;
turkeys, 20c; squabs, $2.60(i3 per
dozen.
Veal Extras, BGt&Kc; ordinary, 7
37Kc; heavy, C&OKc
Pork Fancy, 10c per pound.
Hops 1009 contract, 0c; 1008 crop,
8d(8Hc; 1007 crop, 3y;4c; 1000 crop,
lXc
Wool Eastern Oregon, 10(i(21c;
valley, fino, 24c; medium, 23c; coarse,
22c; mohair, choice, 24(26c,
Cattle Steers, top, $5.G0 GO G.7G;
fair to good, $6(i5.26; common to me
dium, $-1,60(1(4.76; cows, top, $4.26(i$
4. GO; fair to good, $3.7CW1.25; com
mon to medium, $2.60(i(3,60; bulls and
stags, $3(13.50; common, $2(7(2.76.
Hogs Best, $7.50(67.7G; fair to
good, $7.2G5(,7.60; stockers, $Gy0.G0;
China fats, $0,767.
8heep Top wethers, $44.60; fair
to good, $3.6004; owes, kc less on
all grades; yearlings, best, $4.60; fair
to good, $4(34.26; spring lambs, $6(3)
6. BO.
OZAH PAHDON8 TWO.
Sentences on Admiral NeboRtofl'nml
Qeneral Stoessnl llovpked.
St. Petersburg, May 11). Tlio czar
todnv ordered tho rclenin of Admiral
NebogatolT and General Htoessol, who
were confined nt thu fortress of St.
Peter and SL Paul, under sentences of
I If ii ImnrlsnnmimL NeboiratolT surren
dered his lleot to Admiral Togo mid
Soessol surrendered Port Arthur ilurlng
tho war with Jnpmi. They were tried
for cownrdlce, nnd Imprisoned for life
after tho close of tho war. Htoessol Is
believed to be dying and Nebogntoff Is
very sick. While thu Illness or thu
nalr was elven as the reason for the
czar's pardon, It is known that popular
ngltntlon along other lines had n cer
tain bearing upon the care,
Thuru has been nn unusually strong
undercurrent of unrest for sumn time,
nnd the Imprisonment of the olllcers
was used ns n shield by certain ngltn
tors. Another line of attack made on the
government Is criticism over the recent
appropriation of 80,811,000 roubles for
Improvement of the army, while no
stetM luivo been taken fur tho relief of
tho thousands of persons who nro starv
ing to death In (tin KlefT district. Dis
patches are received every day telling
of frightful fa in Inn conditions In that
district, but ns yet no action has been
taken by the government
QENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED,
Appeal of French Revolutionists Falls
to Aid Postmen.
Paris. May 19. Tho efforts of the
revolutionary labor lenders to bring
nbout a general strike of nffltlntud
unions In iuport of the xtnl em
ployes was without result up to mid
nlghL An npjwnl to the workers of
Frnnce to come to the aid of their com
rades In tho postal service with n gen
eral strike was Issuod by the federal
committee of the postal employes and
plnnrded throughout Paris during the
night.
A sensation was cnusrd by the dis
covery nt tho central jxMtofllro of n
mysterious package rrsetnblmg nn In
fernal machine. It was carried to tho
municipal laboratory nnd ojwncd under
water. The package contained n do
cnyed lobster.
The committeo of the Grnsrnl Fed
eration of Labor today decided to ask
the postmen to return to work, but
with the assurance that the General
Federation of Labor would begin tho
organization of n series of manifesta
tions in different branches of Industry,
to emphasize tho general claims of the
working class.
UNCLE SAM AS AUCTIONEER.
Smuggled Finery to Be Sold Under
Hammer In June.
New York, May 19. Tho govern
ment's much heralded sale of costly
smuggled gowns will start Junu I,
whrn tho contents of one trunk, con
tnlnlng (17 shlrtwnlsts, will bo offered
nt auction. These waists, appraised
at from $60 to $300 each, are said to
bo among tho finest produced in Paris
In mnny years.
Trunk No. 2. tho contents of which
will bo offered for sale on Juno 4, con
tains 30 magnificent Inco waists, each
ono described as n "dream, and not
one appraised at less than $200. In
trunk No. 3 there aro 49 princess
gowns, tho minimum appraisal being
$260. They will be offered at auction
on Juno B. Forty-three princess cos
tumes In trunk No, 4 will bo offered at
auction on Juno 10. Among these are
several dinner gowns, appraised at $1,
000 and more. On Juno 12 the shirt
waists in trunk No. 6 will lie offered nt
auction, Tho total appraisal of tho
smuggled gowns was $620,000.
Wireless Phones for Hsrrlman,
Omaha, Nob., May 19. Dr. Millo
ner, thu electrical wizard of the Union,
Pacific, Is working upon n wireless tel
ephone system that ho hopes to havo
Installed upon all tho lines of tho Hsr
rlman system west from Omaha. Ho
has been given carlo blancho and hns
tho preliminaries well In hand. Cop
per wiro win uo lam niong tho track
and In the baggai(o car will bo n high
frequency rnuchlno with power furnish
ed by thu engine. This will agitato
tho sound waves, and instruments In
thu general offices will gather them.
Czar 41 Years of Ago.
8t. Petersburg, Mny 19. In tho so
elusion of the imiierlol pnlacu nt Peter
hof Emperor Nicholas punned his forty
first birthday yesterday. Tho custom
ary olllcial observances of tho anni
versary woro helil, but owing to tho
tendency of tho authorities to suppress
any public gatherings or demonstra
tions of whatever character, thero was
no popular celebration of tho day.
Japanese Strike Broken.
Honolulu, May 19. Tho atrlko of
tho Japanese plantation laborers Is ap
parcntly losing ground. Moro strlko
breakers than could bo used at tho
plantations offered themsulvos tmlnv
and tho employers havo decided to order
tho strlkors cither to return to work or
1.v.., ,uu iiuuujum unu uanu
tions.
aairn ...a hammI..!.. - f- .
plants-
1ST0PEN GATEWAY
Konds Ordered to Sell Tickets to
East and West via Portland,
NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL LIGHT
Objects'to Joint Traffic Willi ILrrl-
man Linns, Which Are Required
to Mske Like Concessions,
Washington, May 22. Tho first de
cision In thu Portland gateway cam a
In favur of opening, but this Is only
the beginning of what promUen to U
n long contest. In n decision rendered
by Mr. Pruuty tho Interstate Com
merce commission today ordered the.
Ilarrlmnn lines nnd tho Northern l'.
clllc to join In the snle of through tick
ets nnd tho through checking of hag
gngo between Eastern nnd Pacine
coast xilnl via Portlnml. Chairman
Knnpp nnd kK. ,K. Clark dissent from
tho decision.
Tho commission sustains the cum
plaint ngnlnst thu Northern Pacific fur
refusing to sell through tickets via
Portland to xlnt on tho Union !'.
clflo nnd Chicago & Northwestern, in
cluding Omahn, Knnsns City nnd Chi
cago, and sustnlns alto tho complaint
ngnlnst the Chicago & Northwestern,
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Lino and
Oregon Navigation company for refut
ing to sell through tickets via Portland
to points In Wnthlngton.
By tho terms of the decision, which
Is highly lmKirtnnt to tho traveling
public nnd to tho Western nnd North
western rnltroodt, the Northern Parlfle,
tlio union mcnnc lines ami tin ihlc.
go & Northwestern railway nro order!
to Join In tho sale of through angfr
tickets between Keattln ami uttxr
(mints In the Pacific Northwest and
Eastern destinations, vln Portland. Or,.
nnd to nrcord through facilities. Ilk
tho checking of baggage, over this
rou'e.
Tho commission found In tho present
caso Hint a substantial part of tho sa
tire body of trnvelars moving btwn
these (mints In tho Northwest sol
Eastern destinations reasonably ilnlrt
to travel via Portland, ami that thert
furo tho commission hns Jurisdiction to
own that gateway.
It la also held that public Interest
requires that this gateway aha, I Ui
opened; but that Urn terms under which!
that service Is rendered should bo Jmt
ns between tho carriers themsemi.
The commission wns also of tlio opinion
that tho through rates vln Portland
should bo the samo ns those In effect
vln the Northern Pacific and Its prrsent
connections, but no opinion Is express
ed touching n division of these rntrt.
Tho decision orders first, that ths
Mlddln Wott line complained of and
tho Northern Pacific shall establish be
fore July 1, 1909, and maintain In
force thereafter for not less than two
years, through routes and joint rates
between Chlcngo, Council Bluffs and
Colorado common points vln PurtlsnJ
nnd points In Washington between
Portlnml nnd Seattle, Including tha Ut
ter, tho Joint rates to bo tho same s
tho joint rates contemporaneously In
effect between said points via the
Northern Pacific and its connections.
Second, tho carriers named aro order
ed to establish beforo July 1, Joint
rates nnd through routes for pa senders
and bnvgngo from points on the North
ern Pacific via Portland to Omahn, Kan
sas City, Chicago and other Union Pa
cific and Chicago & Northwestern
(mints.
It Is understood nuthoritntlvely that
it Is the Intention of tho Northern !'
cific, In connection poihnps with other
ronds, to seek nn Injunction restrain
ing tho commission from nuttlnir Its
order Into effect. Should surh nn In
junction bu granted, it would prevent
thu enforcement of tho ordor during the
porlod of the Alnskn-Yukon-Pnctfic ex
position nt Seattle, as it Is estimated
that It would require many months for
tho courts finally to determine thu raio
on Its merits.
Chicago Roaches Debt Limit
Chlcngo, May 22. With tho Issue of
$1,600,000 four per cent 20 esr serlsl
bonds to tho First Trust & Huvincs
bank, thu city of Chlcngo has reached
thu limit of Its bonded Indvlittilmss.
Thu bondii worn nwaided yesterday by
City Controller Walter it. Wilion.
Tlmywentnt pnr, with n premium of
$11,600 puld by thu bnnk. Thu total
bonded Indebtedness of tho city is notf
$30,220,000, Including tho $4,20.1,000
World's Columbian exposition bonJs
nuthorlzod by spoclul net of thu stats
legislature.
Explosion Fires Forest.
Pittsburg, May 22,Onu thousand
ikhjmIs of powder In thu wheels mill
of thu Oriontal plant of tho Dupont
Powder company located at Falrchuncc,
Pa., exploded Into lost iiluht. No ono
was Injured, but tho plunt was wreck
ed, windows shatturedforsovaral mlle
about, nnd tho mountain woods sot on
fire.