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news oni WEEK
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Easy Readers.
A Return of th Lett Important but
Not Lett Interesting Events
of the Patt Week.
Tillman ssva third term will be the
issue in 1908. ,
An Austimn officer predietsan American-Japanese
mtr and American defeat.
The Interstate Commerce commission
is after the coal roads of Illinois and
Indiana.
London woman suffragists declare
themselves ready to wear short hair to
win their lause.
The G. A. R. national encampment
will be held at Saratoga, N. Y., the
week of September 9.
In a clash between American troop
and Cuban rural guards at Satnta
Clara, Cuba, five were seriously in
jured. Oklahoma's constitution his been
completed. The Initiative and referen
diuu and direct primary Iawa of Oregon
have been copied.
RoosevelUhss demanded Harriman's
deposition and hU barkers will bike
away contiol from him so he will lose
all his railroads.
The railroad presidents have con
cluded the) have no mandate to present
to the president and have decided they
want to obey the law.
So great has been the Japanfse im
migration through El Paso, Tex., that
Mexicans have been displaced by the
brown men after assisting them to en
te this country.
Dowie's funeral eermon, written by
himself, cursed his enemies.
Haniman wants railroads excepted
from Sherman anti-trust law.
Finland has just held its first elec
tion nnder universal suffrage.
The Japanese agreement has been
carried out in San Franciscc and Wash
ington. Sehmitx and Euef, the San Francisco
grafters, have lost every point so far in
the courts.
The total deaths due to-the disaster
on the French warship Jena has now
reached 103.
Speaker Cannon and other members
of the congiessional party at Panama
express surprise at the amount of work
that has been done on the canal.
Ex-Senator Burton, of Kansas, will
probably etaj in jail an extra month
because of his inability to pay his fine
of $2,500.
Homer Davenport will serjd one of
his Arabian hones across the continent
to prove the strong enduring powers of
that breed. A cousin of the cartoonist
will ride the animal.
The improvement in Archie Roose
velt's condition continues.
' Paper manufacturer throughout the
country will advance the price of their
products soon.
Roosevelt has told Governor Gillette
that legislation by California will pre
vent Japanese exclusion.
The strike of Portland millmcn may
close down some business houses ,that
have need for many boxes.
Stuyvestant Fish, who was thrown
out of the Illinois Central presidency
by Harriman, has gone to Gould.
Fifteen passengers on a Los Angeles
trolley car were badly injured by a
Southern Pacific engine striking the
car.
A Chicago grand jury is after the so
called church and school furniture
trust. The indictments charge the
trust with controlling 80 per cent of
the business of the country.
One of the Japanese warships coming
to Jamestown will have great attractions
for naval men. It has a speed better
than any of ours and was finished in
legs than two years after the keel was
laid, which is better time than is made
in American yards. The vessel was
built by the Japanese.
The people of Oklahoma are to vote
on prohibition.
M. Petkoff, the Bulgarian premier,
has been assassinated.
Nicaragua cs accused of spying on
the American minister.
Premier Stolypin promises not to dis
solve the Russian douma.
Nicaragua is said to be prepacring a
force with which to attack Honduras by
The Kansas house has passed the
senate bill providing for 2-cent passen
gerfare.
POINT AGAINST HERMANN.
Antwtred Letters, but Copies of An
twart Not Found.
Washington, March 15. Evidence
decidedly damaging to Hinge r Her
mann was introduced by the govern
ment today In the trial ot the ex-land
commissioner tor destruction ot 35 let
terpress copybooks, alleged to have
contained official correspondence.
Charles L. Dubois, chief ot survey di
vision; IX C. Sherman, formerly Her
mann'! financial clerk, and John 8.
Wile, another clerk in the land office,
all identified several letteis taken from
the files of the land ohVe, all pertain
ing to government business and all en
dorsed on tho back, "answered by
commissioner."
They all agreed that this endorse
ment signified that Hermann himself
dictated the icplies and that his an
swers were press-copied in what were
known as the commissioner's "person
al" letter-books. It was also brought
out by the government Unit careful
search through the letter-books now in
the land office failed to disclose copies
of the answers to these particular let
ters, thereby strongly Intimating that
the letters must have been copied in
the books destroyed by Hermann as
churned in the indictment, and tluit
the books, therefore, contained official
correspondence.
o stronger evidence in support of
indictment hat heretofore been given
during the protracted trial. In fact,
most of the evidence subiuutted up to
this time has been designed to show a
motive tor the destruction ot the books
and had no direct bearing upon the
actual charge contained in the indict
ment.' Today's evidence is very strong
in support of the Indictment, and while
it is circumstantial, yet leaves little
doubt in the minds of those who have
followed the case that Hermann's so-
called "private" letter-books in fact
contained much correspondence relat
ing to the business of his otlice.
MAY PROMOTE IMMIGRATION.
Government Will Not Interfere With
Movement of Southern States.
Washington, March 15. Informa
tion received today renders it clear
that Uie immigration authorities, as
one result of the several conferences re
cently held, in which the president,
Secretary Straus, Attorney General
Bonaparte, Commissioner of Immigra
tion Sargent and prominent men of the
South have participated, will interpret
the existing immigration law as it was
interpreted in the South Carolina cac.
The attorney general has held that the
immigrants landed at Charleston, S. C. ,
last November, are legally in the coun
try. They were induced to come to
America by authorized agents of South
Carolina and the passage money for
some, at least, of them was paid by
the state, and others by contributions
of the citizens. Several other Southern
states have decided to seek immigra
tion along the same lines as were fol
lowed by South Carolina and it is un-
lerstood they will not be interfered
with.
CHANGES CANAL BOARD.
Roosevelt Receives Retignationt and
Appointt New Membert.
Washington, March 15. The presi
dent today received the resignations as
members of the Isthmian Canal com
mission of Rear Admiral Endicott,
Brigadier General C. P. Haines and D.
M. Harrod, to take effect tomorrow.
To fill the vacancies he announced the
appointment of John F. Stevens as
chairman of the commission to succeed
T. P. Shonts, and as commissioners
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, Minors
Gaillard and Siebert, Civil Enginneer
Kosseau, Dr. Gorgaskond Jackson
Smith.
Ex-Senator Blackburn will have to
await the retirement from the commis
sion of Mr. Stevens about April 1.
Enjoins New Copper Deal.
Grand Rapids, Mich., March 15.
Judge Knappen, of the United States
Circuit court, today admitted that yes
terday he issued a restraining order for
bidding stockholders of the Calumct&
Ilecla Mining company from holding a
meeting to vote proxies in the Osceola
company, and hearing on an injunction
was set for March 25. Judge Knappen
refused absolutely to discuss the matter.
The action before Judge Knappen was
instituted by Mr. Boynton, attorney for
the Bigelow interests in the Osceola
mine.
Sell to Insurance Company.
Milan, March 15. In the town of
Borsano, near this city, 2,000 persons
were today made homeless by a fire
which destroyed the greater part of the
village. The people were Indifferent
to the spread of the flames, because
their property was Insured, and the au
thorities were obliged to force peasants
to work to check the Ore.
FLOOD ISJtECEDING
Damage at Pittsburg Estimated
Ten to Twenty Millions,
AT LEAST TWENTY LIYES LOST
Whole Business Center of the Smoky
City it Submerged Whan let
Gorget Go Out.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 10. With the
rapid receding ot the waters In the Mo
nongahela, Alleghany and Ohio rivers,
conditions are resuming normal pro
portions. The approaches tc the
bridges) are now clear of wjtrr and
street car service in tho flooded district
has been resumed.
At 9 o'clock last night the river had
fallen almost eight feet. At that hour
the stage was 29 feet and dropping six
inches an hour.
Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss Is summarized a follows:
Loss in output of steel mills, $3,
000,000. Loss in output of other Industries,
$2,000,000.
Losses In wages of employes, $1,837,
777. Damage to industrial plants, $2,
500,000. Total, $9,337,000.
Various other estimates ae being
made, ranging from $10,000 000 to
$20,000,000.
Reports from numerous Western
Pennsylvania towns are to tho effect
that the thiod Is subsiding.
The water in this city reached 37
feet at 6 a. in. yesterday, the highest
stage ever recorded. More than 100,-
000 persons were temporarily thrown
out of employment; every transmuta
tion company in the city was interrupt
ed; skiffs carried hundreds of people to
their places ol business, and the utilis
ation of wagons anil horses as convey
ances, which did valuable service, was
discontinued, owing to the strenuous
protests by the Humane society.
Twenty fatalities have occurred In
Allegheny county, directly due to high
water.
In a fire that threatened the entire
Mount Washington section cf the city
25 business structures and dwellings
were destroyed or damaged today, caus
ing a lots estimated at $200,000. Many
of the dwellings were tenements or
apartment hcuses, and there were many
narrow esipes. .
The structures were mostly of frame
construction and, because of a break in
the water main, the only available fiie
quenehing materials were chemicals
I'rotn extinguishers and buckets.
Two attempts were made to stop the
flames by dynamiting buildings on
either side, but each time the wreck
age caught fire. It finally burned itself
out.
COLLUSION, SAYS GREENE,
Substance of Idaho Irrigation Frand
Charges by Inspector.
Washington, March 16. Secretary
Garfield is working on a report tent to
his predecessor by Special Agent A. R.
Greene, detailing alleged frauds which
he believes he has uncovered in connec
tion with the construction of the Boise
Payette Irrigation project in Idaho.
Mr. Greene, so it is reported, alleges
there has been collusion between con
tractors on the Deer Flat reservoir dam
and Reclamation Engineer D. W. Ross,
it being rumored that Mr. Greene
charges that the contractors, in return
for favors shown by Mr. Ross, made
him a present of 12,000 acres of land.
Officials of the reclamation service ab
solutely discredit the report, and have
the utmost confidence in Mr. Ross. It
Is their belief that investigation will
show Mr. Greene tp be In errcr.
Three Drown In Ohio Town.
Zanesville, Ohio, March 16. Three
Hungarians, were drowned here as the
result of the flood this morning. A
score of foreigners were living in a
house that was surrounded by the Mus
kingum river, which overflowed during
the night. When they started to wade
to land three were caught in the current
and swept out into the river. Flood
conditions through Muskingum county
are unprecedented and growing worse
hourly. The Muskingum and lacking
rivers are out of bounds in this city and
doing much damage.
Another Naval Disaster.
Brest, March 16. There was another
accident to a French warship off this
port today. During torpedo practice
the coast defense ship Fulminant was
struck and seriously damaged on the
water line by a torpedo. Collision mats
were at once applied to the vessel's
side and she was towed into port in a
sinking condition.
GRAFT IN IRRIGATION.
Officials ana wwt.&ctort in Idaho
Work Suspected.
Boise, March 13. Evidences of graft
In the arid land reclamation service of
the government lias been discovered
and it now in possession of the depart
ment ot the Interior at Washington.
Action looking toward number ot In
dictments is anticipated. The princi
pal evidence, to fur as disclosed here,
relate to grafts in Idaho, but It Is
said that similar conditions exist
throughout the service and tliat officials
in nearly all the Western states where
Irrigation work is in progress will have
to answer.
The Federal grand Jury, now In ses
sion hete, will probably take the mat
ter up, to far as tills state is anccteii,
If the new secretary of the interior,
James R. Garfield, says the word, and
decides to furnish evidence now In his
possession. Agents ol the dcpatriuent
have been conducting an investigation
for some time. Their discoveries in
Idaho are said to t)pify conditions in
othel places, and reorganisation of
the department is said to be in pros
pect.
The charges In general are that en
gineers and other officials of the de
partment are "standing In" with fa
vored contractors In tome Instances,
and in other Instances have thrown out
bids in order to make commissions on
the purchase ot machinery by the go.
eminent and to profit In other ways.
In Idaho the llolde-rayclto Irrigation
project has been under special scrutiny.
Evidence has been seemed liearing
on tho r lent Urns of the contracting firm
ol Hubbard Carlson, having head
quarter at Uoise, with ceitain depart
ment officials. It is charged in affi
davits now on file that this firm has re
ceived many special favors and expla
nation has been usked ot the reason for
this.
EXPLOSION ON WARSHIP.
All France Appalled at Disaster on
New Battleship.
Toulon, March 13. The powder
magaxines on txmrd the French battle
ship Jena blew up at 1 :35 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, anil as a result tap
tain Adlgard, commander of the battle
ship; Captain Vertier, chief cf staff of
the Mediterranean squadron, and from
70 to HO bluejackets are dead, while
Rear Admiral Manceron and hundreds
of men are suffering from Injuries.
Naval circles are aghast and the public
is stunned hy theappallingcatastrnplin,
coming so soon alter the loss of the
French submarine boat Limn, in which
16 men met death.
The entire after part of the Jena was
blown to pieces. The bodies ol the vic
tims were hurled through the air by a
succession of explosions and panic
stricken workmen at the arsenal lied
for their lives from the vicinity of the
drydnck. Scores on tioard the Jena
jumped ovei board on the stone quays
and sustained serious injuries.
The primary cause of the accident
was the premature explosion of a tor
pedo. What caused the explosion is
not known, but the powder mugtuincs
of the Jena were set on fire and the re
sulting explosions practically destroyed
what was considered one of tho best
vessels of the French navy. Tho Jena
had just undorgnne the final construc
tion of her hull and machinery, the
latter part having been partly over
hauled preparatory to joining the
squadron today.
DAKOTA'S CREW PAID OFF.
Sailors of Wrecked Steamship to be
Sent Home.
Yokohama, March 12. The crew of
the wrecked steamer Dakota has beon
discharged The Europeans will be
sent to America on the American
steamer Tremont. The Asiatics will
be sent to Hongkong. The majority of
the pasHengers left here will take the
steamer Siberia. Their hotel and other
expenses were paid by the Gcrent
Northern Steamship company, owners
of the Dakota.
The American consul has sent $150
to the governor of Chibu prefecture for
distribution among the fishermen who
assisted in the rescue of the American
passengers. No salvage measures have
yet been taken.
An othcial inquiry has been arranged,
steps having been taken for the preser
vation of evidence. Captain Francke,
of the Dakota, is still at the scene of
the wreck, awaiting the decision of the
underwriters.
Uncle 8am to Make Torpedoes.
Washington, March 13. Admiral
Mason, chief of the naval bureau of
ordnance, has completed plans for the
construction of a torpedo factory at the
Newport naval station, and expects to
advertise at once for proposals. This
will be the first time the government
has undertaken to make its own torpe
does on a large scale. The new factory
will give emplomentj to at least 200
skilled workmen. It is proposed to
make every part of the torpedo except
the steel flask which contains the com
pressed ah .
Congressmen Arrive at Colon.
Colon, March 13 The steamer Pan.
ama arrived today with 63 congress
men, who are desirous of inspecting
tee went on me canal.
ROADS TORETRENCH
State Legislation Everywhere Is
Having its Effect.
RETALIATION NOT THEIR AIM
Claim It Prudtnca to Stop Construc
tion Until They Know Where
Maney It Soming From.
Chicago, March 14. Railroad prosl
dents agree that the general diMltloii
all over the country to attack the rd
hy means of hostile bills has reached a
stage where some decided action must
he taken or the country will suffer se
verely. As a matter of fact, the roads
already have suffered tremendous
Uswea, but eventually the heaviest bur
den will tall upon the public In dimin
ished and Inferior service, general re
trenchment, cheaper equipment and
the Mibandoiimeiit of extensions which
would develop new couiiliy.
The greatest ilnnger, according to all
authorities, lies in the great crop of
two-cent rate bills, regardless of the
conditions In the states adopting the
hills. In the Lust it is possible to main
tain good service at tills rale. In the
West it is not.
Benjamin Wlnehrll, president of the
lhvk Island system, prolwhly heat
epitomises the sense of all Iho replies
received to messages sent all presi
dent asking for an opinion on pivsetit
conditions and what was mvetrary to
reduce the danger of poorer set vice.
Mr. Winchell says:
"If the interstate Commerce com
mission docs its work wisely and
sanely, us I believe it will do, the rail
Muds have nothing to fear. They will
let even justice, which Is all they ask.
I am relying on the sound sense of
fairness of the American people to stop
before the situation becomes acuta
financially. It Is a mistake to say the
railroads are retaliating by reducing
their service and alwndoniug great en
terprises. It is simple prudence, a
bowing to tho stoun. We are forced
to stop building new lines, buying cars
and other equipment until we know
where the money is coming from. It
is simple business sense, and not retal
iation .
"I am heaitily In accord wtih the
plan for railroad presidents to confer
with President Roosevelt. We must
take the public more into .our confi
dence and break down the distrust. Co
operation with the government in
laudable reforms is a good thing.
HOPE TO RECOVER THE MONEY
Treasury Theft Hat Not Yet Been
Returned, However.
Chicago, March 14. "If the man
who got tho $17:1,000 from the suit
treasury will send it back through the
mail or hy express, the chances are that
he never will be delected."
This observation was made yesterday
by a high Federal official working on
the disappearance of the money, and it
represents tho hoie of the government
authorities, so far as can be learned
from anyone engagud in the investiga
tion. The hope that the money would
Imi returned in some mysterious fashion
failed to matciiulize.
Deputy Treasurer Bants admitted for
the first time that there is a remote
possibility that the cash in the sub
trcnsuiy is not $173,000 short. He
made it with a reservation.
Defects Found In Dretdnsught.
London, March 14. According to
the Chronicle today, the official ac
counts of the Droadnaught'a Is'havior
on her trip to Trinidad are not alto
gether suppoited by privato lotters.
The engines worked well, but the heat
In the engine room exceeded anything
ever experienced by those on board.
Owing to the great sine of the ship, her
miinouvoring qualities at slow speed
were not equal to those of small ships.
It is stated that the big battleship can
not keep her station with reciprocating
ships at 20 knots, and that for night
maneuvering without lights, in close
formation, the ship !b out of the run
ning. , .
Will Carry Out Agreement
Washington, March 14. Following
the receipt of a telegram tonight from
President Walsh of the Sun Francisco
board of education, announcing the
carrying into effect of the agreement
between the president, Secretary Root,
tho Ban Francisco mayor and school
board on the Japanese question, Presi
dent Roosevelt tomorrow will sign the
passport amendment of the immigra
tion bill. The case pending to test the
constitutionality of the law segregating
Japanese children; will not be dis
missed. Pennsylvania 8traamt Swollen.
Pittsburg, March 14. Dispatches
from all sections of Western Pennsyl
vania report heavy rains last night and
rapidly rising waters. Streams are
already beyond their banks and much
territory is submerged.