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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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A Reeum of the Less Important but
Not Lmi Interesting Event
of the Past Week.
The government la securing Informa
tion on the watch trust.
Socialists of Russia will endeavor to
force a dlnelutioo of the Jouma.
Hindoos in India have broken out in
m revolt. Tbey demand a parliament.
A Montana tect is selling iU prop
erty In preparation for the end of the
workl.
One of the walls of the Chihuahua,
Vesica, dam gave way and between 25
mad SO workmen were killed.
The government hat decided to place
a large tract of land in Montana on the
market about July 1. It will De irrt
gated by what is known as the Huntley
jproject.
Aa exclusion ot a gunpowder niaga-
aine at Canton. China, wrought great
destruction to surrounding property
Ilaadreds of persons were injured and
21 bodies have been recovered. It is
not known how many were killed.
In the Federal court at Portland
-Judge Hunt has sentenced Franklin
Fierce Mava to serve four months in
the county iail and pay a fine of $10,
WO. Willard N. Jone is fined $2,000
suhI sent to tail for eight months
eom Sorenson did not appear in
court and his bail of 34,000 was for
feitedanda bench warrant issued for
his arrest. These three men were con
wicted of land fraud.
8n Francisco telephone girls have
gone on strike.
All pressmen on the St. Louis papers
.have gone on strike.
Root has asked for a change of venue,
saying the city is prejudiced against
faim.
The outlook for an early settlement
of the San Francisco ironmolders' strike
aeema good.
A special grand.jury will convene In
Den veer May 14 to Investigate alleged
land frauds.
The New York chamber of commerce
has petitioned for a reciprocity treaty
with France.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasucry Shaw
toys war tor control of the Pacific coast
is only a matter of time.
Booeevelt says third term talk is non
sense and Moiton says the president
would decline nominated.
Deputy sheriffs of Silver Bow county
"Montana, threaten to strike if not given
'more pay. Butte is the county seat.
The Italian government is likely t
adoot restrictions on emigration. At
the present time thousands are flocking
'to other countries, principally to the
United States.
Ban Francisco carmen are voting on
he strike question.
A thousand mile balloon voyage from
w Louis to Washington Is to be at
tempted. It is said the Montenegro revolt was
caused by the domineering ways of
Prince Nicholas.
"The transport Buford has sailed from
an Francisco with flour for the Chi
nese famine sufferers.
The Russian douma has been saved
from dissolution by the passage of the
raiy blil and apologizing for insult.
Earthnuake exrjerts believe it is pos
aible to be warned by wireless telegraph
eight or twelve hours in advance of the
stock.
The Circuit court In Kansas City,
Kan., has found that an ice trust exists
there and will place a heavy fine on the
members.
Chancellor von Buelow declares the
wolrd is net vet ready to sheath the
ejword and Germany will not discuss
limiting of armament at The Hague
conference.
.An unsuccessful attempt has been
made to assassinate President Cabrera,
of Guatemala. A bomb was thrown
at bif carriage, which killed the horses
Many suspects have been arretted.
' Aeeneral strike is threatened In
France. .
France want a reciprocity treaty
with the United States.
The Minnesota 2-cent rate is to be
fought by the railroads. i
An insult to the army has caused a
crisis between the Bussian cabinet and
th douma.
It is -estimated that the diamond
trust is paying not lee than 400 per
cent profit this year.
BOTH SIDES READY.
All Preparations Complete, for Hay
wood Trial at Boise.
Boiae, Ida., May J. Counsel for
prosecution and defense in the Pteu
nenberg murder case have settled down
their final prepaiatory work, and
there is every reason fr believing that
the trial of William Haywood, first of
the accused men, will be commenced
on Thursday next. Various reports as
to moves tending to further delay the
trial are In circulation, bnt the attitude
of both sides Indicate that they are
eady for trial.
Th nnl nmllmlnarv Droeeedins
pending is a mot ion by the defense for
a bill of particulars of the evidence by
which the state hopes to show that
1 1 r wood eoMDired to ihe murder of
Governor 6teunenberg This motion,
which is designed to secure a disclosure
of the hand of the state, will be argued
before Judge Wood on Monday next.
This Is not regarded at likely to delay
the trial. The Idaho code and practice,
modelled closely upon those of Califor
nia, make no provision fur bills of par
ticulars In criminal eases, and In the
only precedent recorded in the Idaho
reports the court denied the applica
tion, holiting thai me power 10 require
require the furnishing cf bills cf par
ticular in general was discretionary
ith the court. It is asserted that no
right of appeal goes with such a mo
tion and neither side seems to regard
the matter seriously.
AFTER JUG-RANTS
Attorney General to Force Rail
road ta Sell Land.
MUST PERFORM TERMS Of GRANT
Government Would Forfeit Southern
Pacific Land Grants or Com
pel Sale to Settlers.
ANOTHER GRAFT EXPOSED.
San Francisco Public Work Official
In Toila of Heney.
San Francisco, May, 3. The Inquiry
before the grand jury today developed
the tact that a gigantic graft has been
can led on by President George Duff ey,
of the board ot public works. Duffey's
craft was done through the rental of
teams for the use of the city. In some
cases the expenditure for a team and
driver went as high ss I3U a day.
Duffer was formerly a member cl the
board of supervisors and was one ot the
most active bribetaker! of that aggrega
tlon. It is charged against Duffer that
he has continued to graft in the face of
the stand iury's investigation.
Governor Gillette today addressed a
letter to Andrew Wilson, a member of
the state railroad commission, demand
Inn that be resign at once. Wlison was
formerly a member of the board of su
Dervisors. but was elected rallrosd com
missioner last novemoer. wnson a
confession, as made to tbe grand jury,
was placed in the hinds of the gover
nor, and formed the basis of his action
of today. Wilson baa refused to reyign
COMMUTE FINDS GRAFT.
Huge
Profits in Furnishing Penntyl
vania State Capitol.
Harrlaburg, Pa., May 3. The capl
tol investigating committee issued
statement tonight showing the cost to
the state, for furnishing the house
library and the reception and private
room of the resident clerk of the house
to have been $104,732. The Fennsyl
vania Construction company, of Marl
etta. Pa., and the John H. Sanderson
company, ot Philadelphia, are esu
mated to have made on inese iurmsn
intra from 600 to 1,000 per cent profit
James Scarlet, chiet counsel ol uie
commission, has Been asKea dv me bi
torney general to take charge of he pro
nosed criminal and civil suits against
certain persons involved in me capiioi
scandal. '
May Stop Denver Building.
Denver, May 3. Following the an
nnuncement of the owners of ten of thi
Unrest mills In the city that they
would never agree to the demands of
the millmen and woodworkers, who
struck vesterday for the closed shop,
the carpenters' union toniciH.aeciueu
to declare unfair the product of all the
local mills .which pereist in denying
the demands. It is claimed that the
Building Trades council will support
the carnenters. whose acticn means
that extensive building operations win
be abruptly suspended.
Ask Militia Protection,
Boston. May 3. The master team
sters today, through counsel, formally
asked Governor Guild to assign a de
tachment of militia to protect the lives
and oiooertv of strikebreakers, which
they assert have been jeopardized by
several street riots when the driveis
were going home from work.
WANT COAL SECURED.
Washington. Mar 4. There Is no
longer any doobt that the national ad
mlnlstiation will exert its powerful In
finance to break the Southern Pacific
land monopoly in Oregon and force
that company to place on the market
the remalulng 3,000,000 acroa of it
grant, telling upon demand to bona
fide settlers in quarter-section tracts
and at not more than 12.60 per acre,
as specifically sot forth In the law un
der which the grant was made. After
several long conferences with Senator
Bourne, Attorney General Bonaparte
as directed District Attorney Bristol
to make a thorough investigation into
the Southern Pacific grant, more prop
erly known aa the Oregon Central and
Oregon A 1 all lorn t gram.
The government will first determine
hether the law under which the
grants were made ran be enforced, with
out fuither action on the part of con
gress. If it is concluded that there is
ample law, the government will then
determine what la the most practicame
method ot enforcing lis piovisions un
le it shall be found that the grant
was forfeited.
From his talks with Mr. Bourne, the
attorney general Is fully aware of the
ifllculties of the problem lie has un
dertaken to solve, and has directed
District Attorney Nathan V. Harlan, of
the third division of Alaska, to report
to Mr. BrUtol and aid him In exery
way In hi Investigations. Mr. Harlan
waa In Ncbratka on leave and desired
niDlovment before the expiration of
hla leave.
I-ater on, it is understood, the de
partment will investigate to determine
whether or not sates nereioiore maue
by the railroad in violation of the mo-
visious of the law can be invauaatea.
At present, however, the main object Is
lo force the Southern Pacific tc put Its
land oa the mat ket and no longer l
tard development along the line ot Ha
road.
PASSES DIRECT PRIMARY LAW,
Railroads Dread Another Famine and
Want Dealers to Stock Up.
Chicago, May 1. Ths traffic and
operating departments of the Harrlman
and Hill lines have united in a strenu
ous effort to pievent a recurrence ot a
coal famine neat winter In the West
and Northwest. Orders have been Is
sued by the highest oftWials ot the vari
ous roads and have the sanction ot .
H, Hat rltuan and James J. Hill, re
quiring all ot the ollioluls tomake every
effort to indite the coal dealers to lay
In their winter's supply in the summer
months.
Ths officials ot ths railroad dread an
other such coal famine as occurred last
winter, when they were blamed for the
suffering and destitution which reigned
in the West and Northwest for many
weeks. At that time the Interstate
Commerce commission took the ptoh
lent In band and issued orders which
required the Hill roads to discontinue
ill other traffic until they succeeded In
getting coal to the suffering people
along their lines. This proved an ex
pensive operation and Uie railroads do
not want a recurrence.
Accordingly a personal canvas Is be
ing mails In all tbe cities, and coal
fill Ask Beney to Inmtlcate
Washlaotoa Land frauds.
SECRET SERYICE NOW AT WORK
ileeler are being personally urged to co I niHl,. ,, ti,. rf-mitment of
operate with the railroads In plieing Jut.tc
the western emntry beyond the possi
bility of another coal famine.
CUBANS MOB U. S. SAILORS.
Manure Favored by Governor Is En
dorsed by Mich'gan House.
Lansing. Mich., May 4. Tfie lower
house of the state legislature pa"!
the primary election bill advocated by
Governor Warner. The bill amends
the existing law by ptoviding for a
nonnlar vote on candidates for United
- ... .
strites senator, it aiso removes me
nroviso that if no candidates for the
nomination for governor and lieulen
ant governor receive 40 per cent of the
totes cast in a primary election, the
nominatons for governor and lieiiten
ant governor must be made by the con
vention. The bill prohibits newspaper
advertising by candidates.
Man .Now High m (Public Confidence
aid to Bo Implicated In
Irregularities.
Seattle, May S. Sis secret service
operatives arc wcrklng in via stem
Washington unearthing a series or lanu
frauds that ais declared to be mora
astounding In their far returning char
acter than the discoveries made In. Ore
gon or California. A secret service
cpetatlve high In the confidence of
1'residont Roosevelt has just been tens
to this coast to take charge of the work
and to assemble the evidence that ha
Attacked and Injured While Returning
to Cruiser Tecoma.
New York, May 1. A dispatch from
Havana to the Herald reports that a
number of sailors from the cruiser Ta
coma were wounded In an affray with
the police of Santiago yesterday. Jon
mender Tappan, reporting the enatr,
ssys:
'A boot 3 o'clock this morning a
sim 11 party ot man liom the Tacoma
were attacked by the police or (Santiago complicity
while on their way down to the wharf.
Ensign Brlabon, Who was present in
civilian clothes, waa also attacked by
the police. Nine others were Injured
or bruised, one man having his arm
fractured and Henry Lee was shot In
the lunge."
Governor Msgnon has telegraphed to
Investigate the trouble and report.
h was declared today by a high gov
ernment authority that when all the
timber fraud evidence bad been assem
bled Francis J. Heney. will be asked to
come here and duplicate his success In
convicting the land thieves or Oregon.
It Is recognised that his Han rraueiico
work will occupy several weeks' further
time, bul the work In Weetern Wash
ington cannot be completed beiore thai
time.
Nanus that are being whispered in
secret set vice circles Indicate that when
the net Is spread It wHI bring In some
men nuw high In the confidence ot the
public. Evidence Is declared to be
gathered that proves conclusively the
ot these nien, but some or
the eases are so old that lliey may be
able to hide behind the statute of limi
tations. Hut even If this Is done, the
government operatives will let Uie story
become known in some manner.
There arc a few comparatively unim
portant timber casea ready for trial
now, but these merely lift the cover oft
the land fraud alluatlon In Washing
ton. Following close upon the heels ot
these earlier hearings will come the
prosecutions that reveal the scope of
IRON WORKS 8TOP.
Halsey Cautioned to Slimes.
Honolulu, way i. vrnen uie sieanv , ,,-. ..,i,..
er China arrived here yesterdiy, having ""
on board meoaore v . tiaiaey, former
general sgent of the Pacific Statea Tele
phone 4 Telgrapli company, who is un
der arrest to answer chargea of bribery
in San Francisco, his wife signaled to
him from the end ot the wharf, presu
mably cautioning him to say nothing
He responded and she met him st the
gang piank. A ion of Detective Wil
liam J. Burns,, who came to Honolulu
on the same steamer with Mrs. Halsey,
was Introduced to the accused man.
8an
Cubrn Cigarmakera Hold Out.
Havana. Mav 3. The strike In the
cigar industry continues without over- j
tures being made by either side to end
it. The cigarmakers declare they are
receiving ample funds, which have
come from the United States, and that
they will be able to hold out for months.
Twenty-six Hundred on Strike.
Eureka, Cal., May 3.T-Twenty-six
hundred and fifty union woodsmen and
sawmill workers walked out in the va
rious mills ot Humboldt county today
ss result of a strike. This action clos
ed eight mills in the county today.
Rushes Troops to Frontlsr.
City of Mexico, May 4. The govern
ment sdmits that troops are being sent
to the Guatemalan border, but denies
that this can be construed as mobiliza
tion. Nevertheless great activity pre
vails in the local barracks.
It is rumored today that General To
ledo is about to start for Hondurre,
and that within a few weeks he will be
at tbe head of a Guatemalan revolu
tionary Brmy on the boundary line be
tween Guatemala and Honduras, ready
to strike at the Cabrera government for
its overthrow.
Lelshman Gets Turks to Act.
Constantinople, May 4. As a result
of the energetic representations of the
State department, through Ambassador
Leiehman, an Imperial irade was issued
today in regard to the American schools
and other questions long pending be
tween the United States and Turkey,
authorising the ministers to take ac
thn in the matter. This is expected
to lead to a satisfactory settlement.
Recruiting Bill Pssses Upper House.
St. Petersburg, May 4. The council
of the empire today passed unanimous
ly the recruiting bill and the bill ap
propriating $3,000,000 for famine re
lief passed by the lower house April 3U
Belated Blizzard at Superior.
Superior. Wis., May 4. A belated
blizzard started in today. In one hour
there had fallen half an inch of snow,
with prospects for a good heavy fall. A
high wind accompanies the snow.
Double-Track Siberian Road.
fit. Petersburg, May 4. The council
of ministers has decided to double-track
the Siberian railroad. The section from
Atchlnsk to Irkutsk will be doubled
this year.
Deep Snowfall In Iowa,
Mawlialltown, la., May 1. Snow to
day in the southern part of this county
mnirua from three to eight Inches in
depth. The snow is said to liavs en
tirely ruined early fruit. A rain and
sleet storm In Wisconsin last night de
veloped into a heavy fall of snow.
During the night six inches of snow fell
in Milwaukee and vicinity, the weather
lieliiit cold enouich to prevent it melt
ing. The storm wss confined particu
larly to tbe lake section.
General Strike In Warsaw.
Warsaw, Bussian Poland, May 1.
The employes of the street railroads,
the printers, bakers snd factory em
ployea have decided to stop work on
Friday night, and the authorities are
taking energetic steps to lorestall dis
orders. The police are making whole
sale arrests of Socialists, and detach
Thousands of Men Strike In
Francisco Planta. .
Bsn Francisco, May 2. At the end
ot the first day of the strike ot unions
connected with Uie Iron trades and
metal workers, the extent of the strike
is somewhat uncertain. The Iron
Trades council stated last night that
bnt 2,000 men were idle in San Frsn
oisro and the bay cities, while 4,000
men were employed In shops which had
granted an eight-hour day were at
wotk. Members of the ocuncil sssert
ed that 27 shi ps in this city and 21 out
of 31 In Oak laud bad signed the new
schedule.
The Metal Workers' arsoclatlon, on
the other hand, claimed that special
committees had canvassed (he city yes
terday and out of 68 shops, foundries
and works visited, S3 were found closed
snd 9,000 men out of work. Among
(he large concerns closed are Uie Union,
the Risdon and the Fulton Iron works.
CLERKS ANDMURORS8TRIKE.
Assessor's Office and Court Tied Up
In Butte
Butte, Mont., May 2. What are per
haps the querest May day strikes in
1. 1 ...... Mn. wAaf.Hnw whan Mi ji r-1 iiV
ments of Cossacks all patrol tie streete , f of County Assessor Bolsnd
day and night until the trouble ceases.
struck for higher wages and the Juror
in Judge Donlan's coiitt presented I de
mand for 2,000 pay for services they
have not performed.
The assessor's clerks get iiuu per
month, the maximum fixed by Statute.
I They presented a demand to Mr. Boland
Drive Standard From Ohio.
Flndlay, O., May 1. George H
Phelps this afternoon filed a petition In
the Common Pleas court, asking that
the Standard Oil company and its- sub
sidiary companies be enjoined from do-1 or . increase averaging 1500 per year.
ing business in Ohio. JC is unaeiDcooa Judire Donlan's lury was temporarily
the independent oil producers are back tnj 0(j tw0 weeks ago. Yesterday the
of Phelps and offer to lurnlsu bonus in iurorl, numbering 63, presented a de
the sum of 1100,000.
' Heavy Loss From Flood.
Oklahoma City, Okla., May 1. The
North Canaadian river and Lightning
creek are receding rapidly and the flood
situation in this vicinity was greatly
mnroved today. But one person t
mains unaccounted for. Forty families
on Capitol Hill, across from Oklahoma
City, are homeless. The loss is esti
mated at iiuu.uuu.
Tremendous Floods In Russia.
' Odossa, May 1. One hundred thous
and people are estimated to have been
driven from their homes by the over
flowing of the Dnieper, Dniester and
Dwlna. The Inundations are more
widespread than usual and have created
extreme distress over an enormous area.
National Stove Plant Burns.
Lorain. O.. Mav 1. Fire of unknown
origin last night destroyed the piant of
the National Stove company. The loss
Is estimated at $ 200,000.
mand for 12 days' pay, the period of
their layoff, on the ground that legally
they may net be laid off.
8hoota at French Csvalry.
Paris, May 2. During theTaftemoon
a man was passing the Place de Is Re
nubllaue on top ot an omnibus fired five
shots from a revolver at a squadron ot
cuiraesleurs, wounding two of the cav
alrymen. The man, who was subse
quently identified as J rood Law, ot tne
Baltic province, ot roaona, nussia,
was dragged from tbe top of the omni
bus by the police and narrowly escaped
lynching at tbe hands of a crowd sur
rounding tne venicie. uiw, wno was
terribly beaten, subsequently died in
the hospital.
' Reduce National Guard.
Sacramento. May 2. Sweeping or
ders were Issued by Adjutant General
Lauck yesterday whereby ten companies
of tbe California National Guard ate
mustered out of tbe service for "having
fallen below the standard ot efficiency'.
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