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JAP MERCHANTS ME TOO GREEDY English Commercial Interests Will Protest to the Home Government. MIKADO'S MEN STEAL KNGMHH TRADE MARKS Little Hnmn Mm Monopolfao Trade of Manotiurta and Korea ItnUrfi Subject rrutuotlng Ants-Japannaj lloyoutt In Cltliuk Islanders Will Lose K 3,000,000 or Ten Tlnww the Amount of Darnegr Taken. Hongkong, China, April 10.-Lead era ol the British commercial Interests In ths Orient are arranging a myel itic here soon to proloet to the horn government against the Japanese mo nopoly of all buainaae and eommarclal opportunities In Korea and Mancur rlo. The complaint wilt repreeent that Iht mikado la using tha Anglo-Japan- eee treaty to damage Kngllah com marca In tha far aaat and that En- land la suffering greator In propor tion to tha value of tha Interests In volved than any other power. All, however, declare the leadara who are arranging to draw up tha material, are being sacrificed to Japaneae read. tLeadon will be aakad . to make atrong ao-preaetitatlona to Toklo re- nardUat I he commercial trickery and SMtltUval docUt of tha Islandere. It will be coneedad that tha Japaneae ipreaa la right whan It accuses Eng. Utah Intareala In China aa favoring and promoting tha aiill-Jupancsa boycott In China. The measure la defined aa a legia Ittllva reiallatory meaaure agal.it tha .Japaneae who have raided British .trade territories and coat the British eommarclal houara mllllona of do). ilara during tha litat two yvars .Tha ateallng of trade marka by the SaiNnrie on old eatabllahed llnea of govda la one of the moat eortoua gtlevaai-ra expressed. The boycott la steadily growing and apparently It If no Idle boast that the Japaneae com merce In China will Buffer a loaa of 1300.000,000 or Just 10.000 tlmea the i amount of tha damngea taken by Ja- . pan In the Tatait Mam Incident, be fore It la over. Tide, It la declared. will be a terrible blow to Japanese commerce Juat at a time when Japan la In travail of aevere bualneaa de pression and nxeda every dollar' worth of trade It can poaalbly aecure. PROM KEA TO SEA. ' Harriman Rrallar Ambition llaa Hue from Kavannah to Han Jrran ctaoo. Chicago, April 10. Tha opening of ' tho Birmingham dlvlalon of tha lilt nola Central railroad today will real . lae Harrlman'a ambition to control a . ea to aea system. It will now be poaalble to take gooda oft tho dock at i savannah, Oa., the eaatern termlnua ' of the new dlvlalon and not laava the ' liarrlman ralla until they reach the i dock at Ban Franclaco. Tha Birmingham dlvlalon oonnedVs with the Georgia Central which oompletea tha final loop of tha east- era dlvlalon. In obtaining the Georgia central r Harriman alao obtained a ateamahlp . Una operating between & "tinnah and New York. .YOUNG THUGS ARRESTED. Mm of Wort Gauge f Youthful (Mmlnala Ever Known la Itrokea Up. Pittsburg, April 10. With tha ar - rest of five young thuga who called 1 themaelvea the "Gamblera of the Weat," the police believe they have broken up one of the worat and .the ttllggeat organlintlona of youthful ottrolnala ever known In the east "he tieva had a fine organisation watdly defeated tha efforta of and it. la their capture. They tho pollct, t f all. Moat of theae numoer over , th, next 4 ""XT. .... M"" ..... u,..,,,. ui iln t ( assist uoaa, to years oia. His yjafek, II nnc ana leader waa jonn . agmber yen oiu. i ney crocKea a of aafea together. Resume Irrigation Work. . i Bella Pourche, 8. D., April 10. Contracts will be let today for 160,000 yards of ditch work on the big Belle Fourche government Irrigation pro ject and other contracts ' will be awarded In a few daya. Chief Engi neer A, P. Davla of Washington, la outlining the work expected to be accomplished during the present year. Bids this year are. much more numerous than before, Uniting Naturalization Divisions. Washington, April 20. The first step toward welding the 10 natural isation divisions to a compact organ isation waa taken today at a confer ence of the assistant dlatrlot attor neys of 10 cities, Including the Fris co representative with Assistant At torney General Oooloy. . . Will Boom Oklahoma. v Shawnee, Ok., April 10. Plans for booming Oklahoma on an extensive scale will be made during the. three- day session here of the secretaries of commercial clubs and the Oklahoma Industrial Development association. Fleet at Hongkong. -. Washington April 10-A oable to the navy department today announces the arrival at Hongkong of a division of tho Philippine squadron of the Pa cific fleet from Manila. TURKEY YllXDS TO ITAI... llaly'a Tla-ee of War llringa (lat) BU Man of Europe to TtnWJ. Home. April 10. Turkey haa yield ed In every Instance to tht demanda of July. Tha "alck man of Europe" trimmed with Humbert until ha aaw tha prows of Italy's fighting ships pointed toward tha porta and then capitulated. An Italian postoffles ay at am will be opened In Turkey, Italy will be re ceived at tha porta with all the privi leges that are accorded to every other first-class power. No dlacrlmlnatlon will be permitted against any Italian residents of Turkey or In Turklah pos sessions, On tha strength of Abdul Hamid's unqualified back-down tha Italian fleet will not anil for Turklah watere. The ordera have been countermanded and tha fleet with the deatroyere will remain here. The formal order which would have aant 11 battleahlpa and efvht deatroyera ateamtng towarda the Sultan's dominion! waa being tran scribed for delivery when the aultan'i message ame announcing tha capitu lation. FOnKSTKHS AI'lOI?ITEI. Force. Harvlr rn Oregon Incrraaed by M Men, Washington. Ar Id. The foreet aervlce) haa )aat nuncod the fol lowing appointment on Oregon na tional foreata: P. B. Herrlngtea and R, W. Bweet- land have been made aaalatant forest rangers on the northern dlvlalon of the Cascade national foreet; W. B. Oraham, George R. Led ford, B. C, Owens and Marlon Burllngame, have been made foreat guards on the same foreet Joaeph K. Carper has been ap pointed a foreet guard on the Imnaha national foreat, in the northeastern part of the state. He will bs assigned to the work of hunting predatory an imate on the tracts where the forest aervlce Is conducting a series of In vestlgatlona for the Improvement of the forage crop of the range. MODERN TRILBY IDAHO WOMAN I'NPKH DOMINATION OP CRIMINAL KiMtkane Man Induces Hit to Caati I Wljeil O iock Arrnt ixl at Van. couvr, 8ho Trlls Htrango Story to Iull(e 0)ratcd In Spokane, Brat llo. IHirtuuMl ami Vancouver Hor ConiMUlun Makes Ills Getaway, Vancouver, Wash.. April 10, Giving her name as Mrs. A, 1 I'ugmeyer of Numpa, Iduho, a woniun With a little child told a strange atory to the po lice yesterday of being a preaent day Trilby under the domination of a criminally-minded Bvenfctll who com' polled her to cash forged checks. Hhe la under arrest here charged with passing three In thla city. The woman declarea ahe fell under the In. fluence of a man named Madison inl Spokane and he unfolded to her tr plan to make living In easy fashion. She cashed three forged checka In that city at his command, ahe declarea, three more In Beattla, and a number n I'ortland before removing to Van couver, Wash, to continue the work. After her arrest tha woman resist ed the efforta of the police to sweat so successfully, that her accomplice had time to escape and haa not yet been arreated. ' Stool Trust Mooting. New York, April 10. Stockholders of the United States Steel Corpora tion,, commonly known as tha "steel trust," are holding their annual meet ing today.' It Is stated that all the re tiring directors, will be rs-slected and that the present officers will be cho sen tor another year. The proxy committee Is ths same as last year, consisting of J, P. Morgan, H. C Frlck, B. H. Gary, N. B. Ream and If. Thayer. ' Fight In Now naiiHialilre. Concord, N. H., April 11. New Hampshire republican state conven tion was called to order at 11 o'clock this morning. After. the transaction of preliminary business adjournment waa taken until thla afternoon. Early appearances Indicated a hot fight be tween the Taft supporters and the faction seeking an unlnstructed dele gation to Chicago. . Sons of Revolution, oston, April 10. General Nelson - eiarr f Chicago, president gen- A. Mc ths National Society, Sons of erai or . s. Revolution, Is the spe the A merit honor at ths annual clal guest of ifassachusetts Society meeting or tne Meeting House to- . . . - . n ,v ' in ine via ouum dayv . - ' , .. Dlplitneria at insane t. -4 naVe Three cases or enpniner. . .ata been discovered In the Oregon gn( Insene asylum In this city, says Salem statesman. Tne aiiuciea on. are all children and the authorities auspect that the disease was brought to the institution by a onua sent up some dnys ago rrom aauunoman county.' As soon ss the disease de veloped the afillcted children were promptly Isolated, the ward quaran tined ,ena sn immunising procw used. Antt-toxln has been sent for and the treatment wllj be ud for the three caae&. There Is not mucn danger of an epidemic according to the physlaians -at the asylum, as everything possible has ben: done to control the disease. The question of .county, division Is about to be thrnshed out again In Wallowa county, :It 1 not believed, however, that the discussion will re sult In any action this year, . AND HI BQODLER ADMITS HE IS COACHED GRAFTING SUPERVISOR, IimiEAIUiKD TESTIMONY Trial of Tlmy I Ford Has Sensation al Dov rtjmj mite District Attorney Had Witnesses Fraction Before Go ing oa t Stand fcupcrvWurs Paid Four Thousand Dollars Apiece for Franchise. Ban Francisco, April 11 Danial Coleman, the boodllng supervisor for the alleged bribing of whom Tlrey I Ford Is now standing trial In the Parkslde brlbedy case, continued his tale of bribe taking today which he began late Monday. Tha defense, by close questioning, brought out the fact that us old boodle board had been aaked to I tend a meeting by Detective Burns to "rehearse" their testimony. Cols man declared the meeting v. as bsld m ths dlatrlot attorney's office and waa oreelded Ovet by O'Gara. The defense then Introduced a Joint affidavit made by the bsodleis s abort time after ths graft charges were first made in which they repotted they had taken no brloer. After Coleman lett lbs stand, for mer aupervlso- Jamas V. Gstlaghsr waa called. He testlf cd that bs saw Poid In ths committee rooms of the aupervlaora several tmes before ths fire. Ford was then fighting a pio- poaal to reduce the fates of the com pany. He then testified that Ruef spoke to him about an overhead trolley ranchlae about a week after the firs. He said Ruef told hln the company wanted a franchise and that he shou'd find out what It would take to aecuis the passage of tha ordi nance. Gallagher then testified that he visited the aupervlaora, among them Coleman and ahortly afterwards, Rusf told him they would get f 4000 apiece. The first installment of 12000 waa paid In July or August. Gallagher then stated that Ford received a note In hie office one day warning him that the grand Jury waa trying to trap the supervisors In a graft scheme and ford gave Gallagher note which told him to convey It to Ruef at once. Gallagher elated that he had made a short hand copy of the note. J ACK IKS ENTERTAINED. IO AngWra Jammnl With People to ( See ute Fleet. , , Loa Angeles, April 11. An 'auto mobile parade In which Rear Admi ral Thomas and his officers partlok pated, a repetition of a Spanish barbe que, and a aarlea of athletic .svenje were on the program today for the entertainment of the offlcere and men of the Atlantic aguadron. The city la atlll jammed with visit ors attending the festivities and scenes cf wl'dert patriotic demon stration take place .whenever marine bands play national airs. Admiral S perry and staff will be entertained ,-t a banquet tonight by the Chamber of Commerce of Redondo, while an other banquet for officers will be given by the Colonial Dames, SAN JACINTO DAY. Y Hilary of Gcnr-nl Curt Houston Be ing Celebrated ThrJiighout Texas Congremmcn Join. Austin, Texas, April 11. San Ja cinto day la being observed through- cut Ttxas today, celebrations and meetings having been arranged by patriotic societies In nearly all cities and towns. Business Is generally sus pended and all banks snd puollo of fices are closed, as th'.a la a legal holiday In Texas. San Jnclnto day commemorates the victory of General ga.n Houston and hla army of 760 men over ths main division of the Mexican army, 100 strong, on the banks of the San Ja cinto river, April 11, 183, This bat tle was the last blow 1,1 the battle for the freedom of the Texas republic The Americana rushed Into battU shout ing: "Remember the Alamo!" and hurled themselves against the stronger Mexican ranks with fiiy that was Ir resistible. In less than an hour the Mexicans were utterly routed; 6S0 of them being slain and TO more cap. tured. Santa Ana was taken prison, er and Houston had d:Cflct!ty In re. straining the victors f.c v tearing the barbarous general to pieces. Washington, April 11. Texas mem bers of congress will jo'n with the Texas Society of Wash'ngton In an elaborate celebration of San Jacinto day this evening. Louisville Auto Show. Louisville, Ky., April 11. Lou isville's Inaugural automobile show, the first ever held In the Blue Grass state, was opened toduy In the Coll- saum and will last three days. Many rankers have sent exhibits and the local dealers are displaying all their nt.west models, Many visitors from all over Kentucky and from southern dtgns are expected to visit the ex- I. 'tbvn. The show will likoly be. hlb. an annual fixture. come ."Vster-Miller Nuptials. De P. April 11. One of he N . V. K'e weddings of the most fashlonab uke early Pr'nf 0, - when Miss Alice today at ewood, Ahorcromtle-Mlller v TT t. will perform tne M for Peyster and his bride wi Europe next week, to remain until August . , ... ' - . People who struggle to keep utf appearances usually give their case away.-- L IS BOTTOM HAS DROPPED FROM INVESTIGATION Magaalne Writer's Cberges nod Bla rj-Iiruwnmra Fend RelegBtad to Rear When Tillman Gets Slok UUI Calling fur Reorganisation of Navy Can Not Be rase ad at Ttiis ttnsiiua of Congress. Washington, April 11. Tha bottom seems to have fallen out of the Inves tigation Into the navel scandal start ed some time ago by the senate com mittee on naval affairs. For a ahort time there was an en ergetic examination of witnesses who weie called to testify about the charges of Inlsrlar construction mads ly Henry Reuterdahl In a maa;- aalna ert'cle. Of late nothing has been beard of the Reuterdahl charg es or tha probing Into ths Rtxey- Browrson feud or Into the question of tha efficiency of the present sys tem tipos which the navy is managed. It now looks as If ths proposed sweep'ni Inquiry which was proposed earlier In the eesson will go by the boards. Benator Tollman, who was latgely re:3nalbe for the Investiga tion, la alck at h's home l.i South Carolina and no one else is apparent ly taking sufliclent Interest In the matter to push It. In the house there Is a bill da mar ding a thorough reorganisation of the navy. The bill Is fathered by Representative Dawacn who haa shown a disposition to hammer away at It In the sbsrt time that remains It Is doubtful If any legislation can be effected, but at least the way can be cleared for legislation compelling a thorough reorganization next win ter. ELECTION IN LOUISIANA. No Opposition to Democratic Ticket Worthy of the Name Chief Interest in Amendments. Bkton Rogue. La., April 11. A gen. erai election for state off! cars la In progress In Louisiana today. There la no opposition worthy of the name to the democratic state ticket, headed by Jared Y. Bandera for governor, who will succeed Governor Blanchard on May 11. Chief Interest attaches, to the vote on constitutional amendments. These Include three amendments designed for the regulation of railroads and corporations, and are as follows: Authorising the legislature to Initi ate legislation for the benefit of the railroad commission. Under the ex. luting article of the constitution the legislature la powerlesa to act except upon the recommendation of the commission. Subjecting transportation lines to fine for disobeying an order of the railroad commission, requHng them to enter the courts to suspend It; penalising them at the rate of from iio to 50 from date of the oper ation of the order If the Judgment Is against them, and giving the commls slon Jurisdiction over the service of the telegraph and telephone compa nies. Prohibiting federal, foreign and non-resident companies from doing business In Louisiana when they sue In federal courts or transfer suits from the state to the federal courts. METHODIST I AYMEN MEET. Ambassador James Bryce of England, Principal Speaker at Opening Ses sion Many Others. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 11. Hon. James Bryce, ambassador from Great Britain to the United States, will be the principal speaker at the opening session tonljht of the Lay men's Missionary conference of the Southern Methodist church. Hun. dreds of delegates are la tha city and It Is estimated that ths toiil attend ance during the three drys of ths conference will reach nearly 1000. From an unpretentious organisation at Its Inception, a Utile more than year -ago, the conference has become a highly Influential body. Among the distinguished speakers en the program of the conference are the Rev. J. L. Geidlne of Seoul Korea; Bishop A. W. Wilson of Balti more, Dr. S. H. Walns.ight of St Louts, the Rev. W. V. F 'etcher of Santa Clara. Cuba; Dr. W. F. F. Mc- Murry of Louisville. W:niem T. Ellis of Philadelphia, Bishop Chandled of Atlanta, Dr. S. B. Capen of Boston, J. Campbell White of New York and Bishop E. R, Hendrlx. " : Canadian Teachers. Vancouver, B. C, April 21. Hun dreds of British Columbian peda gogues are In Vancouver for the 11th ennual convention of the Provincial Teachers' institute, which opened this morning for a session of three days. Several prominent educators of this and other provinces will address the convention. Conventions of Liberals. St Johns, N. B.. April 11. A eon ventlon of the liberals of the province of New Brunswick waa called here today for the purpbss of cnabl'ng the new minister to discuss with his supporters all matters of Interest to the party. Boy Killed at Salem. Kirk Barr, a 10-year-old hoy, whose parents reside at Turner, was run over and Instantly killed by the Cottage Grove local at the Southern Paclfio passenger depot about 1:10 last evening, says the Salem States man. The boy was trying to board the train while, it was In motion, lost his hold and fell under tne wneeis. The body was badly mangled and the head almost severed from the body. SCI1DA FORGOTTEf BOY STEALS fltOO IN TOT. "Chicago Kid," 10 yearn of Ago, Ooa- fesaes to Wholesale Bargiary. Seattle, April 11. Confessing to the theft of more than 11S00 worth of tin from a car of the Columbia, A Paget Bound Railway company on the night of March It, Earl Barber, who takes prlds In bis under-world name of "The Chicago Kid," will be ar raigned before Judge A, W. Prater In the Juvenile court. He Is under IT years of age. Bert Harris, arrested a week ago as a suspect In the asms ease, will be formally charged In a direct Infor mation with receiving stolen goods. Francis Russell, an sxpressmap em ployed by David Hersman, will testi fy for 1100, but when Deputy Prose cuting Attorney J. P. Murphy de clared that bs would stay in Jail un til hs was wanted on the witness stand, Russell concluded that bis tes timony would only cost the county ths usual witness fees. According to ths story told by Rus sell, corroborated iy the confession of Barber, the latter stole It ptga of tin from a car consigned from a shipper In lbs orient to the Pacific Coast company. Each pig weighed 100 pound and Barber hid them In ths sandpit district Harris, according to ths Informa tion, heard of ths hiding of the tin and he sent Rjssell for nlns bars of tha metal. The latter took it to the Alaska Bme'ting company, on First Avenue Bouih, and was offered three cents a pound for It. Its real value Is 40 cents a pound and Russell re fused to let It go. At ths same time the expressman came to the conclu sion that he was dealing In stolen property snd refused to haul It any further, so hs says. SUPREME COURT TAKES . SLAP AT STATE RIGHTS Federal Court Haa Jnrlsdlctkn fa Trial of Interstate Rate Oases. Washington. Aprfl tl. The sn preme court took another elan at the theory of state regulation of the rail roads yesterday when It refused to require the federal court of Nebras ka to send back to the Nebraska, state court a suit Instituted by the state to enforce Its own Intrastate rate regu lations. The road had promptly taken an appeal from 'tha stats court to ths federal courts, alleging lack of Juris diction, and this opinion was upheld by the supreme court TO SAVE HIE OF nCHLIfl HISTORIC BUILDING IS GIVEN TO OREGON CITY. " " ... Historic Building to Be Made Into a Public library and Reading Room Scores of Distinguished Gaests Entertained There in Pioneer Days Familiar Landmark for Many Years.' Oregon City. April 18. The old home of Dr. John McLoughlin, where the founder of Oregon City and the father of Oregon entertained scores of distinguished guests In the pioneer daya of the Oregon territory, la to cape destruction and a plan was plac ed on foot today to preserve the his toric structure. The ground on which the house stands was sold this week by Mrs. J. L. Barlow and Captain J. T. Ap person for 1S0Q0 to the Hawley Pulp and Paper company, which Intends to utilise the ground for an auxiliary manufacturing plant. Upon hearing of the transfer of the property. Mayor Carll Immediately communicated to W. P. Hawley, president and general manager of the company, his desire to save the house, which Is old and useless from a business point of view, and Mr. Hawley very graciously of fered to give the building to the city. Fund to Be Raised. Early next week Mayor Carll will call a meeting of -the city - officials and Interest people and endeavor to raise a fund of a few hundred dol lars which will be used to move the building to city property adjoining Its present location and fit up the ol house for a free reading room and a rest room for visitors. This plan will unquestionably have enthusiastic ap proval, for there Is no place of this kind In Oregon City. ' Two years ago the owners of the property offered to sell the building and grounds to the city and the pro ject was fathered by E. G. Caufiel4, who was mayor at that time, but on a referendum vote ' the proposition was defeated, as the city was in debt and the majority of the voters con sldered It unwise to add another bur den to its finances. The new scheme however, will cost Oregon City noth ing, and there Is no question of Us success. The McLoughlin ' house has long been a familiar landmark here, and the building was so stoiitly construct ed" that the ravages of ttme have left It In fair condition. : JOE CANS IX TRAINING. Son Francisco Sports Believe He Will Meet Nelson Instead of TTnhols. San Francisco, April 11. Joe Gana went Into training today for his 10. round bout with Boer TJnholx on May 14. - San Francisco sports declare they would not be surprised if Gana Jump. ed his fight with TJnhola and took up with Nelson who wants to fight him on the same date for a larger purse and a 15000 side bet In a 5-round affair. Gans wants the shorter dis tance, however, and this may cause a break In the negotiations. ' ' Lewlston Is to have a fruit cannery with a capacity of 16,000 cans dolly. BRYAN FIGHTING 1(1 DESPERATION Nomination Depends on Con trol of lliintis State Conven tion Result In Doubt ; JOHNSON LEADERS BAY VICTORY WILL BE THEIRS. Mmneaotans Declare the M Delegates WIU Ehiier Go to Denver Unla atraoted or WIU Bo for the) Gover nor "Money at Work Bays Bryaa Blight Seems to Have Btrack JTe braakao'a Boom bt Eastera and Cen tral States. Chicago. April 10. Bryan Is fight lng a last ditch fight for control of the democratic state convention which meets at Springfield next Thursday. At his shoulder is Roger Sullivan, straining every nerve to hold the del egatea In line for the Nebraakaa. But nevertheless, the Johnson leaders declare that the 14 delegates who will represent the Sucker state at Denver will either go tq the "mile high" town unlnstructed or under the penant of the Mlnnesotan. Money Is at work," was the sinis ter comment of the democratic chief yesterday In commenting on the sud den turn of affairs In Monrbon poli tics and ths particularly unexpected blight that has struck Bryan's sup posed strength In the eastern ; and north central states during the last 10 daya Johnson men laugh at thla charge. It la a spontaneous outburst of democratic spirit favorable to Johnson, they proclaim. It haa al ways been evident but quiescent be cause of no candidate to center on. Johnson has filled this void and as a result he IS gaining the rotes. Johnson leaders declare . they are ready to carry the fight for control of the state directly to Springfield. Every unlnstructed delegate Is being worked with to persuade him to sop port the Minnesota man. Rogers Sullivan has not been able to check the rampant Johnson talk. Even Bryan men say It is entirely possible that an unlnstructed delega tion will be sent to Denver. At the anti-headquarters last night Johnson men were claiming Pennsyl vania and New York. If they can get IJlinols they feel that their man Is good' as nominated. AWFUL COST OF CRIME. new I K vny 1-ski uuv o,va,aa Last Year. New York, April 10. The annual cost of crime In the city of New York Is rapidly assuming such . gigantic proportions that it will soon be equiv alent to not only the Interest oa the national debt hut also to a substan tial annual payment on the principal. Last year crime and its results cost that city !35,5M1!.1- This sum, could it be devoted to the construc tion of new subways for which the city is so vainly clamoring would build one of these underground lines of travel every year, clean all the streets, pay the salaries of ail the city officials, and leave about 14.000,000 . In addition for the support of hosplt- a. . . In addition to this vast sum 142.- (05,473 was spent In the greater city for the detection, punishment and prevention of crime. Crime during the past year exacted also 1414,180 for the maintenance of the district at torney's office and 111,841,141 for the - police department Throughout the whole country more than 300,000 Inmates of alms houses, asylums, reformatories and similar Institutions cost the country more than 162.000,000 annually. In New York alone the proportion of the annua budget traceable to ' crime amounts to 178,8(1,100. Through other channels the total probably ex ceeds 1125,000.000, so that New York city has the record of - having the highest crime tax in the United States. ' Throughout the country the direct oost of crime Is estimated at 170.000.- 000, but New York's bill la far In ex cess of that of any other city. BLIND MAN TO GET DAMAGES. Awarded $10,000 From Sub-contrao- tors on North Bank Road. Goldendale, Wash., April 10. -In the case of John Johnson against . Cochran & Woolson. sub-contractors on the north bank road, which, has been on trial In the superior court for the past three days before Judge Mo Credie, the Jury returned a verdict awardini Johmion 110.000 dunum Johnson was a laborer in the employ May, .190. and -while engaged help ing explode a spring blast had both eyes put out. . The case Is the largest one ever tried In Klickitat county to recover for personal damages. Henry B. McGinn represented the plaintiff. Tha case waa tried once before in the United States court at Walla Walla, where Johnson received a verdict tor the same amount hut the verdict was set aside. i Stockmen In Session. ''' Miles City, Mont, April 10. Hun dreds of stockmen are here today for the conventions of the Eastern Mon tana Wool Growers' association and the Montana Stock Growers associa tion. The former was opened this morning, while the cattlemen will be gin . their deliberations tomorrow' morning. A cowboy contest,, a bar becue and other amusements) have been provided for the visitors. '.'t When a man is afraid to think for himself he ought to get married.