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HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
CHILE WAS AIMING HIGH
MUST IMPROVE WATERWAYS |
booth Amancan H«publ«c Wanted Am­
bassador at Washington.
Washington, April 3.—Chile's fail­
ure to »«nd a minister to Washington
to replace Mr. Walker Martinwa, who
did not return here after the I'an-
American conference at Klc Janeiro
last summer, has cau»e<l much com-
I menl. Tlie neglect of the Chilean con­
gress to appropriate sutficient money to
| maintain the legation has been given as
A Ftwsun-.a of ths Lass Important but a r- i- ’ o r •wvnig tire Lm«-ri« »ii mis
Not Laaa Interesting Event'
»ion in charge of Alberto Y«a< Irani, sec­
retary of tire legation.
of the Past Week.
Hut il l»a* just become known that
the r»-al <ansc was hi«i«icn deep in
I at in-American politics. Chile decid­
Nicaraguans have capitimi another
ed it would l>e a g«»id i«lca to have an
Honduran port.
and«»»aador In Washington, and steps
Ruef has appealed to the Supreme were taken to discover wluu the Unit­
ed State» tliougilt of the proposed ele.
court fot reit a»e on I ai I
A new movement Las been started in
Washington.
the South to en«l the race problem.
The suggi-stlon that the Chilean en­
The government is to prosecute Hill voy might be raise«I to the ambassa­
for violation of th« 28-bour law for dorial rank »«-t ail latin Armrlcn on
stick.
«»Ig«- and a general mcnemetit was it •
llallrtad employ«-* are willing to stituted by the ffoutliern rtpublics to
yield on the question of wages but are liemi off aia-h a movement. Argentina
Ix-lng unfriendly to Chile was es|M-cial-
firm fot nine hour»
ly o|>|Miev«i to the plan, as Brasil and
A storm at li.iv ma drove wav«-» mt Chile are always rated a> alii«-» ami
the city, causing -uuch damage
Many Argentina did not want her two strong­
livre were endangered.
est rivals to outstrip her in American
The Nebraska h-gl-lsture is working representation.
It has not Ix-cn the policy of the
on a law to make railway milsage b<x>ks
State department to send ambassadors
good in the hands of beairer.
to any .••ountry wlia-li ran not l»> rank«»!
The San Francisco supervisor» are re­ as a world power, and when th«« hostil­
moving many officials who were mere ity of the rest of South America to such
figurehead* drawing salaru-s
a change Ix-iame known the Cnit«»l
Oakland and San Francisco laundry States d«*<'id«si that tin* <|u«*»tion ha-i
worker» have »truck for an increase of better not I m - agitated further al this
wages and only three laundries are time.
running.
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Grand Jury Investigating Mam
moth Bribe In Bay City.
5450,1)00 WINT TO BRUT) RS
After Months o< Delay Arrangements
Are Completed for Trial of
Boss Rust.
San Francisco, Aprii 2 — A new link
lum Is-en added lo thè elisiti of evideia-e
whlch connn-l» thè Unitevi lini Ir.oda
wllh thè locai l>riU-ry deala.
it is thè
must Importarli link and cornea troni a
jury w ili soon return in-lictmenla in
nmmvt ioi> w ith liti» ma m mot h bill»-
ery by which thè suro of E45O.OOO
dividi») among Mayor Schmitt, Abe
Ruef and thè supervisore.
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forili«- ming a* tu thè im-n siati»! for
indie Imeni. thi» ruu«*h i» certain—thè
pnvm-utlon w.ll d Itivi ita tire to Iblee
branche« i ( thè c«>rp> ration,
Theae
brani he» are thè control, rvpree-nted
bv Patru-k Calhotin, tlie prvsidsnt of
thè company, thi active management,
reprewnt«*! by ìTiornwell Mullally, and
thè law dopaitinerii, at thè head of
d io- i.. vt
whteh i» Tlrey L. Ford,
weck will determin« wherv thè blame
la to I m > plac«i
It may Iw distillili tisi
T*.-- gr <r..| j irv ’. -lav -.. t
Hatton, former political ii
the political »taff of tlie Southern Paci­
fic. for It» special mark It wa» brought
Roosevelt deciares he is not in favor
ONLY SPECIAL HAIES GO UP.
out that Hatton had law-n alt. rney for
of government ownership of n»llt<md»
the Home Telephone Company hefore It
if it eim Is-ao i li-l, but l.<- doss UUOf
Prexident of Western Union Explain« isiugiit it» way into San Franciaeu. It
congress to pa»» a law that will allow
Recent Advance in Toll.
transpire« timt Congrr-sman Julins
him to aqueese the water out of stock.
New York, April 2 —Concerning the Kuhn wa» al»o attorney f r th» com-
The Roumanian revolt has Iwen sup-
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recently announced «dvnnce in tm>
pre«*«»I with wbohieale slaughter.
to enter the San Francisco (leid.
rati-a * barged by the corujany, Colonel
Wlien the trial of Abe Ruef .in a
French troops have raise«! their Hag
R. C. Clowry, president of Hu- Wretern cliarge of extotlion i» cnlled t<»lay in
over the Moroccan town of Oudja.
Union Telegraph coinjainy, tonight Judgv Dunne's
urt. praaecution and
Schmits denies t list he has attempted
defeiwill alike ali-Wet "ready." Tl.e
mid
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to get a [wait uf the board of supervisor»
last of the many |»>»t|»>nemerita and
"There lias been no large ini-rease in
to rosign.
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The municipal campaign just ended rates by the telegraph companies. A prellmmarie» t>> dntg out over »eversl
in CIticago is the fiercest in the history number ot rpe«-t«l and unprofitable month», are at an end.
rates have been increased to the stand­
of the city.
ard of schedule rat.-a
Three special
Thaw stood the lunacy examination
DISSOLVE UNION OF HOADS
rat«-» wire discriminative against a
so well that Jerome ha« asked (or more
large numtier of places and were orig­
time to call experts.
inally establiahed by coni|ietii>g com- Final Stags is Reached In Matter of
Roosevelt may make public hia rail­ l«nire, which by reason thereof went
Harriman Linas.
way policy at the opening of the into Iwinkruptcy
Chicago, April 2. — A dispatch to the
Jamestown exposition April 26.
"Most - f the rate» im reused wen- 2’> Tribune from Washington »ay»
cent»
for
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rates
It
costs
at
Americans at (’«ilia, Honduras, wen-
The final stage m the invretigat ion of
glad to ree a United Stat«« warship put l«-a»t 30 rents each to handle such mes­ the Harriman situation will begin on
into that poll to protect their interest». sage« for »Iv-rt distances at the present Thursday neat, when the Int.-r-atte
time
The increase« in theccwtof tele­ Cornmen-i commis-, on will brer its own
Ruef ha» been on the |«y roll of the graph material have been from 2<’> to
counsel and that of involved rad nmd»
Pacific HtateS Telephone A Telegraph 1U0 per cent within the last few year«
in explanation of |»iints brought out in
Company for the [Stet two years at
"In addition to the rerent Increase« the testimony taken.
|1,200 |>er month.
ot 10 [>et rent in the salari.w of all
Following arguments the commission
Henry W, Goode, pershlent of the managers and operator», there ha» been will refer all tretimony to th« attorney
Portland Railway, Light A Power com­ for years past a large and steady In­ general, with a view to the institution
pany, to dead.
He was piaaident of crease in wage» of all classes of indi­ of h-gui pr-s-iidings fora dia-olutmn of
vidual employes from month to month tin- combination existing among the
the Lewie and Clark fait.
"There Is no irwrease in the extra
The American government is confi­ word rate, <-on».-<|Uently the n« w»pa- Union I'm-ific, Oregon Hhort Line,
Southern Pacific and allied line» which
dent Hie Hague conference will do |»-r»' rat«-» remain the »ame."
liavc Is-en found to be competing, and
gm»l, even if all questions to I«-
will prepare a refxirt (or the informa­
L rought up ate not agreed upon.
tion of thv president wherein will be
ALMOST GOT PRES DENCY.
The Roumanian revolt is quieting
»•■t forth ste[M which the investigation
down.
Grow, Formsr Pennsylvania Con- shows will impnoe the transportation
facilities generally and legislation nee-
The presiilent liar cal lol an vlvction
grsstmar Dies of Old Age.
resary to Inrure more satisfactory Fsd-
in the Philippines.
Binghamton, N Y., April 2 —Ex- era! regulation.
All labor trouble* around Butte have Coiigrereman Galusha A. Grew died at
been adjusted for the time being.
his home in tilenwis»!, I'a., Sxtuniay
,
Hermann Hit Inning.
Ht. Ixiui» brewery worker» thresten
Washington, A|ril 2. — Numerous
as a result of a general breakdown, at­
to strike and the city ia facing a beer
tributed to old age
Mr. Grow was witness«« for the defense were placed
famine.
on the stand Imlay to im[»-ach the tes­
elected to c -ngrere from the Wilmot
timony brought out by the posM-cuti-m
The <11 »armament question is likey to
be barrel from The Hague |«*« con­ district of Pennsylvania as the young­ during th«- past »even weeks of the Her­
set member of that body In IH51, and mann trial. Their statements, while
ference.
after retirement from publie life for contradicting considerable testimony
Republican members of the Tennes­ nearly 40 year* he re-entered the house
offered by government wllnenaea, hud
see legislature propoee R«*wvelt for a of representatives aa cotigrearmnii at
no dir »-t Is-ar rig n the pnnci|ml pointe
tiii rd term.
large from Pennsylvania.
at i»»tie, though their denials had the
When he retired four y«-nts ago his effivt of Weakening the prosecution.
Tlie Nebraska legisature has [ia»»«d a
direct primary a copied after the Ore­ public service in the house extend««!
Henry Meldrum, during his examin­
over the longret [M-riod, although not ation, tr»tlfi«»l that lie called to »ee
gon statute.
continuous servM-e, of any man who
Spreckels ha<! gnaantesd the <u«t of ever sat in that body. During the Hermann at the re.pieat of H. P. Gat-
a thorough house«-Iren ing of grafters at ante-bell.im days he was one of the ley, son-in-law and a«a<«-iate counsel of
the defendant.
Han Francisco.
l»*t known men in the l'nil«ii State«,
Tlie Western Union Tel«-grapli com- anil in 1*04 he <-ame within one vote of
Bulgarians on Warpath.
puny luur raise.! it» rate». In some cares lieing nominated for vice presidt it in
Belgrade. Aptil 2.—It ia reported
a* much m 20 p«r cent.
place of Andrew Johnson.
liere tlutt a band of Bulgariana has at­
The census bureau estimates that the
tacked the old S«-rv uu towns of Rudniu
population of the Unit«*! Slate« lias In-
Disorder* Hava Ccated.
and Tooluclia, burning 31 bouass, kill­
creaaed H.OOO.tMX) in the past six years.
Bueharret, April 2 —It is seini-offi- ing seven men and maltreating a num-
The Colton, Cal., death list as tl>e cially stat«*l that in many district« the ls-r of women and children.
Increas­
result of the train wreck to place«l at 22 peasants are repairing the damage don* ' ing bittern«»«* ie being displayed here
and at least six more of the Injured to pr«>|Moty and restoring stolen g«»»is toward the Bulgariana, owing to the lie-
will die.
A green switch crew is to their owners
Dleturl*an<-re are r* lief that, while the poweta have callt«l
blame«! witii the arei«ient.
prrted from Putna in M<>l«tavia, an<! •he a (tint ion of the governments of
The ttan Francisco investigation may many cases of plunder, incen«liari»ni Servia ami Greece to the atrocities per­
and armed conflict in Walachia
A petrated by Servian and Greek lands,
spread to every city on the c«»ut.
numls-r of peasant* havs l«*en killed they have made no protest against the
Eviiience Is being secured which or wounded by tn »ips at langs an«! I actions of Bulgarian bands.
pointe to telephone bribery in Oakland. Patulele. At Galirea, in the center of
Hospital on Mount Olivet.
Mrs. Thaw ia sull to be breaking the disturb*»! area, alt the ringleader»
The eommunre of
Jerusalem April 2.—The foundation
«lown under tire strain of Hie trial of have been <-aptui.*l
lluerexani and Pengeni are in revolt. stone <>f the new German h«wpital u[»«n
Tliaw.
th«* Mount of Olive*, vras laid Surnlay
Congreas man S-«»t t, of Kansas, pra­
Fupprs«» News in Russia.
In the preset»-* of th* governor of Jeru­
tile
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dieta ths ecmpletion ot
Ht. Peteiahurg, April 2--Premier salem, the other heal officials ari l
canal in seven years.
Stolypin lia» sent a circular to Hie gov- ' many spn-tators, to the accompaniment
The bill far the recount of the ballota
caat for mayor of New York in Novero-
ber, 1906, haa posae<l the New York
legtoUtore.
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er nor» of province» orderII .’ them to
prohibit the printing of news of the
agrarian «liaotder» in Roumania, in th«
fiar ttiat they might apm«l tr Russia.
WRECK IN CALIFORNIA.
Practicable Way
To Rolve
Freight Problem, Saya Hill.
At Least Twenty-Six Persona
and a Handrad Hurt.
New Y.-rk, April 1.— Janna J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern, taking
as a text the recent action of President
Roosevelt In appointing a waterway
e.>mmt»-ion, »aid today that through
the waterways of tlie country, properly,
improv««!, must come the much dsnired
improvement in the freight-handling)
«ronditMMis. The oountry, be said, must
look to its waterways lor lmm«*liate re- Hava Enough Resign to Maks Hit
u-f <>( the freight pressure.
Veto Etfectiv«—Sweeping Re­
' If the government would improve
forms Are Instituted.
its waterways and extract from them
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said Mr. Hill, "th* freight-handling
San Francis«»», March 30.—Mayor
problem M»>n would I m - nearer solution Schmits has open«-«! ii<-gotiations with
tlian the railroads themselves can certain member« ««f Hu- i*»»liing l»«ard
of supervisor» in the h«>|H< of consum­
ever liopt- to bring it.
mating a b«hl ««nip
The iilan <d Hie
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ir « m »-» •« ass aoa«-- |»«s»k so ava i tt-,-
••••a mayor is to pun-luu-c the resignation of
among wome railiosd men that water-
«•noiigh uu-mbets of Hie bard to make
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his vet« power siilll« lent to prevent the
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rev. cut loll of the fr.UH'hi»«« of the lug
would, and if Hila i«t«-n l«as not alretulv
cor [Mirations which ol>l«m«*l their |>«r-
wholly disappeared It is In a fair way
luita through the illegal use <>( money.
f .loing - -- n. W* rtalixed that w«
It r«-|iun-* II m«-ml*-rs ■■( tl.«- I.wr I
have create! tn th« prosperity of the '
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country a .-oodition tliat «-alls loudly
•eviir«« tin- reaignation uf five nut of the
for relief, and any means to that end
I n he will Ire able to check by Ins veto
would be welcome.«
any of their reform measure« a«lopt«*i
"Take, !«>r Instance, a 16-foot chan­
under tire swi»h of F. J. Ileney'a big
nel in tii«< Mississippi from St. !»>uis to
«tick. Il is a drepcrate game, doomed
New orteai.s. There is no more im-
t<> failure almost at the outset
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went than thi* improvement
It might
a« tmg under the direction >4 the ills-
c«at | too,UXI,01 kl, but when it w a»
trH-t attorney's utticc, gam another
fini«l»*l a single [»-wertul tow l»>at
startling exhibition today of a >l««ire
<-ould | «*11 fr< tn 30 to 40 Halnloaols
to !»• g'«»l, when it mad«- plnti* for the
H.-avy freights, tequiriag cr.ly :m«!i r
abolition of u ««««re of ornamental offi­
ate »| m **| in traanspottation, would go
cials. jHinea Ihsvoto. attorney for the
to Hie senlxard by way of Hie Gulf, an«!
l»>«rd <>f public works at a salary of
there w.Htld Im lunger la» freight con-
4230 |M-r month, will be d«rapltat<*l.
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Other officials, who under the Ruef
regime havr «lone nothing but draw sal-
ADVANCE RATES ON GHAIN
arira, will l«< <lro|>|M*l. In the course
Has Desperate Scheme to Prevent
Franchise Revocation.
Railroad*
Taka Havsngs For
Cant Fars Law«.
Two-
Washington, April I.—In accordance
with their intention exprism-d some
time ago, the railroads constituting the
Wceti-rn trunk Im«», the ('entra! Trall.e
lUMoeiatioll and the Eastern trunk line»
have filed with the Interstate Com-
no-rei- commission tariffs increasing
their rate«<a on «wt Is hi ml grain and
gram prialucta, 'to become effective
about Aptil 1.
This action was taken, it is under-
st<»»l, I mx sum - id the enactment by leg­
islature» ot some of the Western stat««
of laws regarded as imtns-al to their
interests
The particular law to which
the railroads look usreptlon was the
2-crnt fare act of the legislature ot Ne-
braska.
When ths new tariffs wen- filed, the
commission vnggreleil to the carrier»
that the time for putting the iru-nasid
rates into effect ahould Is- [»«itp-mid
Ths currier» cheerfully aci|Ui«ered and
the commission has granted the carriers
[MTiniMK n to |»mt and tile amsndriMNita
postponing the pre|s«cd advances iti
rat«-« to May 1.
I h - cii in»ti'ut«*i
which will
city | IDO.igtO a year.
save
the
FAMINE WOULD HÛSULT.
Hallroads Hold Out Gloomy Prospect
if Strike is Called.
Kilted
t’olton, Cal , March 29 — One of the
iinet disMinue wn*k* in ths history
of the Southern Pw-itk- militad occur­
red <-ii<- and «me half mil«« east of this
town »h.-rtlv after 4 ockrk yvutentay
aftern«»>n, when w<»tl»-uiid train No. 9
from New Orlean« for S*n Fram-i«*i
«an nit su o|»<u switch, while going at
th« rat«- of 40 mil« » an hour, and t«n of
the 14 coach» w.-re derailed with
frlglitlul reauita.
Twenty-six ]«*>pl«
are known to have Ix-cu killitl and th«
filial list will total much higher than
thia number.
The injured number
aïs-ut 100, many t whom are at-iiuualy
■njured an«! w ill di«.
Th«» wi«*-k«*i coach«« were hurled in
e \ , 111..
l i* . ! I hem were
*ma»h<d into splinters.
Most of ths
detui wer« Italians from New York and
New Orhans, going hi San E ran. i~-o
I I k y o>vupi«-d tlia »mokei and .lay
Cow.'h.
But two luieii.-ans sis known to
have I mm - ii kill«*!, although several uf
Hi««ee among the injur«*! will undoubt-
<»ily di<- within lli«> next frw hour».
i hit of *0 Pullman pasta-iigera, hut
two su*taitH«l serious
injury. The
ihr«*. Pullman nstchre and the diner,
which w,-re ««ti th«. r«ar of the train,
did not huve tlie truck. I'lie .»viipanla
of tiie»e nais were practically un­
harm«*).
I l: aAlvwd, W K Dtovis and W.
G. Gu»«>i>meyi.r, members of th-aw Itch­
ing « lew who are a»-ii»«*i of having the
switeh open arid causing the wirek,
wer«, taken into custisly and held lu
lall of II not) by Coroner Vin Wye.
I HY MEDIAI ION.
Knapp and Nsill Will Attempt to Ad­
just Ridroad Disputs.
Chicago, March 2U —Government in-
tcivention will be tri«l in an effort to
avert the grrut railroad strike which
llitvatena to |iarei>se the busiiiiw. of
the West. In re»ponae to the ap|M«al
of the railload managers, Chairman
Knapp, ol the Interstate Com mere com-
inis-ioii, and ConimiasiiMiei of l.alait
Neill will arrive in Chicago Saturday
morning and offer mediation in the
controversy
Falling to adjust the
mutter in a conciliatory manner, they
will endeavor to bring about arbitra­
tion under the provisions of the Erd­
mann law .
The labor chiefs will await the ar­
rival of the government officiate lelnri
ordering a stride.
If the g<»»l offices
of Mr. Knappend Mr. Neill rtaull in
bringing greater comv»»lons t< the em­
ployes than have yet been offered, the
strike may |ieavert«l. The employes,
however, »ay they will not accept arbi­
tration amt Unlay again declared their
p -iti- ri tluit nothing short of greater
coiice.slon» from the railnads will pre­
vent them from walking nut.
(’resident R«sMM>vell ha» been follow­
ing ehvndy the developments ill the sit­
uation here and Messrs. Knapp and
Neill will undertake the delicate wirk
impHed on tlirm by law with full con.
seiousnivM that the president ia ex­
tremely solicltoiui that all differences
Is- settl«l by arbitration.
The general managers said that no
attempt would lie made to o|M>rate
traína if the employea struck.
Chicago, Ma
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ne in sup
lies of foul, cieil and manufacturing
materials (or Chicago and many other
eitive throughout the entire Wist was
predicted t.-lay. if the impending rail­
way »tr.ke became a reality. Railroad»
of the entire West will be allow«*! to
remain completely paralysed in cam-
the strike of trainmen and conductors
on 43 trallic systems is ordered
This
course has Is-eit pruct K-Itlly decided on
by the general manager» of the systems
A meeting rd the managers wiu held
tulay and the impracticability of tilling
the placi-a of 46,000 men who are talk­
ing of a walkout was diei'iissi-d.
move ban lieen made to hire men tc
trains. In fact, no preparations is
ing made by the railway malingers
"If these men strike it Would lie al­
newt, if not entirely, imptawible loop
crate the railroads,'' said an official
high in rnilnsvl circles. "It is an gr»»l
as certain that freight traffic
will I*
entirely
shut
of!
Consider
what
it
CHOOSE NEW PRESIDENT.
would inenn, if Chicago wm- to I* iso­
lated for 24 hours
What would hap-
Honduran Rebels Will Make General pen if the milk supply were intr-rrupt-
Guiterrei Their Chief.
w| or the immense importations of per- NO ADVANCE IN LUMBER HATES
Wasliington, April I.—General Dio- iahable freight halted by a tie-up of the
Northern Roads Deny Present Inten­
niao Gutierres, one of the most prom­ roads."
tion, but Are Investigating.
inent leader» of the revolution in Hon­
duras against President Bonilla, proli-
aldy will be pri-eldent of the provision­
al gov, rnment established by the Hon-
durian revolutionists with the aid of
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua. A dis­
patch ro-etved today from Commander
Wilterluilter, of the Amerii-an gunlswt
Paducah, now at Port Limon, Carta
Rica, states that it ia reported there
that General Uuiterres is the favorite
«-undulate for the head of the new gov­
ernment In Hondursa.
It ia also reported in Port l.imon, ac­
cording hi Commander Winterhalter’s
dispatch, that President Bonilla is com­
pletely aurrt unde.I. The dispatch does
not state exactly where honor Bonilla
ia, lint it is believe«! that he Is some­
where near A mapala on the south <<a>!
of Honduras.
Dispatches received by the State de­
partment from several different points
in Central America announce the bom­
barding of Amapala.
St. Paul, March 30.—The State Hu-
preme court todny upbeld thè Grest
Northern rallnmd in il» contention (hai
it had thè righi tu issile thè |A0,0(M> -
000 of stock authorlsed l«y thè Ismrd of
director» some montila ago, and whlch
was enjoined by Attorni y General
Young. who claimed that thè company
»houli! finis! come before thè alate rail-
r>sid and warrhouse commi»»iiin and
submlt lo an esaminatimi lo show thè
neriwsity aridi he pur|»w of thè l»»ne.
Tliia contention of thè state wa» tip-
held by Jtidge llallnm in thè Ramsey
County District court, who ordertd an
injiinction to i»»uo. The Supreme court
today reversee that drcision.
The
opinion of thè court was unnnimou».
Chief Juatice Start dclivered thè opin­
ion of thè court.
Giri's Beauty Worth *1,200.
Paris, April I .—Twelve hundred dol­
lar» is the value placed u|«vn breuty by
the Hwi»» Federal tribunal.
It had
been Spoilt by a d"g'» bite, and the
girl claimed damage« from the owner
of the dog. Die local conti at Itavi»
awarded her 1*00. The «log's owner,
a butcher, ap|»-aled and, when the case
came before the higher court, the judg­
es confirmed the award and raise.! the
damages to 11,200, Iss-auae the girl,
who waa 17 and had be«n very pretty,
had suffer««! the "diminution of her
licauty" because of the bite.
Sailors Loot Staamar
Norfolk, Va., March 30.—Ona nun­
dr«! sailors from the battleship Con­
necticut, while on the way from Wil-
luugliby to Furtri-s« Monroe upon the
passenger »tewmer < h-ren View today,
without apparent reuse took forcible
charge of the steamer and put the crew
bi rout. The sailors broke windows
and doors, drove the cooks from the
galley, pourwl out
all
provisions
a I van I. dnm ped on deck the fire In
the stovre, turn«! st«am on the tlrr-
estinguishers and did other darna« '.
Their names are not known.
HILL MAY ISSUE NEW STOCK
Minnesota Suprema Court Holds Ha
Stridiva Law Invalici.
Oliver, the New Governor.
Tabacco Bulling» Burn.
Lindon, April 1.— King Edwsid hu»
Danville, Va , March 30—A «lisas-
approv«*! the appointment of Hydney troua fire br>>ks out In South Breton,
ot « beers <>r Emperor William and for ' Oliver to be governor of Jamaica in sue- , Va., 32 mile« northrest of here, late
th«- sultan of Turkey, w I m * gave the '<-»<»«ion to Mir Alexamler Nwettenliam. this aftern«>n, and. sprreding rapidly,
. Ian«! aiid anth.,risei the C4«natna-tion of who rer«-ntly reaignel Hie office, giving dratr-iye-l tl.e tehee
building», <aus-
'the h-apltal.
'as the r««son a. i vane«. I years.
ling a loas of |1K)O,(M)O.
I
St
I'aul, Minn., March 2». — An
official statement waa made by trafik-
metj of the Northern Pacific and Gieat
Northern railroads t<»lay that It Is not
contemplati-I t«> make any immcllatn
cliangv in luinlw>i rati a from Puget
sound to st. I'nul and Missouri river
cities, as the lumls-rmen have advised
the Interstate Commeicecommission in
Wiuhington. A joint statement was
made by the lines a» follows
"We have not consi.lert'd an inerreee
in l'»< ific <'<ai»t Minsoiiri-River lumlcr
rates, except as they may have Iwrn in­
volve.! in dlscuMlona covering the gen­
eral rates and coat of service. No Im-
m«liate changes at« contemplate! "
While the slaterncnt gives generally
the situation, it ig asserted the lines are
i lisu-ly investigating condition« govern­
ing the transportation of lumber, which
haw <h»tig«l coneidembiy aincr the in­
dustry on the n«»t atartnl.
Burning Gas Terrifies Farmers.
Sapulpa, I T., Mnnh 29.—Th« gns
well two mile* «wst of here that taught
fire Saturday is »till burning fiercely.
After 14 days ot work the well waa
capped. Hut the grral volume of gas
found another way out through the
crevtcra and for half a mile it spread
open the earth. At one place a hole
three feet wide and 2!> f«t long waa
torn. Then the gns caught fire and
Im« let-n burning ever since. At one
place a »heel of flame 20 feet long and
16 feet high ia biasing. Tons of rock
an<l shale were thrown from the cracks.
Faculty Rebukes Magoon.
Havana, Man-h 29.—The directors of
Havana unlverrity held a meeting to­
day and entered a protest against the
re< -nt art Inn of Governor Mag-»»n in
licensing two American dortora to prar-
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tk-e in Havana without first t passing
an
examination in the Univeristy of Ha­
vana, as reoulred by law.
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