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NWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for
Rosy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TOO CONTINENTS
A Ratum» of th» Leas Important but
Leas Interesting
Events
of the P«»t Wo»k.
Mayor Schmit* ia at liberty under
>il tiorula aggregating 150,000.
A Georgia jMsaenger train was wreck­
ed and 38 jrereona badly injnerd.
Reramteen bndiee of Shrlnrr* killed
in the California wreck were buried at
Itcading, Penn., their home.
REACTION BOUND TO COME
, Railmad Man Predicts Adverse Feel-
mg Towlid» Nation'« Haro.
Clevelaml, Ohio. May 21.— Presi­
dent William II. Cannlfl, of the New
Tarfc, Chicago A M Louis Railroad
company, i Nickel Plate) believe» in tlie
regulation of railtrads by tho nation
and the state, but reganls the present
«( tivituo of President R-xwevelt as jm»-
ditclive of harm to the country in gene­
ral
He think* that railrxmd regula-
tic n should be accompli»Led by liberal
conservatism, el»e ill effects will tw
I ieit by the po jife.
"The pendulum ia swinging in one
direction now," said President Cann i fl
today, "but It can not fail to awing
buck, and when it swings Iwek It 1»
bound to «»ay a g(««i deal in the other
direction. I Jo not me»n by that that
we need fear a financial panic: but I
do mean simply that there will be a
retarding of the progression of the l»*t
five year* tor which the country will be
the worse off
"Nations must liave their hero«».
Krad into history and see where t'aevar
«*22 li'ldr;!
1.1«
oi,e »»ay aiei
per I is p« Hie next was railed at. The
The Evening Telegram's sjxcial ex-
enraion jatty of 17 young ladle« from
all jisrta ot tlie state has started on its has met with rrady r*e|wm«e on the
trip to the Jamc*U>«n exj««iti in.
j mv rt of the jiecple. only it is not always
I>uvld W. R ims , general purchasing sane Io believe that the approval of the
agent of the Panama Canal commis­ na~>* is aMurance that the most good
sion, will naign tn liecnms pr»*ldentof is to rome Lt the biggest num tier of
a largo manufacturing concern in Chi­ people, for the world often applaud« a
man and l«i*r on discover* that what
cago.
they approved hwi done them no good.
A detective agency ot Chicago claim*
"It will not l>e long ere the wbolr
tliat Harry Orchard ia in reality Harty
situation will I* settled Inta even run­
Moore, and was once a reputable and
ning «gam. but not until after the jien-
Industrious citixen of Detroit, Mich.,
dulurn ha« hail Its swing a little the
and member ot a Masonic Iralge in tliat
other way.”
city.
The Brotherhood Welfare association FOLK HEARS GRAFT STORIES.
of Chicago will give h banquet to Wi
vagrants and criminals, at which each
one will tell hir reasons for being what Member* of Kan*«« City Police corce
Bring Tale« to Governor.
he ia and the aeeociation exjrects to
get much useful information to u*e in
Kan-a« City, Mo, Mi-. 21 —i-m-r
its work.
nor J-wepli W. Folk left for Jeff»rw--n
City
today after a conference with lite
Germany ia trying to stir up a revolt
l<**al police eommiaaioMre, regarding
In Egypt.
graft chargee that lusted until I o'clock
The new Spanish prince has l*en thia morning. He l-ad but a few hours’
liaptixed with great ceremony.
sleep Inst night and early today con­
I«aac Stephenson has been elected tinued confer!Ing with i-eta-ma from
United Sutra senator from Wisconsin. different walks of life, who made him
acquainted with various phase«of police
Ruiwia has adopted th« term "unde­ corruption. Among hia caller* were
sirable eitiaens" as fitting the teiror- policemen and police detectives, who
late.
are «aid to liave laid lore numerous ir­
A lion which eacajiei! from it* cage regularities, evidently In the hope of
at Atlanta, Ga., created a panic until it gaining immunity (or themselves. Gov­
ernor Folk's InvcHtigations have oon-
was caught.
vinc(-.l him tliat there is a very strong
Home time next (all President Roose­ alliance existing iietwreti the Metropol­
velt will take a trip down tlie Missis­ itan Street Kadwiay ronqwny en-l the
sippi from Iowa to Memphis.
p-ilce force. A high official of the po­
Two tenement houses in Brooklyn lice department is authority for the
were blown to piece«, three pcre na fa­ statement that within two years thia
tally and 30 seriously injured by an alleged alliance haa been encouraged by
the h«a-la of the department*.
Mayor
explosion of ga*.
Beardsley has repeatedly said that po­
The Western Cloak manufacturers'
licemen have I-ecu overxcaloua in aeiv-
assix'iatiiMi has already decided on neat
Ing the atrerb-ar companies, when Jias-
winter's style of wrajM. The b«* tit-
senger* have been injureif in a«vident*.
ting cloaks should be 52 inches long
it was charged tliat Inttiwd of taking
and the tight fitting from 60 to 66
atejiw promptly to relieve the suffering*
incites.
of the injured, the policemen notify the
The United States cruiser California, claim agents of the coinpany.
started by tlie Union Iron works, Man
Francisco, will be ftnlshed in the gov­
RUSH RAILS TO FAR EAST.
ernment navy yard on amount of a
strike at the plant of the contracting
American Factories Busy With Hurry
firm.
Orders for Japan.
Tlie United Railroads in Sen Fran­
New York. May 21.—America's in­
cisco is to be boycotted by ail union
dustrial Invasion of lire Far twat la now
men.
in lull awing, an-1 Japan Is pouring a
President Calhoun denies that the golden strew rn into the United States
United Kailnada bribed Ruef, Schmits for steel rail», car» and locomotive*
and the aujierv isors.
Twelve milli< n dollars already have
Coaaacks in Poland shot down t>H been expended in this country for rail-
workmen tMvausc one ol their comrade« n<d supplies to be usevl in tbeconstruc-
tion of Houthern Manchuria railway«,
wa« killed by robber*.
and It 1» now learned tliat contract« in­
Ruef haa cnnf»*«ed to receiving 930,. volving million* - f dollars are pending
00O as a bribe for securing a franchise Ihdlverie» of rails are being made, snd
which was never granted.
for the next three months slrarnahijs
General Kuroki ia living banquet««d cliartered by Japan will ply acr-»a the
by many army and navy officers In i*aclflc le-ering valuable cargoes of steel
and Iron.
Washington and New York.
Manchuria will lie «trapper! with
Two plots against the exar'a life have
American steel rail» from l>alny to
been discovered, one by the terrorists
Mukden, and the traveler will ride in
and one by the react ion iats.
cat« of American manufacture and
Fire has deetroy««l the pier* of the drawn by lojomotivea built in thi»
Morgan line. New York, owned by the country. Thousand« of dollar* have
Houthern Pacific. The luaa la placed at been spent in premium« bi American
manufacturer" for quick deliveries, for
8500,000.
the Japanese Insist that the«* railroads
Great Britain ia after grafter* and must lie built and in full operation
h»* just sent the entire beard ol guard­ within two year«. Japan’« representa­
ians ol a werkhouae and infirmary to tives were told tn go a hew-1 and get the
prison tor bribe taking.
railroad supplies st all coeta.
Nrw*j»aper men
Interviewed Harry
Idaho penitentiary,
physical and mental
reported.
who have recently
Burglars Crack Big Safe.
Orcliani, at the
Missoula, Mont., May 21 .—Cracks-
declare he la not a
wreck as has been men atiattered the door to the treas­
urer's vault of Missoula county at an
early hour this morning, but before
General Bonilla, exiled president of they secure»! Die money they were
Hondurs«, 1» prejwring to renew war frightened sway. The treasurer's oflkw
oo the Honduran government.«
in the court house 1« within 75 fret of
The explosion waa
The Butte mayoralty contest has the county jail.
been complicated by the discovery that heard by the prisoners In the jail, but
seals on ballot boxes have been broken. owing to the fact lhat the deputies
were engage-1 in arresting several aus­
Home of the new passenger cars for picious diameters, nobody in authority
the Union Pacific system will have aiile knew of the attempted burglary until
doors Instead of in the end aa at pree- later.
ent.
Il is said that Ruef will be sent to Hen
Women Get 8600 OOO Fund«.
Quentin, but not until after he lias
Pittsburg. May JI.—In a popular
given the grand jury all tbs aid possi­ aubacriplion cam|«ign of ten day», the
ble.
memi-era of lite Young Women's Chris-
The United Railroads ia having leas tian aae «riatioo of thia city have raiaed
trouble tn operating Ita San Francisco a building fund of over 1300,000, liter*
ear* and ia gradually increasing tlie by earning an endowment fund of 1200,-
000 from H. C. Frick.
aarvice.
col X TY, OREGON,
I.1XX
CRISIS IS REACHED
San Franclrco Must Have Settle
ment With Labor Unions.
COMPLETE SUSPENSION OF WORN
Ail Buildirg
May
Stop and
Msn B«Coms Idle
50,000
Money
Market Tightens.
■an Francisco. May 31.-—A meet­
ing of the Builders' Exchange haa
'■■•ii i
tor \V< <li.i"-lay. ut whl>h
time the contractor* of the city wha
arc erecting the structures now ris­
ing In the ruins will <!iscu«a the
question of stopping work until »or­
m.<I . i-telltloti* are ri «uiiu d
In ca»«
auch action la taken 50,000 men will
be thrown out uf employment.
The car strike, the other labor
troubles, and a tightening money
market have brought the pr--twi' sit­
uation about. The financial and in­
dustrial situation at the present mo­
ment 1« graver than It has been since
the big disaster
Every attempt will
tie made to Induce the builder* to
continue work, but President Kent,
of the exchange, stated last night
that many of the members of the as­
sociation had expr-saed themselvvw
In favor of stopping work until the
situation could again be restored to
the normal, taians are being called
tn and the Interest rate has been ad­
vanced from 5 and 6 to 7 and 8 per
cent.
A statement haa been promised to­
day from Honey and Spreckels, and
this may servo to clarify the situa­
tion.
lite resignation of tbo com­
mittee of seven when Money ami
Hprix-kels made their final refusal to
eo-operat» has served to complicate
matters.
SENDS ARMY SOUTH.
Neaico Preparing for Trouble
Republic of Gualemaba.
With
City of Mexico. May 21
Mexican
troops are being moved to the Gau-
temslan frontier over the Pan-Amer­
ican Railroad, according to advices
received yesterday.
In what num­
bers or for what purpose these sol­
diers are being moved southward la
not known outside official circles
It was also learned that the War
Department had countermanded th«'
order diMptitchlng the Mexican «un
boat Tampico to the |M>rt oí Han
Jone d« Guatemala and there take on
hoard Benor Gamboa. the Mexican
Minister to Guatemala, who was to
have gone to Han Halvador The Tam­
pico ta atill tn the harbor at Halina
Crus, but the Mexican Minister Is
•till In Guatemala City.
An American business man now In
the city, who arrived from Han Sal­
vador a few hours ago. says It is only
a question of time when President
Figueroa of Salvador will be con­
fronted with a formidable revolu­
tion
An authority says conditions
In the latter Republic are rapidly ap­
proaching the chaotic stage now
existing In Guatemala. Open war
prevails In Honduras among politi­
cal factions, each led by a Presiden­
tial aspirant.
MAÌ
HM>7
CUT IN MAIL PAY.
Government May Reduce the Com-
p«n*alion of Railroads.
Chicago. May 20 —The recent action
of the Burlington in cutting tbo rate»
on transcontinental mail to inert the
competition in service »ml time of the
Rtrk Island, Is ha«-lng an imjkirtant
liearing on the question of mail com-
punsation generally.
It la raid tliat the voluntary reduc­
tion made by the Bullington is being
seriously cuneiiirted by tlie jio»tmastrt
general In determining whether the to­
tal oomjMnaation received by the rail­
roads «1 all lie rr lut-ed ltrtWi<en 95,000,-
000 and 9’1.000,000 annually.
Thia fact bscam» apj>areiit, it is
stated, last Wednesday, when a com-
mlilc«- of prominent raihrad
men
called on trie |«*tmaster general with
a jvetitlon »«king him to rescind the
onler requiring the Lital tonnage car-
rir-d over a mail route for one week to
be divided by seven, insteavl of six, In
arriving at the average tonnage car­
ried. Much a division aa the jx>»tma»L*
er generxl is insisting on will **-!q—
the inail ci'ni|w<ii»ati n nearly 14 Jivr
cent.
1 I
chat r ■
of the <- mmittre wn*
W W. Baldwin, assistant to Piraldent
Hams «d the Burlington.
Baldwin
was the man whoconveye«l to the form­
er jxxstmaater general theprojxiaitiiin uf
the Burlington to cut its rail's to meet
H e I; k [- I! d < oil I" tit Io=v
The
postmaster general intimated that in
view of the voluntary reduction, it
might i- d ■' ill for lilm t..» I»- <oii
vinced that the mail j«y could not
stand a general cut. •
PRISON FOR SCHMITZ.
Prosecution Will File 70 Indictments
ard Put Him Behind Bare.
Han Franciarv, May 20.—The graft
pr- «w.-i'.1 >•-, n -w that it haa the aaaiir'
ancea of Ruef tliat he will tell the com­
plete atory of curiujition Io Uie grand
jury, has tutned it* attention to Mayor
Hclirnlt*. Befote tlie end of the week
Assi-tant District Attorney Henry will
ask the judge to give Hcliniita into tlie
custody of a sjwclal elisor. In order to
bring this about, the pr>«ecution will,
if nnwaiiy, hie 70 indictments against
Schmits.
These
Indictments
will
charge the mayor with having lawn a
party to the prilwry of thr membets < f
the bomd <>t aujiervisoni in all the
crooked dials in which they engagml.
Th» testimony of Kucf la explicit on
this point.
•'Mayor Hcbmita knew wliat the an.
jicrvieurs wrre doing and was a Jiarty
to every deal," »aid Ruef.
With 70 indictments against him.
the mayor's ball will become jirohibi
tlve, and. If plans carry, he will !w
ordered tnb> thr custody of William J.
iliggy, who ia at present Ruef'a jailor.
•_
SY CONTROL OF ZION.
Voliva Deposed by Court a« Success­
or of Dowia.
Chicago, May 20.—Zion City waa in
a turmoil today when it became known
that Judge T M, 1-andis, in the United
State» Circuit court, had recogniied
Iteacon John A. l-ewia ar the legiti­
mate aucceaaiir of John Alexander
Ikiwie, the dear! founder of the N rth
Shore city, and haa thus practically
ousted Wilbur Glen Voliva from lead­
ership.
Coupled with thia sensational devel­
opment, it l-ccame known tliat. In
stinging letter», three of Vollva'a sup-
pi-rt-ra have denounced him as a dema­
ENSIGN SHOOTS HIMSELF.
gogue and a traitor. It la rumored in
Zion City that if Voliva attempted to
Feared Cortmartial for Row With
lead an exodus he could not secure a
Hantiago Police.
following of more than a down persons.
Washington. May 11
The Nary
Department today received a dis­
Edwin H. Conger Dead.
patch from Ha nt In go. Cuba, stating
Paaadrna, 'lav
—Major I -ivriri II.
that Enxlgn Alfred T. Brlabln. who
was In a difficulty with the police of Conger, former Ameriran ainharaador
Santiago about a fortnight ago with to Mexico and minister to China dur­
«albir» from the Tacoma, had shot ing the Boxer trouble, died at the fam­
himself through the lung and waa In ily homr in thia city last Saturday.
a s-rloiis condition. Ensign llrlshln No h< |>e for hia recovery had ticcn held
Is In Santiago.
out by Die attending phyriciana for the
The official Investigation of the past 24 hours. Dully for a week jurat
trouble with the Santiago pollen ap­ Mr. Conger has grown weaker, and it
pears to have developed the fact that ««• known that he had but ■ few hour*
Brisbin waa drinking with the sail­
ors. which would dnuhttn«« hay« *• Ui li‘.r. Tim family wee at the bedside
Chronic dysen­
stilted In hia b«dng court martlaled. when the end came
Ilrhhln entered Annapolis Naval tery waa the direct cauae of death. lie
Academy from Pennsylvania In 1899 wan 84 yrar* old.
and graduated in 1903.
He was
born In Idaho.
No Contempt Intended.
Boise, May 20.—Prosecuting Attor­
ney Koelmh haa completed hia Invreti-
Reduced Rates Withdrawn.
Tacoma. May 21.—Reduced rates gation of the cinuin.tancra under
over the Northern Pacific Railway to which Harry Orchard, principal wit-
Middle Western cities which were to m-ea for the Mate In the Hteunenberg
have b«>en made have been with­ murder care, was interviewed, and
drawn because the Interstate Com­ presented the District court with a re­
merce Commission has refused to *j>- port exonerating from the charge of
prove the lower fare.
It la no^ improper motive» all irereona connset»«!
known whether the cheap tickets
with the incident. He found tiiat the
have been taken off the market tem­
porarily or for the entire summer. only motive that the newspaper men
Agents of the Oregon Hhort Line and i had in interviewing Oreliard waa to ob­
the Union Pacific assert that they tain new* from him.
are Instrurted to sell transportation
on th* basis of one faro plus 9 I o for
Scurvy Rages In Russia.
th* round trip to all Middle Western
Hi Petersburg, May 20.—The report
points.
of the medical Inspector in tlie famine
district of Hsmara and Ufa and in the
Will Not Nurse Her Royal Baba,
Turgai Hteppra, Asiatic Russia, says a
Madrid. May 21
Owing to the
many duties requiring her attention. large proportion of those afflicted with
Queen Victoria has given up the idea acurvy are children. Hlnce January 1ft,
of nursing the Prince of the Asturias, when »curvy first 1-erame menacing in
and a nurse has been obtained for Ufa ptovinra, tha rarra olBrially ra^ia-
have averaged !07 daily.
The
him, from the province of Santa An­
drea.
average now ia several timee greater.
I
GOODING’S BAD MOVE
Granting ol Orchard Interview
Raises Judge's Ire.
COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTIGATES
Plan
May
Hava
Been
to
Prejudice
Jurymen—Lawyers Think Gov­
ernor'. Action Untimely.
Boise, Idaho, May 1H.—Judge Wood
touched off Mime fireworks juat at the
opening of court, and it became nrcee-
■ary to ask all prospective jurymen to
leave the room while the d>»play con-
tinued. It was all over repora pub­
lished In the morning |mj>er of the
new*|ait>er men'« interview with Harry
Orchard the day iefore. The Btalee-
man published the atory rent out bv
the AMiciaUxl Pre««, one from Its own
repi.-eentativiw. and two signed alate-
tnenta from visiting iiewsjmjier men.
Judge Wood railed attention to the
jiubliratiorm immediately upon aw-end-
i ng the Iwnch.
All were sur|iri»t«i.
When the judge had concluded
' i. Mr.
Hawley spoke, Then Mr. Rlehaidson
■aid he would like bi »ay what he
thought of it. but waa restrained by tlie
presence of tbs talesmen. Theae were
MStMsd and th.'ll th<- »1
' •■r wn»
aired for an hour. Thu judge finally
directed the county attorney to look the
matter up and ree what, II anything,
could l<e done. ¡hiring the jirogiess of
the discussion hr aald there wnaa plain
remedy, if it waa the intention to pre­
judice jurymen. Intimating lie would
cite all concerned for contempt if lie
thought that waa the purpose.
Yesterday five peremptory challenge*
were used.
Of the r|>e« lal ventre of
UM) only 34 are left.
WHOLE DAY UNDER WATER.
Rival Submarine Boata Undergo
vere Teat.
Se­
Newport, R. I., May 18.—With all
hand* well and contented, ami with a
bountiful supply of froth air, and with
records for submergence broken, the
submarmce Octopus and latke ro»e to
the surface <>t Narragansett lay nt 4
o'clock this alterms-n, ending a t««t of
24 hours under water.
The Octopus r-sa- that, and the mem­
bers of the naval trial board crow<led
abont her, M the conning tower batch
flew open. The member* of the trial
Istitd at once went lielow to ere wliat
conditione eaieted on 1« ard, and also
bi teal the air supply. Sample* of air
act» bntttmi evaay l»o Lours through-
«■S tikwNor thr analysis by the board.
The Octopus blew out foul sir only
twi<** during the 24 hours «lie »a* at
the bottom of the Iwy. It «an com­
puted that only one-titty-fifth of tier
air supply was eihausteii ami, if the**
figure» are correct, they tend to show
tliat the la«t could remain submerged
35 days, provided the foisl and fuel
supply were sufficient.
The lake also Moral the test well, al­
though a leak was sprung in the super­
structure.
SCHMITZ NERVOUS WRECK.
Would Follow Ruef'e Lead and Con-
fess, but Lawysrt Restrain.
Han Francisco, May IH. — Mayor
Hchmils is on the point of a nervous
collajsie. He recognises tliat the rod
is at hand. Ruef has already rx|*«i-d
hi» |«rt in the trolley brlla-ry and the
Parkside dcwl and In the next few day»
will ccntinue the ex|««ure, allowing
how the mayor figured in every corrupt
deal put through during liis ad min is-
tiation.
Tlie mayor reallxrw lhat two roniae*
ate open to him. He <an either oon-
f-*w or hohl out h r a few wreks, when
he will l»< tried, c<invirtr.l and sent Li
the prnitentiary. Al jirrwent the rnayoi
ia iuMifatlng l..f«r««n *bs 1 «u ouuiwv».
Two of hie attorneys want him to tight
it out and tlie third has urged him to
confess.
RUEF MAKES GOOD PROMISE
Tell*
Graud Jury About Franchise
Graft—Doomed to Prison.
San Francisco, May 17.—Abraham
Kucf ! ide u »1 hl* divlarati. n that ha
» iiiil, f>'ii-iw mg In« changv of plea to
guilty tn tlie extortion easca against
him. turn stalo's »vldenc» and assist
the bribery gruff pnwecutlon In its cam-
pafgn against municipal corruption.
, rna from the
grand jury served upon him at the Fill-
umre »trect |irl»‘>n house shortly before
3 o'clock yesterday, went in the charge
of b|wical Ag-nt Burns, Elisor Biggy
ami am'thrr k-mrd t-> the grand juiy
.hiiml.-rs in Native sons' hall, where
In- took the wlim-«" stand and submiU
tod to an examination that lasted from
3 20 p. m. until after 5 p. tn.
When tin- ord. nl waa over, he called
ill« ncw*|o| .r men ar\tind him and
«.ild that he luid pronilscl the gran 1
jury l<> dlvulg-notliing.
District AU
ti-rney lankd u ami Assistant District
ML rm>y ll. ni i refused to make any
Staten -nt whatever. From Mr. Burna
ii »in i-artii-i that the only matter on
which Ruef whs qiuwtioried was the al-
l< .--l ribmg ■( May-r Schmits and IM
au|«rvi- r* bv the United ltallraada hi
grant to that c- rjx nitlon a change in
it« franchise allowing tlie electrifying
of it* 250 m lee of street railway aye-
tern in this city.
SCHMITZ ABDICATES OFFICE
S'8n« Agreement to Let Committee
of Cltliene Name Official*.
i Francisco, May 17. — Mayor
Schmits last night »igned an agreement
to I m guidol In hia appointmente dur­
ing tin« rt«l of Ins term by a committee
of seven
This committee la compiled
>>f repn -i iitativi-« of lical commemial
assoc ia! iotut.
Hchmltx from now on will lie mayor
In name only. He willingly signed tlie
Ngreement, a* he is a nervous wrack
and unable to carry on the affair* of
the city.
Before i-oiicluding arrangement» with
Hchmita, the committee railed upon F.
J. Henry, and explained Ita
ns. Mr.
Henry -aid it would not conflict with
tlie graft pramcutlon.
iiir practical alwliration of thr mayor
will ireult in tlie appointment ot a new
chief of |«>llcv at once to rvslore order
»nd a new works commissioner to clean
thr city and r-qiair the »troets. More
dirotii mt ions will then follow.
ONLY ONE IN ELEVEN PASSES.
Examination of Talesman In Haywood
Cats Reveal» Prejudice.
I'. I-«', Idaho, May 17.—During the
one ecseion of the llayw-»»l trial held
ycetorday 11 talesmen were examined
l>ef<ire a satisfactory juror wa« secured
to replace William Van Oradale, the
gr-<*er, a* No. 3, who waa excused
We-lnee-lay afleiiicon on a peremptory
challcngn fr- ill the state. Aa court ad-
raiin«.) yrwter-lay the defenar extirciaa^
1« first - haJlange i>J »»l^erwg Allen
Pride, a farmer, a« No. ft'. Mr. Pride
I in-1 t<-tifle<l during hie examination
tliat lie ha-i invited to dinner the dep­
uty who served him with a jury sum­
mons. Hr and tlie deputy diarussed
thr ea*c f- r some time, tlieir talk hing­
ing parix'uliirly upon Harry Orchard,
who is to be the princi|«l witnrae for
tile state. A talesman waa caller! to
replace I'rlde, but hia examination was
deferred until today.
Will Prosecute Harriman.
Washington, May 18.—That the in­
quiry conduct.") by the Inte raiste Com.
mene commisclori into tlie conduct of
rallriwda -ontrolh«i by E. II Harriman,
will r<-«iilt in t>ro*ccutioris was plainly
shown by the putillcation today of the
report and rc-uinmeiidntlona of Frank
II Kellogg and Charlea A. Hcveranc»,
coona«d for the commiraion. Within a
»hot time the commission will take up
till« report, vote ujmn it and transmit
to the department of .Inaiice the evi­
dence tending to show lhat tlie Harri­
man arhrail of railroad financiering has
ojierat»«! In violation of the Khrrman
sat! burt !sws and cthc-r statala. The
publication of thia Imjvirtant report
ca'iM'd a pronounced sensation.
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proved a decided shirk to some of th*
memlieta of the commission.
Filipino Tribet Are Quiet.
Han Francisco, May in — Brigadier
General II. T. Allen, otganlxer and un­
til recently chief of the Philippine ron-
■tabulary airlvi-d here yeetcrday from
Manila on the army transport Thomas,
General Allen nay» there la little trou­
ble in the Philippine« now excejit In
Icyte and Harner, where the hill trila-n
atill worry the Insular government.
Agulnaldo ta now living quietly on hia
ranch in the province of Cavite, where
the former head of the li.rurrrctiw. ia
attending strictly to hia own affaire
and not part IcijMting in matter» politic.
Eight Million In a Year.
Butte, M-mt., May 17.—At a ms»€-
ing of the stockholders of the Anaconda
U«q-|s-r Mining c tnjiany, held bslay at
the offices of the company In Anaconda,
all of the old dirn-toia were re-elected.
Tin- rej»-rt of John D. Ryan, president
of ti e Anaconda ('of per Mining com-
pany, submitted b> stockholders, »hows
that the corj«>nition for the year that
ended l>e- 31, |9Ofl. earned a profit of
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I I.- Iwlnn.-e on Dro. 81,
IWIft, wra* 17,240,672, which, with th»
profits for last year, amounted to a sur­
plus of 118,083.241.
Will Build Two Dreadnaughts
Ixmdon, May IS—Order» have been
given to lay the keel» rtf two lattle*bi|«
of the Drradnaught type. It hira l*en
tindersUnd that in ca*e the proposal for
disarmament took definite aiiajie in
The Hague ronfetme* only one Dread-
naught would iw> laid down. The or-
der for two such »hip» ia con.trued a*
Great
"■—i Britain'a
,'j acknowledge ■ -nt
Germany'« refuta I to
armament qiiratian
Will Cut Passenger Rates'
HL rant, may i/.—General reduc­
tions in jM»engrr rates to all pointe by
the Great Northern railroad will soon
be announced, to become effective July
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AL.
Craig, passenger traffic man­
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L. Crsig.
agcr, states
state» that the Great Northern
ager,
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will allow all
st _ »tern
receive th* Unefit of ths ewer rates
provided by the Minnesota and North
Dakota laws, 2 and 2U cents
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