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LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD S. A. THOMAS, Publisher LEXINGTON ... , . .OREGON NEWS OFTHE WED In a Condensed Form for Oar Basy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less interesting Events of the Past Week. Carnegie has given an endowment $6,000,000 to Carnegie institute. All railway employes east of the Mississippi will demand more wages Cubans are eager for a decision as to when the end of intervention will come President Joseph Smith eavs the Mormon church has abandoned poly gamy. President Bonilla. of Honduras. Is gathering forces to continue the Central American war. The amount of coffee being import ed into the United States is decreasing but the importation of cocoa is increas ing. Roosevelt is counting on compelling congress at its next session to pass reform land law by enforcing present statutes. Eight more indictments are coming for San Francisco telephone men Heney has sent a warning to Detwiler that he had better give up. England is becoming aware of the fact that 75 per cent of the canned goods used in that country come from the United States unlabeled and that English labels are put on by the porters. ira A part of the outer wall oi" the vati can has collapsed. A denunciation of the czar may cause dissolution of the douma. Roosevelt says corporations have con- Oitiwof) trt Aafant: Vita 1 1 .r in lOftQ djicu w UDicau uia ill j. u v u . Thaw has been declared sane, but Jerome will appeal for a right to see the evidence. John A. Lewis has reached Chicago from Mexico and will at once start the fight to secure control of Zion City. - Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica resigned because he was ordered to apologize by his home government. The army .quartermaster's depart ment at Manila is under fire because the payroll has been found to be pad ded. Heney has found that the telephone companies contributed to both sides in the campaign of Schmitz for mayor of ban irancisco. Harriman's lawyers are defending before the Interstate Commerce com mittee the right of railroadB to water stock. They also claim rival roads have a right to combine. Oklahoma elections gave Republicans control . Six men were overcome by gas in a mine at Lead, S. D. The Hermann defense has attacked Hitchcock's methods of conducting the land ofhce. Doctors in the Thaw case have dis agreed, some saying him sane and otfo ers insane. J. J. mil has formally retired as president of the Great Northern and his son Louis has assumed control. As a result of the city election in St. Louis the Democrats are in complete control of every branch of the city gov ernment. All cities and towns of Colorado ex cept Denver have just held municipal elections. The liquor question was the chief one and in a large number of places the temperance people carried the day. A letter from Harriman to a friend published in Eastern papers, says Roosevelt asked him to raise $200,000 for the 1904 campaign fund, which he did. The president says the statement is false. On the liner Siberia, due in San Francisco May 3, are coming a number of Chinese military officers being sent by their government to the Jiamestown exposition to study the warships of all nations. Nicaragua ns have captured another Honduran port. Ruef has appealed to the Supreme court for release on bail. A new movement has been started in the South to end the race problem. The government is to prosecute Hill for violation of the 28-hour law for stock. ' Railroad employes are willing to yield on the question of wages but are firm for nine hours A storm at Havana drove waves into the city, causing much damage. Many lives were endangered. WILL BE NO STR KE. Railroads and Trainmen Have Reached an Agreement. Chicago, ..April 5. The differences between :.the Western roads anji the members of the Order of Conductors and the brotherhood of Trainmen were finallv adjusted yesterday. The men abandoned their demand for a nine hour work day and the roads made an advance over their previous proposition in the pay of baggagemen, flagmen and brakemen of $7.50 per month. The original demands of the men were for an increase of 12 per cent and for a working day of nine hours. The managers offered an increase in pay of 10 per cent and declined to grant, the nine-hour day. The agreement .was reached mainly through the efforts of Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce commission, and Charles Neill, United States labor commission er. The agreement, which goes into effect dating from April 1, follows: me pay or conductors in the passen ger service to be increased $10 per month, that of baggagemen $7.50 and that of flagmen and brakemen $6.50 per month as applied to the schedules in effect November 1, 1906. The railroads are not to make any re- duction in crews or increase in mileage for the purpose of offsetting the in creased wages given the passenger trainmen. Oveitime ii the passenger service to be allowed on the basis of 15 miles per hour, to be computed for each part of the run separately. Time is to be gin at the schedule time of leaving. Roads on a basis of more than ten hours per day for a helper or construc tion train service are to make no in creasa in the rates paid for such ser vice. The increases granted in the agreement are to apply also to rates for special services as specified in the individual schedule. Upon roads having a better basis for a day s work or for payment of over time or other allowances in all branches of train service, the acceptance of this agreement is not to act as a reduction. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men was also granted by the railroads an increase of 10 per cent. NEW SPELLERS GAINING. Champions of Simplicity Rejoice Over Number of Converts. New York, April 5. Chairman Brander Matthews, of the Simplified Spelling board, at its first annual meet ing today submitted a report stating that at least 100,000 persons were us ing the form of spelling urged by the organization. Most of the criticism against the board's activity, Professor Matthews declared, had core from men of letters, but this had been mere than offset by the support of men of science Professor Matthews says Presi dent Roosevelt's warm attitude toward simplified spelling had also been a powerful factor in advancing the work. Resolutions were adopted thanking Andrew Carnegie for the aid he had rende'ed the board and expressing the conviction that through the helrj thus rendered there "would be insured for countless generations a great diminu tion in the labor of teaching and learn ing with a proportionate increase in the things taught and learned; a vast increase in the facility of spreading ideas, and therefore a vast increase in each individual's stock of original ideas." REGARDED AS PERSONAL. Hermann Explains Why He Made Way With Letterbooks. Washington, April 5. During the hour he was on the stand today Binger Hermann narrated the circumetanees under which he ordered the destruction of his 35 private letterbooks, gave his reason for so doing, and also explained 1.1 j' t! ... . tue uiBiincuon ne arew Detween per sonal and official correspondence While telling the story of the books, he tor tne nrst time displayed signs of emotion, ana his earnestness and straigthforwardness as he talked direct to the jury were convicing. From his own testimony it was evi- dent that Hermann never drew a fine distinction between the official and the personal in his correspondence with Oregon friends, in fact, the bulk of his correspondence with personal acquaint ances at home was regarded by him as personal, notwithstanding much of it dealt more or less extensively with land oflice business. How Germany Understands It. Berlin, April 5. The statement made at the British foreign oflice today that Great Britain had net in any way altered her request that the Question of the limitation of armaments be includ ed in the program of the coming rjeace conference at The Hague causes Eome surprise in Berlin, as the German for eign office understands that Great Brit ain does not insist on the question be ing formally included in the program, but only reserves the privilege of rais ing the question in the conference, thus leaving the other powers free. Two-Cent Fare for Michigan. Lansing, Mich., April 5. Theseni te wway, a to 6, passed a bill requ'rin? a vtmvpHrmne passenger rare on all , i-ower Peninsula railroads, the net earnings of which exceed $l,200a mile. TORNADO IN SOUTH Sweeps Through Louisiana, Mis sissippi and Alabama. CLAIMS A SCORE ' OF VICTIMS Portions of Four Towns and an In sane Asylum Devastated Loss Placed at $500,000. New Orleans, La., April 0. Probably 15 lives were lost today by a tornado which swept across portions of three Gulf states and which was traceable for a distance of 300 miles. The tornado moved from west to east over the south ern extremity of Louisiana and Missis sippi, and striking into Alabama for a snort distance. Portions of four towns were destroyed, and damage approxi mating $500,000 was done. The tornado began at Alexandria, La., soon after 1 o'clock yesterday morning, instantly killing four persons there, fatally injuring three and seri ously wounding 13 others. Soon after daylight it reached the Mississippi river, killing four persons at Jackson, La., while at Bayou Sara, La., at least half a dozen others were killed. There was one fatal injury at Jackson. The tornado next appeared at Car son, Mies., where great property dam age was done. About noon near Selma, Ala., the inhabitants saw the clouds rise into the air and the storm disap peared. The insane asylum at Jackson, La was almost wholly wrecked, with a loss of about $200,000. In addition to three female inmates killed many sustained injuries. Two negroes were killed on a nearby plantation. Reports from the surrounding country indicated that there was probably more loss of life among the negroes, whose flimsy cabins quickly collapsed before the wind. HONOR MEMORIAL DAY. Commander-in-Chief of Grand Army Issues Proclamation. Zanesville, O., April 6. Command er-in-chief Brown, of the Gand Army of the Republic, today issued his Memorial Day proclamation, of which the following is a summary: On Thursday, May 30, will occur the annual ceremony of garlanding the graves of the dead, and the commander- in-chief calls upon the posts to see that the last resting place of every Union soldier, sailor or marine in their re spective localities is fittingly decorated. Wherever practicable, public com memorative services of the heroism of the dead should be held at some central point. Department commanders are charged with the duty of patriotic instruction in the public schools insofar as the co operation of the school authorities can be secured. Let Friday, May 24, or the last day preceding Memorial Day, be set aside for this laudable purpose. In accordance with a time-honored custom, each post will attend divine service in a body on Sunday, May, 26, to render praise and thanksgiving unto the God of nations for the manifold blessings of the past and the undis tiirbed enjoyment of the fruits of an enduring peace won by the Union arms CZAR TO ABDICATE. Will Appoint Grand Duke Michael Re gent for Infant Czarevitch. London, April 6. The Daily Mirror claims to be in a position to announce upon the "highest authority" that the emperor of Russia purposes to abdicate within a mcnth and that Grand Duke Michael will be appointed regent dur ing the infancy of the czarevitch. For the past three or four weeks, the paper says, events have been proceeding in this direction with lightning-like ra pidity in St. Petersburg, but the secret has been well kept. , Lately," eays the paper, "the em peror's mind has given way even more completely, and he has shown himself incapable of performing the smallest duties of his rank." Warrants for Trainmen. Colton. Cal., April 6. Coroner Van Wie today swore out warrants for the arrest of the employes of the Southern Pacific who were held resonsible for the wreck on March 28, in which 25 people were killed and 75 injured. The following are the names of the men against whom warrants were iesued: L. R. Alvord, foreman of the switching crew; J. G. Crusemeyer, ewitchman, Clarence Warminfgton, engineer. The complaints charge them with causing the death of II. F. Walthers, of Sacra mento, who was among the killed. Tax Collector Short $40,000. New Orleans, April 6. As - a result of an examination of the accounts of Ferdinand Hudenheifer, state tax col- lector, it was announced today that there was a shortage of over $40,000. MAKE LAST PROPOSITION. Mediators Still Hopeful of Preventing Big Railway Strike. , Chicago, April 3. In a final effort to avert the impending railroad strike. Commissioners Knapp and Neill, the agents of President Roosevelt, will make a direct appeal to the full com mittee of conductors and trainmen to' day. The meeting will be held in the Sherman House, and the Federal modi ators will lay before the 170 delegate the final propostion of thegoneral man ageis. What that proposition is neith er the commissioners nor the labor chiefs would disclose tonight, but it i unuerstoou 10 contain some minor con cessions. The decision of Messrs. Knapp and Neill to visit the meoting of the labor delegates and -appeal to thorn direc was reported at a conference with the labor chiefs, which lasted until 11 o'clock last night. It was taken to in dicate that the committee which has been conducting the negotiations refim ed to accept the terms cf the manage! and that it invited the Federal mediat ors io auenu me meeting and nnd on in a direct manner what the delegate thought of the offer. At the meeting today the entire mat i.--. Ml 1 . i j i . . uer wui do put up to the delegates and it is believed that it will end the con. Terences. The controversy will either be settled or the threatened strike. which has been suspended for several days while the negotiations were pend ing, will be declared. The prospects for an amicable settlement seem more remote. Uuefs Morrissey and Garretson at tended a meeting of the full committee and it was said they learned the tempor of their men as to what concessions they would make in the interests of peace. "Is the nine-hour day the real stum 1.1! Ll..l Al .... uuug uiock in me way or peace ' was asked of Mr. Garreteon. I am not at liberty to discuss the situation now," he replied, "but as a matter of fact there has notbaena min ute since the conference has begun that the nine-hour day was not the real stumbling block. The men are deter mined on that issue." In the event of the negotiations being DroKen on and a strike resorted to which is a strong probability, the real issue will be the nine-hour day. DUNNE LOSES OUT. Chicago Voters Turn Down Mayor for New Man. Chicago, April 3. The Republicans, neaoea oy iredenck A. Busse for may or, carried Chicago yesterday. Perhaps no one was more surprised at the result than the Republicans themselves. It marked the climax of the most mystify ing and the filthiest campaign ever waged in the city. Chicago will now speedily settle its streetcar problem, which has been handed back and forth for 11 years as a political asset, the service growing more wretched and antiquated every vear Within 90 days the traction companies must accept the ordinances, rehabilitate the lines entirely, provide sufficient cars, abolish straps, repave the streets, sprinkle and keep the streets in order, build such extensions as the citv shall order and turn over, as from February j, or in is year, do per cent of the net profits. The city may invest this sum against the time it will buy the lines lor fau,uuo,000 plus the amount spent, or iu muy oe useu to lower lares. FRISCO IN DARKNESS. fciectric Light Plant Valued at Two and a Half Millions Destroyed. San Francisco, April 3. The destruc tion of the electric light and power house of the San Francisco Gas & Elec tric Light company at Twenty-second avenue South and Georgia street by fire last night plunged almost the entire city into darkness, resulted in the in juring of five firemen and causing a loss estimated at $2,500,000. Extra police weie placed on duty at the temporary hall of justice and city prison at Eddy and Mason streets. Owing to the darkness, the buildings having no gas connections, no one was allowed to enter or leave the city prison and no prisoners were released on bail. Hs Chauffeur Burns Spy. San Francisco, April 3. When Su pervisor James G. Gallagher was dash ing about San Francisco last winter in his red automobile, the quiet, unassum ing young mahout at the wheel was none other than a disguised detective in the employ of William J.Burns. When Gallagher went to Ruef's office to get the boodle money, when he secretlv sped to the home of Mayor Schmitz to arrange upon franchise programs, when he went to the Dank to denosit his own share, this mahout was always with him in the automobile. Voto on Saloons In Newbraska. Omaha, April 3. City elections were held In all cities and towns of Ne- braska except Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln. Probably three-quarters of the 'towns ignored nartv politics. voting onlv on the question of licensino saloons. In only a few towns w ere the existing conditions changed. TO GIVE IIP PLUNDER Harriman Coal Companies Oiler Government Stolen Land. PROPERTY IS WORTH MILLIONS Asks Immunity In Return, but Only a Small Part of Stealings Is Offered. Washington, April 4. It was learnod tonight that the llurriiuan corporations, whose rainillcations extend to coal land and other vast interests in the Far West, are offering to restore to the gov ernment properties they June hereto fore claimed as theirs by good and am ple title. They prefer to do this rather than bo prosecuted. Coal land worth in the aggregate mil lions of dollars is to be restored to the public domain, as a result of the rocent activities of the Interstate Commerce commission. The commission several months ago investigated the land frauds in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. It was found that this whole section was honeycombed with corruption and its reports indicated that the goneral land office had been either hopalessly incom petent or worse in permitting the rail road companies and their allied corpo rations, the Union Pacific Coal com pany, the Utah Fuel company and the Colorado Fuel it Iron company to se cure, by various and devious methods, control of great areas of the richest coal land in the West. The Union Pacific Coal Company is a subsidiary corporation of the Union Pacific Railroad company. All the stock of the coal company, except qualifying shares for directors, is owned by the railroad company. The coal company secured control of a large amount of scrip and used it to sccum entry of land, which was rich in the finest bituminous coal of the Wyoming field. As it is the coal company is anxious to return the valuable land t ) the gov ernment and end the matter . But the matter will not be allowed to end there. While there is no possible de fense to the title under which this scrip land nas been claimed, this, though very valuable, constitutes only a small part of the coal land now held by the Union Pacific railroad, the Union Pa cific Coal company, the Union Fuel company and other concerns. JAPANESE -SMUGGLED IN. Hundreds Cross Border From Can ada and mexico, Washington, Manrh 4. Information has reached the immigration bureau of the Department of Commerce and La bor that hundreds of Japanese have ar rived in Mexico destined for the United States. Inspector Braun, who was sunt to Mexico to investigate, telegraphed today that he had interviewed several hundred Japanese, principally laborers, who are now in Mexico. Many of them are in straightened circumstances. They have no intention of remaining in Mex ico, but do desire to come to the United States. They expect to obtain employ ment on the railroads of the West and Southwest. Some of them have al ready applied for admission to the United States and have been donied. WANTS TO REGAIN STRENGTH. Russia Says Time Is Not Rioe for Limiting Armament. St. Petersburg, April 4. According to Professor De Marents,' who was re ceived in audience by Emperor Nicho las yesterday, Russia believes the time is not ripe for the discussion of the question of limitation of armaments, as practical results cannot be obtained, but if the United States and Great Brit ain are determined to bring the subject Derore tne conierence Kussia is not in clined to insist on its exclusion. In coriBequencre of the unsuccessful war Russia's army and fleet are far below her normal strength and she is not willing to restrict her freedom of action in regaining her naval strength. Four Jurors Are Accepted. 4 San Francisco, April 4 Three of the first talesmen who will sit in the iurv- box, subject to peremptory challenge, were passed by the prosecution and the defense as a result of the second day's proceedings in the trial of Abraham Ruef for extortion. One having been passed by both sides the first dav. four talesmen have now been temporarily selected. When this number has been Increased to twelve they will be sub- ect to peremptory challenge, the de fense having the right to excuse ten urors and the prosecution five. Rejects Bering Tunnel Scheme. St. Petersburg, April 4. The cab inet today rejected a nroDosal made on behalf tf an American syndicate for the construction of a railroad tunnel under Bering stiaits, by which it was honed ultimately to connect the Trans-Siberian, with the Canadian Pacific railroad. l