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EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Item s Gathered from All Parts ot the World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER L ess Im p o rtan t b u t N ot L ess In ter esting H appenings fro m P oints O utside th e S ta te . B urglars shot a patrolm an a t Pueblo when about to be caught. French strik e rs in sist on the dism iss al of Sim yan, and may win th e ir point. C astro has le ft G erm any fo r Bor deaux, w here he w ill em bark for Vene zuela. Boston is to have a crusade a g a in st ra ts sim ilar to th e one conducted a t San Francisco. A plot to kill th e am eer of A fg h an i stan was unearthed and 1,200 a rre sts have been made. A m illionaire iron m an, a banker and four o thers are to be indicted a t P itts b u rg fo r bribery. F ran cis J . H eney has protested a g a in s t the appo in tm en t of Fulton as F ederal judge in Oregon. G overnor G eorge C urry, of New Mexico, has resigned. H e w as ap pointed by R oosevelt in 1907. The P ennsylvania sen ate has passed a resolution offering a rew ard of $1.000 for the caputre of th e kid n ap ers o f the W hitla boy. A bill has also been in troduced m aking kidnaping punishable by death. NEAR SO U T H PO LE. B ritis h E x p e d itio n R e a c h e s P o in t I I I M ile s F r o m O bject. London, M arch 24.—L ie u te n a n t E. H Shackleton, o f the B ritish navy, a com m ander o f th e A n ta rtic expedition which retu rn ed on the b ark en tin e N im rod to In v ercarg ill, N. Z., today, suc ceeded in g e ttin g w ith in 111 m iles of th e south pole. * L ieu ten an t Shackleton le ft his perm an en t q u a rte rs la st autum n for a dash to the south pole and has succeeded a fte r an arduous sledge journey o f 1,- 708 miles, which occupied 126 days, in reach in g 354 m iles n earer the pole than the point atta in e d by the D iscovery ex pedition, of which he w as an officer. As th e expedition to th e south w as undertaken ra th e r fo r th e purpose of geographical survey than w ith the idea of reaching the pole itself, it may be said to have succeeded beyond th e m ost sanguine ex pectations. Shackleton made some d ep artu res from the usual p rep aratio n s for a jo u rn ey across th e snow and ice. He took w ith him a m otor car, w hich could be converted into a sledge and su b stitu te d ponies fo r dogs and lig h t woolen cloth ing for heavy clothes. Sum m arized, th e re su lts of th e expe dition are th a t a point w as reached w ith in 111 m iles o f th e south pole; th a t th e m agnetic pole also w as reach ed ; e ig h t m ountain chains w ere discov ered, and 100 m ountains. M ount E reebus, 13,120 fe e t high, w as ascended by the p a rty ; a new coast and high m ountains w ere located ru n n in g w est from V ictorialand, and coal fields w ere discovered in th e A n ta rc tic continent. The theory o f th e existence of an a re a o f atm ospheric calm around the south pole w as disproved VENGEANCE FEARED. The em press of R ussia is a nervous W o m a n S u s p e c t U tt e r s T h re a t U p o n w reck. A r r e s t fo r K id n a p in g . Cuban recip ro city may cause a tariff Cleveland, M arch 24.—“ I am th e one w ar w ith o th e r nations. who planned the whole th in g ; th ere Ex-V ice P re sid e n t F a irb an k s has re w ill be trouble fo r me and hell in tired from politics com pletely. Sharon to m o rro w ." D istric t A tto rn ey Jero m e, o f New T hese words, spoken to C aptain of Y ork, is again raid in g gam bling houses. Police S h attu ck yesterday by a woman T he g re a t increase in G erm any’s he had arre ste d in company w ith a man navy has caused a panic in G re a t B rit on suspicion o f being im plicated in th e kidnaping of W illie W hitla, of Sharon. ain. A S t. Louis physician has le f t an es 0 ., have stirre d th e police to new ta te o f over $1,000,000 to a 3-m onths efforts to run down th e band who stole th e lad aw ay from his school. W hile old g irl. the police w ere a t first inclined to The G erm an ste a m e r E lla was held think th a t th e ir prisoners, who carried up by N icarag u a and searched fo r spies th e sum of $9,989 w ith them , w ere the and arm s. e n tire k idnaping gang, the w om an’s T he g overnm ent w ill seek no more words are regarded as a th re a t and the land fraud ind ictm en ts unless th e ev i police now thin k th a t possibly one or tw o o th er m em bers o f th e g an g are dence is strong. still a t large and th a t revenge fo r th e T he C alifo rn ia sen ate se n t for a sick cap tu re of th e rin g lead ers w ill be m em ber to break th e deadlock on the taken on the boy. d ire c t p rim ary question. E x tra precautions to guard the T he U n ited S ta te s S teel corporation W hitla lad a t his home w ill be taken w ill close some o f iis large plants to m ake the c a rry in g o u t of any such th re a t an im possibility and anyone A p ril 1 unless business im proves. found lu rk in g around th e prem ises will The F rench g o vernm ent may relieve be in stan tly arrested . M inister Sim yan, who has charge of posts and teleg rap h , in order to ap O F F T O A F R IC A . pease the strik e rs. R ussia is ready to interv en e in P e r R o o se ve lt P a rty L e a v e s N e w Y o r k fo r sia if necessary. W ild s ot J u n gle . A W ashington physician says over New Y ork, M arch 24.— W aving a e a tin g causes a desire for sm oking and p a rtin g farew ell w ith his black slouch drink in g . h a t as he stood on the c a p ta in ’s bridge A Brockton, M ass., man has come to of the steam sh ip H am burg, ex-P resi- his rig h t senses a t Los A ngeles a fte r d e n t Theodore R oosevelt sailed aw ay w andering th re e years. y esterd ay for his long planned A frican The u niversal suffrage m easure has hunt. He le ft am id cheers o f thous advanced to second reading in the ands of persons th a t sw arm ed th e Ham- burg-A m erican line pier, am id the B ritish house of commons. w h istles of countless riv e r c ra f t and The condition of Mme. H elena Mod- thunderous rev erb eratio n s of the ex- jeska, the fam ous actreBS, is such th a t p resid e n t’s salu te o f 13 guns front her death may occur a t any tim e. F o rts H am ilton and W adsw orth. Beside Mr. R oosevelt stood a young The k in g of C h ristm as island, in the Pacific ocean n ear Singapore, has ab lad, seem ingly dejected, as he w istfu lly dicated because his w ife ob jects to gazed a t the cheerin g m u ltitu d e on th e p ier below. I t w as K e rm it Roosevelt, b eing queen. An absconding O klahom a bank cash son of Mr. Roosevelt, who accom panied ie r has sen t back n early all the money his fa th e r as official p hotographer of the expedition. F a th e r and son, both tak en and prom ises to re tu rn th e bal clad in b rillia n t buff hued arm y coats, ance soon. rem ained on th e bridge on th e trip T he B ritish p arlia m e n t may au th o r down the bay and acknow ledged w ith ize e ig h t instead of four b attle sh ip s of sw eeps o f th e ir hats th e salu tes of the th e D readnaught ty p e on account of vessels. The dem onstration w as un a c tiv itie s on the p a rt of G erm an y in official, but many high in the affairs of in creasin g h er navy. the nation were present. A fte r a search in g in v estig atio n a M o r e L a n d to B e O p e n e d . board of inquiry has recommended the suspension o f th e pilo t who had charge M issoula, M ont., M arch 24.— U nited of th e tra n sp o rt Logan when it w ent S ta te s S enator Joseph M. Dixon, of aground a t th e en tran ce to Honolulu M ontana, in an in terv iew today, de harbor. clared positively th a t th e F lath ead res T he Chinese boycott a g a in st Ja p a n ervation would be opened for se ttle m ent th e la tte r p a rt of Ju ly or the ese goods has been revived first o f A ugust, th is year. Most of the S erv ia may yield to the term s of a im p o rtan t work prelim in ary to the jo in t note from the powers. opening has been com pleted. T h at The Cuban rev o lu tio n ists have su r portion o f the reservation to be made av ailab le for se ttle m e n t com prises ap rendered to g overnm ent troops. p roxim ately 350,000 acres and includes The c risis betw een China and R ussia some o f the best a g ricu ltu ral, g razin g over M anchurian te rrito ry is said to be and tim b e r land in the sta te . over. N ews a g en ts on tra in s in Mexico have been forbidden to sell liquor in fu tu re. The N icaraguan p resid en t defies the U nited S ta te s to in terv en e in C entral Amei i -a and th re a te n s to fight m arines to a finish. The Horne Telephone com panies of the Pacific N orthw est, including the long distance connections, have been sold to a syndicate of P o rtlan d and Se a ttle cap ita lists. R obbers d ynauited tw o bank build ings a t Bald Knob, A rk ., and p u t to flight a band o f citizen s who had been a ttra c te d by the explosions. A sh e riff's posse is in p u rsu it. C rim in a l C a r e e r Alleged. Reno, N ev., March 2 4 .—C harging th a t under the guise of conducting a hotel in Reno, G eorge and Frederick E lkins, w ealthy hotelm en, have been for m onths a c tin g as the in term ed iaries for th iev es and robbers, the police a r rested George E lkins to n ig h t on a ranch n ear tow n, which it has been found has been th e hiding place for a v ast quan tity o f m erchand se, said to have been stolen from box cars and w arehouses in th is city . The a rre s t followed an investig atio n re su ltin g from the acci d ental discovery o f th e m erchandise. B o y S o u g h t O il H o n o r s . New York, March 24.— In his quest T he fight on th e ta riff bill in con for occasions for d istin g u ish in g him self g ress w ill be a free-fo r-all, both p a r and thereby o b tain in g prom otion which in tim e would lead to h 'S being made a tie s sp littin g . d irecto r of the S tandard Oil company, R oosevelt says he d o e sn 't intend to W illiam Reddy, 18 y ears old, employed die of fev er in th e w ilds o f A frica. in the filling d ep a rtm e n t of th e com E ig h t men have now been secured pany, to n ig h t confessed th a t o . everal occasions he had set fire to the p lan t of fo r th e Calhoun ju ry . th e S tandard in Brooklyn. H is object A runaw ay tra in killed and injured w as to im press his superiors by his 30 people and w recked th e M ontreal alertn ess in discovering th e blaze. depot. A s k s f o r E x c lu s io n L a w . S c ie n tists have a theory th a t many S acram ento, March 24.—The assem m ine explosions a re caused by e a rth bly adopted today th e s u b s titu te reso quakes. lution offered by the sen ate com m ittee Many pro m in en t South A m ericans on Federal relatio n s, a sk in g congress have appealed to th e U n ited S ta te s for to en act a general A siatic exclusion law , including Jap an ese. in terv e n tio n . PROVISIONS OF BILL New Tariff M easure Goes Before House of R epresentatives. PROVIDES FOR INHERITANCE TAX Stee l and L u m b e r R a te s A r e C u t O n e H a lf — C o a l is P la c e d on F r e e L ist. W ashington, M arch 18.— Downward revision, m axim um and m inim um pro visions w hich impose an averag e m axi mum duty 20 p er cen t in excess of the p resen t ta riff and num erous provisions by w hich it is estim a ted th a t the reve nue to the g o vernm ent w ill be increas ed from $40.000,000 to $50,000,000, are th e s a lie n t fe a tu re s of the new ta riff bill which w as introduced in the house y esterd ay by R ep resen tativ e Se- reno E. Payne, chairm an of the w ays and m eans com m ittee. The recom m endations m a d e h y P resi d en t T a ft th a t an inheritance tax be provided and th a t a lim ited am ount of tobacco and su g ar be adm itted free from th e P h ilippines a re included in the bill. The m easuie also provides for the issuance of P anam a canal bonds to the am ount o f $40,000,000 to reim burse th e tre a su ry for the original pur chase of th e canal and re-enacts the provisions for th e issue of treasu ry cer tificates, th e am ount being increased from $100,000,000 to $250,000,000. W hile th e re is no d u ty imposed upon coffee, te a is taxed 8 cents when im ported from th e country w here it is produced and 9 cents when from other than the producing country. The in tern al revenue ta x on c ig a re tte s is m a te ria lly increased, w hile the tax on b eer and w hisky is undisturbed. A c u t o f 50 p er cen t is made in the steel and lum ber schedules and iron ore, hides, tailow , cottonseed oil and w orks of a r t more than 20 y ears old are placed on the free list. The ta riff on boots and shoes is re duced 40 per cent, and on o th er leather m an u factu res in proportion. The pot tery schedule rem ain s about the sam e, b u t th e d u ties on window and p late glass o f the sm aller sizes are increas ed, w hile th e d u ties on the larg er sizes are reduced. The ta riff on wool of the first and second class, used in clothing p rincipally, is no t d isturbed, b u t on wool of th e th ird class, known as car p e t wool, it is reduced on the cheaper grades. A 5-cent reduction is made in th e d u tie s on shoddy, and w aste w h ite wool tops are assessed 6 cents a pound more th an th e duty on scoured wool, w hich is unchanged. The re com m endations fo r placing wood pulp on th e free lis t and reducing the duties on p rin t paper, w ith certain re s tric tions made by th e Mann com m ittee of th e house are incorporated in the bill. The duty on refined su g a r is reduced .04 of a cen t a pound, and on d ex trin % c e n t a pound. A reduction o f % cent a pound is also made in the duty on starch , w ith the exception of potato starch . Zinc ore is assessed 1 cent per pound for th e zinc contained. The tariff on pig iron is reduced from $4 to $2 p er ton. The principal increases a re made on lemons, cocoa and su b stitu te s for coffee, coal ta r dyes, gloves and coated papers and lith o g rap h p rin ts. A s w as expected, th e new ta riff b : 11 is made on a m axim um and minim um basis, w ith th e provision th a t th e m ax imum ra te s a re no t to go into effect un til 60 days a fte r th e passage of the bill. The recip ro city provisions are contained in th e p a rag rap h s assessing d u ties on bitum inous coal and coke and ag ric u ltu ra l im plem ents, by w hich these a rtic le s a re given en try free of duty when im ported from countries which p erm it th e free im portation of these a rtic le s from A m erica. The inheritan ce tax provision of the bill is sim ila r to th e New York sta te law. I t provides a tax o f 5 per cent on all in h eritan ces over $500 th a t are collateral inheritances, or in which stra n g e rs a re the legatees. In cases o f d ire c t inheritan ce the tax es pre scribed a re : On $10,000 to $100,000, 1 per ce n t; on $100,000 to $500,000. 2 per cent, and on those over $500,000, 3 per cent. I t is estim ated th a t $20,000,000 annu ally w ill be derived from th is tax. The m axim um and m inim um provis ions of th e bill do aw ay w ith the ne cessity o f continuing the foreign trade agreem ents. The abrogation of these is provided for in a section which au thorizes the presid en t to issue notices of the term in atio n of t iese agreem ents w ith in 10 days a fte r the bill goes into effect. The French ag reem ent would th erefo re te rm in a te im m ediately, while the G erm ar ag reem ent would rem ain in force fo r six m onths. C ALL FO R CO N G RESS. T ra n s - M is s is s ip p i C o m m e rc ia l B o d y to M e e t in D e n ve r. D enver, M arch 23.—S ecretary A r th u r F . F ran cis, of the T rans-M issis sippi Com m ercial congress, today is sued th e official call fo r the 20th an nual session of th a t association, to be held in D enver A ugust 16 to 21 in clusive, of th is y ear. Added in te re st a ttach es to th is m eeting from the fact th a t P resid en t T a lt w ill be p resen t and tak e p a rt in the proceedings. A large attendance o f rep resen tativ es of the L atin-A m erican countries is also ex pected, in the in te re s t of closer in te r national relatio n s betw een th is country and the republics of South and C entral A m erica and Mexico. One th in g w ill be barred, according to tn e executive com m ittee, and th is is a discussion o f questions of a political nature. B esides these questions of closer re lations w ith th e southern republics, w ith especial reference to th e early com pletion o f th e P anam a canal and the consequent stim u la tin g com m er cial developm ent in the trans-M issis sippi sta te s, the follow ing questions will come under discussion: N ational defense, w ith special re fe r ence to the needs of the Pacific coast and H a w a ii; an adequate m erchant m arine and th e need of governm ent aid in its upbuilding and m aintenance; conservation of n atu ral resources. T his prom ises to be one of the leading questions to come before the congress. Irrig a tio n and the reclam ation o f sem i- arid lands w ill also be taken up, as will w aterw ay im provem ents, d rain ag e of subm erged lands, scientific dry farm ing, A laska, se p a ra te statehonod for New Mexico and A rizona, parcels post, postal savings banks, insurance, trad e relatio n s w ith Mexico, C entral and South A m erica, G ulf ports and the ra il roads, P anam a canal, H aw aii, im m i g ratio n , good roads, su g ar b eet and cane industry, B a ra ta ria a n d Lafourche, national finance, consular service. S T R IK E IS O V E R . P a r is P o sta l E m p lo y e s S u e t o r P e a ce and A r e M e t H a lf W a y. P aris, M arch 23.— The g re a t strik e of the em ployes o f the postoffice d e p a rt m ent, which v irtu a lly has isolated P aris and cut off F rance from commu nication w ith the outside w orld for the p a st w eek, collapsed today. The strik e com m ittee decided to call off th e em ployes and made the first move to effect a settlem en t, v irtu ally suing fo r peace. The governm ent w ill m eet the com m it tee h a lf w ay. R ep resen tativ es of the linem en called today upon M. B arthou, m in ister of public w orks, ostensibly fo r th e purpose of p ro testin g a g a in s t the charges th a t they had c u t th e w ires, b u t d u rin g the course of the interview they com m uni cated to the m in iste r th e term s on w hich the allied associations collec tively would resum e work. These w e r e : F irs t, the resignation of M. Sim yan, under secretary of posts and te le g ra p h s; second, th a t no em ployes should be dism issed on account of th e strik e . They desired also the assurance th a t th e d eleg ates of the association h e re a fte r should be per m itted to lay th e ir grievances directly before th e m in iste r o f public w orks. M. B arthou received th e deputation in a conciliatory s p irit,. H e said the governm ent could not discuss the re sig nation of an official except w ith p a rlia m ent, b u t he gave the delegation the satisfactio n it dem anded on other points. P rem ier C lem enceau m et the deputa tion la te r and confirmed M. B arth o u ’s sta te m e n t w ith reg ard to the a ttitu d e o fth e governm ent. A t the conclusion of these p riv ate interview s w ith the m in isters, the strik e com m ittee m et and decided upon the resum ntion of w drk tom orrow . T his decision w as announced a t a mass m eeting a t w hich 5,000 s trik e rs w ere present. Peace Pact A ssu re d . C ity of M exico, M arch 23.— I t is now believed a c e rta in ty th a t a confer ence of the five presidents o f C entral A m erican republics w ill be held soon. Word has reached here th a t P residents C abrera, of G u atem ala; D avilla, of H onduras, and Zelaya, o f N icaragua, have agreed to the proposed m eeting. I t is thought th a t P resid en t Figueroa, of Salvador, and the p resid en t of Costa R ica w ill consent to the invitation sen t out by M. E cheverria, president o f the C entral A m erican branch of the bureau o f A m erican republics. S u ite H a s to B e R e m o d e le d . New Y ork, M arch 23.— Im m ediately upon the a rriv a l of the steam er H am burg carp en ters and decorators w ere se t to work rem odeling the stateroom s w hich Mr. Roosevelt is to occupy. The original im perial su ite consisted of only th ree room s. The alte ra tio n s w ill m ake the su ite of seven rooms. The first room w ill be a draw ing room, im m ediately off w hich w ill open Mr. R oosevelt’s bedroom. C onnecting w ith R e vo lt U n d e r C o n t ro l. th is w ill be a dressing room, a fte r H avana, March 18. The indications w hich w ill come K erm it R oosevelt’s, to n ig h t are th a t the governm ent is in a and la s t of all the bath. fa ir w ay to crush prom ptly the incipi e n t revolution th a t broke out in the B a lk a n T r o u b le E n d s . province o f S an ta C lara Monday n ig h t. Belgrade, M arch 23.— Peace is re P alace officials announced th a t the garded as assured. I t w as semi-offici fa th e r o f tw o m em bers o f the band of al ly sta te d to n ig h t th a t th e powers in su rg en ts had v isited G eneral Monte- would invite S erv ia tom orrow to de aguado, ch ief of the guard a t Cama- clare the question of the annexation of ju an i, and told him th a t the insurgents Bosnia and H erzegovina settled and to im plored th e clem ency o f the govern disarm and discharge its reserv ists. m ent and w ere anxious to surrender, F urtherm ore, it w as said, th e Servian on the prom ise th a t th e ir lives would governm ent would accede to th is re be spared. quest, th u s opening the way fo r d irect negotiations betw een A u stria and S er E xte n t o f S t r ik e H id d en. via for a com m ercial agreem ent. Ixjndon, March 18.- The dem oraliza tion o f the P aris postal an 1 telegraphic G o v e r n o r C o s g r o v e Im p ro v e s. service is becom ing a serious m a tte r Paso Robles H ot Springs, Cal., for th e re s t o f th e w orld. The French M arch 23. T h at Governor Cosgrove is au th o ritie s, it is believed here, are tr y im proving so rapidly he w ill be able ing to conceal the e x te n t of the strik e, to leave for W ashington by May 1 to w hich seem s to be ex tending gradually a sumo the reins of governm ent in th a t to the large provincial tow ns, although s ta te , is the opinion of Dr. F. W. many dispatches from places outside Saw yer, m anaging director, who says P aris are received in Ixmdon w ith sm all the rep o rts he has to give out are delay. P a ris itse lf w as en tirely cut highly encouraging. off telegraphically. M is s o u r i A fte r N e g ro e s . Jefferson C ity, Mo.. M arch 18.—The sen ate passed a bill today to provide an educational qualification for voters. Most of th e R epublicans voted no. The theory of the D em ocrats w as th a t the bill would disfran ch ise more negroes than it would ign o ran t w h ite foreigners. FRENCH TARIFF UP R A IL W A Y U n ite d States E x p o rts H ard H it by P r o p o s e d N e w S c h e d u le s and B u s in e s s M e n A n x io u s. W ashington, M arch 23.— The a tte n tion of A m erican m anu factu rers w ill not fo r the n ex t few m onths be e n tire ly focused upon the proposed ta riff re vision in th is country. F rance proposes to revise its tariff, and in the changes to be made the U nited S ta te s is vitaliy in terested . I f the proposed French ta riff bill should be enacted into law in its p resen t shape, A m erican trade would be injuriously affected. Some of in te re stin g facts in regard to th e new m easure are prepared by N . I. Stone, ta riff e x p e rt of th e de p a rtm e n t of comm erce and labor. I t is proposed to advance the general ra te on canned m eats of 20 francs per 100 kilos to 30 francs, an increase of 50 per cent, leaving the m inim um ra te o f 15 francs unchanged. U nder the e x is tin g agreem ent fresh apples and pears are adm itted a t the ra te of 2 francs per 100 kilos. I t is proposed to advance the m inim um rate to 5 francs, an increase of 150 per cent, and to increase the general ra te from 5 to 8 francs. I t is proposed to increase the m inim um ra te on hops from 30 to 40 francs, and the general from 45 to 60 fran cs per 100 kilos. F a r more num erous are the ta riff changes on articles w hich are not a f fected by the com m ercial ag reem en t betw een France and th is country. Among the more im portant of these changes the follow ing may be men tioned, th e ra te being given in francs per 100 k ilo s : M eat e x tra c ts, general rate increased from 40 to 45 fra n c s; cotton seed, now adm itted free, to be su b ject to a duty of 1.50 fran cs; peanuts, now adm itted free, to be su b ject to a duty o f 2.50 francs, and preserved vegetal des, duty increased from 20 to 24 francs. A S S I G N M E N T S A R E G IV E N . N o r th w e s t S e n a t o r s G et P la c e s V a r io u s C o m m itte e s. on W ashington, M arch 23.— D uring the 61st congress N orthw estern senators w ill have com m ittee assig n m en ts as follow s : B ourne— F isheries, chairm an ; com m erce, public expenditures, p rin tin g , coast defenses, postoffices, public health, railroads. C ham berlain— A griculture and fo r estry , public lands, irrig a tio n , P h ilip pines, p rin tin g , Pacific railroads, ex penditures in In te rio r departm ent. P ile s—C oast survey, ch airm an ; com merce, judiciary, revision of law s, P a cific islands, pensions, te rrito rie s. Jo n es—In d u strial expositions, c h a ir m an ; public lands, irrig atio n , C ana dian relations, coast defenses, conser vation of national resources, corpora tions organized in the D istric t o f Co lum bia. H eyburn— M anufactures, ch airm an ; jo in t, com m ittee on revision of the law s of the U nited S tates, chairm an ; conservation of n atu ral resources, im m igration, m ines and m ining, P h ilip pines, p rivileges and elections, public buildings and grounds, public lands. B orah— E ducation and labor, ch air m an; expenditures in the N avy de p artm en t, in tiro cean ic canals, irrig a tion judiciary, standards, w eights and m easures. Islan d Is C a u s e o f T ro u b le . Tokio, M arch 23. — Special dis patches received by Jap an ese papers from Hongkong and P ekin indicate th a t the effort which is being made a t Canton to again inflame the Chinese a g a in st the Japanese and brin g about a renew al of th e boycott on Japanese goods, because of the alleged occupa tion of P ra ta s island by Japanese guano dealers, is apparently a move m ent on the p a rt of some unknown propagandists to keep ill feelin g be tw een Jap an and China stirred up in the hope of eventually causing a breach N o A p p e al fo r O fficials. S a lt Lake C ity, M arch 23.—The traffic officials and railroads convicted la st Jan u a ry in the U nited S ta te s D is tr ic t court of conspiracy in connection w ith th e refusal to deliver coal to an independent coal dealer, w ere denied a new tria l today and will be sentenced on Monday. The defendants a re J. H. Moore, sales agent of th e Union Pacific Coal com pany; E v e re tt Buck ingham , form er general superintendent o f t h e Oregon S h o rt L ine; the Union Pacific railroad, the Union Pacific Coal company and the Oregon S hort Line. K id n a p e d B o y Re tu rn ed . Cleveland, March 23.— L ittle W illie W hitla, who has caused the police of the en tire country endless w orry since he w as kidnaped from school in Sharon, Pa., last T hursday, was retu rn ed to his fa th e r a t the Hollenden hotel here a t 8 :30 o'clock la st evening. In com pli ance w ith an agreem ent entered into betw een the boy’s fa th e r and an agent of the kidnapers here today, • the boy w as placed on a stre e tc a r on the out sk irts of the city a fte r 8 o’clock. S eattle, M arch 22.—A ctual demon stra tio n s o f every railw ay sa fe ty de vice, approved and unexploited, w ill be made daily in the tra n sp o rtatio n build ing and yards of the A laska-Y ukon-Pa- cific exposition, w hich w ill open on Ju n e 1 in S eattle. The tran sp o rtatio n building is now being hurried to com pletion and tracks, spurs, sw itches and " Y s ” are already laid fo r the m ost com plete exem plifica tion o f general and special railw ay traffic ev er attem p ted on the grounds of an exposition. So desirous w ere E astern locomotive builders of tak in g advantage of reach ing the O riental field through the me dium o f the S e a ttle fa ir, th a t they pro vided th e m ajor portion of the $75,000 w hich th e construction of the tran sp o r tation building has cost, in order th a t the stru c tu re should be o f am ple size for th e ir m ost com plicated illsutrations. Locom otives of all m akes and all periods w ill be ex h ib ited . E verything, from the old " h a y b u rn ers” of the cot ton belt, to the b ig tran sco n tin en tal mogul w ill be shown under full steam . A modern passenger tra in , equipped w ith th e last work in Pullm an service, lights, brakes and w ireless alarm s w ill be a daily show. The elec tric end o f tra n sp o rta tio n w ill be given as com plete exhibition as its riv al. A fully equipped modern trolley as well as a new underground trolley, w hich it is claim ed, does aw ay w ith all previous objections to the un derground system , w ill be displayed in operation. E very known farm vehicle, reapers, stack ers, harvesters, plow s and all else, even to the harness fo r the horses, w ill be shown and the big tra c tio n h a rv e s t ers found w orking throughout th e W est, w ill have a place, w ith all of th e ir la te s t im provem ents. FO O D SU PPLY AFFECTED. Fren ch T e le g ra p h S t r ik e C o n t in u e s and F a m in e T h re a te n s. P aris, M arch 22.—The governm ent issued a reassu rin g sta te m e n t to n ig h t concerning the strik e , in w hich the s it uation w as said to be notably im prov ed, many of the s trik e rs, especially the telephone girls, h av in g retu rn ed to w ork. The strik e leaderB, on th e o th e r hand, w ere loudly proclaim ing w ar to the h ilt, and th ere a re disq u ietin g rum ors of railroad and o th er co-opera tiv e strik es. D isclosures in connection w ith the strik e indicate th a t th e abuses and fa v o ritism charged have been largely due to the fa c t th a t p olitics have had much to do w ith the ad m in istratio n o f the post and telegraph service. The lack of food in the cap ital, an outcom e of the im possibility o f fo r w arding paym ents, is m aking itse lf fe lt today, and provision dealers de clare th a t if there is no im provem ent the city in a few days probably w ill be confronted w ith fam in e conditions. The loss to business in P a ris alone is variously estim ated a t from $600,000 to $1,200,000. Only a few w ires today connect E urope P a ris w ith and the out side world. The governm ent has form ally notifi ed the s trik e rs th a t 48 hours o f grace will be allowed them to re tu rn to work, a fte r w hich th e ir dism issal w ill be ir revocable. W in te r H o n e on C o a st. 13 W a r s h ip s R e ad y in 1912. B erlin, M arch 23.— In view of the assertions made in th e B ritish house of commons th a t G erm any, in the spring of 1912, would have 17 w arships, all of them of the big-gun type, the Navy d ep artm en t authorizes the statem en t th a t in the autum n of 1912 Germany w ill have 13 such vessels. Finds T w o New P lanets. P aris, March 23.—The astronom er G aillot announced before the Academy of Sciences to n ig h t th a t he had discov ered tw o new planets situ ated beyond N eptune, which is the outerm ost known p lan et of the aolar system . South and West Want Duty on Lumber to Remain. WEST ALSO AGAINST FREE HIDES D e m o c ra t s D e m a n d S m a lle r C uty on L e a th e r G o o d s — L o u is ia n a W a n ts D u ty on Ph ilip p in e Rice. W ashington, M arch 20.— M em bers on both 3ides of the house are lining up and p re p arin g to subm it am endm ents to the Payne ta riff bill, in w hich th e ir constituents are in terested. The m ain contention w ill be over the cut in the lum ber duty. I t is understood th a t the Southern rep resen tativ es are alm ost unanim ous fo r re ta in in g the present duty of $2 per thousand feet. They will have the support of many m em bers from th e N orthw est and the P a cific C oast stales. H ides and leather m anufactures also w ill be the su b ject of considerable de bate. The D em ocrats w ill fight to have shoes and o th er product of leath er reduced 5 or 10 per cent more and have hides retain ed on the fre e list. On boots and shoes, according to the new tariff, w ill be levied a duty of 15 per cen t ad valorem . W hile th is is a reduction of 10 per cen t ad valorem , it is contended by those who favor fu r th e r reductions th a t the shoemen have adm itted th a t they could stand a re duction to f 5 to 10 p er cen t more if hides w ere ad m itted free. W estern rep resen tativ es w ill m ake an e a rn est effort to have a duty of 15 p er cen t again placed on hides. The L ouisiana delegation m et today to consider the effect th a t the free trad e provision fo r the P hilpippiines would have on the rice industry. They will endeavor to have th e m inority re p o rt fav o r a sm a'l duty on rice im port ed from th e P h ilippine islands, or the q u an tity e n titled to free duty re s tric t ed, as ha3 been done w ith su g ar and tobacco. CLEM ENCEAU S U S T A IN E D . F r e n c h C h a m b e r S t a n d s B / F ra m ie r on S t r ik e S i t u a t 'd . P aris, March 20.— P re m ie r Clem en ceau and his colleagues who faced the strik e in terp ellatio n s in the cham ber o f dep u ties today, determ ined to se cure indorsem ent of the govern m en t’s position in th e prem ises or re tire frofti office. T hey won, fo r the cham ber re jected by a vote of 354 to 188 a resolu tion providing fo r a comm ission to in v e stig a te the causes of the strik e. The num ber of s trik e rs has been largely increased. T he governm ent, w ith th e aid of m ilitary telegraphers and soldiers a ctin g as le tte r carriers, has been successful in securing a sem blance of resum ption in all branches of the service. In the provinces the strik e is constantly securing new ad herents, and in many larg er centers it is com plete. The strik e leaders claim th a t victory is w ithin th e ir grasp. The governm ent has prepared a bill to ex tend the tim e on financial paper until the s ta te services are ag ain norm al. N E W J A P C R I S I S IN S O U T H . S T E A M E R L IN E T O P A N A M A . C ounty Officials in C alifornia T ry to C ollect Poll T ax; S trik e S nag. O xnard, C al., M arch 22.— Serious labor trouble is th reaten ed in the beet fields here over the situ atio n created by the a tte m p t to collect a county poll ta x from the 450 Jap an ese living in O xnard and employed in the beet fields. T his a tte m p t, a fte r they had paid the city ta x in th is city, caused g re a t re sentm ent. The sh eriff and deputy as sessors in many instances seized horses and goods owned by th e Jap an ese and la te r forced them to pay under th re a ts of selling th e ir property. Some o f the Jap an ese have already le f t fo r o th er p a rts o f the s ta te w here Jap an ese labor is in dem and, leaving the beetgrow ers in serious s tra its fo r laborers. T onight the sheriff and assessor say it is probable the county w ill recede from its position and re tu rn the m one” collected. C o a s t C o n fe re n c e A s k s G o v e rn m e n t to A id o r C re a t e O ne. San Francisco, M arch 20.— A resolu tion calling upon the U nited S ta te s governm ent to encourage th e estab lish m ent of a priv ately owned steam ship line on the Pacific and A tlan tic oceans, operated by way of the P anam a ra il road, or, fa ilin g th a t, to supplem ent the governm ent-ow ned A ltan tic line by a sim ilar line in th e Pacific, w as adopted here today by re p resen tativ es of various com m ercial irg an izatio n s of the Pacific coast. The rep resen tativ es m et fo r the p u r pose of discussing th e effect of the In te r s ta te Comm erce com m ission’s d ecis ion in th e Spokane case on Pacific coast job b in g in terests. Com m ercial bodies from Porland, S e a ttle , Tacoma, Sacram ento, Los A ngeles and th is city w ere represented. M in e S e lls fo r $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Bill C uts D rinking T im e. S a lt L ake C ity, M arch 22.— B oth branches of the s ta te leg islatu re today passed a bill reg u la tin g the sale of liquor. The bill g iv es to all counties local option and to c itie s of 12,000 pop ulation or more a se p a ra te vote. S a loons are to be open only from 7 a. m. until 7 p. m ., except on S aturday, when the hours shall be from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Special elections on the question of local option are to be held on p e ti tion. I t is believed th a t the bill w ill receive the sig n a tu re of G overnor Spry. Gold S trik e s in A rizona. Phoenix, A riz., M arch 22.—Two gold strik es, reported to be the b ig g est ever made in A rizona, one a t Salom e and the o th er a t Bouse, have caused ex cite m ent throughout th e te rrito ry , and all of the w estern p a rt from Phoenix to the riv er is filling w ith prospectors. M ining men of expreience who have visited the scenes o f th e strik e s say th a t the ore is of su rpassing richness, and th a tt here are evidences of perm a nence in the ledges. The strik e s are in d istric ts w here m ineral has been found heretofore in paying q u an tities. H a lf Billion in S u b w a y s. S an ta B arbara, Cal., March 23.— E. H. H arrim an has wired J . H. H a rrin g ton, of the Texas Pacific Im provem ent company here, th a t he w ill be in S anta B arbara tom orrow and w ill select a site on the com pany’s Hope ranch for a w in ter residence. Mr. H arrim an and all his Southern Pacific lieu ten an ts will hold a w eek’« conference a t a local hotel and it is au th o ritativ ely stated th a t he will not go to San Francisco. FIGHT ON TARIFF BILL E v e ry S a fe ty D e v ic e K n o w n W ill Re ce iva T e a t at /‘ .-Y .-P . E x p o a itio n . European Nation Plans Many In creases In Duties. AMERICAN TRADE IS AFFECTED D E M O N S T R A T IO N S . New York, March 22.—The rem ark able scope of G reater New Y o rk 's plans forp roviding adequate tran sp o rtatio n fa c ilitie s is indicated in a sta te m e n t issued here today, w hich shows th a t the expenditure o f nearly $500,000,000 is contem plated. O f th is am ount n e a r ly $400,000,000 is included in projects for tunnels and subw ays. W ork in volving a fourth of th is to tal w ill prob ably begin before the end o f the pres ent year. J s p S h i p s P la n V o y a g e . Tokio, M arch 22.— Two ships of the Jap an ese tra in in g squadron, leaving Yokosuke on M arch 14, w ill v is it vari- ousp ointa on the Pacific coast d u ring the sp rin g and sum m er. The vessels are the cruisers A so and Soya. Phoenix, A riz., M arch ?0 .— P ap ers w ere recorded in Florence today con sum m ating the deal made th ree m onths ago w hereby Lewissohn B rothers, o f New York, acquire tllC property of the K elvin C alum et Mine company, in the Ray K elvin d is tric t, P inal county, fo r $2,000,000. The term s are th a t $300,- 000 is to be sp en t in developm ent in the n e x t year, the balance of the price then to be paid if the p roperty devel ops a9 specified. T his is the ground on w hich the Ray C entral company w as organizd by the Lewissohns. K idnap B o y fo r R a n so m . Sharon, P a., M arch 20.— Ten thou sand dollars ransom is dem anded for the re tu rn of W illie W hitla, A ttorney Jam es P. W h itla’s 8-year-old son, who w as sp irited aw ay from school thia m orning by a stran g e man. Accom panying the demand fo r ransom is a covert th re a t th a t th e boy w ill be killed unless the money is produced, Mr. and Mrs. W hitla are am ong the leading residents of th e tow n. The form er is a brother-in-law of F ran k H. Buhl, the m ulti-m illionaire steel man. W iz a r d to L e a v e P a sa d e n a . Pasadena, C al., M arch 20.—T here w ill be no more conferences betw een railw ay officials of the H arrim an sys tem a t Pasadena, and E. H. H arrim an w ill leave tom orrow fo r San Diego, and from th ere will proceed to New O rleans. T here he w ill em bark on his p riv ate yacht, S u ltan a, and go fo r a cruise to P anam a to inspect progress on th e canal. Mr. H arrim an w ill re m ain in San D iego u n til he has word th a t his y a c h t is on its w ay. C atsu p P o u red Into Bay Providence, R. I., M arch 20.—The w aters of N a rra g a n se tt bay w ere well seasoned w ith tom ato catsup today when 650 esses, containing 15,600 bot tles, w ere dumped into the sea because they did not m eet the requirem ents of the Federal pure food law .