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egtjr vs. AV 7 "IT'S A COLD, DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT." - w . ... . . .. . ..... VOL. XIV. . HOOD niVEE, OOEGOJ TnUJJSDAT, AP1JIL 23, 1903. '" NO. 49. HOOD RIVER GLACIER Published every Thursday. 8. P. BLYTHB SON, Publisher!. Terms of subscription l.p year when paid In advance. THE MAILS. The mall arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 o'clock a. tn. Wednesdays and Saturdays; departs the tame days at noon. Kor Chenoweth, leaves at R a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: arrives at 8 p. in. for White Salmon (V ash.) leaves daily at 6:43 a. m.: arrives at 7;l.i p. m. f rom White Salmon leaves for Fiilda, Oilmer, Trout Lake and (ilenwood daily at A. M. For Binxen (Wash.) leaves at6:46p.m.; ar. rives at p. m. HOC1BTIK4. CyOX'RT HOOD RIVER No. 42, FORKSTERS OF I AM KltH'A Meets second and Fourth Mon days in each month in K. or P. hall. If. 1. Kkki.khh K, C. R. 8. F. Fount, Financial Secretary. OAK GROVE COUNCIL No. U2, ORPKR OF PKNDO. Meets the Second and Fourth Fridavsof the month. Visitors amllallv wel comed. F. V. Hkohius, Counsellor. Mian Nillii Clark, Secretary. ORDER OF WASHINGTON. - Hood River Union No. 142, meets in Odd Kelluws' hall second and fourth Saturdays in each month, 1 :80 o'clock. C. 1 Cori-LK, President. 1. K. Hanma, Secretary. IAUREL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. J 87,1.0.0. F.-Meeta Hist end third Fri days in each month. Miss Edith Moore, N. G. L. E. Mown, Secretary. riANBY POST, No. IB, G. A. R.-MeetsatA. j O. U. W. Hall second and fourth Saturdays of each mouth at t o'clock p. m. All U. A. K. members invited to meet with us. W. H. Perry, Commander. T. J. Cunning, Adjutant. pANBY W. R. C No. 1ft Meets second and j fourth Saturdays of each month In A. O, U. W . hall at 2 p. in. Mkb. Fannik Bailky, Pres. tMB. T. J.X'annino, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. H'5, A. F. and A M. Meets Saturday evening on or before earn full moon. Wm. M. Yatks, W. M. C. 1). Thompson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 57, R. A. M. Meets third Friday nix lit of each mouth. G. R. Cabinkh, H. P. A. 8. Blowers, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 2ft, O. E. 8. Meeta second and fourth Tuesday even ings of each month. Visitors cordially wel comed. Mrs. May Yates, W. M. Mas. Maby B. Davidson, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 10S, United Artisans, Meets first and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays social; Arti sans ball. F. C. BROBIUS, M. A. F. B. Barnes, Secretary. WAUCOMA LODGE, No. 80, K. of P.-Meets iu A. 0. U. W. ball every Tuesday night. F. L. Davidson, C. C. Di. C. II. JkNkiNS, K. of R. & 8. D IVER8IDE LODGE. No. 68, A. O. U, W. Ji Meets first and third Saturdays of each month. F. B. Baknks, W. M. E. R. Bradlky, Financier. Chkrteb Shuti, Recorder. IDLEWILDE LODGE, No. 107, I. O O. F. Meeta in Fraternal hull every Thursday night. Gito. W. Thomtson, N. u. J. L. Henderson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER TENT, No. 19, K. O. T. M., meets at A. O. U, W. hall on the first and third Fridays of each month. Waltrr gkkkino, Commander. O. E. Williams, Secretary. RIVKRSfDE LODGE NO. 40, DEGREE OF HONOR, A. O. U. W. Meets first and third Saturdays at 8 P. M. Kate M. Frederick, C. of It. Misa Annie Smith, Recorder. OOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meets ill Odd Fellows' Hall the first and third W ednesdays of each month. J. R. Reus, V. C. C. U. Dakin, Clerk. JpDEN ENCAMPMENT No. 48, I. O. O. F. 'i Regular meeting second and fourth Mon days of each month. W. O. Ash, C. P. V. L. Henderson, Scribe. JJR. J. XV. VOGEL. . OCULIST. Will make regular monthly visits to Hood River. Residence 8ti8 Sixteenth Street, Portland, Oregon. Q II. JENKINS, D. M.'D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: Office, 281; residence, 91. Office in Langille bid. Hood River, Oregon. JR. I. T. CARN8, Dentist. Gold crowns and bridge work and all kinds of Up-to-DatJ Dentistry. HOOD RIVER OREGON JJ L.DUMBLE, THYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Shaw, Calls promptly answered In town or country, Dav or Niuht. Telephones: Residence, 81; Office, 8a Office over Everharl's Grocery. J F. WATT.M.D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Office, 281 ; residence, 283. BURGEON O. R. A V. CO. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNKY-ATLAW. ABSTRACTER, NO TARY PUBLIC and REAL . EST Alii AGENT. For 2S rears a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Has had mauy years experience in Real Estate matters, as abstractor, searcher of titles and ageuk Satisfaction guaranteed or ro charge. pREDERICK A ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Estimate furnished for all kinds of work. Repairing a specialty. All kinds of shop work. Shop on State Street, between First and Second. A.JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstract Furnished. Money Loaned, llooil River, Oregon. p C. BROSiUS, M. D. ' THYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Phone Central, or 121. Office Hour: 10 to 11 A. M.; 1 to 3 sum u v ix. fi. JJCTLKR 4 CO., . BANKERS, fio a general banking bosinesa. HOOD RIVER. OREGON. PREPARE FOR GENERAL STAFF Root Will Have It In Working Order When Law Becomes Effective. Washington, April 23.- It ie the in tention of Secretary Root to have the organization of the general staff per fected and ready for business at the time the law goes into effect in August. For that reason the order detailing offi cers for the general staff instructed all save those initio Philippines to report at once to General Young, who is the chief of staff, and who will have in hand the details of organizing the body. It is the intention of Secretary Root to have different officers, who are like ly to be assigned to special duties in connection with staff work, detailed as special boards, to which will be re ferred matteis that will naturally come before them. It is ' the intention to have the officers of the general staff divided into sections and take up such questions now as will be referred to them when the law becomes operative. It is not intended that any of the offi cers detailed for the general staff shall continue their present duties longer than is absolutely necessary, as it 1b the desire of Secretry Root that they shon'd at once enter npon their 'staff duties and assist in perfecting the or ganization so that it will be in working order by August 15. MOR05 PLEDUB PEACE. But Any Attempt to Abolish Slavery Will Cause a Rebellion. Manila, April 23. Major General Davis has returned here from Jolo arcbipt htgo. He did not e the sultan of Jolo,' as the latter went to Singapore three days before General Davis ar rived. The sultan's absence compels a temporary abandonment of the nego tiations for the abrogation of the Bates treaty. General Davis reports , that nine tentlis of the Lanao (Mindanao) Moros have accepted the American sovereign ty and pledged peace and friendship Representatives of 40 towns north of the lake professed allegiance to the United States before Major Ballard yes terday. v Peace is assured until an at tempt is made to abolish slavery. It is believed that would unite the Moros in opposition to the Americans. The head-hunters inhabiting the Sierra Madre mountain? have made a raid in the province of Nuetva Ecija, ixland of Luzon. They beheaded four natives. A force of cavalry is pursuing the raiderg. HUNGARIANS USB C1UNS. They Strike for Increase on Duke Estate aad Show Fight. Somerville. N. J., April 23. Two hundred Hungarians and Teles, who are on a strike on the estate of James B. Duke, president of the American tobacco company, held the bridge from Raritan to the Duke estate today and with drawn revolvers prevented team sters from going to the Duke es-tate. Mr. Duke cays he will not grant the 25 cents a day increase the men ask. The strikers are alleged to have destroyed many trees on the estate. The strikers gathered at the Raritan river bridge last night, armed with guns and clubs, intending to attack the men who had remained at work as they crossed the bridge to their homes. John Lawaon, manager of the estate, placed the men in wagons . and beaded the procession for the bridge, and he was held up at the entrance by a Hun garian with a gun. Law son drew his own revolver and covered the man, who became frightened and lowered his weapon. The wagons were then . al lowed to cross the bridge. BURIED IN WRECKAQB. Five Lives Lost In Crash on FUco Line- Wreck Due to Malice. Kansas City, April 23. -- Passenger train No. 103, on the Frisco system, which left Kansas City at 11 :30 last night for Memphis and Birmingham, was partially wrecked this morning near Everton, Mo., north of Springfield, by defective rail. The engine,. bag gage, express and mail cars Kent into the ditch and wre badly damaged. The engineer, fireman 'and one postal clerk and two mail clerks were killed and perhaps a dozen passengers were slightly injured. The engineer, fireman and the mail clerks were buried in the wreckage. Fireman Coffman and Postal .clerk Campbell were dead when taken out. Engineer Meade was in dying condi tion and succumbed soon after being removed from the wreck. The pasBen ger roaches remained nprigLt and the passengers, except in the Columbia, escaped with a severe shaking up and slight bruises. Qcriny In Back Scat. Washington, April 23. Considerable attention is being given in official and diplomatic circles to the embarrassing position which Germany is forced to oc cupy at Washington as a result of the delay ia the arrival of the credentials of Baron von Sternberg, who, it is an nounred, is eventually to succeed Herr von Holltben as ambassador here. The German envoy's present rank is that ol minister on a special mi-ion, and as such he necessarily is at the foot of the lift of ministers and just preceding the charges d affaires. Coal Strike Delays Warship. Honoluln, April 23. The coal strike in Eritish Columbia is responsible for the ncn-arrival of a shipment of 1,500 tons of coal for the use of British war ships stationed here. H. M. S. Amphitrite has appealed to the local station to give her 2,000 tons to enable her to. make the return trip to Hong Kont, towing the torpedo boat destroy er due Uiere front Eequima't. The naval station wired to the navy depart ment at Washington for permission. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON MARION COUNTY ROPS. Warm Rain Needed, Otherwise 'the Out look la Very Favorable. Crops in Marion county are in good condition aa a general thing, and there is nothing yet to discourage the farmer. It would be better for everything, how ever, should there be a heavy, warm rain, which would have a two-fold ben eficial effect it aoulJ supply tne ne cessary moisture now demanded in many place, and it would bring the snow out of the Cascades, thus insur ing warm spring weather, which it is proverbial cannot be had until Table Rock and the lower ridges of the moun tains are bare of their white (.oats. Fruit is coming on in good shape, the load of blossoms indicating a plentiful crop, but it is too early to feel safe yet. The weather most dangerous to fruit in this country is that which brings the cold, beating, sleety rains late in April, when the pollen is in the blossom, to be washed out by those rains, leaving the bloHSom lifeless for fruitmaking purposes. There is always a good crop of fruit when that class of rains corned before the blossoming is far advanced or when tho warm spring arrives with out much rain at all. The hop crop is at that point where there is merely speculation as to the re sults. Aauunal, much is heard of mis sing hills, damaged vines, and a heavy shortage in prospect for this year, but past experience has shown that in many years when similar predictions were made, the yield turned ont reasonably good. - Sheep Shearing In Umatilla. Twenty sheep shearers have arrived in Umatilla county from different parts of the country, end will commece work at once. This number will be consid erably increased within a week or ten days, as three crews are employed in the section around Pilot Rok during the shearing season, which lasts about 60 days. Usually there are about 12 men to a crew. These men are paid 7 and 8 re.its a head for shearing stock sheep and 15 a. id 25 cents for pure-bred ewes and Ducks. Some of the men average $10 per day. Sheep will not be sent to the mountains as early this year as last, as there is no scarcity of feed. Big Timber Land Deal. One of the biggest timber deals trans acted in Southern Oregon for some time was the recent transfer of some 42,000 acres of timber land on the Upper Rogue to W. II. Strobridge. He has taken the tract on the Upper Rogue under boud, the price named being $ 2a an acre, for 24,000 acres of the tract, and $20 per acre for the remainder. The total price is $960,000. This belt of timber is one of the finest in the south ern part of the state. 5chool Bond Issue Defeated. By a vote of 185 to 82 the taxpayers of the Tendieton school district de feated the proposition of issuing (25,000 bonds to erect a new eight-room school house. The question at issue was not sc much the money, but the location of the new building which the school board had selected. Run of Small Fish Oood. -The run of fish still continues good at Astoria for this season of the year, and further np the river a number of large fish are being caught.-' Building at Reform School. Flans are neatly complete for the new industrial schcol building which is to be erected at the state reform school at a cost of from $12,000 to $15,000. The plans will be submitted to the board of trustees by Architect C. C. Lewis, ol Portland, the first of next week, and the board will immediately advertise for bids. Snow Deep In Cascades. R. N. Hoover, the well-known shin gle manufacturer cf Detroit, says that snow in the Cascade mountains is deep er now than it has been before at this season in the past eight rears. Should the weather turn warm suddenly so as to melt the snow rapidly, he believes the Willamette river will be high this year. Denied a Frjnchlse. The Baker City council has refused to grant a franchise to the Oregon Ida- bo Central railroad company for' a right of way and terminal facilities to enter that city. This ia the proposed Seven Devils road, a company for the construction of which was organized last fall. At the Penitentiary. Superintendent C. W. James, of the Oregon State Penitentiary, has filed his first report with the Secretary of State, for the quarter ending March 31, 1903. The earnings and receipts of the priscn for the quarter aggregates a total of ft, 435.11, and the expenses I7.063.3J. ' Crook County Judge Resign. Connty Judge W. A. Booth, of Crook cornty, has tendered his resig nation to Governor Chamberlain. The resignation is to take effect May I. Judge Booth gave no reason for his dV ' sire to relinquish the office. No Mop PcsU la Polk. Examination has been made of num erous yards in Polk connty and tbey all show a healthy growth, with no pee't on the vine. The cold weather has ! not pot yafds back in. that county. . ' FLOCK TO LAKE COUNTY. Large Number of Men Waiting for Snow to Melt in Order to Locate. Timber men continue to arrive at Lakeview by every stage and fiom every direction, and the Lakeview land office is working to its full capacity. Several locators with scrip are waiting for the snow to disappear, so they can get into the timber. . . Silver Lake promises to be the tim ber cruiser's headquarters this year, and with its two newspapers is expected to wield considerable influence in the affairs of Lake county in the future. The extension of the railroad from Shaniko to Deschutes promises to divert all the trade north of Goose . Lake Val ley from San Francisco tj Portland, and give passengers a shorter and better route via stage to the railrtad, as there ia a good road at all seasons of thb year from Lakeview to the Des chutes, and no mountains to cross. The season is very backward. No grass has yet started and sheepmen are anxious, as the" lambing season is at hand, and there is no grass, and nights are very cold. Heavy losses have been sustained in the last two weeks, and if the weather does not get warmer in a f jw days, the losses will be heavier than ever before. A few sheepmen have commenced shearing wethers, but many fear to at tempt it yet, although it is far past the usual time to begin. Hanging of Armstrong. An examination of the law governing the execution of death sentences, which was passed by the last legislature, re veals the fact that Armstrong, the mur derer of Minnie Ensrainger, at Baker City, will have to be executed in that city, if the supreme court confirms the judgment of the lower court, when the case comes up on appeal in May. If the sentence of the court is carried out it will be the first legal execution in the history of Baker county, since it was organized, over 40 years ago. In the early days there was a lynching at Auburn, then the county seat, on which occasion a Chinaman was hung for murder. . Oh" tu University. The university of Oregon is again the recipient of the generosity of one of its ardent supporters. - Thomas Howell, of Oregon City, has donated his entire herbarium collection, consisting of over 10,000 species. Dr. Harry Lane, of Portland, recently donated his collec tion of Oregon toadstools to the local university. Also through the depart ment of agriculture the university has just received a collection of the fungi of commercial importance. Fruit Safe at St. Helens. Orcharding at St. Helens claim that the prospect for a good fruit crop is excellent. The cold weather pre vented the trees from budding too early, and the conditions are favorable for a good yield.. Thirty-one Seining Orounds. As near as can be learned, there will be 31 seining grounds operated on the Columbia River during the comisg sea son, a much larger number than ever before, but as yet none of them has been started. ' Some Prison Improvements. Superintendent James, of the state penitentiary, is making a number of improvements intended to better the condition of the prison and make it more secure. Probably no changos will be made in the construction of the pris on wall, but it will be more thoroughly guarded so as to prevent the introduc tion of weapons by that means. The number of day guards on the wall has recently been reduced by' the transfer of cne guard to the shops. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 7071c; blue stem, 758.:; valley, 7576c. . Barley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew ing, $23. flour Beet grade, $3.9504.25 ; grah am, $3.45(13.85. Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; middlings, $ 24; shorts, $19.60020. chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white, $1.16 Q 1.20; gray, $1.1231-15 per cental. Hay Timothy, $13313.50; clover, $10911; cheat, $11012 per ton. Potatoes Best Bnrbanks, 60o per sack; ordinary, 25040c per cental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $30 3.60 per cental. . ' Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11012c; young, 13014c; hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 16017c; dressed, 20022c; ducks, $7O7.60ter dosen; geese, $606.50. Cheeee Full cream, twins, 16XO 17c; Young America, 17 O 17)c; factory prices, llXc leea. Butter Fancy creamery, 22e per pound; extras, 21e; dairy, 20(g22)tc; tore, 16018c Eggs 16017c per dozen. Hope Choice, 18(3 20c per ponnd. Wool Valley, 12015c; Eastern Oregon, 8(3 14 He; mohair, 85336c 'Beef Gross, cows, 3KSe P ponnd; steert, 405c; dressed, 7c Veal 808 Xc Mutton Grose, 707i per ponnd; dressed; 89c Lambs Groat, 4 per pound; drenaed, 7Mc Hofre Gross, 77K P ponnd: dreeaer1,8!8Xe. WORK ON DREDGER. Oood Progress Being Made In Converting the Transport Qrant. Washington, April 22. A report just received by the chief of engineers from Captain San ford, who is oversee ing the overhanling of the transport Grant and its conversion into a sea dredge, says that more than satis factory work has been done npon the vessel since it was taken in hand by the workmen of Mare Island navy yard. At the time of his report practically all obstructing materials in the way of the sand bins, which are to hold the sand as brought np from the Columbia river bar by the Grant's pumps, had been re moved, and many of the frames of the bins had been completed and "placed in position. These bins are to be built below decks and will have outlets at the bottom of the ship, which will be fitted with water-tight gates. When all the bins are filled, the Grant will leave the bar, steam out a good dis tance to sea, and release the sand through gateways. The Grant's boil ers are undergoing repairs, as the ship is cut of rommissicn. Wtord has been received from the Ellicott machine works, of Baltimore, where the pumps fcr the Grant are be ing built, that so far the company has been unable to procure a perfect casting for the pump cylinder. The cylinder called for ia nearly large enough for a man to walk through, and is one of the largest single castings' called fcr in modern pumping machinery. Although several castings have been made, all have been defective. Other work on the pump is progress ing satisfactorily, but. if a perfect cast ing cannot be secured soon, the Grant may not be able to commence work on the bar as early as was contemplated. NO HITCH IN CUBAN AFFAIRS. Slight Difficulties aa to Details, Which Require Three Treaties. Havana, April 22. The correspond ent of the Associated Press is told that there Is no hitch in the negotiations for the ratification of the treaties between the United States and Cuba, the only difficulty thus far being on the subject of details covering the acquisition of private property for the naval stations. The 'Cuban government prefers to pur chase these lands and lease the whole, together with the government lands re quired, to the United States for a nom inal consideration. There appears to be some natural question about the ex tent to which the United States will compensate Cuba for the purchase and leases, but no serious questions have arisen on these subjects. The final negotiations are now em bodied in three treaties one carrying out the details of the arrangements for the occupancy of the naval stations in accordance with the Roosevelt-Palma agreement; another covering the sov ereignty over the Isle of Pines, and the third incorporating the Piatt amend ment provisions into a perpetual treaty. MORE PAY BY flAY 1. Thousands of Men Will do On Strike If They Don't Oct It, New York, April 22. Francis J. Mc Kay, of the New.York locals of the In ternational brotherhood of boilermakers and iron shipbuilders, said at a meet ing of the Central federated union to day: "Seven thousand boilermakers and iron shipbuilders will strike in the shipyards of this city and vicinity if on May 1 they do not get the increase in wages they demand." Constantion Laudadio, of the Rock men's and Excavators' nnion, said that 10,000 of his organization will go out if their demands are not granted May 1. Business Agent Quinlan, of the Pipe Caulkers' and tappers' nnion, reported that 1,000 caulkers and tappers would strike for increased pay throughout the city and in the city departments if their demands were not granted before July 1. PACK I NO HOUSE BURNS. Plant of Pacific Meat Company at Taco- ma Is a Total Loss. Tacoma, April 22. The immense packing house of the Pacific meat com pany on the tide flats has been almost entirely destroyed by fire. The loss will probably aggregate fully 200,uuo. A large stock of dressed meat in store was also bnrned, as was a qunatity of livestock. John C. Boyle, superintendent of the provision department, had a miraculous escape from death. He was shut off by flames on : the fourth floor, and made a thrilling leap to the second floor down the elevator - shaft. The fire was the most spectacular ever seen in Tacoma, and was witnessed by thousands of people. The officers cannot tell how much in surance is in effect, out it will be much below the coat. More Snuggling Cases. Ran Jnan. Porta Rim. Anril 22. Chief Hood, of the internal revenue de partment, has sworn out warrants be fnm InatiM of the Maee for the arrest of Captain Andrew Dunlap, U. 8. N., commandant of the naval station here, and Robert Giles, for bringing in liquors from the island of St. Thomas without paying duty thereon. Giles annealed and held under 1 1.000 bond for trial before the insular district court. Street Car Runs Amuck. Tittebure. April 22. Because an electric brake refused to work, a crowd ed electric ear ran away today in Alle gheny, wrecked a carriage, broke through the' safety gates of the Fort Wayne railroad, derailed a fast moving freight train and then went to pieces. Almost ail of the 44 pat ngera aboard the car wr hurt, though only one la tally. EIGHT ARE KILLED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS IN COLLISION ON ERIE ROAD. Passenger Was Running Fifty Miles an Hour Coupling Broke on Freight and Caused a Delay In (Jetting Off Main Track Bodies Charred and Blackened Beyond Recognition. Jamestown, N. Y., April 22. A coupling broke on a westbound freight train on the Erie road, at .Roodhouse this morning as the train was leaving the main track to take a siding for the east bound New York and Chicago lim ited to pass. Tbe delay occasioned by the mishap was the cause of a fatal ac cident of a most distressing nature. Almost immediately after tbe freight train broke in two the passenger train came along at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The passenger engine, a com bination baggage and passenger car, a day coach and two sleepers left the track, running nearly 100 feet beside the rails, crashing into a small school house, which was demolished., The wreck caught fire immediately and all of the can which left the track were quickly burned up. Baggageman Hotchkiss was killed, hia body being recovered. After the fire five bodies were taken from the burned cars. Three of them are those of two women and a child. They were burned so bad ly aa to make it almost impossible to identify them. The other two have not been identified. It is believed that other bodies are in the w reckage. Six more or less seri ously.injured passengers and members of the crew were taken to the Salamanca hospital. Two private cars on the pas senger train kept the track. RANGE WAR IN WYOMINQ. Threats Against Sheepmen May Cause Summoning of Militia. Denver, April 22. A special to the Republican from Cheyenne, Wyoming, says: The sheepmen of the Sweet water country have declared open war upon the cattlemen, and a clash is im minent unless steps are taken at once to get the warring factions together on the proposition of satisfactory division of tbe ranges of that section. Informa tion from Lander is to the effect that the militia there may be called out to prevent a general fight and much blood shed. Sheriff Charles' Stongh, of Lander, has gone to the range country I to inves tigate the situation, and if he finds tbe condition of affairs as alarming as has been reported, he will immediately make a formal request of Governor Richards for at least one company of the state militia to patrol the ranges. Recently the sheepmen of the Sweet water country have received copies of a circular letter notifying them that sheep would not be permitted to graze within certain boundaries. At a meeting of the executive com mittee cf the Fremont county wool growers' association last Saturday, res olutions were adopted holding account able to any member of the association whose personal arid property rights shall be violated, the person and prop erty of the "dead-liners," and pledging full financial and other support to tbe defense of the lines and lives of the property of the members' of the asso ciation. Tbe resolutions Characterize the drawing of "dead lines" as a violation of Federal statutes and call upon both Federal and state officials, other wool growers' associations and all persons interested for assistance. GREAT FRAUD IN HAVANA. Merchants In Europe Swindled Out of Half Million Dollars. Havana, April 22. Transactions that are alleged to constitute frauds upon merchants in London, Paris and Frankfort, to the extent of $500,000, were developed as a result of the arrest this afternoon of Santos Vasqquez, who conducted a merchandise brokerage business in Havana under the name of the Mutual Merchandise agency of New York. Complaint was made by tbe German consul here, acting on behalf of merchants in Frankfort. It ia alleged that Vasquei had quan tities of foreign goods shipped to Ha vana during tbe last six months, giv ing in payment UO-day drafts of John Fruhlin Brothers, of London. This firm accepted the drafts, but refused pay.nent when due, saying the 'Havana houte had not sent it money. Mexican merchants also are reported to have been victimized. Hia Rival la In Prison. New Orleans, April 22. Bonilla is now president of Honduras,, Arias is in prison at Tegucigalpa and Sierra is fugitive in Nicaragua, having fled to that country for safety when the handful ol troops deserted him in Necaome on April 6-. On that date the rebels under General Barabona and Maldonado made an attack on the government forces under command of General Sierra and then marched on the capital, where Arias was made prisoner. This, with the news that quiet prevailed, was the information received by the Timea. Exhibit Rates to St Leuia. St. Louis, April 22. G. W. Calo, chairman of the southwest tariff com mittee, has prepared a set of rules gov erning the shipments of exhibit to the exposition and return to their owners. It ia provided that all exhibit shall be carried to tbe exposition at fnll tariff rates, but npon proof that exhibits (ex- 'cepting livestock) haw not clanged hands, they will be returned free over ' tbe me road by which they were sent to the fair. THREE ARMY DIVISIONS. Military Department to Be Placed Under Separate Heads. Washington, April 21. A movement baa been started to reestablish military divisions in this countrjr, with several departments included in eacn. It has received the endorsement of high army officials, and it will no doubt be taken up and considered at an early day, probably after the return ofN Secretary Root and Major General Corbin from St. Lou (8. As far as the scheme has proceeded, and according to some recommenda tions made, there are to be three divis ions the Atlantic, the Middle and the Pacific. Each will be in command of a major general of the army. The Atlantic division will be composed of the present department of the East, divided into two two departments, the old department of the gulf to be re established, with headquarters at At lanta, Ga. The Middle division is to be composed of the preseotjdepartmenti of the Lakes, Missouri, Dakota and Texas, while the Pacific division will be composed of the departments of Cal ifornia, Columbia and Colorado. Prob ably different geographical lines of de partments will be made in order to secure the best result. NEW ROUTE FOR CHINESE. May Come to New Orleans and Mobile from Costa Rica. Mobile, Ala., April 21. The sus picion of government officials has been aroused by the numerous arrivals here of late of Chinese from Bocas del Toro, Costa Rica and other southern ports, and an investigation bas been ordered. Several weeks ago half a dozen Chinese arrived in Mobile from Eocas del Toro, destined for New Or leans. They were promptly gathered in by the cuetom officials and lodged in jail, pending a hearing before the local United States commissioner. It is the opinion of government offi cials that there is a company in New Orleans engaged in bringing Chinese to this country from Bocas del Toro and that Mobile, as well as New Orleans, is used as a port of entry. Within the past two months there has been no less than a dozen deported. &TAND FOR FIREWORKS. Room for 31,000 People St. Louis Want to Keep Monitor. St. Louis, April 21. One of the larg est grandstands ever built in the United States has been erected on the world's fair grounds for the fireworks display during the dedication ceremonies. The stand is 800 feet long by 183 feet wide and, it is estimated, will accom modate 31,000 people. The United. States monitor Arkansas, now on her way up the river to take part in the ceremonies, is expected to arrive here on April 26. A movement has been started favorable to the reten tion of the monitor here for several months. Mayor Wells and Prseident Francis, of the exposition, held a con ference today with reference to what steps shall be taken to gain the con sent of the government to the proposi tion. A party of prominent citizens will meet the Arkansas and escort her jo St. Louis. FIOHT ON CANAL TREATY. Herran Says Opposition Is Strong In Colombian Congress. Washington, April 20. Dr. Herran, the Colombian Charge d'Affalrs here, said today with reference to the pros-, pects of the ratification of the Pana ma Canal treaty by the Colombian Congress: "The advices I receive from Bogota through private sources are quite con tradictory. They show the opposition to the treaty to be quite strong, but do not state who are leading tbe op position. I have received no official information to indicate what are the prospects for the success or failure of tbe treaty, and at this distance I am unable to form an opinion as to the relative strength of the friend and opponents of the treaty. I am still without information as to the exact date when congress will be con vened, except that contained In ear lier advices that It would be assem bled about May 1." Castro Pay Germany. Caracas, April 21. Venezuela, car rying out the provisions of the proto cols signed by Minister Bowen with the allies, has met the payment due to Germany on March 16. Thirty per eent of the customs will be delivered to the Caracas branch of the Bank of Eng land, and tbe payment due to Italy on April 1 ia ready. This is in spite of the fact that all of the Venezuelan merchant vessels have not yet been returned, and that those that had been returned had no cargo aboard, having been looted by their captors. Oreat dale la Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colo., April 21. The worst wind storm sire that f November 19, 1901, when cornice and roofs of buildings were blown off, , has been raging at Colorado Spripgs all day. Signs, tree branches and awnings have been wrenched off. At times the wind blew 50 miles an hour. Trains were delayed and the cog road to the summit of Pike' Peak wa blocked by snow drift. A train waa blown almost of! the track. d las Factories Close. Hartford City, Ind., April 21. Every window glass factory in tbe United State has gone ont of blast and 20.000 skilled laborers leave the . factories with no idea w hen tbey will Iretnrn to work. The impression ; among tne workers is that the wage J rale adopted for tbe next blast will I be on. basis doe to a 60 per eent re daction in wage.