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SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY. MAHCIX i". 1502. OOVQtfJOn lAfT .y IS ENDORSED Cy a Promisee. fJIIplsa la a Re f.HLES WENT TOO fAnn,"1TfrV IVi.'JS- IE is r;oT ICOUDLED It I ! OUT IN uun ". 4 ;.,. - ;. ' " ' Ok CLEVELAND CARES' LITTLE FOR HIS RETIREMENT WILL" BE THE PROBABLE RESULT cent tetter SENT TO SECRETARY OF WAR ROOTHE ASKS FOR THE RE TURN OP THE COVERNOli Tho Bill to Jrotect tha President Passed the Senate at Yesterday's Session Tillman the Only Man to : Debate the Repeal af the War Rtv ., anua LawA Pretest: Filed by Prasidant Com para. ! x WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. Secretary Root has received m characteristic lat tar from Flip Buncmino; who waa . ona of tha leaders in tha original Phil; ippine Government j under Aguinaldo, and ia now-a ' miimbir of tha Philippine Civil Service Commission, and a friend of the United Statee Government. -'"Permit me he says, "to offer con gratulatione for your policy over my peopfe in the Philippines. In my peo ple's name, I request that you send promptly here Governor Toft;" , The olfTkialit urt? highly gratified at this unsolicited (evidence j of i appreela tlon by friendly Filitlno', of - the '.ef forts of Governor' Taft to ameliorate their condition, ami give them a, good Government." ' ' -To 'Protect President'.' ' . Washington, Mar, 21. Two Impor tant measures wer Missed by' the eten- : ate today.. The bill for th repeal of the war revenue tax?, and that for protection tit the President of the ITnltwl Htates The war revenue bill Jn passed without .division, and after "only one short speech. TUlmart em braced Che opportunity afforded by the bill's consideration to ; protect against the repeal .'.'of the duty of tn -cents a a pound on lea. - -- f. " v 5 ' '.The bill for the protection of '(he I'residenl was under discussion during , ; the greater "part of ; the mwion f'at- ttinon mud n extended pcwb In opposition to It. ana Kalrbsnkn up-l Arted, H. triijur AH were amf-ridrnents'' rej'led, and to , the It wa pasm-d by a vote of 5ilo ID. " s Over Sixty Millions. Washington, Mar, 21. The... House today passed the lll r and I larlmr bill. Although .several amendment a ere ''Adopted not HtiKr- dollar was added to the I1i.iuri. and Jart paused It vaMleti exat tly whift. It did When It tame front the coiruoittee, $i,6S,27, , including authorization. Sulxer (N. Y.), nifmpted to foree a record vote on the final paHsogeof the' bill., but only three rwmbcrs, Xtnifh . down), KMy.Arnld N. Y., and hran (M'l.i, mifpoi tt- tiltti. . ' ' -''Gompers OiMgeta, i - Washington. ' Milr I. KamuH SoitipTK,. lceild' fit ff ie Ant-rlran Federation? of l.ilx.r. bus nt to the Henate a proleid; wgalnst -the Vonr' sHMe'x" of jtrill-li)Jijfn ti.., bill. .i re ported to the mit by toe 'otmnlt tce on Judiciary. Ie ?niyi. when the hill Wits nt rrfirfiwl "H watt received.'' by all Kirth-M. In inf -et; sj irvaxure 'Mlf'U(at'er to rftit 4 wrohic t bnt endoretl." Thin feellpp. however, was rudely change!,-he sjys, by the latent rptrt7 il tiofd the orir;inri of an KttorWy b the elTeet th.lt the Mfi ltw -ref(rttVt, "lit iittnplflely subver sive of Jill the Fin iplrs.of lt(ert'. ABUSING AMERICA. Stead Warfare Waged by. a London Pp9r Asint Uncle Sam. ! ' iJiXlHtK. Marr'-h Th K t u r 1 1 i v s Jtcview, tonttnuluK M anti'Aniert.'itii camptiKU. publishes a tmmunlatln from Alfred Stead, ton f VV. Tf Stad, e-rf.or, pktotlnc the ; alleged d.ipieab;e vonditlun of Hawaii a a rM:t. of the anneatkFi to the ttfdtel SU4esi Hiead siys a anient) Is heard from evry cla whether plaitter. inert bunt or member of . thej- t.Jovrnment tht 11a reaet rn gtwwl of the itnnexa watrhas tion. The ftretnt acrlyiMates" of rfn rve a t tonM n I kw a r mw i htr ,mnt hi t- ter and utpofcn In UfWalUng its 4ic conipiinhnient. ? ' " TO BUILD A ROAD. Boise People Will Construct H ghway -4 poisi:. Ma.k Munh 21. Information has" bttn rcetvel from the Katj,,to the e;ie-i tivai ir I'uunurg ctnarii;s in litwtnl in Thunder Mounts lnf have nminuuwd .ii,i'v tgro ne cornice tion iif the. ign rMd from Itols to the gold camp. ; Tht ulscrlption lis In. pursuance of an agnrement ;un.derr which fle.oo haa been rslsed among tho'pejpie of Itoise for tht turpo??. ItitJ believed stages an-l tams c-in go Into the ramp before July lt. , : A SERIOUS REVOLUTION Albanians Are in 1 Revolt Agsintt the Turkish Government. I)NinN. Mareh 21. According the Home eorreindent of the Datlv Mat!, the It than Consul at Yanina.v In oumerri Aionnia, nsr si nt nee, ot a irlnu revolution In Albanti.' The toyeroora Palace ac Tan.ivi has been attacked, and several K-rdemes kUfett, Sertoua mt breaks have occurred at Prrat, Paramthla, oif Avlona, i in . Eu ropean Turkey, ahd! the revolution Js spiea.ting throughout Albania ;xvi . s 3itJSfx,.ccxxja"'r''"v IWn U d t te V. shrrrj Isei Of His Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Military Affai ' . . I ' ; . The President Is Investigating tha Case of the Commanding General. WASIIINOTOX, March ' 21-The printed tetlmcay of General Miles be ore the Senate Commltte on- Military Affairs, has not yet been tnl public. It is well understood that a Kreat deal of what the ..General saldJ wKl not ap pear In the record. - t. i The" members of the -committee say the report '-pubHwhetl yesterday after noon 1 correct in touhstance in every particular, v At the wm time these Henatorw do not axree that Genera Miles en be pur.lhe-t for bis utter ances lj.for th connnlt tee. ' Roosevelt and Root. I WashlnKton. March 21 .Secretary Itoot! i Haul in eonnultatlon for jsorne time with rrt sident ! hofwevtlt at the White . IIou" tjinljrh." -oncernlnjr the Kt.itement f eneral Miles before the Military A!Tatrwimhtee of the 8 n ate. Senator. 8poortr alo was present Secretary Ron refused to talk for pub Jlcatlon concerning the matter, saying lTitsl ire nu ni rcan nic irttnFivio given by Mik before tl)e committee It Is understood that MiI- wa afur n!med wlth a tenographlc report of hi testimony, for. relsjon. i ' . l 1 Wilf Be Retired. WaJthlnifton.- March 21. The ; etate- menta made yesterday by General Miles" before the Senate committee On InlHtary affairs, were dUctMMed, by the Persident today! wltl a number of hb fullern. ; There If little dubt that these statements will ultimately - leajd. ;' to treneral Miles' retirement by the Preul dent. In iustngr the matter today with' his callers, amongr whom were Senator and. Representatives, the President took the position that the lieutenant General of the .Army rhould entertain ti-ward) his superiors the same respect that he would expect and demand from -his subordinates. -: ' . Will Read Testimony. P ( " Washington, March 21. At the Cab net, meet! ngr today the publication re latins to the statements made by. Gen eral Miles before the Senate committee yesterday were brought up, but con slderation of . them wan poHtponed. Whatever? Intentions the President had wlth'respect to the treatment to be ac corded General MHes, his future action will be gomewhat imiuenced by the fact that General Miles' statement before the Henate had beeii repifesented to him being privileged. !The President proi-oies to reait the teirt'lmony nctven at he hearing nd consult with different sinerntera of the committeeion mUHsry affairs before finally announcing what Ite uxxtiMnum to -lo. Ifc Is Mlgnlflcant hat long afuirthe Cabinet Jad Jour tied Secretary Uoot and Adjutant General CorMn were . ctosetetf with the PresU ient. : '.."?; f " The PrtsidenC7 Is known to have stat ed that he, was tired of the friction Jtt he1 Army, and whether it was decided. thatv.General Miles':, trtatement , was privilege or rwi, he wll at no distant day take action looking to his retire' a.ent. : " ; -' ' v ; FOUGHT SIX ROUNDS.- ' PJlIIyADKPJHA, Pa-j, M r. 21 Oua Hublin and Pee'r Maher met tonight for 'a . six-round . go, and In the latter part of the second round Maher went down and out on a hard jleft to tha Jaw. Hiihlln h.id Ue Isdte'r of the go un tnr tut it . went," reiwatedly rushing Maher to -the ropes. ' j i f Han Fran. lwo, Man j'JsiAAf Nkll knokvd out Itube KcrtiiJ the twelfth round, of a si'heduled i'l-rifund -ontest. ... -.. 17 . studying America.. HKIfLIN. March 21 -Emperor WU in studying ths lUim KT eagerly Engaged rpj)i - for iHtnee of: tht the ndu(tril prednnl United Htiate. I U-xmrta made to the forrlgn j office by I M. oMberg r, 'Royal Co'uiUcllor of Own mrte, and a trterntn'r of the Imperial ; rnv.in tinvlHng I iin rd forj?Corii; mercta I M'ures, have itM-en' forwarded to'lh KmiNTiir. ;' .j -i "" A Jabyo verv'tnurh like the blossom. "injr of a flower. Its beauty and perfection! depends enttrcljr upon1 the -care bestowed upon - Its parent! -Expectant mothers . should have tn tencerest care. They should be snared all worry and anxiety. They shouli eat plenty of Rood nourishing food ' and take reotle exercises. This will jrf a long way toward preserv. lag their health and their beauty as- vtt-U as that of the little one to come. ' Bnt to be alc-tnte1y sure of i abort and painless labor they ' .' ! should as rerslafly earing the meetha of gts- . Tht i a Mimr-l lisimeot, which is to t sppiiMt etmi)y.- It gir strraeth and virnr to th mflc4r and prota all ft lh1iocomt'.rt s p'-g. aaTT. which wmra used to fhtok were ahaMqtelr aeceaaarv. t Mother a Kr4ri i ia naed thara is bo .Laairer whatever."- i i . it iMoth'r'a Frtead at the dreg store. per bottla. TKC BXADf inO RTGI1AT0R CO. ATLANTA. OA. i ' : b ' WtW.arwttwt.'lainiirttaiNn.J' For sale at DR. STONE'S drug stores. I u m m CdfTlt s the PitorJes by a urge Ity : . IS A CANDIDATE FOR STATE PRINTER WAS D. F .HA RDM AN. OPPOSED BY Out of 187 Delegates, tha Whitney Forces Have 109 Elected, with Seventy Eight to Be Heard. From Crimes in tha Pacific Coast States ti.i. a a veteran wournanst uiea at rttsl ri.t. ........ ALBANY, March 22 The primaries in thiscounty today, resulted in a vie tory for the supporters of Editor Whit ney, of the Herald, over his opponents. led by D.' F. Hardman, for tha control ! of the county convention. The Whit ney forces have .secured control of the county convention, and will name thai delegates tto the State Convention,' in favor of Mr. Whitnav far st.t p-ita- r "in- aj.. .u 1UC vyu.nr, reports are in snowing the election of 111. and of these 109 are' AV hit ney del - egates. This Is a big truijority for thethrurn the house, every room of Whitney people. ' Hardman came home from Salem several, days, ago to make the-flght. Hardman and his faction are support Ing Furnish for Oovernbr,whlle the supporters of the regular organization are neutral fun the Gubernatorial uues- 14 on, i , i i? - . . . Double Murder. alt Lake City, Utah, Mar. -21 A special to the Tribune from Thompson, Utah, says: In .a fit of insane Jeal ousy, Charles Rothe, of Lasal. Utah. shot and killed his wife and Wm. Teb bet. : Roth Is In Jail at Placerville. Kidnaped His Child. K cugene, or., Mar. Zl. A warrant has been Issued for W IS. Rohrer. who is wanted for kidnaping. Three years ago Rohrer an4 wife separated, she going to live wth her parents near -Kugene. L-istevenlng Rohrer went to the house and forcibly . took away the flve-year-old daughter, who was In her mother's custody. ; . v-r ; . ? In Self Defense. Mf Mipnville, Or., Mar. 21. Joefa't- ty, prominent farmer near Lafay ette, hot CIate Ilryant in the leg this .morning. The men quarreled over a lease. Mayy ay the shooting was in setr-detense. . . . j Died at. His Post. ; Livingstone, Mortf.,- Mar. 21. CO. Aiurnwn, a veteran newspaper? man,! a i .a -L - " - . . . - ' und one of the best "known men In VI on. tarfi, today fell dead at his deak. , lie ia4 been in fioor health for some time. Aldei5on was editor and owner of the Livingstone Post. : ' ' Retaliatory Measures. $t. Paul, Mlnn.i, Mar. 21 Retiijiatory measures were taken by the Northern coast lines agalnxt the Harrlrn.in llnesj oliiy, for diverting 'thi homeHeekersi' I xcurnfohs fronv ihe Kt. Paul gateway. The rates of 132.50 ..rn MtV I'uuT, Du- uth arJ tSioux City to Ban Kranclss were announeed.1 going "via the North ! Partite eonstf points with an option ot making the Iuget . -Biund-Kan Fian ctmyt iHrtiori of th journey by either rtul tr water. ' NO AGREEMENT REACHED By the Convention of Mineworkers Re-I garding Measures to Be Adopted. WIIAMtJKIN, ' Pa , March '21-iThe convention of iho l'rlt.-,i Minau,,.,i..... i faiM ttsWy. to rea, ' a ' dt-termlnailon concerning the grievances f the - An thracite coa! miners. There Is mech tt hcertsi int y ! com-ern Ing the sit uatkm, and opinion is about equally divided a to whether 4he conventCon will fc- tiare in xavor or -atlc measures to st urex the arjjustment of the miners grievances. , - i t ' : ' ,v'. INTERNATIONAL CONTROVERSY. . )'Ai.iAS. Tex., Mar. 21. A special to the News from H Paso, Texas, says: ' An International controversy is like ly to arise over, the extradition of t'harjta Gilbert Webb, wanted for elghl yemrs on c harge of robbing - a mail ww n in Idaho. Webb Is In Jail In Par- raj. According to Mexican Consul Mellen. of this dty. the masses n not be extradited unless this Government I takes a special request of Mexico, and agrees to deliver to the Mexican Gov. ernment all ih'U.t0n .rimu.i. . I suspects arrested under like circum-J A STEAMER LOST. BT. JOHNS, N. r.. March 21 Incom ing Shipping brings no report of the steamer Huronfan from Glasgow, Feb- ruary itn, i for' Mt. Johns, and now about a month overdue. It to general! v Itelleved fhkt the Huninlin rifiJ.,.j with alt hamlr, or that -sank the result of North Atlantic G A It DEN TOOt-nakre at Mitch- ell. Lewis at Stayer Branch. : A CHARITY BAZAAR. LONDON. Mar. 22. The areat haV. Ity baxaar arranged In celebration of ing bdwarda coronation will be or-n-d about July 7thr probably by Queen Alexandra. - Urm. Choate. wl'f of the Jaited Htates Ambassador, and M Comellus Adalr. will have charge .f j uir Amenru stall. Tne bazaar prom- Isea to be one of the most Interesting functions of the coronation festivities. BRYAN'S ABUSE. : .:. -' -i s " ! 'v - v ' . r - Voiced by the - Silver Leader'a Paper at Lincoln, Nebraska Efforta - to Pull tha Democratic Forces To i get her. -' ' --- ' r1-'." i PrJNCKTON. N. 34 Mar. 21. Ex Prrsldent Cleveland . was ttnlay shown a d 1 spa t h f rot n Lincoln; M -b.. which said tha W. J. llryan, commenting ed itorially In the Commoner uj-on Cleve land's recent letter to a Mississippi editor, dencunced hlm'as a "traitor In general; and a polltlca nonentltW . "I axn not at all troubled about It."' was th only comment Cleveland would make; The ' ex -President was asked what he thought of the prospects of pulling together the Democratic party for the Presidential campaign, and he Veplled: v T - .-..f. don't know jnuch about It, but thereXseems to be some effort in thai il ( swf lta f rlnn'f r u -- t. a v rsnaa m as svau m-ivaa v V- l.: 09 OB 4 further opinion on it at present." r SALT. l-AKE ROBBERY. X Burglar Encountered Young Lady and Her "Best" tri Parlor Robbed the Young Man. SAWT LAKE CITYi Marc h21. One of the boldest robberies 1 ever commit 1 ted in this" city occtirredat theresl I dence Of Dr. C. W. Hlggfna. early laat I evening, ooorny satier oars, a mas a entered the kitchen. andL at the I point of a revolver, compelled John I Clarence, the hlrh-d man. to escort him which was ransacked. In the parlor j the burglar encountered Miss lllggina and a gentleman caller. Miss lllggina, thinking the whole affair a Joke, at tempted to tear the mask from the man's face, but a stance at the revol ver caused her to desist. finding nothing: in the room that he wanted, the burglar searched the cloth ing of the young man, securing a val uable gold watch ana an amount of money. He then hade his astonished victims- good night, politely bowed himself out of the front door and- dis appeared, - ONE WAS CONVICTED. Vatican Treasury Robber . Gets Eight " Yeara Imprisonment. ROUE, Mar, 21. The trial of the I .nree officials- of the Vatican, charged fc'ith thefts from the .Vatican Treasury. aggregating X 10.000. was concluded, to- aay. An omciat named scotto was convicted and sentenced to eight years' j imprisonment, while two others were jcquitcd. . . .. . , ' j FARMERS HOPEFUL. ?ALLA WALL.A. March 21. Farm - rs are ; looking more cheerful today.' ihe cause being found in the rain which ! fell generally over the valley yesterday afternoon. The srround had become fery dry, and it was reported that the rratn was suffering severey In places. but the heavy shower has removed all anxiety, and with a few days of warm sunshine tht young grain will be Stand ing green and strong. In some places the ground wa so dry that the seed iu.jr aormani ana reiusea-.io sprout. In view of the fact that much of the, fall grain was w-lrt?r killed, the reluc-j tance of the spring: grain to come up and iat once begin a steady growth caused some discouraging predictions aiiog farmers; SITUATION 4N COLOMBIA. NKW YtmK,March 21 There are no fears of Immolate' dint urlianees on the 'railway or of an 'Interruption of tratfle, .says a llijtth to the Herald from Panama. "When cln-urnstancefe demand it, marine will .be landed to keep the railroad open to "protect -prop erty. This Hrfllh cruisf-r Amphton an the French cruiser Protet are sill! An port. Generals fJorwx and Caatl llanos and Colonels Nunes and Ooniea have arrived here front Itarmnqullla. They report that the Colombia warship Oen- ernJ Pinson will bring J-einfortements p4er Oeneral CleVte, AN OFFICIAL ARRESTED. VIKNNA. March 21. The Tageblatt nnoum-es the arrest In Warsaw of s Russian officer. Prince Varkoff.. who i stacherj to Jhe staff of the Grand DuX. erglus, on the charge of complicity In a wide eonpey movement. SCHOOL GIRLS. 'a tcnooi ciris arc proverbially prct ty. r act is, its a pre t ty age that time in a girls' life when she has all the beautief of womanhood without ' the - . later lines of care and worry But here and there e'cr long school girls appear pale drawn faccs-a dullnesr and lack of freshness whicl- tCllS a plain Story Ot thin blOOd. Now this is not right. But Scott's Emulsion can make it right Scott's Emulsion is - t . "i ' what these pale girls need.! ScottV Emulsion briegs back the beauty to their faces be- CaUSC it . IS blood food. Sed for Iw Saapla. COTT BOWNE,Chu, .: Pe-rts N.T. The Man and the Hour meet by the time of an , Mgiknf Watclhi Punctuality's; watch word is Elgin, . Worn everywhere; sold everywhere; i guaranteed by the world's greatest watch factory. Booklet mailed free. EIX3IN NATIONAL WATCII CO., ; ?. EuMt I e. CONTESTS ARC CONSIDERED tlectioo Cases Come Before . - i - ...... the Congressional Ccmmittte KENTUCKY DEMOCRAT OUSTED ON ACCOUNT OF THE GOEBEL LAW. I Governor General .Wood Says that TwentyNper Cent Rebate fort Cuban Products a Not Sufficient A Greater Rebate. Must Be Allowed the Island forXlta s Welfare It v . .--V Would Not, Hurt Anv WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. The Ho a'a. a a ' La xoaay enxereo on tne consideration o the contested election case of Moss vs. Rhea, from the Third Kentucky trict. : In thia case the Committee on Elections divided on party linos, the majority auppbrtinq Moas. and the min. ority, Rhea, a Democrat. On the face of the returns Rhea had 156 plurality. According to the contention of the ma jority, certain votet rejected under the Goebel election law would transform this plurality for Rhea into a p urality for Moss of seventy-one. be taken next Thursday. A vote will The reports of the commilteel in the case 6f SpearSj vs. Burnett, ' from the Seventh Alabama' district, conhrming the title of the sitting member to his sent, was adopted. Beyer al'r bills if minor imiKirtance were passed. Is Not Enough. Chicago, Mar. 22. Governor C r ar date Jenerai Wood, holds that the content r. i-rt-i duct Ion of; 20 per .cent in the tariff la not sufficient. ; , Cuban 'The slant is ready now to ff tur.ri- oer to the Culjans, said l Wood to the Tribunes correspondent at Kavanah, Ga where he stoi his way to Washington from 1 "I Will probably remain In Cub4 weeks afterj the change In govern and w, will probably keep a fe. on the island for a lime aftr change. It seems to b the wlsn Cubans that we do that." 1 General WckhI sayvthat un greater reductionr the Cuban tit riff on sugar than 20 per cent In made, it crisis may soon le rwich-d In the island's af-ali-s. The' a.-opIe are depending uoj the United Staleu giving .thetn a hiarket for their sugar and tobacco anil they have every, reason to expect thiu this Government will give them the riellef. "It Is absolutely necessary to the wel fare of the Island that the tariff on sugar be reduced not less than 23 1-2 per cent, We may as well make up our minds to that If the island is to ij)roeler and we are responsible for the future of the island and its prosperity I do not believe that a reduction of 23. 1-2 per cent on Cuban. sugar and tobasCo would be. detrimental' to any one in ihe United States." . Adulterated Food. W aahlngton. Mar. -' 22. fr. Wtley; chemist of the Agricultural fVpart- m-ni. today continued his statement before the House Committee or Com merce as to adulterated foods arid the needs of an effective pure food law. Dr. W iley shov ed samples of many adult erated grawls, inc luding spec Imens of alleged coffee made of wheat arid mo lasses molded Into the shape of coffee berries. v SHOT IN THE LEG. THK DALLES. Marrh 22. ft. K. II a- worth. a , welT known chlsen of this city, during an altercation with ia man named Green, at Pprague, a boat Und Ing on the Washington olde of the Co lumbia, about forty miles: below this ot y, was seriouniy shot In the letg He Was brought to thia citv on the boat and placed under the care of a phyl trtnn. Th PartlculaVti of the affrav could not be learned. Mr. HawOith Is an exceptionally quiet n iMaeeful man, and has a family in this ciy. BEFORMERS CAUSE TROUBLE. They Aret Backing the Revolution v Sth. of China. VICTOP.IA. n. Jtl. March 22. A cording to advices received tody, the reformers are at the ba k of th- big revolution In Scuth Chirrt Coinden' tally the reports com from Kan Hu and Mongolia In the northwest. pr out breaks fomented by Tung Fu Hirten. an ex-Boxer, aided ty ', the Mongolia princes. The Nang correspondent of the Hhanghat Mercury says !.. rebels have massed there to move , on'-, the Kwanr Si torn IT A terrible accldemr iW reported from West Japan, where an avalanHhe on February 18th. caused the death of over 109 Japanese.. Senerai ted on lavana 'few I jnents. troop the of the !"i .' less a I ! iLUaots. i i -- i , mil oo wro court THE RAILROAD MERGER TO BE FOUGHT IN WASHINGTON. Thia Has Been Decided Upon in1 a Con. fereetce Between the Attorney Gen.' . oral of That State and Minnesota. ST. PAUL. March 22. The 11n. or Press tomorrow wll say: ., i Attorney General Ftralton, . of the state of Washington, has been in thM city during the past week in conmi'ta tlOn, with Attorney . General Douglat. and plans have been outlined for wo-, reeding against; the no-called merger' of the Northern Pacific; and Great Northern railways. The plan embraces , a auit against the two railroad an 1 th,- Northern Securities Company In. the state courts of Washington state. Repudiates Interviews. - Butte, Mont' March 22.Vc"nef nlng the dispatch from , S:. Paul, that M-.n-tints might "commence ; an - action against the Northern Securities Com pany. .Attorney General ttonovan. who returned last nlitht from the r.aHt. would not state what his business Ihiid been in the Et. but he did; say that the alleged Interviews with him on the subject hsd'no foundation In fact. ; CTOR'S ACCIDENT. INDEPENDPiNCE, March 22.-Whai might have been a Ulsastrous ac l J nt occurred to '.Dr.- PVI Ketchum. of tht city, "as he w as ritrurnlng from "a pro fessional call to Alrlhs, In .des ending Fuller if 111. the horses Ite was driving became unmanageable, and lr, Ketth Um waa pitched out of the bvagy head foremost. He sient the reMvof titee- night tftarehlnr for, a farmhoueX H IsXsufTering from' an tiiiJointi-t U and niany bruises, .In the morning loumi nis- none entangled m some brush near by.' , . , CECIL RHODES WEAKER. CAPK - TOWN. C-HI Uhodt-s -was breath KlI-l.TT night and- took r I Jm - n t, b u t hi heart was weak' IG GERMAN IRON. '. - :. 11KMAS.. March 2L The i Unit.. I Staffs Hteet Corporal il I buying lr irT Jrinany, some .of which I for structural purposes; ;. WILC H E - WITHDRAW? Socialists Ask Their. Nominee for Gov - i , erner to Vacate Hia Place. n Saturday evening1 a nurnlw-r of tie local Koclalbrt m-tao conMder a grav.v uenion. The mittr .tramlng up le f ore j the meeting. Mh t as leSlti.l ckM-l dMirs; wssl rushing more or l " than an effort on the fart f the br h ren to discuss the candidacy of one of the Sal-sn KrwlalUis for Governor, an I the advlaaMlrty f his remaining at ti head of the state ticket. -Th a-ath red " wtM-shlppers at the shrine of KorUllmti did not think that their Halcm "com- rade.V wh;ie a loyal K.i-lnltst. K'.uld ret out the entire strength of the' new'; movement, and this was frankly 'slated; but they were uiKcrltln as to wh.t course to pursue,- H.rne of h-m thought It was against the best Inter 7 ests -of "Ihe party to keep the .il m leader at the head ihe party t' k t, and a way should 'be provided lo flwn1 Up the matter. Thl- was finally ttl-d by the adVftlon of a resolution; l!lng upon the Socialist nominee for Govern or to resign from the tleket. and niak wy for me "cornrad" w ho- could ' Iol'l more votea. The resolution, after betng adopted, waa entrusted to a mes senger, to be delivered to the crididiK In question. :anrf that gentleman., it i ' said, has Ukenvthe matter under ad- vtement. and will' give his c?omrmie ' an answer: 'soon protubly tod i ( Whether he will wlth-irsw, or whether. he lit stand his ground, it ls-mi-H-ble to ray at tht time. -..'- , ' WANT DRT WEATHER i There are others besides farmer who Ji'ant me dry , weather. The farmers want! some successive days of sunshine In order thai the around may dry up sufficiently to enable the working of It f or , spring crop. The carpenters and bricklayers want some aunshlny west ti er in order to enable them to commence building operations in various pMtitS; of the cHx. The sawmill ejple, brl k. yard operators, and the building trad are expecting a good year and they are anxious to see It start off; for one , thing brings or suggests another, and once the ball I set to ruling, bulid n promts npt now figured on will be s-t on foot. The. Ijrt house, on Hllth street, near Marion, recently purchased by Irof. Z. M. Parvln. , Is-la.lng remo deled' and made into a very handsome real de nee. The II vefy r t a ble. to be oc culeciiby Ker Lowe, 5a waiting the 1-aisIng of the storm, when work n Ms construc tion will he commenced. There are many others waiting. , Hut the rain clouds will wring themselves dry pret ty soon, and then the hammer and .saw will break forth in J interest ing muie. set to the tune of thrift ami progress. ; Trespass notices printed on cloth at the Htatesrasn Office. - Legal tllanktStatesman Job Office. i" DO x X MarCh 21. tui bettor nou Sr. t ii -: " - ., -' !