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DA I 'A' OAI'ITAIj JOIKNAL, SALKM, OKKUON, iTKSIUY, A1MIIL 27, 1000.
NO. an.
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J I i Mm JSiL I
JLIIIllil ppiMlPMiill
TURKEY HAS IN
A LITTLE
Honey hnd mado unfounded stato
menta regarding tho relations bo-
SULTAN IS IMPRISONED AND HIS FORTiJNE,wHS
RUNNING WAY UP IN THE MILLIONS,
IS CONFISCATED--LOSES BOTH
JOB AND MONEY
(Dy BysantliiB MoBchpoulous, Staff and charges tho authorities at Adn
Correspondent United Press.) j na with giving arms to tho rioters
Constantinople, April 27. Sultnn ' under tho protonso that thoy woro
Abdul Hamld was doposud from the to bo used In suppressing tho mat
throuo of Turkoy todny and his snere.
brother, Mohomld Hcchnd Effondl, i "Early Wednesday while I was nt
proclaimed his successor. Abdul Hn- the mnrkot," stntus tho mlsHlonary,
mid was removed from tho pnlnco and "1 observed the Armonlnns closing
his brother Installed In his stead mid tholr shops and hurrying to their
scones of wlldost onthuslasm. The! homos. Upon Investigation I learned
fcpremony of onthroncmout of the that thoy hnd boon warned that u
now sultnn Is now In progross. mnssaoro wbb Imminent nnd woro pro-
An IminoiiBo throng of Young I paring to protect thomsolves as bout
TurkB surroundod tho pnlnco whon , thoy could.
Mohomld Hcchnd Effondl was pro-; An Armonlnn and u Turk were
clnlmcd ruler of Turkoy. Crlos of killed during thnt night nnd the fol
"Tho tyrant has fallen! Hall to Uo- lowing day bloodthirsty mobs pnratl
chndl" woro honrd on ovory side. ,cd tho streets bearing tho corpses of
Tho crowd went wild with delight tho ulaln. Huvolutlonnry olashou oc
nnd expressions of confidence In the etirrod throughout the early morning
new regime were hoard on overy and by 11 o'clock tho rioting was In
uldo.
TV deposition of Abdul Haif
o S Iod upon toinpy h '" &
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V
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dau church. Tho assembly took n
secret voto upon tho question and
decided thnt Abdul Hamld should bo
dotnroned. This decision was submit
ted to Sholkhulh-Islnni, who Issued n
religious edict approving tho action.
Took In Abdul.
-ondus, April 27. Tift Couutnntl
nople correspondent of tho Exchange
Tologrnph says:
"Sultan Abdul Hamld Is n pris
oner In tho pniaco of Choraghan on
tlio Straits of Uosphorus.
"Last night the loung Turks on
torod Yildiz Klosh, arrostod tho mom
bora of the household and took Abdul
prlsonor, conveying him to Churnghnn
whoro ho is closely guarded. "
This roport has not been confirm
ed by tho other news agendas hero.
Sheikh UI-lHiam. who Is tho bond
of tho church, bases his dooroo, ap
proving tho deposition of Abdul Ha
mld, on tho ground that tho sultnn
has violated the laws of tho Moalom
religion by Inimical acts nnd declnred
tnnt thorefore tt Is not nn Irreligious
net to dethrone him.
Tho secret session of tho assembly
began at noon yostordny nnd was
continuod today. It was charged that
Abdul's supremacy was harmful to
the church, and when n voto was
taken this chargo wns sustained.
As far ns Is known Abdul Hamld
may bo under guard In tho pnlnco.
Ills fato Is unknown, but It Is cur-
tain thnt ho will bo strlppod of his
Immense fortune
A olvll wur npponrs to be tho
probnblo outcome of tho deposition
of Abdul. It Is known that despite
tho Joyous demonstration at tho pal
ace that there is great dissatisfaction
In cortnln quarters over tho soleotiou
of Hechad nnd trouble Is almost cer
tain. Today's action was wholly political
in significance. At sunrlso tomor
row,' unless something unforosoon
happens, a formal religious ceremony
will take place and Abdul Hamld
will be officially declared deposod.
According to custom the proclamation
of parliament ndoptod today will bo
road and the uew rolgn will date
from tomorrow
A saluto of 101 guns, officially
announcing the enthronement of tho
new sultan, was fired at 2 05 p. m.
Amontf the member of Abdul Ha
inid's household arrested last night
was Prince Saba Ed Din. tho deposed
sultan's neDhow. Ho Is charged
with active participation in tho re
bellion wlilch temporarily overthrew
the constitutionalists' government.
and w 11 undoubtedly bo severely
treated. Ail the women of the sul
tan's unrein have been taken from
the palace and sent to various places
throughout the country.
Massage- received here today
state that soldiers at Erzoruru, In
northwestern Asia Minor, have ar
rested SO of their officer and sent
them to Treclzon. The dispatches
dp not state whether the officers or
soldiers were reactionaries.
Corji-jj Everywhere.
(Ilnltrd Vtn Lad Wire.)
Lo&dcm, April 27 Corpses
eoaltftred throughout the city
Adana. eanltal of tre Province
are
of
of
Adana. n Aatlc Turkey, and it la
Impotelble to estimate the number
si dead as the result of the massa
cre of Christiana there, according to
a dlspatoh received here today from
Her. Herbert Adams Gibbons, a
missionary.
Her Mr Glbons graphically do-
trlbi the ffrst five days of rlotinp, I
SIGHT
CIVIL WAR
OVER HER FREEDOM
,iuu awing
o N"-Acconipnnlod by William Chun
- Mold Hecrotnry of tho Y. .M. O
wot to tho telegraph office tt
1 DiMiitmiti .iA lll.lal. ...,. .V 1l..
to
summon tlio Uritlsh consul. Tho
streets wore lltornlly covorod with
dead bodies nnd wo witnessed hor
rlblo scenes.
"Wo were nimble to communlcnto
with tho consul because tho rlotors
hud cut tho wlros.
"Major Daughorty-Wyllo, Uritlsh
vloe consul nt Merslnn, m among the
Injured nnd his wounds arp consid
ered sorlous. Ho wns shot whllo
commanding tho Vail supply troops
at the railroad station. The troops
woro engaged In tho task of prevent
ing villagers from tho surrounding
country from coming to AdniM to
participate In the mamacre."
Sultnn Is All In.
Constantinople, April 27. Do
sortod bv nil his suite oxcont a fow
slaves, Abdul Hamld, dopoiod sultan
of Turkoy, wns found by Macedonian
soldiers todny lying unconscious on
tho floor of tho Inst chamber of his
harem.
Tho pniaco servants Hod at tho ap
proach of tho soldiers, who woro
compelled to forco opon door after
door until thoy reached tho harom.
Whon tho soldiers ontorod tho pal
nco thoy sent word to tho ox-sultan
domnndlnR him to meet them in n
conference. Ho rofusod this nnd tho
BUIUIU1B DUiiUIItlUUU llll? IUIHCU.
. ! r!""l!,ci"lb7ih,olHERRIN IS NOT A
aco on tho shore of DosphoruB,
Itumors nro thick throughout the
city that he died aftor his arrival
at tho palace, but theso roporto were
discredited this ovenlng.
Tho onthronomont of Sultan ne.
chnd waB consummated in Scraske-
rut 6iunro at 7:20 o'olock thli oven-
Ing. Ho s woro alloglanco to tho con
stitution nnd wns greetod with nn
ovation Choor followed oheor and
pandemonium relgnod for several
m'nutes.
After the ceremony he was es
corted to Ylldlz Kiosk nt tho head
of a file of Young TurkB soldiers
Hechad will bear tho tltlo of Mo-
hemmed V.
The city wont wild with enthusl
a m when the coromony of enthrone
ment wns announced. Flags wore
ra'ed and the streets which recent-
'y wore flljsd with doad bodies, woro
trod by a merry throng today.
The Stamboul troops had diffi
culty In keep'ng tho stroot s clear
whllo Hechad pasted through, them.
Tho new sultan was Invested with a
green mantle stripped from his de
posed brothor. l
Ahmed Rlra Bey will probably be
grand vizier under Mohemraed V,
whllo It 's expected that Rasaat Pa
sha will be minister of foreign af
fairs, and Ililral Pasha, former
grand vizier, minister of the In
terior. JOHNS WILL LEAD
THE TRACK TEAM
I'nltnl lm Ud Wire.
Qerkeloy. Cal.. April 27 Herbert
Johns of San Franolico, holder of
the Intercollegiate record of 24 4-5
seconds In the low hurdles, will lead
the University or California traok
team next season. Johns was the
HBaaitnous choice of the men of the
squad, no other eandldat being in
the field-
In add tlon f being a point win
ner In the varsity mtvts of the last
I HU BV4UBVMM aUHUI n a iuquiuci
I of the 1908 and 1909 football teams
which met Stanford-
HENEY RUNS ANOTHER
BIG FOUR-FLUSH
! f United Press I.fneea Wlre.1
I San FrnncUco, April 27. Todny'a
I session In tho Cnlhoun trial wna
bristling with oplthot and Innuendo
on tho pnrt of the opposing counsel.
I "I don't pay any attention to tho
i harking cura," was Honoy's start
ling nnswor to tho chargo ox At
torney llylngton for tho defense that
Ington, his volco choking with rngo,
"but I ntn not a trnlllng dog."
At this Juncturo Judgo Lawlor do
mnnded order, and n lull In tho vor
hnl storm followed. In nn attempt
to Justify h'B reply to Dylngton's
chnrge, Honoy said to tho court, "I
will return In like kind If I go to
Jail for It. I ninko this statomont
In nil duo respect to your honor, but
I stood Mint sort of thing from jlon
ry Ach for four months, and now,
so help mo Clod, I won't pormltmy
chnrncter to bo assailed again with
out t roplylng."
Tho first question put to Gnlln
Klior by Honoy todny precipitated &
storm of objection nnd countor ob
jection that consumed moro than nn
hour. The dofonso filed objection
to the nrcoptnnco of testimony con
corning tho rolntlons botweon Galla
gher nnd tho boodllng honrd prior
to Cnlhoun's nllogcd connection wltr
the supervisors.
"Wo wnnt to show tho actual stato
of affairs existing nt that time," was
Ileney's reason for attempting to In
troduce tho ovldonco. Tho dofonse
lms showed but tho npparont stato
of affairs. It Is a mattor of public
knowlodgo thnt Ituef, at ono tlmo,
mot tho supervisors overy Sunday at
rruoc Jt&dccldo upon what nctlon
JT'Ti1' ' -taken In rognrd to cer
tain affairs."
Judgo Lawlor ruled In favor of
tho dofenso, nnd tho testimony ro
tating to this period wns ordored
stricken out.
WANTS HER DUCATS
AND HER DAUGHTER
fUnltrd I'ren leased Wire.)
Tacoma, April 27. Evidently do
slrous of Joining hor soldier lover
h private In one of the Washington
garrisons, Olgn J. Nelson, 17 onrs
old, stol o$ 110 of hor mother's money
last night, packed all hor belongings
into n suit case and disappeared, ac
cording to n roport mado to tho po
lice dopnrtmont this morning.
Tho monoy represented three yours'
savings of her mother. Mrs. Funnlo
Xolson. who manages a rooming
I house nt 007 Tacoma avenue
.Miss olgn met n young soldlor dur-
ing tho otiQnmpment nt Amorlonu
Lake Inst summor nnd fell lu lovo
with him. Tho affection was mutual
nnd aftor tho troops had returned to
their bnrrncks tho girl corresponded
regularly with hor lovor.
Dotectivos woro put on tho case
this morning nnd barracks whoro sol
diers are stationed have boon notified
to keep u close lookout for him lu
Ian offort to find tho missing girl
VIC OF LOVE
1'nltrd I'rww I.Miod WIth.
Los Angolos. Cnl.. April 27. It Is
business, not lovo, coyly nnd cau-
.tlously admits W. F. Horrln. uonanil
counsel for the Southern Pacific, that
onngs him to this olty. Tho taciturn
and sedato attorney in whoso hands
Is the management of the Ilarrlman
system In tho wast, denied emphati
cally a San Francisco rumor that he
Is to marry a Miss or Mrs. Hoblnson.
who was a close friend of his late
wlfo.
The report Is absurd." declared
Horrln Just before his private oar. In
which his offlco Is situated, moved
from the train shed "There is ab
solutely no ground for It. Any othor
woman might Just as well have been
named. I am not to marry the per
son named or any other person."
SCOTT OPPOSES ANY
CHANGE IN TARIFF
Hulled I're Iaiwl Vlr
Washington. April 27. Senator
bcott of West Virginia made a speech
opposing changes In tho oxlsting rates
on coal, lumber. Iron, steel, hides,
wool, oil and pottery.
Ho declared that as a stand-patter
he was supported by the West Vir
ginia legislature In protesting
against the now schedule, cutting the
rate on lumber In half, he said that
thoro would bo nothing loft for the
lumber men to do but cut the wages
of their employes.
COOPER'S APPEAL
IS DENIED
I United 1'rw loed Wire. I
Naihvllle, Tenn.. April 27 Judge
Haste today denied the application
of Colonel Duncan Cooper and his
son ItobiB. convicted of the murder
of Ex-Senator Carronck, for a new
trial.
The Coopers' attorneys announcod
that they would appeal the case to
the uprcme court.
ARRESTED FOR SWIPING
HIS OWNJJTTLE WIFE
Tailed Press 1, costs I Wire 1
Palo Alto. Cnl., April 27 Because
lip attempted to spirit his 17-yenr-old
wife away from the home of her pur
onts In this city. IC Tetoe of San
Francisco Is threatened with arrest
for alleged nssault upon the young
womnn's mother, Mrs. D. W. Corn
ing. Tetee wns mnrrled n month ago
In Snn Francisco to MIbs Annie Com
ing. The objections of her parents to
the match were Instrumental In so
curing her return to her homo.
Last night Tetco Is said to hnve
driven to the Corning homo In a
closed carriage and persuaded thu
girl to return to him. As tho couplo
wore nbout to lenvo Mrs. Corning dis
covered the plot nnd by her screnms
attracted tho neighborhood. To loo
Is said to huvo Covered Mrs. Coming's
mou .i with his hand, and upon this
net tho charge of assault may bo
based.
Mls8 Corning, according to her
parents. Is Just 17 yearn of ago. Sho
Insists that she Is 20. Money com
ing to hor Is en Id to bo tho cause of
much of hor marital unhnpplnoss.
ESTACADA IS
JJPJN THE AIR
(United Press Leased Wire
Oregon City, Or., April 27. Tho
municipal affairs of Estacada, n
town near horo, nro lu n muiMled
stato todny, duo partly to tho fact
that Mayor Hoylmau and tho flvo
councllmon comprising tho board of
nldormon nro restrained hv nn nr -
dpr of court from acting in their f tho largo safe in which tho pro
ofllclal capacity until Judicial nctlon . cIoiib Btones nro kopt, nttomptod to
Is takon In tho mattor. explain to Smith, but tho mrfi was
Troulilo of long standing botwoen ' "ont upon hnvlng tho diamonds,
two polltlcnl factious of tlio city, Nougobauor worked for sovornl mln
ono bended by Hoylman and tho "ton over tho combination trying to
olhor by J. W. Hood, formorly may- '"Port tho Bnfe, mnlnly to satisfy tho
or. recolvod a climax yestordny whon hold-up mnn, as ho -know nothing
A. N. Johnson, who was recently of tho lock's Bocrets, nnd whon hla
ousted from hl position ns record- efforts, woro rowardod with nothing
er by Iloylmnn nnd tho conincllmon, Smith told him to got tho dlamonda
nlthough ho had boon rogularly "t of tho window Nougobauor
elected, carried tho fight hoforo wont to tho window and was JuBt
Judgo Mcllrldo of tho circuit court. ' tho aU of picking up a troy of
Tho court Issued a writ of review iV.w0,B wlIon tho proprietor, Charles
at JohnBon'H requoBt, dlroctlng tho Ulngos, s,fepped In the door. Smith,
mayor nnd lha mombora of tho coun- I'on 1u'rhm tho door open, whirled
oil to npponr hoforo It on May 8 nnd nn,,1 "tuck tho gun In Hinges fnco
explnln tholr nctlon In romovlng tho Hn'lm5; "throw up your hands, too,"
recorder. '"it Hliwn. who iitlll had n hold on
In tho meantlmo Mayor Hoylman fio door knob, turned nbout nnd
and tfio flvo nldormon nro restrained """''"Oil wit of tho ston. on tho stroot.
by the nmo order from spandlmr hiiUliiK tho door nfler him nnd
any of tho city funds or holding tho wh B lc' fr h'IP- tlio monnllmo
ofllcos, pending a decision In tho 8H" ran out of the storo down
ruiH.. It wns only rocontly thnt a Commercial "trwt. As Hlngos on mo
recall petition dlroctod against tho
Hiimo officials was placod lu clrcu
latlon, hut tho stntus of It Is In
doubt.
ATTORNEY MARRlii
HIS PRETTY CLIENT
Waited l're Leaned Wire
Pasadena. Cal., April 27. Tho
most beautiful tight In tho career of
Hurry Hlckotts, n young Chlongo
business man, boguu when ho elected
to defend tho beautiful Mary Una
Stokes, accused of forgery, and today
his former client Is Mrs. Harry Hlck
otts, following their marriage yes
terday afternoon nt tho offlco of the
Logul Aid secretary lu Los Angeles.
Miss Stokes, who Is u native of
Michigan, was arrested last Septem
ber on u ohurgo of forging the nnma
of MIsh Harriet .vuns to a JR0 chock.
Hiokets, who had it Blight nctiiiulnt
nnca with Miss Stokes, was lu Sun
Francisco nt the time and ohiiim to
I'asadoiiH upon Hearing of the girl's
trouble.
BABY KILLED BY
AN AUTO FIEND
Il'nllwl 1'rww l.aNl Wire.)
San Fruuclsoo, April 27 Two
) ear-old Arthur Mucker was killed
and his mother badly bruised today
when thoy wero run down by an au
tomobile drlvon by Frod Urown.
Thu ahuffeur Is undor arrest.
Mrs. Kuokor was carrying hor babe
across Market street at Sixth when
tho maahlue carao dashing along.
The woman became confused and
topped directly In frout of the car
which knocked her down and ran
ovor tho child.
Patrolman Hansen took Drown
Into oustody and placing tho mother
and hor dying child In the automo
bile, rushed them to tho Central
Kmergoncy Hospital Tho babe died
a few minutes after tholr arrival.
The father of the child Is Oodfroy
Hucker. a cement worker employed
at tho Palace hotel.
just blindfoTds and
backsj0 the wall
(United ITpm Uaed Wire.)
Durango. Mexico, April 27.
Twenty-five summary executions by
federal troept sent to restore order
following the religious riots at Vo
lardena, Mexico, together with seven
deaths during the rioting lndlcato
the total number of fatalities Ac
cording to offic'al reports Issued to
day Forty persons arcused of .partici
pating in tho rioting are awaiting
tr'al
A. J. SMITH MAKES
BOLD ATTEMPT TO
H0LD OP STORE
CHARLES H. HINGES, THE JEWELER, RE
TURNING FROM LUNCH FINDS MAN
WITH GUN ASKING HIS CLERK TO
TURN OVER VALUABLES
Tho most daring, attempt nt hold
up over occurring In thin olty wns
mado shortly utter 12 o'clock today
when A. .1. Smith, of this city,
walked Into tho Ohns. Hinges Jowol
ry storo on Commercial stroot, stuck
n rovolvor In tho fnco of Karl Nou
gobaucr, tho clork, nnd Bald: "Dy
Clod, I want your monoy." Nougo
bauor promptly hnnded out tho cnalf
drnwor and tho hold-up man re
moved tho contents, amounting to
$30, to his pockots, nnd then do--!
mnuded thnt tho clork got him tho
diamonds out of tho nnfo. Noukc-
1 bailor, not knowing tho combination
""l " J"" 11 '" " ""
niirr nun nun iiiriiiii wiu riirnnr ilk
tho old Hod Cross corner on Com
morclnl and Htnte, Hod down to tho
alloy running north through tho
blook. As ho dnBhod out, P. II. Wll
holm, who runs tho Southorn Pa
cific switch engine, and K E. Tay
lor, n mining mnn, woro passing on
tholr way back from lunch nt tho
Cottagn hotel. Thoy startod aftor
tho floolng robbor and caught up
SHOWED HE WAS NOT
A PORTLAND ROBBER
I failed I'rew I.eiued Wire
Portland. Or. April 27. A kind -
hearted highwayman who refused to
take tho watches belonging to his
vlotlms because thoy woro working
men. Is tho object of u aonrctt be
ing mnde today by tho local pollen.
Wearing a mask nnd armed with
a rovolvor, tho robbor boardod a
St. John stroot car lato last night
and commanded Motormnn W. Tin
ker and Conductor J. Gnmbul, who
were alone on the oar. to throw up
their timid He took from tho con
ductor f R. declaring nt the tlmu that
the street car company and not Gnm
bul would bo the losor.
"I'll not take your watches be
en uso you are hard working men,"
ho said as he stopped from tho car
mid disappeared lu the dnrknoss.
WILL TRY T0LIFT
SUNKEN OIL BARGE
I Untied I'm LeaMri Wire. I
Paolflc Grove, Cal., April 27. An
attempt will bo made today to lift
the oil bargo Hodorlck Dhu from her
perilous position on tho rocks and
deep sand at Moss Ileaoh, four miles
from bore, whero she grounded yes
terday.
Tho Dhu Is listing to the west,
but otherwise her position Is un
changed. Tho sea Is running low
and water Is entering but two com
partments. Tho revenue cutter McCulloiugh
arrived at tho scone early today and
the tug Navigator Is on her way
hero. The vessels will make a com
bined offort to Host tho stranded
barge.
SEASTN'S UNION
MAY GO ON STRIKE
(fulled I'reM Ued Wire,)
Chicago, III . April 27 A strike
of the Seamen's union appears Im
minent today It wns unofficially
stated by officers of the union that
the members had voted to strike
rather than accept the terms of the
Lake Carrier ' association
with him near tho ond of tho alley
back of tho Chicago storo. Smith
turned upon thorn and pullod a giun,
hut hla pursuors wore bo closo to
him that It wns wronchoa out of his
hand boforo ho could uso It, and ho
was ovorpoworod. What craiy Idoa
over moved tho mnn .to ninko tho
attempt nt robbory In midday on
Hnloiu's main stroot will novor bo
known, for It suro was a crnzy froak.
Karl Nougobauor gives tho fol
lowing explicit account of tho hold
nip: "I wns Bolting down behind tho
counter working on somo watches
and honrlng soineono opon tho door
nnd wnlk in, I nnturnlly thought
It wns n customor nnd got up to wait
on him, hut you can lmnglno my
siirprlso whon I wns confronted by
nn Individual holding u vory danger
oiib looking rovolvor uncomfortably
near my noao. Tho first words ho
said was "Ily aod, I want your
monoy." nnd owing to my complote
Biirprlso, T somowhnt hesitated,
which made him Impatient, I guess,
nnd ho mild "No foollshnons now,"
nnd I then handed ovor tho cola.
Ho thon told mo to got him tho dia
monds, mid when I walked hack to
tho snfe he followed closo by the
counter. uu-lHr other side, of counw,
nnd held thnt wicked llttto gnin with
in n fow Inches of my bond. Aftor
I had mado a fow efforts to opon the
box In which tho diamonds wore
kopt, and fulled. I thought suro tho
man would shoot whon I told him
I couldn't opon It na his finger
shook mi tho trlggor nnd ho hnd a
bad look In his eye. IIo appeared
satisfied, however, that I could not
get Into tho snfe, and told mo to
got tho dlamoiidn, which I did, and
wuh Just In tho net of handing him a
box when Mr. Hinges opened the
door, putting n stop to his gun play."
Ghnrloy Hlngos alio gavo a good
descrlptnn e: tho nttomptod hold-up,
and said thnt whon tho robbor stuck
ho gun up to Ills wnlstbnnd, ho
thought n good slzod artlllory piece
had been (lashed on him.
BALUNGER RUNS UP
AGAINST ROOSEVELT
(failed I'reM Leased Wire.
1 Washington. April 2 1. Secretary
jot tho Interior llnlltnger today Issued
it statement defending IiIh recent
seemingly anti-consorvatiou notions.
Thu statement oxpnmxod tho secro
tury's enthusiasm ovor tho polloy of
conservation of the natural resources.
IlnlllngoV's utntoinotit wits Issued after
ho had been lu conference with Pres
ident Tuft. It is understood that tho
president Intimated to the secretary
that ho was displeased with tlio trend
or affairs in the laud offlco.
Hecunt reopening of largo tracts
of public land has brought down
ariiiolsiu upon Halllugor, who has
neon accused of undoing tho work
(tint President Koowvelt uuoomplUh
ed In thu way of conservation.
WHAT THE RAILROAD
COMMISSIONERS DO
Somo time ugo the railroad com
mission Informed the Southern Pa
cific company that tholr trains hud
bean thu source of considerable hin
drance to the traffic of wiikoiih by
standing over the crossing on State
and Twelfth streets, and tho railroad
company answered tho complaint to
dny. Thoy say they have attended
to tho mattor mid that trains will bo
kept clear o, the streets hereafter
In answer to tho railroad commis
sion's lottor In regard to transconti
nental rales mid charges made ef
fective by tho transcontinental freight
bureau east bound tnrlffs. tho O. It &
N. company state they ylll not com
ply wth thu late figures at present
The commliMlon will probably take
tho matter up with tho Interstate
commerce commission. Carey & Kerr,
attorneys for the Northern Pacific
nil. road. Astoria and Columbia Hlvor
rlalroad mid the Spokane, Portland
and Seattle road, asks the commis
sion to send them statements regard
ing the new rules and charges of thu
transcontinental freight bureau nnd
eastbouud tariffs
Albany talks of having a big
amusement part with a street car
Use.