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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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a Condensed Form lor
Bosy Readers.
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HAPPENINGS OF TWO CQimNENTS
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A Rume of the Last Important but
Not Lata Interacting Evanta
of the Pat Wa.k.
Witt will aooii raalgn aa premier ol
Russia.
8 ho ii U niajr succeed Ta't aa secretary
of war.
A split among coal oparatort at tha
wage conference la eipecled.
President Mellen, of tha Northern
Pacific, denounce the rata hill.
Many Germane are eating do and
cat becaue other meat la too dear.
The Htandanl Oil haa confessed own
erahip ol many tuppuaedly independent
concerns,
Amtiaeaador Slorer wa removed Iroia
liia poet Wauae bla wife Involved him
In Catholic church politic.
Tha War department aaya It can atate
authoritatively that Hhonla will not
realm a chairman ol the lathmian
Canal rumtniaaluo.
William Rockefeller, who, neit to
liia brother, John !., la tha rlrheat
man in the United Slate, la auflerinv
Irora cancer ol the etomach and there
Tie no hope ol hie recovery,
General Wood haa cabled the War
department that tha iimir m in noro
battle were manufactured In Manila by
yellow journalist, uniy newepe,r
repune win oi """
and children
J. Pierponl Morgan la In deadly leer
of aaeaaeine.
(irover Cleveland ha Juet celebrated
hi 6IUh birthday,
Cal mtnera are working hard to pre
vent general ttrika April I,
Nahraaka thermomeler ara register-
Ing from h to 10 degteea below tero.
Jr.l.n li. Rorkefe Her maintalnt an
a fine.! guard at hi houae in New Jeraay.
Ti.. h..-..! are llk.lv to
diaagrew on Ilia type ol canal to be
but'l.
Ganeral Wood defendt the action of
the American troopt at Mount 1K
I'hillpploe ialamla.
Bwretatlyy of tha Navy llonaparte
Inalata that tha United titatee ahould
build greater navy.
Cuatoma BUthoritlee have decided
that Chineea joeahouea filling are tub-
Ject to duty of 16 per cent.
Snow ettdee In Colorado have canard
number ol death and a property loei
that will reach cloaa to a million Uoi
lare.
Ijitat returnt Irom tha Colorrdo train
wnrk alva tha numlier ol killed at 22
Telegraph operator are blamed lor Uie
accident.
New YorU propoee to aaUblieli a
municipal aeaaida retort.
Tha preaident will not appoint a to
prom judge lor til month.
Huaan U. Anthony'l titter will ttump
Orrgon in tha auflrage campaign
Tha Japan parliament ha. voted
to buy all rMlroad. In that country.
The houaa will take up tb amended
ttatehood bill Wedneeday, March II.
Official figure ahow tha population
ol (Innnanv to be fl0.006.llta, agatntl
66,S07,178 In 1000.
The Ohio leglalatura It considering
bill which will give the courtt power
to puniah wltneaae who reluaa to win.
Klna Charlna. ol Koiimanl. I near
death. Tha crown prlnco It unpopitlai
ml a movement naa oeen airnu w
crown hla 13-year old eon.
The District ol Colombia court nai
overrnled Blnger Hermann' demurrer
to Indictmanta lor destroying public
reoord. He will k lor an apieal to
tha Clrcnit Court ol Appeals.
tv..i... ..tlro.,1. ira laclnir a labor
t....i.Avii thniisaml men are I
....l.l In l.. NortliafMtxrn and Honth- I
...... in l.nll.l (ha niaila that
IVIIIflll IWcb arw
ara lr .W nndnr way. and It ll eati-
maUd thirt belor June twloa that
numUr will be needed. .
. . ...iff 1.. Itn
Denmark may put a tariff law into
nmsU
Rnaala ananecU Japan of hostile de-
aivna in Hlbarla.
in ..n kmn.h viorado are
blocked by mow.
Senator Depew it too 111 to attend to
hit dutle In th senate.
The first' severs billiard ol tha win
ter haa Juet twept New York.
The rur hat ordered extreme meat-
t to b.Uk,,to prot.t Jew. irom
massacre.
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The house will rolect th senate I
amendninett to the ttntehood bill.
Secretary Talt hat consulted with
three ol hit brothers regarding the
plac on the tupreme bench.
a m.Umnn m.n Iim mIimiI a divorce I
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Irom hi aecond
marry hi ion.
wife
Th
that in may I
husband it 66.
the wife 22.
lu,t tn nnat the
umcago ia now aimut
Wettern Union and Postal Telegraph
nAinnaitlai nv mm km tliniri nav a Hood I
price lor th use ol itreeti.
UUT AWAY TM" Rim Tior 1 I I (
PurpoM of Bill Regulating National
Reclamation Work.
" "hlngUm, March 20. In it gun
lIBI ntM.ratl.iM II.. 1 .
-f--'" i abiuimi reclama
tion law hat provn quit ts effective as
IU fiatiiert expected; Indeed, tU lib
eral work ol national Irrigation la pro-
To.1' ZSZ
nowvr, there ha boon toms flight
friction which lit rwultad In dalavi
"' been bothersome, it nothing
mora.
No ana can reallte thli mora than
tha cl.li! o( tha Reclamation tervtce.
Mr. Nawell, and tha director o( I ha
deoiogit-al turvey. Mr. Walcott. To
obviate thea delaya, tha reclamation
authoritlaa have explained the eitua
lion to tha prealdeut and ha haa ap
proval their recommendations and at
tha joint request of these officials a bill
haa been Introduced in con a row which
I will, if enacted, provs of very malarial
bennot to Ilia Reclamation eeivlc.
Moet of tha friction and delay com-
plained of Ii tha raaultot red tape that
ilela between the Reclamation olllce
and tha Interior department fcrooer.
Their dealings ara not direct, and in
tha roundabout couree they follow
many delays are likely to ocrar. The
bill that haa been laid before the home
by Kepiaaentatlve Cooper doa away
with thie red tape by providing a more
direct meant ol communication, at tha
aame time giving Ilia Reclamation aer
vice more leeway. Tha director ol the
geological aurvey la made the director
of the Kaclamatlon eorvice and he goea
ahead with hit plana, merely tiibmit
ting them to the eecrvlary for approval
and not for revel w.
Another Important change It made
by the bill In the matter ol apportion
ing and expending money lor reclame
lion worki. At prevent thl money it
entirely under the control ol the aocre-
Ury Al tl)li tim, ther, i, ,ery
rollg P,,tiinnl In congreea againat
uowii ig cabinet officer to handle auch
fundi in a free manner, and Ilia ten
I danry. ia to restrict lump appropriation
I and atipulate the tarloue purpose lor
which Uie money ia to be need. The
Cooper bill permit the Keclamation
service to tend to rotigrese each year
statement of the expenditure which it
proiMieee to make during the following
12 numtht. ao that congreta ttiall ape-
ciArally authoriae the varioua eipendi
turea. Thua. while the Reclamation
ervice will retain the right to ay how
the fnnda thall b apportioned, their
flmlinga are atwaya aubject to tha ap-
proval ol congreea
Notwithstanding ttiia bill It approved
In it entlrlty by PrMidnet Kooeevelt
and bv the houee leaden. Keprerenla
live Mondell, ol Wyoming, chairman
ol tha irrigation committee, aayt it la
faulty and haa aeked permluion to
make certain amendment.
GREAT TRADE WITH EUROPE.
Our Export Paated tha Billion-Dollar
Mark in 1006.
Washington, March SO. Europe
takea two-thiid ol the exporU ol the
United Hutea and auppllea practically
,.,l,.!f l tha imnorl. aav a bulletin
Ii u i b .i,s rvnartment ol Com-
merce and Labor. Of the 11,021,000,-
000 worth of merchandiae tent to Ku-
rope In 1006, 23,0O0,000 wa manu
farlurea, the other I7H2.000.000 worth
being largely loodttuflt and manufac
turer' material.
In 100 the eiport to Europe
croeaed tha 11,000,000,000 line, and
tlnce then have avetaitwl aliout 1 1,060,
000.000 Der annum. In 100 the e-
.1 ... .11 u.it,ia M tlm wnrld other
" ,3M 000 000 in
Uj fc
Ooo, the growth tlnce 1000 in epiorte
l0 lhe non-Kuropean countrie having
heen proportionalely greater than to
r.mvn.
Prior to 18H0, the thare ol the lm-
porta drawn Irom Miroe averaneo
about f6 per cent; In 105, it v
per cent. Thie reduction, the bulletin
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ayi, la apparenny accuunuw j
Hm am nit deniaiid in me uuiv
mitt for tropicl Rnd mbtroplral pto
.i...... . i. ,.h are aunnllvd aiini ex.
olusively by the other grand divlaiont
the world, rm vaiue oi mrao
duct Into the United Statea In 1905
... 1ROS.000.000, against 11103,000,-
000 in 18W5
Crushed With Iron Hand
Hnbl.ui.i Traiiefaurania, March 20.
Tl,. nuinaf in which General All
t.l.f nrushed the revolution in
at mit " ,
tha unvBrnment ol Ktltals by rating
town, executing ringleaders of the
movement and driving sympathisers
with it to the mountains, hat produced
wJ nlment Umt tei9 ot tertor ,d
tt.. n.lnir of bomb at tha troopn
... ..... General Alikanholl has
nrnnlalma.1 and It enforcing martial
Maw with terrible vigor and revolution-
arias and other petront caught with
arms are immediately thot,
Pollce Disperse Meeting.
at Putarahiirir. March BU. mi
il.nn.anil oersnnt participated today in
th. Initial meet in a ot me league oi
Education, which was Inaugurated by
the Uona. -
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mo people, i iuiiiiiiii.
t .,.,1 there was no Interference
)tn ti.. meeting until M. Noviknff
rode an Impassioned speech, In whlcb
ne demanded th abolition oi me aeatn
penalty
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ren in cirn r
A.I, .),.,!. Russia. March 20. News
received here front Beittan, in Mitern
Pel sla. tayi that a peal ll ipreaoniK,
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that the populace it becoming panic
stricken and luai many persuu
fleeing,
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
COMPLAIN OP GRAZING RULE.
Oregon Stockman' Grievance Arc
. Taken Up by Senator Fulton.
Washington Senator Fulton bat re
ceived many lettert ol complaint Irom
ttock men ol Oregon, who expres dis
satisfaction with tha manner In which
tha forest aervlce It managing th sum
mer rtng In forest reserves. The
sheepmen ol Umatilla county leel that
they have been unfairly treated in. the
distribution ol rtnga in the Wenaha re
serve, and tha sheep and cattlemen
whoee slock it permitted to grata in
tha Cascade reeerva leel that they are
paying too much lor th privilege. Ho
far at the Cascade reeerva It concerned,
the theepmen object to paying 6 centa
a bead lor the grating privilege when
sheep are permitted In other reserves
at 4 and 6 cents each.
Tha loreat service explains that the
grating aeaton in the Cascade reserve
it longer than in tha reserve where the
lee it smaller. Ho lar at the Wenaha
reserve la concerned, the range bat
been apportioned lor the coming aea-
son. and it la too late to bring about a
readjustment. To aecertain all the
facta, with tha view to laying the mat
ter before the forest aervlce in its true
light, Mr. Fulton ha requested the
stockmen of Oregon to furnish hi in with
accurate data, that he may adjust these
matter beloro another grating season
opeot.
Tha Dalles to Portage.
Tb Dal lea A company ol local cap
italist, under the name ol the Colum
bia Transportation company, baa
bought the steamer George. W. Himois
from the D.. P. A B. N. Co. It will be
operated between Cascade Locks and
the lower terminua ol the state portage
road. The boat will leave Cascade
Locke at 6 o clock In tb morning and
reach The Dalles tt 10, making all way
landing. It will lie here an hour,
then run to the lower terminua ol the
portage, and returning will leave lor
Cascade Locks at 2 o'clock. It is the
purpose ol th company In buying and
operating th boat to afford people
along the Columbia opportunity to
make The Pallet their trading point.
Many Buy Wallowa Timber.
Wallowa Locator have been doing
much business the paat three month!
on account of a wild ruab by local men
nd outsidert to secure claima in the
pine, fir and tamarack loreat ol Wal
lowa county. Beclioni which told at
$1.25 an acre were bought first, and
only those claimi remain which are in
Uie 12.60 sections. There are but a
lew more claims open lor location, and
it it expected the locating aeason will
be closed within 30 days. Capitalist
are buying much ol this timber, and
Irom individual holders claimi pur
chased lor less than $500 are selling at
from $1,000 to $1,600 each. Theee
carry Irom 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 leet
to the quarter section.
Enterprltt Still Capital.
Wallowa The Wallowa county com-
mittionert, at their last meeting, ac
cepted th offer ol F. D. McCnlly, L.
Knapper and Aaron wane, to tnina a
wooden ttructure in Knterpriee large
enough to meet the county' require
ment lor a courthouse, and to lease
the aame to the county lor five year
at an annual rental ol snau. ine
building it to be completed by August
1. It will be ol wood, but compa'a-
lively tale, aa it will be equipped with
fireproof vault. I lie board tout
settled further controversy for five
years regarding the pormanent loca
tion ol the county teat.
Fight for a County Seat.
Canyon City The fight lor the coun
ty teat now being waged tmween can
yon City, th present capital, and
Prairie City, long aspirant lor tbe
honor, is waxing red hot. The laws
ol Oregon provide that a vote -must be
ordered by the county court 11 a peti
tion, ligned by not leal than three
flfilit of the registered voters, is pre
sented. The promoter of the removal
have organiaed an improvement asso
ciation, and among other thinga have
secured subscription amounting to
$20,000 for a new courthouse.
Hopgrower Elect Officers.
Salem - About 75 hopgroweri have
beoorae inemberi of the Oregon Hop
groweri' aaaoclation, recently organiaed
In thli city, and permanent organiaa
tion hai been effected by the election ol
th following officer: President, J.
K. Sean, McCoy; vice president, H.
0. Fletcher, Stleni; secretary, J. R.
Coleman, Salem ; directors, J. T.
Wood, Salem; Louis Ames, Silverton;
O.W.Beckett, Salem; W. II. Egan,
Qervala; Francis Shafer, Salem,
Lane Fruit i Unharmed.
Eugene Dr. II. F. McCormick, Lane
county fruit inspector, tayt it Is his
opinion that the freeting weather of the
past lew days has done no material
damage to the Iruit in this vicinity.
Each thaw hat bean accompanied by
cloudy weather. Had tha tun shone
warm and bright each morning the
crop would have been ruined.
Hop Sale at Woodburn.
Aurora Ed Herron, the hopbuyer,
thli week bought the Joe Kennedy hop
crop of 72 bales at Woodburn, paying
better than 9 centa. The hop were
shipped direct to London. M.H.Gil
bertson, Ulhman Bros.' agent here,
went to North Yakima a tew day ago
to look after aeveral big lot of hops
there.
CREATED AT LAST.
President Sett Aside Blue Mountain
for Timber Purpose.
Washington Preaident Bootevelt, on
recommendation ol the loreat aervlce,
hi algned a proclamation creating the
Blue mountain loreat reserve in Eastern
Oregon, to embrace 2,627,270 acres
Tb reserve as created follows the gen
eral line ol the temporary withdrawal
made three year ago, with the excep
tion ol 200,000 acrea in the valley ol
the Bilviee river, which baa been elim
inated because of the agricultural na
ture of the land. Around the edge of
the withdrawal email tract of agricol
tura. and school land have been elim
inated and the boundaries are ao drawn
aa to exclude all land lying along the
border which ha passed into private
ownership nnder any public land law
The original Blue mountain with
drawal embraced more than 8,000,000
acrea, About 600,000 acrea have been
left out, so aa to make the reserve a
compact body ol forest land.
Long Winter In Wallowa.
Wallowa bnow cover the entire
Wallowa valley and county, varying in
depth from five inches on the Imnaha
and Grand Konde river bottoms, to 17
inches on the foothill of the Joseph
mountains. Stockmen are somewhat
anxiout concerning ieed. The nnutual
long season will necessitate) nsing much
more bsy than it customary in average
winters. Though this it a bay produc
ing county, and though great crops ol
bay were put away last aeason, and
much old hay was left over, it it ex
pected tint there will be no surplus.
Great Lott in Malheur County.
Baker City Sheepmen and stockmen
ol Malheur county are offering $80
ton lor hay, according to report, and
the price Is rapidly advancing, as very
little Ieed could be bought even at this
fabulous price. It ia estimated that
the i tor in which baa twept over tbe
country during the past week will re
suit in the loei of at leaat 25 per cent
of the livestock of Malheur county, as
many sheep and cattle were upon the
range when it atruck.
Columbia County Break Record
Salem Columbia county breaks tbe
record in the matter of payment ol
state taxes this year. State Treasurer
Moore received a draft last week for
$6,300, the amount ol general state
and school tax, and $265, the amount
due lor the support ol the Agricultural
college, irom Columbia county, tor the
year 1006. Only ball of tbtt amount
waa due. Tbe rest n ed not have
been paid until December 31.
Luckiamute Mohair Pool.
Independence The Luckiamute mo
hair tool hat been organised at Arlie
and baa the following officers: Preei
dent. A. C. Staate; secretary, Maurice
Fowle; I. M. Simpson, A. C. Staats
and Maurice Fowle were elected a
board ot managers. The new aseocl
ation already has a membership ol 85,
representing 3,093 fleece. It it prob
able 15 more names are to be added to
'.he membership soon.
Csttle Bring Higher Price.
Pendleton Three cars of cattle were
shipped to Seattle from Pendleton a
lew days ago, bringing $4.50 per hnn
dred pounds. This is about 1 cent a
pound higher than the last shipment
made.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 6567c; bluestem,
66387e; red, 6465c; valley, 68c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.50; gray,
$27 per ton.
Barley Feed, $2324 per ton;
brewing, $24(924.50; rolled, $24.60(9
25.60.
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $13
14 per ton; valley timothy, $89;
clover, $7.608; cheat, $607; grain
hay, $7(88.
Apples $1(92.60 por box.
Vegetables Asparagus, 9310c per
pound; cabbage, IH I per pound;
cauliflower, $22.25 per crate; celery,
7590c per doxen; rhubarb, $1.752
per box; sprouts, 8(t (3 10c per pound;
turnips, $1(3125 per sack; carrots,
6575o per sack; beets, 85c$l per
sack.
Onions No. 1, 80c$l per tack No.
2, nominal.
Potatoea Fancy graded Burbanka,
50060c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal; tweet potatoea, 242gc per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 270 30c
per pound.
Engt Oregon ranch, 16016,'c per
doten
Poultry Average old bent, 13014c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1213c;
broilers, 20022c; young roosters, J 2
3l2S,e; old roosters, 10 O 10,'c;
dressed chickens, ' 14016c; turkeys,
live, 16017c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
18020c; geese, live, 8(39o; geese,
dressed, 10O12c; ducks, 16018c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10 O
10o per pound; prime, 8)9c;
medium, 708c; olds, 67c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16(3(210 per pound; valley, 2426c;
mohair, choice, 25028c'
Veal Dressed, 3,'7o per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 2X3o per
pound: cows, 3 S 4)c; country
steers, 405c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8)9o per
pound; ordinary, 406c; lambs, 80
9Xo. .
Pork Dressed, 608)o per pound.
Shont Will Giv Entir Attention to
Hi Railroad.
Chicago, March 19. A Washington
special says:
Information from trustworthy sources
mike it seem practically assured that
Theodore Perry Shonta, ol Chicago,
chairman of tbe Isthmian Canal com
mission, intend soon to lend hit resig
nation to President Roosevelt. It is
unquestionably the Intention of Preei
dent Roosevelt to nominate John F
Stevens, the chief engineer, to succeed
Mr. Shont. Mr. Steven will combine
the duties of the two office.
Pressure from bis associate on tbe
railroad with which Mr. Shont i con
nected ha been strong (or some time to
bring about this result hi return to
railroad work and bit resignation Irom
the canal board. Mr. Shoot had
withstood th plea ol bit business as
sociates, but recent event have induced
him to consent.
Mr. Shonta it still president ol tbe
Clover Leal railroad, and it i aid that
the Interest ol that road, in tbe mind
ot bia colleagues, demand that be
return and take active charge of the
property. It i laid h own tecuri
tiet in the road to tbe value of about
$3,000,000, and, in the interest of
these holdings, as well aa tbe holdings
ol others, it i declared that be leeli be
mutt no longer divide time and hit
labor.
There bat been no secret that the re
lation! between Secretary Talt and
Chairman Shonta hive been ttrained at
time. They are probably today not ol
tbe most amicable nature. It is prob
able that Mr. Taft will succeed to tbe
vacancy in the United State Supreme
court caused by tbe resignation o: Jus
tice Brown, but will not take his seat
before next October. Mr. Taft has bis
own views about tbs canal work, which
are not in accord with those ol Mr.
Sbontt.
When Mr. Taft goes to the Supreme
court, it is the intention ol President
Roosevelt to turn the supervision ol
the canal over to Secret y Root's de
partment. Tbe secretary ot war de
sires to arrange tbe construction plans
to auit hit own judgment before tb
transfer is made.
T MBER LAND BILL READY.
Senate Committee Favor Repeal, but
Fulton Will Fight It.
Washington,' March 19. The senate
public landt committee today virtually
completed the bill to repeal the timber
and stone act and authorise the sale of
public timber at not less than it ap
praised value, small dealer to be given
preference in tbe sales and miners free
use ot timber lor domestic purposes,
tbe same aa in forest reserves.
An amendment insisted npon by Sen-
ator Fulton will be adopted giving the
counties 10 per cent ol tbe amount ol
sales in their respective limit in lieu
of taxes.
Tbe committee it also framing a bill
to permit homestead entry ol agrieul
tural land in loreat reserves. This bill
is designed particularly to meet the
principle objection to reserve in Ida
bo. Senator Dubois is strongly urging
this measure and predict it passage.
Mr. Fulton is the only member ol tbe
committee opposed to the repeal ot the
timber and stone act, but other West
ern senator agree with him and will
oio him in opposition to tbe bill when
it comes up in the senate. In case it
is impossible to prevent the passage ot
the bill by the senate, Mr. Fulton will
seek to increase the amount to be paid
counties Irora the receipt "ol timber
sales Irom 10 to 25 per cent.
The Oregon senator ia so thoroughly
convinced ol the inadvisability of re
pealing the timber and stone act that
he will carry bis fight to the house and
seek to induce the home committee to
table the senate bill, just aa it has
heretofore tabled a similar bill in the
bouse. He feels certain that this leg
islation will be killed in the house, ii
not in tbe senate.
Trustee Endorse Tax Dodging.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 19. Irping
Howbert, president ot the Portland
Gold Mining company, and his entire
board ot directors were re-elected at
be annual meeting of the stockholders
today. The re-election was bitterly
contested by J. F. Burns, who was
ousted from the presidency a year ago.
The action of the trustees in removing
the headquarters from Iowa to Wyom
ing to avoid paying $1,000,000 accumu
lated taxes waa indorsed. The secretary
states that dividends in 1905 amounted
to $1,080,000.
Constitution Is Saved.
Washington, March 19. The famous
old war frigate Constitution, "Old
Ironsides," is to be saved Irom rotting
at the Boston navy yard and will also
escape the worse fate of being used as a
target by the North Atlantic fleet. The
gallant old craft is to be, patched up
and rehabilitated, so she may Indulge
in an occasional cruise in mild weather.
This ia the decision of the house com
mittee on naval affairs. It is estimat
ed that it will cost just $6,000.
Started I 000 Rivet.
Baltimore, March 19. The British
steamer Belfast, Captain McKee, which
arrived from Las Palmas, Grand Ca
nary, today, brought mails Irom th
drydock Dewey. Captain McKee re
ports that when he left Las Palmas re
pair were being made to tbe dock,
which had started a thousand riveti on
the trip acrosi the Atlantic
HE WANTS DETAILS
Hermann Will Ask Proof Letters
Were Official.
GOVERNMENT WILL BE PREPARED
Accused Representative Denis De
stroyed Letter Book War Public
Document and May Appeal.
Washington, March 20. Represen
tative Hermann, through hia attor
neyt, intends to ask tbe conrt tor a bi'.l
ol particulars more definitely describ
ing tb letterpress copybooks which he
destroyed just before leaving the gen
eral land office, and which are alleged
by tbe government to have been public
records. The bill will be prepared and
submitted by District Attorney Baker,
if so ordered by the court, and, when
this is done, another effort will be made
to set a date for Hermann's trial.
From statements made by hi counsel
last Friday, it is believed that Her
mann will seek permirsion to make a
special appeal to the Circuit Court of
Appeals, but it is not at all probable
that any tucb appeal will be granted.
While counsel haa made no statement
about tbe case, conrt officials believe
that Hermann will not seek to evade
trial on account of his constitutional
right of exemption during tbe session
of congress, and it is therefore believed
that bi case will be tried, some time
next month.
From the steps taken np to this time,
it is apparent that Hermann's defense
will be solely on tb contention that
the letter books destroyed by his order
were not "public records." Tbe de
fense does not deny the destruction of
35 letterpress copy books, but virtually
admitted this in the argument on the
demurrer. In that same argument,
however, a line of defense wai shown
op from which it is concluded that
Hermann will insist that tbe letter
books destroyed contained solely his
personal correspondence, which, he will
contend, cannot be construed as offi
cial," and Irom this be will argue that
the books containing copies of this cor
respondence do not constitute public
records.
It is probable that tbe defense will
go so far as to concede that many let
ters copied in the fateful books related
to business of the land office, but as
contended last Friday, they will insist
that all correspondence about the busi
ness of a government office is not neces
sarily "official."
On of the main argument ia likely
to be that the record destroyed con
tained nothing ol permanent value to
the land office, and that, though tb
book are gone, tbe land office baa
sustained no material or consequential
loss. The harden ol proof will rest
entirely upon the government and an
abundance of evidence is promised to
offset the contention ol Hermann's
counsel and to show that tbe books de
stroyed were actually public docu
ments, In that they contained corres
pondence which, the government will
contend, wa official within the mean
ing ol the law.
GERMANY STANDS ALONE.
All Other Power Either Oppose Her
or Remain Neutral.
Paris, March 20. Officials here say
that France's position it absolute and
final against placing Casa Blanca nnder
international command. It ia main
tained that thia ia nut a question ol de
tail, but one that involves tbe entire
Franco-German controversy over inter
nationalisation ot the police.
Tbe change at tbe varioua capitals,
official declare, mean that another
vcte will show that France it supported
by Great Britain, 8pain, Portugal and
Rusaia, with Austria doubtful and Italy
and the United State abstaining. Aus
tria's doubt is due to Vienna' waver
ing in the support heretofore given to
Germany.
The current opinion in official circles
is that Germany intends to recede from
her position.
Auttria Victor in Tariff War.
Belgrade, Servia, March 20. Tbe
Austrian-Servian tariff dispute baa col
lapsed. Orders bave heen issued to ad
mit from today all Austrian merchan
dise into Servia on the same conditions
which prevailed before tb tariff war.
Rela'ious between Austria and Servia
had been strained lor a long time past,
owing to tbe former's objections to a
custom union formed between Servia
and Bulgaria, which Austria regarded
as not only adverse to her commercial
Interests but as likely to lead to a league
ol tbe Balkan states.
Storm Throughout East.
Washington, March 20. The whole
ol the country east oi the Mississippi
river is, according to reports to the
Weather bureau, experiencing the ef
fects ol the prevailing storm, with the
temperature below the average tor thia
time of the year. There have been
heavy rains in the South and snow in
the North. The storm began Sunday
ight in the South and' extended into
New England, New York, the lower
lake r gion and the upper Ohio valley.
Spreckles' Doom Sealed.
San Francisco, March 20. John D.
Spreckles is very near death. He may
linger for days, but a fatal outcome to
his illness is predicted. Dr. W, 8.
Thome, who has charge ol his case, has
informed bis relatives that there is ab
lalutely no hope.
ACT ON JETTY BILL.
Hout River and Harbor Commit
tee Will Soon Meet,
Washington, March 10. Chairman
Barton, ol th houee river and har
bors committee, aid h would call a
meeting ol hi committee at an early
day to consider Senator Fulton's will
appropriating $400,000 lor work on th
jetty at th mouth ol the Columbia
river. The committee ia due to arriv
here Irom it southern trip by Saturday
or Sunday and it is probable th meet
ing will be held some time next week.
II it shall be the opinion ol the com
mittee that tbit separate bill thould b
presented to the house and pressed on
its merit, tb bill will be reported
without amendment. There is every
reason to believe that the committee
will favor the appropriation ol $400,000
inaamucb as th chiel ol engineer and
secretary ol War have both stated that
this amount is absolutely necessary to
preserve the jetty work Irom destruc
tion and have ipeciflcally etated that
any less amount will not answer.
Ther is a report that the member
of the bouse committee may favor en
larging tbe Fulton bill by add.ng pro
vision for three or four other emergency
projects, so aa to make it virtually an
emergency river and harbor bill, ucb
at wa inggested earlier in the session.
This is not certain, however, as th
committee haa bad no meeting thl
session, and it sentiment cannot be
accurately ascertained. If th bill can
be so amended withoat making it a
general river and harbor bill, it
chances ol passing tbe house will b
brighter than would the bill making
an appropriation lor the Colombia river
alone.
CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA.
Commissioners Predict This as Result
of Study of America.
New York, March 16. Prince Tsai
Tse, High Commissioner Shang Chi
Heog and Ll Cheng To, envoys oi the
emperor ol China, their secretaries and
attaches, sailed on the Whit Star
liner Baltic today to continue their
investigations in Sngland, Franca and
Belgium. The prince said last night:
"I have greatly enjoyed my visit to
this country, and tbe uniform courtesy
tbat haa been accorded me, including
the reception by President Roosevelt,
bas deeply impressed me with tha
friendly attitude of the American peo
ple. I believe tbat such contact make
tor a better understanding and most
bring benefit to both of onr peoples."
That China will soon have a contsi-
tutional government is tbe opinion of
some ot the commissioner. Announce
ment of tMa belief waa made byoneoi
tbe secretaries ol tbe commission just
before tha Baltic sailed. It followed
a brief conference between all member
of the party.
'We have been making a compre
hensive study ol the political situation
in this country," he said, "and have
seen the application ot your laws and
the workings ol the governing bodies.
I believe that China will soon have a
constitutional government. It will
probably be modeled much on th line
oi the British constitution, but will
contain com oi tha good features ot
your own constitution."
WRECK KILLS ISO PEOPLE.
Head-On'Collislon of Fast Passenger
Traina in Colorado.
Pueblo, Colo., March 16. No. I,
southbound, and No. 3, northbound,
passenger trains on tb Denver A Rio
Urande railroad collided head on near
Portland, Colo., shortly after midnight,
and it is reported at least 60 person
are killed and a large number injured.
Relief trams bave been ordered from
Pueblo and Florence. At this hour de
tails are unobtainable.
Meager but authentio information
from several sources states that tbe
number killed in tb collision will
reach 150. Tha ccaches caught fir and
most ol the victims were roasted to
death.
Money for Guns and Powder.
Washington, March 16. The senate
ommittee on appropriations today
completed the fortifications bill, and it
was reported by Senator Perkins. It
carries appropriations aggregating $5,
618,993, an increase ol $780,000 over
the amount appropriated by the house
hill. The increases are: For mountain,
field and siege cannon and equipment
and machinery lor their manufacture
at arsenals, $290,000; for the erection
and equipment of a powder factory and
or sescoast cannon, equipment and ma
chinery lor their manfacture, $365,000.
Did They Steal Money?
New York, March 16. The grand
jury which is investigating evidence in
the insurance matter submitted by
District Attorney Jerome is at sea as to
whether a political assesment by a di
rector oi a corporation constitutes tbe
crime ot larceny. Tbe member ot
the jury questioned Mr. Jerome on the
matter and at his suggestion the matter
waa placed before Judge O'Sullivan, of
the Court of General Session, who will
render an opinion next week.
Will Nationalize Railroad.
Tokio, March 16. The parliamen
tary majority in favor of nationalisa
tion oi railway! is reported to be in
creasing and there seem to be little
doubt the project wilt be carried
through. Work on the elevated rail
road in Tokio, suspended during the
war,- has been resumed. Japan and
Russia are planning to exchange im
perial envoy to signify the reiteration
ol peace.