Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 15, 1907, Page 4

& ARSI | R Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office ADDITIONAL LOGAL MATTER DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S COUNTRY NEIGHBORS Iltems of Interest Gleaned From the Pioneer Exchanges of Late Date. TENSTRIKE. [¥From the Tribune.} Mr. Bepjamin Carter came down from Hines Monday, where he has been staying the past week with his son, Chas. Carter. The old gentleman was very ill for scveral days last week, ow- ing to a severe attick of grip and neuralgia combined. Mr. Sidney Maule aud family have moved to the village from their farm about two miles oorth. They are at present dowiciled in Peter Maule’s house on the lake shore, but will move into their bwlding on Mam street this spring. We are pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Maule in our midst. Mrs. Cha=. Gustafson received the sad news this week of the death of her brother in-law, Wm. Severance, who died of pneu- monia at flandrean, S.D., on March 9th. Mrs. Frank Heroux returned to her home at Walker, today, after spending a few days here the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. E. Thompson. Chas. Harris, of Foxboro, Wis., 18 the guest of his brother, G. W. Harris, this week. Mr. A. B. Sabe, one of the Okwood progressive settlers, was 1n town Tuesday with a load of potatoes. Mr. Sabe says that he has 300 bushels of fine pota- toes yet to dispose of, BLACKDUCK. (F'rom the American.] Sam Carrigan was arrested for selling liquor during the day contrary to the state laws. After examining several witnesses who testified to having obtained lignor the defendact was found guilty and fined $50 and costs. Mr. Carrigan announced his intention trappeal to the district court. Mrs. Louis Oberg of Litehfield arrived last Friday to spend a couple of weeks visiting with ye editor’s family. Frank Leasia returned Friday night from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and will help his folks pack their household goods pre- paratory to departing for their new home in Washington early in April. Frank was a passenger on the ill-fated Oriental Limited on the Great Northern which LA GREAT FLOOD RAGING! RIVER AT PITTSBURG REACHES THE HIGHEST STAGE IN SEV- ENTY-FIVE YEARS. JAAGE ALREADY OVER A MILLION DNE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN IDLE BY CLOSING OF MILLS AND FACTORIES. Plttsburg, March 15.—The river here has passed the 34-foot mark, the highest point reached in seventy-five years. One hundred thousand men are temporarily out of employment and business is practically at a stand- still. Fourteen deaths have been re- ported as a result of the high water and already the loss from the closing of the mills and manufacturing plants and to the damage done property is estimated at over a million dollars. Johnstown reports a higher stage of water than during the great flood of 1889 and Connelsville dispatches state the water is the highest ever known. The loss in the coke regions will, it 18 said, run up into hundreds of thou- sands. Every tributary along the upper riv- ers is swollen and dispatches from all sections of Western Pennsylvania re- port the smaller streams beyond thelr banks and the surrounding districts submerged. ‘Warm, heavy rains throughout the entire section for nearly forty-eight hours, added to by the melting snow from the hills and mountains, caused all the streams to rise with alarming rapidity and the rushing waters caught the people unprepared. By 11 o'clock the flood had reached Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street in this city and all the Point district was inundated. The lowlands of Alle- gheny and the South Side were sub- merged and every mill and factory along the banks of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers was forced to suspend operations. Trafic an all railroads entering Pittsburg has been serlously affected, but the lines are still running, although the water is rapldly encroaching on their tracks. HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS. Flood at Latrobe, Pa., the Worst on Record. Latrobe, Pa., March 15.—Hundreds of people are homeless as the result of the flood, which is the greatest in che history of the town. Sycamore island is submerged and five men and a woman are marooned on the island, having climbed into trees to await a boat which is being brought from Li- gonier. The reservoirs at Lycipps and Baggaley have overflowed and are threatened with destruction. Great alarm prevails in the villages of Bag- galey and Dorothy and the residents have taken to the hills. . The bridge between Latrobe and Youngstown, on the West Pennsylva- nia railroad, has been destroyed. Trol- leys are blocked, the Ligonier rallroad 18 washed out and the coal mines are flooded. A steady rain adds to the gravity of the situation. Java’s Precious Teak Trees. The chief wealth of the forests of Java, at the present time, con- was wrecked near Ojata, N. D., last Friday evening, but aside from a severe jolt he is none the worse for his experience. The train was running 50 miles an hour when the tender jumped the track and a disastrous wreck followed causing instant death to three of the passengers and in- jary to a dozen or more. Sam Thompson of Barron, Wis., who has been a guest of John Gilstad for several days, left yesterday for his home. Mr. Thompson was amnng the early settlers in this region and owns a very valuable claim on Gilstad lake. L. G. Townsend went to Be- midji yesterday afternoon to at- tend a meeting of the Beltrami County Agricultural society. It is expected that some action will be taken toward holding a county fair this year, Concert at Preshyterian Church. Ole Theobaldi, one of the great- est living violinists, is now mak- ing a third visit to America. He is widely known in this country and no violinist since the days of Ole Bull has met with the suc- cess Mr. Theobaldi has attained as a master of the violin. He will appear at the Presbyterian church this evening, Admission 60 cents. sists in the wood of the teak tree, which is extensively employed for naval construction. The trees are ordinarily cut when they bave attained an age of about 50 years. The species most es- teemed has wood of a brown color possessing a greasy feeling to the touch, A trial will con- vince you that golden grain belt beer is the best tonic for your stomach-nerves, it gives them strength to digest and assimilate the foud youeat. Order of your nearest dealer or be supplied by S, F. Madden, Bemidji. Francis Out of Danger. The many friends of E W. Francis, editor of the Mizpah Messenger, who suffered a stroke of paralysis about three weeks ago, will be pleased to learn that heis on the road to recovery and is now able to be up. Heis still at the hospital and speaks in the highest terms of the treatment there, Basket Social. The M. B. A. w!'l give a basket social at the L. O, O. F. hall Sat- urday eveaning March 16, All members are expected tocome and bring their friends. Ladies are requested to bring baskets with supper for two. Coffee furnished by the lodge. —By the Committee, AFTER PROLONGED FIGHT. Part of Cass Lake (Minn.) Reserve to Be Thrown Open. Washington, March 16.—Over 281, 4900 acres of land included within the Cass lake forest reservation in North- ern Minnesota will be thrown open to settlement, in spite of the strenuous protests on the part of those who be- lieve that the presorvation of the re- maining timber in the state demands that the reserve be malntained in- tact. The land includes all the tracts be- tween ranges 29 and 30 and townships 144 and 145. It will be opened for im- mediate entry. For some time an agitation for the opening of the reserve has been car- ried on by those who claim that the land is better fit for agricultural pur- poses. On the other hand foresters and those interested in the preservation of our timber have bitterly opposed the opening of this land, claiming that this would be a step backward and that it was only prompted by real es- tate dealers whose sole object was to sell the lands to the unwary, which would yield fair crops for a few sea- sons and then be absolutely worthless. They assert that large sections of the land are under water and that it would necessitate the expenditure of large sums of money to drain it and that even when drained it would be unfit for farming purpos RESULT OF HEAVY FOG. Several Accidents Occur in Vicinity of New York. New York, March 15.—As a result of a heavy fog over the bay and ad- Jjacent territory there were several ac- cidents in this vieinity. An express train on the Staten Island raflroad filled with passengers, many of themn school children, collided with a loc standing on a side track at Huguenot station. The fireman of the express was badly hurt and many passengers were cut with flying glass or bruised. The Danish steamer Ask, outward bound for Baracoa, collided with the ‘Wall street ferry boat Columbia In the East river. aged materially, but the 150 passen- gers on the Columbia were panic stricken. The Ask continued on her voyage and the Columbia reached her slip in a few minutes. The supply tug Crescent was sunk in the Hudson in a collision with ti ocean going tug Margaret. FIGHT Fd; MILLIONS. 8even Heirs Want Part of Count Creighton’s Fortune. Omaha, March 15 —Aggressive fighting plans are belng made by sev- en nephews and nieces of the late Count John A. Creighton who were not mentioned in his will. The amount left by Count Creighton is estimated at $7,600,000, one-fourth being bequeathed to relatives and three-fourths to charitable and educa- tional institutions. E CONGRESSMEN VIEW CANAL., Express Surprise at Amount of Work Accomplished. Panama, March 15.—All the mem bers of the congressional party headed by Speaker Cannon expressed great surprise at the work that has been done on the Panama canal. The par ty visited both La Boca, on the Pa: cific side, and the famous Culebra cut. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Maurice Grau, the well known im- pressario, Is dead in Paris. Anthracite operators have agreed to make the usual 50 cents reduction in the price of prepared coal on April 1, when the new spring schedule will g0 into effect. In a conflict between police and strikers at Belgrade, Servia, five ol the strikers were killed and twenty wounded. Further collisions were nar- rowly averted. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolls, March 14.—Wheat— May, 78% @783%c; July, 719%@79%c; Sept., 78c. On track—No. 1 - hard, 80%¢; No. 1 Northern, 79% @79%¢c; No. 2 Northern, 77%@177%¢c; No. 3 Northern, 74@76c. 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, March 14.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; fair to good, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.76; veals, $4.50 @6.50. Hogs—$6.60@6.66. Sheep— ‘Wethers, $5.00@5.75; good to prime lambs, $6.50@7.40. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, March 14—Wheat—On track and to arrive—No. 1 hard 80%c; No. 1 Northern, 79%¢c; No. 2 North- ern, 78%c; May, 793ic; July, 80%c; Bept., 79%. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.19%; May, $1.20%; July, $1.21%; Oct., $1.18. Chicago Gr;| and Provisions. Chicago, March 14—Wheat—May, _16% @77c; July, 78%c. Corn—May, 46%c; July, 46c. Oats—May, 40%@ 40%c; July, 86%c. Pork—May, $16. 07%; July, $16.20. Butter—Creame; les, 22@29c; dairies, 20@27c. Eggs— 15%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 110; chick- ens and springs, 13c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, March 14.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.20@6.85; cows and heifers, $1.55@ 6.25; stockers and feeders, $2.75@ 5.00; Texans, $4.16@4.75; calves, $6.00@7.25. Hogs—Mixed and butch- ers, $6.65@6.92%; good heavy, $6.85 @6.92%; rough heavy, $6.55@86.80; light, $6.85@6.92%. Sheep, $3.85@ 6.00; lambs, 4.90@8.00. Neither vessel was dam-| Most Complete Stock West of Duluth ——————————————————————————————————— Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, Legnal Blanks, Copgy Holders, Calendar Pads, Document Filcs, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report 'Bnoks, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, READING IN THE LEAD ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SLUMF IN PRICES ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. UARKET IN YERY PANICKY CONDITION DECLINE OF FROM TEN TO OVER TWENTY POINTS IN MOST ACTIVE STOCKS. New York, March 15.—Panicky con- ditions swept over the Stock Ex- change during the afternoon led by a drop of 17% points in Reading. Prices ran off without check and the demand had apparently become exhausted. ‘When Reading fell to 96% panic swept over the exchange and. the whole list slumped witheut manifest point of resistance. Union Pacific was weakest next to Reading and ran off 14 'points before meeting any check. Delaware and Hudson fell 11%, Na- tional Lead 113, St. Paul, Amalga- wmated Copper and Smelting 8% to 9, Brooklyn Rapid Transit 8%, Atchison 7%, Northern Pacific 7, Great North- ern preferred 61, United States Steel preferred 4 and like violent declines throughout the list. There was a quick recovery from the lowest figures In some shares, Atchison rising to 86% and Reading to 99. The market continued feverish and erratic, how- ever, United States Steel preferred falling to 95% and St. Paul to 128%. Union Pacific was largely dealt in at from 132 to 133. Northern Pacific ral- lied 5 points to 125. At 2 o'clock the rally from the low- est was still under way, with Balti- more and Ohio up 8% and Union Pa- cific 23 from the lowest. Union Pacific was forced down an extreme of 23% in the late dealings, Amalga- mated Copper 18%, Northern Pacific 10, St. Paul 13% and Smelting 13%. The whole list weakened again with this break, but the list generally did not get lower than before and showed evidence of resistance here and there. The market closed weak with the trading highly excited and erratlc. - OPENED WTURMOIL. Market Makes Momentary Stand Then i ¢ Breaks Generally. New York, March 15.—The stock market again opened in a turmoil of excitement and after making a mo- mentary stand against weakness broke again quite generally. Individual stocks were unloaded at rapid declines, indi- cating the continuance of forced liqui- dation. The struggle between oppos- ing forces at the opening was stimu- lated by the news from London, where a sharp rebound occurred after a pe- riod of éxtreme nervousness and the announcement of two failures. The supposition that the worst was thus disclosed at that center prompted some aggressive support at the open- ing here and a number of leading spec- ulative stocks started ome to two points higher than the closing price. Reading made a 2 point advance, Louisville and Nashville 1% and a number of the Pacifics and trunk lines a point or more. Fluctuations were very feverish and violent for a time and the trend of the market was not clearly perceptible until Union Pacific made a downward plunge of 8% be- low the previous day’s closing. Amal- gamated Copper fell 3% points, Great Northern preferred 3%, American Lo- comotive and Sloss-Sheffield Steel 3%, Delaware and Hudson 5%, Atlantio Coast Line and Sugar 3, Brooklyn Rapld Transit 2%, Pressed Steel Car 5, Northern Pacific 234 and many actlve stocks 1 to 2 points. The stocks which had opened higher were swept to a lower level with the general list. United States Steel was liquidated in enormous volume. The renewed slump in the market naturally gave rise to further uneasiness over the consequences of the continued melting away of prices. The selling on the noon day slump was most disorderly and wild. Blocks of stock were in 1,000 to 8,000 share lots and in the most active stocks few smaller lots appeared in the dealings. Brokers were so taken up with deal- ings of that size that they were loath to accept orders for less amounts. Many orders were for gale at the mar- ket. It was this kind of selling in such enormous blocks that caused the demoralized market breaks, running a point or more between sales. SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON. Governor of lllinois to Confer With Roosevelt. Springfield, Ill, March 15.—Gover- nor Deneen, accompanied by Attorney General Stead, left for Washington at noon. The trip is made at the invi- tation of President Roosevelt, the gov- ernor having received a. letter from the national executive asking him and -Attorney General Stead to come to ‘Washington to “discuss certain mat- ters.” Governor Deneen refused to’ give out further information with re- {@ard to the subjects to be taken up at this conference or to discuss the ‘matter in any way. But 1t is taken for granted among the legislators that rallroad legislation will come under discussion and that perhaps some general plan for railroad rate regula- tion '1s to be decided upon. It is not | known at Springfield whether or not the president hag invited the gover: nors of other states to be present at the conference. P Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Bool Township Plats in book form, ith ) THREE HUNGARIANS DROWNED. Lose Their Lives as Result of Flood at Zanesvills, O. Zanesville, 0., March 15.—Thres Hungarlans were drowned here as a result of the flood. A score or more of foreigners were living in a house that was surrounded by the Muskin- gum river overfiow during the night. When they started to wade to land three were caught in the current and swept out into the river. Flood conditions throughout Mus- kingum county are growing worse every hour. Both the Muskingum and Licking rivers are out of their bounds in this city and more than a hundred homes have been invaded by the high water. With the exception of the Cin- cinnati and Muskingum Valley rail- road connection with the Pennsylva- nia at’Trinway, sixteen miles north, every railroad entering the city is tied up. The high waters have crossed West Main street to a depth of four feet and interurban traffic from Columbus and Newark has been abandoned. Flood Conditions in Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., March 16.—A heavy rain and wind storm passed over Cen- tral and Eastern Kentucky after mid- night doing great damage. Telephone and telegraph lines were blown down. The Licking, Kentucky and Big Sandy rivers are overflowing. The lowlands dre inundated and water has entered many houses. Business Houses Washed Away. Gloucester, 0., March 15.—Seven business houses and contents have gone down the river and a number of residences and the gas and light plants are flooded and useless. All mineg are flooded. There is great property damage. FIVE CARS TORN TO PIECES AND POLICE OFFICER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN RIOTING AT LOUISVILLE. Louisville, Ky, March 15.—The most serious rioting since the street railway strike began was witnessed at 11 a. m. at Fourteenth and Chest- nut streets. Five cars were broken to pleces. Several persons were badly injured, among them Police Corporal Louis H. Whitman. The mob numbered 1,000 and when the first of the three cars reached the scene the outbreak began. Stones ‘were rained on the cars and the entire front end of the car was torn out. The cars were literally torn to pieces and many stores and residences in the vicinity were damaged. When the riot reached its height and the police saw that they would be unable to cope with the situation by ordinary means they began firing over the heads of the crowd, but that only increased the fury of the mob. The surging mass of men and boys then made a determined attack on the police and it was then that Corporal ‘Whitman was hit in the head with a rock. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. 8Bupreme Court Advances Case on the Calendar. ‘Washington, March 15.—Informa- tion has just been received by the in- terstate commerce commission of the decision of Judge Trieber of the Unit- ed States district court in the Eastern district of Arkansas sustaining the constitutionality of the employers’ lia- bility act in the case of Henry Splain against the St. Louis and San Francis- co Railway company. Judge Trieber agrees with Judge Hanford, in the ‘Western district of Washington, in holding that the enactment was within the powers of congress. United States Judges Evans and MeCall recently have decided that the law was unconstitutional. It is an- nounced by the interstate commerce commission that the president, through Attorney General Bonaparte, has taken steps to-have the decision of those judges reviewed by the su- preme court and owing to the im- portance of the questions involved, at the request of Attorney General Bona- parte, who will argue for the consti- tutionality of the statute, the supreme court consented to advance the cases on the calendar and they will be heard on April 8. QUIET AND UNOSTENTATIOUS. Funeral of John Alexander Dowie at 3 Zion City. Chicago, March 15.—The funeral of John Alexander Dowie was held in Zion City, the interment being in Lake Mound cemetery. The funeral was quiet and unostentatious, it being the belief of the members of the Zion City church that display in funerals was not advisable. The hearse was draped in white and was drawn by two white horses. A small portion of the mag- aificent choir that formally officiated in Zion City tabernacie was present and sang several hymns. The body of Dowle was arrayed in the wonderfal 'white robe which he has worn since ‘he assumed the title of “first apostle ! of the Christian Catholic church.” The garment required six months of con- 'stant labor for its construction and elaboration. Fifty Families Homeless. © Lima, O., March 165.—The heavy ‘downpour of rain in this section has ralsed the Ottawa river beyond its bounds. Fifty familles were forced to move out of their homes here. % Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Letter Files, Invoices, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, Fine quality colored Blotters, Letter Copy Presses, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outiits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & HUMMEL VERY PROMPT GETS IN REPLY IN THAW CASE BEFORE OPPOSING COUNSEL COULD OBJECT. JEROME PUTS ALIENISTS ON STAND FIFTEEN THOUSAND WORD HYPO: THETICAL QUESTION READ TO WITNESSES. New York, March 15.—Abraham Hummel, on the witness stand at the trial of Harry K. Thaw, declared that Evelyn Nesbit told him in 1903 that she had told Thaw in Paris that it was not true Stanford White had drugged and betrayed her. The answer to a question by Dis- trict Attorney Jerome was made so quickly that the counsel for the de- fense had not time to interpose an objection, but Mr. Delmas let the answer stand, saying there was no oc- casion to strike it out after it had once been given to the jury, adding significantly that he preferred it should remain a part of the record. Further examination of Hummel was postponed until the alienists for the prosecution testify. At the afternoon session Distriet Attorney Jerome had the oath admin- istered jointly to six alienists and the hypothetical question prepared by him was read to them. The question which he put to them and on which he asked them to base an opinion as to Thaw’s sanity covered practically all of the evidence in the case. It contained about 15,000 words and throughout the question Thaw was referred to as “H. K. T.” and Evelyn Nesbit as “E. N.” BARS JAPANESE LABORERS PRESIDENT ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER CARRYING OUT ACT OF CONGRESS. ‘Washington, March 15.—Complying with the provisions of the immigration act approved Feb. 20 last President Roosevelt has issued an executive or- der that such citizens of Japan or Ko- rea, to-wit, Japanese or Korean labor- ers, skilled and unskilled, who have recelved passports to go to Mexico, Canada or Hawail and come there- from, be refused permission to enter the continental territory of the United States. This order was issued by the presi- dent in fulfillment of his promise to Mayor Schmitz and his assoclates from California when the negotiations regarding the Japanese school ques- tion were had in Washington. CHECKS GENERAL BUSINESS. Wall Street View of State Railroad Legislation. Chicago, March 15.—A dispatch to the Tribune from New York says be- yond the slightest doubt inner Wall street believes a check to general business has resulted from the rail- road situation and that this check will grow more apparent. The activ- ity of state legislatures has aroused thoroughly the large railroad interests of the country. The cost of horrowing money has been increased and there will be a marked reduction in expen- ditures. In an interview given by E. H. Har- riman on certain features of the rail- road. situation he said that two kinds of courage are needed in developing and directing the affairs of a great railroad system. One is to make large expenditures when times are dull and the business outlook poor and thus se- cure labor, money and materials at low cost. ' The other kind of courage, he said, is to be able to discontinue the ex- penditure of funds and the making of improvements when business is good, money dear and labor high. This kind of courage, he said, would enable the railroad, by waiting two or three years, to make improvements at a reduction of 20 per cent in the cost of labor, money and materials. He con- sidered such a saving a good profit for shareholders. Always the Same Baking Powder Tho only high grad Baking Powdor sold 8t a moderate price. JOTING ON STRIKE QUESTION. Railway Trainmen West of Denver Taking Ballot. Oakland, Cal,, March 15.—Forty-sev- en thousand men, the membership of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen west of Denver, are voting whether to 8o on strike to enforce demands for an Increased scale of wages. The poll, the most extensive movement to- ward a general strike since the Amer- ican Railway union tieup of 1894, has not been finished. Indications are that the last ballots will reach the national headquarters at Cleveland about March 25. The issue seems to depend mainly upon the position taken by the Switch- men’s union, which, as an organiza- tion, is not recognized, it is said, by either the railroad managers or the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The master of the local Switchmen'’s union No. 152 said: “My opinion is that a strike will not be called without the co-operation of the switchmen. The brotherhood has asked us to vote as individuals.” FOUGHT FOR FIFTEEN HOURS HONDURAS REVOLUTIONISTS DE- FEAT THE FORCES OF PRES- IDENT BONILLA. Managua, Nicaragua, March 15.— The Honduran revolutionists have de- feated the forces of President Bonilla of Honduras near Tegucigalpa after fifteen hours’ fighting. The revolu- tionists captured seventy officers and soldiers. Many men were killed or wounded on both sides. The com- mander of the Honduran troops was Minister of War Barahona. ROBBERS SLAY SEVEN. Bloody Work of Gang While Looting an Estate. Yelisavetgnad, Russia, March 16.— An estate In this vicinity was at- tacked by robbers, who bound and de- capitated the proprietor, five laborers and a woman. Two witnesses of the slaughter, a soldier who hid in a hay stack and a child, lost their reason. The soldier subsequently died in a hospital in delirium. The booty se- cured by the robbers amounted to $1,000. On the occasion of the funeral of a prominent reactionary who was killed by revolutionists an attempt was made to start anti-Jewish excesses. Rioters began - beating Jews in the streets and sacking the bazaar and Jewish lodgings, but they were stopped by the prompt intervention of the troops. Several Jews were wound- ed, one of whom died in the hospital. The local rabbis have telegraphed complaints to the lower house of par- liament and to Premier Stolypin. SHEEPMEN GIVEN WARNING. Must Get Out of Wyoming on Pain of Death. Sheridan, Wyo., March 15.—The sit- uation between the cattlemen and sheepmen has reached a crucial point and notices have been posted at all sheep camps in Northern Wyoming warning the herders to take their flocks and get out of the country on pain of death. These notices were bosted at camps and wagon outfits, at crossroads and other public points. The movement is so widespread that the notices appeared the same night at points 200 miles from each other. They cover the entire grazing country of Northern Wyoming. The sheepmen say the notices come from the cattlemen who want to drive the flocks out of the country that cattle may have the grass. Sheepmen are armed and will resist any attempt to make them leave the country. A meeting of flock masters SIGHT A BEAUTIFUL ONE. Volcano on Island of Akutan in Active Eruption. Seattle, Wash, March 15.—Word has been recelved by the Post Intel- ligencer from Valdez, Alaska, that the has been called to take measures to protect the flocks. REFUSED BY SECRETARY TAFT. Request to Divert Waters of Lake Michigan. Washington, March 15.—Secretary ‘Taft has disposed of the application volcano on the island of Akutan, off the peninsula of Alaska and not far from Unalaska, was in active eruption when the steamer Dora passed the island at 2 a. m. Feb. 22. All the passengers were aroused to witness the sight, which is said to have been | a magnificent one. | At about the same hour a. severe earthquake occurred at Unalaska, al- though it did no serious damage. Continues Gaining Ground. Washington, March 16.—“Archie Roosevelt continues to improve,” was the statement made at the White House about the condition of the pres- ident’s son, who has been ill with diphtheria. The patient takes solid food regularly and appears to be gain- ing ground, though still quite weak. | of the sanitary board of the city of Chicago for permission to divert a cer- tain part of Lake Michigan into the drainage canal through the Calumet river. The secretary holds that as the chief of engineers had refused the ap- plication and as it could be granted only by the joint action of that officer. and the secretary of war he found himself also obliged to refuse the per- mit. Customs to Go Into Banks. ‘Washington, March 15.—The secre- tary of the treasury has instructed col- lectors of customs at places where it is found to be desirable to deposit their customs receipts with national bank depositories already established in the same cities as the customs-- houses. i | -