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Where the Blame Rests
Fult many a town gnlhs dark renown for
It vile nnd vl&Jous ways.
Tilt Its preachers, moan for Its moral tono
and loud their voices raise:
But It's not tlio thief nor the proffer chief
who's caused, It all you'll note
For the foremost causa "of the outraged
laws Is the man who falls to vote!
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Don't blame tho crook If tho statute book
Is an empty, worthless screed;
Don't blame the sport If the highest court
receives contemptuous heed;
Don't frown on these If the dregs and lees
of vice about you float.
For the man to blamo for nil this shamo
Is the man who falls to votol
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"To-morrow will bo Easter." Mrs.
Fleming said It thoughtfully, almost
sadly. They had breakfasted In sllenco
but at this remark her husband rais
ed his eyes from his plate and cast an
angry look at her, a look so full of
meaning that sho asked timidly, "Why,
Frank, what have I done?"
"I understand what you're thinking
of nnd you needn't say It. Don't speak
of a hat."
"But I haven't even thought of a
hat; honestly and truly, I haven't."
"Oh, I know," ho went on, roughly,
"to you Easter spells millinery and
clothes. You llvo for those things.
You forget "
"But I don't."
"I say you forgot how wo are situ
ated. Haven't I worn my fall over
coat all winter?"
"I know you havo and I'm so sorry."
"You know that I haven't earned a
dollar In two months and I haven't tho
slightest Idea how I am going to pay
the rent. But what do you care?"
"Oh, Frank, I do realizo all that,
and I know how hard you have tried to
earn something for my sake. Don't
think that I am ungrateful. I think
you really aro unjust."
"Maybe I am," ho muttered, push
ing his chair back and rising hastily,
"i am probably unreasonable and pos
sibly I'm a fool, but I know that, la
your own mind, you want all sorts of
things that, Just now, I can't buy and
you blamo mo accordingly. I won't
bo homo to lunch."
As ho passed through tho door ho
caught a photographic gllmpso of two
eorrowftri, pleading eyes, eyes that
begged for something, and that some
thing was not Easter finery.
In his prosperous times ho would
havo mado for tho elevated and
caught tho first train for his office, but
r.ow ho had no ofllco and ho cou.d not
afford to spend a nickel, so he walked.
. Tho spring sun, warm and bright,
gave a softness to tho air and flooded
tho streets with its cheerful rays, but
as Fleming paced off block after block
ho grow more and moro gloomy and
downhearted. Ho kept thinking of
tho woman no had just left sitting at
tho breakfast table with tho pleading
look in her eyes. Could It bo that
sho was tho same sweet girl that hai
rlaced her hand so trustingly In hU
two years before amid scenes of plen
tv and rejoicing? And could it bo
that ho was the samo Frank Fleming
that had sought her so persistently
and been called a lucky dog for win
ning her? Was ho a lucky dog In that
icspect? His conscience answerci
'Yes." How proud of her ho had been
and how gladly ho had promised to
lovo, honor and protect her! And ho
had meant to keep his pledge, but,
somehow, since ho had failed, things
had been different. Was it her fault?
Surely sho had stood by him through
everything. Sho had cut down tho
household expenses and practiced tho
k "I won't be home to lunch."
moro severe economy. Sho had mado
over her clothes time and again and
he could not remember when sho had
had anything now. Sho had given up
all tho little luxuries that sbo had
teen accustomed to and through It
all sho had been patient and hopeful
and found pot one word of fault.
He had suffered keenly from mortifi
cation and disappointment and ho had
grown sullen and gloomy. He had
been unkind to her and ho realized
new how unjuBt It was. Just now he
had spoken harshly to her simply be
cause sho had reminded him that to
morrow would bo Easter. Perhaps sho
had been thinking of that other East
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er Just before they wero married. Ho
remembered woll that on that day ho
had sent her a Illy in full bloom nnd
how happy sho had been. How differ
ent tho coming Easter would bo for
her!
He was passing a florist's shop, Its
windows banked with flowers of many
hues. Ho paused and looked in. Yes,
there were Easter lilies, tall and grace
ful, with snow-whlto flowers, tho samo
that had carried his message of lovo
two Easters ago. If ho had loved her
then, how much moro ought he to lovo
her now, when sho was all ho had
loft!
Ho walked on slowly, absorbed In
the memory of happier years, and half
u:.'w.
Fleming understood.
unconsciously drew out his purse. A
five-dollar bill! This ho would havo
to break to buy a noonday lunch, and
when It was gono ho would havo no
money. He replaced tho purso with
n sigh and stood on tho curb looking
into tho confusion of tho street, but
he saw none of tho passing vehicles,
nothing but thoso soft, pleading, half
weeping eyes. Poverty ho could en
dure, hunger too,, If need be, but not
tho reproach of those eyes. He could
not glvo her money, but ho could glvo
her his love, and ho knew that sho
would not ask for more. With a sud
den resolvo ho returned to tho shop
and entered.
"I wish to look at tho lilies," ho
said.
"Wo havo somo very nlco ones."
Tho clerk pointed to a small one.
"This Is two dollars."
"And tho others?"
"This one is three dollars, and here
is a very fino one for three-fifty."
Fleming hesitated.
"If these aro not large enough, wo
tavo ono that Is still larger." Ho
brought forward a plant that mado
Fleming's eyes sparklo with admira
tion. It was very largo and graceful
and, crowned with a great confusion
of buds anil blossoms. "There Is a
nognlflcent Illy, tho largest wo have
in stock."
"How much is it?"
"Five dollars."
"I hardly know. I am getting It for
a a lady."
Tho clerk smiled knowingly. "Buy
her this one if you want to give her
a happy Easter," ho said.
"I'll taho It," Fleming replied
promptly. "Here Is my card to go
with It, and I would liko to havo It
sent at onco."
"It will bo there in an hour," Flem
ing emptied his purso and walked out
of the shop with a light heart.
"Well. Fleming, buying flowers for
Easter?" a cheery volco exclaimed as
he started down the street. Turning,
ho saw tho bronzed face of a former
college chum.
"Yes, a plant for ray wife."
"Always a lover, eh! Well, I know
you would be."
"But I supposed you wero In Colo
rado or somewhere out West."
"Yes, Colorado's my state now. I'm
only in town for a few days, and it's
mighty lucky that I happened onto
you. I was going to try to look you
; up. I need a man liko you. It's a
mining scheme. Now, don't say you re
tied up, for I won't listen to a word.
"11 pay you moro than you're getting
row. whatever that Is."
"You won't find it difficult to do
that," Fleming replied.
"Come over to my hotel and I'll
givo you tho whole lay-out." Tho
miner poured his schemes Into Flem
ing's willing ears.
It was dusk when Fleming stepped
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foftly Into his flat. Ho could not sos
tho lily, but tho odor told hini that It
wns there. Sho was sobbing softly,
but women woop when they nro hap
piest, and Fleming understood.
SELLING A WORLD'8 FAIR.
What Becomes of All the Material
When All Is Over.
On a bid of $150,000 a Chicago com
pany has bought and Is removing
buildings, tho material and construc
tion of which cost J14.000.000, says
tho World's Work. This Includes all
the physical property of tho exposi
tion company except tho Intrammural
cars and street railway equipment,
which wero sold to tho St Louis Car
company for $150,000; tho palaco of
liberal arts, which Is to bo permanent
nnd a fow minor structures.
Thus tho company has como Into
possession of 100,000,000 square feet
of good building lumber, 200,000
square feet of sash lumber, 10,000
doors, 1,500,000 squaro foot of glass
skylights, 3,000,000 squaro feet of Iron
nnd felt roofing, 4,000,000 squaro feet
ol burlap for wall covering, 500,000 In
candescent lights and copper wire
which cost $050,000. Among its ns
sets nro two hospitals complcto In all
modern equipments; thrco green
houses ready for utilization anywhorc,
each 300 foot long, with many sorts
of plants and flowers; n fire depart
ment big enough for a city of 50.00C
Inhabitants, comprising nlno cnglnct
and 100,000 feet of rubber hoso; thou
sands of chairs of all sorts; miles ol
iron picket nnd woven-wlro fences;
hundreds of desks; wagons, dump carp
and steam rollers enough to fit up n
dozen good roads societies and many
o:hcr sorts of paraphernalia.
Out of tho structures, equipments
and furnishings of tho Louisiana Pur
chaso exposition a good-sized city
could bo built. Tho debris would
construct half a dozon fairs liko that
at Buffalo In 1901, or that which Is
to open in Portland, Ore., in Juno,
1S05.
The Common Thouoht.
Humanity, when measured In the mass,
A swarm of nothings, bound for no
where, seems.
Sprung from tho ground, its energies re
pass Into material monuments. Earth teems
With glories turned sepulchral. Sho Is
decked '
With mocking ruins, architectural
dreams
Of wealth nnd empire never to bo
wrecked;
From which tho scholar gains conjec
tural gleams
What more? of raco lost: tho vile, tho
brave.
The wise, tho beautiful. In ono vast grave.
If' this that seems wero true; if human
life
Stops here, comes hero In corcments to
be hid;
If the first spadeful on tho coffin lid
Sounds tho last note; If tho heart's
mighty strife
Against tho dogma of eternal death
Is vain as 'gainst a broezo an infant'B
breath;
Nathless. 'twere well to live, to hold tho
hand
Of lovo still closer; to upbuild tho earth
Into new forms of beauty and expand
The mind with art, with music and
with mirth.
Century.
One-Armed Knife.
"What is that thing over thoro?"
nblcecfn man on a high stool at a city
lunch counter.
Tho "thing" ho was pointing to was
shaped liko a primitive grass sickle,
had a handle, and at tho tip of tho
tlado and us a part of It was a
pronged fork, half circular in form.
"That?" said tho waiter, "why,
that's a one-armed knife. Ever seo
one beforo?" and ho passed it over
tho counter for inspection. "Nearly
all restaurants keep them in their
stock of cutlery nowadays. You see,
tho one-armed man can't cut his meat
with tho samo motion that you or I
use. Ho must bear down on his
steak or chop, and to make tho work
easier for him somo one invented this
sicklo shaped knife with a fork at
tached. If you'll notice it is mado on
the principle of the rocking cutter har
ness makers use. To bo sure, wo
havo to keop them sharp, or their use
fulness would bo gone."
Surely Not in Boston. ,
Henry James, tho novelist, narratca
at a Boston dinner party a conversa
tion that ho had overheard that after
noon. "It was a conversation," said Mr.
James, "between a young book clerk
and an older one. It occurred In a
book shop devoted to tho salo of tho
most popular and newest fiction.
"Tho younger clerk approached the
older anxiously.
"Say ho whispered, 'there's o
woman hero wants Spencor's poems.'
" 'Is It Herbert Spencer's poems?
tho moro experienced clerk asked
calmly.
" 'Yes,' said tho other. 'What shall
I tell her?'
" 'Tell her we haven't 'ova,' said the
older clerk."
Safety Electric Device.
Danger from a dangling broken trol
ley wire Is removed by a safety do
vice for the protection of persons from
tho electric current Just placed on the
market. Tho device, consisting of an
ordinary connecting ear, Is fitted to
each section of wire and held in prop
er position by tho strain on tho trolley
who. If this tension is released as
by tho breaking of the wire, the cur
rent is immediately cut off tho brok
en section.
An Objection.
"Don't you think It would be o
good thing for tho government tc
take possession of tho railways, telo
graph and everything else?"
"Not yet," answered tho man whe
Is always suspicious. "Tho grand
Juries haven't yet got rested from the
work they have done on tho rail
ways," Washington Star.
TREATY OF TRADE
GERMAN TARIFF AGREEMENT
ENDS IN 1906.
FORMAL NOTICE FROM BERLIN
New Treaties Negotiated with Other
Countries Cause of the Action.
Contention Raised that the Benefits
Are Not Now Reciprocal.
BERLIN Tho Imperial government
preparatory to excluding tho Unltod
States from tho privileges of tho now
reciprocity treaties signed recontly
with sovon European stntos has for
mally notified tho American govern
ment that tho tariff agreement be
tween Germany and tho Unltod States
of July 10, 1000, will tcrmlnato March
1, 1900, tho day tho now treaties go
into offoct, but that Germany stands
ready to ncgotlnto a reciprocity treaty
with tho United States.
This notification, mado by Foreign
Secretary von Itlchthoff March 11,
after tho decision of tho cabinet said
that tho treaties concluded with Rus
sla, Italy, Belgium. Switzerland, Austria-Hungary,
Roumanla nnd Sorvla
"form a now basis," so reads tho toxt,
"for tho commercial relations of Gnr
many, and tho Imperial government
holds Itself prepared to ontor Into ne
gotiations for tho conclusion of n new
commercial treaty with tho United
States."
Tho Gorman view as hold at tho
foreign ofllco nnd at tho ministcry of
tho Interior Is that tho United States
cannot reasonably expect to sharo In
special benefits given by Gormany to
certain European states In oxchnngo
for other specific tariff reductions.
Should tho United Stutos havo the
samo advantages without giving any
thing In roturn tho treaty countries
could Justly complain that thoy wero
In effect discriminated against because
from them certain things woro exact
ed by bargain which wero frocly given
to tho United States. But If tho United
States desires to tako up tho general
tariff question nnd arrange a recipro
cal against tho Gorman government
will bo very glad to do so. Otherwise
Germany's now general tariff, which
also goes Into offoct March 1, 100C,
will bo nppllcd to Imports from tho
United States.
Tho government In terminating tho
present modus vlvcndl has dono what
agrarians havo steadily asked for slnco
tho now commercial treaties wero con
cluded. Public opinion In Gormany has
also been fully prepared for tho gov
ernment's act by publications of tho
Commercial Treaty association and
tho Central European Industrial leaguo
and articles In tho principal financial
periodicals written by persons In affil
iation with tho ministry of tho inter
ior, although tho nows is not yet pub
lished here.
Washington has not yet ropllod to
Germany's proposal.
WASHINGTON It Is admitted at
tho Stato department that pourparlers
havo been in progress for tho last
thrco months between tho American
embassy at Berlin nnd tho German
foreign ofllco respecting the effect up
on tho existing reciprocity agreement
America and Germany of tho opera
tion of tho now trade treaties conclud
ed between Gormany on tho ono sldo
and Belgium, Italy, Austrla-Hungary,
Roumanla, Russia, Switzerland and
Sorvla on tho other, but so far Am
bassador Tower has not notified tho
department that tho German govern
ment has decided to terminato tho
existing agreement. Tho effect of a
formal declaration of that kind would
bo very sorlous it is feared.
Trouble Alto nt Medina.
CONSTANTINOPLE Advices re
celved hero from Hodelda say tho re
volutionists have surrounded tho town
of Manakhn, an Important strategical
position between Hodelda and Sanaa.
Disturbances havo broken out among
tho Turkish troops nt Medina be
cause tho only food tho men received
consisted of biscuits. A caravan of
Egyptian pilgrims returning from
Mecca wa3 attacked recently by nu
merous bands of Arabs near Yambo,
Araba, 125 miles from Medina. Seven
teen Egyptian soldiers escorting tho
pilgrims wore killed.
Union Pacific Ltne Open.
RAWLINS. Wyo. After forty-eight
hours of herculoan work, the Union
Pacific completed tho construction of
threo bridges and a track around Ed
son mountain, whero tho big rock
slide occurrod last Sunday, and two
passenger trains which had been held
at Rawlins and Laramlo wero sent on
their way.
Agreements Are Made.
WASHINGTON Tho Canadian gov
eminent has practically concluded ne
gotiations which hayo been pending
for a time looking to a reciprocal ex
emption of vessels for Inspection by
both tho United States and tho Can
adian governments. A similar arranso
ment has been mado with Groat Brit
ain and tho formal acceptanco of tho
torms by the British board of trade
is expected in a fow days.
President Kills Big Game.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo.
President Roosevelt's hunting trip has
been crowned with success, far be
yond his expectations or thoso of the
most sanguine of his guides. Throa
bears were killed by tho party Tues
day and two Monday, ono by tho pres
ident and ono by Dr. Lambort. P. B.
Stewart of Colorado Springs, one of
tho president's hunting companions,
arrived hero, accompanied by Courier
Chapman. They brought tho story of
tho lilinf Tho Irtlllnt nf lUn ....
bears was telephoned to them
A BANK DEFAULTER.
President of the Institution Goea
Wrong.
MILWAUKEE Frank G. Blgolow,
until now president of tho First Na
tional bank of Milwaukee, was arrest
od charged with tho ombozzlemont of
ovor $100,000 of ttio bank's funds. Tho
arrest of Mr. Blgolnw followed his con
fession to tho hoard of directors of
tho bank that ho was n dafaultor to
tho oxtont of $1,450,000. Following Mr.
Blgclow's confession ho was removed
from tho presidency of tho bank and
tho facts In tho tho caso were laid bo
foro tho fodoral authorities.
Tho complaint was sworn to by
United States District Attorney H. K.
Buttcrflcld, It chargeB that Blgolow, as
prosldont of tho First National bank,
ombczzlcd a sum exceeding $100,000.
A complaint and warrant Idontlcal
with thoso In Blgolow's caso woro
mado out to Henry G. Ooll, assistant
cashier of tho hank, but Goll could
not bo found up to 7 o'clock last
night. President Blgolow was taken
beforo Unltod Statos Commissioner
Bloodgood. Ho walvod hearing and was
held to tho federal grand Jury under
$25,000 bond. Dr. Horaco N. Brown
and Arthur N. McGeoch certified ns
sureties and Mr, Blgolow wns re
leased. Tho next federnl grand Jury
has not yot been summoned, but It la
expected It will moot somo tlmo next
month.
President Blgolow's confession was
mndo at a special meeting of tho
board of directors, hold Saturday even
ing and continued Monday. In address
ing his follow dlroctors Prosldont
Blgolow said ho had a painful state
ment to mako a confession that ho
had misdirected tho funds of the bnnk
and that an examination of his bookB
and a comparison of figures would
show that ho was Indebted to tho bank
to tho amount of ovor $1,450,000. Thla
money, ho sold, had boon lost In spec
ulation In whont and stork. Not a
dollar of It could ho recovered and. tho
only sum ho could offer toward re
compensing tho hank woro personal
securities valued nt approximately
$300,000.
Tho confession of Prosldont Blgolow
astounded tho directors of tho bank.
Mr. BIgclow had boon recognized as
ono of the foremost financiers of tho
northwest. He has boon associated
with tho hank In various capacities for
moro thnn flftoon years nnd his busi
ness connections trust companies,
manufacturing concerns, real estato
deals an dother .similar .ventures
number scores. Ho was honored a year
ago by election to tho presidency of
tho Amcrlcnn Bankers' association and
by its members was looked upon as a
leader In financial matters.
In making his statemont to tho di
rectors of tho bank. Mr. Blgolow said
ho had become Involved In speculation
sovoral montliB ago. This was on Wall
street. Moro recently ho had boon a
persistent bull In the wheat markot,
and recent loss there had addod to
heavy reverses on Wall Btrect.
ROJESTVENSKY WILL WAIT.
Evident That He Will Not Proceed
Until Reinforced.
TOKIO Tho movomontB of tho
squadron commanded by Admiral Ro
Jostvonsky and tho lntontlons of tho
Russian commander contlnuo to bo tho
subject of general interest and spec
ulation. Tho last Japanono reports nro con
flicting and confusing. Thoy do not in
dicate definitely tho purposes of Ro
JestvenBky, hut it Is ovldently tho in
tention of tho Russian admiral to
await a Junction Tvlth tho division
commanded by Admiral Nobogatoft.
which increases tho probability of hla
Intention of giving Admiral Togo a
docislvo battle.
It Is nssumod that nojestvensky
will bring nil tho ships and guns pos
slblo into action if ho Intends to fight
decisively, or that ho will detach and
abandon his slow, cumbersome nnd
usoloss shlpg if ho Intends to run tho
gauntlet to Vladivostok. It Is believed
that tho location and dato of the en
gagement will dopend entirely on Ro
Jostvonsky, '
JAPS WIN A BATTLE
Russian Force Attacks Advanced
Cavalry Position Near Kalyuan.
TOKIC Tho following announce
ment was made today:
On April 24, a Russian forco con
sisting of five battalions of Infantry,
sixteen squadrons of cavalry and ono
battery of artillory, in pressing our
advanced cavalry attacked them in
tho vicinity of Kalyuan. Our Kalyuan
forco attacked tho Russians in return,
defeated and pursued them north to
Melnhauchieh. Our casualties wero
38. Tho enemy left about 200 dead on
tho field.
Two othor Russian forces, one con
sisting of six battalions of Infantry
and sixteen squadrons of cavalry, the
other of twelve squadrons of cavalry
and ono battery of nrtlllery attacked
Changtu and Slaotatzu, respectively,
but retreated north when tho other
Russian forco was defeated at Kal
yuan. Merger Bill Is Vetoed.
DENVER Governor McDonald on
Friday vetoed the railroad merger ex
pansion bill passed at tho late session
of tho legislature, tho purpose of
which, as represented, was to enablo
the Colorado & Southern Railway
company to extend Its lines to the
Gulf of Moxlco and in other directions.
Thoro has boon n biter fight over this
mcasuro botweon two factions of the
republican part)' and It was an im
portant factor in tho gubernatorial
contest botween Peabody and Adams
last fall.
STRIKE. GROWING.
Great Industrial Upheaval In Chi
cago. CHICAGO With 3,100 toamstors
on strlko with constant accessions be
ing mndo to tholr number and with
tho oxpross determination of tho em
ployers' association to take a firm
stand for "tho open shop and fight
tho teamsters union to a finish," Chi
cago to all apoarances stands on tho
ovo of ono of tho groatcst Industrial
upheavals In hor history.
Thcro was rioting In various parts
of tho city Thursday, desplto tho
strong guards of pollco and tho num
bor of prlvato detectives hired by tho
omployors' association to protect Its
wagons. During tho troublos threo
persons woro seriously Injured, two of
whom will probably die. Tho Injured
aro;
Richard dimming, pollco sorgennt,
run ovor by an omnibus driven by
John Corcsa, n union driver. Cum
mlngs will probably dlo. Ccrosa has
boon arrested.
Samuol Jackson, a colored teamster
employed by tho J. V. Farwoll com
pany, attacked by a mob numborlng
200. Ho was badly beaten and his
hoad cut by a blow with a Bhovel.
Mark Moran, a district messongor
boy, struck on iho head by a board
thrown at non-union teamsters from
n building nt Van Buren and La Sallo
streets. His condition Is critical.
Tho declaration mado Thursday
night by tho mombers of tho 'omploy
ors' association that they wouldi
promptly discharge any teamsters
who rofuscd to deliver goods or call
for them nt tho establishment of
Montgomery Ward & Co., brought out
tho teamsters In many downtown mer
cantile houses during tho day and tho
number, It Is said, will bo increased
largely by Friday morning.
Strikes havo been declarod against
twclvo loading firms and 3,100 team
sters havo gono ouL In addition to
thoso Arms tho toamstors omployed
by a number of smaller firms wero
called out lato In tho evening. Tho
business ngonts of tho tearastorB'
union declared Thursday night that
by Friday they will call on strlko
1,000 truck drivers and thoroby crip
ple to a largo extent tho ontlro trans
portation business In Chicago. It was
doclarod also that drivers for grocory
houses which delivered goods to any
firm whero a strlko exists will bo or
dered to Join In tho lockout
Whllo tho labor leaders woro In
conforonco delogntes of tho Chicago
Employers' association, tho Commer
cial Exchango and representatives of
outsldo industrial organizations met at
tho Union Leaguo club and declarod
that thoy would fight to a finish for
tho "open shop" in Chicago.
Subscriptions wero taken up during
tho day to strengthen tho Employers'
Teaming company, tho weapon with
which tho toamBtors' union 1b to bo
actively fought, and Thursday night
Prosldont Mark Morton of tho com
pany, who 13 n brother of Paul Mor
ton, secretary of tho navy, had over
$1,000,000 at his disposal and had
amplo assurances from businoss mon
that ho could havo as many times
that amount as was necessary.
NO CHECK ON LIQUOR SALES
Federal Government Has No Authority
on Land Under Reclamation Act
WASHINGTON Assistant Attorney
Goncral Campbell handed down a do
cislon in which ho holds that tho In
terior department is without power
and cannot interfero in tho traffic In
nlcohollc bovoragea on lands under
government irrigation projects
throughout the country. Tho decision
was handed down at tho request of
tho reclamation servlco which Insists
that 'land under Irrigation projects is
being entered upon by bootleggers for
tho solo purpose of selling spirituous
liquors to men engaged in reclamation
work. Tho service claims that its
forco is greatly demoralized by this
traffic. Secretary Hitchcock promtsos
to call tho attention of tho stato au
thorities to tho matter. This decision
lmmodlaely affects tho Mlndakah pro
ject in Idaho, whero liquor mon havo
already established themselves,
TRANSPORTATION IS REDUCED
E. S. Benson Appointed Auditor on
the Isthmus.
WASHINGTON Tho oxecutlvo
committee of tho Panama Railway
company has decided to reduce tho
rato charged for the transportation of
tho employes of tho Isthmian canal
botween New York and Colon, from
$25 to S20.
Chairman Shonts has appointed T.
S. Benson, general auditor of tho Is
thmian cannl affairs and of tho Pana
ma Railroad company. Mr. Benson Is
a natlvo of Massachusetts and com
menced his railroad career on tho Chi
cago, Burlington & Qulncy, In 1871.
He was for ton years auditor of tho
Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany, but moro recently has been sta
tioned at Houston, Tex., as auditor in
general chargo of tho accounts of tho
Southorn Pacific lines In Texas.
Find Rich Placer Diggings.
RAWLINS, Wyo. Minors arriving
from Baggs, near tho Wyoming-Colorado
lino, state that rich placer
ground has been found near Iron
Springs, In Colorado. Work has been
going on in a small way thoro for
moro than a year, but recently tho
dirt becamo very rich. L. Calvert, ono
of tho mon reporting tho find, recent
ly panned out sufficient gold to make
a nugget as largo as a walnut In fif
teen minutes' sluicing. Dredges will
be placed at work and the owners
think they have a bonanza.