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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1907)
TiiU UMAliA IIAIIjX 15U.K: f'lflDAX, MAKlll Tl liWJ. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Of flea. 10 Pearl M10R MESTIOS. ravl. drug. Ftockert sells carpet. Fine engravings at Lertert's. Ed Rogers' Tony Fauat beer. Bes Schmidt's elegant new photoa. numbing and heating. Blxby & Son. Lewis Cutler, funeral director, 'phone 87. Woodrtng Indertaklng company. Tel. 339. Watch repairing. O. Mauthe, 2a Weat nNEWBrRINO STTLE3 IN SPRING GmjI)8 AT HICKS'. Easter novelties and post cards. C. E. Alexander, 333 B way. Latent style and pattern In wall paper H. Burwlck, m South Main. DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT, TALK TO 1.KFFERT ABOUT IT. UrDWEIBfc.ll BOTTLED BEER IS gfcUVKU n.NLV AT FIKST-CLAtiS UAKS AND CAFES. L. ROSEN FEIJJT CO., Agts. E A. Hlanchard la confined to hla home Buffering from Injuries received In a run away accident while driving back to the city from Crescent Tuesday night. Illinois nut coal, delivered, 6. 60 per ton; spadra grate. 18.W per ton. , WlUlam Welsh. 1(1 North Main street. Tel. 128. Yard Eighth street and Eleventh svemue. Tel. 977. MRfl J. F. CLARK, SUCCESSOR TO MRS HlBTER. IS NOW READY TO SHOW All. THE LATEST CREATIONS IN FINE SPRING MILLINERY. M UROADWAY, Tlgredla temple, Pythian Slstera, will meet this afternoon at the home of Mra. Charles Nicholson, on North First street. Instead of at the home of Mrs. Thomas, as pre viously announced. Come In and let us show our spring stek of carpvts. rugs, linoleum, oil cloth, window shades, lace curtains, ranges and gasoline stoves. We have one of the large! stock if house furnishings In th city. D. w. Keller. li Houtn aiain, The funeral of Mrs. Alice Leoper of 728 ..., n- .i,t will he held Saturday morn Ing at 10 o'clock from the First Presby terian church. Rev. Marcus McClure will conduct the services and burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. The funeral of W. 8. Page will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Broad way Methodist church, where the service will b conducted by the pastor, Rev. James O May. Interment will be in Wal nut Hill cemetery, where the Woodmen of the World will have charge of the services. Ora E.. the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Klllngson of the Ogden hotel, died yesterday afternoon from congestion of the lungs after ten days' Illness. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 4:30 from the hotel and burial will be in Wal nut Hill cemetery. Rev. J. P. Iledee or the Danish Lutheran church will conduct the services. ' The funeral of the late J. W. Morse will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from thte family residence. SW South Seventeenth Ktreet. Rev. Marcus P. McClure, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Morse wns a member, will conduct the services. These have been selected to act as pallbearers: J. V. Hess. D. S. Kerr. Hon. Thomas Bowman, M. F. Rohrer, E. B. Gardiner and H. H. Field. The funeral of the late William J. Rus sell, who died at the Old Soldiers home at Leavenworth, Kan., will be held thi morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. F. Schram, lwo Fourth avenue, and Interment will be in Falrvlew cemetery. Rev. G. W. Snyder will conduct the services and all old soldiers and members of the Grand Army of the Republic are Invited to attend. Rev. Henry Delxing performed the mar riage ceremony yesterday for Alexander O. Oelst of Kearney, . Neb., and Matilda M. Thralls of Granite, Okl. The groom Is a traveling salesman and was a soldier In the Philippine. Mr. and Mrs. Oelst an nounced their intention of making their home In Omaha. Rev. Henry DeLong also Performed the marriage ceremony yeater ay for June Nielson and Louise Tueg, both of Omaha. The funeral of the late James Harris fewl w held yesterday afternoon from Broadway Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. James O'May, conducting the serv ice. The members of Encampment No. 8, Union Veteran legion, to which the de helnnired. attended In a body. In terment was In Falrvlew cemetery, these acting a pallbearers: D. A. Helsler, A. J. Morris. F. Wlillams, C. M. King, G. W. lulling, 1. M. Brattaln. P. A. SrENCEK. Plumbing, team and ga fitting, furnace and heet metal work, galvanised Iron cor nice, skylight, tin roofing .gutter, spouting and repairing, green and Norfolk furnace. First-class mechanic In all branches. Both talephonea No. mo. 1E8 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs. Ia. If you are looking for the best In pic ture and frames, look here. We have Just what you want. Borwlck, 211 South Main. The Cement Season at Hand. If you Intend doing any cement work do not fall to call on George A. Hoagland for prlcea on cement, sand, crushed rock, etc. Have Just unloaded 1,000 barrela of Port lend cement and can make you very at tractive price. Marrlasre Licenses. License to wed were issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. Alexander O. Gelst, Kearney, Neb 30 Matilda M. Thralls, Granite, Okl 19 Juna Nielson, Omaha 28 Louise Tueg, Omaha 28 KHUBfJ jr, ' wujy rm HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE Is Absolutely Pure and Is Guaranteed under The National Pure Food Law. Tlu confirm ita reputation, and its great popularity de monstrate that it is the pre ferred wlu'skey of those who KNOW THE BEST LIKE THE BEST BUY THE BEST aoM st stt (IM plM rf nt JoM-srr. BLUFFS BU Tel. 48. MYSTERY IN REALTT DEAL Lire Tract of Land Etwe;n City aid Lake Manawa Chaneei Hand RUMOR HAS IT A STANDARD OIL PROJECT Anonrmoas Letter Only Foundation for Thla Parrhaaer Refaeea to Bay What HI Object I. Are there large deposit of oil and nat ural gaa In the Immediate vicinity of Coun cil HlufTs? I the recent purchase of a big tract of land between the city limits and Luke Manawa In the Interest of the Stand ard Oil company? are questions which ar agitating the real estate dealers at pres ent. Real estate dealer and owners of property In Council Bluffs have In the last few day received typewritten letter signed "Justice," and purporting to be writ ten by a man who was In the employ of the Standard Oil oompany until about a month ago. The letter state that secret agents of the Standard OH company have recently reported that extensive deposits of oil and gas exist in this vicinity and that a company Is being formed to ac quire by purchase a large tract of land here. These letter emanate from Phila delphia and are a follows: I wish to call the attention of the people of cVrundl Bluffs and vicinity through the pub- he press to a private report that is here on tile at the head ottlce of the Standard Oil company, and which It is not their inten tion to make public until their object Is accomplished. The report comes) from their secret agents In the field and Is to the effect that on the east side of the Missouri river beginning at a point south of Mis souri vallev and extending southward to ward the Mlaso-irl line I a rich bed of oil and natural gas and that the richest part of this bed is under the city of Council Bluffs and extends about two miles south. The report further says that this land can now be bought at a very low figure and a company Is being organized to buy all they can get of It. The report further speaks of Council Bluffs as having the best prospect before It of any city in the union, and that In less than five years it will be one of the moat Important cities west of Chicago. My ob ject In writing to you Is to urge upon peo ple not to sell their holdings to any par tws whatsoever, for In less than one year this deposit must be found by someone, and then the people can get a right price for their land, and not have everything go Into the hand of this rich octopus that is already overburdened with wealth. Henderson Man the Purchaser. The fact that within the last few days a tract comprising -100 acres between the city limits and Manawa has been purchased at high figures by an out-of-town party Is believed to lend color to the statements made In the letters signed "Justice." M. 8. Sturgeon of Henderson, la., is the party credited with having made the purchases of the land In question. Although the closest secrecy has been maintained re garding the purchases, it leaked out yester day that Mr. Sturgeon had purchased Wednesday 160 acres from William Flynn of this city, paying for It 300 an acre. The balance of the too acres said to have been purchased by Mr. Sturgeon Is made up of amall parcels, some not exceeding ten p.cre. For the smaller parcels Mr. Stur geon is said to have paid above S200 an acre. Mr. Sturgeon, whose mission here was unknown at the time, has been In Council Bluffs several time during the last month and while in the city stopped at the Grand hotel. Asked over the long distance tele phone whether his purchases were for Omaha or local people, Mr. Sturgeon re plied that he was not at liberty to ay. He said: "I had to pay these high pricea In order to get the land. I was instructed to secure the land and I could not obtain It for less than the amount paid. I do not know what use it 1 intended to put this land to, but it may be made public In a short time. Some of the land is being leased back to the original owners." A few years ago a resident of Fourth street, south of Twelfth avenue, thought he had discovered oil underlying his lot and he Bpent considerable money Doring for It. He finally abandoned the experiment, be lieving he was throwing good money after bad. The land between the city and Manawa is known as excellent alfalfa land and it is thought possible that the recent purchaies were for the Alfalfa Meal company, whkh is preparing to Increase the capacity of Its plant on this side of the river. This, however, was emphatically denied yester day by an officer of the company. Another report current yesterday in real estate circle was that the recent pur chases was for a railroad, but this 1 not credited, although it was stated a few month ago that th Wabash planned ex tensive additions to it storage tracks and yards. The land purchased, however, by Mr. Sturgeon Is said to be too far south for such a purpose. In the meantime untlt the mystery is solved real estate men are wondering what 1 In the air. ROBERT BURNS 10c CIGAR, OLD TIMES 6c AND ESPINA 10c CIGARS. MA LONE Y CIGAR CO.. DISTRIBUTORS. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee March 21 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Nels C. Nelson and wife to Clans Horst, KH 8. block 29. Avoca. w. d....S1300 Executors of estate of Horace Bverett to Julian R. Hopkins, Vi lot 10, block ), Grimes' add., w. d 1.800 Edward C. Carroll and wife to Michael Austin, lots 4 and 5, block 4, Mere dith's add., Avoca, w. d 1,000 Portsmouth Savings bank to H. Bor- wick, lot 10, block Z, Harrison Btreet add., w. d M. J. Meredith and husband to Edward C. Carroll, lot 5, block 4. Meredith's add., Avoca, w. d 8. E. Humphrey and wife to Paul I. Van Order, lots A and 23. block 6. Highland Place, w. d F. C. Lougee and wife to W. 8. Mnynt, wH lot S. block S, (llendale add., w. d. B. P. Shepherd to R. H. Albert, lot 1, block 20, Central subdiv.. w. d Susan L. Rich et al to William O. Rich, lot 11. block 6, Stutsman's 1st add., and se' nwV, 4-71-48, q. c. d William a. Rich et al to Susan L. Rich, part nw1, sw1 8-1. part sw swV 83 and se'4 seV S2-78-43. q. c. d.. Susan L. Rich et al to Bessie Kodwels, lots 1 and 4. block 1, Kubank's 2d 400 150 150 100 40 add., q. c. d 1 L. L. Poston and wife to H. Borwlck, lot 10, block 2, Harrison Street add., q- c. d i Alice Leaper to E. D. Leaper, hus band, lot , block 5. Gllllat, w. d ... 1 Thirteen transfera. total $5,946 The Pottawattamie County Abstract company makes auperlor abstracts. Books in constant use for fifty-five yeara. 236 Pearl street. Both phone 37. Loral Rranrh of "The Gideons." A local branch of "The Gideons," a re ligious organization composed of travel ing salesmen, is to be formed In Council Bluffs. A meeting has been callnd for to morrtw evening at T;30 o'clock at the office of V. H. Orcutt A Son. 14 South Main treat, at which John K. Robertson, na tional organizer of the order, will be pres ent. Sunday th members of th local branch will have charge of the services at Broadway Methodist church, at which time the officer elected tomorrow evening will be Installed. CENTRAL FLOUR, 11.05 PER BACK; EVERY SACK WARRANTED, CENTRAL GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET, 'PHONES Zi. Improvements at the Park. According to Commissioner Graham, the park board Intends expending about IS.000 In improvements at Fairmount park this season. The cement driveway around the "horseshoe" is to be renewed, new drive way are to be constructed and a large amount of brick gutters put in. New pen are to be built for the animals and birds. There ia a general desire that the park commissioner resume the Improvements in Baylls park. Two of the sections were filled and made sightly, but for some rea son the work stopped there and the two remaining sections are still below grade and far from sightly. A number of men are at present at work In Cochran park, trimming trees and other wise cleaning up. Cochran park, like Bay lies, has not received much attention at the hands of the board for several years, and the residents of that section of the city were much gratified to see the force of men at work there this week. In Order to Convince Ton That t do first-class work and can be of benefit to you and your pocketbook when you have anything in the Jewelry line tht needs repairing, you must call on me. M. business 1 constantly on the Increase, be cause my customers are all satisfied with my work. O. Mauthe, 228 W. B'way. Child Wife Gets Divorce. Another instance cf the unfitness of May and December uniting in bonds of matri mony was revealed In district court yester day before Judge Wheeler, when Lottie B. Garrett, a child wife of but fifteen years, told h,er tale of woe and was granted a divorce from Charles Gregory. Although she1 had given her age as 18, she testified In court that she was but fifteen when last November she became the wife of Charles Gregory, aged 53 years. Gregory had been her teacher in Sunday school, but a few weeks of married life such as she found it sii meed for the girl wife and a final sepa ration between her and her husband took place early In January. The grounds on which Mrs. Gregory asked for a divorce were cruel and Inhuman treatment. The testimony of the plaintiff was corroborated by her mother. Judge Wheeler did not hold court yester day afternoon, as he was obliged to go to Logan on court business there. Chop Corn. We are now selling chop corn at 90c a sack. Brldcstein & Smith, 14th Ave and 6th St 'Phone 182. Federal Court Adjourns. Judge Smith McFherson wound up the business of the March term of United States court yesterday and In the after noon left here for his home In Red Oak, the other court officials also going to their homes. While there were no sensational cases or suits of much public interest be fore the court, there has been considerable business transacted. Judge McPhorson ex pects to hold a special session here in about five or six weeks to hear the case of Fred erick Fischer, trustee In bankruptcy, against the American Bonding company of Baltimore, a suit arising out of the bank ruptcy of the Dalbey Lumber company of Shenandoah. A motion for a new trial on behalf of the plaintiff in the personal Injury damage suit of Bessie Vmble against the street railway company was filed. You will soon need ice. Call 72, either 'phone. The Council Bluff Coal and Ice company. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night L-968. Tno Runs for Firemen. A match dropped In a waste paper basket called tlie fire department last night shortly before 10 o'clock to the Rock Island pas senger depot at the foot of Main street. The blaze was confined to the little room occupied by the telegraph operator, the woodwork of which waa scorched. The only other damage was to the telegraph instruments, but thlB was slight. Employes of Venlns' livery barn at 604 West Broadway were smoking out some rat traps In the back part of the building when the escaping smoke caused one of the neighbors to think the place waa on fire and to turn In an alarm. The em ployes were much surprised when the fire department dashed up In front of the place. Wanted Strong young man for deliver ing and to learn a good business. Letter P. O. Box 146. Council Bluffs. FREAK ORDINANCE PASSES COl'XCII, Bachelor of Fort Dodxc Moat Marry or Pay Fine. FORT DODGE, Ia., March 21. Every man In Fort Dodge between the ages of 25 and 45 year must become a. married man us the result of an ordinance Introduced by Mayor Chase Bennett and passed by the city council yesterday. Any man failing to comply with the law will be fined. The ordinance In part provides: That all ablebodled men between the aires or 3i ana v years, wnose mental and phy sical priAensirJes and capabilities are nor- ftllU n liu nia IllI nuw 'imiiicu, MI1UI1 U8 required to obtain a license and a bride and straightway be exalted to a state of connubial Dims. Any person or persons falling to comply with the provision of this ordinance shall be fined a sum not less than $10 nor mure than tlOO, according to the degree of criminal negligence. ISDKPESDEXT9 ELECT OFFICERS Telephone Men Adjoarn at Slous City to Meet est at Cedar Hnptds. SIOUX CITY, Ia., March a. (Special Telegram.) The eleventh annual conven tion of the Iowa Independent Telephone aasoctatk-n came to a close this evening with a banquet at the Hotel Mondamlnk at which "Happy Cal" Caldwell, former mayor of Bloux City, waa toastmaster. The asso ciation today re-elected P, C. Holdogel of Rockwell City, Pa., president. Charles Deerlng of Boone was re-elected secretary and treasurer for the eighth time. The following executive committee was re elected: J. 8, Bellamy, Knoxville; J. C. Thome. Fairfield; E. II. Martin. Webster City; George N. Bandy. Des Moines. Ce dar Rapids was chosen for the 19uS meet ing. Iowa I'nlverslty Celebrates. IOWA CITY. Ia., March 21. (Special Tele gramsThe address ot Ruben Gjldthwalte, superintendent of the University of Wis consin, on "The Romance of Mississippi Valley History," waa the feature of the third day of the celebration commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of th present constitution of Iowa. Prof. Isaao A. Loos, of the department of economics, conducted a conference In the morning on "The Teaching of History," and Dr. Frank E. Horack, of the depart ment of political science, conducted a ci n ference In the affjrnoon on "The Work of the Local Historical Societies." The cele bration doses tomorrow with the address of Judge Emllln McClean, of the supreme court, and the luncheon at noon. STATE-WIDE PRIMARY LAW Hcnta Faetet fnU E ill with Oalj Minor AmsndmenU, NONE CHANGE FEATURES Of MEASURE All Amendments of Thla Katnro Are Voted Down by 'abstain t (ally Same Majority aa BUI Received on Final Passage. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Ia., March 21. (Special Telegram.) By a vote of 84 to 18 the house late this afternoon passed the senate primary election Ihw with no ether amend ments than to correct grammatical error and perfect tho bill. Every proposition to strike out the party declaration or to other wise materially change the bill was voted down. Those voting against the bill were: Hal luff. Calkins, Clary. Dodds, Dunn, Dye of Pottawattamie, Greenwood, Kendall, Koontz, McAllister, Miller of Dubuque, Reitz, Rltter, Bchulte, Springer, Stewart, Webster, Wolfe. There were six absentees or not voting. These were Anderson, Cas sidy, Earle, Geneva, Harding, Schroeder, All others voted for the bill. The bill as It came from the senate was printed in the Journal of yesterday, and when called up under special order at I o'clock this afternoon by Darrah of Lucas , as read section by section and errors in the bill corrected by amendments, nearly twenty In all, but none of them changing the nature of the bill. Spark of Wapello offered an amendment to strike out the party declaration features. Kull of How ard offered an amendment providing that the minority party can make nominations without a primary. Miller of Bremer of fered the amendment offered in the senate by Gale providing that It be submitted to a vote of the people on a referendum In 1910 and 1912. All were voted down. Following the reading of the bill by seo tlons an attempt was made to send it back to the committee on elections to see that the correction were made. The house voted it down and the previous question was ordered on a motion of Moore of Linn, with practically no debate on the merits of the bill. loux City Taklnar Advice. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. March 21. (Special Telegram.) Mra Emma Byers. general secretary of the Omaha Young Women's Christian association, was one of the speak ers at a banquet at the Young Women's Christian association rooms this evening. The puriie was to launch a campaign to raise 150.000 for a building fund, the asso ciation already having secured a lot Wood row nets Rhodes Scholarship, IOWA CITY, Ia., March 21. (Special Tele gramsJay Woodrow, a prominent athlete of the University of Des Moines, was today awarded the third Rhodes' scholarship from Iowa. Ha succeeds Waldersea, the Grlnnell student, who was appointed three years ago. Woodrow will take up his residence at Oxford next fall. Telephone Men Busy. SIOUX CITY, Ia., March 21. (Special Telegram.) Without a doubt Cedar Rapids will this afternoon be chosen for the 1908 convention of the Iowa Telephone assocla tlon. P. C. Holdrege of Rockwell City is slated for re-election a president. The convention adjourns tonight with a ban quet at the Hotel Mondamin. FRENCH INCOME TAX TALK I Some Legislators Favor a Change to Relieve Heads of Large Families. PARIS, March 21. The introduction of the income tax bill has resulted In the publication of many Interesting statistics drawn up either by opponents of the meas ure, with a view of pointing out the dlffi cultles to be grappled with by the treasury collectors In case it becomes law, or by supporters of the scheme who deslra to extend its scope. Detractors call the attention of the au thorities to the enormous number of small holders of the rente, about whom minute inquiries will have to be instituted in order to discover whether they can be made lia ble for the new tax under any of the sched ules. Quoting from the official returns they show that there are 3,039,525 investors in government rentes who receive less than 1,500 francs Interest annually; 601,254 draw less than 30 francs, and no fewer than 1,693,220 less than 20 francs, while of the less figure 634.206 persons receive under 10 francs annually. On the other hand, many legislators favor further additions, so as to gather into the fiscal net at least some of those who now escape very lightly, at the same time lightening the burden of those little able to bear fresh calls on their purses. M. Coutant is, for instance, desirous of In creasing the percentage paid by single per sons and reducing the impost on fathers of families In proportion to the number of their progeny. LONG SETTING0F PARLIAMENT Opposition Keeps British Legislators Out of Bed for. Twenty Four Hours. LONDON, March 212:03 p. m. The aes sion of the House of Commons which be gan at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon l still In full swing. The members of the house sat uninterruptedly for twenty-four hours, with every prosepet of continuing sitting for some hours longer. The meas ure under dlscuaslon is the annual army bill. In reality It 1 not controversial, but It Is being utilized by the opposition ta obstruct government business. Premier Campbell-Bannerman, who went home last night, returned to the house at 10 o'clock this morning and Informed the Jaded leg islators that the government "had no In tention of yielding to the vindictive tactics of the opposition." The measure must be passed before the house is permitted to adjourn. The house adopted the army bill and rose at 6:35 p. m. At the adjournment the premier an nounced that the government Intended to oppose the passage of the channel tunnel bill. BRITISH VESSEL ON BEACH Ship Believed to Have Struck Mine la the Sea at Japan. HOKODATE, Japan, March 21. The Brit iah steamer Fernley, from Tacoma Feb ruary 10 for Taku, haa been beached near here after having sustained extensive dam ages. It la supposed that It struck a float ing mine In the Straits of Tsagaru. Divers are examining the veuael. which must dis charge its cargo before proceeding. The Ft rails of Taugaru, between the main Ikiand of Jepan, Hondo, and tlie northern Uland, Yeso, waa understood to have been carefully defended by submarine mines. etc., during th aar with Russia, The strait the nearest pumitf Into the Ben of Japan by which vessels could gain the Ta clflc from Vladivostok. BLUE JACKETS ARE LANDED alted fltatea Marine Will Protect Property of Foreigner In Central Amerlea. WASHINGTON. March 21. Bluejackets and marines have been landed from the United States gunboat Marietta st Trujlllo and Ceiba and pprbably at Puerto Corte. Honduras, In order to protect American Interests in those ports. Advices to thla ffect were received today at the Navy department from Commander Fullam of the Marietta, nnd they were at once trans mitted to the State department. As yet no word has been received as to whether forces have been landed at Central American port on the Pacific coast side, but un doubtedly this stp will be, taken If Amer ican interest are considered In danger. The Navy department feels that the ac- lon taken by Commander Fullam brines the situation completely In hand, so far as the safeguarding of trade Interests are concerned. Move to Prevent Friction. In addition to the protection given to Americans, It Is felt that the action of this government will red I eve foreign govern ments from the necessity of making a naval demonstration. The landing of bluejacket and marine and the policing of both shores of the Central American republics with United States gunboats before trading vestals had been molested In any manner or foreign Interests are Jeopardized Is re garded here as a diplomatic move that will prevent any International complications growing out of the determination of the United States not to permit European dem onstrations In Central American or South American waters. It appears that Com mander Fullam lan !ed a force of about twenty marines at Trujlllo and twenty blue jackets at Celha and then continued his course to Puerto Cortez. It Is said the dispatch to the Navy department was sent by Commander Fullam before his depart ure from Celba today and that it Indicated an Intention to land fifteen or twenty men at Puerto Cortex upon his nrrlvnl there The Nlcaraguan commander In charge of the Invading fore at the Honduran port. Trujlllo. gave Commander Fullam his promise that American interests and all foreign interests there would be protected and that trading vessels would be permitted to enter and leave the port without moles tation. Both coast of the warring republics are completely covered by American gunboats. In addition to the Marietta on the Hon duras Carribean coast, which Is the port regarded most in danger, the Paducah Is further south on the Nlcaraguan coast. On the Pacific coast side are the Princeton, patrolling the Nlcaraguan coast, and the Chicago, patrolling tho Salvadorean and Honduran coasts. Joint Intervention Probable. Joint Intervention by Mexico and the United States In the war which threatens to Involve Central America Is now regarded as probable by diplomatists. It has been suggested to the State de partment that Mexico nnd the United States should send plenipotentiaries to the Warring countries to Investigate the causes of the present war and order an Immediate cessation of hostilities. Secretary Root and Mr. Creel, the Mexi can ambassador, have been In conference frequently since the outbreak In Central America, and the Latin-American diplo matists would not be surprised by the an nouncement that Mexico and the United States have decided the war must cease. It has been pointed out to the State de partment that the co-operation of Mexico with the United States In restoring pace in Central America would disarm criticism of the United States and show that it has no thought of acquiring any territory of Latin-American republics. Mexico's friendship for the five republics Is so well known that the association with the United States In straightening out the tangle would be a guarantee of good faith. State Department Dreads Claims. The State department Is in dread of the claims which inevitably arise out of a war such as now is being carried on, and the protests of European nations against the destruction of the property of their citizens in countries where Europe cannot interfere are having their effect on the administra tion. Diplomatists have pointed out to the Washington government that Its position at the approaching peace conference at The Hague will be pecullnr If It permits a war to progress which it might stop and which the Monroe doctrine prevents Euro pean powers from stopping. Already the United States has four war ships patrolling the coast of the belligerent republics, and It Is generally believed in diplomatic circles that a Joint demand on the part of Mexico and this nation that fighting must cease will result in Immediate peace and the settlement of mooted ques tions through a tribunal erected by the Joint action of Mexico and the United State and so constituted that Justice to all of the belligerent power would be In sured. Nicaragua Tell of Victory PARIS, March 21. The following dis patch was received by the Nlcaraguan le gation from the minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua: "Five thousand Salvadoreans and Hon durans have been decisively defeated at Portlllos de Namaalque after a bloody three days' battle. MANAGUA. March 21. A dispatch re ceived from the front at 10:06 p. m. yester day said: The Honduran and Salvadorean army, numbering over 5,0uu men, attacked the Nlcaraguan positions at Portlllos de Nam aalque and after three days and two nights of fighting the Hyndurans and Bwniiu reans were completely defeated, leaving hundreds of dead and wounded on the bat tlefield. The Nlcaniguans niao captured many prisoners, among them several high olllcera, beaidea two thousand rtflea and great quantities of all kinds of war muni tions. The defeated Salvadorean officer Included General Presa, General Avolar and Gen eral Colocho. The Honduran commander deJcated waa General Licuna. Ttie Nicaraguans lost many men wounded and had a few killed. General Lopez Garcia and Colonel Pedro N'olaaco have been defeated at Maraita by the Honduran revolutionary and Nlcarag uan for oca. Many Honduran soldiers and a number of rittea with ammunition were captured by the allied troops. La Ceibu, a Honduran port on the At lantic, has been captured by the Nlcarag uan forces. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador, March 21. According to advices received here last evening the battle between the Salvadorean and Honduran foroes and the Nlcaraguan army at Portlllos de Nama alque waa still In progress. The Nlcarag uan army was holding its last pobltlon, on which the retult of tlie battle depended. A dispatch from General Presa, commander of the Salvadorean forces, late yesterday said that he expected aoon to be able to announce a definite victory for Salvador and Honduras and the complete defeat of Nicaragua. Xrw Railroad for Nevada. 8AN FRANCISCO, March 21. The Brock syndicate of Philadelphia has,. It Is said, purchased the Mono 1-ake railroad In Mono county, this stale together with luo.uuu.os) feet of standing timber In that section. The road is thirty-two miles long. It la to be broad-guaaed and will be connected with the Toimiiah and Gulilfleld road, which th-j Brock people own. by tilling in the thirty-five-mile gap between Toi.opah Junction, Nev., and iiodl, Cal. It Is expected that by connections with the Sierra railway and thence by new lines contemplated via Man hattan, Kly and Kail 1-ake t'lty. another Transcontinental raliruad will be established. NEW TRANSVAAL PARLIAMENT Tint Meetinr of Colonial LtriiUtur Un der th New CoDBtitition. CHINLSt LABOR IS CHIEF PROBLEM Illah Commissioner Says Ifo More Asiatics Will De Imported, bnt Those la Mines Mnst Remain. PRETORIA, March 11. The first Parlia ment of the Transvaal under the newly granted constitution met here this morn ing in the hnll In which the late President Knifrer presided for so many years over the sittings of the Upper Volksraad of the erstwhile South African republic. In a speech at the opening of the legislature the enrl of Sclborne, high commissioner for South Africa, dealt with the all-Important question of Chinese labor. In the course of his remarks Ixird Selborne said: "My ministers have resolved that the em ployment of Chinese In the mines shall cease at the earliest possible moment. As to the Chinese already employed there, my ministers will not take any steps to pre vent their repatriation at the end of their indentures, unless they are convinced that such repatriation will have to take place before an effective substitute, either in the form of other unskilled labor or improved mechanical appliances, has been found. In which case my ministers will be prepared to recommend to Parliament such legisla tion as will render a renewal of their In dentures possible. Miners to Be Assisted. "Excepting a small batch of 407, whose In dentures expire at the end of June, no In dentures expire before August. Therefore, as Parliament will reassemble early In June, my ministers consider It unnecessary to make a further announcement of policy at present." Continuing, Lord Selborne said the gov ernment was taking steps to Increase the supply of natives and would give the min ing Industries every asststnnce. The disposition of the new government of the Transvaal to exclude all Asiatics from work In the mines is shown by the fact that the "Asiatic ordinance," recently disallowed by the earl of Elgin, secretary of state for the colonies, after it had passed the late legislature, Is again pub lished In the Official Gazette here. Indi cating that among the first acts of the new Parliament will be a re-enactment of this measure, In spite of the opposition of the Imperial government. Effect of "Asiatic Ordinance." LONDON, March 21. The "Asiatic ordi nance" which the Transvaal Parliament proposes to re-enact, although at the pres ent time aimed specially at British Indians, who are ousting tho small white traders In the Transvaal, Is equally intended to exclude the Japanese or other Asiatics, who are emigrating to South" Africa in Increas ing numbers. Sir Gilbert Parker, conservative member of Parliament, who represents the colonies In the House of Commons on this question, is quoted today as saying: "If, as I am sure It will, the Transvaal Parliament re-enacts the 'Asiatic ordi nance,' the imperial government will hardly venture to disallow It again, as over 1)9 per cent of the whites In South Africa thoroughly approve of It." "SniTraarettea" Go to Prison. LONDON, March 21. Sevehty-slx "suf fragettes," who were arrested yesterday for brawling within the precincts of Par liament, were sentenced this morning from I 16 or a fortnight in prison, to 10 or a I month's Imprisonment. 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