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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.
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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
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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. They all elected to
go to Jail and were taken away in the
prison vans amidst mingled cheer and
jeers of the crowds outside the police court.
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