JAP AN IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE
(Urtit^J Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Tokio, Feb 14 ? The consideration of the financial
budget has been attended by exciting times throughout the
whole of Japan, insomuch that the reports have been cen
sored from the press and every means possible adopted to
keep from the country and the world the real condition of
the treasury. The report of the exchequer was received
with surprise by the large najority of the members of the
legislative body and by formal vote it has beeu decided
that the fiuaucial statement shall not be given publicity.
The necessity of floating big loans for carrying out the
plaus of the war department in maintaining the country
on a war footing is causing that department much anxiety.
There has beeu loud criticism of the methods of financing
that have brought the country to its present extremity and
this is the occasion of the storm, bu"; there is uo advocate of
any proposition to renounce the plans of extensive armam
ent.
(By United Preaa.)
N?*? York, February 14? William
Randolph Heirtt has announced to
hia friends that be would like to be
tbe ruonio/ male ut Bryan. It is
thought be would be acceptable to Mr.
Bryan, and that this will end tbe
search that has been on for so long for
the man that would "add strength to
the Bryan ticket."
Milwaukee. FeK 14? The state dem
ocratic convention in session here, in*
s'ructed its delegates to the national
convention for William Jennings Bryan
WOULD BAR
OUT IDE JAPS
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(By United Press.)
Victoria, B. C., Feb 14.? The immi
gration bill framed on the.lioes of the
Natal act, wuich provia d that all im
migrants who cannot write or read in
English or a language of Europe will
be refused landing had b-..-u passed by
the Briti h Columbia legislature. The
bill is ob iously aim.d at the Japanese. ,
Prepwa'. i ins have b.en made to carry j
the regulati .0* of the bill Into effect at '
once. Provincial immigration officers
will be appointed for this purpose. It
is generally believed the bill will be
disallowed as have similar bills previ
ously enacted.
IE FUN I
WITH TUFT
(By United Press.)
West Point. Feb. 14? S#cretary Taft
has arrived to attend the graduating
exercises. Cadets have been throwing
bouquets at him as the next pres'deLt
which he has taken in good part.
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COAL LANDS
IN STATU QUO
(By United PreM.)
Washington, Feb. 14? The conference
between Cale, Senator Piles, McKenzie
and the president with regard to the |
opening of the coal lands of Alaska has (
not yet born any fruit. The president
bat not signified his intentions in the
matter, tie is rather disposed against 1
it, for the time being, if his attitude in E
the conference indicates anything. I
GAME BILL OFF
THE RECKONING
(By United Press.)
Washington, Feb. 14? Representative
Tawney h?B made objections to o con
sideration of the Alaska frame bill in
ho House, and this puts the measure
>utof business for this session, as It
?equires unanimous consent for i s con
sideration out of order and it will never
ie reached on the calecdar.
Walter Clark, Washington correspondent of the Post
Intelligencer, nnder date of February 7th, wired his paper
as follows: A game of seesaw is on between Gov. Hoggatt
and Delegate Cale, with President Koosevelt in the middle
of the board. Just now Gov. Hoggatt's end is down and
Mr. Gale's is up in the air.
Early in December Mr. Cale recommended that Jesse
D. Jefferson be appointed postmaster at Valdez, and Au
gust E. Kindell at Skagway, and the nominations were
eent to the senate by the president. Gov. Hoggattobjected
to the appointments and on January '21 the president with
drew them.
In place of them he immediately sent in the names of
Henry W. Miller for Valdez and M. S. Whittier for Skag- 1
way, men who were highly recommended. Thereupon (
Delegate Cale went to the White House with an indignant .
complaint, and after a little consideration, the president '
withdrew the Hoggatt nominations. He did not, however, (
send in any names in place of them, 'and the seesaw board i
is, for the moment, in equilibrium. 1
Mr. Cale says his candidates are the choice of the
people of Valdez and Skagway. Mr. Hoggatt says they i
are unfit. 1
THREE UlTOS DROP OUT :
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(By United PreM.)
Utica, Feb. 14.? Three of the autos
that started on Wednesday morning
from New York ciiy for the trip to
Paris dropped out of the race before
reaching Albaay on account of the bad
condition of the roads. They struggled
hard to keep going, but were literally
swallowed up in mud. The others es
caped by making ro da round the bad
places. When dropping out the three
cfcaffeurs declared they would attempt
to overtake the others, but it is not
thought they will be able to do so. {
Three arrived here thU morning aod
after a short stay left for Syracuse.
They are following: the line of the New
York Central to Buffalo, Cleveland and
Chicago.
A Washington dispatch nnnouDCt*
that Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant
posttnaster-genet'al, is to retire to as
suina the tnanajemetit of the active
campaign of Secratary Taft for the Re
publican nomination for the presidency.
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PITTSBURG FEARS A FLOOD
Pittsburg, Feb. 14 ? Western Pennsylvania has been
visited with heavy rains for the last several days. The ice
in the upper Monongahela has gorged and the river, caused
by the rain and melting snow, is rising rapidly and is now
well up the levee and within a few feet of Water street.
The part of the city known as the Point is under water now
The breaking of the gorge it is feared will bring disasterj
Business houses in all the lower part of the town are mov
ing. The fleet of steamers that lines the levee is moved
with the edge of the flood well up against the business
houses along Water street. Great anxiety is felt as to the
result of the impending rush of water and run of ice and
every precaution is being taken against it.
FEDERAL CONTROL FOR WIRELESS
(By United Press.)
Washington, l''eb. 14? President
Roosevelt, in a brief message to con
gress asks that some action be taken to
bring the wireless telegraphy under
exclusive federal control. Be points out
the necessity of the measure in time of
war an J instances tbe difficulty encount
ered in keeping in communication with
the fleet of Admiral Evans' when start
ing on its long voyage, because of the
many independent and private attempt*
to speak the fleet, resulting in con
fusion. A bill will be framed to cover
the recommendation.
WRECKED Oil THE WAY TO KATALLA
August 13, of last year,. the 42-foot
lnoDoh Ban Hur left Seattle for Ivatal
a and thirteen days later the little
;raft met disaster at Yakatag. H. S.
Johnson, who was seat north in charge
jf the launch with three other men,
subsequently walked 150 miles through
the wilderness from Yakat3g to Katal
la, meeting many adventures and bare
ly reaching civilization in lime to es
jape starvation.
Johnson is a young man. His home
is in Portland. He was taking the
launch north for T. P. McDon ild, who
Is developing coal mines at Bering lake,
aear Katalla. He returned to Seattle
ibout a week ago on the steamship
Portland, In his story, told in the P.
[., Johnson said: "At the Sayoo river,
}ne of the many streams we crossed,
we found where two men, setting out
from Katalla for Yakatag, had lost
their lives. One of these men was
Charley Klein, an old-tl ->er in Alaska,
and his companion was a young Portu
guese, whose name I did not learn.
Tbe men had been fording the stream
and had stopped on a sandbar, where
wo found their outfit. They had tried
to build a little fire. In that cold
weather it was fatal to stop io trying to
ford a stream. Evidently after they
had gone back into the icy water they
had been cramped and drowned.
"Before we got to the end of the trip
we ran out of grub.
"Charley, the guide, was dying of
pneumonia and he wanted to stop out
there in the wilderness and cash in. I
wouldn't stand for that and kept him
going, but he died a day after we got to
Katalla."
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