| Show TELEGRAPH BRIEFS SAN FRANCISCO Feb 4 In i. In tho the trial of or Patrick Calhoun president of or the United d Railroads upon an Indictment charging bribery five Ote citizens were ere Interrogated interrogated Inter Inter- rogat d and excused within the first hour Four were ere disqualified because they lipid held opinions A fifth OCth was excused because of or a defect In Sn hearing but not until he lie had admitted having been bren cen a n member of or a lodge to which former Mayor laor Eugene Eus-cne E E. belonged HELENA Mont Feb 4 t.-G. t. G. G W W. Ardery Ar- Ar dery former deputy clerk of or Madison county count and later Inter connected with the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- Chi Chi- cago cage Milwaukee k Puget Sound railroad railroads as s head of or tho the bridge department was waR today oday ft sentenced b by Jud Judge e Hunt In the United d States court to eighteen months In Inthe Inthe inthe the Leavenworth prison Ho lIn was as Indicted on the charge charlo of or altering th the tho public r records records rec- rec cords c- c with the purpose of defrauding the government HELENA NA NA Mont Feb 4 Today's Today's session sos ses sion slon of ot the legislature was devoid of or spectacular features 8 both houses considering considering consid consid- ering a large huse number of or bills on third reading Tho The more moro Important of these Is Isa Isa isa a fish and game Jame measure which puts a aclo clo closed cloned ed season seMon on all game Iame birds for fur live years cars except wild fowl The Tho senate has passed a miscegenation bill which prohibits prohibits prohibits pro pro- hibits marriages between whites and black Chinese or Japanese LANDER Wyo Feb 4 The i.-The The Burlington Burling ton railroad has decided to tu utilize the BI BIHorn Big BigHorn BigHorn Horn canyon on route for th the thc extension of or orIts Its Kirby line lino to a connection with the thc Colorado Southern at Orin Junction This Is shown by the tho payment to H. H E E. Wadsworth orth agent In charge e of oC the tha Wind ind River reservation resen-atlon of or 1340 for tor or a right of or wa way acrO across 3 a corner cornel of or the ceded portion of the tho reserve This land was ceded b by the thc Indians to tho the government over o t two o years ars ago but tho the Burlington has paid the thc Indians for or orthe tho the right of or wn way b because th the latter lter was as located d before the thc cession of the land to the government and payment to the tho Indians was Involved in Iii tho he cession agreement MONTREAL TIn T. Feb 4 All All the Mr big Canadian railways s having headquarters h hero ro are lepre a at a n conference which opened In Calgary Calgar- Alta AHa having ha for forIt or orits It its object t the tho discussion of or tho the proposition proposition tion Uon to ship ship all an wheat to Liverpool Liverpool Liver Liver- pool via In Vancouver and the Suez Sties canal during the winter months Last laNt year car the wheat crop amounted to bushels PIERRE S S. S D D. Feb Feh 4 Tho Tho two cent rate bill bill bill-as as aEi an emergency mea measure goIng go- go Ing lug into effect at lt once was as signed by Governor Go yesterday I FALLS P. S. S 8 D D. Feb I I Judge Judge I John S S. S Garland In the United Stat States s I district court has granted an HII order restraining re- re straining enforcement of ot the tho two-cent two rate law In signed by the tho pending pend pend- lug Ins a I. I hearing bearing before him March 1 1 TOLEDO 0 O. Feb Fh 4 harvey Han Harvey Hazen 17 years ears old has bc been n sentenced to life lIro Imprisonment Ho lie was convicted of slay lag ing his mother J January nuary lL 11 1908 1308 by beatIng beat beat- ing her to dt death ath with a hammer WASHINGTON Feb eb 4 FrI 4 Friends Friends nd of or Dr Wiley chief chemist of or tho the al agricultural department who f report on the alleged injurious effect pet of ot the use of or certain food tood preservatives 8 was ns recently discredited b by the thc board of expert scientists headed by Dr Ira of ot Johns Hopkins Hop flop kins made a IL savage e attack In the tho house yesterday on George Georgo P P. McCabe McCaba of ot Ogden Ogdon solicitor for or the thc agricultural department WASHINGTON Fob Iob 4 Declaring that If Ir the tho government is hi to a act t with full till efficiency a against alnet criminals It must have ha some come kind of or secret service Ber n agents pen Is who can cnn act against criminals criminal anywhere Pr President Roosevelt In a statement ment mad made public nl nt tho tile white while house hous ye yesterday cm- cm phat cally reiterated his opposition to re re- tho tho field Held of ot the secret service I |
