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Show CREAM OF THE Wf WS. The Senate devoted ' most of the day yesterday to the passage of pensions for veteran soldiers. Senator T. C. Piatt of New York has announced that he .wilt not be a candidate candi-date for re-election....... .... .. ' Steamship officials are holding a conference con-ference at Colon about the freight congestion con-gestion on the docks. Matuschenke, the leader of the mutiny on board the Russian battleship Knlas Potemklne, has been expelled. James P. Smith; Governor-General of the Philippines, arrived in San Francisco yesterday on the steamer Mongolia. He will be given a reception at the city hiV this evening and a banquet Tuesday evening. even-ing. " A man about 25 years of age, smoothfaced smooth-faced and dark, was struck and killed by a Northern Pacific train at Boseman. Mont. Twenty-flve pounds of dynamite, fuse, caps, two revolvers i and a black mask were found on his. body. A wind, snow and sleet storm swept over Nebraska and into Colorado last night. v , Representatives Dalsell and Williams had a quarrel in the House of Representatives Repre-sentatives yesterday over the remark made by Mr. Hopkins (Ky.) that an Idiot had been made an exception under the immigration laws.. m A disastrous fire was caused by the overturning of a gasoline can in the rear of the new garage of the Standard Motor company at. San Francisco. It was shown in the Mutual Life investigation inves-tigation yesterday that Mrs. Henry , Palmer, wife of the president of the company. In Milwaukee, had received special spe-cial rates on loans she had negotiated. It Is reported that Senator Ceam Is preparing pre-paring to build a line of railroad south from a point on the Salt Lake Route to connect with his copper mines t Jerome, and finally with the Southern Pacific. Chairman Taggart of the National Democratic committee was the guest at luncheon yesterday of Senator Bailey of Texas, at Washington. Chairman Griggs of the Democratic campaign committee was also a guest. The general political situation was the topic of conversation. The Pocatello Commercial club Is preparing pre-paring to build a new wagon-road to Marsh valley. . i President Roosevelt held a conference with Senators Nelson, Simons and Over- man on railroad rate legislation. The Voung People's Christian union, consisting of the Christian Endeavor societies so-cieties and Epworth leagues of the churches of the city will have an Easter service at the First Methodist church Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock. A. E. Eberhardt will be the leader and the theme will be "The Resurrection." The service will be in the nature ef a quiet hour. Capt. Alonxo Gray of Fort Walla Walla, Or., is In Pendleton under Instructions from the War department to Investigate conditions on the -Umatilla reservation and ascertain the number of troops necessary nec-essary to 'police the reservation, if ary are needed. |