Show MITCHELL ASKS EARLY INQUIRY has heard that his case may be laid over for at least a year portland ore jan 21 dispatches from washington have been published here to the effect that senator mitchell mil return to portland to insist upon an early trial information having reached him that the prosecution lain no hurry to bring him to trial and that ao official with the prosecution 0 tha land frauds cases has advised arienda in this city that senator vill not be brought to trial for at least a year francis J aleney who is prosecuting tho land fraud cases for the govern when shown the washington today said it any person made such a statement it is utterly without foundation the prosecution refrained from causing the arrest of either senator mitchell or congressman hermann because both of them expressed to rach washington to attend to public business As prosecuting officer I 1 concluded to await the adjournment of congress before pressing their case foi I 1 am ready and more than willing to give each 0 these gentlemen ft speedy trial and the prosecution will urge the trial of their cages at the earliest day tho court can take them up in the next term april bolh 1906 and no postponement whatever will be ached for by the government SUGAR ARRIVAL CAUSES DROP san francisco jan sl tatt here of the first cargo of bs of sugar from the honolulu sugar company has caused a drop of ten cents in the market price of beet sugar the consignment was distributed to three firms who refused to take part or loin the reorganization of the local traffic and commercial association which as said to have hitherto controlled the sugar situation here and are now cun va an J wf |