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3 VOL. XLY.-XO. 13,907. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1005. PRICE FIYE CENTS. PUBLIC OPINION OF J. H. MITCHELL Newspapers of Both Parties Unite in Approving Ver- diet of Jury. SENATOR BETRAYED TRUST plow at Land Pirates Struck by Hitchcock's Persistent Prosecu tion Had Betrayed and Robbed Nation. . NEW YORK, July 4. (Special.) Com menting on the conviction of Senator Mitchell, the American will say: "The conviction of United States Sen ator John H. Mitchell adds another chap ter to a career without a parallel in Amer ican politics. For more than 40 years Mitchell and his associates have domi nated the politics of Oregon. He has been elected to the United States Senate at different times for four full terms. Dur ing that period he has been the central figure of a great state, dominating its politics and controlling its offices almost as he -wished. Is there a parallel in the Union? Mitchell was in control of Oregon when Tweed "owned" New York. That was more than 30 years ago. and until now Mitchell has been in control, with nearly all the Federal offices In the state held by his friends, and many of the state and county offices as well. It is believed that the conviction of Mitchell will lead the way to the conviction of other men of wealth and influence who re now un der indictment on the Pacific Coast, among them members of the House of Representatives." Has Won "Supreme Honor." The "World will say: "Half a dozen Senators of recent years have earned the distinction of being in dicted, but the supreme honor of being convicted still belongs only to Burton of Kansas and Mitchell of Oregon. But for the temptation to resort to petty techni calities. Quay and Diedrich also might have help to elevate the Senate by their enforced retirement. Courts and Juries can never do the work thoroughly so long as thrifty Senators are o modest as lo mask the:r personality under corporation titles in express, railroad, shipping and marble contracts with the Government. "Senator Mitchell should look not for con tempt, but for 'sympathy, from fellow Senators. His troubles come largely from being too simple-minded. To be sure, he had taken the precaution to have a wicked partner in his law practice, but the part ner was weak enough to give the game away at a critical time, although cooked articles of partnership had been substi tuted. The corporation plan is always safest, as President Roosevelt carefully explained in his late treatise on varieties of guilt "It is not pleasant to see a man of Senator Mitchell's high office and long public service go to jail. Some persons will bemoan the fact that he has dis graced the Senate by not being acquitted. But Is not the tone of the Senate Im proved by the aid of the Oregon jury? Would it not be better still if the remain ing Mitchells, who turn offices "into dol lars, were condemned at the ballot box before juries become necessary?" , Lawyer "Who Sold Out Client. The Press will say: "Twelve citizens of the state represented by John H. Mitchell In the United States Senate have convicted him of a criminal offense against the Government he took an oath to serve. The people were pre pared for this outcome of the- aggressive campaign waged by President Roosevelt, with the energetic assistance of Attorney General Moody and Secretary Hitchcock, against the daring and Influential band of thieves who have secured enormous tracts of the public domain for their private en richment "Notwithstanding Mr. Mitchell's ex travagant outburst of adjectives, with which he pictured himself to his sym pathetic colleagues in the upper House of Congress as the victim of a foul and malicious conspiracy, the public had sv-en the proof of his share in the Western land frauds pile up and had become convinced that his professed desire for 'vindication was 'wholly for effect. They knew that the loot of an area of p.ublic land equalling sev eral Eastern states could not have been accomplished without the active aid of men high in official power. 'The actual offense of which Sen ator Mitchell has been convicted is odious enough in itself, it is of a piece with theMreachery of a lawyer who sells out his client and of the traitor who betrays his army's position to the enemy. 'The conviction of Senator Mitchell, following on the indictment of the beef trust beads, will go far to Inspire confidence in the purpose of the ad ministration to bring to justice those whom Mr. Roosevelt calls the members of the 'wealthy criminal class.'" Clearer Ideas of Public Trust The Tribunewill say: "The conviction of Mitchell is another step toward the enforcement of clearer ideas of public duty and public trust The Oregon Senator made the mistake of supposing that the laws against "pet ty grafting" in the public service were a dead letter and would 'remain so. He probably thought that he would never be called to account for abusing his privileges as a public man and seizing the opportunities offered him to pocket questionable and even clearly illegal profits." Accomplice of Land Pirates. The Sun will say: "No oae except the Hon. .Ethan Allen Hitchcock can tell what pressure was brought to bear on the Secretary of the Interior to Induce him to 'et up on United Stated Senator John Hippie Mitch ell when that distinguished person was found to be Involved in the Oregon land frauds. Mr. Hitchcock will not tell. He is not that kind of man." "Senator Mitchell he adopted that name when It became convenient, years ago, for John Hippie to disappear was the valuable accomplice ofa band of "land pirates who sought to make their for tunes by robbing the Governmen: of the United States, that is. .the people of America. He counted on his wealth, his office, his great political Influence, to pro tect him from punishment "He counted without Secretary Hitch cock, however. He. looked to find an easy-going, tolerant not too inquisitive figurehead in the Interior Department Instead, he found a quiet thorough, stiff necked, honest man, who remembered nothing except his oath of office." OPINIONS OF CHICAGO PAPERS They "Unite In Condemning Land Thieves and Approve Verdict. . CHICAGO, July 4. (Special.) The Trib une editorially will say tomorrow of Sen ator Mitchell's conviction: "Whether or not mercy is extended, so far as imprisonment Is concerned. Sena tor Mitchell's public life is practically at an end. He may, "like Senator Burton of Kansas, appeal to the higher courts and perhaps secure a new trial. But his use fulness Is over. The Senate should pee him no more. The spectacle of a career thus summarily ended in disgrace is- piti ful, but Senator Mitchell wrought his own undoing. He deliberately violated a law with which .he was 'familiar. "When ac cused of the offence, he lied about it and tried to get others to He for hi benefit "Senator Mitchell would not have been convicted and the extensive land frauds on the Government which led to his downfall would not have been exposed if there had been In the Interior Depart ment a man less uncompromising and less persistent and relentless In the tracking down of wrongdoers than E. A. Hitch cock. The public does not hear or see much of the Secretary. He is out of pol itics. He is not given to making speeches. But he is the best guardian of the public lands the Government has ever had. "The Secretary has appealed to Con gress again and again to amend loose laws under which those lands were being stolen right and left, but little attention has been paid to him. That made him all the more determined to follow up the land ring which was dally becoming bold er in its operations and was absorbing the public domain by wholesale. It had its friends In the General Land Office and in Congress, and thought It was so strongly entrenched that it need fear nothing. It did not make sufficient al lowance for the iron energy of Secretary Hitchcock. He bas proven that he . Is the man for the place. Let Wholesome- Work Go On. The Inter-Ocean will say: "Presumably the age of John H. Mitch ell, Senator of the United States, is re sponsible for the generous recommenda tion to mercy which accompanied the jury's verdict of guilty in his case. Cer tainly neither his public position nor bis dramatic protestation of innocence, cou pled with expre&lons of virtuous indigna tion against alleged political enemies ma liciously seeking his undoing, at the time the indictment was returned against him. warranted the suggestion. The jury, if we may judge by the reports of the pro ceedings and the evidence, simply could not return any other verdict "The resulting spectacle another Fed eral Senator In the pillory, convicted of crime Inspired by greed Is not a pleasant one, but It is very much pleaxanter than the knowledge that 'respectable' rascals evade justice and escape punishment. Let the wholesome work go on. "It has required and will require much courage and determination to overcome the obstacles placed by these conspirators and criminals in the way of Justice. Such courage and fearlessness the people ex pect of the departments concerned." Fate Deserved and Just. The Record-Herald will say: "Senator John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, has been convicted of conspiracy to de fraud the United States. Thus closes in disgrace a long and conspicuous career. The higher courts may find the convic tion technically unwarranted and relieve Senator Mitchell of legal punishment, but on the evidence public opinion will not acquit Senator Mitchell of sordid use of his high office. "In the period in which John H. Mitch ell became a public man in what may be called the postofflce and public building period of American politics the taking of such perquisites as. he took, while de nounced by the law, was condoned by public sentiment It was what many per sons expected a Senator or Representa tive to do, and so he did not injure any body but the nation at large, few thought of censuring him very severely for doing j it Of course, such conduct was always wrong, but dnly or late years has it be come generally recognized that he who robs the nation robs every citizen, and is a criminal. "The fall of this old and in many ways Justly honored public servant is a sorrow ful spectacle, but none can deny that his fate was deserved and Is Just" NOT EXPECTED TO RESIGN. Mitchell Likely to Follow Precedent Set by Burton. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 4. The question whether Senator Mitchell shall resign immediately or not is one he will have to settle for himself. If he follows precedent he will not resign. So far as known here, there Is only one other case on record by which he can be governed. That Is the case of Senator Burton, of Kansas, convicted within a year or so of an offense similar to that of Mitchell and under the same statute. Burton was tried by a Jury In St Louis and found guilty. That did not cause him to resign, although some people thought he ought to have done so. The Kansas Senator, however, got the verdict re versed on a technfcallty . and is still a Senator, exercising, all the functions -of (Concluded on Pass 2.) DEADLY RESULTS. OF CELEBRATION But This Hourth Shows Fatali ties From Jireworks . Decrease. DEATHS TOTAL FORTY-TWO Keports From All Parts of United .'States Indicate Nearly 2500 Ac cidents, but Laws Show Salutary Effect. ' CHICAGO. July 4. (Special.) The Fourth of July casualties this year do not promise to be as large as those of 1904 and previous years, but the figures In the accompanying table were compiled by the Chicago Tribune at 1 o'clock, and the to tals are constantly Increasing. Previous experience has shown that fa talities resulting from the Fourth reach far Into the year. Last year the reports received later in the morning doubled the early figures, and when the final statis tics were compiled a month later nearly 00 deaths were recorded, mostly due to tetanus, which developed after July 4. The same Increase of cases may be ex pected this year. On the whole, however, the agitation against a noisy and bloody celebration seems to have had its effect In Balti more, Kansas City and Wisconsin the laws against deadly fireworks were en forced generally, and the number of cas ualties decreased. ' Aurora. 111.. 3 Injured. Augusta, Me., IT Injured. Boone Grove, Ind., 7 Injured. Burlington, la., S Injured. Chesterton, Ind.. 6 Injured. Concord, N. H.. S Injured. Cheyenne, Wyo.. 1 dead, 3 Injured. Centralis. 111., 3 Injured. . Dixon. III.. 2 Injured. Demotte, Ind., 3 Injured. Elgin, 111., 1 injured. Elkhart Ind, 11 Injured. Freeport. 111., & Injured. Galesburc. III. 12 Injured, Hebron. Ind.. 1 Injured. Jacksonville. IIL. S Injured. Kout. Ind.. 6 Injured. Lyndon. III.. 2 Injured. I.os Angeles. Cat, 4 Injured, fire loss $2000. Mllledgevllle. III.. 4 Injured. Marlon. O., 2 injured. Muskegon. Mich.. 1 Injured. Minneapolis. Minn., 9 Injured, fire loic $1000. Porter, Ind., 3 Injured. Pekln. IIL. S Injured. Heading, Pa., "Injured. Sterling. Ill- 7 injured, fiallns, Kan.. 1 Injured. Salem. Or., 2 Injured. St Paul. Ind.. 2 Injured. Shelby viiie. Ind.. S Injured, fire loss $500. Tampieo. III., 4 Injured. Valparaiso. Ind., 5 Injured. Wheeler, Ind., 4 injured. Warren. O.. 1 Injured. Washington. D, C, 25 injured; fire loss 60. Baltimore. Md.. 3 Injured. Bloomlngton, 111., 22 Injured. Columbus. ft. C. 3 Injured. Columbus, O.. 2 injured. Erie. Pa.. 2 Injured. Fremont. Neb., 1 Injured. Hasting. Neb., 3 Injured. Jacksonville. Fla., 1 Injured. Jollet 111-. S Injured. Jacksonville. Tenn.. 2 injured. Kansas City, Mo., 11 Injured; fire lots. $30,000. Kokuk. la.. 2 Injured. Kankakee. IIL, 4 injured. Laramie. Wyo.. 1 injured. Xew Orleans, La.. Are loss $5. New Tork City. 47 Injured. Oshkosh. Wis.. 3 Injured: fire loss, $100. Portage Lake District. Mich.. 3 Injured. Peru. III.. 1 dead, 2 Injured. Portland. Me.. 4 injured. Peoria. III.. 13 Injured; Are loss. $500. Peru. Ind.. 3 dead. 2 Injured. Qulncy. IIL, 12 Injured. Richmond. Ind., I Injured. Hock ford. 111., 4 Injured. Rochester, X. T., 1 dead, 7 Injured; fire loss, $500. Saginaw. Mich.. S Injured. Syracuse. .". Y.. 0 Injured. Shelbyvllle. Ind.. 3 Injured. . St Paul. Minn.. 15 Injured. Tncoma. Wash., 2 Injured. Waukegan, IIL, 2 Injured. Torkville. 111., 2 Injured. Zanesvllle. O.. 5 Injured. AKoona, Pa., 23 injured. Albany. X. T.. 13 Injured; Are loss, $500. Bruce Lake. Ind.. 2 Injured. Buffalo. X. T.. 3 Injured; (Ire loss. $5000. Boston. Mass., 1 dead, 3t injured; Are loss, $3500. Burlington. N. J., 1 dead. 15 Injured. Cleveland. O., 1 dead, 4 Injured; Are loss. $000. Cincinnati, O.. 1 dead, 47 Injured; Are loss, $4500. r Camden. N. J.. 7fl Injured. Columbia. S. C. 1 Injured. Clinton. III., 3 injured. Dayton. O.. 3 injured; Are loss, $320. Ereanaba. Mich.. 3 injured. Fort Wayne. Ind., 8 Injured; Are loss. $1125. Grand Rapids, Mich.. 17 Injured. Headier. Ind., 2 injured. Hayward. Wis.. 1 Injured. 0 Indianapolis. 1 dead. 33 Injured. Kalamazoo. Mien., 3 injured. Knoxville. Tenn., 1 Injured. Leltersford, Ind.. 1 dead. Leister. Mass.. 1 dead. Lincoln. Neb.. 4 injured. Laporte. Ind.. 7 injured. Michigan City, Ind., 3 injured; Are loss, $100. Montpelier. Vt.. 2 injured. Marquette, Mich.. 3 Injured. Monterey. Ind., 3 injured. MaKon. Ind., Are loss $2500. Milwaukee. Wis., 15 Injured. Taylorvllle. in.. 3 Injured. Troy. X. T.. 10 injured. Xlagara Falls. X. V., 2 Injured. XashMUe. 111.. 1 dead. Omaha. Xeb.. 3 injured. Paris. 111.. 4 injured. Philadelphia. Pa.. 2 dead. 227 Injured. Poughkcepsie. X. T., 3 injured. Racine. Wis., 5 injured. Sedalia. Mo.. 3 injured. Storm Lake. Ia.. 1 Injured. Sioux City. Ia., 3 Injured. San Francisco. 3 dead. 3 injured. St. Louis. Mo.. 3 Injured. Chicago, 111.. 100 Injured. Scranton. Pjl. 3fl injured. Sheboygan. Wis., 2 Injured. Wheeling. W. Vs., 1 dead. 6 Injured. Worcester. Mass.. 2 Injured. Webster. Mass., 4 injured. Wlnamac, Ind.. 5 injured. Wilmington, DeL, 1 dead. S injured; Are loss. $500. TotaL 42 dead. 2431 injured; Are loss, S115.SO0. DEATH OX CHICAGO STREETS Celebration Characterized by Murder and Accidents. CHICAGO, July 4. One killed, a boy fatally wounded, two men shot and a boy hurt by a cannon cracker were early contributions of ictlms to the Fourth of July celebration in Chicago. Charlesr Strelow, 19 years old. was shot and killed by one of four unidentified men, all of whom escaped. Strelow, who was with several friends, had fired one shot with a revolver, when four men. who said they were detectives, demanded that the parti submit to a search. Stre low resisted, and one of the four shot him dead. - Harry Hind, 6 years of age. probably was fatally Injured by another boy. who playfully pointed an old revolver at him The weapon was discharged and the boy fell with a wound In his breast Charles Bennett 3 years old. was struck In the right knee by a bullet fired by Patrolman Levis, who was trying to disperse a crowd, which had objected to the arrest of a boy lor placing torpedoes on tne street-car tracKs. .Micr inc snoot; Ing a crowd of SO) persons attempted to assault the policeman, who was forced to return to the station. William J. O'Brien was struck In the left foot by a stray bullet Burt Butler. 15 years old, was Injured severely by a can non cracker, which exploded In bis hand prematurely. SALUTE LVJURES SOLDIERS. One Fatally Injured, Another Blind ed, by Exploding Shell. NEW YORK. July 4. By the prema ture explosion of a shell in the open breach of a, five-Inch gun while a Fourth of July salute was being fired at Castle William on Governor's Isiand today. Pri vate Cornelius Harrington, of Company H. Eighth Infantry, was so badly in jured that he" nTay not recover. One arm was torn off, his right eye was blinded and he was terribly burned on the head and body. Sergeant Frank ebb, of the same company and regiment, was also badly hurt, and It is feared he will lose the sight of one of his eyes, but la ex pected to 'recover. Both men were removed to the hospital on Governor's Island, and the firing of the salute was continued. An inquiry to determine the cause of the accident will be made at once. Copenhagen Sees Many Flags. COPENHAGEN. July 4. Many- buildings were decorated wlth-Amcrican flags today In honor of Independence day. The yachts In the harbor were elaborately decorated. and especially the Nahama. owned by Mrs. Ilobtrt Goelet Wilson Marshall's yacht, the Atlantic, Is also here. The ho tels are crowded with people, and several dinners In honor of the Fourth were given tonight Thomas J. O'Brien, the American Min ister, did not give the customary recep tion today, owing to the death of Secre tary Hay. Ambassador "White Gives Dinner. ROME, July 4. The American flag wav lng In honor of the Fourth of Julv was at half mast as a sign of. mourning for the late Secretary Hay. The usual din ner was given at the American College In celebration of Independence day. but Am bassador White withdrew his invitations for the reception planned for this after noon out of respect for the deceased statesman. Castro "Will Celebrate Today. CARACAS. Venezuela. July 4. PresI dent Castro and his party returned to Caracas today. Independence day will be celebrated tomorrow. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 deg.; minimum. 56. Precipitation, non. TODAY'S Fair and continued warm. North west winds. Russia. Destroyer arrives at Kustenjl In search of Potemkln. rage -. Rebel ship seizes coal cargo and declares war on Russia. Page 2. Mutiny on transport followed by surrender. Page 2. More mob outbreaks in Poland. Page 2. Fo reign. Celebration of the Fourth by American and French flets. rage 3. King Oscar win not And new king for Xor- way. Tage 3. Sweden mobilizes army. Page 3. National. President and Cabinet on way to Secretary Hay's funeral. Page 4. Government win enforce law regarding live stock shipments. Page 4. Politics. Root a candidate for President. Page I. Domestic Effort to disentangle Devlin's affairs. Page 3. Record of Fourth of July accidents. Page 1. Opinion of American press on Mitchell's conviction. Page 1. Mob at Russelvllle. Ky.. gets one of alleged assailants of Mary Gladder. Page 5. Sport. Giants shut out the Tigers in two games. Page 7. Pacific Coast league scores: Portland 1-1, Tacoma 0-0; Los Angeles 2-1. San Fran cisco 1-0; Oakland 2-4. Seattle 0-1. Page 7. Buddy Ryan defeats Gorge Herberts, of California, at Butte; Sheriff stops Her-rera-Xeary go. Page 7. Miss Sutton wins tennis match In England. Tage 7. American crew likely to win Henley re gatta. Tage 4. Sysonby wins another race. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Celebration of the Fourth is very general throughout the Xorthwest. Page 8. Six desperate prisoners break out of Mc Xell Island prison. Page . Fred Ross, knocked out In 15th round by Jack Donnelly at Aberdeen, may die. Tage C Secretary Tart and party arrive at San Francisco. Tage 3. Commercial asd Marine. . Weekly crop bulletin reports favorable growth of .cereals. Ppge 15. Dunsmulr yacht Thistle brings party from Victoria. B. C. Page 15. Japanese libel steamer in Honolulu because she did not sail on time for Seattle. Tage 15. , Lewis and Clark Exposition. Admissions, 53.705, break the record by 15.000. Tage 1. Big crowd at the Fair well bandied. Page 1. Independence day "celebrated at the Expo sition. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Suffrage convention elects its officers for the year. Page 10. Woman slays husband and herself. Page 10. Librarians are in annual convention. Page 14. Effect of Mitchell's conviction on the Sen atorship. Page 12. Protest against the election of Bishop Coadjutor Lloyd is withdrawn. Page 10. G. A. R. and W. R. C. condemn the trusts. Page 14. Head Ranger badly hurt near it Hood. Page 0. Railroad to Tillamook seems assured. Page 14. -Senator Mitchell places his hope la the Supreme Court Page 16. Fires and accidents of the Fourth of July. Page 5. BOOMING ROOT FOR PRESIDENT Candidacy Is Result of His Being Proposed for Sec retary of State. "WOULD-BES" IN. CABINET Taft's Friends Tush Him Ajjalnst Ills "Will, Shaw an Avowed Can didate and Cortclyou Men tioned Situation New. WASHINGTON-. July 4.-(Special.) Should the President be able to prevail on Ellhu Root to re-enter the Cabinet as Secretary of State, the result, In the view of practical politicians In "Washington, would prove of more than ordinary signifi cance. The name of the former Secretary of War has been associated more than once since the last Presidential election with the Republican Presidential nomination In 1508. This suggestion, it is understood, has not been at all distasteful to Mr. Root, and officials of the Administration who arc on intimate terms with blm be lieve he has aspirations In that direction, lien of a practical turn of mind are ready to predict that, if Mr. Root enters the Cabinet as premier, a healthy impetus will be given to a movement to make him the Republican nominee three years hence. Some persons believe that. If he consents to -become Secretary of State, It will be for the purpose not only of obliging the President, but of promoting his own polit ical interests. Taft and Shaw Are Possibilities. There are two men in the Cabinet who are looked upon as strong Presidential possibilities Secretary of War Taft and Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. While Mr. Taft has disclaimed any ambition to ( become the Republican standard-bearer in 1S0S, there are many men of Influence In the party who intend to have him nomi nated. If possible. In Ohio the leaders of the state organization favor him as against Senator J. B. Foraker, who no doubt will go to the convention with a considerable following. Mr. Shaw, however, is regarded as an avowed aspirant, and upon his' retirement from the Cabinet next "Winter her will doubtless start his preliminary canvass. With Mr. Boot occupying the first place In the Cabinet, the politicians do not hesitate to predict that his name will be connect ed more frequently than ever before with the succession to Mr. Roosevelt. Cortclyou Also Mentioned. Another Cabinet officer whom some per sons regard as a Presidential possibility is Postmaster-General Cortelyou. The Postmaster-General himself has never admit ted he had such ambitions, but he has a great many admirers who believe he will be in the running In 1005. The situation thus presented is unique in American political history. Never be fore within the recollection of men" who make a specialty of accumulating such knowledge has the President surrounded himself with so many official advisers who aspire to become his successor. DIFFERS WITH PRESIDENT. Governor Carter, or Hawaii, Comes to Have a Talk. SAN FRANCISCO. July 4. George Car ter. Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, was a passenger on the liner Alameda, which arrived today from Honolulu. Gov ernor Carter is on his way to Washington for a consultation with President Roose velt. Carter recently tendered to the President ir resignation as Governor of President his resignation as Governor of forwarded a request for permission to visit Washington and lay before the Chief Executive certain matters connected with the government of Hawaii. Carter's resignation followed closely the announcement of the result of the terri torial elections. "The full reason for my sending In my resignation Is a long story and one I do not feel at liberty to tell at this, time," said Governor- Carter. "I will say this much, how,ever. as Territorial Governor. I represent In Hawaii the President of. the United States. The President Is a man of decided views. I have views of my own In regard to Hawaiian matters, and I feel that in some things my views dif fered from those of President Roosevelt "I am going to Washington have a long- talk with the President, and my real rea son for placing my resignation in his hands was to avoid any embarrassment In the event of his deciding to place some body eLp at the helm In Hawaii." Governor Carter Is accompanied by Mrs. Carter and his private secretary. V. Cree don. and will remain in San Francisco three or four days before proceeding to the National capital. OPEN FOREIGN MARKETS. livestock Men Plan Big Reciprocity Convention. DENVER. July 4. J. H. Gwynn. sec retary of the National Livestock Asso ciation, has made the following statement: "At the last annual session of the Na tional Livestock Association a strong resolution was introduced by Alvln H. Sanders, of Chicago, and unanimously adopted, pledging the -concerted efforts of the National Livestock Association looking to the opening of foreign markets that have been closed against American livestock and livestock products. Since that time the executive officers of the National Livestock Association have been working continuously, endeavoring to concentrate and crystallize the senti ment of the country- looking toward these ends." Former Senator W. A. Harris, vice president and general manager of the Na tional Livestock Association, with others. Is planning a big reciprocity convention to be held in. Chicago about the middle of August in conjunction with the Chi- cago Commercial Associations, the Chi-! cago Board of Trade, the Illinois Manu facturing Association, the National Live stock Exchange, the Millers National Federation. the American Shorthorn Breeders Association, and the National .Association of Agricultural Implements and Vehicle Manufacturers. Conference on Reciprocity. CHIGxGO. July 4. August 13 and IS have been selected by the committee on arrangements as the dates for the Na tional reciprocity conference to be held In Chicago, and a general call has been sent out by Chairman Alvin H. Sanders. ARMISTICE IS NEXT THING Roosevelt Continues Efforts to Stop Fighting Pending Conference. ST. PETERSBURG, July 4 (1:30 P. M.) With the completion of the arrangements for the Washington peace meeting. Presi dent Roosevelt has resumed his efforts to bring about an armistice. No light Is thrown on the actual status of the nego tiations and the character of the com munications passing between the Russian and Japanese governments and Washing ton. The mattor Is exceedingly delicate, but the outlook for success nevertheless from all Information obtainable Is not unpromising if Japan Is ready to sheathe the sword until the Washington meeting develops whether a basis for peace Is possible. Russia's consent seems assured. In diplomatic circles It is felt that Great Britain could render service by tlmely advice to her ally, but so far as known she Is not supporting President Roosevelt's efforts. Should the Presi dent be able to arrange successfully the preliminaries, it appears certain that actual negotiations for an armistice will be concluded directly between Field Mar shal Oyama and General Llnlcvltch on the battlefield In Manchuria. FIGHTING IN NORTHER COREA Japuncse Claim Successes in Skir mishes AVith Cavalry. TOKIO. July 4. The following official dispatch has been received from the Jap anese army headquarters in Corea: "At dawn on July 2. a detachment of Russian cavalry. 400 strong, and accom panied by artillery, approached Noromok. on the Puryorg road, six miles north of lusyong. Our force engaged and re pulsed them, driving them northward and Inflicting a heavy loss. "In tho meantime our detachment made a detour far to the northward for the purpose of cutting off their retreat, and engaged a body of Russian infantry at Koon, four miles north of Yusyong, and also struck at and scattered the enemy's cavalry retreating from Nc-romok." RUSSIANS STORM 3 HEIGHTS. Llnlcvltch Tells of Local Success Against Japanese. ST. PETERSBURG. July 4.-General Llnlevitch, telegraphing to the Emperor under date" if July 3. reports the annl hllatlon of a Japanese battalion. He says: "On July 1 our force assumed the of fensive against the enemy occupying a position near the village of Sauvaltz. 15 miles south of Llao Choupeu. At' 7 In the evening, after the artillery had pre pared tne way. the enemy a fortified po sitions were stormed, and wo pursued him for three miles. One Japanese infan try battalion was destroyed." Terms- of Japanese Loan. BERLIN, July 4. The Tageblatt prints a dispatch front London giving the sub stance of an interview which the corre spondent of that paper had with the Jap anese financial agent. M. Takahashi, on the subject of the new Japanese loan of $120,000,000. Mr. Takahashi said it prob ably will be issued at the end of this or the beginning of next week at 4 per cent. The price will be SS or SO. Admiral Docs Not Know "Worst. LONDON. July 4. The Toklo corre spondent of the Dally Telegraph say3 that owing to his mental distress Vicc Admlral RoJestvensky has not yet been Informed of the annihilation of his fleet. He Is still under the impression that a Fubstantial part of the fleet reached Vla divostok. FAIRBANKS MAKES ORATION Proclaims Freedom's Dny at Centen nial of Champaign County, O. URDANA. O.. July 4. The three days' centennial celebration of the founding- of Champaign County as an organized county of Ohio, began hero today, an address by Jrlco-PresIdent Fairbanks, who was born Just across the line In Union County, being the feature of the day. Mr. Fairbanks said: This Is essentially freedom's day. Th peo ple do well to lay aside their customary du ties and celebrate It. It Ut the day above all others, when we should reverently and grate fully recall the sacrifices and recount the story of tluwe who fought so wondrously In free dom's holy name In times which are past. The Centennial fathers set a hlsth standard of devotion and duty to country. The story of their heroic endeavor is ever Inspiring. Their sons, actuated by their example. hae extended the zone of human liberty. The principles enunciated so felicitously In the Declaration of Independence have been tho people's unfailing jculde. and they have Riven freedom to millions Jn their own land and millions more, in the distant seas. Free dom has never corae an a free-will ofTerlnjr. It has been purchased by the blood of those who no loved it that they were willing to die. If need be, that others might enjoy it. Yes, we have so loved It that we have not only drawn the sword to win It ourselves", but have assembled our fleets and marshaled our armlet to-gH-e it to aliens who were opprw-ed. We have much reason to be Krateful. for while there are wars and rumors of wars about the earth, while other peoples are In the thtws of unrest and revolution, our people are walking the ways of- peace, prepared for war. but praying that It may never nsaln dis turb our national tranquility. A wise and Juet course in our relations with other pow ers will largely Insure us against any inter national breach. We may Justly take 'pride in the fact that President Roosevelt has pointed the way to the re-establlshment of pence in the Orient. We find that the debate upon the battlefield and. upon the sea must, in the final analysis, be concluded in the deliberative chamber. Would it not seem that It were powlble for men to come to reason upon great international imies . before the infraction of international peace? Slay the powers of the world not take a lesson from what has occurred and Is occurring, and establish some method by which they may settle their differences in a manner consUttent with their honor, without first Invoking the sword, without sheddln? each other's blood and bankrupting each oth er's treasury. Celebration on Canal Zone. PANAMA. July 4. From Colon to Pan ama, enthusiastic crowds celebrated the Fourth. AH stores and offices were closed. At Colon and Corozel. addresses were delivered by Governor Magoon arid Judge Gudger, respectively. . Professor Jacques Ecllsee. BRUSSELS, July4. Professor Jacques Ecllsee. the famous geographer, died here today. 616 CROWD IS WELL HANDLE No Delay at Entrances to the . Exposition Is the Result. PERFECT JULY DAY AT FAIR Street-Cars Are Filled "With Passen gers Golnpr to the Grounds, but Xone Has to Walt "When Gates Are Reached. ADMIHSIOXS. S3.70S. As was generally predicted, the at tendance at ths Exposition yesterday broke all records. 53.70S persons belnp admitted to the grounds. The at tendance on opening; day was 30,377. a difference of 14.131. At 6 o'clock last night the attendance was 44.672. The Exposition officials confidently ex pected that the record of opening day would be broken, but the largo in crease came as a total surprise to them. From early morning until late at night a steady stream of humanity poured through the gates at the Lewis and Clark Exposition yesterday without the slight est interruption or Inconvenience. The total absence of congestion at the .gates was particularly noticeable. The Immense crowds were handled without the least difficulty, no one being obliged to remain outside the grounds more than a few minutes. Exactly as predicted by the weather forecaster, the sun of yesterday shone down upon the Exposition from a clear, cloudless sky. The atmosphere was also clear, and the snow-capped mountains stood out bold and distinct 'against the blue horizon In all their beauty and mag nificence. Tho day and night were per fect. Nature having neglected nothing that would have added to the charm of the celebration of the Fourth of July at the Exposition. Even in the middle of the day the heat was not Intense or dis agreeable. The night air was cool and invigorating, but was not chilly. Yesterday morning before the gates were thrown open, people began to gather at the entrances to the Exposition In eager anticipation to be among the flirst to start the celebration. At S o'clock the ticket windows were thrown open'and the stiles began to click a3 one by one the visitors passed through the different gates. AVIthln a few minutes the small crowds that had congregated at the gates bad disappeared, but the click of the stiles did not stop for -an Instant, for additional visitors were steadily arriv ing. By 9 o'clock the crowds began to ar rive in earnest, the streets that terminate at the Exposition gates being filled with hurrying masses of people who were anxious to gain an early admittance to the grounds to avoid the crush that they presumed would ensue. The hun dreds of street-cars leading to the Ex position were crowded to their utmost capacity. Arriving at the entrances, rapidly the cargoes of human freight were unloaded and the cars would has ten to the city to return with more. Crowd Easily Handled. But as rapidly as the visitors arrived, and they came by the thousands, they were admitted to the grounds without trouble. Again and again a large crowd would start to accummulate outside the gates, but the men at the ticket win dows would work with such rapidity that it would dwindle away. The only suggestion of congestion was at the ticket windows where at times there were a dozen or so people In line. How ever, they were attended too so quickly that It can be safely stated that no per sons were obliged to stand outside the grounds more than two or three minutes owing to the inability of the attendants at the ticket windows and the gates to handle the crowd. On the opening day of the Exposition there were fully 10,000 in front of the main entrance. Immediately after the parade. Very few people entered the Ex position until after the parade and then there wa3 a rush for tho gates. Then It did not take more than an hour to take care of the thousands of people who had arrived outside the grounds In a body. Yesterday the people came grad ually, exactly opposite to the conditions, of opening day. While the street-cars leading to the grounds were crowded, there was no crush and people were not delayed Ir being transported to the grounds. The cars stopped at the Intersection of the streets In front of the main entrance, where heretofore they allowed the pas sengers to alight immediately In front of the first ticket office. This change pre vented there being a congestion at ths one ticket office. This action was taken by General Manager F. I. Fuller after rt consultation with the Exposition man agement. While the grounds and buildings were comfortably fdlcd yesterday, there was room left for many thousands of people. With the exception of the Oregon build ing, all the buildings were open to the public. Being a public holiday the mem bers of the State Commission thought it advisable to close the Oregon build ing. The Trail was the scene of seeth- lng activity yesterday, all of the showp and concessions doing a tremendous business, far greater than that of the opening day. Gratified at Result. The successful handling of the Im mense crowds of yesterday Is a great source of gratification on the part of the Exposition officials. While they" felt reasonably certain that the large at tendance of the Fourth would not be accompanied by any unpleasant feat ures or occurrences, their elation knew no bounds when they saw the throngs of people melt away before the stiles without the crush that has been In evi dence at other expositions. F. B. Davi son, Chief of Admissions, was particular ly pleased over the large attendance. "The Lewis and Clark Exposition has established a precedent that Is really marvelous." said Mr. Davison last night. "At Omaha on the Fourth of July, the total attendance was only 44.000. Omaha Is In the center ofa thickly populated section and the city alone has a popula- (Concluded on Page 11.)