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V VOL. XjLVI NO 14,533. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ! i TO POWER OF ill! Why Fleet Is Sent to the Pacific. BEST GUARANTEE OF PEACE Demonstration of How Both Coasts Can Be Protected. HOW JAPAN TAKES NEWS Diplomatic Circles Say Mot Is In opportune Keen Interest in Europe No Fear Is Expressed That There "Win Bo "War. FOREIGN COIMUNT OJT WtW FAxano n-EKT. TOTCtO. doming of fleet re garded inopportune; batter b 'de ferred: Admiral Sukamoto says American navy officers are deficient ad most of the crew would desert in war. LONDON Heavy debt of Japan considered a bar to conflict. ' but United States la making an enemy of that country. BERLIN. japan believed to bo preparing to. fight United States for mastery of the Pacific regardless of Ban Francisco Incidents. THE HAGCE Fleet may - causa popular excitement which 'Washing ton Government may not be able to control. PARIS. United States and Japan not believed to be near conflict, but fleet will force Japan's hand If Jap anese have aggressive designs. OYSTER BAT, N. T-. July 7. The sig nificance of Rear-Admiral Brownson'i addition to the somewhat meager Infor mation which has come from President Roosevelt regarding the contemplated two-ocean maneuvers of the Atlantic bat tleship fleet Is regarded here as having; been overlooked In the comment, expert and otherwise, which has since been in dulged In on both continents. Admiral Brownson came to Oyster Bay Friday to take lunch with the President, professing entire ignorance of the ma neuver plans. When he left Sagamore Hill to take the train for Washington, the Admiral had one thought which he wished emphasized that It was desirable and important to demonstrate to the world how quickly the American Navy ' could transfer its fighting strength from one ocean to the other. This was dis tinctly an addition to the President's previous statement issued through Secre tary Loeb, wherein the object of the ma neuvers was said to be an exercise move ment for the benefit of the Navy, to per fect Its training in fleet exercise on an extended scale, the purpose and effect of the plan being for the benefit of the Navy alone. Best Guarantee of Peace. What came from President Roosevelt through Admiral Brownson is decidedly a different and much broader design. President Roosevelt has been consistent In advocating a large-Navy as the strona est guarantee of , peace . between the. United States and all foreign powers. Heretofore a large Navy has been reck oned solely from the point of view of the number of ships, their tonnage, ar mor, guns and fighting capacity. With thia idea the American Navy has grown steadily, ship by ship. To the somewhat uninteresting array of ships and tonnage. President Roose velt now proposes to give the world a somewhat startling demonstration of what the American Navy Is capable of doing to protect either or both of the extended shores of the United States. Admiral Brownson said: "There is no time like the present for such a demon stratlon," a time when the United States is at peace with every nation. Mill Return to the Atlantic. In everything that has come from the President regarding the movement. It has been indicated that the fleet, wherever It may go, is to be brought back to the - Atlantic, and that the return is to be as great a demonstration of speed as the outward Journey. While It is asserted with all possible emphasis that there is no foundation for apprehension, either immediate of future, between the United States and Japan, the proposed demonstration with this fleet can be looked upon in no other light than that President Roosevelt intends to use the American Navy for exactly that pur. pose for which he has advocated its aug mentation a guarantee of international peace. It was stated here today that Ambas sador O'Brien, who has been Invited to Sagamore Hill the latter part of the pres ent week, will not be able to confer with the President before going to' his new post lnToklo. The ambassador finds It necessaft-y to devote some time to his personal affairs in Michigan, and will not find It convenient to return to the East before departing by the way of San Fran cisco for Japan. It was remarked that SHOW ter was no occasion tor a conference between the President and Ambassador O'Brien other than the formality of offi cial etiquette. INOPPORTUNE SAY JAPANESE Sending of Fleet to Pacific Will Aid In Impairing Friendship. tdttto. Julv 7. Confirmation of the report that a powerful battleship squadron would be sent to the Pacific Coast has been generally received with calmness, though there Is some sur prise in certain quarters well versed in diplomatic niceties. It Is said that the sudden change of programme In the case of the Japanese training squadron last January.wnen it was first intended that Its voyage should include San Francisco and other Pacific Coast cities, was evidently in deference to the wishes of the Wash ington Government, made known to the Tokio authorities in an Indirect but unmistakable manner. The change of route was decided upon only a couple of days before the squadron sailed. It was - thought then that Japan acted wlrely in avoiding a course which -might have proved in- Baron G. V. Tsmumoto, Who Will Beach Hew York Today to Study aval Improvements. Jurious when a strong anti-Japanese sentiment - was prevailing in San Francisco. Though officially stated that the despatch of the battleship fleet to the Pad flu Is not directed toward Japan, lC is felt here that It is most inopportune when an attempt is evidently going on to impair the traditional friendship between Japan and the United States. Though the slightest apprehension Is not entertained here it is thought it would be better to defer at this mo ment anything that would be open to the slightest suspicion of provocation, especially when a portion of the Ameri can public Is thought to be over sen sitive over the present state of the relationship of Japan and the United States, brought about by prejudice against the Japanese in a section of the latter's dominion. TROUBLE WILL BE ADJUSTED France Believes It Trouble Ensues Japan Will Be Aggressor. PARIS, July 7. President Roosevelt's decision to dispatch a fleet of warships to the Pacific has led the more sensa tional papers in France to Jump at the conclusion that the situation Is more delicate than appears on the surface. This view, however. Is absolutely repu diated in responsible circles, where the utmost confidence is expressed that ex isting or future differences between the United States and Japan will be amica bly adjusted. Nevertheless, the possibility of compli cations was foreseen when France, two months ago, in the spirit of friendship, tendered her good offices with a view to having Japan and the United States con clude an- arbitration covering all ques tions relating to the Pacific. In military circles, where the situation is regarded from a different standpoint, the dispatch of battleships Js considered an elementary measure of prudence, on the ground that strategically it will pro tect the United States against being caught napping, and diplomatically it will force Japan's hand. If that nation harbors aggressive designs. A significant feature of the French comment is that the possibility of trouble occurring Is considered only .from . the side of Japan. The Boleil regards the San Francisco Incident as a mere 'cloak to. the real Issue, which, it thinks., may be traced to the determination of Ja pan to enforce her commercial suprema cy In China and the Pacific. "For Japan, now or never," It adds. "In ten years, when the American fleet's predominance is unchallengeable and the Panama Canal has been completed, it will be too late." HAS ANOTHER THXK COMING Japanese Admiral Says American Marines Would Desert. TOKIO, July 7. The Hochi this morn ing prints an interview with Admiral Sakamoto, in which the Admiral is quoted as follows: "Should hostilities break out between Japan and America, the result would be indecisive, owing to a want of proper bases of operations. Such bases as exist are too distant for practical purposes. Even the nearest bases, namely, the Pes cadores, Cavlte and Manila, are at a dis tance of 600 miles from one another. Even if the Washington Government should decide on a war. It is doubtful if the Americans serving in the Navy are sufficiently patriotic to fight. "American naval officers are brilliant figures at balls and social gatherings, but they are very deficient in professional training and practice. It is too much to expect a burning patriotism In the Amer ican naval service In case of war with Japan. It is very likely that most of the crews would desert and leave the ships." INTEREST IS KEEN IN EUROPE England Is Embarrassed by Anti Japanese Laws in Colonies. LONDON. July 7. The political tension between the United States and Japan Is exciting the keenest Interest among all the European diplomatists. None of them, however, believe that it will reach the stage of warfare. Because the heavy burden of debt Japan is carrying as a result of her fail ure to obtain Indemnity from Russia forbids her embarking on a similar cost ly enterprise in the next decade. It Is i i i i Concluded on Page 2.) I BE GLAD TO END THE FIGHT Oil Octopus Men In Conference GIVEN ONE MORE CHANGE Court Willing to Let Standard Say It Never Got Rebates. ROCKEFELLER GOES HOME Gets Back to Cleveland Too Tired to Go to Church, but Admits He Enjoyed Trip to Chicago. Won't Talk . of Trial. CHICAGO. July 7. (Special.) Standard Oil is to have one more chance In court. Judge Landls having decided to permit Its attorneys to make good their claim yesterday that they could prove it had never received rebates from any of the railroads. It is not altogether certain, however, that advantage will be taken of this opportunity. The attorneys will hold a conference early tomorrow morn ing and decide what course they will pursue. It may be decided to let the entire matter rest as It did with the adjourn ment of court Saturday night and allow Judge Landls to assess the fine he deems reasonable on the showing at hand. It Is In his province to lay a pen alty exceeding $25,000,000, but there Is not the slightest indication of how heavily he will bear down upon the Octopus. Standard Oil attorneys pooh-pooh the theory based upon the evidence of Sat urday that the Standard is open to crim inal prosecution. Archbold, Felton . and other big men of the New Jersey corporation are still In the city, which Is taken as an indica tion that the Standard will offer fresh testimony tomorrow calculated to smooth the ruffled feathers of outraged Justice. v There Is also a possibility' that' the Standard attorneys will not start any thing new that win cause the case to drag or go over until October. Judge Landls desires to close his court and go to Wisconsin for the Summer and has made his arrangements to depart this week. It is thought the Standard attorneys were Just as anxious as the court to have the entire matter disposed of at this session. OIL KING RETURNS . HOME Too Tired to Attend Church He Will Play Game of Golf Today. CLEVELAND, July 7. Speclal.) John D. Rockefeller returned to Cleveland from his lively Chicago experiences at 7 o'clock this morning, apparently tired and anxious for rest. He denied himself to all callers during the day. For the first time In years he failed to attend service at Euclid-avenue Church, where he invariably worships. The church was crowded with his friends, who had hoped to meet him. After breakfast, Mr. Rockefeller took a long walk through the woods on his estate. . Miss Adams, his private stenographer, was not at Forest Hill during the day, and the mag nate gave no thought whatever to the mass of business letters and telegrams piled up here. It Is said tonight he has planned to remain here several weeks. Tomorrow be "Intends to devote himself to golf, after he has cleaned up the mors urgent business matters, and It is likely he will witness the National amateur golf tour nament, which will be played on his property. , When his delayed train arrived at the depot Mr. Rockefeller was almost stran gled by smoke and gases. Emerging from his car, he placed his handkerchief to his nose and made an undignified rush for open air. He entered into a lengthy discourse upon the wretched ventilation at the station, and said that Cleveland was too Important a center to endure such a nuisance. Mr. Rockefeller declined to discuss his Chicago visit in any form, although he admitted he had enjoyed the trip. NOT BUYING NAVAL SITE United States Haa Made, No Over tures to Mexican Government. WASHINGTON, July 7. Acting Sec retary of State Adee tonight denied that the United States Government has made any overtures, or contemplates any negotiations for the purchase from the Republic) of Mexico of a naval site on Magdalena Bay, In Lower Call fornia. .u Government has no Idea of making any such proposition to Mexico, he said. LIPTON WOULD TRY AGAIN Desires a Yacht Race If "Racing Machines" Are Not to Be Used. NEW YORK, July 7. There is some proepect for another American cup race next season, with Sir Thomas Lipton again a challenger, according to reports in yachting circles. When Sir Thomas was In this country last year hs - ex pressed a desire for another try at the trophy, but only on the condition that the races will be sailed under the new EVENTS OF COMING WEEK Will Sleet in Seattle. Two young people's conventions will meet next Wednesday one, the Christian Endeavor, at Seattle, the other, the Young People's -Union of the Universalis Church, at Boston. Many notable men from all over the world will address the gatherings of ' the first-named organisation, includ ing Vice-President Fairbanks. The meeting of the Unlversallst Young People's Union essentially will be of a business nature. Japanese to Study Navy. Baron Q. U. Tamumoto, vice-ad miral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Minister of Marine during the Busso-Japanese War, is expected In New York July 8. in company with five other Japanese naval officers, comprising a commission for the study of the latest naval improve ments preparatory to the re-ntting of some of the Japanese navy-yards. Knights Templars' Conclave. The triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templars of America at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 7-11, will be the first gathering of this order ever held In New York state. Knights Templars from all parts of Europe and America will be present at the conclave. Down to Business at The Hague. Several of the more prominent sub-Je-tts being discussed at the Interna tional Peace Conference at The Hague are gradually rounding Into shape for adoption. measurement rule, which practically pre cludes sending a "racing machine" type of boat to the line. He was told that if he would like to defer his challenge a year in order that the new rule could receive a thorough test, the New York Tacht Club would be In a position to pursue the matter. APPROVE PRESIDENT'S PLAN SPOKANE MEN PRAISE ATTI TUDE ON LAND QUESTION. Banquet to Secretary Garfield and Forester Ptnchot ' Given by Chamber of Commerce. SPOKANE. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Secretary of the Interior Garfield and Chief Forester Plnchot were guests last night at a banquet given by the Chamber of Commerce. The following resolution was adopted without a dis senting voice: "That we earnestly approve the pub lic land policies of President Roose velt's administration, which have been so ably presented tonight by the hon orable Secretary of the Interior and Chief Forester." Addresses were made by the guests of tho evening, by Senator Ankeny, Congressman. Wesley L. Jones and others. The forest reserve policy, as outlined by the speakers from the Na tional Capital, evoked much, enthusi asm. SPEND DAT SEEING COUNTRY Spokane's Guests Motor Through In land District Viewing Timber. SPOKANE, Wash., July 7. (Special.) James A. Garfield, Secretary of the Interior; Chief Forester Gif ford Plnchot and a large party of representative citizens of Spokane, motored in a hall dozen large machines through the Spo kane Valley to Lake Coeur d'AJene this morning. The party left Coeur d'Alene Lake before noon and Journeyed to Haydea Lake, where they dined, re turning- to Spokane this afternoon. The automobiles each covered about 100 miles. Secretary Garfield said tonight ha would be In North Yakima tomorrow, where he will look into the vast Tleton Irrigation project. He also will make a stop on the way and be greeted by the citizens of Yakima valley, on Tuesday Messrs. Garfield and Plnchot will be in Seattle, and on Wednesday the oarty orobably will be in Portland. Secretary Garfield expressed himself in complimentary terms on ths outlook in Spokane Valley and took much in terest In the timbered area around Lake Coeur d Alene. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weacbflr. YESTERDAY Maximum tempera tore. 83 degrees; minimum. 54. TODAY Fair, northwest winds. Foreign. Bnienbure; scandal wunkie Kaiser. Pftc - American-Japanese war talk topio of con versation at The Hague. Page 1. ' English expedition being fitted out to d! cover south pole. Page 1. National. Sending of fleet to Pacrfio Coast to be demonstration to world of efficiency of United States Navy. Pace ! Civil Service pension bill will come before next Congress. Page 2- TJnlted States has no Intention of buying naval station in Mexico. Page 1. Domestic Standard OH will be given one more chance to prove Its Innocence. Page L Chicago man' who loses S4, 000.000 In pork pays back every cent. Page s, Chicago strike postponed one week. Page 2. Sport. Kelso Tigers defeat Brains. rd Cubs in loose game, 10 to 11. Page S. Portland lose another game to Los Angeles. Page 5. Faciflo Coast. Bradley's story of explosion will help State's case against Haywood. Page 1. Oregon National Guard will be taught to man big guns at Fort Stevens. Page 8. Baker VTlty woman murders divorced ' hus band. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Mrs. Lorena McKlnster, Inmate of Patton Home for Aged Women, burns to death in lighting her pipe. Page 8. Charges against Barney Oldfield will be dls. missed today. Page 14. Presbyterian leaders hold big rally at First Church. Page S. John D. Rockefeller denounced at Taylor- street Church by Rev. B. M. Hill. Page a Sensations promised In light over "Billy" Ayres estate with arrival of relatives tomorrow. Page 12. Labor leaders deplore lack of state anti trust law. Pag 12. John Burke, pioneer of Portland, dead. Page 8. . M. Hansen,- hotel man, opens saloon without BRADLEY'S STORY WILL HELP SITE Says There Were Two Explosions. MAT SHREDS HIT HIS FACE Orchard Declared He Threw Mat Over the Bomb. WIFE BEGS MOYER TO TELL Story Out That She Wants Him to Make Clean Breast of It Attorney Miller's Partner Arrives sund Is Closeted With D arrow. BOISEJ, Idaho, July 7. (Special.) To morrow the reading of the depositions secured at San Francisco and bearing on the attempt to kill F. W. Bradley with a dynamite bomb will be read before any more witnesses are put on in the Hay wood case. . While no official statement has been given out respecting the deposition made by Mr. Bradley, it is the understanding It is very favorable to the state. Ac cording to apparently reliable informa tion, Mr. Bradley claims there were two explosions, one of which flashed in front and brought a portion of the building down about him and the other following which hoisted him into the street. He further states that shreds from the door mat were driven Into his face. It will be recalled that Orchard stated he threw the mat over the bomb when he had placed the infernal machine. Mr. Bradley made a deposition In the suit of the owner of the building against the gas company that It was a gas explosion as his deposition Is understood to show, and he adheres to the theory there was an explosion of gas but that it followed closely upon the other. Spokane Attorney Sees Darrow. Frank C. Robertson, of the former firm of Robertson, Rosenhaupt & Miller, of Spokane, arrived this evening and was soon afterward closeted with Clarence Darrow. That firm was for many years attorney for the Western Federation. The supposition is that Mr. Robertson has come here to assist In making an ex planatlon of the sending of Fred Miller to . Caldwell to defend Thomas Hogan (Harry Orchard) without his having been sent for. The firm wired on January 8 that Mr. Miller would start the next day. At that time the identity of Hogan bad not been discovered, nor bad he com municated with any one after his ar rest, therefore, the conclusion was that the Federation, knowing his alias, had directed the firm to look after his de fense. WriU Moyer Tell All? There have been constant rumors re spectfng Moyer and they have Increased lately. Within the last few days several of the correspondents have sent out dis patches stating he was likely to confess. These dispatches have been sent to papers favorable to the defense. The latest Is that Mrs. Moyer has sought to Induce her husband to make a clean breast of it. So far as can be learned that story Is well founded, it being de clared Mrs. Moyer has urged her husband to give testimony for the state. The story came out through the defense, and It is supposed Moyer advised them to that effect. HAYWOOD TO LAY LIKE BARE Will Deny In To to Orchard's Story Connecting Him With Crime. BOISB. Idaho, July 7. The attorneys for William D. Haywood today com pleted details of their plans lor the final week of the defense,, which begins with the opening of court tomorrow morning at 10 o clock. Interest in the trial at this time centers In the forthcoming appearance upon the stand of Haywood, who. It is claimed. has been the moving force In the West- era Federation of Miners for the past several years, and one of his co-defendants, Charles H. Moyer, tho presi dent of the miners organization. The third defendant in the famous case, George A. Petttbone, wHl not take the stand, it Is said, until bis own case comes on to be heard. Steve Adams, whose recent trial for the murder of a man In Northern Idaho re sulted In a disagreement of the Jury, and who has been variously Implicated by Harry Orchard In many of the latter's crimes and alleged conspiracies with the leaders of the Western Federation, is still in the Boise Jail, available as a wit ness for tbe defense, but It has been definitely decided, that he will not be called to the stand. The prosecution still claims W would welcome such a move, as the appearance of Adams on the stand might open the way for the introduction of a portion, at least, of Adams' repudiated confession. Will Last Three Weeks Yet. Viewed in the light of the closing plans for the defense and prosecution, there seems little hope that the trial, which has already been in progress for two months, can be brought to an end Inside of three weeks. The defense will re quire at least all of five or six days yet. for rt Is announce! mat Jtiaywoou. when ho takes the stand, will be pre pared to lay bare his entire life s his- torv. His testimony as to his connec tion with the Western Federation of Miners win be interspersed with much documentary evidence, and the Introduc tion of this and the reading of It to the Jury will take up much time. The de fer! so expresses Its willingness that the cross-examination of Haywood shall take the widest possible range. The de fendant, it is said, will not only deny In totp all that Orchard has said as to his connection with any of the witness' crimes, but will offer a perfectly plaus ible explanation of the instances of which the state has associated Orchard and Haywood, notably the instance ' of Hay wood's part in the deception of the sec ond Mrs. Orchard as to the whereabouts of her husband in the late Summer of 1906. Will Explain Slmpklns Drart. Haywood will also be called upon to explain the sending of several drafts to Jack Simpkins, a member of the ex ecutive board and an organizer for the Western Federation, whose presence in Caldwell with Orchard Just prior to the assassination of former Governor Steu- nenberg, has not been denied by the de fense. The attorneys for the federation say that those payments were the regu lar sums due Simpkins for his work as an organizer and had absolutely nothing to do with any crime or proposed crimi nal act. The sending of J75 to Steve Adams in Ogden, Utah, will also be a Congressman W. C. Hawley, One of the Speakers at the Chautauqua at Oregon City. subject of inquiry when Haywood takes the stand. The fourth Instance to which the state attaches importance as tending to con nect Haywood with the alleged conspir acy as revealed by Harry Orchard upon the witness stand, was the sending of s message by Haywood to Sliver City, Idaho, instructing the federation officers there to see that attorneys were en gaged for Orchard and to protect the in terests of the miners' union. Long Depositions to Be Heard. Haywood's examination and cross-ex- mlnation can hardly be accomplished in less than three or four . days. Moyer may be disposed of in one day. One day this week will be . given for the reading of depositions secured by the defense in San Francisco, contradicting Orchard's claim that he destroyed the Bradley house with a dynamite bomb. With a supporting affidavit from Bradley, the defense will claim the explosion was due to gas. Dynamite experts will be In troduced to swear that the explosion of such a bomb as Orchard claims to have placed on the Bradley porch would have created far greater havoc than was the case, and that It would have been impos sible for Mr. Bradley himself to have escaped with only the few bruises he sustained. The state may indefinitely prolong the trial by going into the Colorado labor troubles on rebuttal. The defense has opened up the field by introducing tes timony as to the acts of the military and mine owners at Cripple Creek and Tel- luride. The defense svers that the calling of the militia at Cripple Creek was unwar ranted and tbe deportation from those places was nothing less than lawless out rages upon the persons and property of the union miners. The state undoubt edly will Introduce testimony showing the conditions which prevailed in these mining districts at the time Governor Feabody proclaimed martial law. State Will Contradict Defense. In addition to the Colorado matters, the state will undertake to contradict the statements of many of the defense's wit nesses. This will require several days. the attorneys interested being at a loss themselves to say how many. The progress made during the past week was anything but encouraging, but this was partly due to the holiday attending the Fourth of July celebration, xne west ern cities vie with one another as to the extent of their patriotic demonstrations and this year Boise decided to outstrip all competitora The three days' celebra tion was filled with Incidents and enter tainment. The delay in the arrival of the San Francisco depositions was abjo a cause for delay last week. The attorneys on both sides have i sured Judge Wood that they will do all In their power to hasten the end of the trial. The twelve Jurors hardy old far. mers used to an out-door life are fret ting on their long and close confinement In the city. PLAN TO FIND SOUTH POLE - English Expedition Being Pitted to Explore the Antarctic. LONDON. July 7. To continue the ex ploratory work of the discovery expedi tion in the Antarctic, a party nas oceu organized by Lieutenant Shackleton, who was a member of captain tscott s crew, and will shortly start for the Far South. Lieutenant Schakleton has secured an ideal vessel for his purpose. She is the i. durance, and as the Nlmrod, spent many seasons in the North Atlantic in search of seals. Her hull is of English oak and she is now being refitted for the two. years that are to be spent in Antarctio waters. The expedition leaves in July, and will make its headquarters on King Edward VII Land, a virgin field for exploration. C&ptaln Scott and his men having ob tained but a glimpse of it The party of 12 men will be divided Into groups of three each, one being com posed of the strongest physically, who will attempt to reach the South Pole; while the other sections will explore King Edward VII Land. A high-power automobile is being taken to haul the sleds laden with supplies over tbe ice. Manchurlan ponies also form part of the equipment to be used when motoring be comes lmpractlcable.- The expedition will occupy two years. the Endurance returning to New Zea land after the first winter for supplies L x i - v 1 DESIRE COOLIE L Japan States Position Through Yamaoka. DISLIKES CLAUSE IN TREATY Thinks That Renewal In 1911 Should Be Different. WANTS THE GATES OPENED Has Sent Confidential Memorandum to Agents on Coast and Will Dis patch Investigators to See About the Conditions. WASHINGTON, July 7. That ths Japanese government will not consent to the renewal of the present treaty with the United States if this Gov ernment reserves the right to insert a clause In the compact excluding Japanese coolie labor from continental United States Is indicated by semi official advices purporting to gle the views of Foreign Minister Hayashl, which were received here today by Ototakl Yamaoka, the personal repre sentative of Count Okuma, leader of the Progressive party. Mr. Yamaoka, who left Seattle in April to confer with the leaders of the Progressive party in Japan, after an alliance between the Japanese of the Pacific Coast and the Progressive par ty bad been perfected for the purpose of bringing about the overthrow of the Satonjl Ministry and the annulment of the exclusllon clause of the immigra tion bill, is authority for the state ment that Foreign Minister Hayashl has received from Secretary of State Root a preliminary "note" regarding the new treaty which the two govern ments propose to substitute tor the convention which expires July 11, 1911. The draft of the new treaty submitted by Secretary Root, according to the communication, called for the renewal of article 2, clause 4. of the present treaty, which gives to each nation the right to regulate Immigration. With reference to the "note" submitted by Secretary Root, Mr. Yamaoka says that Foreign Minister Hayashl has Issued an official memorandum outlining the Japanese government's attitude on the question of the limitation of immigra tion, which In substance is as follows: Japanese Government's Position. First That the Government of the United States has submitted a proposal for the enactment of a treaty which provides for the limitation of immigra tion. The government of Japan has re jected the proposal and will not In Jhe future entertain any such proposition. Second That If the new treaty, which is to be operated from the forty fourth year of Meljl (1911), the govern ment of Japan will Insist on striking out the article 2, clause 4 (defining the power reserved by the contracting par ties to enact laws with regard to police and Immigration regulations). . For that purpose the government of Japan shall take a most vigorous attitude. Although the negotiations for the end are not yet developed, we firmly be lieve that the Government of the United States will fight with determination to reserve the clause. Third That the government of Japan contemplates sending representa tives to the United States to investi gate conditions on the Pacific Coast and determine if the Japanese residents are discriminated against. Mr. Yamaoka, it is said, has sent copies of Foreign Minister Hayashl a confidential memorandum to the Jap anese societies of San Francisco and Beattle and to correspondents of Jap anese newspapers In this country. Dr. Masujl Mlyakawa, the Japanese lawyer, admitted that he had seen a copy of the communication, which is being dis tributed by Yamaoka and characterized the attitude of Foreign Minister Hayashl as a concession to the Pro gressives, which have strongly opposed the clause in the immigration bill ex cluding coolie labor from this country. SONOMA RAMS THE ADVENT Schooner Badly Disabled and Mem bers of Crew Are Taken Off. BAN FRANCISCO, July 7. The steamer Coaster, arriving from the North today, reports that the steamer Sonoma ran Into the schooner Advent off Mendocino early on the morning of July 8. The Advent's bow was cut off and her fore and main masts were carried away. Her crew was taken on board the Sonoma. The captain of the Advent and the first officer of ths So noma remained on the Advent. POLICE QUELL RACE FIGHT Trouble Over Woman Starts Riot Near Washington City. WASHINGTON, July 7. A race fight occurred late tonight at Chesapeake Junction, a small resort near this city, and two negroes were seriously injured and several other persons are reported slightly injured. Police reserves re stored order after making several ar rests of white persons and negroes. The fight grew out a controversy over a woman. ADMITTED