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t HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON, D. C. FIGHT FOR CANTEEN. Spanish War Veterans Plan to Storm Next Congress. Washington, Aug. 14. The fight to restore the canteen at army posts is to be reopened with renewed vigor next winter. Plans hate been perfected for making a strong appeal to congress to wipe from the statute books the anti- canteen legislation. All prominent officers of the army in their reports to the department making suggestions for the improvement of the army urge the re-establishment of the canteen. Aside from the great mass of these reports, which may not be considered to express a disinterested opinion, the Spanish War veterans are sending thousands of letters in behalf of the 'Canteen. The veterans last year opened a campaign which was vigorously pros ecuted until congress refused to amend the law. v They have prepared once again 'to make a fight and expect to win this time with the argument that the W. C. T. TJ., the liquor dealers' association and disreputable resorts have combined to prevent the re establishment of the canteen. When some of the literature which has been prepared is circulated the W. C T. U., which forced congress to abolish the canteen, will put on its armor and enter the list in repudiation of some of the charges concerning the interests which are alleged to be work ing with it. The veterans seem deter mined to join issue, and lively times may be expected when congress meets in December. WILL COLLECT THE FINE. Attorney General Bonaparte Will Gel Cash or Bust Company, New York, Aug. 13. Attorney General Bonaparte, who visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, stopped for a brief period in this city before going to his home in Bal timore.. While here he talked fully of his conference with the President and intimated that next month might bring further developments of importance In the campaign against alleged lawbreaking corporations. "I do not wish to make any secret of the fact that the talk between the President and myself was in refer ence to ,lhe fine imposed by Judge Landia against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana," said Mr. Bon aparte. "We discussed that, also what step should be taken as a result of the Investigation of the interstate Commerce Commission on the Har riman railroad system. What will be done in regard to both these ques tions I cannot tell at the present time." "Will the Standard Oil Company of Indiana be forced to pay the fine it its appeal fails?" "That is a question, the answer to which can only be found in the fu ture," said Mr. Bonaparte smiling. "The President and I talked over the amount of the fine Imposed by the courts and we both sympathized very much with the company," add ed the Attorney-General, and his smile broadened. "But how can the Standard Oil Company of Indiana pay a fine of over $29,000,000 on a capital of only $1,000,000?" he was asked. "If the decision just obtained is affirmed by the Court of Appeals, then we will go after our money and set it in some way," answered Mr. Bonaparte. "It is true that a stone has no blood," he added, "but a stone may be ground up." Powder Trust's Fine Work. Washington, Aug. 13. It was stated at the Department of Justice that an amended bill had been filed by the government in the powder trust case at Wilmington, Del., al leging that since the preparation of the government's petition on or about July 7 last, the E. I. Dupont le Nemours Powder Company of Delaware transfered a lage part of its unsold finished poducts and raw materials and things necessary to the operation of its business to the E.' I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company of New Jersay. Still After Them. Washington, Ang. 14. It was offi cially announced today that proceed ings are to be commenced immediately in the United States courts in New York to compel Harriman to answer the questions he refused to answer when under the probe of the Interstate Commerce commission last spring. This, it is stated, w the only proceed ings against Harriman immediately in sight. It remains to be seen whether criminal prosecution will follow. Standard Hit in Manila. Manila, Aug. 13. The Attorney General has been Instructed by the Department of Justice at Washing ton to file suit against the Standard Oil Company to recover $40,000 im port duty on an old claim dating back to the time when the military turned over the government to the civil authorities. The amount repre sents the difference between the Dingley rates and the present tariff. Captain Fox in Command. Washington, Ang. 16. Captain C. E. Fox has been assigned to the com mand of the cruiser South Dakota, which, with the California, Tennessee and Washington will comprise the new Pacific cruiser squadron. Reading Man Recommended. Washington, Ang. 17. Senators Perkins and Flint have recommended that Judge Edward Sweeny, of Red ding, be appointed superintendent of the mint at Fan Francisco to succeed Frank Leach. BODY BLOWS FOR OCTOPUS. Prosecution Will Continue Until Great Oil Trust Is No More. Washington, Aug. 15. Where is the next "trust-busting" blow to be struck? That is the question that has been raised by the resumption of activ ity at the department of justice today Attorney General Bonaparte has cut in upon his vacation to come back here and set certain things in action. He will remain in Washington for two weeks before resuming his quest of recreation. During the period of his stay something important is likely to break loose. Mystery surrounds all prospective developments. The attorney general acts and talks like a man who is anx ious to do something drastio to force anti-trust offenders to book in some manner that will serve a better pur pose than the imposing of fines. That there are other anti-trust pro ceedings than those lately in the lime light to receive attention in the near future was strongly intimated today No details will be given out, however, until matters have reached a focus. As to Standard Oil, it was hinted that the fines already imposed are but a begin ning, and that before the government is through with the parent of all trusts the giant corporation may be mulcted of millions and that the Landis imposi tion will be made to seem a mere baga telle. It was also indicated that suit to dis solve the Standard Oil corporation, in stituted at St. Lcuis, is to be prosecut ed with particular vigor. What form the effort of the government to break up the Standard eventually may take is not certain, but it is said that some move is in contemplation that will be more effective than the receivership ideas evolved with respect to certain other trusts, and upon which the de partment of justice is inclined to pride itself greatly. There is little doubt that the admin istration has set to work to knock the Standard Oil company out of existence, if such consummation be possible. NO PROMISE WAS MADE. Bonaparte to Hold Conference Next Monday on Alton Case. Washington, Aug. 1. Attorney General Bonaparte announces that he will confer here Monday with present and former United States District at torneys who were at Chicago on the question of the promise made to the Chicago & Alton railroad of immunity from proeecution for rebating to the Standard Oil company. Bonaparte stated he had not promised immunity to anybody, but added that the promise was made with the cognizance of ex Attorney General Mcody. Asked what action might be antici pated against Harriman besides the New York proceedings to compel him to answer the questions of the Inter state Commerce commission, Bonaparte replied that he was considering the re port of the commission and had not yet arrived at a decision. Taft Calls on President. New York, Aug. 15. Secretary Taft went to Oyster Bay today and visited President Roosevelt for the last time before his three months' trip to the Philippines. Secretaries Root and Meyer also vieited the president. Mr. Taft says he expects to be at Yellow stone Park from September 1 to 3, go ing thence to Portland, Seattle and Ta coma. He sails for the Philippines on September 10. The duration of his stay there is not yet determined. Immunity Bath for Alton. Washington, Aug. 15. It became known today that the Chicago & Alton road was given an immunity bath for its part in connection with illegal re bates for which the Standard Oil com pany was recently convicted and fined $29,240,000. As a reason, it is prob able that the cases against the Alton, which might have carried with them fines amounting to several millions of dollars, will be dropped. . Call Harriman Into Court. New York, Aug. 14. United States District Attorney Stimson today filed in the Circuit court in this city a peti tion that E. II. Harriman and Otto II. Kuhn, the latter of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., be summoned into court to show why they should not answer to certain questions relating to the con trol of the Chicago & Alton several months ago. Bonaparte Back to Work. Washington, Aug,. 14. Attorney General Bonaparte returned today from his vacation at Lennox, Maps. He was unwilling to discuss the report that he had returned to begin criminal prose cution in the Harriman and Standard Oil eases, but, speaking generally, he said the department stands ready to bring criminal action when there seems a good chance to convict. New Northwest Postmasters. Washington, Aug. 9. Postmasters appointed: Oregon Pokegama, George W. Mclntyre, vice G. B. Walters, re signed. Washington Hall, William A. Geer, vice O. B. Aagard, resigned; Btngen, Melvin Wetherell, vice S. G. Hadley, resigned. Presidio Will Now Salute. Washington, Aug. 16. The War de partment has designated the presidio of San Francisco as the saluting station , (or the harbcr instead of Alcatras island. STRIKE OVER, SAYS CLOWRY Telegraph Operators In New York Going Back to Keys. New York, Aug. 16. General officers of the two telegraph companies said last night that business was moving to all parts of the country and that no dif ficulty is experienced in handling everything offered. Preeident Clowry, of the Western Union, said: "The etrike is over. We are receiv ing applications from strikers today, tut we are filled'up and cannot place them." The Associated Press service is mov ing under steadily improving conditions. Officers of the uniou still express confi dence and deny that any union operat ors have applied for re-employment. Trade Wires Are Reopened. Chicago, Aug. 16. The telegraph companies reopened their offices at the board of trade with comparatively few operators. It is predicted that the strike of brokers' operators will not materialize. Both the employers and strikers declare they will not arbitrate anything. General Strike Called. Chicago, Aug. 16. S.J. Small, pres ident of the Commercial Telegraphers union, at 1:30 this morning issued general order to commercial operators to cease work immediately except where contracts with the umcn have been signed. BOTH SIDES FIRM. Working Forces Unchanged at Port land Offices. Portland, Aug. 16. With both the strikers and the telegraph companies claiming the victory in the local strike conditions in Portland are much the same as they were yesterday morning Today is expected to maik the crisis of the trouble and each side announces its confidence in the outcome. Managers of the telegraph companies say they have the situation well in hand and that the strikers have lost. On the other hand the striking operators say they have the local companies tied up and the ranks are standing firm They say the telegraph companies are using the mails to dispatch their mes sages and that unless the operators are taken back at their own terms the pres ent serious tie-up of all lines of busi ness will continue indefinitely. A feature of the situation yesterday was an appeal to the police by Manager Dumars, of the Western Union, for protection to messengers hired aa strike-breakers. He asserts that strik ing union messenger boys interfere ser iously with those hired to deliver tele grams. Strikebreakers are being quartered in the Western Union office, cots hav ing been placed there, and after their trick at the keys is finished they sleep there, ready to begin work again as soon as they awake. The strikebreak ers are said to be well cared for and Manager Dumars says he is feeding them porterhouse steaks. Their meals are brought in to them. HARD WORDS FROM CARTER. Intimates Hawaiian Federal Building Site Was Tampered With. iionoiuiu, Aug. lo. as soon as Governor Carter returned from his re cent trip to Washington he dictated a statement for the local papers in regard to the matter of a site for the Federal building, in which he said: "Icon sider that bad faith has been shown me, officially and privately, by my own representatives of the Mahuka site owners. The Mahuka site is the one selected by the representative of the Treasury department sent out here for that pur pose. The governor, while in Wash- ngton, tried to secure the selection of the Irwin site. After reciting his efforts in Washington in the matter, Governor Carter said: "After all this I find that the offer to withdraw the Mahuka site, made to me in good faith personally and official ly by correspondence, has not been car ried out, and I do not see how the offi cials in Washington can 'square' with me in any other way than by accepting the Irwin site. I did not force myself into this matter and only undertook it upen their request." Alarm at Casa Blanca. Tangier, Aug. 16. There is still much uneasiness here in the matter of the position of the Europeans in Moroc co. No confirmation of the report that Caid Sir Henry MacLean has been re leased can be obtained. A courier and servant from MacLean have just arrived here and say that it is believed that news of the bombardment of Casa Bl8nca has made a very bad impression on the tribeemen and caused the sus pension of the negotiations for Mac Lean's release. The tribesmen are fu rious against all Christians. Resent Visit of Haywood Chicago,' Aug. 16. William D. Haj wiod, secretary of the Weetern Federa tion of Miners, visited the Chicago Press club today and some of the mem ber are much wrought up about it. An emphatic protest, addressed to the board of directors, was prepared at once and circulated for signatures. A vote of censure is asked for the members who brought Haywood into the club. This will be considered at the board's meeting Friday night. Chinese Dowager Will Abdicate. London, Aug. 16. Dispatches from Shanghai state that the dowager em press has announced her determination to abdicate at the next Chinese New Year and hand over authority to the emperor. Since 1898, when the dow ager took control from the emperor, she has vigorously kept him in subjection. BEGIN BIG LAND FRAUD TRIAL micu inimuiianc CI I III lYldRCa itivm Dramatic Defense. Absolutely Denies Charges of Fraud and Expresses Great Hatred for One Witness Testimony of Wit ness Harlan Is Stricken From the Records. San Francisco, Aug. 15. The gov ernment yesterday in the United States Circuit Court closed Its case against Millionaires John E. Benson and Dr. D. Perrin, charged with con spiracy to obtain 12,000 acres of land in Tehama county by fraud. The greater part of the morning session was consumed In arguments over the admissibility of the test! mony of Wilford B. Harlan, former ly clerk of the General Land Office at Washington, who in answering questions by counsel for the govern ment, confessed that he accepted $200 from Benson as a bribe to keep him informed in advance of the prospective opening of the Plumas and other forest reserves, this money being left for him in a bathroom by Benson. After a determined struggle by the attorneys for the defense. Judge Do Haven ordered this testimony stricken out because it antedated the period of the alleged conspiracy between Benson and Perrin. The case for the government was closed by the testimony of William E. Valk, formerly examiner of con tracts in the General Land Office at Washington, who stated that he met Benson at the Willard house, talked with him about the Benson and Hyde land fraud prosecutions and accept ed from him "as a loan," $75. The motion of the defense to strike this testimony from record was denied. Dr. Perrin, aged millionaire from Arizona, took the stand late in the afternoon in his own behalf. He strongly denied the testimony of Charles P. Snell, the star witness for the prosecution. Dr. Perrin seemed indignant against Benson, and when referring to the land deals with him, lost control of himself and had to be called to order. He testified that he was owner of 300,000 acres of land in Arizona and at one time had 150, 000 acres near Fresno. Dr. Perrin said there was no truth in the testi mony of Snell regarding the Te hama county land deal. MILLIONAIRE COMPANY FAILS Unable to Meet Obligations It Goes Into Receivership. Boston, Aug. 15. The Pope Man ufacturing Company, one of the lead ing manufacturers of automobiles. went Into the hands of a receiver to day. The receivership, it is stated, is the outcome of the tightenea money conditions. It is added, how ever, that the assets of the company amount to many times its liabilities. Albert I. Pope, son of Colonel A A. Pope, was appointed receiver tor the company by Federal Judge Dodge for the district of Massachu setts. The McManus-Kelly Company of Toledo, were applicants for the re- ceivorship. The latest financial statement of the Pope Manufacturing Company, published in June, places the current liabilities at $2,000,000, with assets at $10,000,000. PLENTY OF EVIDENCE. Heney Can Now Convict Glass With out Aid of Zimmerman. San Francisco, Aug. 15 The trial of Vice President and General Man- er Louis Glass, of the Pacific States Telephone Company, charged with bribing Supervisor Thomas F. jonergan to vote against the Home Telephone Company's application for a rival franchise, was begun before a ury this morning In Judge Lawlor's department of the Superior Court. Assistant District Attorney Francis Heney, in his opening statement. intimated that since the trial of Glass on the charge of bribing Su pervisor Boxton, which resulted in a disagreement, the state has obtained new and convincing evidence, which will be sufficient to convict without the testimony of Second Vice Presi dent Emil J. ZImmer Captive Not Released. Tangier, Aug. 15. It has been learned that Caid Sir Harry Mac Lean, the Englishman in the service of the Sultan of Morocco who has been a prisoner of the Bandit Rai suli since early in July, has not been set at liberty as previously reported. The British Legation here received communication from Raisuli threatening that unless his terms are accepted Immediately ne would remove MacLean to a place whither 11 the armies of Europe if united could not follow and there is little doubt that he could and would do so. Get Three More Operators. Portland, Aug. 15. Three addi tional telegraphers went to work in Portland yesterday in the capacity ot strikebreakers. Two of these oper ators were assigned to keys in the Western Union office early last night. while the third, Charles Humphrey, of Astoria, was pressed Into the ser vice of the Postal. With the excep tion of these additions the Western Union and the Postal offices were operating yesterday with the same forces that were working Tuesday. Taft Rushes Business. Washington, Aug. 15. Secretary of War Taft arrived here this morn ing and plunged into the mass of business to be handled before his departure Westward, Sunday. LUMBERMEN HIT AGAIN. Increase In Loading Requirements Are Almost Prohibitory. Seattle, Aug. 14. Lumbermen were notified that the Central Freight Association, controlling traf fic of Chicago, has advanced the min imum loading requirements on lum ber and shingles from 4,000 to 6,000 a car, the advance depending upon the car lengths. No consideration is given to the fact that cars are loaded now to their full visible capacity. The effect is a sharp advance in rates and will drive Pacific Coast lumber and shingles out of the ter ritory east of Chicago unless they are handled by the Isthmian route or around the Horn. Several months ago certain East ern lines attempted to advance rates 2 to 5 cents a hundred pounds, but the advance was withdrawn. A later order was even more drastic. Lum ber and shingle associations on the entire coast are preparing to fight the proposed Increase in rates from Pacific Coast points, and steps were taken to make a fight against the new minimum loading rules, coinci dent with the struggle against the Western lines. Aside from the California Red wood Association, which is not yet pledged to raise a defense fund the lumbermen of the coast have in sight a $250,000 defense fund, sufficient to take up the contest against the new loading rules, as well as the rate con test. The claim is made by lumber men that shipments are made by Joint rate and that the Central Bu reau cannot apply the new loading rules at Chicago, CALL ALL MEN OUT. Every Union Operator in the Country Will be Ordered to Quit. Chicago, Aug. 14. Executive board Telegraphers' Union expected to call out all operators today. Associated Press wires are work ing out of New York and Chicago, but communication to Pacific Coast is obtained only at brief intervals. Telegraph companies and strikers both optimistic as to results. Commissioner Neill expected to confer with executive officers of union today regarding proposals for settlement. Secretary Quick, of Railway Tele graphers, issues important order to organization. Wesley Russell, secretary of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union, said: . "All members of the executive board have arrived here with the ex ception of President Small who wired his sanction to any step we might take in the direction of calling a general strike. The executive board is considering the question. In my opinion, by night the 25,000 opera tors in the United States and Can ada who belong to the union will be called out." Union men are assuring the strik ers who crowd headquarters that if they remain out the companies will be forced to meet their demands. OIL CHEAPER IN EUROPE. Monopoly Makes Home Consumers Pay More Than Foreign. Washington, Aug. 14. Further startling disclosures of the manipu latlon and control of the petroleum industry by the Standard Oil monop oly are made in the report of Her bert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corporations. Discriminations in prices are exposed in the report which charges that in the business of selling petroleum products in for eign countries the price policy of the Standard Oil Company has been to sacrifice the interests of the Ameri can consumer for the purpose of se curing the Standard's foreign busi ness. The figures show a very remark able excess in the American price above the foreign prices, particular ly during the latter half of 1904 and the first half of 1905. During the latter half of 1904 the price aver aged for the United States 10.3 cents as contrasted with 6.92 cents in Ger many, (M2 cents in the United Kingdom and 6.49 cents in Den mark. The excess of the domestic price, after allowing 1 cent for dif ference in quality, ranged at that time from 2.38 cents to 2.88 cents. During the first half of 1905 the ex traordinary decline in the prices In the United Kingdom increased the effective margin between the domes tic price and the price in that coun try to 3.17 cents. Across Africa in Auto. Berlin, Aug. 14. Dispatches from Dar Es Salaam, German East Africa, state that Lieutenant Graetz, of the Prussian army, started from there Saturday on an attempt to cross Af rica in an automobile. He purposes to fide through German East Africa. British Central Africa, Rhodesia and German Southwest Africa, to Swak ophamund, occupying about six weeks on the journey, if all goes well. He has a specially built 45-horse-power car, with immensely heavy wheels, four feet in diameter, with massive tires. Jury in Record Time. San Francisco, Aug. 14 All speed records in the bribery graft proceed ings were broken when a Jury was completed within 6lx hours for the second trial of Vice President and General Manager Louis Glass, of the Pacific States Telephone Company, charged with the bribery of Super visor Thomas F. Louergan. In all only 28 talesmen were examined. The prosecution used but one of its five preemptory challenges and the de fense used only six of its 10. More Treops for Casa Blanca. Tangier, Aug. 14. Additional troops arrived at Casa Blanca today. Three hundred Spanish troops sailed from Cadiz to Casa Blanca. The Spanish cruiser. Rio de la Plata, has reached Casa Blanca, where sanitary conditions have been greatly proved. im- UNION MEN OUT EVERYWHERE Strike Paralyzes Telegraph Systems Throughout Country. No General 8trlke Order Has Been Ordered, but Nation Leader 8ay They Will Stand by Local Unions In Every Case Higher Wages and Shorter Hours Wanted. Portland, Aug. 13. The tele graphers' strike Is bow general throughout the country. Following is a general summary of the situa tion today: Commercial operators Strike has extended with great rapidity throughout the United States and telegraph business is everywhere paralyzed or badly crippled. Both Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies appear to be equally af fected. Press Operators At 7:30 p. m.. New York time. Associated Press operators left their keys over the en tire system, refusing to give General Manager Stone time to refer to the board of directors of the Associated Press their demand for higher wages and limitation of hours. Railway Telegraphers L. W. Quick, grand secretary and treasurer of the Order of Railway Telegraph ers, issues order directing railroad telegraphers not to handle commer cial messages. Practically the entire telegraphic business of the country is tied up as the result of the strike Inaugurated in rpost of the large cities by the operators of the Western Union Tele graph Company and the Postal Tele graph Company, and one or two other telegraph companies of minor importance. The strike now involves not only the commercial telegraphers, but also the operators of the Associated Press in all the large cities of the country, Bave a few In New England and the Middle West. The strike of the Associated Press men came at the end of a day of negotiations be tween General Manager Melville E. Stone and officials of the telegraph ers' union in New York. Owing to the radical demands of the operators. General Manager Stone asked for 24 hours in which to advise with the members of the Board of Directors of the association. This request apparently was ac ceptable to General Secretary Rus sell, of the Telegraphers' Union, and to a large number of Associated Press operators who realized its rea sonableness, but a number of radi cals on the Texas circuit would not consent to a postponement of actios on the part of the Associated Press and quit their keys. This action was followed largely throughout the country. A serious phase of the strike de veloped yesterday afternoon and dur ing the night when it was discovered that railroad telegraphers in many places were tampering with the wires at relay points. By withdrawing "plugs" from the switchboards and grounding the wires communication on a number of circuits was inter rupted and in some instances entire ly shut off. From the developments of yester day and last night It seems certain that the Order of Railway Tele graphers will support the commercial telegraphers in their strike, and it is not improbable that the railway tele graphers' organization will become more deeply involved in the strike should it be of lengthy duration. While the strike at this time has the appearance and to some extent the effect of a general strike, such is not tne case. A large number of commercial operators are still at their keys and will not go out until Instructed to do so by President Small, In Portland the operators of the Western Uniqn and Postal Telegraph Companies struck last night. The Western Union men were called out by President Branin of the local union at 7:21 o'clock. The Postal operators left their keys at 7:44 o'clock. Both strikers were very or derly. The messenger boys struck last night at 11 o'clock after holding a meeting at which they formulated a demand for a considerable Increase In pay. A. P. Strike Not General. Chicago, Aug. 13. The Associated Press operators in Chicago, New York and other leased wire points in the West and South struck at 7:30 ast night. The operators in Minne apolis, Duluth, Milwaukee, Indian apolis, Detroit and Cleveland re mained at their posts. The strike was against the wishes of General Secretary Russell, of the Telegraph ers' Union, who, with a majority ot the operators desired 2 4 hours as Mr. Stone had expressed his willing ness to endeavor to arrive at an un derstanding. Bonds Go Begging. New York, Aug. 13. For the sec ond time within six weeks the City of New York failed today to obtain bids for any considerable amount of the large Issues of 50-year, 4 per cent gold bonds offered at public bidding. Issues amounting to $15,000,000 were offered today, and the total amount of the bids was less than 3.000,000. No premium was offered except on four or five bids for very small amounts. Further efforts will be made to dispose of the bonds. American Boat Wins. Rochester. N. Y., Aug. 13. The American defender of the Canadian cup Seneca defeated the Canadian challenger Adele today In the second of the races.