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C. O. AltXANDfR, Publish«*
S T A Y T O N ........... OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume o f the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
o f the Past Week.
She«, the leader of the Chicago
strike, has been placed in jail.
Again»* the War is Running
High in Russia.
St. Petersburg, June tt.— Conditions
are, indeed, ripe for an uprising
throughout Ruasia which will la* of a
widespread character. At the Pavlovsk
concert-hall last night a gigantic dem
onstration was held, at which a dozen
prominent speakers, throwing discre
tion to the winds, denounced the czar
and the government for continuing a
struggle which could only result in the
nation living plunged deeper into debt
and in the useless sacrifice of thousands
of loyal subjects.
The excitement was intense and on
order of General Trepoff, the police at
tempted to clear the building.
A free
fight followed, in which the police
use*! their whipe and clubs, but the
excite*! people fought back, and for a
time it seeaied that they would gain
the mastery.
The crowd was eventually disperse*!
when soldiers arrive*! on the scene and
threatened to tire.
The officers of the guards regiments,
who have l>een sent to outlying liar-
racks to instruct the reserves, have
openly revolted and refused to do their
work. A nunitier of them have been
placed under arrest, and are likely to
be shot this morning.
From all over the country come re
ports of anti-war meetings which the
police have been powerlese to suppress.
Only the official class favor the contin
uance of hostilities, and the pressure
in favor of peace is very strong. It is
reported that several regiments of re-
servee at Sevastopol and Odessa have
mutinied and openly defied their offi
cers.
Trouble is looked for here dur
ing this week unless some step's are
taken to placate the malcontents.
OPEN TO THE WORLD
Centennial ol Lewis and Clark
Formally Observed.
GREAT THRONG ATTFND OPENING
Military
Pageant, Addrssses by Na
tion’ s Dignitaries and Festivitiss
Inaugurals the Exposition.
PO R TA G E ROAD C O M P L E T E .
Last Spikes Driven by Governors of
Oregon, Washington and litaho.
Tin* Dalh*s, June 6,— 'T hree blows of
tin* sledge by Governor Chamberlain,
of Oregon, at Celilo Saturday ; live by
Governor Mead, of Washington; thro«*
by Governor Gooding, of Idaho; thr«*«>
by J. N. Teal, attorney for the Often
River association; nine by W. D.
Wheelwright, president of the Port
land chamber «>( commerce ; three by
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, and four
by W. J. Mariner, s«*'retary of the
Open River association, and the two
last spik«*a of the Portage road were
driven, the line was formally o|>en««l
for traffic, the locomotive waa tooting
its whistle and soon was moving off
from Big Eddy t«i the lower terminus,
w ith 250 passengers trailing Itehind ami
the first stage of a quarter century’ s
dream — opening of the river for navi
gation from Lewiston to the sen— hud
come to pass.
SpiHvhmuking preee<le*l the driving
of the spikes, nor could the strong
wind that sung about the ears of the
1,000 auditors make them I«* hs e a g er.
For did they not regard it as uaturul a
phenomenon for the wind to drive the
sand in the narrow ehasm of the Co
lumbia as for the river cataracts to
double their foamy chu-eh in freshet
time or the syriugu to blossom white
upon the hillsitle or the sahiHiii-«*ating
squaws of the Palouse nation to grunt
displ«*asure when stare«l at amid thvii
buzzing fishskins?
The throng hail«*! from Ia*wiston,
SfOkUM, Walla Walla, The Dulles,
Portland and other towns in the Co
lumbia Itasin.
A very enthusiastic
gathering it was, Uxi, r«*solve«] not to
stop with the portage roa«l hut to work
onward for construction of the govern-
ment canal to take its pla«'e.
RUSSIA STUPEFIED
Cannot Realize Damage Inflicted
by Japanese Fleet.
TALK OF PEACE STILL SCOUTED
Will Fight Another Land Battle, and if
That is Lost She May Then
Ask for Peace.
Portland, June 2.— The Ia*wis and
Bt. Petersburg, June I. — The Rus
Clark Centennial exposition is open.
sian u«!miralty is literally stu|*eth*<l at
Portland is playing host to the world.
Engineer Newell haa started on an
the extent of the disaster suffered hy
Yesterday, the opening day, will find
inspection tour of tho irrigation work
Vice Aiimiral Rojestv«*nsky’s fleet, ami
a bright place in the history of the na
of the West.
tion, marking as it «toes, the starting
ita own advices paint ttie situation ill
A tornado in Ix>wer Michigan dam
point of an enterprise that means the
even wura«* colors than the Tokio <lis-
aged much property, killed two per
greater upbuilding of the West ami
patches.
sons and injured mauv others.
Northwest; new trade relations with
The Associate«! Press Vladivostok
the Orient; closer trade relationship
The H ill family made nearly $30,-
dispatch receive«! at an «uirly hour yea-
between the Pacific coast and the At
000,000 by the dissolution of the
lantic seaboard, ami the liundrtsls of
Northern Securtiies company.
tenluy afternuiMi accounts for only tw«>
attendant and incidental benefits that
ships of the great Kussian licet — the
The preliminary arguments in the
will accrue to the country.
cruiser Almaz and the torpe«lo boat
Oregon land fraud cases w ill be heard
The o]H*ning ceremonies and demon
destroyer Oroseny— ami the absence of
next week by Judge DeHaven.
strations were on a scale commensurate
news alamt the !*atth*«hip Navarm ami
An unknown steamer has gone ashore
with the greatness of the day. They
the cruisers Oleg and Aurora, which
on the Long Island coast. It is hardly
were carried through w ithout a hitch
are the only fighting shipa of any
possible the vessel can be saved.
of any consequence.
Old exposition
value not enumerattxl in the Japanese
attaches,
who
have
attends«!
the im
lista of destroys«! or capture*!, and
Hope of peace being restored soon in
portant world’s fairs of the past de
which, up to 4 :30 o'clock yesterday af
the Far East is slight. Japan has
cade, declared they had never before
ternoon, had not reach«*! Vladivostok,
laised her terms and Russia w ill fight
beheld so pretty or so effective an
renders almost idle any ho|>e that they
on.
opening.
were able to shake off the pursuing
It is believed that almost the entire
The attendance pass«*«! even lieyond
Japanese cruisers and reach«*l
th««
Russin cabinet w ill resign as a result
the most <*anguine official ex|*e*-tations.
shelter of the fortress at Golden II >rn.
of the czar appointing a dictator w itl •
Crowds, such as have never before lin«**l
Russia has agre«*l to diaarm and in
P A S S P O R T S FOR HEBREWS.
out consulting them.
the str«*ets of Portland, saw the great
tern the lug licet of colliers and Iran*-
]M>rta s«*nt t*i the Chinese c««st when
CHANGE IN C AB IN ET.
President Roosevelt is gathering all State Department Informed o f P ro m ilitary pagt*ant that preoetled the
opening exercis«*s.
Standing room on
Kojealvenaky dctermin«*!
t«> try L>
the information possible to be used in
posed Russian Law.
the three miles of streets was at a pre Resignation o f Morton Causes Gene foree the Btraits of Corea, It is ls*-
ending the war. All neutral powers
lievtxl here that the bilmiial <!i<l not
Washington, June 6.— Acting Secre mium. And when the parade was at
will stand by him in bis efforts.
ral Shifting by President,
want to l*e hamper«*! hy a big convoy
tary Loomis, of the State department, an end this ocean of humanity turned
Washington, June 5.— It is gosssip in the sea fight, and the «leciaion t »
In the Portland city election Harry has been officially informed by Ambas its tide on the exposition grounds.
Lane, Democrat, was elected mayor. sador Meyer at St. Petersburg of the
Across Guild's lake on the peninsula here t«xiay that Charles J. Bonaparte, send the convoy to the rear com pel'el
The Republicans carried everything provisions of the proposed new law in a rection of artillery toll«**! off the pr«*s- who has been numt'il to till the vacancy Rojestvensky to a«lopt the shortest
else excepting two ward councilmen. Russia under which all American idential salute of 21 guns, the dark as heail of the Navy department caus«*l route hy the way of Tail islami, as some
The automatic telephone franchise was passports, including thoee for citizens blue smoke from the cannonading lift by the resignation of Paul Morton, witl of the shipa could not carry enough
carried by about 9,000.
of the Hebrew faith, w ill be recognized ing slowly aliove the government’ s pal eventually lie given the |>oet of Attorney coal in their hunkers to steam arouinl
This information is confirma ace and adding enchantment t«> the General M<xxly. Certain other changes Japan.
Extreme cold weather prevails in there.
The question of inaugurating pea«'*
tory
of
the
press dispatches of a week peaceful grandeur of the inspiring w ill he made in the cabinet. One of
Nevada.
these changes w ill tie the retirement negot atio is is not likely to lie o|*ened
ago, which announced the approval by landscape to the north.
The czar still hesitates between war
B«*cretary Victor II. until full re|*irta of the Russian dis
This salute brought on the opening of Mr. Moody.
the council of the empire of the recom
Metcalf
will
then
go to the Navy «le- aster have lawn rereived.
and peace.
exercises.
A
ll
of
the
sp*-akers
were
en
The war
mendations of the passport commission
Mr. Metcalf is lieyond party continues ita defiant atlitued,
received.
Kspt*cially purl merit.
New insurance rates may cause a which included universal recognition thusiastically
cordial was the reception accorded tire «louht the harilest and most conscien and «leclares that p«*ace is impossible,
of foreign passports.
split in the Royal Arcanum.
Mr. IxKimis has communicated the nation's representatives. The exercises tious worker in the cabinet. The vacan while many Russians who heretofore
A disabled Russian torpedo l>oat de
contents of Ambassador Meyer’ s dis were marred by no unpleasant incident. cy thus cau*«*l in the department of have been in favor < > t |>«*ace, but w ho
stroyer has been towed into Shanghai.
patch to Simon W olf, of this city, Bo orderly was everything that the Commerce and labor w ill give the are now humiliat«*l hy the sting of th«*
The great powers w ill back Roose chairman of the civil and religious heavy «letacliment of |>oli*-ernen and preeitlent a chance to call int«i his cab defeat of their navy, are giving their
velt’ s efforts for peace in the Far East. rights section of the I'nioD of Ameri guardsmen were not put to the n«H-es- inet James R. Gartiehl, who wil lie voice in favor of a continuation of the
given the commerce ami lalsir p«irt- war. Nevertheleas, the |w*ace party in
This con sity of issuing a single a*imonition.
A few cases of yellow fever continue can Hebrew Congregations.
It was exactly 12 o’clock to the dot folio.
sists on the absolute futility of prolong
gregation,
Mr.
W
olf
said
tonight,
had
to appear daily in the Panama canal
it has lx*cii announced hy K«<creLary ing the struggle. Ever slow to reach a
been working for 25 years to secure the when President H. W. Grxxle, of the
zone.
full recognition of passports granted to exjiosition, called for order. It was Bhaw that he will not remain in the decision, it is improbable that the gov
As soon as the war is over Russia Hebrews who desired travel in Russia hardly 2 o’clock when President Roose cabinet lieyond February J. This va ernment will decid«* <m the course it
w ill commence work on an immense and the final triumph of the efforts of velt was informed by wire that all was cancy probably w ill lie tllle«l by Mr. will pursue until after battle has laeti
navy.
joined in Manchuria.
those who have labored to this end, ready. The president was in waiting Cortelyou.
The pos’ office portfolio will lie«iffer«*«l
for the mtrssage at the W hite house.
The Associated l’ r«*ss dispatches In*
Remedies for San Jose scale and he said, is a source of satisfaction to
The great crowd lcan***l forward in a to Colonel Harry 8. New, of Indiana, «licat«* that Field Marshal Oyama in
“ brown apricot” have been discovered his countrymen in the United States.
state of high nervous tension waiting now chairman of the National Repub alreiely in motion and that a grand en-
at Berkeley.
T O REPAIR SH IPS.
for the first j*eals of the government lican committee, a staunch Taft adher- gagi-ment is imminent.
The govern
Chicago strike leaders have been ar
chimes, which were to have been Presi ant, ami a man who has <l<me yeoman ment still predi.’ts the publication ol
rested for criminal libel and again in Russian Admiral Given Permission by dent Rijosevelt’s first response. But, service for the party «luring the last losses in ships not contain«*! in its own
dicted for conspiracv.
luckh-ssly, the chim«‘S failed to work, three National campaigns.
a«lvices, but s«> far as Bt. Petersburg in
Governor General Wright.
The rest of the cabinet will remain. concerned the truth is known.
ami
after
a
full
minute
of
breathless
The Forestry bureau says that with
Manila, June 6.— Rear Admiral En-
care the famous redwood trees of Cali quist, accompanied by Rear Admiral waiting, the assemblage was informe«!
by Mr. Gtaxle that the president ha<!
W A LLO W IN MUD.
fornia can be grown anywhere.
REACH M ANILA.
Train and the French consul, formally
sent his greeting. At the same time
called
on
Governor
General
Wright
A sailing vessel bound for Portland,
he declared the exi>osition formally
After the usual greet open«**l and extended a greeting to all Three Russian Vessels Reported Lost Slush Beneath, No Fodder Behind and
Oregon, was sunk by a British warship this morning.
Foe in Front o f Russian Army.
ings had been exchanged, Governor the world. Presiilent Roosevelt's con
Arrive Badly Damaged.
in a collision off the coast of England.
W right asked:
Giinsliu Pass, Manchuria, June 1.—
gratulatory telegram was then read
Manila, June 5.— Rear Admiral En
Hyde and Alexander have joined
“ Admiral Enquiet, do you wish to
and received with
tremendous ap quist, who was commander of the The rains which Is-gan tlir«*** «lavs a g o
hands to keep Wall street out of the stay at Manila permanently?”
plause.
heavy cruiser s«|iia«iron of the Russian have i'ease<l. General skirmishing has
Equitable Insurance company’ s affairs.
Rear Admiral Enquist replied:
There was apparently almost as many fleet, arriv«*l in the hay at 9 o’clock ls*«‘n continuous for the past fortnight.
“ My ships are unseaworthy. I have people at the fair grounds last night as
John Hoch, who has acquirer! note-
this morning on Isiartl his flagship, the Arriving troops, on leaving the trains,
riety by having over 30 wives, has been not heard from my government, and f were present at the opening exercises.
The
protecttsl cruiser Aurora, accompanied fiml themselves in a sea of mud.
sentenced to death for poisoning some request time to make repairs.”
Although the exhibits buildings were by the |irot«*cte«l cruisers Oh-g and country in the immediate rear of the
Governor W right then said that ac close«], the exposition by night seemed
of them.
Jemtchug. A ll the vessels were more Russian army weais the same as|s-i t as
cording to his construction of the neu in every particular as great an attrac
or less «lamagetl an«l there were many did the reir of the ol«l positions which
Norway is preparing for war on
trality laws, the Russain vessels could tion as during the open hours of the
the Russians occupied in the south, be
wounded men on hoard.
Sweden.
remain long enough to make necessary «lay.
Many of the
In an interview Rear Admiral En- ing deniul«*! of forage.
Germany has blocked French plans repairs, and after these were finished
Chin«*se lied from their fious«*s, and
When darkness fell upon the heights «luist’s executive officer said:
they must 'eave within 24 hours or dis that raise beyond the fairy city the
in Morocco.
•
“ When the battle Is-gan the a«lmiral wherever the tr«s)pscamp«*l these hous
mantle and intern. Rear Admiral En- rearon was plain.
A Chicago grand jury has indicted a
was alsiartl the Cruiser Oleg, which was es were torn down for firewood.
quist requested jiermission to bring his
Interest in the attitude of the Mon
As a feast for the eye the spectacle hit a number of times hy the largo shot.
number of labor leaders.
ships behind the breakwater for repairs. was incomparably beautiful.
gols continues. It is asserted that a
The
“
The
aiimiral
transferred
his
flag
Japan is preparing to make another This request was granted him.
fireworks which were a feature of the to the Aurora, which then drew the state of rebellion exists against the
strike against Russia, this time on
Narita Goro, the Japanese consul, evening, were la-autiful in the extreme,
combined fire of many torpe«lo boat local prim e ruling the eastern trilies.
land.
called upon Governor Wright just pre but they pal«*] before the splendor of
A few native tradeis with gissls are
destroyers at « lose range and the attack
The First Naional bank of Lady vious to Rear Admiral Enquist and the electricity.
of submarines. W e were overwhelmed arriving at the interior cities from Sin-
smith, W is., has closed.
Its deposits made inquiry regarding the probable
hy the latter.
A mist arising, we mintin, hut the only remaining tra«le
disposition of the Russian warships.
are $42,000.
ma«le
u
dash
for
the
o|ien sea and were route for Northern Manchuria sim-e the
Admissions 39,677.
On leaving he met Rear Admiral En
loss ofjBinmintin to the Russians is by
follow«*!
hy
the
Oleg
and Jemtchug.”
President Roosevelt has told Count quist in the corridor of the governor’ s
As nearly as couhl he estimated by
way o f Kiachta, over which trailers are
Cassini that Russia had better make residence and tendered him a profund Chief of the I>epartment of Admissions
alreaily active.
Whole
Scheme
or
Nothing.
peace and offers mediaion.
F.
B.
Davison
the
total
ailmissions
at
salute.
Washington, June 5. — The govern
the Lew is and Clark exposition yester
The czar has answered the demands
" L o o p ” is Finished.
day was 39,577.
This estimate was ment w ill not buy the Hunnyside irri
In Need o f Repairs.
of his people for peace by ordering the
gation work in Washington if the *«*•-
New York, June 1.— What was re
announced
last
night
after
the
gates
Manila,
June
6.—
The
naval
hoard,
mobilization of four more army corps.
which has examined into the condition had Ireen*closed to the public and re- retary of the interior approves the state garded an one of the most difficult tasks
A graft has just been discovered in of the Russian warships here, reports |»orth from the three entrances had been of Washington’s sel«*ction of 57,000 in the «ligging of the subway has l»**n
the British army by which officers and that the Oleg w ill require 60 days, counted. Mr. Davison says that his acres tinder the Carey act in the Yaki complet«*l hy the finishing of the loop
contractors standing together stole $5,- the Aurora 30 «lays and the Jemtchug estimate is not alrsolutely c«>rrect and ma valley, according to a letter sent to at the Battery. With the work of ex
000 , 000 .
seven «lays to effect repairs. Admiral that he will not know the exact num Representative Jones hy officials of the cavation over and the walls built, the
Bhould the Interhorough company will he able to
ber of a«lmissions until today. He Reclamation service.
Inspector of the New Orleans police Enquiet requeste«! permission to repair
says, however, that his estimate will state’ s selection lie reje«:t«*l, further ran its trains to the southern end of
has been dismissed on the charge of here, saying that he would lie unable
Con
consideration w ill he given the Wash the line on Manhattan island.
not vary more than 200.
receiving $200 per month for protec to sail except in a smooth sea, on ac
ington company’ s offer to transfer its struction on the loop, from which an
count of his vessels neeiling patching
tion of the tenderloin district.
plant to the Fe«leral government for extension of the system will |» hhh under
T w o Revenue Cutters Here.
near the water line.
The Japanese
the river to Bro«>klyn, was fre«|iiently
It is now practically assured that consul called on Governor Wright
There are two revenue cutters now in $250,000.
interrnpt«*l since it l***gaii in 1903 be
Judge De Haven, of California, w ill twice today to make inquiries regarding port. The Russ arrived shortly after
cause
of the flow of sea water.
Oklahoma
Deluged
Again.
dusk last evening and dropped anchor
try the Oregon land fraud cases in the dispositkin of the vessels.
Guthrie, Okla., June 5.— A «lestnic-
in the stream above the Rurnside street
place of the late Judge Bellinger.
Expect Soon T o Be Attacked.
Castro Conciliates a Rebel.
hritlge and just astern of the cutter Mc tive hail and wind storm swept over
The Pennsylvania
railroad w ill
Vladivostok, June 6. — It is expect- Culloch. The Rush was on her way Greer county toilay, destroying vegeta
New York, June 1.— (ieneral Benja
shortly establish the fastest long dis ed here that a Japanese attack on the from Beattie to Ban Francisco, when tion over an area 10 miles wide hy 20 min Herrera, Liberal leailer in the late
tance train in the world.
It w ill be fortress w ill not be long delayed. There she re«:eive«l orders at Port Townsend miles long.
A ll crops are ruine«l, revolution, has lM*en appointed, says a
between New York and Chicago, and is, however, a calm and determined to stop at this city. She w ill remain cattle were kille«l by the score, roofs Panama cable to the Herahl, military
w ill make the run in each direction in spirit manifested by the population in here for some time and w ill then pro were earri<*l away and many jieople chief of the Venezuelan frontier, ars
18 hours.
face of the forthcoming crisis.
important and responsible position.
ceed south.
were crippled.