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THE STATION MAIL R E V O LT GRO W ING R A PID LY . Santigo in Rebellion— Insurgents Con trol Santa Clara Province. E. D. A U X A N X I . P w M M m * ST A Y T O N ............... OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK lb a Condensed form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume o f the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events o f the Past W eek. Criminal charges are to he made against Philadelphia bank directors. The emperor of China has pro claimed his intention of granting a constitution. President Palma refuses to treat with the Cuban rebels and wants no Ameri can intervention. The fight between Gans and Kelson at Goldfield. Nevada, was won by the former in the forty-second round on a fonl. The cruiser Boston went agronud on Orcas island shortly after leaving Se attle. She was pulled off uninjured at high tide. Two masked men held up the State bank of Rainier, Oregon, and after binding the cashier, escaped with be tween $2,000 and $2,500 in gold. Posses are in pursuit. Reports from the provinces indicate that throughout Russia a general state of pillaging and incendiarism exists, fighting between the peasantry and po lice occurring at many points. In the biennial election in Arkansas for state and county officials the Demo crats elected practically everything. Of the 135 members of the legislature at least 125 of them w ill be Democrats. China is adopting against foreigners. more measures A bottle message set afloat in 1882 has just been picked up in Seattle har bor. Trepoff has nervous prostration from the continual strain to which he is sub jected. Japan is getting considerably worked up over the killing of Japanese sealers by Americans. Train loads of Farley’ s strike break ers en route to San Francisco bad to strike for better food. The revolution in Cuba is spreading far and wide, and the government fears outside intervention, probably by the United States. The officials of the United Railways American and British Merchants Fear of San Francisco have agreed to the ar Enmity o f China. bitration of the street car strike pro Victoria, B. C., Sept. 4.— A Ivices re vided the men return to work in the ceived from Pekin by the steamer Tar meantime. tar tell of increasing anti-foreign mach Secretary Wilson, after inspecting inations. The corrspondent of the To- the packing houses in several of the kio Mainichi reports that Tung Haoyi large cities, refuees to make concessions vice minister of foreign affairs, is tak to the packers, and it appears that he ing advantage of bis growing influence did not find things as nice as they in the government to strengthen the might be. powers of Chinese who have been ap Five hundred lawyers are attending pointed directors of customs, having the meeting of the American Bar asso the support of the an i-foreign element among the Chinese. ciation in St. Paul. The correspondent sa vs Ameiican and San Francisco has contracted for the British communities are much in building of 4,000 small houses, to be censed at the Chinese attitude, Am eri finished iin 12 weeks. cans in particular feeling great anxiety as to the future couree of events i i It is estimated by the Panama canal China. The Pekin police have in commission that $25,000,000 worth of structed Chinese that no premises of work can be done annually. any kind must be rented to foreigners. The same correspondent says that the Four Greek laborers were killed and another fatally injured by beirg struck Chinese comissioners who have re turned from travels abroad have had a by a Baltimore & Ohio train. conference with the emperor and em Chinese are planning to establish a press dowager and the decision was chain of newspapers in Canada with reached to fo im ila te a constitution for which to combat the $500 per capita China. tax. The Asahi’ s correspondent says dras tic changes in the central and provin The city scaler of Chicago has order cial administrations are contemplated. ed suits begun against four of the larg At Pekin there w ill be a premier and est packing houses in that city for sel two general secretaries to control the ling short weight la;d. eight state departments and in each President Roosevelt has cabled to vDe royalty the administration w ill be King Frederick, through the American divided into seven sections. Chitung minister, his congratulations on the Chou Fuh is quoted to the effect that the constitutional government in opening of the cable to Iceland. China w II be established in the course The 8wift Packing company, which of from 10 to 15 years. is about to establish an immense pack ing plant in Portland, w ill also build Insurgent O ffice in New York. its own cars and steamship docks. New York, Sept. 4. — In an office I f the Standard Oil company is re building at Pine and Water streets the quired to give bonds for its appearance Cuban junta established offices today. in all the indictments against it at the Colonel Aguirre, Major Joseph A Cas- same rate that has been required in the tellancy and Senor Nordose, who will first indictment, it w ill have to put up be the official representatives of the a bond of $8,350,000. revolutionary movement in this coun The Ameiican Bar association is now try, were present. There were no cere holding its annual convention in 8t. monies. Colonel Aguirre said that the junta in New York is not to be used for Paul. the purpoee of revolution. Its efforts, The police of Riga captured a depot he said w ill be directed solely to keep of revolutionary stores, including 24 ing the American people informed as to bombs. the true coo r e of the m oiexe-it. A policeman, two gendarmes and a Warning o f M ore Bombs conductor were killed on a train by a St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.— The woman band of seven revolutionists near Tam- who assassinated General Min still re boff, Russia. fuses to disclose her identity, hut she The Japanese government announces admits that her passport is false and that after September 1, 1906, Dalny has warned her jailers that St. Peters w ill be a free port of entry for goods burg is on the eve of a series of acts of of all nations. terrorism. J Sheridan In Perilous Plight on Coast o f Hawaiian Islands. DISCUSS RATE LAW Honolulu, Sept. 3. — Hanging on a rock aiuhlahipa, the United States transport Sheridan is ashore on Bar- Ix-r's point, tiie southwestern extremity of the islaud of Oahu, on which stands Honolulu. Her position is alarming, as she rests on a sharp «xiral reef with wild surf dashing on the shore and ren- dering it well nigh Impossible to laud Bread and Butter Free, but Restau a boat, as there is no beach. Railroad Men Object to Change In The Sheridan struck at 4 a. m., and rants and Hotels Recoup Export end Import Rate*— promptly blew her whistles, hut did on Other Things. Shippers Favor It. not get into communication witti the shore until the wireless telegrap'.i sta San Francisco, S e p t.l.— Two mouths tion at Barlier’ s point was upene«l iu Washington, Aug. 30.— To dis<'uss She lies broadside to certain phases of the railr««d rate law, ago it was stated that labor in Sa Fran the morning. cisco had reache«l the highest known the shore, am! is rolling noticeably. which ia now in effect, there was a recoi«l for wages. Since then labor has All morning lioats were vainly trying conlerence which lastetl the greater eclipse«! its own record. Not oniv has labor advarn'etl, but house rents au 1 to find a landing place, but at last the part of the day, between the meinbeie food have gone tip with iapi«l strides second officer got ashore aud save«! his of the Interstate Commerce coin rut salon during the last two months. tioat’s crew, though the tioat itself wss snd representatives of the railroads and shippers of the country. The railroad To«lay another motlest little restau swamped in the breakers, He denies otllclaia present numbere«l 34, among rant crosse«! out its printe«! prices and a report that the machinery broke down whom were: Vice President Caldwell, inked in advances on the margin. For before the steamer grounded. Natives of the Delaware, Lackawanna A West a small slice of r««et beef which was readied the vessel through the surf In ern; Vice Preeideut Garner, of the New formerly procuretl for 25 cents, 30 cents canoes. York Central, Counsel Massey, of the must now be paid. It is a little cafe The Sheridan lisa aboard 125 through Pennsylvania, and General Counsel where the patrons sit up to a counter passengers and 50 soldiers, and their Clardy, ol the Mieaouri Pacific, while bare of cloth, ft is patronised mostly transfer to the shore or to other craft F. Bentley, of Chicago, J. A. Farley, by the workingmen in the burne<l dis is a serious problem. Captain Peatxxly of Dallae, Tex., and James Maynard, trict and the newspaper employes, and has signalled the steamer Claudine to ol Knoxville, Tenn, were among the its prices are as low as they can be take them to Honolulu. If p«>«Bile, the speakers for the shippers. The Airier- placed. transfer will lie made at om-e, the reve ban Shippers’ association and the I l l i The proprietor for some reason or nue cutter Manning assisting. nois Manufacturers' association were other felt called upon to explain. The tJaptain Peabody saya that, if power represente«l. increase, by the way, is about 20 per is applied soon, tie believes the Sheri The rail~oad representatives uni cent. dan can tie saved, but otherwise there formly gave assurance of ttieir inten " I t is this w a y ," apologised the is little hope. The swell is very heavy tion to comply fully witti the new law, host. " I pay half again as much for and the coral reefs are very sharp. but presented their views as to the things as I did before the fire. To be Good order is niaintaininl on txiard the operation of certain provisions, among gin with, I get five loaves of bread less vessel. The Sheridan’ a engines are be the points utged being extension of than formerly for $1. The bakeis ing repaired and coal ia being rapidly time in which carriers may tile their struck, and to meet the increase in thrown overboard with a view to try tariffs witli tiie commission ; continu wages the price of bread had to be ing to Moat her at high tide. The tug ance of the present method of poeting raise«!. Fearless ami several inter-island steam tariffs ; objection to any change in ex "Then the price of meat went up ers have gone to her assistance. port and import rates pending a full again this week. The delivery men Captain Peatxxly ia reported to have tiearing, and ttie absolute concurrence got ar increase to something like $78 assumed all the responsibility for the of all the carriers interested before the a month, so the butchers have booste«l accident, saying that the vessel was in establishment of joint rates. the price. too close. The shippers' representatives urged "F ru it and butter are way up, and the protection of their interests, par just the other day tiie waiters threat ticularly against trie railroads shifting C O N T R A C T S FOR NEW ROAO. ened to strike and we had to raise clarsifications so as to put up rates. them. They used to get $14 a week, now they get $16 50. So what could I St. Paul Ready for Construction to do? I had to raise my prices or go oat Columbia River. S T R IK E B R E A K E R S EN R O U TE . of business." Spokane, Nipt. 3,— Contracts for the He told the truth, bnt only part of the truth. Wages in nearly every building of the Chicago, Milwaukee A Four Trains o f Armed Man Are Now Rushing to San Francisco. line have advanced since the tire. Some St. Paul road from the Bitter Root bricklayers are now receiving $10 a mountains to the Columbia river have New York, Aug. 30. — Another spe day. In many ««see hod carriers re b«*en let to H. C. Henry, of Seattle. cial train loaded with strike breakers ceive $6, marble cotters $7, electricians The route follows down the Ht. Jo was started for Han Francisco last night $5 50, plumbers $7, plasterer« $10, tiy James Farley, wtio has been em structural iron workers $6, tile setters seph river from the Idaho line to a ployed to put an end to tiie big street $7 50, cement workers $6, steamfitters point below Ferrell, or St. Joe, Idaho, railr««d strike in tiie Golden Gate city. and sheet metal workers the same, then goes on to Tekoa, Washington, Three Farley trams are now trying to painters $5 and foremen on general jobs passes on to Rosalia, goes along the cross the continent in four days, saving $ 10 . south side of R«x'k lake and then reach a day on the average passenger ached- The figures quoted represent the es Lied, nn the Northern Pacific. ule. Another train will leave Jersey highest wages paid in the trades men From Lind the line will practically City tonight, and still another may tioned at the present time. The aver follow the survey of the old Northern leave tomorrow night. age would be slightly less. The union Pacific cutoff from Lind to Kllenabiirg. Farleys’ headquarters resembled ttie scale counts for very little at present. Contracts for a part of the work headquarter« of a general in tiie field A ll contractors are forced to exceed It have been let to Grant Smith A Co. yesterday. His expedition is being in order to get men. They are bidding The firm includes E. N. Jones, of Jones equipped with ammunition, medical against each other, and the end does A Onsernd, railroad contractors of Spo supplies and surgical attendants. Sev not seem to have been reached. Strike kane. Mr. Jones said tonight: enty-five rounds of cartridges have been has followed strike, and now, with in " W e have our outfit now at Rosalia, ordered for the men, 1,000 revolvers of creased wages in aimoet every line of and w ill start work at once. We shall heavy calibre have t>een furnished, and indastry, nobody is any better off than need a thousand men, and we w ill only the pick of men seeking adventure before. Day $2 60 a day. Our work is to be or high wages has been selected. done a year from next January." Farley w ill send a New York sur geon, who w ill get in Nan F'rancisco a D EFE CTS IN BIG W A R SH IPS. staff of assistants. He leas already NEW JA PA N E SE LINE. commissioned an agent to provide for Wrecked Montague and Great Dread- the men at New York and at cities be naught Poorly Riveted. Mikado Will Subsidize Steamers for tween here and Chicago, while other London, Sept. 1. — Statements have Manchurian Trade. commiseary agents w ill look oat for been circulated about defective work Victoria, Sept. 3.— The steamer Tar the rnen west of Chicago. manship on English battleships. It was asserted that in salvaging the tar, of the Canadian Pacific railway Society People's Opium Den. Montague, which went on the rocks off company, which arrived today from the Chicago, Aug. 30.— A sumptuously Lundy island in June last, grave de Orient, brought news that the Japan furnished opium den, which both men fects in her riveting were discovered, ese government proposes to subsidize a and women in fashionable Chicago so but these statements were immediately steamship line to connect Dalny with ciety are said to have frequented, wan denied from authoritative quarters. the North Pacific coast of the United raided today by detectives at 2828 Cal The Daily M ail’ s correspondent at States, and also Shanghai, Dalny and umet avenue. The «len was found to Portsmouth makes a similar statement Vladivostok lines of steamers in its consist of an entire fiat of six rooms on about the new monster battleship general scheme to develop Manchurian the third floor, fnrnieried and equipped Dreadnanght, alleging that in the hur trade Whether the Unite«! States con throughout in Oriental hangings ami ry to get the vessel completed her nection w ill he done by a line between most costly furniture. Dozens of he- plates were badly fixed. Soon after Dalny and Yokohama connecting with jeweled and silver mounted opium the veesel was launched, the corres the already established Japanese lines pipes and layouts were found and con pondent says, some holes were found to Seattle and San Francisco, or a d i fiscated. Four persons were arrested. without rivets, and the men responsi rect line is not definitely stated. About a dozen others escaped through ble were dismissed. Some leakage also a secret door discovered by the police was found and she is now in drydock. Palma and Capote Quarrel. in a search of the premises after the Havana, Sept. 4.— The situation here is far darker than at any previous time siuce the insunection broke out. News of au uprising in Santiago province, while not yet published here, is spread ing about the city and caus'ng the gravest concern. When Mr. Sleeper, the American charge d'atTaires here, was told the contents of an Associate«! Press Santiago dispatch, lie endeavored to verify it through the State depart ment, but was told it was absolutely untrue. Subsequently it was verified from private newspaper sources. The extent of the rising in Santiago is not known, but it is the opinion nere that the worst calamity of all to the Palma government would be au insurrection in Kastern C u t«. The Associated Press was informs«! tonight by two reliable eyewitnesses that Cardenas, which hitherUi has been considered a perfectly peaceful city, was the scene yesterday of desultory fighting between police and rural guards on one ei«ie and roving insur gents on the other. The only province remaining per fectly peaceful is Puerto Principe. The Associated Press correspondent at Cienfuegos telegraphed tonight that there are 3,000 armed insurgents in that vicinity and that all the small towns in Santa Clara province are con trolled by insurgents, who attack and loot trains and seize the property of foreigners as well as that of Cubans. Trinidad is surrounded by insurgents, and the government appears powerless to protect the property of Americans an«i other foreigners. Railway trains are held up at w ill, and passengers searched. The Cuban Central railroad has declined to assume responsibility for the safety of passengers or freight. Recruiting for government forces is making good progress here. The gov ernment continues to make fine head way wherever there is open fighting. The troops in the western part of Pinar del Rio have not yet come up with Pino Guerrera, and, according to the Associated Press correspondent with the troops, there is no present likelihood of their doing so, as the troops might march for ten years and all the while Guerrera would be just ahead of them in the hills. There ars thousands of mount ain trails with which the insurgents are familiar and which lead in all directions. I f Guer- rera cared to harass the government, its troops could te k.lled off I y sharp shooters. The government has no cav alry in Pinar del Rio, and the only real soldiers are the artillerymen, bnt, as they are on foot, they cannot cope with the well mounte«! veterans «n the insurgent side. FREEZE O U T FO REIG NERS. PRICES BO SOARING T R A N S P O R T ON THE R O C K S . Increase In Pay Little Benefit to San Francisco Workmen. Railroad Men and Shippers Urge Claims Before Commission. RENTS ALMOST OUT OF REACH MURE TIM E TO FILE TARIFFS Indians on Warpath. Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 1.— The Babine River Indians, whose haunts are near the headwaters of the Skeena river, have revolted, and the rising is of such a serious nature as to have com pelled a call for the m ilitia. The oper atives on the Skeena river are declared to be utterly unable to cope with the situation and unless a force of m ilitary is rushed north with dispatch there is grave danger that murder may be done. It is declared that a force of not less than a hundred men is absolutely ne cessary. * New Spelling in College. Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 1.— Prof. Mansfield Merriam, of the department of civil engineering of Lehigh univers ity, today posted notice to the students in his department that hereafter the Carnegie system of reformed spelling would be used in all quizzes and lec- tnres, bridge reports, etc. I Havana, Sept, 3. — Rumor is busy with suggestions of conspiracy among the police and an open quarrel between President Palma and Vice President Mendez Capote. Both reports lack definite confirmation. In certain quar ters Capote is suspected of bargaining with the insurgents. In the reporte«l quarrel at the palace bitter words are said to have passed, culminating in Palma denouncing Capote as a traitor. The vice president is said to have re plie«l that Palma was a president with out power. raid. Iceland Wants American Goods. Copenhagen, Aug. 30. — Telegrams from Reykjavik, Iceland, intimate that the Iceiamlers are planning to bring about the direct importation of Ameri can goods instead of by way of British porta, as heretofore. The imports from America, especially petroleum, wheat, sugar and tobacco, have largely in creased during recent years. The legis lature of Iceland has decided to invite 40 members of the Danish parliament to accompany the king of Denmark on Famine Spreading, his projected visit to Iceland in the St. Petersburg, Sept. 3.— By the end summer of 1907. of September the famine w ill have Strikers Destroy Mine. spread to the provinces of Kazan, Sa mara and Saratov. The Zemstvo treas Santander, Spain, Aug. 30. — The uries are exhausted, and the whole strike situation is growing worse and cost of feeding the people devolves upon the mine owners have sent an urgent the central government. The grain demand for reinforcements of troops. required in the four provinces for food The strikers at Camargo are destroying and sowing w ill cos* approximately the mine and the railways have been $21,600,000. pillaged of their dynamite storee.