The Stayton mail., June 14, 1907, Image 6

THE STAYTON MAIL
r. O. AlCXANDtR. l*uMi«li«r
IN R U S S IA N P R IS O N
A m e ric a n Cit'Z*n W o re R ed
in R u s s ia n C ity .
Neckt i e
HARRIMAN GETS OFF
MOHMSW ONK
HAVOC.
I h ir ty o r M o r e K ille d — H o u s e s T o ta l­
ly D e m o lis h e d by I o rn a d o .
TEXTBOOKS CHANGE
Riga. Russia, June 11.- Two cases
Chicago, June 10. Twenty-nine
known dead and 40 por.mni Injured
of great interest to Americana were
constitute the list of casiiiilUing in­
heard at a special session of the Rus­
sulting from storms of tornado se­
sian Supreme Court, sitting here.
verity which swept over Southern Il­
One was the case of Theodore Smith,
linois and Indiana and Central Ken­
tucky last week. These storms came
of Astoria, Oregon, who was arrest­
In the shape of cloudbursts, high
ed because he had on a red necktie
winds and electrical disturbances.
and was charged with being in sym­
The property damage will reach many
pathy with the rebels In the Baltic
thousands of dollars.
House* were
provinces. The other was the case
swept away, bridges dcaiollshed and
of August Sibbul, an Esthonian farm­ C o n te ra n c e on O t h e r T r u s ts — P ro s e - thousands of acres of growing crops C o s t o f N ® w S o t, O m ittin g N a tu ro
A R e tu rn « o f th e L a s s Im p o r ta n t b u t
destroyed.
er. who had been nrrested for read­
e n tio n o f O th e r s L e tt to D is ­
S tu d y , L o s s T h a n O ld — S o n -
Gradyvllle, Ky., was the worst suf­
N o t L®«a In te re s tin g E v e n ts
ing a translation of the American
ferer.
A rlnudhurHt deluged that
c r e tio n o f B o n a p a rte
o f th e P a s t W e e k .
tr a c ts W a ll D is tr ib u te d .
Declaration of Independence to a
village of 175 people shortly after
midnight and 21 persons
were
meeting of peasants.
drowned.
Both men had been condemned to
Washington, May 8.— That E. 11.
The French strikers are returning
At New Mlnden, 111., n tornado this
Salem, Or., Juno tl,— AM but four
to work very slowly and reluctantly. death, but Influential friends had ob­ Harriman, the railroad magnate, is morning killed five persons and In­ books now In use in tho common
tained for them a new trial. After immune from criminal prosecution jured half a dozen others.
The present revolt in China is be­
At York. III., on the Wabash rlfer, schools of Oregon have been ehnnged
lieved to have been organized in hearing the evidence produced, the ns the result of his testimony before
by the Stato Tqxt-liook Commission
court sentenced Smith to prison for the Interstate Commerce Commis­ three persons were killed and 30 In­
Japan.
jured by a tornado which descended and new text-books will be substi­
A terrorist bomb thrown at Lodz, 10 months and Sibbul for 18 months. sion In New York recently; that the upon the town last night.
tuted at the beginning of the new
Russia, killed two detectives and Both men were defended by Vladi­ question of the prosecution, of bitu­
At Duquoln, 111., many houses
school
year. The fourth and fifth
mir Chvolsen, an eminent criminal minous rout-carrying railroads for were blown down around the out­
wounded five others.
Cyr
readers,
the Thomas elementary
lawyer.
He
is
trying
now
to
have
skirts
of
the
town
and
four
persons
discriminating against independent
The assassin who killed ex-Presi-
history nud tho Heed speller are tho
dent Barillas, of Mexico, says his Smith, a naturalized citizen of the operators should be left In the hunds were Injured,
United States admitted to bail, as he of the Attorney-General, and that
books retained.
cousin hounded him to it.
will carry the case to the Russian prosecution o f the anthracite coal
York, III., June 10.— Three per­
Civil government has been dropped
Three men made a balloon voyage Senate. Sibbul said to your Corres­ roads for maintaining a trust will sons are dead and eight fatally In­
entirely as u separate subject anil
from Washington, D. C.. to Harris­ pondent:
begin In Philadelphia, probably next jured as a result of u tornado whlrh
burg, Pa., 200 miles, in 4>4 hours.
'I beg you to express my most week, were conclusions reached ut u practically wiped out this town Inst will hereafter be taught In connec­
The government will soon begin heartfelt sentiments to the American notable conference held at the White night. The loss to property Is esti­ tion with history. Thu mental arith­
mated at $150,COO.
metic haa also been dropped and tho
suit to force Harriman to tell what people, whose glorious declaration of House last night.
The storm broke while most of the mental exercises will be given with
The Harriman case and the cases
he knows concerning the Alton stock independence will be read now in the
Russian prisons.
It has caused me of the coal-carrying roads were dis­ people were at supper. Entire fam­
deal.
hard suffering, but I am glad I read cussed for three hours by President ilies were hurled In ruins of houses. the aid of the books on written arith­
An earthquake in China is report­ it. I have not been any way a rebel
Roosevelt, five members of tho Cnb- The storm lusted less than four min­ metic. in the placo of tho two sub­
ed to have killed 4,000 people and or a terrorist and know only my Inet, two members of the Interstate utes.
jects dropped, an Important one haa
left thousands more destitute and farm work. I am a farmer. Just as
The Methodist Episcopal church been udded, that of elementary ugrl-
Commerce Commission and special
starving.
the Americans who wrote and read council for the government.
was demolished and the proprietor of
eulture. This addition has been
It is said the Standard Oil Com­ this great manifesto of freedom were
Following the general conference, a saloon across the street wns hurtel
made In response to a very tp-m-rai
farmers.
through
his
door
Into
u
thick
hedge
pany is so busy fighting the courts
Attorney-General
Bonaparte
re­
"On the anniversary of the declar­ mained with the President to dis­ 60 feet away.
demand.
and legislatures that it has no time
ation of American independence I cuss
Many horses and cnttle were blown
now for politics.
tho harvester trust.
It Is
The principal changes arc the sub­
try to express with my fellow-suffer­ thought not unlikely that the ques­ away, and the carcasses apparently
stitution
of Wheeler’s renders up to
Japanese residents of Tokio de­ ers here our respect for this great
fell Into tho Wabash river.
mand that their government take ac­ historical day. We will tear up our tion of prosecution of that organiza­
the
third
book for the Cyr renderti;
tion regarding the diplomatic rela­ shirts and paint the pieces with the tion will be left In the A lto n ,• |
Louisville, Ky., June 10
Twenty- the adoption of Smith's arithmetics
General’s
hands.
tion with China and the United stars and stripes and so make little
The roads Involved Include the one persons were killed, the village In tho place of Wont worth’s; the
States.
American flags, which we will wave Delaware. Susquehana & Schuylkill, devastated and several thousand
adoption of Ouchler's grammers In
John W, Gates who has Just re­ out of the prison windows.”
the Philadelphia & Reading, the Le­ acres «if rmps ruined by a cloudburst
the
place «»f Reed & Kellogg's; th«»
It
is
possible
that
both
men
will
turned to New York from the South­
high Valley, the Delaware A Hud­ that descended on Grudyvllle, Ky..
west, says the damage to wheat does be exiled to Siberia, although neither son, the New York, Susquehana & and vicinity last night. All the dead adoption of th«» Natural geographies
In the place «»f Frye’a and Doub's
not exceed 5 per cent. Cotton is dam­ really committed any political o f­ Western, the Delaware, Lackawanna were residents «if Gradyvllle.
The disaster wns due to Big Creek, United States history In the place of
aged somewhat more, on account of fense, for the weaving of a red neck­ A- W estern, the Central Railroad of
tie and the reading of the American New Jersey, and the Erie. The Penn­ ordinarily a small stream, which Thomas' advanced history.
heavy rains.
declaration of Independence Is no­
was swollen by recent rains. When
The total cost of the books used In
The name of the baby Prince of where in the world listed among the sylvania and one or two others may th*» cloudburst occurred the creek the schtxrls under the list in force up
become
Involved
as
the
suit
pro­
Spain has been entered on the roll statutory crimes.
gresses. but at this time no formal took a new eourse with th«» Impetus to the present timo was $9.80, this
of a regiment, and he wears the
In spite of the strongest protests complaint will be filed against them. of a tidal wave.
list not Including tho book on nutur«»
number of it in gold pinned on his in the Douma against the cruelties
The Inhabitants of Gradyvllle near­ study. Tho prices of those newly
Those
who
participated
In
the
con­
bib. A room in the barracks is re­ committed by the Russian prison
ly all were abe«l when the waters adopted, not Including the nature
served for him as the latest recruit. and police officials on the political ference were: The President, Secre­ struck the place, carrying away six study, aggregate $9.11. or a reduc­
tary of State Root. Secretary of War
Queen Victoria is doing well.
prisoners, they are daily torturing Taft, Secretary of the Treasury Cor- larg«* resldenc«»s, a mill an«l a num­ tion of 66 cents. If nature study be
The Honduras National Lottery the prisoners In a most brutal way. telyou. Secretary of the Interior Gar­ ber of smaller houses. Nearly all the includi-«] the new list will cost $9.89,
Company, of Wilmington, Del., suc­ Mr. Smith said:
field. Attorney-General Bonaparte. victims were drowned, but four wer«» or an Increase of 9 cents In the cost
" I have been beaten fo’ur times be­ Interstate Commerce Commissioners crushed by the collapse of dwellings of all the books a child must use la
cessor of the Louisiana Lottery Com­
his eight years of schooling.
pany, has surrendered for destruc­ cause I refused to eat the nauseous Knapp and I-ane, and Frank B. K el­
Nashville, III., June 10.— A t«»r-
tion all its books and paraphernalia, prison food. My brother provided me logg. of Minnesota, special counsel
paid fines aggregating $284,000, sold with better food, which was brought for the government. The conference nado Hwept over New Mlnd«»n, s«»ven
O R C H A R D T E L L S O F C R IM E S .
its printing plant and quit business. to me from outside the prison.”
began shortly after 9 o ’clock. Sec­ miles north of this city, at 6 o'cloi-k
this
morning,
killing
five
persons
and
retary Loeb was present. The con­
Raisuli, the noted bandit has been
A number of A g e n t o f V e n g e a n c e f o r F e d e ra tio n o f
ference adjourned a few minutes be­ injuring several.
offered a pardon on condition that he
D estr o ys th e t r u t h .
houses were demolishe«!.
fore
midnight.
M in e r t f o r Y e a rs
leave Morocco and live away from
The storm struck the northern
Tangier on a pension to be paid him
Boise,
ldah«>, June 6.— Alfred
portion
of
the
tnw-n
and
most
of
the
by the government.
A friend of British War Office Suppresses Honest
B U IL D IN G M O T O R C A R S .
houses destroyed were Ciittnge*.
In Horsley, alias Hurry Orchard, the ac­
History o f Boer War.
Raisuli proposes that he make a tour
the town the German Lutheran tual assassin of Frank Hteunenberg,
of the British and American music
London. June 11.— England Is not U n io n P a c ific W ill E q u ’p Brarch L in e s church was badly damagc<|, the roof
halls. It is believed that Raisuli fav­ to know the real truth about the
being blown off.
The church bell went ou the stand today as u wltn«-sH
ors such a scheme,
R
a
p
id
ly
A
s
P
o
s
s
ib
le
.
wns hurled through the large pipe against William D. Haywood nml
Boer War. To save the reputations
Omaha,
June
8.—
The
Union
Paci­
organ
below, badly damaging It. On made public confession of a long
of
certain
well-known
generals
and
A waterspout in Kentucky did $50,-
officials, the war office has had Col­ fic Is putting the finishing touch«* the north sl«le of the church the par­ chain of brutal, revolting crimes,
000 damage.
onel Henderson’s unfinished "history on 10 new motor cars which will be ochial school was demolished. These
Kuroki gave nearly $500 in tips to of the Boer W a r” destroyed. It was put into service about July 1. They buildings were practically the only done, he said, at the Inspiration amt
the Chicago hotel employes where he written as the official history by the are to be put on branches and will ones In the village proper that were f«»r the pay of the leaders of the
stopped.
At damaged.
greatest English writer on military replace acc«»mmodatlon trains.
Western Federation of Miners.
Harriman cannot borrow money subjects since Napier, but its author least two will be sent to Salt Lake
Horsley confessed that, as mem­
and two will probably go to the
H A R R IM A N W I L L E S C A P E .
abroad, owing to attacks on his roads died before completing it.
ber of the ni«ih that wrecked the
Coast.
After Colonel Henderson’ s death
at home.
Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill In t
These cars are of full length, have
the war office examined his work and
Minnesota may form a league with found that it was much too out­ a side door and are of steel construc­ W a ll S tr e e t M e n Rely o n S ta tu te o f Coeur d'Alenes, h<* lighted one of the
L im ita tio n s .
other states to fight for state control spoken about the blunders and graft tion. They will seat about 126 peo­
fuses that carried fire to Ihe giant
of railroads.
that distinguished the campaign. It ple and have a maximum speed of
New Y«>rk, June 10.— The declsl«»n explosion; confessed that ho set the
of the FederaJ authorltb-s not to In­
After a very cold and backward has therefore entirely suppressed his about 65 miles.
The success of the motor cars has stitute criminal proceedings against deathtrap In the Vindicator mine at
spring, the Eastern States finally have work, and order the compilation of
an entirely new history by a staff of already been greater than dreamed E. H. Harriman In connection with Cripple Cr«»ek that bl«*w out the lives
warm weather.
officers under the direction of Gen­ of by the promoters, and machinery the railroad operations wns the prln of Superintendent McCormick and
Longshoremen to the number of 15,- eral Sir Frederick Maurice, who Is and additional shoproom are be­ clpnl subject of discusHlon on Wall
000 returned to work on a compromise perhaps the only military writer who ing arranged by the Union Pacific Htr«‘«»t. Mr. Harriman sp«*nt the day Foreman Be«-k; confessed that, !><•-
cause he had not
been
pul<!
with the steamship companies.
could adequately fill Colonel Hen­ whereby 10 cars a month may be at his country h«>me, and his unso­ for his first attempt
at
vio­
cial«* would not discuss the matter lence In tho
All linemen employed by the tele­ derson’s place. But the new official turned out.
Vindicator
mine,
for publication.
phone company in San Francisco have history will deal gently with the rep­
Int«-rests friendly to Mr. Harriman ho had been treeacherous to his
Increased Output o f Steel.
struck in sympathy with the telephone utations of the distinguished mud­
assert
a belief that the government associates by warning the manager«
dlers.
operators.
Pittsburg, June 8.— Despite rum­
will
abandon
Its case against the h «>- of the Florence * Cripple Cr<»t k
ors In the Iron and steel market
Japanese merchants who speak both
called
Harriman
Iln«*s. The Id«»« that railway that there was a plot to hl«>w
C o u ld n 't S ta n d High L iv in g .
abroad as well as In this country a | Mr. Harriman would be criminally up their trains; confessed that h«»
Spanish and English are steadily ex­
New York, June 11.— The exac­ canvass of the Industry warrants the
tending their trade in the larger cities
prosecuted was never very seriously cruelly fired charges of buckshot Int«»
of the west coast of South America.
tions of high living have claimed an­ statement that the last half of 1907 entertained In flnnnelal circles. Mr. the body of Detective Lyt«- Gregory,
In the poorer districts of Chicago other victim. “ Dandy Jim” the only and the first half of the year 1908 Harrlman’s friends say that there of Denver, killing him Instantly; con­
veal, pork and mutton are entirely out dog In the world who possessed a will witness the largest producing has been no basis for such notion fessed that for days he stalked Gov­
of the market and only the poorer cuts personal fortune of $10,000 and capacity in the history of the United and that most of the alleged Illegal ernor Peabody about Denver, waiting
States and Canada. It Is estimated acts Imputed to him are barred bv a chance to kill him; confessed that
of beef can be reached by the con­
that new furnace construction will the statute of limitations. The stbek he and Steve Adams set and dis­
many
diamonds,
Is
dead.
As
to
the
sumers.
precise cause of hfs death there Is add at least 2,000,000 tons to the market’s response to the news was n charged the mine under the depot at
The English government has prom­ unhappily no doubt.
“ Got too fat prospective capacity. Last year the substantial rise In the Harriman Is­ Independence that Instantly killed 1 4
ised relief for evicted Irish tenants,
to breathe” Is the verdict of the phy­ local output was 25,307,000 tons. A sues, with correspfinding ndvanc«A men, and confessed that, failing In
and also education, in return for the re­
an attempt to poison Fred Bradley,
sicians who attended him In the sud­ corresponding stimulus will be given elsewhere In the list.
jection of the Irish bill by the Nation­
of San Francisco, he blew Bradley
den seizure of apoplexy that followed the coke trade.
alist convention at Dublin.
and his house up with a bomb o f
a light luncheon of chicken and may­
F re a k o f L ig h tn in g .
gelatin.
M in e rs W in F ig h t H o u rs .
Delegates of the French sailors have onnaise of salmon, topped off with a
Denver, June 10.— George 8. Speer
advised them to return to work, pend­ pound of chocolate creams.
Deadwood, 8. D., June 8.— The and M. C. Welmer, both of Chlcngo,
G ig a n tic B a n k C o m b in e ,
ing a promised settlement of their de­
strike o f miners which has practical­ were struck by a holt of lightning
mands. In spite of this, however, 3,000
New
York— Former Secretary o f
C r u is e r C n m ir g
ly tied up business In the Black Hills north of this city Saturday afternoon
strikers at Havre have voted to con­
the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw may
Washington,
June
11.—
The
cruis­
for more than five months was set­ and badly shocked. Both men were
tinue the strike.
head a $50,000,000 hanking merger.
er Charleston, flagship of the Pacific
tled
last night at a meeting of the stunned but will recover. Speer and Reports are current In the financial
The Dutch government has forbidden squadron, was ordered to Portland
Miners’ Union.
This Welmec were conducting an experi­ district, according to the Times, that
a meeting of anarchists at Rotterdam. to participate In the rose festival, be­ Terry Peak
ginning June 19, and to remain In strike was called on January 1, on ment In photographing a large area the newly organized Cnrnogle Trust
Chicago consumers are forced to pay
Company, of which Mr. Shnw Is tho
the harbor and take part in the the refusal of the mine operators to
an advance of 2 cents a pound in the
grant the eight-hour day. The prop­ of country by sending up a camera head, will be the nucleus of n combi­
Fourth of July celebration.
price of beef.
When It was ascertained that the osition that the eight-hour day be attached to a kite, when a sudden nation of trust companies« whoso
Richard Croker, ex boss of New York, Charleston, drawing 25 feet of water, granted, but that the miners consent storm came up and before the kite total resources aggregate tho figures
is active in Ireland, and it is said he could safely ctobh the bar and ascend to a reduction o f 25 cents a day for could be hauled down a bolt struck given. Officers of tho company de­
cline to discuss tho proposition at
the river to Portland, the president a period of three months was accept­ it and prostrated both men.
wants to enter Parliament.
present, but It is stated that the ques­
saw to It that the flagship was de­ ed by the union.
tion Is receiving serious considera­
Mobs stoned the house of a Catholic tailed as above stated.
R o c k S p rin g s S tr ik e E n d s .
tion from tho three concerns
priest in Cleveland for expressing sen­
F s v o rs P u b lic O w n e rs h ip .
Omaha, June 10.— At a meeting In
timents displeasing to them.
G o t T h e m S c a re d .
Madison, WIs., June 8.— The State Omaha Saturday between I). O. Clark
K u r o k i S ees F o r t L e a v e n w o rth .
Odessa, June 11.— In consequence Assembly today passed the public general manager of the Southern Pn-
Rome is celebrating the granting of
Leavenworth, June
6.— General
the constitution, the birthday of Pope of the fear Insnlred by the terrorists utilities bill by a vote of 77 to 10. clflc Coal Company and Thomas Glb-
here, two police Inspectors, five sub- The bill provides for the control by Hftn, president of District No. 22, of Baron Kuroki and suite left for St,
Pius X and the death of Garibaldi.
inspectors and 37 policemen have the State Railway Commission of all the United Mlneworkers of America, Paul In a special train over the Bur­
A Texas passenger train was derailed, asked to be allowed to resign. The | public service corporations except the strike In the coal mines c f Rock lington Railway this evening, after a
either by wreckers or a broken rail, authorities refused the request, as- telegraph and telephone companies, Springs, Wyo., was brought to a tem­ day spent at Fort Leavenw«»rth. From
and one man killed and several fatally ' sertlng that auch action would con- The Commission has power over ser- porary settlement and work will be St. Paul they will return to Japan
injured.
via Seattle.
jstitute treason.
I vice and ratea.
resumed Monday.
STAYTON.
OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
I d a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
Testifies Before Commission and
R eceives Immunity.
Only Four Are Retained and Two
Subjects Are Dropped.
ALTON DEAL MAY BE ANNULLED
USED BOOKS MAY BE EXCHANGED