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THE STATION MAIL
RUSSIA IS QUIET.
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People Receive N i w i o f Czar's Ac*
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STAYTQN.
..............OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
A Return« o f tha Loss Important but
Not L u t In tar astine Events
o f the Pest Week.
Market quotations are to bt posted
on Uuiou Pacific trains.
Denver is full of delegates to attend
the land law convention.
The new Salvadorean revolution is
not making much headway.
Limitation of armament w ill not
come before The Hague conference.
The wife of ex-Governor Wells, of
Vtah, Las been fatally hurt in an auto
wreck.
St. l ’elersburg, June 18.*—The disso­
lution of the second domna was receiv­
ed throughout St. Petersburg with per­
fect tranquility, thanks to the prevail-
tionaiy measures, and in no place in
Russia, so far us known, were there any
serious disturbances.
Deinonstiations among St. Peters-
huig workmen are anticipated tomor­
row, hut the auUioritiea aie not ulaini-
ed. They profess to be chiefly appre­
hensive over the possibility of rioting
and racial excesses in Odessa and in
Kiev and other cities where juirty feel
mg runs high. An outbreak of agrarian
disordeis in several regions of the em­
pire is anticipated later, when the j>eas-
antrv learn of the dissolution, hut a
spirit of quiet confidence in the ability
of the government to handle the situa­
tion prevails in administrative circles.
News of the dissolution reached the
St. Petersburg j«aj>er8 too late foi their
last editions, but the public was quick­
ly informed through extras und great
poeteis s»i out by the police at all street
corners, containing the ukase announc­
ing the dissolution and the imperial
manifesto.
GATHERED AT HAGUE
Delegates of All Nations Will Dis­
cuss Peace Plans.
FORTY-SIX POWERS REPRESENTED
Action on Disarmament Question
Be Watched by Whole Civ­
to
ilized World.
The Hague, June 15.— With the rep­
resentatives of 4(1 countries gnthoicd
here for the opening of the second peace
conference, which will take place to­
day, there is a lemaikalde contrast be­
tween the sentiments prevailing upon
the eve of the original conference of
1899 and today, which has become a
subject of general comment.
In 1899,
although less than half the present
number of governments were represent­
ed, the hope of the world was high and
there was a vision of disarmament and
the banishment of the curse of war
from among civilize«! peopl««s.
Men
who were here eight years ago recall
how the delegatee of the powers met in
response to the generous appeal of the
emperor of Russia ami entered up«>n
their work with the seal and enthusi­
asm of men upon a holy mission. Yet
three months later this dream faded
ami nothing beyond the adoption of a
pious vow remained of the uvowed ob­
ject of the conference.
The powers favering a discussion of a
proposal to reduce armaments fear that,
unless it is brought up, the whole idea
may fall into universal ridicule.
At
the outset it is se«>n that the iin]>ortant
thing is to avoid discord, and with the
purpose of permitting a further exchange
of views and in order that the deligates
may get lietter acquainted, it has been
decided already to postpone the se«-on«i
session of the conference until Tues­
day. Borne optimists incline to the
opinion that the fact that the difficulties
are fully appreciated in advance is only
likely to make the ultimate result
richer.
W O N T RUSH STRIKE.
Baron Kaneko is to succeed Aoki as
Japanese ambassador to the United
States.
Telegraphers Realize Great Cost to
business That Would Follow
A fire in a Boston garage destroyed
between 35 and 40 automobiles, valued
New York, June 18.— The Commer­
at $100,000.
cial Telegraphers' union has not yet
New York brokers report the theft of received an answer to the demands on
$20,000 in bonds which were in transit the Western Union Telegraph company,
according to President S. J. Small, of
from Ixmdou to New York.
the union. After a meeting of the ex­
Orders have been received at Hono­ ecutive committee tonight, both Presi­
lulu to double the capacity of the prin­ dent Small and Secretary Treasurer
cipal army post near that city.
Russell left the city, Mr. Russell re­
Prominent railroad surgeons believe turning to Chicago.
President Small notified all the i n-
that many wrecks might be averted if
the employes were retired upon leach­ ions *oday that the statement that the
adjustment of grievances had been post­
ing 40 years.
poned was untrue, aud directed them to
The trial of Orchard for the murder hold themselves in readiness for im­
of ex-Governor Bteunenberg has been portant information.
postponed until after the Hay wood-Pet­
President Small also issued a state­
ti bone-Moyer trials.
ment in which he said that local unions
Telegraph operators cf the United all over the country were clamoring
States will ask congress to take charge for a strike, tu t that they had been
notified that they most take no action
of the lines.
without permission from the national
A Great Northern passenger train
officers. He added that in view of the
was wrecked near Minot, North Dakota,
fact that a strike would be costly to
and 17 people injured.
business men throughout the country,
The elder statesmen and ministers of the national board of the union was
Japan do not regard as serious the agi­ anxious to avert it if possible.
tation in San Francisco.
S C H M ITZ MAY U P S E T PLANS.
Delegates to The Hagae peace con­
United Rai way» Defer Dividend.
ference have little hope of accomplish­
New
York, June 15.— The directors
If He Secures Bail, Scheme for Re­
ing anything toward disarmament.
of
the
United Railways Investment
organization May Be Delayed.
Harrimanx’s business enemies have
company,
it was announced hxlay, have
San Francisco, June 18.— A radical
started a movement to compel him to
determined
that it will be inadvisable
give up the control of other railroads. Change in the executive branch of San
Francieco’s government is contingent at present to take action with respect
A new mayor will soon be chosen in
on developments in the case of Mayor to the semi-annual dividend on pre­
San Francisco and then the heads of
Schmitz, who is temporarily incapaci­
ferred stock which is ordinarily pay­
the several departments w ill be re­
tated by reason of his imprisonment in
able in July. Tliia step was taken, it
moved.
the county jail.
is stated, in view of the existing strike
St. Louis set apart a day for the k ill­
The date tor the passing of sentence
situation in Kan Francisco, and to the
on
Mayor
Scbmitz
in
the
extortion
cases
ing of rats and now the authorities will
end that the Investment company
have to do something to get rid of the­ on which be has been convicted has might be enabled to afford to the
been set for June 27.
Prior to that United Railroads of San Francisco the
ca rcaases.
date he cannot possibly procure ltail, fullest measure of support.
The divi­
receiver has been placed in charge
according to toe decision of Judge dend has been 2*^ pe-r cent semi­
of Milliken Bros. Steel m ill. New
Dunne, but the law provides that af'er annually.
York, and the plant shut down.
F if­
judgment has been passed, the matter
teen hundred men are idle.
of allowing bail is discretionary with
Japanese Almost Shut Out.
The Japanese vice minister to France any magistrate having jurisdiction,
Ban
Francisco, June 16.— “ The pas­
says his country can never forget that Consequently, if judgment ie passed on
American opened the wav for western the date set, Mayor Schmitz will have sage of tile law by congress restricting
civilization and deplores the war talk. ground for a new application for bail. the admission of Japanese laborers in
the mainland has practically eliminat­
The Chineee crops w ill be short
JAPAN NEEDS MONEY.
again this year.
ed the immigration of that class of
Asiatics,” said Commissioner of Immi­
Adams ie to be forced to testify in
Thought That This Can Be Raised in gration North yesterday. “ During May
the Haywood ease.
France Now.
about 790 Japanese laborers arrived
Nicaragua has sent an army to assist
Paris, June 18.— W hile political con­ from Honolulu without passports for
revolutionists of Salvador.
siderations of high order contributed to the mainland, but they were all in
A cloudburst near' Tilford, a small the negotiation of the new Franeo-Jap transit, and went to British Columbia.
South Dakota town, caused the death anese entente, there is no longer any The border is being watched to see
of five people.
doubt that the substantial quid pro quo that they do not come hack into the
A ll employes of the Western Union given by Fiance was the promise ol ac­ United Btates.”
throughout the United States are ready cess to the French market for future
Japanese loans. Japan did n":t need a
Orchard is Corroborated.
to go on strike.
French guarantee for Corea and Formo­
Boise, Idaho, June 15.— The prosecu­
Mayor Schmittz remains a prisoner sa, but a Japanese guarantee for Indo-
tion in the Steunenberg murder trial
in jail and the board of supervisors will China was worth a great deal to France.
elect bis successor.
Japan, according to the confidential yesterday, entering in earnest upon the
The German Insurance company has statements made by some of her high­ substantiation and corroboration of
offered its San Francisco policy holders est representatives in Kurcpe will need Harry Orchard’ s testimony, showed a
something like five billion francs (*1,- continuous thread of evidence connec-
50 cents on the dollar.
000,000,000) within the next few years tioon George Pettibone’s store in Den­
Japanese hepe the visit to their coun­ to convert her present high rate loans ver with Orchaid at Han Francisco, en­
try by Secretary Taft may lead to a and to furnish the capital necessary for gaged on the Bradley murder ¡»lot;
new treaty being framed.
industrial and commercial development partly developed another direct line by
which it is hoped to show that Hay­
Ilarriman has given up cohtrol of in Manchuria.
wood engaged and paid Steve Adams for
the Alton railroad to the stockholders
the same derperate work, and added
Puts Ic Up to Mr. Neill.
after making a nice profit.
several touches of confirmation to Orch­
Oyster
Bay,
June
18.
—
President
According to report a plot has been
ard’s general story.
Roosevelt
has
referred
to
Charles
P.
found the victim of which was to be
Neill, commissioner of labor, without
Vice President Fairbanks.
comment, the various appeals which No Cause for Alarm, Says Komura.
The launch of the battleship Minne­ have been made to him by wire and
London, June 15,— The Japanese am­
sota has been found, together with the mail to intervene to prevent the threat­ bassador, Baron Komura, today issued
bodies of the men drowned.
ened telegraphers’ strike.
The posi­ a statement to the press reciting the
Stolypin, premier of Russia, demands tion is taken that no emergency exists facts in respect to the attack upon the
the arrest of conspirators against the such as obtained at the time the presi­ Japanese restaurant in Han Francisco
czar under threat of dissolving the dent intervened in the anthracite coal May 20 and the negotiations which fol­
strike, but, on the contrary, the situa­ lowed between Washington ami Tokio,
domna.
tion presented is one where action by concluding as follows: “ As you will
Several severe earthquakes are re­ the government, if taken at all, may lie observe from the above statement, the
ported in Chile.
initiate*] by the bureau of labor.'
whole matter is pursuing its normal
course, and there is absolutely nothing
Idaho land fraud trials have been
which would justify the alarmist ru­
delayed by the illness of a juror.
Mexico Has Car Farfiine
mors emanating from irresponsible
Torreon,
Mex.,
June
18.—
Willard
8.
The Portland gateway will not be
sources.”
Morse,
an
official
of
the
American
opened to Washington lumbermen un­
Hmelting A Refining company, stated
til next year.
yesterday that mining and smelting in­ Wisconsin Senate Beats 2-Cent Rate
There is a movement among Union terests in Mexico are facing a crisis in
MadisWm, Wis., June 15.— The senate
Pacific stockholders to force the sale of the matter of fuel and ore tran»|>orta- today by a vote of 21 to 6 killed the
tion.
stock cf other roads.
2-cent fare railway bill.
MUCH
EVIDENCE IN R E B U IT A L .
Main Rebacca o f Haywood Prosacu-
tion la on Conspiracy.
Boise, June 17.— The announcement
mail«* by the prosecution in the Hay­
wood cas«* Sat unlay that it would have
its testimony in chief «'oucluded by or
on \V«*diiesday next, taken in connection
with the fact that tliere is to la* no oth­
er session until Tuesday, lun* created ii
feeling 11iut the stale Is not going to
present such u st rong rasa of coirobora-
tion us was anticipated.
The reason
for this feeling is probably twofold,
that the luw of conspiracy a« laid down
iu this state is not fully und«*rsto<Ml by
the pithily and that the extent to which
til«* state may lelv upon rebuttal testi­
mony is not known.
The law' as laid down in the Uon*o-
ran mse is v«»ry b ra d ami it is under­
stood its general principles upply in
this case, tail Hint fact is not gms|N*<l.
For instance, it lias I mhoi argued by
some of the newspaper writers in their
I'ouimiiuicutioiis that the state must
corroborate Orchard’s statement tlmt
Hay wish ! sent him to kill Hteuiienberg.
S C H M ITZ M UST STA Y IN JAIL,
DIVIDE NOSTHWEST
Hill and Harrlman Roads Agree
Upon Territory.
HURT OREGON AND WASHINGTON
Each
Lina Takas a Distinctive Field
From Which the Other is Ef­
fectively Barred.
Washington, June 13.— From evl- ^
tlonep given today before tin* Interstate
Cotnmeivo commission it Is very plain
that J. J. H ill and F). II. Ilariiinan
have uiupped out Hit) Northwest, each
taking a distinctive territory, from
which the other is effectively barret.
Particularly is thl* true of the lumber
business. It is practically ¡in|M«*Mhle,
under the existing freight rates and ar­
rangements, for Oregon lumbermen to
compete w ith 1‘ nget Hound in markets
tributary to the Northern Pacific and
Grcut Noithern, and likewise itnpossl-
1)1«« for Puget Hound manufactuiers to
invade territory tributary to Hu* llarri-
man lines.
And so far as the respective railroad
systems an* conccrne*I, neither I ihn Hny
desire to invade the other’s territory.
Both acknowledge their ntter Inconi*
petency to bundle the business that is
offered them and each objects to tiemg
Corn|M*lle*l to take cars of the surplus of
the other.
At tho clue« of the morning w-asioii
Mr. J«*ffreys, attorney for the Goolil 4
system, announced to the commission
that the M issou ri Pacific and- (lenvei A
Rio Grande, which oonnect with tho
llniriinan line** at O gden, hud no o b je c ­
tion to “ opening the Portland gateway.”
Judge Has No Discretion and Gives
Sheriff Strict Orders.
San F'munciai'o, June 17.— “ No tail
for Kugeue K. Schmitz," the convicted
mayor of San Francisco, was the tilling
made by Judge Ftuuk H. Dunne, in the
application inu*i<* by tiie mayor’s coun­
sel tluii lie he given hie liberty under
bond pending sentence, which the court
will pronounce on June 27.
Judge
Dunne ad op ted a« ins own the stand of
the pr«ieeciitl«)U that in the eyes of th**
law the mayor 1» no different from Hny
oth er person on whom the jury has set
the brand of felony.
Kx-Judge J. C. t ‘ampls‘11, the may­
or’s chief counsel, made dip foriuul mo­
tion for the admittance of his client to
Will on the strength of uu affidavit iu
which the mayor says that, by reason
of having W-en eoiiipelled to give al­
JAPAN AGAIN AROUSr D.
most his whole time aud att«*ntion to
his trial for the last four w M i, public
Widely Circulated Paper Asks Peop'a
business requiring his attention has
to Take hand.
be«*n delayed and there is now a large
Tokio, June 13.— The Mainiehl, pub­
amount of it pending ami undetermined
aud requiring his immediate attention. lished at (Xska and claiming to have a
circulation of 250,000, «xpristM-s ang*-r
today at the r**|sirte*l recent attack on
RESUMES DESPOTIC POWER.
a Japanese horticulturist at Berkeley,
Cal. It says:
Czar Dissolves Douma and Chanegs
"T h e outrage demonstrates the impo-
tency of the California authorities to
Existing Laws.
Now is no
Bt. Petersburg, June 17.— Fmperor protect our compatriot«.
time
to
r«*st
assure*!
on
the
stereotyped
Nicholas alii seed Ids signature Satur­
day to an imperial ukase abolhhingthe diplomatic sssurances frrm the Wash­
Only two weeks
present domna and ordering that the ington government.
elw-tions of members to its successor, after a positive declaration to take pre­
which is to rn«*et November 14, Is* held ventive measure« to safeguard Japanese
.
under the n«*w election law, which pro- rights comes the B«*rkeley outrage.
“
The
peranoality
of
President
Roosc-
V
videa against the “ submergence of the
e located classes by the uneducated velt towers high among living great
men nod deaerves full confidence, but
musses.”
This action constitutes a virtual coup promises, however high sounding and
d ’etat and overrides tho fundamental reassuring, ami the promise makir,
laws solemnly proclaimed by his majes­ however high in character, Is of no val­
ty on the eve of the convocation of the ue whatever if uiiam>in|iani«*d by deeds.
“ The pnwerle-sness of the California
first douma, which declare that the
electoral law can nev«r be changed and F'ederal governments is thus de­
without the consent of parliament monstrated and it only remains to take
itself. Tills breach of the constitution the work of protection in our own
is ju-titied by the great law of necessi- hands.
“ That the outrag«*s are of limit«**!
ty, the advisers of the emperor holding
it Impossible under pres«-nt conditions local (xremrenco in not a sufficient ex­
to secure a parliament capable of co­ planation.”
operating harmoniously with the crown
and rescuing Russia from anarchy and
revolution.
NO C O N T E S T
ON
BOND ISSUE.
HAYWOOD'S CASE HURT.
Attorney for the Defense Inj ires Hi»
Own Theory.
Boise, Maho, June 13.--Again yester­
Pacific Votes $100,000,000 day the aim less I n**ss of the «left rise in
the Haywood ease was illustrated on
for Improving Line.
sevoral occasions. It has I mmii appaient
Salt liHke City, June 17.— At a spe­ all through the cr*>ss examination o f
cial stockholder«’ meeting of the Union Orchard aud has he* n comment«**! upon
Pacific Railroad company here it whs by all observers that Mr. Richardson ^
decided to issue *1181,1)00,090 in new flounders around sadly and leads into
stock. The Issue Is for the purisise of contradictions.
meeting the expenses of improvements,
There will be stout three hours of
present and prospective, along the line the r«»*liie**t examination of Orchard on
of the Union Pacific.
Friday morning, according to present
The exact vole «in the bond issue was plans, hut it may require much less
2,193,316 shares out of a total of 2,- time. Most everything lias been brought
980,000 shares. W hile the poll was out in the cross examinalon that tho
kept open for two hours as required by state wants, hut the relations of tho
statute, the proceedings were merely witness with the Cripple Creek detec­
perfunctory. It was explained by the tives will he gone over to some extent,
officers of the company that the new and severla other matters will la* fully
stock issue is not to he sold imnusliate- explain«**! which have been only touched
ly, but is to Is* held for the r«*deniption upon by | the cross examination and
of *75,000,(8)0 of convertible bonds. w«*re not gone into on dire«:t examina­
tion.
—
London’s Big Bill for Tea.
Demand Indemnity for Riot.
London, June 17.— London’s busi­
Ban Francisco, June 13.— The Japan­
ness, it may be said with Some truth,
is largely run on cups of tea. There is ese residents of Han Francisco, it is
no more profitable trade than the tea Hnid, intend to demand an indemnity of
shop business in the city of l»ndon, the United States government for tho
where the consumption of t«*a an*l cof­ alleged attack n|*on the Hor**«*shoe res­
fee, especially tea, is enormous. On an taurant and other acts of violence w hich
average, Lyons A Co. opens a new de- they say have lx*en inflicted upon them. '▼»
pot in London every month. Taking They hope also l»y bringing «liplomatlc
London as a whole, it is estimated that pressure to bear upon the government
2,0(8),000 cups of tea are consumed at Washington to suppress anti-Japan­
every day at the tea shops and cafes. ese agitation in California. This, it is
This represents a turn over of *800,(8)0 said, was the aim of Count Nnda’s re­
cent visit to Viscount Aoki, ambassa­
or *¡¿5,000,000 a year.
dor at Washington.
i '
Railroads Must Comply.
Boycott on Kosher Meat.
Lincoln, Neb., June 17.— Attorney
Cleveland, June 13.— A riot occurred
General Thompson has filed an injunc­
tion against four of the principal rail­ in th** Jewish district today as the re­
road lines in Nebraska to compel them sult of a lan place*! upon the Kosher
to maintain the two-cent fare and anti­ meat shops. The Jews, angered over
pass enact men tts, now operative, and the recent rise of 4 cents a pound for
to put Into effect the commodity meat, refuse to buy and are urging
others not to buy.
freight rate on July 9.
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