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Busy Readers.
A R m m m * f th* L a m Im portait but
Hot L a m IntarM ttnf I v w t i
o f tbA P u t W m L.
A revolution threatens Portugal.
Japan threatens to start a boycott
against American goods.
Prospects of a settlement of the tele­
graphers’ strike seem better.
Corean delegates have protested to
*The Hague conference against annexa­
tion by Japan.
The French senate is seeking to cor­
rect a number of things complained of
by wine growers.
New Yolk, July 2.— An attempt to
settle the strike ot garbage collectors by
arbitration failed last night, tty action
of the civil service law the jnen who
have tailed to report for five «lays aie
no longer in the employ of the city.
Tire Health department took heroic
measured today to clean the streets of
the piles of filth and gaiUtge which
have accumulated. There acre a num­
ber of dashes !>etwecn the atrikei* and
strikebreaker* dur’ ng the day, none of
which, however, ui-sumed serious pro­
portions.
Conditions in some porta of the con­
gested district may l»e Imag ned when
the piles make streets impassable. Sev­
eral doctors, who have visited the dis­
tricts where conditions arc worst, say
ttutt a great deal of sickness and many
deaths must necessarily follow rs a con­
sequence of this disastrous strike.
It is a curious fact that the people
whose health and very lives are men­
aced by the prevailing conditions, yes­
terday aided the strikers in an attempt
to drive away workmen who bad Ireen
sent to remove the garlrage. Dr. Ben-
sel called for and is receiving ample
police protection.
Strike troubles have 1161*01116 so seri­
ous in Rome that troops have been call­ B A D O U T L O O K F O R N E W D O U M A
ed out to prottct the men remaining at
work.
R eac tio n arie s A re P r o b a b le W i n n e r s —
The United States court has enjoined
R e g a r d e d a s Incom petents.
the railroad commissioners of North
St. Petersburg, July 2.— The most
Carolina from enforcing the new rate
unfavorable auguries for the working
law pending further hearings.
power of the third douma may be
Ten thousand carpenters in New drawn from the Zemstvo congress,
York will strike unnless giv.n an in­ which has been in session the past
crease in wages. As the increase has week at Moscow. Membership to this
been promised no trouble is looked for. body is dictated by the classes which
The incendiary movement among the will control the elections in meet of the
Russian peasants in revenge for the provinces of Russia, and it was thought
dissolution of the douma has assumed the work they accomplished at this
serious proportions. Anumberof large conference might foreshadow the com­
position of the next pailiament.
estates have been devastated.
The so called “ black nobility” or
The Missouri Pacific railroad w ill reactionary gentry, were in a large ma­
probably cancel all passes except those jority and the deliberations of the con­
held by epniloyes in order to offset a gress were filled with a display of utter
part of the loss sustained by the en­ uufamiliarity with parliamentary pro­
forcement of the 2-cent rate.
cedure and hostility towards the liberal
There is a revival of terrorism program. The Octoberists, who expect­
ed to form the center of the new
throughout Russia.
douma, made a disappointing showing.
A number of Montana cattlemen have The majority of the members seemed
been indicted for fencing government without plans or definite ideas, and
land.
without leaders capable of directing the
Drivers of New York’s ice wagons work.
have gone on strike and the city is
without ice.
JAPANESE PO A CH ERS CAU G H T
Harriman says he hae no intention
of retiring from the railroad business L a r g e
until he dies.
P arty F o u n d on P r ib ilo f f I s ­
lands b v C u t ’er P e rry.
A receiver has been appointed for the
San Francisco, July 2.— The steamer
Marquette Mutual Life Insurance com­ Homer, Captain Donaldson, which ar­
pany of Chicago.
rived today from the Pribiloff islands,
Freight rates between the Mississippi brought word of the capture of 29 Jap­
river and the Rocky mountains will be anese seal poachers at 8t. Paul’ s island
of the Pribiloff gronp by the United
advanced 5 per cent.
States revenue cutter Perry.
Judge Landis insists on Rockefeller’s
The Japanese, each of whom was
appearance in court in connection with armed and provided with six rounds of
the Standard Oil inquiry.
ammunition, surrendered to the govern­
More witnesses for the defense in the ment officers and were taken on hoard
Haywood case have helped the prosecu the echooner, which was towed by the
Perry to Unalaska.
No seals were
tion more than the defense.
found in the small boat* and only 12
Striking telegraph operators of San skins on the schooner. As the schooner
Francisco would welcome a government was outside the three-mile limit and as
inquiry, as they believe it would mean no evidence of poaching in the way of
victory for them.
skins was found in the lioats, it was de­
San Francisco Japanese have been re­ cided to give the Japanese another
fused licenses to conduct intelligence chance before confiscating the echooner.
offices on the ground that they are not
W A R V E S S E L S C O L L ID E .
citizens of the United States.
French Socialists plan to overthrow
Rumored Sinking o f Torpedo Boat
Premier Clemenceau.
by Battleship.
Russian Terrorists are preparing for
Toulon, July 2.— It is reported to­
a campaign of assassination.
night that during the voyage of a
Railroad men are trying to smother French squadron liound from Marseilles
the Oregon land grant inquiry.
the battleship Jaureguiberry collided
A number of Butte letter carriers with the torpedo boat destroyer Pertny-
have quit as a demonstration for higher sane and that 60 men were killed or in­
jured.
The maritime prefecture de­
pay.
clines to give out any information in
Roosevelt has received the thanks of the way of confirmation or denial of
China for remitting part of the Boxer the report.
indemnity.
Later reports are to the effect that it
A ll leading Standard Oil men have was the torpedo boat destroyer Darde
been summoned to appear in court at that collided with the Jaureguiberry
and that the Darde was sunk.
Ad­
Chicago and tell about its finances.
miral Foy, in charge of the prefecture
Both telegraph companies in San had received no news of the accident
Francisco say they are meeting require­ up to the time he left his office at 6 p.
ments of business, but the union offi­ m. The squadron was bound from
cials say the ¿messages are being sent Marseilles to Kebier, Algeria.
by mail.
A hurricane accompanied by im­
mense waves swept the Caroline islands
recently. Many islands were devas­
tated and it is estimated that at least
200 natives perished.
The State bank of Chicago and two
lawyers have received a fee of $90,000
as receiver and attorneys for the Trad­
ers’ Insurance company, which col­
lapsed as a result of the San Francieco
disaster.
The Venezuelan
signed.
cabinet
has re­
Serious labor disturbances are re­
ported in Japanese copper mines.
RATE HEARING OVER
NO DECISION BEFORE NEXT FALL
G e n e ra l
Cut
in
All W e s t e r n F r e ig h t
R a t e s M a y B o O r d e r e d by In te r ­
state C o m m e r c e C o m m i s s i o n .
Washington, June 29.— If the Inter­
state Commerce commission docs not
dismiss ttie complaint of San Francisco
and decline to order a reduction of
freight rate* on commodities billed to
Spokane from Eastern points, it will
order a general investigation into the
freight rate* throughout the Northwest
and West with a view to ^determining
the advisability of making sweeping re­
ductions in rate* to all points remote
from water trnnsiiortation. There ap­
pears to be no liklih' od that the com­
mission will grant the appeal of Hpo-
kane and give that city the benefit of a
specially reduced rate to the disadvant­
age of all other interior points both
east and weet of Bpokane.
This opinion is generally expressed
after the conclusion of (he argument in
the Spokane case before the Interstate
Commerce commission yesterday, for
it is agreed tiiat Spokane utterly failed
to demonstrate that it, more than uny
other city, is entitled to a special rate
30 per cent lower tlum it now ¡rays.
The evidence produced in the Spokane
case is not ample to enable the com­
mission to order a general reduction
through the West, and it is therefore
fair to assume that the commission
would make extensive examination tie-
fore ordering any general reduction in
rates.
The probabilities are that Spokane’*
complaint will lie dismissed, for it ha*
become quite evident that the commis­
sion realizes that the terminal rate to
Portland and Puget sound is due en­
tirely to water competition.
Spokane not only failed to combat the
water competition feature, but practi­
cally ignored it and asked for a reduc­
tion as though the coast cities, like
Spoane, were entierly dependent upon
railroads for transportation.
Their
failure to produce reasona which would
justify the commission in ignoring wa­
ter competition is one weakness of their
case. Another weakness is their selfish
request for a special rate that would
give them an unquestioned ad vantage
over all other interior {shuts in the
West.
At the conclusion of the argument,
the commission announced that it
would like briefs from the various
counsel, giving their views as to how
far unearned increment, such a* in­
creased value of right of way ami ter­
minals, should be considered in fixing
reasonable rates. These briefs will be
submitted October 1, so a decision is
not likely before early winter.
Great C on tracts for C a rs .
New York, June 29.— The Harri­
man, Gould and other large railroad
systems have placed car contracts with­
in the last few days calling for an ex­
penditure of upwards of $16,000,000,
and orders are {»ending for others to the
value fo fully $10,000,000. Heavy con­
tracts are also about to be given for lo­
comotives for use on Eastern lines.
The principal contracts call for 14,100
freight cars. The Harriman lir.es have
ordered 6,000 refrigerator cars. The
Missouri Pacific has contracted for 7,-
000 freights.
Difference in C l a i m s .
Q u a k e Rattles W i n d o w s .
DUE.
Pennsylvania to P u n is h T h ie v a s
H lol« O v e r 9 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Probable Thai Spokane Will Lose
Hard Fought Case.
Guthrie, Ok la., June 29.— As a re­
sult of three days’ balloting the Demo­
cratic convention in the Fifth congres­
sional distirct, in session at Hobart,
this afternoon ended in a sensational
tumult, and two candidates w ill con­
test for places on the ticket, Rcott Fer­
ris, of Iatwton, and Marion Weaver, of
Ada, I. T. The Ferris force* walked
out of the hall, leaving the Weaver
men in possession of the official ballot.
Ferris claims the nomination by a vote
of 115 to 98, and Weaver claims a plu­
N o B r ib e s to S e c u r e C a r s .
San Francisco, July 2.— Vice Presi­ rality of 35.
dent and General Manager Calvin, of
C o n f e r e n c e on B e tte r Ralls.
the Southern Pacific, announces that
after a thorough investigation of the
New York, June 29.— A conference
reports that emplojes had organized a of about 30 officials of the leading rail
system for the expedition of freight roads and steel rail manufacturers of
over Southern Pacific lines in return the country was held in the office of E.
for bribes, has been completed, and H. Gary, chairman of the fmard of d i­
shows that there is no such organiza­ rectors of the United States Hteel cor­
tion. A few shippers, impatient at poration, today to discuss the quality
delay, bribed one of the yardmasters at of steel rails and the advisability of
Sparks, Nev., who in making up trains improving it. The conference was the
would give preference to t) e dispatch outcome of criticism by railroad men
of certain cars.
of the quality of rail« now in use.
The Russo-Chinese bank at Vladi­
Portsmouth, N. H.. July 2.— Earth
vostok has paid out $26,500 on a
tremblings that shook houses percepti­
forged check.
bly at intervals were felt here today.
Advices from Lisbon Indicate that Windows shook and rattled and bric-a-
K ing Carlos Is In eminent danger of brac clatter from the shelves.
Some­
losing his throne.
times half an hour would elapse be­
A number of the striking San tween the vibrations, but by sundown
Francisco carmen have been Indicted 100 shocks had been felt. The heaviest
fo r attacks on cars.
came between 6:16 and 54:6 p. m.
R E T R IB U T IO N
Harrisburg, Pa., July 1.— "T h e state
will he avenged upon those who have
plundered it. t ’riininal and civil suits
will he instituted umt the case ir a
strong cne.”
This declaration was made bxlHy by
.1limes Scarlet, chief counsel for the leg­
islative committee w hich has just com­
pleted its three ami a half months' In­
vestigation of the Pennsylvania cupitol
scandal. Within 30 days the investi­
gators will render a re|x>rt to Governor
Stuart, ami then, when lie turns over
the |>apcra to Attorney General Todd,
will come the retribution.
The investigation has disclosed-not
on'y one of the biggest public scandal»
in the h story of the nation, hut has
brought out some very |>cculiur facts.
It lots shown thut, whereas H im capitol
was built for less than $4,000,900,
nearly $9,000,000 was spent in furnish­
ing it. Tlie $4,000,000 apent on the
building had been appropriated by the
legislature and no scandal attaches to
its expenditure, hut not one cent was
ever appropriated for the furnishing of
the building, and it was only by uivi-
de it la*t fall that State Treasurer Berry
discovered that nearly $9,000,000 had
been taken from the treasury and aown
among the contractors who vied with
each other in the percentages of their
profits— profits which were rarely less
than 400 per cent and in a number of
instances «ere more than 2,000 per
cent. In one instance, Henderson, it is
alleged, charged 13,250 for a mantel
which cost him $32.
ADVANCE
F R E IG H T
RATES.
S c h e d u le * B etw een M i s s i s s i p p i
R o c k y M o u n t a i n s Increase d .
end
Chicago, July 1.— Freight rates in
Hie territory between the Mississippi
river and the Rocky mountains will I k *
advanced 5 |« t cent by the action of
the Western railroad» in raising the
minimum» on carload shipment» and
other changes in the c)u»»ificatlon. It
has not yet bean determined to cancel
many of the carload commodity tariffs,
though a few of those whose usefulness
ha» passed will be canceled and the
commodity rated according to classifica­
tion. •
It is the intention to cancel all less
than carload commodity rates, but as
they have to meet s|>«cial conditions,
the shipjH'rs generally hav* not made
any specific complniint.
The call for the meeting of the West­
ern Classification committee ut Char-
levy, Mi»s., July 16, «as sent out yes­
terday. The docket contains 425 sub­
jects, many of which «e re ruling* is­
sued by F’ . O. Becker, chairman ot the
committee, since January 15, 1907, arid
will be ratified by the committee. The
misit important of the subjects is "T o
revise the minimum
weights,” on
which special committees have been at
work.
The new Western freight classifica­
tion will become effective Reptemlrer
1 , r.io7.
IN Q U IR Y IN T O
TELEGRAPHS.
C o m m i s s i o n e r S m i t h Will E x c lu d e All
F r o m Imm unity.
Chicago, Jnly 1.— A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says:
In
act’ordance with the instructions of
President Roosevelt, Comrninisaioner
of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith i*
arranging for an immediate investiga­
tion of the relations between the tele­
graph companies of the United States.
The investigation will lie conducted in
such a manner an to avoid giving any
company or official the privilege of im­
munity from prosecution in case a vio­
lation of the law should lie discovered.
The investigation will determine the
nature and extent of the agreement ex­
isting between the telegraph combines,
the rate of wages paid to employes, the
operating expenses anil such other data
on will lie useful to the department of
justice in determining whether to insti­
tute legal proceedings, and to congress,
should that body desire to have the gov­
ernment exercise control over the tele­
graphic service.
American Delegates at Hague
Oiler New Plan.
SAFETY FOR ALL HOSPITAL SHIPS
Exempt
From
Captura
but
Subject
to S e a r c h — M u s t L e n d A s s i s t ­
ane« to B o th S id a s .
The Hague, June 27.— The text of
the American proposition presented to
the peace conference June 24 by Gener­
al Horace Porter follow*:
“ The homitardinent by a naval force
of unfortified and umlefonded towns,
village* or hulldlnga is forbidden, al­
though Much towns, villages or build­
ings are liable to damages incidental to
the de*truction of military or naval
rrtahlialimcnt», public depots of mu­
nitions of war or vetuiels of war In port,
and such towns, villages 01 building»
are liable to Unnliarduieiit »hen rea­
sonable requisition# for provisions and
HUppliea at the time e»»ential to the
naval force ure withheld, In which case
due notice of the bombardment must
be given.
“ The Ixnnbardmcnt of unfortified
and undefended lowna and place» for
the non|xiyineiit of raiiacm is forbid­
den.”
The German proposition h r adapting
the Red Crowt (-i nvention to naval war­
fare, which was presented June 24, says
tiiat h(x<pital ahi(M cannot lie captured
not lieing considered a» warships. Pri
vate hospital »hip» will enjoy the ratne
treatment if ari'liorized by their Own
government and on condition that they
are ccrtifi-d to the other belligerent.
They must aaaist the wounded without
distinction 11 I nationality, ami must
never lie employed for military pur­
pose« or interfeie with military opera­
tions. All hospital ship« must hoist
the Bed Cross (lag.
The protection granted h<«i|>ital ships
ceases if they are employed ugaiust the
enemy, hut the crew* of such ships may
employ arms in their oan defense ami
in defense of the patients. Such »hip»
can also carry small artillery. They
are subject to search and can !»< ordered
by either lelligerent to take certain
positions.
S W E E P S A S ID E
O B J E C T IO N S .
J u d g e L a n d i s O r d e r s H e a d s c< S t a n d ­
ard O t to A p p e a r in C o u r t .
Chicago, June 27.— High officials of
the Standard Oil company were ordered
today to upjiear (»-fore Judge Landis, of
the United Htatea District court, In
Chicago, July 6. Under the court or­
der, John D. Rockefeller, II. II. Rog­
ers, John D. Arehhold ami other heads
of the gigantic cor|»iration may la- sum­
moned.
The rcJiiHal of the oil trust to answer
the questions of Judge I-andi* relating
to its tiuriticinl resource» and the d ivi­
dend* {slid to it* stockholder« aroused
the anger of the court. The clash be­
tween the judge and John S. Miller,
chief counsel ol the trust, came to a
climax and Judge Ijindie met the defi­
ance of the corporation with the an­
nouncement that he would use the pow­
er of the I h w to secure the information
which the Standard Oil officials were
attempting to keep out of court record*.
P R O S E C U T IO N
W it n e s s e s
SC O R tS.
fo r D e fe ua e in H a y w o o d
C a s e D isc re d ite d .
Boise, Jun* 27.— Yesterday wa* field
day for the stats in the llayYvood case.
F’our witnesses were put on the stand
for the defense. Of these, two were
utterly discredited and from the other
two the state got far more than the de­
fense itaelf. Mi. Hawley and Senator
Borah went after the witnesse* hammer
and tong« and opened many interesting
passage» in which they atumhled mia-
erably. A* the net result of the day ’»
work, the Htate’a case was utrengthened,
and It 1» declared by all of the friend*
of the proHecntion to have been one of
the very heat day« of the trial from the
state’* standpoint.
R e ad y to A r r a n g e T e r m s .
Han Francisco, July 1.— President
Cornelius, of the Carmen’s union, gave
emphatic denial today to the report
that ttie members of the union have de­
cided to return in a body to the service
of the United Railroad*. He admitted,
however, that renewed efforts have been
made to bring about a settlement and
that to this end President P. H. Mc­
Carthy of the Building Trades council,
had called upon President Calhoun, of
the United Railroads, yesterday and
again today for the purpose of present­
ing a request for a conference.
E s t r a y L a w W ill N o t H o ld .
Helena, Mont., June 29.— The Hu-
preme court today held that the so-
called estray law was unconstitutional
in tiiat it embraced two separate and
distinct topics, estrays and the public
domain, and therefore ordered the dis­
charge of Earl Cunningham, convicted
at Livingston on the charge of stealing
a horse from the public range.
LIMIT BOMBARDING
Who
B o m b C ap tu re s Money.
Titlia, Russia, Jane 27.— A bomb wa*
exploded today in F’.rivan square in the
center of the city, while the place wa*
thronged with people.
Tfie object of
the Ixmib thrower was an attack on the
treasury. A wag< n containing $125,-
000, escorted by Coenacks, had reached
Erivan square when the bomb explod­
ed. Two employe* of the Imperial
l*ank were killed. The hag* containing
the money disappeared and no trace of
them ha* been found.
More than 50
person* were injured in the liomh out­
rage and $170,000 wan stolen.
W o r k U n d e r B a d C o n d itio n s .
Colon, July 1.— Despite the strike of
steamshovel men in May and the heavy
rainfall, the earth tak?n from the Cu-
lehra cut during May exceeded 500,000
cubic yards. This result is regarded as
splendid and as being due to the stren­
uous effort« of Lieutenant Colonel Goe-
thals, chief engineer, and his staff. 1
Will Build B:ggest Steamer.
Hamburg, June 27.— The official* of
the Ham burg-American Htearnah Ip com­
pany confirm the report that they are
about to order a steamer which will
exceed in nize the Cunard’a new turbine
vesHelg.
The liner will be commis­
sioned in 1910.