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THE STAYTON MAIL E. D. AlEXANOER. P«l»lè»h«r S T A Y T O N .................... OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK I d a Condensed Form lor Onr Busy R eaden A R i w n i t o f the Lees Im portant but Not Less Intereating Events o f the Past W eek. Taft urges the government to with draw from Cuba in the spring of 194)9. The Roman Catholic church will soon announce new laws calculated to pre vent hasty marriage. Trial of Oregon’s land thieves has commenced at/ Portland with Judge Hunt, of Montana, presiding. A French aeronaut has devised an airahipheavier than air capable of mak ing a speed of 24 miles an hour. Ten persons were injured in New York by the explosion of three dyna mite bomba, which partially wrecked a tenement house. Mayor Taylor, of San Francisco, has a huge task before him. One of the first things ins to provide a water sys tem for fire fighting. T O R EC A 1 L T R O O P S . Nevada M ust N et S h irk Responsibil ity. beys President. Washington, Jan. 14. —- President Roosevelt has determined to withdraw the Federal troops from Goldfield, N ev„ shortly aft r the legislature heir ins its special session t<day. This it teutiou was made knowu at the White House to>lay, when the report of the special investigation commission was made public, together with a letter from the president to Governor Sparks, dated January 4. The president says he shall be governed by the recommenda tions in the report unlees the governor can show that the statements of the re port are not in accordance with the facts. The report says: “ The conditions did not support the general allegations In the governor’s request for tioope, nor were his specific statements established to any such ex tent as to justify his use of these state ments for the purpose of getting Fede ral troops.” “ But we must firmly believe that upon the assembling of the legislature, or within a few days thereafter, the troops should be removed, regardless of any request for their retention that may be made by either the legislature or the governor of Nevada, it being es sential that the state of Nevada shall understand this situation completely— shall recognise the fact that there will, at that date be thrown upon it, and it alone, the primary responsibility of keeping order, and that, recognising this responsibility, it may take such action as is the duty of the state and as will be sufficient in the premises.” The forty-fourth annual convention of the National Woo I growers’ associa L A N D O F F IC E F O R C E -S H O R T . tion, at Helena, was the most success ful ever held. The attendance was also unusually large. C o m m is s io n e r S a y s D e p a rtm e n t is H a n d ic a p p e d in E ffic ie n c y . At a meeting of 700 New York land lords it was decided to have introduced Washington, Jan. 14.— Commission in the legislature a bill making it a er Ballinger, of the general land office, felony for any political agitator to in has completed his annual report for cite tenants to refuse to pay rental submission to congress. He asks an which has been agreed upon. At pres appropriation of (504),000 to carry on ent it is a misdemeanor. the field work of his bureau in the pro More mines are being opened at Gold tection of the public lands, an increase of (250,000 over the current appropria field. tion. During the fiscal years of 1895-7 Conncil Bluffs, la., has started a war there was recorded for investigation on gambling. 24.459 cases of all kinds; of these the Great Britain is alarmed for her nav agents investigated and disposed of 12,- 104 cases, and 12,355 cases remained al supremacy. for examination July 1, 1907. The kaiser advocates the study of There were 2,243 land entries relin English in Germany. quished after the case was in the hands The fire in the big New York sky of special agents for investigation, 353 scraper showed an insufficient water entries were cancelled after hearings had npon special agents’ charges; 367 supply. unlawful enclosures of public lands Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed were removed restoring 1,940,120 acres saltan of Morocco and he has started a to the open range. There were 27 con holy war. victions connected with these cases. The new Japanese ambassador to the The total of moneys recovered by the United States declares that all trouble government in all special agents’ cases w ill soon be over. was (386,251 and 2,372,224 acres of In a mad rush to get seats at a the land was either freed from fraudulent ater in Barnsley, Eng., 16 children claims to title or released from unlaw ful enclosure and occupancy. were trampled to death. The colors of the American man-of- M O R O C C O F A C E S C R IS IS . war Chesapeake, captured by England in 1813, have been offered for sale in S u lta n A b d E l A z iz Is F o rc e d F ro m London. T h r o n e by R e p o rts . General Manager Mohler, of the Un Tangier, Jan. 14.— There is conster ion Pacific, declaree the prohibition nation among Monccan officials at the wave now eweeping the country will sensational news from Fez announcing stop expansive railroad work. the proclaiming of Mulai Hafid as sul A strike of 200 newsboys in Boston tan and the dangerous conditions now created quite a disturbance. Three po pre railing in the city. Couriers who lice officers were assaulted, stripped of have arrived here announce also that their badges and one officer and a by the people of Mequinezhave proclaimed stander seriously injured. Mulai Hafid sultan. According to the The jury in the Thaw case has been latest information from Fez, the Ule mas or wise men, were forced to decree completed. the overthrow of Abd El Aziz, the sul The battleship fleet has arrived at tan of record, and proclaim Mulai Hafid Rio Janeiro. sultan in his place, by the attitude of Warsaw, Russia, terrorists are busy the people, who were greatly excited over reports that Abd El Ariz had sold again and the city is in a turmoil. the country to France. T. C. Becker, of New York, ¡ h to The announcement by the public assist Heney in the Oregon land frauds. criers was received with frantic joy. France may insist on arbitration be Mulai Hafid was proclaimed sultan un tween the United States and Japan to der certain conditions, which ha must accept together with the title. Among prevent war. these are the following: Alton B. Parker attributes the re That he reject the Algeciras act, ex cent financial panic to Roosevelt’s “ at pel the French troops from Morocco, tacks on property.” prohibit access to the interior for Euro The steamship Aki Mara, from the peans, who with the Jews, it is set Orient, has just arrived in Seattle with forth, should he allowed to occupy only 1,200 tons of fireworks to be used by quarters in the ports reserved for them; Coast Chinese in celebrating their New prohibit Moorish subjects from placing Years. themselves under the protection of for eign consulates, secure Morocco’s rights Heney has been stirred np by the decision of the Appellate court in the in the frontier question with Algeria, Schmitz case and says he will push the and suppress taxation. other indictments against send him to prison for life. Ruef and Four policemen were killed and fire nearly 30 injured in the burning of a New York skyscraper. The fire started on the fifth floor of a 12-story building and the structuie is a total loss. The monetary loss is placed at (5,000,000. Only seven jurors have been secured in the Thaw case. Fire at Green Bay, W is., estimated loss of (60,000. caused an Fire at Minneapolis destroyed a fur niture warehouse. Loss (126,000. Abysslnians have captured an Italian town and exterminated the garrision. Bonaparte says he will soon start a suit to dissolve the Harriman merger. Rev. Johnston Myers, of Chicago, has fed more than 2,000 hungry men in four days. Ftorm in East. Chicago, Jan. 14.— Chicago and its environs were cut off for several hours yesterday from wire communications from other points by a snow and wind storm which began liefore dawn and raged without a break all day. Know continues to fall, A northwest gale drove blinding masses of wet snow be fore it. The Avarmth of the atmosphere caused the heavy flakes partly to melt and stick to whatever they touched. As a consequence overburdened wires and poles were put out of commission in all directions for hours. WARNING TO JAPAN Root Says She Mast Stop Flood ot Coolle Immigrants. EXCLUSION LAW MAY BE PASSED Japanese Government Attem pte to A droitly Dodge Issue— Hoot Staves O ff the C risis. Washington, Jan. 11.— Negotiations between the United States and Japan have reached a serious stage. W hile war Si an eventuality is not seriously apprehended, largely because of Japan*! unpreparedneae, it is known that the historic friendly relations ere strained almost to the point of breaking. The official denial given at the State department of cabled reports of de mands having been made upon Japan are literally true In a diplomatic sens«, hut the denial, in a measure, is an evasion. The “ oral representations” and the exchange of “ memoranda,” reduced to plan English, mean just this: Ambassador O'Brien, acting under instructions, has, since reaching bis post last October, lieen attempting to secure from the Japanese government satisfactory assurances that under the pledge given at the time of the passage of the immigration law last February the Japanese government would assist in restricting the emigration to this country of objectionable Japanese labor. Twice has he communicated to Secretary Hoot replies obtained from Count Hayaeki, in which the Japanese government attempts adroitly to dodge the issue. Mr. Root has submitted to the Jap anese government, through Mr. O’ Brien, statistics prepared by the de partment of commerce and labor, show ing that the immigration of the unde sirable class of Japanese since the Japanese government gave its promisee lias been monthly at least twice as large as before the promise was given, and during some months four times as large. The presentation of cold statistics showing laxity, conpled with the inti mation that congress may adopt more stringent measures, possibly an exclu sion law, broguht from the Japanese government the eecond reply, which rescued Mr. Root a few days ago in the form of a cablegram which cost several thousand dollars. Mr. Root is now preparing an an swer, with the assistance of several ex perts in Oriental affairs. The Japanese government will be informed that assurances cannot be given that an ex clusion act will not be passed, but that the administration will exercise its influence to prevent such legislation, if possible, pending negotiations. The issue in official circles in Japan ha* caused acute agitation, and because of the strained condition of affairs, Mr. Root will not unnecessarily precipitate matters, with the battleship fleet so far from its base in the Pacific. E s tim a te s T o o L o w . Washington, Jan. 11.— Because cl changed conditions from those existing in 1905, when the minority of the board of consulting engineers of the Pana ma canal submitted its report, it is now admitted in responsible quarters that the estimate trade by that report for building the canal was far too low and (hat the cost may approximate (200,- 04)0,000. This includes various inci dental items, such as administration, sanitation and improvements aggregat ing several millions of dollars in Pana ma and Orion, which, however, will be refunded by the Panama government, and the expenses of the zone govern ment arid various expenses incidental to the relocation and acquisition of the Panama railroad. The estimate of the board in 1905 was that the erst would he (139, 765.200, hut this estimate did not In clude expenses on account of interest during construction, sanitation and zone government. W hite and Yellow Races M ust fo r Supremacy. Fight Washington, Jan. 13.— Justice John M. Harlan, of the Supreme court of the United States, peered into the distant future al the annual dinner of the Navy league of the United States and told of a day when the white and yellow races will meet in a conflict that will shake the earth. The distinguished jurist was speaking in the interest of a mighty American navy. He said: “ If I had the opportunity I would vote for an appropriation of (60,000,- 004) a year for a period of ten year* for a larger navy. The great importance of a navy is shown in the constitution, which reetricta the appropriations for the army, but seta no limit to those for the navy. There Is no such thing as friendship between nations as between men. Nations make no sacrifices to preserve friendship and do not forbear to do certain things because It does not meet with the approval of another na tion. Do you think England cares a cent for what we think of her navy, or tlermany cares a cent for wliat we think of hers? “ The trend of the immigration of the white people In the past has tieen from east to west. There has been none from the west. Just across the water there is a country with an immense population whose commeice we are seeking. We refer to the people of Asia as the yellow rare. There are 400,000,04)0 Chinese, as strong physi cally and mentally as we are. There is over there another nation whose people are progressive and ambitious. We may some day see a skilled army in Japan of 6,000,000 to 10,000,04)0. They will say: “ ‘ You claim Europe as your country. This is ours. Getfout.’ ” “ I don’ t think they have any such idea now, and we have no hostility to ward them. But there will be a con flict between the yellow race and the white race that will shake the earth. When It comes I want to see this coun try with a navy on both oceans that w ill be strong eonugh.” G R E A T A C T IV IT Y E V ID E N T . Government Is Rushing W o rk on O u r Coast Defenses. Washington, Jan. 13.— New coast defenses are being installed and old ones re-enforced at Pacific coast points, Guam, Hawaii and Manila. This work of fortification is being carried forward swiftly and upon a gigantic scale. Grail depots are being replenished, huge searchlights installed, harbors mined, big guns placer) and ammunition maga zines filled to overflowing. Ho quietly has thia work been going on that few outside cf the officials han dling the work have realized the enorm ous undertaking nnder way. This work was started last May, and it is expected that a year will see the completion of the oat liner) program. It is acknowledge that the fortifica tions at Manila, 4)tiarn, Puget sound and Honolulu are inefficient and it is at those points that the greatest work is being done. Han Francisco anti other coast points are declared to l>e perfectly equipped to repel attacks. W hile not acknowledging any appre hension, the administration is rushing the work with real vigor. It was learn er! from an authoritative source today that one of the potent factors in determ ining the dispatch of the fleet to the Pacific was a realization of the wiak- ness at certain points. The presence of the fleet in the Pacific remedies all de fects and structural weakness in coast defense points. As long as it remains there it will make up for any short coming in const fortifications. By the time the fleef, leaves the wa ters of the Pacific it is believed all the weak points will have been reinforced ami the defenses will be of a modern am! approver! type. Twelve million rounds now enrouto to the Far East furnishes enough am munition for a possible army of 50,000 men. The normal need of the army in the Philippines is about 2,000 000 rounds annually. Aside from this there is an exceptionally heavy draft of shells and ttipedoes. R e n t S t r ik e r s E v ic te d . N o t S o M a n y Id le W o rk m a n . New York, Jan. 11.— Eighty evic tions of East Side rent strikers took place today, and Monroe street was filled with a picturesque litter of dis placed furnishings. It is believed that the strike situation is now near a solu tion, and claims of victory are being made by both sides. The indications are that the honors are ahont even for, although moat of the tenants paid the rent a»fced when they saw that eviction was inevitable if they longer refused, others obtained concessions from land lords. Chicago, Jan. 13.— Htetistics gather ed by the Chicago association of com merce tend to alleviate the pessimiim felt concerning the local industrial sit uation. In responae to letters sent oat to 616 business firms which a year ago gave employment to 97,000 persona, it is s'ated that these firms are now em ploying 86.400 persons, a decrease of lees than 12 per cent, and within *0 days will have added 4,920 hands. David R. Forgan, president of the asso ciation, declares that the statistics were gatherer) from every branch of industry. J a p a n e s e S e n d s in a B id . Honolulu, Jan. 14.— The award of bids for material for the construction of improvements for Pear) harbor lias been held up, because the lowest bid der is a dummy for some Japanese con tractor. It is prohab e that all bids will be rejected. H A RLAN SEES WAR. W ith d r a w in g T r o o p s F ro m Muncie. Muncie, Ind.. Jan.l 1.— Major Gen eral McKee issued orders this afternoon for the return to their homes of three comapniee of militia now in Muncie. Street cars are now running on normal ■chednle. Vesuvius Still Spits Ashes. NEIV CURRENCY PLAN Congressman Fowler Oilers Sys tem (or Bank Circulation. SECURED BY ASSETS Of BANKS Banka to Deposit Money W ith Gov ernm ent to Guarantee Both Notaa and Daposita. Washington, Jan. 0.— The sub-com mittee of the house committee on bank ing and currency, to which was entrust ed the framing of a bill to increase the elasticity of the currency, reached a conclusion yesterday and will report favorably to the lull committee a bill drawn In the main by Chairman Fow ler, of the committtee. The bill will be introduced by Fowler arnl referred to his committee, where It w ill form the working basis for the framing of a bill of piMsibly the aatne scope and tenor. The bill provides for the complete retirement of all outstanding national bank bond secured currency and author izes In lieu theieoi a currency based upon general aeseU of the Iwuks, to ha worked out in this way: The controller of the currency will designate throughout the country cer tain redemption cities, so that there shall l>e a redemption city within a l least 24 hours’ reach of every national bank. The national banks will indi cate to the controller of the currency to what redemption city they wish to ha joint'd. The controller will then s elect a time and place within each redemp tion district for the organizing of tltal district in the following manner: Each national hank in that district, regardless of its capital stock, will he entitled to one vote. Representative# of the banks will meet fit a time and place designated and elect a l«<ard of managers to consist of seven members. The seven will elect a chairman, who will become a deputy controller of cur rency and assume control of his re demption district, except that he shall not have charge of the enforcement of the criminal statutes. Each national batik is authorized to present to the secretary of the treasury national bank notea and lawful money in lieu of other national bank bond se cured outstanding notee. Then, if the bank’s application therefor is indorsed by the tsard of managers of the re demption district to which it belongs, the hank will receive guaranteed credit notes to the amount of its capital atock. These notea will be subject to a tai of 2 per cent jxr annum. Each bank w ill he required to deposit as « guarantee fund with the treasurer of the United Htates 6 per cent of Its average dejxsdU for the preceding 12 months and 6 per cent of the credit notes which It takes out. The revenue thns obtained is to create and support a national guaran tee lund of ( 500,000,000 for the guar antee of both the deposits and the out standing hunk notes of every rational hank. Eighty per cent of thia fund la to be Invested in United Htates Ixiiids drawing 2 per cent Interest, while the remaining 20 per cent is to be dt •pnalt- nd in Lanka of the various redemption cities for the purpose of redeeming the guaranteed credit notea of the lainks of the various redemption districts. When the national guarantee fund reaches (26,000,000, which would lie almost simultaneous with the birth of the new law, the governnunt is re quired to return to the l«nks the Unit ed Htates bonds now held as security fpr Federal deposits, the object being to enable the Imnks to get control of the bonds, so that the government can invest the 80 per cent of the guaranteed fund in 2 per cent bonds arid regain control. In buying these bonds the banks holding them shall he jiaid their original purchase price, providing their exact purchase price can be proven. It is Fowler’ s idea, as emlxxtied in the bill, to have the new credit notes printed on a green tiackgmund in differ entiation from the yellow Iwckgroond of the gold notes and white laokgronnd of the silver certiirafites. B o th M a k a C o n c e s s io n s New York, Jan. 9.— The gloom among the rent strikers whs turned to joy when the large number of evictions threatened by the landlords seemed to dwindle materially. It mas difficult to get marshals to handle those that were issued. They said they were busy with other things. Many landlords, ton, settled with their tenants rather than pay the coat of their eviction, and many tenants, frightened by the action of the court, agreed to accept smaller reductions than those first demanded. Many cases were thus compromised. Naples, Jan. 13 — Mount Vesuvius Battleship* O ff Brazil. continues to throw out ashes and incan Pernambuco, Brazil, J »n. 9.— The descent matter from its chief crater, American battleship fleet nnder com the cone of which, formed by the last 1 mand of Rear Admiral Rvans, waa eruption, collapsed recently, the earth sighted passing this port yeaterday at tremblings being felt long distances. i Boon on Ita way lo Rio Janeiro.
