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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.