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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Bnsy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Lest Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Tho governor of Wnranw hns been
killed by Polish strikers.
Grnnd Duke NIcholiiH Ih reported to
be going to Mnnchurin to help Kuro
patkin. John Darrctt, minister to l'nnnma,
pays that thero nro but few cimes of yel
low fever on tho intliinuH.
Tho Amcrlunn Tobncco company has
declared nti Initial dividend of '24 por
cent on its common Block for n period
not yet stated.
A conference of 100 ministers in New
York has decided to start a crusade
against vlco by holding a series of
mass meetings.
In Now York in a single quarter last
year, with n total population of 3,838,
824, there were 24,034 births mid 21,
058 deaths, a natural increase of 2,050
in the popultloti of tho city.
Albert T. Patrick, who is tinder sen
lencu of death for the murder of Wil
liam M. Ulco in Now York, hopes to
cscapo by proving nt a second trial
that embalming causes congestion of
thu lungs. Tho prosecution proved
that Hlco died by chloroform adminis
tered by 1'atrick.
Tho Industrial General Trust com
pany, of Ixmdon, has asked tho New
York supremo court for 11 special Jury
(n irv Hm mitt for nvnr S 1.0110.000
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against J. Kennedy Tod and others for
damages lor unautnorir.eu puio 01 uonus
for the lllrmingham, Shellleld A Ten-
uecsseo railroad company, thu ground
being that an ordinary jury would not
understand tho casu.
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Tho reported resignation of Kuropat-
kln Is denied by St. Petersburg ofllcials.
Hugo ico floes All New York harbor,
making navigation difllcult and 'almost
impossible.
Tho assassin of tho procurator of
Finland has been captured. .Ilojs a
medical student.
Tho ocean steamer Damarn has been
wrecked off thu coast of Nova Scotia
and many lives lost.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, recom
mends additional appropriation for tho
.Lewis and Chirk exposition.
St. Petersburg workmen threaten to
renew tho strike unless thosu engaged
in tho previous striko are taken back
to work.
Thu National Editorial association,
which meets in Guthrie, Okla., in
June, will visit tho Portland fair after
Its session is closed.
Rapid lire guns mounted on automo
bllu ears aro to be used by tho Russians
for tho protection of tho TratiS'Slberlan
railroad. Six of these cars lutvo been
ordered in Chicago.
A blizzard Is raging over Northern
and Eastern Texas and rain and sleet
falling in many sections of Southern
Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Thousands of cat tin aro reported to bo
suffering and in many cases totally de
void of water.
Tho strike lias spread to Transcau
casia. The reign of terror continues In
Poland.
Another Russian squadron is to sail
for tho Far East in May.
German mino owners have rejected
overtures from tho strikers.
Heavy rains in Houthcrn California
have washed out railway tracks.
A n agreement has been made for a
parcels Kst and quick mail service
with Uritain and Franco.
All tho smaller harbors of tho New
England coast aro frozen over and oth
ers aro blocked with ico floes.
Soisalon Solninen, procurator general
of Finland, has been assassinated by an
unknown emissary of the terrorists.
A storm of snow and sleet has swept
over tho South, stopping communiea
tion and killing cuttle and fruit.
Another great storm is raging in New
York state and cold weather is predict
ed for tho entire section east ot tho
Rocky mountains,
Henry 11. Miller, consul general at
Niuchwung, China, will bo promoted
to one ol tho best Oriental Ksts on uc
count of his good work during the Jap-anese-ltusslnn
war.
An insurrection has broken out in
Argentine.
Fire in Birmingham, Alabama, de
stroyed property worth not Icsh than
1500,000.
Taft recommends a revision of the
Philippine tariff.
Tho weather has greatly moderated
in tho middle states.
Atlantic coast ports are blocked with
ire and navigation is stopped.
The crews of the Russian Black sea
fleet are on tho verge of mutiny,
Tho governor and a committee of
Massachusetts solons will visit the
Lewis and Clark fair.
DOINGS iN CONGRESS.
Frida-, February 3.
Tho houso today, passed tho
poatofllco appropriation bill, carrying
$180,787,415.
In tho senato today Judgo Swnyno
mado formal responso.to tho articles of
impeachment against 'him. Tho an
swer was a formtdablo document In
point of sizo. In every caso tho charge
was admitted, but explained from
Judgo Swnyno's point ' of vlow, they
were not of a charnctorto Justify pro
ceedings for impeachment, Tho sonato
issued an order requiring the houso to
fllo its reply by next' Monday, and di
rected that all plcadlnpTBliall bo in by
February 9, that tho trial may proceed
on February 10. Tho senate sitting as
a court, then adjourned and resumed
legislative consideration ' of tho Joint
statehood bill. That Uoplc occupied
the rest of tho day. 3f
Saturday, February 4.
Long occupied most of tho time given
by tho senato today to., tho statehood
bill with a speech in support ol the bill
as it stands. Thero was an extended
donate on a provision lit' tho agricul
tural appropriation bill relating to for
est reservations.
Tho houso today passed tho diplo
matic nnd consular appropriation bill,
carrying $2,107,047, which Is nn in
crease of 78,71.1 over tho concurrent
appropriation. A number of minor
bills wero disposed of,4by unanimous
consent.
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Following weeks of hearings and, con-
sideraton by tho committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, tho houso
today began debating tlioi proposed leg
islation looking to tho , regulation of
freight rates. Vj
Deoato on tho Joint .statehood bill
closed in tho senate today.
Tuesday, February 7.
After a continuous session of
nine
hours the senate toniuht passed tho
Joint statehood bill. An passed tho
bill provides for tho admission of thu
states of Oklahoma, to ho comprised of
Indian Territory nnd Oklahoma and
New Mexico accordingio tho present
boundaries, with Arizona eliminated.
Thu houso duvotud thjejentiro day to
debate on thu railroad freight bill, with
tho exception of a lew miatitcsjust be
fore adjournment, when svmessago from
thu president was read recommending
n board of survey for Hti Philippine
archipelago.
(, .Wednesday, Fsbni&'V,
Although tho result ot tho presiden
tial election was known early in the
evening of November 8, it was not until
today, when tho house met in Joint
session, that Theodore Itoosevelt and
Charles W. Furllmuks wero olllolally
declared to be elected. An immenso
audience gathered to witness thu cere
mony. Tho houso devoted fivo hottrH today
to debate on thu railroad freight bill.
A number of the members spoke on
both sides of tho question.
Very little business waH transacted
in tho houso today. Kearus, of Utah,
claimed to have voted agalnut tho Joint
statehood bill, and his voto is recorded
for It. Discussion as to whether it
should bo changed was lengthy.
Friends of tho statehood bill claim it
will pass in tho house.
Thursday, Fobruary 0.
After nearly four days' discussion tho
houso today, by a votu of 32(1 to 17,
passed tho bill piovldlngfortho regula
tion of freight rates.
The senato devoted today's scslon to
tho agricultural appropriation bill.
There was a renewal of thu discussion
pf tho policy of distributing thu appro
priation bills among a number of com
mittees. After tho passage of thu freight rate
bill by thu houso a spirited discussion
was indulged in over tho deadheads
carried by transports. A resolution
was adopted approving of the carrying
of schoolteachers and members of thu
families of ollicers and men 011 trans'
ports.
Must End War.
Loudon, Feb. 10. Tho Kt. Peters
burg correspondent of the Chronicle
semis an interview with u Itussian who
Ib In tho confidence of M. Witto, in the
course of which thu Russian asserts
that M. Wltto recently said that peace
in the Far East must bo obtained at
any cost. This Ittissiun says Itussin is
willim: to evacuate Manchuria and al
low China to grant Japan u (lll.year
leaso of Manchuria and thu Liaotung
peninsula. Itussiu would retain Sag-
lialien, Vladivostok and thu Ururi dis
trict. She would pay no indemnity.
May Accept the Goldsborough.
Washington, Feb, 10. Tho senato
today passed u bill authorizing the sec
retary of the navy to accept tho torpedo
lKMtUnldrihorough, constructed by Wolff
fi ', wicker iron works, of Portland,
which lias repeatedly failed to stand
tho government test. Tho bill author
izes the secretary of tho navy in his
discretion to waive the 30-knot require
ment and to accept tho (loldsboroitgliut
a reduced price, to bo governmed by
tlio speed.
Shakes the Whole Country.
Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 10.
A tcrriulu explosion nt tlio dynumitu
plant of tho Dtipont I'owder company
at Iioyles' Gap, five miles north of thin
city, tonight, wrecked the plant and
broke windows and extinguished all
lights within a radius of two miles, but
so far as learned no una was killed.
Tho shock was distinctly felt from one
end of Jones' valley to the other, a dis
tance of 25 miles.
GRAND JURY SPEAKS
Brings More Indictments In Con
nection with Land Frauds.
MITCHELL'S LAW PARTNER NAMED
Perjury Is Crime Charged Against
Him Brother of State Treas
urer Also In Tolls.
Portland, Feb. . Judgo Albert II.
Tanner, law partner of John II. Mitch
ell, nnd ono of tho most prominent at
tornoys nnd cltlzons of Portland, was
Indicted yesterdny afternoon by tho
Federal grand Jury for tho crlmo of
perjury alleged to have been committeo
on January 31 while before tho itrnnd
jury as a witness in relation to tho
dealings of Senator Mitchell with Fred
erick A. Kribs, tho land speculator.
At tho samu tlmo this Indictment
was returned three others wero also re
ported to tho court, ono against Ham
ilton II. Hendricks for subornation of
perjury, one against Gcorgu 0. Brown
ell in amendment of tho indictment for
subornation of perjury returned n week
ago, nnd thu last against Henry Mel
drum, Gcorgo Waggoner, David W.
Kinnalrd, Rpfus 8. Moore, a brother ot
State Treasurer Charleu 8. Moore; John
W. Hamakurand Frank J. Van Winkle,
for conspiracy to defraud tho govern
ment. Tho Indictment of Judgo Tanner Is
tho most sensational returned for soino
time, for It brings before tho public
with unexpected suddenness tlio name
ot a man heretofore entirely unconnect
ed by rumor or fact with tho far-reaching
frauds now being unearthed. Tho
indictment further charges that it was
loyalty to his partner, Senator Mitch
oil, and a wish to spare him from tho
shamu of thu second indictment re
turned a week ago which caused him to
attempt to hide, according to the al
legations of tho indictment, thu truo
statu of affairs as existing in thu busi
ness of their law ollleo.
It Is alleged in thu indictment that
Judgo Tanner, whilu a witness before
thu grand jury on January 31, 11)05.
and whilu under oath, said that tho
Arm had received moneys and other
compensation or work, done or Fred
erlck A. Kribs, in expediting claims
through tho general land ollleo and
passing them tp patont, but that of
ineso sums received riunntor Mitchell
had not received any part for himself.
'this tlio government thinks 1b untrue,
and it will attempt to prove that Sen
ator Mitchell did receive money, placed
to his account by Judge Tanner at the
expiration of each month.
RECOVERED AFTER MANY YEARS
Ono of $3,000,000 of Stolon Bonds
Causes Three Arrests.
New York, Feb. 0. Dr. Lewis 0.
Wilcoxson, who is under arrest hero,
together with Joseph A. Taylor, of
Whitu plains, N. Y., and James A.
Smith, of this city, In connect ion witli
tho recovery of a $10,000 United States
government bond stolen from tlio Man-'
hattau savings institution in 1878, has
resided with his wife n.ul child at ono
of tlio leading up-towu hotels hero for
nearly three years. lit) claims Chicago
as his native city, says ho owns exten
sive mining interests in Alaska, nnd
has an iucomu of $5,000 a month.
Nevertheless he spent tho night in
prison In default of $10,000 bonds re
quired by the Fcdoiul authorities. Tho
recovery of tho Isiud was mado through
tho subtreasury in Wall street, where
it had been delivered by 11 bank mes
senger. Thirty of tho same series wero
taken in the Manhattan robbery, and
this Is only tho third ono found.
Two others were recovered in 1880.
The jxilicu urn now searching for
Samuel Waren Miller, from whom Wil
coxson says ho received tlio bond In
part payment for some Alaska mining
property last Monday,
Hecovery of tho bond recalls the rob
bery, 27 yeurs ago, of the Manhattan
bunk, one of the richest hauls over
Hindu in America, Tho burglars se
cured nearly $3,000,000 in cash and
negotiable securities.
Red Cross Is Reorganized.
Washington, Feb. II. In pursuance
of tlio terms of thu act of congress pro
viding for thu reorganization of tho Ited
Cross, tlio incorporators of the Ameri
can National Ited Cross met at thu
State department today. About two
dozen persons wero present, but Miss
Clara Barton was absent. Secretary
Taft called tho incorporators to order.
The following permanent officers were
elided: President, William II. Taft;
treasurer, Charles 11. Keep, assistant
secretary of the treasury; councilor, I.
A. Pradt; wcretary, Anita N. MiGeo.
South is Still Demoralized.
Ijuisvillo, Feb. II. -- With rain and
Nlcet. f.illiiiL' over nearlv every mile of
country from Ohio to New Orleans, the
usual avenues 01 wiro communicatou,
which have been demoralized since
Ktinduv. today went from bail to worse,
Nearly every branch of commercial life
felt the Interruption, I'loudy weather,
with rain, sleet or snow, prevails from
tho Dakotas to the Guli of Mexico.
where, with warm weather, a heavy
rain has Dcen lulling mr in nours.
Japanese Seize More Coal.
Tokio, Feb. 0, Tho British steamer
Eastry, bound for Vladivostok, with
coal, was captured off Hokkaido yester
day. She is being brought to Yoko-
saka.
STRIKE CAUSES DEADLY RIOTS.
Poland In State of Anarchy nnd Con
dition In Caucasus Worse.
St. Petersburg, Fob. 8.For tho mo
ment the startling crlmo in Holsingfora
has withdrawn attention from tho striko
situation throughout Russia. Today's
events in Poland and tho Caucnuaus,
however, aro qulto serious enough to
avail themselves. Disorders In tho
smaller industrial towns' of Poland
havo nddod moro than a score to tho
total of tho killed, nnd troops havo
been sent to Warsaw nnd Kutno, 83
miles west of Warsaw, to quell upris
Inirs thero. Tho striko continues in tho
Caucasus and conditions nro becoming
worse, nnd trndlc on tho Trans-Caucaa
inn railway is interrupted.
Tho central committeo of tho Social
Democratic Workmen's party has issued
a violent proclamation, which has been
widely circulated In tho factories of
St. Petersburg, calling on tho opera
tives to array themselves under tho red
Hag of the Socjal Democracy nnd pro-
paro lor at armed renewal 01 tno Janu
ary demonstrations. Tho proclamation
bitterly assails church nnd stato and
tho higher classes, nnd concludes:
"In order to gain victory, wo must
orRnuizo a vast workmen's army. Then
again wo will start for thu palaco to
present our demands, not liko ikons
nnd not with supplications, but with
arms in our hands, under tho blood
red standard of tho Russian Soolal
Democratic party."
RULES THE LAND.
Rockefoltsr Interests Gain Control of
Moro of Country's Railways.
Now York, Feb. 8. Positive Inform
ation camo to light in certain favored
quarters today that Standard Oil,
through Edward II. Hnrrlman, has se
cured control of thu Atchison, Topckn
& Santa Fo railroad and would bo in a
position to practically dominate tho
transportation facilities of thu country.
By this tremendous coup, nnd others
of qulto recent date, tho Rockefeller In
terests now control a total of 72,740
miles ot railway, representing in stocks
and bonds $3,805,320,000. This vast
network of tracks stretches over thu
East, West, Northwest nnd Southwest,
tapping thu very choicest territory in
every direction. Tho only portion of
thu United States not included in thu
now map is tho Southeastern Atlantic
states.
Prior to securing control of tho Santa
Fu, thu Vanderbllt-Harrimnn interests
bad a total mileage of 40,840. Tho
Gonld-Pnciflo group ndds 13,780 miles,
the Rockefeller group proper 10J203
miles, and tho Barrta-FebrifiBsMn'flWr
miles more.
MUST HAVE PEACE.
Czar Tells General Kuropntkin of His
Decision to End War.
London, Feb. 8. Additional Inform
ation indicating that Russia is making
ready for peace is cabled to thu Loudon
Dally Chronicle by Its St. Petersburg
correspondent and published in Wed
nesday morning's issuu.
As in his former dispatch, thu corres
pondent claims tho highest authority
for his statements. Ho wires that tho
government lias within tho past few
days cancelled a large order which pro
vided for tho mobilization of a now
army corps,
In addition to this, the correspond
ent assorts that special instructions
wero sent to General Kuropatkiu on
Tuesday by tho war, In which ho is in
formed of tho decision to terminate tho
war.
EXILES THREATEN TO FIGHT
Defeated Dominican Faction Protests
Against Protocol with America.
Turk's Island, Feb. 8. According to
advices received hero from Sauto Do
mingo, under date of February 3, Gen
eral Cespedes, governor of Puurta
Plata, has resigned ami gouu to Porto
Itlco.
Thoteamor Cherokee which will
leave Lent today, will carry a protest
itgaiuA the United States-Dominican
inocol to tho United States congress
roin ex-VIco President Deschamps, of
Santo Domingo, and his followers, now
hero, who say they aro ilUjxMud to re
sort to arms in furtherance of their
cause and remove the present govern
ment of Sauto Domingo if it does not
resign.
Panama Canal Act Sustained.
Washington, Feb. 8. Justico Staf
ford, of the Euulty court, today decided
against Warren B. Wilson, a Chlcugo
lawyer, who sued for an injunction to
restrain tho secretary of the treasury
from paying to thu republlu of Panama
any of tho amounts of money provided
for under thu treaty of tho United
Stntes with Panama, Mr. Wlson, in
his suit, which, ho said, ho brought
on his own Initiative, alleged that tho
Panama canal act was unconstitutional
anil that thu United States was without
tlio right to acquire foreign territory,
Goodnow Resigns Consulate,
Washington, Feb. 8. John Good-
nough, consul geuural at Shanghai,
called ut the statu department today,
and after a conference with Assistant
Secretary Pierco it was announced that
the consul 'cncral had tendered his
resignation to tuko effect March 31,
Mr, Goodnough will return to Shang
hai, to turn over the business to his
succcpsor uud will remain in China to
engage in private business. His suc
cessor bus not yet been named.
Many Killed in Strike Riots.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, Feb. 8,
According to a report from Random, 20
workmen havo been killed or wounded
in strike disorders there today.
READY FOR PEACE
Grand Dakes Admit Inability to
Cope with Japan.
TOO MUCH TROUBLE AT HOME
With Nation In Rebellion Reserves
Cannot Bo Sent to Cope with
Those Sent by Japan.
London, Feb. 7. Tho highest au
thority Is claimed by tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho London Daily
Chronlclo for tho statement that tho
grand dttcnl party has suddenly decided
that Russia must suo for peaco.
Tho correspondent states that tho
grand dukes and tholr supporters havo
hold frequent conferences of lato at
which they discussed tho Far Eastern
war and camo to tlio conclusion that
tho country could not afford to con
tinuo tho wnr under tho present condi
tions. Tho immcdlato cause for this
change of mind on tho part of tho very
men who have right along stood in the
way of peaco is said to havo been the
recent disaster to tho Russian arms on
tho Hun river.
Coupled with tho news of this defeat
has como'to tho grand dukes tho reali
zation that they cannot compote with
Japan's ability to throw army after
army into Manchuria, especially in
view of tho internal situation, which
may render further mobilization of
reservist troops almost ImjwBslblo.
Tho correspondent states that, ac
cordingly, tho Russian embassy at
Paris has been asked to gain tho good
will of Great Britain with a view to
mitigating tho terms which Japan is
likely to Impose
STREET CAR OVERTURN8.
Portland Wreck Causes One Death
and Thirty-one Injuries.
Portland, Feb. 7. Ono man was
killed and 31 persons Injured, some of
them fatally, by tho wrecking of a car
of tho Portland Consolidated railway
company on thu Montavilla lino, at
tho corner of hast Twenty-eighth and
East Gllsan streets, at 7:20 o'clock yes
terday morning. Tho acctdont oc
curred on a shr.rp curvo at the base of
a stocn incline. The car's momentum
,siOFirMt'tbat U.WMLtUtsbtyto Mftktv
tho turn and was overturned. There
wuru 00 passengers on thu car at the
tlmo of thu uccldent, tho majority be
ing business men and employes on tholr
way to work in tho heart of tho city.
It Is a question whether thu motor
man lost control of thu car or whether
ho did not usu thu usual precautions
until It was too lato. Fivo. blocks from
tho scene of the accident tho car was
running nt 11 speed greatly in excess of
thu ratu Hpcclllcd in tho city ordinances
governing street cur trufllc. Onu pus
seuger, who stood on tho front platform
of thu car beside thu motormun, de
clares that 110 effort was mudu to gov
ern thu speed of tho car until It was
nlmost rounding tho curvo, Thu street
car company says thu brakes had been
sot as shown by thu fact that tho wheels
wero worn smooth by sliding,
READY TO FIGHT.
Warlike Talk of High British Official
Causes Kaiser to Anger.
Berlin, Feb. 7. At tho foreign ollleo
It was said tills aftoruoon that Ger
many would ask England for an ex
planation of tho provocative anti-Ger-mnii
speech made ut East Leigh, Feb
ruary 2, by Arthur ii. Ia.o, civil lord of
thu admiralty, in which ho said that
Britain would smash un unnamed en
emy in thu North sen before that enemy
had tlmo to realize that war had been
declared. Thu foreign ollleo said:
"Wo hope that nothing will result
from Leo's speech. Wo prefer to be
lieve ho spoku moro as u naval exiicrt
than us a statesman or cabinet nfllcer.
Yet It is linixissihlo not to put a polit
ical construction upon his utterances.
Wu shall, of course, tuku up the mat
ter." Will Fight Near Sandepas.
St. Petersburg, Feb 7. Military
operations in Manchuria continue at a
standstill. No importance is attached
by the war ollleo to thu Japanese move
ments on thu Russian center and left,
which nro regarded us merely demon
strations. General Heismau, a wnr
critic, uxpresses the opinion that thu
Russians are not likely to surrender thu
Hisitlons captured northeast of Sande
pas, nnd that u series of encounters
thero will probably continue until the
weather is favorable (or a general ad
vance. Rivers and Harbors Next Week,
Washington, Feb, 7. Although the
river and harbor bill was reixirtcd to
the houso today, it will probably not
bo considered before next week, Tho
naval appropriation hill is ahead of it
and will bo called up Thursday, when
thu railroad bill is disposed of. Thu
nayal bill will remain under considera
tion three or four days, shoving tho
river nnd harbor bill over until next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Probably it
will ho passed aliout reh. If).
Russia Wants More Money.
London, Feb. 7. It Is stated In well
informed financial circles in Ixindon
that negotiations havo been completed
for floating a now Russian loan ot
$200,000,000 in Purls, Tho loan will
bear interest nt tho rate of 5 per cent
per annum. Tho date ol tno issue haa
not yet been fixed.
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