Morning Oregonian., June 06, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATUKDA5T, JUJS'iS b, liHJS.
Grand Jury Indicts Ma
chen for Bribery.
USED OFFICE FOR OWN GAIN
Ex-Postal Chief Is alleged to
Have Made $18,000.
HEWSCAKDALiN RURAL SERVICE
Machen Tlelded to the Importunities
of Members of Congresi and Ea
tabllfilied Many Routes That
Were Not Justified.
PENALTY FOR THE OFFENSE.
Section 5501. ot the Revised Statutes,
under which the Indictment of Machen
was brought, provides a penalty as fol
lows: "A fine of not more than three times,
the amount asked or accepted or re
ceived, and by imprisonment not mors
than three years."
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash
ington. June 5. That the charges of brib
ery preferred against A. "W. Machen, ex
Chlef of the Free Delivery Division, by
Postmaster-General Payne, rest on a good
foundation Is shown by the action of the
grand Jury in Indicting Machen today.
Tv.1f body has returned a bill charging
Machen with illegally receiving S1S.9S7.73
In connection with department contracts.
The grand jurors, upon their oath, find
tlat on June 00. 1900, Mr. Machen, "with
intent to have his decision and action as
Superintendent of Free Delivery in regard
to a purchase of Groff fasteners Influ
enced thereby, did ask of the Groff broth
era a promise that they would pay him 40
per cent of any sum which might be re
ceived by them thereafter from the United
States through the Postofflce Department
in payment of such fasteners, the purchase
of which might be procured upon Mr.
Machen's advice, and did receive the
promise of the Groff brothers In accord
ance therewith."
Neiv Scandal In Rural Service.
It developed today that Machen allowed
the establishment of a great many rural
free-delivery routes without justification
and merely because of his desire to accede
to the demands of members of Congress.
All such superfluous rural service Is to be
discontinued, but not until a thorough In
vestigation has been made. '
The department roughly estimates that
one-third of the rural routes in the South
and one-fifth of those in the North are
unwarranted, as shown by minimum re
ceipts. Most, if not all, the routes in the
"West, however, to far as disclosed from
preliminary examinations, are believed to
bo working on a sound basis, as they were
established only In the more thickly set
tled communities and were conscientiously
inspected prior to establishment. More
over, the West has been but slightly rec
ognized In tho distribution of this popular
form of mall service. Postmaster-General
Payne says "Western rural free delivery
Is for the most part experimental, and he
doubts if many1 routes west of the Missis
sippi Valley will be dispensed with. All
these routes, howevere, will be examined
to determine whether the receipts and tho
benefits of the service justlfly the expendi
tures. GOVERNMENT SCORES A VICTORY.
Preliminary Henrinsr Is Oft, and Its
Hand "Will Not Have to Be Shown.
WASHINGTON, June 5. The grand Jury
today reported an indictment against Au
gust "W. Machen. cx-Superintendent of the
Free Delivery Service of the Postofilco
Department, who was arrested several
days ago, charged with sharing profits on
Government contracts for letter-box
fasteners. The Indictment was brought
for violation of section 5501 of the revised
statutes, the penalty for violation of
which la "a fine -of not more than three
times the amount asked or accepted or
received, and by Imprisonment not more
than threo years." The amount which
tho Indictment states he received illegally
is $1S,9S7.79. Mr. Machen was in court
with his attorneys when tho grand jury
reported, and Immediately gave bond in
the sum of $20,000 for his appearance in
court. His sureties aro C. G. Staples, F.
M Craswell. David Moore and Emanuel
Spelch, of this city. The trial will occur
In October.
The Indictment against Mr. Machen em
braces nlno counts, and consists of 25
typewritten pages. It follows closely the
form of the warrant upon which Mr.
Machen was originally arrested, reciting
his connection with tho Postofflce Depart
ment, his duties In connection with the
purchase of supplies, and the fact of the
sale of the letter-box fasteners to the
Government by Broff Bros, upon his
advice and recommendation.
The Indictment then recites that In pur
suance of this collusive understanding,
Mr. Machen, upon the various dates sped
fled in the original warrants, received the
t-ums stated at that time, aggregating in
ell about 520.000.
The fact that the crand lurv concluded
its Investigation in" so short a time oc
casioned some surprise. "When an ad
journment was taken yesterday until this
morning, it was expected that the out
of-town witnesses would be called today.
Two of these witnesses were J. w. Her
ing, of W estmiaster, Md., and Harry J,
Halstcad, of Toledo. Mr. Taggart de
cided, however, to rest the Government's
case upon the testimony of the witnesses
who appeared yesterday.
Justice Pritchard, presiding over Crimi
nal Court. No. 1, was notified last night
that the Jury would report at 11 o'clock
today, and he was promptly on hand
but he was told that the submission of
the report would be deferred until
o clock, and the jury was excused until
that hour. "Word quickly spread about
the courthouse that a true bill had been
found against Mr. Machen. The fact that
the indictment had to be prepared and
cculd not be presented before that hour
was given as the occasion for the an
nouncoment of the postponement.
It Is learned on the best of authority
that the grand Jury will continue Its in
vestlgatlon of the postal scandals, with
particular reference to the case of the
Broff Bros., the contractors who fur
nlshed the letter-box fasteners to the
Government, and vho were arrested at
the same time Mr. Machen was taken
Into custody.
By securing an indictment against
Machen before tomorrow, the day-3t for
his preliminary hearing before Commis
sloner Taylor, the Government has scored
a victory In that It has avoided the neces
sity of showing Its hand at a preliminary
hearing. Th6 proceedings before the Com
missioner now wiil be abandoned.
It Is expected by the Postofflce Depart
ment that the grand Jury will report on
the cases of the Groff brothers, tne con
tractors, early next week.
MACHEX MAINTAINS IXXOCEXCE.
DenteH That lie Kcccivfcd Any Prof
its From Sale of Groff Fastener.
"WASHINGTON". Juno 3. In dlscuaslnc
his Indictment for bribery with Hl3 friends.
A. W. Machen, ex-chlef of the free de
livery service, says certain checks, which
it is maintained were sent to him in pay
ment of his profits in the Groff fastener.
and which have been secured by the Post
office Inspectors, were sent him by hla
business partner. George E. Lorenr. of
Tolo, O., and formerly postmaster of
that city. Mr. Machen alleges that his
partnership with Lorenz was a strictly le
gitimate one, and the checks transmitted
to him by Lorenz were in connection with
mining business which the firm conducted.
Although the amount of these checks
cannot be ascertained, Mr. Machen says
the one for the largest amount represents
personal loan to himself from Lorenz.
Mr. Machen further stated to his friends
that he -was not a partner of the Groff
Bros, concern, and that he did not re
ceive any of the profits from the sale of
the letterbox fastener to the Government.
He says no wrongdoing will be proved
PRESIDENT DEDICATED ARMORY AT SPRINGFIELD THURSDAY
agalnet him, and that the only possible
cause there may be for criticism of his
administration, so far as the Groff fast
ener is concerned, is that the price paid
for the article may be considered exces
sive. This was necessary, he maintains.
because the article waa a patented affair. !
and the larger price paid for It was in !
line with the universal practice In the
purchase of articles which are patented,
and where there is no competition.
MACHEN'S ATTORNEYS "IVRATHY.
Treatment of Their Client Held to
Be Unfair and Unprecedented.
WASHINGTON. June 5. Attornoys for
A. W. Machen tonight made the follow
ing statement regarding his indictment
for bribery:
The indictment against Mr. Machen by
the grand jury Is such a long document
that we have had no time or opportunity
to consider it, and we cannot, therefore.
ay anything about the charges in the
nine different counts. At the instance J
ana unaer mc airecuon ul wu auiiiuuucs,
a warrant or arrest against Mr. Macncn
was asked for and obtained from United
States Commissioner Taylor, and a long
supporting affidavit was filed. In which
direct charges of criminal acts were
made.
"Upon Mr. Machen's arrest, we demand
ed an Immediate hearing, which was op
posed by the Government, and at the re
quest of the Government a continuance
was had until June C. Mr. Machen and his
counsel had evident reason to believe that
in the Interim no steps would be taken
to deny him the preliminary examination
he was entitled to. The authorities re
sponsible for the issuance of this war
rant have seen proper to bring the same
charges now pending before Commissioner
Taylor to the attention of the grand jury.
The grand jury has. In consequence, in
dicted Mr. Machen before the date fixed
for the full hearing before the United
States Commissioner.
"If you want the reason for this pro
ceeding you will have to seek it from the
prosecution. We do not know. We can
only surmise, and that much the public
can as well do as the counsel for the de
fense. Suffice it to .say that the legal
effect of thki course of policy, which 13
unusual and unfair, if not unprecedented
in this jurisdiction. Is to deprivo the de
fendant of an open public investigation
Into Untruth of the charges, to which ho
is falrlj entitled, and which a sound pub
lic policy vouchsafes to him. This action
may or may not be technically legal, but
there seems to have been no necessity for
the course pursued. Mr. Machen has all
the while been within the jurisdiction of
the court under heavy bond and ready to
respond to any process of law. The course
the defendant's counsel wilr pursue In the
matter cannot now be made public, but
sooner or later, and it will be sooner than
some people want, the whole matter will
be gone Into and both sides will be heard
where ex parte proceedings will be out of
order."
GOVERNMENT WINS MAIL SUIT.
Postmaster-General Has the Rlgrht to
Decide Rates of Postage.
WASHINGTON. June 5. The Court of
Appeals of the District of Columbia, in
an Important decision, reversed the lower.
courts, and sustained the contention of the
Government that the Postmaster-General
is empowered by law to exclude from tho
malls, at second-class postal rates, the
publication known as "Riverside Liter
ature Series," issued by Houghton, Mif
flin & Co.. of Boston, and also "Martrs
in Music." published by the Bates &
Guild Company, of Boston. The opinion
Is quite sweeping In the comprehensive
discretion it gives the Postofflce Depart
ment to classify mall matter.
The lower court had drcided that the
Postmaster-General had no authority to
prevent carriage of the two publications
In question at second-class mailing rates.
Today's decision upheld the Postmaster
General, saying he was free to classify
mall matter, according to his judgment
and discretion as to the true meaning of
the law, and that he was not bound by
any decision of his predecessors In ac
cepting matter under what the present
Postmaster-General considered a wrong
classification.
Hcnd of LarKC Iron Industry.
LANCASTER, Pa., June 5. General
William A. Patton. -a. prominent railroad
contractor and head of a large Iron Indus
try. 5ied at his home in Columbia today
in his SIth year.
JEW GA8E UP TODAY
RooseyeltWill Consider Kish
inef Massacre.
CABINET WILL HOLD A MEETING
Ambassador Casslnl "Will See the
President "With View of a Frank
Understanding: Regarding; the
Rusxo-American Relations.
"WASHINGTON. June 3. Secretary Hay
will bring before the President tomor
row the Russian-American situation, both
as regards the Manchurlan and Klshlnef
Incidents. It Is expected these matters
and the postal investigation will consume
most of the Cabinet's attention at Its
meeting tomorrow. The position of this
BOLD ING ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS AT COST
Government as to Russian affairs Js ex
tremely difficult, and especially so because,
it is stated, of the numerous resolutions
adopted as to the Klshlnef affair. Tho
situation has called for tha exercise of
much tact, and it can be said on the hlgh-
est authority that thus far no friction
v,a ncrnrrM hti..'in tho Russian Rnv.
ernment. and our own, though the Russian
government Is disappointed that resolu
tions still are passed condemning Rus
sia, notwithstanding the assurances of
that government, and the severe repres
sive measures it has taken, to prevent
further outbreaks against the Jews.
Count Casslnl. the Russian Ambassador,
will see the President within the next
few dayfl, and Russo-Amerlcan relations
will be discussed with the view of a
frank understanding between the two
governments.
Mr. McCormlck, our Ambassador at St.
Petersburg, is expected at Washington
Sunday, and it is stated ihat he intends to
do what he can to check further attacks
on the Rufisian government on the ground
that In a large measure they are due to
a misrepresentation of the Russian gov
ernment's position. Mr. McCormlck will
see the Russian Ambassador while here,
and also President Roosevelt.
SPEAIC IN .BEHALF OF JEWS.
Prominent Men Address n Mass Meet
Ins at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Juno 5. A mans meet
ing attended by about 1200 representative
citizens of Washington was held in the
Columbia Theater this afternoon to con
sider the recent outrages perpetrated on
the Jews of Kishlnef. Men and women
of all classes and creeds united in ae
nounclng the atrocities, and In express
ing their horror and indignation that they
should have been permitted to occur in
a civilized county at the dawn of the 20th
century. The meeting, in no sense, was
of an official character.
"Corporal" James Tanner. ex-Commissioner
of Pensions, presided, and spoko
forcefully and eloquently for "the heart
and conscience" of the people of the cap
ital of the United States. A core or
more of letters from men prominent in
public life, who were unable to be pres
ent at the meeting, wero read by the sec
retary. Among those who addressed tho
meeting were President McFarland, of tho
Board of District Commissioners: Rev.
Dr. D. J. Stafford, of St. Patrick's Church;
Rev. T. S. Hamlin, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant; Representative Henry
M. Goldfogle. of the Ninth New York Dis
trict: Rev. Dr. R. Colton Smith, rector of
St. John's Church, and Symon Wolf.
All expressed the hope that the United
States Government might see Its way
clear to use Its good offices with Russia
' to the end that tho Jews in that country
might be relieved of the intolerant re
strictions by which they now are sur
rounded. Resolutions wire adopted urg
ing the American people to exercise their
influence with the government of Russia
to stay the spirit of persecution, to re
dress the injuries Inflicted, to prevent the
recurrence of similar outbreaks, and to
I f ecure f txtAt, th recognition of Amer
lean citizens of Jewish faith in their
right to visit and sojourn, as other Amer
ican citizens do. in Russia.
EVANS MOVE IS SIGNIFICANT.
Washington Sees Method In Assem
bling of Fleet In China.
WASHINGTON, June 5. Coming close
on the heels of a long report from Rear
Admiral Evans, commander-in-chief of the
Asiatic squadron, concerning the grave
internal situation in China, the assembling
cf his squadron In Chinese waters is re
garded here as significant. The battle
ships Kentucky and Oregon and the pro
tected cruiser New Orleans have arrived
at Chee Foo, the monitor Mmterey and
the collier Pompeii at Shanghai. The
gnnboat Vlllobolos has sailed from Kow
Kiang for Nanchang. .
NO CHANGE IN MILITIA CONTROL.
Davis Interprets the Law Regard
ing Maneavers Wltk Rcsralars.
WASHINGTON. June 5.-Judge-Advo-catc-Genenal
Davis has sent to the Secre
tiry of War an opinion relative to various
disputed matters of construction of the
new militia law. Ono point raised waa
whether section li of the militia law, re-
I
militia was not In conflict with the Fed
eral Constitution, the contention bein;
that It would take the militia, from the
control of the states. General Davis
points out thit the new railltla law does
not differ materially from the present
law, and all that will be necessary will be
a change In the forms for the accounting
made to the Treasury Department.
A more Important point Is raised con
cerning section 15, which provides for the
participation of the militia of the several
states in maneuvers and field Instruc
tions of the regular Army, but with a
further proviso that the Command of a
military post or camp, and of the offlcers
and troops of the United States stationed
where such maneuvers shall occur, shall
remain with the regular command of the
post without regard to the rank of the
commanding or other officers of the mili
tia temporarily encamped there. General
Davis holds that such portions of the
National Guard as participate in the ma
neuvers do so for the purpose of improv
ing their discipline md efficiency, and
that In such participation they act under
the orders of their respective Governors.
While- so engaged the several organiza
tions of the National Guard, he says, re
main under the control of their several
commanders-in-chief, and not having
been 4'cilled forth" In the manner pre
scribed In the Constitution, do not pass
under the command and control of the
President as Commander-in-Chief of the
land and naval forces of the United
States.
He holds that the enlisted men of -the
OF ?150,0O0.
National Guard are not entitled to In
creased pay In virtue of previous service
In the mllitli, but says that officers who
have served five years In the militia are
entitled, under the law, to the same 10
per cent increase in pay that Is provided
for officers of the Army.
The Judge-Aavocate-General says that
In applying section IS the drills and en
campments which took place in any state
or territory during the year ended Decem
ber 3L 1902, should be considered In deter
mining the right of tho state or terri
tory to participate In the benefits con
ferred by previous and present laws.
Wonld Accept Bids on Battleships,
WASHINGTON. June 5. Tho Board of
Construction of the Navy Department has
recommended to the Secretary of the
Navy the acceptance of the bids of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company, the.
New York Shipbuilding Company and the
Fore River Ship & Engine Company for
the construction of the three 16,000-ton
battleships, for which bids were opened
on Wednesday. No action has been taken
on the recommendation.
Moody Favors a General Staff.
WASHINGTON, June 5. On the author
Ity of the advocates of the general-staff
scheme who have conferred with Secre
tary Moody since his return to Washing
ton. It can be stated that the Secretary
will recommend to Congress at its next
session the creation of a general staff of
the Navy.
Brooklyn Will Join Sqnadron.
WASHINGTON, June 5. The armored
cruiser Brooklyn arrived today at the
New York navy-yard, and will accompany
the battleship squadron to the Azores.
later going to the European station as the
flagship. r
Iowa Is to Be Patched Up.
WASHINGTON, June 5. Forty thousand
dollars Is to be expended on Immediate
temporary Tepaira on the battleship Iowa.
She will be patched up and kept In com
mission until Autumn.
NEW THEORY OF SCIENTIST
All the Elements of Matter May Be
Reduced to One Ultimate.
BERLIN. June 5. Professor Sir William
Crookcs. before the International Chem
ical Congress, today dealt with the pos
sibility of reducing all lhc elements of
matter to one ultimate, by finding that
each and every element Is resolvable Into
a single form of energy.
Allied to American Discovery.
MADISON. Wis.. June 5. The theory
of Sir William Crookfe advanced at Ber
lln is closely allied to the discovery re
cently announced by Professor Babcock
that the weight of an atom is inversely
proportional to its inherent energy. The
Wisconsin scientist's theory. 3imply
stated is that all atoms are the same, but
endowed with varying kinds and quanti
ties of energy which give the atoms their
varying forms.
A VISIT FROM TWO RULERS
Vienna. Will Entertain the Crar and
Kaiser on the Same Day.
BERLIN, June 5. The Morning Post's
correspondent at Vienna learns from a
thoroughly reliable source that the Ger
man Emperor and the Czar of Russia, will
vi3lt Vienna simultaneously at the begin
ning of September. The Czar will con
tinue his journey to Rome by way of
Trieste.
Railroad Flies Its Answer.
PHILADELPHIA, June 5. The Pennsyl
vania Rallrcad Company today filed In the
Circuit Court of Appeals an answer to the
sutt recently Instituted by the Western
Union Telegraph Company which asked
the court to modify its decree, which held
that tho Pennsylvania Railroad had a
legal right to remove the poles and wires
of the telegraph company from along
the right of way of the railroad. Three
reasons why tho order of the court should
not be modified are given by the company.
Liner Cedrle Detained br Accident.
LIVERPOOL. June 5. The White Star
Liner Cedrlc. which sailed yesterday for
New York. Is detained In the Mersey. It
is supposed that she has had an accident
to her machinery.
latins to the expenditure of money for the
CZAR'S SIDE OF CASE
Russian Minister Writes of
Kishinef fdassacrq. -
GOVERNOR IS HELD AT FAULT
Jews Alleged to Be Possessed of
Desire to Inflict Punishment en
the Christian "WorUers In
stances Are Cited.
NEW YORK. June 5. The Christian
Herald. In response to a cablegram sent
to the Czar asking for an official report of
the occurrence at Klshlnef. has received
a reply from the Director of the Russian
Police Department. The reply follows:
"St. Petersburg, June 4. To the Chris
tian Herald, New York: Russia's agricul
tural and laboring population is 111 at
ease, living In common life with JewlBh
Inhabitants of widely-developed commer
cial Instinct, hence there Is constant an
tagonism, the material differences In
racial and religious character coming to
the verge of frenzy at the least possible
occasion.
"The strained relations existing between
the Russians and Jews of Bessarabia were
made worse by the fact of finding in an
outlying village a murdered Christian boy.
This murder was attributed by the pop
ulation to the Jewish ritual habits. Official
denials of the ritual murder were not
given credit by the peasanto, who at
tributed other murders of Christians in
tho towns of Kleff and Klshlnef likewise
to the Jews.
Jew Strikes Christian.
"On Easter day. in the market place of
Kishinef, the workers, while holiday-
making, saw a Jew strike a Christian
woman who fell to the ground, letting go
her Infant baby. This was the Immed
iate cause of an outbreak. The workers
began breaking wlndowe and pulling down
Jewisn stores as a sign of protest. The
police, who alwaj-3 leave much to be de-
Ired in provincial towns, failed to make
efficacious Intervention, many thousands
of the mass of onlookers and holiday-
makers approving the riot and hindering
the policemen's actions.
"After demonstrations came plundering.
the outbreak lasting from 5 In the after
noon to 10 In the evening, and leaving nine
Jewish bodies on the place. Night brought
tne disturbances to an end.
"What goes far to prove the momentous
character of the outbreak In letting loose
the popular passions with all the strength
of natural forces Is that on Monday
morning the Jews, wishing to Intimidate
and Inflict punishment on the Christian
workers, began assembling on the market
plae. In group3, armed with sticks and
other weapons. The Jews, being the
more numerous, had the better of It In the
flret encounters, and a Christian was seen
to fall, receiving a bullet wound. Thlo
called forth the popular fashion In all
its abject form and abomination. The
Russian peasants were driven to frenzy,
and. excited by race and religious hatred,
and under the influence of alcohol, were
worse tnan tne Americans who lynch
negroes.
Governor at Fault.
"Unfortunately, the Governor of Bess
arabia did not make his appearance in
person on Easter Sunday, and, on Mondav
he gave over the command to military
men, which he had no right to do, as he,
In consequence, laid the police aside, and
on the other hand, left the mllltarv fore
without actual guidance. Troons can
take towns by assault, but cannot carry
out police duties without special Instruc
tions.
"In the end. the town having been di
vided Into districts with a special military
command In each, the disturbances ceased
on Monday evening. By this time the
Minister of the Interior had ordered by
wire tne proclamation of martial law.
and an unprecedented fact had sent the
director of the police department to In
vestigate as to the responsibility of the
local officials. In consequence, the Gov
ernor, the Chief of Police and some other
officials were dismissed outright, many
Hundreds of rioters are In prison, and
hard work in the Siberian mines awaits
them. The Minister of the Interior has
issuea a circular to uovernors an over
Russia authorizing them to make Imme
diate use of firearms In cases of antl
Jewish disturbances. The Russian gov
ernment is the first to disapprove of such
horrid acts of violence, but it cannot. In
compliance with the requests of a radical
and revolutionary press, give the Jews
new rights of citizenship, as this would
be sure to drive the Russian population to
new excesses against the Jaws, who are
hated by the peasants with such extraor
dlnary force. LOPOUKHINE.
"Director of Police Department."
XO HASTE IX STOPPING MASSACRE,
Rnsslan Correspondent Puts Interior
Minister In a Bad Light.
LONDON, June 6. The Times, from its
Russian correspondent, who was expelled
from Russia last week, ascertains that
the statement Is accurate that General
Von Raabe. Governor-General of Klsh
inef. telegraphed to Interior Minister Von
Plehwe three times for permission to
forcibly suppress the anti-Jewish riots at
Klshlnef before he received an answer.
which tends to show, says the Times, In
spite of official denial, that General Von
Raabe wa3 forbidden to use firearms
against the anti-Semites. Minister Von
Plehwe Is so gravely displeased at the
criticisms In the French press of Russia's
policy in Finland and at Klshlnef that a
special Russian agent residing In Paris
has been Instructed to actively promote a
counter propaganda.
MUST GAIN AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Russian Press Urges the Czar to Be
gin a Systematic Crnsnde.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. The rela
tions between the United States and Rus
sla are much discussed here. The Novoe
Vremya prints a sigmd leading article
bended "Russia and America," which
savs:
The United States, from time to time.
enters the arena of the anti-Russian pro
paganda. which finds favorable soil In Its
Tiolltlcallv unrtne population, wiinom gov
ernmental traditions, and carried away by
the successes of Its new Imperialistic
policy. The Siberian prisons, the Manchu
rlan open door, the Kischlnef disorders,
all of these serve as a pretext for the
anti-Russian meetings, so advantageous
to Russia's enemke. While Secretary
Hay's stubborn Anglophoblsm lends gov
ernmental Importance to the claims of the
various groups of American traders and
missionaries in the Far East, our diplo
matic agentrf activity in America must
take a different course from the diplo
macy of Europe. We must crrate a.
party and explain our designs and posi
tion not only to Mr. Hay. but to the peo
ple also, which Is always the same. We
must act through Lhe American press,
which, notwithstanding its defects, eeems
to be not only the mirror, but the leader
of American public opinion."
The editor of the Syromlatnlkoff says:
"Thrice In America have been found
hearty Russian sympathizers, but Russia
remains dumb while the American papers
a.re fllHd with all possible accusations
against Hussla, from English, German
and Jewish sources. Count Casslnl excel
lently defended our political Interests, but
he cannot undertake a newspaper contro
versy, so the accusations remain unan
swered." The article further, complains that the
American school histories contain nothing
If You Fail to Remove Your Burden
of Disease in June, Your Life
Is Not Secure.
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND
Three Bottles, Saved Mr Tripp from Indigestion, Liver
Trouble and Rheumatism.
There was never a remedy so highly
"recommended for making sick people well
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referring to the friendship shown by Rus- J recently traveled In Manchuria reports
sin to the United States at the founda- that the Russians have already estab
tlon of and det:nse of the Union. The Ushed military roads between Llau Tun.
editorial concludes I 40 mites south of Moukden and the Yalu
"The Russian Foreign Office should pub- River, and are now making surveys for a.
llsh In English a sketch of the relations railway between the same points,
between the Russian and American Gov- I
ernments. beEinnlnc with the time of CRITICISES GERMAN DIPLOMACY.
Catherine and tndlng with the Spanish-
American War, from both diplomatic
archives and American published records,
and (send the same to 3000 American pa
pers. If a third of this number notice the
book a sympathetic movement would be
Inaugurated In the cause. itn us tre
mendous Importance. It Is a great error to
despise the American press in conducting
our foreign affairs."
NEWSPAPER CAUSED MASSACRE!
Rnsslan Or Ran Fomented the Great
Klshlnef Slanshter.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 5. There is
virtually unanimity of opinion In the
press, barring the anti-Semitic papers.
that the author of the strained relations
and of the ritual murder calumnies was
the newspaper Bessarabetx. A petition
of the Jewish community of Klshlnef to
the Director of the Department of Police.
Lopeoukhln. in pointing this out, says:
In Bessarabia generally, and In Klsnl-
nef particularly, there were no strained
relations between Jews and Christians un
til a very recent date. This Is explained
by the peaceful and orderly character of
the local population, and the comparative
prosperity of the province. During 20 years
or more there had been no conflict what
ever between the two elements of the
population, and when Jews were being
pillaged all through outside and South
west Kussla, the ordinary peaceful Hie or
Bessarabia remained undisturbed.
The Jewish society named the Bessra-
rabetz as the direct instigator of the
trouble. "This newspaper was established
five years ago," the report stated. "Until
Its appearance there was no local organ
of the press. It, therefore, round virgin
soil, and from the beginning had A great
Influence. Its second year the Bessara
botz began a systematic baiting of the
Jewish population: in fact, baiting be
came Its recognized specialty.
"This has long been known to every
reader of the Russian newspaper. Scarce
ly a month passed without the citation of
some anti-Semitic utterance of this paper
by some other paper.
"We could quote articles," the report
continues, "which amount to a simple call
for the extirpation of the Jews en masse.
The Jewish community, went on to say
the local censorship, administered" by tjie
Vice-Governor, evidently approved tne
course of the Beasarabetz and directed
attention to the persistent refusal of the
St. Petersburg press administration to
permit the establishment of any other
newspaper at Kishinef. It continued
preaching "death to the Jews," or "all
Jews should be Jellied off" until the mas
sacre, its attacks culminating In the ac
cusation of ritual murder. The Jewish
community established these facta and
then related that leaflets were handed
about the streets and posted In the cheap
restaurants and teahouses, stating that
the "Czar has decided to kill the Jews dur
ing the first three days of Easter."
Government Causes Arrest of Jews.
TRDPOLI, North Africa. June 5.
Twenty Jews, comprising a specially ap
pointed commission, have been arrested
and Imprisoned for refusing to comply
with the Governor-General's order to as
sess the Jewish community for a mlllAary
exemption tax. The commission claims
that the extreme poverty of the Jews ren
ders tho payment or the tax Impossible,
and points out that the Mohammedans are
not forced to pay the tax or perform mili
tary duty. The Jews have suspended all
business as a protest against the govern
ment's action.
REBELLION ABOUT CRUSHED.
Spnln Triumphs Over the Pretender
to the Throne in 3Iorocco.
MADRID, June 5. Premier Silvela has
Informed the King that the rebellion in
Morocco, led by Bu-Hamara, the pretender
to the throne. Is almost suppressed.
TANGIER. Morocco, June 5. The expe
dition led by the War Minister. El M-n-hlb.
against the rebels, has met with con
siderable success. The troops devastated
several districts.
RUSSIA STAYING IN MANCHURIA.
Sbe Is Dally Establishing- Herself
More Solidly.
LONDON, June 5. According to the
Pekln correspondent of tho Times, Rus
sia is daily establishing herself more sol
idly In Manchuria, and has n6t made even
a pretense of evacuating the Klrin Prov
ince. The building of barracks and houses
for permanent occupation continues with
great activity, but Russian officers de
ride the possibility of a war with Japan.
Thousands of coolies are entering Man
churia, and are working on the far -western
section of the railway.
The report is revived that Russia In
tends to construct a parallel strategical
railway from Hailar, west of-jthe Khingan
Mountains, to Kalgan, Pechlll Province,
110 miles northwest of Pekln.
Rnsslan Snrveyins for Railroad.
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Prince Herbert Bismarck Objects to
Attention Paid America.
BERLIN. June 5. In a series of
speeches vthlch he has just delivered in
the District of Jerlchow. Prussia. Prince
Herbert Bismarck sharply criticised th
attitude adopted by German diplomacy
toward the United States. Formerly, he
said. Germany begged nobody's friend
ship. Today, however, it Is customary to
Ignore the traditions of Bismarck.
"Our policy has become one ot compli
ments and bows," he said.
DENOUNCES CHAMBERLAIN POLICY.
Sir Henry Cnrapbell-Bnnnerman
Terms It a. Subterfuge.
LONDON, June 5. Addressing a Lib
eral demonstration at Perth. Scotland, to
night. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
denounced Mr. Chamberlain's scheme as a
great diversion Invented by a master
hand In the Cabinet to 3hroud In contro
versy the government's past muddles and
failures, the Premier meanwhile yielding
a probably reluctant and shivering ac
quiescence. Japanese for Rand Mines.
JOHANNESBURG. June 5. The Rand
Dally Mall asserts that an agent repre
senting a Japanese syndicate Is negotiat
ing for the Introduction of 100.000 Jap
anese laborers for the mines.
Parliament Hns Been Prorojfncil.
VANCOUVER, B. C. June 5. The Par
liament today was prorogued, after an ex
citing session.
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