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PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUSSIA ACCEPTS
E
Peace Plenipotentiaries of
Warring Powers to Meet
at Washington.
CZAR YIELDS TO PRESSURE
Declaration Is Made That He Desires
to Give Fullest and Fairest Op
portunity to Proposal Made
by President Roosevelt.
ET. PETERSBURG. June 18. (9:35 P.
M.) Russia, has finally and definitely ac
cepted Washington aa the meeting place
of the Russian and Japanese plenipoten
tiaries, the Foreign Office having: waived
Its request for reconsideration at the per
sonal direction of the Emperor, whose
desire to give the fullest and fairest op
portunity to President Roosevelt's pro
posal for a peace conference is hereby
manifested.
After his conference with Ambassador
Meyer. Count Lamedorft. the Foreign
Minister, went last night to Peterhof
and laid the matter before the Emperor,
who, on learning: that Insistence on The
Hague might endanger the negotiations,
directed Count Lamsdorfl to inform Am
bassador Meyer that Russia would ac
cept Washington.
It was after midnight when the For
eign Minister returned from Petorhoff,
but Ambassador Meyer was forthwith
notified and a dispatch was prepared and
sent to the State Department at Wash
ington at an early hour this morning.
Count Lamsdortf this afternoon Issued a
public announcement of the selection of
Washington. The result is looked upon
as added triumph for American diplom
acy. PRESIDENT'S TACT IS PRAISED
Russia's Suggestion for Reconsidera
tion "Was Not Sent to Japan.
WASHINGTON. June 18. Russia and
Japan have tentatively decided each to
appoint three plenipotentiaries to rep
resent them in the Washington confer
ence. M. Neltdoff, it is understood,
hJis already accepted the chalrmanshln.
cf the-Russian mission and is being
consulted about the celectlon of his
associates, but Washington has not yet
heard whether Marquis Ito's health
will permit him to come as the rank
ing Japanese plenipotentiary.
The belief here is that Field Mar
shal Tarn a pat a will be designated In
Ito's place, should the Marquis be un
able to accept. It is expected that the
conference will convene here about the
middle of August.
Pending the official announcement of
the plenipotentiaries, little progress
toward the arrangement of nn armi
stice is being had on either side. Ja
pan will not take the initiative in re
questing an armistice. It is Improb
nblc. however, that she would insist on
Russia making the request. It is gen
erally expected that when the missions
have been announced the President will
suggest to the belligerents the -advisability
of a limited truce and that
this suggestion will be accepted. In
structions will then go to LInicvitch
and Oyama to sign the armistice.
Armistice Discussed at White House.
The wholo question of an armistice
has been Informally discussed at the
White House, and the belief In diplo
matic circles is that there will not be a
MEETING
hitch on this score, Japan preferring
P that the armistice shoud be signed In
the field by the Russian and Japanese
commanders, and there are indica
tions that this will And approval In
St. Petersburg.
General commendation is voiced In
diplomatic circles of the President's
tact In not communicating to Japan
the suggestion from St. Petersburg for
a reconsideration of the selection of
Washington for the conference. The
irrevocable opposition of Japan to any
capital of Europe was a matter of com
mon knowledge in Washington, and the
transmission of any such suggestion,
it was realized, would only invite em
phatic refusal from Japan and possibly
seriously menace the convening of the
conference.
It was learned today that the Issu
ance of the authoritative statement on
the subject from the Russian Embassy
hero late last night was based upon
advices from St. Petersburg that the
selection of Washington was to be of
ficially announced in the Russian cap
ital, thUs removing all doubt on that
score.
Meeting Place Incident Closed.
There have been several explana
tions current among diplomats as to
the reason for Russia's suggestion, one
being that it was based on a misunder
standing about the finality of the de
cision to select "Washington and the
other that St. Petersburg- believed that
the President greatly "preferred The
Hague. Both explanations, however,
are unofficial, and in view of the Rus
sian Embassy's authoritative statement
the incident Is regarded as closed.
Pessimistic reports from Europe
about the Washington conference are
not shared by the diplomats here. An
European Ambassador who has from
the outset been in close touch with
the negotiations, said tonight:
"What Europe does not seem to real
ize is that in these negotiations
the President has dealt not with
the war party in Russia nor
with Count Lamdorf, but with
the Emperor directly. There Is
a thorough understanding1 between
the President and the Emperor, the lat
ter fully appreciating the motives
which prompted the President's appeal
for peace and sending in reply as re
sponsive an answer, as he felt Russia,
could afford to make.'
Full Power to Slake Peace.
That Russia does not go into the
conference pledged to peace is fully
understood, but this 3oea not mean
that her plenipotentiaries will not come
clothed with full powers to negotiate
peace, provided Japan's terms be reas
onable, nor does it reflect in any way
upon the sincerity with which Russia
enters the conference.
Today passed with no signs of dip
lomatic activity. Neither the Russian
Ambassador nor the Japanese Minister
were callers at the Whito House, Mr.
Takahira spending- part of the day in
a long automobile ride. Baron Speck
von Sternberg, the German Ambassa
dor, who spent yesterday in the city,
returned early this morning to his cot
tage at Deer Park, more confident that
tho next few days would not bring im
portant 'developments in tho negotia
tions. Before leaving the Ambassador was
'also In receipt of reassuring: news re
garding tho Moroccan situation, which
confirmed his belief that the acuteness
of the crisis had in some quarters been
exaggerated.
President Sets a Hot TPace.
President Roosevelt spent the latter
part of the evening quietly at the
White House after several hours' out
ing. Ho received no callers. The Pres
ident and several friends. Including
Glfford Pinchot, the forester of the De
partment of Agriculture, left the White
House before 3 o'clock this afternoon
In an automobile. Their destination
was not announced, but it was under
stood the party was taken up the con
duit, road to the chain bridge which
spans the Potomac three miles above
Georgetown, and across the bridge into
Virginia, where small hills fringe the
river.
The President and several of the oth
efs then took a walk around the Vir
ginia roads and later were met by the
White House double-team trap and re
turned to tho city. Those who came
back with the President Included his
son, Theodore, and soveral friends
whom they had picked up on the way.
They reached the White House about
9:30 o'clock and showed evidences of
their warm walk.
ENVY OF THE UNITED STATES
Circles In St. Petersburg Hope to
Sec Peace Negotiations Cease.
ST. PETERSBURG, June IS. In certain
quarters here envy and Jealousy of the
United States are ill-concealed. The en
tire collapse- of the- negotiations was pre
dicted yesterday, and there was almost
open exultation at what was declared to
bo a "rebuff to Roosevelt."
In peace circles gloomy faces were
drawn at the report that Russia would
insist upon Tho Hague, but thanks to
the personal attitude of the Emperor
and to the well-put representations of
Ambassador Meyer, the threatened dip
lomatic mountain has decreased to a
molehill. ' over which negotiations can
now proceed rapidly.
The Gazetta, which Is known as a
mouthpiece of the Foreign Office, declares
that nothing is yet known regarding
Japan's terms. It intimates that Rus
sia may not balk at an indemnity, sig
nificantly stating that international con
trol of the Chinese Eastern Railroad is
possibles as a means of Insuring payment
of an indemnity. It says that the pleni
potentiary will have special powers, and
may bo authorized to conclude peace.
Although the way has thus been
smoothed for a peace conference, the
operations in Manchuria appear to be
in full march toward a big engagement,
the Japanese having pushed forward as
far as Llaoyangchung Keng (Liaoyang
wopeng), west of the Llao River, 33 miles
north of Fakumen. The Japanese have
strong forces here, as well as In the
rear of Lieutenant-General Lienlcvitch's
advance detachments near Changtufu,
and even threaten the flank of the forti
fied positions at Slplnghai, where Gen
eral Llnjevitch Intended to offer battle,
but from which ho pushed far to the
.southward during the months of inactiv
ity of the present Japanese army.
It is not known here whether General
Lilnlevltch will retire slowly on those
positions, or whether, as he intimated
recently. In an interview with tho corre
spondent of the Associated Press, he In
tends to meet the Japanese flanking op
erations to the westward by a counter
offensive movement.
TS k
AGED CONFEDERATE KILLED A
MEXICAN POLICEMAN.
Served Hair a Sentence or Twenty
Years Rousing Reception
I Given at El Paso.
ST. LOUIS. June 13. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from El Paso says:
Alter having received a pardon by Pres
ident Diaz, tho first ever extended to an
American under the same circumstances.
Mac, Stewart, an aged Confederate sol
dier and Texan, reached El Paso to
night from Chihuahua, Mexico, where he
had been imprisoned for killing a Mexican
policeman. Tonight tho ex-Confederates
of El Paso gave him a rousing reception.
Stewart's case is one of the most pecu
liar known In the South. Stewart was
riding up the streets of Chihuahua loudly
singing "Dixie." at the time he was ar
rested by a Mexican policeman, imme
diately preceding the shooting which re
sulted in tho conviction of Stewart and
his sentence to the death penalty. The
Confederate veterans took the matter up,
and through their efforts the death pen
alty was reduced to Imprisonment for 20
years. One-half of that time was served
when President Diaz was induced to ex
tend executive clemency.
Caterpillar Pest In Texas.
HOUSTON. Tex.. June 18. Throughout
Eastern and Southeastern Texas there is
a pest of caterpillars, and reports indicate
that the? are dolne rra dmin tn fmif
J trees, corn and truck garden.
GERMANY'SAGTIQN
S NOT A MENACE
France Is Assured That Her
Prestige in Morocco Is, "
Not Threatened.
REPLY TO PREMIER ROUVIER
ir the Proosed Conference Takes
Place, England Will Take Part
When the Scope Ir Slore
Clearly Defined.
PARIS. June IS. The Improvement
in the Franco-German situation took
a more definite turn today, as the semi
official version of yesterday's confer
ence between Premier Rouvior and
Prince von RaJolIn. the German Am
bassador, became known. This version
shows that the Ambassador asked
France to accept in principle the plan
of an international conference, leaving
tho 'details to be adjusted later. Pre
mier Rouvier answered that he desired
at first to be ad-Ised upon Germany's
object In securing the conference, and
the questions "It would be called upon
to consider.
As. the result of instructions from
Berlin, Prince von Radolln was able
to respond to these inquiries and to
give definite Information regarding the
German government's ideas upon the
scope and limitations of the confer
ence. More particularly was he able
tq relieve the conference plan, from
any appearance of being a menace to
France or of being- a preliminary step
to override French prestige in Mo
rocco. With these explanations pour parlers
will continue, with a good prospect of
resulting In a definite agreement.
There is, however, a necessity J"pr fur
ther exchanges between the govern
ments with the view of fully defining
the extent of the conference.
Premier Rouvier also conferred at
considerable length with Paul Cambon,
the French Ambassador to Great Brit
ain, following the latter's conversa
tion with Lord Lansdowne, the British
Foreign Minister. These conversations
showed that the British declination to
participate ri tho conference had been
entirely tree from the belligerent tone
ascribed to it. Moreover, Great Britain
Is resolved to adhere to article 9 of the
declaration of April E, which says:
The two governments agree to lend
each other diplomatic support for the
execution of the clauses of this declaration.-
Great Britain intends loyally to in
terpret this article, and, according to
the indications furnished by her, will
assist France In settling Moroccan af
fairs. Therefore, If the conference
takes place Great Britain will partake
therein, with the proviso that the scope
of the conference must first be clearly
defined.
Wedge Between England and France
BERLIN, June IS. The expression
through a semi-official newspaper of
Paris that Great Britain does not sup
port France steadfastly la the Moroc
can dispute pleases German observers,
because that is precisely the view upon
which the German Foreign Offiee
presses France to participate in the
international conference. Germany
maintains that Great Britain offers no
serious objection and has informed
Germany that she will participate in
the conference It France does.
Opinion here today Is that German
diplomacy has Inserted a wedge be
tween France and Great Britain and
destroyed the growing friendship be
tween them by putting France In such
a position that she made demands on
the friendship which Great Britain
would not meet.
Dispatches from Prince von Radolln,
the German Ambassador at Paris,
which were received last night. wer
forwarded during the night to the Em
peror at Hamburg-, wbero he was on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern
preparatory to going to Heligoland.
KAISER SOUNDING THE POWERS
Proposes International Conference
to Settle Eastern Affairs.
LONDON. June IS. According to the
Dally Mail's Paris correspondent. Emperor
William has been sounding the powers
with the object of convening an Interna
tional conference to settle -the Eastern
affairs.
SPY OUT TRADE-CONDITIONS
Government Sends Five Special
Agents to. Foreign Countries.
WASHINGTON. June 17. The Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has com
pleted preparations for sending five spe
cial agents abroad to investigate, trade
conditions, with the object of "promoting
the foreign commerce of the United
States. The Ave agents selected are: Pro
fessor Lincoln Hutchinson. University of
California: Charles M. Pepper. Harry R
Burrill. Raymond F. Crist and Dr. Ed
ward Bedloe.
As the appropriation Is only SM.COO. it
was decided to limit the several fields of
Investigation In order that the best re
sults may be obtained for presentation to
Congress early la the approaching session.
Messrs. Burrill and Crist will go to the
Orient. Professor Hutchinson will go to
South America, and already has entered
upon his work. He will visit ill the ports
of the Atlantic and Pacific Coast of that
continent.
Mr. Pepper will xo to Canada, and sub
sequently to Mexico, extending his inves
tigations to the Central American coun
tries. Dr. Bedloe will be sent to the West
Indies. Venezuela. British. Dutch and
French Guiana. It is expected that the
investigation will be completed In the field
by the close of the present year, and that
all of the agents will have their final re
ports ready for Congress In January.
Secretary MctcalX has prepared Instruc
tions for the agents which require them
to make full investigation Into American
trade with the countries to be visited,
what proportion of the entire trade Is
shared by the United States, and what
methods may be adopted to Increase its
volume.
Delivery in American Bottoms.
WASHINGTON. June 17. Secretary
Taft has under consideration a request
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
to limit deliveries of freight on the Pan
ama Railroad north of Panama to Amer
ican bottoms. This would put Porto Rico
and Central America on the same footing
s the coastwise trade of the United
States. The allegation Is made that for
eign vessels, with cheaper labor, are able
to operate with much less expense, and
the limitation ought to be made by this
Government In the Interest of American1
citizens.
HE SITS IN H SQUALL
ENTRIES FOR THE HELIGOLAND
COURSE OFF IN STIFF WIND.
Atlantic and Valhalla Arc Expected
to Contend Closely for the
Emperor's Cup.
LONDON. June IS. Nearly all the yachts
which started from Dover yesterday In
the annual race from Dover to Heligoland
for Emperor William's cup. Including the
American yacht Atlantic, winner of the
American trans-Atlantic race, remained
becalmed and lay outside the Good
win Sands, off Ramsgatc, until the finish
of the ebb tide last night. -The Valhalla
was drifting down the channel between
Dover and Folkestone.
Early this morning a sharp thunder
storm, with vivid lightning, brightened
the sea and revealed the yachts for a
long distance and completely changed the
weather. A sharp squall followed, neces
sitating caution with the sails. The squall
developed into a fine whole-sail breeze
from the southwest. The yachts, which
were then quickly skimming the water
with a fine pace, presented a splendid
sight.
The American yactft Apache left Dover
Bay this morning under full canvas, fol
lowing the Heligoland, course.
If the strong wind continues it is be
lieved there will be an exciting finish be
tween the Atlantic and the Earl of Craw
ford's yacht Valhalla.
Emperor ake .CLyspInin's Part.
HAMBURG. June 18. Emperor William
sailed for Heligoland this afternoon on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern to
await tho yachts engaged In a race from
Dover to Heligoland for the Emperor's
cup. At 10 o'clock this morning the Em
peror conducted religious services on
board the Hohenzollern, preaching from
Palms xl:s. "The Lord of Host? Is With
Us." Several of the officer? and mem
bers of tho crews on the cruiser Berlin
and the torpedo-boat destroyer Slelpner
were present.
The Emperor called on Herr Ballln, director-general
of the Hamburg-American
Steamship line, with whom he remained
half an hour. He took Herr Ballln and
Captain von Gramme to see tho horse
races this afternoon.
SELLS WIFE WITH BOAT
CAPTAIN BROOKS DISCOVERS
HIS MISTAKE AFTER THEY GO.
Mrs. Brooks Falls Asleep in th"c
Cabin and Is Very Much Put
Oat When She Awakes.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. June IS. (Spe
cial.) Captain J. Brooks sold his rchooner
Witch of the Bay to local mariners today.
Tho latter took Mrs. Brooks, wife of the
captain, away with them when they lowed
the Witch of tho Bay from Oakland across
to San Francisco. Captain Brooks later
in tho day found his wife and the schoon
er were both gone. He started out to
search for her, with the result that she
was found on board the boat, having been
towed away while sleeping in the cabin.
The Witch of the Bay has been used
mostly for river traffic, and Is fitted up
with living accommodations. Mrs. Brooks
accompanied her husband on all his
cruises, and. also slept on board the
schooner. Not knowing that her husband
had made the sale, she decided to take a
nap In the cabin. The purchasers came
alongside, made fast the schooner to a
tugboat, and gave the signal to start.
Mrs. Brooks continued to eleep during
tho whole trip to Ban Francisco, and after
the schooner had been made fast to Its
new moorings. When she woke up It was
to find herself alone and far from the
landing. Cries at last brought help and
she was taken ashore. She then tele
phoned to Captain Brooks.
DYING OF HEAT IN THE EAST
STREET THERMOMETERS IN
PITTSBURG REGISTER 98.
Six People Are Killed by Too Much
Warmth and Three Others
Are Overcome.
PITTSBURG, June IS. The continuous
high temperature was the cause today of
six deaths and three prostrations. Street
thermometers registered JM and 98.
Tcnenaent-Dwellers Suffering.
NEW YORK. Juno IS. One death and
a number of prostrations, besides much
suffering In the tenement district, were
the result of the excessive heat in New
York and vicinity today.
At -I o'clock the thermometer registered
S3 op the roof of the Weather Bureau
building. In the streets below It was sev
eral degrees hl-sber..
NEW YORK JUD9E
FACES DISGRACE
Legislature Will Meet to Re
move Supreme Justice
W. B. Hooker.
HAS REFUSED TO RESIGN
Despite Liberal Salary Provided by
State, Hooker Has Been. Guilty
of a Number of Petty
Grafts on Government.
NEW TORK. June IS. (Special.) For
the first time In Its history, the Legisla
ture of New York State will meet in spe
cial session this Summer for the purpose
of formally expelling a Justice of the Su
preme Court.
Tho last occasion that this power of the
Legislature was Invoked was during the
exposures following Tweed's downfall,
when three Supreme Court Justices who
had worked hand-ln-glove with tho old
Tammany boss, were stripped of their ju
dicial ermine. But that was at o, regular
session.
The machinery of the law Is now being
Invoked by a Republican Governor to en
able a Legislature overwhelmingly Repub
lican In both branches to retire a Repub
lican Judge.
The person who will be removed Is War
ren B. Hooker, long a Congressman and
longer still an Influential Republican poli
tician In the upper section of the state.
There Is not a doubt In the world but that
he will be put out. and every big Repub
lican in the state has begged and implored
him to resign, but he is stubborn.
Unanimous Report for Removal.
The evidence against him was heard at
the last session of the Legislature, by the
judiciary committee, and was so strong
that the committee rendered a unanimous
report in favor of removal. And two of
these men represent districts that
Hooker controls, too, and are his personal
friends.
Despite this report, the Legislature; took
no action In the Judge's case, because
Governor HIggins and others were con
vinced that they could induco him to re
sign, and thereby prevent the scandal of a
public trial. But every argument has
failed to move Hooker, and he is deter
mined to hold on to his job to the last
possible moment.
Judges Are Well Paid.
New York State rewards its judicial offi
cers more liberally than any other sec
tion of the Union. In New York City, a
Justice of the Supreme Court receives
117,500 a year for 14 years, with a court
day lasting from 11 to 1. and 2 to 3:20 or
4. together with nearly four months' vaca
tion In Summer. And the United States
Supreme Court, the highest judicial tri
bunal in the land, only pays 510,000. Hook
er Is an "upstate Judge." but was trans
ferred here by the Governor soon after
he ascended the bench, and. in conse
quence. Is paid as highly as the men who
were elected by the city voters.
The charges against Hooker are many.
and are Involved In the case against
Machan. the celebrated, or rather noto
rious, postal official.
Hooker's young nephew wanted money
to go through college. Hooker had him
appointed a clerk in a postofflce. He
never did any work, but he drew the
salary. ,
A man in the district owed Mrs. Hooker,
wife of the Judge. 500. He was prompt
ly appointed a letter carrier, and each
month turned his check over to Mrs.
Hooker. This man admitted on the stand
that he never did any work for tho Gov
ernment and never expected to. He
simply adopted' an easy way, suggested
to him to pay off a bilL
Graft From Rent of Building.
A building owned by the Judge was
leased by the Government for a postof
flce. at what was admittedly an exorbi
tant rental- Despite this the amount
was 'twice raised at Intervals of a few
months.
These are only a few of the facts
brought out at the Inquiry, but they will
do as examples. Republicans all over
tho state united in a demand that Hooker
be removed, and, despite his powerful
friends. It is conceded that nothing can
save him.
There are two ways whereby the people
of New York can rid themselves of an
unfit Judge. The first is by impeachment.
and the mode of procedure Is practically
the same as-that adopted by the United
States.
The Assembly (the lower house) pre
sents a formal impeachment, and prose
cutes it before the Senators, who jjass
juugmenc on ine accusea.
- . Resolution of Removal.
The other mode, however, is the one
that will be adopted. It simply consists
in the passage by both houses of a reso
lution that the accused shall bo removed.
and carries no penalty beyond forfeiture
of office.
- It Is provided, however, that charges
shall be served upon the accused, and
he be given an opportunity to answer,
but beyond that he has no rights what
soever. There Is no court to which he
can appeaL All that is necessary to
oust him Is a two-thirds vote In both
houses.
The general opinion here is that the
vote will be unanimous for expulsion.
but nobody can convince Justice Hooker
of the fact. He still believes, that In
some mysterious .way he can prevent a
two-thirds vote against him la, one houee
or the other, and' nothing that anyone
says can shake his views.
Governor Begs Hixn to Resign.
Governor Higgins is an old friend of
the Justice, and in fact comes from his
own Congressional district. He has per
sonally begged. Hooker to save the party
and himself from the impending disgrace,
but without result.
S. Fred Nixon, for seven yenj Speaker
of the Assembly; is In "Hooker's own
county. Ho has told the JujJge he would
save him if he can, but has warned
him that sentiment is so strong even
he (Nixon) may have to vote for ex
pulsion. Senator Raines, president protem of
the Senate, has said the same; Piatt and
Odell have both at different times urged
him to resign, while there is time, but
through it all Hooker is doggedly de
fiant. "They can't put me out. They don't
dare to put me out. I'll show them if.
they try to," he declares.
So now, prayers and entreaties having
failed. It Is up to the Republicans of
New York to "show him."
And they wilir
MALTREATMENT SAID TO HAVE
CAUSED OUTBREAK.
Men and Women Are Flogged, After
Order Is Ref.tored by the
Aid of Troops.
REVAL. Russia, June 18. A riot of 200
prisoners, owing to alleged maltreat
ment, broke out in the prison here last
night and was only quelled at 3 o'clock
this morning with the aid of troops from
the garrison. The rioters, who Included
women, smashed the furniture and the
windows and attempted to escape, but
the police and soldiers held all exits. Th
offenders were flogged today.
INVESTIGATION" TO BE MADE
Minister Lamsdorff Will Inquire
Concerning Sinking or Vessel.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. Sir
Charles Hardlnge. the British Ambas
sador, has brought the case of the
British steamer St. Kildal. which was
sunk by the Russian auxiliary cruiser
Dneiper June E in the China Sea, be
fore Foreign "Minister Lamsdorff, ask
ing that reparation be made and that
steps be taken to prevent the recur
rence of such actions by Russian war
ships. Count Lamsjorn replied tliat
Russia's previous assurances still held
good and that this probaby was an iso-
ated case, ."ue to the -present disorgan
ization of the Russian naval forces in
Far Eastern watri
Tho Ministry of Marine, Count
lamsuorn: said, nad no Information as
to the whereabouts of the Dnieper, but
he promised the Ambassador that tho
matter shoud be lnvestln-ateld.
The Ministry of Marine affirms that
the British steamer Odhamia has not
oeen sunic.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Maximum tem
perature. SO deg.; minimum. 54. Precipita
tion, none.
TODAY'S WEATHER Fair: northwesterly
wind.
Basso-Japanese "War.
Russia accspts Washington as meeting place
of peace plenipotentiaries. Page 1.
Tact of. President Roosevelt In delaying Ens
. alan sues cot Ion for reconciliation la praised.
Page 1.
Japanese, attack Russian Hot at four points,
with great aucceas. Page 3.
Russians report turning- of their flank. Page 3.
The Moroccaa Affair.
Germany assures Premier Rouvier that confer
ence proposal has no intent of menace.
Page 1.
Opinion expressed In Germany that wedgs has
bea entered between Anglo-French friend
ship. Page 1.
Emperor "William sounds powers on Interna
tional conference to settle Eastern aCairs.
Page 1.
Foreign.
French Chamber of Deputies nearly half
through with bill separating church, and
state. Page 3.
Pope .may spend part of Summer outside the
Vatican. Page 3.
"Natives of coast of Kamchatka murdered and
robbed by pirates. Page 1.
Domestic.
Justice Warren B. Hooker, of New York, will
be removed by the State Legislature in
special .session. Page 1.
Lake Shore nyer is making phenomenal run
between Chicago and Now York. Page 1.
Boiler in air-compressing plant In New York
explodes, injuring a. dozen people. Page 4.
Twenty-flve are dead from wreck on "Western
Maryland Railroad. Pago 4.
Great heat results in deaths in Eastern cities.
Page 1.
The Chicago Strike.
End of the teamsters' strike Is predicted this
week. Page
Chicago grand Jury sees check said to have
been used to bribe Chicago strikers. Page 1.
Paclfle Coast.
Governor Chamberlain booms the National
Good Roads Convention. Page -4.
President Ferrin. delivers baccalaureate sermon
at Pacific University. Page 4.
San Francisco captain sells his boat, wife
asleep la cabin is carried off. Page 4.
TortUad aad Vicinity.
Lewis Kallich commits suicide by shooting In
Zhur Rheinpfalx Hotel. Page 10.
Election of School Director occurs today.
Page 7.
Tlsltlng clergymen fill local pulpits. Page 5.
Horses burned to death In stable Are. Page 10.
Good roads special train arrives today. Page 7.
Sport.
Yachts start in spanking breeze In race for
Emperor William's cup. Page 1.
Pacific Coast scores: San Francisco 10-4. Port
land 7-2; Seattle 4. Tacoma 3; Oakland 8.
Los Angeles 3. Page II.
Ogdea pulls out of the Pacific National League.
Page 11.
McCredle's Giants coming home for a series.
Page- 11.
Getting everything In readiness for Trvlngton
meet. Page 11.
World's Talr.
Thousands hear "Parsifal" concert by lanes'
Band. Page 1
Nebraska, lumber dealers spend Sunday at Ex-
position. Page 10.
Representative men. of the South arrive on
special train today to visit Centennial.
Page 10. . .
Rev. Robert Mclntyr delivers eloquent ser-
saoe. at Fair grousde. Paga 1."
Till IS HI
Mi THE REG
Ruiietweert Chicago and
NewlYork Can Be Made
in 14 Hours.
AHEAD OF ITS -SCHEDULE
Lake Shore and New York Central's
Flyer Covers Several- Miles in
Illinois in 38 Seconds.
J. J. Hill Is Aboard-
CHICAGO. June IS. The Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern and the New York
Central railroads today Inaugurated an
38-hour service between Chicago and New
York.
The Twentieth Century Limited, which
left the La Salle-Street station at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon over the Lake
Shore road, will be compelled to main
tain an average speed of 54.9 miles an
hour between Chicago and New York in
order to make the distance in the schedule
time.
The equipment of the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited includes buffet, library,
smoking and baggage car. A .diner, two
twelve-sectioned end drawing-room Pull
man cars and one seven-room compart
ment observation car.
Among the prominent railroad men who
took passage on tho new Laka Shore
flyer was James J. Hill, president of the
Great Northern Railroad.
Away Ahead of Schedule.
TOLEDO. June 15. If the present sched
ule is maintained the Lake Shore's new
Twentieth Century 18-hour limited train
will arrive In New York at 4:30 tomorrow
morning, four hours ahead of time, mak
ing in reality a fourteen-hour schedule.
The new flyer proved a success from the
Jump, breaking the record from the La
Salle-Street station. Chicago, to Sixty
third street, the seven miles through tha
city on elevated tracks being covered In
ten minutes, four minutes better than any
previous record.
Elkhart, the first stop. 101 miles from
Chicago, was made in 9S minutes; 15 min
utes ahead of time. Several miles be
tween Chicago and Elkhart were cov
ered in 3S seconds each. The change in
locomotives-and attaching the dining-car
at Elkhart Consumed half a minute.
To adhere to tho printed schedule, the
train was forced to He In Elkhart 15 min
utes. East of Cleveland no passengers
are taken and if President Newman gives
the word, the train may be run to New
York easily in 14 hours and 15 minutes,
breaking all known' records.
Fifty-One Minutes Ahead of Time.
CLEVELAND. O.. June 13. TV hat was
the most remarkable railroad run on rec
ord was finished here tonight, when the
new eastbound Twentieth Century train
of the Lako Shore & New York Central
Railroad arrived at the station in this city
a minutes ahead of time. In the 357 miles
from Chicago to Cleveland the new flyer
arrived at the three terminals 51 minutes
ahead of scheduled time 15 minutes ahead
at Elkhart, 301 miles from Chicago; 15
mlnute3 ahead at Toledo, and 21 minutes
ahead at Cleveland.
C F. Daly, passenger traffic manager of
the road, who was in charge of the train,
said the run- demonstrated the ability to
cover the distance between New York and
Chicago in 14 hours flat.
Rushes Through Erie.
ERIE, Pa.. June 18. The Lake Shore
Twentieth Century Limited, eastbound,
passed through here eight minutes ahead
of schedule time. No stop was made.
START FROM NEW TORK END
Speed of Empire State Express Is to
Be Exceeded.
NEW YORK. June IS. The Twentieth
Century Limited train, Inaugurating an
18-hour schedule between New York and
Chicago via tho New York Central and
Lake Shore Railroads, started from the
Grand Central Station at 3:30 this after
noon. The train was composed of buffet,
smoking car, two standard sleepers and,
an observation stateroom car. On tho
train was a party of railroad officials.
It was announced that, in order to main
tain the 18-hour schedule. It would not be
necessary to exceed the speed of the Em
pire State express.
Western Train Is Swiftest.
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 13. The Twenti
eth Century Limited from the East ar
rived tonight exactly on schedule time,
31:47. The Twentieth Century from Chi
cago, eastbound, arrived 25 minutes ahead,
of schedule time. The train was brought
here from Cleveland, 196 miles, in 143 min
utes. "ARREST THEM," SAYS FOLK
Missouri Governor Will Back Sheriff
Against Race-Track Gamblers.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Juno 18. Gov
ernor Folk today sent a- letter to Sheriff
Herpel. of St. Louis County, directing
him to arrest the racetrack people who
are operating there in violation of th
law. Tha Governor concludes:
"If the local facilities are not enough
to enable you to uphold the authority of
the state, the executive will furnish you
such help as will only sustain the hew-."
Miss Webb Is Engaged.
NEW YORK. Juno 18. The engagement
Is announced of Miss Frederica Vanderbilt
Webb, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Sew-'
ard Webb, to Ralph Pulitzer, oldest soa
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulltaer.