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s H VOL. XLV.-XO. 13,905. PORTLAND, OREGON, 3IONDAX, JTFLY 3, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ENTIRE FLEET IS . IN OPEN-REVOLT Admiral. Draws Fires at Sebastopol. OFFICERS AND MEN ASHORE Kniaz Potemkine Cruising Eux ine in Control of Mutineers. CZAR'S ADMIRALTY AGHAST (So--Plans Arc 3Iadc to Capture the Pirates and Jfo -Effort Appar - ently Can Be Successful at the Present. SEBASTOPOL, via St- Petersburg. July 2. Immediately after the . Black Sea squadron arrived here Saturday a council of Admlrala and Captains was held on board the flagship Rostilav, Vlce-Admirat Kruger presiding. The council resolved to ungear the machinery and authorize the officers and men to go ashore. The Katerlna II Is here .and will be .disarmed.. Captain Gollkoff .and ,all the. officers of, the Kniaz Potemkine" except five . who were engineers, were killed June 2S on the voyage to Odessa. It is stated that 300 workmen from the Sermovo works were on board. During the disorders In the port of Odessa the Kniaz Potemkine obtained supplies, from the cruiser Olchakoff. The captain of the transport Vecha was made prisoner by a ruse. The Kniaz Potemkine signaled to him to come on board. He did so, and was seized and bound and put ashore. The crew of the Vecha then declared common cause with the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine. as did also the crew of one of the torpedo-b'oats. Some Sailors Remain Loyal. SEBASTOPOL. July 3. Because of the disaffection among the sailors of the Black Sea fleet, so soon as the vessels of the fleet arrived In the roadstead here Sunday, a council of the commanding of ficers wesjield and, it was decided to dis arm the ships and put them out of com mlsjijon with the exception of two or three, whose crews are known to be ab solutely loyal. Such officers and men as desire to do ehore duty are to be assigned to the several arsenals, but what deposition will be made o f the remainder cannot be learned. All sailors who are reservists, according to one report, are to be grant ed a two months leave of absence. The officers of the fleet decline to comment on the causes leading up to this action other than to declare that It has been decided upon "reasons of government pol icy." One report has It that the men and officers of the Black Sea fleet will be drafted for duty In the Far East and that their places will be filled with men from the naval garrison at St. Petersburg and other nothcrn ports, who being from another mctlon of the country will not be inclined to sympathize with the mu tlneers or the dissatisfied citizens of south Russia. ADMIRAL GIVES UP STRUGGLE Fires Are Drawn From the Black Sea Fleet. ST. PETERSBURG. July 2. (3:40 A. M.) The unprecedented spectacle of a powerful modern battleship cruising around in the Black Sea in the hands of a crew who, under the rules of Inter national law. cannot be regarded as other than pirates, and of the Admiral in command of the rest of the Euxlno ileet frankly confessing 'his Inability to cope wth the situation and ordering the fires of his warships tp be drawn. has stupefied the Russian Admiralty. The whereabouts of the errant bat tleship Kniaz Potemkine is unknown here. No plans for capturing1 her have been devised and the policy of noninter ference seems to be at present In vogu The situation would furnish a libretto for a comic opera were not the elements cf the plot so srious. Dispatches from Odessa and Sebasto pol, which are confirmed by the Ad mlralty, clear up fully the .present sit uation. The Kniaz Potemkine has sailed from Odessa and is now at large, and her crew, reinforced by sympathizers from shore, Is still In control of the vessel. Timorous 'Gain Upper Hand. On the Georgi Pobledonostseff, which cast In its fortunes with the Kniaz Po temkine after its arrival at Odessa and landed its officers, the more loyal or more timorous portion of the crew again gained the upper hand and agreed to surrender and disarm the ship. The rest of the squadron returned to Se bastopol without venturing to take up the gauntlet thrown by the mutineers on the Kniaz Potemkine and Admiral Kruper, after a council of war, finding that he could not depend on his crews, ordered the fires drawn beneath the boilers of his ships and gave permission to all the disaffected officers and sail ors to quit the vessels and go ashore. The sailors of the Ekaterlne II were known to be so mutinous that the bat Ueshlp was left behind when the xiuadron started, for Odessa, the who 5 crew 'dismissed and the ship disarmed. The Kniaz Potemkine, which was steering a southerly course when she left Odessa, would within a few hours be south of Russian limits and may next be heard from at some Balkan or Turkish oorL Defeat In East Is Explained. The spirit manifested throughout the fleet goes far to explain the defeat In the Sea of Japan, as a large part of the. crews, especially those of Admiral Ne- bogatoff's division, were drafted from the Euxine Sea and evidently were not In a mind to offer a stout fight. The proclamation attached to the dead body of the Kniaz Potemkine sailor, Omiltchuk, nt Odessa, the text of which was received yesterday, confirms the statement of the authorities that the revolt was engineered by social revo lutionists. The proclamation tcrxnlnatod with the slogan of the party: "One for all, and all for one." Thl makes the situation more seri ous than would 'have been the matter of simple disaffection and gives rise to the greatest apprehension that the rev olutionary organization may have con ducted an equally successful propa ganda among the soldiers, the results of which will be suddenly manifested when the army is called upon in some Internal emergency. News Is Eagerly Read. Though no permission was given to print the details, the latest develop ments are known in all circles of St. Petersburg. The Tsarya, a paper which has been dormant for some time and therefore not .responsible to the censor ship, has been revived and has printed an extra edition, giving full details of the mutiny and rioting at 'Odessa. Copies were snatched from the news boys and read with avidity everywhere. Long mail accounts of the events at Odessa up to Thursday night have ar rived and have helped the public to be come fully acquainted with the situa tion. Up to 3 o'clock this morning no news as to the whereabouts of the Kniaz Po temkine "had been received in St. Pe tersburg. HEHNAN REPORTS BIG MUTINY American Consul Says the' Entire Fleet Is Affected. WASHINGTON, July 2. Mr. Meyer. American Ambassador at St. Petersburg, in a cablegram to the State Department received here at 5:30 P. M. yesterday and deciphered Sunday, says Cpnsul Heenan at Odessa reports that tho fleet there was reported to have mutinied. Consul Heenan made a similar report direct to the State Department, his cablegram having been made public yes terday.. Th'e" following statement regarding the Ambassador's cablegram was made at the State Department: "The cable from Consul Heenan at Odessa, of yesterday, saying it was re ported that the fleet there -was in mutiny was repeated by Ambassador Moyer late, to the effect that It was re ported that the fleet was in mutiny." The dispatch was exceedingly brief. Its text was not made public POTEMKINE LEAVES ODESSA Mutinous Crew on Remaining "War ship Decide to Surrender. ODESSA. July 2. 2;S0 P. M.)-The Knlez Potemkine sailed yesterday ap parently in the direction of the Rou manian coast and nothing has since been heard of her. With herdeparture th situation for the moment has taken a more favorable turn. The correspondent of the Associated Press has just been told officially that the mutinous crew of the Georgi Po bledonostseff have Informed the Governor- General of their intention to surrender. -Vice-Admiral Kruger's squadron having left for Sebastopol. the Gcorgl Poble donostseff Is the only warship remaining here. The only element of Immediate danger from mutinous sailors now ap pears to He with the Kniaz Potemkine. The authorities announce that they will issue a proclamation to tranqulllze the population. Public excitement and the exodus of the people continue. The telegraph office is crowded and the con sulates are overwhelmed with applica tlons to give passports. The British Consul has arranged with four British steamers and one Norwegian steamer to remain off the port so as to be In readiness in case of danger to re move foreign subjects. The captains of the steamers decided to remain until the situation became clearer. Military precautions have not under gone the slightest relaxation. The news papers are under the military censor ship and do not contain the slightest ref erence to the happenings In the harbor. An unconfirmed report says that the Kniaz Potemkine transferred a number of revolutionaries including students and some Jewish girls, to a British steamer. the name of which Is not given. Lies Under Harbor's Guns. ODESSA. July 2. Mldnght.)-Accord- ing to some reports the surrender of the Georgi Pobledonostseff was conditional upon the crew being Informed as to what their punishment would be. The vessel lies in the Inner harbor In a position very unfavorable for bombarding the city. She Is completely under the heavy guns now mounted in the boulevard overlooking the harbor. Potemkine Is Given Provisions. KUSTENJI. Roumania, June 2. The commander of the Roumanian fleet board ed the Kniaz Potemkine and gave her per mission to take water and provisions pending Instructions from Bucharest, The battleship has anchored within the three-mile limit. The Russian gunboat Psenouape is also here, but has not com municated with the Kniaz Potemkine. Arrives at Roumanian Port. LONDON, July 2. Lloyd's agent at Kustenjl. Roumanla, In a dispatch dated 9:30 o'clock tonight, pays the Kniaz Po temkine and torpedo-boat No. 257 are anchored off that port and that another steamer is in the offing apparently watch ins.- - V !i CLERGY PROTEST LLOYD'S ELECTION Five LpiscopalianjRec- tors Make Appeal. THINK HE IS- A RITUALIST Say Oregon ls0verwhelmingly for Low Church. NOT AN OXFORD GRADUATE Signers of Protest Declare Lloyd's Majority Was Gained Throu'gh Misapprehension 'of, Uni versity Training:. The foregoing protest signed by Ave Episcopalian clergymen of Oregon will go to the College of Bishops and the several standing committees of the church .for final determination. The question In volved is whether Rev. F. E. J. Lloyd was elected through a misapprehension and if the votes were gained for him by statements regarding his university train ing and, his affiliation with tho broad church, which the protesting clergymen declare are unfounded. According to the law of the Episcopal Church, the choice of a bishop or coad- Jutator of a diocese having been made by regularly constituted electors of such di ocese must be'ratified by the bishops and standing committees of the several dio ceses of the United States. Ratification Must Walt. This ratification of the recent action of the Oregon diocese cannot be made for three or four months, until which time the newly elected bishop coadjutator. Rev. F. E. J. Lloyd, cannot be consecrated. In the meantime, "a strong opposition to tho Pennsylvania man has sprung, up, whlqn" threatens the undoing of 'the recent action of the diocese of Oregon. " It appears that at the recent meeting Dr.. ZJoyd was-placid in nomination fr tho efflce by the Rev. George B. Van "Waters, rector of St. David's Church, in this city. In presenting his candidate? Rev. Mr. Van Waters stated that Dr. DIOCESE OF OREGON PROTESTED ELECTION. To the bishops of the several standing ' committees of the Protestant Eplico- ' jl Church In the United States of America: Whereas, The Rev. F. E. J. Lloyd ' was elected as Bishop Coadjutor of , Oregon at the 17th annual conven- tioa, June 15-17. the said Rev. F. E. J. ( Lloyd receiving a majority of two , votes. y And Whereas, In the nominating speech made by the Rev. George B. Van Waters in behalf of the candidate the speaker stated In most emphatic terms that the Rev. F. E. J. Lloyd was a "broad churchman," and further that he was a graduate of the Uni- verslty of Oxford, thereby Riving the J Impression that he was a man of spe cial Intellectual and scholarly attain ments, possessed of "sound learning." ' And Whereas: The election of the Rev. -F. E.' J. Lloyd was made possible because the ? tat em eats of the said Rev. George B. Van Waters were be lieved to be reliable and true: Now WItnesscth: We the under flgsed clergymen In canonical resi dence of the Dloceee or Oregon, having participated in the aforesaid election, and having signed the canonical testi monial required to be signed by a ma jority of "the said convention, do here by solemnly repudiate our several ac tions In affixing our signatures thereto, because It now transpires from indis putable evidence, that the said Rev. K. E. J. Lloyd is not a broad or low churchman, nor Is he a graduate of Oxford or any other university. In view of this serious misrepresen tation of the qualifications of the bishop-elect. We hereby rwpectfully request that the bishops and standing committees et the several dioceses refuse their con sent to his consecration as bishop coadjutor until such time as the elec tion, can be ratified at a special con vention, at which full, and accurate knowledge may be bad concerning the blshoo-elect. (Signed.) A. A. Morrison, chairman of conven tion, rector of Trinity Church. Fort land, Or. Henry Dixon Jones, rector Church of the Redeemer. Pendleton. Or. John Dawson, rector Church of the Good Shepherd. Portland. Or. Thomas N. Wljson, StI Stephen's Church, Portland. Or. Robert Hope. All Saints' Mission. Port land. Or. Lloyd was a "broad churchman and a graduate of Oxford University." From an ecclesiastical standpoint the term "broad churchman" was a strong endorsement for the votes of the low churchmen, who. It Is claimed, by the Protestants, number &) per cent of the parishioners of the Episcopal Church In Oregon. The further guarantee- that Dr. Lloyd was a graduate of Oxford, England, carried great weight and In the balloting it Is alleged Dr. Lloyd was chosen by two votes over Dr. A. A. Morrison, of Portland; Rev. Robert Kell. Ohio; Rev. C. H .H. Blood. Alaska; Rev Paul Mathews, Cincinnati; Rev. George T. Llvesley. Connecticut; Rev. J. E. Sul- Str, Terre Haute, Ind.;- Rev. F. EL J. Lloyd, Pennsylvania; Rev. J. EL Freeman, New York; Rev. M. Grimes, Olympla. Wash., and Rev. W. E. Potwlne. Oregon, all of them leaders In the work of the church. ' What Opponents Claim. The opponents of the newly elected bish op coadjutor claim, to have investigated his career carefully, with the result that It is discovered that he Is decidedly "high church." and that instead of being an Ox ford graduate, he is not a graduate of any university, having entered the minis try through the colonial missionary field. The opponents of Dr. Lloyd insist that there Is nothing personal in their opposi tion to his confirmation, but that they are prompted solely by a desire to prevent the diocese of Oregon from, being turned over to the "high church" policy. Oregon has always been "low , church," they say. and they profess to see In the new move an effort on behalf of tho ritualists of-the country to capture this diocese and undo the llfework of the beloved Bishops Scott and Morris. Dr. 3Iorrlson Free to Protest. Dr. Morrison, who signs the protest, was a candidate for coadjutor at the recent election, receiving the next highest num ber of. votes. He has written a letter to Bishop Morris declaring that under no cir cumstances will he ever again become a candidate for the office. This leaves him free to carry the protest of his associate "low church" brethren before the bishops and standing committees of the country. It is believed that those who signed the protest will spare no effort to prevent Dr. Lloyd's confirmation, and should they succeed a new election would be necessary to choose a coadjutor to Bishop Morris. who is now In his S7th year, and feels that he needs assistance in directing the work of his position. When sought for an Interview last night. the venerable bishop declined to discuss the matter, saying that Dr. Lloyd had re ceived a majority vote of the convention, and was apparently elected to the position fairly. Bishop Morris Is said to have fa vored Dr. Grimes. of Olympia. for the place, but he refused to make any com ment when It . was suggested that Dr. Crimp might "be selected In the event that Dr. Lloyd should" fall of confirmation. ADVANCE ON VLADIVOSTOK Battle Said to Be Imminent on the LONDON. June 3. The correspondent of he Morning News at Shanghai says that the Japanese are advancing In Vlad ivostok and that a battle is imminent near the Tumen River. Excites Little Comment. ST. PETERSBURG. July 3. 2:07 A. M.- The resignation of General Sakharoff. Minister of'. War. Is exciting lttle com menu No decision as to his successor has yet been made. Kuropatkin Relieved of Command LONDON. July 3. The correspondent of the Dally Telegraph with the Japanese army says that General Balyaxoff has succeeded General Kuropatkin in com mand of the First army and ;hat Kuro patkin is now on the Kirin-Hallungeheng line. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAT"S Fair; northwest winds. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, (leg.; minimum, 53 deg. Beef Trast IarottlgatloB. Proceedings by the Government are de clared to be irregular and involved. Page 1! Attorneys for beef magnates say Injunction proceedings will be Instituted. Page 1. Black Sea Matlay. Admiral Kruger ungears machinery and of fleers and men go ashore. Page 1. Kniaz Potemkina In cruisinr the Eaxtra with her private crew. Page 1. Georgi Pobledonoetaeff mutineers weaken and vessel lies under Odea's guns. Page 4. Death of Secretary Hay. President Roosevelt Usues oSlcial proclamation. Pare 2. Special train to carry members of Cabinet to Cleveland. Pae 2. Body is started on the way over muddy mountain road. Pare 2. Pacific- CoaM. Klickitat boom In hope of railroad. Page 13, Murder a'nd suicide of mountaineers in Wash- Inston. Pare 13. Old log cabin burns in Lewiston. Page 13. Hport. Pacific Coast Scores: Tacoma 7. Portland 1; Los Angeles 7-6, San Fran'clcco 2-4; Seattle 3-1. Oakland 2-1. Pace 3. The Equitable Case. Senat or Chauncey Depew shown up as a high-priced lobbyist. Page 3. For 25 years he has drawn princely salary from the Equitable Company. Page 2. Congreesmaa Drlscoll roa'.s the Hydes, father and con. Page 3. Great Flood la Mexico. Up to 1000 persons reported drowned at Gua cajunto. Mexico. Pace A. Cloudburst in mountains brings overwhelming flood cown narrow gulch. Page i. Natloaal. Secretary Taft Vara he does not expect to succeed Hay. Jage 4. Judge Charles E. Ma goon. Governor of Canal zone, appointed Minister of Panama. Page 4. Scheme of Mormons to seize reservation lands Ui disclosed in circular letter. Page 4. Movement for Peace. Russia and Japan each name two peace en voys. Page 1. Full power Is given to conclude a treaty. Fare 1. President Rooseelt supports the position .taken by Japan. Page 1. Decision for an armistice rests with Japan. jar 1. World's Fair. Great preparations for celebrating Fourth of July, rage s. Rabbi Emll G. Hlrsch speaks at Exposition. Pare 8. Admissions for month of June, 419,17a, rare 14. Testerday's attendance at Fair, PSS1. Page H Sports. Tacoma Tigers defeat McCredle'a Giants. Page 5. - Mariae. Steamer Czarina starts on San. Francisco-Port land run. Pare 13. Italian cruiser visited by curious hundreds: Page 13. Portland and Vicinity. Senator John H. Mitchell will know his fate tonlcht. Page 14. BlshoprCoadJutor Lloyd ' delivers opening ser mon. Page P. Woman Suffragists fill local pulpits. Page 9, Five rectors protest ' the.-electloa of Rev.";F. E. J. Lloyd as Bishop-Coadjutor ofthe Dio- l, am of Or exes. Page L POWERS NAME PESGE ENVOYS Full Authority Is Given -to Make Treaty. JAPAN INSISTS ON THIS' POINT President Roosevelt Backs It, and Czar Yields. PLACE IS NOT YET FIXED First 3Icctins Will Take Place at Washington, and Oyster Bay. Will Be Visited by the Plenipotentiaries. PEACE PLEXrPOTEXTIARIES. Bassla. Ambassador Muravlen. ex-Mlnlster of Justin and -now Ambassador to "Italy. Baron Rosen, recently appointed as Ambassador to the United States, to succeed Count Casolnl. Japaa. Baron Komura, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Kogoro Takahlra. Minister to the United States. OYSTER BAY, July 2. Official an nouncement was made by President Roosevelt today of the names of the Rus eian and Japanese envoys to the Wash ington peace conference. The character and ability of tho men selected by both belligerents is an earnest of the desire of their respective governments to conclude If possible the tragedy being enacted In the Far East. By direction of the- President, Secretary Loeb made the formal announcement- In the following statement? . Ther President announces that the Russian and Japanese governments have notified him that they have appointed plenipotentiaries to -meet here (Washing ton) as soon after the first if August as possible. The two Russian plenipoten tiaries are Ambassador Muravleff. ex Minister of Justice, and now Ambassador at Rome, and Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura, now Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister Takahlra. "It is possible that each side may send' ono or more additional representatives. The plenipotentiaries of both Russia and Japan will be Intrusted with full power to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace. subject, of course, to ratification by their respective home governments." Japan Insists on Full Power. A day or two ago the Russian and Jap anese governments formally communi cated to the President the names of the plenipotentiaries they respectively se lected. Acting as Intermediary, the President communicated the names of the Japanese envoys to the St. Petersburg government and those of the Russian rep resentatives to the government at Tokio. Having received from both governments assurances that the selections were sat isfactory. the President, according to his agreement with the belligerents, author ized the public announcement of the en voys. Some delay was occasioned In the selec tion of the plenipotentiaries by the insist ence of Japan that the envoys of both governments be clothed with full power to conclude peace and to negotiate a per manent treaty. The Japanese govern ment Indicated pointedly that the Emper or would not permit his envoys to enter upon a tentative conference In which Japan was to define its terms and then let Russia decide whether the conferees should proceed with their deliberations. The Tokio government insisted that the plenipotentiaries should have conferred on them treaty-making powers and that the negotiations should be entered upon In a spirit of perfect sincerity. President Backs Japan. Such, too. was the position taken by President Roosevelt. He maintained that only by clothing the envoys with ample authority to act for their respective gov ernments could a lasting peace be achieved. He strongly urged the St. Pe tersburg government to accede to what was regarded as a reasonable proposal of Japan. That the President was successful In his presentation of the matter to the Rus slan Emperor is Indicated clearly in the statement which he Issued today. The President's announcement practic ally concludes the preliminary negotia tions for peace. Minor details remain yet to be arranged, but the conference now seems to be assured. While no absolute date for the meeting of the envois has been fixed. It has been determined that the first session will bo held in Washing ton, about the' first of August. Will Arrive by First of August. Baron Rosen already is on the way to the United States, his coming being to succeed Count Cassini as the Russian Ambassador to this country. It is prob able that Ambassador Muravleff will start soon for the United States, accompanied by a considerable staff of secretaries. clerks and Interpreters. The Japanese contingent of officials and attaches headed by Baron Komura, It Is expected will leave Japan In time to reach "Wash lngton "by the first of August. No decLsIon has yet been reached as to the place of holding the sessions of the ..conference. For, the purpose of organiza- tion and to determine upon plans for the future, the plenipotentiaries -will meet at Washington, hut It Is regarded as highly probable that at an early date thereafter they ivlll adjourn, to hold the 'business sessions of the conference in some city on the North Atlantic seaboard. In this connection the Tvord "here" In the of ficial statement issued today is nicely to be misunderstood. It means merely "in this country." The sessions of tho conference, of course, will not be held at Oyster Bay, although It is expected that the envoys of the two conferring powers will come to Oyster Bay to pay their respects to President Roosevelt and to receive his greetings. This trip to the Presidents home will probably be maed In two war ships, the Mayflower and the Dolphin be ing under. consideration for the mission. LOXDOX EXPRESSES DELIGHT High Praise ot tho President's Suc cessful Diplomacy. LONDON. July 2. A dispatch from the Associated Press at New York, was the Baroa Bosch, One of Rum la's Fcsvce Savoys. first intimation London had of the definite appointment of the Russian and Japanese delegates to the peace conference at "Washington. The news was communi cated to the foreign embassies and of ficials here, everyone expressing delight over the successful' Issue of President Roosevelt's efforts. They were surprised that the delegates were empowered to conclude a traty of peace, and It was feared that Russia would hold out for ratification by the gov ernment. One diplomat said that it waa a great diplomatic achievement, and if President Roosevelt succeeded In inducing both belligerents to agree to an armistice before another great battle Is fought, his triumph fouId be complete. He felt that the selection of Baron Rosen as one of the delegates waa a happy choice, as the Japanese have great respect for him. The diplomat pointed out that at the breaking off of diplomatic relations by Japan and Russia the whole Japanese na tion expressed Its sympathy with Baron Rosen, who was then Minister to Japan, and during his progress through the streets of Tokio. when he was leaving for Russia the people bared their heads and stood in silence. Some surprise Is expressed here that Marquis Ito was not appointed as one of the delegates, but It is thought this pos sibly was due to the belief that Foreign Minister Komura and Minister Takahlra were better acquainted with the present condition of affairs. KOMURA TO START PROMPTLY Rosen and' MuraviefT Will Have to Get Special Instruction. "WASHINGTON. July 2. Baron Ko mura. the -senior Japanese plenipotentiary to conduct the peace negotiations. Is ex pected to sail from Japan for '.the United. States about July-. 7. He will be ac companied by a staff of officials to as sist in the work before the peace com mission, and Ls expected to arrive In "Washington In season for a meeting of the plenipotentiaries early In August. Both Ambassador Muravleff and Am bassador Rosen, the Russian plenipoten tiaries, are In Europe. The former Is now In France for his health, and as It ls understood, he ls to be the chief Rus sian plenipotentiary he will go to St. Petersburg for Instructions from his gov ernment as to the course to pursue before embarking for America. Both he and Ambassador Rosen are expected to reach here In time to arrange an Initial meeting of the commission early In Au gust. At both the Russian Embassy and the Japanese Legation the opinion was ex pressed tonight that the actual work of the commission will not be done In "Wash ington, but that soon after the initial gathering an adjournment will be had to some cooler place. If an armistice has not been already agreed upon that ques tion, of course, will be almost the first matter taken under consideration. ARMISTICE RESTS WITH JAPAX V Negotiations Are Now in Progress at Washington. ST. PETERSBURG. July 3. (2:07 A. M.) Negotiations for an armistice between the armies of Russia and Japan, it can be definitely stated, are now In progress, presumably at Washington; but they have not reached a stage where any further announcement can be made. The decision seems to rest with Japan, which country Is weighing the relinquish ment of the prospects of bettering her present advantageous position against the enormous cost In lives and money of another great battle. The chances for a decisive and final Japanese victory, it Is believed here, are no better than before Llao Yang and Mukden, and it Is pointed out that It Ls Idle to talk of Vladivostok falling like a ripe apple Into Japan's hands before the peace conference meets. Convicted or Land Fraud. FARGO. N. D., July 2. Fred Nurem berger. charged with land frauds, was convicted in the United States Court here today BBBBB3BflENBaPQsBBBBBBBBfBBBSBra BARONS LAUGH AT EFFICIENTS Will Resort to. Injunc tion Process. ' SAY GASES WILL HOT HOLD Proceedings Declared to Be Irregular and Invalid, CRISIS LONG ANTICIPATED Most of the Defendants Are Away From Chicago for Summer and Some of Them Are Trav eling in Europe. CHICAGO, HI., July 2.-(Speclal." The indictments returned by :he Federal grand Jury against the heads of the big packing Industries may fall fiat. Attor neys for the beef barons today assert that the indictment proceedings are irregular and that hey will not hold In court, in that they come In conflict with a well-settled- rule of law, and to defeat the Government's aim injunction proceedings will be resorted to. The novel spectacle of dependents charged with criminal' offenses seeking to restrain the prosecution from proving any violations "of the law by them inay be seen in the United States Circuit Court, probably "before Judge Grosscup, before the end of the monh. The packers thought It all over long ago, anticipating their indlctmen't and haye authorized, their special counsel, John S. Miller, to Ale their petition for an Injunction at his descretlon. Infact the nolces informing the Federal ef flclals that a petition would be filed, ask ing for an Injunction already have been prepared for service.- Sot Without Precedent. Attorney MJller stated today that1 tha action feeeM ng an . injunction would be-' uncommon, but not wlthou'. preceden, cases being on record in several Instances supporting the contemplated move y the packers. He said: The form of the action has not been thoroughly considered or thought out, bat that will be settled later. My clients ask for an Injunction against prosecution un der the indictments on the grounds that the prosecution will be irregular. It la a well-settled rule of law, thit where a plaintiff goes Into a court of equity seek ing an Injunction and obtains it the same plaintiff cannot lnstltue criminal proceed ings against the defendant. The packing firms are now under an in junction made permanent by Pudge Gross cup In the Circuit Court. If thye havo violated that injunction they ought to be cited for contempt before that tribunal in stead of being indicted in the United States District Court. District Attorney Morrison and Assist ant Attorney-General Pagin were absent from 'the city today and their opinions cpuld not be secured on the new move to be made bj tfie packers. It was point ed outy another Federal offllcer, how ever, that the evidence presented to the District Court on the crial of the In dictments also may be introduced in the Circuit Court to prove the packers guilty of contempt. Many Defendants Out of' City. It was said by Attorney Miller that a number of the defendants probably would file their bonds with he clerk of the District Court tomorrow, but that It might be six weeks before the lait of the indicted men complied with the court's orders, since several are out of the city and abroad. Nearly all of the lndictea men were out of the city today, and he remaining declined to discuss the acMon of the grand jury- J- Ogden Armour and his family are at their Summer home at Lake Forest and P. A. Valentine was reported to be sojourning at the same resort Ar thur Meeker and family are said to be spending the Summer In Massachusetts. Samuel A. McRoberts was In he courfcry. he attractions of foreign climes claim the interest Just now of Thomas J. Con nors, of Armour & Co; Edward Morris, who Is traveling with Nelson. Morris; Lawrence A. Carton and Attorney Albert H. Veeder, of Swift & Co. All of the de fendants have been notified to return to Chicago as soon as possible. ANVIL PUTS BACK TO PORT New Steam Schooner Tks Faster Than Crew Can Pu, .p. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The new steam schooner Anvil returne dto port to night leaking. She started to Nome and had barely gotten outside the bar when, she began to leak. Captain Mason or dered the pumps put to work- His crew responded and fought vainly to get tho pumps to work, but without success. They were found to be utterly useless. As the water kept slowly gaining. Cap tain Mason decided to put back to port. ELECTRICALSTORM. RAGES Thousands- of Dollars' Worth ot Damage at Elmira, X. Y. ELMIRA. N. Y!TJuly 2. This city and vicinity was the center of a- ter rific electrical storm this afternoon, which did damage amounting to 1150, 000 or more. Peary's Steamer at Xew York. NEW YORK. July 2. The Peary Arc tic exploring steamer Roosevelt, from Portland, Me., arrived here today. ft .