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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906. WHOLE SECRETARY ROOT'S LONG TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA GRAIN TRADE NEXT GIN TO ANARCHY Interstate Board Will Inquire Into Elevators. Peasants Burn Out Russian Landowners and Slaugh ter Their Cattle. DOES MONOPOLY CONTROL? PROVINCE ESTATES ARE DESTROYED Urgent Call for More Troops Comes From Voronezh While Czar Hes itates About Cabinet, Empire Flames With Revolt. VEBONEZH, Russia, July 13 The whole of the Province of Veronezh is af fected by excesses arising from the agra rian movement. The peasants are rising everywhere and burning estates. In Bob rovsk more than 20 estates have been burned and 300 head of cattle killed or carried off. The estate of Prince Bariantisky has been completely demolished and its splen didly stocked stable burned, the horses being hamstrung. In the Garansk dis trict 2000 peasants have started to pillage, and many estates have been destroyed. That of M. Kapsahkoft is destroyed, ev erything of value having been carried off or burned. The trouble northward is increasing. In this vicinity 15 estates. Including those of ex-Mlnister of Agriculture Yermoleff and the late Count Orloff Davldoff, have been destroyed. Troops have been sent to the disturbed districts, and the Governor of the prov ince has asked for additional troops from the Province of Vitebsk, those of Ver onezh being insufficient to cope with the disorders. MAKE TERMS WITH MODERATES Only Hope of Averting Open Contest in Rnssla. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. The outlook for the passage of the Summer without a general upheaval in Russia is considerably brighter and every thing making for delay Increases the possibility of the ultimate attainment of a real constitutional regime with out an open civil war. The lawlessness which is now chronic throughout the empire is not expected to subside, but the most powerful opposition influences to the government are seeking to stave 0tt a crisis. Unless the government, by a stupid blunder, forces all the parties to make common cause, the crisis which all feared was imminent will be postponed until Fall. If the government now takes advantage of the lull to make terms with the moderates in Parliament, there Is still a chance of a peaceful set tlement, but a continuation of the pres ent tension, in the opinion of the best Judges, can only destroy the prestige of the moderate elements in Parliament, solidify all the opposition forces and render a conflict cortain. BAD TIME FOR BRITISH VISIT Russia Secures Postponement Until Revolution Has Subsided. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. The visit of the British channel fleet to Russian waters has been postponed until a more propitious time. The initiative In this decision came from Russia, which pointed out that the projected visit bad been welcomed with lively satisfaction by the Russian government, which saw in it an expression of sympathy for Russia on the part of Great Britain; Unfortunately, it Is added, certain po litical parties In Great Britain and Rus sia fomented a' sharp agitation with a view to connecting the visit with ques tions of Russian Internal policy. The Arm and loyal statement of the British Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey, brought the question back to its proper ground and was appreciated at St. Petersburg at its proper value. Nevertheless, in view of the political crisis which is passing over Russia, the government could not help foreseeing that the arrival of Iitlsh ships at a Russian port might cause a recrudes cence of tho agitation and incidents of a nature to harm the future relations of Great Britain and Russia. PRISONERS TURN OX GUARDS Refuse to Go Into Exile and Fight Desperately. YBLJSA VETO RAD. July 13. Trouble broke out here last night, when a convoy of political prisoners, which had arrived during the day, refused to go further. The guards beat the prisoners wits tne butts of their guns. One of the prisoners, a soldier who had served in a VUna regi ment, seized a gun from a guard, whose companions immediately shot the prisoner dead. A peasant, for remonstrating with the guards, was killed on the spot. The po litical prisoners fled In a body to the sta tion cells, from which they Bred at the guards, one of whom was wounded. SEXD DELEGATES TO CONGRESS Douma Decides to Join Interparlia mentary Union. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. After half an hour's discussion today, the lower house of Parliament decided to send six of itx members to the Interparliamentary Conference at London. Deputies Nabou koff and Alladln asserted that the Rus sian Parliament Is the only Parliament in the world whose members are united in the desire that war should cease, and that In other Parliaments only groups held to that desire. The delegates will be chosen July 16. EXULT IX CHOUKXIX'S DEATH Revolutionists Promise Like Fate to Other Enemies of People. ODESSA. July 13. A revolutionary proclamation, clandestinely circulated to day. Jubilantly acclaims the death sen tence "avenglngly executed on Chouknln for the martyrdom of Lieutenant Schmidt." adding that all the leading bureaucratic enemies of the people will be similarly and summarily removed. The proclamation was signed by the Odessa branch of the South Russian Rev olutionary League. SH1POFP DECLINES THE HONOR Refuses to Be Premier and Sup ports Claim of Democrats. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. The As sociated Press learns from a reliable source that Emperor Nicholas has of fered the Premiership to Dmitri Shlpoff. but that the latter refused the post on ''A s 1 1 ,v ; 1 r" '"T" .vs -' ' State Cabin and Bathroom Fixed Up On Cruiser Charleston SPICK and span In new paint and fur nishings, and with the magnificent new "State" quarters complete in every de tail, the armored cruiser Charleston sailed from the New York Navy-Yard last week on her mission to carry Secretary of State Hoot and his family to and around South America. By putting In a temporary partition one large stateroom was made for the accom modation of the Secretary in the Admiral's quarters. Adjoining, a bathroom, with all modern equipments, was made for Miss Root out of a former pantry. In the oppo site suit are the quarters of Mr. Root's sec retary and valet. A new ventilating ma chine and Ice machine were put in the cruiser, which will greatly add to the com fort of her passengers. Secretary Root's itinerary from the time "he left New York for the Pan-American Conference until he returns to New York at the conclusion of his grand tour of South America was made public at the State De partment In Washington. The Secretary's trip will eictend to Octo ber L ' the ground that he is not a member of the majority party in Parliament and that the only possible Cabinet in the present crisis Is one composed of Con stitutional Democrats.' He holds, there fore, that he cannot even be a member of such a Cabinet. Prominent Constitutional Democrats think the Premiership will now be of fered to Count H'eyden, who, though he has the sympathy of Parliament, will be unable to form a Cabinet, although scheduled for a place in a Constitu tional Democratic Ministry. Czar Mourns Chouknln's Death. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. Emperor Nicholas today sent the following dis patch to the widow of Admiral Chouk nln: "I am deeply touched by the distressing news of the death of your husband. His loss is a great one to me and the fleet. I divide your misfortunes and sorrow, which may God strengthen you to sup port." Rebel Against Rotten Meat. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13. Later dis patches from Kanyshln, where a crowd of Astrakhans yesterday arrested the Mayor, Chief of Police and several policemen, who were known to be provocators, and beat them, say that the origin of the mob action was the resentment of the inhabi tants at the fact that rotten meat was sold in the municipal shops. Drastic Action Against Strikers. MOSCOW, July 13. The Chief of Police has ordered that the headquarters of the Bakers' Union be closed and the vice president arid officers of the organization be banished? Military bakers have been put at the disposal of the city by the commander of the garrison, on account of the cruel hardships which the bakers' strike has imposed upon the poor. Orloff's Estate Wrecked by Mob. CARLSBAD, July 13. Prince Alexis Or loff, who arrived here a few days ago to take the cure, has received a telegram from Russia Informing him that his fa mous stud of horses had been burned and completely destroyed and his estate ruined by peasants. Ammunition for Terrorists Seized. HAMBURG, July 16. The Neue Ham burger Zeltung today says that two for eign stemers, which were leaving Memel, Prussia, were detained and searched by Russian cruisers, and that 80.000 cartridges and a quantity of dynamite were found on board. Assassin Girl In Disguise. SEVASTOPOL, July 13. It Is credibly stated that the assassin of Admiral Chouknln. commander of the Black Sea fleet, was a girl disguised in the uniform of a sailor. No arrest has yet been made. Allow Xo Meetings In Finland. HELSINGFOR9. Finland, July 13.-"-The Governor has received orders from St. Petersburg to suppress all meetings in Finland of Russian revolutionaries and to arrest the participants. Torpedo-Boat Sunk by Mine. HELSINGFORS. July 13. During the maneuvers in the Baltic Sea a Russian torpedo-boat struck a mine and sank off Bjorko last night. The boat was demol ished, but the crew was saved. New President of Whist League. BOSTON. July 11 Henry T. Frye, of Chicago, was today elected president of the American Whtat League, which is now holding its annual convention in this city. " A7RKJVE SEf 22 I " 0 .EAV .. ZSj L- V. O f EQUATOR . J VaX .Vt SOUTH 7; CAZ.1.AO. 2SL. VALPARAISO TISAITS OF MA.OEX.LAhl 9Q Aio MlP.rMOWmC ITTMERA&Y OF ROOTS REBEL ARMY GROWS Death of Regalado Does Not Daunt Revolutionists. TOLEDO REPORTS VICTORY Defeat of Salvador Offset by Success of Rebel General Nicaragua Expected to Aid in the Overthrow of Cabrera. MEXICO CITY, July 13. This morn ing's advices from San Salvador confirm the report of the battle of El Jicaro and the killing of the commander of the Sal vadorean troops, General Regalado, but announce a victory gained by General Toledo of the insurgent forces on the same day at a point further north, where the Guatemalean army was routed with heavy losses. In an interview here General Barrillas, the Guatemalean Insurgent, laments the loss of General Regalado, but says there will be no change In the programme of the revolutionists. General Toledo is now at the head of the revolutionists In the field and is receiving heavy acces sions daily. The revolutionists claim they will be in Guatemala City within a fort night. General Toledo now has artillery-, which he lacked when he was defeated In June. The revolutionists now claim Nicaragua will take part in the war and allow her gunboats to aid the revolutionists, which they Insist will result in the speedy downfall of President Cabrera of Guate mala. TROOPS INVADE HONDURAS Central American War Spreads and Cabrera Raises Great Army. WASHINGTON, July 13. A cablegram received by the State Department from Minister Merry at San Salvador states that continuous fighting is proceeding on the border line between Guatemala and Salvador, also that the Guatemalan troops have crossed the line into Honduras. This latter is understood here to be part of the Guatemalan attack on the fugitives of Regalado'9 army, after that leader was killed yesterday. Senor Munoz, the Guatemalan Minister here, today received the following cablegram from Secretary of State Barrls, dated at Guatemala City yesterday: "Complete triumph of the Guatemalan army over Salvadoreans invading forces. Salvadorean General-in-Chief Thomas Regalado killed yesterday at El Jicaro." At the instance of the State Department the Navy Department today cabled to Commander Mulligan, of the Marblehead, at Panama to proceed immediately to La Libertad, on the coast of Salvador, to safeguard American interests. During the day a cablegram was re ceived at the State Department from Mr. Brown, the Secretary of the American Legation at Guatemala City. He reports continued fighting near Oontempquein, the neighborhood of the place where Regalado was killed yesterday. The ag gressive attitude of Salvador toward O UTH f 2t Rio DExAAterso AgKJVB S0Z r2Si I BUENO MONTEVIDEO. AR. jWG IO. A.JWG J4JI LEAVE IS. 4 Off FALKLAND ISD. CAPE HORN Guatemala was, Mr. Brown says, really on account of the personal acta of Rega lado's troops, consequently his death has removed the principal obstacle to the restoration of peace. The situation in Guatemala City was very satisfactory. Martial law had been declared and perfect order and security existed last night when the dispatch was sent. Minister Merry, at San Salvador, also sent a cablegram today to the depart ment, stating that Salvador was quite willing to cease hostilities, but complained against the aggresuive attitude of Guate mala. It is reported to the State Depart ment that Cabrera has gathered a force of no less than 40,000 men under arms, which is regarded as a distinct menace to the neighboring states, and he will be asked to disband this force upon satis factory assurance that" no further move ment shall be directed against him from without. ONLY GUARDS HER FRONTIER Honduras Denies Meddling In War. Guatemala's Great Army. . NEW ORLEANS, July 13.-A cable message from President Manuel Bartllo of Spanish Honduras to the Hondurean Consul-General in this city says that the number of Honduras troops on the Guatemalean frontier has been doubled for the purpose of preserving peace. The message, which was received yesterday and made public today, says that Hon duras Is not taking part in the difficulties between Guatemala and .Salvador. The Guatemalean Consul-General here has information that before the battle of last Wednesday in which Regaldo, the Salvadorean leader, was killed, Guate mala had about 50,000 men under arms near the Salvador boundary line and un der command of General M. M. Acqulllar. STUDENTS ARE STRANDED Americans Left Destitute in Antwerp by Employment Agent's Acts. ANTWERP, July 13. Fifteen Amer ican students are stranded here and destitute In consequence of alleged frauds by an unauthorized Philadelphia employment agent. The students, de siring to visit Europe, accepted en gagements as cattlemen and paid the agent $5 each to secure their return passage on any vessel. The cattle-shippers declare the con tract is not binding on them, and de cline any responsibility for the return of the students. The latter threaten to prosecute the agent. LAUNDRY TRUST INDICTED All Cincinnati Firms Accused of Vio lating Anti-Trust Law. CINCINNATI, July 13 Thlrty-nino laundry companies and laundry propri etors were indicted by the grand jury today on the charge of "maintaining a combination In restraint of trade." Eighteen of these were also Indicted as an organization in restraint of trade. These include all the members of the Laundry Exchange, who were Indicted on the 39 individual indictments. Two Chicago Factories Burn. CHICAGO, July IS. The factories of the Carlos Deckmeyer Box Company and the Heath & Milligaji Paint Company were destroyed by fire -tonight. Loss, $200,000. 9 r. a mi Relations With Railroads and Fa vors Granted Are Principal Sub jects of Inquiry Ordered by Senate at Last Session. WASHINGTON, July 13. An investi gation is to be made by the Interstate Commerce Commission, by authority of the United States Senate, of the ele vator, grain-buying aud forwarding business of the country to determine to what extent special favors have been granted to them by railroad companies; the Influence which the alleged monop olizing of this branch has upon the market; the injury it has worked to grain-producers; the extent to which railroads, their officers, directors, stockholders and employes own or con trol the grain-buying and grain-forwarding companies, and the manner in which, such holdings, if any, were se cured. The Interstate Commerce Commission has sent a circular letter to every rail road corporation in the United States requesting its responsible officials to furnish to the commission as soon as practicable, information which will en able It to report to Congress next De cember. In brief, the commission desires rail road companies to supply It with the name and location of every grain eleva tor along their lines; the name and ad dress of each firm or corporation oper ating the elevators; whether any of the elevators are located upon the lands of the railroad company and whether such privilege of location Is open to other persons desiring to erect elevators along the railroad lines; what, if any, interest the railroad companies have in elevator properties and whether any allowance in money or otherwise is made by the railroad companies for the elevation or transfer of grain; the name and address of the ten persons or firm's who have been the largest shippers of grain over the railroad lines since June, 1905, the extent, if any, to which each railroad company since June, 1905, has been engaged in the buying or sell ing of grain; the extent, so far as may be known, to wheh any officer or em ploye of the railroad has been engaged in the operation of any elevators; a de scription of all special facilities or pri vileges which the railroad companies during the three years last past have provided, under stress of competition or other conditions, to maintain or in crease the volume of grain traffic over tiio lines of railroads, together with de tails of such special privileges or fa cilities, and a statement showing in de tail the methods of the railroad com panies In distributing cars for the ship ment of grain. It is expected by the commission that it will require three or four months to obtain Information asked for in its circular letters. SCHWAB SHARES CONTRACT Bonaparte Encourages Competition Among Armor-Plate Mills. WASHINGTON, July 13. Secretary Bo naparte announced today that the Car negie and Bethlehem steel companies will be given the contract for the armor for one of the new 16,000-ton battleships at the price named by the Midvale Steel Company In its bid. The contract for the armor for the other battleship will go to the Midvale Comoany. The Carnegie and Bethlehem companies are to share equally in the contract given to them. Secretary Bonaparte made a statement concerning the awards, In which he says: The Secretary of the Navy Is convinced that the best results would be attained in this case and th,e most expeditious delivery of the armor in question would be secured If the contract were divided among the three bidders. It seems clear to him that It would be against public policy and the best interests of the naval service and more espe cially would seriously affect the assurance of good results and expeditious delivery of ma terials under this particular contract if the Government were to find itself obliged to trust to a single armor plant to supply its needs, all American competitors having re tired, at least temporarily, from the busi ness and the purchase of armor abroad or its manufacture by the Government itself being at present forbidden by raw. The successful bid of the Midvale Steel Company against its competitors gave rise to a rumor that the Carnegie and Bethlehem steel interests had made over tures to the Midvale Company, with a view to the latter concern being merged with the Bethlehem and Carnegie com panies. When the report waa brought to the attention of Vice-President James P. Sullivan, of that company, he declined to discuss It. FILIPINO SUCCEEDS WUjFLEY Appointment as Attorney-General Proves American Good Faith. MANILA, July 14. Attorney-General L. R. Wilfley, who has been appointed Judge of the United States Court in China, will sail tomorrow for Shanghai. Gregorio Arenetta, solicitor of the Island, who has been appointed Attornpy-Ooa-eral to succeed Mr. Wilfley. is the Ursl native to become a bureau ohtf. and the Filipinos view his appointment ns an evidence of good faith in thr administra tion's promise of eventual self govern ment. Roosevelt's Letter to Mtkmln. TOKIO, July 13. American Ambas sador Wright proceeded to the Imperial palace this evening, where he wan r- DIFFERENT NOW Since the Slugger Coffee Wiu. Coffee probably causes more hlllouimK and so-called malaria than any one other thing ven bad climate. A Ft. Worth man says: "I have alwaj's been of a bilious tem perament, subject to malaria, and up to one year ago a perfect slave to coffee, and at times I would be covered with boils and full of malarial poison, was very nervous and had swimming in the head. "I don't know how It happened, but I finally became convinced that my sick ness was due to the use of coffee, and a little less than a year ago I stopped cof fee and began drinking Postum. From that time I have not had a boll, not had malaria at all, have gained 15 pounds good solid weight, and know beyond ail doubt this is due to the use of Postum in place of coffee, as I have taken no med icine at all. "Postum has certainly made healthy red blood for me in place of the blood that coffee drinking Impoverished and made unhealthy." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Postum makes red blood. "There's a reason." Look in pkgs. for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Wellvllle." Exports CIGAR The enormous popular ity of this splendid cigar has been won by quality extra good quality con sistently maintained. Get It JH Your Dealer's MASON, EHRMAN & CO. DISTRIBUTERS PORTLAND, OREGON ceived in private audience by the Em peror, to whom he presented a letter from President Roosevelt. It Is re ported that the letter was purely of a personal nature. BIBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES Growth of Religion Follows Estab lishment of Order. NEW YORK, July 13. The annual re port of the work of the American Bible Society In the Philippine Islands was made public today. It sets forth that there are unmistakable indications that the commercial, social and religious life of the Filipinos is to receive large im pulses and make rapid progress toward a new order of national existence. Many of the notorious leaders of the ladrone bandy have been killed or cap tured, and their followers have surren dered themselves and their arms to the authorities. Fields long devastated by war, brigandage and lack of workers have again been brought under cultiva tion, and the increase of crops this year has been the most gratifying since the American occupation. Another year of public schools has fur ther extended free education, and the school enrollment has increased from 250,000 to 500,000 in a single year. Accom panying this is a great increase of in terest in Western ideals and civilization on the part of the common people, and another year, the report declares, will find men and women everywhere looking for the Bible and asking to be shown the way of life more perfectly. The Protestant churches maintaining for Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. 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M. to 12 M ST, LOUIS Medical and Surgical DISPENSARY CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON. missionary work in the Islands have had the best year of their history. The sta tistical report, It is stated, will show a large increase in membership; new terri tory has been opened and training schools for native pastors and teachers have shown a largely increased attendance. The Presbyterians and the Methodists have opened theological seminaries in many places. The number of evangelists working under the supervision of the different mission boards have increased over last year. The report concludes: The curse of Babel rests heavily on the Philippines and has greatly increased the difficulties of the task of giving the scrip tures to the people. The larger language areas have now been supplied with prelim inary translations and the total circulation has been remarkable, but the work of reach ing the common people has only begun. The Independent Catholic Church Is strong in Mindanao and its growth Is usually accom panied by a desire on the part of the peo ple to read the scriptures for themselves. The Independent Catholic Church of Panay is very friendly to the open Bible, and Is anxious to put the book into tb.e hands of the common people. On Costa Rica Free List. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 13. -Congress today Issued a decree placing all importations of machinery, coffee, cocoa, rice and sugar plants, brooms and ver micelli on the free list. . Moab Mill Is Burned. MOAB, Wash., July 13. Fire wiped out the big planing mill of the Newman Lake Lumber Company yesterday afternoon. The loss is estimated at $18,000, partly covered by insurance. Signature of MURRAY tTWICT. HIW VOHK CITr. WEAK MEN ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS IN PORTLAND STRICTURE, CONTRACTED DISEASES, BLAD DER TROUBLES. CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON, VITAL WEAKNESS. CONSULTATION FREE. OURFEE$12.50 FOR ANY UNCOMPLICATED CASE. UNDER ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE. 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