THE 3IORMXG OREGONIAJf, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27, , 1907.
T
RAG NG
OF PUTER CLAIMS
Looked Suspicious Till Mitchell
Was Paid, and Then
Rushed Through.
MITCHELL'S MEMORY BAD
Neither He Nor Hermann Could Re
call Mrs. Watson Much of Rob
ertson's Interesting Testimony
About Hermann Excluded.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. . March 26. That Interest In the
trial of Binger Hermann is lagging was
strikingly illustrated today, when one' of
the jurors fell asleep in the midst of the
testimony of Harry C- Robertson, former
ly private secretary to Senator Mitchell.
The testimony produced this week has
nut been startling. In fact it covers
ground already gone over by other wit
nesses, it being the intention of District
Attorney Baker by preponderance of evi
dence to convince the jury that Hermann
had an important motive in destroying
his so-called private letterbooks. The
testimony, however. Is largely technical
end uninteresting.
Mr. Robertson's .testimony today cov
pred the same ground as his testimony In
Vortland. He showed the close relations
that existed among Hermann, Mitchell.
Mays and Puter. testified as to their cor
respondence regarding land matters, since
proven fraudulent, and to that extent ma
terially aided the prosecution.
Interesting Facts Shut Out.
Had Mr. Robertson been permitted to
tell extensively of his relations with Her
mann in lSf-&7. when the latter was first
in Conprcss, he could have materially
' offset some statements of those who ap-
nearert as character witnesses for the
! defendant. Before court opened Mr. Rob
Intson talked freely with the District
i Attorney about his relations with Her
mann while serving him as private sec
retary, and an attempt was made to bring
out these facts, but objection was made,
ty counsel for the defense, inasmuch as
they had no direct bearing on the case
at bar. and the court sustained the ob
jection. For that reason Mr. Robertson's
testimony was robbed of considerable in
terest. I'rofcress of the Pufr "7-11" claims
through the General I.and Office was
can-fully traced, when George R. Ogden.
a clerk in the public lands division of
that office testified. Mr. Ogden prepared
the correspondence in the case. He re
quested the special land agent in Oregon
to report on the.e claims. On the re
ceipt of the Ijoomis report, Mr. Ogflen did
not feel satisfied as to the showing made,
and asked State Forester Ormsby to re
port upon the claims. Ormsby's report,
the witness said, was almost Identical
with the Ioomis report.
It was at this stage of the proceedings,
after Mr. Ogden had prepared another
comprehensive statement of the condition
of the claims, that the cases were made
"special" and the matter taken out of
fus hands.
Thought Patents Justified.'
All of the papers in the claims, 'he said,
were asked for either by Commissioner
Hermann or Assistant Commissioner
Richards. The next day Mr. Ogden was
called Into conference with Mr. Richards
regarding the claims. He told Mr. Rich
ards that he did not feel satisfied with
the showing made. Mr. Richards replied
that he had looked over the papers and
thought there was a sufficient showing to
Justify the issuance of patents.
Mr. Ogden said the cases might have
Wen reached in the regular course of
business within three days, even if they
had not been made special.
Letterbooks of the office were produced
and copies of the letters he wrote regard
ing the claims identified by the witness.
Money Made Mitchell Nervous. ,
Harry G. Robertson, of Seattle, Wash.,
private secretary to Hermann during the
latter's term in Congress in and
who held a like position with the late
Senator Mitchell from 1901 to 1905, testified
for the Government. Mitchell, he said,
dictated to him the affidavits which Mrs.
AVatson and S. A. D. Puter executed re
garding the Filter claims, in the further
ance of which Puter testified he gave
Mitchell two J1000 bills. A day or so af
ter this, he said. Mitchell was apparently
nervous when Mr. Robertson went to his
hotel to receive the morning dictation.
Mitchell told him he had given Mr. Mc
Kay, the hotel manaser. some money to
get changed. In an hour or so Mr. Mc
Kay returned. Mitchell having gone to the
hotel office to look for him several times.
Mr. McKay handed Mitchell a package of
SS bills an inch and a naif thick. Mr.
Robertson said ho met F. P. Mays in
Washington In 1902. at which time Mitch
ell made an appointment to Introduce
Mt to Hermann.
Their Memories Failed.
In 1!M he called a conference at Mitch
ell's hotel between Mitchell and Hermann.
The latter had just returned from Port
land, where he had been a witness in
ihe land-fraud suit against Puter. Her
mann tohl Mitchell he could not identify
Mrs. Watson, although a letter of intro
duction was given him in court to refresh
his niemoi-y. Mitchell said he could not
remember her or her affidavits.
mn time later Mitchell and Hermann
conferred in the presence of Mr. Robert
son as to whether they should obey a
eunimons to testify In another land-fraud
case in Oregon. They decided to avail
themselves of their privilege not to. and
Mitchell dictated a number of telegrams
t prominent persons in Oregon asking
for opinions as to what would be the gen
eral Impression did they not testify.
Several. Government clerks testified and
identified certain exhibits in the case.
Letter on llydc-Dciison Frauds. '
The Government put in evidence a letter
purporting to outline the character of the
land operations of the Hyde-Be.nson-Di-monrt
combination. The latter was signed
"A Citizen of the United States." and
identified in the tiles of the Iand Office
by W. fcl Valk. a clerk. lis admission
whs contested by Mr. Worihington be
cause of an apparent erasure in the office
notation on the back. Both sides were
Kiven opportunity to examine the letter
before court - convenes tomorrow, when
the matter of its admission will be set
tled. I "urine court today Justice Stafford
halted the trial to have a bailiff arouse
an apparently slumbering juryman.
King on Way East to Testify.
VALB, Or.. March -. A. G. King. .
County Clerk of Malheur County,
hut now a resident of Seattle, arrived In
the county seat Friday en route to Wash
ington, D. C In company with Deputy
United States Marshal Crabtree. of Seat
tle. Mr. King Is subpenaed as a witness
in the Binger Hermann land fraud case.
, li was necessary for Mr. King to coma to
Vale to get some valuable papers in the
county vault here, which will be used as
evidence In the case.
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION
President Appoints Men to Investi
gate and Prepare Law.
WASHINGTON. March 26. The Presi
dent has appointed the following as civil
ian members of the Immigration Commis
sion, authorized at the last session of
Congress: "
Charles P. Neill, Commissioner of La
bor; Prof. J. W. Jenks, of Cornell Uni
versity, and William R. Wheeler, a busi
ness man. of Oakland. Cal.
The commission is now complete,' the
Senate and House members having been
announced. They are Senators Lodge,
Dillingham and Latimer, and Representa
tives Howell. Bennett and Burnett.
The Commission is to make a full in
quiry into the subject of immigration
and report its findings and recommenda
tions to Congress.
Coast Member of Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. William
R. Wheeler, appointed on the Immigra
tion Commission by President Roosevelt,
is connected with the firm of Holbrook,
Merrill A Stetson of- this city. He was
prominently mentioned for the place on
the Interstate Commerce Commission now
held by Franklin K. Lane at the time of
the latter's appointment. He has taken
a conspicuous interest in matters . af
fecting the business affairs of the Coast,
particularly with reference to the rates
on transcontinental traffic.
TURNS MORE MONEY LOOSE
Cortclyou Enlarges Customs Depos
its and Pays Interest Ahead.
WASHINGTON, March 26. Under in
structions recently issued by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, Collectors of Cus
toms throughout the country were di
rected to deposit their customs receipts
In the regular depositories. This, how
ever, did not embrace the so-called sub
treasury cities. These Instructions have
been today enlarged by the Secretary
so that the public deposits with Na
tional bank depositories in New York
City will at once be Increased about
$15,300,000 from customs receipts un
der the provisions of the act of March
4, 19)7.
This action is taken with a view to
facilitating the redemption of the 4
per cent bonds of 1907 and also to ren
der available additional funds for the
usual disbursements' occurring on
April 1. ...
The Secretary also has Instructed the
Treasurer of the United States to mail
at once to the owners the checks for
interest due April 1, 1307, on registered
bonds of the 2 per cent consols of 1930
and the 4 per cent funded loan of 1907.
The sub-treasury officers have been in
structed to cash the checks on presen
tation and to cash any April coupons
belonging to the bonds of the two
loons.
Mr. Cortelyou's action today with ref
erence to the deposit of customs "receipts
and the anticipation of April interest will
result in relieving the money market to
the extent of about J16.S00.O00. Of this
amount ilo.000,000 was today deposited in
the depository banks in New York City,
for which Government, state, municipal,
railway, Hawaiian. Philippine and Porto
Rican bonds will be accepted as security.
hen asked as to whether he would
continue to make customs deposits from
day to day, the Secretary sold he was
not prepared to announce the definite pol
icy in that regard, but said be expected
to act liberally in making deposits of
customs receipts.
CALL ELECTION IX PHILIPPINES
If Peace Is Complete, President Will
Order Commission to Act.
WASHINGTON, March 26. The
Philippine Commission has been in
structed to cable to inform President
Roosevelt by tomorrow whether a con
dition of general and complete peace.
witn recognition of the authority of
the United States, has continued in
all that portion of the archipelago not
inhabited by Moros or other non
Chrlstaln tribes for the past two years.
If the answer is in the affirmative, the
President will direct the commission
to call a general election on July 30,
next, for the choice of delegates to
the first popular assembly of the peo
ple of the Philippines.
The proposed assembly consisting
of two houses, the upper composed of
the Philippine Commission and the
lower of the delegates to be elected,
will take over all the legislative power
now exercised by the Philippine Com
mission alone. Under an act of Con
gress none of the members of the
non-Christian tribes can participate in
the elections.
SOLDIERS HAD SHOTGUN'S, TOO
Senate Learns More or FVce and
Easy Was With Firearms.
WASHINGTON. March 26. The cross
examination of Thomas Taylor, formerly
of Company F. Twenty-fifth Infantry,
was resumed today when the Senate com
mittee on military affairs again took up
its investigation of the "shooting up" of
Brownsville, Tex. When asked concerning
the issue of extra ammunition to soldiers
when they desired to go hunting, Taylor
said he never had secured any, because
he always took one 'of three shotguns
which belonged to his company. This is
the first admission since the investigation
was begun that the company had shot
guns In its possession.
Joseph L. Wilson, Company B, gave
testimony concerning events of the night
of August 1.1. when the shooting occurred,
similar to that given by Taylor.
No Tariff Treaty With Canada.
LONDON, March 26. Replying in
the House of Commons today - to a
question of 'Mr. Forester, Foreign Sec
retary Grey said the general negotia
tions respecting commercial reci
procity between the United States and
Canada, which had been left unset
tled in 1S9S, had not been reopened In
the recent negotiations of Ambassador
Bryce and would form no part of
them. Secretary Grey had not heard
that Secretary Root proposed the
adoption by Canada of the United States
tariff against Great Britain and all other
countries and the establishment of free
trade between Canada and the United
States.
Arrange for Summer Camps.
WASHINGTON. March 26. Brigadier
General Murray, chief of artillery, has
requested the adjutant-general to In
struct the commanding officers of the ar
tillery districts where joint drills are to
be held this Summer with State militia,
to put himself in direct communication
with the State authorities with a view to
ascertaining the details of their plans
and in order to render them such assist
ance as may be practicable in connection
with arrangements for transporting, em
ploying, subsistence, instructing and re
turning to their homes in safety after the
exercises, such troops as may participate
therein.
Same Old Dividend on Anaconda.
NEW YORK. March 26-The directors
of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
today declared a quarterly dividend of
$1.75 a share, which is the same amount
ax thjtt d Rf.l a r ci ijirea toontJus ao.
PAY FULL TAXES
Railroads Put on Par With
, Other Property.
BY NEW LAW IN NEBRASKA
End or Bitter Fight Lasting Six
Years Is Passage of Bill Adds
$500,000 to the State
Revenue.
OMAHA, March 26. The passage by the
Nebraska Legislature today of the bill
for the taxation of railroad property in
cities and villages for local purposes on
the same basis on which other property
is taxed, marks the end of a fight that
began in the Legislature of 1901 and had
been waged with bitter spirit in every
fcucceeding session. It was inaugurated
by the late Edward Rosewater, editor of
The Bee.
The bill will increase the annual taxa-
tion of railroads in Nebraska more than
$.,00,000 on present property, to say noth
ing of vast improvements being made.
Of the total, between 000,000 and $125,000
will go into the city treasury of Omaha,
' Heretofore railroads have been taxed in
Nebraska on their track mileage only,
shops, stations and other terminal prop
erties almost entirely escaping taxation.
The bill provides that the franchise
value of roads shall be included in the
property subject to this tax, except that
the valuation shall be distributed through
the state. Instead of taxed in bulk in the
local community, as the tangible prop
ertv is taxed.
The bill went to the Governor today
and will be signed by him, as he has
been one of its staunchest advocates.
HILL SEES DANGER SIGNALS
Says Lights Show Red, Meaning
Business Recession.
NEW YORK. March 26. J. J. Hill, presi
dent of the Great, Northern Railway
Company, returned to the' city yesterday
from the West. When asked for his views
on Industrial and railway conditions, he
replied:
"Remember that there is a decided dif
ference between hard times and business
recession. There is nothing in present
conditions o make anybody apprehen
sive. "Several months ago," he continued,
dropping into railroad parlance, "the
lights showed red to me. and it looked
like a recession in business. Wall street
may end of the opinion that lights show
green, and that means that everything
appears clear.
"The red lights are still ahead, and that
means that we ought to go slow. The
recession that has set in is not formidable,
nut business has been afTected. About
95 per cent of the country's business is
done on credit. This credit is impaired,
and that is the chief trouble.
"As I said months ago, the depression
will affect the luxuries of life, such as
automobiles and diamonds. Fewer of
them will be sold, but the great neces
saries of life wheat, coal, iron and lum
berwill continue to be used."
NEW DIVISION ON X. P. ROAD
Pasco to Be Headquarters for Port
land & Seattle Line.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. March 26. (Special.)
Announcement was made today by the
Northern Pacific of the creation of a new
division to be oalled the Pasco division
extending from Spokane to Bllensburg, a
distance of 270 miles, on the main line,
and Including the Sunnyside branch.
The change becomes effective May 1
and is made not only because of a parti
tion of the Idaho division, which is un
usually large, but will have a bearing on
the operation of the Portland and Seat
tle line when it is finished. The dis
patcher's office will be at Pasco, through
which trains will be operated after the
Portland cutoff is completed. This will
make Pasco an important point.
The Palouse & Lewiston and Washing
ton Central branches will continue to be
operated as part of the Idaho division.
J. L. Force is appointed division su
perintendent of the new division. He is
at present trainmaster at Spokane.
CAN'T AGREE ON SLOW TRAINS
Passenger Officials Trying for Re
venge on Prairie States.
CHICAGO, March 26. Passenger of
ficials of Western railroads are not
making rapid progress with their gen
eral scheme to run trains slower. At
their meeting yesterday It was appar
ent that they can never reach an
agreement to lengthen by 18 hours the
schedule of the fastest trains between
here and the - Pacific Coast, as was
originally proposed.
The plan of runnln; trains slower
throughout the West has raised a storm
of protest from all the important places
between here and the California ter
minals. The strongest efforts to secure slower
schedules are being made by the roads
wojet n tnm Missouri Rivex. which, now
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give the slowest service. From present
indications the schedules west of Kan
sas City and Omaha to San Francisco
and Los Angeles will be lengthened by
from seven to nine hours, but practi
cally no reduction will be made east of
the Missouri River.
This is not in accordance with the
original plan for slower trains, which
was based in part on a desire for re
taliation against the Western states
which had passed two-cent-a-mile laws
and other legislation nostile to the rail
roads. Operating officials of all the roads
declare that the present schedules of
passenger trains are not too fast for
safety, but in order to run them on
schedule they are obliged to delay
freight trains, which pay much larger
profits. The officials of the freight de
partments concur in this theory, and
are also advocating slower schedules
for passenger trains.
PROPOSES JOINT CONFERENCE
Schiff Wants Railroads and Com
mission to Plan New Laws.
NEW YORK, March 26. Jacob H. Schiff.
head of the banking firm of Kuhn. Loeb
& Co., said today that -the fear that some
thing exceptionally distressing will hap
pen to the railroads in the way of legis
lation is more accountable for the pres
ent state of affairs In the stock market
than -the money market is. Mr. Schiff
said:
"I should suggest the appointment by
the railroads themselves of a certain
number of representative railroad men
conversant with that side of the matter
who should go into convention or confer
ence with the members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, that body, of
course, representing the Government.
"In this conference there could be a
fair and frank discussion of all the pro
posals for railroad legislation of all kinds,
and it ought to be possible for such a
body of men to agree on a plan of legis
lation fair to all parties, which could
receive the sanction of the President, of
the people generally and of the stock
holders of the railroads. This could ie
made the basis of legislation by Congress,
and it would be of such a thorough na
ture as to make it unnecessary for indi
vidual states to do more than to follow
the lines laid down here."
COMPROMISE ON NEW RATES
Terms Proposed for Reduction on
Minnesota Roads.
ST. PAUL. March 26. Full terms of the
proposed arbitration between the railroads
and the state of the passenger and freight
rate war were made public today in the
debate in the Legislature over the joint
resolution urging a committee to propose
a plan of arbitration to the Governor, Attorney-General
and representatives of the
railroads. The arbitration plan embraces
the adoption of a 2V4 cent a mile passen
ger rate, a 2000-mile interchangeable r-'l.-.
age book and a nOO-mlle family ...cage
book, both redeemable in cash at 2 cents
a mile any time.
In regard to commodity freight rate's,
the railroads are, to agree to accept a re
duction of 'an equivalent of two-thirds
of the reduction ordered by the State
Railroad & Warehouse Commission. In
turn, the state is to dismiss all suits now
pending looking toward enforcement of
the Railroad Commission rates.
TWO-CENT FARE BILL PASSED
Pennsylvania Senate Adopts House
Measure, Adding Severe Penalty.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 26. The
Senate today passed the House 2 cent rail
road fare bill, which now goes to the
House for concurrence in the Senate
amendments, one of wJiich provides a fine
of $1000 for each offense committed by a
railroad company against the provisions
of the act.
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WILL El ANARCHY
France Determined to Coerce
Sultan of Morocco.
HE MUST PAY INDEMNITY
Pichon Announces Purpose to Force
Reparation for Outrage and Or
ganization, of Police Cham
ber Sustains Cabinet. .
i
PARIS, March 26. Replying in the
Chamber of Deputies today to interpella
tions upon the subject of Morocco, For
eign Minister Pichon said the situation
had become intolerable. The Moors were
nore and more insolent and efficacious
measures were necessary to compel the
Sultan to restore order and respect
French rights.
Besides the occupation of Oudja,
France would demand Indemnities, rep
aration and the Introduction of measures
providing for the security of foreigners.
The official view of the situation is as
follows:
"The question is entirely between
France and Morocco. There is not the
slightest reason for outside complica
tions. France is not actuated by ulterior
motives. The occupation of Oudja is for
the purpose of demonstrating that she
cannot flout France with impunity
though heretofore FTance has been ex
tremely lenient. When an outrage oc
curred she has contented herself with
presenting her claims to diplomatic cir
cles. They have been disregarded so
long that France has been compelled to
teach the Sultan a lesson.
"Besides satisfaction for the murder
of Dr. Mauchamp and the organization
of a Moorish police force upon the Al
gerian frontier, Morocco will be required
to put an end to the anarchistic condi
tions under which the lives of foreigners
of all nations in Moroccan territory are
constantly endangered. France believes
that the Sultan will yield. In seizing
Oudja, France places her finger upon
the nerve-center of Moroccan commerce."
The Chamber unanimously adopted a
resolution of confidence in the govern
ment. Private unconfirmed dispatches received
here say that General Liautey has occu
pied Oudja.
FURIOUS AGAINST EUROPEANS
i
Agitation Among Moors Grows and
Unpaid Troops Desert.
TANGIER, March 26. The excitement
'among the population in the interior
against Europeans is increasing. The
agitation at Casa Blanca and Rabat is
particularly dangerous. Many of the
Moroccan troops have deserted because
there are no funds with which to pay
soldiers.
BRITISH CONSUL ATTACKED
Fires in Sclf-Dcfensc, Killing 'Two
Moorish Fanatics.
LONDON, March 26. The British For
eign Office, although officially advised
of the murder of Dr. Mauchamp, -of the
French Geodetic Mission, at Morocco
City, has received no notification of the
alleged attack upon the residence of the
T3rticK Crtrwnlur Ae-ent there Mr. I.e,n-
nox. who is said to have been compelled
to fire upon the mob, killing two persons.
Whole Press Supports Cabinet.
PARIS. March 26. The French press
unanimously appreciates the gravity of
the Government's decision to bring the
Sultan of Morocco to reason, and without
exception the newspapers support the
Cabinet's determination to restore French
prestige in North Africa by the occupation
of Oudja, which it is considered, will
make the Moroccan authorities under
stand that France's National dignity
cannot longer permit the Moors to disre
gard with impunity their solemn agree
ments. The French column of occupation which
is to move on Oudja will be composed of
detachments of the Second Regiment of
Spahis, the second and sixtli African
Rifles, a large body of Zouaves.
Loots Home of $9000.
CHICAGO, March -6. The residence
of George Castle, the theatrical mana
ger, 470 North State street, was robbed
of diamonds and jewelry valued at
nearly $9000 -yesterday. The burglar
was a well-dressed negro, who escaped,
after frightening a servant, Anna Coyle,
almost into hysterics, by threatening
her with death if she screamed. The
thief entered the house by a rear stair
way, while two carpenters, who had
been working around the house, were
in the basement, preparatory to leaving
for lunch. ' '
There was not a male member of the
household in the place at the time.
Mrs. Castle was absent.
The robber overlooked money and
valuables, including silverware and heir
looms, valued at $10,000.
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Pacification of Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 26. At
the close of two days debate, the lower
house "of Parliament today adopted a
preliminary Constitutional Democratic
resolution providing for the abolition
of the drumhead courts-martial, and
instructing the committee to draw up
and present a bill to this effect with
as little delay as possible. The vote
was almost unanimous.
After the vote had been taken
Premier Stolypin, who had just had
a conference with Emperor Nicholas,
announced the government's position,
stating that orders had been given
that drumhead courts-martial be here
after employed only in case of ex
treme necessity. The members gave
the. Premier a courteous and atten
tive hearing. '
During the debate the secret police
arrested a man in the members lobby
on suspicion that he was connected
with an attempt upon the life of the
Premier, but the prisoner was identi
fied as a newspaper cartoonist.
M. Stolypjn in his speech today paid a
high tribute to the oration delivered yes
terday foy M. Maklakoff, the Constitution
al Democratic leader in the House, de
claring that it was difficult to answer
that brilliant and able jurist. The Premier
fully agreed with M. Maklakoffs argu
ments from an abstract standpoint, but
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from other points of view he was forced
to maintain that it was the right and
duty of the government to protect the
existence of the state to the utmost. In
every state of the world the government's
right to suspend the usual laws when life
was in danger was not questioned. Even
dictatorships were sometimes justified, by
the unavoidable necessities of self-defense.
The Premier concluded:
"In your hands rests the reconciliation
of Russia. If you fulfill your task, this
law and other repressive measures will
die a natural death. "We are arraigned,
as bloody-handed executioners, but' Rus
sia is able to distinguish between blood
on the hands of a hangman and on those
of an experienced surgeon. History will
say we are surgeons inspired with an
honest desire to eure the country."
Marshal Fined for Gambling.
PEXDLETOX, Or.. March 26. "Jack"
Noble, , Marshal of Echo,-pleaded guilty
this morning in the Circuit Court to a
charge of gambling, also to malfeasance
in office. Ho was fined 150 and cost? in
each case.
M. H. Gillette, owner of the Echo Ho
tel, pleaded guilty to two separate charges
of permitting gambling, and was fined tM
in each case. Thad Barnes was fined JjO
for gambling. '
Bomb Misses the Governor.
BIALYSTOK, March 26. A bomb was
thrown today at Governor-General Bog
alevski while he was out driving. The
Governor-General was not injured,
though the force of the explosion broke
all the windows in the street and his
coachman was slightly wounded. Th
man who Ihrew the bomb escaped.
Forbidden to Go Out at Xight.
KUTAIS, Russia, March 26 Orders
have been issued forbidding the people
of this place to walk the streets between
the hours of 6 P. M. and 7 A. M. This
action is taken because of the murder of
a police officer named Kipaririize.
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