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THE MORNING OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY,- DECE3IBER 18, 1907. POWER GUT OFF FROM GOLDFIELD Break in Line Suspends Opera tions at Mines and - . Mills. TROOPS 'READY FOR WORK l'miMon Hurriedly Calls All Into CampLarge Increase In Work ing Force Humored Double Killing at. Rawhide. GOIyDFIBLD, New, Dec. 17. Goldfield Is greatly alarmed tonight over the fact that the feed wires of the Nevada-California Power Company are down and that tho company has been unable to find the break or determine the cause of it. The break occurred at 5 o'clock this aft ernoon. General Punaton has cancelled his. order for berths for himself and staff on the train, and he will remain In Golu field Indefinitely. The mills are dark and armed by guards ' wj10 patrol the grounds around the principal shafts and mills. General Funston and Governor Sparks were In consultation early In the evening and shortly afterwards Colonel Reynolds left for the camp of the Federal troops and all soldiers on the streets were gath ered up and taken Into camp. Break Is In Mountains. As near as can be learned, the break In the wires is near Palmetto.' a mining camp about 21 miles southwest of Gold field. The power which is brought to Goldfield is developed near Bishop, In Inyo County, California, about 6 miles away. For the past five weeks the power company has had a large force of men patroling the line, which passes over the highest portion of the Sierra Blar.ca range. A telephone line extends the en tire length of the powerline and this also is down, so that communication with the men patroling the powerline Is Impossible. An .effort was made to Induct General Funston to patrol the city and the vicln- lty of the mines with troops tonight, but he has not yet Issued such an order. More Miners at Work. Three mines were operated today with the men brought in from other points and those who have signed the agreement of the Goldfield Mineowners" Association. The mill of the Consolidated Company .and the Nevada-Goldfield Reduction works were In operation all day. To- nlffht then is no wnrk halnv Hatia in any mine or mill, owing to the lack of power. The total number of men at work today was about 160. and It Is announced tonight toy the operators that 60 more will arrive tomorrow. Operators tonight say that, if the break In the power line can be re paired before time for the morning shift to go on over 200 men will be working in the mines tomorrow. The COmmlKSinn Rent hV Proailcnt Roosevelt to Investigate labor conditions1 nere nas Deen Dusy all day with state ments made by the Goldfield Mlneown rs' Association and in receiving visitors who have information bearing on the situation. ine commissioners would make no statement tonight. Lawyer Kills Two Men. District Attorney Swallow received a telegram from Rawhide, the new mining camp in rjsmereida County, saying that Mart O'Brien had shot and killed two men and made his escape. There were no further particulars. O'Brien was a Goldfield attorney for several years and had Just gone to Rawhide, where he had been appointed a Deputy District Attor ney. tained in a law passed at the last session i of the Legislature, at the instance of the association, that the Federal authorities LoniB io co-operate with the state au uuiines in me work of controlling and eradicating scab and other contagious u'"r":s inong me nooks of this state. ' Dr. McCIure. who had been placed in charge of the Northwest district, com prising Oregon. Washington Triaho an Montana, with headquarters at Pendle ton, immeaiateiy took up the work with the Board of Sheep Commissioners and the State Sheep Inspector. He placed iaige xorce oi competent inspectors In the field last April and through his un tiring and ceaseless efforts, as well as those of his assistants, has almost com pletely eradicated scab from Oregon flocks. So complete and so thorough has been the work that the Federal auarantine which has been hanging over the state for years, and which has been the bane- of sheepmen, has at last been removed It Is now no longer required that -sheep be dipped before they are shipped out of the state, unless the Federal inspection shows they are diseased. This results In a saving- in time and money hard to esti mate, since in addition to the great ex pense attached to the process of dipping, every animal suffers a loss, of flesh and vitality and some are killed. In the cruside against this most dread ed of all diseases by woolgrowers, Dr. McCJure and the department have spent large "sums of money and spared no ef forts or time. It has all been done for the direct benefit of Oregon flock-owners, who have not been slow in expressing their gratitude. Dr. McClure's administration was heart ily indorsed by the sheepmen in session at The Dalles, and the department has been urged to keep him in charge and to continue its work in- this state along the same lines as has been done in the past. DEPORT LINEMEN BY FORCF BUTTE MOBS OPENLY DEKY THE FEDERAL COURT ORDER. WILL BECOME AX OPEN CAMP Towne Expects Permanent Settle ment Lawless Are In Minority. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17. Charles A. Towne, ex-candldate for Vice-president and ex-member of Congress, has Just reached this city from Goldfield, Kev., and in an interview says: I am of the opinion that the results of the trouble will he that Goldfield will have an open ramp. There Is reason to believe that the settlement effected the first time may be so strongly reflective of tbs sentiment of the miners and the mlneowners as to bridge some future differences. ft is probable that out of some three or four thousand men at Goldfleltl and vicinity who belong to labor organization, there are not more than 30O from whom any violence may he foared. The great majority of the men are able to understand their rights and to maintain them" tn the forum of reason as well as within the pale of law. Commenting upon National politics, Mr. Towne expressed his belief that W, J. Bran -would be nominated and elected. Only Roosevelt or Hughes, in my opinion, :ould defeat Bryan, and I am not saying that they could. If either of thera wera named by the Republicans It would make a doubtful canvass. , Despite all of Roosevelt's reiterations of his refusal to become a candidate for the Presidency again, it is my firm belief that he will be nominated. INCREASE IN PENSIONS Representative Rawley Introduces Bills Into the House. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 16. Representative Haw ley has introducedbilln increasing the pensions of Samuel Hawkins, Hattie K. Wheeler, Helen M. Sllsby, William Chittenden. Garrett P. Atchison, Salis bury Sherman, Samuel Hawkins, Will iam S. W'insor and Mary Bruntner. Also bills granting' pensions to Mary Haney and Luman ti. Judd. 1 He also presented to the House of Representatives the following memor ials of the Oregon State Legislature: House Joint memorial No. 5, favoring legislation for the relief of settlers on unsurveyed lands: Senate Joint resolu tion favoring the pensioning of vet erans of the Bannock war; Senate con current resolution No. 20. favoring the promotion of Colonel James Jackson to the grade of Brigadier-General on the retired list, and Senate Joint reso lution No. 4, favoring u increase In the pensions of Indian war veterans. SHEEP FREE FROM SCAB Oregon Flookowncrs Give Credit to Inspector McCIure. PENDLETON, Or., ijec. 17.-Specla!.)- Credit for the eradication of scab from Oregon flocks has been given to Dr. 8. W. McCIure. inspector in charge of the United States Bureau of Animal Indus try, by the State Wool Growers' Associa tion, which has also thanked the Federal bureau for Its aid and assistance in this work. It was In auswer to the reuueat eon- Hustle Men Out of Town With Kick" and Curses Many Arrests Expected Today. BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 17. Defying a restraining order issued bv Judge W. H. Hunt, of the United States Court, prohibiting any interference with the affairs of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tel ephone Company, two mobs of 50 men each deported six non-unlontst line men, waylaying them at their work in different parts of the city, and, under threat of stringing them up to the tele phone poles, forced them to accompany the mob to the outskirts of the city. During; the deportation the men were cursed with all manner of epithets, and one victim, F. Janeck, who did not step lively enough to suit the fancy of the mob leaders, was soundly kicked. As a ruse to foil the police, a portion of the mob first congregated in front of the new building which the tele phone company is constructing, and, when the police went to the scene, the other division of the mob swooped down on three men at Jackson and Park streets and hustled them off. The street police apparently were little dis posed to interfere. The second outrage occurred on West Broadway, where three more non unionists, under threat of death, were hustled into a telephone wagon,' of which the mob took possession, and de ported. Manager Armstrong a-nd Sheriff Hen derson, as soon as word of the deporta tion was received, hastened after the men and brought them back to Butte tonight, where they are now quartered under guard. Numerous arrests are expected, as the mob leaders made no effort at con cealment in the broad dajllight. Gen eral Manager D. S. Murray, of the Rocky Mountain system, arrived in Butte this evening from Salt Lake, and states that work will be resumed with the deported men In the morning, under a heavy guard of Sheriff s officers. Santa ' Clans makes sugges tions that are practical in the line of presents for men. A Cravenette Overcoat, Smok ing Jacket, .Lounging Robe, Taney Vest, "Beaver" Hat, Silk Muffler, Silk or Linen Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Urn . brella, Neckwear, and dozens of other useful articles which are here in endless variety await ing your inspection. LION ClotlxingCd GusKuhnProp' 166-168 Third St. EOF PERSIAN CAPITAL IN HANDS OF REACTIONARIES. CITE MOB BEFORE COURT Bell Telephone Company Will Cause Arrest of Leaders. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 17. S.' H. Meln tyre, of this city, one of the attorneys for the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, has gone to Butte to gather the necessary evidence to bring the mat ter of the violation of the Federal in Junction to the attention of United States Judge W. H. Hunt, of this city. It was announced by one of the Bell Company's attorneys tonight that Judge Hunt would be asked to cite the mob leaders to ap pear In court to -answer the charge of contempt. ; LIFTING LID IN : NEW YORK Theaters Will Be Granted Right to Put on Exhibitions. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The Board of Aldermen today adopted an ordinance that will permit Sunday theatrical exhi bitions with certain features common to week-day shows eliminated. The ordin ance now goes to Mayor McClellan, who is expected to sigh It not later than Fri day, making possible on next Sunday a resumption practically of the old order of things which existed prior to Justice O'Gorman's Supreme Court Interpreta tion of the Sunday closing law. Since the court's decision. New Yorkers have experienced two "blue" Sundays so far as public entertainments were concerned. and the action of the Aldermen today was a result of protests on the part of amusement promoters and a popular plea for more liberal Sunday laws. Ob jection to today's ordinance was voiced by some church organizations. CABMEN WIN BV CONCILIATION Given Advance in Wages and Will Arbitrate Hours. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Through the ef forts of Marcus M. Marks, of the Ra tional Civic Federation, as conciliator. the strike of the 1000 cabdrivers, who went out today to enforce their demands for a 12-hour day and $15 a week, was called off tonight. The cabmen obtain their demand for - 15 a week and the question of hours and matters of minor difference will be submitted to arbitration. AFTER PULLMAN COMPANY Interstate Commerce Commission to Investigate ItS Conduct. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17.-(SneciaI.l Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane, who is no win San Francisco, has dispatched a special ex aminer to St. Paul to take testimony in tne complaints lodged against the Pull man Car Company. These complaints take the form of protests against the charges of the company, the service and alleged discriminations. The real significance of the hearing lies in the fact that it is the first attempt of the Commission to regulate the Pullman Company. The company will demur on the ground that the Commission lacks ju risdiction, and the question will go to the courts. Palace Is Surrounded and Rougher Elements Committing Murder by the Thousands. TEHERAN, Dec. 17. The situation here has become more threatening. The reac tionaries have taken possession of and are now holding the gun square and open places in the vicinity of the palace, while the Constitutionalists to the num ber of about 10,000 have erected barri cades extending for miles around the Par liament buildings. The latter are acting solely on the defensive and in an orderly manner. The rough elements are aiding the reactionaries and thousands of mur ders and some looting have occurred. SHAH'S COCP D'ETAT FAILS Affairs of Persian Government in Very Tangled Condition. TEHERAN, Dec. 17. On the Inter vention of the British Minister yester day". Premier Nasir El Mulk and the Minister of the Interior, Sanln Ed Dow leh, who was arrested on the orders of the Shah, have been liberated. The ex-Premier started last, night for Eu rope, in exile. It has been learned that the Shah had prepared a coup d'etat. It 'was his Intention to hold the Ministers in prison, expel the constitutionalist lead ers and dissolve Parliament, but the plan failed.. After the arrest of the Ministers, Parliament went into session and demanded an explanation of the Shah's action. On behalf of the nation, the Persian Parliament has issued a manifesto to the world, explaining the present constitutional crisis and ap pealing; for assistance. The manifesto, which was distributed to the foreign legations and consulates here this af ternoon, says: When the afTalrs of the empire had fallen Into a hopeless state the nation saw Its only salvation in constitutional government. The late Shah granted a constitution and the reigning Shah confirmed It, but Per sians, who, under the despotic regime were accustomed to oppress the people, misled our young sovereign Into the belief that the constitution was the cause of the - present troubles. Th nation wants nothing that will dis turb peace, but In view of the attack of the reactionary members of the government It will defend the constitution. Its only hope, to the utmost. By means uf this manifesto the Persian nation makes known to all le gations and foreign diplomatic representa tives tne actual condition of the affairs and informs them that the sovereign Is violating his covenant with the people. It makes this announcement to all the nations of the world, convinced that they wjll show broth erly love for the ten million people and not allow their rights to be trodden underfoot. The negotiations between the Shah andParliament have, up to the present time, been without result. Today the members of the old cabinet are hold ing a council in the palace. The Post office and the shops in Teheran 'are closed and no newspapers have been published today. CZAR AXD DOUMA WILL CLASH Inquiry Into Naval Programme Angers Antocrat's Advisers. ST. PETERSBURG," Dec 17. The re construction of the Russian navy, which up to the present has been in abeyance owing to the Internal pre-occupatlons, has suddenly emerged to the surface and bids fair to develop a portentous con flict between th wishes of the Emperor and the Douma. Today the Douma committee of Na tional defense, presided over by M. Guchkoff, the Octoberist ' leader, while discussing this year's naval estimates. sent a formal demand to Admiral DikofI Minister of Marine, to submit to tie Douma full particulars of the new nhlit building programme which has beet. worked out by the admiralty. This pro gramme entails an expenditure of $500.- 000,000. The committee arrived at the conclusion that the Investigation and sanction of the separate Items In this year's budget would be impracticable without a knowledge of the contents of the whole programme. The demand opens a delicate question, which at present is causing the council of ministers worry. It can be stated on the best of authority that the shipbuild ing programme has been elaborate through the pefsonal participation of the Emperor, who is determined to make the restoration of Russia's scattered sea power the crowning achievement of his reign, regardless of cost. The financial committee of the Council of the Empire, which a fortnight ago addressed a com munication to the Minister of Marine, received this reply: "If this demand is persisted in, both the Douma and the Council will be dis persed." - t- It is asserted on competent authority that the naval programme Is linked with the survival of the Douma, as the Em peror will ,not brook a refusal of appropriations. The cruiser Rurlk, .which was found MaiKOrders Promptly Attended to Satisfaction Guaranteed The Fashion Center Entire Corner of Fourth and Morrison Streets llverfields Overst EXTRAORDINARY XMAS SPECIALS That long-expected "cold spell" has come at last, and it's not the only one we'll have this season. 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