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B'Sloons and aeroplane..
M, wero onjolnod from
:W38 . 2 track gambling,
i-.rtMn auto has ovortaken
lftet o acS.. machine in the
fiCk olS race. They are
. , t Hill says tlio crop prospects
'X ; o Rood, and n. tho crop
r. n ii.ti.el. the English editor ar-
111 for erdittotts uttoranccs in
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he iait year now Christina
!J totMkf avo ticen ionium
SRol ' one every four and one-hnlf
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1 Meral grand jury in wow l one
CSt'-l tho head. ?f the
Si fttton Exchange and tho Manila
wind Filer Manufacturers' Asso-
tawi.
; An English editor i on trial for e
i. I, laoanesc authorities lit
fart.
'Hwina authorities do not credit
krimoriof a well-organized insur-
iation.
f A dining car will be added to the
IkC trams between Portland and
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Ubtrco'osts.
lit transport Sherman will be
inntintd at Astoria, bite lias
ssuHpox on board,
Hirrrand Evelyn Thaw have be-
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It is estimated that the spring
tuatp in the 1 annua district of
Mi ill reach $15,000,000.
Joe'II Gtv. and it is believed nil
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Men sailing vessel and took from
lira all mail not in regular mail
sum.
Four thousand of the sultan's
toops ire in revolt
A Stlltl man iv.k rnlil.o.l rt tin .
MOlrpirlcptckets in St. Paul.
"Ealomr plague has made its appear
Wtw Caracas, Venezuela.
Senator Ilailrv nf TVv-ic U r.n.,.
Jaattl Gompers, president of the
mcan Federation of Labor, is ill
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IRRIGATION FLUME DESTROYED
Hood Rlvof 8trawborrloa Porlah for
Want of Water.
Hood Itlver, Or., Juno 10-OInnt
powdor wai succossfully uod Saturday
night In nn oftort to causo tho growors
composing tho X'nrmora' Irrigating
Company tho loss of a largo portion of
thoir strawberry erop. Disgrunlloil
laborers tiro sutpoctod.
About 1G0 feet of flumo on a bill
Ido on tho wast flldo of Hood Itlver
wns destroyed, and tho wator in tho
big Jrrlgntlng dltcb is shut off. As a
result, tho crop of two-thirds of tho
valley, about 400 acres, is without wa
ter until such timo na tho flumo can
bo ropalrod, which will tako at the
loast eslimnto throo or four days.
Tho growors stand to loso at loast
10,000 crates of borrloa, worth $30,000,
and if tho flumo cannot bo ropalrod
before Woduosday, tho loss will bo far
groator. Tho dnmago to tho ditch will
not amount to moro than $000.
Tho point whoro tho ditch was de
stroyed Is high on a hillsido. Tho
mombors of tho company stato thnt
it must hnvo takon considerable work
nnd throo or four' boxes of powdor to
product such disastrous results. This
Is tho ditch from which nil of tho wa
tor is takon to Irrigate tho big straw
berry crop on tho west sido of tho
valley.
Although 25 men woro hurried to
tho hcojio of tho trouble ns soon as it
was known today, it la ostlmntod that
it will tako throo days, working day
and nlglit, to repair tho damage.
The Jlood lllvor borry season is now
nt its height, nnd no water to sustain
tho plants and ripen the berries dur
ing the jirosont warm weather will cut
down tho yield to nlmcst nothing. For
tho past few days from five to soven
cars of berries have been shipped
dally.
An investigation Rtnrtcd this after
noon by M. JL Nickelson, secretary,
nnd A. O. Stnton, mnnager of tho com
pany, in an effort to determine if pos
sible who tho ditch destroyors woro,
developed the fact Unit tho noiso of
tho shots was heard two miles awny
from tho spot whuro tho explosion took
place, nnd that It occurred about 11
o'clock. Deyond this, nothing is defi
nitely known.
It is said, however, that tho officers
of tho company have undor suspicion
sovoral men whom thoy had in thoir
employ Inst year, and to whom thoy
refused to give work this summer.
SMALLPOX ON TRANSPORT.
NEWS ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.
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Sherman Reports by Wireless and
Must be Quarantined.
Portland, Juno 10. Wiroless dis
patches wcro recoived Sunday by Tho
Orcgouinn from tho transport Sherman
while nt sea thnt thcro was smallpox
on board. Tho Sherman is bound for
Portland from the Philippines with
tho First Infantry, 585 mon in all, un
dor command of Colonel McGonical.
IJoforo tho vessel roached Honolulu
a navy mnn returning died of tho dis
onse and was burled at sea. Two dnys
ago nn eulistod man was taken ill with
smallpox. Tho two men woro in dif
ferent parts of tho shin, so tho wholo
vcssol Is considered infected. This
moans that under tho quarnntlno regu
lations each of tho 1182 men on board
must be vaccinated and quarantined
for 14 days nnd tho transDort must
bo fumigated.
This process necessitates disembark
ing nil tho men, and owing to tho lack
of facilities nt tho Columbia River
station, tents must bo sent from somo
of tho nrmy posts of the district. Col
onel Itogors, In command, fears thnt
since tho mon hnvo just returned from
tho Orient, camping out in this cli
tniiln will bo injurious to their health
and ho has requested tho dopnrtment,
to have tho transport with all on j
board sent to tho quarnntlno stntion,
nt Snn Francisco. What will bo dono
in this matter cannot yot bo known.
Tlio i'lrsi Jniuniry is en lumu
Vancouver, whoro it will bo stntioned,
succeeding tho Fourteenth Infnntry,
which was transported a few weeks
ngo to Manila.
Refuso to Cut Salaries.
Mnnilo, Juno 10 After many ex
tended and nppnrontly hopeless con
ferences, tho Insulnr Commission nnd
tho Philippines Assembly havo finally
nrrived at an ngrooment upon the gen
eral appropriation bill, which, It is bo
llovod, both tho commission and tho
assombly will ratify. Tho cornpro
miso measure appropriates 10,800,000
pesos, tho assombly making a conces
sion of nearly 1,500,000 pesos. Tho
commission declined to assent to tho
reduction in snlarlcs and tho consoli
dation of -somo of tho buronus as pro
posed by tho assembly.
Plague In Venezuela.
Caracas, Venomola, Juno 10 Sov
oral cases of bubonic plnguo havo oc
curred horo, within tho past few days,
indicating tliat tno country mi
widely contaminated with tho disoaso.
n -a ..wti.. I. nit lioKfiimn no II1PAS-
VIIUUV Ullli; JO i.v , 1t
uros havo boon takon to fight tho ills-
oaso In this city ana more ro u ov
um on hand. Tho rnilrond running
from Lngunyra opened today, passon-
gors coming irom unit "v .
nuirodto undorgo a flvo days' qunr-
autlno.
American Horso Wlnsi
Paris, Juno 10. Thousands of Amor-
irnns Saturday naw y. '
bllt's bny coit, North East, with J.
Chllds up, enpturo tho Ornnd Prix do
Paris, tho bluo ribbon event of tbe
French turf, which this yonr was
worth 'about $72,000. Boautlful woath-
a i i n 4 4 1.! a In Bflin.
or ravorou tno running i w...,
and fully 150,000 porsons gathered nt
Loiigchamps to witness the rnco, which
mnrkod the closo of tho Paris soason.
Kaw River Falling.
Washington, Juno lfl.Tho Kaw
rlvpr in falling, but tho Missouri at
Kansas City continues to rlso slowly.
Tho atago tonight wns 00 foot, with
J...H. " t -i ..ll,lw nnn. font in-
a iiirtnor mo ui iiumimv -.
dlestod during Monday, from wator
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BOW IB BlgUU.
WILL RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.
Secretary iTaft Plana to Loavo Cabi
net July I,
, Wn"1,,ngtoii, Juno 20. Secretary
raft's resignation ns a cabinet offlcor
will bo received by President Koosovolt
today. It will tako effect July 1. This
wns lonmod Inst night following n con
ference of several hours at tho whito
hours, at which Mr. Hoosovolt, Secre
tary Tnft, Secretary Hoot and Assist
ant Secretary of Stato Uacon wcro pres
ent. After tho conforonco Secretary
Tuft was greeted by a dozon newspnper
correspondents who desired to learn of
his platiK.
"The president wants mo to lenvo a
clean slato for my successor," said tho
war secretary, "and it will tako mo at
least ten days to settlo all pending
matters in tho war department. I have
no definlto plans tonight as to when I
will lenvo Washington."
Mr. Tnft intimated that it would bo
within a few day. Ho will attend the
thirtieth anniversary t tho Yalo class
nf '78, with which ho graduated. Ho
will bo in Now Haven Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of tho coming
week.
Asked ns to his .views on the vice
presidential question, the nominee for
thu presidency was non-committal. Ho
asked for the latest news from Chi
cago nn to who would bo his probable
ruiiniiiK mate. Upon being told that
witfro was a movement in favor of Fair
banks, ho remarked:
"Things Hceni to be in a chaotic state
in Chiengo with regard to tho vico
prosideiicy." During the conference nt the white
house several telegrams were sent to
Chicago and Mr. Tnft intimated that
ho was oxpecting responses from
these which would materially nffect Lis
plans for the Immediate future.
LET VICE PRESIDENCY ALONE.
Taft Will Havo Nothing to Say About
It Until Nominated.
Washington, Juno 18 This state
ment wns ismied from an authoritative
source yesterday:
"An oxehango of telegrams over
night between Washington and Chi
cago indicates that thcro will be no de
velopments, ho far ns tho administra
tion is concerned, in the matter of so
liciting a candidate for vico president
hero until after the platform shall havo
been disposed of nnd a nomineo for the
presidency shnll havo been nnmed."
H is understood thnt the above state
ment was issued with tho distinct pur
pose of avoiding complication of tho
vico-presldency with the presidential
nomination.
Reflection over night , has only
strengthened the determination of the
war secretary to insist upon tho in
clusion in tho Republican party plat
form of the nnti-injunction plank on
the lines of that telegraphed last night.
Therefore, a long telegram wont for
ward from the war department yester
day to Frank Hitchcock, Mr. "Taft's
Chicago manager, instructing him to
intiist upon tho nnti-injunction plank.
Crops Worth Eight Million.
Washington, June 10. Crops of 1908
will be worth nearly $8,000,000,000,
according to figures prepared by tho
department of agriculture. It is ex
pected there will bo sufllciont funds to
move tho crops from tho farms to tido
water. In discussing tho outlook today,
Chief Statistician Clark of tho agri
cultural dennrtmciit, said:
"Indications at tho present timo aro
for great crops. For eight years the
American farmer has enjoyed unprec
edented prosperity nnd now tho ninth
promising harvest is practically as
sured. Never in tho history of tho
United States havo there been nino
such years of big yields nnd high
prices."
Battloships to Panama.
Washington, June 10. Reports re
ceived here today as to the conditions
on the isthmus of Panama state that
the situation there is growing graver
every Imiir, and President Roosevelt
today directed the navy department
to order the battleships New Hamp
shire nnd Idaho at once to Colon.
The cruisers Tacoma and Prairie are
already en route. There will be ap
proximately l son marines on uie
isthmus when the elections arc held.
Preparing New Currency.
Washington, Juno 10 Tho depart
ment of engraving nnd printing stnrt
od to turn out tho now notes author
ized by tho currency act of tho last
Tho notes aro similnr to tho
old United States bonk notes with one
exception. Whoro tlio Inscription so
cured by bonds of tho United Stntos,"
appears on tho old notes, tho follow
ing legend appears on tho now:
"Rm-.iiroil bv bonds of the United
states nnd othor securities."
Battleships nt Honolulu.
Honolulu, Juno 20 Tho special aorv
ice squadron, consisting of tho bnttlo
ships Mntno nnd Alabamn, which sailed
from San Francisco Juno 8 in ndvanco
of tho Atlantic fleet, has arrived horo,
one day ahead of schodulo time. Sec
retary of tho Interior Gnrfiold, who wns
a passenger on the Alabama, was re
ceiver bv Governor Frear and othor
terrltoria'l and fodornl oftlcials.
Motcalf Goes Homo.
Washington, Jijne 17. Sccreary
Mctcalf called on the President today
prior to leaving for Ins home in Cali
fornia. He will leave Washing on
late this evening, and will not stop
at Chicago for the convention. He
said that he was not and would not
he a candidate for the senatorship or
for any other office.
Hydo-Benson Case to Jury.
Washington, Juuo 20 Counsel for
both sides hnvo nrndo their closing nr
gumento in tho Hydp-IJonson-Dlmond.
Schneider land conspiracy trial. Jus
tico Stafford will cbargo tho jury today.
KAISER GREETS AMBASSADOR.
American Cordially Rocelvod at Ger
man Court.
Berlin, June 17. The emperor to
day received in audience the new
American ambassador to Germany,
David Jayne Hill, who succeeded
Charlemagne Tower. The audience
was. fixed several days before Dr. Hill
anticipated it, but the emperor's
greeting was none the less hearty.
The emperor's master of cere
monies, Baron von de Knesbcck,
called at he hotel yesterday where
Dr. Hill was stopping, and informed
liim that an audience with the em
peror had been granted for today in
the old palace, his majesty coming
in from Potsdam for the purpose.
Three court carriages called for Dr.
Hill today, and, accompanied by his
staff, he proceeded to the palace. On
his arrival there he received a mes
sage from the emperor that the pre
sentation would take place in the
garden which recently was planted in
one of the palace courts.
TEST CRUISERS.
Maryland and West Virginia Make a
Good Showing.
Washington, June 17. Rear Ad
miral Dayton today reported that the
armored cruiser Maryland on a four
hour full speed forced draught trial
off the California coast, averaged
133,1 revolutions of her engines per
minute, and the armored cruiser West
Virginia, under similar conditions, av
eraged 131.8 revolutions. The aver
age speed obtained with a slight ad
verse current was 22.25 and 22,1 knots
respectively.
The revolutions may exceed those
of the records of the contractors'
trials, and opinions of the naval of
ficials speak well for the work on the
machinery of the vessels, which have
been now in commission for three
years.
PROTECT TIMBER.
Timber Owners and State Will Work
Together.
Olympta, Wash., June 10. Ar
rangements have been made between
State Fire Warden J. R. Wclty and
D. P. Page, Jr., chief fire warden for
the new Washington Forest Fire as
sociation, for co-operation in fighting
forest fires during the dry season this
year. Mr. Page will pitt 100 deputies
immediately into the field, who will
be paid by an assessment upon the
big timber companies composing the
association. These deputies will be
appointed state fire wardens at large,
with power to make arrests and fur
ther enforce the forest protection
laws. The state fire warden will is
sue no permits to burn slashings
without sending duplicates to the
deputies above referred to, and these
deputies will have power to stop the
burnings , if a personal inspection
convinces them that forest fires
might result.
The organizers of the fire protec
tion association control 2,500,000
acres of timber land in western
Washington and have been assessed
1 cent an acre for the season's work.
A half-cent per acre has been col
lected in advance. There is, there
fore, a fund of $25,000, with $12,500
immediately available.
The state owns 05,000 acres of tim
ber land in western Washington, and
n force of about 25 deputies will soon
be put in the field and paid out . of an
appropriation provided by the last
legislature.
Repaint Letter Boxes.
Word lias reached Portland from
the postofficc department at Wash
ington, that all street letter boxes in
all cities of the United States arc to
be painted a bright scarlet. The prin
cipal reason assigned for the use of
the bright and attractive color is that
these mail deposit boxes may be dis
cerned more readily. Tiicsc boxes
arc now painted in an aluminum color
and are not easily located in the
streets by many persons desiring to
deposit letters.
Alaska Timber Burning.
Dawson, Y. T., June 10. Forest
fires arc raging near Minto and along
Lake Lebargc. Fifteen miles of Can
adian telegraph wires have already
been destroyed near Minto, and for
five miles along the lake.
Hundreds of square miles of valu
able timber have been destroyed. The
lircs were set by travelers en route
down the river in small boats. There
have been over 800 arrivals here to
date.
GERMANY HAS GRAFT.
Astounding Stato of Corruption Dis
covered in Navy Yards. .
Berlin, Juno 1C, How many millioLS
has tho Gorman govcrnmont been
swindled out of by tho recently dis
covered cmbczzlomcnts in tho Imperial
shipyards at Kielf Na ono dares evca
guess. How many of tho vessels built
and equipped in the yards aro to bo
found to belong to tho samo clasa as
tho battleships built in Russia with
wooden pegs Instead of steel rivetsf
No ono knows yet, and no ono prob
ably ever will.
Tho discovery that two high officials
of tho imperial shipyards, and possibly
n number of othors, havo systematical
ly been robbing tho government for
years has como as a terrible shock
t tho German people, who aro prjud
of tho proverbial honesty of their gov
ernment officials, and who havo always
contended that whilo fraud might bo
found in America and Russia, all Gor
man government officers would always
bo found to como up to tho Roosovelt
standard, and be able to show a record
as clnan as a hound's tooth.
It is Impossiblo to find out at this
time how many officials aro implicated
or suspected: tho government oven re
fucea to let it becomo known how
many people aro under arrest besides
the leaders, Hcinrich and Frankcnthal.
Tho latter is a multi-millionaire, and
it is somo consolation to think that he
will be able to mako good tho losses,
though this will not heal tbe wounded
Gorman pride.
The kaiser was informed of tho af
fair just as ho was about to prepare
his speech for tho oponing of tho Mari
time exposition here, and was bo upset
by tho news that he found it almost
impossiblo to entertain tho King and
Queen of Sweden, who were his guests
at the time. He has given orders that
tho wbolo affair is to bo sifted to the
bottom, and that all the guilty ones
are to bo punished, no matter how
high their standing. .
Rumors to tho effect that certain
high officials in the navy department
have received their share of the stolen
funds have so far been found to bo
unfounded, aud aro not generally believed.
BROUGHT TO TERMS
Corporations Lose in Struggle to
Rule San Francisco,
SAVE BRITISH BABIES.
Mrs.
Bertrand Russell Conducts Pub
lic School for Mothers.
London, Juno 15. Hundreds of poor
mothers in London are deeply grateful
to tho Hon. Mrs. Bertrand Russell,
who was formerly Mrs. A. Pearsall
Smith, of Philadelphia, whoso school
for mothers in this city has proved a
great success. Mrs. Russell com
menced her ambitious scheme in a
very small way first thero were
nightly classes for mothers who were
allowed to bring their children and
who were instructed by Dr. Dora Bun
ting how to properly feed and clotho
their little ones. These classes imme
diately became very popular, but Mrs.
Russell, who was often present in per
son, soon discovered that the mothers
themselves were as poorly fed as their
babies and to remedy this she changed
the night classes to day classes and
provided a substantial dinner at a
price of 3 cents to those who could
afford to pay, while those who could
not were fed freo of charge.
The mortality of children in Eng
land is appalling when compared with
that of America, but thanks to the
splendid example set by the two Amer
icans, Nathan Strauss and Mrs. Rus
sell, whoso experiments have aroused
widespread interest and caused many
men and women of wealth to como
forward with offers of help, the death
rate among children less than 18
months of ago will undoubtedly go
down.
Takes Terrible Revenge.
Venice, June 15. A double tragedy
recently took place in a traveling cir
cus giving performances at the town
of Mestre, a short distanco from here.
Among the performers were two acro
bats, a man Rafaelli and his -wife,
Emma. A rich man about town had
fallen in love with the latter and had
begun a liaison with hor. Accidental
ly Rafaelli discovered his wife's un
faithfulness and planned a terrible ro
vengo. While his wife was performing her
dangerous acts in the flying trapeze
under tho roof of tho circus tnt, Ra
faelli suddenly cut tho rope which held
tho trapeze, find tho young woman
foil down the sand of tho arena,
dying. Her lover rushed to hor side,
and whilo ho was holding her head on
his lap kneeling at hor side, Rafaelli
cleft his head from behind with nn ax
and then calmly surrendered to tho
police.
Slaughter of Innocents.
Paris, June 15 Owing to the ex
treme rigor of last wiuter and the
willful destruction of song birds,
Franco is threatened with the extinc
tion of lnr larks, finches and thrushes.
Professor Corcolle, of Chambery, has
adilressod an appeal to tho public,
warning them that if farmers, game-l-oepers
nnd poachers continue their
conduct mey win soon uuvu uvurnn-
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MUST PAY WELL FOR PRIVILEGES
Board of Supervisors Exacts Reduc
tion on Gas and Telephones and
Rent fyr Trolley Franchises.
San Francisco, June 10. The annual
struggle between the city and the cor
porations has just come to an end,
with an unexpected victory for the
municipality. The members of the
board of supervisors, who represent
the city in the negotiations with the
corporations, arc for the most part
business men and lawyers. It was
thought that their sympathies would
run naturally to the vested interests
and that the local service companies,
which suffered heavily in the earth
quake and fire, would take advantage
of the situation and make up from the
public what they lost in the fire. That
is exactly what the corporations tried
to do. They said so openly, and ar
gued their right to do so, but a ma
jority of the board stood firm for the
taxpayers, and the city witnessed a
most encouraging example of com
petent government.
Pressure from every possible ave
nue was brought to bear on the super
visors to force them to yield to the de
mands of all the service companies for
higher rates. The gas company want
ed an increased rate, the water com
pany threatened famine unless it
should receive a 15 per cent advance
in rates, the telephone company re
sisted to the utmost, and the street
railroad company ran cars without
permits, seized franchises and at
tempted to bottle up the traffic priv
ileges on Market street, when the su
pervisors stepped in and completely
blocked the game.
The gas company asked for an in
crease from 85-cent to $1 gas. The
board conducted an inquiry. The gas
company promised to turns its books
over to the supervisors for inspec
tion. This, it afterward appeared,
was a bluff, for when the supervisors
asked for the records, the company
refused to produce thejn until prac
tically compelled to do so. It was
then discovered that improper charges
had been made in figuring tbe cost of
operation. The mask was pulled aside
by the "business" board and the gas
company got an 85-cent rate.
An investigation into telephone
rates resulted in a general reduction
of from 15 to 25 per cent. The water
rate was placed at the same figure as
last year, with a slight increase in.
the allowance for hydrants. The trol
ley franchises which the United Rail
roads attempted to appropriate were
withheld.
PROSECUTE ENGLISHMAN
Georgia to Make Speed Trial
Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash.,
j linw '. ilk wimih i Pr
Timreilnv! uated all tho small birds in tlio coun
morning, and incidentally will at- try. As proof of tho necessity for
tempt to break all battleship speed , legislative measures ho declares that
records en route. The Georgia is the thousands of larks aro killed and sold
.irltnnwlpiltrofl smed ruipen nf the at O cents a aozon.-
Atlantic licet, but her olhcers arc de
sirous of establishing a record. Sustained-runs
under both natural and
Czar Hits Russian Officials.
St. Potershurc. Juno 15. A d?croo
forced draughts will be made, and all of tbo ozar, 80ntenoinB tll0 gOVOni0r
i.rri'le n.-i nvnprlnil trt lin cnincnffl . ' 0 "
mm vicu-goveruur oi Aairunuiiu jirnuu
to eight yoari ponal sorvitudo in tho
initios of Siberia, has struck torror in
Opium Commissioners.
WnaliliiiVf nil. .Tiinn 1R. "PronlilnTif.
Roosovolt has appointed throo commie- to the ranks of the Russian offiiinldoin,
sionors to roprosont tho Unitod States . tot tho two men had dono nothing bo-
nn Miii tntitrnnf Innnl r)nmti.1aa!nn t f In i V oml torturinc n few prisoners, somo
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ii,.u .1,,. nni..ni n,..iinn l ), Vn. ' or wiioui un t or uuiaioi v una mo una
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VU UtU, I.III4 WAbUtV If. u !
tins luthortQ never been considered a
crimo In Russia.
vest
East, Thoy nro: Thomas Burko, nttor
noy, of Sonttlo; Dr. Hamilton Wright,
of Maine, nnd Dr. Charles Tonnoy, Chi
nese socrotary of tho Amorlcan loga
tion nt Pokln.
Lumber Cases Decided.
Adopts Secret Ballot.
Paris. Juno 15. Tho Chamber of
Donutios Saturday ndontod an amend'
Washington, Juno 18 Tho docUlon ' mont to tho votlne law which nracti'
of tho interstate commerce commission cnllv nuts into offoet tho secret Aus
in tho Pacific Coast lumber rate easos trallan ballot system. Thoro has beon
will probably bo announced tho latter much complaint of tho ssytom of
part of this wook. Tho decisions have marking ballots In public. This has
boon wrltton and ore only awaiting tinol onablod the big land ownors nnd man
roviow and approval bef oro bolng mado ufnoturors and political manipulators
public. - " to oxoroiso duress on tUQ voters.
Editor of Paper in Seoul Is Charged
With Sedition.
Seoul, June 16. Y. Mimura, the
Japanese resident governor of Seoul,
appeared as the prosecutor of E. T.
Bethel, a British subject, who was to
day arraigned in a British court ap
pointed under order of the privy
council. Bethel is charged with
spreading sedition by the medium of
a newspaper published in the Corean
vernacular, and of which he is the
proprietor. The court includes Judge
F. St. Bourne and Prosecuting Attor-
n y Wilkinson, both ot wnom were
specially sent from Shanghai by the
Untish eovernment at the suggestion
of Ambassador McDonald at Tokio.
The prosecution said that it would
prove that the publications in Bethel's
vernacular newspaper was largely re
sponsible for all the disturbances in
Corea. M. Mimura asserted that the
Corean government exists only sub
ject to the direction of Japan. He
further said he believed there were
20,000 troops now in Corea, and that
half of the country w-s disturbed.
Consequently the publications were
creating a false impression regarding
the real intention of the Japanese gov
ernment, increasing the difficulties of
the government and causing much
bloodshed.
C. M. Cross, a lawyer of Kobe, who
is defending Bethel, asked for a jury
trial, which Judge St. Bourne refused.
Gold From Alaska.
Seattle, Wash., June 16. The
steamship City of Seattle, which ar
rived in port early this morning from
Southwestern Alaska, brought the
first shipment of gold from Fairbanks
to reach Seattle by the Skagway
route. In all, she brought about $1,
800,000, the greater part of which was
consigned to Dexter Horton & Co.,
bankers of this city. Another large
lot was $504,000, consigned to the
Washington Trust Company from the
Washington Alaska Bank, its branch
at Fairbanks. The gold came up the
Yukon on the Prospector,
Runaway Auto Kills Four.
New York. June 10. Four persons
were drowned tonight when an auto
mobile carrying a pleasure party of
six became unmanageable, shot at .
wild speed down West rifty-sixth
street and bounded from an open pier
into the North river. The machine
turned ver in its plunge from the
pier, holding the four victims fast in
heir seats. John Bailer, the chauf
feur, was carried into the river with
the machine, but managed to free
himself and swim to safety.
Cuban Patriots Amuse Taft.
Washington, June 10. - Secretary
Taft laughed today when he was told
of a further report of preparations of
revolutionary uprisings in Cuba based
on the proposed withdrawal of Amer
ican troops on or before next Friday.