The Oregon daily journal., June 27, 1905, Image 1

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PORTLAND, ..OREGON. TUESDAY" EVENING. JUNE 27V 18fiY FOURTEEN PAGES. t V
PRICE TWO .CENTS. sgrrxEZ
VOli IV.' NO. '97.
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MITCHELL
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BEGUN
-Hency Opens for the Pros
. eoition, Followed by.
? Bennett, t v..
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SENATOR'S FAILURE TO H
TESTIFY-A SURPRISE
Up to Last N ight It Wa Not De
cided Whether ' He Should
Speak for Him ,.',
- 'self. ''"' '' -:
'e.. .Tnhrt"H. Mltchell' fate will
r-eeon be In the hand of the IS men
-rho are-toteJOTiie.: whether "
Innocent or guilty of Illegally recelv-
In fees while senator: , Both prosecn
. tlon and defenses have concluded the
-' tosesentatlon of evidence, and arguments
to theory ere In progress this after-
nite States District Atrorney Heney
made the opening argument for the gov
ernment this afternoon and was fol----a
lowed by Judge Bennett for the defense.
' . Kx-Senstor John M. Thurston la to
elose-for the defense and the final sr
gtiment will W made by Mr. Heney.
Instructions will-then be .given by the
court and ifc.ls- expected that the case
' wilt go to 41 Jarf tomorrow.-.--. V,
To the "eurpriae of nearly every one
! In. the courtroom. Senator Mttctveihld
not Uke the Btand lo hla own defense,
. The evidence offered In hW behaimas
been eonflned. almost wholly to proof
.that in-a number of Mnatanoea he per
formed aervleea gratuitous;, before, the
i departments at .Washington! . The only
' other evidence- for the defendant jias
been that of T. 0.: Abbott of Seattle,
who contradicted Harry Robertaon's
" testimony concerning conversation laet
April when Robertaon la alleged to have
expreaaed hla belief that Mitchell, If In
1 , nbcent. Robertaon denied; on theMand,
'- that he. haoVmade audi atatemeiff .. . j
, jlrldeBoe Unoontradloted1.
e.nntn Mltchell e failure to Uke the
' witness-stand "-leaves - tincontrtidlcted I
r- practically all of thevgoewmentla ev
' jV.. !.. testimony' bf Frederick A.
Krlb; of Judge A. H. Tanner, and of I
Harry Robertaon goea to tne jury-wnn-out
belngvcontroverted In any material
points. Apparently the aole relfatlce of
the defense mut be the contention that
the" government has failed to show
knowKdae on Mtfchell'g part that he
was being paid for the services ,.wnicn
- he wae rendering for-Rrlbs before. the
ugeneral land office.- - '"",, - ,
Tanner's Story of the dealings of
Mitchell ft Tanner wlth,Krlbs, of "is de
fendant's appeal to lm td avert the Ira
h pending Indictment by destroylngthe
hooks of the firm, of the falalflcatlon of
i'the partnership contract, of nl5own1?eT:
iurs before the grand. Jury, committed
1-. it Mltchell a request, W not been de-
nl Robertson's testimony aa o converse.
tlons which he hsd with Mitchell In
Washington when the latter Buggeeted
that Robertson should connnlt perjijry
- tn the aenator a defense, when Mitchell
admitted receiving "a few-email checks.
V and when he declared that any means
would be Justifiable to defeat the gov-
Trnmenfa efforts to Indict him, as well
The testimony that Mitchell was
! familiar with the business of .Mitchell
another despatch saying: 'Go ahead wit!.
Ktlhs. e l th Jury w,tnout con
tradrcllon. p. v
' Hot Settled T1U Last Wight.
It la aaid that Senator MKchell was
anxloua to testify In his own behalf but
that hie attorneys were not willing that
' he ehould do ao. HoweveA thfa may be,
the question was not definitely settled
' until last night. "We decided late laat
uM Renator Thurston T this
noon." "That Senator Mitchell should nor
tmtty. - ' " . rx.'.
But one witness was on the stand jm
morning. J. A. Martin of this . cltj was
Wile titehaJf-oe.JafanB9 and JUTgf
Bennettxplalned before beginning the
". examination that the teatlmony would
" be merely cumulative, going to ahow
- that Senator Mitchell wn In the habit
1 . of.renderlng senlcea before he depart
m.nt. withnut compensation.
Martin testined that about eight yeara
ago he had made arrangemente for the
- construction of vwnsrr in r-urw.nu,
: " whan ha. found ,that uncertainty exlated
' mm ta th incntlon of the harbor line, ae
that the realdent government engineer
would not permit the worn to go on. ai
it ihm auaniitinn of the engineer, the wlt
nmmm wrote la Senator Mitchell reoueat-
Ing him to endeavor to have the harbof
-lines eaiaoiisnea. ,
-A few dava after." said the witness,
"I received a dispatch from the aenatef
saying snbetantlaHy: -Yotir letter r
. reived. Rhall take un the matter, on fol
lowing Tuesday. tok for favorabl re.
' suits.' The day after the date when he
""was to take the matter, up -I received
" another dispatch aaytng: "Ge ahead with
you wharfs Harbor line eetabllsnea.
"Wo Debt bnt rrlendahlp."
" After Mitchell' return from Washing
ton the witness called on him and offered
-' to pay. him for, his aervleea.
- .! aHed "whatntl owed him." aald
Martin, "and he atretehe out Wa hand
T. eawaw-'""
(Continued on Page Two.) .
Lady Grey-Egerton, Formerly Mum Majr Wyiie,Cuyler of htonl-
town, New JerKy, Who la Suing Her English Hutband, Sir Philip i
Grey-Egerton, for divorce.
Tf7
DAY AT THE PAIR
Interstate Conference of W. C. T.
UOpens With Many Ncrted X;
Workers -Present.
PRESIDENT MYERS ' I
: WELCOMES VISITORS
National Leaders Will Attend and
'" Many Contests for Medals'.
: r Will Be Held, w 1 "
The -reception parlors of the Oregon
building at the, fair ,, grounds were oc-:
cupled this morning by a large body
of delegates .to the . Interstate con
ference of the Women B Christian Tem
perance Union. Oregon, Washington,
California, Idaho, New York, Michigan
and the District of Columbia-were rep
resented, - and t all the delegates were
adorned with the little white ribbon
that stands. -for the .light against the
liquor .evil, being waged by . femininity.
The entire lower flqpf of the bulldlhg
was crowded by those Interested In the
work. The Administration band was 11
attendance.; Rev. B. Nelson Allen
offered the' Invocation, following which
Mrs. Lucia F. Addlton, state president.
delivered the opening addreos. v
Colonel Dosoli Ott Drink Evil.
The -address of welcome was made bj
Colonel H. E. Dosch. representing PreeW
dent Qoode.- Said Colonel Dosclv:
This exposition would not have been
complete without the aid and the pres
ence of your memDers. i am entirely
In syrtipathy with your work, snd while
I have neves taken the. pledge, ana wime
I neither smoke nor drink, I am not a
member of your noble organisation, I
doV'not object to othera doing what they
please in this respect, succesa to you
In this. Uie taresteiit-and noblest of all
work."... r L : ' .
Address -f
' Presldni Jeffersqn.Myeis n .the state
commlFslon, spoke aa follows:,'
"Xou have 3mie awonderful work,
Youp4.organlgatton.-la a mother to young
men and young women 6f our country.
Your care and advice, has, no doubt,
changed the life of many. It would he
Impossible to eyenattempt . td prdtcf
the number or homes that you have
changed from darkness to light.
"Inyer,y' public depot In our coun
try we'-obsei'Ve the effect and Influenre
of yohr Worku .There la an Individual
In charge of.-' department who looks
out with a motlierly care afteV every
outgoing and Ineomtitg woman. ' Oood
.leadership . Innplres ctfnndenca. of the
ph lil In, and It makcn' no difference
whether, the American people-are mem
bers of your organisation -or ' merely
contributors,' they will have .the 'rever
ence and respect of an honorable leader
ship wherever It Is to be found."
L Mrs. Margaret Munna of Seattle, cor
responaing pwrenry ui ?nw nafningcon
state association, aroused great en
thusiasm In apeaklng for the -principles
of -the national organisation!
"I hope the time Is not far dlstsMr1'
said she, "when the "stsrs and stripes
hall not wave over any legalised as
loon. 'The . time Is coming when this
Continued on Page Two.j
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DOUBLUIOiKR
SENT UP FOR LIFE
John Richards, Slayer of San-
7Tfprd -Skinner and Wife,
v : Escapes Hanging. I'
CRIME COMMITTED IN.
- HOT BLOOD SAYS JURY
Accused Man Pleads Guilty to
Se&ond Degree ; Indictment
r" and. Is Sentenced.'.
V v-' (Journal Special Sendee.)
? TCusene. Or.. June 17. John Richards.
who shot and killed Sanf ord SkmneJ
and wife in the Mohawk valley June I,
this morning entered a plea, of .guilty tq
an Indictment charging him with murder
In the second degree and waa aentencea
by Judge L.T. Harrls-TtTthe peniten
tiary for life.
The grand Jury which indicted Ricn-
arda for murder in the first degree last
evening made a recommendation to the
court that the Indictment be withdrawn
and an Indictment on tta charge of mur
der in the second, dijgree be substituted,
as Rlcharda had.agVed to. plead guilty
to this charge. This action was taken
because of additional evidence which In
dicated ythat the crime waa committed
In hot blood without premeditation.
The public generally la surprised, as
It was thought thii Richards would be
hanged. Very few people were In the
courtroom at the time of the sentence;
as' the action of the grand Jury has been
kept quiet. 1 Rlcharda received the sen
fence calmly, without showing any trace
of emotion. . . ...
. Sanford Skinner waa . prominent
farmer . residing on - Mohawk river . II
miles . northeast of'Kugene. .He was
shot and killed, early on the-morntng of
June 1 by JohnlRlcharda, his brother-in-law.
- After killing Skinner Richards
turned the weapon, a Winchester rifle, on
through the . head.. Inflicting a woimd
from which she aoon died. . The daugh
ter Jena. aged 18. escaped by flight. The
trouble leading Up to the tragedy la said
to have-been occasioned by family mat
ters, RU-hards Is aged it. years and Ja
dlvjbr'ced from his wife. . , ---
WEALTHY ST. LOUIS MAN
" SHOOTS WIFE'AND SELF
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i . (Journal Special gtrTlc.) -i
Seattle.' Waah., June . 2. J. C. Ab
bott, ged IS -years, son of a wealthy
St. Louts -llquor4er, aliot and In
atatitly killed hla wfa- at the Tourist
hotel, this morning anrtJhen shot him
self, and will die. Abbott left a, letter
"giving thevcause of ahootmg that his
wife had entered a iffe of shame. She
Is the daughter of ICdward Thlckstelu
Pf Muncle, Indiana, m". .. . . t
EDITOR PANAMA PAPER
" DEAD OF YELLOW FEVER
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Jurl gpeeUI' Wlea. .
PanaW,'" Jun27. W. E. Woodbury,
editor bf the sur and Herald, died here
laat night. Of yellow ever. V
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Shaniko and Bend Will
Soon .Be Joined by :
Columblii Southern.
OFFICIALS FIND RICH r X
- COUNTRY ON ALL SIDES
Yen Days' Inspection Convinces
t Harriman's Representatives
"Here That Conditions War
I rarjt Road Construction,
. -'v'1; yxr-p
4Offlclrs' of the Harriman" lines In
Oregon, after a IS days' tour of Inspec
tion ofcondltlona In thevcountry be
tween Shaniko and Bend and Prtneville,
returned thl morning, confirmed In the
opinion that prospects for business and
development, warrantextenalon of the
Columbia Southern railroad from Shani
ko to JBen . A ' favorable report andJ
recommendations will be made, aild. t
la aald, will be followed by orders from
New York toTproceed with the extenalon.
;Th party making the lnveatlgatlon
waa composed of J. P. .O'Brien, general
manager of the Harriman lines In Ore
gon, .Washington' and , Idahof O. W.
Rnwhka. chief anclnecr: W. W. Cotton,
r.n.ral eounaal: R. B. Miller. - general
freight agent; R. C JukIsob, industrial
arent: TC K. .Lytle. prdnt jMf the
fi.lnmhla Southern railroad! Fred 8.
Stanley., secretary nd treasurer ef the
left Portland In a apecial train Tueaduy
of last week, and have devoted every
hour of daylight since that time to the
Important mission Ton which they were
sent by telegraphic Instructions, from
Neie York to examine carefully into
conditions and report on the advisabil
ity of .extending the Columbia Southern
to. Bend, aboat 90 miles south of Shan
iko, the present terminus of that rail
road,1 - . "
Astonished at Serelopmemt,
It At every place they visited the In
vestlgators were favorably Impressed.
Surprise,, was the prevalent feeling-
even Mr. Stanley, It la aald, waa aston
ished at the development seen In some
parts' of 'central Oregon.'
They left Shaniko In wagons Wednes
day morning And -arrived at Cross Keys
at noon. Here the Deschutes Irrigation
companyi,placed Its lt-paasenger auto
mobile aF'tha disposal of the pa.rtr.Hmd
the "machine gave a splendid perform,
ance during the next aix days, carrying
tbem all over the. country, and making
runs of 80 miles a day -several tlmea.
They inspected the country about
Madras, a new and thriving settlement
b,elow '.Cross Keys, Wednesday .after
noon. " - , - '
Thursday morning they reached Big
Agency plains, a vaat region lying be
tween Willow creek. Crooked river and
the Deschutes. -This plateau has about
100.000 acres of good la"hd. all taken by
homesteaders and now partly under, cul
tivation. It yields wheat ; oats and
barley without Irrigation. The "Little
Agency plains, adjoining It, lie 'between
Willow and Trout creeks, and Include
about IB. 000 acres, all of which la under
cultivation. Wheat, oats and barley are
the principal cropa, and grow without
Irrigation.
riae Land averywhere. 1
Thursday afternoon they visited Cul
ver, Forest and Redmond, and made a
round of the country known as Hay
stack plains, lying to the' eaatward. The
region contains about 66,000 acres, much
of it under cultivation. There Is -still
some government land here to be taken
up. The land yields, wheat, oata jstnd
harUi, without Irrigation. X i
The party reached Bend Thursday
night. ThovDeachutea Company's Irriga
tion tract waa examined next day. This
tract contalna 116.000 ooree of land that
Is now ready for settlement, and many
farma - are already sunder cultivation.
Thlr!i-m.m ultimately h-nit t
Include within Its litchea a total of
about 350,000 acres. On tnla land every
thing that Ja produced on Oregon: soil
east of - the' Cascade mountains can be
raised In great abundance. ' The party
vent to the headworka of the company,
and from ,there to a. tract pf land eaat
ward, known as the "Columbia Southern
Irrigation" project.. This tract consists
of about 33.000 acres.
Saturday morning -they visited . the
Deschutes company's central Oregon
canal, and tp the afternoon of that day
they went )rj Prinejrllle, the center of
a large stock-raising tllstrlct northwest
of Bend bul directly' tributary to the
proposed route of the Columbia South-
hern extension. . TCrem this point they
made excurslona, and on pna.of these
trlpa.to vlelt the-Ochoco flats, -they
were raught In a hard rainstorm and
thoroughly drenched. .They found That
the Prtnevlllf and Ochoco flats contained
aoiit 60.000 acres, . much of It under
cultivation and ,all of It capable of be
ing utlllied, for agricultural purposes,
Large cropa of alfalfa are raised and
fed to stock. . it Is said, some of the
lend yield. M0 an acre In Alfalfa.
tThere la now on foot's project by en st
ern penpie 10 pui a large tract under
water from the Ochoco-river, and eon-
jCootlnued on Page Twci
.a
General Linievitfh, Commanding
.-- Another Great Battle in Manchuria, y-j
YAQUIS MASSACRE
TVELVE FAMILIES
:,v.: :X l---.' ' ; '
MenWomen and ChildrenlKilled
by i Band of kidianSj Raid-
v ingSonora. . .; ..
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MARAUDERS REPULSED . :X
AFTER BLOODY BATTLE
Ranchers Make a Determined
Stand,, Killing Twenty Sav- j
ages in the'Fight , ; ,
Uoanial BDeolal Service.) .-. -r
Tucson. Arts., June 17. Twelve rsnch-
era and several women and'-'childrenj
1 viiii hv haftfl of 106 Yadul
Indians that la raiding the Country
along the San. Miguel river in' the Ures
district of Sonera.. A party . coniposed
largely of American mining men.' headed,
by Joaeph Dewtt,..haa gone from Poso
station IQ rescue uincr.
being mswacred. .. ' -
rtr vt-anir J Tmuaaam. wno nas.juji
returned from Ures, brought news off the
trouble, which began .frlday. Aiier
1 r.n.uina had heen murdered by
c . . -- -
imiun. . the ranchers ' made -at de
termined etand at a ranch wnere, aiaea.
by JO hands, tney ' iuccwo m
lng the Indians. Jesus Ortondo, pro-
1.. Ae h nlr tiut hrother Fran
cisco Luis Carranxa, proprietor of , an
adjolffng ranch, ana eeverai omer neisu-
bora Hcd of wounas . received m
fight. . . . " j'
The besieged 'Mexicsns iook reiuge ai
a ranch-house and fought" from the
windows.. It is thought , that, fully 20
inAi.na were killed. The nearest troops
are stationed at Urea. . and .when'-Dr.
Touteaant left for Homosino-mey nu
been sent to the scene Of the 'outrages,
rin Taauls were taken prisoners. Juat
outalde of La Chumata. They were
-k-i.-k. h.v taken nart In the mas-
-acrestend were lmmduitelj: hanged. ,
-3. Troopa U .the Tleld. ...
' -(Iriuroal Hpeclal Bertjr-er) '
Tucon, 'ArtB.. June According to
j.., rmfmUmA tram Hermoslllo,'
the party of American mining men
tinder . JoaeplT Dewltt,. Which went to
the resous-of the randWa--threatenedl
h, Yaoula In the San Miguel valley.
after driving the redskins back Into
their , mo"untatn fastness ' witnarew 10
Posa atatlon. leaving the counUy to be
i,roeH hv regular, troopa. ..The Yaqula
are-still making sorties. Sunday the
largest wheat'fleld district, tnree mues
long and two hillea wide, was fired and
destroyed and several ranchers were
murdered. V ! ' " ' -.
ROBBERS RIDE IN AUTO
.-i . TO.ROB POSTOFFICE
'.'-'Weeraal Special aertlci.) . - 5
' Elmer., N. J., June J7. Four- rbbhVrs
-who rode In a big louring car 'this
morning blew open the safe In the post
office here, securing stamps and money
orders to the value of 1100,000, and es
caped. ..''"'
Killed tm er-l!nd Collliloa. .
(Journal Special bttIcs.
Louisville, Ky, June 37. Three per-
Bona were aiuea 1
rear-end collision on the Ilfmols Central
near Vlnegrove, KennicKy. ibsj msni.
TITe deed sre Peter Wilton of Jefferson. (
vine, jnaiHim. mn.n 4..-.,.-.. ... ......., - ,.
IliodfevlUe. Kentucky. r
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t
Tleio. Irnua . ; Mi.y.iiv 1
'.v. -fk V. til v.? "
. - I' '.' v-'' " : " tf',T.f
li. 9 ui ,..?. '-.If ',f. &?.: ':1-'!T, v
the jCear'g Troops, Preparing for
GERMANY INSISTS '
UPON CONFERENCE
Answer to Frenchl Note Is Sent
Paris ' and -Demands : of
Kaiser Are Renewed. .
DECLINES TO OUTLINE "
PROGRAM IN ADVANCE
Rouvier's Request Is Turned
- Downand Wair Over Mq:
" ,' ; rocco.May Result. - -
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fjnnreal Bneelal SerTlce.)
, Berlin,: June 17. The German anewer
t' the French note on the "subject of the
proposed Moroccan conference waa Bent
to Parle, yesterday. It Is slated on high
siithnrltw : Ihlt . njtrtnin fnalsta On the
(conference and decline to outline In ad
vance the program or tne conrerence aa
reifilested by' France. . - '
''rnrmany'a answer- wsa nresented In
X vnrm .nt. Ttttrtnlln' ttiA n.rm,IT am
bassador, snd Premier Rouvler and waa
made- known by Rouvler to the meeting
of The' council of mlnlatera today when,
the status , of -negotiations wss full
gone over. '''.'
Several proposal-are under consldera
ttdn with a view to terminating a erials,
but the cabinet membera' refuae to dla
cuss the matter at ' all In Its preaent
stages. France contends that the pro
posal' to an International conference
obligee- the French government to make
It - known that . It has certain arrange
menrta with other' powers regarding
Morocco which cannoj be submitted t6 a
revision by -conference. These do not
concern other governments and must be
regarded as-final and Irrevocable.
The Anglo-French 'entente and the
Franco-Spanish convention gave France
a free hand In regard to her Morocco
policy and the French government has
taken the position that It cannot negotiate-with
Germany tin fh' line. .
The outlook for the . present Is very
unsettled snd It Is feared" that war may
yei result. unexpected developments
may occur at any time that will change
the entire face at th.jnatter.
BANKSPREVENT-PANIC
AS RESULfOF FAILURE
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(Joqrnal Special SerTtce.
Chicago, ne 17. Leading Chlcage
hanks madel arrangements, today with
the receiver, of Knlght,,Donnelly A Co
grain, and stock brokers who failed yes
terday, to carry, practically all the
firm's ;lne "of the, Chicago Stock ex
change aecrltlea for the present. This
will prevent disastrous results . in local
financial nircles. labilities of the firm
are sa!,f-tp bTnthe neighborhood of
t2so.oop. e. ; TX V" ' v ' t
CARvROLLS DOWN BANK ' "
: ,--THREE BADLY INJURED
, .. '
' -(Jooraal Special Service.) ; J
-Colorado Snrlpga, Colo.. June !7. The
westbound RocK Island Rocky Mountain
limited was wrecked at . o'clock last
night near Resolls. t miles from here.
The, baggage cars rolled over an eigm-
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foot e.mtankrnent. Of the 11 passengers
in m cir-jr wn. wiimi.., ,.,JU,r...
They ere Mrs. Rosella Mark of Colorade
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m. - . -.- -
nd' C.
Xork.
REIGN OP
Situation in Poland Crit-p
ical-rEntirc Country
in Open Revolt. :
X' t.--x - fxr
POLICE AT WARSAW AhE r
POWERLESS TO CONTROL , ,
Troops Terror-Stricken and Mak
ing No"Effort to "Control
Jews Fleeing From-Mas- -s
acre at Lodz. - -
r (Journal Special Servlea.)
Berlin. .June 17. (Bulletin.) A dis
patch from Lods Bays that it a revolt
at Wldinow, near there, the troops' fired
e the populace, killing 200.
-(Joomal Special Serrfce.) '
Warsaw June 21. The altuation la
becoming more critical. -The police are
terror atticken and making no efforta.i
to preserve order. A number of offl-'
cers have resigned, fearing assassina
tion. It Is expected that martial law
will be declared shortly. Cossacks are
patrolMng the streets.
Revolt Is breaking out not only "In-
Warsaw and Lods but throughout all x
Poland. Available troopa from all parte
qf, Russia are being hurried to the va- ,
rloua parts of Poland, martial law has
been declared and many sanguinary en
counters between moba and aoVdlara
have taken, place. Buslnvse throughout
the country Is ' pamlyied. ; factorlea i
are closed and bui.few stores are- open. -"
In Warsaw the conditions are- very.",
serious. Barricades haver been erected
In many atfeeta andthe police and sol
dtera have attempted to stormj In many .
InstapceB-tne attempts resulting loa,
repulse, the military, being-openly de-.
fled. The Jewish quarter is In a sLate
of alege, barrlcadea are In evidence on
every, hand composed of ' overtyped, ;
streetcars, telegraph poles and torn
paving blocks manned by fully armed
men. Thirty-four battalions of Infantry"
and 11 of mounted Cossacks are patrol
ling the a treats, but the military haa r
made npffort yt to.enterAths Jewlah.
quarters. The "city faces ai bread lam-'
Ine as-s, result of the strike. - -
At Kovno, Ekaterlnslav,. Chens tohoff,.
Csenstochowa, Minsk and many other .' :
,clties in eastern Poland cqme report ' '
of bloodahed and of fighting between, '
the-workUgmen-s4ded by the peasants',
and the military. Revolutionary proo- .
lamations have been posted on the walla - '
knd hundreds of arrests, have . beetj ',
made. On many of the proclamations
the nam of Father Gapon IS signed. ',
In the disturbances yesterday), one tj f
man was killed and J5 Injured. The
arrests numbered 672. A mobilisation,
of troops Is expected. . i .
-1 Laborers on SI sugarheet plantations
of the- government at Podolav struck to. . .
day, ,od it la 'feared the harvest will,
be losC.Peasants of the government ot '
Kovno are fofofUJIy occupying tire
pasture and other landa of proprietors.
JEWS FLEEING LODZ,
.. . . . ,
Hebrewa Tear Fosslble Massacre Or
i de Temporarily Bestored. :
(Joarsal Special Service.) 1
Lods, June 17. Order has been- tern
porarlly reatored and the situation ap
pear a to be Improved. Streetcars are -again
running. It Is estimated that 20.
000 Jews have left Loda since Saturday,,
to escape possible massacre, and more
are hourly fleeing. I
fijnee the proclamation of martial law
'the situation has become quieU 8caU ,.
tared eases' of rioting continue and a
score of deaths are reported within the',
laat 21 hours from bullets fired JV ;
trooV. Ttiifclnea is at a standstill and
all-tratjfle has been stoppel. :
, At Libaseno Station, near here, today
a' drunken officer ordered the .'Cossacks
t"a .J!Jr.el nto a tral.-ajatd of ... pngsengeta..
1'wo volleys were urJ-J on the passen
gers, who dropped to the floor. Only
one person was wounded, a womaa
EQUITABLE TRUSTEES W
- - lff SECRET MEETING
r-. :
Itointl Special Service.)
New York, June 17. Grover - Cleve
land. Juatlce O'Bflen and George West- V
lnghouse, trustees ef the (Equitable
stock held by Ryah, met thla afternoon
. consider affalra In - secret. It la
understood they" will srrsnge a plan for
the election .-of directors by policy
holders; -fae board of djrectora will,
meet-tomorrbw. ' - ,
GERMAN GOES TO JAIL .
FOR INSllLTING TROOPS
'.
; ...(Jenrnar Special SerrUe.)
Blln.Jun IT. Here Tsufierts. So
cial JJemocratk) memler of the relch-
stag, has been sentenced to three ,
months'. Imprisonment for insultli.g -..u..'
the Uerman einedltlon l-t
China In 190a.; hy-aaylng la a speerhj
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"Our aoldiers in met ore-riy mm
nlundeied an abused womea. , I ,
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