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NEGOTIATIONS
AT THE HAGUE
That Location Will Have Sen
timental Claims and Be
Free From Prejudices
MJEMBKBS OF THE CABINET
ClONOUAl'l I, ATE .ROOSEVELT
M. Wltte, rscHtdent of .the Russian
Council of Ministers, Is -On His Way
to Ainorlra. Rinulun Cruiser
Sink British Steamer In China Sea
After Seizing Hit Content ax Con
trahawl .All Jews .Excluded From
the i'riMMHl Russian Hcprescnla
tlve Government Twenty-Four
Jews Killed in PoIImu .Riots, and
Many injured.
Washington, June 13. In high of
ficial sourocs It Is understood The
Hague will .likely be a compromise
location for the meeting of the Jap-
.anese and Jtusslan , peace plenlpnten
tlurles. While nearly every other lo
cation suggested Is unfavorably re
garded by one of the belligerent pow
ders, The Hague has a sentimental
claim upon the entire world as a
meeting plaoe .for a peace .tribunal.
The naming of plenipotentiaries
will probably be -simultaneous In fix
;lng the time and place of meeting.
The president received :the .warm
est congratulations for his achieve
ment In the direotlon of peace, from
itke cabinet members meeting today.
Armistice OTrobunly In .Force. 1
Washington, .June 13. ?Mlnister
Titkahlra called ion the president this
afternoon. lie refused to discus the
etatus of peaae negotiations. .When
eked whether .the belligerents are
atlll fighting, said: "you have not
hoard of any battles, .but you might
tt ,we brag too much." The .minis
eri remark Is oonslrued to mean
some sort of tin armistice Is already
arranged.
All Jew Excluded.
London, June 12. A dispatch from
fit. Petersburg state the functions of
the proposed representative assembly
have -been definitely decided upon.
Jew .will be entirely .excluded from
takitift ,part in the eierttlon of repre
sentatives, who mill 'be selects!
throagh "the zemstroa.
. Tveoty-foiir Jrwn Killexl.
Warsaw, June 13. Martial law It
declared at Brest-Llorsk, where 24;
Jews were killed and 38 wounded by'
reservists. who raided tlve shops.
Hawsuots Were Repulsed.
Tokio, une 13. Oyama reports
thai June ill some mixed columns of
Rnsslan tooops attacked the Japan
ese In thf v'clnlty of YitiBKchlng
KrsJillpao .Uhpf.ing Tal. A1J attacks
were repulnort.
Russia Accepts lnpoikm.
Warthlngtom, xuve 13. The jutesl
dent has received Ambassador Mey
er's cable dlssiuteh conveying the for
mal acceptance by the Husslun gov
ernment of Ilose,vrlfs peace propo
sition, and confirming the oral mud
munlcnlWiu niaale .by Casslni yeslw
day. Wltte Will Utiv.eifiH' Washington.
London, June OS.-A report from
:St. Petersburg states .ttat M. Wltte.
.nMdrfanl nf Ihn f-i 11 II I' I I ,1 f IT1 1 II t M t ,'
will leave Immediately tor Washing
ton In connection wkth .peice negotia
tions. British Steamer Sunk.
'London, June 13. It Is reported the
British steamer St. Hilda., wkoch sail
ed Xrom Kutchlnotzu for Hong Kong
May 22, was sunk six days later In
the tralts of Malacca, by a Jtusslan
cruiser.
Alleged Contraband.
London. June 13. A dispatch from
Singapore states that the Russian
auxiliary cruiser Dnelper, recently
stopped the Dutch steamer Floores
in the Straits of Malacca, and trans
ferred to her 41 Chinese and 69 bags
of mall taken from the British steam
er St. Kilda, which was captured by
the Dnelper with contraband and
sunk In the China sea." The crew of
European officers and engineers was
detained as prisoners on. the Denl
per. Chinese Boycott
Tien Tsln. June It. The Chin-
ese guilds have quietly deter-
mined to carry out a plan for
boycotting American goods. The
situation Is dally becoming more
gloomy for all American manu-
facturers. Native newspapers
are refusing advertisements of
American goods.
MX7CII ADO OVER (VTHI
Flatulent Fiimh Over SMln's Figure
head. Madrid, Juno 13. King Alfonso ar
rived today, returning from his visit
to France and England. On his way
to the paluce he was accorded a tre
mendous ovation by the people, who
followed him to the palace, where
he appeared several times on the
balcony and acknowledged the cheers
of the crowd. The king attended
service at Duena Suceso church,
where the solemn be deum was sung
In recognition of his safe return and
escape from death at the hands of
the bomb thrower and anarchists of
far Is.
APPLICATION DENIED.
Ex-Senator Hill Will Tuke Case Wo
United -KtuU'H -Supreme- -Court.
Albany, June 13. The court of ap
peals this ufterimon denied the ap
plication made yesterday by Senator
D. B. Hill, to hear a motion for a
reargument In the case of Albert T.
Patrick. Hill will make application
to either one of the Judges or to
Governor Higgins for a stay, pending
.the motion .for reai'gument. Should
Ihlb fail, the case will be taken to the
I'nlled States supreme court.
KVEIEN IB OKDL'ItATK.
IitHtructx AgUlnst All Ilecocnltlmi of
."Norway.
Stockholm, June 13. The foreign
miniMer has (instructed the ouaisulft
of Sweden and Norway that Sweden
dues not recognize the provisional
government of Norway und directing
them to continue to exercise all func
tions as before the separation an
Bounced.
YELLOW FEVKH ON ISTIIMCS.
Victims Had All Been Subjected - to
MM)llltO BitCH.
Wnhlngton, June 13. Seven 'tim-
canes of yellow ifever on the Isthmus
of Panama are reported by Governor
Magoon. One death la announaed In
each case. The men were all employ
ed In the open air, where they dtd not
have the benefit of mospulto bars,
etc
Itaron Itothwhlld Dead.
Vienna, June 13. Baron Nathaniel
Rothschild, brother of the head of
the Vienna brokering house of Holhs
child. ;is dead.
PROBLEMS FOR
IIEV. V.WJ NUYS HANDLES
"THEM IXSTKICTIVELY.
Church rriloit NowOaly Lacks Trans
fer of PtH'rty and Formal Adop
tion Qii,tlon of I'olforni Il4Mk of
Forms InOornvd .and Referred to a
Committee New Lifn It tit Bo In--fiiHed
Into olio Educational Instltu
, lions of Ute lum-h.
"The three greatest aiesllons be
ftise the genenu.1 assembly, of the Pres
hylrrlan church," said Jlev. W. L.
Vun Nuys, who baa Just returned
frun, the meeting at Winona Lake,
Ind "were the union of the two
bnoxlhes of the Presbyterian church,
the roaking of a imiform book of
forms nnd the attitude of the church
towaiira Its ucadeuiies und cllcRes.
"The first of these questions was
declares to have been constitutional
ly aiVo;i1(l by both brunches of the
church, ilhe only details now remain
ing unfinished being !be transfer of
church property and the flnul ab
sorption f the weaker branch. These
details re referred to an enlarged
committee io report at the next gen
eral assemiily.
"The second question, or the adop
tion of a naiform book ot forms or
rltunl was also referred to an n
Inrged commlltee, the work of the
former commUtee having been In
dorsed. The object of thia reforma
tion, If such It may be called. Is to
secure a uniform book of forms
throughout the church, and not
necessarily to Increase nor decrease
the ritualistic work ot the church.
"The third question, or that relat
ing to the attitude of the church to
ward Its schools is now In a most
highly pleasing condition, and It may
be truthfully said that almost an en
tire change of front has been exper
ienced In the general offices and com
mittees on this subject
"The weak and struggling acade
mies of the Pacific coast will receive
especial attention from the educa
tional board, but every effort will be
made to keep alive those now in ex
istence and also to extend the work
of Christian education to other unoc
cupied fields."
Mr. Van Nuys Is enthusiastic over
the meeting of the general assembly
and feels that It was one of the mo
mentous meetings of the church.
Justice Harlan, of the United States
supreme court was a delegate and
took an active part In all of the lead
ing debates upon the floor of the as
sembly. Justice Harlan Is a pleasant
man, .approachable and sociable and
one of the most kindly gentlemen In
the convention.
PRESBYTER ARS
MITCHELL WILL ItE TRIED Jl'XK 20.
Portland, June 13. Judge De Haven this morning overruled
tbe demurrer In the defense -case and sustained the indictment of
the federal grand Jury charging Senator Mitchell with violating the
federal statutes In receiving money while the senator was a mem-
ler of the firm of Mitchell & Tanner, from Frederick A.'Krlbs, for
'expediting claims to land patents. The trial la set for Tuesday,
June 20. The Jury panel Is now being drawn in the presence of the
attorneys for the defense, who are Recorded this unusual privilege
upon request.
Mltdiell Pleaded Not (iuilty.
Dellaven In overruling the demurrer said:
"The objections urged against the Indictment are as to form.
It Is open to criticism, yet I think it substantially charged the of-
fense described in the Statute."
Senator Thurston, 'on behalf of Mitchell, filed an exception.
Mitchell was then called on to make a plea and through his attor-
n?y pleaded not guilty.
LABOR LEADERS
ARE UNDER FIRE
Are Accused of Bribery and
Other Unlawful Methods in
Strike Matters.
fJltAXD-JFRY AT CHICAGO
IS IX1 ESTKJATIXO THEM.
AImi AmiHwl of Absorbing $30,000
Paid In by Property Owners to
Head Off Teamsters' Strike Ilrew-
ers Implicated as Strike Irrltators,
to Injure St. Iiouig Brewers I'nlon
Men Accused of Taking Money to
Stop a Strike aud From it Reim
bursing Themselves One Employer
Testifies no Money l-'sod In One
. Settlement.
Chicago, June '13. Robert Camp
bell of the Pea body Commercial Co.,
appeared a -witness In . the grand
Jury Investigation of alleged criminal
practices of labor leaders In connec
tion with the teamsters' strike. It Is
understood Campbell was asked to
throw light on tho alleged use of
$.10,000 to prevent a strike of team
sters against downtown office build
ings, when the unions tried to force
the buildings to use coal Instead of
gas.
Joseph Wgrolvkl, a Chicago agent
of a St. Louis brewing concern, was
questioned as to the possibility of the
teamsters strike have been called at
the Instance of Chicago brewers to
harm St. Louis bn-wtng interests.
Joseph Ijipham of Lapham Brick
Co., testified before ' he was able to
secure a settlement of the strike
ugniust his concern 'he was forced to
pay .men whom ho took back, full
wages for the time they lost while
stniking.
J. S. Field, of tlx '.Knickerbocker
loe company, testified that in settling
the strike against his company no
money -was used.
Wholesale Brilct-y iCkurged.
John C. Drlscoll. an ex-labor leader,
after a conference with his attorney,
announced this afternoon he would go
before the grand Jury nnd give tes
timony, supported by documentary
evidence, to show that ill ;10 years,
while holding the office rt secretary
of the associated teaming Interests,
he had ettlod over 400 strikes by the
use of money with labor officials.-
SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED.
It Bores INusseiiRers u Confederate Re
union at Louisville.
Louisville, June 13. A special eust
bnund pasengcr train on the South
ern railway bound from St. Louis to
Louisville, was wrecked one mile iwest
of Golden Gate, 111., today. The .en
gineer and fireman were killed. A
number of passengers are reported
killed and Injured. The train was
composed of 11 coaches bringing
veterans to the Confederate reunion.
The dead are William Gratz, engi
neer; J. Johnson, fireman. Five pas
sengers were Injured.
WAITING FOR HANDOUTS.
University of Chicago Expecting
Gift From Rockefeller.
Chicago, June 13. Drafts amount
lug to over $400,000 for the Univer
sity of Chicago, were announced at
the 65th convocation today. No large
gift came from Rockefeller, but it Is
believed when the president's address
Is read It will contain the announce
ment of a big donation from the oil
king to the university.
HUNG HIMSELF.
lost Draft Representing; Fortune
Made In the West.
Lima, O., June 13. William Plfer,
aged 28, of Los Angeles, who came
here to wed an old sweetheart, hung
himself last night because he lost the
draft for a small fortune made In
the west. The bank refused a dupli
cate. The wedding was set for next
Saturday,
y
THE BEEF TRUST
Railroads Break Their Con
tracts With the Trust When
Required to Obey the Law.
RAILROADS HAD OFTEX
It ETA Kit ED SHIPMENTS.
Tills Was Done to Temporarily Re
strict Supply at Market Points and
so Influence Prior Thereat Evi
dence Shows How Combine Between
Packers nnd Railroads Arbitrarily
Controlled Iriiva la Deflanoe of the
taws of Supply and Demand Fruit
Growers Are IJnhig I'p Again Ar
mour Private Line.
Chicago, June 13. Toe beat trust
inquiry was restfwefl y the federal
grand Jury today.
Two prominent lewa stock raen tes
tified that Rince the railroads were
compelled to obey the law requiring
livestock to be watered every' 24 hours
the roads had broken off their pact
with the beef trust. Under the for
mer law the roads detained Bhlpment"
at the Instance of the trnst, In order
to regulate the market througn daily
receipts,
Edward G. Davis, representing the
South Water street commission men,
presented new evidence gathered from
th- fruit growers against the Armour
private car lines.
NEW THEATER COMBFVE.
All Coast CltiCM Represented In a
Convention at Sea uie.
Seattle, June 13. The consolida
tion of a chain of theaters joining
nearly all the cities west of the Mis
souri river with a central capitaliza
tion of $1,000,000. is the purpose con
templated by the convention of theat
rical managers here this afternoon.
Among the managers here are
Ralph Rothschild, Novelty Circuit,
San Francisco; Ed Homan Bell, Cir
cuit of Oakland; Henry Kahen, Fisch
er circuit; San Francisco; Peckham,
Star circuit, Spokane; John Consl
dlne, of the Seattle and Pacific Coas
Amusement circuit; B. T. Merrill,
Oonsldlne circuit, of Portland.
WILL COIN SILVER.
BawduesM oil Isthmus Demand More
Currency.
Panama, June 13. The govern
ment of Punania has decided to coin
l.OOOjOOO silver pesos In order to re
lieve the demand for silver caused by
the activity of canal works and in
crease of business.
Four-Tear-Old Shoots Brother.
Lewlstown, Mont., June 13. John
Drozi, aged 14, was accidentally shot
while trying to take a revolver from
his little 4-year-old brother, at the
Drozl ranch, seven miles from this
place. The weapon was supposed not
to be loaded, but In the struggle be
tween the two children It exploded,
Inflicting a very serious wound in the
leg of the older boy.
Senttle Man Suddenly Dies.
Seattle, June 13. Judge Henry
Strove, former Territorial secretary,
member of several legislatures, once
acting governor and one of the most
prominent corporation attorneys In
the slate, died suddenly at New York
this morning.
SuJcidc of Arizona Attorney.
Tucson, Aria., June 13. Judge
Thomas Batterwhlte, one of the most
prominent attorneys of Arizona, shot
himself in his office here this morn
ing, expiring Immediately, ill health
was the cause, in the early '90s he
was attorney general of the territory.
Fraud Order Issued.
Washington, June IS. A fraud or
der has been Issued by the postofflce
department against the People's
Home Purchasing company, of San
Francisco. Long Beach, San Pedro,
and Pasadena, Cal.
liUIR
INTO
VESSELS.
lro!Test of t t War on the Vlr
) Coast.
Washingtonv-ne 13. A telephone
message from Fort Monroe says that
at 3 this morning a batttleship and
two other vessels. Admiral Dickens
in command, appeared off the fort
and were "sunk" by a vigorous fire
from the coast artillery guns.
According to the report smaller
vessels of the fleet were sent up Po
tomac as scouts, the heavier vessels
making demonstrations against Fort
Monroe.
At 10 this morning a small naval
vessel was sighted from Fort Hunt,
but quickly disappeared. The day
being bright and clear the artillery
officers are of the opinion It Is al
most suicidal for Admiral Dickens to
attack until dusk, although they ar
prepared for any contingency.
HEAVY GRAND RON DE STORM.
Lightning Damages a Store In l.a
Grande.
La Grande, June 13. About 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon a severe
thunder shower visited this section,
and for a short time rain came down
In torrents, mingled with hail.
The storm was accompanied by se
vere lightning, a bolt of which struck
the corner of the store of F. W. Ham
bel, on Jefferson avenue, setting It on
fire, burning one side of it and de
stroying about $50 worth of gods be
fore the flames were subdued. When
the lightning struck the building It
glanced off plowing up the earth for
some distance, making quite a hole
in the earth, where it disappeared,
leaving a powerful odor. There were
several persons In the store at the time
the bolt struck it, but no one was In
jured. COUNCILMAN ARRESTED.
Charged With Illegal Interest in City
Contracts.
Pfladelphia, Pa., June 13. At the
instigation of Mayor Weaver Frank
H. Ca-ven, selected councilman from
the thirty-fourth ward, was arrested
today charged with being interested
In city contracts In violation of his
oath of office. Caven was held In
$10,000 ball for hearing Thursday. He
secured ball and was released.
Ardiduke Dead.
Vienna, June 13. Archduke Joseph
died here today.
L
COMMENCEMENT
CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL'S
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAH
Graduating Class of Seven, of Whom
Vive Are 1 tulles Salutatory and
Valedictory by the Mlswes Peebles
and Cununlngs Annual Address by
State Superinteudeut Ackennan
Baccaluureate Sermon Was Preach
ed by Dr. Preston Search, of Mass
achusetts.
Weston, June 13. (Special to the
East Oregonlan.) Commencement
exercises In the Eastern Oregon State
Normal School will be held here this
evening, and thus what has probably
been the most successful year In the
history of the institution will be
brought to a close.
There are seven in the graduating
class this year, as follows: Miss Alice
Peebles, Miss Grace Cummings, Miss
Lydla Wyman, Miss Nettie Downey,
Miss Faye Roadruck, Byron J. Halla
and Walter Simpson.
At the commencement exercises
this evening the salutatory will be
delivered by Miss Alice Peebles, whose
subject Is "The Function of the Nor
mal School." The valedictory will
be by Miss Grace Cummings, with the
subject, "The Modern Conception of
Education." The address to the class
will be given by State Superintendent
J. H. Ackerman.
Last evening the annual class ex
ercises by the seniors were held, the
address being by Rev. G. L. Hall, of
Pendleton.
Last Sunday baccaleureate services
were held, and the sermon delivered
by Dr. Preston W. Search, of Wor
cester, Mass. At that time solos by
Miss Ono Proctor and Mr. Witte, the
latter of Waltsbuig, were rendered,
and also music was furnished by the
Normal Girls' chorus.
DEFAULTER IS DEAD.
Had Been In Retirement In Honduras
Several Years,
Mobile, June IS. News is received
of the death at Honduras of Major E.
A. Burke, ex-state treasurer of Louis
iana and promoter of the Cotton
States exposition, whose defalcations
forced him to take refuge In Hon
duras several years ago.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Market in the United States.
Chicago, June 13. July wheat
opened at 8( S-S and closed at ST.
Corn opened at 52 S-4 and closed at
53 1-4. Oats closed at 81 7-8.
SINK 1
WESTON
Ri
ROAD CONVENTION
Umatilla County Good Roads
Association Formed at the
Meeting Last Night.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
Tliree Delegates to Be Sent From
County Asoclation to Meeting; of
National Good Roads Convention
to Be Held at Portland, June 21, 22,
23 and 24 Vice President! Are
Named From Various Road Dis
tricts of Uie County Highly Enter
taining Lecture on the Famous
Roads of the Workl by Colonel W.
II. Moore.
Frazer'B theater was comfortably
filled last evening to witness the clos
ing session of the Good Roads con
vention, which was opened at S
o'clock by a solo by male quartet, con
sisting of Rader, Owen, Lundell and
Wilson, followed by two delightful
solos by Miss Myteline Fraker.
Immediately after opening the ses
sion the committees on permanent or
ganization and resolution reported,
the reports being as published in this
Issue.
The first address of the evening was
by Hon. Charles G. Can field, on the
subject of "Taxation," and this was
followed by a delightful illustrated
lecture by President W. H. Moore of
the National association, on the fa
mous roads of the world.
The lecture was accompanied by
stereoptlcon views of all the famous
historical roads in Egypt, Rome.
Greece, Switzerland, France, Ger
many, England, Porto Rico, Mexico
and the United States.
Some of the views in the Alps, the
Pyrenees and the mountains of Mexi
co were magnificent and thrilling.
Views of the world-famous Appain
Way, Rome's oldest and most beauti
ful and substantial road, were pre
sented; bits of road in Egypt were
shown, the road leading to the pyra
mids and along the Red sea, over
which the commerce of the ancient
world traveled 2000 years ago, Cae
sar's bridge in the Alps, Napoleon's
road over the Simplon pass, the hewa
rock road at Caoe Town, and the
monster viaducts and stone bridges of
Mexico and South America all were
shown In the lecture, accompanied
with an entertaining sketch of each.
As a diversion in the list of views,
short pieces of American roads were
then shown, over which It was impos
sible for teams to pull a load. Hu
morous views ot Americans stuck In
the mud, carrying their bicycles on
their backs and other ludicrous scenes
were presented to show the lack of
progress made upon American roads
and rond building.
The lecture closed by having the
song "America" thrown upon the can-'
vass, the audience Joining in singing
the patriot's hymn.
Before the close of the meeting.
Colonel Moore assured the people of
Pendleton of the high appreciation of
their efforts In behalf of the visitors,
and said that about September 1, the
good roads construction train would
visit Pendleton and build a sample of
good roads near the city, the site to
be selected later.
The party left for Walla Walla this
morning over the O. R. N. A con
vention was held in that city today,
and tomorrow another meeting will
be held .. Colfax. The party expects
to reach Portland by June 19.
Permanent Organization.
Following Is the report of the com
mittee on permanent organization.
which was unanimously adopted at
the opening of the evening session:
e, your committee on permanent
organization respectfully make the
following report:
We recommend that a permanent
organization be perfected, and this as
sociation shall be known as the Uma
tilla County Good Roads association.
We present the names of the follow
ing officers, to. be made permanent:
President, G. A. Hartman; secre
tary, Bert Huffman; first vice-president,
F. W. Vincent: second vice
president, C. J. Smith; treasurer, J.
W. Maloney.
We further recommend that the
above named officers be the executive
committee. We also recommend one
(Continued on page I.)
Nightmare Causes Death.
New York, June IS. Carl
Claussen, a wealthy broker, and
member of the Produce Ex-
change, was killed early this
morning by a fall from a win-
dow of his apartments on the
4 fourth floor at West 76 th street
It Is believed the victim had the
nightmare.