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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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Busy Readers.
President Will See That Courtesy is
PmldUhtas: Ce. Shown Chinese Exempt Classes.
Washington, June 27. By direction
of President Roosevelt action has been
taken by the administration 'which not
only facilitates the landing in this
country of Chinese of the exempt class,
but will also eliminate from the Immi
gration bureau such administrative
. . i j i . .
ieatures as nave oeen mo buujwi ui
UflT criticism by Chinese. It is the de
clared intention of the president to see
that Chinese merchants, travelers, stu
dents' and others of the exempt classes
shall have the same courtesy shown
them by officers of the Immigration bu
reau as is accorded to citizens of the
most favored nations.
Representations have been made to
the the president that in view of alleged
harsh treatment accorded to many
Chinese Beekincr a landing in the
Germany has assumed a more peace- TTited states, the commercial imilds of
m i a a. J it I '
IUl tone WWaru X ranee. P.hina huvs riBtArmineri in institute a
The Japanese are said to be eneaeed boycott on American manufacturers.
in a ereat turning movement. The representations, backed by the au
thority oi tne American- Asiatic society
and commercial bodies throughout the
country, induced the president, to make
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TAX LAND IN RESERVATION
LAND FRAUD CASES
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Lord Curzon threatens to
vice royalty of India.
resign
Generals Linievitch and Kuropatkin
appeatr anxiousto continue fighting.
A heavy gale in the outskirts of New an investigation of the situation with a
York wrecked several buildings under view to remedying the evils complained
construction.
A foreign diplomat at Washington
says Germany desires Russia to con
tinue the Far Eastern war. -
Secretary Taft saya trial by jury in
the Philippines could not be wisely
adopted at the present time.
A Danish training schooner and a
British schooner collidedl near Copen
hagen. The cadet ship sunk and car
ried 22 cadets with her.
" The president has been informed
that M. NelidoS, Russian ambassador
at Paris, and Baron Rosen, the newly
appointed ambassador at Washington,
will be two of Russia's peace plenipo
tentiaries.
Reorts of strikes and demonstrations
against the government pour in from
all over Russia. Red flags fly from
barricades in the streets of Warsaw and
Cossacks and police charge the crowds,
killing and wounding.
"War fever in Sweden may overturn
the present ministry.
Agitation has commenced lor a sep
aration of Hungary from Austria.
Ex-President Alexander, of the Equit
able, has returned $25,000 to the com
pany.
Oyama's advance is making the Rus
sian positions untenable, and monhs of
labor will be lost.
The mining town of Ophir. near Au
burn, California, has been entirely
wiped out by fire.
of, if they were found to exist. The
subject was discussed thoroughly with
Secretary Me teal f, of the department of
Commerce and Labor, who has super
vision of the Immigration bureau.
As the result of the inquiry orders
haveb een issued to the diplomatic and
consular representatives of the United
States in China by the president him
self that they must look closely to the
performance of their duties under the
exclusion law and see to it that mem'
bers of the exempt classes coming to
this country are provided with proper
certificates. These certificates will be
accepted at any port of the United-
States and will guarantee the bearer
against any harsh or discourteous treat
ment.
BIG FIRE AT NASHVILLE.
Department Store is Destroyed, with
Adjoining Buildings.
JNashvme, lenn.jdune z. Jire in
the retail shopping district caused
damage estimated at between $500,000
and $600,000. The flames were located
in the Palace, a-big department store
on the southwest corner of Fifth avenue
and Union street. The fire spread rap
idly and when it was at last under con
trol the following damage had been
done:
The Palace, occupied by Morris
Bros., wholesale and retail millinery,
and Jacobus Bros., owned by Norman
Kirkman, burned. The Manix, six-
story building, occupied by Nashville
Dry Goods company, owned by Norman
He will then investigate the business Kirkman ; burned.
methods of the various diplomatic posts
" of the United States in Europe.
The illness of Count Lamsdorff, Rus
sia's miniser' of foreign affairs, has
brought peace negotiations to a stand
still.
. Colombia is trying to sell the Gali-
pagos islands to the United States.
Financial difficulties are given as the
reason,
The outbreak in Lodz, Russia, has
Bpread to Warsaw, and other cities.
Hundreds of men, women, and children
have been kil ed The wounded will
number over 2,000.
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis
has sailed for Europe. He will act as
special ambassador of the United States
and formally receive from the French
government the remains of Paul Jones.
President Roosevelt has small hope
of securing an armistice in time to stop
the general engagement now imminent.
The feeling aroused by King Oscar's
proposition to recognize the independ
ence of Norway is causing much uneas
iness in the Swedish capital,
The latest reports from Oyama show
- that he will soon have the entire Rus
sian army surrounded. Several small
engagements have proven victorious for
the Japanese.
Paul Morton, chairman of the Flquit-
able Life Assurance society, is prepar
ing to make those who have accumulat
ed millions from the society in a few
years, disgorge.
France's reply to Germany's Morocco
demands is unsatisfactory and' negotia-
- tions are again deadlocked. A peace
ful solution of the difficulty seems fur
ther off than before.
Castro has created several new cus-
torn house ports in Venezuela in order
to dodge his creditors, who are to re
ceive 30 per cent of the receipts of the
regular ports of entry.
The czar has abolished offices in the
Far Eastern territory.
The torpedo boat destroyer Perry, at
v Portland, has established a new record
for fast time on the Columbia, having
made 11 miles in 16 minutes. This is
at the rate of 41 miles an hour
Roosevelt will renew his efforts for
an armistice.
The United States has been officially
notified "of Norway's separation from
. Sweden.
Oyama's army is enveloping . the
Russians- and they must retreat or be
surrounded. ,
Two three-story buildings being fit
ted up for Kress & Co., owned by
Browne heirs ; wrecked by falling walls
and burned.
utners who sustained losses are
Wright Bros., decorators; Cash Gro
cery store, R. W. Turner, Cumberland
Baking Powder company; Alfred. Steam
Dye works.
DATE IS PROPOSED.
Early
A Rio Grande train was wrecked near
Pinto, Colorado. No one was killed,
but 29 passengers received painful in
juries.
John Parmelee, of Chicago, left his
entire estate of $400,000 in trust for
the purchase of fuel for the poor out of
the income.
Peace Meeting Will Take .Place
in August.
St. Petersburg, June 27. Negotia
tions for the peace - conference have
taken an important step foward, and a
proposal for the date of the meeting of
the plenipotentiaries at Washington
has been submitted to Russia and is
now under consideration. The exact
date proposed has not been ascertained,
but there is reason to suppose that it
is some time during the first week or
ten days of August, which is about the
earliest period at which the Japanese
representatives could be expected to
reach Washington, allowing reasonable
time for the acceptance of the proposal
and the interchange of the nominations
of plenipotentiaries.
The emperor's answer is not expected
for a day , or two, as the diplomatic
mills of Russia grind slowly, and the
foreign office, as one of the secretaries
put it, is not used to hustling Ameri
can methods," but it is. thought that
the date will be satisfactory, as it will
give ample time, for Nelidoff, the Rus
sian ambassador at Paris,; or other
Russian negotiators to reach Washing
ton, and there will.be little prelimi
nary work for them to do; .:.
Valuable Furs from Alaska
Seattle, June 27. Garrett. Busch,
pioneer in the fur trade ot the Lower
Yukon, is here with $25,000 worth of
skins he has brought out from Alaska,
Busch went to Nulato on a prospecting
tour in 1897, but went into the fur
trade instead. He built his cabin from
whipsawed lumber made by himself on
the present site of Nulato and waited
for the Indians to visit him. His pros
pector's supplies were traded for the
first fur stock and the fur trade grew
slowly until he now practically con
trols it. Nulato is an important post
Blame the British Newspapers,
Berlin, June 27. -Chancellor Von
Bulow received M. Bihourd, the French
ambassador, today. . The newspapers
continue to discuss the situtaion be
tween France and Germany with heat
The North German Gazette declares
that "in Premier Rouvier's note the
republic adopts no decided stand to
ward a conference." An attempt is be
ing made to shift the responsibility for
the recent war panic to articles in the
British press.'
One Hundred Thousand Acres in Kla
math Subject to Ruling.
Salem The right of Klamath coun
ty to tax 100,000 acres of 'land owned,
by the California & Oregon Land com
pany inside the Klamath Indian reser
vation has been sustained in an opinion
rendered by Attorney General Craw
ford. : The land in question was form
erly owned by the Oregon Central Mil
itary Wagon Road company, having
been acquired by that company through
a Federal grant to the state of Oregon
for aid in building a military road.
The owners of the land objected to hav
ing it assessed and taxed, giving as a
reason for their position that the land
is in the possession of the Indians and
thereby of the United States, and is
thereby exempt from taxation.
In his opinion Attorney General
Crawford quotes from two decisions of
the United States Supreme court in
cases involving title to this land. In
each case the government was trying to
defeat the company s title, but in both
cases the company won. The Supreme
court held that the company's title is
perfect and beyond challenge. Author
ities are also cited to show that private
property inside an Indian reservation
is subject to the jurisdiction of the
state for the serving of process and for
taxation. In view of these adjudica
tions, upon the subject, the attorney
general holds that the conclusion is ir
resistible that the lands are subject to
taxation the same as any other private
property. The opinion was rendered
in response to a request from County
Judge Baldwin, of K.amatb county.
HOOD RIVER CHERRY CROP.
Shipments Will Reach Between 5,000
- and 7,000 Boxes.
Hood River The Hood River cherry
crop, which is now being gathered and
shipped, will amount to between 5,000
and 7,000 boxes. The crop is of good
quality. The greater part of the crop
has been bought up by a California
buyer, who is paying 5c a pound for
the fruit. He is putting up a strictly
fancy pack, and is making shipments
for the New York market.
The berry crop is nearing the final
wind-up. - Over , iuu,UUU cases were
shipped from Hood River this season,
returning to the growers $140,000
The yield exceeded the early estimates
by at least 40 per cent. It is believed
by the shipping associations that as
much money would have been realized
with a crop of only 75,000 cases.
City Files on Water. '
Eugene A committee from the city
council drove to Vida, 20 miles up the
McKenzie river last week to hie on the
waters of that river for power to oper
ate a municipal electric light plant. At
the city election in .April, 1904, the
voters decided that the city should own
its electric light and water plants, and
the council is now preparing to secure
a site for the light plant. - The fran
chise of the Lane County Electric com
pany, which now supplies the city with
lights, expires in about four years
when the city will enter the field.
ury List Has Been Drawn, Composed
Mostly of Farmers.
Salem The jurymen who will serve
at the July term ot the Circuit court
in this county, when the land fraud
cases will probably be tried, have been
drawn from the jury list by Sheriff
Culver, and Clerk Rowland. - The
panel is composed chiefly of farmers,
comparatively few business men being
on tne list.
No arrests have yet been made in the
land fraud cases, nor have the names
of the indicted men been made public.
It is understood, however, that the men
charged with complicity in the state
land frauds are well . known operators
residing in Oregon and in the East, and
that they can be easily taken into cus
tody when wanted. Some of them
have indicated their willingness to
come to Oregon whenever called upon
to do so, but it may be necessary to
issue requisition papers in order to
bring others to the jurisdiction of the
Oregon courts.
The jury at this term will also try
Wright and Monte on the charge of
passing rifles over the prison walls in
1902 for the aid of Tracy and Merrill
in making their escape.
Crop Both Heavy and Early, Reports
Arthur Hussey.
Grants Pass Arthur Hussey, of
Merlin, reports the peach crop in that
vicinity as heavier than it has been for
a number of years past, and' says seve- came overpersistent, the
rai ot the larger growers have had men
Belmont Group Reported Sold.
'Sumpter It is reported that Gilkey
and Kershaw, owners of the Belmont
group, in the. Greenhorn district, have
sold their property at a snug sum
The amount said to be realized is $30,
000, with a holding Btill in the group
on a share proposition. Neither Mr
Gilkey nor Mr. Kershaw could be seen
therefore, the report could not be yeri
ned Dy them, mis is the same prop
erty for which such phenomenal clean
ups have been made during the past
three months.
Columbia Timber Purchase.
St. Helens Ellis Jennings, who re
sides near St. Helens, has sold to
company of capitalists of Alabama, 280
acres of choice timber lands located
about three -and one-half miles from
St. Helena, on Milton creek, for $8
500, the highest price ever paid for
timber lands in this vicinity -1 The
timber : is mostly yellow fir and cedar
The purchasers expect to erect a large
sawmill on the property. Other large
deals are now being negotiated for.
Cut Fir When Line is Finished
Dallas The Dallas Uak mills are
now running on tun time. . The mills
will continue to cut oak lumber until
the extension on the Dallas & Falls
City railroad is finished, when it is
understood the mill will be enlarged
and will cut, fir on a large scale. This
mill is on the Falls City road and is
already supplied with switching facil
ities and yard accommodations for a
50,000-foot mill.
Susanville's Good Crop Prospect.
Susanville Prospects for a good
harvest this year in the immediate vi
cinity were never better and farmers
are all making-preparations for an un
usually big yield of - hay and grain.
All the stock on the ranges is doing
finely and from7 present .outlook there
will be enough grass to last till far in
the winter. It has rained constantly
here since early in March.
MARION.
MERLIN PEACH YIELD.
Judge Tanner Hides No Fact Favor
ing Senator M itchell. -
Portland June 25. Senator Mitchell
had his day in the trial before Judge
De Haven yesterday. The cross-exam
ination of ex-Judge A. H. Tanner, who
was turned over to the defense late
Friday afternoon, was taken in hand
by Judge Bennett. During the 8
hours he was bombarded bv Questions
from the attorney several admissions
favorable to the senator were brought
to the attention of the jury, causing a
gleam of satisfaction in - the aged sen
ator's eyes. There were those present
who had anticipated a rough journey
for ex-Judge Tanner, but they were
doomed -to disappointment. Judge
Burnett handled the former business
partner of his client with a velvety
tongue, ana oniy once or twice was
caustic with the witness. When ex-
Judge Tanner finished his redirect ex
amination ex-Senator Thurston moved
to have his testimony stricken out
This was denied, r
Ex-Judge Tanner passed through the
ordeal better than his friends antici
pated. He was little short of a perfect
witness, apparently holding nothing
back. ' His testimony favorable to the
defendant was given in tl e same .dis
tinct and positive manner as that given
by him under direct examination.
Several times Judge Bennett sought to
lead the witness, and once or twice the
attorney for the defense made his own
ingenious interpretation of some of the
answers given under the questioning of
Mr. Heney. Each time ex-Judee Tan
ner corrected his interrogator, and,
once or twice, when Judge Bennett be-
witness be
came curt in his denials of having
BLOW TO MITCHELL
Robertson Tells Vivid Story at
Land Fraud Trial.
WAS ASKED TO COMMIT PERJURY"
employed for several days thinning out swered questions in the manner put to
the crop. The Merlin district is a very
favored locality for peaches, frost sel
dom catching them, and the soil being
of a very productive nature. The larg-
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est peacn growers oi that district are
A. C. Ford and Charles Dorey, although
Henry E. Booth has a splendid orchard
coming into bearing this year. The
early spring all through the Southern
Oregon country makes the crop an ex
ceedingly early pne this year, and Mr.
Hussey reports that the Early Craw-
fords will be ready for market about
August 1 this year.
him by the attorney for the defense.
Mr. Heney announced that he would
rest his case on Monday. Ex-Senator
Thurston stated after the court was ad
journed that he expected that the de
fense woulds be through by Tuesday
evening. While nothing has been said
by counsel for the defense, it is almost
assured that Senator Mitchell will take
the witness stand in his own behalf
FRANCE HAS WAR FEVER.
Cottage Grove Crops.
Cottage Grove The crops around
town are in fine condition and some of
the grain will outclass most yields
heretofore made. Much of the fruit
was damaged by the late frosts, how
ever, and in some cases entirely ruined.
unerries are scarce. , straw berries are
three boxes for 25c, and about off the
market. There will be a good crop of
pears and apples on the uplands, but
the valley fruit here is almost ruined.
The warm weather has brought garden
stuff to a fine growth. Some of the
corn in town is three feet high.
Taboj Trade Stamos.
Eugene Eighty-two business firms
have signed an agreement not to adopt
the aradmg stamp system, which is at
present offered by a stamp firm which
has located here. In a resolution
adopted by the Merchants' Protective
association, it declares the system det
rimental to good business methods.
Five firms have already contracted for
the stamps, but it is said that some of
these are trying to have their contracts
cancel 3d. :
Sawmill and Electric Drills.
Sumpter A crew, of men is now en
gaged at the Standard mine on the
erection of a sawmill recently shipped
there. The installation of the electric
drills will also be made immediately.
The Standard expects to be a heavy
shipper of smelting ores to the smelter
here during the present summer
Roads are now in pretty good shape
again, and the result is that shipments
are constantly - being made to this
place from the outlying mines.
Motorists Need Licenses.
Salem A number ot owners of mo
tor cycles and probably several owners
of automobiles are liable to a fine ' of
$25 for failure to take out state li
censes, as required by the act of 1905
for the regulation of the use of automo
biles, etc. Thus far licenses have been
issued by Secretary of State Dunbar to
144 owners of automboiles and 11 mo
tor cycles. Of the 11 motor cycles five
are owned in Malem and five in Rose-
burg.
Despite Minister's Denials, People Ex
pect to Fight Germany.
Pans, June 26. For - the first time
since the Fashoda incident the French
public is in the throes of the war fever
Whether it will result in anything seri
ous depends on Germany's response to
the French note on Morocco, but with
out considering the exact status of the
diplomatic negotiations a considerable
element of the public and press seri
ously discuss the possibilities of a
sort to arms. Army circles are partic
ularly active, and at the military clubs
the officers are mainly engaged in mak
ing comparisons of the forces of France
and Germany. While the financial
leaders scout the idea of war, the spec
ulative element has been quick to seize
the opportunity to raid French rentes,
which showed a fall of 1 franc and
centimes within a week. The official
view is that the situation, while deli
cate, does not present any aspect of
danger or a crisis involving a rupture
of relations. This is the government
view, and naturally presents the most
favorable- aspect of the controversy
However, the ambassadors of the lead
ing powers express impartial opinions
fuly sustaining the view of the government.
It is pointed out in diplomatic quar
ters that the worst aspect of the Mo
roccan question does not present a
casus belli. An analysis of the contro
versy shows that the sultan of Morocco
invited the powers . to a conference.
Germany urges the powers, including
France, to accept. Premier Rouvier a
latest note shows the willingness of
France to consider a conference, if Ger
many explains her purposes, but, even
should France decline to accept these.
refusal of the invitation does not con
stitute a causee for war.
Senator's Former Secretary Tells the
Court He Was Afraid to Face
Tanner After Decision.
Portland, June 27. Harry C. Rob
ertson, former private secretary to
Senator Mitchell, has told his story.
The scene in the United States court
room yesterday morning when . Robert- ,
son took the stand was dramatic. Not:
a word told by the witness missed the
ears of the defendant and the auditors-
present. Judge Tanner's testimony
was a blow to Senator Mitchell. The
testimony of Robertson was even heav
ier, for in many details it corroborates
what Judge Tanner has already told
the jury. The witness declared with
out reservation that he had been asked
to commit perjury so that Senator
Mitchell and Judge Tanner might evade
the necessity of appearing in court
He told of the stormy interview witht
the defendant when the latter found
that he would not be a tool and of hiss
own fear of meeting Judge Tanner on
his return to Portland from Washing
ton because he thought that he would
be too weak to resist Judge Tanner' ss
attempts to get him to commit perjury
The witness stated that he delayed his
visit to the senator's law partner for-,
this reason. It was this delay that re
sulted in placing in the hands of the?
government that particularly damaging-
burn this letter" document of Sena
tor Mitchell, a letter which was given,
to Robertson by Max Pracht to deliver-
to Tanner.
DISAGREES WITH BOARD.
Chief Engineer of Panama Canal isv-
Forced to Resign.
New York, June 27. John F. Wal
lace, chief engineer for the Panama
Canal commission, has resigned his po
sition under pressure from President-
Roosevelt and Secretary of War Taft.
This statement was made here today -
by Theodore P. .Shonts, chairman off
the commission.
Mr. Shonts declared that he was not.
at liberty to talk, and. that the an
nouncement would have to come from
President Roosevelt direct. He de
clared also that the forced retirement
of the chief engineer would in no way
affect his (Mr. Shonts') position with
the canal board, nor would it lead to a
reorganization of the board. On the
other hand, the rumor is strong that
there will be a reorganization v of the
board at an early date.
The resignation of Mr. Wallace came
after several stormy sessions of thet
canal board, and after several confer
ences between the 'president, the chief
engineer and Mr. Shouts. Disagree
ment was entirely over the policy to be
pursued in the construction of the
canal. It was found after Mr. Wallace
left for Panama that there was a seri
ous difference between his ideas and.
those of President Roosevelt and Chair
man Shonts of the commission.
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
- Open New Timber Tract.
Rainier George Rockey has built a
railroad to his camp, about one and a
half miles from Rainier, and his en
gine has arrived. Mr. Rockey will
open about 300 acres of choice- timber
land. ' - :
Race Suicide Dying in New York.
New York, June 26. Births in this
city at the rate of one every five min
utes are recorded by the Health depart
ment for the past week, during which
period 2,011 were reported. It was
announced at the department that the
birth rate of New York has now risen
to about ,31 per 1,000, and is higher
than any other city in the United
States. Five or six years ago, when
there was so much talk about race -suicide,
the birth rate here was only 26
per 1,000. Last year the' rate was 30
per 1,000.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Coal Find Near Cottage Grove.
Cottage Grove Cottage Grove men
I have discovered a good vein of coal
somewhere near town, but are very
Russian Vessels are Raised. I backward about telling the location.
Rome, June 27. A Port Arthur dis-1 The specimens they- brought in will
patch, received from an Italian : engin- burn with the best, and have " the ap-
The wreck of the Twenteith Century eer who is engaged in raising the Rus- pearance of coking coal. A small per
Ximited on the-Lake Shore road cost 19 sian ships sunk in the harbor there, cent of the specimens brought in ; are
lives. A boy is suspected of having I says that three ironclads have been slate, but not enough to cause much
caused the disaster- refloated. " ) trouble.
Wheat Club, 8385c per bushel;
bluestem, 9091c; valley, 85c.
Oats No. 1 white, - feed, $30
ton; gray, $30. . ;; -
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $ll12; cheat,
$1112.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 20c per dozen
Butter Fancy creamery, 17
214C per pound.
Strawberries $1.502.25 per crate
App'es Table, $1.502.50 per box
Potatoes Oregon fancy, old, $1
1.20; Oregon, new, $1.50.
Hops Choice,-1904, i2jc per
pound. - .'.','. -:
Wool Eastern Oregon, best,
23c; valley, 2627c -per pound; mo
hair, choice, 3132c per pound.
Iowa Farmers May Lose Land.
Sioux City, la., June 26. Proceed
ings which may throw open to settle
ment $1,000,000 worth of Iowa's rich
est land have been started in O'Brien
county by the government. Of the
322,000 acres in Iowa, included in the
per old land grant to the Sioux City & St
raui raiiroaa, aoout iz,uuu acres are
still in the hands of those who pur
chased from the railroad. These farm
ers have been in possession of the land
for the last 15 or 20 years,
Throw Out the Miners.
Lawton, Okla., June 26: The Inter
ior department has instructed the cus
todians oi the government torest re
serves in - Southwest Oklahoma to pre
vent further trespassing of miners and
mineral prospectors on these lands and
to eject those now conducting mining
operations there. This will affect min
ing interests in the Wichita mountains.
Linievitch Appears to Regret that End
of War is Near. "
Gunshu Pass, June 27. Many dis
patches reaching here through the offi
cial paper, which is edited for the
army, make the conditions under-
which the proposed peace is ' to be
reached very indifferently understood.
In consequence of events at Washing
ton a military initiative for an armis
tice has been expected, but although
Generals Linievitch and Kuropatkin.
express the conviction that Russia is.
drifting . toward peace, no action look
ing to an armistice has yet been taken
On the contrary the commanders' ap
pear to regret that at the time when .
the army has reached its maximum
strength it is likely to be deprived of";
victory.
Dig. uun is i uu expensive.
New York, June 27. The ordnance-
experts of the United States army are
said to have practically decided that
the 16-inch gun, from which "so much
was expected, is not practicable as a
weapon, and a decision of the War de
partment to abandon' the type is antici
pated. Only one of these guns has;
been made so far, and that one is now
at Sandy Hook. The experiments,
nrhi a ahnwinv tnat T.nA onnl tcm in rlA-
what was expected in one way, have-
nevertheless convinced the experts that
as a weapon it is too costly.
Russia Apologizes to England.
London, June 27. Questioned in the
house of commons today regarding the
destruction of British vessels by Rus
sian auxiliary cruisers, Premier Bal
four said he was glad to be able to in
form the house that the British govern
ment had been assured that the Rus
sian government disapproved of the ac
tions of their cruisers and that orders
had been transmitted to the Dnieper at
Jibutil, rendering quite impossible any
repetition of the acta.
- Pure Water for Isthmus.
Panama, June 27. The system of
aqueducts which will give the isthmus
a supply of pure water was inaugurated,
today. It will be officially inaugurated
on the Fourth of July, .when there wili
be great rejoicing all over Panama.