SECRETARY IS DEAD
FAITH IN CZAR GONE.
John Hay Passes Away Very
Suddenly.
IAS THOUGHT 10 BE IMPROVING
-Mas. Hay at Bedside of Statesmau
Death Was Due to Pulmon
.ary Embolism.
Newbury, New Hampshire, July 1 .
Secretary of tState John Hay- died at
12:25 this morning. The signs imme--diately
preceding his death were those
-of pulmonary embolism.
Mr. Hay's condition during all of
3?f iday had been entirely satisfactory.
"The bulletin of Secretary Hay's death
-was signed $y Charles L. Scudder, M.
JD., and Fred T. Murphy, M. D.
Mrs. Hay and Drs. Scudder and Mur
jphy were at the secretary's bedside
when the end came. The secretary
bade good night to his wife and to his
-attending physicians about 10 o'clock
last night, at the close of one of the
best days he has had since his illness.
The local trouble was clearing up satis
factorily, according to fir. Scudder.
The secrteary suffered none of the old
pansi in nis chest which characterized
3iis earlier illness. He had been per
fectly comfortable all day and happy in
'the anticipation of leaving his bed for
&he greater freedom and comfort of a
-couch. At 11 o'clock he was sleeping
quietly.
A few minutes after 12 o'clock he
called the nurse, who at once sui
anoned Dr. Scudder. Both Dr. Scudder
nd Dr. Murphy hastened to the bed-
aide. The sercetary was breathing
. -with difficulty, and expired almoeat
immediately afterward at 12:25. 1 -
Thousands of Russians are Rising All
Over the Empire.
Chicago, 111., June 30. Cabling
from St. Petersburg, the Chicago Daily
News' correspondent says:
Nicholas has been decided in favor
of peace in the Far East on account of
the revolution in Poland. It has been
arranged with the kaiser that in case
of revolt in Poland, German troops will
occupy Warsaw, and that thus the czar
might continue to dispatch the Russian
garrisions in Poland to the front.
The Poles, learning of this arrange
ment, made preparations to declare
their independence, with the support
of the Prussian Polish provinces of
Posen and Silesia. This has paralyzed
to a certain extent the kaiser's Moroc
co scheme and compelled - the czar
promptly to consent to President Roose
velt's proposals for peace. Count -Po-tocki,
the head of the famous Polish
house of that name, said to your corre
spondent today:
Unless immediate measures are
taken, Russia will shrink to its former
dimensions, in Peter the Great's time.
The Nationalists, Socialists, Jews and
Ruthenians of Poland demand autono
my. They refuse to delay. The mo
ment is favorable to their wishes. Tha
Hapsburg monarchy is falling asunder.
Hungary is on the point of separating
from the dual empire. Herr Schnorer,
the Austrian-German spokemsan, bold
ly proclaims in the reichstag the alle
giance of his party to the German em
peror.
'Only the Slavs, Poles and Bohemians
are upholding the shattered empire ol
the Hapsburgs. The emperor's death
will be the signal for the country 8 en
slavement by Germany. Should the
czar persevere in his despotism, du,-
000,000 cultivated Western Slavs, in
Poland and Bohemia, will found a state
to resist the yoke of the czar and
kaiser."
Russia has lost faith in the czar's
promises and is disgusted with the du
plicity of the bureaucracy. .- Every
where the people - are rising. Blood
flowed freely yesterday in the streets of
Warsaw, Lodz, Kiev, -Riga, Odessa,
Vilna and other centers.
RED FLAG HOISTED
HENEY BEGINS ARGUMENT.
AFTER THE STORM.
Crew of Russian Battleship Rebel
and Kill Their Officers.
TRAIN GUNS OF SHIP ON ODESSA
Great Armies of Striking Workmen
Inflamed by Revolt of Sailors
Tumult and Disorder Reign.
A PATHETIC PLEA.
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS FRANTIC
of
3rave Fears That Army May Join in
Revolt of Navy.
St. Petersburg, July 1. The Rmssian
government, although it has been al
most paralyzed by the terrible events
t Odessa and the news that the sailors
At Libau have also mutinied, is making
desperate and even frantic efforts to
tamp out the flames of revolution be
fore they can spread to the army, which
is now the last bulwark of the autoc
racy.
With Poland red with the spirit
revoii, ;ne Caucasus already almost in
a state of civil war, agrarian disorders
spreading rapidly, the whole country
profoundly stirred and the intelligent
classes arrayed against the government,
all conditions seem ripe for the long
predicted revolution.
. The first act of the government after
dispatching Admiral Kruger's squadron
arom Sebastopol was to summon the
HCniaz Potemkine, whose ' mutineers
iave now been joined by the crews of
"the torpedo boats which accompanied
it to Odessa, to surrender, UDder the
threat of firing upon, and sinking the
vessel. This was followed by the dec
laration of martial law at Odessa and
Xiibau and the clothing of the military
commanders with plenary powers
The newly formed council for imper
ial defense met last night under the
presidency of Grand Duke Nicholas,
nd was in session long after midnight
Beyond the fact that' the temper ot
the army was f considered at length,
nothing is known as to what occurred
. in the council or regarding .the decis
ions at which it arrived.
Great fear is expressed that many
regiments are honeycombed with sedi
tion, and there is grave doubt of their
loyalty should they be called upon to
tfire on the revolutionists. Indeed the
anost startling stories involving the un
reliability of the troops are being re
peated in t Petersburg, but the truth
of many of them is more than ques
stionable.
Fast Train Goes Into Ditch.
Cleveland, July 1 A fast esat bound
passenger train on the Cleveland-Pittsburg
branch of the Pennsylvania road
"was derailed and wrecked near Atwa
ter, O., today. At least one passenger
'was killed, while a dozen others were
injured. The train is one of the fastest
between Cleveland and Philadelphia,
making the run of 140 miles between
"the two cities in three hours and 15
minutes. When the accident oc-
curred, the train was probably running
-50 miles an hour. A section crew was
repairing the track.
Judge Bennett Declares Prosecution
of Mitchell To Be a Plot
Portland, June 30. Another day
will send to the jury the case of Sena
tor Mitchell, who has been on trial be
fore Judge De Haven in the United
States court. Yesterday morning when
court was convened Judge Bennett be
gan his argument in behalf of the de
fense, a plea that was attractive in sen
timent, impressive in delievry and
undoubtedly one of the greatest efforts
ever attempted by this well-known
lawyer.
For more than three and a half hours
Judge Bennett held the closest atten
tion of all within hearing. When he
closed at 3 :35 a blur of tears dimmed
the eyes of the senator and many of his
closest friends were much affected.
The attorney's theme throughout was
that Senator Mitchell was not guilty
of any wrongdoing, and that the de
fendant was the victim of a plot en
gineered by some unnamed persons be
hind the prosecution.' It was a plot
brought to a culmination by United
States District Attorney Heney, whose
chief aim in the prosecution, according
to Mr. Bennett, was the glory of having
convicted a United States senator.
Skilfully counsel for the defense turned
the construction that . the prosecution
had placed upon the letters between
Senator Mitchell and his former law
partner, - Judge Tanner - He pictured
Tanner as a rat in a trap, who, when
once caught, was a willing tool in the
hands of Mr. Heney m order to save
his own son from prosecution.
Russian Army is Falling Back.
Gunsha Pass, Manchuria, June 30
-The most disquieting feature of the
stragetic situation of the Russian ar
mies is the persistence of the reports
that Japanese cavalry and light infan
try with held and machine guns are
working northward of Kirin and west
of the Grand Trade route toward Bo-
dune. The Japanese cavalry on the
west is under the command of Generals
Tamara and Akiama. General Linie
vitch is. not attempting seriously to
oppose the Japanese advance along the
front, but . is drawing in his outpost
lines upon pressure.
Report on Panama Canal.
Washington, June 30. Reports re
ceived at the office of administration
of isthmian canal affairs show that on
June 1 there was a grand total of 9,702
persons employed on canal work. There
were 2,065 in the department of gov
ernment and sanitation. During May
there were six deaths from yellow fever
on the isthmus, two canal employes
and four Americans without employ
ment being among the number. Dur
ing June theie have been nine deaths
from yellow fever on the isthmus, four
of whom were canal employes.
Odessa, June 29. The red flag of
revolution is hoisted at the masthead
of the Kniaz Potemkine, Russia's most
powerful battleship in the Black sea,
which now lies in the harbor in the
hands of mutineers. -
The captain and most of the officers
were murdered and thrown overboard
in the open sea, and the ship is com
pletely in the possession of the crew
and a few officers who have thrown in
their lot with the mutineers. .
The guns of the Kniaz Potemkine
are trained on the city, and in the
streets masses of striking workmen who
fled before the volleys of the troops are
now inflamed by the spectacle of open
revolt on board an imperial warship
and are making a bold front against
the military.
All. day long firing has been heard in
many quarters of the city. A number
of barricades have . been erected, and
tumult and disorder reign.
The mam squadron of the Black sea
fleet, . consisting of the battleships
George Pobiedonostsetz, (George the
Victorious), Tri Sviatelia, Rostislav,
and Ekaterina H, with two cruisers,
are expected to arrive here tonight, and
a regular naval battle is in prospect.
The rioters are in a most defiant
mood, and are not inclined to surrender
without fighting.
Reports of the mutiny, which oc
curred while the battleship was at sea.
are difficult to obtain, as the mutineers
refuse to allow communication with
the shore, but it is ascertained that it
arose from the shooting of a sailor who
was presenting on behalf of the crew
a complaint against bad food.
HENEY FINISHES.
Testimony in Mitchell Case Has All
Been Taken. '
Portland, June 28. With a sudden
ness almost startling counsel for de
fense of Senator Mitchell, who is on
trial before Judge De Haven, yesterday
morning rested its case. The determ
ination on the part of the defense to
rest was so abrupt that it was akin al
most to a collapse, and for the space of
half a minute, when Judge Bennett an
nounced nis determination, surprise
held all present. It was not until late
Monday evening that the defense cori-
cluded it would not place Senator
Mithell on the witness stand. -
Even before the trial began, , it was
expected that Senator Mitchell would
testify in his own behalf. The United
States courtroom was crowded to its
limits during the morning session in
anticipation of hearing from the sen
ator's own lips an absolute and em
phatic denial of all that Judge A. H.
Tanner and Harry C. Robertson had
told to the jury. It was believed by
all who know the Oregon - senator that
his presence on the witness stand'
would have had a tremendous effect
upon the jury. Some of them' believe
a denial in toto might offset all that
had been testified to by Tanner and
Robertson. It is understood that it
was Senator Mitchell's desire to appear
on tne stand. Why be did not do so
is known only to his counsel and him
self.
Judge De Haven then called for the
arguments on instructions, and ex-
Senator Thurston, who had previously
informed the court that he wished to
be heard on this point, presented his
argument. He spoke for over an hour.
He was answered by Mr. Heney, and
he in turn was answered by Judge Bur
nett. "Judge De Haven then announced
that it was not his custom to limit the
arguments, but he wished to know the
desires of the attorneys on this point.
It was quickly decided that there
should be no limit placed upon the
time that should be taken-up in argu
ment and his honor informed counsel
that he would be ready to hear the ar
guments at 2 o'clock, and excused the
jurors until that time. -
The preparedness with which Francis
J. Heney entered the Mitchell trial was
even more apparent yesterday than it
has been since the case began. With
out attempts at oratory, he began his
plea in behalf of the government, and
from 2 o'clock until 4:30, when Judge
DeHaven adjourned the court until 10
o'clock this mroning, he held , the clos
est attention of all within reach of his
voice. -
The Russian Peasant's Vision of the Future. Cincinnati Post,
Conquest E Great
American Desert
Progress Is Reported.
waanington, July l. Diplomats m
"Washington are looking to Oyster Bay
for the official announcement within
the next few days of the plenipotenti
aries who will represent Russia and
Japan at the Washington conference.
The president is in communication
with the Russian embassy and the
Japanese legation by telegraph, and it
is learned tonight that progress is be
ing made, but no definite date for the
announcement is suggested.
Stir Up Hawaiian Chinese.
Honolulu, jury i. a unraese mass
meeting has been called for tonight to
indorse the efforts being made in China
to effect a boycott of American goods,
on account of the operations of the ex
clusion laws.
Government is Heard and Defense
Presents Its Case.
Portland. June 29. District Attor
ney Heney spoke for three hours in the
United States court yesterday. With
hardly a change of muscle, Senator
Mitchell sat through this verbal lash
ing. Once, while holding a whis
pered consultation with Judge Bennett,
he shook nis linger, ms band was
pointed towards Mr. Heney. '. Whether
he was protesting at something that the
speaker was saying is not known, but
his counsel shook his head, and the
senator settled back in his chair. Dur
ing the long years ot bis public career
Senator Mitchell must have been the
storm-center of more than one stormy
verbal outburst. Perhaps during most
of these controversies he was so placed
that he could fight back by word of
mouth. Perhaps during his career as
a lawyer, he has given clients before
the bar, just such another denuncia
tion, as he. received yesterday, but in
all ol nis varied career be has never
been bound and gagged as he was dur
ing all the hours that he was forced to
listen to what Mr. Heney was saying,
His dignity as a senator was brushed
aside with a single breath. - Mr. Heney
was pounding into the ears of the jury
the fact that it was John H. Mitchell
who was not above the law, and not
Senator Mitchell, who was on trial.
It had been expected that Mr. Heney
would finish his argument by noon.
When the court convened he announced
that he would try to close at that time,
but when the noon hour came he was
still an hour away from the end.
It is believed that Judge Bennett
will take up the entire day in his argu
ment. Ex-Senator Thurston will be
heard after this, and Mr. Heney will
close for the government, so the indi
cations are that the case will not go to
the jury until late Friday afternoon,
J 1 1. A oA
hiiu peruupt) iiui uuui euiue uine Satur
day.
Kept Gold in Stateroom.'
Seattle, June 29, , James B: Wood
beat' the express and steamship com
panies on their elevated bullion
charges. He brought his gold from
Nome to Seattle in his stateroom
When Mr. woods leit JNome, be says
the only boat then in port and not in
in the combination to raise rates from
of 1 per cent to M of 1 per cent was
the Zealandia, which was to sail for
San Francisco. Woods confirms the
statement that unless the rates are
changed the bullion from Nome will go
to San Francisco instead of to Seattle.
CANAL PLANS UPSET.
Wal-
Resignatioo of Chief Engineer
lace Came at Bad Time.
Washington, June 28. The precipi
tate action of John F. Wallace, chief
engineer ol tbe Panama canal, in re
signing his position in a huff, has com
plicated the plans of President Roose
velt and Secretary Taft for the main
work on the isthmian canal, and when
the president and secretary meet at
Harvard tomorrow they are expected to
hold a hurried conference and formu
late plans for the future, as well as to
issue an official announcement of the
resignation of Wallace.
It is now conceded in official circles
that tbe president and secretary will
have to do some quick work in select
ing a new chief engineer. Secretary
Taft has planned to leave for the Phil
ippines by way of the Pacific coast next
Saturday. It is an important mission,
and the party includes senators, repre
sentatives and distinguished friends,
and the date of starting cannot very
well be postponed.
What official Washington is most
anxious to learn is whether the official
announcement of the resignation will
express the resentment the administra
tion feels against Mr. Wallace. His
retirement ends what has been as warm
a row as has occurred in official circles
in a long time. One official who is in
close touch with the officers of the
commission says that the whole trouble
was brought about by Mr. Wallace de
siring to be the "whole thing" in the
work of canal construction. . He is a
man of independent means, and the
salary of $30,000 presented no great
attractions.
Germany Scores a Victory,
St. Petersburg, June 28. Private
advices from Paris say that Germany
has achieved a diplomatic victory over
France by reaching an agreement with
Premier Rouvier for a settlement cov
ering not only Morocco, but other ques
tions, by which it is presumed that
Germany, like Great Britain, will se
cure compensation for quit claiming
her interests in Morocco. Germany .s
quid pro que, according to report, will
be obtained in the Near East, in recog
nition of her influence and hold in
Persia. '
, Bubonic Plague at La Boca.
New York, June 30. The quaran
tine against La Boca, three miles from
Colon, because of . a bubonic plague
case there, has temporarily stopped
freight traffic by one of the steamship
lines between New York and Panama.
Unless other cases appear at La Boca,
where 'the Panama . freight is trans
ferred, the quarantine will be lifted
July 9. The embargo does not affect)
direct shipments to Colon, nor hinder
transportation of government supplies.
Opens Cuba to American Rice.'
Havana, June 30. The house of rep-
I resentatives today passed the rice bill.
The passage of this bill, it is expected,
will open the market to American rice
and encourage the cultivation of rice in
I Cuba.
Big Order of Cartridges.
Washington, June 29. A contract
for 9,000,000 rounds of ball cartridges
of caliber .30 was awarded todav by
Acting Secretary Oliver, of the War
department,' the contract 'being divided
equally between the Winchester Re
peating Arms company, the Union
Metallic Cartridge company and the
United States Cartridge company. The
bids of the three companies was iden
tical in every particular, the price of
each being $42.50 per 1,000 rounds
China Desires Representation,
Pekin, June 29. The correspondent
of the Associated Press here is informed
on good authority ' that China desires
to be represented in theRasso-Japanese
peace conference.
-Yaqui Massacre is Denied.
Nogales, N. M., June 28.The stor
ies sent out from this place regarding
the attack by Yaqui Indians on the
Buenos Aryes ranch, in Sonora, last
Thursday, in which over 20 Yaquis
and several settlers and their families
were said to have been slain, were the
grossest exagerations. The only foun
dation for the reports was a ' fight oc
curring at the ranch, in which two In
dians were killed, and Louis Caranza
was wounded.' -
Forest Fires in Colorado.
Denver, June 28. Forest - fares are
iburning fiercely on government lands
in the mountains southwest of Denver
Since Sunday morning a fire has been
raging ten miles northwest of Pine
Grove, in Platte canyon. Government
range riders have been sent out from
different points to check the progress
of the flames. The loss thus far will
reach $50,000.
No achievement of his administra
tion gives President Roosevelt more
thorough satisfaction than what Is
termed "The Reclamation Law." He
esteems It one of the wisest and most
beneficial pieces of legislation of recent
years and is confident that it will pro
mote the public welfare quite as much
as the Morrill act, which dedicated a
great part of the public lands to the
education of the people, or. the Home
stead Law, which did more than any
other measure to build up the great
West The Reclamation Law Is In
tended, without expense to the tax pay
ers, to make the arid regions of the
West capable of cultivation. It applies
the proceeds from the sale of public
lands to the construction of irrigation
systems and reservoirs to supply them;
which are to be sold at cost price on
ten years' time to the people who en-
Joy the benefits created by them.- The
money thus refunded is to be used
again and again and still again. In ex
tending the Irrigation system, until ev
ery acre of the arid regions Is watered
and fit for human habitation.
The ' reclamation fund has grown
very rapidly; much more rapidly than
any advocate of the law expected. Dur
ing the first year about four million
dollars was turned into the treasury.
On the 30th of June, 1904, It amounted
to $11,276,289.87 and by the end of the
current fiscal year It will reach, If It
does not exceed, fifteen millions.
Surveys have been completed for
thirteen great Irrigation projects in as
many different States, contemplating
the reclamation of 1,131,000 acres of
desert land at a cost of $31,395,000, or
an average of $27.26 per acre. The
land thus Improved will be sold to the
public at that price In ten annual In
stallments and thus the entire amount
of money expended will be refunded
to the government
The President la also greatly grati
fied at the rapid progress that Is being
made by the irrigation bureau. Six of
the projects in the above list have been
begun; contracts have - been let nd
thousands of laborers are already em
ployed In Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Nebraska, Nevada 'and New Mexico.
The other propositions will be under
taken as rapidly as possible. -
In Nevada work commenced as ear
ly as September, 1903, In building a
dam In Truckee , River to ' take .the
flood waters from the mountains and
the overflow of Lake Tahoe and dump
them into Carson River. Another dam
will be built in Carson River to store
these waters until they are needed In
the dry season, when they will be dis
tributed by means of canals and ditch
es over an area of about 100,000 acres,
mostly desert land belonging to the
'government The cost of this Improve
ment will be $2,600,000, or $26 an acre,
and the land Improved Is now subject
to homestead entry In tracts of forty,
eighty, 120 or 160 acres, according to
Its situation. .
The law allows enough land to each
settler to support a family. No cash
payments are required; no commuta
tions, but the settler must actually
live on It and cultivate it for live years
and pay $2.60 an acre each year for
ten years, when he will receive a title
to the land and own the water rights
without additional payments. Private
land which receives the benefit of the
water" must pay at the same rate
$2.60 per acre for ten years. After ten
payments the owner of the land will
hare the water rights free of cost for
all eternity. The land Is good for al
falfa, sugar beets, potatoes and all the
root crop and fruits ot the temperate
one. It In only twelve hours from
Bam Fimnelaee by nlL fifty Bailee from
the capital of Nevada, and la sur
rounded by mining settlements In ev
ery direction.
Part of the land reclaimed will be
the old Forty-Mile Desert, or Carson's
Sink, which was a horror Of early emi
grants the worst spot on the over
land trail; and was lined the entire dis
tance with the bones of men and ani
mals. Thousands of poor creatures
died there from thirst and exhaustion.
Farmers who plow there now turn up
in almost every furrow gun barrels
which were driven Into the earth to
mark graves and have since been
burled deep in the drifting sands. As
an illustration, of the perversity of
nature, the engineers who have been
laying out the proposed irrigation sys
tem have found an abundance of cold,
pure water a few feet below the sur
face wherever they have made bor
ings. All of this desert will be re
deemed and when the present proposi
tion Is finished the works will be ex
tended to the Humboldt and Walker
Rivers, which will bring several hun
dred thousand acres more under Irri
gation and make a paradise of what is
now the most desolate spot in Nevada.
These rivers carry plenty of water
from the mountains, but it disappears
as soon as it reaches the sand. The
engineers propose to catch It before it
reaches the "sinks" and store it In -reservoirs,
to be tapped when needed.
William B. Curtis.
HIS BREAD RETURNED.
'
Y1llW?riTitiimTifliYiiiB-"
Small Ioan Hade Taara Ago Brings
Back a Lance Kortnn.
The Biblical parable of casting your -bread
upon the waters has turned out
dramatically true In the case of Per-
clval ' F. Nagle, of "
New ; York. For
many years Mr.
Nagle has been one
of the picturesque
figures in tbe me
tropolis. Physical
ly he is one of the
largest men in the
city and his gener
osity, In the days
when he could af-
febcivai. r. maole ford to be gener
ous, was unbounded. At one time he
was champion oarsman of New York
and then he drifted Into the poolroom :
business. Under Mayor Van Wyck he
served as -street cleaning commission
er. ' Since leaving this position he has ..
gone down financially and up to a few
days ago did not know that he waa
worth more than a few thousand dol
lars at the most But unknown to
himself he was wealthy.
In the old days of his prosperity he
once loaned a friena 51,000. The
friend wanted to give, him security.
but Nagle refused. Nevertheless the
friend had secretly transferred some
unimproved property In the annexed
district and it since lay in Nagle'e
name, without the letter's knowledge.
A short time ago two men called upon "
Nagle and asked him to put a price
upon his property in the Bronx. Nagle
denied he owned property there, but
at once made an investigation. He was
surprised to find that he. was the own
er of 44 lots, valued at between- $200,-
000 and $250,000 the same his friend -
had placed to his credit for the $1,000
loan. It was a case of putting a
crumb on the waters and getting back
a whole loaf.
Speaking from Experience.
"Who is the chap over there who ae--serts
that tne rich are getting poorer
and the poor richer?".
"Thafs old Spuds; two of his daugh
ters have Just married foreign noble
men." Puck.
"A Pa In a Bladder."
Gholly Netwit If you refuse me,
Miss Dolly, I shell bah Jove I I shall .
put a bullet in my bead.
Dolly Hotshot (absently) How H
will rattle around to therev derela ad