Heppner gazette., June 25, 1908, Image 3

GAINS VICTORY
ON INJUNCTION
National Platform Committed Forced
to Adopt Labor Plank.
Fight Will Not be Continued Further
Taft's Threat Succeeded He
Mich li or . . r, u ,
mignt nave KetUSed TO Run Had
Injunction Plank
From Platform,
Been Omitted
Chicago, June 18. The biggest
problem before the resolutions com
mittee of the Republican National
convention that of the proposed j
plank in the platform dealing with -
the question of the limitation of court j
injunctions in labor controversies,
was disposed of at 2 A. M todav '
when, by a vote of
if 35 to 10 with one I
.state (South Carolina) not recorded, and there a few vacant spots in the re- Mr. Taft intimated that it would be
the full committee agreed to the mote gallery the delegates in the ! within a few days. He will attend the
plank. It was predicted after the vote broad arena below, the bright-hued thirtieth anniversary of the Yale class
that there would be no fight on the Nines of femininity in the circling gal-j of '78, . with which he graduated. Ho
mailer on the floor of the convention ' leries, and over all the enveloping will be in New Haven Monday, Tues
when the full report of the committee j folds of Old Glory. j day and Wednesday of the coming
was made today. From the outset'it was distinctly a ; week.
The full committee adopted the I Sherman crowd, with galleries al-j Asked as to his views on the vice
statehood plank for Arizona and New! ready trained into choruses of Sher-1 presidential question, the nominee for
Mexico, thus reversing the subcom
mittee's action.
At ZMD A. .NT. the committee ad
journed. 'I he vote on the injunction plank
is said to have been as follows:
Yeas Alabama, Arkansas, Connec
ticut. Delaware, Florida, Georgia. Il
linois. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky
Maryland, .Massachusetts, Minnesota,
.Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
York, North C arolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vir
ginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyo
ming, Alask t, Arizona, New Mexico,
Philippine Islands. Porto Rico.
Xoes California, Colorado, Iow.i,
Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada,
Idaho, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Oregon. Utah, Vermont, West Vir
ginia, District of Columbia, Hawaii.
The votes of Louisian and Tennes
see were not ascertained when this
bulletin was sent.
Under the operation of 'he strict
secrecy adopted by the committee,
this vote is unofficial.
DoJIiver for Second Place.
Chicago, June 18. (2 A. M.) Sen
ator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa,
will be Secretary Taft's running mate
on the Republican ticket. This has
been definitely decided in important
conferences tonight. Despite the
protests of Iowa Republicans, Mr.
Ddliver is to be drafted, as his pres
ence on the ticket is considered im
perative in order to wage successful
warfare with W. J. Bryan in the Mid
dle West, the great and vital battle
ground of the campaign.
Yells for Roosevelt.
Chicago, June 18. The second day
of the Republican national conven
tion brought the long-expected Roose
velt yell, a whirlwind of enthusiasm,
which raged within the vast amphi
theater of the Coliseum for fully 45
minutes, for a time presenting to the
timid the specter of a Roosevelt stam
pede. This demonstration was de
cidedly the feature of a day otherwise
notable for a stirring speech from the
permanent chairman of the conven
tion. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of
Massachusetts; for much political
procedure in placing the convention
.n a smooth running basis, and for
final defeat of the plan to reduce the
representation of Southern States at
future national conventions.
Probablv the most important act of
the day and the one having greatest
significance on the final result of the
convention was the adoption of the
report of the committee on creden
tials, seating the Taft delegations
practically iii toto. If there had been
miv lingering doubt of the Taft
strength, it disappeared before this
derisive action, which in effect placed
more than TOO delegates in the Taft
column, hquallv important and even
vore remarkable wis the final ac
ceptance of this result by the "allies"
without the formality of a dissenting
minority report and without carrying
the question to the floor of the con
vention for the open fight which has
been long threatened.
Cut Out Oratory.
Chicago, June IS. An agreement
wis reached tonight by representa
tive"; of all the candidates by
which the nominating and seconding
speeches for President will be ma
terially curtailed. This agreement is
that only the nominating speeches
vh ill be made for each candidate, and
tint the long list of seconding
twe whirli have been hitherto
.,,-..,! li.ive been abandoned
ri,.. cnr-rlirs for Secretary Taft
will be made bv Theodore E. Burton
Cleveland, and George A. Knight,
ofCa'.ifornia,
Chicago City Dads Snubbed.
Tunc 1. Fifteen aMcr-
V I I J
men some embarrassed and some as
Mired. 0,,t of ,nc f01'111''1 cham
ber this morning, the trailing, inglori
us finish of the, special meeting
ci'lrd t protest against the failure of
ihe Republican national committee to
furnish the city dads with tickets to
,l,o conversion. It takes M to make
n quorum: hence the sad exit of the
; who had mustered up co'itrge ti
brave ridicule and attend the meeting.
Pass Up Dividends.
New York. June IS Directors of
tilc Lake F.rie & Western Railroad
Ompanv yesterday omitted the semi
annual 'divider..! on the company s
preferred stock. The last semi-annual
d.vid- nd paid was 2 per cent.
Directors of the Cleveland, Cincin-
nati
Chicaeo .V t. I.ouis tvauway
Company yesterday omitted the sc-mi-
""i :, . '.t. ,(n,i,
TinU'rJA" ner cent was declared! I which were flit down a few months ago-Schneider land conspiracy trial. Jus
Md six months ago 1 per cent I will be augmented about July 1. tice Stafford will charge Vie jury today.
TAFT AND SHERMAN.
New York Congressman Nominated
for Vice President.
Chicago, June 20. Taft and Sher
man., This is the ticket of the Re
publican party, completed yesterday
as the Republican national conven-
r i i . 1 1 1 . ; j. '
uon conciuueu wun inc nomination Secpetary Taft Pans t0 Leave Cabi
of James S. Sherman, of New York,. . net juy
for vice-president, amid a final roar I Wagh t Juno o. Secretary
of tumultuous demonstration. Again ' Taft. resignation as a cabinet officer
the vast assembly was swept with wni be received by President Hoosevelt
wave on wave .wild, exultant
cianior, as me niuimuuc, reuniting
t!,.,t ?t h work was Hnni and the
record made upon which the Repub-
lican party goes before the country, tary Taft, Secretary Koot and Assist
united in one last, mighty outburst ant Secretary of State liacon were pres
of enthusiastic tribute to the men ent. After the conference Secretary
who will bear forward the standard Taft was greeted by a dozen newspaper
in the struggle now at hand. j correspondents who desired to learn of
Another inspiring picture was pre- his plans,
tented yesterday as the convention J "The president wants me to leave a
named its candidate for vice-presi- j
dent. The enormous throngs had ,
waited through an hour of oratory, !
sweltering in the heat-laden atmos-
Dliere. packed, as betore. into solid i
masses of humanity, with only here .
man songs and an invading nost ot.tue presidency was non-committal, tie
Sherman marchers starting the , asked for the latest news from Chi
echoes ringing -with a huge portrait ' eago as to who would be his probable
of the New York candidate. Among running mate. Upon being told that
the early arrivals on the floor was there was a movement in favor of Fair
Speaker Cannon, only yesterday a banks, he remarked:
candidate for president, but today " Things seem to be in a chaotic state
here and a pillar of strength in the in Chicago with regard to the vice
Sherman movement. The widespread ! presidency. "
affection for the old warhorse of the! During the conference at the white
party was also shown by the crowds ! house several telegrams were sent to
of delegates surging about him to Chicago and Mr. Taft intimated that
grasp his hand and bid him welcome, he was expecting responses from
1 he preliminaries were bnet, and
at 10:30 the nominating speeches tor
vice-president began, with a limit of
ten minutes to each speaker. On the
all of states, Delaware yielded to
New York, and ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Timothy L. Woodruff mounted
the platform for a glowing speech
placing in nomination Sherman as
New orks choice for the vice-presi
dency. Now came a surprise, as the
venerable Cannon, with his Lincoln
like visage and shaggy beard, emerged
from the Illinois delegation, and,
ttepping to the platform, was yielded
unanimous consent to second the
nomination of Sherman.
Such a picture of sturdy, homely,
plain American citizenship as Cannon
appeared as he advanced before the
throng, "which rose to do him hom
age, Has seldom been seen Detore a
national convention. His face was
beaded with sweat, bis collar had
melted to a rag, which hung limp
about his neck. His vest was thrown
wide open, exposing a crumpled shirt,
and the sleeves of his black alpaca
coat curled up about lu!s dangling
uffs- to his elbows at his waving
arms emphasized his ringing words
for his colleague and friend, James
S. Sherman, of New York.
From the outbursts of enthusiasm
which greeted every mention of Sher
man's name it was plain that the mind
of the convention had been made up
and that the decision was only to be
recorded.
Now began the vote, taken amid
confusion at first, which increased as
the totals climbed upward to the
nominating point. The result was
never in doubt, as the totals of states
were heaped one upon another. There
were scattering votes, but the great
body of delegates swelled the total
of Sherman until it touched SIC With
keen appreciation of the effect of cli
max. Chairman Lodge announced the
result, reserving Sherman's huge total
until the Inst-
"Vice-President Fairbanks gets one
vote; Governor Sheldon, ot Nebraska, i
10 votes; Governor Curtis Guild. of,sure.i. .cver in tne msiory or rue
Massachusetts, 75; Governor Murphy. I United States have there been nine
of Xew Jersey. 77 votes, and James S
Sherman, of New l ork, Slf votes.
After this the floodgates of wild en
thusiasm were let loose, as floor and
gallery joined in a pandemonium of
demonstration for the nominee.
"Taft Is American Dauphin."
London, June 20. Most of the
morning newspapers and the weeklies
which came out today printed edi
torials on President Roosevelt's tri
umph in securing the nomination of
Secretary of War Taft for the presi
dency. The Daily Chronicle says:
"To save the life of his policies, he
loses his life as president. It is an
interesting phenomenon." The Daily
Graphic describes Mr. Taft as an
"American dauphin," adding: "There
is something Napoleonic about this
creation of new dynastic legitimacy
under the Stars andStripes."
Kaiser Approves Choice.
Merlin. June 20. The nomination
c- . , t r. r .1 ,
Socrctary of War Taft for the
of
presidency is published in brief form
in the Berlin papers this morning.
The news came too late, however, for
editorial comment. F.mpcror William
has been fully informed through the
German embassy at Washington of
Mr. Tails personality and the hkcli-
hood of his nomination. J lie news
was commented on pleasantly in of
licial quarters this morning.
Hearst Gains 109 More.
New York. June 17. In tho exam-
ination of 15."i ballot boxes yesterday
William R. Hearst made a gain of 100
votes in the reeount of the disputed
mayoralty returns of 1905, now going
on before Justice Lambert. Nine hun
dred and thirty-six boxes have been et-
amined so far and Hearst has gained
1.1" .. .... Tl.n.n a 1 O 1 l.nllrtf ITa '
yet to be examined.
2,000 on Full Time.
Omaha, June 17 Two thousand shop
employes of the Union Faeifie Railroad
were yesterday placed on full time,
after working short time since Janu
nrv 1. A I T'nirm Pacific headouarters
it w ntntd thn other rVnartments
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
' NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
WILL RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.
today. It will take effect July 1. This
was learned nisi nigni, ionowiug a con-
W.,n,.a u..vr.r.il lin.ira at thn whitn
hours, at which Mr. Roosevelt, Secro
clean slate for my successor," said the
war secretary, " and it will take me at
least ten days to settlo all pending
matters in the war department. I have
no definite plans tonight as to when 1
will leave Washington."
tliese which would materially affect his
plans tor the immediate luture,
LET VICE PRESIDENCY ALONE.
Taft Will Have Nothing to Say About
It Until Nominated.
Washington, June 18 This state
ment was issued from an authoritative
source yesterday:
"An exchange of telegrams over
night between Washington and Chi
cago indicates that there will be no de
velopments, so far as the administra
tion is concerned, in the matter of so
liciting a candidate for vice-president
here until after the platform shall have
I been disposed of and a nominee for the
presidency shall have been named."
It is understood that the above state
ment was issued with the distinct pur
pose of avoiding complication of the
vice-presidency with the presidential
nomination.
Reflection over night has only
strengthened the determination of the
war secretary to insist upon the in
clusion in the Republican party plat
form of the anti-injunction plank ' on
the lines of that telegraphed last night.
Therefore, a long telegram went for
ward from the war department yester
day to Frank Hitchcock, Mr. 'Taft's
Chicago manager, instructing him to
insist upon the anti-injunction plank.
Crops Worth Eight Million.
Washington, June 16 Crops of 1908
will be worth nearly $S,000,000,000,
according to figures prepared by the
department of agriculture. It is ex
pected there will be sufficient funds to
move the crops from the farms to tide
water. In discussing the outlook today,
Chief Statistician Clark of tho agri
cultural department, said:-
" Indications at (the present time are
for great crops. For eight years the
American farmer has enjoyed unprec
dented prosperity and now the ninth
P,"im"J"g, "'!. j i;1""'"".'
such years
prices."
of big yields and high
Battleships to Panama.
Washington, June 10. Reports re
ccived here today as to the conditions
on the isthmus of Panama state that
the situation there is growing graver
every hour, and President Roosevelt
today directed the navy department
to order the battleships New Hamp
shire and Idaho at once to Colon.
The cruisers Tacoma and Prairie arc
already en route. There will be ap
proximately 1.500 marines on the
isthmus when the elections are held.
Preparing New Currency.
Washington, June 16 The depart
ment of engraving and printing start
ed to turn out the new notes author
ized by the currency act of the last
congress. The notes are similar to the
old United States bank notes with one
exception. Where the inscription "se
cured bv bonds of the United States,"
', appears on the old notes, the follow-
' ,. n nlwnn nn th '
"Secured
i .
bv bonds of the Initea
States and other securities."
Battleships at Honolulu.
Honolulu, June 20. The special srrv
;,,p squadron, consisting of the battle
shii.s Maine and Alabama, which sailed
from San Francisco June 8 in advance
of the Atlantic fleet, has arrived here,
one dav ahead of schedule time. Sec
retary of the Interior Garfield, who was
a passenger on the Alabama, was re
i ceiver by Governor Frear and other
territorial anil federal officials.
Metcalf Goes Home.
Washington, Tune 17. Secreary
Metcalf called on the President today
prior to leaving for his home in Cali-
j fornia. He will leave Washington
late this evening, and will not stop
at Chicago for the convention. He
said that he was not and would not
be a candidate for the scnatorship or
tor any oiner omce
Hyde-Benson Case to Jury.
Washington, June 20 Counsel for
both sides have made their closing ar-
enments in tne Hv.IP Honson-1 nmonu-
KAISER GREETS AMBASSADOR.
American Cordially Received at Ger
man Court.
Berlin, June 17. The emperor to-
dav received in audience the new
American ambassador to Germany, tor of Micliigan, Senator Julius Caesar
David Jayne Hill, who succeeded burrows, and the initial . formalities
Charlemagne Tower. The audience which started this momentous gather
was fixed several days before Dr. Hill!njj into motion. The opening session
anticipated it, but the emperor's I
greeting was none the less hearty.
The emperor's master of cere
monies, Baron von de Knesbeck,
called at the hotel yesterday where
Dr. Hill was stopping, and informed
him that' an audience with the em
peror had been granted for today in
the old palace, his majesty coming
in from Potsdam for the purpose.
Three court carriages called for Dr.
Hill today, and, accompanied by his
staff, he proceeded to the palace. On
his arrival there he received a mes
sage from the emperor that the pre
sentation would take place in the
garden which recently was planted in
one of the palace courts.
TEST CRUISERS.
Maryland and West Virginia Make a
Good Showing.
Washington, June 17. Rear Ad
miral Dayton today reported that the
armored cruiser Maryland on a four
hour full speed, forced draught trial
off the California coast, averaged
133.1 revolutions of her engines per
minute, and the armored cruiser West
Virginia, under similar conditions, av
eraged "131.8 revolutions. The aver
age speed obtained with a slight ad
verse current was 22.25 and 22.1 knots
respectively.
Ihe revolutions may exceed those
of the records of the contractors'
trials, and opinions of the naval of
ficials speak well for the work on the
machinery of the vessels, which have
been now in commission for three
years.
PROTECT TIMBER.
Timber Owners and State Will Work
Together.
Olympia, Wash., June 19. Ar
rangements have been made between
State Fire Warden J. R. Welty and
D. P. Page, Jr., chief fire warden for
the new Washington Forest Fire as
sociation, for co-operation in fighting
forest fires during the dry season this
year. Mr. Page will put 100 deputies
immediately into the field, who will
be paid by an assessment upon the
big timber companies composing the
association. These deputies will be
appointed state fire wardens at large,
with power to make arrests and fur
ther enforce the forest protection
laws. The state fire warden will is
sue no permits to burn slashings
without sending duplicates to the
deputies above referred to, and these
deputies will have power to stop the
burnings if a personal inspection
convinces them that forest fires
might result. ,
The organizers of the fire protect
ar -oc:-.fi.-::i co-'tr-"! 2."0"i,"00
acres of timber land in western
Washington and have been assessed
1 cent an acre for the season's work.
A half-cent per acre has been col
lected in advance. There is, there
fore, a fund of $25,000, with $12,500
immediately available.
The state owns 65.000 acres ot tim
ber land in western Washington, and
a force of about 25 deputies will soon
be put in the field and paid out of an
appropriation provided hy tne last
legislature.
Repaint Letter Boxes.
Word has reached Portland from
the postofiicc department at Wash
ington, that all street letter boxes in
al! cities of the United States are to
be painted a bright scarlet. The prin
cipal reason assigned for the use of
the bright and attractive color is that
these mail deposit boxes may be dis
cerned more readily. These boxes
are now painted in an aluminum color
and are not easily located in the
streets bv many persons desiring to
deposit letters.
Alaska Timber Burning.
Dawson. Y. T., June 19 Forest
fires pre raging near Minto and along
Lake Lebarge. Fifteen miles of Can
adian telegraph wires have already
been destroyed near Minto. and for
live miles along the lake.
Hundreds of snuare miles of valu
able timber have been destroyed. The
fires were set by travelers en route
down the river in small boats. There
have been over S00 arrivals here to
date.
Georgia to Make Speed Trial
Navy Yard. Pucct Sound, Wash..
Tunc 10. TV battleship Georgia will
sail for San Francisco Thursday
morning, ami incidentally will at
tempt to break all lvittlcshHi. speed
records en route. The Georgia is the
acknowledged speed nieen of the
Atlantic fleet, but her officers arc de
sirous of establishing a record. Sus
tained runs under both natural and
forced draughts will be made, and all
records are expected to be smashed.
Opium Commissioners.
Washington. June IS. fresMent
Roosevelt has appointed three eommis-
sioners to represent the l'nited States
on the international commission to in-
vestigate the opium question in the ar
foist. They are: Thomas Rurke. attor-
nev. of Seattle: Dr. Hamilton Wright
of' Maine, and Dr. Charles Tenney. Chi
npso secretary of the American lega
tion at Tekin.
Lumber Cases Decided.
Washington. June If The decision;
of the interstate commerce commission .
in the Pacific Coast lumber rate caes American Auto s Progress,
will probnblv be announced the latter Xertehink. Asiatic Rns,. June 1,.
part of this'week. Tho decisions have The American motor car in the New
born written and are only awaiting final York-to Paris automobile race. paed
review
and approval before being made, through here at 9 o'clock yesterday
public. j morning. The German car left at 9:30.
CONVENTION OPENS.
Republican National Assembly Meets
With Great Enthusiasm.
! 1 Chicago, June 17 Amid scenes of
; stirring enthusiasm, the Republican
I convention of, 1908 began its delibera
tions at noon yesterday in the presence
of an assemblage estimated at more
' than 14,000 people, with the sounds of
patriotic airs alternating with frenzied
shouts for Roosevelt, Taft and the other
' popular heroes, the first tocsin of the
coming struggle rrorn tne gracerui ora-
lasted less than two hours, and was
less notable for the business aecom
plished than for the opportunity it af
forded of seeing again this stirring
picture of the people assembled from
every corner of the country to select
a candidate for president of the United
States. , The actual work of the day
was quickly accomplished and at night
the various important committees on
credentials, platform, organization, etc.,
were preparing for the more important
business to come.
FIGHT ON INJUNCTIONS.
Labor Men Offer Radical Plank and
Employers Resist.
Chicago, June 17 After a session of
a subcommittee which continued until
32:20 a. m the subcommittee of 13
of the committee on resolutions of the
Republican national convention, to
which has been referred the task of
preparing the final draft of the plat
form, deferred until 10 o'clock this
morning final action on the anti-injunction
plank. The principal struggle cen
ters upon this plank, Senator Long lead
ing the fight for retention of the dec
laration contained in Wade Ellis' draft
platform.
The Taft forces claim to have the
advantage in the struggle. Tbey assert
that the appointment of a subcommit
tee of 13 to consider the various con
troverted planks was a distinct success
and point with pride to the fact that
Chairman Hopkins had appointed on
this committee nine men who favor the
injunction plank and four who are
opposed to it. The Taft managers pre
dict a favorable result in the full com
mittee and in the convention, but ad
mit that their fight will be desperate.
The opposition, still under the leader
ship of Speaker Cannon, who directs
his forces from his quarters at the
I'nion League Club, is tonight claiming
30 votes to 22 on the full committee
and expressing confidence that when
the platform goes to the convention,
the objectionable plank will be miss
ing. .FOR GOOD ROADS.
Plank Will be Urged Upon Both Na
tional Conventions.
Chicago, June 17. "The gospel of
good roads" will be preached to both
the Republican and Democratic na
tional conventions. Every influence
will be brought to bear to have a
"good roads" plank inserted in the
platform of each party. This program
was decided upon at the first meeting
of the national good roads congress
here yesterday. Secretary Taft was
heralded as the champion of the move
ment. Timothy Woodruff, chairman of
li e New York delegation, in the course
of an address before the gathering, said
he would use his influence in promoting
the "good roads" plank. He said he
was heartily in favor of good roads
throughout the L'nited States. Similar
expressions were given by others who
attended.
A meeting of the congress will be
held in Denver. July 6. prior to the
convening of the Democratic national
convention. Arthur G. Jackson, presi
dent of the congress, read a letter from
the president, which said in part:
"A few years ago it was a matter
of humiliation that there was so little
retention paid to the roads; that there
should be a willingness not merely to
refrain from making good roads, but
to let the roads that were in oxistene.5
become worse.
"I cannot too heartily congratulate
our people upon the existence of a body
such as this, ramifying into every sec
tion of the country, and bent upon
more eminently proper work of making
the conditions of life easier and better
for the people whom of all others we
can least afford to see grow discon
tented with their lot in life the peo
ple who live in the country districts."
Gamblers Trapped.
New York. June 17 Three thousand
persons gathered on West Thirty-third
street, near Broadway, last night and
watched the police make a spectacular
raid upon a tramming house supposed
to be patronized by guests of several
uptown hotels. Patrons of the place,
all in evening clothes, endeavored to
get away by the fire escapes, but were
confronted by detectives who had been
placed at every possible exit. The
managers of the plaee and the patrons
were taken to the ponce station in pa
trid wanons. Twelve arrests were
made.
Peace in Cuba.
Washington. June 17. Secretary Taft
stated yesterday that a report he had
received from Governor Masroon de-
sc; il ing with great detail the condi
fions in Cuba is most satisfactory with
reference to the turning over of the
isboid to the Cuban authorities in r eh
ruary next, proposed by the president''
proclamation. Judging from the repart
the secretary is satisfied that the eom-
'plete transfer of authority will be ae
complishod without friction
Hundreds Die in Storm.
ToVio, June 17. Fiftr fishing bont
have been wrecked off the coast of
Kagoshima nn I 3 0 of their crews have
loon drowned. The governor of the
province has requested nesietnnce from
the government navy yard at Sasebo.
REFORM FORCES
WIN FIGHT
San Francisco Ccrpcratlcns Brought
Under Control.
Business Board of Supervisors Suc
ceeds in Forcing Substantial Re
ductions in Grs and Telephone
Rates and Rent for Trolley Car
Franchises.
San Francisco, June 16. The annual
struggle between the city and the cor
porations has just come to an end,
with an unexpected victory for the
municipality. The members of the
board of supervisors, who represent
the city in the negotiations with the
corporations, are for the most part
business men and lawyers. It was
thought that their sympathies would
run naturally to the vested interests
and that the local service companies,
which suffered heavily in the earth
quake and fire, would take advantage
of the situation and make up from the
public what they lost in the fire. That
is exactly what the corporations tried
to do. They said so openly, and ar
gued their right to do so, but a ma
jority of the board stood firm for the
taxpayers, and the city witnessed a
most encouraging example of com-"
petent government.
Pressure from every possible ave
nue was brought to bear on the super
visors to force them to yield to the de
mands of all the service companies for
higher rates. The gas company want
ed an increased rate, the water com
pany threatened famine unless it
should receive a 15 per cent advance
in rates, the telephone company re
sisted to. the utmost, and the street
railroad company ran cars without
permits, seized franchises and at
tempted to bottle up the traffic priv
ileges on Market street, when the su
pervisors stepped in and completely
blocked the game.
The gas company asked for an in
crease from 85-cent to $1 gas. The
board conducted an inquiry. The gas
company promised to turns Its books
over to the supervisors for inspec
tion. This, it afterward appeared,
was a bluff, for when the supervisors
asked for'the records, the company
refused to produce them until prac
tically compelled to do so. It was
then discovered that improper charges
had been made in figuring the cost of
operation. The mask was pulled aside
by the "business"' board and the gas
company got an 85-cent rate.
An investigation into telephone
rates resulted in a general reduction
of from 15 to 25 per cent. The water
rate was placed at the same figure as
ast vear. with a slight increase in
the allowance for hydrants. The trol
ley franchises which the United Rail
roads attempted to appropriate were
withheld.
PROSECUTE ENGLISHMAN
Editor of Paper in Seoul Is Charged
With Sedition.
Seoul, Tune 16. Y. Mimura, the
Japanese resident governor of Seoul,
appeared as the prosecutor of E. T.
rtethel n P,ritish subiect. who was to
day arraigned in a British court ap
pointed under order ot tne privy
council. Bethel is charged with
sedition bv the medium of
a newspaper published in the Corean
vernacular, and ot which he is tne
proprietor. The court includes Judge
1". M. Bourne and 1'rosecuting Attor
n y Wilkinson, both of whom were
specially sent from Shanghai by the
prnment nt the suetrestion
of Ambassador McDonald at Tokio.
Tlip nroseriition said that it would
prove that the publications in Bethel's
vernacular newspaper was largely re
sponsible for all the disturbances in
Corea. M. Mimura asserted that the
Corp.-in government exists only sub
ject to the direction of Japan. He
further said he believed tnere were
20,000 troops now in Corea. and that
half of the country wis disturbed.
Consequently the public-tions were
ereatiniT a fnlse impression regarding
the real intention of the Japanese gov
ernment, increasing the difficulties ot
the government and causing much
bloodshed.
C. M. Cross, a lawyer of Kobe, who
is defending Bethel, asked for a jury
trial, which Judge St. Bourne refused.
Gold From Alaska.
Seattle, Wash., June 16. The
steamship City of Seattle, which ar
rived in port early this morning from
Southwestern Alaska, brought the
first shipment of gold from Fairbanks
to reach Seattle by the Skngway
route. In all. she brought about $1.
SOo.iHlii, the greater part of which was
consigned to Dexter Horton v. Co.,
bankers of this city. Another large
lot was J.'iO-t.uiio, consigned to the
Washington Trust Company from the
Washington A'nski Bank, its branch
nt Fairbanks. The g dd came up the
Yukon on the Prospector.
Runaway Auto Kills Four.
New York. June 16. Four peroiT?
were drowned tonight when an auto
mobile carrying a pleasure party of
six became unmanageable. hot at i
wild speed down West Fifty-ixth
street and bounded from an open pier
into the North river. The machine
turned over in it plunge frm the
jpier. ho'dmg the four victims tat in
, their seats. John Bailer, the chauf-
four, wa carried into the river with
; the machine, but managed t- free
;!-.ime'f and swim to safety.
Cuban Patriots Amuse Taft.
AV-ii'iiiL-ton lure 16. Secretary
Taft laughed todav when he wis tol l
of a further report f prepira?i"ns of
revolutionary uprising in Cuba based
on the proposed withdrawal of Ajner
ican troops on or before next Friday.