Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday o Each Week
HEPPNER OREGON
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
Major Woodruff declares the army
age limit should be 60 years.
Socialists have nominated candi
dates for president and vice president.
The American aeroplane thing ma
chine made a very successful trial
trip.
A meeting of the elder statesmen of
Japan will discuss grave political af
fairs. Mexican troops surrounded and
captured 40 rebels without a shot be
ing fired.
British Columbia has issued fishing
licenses to only three Japanese for
the coming season.
Revolutionists in Paraguay have
overthrown the government and es
tablished a new one.
The American battleship fleet is all
at San Francisco, ready to start on its
homeward trip around the world.
The nine balloons in the Chicago-to-Atlantic
race all landed without
any fatalities. None of them reached
the Atlantic.
Carelessness on the part of the en
gineer caused a Santa Cruz passenger
train to crash into a local at Oakland,
Cal., killing seven and injuring about
thirty.
The driver of a wagon full of
women and children tried to cross the
track in front of an electric car at Los
Angeles, but was too slow. Four
children and the driver were killed
and all the others injured.
Bryan is working hard to reunite
his party.
The Santa Fe shops at Topeka have
resumed work with 1,800 men.
The Xational Educational association
has rejected simplified spelling.
Harry Orchard's death sentence has
been commuted to life imprisonment.
Many now schemes to avoid prohibi
tion are appearing in "dry" places.
A storm in the harbor of Batavia
caused the drowning of about 600 per
sons. Wheat in Eastern Oregon and Wash
ington is suffering great damage for
lack of rain.
Lord Curzon says the recent uprising
in India is but an echo of the Jap
anese victory over Kussia.
Roosevelt denies that he will settle
in New York. He is negotiating for
the sale of his book on his coming
African trip. j
fount Zeppelin outran a railroad
train with his airship, and remained
aloft for six and one-half hours, going
wherever he wished.
Railroads will delay reduction of
wages as long as possible, hoping that
a revival of traffic in the fall may en
able them to avoid it entirely. .
Bishop Potter, of New York, is se
riously ill.
Work has bcnin on the memoirs of
the late ex-President Cleveland.
A cloudburst in Kansas drowned
seven persons. Five inches of rain
fell within an hour.
Chicago plans the sanest Fourth on
record. All ordinances governing the
day will be strictly enforced.
Harry Orchard will likely be im
prisoned for life, in spite of his ex
pressed desire to be executed.
President Roosevelt refused to in
terfere with the execution of a negro
who had killed his younger brother.
It is believed the Mexican revolu
tion is practically ended, as the insur
rectionists have taken to the moun
tains. Actual tests will be made to deter
mine the best brands of chewing to
bacco for the War department to fur
nish the navy.
Three persons were killed and a
score hurt by a passenger train on the
Santa Fe plunging through a burned
bridge in Arizona.
A native business firm in Panama
used the American flag to wash win
dows with, and a fight with American
residents followed.
Four persons were killed and three
seriously injured by a dynamite ex
plosion in San Irancisco. It is be
lieved to be another plot against J. T.
Gallagher by the graft ring.
The Panama elections passed quiet
ly, with no need of troops.
Japan is willing China should build
one railroad into Manchuria.
Missionaries say America is to
blame for the Japanese war scare.
Railroads report business generally
good, though somewhat less than last
year.
Governor Cummins, of Iowa, will
resign and return to the practice of
law.
A tramp was arrested at Hood
River who was found to have about
$1,000 in cash in his ragged clothes.
It is generally admitted that Bryan
will be the Democratic nominee for
president, but a fight is expected on
vice-president.
Mexican rebels are reported to have
from 4,000 to 7,000 men tinder arms.
A tornado in South Dakota did im
mense damage to crops and bui'dings,
and another in Minnesota killed seven
persons. I
GREAT BALLOON RACE ENDS.
Winner Makes 895 Miles- Many Nar
row Escapes.
Chicago, July 7. "The Chicago-to-oeean"
balloon race ended tonight,
when the last of the nine contestants
came to earth at West Shcfford, Que
bec, S00 miles from the starting point.
This craft was the Fielding, owned by
F. I. Fieldinir. of San Antonio, Tex.
I It covered approximately 100 miles
i'more and stayed in the air five hours
longer than its nearest competitor,
and is also believed to have captured
the prize for the balloon which re
mained in the air the longest
The contest was marked by several
thrilling escapes from drowning.
The Ville de Dieppe dropped into
Lake Michigan soon after the start,
and for an hour or more Colonel A. K.
Mueller "and George Sehoeneek. its
pilots, were swept across the .surface,
finally arising with their craft to a
height of 7000 feet, from which they
descended at Benton Harbor, Mich.
A similar experience fell to the lot
of -C H. Perrigo and J D". Case, the
crew of the Illinois. .While endeavor
ing to effect a landing near Lake On-
jtario their balloon fell into the Bay of
Quinte. The aeronauts had donned
life preservers and managed to keep
afloat until a yacht put off from Glenn
Island and rescued them. . The fate
of the balloon is not known here.
The third serious accident took
place near Clinton, Out. The balloon
Columbia could not be controlled by
Captain M. Peterson and C. II. Leich
ler, and they were dashed against
trees and dragged through barbed
wire fences. Both men were painfully
injured.
The landing places of the nine bal
loons were as follows:
Fielding, West Shcfford. Quebec;
America, Carsonville, Mich.; King
Edward, Port Huron, Mich.; Chicago,
At wood. Ont.; U. S., Pinkerton Sta
tion, Ont.; Columbia, Clinton, Out.;
Cincinnati, Covert, Mich.; Illinois,
Glenn Island, Ont.-, Ville de Dieppe,
Benton Harbor, Mich.
AEROPLANE FLIES.
Goes? 600 ; Yards Beyond Mark and
Lands Safely.
Hammondsport, N. Y., July 7. The
Aerial Experiment Association's aero
drome No. .1, the Curtiss June Bug,
yesterday earned the right to have its
name the first inscribed on the Scien
tific American trophy for making an1
official flight of one kilometer in a
straight line, measured from the point
where it left the ground.
After passing the -flag marking the'
finish, the machine flew 600 yards fur-!
ther. and landed at the extreme edge!
of the field, near the railroad track, i
About looo persons saw the trial. The
June Bug crossed three fences an I
described a letter ''S'' two thousand
yards in length, in one minute and
4 seconds, at a speed of .'57 miles an
hour, which followed a Uoo-yard flight
in "( seconds. 1
The machine never behaved better.
Hardly a brea'th of wind was stirring.
The trial today is of great importance,
as it is the first official test of an aero
plane ever made in America.
SOCIALISTS NOMINATE.
MartinJR.jPreston, Now Serving Sen
tence, Jfor President.
New York. July 7. Candidates for
president and vice-president of the
United States were named and a plat
form was adopted by the national
committee of the Socialist party here
yesterday. The ticket named is as
follows:
For president Martin R. Preston,
of Nevada.
Fir vice-president Donald Munro,
of Virginia.
The nomination of Freston for
president was unanimous. The can
didate was placed in nomination by
I D. de Leon, who characterized the
'man he was naming as an "honest
, working man, not a professional work
ing man,'' and added, "the name of
that man is Martin Preston, and he is
now in jail at Goldfield, New Pres
ton is in jail today for conduct that
is honorable, and which no working
man should be ashamed of."
De Leon explained that Preston had
been sentenced to 2," years' imprison
ment for shooting a restaurant-keeper
in Goldfield three years ago during
a strike. Preston, De Leon asserted
had acted as the protector of defense
less girls, and by so doing his action
enraged a restaurant-keeper named
Silver. Silver, Mr. De Leon stated,
"was shot by Preston while threaten
ing to kill the latter."
Big Fire in Port au Prince.
Tort au Prince, July 7. A serious
tire broke out here yesterday in the
vicinity of the Palace and Senate
buildings. The flames spread quickly,
there being a high wind, and soon
reached alarming proportions. Four
hundred buildiTigs were burned, in
eluding the courthouse and the prison
All of the prisoners, who included a
number of women, were taken to
other quarters before the building
took fire. Sparks were earned to the
arsenal, which was also burned, to
gether with stores of powder and am
munition.
New Notification Scheme.
Lincoln, .eb., July 7. Hoping to
bring about an innovation in the man
ner of notifying presidential candi
dates of their choice of standard
bearers. Mayor Brown, of Lincoln,
member of the resolutions committee
from Nebraka. is working on a
scheme to bring back to Lincoln all
of the delegates to the Denver con
vention and surprise William J. Bryan
on his farm at Fairview with the an
nouncement that he is to be the leader.
Recover 228 Bodies.
Yuzono, European Russia. July 7.
An official statement shows that 22S
bodies have been recovered from the
Rikosky coal mine, where a gas ex
plosion occurred several days ago.
Nineteen injured men are now in the
hospital. The fire in the mine has
been extinguished and yesterday eight
miners were brought out alive.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
HARVEST HANDS PLENTY
Pendleton"Full of Men Looking for
Work on Farms.
Pendleton. Harvest hands were
never more plentiful in Pendleton and
Umatilla county than they are today
Last year it was almost impossible
for the ranchers to get men to harvest
their hay at the prices usually pre
vailing for that kind of work. The
city is now teeming with men willing
to work at almost any price.
, A peculiar feature of this year's
conditions is that the men all seem
to be strangers. There are few old
faces among them, the men who are
accustomed to come in year after year
not having appeared. When these
men arrive the situation from the la
boring man's standpoint will be even
worse, though the farmers are rejoic
ing in the prospect of getting their
help much cheaper than for a number
of years. .
Last year grain farmers were com
pelled to plead with laborers to go f
.work at anywhere trom o to ifb a
j day. The "distance from town, the
: number of hours and the liquid re
freshments also figured. This year
j conditions seem to be reversed. The
working man is pleading with the
farmer and asking for a chance to go
to work at any price.
The prevailing price is from $1.25 to
$1.50 per day and there are plenty of
men to be had at these figures. It is
believed the large influx of men is
from the east, having been thrown out
of employment by the shutting down
of mills and factories.
CREAMERY FOR CLATSKANIE
Farmers Sign Contracts for Output
of Next Five Years.
Clatskanie. A meeting of Nchalem
valley farmers was held at Mist, nine
miles from here, Tuesday afternoon,
to make arrangements for the estab
lishment of a creamery at that place.
J. C. Lang, a practical creamery man
from Wisconsin, has been working
the proposition up among the far
mers for the past three weeks, and
has succeeded in interesting them to
the extent of obtaining contracts for
five years to take all their cream at
within one and one-half cents per
pound of the highest market price for
butter, they also to put up su'table
buildings and furnish the boiler for
the operation of the plant. Between
4.000 and 5 000 gallons of cream are
shipped monthly from this district
to Portland creameries, and dairying
is yet in its infancy.
Oil for River Steamers.
Portland. Two largo oil-carrying
steamers, the Rosecrans anil Colonel E.
Drake, the former towing a big three
masted steel barge, also laden with oil,
have arrived at the tanks at Ports
mouth.
(ireater quantities of oil are being
I brought to Portland eaeli month mi the
dozen or more of tank steamers that
are regularly employed in the oil trade
! of the Pacific coast. The I-ioseerans
jnnd Colonel E. Brake each have capac
ity for about 40,000 barrels of oil.
1 This immense oil traffic has developed
during the past few years. Ten years
ago an oil tank steamer was unknown
to this .port and there were no large
tanks along the river for the reception
of the immense shipments of today. Tn
i those days the oil was brought here bv
rail. The great increase in the demand
for oil is due altogether to the fact
'that most power craft plying out. of
here have discarded the use of wood
1 or coal for the liquid fuel which is
much easier to handle, a great deal
cleaner and not nearlv as bulkv.
"Spotless 1 own."
Grant's Pass A ladies' auxiliary to
the Grant's Pass commercial club h is
been organized with a large member
shi: for the purpose of promoting
civic improvement. It has already
laid plans for beautifying the city
More shade trees, prettier yard-, bet
ter fences, wider sidewalks, cleaner
streets and more roses and flowers
are on the program. The recent suc
cessful rose show and flower fe-tival
was the resti't of the women's work.
The unsightly billboards of the town
will be attacked. The women will
also assist the council in getting the
streets paved.
New Squirrel Killer.
Weston. F.dward Anderson, living
on the foothills near W'es'on, has
originated a cheap and successful
j method of exterminating squirrels,
which have caused much damage in
his locality. Locating a populous
squirrel colony, he g"es out with an
! equipment of newspaper scrans sul
phur and matches. At every hole he
places a slip ot paper and a teaspoon
fill of sulphur. Setting this afire, he
covers the blaze with weeds and dirt.
The result is that the squirrels are
all smothered in their subterranean
houses. One pound of sulphur will
kill 200 squirrels.
Bridge Over Necanicum.
Astoria. County Judge Trenchard
and Engineer V. A. Grondahl, of
Portland, went to Seaside yesterday
to investigate the feasibility of bridg
ing the Xecanicum river near its
mouth to complete the continuatiyi
of the automobile road along the
beach to Seaside. Mr. Grondahl had
already secured tests of tin- river
banks for the bridge foundations, and
as soon as the measurements are for
warded to him will prepare the plans
for the proposed structure.
Resume Work on Road.
Ilillsboro. Several contractors re
cently have been looking over the
work on the Pacific Railway & Navi
gation between this point and Tilla
mook, and present indications are
that construction is soon to be re
sumed. The road is completed for
about 20 miles out from this point.
and six months' uninterrupted work
would complete the grade and bndee
building into Tillamook.
EUGENE SUMMER SCHOOLS.
Large Attendance at University and
High School.
Eugene. The summer school at the
University of Oregon and tho high
school are now in progress, tho latter
having opened Monday morning. The
work at the University of Oregon sum
mer school is progressing very satisfac
torily, tho interest and enthusiasm of
those in attendance being very marked.
The instructors are: Biology and na
ture study, A. K. Sweetsor; general
chemistry, F. R. Shinn; education, II.
1). Sheldon; English literature, Ango
line Williams; German, F. G. (1.
Schmidt; history, Joseph Sehafer;
mathematics, E. E. DeCou ; physics, W.
P. Boynton; French and Spanish, Pro
fessor Cloran. The laboratory work is
done iu the afternoon hours."
The Lane 'Comity Normal School,
which opened Monday morning in the,
Eugene high school building, under the
supervision of Superintendent Alderman
and County Superintendent Dillard, had
for the (irst day an attendance of 34,
which will probably be increased soon
to more than 40. The purpose of this
school is to prepare teachers for their
examinations and the studies in which
they are to be tried out are taught here.
The school will continue six weeks.
NEW FEATURE OF CHAUTAUQUA
Special Provisions Made for Young
Women to Attend.
The State Board of the Young Wom
en's Christian Associations are making
it possible for young women to get the
educational advantages of the Glwd
stone and Ashland Chatanqua Assem
blies under economical and congenial
social conditions.
They will open permanent headquar
ters for young women. There will be a
central reception tent, and small dormi
tory tents (two single cots in each tent)
completely equipped for comfort. The
price per night will be 25 cents. Simple
breakfast and lunches at 13 cents for
those occupying the tents will be fur
nished. It is lioped that a large num
ber of young women will avail them
selves of this pleasant arrangement.
Miss Frances C. (iitjn1, Northwest Sec
retary, will be in charge of the Glad
stone camp, and Mrs. V. .7. lloneyman
of the Ashland camp. It is planned to
make this a pleasant "house-party"
for the two weeks of the Assembly.
It will be a delightful and profitable
holiday for young women all over the
state. All desiring to avail themselves
of this splendid opportunity should send
in their names as soon as possible to
Miss Gage. 102 McMillan street, Port
land, Oregon. The session is from July
7 to 19, inclusive.
Special to Cherry Fair.
Portland. The Oregon Fleetric
Railway company is negotiating with
'oeal business organizations to run a
special train to Salem, Friday, July !),
for the benefit of visitors to the Sa
lem cherry fair. Portland people have
received an urgent general imitation
to attend the Salem fair. The electric
road has made special rates. It is
proposed to run a special train that
will leave Salem on the return trip at
10:30 p. m , and get the excursionists
back to Portland about midnight.
Discontinue Drain Normal.
Salem. Fearjng that the peop'e of
the state would rise up and by initia
tive procedure abolish the entire nor
mal, school system of Oregon, the
state board of regents. voted to recojn
nund to the legislature that the
school at Drain be discontinued. The
action was taken in the face of Secre
tary of Mate Kenton and a delegation
from Drain consisting of G. M. I'as
sett. banker; N. I). Cool, merchant,
and V. C. Fdwards, packer.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 88c pet
bushel; red Russian, 8Cc; bluestem, !0c;
Valley. 88c.
Millstuffs Bran, $20 per. ton; mid
dlings, $30.50; shorts, country. $
city, $28; wheat and barley
$2v50;
chop,
rolled,
$27.50.
Harh-v Feed, $25 per ton;
$27.50(7028.50; brewing, $26.
Oats No. 1 white, $27.50 per
ton;
gray, $27.
Tfny Timothy. Wil'ametfe Valley,
$17 ner ton: Willamette Valley, ordi
nary. $15; Pastern Oregon, $18.50;
mi red. $10; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12;
alfalfa mp.il. $20.
Pressed Meats Tlogs, fancy. 8e per
pound; ordinary, 7c; large, fie; veal,
extra, 8c; ordinary, 6"c; heavy, 5c;
mutton, fancy, Sfa.flc.
flutter Extras. 25c per pound; fancy
24e; choice, 20c; store, Ific.
Eggs Oregon, 171tfT,18?e per dozen.
Cheese Fancy cream twins, 13c per
pound; full cream triplets, 13c; full
cream Young Americas, 14e; cream
brick, 20c; Swiss block, 18c; liraburger,
20e.
Poultry Mixed chickens, 11(7511 ?c
per pound; fancy hens, 12c; roosters,
9c; fryers. 16(0) 17c; broilers, 1fiffi)17c;
ducks, old. 15c; spring, 5(7?)20Jc;
gppse. 8(7? 9e; turkeys, alive, fi(o)18c
for hens, 14ifJ16c for' gobblers; dressed,
17(v7)1flc.
Potatoes Old Oregon, $Hv 1.10 ppr
hundred; upw California, 2ffi)2Jc per
pound.
Frpsh Fruits Ornngos. faney, $3.25
(rfc.3.75; Jpmons, $1(784.75; strawberries
50p(7?$1.25 per crate; grape fruit. $r.75
(JJ3.25 per box; bananas. 5(7?rc per
pound; cherries, $1(71.25 per box;
gooseberries, 5c per pound; apripots.
$1(5)1.25 per crate; cantaloupes, $2 .75(71)
3.25; Wapkbrrrios, $1(7?i1.25 per prate;
peaches, 90c(7T$l per crate; plums, $1
per erate.
Onions California red. $l.fi5(fS1.75
per sack; Permudas, $2 per crate; gar
lic, 15tf?20e per pouni.
flops 1907. prime nnd choice, 55c
per pound; olds, 2(7)2Je per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregn, average best.
6(rb3c per pound, according to
shrinkage; Valley, 10ra12e.
Mohair Choice, 1818Je per pound.
FOURTH COSTS 38 LIVES.
Crusade for Safe and Sane Celebra
tion Comes to Naught.
Chicago, July 0. Once more the
annual barbaric orgy of death and
mutilation, which masquerades tinder
the guise of patriotic celebration of
the nation's natal day, has passed, and
the fearful cost has been counted in
part.
In many homes there is mourning
for children who have met untime'y
ends and adults whose lives have paid
the penalty of wanton folly, while in
darkened chambers and hospitals
throughout the country lie thousands
of maimed and suffering victims,
some sightless and some disfigured
for life, the work of the demon fire
works. In Chicago, as elsewhere, despite
the brave struggle in behalf of a "safe
and sane" Fourth, there was scant
improvement over previous Fourths,
and the result of all the efforts toward
reform can scarcely even be dignified
I)'' the appellation of near sane.
1 lie death roll tor this years'
i.iwi, )c .t, -.,,,..,,., ...... oiiii I
i "'in ui i.-i ij.t, nun luv. iiiiuiir, .-iiii
incomplete. At midnight reports of
deaths and casualties were still com-in-"
in, and the total of the injured had
reached 1429.
In Chicago alone, where the crusade
tor
a sate and sane rourtli was
strongest this year, there are eight
dead and 1.10 injured. The tire loss
in the nation, so far as learned, is
$41,050. Of this Chicago will bear
$20,000.
Deadly tetanus last vear claimed 7:!
victims after the noise and excite
ment of the Fourth had died a way.
rifty-three cases were caused
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i'
niaiiK cartridges, eignt hy g
crackers, six bv
' tov cannons and four
bv firearms. In 1000 the number of 1 11I,S!l Khan, two of the Shah's most
cases that developed was SO 51 nf, trusted councillors. The Shah craftily
which were caused b v blank cart-1 TlMK1,''l compliance and quietly pre
ridges. In 1!H)5 it was' 104, of which ' I'an'd fo (s,'!,'e from tho (,,,l't'h '
f.5 came from blank cartridges. Iui;'ll"p f 'V'rything was ready and Ha
1004 there were 00 tetanus cases 74 ! ll;idur s wild horsemen galloped through
arising from the blank cartridges. andit,le .m;,,n. thoroughfares brandishing
in 1001! the number ran nn to vvi of
, which all but 20 cases came from bul
let less joy producers.
OAKLAND TRAINS COLLIDE.
Seven Killed and 30 Injured by Care
less Engineer.
Oakland. Cal.. July C The narrow-gauge
local, bound from the Ala-
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jmeda Mole into Oakland, crashed into
the Santa Cruz train No 57 bound
for the Oakland M..le. at 7:10 lat
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'"soi ,li 1 11 m .inn w eusier sirccis,
killing or
gers in th
injuring all
c Santa Cruz
d the passen
train smoking
car.
Seven were killed and over
jttred. The collision was on the
:;o Mi
cro s s -
iug of the narrow gauge am
lines, opposite the Webster
main j
street :
bridge. The engine of the Alameda
train, which was running with tender
ahead, cut into the Santa Cruz train
smoking car, about 10 feet from the
front.
The front end was smashed to
splinters, the car being torn from tlu
iront trucks and the mass tossed In mil
the main line track up against the'
signal tower 111 Webster street., 1 lie
I wreck of the coach containing its
I dead and screaming wounded was
hurled on its side, with the Alameda
local tender buried in the wreckage.
The baggage coach of the Santa Cruz
train, which was in front of the
smoker, was derailed and half way
upset. Both locomotives were de
railed. W hen the trains struck, the smoker
'was cut from the coach following,
'which continued on its course cra-.ii-
ing into the boiler of the Alameda
local. Sonic windows were broken
in this and the first Alameda coach,
which was also derailed. Otherwise
they were not damaged. The oassen
gers in these were shaken up, but not
injured.
I Practically all (hose in the smoker
were pinned in the wreck and tlt'-ir
cries f. r help fo'lowed the terrific
trash of the trains coming together
JSnmr. itp alilp to A-cr f ti fin jc mit
g themselves out
j of the wreck, but the majority h
'to be cut out. Several of the dea
were badly crushed. The police am
fire departments were called out. an
o I" .-'ion til H'Mh C.tIIYIIlJ4 WOUIUKU
and dead from the wreck.
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Rebels Bombard City.
I'.uenos Ayres, July (5. Telegraphic
communication with Asuncion, the
capital of Parigi'av. where there is a
revo'ution, is still interrupted, but
word has been received from Asun
cion at Corrientes that the artillery
at the capital mutinied and bombard
ed the market place. Many women
arc said to have been killed in this
lighting. The foreign representatives
at Asuncion arc urging the belliger-
ents to abstain from bombarding the
citv. I Ins news was brought to Cor
rientes by the captain of the steam
ship. Mortar Explodes.
San Francisco, July fi. Mrs. Annie
Reigling and her 4-year-old son were
killed instantly on the shore of Lake
Merritt. in Oakland, by the cxp'osion
of a fireworks mortar. A piece of
iron from the mortar struck Mrs.
Rc'gling in the chest with such force
that it tore her heart from her body.
The piece of ordnance was being used
n the public celebration. Thousands
of peisons had gathered around the
lake to witness the fireworks.
President Celebrates.
Oyster Hay. July 6. President
Roosevelt celebrated the Fourth of
July with his family and a few friends
at Sagamore Hill. In the evenins?
the president had a beautiful disnlavlthe eivil courts nf firt u.i....
of fireworks set off in front of the
house.
.eaieo on ine Vfrniia wnn
C . I . .1 1 '.,
the president and his family were a j
number of relatives and many friends
and neighbors.
SHAH'S TROOPS
CAPTURE TABRIZ
Drive Rebels From Last Refuge and
Pillage Houses.
Women and Children Flee in Terror
Russian Banks Shelter 1,500
Shah Withdraws Troops Detailed
to Watch British Legation Rebels
Find Refuge.
St. Petersburg, July 4 The foreign
oflico here has received dispatches con
firming the reports of recent desperate
fighting at Tabriz. The quarters of
the city in which the revolutionists had
taken up their positions were captured
bv Cossack cavalry. Among the Shah's
forces was a detachment of the regular
Cossack brigade, which was dispatched
to the northeastern part of Persia some
time ago on account of expected dis
orders. One thousand five hundred
women and children are said to have
taken refuge in the buildings of tho
liussian bank. The pillaging at Tabriz,
according to the latest information, is
still going on.
Tricked His Enemies.
London, July 4. A special dispatch
to the Times from Teheran, Juno 16,
supplies a long history of the events
that led to the recent coup d'etat. Ac
cording to this announcement certain
old discarded courtiers demanded the
dismissal from the palace of a clique of?
conspirators. A delegation also called
nit,"!""1 ""- 10 expei certain court
favorites, including Amir liahadur and
i svvonls '" r.tles, causing
wild stam
pede. Suddenly a whole regiment of
Cossacks with guns ready for attack,
followed by the tribal cavalry with wild
cries of "Long live the Shah" and
"Down with the traitors," halted be
fore the palace.
The bazaars were all closed up and
the people ran in fear of their lives.
The Shall 's carriage, driven by six bav
horses, was seen issuing from the gun
square surrounded by the six courtiers
,Wio it was supposed Had lieen dismissed,
j escorted by every horseman t bo Shah
' ''""'d muster, each with his rifle ready
! "''""l, wl1" lnil't ,laro to
.impede the Shah s passage
.u mis n.-ippiMKMi wnmn ten minutes
and within another ten minutes his ma
jesty was breathing the fresh air of
liagshah, the royal garden outside the
western gate. Later in the day tho
iieett and the crown prince went to tho
royal garden with an escort of 40o
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M M nu n. 1 ui? pmhim rin-ame me center
i)f the royalist activities and the sur
rounding gardens were appropriated and
a regular camp formed which continu
ally increased its' forces. The people
were taken completely by surprise nt
first, thinking the whole thing a joke,
but they soon discovered their mistake.
PUNISH JAP SOLDIER.
American Consul Secures Imposition
of Severe Penaltier.
Seoul. July 4. A Japanese soldier ran
amuck Thursday through the m..ricnr,
.Methodist
missionary premises at Pin"
". ii"iiiuii'ii a i orean caretaker
with a bayonet, chasing him through
the missionary residence.
v., 1 1,. 1. 1 . , .
American Consul Sammons, when
111-
loi-mci ot tin- a tin ir . called at tin
anese residency ami demanded tin
ishment of the soldier.
Jap-pun-
P.v order of Prince 1 1 o tho soldier was
arrested and immediately sentenced to
two months' hard labor! The colonel,
major, captains and lieutenants of the
reeiniei.f which the soldier belonged
will l e disciplined by a confinement of
from three to seven da vs.
The prompt action of Prince Jto is
significant of tho determination of the
Japanese resident general that the sol
diers maintain a proper attitude toward
i (jjfi
:.
roreigners. 1 lie ehnrge. against the sol-
, , . am'ni"ln
1 I J I I ri ? I III' V h 'It 1111 n fr r i 4 ... : .
I "' " '"e uiscipnning ot the ofli-
j.eers was due to the fact that soldiers
,:" s.onc regiment recently partici
l.ated in the damaging nf an American
Presbyterian missionary .school building
i
" ' , . ' " " i,M "amage was
" '.!' Hi that ease a dam
repaired l;y order of the resilient gen-
Lone Mariner Gives Up.
Sifn Pedro, Cal., Jlv 4. The sloop
Star, IS tons register, has reported at
the custom house. Captain XeNon
navigator and crew, reports that he left
San Fcnneisco June 18 fr Fnalaska on
a prospecting tour. Ten davs out from
the (fate ho met with nn accident and
Ki.iiereii ,any nantships I.cforo he made
pore wnn a tiroken PB.
a tiroken pit. Tn ,io..
liifht. hours ho sail
jl.e could and at night ho battened c-verv.
uiinir down, cloRo-rcefe.l t ,n ooiin
trusted to luck, and finally found him
self 500 miles off his course, nvar this
port.
Woman Saves Forest.
Pasadena, Cal., July 4.Jiding
through a wall of fire to get to her
homo in the mountains, Mrs. J. Swigert
reached a telephone and notified tho
authorities of a serious forest fire in
Millard canyon. Mavor Early of this
pity sent 50 men to the scene and this
firep with the assistance of forest
rangers is reported to have the fire n.
der control after a ponsiderable terri
tory was burned over. Mrs. Swigert
escaped without serious injury.
Confirms $5,000,000 Fine.
Caracas, Wednesday. July v;a
Willemstad. July 4.The eonrt of p.
sntion has ponfirmp1 th ,i.::
domnintr the New Vnrt n.....
1 . OMIIIIJIS
i-ywiait company to pay a fine of "5
000,000 to the Venezuelan government
No npneal from this last Sii.lirmt ;1
possible.