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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1905)
BOYCOTT BY CHINA President Roosevelt Takes Steps to Remove Its Cause. COOLIES MAY BUY CERTIFICATES Accounts for Trouble Expo-lanced by Travelers and Olden Entering the United States. Washington, J II im I ft, president Uooscvcli IS manifesting it deep inter -Ml in the Itt.ltcllielltS made to llilll lllHt Monday by H delegation of member i the American A M i H t i I association cull ccrulng the difllcultic which hitherto have been experienced Iiv Chinese iiiit -chants, students, travelers Mini literary men in gaining ti 1 1 1 1 1 mh i it i to thin conn try, Tlio complaints of the Chinese government about tin1 alleged humilia lion to which mcinlicis of those classes d Chinese are often suhj-ited upon their arrival in the I rt i t J Mates, lo gcther with the threats of the commcr- t-iitl guilds of China to retaliate by boy cutting A merit' au-madtt kmkIh, have arointed the )hiiu.'hh men ol thin coun try to protest against what they have icgardcd hn unreasonable diHcriinina tiou in tint enforcement of tin Chinuse 4'Xclllsiotl laws. In a letter to Secretary Metcalf, tint I lepart meiit of Commerce and I.a tior, tlie president directs linn to fee that the immigration nlliccrs exercise discretion in the enforcement of the exclusion law, to the end that the rt lationH of thin government with China nmy continue to be cordial. It in pointed out that great ditllculty in cxperiwncwd by the immigration otli cial in executing the law, because id the tunny Imgus certificates which art presented by Chinese. It in a well umlerHtood fact that for a consideration u Chinese ciMiliit may prM'iiru in China a certificate that he im a merchant or a traveler or a iremher of the other ex '1'inpt classes. On its face the certid cii'e cut it li'H him t admission to the I'nited Mates. So many fraud.- have been discovered in the matter of these -certificates that the immigration otli - cials examine all of them inoNt care fully. That fact accounts for the trouble experienced by genuine incr chants, travclcis, etc. TO INDICT MANY. "Government Now Hat Ample Evidence Against Beef Trust. Chicago, June 1ft Following the ail Ihoritalive announcement from Wash ington yesterday that Attorney tieueral Moody anil the local Federal nuthori t ics in charge of the b;i vent igatioii into the methods of the liccf trust had come to an agreement for further prosecution of the cases comeH the positive state- inent today from a Hcmi-olhcial source that, no far ait the. jury itself is run- crerncd, sulDcicnt evidence has been obtained to warrant the indictment of ecores of packing bonne nllicials The number against whom indict tucnt w ill he returned, to quote the language id the olllcial making the statement, "will range anywhere from :t' to 70." It ih positively stated that the jury can complete i t h work in three davit after tliH return of I'nitetl Mates 1 ih trict Attorney Morrison from Washing ton ami, hm hit ha already left for Chi cago, it in now expected the indictments will be retnrneil tthortly. I'nlfHR present ihuiH arc sidetracked in Home way, the. indictments to lie re turned will run against tlie ollicial heads of the packing establishments. I lie retleral authorities will not say whether these officials have their head iiarters in Chicago or not. Resides the ollicial heads of the corporations, it is asserted that several lawyers repre tenting the packing companies will he indicted for Bubornation oi perjury Twelve or 15 indictments. It is asserted, will run against agents and representa tfvea of the packing companies, charg iug them with interference with wit nesses who were csiletl. Russian Cruiser Must Go To Sea. Faigon, Cochin-Chiiia, Juno 1ft The Russian auxiliary cruiser Kuban an chored off Cape St. JainuH here this morning, and the governor ordered her to depart immediately ami dispatched a French warship to enfoice the neu trality of theite waters. Twenty-eight of the colliers which supplied the Huh eian tleet with coal have left Saigon, and HO more of them are preparing to nail. The I iri tinh steamer Carlisle, which is understood to have on board war inunitions intended for the litis eians, is detained Colombia's Envoy of Friendship. Washington, June 1ft. John Barrett, United States minister to Colombia, today presented to the president Knri iue Cortex, ex-minister of foreign af fairs of the South American republic. Honor Cortex has been appointed confi dential agent of the Colombian govern ment in this city ami will use his ef forts to re.-eHtablish the cordial . rela tions between the two countries. Senor Cortes is also to try to establish friend ly relations with Panama. Final Blow Before Peace, rekin, June 15. In Germany and other circles here, the prospects of jieace between Japan and Kussia are considered remote. It is supposed that Japan intends to inflict a final and crushing blow upon the Russian army in Manchuria before considering any proposition for peace. MUST STAND THIAL. Mitchell Gnts Worst of First Docision In Land Fraud C.isn. Portland, June I I. Senator M ilchell must stand trial upon the K rib's indict ment, charging him with having ac cepted fees while a hi'iiator of the I'nil cd States foi nervices tendered to Fred erick A. Kribs, by which timber laud claims belonging to the hitter were pitMesd through tint tieueral I.liud ollice to patent. Judge I lit Haven yesterday morning in a few words overruled tin- demurrer td the defense and set the trial of Sen ator Mitchell fur Tuesday, June 20, thus sweeping away every hope of tint indicted man mid his counsel in tint success of the dilatory tactics so long employed, ami bringing them fiicn to face with the necessity of meeting the mass of the government's evidence in denial of the guilt alleged. It was tpiickly over, though for a moment there went those in the court room yesterday morning who lived more than twice tint time indicated by the clock hi the judge paused in his discussion of the indictment before rendering his dual opinion and holding against the plea of the defense.' "As to the form," mi id Judge !e Haven, "the indictment, is justly ripen to criti cism; indeed, very seven criticism Hut, still, I think," the court continu ed, slowly, "that it substantially cha'ges the offense described in section 17M2 of the revised statutes." .No more was neeItti. lint govern ment hal won. The defendant had lost. The opening of what will bit oni of the most bitterly contested ami in effect unit of the most far-reaching cases ever tried before the courts of Oregon was in sight. WANTS ONE MORE VICTORY. Japanese Press Opposes Armistice, Confident Oyama Will Win. Tokio, June H. The Japanese gov ernment still maintains silence legard ing peace negotiations. It js apparent ly awaiting action at ami advices from Washington ami St. I'ctertdiurg. The newspaper and public continue a spir ited discussion of the situation, devot ing themselves largely to a probable armistice ami terms of peace. The newspaper continue to ! flatlr opposed to an early armistice, which would deprive the army ami navv of the advantage within their grasp. It is generally thought that Field Marshal Oyama a plans are rapidly maturing, ami that the next great drive will sweep (ieneral I.inievitch back and car' ry the Japanese army into Russian ter ritory. The good taith and ultimate inten lions of Kussia toward -erce are openly ami generally iueHtioiietl. The Japan ese government, is possmiv salislleil with the good faith and intentions of Russia, but its silence leaves the putilit doubtful. The Japanese public would welcome peace, but it demands term consistent with victory and assuring a permanent peace. CAN CONVICT TRUST. Government Attorneys Will Ask Grand Jury to Indict. Chicago, June 14. Authoritative in formation has reached Chicago from Washington that Attorney (ieneral Moodv ami the government attorneys who have been conducting the impiiry into the beef trust have reached the de cision that thev have sufficient evidence to secure conviction, that the pmsecu tiou will be pushed vigorously and that indictment will be linked of the grand jury. ow that the agreement tins been reached, the grand jury will com plete its work within a wrek ami re turn a number of indictment. When the beef trust impiiry was re sinned by the grand jury today, two cattlemen from Iowa were on hand to give their aid to the assistant district attorney. Thev told of the good re suits of the 24-hour law, which has just gone into effect. The stockmen are Harney levine, Jr., of Livennore, la., and F. T. Arnold, of Arnold, la. These men, the former rated a million aire, own the largest cattle ranches in the state, located in Humboldt county. West Point Graduates 114 Men. West Point, X. Y. Juno 14. The graduation exercises of the first class, 114 in number, were held today under a covering of canvass in front of the library. An exceedingly large crowd was in attendance. Among the officers prenent were Lieutenant (ieneral Miles, retired, ami Lieutenant (ieneral Chaf fee. The address of the graduating class was delivered by Franklin Mur phy, of New York, president of the board of visitors, and was followed by an address by (ieneral Chaffee, ami by the delivery of diplomas. Standard Loses $100,000. Chicago, June 14. A dispatch to the Tribune from Van Huron, Iud., says: That merchants in this vicinity have been fleeced out of $11)0,000 by bogus checks on the StamVurd Oil May payroll has developed on the arrival here of Assistant Treasurer F. 8. iUvis from Xew York to investigate. The forged pay checks range in face value from H0 to $1,000, and are duplicate numbers of the genuine checks, by which fact the frauds were discovered. Panama will Coin Silver. Panama, June 14. The government of Panama, in accordance with the de sires of the canal commission and the local bankers, has decided to coin 1,- 000,000 silver pesos. This step is cal culated to relieve the demand for silver aused bv the activity of the canal works and increased business, and will prevent any monetary crisis which an excess of gold might produce. LAND FRAUD TRIALS Judije Dellaven Hears Arguments In Mitchell Case. ILLEGAL INDICTMENT IS CLAIMED District Attorney Heney Contends the Document Is Valid Coirt Takes Matter Under Consideration. Portland, June 1 '.i. I'nder fire be fore Judge Htt Haven yesterday morn ing was the indictment accusing John H. Mitchell of accepting a fee for serv ices performed while United Slates senator. Severe in their denunciation of the document which sets forth the government case were the attorneys for the defense. Serene in his denials that Haws could he picked in line after line of the government's accusations was I'nited Slates District Attorney Heney. (irave, dignified and attentive, while the attorneys unmasked their legal bat teries, was Judge Id; Haven, the man who now ha the power to bring the case of tl e I'nitetl States against Senat or Mitchell to a sudden termination, for a time at least, or to cause the trial Ut proceed to its conclusion ami conse quent verdict of guilty or not guilty. Spectator crowded the courtroom to hear tint attorneys for the rlefense, Judge A.S. I'.ennett, of The Dalles, ami ex-Senator John M . Thurston, of Ne braska, attempt to riddle the indict ment which accuses their client, and to listen to Mr. Heney 's defense of the document The alleged crime for which the gov ernment is end avoitrig to J lace Senat or Mitch dl on trie consist in accept ing a fee from Frederick A. Kribs for expediting claims In-fore the general land oflice while a United States senat or. This is contrary to the Federal statutes. The issue yesterday was the legality of the indictment itself, and the principal arguments of the defense were that the document was loosely drawn, that if tried on its indefinite al legations Senator Mitchell might Ik; again placed in jeopardy, and alxm: all, that the indictment did not even allege that Mr. Mitchell was a senator at the time of the commission of the crime charged. At the conclusion of the arguments, Judge lc Haven took the matter under consideration, stating that be did not know just how long it would require for him to arrive at a conclusion, 'but that he would consider IkiUi the writ ten arguments interposed w ith the de murrer and the oral statements math in court, handing down his decision at his earliest opimrtunity . The court wan then adjourned until this morning at 10 o'cltxk. RIVAL TO BEEF COMBINE. Farmers of Illinois Ready to Build Big Packing House. Chicago, June IS. The F'armers' Packing company has been organized for the purpose of competing with the local and other packers. Its capital stock was placed at $1,500,000. The organization is composed of livestock dealers, retail butchers and farmers. It is the intention of the company to operate in C hicago and it has secured an option on ten acres of land and a picking plant near the Hawthorne race track, w Inch it will operate, ami ex pect to purchase 300 acres on which to erect a mammoth plant. Dying Natural Death. Chicago, June 13. The teamsters' strike has come to the stage where it will die a natural death unless new lite is injected into it by the strikers. During the paBt 24 hours nothing of any importance has developed, neither side to the. controversy having made any aggressive move. According to the employeas invojved in the trouble, they have succeeded in getting their business almost bark to normal condi tions. The teamsters are doing abso lutely nothing in the strike, not a move being made for peace. Not All Plain Sailing Yet. Paris, June 13. Opinion in official and diplomatic quarters here is becom ing rather pessimistic as to the out come of the peace movement, owing to the St. 1'ctersburg dispatches showing the leserved attitude of Russia and the activity of the war party. A special dispatch to the semi-official Temps says the influential Russians forming the war element are making a strong rally, being reinforced by protests against peace telegraphed from the Held by (Ieneral I.inievitch and all the division commanders. Generals Eager to Fight. St. Petersburg, June 13. Russia's generals in command of the forces at the front are violently opposed to an ending of the war. General I.inievitch, in supreme command, last night w ired the czar a strong protest, signed by all of his generals, against iteacemaking at the pi scent moment. He stated that, after hearing of the opening of negotia tions with Japan for a termination of hostilities, he called a council of war of all his generals. Philadelphia Mint Closes. Philadelphia, June 13. More than 200 employes of the United States mint were today suspended indefinitely. The coining department and the melt ing room were clsoed down becaufe of a lack of silver bullion. The order clos ing these departments came from Washington. TORRENT FLOODS SUBWAY, Electric Current Short-Circuited and Traffic Stopped for Hours. New York, June I'i. A break in the 4S-inch high-pressure water main in Park avenue, near Forty-second street, today resulted in the flooding of the block just below the irand Central station, the street-car tunnel and tl e Subway, the stoppage of traffic in the Subway for many hours, serious dam age to the underground road and great danger to many passengers. The dam age is estimated at $100,000. Inci dentally it resulted in the caving in of Park avenue over an area of 20 feet, from which ran cracks that meant dan ger to adjacent buildings. Water was first seen trickling between the paving block near the entrance to the Park avenue tunnel, through which the sur face cars run. Almost immediately there came a heavy explosion under ground, and a moment later the water gushed forth in a cataract, (touring into Forty-second street, which was vxn covered to a depth of several inches. The riing water in the Subway soon made connection between the third rail and the outer rails, short-circuiting the electric current, which was attended by a series of explosions that endangered the live of those who were in the cars. The air was pungent with the smoke of burning insulation, and bright flashes from wheels ami rails were continuous. One train got to within a block of a station ami then carne to a final stop. The passengers got out and waded through the water to the station. iTiey avoided the third rail and nobody was injured. Gradually the enire service south of Seventy-second street and to Fourteenth street was shut off, and later the entire service was discontin ued. Finaly, after the flood had continued for four and a half hours a foreman for the construction company, who has supervision of the installation of the mains in Park avenue pointed out a gate at Third avenue and Forty-second street which, on being closed, shut off the torrent. Traffic was not resumed until after midnight. Success of Japanese. Tokio, June 13. The following re port has been received from the-headquarters of the Manchurian armies: "June 9, at 4 in the morning, we drove the enemy from the northern heights of Liangsbucbuan and Xanchengteu and occupied those positions. On the same day we occupied the vicinities of Krshihlipa, ten miles northeast of Changtu, Shufangtai and Tungchiatzu, ten miles north of Changtu and Ho ingtungahnn, 13 miles northwest of Changtu. Otherwise the situation is unchanged." Russian Shells Were Worthless. St. Petersburg, June 13. The St Petersburg Telegraph agency has re ceived a dispatch from its Shanghai correspondent, who asserts that not only were the Russian ships so short of shells that they could indulge in only three large practices on leaving Libau, but that tiuring the battle of the Sea of Japan Inany projectiles either fell short or failed to inflict damage on the Japanese vessels. A number of muti nies occurred during the voyage of the Russian aquations, especially on the battleship Orel. Lost by Fire and Flood. Xew York, June 13. Xearly 100 au tomobiles belohging to various depart ment stores were destroyed tonight in a tire in the garage of the Rainier Ve hicle Equpitnent company at Xinth avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The loss on machines is estimated at $350, 000, in addition to which the plant of tht garage was damaged to the amount of $75,000. The premises of the Cor bett Chair company and the Sutro Braid company, occupying the upper floors of the building, were also dam aged to the amount of $100,000. Water Receding Near Keokuk. Pes Moines, la., June 13. The flood which has overflowed thousands of acres of tine land in the vicinity of Keokuk, is slowly receding, the water having fallen atxmt two feet since reaching a standstill last night. Dam age to farmers near Keokuk is esti mated at $300,000, and the losses at Keokuk, Davenport and other places along the river will aggregate hundreds of thousands more. Riley Smallwood, aged 75, was drowned at Alexandria. Sweden Not To Recognize. Stockholm, June 13. Premier Hainb- stadt, in an interview, says the Swedish government will refuse to recognize the revolution in Xorway and will submit to the riksdag motions conformable to this standpoint. The premier thinks that the riksdag will adopt this view and is convinced no foreign power will recognize Xorway as an independent country against the will of Sweden. Packing House Plant Destroyed. Fort Worth, Tex., June 13. What is known as the old packing house plant in Fort Worth, comprising eight buildings, seven of which were built of stone and one of biick, and ranging from one to two stories, was destroyed by Are today. The plant cost some thing like $450,000. The insurance is $85,000. 1 GREAT THEBES ' : ' 'mil The new railroad larldge over the Mississippi River nt Thebes, 111., I not longer nor rrure plcturewjue than other railway bridges across tlie Mis sissippi, but It Is one of tiie most Important It was planned and constructed, not by the manag- of one railway, but of several, ami was located not with oni railway In mind, but with the trade of two great sections In mind. Tlie structure riKfntly completed Is ono of the fifteen great railway bridge crossing the Mississippi, and Is probably the most substantial struc ture ever thrown acros. the grat river. The fact that the approaolw are of concrete contributes greatly to the servlceableness of the bridge. The experi ence of the Inst ten ye-nrs has shown that concrete stanL against floods better than stone or any other material, and In this particular and In the chn meter of the structural work the bridge at Thebes reprewnts the best results of modern experience and engineering skill. , Tlie bridge was placed wlxTe the engineers directed and tlie railways ln tcrsted are to come to It. It wan built to accommodate a great freight traffic, ami In thin particular has advantages over bridges built at an earlier date. It opeim a new line of direct communication between Chicago and tlie South west by way of southern Illinois, and Is to stand for all time holding open the doors to a growing trade with the Southwest. AT ELLIS ISLAND. Uroteaque Immigrant and Change Made by l'ear'a Kealdence. Kills Island that gateway to New York through which this year will enter about a million refugees from the Ignorance, despotism, poverty and hopelessness of the old world Is one of the most Interesting places In the metropolis. There the student of hu manity Is never In want of an en grossing subject. There he may see "In the raw" the peasantry of sunny Italy, of Ice-bound F'inlaud, of Lithu ania, of Poland, of all the many lands of Europe and western Asia the Jew, the Catholic, the Mohammedan, the Protestant, the adherent of the Greek Church each attired In the grotesque and semi-barbaric garb of his native village and speaking a rude dialect which the educated from even his own land can scarcely comprehend. Heavy, stolid faces product of cen turies of toil, poverty and Ignorance confront him, but he will detect little of vlclousness. These ox-llke men and women are not criminals. Only rare- v CONTRAST AT ELLIS ISLAND. ly among the tens of thousands of In comers Is there one lacking the simple virtues of the peasant, and the excep tion may be detected as easily as may a wolf In a crowded sheepfold. Of the 812,000 men, women and chil dren whom the ships brought to Ellis Island last year less than one in a hundred were rejected, and only the smallest sprinkling because of a crimi nal record. Those who were sent back were refused admission because they were In 111 health, were likely to become paupers or were contract la borers. The metamorphosis which a year's residence In the United States causes in these uncouth immigrants Is some thing astonishing, particularly If the newcomer Is a woman and has spent the year In the metropolis. When the Immigrant lands at l'llis Island he or she Is an outlandish-looking ob ject, outlandish as was ever no stage clown. Invariably he has a bundle, and his wife has a bundle a bundle done up In any thing from the size of a pocket handkerchief to a large ta blecloth. If the bundle Is a small one It Is curried In the hand or slung across n stick over the shoulder; If It Is a large bundle the woman ties It across her back, leaving her hand free to balance, perhaps, a small paper trunk on her head with one hand, and with the other to drag a load of precious and archaic pots and pans to which she has clung like grim death since the eventful day when she left her hovel far behind. The children, or such of them as are not babes at the breast, follow In line, each bearing bis own little momento of old world house keeping a tea kettle, a pot, a wooden spoon. They see nothing to be ashamed of In all this on the contrary, they are Inordinately proud of this public pa rade of their worldly possessions, and It Is hard for them to understand the shame and mortification which their gaucherle causes their Wing and i ' A - i v f A t V ' fr4 v at ..,. . ,S 1 1 J" S r RAILROAD BRIDGE. 4' : .t Cfe. Vsi 'J eager friends who come to welcome them. If the Americanized friend Is a woman, especially If she be a young woman, one may depend upon It that her unsophisticated countrywoman has got to be amazingly "prinked up" be fore they set off together. Not Infre quently a "lady friend" gifted with forethought will have brought with her an entire new wardrobe all a la mode for the newcomer, and It Is a common occurrence to see one of these ambitious kinswomen literally forcing her dazed peasant friend to lay aside her picturesque klrtle and bodice, her gay headdress, her long pendant ear ring beloved treasures and don In their stead, In such privacy as can be secured In the door ways of the long exit corridors, cheap and tawdry black skirts and a white shirt waist and a picture hat laden with flowers and feathers. In a few months the peasant girl becomes habituated to wearing cor sets about her strong young waist, and she blushes to think of the sight she must have been when she landed, with a bundle on her bacs, and when she In turn goes to meet some one of her friends it Is difficult to realize how radical has been the transformation. A Discouraging Outlook. The .weekly New York paper which chronicled gay doings not only In that frivolous metropolis but in England and other foreign ports as well, afford ed Mrs. Emmons keen enjoyment, and gave her many an excuse for righteous wrath. This fact had been fully ap preciated by her son, who sent her a year's subscription. "Listen to this, Blje Emmons," she commanded one night, the paper trem bling in her hands. "It's the account of a grand reception in London, and this Is what It says: 'The Honorable Winifred Cowles was In black velvet, studded with Jewels, the low-cut bodice and sleeve straps being en crusted with sparkling gems. Tha Honorable Frances Rathbone wore deep bine velvet with garnitures of rich lace.' "Now you mark what I say," said Mrs. Emmons. "If our young fellows that go over to England get to wearing such clothes as this paper describes, what's going to become of our coun try? A fellow that'll submit himself: to be rigged up In any such way as that Isn't likely to know how to handle a gun In time o' war or a hoe In time o' peace!" He Wasn't a Legislator. A traveling man who "makes" Kan sas City frequently was dining In the cafe of one of the large hotels when he thought he'd play a trick on his waiter. "See that man at the next table. George?" he said. The waiter nodded assent. "That's Dr. Alonzo Tubbs, the Missouri Legis lator, who Is trying to stop all tipping." The waiter grew Interested at once. Well, ain't dat too bad," he said. "Ah's been waltin on him, too. "Well, you won't get any tip there," said the trav eling man. ''Ah suttlngly treated him right," replied the waiter. "A few minutes later the man at the other table left and the waiter return ed to the traveling man. "Well," said the drummer, "what did I tell you?" " 'Xcuse nie, sah, but ah thinks you tole me er fabrication," said the waiter, grinning. "Oat man ain't a leglslatah he's a gentleman." The man had. given him a quarter. Wants to Get Even. Church If a man Is going to ba struck by an automobile, what's tha difference whether the machine is go ing ten miles an hour or fifty? Gotham A good deal of difference. How Is a man who Is knocked down going to tell a chauffeur what ho thinks of blm If he's going at fifty miles an hour? Yonkers Statesman. When there Is a woman caller In the evening, and her host takes her home, It seeuis to the hostess that it takes her husband twice as long to get buck as it should.