Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1905)
KIOTING IN JAPAN Mobs at Yokohama Attack Police With lire and Sword. TROOPS NOW GUARD THE CITY Mlnety-Elnht of the Mob Loader Ar retted - Forly Policemen Are Wounded. Tokio, Sept. 14. Advices from Yo VoliHint Hiiy that a riot occurcd shortly utter midnight Tuesday . The limit whs made 1 1 1 of two sections, of about r , -MX), moHtly coolies and outcasts. Kight police boxes were demolished iiml burned. Thn mob directed ilN iittnck iiaiiist three objects, I lie i 1 i t Hint ionn, t he residences of till' I'llHtolIlM ollii Hint the In commercial bonnes. Four litimlri'il troops were n-n t from Tokio on a special train a little before dawn, ninl soldiers urn now guarding t cmi- Miilati-M, ll warehouses containing ex plosives iiml tin' oil tunkH. I hiring tln riot tin1 police tiMi'il ilriiwn swords, wliili- tln mob was armed with pistols mnl sword-sticks. Tim casual- lien among tlin police were three e vercly wounded mnl 37 slightly in mcd. N incty-eight of the mob arc un der arrest. Tim mob set tire to tin police Iioxch ly soaking hats in oil, tiring tlicm mnl throw ing llicin lit the object of attack. WITNESSES GIVE EVIDENCE. Testimony of Positive Sort Heard In Federal Court. rortlmiil. Sept. 14. Joel K. Cdlnvan nimeateit ill a dramatic role at the morning HcNitinn of the Williamson trial yesterday, while in the aftcrii.K.n Henry Hudson, the genial iiihii of Teu tonic descent, relieveil the strain hy posing for a time as the comedian of the tual with such success that even the learned judge upon the heiich was forced to Hinile time and again at the unconscious drolleries of the hoiicHt hut iiervoiiH sheep herder from Crook. Testimony that w ill at IchhI In con- jitrne.1 hh diilnscing to the defense when the government begins its argu ment wan (liven at the morning session, while Jih'1 Calavan stated that he had leen in rortlmiil under Huhpocna at both the first and the second trialH of the case, hut that he had not nwn railed to teHtify hy the governoment, owing to the fact that ho had not told them hid toHtimoiiy. or all of it, until he was hefore the grand jury Ht 1,10 'HHt sitting. Ho had also lecn aMked hy Dr. Gesner to testify for the defense, tho doctor telling that all ho wanted wan for him to tell the truth. Calavan had told Gesner that he would not ho able to do his cause any good, for ho would ho compelled to tell tho truth if ho went upon the stand, and the du (eliHO had not called, him. WORK ON NEW ROAD. Regulator Line Carries Construction Supplies Up the Columbia. Portland, Sept. 14. Yesterday morning tho Regulator Lino steamer Tarried a large consignment of w heel ftcrapeis from Portland that were un loaded at variouri landings along the Columbia between Washotigul and White Salmon for uho of coiiHtruction gangs building the new road along the noith bank, over which trains of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads will enter Portland. The mine boat carried large quantities of mipplicH. Charles M. Levey, third vice presi dent of the Northern Pacific, executive head of the company on the Pacific coast, in expected In Portland w itin a few days, according to information re reived yesterday, and may bring official announcement of the definite plana that are taking shape in the Portland ik Seattle company to be incorporated under that name as an auxiliary com pany. New Cases On Increase. New Orleans, Sept. 14. While the fact that there again were a great num ber of new yellow fever cases did not give tho authorities much concern, it lias been the cause of much disappoint ment on the part of the public. The tleath of Sister Mario at the Mount Carniel asylum calls attention to the fact that the Catholic church has suf fered quite severely during the present epidemic. Sister Marie was the second religouse to die, and, besides her, the :hurc,h has sustained the loss of its archbishop and Father Green. Plot In Balkans Exposed. Vienna, Sept. 14, According to tel egrams received from Belgrade, a plot lias been discovered there and at Sofia to foment a general outbreak in the Balkans, with a view to compelling the interference of the powers in the hope that Macedonican autonomy would be proclaimed. The alleged plot included an intention to assassinate King Peter, of Hervia, and Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria. Those engaged in the plot have been imprisoned. Conspiring Against Germans. Victoria, B. C, Sept. 14. Tien Tsin newspapers publish news of a wide spread conspiracy in Shantung to rise against the Hermans on September 16. L'lmpartial says each family is to provide one righting man, whose equip ment will be paid for by subscription. ENTJHE CREW LOST. Togo's Victorious rlngthlp Dlown Up by Accident. Sascbn, Sept, l.'l. Admiral Togo's flagship, the Mikasu, was destroyed by fire and tho explosion of her magazine) at an early hour taut Monday morning while pnacfully lying at, anchor In this harbor. Hundreds of lives, including members of her crew and men from ot her ships who went to tho rescue, were lost . This little town, which has suddenly risen to prominence since tho outbreak of the recent war, had spent a quiet Sunday, pence having been established Several warships worn in the harbor mid they presented an object of prido, but the quiet slumber of night, while tho people were dreaming of peace after an unparalleled series of victories, was violently disturbed a little after mnl night by a terrillc explosion, accompa nioil by a severe slun k. An eager crowd assembled on the beach, only to discover that a terrible death had overtaken tho beloved Mika sa, the Ihigship of the great Togo, who had led his men to victory in tho life and death struggle in which tho nation !iad just been engaged. Words are powerless to describe the profound dis appointment and sorrow attending this great catastrophe. The absence of Ad miral Togo from the ship at the time of the explosion ami the hope that the vessel can be repaired are tho only re deeming features of the unprecedented calamity. A deep feeling of sympathy toward the unfortunate sufferers after a cessation of hostilities permeates every class. THIRD TRIAL DRAGS. LenKthy Discussion by Attorneys Con sumes Valuable Time. Portland, Sept. 13. John H. Wat kins was tho man who furnished the fireworks at the Williamson trial yes terday afternoon, when he testified one minute that ho had favored the defend ants in the first and second trials, and in the next breath that he told friends of the defendants that he was going to change his testimony for fear that he would be indicted if he did not, for Ml Heney was a man to bo feared. George N. (iaylord was put upon the stand at tho opening of court in order that tho defense could cross-examine him, but nothing of importance was brought out in the examination. John S. Watkins was the next witness, and his identification of his final proof pa pers brought on a flow of words from loth Mr. Ilennett and Mr. Heney which could not be stopped until it hal ex hausted its force, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Ilennett contended lengthily that according to the law it was not allowable for the government to make attempt to prove conspiracy to suttorn perjury from the linal papers, but that tho applications were the only documents to be considered. Mr. Heney took the opposite view, as did Judge Hunt, though the court in ruling on the matter, held that ho would keep the subject in mind during the trial and would consider it, and if the point raised by tho defendants should appear correct, he would rule upon the evi dence accordingly. HEYBURN HOLDS OUT. Senator is Idaho's Sole Opponent of Forestry Policy. Washington, Sept. 13. President Roosevelt has Ix'en advised that Idaho, through its governor, has accepted his forestry policy and w ill hereafter co operate w ith the national government in the preservation of forests. It was explained to him that Senator Heyhurn still holds out, but the president has been assured that Mr. Heyhurn stands practically alone and will in time be obliged to abandon his untenable posi tion and follow Governor Gooding. In otlicial circles it is explained that Mr. Heyburn's weakness rests in the fact that his opposition exists from bias, and that his protests have gone to the extreme of grossly misrepresenting conditions. President Roosevelt, hav ing discovered the nature of Mr. Hey burn's opposition, will give it little consideration in the future. Hereafter the forestry policy will be carried for ward in Idaho regardless of what Mr. Heyhurn may say or do. What the Chinese Want. Hongkong, Sept. 13. Representative Chinese, in discussing the anti-American boycott with Secretary Taft, sug gested a modification of the definition "laborer," the exemption of business assistants and the validity of conuslar certificates to be accepted as final evi dence of identiflaction. They propose the acceptance of passports vised by American consuls similar to those in use by subjects of foreign governments, and they also ask for an improvement in the condition fo detention sheds in America. Funeral Rites Await Him. Victoria, B. C, Sept. 13. Adviece were received from Tokio by the Em press of India that at a meeting of the Deshi Klshh club, a newspaper associa tion, convened to express sympathy for Professor Toiuizy, whose outspoken criticism of the peace treaty caused his removal from his professorial chair at Tokio university, arrangements were made to receive Baron Komura with funeral ritea on his return to Tokio from America. Cutting Out Bogus Voters. Philadelphia, Sept. 13. The total number of voters in Philadelphia, ac cording to the September canvass an nounced today, is 839,000, a decrease of 35,810 compared with the canvass made in May, prior to the gas lease fight. TWELVE ARE DEAD New York Elevated Car Falls to Street Below. MORE THAN FORTY ARE INJURED Train Leaves Track On Curve and One Car Lands on Pavement With Trucks or. Top. New York, Sept. 12. Through some body's blunder, a Ninth avenue elevat ed train went through an open switch at Fifty-third street about 7 o'clock this morning. One car crowded with people foil to the street, and 12 per sons were killed and more than 40 in jured, 14 of them seriously. Tho cause of tho accident and the immediate responsibility remain to be seen. The motorrr.ari of the wrecked train is a fugetive, while a switchman, conductor and four guards are under arrest. Tho switchman is charged with manslaughter and the trainmen are held as witnesses. Whatever may have caused the mis hap, the accident, the worst in the his tory of the overhead railroads in New York, came when a south Ixiund train on the Ninth avenue lino was switched off to the Sixth avenue line at the Forty-third street junction. The motor man, expecting a clear track on the di rect line of the Ninth avenue, without regarding the warning signal that the sw itch was open, rushed his train along at a high rate of spend. The first car swung around the right angle curve, holding to the rails because of the weight of the train behind. Then the strain became too great. The couplings broke, the second car was whirled alsjut almost end for end, and, to the horror of those who looked on from below, pitched into the street. Those passengers who had not jump ed from the platforms and windows be fore the plunge came were thrown into a mass at the forward end of the car. As the injured men and women were struggling to free themselves the heavy front trucks of the third car fell almost in their midst, as the car itself jumped partly off the elevated structure and was wedged against a building at the southeast corner of Ninth avenue and Forty-third street. EFFORT TO INTIMIDATE. Witness So Testifies in Land Fraud Cases Before Hunt. Portland, Sept. 12. Have the de fendants in the Williamson-Geaner-Bigus case tried to intimidate the wit nesses for the government? According to th testimony of Campbell A. Dun can, brought out yesterday morning by District Attorney Heney, and unshaken by the cross examination of Mr. Ben nett, the effort has been made. For the first time in the course of the third trial the spirit of sensationalism was introduced yesterday morning, when Duncan told of his visit to Representa tive Williamson in his rooms at the Imperial hotel, and stated that the vis it had been prompted by the advice and request of Attorney Barnes, of Prine- ville, who has figure has the silent shadow during the three trials. Camp bell A. Duncan, was called as the first witness of the day. He was called in the morning and the afternoon found him still on the stand. The wtiness gave much the same tes timony as at the first and the second trials, though there were one or two more jxiints brought out, owinrt to the more lenient ruling of Judge Hunt than were put in evidence at the first and second trials. One statement of im portance and one that will perhaps play an important part in the settlement of the case, w as made by the witness, who told of having had a conversation with Marion R. Biggs in which Biggs stated that while no written contract could be made between Gesner and the appli cants for timber lands, yet an under standing could be reached by which the claimants could know that they would be able to sell their claims to the firm of Williamson & Gesner at a stated figure, as soon as title had been gained from the government. Holding Its Grip. New Orleuns, Sept. 12. The fact that the general mass of the people are not working with the same zeal that marked the earlier stages of the fight is given by the authorities as one of the rontons why yellow fever is not declin ing as steadily as it was a couple of weeks ago. The death rate continues to be exceedingly low, because the fever is now only occasionally found among the Italians, but more new cases are reported daily than the Marine hos pital authorities expected would be re ported at this time. Uniforms for Forest Service. Washington, Sept. 12. In the near future forest rangers and all field em ployes of the Forest Bervice will be un iformed. Their suits, patterned after army uniforms, will b of drab green tint, the equipment to further consist of a gray flannel shirt, gray felt hat, black riding boots and double breasted overcoat to match the suit. Buttons bearing an embossed fir tree and the words "Forest Service" will be used on the uniforms. Crisis In Negotiations. Christianna, Sept. 12. The tone of the Norwegian newspapers indicates that the commissioners of Norway and Sweden, regarding the dissolution of the union, have reported an empasse. BABY CROP DECLINING. Rapid Decrease In Birthrate of Ore gon and Washington. Washington, Sept. 12. The Census Bureau through a recently published bulletin, calls attention to tho fact that tho birth rate is declining in Oregon faster than in any other state in the Union, and Oregon, which only 45 years ago held the record birth rate of the United States, is now nearingthe foot of tho list. In 1K00 the birth rate in Oregon was nearly double that in tho entire United Htaes; five years sgo, according to the last census, Oregon had falien below the general average, and well below almost every other state in the West, California excepted. Oregon, a g'xxl Roosevelt state on political issues, seems to disagree with Mr. Roosevelt on the race suiciift ques tion, for Oregon is tumbling from its lofty position to the fit of the list at a rate which, if kept up for two more de cades, will place Oregon behind every other part of the country in this im portant resjmct. Take Washington: The record of that state is not to be applauded. It is almost, but riot quite, as bad as Ore gon's. Back in 18'iO, when there was a child for every woman letween the ages of 15 and 40 (which is not saying that every woman between those ages was possessed of one lone child), Wash ington stood third on the list of states as to birth rate, being ranked only by Oregon and Utah. Since then there has been a gradual decline, until, ac cording to the census of lf)00, the rate in Washington is only 4'.), five IhhIow the general average for the United States. Then there is Idaho, which is neither a record-breaker nor a sloucn. In 1 S70, the time of its first census, the rate was 715. It has fallen but 5 per cent, for the last census showed it to be I44 away above the general average, in fact, a rate that is exceeded only in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. COLOR LINE DRAWN. Negroes May Carry Letters, But Are Undesirable as Clerks. Washington, Sept. 12. The Civil Service commission has been engaged in the investigation of charges of dis crimination against negroes in the mat ter of examination for offices in the Southern states. Two of the cases con cerning which inquiry has been made are those of William C. Carter and Martin J. Hornby, both of whom allege they resigned under pressure from the postotfiee at Yazoo, Miss. In the case of Hornby the charge was made that he had been maltreated at Yazoo, and there seems to be a general feeling that the people of that section had demanded that, while negroes might act as carriers for the postorlice at that place, they would not be per mitted to fill the places of clerks in the office. The investigation showed that the examinations were conducted fair ly, but owing to the feeling of the white people it was suggested that if the negroes prefer to act ascarrires this can be brought about without any dis crimination by the Civil Service com mission against an eligible because of his color. CANAL HOTEL CONTRACT. Markel Gives Out Terms of His Deal With Government. Omaha, Sept. 12. J. E. Markel, to whom has been let the contract for feeding the laborers on the Panama canal, today made the following state ment to the Associated Press: "I presume that some of the rival contractors w ho made bids were disap pointed in not securing the job. That is the only explanation I can give for their making charges of unfair dealing. F2very detail of the entire transaction was open and above board, and all the papers are on file in New York, where they may be examined by the public at any time. "The statement that the contract would amount to 150,000,000 is wrong. It will amount to about $100,000 a month, or from $1,000,000 to $1,500, 000 a year for seven years, which is the life of the contract. We will have ten hotels, each of which will feed from 150 to 250 persons, and good, whole smeo food and clean and comfortable accommodations for all laborers will be supplied. Privileges Are Too Great. Havana, Sept, 12. Two of the prin cipal commercial and economic associa tions, responding to a confidential re quest made by the foreign relations committee of the senate for advice as to whether the pending treaty between Cuba and Great Britain ought to be ratified, declare emphatically against ratification. The principal reason given is that Cuba's commercial in terests are too inevitably bound to her great customer, the United States, to permit of granting for ten years such privileges to i3iitish ships and citizens. California Is In the Lead. Washington, Sept. 12. Director of the Mint Roberts today made public his estimate of the production of gold and silver in the United States for the calendar year 1D04. These figures bIiow an increased production over the calen dar year 1U03 of $7,131,500 gold and 3,480,000 tine ounces of silver. The largest gain was by California, which increased about $3,000,000 more than in the previous year, and a larger amount than in any year since the '60s. Salt River Dam Washed Out. El Paso, Tex., Sept. 12. The Ari sona Water company's costly dam, fur nishing water to irrigate many hun dreds of acrea of land near Phoenix, with water from the Salt river, was washed out by a big rise in the stream. Tin damage will be heavy. ENGLISH AIRSHIP WRECKED. m i. 'j v ""J ... " ' i " V 4 ' A .J 4- 4T - 4 The airship which Dr. F. A. Barton and F. L. Rawson have been con structing at Alexandra palace for the English war office was tried recently. The results were fairly satisfactory during the flight, but the airship came to a disastrous end after arriving at Romford. The vessel tapered In front like the bows of an ordinary ship and a large rudder was fitted at the stern. The propelling power was supplied by two fifty horse power motors. Each motor drove a pair of two-blade propellors which lay on each side of the hhlp and were driven by belts. The propellors were seven feet In diameter and each motor equipment was separately controlled. The ship was pro vided with bfrnks of aeroplanes. The total weight of the airship was about 14,000 pounds. The balloon measured 180 feet In length and 40 ft in diam eter; 000 enrboys of vitriol and fifty tons of Iron borings were used for the manufacture of the hydrogen gns. After elaborate preliminaries the airship got under way and ascended some 2,400 feet. The wind, however, caused the experimenters great trouble, and the steering was not all that they had hoped. The vessel came down on the farther side of Romford. The descent was accomplished almost successfully, but as the four aeronauts had con gregated at one end of the platform, earth was no sooner reached than the stern of the ship rose suddenly and Mr. Spencer found It necessary to cut the balloon open. The gas rushed out with a roar, the car crashed to the ground and went practically to pieces. FRAUDS IN THE MAILS. AsaUtant Attorney General "Who Hunta Crooks. Every year many people find them selves cut off from the privilege of the malls. No matter how many letters are coming to them or how much mon ey these letters contain, the post master refuses de livery; the letters and th money go back to the send ers. That is what happens when a fraud order Is Is sued. In a sunny corner of the ad ministrative floor of the Tostofflce K. P. OOOUW1N. Department at Washington Is a law yer, keen and round, who looks after that particular kind of business. It Is a very large business, for in the twelve months of the last fiscal year Assistant Attorney General R. P. Good win was Instrumental In excluding from the mails the letters of almost 150 different men and concerns. This fiscal year, beginning with July, the offenders are more numerous than ever: The flies In Mr. Goodwin's well conducted office are bulging with pa pers In these cases. There are recruits, of course, In this peculiar class of wrongdoers, whose days and nights are devoted to schemes for deceiving the unsophisti cated public, and who would use the Postorlice Department to help their en terprises along. But there are very many confirmed ones, who, driven out of business under one name, soon be gin under another. It Is amazing how persistent some of the offenders are and equally re markable to what extent people will put their money into questionable ven tures, says Mr. Goodwin. Lewis, tho man who started the United States Bank at St. Louis, secured about $2.- NX,000 before a fraud order was Is sued against him. That was one of the big cases. But there are many lit tle cases. For Instance, those old ad vertisements for writing letters at home are still running, till we catch the persons practicing deception. You will find cases on our docket showing that we are constantly issuing fraud orders against such concerns. The medicines that cure everything under the sun likewise figure In the scores of fraud orders signed by tho Postmaster General. We are now con struing the law against such concerns more strictly than it has ever before been construed In this office, with the result that fraud Is declared practiced In some cases where heretofore the perpetrators would have escaped. A few years ago a fraud order was Issued against one Rowan in Milwau kee because he had been advertising pills that were a sure cure for deaf ness. Furthermore, be promised to re fund the money if consumers of the pills were not cured after following his Instructions. When the money had been sent and the purchaser had Row an's pills, he found one of the condi tions to be the taking of 2,000 pills at T.::J ' ' Imm immm mi ..unit. . v1-' i ... . ." 4 ' A. ''V. f 4 - the rate of one a daj. Rowan was refused the privilege of the malls, and he was found to be a very old offender. He war very prolific In new sehemea for defrauding the gullible public, and also quick In securing a new address as soon as he had hit upon a particular ly ing; ulous scheme. An Aid to Hearing;. "Hurry them along, please," said tha woman customer as she left a pair of opera glasses for repairs at a Chest nut street store. "I can't hear well at the theater without them." Another customer who was waiting smiled when the women left at her ap parent mistake. "She meant she could not see," he observed. "No," rejoined the optician; "she meant Just what she said. Opera glasses are an aid to hearing as well as to sight. "You can prove it any time you are seated well toward the rear in a theater by training the glasses on a singer. As long as you keep the singer under scrutiny with the glasses you will be able to follow the words of the song with ease. Drop the elasses ami you will notice a difference. It will require more or less of a strain tn catch the enunciation distinctly. By the use of opera irlasses a tha. ater patron Is enabled to note distinct ly every movement of a slnarer'a Una and the unconscious 'Hp reading great ly alas the sense of hearlnir. If van ever attend a public meeting where it Is impossible to get close to the speak ers provide yourself with opera glass es, and you will be surprised hnx greatly they will aid you In hearing." rnuaaeipnia uecoro. Changing the Buhject. The late Hon. Charles W. Slack told the following of the Hon. Peter Har vey, the friend and biographer of Dan iel Debster; Mr. Harvey was a large man with a small voice and that pomposity of manner that many very diffident men possess. Above everything he valued and prided himself upon his friendship with the "great expounder." The first year of the War of the Re bellion he went through to Washing ton, and on his return was asked how he liked President Lincoln. "Well," he said, "Mr. Lincoln Is a; very singular man. I went on to sea htm, and told him that I had been am Intimate personal friend of Daniel Webster; that I had talked with him so much on the affairs of the country that I felt perfectly confident I could tell him exactly what Mr. Webster would advise In the present crisis, and thereupon I talked to Lincoln for two solid hours, telling htm Just what he should do and what he should not do, and, will you believe It, sir, when I got through all Mr. Lincoln said was, as ha clapped his hand on my leg, 'Mr. nar- vey, what a tremendous great calf yoi have got.' " Boston Herald. As women get fatter, they devote the Interest to finding an acceptable corset that they formerly devoted to the church. That nerson who thinks DO one Is rieht but himself ought to be locked up where he can do no damage. i l