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I NEWS FROM. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CHANGE Of- POSTS.
General Moving of Foreign Repre
sentatives of Uncle barn.
Washington. -I iiiio i!!'. I'ecllng Unit
Ills IIScfllllMSS IIM American COIlSlll lit
Hun Salvador bus been impaired, the
Mutt' department lniH decided to II lid
another post for John Jenkins. This
ollll'O bcCllie Clllhlnilcd tt lIIHiri'l
between Nicainguii iiiit Salvador.
Humucl K. Magill, at present Aincrl
ii consul and Tiimpleo, Mexico, will
lui trnsfer red to Hun Salvador, where
Mr. Jenkins has b t stationed since
1HIMI. The appointment of 1'crcival
I lodge, Ht present sc.-rcti-.ry of the Amer
ican embassy at T"klo, ,1biiiii, to till
till) IICW JHlHt of minister to t t11ltt4IMH In,
leaves H vacancy nt Tnklo, which will
probably Ut filled liy the transfer of
Peter A tiiiHt hni Jay from the American
embassy lit 'oiihI uniirioplo.
I'll in change In turn Mill afford an
opportunity fr the State 1 1 irn'tit to
reward Philip M. lliown, nt present
mvretary of tin A met it mi ligation at
Ointteinala ami Honduras, for sirxlcs
rendered in hrlni alioiit the termin
ation of tlm war between Salvador and
Nicaragua.
NO THHOUGH ROUTE LIKELY.
Interstate Commission Cannot Adjust
In Time for Convention.
Washington, Jutii) Hi. Tin Inter
state t'liiriiniTt'i' commission wi.l In ko
no further steps king t tin estab
lishment of a through route for pa"scn
Iter going to Scuttle to attend the
-Christian Endeavor convention I y way
of rt1n i . Efforts ninth) thin week
by Coininistiioner liino to adjust tin
differences between th lliirrimitn uritl
Hill interests over thin through busi
in hh was luiMitil on un Informal request,
the nmtter being incident to freight
discus-onii, Hint the roiijiiiiHHioii eiintiot
tnktt H t i'jn unless formal complaint in
bled. If such complaint in tiled now,
however, tlie commission could not art
in lime to lieiielit I'lirmliiin Endeavor
visitors, lis il would reiuln a heating
and lilgiinu lit, both of w hich consume
time.
Given Medal for Bravery.
Wnahiiigtnii. Juno HO. A hronr.e
Wwl Indian niethil was today awarded
by the Navy department to Rear Ad
tnlral P.owman II. McCalln, V. H. N.,
retired, for specially meritorious con
duct other than In Imttle. The ineilul
wn bestowed for "rescuing crews from
nml in clos proximity to b-irning
ship, lifter the battle of Santiago, July
:i, (HUH." McCal la, then commander of
the Miirhlehcad, took his ship dose to
the burning vessels of Ccrvera's tlei t
uutl rew'iie Spanish HiiilorH lit great
rink of the exploding magiuinea.
Metcalf to Vilt Coait.
WuNhint:toh, Julie "0. Secretary
Metcalf will leave Vimhlnj;ton June L'it
for Han Fnuielnco, where he mteinlrt to
Htii'ly ctuitlititiiiH in hliipyartlH with fipe
clal rcfereneo I naval coiiftruct ion.
The fact that exiM Inn lalxir comlitioiiH
on th Pad lie eoiiHt untl the hiih price
of niHteilal iiiiike it Imi-oxnihle for hhip
hulhlern thcro to compete for Kovt-in
-meiit contracts with Kantcm fhipyards
ImH K'vcn wrloiis concern to the naval
Kcncrnl l. rl .
Diplomat Not Recognized.
WanhiiiKton, June VI. Koori'tary
Hoot han tltvlinetl to jrrant the rotpunt
of Ir. Anol Urarto to l rveied at
the tlepartnient aa the iliplonmtii! repre
.otitative of tho Ilontluran proviHional
V'overninrnt, which amounta to a rofua
al to uvognlze that government at thin
time.
New Northwest Pottmattera.
WaHhinnton, Juno 21 . Wafhlntfton
poHtiuiiHterH appointctl: Klk, living
Miller, vice W. H. KelHey, ihwl ; Ham
inontl. Marv C. Dietrich, vic (iehhartl
Dietrich, renigned. tlregon Clytlo L. j
Trapp vice K. M. Trapp, reaignel;
Koceburg, II. J. Alnmr tjiintiou vice
AugiiHt l'.yny, recigned.
Sends CharUton to Aftorla.
Wiwhington, Juno 21. At the re
iiett of the chamber of commerce of
Antoria, Senator Bourne wrurotl an or
ler from th Navy department directing
Mim eriiiHer t'harleston to b in Aalorla
hiirUir on July 15, the. day of Vice
PrfBident Fairbanks' reception In that
city.
Portland Boy for Annapolis.
WiiHhingWir, Juno 22. Henry W.
IUagen, of Port land, will bo admit ted
to the naval academy at Annnpollp, an
the appointee of Itepreaentative Johoh,
of Washington, provitled he piiHt.e8 the
xainination. 1U was appointed mid
tthipinan last week by Senator Itourno
New Northwest Postmasters.
WaHhington, June 22. Joseph J. F.
"Waser ban been appointed poHtiiianter
at Knglewood, WbhIi., vice Mary (lard
iner, renlgned, and George K. Payne
appointed regular, and Frank Lackey
tubntituto rural free delivery carrier,
route 2, at HillHboro, Oregon.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Wuahlngton, June 19. Glllls 0.
Pisncy has been appointed regu ar,
Charles M. Dizney mibHtituto, rural
free delivery carrier, route 1, at Mad
ras, Or. lieiilah J. Atherton has been
appointed poHtmanter at Nolln, Or.,
vice W. W. Atherton, resigned.
National Bank for Corvallls
Wawhlngton, June 20. The Ilenton
"National bank of Corvallis. Or., has
been authorized to begin business with
A SOU.UUU CanllSI. A. J JUIIUBOii in
president and John F. Allen,
cashlor.
LUMBER IHArHC ENORMOUS.
Mora Than 160,000 Carloads of Saw
ed Timber from Northwest.
WiiNhingtoii, June 20. Oflidal
Wiiihliigtou wnM given noine iihUhiUIi
lug Mtiitemeiita when cniuifel arguotl
here before the interftiite comriiercn
comiiiixnlon for their clicnta in the cure
involving the through joint rate via the
Piiitliinil gateway, a-ked for by 1'uget
Houinl millmen, on fnrcul pHKlucta
orlgiiiiiting In Wentern WaHhington.
Olllcial Waahington and thtough it
the nation learned that Western
Waihlngt'in ami WfHtein Oregon alone
cut annually 17 jkf cent of the entire
out put of MHWrd lumber In the Tinted
StHien; and that neat I DO pel cent of
the Hhlnglea supplied to the Middle
Went come from the North Pacific
count ; that ftomethiiig like UiO.OlK) to
175,000 carload of foreat jiroilncta an
nually in tint freight originating in the
two N'oith ('t)iift ataten; that the gigan
tii? railroad synU-mn 'impriflng the
Northern Pacific, (Steat Northern,
Chicago, Iiurling'.on (ulncy, Oregon
hiiilway A Navigation company, South
ern Pacific, Union Pacific and Oiegon
Sholt Line have l-en utterly unable to
move mote than one-third of thin offer
ed traflic, ami that enough aawivl biin
ht i and Hhlnglen lie in the mill yardn
In the Ninth Couxt to ) h1 to engine
capacity thoUHatitln of train bauletl by
eight-driver mountain "hogn."
DROP ARMAMENT QUESTION.
America Will Not Raise It and Europe
Opposes It
Washington, June IK. It CHn le
stated on authority that the American
delegates to The Hague conference wll
not bring up for tliccncsion the tpiention
of limitation of armaments. That mat
ter is ii gardetl as a purely Kurotioan
tjiicetion at present anil an the result of
another year's woik by Profesnoi De
M.trtens, at the rations capitals of Ku
rope, has Ikm-ii to thresh out pretty
thoroughly the w hole matter, ami make
evident the fact that at least four o
the great powers are averse to the con
sideration of the disarmament question,
the Washington gowrnment regards
itself as lelieved from the necessity of
bringing thin matter to the fore.
It Is the opinion here, also, that the
subject of limitation of annament will
not now U) broached by any of the
powers represented at The Hague con
ference. Atasks Land Restored to Entry.
Washington, June 18. By authority
of the secretary of the interior, there
will become subject to settlinient, on
September. '.M, and to entry on October
HO, 1 1)07, about 2,t)H0,UH) acres of land
in Alaska. The land restored was
withdrawn on June 30, 103 for the
proposed Northon Bay rational forest,
and Is situated Immediately on the
north shore of Norton Sound, north of
St. Michael, and alsiut 50 or (10 miles
south of the Antic citele ,in the Juneau
land district.
Many Will Lose Navy Jobs.
Washington, June 20. With the ap
proach of the new fiscal year, when, ac
cording to the terms of the naval per
st nnel act thete must lo some heavy
pruning in the various commissioned
grades In the navy, more concern is
heir" expressed among the ollicers on
dutv at the department over the fact
that up to this moment not neaily
enough ollicers have applied for retire
ment to meet the needs of the 6ystf in
upon which the law was based. There
are 24 vacancies to be made above the
grade of junior lieutenant.
Canal Engineer Quits Job.
Washington, June 1S. Joseph Rip
ley has resigned as one of the consult
ing engineers of the Panama Canal com
mission to accept a more luciative posi
tion in this country. Mr. Kipley win
a member of the international b ard of
consulting engineers which met in
Washington two years ago to deter
mine the type of canal to le construct
ed acioss the isthmus of Panama, a
board which has since passed out of
existence.
Eastern Oregon Forest Withdrawn.
Washington, June 18. About 601,
7(10 acres of land now under temporary
withdrawal for forestry purpeses ad
joining Weneha ami Imnaha national
forests, Oregon, in Wallowa and Union
counties, will la-come subject to settle
ment on September 30, but not to entry
filing or selection until October 30, at
the land oflice at Lu Grande.
New National Bank at Ritzvllle.
Washington, Juno 18. The Pioneer
National bank, of Hitzville, Wash., has
been authorized to begin business with
a capital of $75,000. O.H.Greene is
the president, C. K. Shipman vice pieu
Ident, and W. II. Martin cashier.
Oregon Postal Charges.
Washington, June 18. On July 1
the postoflice at Seaside. Or., is to be
raised to the presidential grade, and
the salary of the postmaster fixed at
$1,400. Culdesac, Idaho, is raised to
$1,100.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, June 20. PostmaBteiB
appointed: Oregon Yalnax, Alice L.
Hpink, vice J. W. Evans, resigned.
Washingtn Hluestom, Henry Lloyd,
vice O F. Mangos, removed.
Fnixrge Fort Wright Qnard House
Washington, June 19. The secre-
tary of war today alloted $15,000 for
um nimifniraui i w.w
Fort Wright, Wash.
RUSSIA IS QUIET.
People Receive News of Czar's Ac
tion In Silence.
Ht. Petersburg, June IK. The dio
lul lon of the ni:ond douma wan recelv
ed throughout Ht. Pctcrhurg with jier-
i feet trampiility, thankn to the prwau
tioiiary ineiiHurert, autl in no place in
ftunxia, no far M known, were there any
nerioun dlHtiirbancen.
Demount latlonn among Ht. Pdern
buig workmen are anticlpato'l txm'ir
row, but the authorltion ate not alarm
ed. They profenn to be chiefly appre
hensive over the p'tMtihility of rioting
ari'l racial excennen In Odcnna and in
Kiev ami other cities win-re jiarty feel
ing rutin high. An outbreak of agratian
din'irdurn in several tegionn of the em
pire la anliclpatixl later, when the p,,HI
antry learn of the dissolution, lit a
nplrit of tpiiet eonfl'lence in the ability
of the government to handle the aitim
tiou prevailn in atlminintrati ve cirden.
Newn of the dipnol'ition reached the
Ht. Poternhurg papers too late foi their
hint editions, but the public was piick-
ly Informed through citrus ami great
p iHtets net out by the police at all street
corners, containing the ukase announc
ing the dissolution and the lmpeiial
manifesto.
WON'T RUSH 8TRIKE.
TetecraDhers Realize Great Cost
to
Business That Would Follow.
New York, June 18. The Commer
cial Telegtaphers' union ban not yet
received an answer to the deinamls on
the Western Union Telegraph company,
accorling to rresiuoni . J . ninan, oi
the union. After a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee tonight, both Presi
dent Small and Secretary Treasurer
Kussell left the city, Mr. Kussell re
turning to Chicago.
President Small notified all the un
ions tslay that the statement that the
adjustment of grievances had leen post
poned was untrue, ami directed them to
hold themselves in readinean for Im
portant information.
President Small also Issued a state
ment in which he said that local unions
all ovr the country were clamoring
for a strike, l.ut that they bad been
notified that they must take no action
without permission from the national
oflicer. He added that in view of the
fact that a strike woaid be costly to
business men throughout the country,
the national board of the union was
anxious to avert it if Ksiblc.
JAPAN NEEDS MONEy7"
Thought Thai I his Can Be Raised in
France Now.
JJ Paris, June 18. While political con
siderations of high order contributed to
the negotiation of the new Franco-Japanese
entente, there is no longer any
doubt that the substantial quid pro quo
given by Fiance was the promise ol ac
cess to the French market for future
Japaneso loans. Jaiian did n:t need a
French guarantee for Core and Formo
sa, but a Jnpuiese guaiane for Indo
China was worth a great deal to France.
Japan, acconling to the confidential
statements made by some of her high
est representatives in Kurcpe will need
something like five billion francs ($1,
000,000,000) within the next few years
to convert her present high rate loans
ami to furnish the capital neceesary for
industrial and commercial development
in Manchuria.
SCHMITZ MAY UDSET PLANS.
It He Secures Bail, Scheme for Re
organization May Be Delayed.
San Francisco, June 18. A radical
change in the executive branch of San
Francisco's govern mont is contingent
on developments in the case of Mayor
Schmitz, who is temporarily incapaci
tated by reason of his imprisonment in
the county jail.
The date for the passing of sentence
on Mayor Schmitz in the extortion casea
on which lie has lioen convicted has
been set for June 27. Frior to that
date he cannot possibly proctue bail,
according to the decision of Judge
Dunne, but the law provides that after
judgment baa been passed, the matter
of allowing bail is discretionary with
any magistrate having jurisdiction.
Consequently, If judgment is passod on
the date set, Mayor Schmitz will have
ground for a new application for bail.
Confirm Report of Treaty.
rarie, June 18. The news of the
signing of treaties by France and Spain
and Creat Britain and Spain, mutually
guaranteeing the integrity of their re
spective countries and their insular and
colonial possessions in the Fast Atlant
ic and Mediterranean and which as
officially denied, was fully confirmed
today by M. Fichon, French minister
nf forelim affairs. The fact that he
bad not, at the time the news was first
nublisbed. communicated with the
powers interested, led to the official
denial.
Poles Fear for the Future,
Warsaw, June 18. I he newspapers
issued extras containing the news of the
douma'e dissolution, which has created
a profound Impression. Tlie emperor's
action la the subject of eager discussion,
the people fearing that the new election
law will exclude the Foles. Domicili
ary visits are nightly occurrences, and
arrests of Socialists and Nationalists
are frequent. Troops to the number of
300.0(H) are massed around the city
ready for emergencies.
Mexico Has Car Famine.
Torreon, Mex., June 18. Willard S
Mcne. an ofllcial of the American
Smeltlmr A Refining company, stated
yesterday that mining and smelting in
toresta in Mexico are facing a crisis in
the matter of fuel and ore transporta
tlou. Uu...
iWARNING TO PUBLIC
Railroads Urge That Fuel Supply
Be Laid In Early.
CABINET TAKES UP THE MATTER
President Elll tt Says the Shortage
Next Winter Will Be Worse
Then Last Year.
Washington, June 20. Strenuous
pleasures have been adopted by the
government and by the railroads to
avert a fuel famine In the West and
Northwent, which Is thought to be
Impending next winter. Howard El
liott, president of the Northern Paci
fic, recently wired to Commissioner
Lane of the Interstate Commerce
commission, suggesting the probabil
ity of a fuel famine In the West and
Northwest next winter that might
exceed In Its serious possibilities the
famine of last winter. He advised
that every effort be made by the
commission to , Induce consumers to
lay In supplies of coal during the
hij miner months, pending the move
ment of the crops In the early au
tumn. Commissioner Lane Immediately
took up the matter with Secretaries
Garfield and Taft, urging that coal
HuppllcH at all depots of the govern
ment he put In at as early a date as
possible. The subject was consid
ered at the last cabinet meeting held
before President Koosevelt left
Washington, and it was decided that
the suggestion be adopted.
Secretary Garfield wrote to Com
misHloner Lane, In response to a let
ter which the couimlsloner had writ
ten him on the subject, his letter
containing this paragraph:
"I beg to acknowledge your letter
of June 7, with the lnclosure from
the president of the Northern Pacific.
Ills suggestion regarding fuel is an
admirable one, and should be acted
on by the department."
Commissioner Lane has received
from H. T. Staunton, chairman of
the railroad commission of Montana,
a circular which the commission has
Issued respecting an investigation
Into the subject of the coal supply I
now In sl;;ht and to be available for
the use of citizens of Montana dur
ing the winter months of 1907 and
1908. The Inquiry shows that a coal
shortage exceeding that of the past
winter Is not only possible, but prob
able, unless steps are taken to avert
It, and the commission advises the
people to put In their supplies of coal
at the earliest possible date.
Commissioner Lane has been ad
vised that the city of Los Angeles,
Cab, has made arrangements to put
In a full supply of coal during the
early summer months, and he has
learned that the railroads of the
West and Northwest are placing at
their various supply depots all the
coal they can store conveniently.
DEFENSE SCORES POINT.
Articles from Miners Magazine to Be
Admitted as Evidence.
Boise, Idaho, June 20. Testi
mony of the most effective character
was again Introduced yesterday by
the state In the case against W. D.
Haywood. It was all very strong,
but some points were particularly so.
One of the striking features was the
form that Mr. Richardson, for the
defense, gave to the argument he
made against admission of a number
of articles from the Miners' Maga
zine, official organ of the Western
Federation.
Judge Wood announced he would
let In some of the articles, but
wished to take more time for read
ing the others before passing on all
of them.
Judge Goddard's testimony was
most impressive. He not only told
of the digging up of the bomb that
had lain at his gate so long, but
identified portions of its contents
which had been carefully sealed up
soon after the bomb was exhumed
and marked by him and Bulkley
Wells. The methodical way In which
the record had been prepared for
presentation when the time should
come made a successful attack on
cross-examination utterly impossible.
Soldiers Sent After Mob.
Narbonne. France, June 20. A
mob in the outlying villages gath
ered last night. They poured petro
leum over the door of the sub-pre
fecture, which they set on fire, but
were driven off after repeated
charges by the troops. In the course
of the fighting the manlfestants
fired revolvers, but no one was hit.
The disorder was augmented by the
absence of lights, the mob having
cut the electric cables. In other parts
of the town, barricades were erected.
These were stornp?d by the troops
nnd torn down, only to be set up
again by the rioters.
Increase for Railroad Men.
Chicago, June 20. Five thousand
freight handlers in the employ of
the railroads In Chicago probably
will receive wage advances amount
ing to $250,000 annually within the
next fow days. The St. Paul road
yesterday offered its men a 7 per
cent Increase In pay and other rail
roads are expected to follow the ex
ample. The St. Paul employes at a
meeting last night practically ac
cepted the wage offer although It la
less than the advance demanded
Rush to Europe Is On.
New York, June 20. The summer
rush for Europe Is In full swing and
every steamship leaving port for the
other side is thronged with passen
gers. The big liner Adriatic, which
sailed for Southampton yesterday,
had on board 665 cabin passengers,
every berth In the saloon and second
cabin being taken.
EVIDENCE HELD BACK.
State Saving Imports'" t Testimony In
Haywood Case.
Molxe, I fin ho, June 2.1. The clos
ing of the ciiKi of the state leaves the
iTcaf battle against and for the life
of William I). Haywood In mldfleld.
and from now forward the sides
change--the defendants assume the
aggr'-Htlve, the prosecutors are on
thf defensive. The state will carry
Its rase through nn aggressive cross
examination and then present testi
mony In rebuttal, but Its main prop
osition and showing are already he
fore the Jury.
As to the Steuenberg crime, which
Is the one specifically charged
against Haywood, the state has made
the following showing:
Jack Klrnpklns, member of the
executive board of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, went to Caldwell
three months before Steunenberg
was murdered. He traveled under
the assumed name of "Simons," and
lived with Orchard. He left Cald
well at the end of a week's stay and
later returned for a brief visit of less
than a day. His presence and move
ments are shown by Independent wit
nesses and the registers of hotels
where he stopped.
Haywood sent 1 1 00 to Slmpklns on
Herember 21, 1905, nine days before
the murder of Steunenberg, and an
unregistered letter, sent, from Den
ver on December 30, 1905, and show
ing by Its address to "Thomas Ho
gan," that the writer knew the alias
of Harry Orchard, contained the
statement that "that" had been sent
to "Jack" on December 21, 1905. Or
chard testified that Pettlbone, one of
Haywood's co-defendants, wrote the
letter.
Without making any request legal
aid was extended to Orchard within
two days after his arrest through At
torney Fred Miller of Spokane.
NEW KIND OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
Made of Incandescent Air and Has
Breathing Apparatus.
London, June 23. An entirely
new and wonderful form of electric
light Is now used to Illuminate the
courtyard of the Savoy hotel, the
great American rendezvous in Lon-
don. It Is the invention of a young
American, McFarlan Moore, who has
perfected his system after 12 years'
work.
The light, which resembles day
light In color. Is produced by mak
ing rarefied air Incandescent by an
alternating current of electricity.
The air is contained In a vacuum
tube. 200 feet long, with Its ends
meeting In a terminal box contain
ing a motor-generator.
This tube glows with a strong,
steady light, but it would flicker and
go out If the air was not constantly
renewed by an automatic valve, by
which It practically "breathes."
When the resistance In the tube is
lowered by the exhaustion of the air
by electrical action, a minute cone of
porous carbon Is lifted automatically
from the mercury in which it rests,
and through this porous cone fresh
air passes. As soon as the interior
resistance is restored, the cone sinks
again, and the covering of mercury
prevents the entry of more air. Thus
the supply of air is kept up by this
novel breathing apparatus.
Schmitj May Yet Get Bail.
San Francisco, June 22. Some de
cision by the District Court of Ap
peals Is looked for soon In the ap
plication of Mayor Schmitz for re
lease on ball by writ of habeas cor
pus. Judge Hall is out of town, but
Judges Cooper and Kerrigan are In
chambers. They have taken the
mayor's application under advise
ment, and It is understood, though
not officially, that the writ will be
granted. This does not necessarily
mean that the mayor will be ad
mitted to bail, but that his allega
tion that he Is suffering from an In
curable disease, which may be ren
dered fatal by confinement, entitles
him to a fuller hearing before the
court to determine Its merit.
Only There to Take Notes.
San Francisco, June 23. The
three cabinet officers who are coming
to San Francisco are not, it is said,
expected to settle the present strike,
according to the conciliation commit
tee. That body announced that the
presence of the three secretaries
would be used not as a means or
bringing about Industrial peace, but
simply for the purpose of education
and obtaining their views on the gen
eral relations between capital and
labor. It Is hoped that the local
strikes will be settled before the
peace conference takes place.
To Be Coal and Car Famine.
Belllngham, Wash., June 23.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
predicted for next winter a repeti
tion of last winter s fuel famine. Mr
Elliott says it will be difficult to se
cure supplies from the mines, and
another car shortage Is almost sure
to occur. "Owing to hostile leglsla
tlon and the high cost of malnten
ance, Improvements and extensions
In the Northwest will be few and far
between," said Mr. Elliott.
Get Ona Fare for Tr'p.
Chicago, June 23. Secretary
Shepord of the National Eductlona1
Association today announced that all
the objections to the rates of fare to
and from the convention to be held
at Los Angeles have been finally ad
Justed. Under the arrangements as
they now stand tickets will be sold
for one fare for the round trip.
SCHMITZ IS DEPOSED
Gallagher to Temporarily Occupy
Mayor's Seat.
SOON WILL YIELD TO ANOTHER
Bribery-Graft Prosecution Is Now In
Complete Control of San Fran
cisco Government.
TSanFrancisco, June 18. Acting un
der instructions from District Attorney
William H. Langdon, the board of su
pervisors shortly aftr 7 o'clock last
night adopted a resolution declaring
Mayor Kugene E. Schmitz temporarily
unable to perform his official duties and
appointii g Supervisor James I Galla
gher acting mayor. The latter says he
will assume the mayoralty at once and
be denies that he has made with the
district aattorney or with any one else
an agreement to resign at command, in
order to make way for a reform mayor,
whoso name is yet to be announced.
Mr. Langdon, Assistant District At
torney Heney, Rudolph Hpreckels and
their immediate associates in the bribery-graft
prosecution ate by this move
placed in actual control of the munici
pal situation. That they will be allow
ed so to remain without lezal contest
by the convicted mayor's attorneys is
not suspected. It is the plan of the
prosecuting forces to ask for the resig
nation in a few days of some one of the
18 supervisors. This forthcoming, act
ing Mayor Gallagher will appoint to
the vacancy a man named by the dis
trict attorney. So soon as he takes
office. Gallagher will resign from the
mayor's chair and his resignation will
be accepted. The board, acting under
orders from the prosecution, will then
elect the new member its president pro
tempore and by virtue of that office he
will at once become acting mayor.
ODESSA IS STORM CENTER.
Dissolution of Douma Is Hailed' With
Joy by Reactionists.
Odessa, June 18. The news of the
dissolution of the douma and the em
peror's manifesto was received with
stupefaction by the Progressives here,
who bad not expected the abrogation of
the laws so far forced from the govern
ment, but provoked the highes" enthus
iasm from the Union of True Russians,
who today celebrated the event with
the sanction of the authorities.
Accompanied by a Cossack band the
True Ruesiana marched in procession
to the cathedral, where a special ser
vice was held. They carried huge Rus
sian banners and busts of high govern
ment officials. There were no exer
cises,
Since the dissolution of the douma
the police have arrested more than 800
persons, including three professors, the
leaders of the different Radical parties
and several faimlies, including a num
ber of children. Governor General
Kaulbara summoned before him 11
public officials and warned them against
commenting on the dissolution, other
wise their punishment would be sus
pension.
Fire Destroys Montana Town.
Butte, June 18. A special to the
Miner from Harlowtown, Mont., eays:
"Fire which bioke out in Marshall's
general etore has practically destroyed
this village. Before the fire could be
controlled everything in the business
streets had been burned except one store
and the railroad station. The build
ings destroyed include the Leland ho
tel, Benjamin Turrer'a general store, a
meat market, two saloons and a num
ber of ether business buildings. The
loss is estimated at about (128,000,
with small insurance."
Ice Blocks St. Michael.
Seattle, Wash., June 18. Ice Is still
blocking St. Michael, Alaska. The
passengers on tne ill fated steamer
Ohio, transferred to the steamer Uma
tilla and sent forward, have been land
ed on an ice floe, and reports received
today indicate they made a precarious
way over the ice to St. Michael. The
travelers bound for that poit, 51 in
number, reached Si. Michael over the
ice and then made way in a similar
manner for the steamer Ella to go up
the Yukon.
Chinese Kill Officials.
Victoria, B. C, June 18. Further
advices regarding the rebellion in South.
China received by the steamer Mont-
eagle today state that Sun Yat Sen,
w ho for years has been organizing an
anti-dynastic movement in China, left
Toklo a few weeks before the outbreak
and is reported leading the revolution
ists near Swatow, having taken the
field May 22 and opened operations by
attacking the walled city of Kwang
Kong, which was easily captured.
Devlin Must Aid Japanese.
San Francisco, June 18. United
States District Attorney Devlin today
received a letter from Attorney General
Bonaparte in response to that which he
sent contalnirg a report on the riot
through which a Japanese restaurant
was damaged. It Is reported, however,
that he has been instructed to lend
whatever assistance he can to the Jap
anese. New Yorkers Die of Heat.
New York, June 18. Five deaths
and several prostrations, due to the
heat, were reported yesterday. The
weather bureau showed a temperature
, of 90 at noon.