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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1905)
t The Estacada News Issued Each Thursday succeeded by Major Boessler. Indiana officer have arrested 11 men believed to be a gang who have been systematically robbing freight cars of silk. CLAIMS INNOCENCE W A N T A LONG C O N T R A C T . Only Term s on Which Japanese Will Work on Canal. Seattle, July 18. — Japanese labor contractors w ill not agree to the Isth mian commission’ s programme of ex perimenting with the labor of different countries. A recent dispatch from Washington says the commission has During a high wind, following a se decided to secure 2,000 laborers of d if vere rain and electric storm, the walls ferent nationalities under a 500 day of a brick building in course of con- contract, with the idea in view of re sturction at Winnipeg, Manitoba, fell, newing the contract for such laborers burying a nmuber of people. I t is as were found satisfactory. feared at least ten are dead. Cross Examination by District Attor The question of employing Japanese A Resume o f the Less Important but The battleship Oregon holds the ney Heney Brings Out This laborers on the isthmus was first taken Not Less Interesting Events troph for high scores in gunnery among up with the commission and Secretary Fact from Witness. o f the Past Week. all battleships of the American navy. Taft by the Oriental Trading company, of Seattle. This is the most important The salaries of the Russian plenipo labor contracting firm in the North tentiaries havq been fixed at $200 per Portland, July 18.— After the coun Portland is shipping cattle to Japan. west. j day each, besides an allowance of $7,- sel for the defense places several wit Vice President C. T. Takahashi said King Oscar says he does not favor a 500 for traveling and other expenses. nesses on the stand this morning to today that his company would not forcible union with Norway. show that the timber claim of Marion The British navy is to be concentrat R. Biggs, one of the defendants in the agree to such a proposal. “ There is no A severe wind storm has wiped out ed near home. money in such a short contract,” he trial of Representative Williamson and continued. “ I f we could get a four- the town of Anawa, Wisconsin. Dr. Gesner, was valuable for timber, Dynamite has been found in the year or a five-year contract, Japanese A ll telegraph operators on the North all of the evidence will have been laid laborers could be supplied. As it is ern Pacific railway are ready to go on czar’s palace at Moscow. I before the jury. By refusing to permit the laborers would have to be brought strike. A great German naval demonstration the defense to place on the stand a long from Japan and returned to their list of witnesses to prove the good char homes after the work was completed. The Union passenger depot at Louis isto be made off Sweden. acter of tne three defendants, Judge De ville, Kentucky, has been burned. Sweden w ill oppose to the last the To collect 2,000 men, carry them to Loss, $350,000. election of Prince Charles, of Denmark, Haven shortened the trial and for the the isthmus and then return them to next few days the courtroom w ill be their homes after a 600-day contract A Boston man has been arrested in as king of Norway. ringing with the voices of the attorneys had been completed is not practicable. Kingston, Jamaica, for taking photo Terrorists have warned Trepoff, as making their argument to the jury. “ Our proposal to supply Japanese graphs of the fortifications. Yesterday morning Representative sistant minister of the interior of Rus labor has been before the commissiofl W itte says that while he favors sia, that he w ill be killed. Williamson took the stand in his own . ' and Washington officials for some time. peace with Japan, he w ill not agtee behalf and declared to the jury that ho We have not been notified that an The Citizen’ s bank of Yellow Springs, to it at anv terms that may be offeri d was innocent of the charge of conspir experimental contract might be made Ohio, has closed, owing depositors be ing to cause certain applicants for gov- Unusually heavy rainstorms are re tween $25,000 and $30,000. . , , , - - .. .- and I do not think we would accept a j eminent timber land to commit perjury. I contract ¡, offered one. » ported in various parts of Germany. He was inclined to be combative under Emperor W illiam has held a con Immense damage has been done to The Oriental Trading company pro- ference with K ing Oscar and a German- j cross-examination but District Attorney posed to provide its own foremen, crops. j Heney, apparently had no desire to Swedish alliance was discussed. choosing men accustomed to directing The Chinese government is sending a ~ . I press the witness to the point where he Government secret service men have wonld )o8e ,lia temper. During the di- railroad and similar construction work. number of its aristocrats to various countries to stady foreign ways. It is arrested six men in San Francisco for rect aml redircct examination, Repre- regarded generally as a step in the lssuing farudulent naturalization papers eentative Williamson frequently turned T O TA K E V L A D IV O S T O K . and marine licenses. fuii upon the jury aml de|ivere(1 hi„ right, direction. It is proposed to have a race between | evidence at various times directly Japanese Hope to Capture Fortress Within nine days 98 infante under Before Envoys Reach America. one year of age have died in Cleveland, airships at the Portland fair. The con- , at the 12 men who w ill later pass judg- Ohio. The health authorities are mak testants have both constructed dying ment upon him. Naturally his testi- Tokio, July 18.— Judging from the machines with some degree of success. | mony was the feature of the day, and ing a close investigation into the sani activity at present being displayed at The American Medical association, while he made a good witness for him- tary conditions of thje milk supply. j the Navy department, it seems certain in session at Portland, adopted a reso- ¡self, Mr. Heney nevertheless got ad- The Japanese are driving the Rus lution advocating a new cabinet posi- i missions from him that tended to show i the investment of Vladivostok can be j expected before the end of this week. sians north. tion, to be known as the Public Health that he knew’ that Gesner was making A ll arrangements are known to have | loans to entrymen. New York City has purchased a home department. been completed, and it is reported, evi for consumptives. Germany will build ports in Morocco dently upon the best authority, that H E AT IS K ILLIN G . Admiral Togo’ s entire flpet w ill sail 8weden w ill send an ultimatum to opposite^Gibraltar. from Sasebo before nightfall. In addi Norway and is ready for war. Temperature in Metropolis o f United tion, an army ot invasion, which was Japan is well pleased at the appoint Rich Beggars Reap Harvest. landed from transports in Peter the States Causes Prostrations. ment of W itte as a peace envoy. New York, July 18.— Detectives em Great bay very recently, is already ployed by the Charity Organization so- | New York, July 18.— After a respite Terrorists have attempted to take the moving to complete the investment by life of the governor general of St. Pe ciety have caused six beggars, all prop- of one day, the hot wave that swept land. Since June 1, 50 ocean-going erty owners, to be arraigned in the over New Yoijt last week, causing scores tersburg. foreign steamers have been placed un . Harlem court. It is asserted by the ! of deaths and hundreds of cases of pros- der the Japanese flag, laden with am It is tully settled that \Y itte is to be , officers that the six prisoners had trations, returned today with renewed munition and supplies, and will accom one of the Russian peace enoyB and w ill , formed themselves into a sort of beg- ] intensity, the temperature being by far pany Togo’s fleet. be given full powers. gars’ trust to do the Italian feast of j the highest of the season. It is the hope of the Japanese gov Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which is The highest point reached was at 4 During the past two years the United ernment that Vladivostok will be taken States government has spent $73,000,- txiing celebrated in Harlem’s L ittle o’ clock in the afternoon, when the before the"¿eace envoy’s Tand o n 'V n 'u «! Italy. A ll of tne prisoners are de- weather bureau thermometer touched States soil. “ With “ 000 more than it has taken in. this object in view, clare« 1 to have bank accounts and are I 95 degrees. In the streets, however, nothing it to be left undone to make A move is said to have been started landlords. When searched by the po- | the heat was much greater, some ther- the campaign, as planned, brief and to force the czar to abdicate and that lice, one beggar had $588 in bills. j mometers recording as high as 103. eminently successful. be w ill turn the affairs of the govern ----------------------- W hile the heat was intense, the air ment into other hands to administer Nothing to Investigate. was stirred by light breeze, and the Making Gigantic Bluff. for his son and heir. Caracas, July 18— Venezuelans were ' I ? * ™ * " " “ m* what miti- Tokio, July 18.— It is unofficially re An aged man living under the name , very much surprised on receiving the * * “ *!*?? “ b' e" ce, ° ' ,the excessive ported that General Linievitch’ s force of Livingston has his home at Freeport, new. that President Roosevelt had ap- ^ l a ^ g e l y owh.g m this t h a t " « ^ two "um ber, nearly 400,000 now, and it is Illinois. Pointed Judge Calhoun a special reported that he is extensively using of John D. Rockefeller's father and it missioner to Venezuela to investigate cases of death directly resulting from I water transportation to bring forward is believed by many that he is. heat were reported. the claims of America. The Constitu men, supplies and ammunition. An - The president has signed a proclama tion, the government organ, says: “ If „ . . T .. x , j I officer who recently returned from tion opening to homesteaders and town- the claims of Americans or others ex r ^ P'di V T s ' * f ? ruLitndu r' . Man,'h'>ria expresses the opinion that site entry the Unitah reservation in isted, they would have been already London, July 18. A bulky bluebook Linievitch plans a great demonstration Utah. The reservation contains 2,446,- heard before competent authorities. It tonight contains the report of the royal to synchronize with the meeting of the 000 acres, but lands reserved for m ili, may lie the president requires infor- commission on locomotive transport in plenipotentiaries, but that he does not tary, forestry and other purposes w ill mation regarding the case of the New London. The advisory board of engin j intend real aggression. It is under leave only 1,069,000 availabe for entry. | York A Bermudez Ashpalt company, eers recommends the construction of stood that Captain Bougouin returns two main avenues through London, 140 permanently to France. The kaiser is trying to prevent Nor- ; which ig »till pending.” feet wide and between four and five way from 1-eooming a republic. o f f fop |he Noplh Pole miles long, carrying four lines of tram Rain Ruins Indiana Wheat. The mutineers of the Russian battle- New Y o rk, July 18.— The Roosevelt, ways on the surface and four lines of Indianapolis, Ind., July 17.— Reports ship Potemkin have all been shot or ¡n which Captain Robert E. Peary ! railways below the surface. It is esti are in chains.. hopes to reach the north pole, started mateli that the cost of construction will to the News from all counties of Indi ana show that continuous rains have A partv has been formed by promin- mi her long voyage today. Captain tie £12,000,000. prevented almost entirely the threshing ent Italians for the exploration of the P «»ry *nd a party of guests were on | , , . . _ , _ of wheat in this state so far Tw o Assistant Engineer o f Canal. . Iar\ upper Amazon river. | hoard at the start, and remained with t r i , , weeks ago Indianians apparently had ; the ship on her trip down the bay, but j San Antonio, T e x -J u ly 18.— Jackson the greatest yield of wheat in'many Minister W itte has hail a stormy in- tj,oy |ejt j,er at the narrows, returning terview with the czar and may refuse to the city on a navy tug. Captain Smith, formerly passenger agent of the years, but since harvest there has been National railroad of Mexico has been | rain practically all the time. Return" to act as a peace envoy. Peary started tonight by rail for 8yd appointed assistant to Chief Engmeer . so far indicate a yield of 20 bushels ta Major Langfltt, government engineer, ney, Cape Breton, where he w ill join Stevens, o the Panama canal, accord- the acre. The Indian, corn crop w ill with headquarters at Portland, is to be the ship. mg to a telegram received here tonight.' be tremendous. P E STAC AD A OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK Chief Forester Pinchot has ordered that forest supervisors muBt accept no fees for services performed, under pain of dismissal. Williamson Denies Entering Plot to Suborn Perjury. KNEW GESNER LOANED MONEY In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. J