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The Estacada News Issued C edi T! ESTACAD A ORBOON NEWS M THE WEEK il a C o rte o »! F m tar Bar A R u u m t o f tho Loo* Important but Not L a «« Intorbatine Everta o f the Past Week. A revolution threatens Portugal. Japan threatens to start a against American goods. boycott Prospects of a settlement of the tele graphers’ strike Beern better. Corean delegates have protested to The Hague conference against annexa tion by Japan. The French senate is seeking to cor rect a number of things complained of by wine grower*. 8 E N T E N C E S C H M I T Z J U L Y 8. W A R O N N E W Y O R K F lL T H . Health D ep artm e n t T a k e s U p W o r k L e ft by G a rb a g e S trik e r s. Severity D e p e n d s on O her P ro se c u tiona— D efe n se E n rag e d . New Yolk, July 2.— An attempt to settle the strike of garbage c jlUctorz by arbitration failed last night. By action of the civil service law the men who have failed lo report for five days ate no longer in the employ of the city. The Health deportment took heroic measures today to clean the streets of the piles of filth aud garbage which have accumulated. There were u num ber of clashes between the strikers and strikebreakers during the day, none of which, however, assumed aerioua pro portions. Conditions in some parts of the con gested district may be imagined when the piles make streets iiniatssable. Sev era) doctors, who have visittd the dis tricts where conditions are wor»t, say tlmt a great deal of sickness and many deaths must necissarily follow as a con sequence of tliis disastrous rtrike. It is a curious fact that the peoplo whose health and very lives are men aced hy the prevailing conditions, yes terday aided the strikers in an attempt to drive away workmen who had been sent to remove the garbage. Dr. Ben sel called for and is receiving ample police protection. Ban Francisco, June 28.— Over the angry protests of the defense, who de nounced it as “ an outrage U| on jus tice,” Judge Dunne yesterday granted the request of the prosecution for de lay and withheld until Monday, July 8, the sentencing of Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz for tire ciiine of extortion, of which ire was found guilty June 13. In the presence ol a great crowd in his courtroom in tire Tempel Israel, shortly after 10 o’clock. Judge Dunne called the convicted mayor for sentence, first inquiring whether it was the purpoee of the prosecution to press against him the other four extortion indictments re turned by the grand jury. The court intimated that if the district attorney so intended, the sentence about to be pronounced would be less severe than if other prosecutions were to be aban doned. District Attorney Langdon declared that tiis state had not made up its mind on this point, and asked for an other week in which to consider it. In cidentally lie admitted that the prose cution was not prepared to argue against the defense’s motion for a new trial, which would naturally precede the imposition of sentence. Mr. Fair- all, for the defense, replied that the latter did not desire to argue, but would submit that motion. He insisted upon the right of thy mayor to secure sen tence at once, so that he could without further delay take an appeal to the higher court for the new trial which Judge Dunne would refuse. Judge Dunne finally granted the de lay on the a assurance of the district attorney that b,' July 8 tiie state would say whether or rot the other extortion charges would be prosecuted. Strike troubles have become so seri ous in Rome that troops have been call B A D O U T L O O K F O R N E W D O U M A ed out to protect the men remaining at work. R e actio n arie s A re P r c b s b 'e W innari The United States court has enjoined R e g a rd e d a s In com peten ts. the railroad commissioners of North St. Petersburg, July 2.— The most Carolina from enforcing the new rate unfavorable auguries for the working law pending further hearings. power of the third douma may be Ten thousand carpenters in New diawn from the Zemstvo congress, York will strike unnlees givin an in which lias been In session the past crease in wages. As the iDcrea-ie has week at Moscow. Membership to this been promised no trouble is looked for. body is dictated by the classes which The incendiary movement among the will control the elections in most of the Russian peasants in revenge for the provinces of Russia, and it was thought dissolution of the douma has assumed the work they accomplished at this serious proportions. Anum lierof large conference might foroshadow the com position of the next parliament. estatee have been devastated. The so called “ black nobility’ ’ or The Missouri Pacific railroad w ill reactionary gentry, were in a large ma probably cancel all passes except those jorlly and the deliberations of the con held hy epmloyes in order to offset « gress were filled with a display of utter part of the loss sustained hy the en unfamiliarity with parliamentary pro forcemeat of the 2-cent rate. cedure and hoatility towards the liberal There is a revival of terrorism program. The Octoberists, who expect ed to form the center of the new throughout Russia. douma, made a disappointing showing A number of Montana cattlemen have The majority of the members seemed been indicted for fencing government without plans or definite ideas, and land. without leaders capable of directing the Drivers of New Y ork’s ice wagons work. have gone on strike and the city is without ice. JA PAN ESE PO A C H ER S CAU GH T Harriman says he lias no Intention of retiring from the railroad business L a r g e until he dies. P arty F ou n d on P r ib ilo ff It lands bv C u t er P a rry. SH EEPM EN K IC K A T T O L L S . H a ta to Pay Tax fo r D riv in g A c r o s s U m atilla Reserve. FO R EST FUND FOR EACH STATE Pin ch o t S a y s D ep artm e nt P r o p o se s Im p ro ve d Sa rv ica. Pendleton— Three thousand sheep Pendleton— W hile in the city for a are now on their way across the Um few hours, Gifford Pinchot, chief for atilla Indian reservation, being the ester of the United Status, announced first to pay the required tux and that if his present plane were inaieriab cross with a permit. The bund be- ' | * ized that the ntxt appropriation fur for longs to Joe Connelly, and the ex est reserves, 1 y congress, would be di- peuse incurred by the toll will be vidi d into specific appropriations for close to $100. When the Indians, the states. His object in this change under the direction and supervision of policy is to secure better appropria of O. C. Edwards, the agent, last tions for tiie individual states, making year put a tax on livestock driven it possible to pay better salaries for across the reservation there was those who are plat ed in charge of the much dissatisfaction among the forest reserves aud thereby secure more sheepmen, who drove their flocks competent men. | The question of having the forest re around instead of across. A ll the serve district headquarters moved from sheepmen, both last year and this, Portland to this city was taken up with the exception of Mr. Connelly, with Mr. Pinchot, and he promised to have taken their sheep on a circuit give the matter his attention. He lis ous and difficult route around the tened carefully to the arguments made i for the proposed change and admitted reservation. The rule made last year requires that there seemed to be some good rea a toll o f 3 cents a head on sheep, 5 sons why the change should be made. cents on horses and 10 cents on cat | The forester says his particular pur tle. In addition the owner must give pose in coming to the West at this time a bond for damages and pay an In is to study local needs, hear complaints, dian policeman to act as escort, to explain the purposes of the forest re see that no grazing is allowed along serve, adjust differences, and in short the route. to adapt the administration of the re That the toil of 3 cents is wholly unjust is held by the sheepmen. Ac serve affairs to the local conditions. cording to them they have no objec He says he is finding that complaints tion to paying an Indian policeman concerning the reserve is not due to the to accompany them and to givin g the theory or policy of the administration, bond for damages, but they look up but to mistakes that have been made on the toll as pure graft on the part • n the conduct of the reserve affairs, of the Indians. and these he is endeavoring to adjust as i rapidly as possible. A rc h ie M a s o n to Build Aey D ik e I He went from here to Coeur d’ Alene, Klamath Falls— Archie Mason, of Idaho, and from thence goes to Helena the firm Mason, Davis & Co., has to meet Secretary of the Interior Gar been advised by W illiam Hood, chief field. He expects to be in Portlaud July 13 aud 14. engineer of the Southern Pacific Company, that his bid on the con C ru d e O il fo r T ra c k . struction of the dike across the K la I Pendleton— The oiling of the O. math marsh had been accepted, and R. & N. Co.’s roadbed between here that he was expected to begin work and Spokane is now on In earnest. A at once. This Is a good piece o f news trial run has been made under the for this section as it means the early direction of M. J. Buckley. The road completion o f the California-North that Is being oiled is considered by eastern Railway to this city. Mr. travelers to be the dustiest and most Mason expects to have two large disagreeable road to travel in the steam dredges in operation by July Northwest. The route lies through 10, and states that he w ill complete alkali dust and sand for many miles the contract by the first of the year. and all passengers alighting from the The contract embraces a dike or Spokane train are covered with a The dust, coupled grade about six miles long across the white coating. Ady swamp lands. The fact that with the heat o f the summer months, makes travel on this road anything Mr. Mason has undertaken construc tion of the dike gives assurance that but a pleasure. the railroad will reach this city dur Run T r a in s O v e r R o ad . ing the summer of 1908. Medford— Service lias been inaugur ated on the Pacific & Eastern Crater L a w W e ak at V ital Point. Manager Estes and 75 Salem— An inquiry received by the Lake route. state railroad commission from a rail friends made the trip to Eagle Point, road telegraph operator calls attention where they were royally received by to the fact that the act of the last legis the people of that long isolated vi I lag -. lature regulating the hours of labor of A barbecue was served by the citizens railroad employes was very loosely of Eagle Point upon the arrival of the drawn. Though the law forbids the first regular train to that place. The employment of telegraph operators road has tieen placed in first class con more than 14 consecutive hours, there dition and its extension to the lumber is nothing to prevent their Ireing work region near Butte falls will be com ed 23 hours out of 24 if they be given menced immediately and completed as an hour’s rest at the end of 14 hours. soon as possible. A receiver has been appointed for the San Francisco, July 2.— The steamer Marquette Mutual Life Insurance com Uomer, Captain Donaldson, which ar pany of Chicago. rived today from the Pribiloff islands, Freight rates between the Mississippi brought wonl of the capture of 2» Jap river and the Rocky mountains w ill lie anese seal poachers at St. Paul’s island of the Pribiloff group by the United advanced 6 per cent. Slates revenue cutter .Perry. Judge Landie Insists on Rockefeller’s The Japanese, each of whom was appearance in court in connection wilh armed and provided with six rounds of the Standard Oil inquiry. ammunition, surrendered to the govern More witnesses for the defense in the ment officers and were taken on board Haywood case have helped the prosecu the schooner, which was towed by the Perry to Unalaska. No seals were tion more than tiie defense. found in the small boats and only 12 Striking telegraph operators of San skins on the schooner. As the schooner Francisco would welcome a government was outside the three-mile limit and as inquiry, as they believe it would mean no evidence of poaching in the way of victory for them. sk ins was found In the lioats, it was de Trainmen are protected in this respect, ... , _ . . San Francisco Japanese have been re cided lo give the Japam se another but telegraphers are not. B'K W° o1 CllP S° ld' chance before confiscating the schooner. ------------ Pendleton— The Cunningham Sheep fused licenses to conduct intelligence offices on tire ground that they are not A d a m s W he at C r o p It G o o d . & I^and company has sold its clip of W A R V E S S E L S C O L L ID E . wool, amounting to over 160,000 citizens of the United States. Adams The prospect for a banner p0un(|fl> to Koeehland Brothers for 18}$ French Socialists plan to overthrow R u m o re d S in k in g o f T o r p e d o Boat yield of wheat in this locality was cen(g a pound. This clip was offered Premier Ciemenceau. never any more promising than at the a( t|,e iecent poo] „ales and no bid was by Battleship. present tim e,. The The fall wheat in most ma(je . The owners immediately bad Russian Terrorists are preparing for Tonlon, July 2.— It is reported to instances was put in at just the right ,j,e woo| gortpd anj scoured in the Pen a campaign of assassination. night that during the voyage of a time and got a good start and while Railroad men are trying to smother French squadron bound from Marseilles tiie spring wheat came on slowly on ac dleton scouring mills. The bid of I 8 4 cents was on a grease basis. The dis the Oregon land grant inquiry. tiie battleship Jaureguibcrry collided count of tiie backward season the late posal of tli is clip cleans up practically A number of Butte letter carriers with the torpedo boat destroyer Pertuy- rain lias now insured a good crop, ami all of the Umatilla county wool. have quit as a demonstration for higher sane aud that 60 men were killed or in the acreage is considerably larger than jured. The maritime prefecture de a year ago. The same report comes pay. H a rn e y 's P r o sp e c ts Excellent. clines to give out any information in from the Weston and Athena district, Burns — There are excellent crop Roosevelt has received the thanks of the way of confirmation or denial of which is the center of tlie great Walla . prospects in all parts of Harney county, China for remitting ; » r t of the Boxer the report. Walla valley wheat belt. i Grain has a fine stand and fruit of all indemnity. Later reports are to the effect that it varieties is looking well. A lfalfabas A ll leading Standard Oil men have was the torpedo lx>at destroyer Darde A rte sian W ell at Klam ath. ' made an unusually good growth this been summoned to appear in court at that collided with the Jauroguiberry Klamath Falls.— In boring a well year, and there are some rich patches and that the Darde was sunk. Ad Chicago and tell about its finances. miral Foy, in charge of tho prefecture on the ranch o f Abner W eed in the of it on dry land with no artificial irri Both telegraph companies in San ha<l received no news of the accident vicinity o f Fort Klamath, In North- gation. Haying will begin early in Francisco say they are meeting require up to the time lie left his oflice at 6 p. 1 Klam ath county, artesian water July and the crop is very heavy. ments of business, but the union offi Til. Tire squadron was bound from s struck at a depth of 216 feet. cials ssy the ^messages are being sent Marseilles to Rubier, Algeria. PO RTLAND M ARKETS. The flow Is strong and the water cool by mail. and pure. This is the first artesian well In Klamath county nnd If other j Wheat.— Club, 86c; bluestein, 880 A hurricane aocompanied by im N o B r ib e s to S e c u re C a r t . mense waves swept the Caroline islands Han Francisco, July 2.— Vice l’ resi- attempts that w ill be made to dis 89c; valley, 86c; red, 8*1 recently. Many islands weie devas lent and General Manager Calvin, of cover artesian flows, are successful Oats— No. 1 white, $27.50028.50; tated and it is estimateli that at least the Southern Pacific, announces that the problem o f Irrigating some tracts gray, n m in a l. of land that do not come under the Barley— Feed, $21.50022 per ton; 200 natives perished. altera thorough investigation of the government reclamation system will brewing, nominal; roiled, $23.600 The Slate hank of Chicago and two reports that employes had organised a be solved. 24.50. lawyers have received a fee of $»0,000 system for the ex|>edition of freight Corn— Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per N e w p o rt Ready fo r S u m m e r. as receiver and attorneys for the Tiad- over Southern Pacific lines in return ton. eis' Insurance company, which col for bribes, lias been completed, and C orvallis—According to present in Hay— Valley tmothy, No. 1, $17018 lapsed as a result of the San Francisco shows that there is no such organiza dications, Newport and Nye beach bid tion. A few shippers, impatient at fair to lie the most popular summer re per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21 disaster. 0 2 3 : clover, $9; cheat, $9010; grain delay, bribed one of the yardniasters at The Venezuelan cabinet has rs- Sparks, Nev., w ho in making up trains sort iu Oregon this season. An inspec hay, $9010; alfalfa, $13014. tion shows much general improvement signed. Fruit«— Strawberries, $1.50(32 per would give preference to the dispatch at these two resorts. Newport has crate; cherries, 65 0 75c per box; Serious labor disturbances are re of certain cars. taken tt upon herself to cut out and apples, $3(33.50 per box; apricots, ported in Japanese copper mines. grade several good streets, with side $1.25(31.65 per crate; plums, $1.65 G u a r d s A g a in st M a r sh a ls. walks trading over the hills to Nye The Russo-Chineae bank at V lad i per box. New York, July 2.— Dispatches from beach, making it very much easier and vostok has paid out $26,500 on a Vegetables— Turnips, $2 per sack; Pittsfield, Mass., report that Mis. F. more pleasant to travel between the forged check. carrots, $2 60 per sack; beets, $2.50 Parmalee Prentice, who is at Onita two placées. per sack; asparagus, 10c per pound; Advices from Lisbon Indicate that farm for the summer, is entertaining beans, 7 (3 He per pound; cabbage, King Carlos is In eminent danger of her father, John D. Rockefeller, and F a c to ry F m p lo y e s Protected. 2 4 c per pound; corn, 35050c per loalag his throne. the estate is under strong guard, pre Oregon City— Deputy State Com dozen; encumbers, 75c per dozen; let- A number o f the striking San sumably to prevent Mr. Rockefeller missioner of Labor and Inspector of tu-e. bead, 25c per dozen; onirns, 15 Francisco carmen have been Indicted being disturbed hy process servers. The Factories and Workshops C. Henry 0 2 0 c per dozen; peas, 2 4 0 4 c per for attacks on cars. dispatches state that the lake front of Gram, of Portland, have made an In pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; rim . ___„ „ „ a . » „ ___ .___ France and Spain have reached an th>' property is patrolled by a launch spection o f the factories In this city, i__ M M $3210 understanding to protect each other and that a reporter who drove out to He visited the huge plant of the W ll- 0 4 per crate. P° Und: tommtoe* the place, which he found guarded on lamette Pulp A Paper Company, In their Island possessions. Potatoes— Oregon, $2.75(33.25 sack; ail sides, was informed that he c nld where he made a close examination, A revolutionist disguised as an an \ declared the protection afforded new potatoes, 3 4 0 4 c per pound. not approach the house. army officer drew $30,000 from the the lives of the employes was first- | Butter— Fancy creamey, 22 4 (3 25c Russo-Chlnese bank at Harbin on a class, as was also the fire protection. per ponnd. N eill C o n fe r s W ith O p e ra to rs. forged check. Mr. Gram ts president o f the State i Poultry — Average old hens, 11c New York, July t . — Labor Commis Federation o f Labor. i per ponnd; mixed chickens, 10c; San Francisco indicted m illion sioner Neil came to New York from aires hare raised a point which may spring fryers and broilers, 14(315«; old Washington this morning and this a f annul all indictments. This claim Is M ill A sse ssm e n t S h o w s Increase. roosters, 9c; dressed chickens, 16 that the grand Jury which investi ternoon held a two hours' conference Aberdeen- County Assessor Car 0 1 7c; turkeys live, 10<312c; turkeys, with meinhers of the ezecutive commit gated their cases was Invalid as Its ter says that the total value o f the dreesed, choice, nominal; geese, live, term had expired and a new grand tee of the Telegraphers'union. After mills o f Grsys Harbor, exclusive of ponnd, 7010c; young ducks, 13(314«; jury list had been certified to. the cvnference Deputy President Ko- shingle mills, as shown by the re old ducks, 10c. A t an Indian potlach at Alert Bay, nenkamp stated that both tha national turns Is $896,020. The personal as E g g s— Candled, 23 <3 24c per dozen. B. C., a number of Indian girls were and loeal situation ware discussed, but sessment property o f Chehalls county V eal— Dressed, 6 4 0 7 4 r per pound. refused to any to what length. This will show a 10 per cent Increase over sold to the highest bidder. Beet— Dreesed b ulls, 3 4 0 4c per A New York tenement building evening the headquarters of the union the assessment o f two years ago. pound; cows, 6 0 6 4 ®; country steers, Only personal property Is assessed collapsed, killing 18 people, all fo r were deserted. 6407c. this year. eigners. M u tton — I're*»ed, fancy, 9c pe Quake Rattlaa Windows. ponnd; o rdinary, 5 0 7 « ; sp rin g lamb>, A lone highwayman Is again hold H e avy W he at Yield C e rta in . Portsmouth, N. II . July 2.— Karth 10(310 4 c . ing up stages en route to the Y«Se Condon— About an Inch and a half tremblings tlist shook houses percepti mite park. P o rk — Pressed, 6 0 8 4 c per ponnd. bly at intervals were felt here today. o f rain has fallen here and the Hops— 608c per pound, according to South American republics fear an Windows shook and rattled and hrlc-a- ground Is soaked deeper than ever quality. A attack on Monroeism at The Hague brae clatter from the shelves. Some before at this tim e o f the year. W o o l— Eastern Oregon average best, conference. Mg yield of fall grain Is absolutely times half an hour would elapae be assured and many o f the wheat men 160 29c per pound, according to sh r in k tween the vibrations, but hy sundown Texas plans a rigid quarantine are expecting from 26 to 40 bushels age; s a ile r , 2>6l29c, according to 6 no against tuberculosis cases coming In 100 thorka had been felt. The hsavleat to the acre, which w ill be the largest n e « ; mohair, cboica 29#30c par from other states. came between 6:15 and 64:6 p. m. pound. yield In th* history o f th « country. N E V E R P L O T T E D V IO L E N C E . B o yce Reite rate s D e n ials o f O th e rs, but M a k e s H o m e A d m issio n s. Boise, Idaho, June 28.— A ruling made yesterday by Judge Wood while Edward Boyce, for years the leader of the Western Federation of Miners and now a wealthy mine owner of the Coeur d ’ Alenes, was testifying in behalf of W illiam D. Haywood, may materially lim it the showing of the defense as to the existence of the counter-conspiracy against Haywood and his assistants which it alleges. James H. Hawley fer the state ob jected to the general question as to the policy and practice of mine owners throughout the West in blacklisting union miners, and in the argument that followed Clarence Darrow for the de fense claimed that same latitude in proving counter conspiracy that the etate enjoyed in show ing its conspiracy. Mr. Hawley contended that the state had directly shown the existence of a conspiracy by Harry Orchard and by so doing had laid the foundation for and made the connection of all the evidence offered on the subject. He said that the defense was trying to show a coun ter conspi racy by proving various iso lated instances and certain general con ditions, none of which was connected with the case and for none of which a proper foundation had been laid. In ruling the court aicepted in part the contention of the prosecutoin and limited the proof of the defense along this line to events in Colorado and the Coeur d'Alenes connected with the case as now established S m a ll A p p e a ls to M ackay. San Francisco, June 28.— President S. J. Small, of the Commercial Tele graphers’ union, appealed yesterday di rectly to Clarence Mackay, head of the Postal Telegraph company. Mr. Small wrote a letter directed to offset the one written by Mr. Mackay to the officials of the Postal company in which Mr, Mackay commended the operators who refused to go out nnd condemned the men who struck. A possible step to ward a settlement was made yesterday when the striking operators appointed a conference committee. G rad u a tio n at H a rv a rd . Cambridge, Maas., June 28.— Amer ica's oldest educational institution, Harvard University, Wednesday closed its 271st year, graduating a class ol 550. Features of the day were the meeting of tiie board of overseers, the arrival of the governor, and gathering at Old Massachusetts hall of the presi dent, fellow overseers, faculty, guests, a number of the alumni and the candi dates for degrees, the march to the time honored Sanders theater, tiie learned a Idresses, awarding of degrees by Pres ident Eliot. G re at F;re at Jam aztow n . Norfola, Va., June 28.— Fire at Pine Beach, a resort filled with hotels of varying size, restaurants, stores and places of amusement just outside the Jamestown exposition grounds, destroy ed 40 to 50 frame structures between Virginia and Maryland avenues and One Hundred and Second and One Hun dred and Third streets, including Ex position avenue. The loss is placed at between $200,000 and $250,000, with about 20 per cent insurance. K n o x S m ith to In vastigata. Oyster Bay, June 28.— The telegram asking President Roosevelt to investi gate alleged violations of the anti-trust law by the telegraph companies, receiv ed yesterday from the Washington Cen tral labor union, was today transmitted to Herbert Knox Smith, of the depart ment of Commerce and labor. No instructions were given Mr. Smith. This telegram ts the only one that the president has received on the subject so far. Will Appeal 2-Cent Casa. Kansas City, Mo., June 28.— The at torneys for the 18 principal Missouri railways and Attorney General Hadley for the state last night practically agreed to take the matter of the juris diction in the enforcement of the Mis souri 2-cent law to the Supreme court. Scout Cruiser Launched. Bath Me., June 28.— The scout em b er Chester, on« of the latest types of fast warships, was launched v cater .lav afternoon from tha yard of the Bath Iron works. RATE HEARING OVER Probable That Spokane Vili Lose Hard Fought Cose. NO DECISION BEFORE NEXT FALL G e n eral Cut in A ll W e ste rn F re igh t R a te s M a y B a O r d e r e d by In te r state C o m m e r c e C o m m issio n . Washington, June 29.— If the Inter state Commerce commission does not dismiss the complaint of San Francisco 'and decline to order a reduction of freight rates on commodities billed to Spokane from Eastern points, it will order a general investigation into the freight rates throughout the Northwest and West with a view to determining the advisability of making sweeping re ductions in rates to all points remote from water transportation. There ap pears to be no likiihood that the com mission w ill grant the appea 1 of Spo kane and give that city the benefit of a specially reduced rate to the disadvant age of all other interior points both east aud nest of Spokane. This opinion is generally expressed after the conclusion of the argument in the Spokane eaBe before the Interstate Commerce commission yesterday, for it is agreed that Spokane utterly failed to demonstrate that it, more than any other city, is entitled to a special rate 30 p>er cent lower than it now pays. The evidence produced in the Spokane rase is not ample to enable the com mission to order a general reduction through the West, and it is therefore fair to assume that the commission would make extensive examination be fore ordering any general reducti in in rates. The probabilities are that Spokane's complaint w ill be dismissed, for it has become qnite evident that the commis sion realizes that the terminal rate to Portland and Puget sound is due en tirely to water competition. Spokane not only failed to combat the water competition feature, but practi cally ignored it and asked for a reduc tion as though the coast cities, like Spoane, were enlierly dependent upon railroade for transportation. Their failure to produce reasons which would justify the commission in ignoring wa ter competition is one weakness of their case. Another weakness is their selfish request for a special rate that would give them an unquestioned advantage over all other interior points in the Weet. A t the conclusion of the argument, the commission announced that it would like briefs from the various counsel, giving their views as to how- far unearned increment, such as in creased value of right of way and ter minals, should be considered in fixing reasonable rates. These briefs will be submitted October 1, so a decision is not likely before early winter. G re a t C o n tr a c ts fo r C a r s . New York, June 29.— The Harri- raan, Gould and other large railroad systems have placed car contracts w ith in the last few days calling for an ex penditure of upwards of $15,000,000, and orders are pending for others to the value fo fully $10,000,000. Heavy con tracts are also about to be given for lo comotives for use on Eaetern lines. The principal contracts call for 14,100 freight cars. The Harriman lines have ordered 6,000 refrigerator cars. The Missouri Pacific has contracted for 7,- 000 freights. Difference in Claims. Gnthrie, Okla., June 29.— As a re sult of three days’ balloting the Demo cratic convention in the Fifth congres sional distirct, in session at Hobart, this afternoon ended in a sensational tumult, and two candidates w ill con test for places on tiie ticket, Scott Fer ris, of Lawton, and Marion Weaver, of Ads, I. T. The Ferris forces walked out of the hall, leaving the Weaver men in possession of the official ballot. Ferris claims the nomination by a vote of 115 to 98, and Weaver claims a plu rality of 35. R o u n d U p S t a g e R o b b e r, Wawona, Cal., June 29.— A telegram from Ahwahnee says the sheriffs of Mariposa and Madera counties have tracked the higwayman who held np the Yo.em ite stages to a point 25 miles from the scene of the crimes, and now have him surrounded in the Chowchilla mountains. The robber traveled by a circuitous route to the place where he now is in hiding. Jack McQuirk, who brought in the news of the chase, is confident that the robber w ill soon be either captured or killed. Today’s stage was not molested. Hail Destroys House Topeka, Kan., Jnne 29.— Word has just been received here that Ulysses, Kan., 400 m ile« southwest of Topeka, was struck by a tornado, accompanied by a heavy hail storm, late last night. Two of the largest dwelling house« in the town, together with many barns and outbuildings, were destroyed. The three daughters of A . 8 . M iller were in jured, one of them seriously. Nearly all the windows in town were borken by (he hail. SA Y A L L IS L C V E L Y . Both Slcias Claim V.c o r» in Telegraph O p erator«’ Etriks. San Francisco. June 26.— General Superintendent Storrer, of the Postal Telegraph Company, said yesterday that the strike situation was un changed. Quite a number of oper ators were at work aud business was being handled without serious delay. "Conditions in our office are bet ter today thuu at aDy time since the strike begun,” said Superintendent A. H. May. of the Western Union Telegraph Compuny. "W e are hand ling an increased volume of business and have added to the number o f our operators. The outlook is very- en couraging.” The officials o f both companies claim they are within a half hour of their work all the time. The gov ernment business was being handled, said Mr. Storrer, without any deluy at all. A bulletin Issued by the press com mittee from the telegraphers' head quarters last night said: “ As an evidence of the inability of the Western Union to handle the business offered by the public, they have notified customers to use the telephone whenever possible.” A report reached headquarters yesterday that 200» telegrams had "disappeared” from the overland di vision o f the operating room of the Western Union office in Chicago. This would indicate that business was being-mailed from Chicago. The strikers discovered that public bus iness was being handled over private wires. President Small notified the brokerage firm s who have permitted outsiders to use their wires for pub lic business that unless the practice was stopped at once their operators would become involved in the strike. G R A T IF Y P E R S O N A L M A L IC E H a y w o o d ’s W itn e s s e s T eli. O r c h a r d 's M o tiv e fo r M u rd e r. Boise, Idaho, June 26.— The first direct testimony in defense of W il liam D. Haywood was offered yester day and it was chiefly directed toward showing that Harry Orchard, blaming Frank Steunenberg for the loss of his interest in the Hercules mine, had threatened to have re venge by k illing him, and that the conduct o f Orchard and K. C. Sterl ing, both before the Independence explosion, when they were frequent ly seen together, and afterward, when Mr. Sterling called off a blood hound that was follow in g Orchard's trail, justified the inference that the mlneowners inspired the crime. The calling o f the first witness for the defense was preceded by a fur ther examination o f Orchard, to per mit the defense to complete its for mal impeaching questions. These questions were nearly all in connec tion with the theory that Orchard killed Steunenberg because o f an al leged grudge grow ing out o f the sale of the Interest In the Hercules mine. Orchard, who came Into court under protection o f the same flying squad ron o f guards that alwayB acts as his escort, maintained his old calmness of manner, and spoke in the same low-pitched, soft tone. He again de nied that he ever threatened to kill Steunenberg because o f the Hercules mine, and again asserted that he sold his interest in the mine two years before the trouble that drove him out of Northern Idaho. TEN M E N G A T H E R E D IN . P rom in e n t C o lo r a d o C itize n s A rre tte d fo r L a n d F r a id . Denver, Colo., June 25.— Ten prominent citizens of Colorado were arrested In connection with the In dictments made by the special grand Jury. The charge against them is conspiracy to defraud the govern ment under the coal and tim ber laws. Those who were placed under arrest are; John J. McMillan, conspiracy In regard to coal in Routt couuty, Col orado, in connection with what Is known as the Wisconsin Coal Com pany. Robert Forrester, chief geologist o f the Denver & Rio Grande R ail road: Otis R. Spencer, form erly clerk o f the District Court; F. W . K eitel, a coal operator In Routt county; John A. Porter, form erly president o f the P orter Fuel Company; Edgar M. Biggs, president, and John J. Mc- Glnnity and Charles D. McPhee, di rectors o f the New Mexican Lumber Company; Alexander T. Sullenber- ger, president nf the Pagosa Lumber Company and Charles H. Freeman of Pagosa. A ll were arraigned before United States Commissioner Sanford C. Hinsdale and held in $5,000 bonds, R e b e ls in the W a r O ffice. St. Petersburg, June 26.— The po lice last night searched a department of the W ar M inistry and found it to be the headquarters o f one o f the revolutionary groups. The building was surrounded by polic during the search, but only one arrest was made. Much incendiary literature was found. The authorities have made every effort to prevent the pub lication and circulation o f the mani festos o f the Deputies o f the Social Revolutionists and Group o f T oll parties, but with little success. One proclamation was recently printed surreptitiously A n o th e r C a r L in a R u m i g. San Francisco, June 26.— For the first time since the beginning o f the streetcar strike, service has been re sumed by the California Street R ail way Company, which is not a part o f the United Railroads system, but whose men quit simultaneously with the employes o f that corporation. One car was started this morning on the Hyde-street branch o f the line, running from North Beach to Market street. A number o f passengers were Conference on Batter RaHs. carried and no trouble was exper N ew York, Jun« 29.— A conference ienced. Other cars w ill be at once of «boot 30 officials of the loading rail put on the run. mads and steel rail manufacturers of the country was held in the office of E. Flood Sweeps S tl'lw vt-r Valley. II. Gary, chairman of the board of di Billings, Mont., June 26.— A de rectors of the United 8tatee Steel cor structive flood In the Stillwater poration, today to disenae the quality V alley west o f Columbus, yesterday of steel rail* and the advisability cf destroyed fire o f the several bridges improving it. The conference was the which spanned the Stillwater river outcome of criticism by railroad men and also swept away piers o f the Co lumbus Land A Irrigation Company. of the quality of rails now in use. It was only by merest accident that the btg bridge over the Tellowstone Extras Law WiH N ot Hold. at Columbus was prevented from be Helena, Mont., June 29.— The Su ing swept ont. G reet damage was prema court today held that the to done to grow ing crops and a long ra llo l «stray law was unconstitutional stretch o f the railroad track In that it embraced two arpante and disttnet topic«, «strays and the pnblle Three M ore Deaths from Host. domain, and therefore ordered the dis Pittsburg. Jane 2$.— Three more charge of Earl Cunningham, convicted deaths from heat occurred here yes at Livinggton on the charge of stealing terday making a total o f 14 fatalltloe a horre from tha public d e c o Sunday arsalag.