Hillsboro Independent
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HILLSBORO OMQON
GRILLS PINKERTON MEN.
H.ywood Attorney Say Steunenberg
Murder Perl of oonipir.-f
Boise. Idaho, July 2--".v
.L.ikK r,l vengeance 'n."",
. .ih. murder of x-Ciovernur
L. E. F. Richardson argue-
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A Rum of the Lee Importent but
Not Las Interesting Event
of the Peet Week.
The Corean emeror has confirmed
the report that he has abdicated.
Mre. Kussell Htiue has given $100,000
to the Syiacuse, N. Y., university.
Germany will oppose at liie Hague
any movement towards disarmament.
Jhimii ha hist tiied to float $20,000,
mm nf railroad bond in England, but
failed.
German military officer are expert
inenting with a very successful dirigible
balloon.
The people of Russia are refusing to
register for the elections, as they recog-
niu it to be a farce.
A bulldog belonging to the Root-evelt
family treed the French ambassador
and has been banished.
The recount of ballots in the mayor
alty fiirht in New York has been further
delayed by McClellan's lawyer.
The prosecuting attorney of Missis
iinii ha sued the standard Oil com
puny for $1,400,000 for violation of the
anti-trust law.
American and Japanese bluejacket
in France are to b kept apart for fear
of a fight. Both countries have squad
runs in French waters.
Machinist are preparing to strike on
all railroads.
Two San Francisco boys are under
arrest for placing dynamite caps on
Street car track.
The Haywood trial at Boise will cost
clone to $250,000, including the ex
pense of both f idea.
Aller, the Haywood witness charged
with perjury, ha been bound over to
nwer in the District court.
the
nen
killed Kheuuenberg and that the uiur
. . nl rnnsnirucv iu
I uri T u m m j - v
UUT Hay woo.1.
Thi auilden departure wi
i . ,u,,,UM.linia denunciation
tain James Mcl'arland and the Pinker
ton and passionate vltuptrat'on ol
.-. - . !... r .nil ii
l...- M....K in.1 Governor IVaUMly
of Colorado, in fact, all who have cted
on the side of the prosecution oi
...Mtinlin share of Richard-
.. i... r. ,Pn t Ii m
' . . . I k fil.'Ail.
nearly nine uours, wuhuu uH r..
inx w th the ury noi w convn- ..,,
on . testimony of the self-con
...u,i nritninal. Orchard, whose testi
nw.nv. he said, had not been ooirobor
i. ii an tMitinonr standing by it
elfan'd unsupported by Orchard,
connect Haywood with any conspiracy
to commit crime. -Mr. jticiiarusou
hnrtyAii rnfl 2 lriateriuu uciwii'" -p- j
lot to secure the
conviction of Haywood. Moyer and Pet-
iK.,na am m. tnouns to the uesireu ex-
tnnination of the Western. Federation
of M inflr.
Ciarence'Parrow will commence ni
mflnt In Havwood'l behalf when
nourt meeU thi morning. It is ex
pected that he will require two day to
close for the delense.
to
FIRE AT VICTORIA.
Chicago labor unions will not parade
thi year on Labor day. This has been
one of the features heretofore.
. Leader in a Ccrean conspiracy have
been arrested. The ex-emperor is said
to be behind many of the plot.
The attorney general is to begin suit
In New York to annul the charter of
the Western Union and Postal tele
BTrtph companies. Illegal combination
is the allegation.
The fteamer Columbia, just wrecked
below Emcka, came to the coast in
1MH0 from Chester, I'a., where she was
built for the O. R. & N., which com.
pnny trttiKteYrd the vessel to the Han
Francisco A Portland Steamship com
puny. Second Vice President Zimmer, of
the Pacific States Telephone company,
has again refused to testify in the Glass
aie and re-sentenced to one day's Im
prisonment. Notice was given that he
w ill be called each day and recommit
ted o long as he refuses to testify.
Three persons were killed in a wind
storm at Woonsocket, 8. D.
Kry,n is said to have ahandonod his
government ownership policy.
New York Jews are planning an or
ganization to unite the Hebrews of all
countries.
Corey say he is to'remain president
of the , teel corporation despite report
to the contrary.
Rioters In Seoal have burned the res
idence of eeial members o( the em'
pemr'a cabinet.
Rioting ha again occurred in San
F'rancisco in connection with the strike
of the streetcar men.
Two storms coining from different
directions met at Cascad e, Mont. A
fsrin hand was killed and crop ruined
in ine storm tone.
The Tennessee Federal court has de
cided that Standard Oil officials of In
diana can be brought to the former
state to answer indictments returned
by a grand jury.
Sixteen thousand men employed by
the' United State Steel corporation
anii iniiepemlent nuneownera in Minne
sola have gone on strike for an increase
In wages. The Iron ore industry 1
iwrmiyeo.
A steamer has just sailed from Ne
ork carrying railroad material for
Japanese use In Manchuria. Forty car
goes have been purchase.! and will be
moved inside of 12 months. The inp.
pii involve an expenditure of $10,
H,mo
A tornado and tremendous rain storm
did heavy damage in St. Joseph, Mo.
and vicinity.
1 lie hlks national convention Is con
i.lerlng plan to stop the slaguther of
elk to get teeth.
Rioting In Seoul result from abdi
ration of the C orean emperor. At least
25 Japanese were killed.
In the (ilass trial the court has ruled
that evidence showing similar offenses
inny be Introduced, a decided victory
lor iteney.
Connellsville, a town of 300 inhahi
tants near Taneeville, ha leen almost
wiped off the map by flood. No lives
are reported lost, "the property loss
will be large.
A Chinaman is on trial in Los Ange
les for practicing medicine without
license. So far 340 talesmen have been
summoned and but five have qualified
all others being biased on account of
defendant being a Chinese.
M. Holhrook. K. E. Lonabangh
Kolwrt Mcl'hillaney, prominent
men of Wyoming, have been found
guilty of conspiracy to defraud the gov'
eminent of coal lands In that state. The
maximum penalty is two yeats In the
penitentiary and a fine of $10,000.
Th Indian Territory Democratic con
mention ended in a riot.
ProDartv Loaa of S26O.000 Results
From Poor Prsur.
Victoria. B. C July 24. The great
oet fire In Victoria's history occurred
vesterdav afternoon, destroying nve
j j -
blocks and many Oetactieu Dunuings,
and involving a loss of $250,000. btait
inir in the unused boiler shop of the de
funct Albion works, the fire wiped out
the shack of the tenderloin. From
Store street to Quadra, four block east
ward, between Herald and Chatham
and Picneer treets, scarcely anything
escaped. 4
The poor pressure of water greatly
handicapped the firemen, who, aided by
the soldier of the garrison and a host
of volunteer, fought desperately, pull
ing down many buildings In the path
of the fire, which wa brought under
control at 7 p. m. Dynamite wa
brought In automobiles to blow up
buildings, tut Fire Chief WaUjon would
not use it Men, women and children
were hurriedly carrying out their be
longings from the houses in the threat
ened district.
The number of houses burned In the
destructive fire is placed at 75, and the
insurance at about $135,000. The total
loss is estimated at $250,000. No cas
ualties are reported. The police secur
ed blankets and tents for the home
less, but not one application for shel
ter was received, all those burned out
being sheltered by friend and at the
hotels. " The tenderloin was almost
completely wiped out. Three churches
were destroyed.
COLUMBIA'S BOATS WERE GOOD
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
nspector Turner Kill Rumor
They Were Rotten.
Pan Francisco, July 24. Sixteen
names were added yesterday to the list
of survivors of the Columbia-San Pedro
collision. These 16 passengers were in
boat which landed at Shelter cove.
The boat also contained two dead bodies.
The list of survivors now include 100
name out of a reported total of 257
persons on lioard. Three dead bodies
ave been recovered. Ninety-seven
person are unaccounted for.
Local Inspector Bolles and Bulger
today detailed Assistant Inspector
Frank Turner to examine the lifeboat
from the Columbia, which wa picked
up at sea, the report being circulated
that the wood In it was rotten.
Mr. Turner reported that, while the
boat Is not new, its condition is perfect.
'It Is built of solid oak," he said,
'and the wood is so hard that I could
not chip it off with a knife."
aJi
That
Won't Sell Coal.
Bellingham, July 24. A special to
the Herald from Vancouver, B. C.
says: According to British naval ofll
cers wno arrived irom me Orient on
the Empress of China Sunday night, en
route to hngland from the China eta
turn, the Japanese government ' has
placed a positive embargo on the expor
tation of coal from Japan. Operator
have been instucrted to load no coal for
export, and steamer are supplied with
only suilicient to complete the return
voyage to Japan. Foreign coal 1 also
being purchased.
Great Cotton Strike Begins.
Moscow, July 24 The strike of the
men employed in the cotton mill of
the Sava Morosoff company at Orieckn.
vozne, in ladinur province, has an.
sinned dangerous propottions. Forty
thousand men are out. Social Demo
crats are bringing about avmnathetin
strikes and hundreds of thousand may
I involved. The movement is accom
panied t.y violent political agitation
oeverai pig meetings were held In the
suuiiri yesterday. Troop were sum
moned and had to fire bekre the crowds
dispersed, aiany were arrested.
Indicted Miner I Free.
l neyenne, Wyo., July 24 In the
1 nited Mate District court Judge J
niner dismissed the case aainst V.. T
""y. a wealthy mining man of
umanaan.i isaxter City, Kan., who
was Indicted for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the government of valuable
coai lamis in Monarch, Wyo. Theevi
dence on which V.. M. Halhrook, V.. Y.
linult.llnk Kn.l t t . . v
.,, l.ukti .net niiamey
were convicted showed that McCarthy
ii.iv 01 ins inierest.
Cannot Convict Dr. McGe.
noise, juiy 24. Dr. I. L. McC.e
me witness lor the defense of W. I)
II 1 x
nsywowi, T.110 was arrete.t on the
charge of perjury, was discharged from
custody yesterday by the nmuistrot.
before whom the preliminary hearing
was held. The justice rule. that th
evidence brought by the prosecuting
auorney wa insuthcient to warrant
Holding McUee.
CHEMAWA IN FIRST KAnn..
lmprov.m.rt. Will M.k. It Lauding
Indian School In Country.
Chemawa The Chemawa Indian
.W i. building, new brick ho.p.t.1
.,.c.tof$iy.78',,; Tl w m
;V..M.le;.ofSalem,ha tl,e con-
at a cost 01 m,ow. "
these buildings i rapidly progressing
and it is hoped to liav the... ready for
occupancy lor uie ipx"... - -
term oi ui - .. . ...
The hospital Will o supi'"
.1,,. m,.t modern and sanitary equip-
ment and the sx h.Kil's open-air sanl
tarium will rje exirnuru. ...
will be supplied w ith the latest im-
proved oven and appliances.
The swain anu "- y
department of the scnooi win
imMMve.1 bv addition to meet the
growing needs of the institution. With
these improvement Chemawa will
maintain her rank as tne oesi euuipiwu
r,i;n msniial training school not only
on the Pacific coast, but of the whole
United State Indian service.
Looks Lik Railroad Work.
Euirene The Southern Pacific com
pany has unloaded a car of scrapers at
Natron during the past week, which is
taken by the people in this vicinity as
an indication inai
tructing the Natron-Kiamatn exien
ion will begin very soon. An olhclal
of the company, while in hugene, pas-
ing through the city on nis way goum,
stated that the company was looking
for terminal grounds in Eugene and
that this city stood fail chance of be
coming a division point lor all tne
train of the Natron-Kiamatn exusn-
ion. as well as for those of the line
across tne state to uniario, wnen it
built.
Rich Quicksilver Deposit.
Gold Hill A large ledge of rock bas
list been discovered a short distance
north of Gold Hill which i so rich in
quicksilver that a small piece of rock
hen crushed will produce an amount
equal to what can be purchased for 60
cents. The ledge crops out lor a con-
iderable distance and is without doubt
the very best proposition of the kind
that has been discovered in recent
years. The mercury is in a perfectly
natuial state as it comes from the rock,
so that It would appear that no process
of reduction is required except to crush
the rock and allow the metal to drip
out.
Information on Book Buying;.
Salem The Oregon Library commis-
on has met with fairly good success in
getting good books into the public and
school libraries of the state and lias
now turned its attention to suitable
books for children. The commission
has found that many people are perfect
ly at sea in the selection of books for
children and has issued a pamphlet giv
ing titles, authors and prices of many
good publications. A short description
is also given of each. These pamphlets
ill be distributed free and a line to
Cornelia Marvin, secretary of Oregon
Library commission, Salem, will bring
one by return mail.
Fin Building Ston at Vale.
Vale Charles Begg, of Caldwell, one
of the main stone mason contractors of
this section of Idaho and Oregon, has
taken up a stone claim one mile from
ale. He used this stone in the burni
ng of the First National bank build
ing, and is using it in the Vale drug
store building. The stonecutter are
now getting out the stone for Caldwell's
new schoolhouae, for which Mr. Beggs
has the contract on the atone work.
Mr. Beggs sav this is the best stone in
this part of F'astern Oregon and West
ern Idaho and he expects to ship it ex
tenslvely.
Tillamook Fair in August.
Tillamook Another street carnival
and county fair will be held, in Tilla
mook City this year, the committee
having fixed August 22, 23 and 24 as
the date. This comes in the most
pleasant time of the year in this conn
ty, the weather always being cool and
refreshing in the summer months In
Tillamook. The fair thi year will be
upon a more extensive scale as so many
visitors are coming to liiiamookt hi
year owing to the railroad building in
to tne county. ihe committee will
make a feature of the stock show.
Mysterious Surveying Party.
Oregon City Twenty men have been
worxing an winter surveying a route
for a railway In the vicinity of Mount
Hood and last week crossed the divita
and are now working on the east side
of the mountain. The party started nn
the Sandy and went on up Salem river
to Summit, making a wide detour to the
souin 01 uovernment Camp. Thev
found a grade that will not exceed 1 ner
cent and were surnrise.1 at th ...
wnn wnicn they reached Summit.
Rush to Retort Now On.
Albany The annual rush to summer
resorts Is now very apparent in this
pan 01 me state. Newport receives
the bulk of the exodus from this city
but a number of local people are spend
ing vacation at Caaeadia, Detroit and
other mountain resort. The west
bound Corvallis A Fastern trains are
l.iaded daily and Newport is said to be
experiencing the biggest rush in iu
history.
Low Water Stops Navigation.
Albany River navigation on 'the
Irper Willamette ha been suspended
for the summer, the river now beimi
too low to permit safe traffic. The Ore
gona made her last trip this week and
no more boats will Mch Albany nntil
the fall rain bring the rver up to a
greater depth. F
Appl Fair of Linn County
TJT" n determine!
.I'm. nit l nn
to
COUntV AfMO. f:
w.k 1,1... i ' I"" '"'f one
.V meeting ol th
y 10. Not em her.
llorti,iltn..l ? ll"
th. 1 ""-'"y 'a Not.
11118 Will PIT ml .
BETTER Train HVlCt.
Southern pc;f,e Anticipa, Mov of
Ri"road Comml.."-Salern-A.
a re,,, uf tt wring I be
fore the railm.d WlDllZ o(, U','
complaint made upon th comaiwl"n
own motion. agui,lnt 0 Inade
quate latssenger tri Li ' the
Southern Pacific throni.1, th Villain
ette valley from the ,,utj, In.U P'OD-
billty an order will mij, re'i""'0!!
the company to run a gtub renK,'r
train from Koecbiirg to portind on No.
12' time when that train reported
an hour late at that BtHtlon.
This order will b n.-.u to satisfy
the demands of the tntePnf Public ,(,r
a more satisfactory service through the
valley, especially by noitbboand over
land No. 12, which, up to l wet'ke
ago, was from one t0 aji and eight
hours late. Douhtu. in mticipation
of the tiling of this complaint. 'h'-'h
bas been' held in ahev.u br the coin-
niiseion ior several ,.ki Ui ocmu
em Pacific company put on an extra
train which runs fu, ,th as Albany
and men aoutiies back a th B1 8(30
lion 01 .xo, 12.
btiangely enough ,: change was
made upon the am (av ths complaint
...... Al.l 1.1 . - ...
" wuiioui not to me coiii-
mlssion and w ithout the latter' know
ledge. Kver since thi extra was put
into service, pickinir un th heavy local
express and baggage sliipment, No. 12
has been on time anil wimnlaint has
cease.! upon this ic,jre. The railroad
commission, hnwovo. kalisve this
stub service should Im extended as fur
south as Kosehurg and an order to this
effect will probably he made. It is
expected that the Southern Pacific will
endeavor to show that such an order is
unnecessary, hut, ninee no insurance is
given that the new train service will
be made permanent, the order of the
commission w ill be a standing one and
will make it so.
Fair for Clackamas County.
Oregon City The nresDect for hold
ing a county fair in Clackamas county
next fall is good. The Chautauqua
grounds have been offered for the place
of holding the first fair, and a regular
stock and fair association will be form
ed with a capital of $2,000. Commit
tees on soliciting and publicity were
appointed and Jadw Thomas F. Ryan,
chairman of the preliminary meeting,
ill name a committee of women to
help along the proposition. The grange
here is also taking m active part in the
work. s
Deny Ratetsr Excessive
Salem A numW of transcontinen
tal railroads have lied with the Inter
state Commerce cosunV"ion answers to
the complaint mail Mine time ago by
the Oregon Kailro1 Commission that
ttie rate on denatc! JhIcoIioI are ex
cessive. Copies i the answer nave
been served on imon eommitloa.
The answers vary ciewhat, but in
general they deny It the rates are
excessive and aver iat the Oregon
commission has no auarity to make
complaint.
Dredge KlamS Batin.
Klamath Falls Asie Mason is
moving two large stee dredge onte
the Lower Klamath sish and will
within a few day beg: work on his
railroad contract. Heiill put on both
machines, and expectw complete the
six mile dike in atiouM months. If
Mr. Mason succeeds it tonipleting his
part of the contract b; .'in nary 1, 1908,
it will leave very Ids grading In
order to complete the Mslbed to this
city.
HAWLEY FINISHES ARGUMENT.
Is Sura Haywood Had Hand in Steu
nanberg Murder.
Boise, July 22. James If. Ilawlev.
leading counsel for tiie state of Idaho,
preventing the Diet ol the arguments to
the jury in the case against William l
Haywood, poke for nearly elwht hour.
distributed over three vers ion of court.
hven when the foienoon session Satur
day had extended fur beyond the cus
tomary time limit, eveiy aval in the
courtroom was occupied and remained
0 until the last word wa spoken.
rone listened more attentively to the
argument than lluywoo.1, the defend
ant, ana none allowed emotion.
From time to time he took copious
note in a small book and frequently
made suggestions to one or other of hi
counel, even of whom were in court
today.
Throughout the day Mr. Ilawlev used
an almost conversational tone. The
analysis of testimony in contradiction
of Orchard's story concluded frequently
with the denunciation of witness after
witness as a wiiful perjurer or guiiiy of
unintentional falsehood. When he
had spoken five and a half hours, Mr.
Haw ley reached Caldwell, where at the
close of the year 19J5 the preparations
lor the murder of bteunenberg were
afoot. Hi voice now found sympa
thetic note and, a he told of the last
moments of the ex-governor the court
room wa hushed and the jury leaned
forward to catch the speaker's every
word.
Mr. Hawley's peroration wa impree
sive. There was no attempt at any
night ol oratory, but only a strong
note of deep sincerity snd great ear
nestness when he pleaded for an honest
judgment from honest men of Idaho.
Mr. Hawley said he did not charge
that a majority or even that many of
the Western Federation of Miners were
criminals, but that the evil deeds of
the officers and of the scum of the or
ganization had brought discredit on
the rank and file. The time had in
deed come, he said, when right think
ing men should rise and make war upon
the evil influences that were the curse
of all labor organizations.
On the adjournment of court until
Monday morning, Mr. Hawley was
showered with congratulations.
THIRTY-ONE DEAD.
New Armament fa O. A. C.
Corvallis Oregon Agricultural col
lege cadoU will hereatehermei1 wi,n
Krag rifle of the 1 81)!? patlern. They
will also have for drill pnrposeei two
3.2-lnch breech lotto teel field
piece, which will eapplant two old
fashioned muzzle loading cannon that
have hitherto been In Tn rm,
are supplied by the War depart meat.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bltiesttem,
85c 1
Wheat Club, 83c
valley, 80c; red, 80c.
Oats No. 1 white, S.5028 ; gray,
nominal.
Barley Feed, Wl.hHtW per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolK 2.50
24.50. '
Corn Whole, $28; c'. 29 per
ton.
Hay-Valley timothy, So. 1, WQ
18 per ton; Eastern Oftn timothy,
212:i; clover, $9; cheat, $i10;
grain hay, $!l(ai(V 13(14.
Butter-Fancy S7X3fc
per pound.
roultryAvt,.w 0M hMW. "
13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12S,c;
'Pring chicken, 1 Milne; old roosters,
N3!c; drPsse,lchickVn,ll7c: tU'"
k-ys, live. 12ffi)18o. tolieys. dresMe.1
choice, nominal- BeeW, live' 8Uc'
ducks, 8fr 14C e
Kggs-Fren'ch ranfh) canJled. 22
w per dozen.
Fruits Cherrie. uil2 P0""'1'
apples,
$l.tV.o fbox; r-pitzen-
lierirs. i-i m , cantaloupes.
2.50(4:t.fio rJ. ' . n-hes. fiis-a
1.2s P.r cm,. ZlpW"' u2m
l-0 per crate; lZ 12C
P pound; hwnberrieJ, II P"' Crate;
IT'cots, $1.5iv,;2 nercrst.
egHtables-Turninl, I1-"5 Pr '
""t. 12 pi ffi beets. $2tr
H-k;aSpa,a1u,)l0c per P"""'1
X"-5c p,r p,mr(. bhwfl 2Sc per
pound; celery, $1 or r cor"'
2.36C ne, I ?.mhers. 60.H
P" tx; lettue. 1. .1 iifc Pf
r dozen ;
tin
, coneri a good exhibit to take
to the lin t fair ln pni.. . w
the metlng of th tut .o.
tion .
clty.
rith
p-r iii"" '
onions
rr pnd; ra,liBKoi. 2 P'1
""'"'ni's's
. OR rftf.
t
1-11 5VVC P" r"na-Heef-rw,,
' t 4C per
Aliittonrire farx?. W Tr
ii c per pcnn. . .
roik-irw , flV,f per pound.
.'opeX wording
" quality.
Wool-Fast
w; valley, ling to
cLoiw,1
iverage beet,
hrina-
fine-
pound.
Michigan Excursion Train Hit Freight
at High Speed.
Falem, Mich., July 22. Thirty-one
people are dead and more than 70 in
jured, many of them seriously, as the
result of a head-on collison Saturday be
tween this village snd Plymouth, when
a Pere Marquette excursion train bound
from Ionia to Detroit crashed into a
westbound freight train in a cut located
at a harp curve of the Pere Marquette
railroad about a mile east 01 naiem.
The passenger train of eleven cars,
carrying the Pere Marquette shop em
ployes of Ionia and their families to
the Michigan metrojioli for their an
nual excursion, was running at high
speed, probably 50 mile an hour, down
a tep grade. It struck the lighter
locomotive of the freight train with
such terrible force as to turn the freight
engine completely around.
Only a few of the freight train's car
weie smashed, and it tock only a few
houis' work to remove all traces of
thera from the scene. But behind the
two wrecked locomotives six cars of the
passenger train lay piled in a hopeless
wreck.
Four of the passenger coaches re
mained on the track but slightly dam
aged, and were used to convey the dead
and injured to Ionia; one coach was
entirely undamaged, with only its for
ward trucks otl tne rails, ineiwo
coiche next ahead of this were tele
scoped. The next car forward tood al
most on end aru-r tne wreca.
UesDonsibllity is put square upon
the crew of the freight train by officials
of the road. Those who arrived at the
scene of the wreck soon after the acci
dent secured from the crew of the
freight the orders under which It was
running, and which clearly showed the
position of the passenger train, ana
that the freight bad encroached upon
the other train's running time. The
collision occurred at 9:13 o'clock, and
the freight tiain should have reached
8alem at 9:10 to be within their orders.
Rioting in Seoul.
Tokio. Julv22. Late advices from
Seoul say that the rioting is growing in
magnitude. Attempts to burn the
railway station and police building
were frustrated by prompt action.
The powder magazine or tne Korean
imvernment is strongly guarded Dy Jap
anese troop at the request of the min
ister of war. itloters are snooung
wildlv out of windows and two Japan
ese are reported to have been killed.
Murderous assault are irequeni ana
the city Is verging almost on a reign of
terroi.
Harrlman Lowers Coal Rat.
Vew York. July 22. To itimulate
ih nnrehase of coal during the summer
mnn ths when the greatest number of
cars for this purpose are available, the
rti.rataie Commerce commission, at
th reonest ol tne union j aciuo ran
road and the Oregon bliort Line, nave
especially authorized a reduction ot 25
cent a ton 011 coai sinppea 10 vt asn-
intfton. Idaho and Nevada between July
10 nd Keiitember 1. For the last to
th official of the Harriman line
h. been endeavoring to induce deal
ers to make shipment early.
Mob Is After Negro.
Onthrie. Okla. July 22. A mob of
heavilv armed men and boys wa or
nt zed last night at Vamoose, I. T.,
and ha left town headed for a negro
settlement, determined to avenge the
loath of Deputy .Marshal .Morris and
Special Officer Dickson, who were killed
wh le trying to arreei two neyrors
charged with robbing a bank at Nu
..ka. I.T. Feeling has Dee n tense
all day, and whites have armed them'
selyee in anticipation of a race war.
Russia Begins New Railroad.
Vertchinsk. Asiatic Russia, July 22
Work was formally begun today on
th construction of the first section of
the Amiirla railroad, which Is deetined
to give Russia a lino to Vladivostok en
!rlv throueh Russian territory. The
purpose of this lin at present is purely
irmteirical. It is admitted that It ran
be profitable commercially only after
many years.
GGLUMDIA IS BLAMED
WORST OF CRIMINALS.
San Pedro Officers Say Disaster
Could Have Been Averted.
HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN SAVED
Svnty-Two Ar Unaccounted
and Chances of Being Found
Ahv Ar Small.
for
Eureka, Cal., July 23. Arrival ye
teiday of the steamer George W. Elder
with the battered steam schooner Kan
Pedio in tow, brought the first new of
marine disaster which will rank
among the worst of the Pacific coast.
The fan Ptdro irv full speed into
the stem of ttie steamer Columbia,
bound from San Francisco to Portland,
tearing a great gash In her side, and
causing her to sink within eight min
ute near Shelter cove about 12 30
o'clock Sunday morning.
The first reports justified the belief
that at lenst half of the 250 persons on
board the Columbia had perished, but
hourly the total shrink. . The best ad
vices now are that 177 escaped death
when the vessel went to the bottom.
One hundred and (even of the Colum
bia' passengers and 37 of her crew
have lieen brought to thi port by the
steamer (ieo. W. Elder, which towed
the colliding schooner 8an Pedro from
the scene of the disaster to Eureka. A
late message irom Shelter cove say
that three more lifeboats have been
picked up, one of them containing 18
persons, another 15 and the third not
reported.
Two hours after the wreck the fog
lifted snd a cold wind commenced to
blow. The people in the boats suffered
much.
O. Swanson, a sailor of the San Ped
ro, wa at the wheel Saturday night
when the fatal collision occurred. In
his report to the sailois' agent, John
Ertckson, the blame is laid upon the
shoulders of the Columbia's officers.
Other member of the crew of the San
Pedro substantiate the story of Swan-
son. He say that the crder was given
to him when the lookout sighted the
Columbia to put the wheel hard aport.
Three polnU a port carried the San
Pedro seaward apparently out of the
way of the approaching vessel, whose
name at that time wa not known.
Short toots from the whistles of both
vessels warned the skippers. The Co
lumbia wa on the ccast side, the San
Pedro on the sea side. Annarentlv
both vessel were proceeding at full
speed. If all had gone well, the San
Pedro would have cleared the Colum
bia, but it ia evident that an order,
put the wheel hard a-etarboard," was
given on the Columbia. This sent her
directly across the bow of the steam
schooner. Whether or not the speed of
either veisel was slackened i imma
terial, for the crash of the ves-selg was
terrific. The Columbia, an iron vessel,
bore the brunt of the impact, and her
iron plates crncked,-and a gash seven
feet across the forward .hatch allowed
the water free ingress at great velocity.
Among the survivor rescued and car
ried north to this port by the George
W. Elder are men and women from a
score of slates, not a lew irom tne At
lantic seaboard and the Middle West.
Among these are a number of school
teacher, who were varying with a sea
voyage their home trip from the an
nual convention of the National Fducft
tional association at Los Angeles.
A segregation of the Columbia's pas
senger list, shows that in her cabin she
carried 78 men and 90 women and
girls; in her steerage 20 men and one
woman, a total of 181). Discrepancies,
however, between the full list furnished
the purser on sailing and some of the
names given by the survivors who have
reached here indicate that the total
number of passengers may have been
greater. Sixteen of the names given
here are not found on the steamship
company's certified list. Adding to the
189 accredited passengeis the 69 or 60
members of the Columbia's crew gives
a total of 249 lives jeonardiied in the
midnight collision. It is known that
at least 40 women were saved.
Plot Against Czar Is Nipped.
St. Petersburg, July 23. The police
today arrested on the street a student
long suspected of belonging to the mili
tary organixation of the Social Revo
lutionist. On searching them, the po
lice found plan of both the Tsarskoe
Selo and Peterhof palaces, maps of the
St. Peter and St. Paul fortress, and the
fortress at Cronstadt, and a paper
showing the disposition of the troops
in the St. Petersburg barracks. The
police believe that they have nipped In
the bud another attempt on the life of
tne emperor.
Seoul Hotbed of Plotting.
Tokio, July 23. Telegrams from
reoui state that intrigues on an ex
tensive scale are now in progress. It is
declared that the palace now i a hot
bed of illicit plot and conspiracies
The placing on the throne of the new
emperor has aggravated the jealonsy
nerween nis mother, Princes Ming,
and the mother of Prince Ying, each
having a large following. Thi state
of affair ia being taken advantage of
by politician who are distrustful of
one another. Disaffection is spreading
rapidly.
Europa Dependent on America.
Bueno Ayre, July 23. In com.
meriting on a recent speech of Dr
ifago, one ot Argentine delegates at
in Hague, the Prensa laments that
he has not set forth the financial point
of view that Europe cannot do without
America a a market for manufacture.!
goods, capital and labor thus establish
ing important relations of mutual con
venlence. Financial operations would
be profoundly altered by suppression of
rigni 01 military intervention.
Takes Sting Out of Rata Law.
Ahevilie. Tenn., July 23. Federal
juage rrucnatd today discharged Tick
flne.ni wooa and Wilson, of the
nouiuern railway, on habeas corpus
pr.s-eeo.ing ana declared ths penalty
v i new rave oiii nnconstlta
tional.
Prosecution Declare Orchard's Stor
Fully Proven.
Poise, Idaho, July 20. The field for
argument both for the prosecution an.l
defense of William D. Haywood, ha
been limited by Judye Wood, who in
decision handed down yeeter.lay remov
ed from consideration by the jury all
evidence hearing on the alleged conspir
acy by iiiineowuers and other against
the Western Federation of Minera.
Judge Wood decided that the defense of
Haywood had made no legal connection
of the Mineownei' association, the
Citizens' alliance, of Colorado, and the
Pinkerton agency with the crimes as
laying a foundation for the evidence in
troduced by the defense to show that
the charge against Ilaywwod and bis co-
defendants is the outcome of a conspir
acy to exterminate the Federation.
Immediately following the announce
ment of this decision, argument com
menced. J. II. Hawley, leading coun
sel for the stats, speke for two hour
and 10 minutes of the a iter noon tiun,
the morning session having been ad
journed to enable the judge to prepare
hi decision.
Counsel for the defense repeatedly
interrupted Mr. Hawley with protests
and objections, but these only aeemed
to stir him to greater efforts.
Mr Haw ley concluded with the state
ment that already he had shown enough
to convict and that any juryman not
willing to convict on the evidence con
necting the conspirator with the blow
ing up of the Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan
concentrator ln 1899 and the explosion
laat the Vindicator mine in 1903 alone
sought only to rid himself of an un
pleasant duty to his state."
Mr. Hawley will continue his argu
ment today.
Judge Wood has notified counsel for
the defense that he expects argument '
for their side to commence on Monday.
READY TO FIGHT PACKERS.
to
Livestock Exchange Convention
Consider Post Morten.
Kansas City, Mo., July 20. Live
stock commission firms in the 15 prin
cipal markets of the country, that do
an annual business estimated at $800,
000,000, were represented heie today
at ths opening of the National Live
stock Exchange association. The live
stock centers represented included near
ly every city of importance from Buf
falo to Denver and- from St. Taul to
Fort Worth. Twenty delegates came
from Chicago.
The National Exchange is practically
the clearing hofise for the various local
exchanges. James C. Swift, of Kansa
City, the president, said this morning
that the mortem question, among other
things, will be discussed and said of It
In bis annua) address:
" While we regiet the pnssing of the
7 -cent hog, we rejoice that his memory
bears no taint of jost mortem, and that
he left with us the ever-welcome 7-cen
seers and the lowly sheep, with his.
hiph-priced fleece aud strong-smelling
mutton."
Mr. Swift said that livestock ex
changes for year had been the butt for
haft of cheap ridicule and the basia
for criticism born either of malic or
ignorance.
Canada at Irrigation Fair.
Sacramento, Cal., July 20. Canada
will send an exhibit of Irrigation pro
ducts to the Interstate Exposition to be
held in this city next September in
connection with t tie National Irrigation
congress. A representative of Alberta
province called at headquarters to ar
range for the installation of a big dis
play. The outlook points to the larg
est and most important exposition of the
kind ever held in the West. Twenty
thousand dollars in trophies and prises
are to te offered for the best collective
and individual entries.
Government to Take Job.
San Antonio, Tex., July 21. A
special to the Express from Matatiaa
says: Authoritative information has
been received here that the Durango
Maxatlan railroad will be built by the
Mexican government. It will be the
first piers of construction since the na
tional merger was definitely effected.
It is expected work will be started at
the end of this year. This Una is 306
mile long, and the estimated cost is
$25,000,000 Mexican currency. It will
require several million more to com
plete tbe line.
Telegraphers Will Arbitrate.
San Francisco, July 20. After being
on just a month, the strike of the tele
graph operator in the Oakland and San
Francisco offices of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies was
settled this afternoon. The operators
almost unanimously voted to return to
work under the same conditions and
salaries as prevailed when they went
on f rike and to arbitrate their griev
ance a provided for ln the compro
mise offer contained in the letter from
Colonel R. C. Clowry of June 20.
Lynchers Will Be Tried.
Guthrie, Okla., July 20. For the
first time In the history of Oklahoma,
the government will prosecute lynch
ers. United States Marshal Abernathy
and two assistant United States attor
ney are in Osage, Okla.. tonight to se
cure evidence against the member of
the mob that Tuea.Ijiy night hanged the
negro, Frank Bailey, for assaulting
Brakeman Frank Kelly. Charges of
murder will be prefurred against the
men and boy. Osge is sn Indian
reservation, and the territorial author
ities have no jurisdiction.
Treat Japanese Like Other.
San Francisco. July 20. The board
of directois of the Merchant' Exchange
of San Francisco ha announced that it
doe not favor any Immigration law
that will discriminate against the peo
pie of Japan or that will permit them
to be treated any differently from the
people of any other foreign country. It
l regarded as desirable, the board con
tends, that the Japanese people enjoy
the same privilege in our country that
are accorded our people in their.
Express Monsy Package Stolen.
Columbia, 8. C, July 20. It is re
ported here that an express package of
10,000 has been lost at the Florence.
S. C, offic.