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French Slay Hundred« of Moors In
Kuniahmant for Treachery.
Tangier, AugL 7.— Casa Blanca, on
the Moroccan ooast, baa been bom­
barded by French cruisers, the
Moors are reported to hare been shot
down in large numbers, and the town
since last Sunday night has been
practically in the possession of land­
ing parties from French and Span­
n io n a c if ic
ish cruisers. The first shots were
fired by the Moors. The French re­
sponded with a bayonet charge and
the bombardment o f the native quar­
te r with melinite shells. The French
had six men wounded but no one
killed, No European residents were
hurt.
The occupation o f Casa Blanca is
a direct outcome o f the native up­
rising, which resulted in the killing
last week of eight Europeans at Caaa
Blanca. Both France and Spain are
hurrying other warships with troops
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and ______
marines on board to
t- various
points on the Moroccan coast for the
protection of foreigners.
Under the terms of the Algeciras
convention the two powers are
charged with the policing of seaports
o f Morocco and their action at Caaa
Blanca has brought ho protest from
any power. The states o f Europe
have expressed their willingness that
France and Spain restore order in
Morocco. No other countries are in­
volved.
News o f fighting at Casa Blanca
was brought here by the steamer
Anatole.
On Saturday night the
French naval officer in command in­
formed the Moorish authorities that
he was going to land a force for the
protection of the French consul. Au­
thorisation to do so was given. The
force went ashore Sunday morning
at daybreak, The Frenchmen were
no sooner on the beach than they
were fired upon by Moorish soldiers,
and in this first encounter the
French force sustained all its casual­
ties. The Frenchmen fought their
way to the consulate and then sig­
naled the cruiser Galilee to bombard
the native quarter.
The Galilee at once opened upon
the Moors. She was Joined at 11
o’clock by the French cruiser Du-
Chayla and both fired until 3,000
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rounds of ammunition had been ex­ A
pended. This fire is said to have
been disastrous to the Arabs. The
batteries on a fort at the mouth of
the harbor fired at one of the French
Albany
cruisers, but it was quickly silenced
and reduced.
A second French landing party
went ashore and joined the first
party at the consulate. A third party
from the Spanish cruiser Don Alvars
de Bazen was landed and occupied
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the Spanish consulate.. The Euro­ KS.S-
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1:20 PM
pean quarter of Casa Blanca was not
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damaged.
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residents of Casa Blanca are' either
at their respective consulates or have
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taken refuge on board a German and
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English vessel in the harbor.
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France and Spain have agreed on
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the terms of a French-Spanlsh note
All
a t tJM abova connaet with Southern Pa-
informing the powers signatories o f «14 o Com
pal y traína, both a t Albany and Cor­
the Algeciras convention, including val lia, aa »*11 aa traía for Detroit, fivlng di-
raat
aarvloa
lo New port and adiaoant bañabas.
the United States, o f their intention
to keep within the terms of the con­
vention in dealing with the situation
in Morocco. The next measures to
be adopted depend largely upon what
develops at Caaa Blanea as a result
of the occupation o f that town.
I
MUST RfcNOfcR AOGOUfti
New York, Aug. 9.— The jack tars
o f the United States nary have made
such a mighty protest against the
time-hónored headgear and blouse
they wear ashore' and on draas occa­
sions aboard ship that the nary de­
partment has appointed a committee
to decide on ehanges in the uniform.
Captain Hugo Osterhaus, commander
o f the battleship Connecticut, is
chairman o f this committee. Captain
Osterhaus has sent out a statement
to the captains of all warships In the
North Atlantic squadron and to the
commander of every ship in the ser­
vice, asking for'suggestions.
The enlisted men are desirous of
obtaining coats and visor caps. Many
o f them want the wide flaring trous­
ers changed into the ordinary' pat­
tern. But the chief grievance relates
to the blouses and the old-fashioned
pancake cape. These caps are said
by all seamen to be absolutely useless
on a windy day, as they cannot be
kept on the head. They afford no
shade to the eyes and seem to exist
merely as a relic of the past.
The protest over the blouse Is con­
sidered' well Justified in the navy. In
the first place the seamen object to
the wide collar, which blows up
around their ears on windy days.
They want shorter neckerchiefs and
coats but like those of marines.
8hould the sailors’ demands be
granted, It would be the first time in
the history of the American navy
.that seamen have worn coats.'
But U. 8. Revenue From All Sources
8hows Large Increase.
Washington, Aug. 7.— The com­
parative monthly statement o f the
government’s receipts and expendi­
tures shows that for the month of
July, 1307, the total receipts were
388,908,468 and the disbursements
366,813,346, leaving a deficit for the
month of about (11,00,0,000. This
deficit is explained by the fact that
a t the beginning of each fiscal year
nearly all the appropriations made
by the last session of congress be­
come available and large sums are
Immediately withdrawn from (the
treasury. It is a rule, with hardly
an exception, that each Jul^Shows a
deficit.
A year ago it was above
3163.600.000.
The receipts from customs last
month amounted to (28,836,448;
which Is nearly (3,700,000 in exceaa
o f July, 1906; Internal revenue (22,-
840,304, Increase (738,000. Mis­
cellaneous (4,229,712, Increase (10,-
000.
The expenditures for July, 1907,
aggregate almost exactly (1,000,000
more thaa for July, 1906, the re­
ductions being balanced by nearly
34.000.
000 increase account
struction o f Panama canal.
Navy Department Learns Lesson.
Washington, Aug. 6.— Acting Sec­
retary of the Navy Newberry has
acted upon the findings and recom­
mendations of the board which in­
vestigated the accident on the bat­
tleship Georgia on July 16 last, re­
sulting In the death of ten officers
and sailors and the injury of a num­
ber of others. The report includes
all o f the testimony taken by the
board.
Almost all of the findings and rec­
ommendations, most of which have
heretofore been published, were ap­
proved by Mr. Newbrry, who has or­
dered them put Into effect. The Navy
Department la now convinced that
the cause of the accident was beyond
question a “ flareback,” which It re­
gards as a welcome conclusion, be­
cause it is believed that such flare-
backs can be dealt with safely by ad­
ditional precautions.
Middles on Torpedo Boats.
Washington, Aug. 7.— Orders Issu­
ing from the Navy Department show
that a number of midshipmen have
been placed on torpedo-boat dbty.
This marks a new policy In the Navy,
showing that the Navy la deficient aa
compared with foreign navies In tor­
pedo-boat work. There are 60 tor­
pedo-boats o f various types in our
Navy, yet only 16 of them are In ac­
tive service. This has been caused
by the khortage of officers, re­
sulting from the heavy demands for
such officers for the new battleships
going Into commission.
Can’t Fool Stato Department.
Washington, Aug. .7.— The State
Department baa been advised that
the Swedish government will reap­
point Charles E. Ekstromer vice con­
sul at St. Louis. The department
consequently will reissue to him the
exequator withdrawn sometime ago
because of a letter written by Mr.
Ekstromer which was offensive to
President Roosevelt. Ekstromer will
not be recognized nnder any consid­
eration.
New 8ult by Receiver Earl Again
Sugar Trust.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 8. A bill in
equity which calls upon the American
Sugar Refining company to give an ao-
counting of its business for the past
four years was filed before Chancellor
Magee today on behalf of George H.
Earl, Jr., receiver of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Befining company, of Philadel­
phia. The suit, it is said, is the only
one of the kind ever filed in this coun­
try, and the step taken by tbs Pennsyl­
vania company may be the means of
opening an entire new field for investi­
gating trusts.
The snlt is separate
from that (or (80,000,000 damages
which Mr. Earl instituted against the
American Sugar Befining company, of
New York.
Mr. Earl holds that In procuring the
the opposition oompany’s plants.
Hearing of Standard Oil Case Begins
September 3.
St. Louis, Aug. 10. -The first testi-.
mony in the government’s suit to dis­
solve the Standard Oil company and
kindred companies on the ground that
they constitute a trust will be taken in
the poetoffioe building In New York on
September 3. Ex-Judge Franklin Far­
rias, of St. Louis, who was appointed
special examiner to bear testimony, has
issued an order for the first testimony
as above and copies were mailed today
to all the attorneys on both sides.
Frank B. Kellogg, of fit. Louis, and
C. B. Morrison, of Chicago, special
counsel for the government, requested
Judge Ferries to issue the order. Judge
Ferries has not been informed what
witnesses will be called at the hearing.
The taking of testimony will mark
the actual beginning of the govern­
ment’s fight to overthrow the Standard
Oil company and the <0 or more sub­
sidiary corporations allied with it. The
suit was Iliad in fit. Louis early in the
year, and all preliminary matters have
been cleared away.
Right to Water Under Indian Treaty
Is Upheld
Federal
Helena, Mont., Ang.
Judge C. E Wolverton, o f Oregon,
Who has had under consideration for
some months the case o f the govern­
ment against the Conrad Investment
Company,
involving the right to the
con­
use of the waters o f Birch Creek, the
middle o f which marks the southern
boundary of the Blackfoot Reserva­
tion, In his opinion-which was, re­
ceived today, decided for the com­
plainant. The government asserted
the right to the use o f the waters
among other things nnder a treaty
with the Indians, while the chief con­
tention o f the defendant was that, he
having complied with the act of con­
gress of 1891 relating to right of
way over public land for Irrigation
ditches and canals, the government
could not go back o f that.
W. G. Conrad, o f Helena, Is the
owner of the company, which has ex­
pended large sums In reclaiming
thousands o f acres o f land Jnst sooth
of the Blackfoot reservation. The
main canal is over 90 miles long and
there are many more miles o f later­
als. It Is not known whether the
case will be appealed or not.
Paris, Ang. 7.— A special dispatch
received here from Tangier says tbs
street fighting In the bombardment
of Casa Blanca, according to a refu­
gee who arrived from there on the
steamer Anatole, continued through­
out Sunday, and w is still In progress
when the Anatole left at 6 o ’clock
Sunday evening. -The French ships
Paris, Ang. 7.— A correspondent of
the Matin says the military commander
at Cbm Blanca sent excuses to the
French consulate for the attack oa the
landing party from the Galilee, for
which he blames the customs guards.
Tbs consol thereupon demanded that
the culprits be given to him. Tne
commander complied and sent the sol­
dier* in chains to the consulate. The
consul intimated that they wonld be
instantly shot at the firstt sign of fresh
trouble.
Suits* Still Offers Fight.
Washington, D. C., Ang. 8.— The
State Department today received a
cablegram from American Minister
Gummere, now in Tangier, Morocco,
stating that the government troops
have occupied Masargan. French
cruisers were sent there last night
and two other cruisers were sent to
Caaa Blanca. More refugees from
Caaa Blanca have arrived at Tangier
and report that the town la still oc­
cupied by the French forces.
Floss Coal Land Thieves.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Ang. 7.— In the
Federal Court Judge J. A: Rlner this
afternoon overruled the motion for a
new trial In the'cases of E. M. Hol­
brook, E. E. Lonebaugh and Robert
McPhllamy, recently convicted here
of conspiracy to defraud the govern­
ment In the acquisition of coal land.
The Judge Imposed a fine of 310,000
each on Holbrook and Lonebaugh
and a (20,000 fine on McPhllamy,
whom hs designated as the tool of
the coal miners. Each must pay on«
third o f the costs and stand com
mitted to Jail until paid,
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, Ang. 9.— Postmasters
appointed:
Oregon— Pokegsma, George W.
McIntyre, vice O. B. Walters, re­
signed.
Washington— Hall,
William
A.
Geer, vice O. B. Aagard, resigned;
Bingen, Melvin Wetherell, vice 8. O.
Hadley, resigned.
P
NATURE’S
WONDROUS
HANDIWORK
THROUGH UTAH AND COLORADO
W. C McBRIDE, General Ajent
214 Third S t, Portland,
CORVAlllS & EASTERN R. R.
Protect O. R. & N. Roadway.
Washlngtoa, Aug. 8.— Authority
has been granted to the engineer in
charge of the Umatilla irrigation
project in Oregon to construct a
wasteway on the storage feed on the
Canal about three-fourths o f a mils
below the town of Echo. The point
at which this structure will be built
controls the operation of the canal
throughout a section about four
miles long where the canal very
closely parallels the O. R. A N. rail­
road. This section has been con­
sidered as threatening the safety of
the railroad.
Trying to Ssttl* 8tr*ks.
Washington, Aug. 9.— Charles P.
Neill, commissioner or labor. Is In
telegraphic communication with P.
H. Morrissey, grand master, f and *
other officers of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, in an endeavor
to bring about a peaceful settlement
o f the strike of switchmen employed
and to 'b y the Colorado A Southern Railway
Inga, If Company, and to prevent, If possible,
i o f be- the enforcement of a general strike
ore the order calling out all the trainmen
lllng at amploysd hr ths road.
No Protoot From Japan.
Washington, Aug. 7.— No protest
has been received from the Japanese
government against the plan to send
the Atlantic battleahlp fleet to the
Paclftc and none Is expected. It Is
pointed out there that no basis exists
for protest or complaint, aa ths fleet
Is to remain In American waters.
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Helena, Mont., Ang. 7.— Twenty
telephone operators went on strike
here today In compliance with the
request of ths Montana Federation of
Labor. The atrlke was ordered as a
sympathetic movement for the llne-
men. Butte and several other cities
are without telephone service for a
similar reason. The Tslsphons Com­
pany haa applied for a temporary la-
junetton restraining a boycott, and
argument thereon will be had before
United States Judge Hunt tomorrow.
Lithographers Admit Defeat.
New York, Aug. 7.— Ths struggle
of tho Lithographic Artista, Engrav­
ers A Designers’ League with the Na­
tional Association of ' Employing
Lithographers, which began In Au­
gust, 1906, has been ended as a re­
sult o f ths abandonment o f ths tight
by ths onion.
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