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-r j- !,J8BKiW.WVw'r . .! WARSHIP WRECKED Hardly a Member of Crew Es capes Death or Injury. BODIES FLUNG HIGH IN THE AIR Dollort of Bennington Explode In Sun Diego Harbor Causo of Dis aster I Unknown. Ban Diego, Cal., July 22. Twenty, eight dead boillea nro lying at morgues, on piers and on tlio deck of n ruined vessol ol tho United States navy, scores of men aro lying grievously or painful ly Injured in sanitariums and hospitals, and 15 sailors aro missing and probably liavo found death in tho waters of tlio harbor as tho result of an explosion of a boiler on board tho United States gunboat Bennington at 10:10 o'clock yesterday morning. Tho Bennington at tho tirno of the accident was lying in tho stream, Just off tiro Commercial wharf at tlio foot of II street. Tho warship had received orders from Washington to sail for Tort Harford, whore she was to me?t tho monitor Wyoming and convey the vessel to Maro Island navy yard. Steam was up and everything was in readiness for sailing, when suddenly and without any warning whatever the starboard forward boiler exploded with a deafening roar. Tho explosion was lorritlc. People standing on tho shore saw a hugo cloud of white steam rise abovo tho Bennington. Columns of water were hurled into the air and for n distance! nearly twice the height of tho spars of the vessel. On board tho Bennington tho un harmed members of the crew aro work ing under great difficulties to reach the boiler room and coal bunlteie, where, it is believed, a dozen bodies aro lying wedged in tho wreckage or submerged in tho water which fills that part of tho vssel. Tho cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. There is much talk among the crew, especially the irresponsible members, of weakened and leaking boilers, but until a thor ough inspection of the wrecked boilers can be mado no definito official state ment is obtainable. It was explained by thoee on board that the wreckage was all below, but just how serious this is will be fully determined only after a thorough ex amination. JURY IS CHOSEN. Williamson, Gesner and Biggs to Face Charges a Second Time, Portland, July 22. Twelve men were selected yesterday morning oat of 38 answering to the call of the clerk of the Federal court, to whom will be given what has proved to be tho difficult task of deciding the guilt or innocence of Williamson, Gesner and Biggs, in their second hearing, which commenced yes terday. When the last man of the 12 was accepted by tho government, there remained but one name in the jury box. The jury was finally selected at a few minutes before 1 o'clock, Judge De Haven having determined to fill the panel before allowing a ree'ees, and therefore holding court from 10 until 1 o'clock. Court was then adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock, when a half day's session will be held and the technical points disposed of prior to the real commencement of the trial. "Upon the opening of court yesterday morning Judge Bennett asked in behalf of Mr. Williamson that a separate trial Ihj grantod his client, but the court overruled the motion and ordered that the three men be tried at the same time, as In the previous hearing. At the conclusion of the morning ses sion District Attorney Heney dismissed the case against Willard X. Jones, Thaddeus Potter, et al., owing to a de fect in the indictment. This case, which is one of conspiracy, will be tak en up once more, in all probability, by a new grand jury yet to be called, and a new indictment will probably be re turned. Bread Riots Trouble Spain. Madrid, July 22. Serious disorders have occurred at Seville, arising from the general distress. Four hndred farm laborers invaded Seville, looted the bakeries and shops and committed other depredations, until they were dis persed by a strong force of police and gendarmes, A mob stormed the city hall at Salonica, broke into the build ing and sacked it. A member of the municipal council fleeing from the riot ers, jumped from a window and was killed. The Republicans are summon ing mass meetings in Madrid. Municipal Bakeries Proposed. New York, July 22. An appeal to tho Bakers' unions in America, calling upon them to assist in the establish ment of municipal bakeehopa in all cities of the United States, Canada and Mexico, has been prepared by tho Jour neymen Bakers' and Confectioners' International union. It calls attention to the possible good that may result from state or municipal control of var ious public utilities, and especially the food product. Rushing Wheat to Mexico. Tacoma. July 22. The German steamer Tliebon returned to Tacoma to day with rush orders to load 1,000 tons of wheat In order to sail for Mexican ports before the now tariff adopted by ilexlco goes into effects JURY DISAGREES. Ten for Conviction and Two for Ac quittal In Land Cases. Portland, July 21. "If ou will vote for the acquittal of Williamson, wo will vote for the conviction of lllggs and Gesner." This in substance wan tlio astounding proposal mado by Jurors O. II. Flook, of Olalla, Douglas county, and U. O, Walker, of Walker, Lane county, to their fellow jurors in tho Williamson Blggs-Gesner trial. For 4(1 hours theso two jurors stood firmly entrenched against tho majority, finally securing tho discharge of tho Jury by Judge Do Haven yesterday at 1 p. m. .Both Flook and Walker aro constituents of Dinger Hermann and aro said to be his warm personal friends. W. O. Cook, the juror who was sup posed to bo for acquittal, was in fact II rin for conviction. Ho was ono of tho leaders of tho jury and his questions in open court, which seemed to indicate doubt In his own mind, wete asked by him as spokesman for the jury in order tho secure ammunition to use on their refractory fellow members. In all, 42 ballots were taken, and in the end it was as in tho beginning, tlio jury standing 10 for conviction of all the defendantn and two for the acquit tal of tho three men who have been on trial for a week or moro charged with subornation of perjury. District Attorney Heney immediately asked that a new trial of tho case be set for the earliest possible day, and in spite of the protest of Counsel Bennett, for the defense, Judge De Haven set the retrial of tho case tor today. Judge Bennett made a plea for more time in order that the defense might make additional preparation, hut with out success. Judge De Haven directed that tho drawing of the new jury be commenced this morning, believing that by tho time the 12 men were secured the witnesses rould all be on hand. The trials of W. N Jones, Thaddeus S. Potter, Daniel Clark and Ira Wade, charged with conspiracy to defraud the United Mates ol public lands, hid been previously set for this morning and the action of Judge De Haven in fixing the new Williamson trial for 10 o'clock to day, and his remarks touching the in dictment in the Jones case virtually sustained the demurter tiled by the defendants attacking the indictment on which tho prosecution is bated. He said that the Jones case would prob ably not be tried as ho was satistled that the indictment was insufficient, but that he would render a formal de clslon vened. this morning when court con NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. Additional Steamers Cannot Be Ob talned for Coast Run. Portland, July 21. With first-class passengers going in the steerage, a long waiting list for every berth, and both steamers going south crowded to the utmost limit of safety, the Harriman offices in the east continuo to sell tick eta for the trip from Portland to San Franclscuo, and R. P. Schwerin, gen eral manager of the San Francisco A Portland Steamship company, says the Columbia and St. Paul will continue to be the only steamers on the run. Having bought their tickets for the voyage several weeks ago, would-be passengers naturally expect a chance to go to California without much delay. The independent boats are finding plenty of passengers, but the majority of thoee who go present themselves at the Harriiuaa office to arragne for bertha have already paid their money. Slipping quietly into the city, Man ager Schwerin yesterday stated posi tively that no more steamers would be put on the San Frascisco A Portland run, despite the tremendous tourist traffic which baa been expected for months. He denies the report from Seattle that the steamer Valencia, of the Pacific Coast company, will come here temporarily. Mr. Schwerin says that every steamer on the Pacific coast is tmslly making money elsewhere now. The tourists who come through Pott land, must wait their turn, therefore. Tonight the steamer St. Paul will eail for San Francisco loaded aa usual. Assayers Receive Stolen Ore. Cripple Creek, Colo., July 21. Six assayers of this district have been ar rested and placed under heavy bonds, upon a charge of receiving high-grade ore, knowing it to have been stolen. From a set of books examined in one assaying office-it is known that about $ 3,000 profit was made by the assayers in the last six months. Other books lead the ojjkera to believe that upward of 11,000,000 worth of ore has been stolen in the district every year and disposedof to assay offices, who knew they were receiving stolen ore. Stockholders Fight for Dividend. Cleveland, July 21. The directors of the American Shipbuilding company today declared a dividend of 4 per cent on the common stock, payable quarter ly out of the net earnings of the last fiscal year, which ended June 30 last. The first dividend will fall duo Septem ber i . At a meeting 3ome time since a majority of the stockholders voted to pass the dividend. This was opposed by tho minority stockholders, who brought suit to forco a dividend. Will Take Spaniards Home. Madrid, July 21, The Spanish gov ernment, it ia announced, is arranging for the repatriation of tho Spaniards who were imprisoned in the Philippines by the Americans during the war of 1808, and who are still in the islands, I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST M - - " UIQ CROPS IN LINN COUNTY. I RAILROAD FOR WALLOWA. Hay, Whoat, Oats and Hops Giving Groat Promise. Albany Tho hay crop of Linn coun ty la greater this year than ever before, and thousands of tons of hay will lie shipped aiy. In addition to tho ex tra acreage la tho yield. It is unusual ly good. Hay la sellllug lor $4 and $6 loose, and $0 and $7 lulled low prices even for tho opening market. Haying haa been In progress for some time, and this week will see tho crop cut and in tho cock. Most of It will also bo In the barn or stack ere tho end ol tho week. Never did wheal In Linn county look better. Hinders will liegln moving the yellow grain this week, much of It be ing now fully ripe and ready for cut ting. The aphis meiitlonrd early In the summer during tho rains have nil disappeared, leaving no mark behind. Tlio output of the county will not I hi much larger than In tho past, for the acreage Is not lunch larger than usual, but tlio yield in tho greatest in years. Threshing will begin the Inst of July or tho first of Aguust, on the fall sown grain. Three or four weeks later work will begin on tho spring grain, which Is looking lino where sowed early enough, but that sown late will ripen very close to the ground, making bind Ing difficult. Oata aro looking lino, and will ho a fairly heavy crop. The acreage la not aa largo aa in some years, but tlio yield is excellent. One of the bumper cropa of the conn ty will bo hops. There la every Indi cation of a full crop better than last year. No damage haa been done by the lice, the hot weather coming in time to put an end to the ravaegs of the little post. Tho few yards that were infested with lice have been sprayed, and the crop la not affected In tho least. It we have warm weather until picking seaa on Is over, the crop will be a full one. A prominent Albany hopgrower esti mates tho output of Linn county nt about 160,000 bales. Indians Go Into Law. Chomawa Among tho .12 -young men who were recently admitted to practice law before tho , Supreme court of Oregon wero two Indians, graduates of the Chemawa Indian school. Both young men were successful, and give great promise of a creditable career. They were Oscar Norton, of California, who graduated in 1808, and George Bernier, of Oregon, of the class of ll00. Word haa also reached here that Rich ard Graham, another California Indian, who was a -student of Chemawa in 1807, haa been admitted to practice law in the courts of Washington City. Mr. Graham haa been a government depart ment clerk lor a number of years, and haa attended and graduated from the Columbia law school. Froxen Wheat Short. The Dalles Through the High Ridge and Fifteen-Mile country, the section of Wasco county where grain was most seriously damaged by tho freeze of Feb ruary, and where much rcseodlng was necessary, crops arc looking fairly well. Some of tho spring sown wheat is short and rather thin, but is of good color, and with favorable weather will make a comparatively good crop. Farmers in that section estimate that their spring grain will average 16 bushels to the acre. In that section the fall grain that was not frozen out will yield from 36 to 40 bushels to the acre. Kvery where throughout the county fall grain is ripening rapidly, and heading has already begun. Bohemia Men Want Smelter. Bohemia At an Important meeting of the Bohemia Mineowners' association this week steps wero taken to interest some smeltermen in Bohemia camp, One mining man stated that In case In terested parties put up a srnelter, he woould sign a contract to deliver 60 tons of ore per day. With thin amount of ore from one man, it is considered an assured fact that a smelter would pay If once put in operation. Men who are now doing nothing with their prop erties would proceed to active develop ment. Clerk Robinson Suspended. Pendleton Charles M. Robinson, clerk of the Umatilla Indian reserva tion, has been suspended from office by Major J. J. McKoln, United States agent in charge of the reservation, pending an investigation of the affairs of Robinson's office This action on the part of the agent is understood to lie a result of the investigation of tho affairs of the reservation, by It. G. S'al entine, private secretary to Indian Commissioner Leupp. Albany Summer Normal. Albany A summer normal school for tho benefit of public Bchool teachers is being conducted In Albany this sum mer by County School Superintendent W. u. Jackson, City Bciiool Huporin tendent Hayes and I. K, Richardson. A larire number of the teachers in tho public schools of Linn county aro at tending this summer school, wliero in struction in practical pedagogy is given, State Land In Klamath, Salem Stato Land Agent Oswald West has returned from a trip to Swan Lake, Klamath county, where ho in spected a large tract ot land believed to be swamp in character, and tiioreloro tho property of tho state, Ifo found 6,000 acres to which ho believes the stato is entitled to a patent, and lie will take steps immediately to perfect title. Indepondant Capitalists Will Build a Branch to Joseph, I j. Grnmlo A corps of engineers nro nt work citnbllnhltig a lino for it now railroad down Grand Rondo river to the mouth of tho Wallowa rler, theucu up tho Wallowa to Wallowa valley. The right of way haa been secured to the mouth of the Wallowa river. The new road will bo Independent of all other linos and In barked by Now York capital. A ronstrui'tlon company Is ready to begin grading as soon an part of tho lino la established, ivihl will lie at work within tho next 30 days, and It la slat rd tho road wilt lo completed to tho Wallowa bridge this year and will he extended to Joseph next year. Tills activity tins caused ageuta for the O. It. A N. to go to Klglu tills week and busy themselves securing rights o( way on nil deeded hind thiough which their Html survey wan established about 11 vo years ago, v The probable purpose of tho new promoters Is to gel tho right of way In tho Grand Rondo and Wallowa canyons away from the O. It. A X., which It Is suposeil haa already oxplrt-d or soon will expire by limitation. The outcome will likely bo the fore ing of the O. R. A X. Co. to build on Its proioscd line. If it docs not In some way renew Its pre-emption of tho surveys already mado, it will lose its rights, and this the O. It. A N. Co. la not exHctcd to do. In any case, Wal lowa county has n bettor proniM-ct for a railroad than ever before. Ready to Start Cut-Off. Kugene C. 8. Freoland, construction engineer of the Southern I 'mi 11 o com pauy, Is in Kugene with a futco of men preparatory to tho construction of the bridge across the Willamette river at Springfield for the Iloudorsoti-Hpring-Held cutoff branch line, which will be built immediately. Tho people of J-.ti-geuu herald the news of tho Itcginulug of tho work on this line with great sat isfaction. They have looked (or it long and earnestly. It means the making of Kugene a terminus for all trains on the Woodburu-Xntruu and Hpringtleld Wendllng branches, Increasing the imp utation of tlio city considerably by the addition of the trainmen and their fam ilies, and affording the eople residing along the aforesaid branches a quicker and better means of reaching this city to do their trading. Platinum on Santlam. Lebanon George B. Whltcomb, who lives slxMit 30 miles abovo Lebanon on tho South Santiam river, reports hav ing discovered platinum In paying quantities. A quantity of black river sand was sent to tho government assay office at Washington, D. C, and partly concentrated sand went 60 to the ton, while, rcconcentr-tted sand went a. high as $176 to tho ton. Mr. Whltcomb haa sent, other samples to the government assayer at tho Iiwis and Clark fair. He exjiecta an exjiert in a few days who will make a thorough examination. Mr. Krebs at Dallas. Dalian Growers report tho Kreba hop jhk)I meeting In Dallas a success In every reaieet. All those present ate said to have signed tip, nnd the scheme in this vicinity seems to lw progressing, while news comes from other hop local ities in this county indicating that Polk county will Ixi quite generally In the pool, Evidently the project Is giv ing speculators considerable concern. It la reported that Salem speculston wete here tho day of tho meeting, PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, new, bushel; bluestetn, new ley, new, 76c. 71W72c per 76070c; val Barley, Feed, $21 .60022 per ton; rolled, 123(324. Oats Xo 1 white, feed, $20(330 per ton; gray, $20. Hay Timothy, $14010' per ton; clover. $800, Fruits A Miles, new, $1.6001.86 per Iwx; aprimts, 00o$l iter crate; peaches, 60g00e per crate; plums, 25c 000c per crate; loganberries, $1,26 per crate; blackberries, 46o pound; cherries, 7Q12c per pound; currants, 8c per pound; prunes, 86c$l; rasp berries, $1.26 wir crate. Vegetables Beans, 104c per pound cabbage, 101 he per pound; cauli flower, 76000c per dozen; celery, $1 per dozen; corn, 17026c per dozen; cucumbers, 06076c per dozen; lettuce, head, 10c per dozen; parsley, 26o per dozen; peas, 206c per ound; toma toes, 00c$l jut crate; turnips, $1,26 01,40 per sack; carrots, $1.2601.60 per sack; beets, $101.26 per sack, Potatoes Oregon, new, 76c0$l per sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 20021 Mo por found. Kggs Oregon ranch, 21K022o doz, Poultry Average old hens, 1JI0 14c; mixed chickens, 12012Jc; old roostors, 0010c; young roosters, 110 12c; turkeys, livo, 18010: geese, live, 007c; ducks, old, 18c; ducks, young, 10014c per pound. Hops Choice 1004, 17010c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon nrerago host, 10021c; lower grades down to 16c, au cording to shrinkage; valley, 26027a per pound; mohair, choice, Ulo per pound. Beef - Dressed bulls, l02o per pound; cows, tlji04c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 6o per pound; ordinary, 4p, Veal Dressed, 8 607)tfo per pound. Pork Diessed O07o per pound, DEFENSE WAIVE8 ARGUMENT Submits Timber Land Case to Jury Without Debate, Portland, July ill. After 12 days ol trial, tho reputation ot three of tint prominent men of Oregon was given Into the keeping of 12 Jiiiyinou yester day altemiMin, Whoti the last testl iiuiny for tho defendants, Itoprcsoutn live J. N. Williamson, Dr. Van Gesner mid .Marlon R. tllggM, had boon hoard, as well aa District Attorney Honey's opening argument (or tho prosecution, Judge llcnuott sprang a surprise. He refused to discuss, on behalf of tho do fondants, tho case that had been made against thoin, or tho reasnnn why tho verdict should bo one of acquittal. The wholo contention was left' to tho Judg ment of the Jury, without argument. Judge Bennett, In making this request to tho court, saldt "May It ploaso tho court, I do not fee, that tho oimiilng statement of tho district attorney waa very lull or very fail in this case, and In view of the fact that tho Jury has boon hero now for 12 days, trying thin case, and has listened to all tho testimony offered by the gov omnium, and the evidence and explan ations on behalf ol tho defendants, anil must thoroughly understand our posi tion in the case from the arguments that have arisen during tho course of the trial, wo feol that wo would not ho justllled In keeping them here for two or three days more to listen to an argu ment In tho case. Therefore wo have made up our minds to submit tho ease to the Intelligence of this jury on tlio evidence In the rase and the instruc tions which your honor shall give." Yesterday morning when the Federal court convened, those present heard, after a few remaining questions had been asked of the last witness called In the case, a short statement of what the government had attempted to prove, as told by Mi. Heney. It was milder than those who had followed the trial had expected. The defendants were not called to account in any great measure for whnt tho evidence of the government seemed to show tlinn to have done. Invective nnd attack worn wanting. It was, as stylist by Mr. Honey, a blrdseyo view of tho case and the evidence. AIRSHIP FLIES OVER PORTLAND. Wind Too Strong for It to Return to Exposition Grounds, Portland, July 10. Man tried again yesterday to conquer air. It was the same old story n( partial defeat. He must try yet again Ufore he ran slip tlio metaphorical harness Uhiii tho at inostihoie and make It serve him an the giants steam and electricity have Ixi-n brought to serve. For ncarlyjtwo hours yesterday after noon tlie ulrslilp Angolas liovorcd over Portland and vicinity. To the casual olxwrvcr It looked, like a great bird moving slow)) serosa tho sky' with rase and crfcct control of Itself. In fact there was a battle going on every sec ond; a battle against a strong wind which has proved tho evil genius of airship inventors since tho first. Kvery Inch tho brave vessel moved to tho southward Waa au Inch to the credit of the contending elements. It Is note worthy, however, that the Angnlus bucked the capricious air currents yes terday with a greater degree ot success than any previous air vessel. Captain T. 8. Baldwin, of California, the In ventoi, ia satislled with yesterday's showing. He will make some delicate alterations and pit his vessel against the wind at once. He has no doubt that his boat rould navigate In any direction under favorable atmospheric conditions. He Intends to make it sail under any condition). Tho Atigelus rnndo the first airship (light in Northwest history and the first of the extxisitlon comiMitltlnu. It waa witnessed by many thousands. It started from the exositlon grounds and drove southeast bucking a strong wind from the north. Lincoln Beechey, of Is Angeles, went up with the ma chin, snd displayed remarkable skill and courage In his work. After being drifted along an irregular southward course for about six miles he tacked east and made a safe landing on a dock at a Willamette river pleasure resort. The vessel was not damaged to any great extent and arrangements were made for its conveyance back to the exposition whence other test flights ore to be mude this week, Lay Slsgo to Vladivostok. Ijondou, July 10. A Japanese army has been landed north of Vladivostok and the complete envelopment of the fortress Is Imminent. Tho Tokio cor respondent of the Dally Telegraph wires: "Thus Japan carries the war Into undisputed Russian territory on tho main land, Undoubtedly, too, a strong Japancso fleet la outside Vladi vostok. Japan's navy has nothing else to occupy it at the moment. The In vestment ot Vladivostok Is regarded hero as a strong argument In favor of peace." Shipping Trust's Deficit, New York, July 10. A deficit of $1,142,008 for the year ended Decem ber .'II last, as compared with n surplus of $1,707,707 for the preceding year, Is shown In n statement given out by the International Mercantile Marino com pauy ut its annual meeting at Hobokon, N. J,, today, President Brucu Ismay ascribes tho poor showing largely to tho continued digression In freight rates on the North Atlantic during tho Jailor pa of 1001. Dattleihtp Ohio Accepted, Washington, July 10, TlfoNavfile paitmout liaa finally accepted tho oat- tleshJn Ohio, flagship of Rear Admiral Train, commander of tho Asiatic fleet. Tho Olllo Was hilllt by tho Union Iron work, of mn Francisco, HEAT GETS INTENSE Many Deaths nnd Prostrations In. Eastern States, STORM AFfORDS SOME RELIEF; Crowdad Tenement Districts of New York Aro the Worst Doaths Reach 76 In Oris Day. Now York, July 20. While the rcc ord of deaths and prnstratloua greatly exceeded that of yesterday, there was a distinct diminution today In the tem perature prevailing throughout tin. eastern sent Ion of the country. Al though tho midday heat wits every where torrllle, It wan broken by senile--Ing IhuiulerstiirinH, many of which wem of a violent character, and toward evening tho temperature foil rapidly. With tli s welouio relief came tlio an uiiuucomcnt from tho weather bureau tonight that tho abatement In tho heated term had been getietnl and that moderate temperatures would probably ptovall.for several days In tlio Middle. Atlantic and New Kngland slate. lit New York the highest tetu'wra lure recorded waa 06, one degree lower than that of yesterday, when the high est record of the season was rcaijnd. Philadelphia tcorled a slightly hlghor iunximutu range, and In many other cities the highest point ' yesterday was not touched, while every where a. shnrp (alt was noticed, beginning early in the afternoon. As usual the maximum official tem peratures everywhere were excei-ded by those prevailing In the crowded dis tricts, where the actual tniiiernlurea frequently exceeded 100 degrees. The rtliuulstlve effect of the rontlll tied torrldlty of these dl-lrlrts waa (willfully evident In the rnoriiiiMis In crease of tho number of deaths III New York. 'Whlls the death roll of yester day was only 2rt, that of today rtjlnil the appalling total of 76, being nearly half of those prosliatnl. This was al most entirely due to the r"lla of women and children and aged persons whiMin exhausted vitality was unequal to the strain ol further suffering. VERDICT IS BLOCKED. Ono Juror In Land Fraud Cases la Stubborn for Acquittal. Portland, July 20. Neither 31 Ihmiii. and more of argument, the opinion of thoso learned in the law, nor his own convictions, have served to convince 3 O. Cook, of Kugene, a former clerk fur tho llooth Kelly Lumber company, that the (lelundsnts Williamson, Geotirr and lllggs are guilty of having runsplied to aulKirn men to commit tierjury. Judgn De Haven, after waiting until after K o'clock last night, retired to Ida home, having word with the marshal that hn would not return again unless the jury should return a verdict, and then only providing the action should be lakei. prior to 10 :i0. J. O. Cook, the man from Kiiirrnr, is hanging the jury and cannot be changed from his s)sitlort, so the rumois that float around the Federal building whliiMT. From the first he has op IKMcd the wishes of the other II men, a,nd all their tnasned )rsoaslvoiitsa cannot turn him from his opinion. Mr. Cook has Ix-en a fractious juror from the first, so It Is understood, ami has not been easy under tho yoke of th rules laid down, liven at the twglit uliig of the trial he was disinclined l heed tho admonition of the court that he should neither read the comment concerning the cane as published in the papers nor iIIscum the cane as In pleased. It Is understood that ho did not care to follow tho instructions, and contended that he would read what ho pleased and discuss the case when hit wished. It Is the nupixmltloii that the Jury will he discharged today if It la mil able to reach a verdict by evening. In the event of II mil disagreement, it la the annoum-ed intention ot District At torney Heney to call the reoond trial aa soon as ho haa finished with tho Jones case, now set for hearing on Fri day. Czar's Sincerity Is Doubted. Toklr, July 20, It la believed that Kiiieror Nicholas recently sent an en couraging message to General l.lnlo vltcli, promising him men, provisions and other necessities for attaining a victory, it ia also reported that tho Russian emj etor recently ordered th'o mobilization of four army corps. This fact, taken In connection with tho re ported limitation of M, Wltte's owor as elilet peace plenipotentiary, la deemed to bo a sign that Russia la not sincere In her expressed desire for the conclusion of peace. MortJn Uses tho Ax, Now York, July 20. Chalrmrin Paul Morton, ot tho Rqultahlu Lifo Assurance society, today Huiiiinnillr removed comptroller T. D. Jordan and appointed In his stead William A.Day, assistant attorney general of tho (JnlU'd Htiites. Mr. Morton guvo out n statq niont In whloli husaid: "Tho reason for Mr. Jordan's removal was his re fusal to furnish mo information regard Ing Important transactions of tho soci ety which I am Investigating." Military Plot Discovered. London. July 20. Tho Moscow cor respondent of tho Times Ba'ya that ono ot tho tonics of conversation during tho' proceedings of the Zomstvo con ureas was 'tho aliened discovery of a Imllltary plot against Kmpcror Nichols.. r r