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A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Lett Interesting Evtntt
of tho Past Week.
Baron Koiuura, Japanese peace en
voy, baa tailed (or tho United States.
A crisis it approaching in the Norway-Sweden
matter. Swedish troops
are being mobilised along the frontier.
Elihu Root will assume the office of
secretary of state soon, but will not be
able to give it his entire tie until Sep
tember.
President Roosevelt is detetmlend to
eliminate entirely the use ot any
"pull" in securing promotions in the
army and navy.
The Sioux river is on a rampage at
Sioux City, Iowa, and has overflowed
thousands of acres of crops and has
washed away many houses.
Dunnite, a new explosive, is claimed
to be th most effective in the world.
A small charge will crumple in the side
of the heaviest armored vessel.
It is said that the Russian Reaction
ary party desires to dethrone the csar
and put in a stronger ruler who will be
able to restrain the reform party.
A report from Odesa says that a part
of the Black sea squadron met and en
gaged the rebel ship Potemkin. The
vessel escaped. The entire fleet has
been ordered to capture or destroy the
Potemkine.
One lesson gained by the American
navy as the result of the Far Eastern
war is the uselessness of the conning
tower on war vessels. The Japanese
gunners invariably disabled the ma
chinery in these towers early in battle.
Germany has forbidden French So
cialists to speak in Berlin.
A French submarine boat foundered
with a crew of 12 on board.
- Twenty-six people were killed in the
tornado which just swept over Texas.
Paul Jones' body has been handed
over to the American, navy by the
French navy with great ceremony.
Oae of the eight convicts who escap
ed from the government prison on Mc
Neil's island, has been recaptured.
The city of Theodosia, Russia, has
been set on fire by the rebel ship Po
temkin and the garrison, instead of de
fending the town, has looted the stores
and houses.
Representatfve Payne, of New York,
chairman of the house committee on
ways and means, says the United
States must continue the policy of en
larging oar navy.
A report at Odessa says that the
rebel ship Potemkine has been sunk.
Confirmation cannot be had. It is
known that the Russian government
has sent a torpedo boat after the vessel.
American electricians have obtained
the contract for the electrification of an
Italian railway and have also closed
contracts for electrical equiment to be
installed in Japan. The value of these
contracts is about $2,000,000.
More mob outbreaks are Occurring in
Poland.
The largest bank in Topeka, Kansas,
has failed.
Five hundred perished in the flood
at Guanajuato, Mexico.
July 4 the admissions to the Lewis
and Clark fair were 58,708.
Six desperate prisoners have escaped
from the government prison on McNeil
island.
Canton, China merchants have pro
tested to Roosevelt against Chinese ex
clusion. The beef trust has an army of law
yers to defend them against the attack
of the governme.it.
King Oscar will not find a new king
for Norway and the Swedish govern
ment is mobilizing the army.
As far as can be ascertained Inde
pendence day cost 42 lives, while 2,431
people were injured. The property loss
by fire will reach $115,800.
Further claims of success are made
by the Japanese army in Manchuria.
Admiral Rojestvenskv's cotditoin is
such that he has not yet been informed
of the complete annihilation of his
squadron. He is under the impression
that a substantial part of the fleet
reached Vladivostok.
The entire Russian Black sea fleet is
now in open revolt.
Secretary Taft says he does not ex
pect to succeed the late Secretary Hay.
Germany is very angry at Great Brit
ain's influence with France.
WILLIAMSON FACES JURY.
Dr. Van Getner and Marlon R. Blggt
Alto Oefendanta in the Cats.
Fortland, July 7 With the convic
tion ot Senator Mitchell sliding into
history, those curious ones who were In
attendance at this trial will this morn
ing again Lave the chance to witness
another Oregon congressman before
the bar of justice -Representative J. N,
Williamson. With this member of the
lower house of congress will also be
tried Dr. Van Qeener and Marion R.
Biggs. Williamson and Van Gesner
were interested in the sheep business,
and the specific charge against them it
subornation of perjury, it being alleged
that they induced various persons to
make fraudulent timber entries. It it
charged that the alleged fraudulent
oaths were taken before Marion R.
Biggs, who was United States commis
sioner at Prineville.
The indictment which was returned
against Williamson, Van Gesner and
Biggs was returned, February 11, 1905,
and it alleges thatthe three men'named
in the indictment conspired to suborn
certain persons to commit perjury
whose names are set forth in the indict
ment, to take up claims under the tim
ber and stone act, swearing when they
took up these claims that they were not
taken up for speculative purposes.
While this case will not attract the
attention that the trial of Senator
Mitchell did, it nevertheless will be
watched with great interest. Repre
sentative Williamson, until he was
elected to succeed Malcolm A. Moody,
was a state senator in the Oregon legis
lature. The fact that he was indicted
along with Senator Mitchell will give
the case some national interest.
DUNNE'S OWNERSHIP PLAN.
Chicago's Mayor Propotet Corpora
tion Shall Own Car Linet.
Chicago, July 7. Mayor Edward F.
Dunne told the city council tonight his
plans for municipal ownership of trac
tion properties. .It was not municipal
ownership absolutely, but, as the may
or explained, the nearest thing possible
nnder existing conditions, and he asked
the aldermen to consider it carefully.
Absolute municipal ownership and op
eration, the) mayor said, he does not
consider practical just now,.
The plan which the mayor offered
provides for the incorporation of a com
pany, managed by five men who com
mand the confidence of the people of
Chicago. To this company is to be
granted a 20-year franchise, covering
the streets in which rights of the old
companies already have expired or soon
will expire. It is to be stocked to the
amount necessary ,to establish a street
car system in these streets, roughly es
timated at 240 miles. No bonds are to
be sold.
The stock is to be deposited with a
trust company, which the five directors
are to select, so as to prevent a par
chase of it and consequent control by
outside interests. The stock is to be
sold at popular subscription.
At any time the cit may elect, it
can take over the property on an ap
praised valuation.
. ARMY READY TO REVOLT.
Demand Political Rights From Czar
for All Hit Soldiert.
London, July 7. The Moscow corre
spondent of the Standard says:
"I have received startling informa
tion, the very nature of which renders
its confirmation from official sources
impossible, bnt which, if correct, may
be designed to promote the revolution
ary movement in Russia to a remarka
ble extent.
"It is that an ultimatum will short
ly be presented to the czar demanding
political rights in behalf of the army.
The date of the presentation will prob
ably coincide with the completion of
the mobilization now in progress.
"Two hundred thousand of the
yonngest and therefore the most dissat
isfied members will then have received
their arms and will be under the com
mand ot men drawn largely from civil
life. I am told that the initiative has
been taken in the garrison at St. Peters
burg." Gorky Works for Freedom.
St. Petersburg, July 7. Maxim
Gorky, the novelist, who is living at
Kokola, a small village on the coast of
Finland, has refused a flattering offer
to go on a lecture tour in the United
States, preferring to remain for the
purpose of aiding in the work of eman
cipating Russia. He is one of the re
cognized leaders of the Constitutional
ists, and is visited daily by persons
from all parts of Russia. He has a
large income, but gives the major por
tion of it to the cause which he has at
heart.
To Collect Data on Canal.
New York, July 7. Two Panama
canal commissioners, Peter G. Haines
and Colonel M. B. Harrod, sailed for
Panama today on the Saguranca, to col
lect data concerning the surveys of the
canal route and to prepare plans of this
route for use by the. advisory board of
engineers, which will meet in Wash
ington September 1.
ALMOST BANKRUPT
Philippine GoverrmcntOnlyJtept
Up by Sale ot Bonds.
FILIPINOS REFUSE TO PAY TAXES
Purpose of Taft't Visit to Islands Is
to Place Government on Safe
Financial Basis.
Washington, July 8. Secretary Taft
is hastening to Mauila to prevent an
utter collapse of the civil government
there as administered by Governor
Wright. The myttery of hit mission
and the urgency with which it its un
dertaken are gradually being revealed.
Early action of a remedial character is
necessary to prevent the government
from becoming bankrupt through short
age ot revenue receipts.
Governor Wright has not made pro
gress indealing with the Filipinos,
lie has asked them to obey " the laws
and let it go at that, lie has not
sought to harmonise differences and se
cure their co-operation. At a result,
the Filipinos are now refusing to pay
taxes. They knew nothing about land
and revenue taxes until American rule
was made effective. Taft succeeded in
inducing the natives to pay these taxes.
Under Wright they refused payment.
It Is impossible to sell the land tor de
linquent taxes.
The decrease in Philippine revenue
has been so great that nothing but bond
sales hat prevented a collapse of the
government. The money derived from
selling bonds and certificates ot indebt
edness baa furnished sufficient funds to
maintain affairs up to this time, but
the sums borrowed must eventually be
repaid,' and the situation has grown
serious.
Mr. Taft has gone to determine what
can be done to develop revenues and to
place the government on a safe financial
basis. Mr. Taft also desires to confer
with Governor Wright on the friar land
question. The entire matter was ad
justed after tedious deliberations, and
an arrangement reached satisfactory to
the president and Mr. Taft. The titles
were defective, and it was agreed to have
new transfers made. Governor Wright
was asked for his approval and refused
to give it. It is considered imperative
that this troublesome question should
be settled. -
TO MAKE ISTHMUS HEALTHY
Shon's Tells How Commlttion Will
Care for Employe!.
Washington, July 8. - Life on the
Isthmus ot Panama is to be made
healthful, comfortable and enjoyable
before 'he real work of digging the
canal is begun, according to an an
nouncement of policy made today by
Chairman Shoots, of the Panama Canal
commission. Mr. Shonts said:
"Our first duty is to create sound
underlying conditions. This is now
vastly more important than the moving
of dirt. The men must have suitable
bouses in healthy surroundings; they
must have wholseome and nourishing
food at reasonable cost; they must have
suitable transportation facilities to get
to and from their work, and they must
have opportunity for recreation.
"It will be the policy of the commis
sion to provdie these essential" as
quickly as possible, and to only in
crease the working force, aside from
the mechanics necessary to provide
these necessities as fast as the fucilties
indicated can be furnished.
"So much has been said by the press
of an exaggerated character about
health conditions there that it may be
wise to recapitulate the facts regarding
yellow fever. There have been be
tween 9,000 and 10,000 employes on the
isthmus since the disease first appeared
in May. During that month there were
20 canal employes stricken and two
deaths. In June 30 canal employes
were strictken and there were four
deaths, two of those dying being Amer
icans appointed in the United States
and two persons appointed locally on
the isthmus."
Whole Battalion Slain.
St. Petersourg, July 8. General
Linievitch in a telegram to the em
peror dated July 5, and confirming the
defeat of the Japanese at Savantse,
when a Japanese battalion was annihi
lated, says that after the capture of the
position and the flight of the Japanese,
the latter were reinforced and resumed
the fight, but all their attacks were re
pulsed. The Russians captured consid
erable quantities of supplies, and held
the position until ordered to retire.
The Japanese losses, General Linievitch
says, were enormous.' (
Refunding Hawaiian Debt.
Washington, July 8. President
Roosevelt has approved the issue of
$600,000 of bonds by the Territory of
Hawaii to refund the gold bonds of the
Republic of Hiawail, issued under act
of the legislature of June 13, 1896.
DE HAVEN SETS DATES.
Mitchell Case Dlspoted of. He Twrnt
Attention to Other.
Portland, July 6. Judge De Haven
was a busy man yesterday and will be
equally busy today, The end of the
Mitchell trial hat not brought surcease
from work, and , the interval between
the first case and the one of J. N. Wil
liamson set for Friday morning will
fill the hours of the Federal court with
action and hurry.
Yesterday morning all of the land
fraud canoe were taken np by the court
and fixed upon the calendar for consid
eration. Times were set for hearing
demurrers to the many Indictments
now pending in different cases, dates
were fixed tor listening to arguments
upon pleas in abatement and days set
apart for arraignments and pleadings
of those defendants who are now wait
ing for the call ol the conrt.
The Mitchell and Hermann cases
were put at the foot of the calendar, as
was the rase against F. P. Mays, and
the many defendants made prominent
in the Puter-McKinley land fraud case
ot last winter. Today the great major
ity of the defendants .will either plead
or will bring their motions tor ertor
before the court, after which the races
will be set, as near as possible, upon
the docket for trial.
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Zlgxaga Acrott Country, Smashing
Everything In lit Path.
Fort Worth, Texas, July . A tor
nado which struck Texat in the upper
edge of Montague county, coming from
the northeast and twinging far into the
southeast, this afternoon ranted the
loss, it is believed, ot 40 lives, injured
a large number of people, and did un
told damage to giowing crops and
cattle.
Fortunately the tornado missed the
small towns in the section through
which it swept, bat It sigtagged in such
a way as to take in the homes of many
farmers and stock raisers in the sec
tion. At Jackshoro the force ol the wind
was terrific. The Baptist church and
20 other buildings were blown oft their
foundations, and a number of buildings
totally destroyed. Mrs. Travis Cal
houn was seriously injured. Travis
Calhoun, Mrs. llorton and Henry Wes
ter and family were also injured.
At Montague no lives were lost in
the town, but in the country great wet
of life it reported. The wires are down
in all directions, and It is ditllcnlt to
get particulars. Ten persons are known
to be dead in the neighborhood ot
Montague. Most of those killed lived
on Salt creek, along which the tornado
swept with special force. At Nacona
the tornado passed a few miles to the
south, and later lists give the dead at
14 and the injured at 41.
TRAIN IN DITCH.
Great Northern Pattenger Leavet
Track and Cart Burn.
Great Falls, Mont., July fl. A spe
cial to the Tribune from Willison, N.
D., saye No. 3 west bound passenger
train on the Great Northern was
wrecked at Spring Brook, about 12
miles west of there. A car in the mid
dle of the train jumped the track just
before reaching a switch. At the twitch
this car went on the side track and a
complete wreck followed.
All the train left the track except
the engine. Explosions followed im
mediately and set the wreckage on fire.
Seven cart were completely destroyed
by the fire, but the paxsengers all es
caped through the windows and only a
few were seriously injured, although a
large number were slightly hurt. The
injured were all brought to Willison
and it is believed none are fatally hurt.
The train was running at a high rate
of speed, but no more than the regular
run calls for. Where the car first left
the track there is absolutely nothing
wrong with the track and no one can
account for the accident. All of the
other cars passed over the place, and
had it not been for the switch no seri
ous results would have followed.
All the mail was laved.
Ruttian Paper Playt Ghoul.
St. Petersburg, July 6. The Novoe
Vremya, which alone of the leading
papers here attacked President Roose
velt for forcing peace endeavors, has
been printing a series of articles to
prove that American intrigues and
American instigation were responsible
for the war. It now asserts that the
same causes brought about China's
request to be represented in the nego
tiations. It says that Mr. Hay's doc
trine of the administrative entity of
China will be buried with its author,
but the fruits of his policy will remain.
Convict Strike Quelled.
Salt Lake City, July 6. Twenty con
victs at the state penitentiary struck
today, refusing to work until improve
ment was made in the food and other
accommodations. After the strikers had
been placed in solitary confinement and
handcuffed to the ceiling for several
hours, the strike lost its popularity.
VERDICT IS GUILTY
John H. Mitchell Convicted ol
. Crime Against Nation.
STEPS TAKEN FOR NEW TRIAL
ff Necessary Cats Will Be Taken ra
the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Portlaad, July 4. At 11 o'clock last
night, with the din ol exploding fire
crackers almost drowning the words of
Captain Bladen, Senator John II.
Mitchell, who lor 22 years has sat la
the senate ot the United States, list
ened to the reading ot the verdict that
pronounced him guilty,
Although hard hit, as s man mutt
be under such awful conditions, Sena
tor Mitchell retained his romiosure.
Tears welled Into his eyes and his
voles shook, and, as he slowly rose
from his teat, after the jury had been
polled and court was adjourned, he
tottered and for the brief spell ol per-'
haps a minute the shocking force of
the verdict seemed suddenly to unload
upon hit shoulders every one ot those
70 years through which he has panned,
and he became old, very old. With an
effort which showed that he waa stilt
fighting, still not without hope, for ex
Senator Thurston, as iwa as the jury
was polled had moved fur a new trial,
he straightened up his bent figure in
a way that seemed to say, "there ia
yet another ehenee,"
Senator Mitchell will not rest under
the verdict ot the jury as returned last
night, but will take the matter to the
Supreme court of the United (Mates,
If necessary. Senator Thurston, one of
the counsel (or the defense, when asked
as to the future course ol the defense,
said :
"On Monday next the court will hear
a motion tor a new trial on the part of
the defense, and II that ! lnid, the
matter will pe taken to the Circuit
court ot Appeals in San Francisco, and
from there, it necessary, to the Su
preme court of the United States. Ot
course, other than that statement, I csn
have nothing to say as to what I think
of the outcome ot the trial."
John Nswtoa Williamson, Dr. Van
Gesner and Marion R. Biggs will be
brought face to face with the 1'nited
States court on Friday morning at 10
o'clock to answer to the indictment
charging them with subornation of
perjury, in having induced 100 persona
to swear falsely In regard to entries
made upon timber and stone land in
the vicinity of Prineville.
Judge De Haven set Friday Morning
tt the time for beginning the trial
when court wat railed yesterday morn
ing, lie also stated that he would fix
Wednesday morning at the time for
taking up all land fraud cases in which
demurrers had been filed against the
indictments, lie would then set apart
a time for bearing the argnments In
tffoee raxes where such hearing was
necessary,
DESTROY REBEL SHIP,
Ruttian Government Send Torpedo
Boat on Trail of Potemkin.
Itucharest, Roumania, July 5. -Advices
to the government from Kustenji
state that the Russian torpedo boat
Smeltiloy had apeared off that port
and by signal had requested informa
tion concerning the rebel Russian bat
tleship Potemkin. It is said that the
torpedo bout is manned by a select
crew and has been commissioned to at
tack and link the rebel ship upon
sight. When the port authorities sig
naled back that the Potemkin had left
the port, the torpedo Iwat retired in
the direction of Odessa, for which placet
the Potemkin is beleived to have tet
out.
At all Roumanian ports where Rus
sian warships are now lying there is
reported great agitation among the
sailors. The Russian vessel Hulgarie,
owing to an outbreak among her crew,
has been indefinitely delayed at tho
port of Ismalia.
Rebels Proclaim General Strike.
St. Petersburg, July 5. The execu
tive committee of tho Social IJevolu
tionista has issued a stirring appeal
summoning the workmen and all
classes of society interested in the
overthrow of the present regime to
show sympathy .with all those who
fought for freedom at Lodz, Warsaw,
Odessa and other places, as well as
with the sailors who mutinied at
Odessa and Libau, by inaugurating a
general political strike. The leaders
have supplemented this by proclaiming
a general strike for Thursday,
Prepares to Fight Hungary.
London, July 5. The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at . Vienna asserts
that Archduke Francis Ferdinand has
initiated military preparation with a
view to the eventuality of Hungary at
tempting to recede from the dual mon