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THE CONDON GLOBE CONDON OREGON JEWS OF THE WEEK Ifi i Condensed Form lor Oar Basy Readers. A Rmuim of th Less Important but Net Less Interesting Events of tha Past WMk. Tba crop outtuoc' iui in Pacific ' Northwest U most encouraging. Congress has taken no action with regard to a new trad treaty with tier many. President Roosevelt ha reiterated ; hia determination not to ran again for th presidency. P. W. Clement ii the choice of In : dependent Republican and Democrat tor governor of Vermont. - Hot weather prevail in Chicago Jand other part ol the East. Several death and many prostration are reported. Russian rumor aay a new ministry is a boat to be formed, headed by M. Mouromsteff, president of the lower house. Testimony at New Orleant by the Interstate Commerce commission show that state oil inspector discriminated against dealer not in the trust. The president I back of Goveimr ' Ide, of the Philippine Id, the position he took with reference to the title to the Juan de Dip property, claimed by the Catholic church. Senator Fulton ha been appointed chairman of the congressional commit tee to go over and check up the work of the commission appointed by Presi dent McKinley to codify the Federal law. Wisconsin Democrat have endorsed Bryan for president. Dr. Lapponi, papal physician, says the pope is in very good health. The ship subsidy bill will be taken op at the next session of congress. The little town of TitUewab, Okla homa, ha been pracitcally demolished by a tornado. England has sent a representative to the UnitedS tate to inspect meat in tended for use by the English army. ; A ticket ha been named by the fus ion of Democrats, Prohibitionist and Lincoln party men in Pennsylvania. . Chairman Burton, of the bouse riv ers and harbor committee, say a 40 foot channel fof Coos bay is too much to ask. New York does oot have that depth, and Hamburg, Germany, has only 32 feet. Through the Japanese embassy the National Bed Cross has received anoth er $36,000 for the relief ot Ban Francis co earthquake and fire sufferers, mak ing the total aubscrpition by Japanese people $146,000. President Roosevelt has approved the joint resolution of congress expressing the horror of the people of the United States a the result of the massacre o( Hebrews in Russia and epxreesing sym pathy with those bereaved. The insular government will buy the docks at San Juan, Porto Rico. Independent packing companies of Chicago are giving their plant a thor ough cleaning up. , All seems quiet in the Panama re public. " American marines still re main stationed at various places. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, and Miss Minnie Reid were married in London June 25. The secretary of the Indiana boaid of health reports finding chemicsla in fresh meats on sale at Indianapolis. Nearly 3,600 tons of hay and 1,000 bags of grain were destroyed in a fire on San Francisco' water front. Loss, about (50.000. , The treaty with Mexico concerning the division of the waters of the Rio Grande river for irrigation purpose ha been ratified by the senate. Hill ha secured the old TJ. P. grade between Portland and the Sound and construction work ha commenced. Steam will be used for freight trains and electric power for passenger. Timothy D. Swift ha been convict ed of accepting bribes in connection with the award of certain contract for postal auppliea while at Boston post office. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $1 and be imprisoned 15 months. James Wickersbam will be reap pointed judge in Alaska. The Russian government is fearful ot an nprsiing in the army. A plot to kill the king and queen of Italy ha been discovered. - Rockefeller' money ha been refused by the National Juvenile Improvement association. TOO BUSY FOR REVISION - Senator Warren Says Country la Too Prosperous to Think of TarWF. Washington, June 89. Senator War ren made a speech in the senate today on hi resolution calling on the director ot the census for a statement covering the extent of the livestock Industry ot tb United Bute and ot the lorelgn business in this country in leather and raw material. Ha cited the recent agitation concerning this industry as hi reason for seeking this information. H confidently asserted that the state ment would show an astonishing In crease and that the product ot not lee than 13,000,000,000 annually, more than the value ot all the gold produced by the United 8tte la the entire his tory ot the country. Warren pronounced as unjust and selfish the demand mad by the manu facturers lor tree hide. He said that while the livestock men do not envy Massachusetts its prosperity they do not desire to add to it by taking off the duty of hides and wool, and closed an appeal for the continuance ot th tariff. "Wo are," he laid, "too busy, too well employed, too well paid for our labor, too prosperous to think seriously ot tariff revision in tba year of our Lord, 1906." FAITH IN THE BAY CITY. Claue Spreckle Say it Will Be th Greatest Port on Hemisphere. Chicago, June 29. "San Francisco will soon be Greater San Francisco in deed as wa are in name. Things have settled themselves since our terrible dis aster, capitaists are putting their mon ey into rebuilding and enlarging and in beautifying, and the people general ly are exercising a great degree ot con fidence in the city's future prosperity." Claus Bprecklee, of San Francisco, who with his wife wa in San Francisco yesterday, thua expressed himself in discussing the future of his home city. All financial Interest, he said, al though be spoke especially for the sugar interests, were firm in the belief that San Francisco would become the largest and most important port of en try in the wester hemisphere. "When our Oriental trade, already large, has become still larger, and when new modern building have sprung up out of the ruins, as tbsy surely will, San irancisco will be a greater city in all ways," be said. ATTORNEYS ARE CALLED. Instructions Given for Action Against Standard Oil. Washington, June 29. Attorney General Moody had conference today with Frank B. Kellogg and Charles B. Morrison, who have been engaged as special counsel in the investigation which is being made into the affairs of the Standard Oil company, with a view to ascertaining whether there have been any violations of the anti-trust law. With reference to this it was stated today that further investigation is to be made. The attorney general also held con ferences with some of the district at torneys he had summoned to Washing ton, and it was stated that they were being instructed as to how they should proceed against the Standard Oil com pany. It was also said to be most likely that special grand juries will be called to determine whether the Standard Oil company baa been granted rebates or concessions. Earthquake In Walea. Cardiff, Wales, June 29. Violent earthquake shocks were felt throughout South Wales at 94:6 this morning. Houses rocked and many of the cheaper ones were damaged. Hundreds of chimneys fell, occupant of dwellings weret brown to the ground and people fled from their bouses, shrieking in panic, with visions of the San Fran cisco disaster before them. Though there were many narrow escapes from falling chimneys and copings, there were no casualties so far as known. Earthquake shocks were also felt at Bristol, Ilfracombe and elsewhere. They were accompanied by loud rum blings. Earthquake In Ohio. Cleveland, O., June 29. A shock of felt here at 4:10 o'clock thla afternoon is pronounced by Cleveland scientists to have been an earthquake. It is re ported to have shaken the southern shore of Lake Erie for a distance of 100 miles, the eastern limit being Pinesville and the western limit Mar blehead. No damage . ha been re ported, though In some place the shock was sufficient to slam door and rattle window. Local scientists be lieve the seat of the seismic disturbance was probably beneath Lake Erie. France Faces Big Deficit. Paris, June 29. Finance Minister Poincaire intrdouced the budget in the chamber of deputies yesterday showing a considerable deficit in consequence of the extraordinary expenditure for the military preparations during the Mo roccan crisis, amounting to $60,000,000, and also $30,000,000, owing to in creased expenditure resulting from In ternal reform. IN THE NATIONAL Thursday, June 98. Washlngtno, June 18. Th senate consumed th greater part ot the day discussing th publlo building bill. Effort by several senator to secure in creases lot publlo building In cities and town of their respective stales war in no instance successful. For San Juan Porto Rico, Senator Foraker secured an advance from $300,000 to $300,000. In reporting the bill. Sen ator 8cott, chairman ol th committee on public building and ground, re ferred to it as "the pork Serrel." Th agricultural bill reappeared In a partial conference report. The report wa complete, except with reference to th meat Inspection provision, and on that another conference wa ordered. There was some desultory discussion ot tb conference report on th pure food bill, but its disposition wa post poned until tomorrow. Washington, June 28. Tb house worked under forced draft today and aocomplishsd an Immense amount of business preparatory to adjournment at the week's end. Conference reports on a number of measure were adopted without debate, but it required special rule la other properties to effect con sideration and adoption ot some im portant conference agreements. Interest centered about the confer ence report on tb railroad ra-e bill and th agricultural appropriation bill. Both were considered and adopted un der a blanket rule permitting the con sideration ot conference report without being printed In the Record. Wednesday, dune 27. Washngion, June 27. The senate waa in open session lor about five hours and a halt today, and, notwithstanding the lesslon began with a roll call iu order to assure a quorum, the day was crowded with business of importance, including the announcement by Senator Proctor, chairman of the senate com mittee on agriculture, of a deadlock in conference on the meat inspection pro vision ol the agricultural appropria tion bill; a reply by 8enator Bailey to the recent attack upon him in the Cos mopolitan magasine; the passage of the naturalisation bill ; the continuance of Senator La Follette's effort to pas bis bill limiting ths hours ot service on railroad trains, the acceptance ot an almost complete report, on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and a speech by Seoator Warren in support of his resolution relative to the livestock In dustry. Washington, June 27. The general deficiency bill, the last of the big money measures, passed the house at 6 o'clock today, with few changes in the bill. Several Items were inserted, doe to lata information of deficiencies In the departments, the net increase being about $600,000 over the bill as report ed from the committee on appropria tions. ' Among the Important action ol tb house today were the passage ot the senate bill providing for a lock type of canal and the adoption of the item in the general deficiency bill ratifying and legalising the duties collected during President McKinley' term from im port from the Philippine islands. Tuesday;, dune 26. Washington, June 26. After two or three more speeches on the conference report on the railroad rate bill, the senate today sent the bill back to con ference, again designating Senators Till man, Elkins and Co Horn as conferees. Daring the dsy the naval appropria tion bolill, which has been in confer ence for seversl weeks, was finally passed, the senate receding from its amendment concerning the naval train ing station at Port Rofyal, 8. O., which was the only item remaining in contro versy. The most interesting incident was a conflict over a motion by Senator LaFollette to enter upon the considera tion of the bill limiting to 16 years the time railroad employes engaged in the movement of train may be employed' consecutively. Washington, June 26. A bill "recent ly passed by congress providing for the opening to settlement of the Blsckfcot Indian reservation in Montana probab ly will be recalled by resolution of ths house. President Roosevelt hesitates to veto the measure, but he , has been informed by the bureau ot Indian affairs that the bill does not sufficient ly protect the water right on the land subject to allotment to the Indian. It is likely the measure will go over until Two Contest Decided. . Washington, June 26. The house today adopted unanimously the report of the committee on elections No. 2, that Ernest E. Wood was not elected to membership In the house of representa tives in the Fifty-ninth congress from the Twelfth congressional district of Missouri, and that Harry M. Coudrey was elected. Coudrey presented him self to take the oath. The house adopted a resolution that A. J. Hous ton was not elected from the Second district of Texas. The sitting member, M. L. Brook, therefore retain hi seat. HALLS OF CONGRESS the next session ot congress. Tb house passed th senate bill which allow live stork to be carried 36 hour insead ot 18 without slop. Th omnibus public building bill was also passed. Monday, June 88. Washington, Juo 35. Th cenate today passed Senator La Follette's Joint resolution extending the scop of ths Inquiry now being conducted by the Interstate Commerce commission under th Tillmsn-Uillespl resolution, so as to have it include th transportation and ttorag of grain. In support ot bl contentions, Sena tor La Follette said that testimony taka by th commission Indicate a joint ownership between tb railroads and the elevator oompanie to th det riment ol th farmer, who are entitled to a tree and open market. About 300 privat pension bill were passed. The senate held a night sees loo anj at 9:46 p. m. adjournsd nntll 11 o'clock tomorrow, Washlntgon, June 25. Under a rule limiting debate on all but two sections, the so-called immigration bill was dis cussed for three hour today In th house and passed, without an aye and no vote being permitted on any of the paragraphs. This bill attracted much attention, the repreeentativee having large foreign colonies In their districts lining op generally against th bead tax of $6, whch wa defeated, and against the educational test. After a very Interesting contest a substitute for th educational test, pro viding that th whol matter be sub mitted to a commission, was adopted by a close vote. The most important feature of the bill were thus eliminated and the bill was passed without divi sion. At 5:35 p. m. the house took a re cess until 8 o'clock this evening to de vote three hour to oratory. Saturday, June 23. Washington, June 23. Shortly after noon today Senator Cullom signed the conference report on th railroad rate bill, adding hi nam to that of Sena tor Elkin and Representative Hep burn, Sherman and Richardson. Sena tor Tillman did not sign the report, and It was turned over to Representa tive Hepburn to present to the bouse. It Is expected the refusal ot Senator Tillman to subscribe to th agreement in regard to the McLaurin commodity amendment, which would permit pipe line to carry commodities they pro duce, will result In debate in tee senate when the report is presented there lor adoption. Senator Tillman, in refusing to sign the conference report, says be will give bis reason In tb senate and will ask tba senate to vote whether or not it will yield to the house conferee. Washington, June 23. The pure food bill waa passed today by the huoss and the conference report on the rail road rate bill adopted. Nearly the entire day was taken up with the consideration of the pure food bill under five minute rule, and, while many amendment were' offered, - most 'of them were voted down. Those that were adoteptd were corrections and changes in verblsge. The pure food billwas passed by a vote of 242 to 17. The conference report on the railroad rate bill was taken up, and while there was discussion of the anti-pass agree ment, the previous resolution was adopted by a vote of 121 to 97, the con ference report being agreed to, 216 to 4. Will Not Go to Panama. Washington, June 28. By a vote of six to four, the senate committee on In teroceanic canals today decided not to go to the isthmus of Panama and take testimony in the canal investigation. Bya greement no testimony will be tak en in Washington until netx session, and therefore the disposition of Wil liam Nelson Cromwell' refusal to tes tify concerning canal matters prior to government ownership of the property will be postponed until next December, which will postpone action on the nom ination of canal commissioners. It is expected the commissioners will be re appointed during the recess of congress. Signed by the President. Washington, June 28. The presi dent today signed tb postofflce appro priation bill. Blda for New Warship. Washington, June 25. William Cramp A Sons' Ship and Engine Build ing company, of Philadelphia, was the lowest bidder today for ships of tb Michigan and ' South Carolina type, with the machinery a prescribed by the Navy department. The depart ment plan for machinery will prob ably be accepted by the Navy depart ment in preference to plan of bidders. The bid for the prescribed machinery were known as Class 1 bids, and Cramps' bid wa $3,640,000, the New York Ship building company, $3,585,000. -NKW8PAPER SHOPS 8EIZED. Government Attempt to Suppress Ac count of Mutiny In Army, St. Petersburg, June 27. The gov srnment, taking edventaga of th effect produced by tb frankness and linearity ol Interior Minister Slolypin'i declara tions la the lower bouse ot parliament, ha taken prompt step to prevent any futther anti-Semitle disturbances. But this effect I waning and the Impossl bllity of the present situation Is dally, coming more to tb tore. The senti ment In favnr of a change In the minis try I now not only soared by th lower and upper bouse of parliament, and voiced by th entire pre, but Is sup pdMed by a strong faction at court. Th revolutionist are Jubilant at tha progress mac! by tha military propa ganda. The conservative Novoe Vreui ya today devotes a leading editorial to tha subject, and th radical organ print column ot account ol military trouble, sums ot which ondonbtedly wer Invented for suggest Irs effect, but the majority were based on fact. - After a vain attempt to stop the pub lication of unfavorable military news by the confiscation of their eJltlons, the police yesterday seised tbs typo graphical outfits ef several papers, and the offices ol provincial journals which war reprinting the account ol th Novo Vremya and Slovo were urn marl ly closed. Agrarian disorder at Kharkoff, Pol tava and TambolT hav led to conflict with th troop. Th estate ol Prince Volkonsky, a member of the lower bouse of parliament, at Moishanak, baa been plundered and his residence burned. STAY WITH WORK. ' Cannon Says Congress Must Finish Before It Can Adjourn. Washington, June 27. Congress will stay in session until its work is fin ished. This Is the dictum ol Speaker Cannon and his lieutenants, and is being emphasised at this time to coun teract any Impression that the pure tood bill, at least, might go over until the next session. There Is also trouble on the meet Inspection bill, end tbe "tie up" on the railroad rate bill indicates delay. Tbe Immigration bill is alio In confer ence, as are several ot tbe appropria tion bills. All ol these things mutt be worked out without any date ot ad journment being set, according to th decision ol th house leaders. When tbe work Is done an adjournment reso lution will be forthcoming In short order. While tbe situation today spells de lay nntll next week, the work on the loor is progressing. Members say there is no nsed to prolong the session beyond Friday, II tha conferees mak np tbeit mind that tha work must be done or that agreement which will meet all demands can be arranged on all matter before that time, and that II tbe idea ot prolongint tbe session lor the purpose of killing certain hills la abandoned, this week will see the end. 8PREAD FERMENT. Russian Parliament Openly Advocatea Revolution. St. Petersburg, June 27. The session il the lower house ol parliament today was openly devoted to the revolutionist propaganda for undermining the loyal ly of the troops. A score of speeches couched In ardent revolutionsry tone were delivered, with tbe direct object of their dissemination among ths sol diers. The authorities, who are able to con fiscate papers containing telegraph ac counts of the ferment among the sol diery, are unable to prevent the publi cation of parliamentary speeches, and those delivered today will tomorrow be printed in every radical paper in the empire and so find their wsy Into every barracks, camp and outpost. The rostrum was abandoned almost entirely to Cossack representatives. The conservative Cossacks did their best to counteract the addresses of their revolutionary conferees. Tbe lie was freely psssed on both sides regarding the sentiments ol the Cossack soldier and their devotion to duty, In spite ot the utmost efforts of Prince Paul Dol gourokoff, who occupied the chair in the absence of President Mouromtseff. Detectives Murdered In Streets. Warsaw, June 27. At 5 o'clock thl evening in tbe outskirts ot this city a band of terrorists, armed with revolv ers, attacked three detectives, ol whom they killed two snd wounded the third. When an ambulance arrived and tha doctor tried to assist th wounded de tective, two men approached and fired twice, killing the injured man. Th shots attracted Cossacks and Infantry to tb scene, and the soldiers tarred the street, firing several volleys by which a number ol sympathising workmen were wounded. Investigating Canadian Beef. Victoria, B. C, June 27. An Otta, wa special says Hon. Sydney Fishsr minister ot agriculture, Is having an investigation made Into the canned meat industry of Canada so si to b able to assure tb Britiah buyer ol tha purity ot the Canadian artid. )