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Newspaper Page TextTfiE CONDON GLOBE ' CONDON.. ORKON NEWS 0FTHE WEEK U a Condensed Form tor Car Easy Readers. ;, I A Rssume of tho Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events f ths Past Wssk. : Ths war in Central America may in volvs Honduras and Nicaragua. Tbs government has beg a a an inves tigation oi tbs elevator business. Italy wants Great Britain and France to reduce their standing armies and esys shs will do likewise. Thirty-nine laundry companies of Cincinnati, Ohio, faavs been indicted for violating the anti-trust law. Tbs only hope of avsrting an open contest in Russia is for the ciar to soake terms with ths moderates. Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Creffield admit they conspired to kill George Mitchell. No others were in the plot. The Vatican is fait falling into decay and it will be necessary tor the pope to spend $100,000 to put the building in condition. Japan says she is not trying to mon opoiiss the. Msncburisn trade, but that ths door is wide open and svery coun try hss an equal chance to capture the prise. The whole of the province of Vero neth, Ruatia, is affected by eiceases arising from ths agrarian movement. The peasants are rising everywhere and burning estates. Extensive reforms sre proposed in the British army. Some of Bryan's admirers say hs will organiss a new party. The Russian cabinet baa offered its resignation to tbs csar. Anarchy reigns in Russia and open rebellion is expected at any time. Thousands of Jews are fleeing from Russia. It is claimed 40,000 left War saw in a single day. The most destructive Are in 80 years hss just swept Stockholm, Sweden. Tbe lota is placed at $710,000. Captain Dreyfus has been declared innocent and will be restored to his old rank and shortly promoted. Ex-President Regalado, of Salvador, has been killed in battle while leading a force against ths Guatemalan troops. The grand jury of the District of Col umbia has indicted tie ice company officials of Washington for conspiring to control and raise the price of ice. Admiral Chooknin, commander of the Russian Black sea fleet, died from the wound inflicted by a sailor in re venge for tbe admiral having refused to pardon some men who bad mutinied. The Longwortht sre visiting in Paris. Lord Roberts wants a larger British army. Rebels are in full control of Motto G rosso, Brazil. Tbe czar has offered to appoint a Democraticl cabinet. Tbe open door in Manchuria is block ed by Japan, who is absorbing tbe trade. Ths upper house of tbe Russian par liament favors tbe abolishment of tbe death penalty. Admiral Rojestvensky has been ac quitted. It was beld that on account of his wounds be was not responsible. Turkey opposes bsving an American ambassador, fearing thereby that tbe American claims will be forced upon the sultan. Leroy Beaulieu, the great French historian, predicts tbe overthrow of the czar unless be yields to tbe demands of the people. More than 1,000,000 immigrants en tered the United States through the New York station during tbe fiscal year ending June 30 last. Tbs immigrants brought with them $19,000,000. Cosssck troops have refused to serve on police duty. A grand Jury is after the ice trust of Washington, D. C. After a boycott of three years Great Britain has received a minister from Servia. A regiment of Russian cavalry baa mutinied and barricaded themselves in the barracks at Tambor. Tbe Civil Service commission bss re commended tbe inclusion of the Inter nal Revenue service in the classified service. The Chicago council proposes the death penalty for assailants of women and children. Attacks have become so frequent woman is not now safe in ber own home. SHOT BY SISTER. Slayer of Hob Roller Creffield Mur dered In Seattls. Seattle, July 13. Esther Mitchell shot snd killed her brother George, the slayer ol Franz Edmund Creffield, tn the Union depot at 4 :10 o'clock yes terday afternoon, as George and his brother Perry were on their wav to take a Northern Parllls train for Port' land. Miss Mitchell was walking behind the two brothers, tn company with a third brother, Fred. She had gone to tbs depot for the purpose of killing her brother, and though shs greeted his with a smile and a hearty handshake, she loitered behind to get her opportu nity. A revolver purchased tbe day before by Mrs. Creffield for the astaeai nation was carried concealed under a caps thrown carelessly over Esther Mitchell's left arm. Fred Mitchell offered to carry the cape, and as shs handed It to kirn, ths sister raised her revolver and fired. The bullet struck young Mitchell be hind tbe left ear and he died Instantly. As ths gun was brought up Fred Mitchsll leaped to seise tbe weapon but hs was too lata. He grabbed Es ther's arm just after she fired and the girl collapsed in his arms. She stayed there until depot policemen hurried np and placed her under arrest. Both Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Cref field, who wss arrested at 7 o'clock last night while on ber way hack from tbe cemetery where "Joshua" Creffield is buried, acknowledged in statements taken before Chief Wappenstsin that they bad conspired to kill George. Had it been necessary Esther Mitchell was prepared to follow her brother to Port land. It was this inssns dsmand for vengeance that prompted her to refuse to accompany her father on his return to Illinois. "I killed George because he had killed an Innocent man, and because he hsd rrined my reputation by saying that Creffield seduced me," Esther Mitchell declared, but both ber state ment and that of Mrs. Creffield indi cate that tbe two had conspired to as sassinate. Mrs. Creffield prompted tbe shooting and she bought tbs gun with which it was done. It had been agreed between ttem that tbe first one seeing George should slay him. RtBELS WIN GREAT VICTORY. General Toledo Routs Govsrnmsnt Forces With Greet Loss. Mexico City, July IS. According to advices received here, General Toledo, tbe Guatemalan revolutionist, who has been recruiting his forces and has now some gocd artillery, offered battle yes terday to Guatemalan regular troops in ths depsrtment of Jutinpa, at a point about four miles from the Salvadorean border, inflicting decisive defeat on Guatemalan forces. There was hssvy loss on both sides. The revolutionists are jubilant over their success. Regalado, former president of Salva dor, and the leader of tbe Salvadorean troops in the present conflict with Guatemala, was killed in the battls. Guatemala Claims Victory. Panama, July IS. Senor Parrios, foreign minister of Guatemala, cabled to the Panama government this after noon as follows: "Guatemala, .July 12. The Salva dorean government baa invaded Guate malan territory, compelling na to make an energetic defense. We ob tained a complete victory yesterday at Jicardo, where General Tomas Regala do, tbe chief commander of the Salva dorean army, was killed." Plans to Suppress Revolt. St. Petersburg, July 12. The pre parations which ths War office bat been making at all principal cities to meet an armed revolutionary movement prove to have been very elaborate. The plana for the defense of Riga have fallen into the hands of the revolu tionary paper Misla, which this morn ing publishes the entire plans of de fense.. The garrison is divided into three divisions of two battalions of infantry, half a company of Cossacka and three machine guns each, to prevent tbe in vasion of the city from three open sides, namely, the canal, tbe dam and the river Dana. Asks Root to Givs Help. San Juan Porto Rico, July 13. The lower house of the insular legislature adopted a resolution asking Secretary Root to use his good offices in behalf of Porto Rican citizenship and an elective insular senate. Tbe Republicans, who constitute the minority in the legisla ture, opposed tbe resolution, holding that Mr. Root was tbe island's guest and that tbe time and place were inop portune. It is reported that the docu ment was not presented before the sail ing of Mr. Root, tbe authorities not de siring to interfere with his visit. Trsde With Britain Killed. London, July 13. In June of last year there arrived at the Albert docks from Boston and New Orleans 27,000 cases of tinned meats; in Juns of tbia year tbe receipts were only 4,000 cases. Iu July, 1905, 24,000 cases were re ceived, but thus far this month none have arrived from the United States. NO EXPENSE SPARED Hill Says North Bank Road Is Best Ever Built. HAY BUILD DIRECT TO SPOKANE A Road With Low Grades and Easy Curves Is ths Main Object Sought by Builcer. t .s Portland, July 14. James J. Bill, president of the Great Northern, and one ot the moat dominant figures in the railroad world, reached Portland last svsniog by the steamer Capital City from The Dalles. With him are Louis W. Hill, vice president ot the Great Northern; Howard Elliott, president of the Northers Pacific W. L. Darling, chief engineer ot the Northern Pacific ; A. H. Hogaland, chiet engineer ol the Great Northern; all of St. Paul; C. M. Levey, presldsnt of the Portland A Seattle railway, and B. K? Palmer, assistant general superintendent of tbe Northern Pacific, ot Tacoma, and Cory T. Hutchinson, an electric engineer from New York. In ths psrty are four stenographers and Mr. J. J. Hill's ser vant. In tpeaking ot the new reed down the north bank, Mr. Hill said: "It is likely the Portland A Seattle will be extended to Spokane. We can not say definitely, but there are survey ors in ths field, and if we can get a low grade, we will no doubt build. We could use the Northern Pacific lins from Pasco, hot it is expected that the line will extend from Portland to Spo kane. The Portland A Seattle railway will be the best nsw road that was ever built In tbe United States. It will be a road of low grades and few carrea, snd it will be very expensive, but when It is built it will be tbe best construc tion ever undertsksn in this country. "Low grades are equivalent to deep water in the harbor. Portland ran overcome tbe lack of deep water by easy grides. Tbs Colombia river offers greet opportunities in low grades, but construction is fearfully ei pensive. There are miles where the cost of build ing the road will rnn over $100,000 to the mlie. And this is exclusive of the cost of tunnels, of whieh there are sev eral to the mile in many places.'" Mr. Hill said that bs does not need to look over his '.erminals in the citv, as bs knows already what they are. Work will be began soon, he ssid, on tbs required buildings to care tor tbs butiness handled by tbe new Hill road in this city. CHAINS WELDED ON THEM. Brutal Treatment of Sealers Cap tured by Russians. Victoria, B. C, July 14. Captain T. II. Thompson and Joe Knapp, Amer ican citizens; Edward McNeill, George McCamiab, Canadians; Jose Villoa, a Spaniard, who reached Kobe after be ing released from prison in Siberia af ter serving two years, were cruelly treated, according to letters received here. Tbe prisoners were seal hunters employed on the Japanese sealer Kyo ichi Maru, formerly tbe Diana, of 8an Francisco, . and were raptured by tbe cruiser Gromoboi in August, 1904, and taken to Nicolaiefsk, and tbence to Ebaborovsk. Captain Thompson, navigating officer of the sealer, whose borne is in San Francisco, was suspected of being a spy because of some drswlngt found in a notebook, ' He was loaded with chains welded on his arms and legs by black smiths, and confined for tix months in a small, unlit cell, built of wood and swarming with vermin. When brought out tor trial he was unable to walk, and was practically dragged to the court along the snow. The trial bad been concluded when the prisoners wsre brought in, and each had been sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment, i ' " Forest Fire Nesr Sandpolnt. Butte, Mont., July 14. A Sandpolnt special says: Owing to a bad forest fire homing for tbe second time this tea ton, the Snokpane International Railroad company hat Buffered losses near Colburn. Several hundred ties, poles and piling, which belonged to the company, went np in amoke, caught in tbe path of tbe Are, which is thought to bs under control this morning. The fire drove out Contractor Purvis, ths men and bones being hurried to Col burn for safety. Ibe railway company lost two culverts. New Outbreak In Santo Domingo. Washington, July 14. Broken tele graph wires between Monte Christl and Cape Haytien, the cable term inn t in Santo Domingo, are reported to the Navy department today by Commander Soutberland, an almost Invariable sign of revolutionary trouble there. JOHN BULL IN GLASS HOUSE. Disgusting Conditions In Sausage and dam Factorial, London, July 11. Tbs Britishers, who have been so virtuous recently over tbs Chicago meat packing revela tions, wars today confronted with the annual report of ths Inspector of fac tories and workshops, which shows that ths conditions here are quits as revolting as anything alleged ot ths Western packing cents' I. Dirty factories and disgusting meth ods seem to be ths rule, Instead ot ths exception. Jam factories, bakei les and sausage makers are all centered at bs ing equally filthy, and ths description ol one fits most ol ths othsrs. Hers Is tbs report uf a typical jam factory: "Ths boiling lactory lay between tbe yard and the atabls, and tha horses reached ths latter through tbe boiling room. Ths sanitary accommodation was hardly separated from ths rooms where ths fresh fruit and uncovered jam were kept, and ths floors wars dir ty and undralned." Another factory inspector found jam pots being washed In "liquid like dark soup, whloh smelted abominably." Ths manaser Informed tha Inspector thst ths wster was changed "abont once a week." When fished ont of these evil-smelling tanks ths pots wsrs allowed to stand until dry, when they were considered reedy to refill. ' Inspectors of bakeries found that It was a frequent custom to bathe tbs children In tbem alter ths close of work on Saturdays, and ths family's weeklv collection ol dirty clothing was sorted in ths baksriss for diapstch to ths laundry. Ths ssusags factories, says the re port, are mostly owned by Germane, are smsll, dilapidated and poorly lit, and are infested with rata." UNCLE SAM'S GUARANTEE. Roossvslt Offers It for Govsrnmsnt Inspsctsd Cannsd Msst. Sheffield, England, July 1!. Ths Grocers' federation, whose annual con ference is proceeding here, hss received a communication from Ambassador Wbitelaw Reld, enclosing a message from President Roosevelt, as follows: "You are at liberty to inform ths Grocers' federation that under tbe new law we can and will guarantee the fit ness In sll respects of tinned meats bearing the government stamp. II any trouble arises therewith, protest can at once be made not merely to ths, sellers ot ths goods, but to tbs United States government itself." Ths secretary of the federation tated that Mr. Roosevelt's mesesge was in rsply to ons sent by him on ball ol tbe federation, saying trade was almost paralysed and that dealers must be as sured of ths wholesoms character of tinned goods, or othsrwise they would bsvs to etop'ttocking up with Ameri can brands. Ths speaker hoped tbe publication of the president's message would lead to a revival ol ths trade. He said tbs loss to ths members of tbs federation in ths cannsd meat trade had been very heavy. Drastic resolutions were referred to committees, ons of which pledged the groceis not to stock with American can ned meats nntil ths packers bavs initi ated an inspection system guaranteeing ths wboleeomeness ot thsir output. MITCHELL IS FREE. Slsyer of Holy Roller Lesdsr Is Ac quitted by Jury. Seattle, Wash., July 11. George If. Mitchell, who shot Frans Edmund Creffield, leader of the Holy Rollers, on First avenue, May 7, 'was acquit ted late yesterday afternoon. After nearly an hour and a half in the Jury room the 12 men who have listened to the testimony in Mitchell's trial filed back and announced their verdict: "Not guilty." Despite the advance warning of the court that no demonstration would be permitted, irrespective of the verdict, roar ot applause greeted the an nouncement and tbe court officers wsrs powerless to still it. Ths courtroom was crowded, but aside from thore who sat in the front row, directly under the eye of the presiding judge, the spectat ors applauded almost unanimoulsy when the clerk bad read the words thst freed Cretneld'a slayer. Turmoil Grows In Strength. Odessa, Russia, July 11. Agrarian outrages and politico-industrial strikes occur daily, and are alarmingly spread ing in tbe Southern provinces. Tbe re volting peasantry are now evidently or ganized and led by profetisonal propa gandists. In an interview today a mar shal of the nobility of Kberson ex pressed the firm conviction that the situation is inevitably and rapidly drifting to a colossal and calamitous uprising of ths peasants against the landowners and that tbe movement will be supported by tbs soldiers. Black Sea Fleet Mutinies. Sevastopol, July 11. It is reported that the ironclads Pantelemon and Three Saints bavs joinsd tbe garrison of tbe Batoum forces, which baa been in mutiny. Tbe Three 8ainta hoisted the red flag and the mutineers are forc ibly detaining two other ironclads which had rstussd to Join them. TAKES ON NEW LIFE San Francisco's Business Resum ing Normal Condition. BIG BUILDING BOOM HAS BEGUN When Intursncs Companies Pay Up Reconstruction of Metropolis Will Proceed In Rush. Pan Francisco, July II. Although tbs city's building laws wsrs in a chaotic stats during ths month ot Juns, building permits wsrs Issued to the value of $1,600,000, and la this sum srs not Included those ons story Ism porary structures which may bs erected lor a time without special permit. Now that ths building law baa been promulgated, reconstruction will take its real start. It is hampered solely by ths slowness of ths iutoranct) com panies. Up to ths present time but $15,000, 000 bss been paid out In Insurants. Wsrs ths various companies to loosen their ports strings ss ths situation de mands. San Francisco would at once enter upon building boom such as has nsver been known before. As it is, plant at this transitory stage are be ing drawn for a dozen tall buildings to be erected In tbs heart of ths burned district. An Oakland department store, ob serving that It was unabls to meet Its augmented trade by the small order system, determined to pface an order for a train load of goods In tbs JCast. A lew days before tbs goods arrived, the proprietor of tbe Oakland store be came alarmed, leariug hs had placed an order beyond bis rspacity to handle. He telephoned to a large department a tors In Ssn Francisco, asking to be re lieved ol half ol the consignment. Ths San Francisco firm contented. When the goods arrived, the Ban Franciscan-disposed of them before he had fairly placed the goods on ths shelves, telephoned to his Oakland friend, purchased ths rest of tbe con signment snd disclosed ot it with tbs sams alacrity as hs had dons ths first part. This simply illustrates thst Nan Francisco It not to bs displaced as ths main trade center. The bridging of tbe bay, which was a pet scheme of soms ot the earlier railroad magnates, Is now to bs put thronich. President Harriman hat or dered that woik begin Immediately. By thlt Improvement freight will not be brought across by brat from Oak land, but all freight trains can bs de flected south around ths lonp snd brought direct into Ssn Francisco. In connection with this work ths railroad it also building a cut-off into Han Fran cisco for its coast tralnt. ADMIRAL FATALLY SHOT. Chouknin, Suppressor of Black 8sa Mutiny, Is Woundsd. St. Petersburg, July 12. An attempt was msds at 1 o'clock this afternoon at Sevastopol to aasaaainst Admiral Chouknin, commander ot tha Black sea fleet. Tbe admiral was wounded snd taken to a hospital. Ths wonld-be-sssassin is a sailor, who hid in ths hushes and shot at tha admiral at ha wat walking In the gar den of bit villa. The culprit hat not been apprehended. Admiral Chouknin' t condition Is ex tremely serious. The bullet lodged In hit lungs, making breathing dllllcnlt. Tbe doctora bold out no hope of bit re covery. ' The admiral's assailant is thought to bs ons of the sailors of the battleship Otchakoff and his act is supposed to be In revenge fur the execution of Lieuten ant Schmidt, the revolutionary leaner. Admiral Chouknin wat unlvrrcally hat ed by bit tai'ors and at ths time of ths execution ot Schmidt ths revolutionists condemned him to daath, 100 ot their number pledging tbemtelves to carry out the sentence. debate Inquiry at Jamestown, Jamestown, N. Y., July 12 Inves tigation! into the charge! of violations ot ths interstate commerce laws by ths Standard Oil company and the Penn sylvania railroad relative to rebates at Olean began yesterday afternoon before Judge Hazel and a Jury In the First district eourt. ' According to the find ing! of ths commissioner of labor and commeroe, the Stsndsrd company saved $115,000 In 1904 by Its rebates from tbs Pennsylvania railroad for oil ship ped from tbe refineries at Olean to Rochester. Alaska Gold Is btolen. Seattle, July 21. Over $100,000 consigned to tbe Alakia-Pacific Express company here has been stolen from aboard the steamer Ida May and no clew has been obtained to the robbers. Ths shipment wai lent from Fairbanks and wai tranaferred at Nenana. Ths Ida May wai to transfer it to tbe Sarah at Fort Gibson and it was thers that tbs loss wat diicoversd.