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'Ir : ■ uw > r-k^.» IF* V.’ - '- , » ’ f- - » - •_«. • ! Silo OREGON, .HLY NO 1 IH I « ,■ t “ *. NEWS OF THE WEEK » In a Condensed Form tor Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINT? A Resuma of the Lesa Important but Not Leas Interesting Evawrt* of the Past Week. Machinist* are pt»|*ring to strike on all railroad*. Two Han Francisco boys ar* under arie«t Inr placing dynamite cap* on street car tracks. Th« 11 ay » < m »1 trialaLBoia* will «wt i x«ir to iJiiO.vuO, ii«< du.i:r.g the •[»•ns.« "I b ’ h »ide* Aller, the Haywood witness charged w ith perjury, ba* txeu liound over to nswer in th« District court. HAWLEY FINISHES ARGUMENT. WURST OF CRIMINALS LAWYERS HAVE INNING, I* Sure Haywood Had Hand in tileu- nenberg Murder. Prosecution Declare* Orchard's titor Fully Proven. D*vot* Cntire Day to Argument* in Boise, July 22.—Jame* H. Hawley, leading counsel for tbe state of Idaho, presenting the fli»Lof tbe argumente to the jury in the caae against William D. Haywood, »¡xAe for nearly eight hour*, diatributed over tlirev »«««Iona of court. Even when the for «noon »«waion Hatur- day liad extended tar beyond the cus tomary time limit, every seat in the coiirtr»'m was <yvupie>l and remained so until the last word was spoken. None lister,«-! more attentively to the argument than Haywood, the defend ant, and none siiowed le»a emotion. Ef tn time to time he U«>k cop; ua notes in a small beck and frequently mad. • gg- «■■ i * '. • ..re • . 11 • r counsel, seven ot whom were in court today. Thtougliout the day Mr. Hawley n«ed an almost convrr<«ati<>nal tone. The analysis of teetitixuiy in con trad let Ion of Orchard's story cunchideii frequently with tl>,' d»!Mi4 >ctath'n -4 wtim«w*jliM -- a «Hîttî perjurw s; gteiiy «I unintentional falerh.««!. When h<> Lad spoken five and a liait hour», Mr. Hawley rveched Caldwell, where at the cl<w ol the visit 19J6 the pre|aratlot>* Boise, Idaho, July 20.—The field for argument both fur th* prvaveution and J defenee of William I*. Haywood lias i' tievn limited by Judge Wood, who in a Boise, Idaho, July 19.—A day of ar- gnm*nt on Hie admissibility of point* of evidence follow.-.1 tile aiiriotiixvmelil from the detenae that they liad no fur ther wile.-«*** to offer in Iwlialfof Wil liam D. Haywood. The jury waa not brought into court. Judge Wood liaving been informed by counsel of their de ci* Ion to r»*t without offer of ear* trbuttal. Clarene* Iwrrow a|K>ke for an hour and a half of tbe morning ses Uolllslon Came st Midnight Wol '.ut sion. Senator Bomb replied in tiie altenuain and wa* followed by E. F. Warning Vessel Sank In Five Ricliatdann. Judge Wood will prob Minute* Altar Struck. ably announce bis decisimi today. I'he point argued waa the proposition to exclude from cxgisideratiun by the San Francisco, July 22.—In a colli jury the evidence ufleted by the de- ten»« to show, by proof of deportation sion between the passenger steamer Co of ininner* from and the emplov ment lombia and the steam tciioooet Hau of detectiviw m the Cripple Creek die- Pedro off the Mendocino coast 100 tsur- lint of Coloiado, tliat a roiopirncy was eetlgete la«t their live* Saturday night. f.iituxl among th.- mine owner* and the eillaena of tiie <li»tri< t to prevent the The -dumbia wns sunk- and II«« ■ « ... j-■> t«.« »» v*. aaa* saaasu * w w* a4»v aafcS. . . .. I OOmpiewiy ■uuiovigo >u inv UW|» ein E'wleralion of Miners. Tiie ¡«»1- water* of Hiieltcr cove. tion taken Io tin- liny», d defens* was Captain I Kit an, master of the Colum tliat Harry Orchard waa employed by bia, stayed with Id* vessel, and la the Mir.r wr.rra' association through detectives to commit crim«« which were among tlmee lost. then chstg!«! to tiie Federation, and The collision <xx*urre>l at midnight, pullin' opinion ar'iumil «gainst the kun- wiir:: all on l«>ard eave the hxikout and ion workers, and it therefore followed for the slate officer* <>n tiie bridge were mdeep in that, il t • lotadu . vulei waa admitted, the defense had the their bertha. The Columbia w steam right to *huw a counter-conspiracy. ing north st an easy rate, liaving left The reply ol the state was tliat the de- here at noon Katur< tay. tense liad failed legally to connect ita Huddenly out of the fog loomed the case in II imui particular» and therefore ■ lark hulk of the steam schooner Han its evidence merely contused that issue. In the nlwcnee of the jury the argu Pedro, south booed, which was evident ment gave counsel an opportunity to ly out of her cotlil». Whistle* were take a wide range In commenting un blown and frantic efforts made by the the methotia rffnployiHi on Imtli aide*. .• i vitu lielmsman of swell Vcaeel to avert the Mr I ' ii perative. He bitterly aMiailed Orchard , collision, but they were of no avail. and the Pinkerton*. The Hun Pedro struck the steamer on Mr. Borah confined hhniM-lf largely the port bow, tearing an immense hole to the legality of the question of admis in her aide, throogh which the water sibility. He a|xike for an hour, force ruah«d in groat volume. Alarms were fully reviewing the evidence ami alle sounded throughout the | a>wx nger ship, gations made by the defense, which, ho said, failed to allow by the metulier and tiie terrifiml |>«sa«rigers scrambled of the a I leg.« I cotiapltaey letween the from thoir staterooms hi an effort to es cape from tli« -loomed vessel, but the mlno-ownenr and the rlnkrrtons that lime was too short to aid the life »aver*. any such con»|nrwcy existed. Ch . 4, - T Ur. ■' « «> ' I. ’ p»'H I afoot. Hi« voice n.w found a sympa- thi* year ort Ijitnr <lay. Thi» ha* been thet c note and, as lie told of tiie last one of the feature* heretofore. moment* Of the ex-governor the eourt- Leader* in a Ccrean conspiracy have rootn was hushed and the jury leaned been arrested. The ex-emperor is »aid forward to catch the speaker's every word. to be behind many of the plots. Mr. Hawley's peroration wa« iniprv«- The attorney general is to begin suit ■ive. There was no attempt at any in New York to annul the charters of flight of oratory, ’but oniv a strong the Western Union and. Postal tele note of deep sincerity and great ear- graph com|»ni«a. Illegal combination neatne«« when he pleaded for an honeet I* tiie allegation. judgment from honest n>«'ii of hialio. Mr I In »• . -.nd lie iit • I - Large 1 In- ■ t<n■:.■ r X tabla, ftet wrecked a E ireka, came to thcmagl la tliat a majority or even tliat many of IMO 1 ter I'.» where aha waa the Weatern Federation of .Miner* were built fur the <>. R. A N., which cum- criminals, but that the evil dee-la ot ¡«ny transferred the vessel to tile Han the erth'ers and of the acurn of tiie or- Francisco A Portland Rteamablp cum- gai.:/»li"! ¡'.lid broug'.t droro.llt .4 the rank and file. The time liad In |»ny. , deed come, he »aid, when right think Second Vice President Zimmer, of ing men should rise and make war upon tbe Pacific Htatea Telephone com|«ny, the evil influence* tlutt were tbe cura» ha* ngiun tetased to testify in the Glass of all lalxir organ I sat i< >na. case and re-ecntenced to one day’* Im On the adjournment of court until prisonment. Notice waa given tbit be Monday moning, .Mr. Hairley will l>e «alle-i each day and recommit •■lowered with congratulation*. ted so long rm he refnsca to testify. Three persona wi re killed in a wind storm, at Wnon!“>e«et, R. D. THIRTY-ONE DEAD. Bryan is nai<l to have abandoned his Michigan Excursion Train Hit* Freight government ownership policy. at High Speed. San Pedro Officers Say Disaster Could Have Been Averted. decision lianded down ytwtcrday rvtuov- ■ *d from consideration by the jury alt evidence lavartiig on the alleged conspir- ary by mil.«owner* and others against the Western Federation of Miners. Judge Wood decided tliat the defense of Seventy-Two Are Unaccounted tor Haywood bad made no legal connection of the Mineownere* aaaxiatlon, th« and Chance* of Being Found Citlsaoe* alliance, of Colorado, and I tie Alive Are Small. Pinkerton agency with the crime* as laying a fuurxlation (or tbe evidence in- tnxinced by the tiefenae to show tliat Eurêka, Cal , July 23 —Arrivai y**- the cliarg<< against Haywwud and lilscu- terday of the «leamer George W Kldcr defendants is the outcome of a conspir with the Imlteri-i «team «chooner Kan acy to exterminate the Ee-iemtion. Immediately following the anriounce- Pedto in tou, brought the tirât newa of • marine diaa«ter winch will rank i tiwnl <>( thi« dscisioo, argument cum- am<>ng the .v.vr»t of the Pacific ixaisl. i tuenced. J. H. Hawley, leading coun- , . . . g I «e! for the rtate, »ta ke for two hours the stem of tbe steamer Columbia, and lb I itKitca "I tbe atleriiu. :: r; bound frorn Han Francisco to Portiand, the ini-rning seaekn having been ad- tearing s grvat ga-h lu h*r ».' le, and juarned to enable the judge to prejaia his decision. au*Ij—' ' ”k w th ■ ■ • ■ ■ ' Counsel for the defense rc|»at«*Hy ut»-« near t Hheiter cove siaiut 12 30 • a * . t interrupted Mr Hawley with prote»ta ,tx! objix txiris, but Uie*« only ecemed S> stir him to greater effort*. t .Mr Hawley concluded with the state- I nent tliat already he had shown enough o convict and that any juryman not willing to convict oo the evidence con- n«cting th« cori'plmtors with the blow ing up of tiie Bunker Hill A Hulllvan j»ncet>trator in 18V9*nd the explosion ¡sat the Vindicator mine In 1903 alone 'sought only tn rid himself of au un- iteaaant duty to hi* state." HUNDRED SEHftTY-SLVLN SAVED Mr. Hawley will continue bis argu ment to-lay. Judge Wood lias notified counsel for the delen»» tliat he ei|>e«t* argument f'-r th- ir aid« to commerste on Monday, Iifti-d and a CORI witru <ormiieiu.t«i Ml blow. The people in th» Uwta suffered b rxtiicEt. 0. Hwaiwon, a »ailor of liia Han Pc<i- ro, wa* at tlx- wheel H.itur'lrsy night when the fatal collision occurred. In his report to the sailors' agent, John Erickson, the blarue I* laid up»n the stioulders of ti>« Columbia's officer» Other tnemlwr* of the crew of the Han Fedru «uo.UKllu.le ii.e story of - who - son. He «ay* tliat the erder wm given t i him when the lookout sighted th* Columbia to put the wlicel iiatd aport. Three point* aport carrlad the Han I'txlro seaward apparently out of th«- way of the a|q>r<»cldng iv**<d, whim- name at that time wa* not known. Short tools from the whistles of l»th venae Is warned the »kipper*. Die Co- lumtua wa« on the ci »»t »ide, the Han Pedro on the sea side. A[q«»r<ntly imtii viwaela were preceding at full speed, if all bad gone well, the S»n Peilro would have cleared the Colum bia, but it is evident Hurt an order, "put the wheel liard a «urlmwrd," wa*' given on the Columbia. This »ent her directly acroae tbe bow of tbe »team schooner. Whether <>r not the speed of either v«*»el wa* »lackeiied is imma terial, for the crash of the veraela wa* terrific. The Columbia, an iron vessel, bore the brunt of tiie impact, and ber iron plates cracked, and a gash seven feet acron* tbe forward iiatch allowed tiie water inss ingt«m at great velocity. Among tiie survivors rescued and car ried north to tins |«irt by the Gri>rgv W. El-lcr are men and women from a score of slate*, not a few from the At lantic reabuard aixt the Middle West Among these are a number of acbool tisrelx-rs, who were varying with a wa voyage tbeir h'une trip from the an nual convention of tiie National Eduds- tiona' a*«<iciat ion at L<« Angele«. A «eg regs I ion of the Columbia's psa- stnger list shows that in het cabins site carried 78 men and W women and girls; in her steerage 20 men and one woman, a total of IHV. Ihrcrrpanries, however, tw-twi • n tn« fuii i.-t fur::.ar,.-; the purser on »ailing and some of the names given by tbe survivor* wfto have reached here Indicate that the total number of pa»»«ngeni may have l>e«n greater. Hixteen of tiie uaine* given here are not found on III* Steamship company'* certified list. Adding to tiie 189 accredited passengers tire 59 or 00 me tn I «era of the Columbia's crew give* a total of 249 lives jeopardised in the millnight collision. It is known that at least 40 women were saved. New York Jews are planning an or Kalem, Mich., July 22.—Thirty one ganisation to unite tbe Hebrews of all people are dead ami more than 70 in jured, many of them m-riouely, a* the countries. result of a head-on collieon H«tur<lay be Corey says be ia to remain president tween thia village and Plymouth, when of the teel corporation despite re{«>rt* a Pi-ri' Marquette excursion train bound to the contrary. from Ionia to Detroit crashed into a Rioters In Seoul have burned there»- westbound freight train in a cut located idencivr <4 several int mbera of the em- at a »harp curve of the Pere Matquette |<eror'* cabinet. railroad aliout a mile ea-t of Kalem. The pa-ei-bger tram of eleven '-ar*, Rioting baa again occurred in Han carrying th« perv Marquette »bop em Franc ir - o in connection with the strike ploye« of Ionia ami their fainiliva to of tiie streetcar men. the Micbigwn metropolis for their an Two storms coming from different nual excursion, wa« tunning at high directions met at (Macad e, Mont. A ■peed, probably Ml mile* an hour, d wn farm hand was killed and mop* ruined a steep grade. It struck the lighter in the storm rone. kcomotive of the freight train with The Tennessee Federal court has de such terrible force a* to turn the freight cided tliat Standard Oil official* of In engine completely around. Only a few of lire freight tram’* car* diana can lie brought to the former state to answer indictuirrita returned were smashed. and it lock only a few hour*' work to remove all trace* of l-y « gr**o.l ¡it*y- them from the scene. But Irebind the Sixteen thousand men employed by two wrecked hcoinxtive* *ix cars of the the United State» Btesd corporation ¡Mneenger train lay pile<i in a bopelea* and inde|iendent inineownet* hi Minne wreck. sota have gone on strike for an increase Four of the parwenger coaches re- in wage«. The iron orc industry ia mained bn the track but *1 rghtly dam paralxyod. aged, and were used to convey the dead A atiwuior ha* just sailed from New and injured to Ionia; one MMb »** York carrying railr>«d material for entirely undamaged, with only It* f- r Ja|*ne*e u*e In .Manchuria. Forty car- ward trucks off th* rail*. The two goe* Iiave bean pun loured and will be cotche* next ahead of thi* were tele moved inside of 12 months. The sup- scoped. The next car forward stood al- plie» luv.dve an ■ ifieiiditure of *10,- meet on end after the wreck. }<<«|M>n*ibility I* put »quare upon UOU.OOO. the crew of the freight train by official* A tornado and tremendoua rain storm nf the med Th.«««, who arrived at th* uni heavy daiiaige ,«• J.-scpK, Mo., I ■cene ol the wrick Kron after the aecl- and vicinity. dent »«eiired front the cr*w of the The Elka national convention I* con freight tiie order* under which it waa sidering plana to step the siagutber ot running, and which clearly showed the position of the ¡»»««tiger train, and elk to get teeth. tliat the freight iiwi encroached upon The Corean delegate at Tbe Hague tbe other train** running time. The denounce« Japanese, but th* other dele collision occurred at 0:13 o'clock, «nd gate* favor Japan. Uie freight train *lioul l iiave reached Rioting in Heoul renult* from abdi Haleru at 9:10 to be witbin their orders. cation of the Corean emperor. At least 25 Japanese were killed. Riotirg in Seoul. Tokio, Jnly 22.— late advices from In the Gia*« trial tbe court ha* ruled that evident» »bowing similar offenses Heoul say that the rioting ia growing in f'et A**i««» Crae r« Nipped Aiii'tuptu to bum th*. may iw lOiiuduou, a. dsc'dod Tfef"Vy niaanitiuic. Ht. Petersburg, July 23.—The ¡mlIce railway station and police building tor Heney. were fruatratid bj pfuiopt aotlud. lo-lay arrested on tbe street ■ *r>i-t«nt Connellsville, a town of 300 Inliabi- The powder magacme of the Corean long stt»p<«'teii of lielonging to the mili tanta near Z*n«*ville, lias been alnxsit government ia strongly guarded by Jap tary organisation of th* Social Revo al off the map b; by flood. No live* anese troop* at the request of tiie min lutionist*. On ««arching them, the po wi|M*l are l reported loat. The property loa* ister of war. Rioter* are shooting lio* found plan* of both the Taarakoe- will t>« large. wildly out of windows and two Japan- Helo and Peterliuf (wiacee, map* of the A Chinaman ia on trial in I«a Ange e»e are leported to have l>een killed Ht. Peter and St. Paul fortriws, anil the le* for practicing medicin* without a Murdetona assaults are' frequent and fort»»«* at Cronwtadt, and a papet Been*«. Ho far 340tal«*men have been the city 1» verging almost on a reign of showing the disposition of the tioopa in the Ht. Petersburg t«ir*cks. The summoned ami but five Iiave qualified, terror. police believe that they have nipped In ■ II Other* being bia«ed on account of tbe bud another attempt on the life of Russia Begin* New Railroad. defetidant being a Chine*». Nertohinsk, Asiatic Russia. July 22. tiie emperor. F. M Holbrook. E. E. Izmabaugli an<l Robert McPhl Haney, prominent —Work waa formally Iwgun t<«lay on Take* Sting Out of Rate Law. m«n of Wyoming, have been found the construction of tie flrat »ection of Asheville, Tenn., Jnly 23.—Federal guilty of conspiracy to defraud the gov the Amuria railr<«d, which i* destined ernment of coal lands In that state. The to give Russia a line to Vladlvoetok en Judge Pritchard today dlwhargeii Tick The et Agents Wood and Wiiaon, of the maximum penalty is two years in the tirely through Russian territory. purpose of thia line at present is pnrely Southern railway, on lialxw* corpu« penitentiary and a fine of 210,000. •trategical. ft i» admitted that It can prireeding« and declared th* jienalty Th* Indian Territory Ifemocratlc con be profitable commercially only after clause of the new rate bill nnconstltu- vention ended in a riot. J tional. many yean. READY TO FIGHl PACKERS. Livestock E «chang* Convention Consider Pott Morten. to Kan«a« City. .Mo., July 20. — Live- *t'«k .■■ r..mii». ii firms in the 15 prin cipal inaikrl* of the country, that do an annual bu«ineM iwtimatfd at |*u0,- 000,000, were reprmented here today at tb.e "tsening of the NaHnt’r»! l ive stock Eschangr a**<«-iation. The live- stuck centers represented included ntwr- ly eveiy city of importance from Buf falo to IWnvet and from Ht. Paul to Fort Worth. Twenty dehqiat«-* came from Chicago. The National Exchange 1» practically the clearing house for the various oral exchange*. Jame* C. Hwift, of Kan»«« City, the pne:d«ul, mid thia morning that the mortem question, among other things, will ls< discuHScd and said of It in ia* annual addrv*» •' Willie we regret the passing of th* 7 cent hog. we rejoice that hi* memory tiears no taint of poet mortem, and tliat lie left with us tiie ever-welcome 7-cen *«er« and the lowly sheep, with his high-priced tlex-ce and at rung-smelling mutton.” .Mr. Hwift said tliat livestock ex change« for year» had been the butt for shafts of cheap ridicule and the basis lor criticism b<>ru either of malice or ignuranc*. Canada at Irrigation Fair. Sacramento, Cal., July 20.—-Canada will send an eihibit of irrigation pro duct« to the Interstate Ei|»i*ition to 1« hel<l in Uii* city neit Heptemls-r in connecticn with the National Irrigation congrr-a. A representative of Alberta province ml led at headquarter* to ar range for liie metallation of a big die play. The outlook pointe to the larg- >-«t and moat inqiortatit exp<uition of the kind ever held in the weal. Twenty thousand dollar* in trophic* and prlu« are to l>e offered for the l«*t collet five and individual enttic*. Government to Take Job. Kan Antonio, Tex., July 21.—A «¡■ecial to the I xpreea from Mnxatian «ay* Authoritative information ha» been teceived here tliat the Durango- Mxutlan railroad will be built by the .Mexican government. It will lie the rlrat piece of oonatructlon since the na tional merger waa definitely effected. It ia expected work will lie started at the «nd of thia year. Thi* line is 3fi5 mile* long, and the estimated cost if 125,000,000 Mexican currency, It will require several million more to Co in piete the line. Telegrapher* Will Arbitrate. Kan Frnnci»co, Jnly 20.—After being on Just a month, the etrike of the tele graph operator« in the Oakland and Han Francisco offices of the Western Union and I’oetal Telegraph companies wa* settled thia afternoon. The operators almoet unaniinoualy voted to return to w< rk under the same conditions and salaries a* prevailed when they went on frike and to arbitrate their griev ance» a* provided for in the compro- miae offer contained in the letter from Colonel R. <’. Clowry of June 20. Haywood Case. Rammed bv the San Pedro Oil Shelter Cove, California. 100 LIVES ARE REPORTED LOST Tiie veesel sank within five minute« of the time < f the rolllsion. A life raft DISSENSIONS IN THE RANKS ws« !a«>nche«t with * number of ta.«- seiigei* ol* b-stld. Ktrlkh g Telegraph Operator* Criti cise National Chief*. Eighty-Eight Saved. Han Francisco, July 22.—It la reported that NN of the |m»»etiger» crew of the Columbia were saved, that 150 were drowned, including tain Doran. now and and Cap Han Franclaco, July 22.—According to J. C. Flynn, a rescued p*»*enger of the Columbra, every woman ¡«¿»enger on the steamer wa* !<«t. Han Francisco, July 22.—There were alaiut 300 passengers, a full list, on the Columbia. Gnu-thud of the«e went down. The steams* Roanoke brought the first survivors and a number of the diwd The to Evan Francisco this morning, dead were taken bi morgue*. .More anrvIvors ate on te a ni r» life mtt in tow of tiie Iwisy Mitchell, ■ • loutte to this port. The Han Pedio, which ruttimeli the Columbia, is lieing towed to Eureka by the Geo. W. Elder. Hliolter Cove is 179 miles north of here. Tbe steamer Roanoke spoke the »learner Geo. W. Elder, and the latter had on Ismrd 88 ¡aerrnger* and crew of the (Toluaibia which wire taken off tbe steamer Han Perirò. The Han Pedro had ber stem gone and ws* conslderwlrly <ianmge*1 for ward. Her mainmast was gone ami foremast »|>rung, her cal go wa« gone and she waa in n water logged condi tion. The Eldar was trying to tow her Ut Eureka, but was making slow pro gress. Eureka, Cal., July 22 — The Ran Pedro and Geo. W, Eldar brought 88 survivor» into Eureka thi* morning All mernlw-rs of the crew except Cap tain Duran were among the raved. W.|l B* Memphis' Guest. St. !/.»!•, Jtt!«’ 2?. Pisa’ dstn!!« h? the nveption of President Roosevelt at lb* conventtion ot tbe Istkrs-to-tlie- Gulf Deepwater way association, to be belli at Memphis, Tenn., October 4, were adopted bslay at n meeting lield at the liomn of W. K. Kavanaugh, of the aaenriatlon. The «all riven lion will tie sent out In a few day*. Govern« Folk, of .Mis souri. and the governors of other state* will accom|*iriy President Roosevelt to Memphis. The party will I* met at some point alMive Memphis. Han Fmnciaco, Jnly 10.—Yesterday was a busy day In the mnk* of the strik ing telegraphers nt Oaklstxl, There were committee* ap|*ointed and many Imprompto consultation* held, and dur ing the afternoon several operators waited on the three members of the . ........................ .M. J. Reidy, H. J. Koiienkariip, and J. M. Hulllvan, but atar-duthte »Hence was maiutaint'd u« to the meeting or the trend of th* d Iacusv ions. It «tut evident from (he liearing of the conferee* that the aituatloll was ci iiaidvrvil arrious and there were hint* of Incmming friction among the trailer* of the strikers. The executive commit- tee came In fol severe criticism on ac count of it* reported remark* deprtwat- Ing the <alling of the strike and ita ap parel.I lack f syiiqatliy for the heal operators. It ha* l-cen rumored persistently for the peat few day* that there wa* a ser ious split between President Hmall and hi* executive committeemen. Mayor Taylor Takes Office. Han Fran, isco, July 19.— Dr. Eld ward It. Taylor, dean of Hasting» law col lege and acting president of C<x>per .Mi«li<wl college. t<«lay r»«-«lv*d his commission a* mayor of the city and county of Han Francisco. Regarding his plana for reforming ihucity g-ivern- rnent, Mr. Taylor sani ”! have no plana at present. In fact, the whole thing has come on me so suddenly that ! lui., ¡-.ut ha;! time to think about it as yet. 1 intend to Conduct the govern ment on a nori|>artlMin h*«is, but fur ther than tlatt I iiave no plana." Equal Pay for thè Se*e*. Ht. Joeeph, Mo , July 10.—The thlr- teenth blennlal oonventlon of thè Retali Clerka' International union today elect- ed F. 11. Conway, of Chicago. pre*i- dent. lte*<ilutions were adopted de- elaring that women clerks should be ¡«airi thè tn« wage* a* male clerks where tliey do thè *ame work. The conventi! n al*> will dee lare for in eleht-hiHir >lav l*re«id«w<t r—»»w«y4« nounced depwrtinent «torce a* a curie lo iiuliMooty, |ar^ii>g uuiy *l»i,«liuti wagrw t>> womrn employee. Acquitted of Land Fraud. Eureka, Cal., July 19.—A jury in the Federal court thia afternoon after I omi than 10 minute* delilwration and on the fliat ballot found George W. Bl*cw,’formerly of E ureka, ix w of Oak land, not guilty of conspiring to defraud U>e government out of valuable public timber land in Trinity county. Hundrad Jack)** Dasart. Tornado Near Lacrosse, Wl*. La C ro»»«, Wie.. July 23.—A torna do viaitol the «action north of here in E«prass Mon»» ffaekag* Stolen. the vicinity of Viroqua. Communica Columbia, H C.t Jnly 20.—It ia re tion in all direction* is cut off and ported here tliat an expresa parkage of wire* ate down. Herions washout* oc I Inj « hi h*a l*en l<wt at th« Fiorame, curred on all five railroad* entering la S. C., ortx». Croas* and traffic is at a standstill. Norfolk, Va., July 19.— During tiie neat few week* 100 d«wertlona have lieen listed and advertised from the Iwttleshlp Minneaota, one of the war ship* in Hampton Ibsida. The local police were notified of 15 diwertiona yesterday. / t * ♦ Ä I I V-a-' « r Ì 7» * I ». ' « ¿S' 1 ’♦’J . ' ■' > 'Ñ, ' . »Vv’ ' *-J J. Vi I Wl '