LEXINGTON W HEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, Publisher
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Massachusetts Republicans have de
clared for tariff revision.
Opposition to the peace treaty is
again springing up in Japan.
Great Britain and Russia have nego
tiated a treaty about Central Asia.
New York Eepublicans have nomi
nated Hughes, insurance investigator,
for mayor.
Fifty men were rescued from a burn
ing mine at Florence, Colo., after hope
had almost been abandoned for their
safety.
Gomez has appealed for American
intervention in Cuba, saying Palma
rules by terror and that the recent
elections were a farce.
Russia has decided to send her pris
oners of war now in Japan to Vladivo
stok by transport and thence by the Si
berian railroad to Russia.
The cabinet has decided not to trans
fer the control of the canal work from
the War department to the State de
partment for the present, at least.
Hill is said to have stolen a march in
the fight for right of way along the
north bank of the Columbia, and any
road wanting to come down the river
must buy right of way from the North
ern Pacific.
Newton C. Dougherty, superintend
ent of the Peoria, 111., schools has been
indicted for forgery. He has raised
the face of hundreds of checks and
issued false papers. His operations
cover a period of 20 years.
Yellow fever is on the wane in the
South, .
Russian universities may close to
stop political agitation.
Missouri will shut out the New York
Life Insurance company.
Beef packers will plead not guilty
and enter another demurrer.
The municipal ownership party in
-Chicago threatens to hang aldermen.
Cuba has made a commercial treaty
with Great Britain against America's
interests.
Tammany has renominated McClel
lan for mayor and adopted a municipal
ownership plank.
The government will purchase instru
ments for the equipment of a brass
band on the isthmus.
Jerome announces .that a special
grand jury will be called in New York
to investigate high grafters.
Pat Crowe says he had planned to
kidnap John D. Rockefeller and ' hold
him for a ransom of $2,000,000.
The Home Telephone company,
which has secured a franchise in Port
land is pushing construction rapidly.
The president and Representative
Townsend have reached an agreement
on the rate bill to be presented to con
gress The president says he will not ap
point Oscar J. Ricketts as permanent
public printer. Palmer's successor has
not yet been selected.
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson is
not expected to live.
Russia wants to borrow between
$200,000,000 and $360,000,000.
The New York clearing house de
nounces the methods of the trusts.
The new regulations on Chinese ex
clusion have failed to mollify China.
The South hopes for frost to kill the
pestilent mosquitoes which are spread
ing yellow fever.
A party of four American mining
men were murdered by Mexicans 36
miles west of Tuscon.
The effect of the proposed coffee tax
would be to put the greater part of the
burden on the poor man, as our island
possessions will never produce enough
for our own consumption.
V
A range war is in progress in Ne
braska between cattlemenand settlers.
Fire on the Portland waterfront de
stroyed an entire block, valued at $84,
600. The loss would have been far
greater but for the efficient work of the
fireboat. Insurance will amount to
$51,500.
Gomez has come to the United States
on a secret mission, believed by many
to ask Roosevelt's aid. The Cuban
warrior declares liberty is dead on the
island and says the tyranny of Presi
dent Palma is worse . than Weyler's
worst deedB.
STEAMER ON ROCKS.
St. Paul a Total Wreck Between San
Francisco and Portland.
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 6. The steamer
St. Paul, of the San Francisco & Port
land Steamship company, under com
mand of Captain Clem Randall, bound
from San Francisco to Portland, went
ashore early yesterday morning at
Point Gorda, a short distance south of
the entrance to this harbor, during a
dense fog. She had 75 passengers on
board, all of whom were safely trans
ferred to other steamers. The vessel,
which was laden with a cargo of gene
ral merchandise, will probably be a
total loss.
The coast off Point Gorda is feared
by all coast seamen. It is rocky and
treacherous. The old Humboldt was
wrecked there about ten years ago, and
was a complete loss. The Orizaba went
ashore on the rocks there five years ago,
and the Homer was another ship to be
caught on the jagged reefs at that
place.
When the St. Paul struck she was
15 miles out of her course. The third
officer was at the bridge at the time.
The steamer struck at 3 o'clock in the
morning, during a dense fog. She now
lies with her stern to the beach, 150
yards from the shore, and has been
abandoned by captain and crew. It is
thought that the vessel will be a total
loss.
The St. Paul lies in a nest of rocks,
bow to the northwest, and with a slight
list to seaward, miles below Point
Gorda. Apparently, she is in good
condition, the . sea having smoothed
down considerably since she struck.
It is smooth between the wreck and the
shore, but rough on the outside.
ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD CANAL,
President's Scheme to Stop Deficit
in Treasury.
Washington, Oct. 6. President
Roosevelt has decided upon the main
recommendations in his forthcoming
message to congress. One will be for
creating a separate fund for the con
struction of the Panama canal, another
will call for radical reorganization of
the diplomatic and consular service.
It is intended to relieve the United
States treasury by placing upon poster-
tiy its proper portion of the burden of
building the great Isthmian waterway
It is felt that money for canal con
struction should come from long-time
bonds and not be drawn from the treas
ury direct.
If congress approves, it will create a
separate fund, out of which can be
drawn the $50,000,000 already ap
propriated and the United States reim
bursed to that amount. This will re
move the annoyance of a yearly deficit
TURN OVER CANAL TO ROOT
Taft Discovers He Has Too Many
Irons in the Fire.
Washington, Oct. 6. Secretary Taft
will at the first opportunity take up
with the president the proposition to
transfer the control ot the Panama
canal from the War department to the
State department. It was his inten
tion to discuss the matter with the
president at his conference today, but
the lack of time prevented his doing so.
The question was brought up some time
ago, but for various reasons it was
postponed to a more favorable occasion.
Since the Spanish-American war, in
volving the acquisition of the Philip
pines, the work of the War depart
ment has greatly increased and the sug
gestion that a transfer to the State de
partment of the canal work, with the
many perplexing questions: which are
bound to come up, has been under con
sideration. Mr. Taft, it is known, is
willing that a transfer should be made,
basing that disposition on expediency.
Rumors of a Big Haul.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 6. The sheriff's
office has been informed that Express
Messenger Charles Anderson, in the
Great Northern car which was dyna
mited by the bandits, stated to passen
gers on the train that the through safe,
which was blown up, contained $47,
500, and that the robbers secured it
all. The report that there was that
much money is denied by the express
company officials. At the same time
the officials give the story credence in
view of the fact that the largest ship
ments are on the overland train.
Can Save Million on Printing.
Washington, Oct. 6. President
Roosevelt had a talk today with Repre
sentative Charles B. Landis, of Indi
ana, on the work of the committee
which is to investigate the conditions
in the government printing office.
Members of the committee are said to
believe it easily possible to reduce the
expenses of the government printing
office at least $1,000,000 a year.
BILL BY TOWNSEND
One of First Subjects In Message
by President Roosevelt,
WEAK CASE OF THE RAILROADS
Measure Passed by Last House Was
Intended to Correct Frror
in Former Law.
Washington, Oct. 7. Representative
Townsend, of Michigan, joint author of
the Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill
that passed the house of representatives
last winter, and who will reintroduce
substantially the same bill and lead the
fight for its passage at the coming ses
sion, after a conference with the presi
dent today said :
"One of the first subjects, if not the
first, which the president will discuss
in his annual message will be railroad
freight rates."
Mr. Townsend says he will not make
any material change in his bill, and it
is his understanding that the president
approves its general features and would
be satisfied if it should become law.
"We had but one idea in framing
that bill," said Mr. Townsend, "and
that was to correct an omission in t-e
original law for regulation of railroadB.
According to the law, the commission
could not make an order which would
remedy an evil condition or any unjust
condition that was found to exist. It
actually exercised that power for a
number of years, but it waB finally
determined that it did not have the
power. It was to give the commission
that power that the house of represent
atives passed its bill last winter. The
rest of the bill merely furnished ma'
chinery for expediting hearings and for
carrying out the essential provisions of
the bill, which was to fix a reasonable
rate when a rate was found to be un
reasonable. No statement that I have
seen in opposition to this legislation
since congress adjourned has modified
my view as to the wisdom of adopting
this course."
DEAD IN HUNDREDS.
Typhoon in Philippines Kills by Whole
sale and Islands Caid Waste.
Manila, Oct 7. Government reports
show that the result of the recent storm
is very serious. At least 200 natives
and 25 Americans and foreigners were
killed. It is impossible to identify
man of the latter.
The government's police work the
past year in the provinces of Cavite,
Batangas and the island of Samar,
which made possible the largest acreage
planted in the history of the islands,
has been undone, and it is estimated
that the Btorm has retarded develop'
ment one year in the hemp provinces
In Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate and Sa
mar fields have been devastated, ware'
houses destroyed and stocks damaged.
Roads are impassable and the transpor
tation facilities are crippled. The loss
is incalculable. In Albay and Sorso
gon 80 per cent of the buildings, dwell
ings, schools and warehouses have been
destroyed.
The storm, in connection with the
severe drouth which obtained early in
the year, will, it is estimated, decrease
the receipts of the islands 40 per cent.
The army is a heavy loser at southern
posts.
Taft Will Keep Canal Work.
Washington, Oct. 7. The members
of the Isthmian Canal commission will
remain under Secretary Taft, who Will
go to Panama in November to investi
gate and thoroughly inform himself of
the conditions in the canal zone. The
decision to keep the control of the canal
in the War department instead of
transferring it to the State department
was reached yesterday in a discussion
that followed the cabinet meeting. Mr.
Taft will proceed to Panama and re
turn to Washington about the time con
gress convenes.
Examining Route of Canal. '
Colon, Oct. 7. The members of the
advisory board of consulting engineers
of the Panama canal, who arrived here
yesterday from New York,, today went
by special train to Mindi, Gatun and
Bohio, where examinations will be
made of the various sites proposed as
suitable for dams. The party will em
bark on steam launches to study the
Chagres and its deviations at the points
mentioned, returning this evening
down the canal from Gatun to Colon
in launches.
Agreed About Philippines.
London, Oct. 7. The correspondence
of the Daily Telegraph quotes the semi
official Kokumin Shimbun to the effect
that Secretary Taft'fl visit to Tokio has
resulted in an important understanding
as the outcome of Japan's explicit dis
avowal of any designs on the Philippines.
FORTY FEET ON BAR.
fhat and Deeper River Channel Ne
cessity for Port of Portland.
Portland. Oct. 4. 'Whatever lies
within the power of the business men
of Portland will be done to secure from
the next session of congresB an item in
the sundry civil appropriation bili suf
ficient for completion of the work on
the Columbia river bar under the plans
mat nave been submitted by govern
ment engineers for comnlntion of the
south jetty. At the same time the
necessity as a part of the important
work for a corresnondinfflv renter
depth in the river channel from Port
land to the sea will not be lost sight of,
and at the same time that phase of the
question will come under consideration
and action. -
Theodore B. Wilcox, who Ims lnhornil
incessantlv in behalf of thn river and
bar improvements, and whose faith has
never Been shaken that the result de
sired is within reach, points the ne
cessity for action from this time for
ward. Talking has been done about
what ought to be done, and Mr. Wilcox
and some Others have been exertini?
themselves in work to bring about the
results mat nave been talked about,
but now it is presented sonarelv to the
people of Portland as a duty for them
to penorm, n it is desired that the
traffic of the Hill railroads is to flow
through Portland to the Orient, islands
of the Pacific and ports of the world,
carried by the fleets of the Hill Bteam
ship companies, and other of the larg
est ocean carriers.
The Portland commercial bodies have
given Ulioualifled finnnnrt. in mtnruo.
w, 1 ri j. -
sions contained in resolutions in the
past, and now, when it is imperative
that action be suited to the conviction
voiced, thev will certainly ha found
alert and ready for strong personal
worK ot their membership.
. ARE AFTER BANDITS.
Posses Close on Heels of Men Who
Held Up Great Northern.
Seattle,' Wash., Oct. 4. Sheriffs'
posses have traced the three men who
held up the Great Northern overland
train just outside of Ballard, to the dis
trict lying north of Bothell, in which
Harry Tracy, the Oregon outlaw, lay
hidden 3 years ago. Along the same
roads that were guarded in the bunt
for Tracy lie deputy sheriffs in wait for
the bandits, whom they believe will
attempt to enter the town from that
direction.
The trail of the fleeing bandits was
plain, once the officers caught it, for
miles along the county roads. Then
it turned toward the city, and it was
unmistakable that the men were seek
ing to re-enter Seattle. The pursuing
posses beat the brush half of last night
and most of today before the men were
called in for a short rest, then hurried
into the field again.
Tonight Sheriff Smith went out per
sonally to direct the search west of
Green lake. Deputy McKinnon, who
had followed , the trail all day, with a
deputy worked north of the lake.
JURY IN RECORD TIME.
Jones-Potter-Wade Land Fraud Trial
Now in Progress.
Portland, Oct. 4. Willard N. Jones,
Thaddeus S. Potter and Ira Wade,
charged jointly with having conspired
to defraud the government of public
land, are now on trial in the Federal
court before a jury that was selected
with but little difficulty yesterday
morning. It is a case that was easy of
commencement, though it will be bit
terly contested by M. L. Pipes and 8.
B. Huston, who represent Jones and
Potter, and by J. R. Wyatt, of Albany,
the attorney for Wade. Yesterday af
ternoon the testimony of John L.
Wells, the first witness for the govern
ment was repeatedly interrputed by
Mr. Pipes and Mr. Huston, who de
sired, to enter and argue pleas covering
the different lines of the testimony
about to be offered by the government.
The Jones case is remarkable for one
thing, the shortness of the time taken
by the attorneys for presenting their
cases to. the jury. Mr. Heney occupied
about 20 minutea in his presentation
while Mr. Huston for the defense was
eves more brief.
Beavers' Trial Coming Soon.
Washington, Oct. 4. "George W.
Beavers, former chief of the salaries
and allowance division of the Postoffice
department, will be tried, at an early
date on all the indictments returned
against him," said Holmes Conrad,
counsel for the government, engaged in
the prosecution of the postal fraud
cases, yesterday. "The government
will press the cases for trial as soon as
the condition of the criminal docket ad
mits their being called up. I do not
see that anything can stand in the way
ot an early disposition of the matter."
May Succeed Sargent.
Washington, Oct. 4. Rumors are
afloat tonight that John Mitchell, mm.
ident of the United' Mineworkers of
America, will be appointed commis
sioner of immigration to succeed Frank
P.Sargent.' Mr. Mitchell had a'rnn.
ference with President RooBevelt today
and afterward talked with Mr. Sargent.
When questioned tonight he refused to
connrm or deny the story,
FOR NEW ALLIANCES
Britain May Consent to Russia
Controlling Turkey.
THREE NATIONS FORM COMBINE
Russia, Germany and France May
Unite to Counterbalance Effect
of Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
Paris, Oct. 5. Chancellories here
and throughout Europe are taking the
keenest interest in the possible and
even probable formation of a new Euro
pean alliance consequent upon the ter
mination of the war and the conclusion
of a closer Anglo-Japanese alliance.
This has been advanced beyond discus
sion in the newspapers and has already
retched the stage of discreet diplo
matic soundings.
The proposed re-alignment of Euro
pean powers is divided into three main
movements first, British inclination
toward an accord with Russia; second,
a German movement for an alliance off
setting the Anglo-Japanese alliance,
and third, Kusso-Uerman overtures to
induce France to join the latter group- v
ing.
Great Britain's desire for a rap
prochement with Russia has brought
about the distinct diplomatic sugges
tion that Great Britain is ready to give
fuller recognition to Russia's privileged
position in Southern Turkey, notably
at Constantinople and along the Bos
phorus. Russia's ambitions in that
direction have heretofore encountered
strong opposition in England
The view in French official quarters
is distinctly favorable to an Anglo
Russian rapprochement.. It was one
of the projects of M. Delcasse when for
eign minister, to have King Edward
visit Emperor , Nicholas as a means of
furthering the reconcilation of Russia
and Great Britain.
Concerning the proposed German
Russian agreement, strong elements in
both countries favor an accord as a
counterpoise to the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. The Temps tonight prints
an authorized interview with Prince
von Buelow, the German imperial
chancellor, at Baden Baden, openly ad
vocating a German-Russian rapproche
ment. BREACH BETWEEN OFFICIALS
Metcalf and Taft Disagree on Rules
for Chinese Exclusion.
Washington, Oct. 5. With the re
turn to the city of the president and
his official advisers, the breech between
the department of State and the depart
ment of Commerce and Jabor is widen
ing over the question of Chinese exclu
sion, Secretary Metcalf does not take
kindly to Secretary Taft's assertion
that the methods of enforcement of reg
ulations by the department of Com
merce and Labor are largely responsi
ble for the present embarrassing Chi
nese boycott, It is understood that he
"will protest against any action tending
to remove the regulation directing
American consuls in China to personal
ly inquire intajhe truth of statements
in Chinese certicfiates by vising them.
The great fight in congress for years
has been to reduce to a minimum the
fraudulent admission into the United
States of Chinese coolies under the
guise of students or business men. It
has been charged by Western members
that some steamboat and transcontinent
al railroad companies have been en
gaged in a conspiracy to aid in the vio
lation of the exclusion Jaws. It is
known that Mr. Metcalf believes that
without the co-operation of American
consuls abroad the present laws would
be useless, and that , almost the same
results would be attained as if the gateB
were thrown open to all Chinese.
The impression is again becoming
strengthened that the Chinese question
will finally result in Mr. Metcalf's re
tirement from the cabinet.
Doctor Arrested in Florida.
Pensacola, Fla,. Oct. 5. The official
fever report for today follows: New
cases, 10; total to date, 185; deaths,
1, total, 37; total discharged, 75 j
under treatment, 85. A sensation was
created this afternoon by the arrest of
Dr. J. S. Herron for refusal to allow a
sanitary officer to inspect his house.
Dr. Herron is one of the oldest physi
cians in the city, and by many is con
sidered an expert on yellow fever. Tl e
fever situation today while practically
unchanged, shows more improvements
in the deaths.
Yerkes to Succeed Metcalf.
Washington, Oct. 5. It comes from
high authority tonight that John W.
Yerkes, of Kentucky, commissioner of
internal revenue, will shortly enter
President Roosevelt's cabinet as secre
tary of commerce and labor upon the
retirement of Victor Metcalf, of Calw
fornia, and that there is no queston
that Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte
willsuceed Attorney General Moody
soon after congress meets.