LEXIN6TON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, PabMxr
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Id a Condensed Form for Our
Easy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
A movement baa started to depose
the insane king of Bavaria.
Peasants are riotine and killing land
owners in Southern Russia.
Many Oregon and Washington post
masters have received an increase in
pay.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco,
has decided that saloons may open
July 5.
Light earthquake shocks are felt fre
quently at San Francisco, but no dam
age is done.
Rioting has been resumed at Sialy
stok, Russia, and parliament has Bent a
committee to investigate.
r Leaders in congress agree to loan
$10,000,000 to San Francisco banks for
use in rebuilding the city.
The Japanese Red Cross Has given a
total of $110,000 to the relief of earth
quake sufferers of California.
Insurance companies contemplate a
raise of 25 per cent in rates in Wash
ington as well as Oregon and Idaho.
, The naval bill provides $65,000 with
which to establish wireless telegraph
stations along the coasts of Oregon,
Washington and California.
There is a general feeling throughout
Russia that a revolution cannot help
but corns soon.
Thirty-two insurance companies have
refused to cut payment of San Francisco
losses 25 per cent and will pay in full.
Roosevelt condemns the meat inspec
tion bill and threatns to call an extra
session if action is not taken on the
canal.
A meeting of Illinois farmers at Chi
cago decided to form an organization to
fight the commission men who are now
robbing them.
The government has secured evidence
at Cleveland, Ohio, of rebating to
Standard Oil and will prosecute the oil
ompany and the railroad. -
A committee from tb National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers, after an in
vestigation ot Chicago packing house
conditions, says it can find nothing
wrong.
State Insurance Commissioner Davis,
of Nevada, has notified insurance com
panies to pay 100 cents on the dollar of
their San Francisco losses or quit busi
ness in Nevada.
Germany says America is not the
only country where bad meat origin
ates. The kaiser's inspectors refuse
admittance to shipments from several
other countries.
The president and senate continue at
loggerheads on important measurs.
A storm is brewing in the Russian
parliament about duplicity regarding
executions.
All shipping on San Francisco bay
continues tied up on account of a strike
of the freight handlers.
The house has voted to allow no
money to Boldiers' homes for mainten
ance which have canteens.
Chicago courts are trying to decide
who is the head of Zion City at the
present time. Dowie is the star wit
ness. The Longworths are receiving splen
did entertainment in London. Mrs.
Longworth dined wiht the king a few
days ago. '
A New York Federal grand jury has
asked that several officers of the tobacco
trust be adjudged in contempt and sent
to jail for failure to produce certain
books wanted by the jury in an inves
tigation of the business methodB of the
trust.
A million dollar fire at Baltimore
wiped out the big Savannah docks, to
gether with all the freight stored there;
totally destroyed the steamer Essex and
a number of scows loaded with cotton
and resin. Two lives are believed to
have been lost.
A new moderate party has been or
ganized in Russia.
An entire regiment at Poltava, South
Russia, has mutinied.
The senate committee has reported
that Smoot is not entitled to a Beat in
the senate.
Republican leaders in both houses
have agreed to a compromise on the
statehood bill.
General Toledo, leader of the Guate
malan'revolutlonistB, claims to be win
ning bis fight.
DRIVE THEM FROM STATE.
California Declares War on Dishonest
Insurance Companies.
San Francisco, June 15. The official
of California are agreed, ii is Baid, that
the insurance companies which refuse
to meet their obligations and pay their
losses in full will not only be driven
from the state, but ruined before the
world, if the widest publication of their
methodB can accomplish that end. In
surance Commissioner E; Marion Wolf
is backed by Attorney General Webb.
The attorney general expressed himself
forcefully today regarding tne proposi
tion made by 60 companies at a meet
ing in Oakland Tuesday to pay only 75
per cent of adjusted losses.
"Under the law of California," he
said, "the state insurance commission
er can revoke the license of any insur
ance company for the state when there
is cause. Certainly the payment of
only 75 per cent of losses would be
cause. And not only would it be proof
of unsoundness and unfitness to do
business, but it will be the plainest
evidence of dishonesty. It would be
cause for the commissioner to revoke
the Btate license of any company stand
ing for such a proposition, and I know
that Mr. Wolf, whose heart is in the
situation, will take such action toward
companies that enter such an agree
ment. "This is the limit of his power of
punishment under the Calfiornia law,
but he can go much further. The in
surance commissioners of all the - states
stand together. Through them, Com
missioner Wolf can advertise to all the
world the dishonesty of the companies
chat refuse to meet their obligations.
I am certain that he will use that pow
er against those that give him cause."
There was no change today in the
alignment of insurance companies on
the proposition to make a general 25
per cent cut, but the companies that
voted for full payment still hope to
win over many of those that took, the
stand for a percentage settlement.
LIFE DISGUSTS DOWIE.
Aged Prophet Lay Down to Die Once,
But Could Not.
Chicago, June 15. John Alexander
Dowie, on the witness stand in Judge
Landis' court today, tremblingly begged
for death to relieve him of his sorrows
and his defeats. He declared also that
should he die he would come back to
earth again as Elijah the Restorer.
Dowie, in the course of his testi
mony, gave the following rules to guide
a man who is about to die: "Do
things in order even when you go to
die. Don't make a splash and mess of
it. Go to your death couch and await
the end in calm." '
The occasion for the discussion of
death came when Dowie, fighting for
the ownership of Zion City and re
claiming possession, which is now in
the hands of Wilbur G. Voliva, was
telling of hia first serious illness as
part of the testimony on his present
competency to rule the city which he
built. .Dowie made the. amazing asser
tion that after he was first stricken he
lay down to die, but awoke two hours
later, alive.
"I was never so disgusted as when I
awoke two hours later alive," he said,
"and I am still alive and disgusted."
MASSACRE AND PILLAGE.
Bomb Flung at Christian Parade in
Russia Provokes Riot.
Bialystok, Russia, June 15. A Jew
ish anarchist threw a bomb among the
Corpus Christi procession, which was
in progress here today, and killed or
wounded hundreds of persons. In con
sequence the Christians attacked and
massacred the Jews and demolished
their shops.
The bomb was thrown from the bal
cony of a house in Alerandrov street.
A Russian clergyman named Federoff
was among those killed.
Immediately a'ter the explosion Jews
began to fire from the windows of the
house. Soldiers surrounded it and fired
two volleys. Meanwhile the enraged
Christians attacked the Jewish stores
in Alexandrov and Suraz streets, demol
ishing the fixtures and windows, throw
ing the goods into the gutters, and
beating and murdering tue Jews. Many
Jews fled to the railroad station, pur
sued by the mob, which killed several
there.
Hold-Up Must Stop.
Washington, June 15. Judge James
Wickersham, of Alaska, will be con
firmed by the senate before adjornment.
Noflce was served on Senators Nelson
and McCumber today by the steering
committee that the senate will not per
mit them to continue their hold-up of
this nomination which it is apparent to
practically the entire senate that Wick
ersham has been unjustly accused and
that the fight against him is not being
made in good faith . It is unusual for
the senate to take such drastic meas
ures with its own members.
Major Scott To Be Superintendent.
Washington, June 15. Major Hugh
L. Scott, Fourteenth cavalry, now in
the Philippines, has been selected by
Secretary Taft to succeed Brigadier
General A. L. Mills, as superintendent
of the military academy, who is to be
given charge of an army department,
probably in the Philippines.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Friday, June 15. ;
, Washington, June 15. When the
senate took up the Kittredge sea level
canal bill today, Senator Teller spoke
in support of that plan. He argued
that as this government had practically
prohibited the French government, and
later had declined to allow private cor
porations to embark in the canal enter
prise, the United Statea can not afford
to hesitate on account of the cost in
money or time. The fact that a sea
level canal would coBt more than a
lock canal should not deter this country
from giving to the world the best pos
sible waterway between the oceans,
which must necessarily be on the tide
level. He expressed the opinion that ii
a sea level canal could be built for the
same price as a lock canal, all the en
giners would favor it as the best possi
ble canal. Hence he contended that in
standing for a lock canal Chief Engi
neer Stevens discredits himself as an
engineer.
Washington, June 15. The house to
day by a vote of 110 to 86 voted in
favor of a lock canal across the Isthmus
of Panama, the amendment to the sun
dry civil bill to this effect being pre
sented by Littauer, of New York.
With members of congress sitting on
the short steps in the aisles of the
house, around the space in groups, the
galleries filled, and with Burton, of
Ohio, pointer in hand, discussing charts
to show the difference between the sea
level and lock canal, the house present
ed every appearance of a class room.
Thursday, June 14.
Washington, June 14. The senate to
day decided to vote next Thursday on
the Panama sea-level canal bill; ac
cepted the conference reports on the
diplomatic and naval appropriation
bills, the former complete and the
latter partial; passed a bill limtiing
the liability that may be assumed by
individuals to national banks; adopted
Morgan's resolution relative to the con
trol of the Panama railroad ; admitted
A. W. Benson as the successor of Bur
ton, of Kansas; received the credentials
of Senator-elect Dupont, of Delaware;
listened to a speech by Dryden in sup
port of a lock canal across the Isthmus
of .Panama, and also passed several
semi-private bills-
Washington, June 14. After elimi
nating the appropriation of $100,000
for the further gauging of .the waters of
the United States under the direction
of the geological survey, the house to
day grew weary of economy and in
creased the appropriations for further
tests of structural materials, lignites
and other coals, although the appropri
ations committee labored zealously to
retain them at their original figure.
The conference report on the omni
bus lighthouse bjll was adopted.
The report of the conferees of the
agricultural appropriation bill was
submitted.
Wednesday, June 1-3.
Washington, June 13. The senate
adopted without division the conference
report on the statehood bill at 6 :20
o'clock this evening.
The report was debated by Foraker,
Bailey, Patterson, Money, Dubois,
Morgan, Stone, McCumber and otherB.
.Dubois announced his intention to
vote against the acceptance of the re
port, because of the omission of the
anti-polygamy provision inserted by
the senate, and in doing so he took oc
casion to review hia own political ex
perience in dealing with the Mormona,
saying that he knew his - stand on the
question would result in his enforced
retirement from the senate. The sen
ate also listened during the day to an
argument by Millard in opposition to
tqe sea level Panama canal bilsl.
Washington, June 18. There was a
round of applause from both sides of
the chamber when Hamilton, of Michi
gan, reported to the house today that
the conferees on statehood had agreed
reached an agreement and asked that
it be printed in the Record.
The day was spent on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and, with the
exception of an hour occupied in con
sidering the proposed abolition of re
ceivers of land offices, which measure
the house refused to sanction, the en
tire day was taken up with the consid
eration of appropriations for the United
States Geological survey, members of
the appropriations committee being in
severe criticism of the officials of ihe
survey.
Tuesday, June 12.
Washington, June 12. By a vote of
For Early Adjournment.
Washington,' June 12. In an effort
to bring an adjournment of congress by
July 1 or earlier, Senator Allison,
chairman of the Benate, Republican
Bteering committee, will call the com
mittee together Thursday to consider a
program for the remainder of the ses
sion. With the statehood question out
of the way, it is now believed that the
railroad rate conference report and the
meat inspection bill are practically the
only obstructions. It is not likely
there ran be any agreement this ses
sion on the type of the canal.
54 to 6 the senate today decided to con
eider the bill extending from 28 to 86
hours the time that livestock may be
kept in cars without unloading. The
passage of the bill was advocated by
Warren, who Baid that under its terms
the time can only be extended on the
written application of the owners of the
stock, and that often . unloading is
more harmful to the stock than to ex
tend for a few hours the time of their
confinement.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
was passed.
Washington, June 12. With a very
large proportion of the members pres
ent, due to the activity of the Republi
can and Democratic whips, the houBe
today passed a rule sending the railroad
rate bill back to conference as asked
for by the senate, without even an ex
pression of its wishes as to any of the
amendments. The rule was debated
for 40 minutes. The leaders partici
pated in the discussion, the Democrats
taking the position that the time was
opportune to concur in the sleeping car
amendment and instruct the oenferees
tas to the anti-pass amendment. Al
though the Democrats were aided by
eight Republicans, they could not com
mand votes enough to defeat the rule,
which was adopted, 184 to 99.
Representative Sherman, of New
York, introduced a bill today providing
a passenger rate on all railroads in the
United States doing interstate business
shall be 2 cents a mile, effective Janua
ry 1 next.
Monday, June II.
Washington, June 11. The senate
this evening passed the Mondell bill
amending the national irrigation law
so as to permit the secretary of the In
terior to reduce the minimum area of
farm units in government projects from
40 acres to 20 acres. The bill was
amended in the senate by prescribing
regulations for granting an extension
of time to Bottlers under irrigation pro
jects for completing entries when delay
is caused by failure of the government
to complete the project and furnish the
water in time to complete entries in
the time specified by the land laws.
It was amended also by the insertion
of a provision authorizing the secretary
of the Interior to appraise lots in Hey
burn and Rupert towneites and sell
them to occupants who have erected
permanent buildings thereon not read
ily removable.
Washington, June 11. After near
ly four hours spent in the considera
tion of legislation affecting the inte
rests of the District of Columbia, the
house today resumed consideration of
the sundry civil bill, and, Rafter an
hour and a half spent in its considera
tion, adjourned. An amendment was
passed, permitting the appointment of
retired officers of the United States
corps of engineers, U. S. A., as mem
bers of the International Waterways
commission, as provided for in the
river and harbor bill creating this com
mission. The house in committee of the whole
refused to make an additional appro
priation for marking the places where
American soldiers felhand were tem
porarily interred in Cuba and China,
on the ground that it waa a bad prece
dent. Saturday, June 9.
Washngton, June 9. The bill pro
hibitng corporations from making cam
paign contributions was passed by the
senate without debate this afternoon.
It makes it unlawful for any national
bank or any corporation under a gov
ernment charter to make a contribution
in connection with any election and also
unlawful or any corporation whatever
to make a contribution to any presi
dential, senatorial or congressional
election whatever.
A fine not exceeding $5,000 is the
penalty for offending corporations, and
a fine of not exceeding $1,000 for every
officer or director who shall consent to
the granting of any contribution.
Washington, June 9. The item in
the sundry civil appropriation bill ap
propriating $25,000 for the president
went out in the house of representatives
on a point made by Williams, of Mis
sissippi. The decision, however, that
the matter was new legislation came
after a free discussion, Democrats and
Republicans generally expressing them
slves in sympathy with the idea of giv
ing the president a fund for railroad
expenses.
Statehood Compromise.
Washington, June 12. The Carter
compromise on the statehood bill was
agreed upon today by Republican lead
ers of the house and senate. Nothing
now stands in the way of admission of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory aa a
state, and a choice by Arizona and New
Mexico as to whether they, desire to
come in as another state. It is expect
ed that the pending conference report
will be recommitted or withdrawn when
it comes up tomorrow and. an amended
report returned to both houses embody
ing the compromise. "' ; H'
GERMANIA TO QUIT.
Strong Insurance Company Withdraws
From Califoreia.
San Francisco, June 18. The Ger
mania Insurance company, of New
York, will write no more insurance in
this state, will close all its offices and
abandon California aa an insurance
field. Telegraphic instructions have
been received from the home office to
that effect and will be followed.
Two reasons are given for this action.
One, general in its scope, is that of an
ultra-conservative company not caring
to risk any more of its capital in Cali
fornia losses. The other is more spe
cific, and Bays the decision of the com
pany waa influenced by the legislature
and Insurance Commissioner Wolf.
The action of the Germania company
is the talk of insurance circles. When
it waa reported that the Eagle and some
of the other smaller companies would
quit California, there was little com
ment it was expected but when a
company like the Germania declared
itself in the same manner the entire
commercial community of the city was
startled.
The Germania is one of the strong
companies doing business in California,
having assets of $7,000,000, and is pay
ing its losses as rapidly as they are ad
justed. Among insurance men the
Germania is noted for ita conservatism.
It was thought probable that the com
pany had been frightened out of the
state by ita recent losses. This was not
fully admitted at the offices of the
company, though it waa conceded that
the character of the loss and the man
ner in which it was incurred may have
hid its effect on the directorate.
There is every likelihood that a num
ber of companies will follow the exam
ple of the Germania. Smaller com
panies see in it a precedent under
which they may claim a reasonable ex
cuse for quitting the state, and on the
other hand it may be the pioneer move
ment in what may develop into con
certed action to secure the repeal of the
act at the next session.
CYCLONE IN MONTANA.
Loss at Havre Placed at $200,000
Rain Accompanied Wind.
Havre, Mont., June 18. Havre and
Fort Assiniboine were struck by a hur
ricane this afternoon that did damage
estimated at $200,000. Buildings were
toppled over without warning when the
cyclone struck and not a structure in
the path of the terrific wind escaped
damage. Several persons were injured,
but up to a late hour this evening no
fatalities were reported.
The fierce wind carried rain with it,
which fact precluded the possibility of
damage by fire. Men and women were
swept from their feet by the hurricane
and for several minutes it was courting
injury to venture outside. Later the
wind subsided somewhat and the work
of rescue commenced.
A report tonight states that both of
the reservoirs at Fort Assiniboine have
burst and that the quarters of the sold
iers are being flooded. Four troops of
the Second cavalry and four companies
of the Second infantry are stationed
there.
LAWYERS TO BE PAID.
Graft on Colville Indians Passed by
the House.
Washington, June 13. Choosing an
opportune moment yesterday, when
nobody was looking, Chairman Sher
man, of the house Indian committee,
called up and secured the approval of
the conference report on the Indian
bill, which embodies the Colville In
dian graft. It had been the intention
of Representative Fitzxgarald, of New
York, to make a fight .on this feature
of the report, but he waa not present at
the time.
Reference to the text of the bill dis
closes the fact that it is specifically
stated that $150,000 cash appropria
tion, the first payment of $1,500,000 to
the Colvilles for the north half of their
reservation, is made "for the use and
benefit of the Indians," and yet Senator
McCumber, in defending the lawyers'
graft, stated in the senate that it was
understood in committee that thia first
appropriation would go to the lawyers,
the Indians not to receive any part
of it.
It is now up to the president to eith
er permit this graft to go through or
veto the entire Indian 'appropriation
bill.
Economy the Cry in China.
Pekin, June 13. China is in finan
cial straits. The expenses of the gov
ernment are multiplying without in
creased revenues. The pay of the new
army is considerably in arrears, and a
great percentage of desertions is result
ing. The dowager empress has issued
a long edict, impressing on all officials
the necessity for economy. The edict
is addressed to the people, and attempts
to justify the course of the government.
It says that no one appreciates so much
aa the throne the sufferings of the peo
ple from the taxation necessary.
v,! Trembler Cracks Buildings.
Nogales, Ariz.j June 13. An earth
quake occurred at Guaymas, Mex.; yer
terday about noon. Several building
were cracked, but nobody waa injured.