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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1906)
LEXINGTON WHE1TFIELD S. A. THOMAS, Ptsblisfarr LEXINGTON OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK Ifi a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. A general strike has been ordered in roiand. Secretary Wilson has announced rig id rules for meat inspection. Martial law has been proclaimed at Uronstadt, ttusaia, to prevent mutiny Douma leaders have deferred a gene ral strike, but have split on the ques tion. The government has brought suit to recover Utah coal laad obtained by fraud. Turkey objects to receiving Leish man as ambassador from the United States. The Russian province of Kharkov is arming to establish an independent re public. Great Britain will build three more battleships from the plans of the Dreadn aught Russell Sage left nearly all his wealth to his widow. She will spend a large sum for charity. Tha Intent tte Commerce commission has called on the railroads to revise their rates under the new law. VERDICT IS GUILTY. Jury Passes on Case of Two More Land Fraud Operators. Portland, July 27. At 12:17 o'clock this morning the jury in the Federal court returned a verdict of oniHv against Martin G. Hoge and Charles mcKeu, both ot Medford. They were recommended to the clemency of the court. The two men were charged, alnno with Henry W. Miller and Frank E. Kincart. also of Medford. of with t.h crime ol havintr conspired to defraud the United States out of portions of already pleaded guilty, and their testi mouy was used to convict the other two defendants. The indictment against the four men had been returned Janu ary 1. 1905. Miller and Kincart had previouslv ...... pieauea guilty. The maximum punishment under thn section of the revised statutes applying in their case is two years imprison ment and a fine of I10.U00. or hoth fine and imprisonment, while the minimum is su days imprisonment and a fine of iuu, at tne discretion of the court. At 9:30 this morning the case nf tha united (states vs. Hamilton H. Hen dricks will be called in the Federal court. It involves an indictment ra turned February 8, 1905, charging the eienaant with a vioiatiou of section 393. revised statutes, in suborning weorge W. Hawk to commit perjury in giving testimony before tne Federal grand jury in connection with said George W. Hawk's homestead entry. MUST SHOW BOOKS. Both Dowie and Voliva have lost their suis for possession of Zion, and the court ordered the election of an overseer by the people. There are a few cases ot smallpox at the Colon end of the canal. Germany hopes to absorb Holland when Queen Wilhelmina dies. The government has bought the An keny canal for irrigation work. Revolutionists are landing large sup plies of arms and ammunition on the coast of I inland. Premier Stolypin declares that the policy of the new Russian cabinet will be one of reform. China proposes a radical reform, in her leagl code. Trial bv iurv and em. ployment of counsel is to be the first step in westernizing her courts. Citizens of Lander, Wyomnig, are up in arms at the idea of a colony of H0I7 Rollers locating there. It is under stood a large number are on their way. Police are looking for the tellei of the St. Louis Union Trust company, who is Bhort $5,000 in his accounts. He was considered an exemplary citi zen. ' The coolies employed in the Chinese laundries of San Francisco struck for a raise in wages. Thev demanded 111 per week, a raise of $1. The matter was compromised by giving the men a raise ot ou cents. Several members of the Russian par liament have been arrested A successful test has just been made of a steam motor car on the Great Northern railroad. Rear Admiral W. T. Swinburne will succeed Rear Admiral Goodich as com mander of the Pacific squadron. Paper makerB in 33 mills of the In ternational Paper company of the Unit ed States and Canada threaten to strike. President Stickney, of the Great Western railroad, has heen nffarad a seat on tne interstate Commerce com mission. William Rockefeller Bays he will re tire from business, especially the oianaara uu. 111 health is given as tne reason. Sugar Trust Official Is Hauled Before New York Court. New York. Julv 27. That the New York grand jury is investigating west ern trunk railroad lines suspected of having granted rebates to the American Sugar Refining company, was made known today, when W. E. Foster, gen eral auditor of that company, was taken before Judge Hough, in the United States Circuit court, as a recalcitrant witness before the erand iurv. The foreman reported that Mr. Foster had declined to produce before the grand jury certain books and docu ments demanded of him. Mr. Foster said that he had not refused to produce toe data. He said that he had not the physical possession of all the books and papers in question, except as gen eral auditor of the corporation. A por tion of them, he said, were in the safe of the company's president. Judge Hough gave Mr. Foster until tomorrow morning at 10'o'clock to com ply with the Brand iurv's instructions Unless the papers are forthcoming the judge informed Mr. Foster that he would consider an application to ntiniah him, both as a recalcitrant witness and tor contempt of court. BLAME DAMAGE TO QUAKE. STATE Ml FIRE Electric Light Wire Starts Flame in Oregon Institution. BUT LITTLE DAMAGE IS DONE WAR TO THE END. Convicts Aid the Force of Employes and Patients Were Cared for Without Excitement. Enforcement of the eight-hour law on government work may cause the government to discontinue contract worK and handle everything itself. German immigrants charge peonage in its worst lorm agamct the Jackson Lumber company at Lodthart, Ala. It is claimed the company secures new arrivals in this country under the promise of high wages. But $1 per day was received and the men were subject ed to many bdeatings and were poorly fed. The Pan-American congress is in session at Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Germany says she has no Intention of interfering with Riiseia's affairs. The czar is holding down tue capital with an immense army and will form a provisional army. Russell Sage is dead. lie leaves a fortune of about $100,000,000, moat of which will go to charity. Ry order of the president the provis ions of the eight-hour law have been extended to the Navy department. Six Big Insurance Companies Repud iate San Francisco Losses. San Francisco. Julv 27. The sever. est blow dealt the Doliov-hnldara nl San Francisco has come in the form of an announcement from six of the larg est underwriting concerns, which nran. tically declare that they will pay no loSflftH incurred hv tha Anril An Th J . . . miu, xuu earthquake clause in tee policies is put" iorwara and the statement made that all the damage done by the flames is attributable to the shock. In this combination of welchers are two American companies and four Brit I l ' A.. ihq companies, me concerns are: Commercial Union Assurance, ltd., of England; Commercial Union Fire In surance companv. of New York: Pla tine Fire Insurance companv, ltd., of England : Alliance Assurance enmnanv. Ltd.. of England: Alliance Apsnrnnna company, ltd., of England; Norwich Union Fire Assurance societv. nf F.no. land ; Indemnity Fire Insurance com pany, ot JNew York. Their combined liabilities in the burned area will reach $15,000,000. Of this amount they pledge themselves to pay "ior actual loss suffered in every case in whih legal liability is not doubttul." As the companies claim that they cannot be held for lofmaa cauaed "directly or indirectly by the earthquake," this pretty phrasing, wnen translated into plain English, means absolute repudiation. Salem, Or., July 28. Fire, which probably origiated from an electric light wire, bured the woodwork out of the attic of one of the central wards of the state insane asylum yesterday just before the noon hour. The fire was confined to the one ward, and was at no time in danger of getting beyond the control of the fire fighters. The two fire companies, composed of asylum employes, aided by the Salem fire de partment and by convicts and guards from the paniteptiary, saved the build ing. The loss is due chieflv to damage from water seeping through the floors and ceilings. SuDerintendnnt Pal. breath thinks the damage can be re. paired for $2,600, though it may cost $5,000. Owing to the fact that the natienta at trie asvimu are given a week v fim drill, they were quickly marched out of tne building and were at no time in any danger. One attendant, G. V. Boggs, fainted from exhaustion after an hour's hard work in the smoke and heat. The fire originated in the attic over the first tier of wards north of the con. tral section of the building. These wards are occupied by new patients and by patients who are convalescing. Tha patients had been out in the yard exer cising, and had just marched in to pre pare ior tne noon meal when the auto matic alarm gave warning of a firs in the attic. The patients, niimherimr . -. ... . ' o aDout izu m the three wards in this tier, were ouicklv marched ont. and tha fire companies hurriedly stretched hose. Eleven convicts who were excavating in the basement hastened to assist, and rendered service in handling the lines 01 nose up on the roof, a task both la borious and dangerous, for tha men had to work at times on coping in order to drag the hose around corners. In a few minutes after the alarm wan mnml ed six lines of hose under 100 pounds pressure were playing on the fire, and soon tne baiem fire department arrived and turned on two streams morn. The patients were entirelv calm and snoweo no excitement whatever. Those patients who were in the wards distant from the part of the bnildi no In whinh the fire originated were .not taken out of the building, but were kept in readi ness to go out at any time. Ihe asylum has its own water sva. tem, receiving its water from wells at the prison, a Quarter of a mile diatant. The state carries no insurance on the building. Russian Premier Orders Governors to Preserve Order. St. Petersburg, July 25. War to the knife with revolution and the knife to the hilt was proclaimed today by Tre mier Stolypin in a telegram addressed to the governors general, governors and prefects throughout Russia and to the viceroy of the Caucasus, who are or dered to strike and snnre nnthini? in efforts to preserve order and crush "the enemies of society." Included in this category, as shown by the events of the day, are not only revolu tionists and Socialists, but also the ed ucated Liberal and landed classoB rep resented in the Constitutional llnnin. cratic party, whose clubs everywhere nave been closed, and all the progres sive newspapers, which are not permit ted to lift their voices anywhere throughout the entire land. The manifesto bears a remarkable similarity to the earlier compositions of Ministers of the Interior von Plehve and Bouligan and the reactionary press has had Blight difficulty in ci'tUno- it j n down, as they already bad done with yesterday's imperial manifesto, into an appeal to the "League of Russian Mm" and other old school Russians to rise and smite all the progressive classes Even before the declarations of the dissolution of the lower house of nar. liament, the War office had perfected its plan for handling expected disorders, both military and civilian. Genaral Muller Fakomelsgy, who suppressed me (Sevastopol revolt and co-operated with General Rennnkamnf in tha ra. duction of the Siberian rebellion last Winter. Was recalled from a nnmmand of a corps and placed at the disposition of the War office, to be used wherever trouble may arise. Both the govern ment and the revolutionists expect this outbreak in the south, and that it will roil northward to the two capitals. DISARMS THE J EWS Anti-Jewish Outbreak Might Help Czar's Cause. HELPLESS PREY TO MOB'S FURY Pure Food for Londoners. London. July 27. The hnalrh nffi. cers of the metropolis have formulated proposals dealing with canned goods for the consideration of various borough authorities. The most i mnnrtant. clauses provide that the iiame and ad- ureBS ot tne manufacturer and the date of canning be impressed on all tinn- that 1 per cent of each consignment shall be opened on importation and ar. amined before the goods are markotad and that food intended for canning shall he inspected by an independent offinial prior to being canned. Says Companies Will Deal Fairly. Oikland. Cal.. Julv 27. Renreannt.. ative Mnllins. of the Talati na. Pnm. mercial Union and A I ance InRnmnoo companies, of London, this afternoon 'fated the announcement of his mm. panies' plans now being prepared will snow an intention to deal absolutely fairly with every policyholder. BYERLY MAKES PROFIT. Express Clerk Sells Canal Bonds and Realizes $27,024 on Nerve. New York, July 28. J. S. Pache & 00., bankers, have purchased the $5, 800,000 of Panama canal bonds which were recently allotted by the Treasuiy aepartmont to Samuel Bverlv. an pt press company clerk in t.hiu pit-n fcacbe & Co. have in turn disposed of me DOndS to FlSK & Kobinsnn. t.ha aim. cessful bidders for the creatnr nart. nf ... a r - lue issue. The price of the bonds alraadv has advanced to $104 40. which maana a prom ol $27,024 for the clerk. In conversation with Secretary Shaw over the long distance talanhnna Mr Byerly aeked if he was to receive his allotment of the bonds. He was told Mat he would if he dennsHad tha K . 800,000 by August 1. The clerk said he would. OIL KINGS ESCAPE PRISON. Government Will Try Only to Impose Fines. Cleveland. O.. July 25. The anvam. ment has altered its plan nf action against the Standard Oil coirmanv. and the result will save its officers from a possible term m orison. It whs stated tonight that the Fednral ant.hnritiao nave decided to prosecute the oil in quiry under the charge of misda meanor, which meana that only a fine can be imposed in case of conviction. Heretofore the charge has been felony, which meant both flue and imprisonment. The government will proceed with tne inquiry in Chicago by filing infor mation against the Standard and Its officers. A grand jury will be dispensed witn altogether, The district attorney will file an information atrainnt thn nil company's officers, they will be hauled into court and, 11 convicted, will be fined. The change of action is nf nat.i importance. It is aaid that Attorney uenerai moouy nas concluded that the best results can be obtained hv t.ha in. fliction of heavy fines under the Elkins law. THANKS FOR NEW FOOD LAW. Leaders of Jewish Bund Arrested, Beaten and Tortured to Ex tort Confessions. Odossa. July 26. The authority continue their tacticB of disarming all who are suspected of having weapons. Houee-to-houHe searches have resulted in bringing to central headquarters hundreds of modern revolvers. Moot ,f these are of American make Bnd were taken from houses in the JHwinh quarter. It is plain from the attitndn nf th authorities that their intention at present is to disarm all thn .1HWB and tr place them at the mercy of the mob should the government feel that anti Jewish rioting would benefit its posi tion. During last night and up to noon today many Jews who are known to have been prominent in the Jewish Bund movement have been'arrested and imprisoned. It is reported that in many instances these men vara immo. cifully beaten and tortured by the au thorities in an effort to compel them to confess where arms and hnmha tnnn,n to have been brought into the city were concealed. GOVERNMENT HELPLESS. Thanks to Roosevelt and Diaz. ' Washington. July 28. Th Rrat da. partment received a dispatch today from the chairman nf tha mariner. delegation to Rio Janeiro, William I. uucnanan, announcing that on Monday the Pan-A merican rnnferpnpa nn mn. tion of the Argentine delegation, adopt- ou resolutions expresmng thanks to President Roosevelt and President Diaz for their good offices in raotnrino t - -- yt,U in Central America. The president. through the State department and Mr. Buchanan, responded tonight with an expression of his appreciation. Meetings of Democrats Forhirfrfan. PariB. Jnlv 28. -The Tem nn rrtrro. spondent at St. Petersburg telegraphs that the ordered ,;o prevent all meetings of iimnners of the Constitutional Demo "atie party and of member of the Group of Toil who belonged to the out 'awed parliament, employing the mili tary in cae of necessity to disperse such meetings. Retail Grocers Proclaim It Good and Want More of It. Chicago, July 25. Through its exe cutive committee, which met here to day, 150,000 members of the National Retail Grocers' association thanked President Roosevelt for the ctand ha took in regard to the pure food law re cently passed by congress. "Although the law has some defects, it is a big step iu the right direction," eaid John a. ureene, president of the association. "It is the retail grocers who are most deeply concerned in the pure food movement, and it was our association Which started and helned to maintain the campaign. We bad a committee in Washington most of last session of con gress, we now will make a campaign in the various states for laws t.n nnn. form to the national pure food law and to make convictions under the state laws OOSSlhle. Wa nradiot that A - v f.v....(JV .uc l Junius of two years the mannfac-tnro nf imnnn 1 -j fn . . . iouu win oe impossible." Other business considered mostly to the grocers' national tion, which is to be held next January iu xsuuaa, jlki. At Mercy of Shipping Trust on Goods for Philippines. Washington. Julv 28 That, a binatioa of foreign steamHhin lin !,. t n " I' u 11 II a the United States government at its mercy as regards the trannnnrtatinn f army and navy supplies and govern ment stores from this rnnntrv tr. tha, Philippines is the latest charge entered in the docket book. The army and navy officers in charge of transportation matters are loath to discups the subject, dismissing it with the explanation that under the rules of the departments they are not permitted to talk about official affairs for publication. If statements emanating from outside sources are worthy of credence, how ever, there will be work for the depart ment of Justice in an entirely new field, when it can fata tha f ;m - v.w nuiD away from investigations of big interior trust abuses and the enforcement of the rev enue law. In shipping to nni nnaaaoai stria Sn Far East, the government is compelled to patronize steamship companies fly. ing foreign flags. Tha Bhinmanta made mostly by British lines sailing from New York by way of the Suez canal. The only othar vtr v, w " "J nvuiu ufl to ship by rail across the American continent and thence by the Pacific ex press steamers, hut frainht i... that route are prohibitive, except for iuuu Buppnes and forage bought on the Pacific COast and shinnnd di runf fN TL4 nila. There is no dirpnf. Am; 1; to the Philippines by the eastern route. ADULTERATION IN GERMANY. Fifteen Dead in Ruins. South Framingbam. rann. Tnl ok The finding today of the body of Henry L. Sawyer, a prominent hard ware aeaier, who went to the collapsed huilding on Concord fit rOOt tn liuni.t the plumbing plans, brought the num ber of dead up to 11, and it is believed that there are four mors bodies in the ruins. The cause of the owvaiw not be definitely learned today. The town nas no building laws, and any proceedings in connection with .hnit. construction will have to be brought by Czar Filling His Jails. Paris, July 25. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal telegraphs that, despite the prevailing calm in that city, there were 200 arrests Tues day night and that four newspapers were seised. Few Articles of Food That Have Not Been Tampered With. Washington. Jnlv 9 n 7 ' ' vjoi man iooa adulteration is the subject of a report received bv the from Consul General Brittain, of Kehl. Dr. Jackenack, of Berlin, states that there were in Germanv in issa i Ann prosecutions for adulterating food products; in 1898 the number had in creased to 3,000; inJlPOl to 3,585, and n 1903 to 6,000. Thirty Berlin but ter manufacturers wtre summoned be fore the courts for almost incredible adulteration of their wares. Wines, chocolate, cocoa, brandies and medicines have been discovered to contain absolute! v in in j -ju4AVfua ttllU UUUB gerous substances used for adultera- iuuh. in met, according to a Strassburg paper, there seama tn h... i - - ubio Let-ii very tew articles of mBnnfiMj j , - iuuu ana drink products which have not been tue subject of adulteration on the part of the German manufacturer. Violations of Eight-Hour Law. Washington. .Tnit on t . ... . i. ttt . ' ' 11 J said at the War department that there have been but two complaints during the last three vears of viniat;nn -i i ... ., . hour law bv mnio.t ..r Tu ... -noii i uomractors. Ihe last of these occurred at Fort Win Kfr'.M but the contractor ex plained that there was a real emerg- rush the work and have his material .u .,auu Bna wrought up before all transportation facilities were absorbed by he large movement of troops at tending the maneuvers. Big Fire in Leeds, England. Leeds, England, July 26. fire broke out in the heart of this city late LDr ? tV-nd mS .m burninK 8 iy early this mnminm mi. j thug far is estimated at '$500,000. 8