LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, PiMMr
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Bnsy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
A mutiny in all Finnish forts has
been called by the Rede.
E. A. Gage, a son of Lyman Gage,
committed suicide in Seattle.
Rear Admiral Train, commander in
chief of the Asiatic squadron is dead.
A fund of two and a half million dol
lars is to be raised to build cottages for
the homeless of San Francisco.
The forts at Sveaborg, Russia, are al
most in'total ruins as the result of
fightingbetween mutineers and loyal
troops.
San Francisco is threatened with an
epidemic of typhoid, which the health
board Bays is being carried by the com
mon house fly.
The state law of New York restrict
ing the labor by women and children
to 10 hours a day has been declaied un
constitutional. The state auditor of Kansas says he
will cancel the polices of all insurance
companies who do not pay their San
Francisco losses in full.
Provision contiactors on the isthmus
have formed a trust and raised the
prices lOOper cent. The canal com
mission has ordered supplies of $500
and over bought under the open bid
system.
Brigadier General William Bolton is
dead.
Mayor W. H. Moore, of Seattle, is
seriously ill at Los AngeleB.
The business of the Lewis and Clark
exposition has been wound up.
T. W. Davenport, of Silverton, Ore
gon, father of Cartoonist Davenport, is
dead.
Fifteen hundred copper miners at
Calumet, Michigan, have had their
wages voluntarily raised $2 per month.
Four men were killed and two
wounded in a battle between a sheriff's
posse and bandits in Knott county,
Kentucky.
It has been charged that General
Wood is drawing two salaries, one as
governor and one as hii regular pay in
the army. The president says this is
not so.
A San Francisco woman has just se
cured a divorce on the ground that her
husband had not spoken a word to her
for eight years, although living in the
same house.
A Porto Rican merchant has sued
Federal Judge Hunt, of Montana, for
$100,000 damages. It is claimed that
at the time the judge was governor of
the island he was instrumental in ruin
ing the merchant's business.
Fire in a Buffalo, N. Y., planing
mill destroyed $170,000 worth of prop
erty. The National Sculpture society is to
establish an old age home for its mem
bers.
The St. Paul is laying steel for its
new Pacific coast extension. The work
is being done in South Dakota.
Judge James F. Tracey, of the Phil
ippine Supreme court, will likely be
the next vice governor of the islands.
John D. Rockefeller says there is
more good than bad in the world, and
that everything is for good in the end.
The Pennsylvania railroad has cut
passenger rates to 2 cents per mile.
Mileage books will be irsued at the rate
of 2 cents per mile.
The failure of tbe sultan to receive
an ambaasrdor instead of a minister is
likely to be the cause of diplomatic
differences between the United States
and Turkey.
Two transcontinental railway com
panies say tbey will shortly install
theater cars on their trains in which
plays will be given while the trainB
are in progress.
Vast frauds have been unearthed in
San Francisco's municipal affairs.
Examination of public records show
that there has been an extensive graft
in letting contracts and that city pay
rolls have been padded.
Truck workers in San Francisco have
struck lor more pay and shorter hours.
Nihilists wrecked a train in Belgium,
thinking Grand Duke Vladimir, of
Russia, on it.
Dowie says he will appeal from the
recent decision of the court ousting him
from control of Zion City.
The Paciflo Coast Steamship company
is raid to be considering the manning
of its vessels with Indians.
DARK HOUR IN RUSSIA.
New Mutinies Break Out as Fast as
Others Are Suppressed.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Nearly 8,
000 sappers, sailors, pioneers and min
ers at Cronstadt mutinied about 11
o'clock last night. They planned to
seize the forts and the bridge leading
to Fort Cronstadt, but their plana were
foiled by the precautions taken by the
commander. After a severe fight the
loyal troops opened fire on them with
machine guns, and as they had no ai
tillery available and the arsenal had
been stripped before they could seize it,
they had noallernative but surrender.
A court martial began sitting this
morning, and is sentencing the mutin
eers to death by hundreds.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. The crew of
the armored cruiser Pamyat Azova mu
tinied off the Esthonian coast and 1b
now in full possession of the ship,
which has Bailed northward in the di
rection of the Finnish gulf.
Reval, Aug. 3. The cruiser Pamyat
Azova has arrived in the roadstead here
in the possession of the loyal portion of
her cerw. One hundred and fifty of
the mutineers have been sent ashore
and imprisoned. The mutineers were
overpowered by the loyal sailors while
the ship was at sea.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. The crew of
the Russian cruiser Asia, which was
sent to Abo, has hoisted the red flag.
The vessel has left in the direction of
Sveaborg.
The ministry of marine has confirmed
the report that Admiral Birileff had
gone to Helsingfors on board the school
ship Ada, whose crew has mutinied.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Military
disorders have broken out at Reval.
Details cannot be obtained.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. Although
the mutinies at Sveaborg have been
ended and the one at Cronstadt has
been practically put down, the outlook
is still black. The revolutionists,
whose hands were suddenly forced by
the premature rising at Sveaborg, ap
parently are undaunted at these initial
reverses and intend to persist in their
program of calling a general strike on
Saturday or Monday.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3. On the heels
of the other bad news comes the startl
ing statement that the emperor has
flatly refused to accept the conditions
to which Premier Stolypin aggreed in
his negotiations with Count Heydon,
Alexander Guchkoff, Prince Nicholas
Lvoff, Paul Vinogradoff and Senator
Koni for the reorganization of the cab
inet. There is an increasing apprehension
that the emperor purposes to take the
final step of turning the country over
to the military dictatorship of Grand
Duke Nicholas.
The Streets of St. Petersburg are
again tilled with patrols.
ISLANDS' RICE IMPORTS SMALL.
Ide Says They Produce More, Mer
chants They Eat Less.
Manila, Aug. 3. Governor Ide has
recived reports stating that during the
Steal year ending June 30 the importa
tions of rics to the Philippines decreas
ed 61,072,411 pounds, valued at $3,
084,783 in gold. Commenting on the
reports Governor Ide says:
"From these reports it appears that
the number of pounds of rice imported
into the Philippines during the fifcal
year of 1906 was something less than
three-sevenths of the importations of
1901, and the cash sent out from the
islands for rice was less than four-elevenths
of the sum sent in 1894. If tbe
same ratio of decrease for a year or even
a semester, no more rice will be import
ed and in two years the islands, besides
supplying the home demand, ought to
be exporting rice."
The public ition of thpse reports has
caused a controversy. The local ship
pers contend that the decrease of im
portations is a result of the poverty of
the people, who, it is alleged, are not
buying rice, but are living on yams and
other food. The shippers declare that
the Philippines will never export rice.
Catholics for Limited Divorce.
Buffalo, Aug. 3. At today's meeting
of the American Federation of Catholics
a resolution was adopted defining the
position of the federation on the ques
tion of divercj. It recommends the
enactment of laws granting a Beparation
or limited divorce in those BtateB which
have no such laws, and in states which
grant absolute divorces the federation
asks that the applicant be allowed to
ask for a limited divorce on the eame
grounds under which an absolute di
vorca is granted. Limited divorce in
extreme cases is recommended.
Wilson Will Surprise Packers.
Washington, Aug. 3. Secretary Wil
son left today to pay a surprise visit of
insprction to several slaughtering and
packing houses in the EaBt. Upon
leaving his office the secretary gave in
structions that to all inquiries regard
ing him the answer should be that he
is gone away and it is not known when
he would return.
GENERAL STRIKE ON
Workmen in Russian Capital Re
sponding to Call.
SIGNS POINT TO A DICTATORSHIP
Grand Duke Nicholas to Lead Fight
on Reds Disturbances and
Mutinien Continue.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 4. St. Peters
burg is in darkness tonight. The em
ployes of the electric lighting plants,
always the earliest barometric record of
political conditions, ceased work during
the afternoon in obedience to the call
for a general strike. This call already
has been obeyed by 20,000 factory
hands in the capital. It will be im
possible, however, to predict the suc
cess of this universal political strike
until Monday, as the workmen in St.
Petersburg and the provinces have two
holidays Saturday, which is the fete
day of the dowager empress and a great
religious feast, and their regular holi
day of Sunday.
The pickets of cavalry and infantry
were the most conspicuous features on
the streets of St. Petersburg last night.
Business houses generally have boarded
up their windows as they did in the
days of the great October strike. Prac
tically all of the street cars in the city
have stopped running, and he cab driv
ers are threatening to cease work.
In the meantime the fate of the
Stolypin cabinet sways in the balance
and RusBia in upon the verge of disor
ders which may lead to the reign of
either the military or the proletariat.
It can be stated definitely that the steps
toward a dictatorship may be tiken
Sunday or Monday by the nomination
of Grand Duke Nicholas to the chief
command of all tbe troops in Russia.
This would virtually place him in con
trol of all the disturbed districts of the
empire where martial law has been
proclaimed.
Artillery in Open Revolt.
Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 4. A portion
of the troops in the Summer Rembert
off, near here, mutinied yesterday and
are in open revolt today. The artil
lerymen have driven their officers out
of their quarters. A squadron of Cos
sacks sent to overpower the mutineers
was received with grapeshot. Details
are lacking, as extraordinary precau
tions are being taken to prevent the
facts becoming public.
Rebels Fire Big Woodyards.
Harkov, Aug. 4 Fire broke out in
several large woodyards in the vicinity
of the prison today. This evidently
was a device on the part of revolution
ists, who hoped to free political leaders
during the confusion. The authorities
are apprehensive of a renewed effort to
the same end.
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.
Insurance Commissioner Gives Body
Blow to Two Companies.
San FranciBCo, Aag. 4. Insurance
Commissioner Wolf Bent notice tcday
to the president and directors of tbe
Fireman's Fund Insurance company
and the Home Fire & Marine Insurance
company, both of San Francisco, that
unless they made good their deficiency
in capital stock in four weeks he will
request Attorney General Webb tc pro
ceed to ascertain why their licenses to
do business in California revoked.
Both companies have been known to
be in financial trouble since the fire.
Tbe Home Fire & Marine has announc
ed that it will do no more business.
Tbe Fireman's Fund has reinsured its
risks to the amount of $372,684,760,
carrying premiums amounting to $4,
471,117 with the new Fireman's Fund
corporation, which has been organized
since the fire. Both companies have
thus confessed failure.
WoH'b order, it is expected, will
permanently close their doors.
Subpenas for Standard Men.
New York, Aag. 4. Forty or more
subpenas for officers and employes of
the Standard Oil company have been
forwarded to New York from Chicago.
8everal of the ofScialB of the Standard
Oil would not nap whether they had re
ceived the subpenas from Illinois. In
quiries were referred to M. F. Elliott,
general counsel lor the company, who
Baid so far as he knew no attempt had
been made to serve any of the officials.
Mr. Elliott wouU not say what atti
tude the officials would take in case the
Bubpena servers jut in an appearance.
Stampede to Windy Arm.
Seattle, Aug. 4 -Rich strikes report
ed in Southeastern Alaska have at
tracted the longshoremen of Skagway,
Juneau and other towns. The men
who work along the front have stam
peded to Windy rm in such numbers
that the sailors rf the coastwise fleet
have to unload tkeir own boats.
MUTINEERS SEIZE SVEABORG
Only Four Companies of Infantry Re
main Layal to Czar.
Ilelsingfois, Aug. 1. Sveaborg i
entirely in the hands of the mutineers,
who now have in their possession every
kind of armament.
Horrible Bcenes occurred during last
night' when the fierce fighting was con
tinued. The heaviest artillery waB
used during the conflict.
Several officors were killed or wound
ed, The wounded were transported to
Helsingfors.
Colonel Nararoff waB bayoneted. He
begged for transportation to the hospit
al, promising forgiveness in exchange.
Instead he was stoned and thrown into
the water with a stone tied around his
neck.
Helsingfors, Aug. 1. A gigantic mil
itary conspiracy, aiming at the simul
taneous capture of Russia's thiee great
sea fortresses, Ci'onstadt, Sevastopol
and Sveaborg, arranged by the Revolu
tionary Military league, was prema
turely sprung here yesterday by an at
tempt to arrest members of a company
of sappers who had mutinied on ac
count of the death of one of their com
rades, alleged to have been due to ill
treatment.
The entire garrison of the fortress at
Sveaborg flamed out instantly in revolt.
All the artillery and eappers garrison
ing the phce were invoked. Only four
companies of infantry . remained loyal.
The mutineers Bbized 40 machine guns
and practically all the quick-firers and
light artillery in the fortress, but even
with this aid they were unable to hold
the main fort against the loyal infant
ry. The fighting continued all night
long. The heaviest firing was heard
from 10 o'clock in the evening until 1
in the morning.
WILL OPEN DOOR.
Baron Komura Says Japan Will Keep
Treaty Pledges.
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 1. Baron Ko
mura, recently appointed Japanese am
bassador to Great Britain, arrived to
day by the Canadian Pacific railroad
steamer Empress of Japan on his way
to London, via Quebec, from where be
sails by the Empress of Ireland on
August 9.
Baron Komura said with regard to
Japanese action in Manchuria that tbe
Japanese government would undoubted
ly carry out all the pledges made before
and since tbe war to maintain "the
open door" in Manchuria. Regarding
the criticism of foreign merchants, he
said these were due to impatience.
The terms of occupation demanded that
Japan adopt the measures now in vogue,
but as soon as the military occupation
was ended and this would be soon, ar
rangements would be made to carry out
the pledges regarding an "open door"
policy. Tiue, the bulk of ' the army
had been repatriated, but there wae
still a large force ii Manchuria. There
was also Russian troops In occupation.
While it was not known definitely what
Russia was doing regarding the with
drawal, it was known that troops were
steadily being withdrawn and it was
necessary that tbe Japanese military
administration continue to occupy the
country until the withdrawal was com
plete. "Has Dalny been made a free port
and are other nations than Tapanese re
stricted from trading via that port with
Manchuria?"
"That I cannot tell you," replied
Baron Komura. "This much I can Bay,
though, the pledges made by Japan re
garding Manchuria will be carried out
in every particular as soon as the term
of occupation by the military forces has
expired."
Battleships in Collision.
Newport, R. I., Aug. 1. Rear Ad
miral R. D. Evans, commanding the
Atlantic fleet, received reports in detail
today of a collision which occurred dur
ing a fog last night between tbe battle
ships Alabama and Illinois about eight
miles southeast of Brenton's reef light
ship. The side of tbe Illinois waB
scraped by the bow of the Alabama and
several plates of the forward part of
the Alabama were injured. It is also
thought that one or more of the six
inch guns on tbe two battleships were
damaged. Admiral Evans states that
neither ship was damaged below the
water line.
Not Bound Up In Reef Tape.
Washington, Aug. 1. The facility
with which the Civil Service commis
sion furnished inspectors to the depart
ment of Agriculture in the execution of
tbe meat inspection law is shown in a
statement issued today by the commis
sion. Although the law was not enact
ed till June 30, the commission in ex
actly three weeks from that date con
ducted examinations throughout the
country. Arrangements were made to
examine 3,386 applicants. Durintr the
week ending July 28 2,640 sets of pa
pers were received by the commission.
Rain Makes Canal Zone Unhealthy.
Colon, Aug. 1. The month of July
has witnessed a series of teavy rains on
the isthmus, which have hampered the
work of sanitation in Colon. The con
ditions today are worse than ever be
fore. Preparations are being made to
pavo the principal streets of Colon with
brick.
MAY EXPEL EUROPE
Paris Paper. Fears South Ameri
can Trade May Be Lost,
CALLS ON FRANCE TO WATCH ROOT
The United States Already Dominates
North America and May Se
cure South America.
Paris, Aug. 2. The Liberte of Wed
nesday night, under the caption of
"Victims of the Monroe Doctrine'
printed a long and vigorous article on
Secretary of State Root and the Pan
American congress. It taunts the
French press for grudgingly printing a
paragraph about Mr. Root's toasting
South America between a list of con
testants in a recent swimming match
and the names of meritorious agricul
turist. It ironically quotes aneditir,
who said that foreign politics are noc
sufficiently Parisian to interest the elite
public and then twits the leaders of the
republic with making the question of
conferring tbe decoration of the Legion
of Honor on Sarah Bernhardt the prin
cipal affair of state and tacitly asking
why they should worry over South
Americans, who interest Parisians only
in vaudeville.
All thiB time, Bays the Liberte, Mr.
Root was preparing, if he had not al
ready made effective, tbe most redoubt
able operation in political economics,
of which the French will be dupes and
with them all other Latin people, who,
imitating them, try to be Parisians.
The results of ten years of intrigue in
Pan-America are likely to be effective
soon. Europe has already been expell
ed from North America, and she will
be expelled from South America in less
than six years unless there is energetic
resistance immediately.
Continuing the paper says that a few
facts today are startlingly clear.
Among them is the fact that Europe
has no right to defend her financial and
commercial interests in South America,
the United States Baying in effect that
each nation is master of its own home
with the United States at borne every
where. Against 73,000,000 Latin peo
ple stood Secretary Root and to that
Yankee intruder went favors and bene
fits because he alone spoke, flattered
and menaced. He alone acted, wbile
Latin Europe abstained. Already dis
tant lands have slipped into Yankee
hands, while at Constantinople, St.
Petersburg, Tokio and Algeciras tbe
same Root intervened at his conven
ience and Europe stupidly respected the
Monroe doctrine. Before the conclu
sion of the third Pan-American congreie
it will have cost the Latin peoples a.
continent they peopled and financed.
MUTINY SPREADS TO FLEET.
Ships Go to Aid of Forts, Which May
Have Given Up.
Viborg, Aug. 2. It is reported here
that the Russian fleet, stationed at
Hango, Finland, has mutinied, impris
oned the officers and Hailed to the as
sistance of the mutineers at Sveaborg.
Helsingfora, Aug. 2. At 7 o'clock,
last evening the battleship Czarevitch
and the cruiser Bogatyr opened fire on
the mutineers at a distance of 60 cable
lengths. The mutineers replied, but
their shots scemsd to fall short. The
firing ceased at 9 o'clock and tbe boats,
were then seen leaving the islands with
wounded.
Helsingfors, Aug. 2. he latest new'
from tbe fortress tends to confirm a
previous report that the mutineers have
surrendered.
The mutineers had the upper hand
until the battleships arrived and began
to bombard them with telling effect.
The men were undoubtedly led to
surrender because of their lack of big:
guns, their need of provisions, which
they had failed to secure, and the ar
rival of the warships.
Reinforcements have arrived here and
have been hurried to effective positions.
Jeers for Dr. Dev'ne.
San Francisco, Aug. 2. A banquet
was given to Dr. Devine, the national1
Red Cross representative who had
charge of the relief work here after the
fire and who is about to return to hie
home in the East. A number of the
discontented persons who are living in
the refuge camps took advantage of the
occasion to work up a demonstration
against the methods of the relief com
mission, and as a result a throng of
people gathered at Union square in
front of the St. Francis hotel, where
the banquet was held.
Rebels Steal Machine Gun.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 2. A machine
gun was stolen last night from an arms
factory in the Vatsil Ostrov dis'ri t of
this city. It is Buspected that the rob
bery was committed with cognizance of
the sentinels on duty at the factory..
At a secret meeting last night of the
Putilof works employes, a spy was dis
covered and killed.