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LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD S. A. THOMAS, LEXINGTON. .OREGON NEWS 0HHE 1EK la a Condensed Form for Oar Bnsy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Moorish trouble. rebels are again causing Russian peasants are destroying crops to cripple the government. Secretary Shaw has forbidden banks to loan government money for specula tion in Wall street. There is fear that. StenBland will commit suicide or escape before he is returned to the United States. The United States has authorized the release of five Japanese arrested for seal posching in Alaskan waters. Major Rose, of Kansas; City, Kan., had resigned. He was in favor of sa loons and his resignation beats the li quor element. The trial of Esther Mitchell, the Ore gon girl who killed her brother in Se attle, has been set for September 24. Mrs. CCreffield will probably be tried in October. The American minister to Chile has cabled the State department that there is much Buffering as a result of the re cent earthquake and urges the Ameri people to Bend relief. Railroad officials say the new rate law will work hardships on the North west, as "homeseekers rates" can no longer be given without establishing it as the regular rate and thia they can not afford to do. Terrorist agitators overrun Southern Russia. Gannon says Roosevelt may be presi dent till 1912. Stensland's extradition from Morocco baa been ordered Both parties in Arizona have united against joint statehood. The government is investigating de tects in the grain inspection system Arrangements are in prosress for the trip of the president to Panama this fall. Mexico has prepared a warm recep lion tor any revolutionists wno may satrt trouble. Efforts at peace in Cuba may result in the placing of Vice President Capote in President Palma a chair. Opinion differs as to the possibility of saving the transport Sheridan from becoming a complete wreck. The Pacific Mail Bteamer Manchuria, which struck a reef in the Hawaiian islands, rests easily and it may be the vessel can be saved. Nearly all the strikers on the San Francisco street car lines have returned to work pending a settlement of differ ences by arbitration. The commander of the battleship Alabama may be courtmartialed for mismanaging his vessel and causing a collision with the Illinois July 31. An Anglo-Spanish alliance is likely in the near future. Governor Jonhson has been renom inated by Minnesota Democrats. During August the national debt was decreased a little more than $3,000,000 Illinois autnomies want tne govern ment to send a warship after Stensland. Thousands of strikebreakers are being sent to San Francisco to work on street cars. Fletcher D. Proctor, son of Senator Proctor, has been elected governor of Vermont. Bankwrecker Stensland declares that Cashier Hering is responsible for his downfall. Governor Chamberlain is being boom ed (or president of the National Irriga tion congress. George Gould is said to be seeking a route for the Denver & Rio Grande into Oregon and Portland. General Stoessel and other Russian officers at Port Arthur when the fort ress was surrendered to the Japanese may be given a new trial. Lientenant Edward H. Dunn, U. S. N., has been dismissed from service for scandalous conduct to the prejudice of good oider and naval discipline. Criminal charges are to be made gainst Philadelphia bank directors The emperor of China claimed his intention of constitution. has pro granting a President Palma refuses to treat with the Cuban rebels and wants no Ameri can intervention. EXPOSES LAND FRAUD. Puter Implicates Hermann, Mitchell Williamson and Others. Portland, Sept. 7. Stephen A Dounlaa Puter. whose connection with the Oregon land-fraud scandals is tortus and who for many years lived by his wits and his knoweledge ol methods of defrauding the Federal gov eminent by . corrupt practices in tb United States land offices, took the stand as a witness for the proseuction in the B ue Mountain conspiracy case yesterday and laid bare his entire con nection with that and other plots, sue cessfvl and unsuccessful, to rob the United States of its lands. By his testimony he implicated, not onlv in the Blue Mountain case, but in others similar, some of the most prom inent politicians and public men of the staie of Oregon, and furnished to the last and strongest link in the chain of evidence against Franklin Pierce Mays, Willard N. Jones, George Sorenson, ex Commissioner of the General Land Office Hermann, ex-Congressman Wil tiamson and the late Senator Mitchell against whom the indictment in the case now on trial was returned. In his story, complete as to names dates and circumstances, he revealed with remorseless candor revolting se cretB as to the operations of the land fraud ring, of which he waa a member showing the actual partnership of the hinh officials mentioned, and others of scarcely less social and political promt nence, in the operations of the ring and their participation in the profits. CHAMBERLAIN IS CHOSEN. National Irrigation Congress Elects Him President and Adjourns. Boise, Idaho, Sept. 6. The Four teentn National Irrigation congress closed its sessions this evening after voting to hold the next congress at Sac ramento, Cal., and electing as presi dent of the Fifteenth congress Gover nor George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon The enthusiasm of the Californians over Sacramento's victory was the more pronounced because of the narrow mar gin by which the victory was won. The attractions of the Jamestown exposition bad been cleverly presented, and on the first ballot for the convention city, Jamestown was in the lead. Sacra' mento won on the second ballot, with 207. Jamestown received 155 votes Oregon adopted the unit rule early and at an early morning caucus decided upon Sacramento as the convention city for 1907. ' The other officers elected are: First vice president, John Henry Smith, Salt Lake City; second vice president, H B. Maxeon, Reno, Nev.; third vice president, George W. Barstow, Texas; secretary, D. H. Anderson, Cicago. ALL PANIC AT SEVASTOPOL. Commander Cannot I rust Men and Officers Threaten Terrorists. Sevastopol, Sept. 6. In answer to the publication of a notice from the terrorists that a sentence of death had been impost d on Colonel Dumbadze commander of a rifle regiment here, the officers of that corps in an open let ter have announced that in case of an attack on the colonel they will exact vengeance on the leaders of the progreB sive parties. Admiral Skrydloff, commander of the Black sea fleet, and the military commander here are very apprehensive regarding the attitude of the sailors cf the fleet and the garrison of the fort ress. The cruise of the training squad ron as well aa the regular fleet maneu vers have been postponed, the ships scarcely venturing beyond the range of the guns of the fortress. The military patrols of the city have been withdrawn inBide the walls of the fort, due, it ia said, to the fear tbat the soldiers will be corrupted by con tact with the masses. The merchants of this city have prac tically been thrown on their own re sources in the matter of protection from lawlessness. The governor, at a recent meeting, advised them to organ ize their own guard, as soldiers could no longer be spared for police duty and the municipality is bankrupt. Will Brine Stensland Back. Chicago, Sept. 7. State's Attorney Healy today received a message from Assistant State's Attorney Olsen. who is now in Tangier, with Paul O. Stens land, the fugetive banker, asking that he and James Keeley, managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, who made the arrest, be appointed to bring him back. On receiving the telegram, Assistant State's Attorney Barbour wired to Gov ernor Dineen at Springfield, and the governor has made a written request to President Roosevelt that Olsen and Keeley be delegated to bring him back. Will Work for Joint Statehood Albuquerque, N. M., Sept. 7. The Republican Territorial committee thif afternoon indorsed the Hamilton joint statehood act by a vote of 35 to 10 and appointed a subcommittee of five to work with a like committee from the Democrats. It ia probable that the op position to statehood will fight indorse ment in the convention, which will be held in Las Vegas September 29. ALL OVERTURES FAIL Cuban Insurgents Assume Ag gresslve With Force. " ARMISTICE MET WITH DYNAMIT Guerrera Blows Up Railroad Bridges and Issues Ultimatum Hopes of Peace Now Gone. Havana, Sept. 8. All peace over tures are blocked by the refusal of Pino Guerrera, the insurgent leader in Pinar del Rio province, to enter into any ar rangement for an armistice, Guerrera answer to the government's announce ment of its agreement to. grant a ten days' armistice ia the blowing, up of two bridges on the Western railway cutting railway communication beyond Pinar del Rio city, and an attack on San Juan de Martinez. It is said here tonight that San Juan de Martinez ia in the handa of the in aurgentB, and that the garriaon, consist ing of 100 government recruits and small force of mounted rural guards had been defeated or captured. The fact that other leaders of the in surgent forces are willing to agree to an armistice can have little effect bo long aa Guerrert is determined to prosecute tbe war, and there is Blight doubt in any quarter tbat Guerrera can control the situation in his own region. Hie force ia reported by all those who have visited him recently as ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 men, all of them well mounted and some of them well and othe-s indifferently armed. Tbe gov ernment force opposed to him, which ia under command of Colonel Avaloc comprises about 1,000 men. It waa re' inforced -at 7 o'clock this evening by Lieutenant Colonel Clews with 1,250 men and three machine guna from Ha vana. Colonel Avalos' force, with the exception of small detachments left at Son Juan de Martinez and San Luis, ia at Pinar del Rio city, but ia without means of transportation to go to the re lief of San Juan de Martinez. Not more than 400 of them are mounted General Menocal said today that Guerrera evidently had not been in formed that the government had actu ally, although informally, granted an armistice, adding that a second commit tee had been sent to him, but could not reach him before tomorrow. The fact ia, however, that Guerrera refuses point blank to accept an armistice ex cept on condition that the last presi dential and congressional elections shall be annulled. That the government should consent to this is out of the question, and tonight prospects point to a continuance of the war. PLANS FOR PANAMA TRIP. President and Party Will Go to Isth mus in November, Washington, Sept. 8. Arrangements are in progress for the trip of President Roosevelt to the Isthmus of Panama this fall. The start will be made early in November. Three weeks will likely be consumed. It is, of coarse, tbe pres ident'a desire to complete his inspec tion of the canal work and reach here before congress convenes December 3 That the journey may be made safely and expeditiously, the Navy depart ment will provide three warships. Detailed plans have not been com pleted, but it is likley tbat the presi dent, Secretary Taft, and other guests will occupy a first class battleship, the members of the Canal commission an other, and newspaper repreaentativea a third, which is to be a cruiser. This will enable the president and party ta make the trip in comfort, give them healthy accommodations while on the isthmus and incidentally provide against the possibility of delay through accident to any of the ships. Agree on Meat Labels. Washington, Sept. 8. After numer ous conferences between Secretary Wil son, Dr. Marvin, chief of the bereau ol animal industry, and about 40 repre aentativea of the varioua packing bous- , the problema which have arisen over the question of labels which must he put upon meat products have been settled to tbe satisfaction of all con cerned. At the conclusion of the con ference, the packers announced tbat they would at once prepare the labels and have them ready by October 1, when the law goea into effect. 1 May Be Gobbled by Trust. N Philadelphia, Sept. 8. It waa re ported today that the Penneylvania railroad had concluded a deal by which expects to turn over to the United States Steel corporation ita control of tbe Cambria Steel works, but ail effort" to confirm the report were unsuc cessful. PINCHOT ON FOREST RESERVES Chief Forester Explains to Irrigation- Ists Government's Scheme. 'Boise. Sent. 4. Tbe nnlliiv nf with. drawing vast areaa of the public domain from entrv under the land laws In order to create forest reserves or conterve the water bupdIv for ournoae of irrigation. which has been vigorously opposed by influential, interests in the WeBt, had ita defenders and opponents at tonight's session ot tne National Irrigation oon- gresa. United States Senator Carter, of Montana, the presiding officer, gave a brief outline of the legislation enacted by congress giving to the president of me united states tne extraordinary autboritv to exercise his dtacrntinn in Betting apart such , reservations. He made the declaration that it could be set down aa the definite purpose of the national congress not onlv to stoD fur- ther destruction of the forests, but to set aside reserves which new timber may grow Bnd where the headwaters of the streams may be conserved. Mr. rinchot stated that the policy of President Roosevelt waa "to irive avnrv part of the public landa their very best uhb. iue dtoo em ne Bain, was one f the most difficult, and one n which the forest service "had made lota of mistakes." Piobablv it would contin- ue to make mistakes, he said, but the (ffort WAM to fttntlv. In nnnnaefinn with j , , ...... the people, the question of method by which all parta of the publio reserve can be put to the beat uae. These re- serves to a certain extent control the stock business of the West, he said, for tbe chief summer range is in the re- Serve. Thfl ntnplrman pnnlri Tint ha .VH.U .wv kv kept off entirely at the demand of the rflfVof in1nta MAM nnnlrl . I . n .ignuuiiiDw, uvi vuuiu iuv on y iuo let them have free run of tne reserves. "So you Bee," said Mr. Pinchot, that the forester stands in the middle and he gets it coming and going." ihe speaker stated that some reserves - ' were practically without trees and one in Kansas was without a single tree facta which hart hnpnnn nnhinnt. nf to put trees there and to restore the grass on tbe range. The service, he eaid, had the biggest job of tree plant- lng on the lace of the earth. Mr. Pinchot cave the nnmhpr ni - e - . - - rangera in the service aa 1,137 and the supervisors aa numbering 105. Under the laws of Prnaaia, he said, tbe same reserves would be controlled by 110,000 rangers and 12,000 supervisors. Senator Heyburn waa called to the platform and immediately launched in to a bitter attack on the administra tion's forestry policy.' Some of the delesatea were with TTpvhnrn; a (r , j J larger element stood by Roosevelt and nuuuo'. vnce, wnen neyouru maae a particularly unjust Criticiam of the preaident, he waa hissed from all parts of the convention hall and forced to n : i a . i xt i t i suspend. TT 1 J xl L 1 .1 t wnen ine nisains necmn to sunaine. neyuurn, niau iiirougn ana mrougn, at the audience: i iiioB, juu geeee, uihd. The hissing waa renewed, and when '(riaii tt r i. noaiu Vitaa " H lldU M(UU D U UDlUoU , IIOVUUIJJ shouted: , "Don't try that on me, I am too old a stager to be scared. You will listen to what aay. REVOLUTION CONTINUES. Two Thirds of People Said to Sym- ..u:. u:.u i I h""" " uiBo.iia. TIT C L r k JS J i I unvaim, cepb. u.hab unyo null wecKB I dsbh with no annrpfiahlfi diminnrinn nf I the revolution, apprehension increasea. TU. . i i : i . : i I lUB WUCb CUUBOrVlll'lVO lCDUIlJ'Ijy irOm the country district of the provincea of Pinar del Rio, Havana and Santa Clara ia to the effect that two-thirda of the people in the country and small towns of these three provincea are insurgents in sentiment if not in fact. It is gen- erally believed that the government ul- tfmatnlif will .nfrtiia fk. tnan.Mnl! 1 UJ UlL'l I TV1I1 DUUUUO IUQ 1 CLL1UU , I but in tbe meantime the crops cannot be develoDed. and it in a crave auestinn whether tbe rebellious spirit even then can be actually quelled to the extent of restoring the country to a normal self governing siaius. A 1 II j.: . 1 iU! 1 - 1L. a reaiiittiiuu 01 iuib is me cause Ol the renewal of efforts for the restora tion of oeace. General Mario Mennrnl. whom the people trust aa one capable f IwjilfitnM 4liA mtswImm fanlinn. A Ul viiugiug bun nHiitug inubluuD bU- I aether, if such a thins is noeaible. pattia c i ' ' . 1 I A- TT . - 1 1 1 I J X iu xiavautt touuy uuu iibiu iwo comer encea with President Palma. Genera) Menocal after the conference absolutely refused to make any statement. Would Quash Indictment Findlav. Ohio. Sent. 5. A htarincr I on motion to quaeh the Information dl.J T-U rv T-U.f.ll . I ' . a umu ugaiuii juuu u. jiutneieuer as nana a iew guna to supplement the in the Teonanaihle bead of the filaniiprrl laHnmmrn ilun. .i,. s, r , - i uii company Dy rroaecuior Lavia was neara nere today in rroDaie judge - - -,", --r-..--. the Standard company, and the gist of kin A..mj.ntn n.n n lUMf it,. CiHJ.J I nun Kern ponrr. a jviein rnnrnnnntwi uiu mguuicuvD ttoo wu buD DiBiiuHiu vjii coTTiDBDT couiu db criminBiiv nmsa. i . i i . . ( it. i . .1 emeu oniy unaer an inaicimenc lound bv a regularly constituted grand inrv. Proeecutor David argued in suDnort of tne informations. Brazil's Generous Gift to Chile. Santiago de Chile. Sent. B. Tho government of Brazil has appropriated wttiu mo iuuu iui bun rouBi i TALK IMMIGRATION Speakers at Irrigation Congress Have Various Ideas. NO MORE LAWLESS FOREIGNERS Irish, of California, Would Close Our Gates Tight, and Give Ameri cans a Chance, Boise, Sept. 5. Vice President L W. Shurtliffe. of Ogden. nrnniilnrl at the opening of this morning's session 0f the National Irrigation congress, . . . ' wwr carter naving returned to "uvernir iDert ta. mem, of Washington, later wan mil! tn fh chair and Governor Chamberlain, - of p wa part 01 tbe r , . . wllJ1Hm K McAllister, of Denver, the fl,st speaker, dealt with the immi- Igration question and raised issues tbat invnlvnri f.ho nnnn.u. In . ... .. - - - - v.w wuicoo iu wuob em u re o discussion. Tbe Coloradoan advocated foreign immigration, and as a model to be followed urged the methoda of the Mormon church in settling the valleys of Utah and adjoining states. Under the methods of the Mormon church t.hcaa Immigrants nA v.AAn ,l - g . .... au..u.i Muwa unu UVDU UIHVVU irUUU the agricultural classes of Northern V .. w a J 11 1 1 111 1 . . 1 1 j ui u iiu, ituiu me ubbi 01 me naru wors ing peasants. Hon. John P. Irish, of California. asked the congress if it would not be better to close the countrv's gates to. ,uMSa .UWUUU IS I 4UIU1U 1UJ" migrantB who were coming annually and give the youth of our own land a hluVi me more man i,ouo,000 of foreign lm- declared that tbe immigration today waB not a patriotic immigration, but a Daraaitic immioratinn C. W. Mott, of St. Paul, general im- migration agent of the Northern Pacific rnilrnnri aoraaA !tt. rvi.,i r.iu lt 1 -."'w TV.uu W1UUD1 XI 1 C iJ . 11 0 said the Northern Pacific's success in peopling the territory traversed by their linea had been in tbe Eastern states, not in foreign landn. Tho fcind of immigration wanted had been found in ine eastern states, and 75,000 of these, neatly all American ritiznnq had been settled in tbe Northwest dur ing tbe past year. The lawless immi- uratinn (mm Vnumn i o - VTWM UUiVjj0 AJO uciicvcu, waa not wanted. Tit n .. w. Keitft, a foreign born delegate from Oregon, praised the foreign immi- grant, who waa needed in the upbuild ine of the country. Thn trnnhl ith Americans, he said, was that they were- i inrntinu tnr anft. nh " ' PEACE MOVEMENT STARTED. i All Parties Holding Conferences With- View to Ending Revolt. Havana, Sept. 6. Peace ia in the air, and on all Bides tonight there is hope that matters will be arranged be tween the government and the insnr. gents so as to avoid further bloodshed. However, there has been no tangible advance toward an agreement or to a , .. . . . . uenniie arrangement tor negotiations. Tn T h a maantim. AVit;n V 1 " .vmmw.u.o, uguimg una uccu practically suspended. Delegates, in- formally chosen by a small group of vntarana atarta1 t rAr, l. ik. . -1 -vw.ww hh.ou wuJ iu mo uauijjts VI Pino Guerrera, Colonel Aaert, General Guzman and others of the insurgent leadera with the purpose of learning wnat wm De acceptable to the actual H8hting leaders of the revolution. A "milar committee atarted for Cienfue 8" to conault, jinder a flag of truce With thft ilTAnroant in Dant. leaders in Santa - -p,.... m Clara province. Late this afternoon General Menoml. Geneial Cebreco and other veterans held a conference with Alfredo ZeyaB, the leader of the Liberal party, which, however, did not result in reaching any understanding. At the same tim th executive committee of the Moderate party was holding a contemn at which the subject Of peace wae excited ' .., tion waa reached. ly discussed, although no determina- Fighting Ancient War. Madrid. Sept. 6. The Eapana Nueva, in the course of a fresh attack today on the conduct of th spaniah-American war, atatea tbat Gen- eral LinnmH. fha Hnonick j i Vuv wunuiDn UUHJlunuUCl at Santiago, asked Admiral Cervera to 1 l . . tv. ivr ux.cuaoo mo inurru league and La Bocapa. The admiral Bent two guna but ueneral Linares did not at- . uiuuui bueoB guns unm me aortie of Admiral Cervera'a sauadron 1 l . t .... - ram nr. tn mmmt u wuBu lit) iound tne breech locks had. noon mat Train Wrecked bv Dvnamita. Ironwood. Mich.. Sent, fi A Hvno. mite outrage, resulting in the wrecK of a Wisconsin Central ore train, occurred here yeaterday The engineer and fire man had close calls from death. The dynamite had been placed on the tracks wun ine intention of wrecking a tas-