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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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suspend.
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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-
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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umu ugaiuii juuu u. jiutneieuer as nana a iew guna to supplement the in
the Teonanaihle bead of the filaniiprrl laHnmmrn ilun. .i,. s,
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uii company Dy rroaecuior Lavia was
neara nere today in rroDaie judge
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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
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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,
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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
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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 . ... ..
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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
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the agricultural classes of Northern
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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
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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.
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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 "
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-