LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, Publisher
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Oar
Bnsy Headers.
A Resume of the Lets Important but
Not Lets Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Finland is reveling in the novelty
of freedom.
King Alfonso, of Spain, will en
gage in breeding fine cattle.
Socialists in Austria made sub
stantial gains on a re-ballot.
Stolypin gives warning to douma
and condemns the more to expro'
priate land.
Four jurors have been secured for
the trial of Mayor Schmitz and an
other venire is ordered.
Inspector McLoughlin, of the Chi
cago police force, has resigned to get
away from investigations.
Judge Gaynor of the Supreme
Court, of New York, says the rail
roads have not reformed in the least.
Oklahoma republicans denounce
the work of their constitution mak
ers and want the election postponed.
At Guaymas, Mexico, 1,200 Chi
nese tried to land forcibly from a
British steamer in defiance of quar
antine law.
Coos Bay people have begun 110
Individual suits against the South
em Pacific to compel the road to sell
land In obedience to its government
grants.
IA Chicago grand Jury is invest!
gating charges that doctors and
midwives reguarly paid the author
ities for immunity in performing
criminal operations.
The public utilities committee of
San Francisco supervisors is consld
erlng a resolution ordering the
United Railways to operate their
lines or forfeit their franchise.
Secretary Garfield will
Tleton irrigation project.
visit the
School directors of Chicago refuse
to be fired by Mayor Busse.
Fire at Trinity college, Hartford,
did damage to the amount of $15,-
000.
Denver millmen and woodworkers
received an advance of 10 per cent in
wages.
Councilmen of Lockport, N. Y.,
are charged witty huge boodling op
erations. One has confessed.
President Corey, the deposed pres
ident of the United States Steel Cor
poration, has sold all his stock.
Political bosses of New York have
surrendered completely and Govern
or Hughes word goes without ques
tion. The North American Baptist con
vention at Jamestown is opposed to
a union with the Southern and Na
tional conventions.
A Colorado court has recognized
the legality of a contract marriage
by granting a divorce in the case.
The contract was made in California
in 1893.
The Chicago City Railway Com
pany has refused the demands of its
employes for better hours, but con
cedes the advance in wages asked
for.
Desperadoes loosened a rail on the
Southern Pacific near Los Angeles,
attached a wire, and when the Coast
Line Limited train approached they
deliberately pulled the rail aside,
causing, a bad wreck in which two
men were killed and a dozen injured.
The wreckers were concealed in the
brush and made their escape.
Ireland has rejected parliament's
offer of a limited council.
Five workmen were accidentally
killed in a Pittsburg steel furnace.
There are now four candidates for
the presidential nomination Taft,
Fairbanks, Knox and Cannon.
San Francisco builders are ham
pered by constantly rising wages
and banks are restricting credit.
Pat Crowe has been acquitted of
robbing street cars in Council Bluffs,
la., two years ago. The victims said
he was not the man.
Mayor Busse of Chicago has trans
ferred the entire police force of the
lower districts in an effort to enforce
existing laws.
The Boise court has gone on a
fishing trip while the Bherlff sum
mons a new venire of 60 men for
Jury duty In the Haywood case.
John R. Hegeman, president of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company has been indicted on seven
charges of forgery and three of per
jury. Mayor Schmitz is at liberty under
bail bonds aggregating $50,000.
A Georgia passenger train was wreck
ed and 26 persona badly injuerd.
Seventeen bodies of Shrlnera killed
In the California wreck were buried at
Beading, Penn., their home.
TIMBER FRAUDS IN MANY STATES
Two Senators Implicated In Bigget
Land Conspiracy Yet.
Chicago, May 24. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington, D. C,
says:
"Amazing revelations of a conspir
acy to defraud the United States of
millions of dollars worth of mineral
and timber lands will be laid before
the grand juries of half a dozen
states within a few days. The frauds,
it is alleged, will Involve in criminal
charges the names of men high in
business and political circles. They
include:
"One United States Senator, one
ex-United States Senator, a man re
puted to be one of the wealthiest
men in the world; a railroad man
known from the Atlantic to the Paci
fic; two of the wealthiest lumber
barons in the United States; numer
ous smaller fry, including railroad
officials, coal operators, and men at
the head of fuel companies.
These men, whose names cannot
be made public before the grand jury
acts, it is declared here, will surely
be indicted by the evidence which is
now in the hands of the United
States District Attorneys in half
dozen Western states.
These frauds, it was declared yes
terday in an official quarter, extend
into a number of states, including
California, Colorado, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana. Minnesota
and the Dakotas.
Much of the evidence in these
frauds was obtained by Detective
Burns, who is engaged in the muni
cipal graft prosecution in San Fran
Cisco, and by Francis J. Heney, who
prosecuting the same San Fran
cisco grafters. Upon the conclusion
of their work in San Francisco, Mr.
Heney and Mr. Burns are expected to
return to the government service for
the prosecution of the timber and
mineral land thieves. Some of the
grafters in San Francisco are also
said to be implicated in the frauds.
FIVE WORKMEN KILLED.
Bursting Ammonia Pipe Fillt Packing
Plant With Deadly Fumes.
Chicago, May 24. Five workmen
were killed and several others ser
iously injured this afternoon when
an ammonia pipe exploded in the
beef-killing department of Armour &
Co.s plant at the stockyards. The
building was full of workmen at the
time, and the deadly fumes, escaping
from under high pressure, pene
trated through every department of
the building in such a short time
that 20 of the men were overcome
before they could make their escape
to the fresh air. All but five of these
men were dragged from the place by
their companions in such a serious
condition that it was necessary to
take them to a nearby hospital.
An ineffectual effort to search for
dead in the interior of the building
was made by employes wearing safe
ty masks, but they were driven back
by the fumes, and it was not until
six hours after the explosion that the
first body, that of an unidentified
man, burned beyond recognition, was
taken from the fourth floor. A few
minutes later four other bodies were
found, all of them having been
burned in a horrible manner.
mrs. Mckinley near death.
May Llvs a Day or Two., but Cannot
Recover.
canton, unio, May Z4. Alter a
consultation yesterday afternoon at
the McKinley home with Dr. Port-
man, the family physician of Mrs.
McKinley, and Dr. E. J. Eyman, sup
erintendent of the Massillion State
Hospital and a physician of wide re
pute, a statement was issued that
there is no indication that Mrs. Mc
Kinley could long survive the attack
of apoplexy from which she is suffer
ing. The doctors say, however, that
they think dissolution will not come
for a day or two. Mrs. McKinley is
a comatose condition, and it is
stated that there are no grounds for
nope or a better turn.
Surgeon-General Rlxey reached
here at 6:45 o'clock this morning.
Strikers Are Active.
San Francisco, May 24. In conse
quence of Increased violence attend
lng the extension of service by the
United Railroads to several new lines
yesterday, Thornwell Mullallay, as
sistant to President Calhoun, made a
demand upon Chief of Police Dlnan
for better protection by the police
for the company's property and em
ployes. Shortly after 5 o'clock about
00 strike sympathizers mobbed an
Eighth-street car at Eighth and Brv-
ant streets. The strikebreaking
crew operating the car, were badly
beaten.
Spain and England Getting Thick.
London', May 24. The Madrid
correspondent of the Telegraph says
mai me relations Detween the Span
ish and British royal families are ho.
coming closer dally. Members of the
uritisn Royal family propose hence
forth to spend much of their holiday
time in Spain.
BIG CHIEFS INDICTED
President of United Railroads I
Grand Jury Net.
MONEY TRACED DOWN THE LINE
Huge Sums Required for Bail Many
More Indictments in Reserve
to Avoid Defects.
San Francisco, May 25. "The
people of San Francisco want acts
not words. I will only say that we
will make good wherever we accuse
was the brief comment of William J
Burns last night, and it was the
only statement made for publication
by the prosecution after it had ac
compllshed what half of the citizen
ship of San Francisco declared to be
impossible the indictment of one
of. the most powerful magnates
known to Wall street in the person
of Patrick Calhoun.
The prosecution has traced the
$200,000 with which the United
Railroads secured its franchise from
Wall , street to the San Francisco
Mint immediately after the big fire
in April, iUB, wnen tne Mint was
used for banking purposes. There
tne money remained for a few davs
wnen it was drawn out n ecemeal in
lots or J50.000, converted into cur
rency and paid over to Ruef and by
him passed on to the Mayor and
the Supervisors. The evidence is
strengthened by bits of conversation,
records of conferences at the office
of Tirey L. Ford, attorney for the
United Railroads. The fact that the
Mayor received $50,000 for signing
tne ordinance granting the overhead
ironey permit was learned through
me testimony or Ruef.
rourteen indictments were re
turned charging Calhoun. Mullallv.
Ford, Abbott, Schmitz and Ruef
jointly with the bribery of the Sup
ervisors, seventeen Supervisors were
bribed, so it may therefore be seen
that three of the indictments were
held in reserve. This is the Henev
method. The 14 indictments will
act as a sort of advance guard to
draw the fire of the defense.
If the defense succeeds in shooting
any noies in them, the three in re
serve will be altered to make them
impregnable, taking advantage of
the facts brought out.
Judge Coffey announced, after
running his eye over the Indictments
that he would fix bail in the sum of
$10,000 on each of the 89 counts.
He gave the accused until 11 o'clock
today to furnish bonds and remarked
that he would accept in lieu thereof
cash bail of $5000 on each count
Assurance was given that pending
tne arrangement of bail no arrests
will be made by the prosecution, so
the nine men accused of the giving
or taking of bribes are at liberty on
tneir own recognizance until 11
o'clock today.
The statement was made unoffi
cially that all but $140,000 of the
entire amount of the bonds of $890,-
ooo will be forthcoming at the ap
pointed hour today.
Schmitz, in addition to $50,000 se
curity he has already given to se
cure his liberty pending the trial of
the five counts of extortion brought
against him and Ruef jointly, will
have to put up $160,000 in bonds.
Ruef will have to put up $140,000,
but, inasmuch as he now is and lor
more than two months has been a
prisoner without any immediate hope
of release, it is understood that he
will make no attempt to give bail.
It is said, indeed, that under the
circumstances and in view of the fact
that he turned state's evidence, he
prefers to remain the prisoner of
Elisor Biggy.
President Glass, of the Telephone
Company, already has given bonds in
the sum of $90,000. He will have
to put up $20,000 more to retain his
liberty.
Halsey has put up $110,000 In
bonds, covering the 11 Indictments
previously found against him. He
will have to put up $10,000 addition
today.
When Foreman Oliver, of the
grand jury, filed the 19 indictments
in court, he stated that these were
"only a partial report from the
grand jury." This is taken to mean
that more indictments are to follow.
Huge Railroad Bridge.
New York, May 25. Another step
in the progress of the Pennsylvania
Railroad's New York extension was
taken this week when plans for the
East River bridge of the New York
Connecting Railroad were submitted
to the Municipal Art Association.
This bridge will form part of a steel
viaduct connecting the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railway with
the Long Island and the Pennsylva
nia. It will be the longest and heav
iest steel bridge in the world.
Roosevelt Will Attend Regatta.
New York, May 25. President
Roosevelt expects to be at the Inter
collegiate regatta this year on Hud
son River, June 28. The presence of
the Annapolis crew in the race is
what Interests him.
PERISH IN SI .H i OF RESCUE.
Four Men Meet Awtul Death on Burn
lng Lake Meamer
Grand Haven, Mich., May 22.
Five lives were lost aud 75 people
had a perilous escape from death
when the steamer Naomi, of the
Crosby Transportation Company,
burned early today In the middle of
Lake Michigan, while on her night
trip from here to Milwaukee. Four
of the victims were coal passers, pen
ned down in the forecastel by the
flames, where many of the rescued
passengers from the decks of the
freighter Kerr and the steamer Kan
sas Baw them nt the portholes, vain
ly imploring for help,
J. M. Rhodes, a passenger from
Detroit, was the fifth victim. He
was terribly turned in his berth and
died soon after reaching the hospi
tal at Grand Rapids.
Fifty passengers and all of the
crew except four coal passers were
taken off in small boats by the steam
er Stratford and the Kansas, which
was en route from Milwaukee to
Grand Haven. The loss to the Na
omi, which was in comnmand of Cap
tain Traill, is estimated at $225,000.
I he rire started in the vicinity of
the kitchen, between decks, and
spread so rapidly that the whole ship
was a seething furnace before the
crew could get the fire apparatus
working. Fire swept the whole
length of the ship and the upper
works burned like tinder. It is con
sidered miraculous that the passen
gers all but one escaped. Many of
them were taken off in their night
clothes, while scarcely any one was
more than partly clad.
Captain Thomas Traill was the
last man to leave the steamer alive.
and his clothing was almost burned
off him.
Sol Waterman, of New York, said:
"Never will I forget the picture of
those poor fellows in the forecastle
wno were burned. The ship was a
mass of flames. Suddenly the four
men who had been asleep in the fore
castle thrust their heads from the
portholes and called for help. The
captain of the freight steamer or
dered a lifeboat to go to their aid.
The boat went, but the men were un
able to squeeze their bodies through
the portholes. We could hear them
Calling pitlfullly for help and Bee
them through the flames, but the
lifeboat crew came back and report
ed it could not reach them. The cap
tain erdered the boat to return and
get the names of the men. Then we
could hear the questions and an
swers as the men told their names
and residences. Finally one man
called out, "Good bye; I'm gone,"
and fell back Into the flames."
KUROKI HEARS YALE YELL.
Japanese General Seet Where Many
of His Soldiers Studied.
New Haven, Conn., May 22. The
visit to Yale University of General
Kurokl today was brought about by
the desire of the distinguished sol
dier to see the institution in which
many Japanese officers received a
portion of their education. Many of
these officers served with distinction
at Port Arthur and the battles on
Manchurlan soil. General Kuroki's
party included General O. W. Wood,
United States Army, retired, and
Major Lynch, of the general staff.
The party visited various depart
ments of the college and at Wood-
bridge Hall was received by Presi
dent Hadley. Luncheon was served
at the graduate schools. There were
present Secretary of State Root, Gov
ernor Woodruff, President Mellen, of
tne New Haven Railroad, and a num
ber of professors and faculty men.
The party then visited University
Hall, where Yale men numbering
,000 arose and gave the long Yale
cheer.
COMING TO THE COAST.
Paesident Earling Says St, Paul Road
Will be Finished by January.
Miles City, Mont., May 22. Presi
dent Earling of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway, arrived
in Miles City today with a party of
St. Paul officials on a trip of inspec
tion of the roadbed of the western
extension of the road. The mag
nates are making the journey la au
tomobiles and carriages.
President Earling in answer to
questions stated there is no Inten
tion of abandoning the work of push
ing the Milwaukee through to the
Coast. Steel laying commence at a
number of points at an early date
and trains will be running between
Butte and Aberdeen by January 1
next.
Price of Silk Rising.
New York, May 22. According to
the annual report of the Silk Asso
ciation of America, Just issued, the
consumption of raw silk by Europe
and the United States aggregates
0,000,000 pounds .annually, of
which the United States consumes
5,000,000 pounds. Franklin Allen,
the secretary, reviews the silk trade
for last year and asserts that pres
ent conditions were never more fav
orable. There Is one disturbing fea
ture, however, and that is the high
price of raw silk.
No More Red Flags
Chicago, May 22. Chief of Police
Shippy yesterday announced that no
more parades in which red flags or
banners are displayed will be per
mitted in Chicago. The Chief's atti
tude is due to the abundant show of
red color in the Moyer-Haywood
"sympathy parade" last Sunday.
STANDS BY HENEY
Roosevelt Declines to Interfere
In San Francisco Muss.
CALHOUN HAS LAID DEEP PLOT
Confers With Attoclatet on Quettlotv
of Uniting to Get Full Control
of City Government.
San FranclBco, May 23. Reports
are current that President Calhoun
of the United Railways has engugod
In a deep-laid plot to defeat Francis
J. Heney, seize the reins of the mu
nicipal government under the guise
of a law and order movement, and go
any length in order both to save
himself from conviction and impris
onment under the charges brought
by the graft prosocutlon, and to the
advantage of himself in his fight
with the carmen.
Calhoun has been working for sev
eral days in a desperate effort to
consolidate in aid of this movement
all the more important financial in
terests affected by the graft disclos
ures. Men high in financial circles
were seen going in and out of his
office throughout the day and it is
alleged that other conferences were
held in the business center of the
city. It is stated that, foiled in their
attempt to get into touch with the
prosecution, through intervention of
the Committee of Seven, Calhoun
and his associates, some of whom
know they are fighting to save them
selves from San Quentin, have
planned a new stroke by which they
hope to place themselves in control
of affairs to such a degree that they
will be able to block the efforts ot
Spreckels, Burns and Heney.
THelr scheme as outlined in these
reports, is to form a new committee
as a successor to the one which has
Just resigned under fire, which will
be prepared to resort to extreme
measures. Grasping the opportunity
of the carmen's strike and the riots
and disturbances in the streets of the
city, the reported plan is lor a mass
meeting to be called under the pre
text of a law and order measure.
From this meeting those who have
been active in the graft prosecution
will be excluded on the ground that
they have already refused to have
anything to do with a committee
which had been appointed to
straighten out the tangle of munici
pal government.
At this meeting a committee on
law and order will be appointed,
which will go first to Chief of Police
Dlnan and request his resignation in
the name of the citizens of San Fran
cisco. If Dlnan refuses to turn over
the control of the police department
to them the members of this com- .
mittee will, it is claimed, immediate
ly declare that the conditions in th
city are so serious that the only solu
tion is a vigilance committee and,
acting as such, they will assume con
trol of the city. A part of the plan
Is alleged to be an attemnt to nsr-
suade the governor to act in concert
with this vigilance committee, using
the carmen's strike as an argument
to induce the governor to issue a call
for troops, and possibly to bring
about the Intervention of federal au
thoritles. WANT TO BE AMERICANS.
Japanese File Firat Citizenship Papers
1 at Lot Angeles.
Los Angeles, May 23. Joseph
Felsuo Wada and Mani Suski, Jap
anese photographers and residents of
this city for eight years past, today -filed
declarations of intention to hn-
come American citizens. These were
tne nrst applications of that kind
ever accepted in this county. Since
the decision of the District Attorney
that under the existing laws of the
United States there is nothing to bar
the naturalization of Japanese as cit
izens, the County Clerk has decided
to accept applications against which
no specific objection is made.
All apDllcations so ma da win w
held pending a decision of the Fed
eral autnorities at Washington,,
which is expected to arrive at. nnv
time. '
Tacoma After Standard Oil.
Tacoma, May 23. The city coun
cil will throw a gaff into the Stand
ard Oil Company by endeavoring to
pass an ordinance requiring the com
pany to sink Its big tanks into the
ground. This would be a very costly
proceeding and the company is pre
paring to fight the ordinance to the
last ditch. The trouble came ahont
through the company's building its;
plant too near the Carsten jacking
house on the tide flats, violating an
ordinance that the plant should not
be within 600 feet of any Inflam
mable building.
Linemen of Four State 8trike.
Helena. Mont., May 23. All of
the linenlen of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company in this state
went on strike today, demanding an
increase in wages of 50 cents a day.
About 150 men are affected. The
linemen state the strike Is general1
also over Utah, Wyoming and Idaho