LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, PubCshcr
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Bnsy Readers.
A Ruumt of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week. .
Haywood was given a great reception
at Salt Lake.
Governor Hanley declares that Indi
ana is solid for Fairbanks.
France has invited Spain to join in
an expedition against Morocco.
John Burns proposes a British pure
food law to fight American packers.
A band cf New York Chinese made a
raid on Boston Chinese, killing three.
Union Pacific will encourage coal
mining by independent companies now
that it has lost much of its coal land.
Irrigation work in California, Ari
zona and Nevada will be cut from f 15,
000,000 last year to $800,000 this year.
The Alabama secretary of state has
declared the franchise of the Southern
railrcad forfeited for breaking state
laws.
Four American school teachers who
have just returned from the Philippines
via Asia and Eurcpe say wherever they
Stopped, in India or other British pos
sessions, Japanese were busily engaged
in making sketches of fortifications and
harbors.
Corean soldiers revolted against
disbandment and fought Japanese in
Seoul, but were quelled.
Choate has made a powerful
speech for a permanent arbitration
court at The Hague.
France, Spain and Italy are to
send an army to Morocco to put Sown
the uprising.
Roosevelt will positively not allow
himself to be renominated for an
other term but will support Taft.
The Oklahoma Republican conven
tion has nominated Frank Frantz for
governor.
John Sharp Williams has defeated
Governor Vardeman for the Demo
cratic nomination for senator from
Mississippi.
Congressman Jenkins opposes the
state rights doctrine and predicts
civil war If it is enforced.
Haywood will tour the West and
address all unions of the miners'
federation.
Darrow and Richardson, attorneys
In the defense of Haywood, cannot
agree and one or the other will with
draw before the Pettibone and Moyer
cases are called.
A strike has been averted in the
Northern Pacific shops at St. Paul.
A wreck on the Illinois Central
near Milan, Tenn., resulted in four
deaths.
The Georgia legislature has passed
and the governor will sign a prohi
bition law.
The mayor and prominent citizens
of a Mexican town have been arrest
ed for smuggling.
The earnings of the steel trust for
the quarter ending June 30 reached
over $45,000,000.
Nebraska railroads say assess
ments on their property Is higher
than on farm lands.
Mrs. Thaw has been reported . as
preparing to go on the stage, but she
emphatically denies it.
The cornerstone of the Carnegie
peace palace was laid at The Hague
with great ceremonies.
Two more women have been killed
In New York and their bodies muti
lated. The city is greatly excited.
An insane man has been captured
near St. Charles, Me., who has been
living wild for years and who eats
grass like an animal.
The San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company has given 77 as
the correct number of lives lost In
the wrecking of the Columbia.
A revolt a few miles from San
tiago, Cuba, was quickly put down.
- Two Jurors say they believe Hay
wood Is guilty but yielded to the ma
jority. Governor Folk has' removed a
Kansas City police commissioner to
stop grafting.
Great Britain and Germany have
agreed on an international prize
court at The Hague.
Heney Is confident of convicting
Glass on the second trial and will not
depend upon Zlmmer at all.
Demonstrations are being held in
many places in Haywood's honor and
already there is talk of running him
(or president.
A crazy man wrecked a Great
Northern passenger train near Harve,
Mont., because the Almighty told him
to do it. One man was killed and
several Injured.
ANOTHER NEW YORK CRIME,
Brutal Murder of Women and Girls
in Metropolis Continues.
New York, Aug. 2. "The grave
yard,'' as the foreign populated
neighborhood on First avenue, be
tween Thirteenth , and Fourteenth
streets is known locally, gave up to
day a fresh crime, rivaling in atroc
Ity the mysterious butcheries of last
week. The latest discovered victim
was an 8-year-old girl, and, like the
two young women murdered, she had
been shockingly mistreated before
death and the body mutilated when
life was extinct.
The three murders were strikingly
similar. Last Thursday night
woman was strangled in a Twenty
second street boardlnghouse; the
next morning the body of a still un
identified woman, who had been
choked to death, was found in an
areaway in East Nineteenth street.
Katie Prltschler, daughter of a res-
taurant waiter, disappeared a week
ago today and was killed that night.
A ribbon placed about the throat and
drawn so tightly that it cut the
flesh, showed how she died. Her
body was found today.
lr the brutality or the murders
can be qualified, that of the Pritsch
ler gin ranks nrst. She was as
saulted, murdered and then her life'
less form was horribly mutilated.
NINE MEN CHOSEN.
Good Progress Made in Selecting
Jury to Try Halsey.
San Francisco. Aug. 2. Compara
tively rapid progress was made yes
terday in the trial of Theodore V.
Halsey for the alleged bribery of
Supervisor Lonergan. Halsey, as
former agent of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph Company, is
the second of the public utilities cor
poration men to be brought to the
bar by the bribery graft prosecution
and the indictment on which he went
to trial is the first of 13 similar ones
that have been returned against him.
Forty-eight veniremen were ex
amined during the day, and of these
nine withstood the qualification tests
and were accepted, subject to per
emptory challenge by either side, ten
peremptories resting with the de
fense and five with the prosecution.
District Attorney Langdon con
ducted the examinations for the pros
ecution. He is supported by Special
Counsel Hiram Johnson and Assist
ant District Attorney William Hoff
Cook. Bert Schlesslnger examined
for the defense. With him at the
counsel table in Halsey's behalf are
Delphin M. Delmas and Henry H.
McPlke. If Judge Lawlor overrules
the objection of the defense to the
commencement of Louis Glass new
trial next Monday and requires it to
go on at that time, Mr. Delmas will
probablyi withdraw temporarily from
the Halsey case in order to take part
in the defense of Glass.
Toreado Destroys Town.
Victoria, Kan., Aug. 2 All efforts
to reach Marquette, reported to have
been destroyed by a 'tornado last
night, have failed. The Missouri Pa
cific Railway telegraph operator at
Marquette was notifying the agent at
Geneseo, west of there, that the de
pot was almost destroyed by wind,
and tha t three inches -of water stood
in the depot, when the wire failed.
McPherson, southeast of Marquette,
was reached by telephone. That place
had heard the report but could not
communicate with Marquette. All
other wires are down. Marcmette
was destroyed by a tornado in 1905,
27 persons being killed and over a
hundred and fifty injured.
Rates to West Lowered.
Chicago, Aug. 2. Reductions in
Interstate fares from all the promi
nent places In the East to the prin
cipal points west of Chicago and St.
Louis will be made August 6 by the
Eastern railroads, special permission
to do so having been granted by the
interstate commerce Commission.
Because of the reductions in inter
state fares made by the Western
railroads, owing to the passage of
2-cent fare laws by many states, pas
sengers from Eastern and Western
points have been able to save from
l to S6 by buying a ticket over
Eastern roads only to their Western
terminals and then rebuylng over a
Western line to their destination.
Buy Meat In Australia.
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 2. Major O.
Long, dispatched to Australia and
New Zealand by the British armv
council to inspect the packing houses
of the antipodes with a view to se
curing supplies of tinned meats for
the British army, arrived by the
steamer Manuka today, on his way
to England, via Chicago, (where he
win iook over tne packing .houses.
He said the supplies in future would
be taken in greater quantities from
Australia. Major Long said the bus
iness in Australia was conducted
under wholesale conditions.
Trunk With Money Lost.
Watertown, Wis., Aug. 2. A
trunk containing securities to the
value of $200,000 has been found
here and is now on its way to the
rightful owner. An expressman at
Chicago shipped for Otto Heinecken,
a teacher of this city, the trunk con
taining the bonds andjeft Mr, Heln
ecken's trunk at Chicago. Mr. Hein
ecken notified the express company
which made the exchange with great
alacrity.
HAYWOOD GOES FREE
Jury Deliberated 21 Honrs, Wit
Two for Conviction.
PRISONER QUIETLY DISCHARGED
Shakes Hands With Counsel, Thanks
Each Juror, and Goes to See
His Mother.
Boise, July 28. Into the bright
sunshine of a beautiful Sunday morn
ing, into the stillness of a city drowsy
with the lazy slumber of a summer
Sunday, William D. Haywood, the
defendant In one of the most noted
trials involving conspirpcy and mur
der that the country has ever known
walked yesterday a free man, acquit
tea or the murder of Former Gov
ernor Frank Steunenberg.
I he probability of a verdict of ac
quittal in the case of the secretary
treasurer and acknowledged leader
of the Western Federation of Miners
had been freely predicted since Sat
urday, when Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge.
it was also freely predicted that in
the event of Haywood's acquittal the
state would abandon the prosecution
or nis associates, Charles H. Moyer
the president of the Federation, and
treorge A. Pettibone, of Denver
Statements from counsel and from
Governor Gooding issued today dis
pel this view of the situation.
It was after being out for 21 hours
that the Jury, which at first had been
divided eight for acquittal, two for
conviction and two blank, and then
seemed deadlocked at 10 for acquit
tal to two for conviction, finally came
to an agreement shortly after the
first faint streaks of the coming day
showed gray above the giant hills
which bound Boise to the north and
east. The weary old bailiff, who had
kept an all-night vigil before the
door of the Jury-room, was startled
Into action by an imperative knock
from within. Events moved rapidly
enough after this, and hardly at last
the principal actors in the trial had
been gathered Into the courtroom at
few moments before 8 o'clock.
when the white envelope was handed
by the foreman to the judge and was
torn open and the verdict read.
GLASS JURY DISAGREES.
Vote Stood Seven to Five for Con-
, viction New Trial Soon.
San Francisco. July 28. After 1
ballots, In which there was small
variation from' the original standing
of the body seven for conviction
and five for acquittal, the Jury in
the Louis Glass bribery case was dis
charged this afternoon by Judge
t.awior. ,
There was no disagreement as to
the payment of a bribe, but it was
contended by the men who voted for
acquittal that the crime had not been
positively fastened upon Glass.
The retrial of the case has been
set for August 5.
Tomorrow morning. Theodore V
Halsey, who acted as the bribery
agent of the Pacific Telephone Com
pany, will be placed on trial. The
prosecution anticipates no trouble in
convicting Halsey, and has openly
stated that if necessary he will be
granted immunity if he will take the
stand and tell the truth.
The prosecution will lose no time
in placing Glass on trial again. If
Zlmmer, whose testimony would con
vict Glass in two minutes, persists in
his refusal to answer questions on
the witness stand, he will be pun
ished to the extent of the California
law, which allows Imprisonment for
six months for each such refusal. By
this process Zimmer can be given a
total of nearly five years in prison.
Denies He Attacked Hansen.'
San Francisco,' July 29. Third Of
ficer Hawse, of the wrecked steamer
Columbia, has made a statement in
which he denies the charges made
against him. Referring to Captain
Hansen, he says: "I never did crit
icize his conduct, but simply made
my report to the United States In
spectors of hulls and boilers, in ac
cordance with the facts, and ven
tured the opinion that had the San
Pedro allowed me to discharge the
survivors from the boat, I would
have had a chance to rescue more."
Kill Brutal Husbands.
Chicago, 111., July 29. The killing
of husbands who beat their wives
was advocated by Judge Tuthill in
the course of a divorce suit tried be
fore him yesterday. Indignant at a
woman's description of the inhuman
treatment to which Bhe had beea
subjected by the man who claimed to
be "her master," and aroused by
statements that his abuse had taken
place in the presence of men who
would not interfere, Judge Tuthill
declared that in extreme cases vio
lence should be met with violence,
no matter what the consequences.
New Assassination Plot Found.
St. Petersburg, July 27. The po
lice today unearthed a plot to assas
sinate the Minister of War, General
Roedlger. Several members of the
military organization of the Social
Revolutionists were arrested.
VESSELS DISREGARD FOG.
Desire to Make Fast Time Cause of
Many Wrecks.
. San Francisco, July 31. The tes
tlmdny of the officers of the steam
schooner Sun Pedro, before Captain
jonn uermlngham today, demon
strated clearly that the habit
Coast skippers, said to be practically
universal, of running their vessols
at full speed regardless of the fog
was mainly responsible for the wreck
or the Columbia and Its terrible con-
scquenoes.
.Chief Mate B. Hendrlcksen, who
was in charge of the San Pedro at
the time of the collision, testified
that, when he first heard the fog slg
nals of the Columbia, he did not slow
down and that, when the passenger
vessel loomed out of the fog, it was
too latej'to do anything but try to
maice tne collision as Blight as dos
siDie,
He appears to have acted with dis
patch and good Judgment when he
sighted the Columbia; but at that
time, according to his testimony, the
snips were not more than a boat'i
length apart, and not much was nos
slble. There was no time to go to
starboard. He therefore Jsle'w the
danger signal, four Bhort blasts, or
dered the engines stopped and threw
the helm hard aport. He did not or
der the engines reversed, he ex
plained, because he honed to throw
the San Pedro around so as to strike
glancing blow, and in order to do
this it was necessary to keep suffl
clent way on her. The San Pedro had
been making about eight knots, and
was probably making five when she
struck the Columbia.
MOYER FREE ONCE MORE.
Bond for Ball Furnished After Lore
. Walt for Cash.
Boise, Idaho, July 31. After a de-
lay of nearly 36 hours, Charles H
Moyer, president of the Western Fed
eratlon-of Miners, was released from
the Ada county jail at a late hour
last nlght'on a bond of 25,000 signed
by Timothy Regan and Thomas J
Jones of Boise. .
Moyer will leave for Salt Lake to
night in company with William D
Haywood, who on Sunday was ac
quitted at the murder of ex-Gov
ernor Steunenberg. After a stop of
a few hours in Salt Lake City, they
will proceed to Denver, the head
quarters of the federation.
It was proposed to file a cash bond
in the sum of $25,000, but the
money did not arrive in time, and
rather than allow Moyer to- remain
another night in -Jail, his attorneys
decided, after all, to let a personal
bond suffice.
Steve Adams who was expected to
be an important witness at the trial,
but who was not called by either
side, was taken back to Wallace to
await a second trial on the charge
of murder there. His first trial re
suited in a disagreement.
Formal application was made In
the District Court to have George A.
Pettibone admitted to ball, v The mo
tlon was submitted without argu
ment, and was promptly denied by
Judge Wood.
SLY OLD JOHN BULL.
Steals March on Uncle Sam at The
Hague Conference.
The Hague, July 31. The British
delegation is working on a proposl
tion, which, wheh it is presented, will
cause considerable surprise. As al
ready cabled, the representatives of
the United States have been private
ly discussing with other leading dele
gates the advisability of the United
States presenting a proposition for
the periodical meeting of the confer
ence, this proposition suggesting that
it should meet qulnquennially June
beginning in 1912.
The British delegation went ahead
of the Americans, having already
communicated in the strictest secrecy
to only a few delegates its proposl
tion on the same subject, establish
ing that the conference should sit
septenially, but that two years be
fore the meetlag special representa
tives of Great Brltpin, France, Ger
many, .the United States, Russia,
Italy, Austria and Japan should meet
to prepare the work for the conier
ence, pre-arranging everything con
nected with its organization and the
matters to be taken under advise
ment.
New Line Across Rockies.
Helena, Mont.,. July 31. The
Northern Pacific has let a contract
Shepard, Stems & Company for
the building of a new line over the
Rocky Mountains west from this city,
presumably for the purpose of head
ing off the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, which evidently purposes tap
ping Helena on its line from Lom
bard to Garrison. The route over
the mountains will be by way of Mc
Donald Pass, and will result in the
abandonment of Mullan Tunnel, the
longest on the Northern Pacific sys
tem.
Train Robber Caught.
Butte, Mont., July 81. George
Tower was arrested today for the
holdup of the North Coast Limited
In March and the murder of Clow,
the engineer. Towers gives no occu
pation. He is about 28 years of age.
The landlady of a lodging house
identified him as a lodger who
brought Into her house the night be
fore the murder a valise in which
was found the giant powder which
was to have been used. In blowing
open the express safe.
I
llL PROVOKE JAPAN
Movement , of Fleet to Pacific
May Bring. War.
HOODLUMS WILL START ATTACK
With Battleships in Pacific They Will
Become Bold and Jipan Will
Surely Retaliate.
Washington, Aug. 3. There was
much jubilation on the pait of naval
officers today over the specific and rfii
qualifled announcement at Oyster Bay
that the battleships of the Atlantic fleet
will be sent to the Pacific. Until this
statement was made bv authority of
President Roceevelt there was a grow
ing feeling on the part of naval officers
that these veSHels would not be sent
around Cape Horn.
One of the most substantial officers
of the navy believes that the fending of
these battleships to the California coast
will cause so much irritation that war
between the United States and Japan
will be the result. They are already
figuring on promotions, as hii-tory has
shown that advancement In the naval
service is much more rapid duting, war
than in peace.
All naval officers are forbidden to
discuss international questions fcr pub
lication, but privately they do not Hesi
tate to declare that they believe that as
soon as the Altuntio ileet starts on its
long voyage to the Paciflo the Japanese
government will send one of its fleets
to the. coast of California or to the At
lantic coast.
They declare that the presence of the
battleships of Admiral Evans on the
Pacific will cause the people in that
part of the country to become more
bold iu their attacks on the Japanese.
This, they say, will cause irritation,
which they fear will lead to Berious
consequences.
ADD NEW TRAIN.
Southern Pacific Will Inaugurate New
.. Express Service.
Portland, Aug. 3. Harriman off-
cials, both in Portland and San Frar-
cisco, are seriously considering placing
a special mail and express train on the
Portland-ban Francisco run. It is ex
pected that a decision will be reached
in a few days. Railroad officials are
inclined to think the additional service
is assured, although',the train will have
to be officially ordered by General Mar-
ager Calvin from the San Francisco
office.
The proposed new train will be re
served exclusively for handling mail '
and express, and is being considered as
an expedient for relieving existing con
gested conditions, which, it is said, are
responsible largely for the unsatisfac
tory passenger service on this branch
of the Southern Pacific. This epecial
will carry no passengers.J
The express business on this line has
increased to an extent that it is impos
sible to handle it with the facilities
that are now provided in the passenger
trains and at the swine time make
schedule time with these trains. By
ccmbining both the express and mail
business and handling it with a special
train, the railroad officials figure that
t will be possible to operate its passen
ger trains on schedule time, since it la
the discharging and receiving of ex
press that invariably delays trains.
Eight Injured In Elevator.
Cincinnati, Aug. 3. A peculiar
accident on an elevator in the
Power building, at Eighth and Syca-
more streets, last evening, seriously
Injured eight persons. The car was
running by electricity and a broken
connection In a switchboard extin
guished the lights and took from the
operator the power to control the
car. As a result the crowd reached
the bottom in safety, although in
darkness, and then, by a sudden re
newal of power, the elevator went to
the top of the shaft so rapidly that
the balancing weights were thrown
off and in falling struck several pas
sengers. Flres'Rage In Foothills.
Vlsalia, Cal., Aug. 3. A disas
trous fire has raged all day along
the foothills ten miles east of this
city. The territory devastated will
probably amount to 75 or 100
square miles. The entire population
is fighting the fire and renorts re
ceived are very meager. From here
the flames could be seen late at
night, climbing the low-lying hills,
aDDarentlv still hfvnnil
number of barns and outbuildings
have been consumed, as well as
many stacks of hav nnd p-min ho.
sides thousands of acres of wild feed.
Bind McGee Over for Perjury.
Boise. Idaho. Aue. 3. Dr. T. T,.
McGee, of Wallace was bound over
by Probate Judge Leonard Thurs-
aay 10 answer the charge of per
jury lodged against htm
certain testimony given by Mm in
tne Haywood trial.