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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1905)
COLUMBIA REGISTER Cray Weefc HOULTON. OREGON NEWS (Hp WEEK In a Condensed Fcra for Cur Essy Readers. A Rhwm of tha Let Important but Not Los Interesting, Event of tha Past Week. Mount Pelee ia in eruption. A imallpox epidemic prevails in Chile Norway will aend a special envoy to all the. power 10 ass recognition. Yellow fever cases continue to be re ported from the Panama canal aone. Two bombs were found in one of the public achool buildings of Fittsburg The anarantine service at Nome has been abolished, despite the protests of citiiens. The biggest trust company on earth is to be organised to handle the Euita ble funds. Sherbourne, England, haa just cele brated the 1,200th anniversary ol ita foundation. Near Warsaw, Russia, 24 Jews have been killed and 38 others injured in riots in the past tew days. Russia and Japan are considering choice of envoys and place of meeting to conduct peace negotiations. Frank G. Bigelow, the defaulting Milwaukee banker, has been sentenced to 10 years in the Federal prison. He is a nervous wreck and has been taken to the prison hospital. The Pennsylvania road now .has a train running from Chicago to New York in 18 hours, an average of 60 miles an hour. One stretch of three miles has been made in 85 seconds. Attacks on Chicago strikebreakers have again caused lioting in the streets. Germnay is drafting a new commer cial treaty for submission to the United Statea. An automobile in Chicago went through an open draw, drowning three persons. All Europe joins in praise of Roose velt over his success in bringing about peace negotiations A collision between trolley cars near Princeton. New Jersev. resulted in the injury of 16 persnos. In the cue of the state of Kanass vs the Standard Oil company, the state has won the first point. London papers believe that the large monev indemnity Japan will eak of Russia will break off peace negotia tions. Both Russia and Japan have accepted President Roosevelt's aid in making peace. Negotiations will be carried on in Washington. The French government has called home its governor of French Indo- China, to confer on plans for the de fenee of the colony. A test is to be made of the effective ness of the defenses at Fort Monroe and Old Point Comfort, conceded by army and navy officers to be the chief defense to Wanhintgon. Attorneys in the beef trust inquiry have disagreed. Japan's terms of peace have been stated to Russia. Bowen wants to contine the Loomis investigation in Venezuela. American troops have killed a band of 40 rebels in the island of Samar. The kaiser and czar will not recog nize the disunion of Norway and Sweden. Deadly riots continue throughout the interior of Russia and hundreds of peo ple are being killed. The business of the Portland post office for April shows an increase of 35 per cent over that of April, 1904. Paul Morton, now secretary of the nary, has been elected chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance society. Admiral Enquist's report to the czar on the naval battle says Rojestvensky's fl jet was defeated in the firBt houi . The National Editorial association in its convention at Guthrie, Oklahoma, adopted resolutions favoring immediate statehood for the territory. Swedish and Danish princes have re fused the Norwegian throne and Nor way is preparing to establish a repub lic. Great Britain urges the choosing of Prince Arthur for king. His sister is to marry the crown prince of Sweden. The Russian warships at Manila have disarmed. The Japanese are said to have cut off Vladivostok. TORRENT FLOODS SUBWAY. Electric Current Shori-Clrculted and Traffic Stopped for Houra. New York, June 13. A break in the 4S-inch tygh-preesure water main in Park avenue, near Forty-second street, today resulted in' the flooding of the block just below the Grand Central station, the street-oar tunnel and the Subway, the stoppage of traffic in the Subway tor many hours, serious dam age to the underground road and great damrer to many passengers. The dam age is estimated at $100,000. Incl dentally it resulted in the caving In of Park avenue over an area ol 20 feet, from which ran cracks that meant dan ger to adjacent buildings. Water was first seen trickling between the paving blocks near the entrance to the Park avenue tunnel, through which the sur face cars run. Almost immediately there came a heavy explosion under ground, and a moment later the water gushed forth in a cataract, pouring into Fortv-seoond street, which was soon covered to a depth of several inches. The rising water in the Subway soon made connection between the third rail and the outer rails, short-circuiting the electric current, which waa attended by a series of explosions that endangered the live of those who were in the cars The air was pungent with the smoke of burnins insulation, and bright flashes from wheels and rails were continuous One train got to within a block of a statiou and then came to a final stop The passengers got ont and waded through the water to the station. They avoided the third rail and nobody was injured. Gradually the enire service south of Seventy-second street and to Fourteenth street was shut off, and ater the entire service waa discontin ued. Finaly, after the flood had continued for four and a half hours a foreman for the construction company, who baa supervision of the installation of the mains in Park avenue pointed out a gate at Third avenue and Forty-second street which, on being closed, shut off the torrent. Traffic waa not resumed until after midnight. Success of Japanese. Tokio, June 13. The following re port has been received from the bead quarters of the Manchunan armies June 9, at 4 in the morning, we drove the enemy from the northern heights of Liangshuchuan and Nanchengtsn and occupied those positions. On the same day we occupied the vicinities of Ershihlipa, ten miles northeast Changtu, Shufangtai and Tungchiatzu ten miles north of Changtu and Ho ingtungshan, 13 miles northwest Changtu. Otherwise the situation unchanged. Russian Sheila Were Worthless. St. Petersburg, June 13. The St Petersburg Telegraph agency has re ceived a dispatch from its Shanghai correspondent, who asserts that not only were the Russian ships so short of shells that they could indulge in only three large practices on leaving Libau but that during the battle of the Sea .f .Turan manv projectiles either fell short or failed to inflict damage on tl Japanese vessels. A number of muti nies occurred during the voyage of the Russian squadons, especially on the battleship Orel. Loss by Fire and Flood. New York, June 13. Nearly 100 au tomobiles belonging to various depart ment stores were destroyed tonight in a fire in the garage of the Rainier Ve hicle Equpiment company at Ninth avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The loss on machines is estimated at $350, 000, in addition to which the plant of the garage was damaged to the amount of $75,000. The premises of the Cor bett Chair company and the Sutro Braid company, occupying the upper floors of the building, were also dam aged to the amount of $100,000. Sweden Not To Recognize. Stockholm, June 13. Premier liamb- stadt, in an interview, says the Swedish government will refuse to recognize the revolution in Norway and will submit to the riksdag motions conformable to this standpoint. The premier thinks that the riksdag will adopt this view and is convinced no foreign power will recognize Norway as an independent country againBt the will of Sweden. ' Packing House Plant Destroyed. Fort Worth, Tex., June 13. What is known as the old packing house plant in Fort Worth, comprising eight buildings, seven of which were built of stone and one of brick, and ranging from ore to two stories, was destroyed by fire today. The plant cost some thing like $150,000. The insurance is $85,000. DISCONTINUE WAR Roosevelt Sends Messages to Russia and Japan. SUGGESTS DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS Offers to Help in the Preliminary Ar. rangemenU if Wanted by the Warring Nations. Washington, June 10. An identical note, the text ot which, by authority of the president, was made public late to night at the White house by Secretary Loeb, has been forwarded to the gov ernments ot Russia and Japan by Tresi dent Roosevelt. In the interest of hu manity, the president urges the warring nations to conclude iwace. It is sug geated by the president that the nego tiations for peace be conducted direct y and exclusively between the being ereut nations. The note indicates the president's belief that an intermediary may not be necessary to effect conclu sive negatiations, but likewise expresses the president s wiltngnem to do all that he properly may do to promote the preliminary arrangements for a time and place for the meeting of represent atives ot the Russian and Japanese gov ernments. A formal reply to the note may not be received for several days, but, as already made clear, informal assurances that it would be welcomed are already at hand. In view of the significant character of the document and of the attitude toward it which both Russia and Japan have assumed, it is regarded in oflicial and diplomatic circles as the first firm and decisive step toward ultimate peace. At a late hour tonight Mr. Tapkahira, Japanese minister, had not been advised from Tokio of the delivery of the president's message to the emperor, but he was ex pec ting a cable dispatch to that effect at any moment. The minister was able yesterday to transmit to the president a message from the mikado that Japan was, with Russia, desirous of peace, pro vided it could be obtained under proper conditions. Aware of the preference of Japan to communicate her peace terms to Rus sia directly, the president in the last few days has been active in counseling moderation to Japan rather than in endeavoring to draw Irom Tokio some statement of probable terms. At the Russian embassy tonight Count Cassini remained without advice from St. Petersburg, and he was unable to comment on any phase of the silua tion. EIGHT-HOUR LAW ON CANAL. Moody Holds It Applies to Laborers and Mechanics. Washington, June 10. The opinion of Attorney General Mood) regarding the application of the eight-hour law on the Isthmus of Panama was made public today. He holds that the act of August 1, 1H!2, which limits and re stricts to eight hours the daily service of laborers and mechanics employed by the government of the United States of by any contractor or sub-contractor upon the public works of the United States, applies to the employment of laborers and mechanics in the con struction of the Panama canal. That act, however, the attorney gen eral holds, docs not apply to the office force of the Isthmian Canal commis sion stationed on the isthmus, or to any of the employes of the government who are not within the ordinary mean ing of the words "laborers and met han ks." Also that the scope of the act is not limited by the territorial jurisdic tion of congress. In answer to the request of the secre tary of war for an opinion on the ad ditional question of whether the pro visions cf the act mentioned apply to the hours of labor of "mechanics and laborers employed in the construc tion, maintenance and operation of the Panama railroad and steamship line, the attorney general decides in the neg atie. Will Agree on Morocco. Paris, June 10. Herr von Flotow, counsellor of the German embassy, who was among the callers on M. Rouvier on the occasion of his first re ception yesterday, says he informed the latter that Germany welcomed the op portunity to take up the Moroccan question with France in a conciliatory spirit. He added: "I congratulate myself on the fact that the existing disposition of both parties augurs good results." Prince von Radolin, the German ambassador, is to return here at the end of the week. Russian Loss May Be 15,000. Gunshu Pass, June 10. According to reports received by General Linie' vitch from naval officers who have ar rived at Vladivostok, the losses of Ad miral Rojestvensky's fleet were frrm 9,000 to 10,000 officers and men killed or drowned, and about 5.000 prisoners. CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS. Heney Saya They are Worse Than Those of Oregon, Ban Francisco, June 12. Grave charges have leen made against the officials ot the state land office by Francis J. Ibney. The government attorney haa reported to Washington that conditions in California are even worse than those in Oregon, in connec tion with which United States Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann were indicted by a Federal grand jury. Ie has made accusations against men In state offices, asserting that they have been in league with the speculators, such as John A. Benson and Frederick A. Hyde, who have fraudulently ac quired vast tracts ot the public lands in California. "The trouble lies in the state land office Itself," said Mr. Ileney. "The office has been hand in glove with the ring and any pretense of ignorance In regard to the schemes of graft which have been carried out Is abaurd. The ring haa received favors from the office ever since the last election, ami as a re suit two-thirds ot the state's valuable timber lands have been stolen. The speculators have lieen In possession all along of advance information. This has been especially noticeable In the matter of the creation of forest re serves. Two superintendent have con tensed that they were bribed to make the reserves cover as much vacant school land as possible. This land was practically worthless, all the good school land having been taken up Some ot it lies on the top ot crags and was useless for any purpose except the creat on of scr p. But those who D leu on the land tor $1 .25 an acre could dis pose ot their holdings for (4.50 an acre as soon as tney were included In a lor est reserve. And they often could do even better than that, by taking up lieu lands in the best part of the timber belt." WILL ASK GUARANTEE. Japan Would Bind Russia to a Observance of Treaty. Strict Tokio, June 12. On the ability of Russia to offer a sufficient guarantee that she will live up to any treaty of peace arranged hinges Japan s willing ness to bring the war loan end. mi statement is made on the authority o one ot the lst known Japanese states men, on condition that his identity be kept unknown. "Jinan wants Peace " he said, "but she will not be made a fool of by Rua sia. That nation must agree to keeji her hands off the Far East tor a long term of years, and her treaty must con tain some clauses which effectively pre clude her resuming hostilities when her army and navy are rehabllittatcd and soch clauses must be of such char artcr that they cannot lightly be dls regarded. Even at the present time when her navy has Wen entirely wined off the face ot the waters and he army has leen disrupted and placed on the defensive at all points, we neo rom our secret agents in St. Petersburg that the advocates of a war policy urge the czar, if he feels that he must?1 sub scribe to peace terms, to refuse to com mil Russia to any policy ol disarming that would prevent the execution o contracts for new warships of all classe which were made with German an American firms of shipbuilders. SWEDISH ANGER RISING. Norway Accused of Ignoring Rights of Sweden by Her Action. Stockholm, June 12. It is imp whi ble to forecast Swedish policy in rela tion to the Norwegian rebellion but signs are lacking of any willing acqti escence therein. The king, crow prince and many others, oflicial an unofficial, are disposed to regard the Bets of Christiauia as those of a rebel lious cotiere of politicians which can not lie considered as necessarily repre senting the will of the Norwegian peo ple. However, it is difficult to see how an oflicial protest can be made, since nothing short of a successful war is likely to restore the situation. In all, responsible men hesitate to com mand such a course. That this hesita tion will survive the heat of a parlia- montary session may bo slightly doubt ful. Butte County Canal Open. Gridley, Cal., June 12. With the opening of the headgates and the turn ing on of the water into the Butte county canal toduy, what is probably the most important irrigation enter prise in Northern California is now in working order. There were no hitches or accidents, the river pouring its water into the canal as the gates were rained. The canal Is J4 miles long, 30 feet wide on the bottom and carries 25,000 inches of water, equivalent to 500 cubic feet, a second, and will irrigate 80,000 acres of fine land. Gasoline Car the Thing. Chicago, June 12. The management of the Ilarriman lines has ordered six additional gasoline motors to be used on their branch lines. The original motor has proved such an eminent sac cess that it has been decided to use motors eventually on all branch line work, DETHRONES OSCAR Norwegian Storthing Dissolves Union with Sweden. CONSULAR VETO IS THE CAUSE. Ready to Elect a Bernadotte Ruler Prepared for War If Necessary. Christiana, Norway, June 8. "Nor way (rom today Is a fully independent and sovereign state." This la the text ot the editorials in the Norwegian newspaers and . It re flects the spirit with which the people of Norway accept today's action of the Storthing when It proclaimed King (War no longer king of Norway. The Storthing will, If neeesnary, de- tend the step taken today by force of arms. It a prince of the house of Rernadotte should consent to occupy the throne of Norway he must give up all Idea of succession to the Swedish throne. M. Anctander will be Norway's first foreign minister. H is now chief of the department of Commerce, Naviga tion and Induntry. It is learned that Crown Prince Gua tav will retnrn Immediately from Ber lin. It is understood that an extra ordinary session of the Swedish Rlksdat will be called June 2(1, It not earlier, a the result of today's action of the Stor thing. It is not anticipated that King Oscar will consent to any prince ot the house of Rernadotte accepting the Norwegian crown. Should the king refuse, there s a possibility that the throne may be offered to i'rlnc Waldemar, the third son of King Christian, of iHuwnark. The people ot Denmark largely sympa thise with the Norwegian demands. The consular bill, while apparently of little importance, was designed to- open the whole question ot foreign affairs, which Norway desires to man age independently of Sweden. One of the causes of the desire ln Sweden and Norway for separate con sular systems was the fact that Sweden is for protection and rorway is for freo trade, and also because of Norway's more extensive sea trade and other di vergencies of commercial interests. TERMS OF PEACE. Russia Has Asked What the Japanese Government Want. Washington, June 8. Preliminary praco negotiations iwtween Rusnia and Japan are generally lielievod to lie un der way, and it is conceded that Presi dent Roosevelt will in all probability act, not as a mediator, but as "the friendly channel of communication." There is as yet no official admisMlon. that Russia has act -rpted what Count Cassinl in his cablegram to Count Ijwnsdorff Inst week deseri!! as "the offer of good will of the president," al though instructions to the ambaHsador are believed to have reached here to night in a long cablegram which was re ceived at the Russian embassy quite late and was laid I efore the ambassador just beforo he retired. Immediately after his return from a long conference with the president, Mr Takuhira, the Japanese miniHter, began the preparation of a dispatch to his government, upon which he was occu pied until quite late. For the first time since the annihilation of the Rus sian fleet the minister did not feel at liberty to comment on any phase of the situation. Pope Thanks the Mikado. Rome, June 8. The pope today ad dressed an autograph letter to the em peror of Japan, thanking him warmly for the liberty granted to Catholic mis sionaries in allowing them to enter the territory conquered by the Japanese, and helping them to establish their bonnes.. The 1 -tter was rent through the Con gregation of the Propaganda to Mousig nor Alvarez, apontolic prefect at the iHland of Shikoku, who will deliver it to the Japanese emperor. There al ready existed in Manchuria two apos tolic vicorates. Warships will Intern. Manila, June 8. Rear Admiral En qnlst received at 1 o'clock this morn ing the following cable from St. Peters burg: -"Remain at Manila at the disposi tion of the American governmett. Effect repairs as much as possible. Nicolal." Governor General Wright has re quested Rear Admiral Train to arrange tor the disposition of the Russian war ships and their officers and crews. Three Thousand Men Idle. . Grand Rapids, Mich., June 8. The flood situation in Grand Rapids is be coming more serious tonight, and the Grand river Ib rising at the rate of six inches an hour. Three thousand fac tory employes have been made idle.
