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iii'io se:.:i-:.:: l. ME AIID FRIDAY urn .'t :Bi Fi.,.'.'i flFTY-FOURTH YEARNO. 13, SALEM, OREGON, TEIDAY'MORNrNQ, JUNE 16, 1905. EECOND SECTION SEI PAC ! v. n J I U 111 Vl.J U U W V v- y vv an- v , ,. 7 ,- ; . . BETJIIL.BE Japs Insist That Russia Plays WlrVltnHcr KEGQT1ATE AT WASHIIIGTOII , . ?"- - S ' - - - I t - j - , - Plenipotentiaries Will Wot 11 "Meet Until August For Their Conferences ; WASHINGTON, ."June 15. Ameri ca's national capital, has been selected as the seat of negotiations between the plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan for the treatj of peaee. The - choice of Washington marks, another forward step in the negotiations ': to ward the ultimate peaee movement in stituted by the, president. " - The announcement of the selection of Washington was; made by Secretary Loeb at the white 'house at 1:23 p. m. . today. 7. : , , It reads as follows: ' t 4 "When the two governments are un able to agree upon either Chef oo" or Paris, the president ' suggested , The Hague, but both, governments have now requested that Washington be cho sen as the place of the meeting, and the president was accordingly formal ly notified ; by both governments that Washington .would be so selected.'! Tbi statement- was supplemented shortly afterward by the semi-official announcement that "after meeting and organizing, the plenipotentiaries of the two governments, if it should be found to be uncomfortably hot in i Washing ton, may adjourn the meeting to some summer resort in the north and there continue their sittings until such time as the weather in Washington will be more comfortable." Now that some details of the nego tiations, pending "for more than two weeks, are known, the selection of, Washington is regarded as the only so lution of the problem presented to the belligerent governments. Russia was willing to meet at Paris or The Hague, preferably Paris, but refused to consider any Oriental point. Japan was as pronounced in its refusal to meet in Paris, The Hague or Gene va on the same grounds as Russia ob jected, to an Oriental city because they were within the sphere of the influ " cnee' of the ' opposing belligerent. . Tb objections of . Japan to the Eu ! ropean cities were made known today to the president by Minister Takabira. The - president, in turn, transmitted them to Ambassador Cassini and . he cabled them to St. Petersburg. While the president did not aet as arbiter be tween Kussia and Japan he was in position after the conference with Tak ahira and his communication to Am bassador Cassini to announce formally the selection of Washington as the seat of the conference, In view of the selection of the seat of the conference, it is expected that within a few. days Russia and Japan will announce formally the names -of their respective plenipotentiaries, It is deemed likely also, coincident ally with the announcement of the plenipotentiaries, that an agreement will be. reached as to the time of hold ing the conference. The proiosed con ference will scarcely be convened be fore the middle 'of August, and perhaps not until later date. It may be July 1, possibly a little later, before , ar rangements' for the meeting of the plenipotentiaries can finally be accept ed. Both Kussia ana Japan are mov ing with the utmost' deliberation, for the game of : diplomacy nbw; being , played is of even greater importance to each government than tne move merits of the armies oh the jbattlefivld. Prior to the assembling of the eon fereoee it is probable that ai peace pro tocol will be negotiated. Thw making of .be protocol will take place before the declaration of the form aj- armistice. It is well understood that Ithe Japan ese government will not make known. prior to the assembling of the plenipo tentiaries the terms on whifh sbe'is willing to, conclude peace. The mikado sai,d be desired, when peace jis secured, that it be coupled with reasonable as surances ot permanency. Among' the well informed diplomatists it is deemed probable that Japan's terms will -: be regarded bv the world as reasonable and likely will be acceptable; to Rus sia. Retains Other Offices. LONLON, June; 15. According to a dispatch from SU Petersbutg, urana Duke Alexis will retain all! his other offices and dignities, inf lading his position as- aide-de-camp to the em pror; .,'',v-.- - ': ' 'C, SEVEN MINERS DROWNED. While' Crossixig Skeenft Elver C&noo . Capsiie and All Sink. VANCOUVER, Rr- C, Jone 15. A special from Haaleton, B. C. says that seven" miners, en route from! the coast to Lome creek, were drowned by "the swamping of their eanoe on the Skeeaa river near Skeena canyon, j f - The party of eight miners; ;en route for Lome creek from the toast, was following the river beach. Three pushed ahead and established a camp at Lome ' creek, leaving . onie man in charge. Two returned and jpieked up the remaining five and. their outfit at Kkeena canyon, thirty ? miles i below cross the river, and it is presumed that Lome creek.- Seven men attempted to the canoe was swamped and all were ' drowned. Search parties have found no clew, but give the hope that they ( reached shore. The missing' men are: John P Fults, a mining- engineer of TP I? I Mil UTJLESSJTJSPEB I . --Ill ' I .. . I m-PHSGE rrnmi Louisville;' C. R. Reynard and Charles Stewart, miners of, Lome creek: Miles, Johnson, Fred Slight, miners of Iiellingham; Williams and Ward, a coo, oi Uellmgham. ; i ' ( ' UBAKN A&ESTED XN SEATTLE. Is : Wanted in JBoston for larceny of i uver uereB) Tnonaaad Dollars ! ' "'. From Employer. SEATTLE, June 15. Louis J. Urann, wanted in Boston for larceny, was ar rested in ; this city tonight by detec tives. He admitted that he was the man wanted bet stated that be under stood everything bad been cleaned up. There t are ,101 v indictments .against Urann, copies of whieh, together wit- a photograph, ' were received ; by . the police , yesterday. The , aggregate amount of bis thefts is $11533, stolen from ' Samuel P. Uoodenough of Bos ton by whom Urann, was employed - SSB-.BBBBSBBBBB OIL THE ROADS PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN WOULD ASK JOB STOP j ; , ... OVER ITERS. . '. . ' ; - . : . - i Says Railway Should Grant the Talks of Use of Oil on Roads, and Streets and Recommends Same for Salem's Streets and Oregon's Roads. (From Thursday's Daily.) . Mr, II. J. Ottenheimer, the represen tative of Libenthal Jt Co., the hop buy era, returned .to this city yesterday. leaving Mrs. Ottenheimer and the baby in San Francisco for, the sum mer. Mr. Ottenheimer Is as genial as ever, seems to have enjoyed his visit in California, where has been for two months, and seems glad i to see Salem again. t Mr. Ottenheimer brings a number of good suggestions with him well worth aeting upon, among which is one that some pressure ought to be brought to bear on the S. P. K. R. Co., so that company would permit a stop-over ! at Salem on tickets reading from San Francisco to Portland. - "Thousands of San Francisco and California people are coming up to the fair this year," said he "who would like to see our ' hop- fields, orchards, etc., but as it is at present a stop-over privilege is impossible without extra charge. This should be arranged by the railroad company, for it would mean lots of people would stay here after seeing this part of the valley. It is all .right to arrange stop-overs for the eastern visitors, but thousands of Californians are interested in this part of Oregon also. , "Another thing I should like to fee taken np here," said Mr. Ottcnhei-m?r, "is the oiling of Salem's streets. The more I saw tm? use ot oil on the drive ways in California the more I was sat isfied with it. It would be just the thing for Salem, easy laid down, cheap and durable, and giving an excellent surface to roads. Its use is becoming very common in California, and I am sure ' will prove popular here as soon as it is introduced.'.' ASKS DAMAGES ALLEGING PERMANENT INJURY, , H. P. RIDINGS OF WOOD BURN .! . SUES MARION COUNTY, j , i . Plaintiff Claims to Hare Been Injured 4 .by. Fall From Horse Caused by Ani- mal SteDnlnir Through Hole in. De fective Bridge Asks th LimlL II. r. Ridings. of Woodbnra yester day commenced an action for damages against Marion eonnty in ; department Jh'ik 1 of i- the : circuit courf) alleging that he Is permanently injured as the result of a fall sustained on a defect ive county bridge. - lie elaji ms to have been daraaeed in the sum of $5000 and asks" judgment against the eounty for the full amount allowed by statute, asnon. - ' . . :'-,: In his complaint filea tnrougn . nis -. .. attorneys; E. P. Morcom of Woodburn, and George G. Bingham or this city, K id in irs alleees that on uciooer wu, 1904, while traveling, over a Driage crossing Pudding "river, ast of Wood burn, on horseback, his horse stepped through a hole in the bridge, throw-! ing the plaintiff violently to the floorr ing of the bridge. He alleges that by reason of the fall be was severely and permanettly injured in the, right arm. The plaintiff in. inn su : w ri-riv in the emolov of the govern ment at the time the accident is said ti hv htnnrnrd. and he claims ; he was rendered enable to perform his du ties, as such carrier and incapacitated for the performing of any iaDor; i ; . District Attorney -J II. McNary will look4 after the interests oi Msnon county in the ase. J . f CONFEDERATES ADJOURN. , Re-elect Old Officers and Vote, to Meet . t in NewiOrleans next xer. ..... t a . I -i " - - - -Kr - J - 4 T nTTISVILLE; Kr.. - June 15. The TTiwt rnnfederate veterans today re elected, the old officers, headed by Lieu tenant OeneraJ 8. D.- Lee as commana- er-in-chief, and chose New -Orleans as the meeting:, place lor lauo.. - . LET DEAD PAST BURY irS DEAD CONFEDERATES AND SONS XH RE- , 4 UNION AT LOUISVILLE, KT,. BURT .THOUGHTS OF ANIMOSITY Teach Children : Courage, Self -Sacrifice and Fortitude in De-. ' fense of Right." . Harry E. Ilawes . Delivers Response to . Address of Welcome on. Part of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans- Large Attendance... .", . 'J ' LOUISVILLE, June 14. The United Sons of Confederate .Veterans met today in Hopkins theater. " The attendance was not large. Colonel N. vR. Tisdale of. Rusk, Tex the commander-in-chief, in his address, complained of general iaek of interest in .the work of the order. A spirit of eommercialisnv he said, seemed to have ; caused . the membership of the confederation to forget their duty ! to their heroic sires. More than one-half of the camps, he said, were in arrears in their per capita tax and therefore not in good standing. He urge! that increased effort . be made to hold the membership together. ' ' Harry B. Ilawes, a prominent officer of the organization, spoke as follows : Confederates and Sons of Confedf crates No more ' suitable place tb'an Louisville could be found for a meet ing of confederate sires and sons. Ken tucky knows ' as welt how to entertain as she does how to fight. Her' people can lift their voices in a song of love or tneir arms lor war; either tne wng of the sword, as right impulse dictates, Tor right ana right alone can move fcer people's will. i V There is one duty that the. south en son owes his father as well as lis nation, and that is to insist persistent ly'at all times and upon air occasions that the victory . of the war shall be truly written, that its causes shall be asserted, and that we may proclaim and posterity know, . that the-soldiers ot the south j fought for principle and honor and the preservation of that Construction of the constitution Yihieh was given by the men who' made it ' Washington, f Jefferson, " M?.-lisoe and Monroe. -men of the soith, with their colleagues, breathed life iuto the infant nation. Jefferson wrote its Dec laration of Independence and Washing ton commanded its armies: 'Jefferson brought : all that ! vast territory lying west of the Mississippi river into the Union" by the Louisiana purchase. Vir ginia presented as a girt to tne union the "Northwest l'erritorv." out; of which are earved Ohio, Indiana, Tlli nois and the great middle states of the north. 4 f With the disappearance of slavery came new and vigorous lite xor tne south. And. her young men, building new homes in the great states of the west, who took with them the priceless heritage of courtesy and courage, , of charity awl fortitude given to them by southern fathers, not only have beccroe leaders in enterprise, but teloveJ eiti sens as well, for courtesy and charity go hand in hand with courage. "The sons or uonieuerates unow in severity of their , fathers ' trials. But we feel that,' out of it. necessity, " the builder' of charaeterl the architect of succeed, has done much for your sons, Forced into -competition, pushed into lieW paths of industry, the tons are building all through the south and the west monuments of success! ui - euter- prise. . Great railroala, .'arge factories. productive mines, are developing - and openinsr to tneir cnerirewe iou:n. uni versities of learning, . institutions 4 of science, are keeping pace with the pro duction of material wealth under their guiding hands. : "We believe that, In the ta.e" for success, in' the. competition i tne in dustrlal world, we shall not forget the inspiration which came tfr us from the recital of your period ox.triai. we pe- lieve that a tnan may be a gOi.l busi ness man and at the same time a poo.l citizen. We believe that material suc cess is not the sole object. We believe trnth. love of home, ionrtesy to wo men and fair. dealing With men are es sential to our sueeess in "any walk of life. " V 11 '"r' '' '. ; v- "As time goes on and wealth comes we will covey the southland as well as the west with the statues of cur gem erals. monuments to love and fortitude of nr. women, and nothing will be left undone that yon would nave us no, i eeramemorate a valiantly f oifght , war. And as you would have na bury, so we will bnry thoughts 'of animosities, bide sway the unpleasant and Csagfteahle and teach f our children only . tliose bright things that treat of courage, of self-sacrifice and 'fortitude in defense of principle and right." " ! HORSE AND BUGGY WERE STOLEN Later Developments Prove That Strait ? get Was Seen Drirtof Dr. Reynolds" Horse. ' 1 4 It was no false alarm, after alL The report to the . effect that . tne driving horse of Dr. r, Reynolds had ' broken oose from his tether and ran into tns - e eitr of her own accord, as given in The Statesman of yesterday, was based upon information ' . which eouia r oe gained up ;to; an ; early- hour ; In ' the morning. The fact that the mare was Caught with her halter strap by . the deputy aheriff gave rise, to this, belief. Later developments prove, nowever, that-the: rig was seen to pass. It farm residence Sooth of this city on Wednea 3ay evening with a stranger ia the baggy and' driving like mad. ;' whieh confirms the first impulse-of Dr. Rey nolds. This being the case, it appears that , the person who. stole the horse and ' buggy from ' the plaee' where they were iea arove mem as near tne city aa it was deemed safe and then abau doned the rig. and left the halter strap hanging, lor the - purpose of creating the impression that, the horse had bro ken. loose. 'Although strict vigilance is being maintained by the county and city officials, no trace eaa be obtaineil as to the identity ox, the thief. - , , , 1 TWELVE' PUPILS GRADUATE. , Philomath College Holds Anntfal : Com- mencement jExerdses- Old TCT 'Ficolty Retaiiied.' ' PHILOMATH, Or, June 14. (Spe cial to Statesman.) The commence ment exercises of Philomath college oc curred today. The class, address was given by- Rev. O. P. Feese of -Corral-lis.- Miss Myrtle Bell received, jc" di ploma from the normal course, Wayne Mulkey from the music course aid ten others from the business course.'' ; E.: E. -Fkiley' received the? eyree of master of accounts. The faculty in charge of the - school woik last Veaf is retained for (the ensuing ear. fhe iei i wing w ua auueu n iat mvn building is' in course of. construction and ' will give the - building a more sightly appearance. , ; i ' - U.S.GR0P REPORT FROSTS DO J MUCH DAMAGE TO TENDER , VEGETATION. IN I . .SOUTH AND EAST. ' 1 With Few Exceptions, Apple Harvest This Year Will Be Light in Most Sections Fruit Dropping in Sooth Strawberries Are Backward. The following report is taken from the crop bulletin of the United States department of agriculture, showing the condition of crops) in all sections; of the country: ' . . , ' New England Frosts in the interior ail northern sections damaged tender vegetation and berries; apples below average, other fruit good. New York Tender vegetables ' in jured slightly by frost; apples setting well and all fruits promising. , - . New Jersey jHeavy frost morning of 21st general and did considerable in jury to cranberries in Burlington and Oeean counties; potatoes, corn and ten der vegetation badly nipped in places, . Pennsylvania Vegetable,' much f the fruit and tender crops injured -by general1 frosts from' 21st to 24th inclu sive, .r .. r - '' ' . I , Maryland and . Delaware Killing frosts in west portion first part of the week; corn deteriorating; apples and cherries about average; pears below averagef peaches light. u Virginia Apple prospect further im paired, r - ' : -. -.North Carolina Fruit' falling in many sections. Georgia Peaches fair to good in south; corn growing welL Florida Citrus trees vigorous; pine apples being harvested. Texas Fruit good. ; " J Arkansas Apples dropping in north west section; other fruits doing well. ; v Tennessee Fruit dropping, Kentucky 'Fruit good: peaches and apples dropping. Missouri Apples dropping badly. Illinois Berries' promising cherries and strawberries ripe; apple and other tree fruit, except peaches, promising. Indiana Tree fTuit falling, but- fair erop of all varieties indicated; good crop of strawberries being athered. West Virginia Apples prospect fair; outlook for peaches, cherries, pears and p.ums not very eneonraging. : Ohio Apples, pears and peaches ress promising. v i Michigan-Cherries set poorly, bnt other fruits continue promising. Wisconsin rruit prospects good. Iowa Conditions favorable for ap ple and berry-crops.' Nebraska Uare crop of strawber ries. - . Kansas Hail - damaged - ,cbrn and fruit to some vxteitt. Oklahoma and Indian Territory "frnit doinir welL . " Mnntana iTuit" and vegetables backward. Iadho-trawberries ripening slowly. Colorado r m its in gootl, condition; strawberries on market in . sdfcth hnd went. . ; . I New Mexico Fruits making good growth. - ' A rTXni Heavy erop of apricots and figs; frost in northern and central por tions injured fruit. -, : .- - . ' Utah Fruit doing welL . Washington Fruit "l crop lessened one-half bv frost.' ' ; 'Oregon nops uneven' but fair crop indicated: strawberries ripening slow MARE WINS SUBURBAN. August Belmont ' Beldams Takes First Money in Great Race at New : . . ' - York. , ' . NEW YORK, June '15. -Beldame was crowned queen of the American turf when she won the twenty-second Sub urban handicap this ' afternoon , at Sheepshead bay. The grand four-year-old 'daughter of Octagon and Belladon na, .wearing tne scarlet jacket' of the Angust Belmont stables, lowered the colors - of J. R. Keene's "Delhi almost without being extended until near the end of the mile and one-quarter jour ney. A great erowa wunessea we race. " Probably two-tniras or tnose in the. grandstand were women. The weather was perfect. v . Only - once before ' has a ' suburban been, won by a . mare. That ' was ia 1899 by the Great Imp. .Seven to two were the odds on Bel dame and on Proper,' who took secoo-1 plaee. ; First Mason, who took third plaee. was offered at twenty to one. The time was 2:05 3-3. , Bears tie J ,a T JiiiiTS i .a. ' SB S SI DUKE ALEXIS IS DISMISSED f BaMMMMM HE IS RELIEVED , OF . SUPREME COMMAND. OF NAVY CONCESSION TO PUBLIC OPINION Admiral Arellan, Head cf Russian Ad miralty. Has Also Resigned. t - His Charge. . ' : . Grand Duke, who has been head, 'of Nary Since Present . Crar's Father Founded It, JWas . Sabject of. Much . Adverse w Criticism Action Sudden . ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.-The sensational announcement . was male shortly before ' 'midnight ' that Grand Duke Alexis, the r high, admiral, ' who ia an uncle of the , emperor, and Ad miral Avellan, head of the Russian ad miralty.,, department, have Tesiyied, The rumor . was - confirmed i only a few minutes later by an imperial re script relieving the Grand Puke of the supreme direction of the. navy,, which he had held since the days of the em peror's father, Alexander III, when Russia resolved to enter the lists as a first-class sea power, and build up a great navy the remnants of which were destroyed m; the battle of the Sea: of Japan. ?-:":"... ;:': .t ' v - ' Although from time to time since the war began there have been rumors that the -Grand Dake would retire on account of public criticisms, not to use harsher terms, directed against the ad- tninfstrationn of the navy, and espec ially in the construction of the ships, the annooncement of his resignation came like a bolt from the blue, for it was not preceded by any rumors which usually give warning of such an act. Consequently it is assumed that soma sudden event precipitated it and ugly stories immediately came to the sur face. 1 . ' : The words of rescript give no hint of imperial anger and the real explan ation will probably not leak out for several days, bnt .the instant disposi tion was to regard the retirement of Alexis and Avellan as a concession to public opinion following the crown ing tragedy of the Sea' of Japan. CTiaryes of mismanagement and tales of corruption and even worse against the marine department have been rife for years. , After. the war began they increased tenfold and lately a regular campaign against the department has been conducted in the newspapers. - It developed tonight that Japan's real objection to a European point was because she would not allow her en roys to go further from home than the Russian envoys must. fShe especially objected going almost to the doors of Russia to make peaee, Japan May Strike. ST. PETERSBURG, June 15. Un less President Roosevelt is able to in duce the belligerents to agree almost immediately to an armistice, owing to the length of time , that , will elapse before ' the first meeting of the pleni potentiaries at Washington, there is a general fear that another bloody battle will osur in Manchuria. While Rus sia does not ask it, it is believed she would welcome the suggestion coming from the president, although there is doubt .whether Japan ; would, with its present stragetic position and Oyama prepared to strike a crushing blow, be induced to forego the opportunity, even at the request of, the president, ' ' MHHBigSSBjBmtMsaMBSI MANY CHANGES PORTFOLIOS' DESTINED TO HAVE . NEW MASTERS WITHIN THE COURSE OF YEAS. - Bonaparte to Succeed Moody m At--. torney-General ,. Metcalf for Head of Navy Cortelyott Will Replace Shaw New for Postof flee. WASHINGTON, June 15. Talk ot cabinet changes has settled down to, such point that' several portro.ios seem destined to have new masters n- the course of .the coming year. and. perhaps by next autumn. .The one of chief interest is that of Charles Js Bonaparte, who is to liecome Secretary of the Nary on Jaly 1, but who is al ready scheduled for tranter from mat post to the Attorney-Oeneralship, aue- eeediirg Mn Moody. . , It is well under- stood in inner circles that Mr. liona parte has a big work to do in uproot ing the nsvy clique which has so long1 dominated things in that- department. It may seem to be a small matter for the head of a great department to dis- pense witn ine services oi any inu- . , it viduai . wbo does not seem ue ' proper man for the place nnder him but not so ' in the. navy department. The first move to transfer an officer, from a fat berth there, is invariably followed by a protest front influential. friends, sen ators, representatives and others, and great pressure is brought to Dear, upon the cabinet officer. He is quickly give11 to understand not only that his term of office is "short and may be terminated at any time by the President, but that a naval officer holds office for life and will be able to get back at a disagree able chief through .exerting influence. Cabinet "offieer who expect to remain in office only a short time, like Secre tary Morton, do not usually, care to enter such unequal warfare against an opponent so skillfully entrenched and have usually let the navy clique have fall sway. This has emboldened those of the grim Sea-fighters wbo do all of their fighting from behind an office desk, and the President has fully de cided that they 'need clearing out. I For this-: work Secretary- Bonaparte is undoubtedly well fitted, for heia courageous and cannot be turned aside by threats of reprisals. - He is too big a man to be so affected. When Mr. Bonaparte , becomes attorney-general by January 1, next, or maybe not be fore July 1,-1906," by which time Mr, Moody insists he must retire: he will have a billot of "trust" questions to take up officially. It ia intended that Mr. Meody shall conclude the beef trust case before he leaves office, just as Attorney-General . Knox did the Northern Securities merger case. - -: Then Mr. Bonaparte will take hold and, if any railroad magnate supposes be can erare the MaryLander into ac tivity, such inexperienced individual is welcome to try it. He will find he has tackled a vigorous fighter who doesn't mean to "lay down' and Smother of hcial procedure. -. '' ". Secretary .Victor tit Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor, is slated to become the head of the navy department, and Commissioner James K. Garfield to succeed him. There Is some tark of Postmaster-General Cor- telyou succeeding Mr. Sbaw as Secre tary of the Treasury, but this is pre mature. It is known the President would like to keep his former private secretary In the post office department. Should be be transferred, however. Col, Harry 8. New of Indiana, one of Ban na's close associates in past campaigns would get the postoffiee portfolio. Sec retaries Hay, Taft, Hitchcock and Wil son have been so successful in handling the matters which , have come under their respective departments' that it Is very unlikely that any of them Will be changed, under any circumstances, in the near future. Should President Roosevelt, carry out his supposed policy in selecting Jamet R. Garfield for a cabinet position, be would thus show his appreciation of one of his closest personal friends. Mr. Garueld, who is a son of the late Pres ident James A. Garfield, and Gifford Pinefcot, Chief of the division of Por etry of the Department of Agriculture are two of the closest friends the "res ident has, and not only does he esteem their opinions on public topics, but be likes theis Companionship, and is with them oftener than with any other two of bis men friends. Forest and Game Preserves. ; Gifford Pinrbot has just issued the second part of his tidy little book, "A Primer ia Forestry.'" be and the Pres ident deciding that it was far too vaV uable to, the lumbering and farming element to be trusted to a perishable paper binding sueu a is usually given a government bulletin, and in its prea- . ent cloth binding?' would be readily placed kmong the other library books of the agriculturist. . - The President has just added another big game preserve and a forest reserve to the number already belonging to the government, under aa act passed at the last session of Congress, he baa pro claimed the entire wicnita Xorest re serve a game preserve. The land is in Oklahoma and contains 67,120 acres. Decjaring it a Teerve .has the 'effect of .suspending all territorial pmme laws. Un me, especially quail and wild tur keys, will be protected and eneourag ed to propagate in the reserve. The President has also just proclaimed new forest reserve in California to be known as the Lassen Ieak reserve, which covers part of the Norther- Si erra Nevada Range, and contains near ly 900,000 acres. Nearly eighty-four per cent of the area is forest which has over three 'and a quarter billion feet of aeeessable merchantable timber. chiefly yellow and sugar and red and white fir. .The land lies at an eleva tSon of between 3,000 and '10.400 feet About 125,000 sheep and 10,000 cattle have been grazing annually over tbla area, and they will be allowed to con tinue there. - Cuban Tobacco. - There seems to be great promise In growing Cuban tobacco both in Florida and Texas, and it has been found that an excellent quality of domestic filler leaf from Cuban seed ran be grown m eastern Texas. Cigar tobacco bas al ways been grown i Florida,, but ef forts at a superior grade were com menced only at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, " and were at first earned on rn an exceedingly lim ited way by refugees. The. government took up the experiment and has secur ed recommendations from a number of the largest cigar manufacturers of the country who pronounce the tobacco almost equal to the Cuban product. Cuba seems to be leaning more and more toward Americanism, and it is i matter of comment among foreign man nfacturers that American goods are al ways given the choice in the Island over German goods, and those from England, Spain, Belgium and other conn trie. ' - :- -f Growing Tomatoes. : Some .valuable Information on toma to growing for the market has just been issued in the form of a farmers' bulletin by the Department of Agricul ture, and in addition to , other . topics gives : a' short note on contracts be tween growers and - eanners. ; The treatment of diseases, which are the bane of trouble to growers, is treated, and. remedies given. Mexican Tree Cotton. " 1 Consul General r Parsons, at Mexico City, bas sent the state department a letter from J. J. Fitr-gerell of that city, on Mexican tree cotton. . Some of the fiber was sent to a Massachusetts fac tory a few years ago and was said to be excellent, but too short for maan maehinery. The cotton tree grows wild but is frequently cultivated in, every state- In Mexico. The trees are said to be immune from the cotton boll weevil which hare proven destructive to the southern cotton crop of the United States. The various trees grow cotton different lengths and colors, the latter ranging from pure white to a maroon. There is one variety growing on the isthmus of Tehuantepee, which under proper tropical elimatie conditions pro duce's cotton continuously. Other va rieties produce one and two crops an nually. On the highlands of the north ern states of Mexico the tree with stands the frost and eold weather suc cessfully, patting forth new leaves in the spring time and producing an an nual erop of cotton. The seed and WILL BE TRIED NEXT TUESDAY JUDGE DE HAVEN OVERRULES . MITCHELL DEMURRER. BUT CRITICISES INDICTMENT Last Straw of Hope Tor Breaking Down Indictment Gone From Defense. Counsel For Senator Mitchell Waives Reading of Indictment And Enters . Plea of Not Guilty Jury List of 200 Drawn to Try Land. Fraud Cases. . '..',.' '.; . I - , ., t'ORTLAND, 'Or., June 13.-Senator Mitchell must stand trial upon the Kribs indictment charging him, with having accepted fees while Senator of the United States for services to Fred erick. JKribs, by which, it is alleged, the timber land claims belonging to the latter passed through the general land office to patent. Judge De Haven overruled the demurrer of the defense and set the trial of Senator Mitchell for Tuesday, June 20. The initial victory for the prosecu tion is an important one. and the de fendant, after fighting his Fabian war- tare for a time, w.ll be brought face to face with his accusers early next week! iJeJay and postponement no loneer serve the purposes of the defense, and the last barrier to the most sensational trial in Oregon in years is down. De termined to the last, however, counsel for the defense claimed its right of moving an exception to the decision. and, if the trial goes against Senator Mitchell, this objection can be urged as possible grounds for a new trial.. Senator Mitchell was not in court this morning, and on his behalf his counsel waived reading of the indict ment and entered a plea of not guilt v. Marshal C. J. Reed was asked how long it would require to assemble the jurymen so the trials should commence, and he said it would probably take un til Tuesday, June 20. On this acioant, the beginning of the Mitchell trial was set on that date, Instead of Monday, June 19. Judge De Haven made an order for the immediate drawing, of a jury list of 200 in open court, and this was done. Captain J. S. Bladen, clerk of the court, and George II. Marsh, assist ant clerk, drew the names of the jurymen- from the box and read them aloud as drawn. The jurors are drawn from all over the state. The vieorr of today for the prosecu tion places the Mitchell rase Immedi ately nppn its merits before the federal courts ad removes the last vestiee of hope the accused may have bad In th objections urged by bis counsel against the regularity of the indictment, as found by the late grand jury and drawn by Oliver E. Pa gin, special as sistant to the United States attorney general, .who was sent here for that purpose. HAY WILL NOT RETIRE. Secretary of State, Improved in Health, Arrives Home From Europe Yesterday. NEW YORK. June 15.-Secretarr Hr arrived from J-.urope today. While he is improved in health, he is far from being a well man. Hay stated that he bad no intention of retiring from the cabinet. IS WORST EVER REVELATIONS RELATING TO GREATEST SCANDAL CHICAGO . i HAS EVER HAD DUE. Former Secretary John C. Diisooll Tells Grand Jury History of Dealing Be tween Employ ers; and Union Labor! Leaders Serions Crimea . Committed.' CHICAGO: June 15.-Tbe creatent scandal Chicago has ever seen, accord-' mg u mate s Attorney Jlealey, is to follow the disclosures mado todav be- fore the grand jury bv John C. Drla-' Coll, former secretary of the Associat ed Building Trades and the Coal Team Owners' Association, revealing the en tire history of the dealings between the employers and the union labor leaders, particularly that branch of union labor represented by the Team- lers- union. Jlealey said: "More serious offenses have been committed than bribery and conspiracy." and the evidence presented has been of an ex tremely sensational character. It is very Important and will lead to" start ling results. The names mentioned by me witnesses are tnose of prominent men on both sides, staple of-the cotton tree are similar ta those of the common cotton plant. The tree grows from fiteeo to twenty feet hih and its trunk is from sir to twelve inches ia diameter, and mi-ht be described as a fficantie cotton nlirt. The chairman of the arbitration com mittee of the New Orl eans cotton y . change says of the samples sent 1.1m: "This appears to be extra stat 1 cot. ton, which runs one and five sixteenths to one and one-half inches In len th. It is strong and superior to the ordin ary growth in the United State , s.l should bring from one to two c, per pound more if properly prejr.-l for the market." It is thought r ,t Mr. Wilson, Secretary of A crin '! - will take up the matter at once an I if tne tree should be introJured in ouuwy u would lroalen th r. ' he staple production now eoi, "r the extreme, soutlicra states. t j