Lewiston Evening
first year-no.
LEWISTON, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1S, ISM
Late reports from the east show that Russians are gaining poind
CASES NOW
KING HEARD
«fr
ublican National Committee
Decides in Favor of Aldrich
and Cook
( Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
CHICAGO, June 11—The second
session of the republican national com
mttee began this morning with vice
chairman, Payne, presiding, having re
covered from yesterday's Indisposition.
The first case taken up was that of the
Fourth. Alabama, decided In favor of
• Black and Tan," or administration
delegates. Aldrich and Cook. The
famous Delaware case then began, the
fight between Addlcks and the anti
Addicks forces for the tour delegates
it large from the two congressional
districts. The committee decided to
eive the Philippines and Porto Rico a
representation with both a voice and
a vote. The Wisconsin dispute will be
luken up tomorrow.
INDIANA EDITORS MEET
he
he
in
At
Northern Editorial Association in Ses
sion at Lafayette
j
j
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
LAFAYETTE, Ind.. June 16.—There
was a good attendance today at the
opening of the annual meeting of the
Northern Indiana Editorial association.
The day's program Included In addi
tion to routine business the presenta
tion of papers as follows: "A New
World Every Day," Leroy Armstrong.
Lafayette Democrat: "Fifty Years of
Printing." A. B. Crampton, Delphi
Times: "Some Reflections," John D.
Hogate, Danville Republican; "The
Commendable and the Reprehens ble in
Newspaperdom," John B. Stoll, South
Bend Times; "System," F. E. Miner.!
Whitley County News. The annual ad- j
dress of the pres'dent was delivered by |
Clay W. Metsker of Plymouth. The
lonvention will continue and conclude
'is sessions tomorrow.
South Dakota Endeavors
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. June 16.—
Sioux Falls is entertaining the siv
teenth annual state convention of the
Christian Endeavor society, which will
're In session here during the remain
der of the week. Delegates are here
from local organizations throughout
the state and in addition there are
present a number of notable speak
ers from other states.
FEAR OF DISASTER
Wreckage From Ocoan Steamship Cams
Ashore at Falaa Capa
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
BALTIMORE, June 16.—A Cape
Henry dispatch states that a quantity
of burned wreckage, cabin furniture,
oil cases and a passengers check of an
ocean steamship company were washed
ashore at False Cape. It Is feared
there has been a serious disaster.
MIHO «FIER
HIS FENCES
Governor Morrison in the
After a Tour of North
ern Counties
City
Gov. John T. Morrison arrived in the
city on the morning train, and was met
att he station by a delegation of promi
nent republicans and escorted to the
Raymond house where he will make his
headquarters while In the city. This
morning two carriage loads of friends
escorted the governor over the city and
made a drive through the orchards in
Clarkston. Tonight at the Raymond
house an impromptu reception will be
tendered the governor.
Interviewed at the hotel this morn
mg Governor Morrison said that he had
Just completed a tour of the northern
< ounties of the state and though retic
ent about It and becomingly modest he
frankly acknowledged that he was at
.his time looking directly after his po
etical fences. In this line the governor
d no details for publication other
an to say that he feels very compta
ient about the matter. He finds that In
***** county he has plenty of friends
** at hi * friends are active and the
," *°° k *■ encouraging. In fact said
IT* *° v *nior. T find my fence« in good
_ 11 to **«*• „ln nome places the
h * v * P 0 *«*« signs that
h0uId be ttem, hut iheyare not
seriously effecting the efficiency of the
fence."
Governor Morrison started on this
trip with a visit to the southeast where
he was present at the commencement
exercises at the Pocatello academy
and the laying of the corner stone of
the Industrial Reform School at St.
Anthony. The governor Is an enthus
iast on the question of the rapid de
velopment of Idaho both north and
south. Speaking of southern conditions
he said. The Short Line alone in
March brought over 3,000 people into
Idaho as residents for the southern
counties. The great irrigation projects
in southern Idaho are attracting many
people. There Is a rush on now to se
cure lands under the development In
*he Minedoka project where the gov
ernment will reclaim over 200.000 acres.
At Minedoka and Twin Falls practically
one proposition there will be reclaimed j
500,000 acres of Snake river arid lands.
This land will then equal any in the
state and will grow all the products
that have made Idaho agrlcultral lands
famous."
"In Fremont county the sugar beet
Industry is making wonderful progress.
There will be another big plant put in
near Rexburg, one that will eclipse
anything In the state. A city called
Sugar City is already established, with
blocks laid out. trees planted about the
blocks and the foundations of a big
city laid. All this will be built up on
the development of the sugar beet In
dustry. Idaho is a great state north
find south and is developing rapidly."
Signed Today
CSpecial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
WASHINGTON. June 16.—The ex
tradition treaty between Spain and the
United States was signed at Madrid to
day.
GREAT MEET
AT HAMBURG
__
TtlOUSaildS Of People Gathering
r "
to Witness the Automo
bile Races
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
HAMBURG. June 16—The committee
having the management of the Bennett
automobile race announced this morn
ing that twenty-eight hundred pleasure
motor cars bringing the number of
spectators at the race to ten thousand
had arrived. Emperor William accom
panied by the empress' suits arrived
this morning. His majesty went over
the course in a motor at a high speeo
rushing down the descents at a dizzy
speed inspecting the dangerous spots,
revising the arrangements where he
thought needful. Later the kaiser
watched the display at the Saalbaurg
of the kind of work the ancient Roman
artillery did. Ambassador Tower Is
among the visitors. The concensus of
opinion of the course is that it Is ex
tremely dangerous and that the race
will be marked by a succession of ser
ious accidents.
BOBRIKOFF SHOT
Governor General of Finland Meets
Death at Hands of Schauman
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
ELSINGFORE. June 16—General
Bobrikoff. governor general of Finland,
was shot and fatally wounded att he
entrance of the Finish senate this
morning by the son of Senator Schau
man, who immediately suicided. Sehau
man w'as a member of the Finnish pat
riotic party. Bobrikoff was taken to St.
Petersburg in a dying condition.
ZZTTT'Z' T«n«r.>
WASHINGTON. June 16.—Major
General Corbin, today, was assigned the
command in the Philippines vice Wade
resigned. It was a surprise as It was
believed he would succeed hirqself. It
is also hinted it is the desire that Chaf
fee be succeeded as chief of staff by
Corbin and that the assignment of the
iatter to the Philippines Is for the pur
pose of putting him In line for that
position.
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Big Striks in Orsgon
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
MEDFORD Ore June 16.—A great
stamœde of miners to Gray Back
mountain thirty miles east, the great
est gold strike ever made in southern
Oregon. An eighteen years old boy and
his companion found a ledge while
hunting, brought in seven hundred
dollar« gathered with a mortar peatle.
Three other men rushed out and gath
ered in eight hundred dollars In onej
______... ____
day's worK * The location of the strike
Halmoat on the California line near the
scene of early placer diggings.
VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON
IS NOW OUT OF THE WAR
Reuters Dispatch From Tokyo Reports
Capture of Three Russian Warships
Off the Island of Tsuhima
the
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) ,
LONDON, June 16.—A Reuters dis- I
P"tch from Tokyo sends a report via
Cologne that three Russian warships
which engaged the Japanese vessels off
the Island of Tsuhima, Wednesday and
Thursday were captured by Admiral I
Kamimura. Another dispatch timed !
nine this morning sûtes that , the
Japanese scoutshlp followed the Bus-1
probably merely to keep
slan vessels,
in touch as to their location which It
succeeded In doing till night fall.
Should the telegrams prove aithentlc
it means that the Vladivostok squadron
must no longer be considered in the
war.
ENTICE RU8SIANS
tss and Russian Flotillas Como
Together at Port Arthur \
_
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
TOKYO, June 16.—Admiral Togo re
ports that the torpedo boat flotilla pro
ceeded to Port Arthur the night of the
thirteenth laying mines at certain
points and safely returned at noon of
the fourteenth when a second destroyer
flotilla and three torpedo boats bom
barded the enemy ashore near sLam
pingtal to facilitate the reconnoisance
of the army. The enemy's cruiser Novlk
and ten destroyers came out of Port
Arthur and sharp firing was exchanged.
The Japanese flotilla tried to entice the
enemy by gradually retiring, but at 3
p. m., the enemy withdrew. No dam
age done to the Japanese ships.
SUMMING UP
Losses
Show
the Fight at Telii
Nearly Tit-for-tat
——
(Speclal Telegram to Evening TeHer.)
LONDON, June 16—A Reuters Tokyo
dispatch says that In a light at Tellssa
near Fouehow, the Rusalans lost five
hundred killed and three hundred taken
prisoners also fourteen guns. The
Japanese casualties
thousand.
THE WAR GOES ON
are placed at a
Hssvy Fighting
Russisns o
Vsfsngow With
e Offensive
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.—An
official dispatch today states that fight
ing between the Russians and Japan
ese at Vafengow continues. The Rus
sian losses on the fourteenth says the
dlspatch, were two generals wounded
twenty officers and three hundred men
killed and wounded. On the fifteenth
ihe Russians attacked the Japanead
who returned the attack at several
pointa. Heavy Japanese reinforcements
have been received. The Japanese have
three divisions in the vicinity.
FURTHER DETAILS OF IHE
CHASTI.T SLOCUM DISASTER
Scenes of Horror Hourly Develop and Estimates
of the Loss of Life Will Reach as
u . - ** ,
flllf H 3S UflC I HOUSSflU
! (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
I NEW YORK. June 16.—At 8:20 this
, morning four hundred and eighty-nine
: bodies of the victims of the Slocum dis- j
j ; ,gter had been recovered. Diver« at *
; dawn resumed work In the sunken hull
adding to the ghastly list. The horror
grew during the night and the total
number of dead as now estimated win a
reach at | eaat e | a ht hundred, and mm
estimates are aa high as a thousand.
' Grief str'eken crowds thronged the
morgue in the vicinity of St. Mark's
j church and the shores near the wreck
all night looking for loved one«. One
mother who Identified the burned body
of her child this morning tried to Jump
from the pier In which the body lay.
Long Island sound this morning was *
covered thick with a white mist that
settled around the wreck of the Slocum,
' as If to endeavor to cover the horror
spot with a huge whlto Mantle, ah
| through the night wrecking tugs her- |
PREPARATIONS DESTROYED
Landii|g of Japanese Troops East
Part Arthur Blookad
(Special Telegram to Evening Taller.)
ROME June 16.-A Tokyo telegram
reports that the Russian squadron In
cludln * the Novlk has destroyed all the
JapaneBe preparations for landing
droops and stores near Lung Wang
Tung, for an attack on Port Arthur,
from the east.
TRANSPORTS IN DANCER
Hino
Maru Reports That Har Sistsr
Ships War* Surreundsd
(Special Telegram to Evening Toiler.)
TOKYO, June 16—The transport
Hino Maru which today returned from
MoJI reports that at 11:20 Wednesday
.morning she encountered the Russian
Squadron twenty miles west of Shim
ashimn. The Hino Maru fled signaling
*o the other transports news of their
Three transports escaped but
tne Hino Maru saw the Hilachl Maru
and the Sa do Maru surrounded by the
Russian ships. Their fate Is not known
but it Is feared the loss of life is heavy.
KUROPATKIN REPORTS
Russian Lossss in ths Fight of tho 14th
at Wafang Tisn
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
8T. PETERSBURG. June 16.— Euro
pa tkln reports that in an engagement
on the fourteenth at Wafang Tien north
of Port Arthur with the Japanese
j forces of two divisions the Russian
! losses killed. Included Col. Khoaston
now. First Siberian regiment, Second
Lieut. Nadochinsky, Adjutant regiment,
The wounded include General Oerna
gross. Captain Krintsky. of the general
staff and twenty officers whose names
are unknown were also killed or
'.vounded besides 311 soldiers of which
♦ he First Siberian lost twelve officers
and two hundred men. The First bri
gade of artillery, six officers and fifty
men.
JAPANESE VICTORY
Surround ths Russisns end After
Battle Drive Them From ths Field
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
TOKYO. June 16.—General Oku re
ports that on the fourteenth the Jap
cnese of the main body advanced
northward In two columns along the
railway expelling the enemy from the
oast of Wafang Tien. At 6 p. m. the
enemy made a stand on the railway line
between Lung Wang Mlao and Tafang
Bhen. After two hours of cannonading
the Japanese occupied at night fall the
tred about the wreck but the work of
taking out the bodies which was sus
pended at midnight was not resumed
until the sun was well up in the heav
* nB - 0n ,he shore during the nigl^
there was always a crowd ever chang
*«« anxious fathers and mothers
and other relatives of the dead. Half
a do«en divers were at work this morn
ln g. lad by John Rice, the hero of the
Boonton catastrophe in which diver
Olaon lost his life. Generally the bod
'«* burned beyond recognition,
^ b * n * r ' r * rai bodle * wer * recovered
lhe clt >' tu * would steam along side
and ,h * deud wer * transferred. There
th * kroner would take the number of
the corpse after which they were placed
* n Plain white wooden boxes. With the
lo * 4 «»mptetod the tug brought It to
(° 0 * °* Bast Twenty-sixth street.
***** * *« P*» *■ transformed into a
temporary morgue. Out in the sound
| (Continued on page 6.)
line between Pang Chlaton and Yuko
ton. Another column marched eastward
of Poo Chow and advanced upon the
line between Ten Sblakow and Nach la -
ling. The enemy near Lung Wang
Mlao was reinforced. On the fifteenth
the enemy near Tellsau constated of
two and one-half divisions occupying
positions between TafSnshen and
Cheng Tauahan. At dawn the Japaneee
opened an attack on the main body ad
vancing along the railway. At • a. m.
the left wing column were Joined by the
forcée from Tung Tung Kow and at
noon by the cavalry from Chi Chlaton.
Thus the enemy waa surrounded near
Tellssu and after severe fighting they
were routed and fled northward.
RUMORS CONFIRMED
Sinking of Japanese Transports With
Great Leaa of Lila
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
TOKYO, June 16.—The capture of the
Tellaaa between Kaickou and Seoul
antle by the Japaneee Is confirmed.
The Rusalans lost six guns and many
regimental colors. The sinking of the
transports Hltach and Sado. by the
Russians la also confirmed. Three,
hundred and nlnety-aeven survlvore of I
the Bade reached Kukura. further de- !
tails not known. |
Our losses are estimated under a
thousand. So far as known we cap- !
lured the colors, fourteen quick firera
and about three hundred of the enemy
including the commander of the Infan
try regiment sharp shooters. Overlive
hundred enemys killed and wounded
left on the battlefield. Our scouts saw
the enemy marching with the Japa
nese flag In this engagement by which j
the artillery was mlssled and suspended!
flre j
by
a it /»iai si j a I ..
All Citizens of Lewiston Invited to
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Arrangements were completed this
.. , . ... I
afternoon for en .mpremptu publie re- j
oeptien to be given the governor of the
state, John T. Morrison, by tha city of |
Lewiston. Tho visit of tho governor at '
this time is made in hi. offlsi.l capacity !
1
RECEPTION
TO GOVERNOR
Welcome Chief Executive
of State Tonif ht
and he was busy all during today mast
ing prominent people of ths city. Ths
reeeption tonight is designed to give
tha people of ths oity an opportunity of
personally masting and conversing with
ths governor and with Jhat end in
view a general invitation is issued to all
ths people to attend. A reeeption com
mittee of representative people of ths
city will preside at the reeeption and
will introduce ths governor. Ths re
osption will be held in ths large dining
room of ths Raymond hotel which will
be fitted up for the occasion. The publie
rsosption will begin st 9 o'clock. Ths
following reception committee will be
in attendance. Mayer Chas. Q. Kress
and Mrs. Kress, Or. C. W. Shaff and
Mrs. Shaff, C. A. Forssmsn and Mrs.
Foresman, Frank B. Willis and Mrs.
Willis, Gaylord W. Thompson and
Mrs. Thompson, Ebon Mounce and Mrs.
Mounes.
It is announced that musio will be in
attsndsncs furnished by ths Lewiston
Military band. Punch will bo served by
the management of ths Raymond hotel
and a gsnaral good time is anticipated.
MOTHER'S REVENGE
Severs ths Head of John Irvin ths Mur
derer of Her Son
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
LEBANON JUNCTION. Ky.. June 16. |
—A mob of thirty men this morning
battered down the Jail door and took ;
Martha Thompson, a negress who
killed John Irvin Tuesday and started
to lead her away with a rope. The '
negress weighs 250 pounds and Is pow- j
erful, she broke away throwing hector
captora aside, while running the mob
opened flre and killed her. Irvin killed
ihe woman's son. The mother in re -1
venge nearly severed the man's head
with a razor.
WILL ACCEDE
One Sheik and Hia Two Brother* Hava
Baan Arrested
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
WASHINGTON, June 16. — The
Moroccoan government will probably
accede to the further demands of Rai
juli according to a cablegram from
Consul Gummers who aaya he Is In
formed by the minister of foreign af
fairs that one Sheik and his two
brothers have been arrested in accord- '
aaoa with tha demands of RalsulL !
COUKAN
FederatkM Attoney* datai Hit
They Have PeaMy
Up a Tree
(Special Telegram to Evening TaUar.)
CRIPPLE CREEK, CoL, Jtme ML—
The Teller county commlaaionera have
voted ton thouaand dotiere tor nmntagr
down the perpetrator* of the I w dep end -
ence outrage. Up to date 16» men have
been deported with eeventy-two yet to
the pull pane.
(Special Telegram to lmln| TlUsr.)
TELLURIDE, Col.. JWM
dent Moyer has toon surrendered to to*
sheriff and there to on effort Mto
niad , „cure bonds on charge of dae
ecratlnK th « fl a( . The federation to
torneya clalm t o have evidence that
p^body d-d not leave the proclamttMfe
I declaring martial law off in San MffMt
! county and releasing Moytr until after
| he had learned that Judge Thayer to St
WO u!d Issue a writ to haft—
! cor pus. They will try to have Peabody
chaPgad wU h contempt of court tor *
technical evasion of Thayer's ordere,
.
V
DEPORTEO MINERS
Little Clsmsnsy Shews by tha Ssidtovu
and Deputies to «ha Unfertuaato
-
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.!
ANTONITO. Col., June 1» — Prodded
by bayonets nearly a hundred deported
union miners and sympathisers r us he d
over the southern boundary Of the Col
orado line Into New Mexico at day
break this morning. Little clemency
was used by the soldiers and deputtee.
Wm. Ketcham, one of the unionists wag
extremely ill on board the train nil
Might and he begged to he allowed to
remain by the roadside hut the soldteM
Jabbed him and forced tha man to con
tinue with the companies. Two a#e
clals with deported unionists p asse d
here before breakfast, stopped an hour
and proceeded half a mile to the atoto
:lne and dumped the men who returned
here later to go to Denver,
A wHt of habeaa w wt9amm
Charles Moyer, president of the West
| ern Federation was Issued today In the
' federal court by Judge Thayer. Tito
! writ command. Peabody. Boll »nd oth
1 ers to produce Moyer at ft Louis OR
July S. The application for the writ to
based on the ground of the conetltu
.lon of the United States being vio
lated In this state by acts of the militia.
The writs will be served on Peabody
and others today.
TIMBER LOSSES
Estimates Vary From a Quarter to
Three-quarters ef a Million
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
FOREST GROVE. Ore., June 16—Tha
forest Are is now under control with
no casualties but the loss to the timber
will reach several hundred thousand.
The estimates vary from a quarter to
three-quarters of a million dollars.
WILL FIGHT
JOME OFF
Wise Ones Say Financial Matters
Not Jeffrie's Knee Cause
of Postponement
|
(Special Telegram to Evening Teller.)
; SAN FRANCISCO. June 16.—The
News says today that there la «tronf
probability that the fight between Jef—
' trlea and Munroe will never take plaça,
j The match no doubt will be cancelled
hector the time being and the wise onto
are clinging to the belief that financial
matters and not Jeffriea knee will caua»
-1 the Indenflnate postponement. It la
conceded that the advance aale of seats
' in the race. Arrangements far the
! ventlon are wall advanced.
is so slow as to make it Impossible for
the club to proceed without incurring a
great loss. It Is pointed out that a
great many who would otherwise at
tend the fight have gone to tha world's
fair or on their summer vacations.
Temporary Chairman
(Special Telegram to Evening Taller.)
ST. LOUIS. June 16— The démocratie
national sub-committee met thto
morning to select a temporary clmtr
man of the convention. It looks mar»
like John Sharp Williams, thoogM
Mayor Roae of Milwaukee la ill r llhffr