Says War In Two Months
San Francisco, Aug. 16—Capt
Schonwondt, of the German ship
Eva, who reached here last night
from the Orient, predicts that there
will be war between the United
States and Japan rithin two
m nths. He says the orientals are
preparing for the conflict in every
wray possible.
Concord, Aug. 16—Alienists ex
amined Mrs.. Eddy, the Christian
scientist, yesterday, and find that
she is nimble witted.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 16—President
Roosevelt has decided not to inter
fere with the telegraphers strike.
He considers that he has no au
thority in the matter.
Omaha, Aug. 16—A meeting of
the machine shop men of the Har
riman lines will be held here Sun
day to consider the matter of call
ing a strike all over the Harrinian
system if they are not granted in
creased pay.
New \ork, Aug. 1G—All stocks
on the exchanges are falling rapid
ly, partly as a result of the tele
graphers strike. Stocks have
reached the lowest uoint in six
years, and there is great excite
ment on wall street as a conse
quence.
Tangier, Aug. 16—The report
that McLean has been released by
Raisuli can not be confirmed.
New York, Aug. 16—The' Asso
ciated Press is serving its eastern
customers with strikebreakers, hut
men are harder to get in the west
and that section is getting very
little service.
Washington, Aug. 16—All of the
government telegraphers have gone
out on a strike.
Washington, Aug. 16—Secretary
Taft, in a speech, at Columbus last
night, outlined the • policy of the
administration toward the trusts,
diseusssng all of the important
points of the matter. He announ
ces his candidancv f<>r the presi
dential chair. September lOlh be
will sail for Seattle, enroute to the
Philippines.
Paris, Aug. 16—Tribesmen in
Morocco are massing for an attack
on the seat of government. AH
routes of escape for Europeans are
cut off.
Havana, Aug. 16—Col. Martinez
at the head of a body of rebels is
attacting Manincaragua, having
declared a revolution Troops have
been dispatched from here to meet
his forces.
Chicago, Ail". 16—The execu
tive committee of the telegraphers
met last night and have ordered
everv operator in the United States
to go out. The strike has been en
dorsed hv the Federation of Labor
and the railroad telegraphers. All
of the Associated Press operators
have been discharged by the com
pany, being told that they will
1 level* be hired again.
San Francisco, Aug. 16—It ap
pears from the primaries that tha
labor vote will be very strong, and
Schmitz is greatly pleased as a con
sequence.
Seattle, Aug. 16—There are now
not enough steamers avail able to
tlie freight for Yukon points in
Alaska, and a large amount is be
ing sent by wav of Dawson, so as
to get in hefore navigation closes.
i Seattle, Aug. 16—The cableship
ship Burnside, now enroute to
Alaska, has been instructed to in
vestigate the necessity for an ex
tension of the cable to Katalla.
Toronto, Aug. 17—The operators
of the Great v\ estern telegraph
company, have gone on a strike in
sympathy with the strikers of .he
United States.
Portland, Aug. 16—Dora Jen
nings, who was tried twice for
the murder of her father at Grants
Pass, died last night. She left a
statement that neither she nor her
brother, Jasper, who was convicted
of the crime, w’ere guilty.
Washington, Aug. 16—The Post
master general urges the renewal
of postal notes, and establishment
of a domestic parcels post, carrying
ten pounds, as well as a postal
savings bank. He favors a two
cent foreign postage.
.Seattle, Aug. 16—Both telegraph
companies are now offering ten
dollars a day for operators.
Washington, Aug 17—The latest
survey of th? Alaska boundary
shows that this country acquites a
strip of land 380 feet wide and
hundreds of miles long from the
Yukon territory. The observa
tions from stars, fixing the merid
ians shows the former error.
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Belfast, Aug. 17—Serious rioting
is under way in this citv. The
mob has cut the gas mains, and
barricaded the streets with barbed
wire. Search lights are being used
by the army all over the city. In
one conflict between the mob and
soldiers many of the strikers were
shot down. The rioting is a re
sult < f a strike recently call' d in
all branches of trade.
Seattle, Aug. 17—It is expected
that the coal miners will be
granted the desired raise in wages
without the necessarv strike.
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Chicago, Aug. 17—The Fry street
hotel collapsed last night, killing
five guests and injuring eleven.
The building was an old frame
structure, and was about to be
condemned.
Seattle, Aug. 17—Henry Nicolai,
who disappeared from Sunny side
about a month ago, has been found
on a ranch south of Seattle. He
claims that he had been drugged
and lost bis memory’. Nicolai was
formerly a resident of vSkagway.
on account of being a leader in the
temperance movement his friends
thought be bad been killed by the
saloon element.
Casa Blanca, Aug. 17—A holy
war has commenced, and .the
Moors are massacreing Christians
all over the country. In a battle
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with the French yesterday over
i 000 Moors were killed.
President For Life
Paris, Aug. 19—In an interview
here last night Solomon Guggen
heim made the statement that if
President Roosevelt was again
elected president of the Uuited
Stales, it would mean that be
would hold the office for life.
Guggenheim says there would in
case of reelection, be a strong
movement in favor of a life tenure
of office for Roosewlt.
Chicago, Aug. 19 — President
Small, of the telegraphers union, is
urging the government to intefere
and secure a settlement of the big
strike.
San Francisco,'Aug. 19—Harri
man declares that he has letters
which he will use at the proper
time to prevent a prosecution, in
case the government makes an
: attack on him in the courts He
refuses to state the character of
the letters, but does say that they
will prevent the proposed prosecu
tions
San Francisco, Aug. 19—^Cal
houn, who was indicted for fran
chise bribery, has organized his
forces to defeat Langdon, at the
next election, hoping in this man
ner to escape prosecution and im
prisonment.
Washington, Aug. 19—Secretar
Bonaparte declares that he w.ll not
consider himself hound by any
promise of immunity given to the
Alton railroad officials, and will
prosecute them to the full extent
of the law.
Rome, Italy, Aug. 19—Cardinal
Merry del Val was attacked by a
mob of anti-clericals in the street
last night. They stoned the cardi
nal, crying out, “ kill him,” but
the police appeared in time to
rescue him. The cardinal will
hereaiter have a special guard of
police at his summer villa near
Marino.
Chicago, Aug. 19—The Demo
crats of this section are shouting
for Folk as the next Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, with
Johnson, of Minnesota as Vice
President. This movement is over
shadowing Bryan in Illinois.
Seattle, Aug. 19—A Taft club
has been organized in this city.
The club will make arrangements
for a reception to the secretary
when he comes west in September.
Chicago, Aug. 19—All of the tel
ephone companies signed the pro
posed new scale of wages and the
o perators are again at work.
Seattle, Aug. 19—The govern*
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nent has decided to extend a
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branch of the Alaska cable to
Katalla. A wireless system will
also be installed at various places
along the coast. Material for the
stations is now enroute north. The
wireless will be in operation by
spring.
New York, Aug. 19—In an inter
view last night ex-secretary Shaw
stated that the nations of the world
are spending too much and they
will have to be curbed or disaster
will result. He said that it was
very wrong of the administration
to cause a panic by statements of
policies, but said that he did not
believe the officials would allow
any radical changes when it became
evident that disaster would follow’.
Washington, Ang. 20—An effort
is being made to have the govern
ment intervene in the telegraphers
strike. The operators on the Atlan
tic cable are threatening to go out.
Both telegraph companies are
mailing messages to all points, and
the operator are asking that their
charters be revoked.
Minneapolis, Aug. 20—An elec
tric storm struck this section yes
terday, doing great damage. At
Duluth Anna Bolander was killed
and seven injured and in this city
the polish church, Elks hotel and
many other buildings were struck
by lightning and seriously dam
aged.
San Francisco, Aug. 20—Thous
ands of famished rats went ashore
from some Australian vessels a few
days ago and invaded the Chinese
camp sit San Pedro, overrunning
the whole place and eating every
thing in the camp. The Chinese
had a desperate fight with the
rodents, killing over 400 of them
in less than an hour.
Boston, Aug. 20 — Mrs. Taft,
mother of Secretary Taft, is dying.
The secretary is speeding to this
city as fast as a special train Can
come! She will not live over night.
San Francisco, Aug. 20—The
cruiser Albany has been ordered
to Central America to await tha
arrival of the Atlantic battleship
fleet.
Washington, Aug. 20—New
York bankers, headed by Leo
Sehlessinger, have appealed to
Roosevelt, to announce in his
speech in Massachusets today that
he will not prosecute the corpora
i
tions further,