SQUIRES OUTCLASSED
Knocked Out In First Round
Says American Pugs Are
N. G
San Francisco, July 5—Sq vires
was knocked out in the first round
of th- fight last night by Burns.
The former did not put up any
kind oi a fight, the crowd in at
tendance getting very little play
for their money. Following the
knockout Squirt s’ manager made
the statement that the American
people are about 15 years behind
the rest of the world in pugilism.
Norfolk, July 5—The Kentucky
and North Carolina regiments of
the national guard went on a
drunken spree yesterday and took
possession of the shows along the j
Trail at the fair, engaging in a
tight with the fair guards, in which
members of both parties were seri- j
ously injured with sabres. Five
hundred soldiers have been ar
rested.
Milwaukee. July 5—A tornado*
yesterday destroyed the town of j
Oakdale and Tunnel hiding, kill
ing two people. 1 he inhabitants j
of these places have all fled to the!
surrounding towns.
Pittsfield, July 5—Rockefeller J
was arrested hist night, lie said
he was in hiding to he able to ar- j
range matters so that he would
not Lie obliged to attend court in
Chicago.
Seattle, July 3—During the in-;
ternational yacht races in Ellio'tj
bay this afternoon, during a heavy j
wind, the yacht Empress capsized
off West Seattle and a number oil
people, prominent in Seattle |
society circles narrowly escaped j
drowning. Ralph Emmons, Wil
liam Cooper, Maud Meenach -and j
Dorothv Rornsev were in the water
fora long time before a gasoline
launch came to the rescue. 1 he
women were unconscious and the!
nitui were almost exhausted when i
picked up.
Fort Lawton, July 5—Colonel J
Woodbury, in command of the j
troops in Alaska, declares that no
troop-1 have been asked for at j
K.italia. He says he received
messages from Valdez yesterday
but they made no mention of \
troops.
New York, July, o—In an inter-;
view regarding Rockefeller’s deli- j
ance of the authorities. Thomas I
Lawson says that nothing can savej
the financier from going to jail in
Chicago for contempt of court.
San Francisco, July 5—Pres
dent Small has wired tiie oilier
cities not to call a strike a, present I
as the Western Union has notified j
him that it is willing to meet a
committee from the telegraphers
and make a settlement,
Washington, July 5—It is unof
ficially stated that the department
of justice is preparing to investi
gate the Guggenheim terminal
war in Alaska. It is considered
that their attempt to cross the;
Bruner right-of-way is a part of
their policy to secure control of the
entire copper properties in the dis
trict. It is believed by those high
m government circles that all of
the Guggenheim Alaska inteiests
are owned by the smelter trust.
Washington, July 5, 2 p,m.
—Governor Hoggatt has re
quested the war department to
send troops from Fort Liscnm
Liscum to Katalia to prevent a
j continuance of the fighting be
; tween the rival railroad com
panies at that place.
Seattle, July 5—The Portland
arrived this morning from Valdez,
and will sail North again on the
10th.
Seattle, July 5—The casualties
as a result of the celebrat.on yes
terday were one dead four injured,
loss from tire $30,(XX).
Chicago, July o — Rockefeller
siarts for here this morning. He
will he guarded while testifying bv
a score of detectives, as it is feared
that an attempt will be made to
assassinate him.
Jackson, Miss., July 6—Senator
Doiliver arrived this morning and
in an interview criticized Tillman
severely for an address delivered
vester lay on the race question.
Tillman sent Dolliver a challenge;
to fight a duel with pistols, and
later when they met in a hotel {
they nearly came to blows. Later
Dolliver left town, being escorted
through a j ering mob to the sta
tion by the police.
London, July 6—The govern-j
merit has issued a demand on the
Sultan that prompt action be
taken toward the release of Mac
Lean. or the English government
will use force to secure his release. I
New York. July 6—The Western
Union is assembling a large force
of strike breakers for use in case
of a general strike of the telegraph
ers.
Oyste' Bay, July 6—President
Roosevelt gives out the statement
that the movement of the naval
licet to the Pacific coast is merely
a routine matter. They may go
this winter or not for two years.
They may possibly he sent to the
Mediterrean instead of to the West
coast. He says that the relations
of the United States with all for
eign powers are very friendly.
Chicago, Julv 6—Rockefeller ar
rived here this morning. lie will |
he sent to jail if he refuses to an-!
swer the questions put to him re
garding the wealth of the Standard
Oil Co Rogers is now the only
prominent official of the company
who is absent, and he is in Europe, j
Seattle, July (>—Engineer Haw
kins announces that he will g > to
Katalla about August 1st, ami sa :s
that the Guggenheim road will he'
constructed regardless of cost or of
any opposition which may arise,
London, July 6—The change of
the American naval base from the
Atlantic to the Pacific will prob
ably cause England, France and
Germany and Italy to increase;
their navies on the Atlantic.
Chicago, July 6—Judge Landis
has refused the plea made by
attorneys for Rockefeller that be
be excused because he i* an old
man, very rich and consequently
very busy. The judge says that
none of these considerations are
sufficient to release a man from
answering a summons issued by
the federal courts.
Washington, July b The state
j department is seeking assurance
| that the battleships enroute to the
Pacific coast can secure coal at
| South American points. The
| administration says that the move
is made to protect the Panama
canal. The Japanese ambassador
declares that Japan will take no
offense from the movement of the
fleet to the Pacific.
Seattle July 6—The Alexandra
won the second yacht race yester
day afternoon. The finals will
be run this afternoon.
New York, July 6 — It is an
nounced that the dividends of the
Standard Oil trust for the past ten
years have been $064,000,000.
San Francisco, Julv 6 — The
court has limited the time which
Schmitz may be at large, to three
hours daily.
Sea'ttle. July 6—The Guggen
heim railroad company has pur
chased two large gasoline launches
w hich will he sent to Katalla next
week. j
Chicago. July 6—Rockefeller was •
oaRed into court at noon today
and his testimony may requirc
several days. The maximum fine
which may under the law he im
posed upon the Standard Oil Co
for accepting rebates from the.
Chicago & Alton road, may reach |
the sum of $30,000,000.
Portland, July 6—Grieving over
his arrest on the charge of fraud i
during the races on the Fourth,
Barney Oldfield attempted to com
mit suicide by leaping from the
window of his room at the hotel i
here. He was restrained bv his
wife and the house detectives
Boise, July 6—Mrs Calvin Cobb,
wife of the well known republican
leader, is attempting through Mrs. ^
Moyer to induce Mover to con-'
fess his part in the Steunenberg
murder. Mover refuses to conipl v
with the request. Haywood and
Moyer will takq the stand Monday.
Seattle, July 6—Engineer Haw
kins will go to Alaska immediately
to take charge of ilie construction
of the Katalla railroad. He de
clares that when the railroad is
completed the trip can be made
from Seattle to Fairbanks in four
days. It i= stated unofficially that
Hawkins is to replace Rodgers,
there having been considerable
friction between the latter and the
management of the company for
some time.
Boise, July 6—It is rumored j
that Steve Adams will take the j
stand in the Havwood trial to;
•
testify regarding the Orchard con
fession.
San Franoisto, .Tnlv 6—Secretary
Metcalf admits that the battleship
fleet will be sent to the Pacific
coast shortly after the first of the
year
Sunnvside, July 6—Mrs. Nicolai
lias increased the reward offered
for the return of her husband’s
body by $.r>00, She says slje is
•onfident that he has been mur
dered,
New York, July fi—The Guggen
heim Exploratian Company an
nounces that it has now secured
complete control of all the placer
mining ground on the Yukon and
expects to take $100,000,000 from
the ground they have acquired.
Seattle, July 6—The steamer
Vashon, while plying between here
and Alki Point yesterday, with a
large crowd of passengers, caught
fire near the oil tanks and narrow
ly escaped being destroyed. A fire
man, R. Benson, crawled to ti,e
tanks and succeeded in stopping
the flames, although he was badlv
burned.
Seattle, July 6—While the police
were arresting a man last night for
shooting a giant firecracker, a mob
of o OCK» people formed and hooted
the police, attempting to release
the prisoner. The reserves were
called out and clubs were freely
used in dispersing the crowd. Five
arrests of leaders were made.
Ovster Bay July 8—President
Roosevelt says that the transfer of
the battleship fleet to the Pacific
is to be done in order to demon
strate to the world how quick.y
such a move can be made by tins
nation. It will have a great efhet
on other countries and have a ten
dency to prevent any declaration
of war by foreign nations who mac
think our Pacific coast cannot he
protected at present.
Berlin, July 8—There is a wide
spread conviction throughout this
country th.^t there will he a conflict
soon between Japan and the United
Sta es over the race question.
Yellowstone Park, July 8 —
While Vice-President Fairbanks
and party were visiting here yes
terday, a waitress, Lena Wallace,
fell into the lake and when resentd
was unconscious and nearly dead.
The vice-president worked for
hours in his shirt sleeves attempt
ing to restore life to the girl and
was finally successful.
Seattle, July 9—Expert Concan
non, of Mare Island, sails on the
City of Seattle tonight with appa
ratus to install a government wire
less telegraph station on Japonsky
island, near Sitka.
Chicago, July 9—A bomb was
exploded in the house of John Con
don, the millionaire race horse
owner and sport, last night, wreck
ing the house completely, but the
family escaped unhurt. The oc
currence is a great mystery, there
being no clue to the perpetrators.
Seattle, July 9—The fishermen
have abandoned the Flattery fish
ing ground, saying that it is all
played out.
San Francisco, July 9—Mayor
Schmitz was sentenced yesterday
to serve five years in prison for ex
tortion practiced on the French
restaurants. He has appealed from
the sentence and another fight is
now on over the matter of eecut ing
bail. In sentencing the mayor
Judge Dunne said that he stood
before those who formerly trusted
him stained and disgraced. The
mayor cried out denying the state
ment, saying that the charges were
false. The other graft cases will
be tried immediately.
Washington, July 9—President
Roosevelt is greatly incensed over
the interview regarding the mov
ing of battleships to the Pacific
which was given out by Metcalf.
He may request Metcalf’s resigna
tion.
New York, July 9—The court
has prohibited Mrs. Howard Gould
irom naming any co-respondent in
I her suit for separation from her
husband.