GUARD PEACE ENVOYS
Revolutionists Want to
Kill Russian Envoys
at Hague
Hague, June 17—The Russian
envoys to the peace conference are
being guarded day and night.
There are a number of members of
the Russian revolutionary party
here, who will make an attempt
upon the lives of the envoys at
the first opportunity.
Stovepipe, June 15—Scotty, the
Death Valley miner, exchanged
shots yesterday with a party of
prospectors, with the result that
two of the prospectors were
wounded.
San Francisco, June 15—Mayor
Schmitz, with the assistance of
the sheriff, made his escape from
jail last night, and the two are now
in hiding, where it is expected they
will remain until after sentence
has been pronounced.
Hague, June 15—The World’s
Peace conference opened here this
morning. The representatives of
the several Uropean countries are
far from being in accord, and it is
expected that the American dele
gates will act as harmonizers. *
St. Petersburg, June 17—The
Douma refused to surrender to the
authorities thirty-five of its mem
bers, charged with being implicated
in the plot to assassinate the czar,
and at midnight, Saturday, the
czar dissolved that body. The city
is now an armed camp, and a rev
olytion extending throughout the
entire empire is looked for. The
government is pushing prepara
tions to quell any uprising.
San Francisco, June 17—It is
believed that Schmitz will return
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here in July when bis appeal wiP
have been acted upon. It is thought
a new trial will be set for next
year.
Paris, June 17—Japan has bor
rowed about one Billion of dollars
from France, which insures France
to Japan as an ally in ease of war,
as French investors will demand
that their interests be protected,
Madrid, June 17—A bridge
across the river Manzanares col
lapsed this morning while crowded
with traffic, precipitating more
than one hundred people into the
river. The total number of miss
ing cannot be learned, but it is
nown that many were drowned.
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Washington, June 17—The tele
graph operators have appealed to
President Roosevelt to settle the
difficulties with the telegraph com
panies and thus prevent the
theatened strike. The prisident
refused, directing them to the fed
eral labor commissioners.
Mexico, June 17—Ontral Amer
ica is now one vast battle field, all of
the states being engaged in a quar
rel with its neighbors. Interven
tion from the United Sta'es and
Mexico must come very soon to
save a waste of lives and the total
loss of all trade.
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San Francisco, June 17—Hcney
and Burns will go to Seattle im
mediately after they finish their
work here, and will take up the
prosecution of the land, lumber
and coal thieves.
St. Petersburg, J une 18—Owing
to the active measures taken by
the government it is believed that
an open revolt has been averted.
The moderate section of the Douma ;
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has been working hard to avert the
the threatened general strike, and
it is generally believed has been
successful in its efforts.
Boise, June 17—Harry Orchard
will very soon be sent to Caldwell.
the countv seat, for his own trial, i
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Fifty armed guards will accom-i
pany him to prevent a rescue.
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Seattle, June 17—Contractor Ed. |
S. Orr'is here working for more
frequent mails to the iLterior of
Alaska.
Washington, Jure 17—On ac
count of the enmity existing l>e
tween Marquis Ito and Ambassa
dor Aki, the latter has been re
called at the request of the former.
He will be succeeded by Baron
Ranoko.
Newport News, June 18—The
bodies of three of the midslvi pmen
from the Minnesota’s sunken
launch were recoveied yesterday.
Odessa. June 18—Five thousand
sailors and petty officers of the
Black Sea fleet were arrested this
morning just in time to prevent
the capture of several vessels oi the
fleet and the bombardment of this I
city. Many men on other vessels
of the fleet are under suspicion, ■
hut r.o arrests were made.
Chicago, June 18—The heat the
past week has been unusually in
tense. There were seven deaths
from this cause yesterday, making
a total of thirty-one during the
past three days. The theimorae
ter registered 91 vest erday.
PETTIBONE REFUSES
Wont Confess and Con
vict Haywood.
Boise, June 18—It has been
brought out that, after Orchard,
the state had placed great reliance
in the testimony of Pettibone. who
had promised to make a complete
confession, to convict Haywood
Pettibone now refuses to lestitv.
and unless he can be induced to
make the promised confession, it
is very doubtful if the prosecution
will succeed in obtaining a convic
tion.
London, June 18—It is an
nounced that Mrs. Potter Palmer
is engaged to the Earl of Munster.
San Francisco, June 18—The hot
wave has struck this city’, the
thermometer yesterday registering
85. There was one prostration
Hague, June 18—The progres
sives are working hard for univer
sal peace, but it is thought Very
unlikely that they will succeed in
bringing about the disarmament
agreement.
Seattle. June 18— The schooner
North sailed ibis morning for A1
aska with materials for the con
struction o? school houses at Go!o
vin bay, Sinuk, Port Clarenc*,
Rampart, and at Diomodes Point,
near Port Clarence.
Bois»-, June 18—The prosecution
has recalled Orchard to the stand
to clear up defective statements re
lative to the Si«*uuenberg murder
conspiracy. Adams will not t»e
called as a witness for the prose
cution, but will Ice left for the de
fense.
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Valparaiso, June 18—A dispatch
from Valdivia states tha*t the city
was visited by a severe earthquake
at an early hour this morning,
which practically wiped out tb*
city, and caused a considerable loss
of life. Thirty-four bodies have
already been recovered.
San Francisco, June 18—Tin
Supervisors have elected President
of the board Gallagher as Mayor.
Supervisor O’Neill made a bitter
speech before the board, charging
that th*' election had been forced
by Langdon.
Washington, June 18—The
change in Japanese ambassadors is
looked upon with disfavor by the
administration. It is feared that
Baron Kanoka will prove to be
very radical, and that his coming
will make the relations between
the State department and the Jap
anese legislation far less cordial
than now exists.
Seattle, June 18—In an effort to
save the life of Antone Moyer, wh»>
was bathing in Lake Samamish,
Mrs. Moyer, her two daughters and
is ter were drowned.*
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Denver,' June 18—The conven
tion of the Western Federation of
Miners today passed resolution?
condemning Justice McKenna, of
the U. S. Supreme Court, declaring
that he is a tool of the Southern
Pacific railroad.
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