The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-14


Hotel Portland where he will stay
during his residence in Portland.
United States Attorney Heney
alsoreached the city yesterday and is
at The: Portland.
Thsseircuit court of the United
States will be called this morning
at i O 09ciock in the new quarters at
the Fedsrrl building when the ar
gunents fol. sand against the de-
murrer to the Mitchell indictment
will be made by Judge A. S. Ben.
nett, of the Dalles, and Senator
Thurstor, on behalf of Senator
Mitchell, while the cause of the
government will be defended by
Mr. Heney.
{ The defendants in their demurrer
place their chief reliance upon the
allegation that the indictment
shows that the money paid by Fred
l3erick A. Kribs for the expedition
| OF the land claims involved in the
case was paid to thefirm of Mitch
| ell q Tanner. and not to Senator
Mitchell From this it is also con-
tended that Senator Mitchell knew
nothing of the source from which
his share of the firm income arose,
that he had no knowledge of any.
fraudulent practice and that moth
ing of the kind is alleged in the in
dictment. This is the main point
lin the demurrer that wilt be argued
before the court. -.
Unless Judge Bennett and Ssna-
tor Thurston take up more time
with their speeches than is expect
i ed, it now seems certain that the
end Of the argument will be reach
ed today, or, if not that soon, to-
morrow by noon at the latest.
Il If the arguments are concluded
to day it is possible that the deci-
/ sion Of Judge De Haven will be
rendered by Wednesday, in which
!, ease there is but little doubt of the
trial con- nmencing by Monday, June
19. It will not take more than five
i lldays for the order to draw the jury
Fl Ito be observed and for the future
j arbiters of Senator's Mitchell fate
: to arrive in the city in pursuance
il to the orders Of the court.
c.l Jssae -1os-T The sksenssl
r interest is manifested in President'
Roosevelt's note ,endeavoring Il
9 bring Japan and Russia to an TN
derstanding. While the British
government is not taking any par
y in the negotiations, 1t is giving th'
q most cordial support to the presi
Q dent, of whose actions in the mat
d ter it has been kept fully informed
. Diplomatic and official circle
b speak In the highest terms Of tn
y diplomatic manner in which th
! president handled the matter, ant
u are fully in accord With what the
d consider to be the only way in whic'
). the difficulty could be overcome.
10 The United States not being en-
Ii tangled in any way, was really tn
II only country which could take az
= ton, but even President Roosevelt
Is could rot do more than endeavor t
start direct negotiations betwee
le the belligerents. Japan, it can b
of stated, refused to start the negotis
IN tions until fully assured of tt
earnestnesss of Russia and that be
d, proposals would be seriously cor
I'd sidered. Her demands will includ
3, an indemnity, the amount Of whic
OF point the president is urging len
ly ent treatment.
u 1t is considered here that Japa
is entitled to an indemnity, and
d. Is pointed out that, while the pa
be ment Of an indemnity might afe
c. the standing Of Russia among Il
na powers, it is not SO serious as tt
loss of territory; besides the pa
ve tnent IF an indemnity would be fo
by gotten sooner than the lose of te
of ritory, and would leave no teelil
b. for revenge.
ne Financial circles in London a
ry of the opinion that the Japane
mt will demand an indemnity amour
ing to about $1,000, 900, oeo, tn
o, being their estimate of the cost
ct the japanese of the 16 month
to fighting. This is considered
ow some quarters to be too large an {
d, innate of the expenditures, whi
ett it is thought to be nearer 5000, ,ooe
re- 900.
IN. 1t is also understood that Russ
is now admits in principle that t
demand for an indemnity is jus
fed. 1t is suggested that the ter,
N: of Japan will probably also inclu
mt the acknowledgment Of Japa
he ese protectorate over Corea, the
ed tai Russian evacuation of Manch
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