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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
TERMS OF PEACE.
Russia Has Asked What the Japanese
Government Wants.

Washington, June 8. - Preliminary
peace negotiations between Russia and
Japan are generally believed to be un-
der way, and it is conceded that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will in all probability
act, not as mediator, but as "the
friendly channel Of communication. :"
There is as yet no official admission
that Russia has accepted what Count
Cassini in his cablegram to Count
Lamsdorff last week described as "tbe
offer Of good will of the president" al
though instructions to the ambassador
are believed to have reached here to-
night in long cablegram which was re-
ceived at the Russian embassy ouite
late and was laid before the ambassador
just before he retired.
Immediately after his return from a
long conference with the president Mr.
Iakahira, the Japanese minister. began
the preparation of dispatch to his
government, upon which he was occu-
pied until quite late. For the first
time since the humiliation of the Rms
sian fleet the minister did not feel at
liberty to comment on any phase Of tho
situation. WIG
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
oVERTURN THE wHIrEwASH.
Convention of Baptists Refuses to En-.
dorse Rockefeller.

North Bend, Ind, June 9. - ere.
solved, that we express ourselvs against
the present tendency to criticise the
great Baptist brotherhood in the per,on
OF one Of its most active members. and
THIS IN the face of the fact that there il
no evidence to prove Mr.. Rockefeller
is or ever has been either directly or
indirectly connected with conduct that
is out of line with the highest moral
ity." i"o'a'-
This resolution caused a Storm =,
protests today at the convention of the
Northern Indiana Baptists' association
IL was voted down after vigorous com.
ment, both in defense of it and in orr
position to it.
The defense of John d. Rockefeller
was drawn by Rev. Mr.. Wheeler ~
Eikhart, who introduced it and made
speech in defense of it. Rev. Mr. Tan
KIN Kin' OF Mishawaka, also defended II
Inc protests were started by Rev q
N; rarker, OF Laporte, who. amona
other things, said: 's
Rotten things should be dealt with
In the most rigid way" -
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Russian Shells Were Worthless.

st. Petersburg, June Is. = The 81,
Petersburg Telegraph agency has re-
ceived a dispatch from its Shanghai
correspondent, who asserts that not
only were the Russian ships so short Of
shells that they could indulge in only
three large practices on leaving Libau,
but that during the battle of the Sea
OF Japan many projectiles either fell
short or failed to inflict damage on the
Japanese vessels. A number Of mutt
MES occurred during the voyage of the
Russian squadons, especially on the
battleship Orel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
PORTLAND MARKETS

Wheat = Club, Sac per bushel
oiuestem, s0@9lc; valley, s5@s7c.
Osts-No. white, feed, $50 90 No,
ton; choice milling, $50.
Hay - Timothy, sl4@1e per ton
c,oyer, sll@l2; grain, sil@l2; cheat,
4l1@12
Egss-oregon ranch, lsK@Isc per
dozen. ~
sutter-Fancy creamery, 17k@2lHc
strawberries-3l .250l so per crate
Apples-Table, 81 .50@2 so per boz.
Potatoes-Oregon fancy, 81 .s5@I 80 .
new potatoes, $l.60@1.65.
Hops-Choice, 1904, 22H@24c per
pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, best, 100
2Sc; valley, 27H@29c; mohair, choice
3l03z1c.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
onee-Eamous Prince Dad

Berlin, June 10. - Prince Leopold
Won Hohenzollern, cousin of Emperor
William, who came to Berlin to attend
the wedding OF Crown Prince Fredericl
william and Duchess Cecilia, died
suddenly tonight of appoplexy, aged 20
years. The prince will be remembered
In history as the candidate of the Span
ish Cortes for the throne of Spain and
as having been unwittingly the cause Of
the Franco-P russian war. He lived Of
slgmarion in the original principalitv
OF hohenzollern. He was married To
the lnfanta Antonio, of Portugal.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
TORRENT FLOODS SUBWAY.
Electric Current short-CIrcuited and
Traffic Stopped for hours.

Electric Current Short-Circuited ans
Traffic Stopped for Hours.
New York, June ga break in tbs
4s-inch high-pressure water main in
Park avenue, near Forty second street
today resulted in the flooding OF the
block just below the Grand Central
station, the street-car tunnel and the
Subway, the stoppsge OF traffic in the
Subway for many hours, serious dam
age to the underground road and great
danger To many passengers. The dam
age Is estimated At 600, 900. Incl
dentslly 1t resulted in the caving in Of
Park avenue over an area OF 20 feet,
from which ran cracks that meant dan
ger to adjacent buildings. Water was
first seen trickling between the paving
blocks near the entrance to the Park
avenue tunnel, through which the sur
lace cars run Almost Immediately
there came = heavy explosion under
ground, and moment later the water
gushed forth in cataract. pouring into
Forty-second street, which was soon
covered 10 depth OF several inches.
The rising water in the Subway soon
made connection between the third rail
and the outer rails, short-circuiting the
electric current, which was attended by
a series Of explosions that endangered
the lives Of those who we're in the cars.
The air was pungent with the smoke OF
burning insulation, and bright flashes
from wheels and rails were continuous.
One train got TO within block OF
station and then came 10 final stop.
The passengers got out and waded
through the water to the station. They
wooded the third rail and nobody was
injured. Gradually the enire service
'outh OF Seventy second street and TO
street WAS shut off, and |
alter the entire service was discontin.
led.
Finally, after the food had continued |
or four and half hours a foreman for
he construction company, who has
upervision Of the installation OF the
mains in Park avenue pointed out a
ate at Third avenue and Forty-second
treet which, on being closed, shut off
he torrent. Traffic was not resumed
ntil after midnight.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17

New York, June lS.-Nearly 100 au.
tomobilss belonging to various depart.
ment stores were destroyed tonight in
fire in the garage Of he Rainier We
hicle Equipment company at Ninth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The
loss on machines is estimated at $3.50.
200, In addition to which the plant of
the garage was damaged to the amount
OF $4,000. The premises Of the Cor
Dett Chair company and the Sutro
Braid company, occupying the upper
floors of the building, were also dam
aged to the amount OF 500. 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17

rnlIiipsburg, Mont, June s. Clar.
H 6aIS Il, roang' the wOodchopper, who
neld up the North Coast Limited o nO
t the Northern Pacific, at Bearmouth' on
,ne night of May %, pleaded or;, ~,
last night and was sentenced 10 Ky
year, In the Montana state peniten ~
.ia5y oy Judge G. B. Winston. Yo~nn
c nSu no money and the court appointed
counsel co for him. He made no detan .eu
. Inc limit fixed by the last leoislstm Se,
U wss given him. He will be more tbns
the sentence. serve out
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Insist Japs Lost Shins

81. Petersburg, June IA long dis.
patch from Rear Admiral Reitzenstein
TO the minister of marine. dated sbang.
mar June 8, gives the official report Of
the torpedo boat destroyer Bodri, which
recently arrived there in tow of mer-
chant steamer, but adds little to the
knowiedge about the battle of the sea
oil Japan. The officers of the Bodr;
ana the rescued men on board of her
relterate that the Japanese lost two
oattieships, one Of which was of the
Mikasa and the other of the shikisbims
type, and four cruisers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
VIII Agree on Morocco

Paris, June l0.-Herr Won Flotow.
counsellor of the German embassy
who was among the callers ON NJ
houvier on the occasion of his first re-
cseption yesterday, says he informed the
latter that Germany welcomed the op-
portunity to take up the Moroccan
question with France in conciliatorv
spirit. He added; 81 congratulate
myself on the fact that the existing
disposition OF both parties augurs good
results Prince Won Radolin. the
German ambassador, is to return here
at the end of the week.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Success of Japanese.

Toxic, June Is. - The following re.
port has been received from the head.
quarters OF the Manchurian armies
June 8, at in the morning, we drove
the enemy from the northern heights
OF Liangshuchuan and Nanchengtsu
and occupied those positions. On the
same day we occupied the vicinities OF
Ershihlipa, ten miles northeast OF
Changtu, shufangtai and Tungchiatzu,
ten miles north of Changtu and Ho
ingtungshan, Is miles northwest OF
Changtu. Otherwise the situation is
unchanged"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
SWEDISH ANGER RISING.
Norway Accused of Ignoring Rights Of
Sweden by Her Action.

Stockholm, June 12.-It is impossi.
BILE to forecast Swedish policy in rela-
ton to the Norwegian rebellion but
signs are lacking of any willing acoui.
escence therein. The king. crown
prince and many others, official and
unofficial, are disposed to regard the
acts OF Christiania as those of a rcbel.
lious cotiere of politicians which can.
not be considered as necessarily renre-
senting the will of the Norwegian peo.
pie. However, it is difficult TO see
how an official protest can be made
since nothing short of a successful war
is likely to restore the situation Tn
all, responsible men hesitate TO com
msnd such course. That this bes;ta-
ton will survive the heat of parl;a-
mentary session may be slightly doubt.
full. N0uo'-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Canadians Sink Fishing T,g

rort Stanley, Ont, June Q. - The
government cruiser Vi0ilanto 80 ne
sn.ed the American fishing tug Grace
M, OF Lorain, o., six miles off M;ddle
island, Lake Erie, and five miles nor.h
oi tne boundary line. The y;o;lsnta
s'gnaiied her to stop. The tug steamed
ssay and Captain Dunn of the V;a;
h te n1ed several shots across her
U lows. In lodging the tug coIlided
T Tt'n the cruiser, rolled over and sanS
I'M. Inc crew OF the Vigilante resued Car
crew. Vi 'ne tugs
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS.
Heney Says They are Worse Than
Those of Oregon.

San Francisco, June IL. = Grave
charges have been made against the
officials OF the state land Office by
Francis J. Heney. The government
attorney has reported to Washington
that conditions in California are even
worse than those in Oregon, in connec-
tion with which United States Senator
Mitchell and Representative Hermann
were indicted by Federal grand jury.
He has made accusations against men
in state offices, asserting that they have
been in league with the spectators,
such as John A. Benson and Frederick
A. Hyde, who have fraudulently &C.
quired vast tracts Of the public lands in
California.
1.-THE trouble lies in the state land
Office ITSELF" said Mr.. Heney. "The
Office has been hand in glove with the
ring and any pretense OF ignorance in
regard to the schemes Of graft which
have been carried out is absurd. The
ring has received favors from the office
ever since the lart election, and as re-
suit two-thirds of the states valuable
timber lands have been stolen. The
spectators have been in possession all
along OF advance information. This
has been especially noticeable in the
matter Of the creation OF forest re-
serves. Two superintendent have con-
iessed that they were bribed to make
the reserves cover as much vacant
school land as possible. This land was
worthless, all the good
school land having been taken up.
Some Of it lies on the top OF crags and
was useless for any purpose except the
creation OF scrip. But those who filed
on the land for 81 rs an acre could dis
pose of their holdings for $3.50 an acre
as soon as they were included in a for
est reserve. And they often could do
even better than that, by taking up
lieu lands in the best part of the timber
belt.'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Chinese Slow and Weak.

Mexico City, June 8. - Contractors
ON the Vera Cruz and Pacific railway
have decided to exclude Cinnamon from
the ranks OF their lsborers. They
have experimental with them and find
that their work is unsatisfactory. The
road has 5000 men at work reballast-
ing and constructing. Planters along
the line of the road who used Chinese
help also have been obliged to let them
10. While the Chinese do not shirk
work or lay off, they are very slow
and have not strength enough for heavy
work
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17

Boise-The Supreme court has dec''
ed the mandamus case brought BY DIV
shone county against Leslie rhompsn
the Nez Perces county accountant I"
decide the differences arising IN oD
nection with the annexation OIL Wv
southern portion of Shoshone county "
Nez Perces. Eight questions S'''
raised in the proceedings, the answer
to them made by the Supreme c0u'
being, in brief, as follows:
First-The assessment OF the su~
of the Clearwater Timber comps
could not be eliminated from tns w.
by accountants. r.Ha
Second-The act went into iui s'''
and operation November 10, lSof'
Third-The term "county propss, "ss.
includes property acquired by 's1 J' h
and value of tax certificates owne s.l;n.
the county, but does not inciuos w.
quent taxes. ...rr
Fourth-The moneys in the .''s sssd
at the date when the act TOOK IN
should not be deducted from wv
debtedness. :. ,h
Fifth-The delinquent taxes u "a 70
portion of Shoshnoe county sn neashops
Nee Perces county belong to on .horit,
county, and that county has S''
to collect them. .ouuty
sixth-Money collected for sO
and state purposes by shoshone s sS
from taxpayers in the annexed .,ons 70 i
since November, 10, 1904 pe
Shoshone county. -, dis
Seventh-School money no' 1904
tributed prior to November 10, "a mus
belongs to Shoshone county, a IN tbs
be apportioned as other moneys
treasury. Is 81
Eighth-This question was ,hs 81
Of Nez Perez county or on,y - sbe
nexed portion thereof, liapis rro ps
shone county for Nez Perces' lPa'Ssbtsd
share OF Shoshone countys susssf
iess." The court declines " PERI
he question at this time. N~ o upoi
must pay with a warrant drS'
he general fund.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Sweden is LOYAL 10 d..

Stockholm, June 9.-Tba No~
coup d'etat was answered here ,"s:al
Iov.1, great patriotic demonstration a
N Uyai'y 70 and sympathy with Kin
n UsOSr; A great procession, accoms
r panied oy bands, went 10 Rossnd",
u Oas.le, where the bands PLAYED tha
national anthem. In a few .ne
al fang Ing and other members of the row
castle ans appeared on balcony of the
f Sr ,S and were enthusiastically cbsar r
~ Sne demonstrators, while a nnmho.
of flowers. A'ns a bouquet
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Great DrYdock launched

Baltimore, June 12.-The govarn.
ment drydock recently built by the
Maryland Steel company at sparrow
Point, which will be towed TO Manil.
was successfully fioated today. Miss
Endlcott, daughter of Rear Admire /
Endicott, christened the new vessel
Dewey" The Dewey is the largest
noating dock in the world. 1t will lift
20 400 tons and cost sl,125, 900 Its
construction required 500 men con-
stantly at work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Butte County Canal Ooen

Gridley, CAL, June l2.-With the
opening OF the headgates and the turnS
ing on of the water into the Rnt.o
eSunty canal today, what is probably
the most important irrigation enter.
prise In Northern California is now in
working order. There were no hitchas
or accidents, the river pouring its water
into the canal as the gates were RAISED
me canal is IA miles long, 80 feet wide
on the bottom and carries 25, 900 inches
OF water, equivalent to 500 cubic feet
a second, and will irrigate so, 900 acres
of fine land. 0'e'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Sweden Not To Rsroe.i..

Stockholm. June lS.-Premier Ramh.
stadt, In an interview, says the Swedish
government will refuse to recognize the
revolution in Norway and will submit
TO the riksdag motions conformable 10
TINS standpoint. The premier thinks
that the riksdsg will adopt this view
and is convinced no foreign power will
recognize Norway as an independent
country against the will OF Sweden
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Pope Thanks the Mikado.

Rome, June S.-The pope TODAY ad.
dressed an autograph letter to the EN-.
peror OF Japan, thanking him warmly
lor the liberty granted to Catholic mis-.
sionaries in allowing them to enter tbo
territory conquered by the Japanese. and
me reipins them to establish their houses,
Inc l tier was rent through the Con.
gregation OF the Propaganda to Monsi0-
nor Alvarez, apostolic project at The
island OF shikoku, who will deIiva, IL
70 the Japanese emperor. There al
ready existed in Manchuria two amos
tolic vicorates. WV apos-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
READY TO SELL TIMBER.


Government will Now Open rore'
Reserves to Loggers.
Washington, June 9.-Following GU
its declared intention of developin
forest reserves by use, the bureau Q
Forestry announces, by special bulletin
that mature timber in all forest re
serves is to be offered for sale. Th
restriction formerly laid upon the ex
port of timber from the states in which
the forest reserves were located ha
been removed, and the law now places
no limitation on the shipment OF tim
Der grown on any forest reserve, excep
those in the state of Idaho and the
Black Hills reserve, in South Dakota
The effect OF this change in the law,
and the declared policy Of the depart
pent of Agriculture, is that the timber
on the reserves may now be cut and
disposed of to the highest bidder On
many OF the reserves there are great
quantities of mature timber, ard on
some OF them the facilities for getting
it out at reasonable cost are excellent.
The forest service, which has charge Of
the administration OF the reserves, is
anxious to begin the cutting of this
mature timber as soon as possible, and
it is prepared to consider offers from
lumbermen who wish to undertake
such operations.
1t is perhaps we'll to call attention to
the fact that this announcement does
not mean that the forest reserves are
going to be devastated under authority
of the government. On the contrary,
the distinct and definite purpose of the
forest service is to improve the re-
serves by utilizing the material that
is now fit for lumber. In doing so, it
will also provide for the reproduction
of the forest and the restocking OF
those areas upon which forest condi-
tions are defective. Work of this kind
has been successfully carried on for
some years in the Black Hills forest
reserve, and has been begun with the
greatest promise of success on the lands |
OF the Chippewa Indians, in Northern |
Minnesota, from which it is proposed |
to create another National reserve.
The public in general, and lumber
men in particular, will be interested |
to know that in this last case the re-
strictions imposed by the forester have
in no way hampered the numbering
operations. Timber sold at public
sale, with full knowledge Of these re-
strictions, brought higher prices than
were obtained for white and Norway
pine in the same region, and the slash
has been burned and got out of the
way at cost of about IL cents per l.
200 feet board measurement.
The supervisor of each forest reserve
IS authorized to receive applications for
he right to cut timber; intending pur- /
'hasers should communicate with him.
lot with the department at Washing
on.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17

Lewiston-A ruling of sweeping effect
upon the filing of timber and stone en-.
tries and upon the placing Of scrip on
government lands has been received bv
the local land office. The ruling
affects thousands of acres of scriu and
will make a radical change in timber
and stone filings.
1t is held that under the act Of Au.
gust 10, 1890, any person who wishes
to locate any government land, whether
by homestead, timber and stone, or BY
scrip entry, must make affidavit that
the amount of land upon which be
wishes to file, together with what be
then owns, whether acquired by pur.
chase or otherwise, will not make biz
total holdings more than 800 acres
Heretofore the rule has been that an
applicant for homestead entry had 10
make an affidavit that his holdings
would not be more than 800 acres, but
an applicant for timber and stone entry
was permitted to make his filing re.
gardless of the amount OF land be then
owned. Scrip was received also with
out the holder being asked as to bis
holdings, but from the new rulings it
seems that even timber and stone sp
plicants and scrip holders must have
such an affidavit
The effect of such rule is apparent
when it is known that one man in this
town, r. II. Peel, holds 25, 900 acres o.
scrip and other people here hold small
er blocks, but over the 1000 marx
They would all be compelled tc dispose
of their scrip at such price as they
could get.
However, it is not believed here ins'
this ruling is supposed to apply 10 M
scrip of which Santa fsh
the greater part, but that it is mesn'p
apply only to unapproved scrip. iner
are $4,000 acres of Santa Fe scrip,
which 5000 acres are held BY m'
Peel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Water Receding Near k.ot,,l

Des Moines, Ia, June l3.-The tlooc
which has overlooked thousands Of
ares OF fine land in the vicinity OF
keokuk, is slowly receding, the water
having fallen about two feet since
reaching standstill last night. Dam
age TO farmers near Keokuk l. est.
mated at $500, 900, and the losses at
heokuk' Davenport and other places
along the river will aggregate hundreds
OF thousands more. Riley smallwood
aged 20, was drowned at Alexandria
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
May Smoke But Not Sell cisars,,s.

indianapolis, Ind, June TO- Judge
James feathers, Of the Marion county
superior court, today decided in the
case OF the State VS.. W. w. Lowry. in.
dicted Tor smoking cigarette, that the
snu-cigarette law passed by the last
legislature is constitutional, except
wherein 1t may conflict with the inter
state commerce law. Smokers may
import cigarettes from other states and
smoke them, but it is held unlawful
to sell or give them away.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Bring Home PauI .,o.

New Mew York, June 8. The saoo,,,
c cdusafon OF the North Atlantic Az.
Brooklvn ~ the armored cruiser
Cbs, s,yn and the protected cru;.srs
seIa a..aaooga' Galveston and Tacoms
Sr;H' by the Navy departms sOn a.
ling ns nome the body of John p.r 70
Jones from France. asssnt ooln Paul
Staten ,,.no,ase at Tompkinsyills
to sea on island ian, today, and will procss s
Broo os on the way to Cherboure' s THa
D'00Kiyn will receive the csstat Inc
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Has Stolen for y..

K. washington, June s. - William w
nd; nSri, tne accountant of the smith,.
"a, ian institution, and disbursina nr.
W was arrested here today on the s oha IT,
III III. emoezzlement, which, accord Nrsrs e
HI; S own s,' confession, aggregates s4s ooo 20
going on ton Z, he confessed, have been
sO rs. On i95 the past Is years. H len y
trow yss ,,s old. He came to Wasbin as Is
with , Ib,;sn pms and has been identi hso
WIN TINS institution since 1850 Assumed
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Wsrships will

ouis %a rsda; June s.-Rear Admira, Pr.
;pn ~, received at O'Clock this am En-
burg: "''e from st. Peters
ton "s ~ IN at Manila at the disno.,
,sra Oh The American goysrn 'op %
'nsc' repairs as much as po ofIamer'-
Governor can, Nicolai."
for , ,Ss hear near Admiral Train 10 sr Ss re
. .Ii 'ne disposition of the Rn.s 81 arrange
'"'p' and their officers and craa war
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-06-17
Packing House Plant pss,rov.d

Fort Worth, Tex, June IS. - What
Is known as the old packing house
plant in Fort Worth, comprisine s;a5.
buildings, seven Of which were built of
stone and one of brick, and ranging
rom ore to two stories, was destroved
Dy nre today. The plant cost some
sn,n go IKE $4,000. The insurance is