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VOL. XLIL NO. 13,061. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1902; HMCIO FIVE CENTS. The Greatest American Whiskey . .. . YELLOWSTONE The Oldest American Whiskey JAS. E. PEPPER The Most Popular American Whiskey . . HUNTER RYE FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. ROTHCHILD BROTHERS SOLE AGENTS. PORTLAND, Now Is the Time to Read Up on Photography The Best Little Publipation on All Subjects The Photo Miniature PRICE, 25 CENTS. Each number complete in itself and fully illustrated. Call or send for catalogue of subjects, with description. BLUMAUER-FRANK Wliolenalc Druggists and Tl Ad Assets $331, 039,720.34 Surplus $71,129, 042.06 ''STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I. Samuel, Manager, 305 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon DR. FOWLER'S M EAT and MALT AKES There's A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Sale by All Druzslsts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers flllli KETSCHAN, Pres. SEYEH7H m VASMIRCTOfl CHANGS OT European Plan: We realize that stil quality before price into people's minds. But we've done it. You take no chances when we install your furnace. Ask your friend Mr. B. w. a Mcpherson, Heating: and Ventilating Engineer. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLAR 9. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAYELER8 Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment ivill be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Tcrklsh bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS. Mgr. THE PIANOLA Manufactured and for sale only fay THE AEOLIAN COMPANY 21. 13. WELLS, Sole Xortlivrext Acent . 353 NAVY-YARD IS TOO SMALL Kenney Says There Is Demand for Enlargement at Puget Sonnd. WASHINGTON. Oct. 2L The annual re port of Rear-Admiral Kenney, Paymaster General of the Navy, devotes much" space to showing- that there la a shortage of of ficers for the work. It is stated that there Is a demand for the enlargement of the storage plants at Washington, Boston, Norfolk,. Mare Island and Puget Sound A modification of the bill compelling ad vertising for supplies Is askd for in the interests of the aervlce. OREGON 4 JRUG COMPANY Photo Supp ly Dealers. UIILi JL 1 AUSCLE Life and Strength In Every Drop O. W. KXOWLES, Msr, STREETS, PORTLAND. 0BEG38 MANAGEMENT. $1.00, 1.50, $2.00 per. Day ? it is hard to in 47 FIRST ST., bet. Asa and Pine. In colorings and dcilm -trill bo found In oar new and benutlfal ilUplar of, Floor Covering , EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J.G 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. $3.00 Per Day and upward. - 355 Washington St., cor. Park RUSSELL CLOSE TO DEATH All Hope for Recovery of Represen tative Is Given Up. DANIELSON, Conn., Oct. 21. Represen tative Charles A. Russell Is not expected to live through the night His physicians fear the end Is only a question of hours. Distinguished Educator Dead. COLUMBUS, O.. Oct 21.-Dr. Emerson Elbrldge "White, a distinguished educator, ex-president of Perdue University, died at his home 'today, aged 72. Mack&Co. flMlIKE OFF Miners Agree to Arbi tration 3oard, THE DECISION UNANIMOUS Great Rejoicing Everywhere in the Coal Fields, WORK WILL RESUME TOMORROW Engineers Firm to Lnxt, and Their Employment Is Finally Left- to Board Roosevelt Summons Ar bitrators to Meet. PEACE STEPS. 'July SO Troops; ordered to coal fields. Oct. 3 Root-ovelt calls 'conference be tween operators and miners, without result. Oct. 6 Entire Pennsylvania militia ordered out. Oct. 8 Piatt, Quay, Penrose and Odell meet operators', but to no avail. Oct. 0-K)deIl declares war on opera tors. Oct. 10 Operators demand that the Nation proceed against miners' union as unlawful combination. Oct 13 J. P. Morgan, for operators, presents plan of arbitration and Indi cates personnel of board. Oct. 15 President Mitchell rejects plan of arbitration unless Roossvelt Is given. a free hand In naming board. Oct. 15 Operators agree to let Rocsc velt select arbitration board. Oct. 10 Mitchell agrees to amended plan for arbitration, and calls miners convention. Oct 21 Miners' convention accepts arbitration plan. WILIvESEARRE, Pa., Oct 21. With a shout that fairly shook, the convention building tha'reBresehtatve9t.-theJ.47j since last May officially declared off at noon today tho greatest contest ever made between capital and-lebor, and placed all the questions Involved in tho struggle in the hands of the arbitration commission appointed by the President of the United States. "When the new3 was flashed to the towns and villages down in the valleys and on the mountains of the coal regions, the Inhabitants heaved a sigh of relief. Many 'days have gone by since such welcome news was received. Everywhere there was rejoicing, and in many places the end of the strike was the signal for Impromptu town celebrationa The arithraelte coal region from its largest city, Scranton, down to the lowliest coal patch has suf fered by the conflict, and every one now looks for better times. "While the large army of mineworkers and their families, numbering approxi mately 503.000 persons, are grateful that work Is to be resumed on Thursday, the strikers have still to learn what their re ward will be. President" Roosevelt, hav ing taken prompt action in calling the ar bitrators together for their first meeting on Friday, the miners hope they will know by Thanksgiving day what practical gains they have made. Vote Is Unanimous. Ths vote to resume coal mining was a unanimous one, and' was reached only after a warm debate. The principal ob jection to accepting the arbitration plan was that no provision was contained in the ochemo to take care of those men who would fail to get back their old positions or would be unablo to get work at all. The engineers and pumpmen get better pay than other classes of mineworkers, and they did not wish to run the- risk of losing altogether their old places and being com pelled to dig coal for a living. This ques tion came up yesterday, and was argued right up to the'tlme the, vote was taken. No one had a definite plan to offer to overcome the objection, and the report of the comniittee on resolutions, recommend ing that the strike be declared off, and that all issues be placed in the hands of the arbitration commission for decision, was adopted without the question being settled. A few moments before adjourn ment, however, a partial solution was reached when a delegate in the further most corner of the hall moved that the problem be placed in the -hands of the executive board for solution, and his sug gestion was adopted. "Wilson Makes Prlncipnl Speech. The principal speech of the day was made by National Secretary-Treasurer Wilson, who practically spoke for Presi dent Mitchell and the National organiza tion. In a strong argument he counseled the men to accept arbitration, the very plan the strikers themselves had offered, return to work and trust to the President's tribunal to do them justice. The question of taking" care of all men who will fall to get work Immediately will be a serious one for the union. There is no doubt that the executive boards will take care of the engineers, firemen and pumpmen, but there will be thousands of other classes of mineworkers who will have to be looked after. In soms places men will not be able to get to work for weeks, and In other localities, where the mines are in very bad condition, there will be no employment for many work men for some months. Now that the strike is over, the volume of relief money will decrease, and the local unions will be compelled to call upon tho National organ ization for assistance when the money in hand runs out "With "the close of the great conflict will also end in a few days, probably with the passing of this week, the assessment now being levied upon all bituminous mlneworfcprs affiliated with the union. ThedfmSals who care to talk of the- situation feel confident that the National body will come to the assistance and help all those who stood- out during the suspension. ' Some Mcb to Begin "IVorlc Today. Hundreds of men, needed to repair the mines and otherwise place them In condi tion for operation, will be at work to morrow morning; the convention having directed that this was Imperative In order to get the men at work quickly and Satis fy the country's demand for coal. All- the locals will hold- meetings tomorrow, at which Instructions will be given the members regarding their application for worlc President Mitchell received many con gratulatory telegrams from all over the country after thai news spread tl?at the strike wa3 ended On his return to head quarters, he waasked for an expression of his views of tie action of the conven tion, and In reply he said: "I am well pleased with the. action of the anthracite mineworkers in directing to submit the issues which culminated in the strike to the commission selected by the President of the" United States. "The strike itself has demonstrated the power and dignity of labor. Conservative, Intelligent trade unionism- has received an Impetus the effect of which cannot be measured. I earnestly hope and firmly be lieve that both labor and capital havje learned lessons from the miners' strike which will enable them to adopt peaceful, humane and business meth'ods of adjust ing wage differences In the future." OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE EXD. .Mitchell Requests Strikers to "Re port tor "Worlc Thursday. WILKESBARRE, Oct. 2L After Mr. MORGAN AND THE FINANCIER WHO DEFEATED HIS ENGLISH RAILWAY SCHEME. , ... "jPIERPOXT MORGAN. CAtVEST. YKESi . n , t , Mitchell nad. notified President Roosevelt of the action of the convention and had received a, reply to the. effect that the commlsion would meet In "Washington on Friday, he sent out the official an nouncement through the press to the strikers that the strike was off. It was addressed to all miners and mineworkers' in the anthracite region, and was as fol lows: "You are hereby officially notified that it was unanimously decided today by the delegates attending the special convention that all mineworkers should report for work Thursday morning, October 23, and that the Issues that culminated in the strike should be referred for adjustment to the commission oppointed by the Presi dent of the United States. "We are authorized by the executive officers of Districts 1, 7 and 9 to caution (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. The Coal War, Miners vote unanimously to accept arbitration. Page 1. President summon"; arbitration commission to meot at Washington Friday. Peso 11. Convention thanks all who' have aided miners, and the ending Is harmonious. Page 11. Foreign. Morgan's English railway scheme defeated by Charles T. Yerkes. Page 3. Attempt to assassinate President Loubct nipped ln the bud. Page 3. Test vote sounds death knell of German tariff bill. Page 3. General. Thirty men burned to death In Chicago factory fire. Page 1. Attorney-General Knox holds engineers who re fuse to testify In strike, may have HpenseD revoked. Pace 2. Irish League will raise $100,000 to aid home fight on landlords. Page 3. Texas mob overpowers ofllcera In. court and lynches two nesroes. Page 2. General Miles is robbed of ms valise In Hon olulu. Page 2. Pncifle Const. Governor McSrlde and Senator Warburton given rousing reception at "Wilbur. Paso 4. Annual meeting of CongregatlonallEts convenes at Salem Page 4. Sam White, of Baiter City. Fpeak3 well of the work 6f Stcta Reform School. ' Pase 4. Commercial ami Marine. One million dollars' worth of hops stored In Portland. Page 13. . Chlcagp whtat market do?es weak. Page 13. New York speculation within a narrow range. Page 13.' 'Steamer Lcelannw enters the Portland - San Francisco trade. Page 12. Portland and 'Vicinity. Lord Insists on -enforcement of Sunday law Page 10. Two large new steamers to be- built la Port land. Pagre 10. Mayor Williams proposes .borrowing money to repair bridges. Page 8. Demand for water from occupants of new houses. Pare 14. New schoolhouse at Wills-burg opened. Page S. Three accused gamblers acquitted. Page 10. George Smith convicted of wife murder. Page 8. C. M. Idleman defends ' the Oregon Develop ment Company In its irrigation enterprise In Deschutes Valley. Page 7. Index to Departments. Amusements. Page 7. Classified advertisements. Page ? . ,: . , , rClty news in brief.. Page 7. - ' Editorial. Page 6. , . Markets. Pace .13. ' . 'IN If 11 FIE Thirty Lives Probably Lost rn Chicago. SUGAR FACTORY IS BURNED Victims Were at Work on the Seventh Floor. SOME JUMP AND MEET DEATH Othcrs,Go to "Windows, Look Ont and Then Return to Their Fate One Man Rushes Through Flames to Escape. CHICAGO, Oct 21 Five men are known to have lost their lives in a lire which tonight -partly destroyed the plant of the Chicago branch of the Glucose Sugar Re fining Company, situated at Taylor street and the Chicago River, and the list of dead will certainly be much greater than five, and may reach as high as SO: The estimates run all the way from that num ber down to 10. Only one of the five men whose bodies have been recovored-'has been identified. The list is as follows: Dead Frank Rothenberg, fireman, skull crushed in leaping from fifth story. Unidentified man, six feet tall, skull orushed In leaping from fifth story. Unidentified man, both legs broken, killed by jumping from building. Unidentified man, crushed In jumping from window. Unidentified man, head crushed. Injured Frank Lawrence, elcctrlcfan, supposed to be dead, known to have been in the buildinpr and not seen since; Frank Moore, hands burned while sliding down a water pipe; John Tucker,, spectator, fell throujr.i hole in Taylor-street viaduct, hip fractured; Paul Butkos, badly burned, se ere Internal Injuries sustained In jump ing from building; Paul Kauris, face and hands burned, badly bruised In jumping from building; Gregor GretalskI, badly bruised, slight burns; Paul Krukeye, bruised and lungs scorched by inhaling flames. Fire Dnc ttv Explosion. The fire broke out with an explosion In the drying-house, which Is seven stories in height, and stands close to the main building of the plant, which Is 14 stories high. A third structure is four stories high. The two smaller buildings were de stroyed and the larger building was badly damaged. The fire spread after the ex plosion with such rapidity that it was Im possible for the men in the upper stories of the drying-house to make their escape, and it is the number of men believed to have been at work on the seventh floor that causes the uncertainty In the list of dead. Some of the employes who made their escape say that there were 20 or 30, and others say there were not more than 10 at work when the fire broke out. What ever the number, all are dead. Four men leaped from the upper floors, and all met death. The fifth in the list of dead is an electrician, who is known to have en tered the building, and was there at the time of the lire. He is supposed to be dead for the reason that all the firemen and laborers about the burned building say that no man made his escape from the .upper floors. Secretary Glass, of the refining company, said at 2 o'clock this (Wednesday) morn ing that he estimated the loss at $500,000. . Flnmes Spread Rapidly. The flames spread with almost Incredible rapidity, and by the time the first ot the fire department had arrived, the building was ablaze from foundation to roof. It was impossible for the firemen to make any effective fight against the flames, and in a short time all the walls were down and the building, within half an hour from tho time of the explosion, was a mass of debris. The fire was so hot that at one time It was "feared the Taylor-street viaduct, across which access is had to the south side of the city, would be destroyed, but the firemen managed to save this' after a hard struggle. They bent every effort toward saving the 14-story building of the refinery, but so intense was -the fire in the drying-house that this caught j fire in spveral places, and although It was saved, it was badly damaged. The men employed in the three lower floors of the drying-house ran for the doors and windows as soon as Ihey had knowledge of the Are. and all of them suc ceeded n reaching the open air. On the third floor one roan was. at work. He was cut off from the fire escape by dense clouds of smoke, that poured through the bunding, and was compelled to make a run for his life down the stairs. He burs' through a mass of flames when he reached the lewer doorway, and was toadly scorched. Two minutes later would have made it utterly impossible for him to make his escape. No Chance for Their Lives. The men on the seventh floor had no chance whatever for their lives. Several of them left the window and crawled along the sills in an effort to reach a place of safety, but with the exception of two men all those who attempted to reach safety in this way made up their minds that it wan certain death, and went back Into the burning building. The two men,, however, 'remained to take their chance of a leap, and. climbing upon the window lidpe, ihey sprang out Into the air. One of them came straight down the grtfater part of the way, but just as he was within a short distance of the pavement his bodj swung around, and he struck the stone walk at full length. The other man turned over and over'as he came whirling down. Their .bodies were horribly man gled, and it was impossible for any of the men who saw them directly after their jump to Identify them in any way. Four otheL men jumped from the win dows on the fourth floor. These men were terribly injured, and were taken in police ambulances to the County Hospital. Two of them who were able to give their names to the police are Paul Butkos and Paul Kauris. Frank Rothenberg. a fireman, working on the fifth floor of the drying-house, met j his death In making. a jump for a net held bj, the firemen underneath the win dow where he stood. He was compelled to leap far out In order to -clear some ob structions on the side of the building, and missed the net bya yard. Hi3 skull was crushed, and he "died instantly. Paul Butkos. who escaped with, his life, but is badly burned and bruised, had bet ter fortune in striking the net when he leaped from another part of the fifth floor. He hit it squarely, but being a heavy man he went through and struck the ground with terrific force. He was rushed to the Counly Hospital, where it was said 1H may recover. Paul Karris also broke through the net, but was noUbadly hurt. MARK TWAIN GETS FUNNY Order Shaw to Send Him Money to Use uh Fnel IiiMtentl of Coal. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. The following letter was received at the Treasury De partment this morning: "New York, Oct. 3. 1S02. To the Hon orable, the Secretary of the Treasury, "Washington Sir: Pricey for the cus tomary kinds of "Winter fuel having reached the altitude which puts them out of reach of literary persons in straitened circumstances, I desire to place with. you tho following order: "Forty-five tons best old dry Govern ment bonds, suitable for furnace, gold 7 per cent 1G4 preferred. "Twelve tons early greenbacks, range size, suitable for cooking. "Eight barrels seasoned 25 and 50-cent postal currency, vintage of lECO, eligible for kindling. " "Please deliver with all convenient dis patch at my house in Rlversdale at lowest rates for .spot cash, and send bll to your obliging servant, MARK TWAIN, ""Who will be very grateful and will vote right." SALE OF ISLANDS IN DOUBT Antl Party In Dnnlxh Went Indies Appears Now to Be in the Lead. LONDON, Oct. H Not for years, cables the Copenhagen correspondent of the Times, has any political question ex cited such general and absorbing interest as has the sale of the Danish West Indies. The situation seems again to have changed in favor of the anti-sale party. Of 65 members of the Landsthing, SO are said to be against and 31 in favor of the sale. The remaining four members are believed to be opponents. The two sick opponents, whose absence, it was expect ed, would lead to the adoption of the treaty, have now rccdvered. One of them, M. Thygesbn, who is nearly 97 years of age, is coming from Jutland to vote. GREAT GAS WELL STRUCK All Effort! to Brlnt? It Under Control Prove IJnavnllingr. WASHINGTON. Pa., Oct. 21. The greatest gas well ever struck In Arm strong County, If not in Pennsylvania, Is now sending Into the air more than 20, 0C0.O00 cubic 'feet of gas every 21 hours. It is defying all efforts to bring it under control. The well is on the Peter Kerr farm, a short distance south of here. The gas escapirig, It is estimated, would sup ply a city of 10,000 Inhabitants. In the 11 days that have elapsed since the sand was struck, more than 220,000,000 cubic feet of gas. It is believed, have gone to waste. Yerkes Beats Promoter in England. HIS RAILWAY, SCHEME FAILS Total Obliteration Now Ap pears Probable. DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS Morgan Makc a Bluff That He, I Xot Pleased "With the Treatment, ' and Is Promptly Taken Up. ' LONDON, Oct. 21. A dramatic develop ment In thf flfrhf fn tho. r.Ar.l-nl - T . w t.UUUUI Ul XjUH- don's tube railroads occurred today, when ! it transpired that Speyer Bros., who are llnancing Charles T. Yerkes' plan, had bought control of a large company hith erto allied with the Morgan scheme of transportation, thereby not only reducing the scope of the Morgan projected lino by many miles, but actually "threatening it with legal obliteration. The latest move in this Morgan-Yerfces rivalry was announced at today's session of the House of Commons "tubes" com mittee. Sir Edward Clarke, as counsel for the London United Electric Railways, withdrew the bill providing for the con struction of that part of the road cover ing the district westward, between Ham mersmith and Piccadilly, and southward, between Clapham and the city. Morgan had originally intended to cover these points, as the London United already had certain powers from the amalgamation effected a year ago, and the Morgan proj ect had passed through Parliament un der the tile of the "London United Picca dilly & City Railroad." Balfour Brdwne, who Is counsel for the joint bills, ex pressed surprise. In behalf of the Morgan interests, at Sir Edward Ciarke'3 an nouncement, which left him scarcely half the length of. the road over which he had ib&Ba-arguing for nearly n. year, And ra quested time to consuic his principals. Amid a sensation, .the committee ad journed. Morjtan "Will Still Flpht. Mr. Browne then announced that Mor gan was rpady to go on with such roads as. he had left, namely between Piccadil ly and the city, and that he would take the earliest opportunity to introduce a new bill, asking for the powers which he had so unexpectedly been deprived of by the defection of the London United. Counsel representing the Yerkes Interests demanded that the Plcadllly & City Road also be withdrawn.' as it had no legal status, saving tficn presented to Parlia ment as rart of the London United scheme, which since this morning was nonexistent. In other words declaring that Morgan now had no legalized tube project at all. Counsel for Morgan demanded a verdict on this point from the whole House of Commons, saying the committee was not entitled to deal with the new state of af fairs. The chairman. Sir Lewis Mclver, after a long consultation with the other members of the committee, said he would have to report the circumstances to the House authorities, and postponed his de cision until Thursday. Yerkes' Conp Explained. The Associated Press learns that a curi ous chapter of misunderstandings led up to what Mr. Yerkes terms his "coup." The promoters of the London United say that, although they were willing to pool their Interests with Morgan, they bellevo they are better fitted to control the traffic management of an English line than tho American firm. Sir Clinton Dawkins, a partner Sn the house of J. P. Morgan & Co.. through whom the negotiations wero conducted, refused to agree to this, and the United officials then demanded con trol of the arrangements of their own section of the line, which was also denied in a way, it is hinted, that people took to be slighting, and Sir Clinton went to the United States. It is intimated that the promoters were indignant at what they considered to be their ill treatment, and cabled Mr. Yerkes. offering him the road. Mr. Yerkes thereupon cabled them to go to the Speyers, and shortly after Mr. Yerkes returned the Speyers bought up the road, thus blocking Morgan's scheme. "J. Pierpont Morgan has met his sec ond defeat In this country "within a month," says the Star. "The first was te sv'is'dy, the second was the smash-up of his great London 'tube scheme." England Glad of Morgan' Defeat. LONDON. Oct. 22. The fight for tho control of London's "tube" railroads has caused a very unusual amount ot com ment and discussion In the London news papers this morning. ..On the whole, sat isfaction seems to be felt at the discom fiture of the Morgan group, whose ex penses In pushing their bill through Par liament are estimated to approach $505,000 The Daily News says: "Under the new conditions the moro modest schemes of the British promoters may have better chances of success." On all sides the necessity is urged of some central advisory authority to deal with the transit needs of London, instead of the present chaotic procedure. LOW CALLS ON PRINCE. Visitor From Sinm Promptly Returns Visit of Mayor. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. The Crown Princa of Slam and his party arrived here from Philadelphia this afternoon. Mayor Low, ot New York, called on the Prince- short ly after his arrival at the Waldorf-Astoria, and within an hour the Prince, ac companied by his brother. General Sickles and the SL-mese Minister, returned the call at the Mayor's residence.