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Portland, Oregon. r mtm. VOL. XLII. 2sT0. 13,113. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BAR FIXTURES-BILLIARD TABLES AND SUPPLIES IN ENDLESS VARIETY. IT WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST TO .'FIGURE WITH US BEFORE PURCHASING ROTHCHILD BROS. A FEW OF THE BARGAINS WE ARE OFFERING TO SELL OUR PRESENT STOCK ' BEFORE MOVING No. 6 Pony Premo, 4x5, regular $35.00, Closing Price: .$17.50 Cycle Montauk, 4x5, regular $22.00, Glosing Price $12.00 Wizard Camera, 4x5, regular $15.00, Closing Price ' . . $ 7.50 Ray's Special, 4x5, regular.$7.50, Closing Price . $ 3.50 And many other new and. desirable instruments. , . Blumauer-Frank Drug Co, iISduisIs ha JUWUll Assets $331, 039,720.34 III 1117 'STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I Samuel, Manager, 30G Orcgonlan Build Ing. Portland. Oregon DR. FOWLER'S , . MEAT .and.-MALI' 1 V JLakes X T Auscle "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE .OR A MEDICINE J"nr Bale by All Drazglsts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole DistributersWholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers f SIXi MBTSCHAJf , Pre. SETEXTH MD WASH1KQTDH STREETS, PORTUKO, GRE&M CXAXCJE OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: Yes, therk are. reasons lyhyr some heating jobs are not satisfactory.. SmalF -pipes are more shapely made than large ones. Pipes too small won't carry the amount of heat they should, and worse, the furnace matches the pipes. Our pipes and furnaces are always large enough. w. g. Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 First St., bet. Ash and Pine THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AMD COMMERCIAL TRAVELER! Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment Is the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mr. RODE IN A DRIVING RAIN Mrs. Roosevelt and Children With the President. RAPIDAN, Va., Dec. 21. In a driving rain the President, Mrs. Roosevelt and four of her children, accompanied by their host, Mr. Joseph Wllmer. went horseback riding this afternoon. The party left the "Wllmer mansion shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon and did not return until after 5 o'clock. It has rained here hard and incessanUy since an early hour last evening. This morning the President and his family, and Mr. Wllmer drove to the picturesque little Episcopal Church inJEtapidan to attend divine services. The trip was made In a big carriage capable of seating comfort ably 10 persons. It was drawn by four horses, Mr. Wilmer himself driving. Not more than a score of worshlpperst braved the storm to attend the service. No refer ence was made by the rector. Dr. Cross, to the President. At the conclusion of he services, llr. and Mrs. Roosevelt were greeted ccrdially by the pastor and the few membtrs of the parish, the Introduc tions belnn made by Mr. Wllmer. Owing to the severe rain storm the wild turkey hurt for tomorrow morning has been abandoned. The President and his family will return to "Washington tomor row mornlnr. .The special train will leave Bapldan at 9 o'clock and is" due to arrive ta Washington at 11:25. 20 - 26 North First Street Portland, Oregon JJU u Surplus $71,129, 042.06 O. W. KKOWLEI, Kara, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dxf AN APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS GIFT Is a beautiful Rug. We' have them in lustrous colorings and artistic patterns. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. G. Mack & Co. S6-88 THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. OREGON $3.00 Per Day and upward. SCHOOLS OF PORTO RICO Stand Comparison "With Those of United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2L The annual re port of the Commissioner of Education of Porto Rico, Samuel McCune Lindsay, say3 that the poorest schools there are as good as, and'ln some respects better than, the poorest of the same grade in very many parts of the United States, although the everyday output of the elementary school cannot be compared with the best city schools of the same grades in tho States. An American free public school now exists In every municipality in Porto Rico. The school year closed last June with S74 schools open, 40,993 pupils enrolled, and Sii teachers employed, an -Increase of 19 per cent in the number of schools, 21 per cent In enrollment, and 20 per cent In num ber, of teachers over the previous year, The high-water mark during the year In the enrollment was, in the ordinary public schools 59,560, to which should be, added 657B pupils enrolled in the high, normal and special schools, giving a grand total of 61,863. or 19 per cent of the total population of school age, and over 6 per cent of the toal population of the island. The re port says that these figures ,ahow that under American uvil government, tne edu cational advantages offered free to the masses of people as compared with the maximum facilities provided by xhe Span ish government have .nearly doubled." I A L ST OF DEAD 20 Result of Train Wreck in California. SEVERAL OTHERS HAY DIE The Wonder Is That Anyone Escaped From Car. CAUSE OF THE AWFUL ACCIDENT Locomotive of Ofrl Was Out of Or der, Train Lost Time and Flyer Wan. Upon It Before Flagrmaa Got Back' Far Enongk. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. The list of fatalities attending jthe railroad collision at Byron. Cal., last .night is receiving fre quent additions at the Southern Pacific hospital in this city, where 22 of the vic tims have been' brought At ID o'clock tonight eight deaths were reported besides those killed outright. A telegram from Fresno announces the. death tonight of D. J. Vernon, another of the injuredvThls' make's the total list of fatalities 19. Other of the patients are reported in a critical condition. Tonight Richard Post, a medi cal student of tho affiliated colleges, died of his injuries. He was on his way to Fowler, Cal., to spend the holiday -vaca tion wnen he received the fatal Injury. Mlml Magowa, a Japanese girl, was so seriously burned that death came tonight to her relief. Every care and attention is being given the unfortunates at the hospital by the surgeons and nurses and but few are permitted to receive frieids or relatives. An inquiry 13 progressing into the cause of the collision. A new complexion Is given to the origin of the. disaster. Immediately following the meeting of the trains the theory was advanced that Engineer McGuIre, of the Stockton flyer, was large ly at fault. Today(s developments plaqe the?burned'aiid. bruised engineer -In a dif ferent light. It Is acknowledged that jthc Jeak In the boiler of the Owl engine' de layed Xhe progress of the train and when It reached Byron there had been consid erable schedule time lost When Conduc tor William Dolan of the Owl, stopped at Byron he found a freight train stand ing on the other track and he sought to secure its engine to supplant the faulty one of the Owl. It is asserted that con siderable time was lost in trying to ar range the transfer before the plan was found unavailing and then It was decided to send a flagman back to signal the ap proaching local. A significant statement is made by Wil liam Moore, a grain merchant of San Jose, who was in the neighborhood on business. At the time of the collision Mr. Moore was on a wagon road near the station at Byron. Across the open field, lying between him and the railroad tracks. he had a clear view of the local and the station. He says that he saw a man swinging a lantern on the track and there was just about the distance of two tele graph poles between the lantern and the headlight of the fast-moving engine. Tak ing Mr. Moore's statement as correct there was a very limited distance In which the flyer could be stopped. It is reported that It was traveling 60 miles an hour and would require more than a quarter of a mile Jn which to come to a halt. Both Engineer McGuire -and Fireman Joyce have made statements in which they de clare that the brakes were put on and the engine reversed so that the flyer slid along the tracks until It crashed into the standing passenger train. The railroad company last night made every possible arrangement for the com fort of the injured and this morning all the sufferers were tenderly placed on a train and conveyed to the company's hospital in this city. On the way here Miss Mabel "Vezey, Miss Mayer and Len Irwin breathed their last and Robert Ren wick and WT. F. Temple "succumbed almost Immediately after passing within the doors of the hospital. Tung Tla Gong, a Chinese maid, was the next to be placed on the fatal list and later in the night Richard Post and Miml -Magowa passed away. At 11 P. M., Carl Meyer, aged 7, expired, making the 20th victim. D. J. Vernon, who was. taken to his home in Fresno, died late tonight His son, who was also among the injured, was reported to be in a state of collapse and pulseless. At the hospital at 11 o'clock tonight the statement was made that several deaths "were likely to occur before morning. Mrs. Mayer, whose little son and daughter have died, is very low, and her other son. agout 20 years of age, Is In a critical con dltion. The condition of Stella Howard, of San Francisco, Is also exciting the apprehen slon of the physicians. The Dead and the Injured. Ten passengers were killed outright and the remaining 10 succumbed to their In juries today. Fourteen of the dead have been identified, -as -follows: ELIZABETH L. SMITH, Fresno, Cal., aged 38. 1 ROBERT RENWJCK, San Francisco. CLARENCE D. OLTJFS, Fresno, aged 22. LEN IRWIN, Oakland. MISS BIRDIE ELLIOTT, San Fran cisco, aged 22. W. L. TEMPLE. Oakland. MABEL VEZEY, Modesto, Cal., agecKW RICHARD POST, Fowler, Cal., a med ical student GEORGE SESSIONS, Oakland, Cat, aged 50. . " MIMI MAGOWA. a Japanese girl. MISS MYERS. Fresno. CHARLES OWENS, Fresno, Cel., aged 55. CARL MATER, 7 years old. TUNG TIA GONG, Chinese girl, of San Francisco. The unidentified dead Include two Chi nese, one Japanese woman and a Jap anese child. The dead were brought here this morn ing, and an Inquest - will be held to morrow. Most of the corpses are terribly mutilated. This made the work of identi fication very difficult The Injured were taken to Oakland. All are reported re covering from their injuries, and no fur ther casualties' are expected. Edward Joyce, fireman of the Stockton Flyer, in a statement explaining the col lision, said: "We saw the flagman's light ahead of us and put on JtHo brakes at once. They seemed to work well enough, but we could not stop in time, and crashed Into the rear of the Owl train. The engine went right through the car.' A revised list i,the injured includes:. Lawrence Hunter, of Eugene. Or., burns on head and facoi" i D: J. Vernon. Fresno, scalded, knee broken. " D. J. Vernon,- Jr., Fresno." serious bruises. Edward Joyce, fireman Stockton train. ncalded. S. S. Crltes, Bakersileld, scalded. Three Chinese women, badly scalded. Georce Washington. Owl mole. Ipp- broken. Ed Slaughter, second cook, head and leg cut. Chirles Harris, third cook, leg and head Injured. E. Towles, fourth cook, head cut. lea: smashed. A. A.. Sanderson, waiter, head- cut C. C. Alexanders-waiter,-knee broken. Miss Mary Balrd, aYesno, hand cut Engineer Magulre, severely hurt W. Emily Mayer, San Francisco. J. F. Carroll, Sulsun. scalded and bruised. Carl Keller and Twite. Florence. Cal.. scalded. Richard Post Fo.Wler, Cal., scalded. F. F. Eastman. vParls. Me., fatallv In jured. E. . Leej of Louisville. Kv.. burns on head and fuce. George Moka, Japanese. San Francisco. head'eut , Lou Len, Chinese, .San Francisco, scalded. Description tf he Wreclc. Frank H. Short' a oronilnent resident nt Fresno, who was at dinner with C. H. Rowell. editor of the Fresno Republican, when tho collision occurred, said, in dis cussing the wreck: It was indescribably awful. A vnuntr girl who was sitting opposite us with a young gentleman was hurled against me, ncr neaa suiKing on my nose and nearly breaking It She Immediately became hys terical, and Mr. Rowell and myself had to carry her out of the car, wnere everything was confusion. Several successive Jars oc curred, the lfghts went out, glass was crashing all about Ms, the chandeliers top pled down, and the crowd was almost panic-stricken. As s.oon as we got her out we carried her forward and put ber Into a car, where?she wastaken care of. "We then .ran&fco tha5Ffes.no. car, id there was. a irJem ot waogt terrible de scription. Theye wore groanj and ahrle'ks of awful agony, and the evidences of' suf fering were heartbreaking. Men were beg ging, appealing, swearlner and irrniinlrnr and everything was in utter darkness. A fence was torn down and fires started to give light Men were seen sticking out of windows, with their limbs caught in the mass of wreckage. Some had doubtless met Instantaneous death, while others were horribly scalded and Impaled in the debris. On one side of the car the people seemed to be mostly scalded, while on the other side they were crushed. Among those penned up there were no slight Injuries; all were either killed outright or seriously nun. "We Immediately began the work of res cuing. With axes and saws, we made our way into the car and worked back along tne seats, carrying out the poor unfortu nates. I think every person I carried out had a broken limb. The people In the train worked heroically, and everything possioie was done to allay the sufferings 01 me mjurea. xne special from Byron bpnngs, bringing Dr. Davidson and Dr. Byrd, arrived promptly, and soon the In jured, that could be extricated from the debris were made as comfortable as possl- Die. "In going around the car my attention was attracted by some one lying on the ground calling out 'Frank.' I bent over and saw that he was terribly scalded. I did not recognize him, and understood him to say his name was Olsen. He managed to say that he thought he was pretty badly hurt He was rational. I immediately brought Dr. Davidson to him, but he could not wait to see whether anything could be done for him. Afterward I learned that he was Clarence Olufs, and that he had expired. "The plight of the Vernons, father and son. was particularly harrowing. The father's body was sticking out of the car window, and he was begging to be rescued quickly, as he said he was crushing his son underneath. We chopped him out as quickly as possible, and then freed the boy from the mass of splintered wood and twisted iron. The boy was badly burned. The father's leg was broken" In discussing the cause of the accident Mr. Short said he understood that the trains had each left Brentwood at the proper time, but the Owl was losing time. He did not think the period between the stopping of the ' Owl and the crash was more than three mlnutea The man who went back to give the signal, he said, could hardly have had time to stop the Flyer before It was on the Owl. However, Mr. Short explained that he did not have a very distinct Idea of time. The Flyer, he said, must have come onto the Fresno coach at nearly full speed. The brakes, possibly, had just been set How the en gineer and fireman were not killed crash ing through the train is a mystery: they both must have lain down. It was a com plete telescoping. The trucks of the Fres no coach were forced forward under the diner, and the wheels of the engine re mained on tho track supporting the coach. The engine was completely covered by the shell of the coach, and that anybody es caped alive from the trap Is a mystery The fender of the engine tore Into the rear of the dining-car, injuring those in the kitchen. SORROW IN FRESXO. Victims of the Wreck Were Well Known There. FRESNO. Cal., Dec. 21. A pall of sad ness hangs over Fresno today. In many homes where preparations had been made for "a merry Christmas and a happy New Year" desolation reigns. The raisin cen ter "was the home of many of - those who were killed and injured In the wreck of the Owl at Byron last night Almost everybody knew one or more of the vic tims, and the city is In mourning. The news of the death of Clarence Olufs was the first that was received here. 'He was one of Fresno's mqst popular young men. His parents are prominent In a business and social way. He worked fdr a number of years in one of the local banks, and 'at Concluded on Second Pasre.) GA5TR 0 ACCEPTS Wishes Roosevelt to Be Arbitrator. LONDON EMBASSIES BUSY Much. Secrecy There and at Washington. ITALY jLIKES THE HAGUE COURT- Impression Is Strong: TLat "Best" Way Out of Dimculty Is to Leave, the Controversy With. "President of United States. CARACAS, Dec. 21. In the name of Venezuela, President Castro has signed, the acceptance ol the appointment of President Roosevelt to arbitrate the Ven ezuelan difficulty. EMBASSIES WERE BUSY. And Belief in Loadon "Was That Roosevelt Would Accept. LONDON, Dec. 21. It la believed that President Roosevelt's answer to the pro posal made by the allied powers that he arbitrate the Venezuelan Issues has been received ih London.' The 'strictest se crecy with regard to every phase of the negotiations Is preserved, 'however, and It is Impossible to make a definite state ment, but uch Indications as . arc obtain able point to President.- Roosevelt's ac ceptance of the 'office of arbitrator. A constant interchange of cablegrams, Is proceeding night and' day between the United States Embassy here and the State Department at Washington. It Is believed that the President's answer will be sub mitted formally to the Foreign Office to morrow. By Wednesday, unless some un expected complications arise. It Is be lieved the negotiations will reach a stage assuring a definite arrangement and ob viating hostilities. . . . It must be said that the acceptance- of the office o arbitrator by President Roose'- velt would ,gr.eatly- surprise , th$ Foreign vmce, wmcn always nas Dean doubtful of the Issue of the arbitration . negotiations on account of tKe belief 'that President Roosevelt, of the United States, was nqt willing to undertake the responsibility thereby Involved. Judging from private American advices which have been received in London, President 'Roosevelt, as arbitrator, would be favorably disposed to the temporary adoption of some such method as was ar ranged with the Venezuelan secret mis sion and communicated to the State De partment by Isaac Sellgman. With President Roosevelt acting as ar bitrator the fcerlous objections In the matter of guarantees, which frequently have been mentioned at the Foreign Office and in these dispatches, would disappear. The Foreign Office has repeatedly said that the great difficulty In Its seeing a way to agree to a pacific settlement of the Venezuelan trouble was its inability to ascertain to what extent the United States was willing to assume responsi bility. In spite of the fact that Sunday is usual ly observed as sacred in London's diplo matic circles, today has been marked by activity at all the embassies, and espe cially the American, where work was In progress all last night. ,The promptness with which Washington deals' with those vital matters concerning which prolix, pur parleurs have been Interchanged in Eu rope astonishes diplomats here and forms an Interesting phase of an engrossing 'sit uation. WASHINGTON ALSO SECRETIVE. Xothinp for Public Announcement, hut Business Is Doing:. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Officials of the State Department announced tonight that there was nothing to make public regard ing the latest phases of the Venezuelan Imbroglio. Such dispatches from the American Embassies In Europe and from Minister Bowen, at Caracas, regarding Venezuelan matters, as came" to Washing ton were of a confidential character, con cerning the nature of which it was impos sible to ascertain anything. It is believed there has been' no change of Importance since yesterday, when the State Depart ment stated that, in response to President Roosevelt's suggestion to "the allies that The Hague tribunal arbitrate the issues. the European governments suggested that the President himself act In the capacity of arbitrator. While reluctant to take up the role of mediator, the President would do so rather than see the unfortu nate state of affairs now existing pro longed Indefinitely. Although the President was absent from Washington today he was in telegraphic communication with the officials here, but there were no definite developments today so far as could be learned, and It may be a' day or two before the European govern ments reply to our suggestion again urg ing arbitration under The Hague treaty. Italy Favors The Haffue Court. ROME, Dec. 21. It has been learned here that one of the allies at present con templates submitting the Venezuelan diffi culty to The Hague. Court The Venezu elan situation was fully discussed by King Victor Emanuel and Foreign Rlinister Prinetti at their sentl-weekly conference this morning, and much satisfaction with the more peaceful turn of events was ex pressed. Slgnor Prinetti has officially no tified Ambassador Meyer of Italy's par ticipation In the blockade of Venezuela. , Detailed Ansyrers Adopted. -BERLIN, Dec. 21. It has been learned here that the governments of Germany and Great Britain have adopted detailed, answers- to the proposal to arbitrate the, Venezuelan issues. These communica tions will be handed to Ambassador Towr er here and to Charge d'Affalres White in London tomorrow. The correspondent of the Associated Press has learned further that the German answer agrees in all substantial effects -with the British an swer, and makes no separate reservations in behalf of the German cause. GOING AHEAD WITH BLOCKADE. Allfcd Fleets , on Duty Affairs on Venezuelan Const. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 21. The blockade of Venezuelan ports was begun with an effective force at midnight last nighV" The British have the cruisers Indefa'dgable, Alert and Tribune, the spe cial, service steamer Columbine and the tcrpedo-boat destroyer Rocket along the coast The cruiser Qrladne,, the flagship of Vlce-Admlral Douglas, Is here, and will remain. All the British operations will be directed from Trinidad. The cruiser Vlneta, the German flagship, left, here this morning for La. Guayra to reinforce the German cruisers Gazelle, Panther and Falker and tho trlnlmr-sh!n Stosch. The Charlotte, another trainlhtr- ship. left here for St. Luela. her nrracnen on . the blockade apparently being un necessary. "It .is reported here that Mr. Haggard. British Minister to Venezuela, has said that Great Britain acted only after great provocation, and that the whole world must approve of what she did. The cli max to Anglo-Venezuelan relations was reached when a Venezuelan gunboat cap tured a British merchantman oh the high seas, shipped her cre.w and valuables and landed them at Margarita Island. Then Great Britain determined to net. "MV. Haggard and the German representative. tierr von fiigrlm-BaltazzI. are said to have left Caracas secretly. In fear that they might be held as hostages by Pres ident Castro. The United States battle-ships Kear sargo and Alabama arrived here this aft ernoon. Their appearance provoked con siderable comment on shore, but when Admiral Higglnson called upon the act ing Governor of Trinidad and the com mander of the British ships, he took oc casion to explain that the visit to this port of the American men-of-war was part of the Winter trip of the squadron. As the American vessels entered the har bor, the Charlotte saluted Admiral Hlg glnson's fleet, a courtesy which was also extended by the BritlsH ships. The sa lutes were returned. The Kearsarse and Alabama are anchored outside the Brit ish warships, which are guarding four Venezuelan vessels, none of which flies either the British or Venezuelan flag. The Restaurador, which was captured from Venezuela, by the Germans, .flies the Ger man flag, and is used by them for a dispatch-boat. General Ferreras, who rep resents the Venezuelan revolutionists at Cludad Bolivar, has collected $350,000 In duties since tho Venezuelan blockade of the Orinoco was raised. Of this sum $75,000 has been used to repay money bor rowed from merchants. General Ferreras has sent a large order for munitions of war to Port of Spain. Relative to the statement nnhltaherl In the United States that Ciudad Bolivar, on iuu unuueo, nus oeen capiurca Dy Ven ezuelan fevo'lutlonfsts under General Ma tes, -the fact Isi that- Ciudad Bolivar has been. In the possession of tho revolution ists for several months past. General Matos Js at Wlllemstad, Cur acao, today. GERMANY'S SHREWD GAME, Trying: to Force Osr Hand on the Monroe Doctrine. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 21. Colonel William L Scruggs, of Atlanta. United States Min ister to Venezuela from 1SS9 to 1S93. and who for three years after that represented the Venezuelan government in Its dispute with Great Britain, said today: "It Is undobutedly Germany's design to see how far she can go without becoming involved in actual warfare with the United States. In effect she wants o forco our hand on the Monroe Doctrine and make us eay whether we are willing to modify it or to assume responsibility for the acts of the country that are, to a certain extent, under our protection. This Is already ap parent In the query? as to whether the United States will assume the responsi bility of making Venezuela comply with the findings of arbitration In case1 it i against that country. I think England Is sincere In her desire simply to collect a debt, but there Is every evidence that Ger many has other obleeta In view. "While, In my opinion, the Monroe Doc- (Concluded on Third Page.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Foreign. Marconi sends measases across, the Atlantic "by wireless telegraph. Page 1. Castro, of Venezuela, accepts President Roose velt as arbitrator of his dispute with Euro pean allies. Page 1. Serious crop failures In Finland have crowded the people to verge of famine. Page 2. The- Humberts, arrested In Madrid" for Paris robberies, threaten' revelation that will rival .the Panama scandal. Page 2. The, Russian arrested on suspicion of causing the death of Helen Gore has been released. Page 2 Domestic. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and four children went riding In a driving rain. Page 1. A million-dollar Are la raging In Knoxvllle, Tenn. Page 4. Snov Is drifted 10 feet deep In Eastern Rocky Mountain region. Pare 4. Morgan on canal, and HItt on Venezuelan matter. Page 2. Pacific Const. Twenty are dead and more will die as a result of the California train wreck. Page 1. Judge Lewis and wife were murdered for their money at their home in Lincoln County, "Washington. Page 3. Five parties of "United States geological sur veyors explored Alaska this year. Page 3. James J. Hill rays he abhors politics in rail road affairs'. Page 3. Three men pass 400 miles down Salmon River, Idaho, In a natboat. Page 3. Albany creameries make gratifying . report of the year's operations. Page 3. Commercial and Marine. How our trade with Germany has grown In 10 years. Page 4. North German Lloyd school ship Herzogln Cece lia reaches Portland. Page 8. More French ships coming to Portland. Page 8. Steamship Klek will load' Tacoma flour at Portland. Page 8. Sports. Seattle league magnates demand bond from Henry Harris. Page 5. Oregon 'Varsity plans to give Multnomah a hard game. Page 5. President "Whltcmore throws no light on base ball situation. Page S. Portlnnd and Vicinity. Lewis and Clark Fair directors pleased with ?100,000 recommendation of "Washington commission. Page 12, Councllmen Inspect city dives. Page 14. J. "W. Bailey gives his views of National pure food bill. Page 14. State Senator McGinn fathers fellow-servant law. Page 14. J. B. Megler tells of his candidacy for "Wash ington Speaker. Page 14. Churches hold Christmas services. Paxe 12. Marconi Sent Messages .Across Ocean. CAPE BRETON TO CORNWALL Experiment Is Pronounced Entirely Successful. fNVEHTOR IS CONGRATULATED IviiiB of Britain and Governor-General of Canada Exchange Com munications Also message to the London Times. NEW YORK, Dec. 21. The following dispatch from Marconi, dated Glace Bay. N S., December 21,- has been received by tho Associated Press: "I beg to Inform you, for circulation, that I have established wireless telegraph communication between Cape Breton. Can ada, and Cornwall, England, with complete success. Inauguratory messages, includ ing one from the Governor-General of Can ada to King Edward VII, have already been transmitted and forwarded to the Kings of England and Italy. A message to the London Times has also been trans mitted in the presence of its special cor respondent, D. Parkin, M. P. "G. MARCONI." Text of the Message. LONDON, Dec. 21. The London Times confirms the receipt of a message by wire less telegraphy from Marconi at Cape Breton," N S. The text of the wireless message from the Times correspondent, which was transmitted from Glace Bay, N. S-, to Polhu, Cornwall, Is as follows: "Being present at Its transmission In Slgnor Marconi s Canadian station, I have the honor to send, through the Times, the Inventor's . first wireless trans-Atlantic message of greeting to England and Italy." Exchanged Compliments. OTTAWA, Ont, Dec 21. The following: message, received by Lord Minto, Governor-General of Canada, from Marconi ' today.hows that wireless trans-Atlantic telegraphy is a success: "Glace Bay, N. S., Dec. 21, 1902. His Ex cellency, the Governor-General. Govern ment House, Ottawa: Have, the honor to Inform Your Excellency that your mes sage has bee'n transmitted by me from Cape Breton to Cornwall by wireless teleg raphy, and has been forwarded to destina tion. MARCONI." Lord Mlnto telegraphed Marconi as fol lows: ' "Delighted at your message, just re ceived. Warmest congratulations on your splendid success. MINTO." Hon. W. S. Fielding sent a telegram of congratulation to Marconi tonight, and Sir Richard Cartwrlght, Acting Premier, has cabled to England, congratulating the British people on the new method of com-' munlcatlon between the two countries. EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL. Messnges Between King and Gov ern or-General Previous Work. HALIFAX, N. S.. Dec. 21. After eight experiments conducted with the greatest secrecy, Marconi announces that he has solved the problem of wireless trans oceanic communication, and has success fully transmitted wireless messages from the shores of Canada to .the coast of England. The formal announcement of this achievement was made by the In ventor himself today, when he stated that wireless messages had been successfully transmitted and forwarded from the Governor-General of Canada to King Edward VII of Great Britain and to the King of Italy. Dr. George R. Parkin, principal of Upper Canada College, trustee of the Rhodes scholarships, was present when one of the successful tests, was made. Prior to December, 1901, the greatest dis tance covered by wireless telegraph scarcely exceeded 100 miles. Early in that year Marconi visited Newfoundland, and from Signal Hill commenced experiments with Cornwall, and on December 12 and 13 of that year faint signals of the letter "S," repeated several times, were caught by ear only with the aid of telephones. Later on Marconi, on the steamship Philadelphia, bound for America, succeeded in establish ing communication with Cornwall, a dis tance of 2100 miles. Transoceanic mes sages also were received on board the Italian warship Carlo Alberto, while the vessel lay at anchor In Sydney harbor, on October 31. and since then Marconi has been perfecting the apparatus at Table Head. He met with Innumerable difficul ties there, but at last has succeeded In sending a transoceanic wireless message from Canada to Cornwall, a distance of 2300 miles. The Carlo Alberto some days, ago was ordered to proceed to Venezuela, but, as her immediate departure would, seriously delay Marconi's operations, the order wa3 modified, and she was held at Sydney un til trans-Atlantic communication was suc cessfully accomplished. She has sailed for Venezuela, to take part In the block ade operations. The following message was sent by Mar coni this evening: "Glace Bay, C. B., Dec. 21. 1302. Hon. W. S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, Ot tawa: Regret you were unable to visit sta tion here. Governor-General sent me mes sage for His Majesty, King Edward, which I have already been able to transmit to England by wireless telegraphy with com plete success. Should be glad to send- a short message from Canada to govern ment if desired. I leae here very shortly for my Cape Cod station. 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