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S7 fit ) , Xnfjc Jewelers Had. Opticians. FOWLER'S a. w. xkowlxs, xka 00$l;5$2:oo-per Dtf- "THEKLOEBER" GREEN RIVER HOT SPRINGS WASHINGTON The HeaHh Reseri sf ihe West VISION Cor. Tblr& and. WaibtHgtea St. NOWHEELTURNS Strikers Tie Up Seattle Street-Cars. CITY TAKES TO WALKING Nine-Tenths of Employes Enrolled in Union. CONFERENCE IS FRUITLESS Company Has Only ScveR Cars la Operation aad Abandons Xlght ' Service Suburbs Cat OS From City Xo Hope of Settlement. The strike of the Seattle street-car men began yesterday morning, and re sulted in almost a complete tie-up. Only seven cars ran during the day, and onlr three of these at one time. No attempt was made to run cars at night. Nine-tenths of the employes have Joined the union and are working lor recruits. A conference between strlgera and managers was without result. The company will make no promises to run cars today. SEATTLE, Wash., March. 25. The tie- up of the street-car system was almost complete on the first day of the street car strike. But seven cars were operated during the day, and these ran only spas modically. Not more than three cars were running at any one time. There are now 643 names on the rolls of the union. and the strikers say they now have more than 90 per cent of the carmen in their ranks. Tho officials of the company show no signs of weakening, and the strikers are jubilant over the first day's battle. They will confine their efforts to keeping their organization intact, while the com pany will keep on trying to get new men. No overtures, for peace were made by either. side, Members.ef the. union believe if they can keep their organization In tact, that they will win. They are, there fore, using every effort to keep the en thusiasm up to a high pitch, strengthen ing the weak-kneed and emphasizing the necessity of keeping pickets out all the time to see that there are no 'desertions from the ranks. Cars at Night. When General Manager Grant an nounced this evening that no attempt would be made to run cars at night dur ing this trouble, the union men who had been on guard all day heaved a sigh of relief, and many of them went home to get a little rest. Some of them had not been In bed for 48 hours, and they were completely worn out. The word was passed around, however, to be on hand at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning at the dlfr ferent car barns to keep up tho work' of preventing any of the union men Irom breaking over,, and also to pursuade men who are working to join the ranks of the strikers. The cables on the Madison and Tesler lines were running, but no cars were In sight. One car was run out Tesler "Way In charge of an Inspector, but that went out simply to bring some workmen in. No attempt was made to carry passengers, and the car made only one trip. The company took advantage of the shut down to put in a new cable on the James street line. General Manager Grant said the cable lines were not operated for the very good reason that there were no men to man the cars. Conference Has Xo Result. An Impromptu conference was Indulged In during the afternoon, when Mr. Rust and several of the street-carmen called upon Mr. Purth in his office. The men simply talked the situation over. No ad vances were made by either side, nor were any propositions made looking to ward a basis of settlement. No date was set for another meeUng between the pres ident of the company and the strike lead ers, nor, in fact, was another meeting mentioned. No attempt was made to run Ballard cars during the afternoon. Two trips were made, one at 6 o'clock in the morn Ing and the ither at 10 o'clock. The peo ple of Ballard made a demonstration while the car was running down the main street, and the few people who were pas sengers got out ana waiKea. xne men who were running the car were prevailed upon to Quit when they reached Seattle. Not a wheel turned all day on the South Seattle line. The people in that district had to depend upon the Interurban to bring them into the city. A service was begun on the Queen Anne Hlli line in the morning, but the counter balance got away and ripped up the track early in the morning, so that the car could go only to the foot of the hill. Xo Service Is Promised. General Manager Grant makes no prom ises of car service for tomorrow. He con tents himself with the statement that the company will run all the cars it has men for, and will continue to do the best pos sible until conditions adjust themselves once more. He says the public Is the principal sufferer, and that he will con tinue his efforts to give some sort of serv ice morning and evening between Seattle and tho outlying districts, so that people may come and go from their work. LIVELY FIGHT OX STREET. Crowd Attacks Conductor and He Stands at Bay. SEATTLE, March 26. (Special.) The most serious disturbance of the -day oc curred -on Pike street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, during the afternoon. Max Harrison was in charge of a Uni versity car coming .down the h!L Some one Jerked the trolley oft Harrison tried to put it back and failed. Then he de termined to run down the hill anyway, so he 'gave the go-ahead signal. The trolley pole was high In the air, and the rope was dangling. As the car started down the bill th6 rope twisted in the trolley wire and jerked off the pole. Harrison Jumped to the ground, and in a second he was in the center of the hottest kind of a fight. Accounts of the origin of the af fair differ. Some say that Harrison struck a man when he jumped off; others say that Harrison was struck. At any rate a dozen men were trying to land on Harrison, and he was ngnung dsck for every ounce that was in him. Six policemen at the other side of the street were trying to fight their way to the other fight. Though they were solidly massed, the crowd was packed in so tightly that the policemen could not get through. They finally reached the other fight and then began vigorously pulling and hauling. Harrison emerged from the crowd like a shot out of a catapult and landed In the alley, with three big blue coats standing between him and the crowd that wanted to get at him. Harrison was hatless, and there was a lump on his jaw. but his fighting blood was up to the boiling pitch. One or two men kept jamming their way to the mouth of the alley, with the in- tention of getting at Harrison again, and one of the officers standing guard jerked out his club. The crowd opened as if by magic Those in the rear were forced back by the hurry of those in front, and there was plenty of room around that patrolman for several minutes. A hurry-up" call was sent in for the patrol wagon, and it came jangling on the scene with the horses at a full gallop. Meanwhile the officers had gathered in George Teffer. A. R, Smith, J. B. Cook and W. R. McCreary. Cook was the driver of the wagon that happened to stop across the tracks. Cook either would not or could not get out of the way, so he was taken to the station. Big "W. E. Hubbard, said to be the strongest man on the police force, was In the thick of the fight, and his name is placed opposite the names of the men arrested. Other officers were busy, however, grabbing every man they could reach -who seemed at all inclined to fight. "With a space opened Harrison came out of the alley and mounted his car. He climbed to the roof, pulled down the trol ley arm. Some one handed him the rope. and he calmly tied the rope in place, put the trolley on the wire, swung himself down and gave the signal to go ahead. He gave an exhibition of pluck that was good to look upon. As the car started some one dug Harrison's hat out of the mud where it had been trampled by the crowd and gave it to him. Harrison smiled his thanks, though the smile looked a little one-sided, owing to the lump on .bis jaw. No etreet-car men were mixed up in the fight. A. great many of them were In the crowd when it happened, and ex pressed regret, knowing that all disturb ances would be charged up to their ac count. The word was passed around and about 200 of tho strikers gathered in the hall of the "Western Central Labor Union to discuss the matter. All said they, did not want trouble or .violence of. any kind and asked their .friends not to molest the cars or the. property of the company in any way. The strikers had committees posted at various corners to prevent any disorder, but the crowd was so great that a half dozen men could not make their presence felt at all. Efforts will be renewed to morrow to keep the rowdy element in check. Half-grown boys and sympathizers, who think they are helping the cause by throwing eggs and abusing the men at work, are responsible for the trouble of today, so say the street-car men. UNITED RAILROADS REPLY. Will Xot Gran demands, but "Will Deal "With Union Officers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. It is un derstood that the United Railroads has formulated its reply to the Carmen's Union. It is said the United Railroads will not grant the demands of the Car men's Union for increased wages and shorter working hours, and so far as the demand of the men for the recognlUon of the union is concerned the company will offer a compromise proposition in which It will agree to deal with the officers of the union in the settlement of disputes be tween tho company and its men, and at the same time denying the right of the union to interfere in the employment or discharge of employes. TAC03IA STREET-CAR STRIKE. Traffic Has Fallen Off Strikers Are Confident. TACOMA. March 25. There Is no change in the street-car strike in Tacoma. The company is running enough cars during the day to take care of tho traffic, which has fallen off enormously, but no service la given after 6 P. M. The strikers are as confident as ever of ultimately winning and believe the tie-up at Seattle will bo of great benefit to their cause. Several nonunion men were brought from Portland today, but the strikers say half of them returned home and that the others have not yet been put to work. End of Colorado Strike In Sight. COLORADO CITY. Colo.. March 26. Un less all Indications fail the strike of the Colorado City mlllmen will be ended with in the next 48 hours. President Moyer, of the "Western Federation of Miners, ar rived from Denver today and immediately went Into conference with the members of Governor Peabody's advisory board. Later he will hold a conference with Gen eral Manager McNeill, of the United States Reduction & Refining Company. It Is understood that both the company and the Federatl6n have agreed to abide by any decision the strike commissioners may arrive at and that pending the an nouncement of this decision the embargo on all trust plants and mines at Cripple Creek Is to be declared off. Late tonight the union meeting ad journed. President Moyer reported to the union the progress of the negotiations. The proposition which comos from the mlllowners and which stands in the way of adjustment Is that the men now em ployed at the Standard mill shall be re tained. It is Intimated by both sides that concessions will be made on this point. Tomorrow the advisory board be gins taking testimony from the strikers. . Better "Wages for Trainmen. PALESTINE Tex.; March 25. The In ternational & Great Northern Railway today agreed to an increase of 12 per cent for passenger trainmen, and 15 per cent for freight trainmen ana conductors. POLITIGSINWEST Review of Outlook for Presidency. . , REPUBLICANS ARE STRONG Certain Western Interests They Dare Not Neglect, DEMAND FOR TARIFF REFORM Land Leasing:, Foreut Reserve and II. legal Fencing Are Burning Ques tions Bryan Only Excites Cu riosity as to His Attitude. A correspondent of The Oregonlan has made a thorough canvass of .Western States to ascertain sentiment - on the Presidency. He finds the Republicans strong and the Democrats confronted by a great handicap. But "Western people demand action by Republicans oa certain questions land leasing, forest reserves and illegal fencing. AH are for tariff reform and legisla tion against trusts. Roosevelt and Cummins is pronounced the strongest ticket among Republic ans, the "West demanding a progressive Western man for "Vice-President. As to Democrats, Bryan has come to be regarded with curiosity only, and, Parker is unknown in the "West. "While the "West Is now strongly for Roosevelt and the Republicans, blunder ing on their part and skill on the part of Democrats may work a change. OMAHA, Neb., March 26. Conditions existing in the "Western States at the present time, with relation to the com ing Presidential campaign, are Interest ing from whatever standpoint they may be viewed. Observations made by. your correspond nt' during or thf& weeks''trip!overttie' States of Nebraska, Colorado, "Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho. Nevada, Callfor nla and Oregon, added to recent observa tions In South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas form the basis of a field of political spec ulatlon almost as large as these states themselves. The numerical representa tion of these states in the electoral col lege, taken In conjunction with the fact that all, with the exception of Colorado, are now classed In the Republican col umn, makes their attitude In the coming campaign a matter of strong interest. Expressions of merchants, bankers, railway employes, dockmen. in short. nearly every lino of employment or occu patien which could be reached by direct association, furnish the "foundation for the following statements: To some ex tent politicians were called upon, but the average politician is about as well ac quainted with actual conditions as schoolboy. "Witness the case of Nebraska in 1900. when members of .the State Cen trai Committee were making bets the night before election that Bryan would carry the state by not less than 5000. The main question to be answered is Have conditions changed since 1900 in a manner which will warrant a belief that a change in the political complexion of these states will occur in 1904? To answer without equivocation and ex plain afterwards, the Democratic party has a stupendous battle before It. Some conditions exist which appear to favor It. many which presage its defeat. Crass negligence of certain demands now being made upon the Republican party will militate strongly In favor of the Democrats. These demands have long been made and long ignored. Land-Leasing BUI. One of the foremost, affecting the States of Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Col orado, "Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada, in the group named, and be yond this group the States of North Da kota and Texas and the territories, is tho demand for an emphatic denunciation of the land-leasing bill, introduced under Republican auspices, and with which a dilly-dallying policy has been pursued. So long aa the Republican party does not openly shun this measure, just so long will continue that feeling of unrest and dissatisfaction which Is accountable for the range war which broke out Inter rolttently in "Wyoming, Utah and some nortlons of Colorado. Confidence In the party is strong, but it is being destroyed In the regions most seriously affected by this measure. The announced Intention of the Interior Department to at once compel the reduction of fences raised II legally on Government lands has tern porarlly allayed the uneasiness existing. but the same determination was declared more than a year ago. A year's extension of time was granted upon the vociferous protest of the great cattle Interests, and, if another year is given, a feeling intense' ly antagonistic to the present Admlnls tratlon will have been created. Forest Reserves an Issue. Another question of an International character which Is arousing a strong spirit of opposition to the present Admin istration is that of preserving the forests of the "Western States. President Roose velt appears to be imbued with the im portance of this subject, but unfortunate ly for himself, is following Eastern Ideas regarding the setting apart of reserves instead of methods approved in the "West. The policy now being pursued may accord with tho views- and wishes of the great lumbsr Interests, but does not assist the real purposes of forest preservation in tended by the "Western people. The object is not to secure the forests against de-j structlon as against the lumbermen, and to rebuild forests from which a future supply of lumber may be drawn, although this is one important phase of the ques tion. The "Western object Is the con- seivation of the water supply through the powera of "retention possessed by ex tensive tree-covered areas. Your correspondent took especial pains to learn If the position assumed by Gov ernor De Forest Richards, of "Wyoming, in the recent interview. Is sustained by tho people of his state. Governor Rich ards, speaking lor the benefit of Presi dent Roosevelt, and not to Injure him, a3 a number of newspapers have understood, said that the policy now being pursued Is making of "Wyoming a vast game pre serve for the pleasure of Eastern hunt ers. This sentiment was echoed throughout the state at the many points at which your correspondent stopped to acquire In formation. The same view was found to be prevalent In Utah, Colorado, and af fected portions of Nevada, Idaho and Oregon, whether or not the spirit of an tagonism thus aroused will reach to a sufficiently strong political division to change .the complexion at the next Presi dential election can only be determined by the subsequent attitude of the Ad ministration on these three Important In ternal questions. Point Missed by Democrats. A strong point Is. being made by the Republican party because of the fact that it was a Republican Congress which adopted the National Irrigation bill. The Democrats have so far failed to. impress the Western Deonle with the work their party's representatives did for this meas ure. The threats made by the few West ern Democrats left in Congress to block purely Republican legislation in case the irrigation bill should not be passed at the last session. In view of the fact that the same measure has been Introduced suc cessively at each session for many years. have not been used, as they might have been, as a persuasive argument In favor of the Democratic party. "While the Re publicans have proven themselves sadly negligent in according attention to the several internal questions upon which "Western sentiment is undivided, the Dem ocrats have most apparently been equally careless in failing to use the pikes which have been placed in their hands by a re miss enemy. Indeed, the Democrats have more to fear from inaction when oppor tunities have been presented, such as will be presented again, than they have from any existing condition affecting political contests. . One striking feature of the situation Is the apparent entire elimination of a ques tion which for two campaigns was con sidered National In scope, but which to the Western people was a peculiarly in ternal matter. Not an individual broached the subject of the free coinage of silver. except in Colorado. Even in that state the question of the remonetization of sil ver Is recognized as having been either relegated to the era of has-beens or ad vanced to the age of the fulfillment of prophecies. Bryan u Curiosity. Still another striking feature is the ab sence of Interest In William Jennhurs Bry- ,an- as. regards .his Position it. cannot be soiuMsiKB age oi noicuie nas yet been reached, but the period of curiosity has arnvea. interest is centered In the nroh lem, which appears to have alreadv suffi cient of answer in the minds of the West ern people. Will Bryan "bolt" the nomi nee of the convention, of 1901? The fact that he has been unable to arouse Inter est In his Rhodian Colossus, whose one foot Is on New York, the other on San Francisco, with his coat-tails dragging in vnicago, or m mat other Brobingnagian whose ponderous frame was placed on exhibition from a Cleveland automobile for the admiration of Ohioans. indicates tnat Bryan cannot select any candidate (Concluded on Page 7.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Rational Affairs. New Chinese Minister arrives. Page 6. Elklns anti-trust law and Its effect. Page 2. President defends his policy on forest reserves. Page 8. Beavers driven out of Postofflce Department, ana JSlachens to follow. Page 2. Cuba Impatient for benefits of reciprocity; all other reciprocity treaties abandoned by Roosevelt. Page 6. Commissioner Ide returns from Philippines. Page 2. Domestic. Burdlck inquest closes with mystery unsolved Page 1. Eteel trust begins consolidating Its corpora tions. Page 2. v New England cotton factories to be shut down by strike. Page 3. Political. Review of political conditions in the West. Page 1. Cole's appointment to Spokane land office held up. Page 3. National Council of Women dodges race Issue. Page 2. Foreign. Irish land bill meets with approval. Page 2. Direct cause of General llacDonald's suicide. Page 2. French Chamber resolves to expel Carthusian monks. Page 5. Sports. Portland Browns defeated by San Francisco, 7-3. Page 7. Los Angeles'Vlns from Seattle, 2-1. Page 7. Oakland defeated by Sacramento. 7-4. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Albany declares its loyalty to Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 4. Will of late Dr. S. W. Dodd is being contested, Page i. Quartz prospect in Southern Oregon sold at good flzure. Pase 4. Exhibit of iloatana nuggets. Page 5. Seattle car lines tied up by strike; conductor fights a mob. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Prospects of great strawberry crop in Oregon. Page 15. May wheat closes slightly lower at Chicago. Page 15- New York stock market sluggish all day ex. cept on two stocks.' Page 15. Review of Iron and tteel trade. Page 15. San Francisco orange market oversupplled. Page 15. Port of Portland accepts new tender John Mc Crake n. Page 11. China liner Indrapura due In a few days. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor George H. Williams celebrates his SOth birthday. Page 10. Murderer A. L. Belding will be hanged today. Page 16. Part of materials for Columbia River Jetty have been ordered ; stone bids are advertised for. Page 11. Seattle Is working to get the loading of the transport DIx. Page 10. Opposition to American Federation of Labor seeks footing In Portland. Fage 12. -County will repair ICO miles of bicycle paths. Page 10. Oregon women will aid Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 14. R. P. Moffett will be extradited on charge- of embezzling $20,000 la Hong Kong. Page 10. STILLS MYST Only Suspicion as to Burdick's Slayer. CLOSE OF THE INQUEST 'readier Believes Penneil Was the Murderer. VAGUE MEMORY OF THREAT Sirs. Hall Tells of Her Vain Appeal to PcnnelL on Her Daughter's- Be half Fennel!- lnqncstJ to. Be Hcsld Sext Week. The inquest on the death of Edwin I. Burdlck" came to an end yesterday, and a -verdict will be rendered next week. It has decided nothing except to clear Bufdlck's character of the reflections which have been cast upon it. Judge' Murphy toay Issue warrants for unnamed offenders as guilty of the murder, and then the srand Jury will investigate. An inquest on the Pennells will begin on Monday. BUFFALO, March 26. The inquest into the death of Edwin L. Burdlck, who was murdered' just a month ago in his home on Ashland avenue, ended this afternoon. At the close of the. Inquest Judge Murphy announced that an official inquiry into the tragic death of Arthur R. Penneil, who has figured so prominently In the Burdlck in quest, will be begun next Monday. The Burdlck inquest has served to de velop several theories relative to the crime that had been suggested many days ago. but It would be hardly correct to say that the Investigation has added anything tan gible to any of these theories. Aside from the failure of the authorities to secure evidence hearing directly upon the com mission of the crime or to establish the identity of the- murderer. Hi ere. Is a feel ing of satisfaction that the name of Mr. Burdlck has been lifted "from the mire in which it was first dragged and his charac ter shown in its true light. The evidence brought out during the examination of witnesses by District Attorney Coatsworth has shown Burdlck to have been a loving father, always willing to sacrifice tils own happiness and pride for the sake of his children; that he was the victim of false friendship, broken pledges, and In face of It all a forgiving. Indulgent husband. The efforts of the authorities to fix the crime upon some one will not end with tho inquest. At the same time there Is now little hope of success In this undertaking, and, the murder probably will go down in criminal history as one of the great un solved mysteries. Judge Murphy stated after court adjourned this afternoon that his Judgment lr. the case will not be hand ed down until Monday, or perhaps late. In the week. It is possible that he may Issue warrants for the arrest of "John Doe" and "Jane Doe." If Judge Murphy sees fit to take such action, the District Attorney will be obliged to submit the whole case to tho grand Jury. Preacher Accuses Penneil. The Kev. L. M. Powera; pastor of tho Church of the Messiah, who recently made a statement over his signature de fending Mrs. J. B. Hull, mother of Mrs. Burdlck. and accusing Penneil, then dead, of the murder of Burdlck. was the first witness. He said that Mrs. Hull and the Burdlcks were members of his church congregation. On two separate occasions he had had talks with Burdlck: concern ing the latter' s domestic affairs. The first one was at Burdick's office, about three weeks prior to the murder. He called voluntarily to talk with Burdlck about the matter which the witness said "had become common talk at that time." Mrs. Hull also had discussed it with him once during a call the minister made at the house. Asked to repeat the con versation with Mrs. Hull, Mr. Powers said: "She told me her daughter had left home and that a suit for divorce was pending. She said her daughter was not without fault, but that she was not alto gether to blame either; that if I knew the whole thing I would not believe that the fault was all her daughter's." Mrs. Hull, he said, did not ask him to speak to Burdlck about withdrawing tho divorce suit. On the first occasion that he visited Burdlck he walked home with him. so that he was with him about an hour. Burdlck told him about everything that has come out In this examination. "What did he tell you that has not come out?" Penneil Promised to Leave. "He told me that Penneil had threat ened to commit suicide If the divorce suit was not withdrawn and that Penneil had succeeded in Impressing the sincerity of his threat upon Mrs. Burdlck to such an extent that she had, believed him and Induced Burdlck to go to Penneil apd tell him that If he would get out of tawn he would call everything square. I thlnfc he said Penneil had given a written prom ise to leave town. "He told me that, he had made-up his mind to make public all the letters that Penneil had written to Mrs. Burdlck and he impressed upon me how rWlculous It would make Penneil appear. The witness said he asked" Burdlck to withdraw the divorce suit ajid to take hl3 wife back, but he concljfded from the man's reply that he wouldinot do .so under any circumstances. Burjlck, Mrl Powers Concluded on TKlrd Page.)