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Ocean Grove, Newark, East orange and Philadelphia, with one from Mv.lne. one from Indiana and three from i'regon. The latter are Adelaide Helon Parker. Start 'Winifred Parker and Mar guerite Florence Parker, of Baker City. The Utile Oregonians are popular on the board walk, and are among the hand somest children at Asbury Park. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms. 91.OO to 93.00 Per Day According? to Location. J. W. BLAIN, Sec and Treaa. :THE: ESMOND HOTEL OSCAR ARDEBS01, UmiK. Froat and M err la oh Streets, PORTLAND OREGON rKEE 'EV& TO AND TROSC ALL TRAIN. Rates European plan. Bee. z, H-00, 11. K. C.C0 per day. Sample rooms-la connfctlom. Iron Work noil otrcccs STATE NORMAL SCHOOL MOXMOUTII, OREGON. Training school for teachers. Courses arranged especially lor training teachers for all branches of tho profession. Most approved methods for graded and un graded work taught In actual district schools. Tne training department, which consists of a nine-grade public school of about SO pupils. Is well equipped in all its branches. Including Sloyd, music. draw ing and physical training. The normal course the bf at and quickest way to state certificate. Fall term opens September 22. For catalogue, address E. D. RESSLER, President Or. J. B. V. BUTLER. Sec. Regents. PREACHER NEARLYMOBBED Street Evansrellt Makes Uncompli mentary Reference to Women. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Because he made a reference which the crowd con sidered uncomplimentary to two women who were listening to him. the Rev. Maxwell P Johnstone, an evangelist, who holds open-uir meetings at Twenty third street and Fifth avenue, was in terrupted by several men, who started to mob the prescher. and who only de sisted when half a dozen policemen in terfered. Tho minister was standing on. a small box, which was kicked from un der him and he nearly fell down. He was jostled an6 pushed about and his makeshift pulpit was kicked through the streets. No one attempted to strike the minister, however, and the police finally rescued him. Meantime, the women, who appeared to be refined persons, had fled from the scone. REAK-UP NEftR Lucas' League Dissolv ing in the Fire. STRUNG OUT TOO LONC Refuge Found for Tacoma and Helena Teams. BUT HART'S PURSE IS WEARY Vancouver and "Whatcom Tnke In the Orphans Managers Denounce Ta coma' Action Flayers De Bert to Coast League. Although the managers of the Pa cific National Lea sue teams declare themselves determined to finish this season. It is certain that the league will go to pieces next season. Experience has proved, that a league stretched like a shoestring from Helena, to Los Angeles cannot be made, to pay, especially when the northern teams have to play In hostile territory when they go south. The natural outcome Is believed to be the reorganization of both the Pa cific National and Pacific Coast Leagues. The former may include Spo kane, Butte, Salt Lake. Helena, Ogden and Great Palls. The latter would naturally Include the Coast towns o Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Fran cisco. Oakland, Sacramento, Los An geles and one of several towns in the north, to make up eight. The withdrawal of Tacoma from the Pacific National League is considered by those who closely follow events In the baseball world to presage tho early break up of the shoestring league. It appears between the lines that both the Tacoma and Helena clubs weakened at the pros pect of tho dead loss involved in the ex pense of a trip down to California, and decided to give up while there was a chance of saving something out of the wreck.' " . -r - t . -r A temporary homo- ids been found -for the Helena team at Whatcom and for the Tacoma team at Vancouver, B. C, but these towns can only be regarded as refuges for the homeless orphans until they can place themselves permanently. Some of the players will desert and some will bo left out In tho cold. "Whatcom objects to taking over the entire Helena team, having good men on its list al ready, and some of the Tacoma team are negotiating with Pacific Coast League teams, following the example of the pro verbial rat which leaves the sinking ship. The Vancouver Club will be handicapped by the Canadian law against Sunday games. Already the stronger teams remaining in the league are figuring on new com binations, and a general shuffle of the cards Is expected to take place at the close of the season. If the shoestring does not break before that time. DUGDALE IS STUNNED. But His Obesity Smiles and Says He Will Stay "With It. SEATTLE, Aug. 17. (Special.) Manager Dugdale and the. Seattle team in the Pa cific National League left here this after noon for Salt Lake, where they play a series of six games this week. They had Intended leaving In the morning, but the unexpected withdrawal of Tacoma from the league put Dugdale up In the air for awhile. The fat magnate has not a very clear Idea of what the future of the league will be. Personally, he Is ready and willing to carry out all his" obligations, he says. After leaving Salt Lake, he will take his team to Butte for a week, car rying out the original schedule, and by the time he gets home again, be hopes, some sort of a settlement will be made that will allow him to play the season through. President Lucas is coming back from California and will try to fix up a new schedule for the six clubs remaining in the league for the rest of the season. Falling in that. Dugdale will come back hero after his Montana trip and play with Spokane at least, closing the season about Labor Day. That is the Dugdale plan In the rough. Tho blow struck by Tacoma was so sudden and so stunning that the rotund one has not had time to gather himself together. Lucas being away further com plicated matters. Dugdale Is still hope ful, however, that a way will be found out of the difficulty. He maintains that he has more than held his own in Seattle and has no Intention of showing the white feather eo long as there remains a team for him to play with. PRESAGES THE COLLAPSE. Lucas Saya It's All Right, but Hart Is Growing? "Weary. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. (Special.) It Is believed by the baseball men of this city that the Pacific National League Is on the verge of collapse. The defec tion of the Tacoma and Helena Clubs is regarded as the beginning of the end, and that end is believed to be not far distant. In an interview today. President Lucas, of the Pacific National League, who is here to confer with Harry Hart, financier of the San Francisco and Los Angeles teams, said that all the troubles would be adjusted and that at least six clubs would continue In the running and play out the season. He was not ready to state what six clubs would continue, nor how the schedule would be revised to meet the new contingency. In fact. Lu cas was not In a position to say much of anything for publication that would lead to the belief that a big break-up of the organization was not Imminent. He thought that Ogden could be Induced to take the place left vacant by Helena's defection, but could not think, of a town to make good the break at Tacoma. If Lucas has an Idea of enlisting fur ther capital from Harry Hart, he will probably be disappointed. The local capi talist has already sunk something like $40,000 In the baseball venture,1 and few of 'the promises made him of rich re turns to be expected later have a rosy look at present. He said tonight that he was so engrossed in other business deals that he had not taken time to talk the situation over with Lucas. He did not say, however, that the series scheduled "for San Francisco this week would bo postponed, and he believed that San Francisco and Los Angeles would -play In the Southern town this week. Asked if the Northern clubs would make the trip to California as announced, he could not say definitely, but supposed that faith would be kept with him, as he had kept faith with the other people. President Lucas is obviously very glum over the situation, however, and prob ably recognizes that the end is at hand. He Is simply "whistling in the graveyard." TACOMA HAS ACTED YELLOW. Spokane Manager Stands Pat and Talks of Six-Club League. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.) According to Manager Williams of the Spokane ball club, there Is no danger of tho Pacific National League disintegrat ing this season or the next. The Spokano team left this morning for Butte to play scheduled games and will go to Salt Loko when the series with Butte is finished. Manager Williams declares that he is In the business to stay all season, even at a lojfc of several thousand dollars from now on. His club has made big profits In Spokane and he has a comfortable bank roll to back him. Manager Williams scores the Tacoma, club owners for quit ting In the middle of tho season. Helena he does not blame so much, for the losses of that club were heavy on account of poor patronage, but the Tacoma club made money according to the attendance turned in to President Lucas. Williams says of Tacoma: "Tacoma did not 'have her $500 forfeit up, and so lost nothing by drawing out when she had a chance. It. was a quitter's trick, and a club managed by such of ficials would not do the league much good anyway." Williams also believes that with Tacoma and Helena, which wero tho poorest towns In the league in point of paid attendance, out of the circuit, the other clubs will have a chance to make more money. If Hart stays with the league, there will be a six-club circuit for the remainder of the season. If Hart quits, then Seattle, Butte, Spokane and Salt Lake will finish tho season. Williams says there will bo a meeting of the clubs next week and an other schedule will be prepared Manager Carisch. of the Helena team. believes that the Tacoma and Helena players will be found playing toll In the Northwest for the remainder of this sea son. He says negotiations are on lor Whatcom to take the Helena bunch and Vancouver, B. C. the Tacoma team. In that case the eight-club league would re main Intact unless Hart still wants to draw out. Helena's ballplayers are stUl here. They think they will be drawing salaries for the time for which they signed, as they claim they are now the property of the league and have not been released by its officials. New Circuit of Interior J0Itlfc 1re-l dieted Next Seaaoa.' BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 17. (Special.) The policy of the Butte management, accord lng to President Lane, In the Pacific Na tional League difficulty, will be that fa voring any plan which will permit of the season being finished. The patrons of the game here have given splendid support to their team. Interest in the game Is in tense, and Butte leads the other cities in the circuit from a financial point of view. If it is determined to carry on the league without or with a new schedule, with Spokane, Seattle, Salt Lake, Butte, Los Angeles and San Francisco, or even with four clubs, Seattle, Butte. Spokane and Salt Lake, or any other combination not absolutely suicidal, the local management will concur in the policy laid down by tho heads of the league. With a splendid chance to win the pennant, tho local man agement naturally feels as If it would be (Concluded on Page 11.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPEK. Political. Hoopevelt wants Root to help him defeat his New York enemies, and will indorse bun for President in 1008. Page 2. Nebraska Republican convention today is sure to Indorse Roosevelt. Page 2. National. President Roosevelt reviews a fleet of 21 ves sels at Oyster Bay. Pago 1. Panama Canal treaty is rejected by the Coknn blan Senate. Page 1. New financial bill agreed upon by Senate sub committee. Page 3. Domestic. National encampment of the G. A. R. opens at San Francisco. Page- 5. Wealthy Davenport. Ia, woman is kidnaped and held for 450,000 ransom, hut gives her captors the slip. Page 3. The two Kansas cities are again euCerlng from a flood. Pare 3. Foreign. China, agrees with United States to open two ports, thus maintaining the open-door pol icy. Page Russian fleet sails for Turkey to enforce de mand that slaying of Consul be avenged., Page 2. Pope Plus gives $20,000 to the poor of Rome. Page 3. Turkey calls 52,000 more men for service la Macedonia. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress opens today Page S. Governor Chamberlain disapproves methods o creating forest reserves. Page 12. Preparations for a great state fair at North Yakima. Page 4. Cruisers Marblehead and Concord arrive at Astoria. Page 4. Grievance committee of State Bar Association objects to reinstatement ot Attorney St. Rayner. Page 4. CorainercIaL Hoppicklng soon to begin in Oregon. Pago 13. Wheat declines over a cent at Chicago, Page 13. Irregular strength of New York stock market. Page 13. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13. Sports. Desertion of Tacoma. presages break-up of Pacific National league. Page 1. Helena club transferred to Whatcom; Tacoma club to Vancouver, B. C Page 1. Victorious Multnomah athletes return with trophies from track meet. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress will Indorse Na tional appropriation for Lewis and Clark Fair, and will consider many subjects of vital interest to the West. Pafce la Adellna Parti to sing In Portland again. Page R. Portland may have National teachers' con vention In 1004. Page 14. County prisoners begin work on the rockplle and repent their misdeeds. Page 10. Demented woman, flees from home, and Is be lieved to have committed suicide. Page 10. T W President Sees Ships at Oyster Bay. TWO DESTROYERS COLLIDE Barry Rams Decatur, But Damage Is Not Great. ROOSEVELT'S BOY ON LATTER Representatives of Four Powers and Sir Thomas LIpton Among the Guest" Executive Addresses Olyrupla and Kcarsarge Men. One of the principal and most happy events of tho review of tho American warships by the President yesterday w'aa the luncheon on board the May flower. The President had as his guests representatives ot Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Japan, Sir Thomas LIpton and many prominent Americans, besides Admiral Dewey, Secretary of the Navy Moody and all the Rear-Admirals with the ships. Toasts to the several nations were proposed by the President, and by them In turn to him. To show the kindly feeling of Ameri cans toward LIpton, the President pro posed the following toast, which was drunk standing: "We have with us the representative of an International incident. As to that, may the best boat win." OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. Aug. 17. For the first time In tho history of the country. the President of the United States todav reviewed and inspected. In time of peace. a great fleet of the United States war ships. The ceremony was a magnificent and Impressive naval spectacle. It was unmarred by the slightest mishap until Just at Its conclusion, when the torpedo- boat destroyer Barry rammed the de stroyer Decatur, fortunately, however, doing little damage. Just atihe moment when the President was receiving congratulations upon the success -of the maneuvers. The first squadron of destroyers, consisting of the Decatur, Bainbridge, Barry. Dale and Chauncey, all under command of Lieu tenant L. H. Chandler, was approaching the Mayflower at full speed. The vessels were In close formation. Orders were sig nalled from the Decatur to the other ves sels to form a wedge. How the Accident Occurred. In executing the orders, the Decatur swung across the bow of the Barry. An Instant later the Barry rammed her nose on the starboard side. As the ships were running at a speed of 20 knots, the blow -was tremendous. The Decatur listed sharply to port and seemed to be in seri ous distress. From the Mayflower, she appeared to be sinking. The Mayflower's boats were manned instantly, but were not lowered, as the Decatur was soon able to right herself. In a few minutes she hoisted a signal, of "No serious dam age." Later she steamed alongside the Mayflower, and Lieutenant Chandler re ported that while his ship had received a bad bump on the starboard quarter, she was not materially damaged. The injury was plainly evident from the deck of the Mayflower. She had been struck about half way between her stern and amldshlp, and a very large dent had been made In her plates. The starboard COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE G. A. R., NOW IN NA TIONAL ENCAMPMENT AT SAN FRANCISCO. GENERAL T. J. STEWART, OF PENNSYLVANIA. roil was damaged, but otherwise tho ves sel was intact. The Barry, which had struck the De catur a glancing blow, had her bow crumpled by the collision, but she was not injured otherwise. Maneuvers at Once Stopped. The accident put a sudden stop to the maneuvers of the destroyer squadron. The vessels came to an immediate stop, the Bainbridge, Dole and Chauncey standing by the two in collision. Boats were low ered from two of them, but after a casual examination of the injuries to the Barry and Decatur tho boats returned to their vessels. Admiral Dewey ordered Lieu tenant Chandler to proceed with the five vessels to the Brooklyn Navy-yard, where such, repairs as may be necessary could be made. After the damage is repaired, tho squadron will rejoin tho fleet and con tinue the Summer maneuvers. President Roosevelt, who was Intently watching tho squadron of destroyers when the accident occurred, remarked that such accidents, especially to de stroyers, wero likely to occur at any time. In the execution of war maneuvers some chances, he said, must .be taken, and if the time ever should come when the Navy was afraldof scratching off the paint of a vessel its efficiency would deteriorate materially. President's Son on Injured Boat. Both tho President and Mrs. Roosevelt noted the accident with great calmness, notwithstanding the fact that their son Kermlt was on board the Decatur at tho time of the collision. He was standing beside Lieutenant Chandler when the vessel ran alongside the Mayflower to report. In commenting upon tho accident. Ad miral Dewey said It amounted to little and would delay the vessels in their movements only a few days. He said sucn an accident was a part of the war game and must sometimes be expected. The review occurred on Long Island Sound, two and a half miles off the en trance to Oyster Bay. President Roose velt, In company with Secretary of the Navy Moody. Admiral Dewey, Rear-Admiral Taylor. Rear-Admiral Rodgers. Captain Bronson, General Chaffee and General Bairry, stood on the bridge of the auxiliary cruiser Mayflower as she steamed slowly down one column of the warships andup the other. The two col umns extended 2300 yards, the ships being anchored at intervals of 00 yards. As the Mayflower passed each ship in the two columns, the yards and rails of each ship was manned by jackles In white duck, the marines were paraded and pre sented arms, the President's salute of 21 guns was fired, the buglers sounded a flourish, the drummers gave four ruffles. the band played "Hall Columbia," and the entire crew stood at salute. As the Mayflower swept majestically passed each ship, the crew of the salut ing vessel gave the President three cheers as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States. Representatives of Powers. At tne. conclusion of the" review, Fresi dent Roosevelt received on board the Mayflower Rear-Admiral Albert S, Barker. Commander-in-Chief of the North Atlantic fleet; Rear-Admiral James A. Sands, Commander of the Caribbean squadron; Rear-Admiral Joseph B. Cogh lan, commanding the Coast squadron, and Rear-Admiral William C. Wise, commanding the training squadron, and the Captains and commanding officers of the 22 vessels in the fleet. He received also the naval attaches of the legations of four of the great powers, Captain Dechair, of the British Embassy; Captain Edward Schaefer, of tho Ger man Embassy; Commander W. C. jcsou- takoff, of the Russian Embassy, and Lieutenant Commander Isham Taka- shlka. of the Japanese Legation. Among the other guests of the Presi dent on the Mayflower were Assistant Secretary of War Sanger, Sir Thomas Lipton, C. Oliver Iselln, Butler Duncan, Colonel Sharman-Crawford, a represent ative of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, and Emlen Roosevelt. President Roosevelt en tertalned his guests and all the command ' lng officers of the fleet at a delightful luncheon on board the Mayflower. Toasts to Powers and Lipton. During tho luncheon the President rose and said: 'We havo with us today representa tives of the great powers, Great Britain. Germany, Russia and Japan. I ask you (Concluded on Page 6.) MTHEGANAL Colombian Senators Re ject Treaty. THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS PeopIe'sHopesofBetterTimes Are Shattered. PROBABLE STEP OF ROOSEVELT He Can Turn to the Nicaragua. Route, hut Will Probably Mnke An other Effort to Acquire the Panama Right of Way. HISTORY OF. THE CANAL. For almost 400 -years the question o an Isthmian canal has been Intermit tently agitated. Charles V of Spain had a survey made In 1520; but the project met an Insurmountable obstacle when the Governor of Panama pointed out It was "against the will of tho Almighty." In 1376 the first French canal company was formed, and two years later a concession was obtained from Colombia. Do Lesseps. imh from Suez victories, became president of another company In 1871), the stock was sold, and active operations begun. In 1SS3, with well-known results. The third company, with which the United States had to deal, obtained control in 1894, securing as well aa the canal concession the railroad. By the terms of the grant the canal must bo com pleted in 1910. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 17. Official Information was received today that the Colombian Senate had unanimously rejected the Hay-Her-ran canal treaty. This means more delay in providing the waterway tho Pacific Coast so earnestly desires. It is a blow, and a hard one, too, to the Colombians who have . invested in real estate -on the supposition that the treaty would be rat ified. The non-success of the- treaty would seem to vindicate the advocates of the Nicaragua scheme. The Panama Canal proposition has served Its purpose la postponing for three or four years any actual work upon a canal. The ne gotiations that have been pending so long between the United States and Colombia must now be transferred to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Before the United States took up Pan ama, and while It had never committed Itself to the Panama route, It might have been able to have made satisfactory ar rangements with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Now that the United States Is shut out of Colombia, the demands of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will, no doubt, be largely Increased, as that is the only route left under the present arrange ment. There is talk about the Province of Panama seceding from Colombia and establishing itself as a separate state, In which event it could negotiate a treaty with the United States for a canal. That may be Introduced as another element of delay in canal construction, which will be on a par with the subterfuges that have been used for many years to prevent anything being done. Under the law the President can at once begin ne gotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but some time ago lie gave an in timation that the United States, by ne gotiations with the Panama Canal Com pany and Colombia, had acquired cer tain rights in the canal property. Thl3 old no good, so far as indicating that an attempt mjght be made to enforce tha rights regardless of the adoption of the treaty by the Colombian government; still, there was an Intimation that tho Colombian Congress was not all-powerful in settling the canal question. The- Administration has for a long time been most favorable toward the Panama Canal as against Nicaragua, and there is a possibility that the Panama Canal route will not be given up without further effort on the part ot tho United States Government to secure tho con struction of the canal at that point on the tathmus. VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. Senators Have No Fears That the Nicaragua Route Will Be Adopted. BOGOTA. Colombia, Aug. 17. (Via Buena Ventura. Aug. 17.) The Panama canal treaty was today rejected unani mously by the Colombian Senate. Tho defeat of tho measure has caused a pro found impression here in all circles. Tho question on all Hps is what will become of Panama. The only consolation tho Isthmians have Is that the rest of tho republic, with the exchange at a very high figure and with an upward tendency, will suffer a great deal more. It seems the government never expected the treaty to be ratified and it was not supported at all In the Senate. It was generally thought the treaty would pass with soma modifications. There is good reason to suppose that the majority of the Senate regard the Spooncr amendment, to build by the Ni caragua route if the Panama route was rejected by Colombia, as a mere threat on the part of the United States. They are convinced that the Nicaraguan pro ject Is impossible and that the United. States will again deal with Colombia. The rejection Is a heavy blow to property-owners here who have been making' large Investments on the prospects of the treaty being ratified. General Valezzo, an old veteran and a distinguished Army officer, has been ap pointed military commander of the De- (Concluded or