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VOL. XLVL NO. 14,278. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ROOF RESOUNDS WITH CHEERING Independents Wild at Hearst's Name. STRAIGHT TICKET THEIR CRY Fusion With the Democrats in New York Scouted. HISSES AT JEROME'S NAME First Convention in Empire State (iives Up Half Hour to Ovation for Hearst and Adopts Plat form Roasting Bosses. NEW YORK, Sept. 11. The first two sessions of the Independence League, headed by William Randolph Hearst, were held in this city today, the first being called to order in Carnegie Hall ut 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the second at 9 o'clock tonight. Tempo rary and permanent organizations were perfected and amid much enthusiasm tonight a lengthy platform, setting fonh the principles of the league, was adopted. The convention declared positively tonight in favor of the nomination of a full state ticket and instructed the committee on resolutions to draft a suitable reply to W. J. Conners and other delegates to the Democratic State Convention at Bultalo September 26. They had presented a memorial asking the Independence League to defer nom. inating a state ticket until a confer ence could be held with the Democrats. The convention also directed the com mittee on resolutions to consider and report to the convention on the qualifi cation of candidates. Great Ovation to Hearst. A feature of the night session was a demonstration following the mention of .Air. llmsOiumc, which l;isted a hair hour. Mr. Hearst did not attend today'a session. There was much disorder in the con vention tonight when a motion to ad journ until tomorrow night was made after the routine business had been concluded. Many of the delegates did not want to. adjourn and protested,. but amid the clamor for recognition of about a hundred delegates the motion was finally put before the convention at 11 o'clock and was carried with a cheer. American Flag Everywhere. The convention was called to order at 1 P. M. today by Max P. Ihmsen, chair man of the league's state committee. The main entrance was liberally decked with flags, and Inside the hall was a mass of American flajjs. The front of every gallery was draped with them, and the stage was fairly ablaze with the Na tional colors. At the back were the arms of the State of New York, surrounded with spreaJ eagles and flanked on right and left by large portraits of "Washing ton and JefTerson. The opening session was characterized by great enthusiasm, long-continued cheering and applause greeting especially the name of Mr. Hearst and the utter ances of speakers which touched upon the freedom of the ballot, the perman ence and truth of the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the revolt against bossism and the alleged frauds In the last New York City election. W1I lard A. Glenn, of Syracuse, was selected temporary chairman, and delivered a speech In which he denounced corpora tion influence in legislation. He referred to Alton B. Parker. Mayor McClellan and ex-Congressman Lemuel E. Quigg as "political figureheads," representing cor porate interests headed by Thomas F. Ryan and August Belmont, which state menu were greeted with long-continued groans, hooting and hisses. When Mr. Glenn concluded, the usual committees were appointed and an ad journment was taken until 8 P. M. Straight Ticket the Cry. The evening's session was not called to order until 9 o'clock. The delegates came to Carnegie Hall tonight wearing shipping tags on their coat lapels, bear ing the words "A Straight Ticket.", The galleries were filled to overflowing, and there was a great demonstration when one delegate paraded with a banner which read: "Wo Want a Straight Ticket." Judgo Samuel Seabury, of New York, was elected permanent chairman and William A. Deford, of New .York, per manent secretary. Judge Seabury, upon taking the chair, declared that the con dition of both the old political parties made the existence of the Independence League a necessity. He said that the praiseworthy efforts of President Roose velt (whose name was cheered) had been thwarted by influences controlling the Republican Fty. The reforms needed, the speaker' went on to say. included honest administration of public affairs and the casting out of corrupt men in office. Pandemonium of Enthusiasm. Just here Judgo Seabury made the first mention in the. evening of Mr. Hearst's name. Then followed a dem onstration which eclipsed even the re markable outburst of the afternoon. The delegates jumped on chairs, scream ing at the top of their voices, waving hats and coats In the air. Finally, In their en thusiasm, the delegates tcr Sown the large American flags which were so pro fusely used in the decorations and waved them aloft as the band played "The Star Spangled Banner." Suddenly at this junc ture the cheering ceased and the vast audience joined in singing the National anthem, .hen the cheers began again and the demonstration, which started at 9:22 P. M., was not at an end until 9:52. The cheering, marching up and down the aisles, the blowing of horns, ringing of bells and singing had continued for just half an hour. The Platform. The committee on resolutions and plat form reported through Clarence J. Shearn, Its .chairman. The platform sets forth the fundamental idea of the league as inde pendent of boss rule or corporation con trol and of any party subject to these. It declares for "a free vote and an honest count" and demands "a revision of the present dishonest and complex election law," a simplified ballot and a law pro viding for a recount in cases of fraud or mistakes. The recent life-insurance scandals are referred to at some length. Governor Hig gins Is denounced for failure to reorgan ize the State Insurance Department and new elections of the insurance companies is favored in case the present officers at the coming elections "maintain control through connivance of the Insurance De partment in underhanded and Illegal cam paiging." The platform declares that a r Charles Dick, United States Senator. "searching investigation of every execu tive department is due the public." Disgusted With Jerome. District Attorney Jerome Is attacked by name as follows: We express the distrust frit by all good citizens over the failure of District Attorney Jerome to prosecute criminally, regardless of their wealth or social position, those guilty of insurance frauds. On the subject of public ownership the platform says: The Independence League believes In the public ownership of public utilities that are natural monopolies. Holding 'that no person or corporation is privileged to confiscate what rightfully belongs to another, ft stands for Irreconcilable hostility to appropriation by corporations of franchise values created by the community and belonging to the community. Respect for local rights and home rule shoultf authorize the enactment of a statute empowering all cities to ac quire and operate 'public necessities. In conclusion the platform says: Honesty in public service', the rule of the majority, equality before the law, regarding the welfare of tne whole people, Independ ence of people, opportunity In business, free dom of government from the grip of cor poration control these are the principles for which the Independence' League Is prepared. to battle. The platform was adopted. The mention of Jerome's name in the reading of the platform called forth prolonged groans and hisses. Fusion Voted Down. Max A. Ihmsen presented to the con vention the communication from W. J. Conners, of Buffalo, asking that the Independence League defer making nominations until the Democratic con vention at Buffalo, September 25. It was referred to the committee on resolu tions with instructions to draft a suit able reply and with the further in structions that it was the sense ft the convention that a full state ticket be nominated. The closing session was all but pan demonium, dozens of the delegates be ing on their feet at a time, all shout ing for recognition, but without ac tion resulting. One delegate got the stage and pleaded in the name of the eight-hour law that he had been 24 hours practically without food or sleep. This caught the spirit of the convention and the chair got order enough to put the motion to adjourn until S P. M. to morrow. This was carried amid great confusion at II o'clock. HEARST'S VIEWS, OP FUSION Favors It if Involving No Sacrifice of Principle. NEW YORK, Sept. 11. The executive committee of the Independence League State Committee met at the Gilsey House this morning and Just before ad journment C. E. Shearn, candidate for District Attorney on the Municipal Ownership . League ticket last year, made a vigorous speech favoring the selection of the iull Independence League ticket. At the same time he ad vocated that the league put itself on record as inviting the support of all persons and parties who were In accord with the principles on which its cam paign is to be based. Mr. Hearst made a speech in reply. In which he said: "Now, gentlemen, I am opposed, of course, to this proposition (Mr. Con ners) that has been submitted, and. as has been said, there Is no one in this hall who is In favor of it. If the Demo cratic party has completed its primaries and has elected men who represented the rank and file, and not the Ryan Belmonts, and had assembled in con vention and declared for principles Ovad4t4 on Page 8.) V J V I wrap TO TROUBLED ISLE Roosevelt Orders Cruiser Des Moines to Proceed to the Capital of Cuba. NO HURRY TO INTERVENE Close Watch Kept on Developments, but Accurate Information Hard to Get Army Well Pre pared for Action. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. It was of ficially admitted today that the Ameri can cruiser Des Moines, wnlch sailed yesterday hastily from Norfolk, had FIVE OF THE LEADING FIGURES IN OHIO'S REPUBLICAN CONVENTION SSIlSlKl JT. B. Foraker. United States Senator. gone southward to Key West with the ultimate intention of proceeding to Havahs-Tf developments; within the next two days seem to warrant such action. At Key West the Des Moines will be about eight hours' run from Havana and, while waiting. Com mander Halsey will be in close com munication with the Navy Department, prepared to carry out immediately any request from the Department of State. There is no intention in this move ment of the Des Moines to show par tiality toward one side or the other in the present conflict In Cuba. The ship will be at Havana to serve as an asy lum in case of need, and be at the disposition of the American Charge. Well Posted on Cuba. In case the -United States Govern-' ment finds It necessary to Intervene in Cuban affairs under the provisions of the Piatt amendment, forces ' which would have to be used for that pur pose would be found In a much better state of preparation than when hostil ities began between the United States and Spain. The long military occupa tion of Cuba by the United States troops afforded an opportunity to army officers to become familiar with the island, and probably no part of the earth is better known to the military authorities of the United States than the Island of Cuba. In addition to the familiarity of the army officers with the geography and general conditions of Cuba, all of the supply departments ore better equipped. Jloosevclt in Close Toiich. The critical situation in Cuba is ab sorbing the attention of the adminis tration to the exclusion of all other foreign topics, as Indicated by the ac tivity of the officials in the State, Navy and War departments. ' The President at Oyster Bay Is keeping In close touch with every development of the revolu tionary movement , in Cuba, and is in constant communication by wire with the officials here, who, indeed, are even in receipt of detailed instructions from him as to what they shall do. The prime object of the administra tion at present Is to get at. the details, which is no easy task. Particularly Is It desired to know the precise strength of the revolutionary sentiment in Cuba, and the relative powers of the Govern ment and the insurgents there. Mr. Moran, the American Minister to LHavana, is understood to be hasten- ng from Europe, where he has been , 1 i sill tmsz w t.s; i.S'.. A. J-- Harris, Governor. on a vacation, to the Cuban Capital, and meanwhile Mr. Sleeper, the Secre tary tf'-Mier American Legation at Havana, is supplying tho State Depart mentment with a daily bulletin, con taining such facts as he is able to gather there. It is realized, however, that Mr. Sleeper Is bound to accept the official rendition of the daily collisions be tween President Palma's troops and the insurgents in the field. He has no means of securing the rebels' state ment of those same occurences and, in the view of the officials here, there Is good reason to believe that the whole truth is not disclosed- by- either -side. It is the purpose of the adminis tration to proceed with great delibera tion In dealing with the Cuban' ques tion and it was said on the highest authority that there would be no in tervention by the United States unless the rebellion assumed the proportions of a general conflagration. It was further stated that there had been no application from any of the foreign governments for the United States Government to step in and preserve the peace. r ; Li SLIGHTLY DISFIGURED, BUT STILL ON DRUNKEN BRAWL AT ST. PAUL Town Marshal in Vain At tempts to Quell Riot Among Hoppickers. ANSWERED BY FUSILLADE Unknown Man Mortally Wounded, Several Others Are Shot and Slayers Escape Before Ma rion Sheriff Arrives. SALEM, Or., Sept.t 1L (Special.) One man killed, another dying and three more or less seriously injured is the result of a shooting affray which took place In the Myron T. Herrlck, ex-Governor. saloon of William Murphy, at St. Paul, this county, about 9 o'clock .tonlghthe outcome of. a drunken brawl In which a crowd of toughs from ..Astoria, hoppick ers, and Town Marshal J. A., Krechter and posse figured prominently. Marshal Krechter is killed; another, a stranger, whose Identity has not beon es tablished up to a late hour. Is mortally wounded, v and Alfred Lambert, of St. Paul, one of the Marshal's posse. Is shot in the arm. Two-other strangers are shot, but the ' fiames and the nature of their injuries are not known here. Sheriff Cul ver was notified and started for the scene Immediately by team. The. principals In the shooting affair es caped and it is thought will resist arrest In caee they are overtaken. The hoppickers were from the Hess Rayniond yard, under, lease by Joe Harris, a hopbuyer of this city. They had been on a spree ail day and made trouble In the saloon at night, when the Marshal and posse, composed of Alfred Lambert and Norce Manacle, went in to quell the DECK ;lcr ! ' . I - - .V. I disturbance. Trouble ensued and the shooting began. Manacle and several oth ers were also badly beaten up in the melee. Coroner Clough has also started for St. Paul. NEW APPEAL FOR CHILE Indifference to Distress May Raise President to Action. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. In view of the indifference shown by the American people toward contributing money for the assistance of the sufferers from the Val paraiso earthquake and fire, it Is probable that the President will, in a short time, issue another proclamation calling the at tention of the people of this country to the distressing state of affairs In Valpa raiso and asking for contributions. The Red Cross headquarters In this city today announced that they had up to date re ceived between 3000 and $4000, but as yet the majority of the branch societies have not been heard from. NEW ZION IN SOUTH DAKOTA Many Dowieites, Weary of Bicker ing, Will Migrate. ABERDEEN. S. D.. Sept. 11. Scores of families will move from Zion City, 111., to a new colony to be established in Butte County. South Dakota, according to R. V. Iverson, of Zion City, who arrived here .in Thomas E. Burton, Repreeentatlve. on the way to tho new country. He said many Zionists, tired of continued bicker ings, had commanded him to seek a land for the people, establishing a colony and eventually building a city. He predicts a wholesale exodus from Zion. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 dfig-.; minimum, 43. TODAY'S Clruriy and threatening followed by rain; shifting to southerly winds. Rusela. Eye-wltnesa describes horrors of Seidlce. Pago 5. Children arrested as terrorists at Warsaw. Page 6. Cuba. Roosevelt sends cruiser Des Moines to Key Weat ready for emergencies. Page 1. Palma reviews garrison of Havana. Page 3. New peace proposals of Moderates and Vet erans. Page 3. Avalos wins victory at Consolaclon. Page 3. Foreiirn. Explorers to go to both North and South Poles- Page 2. Kaiser witnesses sham battle. Page 5. National. Root offends Panama by declining festivities. Page 4. New Paymaster-Generals for Army and Navy. Pago 5. Polities. New York Independence League gives Hearst ovation and rejects fusion. Page 1. Bryan speaks at St. Louis. Page 4. Ohio Republican convention hears Fnraker and indorses both Senators and Roose velt. Page 4. Maine election means resubmission of prohi bition. Page 3. Faction quarrel in Colorado-Democratic con vention. Page 3. Hearst candidate for chairman turned down by California Democrats. Page 4. Domestic. Men milliners invade convention of Milliners' Association. Page 2. Kansas City man brought to life after burial bv his sweetheart and marries her. Page 5. Portland woman sues spiritualists for not curing deafness. Page 3. Sport. Beaver win opening game from the Seals, 4 to 3. Page 13. Pacific Toast. Southern Pacific to build at once coast line to Portland by way of Eureka and' Coos Bay. Page 1. Drunken row at St. Paul. Or., results in death of Town Marshal; several are wounded. Page 1. Irrigation convention at Salem decides to appoint committee' to prepare new water code. Page 6. "Welching Insurance companies charged with starting run on Hlhernla Savings Bank In San Francisco. Page 6. King County Democrats will not submit to dictation by the Labor party. Page 6. Favorites finish in rush In races at Salem State Fair Grounds. Page 33. Commercial and Marine. Secrets of the Seattle egg trade. Page IT. Chicago wheat market Arm at the close. Page 17. Steady decline in stock prices. Page 17. Boston wool market quiet. Page 17. Aztec sails with largest cargo ever shipped to a coast port. Page 16. Engineers take over dredge Columbia for the Government. Page lti. Portland and Vicinity. Woman In Velguth embezzlement case is round, fage lu. Loose methods of gas company shown by Velguth stealings. Page 10. Harriman system orders work rushed on ex tensions in Oregon. Page 12. Accused demur to Indictments In Sell wood election fraud cases. Fair 16. Railroad surgeon disputes Burlington order that locomotive engineers cannot wear glasses. Page IS. St. Johns Council elects Hlnraan to succeed Mayor Valentine. Page 2. School Board has problem on its hands In fettling with Contractor Bennett. Page 4. Mayor Lane will veto East Third-street franchise. Page 2. H. Wemme buys half block on Seventh street for $100,000. Page 9. Heney prepares for effort of his life in argu ment before Jury in land-fraud case. Page 12. J. H. Kelly arrested for mailing improper matter. Page 18. Adolph Jansen denies that he eloped with Anna Huck. Page 18. Wife of Rev. C. M. Smyth will not return io support husband's charges against Rev. F. Warren. Page IS. ! - ! I 9 T LINE IS TO BE BUILT AT ONCE Harriman Is Roused by Gould Movements. RICH TERRITORY TO BE TAPPED Santa Fe Lines Will Give an Entrance to Eureka. , COOS BAY IS ON THE ROUTE Southern Pacific Preliminary Survey to the Xorth Has Been Completed, Connecting Portland to Bay City by Scenic Koadway. ( SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Sept. 11. Th Call will say tomorrow: "The Southern Pacific has decided to build a coast line railroad to Portland at once. It will run direct from Cor vallis. Or., to Coos Bay and from Coos Bay to Eureka. It will run over the Santa Fe line to Camp Five, over the new line which it is constructing joint ly with the Santa Fe to Sherwood, and over the line of the California North western to Tiburon. "Furthermore, a holding company Is being organized by President Harri man, of the Southern Paclftc. and Pres ident Ripley, of the Santa Fe, to own all the trackage between San Fran cisco and Eureka. The object of this holding company is to permit harmon ious Joint utag'S of tracks. "These properties include the Cali fornia Northwestern, the North Shore, the Santa Fe line from Eureka to Camp Five, ad the Joint line between Sher wood and Camp Five. Trains of th Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe will run Jointly over the sea lines from Eureka into San Francisco. The ob ject of this holding company is to per mit this harmonious joint usage of tracks. " "" ' ' Preliminary Surrey Completed. "The announcement of the determ ination on the part of the Southern Pacific to build a coast line to Port land at once came as a surprise to rail road circles. Tho announcement was made today that the preliminary sur vey north had been completed and that the coast route to Portland had been determined upon. Locating engi neers have been in the field for over a month, and part of the final align ment has already been completed. The force of engineers has been increased so that the construction work may be begun before the Winter closes. "It is generally believed in railroad circles that the determination on the part of the Southern Pacific to build at once is to head off a possible hos tile movement by the Goulds, who aro building the Western Pacific into San Francisco, and who are looking with eager eyes upon the Oregon Coast country. Spurred by Gould Movements. ''The visit of J. H. McClemcnts, the right-hand financial man of the Goulds, to Portland, without doubt quickened the Southern Pacific's belief that its rival might capture the ter ritory. However that may be, the Harriman line has lost no time sending out its locat ing engineers and buying up its right of way. The combination with the Santa Fe in the formation of a holding company insures it an everlasting route from Eu reka to San Francisco, without the cost of construction and maintaining a new line. It also gets the advantage of the time, as the connection between Sher wood and Camp Five can be built in a short time. Construction ISegan in Xorth. The construction to Coos Bay from Corvallis has already been begun. The Southern Pacific has a line from Port land south to Corvallia. The completion of this line to Coos Bay will be accom plished within a year. The Coos Bay. Roseburg & Eastern Railroad runs S2 milea south from Coos Bay down the Conullle River. This line belongs to the Southern Pacific and will be extended through the Rogue River Mountains to Luffenholtz, following the coast. The lit tle road from Luffenholtz to Eureka will be used instead of building a new track. Will Open a liich Country. "The line from Eure"ca to San Francisco, except for the connecting link from Sher wood to Camp Five, has already been built and will be used as the southern division of the Portland coast line. The opening or tne coast line to Port land will open up a vast section of rich agricultural, mining and timber land3 that have heretofore been almost inac cessible. It will give a railroad entrance into hundreds of little Coast towns which have depended upon small steamers for their entire communication with the out side world. When this line is completed it will be possible to go from Portland to Los Angeles by a scenic road running for hundreds of miles within a stone's throw of the Pacific Ocean." Drain, Or., should evidently be sub stituted for Corvallis in the above dis patch, as work toward Coos Bay has al ready been begun from this point. Robbers Loot a Country Bank. AKLEY, Minn.. Srpt. 11. Robber3 en tered the Bank of Aklcy early today, blew open the safe, secured 10,000 and escaped. OAS