Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1907)
TUB BlOKJXlflt OKKGOIAN, FRIDAY, JTTXE 28, 1907. 3 JDSSELYN ILL SUCCEED COODE Baltimore. Man for President of Portland Electric Interests. SOON STARTS FOR OREGON Vice-President of Baltimore Electric &ntl Maryland Telephone Compa nies, Who Has Proved Suc cessful as a Manager. BALTIMORE, Md., June 27. (Special.) Benage 9. Josselyn has Just resigned as vice-president of the Baltimore Electric and Maryland Telephone Companies to accept the presidency of the Portland Railway, e-lfht & Power Company, of Portland, Oregon, to succeed the late H. "W. Goode. llr. Josselyn was selected for the place by the New York and Phila delphia banking Interests controlling the company, and will be formally elected to the office on Saturday. On Sunday he will leave for Portland, and will take charge of the company Immediately on his arrival there. Mr. Josselyn has an extended experi ence in railway, electric and telephone en terprises and has the reputation of be ing a very successful manager. He came here two years ago from Sioux City, Iowa, to become assistant to the presi dent of the Maryland Telephone Compa ny and two months later was elected to the position he has just resigned. Since then he has been practically in complete control of the affairs of the corporations and has greatly built up their business, managing them along lines beneficial to stockholders as well as serving the public in the best possible manner. Mr. Josselyn is a native of Illinois, but has lived in the West most of his life. He is very popular here and It was with much rpgret that the directors of the companies named above accepted his res ignation. Mr. Josselyn is a comparatively young man, not much over 40, and is an all round manager. The Portland company offers a big opportunity to a man of his ability and his friends here predict the corporation will make rapid strides under his management. Mr. Josselyn will succeed C. M. Clark of Philadelphia as president of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company. Mr. Clark was elected by the board of directors shortly after the death of H. W. Goode, the first president of the merged corporations controlling the light, power and traction interests In and around Portland. It was understood when Mr. Clark was elected that the selection was temporary to fill in the breach until a permanent president could be chosen. Mr. Clark would not care to leave his home city to come to Portland to live, while it was recognized that the presi dent of the company should establish his residence here. There has been much speculation ever since Mr. Goode's death among Portland people as to who would be his successor. Many expected that other officials of the company, probably either F. 1. Ful ler or S. G. Reed, would be chosen as president. FORGOT TOLOSE SWITCH Five People Injured as Result of a Careless Brakeman. COLFAX, Wash., June 27. O. R. N. passenger trains Nos. 4 and 7 collided at Klberton at 9 A. M. today. Conductor Patton, on No. 7, took the siding, and l is son, 20 years of age. making his sec end trip as brakeman, forgot to close the switch. No. T's crew had time to jump. No. 4 had through orders. After strik ing the switch Engineer Rodney re versed his brakes and jumped, break inK his ankle. The engine was badly smashed, and the" passengers were se verely shaken. Five were injured. F.d Turner, cook, and Van Watson, chef on No. 4's diner, both colored, were scalded. Kngineer Rodney was taken to Ppokane, and the colored men were brought to St. Agnes Hospital here. Both are resting easy tonight. GAMBLING CLUBS MUST ALL GO Chief Rice, of Spokane, Issues Gen eral Cleaning House Order. PPOKANH. Wash.. June 27. (Special. ) With one fell swoop, the police have struck at the last resort of the gambling fraternity in Spokane. This was made known today when the so-called "clubs" which have been operating around town were given orders to close. There are about eight of these places. They have been the resort of knights of the green cloth In all walks of life. The most pretentious place affected is the Inland Empire Club, over the Club Cafe, and operated by Harry Green, the well-known turfman. The other places are all well known, and each Is the headquarters of a particular set of men about town. One is a club where the colored gamblers risk their money on cards and the festive dice. Chief Rice said that the order would be given to clo.se now. though no arrests would be made. - Explode Six Tons of Powder. FENPLRTON. Or., June 27. (Special.) Undoubtedly the largest "cracker" to be exploded in this state. July Fourth, will be near Hermlston. At the Government dam. five miles from that town, at noon six tons of powder will be fired in one blast. The purpose of the explosion is to secure rock for use In building the big dam. A ton of powder in each of six tun nels will be touched off simultaneously. Reverse Decision of Guilty. APKRDKKN, June 27 (Special.) The Doll Brothers, of Westport, who were arrested and given an examination in a Justice Court here on the charge of robbing graves of Indians in the Qulnault Reservation, were found not guilty by a Jury in the Superior Court. In the Justice Court they were found guilty and each fined $75, and from this they appealed. Water Shortage at Hoquiam. HOQUIAM. Wash.. June 27. (Spe cial.) Owing to long drought, Hoquiam Is facing a water shortage, and the local water company has issued orders forbidding consumers excessive use in watering gardens and lawns. A new supply Is bring tapped, but will not be available until the middle of August. Judges Want Increase at Once. EOISH, Idaho. June 27. (Special.) Pro- ceedings will soon be commenced In the Supreme Court Involving the salary of the Judges of the District Courts. At the last session of the Legislature the salaries of all the Judges were raised, the salaries of the Supreme Judges from Jt"0 to 5000 and the salaries of the rHstrict Judges from 13000 to 4000 each. Judges will de mand the extra pay from time of the bill's passage. , Miss BHnn Goddess at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 27. (Special.) In a voting contest that ended here last night. Miss Merle Blinn was chosen the Goddess of Liberty in the parade which Hood River will make part Qf Its Fourth of July oelebratlon. Secretary Brown Resigns. OLTMPIA. Wash.. June 27. (Special.) It is announced today that A. N. Brown, private , secretary to Governor Mead, has resigned, to take effect July 15. and that Mr. Brown will resume newspaper work In Seattle. Xampa Suffers 98000 Fire. BOISB, Idaho, June 27. The Freight. Transfer & Cold Storage Company's plant at Nampa was destroyed by fire early this morning, causing a loss of $8000 on a two-story frame building, machinery and contents. CLOUD OVER CLERGYMAN HANCOCK TJXDSil SUSPICION OF POISONING WIFE. Bx-Rector of Fashionable Chicago Church Held by London Police, Pending Inquiry. LONDON, June 28. Walter Swlneburn Hancock, formerly a clergyman of a fashionable Episcopal church in Chi cago, whom his bishop Inhibited on account of scandals with women, is under police surveillance here. He Is suspected of having poisoned his wife, who was the widow of Paul Townsead ; Jones, of New York, allegation to that effect having been made in the Kenr sington Coroner's Court at an inquiry now being held. Mrs. Hancock died on March 23 last, the cause of death being certified as appendicitis. Afterward the body was exhumed because of the suspicious of her Bon. He testified at the inquest that he thought Hancock poisoned his wife in order to obtain her property. Other witnesses testified that Mrs. Hancock had drawn a will - giving everything to her son, but, when she tried to sign the document on her deathbed, she collapsed. The Inquest was continued until July 11. Mean time Hancock has been placed under police surveillance. Hancock's Chicago troubles occurred in 1897. He resided in that city and claimed relationship to Lord Castle malne. Hancock Is the son of a stone mason. He went to America in the early eighties and held several pastor ates, Including St. John's, Montreal. He married Mrs. Grace Jones while vis iting in New York in 1897. COLD COMFORT FOR BRYAN Keystone Democrats Make Capitol Issue of Campaign. HARRISBURQ; Pa.. June 27. John G. Harman was nominated for State Treas urer by today's Democratic State conven tion on a platform confined to state is sues. State Treasurer William H. Berry, who claims the credit for having uncovered the Capitol scandal, was chairman of the convention and made a speech advocat ing the election of a Democratic treas urer as a check upon the Republican state officials. At a meeting of the reso lutions committee, S. M. Selbert took ex ceptions to the silence of the platform on National matters. Mr. Selbert said he could 'see no reason why the Democratic party should be afraid to Indorse Wil liam J. Bryan. There were cries for a vote upon the platform, but Mr. Selbert stood his ground and offered the follow ing resolutions: "We are heartily In accord with the be liefs and positions taken by our peerless leader and statesman, William J. Bryan, the Jefferson and Jackson of the Demo cratic party of today, and Indorse his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President in 190S." . The resolution was laid on the table, after which the platform, as drafted, was adopted. After the platform had been read upon the floor of the convention, Mr. Selbert asked permission to submit a minority report. The chairman of the resolutions committee held that no minority report was made in the committee, and there fore no minority report could be consid ered by the convention. He moved the previous question, and the platform was adopted. The platform Is devoted entirely to state Issues; the revelations of the state committee, which Is investigating the ex penditure of 9.000,000 in furnishing the State Capitol, forming the feature. "Believing this to be the vital ques tion In this state," it says, "we are not to be led astray by the perfunctory in dorsement of the present incumbent. "We recall with shame and reproba tion the official acts in regard to the building and furnishing of the State Capitol of Governors, State Treasurer, Auditors-General and Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings and with especial notice condemn the conduct of a Representative in Congress who, while drawing his salary at Washington, was helping to loot the treasury at Harris burg. We suggest that his resignation would be a fitting end of his career. "Notwithstanding that the Republican platform disclaims any responsibility for the Capitol graft, we claim and assume all responsibility for the discovery and complete disclosure of the graft and fur ther claim that the only means of se curing complete restitution of the loot and punishment of the looters Is to elect a second Berry, a man who knows no party in the performance of his duty ex cept It be of honest citizenship, and who, when graft and greed shamefully dis grace the state, is alert to detect and dis cover wrongdoing. "With the proof In hand so clear that all honest men are convinced of the guilt of many In high places, we demand of the present administration spee3y prose cutions of the accused, both civilly and criminally, that the taxpayers may re gain their own, that the state may be vindicated, and finally, that no guilty man may escape." Difference in Claims. GUTHRIE, Okla., June S7. As a re sult of three days' balloting, the Dem ocratic convention in the fifth Con gressional district, in session at Ho bart. this afternoon ended in a sensa tional tumult, and two candidates will contest for places on the ticket, Scott Ferris, of Lawton, and Marion Weaver, of Ada, I. T. The Ferris forces walked out of the hall, leaving the Weaver men In pos- session of the official ballot. Ferris claims the nomination by a vote of 113 to 98, and Weaver claims a plurality of 35. s CHMnZ Rfi S AGAINST JUDGE Enraged at the Delay in Pass ing Sentence and Allow ing Appeal. SAYS DUNNE IN CONSPIRACY Grafting Mayor Furious at Being Kept in Jail Heney and Cal houn's Lawyer Almost Come to Blows In .the Court. SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. The refusal of Judge Dunne to pass immediate sen tence upon Mayor Eugene 22. Schmitz,. convicted June 13 of extorting money from the French restaurateurs of San Francisco, under threat to deprive them of their liquor licenses, and the postpon ing of judgment until July 8 by request of the prosecution on the pie that the Dis trict Attorney's forces had not made up their minds on which of the other four charges of extortion they wished next to prosecute the Mayor, greatly incensed the defense, who profess to see in this a conspiracy between Judge Dunne and the Spreckels-Langdon-Heney powers to "do politics." Schmitz makes the following statement to ttie Associated Press: Conspiracy, Cries Schmitz. The action of Judge Dunne this morning In refusing to pass sentence upon me and alio in refusing to set a time for the con sideration and settlement of the bill of exceptions presented by my attorneys dem onstrates most clearly what I said of him some time before that he was a party to this conspiracy and would prostitute hla hish office to help the prosecution in car rying It out and also demonstrates that his actions this morning were in accordance with the pre-arranged plans of the prosecu tion. Even my enemies, however, did not think he would go as far as he did this morning and In so brazen a manner. It must now be apparent to every fair-minded citizen that Judge Dunne and the prosecu tion are afraid to have the Iniquitous pro ceedings In my trial brought before the Appellate or Supreme Court, knowing full well that no honest body of Judges would for a moment stand for them and would un doubtedly without hesitation decide them to be Illegal, null and void. Says Politics In Delay. The prosecution ashed Judge Dunne this morning that the passing of sentence he postponed for one week. My attorneys objected to this, but Judge Dunne evident ly thought a few days more might be need ed for the prosecutioo In order to carry out their political designs, and postponed sentence 21 days instead of one week, as asked for by the prosecution. If the mo tives " of the prosecution are not political, why do they resort to these dastardly meth ods? We asked for an immediate trial some eight months ago. It was said by the prosecution that I was not In earnest, ' and ray trial was postponed from time to time until the prosecution was ready to secure the Jury that they wanted and to have their Judge In the proper frame of mind. I was ready in court this morning to make a motion for a new trial and take such other legal steps as were necessary to protect my rights, asking no favors and no time from anyone, but demanding only what I was legally and rightfully entitled to an op portunity of proceeding to a higher court In order that it' might review the action and conduct of Judge Dunne and the prosecu tion during the course of my trial. Even ball Is denied by Judge Dunne, as have been all of my constitutional rights and privi leges. Says Judge Prostitutes Office. I charge Judge Dunne with prostituting bis high and honorable office, and staining the judicial ermine by aiding' and abetting the political plans and designs of the prose cution in order that the municipal govern ment of the City and County of San Fran cisco and the patronage Incident thereto may be absolutely controlled by them In the interest of Mr. Rudolph Sprockets and other contributors to the fund raised for the prosecution, to further the securing of valua ble franchises for their own pecuniary ad vantage. Ex-Judge Charles H. Falrall, of the Mayor's counsel, said: The reason given and accepted for the re quest tor a postponement of judgment was that the prosecution did not know whether this and possible future sentences should run concurrently or not. If that were the real reason, it would mean that the defendant would be held In custody and the judgment suspended until his conviction on another charge which might never occur. It is clear this wss not the intention of ths court and the prosecution in deferring Mayor Scmbitx sentence today, for they must know that as a matter of law they could not sus pend the sentence indefinitely to await an other conviction which might never occur. What, then, was their purpose? In my opinion It was twofold: first, to prevent the appeal of the Mayor to a higher court, as no appeal can be taken until judgment is entered, and thereby to prolong his interme diate imprisonment in the County Jail and eo further embarrass and annoy him. Second, they are of the opinion that they cannot pro ceed against the Mayor to oust Mm from office until at least a judgment of conviction is entered against him: and as they have not agreed among themselves as to whom they will appoint to succeed Mayor Schlts when they make the attempt to remove him. they wish to avoid any conflict among themselves by settling that question before attempting to do anything looking toward his removal. Reign of Terror. In San Francisco law has become a by word and constitutional rights a mockery. The methods adopted by the "committee of safety" who are conducting and directing the "reign of terror" are more illegal, arbitrary and revolutionary than were those of Danton and Robespierre. There will be many vic tims before public opinion rights Itself and the law organization asserts its sway. Ths American people, and particularly San Fran cisco, have gone mad on the subject of graft and. even conceding that there have been abuses in this community which should be righted, the mob spirit which now prevails has overriden and trodden under foot all the forms of law by' which alone human liberty la secured and the safety of the state ren dered possible. District Attorney Langdon, when asked concerning the charge that the prosecu tion asked for postponement of the Mayor's sentence to secure time In which to agree upon his successor, answered smilingly: "Our reasons were stated when the re quest was made. ' We have some plans, but It would not do to divulge them now." HENEY ALMOST HAS A FIGHT Gives Lie to Lawyer Who Calls Him Rascal in Court. SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. The pro ceedings before Judge Lawler In the indictment cases were enlivened today by Francis J. Heney calling A. A. Moore a liar, after Mr. Moore had said Mr. Heney was considerable of a ras cal. The incident occurred during the argument on the alleged defect In the records of Judge Graham's court chronicling the empanelment of the grand jury. Mr. Heney argued that It was quite proper for the clerk to make the cor rection on his own ' responsibility. Stanley Moore argued that the minutes could only be changed on the authority of the court. Finally A. A. Moore turned to Mr. Heney, and said:. "I think you are a good deal, of a rascal." "You're a liar," replied Mr. Heney. Mr. Moore took a step In Mr. Heney's direction, and then resumed his ex amination. He was pale, while Mr. Heney was flushed and angry. Subsequently Judge Lawler called both lawyers to the bar and rebuked them. He asked them to withdraw their hot words, in order that "the record might be expunged. They re tracted "so far as the presence of the court was concerned," but Mr. Heney refused to take back "shyster" and "liar" so far as Mr. Moore personally was concerned. Upon this Mr. Moore followed suit, refusing to say that he did not consider Mr. Heney a "rascal." When court adjourned, Stanley Moore approached Mr. Heney and de manded that he retract the epithet ap plied to his father. Mr. Heney re fused, and started to push his way through the crowd. Detective Burns went to his assistance, and called upon Sheriff O'Neill to clear the courtroom. When Mr. Heney finally reached the stairs and made his way out of the building, the crowd cheered blm and Rudolph Spreckels as they drove away in their automobile. t Judge Lawler will pass upon the mo tions tomorrow afternoon, it is under stood. If the court decides In favor of Mr. Delmas' contention that no wit nesses were sworn in connection with the finding of the Sanderson indict ment against Glass, this will be made the basis for a general attack upon many of the other Indictments, tha defense contending that all of the wit nesses who gave testimony were sworn generally, and not particularly and specifically In tha matter of any any one charge; therefore, that no tes timony was legally given upon which to find one after another the various indictments. SENTENCE SCHMITZ JULY 8 Severity Depends on Other Prosecu tions Mayor's Lawyers Enraged. SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. Over the angry protests of the defense, who de nounced It as "an outrage upon Justice," Judge Dunne today granted the request of the prosecution for delay and withheld until Monday, July 8, the sen tencing of Mayor Eugene E. Schmlts for the crime of extortion, of which he was found guilty June 13. In the presence of a great crowd in his courtroom in the Temple Israel, shortly after 10 o'clock. Judge Dunne called the convicted Mayor for sentence, first inquiring whether It was the purpose of the prosecution to press against him the other four extor tion indictments returned by the grand jury. The court Intimated that if the District Attorney so intended, the sen tence about to be pronounced would be less severe than If other prosecutions were to be abandoned. District Attorney Langdon declared that the state had not made up its mind on this point and asked for another week in which to consider It Incidental ly he admitted that the prosecution was not prepared to argue against the de fense's motion for a new trial, which would naturally precede the imposition of sentence. Mr. Fairall, for the defense, re plied that the latter did not desire to ar gue, but would submit that motion. He insisted upon the right of the Mayor to secure sentence at once, so that he could without further delay take an appeal to the higher court for the new trial which Judge Dunne would refuse. Judge Dunne finally granted the delay on the 'assurance of the District Attorney that by July 8 the state would say whether or not the other extortion charges would be prosecuted. This action by the court so incensed the Mayor's at torneys that one of them, W. H. Metson, accused Judge Dunne of outraging Jus tice. To this and kindred remarks the Judge replied: "This court has been patient for so long. I presume It can be patient a little longer. Tour remarks are almost of fensive." The granted delay means that Mayor Schmitz must spend 12 more days in the County jail before applying to a higher court for ball on the, strength of an appeal taken. KEEPING UP WITH WORK Telegraph Companies Say They Are Meeting Requirements. . SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. The telegraphers' strike bears no change on the surface. It is claimed by the strikers that the Western Union is tied up tighter on the sixth day of the strike than it was on the evening the strike was called. Absolutely reliable reports, ft is claimed, from the Postal office in the Ferry building, show that on June 28 there were less than 400 messages sent Eastward, as against an average of 2200 per day. and 495 received from the East, as against an average of 3000. President Small, of the Telegraphers' Union, said tonight: "If the telegraphing public is will ing to pay telegraph tolls on tele grams that are being transported by mail that is their affair." I. N. Miller, Jr., assistant general superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, declared that everything is satisfactory so far as the strike Is concerned, and that there is not more than 15 minutes' delay in the handling of messages. L. W. Storrer, general superintendent of the Postal Company, said: "The strike is taking care of itself. Tt is slowly simmering out, as all other strikes do If they are left alone. "The number of messages submitted today is greater than those of yester day and we are up with our work." SIDETRACK LAND INQUIRY (Continued From First Page.) more has been heard from Mr. Bristol, who was to have the assistance of Mr. Harlan and Mr. Townsend. Sufficient time has elapsed to haw producM some results, but there are none. The only apparent result Is an annoying delay, and the problem is no nearer solution than It was three months ago. There have been too many railroad attorneys connected with this case for the good of the people Interested and, while nobody can be quoted, it can be set down for a fact that there is going to be some sort of an explosion unless there are material developments in the very near future. This land-grant in vestigation, so-called, begins to give off an unsavory odor. Goods Bought on Etablished 1850-FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850 Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Onr Prices Are Friday B As Advertised Yesterday in Our Big Full-Page Advertisement, Friday Values Without Precedent Most Sensational and Wonderful of all Waist Sales 450 Silk and Net Waists in black, white and colors; yal. to $7.50, only $1.69 10,000 yds. of Wash Goods Mill Ends, including 25c, 35c and 50c Wash Fabrics at 14c yard. 5,000 pairs 16-button length German Lisle Gloves; regular $1.25 values at only 78c 2000 popular Song and Instrumental Music Hits, 15c $1.35 Women's Short Kimonos, Nightingales and Dressing Sacques at 85c ' L . $1.50 Children's Colored Wash Dresses and Bloomer Suits 89c 150 Walrus, Seal, Morocco and Suede Bags, regular values to $3.00 for $1.19 ' 25c Sleeveless Cotton Lisle Vests 15c 98c Fine Lisle Swiss-Ribbed Union Suits 50c 50c Women's Lisle or Mercerized Vests for 25c 75c Women's Lisle or Mercerized Vests for 43c . - Friday Sale $4.00 Double-Twine Fancy Woven Hammocks $3.29 $2.00 Double-Twine Fancy Woven Hammocks $1.68 $1.50 Double-Twine Fancy Woven Hammocks $1.29 Great Sale of Bathing Suits, Bathing Shoes, Caps, Stockings, Towels, Bath Robes, Etc. 500 pairs of Cross-Stripe Madras Curtains reduced to 98c, $1.29, $2.19 and $2.89 1 250 yards Zephyr Cloth for Summer Costumes 7c yard Many Other Great Friday Bargains in Every Department, as Advertised T Clemenceau Faces Serious Or deal in Career. HERO OF MANY BATTLES Government Announces Reports In dicate That Pacification Is Pro ceeding in Satisfactory Manner. Troops 'Will Bo Withdrawn, PARIS. June 27. Premier Clemen ceau tomorrow may have to face one of the most serious ordeals of his re markable career. AH the extreme left groups, with which he has been affili ated In the past, are now on the war path, because, as they allege, he has. turned his back on his former associ ates and; since May 1, has resorted to methods of repression. The entire representation In the re bellious region of the south, irre spective of party, is also against him. Almost a score of interpellations have been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies, covering the general policy of the government, the employment of troops, the bloodshed in the south 'and other matters, and M. Blanc, Unified Socialist, this afternoon was dissuaded only with difficulty from demanding that Clemenceau's impeachment be de clared; but the Premier's resourceful ness is traditional. He has been the hero of so many parliamentary battles that his friends say he "will triumph again tomorrow. The Moderate Re publicans Indorse his course and many members of the Right, although they bitterly oppose him personally, prob ably will vote to sustain the ministry. Business Interests throughout the country are alarmed at the growing disorganization that pervades the masses, and the general sentiment favors a more conservative rather than a more radical government. The Premier announced tonight that reports received from the prefects in the disturbed area show that pacifica tion is proceeding so rapidly that he hopes soon to order a withdrawal of the troops. COSSACKS COMMIT OUTRAGES Go Over Border and Kill Innocent People. VIENNA June 28. A. dispatch front l r PREMIER Credit Charged ai gain Day of Outing Hats at Big Reductions 50c Crush Duck Hats for $1.35 Chinese Grass Straw Beach Hats. .......... ..- $2.00 Fancy Jap Straw Braid and Milan Straw Sailors $1.75 Jumbo Straw Sailors, three styles, at only $3.00 Jumbo Straw Sailors, prettiest of Summer hats French Felt Cowboy Riding or Outing Hats for........,.. Fine Milan Straw Sailors .......$2.95 and Ladies', Misses' and Children's Duck Hats. .... .33$, 75, Misses' Panama Straw Outing Hats, values to $2 for. Betody, a town in Eastern Gallcla, states that 14 Cossacks crossed the frontier to day into Austria. They plundered a house and killed the owner and his wife and cut off the daughter's hands, also mutilating other persons. Austrian gen darmes captured two of the Cossacks, but the others escaped. BIRRELIi'S PLEA FOR IRELAND Pitiful Pictnre of Plight of Evicted Farmers. LONDON, June 27. Augustine Birrell. Chief Secretary for Ireland, drew a gloomy picture of the west of Ireland in introducing the evicted tenants' bill in the House of Commons today. He said: "Bain is falling piteous ly. the turf is rotting and the seaweed used as manure Is as wet as when taken from the sea. Such a measure as this will be taken by that population as a token of good feel ing. It will do much to bind up many a well nigh broken heart and in some measure staunch the bleeding wounds." Continuing, Mr. Birrell said he had himself been most unfortunate as a leg islator, but he pleaded with Parliament to keep faith with the Irish people. "There are 2000 tenants to be reinstat ed," said the Secretary, "and the gov ernment wants to make a clean job of it and must acquire land compulsorlly." THEATER THEIR DEATHTRAP pver 500 Chinese in Audience Are Roasted Alive. VICTORIA. B. C. June 27. A horrible holocaust is reported in mail advices from Hongkong, where 500 Chinese of the audi ence of a Chinese theater and 10 of the actors were burned to death when the native theater was destroyed by fire. The flames spread rapidly and the build ing collapsed quickly, blocking the en trance with burning debris. The fire is said to have been due to the igniting of explosives concealed un der the floor of the theater, the -fire fol lowing the explosion. Only yellow Journal Story. LISBON. June 27. The reports that bloody encounters have taken place be tween the people and troops in North Portugal, In which a hundred persons were said to have been killed and COO wounded, are officially pronounced to be false. Favors German-American Alliance. BERLIN, June 27. At the close of his lecture course at Bonn University, where he has filled the Roosevelt chair, Dean Burgess of Columbia University was accorded an ovation by the stu dents, among whem was Prince August Wilhelm, fourth spn of Emperor Wil liam. Professor Burgess spoke of the relations between Germany -and the United States and made a forceful plea for an alliance between the two conn tries. The Prince shook hands cor dially with Professor Burgess after the lecture had ended. "We in Germany and the United on July Account Always the Lowest ..39 ..75 $1.39 ,.89 $1.05 $2.50 $6.00 $1.25 $1.00 States belong to the great progressive nations," said Professor Burgess. "We possess a love of Justice and the same sort of optimistic enterprise. We be long together. May -we, in behalf of the welfare of our own peoples and for the boneflt of the wnole world, get to gether and work together." Icelandic Schooner Lost. DUNKIRK, France, June 27. Ths schooner Vlolette, with 3 9 tiands, has sunk off the coast of Iceland. HOT WAVECOMING. Buy your cool Summer dresses at Ift Palais Royal and save money every time. 375 Washlnsrtnn street. Catarrlets Relieve Nasal Catarrh, allay inflamma tion, soothe and heal the mucous mem brane, sweeten and purify the breath. Best gargle tt tor Bore Throat. 50c. Made by1 $1. Druggists or mail. HOOD Dyspeplets kit's Goody Give instant relief in Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Nausea, all discomforts of indigestion and dyspepsia. Pleasant and economical.- Medium size, 25c; Large, $1; Pocket, handsome aluminum bonbonniere, 10c. Druggists or mail. ', O. I. HOOD CO., Lowell, Mass.' of a prominent Portland firm hu already sent in his an- ewer, and It's certainly 0 unique. We're delighted to have the big brains work for a us, but the results are what 9 count. Be page 0. m COFFEE Don't buy coffee out of a bin; buy it packed in close packages. Tesr trocar rshrras your mosey 11 res dsa't Use SchilUas 's Beit; c sit him.