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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX,. THURSDAY, JUXE 11, 190S. 3 50 00 LOST MAIL POUCH One of Largest Thefts in His tory of Postoffice Depart ment Is Indicated. TAKEN IN KANSAS CITY? fehipment of Currency From lios An geles Bank to Xew York Consti tutes Bulk of I.oss Detec tives Are at Sea. LOS ANGELES. Cal., June 10. Reluc tant admissions made by the Postoffice officers of three cities today confirm to eome extent the belief that the disap pearance of a registered mall pouch some where within the jurisdiction of the Kan sas City, Mo., Postoffice last Saturday night may prove one of the biggest hauls by robbers In the history of the Post office Department. From private sources it was learned late today that a package of at least JSO.OOO in currency was among the contents of the pouch, which carried in addition an unusually large number of letters and packages containing money and other valuables to an amount which can only be conjectured, but which may reach JHOOO more. The pouch was In transit from this city to New York and the postal Inspectors, who have had the case in charge for at least 48 hours, refuse any explanation of the manner in which it became lost to eight in transfer from one reeponsible guardian to another, as the department regulations providing for the protection of registered matter are of the strictest. Xo Iosltlve Information. That a pouch of valuable mall has dis appeared was admitted today by the Department at Washington, by Postmast er M. H. Flint of Los Angeles, and by Inspector W. J. Vickery, attached to the Kansas City Postoffice, who appears to have the case for investigation. In no case, however, was there any positive Information to be secured as to the amount stolen or the method of the rob bery. The fact that the mail in process of transfer at the Union Depot In Kan sas City is handled in a temporary sub station since the destruction of the reg ular branch office by fire several months ago supports the theory that advantage was taken of conditions presumed to be more lax than ordinary. ' Sent by lios Angeles Bank. There Is reason to believe that the $30,000 package of currency, which will undoubtedly prove to be the largest indi vidual loss, was a shipment made by a Los Angeles bank te its New York cor respondent, such transfers being frequent. Jlr. Flint admitted, after being shown the dispatch from Kansas City, that he had been notified of the loss, adding that the responsibility of the Postoffice for its delivery ended when it was locked in the presence of witnesses by the reg istry clerk and delivered to the railway postal employes. Late this afternoon some additional in formation relative to the package of cur rency supposed to have been in the pouch was oDtained from Cashier Charles Sey ler of the Farmers and Merchants Na tional Bank of this city, who saidi Contained Fully $50, COO. "According to our information a mall pouch, made up here on June 3 and leaving for New York on the following morning, has disappeared. A conserva tive valuation of the currency contents furnished by this and other banks of this city will be $50,000. The total amount Is made up of between 30 and 60 pack ages, the exact number being difficult to determine. "The missing funds were placed in the Postoffice the evening of June 3, their destinatlon being New York City. Our correspondent there is the Chemical Na tional Bank, to whom our portion of the shipment was consigned." Was Sealed in Transit. It is admitted that the registered pouch that has disappeared left here over the Banta Fe Railroad the morning of June 4, and was due in Kansas City on Satur day. In the shipment of registered pack ages through the Postoffice, mail pouches are sealed with a rotary lock at the initial point with no opportunity of be ing opened except by force or mutilation prior to reaching their destination. For this reason it is argued that none of the postal employes was In a posi tion to secure knowledge of the contents' en route. WAS LiOST IX KANSAS CITY Ko Record of Missing Mail Pouch After Reaching There. KANSAS CITY, June 10. The regis tered mail pouch from Los Angeles that disappeared from Kansas City last Sat uprday was delivered from an incoming Hock Island train to the transfer station at the Union Station, Kansas City, but there is no receipt to show that it was forwarded from here. By Sunday morn ing it was known that it was not going forward, for the authorities at Wash ington telegraphed W. J. Vickery, in spector in charge here, of the circum stances. No trace of the pouch has been found by Mr. Vickery, and no arrest has been made. Twenty-two men are em ployed in the transfer station. The fa cilities for handling the mails have been inadequate since the fire that partially destroyed tlje railroad station some months ago, and it is not possible to guard the mail as it should be guarded. On the pouch leaving the Los Angeles office it was receipted for by the trans fer man and he in turn got a receipt for it from the railway mail clerk, who took it on his car. Three 6hifts of rail way mail clerks, all working in the same car. receipted for this pouch through to Kansas City, the last man to handle it eastward getting a receipt for it at the Kansas City Union Station. His receipt shows that he brought the pouch here and that the number of the rotary lock was the same as that with which it was closed in Los Angeles. There were eight registered pouches from Los Angeles on the train, three of them for New York. There was nothing to indicate which of the three contained the $50,000 which is now reported to have been sent in one of them. CHAIN OF PACKING-PLANTS Schwarzschild & Sulzberger An nounce Plans in Chicago. CHICAGO, 111., June 10. (Special.) The following article appeared in the Chicago Kxaminer of today relative to the packing-house situation: "Independent packers complete chain of bouses: "Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company founds new plant in Portland, Or., and uplifts market. "Plans of the Schwarzschild & Sulz berger Company of Chicago, New York and Kansas City, the largest independent firm of packers In the United States, to establish a chain of packing-houses in the far West has been inaugurated with the founding of a plant at Portland, Or. "The Portland establishment already has revolutionized the beef market on the Pacific Coast. It has boomed the price of beef on the foot sold by the farmers and ranchers. It will undoubt edly lower the price to the consumers. For these reasons rival packing firms are fighting the entry of the Schwarz schild & Sulzberger Company into Port land. It Is said they attempted to buy a site chosen for the plant by the ( Bwarzscnna at ouiZDerger company into Portland. It is said they attempted to buy a site chosen for the plant by the Schmwarzschild & Sulzberger, though in this they failed. The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company now owns an es tablished packing-house, to which It has begun large additions. "In the meantime Its rivals have not ceased their warfare. They are now at tempting to secure an injunction to pre vent the independent firm from operating Its plant. They also are seeking to in fluence the Portland City Council to pass an ordinance prohibiting the operation of a packing-house Inside the city limits. Despite this opposition, the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger people are planning to es tablish other plants In San Francisco and other Western cities. With their plants in New York, Chicago and Kansas City, they will thus complete a chain of estab lishments extending from coast to coast. They propose to take care of their grow ing Western and far Eastern trade through their plants at San Francisco and Portland." FEARS TO ENRAGE PERSIA RUSSIA REFRAINS FROM SEND ING TROOPS OVER BORDER. Masses Armed With German Rifles Might Shoot Persia Has Paid Indemnity. TIFLIS, June '10. General Snarski has received orders to refrain from crossing the Russian-Persian frontier. The Rus sian authorities are reluctant to aggra vate the troubles of the Shah's govern ment, particularly in view of fhe'anti Bussian feeling prevalent among the Persian masses, which it is reported are partly armed with rifles and ammunition of German origin. "The Russian govern ment has no intention, however, of re calling General Snarski's expeditionary forces, as it may be urgently needed at any moment. ST. PETERSBURG, June 10. The exe cution today of the ultimatum issued by General Snarski. commander of the Russian punitive expedition in Persia, demanding indemnity for damages suf fered by Russian subjects at the hands of Persian brigands, finds the Russian foreign office without definite informa tllon as to the outcome of the negotia tions, which were carried on through the medium of the Viceroy of the Cau causus. The Persian Legation here af firms that Persia has satisfied the main points of the ultimatum, having sent $100,000 indemnity to the Viceroy, and that Persia therefore considers the inci dent closed. Seeking Peace at Teheran. TEHERAN, June 10. Up to the pres ent time the Shah of Persia has failed to carry out his promise to dismiss the reactionaries at court and the parlia ment, departing from its policy of inac tivity, is in frequent consultation in an effort to find the best means of reach ing a peaceful solution of the difficulty. Emir Djang, head of the reactionary par ty, who had sought the protection of the Russian Legation, has left the Lega tion and resumed his functions at court. Teheran is perfectly quiet. CZAR MAY VISIT ENGLAND KING EDWARD MAKES INTIMA TION IN BANQUET SPEECH. J Text of Toasts Exchanged Is Made Public Nicholas Sends Candy to the Children. REVAL, June 10. The text of the toasts exchanged last evening between King Edward and Emperor Nicholas has just been published, after careful revision. The two sovereigns ex pressed the wish that the meeting would have the happy result of draw ing the two countries closer together and promoting the maintenance of the general peace of the world. King Edward intimated that his meeting in Russia would be followed shortly by a visit of the Russian Emperor and Empress to England. Among other courtesies, King Ed ward made Emperor Nicholas an Ad miral of the British, fleet. At the spe cial request of King Edward, the ser enade of last night was repeated to night before his yacht. Emperor Nicholas today sent ashore 3000 boxes of candy and a large num ber of photographs of himself for the school children who welcomed him upon his arrival here. He also Bent handsome presents to the leaders of the chorus that sang last night. CLIMAX IN MJGHES FIGHT (Continued From First Page.) beyond his strength. ' He should have never undertaken this journey. He is suffering from nervous shock and is a very sick man." The doctor said he hoped the Senator would be able to attend the Senate to morrow, but he would make no prom ise. THINKS BRYAN HAS CHANCE Watterson Says Nebraskan Will Be Named on First Ballot, LINCOLN, Neb., June 10. Colonel Henry M. Watterson, of Louisville, ar rived here today, and is the guest of William J. Bryan at Fairview. He will remain with Mr. Bryan until to morrow afternoon, when he will leave for St. Louis. "I have accepted Mr. Bryan as the inevitable candidate of the Democratic party, and he will be nominated on the first ballot," said Colonel Watter son. "I think Mr. Bryan is stronger than ever before, and has a much bet ter chance to win." -f LONG SILKGLOVES. Long silk gloves, double tipped and in all colors, best $2 grade. $1.38 a pair; two-clasp silk gloves, 47c a pair; long lisle gloves, black, white and colors, 63c a pair. Supply your Summer needs now at wholesale prices. McAUen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison streets. Watchmakers' oil is from the Jawbones of the porpoise. OREGON ELECTION BLOW TO Total of 270 Voted Out Business and 21 Coun ties Go Dry. of LOCAL OPTION LAW DEADLY Prohibitionists Greatly Elated ' by Balloting of June 1, but ,Oppo- i nents Declare Present Move Is Only Spasmodic. As the result of the local option elec tions that were held in Oregon this month, prohibition will prevail in 21 of the 33 counties of the state after July 1. There are from four to 16 dry precincts in each of the other 12 counties, so that there is not a county in the state in which there is not some dry territory. A total of 237 saloons were put out of business in the 13 counties that were carried for pro hibition June 1, and this number is in creased to 270 by the addition of the saloons that have been retired by the precinct elections in the other coun ties. Altogether nearly 500 saloons have been closed in this state since the local option law was enacted. Prior elections on this subject in this state carried eight counties and forced ap proximately 200 saloons to abandon business. Great Gain Is Shown. Prior to this year's elections nine counties were carried for prohibition and the saloons, numbering about 200 were retired. These counties were: Benton, Curry, Lane, Linn, Lincoln, Sherman, Tillamook, Wallowa and Yam hill. In the recent election the saloon men caused the question of county pro hibition to be resubmitted in all of these counties with the exception of Benton. With the exception of Lin coln, which went wet by the narrow margin of three votes, all of the coun ties voted to continue county prohibi tion. Several precincts In Lincoln, how ever, voted dry and under the local op tion law must do without these resorts, although the county as a whole went wet. 4 Thirteen of the 20 counties in which the local option people called elections on county prohibition June 1 were car ried and added to the dry territory with, the result that on July 1, when the ver dict of the voters takes effect, 75 per cent of the area of the state will be dry; 60 'per cent of the population of the state will be without saloons and approximately 90 per cent of the cities and towns will be without these re sorts. The 13 counties that were carried for prohibition this month were: Crook, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Jackson. Jos ephine, ' Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, Polk, Umatilla, Union, Wheeler. In their efforts for county prohibition the temperance people were defeated In seven counties, although they succeeded in carrying from 4 to 16 precincts In each. These counties were: Clackamas, Coos, Harney, Lake, Marion, Wasco and Washington. . Precinct elections were held in indivi dual precincts and combinations of pre cincts in the following counties: ' Baker, Clatsop, Columbia and Multnomah. In this county the anti-saloon workers were routed badly, carrying only four precincts and retiring only four saloons out of a total of nearly 30 precincts in which they had called for elections. Including the four precincts that were carried by the local option forces June 1, there are now 27 precincts in Multnomah County in which the sale of liquor is barred. List of Dry Counties. Summarized, the following 21 counties of the state are dry: Benton, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Malheur, Morrow, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Uma tilla, Union, Wheeler, Wallowa and Tarn hill. There are a number of dry pre cincts( in each of the other 12 counties of the state, as follows: Baker, Clacka mas, Clatsop, Coos, Columbia, Harney, Lake,. Lincoln, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco and Washington. The following tables show . the status of the saloon situation in the state, to gether with the number of these resorts that were put out of business at the June election this year: Wet Counties Voting Dry, 180S. Saloons. Affected. Crook 15 Douglas . . . 30 Gilliam 8 Grant. ... 8 Jackson. ... 20 Josephine 17 Klamath. 24 Malheur 6 Morrow. 14 Pol IK. 13 Umatilla. 42 Union 37 Wheeler. 3 Total. 237 Precincts Carried in Counties Voting Wet In I WIS. ' Number Saloons Precincts. Affected. Clackamas. . 16 6 Coos. ..v Harney Lake 5 .. Marlon. 10 8. Wasco 15 8 Washirtgton 6 3 Total 62 25 Precincts Carried for Local Option In Other Counties in 1008, Number Saloons Precincts. Affected. Baker. , 5 Clatsop ' 4 .. Columbia. 8 4 Lincoln 6 Multnomah. .......... 4 4 Total. 27 . 8 Under the local option law the sale of liquor is prohibited in all districts that have voted county prohibition. The pro visions of the measure apply to Pullman cars passing through the state. As a result the thirsty passenger on the line of the O. R. & N. can indulge in alco holic beverages, purchased of the porter, only as the train passes through ' the counties of Baker, Wasco andj Multno mah, all of the other counties through which that railroad system passes In this state having voted county prohibition. Thirsty Trip on Trains. The time between drinks under the earns conditions will be even longer' to the tourist on the Southern Pacific train. After entering the state from California he must appease his thirst en tirely with ice water until the train en ters Marion County, and then . he can drink as much as he desires and the capacity of his purse will permit intil he reaches Portland, inasmuch as Marion and Clackamas Counties voted to con tinue the saloons. Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Lane and Linn, however, the other counties to the south and through which the road of the Southern Pacific passes, have voted to oust the saloons beginning July 1. The saloon men are disposed to regard the situation philosophically and view the "prohibition wave" with what conso lation they are able to gather from what they term "similar epidemics" in the East. They declare that history has demonstrated that the demand for pro hibition Is entirely spasmodic and not lasting. They recall that during the 50s practically every state east of the Mis sissippi, which then constituted the pop ulated districts of the United States, had state prohibition, while not more than 20 years later Maine was. the only one that had not .returned to the license sys tem. "The retirement of the saloons does not decrease the consumption of intoxi cating liquor," declared a member of the Liquor Dealers' Association yester day. "I will cite Just one instance to corroborate my statement. There are today in Lane and Linn Counties two of the first counties in this state to vote county prohibition, 100 dealers operating under a Government license, and just as much liquor is sold as ever was sold. In fact these 100 licenses, of which 55 are held in the county of Lane, exceed by 20 per cent the total number of saloons that were conducted In both counties un der the license system." O.H.P. IS ONLY WIFE OF CAPITALIST IS PRESENT AT END. Other Relatives, Though Awaiting Summons, Unable to Reach Bedside in Time. NEW TORK, June 10. Oliver H. P. Bel mont, aged 50 years, died at his home in Hempstead, L. I., today, after a 10 days' illness with appendicitis. His death had been expected for days, but in the end it came suddenly and so unexpectedly that, with the exception of Mrs. Belmont, none of the members of the family had time to reach the sick room after the hurried summons was sent to them Mr. Belmont had not been actively en gaged in business for some years. He had always been very popular among a wide circle of friends and held a promi nent position in club and social life here and in London and Paris. He was grad uated from Annapolis Naval Academy in 1876 and served out his two years' cruise following graduation. In 1S78 he resigned from the service to engage in business with his father and brothers. He was a Democrat and in 1900 was chosen as a delegate from New York to the Demo cratic National Convention. The same year he was elected to Congress from the Thirteenth New York district. Oliver H. P. Belmont was the son of the late August Belmont. The present August Belmont and Perry Belmont are his brothers. COL. JOHN F. FINNERTY IS DEAD Leader in Irish Nationalist Move ment in America. CHICAGO, June 10. Colonel John Fin erty, editor of the Chicago Citizen, for many years prominent as a newspaper man, lecturer and Irish patriot, died at his residence here early today, aged -62 years. Colonel Flnerty was taken ill six months ago with a serious ailment of the liver, and with the exception of a few rallies, grew steadily worse. W. S. Forman, Ex-Congressman ST. LOUIS, June 10. Word was received here from Champaign, 111., of the sudden death there today of W. S. Forman, ot East St. Louis, who was for three terms a Representative in Congress from the old Twenty-first Illinois District and Commissioner of Internal Revenue under President Cleveland. WILL HELP CLOSE DIVES BREWERS SAY THEY WILL AID ' REFORM WORK. Adopt Platform Declarations That Low-Class Politicians Fos ter Dives. MILWAUKEE. June 10. The nromo- tion of temperance In the case of fer mented beverages, the meaning of tem perance being neither abuse nor disuse. is favored by the united States Brewers Association in a lengthy set of principles which the association adopted at its closing session today. They also favor the elimination of the objectionable fea tures of the retail liquor traffic, and pledge their fullest co-operation toward their suppression. The brewers also de clare that it is a mistake to believe that the commercial Interests of the brewer stand back of the excessive multiplica tion of saloons or any of the unlawful or improper practices of the saloon keeper. Whenever a spirit of genuine in quiry and rational betterment shall take the place of heedless persecution aiming not at improvement but at the extermi nation of their business, the brewers will welcome and gladly refrain from par ticipating in politics. The platform says if the brewers have been driven into politics, it is due to the intemperate -attacks upon them along po litical lines, and in closing it proceeds: "We turn with confidence to the fair minded American public and ask it, in view of many poltical instances of our sincerity, given in the face of great dif ficulty, to consider the statements above made." A letter from J. Topham Richardson, of the English brewers, was read in which he Btated that many churchmen and other prominent people in England are opposed to the efforts to prohibit the liquor traf fic. A new National organization was formed as a result of the fight on pro hibition. It will be known as the United States Manufacturers and Mer chants Association. While not distinct ly stated in the constitution, the or ganization plans to help the brewers in their war on prohibition. Funeral of Tennessee Victims. SAN PEDRO, Cal., June 10. The body of J- P. A. Carroll, a second-class fire man of Hartford, Conn., one of the vic tims of the explosion on the United States cruiser Tennessee, was buried to day in Harbor "View Cemetery with mili tary honors. The escort was under corn mand of Lieutenant Lannon and Chap lain C. H. Dickens conducted the ser vices. Captain Howard and other offi cers of the Tennessee followed the re mains to the cemetery. Woman Gets Big Damages. CHICAGO, June 10. Miss Emma Gal lagher, who was for six years a sewing White Goods Reduced in All Depts. Today We Hold Our Final Clean-Up Sale of New Spring and Summer Tailor-Made S The assortment comprises all this season's best and most up-to-date styles, including Rajah Suits, Panama Suits and Fancy Trimmed Suits -every suit new this season; also Silk Jumper Suits in striped pongee and taffeta, silk. THIS SALE IS HELD SIMPLY TO CLOSE OUT OUR STOCK AND MAKE WAY FOR LINEN AND WASH SUITS. IT'S A BARGAIN THAT WILL NOT BE OFFERED AGAIN. BE EARLY $50,000 by a jury in Judge Wright's divi sion of the Superior Court yesterday in a suit against a sewing machine com pany. She says the company drove her out of business in Chicago by publishing a libel accusing her of forgery and warning per sons not to deal with her. Mix Politics and Religion. NEW YORK, June 10. A new feature of the trip to the National Democratic Convention at Denver had been decided on by the Tammany executive committee. It has been arranged that the trains en route to Denver will stop over two Ryan Talks It used to be said in Wall Street that "Ryan doesn't talk." In this week's SATURDAY Evening Post Thomas F. Ryan departs from the traditions of silence that made him the Sphinx of Wall Street, and talks, to the ex tent of two pages and more talks freely and pointedly. He tells how Paul Morton came to be president of the Equitable; he shows why a high tariff is wrong; he explains how President Roosevelt has performed one of the greatest public services ever achieved by an occupant of the White House. He but get this week's issue, and read what he says. There's another Vaiti the Queen story in the same issue. At the News-stands, 5 cents. $1.50 the year by mail. The Ccrtis Publishing Company philadelphia Our Boys Are Everywhere More Boys wanted to act as agents. apply to JAMES C. HAVELY, JR., 715 FMt 11th Street. Portland. WEDDING AD VISITING CARDS. W. G. SMITH 8 GO. WASHINGTON BTTIUHNO, Cor. KourtU and WaaUnctoa fit. f nits Jom per Selling Regularly at $20.00 to hours at Kansas City and Omaha on Sunday, July 5, in order to allow the Tammanyites to go to church. Prefers Exile to Prison. CHICAGO, June. 10. A dispatch to the Record-Herald says: Chris Ras mussen, a Pleasant Prairie farmer, yesterday became- an exile from his home to avoid the state prison on a charge of having sfaldPil his wife and Selz Royal Blue shoe is inexpensive SIIOE-EXPEXSE is more a matter of quality than of price; you may pay enough to get good shoes without getting them,. There's a limit of low price beyond which quality doesn't go; if you go below thafclirie, you leave quality behind. At $3.50, $4 and $5, we have Helz Royal Blue shoes; the best shoes made. We guarantee your full satisfaction in fit, style and wear at those prices. All sizes SANITARY OFFICE FURNITURE I 1 1 to our new store will convince you that we have one of the very best office-furniture departments in the city. It will be a pleasure to us to show you. 5thandOakSts KILHAM STATIONERY ijthandUakSts. & PRINTING COMPANY and Suits $35.00 children. Raffmusson signed an agree- lnent with the court, which provides that he shall never see his wife and children again, and should he ever happen to meet them accidentally, he will make no effort to speak to them. Three months ago Rasmussen. in a fit of drunkenness, picked up a kettle of boiling water and deliberately poured it over his wife and children, burning his children seriously. and widths marked in plain English COK. 7TH AND WASHINGTON STS. The -new leg base Cutler Desks are very popular with lovers of fine appear ing furniture We are show ing a com plete line, both in the flat and roll tops. A visit A. , ,( A - ' T iu i