THE MOR.MSO OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1908.
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RESTRICT ACTION
OF CONFERENCE
Dardanelles question will be left for stp
arate negotiations later between Russia
GIVE ME THE HOUSE
and Turkey.
Russia agrees with the western "v wcrs
that the compensation given to Srvia
and Montenegro should not be at "ur
Icey'a expense, and holds that It is to
Europe's Interest to facilitate In every
possible way Turkey's heavy task in
completing the constitutional reforms.
BRITISH FLEET AT RHODES
AH the Latest Music Hi's
at Lipman-Wolfe's
All Music Sang at the Orpheum
at Lipman-Wolfe's
Bryan's Strong Pull for Demo
cratic Congressmen. .
Austria and Turkey Both Make
Demands of Other
Powers.
DEADLOCK MAY RESULT
Annexation-or Provinces Reserved
by Auctrla From Discussion.
Turkey Wants Free Hand
In Macedonia.
BERLIN'. Oct. 14. Nithrr Austria-Hungary
nor Turkey has yet given consent to
the proposed international conference to
settle the existing situation in the Near
Bast. Auetria-Hungary decline to par
ticipate unless It is agreed that the, an
nexation of Bosnia and Herxegovlna be
not dlucussed. but accepted and legal
ized by the powers. Turkey desires a free
hand In Macedonia, as well as cash com
pensation from Bulgaria for the Oriental
Railroad in Eastern Roumella and some
other outstanding claims.
All the powers are in favor of a mixer,
programme, and a majority of them ar J
Inclined to omit from the discussions the
question of the passage of the Darda
nelles and the Cretan proclamation for
annexation with Greece.
PROGRAMME FOR COXFEREXCE
Dardanelles May Be Opened SerTia
to Submit Claims.
PARIS. Oct. 14. It Is believed here
that the International conference on the
Balkan situation, which Is now regard
ed as certain, will be limited to rati
fication of private arrangements.
The matters to be settled between
Turkey and the powers probably will
be the recognition of the Independence
of Bulgaria and the annexation of
Bosnia and Herxegovlna as accom
plished facts: the annexation of Crete
to Greece through the intermediary of
the four powers under whose protec
tion Crete haa been: the opening of the
Dardanelles; the abandoning of the
Austro-llungarlan tutelage over Mon
tenegro, and. if possible, some sort of
satlxfartlon to Servla.
It la declared here that Great Britain,
provisional upon the consent of Turkey.
Is now ready to see the Dardanelles
open to certain of the powers. The
Black Sea l regarded as a mare clau
um. and Turkey's compensation from
all quarters Is to be largely financial.
M. Vesnltch. the Servian Minister i
France, explained today that the pur
pose of M. Pachltach s visit to the vari
ous capitals was to lay the case of
Servla before the signatories of the
Berlin treaty.
We have decided to submit our
claims to the powers." the Minister
said. "If we do not receive Justice,
our people will become desperate. Our
very existence as a race and people is
at stake, and as our case rests upon
national and not dynastic considera
tions, we expect general sympathy, but
particularly from America.
"Civilisation should not forget." the
Minister went on. "that for years
Pervla has stood as a barrier against
Tatar hordes from Turkey, yet when
we first won our Independence we suf
fered most by the Berlin treaty. Now
that Austria-Hungary is In Bosnia and
Herxegovlna. the menace comes from
the German side. We ask only for as
surances of our national existence, and
that our aspirations In the future be
not killed. This could be accomplished
by a slight modification of our North
ern frontier and free access to our
Montenegrin brethren and the Adriatic
through the Sanjak of Novibaxar."
TROIBLES JIST BEGINNING
Independence Means Heavy Expense
for Tlght-Fistcd Bulgarians.
SOFIA. Oct. 14. The German and
Austro-Hungarlan diplomatic agents in
Bofia have made oral reports to For
eign Minister Poprikoff. asking Bul
garia to settle the dispute over the
oriental Railroad In Eastern Roumella
and Indemnify the stockholders of the
railroad company before the question
of the recognition of the Independence
of Bulgaria can be discussed. The gov
ernment Is willing to accede to this re
quest lnsolr as the utilization of the
line is concerned, but it will demur to
the paying of parallel claims for
property rights In this railroad to
both Turkey and the stockholders.
Diplomatists In Sofia are of the
opinion that the troubles and em
barrassments of Bulgaria have only
begun. They anticipate the govern
ment will be obliged to breast a strong
reaction on the part of the public when
the question of paying half the heavy
cxpenxes Incurred in securing a crown
and the title of Emperor for Prince
Ferdinand is put up to the tight-fisted
Bulgarian peasants. It Is costing a
good deal of money to keep the re
serves with the colors, and among the
compensations due Turkey is the fund
ed Roumelian debt, upon which Bul
garia In thu past ha paid JKOO.OOD a
year. It is estimated that Bulgaria will
need a fort igu loan of not less than
4,000,to to meet the demands.
MOB
ATTACKS
AISTRIAXS
Turks at Jaffa Avenge Nation's
pongs on PoMof rice.
JAFFA. Palestine. Oct. 14. A mob to
day attacked the Austrian poslomce here
and destroyed a number of mall carts and
letter-boxes. The disorder grew out of
tlte ertorts of political agitators, who
dwell on the recent action of Austrla
Hunitary In annexing the provinces of
Bosnia and Herxegovlna.
The trouble began on the arrival today
of the Austrian mall steamer. The
1'ghtennen of the port refused to have
anything to do with her. and it was im
possible to land her cargo. Malls and
passengers eventually were disembarked,
however, after which the people moved
on the poslomce and vented their anger
en the property of the Austrian govern
ment. ANGLO - Kl sIAX AGKF.K.MEXT
t ompenale Small Nations Darda
nelles Negotiations Separate.
UlNlHIX. Oct. 15. According to what
apparently is sn Inspired statement with
regard to Russia's position, which ap
pears In the Time this morning, a pr.c-tn-l
ssreement has been reached iv M.
Iwo'kv and Sir Edward Urey. under
whfc'h the conference of the power will
discuss the question of eomienation to
Tuikry. Seria and Montenegro, but the
Welcomed by Turkey to Calm People
of Levant.
SMYRNA. Asiatic Turkey. Oct. 14.
Six British warships from Malta ar
rived this morning off the Island of
Rhodes. The fleet is under the com
mand of Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of
Battenberg. It is believed that their
presence will have a tranqullizlng ef
fect on the. situation in the Levant.
Turkey welcomes the appearance of
the fleet.
DEATH MAY STOP SUIT
Father of A. T. Van de Vanter Dies
in Chicago.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
John Frederick Van de Vanter, aged 90
years, father of the late Aaron T. Van
de Vanter died today ltvChicago. His son.
a former State Senator from King Coun
ty, died about a year ago from injuries
received In an automobile acident, at
about half the age of his father. The
son's widow six months, after his death,
married P. F. Puree U.
Only a few days ago suit was brought in
behalf of John F. Van de Vanter to re
cover an interest in the estate of his son,
valued at Jf.0u0. on the ground that a
will later than the one in which A. T.
Van de Vanter left practically all his
property to his widow had been made.
The father's death may put an end to
the litigation.
MRS. TUCKER TELLS STORY
(Continued From First Page.)
lasted only IS months, for when he re
turned from Alaska he fell into his
old drinking habits.
'How I have prayed that he would real
ize his acta. He seems to have entirely
forgotten his position and name and the
duty he owes to me and our son. I have
long remained silent in the hope that he
would look at these things in a different
light, and I have been forced to bring
this suit against him. There may still
be a chance, even at this late day, that
he may change, but it teems impossible
for him to free himself from the abso
lute control of that woman. I availed
myself of the opportunity of his passing
through Illinois, my home and his home,
and believe that he would never return td
this state and felt that I must act at
once.
"My good name is af stake and that
Is made so by his conduct. I have been
forced to this step to vindicate myself.
Just think of It! That woman was with
him when the papers were served. I
don't wish to do anything to place his
health In Jeopardy, but he should re
member his position as a husband and a
father. This is not revenge: It is Justice,
and I am sere to see the matter through."
LOVE BEGAN IX HOSPITAL
Colonel Tucker's Nurse Thought to
Be Portland Woman.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Oct. 14. The
nurse with Colonel William Tucker, the
Army offfcer whose domestic difficul
ties have been made prominent by the
Issuance of a warrant charging him
with wife desertion. Is thought to be
Mrs. Ralph Piatt, formerly of this city.
Mrs. Piatt's maiden name was Myrtle
Frye and she is known to be a friend
of Colonel Tucker.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Piatt was
a nurse In a hospital at Portland, Or.
There she met Lieutenant Piatt, who
had been sent from the Philippines to
the L'nited State to recover from a
wound received while on duty in the
Islands. He was sent to the hospital in
Portland in which Miss Frye was nurs
ing, and fell under her care. The two
fell in love with each other, and after
his recovery Lieutenant Piatt brought
Mtss Frye to Grand Island, where an
elaborate wedding was performed.
Piatt's father was Mayor of Grand
Island, ami young Piatt was a lawyer
In that city before he entered the
Army. Three years after his marriage
Piatt died, and after the estate was
settled Mrs. Piatt, the widow, went to
the Philippines, where she is said to
have first met Colonel Tucker.
TICKER OFF TO HOT SPRINGS
May Not Survive Journey Mrs.
Logan's Blow at Mrs. Piatt.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 14. Colonel W. F.
Tucker. Assistant Paymaster of the
Vnlted States Army, on whom a war
rant was served at Decatur. 111., early
yesterday, charging wife desertion, left
St. Louis for Hot Springs. Ark., tonight.
Colonel Tucker Is very sick with
cirrhosis of the liver and heart flis
ease and whether he will survive the
Journey Is problematical. He was ac
companied to the Union station by a
physician.
Accompanying Colonel Tucker to
Hot Springs are G. H. Frye. of Chicago,
and his sister, Mrs. Myrtle Piatt, an
ex-teacher in the Philippine Islands,
who has been nursing Colonel Tucker
In flis present Illness: Jennie T. John
stone, of Oak Park. 111., who is .1 lis
ter of Colonel Tucker, and a Filipino
servant.
Colonel Tucker will be taken to the
Government Hospital, at Hot Springs,
whither he was ordered by Secretary
of War Wright. This action of Mr.
Wright, it appears, was taken at the
Instigation of Mrs. John A. Logan, the
mother-in-law of the Colonel, who de
sired that he be no longer nursed by
Mrs. Piatt. Under the rules of the
hospital at Hot Springs, outside nurses
are not permitted to care for patients
there.
WAS NURSE AT ST. VINCENTS
Mrs. Plait Red-Haired Beauty.
'Husband Oregon Volunteer.
Both Lieutenant Piatt and his wife were
well known in Portland. Before her mar
riage to Lieutenant Piatt, she was a Miss
Myrtle Frye and was employed as a
nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital. She was
a rather striking woman with a wealth of
red hair, but whether there was any
romance connected with Lieutenant
Piatt's meeting with her while ill at the
hospital here Is not known. IJeutenant
Plait practiced law here and. when war
was declared with Spain, he was a mem
ber of the First Regiment. O. N. G.. and
was later with the Second Oregon. When
the Second Regiment went to the Phil
ippines, Eieutenant Piatt was connected
with the t.mrolssary Department.
Holocaurf Grain and Glucose.
DAVEXPOUT. Ia.. Oct. It. Fire to
dav destroyed the elevator of the Roth
schild Grain Company, loss $75,000. and
burned 60 barrels of glucose syrup
of the Corn Products Manufacturing
Company, loss I6S.0O0.
LONESOME WITHOUT THEM
If Given Democratic Majority In
House, Will Make Senate Feel
Lonesome Champion in Ora
torical Endurance Contest.
HEBRON, Neb., Oct 14. The second
day's tour of Nebraska by W. J. Bryan
was brought to a close at this place
tonight. Twenty-two speectiea were
made during the day by the Demo
cratic candidate, varying In duration
from ten minutes to one hour. It was
by far the most enthusiastic day for
Mr. Bryan during the entire trip, and
the crowds which greeted him at the
various stations were composed
largely of his old friends, who had
heard him many times as a stump
speaker during the last 20 years and
before he was known as a Presidential
possibility.
Anxious to Win House.
Three Congressional districts were
traversed today and in each one the
candidate made an appeal for the
Democratic nominee. He Invariably
began his speech by saying that he
was more Interested in the election of
the candidate for Congress than the
candidate himself.
"I would feel mighty lonesome in
Washington if both the Senate and the
House were against me," he said, "but
If you will give me the House I am
sure we will make the Senate feel
lonesome."
At those places where it was possi
ble to do so, Mr. Brian discussed all
the issues, but in smaller places he de
voted his time to explaining and de
fending the Democratic position on the
guarantee of bank deposits.
Great Endurance as Orator.
When Mr. Bryan retired tonight at
Hebron, he expressed himself as being
in the best physical condition of any
campaign. He has so far spoken 47
times In the last two days and is ap
parently the least affected by the hard
work of any man in the party. The
state committee has assigned 18
speeches to him for tomorrow, but in
all probability the "extras" will bring
that number up to 25.
Mack's Daily Campaign Rumor.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. National Chair
man Mack declared .today that he was
receiving reports from ti.e South that
agents of the Government were travel
ing through the South and collecting
a campaign fund for the Republican
party from Federal officials. Mr. Mack
said he understood the Government of
ficials had been sent from Washington
at the direction of certain Important
Government officials.
JUNGLE MEN HOLD FEAST
Chicago Meatpackers Make Merry at
King Charles Dinner.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. The third annual
banquet of the Meat Packers' Associa
tion was held at the Auditorium Annex
last night. Five hundred packers were
guests at the dinner, which was as near
ly a reproduction of that at which King
Charles II was host as powdered wigs,
stockings and imported steins and pipes
could make It.
Festivities began when, with a blare
of .trumpets, a baron of beef weighing
nearly 500 pounds was carried Into the
banquet hall by a dozen red-coated and
bewicced waiters. The beef was carried
at the head of a long procession of sim
ilarly attired waiters around the hall.
Next in the procession was the tradi
tional boar's head, and then came wait
ers, with 40 little carts, such as were
used in old London inns.
After encircling ' the hall the proces
sion finally drew up before the speaker's
table, opposite the seat of President
James H. Ager. The waiters, who had
been specially drilled for the occasion,
saluted the speakers by singing, "The
Roast Beef of Old England."
There was musty old ale imported from
England, served in unique copper, porce
lain and silver steins. After the cheese
and coffee, more red-coated waiters ap
peared with long church warden pipes,
which the packers smoked In true English
style, while the speakers voiced the
praise of the American beef.
EiB THROWN AT AUTOS
TAXICAB STRIKE CAUSES EX
PLOSION" IX NEW YORK.
Buildings Shaken for Blocks Com
pany Blames Strikers, Who
Blame Green Men.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14. A bomb was
thrown early today into the big
enclosure in Eighth avenue, between
Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets,
where 2"0 taxicabs belonging to the
New Tork Taxicab Company were
stored for the night. The explosion
shook buildings for blocks and hun
dreds of persons in the neighborhood
were thrown into wild excitement. The
explosion lore a great hole In the
garage. The bomb struck near a big
tank of gasoline. The company de
clares It was a deliberate attempt by
strikers to destroy the property of the
company. This the strikers strongly
deny.
Some of the strike leaders express a
belief that it was not a bomb at all,
but gasoline which caused the explo
sion, due to the inexperience of some
of the men who have taken the places
of the strikers.
KILLS SELF; WOUNDS GIRL
Jealousy I-eds Harley Bright to
Murder 15-Year-Old Girl.
SHKNANDOAH. Pa.. Oct. 14. Harley
Bright, aged 24. son of a prominent
business man of this place, is dead, and
Miss Esther Cook, aged 15. his sweet
heart, is fatally wounded as the result
of what Is believed to have been a
murder and suicide by Bright.
The shooting occurred late this
afternoon at the Bright home when
nobody but the young man and Miss
Cook Herein the house.
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The Moneychangers
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The Guest of Quesnay
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Lewis Rand
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Holy Orders
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The Testing of Diana Mallory
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Little Brown Jug at Kildare
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The Grand Army Man
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The Big Fellow
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The Fly on the Wheel
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EMSBEE IS IN ASHES
Dynamite Alone Saves, Arizona
Town From Destruction.
HALF MILLION IS LOSS
Flames Start in Hotel, Sweeping
Through Business Section Un
checked Residences Are Also
Burned Before Fire Is Out.
Eli PASO, Tex.. Oct. 14. A specialo
the Times, from Blsbee, A. T., says:
Fire broke out here at 6 o'clock tonight
and In three hours had done upwards of
$500,000 damage. The blaze started in the
rear of the Grand Hotel, on upper Main
street. This large wooden structure
burned like tinder, and the water pressure
being low, the fire department could do
nothing to stay Its progress.
The flames swept on without check, ex
tending both up and down Main street, on
the east side, for two blocks. They
finally stopped at the new brick building
of FTankenburger & Newman, which to
gether with Its 45.000 stock of clothing,
was destroyed. From this point the
flames jumped across Main street to the
large grocery store of J. B. Angius which
was also destroyed. Advancing up Main
street'ln the direction of Castle Rock, sev
eral small business houses were wiped
out as was the splendid new building of
the Elks, which fell a prey to the flames
and was a total loss.
Leaving the business section, the fire
swept over Clawson Hill, one of the best
residential parts of the city. Here every
dwelling was destroyed with the exception
of the Henkle and Clawson residences.
When the flames threatened to wipe out
the entire city, dynamite was resorted to
and buildings were blown down In the
path of the fire. This in a large measure
saved the entire town from destruction.
The loss Is 500.000; insurance, 150,000.
BACKUS KEEPS HIS SECRET
Paper Magnate Refuses to Tell of
Deal With Canada.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14. Whether the
United States Government has the power
to extract the secrets of an agreement of
the Canadian government with a citizen
of the United States came very near being
demonstrated here today during the ex
amination of Edward W. Backus, mana
ger of the Minnesota & Ontario Power
Company, by Congressman Mann, chair
man of the Congressional committee in
vestigating the workings of the paper
trust.
Mr. Backus said his company was build
ing a plant at Rainy River, a part of
which is now in operation, with a capa
city of 300 tons of news print paper a day.
One of the mills is located on the Ameri
can side of the Rainy River and the
other Is on the Canadian side.
"What terms do you make with the
Canadian government to get the right to
cut timber on crown lands?" Mr. Mann
asked.
"We make a contract. It charges us 40
cents a cord for stumpage. Most of the
concessions are granted for developing
waterpower and plants for 21 years, re
newable, of course."
"Renewable at what rate?"
"At 40 cents. '
"Do they agree to renew the contract?"
Mr. Backus referred to the necessity of
having a permit from the government to
do business and Mr. Mann asked if he
had one.
"I might say no and yes."
"You might say, but what do you say?
demanded Mr. Mann.
"I don't care to say," came the answer
firmly.
"We have the right to compel an an
swer, but don't wish to enforce our pow
ers unless necessary."
"I don't believe you have the power to
make public our affairs with a foreign
government." -
Mere the subject was dropped.
FAST TRAIN 4S DITCHED
Soo-Spokane Flyer Jumps Track
Xear Bonners Ferry.
SPOKANE Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
The Soo-Spokane westbound flyer Jumped
the track at mile post 127, near Bonner s
Ferry, early this morning. The engine
went in the ditch near the river and is
still there. The engine crew saved their
lives by jumping, but both engineer and
fireman were slightly Injured. Company
officials claim that no passengers were
hurt.
The wreck was due to rock-slide, caused
by heavy rains. Traffic was delayed
eight hours.
Search for New Caribou.
VICTORIA, B. C. Oct. 14. In search
of the fabled . Rangifer Dawsonei, the
caribou of an undescrlhed species sup
posed to have the Qiipn Chnrlotto Island
as its habitat, Frank Kermode. curator
of the Provincial Museum, and S. lilt
taker, his assistant, leave today for the
North- The existence of the species Is
based upon the linding of an antler and
skull.
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I wouid not be without It If I hud to
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25c at Woodard, Clarke & Co. drug
store. -
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