OOD EVENINO.
WHZN IN irV.
Ur
SMALL AD ITi Hi
Tonight and Tuesday,
frost In exposed places
WUMT Tuesday, ...
VOI IIL
Feels Sure of Convictions
In Chief Land 1 Fraud '
v Cases.
WILL HASTEN TRIALS
Special PrnsecHter Thinks McKInlcy
'md Putcr and Benson and Hyde
v Must Be toad Guilty m ,
y ( ; evidence ii nana.
.v.-.;----1"- ' "
us u confident tbst Benson, tad
" Hyde wlU hs ooavloted for the timber
frauds which they perpetrated M I am
' that I shall eat dinner tonight."
v Francis J. Htiwy who mad this atata
; -ment at tha Portland hotel this efter
;. nooa, la probably batter aualined than
any ona alaa .ta. weigh, .tha . chances af
success la tha prosecution of tha iins
. leaders la tha hugs conspiracy which baa
' robbed tha lovtrnuMit of hundreds of
thousands of aoraa of nubile land. -r
Mr. Heney, who waa retained as sps
;,' olal oounaal for tha government In tha
'. land fraud eases, and who oarrlad to a
brilliant oonclualoa tha preliminary pro
: ceedlngs against Hyde and IMmond In
Ban Francisco, anivad la Portland laat
. night, bavins just ratamad from Wash
; ' lngtoa. D. C At tha national, capital
ha bald Important oonferenoea . with
. Secretary of tha Intarlor Hitchcock, la
. relation toL the land fraud oaaes and
with the government's legal advisers. ,
we Aiittf for Barly riaL ":
The Immediate. object of Mr. Honey's
coming to this oity Is to arrange for an
early trial of tha McKinley-Puter-Wat--
soa-Warer oases, n whlob ho U to ap
pear. He Is confident that thaaa oaaea
t wlU result la nonactions, and says that
no time will b lee la hrla1a them to
NO. 193.
HENEY IS
CONFIDENT
ri- .
Mr. Honey's ass status of the
:j "Psaaoa-Hyda oaaea Is aapaclaUy Interest
ing la view of thspsrslstsnt efforts to
areata the Impression that the govern-
men eould not establish Ita charge
against these defendants. . la discussing
, tha cases ha said:
The decision of Judge Lncombe of
v Hew Tork In refusing to order Benson's
. removal to Washington was based. I am
, aurs, upon Insufficient acquaintance
with the facts. Precisely the same que
"' tlon arose la Baa Prsncisco wbsn Uyds
and Dimond wera resisting removal to
Washington, and tha argument a the
polaU Invorved waa axhausUva, ,
. esiiaa tw TTienaisn -MTour
of the best lawyers la Baa
Francisco were arrayed for tns dofssd
" ants, but both Judge DeHavea and
, judge Morrow held that tha objeetlona
, wsre not sufficient. I am thoroughly
eonvtaoed that the position taken by
'- these two Mdgos will be upheld by tha
United States suprsms ooart. ,
"The matter Is aow before tha au
'' pretne oomrt and the government will do
Its host to secure aa early.trlai. A mo
tion to advenes the eases oa tha calendar
, will be mads soon by the government's
- attorneys.
"As to tha MeKlnley-Puter eases."
, continued Mr. Honey, "there Is sot tha
least doubt of our ability to get convlo--'
tlona. The evidence la vary strong.
Tbeae eases are to be triad, no matter
what the people say. and they will be
set for aa early a date as we oaa ar-.
v range." - --.
Although the rsaersj graaa jury is to
meet tomorrow morning. Mr. Heney says
that he is not hers to submit asw evi
dence to the Jurors, nor doss ha expect
any sensational new Indictment! at this
tlmex . : 1 ' -" - . -
a WO
1-.-
A fflptrUl Mspattft te Tke fcarsal-l J,
- Btarbuck, Wssh OoL IT. Albert Kob-
' son left bis cabin and ail Its effects,
near -here, early la the season to work In
, the harvest field and when he returned
recently he found the oabla ransacked.
His trunk had bean opened with aa ax
and everything of value taken. - k
i , i . -i i.
' BaFVBUOAji mmuuLvn masAn,
- ' (JMnal tseeU ervtea.) '
Chfeagor Oo. 17. The work at dls
arganlilsff th Republican national head
quarters la the or eat has already began.
Before th work Is ever -the literary
bureau- will be suspended, as tha work
1a practically completed. . ,
B EUTi OF FLAM ES
i
' (Jnersal SpseUi sVrriee.)
Buffalo, Oct. 17. Tbe efcLemer Paint
company' e works at Black Rock was
damagvd by fire to ths extent ofvjisa..
00 today. An tomsnss tank sf ssrnmh
was punctured and flowed down the
river, ( taking firs and creating a spas
taeuls'r boons, . Ths firemen protected
' neighboring buildings until tha firs
burned out. Pour firemen were injured,
hat not ssrtoasiy.
. - As ths scooping varnish gradually
overspread the surface, of tho rlvor,
giving1 It tha appears nee of a Pea of
, glass, many persons congregated assr
tha seens of ths firs. Sparks wars fly
ing from the engine that were exerting
every pound of strength to force the
vast streams of water oa tha burning
I buildings of ths paint company. Bud
j Only the river became transformed
fair; light
tonight
; -
FIGHTING
CONTINUES
Russian Gains Offset by
Losses-rfach SId(t
v i Captures Guns.- :
RUSSIAN FLANK RETIRES
Shakbe Elver Valley h the Scene af
, the Host Sanjulaary fifihtlnt
: Slice tbe BeinolDt af '
!:-' Ibe War. . s
i... i .'J'-''
t Petersburg, Oct 17. (Bulletin.)
Messages from tha front state that the
retirement of the forces of General May
erdoff oa tha Russian right Sank has
been turned Into a rout, and that he baa
suffered tremendous 1
Rom. Oct. 17. (Bulletin.) A dis
patch from Bt. Petersburg tates that
after consult a tlon with the osar. Gen
eral Hip pen berg has decided to mobilise
f ao.sftw additions! troops, and that Man
churia is to be abandoned for tha pres
ent Jtassla's note will probably be Is
sued aanounotng to tha powers the
osars Intention to continue the war, a
polite way of preventing any offers of
Intervention. , .
(Jesrsal Special gervke.1 " '
.Mukden, Oct. 17.A1 though the fight
ing yesterday was apparently as severs
as on the first day of tho battle, which
ended In Russian retirement to the right
bankof ths Bhakha river, there waa no
abatement la tha vigor with whloa It
was resumed Just before dawa this
morning.
Tha situation this morning la aa fol
lower
Tho Russian front extends over prac
tically 10 miles along tha right bank of
tha rlvor, which la flooded by rains and
passable In a few places only. To the
west Is Oeaoral Meyerdoff, guarding
tho extreme light flank with A forn
eomposed of' recently arrived' troops.
supported by a few veterans. , At - the
center.' where the fighting Is the se
verest, are troops oommanded by Kuro
patkla In person. To the east of the
center the troops are ander Bakharoff,
assisted by several brigade leaders.
Tho Japanese) to tho extreme west
last alght and early this moaning
showed fleros determination to carry tho
Russian right flank back, but their suo-
osss would not avail to any great extent
in the battle plan. Inasmuch ss tho cen
ter and the column which extends back
toward Mukden la of ths greater impor
tance, as It. commands ths railway to
Mukden, by which tho wounded are
carried to tho rear, and fresh troops and
supplies are sent to tho front.
Reports from ths battlefield this
morning say that the Japaness to tha
eaat have been driven back and that
prsssurs en Kuropatktn's left toward
tho hills hss been relieved thereby.
The main attack, which Is of vital Im
portance thia morning, la oa tho Rus
sian center.
At this point antfl nearly midnight
the fighting continued, although a storm
of great intensity waa raging. As mid
night approached tha Japanese rested,
slthough continuing an intermittent ar
tillery fire with the evident Idea of har
rasslng the Russians. Ths latter ra
plted In kind.
Juat before dawa tha Japaness firs be
came heavy and at daybreak another
attempt was mads to fores the Russians
Back. Tha Russian artillery, however,
shredded ths field with shrapnel, oom
pelllng tha Japaneae retirement with
heavy losses. At this hour ths oannon-
ads eontlnuea. . . -,.
Yesterday's eperstlang were slightly
rn favor of Russian arms. A brilliant
movement was carried out successfully
on the left wing which cnlmtasted la the
storming gf tha Japaness position at
Soukhetung. At this point the Japaness
were well Intrenched and defended their
ground with great valor. -
Three different assaults war mads by
tho Russians before lodgment ooold be
mads and on tha fourth aaaault tho en
emy was driven from his trenches only
at ths point of ths bayonet after des
perate hand to hand fighting. Ths Rus
sians captured a battery of J guns
which wars so sltuatsd that they oould
bo turned apnn tha retreating Japanese
with deadly street.
(Continued oa Pago Two.)
FLOATS IN RIVER
elrvery glass tff a raging furnace) of
flames rearing skyward. Vast volumes
of smoke of Inky blackness rolled aloft
and awept over tha immediate vicinity,
obscuring everything beneath Ita heavy
palL .
Tbe greatest exoltement and confusion
prevailed among ths assembled specta
tors and a general rash was made for a
place af safety.
No one waa Injured th' ths Scramble,
Tho cease of the sudden firing of the
Elver, was that a spark either from the
anting bulMIng or on of the engines
set firs to a small hemp of bruah Bear
tha water's edge. This was soon com
municated to ths oil on tha water, which
Ignited and spread with lightning-like
rapidity over the entire surface.
rvsTal narrow escapes were repotted,
among them being several venturesome
spirits who had rowed close to ths ell
sovsrad water a a small heat, , . .
PORTLAND, ORKGOM, MONDAY EVENINJ,
count flviatapolst-mirskt, russian minister for the 1ntbrior,
. von puuv b beat has shown a disposition to bb much moris
' bob. ..,.,..-.;.-- ......
BEINZE TICKET :
i BARBED BY COURT
Anti Trust Jcpubllcaa and Antl-De
ocratle Ktmlnatlons nat Regular,
Declares ModUoi Cairt ;
Oseda Dwsateb e The Jearml-r
Helena, Mont, Oct. 17. Through aa
order Issued by the supreme court this
morning the -name of Albert- J. Calso,
Republican . nominee for attorney-general,
will appear on tho official ballot,
having bean emitted at tha filing time
through a mere oversight. The mis
take was not discovered until after tbe
statutory time prescribed . for filing
nominations. Ths Court, however, de
cided to- remedy tho matter and so di
rected the secretary of eta to to- plaoa
Oalens name sa the ballot.
. Tha court also Issued sa order direct
ing ths secretary of stats not to plaos
upon the official ballot tha Helnss tick
ets known as tha anti-trust Republican,
that their candidates war -wot reaw
larly nominated by tho ooavsatloa7
FIGHT DEADLY DUEL
WITH POCKET KNIVES
- ' (Josrasl Spetlal fiarvka.)
Clarlnds. la. Oct. IT. A dual with
knives between two young farmers yes
terday ended la the death of one of ths
combatants and ths arrest of tho other
oa a charge of murder. Ponton Whlt-
maugh and Charles Mlddaugh, as ths
outcome of a quarrel arising out ox a
mall business deal, agreed to settle tha
dispute' In a fight. With half a desen
companions they drove at midnight la
Mlddaugh's carriage to a esmstery.
Whitinaugh was given tha choice of
weapons. Mlddaugh brought a revolver.
which was taken from him by bis com
panions. Wnitmaugh seleoted pocket
knlvee. Ths men entered the ring sod
Immediately ol inched. Within half
minute Mlddaugh received three bad
gaehee. one of which severed the clavlsn
artery, find he died In five minutes. A
coroner's Jury today found that Mld
daugh cams to his desth by a knife-
wound In ths neck Inflicted by Whit
maugb, Whltmaugh Is 1n ths county
Jsll and has confessed bio part la tha af
fair. Mlddaugh was 34 years of age. He
leaves a widow and one child. Whlt
maugh la a few years older.
REJANE AND COMPANY
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
(fesmel SpedsJ fierriet.) '
Hew York. Oct. IT. Relane. tha most
Parisian of Paris comedians, arrived
here' Saturday evening on La Lorraine,
With Germalne, her daughter, and 17 per
sons of Re jane s comedy company.
"Nlnety-flvs trunks , for yourself
alone,' aloete," some one exclaimed.
"What sensational gowns have you la
thenar
"X hops they are sensational." she re
plied. "One la of doth of gold; ons la
of olotb, of silver, another la bJstok as
Jet 1 am to play the Lady of' the
Csmellas" la black. This waa never dons
la Paris." - .
Relane left fop Cuba today and will
return in time to. begin her en rase meat
at tha Lyric theatre oa November 7,
FIRST OF FAMILY TO
DIE IN 48 YEARS
flhMelel Mips tab to Tee JearsaLt
'OarfleldV Wash.. Oct. 17. Robert K.
Dalley, a. native of Pennsylvania, aged
7 years, died bars yesterday. He came
to Washington la 1ST4 and settled- near
what Is now Garfield. Hs Is survived
by seven child res and IS grandchildren
This la ths first death la tha family la
4S years. . .
POM BTSBfcsBT.
(seelal fXeBshib to Tbe leeraaM -Rice,
Wseh., Oct 17 Jnha Weston
pleaded guuty ta burglary Saturday tnd
was given six yeara la tho a tale peni
tentiary. He served one term for a
almllar offense several years ago. ,
I II 4
' eertal nteastnh to The Jeeteal.1 -Ne
Tork. Oct 17. Fire In a tenement
house at WlltlsrrfBburg yesterday morn
ing suffocated four persons aad Injured
la, two ac them falsify. , , ,
MAD OFFICER KILLS
ANOTHER AND SELF
:Joersal Special Service.) e
- Manila, Oct. 17. Second Lieu- e
d tenant William D. Prltohard of e
d the Thirteenth cavalry, today e
d killed Second Lieutenant Prod L, .e
e Deen of tho same cavalry, and d
e oommKted suicide. d
d The tragedy occured at Camp ,.e
d Btottssnburg. SO mUaa from Ma- d
e alia, Pyltohard waa Insane. e
I
FOR U. S. ARMY
Plat to Make Americans a Ration a!
; Sbarvshovtert ta Came Befare
; it.-
(Jearss) fpeeial grrrlee.) '
Washington. Oct. 17. What will prob
ably bo tho snoot Important meeting of
the national board for the promotion of
rifle practice slnos that body was or
ganised several years ago -will be bold
at tho war -department. Ths board has
been Instructed to prepare a plan for a
national marksman reserve, which plan
has been approved by , tha secretary of
war.
It recommends ths establishment of
shsotlng-gallerlea, field raagee, distri
bution of arms, ammunition, supervision
of instruction and Inducements for prac
tice, such as trophies and badges. It Is
desired that ths standard military rifle
la uss by the government be mads
avallabls for civilian practice, and It Is
probable that a provision to this end
will bo made In too blU which the board
will recommend.
It la believed, tf the plans of tha na
tional board are followed, the country
will la a few years be la poseessloa of
aa army of qualified marksmen to the
number of from toa.oat to l,eoe,eM maa.
ALL CHINESE MAY
DOFF THE "PIGTAIL"
(Jesrsal Bpeetal Service.)
Baa Francisco, Oct. IT. According to
tho Chinese papers of the past four days,
la another year tha queue or "pigtail"
will be a burled relic, perhaps a curio
la museums. Chattering groups of ce
lestials stand on the corners la China
town aad discuss tho possibility of the
enforcement of tho new Imperial man
date which will compel them to doS the
braided and glossy string of hair.
Local Chinese papers have It that ths
new order Is being considered seriously
by the Chinese government and that be
fore long, queues will not be worn. The
emperor hss decided that his subjects
would look mora civilised wit host tho
"plfftsIL" Groat excitement prevails in
Chinese quarters, and much protest is
already raised against tha proposed or-
aer.
UPTON GIVES L'P .
INTENT TQ CHALLENGE
, 'ml t -:?''.: 'J .
". ' :- ' (fearsai Special ssrvtoe.! 'V' '
. Glasgow. Oct. IT. It Is learned that
8!r Thomas Llptoa, having failed to
find a designer for a new challenger for
America's cup, has abandoned tha Idea
of making a . challenge this year. He
will aow encourage yacht racing la
boms waters.
It w said that this decision was ad.
reeonea mnm u me prominent assign
ors hsd been spprosohed, and that It
was with much reluctance that Blr
Thomas abandoned for the present his
cherished idea of vanquishing the Amer
ican ysehtsmea, ( .,
RAMON CORRAL AT
THE ST; LOUIS FAIR
f Joeraat seeUl fisrvbe.) ' '
Kansas, City. Oat 17. Ramos Corral,
viae president of tha rbpubilo of Mex
ico, and party arrived thia morning from
fit. Louis and will be entertained by the
Commercial - dub and clt leans todsy.
They will be guests of honor at ths
horse show tonight. . Prom hers the
party will go ta Baa ITanolaoa, . . .
WW IlliklllaUtlllill
OCTOBER 17 1904.
So
1
" 1 - 'i
- 1 ' .4,-,
who bincr hib acckflsion to
xjbbral than bis prbdocbs-
MINISTER DINES AT
COURT AND DIES
Rumors That Prince Nicholas Poisoned
HIB Promptly Vet by Order for -a
Past-Morten Examination.
' (Jeeraal Sparta ServW.1 ' 4
Vienna, Oct. 17. Montenegro Is
slmost in a state of revolution over the
death, presumably by foul mesne, of the
Montenegraa minister of Justice, M.
Sohaulleh.
Schautleh died Immediately after re
turning from a state dinner In the palace,
wherein be waa given special attention
by Prince Nicholas. His death waa ap
parently due to poisoning sa hs suffered
very outward evidence and symptom of
such Illness.
Tha news of these tatter facta be
came public and created one of tha
greatest periods ox unrest that has
marked ths criticism. of tha prase dl 4
mlnlstfatlon. Bo ugly are these rumors
that the name of Prince Nicholas Is
freely implicated and accusation la some
places has openly taken ths plaos of In
sinuation.
The prince today, for ths first time.
took cognisance of ths stories afloat
and at once ordered Schnulloh's body
removed from the vault wherein It waa
laid, and a post-mortem examination to
be conducted.
Sohaulleh wss ths leader of tha re
formers, had been tha greatest political
antagonist of Prince Nicholas and had
made plans for even more drastic legis
lation for national economies, which hs
wss oa ths eve of promulgating.
It Is reported that Mrs. Bchaulich re
fused to permit the courier bearing the
oondolonoes of Prince Nicholas to enter
her home and sent back ths prince! per
sons! massage unopsneo.
PARKER WILL MAKE
VISIT TO NEW YORK
(peonl PtoMtah to Tea JearsaL)
Kaopus, Oct. 17. There were no vis
itors t Rose mount today. Parker went
horseback riding this morning. Hs will
leave for New York tomorrow aad re
main until Thursday afternoon.
No special significance la attached to
the visit, more than a desire ta be In
closer touch with tha leaders. ,
omowva sura ratxb.
Pasty Beavsa oa Bpeclal
' OharlesSoa.
(Jesrsal Special Serrlea.) '
Huntington. W. Va Oct. 17. Vtoe-
Presldentlsl nominee Davis and party
left this morning on a special train for
Charleston. , Speeches were made at
Bsrbersvllle, Milton . and Hurricane.
Lsrgs crowds wsre present at all ths sta
tions en route, and much applause and
enthusiasm greeted tha arrival of the
apeolal train.
The oharsotartstta remarks of Davis
created a most favorable impression
with tha bearera of -both parties.
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TKOygAJTVB mHkrT SATIS.
' (fteertei Dtopttch to Tbe JearsaL) '
. Char lee ton, W. Va., Oct., 17. Tea
thousand fanners, miners and towns
people listened ta Nominee Davis and
Senator Daniel at aa outdoor meeting
here this ' afternoon. That ths uttsr
enees of Davis are making many frlende
-for the' party la tho opinion of many
whe listened to his talk today.
MBATIUf r XUntOXS BAPTISTS.
rjesrsel Bpeslal SWvlss.1 '
Springfield, III., Oct. 17. nirnofs
Baptists have rallledhere ta fores for
ths sixtieth annual session of tho Bap
tist General aasoelstlon of ths state.
Ths meeting spans In tbe Central Bap
tist church thia evening with sa address
of welcome by Judge J. Otis Humphrey,
as be followed by the annusl sermon,
which will be delivered by Rev. George
H. Simmons. O. D... of Peoria. The ses
sions of ths sonvantloa wlU continue
until Pride r. .
ax- ni arousa
IJnsraal tseetsl Svrvlee.) '
Boston. Mass., Oct. 17. Kvery seal In
ths Tremont theatre has been sold for
the opening tonight of Henry W. Bar
ege's production of "Parsifal." ft will
be the first time the opera haa ever
been produced In English. Among ths
noted foreign stars Included among lbs
company of ncsrly to sinners are Mme.
Klrkhr Lunn, Johannes Biachoff, Prans
Kgenleff, Una Ha ona Mara, aad Chris
tian Da Voss.
Mil
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n ii
el . II
Bl
FOOLED BY
raoNS
Chicago's First United
Presbyterian Congre
gation in Uproar.
APOSTLE BUYS CHURCH
Two Kemaeri Purchase Property and
Transfer tt !a Joseph Smith
flbo Hal Been Barred '
f Fraffl BMdlnt
(learaal Special berries.
Belt Lake. Oxt 17. President Joseph
P. Smith, sa trustee, la trust for tha
Mormoa church haa received deeds for
the Pi rat United Presbyterlaa church
building, situated at Monroe and Pau
lina streets, Chicago.
Tha property was for sals and when
ths Mormons attempted to purchase It
ths members of ths church bald a meet
ing and overwhelmingly voted not to sell
to ths Mormons at any price. .
Finally twa members of ths Presby
terlaa ooegregatlos secretly bought la
ths property aad transferred tha title
to the Mormons. Ths building will be
used ss a Mormoa mission headquarters.
Very little Is known as to what tha
outcome of tha aotlen oa ths part of ths
two members who secretly outwitted ths
majority of their brothers and sisters
wlU result In. So far aa creating dis
cord la ths otherwise spparently harmo
nious conditions that havs previously
prevailed In ths church Just purchased
by ths Latter Day Saints, It certainly
haa been a eueoesa. Msny expressions
of opinion have been made. Ons of ths
leading members of ths flock that havs
In tha past regularly congregated for
worship at this particular church, makes
the statement that. In the light of recent
non of Utah relative to the traAo la
politics of that staWf it would hs no
surprise to learn that these tws men
were hired and paid to betray their fel
low members from a sense of personal
benefit entirely, and that they ought
from this time forward ta be shunned
by every member sf ths congregation.
This expression of opinion Is universal
and although It la now too late to help
the matter, many conferences among
members especially of tho women's aux
iliary havs been held. Bo far aa knowa
thess havs "resulted In nothing mors
than scathing dsnunolatloa of tha be
trayers of their trust.
PRINCESS DIES
WITH HER CHILD
- aeessal Special Serrlea.)
Madrid, Oct. 17. Princess Marie
Mercedes, -sister of King Alfonso. Is
dead. She gave birth today to a daugh
ter, who la slso dead.
Donna Marls waa 24 years old and
ths wlfs of Prince Carlos of Bourbon.
She waa the belr sppsrsnt, which title
now reverts to her sister, ths Infanta
Theresa, whose) .approaching marriage
will hs deferred la oaasequence of her
sister's death.
SALT LAKE STUDENTS
. ENGAGE IN RIOT
' (Jeeraal special terrto.) - i
Bait Lake. Oct. IT. Students at tha
university this morning. In celebration
of their victory over the Montana uni
versity football team Saturday, indulged
la a stampede.
Ths faculty endeavored to quell their
enthusiasm when ths students broke
down ths class room doors and compelled
the professors to march with thsm
around ths camp. Tha prooasdinas
ended ta a small riot.
v
ISperlel. Dispatch w The Joeraakl
Corvallia, Or Oct. 17. Albert Lyrtls
of Philomath, aged It. who. was stabbed
la ths byearfL the blsds entering the
pleural cavl, -Friday evening, la still
alive. Physicians aca uaoertaia an to
the result. Georgs Avery, who did the
cutting. Is member of ana of ths Old
est and wealthiest CorvalUa families. .
WIRELESS 'PHONE
h i IS NOW POSSIBLE
(Jerrail Sseetel Berries.)
Great Bsrrlngton, Mass.. Oct 11.
Stephen Dudley Field, speaking of hla
new Invention, the "amplifier," which Is
designed to facilitate telegraphy, especi
ally wireless and cable, declares by It
that tbe speed of ocean cabling oaa be
doubled and ths radius of action made
unlimited, and that wireless telegraphy
may be at ones brought ta a commercial
practicability. "I can hardly prophesy
my amplifier will revolutionise electrical
message transmission." hs continued.
"but It certainly will bring all the pres
ent known methods of perfection Into
greater use. For Instance, it will make
it almost as eesy to seed a message from
London to Shanghai, a distance of 10,-
0i0 w- lee. aa to send II 10 miles.
aww. - -r. with a system ef wire
i i. tmaeed on three
ji 11 ae, ww.
THXY EJUNG RTSULTS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
J, E. Bennett May' t red
U. S. Bunding for
1905 Fair.
FAILED TO SEND CHECK
Nevertheless Hay Get tbe Contract
Four Offers Hade, Three ny Part
land FImB, One by Oakland,
:; California, Company ;'
(Wamtsgtoa Pereas af The Jeeraal I
Waablngtoa, Oct. 17. Blda were open
ed this morning In ths offloe of tha
supervising archltoot of the treasury
department for the construction of gov
ernment building st ths Lewis aad Clark
exposition In Portland. -
Only ons submitted aa estimate within
ths appropriation of a quarter of a mil
lion dollars, and that was tha ons of
J. M. Bennnett of Portland, who omitted
to accompany his bid with ths required
ftertlnod check. His bid was 16.4.I.
Ths next highest bidder was ths Bur
rail Construction company of Oakland...
CaL 1 That company a bid was 2te,71.
If upon Investigation it Is shown that
Bennett Is Anaaclejly abls to carry out
his bid ha wlU probably get the oo
tract. , "
Ths following bids were submitted:
Robert Wakefield. Portland. S2SS.0SS.
Burrell Construction company, Oak
land. CaL. t I6.H.
Goldls Break, Portland. SMMSS.
J. B. Bennett. Portland, 121,48.
Mr. Bennett declared this afternoon
that a mistake must havs been made at '
the office la Washington, when the bids
were opened. He enclosed s certified
check, be said, wblch wss fastened with
a pla ta ths bid. The check, waa some
thing mors than tC.eOS, it was S per
seot'o,-sje , amonaiv oaV -Mta-hM, - n
quired,
Ths government ooatnlct win tncloda
ths erection of Ave separata buildings.
There will be the mala government
building, tbe territorial building, tha
fisheries building, the forestry and Irri
gation bulldtngs combined, and ths Ufa
station. Ths contract will also cove
tbe expense of constructing tho sunken
gardens and ths landlnga for tha Ufa
and fishery stations.
1 enclosed a certified check for soma
thing over SS.00 with ths bid I sub
mitted," said Mr. Bennett this after
noon. The check was pinned to my bid.
1 don't remember the sxsct amount, but
It was S per cent of tha amount of tbe
bid, ss wss provided." ,
la Portland. Mr. Bennett Is rated aa
thoroughly respoaslbla la all financial
matters
In view of this statement there la very
little doubt that Mr. Bennett will secure
the contract. Ths award ta expected to
Ibe mads within a few days aad Mr.
Bennett has mads arrangements to oon
meaoa work at once. .
OREGON ELEVEN i
ROYALLY TREATED
' (Svertel Mesa to a The leenal.)
CorvalllaOr., Oct. 17. The O. As Ct,
football team returned from Seattle to
day aad waa greeted st ths station by
several hundred persons and a baad. At
great demonstration waa made. Thai
crowd marched to the Hotel CorvalUa.
where speeches wars mads la the street
by Coach Stockley, Captain Ptlklngtoai
and others. Tbe enthuslaem has neveg
before been equaled k CorvaHts. , -
Ooersel Beeewl aetvtae.l
Mew Tork. Oct. 17. Fire Chief Crokftg
Is entertaining IS members of the vob
unteer fire department of Ban Francises
and six members of ths regular ddbart
ment who are on a tour of Inspection
They will witness exhibition drills,
make a trip of the subway and attend!
numerous receptions.
ISaeaal Presets ta fas Jeeraal.) "
Sherman, Wash., Oct. 17. O. C Hour;
a pioneer of the Big Bend country, died
of a combined attack of pneumonia and
typhoid fever In Spokane Friday, aged
SS. Ms had - lived near here 1 yeara
He leaves a widow and chudren.
the same as ona, one hundred thoosandfTt
ampere as with ons one thousand! b am
pere current. 1 have sent, by means
of the amplifier) messages ihrouch a re
slatancs, coll eo strong ss to take two
seconds Is transmit ths signals, at Iho
rate of SS words a minute. Ths A I Unite
cable resistance anuses but s seeone
second snd a half or three auerters In
termission end ths highest speed Is frota
IS ts 17 words a sjlnu'e.
"I believe It Is tertetiy p-'-"e V
by the use of an Improved -
will be able to taifc erota .
Over the telephone."
The am pi i t m " "
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variation U
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