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I faumal t Uail VOL. XIX. HAHjV OAl'lTAIi J'.l HaAL. .SAL.14M. OKKQON, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1000. No. 128. Laat S! In! Inllnllnllnllni isetlfH in inllnllnVinl PriSs- HOLLAND CAPITALISTS VISIT PACIFIC COAST SEEKING INVESTMENTS 'PARTY OF HOLLANDERS IN PORTLAND REPRESENT 'NG $150,000,000 LOOK ING OVEd THE FIELD FOR INVESTMENT-. 'ANT CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS . United I'rcM Leased Wire. Portland, Ore, Juno 10. Repre senting .capital of $150,000,000 aud collocting Information that trill load to tho establishment of direct trado relations botwo u Holland and tho Pacific coaot with tho complotlon of tho Panama canal, J, Q. Soholvlck, prosldont of Wlcsman'B bank, Am stordam, and Q. J. M. Simons, odltor of "Tolograaf," th groat paper of Holland, aro In Portland today. 'Wo soek lnvostmont opportuni ties not only for ourselves, but for our pcoplo who havo commlttod tholr inonoy to our caro," said Mr. S' moras at tho Hotol Portland today, "Wonderful reports of tho unlimited roBOiircea of tlio Pnclflc coast coun try hnvo reached us, "For many years monoy business botwoon Holland and tho west part of tho United States has bcoa con ducted through tho castorn financial .agonclos. Wo Invosted our money hero; thoy cot tho great commis sions .for Its uso, whllo wo woro com pelled to bo satisfied with what thoy cared to glvo us. Under prosont conditions Dutch capital amounting BOMB THROUGH WINDOW NEARLY CAUSES DEATH Bollofontclno, Ohio, Juno 1C. Hurling n bomb through the window of tho home of Mnor Nlzen today, an unknown man sot flro to tho houso and tLre women wore noarly sutTocnted boforo thoy woro rescued by ilromon and police. Tho mayor wns away from homo at tho tlmo of the outrage, his two sisters and a niece being the only oocupnnts of tho houso. Tho bomb wau of peculiar con struction, bo ni; ovldontly only In tended to start a flro. Tho houso was a mas of tlnmos within a few seconds after the bomb was thrown nnd tho women's ocnpo was cut off by the fire. Thoy woro nearly over come by boat and oxcltomont when a squad of flremon and pollco forced tholr wny through tho wall of flamo and carried thorn Into tho opon air. Tho prompt arrival of tho flro de partment proventod tho total des truction of tho house, which was damaged to the extent of moro (Iran J-fl.000. Nizon wii, elected mayor on tho anti-saloon platform and .has made nrauy onomles since ho took office. Detectives havo boon dotailed to tho caro and aro making offorts to 'learn tho Identity of tho bomb thrower. No arrests have been made, but It Is known that sorer! men aro under suspicion and may bo taken Into custody tonight. HUGGED STRANGE WOMAN AND LANDS IN JAIL United I'resa lotted Wl.) San Francisco, Juno 15. Frank Dondoro. son of a wealthy Italian family, is in tho city prison hero to day, awaiting tho preferring of charges for an attack upon Mrs. Lena Modeno at her homo In Greenwich street. Dondoro was pursued by an angry mob attracted by the woman's creams, and was rescued with dif ficulty by the police. Late yesterday Dondero ran up tho steps of Mrs, Modono's homo and threw his arms nbout the woman, who was sitting on tho porch. Screaming with fright, Mrs. Modeno defended herself, scratching at her assailant's face and tearing at his hair. So dosperately did she strug glo that Dondero was shaken off. A crowd that Immediately gathered gave chase whon he ran down the etreet. With cries of "Lynch hlra! Lynch liim!" tho Infuriated mob surround ed tho car Into vrlrlcb be had ran. Patrolman Timothy Casblon, who was on the car. seized Dondero. He was Joined by Detective McPboe, and together the officers kept the mob at bay until a squad of police ans wered a riot call. Dondero, shivering with terror, -was taken to prl-on, whero he Is s",ld to have signed a written confes sion. He also admitted to hurtr- Iayry, the pollco say, and Is held under that charge. "'""-SSJEW to $150,000,000 Is Invested In this country. Dutch capital is Invested in tho Santa - o railroad practically through caster- agvnclos. "Tho Idea originated with us more thnn a yoar ago that it would bo good for us to conduct our own business with tho pooplo of tho wcBt. Wo havo a great deal of monoy wait ing investment whon favorablo op portunities aro found. "As soon ns tho Panama canal Is completed thoro will bo cstabllBhod a great Dutch lino of steamships making San Francisco, Portland and Soattlo tholr ports of ontry. Thoio vosboIs nro already undor construc tion and millions of securities aro being Invested in thorn. Ono fcaturo of thoso nor ships Is that thoy will havo no stoorago. Thoy will havo first and second-class compartmonts only. Individual attention will bo glvon every possengor. "Tho complotlon of tho canal moans thru Holland'u business after that dnto will bo dono with tho Pa cific coacl. Tho eyes of tho Dutch people are turned on this coast .with tho nnst Intense Interest." KLAMATH CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF RAILROAD Klamr.th Falls, Ore,, Juno 1C. Tho celobratlon of "llallroad Day" i continues horo today, with tennis, baseball, trap-shooting and an ox- ( curalon on the uppor Inko on tho I day's program. It 1j ostlinatod today that fully 7.000 persons, a groat majority of thorn visitors, participated In yo terday's celobratlon of tho oponlng of tho first railroad to Klamath Falls. Many moro nro horo today, for trnngos havo boon artving hourly on horseback and in all kinds of vohiclos from points many miles. i away, Tho parado hold horo yestorday was the moat unlquo evor wltucsfod In this part of tho country. In it all types In tho march of civilization woro represented. Cowboys as typi cal of tho "wild west," stage-coaches and freight-wagons, with IndlauB from Klamath reservation to repre sent tho past, woro In lino. Autos, a street car, blooded horses and n railroad typified modern times. UNION REVIVAL GOING AHEAD FAST Dr. Mclnturff nnd Reverends Ash by, Pontius and Wnymlre ontortalnod the largest street meeting last night that has boon held. It will bo du plicated tonight at Commercial and State streets with moro speakors nnd a great choir. At 8 o'clock Dr Mc lnturff will renow his battle for souls at tho Baptist tabornaclo, assisted by Dr. John M. Comer. Last night ho talked on how to quit sinning. Ho said the way to quit sinning wns to quit, and stop thinking about It, tlron sin would lenvo you, Ho ridiculed mo fear of Infidels or tho Idea that thoy aro dangerous men. He said ho would not bo afraid to bo locked up In a room with 100 of them even though thoy were armed with guns and revolvers. He Issued a challenge to any Infidel who would try religion. A single trial for one day wtiuld con vert the worst Infidel that ever lived. In responso to the challenge an in fidel came forward and was saved last night In tho presence of tho immense congregation. The total of 183 converts Is recorded up to date. o TWELFTH STREET IS TO BE PAVED Chairman Stolz of the street com mittee submitted a verbal report on tho Improvement of 12th street from tho north lino of Court to a point 50 feet south of Bellevue. This streot along which the South ern Pacific trains run has been an oyesoro to tho Capital City and the olty fathers are delighted to hear that at last It i to be mede present able. It eeerin all the largo proper ay holders are favorablo to this Im provement for which Mr. Stolz has worked very hard and Is tickled from head to foot that bo has got it in shape to go ahead this year. LACK OF ELECTRICITY PARALYZES BUSINESS Portland, Ore., Juno 15. Port land's industries aro again In good working order today after bolng crippled into yotstorday afternoon and part of last night bocauso a hugo traveling crnno on tho root of tho temporary olcctrlc plant In tho down-town district camo In con tact with wlros leading from that station to another not far away. Tho result was that tho damago to tho plant was $500. Tho loss asldo from tho plant was $100,000. Tho stroet car sorvlco of tho ontiro west sido was out of commission for thrco hours. Tho Morrlson-stroet bridgo draw was shut for lack of power, de laying throo ctcnmboatB. Theaters and movlng-plcturo shows crlpplod. Elovators suddenly stopped in mid air botwoon floors and passengers woro mndo prisoners In them for at least thrco hours. Tho olcctrlc sor vlco was completely paralyzed on tho west Bldo by tho short-circuiting of tho wires. Tho car sorvlco on tho SHIPWRECKED JAPS San Francisco, Juno 15. Helpless for six days nnd nights on tho bosom of tho Pnclflc, tossed nbout by wind nnd wnvo lit n frail 'fishing boat from which tho mast and oars had been carried away, flvo Jnpnnoso woru picked up 250 miles from tho Nip ponese const by tho steumor Wlnno bugo May 29. , Tho vessel arrived In this port from tho Orient today bearing tho flvo Japanese, two of them lads In their teori8. Thoy will bo sent hack to tholr homes upon tho first nvult nbto ship. According to tho story told by ono of tho castaways, who spoko through an Intorprctor, tho nroa were caught In the torrlflc storm w.ut swopt tho coast May 22. hoy woro carried far to soo, their oars washed awny aud their mast snapped off, For six dnjs they were tossed about. tholr frnll craft hnlf filled with water Xono of them lind n bite TURKS AND ALBANIANS HAVE A I United Pret lasted Wire. Salonlca, Juno 15. Roporta of a torrlfl obnttlo In tho Dlakoro moun tain, botwoon flvo battalions of Tur kish troops and a powerful forco of Albanian robots, reachod this city today. According to tho accounts, which woro brlof aud Incompleto, tho bat tlo raged for tho greater part of a day, and was accompanlod by fearful carnage. Tho robel forcos, which outnum bered th sultan's troops, wore re pulsed with torrlblo losses, and wore driven from tfio fields. Hundreds of them wero captured and aro bold prisoners In the Turkish camp, Many times during thq day tho Albanians stormed an omlnonco up on which tho Turka had fortified thmeselves. Each tlmothey wore JAPS THINK MIKADO WILL (United Pret Leased Wire J Honolulu, Juno 15. Doluded Into tho belief thnt their strike will re ceive tho support of tho Japunese government, represented by tho crirTu ers Asa and Soyn, whon thoso shlptr nrrivo here Juno 20, tho Japanese strikers from to sugar plantations are In a dangerous mood today und tne situation Is critical. This impression has been circulat ed by unscrupulous leadprs of tho strike to insure tho faithfulness or their followers, the strikers nro too Ignorant to realize that they aro be ing deceived and confidently oxpect the cruisers from their homvLCountry to compel the planters to sroV ihclr demands for higher wages. No serious dlsordora hav wken place as yet but an outbreak U f wir ed and ovory precaution lb bsjng tsKen against vloleuce. Tho police are heavily armed and any attompt at rioting wjll bo enccked without de lay. Thirty-iive hundred laborers are now on strike and the Japuneso who tracks of tho Unltod Railways was placed onllroly out of commission and not a wheel turned until lato In tho afternoon. Tho Willamette Iron and Steel Works was complotoly stopped for a tlmo and then wbb ablo to got only about 75 per cont of its machinery working by an alternating current through tho steam station of tho olcctrlc lompany. Many othor con cerns glvo up In despair and shut down complotoly attor an hour's wait. Among thoso wcro tho Ameri can Can company nnd Columbia Stool company. Tho city lights whoro rojulced woro not extinguished, owing to their suplpy coming from a scparato "tatlon. In many parts of tho city llghttlng obtained on an alternating current vae not lntorforrod with, al though thoro did not appear to bo any regularity about these, nomo rp cotvlng currents whllo others did not. Ill PICKED UP AT SEA to eat or a drop to drink during tho 144 hours thoy woro at tho mercy of tho wnvos. Throughout tho days thoy wero blistered by tho torrlblo sun, while at night thoy woro chlllod to tho bono by tho cold mists that swopt over tho China son. Their lips woro cracked, 'tholr oyos sunken nnd tholr skin drawn nlmost taut ovor their protruding chcok bones. Thoy woro soon by tho lookout of tho Wlnnohngo and a boat was drop pea to tholr rcBcuo. Whon the ship's boat pulled nloivguldo their water - logged craft tho Japanese woro mid dled in tho half-filled bottom itnnMo to nrtlculato, npponllug mutely with tholr bloodshot oyos. Wnon taken aboard the Wlnnobngo thoy wero glvon food and drlnic in small quantities, nnd whon the vessel reached port thoy woro rocovertd enough from tholr torrlblo etpurlenco to iirovo about tiro decks. FIERCE BATTLE ttirnod linr.k. tnnvlntr nrnrnn nt thnli numbor deal upon tho slopes of tho urn. Tho atack was repeated at Inter vals long enough to permit the fren zied robots to roorganlzo tholr shat tered forcoa. Tho Turkish troops carrlod tho day by sallying from their position nftor tho runku of their opponents had boon dopletod by tho desperate attacks. Tho robols woro routed complotoly, and loft more than half tholr number dead upon tho field. The engagement was a result of the troublo that hnR hnnn hrAwlno. among the discontented Albanians ior many wccko, ana Hostilities doubtlossly will bo ropoated. It is renortcd thnt tUa mnrnmunl ...Ml send rolnfnrrnmnntn tmm tVii. ni,.. at once. y STAND BY THEM roturned to work recently at tho Ewn and Walalua plantations threaten to walk out again unless tholr wages aro Irrcroased next pay day Guerrilla tactics aro being used by both sides m tho right between tho planters and tho Japanese. Tho strlkors havo been allowing a rew of their number to return to work from tlmo to time In order to got money with which to conduct tholr fight. Tho laborers aro not allowed to rortraln long at ono place and tho plaintiffs are kept In a fove'r of un certainty. The planters havo return ed this method In kind. By raublrrx tho seuret arrest of- leaders of tho strike on various charges thoy hnvo Kopt tho strikers In a somewhat anx ious state of mind. The wrest of M. Nogoro. s locu. planter, together with Y. 8ogi. Y. Tasaka and K. KuwarrrUra, sttlk'i leaders, has created a furore among the strikers and an appeal has beon sent to Ambassador Takahlra at (Continued on Page 4 ) CALHOUN'S ATTORNEY SCORES SPRECKLES AND PRAISES CALHOUN SAYS HE WAS PUBLIC BENEFACTOR IN REBUILDING LINES .IN RUINS OF EARTHQUAKE-SPRECKLES INSTI GATED PROSECUTION BE CAUSE HE WAS RIVAL United Press Leased Wlr. Snn Francisco, Juno 15. With n scathing denunciation of Francis J. Honoy, Rudolph Sprockols, William J. Hums, nnd ovory person connected with tho prosecution, Aloxnndor King formor law partnor of Patrick Cal houn, today began tho oponlng ar gument thnt ho hopes will clear tho trolloy mngnnto of tho chnrgo of brlbory of formor Supervisor Fred P. i.lcholus. King did not nttompt to rotuto tho arguments brought by tho prosecu tion. Ho confined his offorts to ntr eulogy of Calhoun, lauding him ns n mnrtyr to tho activity of tho graft huntoro, nnd dwelling nt length upon rim offorts to rehabilitate his car sys tem attor tho great oartuquako and flro. Speaking forcefully nnd bonrlug hlmRolf with -confidence King said: "San Francisco would hnvo beon up against It if It had not been for Patrick Calhoun at tho tlmo of tho earthquake. Ho started a system whon thero was n groat question as to whotlror such n systom would ovor pay for tho money Invosted. Ho wired monoy to tho rollof corporation when tiro city was stricken. Aud ho, this man who has dono ho much for Snn Frnnclsco, ho Is the man who stands bofore you accused of a crime which has not boon provon." "Tho prosecution makes much weight or Calhoun's falluro to put Ford upon tho stand. If tho prosecu tion wanted Ford on tho stand why didn't thoy put him on? Thoy might hnvo dismissed tiro 14 Indictments ponding against him nnd given him u chnnco to testify without four or promlso of roward." King then Btnted that lie would brush asldo nil thq "trash and rub bish" which hud been brought into tho enso by tho prosecution. Ho ro ferred to tho Indlreut ovldonco of tho many-sldod Issuoa of the trial which woro mndo In court by Honoy nnd Duma. Ho scored Dotectlvo John Holms as a spy nnd traitor, and averred thnt tho search wnrrant with which Calhoun's offices woro rnit'ed moroly covored a dotormlned HER PANTALOON GOWN DREW ADMIRING CROWD (United Press Leased Wire. San Jose, Cal., Juno 15. Miss Mabel Horrlck of this city Is tho pioneer oxploltor of tho pantaloon gown In California. Tho rocont Paris modo mado Its eppearanco here yes torday and caused a sensation among mascullno podostrlans In First street Miss Holrlck who U a beautiful model employed In a local store, donned tho unique apparol and vou- tured nn nppearanoo on tho street. So rapidly, however, did n curious crowd gather that ho was com- pollod to retrace her steps and rush for the dressing-room In tho store. ARI0N SOCIETY HAS GREAT SEAT SALE There will bo a large salo of seats Wednesday when tho box oftlco opons for tho Arlon concort at tho Grand opera house. Between two and threo hundred Boats aro already taken, Including two box parties, ono by Qovornor Benson and ono by Mayor Rogers of this city, who will hotmr the appoaranco of tho Port land slngors by their prosonco on this occasion. Another Uox has beon taken and tiro two remaining IfrxoB will undoubtedly bo filled with prominent Looioty pooplo. In tho groat chorus "Old Black Joo" seven sub-bass slngors will toko part. Tho solo parte by Miss McElroy, Qoargo Andorson and Mr. Essen will bo con cert numbers of tin highest charac ter o' Joo Parr of Pendleton, who Is under sontonco to the pon, married a halt-breed Indian girl a fow dayo ago. As soon as tho ceremony wda performed ho wont back to his cell. Who knows? May be he will be happier In tho pen. effort to got at Calhoun's prlrato pnporn. v'hy," ho said, "thoy solzod 2000 papors down thoro and whon thov brought thorn Into court thoy could only Idontlfy 800. Think of Itl Twelvo hundred papers woro soiled thnt thoy could not idontlfy. Thoro wns nothing criminal In tho Unltod Rnllronds or Calhoun gottlng reports on Jurors. Thoy had n right Jto do It. Thoy hnd a right to got copies of Hums' roports. Rut this man Durns sent Holms to Abbott to bo a traitor and n spy. In warfaro a spy Is shot ns soon ns ho is discovered. Nobody respects a spy. Ilurna' work horo In these grntt cases has beon tho most outrageous spy system In tho history of tho country." King dropped Hums for n momont and turned to Sprockols, who sat near rroney. "This man Sprockols," ho said, "tho man who wanted to start u street enr systom of his own, started tho graft prosecution. Ho omployod one of tho most astute dutecttvoa In tho country, William J. Burns. Ho Injected this own man into tho dis trict attorney's office nnd then wo hnvo n prlvnto attorney In tiro jMrteMjs of nn assistant district attorney nnd n prlvato detect vo assigned to work on a certain class of ensos." King tlron took tho stand that brlbory had boon commlttod by no ono to socuro tho passngo ot tho trolloy ordinance. Ho said that all tnat talk about bribery was "rldicu 1 us uonsonso. absurd uonsonBo and corrupt folly." Ho said that It m foolish to say that thoro was any thing crooked In tho patsago of the trolley ordinance. "Why, ovorybody was behind Cal houn In Iris trollo yordtnanco," ho an nounced. "Tho pooplo wnutod It. It wns pnssod wttlr no dlssontlng votot of tho bourd ot supervisors, "All tho papers woro In favor of It with tho oxcoptlon of the Exami ner, which thought that tho fran chiro should not run for such a Croat longth ot tlmo. "Thoro was nething: out of the ordinary In its pansago. Nothing was dono secrotly. ' Everything wns opon and abovo board." SAY EX-POSTMASTER IS TRAIN ROBBER United Pre Leased Wire Spokane, Juno 15. A man giving trie numo of Nols Hunt, who, tho po llco say, Is tiro sanro man who re cently Conducted n cannrnl alnra nt Cataldo, Idaho, und was postmaster wroro, rs unnor nrrest today at Coeur d'Alono accused of holding up a train. Thn chnrini In Mint Hunt .!., comes from n well known family In tho Coeur d'Alono country, held up a Northern Pncifln trnln tinnr llnimnr Junction on tho night of April 20 rusi. iiuni recently mot rovorsos und left his store, wlfo and child, It Is said. OHKAT I'WSW PltANNKD FOIt IOWA PKOPI.K Tho Iowa picnic promises to bo a groat euccjius Thursday, when tho city will bo full or Hawkeyes In tholr boat bib and tucker. The dele gations will come from all the sur rounding country nrkl tho picnic on Falrmount Hill w'll be ono of tho most succosiful gatherings of Iowa pooplo ovor held In the stato. It Is probablo that tho street car company will havo to put trailers on to carry tho crowd. Study tho program care fully and whether you are nn Iowau or from somo othor stato como out and help greet the newcomers, rain or rhino. Let us make It a day to bo romemborcd i.OItV. PHILLIPS At the family homo. Twenty-fifth and Leo streots, to Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Phillips, Tues day morning, a son. CU.M.UINS- At tho family homo. So. Commercial streot. to Mr. and Mrs, R O. Cummins, Tuesday afternoon nt 1 o'clock, a son