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THE NIONEY ROLLS IN
Volunteer Offerings for Great
1905 Centennial.
MR. BREEDERS NOTABLE ACT
Xamlns the General Executive Com
mittee of Thirty-Five Getting?
Ready for Canvass for
Subscriptions.
At the meeting held yesterday afternoon,
at the office of the Chamber of Commerce,
246 "Washington street, the general execu
tlve' committee for setting the Lewis &
Clark Exposition corporation In motion
was appointed. H. C. Breeden, who had
H. C. Breeden.
previously opposed the celebration, came
in with a hearty Indorsement of the en
terprise and subscribed for $1000 of Btock,
and E. W. Rowe, who was superintendent
of the recent Portland Carnival and Ex
position, contributed a subscription of $450,
the sum which he received for pay as such
superintendent. It was also understood
that he would make a further subscription
on Independent grounds.
The committee of five appointed at Tues
day's meeting to select a general executive
committee reported- the following 33'
names:
II. W. Corbett,
P. L. Willis,
E. T. Williams,
IV. W. Cotton,
W. L. Boise,
A. B. Steinbach,
H. C. Breeden,
Paul Wesslnser,
Chas. F Beebc,
Julius Li. Meier,
W. H. Hurlburt,
D. 31. Donnugh,
II. W. Scott,
It. D. Iniunn,
H. Wittenberg,
J. T. Morgan,
A. II. Brejiuan,
Ovren Summers,
Leo Pried,
Fred T. 31errlll,
Ed Elirmun,
J. W. Cruthers,
H. C. Wortmun,
A. H. Devers,
J. E. HuMeltlne,
I. N. Flelschner,
A. A. Bailey,
Adolph Wolfe,
H. S. Rowe,
Sol Blumauer,
H. W Goode,
George W. Bates,
II. C. Campbell,
F. I. Mclvenim.
F. E. Beuuii,
The report was approved, and on motion
of A. B. Steinbach tne secretary was di
rected to notityeach of the men selected
and ask each to answer and say whether
he would serve on the committee or not.
The chafr asked who should rill the places
of any who might decline to accept the
appointment on this committee, and It
was voted, on motion of General Sum
mers, that the original nominating com
mittee of Ave should have power to till
all vacancies that might occur.
Leo Fried moved that there be a roll
call of the committee in order that those
present might signify at once whether
they would serve, and reduce the work
of getting answers from all members.
This was agreed to, and on call of the
roll Messrs. Corbett, Scott, Devers, Willis,
Haseltlne, Bailey, Boise, Breyman, "Wolfe,
Steinbach, Beacn, Breeden, Wesslnger,
Fried, Cruthers, McKenna and Donaugh
aswered that they would serve. General
Summers and Fred T. Merrill wanted time
to consider the matter. The others were
absent.
Chairman Corbett announced the first
meet.ng of the committee for 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the olfice of the
Chamber of Commerce, 246 Washington
street, and the secretary was directed to
ask those who had not already assented
to say by that time whether they could
serve on the committee.
Contribution From E. AV. Itotve.
The following letter from Superintend
ent E. W. Rowe, of the recent Portland
Carnival and Exposition, was read:
Portland, Or., Nov. 7, 1001. Hon. H. W.
Corbett, Portland, Or. My Dear air: I take
pleasure in subscribing to 45 shares of the
capital stock of tho Lewis and Clark Expo
sition. The par value of these shares, which
is $430, la the full amount of my compensa
tion as superintendent of the Portland Car-
,nial, held at the Exposition building and
on Multnomah Field In the months of Sep
tember and October. My salary as superin
tendent of the Carnival came from the people
of Portland, and I desire to return the
amount. to them and to have it deoted to a
purpose that will be prodUcthe of the great
est amount of good to the entire Pacific North
west. Yours respectfully, E. W. ROWE.
This letter was received with a round of
hearty applause.
Form of Subscription.
The form of subscription heading to be
signed by those taking stock In the cor
poration for the celebration- of 1905 was
then taken up and the secretary read the
following, which had been prepared by
P. L. Willis:
.We, the undersigned, do hereby subscribe
for the number set opposite our respective
names, below, of shares of the capital Aock
of "Lewis and Clark Centennial and Ameri
can Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair," a
corporation of Portland, Or., and hereby agree
with each other, and with said corporation.
that we will take said shares so subscribed
for, and pay said corporation therefor, at
such time or times as such payment shall be
required by its directors.
The capital stock of said corporation is
$300,000 and is divided into 30,000 shares of
$19 each.
The blank below this heading is divided
Into three columns, the first of which will
contain -the names of subscribers, the
second the number of shares of stock sub
scribed for and the third the par value
of the subscription. On the particular pa
per In the hands of the secretary there
loomed the subscription of Mr. Corbett
for 3000 shares of stock, of the par value
of $20,000, the only condition belnc that
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all the $300,000 of stock should be taken.
Applause greeted the reading of this sub
scription. Alex Sweek said he thought the heading
for the subscriptions should contain a
waiver of notice for the first meeting,
as it would be Inconvenient to be com
pelled to go through the regular statutory
forms In calling a meeting for organiza
tion. Mr. Willis did not think a waiver
necessary, and If it were necessary, he
said, It should be on a separate paper.
But It would take some time to get all
the stock subscribed, and ample notice
should be given of the first stockholders'
meeting without wasting any time-.
H. C. Breeden Converted.
H. C Breeden, who has been well known
as an opponent of the Lewis and Clark
celebration project, took the floor and
everybody was Instantly Interested In.
what he should say. Said he:
It is well known in this community that I
have been opposed to the Lewis and Clark
Centennial celebration, for reasons that I have
often -expressed. But now that it has reached
the point where the people of the City of
Portland and Qf the whole Pacific Northwest
think it fitting? and proper that there should
be a celebration here of thl3 great historical
event, I think it time that every man, woman
and child in Portland. I might say in the
entire state, shpuld be In faor of It and In
every way aid it to final success, which can
only be achieved by union of forces and
hearty co-operation in all the plans that may
be formulated. The citizens of Portland
should set an example and leave no lingering
doubt as to the financial support the celebra
tion will receive here. Nothing succeeds like
success, and if the committee shall succeed in
securing all the subscription to stock in a
brief space of time, U will have a great in
fluence upon all the people from whom the
enterprise should draw support. Portland has
the reputation of being conservative in all
things, and it should maintain this reputation
by keening Us, plans for this celebration with
in the bounds of its financial strensth. In
other words, we should profit by the ex
perience of Buffalo in order that we shall not
find ourselvca in debt at the end of the 1003
celebration. The direct benefits that this
city and tho whole Pacific Northwest will
derive from tho great fair will be many and
Important. It will call the attention of all
civilized people to this part of the world and
they will want to examine this great and
growing country. To show my faith by my
work, I will subscribe for B0 shares of the
stock of the corporation.
A few minutes later Mr. Breeden be
came convinced that he could afford to
support the Institution more liberally, and
when he came to Inscribe his namCon the
subscription list it was for 100 shares of a
par value of. $1000.
This convert to the cause of the Lewis
and Clark celebration received a warm
welcome.
Manner of Canvassing.
The manner of going after the subscrip
tions was discussed to some extent. Gen
eral Summers thought that when it should
come to the actual work of soliciting
subscriptions the committee would need
be three times as large as It Is. It was
evident, he said, that many outside the
committee must take hold and do hard
work. He thought the local canvass
could be completed within two weeks,
but there would be delay in closing with
corporations having non-resident officers,
who must be consulted. It was likely, he
said, that when the books should be
closed It would be found that the total
of local subscriptions would bo nearer
$500,000 than $3C0,0J0. Chairman Corbett
said the executive committee expected to
appoint others to aid It In taking the sub
scriptions, but the members of the com
mittee would do as much o the work
as should be found practicable; the com
mittee had been selected with this end In
view.
"We must employ some degree of policy
about the matter, too," said General Sum
mers. "We all know that some people can
deal with certain people better than
others can, and we should arrange so
that our efforts will not be misapplied."
W. L. Boise asked the members of the
executive committee to give thought to
plans for taking the subscriptions so as
to be ready with suggestions at the meet
ing held tomorrow. He deemed it de
sirable that a list of all those likely to
subscribe large sums, say $1000 or more,
be made, and thaf the Influential mem
bers of the committee see those people
and get their subscriptions before the
miscellaneous canvass should be begun.
That would get the leaders In the com
munity headed In the right way, he said,
and then there would be no excuse for
the smaller ones to hold out and wait
to sec what the "big fellows" would do.
A. H. Devers said the executive com
mittee should set a good example, and
that the members should attend the
meeting tomorrow prepared to make their
subscriptions to the stock corporation.
"This Is no common affair," said he. "We
have never undertaken such a celebration
before, and we never shall again. The
occasion Is extraordinary, and we must
make extraordinary subscriptions. Every
member ought to come prepared tomor
row." r
The meeting adjourned subject to call
ofthe chair when It should be time to
organize the corporation.
LUKBAH IS WEAKENING.
Americana Will .Starve Him Into Sub
mission. CATBALOGAN, Samar, Nov. 7. The
few Filipinos who arc surrendering say
that the Insurgent leader Lukban's pro
visions are exhausted and that he and
his men are living on a scanty supply
of sweet potatoes. Lirkban Is being
strongly urged to surrender. He Js weak
ening and It is believed he will yield by
November 10, owing to the blockade mak
ing It Impossible for him to procure more,
food. The Insurgents are described as
being In great fear of the soldiers.
First Lieutenant Robert T. Crawford,
of the First Infantry, a sergeant and
five men, while attempting to cross tho
Babyon River In Samar, were drowned.
The insurgents are becoming more act
ive In Leyte. Yesterday the town of Mat
talon was attacked. At Inopacan, the ln
curgents cut the telegraph line. While a
detachment of American troops were re
pairing It, they were fired uponby a band
of Insurgents. After a brief skirmish the
rebels were dispersed.
AN HONORED GUEST.
ArcJiblnhop Christie Entertained by
Xotre Dame University.
RICHMOND, Ind., Nov. 7. Notre Dame
University has had as guest this week
the Most Rev. Aichblshop Christie, of
Portland, Or.; the Most Rev. Archbishop
Riordan, of San Francisco; the Right Rev.
Bishop Koppes, of Luxenbourg, and the
Right Rev. Bishop Orth, of Vancouver.
B. C. The distinguished prelates have In
turn been honored guests In the students'
refectory, and have been called to ad
dress the young men of the university.
Archbishop Christie Is on his way to at
tend the convocation of American arch
bishops at Washington City. He will
remain for some days at Notre Dame, and
he ha.3 expressed his intention of witness
ing the football game on Saturday be
tween Notre Dame and Purdue Universi
ties. Dyer-Scott.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Miss Grace G.
Scott and Colonel Georgo R., Dyer were
married today.
CONVICTS AT LARGE
Mutiny Among Federal Pris
oners at Leavenworth.
ONE MAN KILLED, FIVE WOUNDED
Twenty-Six Desperadoes Broke the
Cordon, of Armed Guards nnd
Escaped Carried an Of
ficial With Them.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nov. 7.-One
man was killed, five others were wound
ed and 25 desperate conviots are at large
as a result of a mutiny late this after
noon at the site of the new United States
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prison, two miles southeast of here, where
400 prisoners from the Federal prison, in
charge of 30 armed guards, were at work.
When tho trouble began the rebellious
prisoners had only two revolvers. These
revolvers had been secreted In one 'of
the walls of the building by some un
known person. There are two walls
partly completed and the rest of the site
of the building Is surounded by a high
wooden stockade.
Gus Parker, of Ardmore, I. T., one of
the ringleaders of the mutiny, walked
to the corner, of the stockade, where the
revolvers were concealed, and, under
cover of some weeds, secured them with
out being dectected. He returned to the
gang and passed one of the revolvers
to Frank Thompson, a negro from South
McAlester, I. T., who secreted It about
his person. When E. Hinds, superin
tendent of construction, and three un
armed guards prepared to round up the
men at the end of the day's work, the
two armed convicts covered them with
revolvers. and. encouraged by the other
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mutinous convicts, forced the men to
walk before them toward the northwest
corner of the stockade, where they ex
pected to make a rush through an open
ing The outside of the stockade was guard-
appeared at the opening they were met
dv j. Cj. curruwa, a. guuru, wiiu iuu&in
j them back, but who received two shots
in tne necK. x ne convicts . men rusneu
over to the south wall to another open
ing and were met by Arthur Trelford.
an armed guard, who Is In charge of all
the convicts. Trelford resisted the con
victs and was shot twice, but not dan
gerously wounded. Defeated In their at
tempt to escape at this point, the men
rushed to the guardhouse, a temporary
frame structure where the arms are
kept. The guards from the outside rushed
in at this point and drove the convicts
away from the guard house. J. P. Wal
drupe, a guard, shot and killed Ford
Qulnn, from Ryan. I. T.
The prisoners then made a rush for the
main entrance, and 26 of them succeeded
In escaping. Most of the escaped men
are from Indian Territory. Closely fol
lowed by the guard, the men ran to a
nearby forest and succeeded In evading
their pursuers. The men went In the di
rection of Eagton, Kan., and It Is' re
ported here that they have held up many
farmers, taking horses and clothes en
rout
Tho convicts, In their flight, compelled
F. E. Hinds, superintendent of construc
tion, to so with them, and he was not
allowed to return until they had gone
almost two miles. W. F. Peasless, one
of the fugitives, who has but 15 months
more to serve, deserted the band a few
moments after Superintendent Hinds was
released. The two men reached hero
almost at the same time. They reported
that tho fugitives, after holding a con
sultation, decided that they would form
themselves Into several small parties, so
that some might escape though others
should be captured. It Is the Intention
of all of them to attempt to reach the
rough country southeast of here.
Twenty-four members of the Fourth
Cavalry hastened to the scene of the
trouble, but when they arrived the con
victs had escaped and the soldlera could
not participate In the chase without or
ders from their superiors. Forty armed
guards from the Federal prison are In
pursuit of tho fugitives. The wounded
men are In the prison hospital.
J. B. Waldrup was shot In the head,
and Is In a precarious condition. C. E.
Burrows was shot twice in the neck, re
cervlne serious wounds. Arthur Trel-
ford was shot in the leg, but his wound
Is slight. Andrew Leonard, a guard. Is
in' the hospital with a broken leg. He
was hurt as the prisoners were escaping
through the main entrance of the stock
ade. One of the fugitives, named Otter,
was shot, but he was able to go with the
others, and the extent of his Injury is
unknown.
The course that the fugitives have
taken Is indicated by the localities in
which they have committed depredations.
Many of their robberies are being, re
ported here tonight S. A. Davison, a
farmer 10 miles southwest of here, was
robbed of a horsp and some clothing.
Three of his employes were robbed of
their coats and hats. C. T. Ferguson, a
mail-carrier, was robbed of his horse and
cart. No report of the pursuers having
encountered any of the fugitives has
reached here at midnight.
Major R. W. McCloughry. warden of
the ponltentlary, was In Kansas City at
the time of the outbreak, making ar
rangements for the congress of Prison
Wardens to be held there next week.
REPLY TO BRIGANDS TERMS
Agreement no to the Amount of the
Ransom Han Been Reached.
SOFIA, Nov. 7. Yesterday Mr. Dlckin-
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3o skeptical Is human kind.
That people are Inclined
To doubt the recent rumor,
That Dick Croker has resigned.
son dispatched a messenger with a reply
to the brigands' proposition, as formu
lated In Miss Stone's letter. It is under
stood that an agreement as to the amount
of the ransom has been virtually estab
lished. The settlement as to the manner
and place of payment and the surrender
of the captives presents the most diffi
culty, but an entente is expected soon.
The brigands are not willing to cross Into
Turkey to obtain the money, while the
Bulgarian Government would oppose re
leasing Miss Stone on Bulgarian soil.
Latent Letter From Miss Stone.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The messenger
sent by M. Bakhmeteff, the Russian diplo
matic agent, to the brigands has returned
oearing a 'letter from Miss Stone to a
former pupil at Sofia, says the Sofia cor
respondent of the Journal and Advertiser.
Mr. Bakhmeteff havlrg thus established
communication, has turned the letter and
details over to Mr. Dickinson, the Amer-
n ousui, saying . iaer s u e rn..-
I som and upon him rests the responsibility.
The messenger was absent nine days.
The letter is dated November 1 and is
wrltten in Bulgarian by Miss Stone, but
controlled by the brigands. It consists of
half a page saying Miss Stone and Mme.
Tsilka are well and that the latter ex-
.f hp y
in three weeks. It ex
presses nope lor speedy release. -i.
Bakhmeteff'd messenger also brought
a letter to Mr Dickinson from Miss Stone.
The brigands decline to trust Mr. Dick
inson's men and characterize his offer as
paltry.
Secret Information Leaked Out.
SOFIA. Nov. 7. Consul-General Dick
inson, of the United States, is greatly
chagrined by the fact that a letter he
had received from Miss Stone has leaked
out. He says It is calculated to seriously
affect if not practically undo the prog
ress already achieved. On two previous
occasions negotiations with the brigands
who abducted the American missionary
were abruptly broken off by the former on
account of the premature disclosure of
secrets which the bandits regarded as be
ing a breach of the understanding with
them. Mr. Dickinson Informed a repre
sentative of the Associated Press today
that It is absolutely Indispensable If Miss
Stone Is ever to be released that the course
of the negotiations oe kept Inviolably se
cret. It Is hopeless to expect the brigands
J.o place confidence In the negotiations
when they find that Information which
they regard as secret is constantly leak
ing out.
XeprotlatlonH Temporarily Suspended
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 7. No prog
ress was reported today in connection with
the rescue of Miss Stone. On the con
trary. It appears that the negotiations
have been temporarily suspended from tho
Bulgarian side. An effort will be made
to resume them through Salonidh. Mr.
Eddy, secretary of the United States Le
gation. Is having frequent Interviews with
Sir Nicholas O'Connor, the British Am
bassador, with a view to the resumption,
and proposes to go to Thorapla for a
few days. In order1 to be In close touch
with the American Consul-General.
Chicago American Contempt Cane.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7. In the contempt
proceedings against tho editors of Hearst's
Chicago American, Judge Hanecy today
listened to arguments by Judge Shope,
representing the court, and ex-Governor
Altgcld, representing the respondents. The
arguments by both attorneys were technical.
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8CARGITY OF BEEF
a Few Years Only the
Wealthy Can Buy It,
SO SAY WESTERN STOCKMEN
Alnrmlnpr Situation Due to the Over
crowding: of the Ranges Cou
grefx Will Be Aakcd to Make
an Early Investigation.
CHICAGO. Nov. 7. According to Infor
mation received at the headquarters of
Vc.t National Livestock Association in this
city. Congress will have the Western
public land situation brought to its atten
tion this Winter In a new and startling
manner. A number of prominent cattie
me of the West, who have been quietly
Investigating, are prepared to show that
during the past five years there has ben
an enormous decrease in the number of
! cattle in this country, a decrease which
seriously threatens the beef food suppi.
and that, unless? speedy action be taken by
Congress, in the course of a very few
years beef will be selling at such fabu
lous prices that enly the wealthy can
afford to indulge In the luxury of a bet r.
steak.
The cause of this rapid decline in the
number of beef cattle Is said to be due
solely to the contraction of the Western
public grazing land; and the Increase In
the consumptive demand. The rapid set
tlement of the West Tuis caused the ranges
left to become crowded, and thi3 crowded
condition has prevented the reseeding of
grasses, and consequently millions of
acres of once good pasture have been
turned into absolute desert. Most of the
large herds have been dispersed and
slaughtered, and the bulk of the cattle
supply la now being furnished by the
small stockmen, but the evolution from
the large herds on t!e open range to the
small herds In pastures is too slow, owlrg
to unfavorable land conditions, and where
a few years ago the market! were sup
plied with cattle four, five and six years
old, even yearlings are being slaughtered
to make up the supply of ueef.
The cUockmen assert that the unfavora
ble methods of administering the pub.ic
lands of the West are back of the threat
ened shortage, and at the coming National
convention In Chicago next month an ef
fort will be made to throw the who4?
matter Into Congress and ask that a com.
mission bo appointed with expert assist
ance to investigate and devise plans for
relieving the situation. The stockmen In
the National Association have been
striving for years to devise some plan for
amending the land laws that would rem
edy existing evils, but have been unable
to agree. One faction is in favor of leas
ing the lands by the Government: another
wants the lands ceded to the states, and"
another wants the Irws left as they are
and irrigation, work continued to redeem
the lands.
As a compromise for all. it is now pro
posed to have Congress take charge of the
Whole matter through a commissipn, and,
after Investigation, take such action aa
will tend to stop the waste and destruc
tion now going on. and encourage the
establishment of small 3tock farms. Tho
plan will also recommend Government
aid in building storage reservoirs on the
ranges near headwaters of streams.
The big packers admit that there has
been a decrease in the visible supply of
cattle during the past five years, and
they are lookirg forward to highef prices
In the near future. They say the people
will be forced to eat mutton Instead of
beef, tlough even mutton will probably
become scarce later, as the same condi
tions that are diminishing the beef sup
ply will also aftect the sheep supply.
1'nnnmn ISot Captured.
COLON, Colombia, via Galveston. Nov.
7. There Is absolutely no truth in the re
port circulated in the United States that
Panama has been captured by the Lib
erals. No fighting whatever has occurred.
The condition of affairs is the same at it
ht"s been for weeks past.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS.
Domestic.
Federal prisoners at Leavenworth muti
nied, and 26 escaped. Page 1.
An alarming beef famine is predicted.
Pase 1
The last public session of the Schley court
was held yesterday. Page 2.
Democrats will have a majority of 11 on
joint ballot In the Maryland Legtol -ture.
Page 2.
Cleveland was the orator of the day at
the Founders' dav celebration at Car-
, negle Institute. Page 2.
Commissioner Evans discusses the faults
of the pension system. Page 3.
The head treasurer of the Maccabees de
faulted in the sum of $57.0GO. Page 5.
The various Northern lines are represent
ed on the new Burlington board of di
rectors. Page S.
Foreign.
French marines landed on Mltylene Island.
Page 3.
French school to study American engi
neering methods. Page 3.
Russia tried to have the Manchurian
treaty signed before Li Hung Chang
died. Page 3.
Pncifle Const.
Oregon is awarded more medate at tho
Pan-American Exposition. Page I.
Four companies of the Twenty-eighth In
fantry will sail for Philippines from
Portland. Page 4.
Evidence of prosecution in Considlne ca30
wiil be concluded today. Page 4.
Sensational evidence was introduced In
the Nome contempt cases. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
German bark Thekla will load grain at
Portland. Page 5.
Norwegian ship Albania has cleared for
Europe with grain. Page 5.
Bark Francois Coppe has arrived at As
toria. Page 5.
New York stock market more active than
on day before. Page 11.
Orders from Europe for American coal
are much lncrent-ed. iage 11.
Iron furances in the East stop work for
want of coke, caused by scarcity of
cars. Page 1L
Local, domestic and foreign commercial
quotation'. Page 11.
Portlnnd and Vicinity.
Charter Commission decides that number
of Councllmen shall be 15. Page 12.
Oregon's gain In manufactures as shown
by census bulletin. Page S.
Local phase of movement to Nationalize
State Militia. Page la.
Twenty thousand petitioners from Port
land for re-enactment of Chinese ex
clusion act. Page 10.
No accurate estimate of damage possible
In Front-4treet fire. Page S.
More volunteer subscriptions for great
Lewis and Clark Centennial. Page 10.
Warrants issued for arrest of 10 National
Guardsmen. Page 12.
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