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VOL. XLIIL NO. 13,230. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BARGAINS IN CENTURY CAMERAS CENTURY GRAND, 5x7, Planatlc Lens, 1902 model, regular $50.00, our price $33.00 CENTURY GRAND JR., 4x5, regular $32.00, our price 22.00 ALL NEW GOODS WE ARE AGENTS SS cStakSS?' 32astxnan Kodak3 BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. Everything photographic 3.42 Fourth. St. SHAW'S PURE 1 !1L BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. J. F. DA.YIES. Pre. St. Charles Hotel CO. CTXCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON European Plan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class Restaurant In Connection HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN Srtrst-ClMa ChecJc Steat&aramt Connected Witk Hotel. WE CAST IT in OUR PRODUCTS A1MD ST AfxD W.LLAMETTE IRON - PORTLAND ORCOON U.S.A.; FINEST OF MANR CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS LANG & CO., DISTR5BUTERS PORTLAND, OR. 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Select one of these Rigs and "Let your dream come out," To own a really swell turnout. LEWIS & STAVER CO. First and Taylor St. TUG AS FHT Not a Good Tug, Either, Is Bought by City. HAS FAILED EVERYWHERE Haste of Executive Board to Acquire Marine Junk. MUST BE ENTIRELY REBUILT Special Committee Grasps Eagerly at Offer of Hoodooed Boat, "Which. Steamboat Men. Say Is Use less for Purpose. The special committee of the- munici pal Executive Board yesterday decided to buy the old tug Ernest A. Hamllt for $21,750 and spend $36,250 In the vain effort to transform It Into a nre boat. J The Hamlll has proved & failure at every business .to -which she has been applied, and river-front men say she will be equally a failure as a fire boat. The excuse made for buying her Is that she can b reconstructed nd qeulpped In four months, while It would take a year to build & new nreboat. The special committee o the Executive Board of the City of Portland yesterday decided to purchase a flreboat. The craft decided on is at present not enough of a flreboat to. hurt anything, and probably never will be. In fact, her qualifications as a nreboat are much the same as those of the article that would have been a good gun if it had a new lock, stock and barrel. Still, she has a "past," and in these melodramatic days of problem plays anything with a past comes higher than the real thing. The new boat, which, ac cording to the testimony of Expert Ballln, of Goldsborough fame, is so homely that he would be ashamed to have his name on her, and "Is a very difficult boat to steer,1 Is the Ernest A. Hamlll, one of the relics of the defunct- Paclno-Paeklng S Navlga tlon Company. She was originally built for John Cudahy. of Chicago, to run as a towboat on the Yukon, and, proving a flat failure at this business, was unloaded on the fisheries company, which was then ac cumulating the varied assortment of gold bricks which finally carried it into bank ruptcy. The Hamlll kept her record good by proving a failure. in the fishery busi ness, and for the past two years has beea rusUng on the beach at Fair haven. The last Legislature passed a law em- powering the City of Portland to levy a special tax for the purpose of building a flreboat This tax was estimated to net from 560,000 to 565,000, an amount which was considered ample for the kind of flreboat that the City of Portland would need. Tho news that Portland was In need of a flreboat reached the ears of Thomas McGovern. receiver of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company. The Er nest A. Hamlll was useless as a towboat, was useless as a flshboat, and was ap' parently unsalable for anything else, but dear old Tom" McGovern, with that sub lime confidence that has made him fa mous from 'Frisco to Bristol Bay, decided that she was just the kind of a flreboat Portland was looking for. The estimate of Mr. Ballln. of Goldsborough fame. showed that, to place the Hamlll In con dition to do duty as a flreboat, would re quire the expenditure of $36,250 in addition to the 521.750 Tvhich McGovern asked for her. This makes a total of 5o3.000 for the boat when completed, or within 52000 of the minimum amount available, and all of McGovern's friends will wonder how he made a mistake of 52000. Ham ill's Inglorious Record. The meeUng was called to order at 4:20 yeatcrday afternoon, and on invitation of the Mayor, Mr Gorman, a Puget Sound llshpacker, appeared for Mr. McGovern and gave a brief history of the steamer and of the reasons for her sale. Ho an nounced that ho was there at the request of Mr. McGovern. Mr. Ballln, tho en glneer of Goldsborough fame, then pro ceeded to make a verbal report on the craft. In his opinion, it was most provi dentlal that boat which was such a fall uro for all other purposes could be so ad inlrably adapted for conversion Into flreboat. He admitted that her boilers were useless, her condensers would have to be removed, her pilot-house strength ened and other repairs made to such an extent that Portland would get practical ly nothing but the bare hull for the money. He made frequent Illusions to the fine electric searchlight which was lnclud ed In the purchase price, this necessary contrivance for locating a fire being some- tiling not often found on flreboats. "While the boat draws about nine feet at the present time, Mr. Ballin stated that he thought by moving the bulkheads and en gines and taking off her false keel she could be lightened up to feet, a draft which would make her useless during low water anywhere on the East Side between the Morrison and the Madlson-strcet bridge, a locality where two of the worst river-front fires ever witnessed In Portland have occurred. Mr. Ballln stated that he thought it would be Impossible 'to secure pumps and other necessary machinery for the boat In less than four months, but he was satisfied that by that time the old hull could be put In shape for receiving the new machinery, and no more time wquld be lost, whereas It would require a year to build a new hull. He stated that the Hamlll was about the homeliest piece of marine architecture that he ever saw, and that -he would hate to have his "name on her. He further stated that she was a very difficult boat to steer. MacMaster asked him If it would not be possible, by using forced draft, to make the boilers now in tho boat supply steam enough for ho pumps. The expert said it would be impossible. Order of Co art Is Secured. A few questions of no particular im portance were asked, and then Mr. God dard made a motion that the board pur chase the steamer at the stipulated price of 521,750. Thl3 was seconded by Mr. Fliedner. An amendment 'was offered by Mr. MacMaster, reducing the amount to 520,000, giving as his reason that it had been reported that a lower offer would be accepted by the owners. Mr. Gorman came to the rescue with a statement that Mr. McGovern had secured an order from the court empowering him to sell the boat at 521.750. Tho Mayor showed his great re spect for orders of the court by stating that if the order had been made for that amount it would be useless to offer any less. Mr. Ballln helped the good work along with a suggestion that great delay might ensue if It became necessary to have the order changed. E. M. Bran nick, manager of Studebaker Bros., and one of the Chamber of Com merce committee instrumental In securing the passage of the flreboat bill, then ad dressed the committee. He told It very plainly that the members of the Legis lature who had assisted in the passage of the bill had been promised that the money would bo spent for a craft that would be a credit to th8 city, and he made a strong plea against the purchase of tho Hamlll. His plea fell on deaf ears, however, and Mr. MacMaster withdrew his amendment and every member of the committee, with the exception of Mr. Curtis, voted to foist the old flsh tug off on the City of Port land in lieu of a flreboat. River Front Men Disgusted. Mr. Brannlck was the only representa tive of water-front property at the meet ing. With tho exception of Mr. Ballln, who Is a comparatively recent arrival here, and accordingly somewhat unfamiliar with the class of boats best adapted to river work, there was no one present who seemed to know anything about the mat ter. Down on the water front, however, there aro plenty of property-owners who, also know something about boats, and to say that they are disgusted at the action of the committee Is drawing it very mildly indeed. There is a singular unanimity in their opinions that there is sufficient money available to secure a new boat much better adapted to the city's needs. Most of the river-front men are in favor of a stern-wheeler, and their views on this matter are well expressed by a dockowner who has also had about 20 years' experi ence In the operation of boats. He said: Wrong IClnil of a Boat. "It is the height of folly to bring a deep-draft propeller into a narrow harbor like this for flreboat purposes. To begin with, thero is a long stretch of water front on the East Side that cannot be reached by a boat drawing more than four feet of water when the river is low. The extra., weight dand -.strapgth,. which-is claimed for the Hamlll is of no advantage whatever here, for the boat is always in smooth water, has" no long runs to make. and all that is needed Is a hull of suffi cient strength to carry the boiler and pumping machinery. For this purpose, a seagoing tug is not needed. Tugs are all right on tho lake ports, on Puget Sound or any place where rough water Is en countered. Here rough water Is unknown and tho distance to be covered by the boat Is so short that high speed is not a neces sity. The best boat for all-around pur poses on the river is the stern-wheeler. (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. President Roosevelt visits the Grand Canyon In Arizona, page 1. stmaster-General Payno orders a sweeping investigation or the postal service. Page 12 Political. Alabama Republicans admit negroes to confer enco ror nrst time in history of state. Page 3. Republicans will contest election of Democrat as Mayor of Jew York. Page 3. Domcfttic. Fifteen men drowned by sinking of fishing schooner on rsova Scotia coast. Page 3. General shut-down of building In Greater New iork to make striking teamsters give In. Page -i. Colonel A. S. Stanford, brother of ex-Senator from California, dies In poverty. Page 6. Foreign. Great Britain proclaims a Monroe Doctrine. Page 1. Turkey will mobilise her forces for war against Bulgaria. Page 2. Emperor 1111am bids good-bye to Home. Page Sports. Scores of Pacific National League: Butte 8, Portland 5; San Francisco 1, Los Angeles 0 Tacoma 22, Spokane S; Seattle 11. Helena 4. Page 11. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Oakland 6, Sacramento 1. Page 11. No referee chosen for Tracey-Gans fight. Page 11. I Pacific Coast. Major Ellis prefers charges-agalnst Stlllmacher. Page 4. Albany girl elopes with old man. Page 4. Graw elected president of State Federation. Page 4. i Stage held up In Southern Oregon. Page 4. More fever at Stanford. Page 4. Hume's gift to "Willamette University. Page 4, Extra Fesslon of Montana Legislature to appro priate Fair funds. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Review of week in lotal produce and Jobbing markets. Page 13. Fractional changes in stocks at New York. Page 13. wheat closes lower at Chicago. Page 13. Largo auction rale of oranges at San Fran clsco. Page 13. Port of Portland calls fcr bids on piling for drydock site. Page 12.- Anothcr lumber company enters export bus! ness. Page 12. Polarstjcrncn's relics of Peiee disaster. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Flreboat committee decides to buy a hoodooed tug and rebuild It. Page 1. Master and union painters will hold conference today, and may agree on arbitration. Pags 14. Oregon cities combine with railroads to pro mote immigration. Page 10. No rival telephone sy3tera""to be established. Page 10. Court decides, lawsuit growing- out of strike. Page 10. Arrangements for parade In honor of President Roosevelt. Pagel4. Nino men " injured- In Vlento boiler ' explosion. Page 8. - First Baptiet Church troubles- at f & crisis. Page ". - v - WWAR P0L1G Great Britain Proclaims s a Monroe Doctrine; ERSIAN GULF BASIS OF IT Encroachment by Any Rower Will Be Resisted. USTIFICATION OF THE MOVE Protection of Sea Route to India Xecessnry to Predominance English. Interests People Ap prove Government's Attitude. LONDON, May 6. Foreign Secretary Lansdowxie has proclaimed a British Monroe Doctrine In the Persian Gulf, and has practically notified the competing powers that any attempt on their part to establish a navy base or fortified post In those waters means war with Great Britain. "I say without hesitation," said the Foreign Secretary, dealing with the sub ject In the House of Lords, "that we should regard the establishment of a naval base or a fortified port In the Persian Gulf by any other powers as very grave menace to Britten interests, and we should certainly resist it with all the means at our disposal." Lord Lansdowne preceded th!a explicit enunciation of British policy by a re- view of the situation there, as it af- fected British Interests, contending that so' far as the navigation of the Persian Gulf was concerned Great Britain held a position different to that of other powers, both because It was owing to British en terprise and expenditure of life and money that the gulf was now open to the commerce of the world, and because the protection of the sea route to India neces sitated British predominance in the gulf. Lord Lansdowne s attitude In this mat ter generally meets with approval, al though the answers thereto of the other powers Interested In the gulf are awaited with some anxiety. The newspapers here comment on the analogy of the present proceedings, which Captain Mahan so strongly recommended. to the united states policy of Monroeism. The Westminster Gazette holds that tho British motive, namely, the protection of the eea route, to India. corresDonds ex actly with the American motive in "ex cluding European powers from American waters because their territory is there by threatened. RUSSIA CONTROLS RAILWAYS. No Other Country Can Invade Persia 5 for Six Years Yet. WASHINGTON. May 6. In the Persian series of diplomaltc exchanges which will appear in the forthcoming volume of for eign relations Is the following communi cation to the State Department from Lloyd S. Griscom, who at the time of Its writing was United" States Minister to Persia: "I have the honor to Inform j'ou that in view of the many Inquiries received at this Legation in regard to the possibilities of obtaining concessions for the construc tion and operation of railroads in Persia. have recently put the question to the Grand "Vizier, and was Informed by him that an agreement exists between the Persian and .Russian governments where by no railways shall be constructed in Persia except by Russians or the Russian government for a period of ten years from the accession of the present Shah. This agreement has seven (now six) years to run before it will be possible for any of our citizens to obtain a railroad conces sion." For Relief of Northern Expedition. STOCKHOLM. May 6. The government today introduced a bill In the Rlgsdag PROCLAIMS A MONROE DOCTRINE FOR GREAT BRITAIN. FOREIGN SECRETARY LANSDOWNE. granting about $50,000 for the equipment of a vessel to be sent to the relief of the Nordenskjold Antarctic expedition, which should have been heard from long before this. COUNT CASSINI DENIES IT Not - Incensed at Placing' of Miss Langbnm'i Name on List. "WASHINGTON. May 6. Count Cassini. the Russian Ambassador, today author ized the Associated Press to send out an emphatic and "wholesale denial of a re port recently sent to a German paper from Washington and New York and circulated throughout Germany to the effect that the Russian Ambassador at "Washington was inoensed with the action of the German Ambassador in placing the name of the sister of the German Ambassadress in the" diplomatic list as a member of the Ger man Embassy. The report also stated that the Russian Ambassador bad engaged In a controversy with the Secretary of State regarding the matter. In his two-fold capacity as Russian Am bassador to "Washington and dean of the Diplomatic Corps, and personally. Count Cassini denies the report as "absolutely and maliciously false." The placing of Miss Langham's name in the diplomatic list never was mentioned between tho Russian and German Ambassadors, nor between either of them and the Secretary of State. As a member of the Ambassa dor's famllv it was regarded in dlDlomatic ! and official circles as entirely proper and ' In line with lontr custom that Miss Lang- oI ham's name should appear with the dlp ; lomatlc corps. Secretary Hay has invari ably made It a rule that all such matters should be left to the dean of the diplo matic corps for decision. Abundant prece dent. It Is staled, is found In the rec ords of the State Department for the rank ing of Miss Langham with the diplomatic corps, and Count Casslnl's action in sanc tioning It Is approved both at the depart ment and in the corps. SCORES AMERICAN RULE English Writer Says Philippine Ad. I mlnlntratlon Is a Fnilnre. NEW YORK, May 6. The Daily Mall today publishes the first of a series of letters from Perclval Landon. Its spe cial correspondent at Manila, showing the American failure in the Philippines, cables ! the World's London representative. Mr. Landon declares that the American cam- i palgn has made no Impression In the ' islands; that the firing line Is co-exten- I sive with the coast line and that a feel Ing of utter Insecurity prevails at head quarters. The correspondent asserts that In a country depending entirely upon agricul ture for Its prosperity the land is being largely abandoned. He says It is time for ! the United States to decide whether there i might be a reconsideration of Its policy of the past four years. WRONG USE OF MILES NAME. Filipino Letter Saying His Tonr Was for Antl-Imperlnlists. WASHINGTON, May 6. In a recent trial at Manila there was Introduced In evidence a letter taken from a Filipino and signed by a native, saying that the recent visit of General Miles to the Philip pines was for the purpose of collecting evidence to aid the cause of the antl-lm-perlallsts. The letterwlth-othar evidence, was published In a Manila paper. Gen eral Davis, commanding In the Philip pines, sent a copy of the letter to the War Department, with an Indorsement saying' he had no doubt that the use of General Miles' name In this connection was without authority. The letter in question was eferred to General Miles, who returned It with the further indorse ment that the view of General Davis was entirely correct, and the use of his name was wholly unauthorized. Rebel Leaders Sentenced to Death. MANILA, May 6. Colonel Santos and Colonel Marcelo Delacrlng. leaders of the recent insurrection in Rlzal province, have been convicted of brigandage and conspiracy and have been sentenced to death. The date for their execution Is not fixed, as the Supreme Court must review the case. Father Wnlser Leaves Lorain. LORAIN, O., May 6. Rev. Ferdinand Walser. who was released from the county jail today, left the city tonight in com pany with Rev. Mr. Boniface. Their des tination is not definitely known. The de parture of Father Walser from Lorain was made the occasion of cordial assur ances of respect and esteem from a num ber of brother priests who were in the city, among them being Rev. Charles Reichlin. It is said that Father Walser will take a two months' rest and will then return to this territory to resume work. N CACTUS LAN Arizona Welcomes the President GRAND GANYON IS VISITED President Is Carried Away by Grandeur of Scene. MANY ROUGH RIDERS GREET HIM Indians Also Turn Oat to Greet tk Great "White' Chief Executive Presents Diplomas to -Flag staff Gradnates. California will extend its official welcome to President Roosevelt today. The Executive's first stop will be at Barstow. but the reoresentatives of the state will not greet him untU his arrival at Redlandy. where a grand reception will be held. Governor Par dee and a Legislative committee are now In that city. "Teddy's Terrors." of Los Angeles, will Join the committee this morning. They will act as a spe cial escort to the President. - GRAND CANYON. Ariz.. May 6. Ari zona welcomed President Roosevelt here today, and the welcome It gave him was a warm one. A special from Flagstaff brought a large crowd, and people also came in from the surrounding country on horseback and In wagons. The Presi dents train arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning, and until it left at 6 P. M. he was constantly on the go. Horses were In waiting at the station as the train pulled in. and after the President had greeted a number of the members of his old regiment, he mounted and took a 12-mile ride. Then he returned to the hotel, where he made a brief address to the people and presented diplomas to tha graduates of the Flagstaff School. Arizona Rough Riders Praised. "It 'was- lronv.gjLrl7.onn." said the Presi dent In opening his address, "that so many gallant men came Into the regi ment I had the honor to command. Ari zona sent men who won glory on hard- fousrht fields and men to whom came a. glorious and honorable death, fighting for the flag of their country. As long as I live. It will be to me an Inspiration to have served with 'Buckey' O'Neill." The President also paid a compliment to Gov ernor Brodie, who was a member Of hl3 regiment, and who Introduced him to the audience. "Arizona," continued the President, "la one of the regions for which I anticipate the most benefit from the wise action of Congress in passing the Irrigation law. I look forward to the effects of Irrigation. partly as applied by the Government, and still more as applied by individuals profiting by the experience of the Govern ment and poslbly with help from It aa being of greater consequence to all thl3 region of country in the next oO yeara than any other material movement what soever." SDeaking of the Grand Canyon, tho President said he believed it was abso lutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. Keep Grand Canyon as It Now Is. "I want to ask you to do one thing In conection with It," he said. "In your own interest, and in the interest of all tha country, keep this great wonder of nature as it is. I hope you will npt allow a building of any kind to mar the wonder ful grandeur and sublimity of the canyon. You cannot improve upon It. The ages have been at work on It. and man can onlv mar it. Keep It for your children. and your children's children, and all who come after you as one of the great sights for Americans to see." The President also extended a word of greeting to the Indians who were In tha crowd. "Some of them were In my regiment," he said. "They were good enough to fight. and die, and they are good enough for nto to treat as squareiy as any white man. There are a great many problems In con nection with them. You have got to save them from corruption, from brutality and I regret to say. at times we have to save them from certain Eastern philanthropy.' At the conclusion of his remarks, tha President presented the diplomas, shook hands with those whom he had addressed, and then with Governor Brodie, President Butler, of Columbia College, and Dr. Eixey. he rode out to a miner's camp about 15 miles from here, where he had luncheon. He spent the -remainder of the afternoon in inspecting the canyon and at 5:30 received the members of his old regiment In his car. At 6 o'clock his train left for California.. The flrat stopping place will be Barstow, where ho is scheduled to arrive at 8:20 tomorrow morning. Treat for President In Yosemlte. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. President Roosevelt will be treated to a rare, scene of beauty when he visits the Yosemlte. He will see the famous valey at; night Illuminated by a powerful searchlight from one of the United States battleships now at Mare Island, which will be re moved from the navy-yard In a few days. Signing of Protocol Again PHt OK. WASHINGTON. May 6. For the third time, the signing of The Hague protocol, which was to have taken place at tho British embassy tonight, was postponed. The British Ambassador is anxious that Mr. Bowen sign separate protocols with each of the three allies, and Is still await ing Instructions on this point. He hope to be able to sign tomorrow;