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VOL. XLIIL NO. 13,296. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY-, JULY 23, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GARDEN GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY, R. H. PEASE, President. 73 AND 75 FIRST STREET PORTLAJfD, OREGOIC. C A Ml ERAS CENTURY ' " p 08 at Discount 8LUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 142 FOURTH STREET. SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Pourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN Flrst-Clnsa Check Restaurjuaut Connected With Hotel. ' J. P. DAVIES, Pres. St. Charles Hotel CO. (IS CORP ORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREBTS PORTLAND, OREGON European Plan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class Restaarast !h Connection LOGGING ENGINES SAW MILLS EDGERS. TRIMMERS, STEAM FEEDS, SAW MILL MACHINERY of All Kinds CALL Smith & Watson REGISTERS stock and duplicate Eastern prices. w. g. Mcpherson company Heat-Ins and Ventilating Engineers and Contractor. Sales Floor, 47 First St., Phone Main 852. Shops RING UP MAIN 165 AND LET US TALK TO YOU ABOUT PRINTING AND PRICES F. W. BALTES & THREAT TO JEWS. JtuKsInn Minister Says Anti -Government Agitation Must Cease. LONDON, July 22. The Times an nounces that It has information that Von Plehwe, Russian Minister of the Interior, received a Jewish deputation from Odessa, threatened if the anti-government agita tion continued to adopt extreme meas ures to rid Russia of the Jews, by facili tating their emigration, excluding them from the schools and making it impos sible Xor them to live In the empire) Odell Starts ror Yello-rrstone. SALT LAKE CITY, July 22,-Governor Odell, of New York, and party today rode over the OgdenLuclen cut-off of the Southern Pacific Railway across Great Salt Lake, now rapidly approaching com pletion. Tonight the party left, in a spe cial train over the Oregon Short Line for Monida, on the Idaho-Montana bound ary, where tomorrow stages will be taken for the picturesque ride through the moun tains to Yellowstone Park. The Governor and party expect to spend about eight days in the park. Controller Grout Opens Bids. NEW YORK, July 22,-Controller Grout opened bids today for $3,500,000 worth of corporate stock, 52,500,000 of which is for the construction of v the Rapid Transit Railroad, and $1,000,000 for replenishing the fund for street and park openings. Mr. Grout announced that there were 39 bids, and he thought the average price would be 102. This stock Is In the form of Zhi tax-exempted gold bonds, payable In 50 years. HOSE'i?.v Bran&s. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT PORTLAND, OREGON Room's, $1.00 to $3.00 Per Day According; to Location. J. W. BLAIN, Sec. and Tre&. THE ESMOND HOTEL ssc mam, mmcot. Frmt aa Msrrtsvm Streets,, PORTLAND - OREQON niEE 'BUS TO AND TOOK ALL TRAIN a. Rates European j!n. Mc. Sc. $L9, U.I. 12.00 per day. Sample rooas la coantcUaa. ON US Iron Works Front and Hall Streets We carry all sizes and finishes of Warm Air Reg isters and Ventilators in and Warehouse, 10th and Wilson, Phone Main 1220. CO. Second apd Oak Streets Portland, Oregon TORNADO IN NEW JERSEY Three Killed and Much Property Is Destroyed. PATERSON, N. J., July 22. In a tor nado here today three persons were killed and at least three score more or less se rlously injured. One house was blown down and more than a score of buildings unroofed. By the collapse of a house that was be ing repaired, Joseph Vandam was killed and four other workmen were badly hurt. Thomas Hancock, SO years old, was struck by a piece of shafting, blown from a wrecked laundry building, and his head was completely) severed from his body, The monetary loss Is estimated at be tween $150,000 and -$300,000. As nearly as can be estimated tonight 52 houses have been" blown down or so torn by the wind as to be beyond repair. About aouoie mat number are badly damasred and several times that number of build ings were slightly damaged. President's Note Pleases Vatican. BERLIN, July 22. The Tageblatt's Rome correspondent remarks upon the highly satisfactory Impression created In Vatican circles by President Roosevelt's message of condolence and says officials cannot praise It enough. Georgia Convict Bill Killed. ATLANTA, Ga., July 22. The lower House of the General Assembly today killed the- bill whlch provided that con victs should be worked on the public roads. LAUGH AT GQTT Enemies' Jests at His Aspirations. RAMP QUA LEAVES HIM Gibbons Will Work for Seri fino Vannutelli. FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES Grand Elcctorn ' Busy Canvassing for Their Candidates OreKlla HarSo Following:, Though Spoken OC for the Secession. The territory formerly under the temporal ewny of the pope consisted of 16,000 squire miles In Central Italy, with a population In 1853 ot 3.124.75S. On the formation of the Italian king "dom. In 1SS0, the states were occupied by Sardinia, a mixed force, raised for their defense, being defeated at Ancona. Rome remained' In the papal power, and a French gar rison was maintained In the city until tho outbreak ot the Franco Prussian "War. "When the French -withdrew. King Victor Emmanuel advanced upon Home, which, after a short bom bardment, displayed a -white Hag. The following day. September 21. 1S70. the garrison marched out. and the papacy was shorn of its last vestige of tem poral power. Plus IX did not abate his claim to the papal dominions, and -was kept virtually a prisoner. Leo XIII also maintained the papal claims, and he, too, regarded himself as a prisoner. (Copyright. 1003, by W. R. Hearst. By the Marquis de Castellane. ROME, July 21 An exchange of visits and oDlnlons. not so much by the cardi nals themselves as, by friendly election promoters, results today In the disclosure of two great -succession currents, uu m.- vOrs cardinal Kampoua ana wt umc4 Cardinal Serlflno Vannutelli. The cardi nals who are weary of Leo's policy will not aceept Rampolla, the failure of whose French polfcy is being used, against him. For the first time the French cardinals will not vote as a unit. In their discussion today Rampolla openly upbraided them with cowardice because they had a wea pon with which to lure the French gov ernment to defeat but feared to use it. The weapon was a transfer of the protec torate of the Catholics in the Orient to Germany, Italy and Austria. This would smash Combes' -ministry. Rampolla is an Intranslgeant. His opposition to the Ital ian government Is famous. While no pope will make overtures to the QulrlnaL many cardinals decline to accept the responsibility of Inaugurating the new reign by making a bitter enemy of the Italian government. It is believed If Rampolla finds he cannot be elected he will transfer his strength to DI Pietro. Hitherto he Intended to transfer his fol lowing to Gottl, and falling to elect him both would unite upon Di Pietro. but It is believed the disclosures regarding Gottl's brother has given him his coup de grace. Gottl is being deprecated and ridiculed today as the mathematical cardinal, the silent cardinal, the Kaiser's cardinal. Crudest cut of all. his opponents call him MadamoLselle Cuesdon's candidate. She is a Parisian secress, who predicted the next pope ywould be a white-haired. barefooted monk. Dl Pietro Is 75, saintly. scholarly and frail. Rampolla's most powerful rival now Is Serlflno Vannutelli, who is a great friend of the United States. Gibbons Is his per sonal friend and admirer and it is ex pected will work for him. Should Vannu telli fall he will back Agllardl, contenting himself with the secretaryship of state. Agliardl Is vice-chancellor, ah office sec ond only In dignity to the papacy. Agll- ardl's Christian democracy will attract Gibbons' Influence. Cardinals having no candidate arc usu ally influenced by what are called grand electors, who are persuasive, energetic cardlnalswho because too young or for other reasons haven't a chance of election to the papacy. They are also called pope makers. Satolll Is a good example of the class. Oreglla is mentioned by many as payability, but I cannot Arid he haa any following. TRUCE WITH THE STATE. Vatican May Wave Temporal Spiritual Povrer. for Rome, July 22. Special.) Pending the development of the policy of the new pope, a truce exists between the two great disputants for the temporal sover eignty of the, Roman see Italy and the Vatican. Should Leo's successor renew the traditional claim of the church, well-informed persons fully expect that the old warfare will be resumed and the Incoming pontiff will technically become like his predecessor, a prisoner in the Vatican. However, It Is not anticipated that the contest will assume a violent character. It is believed to exist more In theory than In fact, as the chief candidates for the papacy are said to favor waiving the in sistent proclamation of claims that revolt the liberal sentiment in Italy. Early in his administration the new pope may reaffirm the church's temporal at titude, but thereafter he" Is expected to pursue a policy aimed at tbe reassertion of the moral sway of the papacy over the conscience of the Italian people. The op portunity for an effective stroke in this direction is ideal at present. Rome and Italy, are calm and chastened. They have undergone a spiritual baptism some say moral revolution. Leo's triumph was complete at the hour of his death. All over the country there are evidences of a great obscuration of sordid things and a corresponding height ening of high ideals. The . old note of dis--cord is -still, and the impulse of Leo on the land is emphasized in the eulogy of the dead pope by the King. It is felt by many of the highest ecclesiastics that this moral victory must not be sacrificed by too rigid adherence to a policy that, to say the least, Is temporarily Imprac ticable. They say it is better to have the substance than the shadow of sover eignty. DOOR HAD LOJfG BEEN" LOCKED. Processon Walts While Search, Is Made for Lost Keys. RmfR -Tulv 9 WhU rVio wmnlnc nf th nfliw Tvorp holnc riiVrJif1 Intn St "Pnt- er's this evening the private ceremony of depositing the urn containing hi3 vis cera in the church of Saints Vincent -and Anastaslus was taking place. A curious hitch occurred when the sol emn procession arrived at the door of the special depository in the crypt. It was stopped, as the key was not to be found. The attendants hunted high and low, and finally wera obliged to break down the door. The depository had not been opened sinca 1S, as, contrary to custom, the viscera of Plus IX are at St. Peter's. The rector of the Church of Saints Vincent and Anastaslus will ask that the viscera of Pius IX be trans ferred to his churcji also, in order to make the sequence complete. The will of the late -pope Is still un opened, as proved by the fact that his apartment is sealed. Otherwise the ob jects there would haye been distributed. It was the Instructions left by him. Leo's intimates say, however, that they know that the testament begins with advice about religion and morals, and, that it declares his firm Intention to leave all he possessed o the church. Including probably what must appear to be personal property, on the ground that no one could claim anything he had during lire, as he .had generously provided for those bound to him by ties of blood and affec tion. The report published In the United States on the authority of the Trlbuna here to the effect that the will had been opened by Cardinal Oreglla and that It showed the pope had left a private fortune of $15,000,000, was premature and -was re- traciea in a luier eumoa ut ia jlijuiwo. Itself. At this morning's session of the con gregation, when. Cardinal Oreglla asked If the conclave would be held In Rome, it Is rumored that only Cardinals Martenelll and Stelnhuber objected on the ground ot possioie influence or tne iiauac gov ernment. Cardinal Oreglla, who himself, at the time of the death of Plus IX had favored the conclusion to .hold tho con clave outside of Italy, today declared that Interference by the Italian govern ment was Impossible, and the proposition to hold the conclave at Rome was car ried unanimously. The congregation de cided that all participating in the con clave should not be allowed to hold com munication of any kind with the outside world. In JS78 Cardinal Hohenlohe was per mitted to have il muaLoeujrt. from, home, through which medium It Is said he noti fied Crlspl, then Minister of the' Interior of Italy, and Bismarck about the pro ceedings of the conclave. It has been decided that the cells occupied by each cardinal In the conclave shall be chosen by lot. Preparations for tho conclave have already begun In the Sistine Chapel, where the "balloting will take place. It Is said that an agreement has been reached by the ecclesiastical and govern ment authorities to have the Italian troops enter St. Peter's should any dis turbance occur during the three days that Leo will He In state In tho chapel of the sacrament. BODY GROUND TO PIECES Arixona Mine Foremnn Meets Ter- rible Death. TUCSON,. Ariz., July 22. Cananea ad vices state that Massey, foreman at the Indiana mine, met death in a horrible manner yesterday. Massey stepped into a cage and rang the engineer to holat the cage. The engineer did not respond im mediately. . Again ringing the bell to notify him to wait, Massey stepped off the cage to get his candlestick, when the cage started and caught him between the side of the cage and the stone wall. Massey's body was ground to pieces. Charles Crandall, a miner In the Capote mine, was dashed to death yesterday by the cage getting beyono control of the enclneer. William Dutton, foreman of the Arizona Clay mine, near Benson, was killed by a cave-in of he mine today. NEW SEATTLE CANDIDATE SAMUEL HEDGES'HEADOFF Free Delivery Superin tendent Removed. FOR FALSE DIARY ENTRIES Made While. He Was Assist ant Undfer Machen. PER DIEM OBTAINED ILLEGALLY Ex-Official Says He . Was Only Fol lowing: Precedent Set by Prede cessors, -His Salary-. Being: In sula clent. Assistant Posfcmaster-General Brlstow. in his official statement concerning; tbe removal ot Charles Hedges, superin tendent of the free delivery of. the Postofflce Department, says: "Assistant Superintendents of free delivery are allowed a per diem of $4 per day In lieu of expenses for each day engaged actually In traveling- on business for the department. Hedges' fake statements as to his whereabouts were manifestly for the purpose of col lecting per diem to which he was not entitled." ' WASHINGTON, July 22. Charles Hedges today was removed from the office of superintendent of free delivery of the PoetofH.ee Department, on the charge of falsifying his diary and loan ing his ravellng commission. It is charged that he reported himself at vari ous places, when. In fact, he was not at those places on the dates mentioned, in some Instanced being hundreds of miles, away. Sir. Hedges, while making no general denial of the charges, contended that they were not sufficient Justification for removal. Ervtn Thorpe, postofflce Inspec tor In charge at New York, who has been asslstingin the administration of the free delivery service since the inception of the investigation, has been designated acting superintendent in place of Mr. Hedges. -The official statement made public today by Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Brlstow, says In part: "On October 25, 1900, he (Hedges) states under oath In his diary, that he waa at Joplln, Mo., on 'extension of free delivery service,' when In fact he was at Mans-fleld.-O., attending the funeral of -Secretary John Sherman. On December 7, 1S99, he reports himself at San Antonio, Tex., 'investigating carriers services,' while, In fact, he was in Mexico on. a mining property. In the month of October. 1S99, A. W. Machen, superintendent of free dellveryi was sick with typhoid fever and Hedges wai at the department acting as superintendent. In his diary he states under oath that he was at various places, namely. New York, Philadelphia, Bridge port, Conn.; Camden, N. J., and else where, 'actually engaged in traveling on the business ot the free delivery service.' "Assistant superintendents of free d3 llvery are allowed a per diem of $4 per day in lieu of expenses for each day en gaged actually in traveling on business for the department. Hedges' false state ments as to his whereabouts were mani festly for the purpose of collecting per diem to which he was not entitled. Many Instances of Falsification. "There are many other instances of FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR H- PILES. s similar falsifications. The facts were sub mitted to the Postmaster-General some days since, who directed Hedges' removal for the reasons above set forth." The case was worked up "by Postofflce Inspector George Sutton, assisted by In spectors Bennett and Johns. There were several charges on file against Mr. Hedges, but none of these constituted the basis of his dismissal. The acts which led to his removal were discovered by the j Inspectors in the course of their general j Investigation of the records ot the free delivery service. The case has been under investigation for several weeks. Mr. Brls- tow summoned Mr. Hedges Just before the close ot office hours this afternoon and notified him of his dismissal. Mr. Hedges was appointed to the postal service from the Tenth Congressional Dis trict of Texas on July L 1S98, and was appointed superintendent of free delivery July 1, 1201. His salary was $3000 a year. He had charge of the free rellvery service In the cities, the rural free delivery being under another superintendent and both having been under the general supervision of "August W. Machen. Iii a statement tonight, Mr. Hedges said: Salary- Not Safllclent. "While I was assistant superintendent of free delivery with headquarters at New York I was called to "Washington to take charge of the entire service wfalle Mr. Machen was 111 with typhoid fever. While so acting I got $2000 salary as assistant superintendent, while Mr. Machen re ceived $3500. It was necessary fer me to get the per diem allowance to make the services and the compensation equal. It has been the practice of the office for the party taking the place of the head of the service to claim per diem In some form. In my case I was also 'supervising the Eastern division while officiating a3 gen eral superintendent here. "Herbert W. Valentine, now In the New York postofflce, and formerly stenog rapher there under me, surrendered priv ate letters and notes to the- inspectors which gave them this information. "I' used to drop him a line when I was traveling to keep him posted on my whereabouts. Valentine is the one wljo used this postofflce commission. It was used with the knowledge of General Super intendent Machen and of First Assistant Postmaster-General Johnson. Valentine was anxious to go out on field work. Mr. Bristow refused to allow the issuance of a commission for Valentine on the ground that he was a clerk and not an officer. Mr. Machen, however, held that as Valen tine was engaged on, the work of the office, his use of the commission was. not Illegal. He Did Visit Mexico. "As to the San Antonio reference, I was In Mexico, but not examining mining property. I did not see this mining prop erty. In making my reports, I never put down towns that I had not visited, nor did I put down all the towns that I visited .as I waa permitted to do. Thus I omitted mentioning the Mansfield visit, because I had no official Tvorlc there and Joplln was the Iat "place: where X had' official work. I simply prolonged the time on. the list." Mr. Bristow declined tonight to say any thing as to the status of Mr. Valentine, who, Mr. Hedges says, traveled on his commission. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. At Rome. Body lies in state in the Basilica of St. Peter's. Page 2. Italian troops will enter St. Peter's in case of disturbance. Page 3. Gottl's candidacy is subject of Jest. Page 1. Vatican may be satisfied to wave claim to temporal power. Page 1. Political. Piles has & hard fight ahead .for Senator from "Washington ; Seattle Is not united. Page 1. 'atlonnl. Superintendent of Free Delivery Hedges re moved from office for falsifying- diary, Page 1. President Roosevelt is visited by Cannon, Piatt and others at Oyster Bay. Page 2. Foreign. China- says It Is Impossible to open treaty ports; "Washington not alarmed as to final outcome. Page 3. Petition of United States for appeal granted in cases of Greene and Gaynor In London. Page 2. King Edward and Queen Alexandra warmly greeted on their Irish visit. Page 2. Domestic. Americans and Irish take sides against British over Fourth of July Incident at sea. Page 2. Elks' convention closes after great parade and carnival festivities. Page 2. Spirited discussion at the National Dairy and Food convention. Page 2. Tornado in New Jersey destroys life and prop erty. Page 1. Sports. Shamrocks' are enveloped in fog oft ;Sandy Hook: challenger's gaft bent. Page 11. Reliance and Columbia hang up on sandbar; apparently uninjured when released. Page 11. Young Corbett gets decision over Jimmy Brlggs Jn a 10-round bout- Page 11. Portland Jumps into fourth place by defeating Sacramento. Page 11. ' Scores of Pacific Coast League: Portland 8. Sacramento 4; San Francisco 0, Los Angeles C; Seattle 6, Oakland 3. Page 11. Scores of Pacific National League: San Fran cisco 4, Salt Lake 3; Seattle 6, Tacoma 5; Helena C. Los Angeles 8. Pago 11. Commercial. Review of local produce and Jobbing trade. Page 13. Chicago wheat market closes easier. Page 13. Price level ot securities raised at New York. Page 13. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13. Marine. Steamship Indrasamha enters with big cargo from the Orient. Page 12. Potter takes a large excursion party to the seashore. Page 12. Further particulars of the loss ot the Foyle dale. Page 12." Pacific Const. Gifford Pinchot will visit "Washington to ex plain his views on forest reserves. Page 4. "Wilson Bros.' sawmill at Aberdeen burns. Page 4. Peacock, the Polk Cpunty murderer, may es cape the gallows. Page S. Interesting work by Fish Commission, In Alaskan waters. Page 5. 4 Portland and Vicinity. Mayor "Williams backs up Chief of Police Hunt Page 14. Portage road may be delayed by railroads and Government. Page 10. A. O. U. "W. grand lodge considers new assess ment plan. Page 8. Sailor boarding-house law Is declared consti tutional. Page 10. State militia will hold encampment Page 10. Broncho-busters visited by Humane Society officers, and riding declared not cruel. Page 7. Denton O. Burson and Miss Sylvia Dunn wedded at Carnival. Page 12. R. C Gassman arrested for persecuting his former wife. Page 12. But He Has Hard Fight for Senator. SEATTLE IS NOT UNITED Two Factions Will Not Will ingly Accept Him. WHAT WILL M'BRIDE MEN DO? Rnllrond Interests Will Support Pa cific Coast Companies' Attorney John E. Humphries and His Candidacy for Governor. New political lines are In course of formation among King County Repub licans, and politicians are uncertain as to the outcome ot a fight for control ot the county that has been precipi tated by Sam H. Piles announcement of his candidacy for the position of United States Senator. Piles Is a rail road attorney, and a successful King County politician. His candidacy prob ably means a three-cornered fight. John E. Humphries wants King County to support him for Governor, and' this further complicates the situation. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 22. (Special.) The announcement of Samuel H. Piles candidacy for United States Senator in dicates the character of fight that may be expected at the Republican primaries in this county next Fall. There is certain to be one of the most Interesting political conflicts the county has seen, for there are at least two factions of the Republican party here who will not willingly accept Piles as the King County candidate. Yet he la better known and a more able poli tician than any other man who has fought for recognition In King for years. "I've never been on the losing side," Mr. Piles has frequently said In summing up his. political fights In King County, and there Is no doubt but that he Is right in this claim. But there have been times when one would have to work pretty hard and move rather actively In order to be able to put his finger on Sam Piles.. There have been Ames when Mr. Piles seemed to be sitting on the fence, and when he seemed to have no positive opinions on political Issues. This has not injured him from a polit ical standpoint, and Is merely asserted to indicate that Mr. Piles' declaration that he has alwayB won is not intended to con vey the impression that he has dictated King County politics. Mr. Piles has never attempted that, and It Is questionable whether he could have succeeded. The new candidate for Senatorial honors Is naturally of a cautious nature. Upon Impulse, he is likely to enter upon a stub born contest, and to make one of the hardest fights ever waged to gain a point. But, naturally, he prefers to get along without stirring up too much trouble. This is clearly Illustrated by his action at the last Republican county convention. Mr. Piles is a railroad attorney, and, as such, he was made chairman of the coun ty convention. He was delegated au thority to appoint a committee to choose a delegation to the State Republican con vention. Railroad interests believed they were fully protected, but when Mr. Piles' committee hod announced its list the names were evenly balanced. There were as many antl-rallroad delegates as men opposed to Governor McBrlde's railroad commission policy. Sam Piles had been politic. He had merely avoided another fight, and, though he Incurred the displeas ure of the railroad politicians by this act and lost the fight at tho Tacoma conven tion, he Is still regarded with sufficient favor by railroad politicians to Indicate that they will not fight him In his King County struggle. At the same time he stands better with the antl-rallroad men. There has always been a feeling among politicians of King County and the State of Washington that some time Piles would be a candidate for the United States Sen ate. Even in the days when the "Cherry street crowd," as Hunt, McGraw, Grant, Hellborn and their friends were known. Plies stood well enough In political cir cles to be discussed as a Senatorial possi bility. And at various times since his name has been put forward. Leigh Hunt evidently never forgot Piles, and the probability that he could win a Senatorial contest with Piles as the man sent to the front. When Hunt came back before the last state campaign and dis cussed the possibilities of founding a new paper in Seattle, It was with the inten tion of aiding Plies to be eelcted Senator. Hunt's health gave out before he could carry out his plan, and his physicians positively forbade his entering active busi ness. He went abroad and remained quiet for a year or more. Now it is reported that Hunt Is again in this country, and ho might re-enter King County politics. In any event, the Plies part of his pro gramme Is to be carried out. King County wants a Senator, and the hold-over members of the State Senate from King County would like to elect some man from Seattle to the United States Senate in order to vindicate themselves. They claimed la3t Winter to have gained Individual pledges from holdover Sena tors that would give them a big prestige in next year's Senatorial contest, and the fcelins: that this is true is sufficient to Inspire a number ot King County men with ambition. It is a serious question, though, Concluded on Page 3.) CM 1 03.2