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VOL. 3XV. 20. 13,787. -v. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Id, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WITH OPEN ARMS President Is Welcome in "Little Hungary." GHEERS DROWN MUSIC Whole East Side of New York Gives Greeting. ELABORATE POLICE GUARDS Every Precaution Taken Against Dan gerous Cranks He -Pays Tribute to Hungarian Citizens as Good Americans. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. For tho first timo since the days when he was Gov ernor of- New York, President Roose velt revisited the heart of the East Side, where, as guest of the Hungarian Republican Club, he dined and spoke at the restaurant "Little Hungary Guarded by mounted police and Secret Service men, the streets cleared and cordoned by policemen, ho drove from Upper Fifth avenuo into the crowded district "which lies around Second ave nue and Bast Houston street, a region of small shops and tenements and largely populated by foreign-born citi zens. From the moment his carriage en tered the district he received an ova tion. Never before has a President of the United States visited this little known part of New York and never be fore had a fraction of the thousands that cheered him seen a Nation's ruler. Electric lights winked and blinked characteristic legends, gaudy bunting fluttered in tho wind and the great East Side showed its enthusiasm in' every imaginable way. Across Second avenue at Sixth street a huge electric device blazed forth the simple word "Delighted," a word frequently used in the decorations. The district through which the Presi dent drove and in which he dined is not the safest in the great city and the police took no chance. .So stringent were the precautions that not a flash light photograph was allowed to be taken, and uniformed police, plain clothes men and detectives lairly swarmed inside and out of "Little Hun gary." They were stationed on tho roofs and fire escapes In the neighbor hood, and for two blocks on cither side of East Houston street a cordon of po lice cut off the crowds. The ordinary police cards permitting entry into the lines were suspended by order of Po lice Commissioner McAdoo and no one without an Invitation to the dinner or a specially issued police card was per mittee to pass the line of patrolmen. Scramble Through Snow. The night was almost the coldest of the Winter, Tjut it did not depress the spirits of the crowd. Before dusk the East Side streets began to pour forth their quota bound toward "Little Hun gary," and these were swelled by sight seers from all over the city, the latter perhaps more anxious to see the East Side on a gala night thanto catch a glimpse of the President. The snow of many storms. Ice-coated by alternate thaws and freezes, was breast-high in tho side streets, and over these heaps iho crowds scrambled and slipped to secure a -vantage point. They stood un complainingly on the icy crests and lin gered through the long hours of the banquet to again cheer tho President on his departure. East Houston street and adjoining thor oughfares in all directions were blocked by as cosmopolitan a crowd as could be gathered in any city in the worldl As tho hour for the President's arrival drew near the police began to clear the streets and draw their lines, through which ad mission was gained only by special per mit. Tho troop of police rode into the crowd and, working east and west, grad ually moved tho sightseers into tho side streets, whore another lino was estab lished to keep them back. The crowds wcro In the best of humor, and no disor der or resistance occurred. Every entrance to a residence or store within tho police line was guarded ban officer, whilo on housetops opposite the cafes stood policemen, to keep those van tage points clear of any evil-disposed person. Tho men took up their stations with tho certainty of well-arranged plans, and, whenever some belated homccoxner, whoso rcsldcnco was within the guarded tone, appeared, he was accompanied to his door by an officer and left with tho saution to remain Indoors. Tho tenants of the nearby houses had been warned in the afternoon, by the po lice to get homo before the lines woro drawn, and most of them appeared to have done so. Driven from the streets they crowded the front windows and out on tho fire-escapes of the tenements. They were posted in this way by the hun dred. Tho buildings were bristling with faces from very point of vantage, and a hurried conference of police officials -vas held. , They evidently did not like the sit uation. As a result, every one was driven from the fire-escapes and from the open windows, which were ordered locked, but no objection was made to the occupants looking through the glass. On every llre cscape, with orders to watch the peo ple In the houses, was a uniformed police man. From the entrance of "Little Hun gary" could be seen, more than 50 police men In uniforms on tho numerous flre escapes, while others peered o'er the cor nices and still others were stationed in th hHwava -ot,the teeming tenements. , PjMlaimt Jt9mmslt yaaaunctaakiiu.. schedule. He was due at 7:20, and five minutes before that timo cheering began on Avenue B. The police lines came to attention and a -band stationed near the cafe struck up "The Star-Spangled Ban ner," but after the opening bar not a. horn could be heard. The wave of cheer ing swept ahead of the Presidential party and grew Into a roar such as East Side tenement walls never echoed before. The window order was forgotten. The sashes went up simultaneously. Waving from his carriage window and bowing, the President returned the polyglot greeting. There was no delay. A lane was made quickly through the people massed at the police lino in Avenue A, a block from its intersection with East Houston street, and the carriages with their mounted po lice escort swept up to the door of the restaurant. At the entrance to the cafe thero was a welcoming cheer. Tho mounted police lined up opposite the en trance until the party entered the cafo. In the carriage with the President were Marcus Braun, president of the Hungar ian Republican Club, whose guest Mr. Roosevelt was; Police Commissioner Mc Adoo and Secretary Loeb. Six years ago Governor Roosevelt was entertained at the same place and, when he was Police Commissioner, he became familiar with every turn of the narrow streets through which he passed tonight. In his police escort tonight there were some of the men who wore their badges under him when he headed "the force," and who still address him as "Mr. Com missioner." Fulfilling a Promise. When tho President drove up to "Little Hungary" tonight he fulfilled a promise made to members of the Hungarian Re publican Club several years ago that he would be their guest at a banquet If their prediction came true, and he ever went to the White House. This, the concluding function of the President's two days' visit to New York, was the most picturesque that he has attended. In striking con trast to the wealth and fashion which sur rounded him last night at the Lincoln dinner were the surroundings amid which the President spoke tonight. He met old friends; many of whom he had known when he was Police Com missioner, and it was interesting to see how well h.Is memory served him at the reception which preceded the banquet, for whenever Mr. Braun presented an old acquaintance, Mr. Roosevelt would ex claim, "No need of an introduction here" and quickly called the name and grasped the hand of the individual. Promptly at S:30 the President left the reception-room and, escorted by Mr. Braun, descended to the basement and past the little bar into the cafe. He stood for several minutes at his place at the center of the head table, gazing upon the elaborate decorations. The cell ing, the walls and the pillars were com pletely covered with evergreen, and this background was relieved by flags and shields. Red carnations were arranged in profusion along the front of the Presi dent's table, which extended across one side of the room. The President sat at tho right of Mr. Braun, the president of tho club, And tho-other guests- at -ilrtjr table were General Francis V. Greene, William Barnes, Jr.. Rcar-Admlral Cogh lan. General Frederick D. Grant, N. M. Stranahan, Secretary Loeb, W. T. Je rome, Commissioner McAdoo, Robert B. Armstrong, James Sloane, Jr., and Frank H. Tyree, while near by were many oth ers prominent In various walks of lire. A Hungarian orchestra especially pleased the President with its inspiring music throughout the dinner. Taken for an Anarchist. An amusing incident of the early part of the dinner was furnished by Mr. Taur slg, a prominent member of the club. He Is a tall man with long black hair and a rather striking countenance. He was sitting down In front of the Presi dent and started up to shake hands with him, when there was an Immediate rush of secret service men to the rescue. This caused great amusement among the mem bers of the club, and the President gave him a most cordial greeting . A letter from Count Apponyi. one of the opposition leaders in the Hungarian Diet, in which he aald how much he would have liked to attend the banquet, was read. "I have no right," he said, "to ex press anything like partisan feeling with respect to Americans, but there is noth ing to prevent me from giving expression to the feeling of high personal regard which I, like all Europeans, entertain for President Roosevelt, of whom every American, Irrespective of party distinc tion, may well say what an English Tory stater man said concerning Lord Palmer son, We are all proud of him'." Kossuth, the Hungarian statesman, sent tho following telegram, which was read amid great enthusiasm: "Deliver at banquet congratulations of our party to 'Prefidont Roosevelt." It was 10:30 o'clock when Mr. Braun rapped for order that he might Introduce tho President. Amid loud cries of "Eljcn" and the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," Mr. Braun proposed the Presi dent's health. The applause was deafen ing as tho President arose and faced tho crowded room. When silence was ob tained, he said in part: Americanism in Men's Souls. It was six j can ago that this club cave me a dinner after. I had been elected Governor, and they then Bald that thoy Intended to elect me President, and that I must then como and take dinner with tbera again I told them, cortalnly. that If they would cany dot their part of the contract I would carry out mine. I am not perfectly certain that they anticipated that tholr offer would be closed with J coon. But you see, gentlemen, I closed with them, and tonlcht I wish to greet you most warmly and to say that I doubt If we could And a more typical American gathering than this. Americanism is not a. matter of birthplace, of ancestry, of creed, of occupation; Americanism Is a matter of the nplrit that Is within the man's soul. From the time when wo first be came an independent Nation to the present moment, there has never been a generation In which ome of the most dlstlgulshcd and moH useful men were not men who had been bora on tho other side of tho Atlantic, and it Is peculiarly appropriate, and to me peculiarly pleasant, that in addressing thin club of the men upon whose efforts much of the future welfare of this city, of this state, of this Na tion, dopends, I should be addressing men who show by their actions that they know no differ ence between Jew and Gentile, Catholic and Protestant, native-born and forclgn-bom; pro vided only the man, whatever his creed, what ever hla birthplace, strives to Hvo sr as to do his full duty by hla neighbor and by the coun try as a whole. Secret Service Men in Charge. It was Impossible to hear the concluding paragraphs of the President's speech be cause of the activities of tho secret serv ice men. They" swarmed around the main table, and with a wedge formation took the President through a narrow hallway and up tho stairs to the reception-room. Then a police .Sergeant In uniform with half a dozen patrolmen was sent to keep tho stairs clear. Ten minutes later the President and escort left the building. There was - continuous cheering when GUN CHEATS LI Murderer Shoots Him self to Avoid Arrest. HIDES IN CLOTHES GLOSET Sends . Bullet Through Brain When Officers Approach. MAKES NO SHOW OF FIGHT Joe Fiorebeilo Brought to Bay at House of Friends in South Port land Fatal Shot Causes Great Excitement. Surrounded by a cordon of police de tectlves,and believing' escape to be Im possible, Joe Fiorebeilo, the murderer of Amelia Sirlannl, fired a bullet into his own brain at midnight and died be fore officers could take him prisoner. He used the same pistol with which he took the life of the pretty Italian woman last Friday night. Fiorebeilo was secreted in a veritable fortress, and had he but known it and desired to, he could have stood at bay an army of policemen for an indefinite period of time. He was hidden in a small closet In the house owned by Thomas Medle. 6SS Fifth street. The only manner in which he could have been taken by officers was by opening a little door, behind which he was ly ing. This would have given him oppor tunity to murder as fast as one officer could take the place of another. Thought Fight Was On. "Wild excitement followed the first an fatal shot fired by the murderer and suicide, for it was thought he had opened fire on Detective "Weiner and Acting Detective Jones, who entered the uuuso iinu a:ts.eu oi an Italian present where the murderer was. Fiorebeilo must have heard the officers' question, for instantly a shot rang out. It was the only one he fired, and caused his death. Simultaneously one. of the.:four Jf-al- lans who were, housing the murderer, dropped a lighted lamp, ran out a side doer and dashed down a little side walk. All of the officers supposol he was the murderer, as they had not had suf ficient time since entering to take a careful glance at his face. Acting De tective Seymour ran to a window and fired two shots at the retreating form, but neither took effect, and the fusilade ceased. Another complication, and one nearly proving fatal, was when Patrolman Ten able drew his revolver and prepared to shoot at Thomas Medle, the owner of the house where the murderer was hidden. Ho was standing near "Weiner and Jones as they entered and ran for his life. As Joe Horebello, Who Killed Himself to Avoid Capture. he drew near Vcnable, who was stationed outside the place, a bystander cried out a warning to the officer not to shoot, and it is believed that Is the only thing that saved the innocent man's life. In the dim light that prevailed Venable could not distinguish the form many feet distant, and Captain of Police "Moore, who ar rived later with Patrolmen "Welch and Hoesly, said that to have killed Medle would have been justifiable, under the circumstances. Call for Reinforcements. Immediately after Seymour fired the two shots, and it was found the murderer had not escaped. It was supposed he was s-UH In his lair, intending to fight the officers. Assistance was called for from police headquarters, and when Captain Moore arrived with reinforcements the officers closed in on the house, and when they entered found the hunted man lying dead, on his back, the pistol "by his side. The door of the clot was still, closed. showing he made no attempt to murder any of the officers, as was at first thought he did. Coroner Finley was notified of the ter mination of the, man hunt that had been in progress sjnee the tragedy of last Fri day night, and was soon on the scene. He conveyed the body of the murderer and suicide to the morgue. Countrymen Were Shielding Hfm. Although it is supposed the four Italians living in the rooms in which Fiorebeilo hildan lenaw. nf his unwAnca. tiara feeding, and intending to snip him out of tho city as soon as they thoucht it safe. they were not taken Into custody. They were closely questioned by Captain Moore, who decided they were not aiding the murderer, unless through fear of bod ily barm. They disclaimed any knowledge of his presence, when ho came there, or anything concerning him. Fiorebello's presence was discovered yesterday byj residents of the vicinity, who -suspected' that all was not right. They notified the police. In the rooms above lived Medle and his mother and sister. They knew nothing of tho mur derer's presence, they declare, and were badly frightened when the shots were fired. The Murderer's Crime. Fiorebeilo entered tho little cigar and candy stand of Amelia Sirlannl, 328 First street, at 7:45 Friday night and fired two shots at her, using the same weapon with which he took his own. life later. Jealousy was assigned as tho cause. It was said he wished to marry tho woman. She spurned him. He was aged 27 years, and was said to be a vagrant, dissolute char acter. CONTINUAL STRIKE IN POLAND Men Still. Idle Receive Funds From Mysterious Source. LODZ, Feb. 14. Notwithstanding the fact that the strikers have returned to work In all the smaller factories, the sit uation is regarded as less satisfactory than last week. This Is due to evidence that the agitation is now conducted on well-defined lines. The large factories re main closed, but it has been discovered that the men who are not at work are re cehing pay from a mysterious source at the rate of 5 cents per day for each mem ber of the family, a sum sufficient for one substantial meal. The employers are holding dally confer ences, but are unable to reach an agree ment. They appear to be altogether dis organized. Knows Nothing of Gomel Riots. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. Inquiries made at the Ministry of the Interior show that no confirmation has been re ceived there of the report from Berlin that further anti-Semite riots have oc curred at Gomel. Railroad Employes Strike. KD3FF. Russia, Feb. U. The employes of the Moscow, Kleff & Voronezh Rail road have struck. Moscow Zemstvos Favor3 Peace. MOSCOW, Feb. 14. The district Zemst vos adjourned today, after adopting peace resolutions. COUNT AND JOURNALIST EIGHT Former Husband of Vanderbilt Heir ess Has Duel With Villette. PARIS, Feb. 14. Count Szaykowski, of the Turkish Diplomat Service, whose wife (formerly Miss Edith L. Collins, of Now "York. a. rrnnilr!niiffhti i.f Pimmuin Variderbllr, ahdat''onH'tlitiward of sKuaiur jyepewj recenuy procurea a legal separation from him. fought a duel today with Gustave Villette. a journal ist;" as the result of published criticisms of the Count's conduct. The encounter attracted much Interest and was numer ously attended. Foils were used. Szay kowski was slightly wounded In the fore arm. Italy Also Has a Cold Snap. ROME, Feb. 14. Extreme cold weather Is prevailing over the nenlnsula. -Mount- Vesuvius Is covered with snow. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPEB Th Weather. TODAY'S Fair and slightly warmer; south easterly winds. "YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. -44 des.; minimum, 2G. Precipitation, none. Tho War in the Tar East. Estimate ot Russian losses during first year. Page 1. Doubt -whether third Baltic squadron -will sail. Page 1. Foreign. King Edward opens British Parliament and Lansdowne speaks on foreign policy. Page 3. Xorth Sea Commission will favor Russian fleet in its decision. Page 5. Russian strikers are maintained by secret funds. Page 1. National. Representative Sullivan tells the House about the homicide In which he was Involved. Page -1. Navy bill debated In the House. Pago -4. Senate declares against drawback on Cana dian wheat. Page 4. . Senate and Administration each defend their position on arbitration treaties. Page -4. Comment of Eastern papers on Senator Mitchell's c&ae. Page 1. Plan ot Senate to defeat railroad-rate bill. Page 5. Domestic. John TV. Gates will boom wheat to and possibly $2. Pago L Congress may make additional appropriation for Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 4. President Roosevelt greeted with enthusiasm in "Little Hungary." Pago L Governor Adams closes his case in Colorado contest. Page 0. Pacific Coast Legislatures. Governor's veto of the Port of Portland bill Is sustained. Page C. Jayne's local-option bill fought as a Mult- nomah "machine" measure. Page C. Railroad commission bill In "Washington meets the disfavor of all tho legislators. Page 7. Salvation of the sockeye brings big flsh lob by to Olyxnpla. Page 7. Facitlo Coatt. S. A. D. Puter'wlll get money back from state; neither he nor dummies to be pros ecuted. Page 7. Owen Kelly, arrested at Los Angeles, ac knowledges largo cmberzlement In Phila delphia. Page 7. Ice gorge formed in the Columbia near The Dalles. Page C. Commercial and Marine. Wool still Arm at Boston. Page 13. "Wheat markets higher on reports of damage to Inaia. crop, rage i. Stock trading mostly In specialties. Page 13. San Francisco potato market sluggish. Page 15. Port of Portland not opposed to changing liar do r line. i'age o. PortlaBd and Vicinity. Fugitive murderer of Italian woman kills himself when brought to bay by police. Page 1. Teachers say merit system is unfair and un just. Page 16. B. A. "Worthlngton arrives to take office of general manager of, Harriman lines in Pacific Northwest. Page 11. Chamber of Commerce plans consolidation of commercial bodies. Pago 11. City Attorney holds that contract for bridge extras is legal, rage iu. Legality of Indian marriage custom ques tioned In land suit flled in United States court by a Umatilla squaw. Page 10. EtTort of alleged Lebanon, bankrobbers to gain release by writ of habeas corpus falls throuch. Pare 10. d HE KEEP OUT Question Now Asked About Mitchell. COMMENTS ON HIS TEARS What New York Papers Say of the Revelations. JEER AT HIS PROTESTATIONS His Injunction, "Burn This Letter," Not Original, and His Innocence No Longer Discussed A Hint to Binger Hermann. OREGONLU NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 14. The New York World to day prints the following editorial headed, "The Innocent 3UtchelI": "It was not so many weeks ago that tho Indicted Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, with tears streaming from his eyes, de fended himself before the United States Senate on. chargs made by the Federal grand Jury. It seemed Impossible for any human 'being to be more innocent than. Mitchell appeared to be while he was de livering this apostrophe to his own guilt lessness. Now a ruthless Government has made public a letter written by Mitchell to his law partner. Judge Tanner, in which the Senator practically Instructed Tanner how to testify before the grand jury. These illuminating postscripts were attached to this bit of correspond ence: P. S. Don't ahow Harry this letter, or tell him anythlnr in '.t. Don't let him see our books. Tell hur"' thing. P. S. Keep alV .iportant papers In bite, and safe and office carefully locked, as these scoun drels will get In If possible. P. S. BURN THIS without rail. "The 'scoundrels too evidently got in. "Will Mitchell be able to keep out?" His Tears Provoke Jeers. The New York Evening Post says edi torially: "Senator John H. Mitchell, who in his long public career has enjoyed a number WlUesfoneratlng himself. kt hnw faHnf jiriAfhfr fTlj 1-in- Thrift ma lias turned state's evidence. One of the documents upon which Mitchell relied for defense was an agreement, presumably signed March 5, 1D01, by which Mitchell was to share none ot the returns from the land-office business of the firm. This compact, according to the confession of Tanner, was not signed till last Decem ber, after Mitchell's name had already become Involved In the land scandals. There is also a lengthy and interesting letter in which Mitchell states to Tan ner 'facts' as Mitchell wishes them to be understood, and as Mitchell hopes Tan ner will remember them. "This epistle, like others famous in po litical history, contains several post scriptsthe last one. 'JBurn tills, without fall. Mitchell Is simply under indictment; he has- not yet been tried and convicted. However pained he may be by these vari ous disclosures, he can hardly be sur prised that his tearful protestations of innocence are received with jeers." A Gentle Hint to Hermann. The "Washington Times today prints the following editorial which accurately re flects public sentiment at the National capital: v "Congressman "Williamson, of Oregon, is the latest to join the army of distin guished indicted. Mr. "Williamson has paid to the circumstances the deference of retiring from his accustomed seat. This is a wholly proper move, and Repre sentative Hermann, of the same state, would be benefited were some good friend to Impress this truth upon him. The fact that a man Is indicted does not argue that he Is guilty, but that his demonstra tion of tho fact of Innocence Is due and seemly. Until this has resulted, the role of modesty Is most becoming. "There have been Immense land frauds. The names of Senators and Representa tives have been mixed up In these. It would be a. saddening revelation that any In public office had been so untrue to the people, but, if thero Is guilt, the de mand Is that It bo pointed out and no body spared. Meanwhile tho verdict will be withheld. But meanwhile also, the per sons accused will excite reprobation if they insist upon Ignoring the indictment returned against them and treating the matter as though nobody cared." ZEUTJ BETWEEN GENERALS. Grippenberg, Accused of Insubordina tion, Starts for' Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. H. According to the latest gossip at tho "War Office, General Kuropatkln has charged General Grippenberg. ex-commander of the second army, with .insubordination In leaving his command without authority, but tho story cannot be traced to a re sponsible source. "While definite informa tion continues to be lacking, it seems to bo generally accepted that General Grip penberg, after the recent flanking opera tion, blames the commander-in-chief for his failure to support him, and after a stormy scene started for Russia to per sonally report to the Emperor. NO QUARTER FOR COLLIERS Japanese Will Sink Any Which Ac company Russian Fleet. TOKIO. Feb. 14 (10 a. M.). In dis cussing a report that colliers had re fused to accompany the second Rus sian Pacific squadron, on its .way, north, a member of the Japanese naval staff said today: "Our commanders will fire and sink any colliers found in company -with the Russian -warships, regardless of their nationality." Vice-Admiral Togo departed from Kure yesterday (February 13), his des tination being kept secret. It is pre sumed, however, that he Is proceeding south. LOST 100,000 DEAD IN YEAR Official Returns of Russians Killed in Battle and by Wounds. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. The of ficial returns for the first year of the war, not including: the Port Arthur sta tistics, show that 130,439 officers and men passed through the hospitals go .Ins North, of which number 1710 offi cers were wounded and 130S were sick; 53,990 men were wounded and 72,581 were sick; 4007 subsequently died In hospitals; 6744 -wounded and 11,248 sick were Invalided; 9429 returned to Rus sia and 21,554 are still In hospitals. Over 77,000, therefore, presumably, re turned to the ranks. These figures do not Include the number of those killed on the field of battle, nor probably those slightly Injured, who remained temporarily in field hospitals. The showing: is considered remarkable. The proportion dying in hospitals is very low, the total loss to the active army in wounded and sick being a lit tle over 50,000, of whom almost half havo still a chance of returning to the ranks. The other half .will be In valided or returned to Russia. . The killed in battle are estimated to have numbered between 40,000 and 50, 000. RUSSIANS HAVE 450,000 MEN Japanese Estimates of Opposing Force Losses at Heikoutai. TOKIO, Feb. 14. Reports from Liao Yang place tho total Russian force be tween the Shakhe River and Harbin at 450,000, of which 280.000 are on the fighting line. The condition of the prisoners and of the bodies of the dead. Indicate that the Russians are short of "Winter clothing and shoes. Some of the officers are wearing Chinese shoes. It is believed that the cold weather Is greatly Increasing sickness among the Russians. Later estimates of the Russian losses at Heikoutai place the number at 25, 000. THIRD SQUADRON WILL SAIL Movements of Russian Officials Belie Rumors From Kiel. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 15 (1 A. M.) The departure of Grand Duke Alexis and Vice-Admiral Avellan for Xlbau last eve ning to bid farewell to the third squadron on Its departure for the Far East does not Indicate that there is any Intention of stopping the sailing of the squadron, as has been rumored at Kiel. The Admir alty mentioned no change in the pro gramme yesterday. FLEET MAY NOT SAIL AFTER ALL Thfrrf Baltic Squadron's Meat Supply Is Countermanded. BERLIN, Feb. 14. A dispatch to the Tageblatt from Kiel says: Tho postpone ment of the sailing of tho Russian squad ron under Admiral No bo ga toff causes wonder, as contractors had placed large supplies of fresh and other provisions on board the steamer Marie for the Russian squadron. An Order for 2000 pounds of fresh meat has been countermanded. Car Shortage in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. Tlie ac cumulation of wheat and other freights in Southeastern Russia, on account of the inability of shippers to procure cars, which have been withdrawn for the trans portation 'of troops and munitions, Is now further complicated by lack ' of coal for mining purposes, threatening a tie-up ot tho Iron industry. Vast accumulations of coal exist In the Donetz region, and Prince Hilkoff, Minister ot Railroads, has personally gone there to try to straighten out matters. Paroled Officers on Way Home. HONOLULU. Feb. 14. Three Russian Captains and ten Lieutenants, who sur rendered at Port Arthur, and who gave their parole to the Japanese, arrived here today on the steamship Siberia, on their way to San Francisco, whence they will go to Russia via New York. Prices Stronger on Peace Rumors. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. II. Prices on the Bourse today were strong on rumors of peace. WORKMEN ELECT DELEGATES St. Petersburg Strike Ended by Call ing of Joint Commission. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. The last visible vestige ot the great St. Petersburg strike disappeared today, when the em ployes of tho Putlloff works returned. In all the works ballots are being dis tributed for the election, Sunday, of rep resentatives of the mixed commission of roasters and workmen. Current rumors of trouble on- the holiday tomorrow, on which occasion it has been reported that the revolutionaries had planned an armed uprising, seem to be without foundation. The Associated Press has been informed at the headquarters of the Governor General that there Is not the slightest apprehension as to a renewal of the dis orders. On the contrary, it is reported that the greatest confidence prevails that the measures taken will prove satisfac tory to the workmen, as the latter will be heard regarding the formulation of new Laws and tho adjustment of existing difficulties. The political side of the agitation is considered no longer a seri ous factor at present. Rumors that General Trepoff will be appointed Minister of the Interior are not confirmed. In tho best-informed circles it is believed tho post of Governor-General will bo continued for several months at least. Tho Holy Synod has directed all priests to communicate the terms of the imperial ukase regarding the mixed commission to their parishioners. Killed by News of Bereavement. PLAINWELL. Mich.. Feb. 14. finnr"- G. Soule. a wealthy retired banker fllpl suddenly today from congestion of the oram. Brought on by receiving news of the death of his" son. Ellis Soule. whn was City Attorney of Snokane. Wash Tho remains of the son will bo for- wardeu to Michigan and a double fu neral will be held here. Inventor of Chassepot Rifle. NEW YORK. Feb. 14. Alnhon Phn.. sepot. inventor of the rifle whleh hpan his name. Is dead, says a Paris dispatch to the Herald. He was. 72 years nlil "nnri received the, cros3 of the Legion of Honor in ..'.c. - WHEAT ST SI. Gates' Prediction Scares the Bears. HE CONTROLS THE MARKET Experts Figure That Price Will Reach $2 Mark. SMALL QUANTITY IN SIGHT Gates Arrives in Chicago Thirsting for Blood of Bears He May Beat the Record for High Price., CHICAGO. Feb. 14. (Special.) John W. Gates is out for blood, tho blood of a large number of bears in the Chicago wheat pit. This much became so plain within 20 hours after he reached tho city Sunday that it required the sale of sev eral million bushels of his wheat to pre vent a premature touching off of the fire works. Mr. Gates Is on his way to the Pacifla Coast, and before he left Chicago he said that the present prices of wheat would look very cheap within the next 60 days. As a result, there was a panicky feel ing among the shorts in wheat. They figure that the price will go to 51.30. In the large number of conversations held by Mr. Gates with his friends, much leaked out to give a basis for the feara oC the bears. How Gates Figures It. Mr. Gates figures that the Western short-sellers) might bo able to deliver 10, 000,000 bushels of contract wheat to- him by the end of May next. "With such a basis to figure from, it did not take the speculative experts of the trade long to show that Mr. Gates' present holdings oC wheat are 23,000,000 bushels at tho lowest estimate. There are brokers who concede that Mr. Gates and the men in with him have 20,000,000 to 40.000,000 bushels of tho grain right now. Even this large deal Wmildook small in. a -financial way when compared wUliTTheT iam'ons Louisville & Nashville deal. At present there is said to be not moret than 6.000,000 bushels of wheat In sight, in the country good enough to grade con tract under the rules of tfie Chicago Board of Trade. Indeed, it is questioned, If half that amount is to be had. as the Minneapolis wheat, comprising over half the total, Is said' to be below Chicago grade In quality. Mr. Gates took what he considered the safe side by figuring on the possibility of a delivery of 10,000.003 bushels before the May deal matures. He Will Set the Record. Allowing for all necessary losses in mar keting this wheat at lower prices in case the next crop proves a normal one, the wheat experts calculate that Gates will closo a deal that will set a record for many years to come, a record that will eclipse any before known In the Chicago wheat pit. To establish such record, both in price and in "quantity of wheat han dled. It would be necessary to put wheat above the $2 mark set by B. P. Hutchin son In 1SS8. and still more above the $1.SS figure reached at one time in. the Leiter deal seven years ago. The present situation seems to be mora promising for Mr. Gates than any of tha previous deals with which he was con nected. No new wheat can bo counted on for delivery, of course. In time for tlia May deal. And since there Is so limited a supply of contract grade, the only re course for tho bear will be to go into tho wheat pit and buy back, the grain from, Gates and his friends or go into foreign countries and bring it over at the 23-ccnta per bushel duty. MAKE XIAO CH0TT A FORTRESS German Reichstag Considers Plan to Strengthen Chinese Port. BERLIN, Feb. 14. The Budget commit tee of the Reichstag spent considerable time today discussing tho advisability oC building a strong- fortress at Klaochou. Herr von TIrpitz, Secretary of the Ad miralty, explained that the appropriation of 5623.000 was merely for completing work already begun for barring the entrance to the harbor of Tslngtau. A Conservative member defended the appropriation because It was necessary to protect Klaochou from surprise by sea. Herr Bebel said the exposed position of Klaochou presented a great danger for the colony, but it would prove a very costly base for Germany In the Far East. Dr. Arendt expressed the hope that tho government would proceed with all energy to fortify Klaochou, in order to give Ger many's naval power an adequate port of support. Royal Portraits for Canada. LONDON, Feb. 14. King Edward and Queen Alexandra both gavo sittings to day in their robes of state to John Colin Forbes, who is commissioned by tho Can adian government to paint portraits of Their Majesties for the Dominion houses of Parliament. Belgian Coal Strike Collapsing. BRUSSELS. Feb. 14. The coal strike shows signs of collapsing, the resumption of work becoming more general In differ ent districts. Loubet Will Serve Out His Term. . ... ..hll ..n.o . says there is no truth In the report that President Loubet lias decided to resign y Deiore me expiration ot nis term. M. Loubet has not given the lightest inti mation of resigning, and the officials hera say. h undoubtedly, will nil out bl3 term. i