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VOL. XLV. T0. 13,873. PORTLAND, OBEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JIT LINE TO CLEARWATER Hill and Harriman Systems Reach Agreement to Build a Railroad. END OF LONG CONTROVERSY "S'ortlicrn Pacific and Oregon Short Lino Will Build Through Nez Perccs Country From Cul dcsac up Snake River. NEW YORK. May 25. An indication of the recent understanding between the Hill and Harriman interest in Northwestern railway matters was. the announcement today that the .Northern Pacific Railway Company and Oregon Short Lino will join in building a road several hundred miles in length into the Ncz Forces country. This is the territory involved in what has been known since 1898 as the "Clearwater light": Union Pacific and Northern Pacific Interests coming, at that time to inimical relations over the question of the division of the Clear water country, which lies in the west of Idaho, along life Oregon and Wash ington state lines. Neither road en tered In this district pending the Nortn" ern Securities litigation. The danger of a control rising from a misunderstanding, it is now said, has been removed from the agreement by which a joint line some 000 miles long will be built from Culdesac south by way of the Snake River Valley through tne rich Nez Perces country. WORTHLXGTON'S NEW position Vice-President and General Manager of AVabash Pittsburg Terminals. NEW YORK, May 25. A meeting of directors of five of the Gould roads was held in the offices of the AVabash Railroad today. The proceedings have an important bearing on the announced retirement of Joseph Ramsey, Jr., presi dent of the Wabash system. No state ment was made regarding the financial preparations under consideration. TMrectors of tho AVheelIng-& Lake Erie Railway elected Frederick A. De lano president of the road, to succeed Joseph Ramsey, Jr., whose resignation was' accepted. Mr. Delano only re cently succeeded Mr. Ramsey as presi dent pf tne Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Company. B. A. Worthington was elected vice president of the Wheeling & Lake Erie and will assume the same position on the Pittsburg AVabash terminal, it be ing the intent-ion to make Mr. Worth ington the active assistant of Mr. De lano in the management of these two roads. Amos H. Calef was made temporary director on the Rio Grande Aestern to assume a quorum in that directorate. AUTOS ON OVERLAND TRAIL Start From Onialia on Most Arduous Stage to Portland. OMAHA, May 25. (Special.) Expecting to arrive In Portland June 20, the two automobiles which are racing across the continent left Omaha at 4' o'clock this afternoon. "Since leaving New York, said Percy F. Megargel, driver of "Old Steady," "we have kept pretty well together. From this 'point It will be a hard, steady run to Portland. In all probability we will not stop at any hotel until we reach the end of the journey. One of the men In each machine will drive while the other sleeps. - AVe have equipped ourselves with sleeping-bags while we have been In Omaha, and the rest we get from this time on will be In these. AA'c have de cided to start away from here together, but from now on It will be a race clear through to the goal." Mr. Megargel'tf partner in "Old Steady" is Barton Stansfield. of Lansing, Mich. The other machine, "Old Scout." is engi neered by Dwight B. Huss, who has as his companion Mllford Wlgle, from De troit, Mich. Fourteen days were consumed In the 1600 miles from New York to Omaha. Realizing that this was about the last place for extensive Tepalrs, they put everything into the best possible condi tion for the 2000-mile trip during the three days' stay in this city. Every arti cle of both machines was taken apart and thoroughly cleaned and inspected. It was found that the sand and mud picked up during the heavy rains and floods through which they passed in Indiana and Illinois had ground hard on some of the works, but everything was fixed and the machines left Omaha In the best possible condition. Crossing Nebraska over the old overland trail along the line of the Union Pacific, some fast time is expected. James AV. Abbott, good roads agent of the" Department of Agriculture, who is managing the trip, left Omaha a day ahead of "ho racers, and will be at Port land when they arrive. In time for the good roads conference- Mr. Abbott de clares that such trips as the present will do more than anything else to promote the cause of good roads. TORNADO IN NORTH TEXAS Many Houses Damaged and Three Persons Injured. FORT WORTH. Tex., May 25. A storm cloud having every appearance of a. .tornado, swept over a wide area in North Texas today. Many houses were damaged and three people were injured, but no fatalities are reported. The storm touched AVaxahachie. Ennls. Dennlson. Temple and Cleburn, Fort AVorth- and other towns were baJly frightened, being apprenensive as the result of recent tornados in this sec tion. The town of Chlcota, near Paris, which was reported damaged by the storm, was not In the path of the heavy wind. DRIVES PEOPLE TO THE HILLS Rio Grande Swamps ev Mexican Village and Ruins Crops. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., May 25. The Rib Grande swollen to a river almost a mile wide. Is flowing through the middle of. the village of Tome. 20 miles south of Albuquerque, while the 600 inhabitants of the village are camping on the hills and watching their homes being swept away. The entire property trf the villagers Is destroyed, along with their crops. A Etrong dike had been built along the riv er north and south of the village, and it was believed that, no matter what the rise this Spring, the village was safe. Tues day, however, the main current began to shift toward the dike, and during the night it cut through and into the town. Heavy damage Is reported from Im mediately below this city to Englc, in southern Socorro Counts', and fear is en tertained that other river villages will suffer before the present freshet is passed. There Is no danger in Albuquerque nor to property north of here. Rainstorms Flood "Kansas. - CONCORDIA, Kan., May 25. From two to three Inches of rain has fallen in Cen tral Kansas during the past 24 hours, and several washouts on the Missouri Pacific Railway are reported. I SOUTHERNERS DEBATE INDUS TRIAL PROBLEMS. Disorder in Convention Caused by Resolutions Indorsing Action on Panama Canal, WASHINGTON. May 25. The Southern Industrial Parliament was thrown Into disorder today over the question of the adoption of a number of resolutions pre pared by the resolutions commltte and also one Introduced by AV. A. Irwin, of Durham, N. C, commending President Roosevelt's zeal, in pressing forward the construction of the Isthmian Canal, "which promises Incalculable aid in the extension and upbuilding of our export trade for cotton manufactures and other productions," and calling on him to lend his aid through the Department of Com merce and Labor in relieving the present depressing conditions surrounding the cot ton industry. " Delegates bitterly protested against a motion by Secretary Murphy to postpone action on all resolutions until the next meeting of the Parliament and charged that an effort w'a's being made to gag the members and sidetrack Important znattem The motion was voted down, and after a stormy debate the Parliament recessed until this afternoon. In order that the delegates might call on President Roose velt. , Addressing the parliament on his reso lution, Mr. Irwin said the South needed help at this time, and the parliament was .here to call for help. The man to whom the delegates should look, he declared, amid applause, was President Roosevelt, who. he believed, could and would help. President Roosevelt, he said, was the greatest man in the country today, who not only had the power, but the mind and the will to help. The South, he said, needed something else besides immigration of labor, and that was to encourage and extend the markets of the world for cot ton manufactured goods. But what was needed more than anything else was the guarding of the trade already established In the Orient and which now seemed to be threatened with dire disaster on ac count of. the present laws prevailing In this country. A number of delegates in terrupted and expressed their willingness to leave the solution of the question in the President' hands. The resolutions repo.rted by the commit tee on resolutions were read. NO BOYCOTT 0! CHINESE CONGER RIDICULES TALK OF REVENGE FOR EXCLUSION. Calls It Political Game. Which Chi nese Learned Before Amer ica AVas Discovered. LEAA'ENWORTHV Kan., May 26. (Spe cial.) Edwip H. Conger. ex-Minister to China, is visiting his daughter at Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Conger is on his way to his new post In Mexico. "The talk of the Chinese retaliating against the exclusion law by boycotting American-made goods is amusing to me," said Mr. Conger today. "Of course you know how American politics are run; well, the Chinese were politicians before America was discovered. They know more tricks than their American breth ren. "While much of the agitation has oc curred since I left China, there was some prior to that. At these mass meetings of merchants, as they were called, there was a liberal sprinkling of politicians and possibly one or more merchants who had been run In. The politicians did most of the talking and then the news was spread broadcast that the merchants would boy cott American goods. "I believe that the truth of the matter Is that the Chinese merchants have no Idea of boycotting American goods. They are in business to make money and there is a demand for American goods." Convicted or Murder. TRINIDAD, Colo.. May 25. After a trial lasting two days, the jury in the case of the People vs. Joseph Johnson, who on April S shot and killed John Fox In the lobby of tho Postofflce. returned a verdict of murder in the first degree today. John, son's plea was Insanity. Mr. Fox was one of the most prominent citizens of Colorado, and his assassination created a sensation, and a lynching of Johnson was attempted. Officers spirited Johnson away to Pueblo, however, and defeated the pur pose of the mob. i t Hung Jury on SIochhj Inspector. NEW YORK, May 25. The third jury in the case of Henry Lundburg, ex. Inspector of .Stcamboati charged with having failed properly.-' to inspect, the st earner- General SIocumj3rior.to the burn .las of that'yeM',? hajf'itea greed." " J RAILROADS OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN Will Spend Millions in "Educat ing." People on Rate Question. LITERARY BUREAU CREAJED Alarmed at Agitation in Favor of Government Control, Railroads Will'Send Out Agents and Advertise Their Side. CHICAGO. May 25. (Special.) Alarmed at the agitation in favor of the Government control 'of rates, the railroad Interests have embarked upon a campaign of education, which is Na tional In scope, and which will cost them many millions, annually. The educational work, as they are pleased to call It, will be conductei through the medium of two large bu reaus In New York and Chicago, which will have branches in other big cities. The New York and Chicago bureau agents are touring the cduntry In searcn of information regarding condi tions, and they are already sending forth tons of literature and preparing more. Promoted by General Managers. The enterprise Is under the active management of -G. P. S. Michaels and J. D. Ellsworth, under the Arm name of Michaels & Ellsworth, who are work ing In New York, Chicago and Boston. Back of them in an advisory capacity is Slason Thompson, of the Railway News Bureau, an organization promoted by the General Managers Association of Chicago. The latter is composed of general managers of all the railroads entering In tills city. The larger enterprise, however, which ns yet Is .not known by any definite name, but which some call an Indus trial and statistical bureau, has the direct backing of the presidents of practically all railroads in the United States. The work of the bureau will be accomplished largely through tho employment of active newspaper men. It Is the purpose to send such men Into ovcry .state fn the Union and keep them traveling and talking with every one who comes in contact with railroads. Find AA'roncs and Correct Them. This will be done with a view to as certaining, it is explained, what. If any thing, is wrong In the relations be tween the railroads and the public Incidentally they are presumed to as sure the people that any abuses shown to exist will be corrected. Large appropriations are to be made for display advertising in the news papers throughout the country. Real izing that there are many arguments and statements which the railroads de siro to get before the public, but which the newspapers will not accept as news, they are prepared to secure publication by paying advertising rates for it. LEADERS WRANGLE AGAIN Balfour and Bannerman Exchange Compliments In Commons. LONDON. May 25. There was a further acrimonious discussion in the House of Commons today of the riotous scenes of May 22, and a recurrence of the disorder at one time seemed Imminent, owing to Premier Balfour's demand that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader, guarantee that there shall be no repeti tion of "such outrages on decency and fair play," it. he granted a day for the discus sion of the proposed vote of censure. Sir Henry hotly repudiated responsibility for the disorder, declaring It was due to Mr. Balfour's departure from the invar iable practice of replying Immediately when his personal conduct as Minister was impugned. Sir Henry refused the pledge demanded, and after a lively inter change of argument the Liberal leader said he thought the members would not depart from the ordinary procedure un less provoked by Mr. Balfour. The Premier said he accepted this some what "begrudging undertaking." and fixed May CO for consideration of the vote of censure. MAY BOLT CUBAN LIBERALS. Nunez Likely to Be Nominated on Palm a Ticket. HAVANA. May 25. The Moderate lead ers contemplate taking advantage of the disaffection among the followers of Gov ernor Nunez, of Havana Province toward the Presidential ticket headed by Gover nor "Jose Miguel Gomez, of Santa Clara Province, by offering him a nomination for the A'lce-Presldency on the ticket to be headed by President Pafma, thus securing for that ticket the support of the friends of Governor Nunez, including, his great backer. General Maximo Gomez. Governor Nunez Informed the Associated Press tonight that the Moderate leaders had not yeUapproached him on the mat ter. .His present view, however, was that he would be willing to run on the Palma ticket, but not in the guise of a Moderate. .He said he remained loyal to the princl pies of the Liberal party, hut that In prin ciple he was opposed to Governor Gomez. He expected, he said, strong support of the General Maximo Gomez people, who had never favored the candidacy of Gov ernor Gomez. DEFEND AMEER'S DOJLVINS. Important Provision of New British- Afghan Treaty. LONDON, May 25. The publication of an authorized translation of the new treats hetween Great Britain and Afghan Lb tan AVednsday morning Is provoking much' cosasfrcnt ana questions are belnsr iiKea as to t way-a special Biiscloa.waz needed to secure a mere renewal of the engagements entered into by previous treaty with the late Ameer. Attention is drawn to the fact that by this new treaty Great Britain engaged herself to protect Afghanistan against unprovoked attacks, an obligation which was Ignored by Premier Balfour in his recent speech on the defense of the empire. The Morn ing Post asks where the forces are com ing from tor this purpose should Russia suddenly Invade Afghanistan with 200.000 or more troops. Princess Marriage Annulled. TftfP Vlav Tl-PniW TMlKt "V am proved the decision of the Congregation of uic iTopaganaa 10 aunii iuc mamagc or Marie Jennings Reld. of New Orleans and Washington T) who Is now Pr!ni Joseph Rosplgllcso. to Colonel F. H. Park- nursi, or. -Dang or, aic. xiiu decision or me .fope win now permit me Tince ana Princess RosdIkIIoso to contract a relig ious roarriar. " - ' Antwerp Will Be Fortified. BRUSSELS. May 25.-A bill has been submitted to the Belgian Parliament pro viding the complete reorganization of the defenses of Antwerp, at a cost of $21,600,- 000, and for harbor works, which will In crease shipping facilities, at a cost of $06,000,000. Guns and Ammunition for Bulgaria. MUNICH. Bavaria, May 23. A second train of guns, projectiles and other war material fro m-Krc nchrnn Veers consigned to the Bulgarian AAar Department passed through- htre today. . It consisted of 27 cars. HIES BY PTOMAINE POISON SUDDEN END. OF FORMER PORT LAND WOMAN AT DENVER. Taken III Monday Evening, Miss Martin Dies While Rcr Sister Is Telephoning for Doctor. DENVER. Colo., May 23. (Special.) After 30 hours of excruciating suffering, Miss Sophie Martin, one of the most pop ular young women of tno exclusive so ciety set of the suburb of Mont Clair, died yesterday of ptomaine poisoning, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Leonard Jones. Miss Martin was In apparently perfect health Sunday. In the morning early she was on the golf links, "the most enthusi astic of players. She spent the afternoon in playing tennis, and was the merriest of the guests at a dinner Sunday evening In Mont Clair. She was down town Mon day morning and took luncheon at a de partment store tearoom. It was not until Monday evening that she required her physician to be called, and from that time until her death she grew rapidly worse, although several doc tors were in constant attendance. Altout midnight Tuesday her sister, Mrs. Jones, noticing alarming symptoms, left her bed side to summon a physician in tho neigh borhood by telephone Upon her returnto her fclsler'a Voom, she found she had passed forever beyond tho power of hu man skjll. Dr. Chllds. the attending physician, after a careful postmortem examination, says that Miss Martin's death was due to ptomaine poisoning. Tonight Mr. and Mrs. Jones left for Portland with the body for burial at Miss Martin's former home. Her mother and two sister live in Portland, and a sister In San Francisco. LAYS CLAIM TO THRONE American Railroad Agent Says lie's King of Scrvia. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 23. (Special.) Theodore Maximilian Streu, .a. Rock Island Railroad station agent at County Line, la., has forwarded to the State Department an affidavit made up of certified statements from Servia showing him to be the right ful heir to the Servian throne. He has also placed similar papers in the hands of the American Minister at Belgrade, and also at Dresden, Saxony, where he was born. Streu In his papers declares that he Is a direct descendant of King Lazar, of Servia, who was killed by the Turks In the Turkish Invasion of "Servia in 1704. Streu also lays claim to the treasures of King Lazar, which are still buried In the ruins of the castles of Spumad and Sha batz. Streu has been tracing his family record for years. Only a short time ago he succeeded in securing data necessary to establish his claim. NEW GOVERNOR IN OFFICE Magoon TcUj Plans of Commission for Canal Zone. PANAMA, May 25. Hezekiah A. Gudger, Judge of the Canal Zone, this morning ad ministered the -oath of office -to Charles G. Magoon, Governor of the Canal Zone, In the Ancon district. The ceremony took place In the presence of President Amador and the Cabinet, tne .Diplomatic and Con sular Corps and prominent and native and foreign residents. Governor Magoon. In his inaugural speech, said the reorganization of the Canal Commission had resulted In the cen tralization of authority and transfer of power from Washington to Panama, per mitting the putting of more energy into the work. Regarding the work of sanlta tlon, the Governor said that no effort and no expense would be spared to make the zone healthy. He said that the number of Judges In the zone will be increased. that a jurist of Panama will be appointed a member of the Supreme Court and nu merous schools will be opened. TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE. One Killed and Fifty Injured in AVrcck Near Baltimore. BALTIMORE. May 25. William Stem bler was killed and about 50 persons are Injured as the result ofa collision be tween two trolley-cars returning from AVestport. a suburban resort, early this morning. Boy Is Heir to $25,000,000. DES MOINES. Ia., May 23. AV. D. Brandt, adopted son- of the millionaire, William 'Zlcsler. who died on Wednes day, will Inherit the. 'estate of $23,000,0). The boy. .who. Is now 12 "years old, is the son of . Mr.i'Zlegiersihalf;brthcr. George .Brandt. rile" was 7a 4o"ptci by Zlccier when 3 years, ef.ass.- . 0 SCORES AGAIN Secures Suspension of Injunc tion and Throws Out Dismissed Officials. MOVE FOR IMPEACHMENT AVholo Population of Philadelphia Hounds CouncIImcn to A'otc- r Against Gas Lease May Appeal to President. PHILADELPHIA. May 25. The bitter feeling that has been engendered by the gas-lease fight was Intensified today when Mayor AA'caver practically ejected from the offices ot the Departments of Public Safety and Public AYbrks.hls two former directors, and again Installed the men ap pointed by him on Tuesday night. Tho news created great excitement In the City Hall, and on the political Rial to, and nearly all that were Interestedly as sembled in the vicinity of the Mayor's office to learn of the next move. This came quickly, but from an unex pected quarter the' State Supreme Court. When the Mayor was ordering his old directors out of k their offices', his attor neys appeared In the Supreme Court and obtained a special supcrscadas, suspending the temporary Injunction, granted to the old directors yesterday by the" County Court. Drives Out Old Officials. Accompanied by his counsel and four detectives. Mayor AVeaver went to the office of Director o Public Safety Smyth. He informed that official that he had been dismissed and that his presence in the office was trespass. Director Smyth withdrew from the office. The Mayor placed' two detectives in charge, and then went to the office of Director of Public Works Costello, where the same ceremony was repeated. Mr. Costello also quit his office and detectives were placed in charge. The writ of the Supreme Court removes the Injunction issued by Judge Ralston and allows the Mayor's new appointees. Colonel Potter and A. Lincoln Acker, to assume their duties as Director of Pub lic Safety, and Director of, Public Works, respectively. In the meantime, thp Su preme Court investigates the matter. Acting on the writ of supersedeas, the new directors assumed charge of their offices. A dramatic incident "of the day was the great ovation given Mayor AVeaver by seeral thousand persons on his way from the City Hall to the Union League lunch eon. Machine May Impeach Mayor. A rumor that the Mayor was to be impeached spread today. For what of fence was not clearly defined. One story had it that he would be brought before the bar ot the City Council for his con duct of an election-fraud case while he was District Attorney, and another rumor had It that he was to be made to answer for some alleged lapse of duty while in his present position. AH attempts to con-. firm the Impeachment rumor failed. The organization leaders say they con tinue to "stand pat" on the gas lease and that their ranks are solid. On the other hand. Mayor Weaver announced today that he had assurances that the vote In both Council chambers when his veto is considered will be changed materially from last week's vote. Councilmen Have AVeary Time. The Councilmen who favored the gas lease are having a hard time of it- They are being swamped with protests and delegations of neighbors are calling on them at their homes and places of bus! ness and arc holding them up on the streets. . Except when he went to lunch eon, the Mayor did not leave the City Hall from early in the morning until 6 p: M. A remarkable feature of the struggle is the silence that both sides are main tainlng. Little of consequence leaks out and nothing is known until a move is actually publicly made. May Appeal to Roosevelt. It -was reported today that President Roosevelt will be asked to Issue a spe cial warning to Federal employes to keep out of the gas-lease fight. It Is charged by some of the anti-lease people that the organization is calling upon Federal of ficers here to use their influence with Councilmen in behalf of the lease. This is dcpled by the official leaders. Those who arc against the organization say that they know that Government em ployes are bringing pressure to bear on the Councilmen and that, if it continues, a delegation of citizens will go to Wash ington to see the President. Mayor AVeaver is receiving hundreds of letters and telegrams of congratulation. Among those he made public today was this: "I congratulate you upon the firm stand you have taken in behalf of the people. "EDWARD F. DUNNE. "Mayor of Chicago."' CouncIImcn Yield to Storm. As a result of the agitation against the lease, three Select and six.Common Coun cllmcn have now announced that they will change their votes on the lease. This would .make the vote in the Select Council stand C4 for the lease and S against, and in the Common. Council. 6S 3or and 16 against. It takes a two-thirds vote to pass an ordinance over the Mayor's veto Two big ward meetings were held to- nlsht. At one of them two of the Coun cilmen attended and said that they would support the Mayor. s John C Winston, chairman of the com nittee of seventy, has enzazed Janw Auerbacb, a New -Vork lawyer, to repre MAY sent the committee in its fight against the gas lease. "We are going further than the Mayor." said, Mr. Winston tonight. "Ho simply wants to straighten out his departments. We are going to Investigate civic matters and will stir up the city. AA'hen we finish there will be a stench that will reach to heaven." CAPTAIN H0BS0N MARRIED Gifts Arc Reminders of His Exploit AA'ith Mcrrimac. TUXEDO PARK. N. J.. May 25. The wedding of Miss Grlzelda Houston Hull and Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, formerly of the United States Navy,, took place this afternoon at the cot tage of tho bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Huntington Hull, in Tux edo. The ceremony was performed by Rev. AV. M. Fitzsimmon, rector of St. Mary'a Church, Tuexdo Park. The altar was covered with magnifi cent cloth of the period ot Louis XIV. Miss Louisa E. Hull, younger sister of tho bride, was bridesmaid, and Lieu tenant James N. Hobson. U. S. N., brother of the groom, acted as best man. A gift of A. M. Tucker, of Canton, O.. was the key with which Captain Hobson was locked in the cell of the Morro at Santiago durirg the Spanish- American war. Other gifts were Cap tain Kobson's glasses that were sunk with the Mcrrimac, and pieces of wood taken from the same vessel. The guests were confined to the relatives and Intimate friends of the two fami lies. SAYS HE HAS BEEN ROBBED Stockholder in Shipbuilding Trust Sues for 51,500,000. NEW YORK, May 25. A new suit grow ins out of the United States Shipbuilding. case was begun here today by Charles v. Mayer, who says he assisted In promot ing the concern and 13 entitled to $1,500,000. Among the defendants are the Mercantile Trust Company, John J. McCook. Charles Seattle Alexander, James w. Alexander, James H. Hyde, Gage Tarbell, George J. Gould, D. LeRoy TJresser and a score or more of others. Mr. Mayer claims that securities put aside for him in payment of thedebt were taken over by the various trusts formed when the affairs of the concern come to a crisis. To discover who got the se curities. Mayer says he Is suing "every body who figured In the transaction." Fairbanks Leaves Chicago Saturday. CHICAGO, May 25. Vice-President and Mr3. Fairbanks arrived in Chicago today as the guests ot ex-Controller Charles G. Dawe3. The Vice-President and wife expect to leave for Portland Saturday night'. Will AYork, Not Exhibit, This Time. MANILA, May 26. Among the troops being sent to the coast of Samar are the native scouts who were at the St. Louis Exposition. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Threatening with showers. Cooler. variable winds'. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 71 deg.; minimum, 30. Precipitation, trace. 'The War In the Far East. Rojestvensky far out in Eaciflc Ocean and may -light battle any day. rage 4. Rumor of. naval battle discredited. Page 4. More skirmishing In Manchuria. Page 4. Bulgaria buys Argentine ships for Russia. Page 4. Foreign. Norway prepares for -war with Sweden on Consular question. Page 4. Wrangle between British leaders. Page 1, Russia. Warsaw In hands ot riotous Jews. Page 4. Rebellion breaks out again in Caucasus, Page 4. Nobles sentenced for assaults on Jews. Page 4. National. Hitchcock hears arguments on Yakima irri gation. Page 3. Four more forest reserves created in Idaho. Pate S. Conger discredits talk of Chinese boycott on United States. Page 1. Politics. Ohio Republicans renominate Herrlck. and indorse Roosevelt. Page a. Mayor Weaver scores new success In' Fhlla delphia gas war. Page 1. Southern convention In uproar about In dorsement of Roosevelt. Page 1. Domestic. Pulford commits suicide because suspected ot killing Berry. Page 3. Shea, leader of Chicago strike, excused from answering questions: other union leaders In contempt. Page 5. Portland woman -His ot ptomaine poisoning at Denver. Pago 1. Big bank at Boston fails with small assets. Page 5. Oakdale bank closes after its cashier's sul clde. due to failure. Page 5. Railroads open campaign against Govern ment rate regulation. Page 1. Rail pool dissolves to avoid anti-trust law after fixing price lor Panama road. Page 3. Sport. Delhi wins Brooklyn Handicap. Page 7. Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 3. Oakland 2: Tacomn. 3. Lor Angeles 0; Sac Francisco 1, Seattle 0. Page 7. raclflo Coast. "United States engineer will at once start work ot reclamation in the Klamath Basin. Page 6. Washington Judge decides that county and other appointed officers have no authority. Page 7. Oregon State Grange convention at Forest Grove. Page 6. Judge Bean indorsed by colleagues tor Fed eral Judgeship. Page G. Commercial and 3Iarine. "Wider assortment ot Summer fruits on mar ket. Page. 13. Wheat shipments to East may be resumed. Page 15. Eight-cent break in. corn at Chicago. Page 15. Carload ot new barley reaches San Fran Cisco. Page 13. . New York stocks weaken. Page 13. Another attempt to be made to raise steamer Elder. Page 14. Trial trip of Bailey Gatzert. Page 14. Portland and. Vicinity. Homer Davenport, the king of cartoonists. here to visit boyhood home. Page 11. Masterpieces of artists in course of Installa tion at the Fair. Page 10. Prize winner for poem on The Trail an nounced Page 14. Lights are turned on at the Fair grounds. Page 10. The East Side is the political battleground between Williams and Lane. Page 1. Ballot for municipal election goes to the printer. Page 14. Marshal Reed removes all the old deputies. Page 10. , Petition to close" the .saloons-near ;the Fair ; gretiRdsby theinltlaUve.Issubmltted-ta Jtfce lt.yort.Page--lt EAST SUE IS ATTLEGRQUND Each Candidate Is Doing Best to Win Votes of That -Part of City. CAMPAIGN KEEPS ACTIVE In Order for Lane to Win lie Must Secure Nearly Four Thousand Republican. Votes Front, His . Opponent, " The fight for Mayor is hottest on th East Side, and Williams, the Republican candidate, and Lane, the Democratic can didate, arc holding frequent rallies In that part of the city. N Democrats rely on East Portland to elect their man, and Williams boomers ad mit that the opposition to their candidate Is strongest there. Leaders of the two parties agree that the West Side la a Williams stronghold. . In the Republican primary contest for the nomination, Williams lost the East Side to Albee by 100 votes, and carried the West Side against Albee by more than 1100 votes. Knowing that the East SlQe is the doubt ful part ot the city, both candidates are making speeches there. Williams opened his campaign in Albina Monday night, Wednesday night spoke at Sellwood. to night will speak in Woodlawn, in Oddfel lows' Hall, and tomorrow night will makn an address in Blank's Hall, Thirteenth and Powell streets. Next 'Monday he will appear in Sunnyslde. next AVednesday night in Burkhard Hall, on East Burn side street. Dr. Lan.i spoke Wednesday night In Albina, and tonight will speak In Sellwood. Tomorrow .night he wJU ad dress the voters In Burkhard Hall. West Side Sure for Williams. It may be said that Democrats hardly expect to carry the West Side for Lane and will confine their efforts to holding down the vote for Williams in the six wards of that part ot the city. But in East Portland they hope to work havoc with the Williams forces and there to run up so big a plurality for their nominee that It will overcome Williams' plurality on the West Side. They concede- that the election will be close, and. the JHestrsiR--guine look for-but a small plurality,- s7 500 votes, or by some"stroHe ot cxtrew- good fortune, 1000 votes. . To accomplish this, at least 4000 Republi can votes will have to be cast for Lane, and perhaps more, owing to the fact that various elements which commonly dwell in the Democratic camp will be drawn oft to Williams. This is conceded in Demo cratic circles. Estimates of the vote that will be cas for Mayor center at 15,000. and many are lower. Of this total, Socialists and Pro hibitionists are expected to cast perhaps 1000 votes, leaving 14,000 or less to be di vided between Williams and Lane. There fore, about 7100 votes would elect, by this calculation. Some Democratic Estimates. Democratic estimates of the Democratic vote that will be cast for Mayojr range from 3500 to 4000; therefore between 3100 and 3600 Republican votes are needed for Lane. Democrats announce that they are out after 4000 Republican votes. Betting on the Mayoralty election yesterday was 2 to 1 on Williams against Lane and several wagers were reported at that price. A Lane boomer, A. J. Wochos, was 'offering to put up $300 against $300 on the Democratic candidate. Sam Wolf, another Lane disciple,' put up 5100 yesterday "which was covered by Frank C. Baker; like wise a man said to be Captain E. W. Spencer, whose $100 was covered by Mr. Baker. Captain Spencer has been advertised for some time as having" a pocketful of money to wager on Lane, and several Williams faithfuls have been after his cash, butr he ha3 been holding out for 2! to 1. Mr. Baker said yesterday that he was not offering to bet any money on Wil liams; only covering the cash of tho Lane people. He said: "I am not anxious to bet that Judge Williams will be re-elected Mayor. Fact is, I am not offering to bet not taking the initiative. I am willing, however, to relieve those good friends of mine of their money who must bet on Dr. Lane Just because they want him elected and can get odds. You know there are ever so many men al ways on the short end of every betting proposition. Moreover, my business af fairs these real estate days takes pre cedence over all other matters. I must add that it is ,extremely kind of Sam Wolf and others whose names I am im pelled to withhold, to contribute so lib erally to my exchequer by backing my friend. Dr. Harry Lane, for Mayor. TAIiK FOR 3IAYOR AVUiLIAMS Waldcmar Seton and Dr. Drake . Speak at University Parle.. An enthusiastic Republican meeting was held last evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, at University Park, addressed by Walde mar Seton and Dr. Emmet Drake. Dr. Manlon presided, and made a rousing talk at the opening of the meeting. The Lewis Clark Quartet was present, and before the addresses discoursed music, and was heartily encored. Mr. Seton was intro duced and talked entertainingly for about an hour, reviewing the issues of the pres ent campaign. Mr. S2ton said thatthe Democrats did not expect to elect any of their candidates except Dr. Harry Lane for Mayor. For his election they were moving everything. The speaker then re viewed Mayor AVilliams' record for the past thre,e years, and touched on the Tan-. ner-Creek sewer, pointing with force, to (Coacluded oa Page 3.).