Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1905)
VOL. XLV.XO. .13,889. POTtAKD, OREGON. WEI2tE6DAY, JUNE 14,. 1905- PRICE FIVE GENTS. RUSSIAN STORY . BP PESGE MOVE Official Announcement of Ac ceptance Roosevelt's Offer. - FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA Czar Expresses Thanks for .New Evi dence of "It Discussion of Ja pan's Terms reople Pre pared for Peace. ST. PETERSBURG. June 14.-12:10 A. M.l Instead of publishing the text of its official, reply to the message from Presi dent Roosevelt regandlng the initiation of peace negotiations with Japan, the Russian government decided, with the purpose of taking the public Into its con fidence regarding the prospects of peace, to issue a statement summarizing the status of negotiations, which will appear in the form of a communication In the Foreign t Office Gazette today. This statement, which pays a graceful tribute to President Roosevelt's action, expresses in a general way Russia's willingness to negotiate, without entering-Jnto particu lars which cannot be considered to be definitely determined until the receipt of the Japanese reply. The Russian gov ernment under the circumstances has deemed it best to leave to the Washing ton government the publication of the Russian note. Following is the text of the communication: Meyer's First Step for Peace. "The President of the United States in structed his ambassador to the imperial court to request a private audience In or der to convey directly to the Emperor assurances of the unfailing friendship the United States entertains for Russia and to express President Roosovelfs per sonal desire to contribute as much as possible, in the Interest of the whole world, toward the cessation of hostilities in the Far East. The ambassador was instructed to add that the President was making simultaneous overtures to the Japanese government. The Emperor was pleased to receive the American ambas sador "oh June 7 ond "gnxe" "benevolent at tention to President Roosevelt's initia tive, which had, moreover, met an en tirely sympathetic reception on the part of the friendly powers. "Russia, being convinced that Japan was equally disposed to accept Presi dent Roosevelt's proposal, which was transmitted through the intermediary of the representatives of the republic at St. Petersburg and Toklo to the imperial as well as to the Japanese government, received favorably the official communi cation from the ambassador and notifi cation to ' this effect was published in "Washington. Russia Accepts Offer. "In reply to this communication, the foreign minister, acting under the Era peror's orders, informed the American nmbassador in a note dated Juno 12 that the Emperor, deeply sensible to the senti ments expressed by the President, was pleased to see therein a fresh (mark of the traditional friendship uniting Russia and America -and proof that President Roose velt was In complete accord with the views the Emperor held on a general set tlement so essential to the good progress of the whole of mankind. As for -an eventual meeting of Russian and Japa nese plenipotentiaries charged with as certaining how far it would be possible for thi two powers to elaborate on con ditions of peace, the Imperial govern ment would have no objection in prin ciple to such an attempt if the Japa nese government expressed i desire there for." Japan's Terms Under Debate. " The fact that tho Japanese, government has not yet communicated with Russia as to the time nd place and the number of plenipotentiaries is not considered strangp. inasmuch as the text of the Rus sian reply sont to "Washington yesterday could not have arrived in Tokio. consid ering the difference in time, until last midnight at the earliest. Japan's terms continue to be a matter for tspt-culation. A well Informed diplo mat who says he knew Japan's terms before the battle of Mukden, considered them to have been very moderate and believes that even now they will be found to be not unduly harsh. Private advices received from a Russian source at Shang hai says it Is certain that Japan will de mand the surrender of all ships in terned in Eastern waters, which may be another item of settling indemnity. Prepare People for Peace. Papers supposed to have semi-official inspiration continue to speak dubiously of the results, but it is noticeable that the cheap and popular papers like the Gazette plainly advise the people to reconcile themselves to dofcat and peace. The paper named .says: "Defeat is not disgrace and will not prevent development. Look at Ifrance. We have survived previous misfortunes. "We wet? beaten many times by Poland and Lithuania, but now they are ours." The Llstok. another popular paper, pays a glowing tribute to Prcsidont Roosevelt as "the peacemaker far beyond the seas." With peace in sight, however by a strange perversity, some of those who were loudest in its favor when it was below the horizon, seem suddenly to have changed thcli attitude, finding it less at tractive than when it was opposed by the government. RAISE MONEX FOR INDEMNITY M'ltte Appointed and Strikes Snag With Foreign Bankers. 6T. PETERSBURG, IJUne ll-I.Wlttc admits his appointment to negotiate -the indemnity loan. -The foreign syndicates demand the people's endorsement of the payment to be made to Japan, but the Czar will not hear of such a. condition," which would necessitate the calling of a. national assembly. It was only by avoid ing thls-necessity that he was got to con sent to public preliminaries. A commit tee has been appointed to find resources for the payment of .interest on the indent; nity loan. Nicholas has promised an audience to the Moscow delegates. The convocation of the Zemsky Sobor has" been indefinitely postponed. Despite official- denials, peace terms have been practically agreed on. Foreign buying has caused an unprece-J dented rise In" consols, which now stand at S7. FRENCH "ALLIANCE IN DANGER Russians Advocate Overtures to Brlt- ain for Agreement. CHICAGO. -June 13. (Special.) The Mos cow correspondent of the Daily News says: Pro-French Russians, of whom there are many in' influential quarters here, affirm that the autocracy must take energetic measures to relieve German pressure on France or witness the tearing up of the dual alliance and a new alignment of European powers fatal to Russian ambi tions in the Far East. These persons fa: vor the immediate conclusion of peace with Japan, the recall of the Manchurian army and overtures through France for an understanding with Great Britain. They argue that Russia can get -n, better arrangement with England while that country's policy is gravely menaced by Germany than at any other time. They admit that the Manchurian army, once home, might throw in its lot with thai Liborals. but they hold that this would only mean the disappearance of .a regime through which Russia has already suf fered all but natldnal death. They believe that, in any event, Russia would regain her powerful position in Europe and thus save her central Interests from going the way of her intorests in the Far' East. Competent politicians are convinced that only the restoration of Russia's strength on the German frontier will keep adven turers in Berlin from presuming on French fears until they get to war with France, which Is almost certain to in volve England. RUSSIAN REPLY RECEIVED. Discussion Now Centers on Plenipo tentiaries and Meeting; Place. WASHINGTON, June 11 It was an nounced today that the . formalTeply of tho Russian government to President Roosevelt's note of last Thursday is in the hands of the American Government. The response vas handed to Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg by "Count Una darff and transmitted by the Ambassador to President Roosevelt. It is in perfect consonance with the oral assurances given the President yesterday by Count Casslnl, tho Russian Ambassador here. It had been intended by the- President to make public the replies of both Russia and Japan to his appeal tor a cessation of hostilities in the Far East, but a de cision has been reached net to publish thorn at this time. This determination was arrived at at the suggestion of both bcllg' gerents that the publication of the re sponses at this Juncture might, not be de sirable. Official assurance is given, now evor. that tho Informal statements of the contosts of the replies are not only accurate, but practically complete as to the information contained in inem. The formal responso of neither Russia nor Japan contains- suggestions as to tho place of meeting of the peace con ference. nor the names of the plenlpotenti arlcs. They are mere acceptance In dip lomatic form of the proposition or I'resi dent Roosovelt It is known that Count Casinl tenta tlvely suggested one place and Minister Takahlra another. It is intimated offl- daily today that Paris was the choice of the Russian government and London ot the Japanese. Neither government ex pected that its choice would be ratified by the other. Were it not that the con ference is to be held in mid-Summer. Washington almost certainly would be se lected, hp both Russia' and Japan regard This capital with favor, not only on ac count of the, admirable facilities it af fords, but for the strong additional reason that the conference is to be arranged through the efforts of President Roose velt , It is pointed out that a formal armistice between the two great armies facing each other on the plains of Manchuria hardly will be arranged until the peace confer ence shall have taken definite form. Tho" suggestion is made, however, that In view of the pending negotiations neither the Russian nor the Japanese governments would permit another general engagement to occur. The subject of the pending negotiations was considered in an Informal way .at th Cabinet meeting today, the President receiving- the congratulations of the mem ber? of hi Cabinet on the result of- his negotiations Assurance is given that no Important decisions bearing upon the ne gotiations wero reached. ROSEN VISITS M'CORMICK. New Ambassador's Movements In Paris Cause Pence Gossip. PARIS. June IX Baron Rosen, the re cently appointed Ambassador from Rus sia to the United States, and Baroness Rosen were entertained at the United States Embassy by Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cormlck today. Although a purely social event for the renewal of an acquaintance made at Si. Petersburg, much Interest attached to It in connection with the American peace Initiative andthe part Baron Rosen probably will take in its execution. The two Ambassadors went over the situation, but the result, of their coHvorsation remains private. In other quarters satisfaction prevails at the progress of the peace preliminaries, but there Is pessimism concerning the parties agreeing on final terms. Financial circles arc the exception to tills feeling. The Bourse is showing great buoyancy, and there was a general advance in prices today, owing to the prevlillng belief In the success of the American efforts. Take Shine Off JtooseveU's Glory- CHICAGO. June 13. (SpecIaU-The Vi enna correspondence of the Daily News says: In private conversation diploma tists, while agreeing that President Roosevelt has done a splendid thing- In trying to bring Russia and Japan together, say that his heroism in the matter Is probably exaggerated. They Imaging that before the President acted he was fissured not oniv of the friendly nisoosl- t'on of Russia, andi Japan., but alsv of the vigorous -support or .trance F0U5E WAR ' PHILADELPHIA People Demand Repeal .of What .Machine Council Gave to Companies. ALMOST MOB COMMITTEE Cries or "Thieves Greet 3lcn Who Oppose "Weaver's Plan to Exact Payment for Use'of, tiie Streets.- ' PHILADELPHIA. June 13,-Amld the cry of "thieves" and '"crooks,"' .and under the protection of a squad of police, the council's committee on street railways to day referred to the city solicitor for his opinion as to their legality four bills re pealing ordinances granting street car companies the right to use 110 miles of streets to lay tracks without requiring! any compensation for pie franchises. The meeting was in all respects as sensa tional and ts'stormy as' that hold by the committee on finance some weeks ago when the gas lease was under consider ation. The 'repealers" were introduced at the lnstancu of Mayer Weaver, and the action of the committee today is the first setback the mayor baa received since the inauguration of the reform movement which began with the fight on the gas lease. Another sensation. In the political situation today was the ar rest of Frank H. Caven, select council man from the Thirty-fourth ward, on the charge of violating his councllmanlc oath by being interested in city contracts. He was held In $10,000 ball far a further hearing. He .denies the charge. x . Franchises "Were Given Away. The fight over the street car franchises promises to be warm before it Is ended. It is a contest between the mayor and citizens living in tne territory through which the proposed new lines are to be run. on the one hand, and the Philadel phia Rapid Transit Company, backed by the Republican organization, on the other. Recently four street car companies, sub sidiary concerns of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, which corpora tion controls practically all the street oar lines in the city, caused to be passed by the city councils ordinances giving them the right to lay tracks on 110 miles of slrcots without the city's receiving anything for the privilege. Citizens pro tested against the ordinances and Mayor Weaver vetoed them. The same day the gas lease was passed by the councils and the four bills were passed over the mayor's veto, bat no further action was taken because of the gas lease fight. Two weeks later, when the councils adop ted a resolution withdrawing the gas lease, four ordinances were Introduced repealing the street railway ordinances and today was set for a hearing on the measures. The committee room t was crowded. Se lect Councilman Thomas J. Ryan, the lonly Tjemocratlc member of the select i ., -,,,, .,. v, . krvuti:! oufocoivu t-ischv tt.4.- tnnii rdfc. to the city solicitor Tor his opinion as to thair legality. "Thieves" and "Crooks" thcCry. Hs suggestion was received with a storm of hisses. This made Mr. Ryan very angry, and he spoke bitterly of the disturbers. Four members of the com mittee who spoke against the repealers were called "thieves" and "crooks," and so disorderly did the proceedings become that a squad of police, was hurriedly summoned. .Thereafter better order was maintained. After both sides had been heard, the committee, by a vote of 15 to 11. re ferred the bills to the city solicitor for an opinion by noon Thursday. . Councilman Arrested for Fraud. The affidavit against Mr. Caven charges that while being a member of councils, he committed the offense of being inter ested directly and Indirectly in certain contracts ,for furnishing supplies and .ma terials for the use of the city. Those supplies consisted of sand .and gravel which were furnished to Daniel J. Mc Nichol & Co.. contractors, to! be "used la the new filtration beds. State Senator James P. McNIchol. one of the" loaders of the Republican organiza tion in this city, is a member of the con tracting firm Involved. Mr. Caven denies the charge. - . Contract Fraud Blocked. Director of Public Works Acker today temporarily suspended work on the Tor resdalo boulevard, which is expected to cost r7.O00.OOX because it Is alleged that tho contractors are not living up to the specifications in the matter of material. Colo id Sheldon Potter, director of pub lic safety, notified 'all employes today that hereafter'ho permission ,wui be nec essary for any employe to change his place ot residence. Colonel .Potter said that "in the .past a printed form- had to be filled out whenever a man desired to move, and his application for-permission to move had to be Indorsed by a ward leader. Frank M. Ritcr, a former director of public safety, was appointed secretary of the. Civil Service Board'' today. NOT GOOD ENOUGH TEVEN YET La Follctte Signs Ttallroad RateBUI, but Criticizes It. MADISON. Wls June IS. Governor La Follette 'tonight sighed the railroad rate aad Eng-commission .bllU'submlttinx; a xaemoran--v . dum la which he mentions a rcret that the bill does not contain a provision authorizing- the commission to regulate, the Issue of stocks-andjkonds. . w' Judge BrewerFtatters Voicnw NEW YORK. June 33. David J. "Brewer, Associate 'Justice of the United States Supreme Court," has aroused much ap plause soipng wc mh j-""-" by an .address-1 In which he rrferre- to woman suffrage and Intimated ' that at some future time a. woman jfeay occupy the Presidential chair. In this land. said the Justice. we have no .privileged class that comes to its oDDortunlties by "Inheritance. You are a Drivllcxed .class- for you have bad the , privilege of college caucauon. uo not give yourselves entirely to the enjoyment j of literature. leaving tne itepuonc tQ tae care of Itself. You owe to your country the duty of serving It with all the advan tages of your education, for wno snail say that within the next decade the puffraee shall not be extended to men and women. as it has already been in many or tne states; who 'shall" Say that before .gray hair shall come to your heads women like Queen Victoria shalb not sit hi the White House to glorify this Nation as Victoria glorified England?" Declares for City Ownership. NEW YORK, June 13. Absolute municipal ownership of all future sub. j ways, provided most favorable terms ! cannot be obtained from private bid ders; together with municipal opera tion of lighting facilities, are advocat ed in a resolution which "has been adopted by the city committee of the Citizens Union. The resolution will.be handed to the city convention of the party, with the recommendation that it -be Incorporated in the platform this Fall. , . J ISSUE OF $4,000,000 BY PORT LAND GENERAL ELECTRIC. New. York Investors Eager for Se curities or One of Oregon's Great Corporations. NEW YORK. June H.-(Spec5al.)-N. W. Harris &. Co., Wall Street bankers and brokers, were yesterday offering to private investors a part of their entire holding, which they took under negotiation, of the J1.CO5.C00 first mortgage gold bonds of the Portland General Electric Company, se cured by a first and only mortgage on tho plant and all of its property, operating In Oregon under a. perpetual franchise and controlling the entire electric light and power business of Portland and sur rounding territory. One of the representatives of Harris & Co. stated today that tho prospects were that their holdings would be over-subscribed before -the time limit expired, as the financial showing of the company was so good as to lqvite Investors on the ground of security and safety. CONTENTS T0DAYVPAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 69 ies-i minimum. 4$. Prrelpltatlon. none. TODAY'S Cloudy In the morning, clear to partly cloudy In the afternoon; northwest wind. War la the Far East. Rut!a acnounces'accepUnce of Roosevelt' offer. Page 1. Disagreement on place of peace conference. Page- 3. Oraraa. beslns general advance and may flcht to Influence negotiation. Page 5. Russia may Seek settlement with England to prevent lots ot French alliance, race 1. Foreign. Britain and America refuse to Join in con ference on Morocco. Page 4. Premier of Greece murdered by gambler. Page 3. Germany will fortify Klao Chou Bay. Page 3. King Orcar Usues reply to Norway, paga 4. National. Cabinet considers protest against Chinese ex clusion. -Page. 3. Government attorneys agree beef trust can t convicted. Page 3. Attacks on Potomac and Chesapeake Bay fort, defeated. Page l. Politic. Street-car franchises cause exciting time In Philadelphia Council. Page 1. Convention of Mayors called to consider mu nicipal ownership. Page 4. J0Baee4Ie. Jekylt and Hyde case in New- York. Page 4. Big Issue of Portland electric bonds sold tn East. Page 1. Charge ot wholesale bribery of Chicago labor leaders. Page S. Sfert, Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 3. San Francisco 2; Jxs Angeles 5.' Oakland 0; Seattle's. Tacoma 0. Page T. Young Corbett defeats Maurice Thompson, of jButte. la ttn rounds. Page 5. Padoa Cst. James SlalUry. of Portland. lost In the tim ber back ot Tillamook. Pace 7. Two wealthy ItlnnesoLans sentenced for conspiracy to defraud Government in Mon tana. Page 6. Andy Ingram convicted cf murder in second degre at Grant's Pass. Pag ft. Judge II. G. Strove, of Seattle, dies la New "York. Page ft. Willamette Valley League committee will draft law on transportation. Page ft. General Electric Company may ow state mousy, says Attorney-General. Page ft. Commercial sukd. Xarlap Oregon wheat crop In good condition. Page . 13-. ! Dairy produce markets depressed. Page 15. Yamhill County wool pools sold. Page 13. Threshing returns In Texas show Inferior grain. Page 15. California grain crop undsinaa-ed. Page IS. Lack of Interest in stock speculation. Page 15. Lights ordered on launches, and rowboats. Page 5. v Governor Chamberlain and staff visit Me Cunoch. Page 3. Schooner Cllio loads lumber after, long de lay. Page 5 Lewis axi Clark ExyesM. Admissions 11.6S'. Tag 1. m Halt rates will be charged on Sundays at the Fair hereafter. Page 10. Whitman County has Its day at the Expo sition. Page 10. rerUaad mad Vlclsfty. Three young . bloods who stole roses pawn their diamonds to pay fines. .Page 10. High School student will graduate. Page 11. Ten-year-old .boy falls from trestle and is drowned. Page 9. Blair Scott makes big claim against Insur ance company. Page 1. Crew of Marblehead 1 deserting. Page 15. Many Masons have thirty-second, degree cos x erred- Page 1J. v Mltcheirr demurrer Is brushed slda and his trial will begin aext Tuesday. Page 1. True cashralae will be basis of assesnneat. say Treasurer. Pax 11. Eastern Star electa its officers. .Page 14. California ns and Orecoalans express tht comnaiFnlty of Interests of the two at Commercial ndab .gatherlac. Pag;T. Tax-afctrker -who JieJd 'T-ahsaMe frachli-s . grilled ak DesMcratlc Hve XeasU Page IS. CAPITIt SAVED FROM INVADERS Dickins,' Fleet Discovered and Constriwtively Joins Rojestvensky's. BATTLE WITHOUT WOUNDED Daring; Attacks on Potomac ' and . Chesapeake Bay Forts Con structively Hpnlsed Harmless Popguns by FORT HUNT, Va.? June 13. The firit Rim In the defense of Washington ws fired by one of the eight-Inch batteries at Fort Hunt at 9:11 o'clock tonight. The target was one of the units of Ad mlral Dickens squadron, which ap peared to be of the cruiser type. She had Just rounded Marshall's Point, about three miles below the fort, proceeding- slowly up the river. That she was an "enemy was InJIcateJ by the signal from one of the fort's -60-Inch searchlights. After the initial fire the shooting- became jreneral, and In six minutes was taken up by Fort Wash Ington's six-Inch batteries. Jot a re ply came from the warship and. when the required number of shots from the fort had been fired to constructively put the ship out of action, the firing ceased. The offending- craft passed .calmly up stream -during- the cessation of the fire from the forts and, when she reached the mine fields, which are ra little below the forts, the boats were lowered and manneJ. A harvest, of mine's was quickly gathered, but not before the rapid-fire guns of the forts and occasional. lS-inch sQns hard scored on the Illuminated target at the .closer ranges. The ship returned the fire and her sruns sputtered and flashed at a lively rate for several minutes. The fort observers could not Identify th shiD by name, although she xras thought to be the converted KUnbBat SIreiu? The moon shone brightly add not a breath of air was stlrrlng-.'A'aln the fir ceased and the- craft slowly turfed and floated Jelsurely .down stream. Icavlns the zone ot action at ij-is niok. The approach of the cruiser was .observed first by the two scout boats of Fort "Washington. At 11 o'clock three ot Admiral .Dickens torpedo-boats rounded Marshall's Point and made a dash for the mine fields. Tney were at once under the fire of the forts. Torpedo-Boats Spit at Forts. The three torpedo-boats were followed In close order by four monitors and a criuser. The action began at 11 o'clock and lasted for 35 minutes. The torpedo-boat destroyers were all dark and they spat spitefully at the lower searchlight of Fort Hunt and then, with constant flashes from their sides, they ran directly between the two fortlfica tions on their way to Washington. There was no break In the Bingle-flle procession In the Potomac channel., for the whole fleet went by. When the monl tors were In front of the forts, their searchlights were flashed -Into the sky, as were those of the forts. The sky be came overcast with clouds and smoke. They sounded from the forward monitor the bugle to cease 'firing, and In silence and in darkness the fleet maintained its course toward the National capital. ATTACK OX 3IOXROE FALLS Searchlights Find' Dicklns Ships and They Are Knocked Oat. FORT MONROE. Va.. June-13. The at tack, which Fort Monroe had been ex pectlng since midnight Saturday came at 2:3) this morning, when Admiral Dick- Ins moved on the land forces with three vessels in his fleet, the battleship Texas (flagship) the training-ship Hartford and the converted yacht Vixen. No official Information concerning- the, thirty mln utes' engagement which followed is ob tainable, but the Impression prevails that the whole sea force was constructively; sunk. The firing ceased at 3 o'clock. Tha naval commander Immediately withdrew, apparently up the bay. and his where abouts is unknown. A close watch Is being maintained In anticipation of an attack from the whole fleet. Perhaps the most notable development of the engagement was the demonstra tion of the efficiency of the searchlights. which- picked up the fleet at a distance of approximately five .miles.. The weather was still thick enough to interfere with the getting of maximum results from the operation of the lights. Only a part of the available guns at Fort Monroe was used. The first firing came from Fort "Wool, a detached ar tillery station the roadstead. Then after the Texas bad opened up In reply, tho batteries at Wllloughby Point were brought Into aclIo"H: Only the .flashes from this place Indicated that firing 'was In progress, the distance being too great to permit the reports of the sub-callber charges to" be heard here. The only fir ing from. Fort Monroe proper came from the batteries nearest to- Buckroe Beach, "at the upper end of the military reserva tion. Admiral Dicklns maneuvered, his' vessels so as to keep several barges -and other boats, which were on the bay at the time, between him and the land bat- Lterles and thus the aiming of Colonel I Potts guns was Interfered with to some extenU The- three vessels are supposed to have encountered mines during the progress of the flghU , The. Texas an one of the converted yachts? attached to Admiral Dtckiss fleet, presumably! te Horaet, " saada aatfeer demonstration at 12:35 this afternoon. As soon, as they were sighted there was constructive firing from the mortar bat teries o Fort Monroe and Immediately' fterwards some of the smaller land bat teries were put into .action and fired a. few shots. The fact that the two. ves sels continued up the "roads and then turned And went back up the bay is taken to Indicate that the constructive mortar fire was considered to have destroyed j or disabled ta The ships were first sighted at "about :l?'oclock this morning; when they were about seven miles off shore. The Texas. I flying Admiral Dicklns flag; led the pro- cession, with the Hartford and Hornet In ' the order named. The boats came down close to the fortifications and were con structively sunk by a combination ot mlness mortar fire and heavy shells from the main battery", all ot which concen trated on the enemy for 15 minutes. They retired after half an hour of fighting and passed out of sight across the bay in the direction of Cape Henry. This afternoon at 1:30 the Texas and Hornet reUirned and attempted to storm the forts during the heavy rainstorm. The ships were put out of action before thej had a chance to fire a shot or two, the mortars being credited with the work. The Texas kept -on up the Roads, however, and the batteries along the shores all fired on her for practice. The exercises Appear to demonstrate that it would M almost Impossible fora small fleet to run the batteries here and gel Into Hampton Boads. ; ; SYLVIA DESTROYS MIXES. Cruiser Sneaks Tip- to Fort Howard Before Being Sunk. BALTIMORE, June- 13. Just before dawn this morning the auxiliary cruiser Sylvia of Admiral Dicklns squadron, which Is manned by the Maryland re serves, was discovered at a point --op posite- Fort Howard, destroying mines. The Sylvia bad come up the bay so stealthily that she had not been before detected, and the crew in small boats had already removed a number ot mines be fore being seen from thefort. the search lights being. Ineffective at that hour. Upon discovering- the enemy, the big guns, at Fort Howard boomed out .and the Sylvia was theoretically sunk In short order. afterwards proceeding down the bay,, probably to join Admiral Dicklns. MIDDY DROWNS IX MANEUVERS 4 , Vertrees of the Newark Lost and Body Can't Be Found. ANAPOLJS, Md.. June 13. .V wireless message was received at the Naval Academy tonight from Commander C D. Badger, commanding, the U. S. Newark, conveying news .of the death by drowning ot Midshipman L. ! Ver trees. of the second glass.. Details of the death are lacking-, but It was stated" in the message that the Netvdrk and the flagship Texas had given up search for the body. The 'academy authorities sent the Government tug Staridlsh to assist In the search. Young Vertrees was 19 years old and a son of W. J. Vertrees. of Bushnell, HI. SUNK FOR THE THIRD TIME Dicklns' Constructively - Wrecked Ships Have Many Lives. FORT MONROE. Va., June 13. For the third time In the last 24 hours the battleshin Texas, flagship: the tralning- 'shlp Hartford, and the gunboat Hornet were constructively sunk off Fortress Monroe tonight about 10 o'clock. Tha third attack on Chesapeake fortifications was" made tonight at 3:45 and heavy flrlng) was maintained by both fleet and forts for half an hour. So far as can bo learned now, only one mine was exploded during the last encounter, and that may have been struck by a merchant ship. ALL ARE SENT TO THE BOTTOM Baltimore Forts Play Havoc With Attacking- Ships. i BALTIMORE. Md,., June. 14. At 1:15 this mormng XKiiumore a ueieiiuiiiK 10113 wen again attacked by a part of the Seet under Rear Admiral Dicklns. The cruiser At lanta, was discovered In the cut-off chan nel. She was followed by the Newark and the Sylvia. Fort Howard, opened fire, forts Armsted and Smallwood following the example, and after a brisk cannonade the Atlanta sent up a red rocket, which Is taken ,to mean that she confesses de struction, or surrenders. , Constructively, all three ot the attack ing x-esaels Tfere sent to the bottom, as was also a four-masted schooner which the war vessels used as a partial screen to their movements' and. which was there fore In the line of fire from the forts. ST. LOUIS MEN ARE COMING All Directors of Great Fair Visit Portland Fair. wfii ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 13. (Special.) At a meeting of the board of directors of the Louisiana' Purchase Exposition Company, held this Afternoon at the residence of President D. R: Francis, an invitation from the Lewis and Clark Exposition was accepted andr George J. Tanssey, Charles H. Huttlg and Dan C. Nugent appointed a committee to arrange fpr a trip to Portr land. It is the Intention of. the Portland Fair management to have & St, Louis and Louisiana Purchase da some time, in July. The directors of the' SL Louis World's Fair are expected to- ,grace the occasion by their presence. It Is thought that a large majority of the 53 directors will make the trip, probably on a special train. LAKE SHORE BEATS RECORD Rans 628 Miles la 453 Minutes Chicago to Buffalo. .BUFFALO, N. Y., June 13. The Lake Shorp, Railroad established a new refc orl between .Chicago and Buffalo today. The distance, 52S miles, over the" air line division, was coveredvln 4S3 -minutes, thus . beating jthe world's record o-f 470 minutes, sssule- la3t Mondary. . MITCHELL MUST ' STAND HIS TRIAL TecKnical Demurrer, to the Indictment Without " Avails- - CASE SET' FOR TUESDAY Great Land-Fraud Case W11INoti "Enter on the Actual Fight" in- CourYVIth.AH Technical Barriers Swept Aside. ' Senator Mitchell 'must stand" trial upon, the Krlb's indictment, charging him .with having accepted fees while a Senator ot the United States for serv ices rendered to Frederick A. KribsJ by which timberland claims belonging to the '.atter were passed through the General Land Ofilce to patent. " " Judge De Haven yesterday morning In few word overruled the demurrer of the defense and set the triat of Sen ator Mitchell ' for Tuesday. June 20. thus sweeping away every hope ot the indicted man. and his counsel in tha success of the dilatory tactics so long employed, and brlpglng them face to face with the .necessity of meeting the mass ot the Government's evidence in denial of the guilt alleged. It was quickly over, though for a m'oment there were those in the court room yesterday morning whq lived more than twice the time indicated by the clock as the Judge,- paused in his discussion of the indictment before rendering bis final opinion and holding against the plea ot the defense. "A3 tp the form." said Judge De Haven, Lthe Indictment Is Justly open to criti cism; Indeed, very severe criticism." "Anxiously Await Result. The audience, sat rigid, waiting for the next words that would decide whether Senator Mitchell would be re leased from the charge against him through defect in the instrument or would have to stand his trial and face the guns of the Government. The at torneys, grouped around the long table, watched the. face and. lips of the Judge as thougti" they would read the import of the next sentence before it had been spoken. "But, still. I think." the court continued; slowly, "that it substantial ly charges the offense described In. sec tion 1782 ot the revised statutes." - No more was needed. The Govern ment had won. The defendant had lost. The opening of what will be one of the most 'bitterly contested and In effect one of the most far-reaching cases ever tried before the courts ot Oregon was in sight. Technicalities Do Not AvaiL The action of Judge De Haven in denying the demurrer drags from in front ot the defense the last barrier standing between it and a- speedy trial. With the demurrer out of- the way, Sen ator Mitchell will now have the imme diate hearing demanded by him several months ago, and which has been de layed through press of business, change of Government quarters and through various other causes. The case now stands out in the open, stripped of motions and demurrers and pleas, ready for the searchlight ottha evidence," which will begin to,shlne"by the middle of the week to come. The plea of the Senator, entered yesterday In his behalf by ex-Senator Thurston, by which it was contended in one .word that the defendant Bad no part in tha, frauds alleged in the indictment, places the bar against anything but an im mediate hearing. "Judge De Haven also settled the con tention of the defense In regard to the drawing of the Jury in an unexpected manner, though a satisfactory one, yesterday morning, after the announce ment of his decision. He directed, that the drawing take place at once in open court, and then, in the presence of the attorneys for the defense, those for the Government, and in view of. the spectators. Captain Sladen, Clerk? of the court, drew the names, one by one, from the Jury-box while his deputy wrote out the list. In this manner were the wishes of the defense- satis 'fled and all whispers of unfairness sr lenced. t Court Delivers Opinion. . When the court was called yesterday morning. Judge De Haven, immediately after taking his place upon the bench, delivered his .decison in regard to tha demurrer argued , the day previous. In delivering his opinion, he said: "The demurrer that was argued and" submitted yesterday J am prepared to decide xit this time. The objections urged against the- indictment I think go mostly to the form of the indictment. As to tha form, the indictment Is Justly open to criticism; indeed, very severe criticism. But still. I think that it substantially charges the- offense, described, in sectios 1732 of the'vrevlsed statutes. I think 'It apoears therefrom" that the defendant Mitchell Is charged with having rendered; services In a matter or proceeding, in- which the. United States was a party In inter est, and receiving compensation for that service while he" was occupying the Of fice ot United States Senator. And-that. I think, is all that is necessary for the Indictment to charge; those are the es sential matters.'. The demurrer ' to the indictment will be overruled." i Senator Thbrston immediately5 arose. "If the court .please,' he said. "i3ote..a.a exception to the ruling of the co5 The court allowed the exception. If your honor pleases," said Mr. .Heney. "I would like to ask an order that this case be set for trial." "What is the pleaot the defendant la this "'case?- Are 'you prepared to plead. Mr. Thurston?" queried the court. "The, defendant waives .the reading of "' ?(Cchi4d a' Taca.14.Xy vX, 4w. 6