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VOL. XLY.-XO. 13,911. PORTLAND, OREGOX, 3IOXDAY, JULY 10, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. POTEMKIN GIVEN admiral m Cabins Stripped of Valuables by Mutineers, and Blood stains Everywhere. CHIEF MUTINEER KILLS TEN Survivors of the Officers Tell Terri ble Tale of Slaughter and Cru elty Aboard the Battleship While In Kebel Hands. KUSTENJI, Roumania, July 9. Admiral Kruger this afternoon boarded and took possession of the Russian battleship Knlaz Potemkln, King Charles of Rou mania having: sent instructions to the commander of the Roumanian squadron that the vessel be delivered to the Rus sian authorities without raising any diffi culties. The torpedo-boat which accompanied the Knlaz Potemkin, however, left for Odessa without surrendering, declaring that she had not mutinied, but that the Knlaz Potemkin had forced her to follow. Admiral Kruger arrived with his squad ron this morning, and, after exchanging the customary salutes, intimated that he had come to arrange for the transfer of the Knlaz Potemkin. Admiral Kosllnsky, commander of the Roumanian squadron, boarded the Russian battleship Tchesme and Informed Admiral Kruger that King Charles had ordered him to turn the ves sel over to the Russian Admiral. The formalities of the transfer were completed this afternoon, and Admiral Kruger boarded the Knlaz Potemkin. "Wild Disorder on Shipboard. The Associated Press representative in spected the Knlaz Potemkin after the withdrawal of the Roumanian guard. Despite the efforts of the Roumanians to get things In ship-shape on board, the battleship was In a state of wild dis order. The officers cabins were stripped of everything of value, and bloodstains were everywhere. There was sufficient ammunition aboard the Potemkin to have enabled the mutineers to make a desper ate resistance. It is said that during the last few days the vessel was navigated by two en gineers and an officer with revolvers at their heads. All of the sailors wished to surrender with the exception of Maiuschenko. the leader of the mutiny, who resisted for some time, and wanted to blow up the ship. Seven officers were prisoners aboard the Knlaz Potemkin. Thoy were in a pitiable condition from ill treatment. They de clare that Matuschenko himself killed ten officers of the battleship. All the papers and books belonging to .the vessel were destroyed. Others Refused to .Toin Mutiny. It appears that the decision to surrender the Knlaz Potemkin was made when it became evident that no other vessel would Join in the mutiny. The crew of the battleship seemed to be unaware of the surrender of the Georgi Pobledonostsen. and expected that she also was cominrr to Kustonji to capitulate to Roumanian Twenty sailors from the Knlaz Potemkin have applied to the Russian Consul here to be sent back to Russia. The crew on torpedo-boat No. 257 were given lxilf an hour in which to surrender or leave port. A considerable number of the crew of the Kniaz Potemkin surrendered to the Russian squadron, alleging that they had acted under compulsion. The coal supply of the mutinous battleship was nearly ex hausted, but there was ample food on board. A Russian priest after the transfer held a service of purification on board the Kniaz Potemkin. sprinkling the vessel and her flags with holy water. Admiral Kruger's squadron. which brought a crew for the Knlaz Potemkin, aijQ4 with Jjgr for Russia this evening. REVOLT SPREADS IX THE ARMY Officers Sentenced to Bo Shot and Cossacks Routed by Lithuanians. SPECIAL CABLE. VIENNA, July 10. Dispatch 6s received here from St. Petersburg state that 21 officers of the Russian army have been courtmartialed and sentenced to be shot within the last few days for refusing to obey orders to proceed to Manchuria. They sot up in their defense that other offlcors who were possessed of private fortunes had succeeded In evading the orders to go to the front by bribing the officers of the General Staff, whose duty It was to make the assignment of officers to proceed to the front. A Lithuanian regiment refused to carry out an order given by a brigade comman der and a detachment of Cossacks was detailed to place the revoltcrs under ar resu When the mounted troops tried It they were tired on by the Lithuanians and a sanguinary encounter followed, which resulted in 200 Cossacks being killed or wounded. The revolters were finally placed under arrest in barracks. REVOLVER HELD AT HIS HEAD Sub-Licutcnnnt Compelled to Navi gate the Potemkin. SPECIAL CABLE. KUSTENJI. July lO.-Following orders received from the Roumanian government the Knlaz Potemkin has been formally transferred to the Russian navy. Admiral Krugor 6ent a flag Lieutenant on board of the vessel and notified the officers in command that he was ready to transfer the Russian crew to the battleship. This was done, the Roumanian flag hauled down and the Russian hoisted after the usual salutes had been fired. -n inspection of the vessel revealed everything to be In the wildest rvmftislnn All the supplies had been exhausted, the officers' cabins had been Irvntrf thi money taken from the ship's strongbox ana cverytning portaoie or value carried away. For the last three days the vessel has been navigated by a sub-Lieutenant who was kept at his post by a guard with a revolver at nls head. It is declared that all of the mutineers wanted to surrender at Odessa, but that they had been cowed Dy ineir jeaaer. Matuschanko. who knew mat ii no was ever captured by the Rus sians he would be nromntlv hnnc-od. The crew of the Potemkin was sent Into the interior today and the mutineers were given an enthusiastic reception. Three tjunior officers of the Potemkin who had been forcibly detained on board of her after the munlty. were released nere ana are awaiting orders from Ad mlral Kruger. Their swords were re turned to them before they were sent on shore. They declare that the muti neers were resoectful to them nil tho time that they were on board, but that tney were kept under surveillance all of or me time, mey are apprehensive as to their treatment when thev cut back to Russia. After the surrender of the Potemkin the Roumanian officers hnarrtprt InrrwAn hnut 267. which has acenmnanlpr! tin. Trmttln- shlp on her wanderings. To their sur prise mey were torn oy the men on board of that craft that they were loyal to me v--zar; mat tney had not mutinied, and that thev had necomnanled th hattlo. ship under compulsion. They asked that they be given coal enough to see them to Sevastopol. The Roumanians feared a trap and demanded that the tnrnidn.hna cither be- surrendered or that she leave port within half an hour without taklntr on euner coal or supplies. After consultation, the men In Mmmnnrf of the torpedo-boat dcided to return to a Russian port and sailed, declaring thnt they were going to Sevastopol. It Is under stood mat tney had only coal enough on board .to last -six hours. Jews Marked for Slaughter. SPECIAL CABLE. ODESSA. Julv 10. Aetlnir nn flrivlon f the police, who have carefully investi gated the Situation, the flnvirnnr.r.nnrl has directed that elaborate precautions be taken to prevent a massacre of the Jews of the city, which is understood to have oeen planned for this week. There have been 17 persons arrested s!nri vMioniav charged with affixlng-TeTmarks to the nouses oi ncn Jews. LICENSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED AFTER AUGUST 1. Governor Tands Determined That Vice Shall Be Extirpated in the Capital City. MEXICO CITY" Julv VTt that no more rambllnrr liMnuc .m Issued after August 1. when ail existing licenses eXDire. Governor Tart Federal district. nnnnuncM that ) determined to extirpate gambling In this city. Mangled Corpses In Mud. GUANAJUATO. Moxlrn .InK-cil., .1,- proce-ss of cleaning streets of debris caused bv the flood mnm hio bee found. Most of the corpses are man- Kiea Deyona recognition. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 88 dee.; minimum, C4 dor. TODAY'S Fair and moderately warm; north erly wln3s. Retaking of the Potemkin. Knlaz Potemkin 1b turned over to Admiral Kruger by Roumanian Admiral. Tage 1. Leader of mutiny Paid to have plain ten ef flcera with his own hand. Page 1. IUiPfela. Seizure of Island or Sakhalin gives Japan a powerful lever in peace proposals. Page 2. Choice of Muravleff an plenipotentiary mU with disapproval at St. Petersburg. Page 2. Japan will oppose Chinese representative at peace conference. Page 2. 4 Criminal. John W. PrlesUy. had of old Philadelphia family, in Jail on charge of anxm. Page 1. Fraud order Issued against People' National Bank of St. Louis. Page 4. Mobs of whites and blaekH fight In tenement district of New York. Pai;e 4. Foreign. Prince Augustus Adolphus and bride glen dem onstrative welcome at Stockholm. Page 2. Gambling prohibited after August 1 In the City of Mexico. Page 1. ReliglouM. Great Interert aroused by the Christian En deavor Convention at Baltimore. Page 3. Epworth League Convention pas-w resolutions condemning statin? ft Smoot In Congress. Pago 3. Domestic. Prematura explosion on Pennsylvania road near New Cumberland. Pa., kills olght men. Page 2. American Hebrews pay tribute to memory of the late Secretary of Statf Hay. Page 1. racltic Coajst. Chinese doctor, formerly of Portland, stran gled with lila queue at Bay City. Page . Walter Scott, the cowboy Croemin. starts on record-breaking run to Chicago. Page 4. Mrs. Mary Van Horse murdered at her home Mn Bakersfleld. Cal. Page 4. Pport. Pacific Coast noores; Portland S. Seattle 1; Lo Angelea 7-S. Oakland 2-4; Tacoma 6-4. San Francisco Page 11. Results of Eastern baseball games. Page 11. Companies of Oregon National Guard have practice shoot at the Butts. Page ft. Marine. Steel bridge draw does not open for two hours. Pace 5. Freight agreement made for Puget Sound Ori ental steamships. Page K. First of 1005 fleet from Europe now In port. Pare 5. Portland and Vicinity. Senator Mitchell will niove today for a new trial and for arrest of Judgment. Page 12. American MedlcAl Association ready for con gress. Page 1. Charities and corrections will have big con ference. Page 10 . Convention of dairies and pure foods. Pag 7. Ill health causes suicide of former Portland man. Page 12. Sermons In city's churches. Page 5. Mayor Lane says Grltzmacher "sit on th lid." while he Is looking for' a police chief. Page 7. Dr. McMurtry. vrldnt of the American Medical Association, tells of Its objects. Page 10. Maxamas, Appalachian and Sierra. Clubs -will climb Hood and Rainier. Page 4. LewU and Clark Exposition. Admissions, 7177. Dr. Hlllls preaches strong sermon at Expo sition on "Fruitage of Others' Labor." Pace L FRUITAGE OF OTHERS' LABORS Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Deliv ers Brilliant Sermon at Exposition. . RUSSIAN CRISIS HIS THEME Asks That Mercy Be Shown the Souls of the Autocracy, but That Xonc Be Granted Their Bodies. Sunday services in the Exposition Au ditorium wore largely attended vaster- day afternoon, every available seat on the lower floor being occupied. Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis. of Brooklyn, preached one of his characteristic ser mons, and several musical numbers were sung by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer and the quartet of the First Congregational Church. Dr. Hillis proved himself to be one or the mots forceful speakers that have ever occupied a. Portland pulpit. His style Is vigorous, at the same time clear. and eloquent. He speaks in an easy. unrostralncd manner, and uses words that convey a definite Idea to his auditors. The impression that he created yester day was a most favorable one. Rev. Ergad P. Hill, of the First Pres byterian Church, conducted tho services and delivered the Invocation. The music was furnished by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer. Mrs. A. T. Bushong. Miss Leonora lusher. . H. Boycr. W. A. Montcomcrv and W. T. EIIiotL During the services the first psalm was read responsivcly by tnc minister and the congregation. Fruitage of Others' Labors. Dr. Hillis spoke of .those men who "en ter into the fruitage of the labor of oth ers." He drew a vivid picture of various examples of this class, showing how men and nations of one generation had for a heritage the fruitage of those who lived in former times. Dr. Hillis also spoke or tne rush and bustle of modern life, when little thought was riven to fhnn other than of a business nature. "There Is no time todav to idle. Men die in an hour, or 40 minutes, or mnvh SO minutes, of heart failure, ana tho' minister races through the funeral nervlces in IS minutes. We go on a trot to tne cemetery, and como home In the electric car. Evcrybodv is In .i hurry. 'There are a few men who stand easily as leaders in their generations. we make a great deal of these oc casional men. and journey now and men to see where they labored. In the course of study, we find that for many centuries there were men who had ideas on tho solar svste"m. Each one had a new thought or two, ! and these thoughts all converged to a point Then came Jsaac Newton, and : he drew these converging lines to tho point In his groat law. In the midst of his wonderful and inspired guess, he could not hold his pen. and called for his frlonds to come to his side. Ho knew that he had entered into the fruitage of the labors of those who had gone before. The Assembled Ruby. "There Is a man in Oxford who took thousands of little ruby clinninc-s. mlnod by the workers in the ruby RKV. NEWELL D mines. He selected those of the samo color and hardness, and placed them in a cup and fused them vith electric current. He produced what is called an assembled ruby, worth $300,000, and he entered Into the fruitage of the labors of those who mined the stones. "When the great day comes, and the final books arc written, many names ! that arc now considered too obscure i will be brought out Into the shining i light. to take place with the names ; nf f i,o ...i . . , . 1 of he great men who entered Into the fruitage of their labors, for great men J have been shouldered up by others of whom we know but little. "The Russian fathers sowed for blood and revolution, for crime and re volt. Certainly the children are en tering Into the fruitage of their labors. Russia has been downtrodden, her peo ple cannot read, and there are more titlo deeds in Oregon than In the whole empire. The fathers have been sowing the seed. ( "Not long ago a great Russian busi ness man hurried to the court at St. Petersburg, and demanded' audience with, those who were discussing the terrible crisis into which the country was being plunged. lie had a plan for salvation. Ve will have printed small nam phlets containing a brief -history of the French Revolution he said. This book will picture to the . people of Russia the horrors of that mighty con flict, and will turn them from their purpose. Could Not JScad Boole. "So tho srovcrnment decided to order 90.000,000 copies of a little book that would describe the horrors of the Revolution, when a smart man said 'What good will 00,000,000 books do our ao.oeo.ooo peasants-who cannot read a word?' The books would do no good, and the plan was abandoned. The Rus sians began to enter Into the frultaea of what they sowed when they put a stop to learning. . "It took three revolutions and -(50.000 soldiers to secure for England her three greatest institutions of liberty. It took many years, also. How long will it take to do the same work in Russia? They have been sowing the seeds of ignorance and superstition, and they are entering into the fruitage thereof. We ought not to condemn the peasants of Russia. Remember the spirit of 1775. Don't you suppose we would be nihilists if we lived in Ruslsa today? I think we would, for her dco pie have been downtrodden. May God have mercy on the souls of the auto crats of Russia, but no mercy on their bodies." JEWISH TRIBUTE 10 E LOSS IS MOURNED AS THAT OF A SINCERE FRIEND. Late Secretary of State Endeared Himself by Acts in Beliair or Hebrews in Roumania. NEW YORK. July 9. Jews of tho East Side thronged the synagogue of the Rou manian-American congregation in River- ton street today to honor the memory of the late John Hay, Secretary of State. After prayer by Kabbl Radin, Congress man Gotdfoglo. delivered s. eulogy nr. Mr. Hay. v4ry-"" Resolutions were parsed declaring that, by his acts vlFbehalf of the oppressed Jews of RoumShia, Mr. .Hay had cndiored himself in the hearts of all Jews and that In his death the Nation had lost a great statesman and the Jews a sincere friend. Jews Meet In Memory of Hay. PHILADELPHIA. July 9. A meeting in memory of John Kay was held In the synagogue B'Nal Halbcrstam today by Roumanian Jews. The attendance was very large. The principal speaker was Rabbi B. C. Ehrenrelch. who spoke of the greatness of the late Secretary of State, and the services he rendered to humanity in his famous note to the pow ers In behalf of the Jews in Roumania. The rabbi said the only true way to show gratitude for what Secretary Hay had done for them was for the Jews to become American citizens. CITY BUYS JULIET'S HOME Where Romeo Is Snid to Have Met the Beautiful Cnpulet. VERONA, July 9. The houe in which WIGHT HILLIS. Juliet is said to have lived, and in which she is said to have received Romeo, has been Fold at auction. The bidding began at $13. and tho house was finally bought In by the City of Verona for $2500. Intense Heat at Spokane. SPOKANE. July 9. The tlrst Intense bent wave of the Summer rtruck Spokane ana Eastern Washington today. At i 'clock In ne afternoon the mercury reg- tJ".,,0' ?" min' down town streets. The leather Bu- .aa nporta :3 degrcC9 as maxlmum tem. pcrature. CONGRESS OF MEDICAL MEN House of Delegates Will Be gin Its Sessions Today. WORK - OF THE SECTIONS Prominent Physicians and Surgeons or the American Medical Asso ciation Arc Gathering: for Interchange of Ideas. BIO ATTENDANCE IS ASSURED. Attendance at the annual convention of the American Medlcnl Association, from tho beat advice? obtainable last nlcht. will be In excess of 130 and may exceed 2000. Thin k probably the largest number of delegates to any Na tional body that baa held lui ession In Portland up to this time. Delegations from Chicago. Minnesota, Wlaconrln. Connecticut. Massachusetts. New York. Missouri. Nebraska. Iotra. Kentucky arti-ed yeHerday and several special trains are due today, bettldcn a large number arriving on special trains. The exact number here cannot be told until registration In complete at headquar ters. This week Portland entertains the phy sicians and surgeonri of the United State? affiliated with the American Medical As sociation, among the most dignified and highly scientific of the organizations having large membership that annually convene in session for discussion of sub jects kindred to the profesfion and in- tercnange Ideas as- to how higher alms may be attained. Today the first meeting will be held of the house of delegates, the governing branch of the association of the country, composed of about 10) mem bers, who act for 120.000 doctors. Dr. John H. Musaer, of Philadelphia, will pre side over the house of dolegates, which la to hold IU session today in the Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Musair Is the retiring president 6f the association and will wield the gavel until after the president-elect. Dr. Louis S. McMurtry. of Louisville, Ky., Is Inducted Into office. v Preparations for Entertainment. Elaborate preparations have been made for entertainment of the visitors, under dirccton of the City and County Medical Society, of which Dr. Henry Waldo Coe Is" president: Dr. William H. Skene, vice president; Dr. J. A. Petit, treasurer, and Dr. A. D. Mackenzie, secretary. Recep tions at the American Inn. at the Oregon building at the Far. at private residences thrown open etpeclally to welcome the men who palliate human suffering and correct ills, an evening at the Oaks, and a day on steamers ploughing the waters of the Columbia and the Willamette. Never before have such complete arrange ments been perfected for anv cntherinsr in Portland, representing an expenditure of 523,000. of which six physicians and nine' private citizens of Portland cava 5M0 each and the remainder was subscribed In smaller sum. General sessions will be held In the Ar mory. Tenth and Couth streets, where thy great uruiroom has been transformed Into an auditorium, headquarters office and exhibition palace. Two-thirds of the space has been utilized for the auditor ium, with a raised platform built at the north side, faced bv 1600 new wooden chairs, set In a semi-circle, to which Is added the SO) seats of the balcony at that end of the big room. The west end of the room Is given up to the postoftlcc, a headquarter: registration and Information bureau, with tables provided in the open space in front, where cards that mu3t be filled out and handed in with credentials may be executed. There are 12 windows, at each of which will be stationed a re sponsible clerk to discharge the various duties of this department. For Sectional AVorlc. Space between the headquarters and postoffice at the end of the room and the seated section Is occupied with a score of booths, display racks and stands, at which are exhibited medical preparations, surgical Instruments, publications and ap pliances from the largest institutions en gaged In these particular lines. For holding the numerous sections Into which this body Is divided for more effective .results, the Atkinson School building has been secured, and nil seats removed and replaced with chairs. In or der that the sections may proceed sep arately, but nil bolng contiguous, so that delegates may receive the benefit of di viding time between the respective sub jects In which particular Interest may be centered. Tuesday morning the first geenral ses sion will convene. Dr. John K. Musser will yield the gavel to his successor. Dr. Louis S. McMurtry. at this session. Judge W. A. Cleland will welcome the guests to Oregon, on behalf of Governor Chamber lain; Mayor Lane will speak on behalf of the city; Dr. George F. Wilson as repre sentative of the Oregon State Medical So ciety; Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, for the Mult nomah County Medical Society, and Dr. McMurtry will then deliver his opening address. Tomorrow afternoon 13 sections will meet In various rooms of the Atkin son School, to which they have been as signed, while the sections on general med icine and that on surgery will meet one in the main auditorium and the other In the ballroom on tho second floor of the Armor'. Receptions Are Planned. Tomorrow night a reception will be given the guests by the general commit tee at the American Inn. at which a. mu sical programme will b rendered, and after its close the entire party will be taken to the "Carnival of Venice," on the Trail. The committee having this func tion in charge is composed of Doctors K. A. J. Mackenzie, Andrew C. Smith, Henry Waldo Coe. George F. Wilson, A. J. Glesy, William Jones and E. F. Tucker. Wednesday evening will also be devoted to receptions. Dr. and Mrs. William Jones will keep open house at their residence. 731 Flanders street; Mrs. R. B. Wilson, widow of one of the pioneer physicians of Portland, who held a prominent place among the medical men of the state and Pacific Coast, and mother of Doctors Holt C. and George F. Wilson, will open her home to the visitors, at 631 Hoyt street, and Dr. and Mrs. .H. W. Coe will enter tain In honor of Dr. Murtry, at the Ore gon building at the Exposition, from 0 to 11 o'clock. Thursday evening the City and County Medical Society will entertain their guests at The Oaks. Tickets to and from the resort and for admission will furnished to members wearing badges at the depot of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company at 8:15 P. M., at which hour the cars will begin leaving for the resort. From S:30 to 9:30 a re ception will be held at The Oaks Tavern; luncheon 3 to 10 P. M., and musical en tertainment from 9 o'clock to mldnlgnt. There lias been provided a high-class musical programme In which Mrs. Ro?c Rloch Bauer and Mrs. Walter Reed will be heard, and the quartet composed of W. H. Boyer, H. W. Hogue. Dom J. Zan and W. A. Montgomery. Mustc will also be furnished by a good band, for vhlch a splendid special programme has been arranged. Auxiliary Societies to Meet. In addition to the American Medical Association there will take place during the week the annual sessions of a num ber of auxiliary societies embracing dif ferent branches of medical and surgical research. Among these are the American Otologlcal Society, American Life In curance Examiners' Association, tho So ciety for the Study and Cure of Inebriety, and others. There has been involved in prepara tions for the convention of the American Medical Association an enormous amount of detail work that has been shared gen erally by the leading doctors of Portland. This work has been performed without publicity outside the profession and In a manner that bespeaks for the associa tion one of the most successful and pleasant occasions of its history that will make their visit to the Pacific Coast memorable. Following arc the commit tees of the City and County Medical Society, having the arrangements In charge: Dr. Andrew J. Glesy, general chairman. Invitation committees "Practice of Medicine," E. E. Cable. C. E. Hawk; "Obstetrics and Diseases of Women." William Boys. G. O. Jefferson; "Surgery and Anatomy." E. H. Parker. R. C. Cof fey; "Hygiene and Sanitary Science." J. J. Panton. William M. Campbell; "Opth- aimology," G. Bruere. J. P. Goray; "Dis eases of Women." J. D. Fehton, C. C. Holltster; "Stomatology," A. H. Chance. L. Buck; "Nervous and Mental Diseases." W. T. Williamson. William House; "Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery." H. Rand. J. C E. King; "Laryngology and Otology," Hicks C. Fenton, M. Kirk patrick; "Pharmacology," H. I. Keeney. J. A. Pettit; "Pathology and Physiology," J. Sternberg, W. B. Holden. Committee on arrangements Richard Nunn. chairman: E. De Witt Connell, vice-chairman; Edna D. TImms, secre tary; George B. Story. William F. Amos, A. Tllzer. E. D. Johnson. A. E. Mackey, C. Gertrude French. J. K. Locke, J. H. Bristow. J. O. C. Wiley, A. C. Panton. J. R. Wetherbee. Reception committee Ex-Presidents S. E. Joseph!, (1SS4). chairman; H. C. Wil son (1SS5), G. F. Wilson (1S30). George M. Wells (lSDl). Andrew C. Smith (1S93), F. Cauthorn (1S34). O. S. BInswanger (1S95). William Jones (1835), K. A. J. Mackenzie (1S97), E. F. Tucker (1S9S), James F. Bell (1SS9). Andrew J. Giesy (190O), Harry Lane (1001). Charles H. Wheeler (1002). Robert L. Gillespie (1903), James F. Dickson (10OI). Committee on refreshments S. C. Blo cum, chairman; R. J. Chlpman, W. R. Coffman. W. B. Wright. XI. C. Strick land. S. H. Sheldon. J. M. Short. Edward Deidrick. F. M. Taylor. J. R. Barber, J. N. Coghlan, Theodore Fcssler, L. A Shane. I-idles" committee. Woman's Medical Club Viola M. Coe. chairman: Mae H. CardwelJ. Mario D. Equl. Ethel Gray. E. E. Van Alstine. Sara M. Hill. Eugenie Little. K. C. Manlon. Kittle Gray. Jesse M. McGavIn. 2Iary S. Parkor, C. Ger trude French. E. D. Patton. E. C. Pohl. Edna Timms. S. Whiteside. Amelia Zelgler. Finance committee Harry F. McKay, chairman: E. P. Geary, secretary: R. C. Yenncy. Richmond Kelly, George Ajnslie. A. W. Moore. W. H. Boyd. "Committee on music and decorations F. -GulIIctte. chairman: M. G. McCorkle. secretary: E. N. Crockett, J. A. Gilbert. A. H. Johnson, W. B. Hamilton. M. Fried. R. C. Wajker. Leo Rtcen. G. If. Strowbrldge. Committee an badges R. J. Marsh, chairman: Alan W. Smith, secretary: W. I. Cottel. Emil Pohl. L. H. Hamilton. A. D. Mackenzie. Hugh Mount. Curtis Holcomb, J. C. Zan. j". S. Stott. Committee on printing C. S. Hosmer, chairman: Charles E. Hill, secretary: E. J. Labbe. E. A. Sommers. W. . otnuen, George R. Whiteside. Oscar Do Vaul. Committee on place of meeting W H. Skene, chairman; E. H. Thornton. A. D. Walker, J. T. Walls. Major Ebert, U S. A. State and district committee George F. Wilson, president Oregon State Medi cal Society: Charles J. Smith, Pendleton. Eastern Oregon District Society: V. Love, Grant Pass, Southern Oregon District Society. AVIIili ENTERTAIN LADIES. aVIvcs of Visiting Physicians Are Guests of Local Ladles. Elaborate preparations are in progress for the entertainment of the ladles ac companying the members of the American Medical Society during their sojourn here, and all day tomorrow the ladles' headquarters in the Concordia Club, at Sixth and Aider streets, will be at their disposal. Here the visitors will find local LID II JEKYLL HYDE LIFE Head of Old Philadelphia Fam ily is Now Held in Jail Without Bail, , ARSON BY THE WHOLESALE John Wesley Priestly, of Textile In dustry Fame, Kept Up Expensive House Without Apparent Means of Support. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 9. (Spe cial.) John Wesley Priestly, head of an old Philadelphia family which for half a century ha3 been known throughout the country on account of Its connection with the textile Industry, is in a Camden, N. J., Jail, said to hava been leading for years a most amazing; Jekyll-and-Hyde existence. Mr. Priest ly is accused of supporting his family In luxurious style on the proceeds of money obtained through burning prop erties which previously had been in sured, and to have perpetuated frauds on life insurance companies as well as in connection with the death of his brother Mr. Prie3tlys means of support have been a mystery for a number of years. Though apparently the fortunes of the old Priestly family were waning, and. Its head l)ad no business conectlons which would bring him in an Income sufficient to live as family traditions dictated, he continued to spend money lavishly. Lived In Elegant Style. Ho maintained an expensive estab lishment in a fashionable suburb. But so old and respected was the family that, despite this apparent incongruity, no suspicion attached to the man until today. The specific charge on which Mr. Priestly Is held without bail for the grand jury Is that he set fire to tho woolen mill of George Shimer & Co., in Camden, July 1. The motive al leged is that he did so to permit a cred itor of the company to recover through, insurance the amount of the firm's In debtedness to this man. The creditor suspected of having done this is a v$ry wealthy woolen manufacturer. The Shimet tire Is almost an unim portant Incident in the host of revela tions that have come from every side within the last week. The Fire Under writers Association of Philadelphia haa sent to Prosecutor Lloyd a list of seven, manufacturing and business establish ments in which Priestly had an Inter est, all of which were mysteriously burned. Insurance being collected. List of Seven Fires. The Chief of Police gives the follow ing list of the seven fires: April 18. 1S81 Weavlns mill at Susque hanna avenue and Marshall street; law $5030, Insurance J11.0C0. September 25. 1885 Weaving mill at 1724 and 1726 North Howard street; loss $3000, In surance 45000. March IS. 1800 Weaving mill at 1310 and 1314 North Lawrence street; loss $14,000. In surance $23,000. This place was saturated with raeollne. July 0. 1S0I Same place; loss $27,400, in surance $40,000. July 18. 1801 Same place; loew $5040. Insur ance $46,000. November 8. 1 SIM Factory at 2024 and 2028 North Tenth street. March 16, 1A05 Bowllntr alleys run by his son. James P. Priestly at 3544 and 331G North Seventh street. L. F. Fouse, president of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, and. Francis Rawle, attorney for the Provi dent Savings Life Assurance Society, re lated an attempt by Priestly, through an assignee, to collect $50,000 life Insurance on his brother, James II. Priestly. A3 Mr. Fouse tells it. J. W. Priestly ob tained policies of insurance on the Ufa of his brother aggregating $100,000. Insurance on Brother's Life. He paid the premiums. James H Priestly died In six months and the com panies Investigated berore paying Tho money. The result was the declaration later in Court that James H. Prt'estly was feeble, given to intoxicants and an. Incurable Invalid at the time he appeared before the medical examiners. Some of the examincra swore ho did not appear, but was Impersonated by an able-bodied substitute. When the companies refused to pay, the insurance policies turned up in New Tork City, assigned to Charles A. Fur bush, since dead. Furbush and Priestly were good friends. They occupied jointly a mill In North Lawrence street, which was burned twice. There was insuranco in both cases, say the underwriters. The Priestly family founded what 19 now the Croft establishments, one of tho largest in the United States. John Wes ley Prlestly's last jtextlle venture on his own account. In 1S34, ended In a fire. Since that he has not been regularly attached. selling textile machinery and supplies part- of the time. BATTLE WITH COWBOY. Members of Wild West Show Ex change Shots With Trainmen, WHEELING. W. Va.. July 10. Tele phono messages early this morning from Clarksburg and Burnsvllle. W. Va., tell of a battle between excursionists from Clarksburg on the Baltimore & Ohio train and cowboys, members of c Wild West show. One of tho cowboys was ejected from the excursion train and his comrades came to his rescue and opened a fusillade on the train. The fire was returned and. Joe Johnson and Mexican George, a cow boy, were killed. Several excursionists were shot and se riously wounded by the cowboys. The ex cursion train bearing the wounded Is ex pected to reach Clarksburg at 3 A. M. 1