- THE .3I0BSIXG OREGONIAtf, THTJKSDAX, JTJIiY 13, 1905.
COOLIES
President Gives Pledge
Labor "Leaders.
to
EXPLAINS- CHINESE ORDER
Tells Gpmpcrs How lie Stands and
"What Diplomats Must Observe.
Eight-Hour Imw Must Ruie
Government "Work.
OYSTER BAT. July 12. Immigration to
the United States and its relation to the
labor problem formed the subject of a con
erence this afternoon between the Pres
ident and two of the Invportant leaders
of organized labor Samuel Gompers, of
Washington, and James Duncan, of Quln
cy. Mass., respectively the president and
one of the vice-presidents of the American
Federation of Labor.
The conference was devoted particularly
to a consideration of the order recently
Issued by the President regarding the en
forcement of the Chinese exclusion law.
An impression has been gained by many
members, of labor organlmtlons that the
order, to an extent, at least, let down
immigration bars, so far as Chinese are
concerned. The President assured his
callers, however, that no uch construc
tion properly could be pjaced on the order,
and that he was just as vigorously op
posed to the admission to this country of
Chinese coolies as they could be.
Mr, Gompcrs urged upon the President
the desirability of an Intelligent, practical
and humane consideration of the general
question of immigration by the people and
by Congress. The people of this country
and of the whole civilized world are en
titled, he maintained, to such a considera
tion bf the problem.
Mr. GomjKsrs said, after the conference:
"Will Not Let, Down Bars to Coolies.
We directed the President's attention to
the interpretation placed by .ume persons on
hie rceent order. lsuod at the Instance of
the American Asiatic Association, concorn
lnif the admission to the United States of
Chinese. By manr of our people and by I
many Chlnet that order was looked upon as
a letting down of the Immigration bars.
far as the Chlnww are concerned. The Presi
dent assured us' that no proper reading of
the order would warrant such an Interpreta
tion and that nothing was further from the
Intention than that such an Impression 6hould
be gotten from the order. Hln determination
Is that both skilled and unskilled Chinese la
borers shall be excluded from the United
States, and he says the daw will be rigidly
enforced.
His order related only to the so-called ex
empt olases merchants', students, travelers
and the like who heretofore have had diffi
culty in gaining adminslon to this country be
cauwe of the many fraudulent certificate is
sued to thorn and to coolies who are not on
titled to certificates 'in any event. Wc went
over the entire matter thoroughly, the con
ference being perfectly satisfactory to us.
The President suggested that in the couire
of five or six months we again bring the
matter to hi attention in the light of the
experience of that length of time in work
ing under the order.
The president say he Us determined that
th diplomatic and consular representatives of
me united states in China shall perform
their duties .thoroughly and impartially and !
that the law as to the Isiance of certif
icates to members of the exempt Chinese
clawes shall be complied with absolutely. He
Prided that any officer or tho .-Unitod States
who Issued a false certificate would lop his
!TJclalr'hd the Inntant his misconduct was
discovered.
Must Obey Eight-Hour Law.
"Wc also dtecufswd with the President the
Ight-hour law and the difficulties which we
had encountered in securing it enforcement
on government work. We instanced viola
tions of the law and requested him to con
sider them. He asked us to present the
facts In a formal document, he refusing to
take up the subject at once. Meantime he
expressed himself ar being in entire sym
pathy with the law anil insisted that It must
be obierved. Wc polntM out to him that
officers of., the war department under whose
direction much Government work Is done were
not Inclined to insist upon an observance af
the law. and many of them had declined
to rcsard It n their duty to brine 8U!t to i
with t Vh'r 1 . J"T'U"'1 '.
sc to It that the eight-hour law was
obeyed. r
Our talk with the President was nwt sst
Iffactory. AVe dlscusrod Keiierally the con
ditions and Interests of labor, considered thn
nubject of morv rigid regulations for the ex
clusion from this country of vlctoua and
Illiterate immigrants and talked' of ome
legislation along these lines which we regard
as desirable.
Will Try to Stop Strikebreakers.
OGDEN, Utah. July 12. The officers of
the local Typographical Union will make
a strong effort to detain the strlkebreak
ers who are on their wav from St tui
to Sun Francisco. They have consulted
an attorney, who.-however, wnuifl Tint n,-
whether the crowd of strikebreakers and
OUT
ineir guard could be classed as an "armed i u,e 1 rmier indicates that the con
body of men" and detained on that ac- j fer"ce will assemble before the clone
count. Tho union's action will be deter- r tfle Parliamentary recess in Sop
mined by the attorney's opinion. J teniber.
Several Deputies attempted' ineffec-
I'orlo R I ci 1 1 strikers nnvi. r
" a statement regarding the foreign pol
SAX JUAX. r. R.. July 12. Mayor Todd, j icy of the government. The Premier
on behalf of the striking longshoremen, j appealed to the Chamber and called
cabled, today to the New York office of i forth n strong vote of confidence. 320
the Xew York & Porto Rico Steamship , to 222. The interpellation was then ai
Company the terms of a compromise un- ' jouraed.
der which the men are willing to return
to work, requesting an Immediate answer.
The strike of the members of the Cart-
men's Union is still In progress, and not
a single cart man Is working.
MUST NOT BRAND "FRAUD"
3oshnastcr Enjoined From Holding
TJp Mail for Lewis' Bank.
ST. LOUIS. July 12. A temporarv
restraining order was issued today by I
Judce Smith MePherson. of in-
ting In the United States District
Court, against Postmaster Frank "VYv
mart, requiring him to discontinue
stamping the mail of the People's
United States Bank and E. G. Lewis
as fraudulent and returning it to the
sendor. In the meantime mail will not
be delivered to the bank or to Lewis,
but will be held at the St. Louis post
office pending final action.
The petition for the restraining order
complained of the treatment accorded the
bank and E. G. Lewis by the postal au
thorities at Washington, and asserted
that the bank could produce abundant
proof that it was und and solvent. It
was' contended that the fraud order was
issued without a hearing before the Attorney-General
In person.
It stated the belief that there was now
over $5000 In the accummulated malls
directed lo the bank, which would not
be delivered, and it was argued that communication to the committee on vn
the' right to receive mail was a constitu- rlous phases of the Moroccan ncgotl
tional one. and that the affiants had atlons with France. The International
been deprived of this right without due
process of law or trial by jury, and that
the fraud order declares them guilty
of a crime without a legal trial.
Receiver S. P. Spencer, for the bank.
Mated today that he has- little Idea of
the length of time that the receivership
wllr- last, but thinks that It will not be
less than 50 daya He said that jIncc
June 2. following an examination of the
bank's affairs by "Secretary of State
Swanger. thq 'total bf subscriptions re
ceived 'amounted to $35,000 and " subscrlp-
tlons are still coming in. Testerday
was received by express and through oth
er channels while hundreds of letters are
held at the postofflcc.
CAN OVERCOME GERMANY
Dclcasse Confident of Power
France and Britain.
of
PARIS. July 32. Former 'Foreign Min
ister Delcasse, in the course of an in
terview published by the Gaulols today
upon the British and French naval ame
nities at Brest, was induced to discuss
hl8 general policy relative to Great Brit
ain and Germany, lie said:
"The policy of nations nowadays s not
based on sentiment or antipathy, but
upon their material interests. As between
Germany and Great Britain, our com
mercial balance shows where our inter
ests lie. Great Britain is our best pur
chaser, while Germany buys almost noth
ing of us and tries to sell us all she
can. Moreover, it ,1s evident that we
could not leave open irritating controver
sies wjth Great Britain which might pre
cipitate an armed struggle, for Great
Britain holds indisputably the empire of
the seas. For every warship we build
she builds four or five. It is thus far
well to accept these manifest facts and
consider the value which British co
operation would give us in certain even
tualities. The greatest intrinsic value of
such co-operation would be the virtual im
possibility in which it would place Ger
many of making war upon us."
M. Delcasse was asked if lie considered
the recGnt menaces in connection with
Morocco as being serious. He replied:
"Not at all. In case of war Great Brit
ain would surely be with us ngalnst Gor
many, and then what would the Infant
fleet ' of Germany amount to? What
would become of her ports? Of her
commerce? Of her merchant marine?
It would mean annihilation. That is tho
real significance of the present exchange
of visits -of British and French squad
rons. "An understanding between those two
powers and a coalition of their navies
would create a naval war machine so
powerful that neither Germany nor any
other power would risk conclusions upon
the sea. It is the sea which It is neces
sary to command to'day, and the war in
the Far East has conclusively demon
strated that."
Continuing. M. Delcasse discussed the
probable effect of his policy if it had been
pursued.
"The Anglo-French cordial understand
ing," he said, "was an achievement to
ward a definite understanding between
Russia and Great Britain, and this fur
ther understanding would havo been the
work of the French Minister for Foreign
Affairs. The success of such a task would
have strengthened our influence In Brit
ish councils and assured for a loner time
the peace of the world."
In conclusion. M. Delcasse was asked
for his opinion of France's accepting a
conference on Morocco, to which he gave
the following textual response:
"To go to a conference Is a mistake
and such a mistake!"
RAISING THE FARFADET.
Floating Dry dock Being Used
to
Lilft Submarine- Boat.
BIZERTA. Tunis. July 12. Minister
of Marino Thomson left Bizarta for
Paris today after a Anal visit to the
spot where efforts are still being made
to raise the submarine boat Farfadet.
Admiral Aubert. who Is in charge of
the work, sold it might take several
days before the submarine .Is brought
to the surface, owing to the difficulty
of passing hawsers beneath the boat,
'vvllIcl s deeply imbedded in mud.
j. tic ..'iimivj itiiiutvcu nip . Auullnu
and the large force of workers who
have labored throughout flays and
nights In tne attempt to rescue ifhe
victims vt the disaster. The . Minister
notably ootnplimcnted the excellent
equipment of the German salvage"
stotmer Berger. wnich has taken tho
chief part in the work of relief.
Iatfir a floating dock weighing 350
tons was sunk over the FarfaJet, and
the boat was securely fastened to tho
dock. The latter is now being emptied
with the view of lifting the submarine
to the surface.
BIZERTA. Tunis. July 12. Efforts to
raise the submarine boat Farfadet were
continued throughout the night, and a
successful outcome is expected tomor
row. The presence of newsoaner men.
the public or sailors of the fleet Is strlot- !
iHWHuufu uuijhk iflo operation or ;
raising the vessel and the recovery of the
bodies of the dead, the authorities being
desirous of preventing thi publication of
aetaus regaining tne distressing specta-
cle. The majority of the victim will be
transferred to France for Interment.
ROUVIER STAVES OFF DEBATE
Rouvicr Given Another Vote of Con
fidence on Morocco.
PARIS. July 12. The Chamber of
Deputies today, yielding to an urgent
request of Premier Rouvier. deferred
! t,,G discussion of tho Moroccan and
' other foreign questions until aftor
i tne Summer reoess. A statement by
tunlly to induce the Premier to make
In reply to an attack by 3L Veber.
' Republican Socialist, with reference to
thf delay in the Introduction of the
incomf tax reform. Premier Rouvier
said that he was prepared to leave of
fice, should the Chamber not support
his offorts to further the business in
terests of the country.
INTERNATIONAL LOVE FEAST
French and British Sailors Toast
Heads of Nations.
i BREST. July 12. The Franco-British
i 111 iuvjuvs cuuunuc.io arouse mucn
enthusiasm. The British commander.
Rcar-Admlral May. gave a luncheon to
day to the French officers. . The health
of King Edward and President Loubct
was d.runk with toasts, expressing the
united spirit of the French and British
navies.
The harbor front and main streets were
elaborately decorated with British and
French emblems and flags. The munici
pality of Brest gave a garden party to
the British officers this afternoon.
Conference Meets In Fall.
BERLIN. July 12. A rare thing in the
administration of the German Empire
was the meeting today of the Foreign
Affairs committee of the Federal Coun
cil, which had not met since lfW. when
the Chinese situation was considered.
Chancellor von Bulow made a confidential
' Moroccan Conference probably will meet
at Tangier in October or November.
Aphis Damages Some Fields.
DALLAS. Or., July 12. (Speclal.)-The
wheat crop In wime parts of the Valley
will be below the average. Damage by
aphis will decrease the wheat yield from
10 to 20 per cent, and many fields of
Spring wheat are not worth cutting for
grain, but will be harvested as hay.
Spring oats are light, but of good duality.
II OF SOMAS
President iaiids Their Deeds
in Panama and Cuba.
PRAISE FOR LEONARD WOOD
He Declares Isthmus Will Be Mndc
Healthy, Scoffs at Timid "Who
Flee Before Disease, and
Says Success Is Assured.
OYSTER BAY. July 12. President
Roosevelt delivered i nota"bIe address this
afternoon before the Associated Physi
cians of Long Island. lie discussed the
relations physicians sustain with the peo
ple of the communities in which they re
side and the work to be done by the med
ical oxperts In connection with the con
struction of tho Panama Canal, declaring
that, despite all difficulties on the isthmus
and here in the United States, the canal
would be a success. He referred to the
achievements of the sanitary engineers
who cleaned the cities of Cuba for the
first time in m years, and closed by pay
ing a tribute to the services of General
Leonard Wood, whoso career as a military
officer, he said, was flouted by some crit
ics because he once had been a doctor.
A majority of the 4V) physicians in at
tendance readied Oyster Bay on a special
train at 3 o'clock. Attired in a suit of
rough linen and wearing a broad-brimmed
Panama hat. the President arrived at tho
Oyster Bay High School, where the meet
ing was held, at 3:15 P. M. He was escort
ed to the assembly ball, where he was
accorded a cordial reception by the physi
cians, all standing. At the conclusion of
the President's address, and at Mr. Roose
velt's own suggestion, an informal recep
tion was held, each member of the asso
Isation being presented to him. After the
President had retired from the hall, the
association unanimously elected him and
General Leonard Wood honorary mem
bers. The President In his address said. In
part:
Good Work Done on Canal.
The scientific man who In really a first
class scientific man ban a claim upon the
gratitude of all the country. The man who
is the first-class neighbor and Is alwa called
In in time of trouble by bis neighbors ha
an equal claim upon society at terse. Hut
the doctor has both claims. Vet, la addition
to filling both of these functions he may fill
many other functions. He may bare served
in the Civil War, he may havo rendered the
greatest possible tservlce to the eoromunlty
akmc a dozen different lines.
Take, for Instance. Jurt what Is being done
In otut of the grrat works of this country
at the preeent time digging the Panama
eanal. That is & work that only a Wc na
tion could undertake or that a big nation
could do. and la a work for all mankind.
And the .condition precedent upon suce In
that work is having the proper type of medical
work as a preliminary. That is the furl con
dition upon the meeting of which depends
our Buccef In solving the engineering and
administrative problems of trw work Itaelf.
1 am happy to Ky that the work is be
ing admirably done, and I am particularly
glad to have this chance of saying It. Xow
and then some alarmltrt report will come from
Panama. Just a -couple of weeks ago there
t-eeuittl to be a- succession -of people con
ing up from Panama, each one of whom
had 'some rule or other to tell. You will al
ways find In any battle, even if It Is a vic
tory, 'that In the rear you meet a number
of rrntlemen whore glad that they ar "not
aithe front, who, if they have unfortunately
'Kcy'ttn at the .front, have com away and who
Justify their absence, from the front by tell
In tajes of bow everything has gone wrong
thy. "
people Who Flee From Trouble.
JfonCthe people who flee from Panama will
carry here Jut such rtorJes as the peo
ple whiT fiee from the front of a battle carry
to the rfcw with them. The iopl to whom
thla country owe the moK are the ones
who stay flown there and do not talk. But 1
do their wfc)c and do It well. Of course. In
deing a graiwork like hxt In the treples.
in a region which, until this Government
took bold of it, Irai accounted to be a region
exceptionally vnhtttt'J!?. re are going to hve
trouble, have sortie yeuirtLfever. he a god
..t..v"' TSllL YT
deal of malarial fever Vjfrer more frem
ihc-ucn wc will hear nothing k ise talk
, about- It. w will hae every now and therr
i troubles as regards hygiene. Juat sib w will
have troub! ,B engineering problem. Just
ao occa&tonally we will nave troubles In the
adm.nistrattve wo:k. Whenever one ef thee
trubl comes there will be a large nurabe.
of excellent, but' Umld. jnen who will at once
p&V what an awful csUmity it Ir. and ex
prww the deepest sorrow and concern, and
be r&lbtr iacllned to the belief that the
wboJe thin- i a failure.
It wilt sot be a failure. It will be a cue
c(e. a4 it will -be a Btwceni because we
steall treat ever' little check sot as a reacua
for abandoning work but aa x rtxm for
altering and bettering our plan., ro as to
make K tr.sstbe that that particular chock
tbalt hate a rain.
Whet lc being done in Panama is but a
sample uf the things that this country bo
one awing the last few years, of the things
! M !Mr proflon ho borne o prom
inent a jrt. Take what we 4 id In Cuba,
where we tried the experiment which had
net Ween tried Tor 400 years, of cleaning the
dtlet. One of the mtt Important Item of
the work done by our Government In Cuba
lt the work of hygiene, the work of clean
ing and dffinfectlng the citle m as to
minimize the chance for yellow fever, to
as te do away with an many at puiMMe of
the condithMM that tott for dte&i. This
country has never don better work, work
that reflected more honor upon the country
or for humanity at large, Uaa the work
done In Cuba.
And the man who above all others will he
responrlMe for doing that work m well waj.
a member of your profession. When the call
to arms came he himself went as a pMir
to the neW. the present Major-General Woo-I.
Leonard Wood did in Cuba "Jut the kind of
wk that, for instance. Lord- Cromer ban
done In Egypt. A have not been able to
reward "Wood In anything like the proportion
that wrvlcefl ueh an his would have been
rewarded In any other country of the Am
rank In the world; and there has been no
meaner and more unptearaat manifestation In
all our public hUtory than the feeling.- of
jcawusy manixcsiea toward Avood.
And the foul arsaults and attack made upon
mm. Kenueraen, were largely because they
tn-udged tne fact that tnta adalraMe mili
tary officer should have been a doctor.
KNOX AND ROOSEVELT CONFER
Important Business Brinps President
and Senator Together.
OYSTER BAY. X. Y., July 12. Senator
P. C- Knox, of Pennsylvania. ex-Attorney-General,
held a long and Important con
ference with the Prosldent last nirht at
Sagamore Hill. The Senator, by invita
tion of the President, was an overnlcht
guest of Mr. Roosevolt. The conference,
which was continued until a late hour,
covered a wide range of subpects, but it
can be said related to one matter in par
ticular, which Is of profound personal and
official concern to the President. Xo
statement was made about the result of
the conference.
Senator Knox, who left Oyster Bay on a
morning train for New York, declined to
discuss for publication the result of his
Interview with tho President.
It is regarded here as not improbable
that other sensational developments may
grow out of the leak of the cotton crop
report, which Secretary "Wilson, of the
Department of Agriculture. Is investigat
ing. By direcUon of tho President, Secre
tary. Wilson Is conducting the InqulrV
alone' his own lines, with a determination
to sift the matter to the bottom.
Pretender Beaten In Battle.
TANGIER. Morocco. Julv 12. Mo baa-J.
med el Torres, the- representative of the
Sultan here for -foreign affairs, has re
ceived information to the effect that the
imperial forces have won a victory over
the Moorish pretender near UJada, in the
northeast of Morocco. The pretender es
caped, leaving ISO men dead. The Sultan's
troops captured many prisoners.
DIE IN A SUNKEN YACHT
Guests Try to Climb Through the
Portholes.
NEW YORK, July 12. Three lives were
lost by the sinking of the steam yacht
Normandie, which was run down last
night in the Hudson River off Dobbs Fer
ry, by the Norwegian tramp steamer
Volund. Those who perished were: Miss
Gladys Dodge, of New York, a guest
aboard the yacht: the captain, William
Storm, of Hyde Park. New York, and the
engineer, Stewart Grade, of Brooklyn.
Their bodies were not recovered.
The Normandie. a vessel of 13 tons, was
chartered fpr the month of July by her
owner. C W. Dumont, to John H. Rudd.
of the Yonkers Yacht Club. Mr. Rudd
last night Invited Miss Dodge and John
E. Greene, a banker of New York, to take
a sail with him up the river as far as
Pcekskill. On the return trip, when off
Dobbs Forry at 9 o'clock, the Normandie
rU 5 ,,r V r" Lt"
and Joseph Hannlgan. the deckhand of
the yacht, managed to keep afloat by
clinging to the wreckage until they were
picked "up by a boat from the Volund, and
were taken aboard. Nothing more was
seen of the three other persons on the
yacht, and they undoubtedly went down
with the vessel.
Today Mr. Rudd made a formal state
ment, in which he said that, as the Nor
mandie was running down stream In the
middle of the river, a steamer was seen
coming up. head-on. about CCO yards away.
The pilot -of tho yacht gave one whistle,
but tho steamer continued to come on
until within 150 fect of the yacht, when
she whistled twice and swerved to port,
striking the Normandie amidships. An
explosion followed Immediately, and the
yacht went down within five seconds.
Coroner Frank Russell, of Westchester
County visited the wreck of the yacht to
day and found long strands of hair
streaming from one of the portholes. He
tonight caused the arrest of Joseph Han
nlgan, the deckhand, and Issued an order
for the arrest of Mr. Rudd.
MEET NEXT IN DENVER.
Fifty Thousand Elks Hold Great Pa
rade In Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y., July 12. The 20th an
nual reunion of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks will be held in Den
ver in 1J0S. One ballot decided that at
the grand lodge meeting today. Denver
recoived twice as many votes as Dallas,
which made a strong light. Atlantic City
had few supporters.
Early in the day the whole city was
astir, preparing for the parade. It Is esti
mated that oO.tttt Elks marched over. the
streets. The long march was" made In a
drizzling rain, but the streets were lined
with an eager throng that had to be held
in check by wires along the entire line
of march.
Great plans had been made to make the
parade memorable in the history of Elk
dom. Many of the individual lodges had
spent as high as $5000 -for their costumes
and outfits for the occasion, each bent on
capturing the prize offered for the best
showing.
A session of the grand lodg was held
tonight. Rcporta 6i committees were re
ceived. An all-day session is sure to
morrow. GREAT DISASTER IN SOUTH
Failure of Independent Cotton OH
Company Means Heavy Loss.
CHARLESTON. S. C.. July 12. Rcpre-
sentatives of the bankrupt Independent
Cotton OH Company met In Charleston
today and appointed July 25. at Darling-
ton. for a mootlnc of creditors. It Is I
now- estimated that the liabilities will
reach JSOO.OQO. and the principal assets are J
a number of mills and ginneries which
might not bring one-third of that amount
on the block.
Tharle
harleston is said to have lost about
7C7SW'l the failure. It Is -fully expected
that the fentirc stock Issue of $1,003,000 will
be wiped out- The failure Is far-reaching,
and banks tiave bne hard hit in many
Eastern as well as Southern cities.
MARRIEDMNftWSSOURI.
Jnrncs E. UIH, of Portl
rtlJXjUi, T:i
ikes
3IIss Mclntlre as Bride.
FULTON. Mo.. July 12, (Spochtl.) The
marriage of James E. Hill, of Portland.
Or., and Miss Bertha Mclntire. was sol
emnized at the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mclntlre, In this
city today. Rev. J. H. Prltchett otficlat
Ing. Miss Miriam Owens, of Montgom
ery City, and Miss Daisy Mclntire, a cous
in of the bride, acted as bridesmaids.
Virginia Mauglw acted as tlower-glrl and
Master Vernon Sharp as page. After
the ceremony the couple left for a trip
through Canada, after which they will
return to Portland to make their home.
Portland Man Is MIssInjr.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 12. John H.
Smith, a mining man of Portland, who Is
well known In the mining camps of Ne
vada. h3 been missing from the Palace
Hotel for some days.
COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS.
Very Low Rates Via the O. R. & N. to Upper
River rolata.
No visitor to Portland should miss view
tn tho matchless Columbia Ri
I ery oeiwctsii u iau jjanes,
as seen from the O. R. &. N. trains. Tho
Cblcavo-Portland special leaves the Union
Station every' morning at S:15. giving a
daylight ride along the Columbia, stopping
4 minutes at the very foot of Multnomah
Falls. Every mllo of the trip there Is
something new and fascinating. If de
sired, the return trip may be made by boat
from Cascade Locks or The Dalles. Very
low rates this Summer. Particulars and
Summer Book by asking C. W. Stinger,
city ticket agent O. R. & X. Co.. Third
and Washington streets.
Ayers
Hair Vigor
Better wear your own
hair; not the kind you
buy! But you are losing
yours? Then be quick!
Fasten tightly on your
own head what is left,
and grow a new lot, too.
'Tis easily done. iZ&SS2z
FIEND KILLS ELEVEN
Negro Murders All but One on
Board Ship.
HE. WILL DIE BY TORTURE
Intending to Rob Captain, He Stows
Away on Hoard Schooner One
"Woman Escapes and Causes
Capture in Honduras.
SEW ORLEANS. July 12. A shocking
story of murder, with robbery as the mo
tive, was brought to this city today by
Captain Hens Holm, of the Norwegian
'nilter Brattan. which plies between New
Orleans and Honduras norts. It was con
firmed by the officers of the fruit steamer
Rosina, which came In later in the even
ing with additional details. The little
Island of Utilia. lying off the Honduran
coast, and whose population Is. an indis
criminate mixture of whites, Caymanltes
and Carlbs, was the scene of the trabedy,
in which 12 lives were sacrificed.
The captain of 'the schooner Olympia
was about to make a trip to Ruatan.
Truxillo and Belize. She had about liflO
,sols and was to buy cattle at Truxillo
to sell at Belize. She carried a crew of '
four and Quite a number of passengers.
making the total list of people aboard
number 13. Among these were two women
and two children. The vessel left the har
bor of Utilia at 11 o'clock Friday night.
June 30. and after she had been under
way lesj than an hour everybody wns
aroused by a shot, and, rushing on deck,
found a negro armed with a rifle, shoot
ing down tho men one after another. This
negro was Robert McGill. and. as it after
ward developed, he had stowed away on
beard with the Intention of robbing the
captain and then swimming ashore.
Kills Woman and Child Also.
After he had, killed all but one of the
men, he ordered the last survivor to go
below and scuttle the ship. When the
unfortunate reappeared on deck and re
ported, tho negro shot him dead. He then
put the two women. Miss Elsie Morgan
and her sister. Mrs. Walter Rose, In the
dory with Mrs. Rose's six-weeks-old in
fant, steering for the mainland.
He changed his mind about allowing the
women to live and killed Mrs. Rose and
her infant. Then he began shooting at
Miss Morgan, who had leaped overboard,
and wounded her In the arm. He fired at
her ineffectually, but his ammunition evi
dently gave out. for he promised Immunity
from harm If she would come back to the
dory- She started back. end. when within
an oar's length, he struck her on the head
with an oar, stunning her. Believing she
was dead, he rowed away toward the
mainland.
Only One Woman Escapes.
Miss Morgan swam back to the island,
where she was thrown on the beach by
the waves, exhausted. She feared that
the negro would follow her. so she hid
In the bushes, and for two days suffered
from the heat and exposure until found
by a women from her neighborhood and
rescued from starvation.
.In the meantime the dory had been
washed "ashore, und there" was excitement
on tho island, as It was believed the Olym-
b rSuteu Mcahd
Miss Morgan told her story, an Immediate
authorities on the mainland were notified.
They caught him at El. Porvenir. a little
town on the road to Ceiba. and there was
a demonstration, but he was protected
and his life was saved through the pres-
"
who was on an inspection tour
Will Torture McGHl to Death.
The Honduran warship La Tumbla was
brought Into service and the murderer
placed aboard and sent back to the Island.
Up to last Sunday he was still alive,
though It Is firmly believed that he will
be tortured to death. The laws of Hon
duras prohibit the intliction of capital
THE BUSINESS MEN OF PORTLAND
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND rf
A LECTURE BY
A. F. SHELDON
President School of Salesmanship. Chicago.
THIS EVENING AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
UNDER AUSPICES
PORTLAND AD-MEN'S LEAGUE.
SUBJECT
"Business Building by Salesmanship"
The kind of talk yon're hungry for
Tells you how to help salesmen sell goods."
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A GENUINE SACRIFICE
OF FINE PIANOS
The Costliest of Chlckerlngs, Webers, Klmballs, Stecks,
Hobart M. Cables, and Others, at Almost Half-Price.
Pianolas, Baby Grands, and Also Parlor and Church Organs
Included in the Eilers Sale Some Prices and
Details as to Terms of Payment.
Purchasers may not core to bother as (
cs to the whys and wherefores of ;
this midsummer sale; suffice it to say that
in order to retire certain interests that
havo been associated with us in our Cali
fornia business, w.e have determined to
pay them off immediately after the firm
name has been clxtnged there to "Ellers
Music Company." and which we expect
will be done within the next few days.
Since the announcement of this sale,
buyers have participated in this money
saving opportunity far and near, but we
have still on hand some of the choicest
and most costly Instruments ever shown
In Portland, many of them Individual de
signs, specially selected and manufactured
for our great world's fair exhibit, which
we are now holding In our down-town
salesrooms, 331 Washington street.
We have "now over eighty different styles
of the various highest-grade manufactur
ers. Including Webers. Chlckerlngs. Stecks,
Klmballs. Haseltons. Hobart M. Cable.
Lester, Crown Orchestral, etc.. etc. These
pianos, as well as the regular catalogue
styles, are included in this cut-price sale.
A Few Sample Figures
Among the pianos offered will be found
strictly first-class cabinet grand upright
pianos, standing four fect. eight inches
high, with full-leneth duet music desk.
! Boston fall board and three pedals, the
third a soft or practice pedal, for $25f. and
the plainer styles for $238, which is almost
rtair price.
Regular $273 and $300 styles for $16S $157
and $145.
Terms on these should not be less than
$25 down and $10 a month at these cost
prices, but to make quick work of it. any
instruments below $300 In value may be
had on payments of as little as $5 or $S
down and $3 to $6 monthly.
Please bear In mind, that this stock is
the choicest and very latest. Just out of
the factories, and of the very finest and
highest grade manufactured in America.
Each Instrument Is accompanied by an
unconditional guarantee, giving virtually
five long years trial of a piano or no sale.
Remember that each and every piano or
organ in this sale offered for factory cost
goes now for less money than regular
dealers ordinarily buy them for cash.
Quite a Few Used Ones
You will find her now some fine square
Elanos Chlckering. Steinway. Hallet &
avis. Emerson. Durand. Fischer and oth
er makes for sale at $48. $57 and $65, re
spectively; strictly up-todate squares.
punishment, but the people will take the
case into their own hands.
Miss Elsie Morgan, the only surviving
one of the terrible experience, visited
New Orleans three years ago, and is a
well-educated, refined woman of 25 years.
TURKISH PLOT LI BARE
HOPED TO RECONQUER CAU
CASUS FROM RUSSIA.
Christians Were to Be Massacred and
Mussulmans Roused to Revolt,
Aided oy Troops.
GENEVA. July 13. (Special.) The pub
lication by the Droschak. an Armerifan
organ, of details of an alleged plot of the
Sultan to force Russia to abandon the
Caucasus, for the killing- of all Christians
in the country and its taking over by the
Turkish power, has caused a sensation.
The article says:
"We are In a position to announce to
Europe the audacious project conceived In
Constantinople.
"From secret correspondences seized, it
is shown that the Sultan, profiting by
Russia's troubles, adopted a plan elabo
rated by the Germans for lnvadjng the
Caucasus. Tartar nobles, who were in
the plot, were to organize massacres of
Amci.!an3 In order to get rid of the
Twenty Years of Success
In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver,
kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea,
dropsical swellings, Bright's disease, etc.
Kidney and Urinary
Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or
bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured.
Diseases of the Rectum
Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and
bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or
confinement.
Diseases of Men
Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses. Im-
worth $100. 5110 and $135. respectively, at
towe., tt SI a-ha
uprights and used, organs fora mere song.
The pianos now marked $146 are beauti
ful, brand-new $275' uprights of well-known
New York make that have never been sold
East or here in the West for less than
$235. and other instruments will go for still
less money, though all are good, reliable
pianos.
Seven of These Now $212
We offer seven strictly high-grade, fan
cy, seven and one-third octave pianos, full
swinging duet music .desk, revolving lock
board, with, three pedals, the third a soft
or practice pedal, for .$212, which Is less
tnan nan price, a iancy ngurea xirazuian
mahogany case for $24 more money. Largo
cabinet grand size thoroughly reliable,
fully warranted upright pianos, In mahog
any or oak. standing four feet nine inches
high, with latest duet desk, rolling fall
board and three pedals, instruments that
we guarantee cannot be bought in Chi
cago or at the New York tactory for less
than $325 each, will go during this sale for
$178. Rosewood cases for $22 still less
money.
This Makes It Easy
With the exception of three highest
priced styles, the cost of which slightly
exceeds $35). and on which terms of pay
ment will not be made less than $50 down,
and $20 a month, all pianos are for sale,
on payment of $15. $20 or $25 down, and at
the rate of -$K, $S and $10 a month, accord
ing to make, style and design.
Since all prices are based on the actual
cash cost, those taking advantage of the
above-named easy terms, will pay interest
on deferred payments at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum.
And Yet Another Offer
Wo personally guarantee the price' anS
quality of every instrument in this sale.
Any used piano bought of us at this time
may be returned to us within two years,
and we will allow the full amount paid
toward any new Kimball or "Weber or
Chlckering piano.
This sale is now in progress at Ellers
Piano House, 351 Washington street, in
our "quarter block of fine pianos," and It
you have any possible use for a piano or
organ, conie at once and do not delay, for
times are prosperous now and many will
take advantage of this opportunity at this
time of year. At these, prices and terms
we shall convert this stock Into money
or paper within a very few days. Store
open day and night till stock is closed, out.
Christian element of the population and
to facilitate the conquest by the Turks.
"Turkish troops, leaving the fortress
Kars on one side, were to have crossed
the frontier near Bajazet and marched
towards Nakhitqhevan and Baku. Every
where It was expected that they would
find the Mussulmans ready to rise against
the Russians.
"The discovery of the plan produced con
sternation among the Russian officers in
the Caucasus. Some of the officers in
sisted upon arming the Armenian popula
tion, while others wished to leave the
Armenians to Mussulman fanaticism."
Honolulu Chinese Push Boycott.
HONOLULU, July 12. Local Chinese
are trying to raise a fund of $50,000 to
assist In the boycott of American goods
In China- It Is reported they have al
ready raised $30.t)00.
A Wise Woman
mtrraad preset io ner txaatr. A flne
&dor harrli oceot theblghMt ctarmx.
Imperial Hair Regenerator .
head
restores Gray or Bleached Hair to
any natural color. Itis clean, dura
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5itfip ed. Sample of hair colored frea.
ravaoy assurou.
MPUIALCHE.MICALMFG.CO., 135 W.2JdSL,NewYerk.
Sold by YVoodard. Clarke & Co.
I THE C. GEE WO CHINESE MEDICINE CO. :
Formerly located
at 233 Alder St., T
corner Third.
Have
Moved
To the largo brick
building at E.
corner ot Flrat and
Morrison Sts.
Entrance
I62 First St.
Dr. C.
Gee Wo. the Great Chinese
a Doctor, Is well known and. ramous
a throughout the U. S. because bis won
0 derful and marvelous cures have been
c heralded broadcast throughout the
a length and breadth of this country,
a He treats any and all diseases with
powerful Chinese roots, herbs, buds,
barks and vegetables that are en
T tlrely unknown to medical science in
this country, and through the use of
these harmless remedies. He guar-
antees to cure catarrh, asthma, lung
troubles. rheumatism. nervousness,
stomach, liver, . kidney, female troub-
les and all private diseases.
This famous doctor cures without
the aid of the knife, without using
poisons or drugs. Hundreds of tes-
tlmonlals on file at his offices. Call
and see him. Charges moderate.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Patients out of the city write for
"blanks and circular. Inclose 4c stamp.
Address the C. Gee Wo Cblacso. Medl-
cine Co.. lSZYs 1st St., Cor. Morrlsoi
Portland, Or.
Please mention this paper.
HAND
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It ensures an enjoyable, Invigor
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ENERGIZES THE WHOLE BODY
starts the circulation, and leaves
a glow equal to a Turkish bath.
ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS
DAMIANA
Biji California Dimlam Sitter is a great rtstor-.
stive, inyisorator and nervine. The mostwonderfal
aphrodisiac and special tonic for the sexual organs
of both sexes. The Mexican remedy for diseases of
ie kidneys and bladder. Sells cn its own merits.
NABER. ALFS & BRUNE. Agents
323 Market St., San Francisco. Send for circular.
Fcr sale by all drujtjists or liquor dealers.
BITTERS
Sir Sua non-BofBcaocil
remedy for GonorrhcanJ
I uieet.apermaiorrncei
whites, unnatural
charges, or any Inflsnuaal
eaufioc tion of mucous meal
JolTH! EtA13 CheuICAIUO, brsnes. Aon-aitrlagent
iCHCimTt,0.r i Sold &y Draxxlsts,
or cent In rlain wranser
by express, pre?ia, to
51.00. or 3 BOttIM, 32.73