VOL. XIV- IS'Q. 13,995.
PORTLAND, OREGON, 3I02TDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MEMORIAL BR it
BEAUTIFUL PARK
How Stockholders"
Would Use.SurpIus.
ARE WILLING TO DONATE
Best Method-Is the Only Dis
puted Point.
STATE MAY CLAIM. S&RE
Jefferson Myers, President of the
Commission, Believes Oregon
Should Get a .Return From
the exposition Fjmds,
EXTRACT FROM LEGISLATIVE
ACT CREATING FAIR.
Section 7. That the said Commis
sion tshpreby authorized to accept and
receive from the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial and American Pacific Exposi
tion and Oriental Fair a suitable rite
'n raid City of Portland, upon which
there shall b erected a buildlnc, o be
known as the "Lewis and Clark vMe
morlal building," which said building
and site shall be conveyed, donated or
dedicated to the State ot Oregon, to
be held in trust for all .the pcoole of
said state and the United States for
the following purposes:
a) To receive and safely keep therein
the offices, records, archives; exhibits,
libraries, collections and property of
the Oregon Historical Society, and un
Cca the control of such society.
b) To receive' and safely 'keep therein
an and all statue?, works of art, pub
lications, maps, charts, or other proo-t-rty
that may be given, donated, grant
ed to the State of Oregon in trust
a afortVald. or authorized by the
I riled States or territory thereof, or any
foreign country.
(c) To receive and safely keep there
in sni whrkn of n Hbrar" or nron.
ery tnatnay be 6t von?4fftnatKl!granteO
or bcqueatlKaJjAii'6 State of Oregon
in trust as aforesaid, by any person
whatsoever, and to receive and safely
keep therein any valuable paintings,
works of art, or" other property that may
be loaned to the State of Oregon, in
trust as aforesaid, for the adorn
ment of such building or the education
of the people.
(d) As a museum devoted forever to
history, literature and arts and tcl
enccs. and particularly as a repository
of the history of the Oregon Country.
icl For use during the said Exposi
tion by the State of Oregon as a state
mfneral exhibit building for mineral
exhibits, and to permit therein, if It
shall be deemed advisable, an exhibit of
the mines of any state, territory, or
country, and such building may be used
for such othor purposes as such Com
mission may provide; provided, Tiow
cer, that not to -exceed $50,000 shall
be used by said Commission towards
the construction of such building; and,
provided further, that the Lewis and
Clark Centennial' and American raclflc
Exposition and Oriental Fair shall ap
propriate towards the construction of
such building at leant riO.OOO. and the
site thereof shall have been first con
veyed, donated or dedicated to the
State of Oregon, in trust as aforesaid;
and, provided further, that the City of
Portland shall, by ordinance, agree to
perpetually maintain and operate raid
building and care for said grounds, and
the contents of said building, under
euld trust, under reasonable rules pnd
regulations, to be prescribed by ssdd
City of Portland.
What shall become of the surplus?"
lis the burning question of the hour
that forces itself upon every stock-
I holder in the Lewis and Clark Cor
poration, and rises, ' like Banquo's
ghost, to haunt the final administra
tion of affairs connected -with the Ex
position. Had there been nothing corn
Ins in tho way of remuneration for the
jutlay in providing: the magnificent cx-
libition, or even if there had been a
blight deficit, the matter could very
?asiiy havo.beon adjustedr1 the basic
irlnclples of profit and loss would have
Kvorked out its own solution of the
roblem; but here is a case where the
mexpectod has liappened, and InBtcad
)f facing a loss of any kind, those
vhose patriotic instincts promoted
.hem to subscribe to a fund aggregat
ing half n million dollars, are now con
fronted by the awkward situation of
i&lng obliged to indicate what dis
osition to make of a dividend ap
proximately. 30 per cent ot .the original
Investment.
How the Stockholders Feel.
lhere doos no't appear to be any
lilsunderstandlng among the greater
kortion of stockholders concerning the
lonatlon of what is legitimately com-
lg to tnem in favor of .some public
Jcnefit, but so many different ways of
bending this, money have arisen that
has operated to confuse the minds
If people, and this Is certainlv a
liltmma that requires Solomon-like
'Isdom to determine.
Two important features hae pre
dated themselves In the question at
sue one is to utilize the surplus of
tore than 5120,300 in the purchase of
round surrounding the Forestry
julldinr,. and create the nucleus for!
public park upon the site of the
3wl and Clark Exposition. The other
hlates to -the , expenditure of a suf- i
slcnt amount in the erection of a-;
memorial uilding for tljc Historical
Society, as will entitle the Exposition
authoring to secure the appropriation
of $50,090 under the provisions of the
legislative measure creating the Ex
position. Both propositions apneal to
reason, and each has a strong follow
ing. Upon the question .of devoting the
surplus to some public utility, there Is
,no division of sentiment, however, and
It seems to rest with the poople them
selves to devise, finally some means of
obviating the present difficulties, and
irfs believed that the popular discus
sion that is certain to follow an issue
of such local magnitude is sure to de
velop some Moses who will lead the
public oul of the bullrushes of doubt.
Interviews with prominent citizens
yesterday afforded a wide range of
thought upon the subject.
Governor Chamberlain's Views.
Governor George E. Clianiborlain said:
"I have not sufficiently examined the
statute undor which the Fair was created
to express any decided opinion as to
whether the state has any Interest in
the surplus, but my private opinion Is
that even if it did it should waive all
claim-In behalf of some public benefit, and
I think nearly every stockholder feels tho
same way about 1L I only subscribed a
small amount, but -am perfectly willing
to surrender whatever dividend is coming
to me In conformity with those Ideas.
am .strongly opposed to any plan that
contemplates the removal of the Forestry
building from this state. Why not use
this surplus In purchasing additional
ground surrounding the structure, and
in putting it upon a cement foundation so
as to preserve it from deterioration?
do not favor buying"a large tract and
making another park. The city already
has enough parks, and doesn't half take
care of what jhe has. It would be a good
Idea to install the- Historical Society Jn
tne Dunning, too, ,and use some of this
surplus tor that purpose also.
Forestry Building His Pride,
"The Forjsty building ought to be the
pride of the state, and I know that It has
attracted more general attention than
any other feature of the Exposition. Hun
dreds of distinguished visitors from all
sections have expressed their admiration
of the building to me. and it would-be
an everlasting shame to let it go."
Jefferson Myers, president of the
Le'wis and Clark Centennial Exposition
Commission, places a new and Interesting
aspect upon the situation of affairs by
declaring that the State of Oregon, hav
ing been an equal contributor with prL
-ate individuals, is as much entitled to
Its share of the dividends as anybody olse.
and hints at litigation over a division of
the spoils.
State Should Have Share.
"I don't see why. we shouldn't have a
linger in the pie," .said Mr. Myers last
night. "In fact, the commission and cor
poration now have.the matter uj)dcr Joint
consideration, and as soon as we can get
matters in shape we expect to issue a
statement covering complete operations.
It strikes me, though, that our duty Is
very plain in the premises, as the legis
lative act creating the Exposition dls
tinctly specifies that we shall turn all
proceeds, which embraces our share pf
any surplus, back into the State Treasury.
The whole thing may Involve a lawsuit
to determine the matter, but under any
phase or the situation, I fail to see how
the surplus can be devoted to any other
purpose than In the construction of
memorial building for the Historical So
ciets. as distinctly outlined by the people
of Oregon when -their representatives en
acted the law giving authority to hold
the Fair.
"So far as the Forestry building is con
cerned, its disposition Is in the hands of
the City of Portland, and I believe it has
already made arrangements fort the pur
chase of the ground upon which It stands:
but the state law creating the Exposition
carries with It an appropriation of 550,003
towards the erection of a memorial build
ing for the Historical Society, and there is
no reason why we should not endeavor to
secure this donation by meeting th re
quirements of the legislative "measure
making the appropriation."
W. D. Fenlon's Opinion.
W. D. Fenton. who claims to own but
a small number of shares, said: "I
am in favor of applying the surplus,
$120,000, in the direction of a memorial
building so as to secure the jlo.OOO
which the Legislature appropriated for
the purpose, and have issued an ad
dress as president of the Historical
Society with that object In "view. I
am not an advocate of the retention
of tho Forestry building under any
circumstahpes. as I consider that it Is
absolutelyjuseless for any purpose ex
cept as an ornament, and In a short
time will i have ceased to become even
noteworthy in that respect. I am in
favor of sending It to Coney Island,
where It would attract attention, and
operate s an advertisement for tho
State.
"My Impression is, from what I have
gleaned in a general way, that nearly
all the stockholders owning less than
$1000 worth of shares, would be willing
to donate their stock towards any ob
ject of civic benefit, and the street
railways, which control about $10,000
worth of stock, would probably do
likewise, although there might be a
disposition among some of flic heavier
investors who have lost money on the
American Inn, to retain their stock
and accept whatever dividend is com
ing, to them." t .
Favors Some Memorial.
Among the merchants of Portland
the Meier & Frank Company can be
rated as one of the largest stock
holders, having subscribed $7,000 cash
In the Exposition fund. Always public-spirited
and willing to do anything
possible for the betterment of the city
and the Northwest, this firm unhesi
tatingly declared Itself In favor of
the establishment of some emorlal
which can be utilized for and by the
people, Mr. Sigrnund Frank expressed
himself at length on the subject when
asked for his views, advancing -5a.
proposition which .is feasible and
which will be of material "benefit to
Portland.
"1 think that the Forestry building
shouX bo retained hy all means we
should never .JeVhat magnificent, pfle
Concluded on Pare 8.)
ITfiEET WHY
1
UN CE
N
Will Rebuild Trestle - and Will
, Lay hfeavy Rails on
the Tracks.
F. I. FULLER, PRESIDENT
extensions AVIIl Not Be Made nt the
Present, ns Company Will De
vote Its Attention to . Im
proving: Its Properties.
OFFICERS FOR PORTLAND RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
The board of directors of the Port
land Hallway Company this morning
will elect the following officers:
President F. I. Fuller. Portland.
Vice-president H. L. Clark. Philadel
phia. Secretary and Treasurer-. X. Hug?
gins. Portland.
Assistant" Secretary and Treasurer.
George L. Etasterbrook. Portland.
General connect O. K. Paxton, Port
land, and H. L. Clark, E. W. Clark.
Frederick Strauss. Ogden Miller, ex
offlclo members of- executive cemmltte.
Organization of the Portland Railway
Company, which was incorporated last
Friday, and which will hereafter control
all properties formerly owned by the Port
land Consolidated, will be completed this
morning. Representatives of 'the coterie
of Eastern capitalists, acting with inter
ested parties in this city, have been work
ing out the details of the new manage
ment, and have made full announcements
In regard to the plans adopted. Directors
have bcon selected, and all particulars in
the matter of the Issue of stock and bonds
have been determined. The new company
is now ready to assume the duties of oper
ation, and promises still further to Itu
prove, and modernize Portland's network
of streot railways.
Board of Directors.
Stockholders' have elected thfe following
men to constitute the board of directors
for their gigantic enterprise: F L Fuller.
f Portland; H. I Ciarkand E. W. Clark,
of Philadelphia; Frederick' Strauss and
Ogden Mills, of New York Qlty: O. F.
Paxton. C. JC. Hugglns. .J. C Alnsworth
and A. L. Mills, -ot Portland. This gives
the corporation four Eastern and five Ore
gon directors, providing a majority front
this state, as Is required In the laws gov
erning incorporation in the Slate ot Ore
gon. The board of directors will hold its first
meeting this morning In the office of O. E.
Paxton. when officers of the new com
pany will be elected. They will be: F. I.
Fuller, of Portland, president: H. L. . which is Intended to be used for the bet
Clark, of Philadelphia, vice-president: C. torment of the system. Double tracks will
X. Huggins. of Portland, secretary and J be laid in many places where there are
treasurer; George U Eastabrook. of Phil-' only single tracks at present. Only 'the
adclphla, assistant secretary and treas- ! best quality of jnaterial will be used In all
urer; O. Fl Paxton, of Portland, general construction. In some places' rails as light
counsel, and H. L. Clark, E. W. Clark, fls a 25-pound grnde.arc jiqwdpfng'senice
Freedrick Strauss. Ogden Mllte and F. I. i on ty?1 streets!. TJiese'-wiliKbe replaced
Fuller, cx-offlcla members of the execu
tive committee. K -
, Capitalization of Corporation.
The Portland Railway Company has a
totaj capitalization of $7,000,000, of whloh
$3,000,000 Is authorized preferred stock, and
$4,000,000 Is common stock. Of the pre
ferred stock, only $2,500,000 will be Issued,
leaving $300,000 In the treasury to devote i
to the immediate needs In expenses and
Improvements.
The company will now Issue $S.OM.000 In
first and refunding bonds. There Is also
the assumption of $2.5S5.000 In bonds now '
WM. D. FENTON'S ADDRESS TO STOCKHOLDERS
To the Stockholders of the Lwi8 and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair:
and Winmlrf J,Un 'fl hn0r f thc Grcal pathfinders. Captains Meriwether Lewis
KJSLSi. Bht Ct0bCr Snd 11 ,S km,WO t0 aU the WOr,d that lt has been succful
r Z . u mofL!anKU,ne stockholder. No one who contributed to thc enterprise expected any
wit onlTxcnZ' 9 "J?0" "d Thc Exposition was created to do has been completed!
I f S,5,at,ve assembly of the State of Oregon appropriated $130,003 towards this
2. luou- liberal aid and tho work of the Oreson State Commission, the Exposition would
J V ,m,SS'blc- Br section 7 of that act it was distinctly provided that a permanent historical building should
I JZ ; , k"05 th? "wisaiid Clark Memorial building." and it was to be the permanent home of the
S3 9n, U(0dCr ltS 5enCral COntroL Th'e official records, archives, exhibits, valuable historical
library and collections of the society, now in the City Hall, and any future additions thereto, was to be given suitable
and safe quarter. Here a museum of an International character was to be created. In this stone structure, a com
,anLPerm,anCr f 1 1 l thC m,ncnUs mneral resources of the Pacific Coast and Intcrmountaln States
Hif.n , SUlUeS l Dr- Jhn McLou5hn, President Jefferson. Senators Benton and Linn, .and other
distinguished men whose work made the Oregon Country a part of the United States, were to adorn the building. The
great-explorers Lewis and Clark, were to be given conspicuous honor and the. building was to be named and perpet
ually maintained, as amomorial to them and the gFeat Exposition Just closed. The act provided that the State of
Oregon should, by ItsState Commission, devote not more than $50,000 toward the construction of this building, upon
.condition that the Exposition Company should devote not less than $30.00-3 to the same, and provided that a site
jhould be donated or deeded to the state for the uses indicated. It was also provided that the City of Portland should,
by ordinance, agree to maintain and operate tbe building for the purposes Indicated for all time.
, The building should have been constructed, so as to have been ready for use during the Exposition but cir
cumstanoes have prevented. The State Commission now offers to devote the $30.) to this building, and has asked the
corporation to set aparlt least $50,003 and secure thc site. Committees of both bodies have considered that $100000
ould not bona a suitable building, and the board of directors of the corporation will probably decline to use any sur
plus, for this purppse. without the express .approval of the stockholders, and it Is doubted whether the board could
use any share that may belong to any stockholder without his consent. The corporation, It is now believed, will have
V3 jESH for. d,.8tr,bu"oa. and this sum. added to the $50,000 to be given by the state, would create a fund
of $10.000. which Is amply sufficient to erect a handsome memorial building. The site can be left to the choice of the
city, and would no doubt be purchased and vested In the state, under the terms of the law.
In view bf the great Interest -which" the "Oregon: Historical Society has In the matter, and In order that there may
be some permanent monument left In commemoration of the Exposition and the great achievement of our-people it
becomes my pleasant duty .to-appeal to each stockholder to assign his stock certifite. for the benefit of the Oregon
Historical Society, so that the surplus available may go to a fund 4o be usjd toward the great enJcrprise. If you ap-
prove the plan, please Indorse your stock certificate. Indicating your wishes, so that a record may be made of the
transier by Henry E. Reed, secretary of thc corporation, to whom you will send the same at once.
V As president of thc Oregon Historical Society I appeal to you to give this plan your generous and hearty sup
port. A special committee will call upon you to secure your f co-operation, and It is believed .that this surplus, which
np one expected to be .returned, , when the Exposition was .first launched, will be enthusiastically set apart .by the.
stockholders to tho construction of the most beautiful historical 'monument orfvthe American Continept. Qur peoplo
-havcrshown ardent patriotism, great ability and constructive genius, in the work already done. Wc shquld not fail
in this useful and necessary undertaking. WILLIAM D. FENTON,
" " , . President Oregon Historical Society.
outstanding, makliigthe total bond issue
$7,5S3.C0O. To provide for future needs In
the way of extensions which may be
made, a total authorized issue may be
made In first and refunding bonds to the
extent ot $10,000,0W. Gradually, the under
lying bonds now outstanding will be re
placed by new issues. The first will be
made the first day of next January', when
$3S2,0 of the old bonds will bo replaced.
The papers of Incorporation require that
bonds may be issued to the extent ot
covering only SO per cent of the expense of
any Improvements which may hereafter
be made. The remainder will have to
come from the earnings or reserve funds
of the company.
The men who. have taken hold of Port
land's system arc men of high financial
standing, known from one end of the
country to the other. E. W. Clark and H.
L. Clark are members of the firm ofE. W.
Clark & Co.. a Philadelphia banking house
that has been established for many
years Frederick Strauss is also a bank
er, a member of an old New York house.
J. & W. Sigelman. pgden Mills Is the son
of D. O. Mills, a New Yorker of great
wealth, who has already made many In
vestments on the Pacific Coast. A. L
Mills is president of the First National I
Bank, of this city, and J. C. Alnsworth Is
president of the United States National
Bank, also of Portland. C. N. Hugglns
has for the past ten yerfrs been the Port
land representative of the General Elec
tric Company, of New York City.
What Is Promised.
The Eastern members promise a street
railway system to Portland that shall In
every way keep abreast with tho develop-
F. I. Fuller. UTw Will Be Iected
ThU Morning President of the Port
land Railway-
inent o ih city. That they urevln a
position to make their word good Is guar
anLe"d by the fact that they, are tl&w.suc
ccssfully operating nine of the bct sys
tems in the United, States, which' are Icr
cated at- Rochester. N. Y.:- Coluni
bus. O.; Scranton. Pa.: Grand Rapids.
Mich.; SL Joseph, Mo.; East St.
Louis, 111.; Springfield, 111.; Saginaw
and Say City, Mich., and Bangor.
Me. They are. also heavily Inter
ested In the street railways of" Omaha.
The most magnificent fact for Poctland-
ers in connection with the new corpora
tlnn If 1 1.
, .'v.. .t, wlc UViUttl UUII IUUU OI JUULIUJ
with heavier track. ;t Onedefinfte project
before the Pqmpany? -for the 'Immediate
future Is IheT; rebuilding of'the "entire
trJe; between- this city .and Vancouver.'
This 'will necessitate an outlay of $100,000.
jheprescnt Improvements on Williams
avenue will c5st $35,000.
It was stated last nlAt that there was
no truth in the rumor that the company
1vou,d bridge the Columbia In conjunction
with the Northern Pacific. Advances were
maVp by. the street railway people, but
the Northern Pacific officials would not
consider the proposition. -The reports
(Concluded on page 3.)
POLICE SABERS
RQUT REQ PUBS
Revolutionary Demonstration
on Removal of Troubets
koy's Body to Station.
CROWDS DO NOT RESIST
St. Petersburg Printers Declare
Strike to Imst Three Dnys.
Daily Papers Expect to Get
Out Single Sheets.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 13. For the
first time since the advent of M. Tropoff
as head of the government of St. Peters
burg, demonstrations on a large scale
took place here today, the occasion being
the removal of the body of Prince Trou
bctskoy to the Nikolai station foe ship
ment to Moscow. Students, workmen and
spectators gathered in thousands in the
streets, and demonstrators with red flags
paraded through the Nevsky Prospect,
the city's main avenue.
The crowds and the processions were
several times charged and dispersed De
mounted police, but fortunately with no
grave consequences. The worst Injuries
reported are those sustained by two men
who were slashed with sabers. Firearms
were not employed by the gendarmes or
military, . and though the first collision
was provoked by a shot from the crowd
and a few cases of stoning occurred, the
crowds-manifested no-inclination to resist
the police and troops
The students arc exasperated over the
attacks Dy the police and. the arrest of
sevcra members of a coalition committee
chosen by a student meeting September
26. and a renewal of the dlsordersls not
Improbable.
The serious feature of the situation Is
that a strike ot printers was declared to
night on political grounds, which Is to
last for a period of three days, but it may
be continued longer In case of repressive
measures or arrests.
A few of the leading dally newspapers
hope to boable to issue a single sheet
giving telegraphic news, but the others
win suspend, publication entirely, The.
employes of several factories are ready
to follow the lead ot the printers, and' the
authorities are fully alive lo the dangur
that the strike Way become a general cnc.
Xo Quarter for the Tatars.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oc 16. News
from the Caucasus continues of the grav
est Import. Several thousand Persian
Khurds have Joined the Tatars at Zauge
zur and arc threatening to exterminate
the Christians.
At Baku the police are disarming the
Armonians-rflul the Tatars are preparing
for fresh operations.
The Czarbao Instructed the Viceroy to
mobilize all the troops in the region and
proceed, against the Tatars and show
them no quarter.
i
STUDENTS CARRY RED FLAGS
Revolutionary Demonstration Given
In Nevsky Prospect.
ST. PETERSBURG. OcL 15.-Rcd-flag
demonstrations In the Nevsky Prospect
this afternoon drew out immense crowds
of spectators, but a squadron .of .gen-.
darmes and. Cossacks drove the demon
strators away without resorting to force.
There were no disturbances In" the In
dustrial quarter of the city. Large forces
of troops were held in readiness in the
courtyards or the barracks and In the
squares In various parts of the city to
deal with disorders.
From the Nevsky Prospect a band of
students and workmen carrying red flags
and chanting revolutionary songs, marched
across the river and began an open-air
meeting In the square In front of' the uni
versity. While the speeches were In prog
ress the police again charged and dis
persed the crowds. In the melee a work
man and a student received saber cuts.
The crowd took refuge In the university
buildings, and the meeting was continued
there without being disturbed by the po
lice. During the annual school festival
of the fifth gymnasium today, members
of the audience began to his the national
hymn. A panic ensued, and the excite
ntent was augmented by the explosion ot
giant firecrackers.
Many persons were bruised In the rush,
but none one was seriously Injured.
Work Suspended by Czar.
ST. JrKTERSBURG, Oct. 15.-By com
mand of the Emperor the Council of the
Empire has suspended the greater part
of its legislative labors and returned the
bills awaiting Its consideration to the
ministerial departments concerned for
submission to the imperial douma.
Prince Frederick at St- Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 15.-Prinee
.Frederick Leopold of Prussia, who has
Deen witn the Manchurian army, ar
rived here today from the Far East.
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED
CZAR SENDS "THE FIRST WORD
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT."
Full Text Is Published In Toklo, but
Is Not Given Out
St. Petersburg.
at
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 15. The rati
fication of thc treaty of peace is. formallv
announced this morning In the Ofilcla!
Messenger, which says that Its operation
began yesterday. The text of the treaty
is not given.
As a graceful mark of appreciation of
the part he took in bringing about thc
conference at Portsmouth and the re
sultant peace. President Roosevelt was
the first person to be notified by the Rus
sian government that Emperor Nicholas
had ratified the treaty. As soon as the
Emperor's signature had been affixed to
the Instrument, and before the Jreatv had
been brought back from Pcterhof for the
counter-signature of Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff. the news was sent dh-ectly to
the President. The official notification to
the French government, according to the
Foreign Office, followed several hours
later, when Count Lamsdorff had com
pleted the ratification by his signature.
Thc government took no steps to. make
known to the people of Russia the fact
that the Emperor had signed the treaty
before the receipt ot the official notifica
tion that the Instrument had been ratified
by the signature of the Emperor of Japan,
and the first information, therefore, was
communicated through the Associated
Press dispatches from Washington.
.As soon as the treaty had been fully
ratified, the Foreign Office communicated
the fact to the War. Navy and other Min
istries, and the necessary orders were Im
mediately. Issued to bring home some ot
the ships-Interned in neutral harbors.
.ThjJ date f6r the exchange ot prisoners
of ffSr has hot yel been fixed. Thomas
Smith'. American Vi6e-Consul at Moscow,
sent -to Medvld today several thousand
roubles which had been received from
Japan for the Japanese prisoners there.
Informed or OfflcinI Ratification.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13. Spencer
Eddy, the American charge d'affaires, at
3 o'clock this afternoon, officially in
formed the Foreign Office that the Em
peror of Japan ratified tho Russo-Japanese
peace treaty Saturday. The French
Minister at Tbkio at thc same hour In
formed the Japanese government tha't
Emperor Nicholas had signed the treaty.
Full Text at Toklo.
TOKIO, Oct. 16. The peace treaty with
Russia went into effect today. The text
of the treaty was published this after
noon. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 50
dtr.: minimum temperature. 45 des. Pre
cipitation, IMG Inch.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer, preceded by light
frost In early mornlns: northerly winds.
Russia.
Red-flag: demonstration In St. Petersburg Is
dispersed by mounted police. Page . 1.
Printers will go on strike for three days a.tf
St. Petersburg. Page 1.
Ratification of peace treaty Is announced at
ToUlo and St. Petersburg. Page 1.
Tolltlcal.
New York candidates Indulge In frek meth
ods bf campaign. Page 3.
National.
La Follette will not Jead tbe .Administration
fight for railroad rate legislation. Page '-.
Senator Aldrlch opposed to legislation on
tariff and railroad rates. Page ".
Congressional party won to advocacy of Ari
zona's claims for statehood. Page 3.
Gloucester fishermen to force a test of rights
off Newfoundland coast, rage 5.
Datto All killing Moro leaders friendly to
the Federal Government. Page 1.
Foreljrn.
Italy acted purely as a peacemaker In the
Moroccan affair. Page 4.
Body of Sir Henry Irvlnr may be buried In
Westminster Abbey. Page 3.
- Domettlc . .
South Carolina audience hlssea Dixon's, play
of "The Clansman." Page 1.
Wreck of freight train . on Iowa Central
causes death ot five ot crew. Page 4. -
C'H. D arrow kills son's wife and himself In
hack at Sioux City. Ia. Page 4.
James Hazen Hyde is ready to be Investi
gated. Page 3.
raclflc Coast.
Australian horseman tells Bay City police
ot tiie confession ot his assailant. Page 5.
Laborers are In treat demand In the Pa-
louae country. m Page 0.
PaclHo Coast Scores.
San FrancUco 2-6, Seattle 1-1; Tacoma. 2,
Los Angeles 0. Page 13.
TortlaBd. asd Vlclalty.
Citizens discuss disposition of surplus from
the Fair, some favoring apark on site of
Exposition and others erection of Memo
rial building. Page 1. "
Democrats are after the scalp of Chief of
Police Grltzmacher. Page 14.
Robbers hold up saloon. Page 13.
Heney departs for Tucson. Page 0.
Portland Railway announces Its plans for
Improving service, and glres out fact that
F. I. Fuller will be Its president. Page 1.
Dr. Wilson, Methodist, and Dr. Cressey. Uni
tarian, agree that church federation acted
properly In excluding Unitarian delegates.
Page 9.
.Exposition.
Concessionaires on the Trail lose heavily.
raye v. -
Brilliant social function as a testimonial to
tnose wbo made the Fair. Page S.
Admissions fos first day of post-Exposition
period,
Work of destruction begins today. Page 0.
LOUD HISSES FOR
c c
THE C
Dixon's Play, Dealing With Re
construction, Given in
South Carolina.
AUTHOR IS THREATENED
.
Prominent Xcgro Educator Declares
That the Playwright Is .Making
"Blood Money" Off tha
Colored Man.
COLUMBIA. Sj, C. Oct. i5.-(SpeoJal.)
The appcaranco In this city of the "Clans
man." Thomas Dlxonjsjiew play, which
deals with the reconstruction period under
negro rule in South Carolina, was the
most largely attended of any play that
has been presented here In recent years.
That the large attendance was not due to
approval of the drama was manifest by
thc hissing- of the audience throughout the
performance.
This, however, was more especially em
phasized when, at the end of the first
scene in the third act. after scattering
calls, the author made his appearance In
front of the curtain. Immediately there
came hisses from all parts of the theater,
mingled- with hand-clapping, and It was
fully two minutes before Dixon could pro
ceed. The manner in which the author con
ducted himself In the face of thc em
barrassing situation made friends for him.
After referring pleasantly to the fact that
there had been friendly criticism ot his
play, he told of his close ties In South
Carolina. He said he would give ?100O to
any person who would point out an hls
torlcal Inaccuracy In the play. He is not
afraid of the truth. He said:
Deflnnee for thc Hisscrs.
"God orduined the Southern white man
to teach the lessons of Aryan suprem
acy." In concluding he said that he had al
ways observed that there arc two divi
sions In the South those who would hiss
and those who would applaud the ones
who are trying to portray the true ideals
of the South.
"There were scalawags then and thei
are scalawags now," he said, very noint-
edly. amid uproarous anplause.
But this was. not all. The unusuaLspoc
taclQ of prominent young men crathered
In front of the author's hotel, with hostile
Intent, wa- witnessed at an early hour
thls morning. The performance beinr verv
long, it was almost midnight before It was
concluded. The younar man sent n nnr
to Dixon's room asking him to come down
to see them.
It cannot be said whether Dixon antici
pated trouble with his callers, but their
request was refused: As If determined
to acquaint the author with their senti
ments of his play, the young men pre
pared a note expressing their opinion,
rhich was sent up to Dixon's room.
Here- the incident was closed.
Few Negroes in Audience.
The audience was .composed almost en
tirely of white people, there being scarce
ly a dozen negroes in the gallery. From
these there were no demonstrations. The
auditors were all Democrats, so there
could be no charge of partisanship.
Rev. Richard Carroll, the most promi
nent negro educator In South Carolina,
witnessed the performance by invitation,
standing in the rear of the orchestra.
Carroll declares that this Is one of the
most horrible things that has ever vis
ited thc South, and will do more toward
injuring the prosperity ot the South than
anything that could he done. In an inter
view tonight, he said he told Dixon after
the performance that he tDixon) was
making "blood money" off the negro.
Although having Intended to spend Sun
day In Columbia, Dixon received a tele
gram calling him to Savannah, and he left
the city this morning.
DmWLI IS DENM1
KILLLXG LEADERS FRIENDDX
TO GOVERNMENT.
Troops Arc Taking the Field lor a
Final Campaign With 3Iin--danao
Rcbe ;
MANILA. Oct. IS. Datto All. ' with
his followers In the Province of Min
danao, has taken the aggressive and
Is killing many Moros friendly to the
Government. All has Informed dattos
who are assisting the Federal troops
to effect his capture that he is now
prepared to meet and kill them.
Provincial companies ot troops are
now taking the field for a vigorous
campaign, aided by friendly dattos who
are being armed by the Government.
GOMEZ RESIGNS POST.
Cuban Provincial Council Takes Up
Question of Election.
HAVANA, Oct. 15. The Provincial
Council' today accepted the resignation? or
the Governor-General. Gomez, who re
cently abandoned his candidacy for the
presidency on the Liberal ticket, and M.
Alverdl. the Lieutenant-Governor, who
has ben Acting Governor during thc ab
sence In the United States of Governor
Gomez. The Council then took up the
question of the election of their suc
cessors. The City Council of Santa Clara, the
members of which have heretofore been
adherents of the Liberal party, today de
clared their adhesion to the Moderate, or
government, party.
LISMN"