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w VOL. XLV.- KX). 14:,0O6. PORTIAXD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HE N ATI ON ES ON STRIKE Revolution CausesTer ror in Russia. IMMENSE MEETINGS ARE HELD Trepoff Fears to Prevent Them Lest Storm Break. BLOOD FLOWS IN WARSAW evolutionists Try to Provoke Con flict, Which Government Seeks , to Avoid Governors Threaten to Shoot. EVENTS IK RUSSIAN REVOLT. Revolutionists at St. Petersburg hold great meetings, which call general strike. Strike spreads from railroad men to men In all industries and employes of government departments. League of Professions calls strike to continue until freedom of speech and assembly is granted and suffrage ex tended. Trepoff forbids meeting, then with draws order to prevent blopdshed. Food at famine prices, stores closed half the day. panic In St. Petersburg. Kharkoff proclaimed In state of war. Moscow, general strike proclaimed. Great meeting being held. Douma In continual session. Warsaw railroads and telegraph 'lnes connecting, with Germany .and Austria tied up by strike. Fire de stroys large section of city. Lodz factory and street-car employes strike. Governors of Moscow, Lodz, "Warsaw and other cities give warning that troops will fire ball cartridges In case of disorders. . Troops pour into St. Petersburg and mlllCary guards stationed in all large cities. Strikers at Baku capture dynamite. Odessa students threaten to resist troops. Crowds march through Reval. shoot ing, burning tolegraph poles and sing ing revolutionary songs. "Warsaw bank employes strike. TroopH fire Into crowd, killing two, wounding many persons. -Agitators stop street-cars, close stores. Cabinet to be created today with "Wltte as Premier. ST. PJITERSBURG, Oct. 27. That the present situation cannot end without bloodshid is the conviction prevailing in the higher government circles, which from moment to moment are expecting a conflict between the troops and the revo lutionists in St. Poterpburg and news of trouble In the provinces, especially at Kharkoff, which has been declared in a state of .siege. Governors have been in structed to take all necessary precautions to preserve order. One of the most important members of the Emperor's council received the Asso ciated Press reprejentatlve today and fixld, with every evidence of deep emo tion: "The situation is a grievous and pain ful one, and I see no way out of it except by the employment of armed force. Please do not misunderstand me. I look upon the prospect with tears, but It la becom ing more and more evident that the troops will be compelled to fire. I can see no othor possible outcome. The revolu tionists and terrorists are absolutely bent on forcing a conflict upon us, and nothing we can do will satisfy them. The exten sion of the suffrage and the right of as sembly will be nothing to them. They are determined to have bloodshed and we cannot avoid the Isfme. It Is a fright ful disease from which Russia is suffer ing and, sad and painful as It is, .the gov ernment must act with force." Witte Appointed Todny. The Minister said that the law creating, a responsible cabinet will probably be promulgated, and Count Wltte's nomina tion as premier announced tomorrow. Under the statute the Premier may or may not hold a special portfolio. Count Wltte spent almost the entire day with the Emperor at Peterhof, and he hag not confided to his colleagues whether he intends to take the Ministry of Finance or no portfolio at all. The whole of the Ministerial body is also in ignorance as to whether they will retain their places under the new leaders. Realizing that any attempt to Interfere with the monster meeting at the univer sity would Inevitably lead to a bloody outbreak. General Trepoff, who an nounced during the afternoon that he Intended to prevent the assembly, in structed the police to close their eyes to the fact, and the meeting, which was attended by between 15,000 and 20,000 per sons, passed off without a conflict. The troops stationed around the building were withdrawn, but in the court, the city bourse and other nearby buildings half a dozen companies of Cossacks and strong forces of infantry and dragoons were in readiness to sally forth, if necessary. Big meetings were also held in the tech nological and art Institutes and In two engineering schools. The students at neither of these meetings took any part In the deliberations, yielding the hospitality of the college buildings without attempt ing to cloak the meetings with the guise of student assemblies. With the hope of avoiding furtner meet ings, at the university, General Trepoff GO later placed halls In three different porta of the city at the disposition of the people for meotlngs, thereby granting the de mand for the right of assembly. Rebels Swamp Conservatives. The meeting at- the university beggars description. In the great open-air court, with no light except a few flickering can dles on a hastily constructed tribune from 4000 to 5000 workmen, students and profes sional men stood wedged together In the cold and wet snowfall, listening to revolu tionary' harangues. Another great meet ing was held in the central hall of the university building and several smaller meetings were held in labor and secret halls. In all the sections a strong minority urged conservatism, but these were car ried from their feet by the general en thusiasm, and resolutions for a general strike in every branch of 'Social Iemoc racy were adopted with a hurrah. Even the chinovlks in the government service, whose meeting was largely attended, were possessed of the same spirit and passed resolutions to stop all work in the govern ment department tomorrow. This prob ably will include the government tele graph agency, and may put the telegraph and cable service out of commission. An other resolution which was generally adopted notified the authorities that the Assize Court building, in LI tanla" street, must be opened for a universal meeting of all classes at noon tomorrow, at which measures will be adopted against -onyfper-son who is reported as not adhering to the general strike. A remarkable feature of all the speeches was the spirit of complete confidence that the success of the movement was at hand and the manifest Intention, as the minis ter quoted in the first part of this dis patch said, to force an armed conflict upon the governmerfL The meetings continued far Into the night. City In State of Panic. In the city, In spite of the absence of disorders, there is a conditon of actual panic. Half of the population Is compelled to rely on candles or kerosene lamps for light, while the street lamps In a large part of the city have been extinguished. The streets are deserted except for tho squads of infantry and cavalry which are everywhere. The shops begin to close In the after noon in even the " Morskala, Ncvsky and other central streets. Many of the Inhab itants shut themselves in their houses, scarcely vonturing out to make necessary purchases of food, which has mounted to famine prices. STRIKE GENERAL J3f 3IOSCOW Great Meetings Being Held Gov ernor Threatens to Shoot. MOSCOW, Oct. 27. The ceneral strike became effective this afternoon. All the stores, the "banks and other business In stitutions are closed, and the commercial activity of Moscow Is at a standstill. Great meetings are being held In sev eral cuartcrs of tho city. All the employes of the water and gas Works and street railway lines struck to day. The Governor-General has Issued a proclamation to the effect that traffic, on the Nlcbolala & Moscow and Kazan lines will be restored and that the strike will not prevent the city from being supplied with provisions, of which there is an am ple stock. TheTSovernor adds that for the pro tection of peaceable people troops have been posted throughout the city, and that they will fire with ball cartridges in the case of even the smallest gathering of people or the slightest sign of disorder. The strikers are touring theh factories where work la going on, smashing the windows and demanding the stoppage of work. The League of Leagues has divided the city Into six districts .appointing an agent in each territory to report condi tions and to tcollect funds to support the strikers. In the midst of the great strike move ment, the National Patriotic League, which was recently organized to defend the autocracy, announces a meeting here for tomorrow to organize and arm . a militia to fight against the revolution. The city continues In a ferment. The schools are closed, but there was no seri ous violence today. In view of tho alarming situation, a special session of the Douma has been convoked to sit night and day. The Mayor will convoke tomorrow In the town hall representatives of the nobility, schol astic institutions and the different cor porations, union and professions, to dis cuss the situation. The employes of the banks have dc- ciareu a suikc Agitators tonight parad ed the streets, stopping the street-cars and forcing the stores to close. Patrols are on guard everywhere. A detachment of troops In the suburb of Muranoff this afternoon fired four vol leys Into a crowd, killing two persons and wounding many. MOB PILLAGES GUX STORES Then Starts to Plunder Factories, hut Troops Interfere. REVAL, Russia, Oct. 27. After pillaging the shops of the gunsmiths today, a crowd proceeded to plunder the factories. Troops were summoned and the shops closed. The crowds went in procession through the streets singing revolutionary songs, discharging revolvers and setting fire to the telegraph poles. The vodka shops and all the govern ment institutions have been closed. SOLDIERS GROWING RESTIVE Feeling of Revolt Spreads In Czar's Only Main Stay. ST. PETERSBURG. OcL 27.-(SpecIaL) One development of the situation which threatens serious consequences Is the feel ing of revolt manifested by the soldiers themselves. The soldiers, like every one else, are suffering from the effects of threatened famine. They, too. are be ginning to turn against the government. Here -is where the great danger lies. If the army deserts the government, the em pire Is doomed. The number of men on strike through out the country is roughly estimated at 1.000.000. At the rate the strike Is grow ing, the number may be doubled within a few days. DRASTIC LAW RULES WARSAW Agitators and Rebels to Be Shot, Says Governor. WARSAW. Oct. 28. (Speclal.)-The Governor-General has ordered every labor agitator found with arms In his posses sion shot on the spot. He has also or- tCoacludcd ea pare 3.) ROOSEVELT IS FIE HOUR Cummins and Stickney Speak at Celebration of His' Birthday. REBATES AND RECIPROCITY Railroad President Denounces One, ex-Governor Advocates Other In Preference to Policy of Standpat on Tariff. ST. PAUL, Oct. 27. President Roosc-i velfs 47th birthday was celebrated In St- Paul by the "Original Roosevelt Club" tonight through the medium of a banquet in tho large dlnlngrroom of tho .-Ryan Hotel, at which over -400 covers were laid for enthusiastic ad mirers of Theodore Roosevelt, who. In the language of Governor Cummins, of Iowa," was in more senses than one "the man of the hour." President A. B. Stickney. of the Great Western Railway, who was as signed the topic of "Tho President and the Railroads," said: It is well known that ever since competitive railways have existed, the actual competitive rates hae been made by the rebate system. The rebate is the offspring of competition and Is never paid except on competitive business. It probably originated with the railway. Cunning: Way to Pay Rebates. The Ingenuity which Is now exercised by both railways and their customers to maintain the eecrecy of rebates can be Illustrated bet ter than described. Since the injunctions were Issued and the terrors of the law are con sidered Imminent I have been told I do npt vouch for Its truth, although I have teen what purports to be a copy of the contract between shippers and the routing agent of cases where young men from so-called routing agencies in New Tork make periodical trip through the "Western cities, leaving not bank checks, but packages of actual money, with out note or comment, upon certain merchants deri-s, taking no voucher nor receipt. Curi ously, when these packages are counted, they are found to be exactly a certain percentage, supposed to be 25 per cent, of the amount of freight which such merchants have paid a certain railway company since the last previous visit of the young man who thus distributed hundreds of thousands ef dollars annually. He continued: Railways Have Monopoly. Stating the fist of the law In a nuUhell. the railway companies have an absolute mo nopoly and under the law fix the price upon that which they alone can produce and -which every living man must consume (railway transportation), and the law makes It a mis demeanor for the customer to kick. Is that a nquare deal"? It is wrong in principle, but an long as there are competitive railways it Is of little practical Importance, because unreasonable rates cannot be enforced. But In 29 years, possibly in ten yearn, there will be few, if any, competitive railways, and it thereby be comes Important while we can to establish these correct principles in law. Experience has proved that no commission can be a disinterested board of arbitrators while at the name time It is engaged In the prosecution of the caae at bar. Hence, it the recommendation of the President la adopted, the arbitration commission hould be appointed for the purpose of arbitrating disputes In re spect to rates, should not be charged with the executive duty of enforcing the provisions of the law or of their own decisions. Mr. Chairman, never before has the Ameri can people had a Roosevelt for a President. Never before has a President, in mason and out of season, in official documents and from the stump, so courageously stood for the eauare deal. Roosevelt Man of the Hour. Governor Cummins, of Iowa, recelvod cheers when he arose to speak on "The President and the Tariff." Ho said: Looking at our people from the standpoint of public affairs. I see three kinds of men. The first class is made up of lawbreakers, conscience violators and selfish hunters - for unfair advance. The second class is composed of a host of good men who are either too busy, too tired or loo timid to organize & warfare upon the wrongdoer. The third class is made up of the leaders in the world's true progress. They are also few in number, but mighty In their Influence. One of these men was born on the 27th of October. 1S5S. The Republican party has enrolled many noble men for the highest office in the land, but we never conferred the honor on a bet ter ton of the republic than he who now oc cupies the most exalted station in the world, the man of the hour the Idol of the people the commander of armies, the prince of peace Theodore Roosevelt. Governor Cummins briefly sketched President Roosevelt's career in public office, and continued: I trust that a grateful people will, during all time, celebrate the day of his birth. If we are happy in the character ef our leader, we are not less so In the history of our party. These advance to a higher civili zation, to better laws, to National greatness are its advances. Miserable Maxim, "Stand Pat," It is not enough, however, merely to con template what has been done. In these days of vajt enterprises, of unheard-of accumula tion of wealth by a single man or combina tion of men. when the laws, of the land can be uped to foster and protect scinch Interests, It is as natural as the recurrence of the sea sons . that the rich and the powerful should attempt to fasten themselves upon the dom inant party and to use it as an Instrument to promote their welfare against the common welfare. It will require all the virtue of tho olden days and all the strength of modern character to resist these aggressions. There is a benumbing spirit which seems to be fas cinating some of the members of our party and that has found expresrioa In the phrase ology of the gambler "stand pat." I predict that. If the party meets disaster and down fall, there will be floating over Its retreating columns this miserable maxim, "Stand pat." If It In victorious and triumphant, as I believe it will be, the flag that will lead Its gallant hosts Into the future will bear -another motto, an Inspiring phrase, "move on." I have heard it said that it Is good states manship to construct and maintain a system through which our own people are made to pay a higher price for our own manufactures than the same manufactures sold by the same pro ducers command in foreign markets. I would vary the phraseology. It Is a high crime to defend a tariS duty that has such a result. I am & protectionist, born and bred, and I stand for the defense of our own manufactures. X 'want our producers to- take them at a fair Mi American price, but I shall fight the duty which compels our consumers to pay more than a fair American price, "bo long as I have voice and strength. The time has come when statesmanship de mands that -through reciprocity In some form or other our farmers 'shall be permitted to enter foreign markets with their products upon even terms with their competitors everywhere. It will not satisfy them to- say that we are prosperous. Congressman J. Adam Bede handled the topic, "The President and Con gress In a witty manner. Mr. Bede's speech closed the celebration. HIS FAREWELL TO NORWAY Oscar Declines Crown lor Member or Ills Family. STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Oct 27. King Oscar has definitely and formally declined the offer of the Norwegian throne to a Prince of the House of Bernadotte, and in a letter to the President of the Storthing- finally severs his connection with Nor way. The letter, which Is dated October 26, is as follows? After having. In the same of Sweden, rec ognized Norway as a state completely sepa rated from Sweden, I Inform you of my de cision to relinquish the ciuwu of Norway, which, notwithstanding all my good Inten tions, has given me in the course of years so many bitter cares. Moreover. I could no longer wear It to tho benefit of the country under the Illegal decision the Storthing has rendered- But I desire only the welfare of tho country and the nation toward which I have entertained a sincere affection ever since my youth, and to the happiness of which It has always been my heart's desire to contribute so long as the means to that end could bo reconciled with the duties entailed by my po sition as King- of both countries of the Scan dinavian Peninsula. In view of the turn the mutual relations be tween the two countries have taken. I can not think It would be conducive to the happi ness of either Sweden or Norway that a prince of my house should accept an election to be King of Norway. Aamredly there would not fall to arise In both countries a feellnx of distrust which would operate as much against him as against me. This dlsirtx might only too easily become an obstacle to the improvement of the mutual sentiments of the two nations, unfortunately separated, whereas I hope to see pacific relations as sured between them In a not too distant fu ture. I cannot therefore accept the Storthing's offer. I thank with all my heart those who during my reign or 33 years have faithfully served me and Norway and who may even, now entertain affection for their former King. In now bidding them farewell, :i cherish sin cere good wishes for them. Debnte on Xew King Delayed. CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Oct. 27. At today's session of the Storthing- the debate on the proposition of tho gov ernment asking- to be endowed with full power to negotiate with Prince Charles, of Denmark, for his accept ance of the crown of Norway on the understanding- that a referendum be taken, was postponed until tomorrow bn account of the indisposition of Pre mier MIchelsen. There Is no doubt that the proposition of the government will be carried by a large majority and that Prince Charles will be accepted by the great body of the people. Sing- 9scirfs New TlUe., SToCKHOBM. Sweden. Oct. 27. At a meeting of the Council of State today Kins Oscar announced that he would in the future use the following: stylo and title: "We, Oscar, by the grace of God. king of Sweden and of Gothswends." He fur ther announced that his motto would be The Welfare of Sweden," Instead of The Welfare of the Sister Nations." CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTERDAT-S Maximum temperature. 01 deg.: minimum. 42. Precipitation, hone. TODAY'S Fair. Northeast winds. National. PT,!?C Hf.0"11'? steamer in collision, but he suffers no Injury. Page -I H1B.wk;,Ul ?iler ,Ca,ps of Governor Brady and Sheldon Jackson. Page 3. Government summons ex-Controller Dawes as witness against beef trust. Page-3. .lan starts tor Panama. Page 4. Foreign. King Oscar declines Norwegian throne for member of his family. Page 1. Russia. Autocracy In terror before whole nation on strike. Page 1. Immense revolutionary meetings at St. Petersburg and Moscow order general strike. Page 1. k Trepoff allows meetings to avoid bloodshed hut outbreak Is sought by rebels. Page L Cxar may grant constitution like British. Page 1. Politics. Rate law convention organizes for vigorous campaign: bolters form rival organiza tion. Page 1. Southern Congressmen united for rate bill. Page I. Stickney denounces rebates. Cummins de-nounces-standpatters. Page 1. Split In Maryland Democracy may end Gor man's rule. Page 14. t New York Republicans nominate Jerome. Page -I. Domestic. , Harrftnan predicts competition In . railroad building. Page 3. Terrible train-wreck in Kentucky. Page 3. Sport. Jack O'Brien knocks Al Kauffman out in 17th round. Page 7. San Francisco bats Portland pitcher out to tune of 13 to 1. Page 7. Los Angeles wins from Seattle, score 3 to 0. Page 7. Oakland scores 13 to Tacoma's 0. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Stanford circular makes vicious flings at faculty and prominent students. Page C Samuel Tremalne is acquitted of murder of Marshal Clay at El ma. Wash. Page 6. Grand Jury will commence Idaho land-fraud Investigations today. Page 6. District Judge Stewart of Boise refuses . citizenship to an educated Japanese. Page C. John M. Bunn, Northern Pacific attorney at Spokane, punches C. M. Levey in face. Page 6. rortlaad aad Vicinity. Pacific Hotel is visited by two highwaymen. Page 18. Controversy arises over Integrity of "early Methodist missionaries. Page 10. . Portland woman changes Into man as result of accident and subsequent operation. Page 11. Water Board will send Engineer Clarke East to study merits of steel-riveted and cast iron pipe. Page 13. Portland Chapter, Oregon State Congress of Mothers, discusses relations of school and home to Juvenile Court. Page 11. Franchise for electric road opposed by Har rlman counsel. Page 9. Five divorces granted by Judge Cleland and number of petitions for decrees filed. Page 13. Children of Tony and nose DeCIcco given into custody of Juvenile Court.. Page 10. Willis D. Edmund fined $23 by Municipal Judge for violating ordinance that pro hibits slaughter-houses In city limits. Page 12. Mrs. Caroline Baum charges transfer of property -to evade paying Judgment Pg 11. ORGANIZES FOR REFORM IN RATES Interstate Commerce Conven tion Will SendvLobby-to Washington. CAMPAIGN TO BE VIGOROUS Fight for Roosevelt's Rate Policy Is On Antl Convention Adopts Resolutions and Forms Permanent Body. CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Tho regular con vention of the Interstate Commerce I-aw League today decided to carry on a vigorous campaign In favor of President Roosevelt's policy for the regulation of railroad rates. It will publish and circulate literature on the subject, get up petitions from every state to Congress and send a strong lobby to Congress in support of the Roosevelt policy. When tho convention assembled ex-Lieutcnant-Governor Campbell, of Iowa, took occasion to deny a report Intimating that he was a Socialist. In cidentally, he criticised Mayor Dunne's municipal ownership Ideas. Murdo Mackenzie, of Trinidad, Col., president of the American Stockgrow ers' Association, predicted that Con gress at its next session would adopt radical .railroad rate legislation, which will -surprise the most ardent support ers of President Roosevelt's policy. Accept Railroads' Challenge. Joseph H. Call, of California, pre sented the report of the resolutions committee, specifically agreeing to the method recommended by President Roosevelt as "the only constitutional and effective method for the supervis ion of rates, classifications and prac tices." Ex-Governor Van Sant, of Minnesota, In seconding Mr. Call's motion for the adoption of the resolution, said: "This Is a fighting age. The dearest things we possess In life are those which we fight for the hardest. A railroad pas senger agent told me that the transporta tion companies Intended to organize the business men In every voting precinct In the country to fight against this, rate legislation, and oppose the election of every candidate who will not agree In advance to vote against President Roose velt's policy. "I said that we would accept the chal lenge and buckle on our armor. The fight Is on and we must fight hard to win. Vic tory will be ours." Texas Will Be for Roosevelt. J. C. Keel caused laughter by declaring that he believed Texas would go Repub lican at the next National election If President Roosevelt Is a candidate for re election. "Texas Is the greatest Democratic state In the Union, but her citizens love Presi dent Roosevelt." said Delegate Keel. "If he runs for President next time I think Texas will be for him on this freight rate legislation issue." Chairman Hughes appointed an execu tive committee to serve for the ensuing year, headed by E. P. Bacon, of Wis consin. The finance committee submitted a re port recommending that a fund of J10.CC0 be raised to send a delegation to Wash ington during the next session of Con gress to work for the passage of the de sired legislation. The plan of the com mittee was approved and J70CQ of the fund was raised by contributions made by the delegates. The convention adopted resolutions indorsing President Roosevelt's plan for Federal Government freight-rate regulation by enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commerce- Commission. It was also decided to send a copy of the platform direct to the White House by a committee of five. This commit tee Is as follows: E. P. Bacon. Wis consin; J." H. Call, California; S. B. Burnett, Texas; R. W. Hlgbee, New York, and S. H. Cowan, Texas. In addition to such action, the con vention determined to send President Roosevelt a telegram saying the con vention, representing 44 states and ter ritories and a large number of busi ness, commercial, producing and manu facturing concerns, had adopted reso lutions indorsing the President's po sition on the rate question as laid down In his message. At the close of the convention the executive committee met and organ ized for the ensuing year by electing these officers: Chairman, E- P. Bacon, Wisconsin; vice-chairman, J. E- How ard. Kansas; secretary, Adolph Muller, Illinois; treasurer, R, S. Lyon. Illinois. Campaign for Rate Bill. It was decided by the executive com mittee to organize in every state and enter upon a vigorous campaign for the success of the Roosevelt rate-regulation plan. According to presont plans, a strong lobby will be sent to Wash ington at the next session of Congress, and business and commercial bodies in each state will be asked to petition the United States Senators of their respec tive states to vote for the Roosevelt measure. In addition to this, the pro ceedings of the convention will be pub lished and distributed along with other literature In the Interest of the Gov ernment. The league was invited to hold its next convention at Houston, Tex. ATIS ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION Adopt Resolutions Opposing More Power to Interstate Commission. -CHICAGO. Oct- 27. The convention ot bolters from, the . regular Interstate. Com merce Law Convention today adopted the title "Federal Rate Regulation Associa tion." N. W. McLeod, the temporary chairman, was elected president, and an executive board of vice-presidents from the different states represented was elected by the different state delegations and ratified by the convention as a whole. The purposes of the new organization, as outlined by Mr. McLeod and by G. X. Wendllng, of San Francisco, are lo be the same as those of the regular body, except that the views of the regular body are not to be followed as set forth in the resolutions. Beside the board of vice presidents, Mr. McLeod was authorized to select a board of 12 delegates-at-large to formulate by-laws and rules. "Wants Railroads to Fix Rates. A speech, which was received with en thusiasm, was made by Delegate Lane, of Alabama, who made a plea for careful consideration of the question under dis cussion. In speaking of the need of Im mediate legislation. Mr. Lane said: "In six months the traffic managers of the different railroads of the country could agree on a blanket law of rate3 which would be fair to all. This Is the day of the demagogue and the Socialist, and we must stop and consider things in a careful light before those forces run riot with us." D. M. Parry, of Indianapolis, ma.de .an address favoring tho formation o a per manent organization. Daniel Davenport caught tho fancy of the convention In a speech attacking E; P. Bacon, of Milwaukee, a leader of the rival convention. When the convention resumed business, the following report of the committee on resolutions was read: Indorse Roosevelt. Not His Policy. We declare aa a fundamental basis of our deliberations our confidence In the unques tioned faith, wisdom. Integrity and high pur pose of President Roosevelt: our appreciation of his Influence, which permeates every branch of the Government, every Industry and all development of the entire Nation, and our confidence in his leadership We recommend definite action by thU con vention looking to the establishment of s permanent organization which shall be repre sentative of every state and territory In the Union and shall be the nucleus for all fur ther work that shall become necessary here after to carry out the expressed will of this association. To that end we suggest the selection ot a general committee which shall be charged with the duty of transmitting to the Congressional committees on Interstate and foreign commerce during the next session the action of this convention. We are unalterably opposed to conferring upon the Interstate Commerce Commission or any appointive agency the power to prescribe specific rates for transportation, believing that such action would prove a dangerous ex periment Inimical to the. best interests of com merce and the continued development of this country. Recognizing existing evils connected with the transportation Interests of the country, viz.: All forms of rebates or favoritism ex tended to one Individual or corporations to the disadvantage and detriment of others, private car lines. Industrial terminals or switching lines, manipulation of freight classflcatlon. un fair and unequal distribution of freight equip ment, etc, we demand the most rigid enforce ment of laws, which. If found to be Inade quate, should be so amended as to provide speedy, efficient and permanent relief. We recognize the great and almost uni versal dissatisfaction with the Interstate com merce laws as now administered or enforced aa due to the delay In reaching a determina tion of questions demanding early and final settlement, and we urge upon Congress the 'iperatlve necessity for providing the nec sary machinery for relief. Deny It Is Railroad Scheme. After several amendments to the re port submitted by the resolutions com mittee had been considered, tho report as represented was adopted by a unanimous vote. In addresses of Its members, this con vention protested that its delegates had not come to Chicago In the Interests of the railroads. Among the vice-presidents elected are: A. C. Roluffson, Sail Francisco; A. B. Moss. .Fayette, Idaho; ex-Governor B. F. White. North Dakota; Wallls Nash. Ore gon; Joseph Geoghegan. Salt Lake City, and J. S. Goldsmith, Seattle. SOUTH BACKS UP ROOSEVELT Canvass of Congressmen Shows " Unanimity on Rate Question. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27. The Picayune has begun a canvass of Southern Demo cratic members of Congress on President Roosevelt's plan to give the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to fix maximum railroad freight rates. So far every member of Congress heard from has declared In favor of the legislation de manded by the President: Congressman J. Sharpe Williams, of Mississippi, says: Mr. Roosevelt In doing a good and brave thing In maintaining his uncompromising atti tude upon this question. The South will benefit more from the propos-ed legislation than any other part of our common country. We would .have been manufacturing, la my opinion, two-thirds of the cotton of the United States today but for the existence of unfair preferential rates, chiefly on the raw ma terial on Ita way to the mills. Among the others who expressed them selves In favor of railroad-rate legislation are Senator A. Culbertson. of Texas, and Representatives J. T. Watkins and S. M. Robinson, of Louisiana. FLEES T0JWEET DEATH "Wealthy Woman Leaves Home Sud denly and Is Killed on Railroad. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. With J 25,000 worth of Jewelry and a large sum of money In her possession, Margaret Todd, SO years of age, who. Is very wealthy, disappeared mysteriously today on the way from a ho tel in West Twenty-sixth street to East Orange. PHILADELPHIA. Oct 26. A woman supposed to be Mrs. M. Todd, of New York, was. found along the tracks of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway at the Oxford-street entrance to Falrmount Park, lato tonight. Both legs were sev ered from the body below the knees and her head was crushed. She was found by a flagman who happened to be walk ing along the track. A patrol was hur riedly summoned and the woman was con veyed to the German Hospital, where she died a few minutes after being admitted. How ,the woman met with the accident Is not known, and the officials have start ed an Investigation. From papers, news paper clippings and letters found on the bodylhe police believe that she is the wife of Louis L. Todd, proprietor of the Hotels Marlborough and Vendome, of New York- When found, the woman wore; diamond rings, diamond earrings and a diamond brooch. In her handbag were found a canceled Pullman car ticket from Jersey City to Philadelphia; also a check drawn by Augustus W. FIsch, of 257 West One Hundred and Twelfth street. New York, and a small sum of money. A card also In her handbag gave her address as 23 West Twenty-sixth street. New York. The body'ls at the morgue and the police have taken charge of the valuables. 'S ADVANCE MS OPPOSITION Application for Franchise by T. R. Sheridan Raises Issue. IS HARRIMAN LINES' FIGHT Counsel for O. R. & X. and Southern "Pacific, With Friendly Inter ests, Show Purpose to Con test the Ground. OFPOSE ALIEN INTERESTS. Application of Thomas n. Sheridan for a franchise for an electric railroad to enter Portland on Front Htreet Is des tined to meet with resistance at the hands of the Harriman legal depart ment and property-owners of that sec tion ot the city aligned against the pro ject. This antagonism took form yester day In a meeting of the Htreet commit tee of the Council, at which General Counsel "W. W. Cotton, of the O. R. N; General Counsel W. D. Fenton. of the Southern Pacific, and J. N. Teal, of the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, appearing for property-ownew, protested against the granting of the franchise, demanding that the Identity of the backers ehould be made known. It Is generally con ceded that the project is in the lnteres of Gould'.i Western Pacific, and this seems confirmed by the pronounced at titude of Harriman legal representa tives and their frlenda. It is quite apparent that Thomas R. Sheridan Is not going to encounter any smoother sailing In his efforts to secure a franchise for an electric road Into this city than did his Illustrious namesake of military renown when he made his fa mous ride at Winchester. The Southern PacWc and O. R. &. N. have already got their hammers out for the enterprise, besides a miscellaneous assortment of hatchets, tomahawks and spears, not omitting a few blunderbusses and Gatllng guns, metaphorically speak ing, and at the meeting of the street com mittee of the City Council, yesterday afternoon, the proceedings took on the appearance of a roll-call of the third house of the Oregon Legislature during the "unfriendly legislation" season. Judge W. W. Cotton, Judge W. D. Fen ton. J. N. Teal and others more or less prominent In the affairs of the railway corporations and transportation matters, political and otherwise, were there with bells, and all were loaded for bear. "Who Is this man Sheridan?" thundered Mr. Teal, his face assuming a sort of cannibalistic expression of ferocity. "Who 13 behind him? Who represents thl3 Front-street franchise anyway?" he con tinued, as members of the committee, In their terror at the man with the big voice, dodged. He read from section 102 of the charter to show that property owners have a right to protest, and that there Is opposition to granting any right of way for any road. William D. Fenton, counsel for the Southern Pacific Oregon lines also spoke on the question. He Insisted that the per sonality of the men behind the applica tion should be made known and pro tested against the granting of such fran chise as was asked for. He made a strong argument though rather briefly, but the array of talent ready to partici pate had there been any apparent pur pose of the committee to pass a recom mendation that the franchise be granted Indicated that the opposition is organized and determined to contest every inch of ground with the new transportation sys tem that seeks entrance into Portland. The tumult had Us origin In an applica tion for an electric franchise Into this city from points up the Willamette Val ley, and 'the Harriman Interests saw the shadow on the wall of a competing road backed by the Goulds. There being no representative present on behalf of the applicant for the fran chise, or he was too badly frightened at the array of hostile force to make his identity known, and in view of th$ magni tude of the Interests Involved, the com mittee set next Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock as the hour for holding a special meeting of the body to consider the mat ter, at which hour. In case Mr. Sheridan or his representatives have In the mean time mustered sufficient courage to face the music, thev will be allowed to show cause why they should longer remain on earth. SAYS CLARKE STOLE STOCK Borrower Sues Enterprise Bank for Missing Collateral. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Oct. 27. A suit In court against the Enterprise National Bank was brought in Common Pleas Court. No. 3. this afternoon, and directly charges T. Lee Clarke, the cashier, who committed suicide, with feloniously tak ing and hypothecating a valuable certifi cate of stock pledged as security for a loan 27 years ago. The suit was brought by D. L. Patterson, of this city. He asks the court to grant him such relief as equi ty demands. From a statement made today by E. P. Moxey, special examiner for the Federal authorities, it will ' be some time before the bank's condition is known. FIRE SWEEPING PRAIRIE Devours Hay, Grain, Cattle and Buildings Near Mlnot. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 27.-r(Speclal.) One of the fiercest prairie flres ever known In the vicinity of Mlnot, N. D.. Is raging eight miles south of Palermo. Thousands of tons of hay have been con sumed, also several buildings, a large amount of grain and some stock. It Is rumored there has been loss of life. It Is not known how the fire started. With a high wind It spread fast, and at last ac counts had traveled 50 miles