VOL. XLV.- NO. 14,013.
POBTIiAIO), OREGON, 3IOTAY, XOYEMBER 6, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OVER 5 0 a 0 ARE
Ml AT ODESS
Terrible Atrocities Committed
in Jewish Quarters, In
cited by the Police.
BODIES ARE MUTILAtED
Petroleum Is Poured Over the Sick
Huddled In Cellars and the
Torch Applied to the
Shrieking Mass.
Order was preserved In St." Petersburg
yesterday, though there- -was a notable
dcmonatratjon by revolutionists at the
funeral of those who had been killed In
the disturbances of lat week. The
revolutionists of the capital declare"
that they will continue to organize and
arm for the conflict with the govern
ment which they anticipate.
In Odessa Sunday was passed In
comparative quiet, estimates of the
casualties there from the beginning of
the present troubles until Saturday night
are 3500 to 7500 killed and 12.000 or
more wounded. According to reports
the Jews were massacred with the ut
most barbarity.
At Itostdft-on-Don 100 persons are said
to have been killed on Sunday In a col
lision with soldiers.
At Klshlneft murder and plllace con
tinue and the same conditions are said
to prevail at Jjoiz, Tlflls, Kremenchug
and other provincial cities.
At Warsaw yesterday 200,000 persons
engaged In an anti-government demon
stration. In spite of the Imperial mani
festo declaring freedom of the press,
newspapers have been submitting to the
censorship and have .been suppressed.
Much dissatisfaction Is expressed by
Russian Liberals at the ambiguous
phraseology of the proclamation grant
ing amnesty to political prisoners, under
which liberty Is withheld from many of
that clans of offenders.
American Consuls In several Russian
cities have appealed to the American
Embassy at St. Petersburg for protec
tion of Interests of the United States
citizens there.
ODESSA, Nov. 5.-(6:05 P. M.)-A tour
of the city and parts of the suburbs to
day found all quiet. Shops that were
pillaged ""have been boarded up. Tho
poorer Jewish quarters Buffered- "worst,
and the principal streets, with few ex
ceptions, were untouched. Russian shops-
aro marked with crosses painted on the
shutters, and the private houses with
ikons, ao as to protect them from the
mobs.
Peasants armed with knives and scythes
tried to reach tho city Saturday to loot
tho place, but they were driven back by
the soldiers.
The casualties in Saturday's disturb
ances exceeded 110 and those of the pre
ceding three days which have been verl
Iled number nearly 6600. Tho plundering
continued early this morning in the out
lying districts, but today the city was
relatively calm, though the population Is
still anxious.
Barbarity of Murderers.
The latest accounts of the devastation
In the Jewish quarter added horror to
the situation. Besides numerous mills, all
the bakery shops and nearly 600 homes
have been destroyed. The Jews killed la
every circumstance were treated with re
volting barbarity.
Heads were battered with hammers;
nails were driven into tho bodies, eyes
were gouged out and ears severed. Many
bodies were disemboweled and la some
cases petroleum was poured over the sick
found hiding In cellars and they were
burned to death.
It is alleged that the police and soldiers
everywhere marched at tho heads of the
mobs Inciting them to destroy the Jews
by crying, "Tho Jews have killed our
Emperor," and similar expressions. While
the mobs were engaged In the slaughter
the soldiers busied themselves pillaging
the cash and Jewels, leaving the house
hold goods to "the mobs. The owners of
many houses got rid of the bandits by
the payment of a ransom to the police.
Police Protect Looters.
The pollco prevented anyone from ar
resting the looters, and prevented also
the Rod Cross workers from aiding the
wounded, actually firing upon those en
gaged in this work.
A band of students removed much of
the stolen property to the university,
while they also took 12 dead bodies of
anti-Jewish demonstrators, whose rela
tives today besieged the university, claim
ing the corpses and demanding the re
lease of thoso demonstrators who were
confined In the university. They threat
ened otherwise to burn the university
and kill the professors. Measures were
thereupon taken to transfer these pris
oners to the regular prison.
DEMONSTRATION AT WARSAW
Hundreds of Thousands of People
Parade Decorated Streets.
"WARSAW, Nov. 6. Great patriotic
demonstrations were held In tHe streets
today by crowds estimated at 200.000
sons. Processions headed by the clergy
ana singing "L.od Save Poland," paraded
the principal streets, which were elab
orately decorated. 'The balconies and
windows of the houses were filled with
spectators. A citizen guard kent Mom.
plary order, and the military massed In
the side streets had no reason to ob1ct
Loyalists endeavored to organize a dem
onstration, but it was a complete failure,
barely 4500 persons taking part in It.
A Jewish military, armed with revolv
ers, is ruardlnr Jewish houses In the nut.
skirts of the, city. The militia shot and
killed four disguised detectives found try
ing to provoke disturbances.
The Governor yesterday warned the
Polish newspapers that unless they sub-
-mitted to the' censorship their offices
would be closed. Two papers persisting
In their disregard of this order 'have been
shut up and sealed by the troops.
The houses of all Polish, nationalists
were illuminated tonight.
The funerals of the victims of the dis
orders at Lodz, which were held today,
were attended by 40,000 persons. There
were revolutionary speeches but no dis
orders. SLAIN BURNED IN GREAT PIT
Over a Thousand Victims In One
Suburb of Odessa.
LONDON, Nov. 6. The Odessa corre
spondent of the Standard under date of
November 5. 5 P.. M., sends further sen
sational accounts of the riots there. Ho
says:
"There have been more horrifying mas
sacres and fiendish cruelties, but the dis
tricts where these took place are now
cordoned by troops. Probably the total
killed will number 3500 and tho wounded
12.000.
In the suburb of Moldovanka alone 1000
victims remained in the streets from
midnight until noon, when the authori
ties hastened to collect and bury the
bodies in great pits In order to conceal
tRelr numbers. Two private doctors at
tended more than 200 children of both
sexes who had been horribly gashod
about the head and shoulders with
sabfes.
"Heaping insult on Injury the civil
governor today, when the butchery had
ended, asked the householders to sub
scribe $100,000 to pay the pollco increased
wages."
PROCESSION IS NOT HELD.
Revolutionary Demonstration Is For
bidden at St. Petersburg.
ST. 'PETERSBURG. Nov. 5. Sunday
passed in St. Petersburg without dis
orders or bloodshed. The Social Demo
crats and revolutionists had planned a
mammoth demonstration in connection
with the funerals of those killed in last
week's riots and It was Intended to form
gigantic processions representing the
various industrial organizations in the
suburbs, and, flying rod flags, bear tho
bodies of the "martyrs" In state through
the center of the city. These processions
were to unite at the Kazan Cathedral
where the passions of the crowd might
be fired by revolutionary orators.
Late last night, however, when It be
came known that General Trepoff would
not permit a big demonstration, the
Mayor Issued a proclamation saying that
the streets were no place for the airing
of political grievances, the Socialist lead
ers called off their plans, declaring that
they feared "this demonstration of the
people was marked for slaughter, for
which they were not prepared at pres
ent. The pooplo will give battle when
ready, not when Trepoff wants 1L" Ac
cordingly the funerals were held in priv
ate and workmen attended national
services at various mills.
Although the demonstration was for
mally abandoned, tens of thousands of
spectators flocked to the Nevsky Pros
pect. The broad thoroughfare in front of
the Kazan Cathedral was blocked by a
great crowd of people, but there was no
attempt at disorders and no occasion for
the use of the squadrons of hussars. Cos
sacks, and culrasseurs held in reserve In
the side streets.
The revolutionary leaders here antici
pate a period of comparative quiet and
speak of the great strike simply as a
"maneuver" which forced autocracy to
make concessions.
"Wo haven't any intention of ending
tho fight now," said one of them today,
"but will organize and arm the people
for the final struggle. Wo expect nothing
from bureaucracy and only by a popular
uprising can wo achieve our aim which Is
a constitutional assembly.'
While the news received from the
provinces indicate that something like
normal conditions are being restored In
many regions the situation continues
grave in the Baltic provinces, the Cau
casus, Odessa and other places in the
south, where the outrages generally have
taken an anti-Jewish naturo.
Thomas H. Heenan, American Consul at
Odessa, has sent a telegram to ' the
American Embassy, saying that since
Tuesday the bloody attempts upon the
Jews have continued and that he esti
mates the number killed In tho thou
sands. Artillery, he says, has been em
ployed to suppress the rioting and tho
Jews have fired from windows upon tho
troops in the streets. Fortunately, he
adds, thus far American Interests aro
unaffected.
Fatal encounters between the soldiers
and the populace and antl-Jcwlsh ex
cesses are reported from many places in
the provinces. Yesterday and today at
Kremenchug 20 persons were killed and
80 Injured. At Kutals a military train
was wrecked and nine soldiers killed.
After the collision tho revolutionaries
opened a rifle fire on the train and the
troops replied In kind. There were sev
eral killed or injured on both sides.
At Berdlcheff several persons were
killed or Injured, and at Minsk serious
rioting arose through the troops prevent
ing a meeting of citizens. The troops
fired vollevs into the crowds and there
was Intermittent firing for a long time.
A hundred' were killed and 600 wounded.
Indescribable horrors aro being witnessed
every day. The massacre and pillage of
the Jews continues at Klshlneff.
Anti-Semitic rioting has been re
ported to be going- on in Khersoff, Eka-
terinoslaw, vasllkoff, vallgua, Ivano-vo
zozsenk, Moghileff. Kelet and "Oman.
At Akkerman many wero killed and
at Rostof-on-Don. about 100 were
killed or wounded. The Cossacks as
sisted In the pillaging.
A delayed report from Baku, 'dated
November 2, states that an Armenian,
having fired upon and thrown bombs
at a patriotic demonstration, serious
encounters and incendiarism followed.
several persons being killed.
BOMBS THROWN AT TROOPS
Paradcrs at Tlflls Are Fired Upon
and Killed."
TIFLIS, Nov. 5. Demonstrations today
were participated In by 20.000 persons.
While a procession was passing along
Golowinski Prospect, firing began. .Bombs
were thrown at the troops, who answered
with rifle shots. The dead numbered
ten and there were many wounded.
In another place a crowd of school
pupils with revolutionary flags collided
with a loyal demonstration. The trooDS
fired in the air with a view of dispersing
the crowds and a general encounter en
sued, in which four were killed and 17
wounded.
POLICE CHIEF LOSES HIS PLACE
Riots at Vlatka Result in Wounds
aad Death.
VIATKA. Russia. Nov. E. Loyalists $ield
demonstrations today and paraded through
the town. They attacked the Intellectuals,
many of whom were killed or wounded.
The Cklef of Police bu been dismissed.
THIRSTY SUN DAY
IN MINNEAPOLIS
All the Saloons of the City
HaVe Their Doors Tight
ly'Closed. MAYOR MAKES ROUNDS
Street-Cars to the Suburbs Carry
Hundreds Who Cannot Stand
the Pressure of One Day
. Without Liquor.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) Today Vaa the first "dry Sunday"
this city has had for over la years, Jsot
since E. C. Babb was Mayor of tho city,
from 1SS8 to lSSO. has the experiment
been tried, and at that time it proved a
flat failure. Every licensed slaoon in tho
city was closed today, every policeman
had "been given strict orders to see that
the saloon men implicitly obeyed the in
structions which had been officially trans
mitted to them during the week, and
each officer was made personally respon
sible for his beat.
As a consequence, not a single report of
any infraction of the order was report
ed to police headquarters today or to
night.
Apparently no "sneaking" was attempt
ed by the saloonkeepers, but the saloons
outside the city limits did a rushing busi
ness. Men left in droves for Robblnsdalc.
Crystal Lake and to the places around
Keegan's Lake. The street-cars going to
these points wero well patronized from
early morning to late at night, St. Paul
also received Its quota, and the exodus
seemed to bo general.
Bottles Cracked In Many Homes.
Owing to tho damp and unpleasant
weather, it is estimated that thousands
who would nave ventured out if the sun
had been shining preferred to stay at
home and consolo themselves with the
bottles of various liquors which had been
laid in for a possible "rainy day." . It "Is
thought, however, that at least SCO! peo
ple outside of the regular customers pat
ronized tho saloons ia tho Crystal Lako
district alone.
The liquor dealers at that place had
evidently foreseen what would happen,
and in anticipation of a big day had laid
in an extra supply of the "cratur," be
sides arranging for all sorts of attrac-
tlons to draw tho crowds.
Mayor Jones, personally made a trip
through tho downtown districts and went
around the alley barrooms as well as
thoso on the thoroughfares. When he
was asked regarding his trip, he said:
"I went around to nearly 3C0 saloons
and in not a single Instance did I find
a place open for business, and further
more, not a patrolman spoke to me about
any of them attempting to open their
places. I am more than Kitlsfled with
the action of the saloonmen in closing
their places with such a willingness."
Eulogy of the Mayor.
In an address in the University Armory
this afternoon. President Northrop spoke
upon Mayor Jones' action in regard to
the Sunday-closing law. He said in part:
"These are the days of wonderful prom
ise. Things arc stirring in the hearts of
.the American people In a way that I
would not have thought possible ten
years ago. Men in public life today are
able to begin reform movements of great
moment and the people rally to their
support as never before. Roosevelt, Je
rome, Weaver and Folk are enabled to
carry out their plans of social and polit
ical betterment, because tho American
people in their might aro behind them.
"In our own city, too. we at last have
a man who is equal to the occasion.
Mayor Jones, In ordering the saloons
closed on Sundays, has shown his true
metal, and It speaks volumes for the
standard of morality in Minneapolis that
he is backed so generally. Some of us
thought he waited over long before tak
ing his action. I think ho waited Just
long enough, and now that the order has
gono forth, we can all rejoice together
that the Sunday saloon is for once a
thing of the past as far as Minneapolis
is concerned.
"The Sunday saloon is the enemy of
the men and women of this city, and
there is not a wife or mother in this au-
I dlence or any other audience who does
Giver of all Mercies for tho courage of
our Mayor."
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
Chief of Engineers Makes Estimates
In His Report.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-Slxteen mil
lion dollars will be necessary to complete
the engineering works of the fortlflca
tlons of the sea coast of the United States
under the present plans of the Endlcott
board, according to the report of Briga
dier-General McRcnzie, chief of engi j
neers. There already has been appropri
ated for this purpose J2S.S63.i3t. Perm a
nent projects at 31 different points have
been adopted and most of them are well
under way. Among these points are San
Diego, Cal., San Francisco. Columbia
River and Puget Sound.
The defense of the Great Lakes and the
St. Lawrence River Is under considera
tion. The estimate for the completion of
the fortifications do not contemplate any
thing more than the projects outlined by
the Endlcott board. Modern appliances
and additional projects which may be
adopted by the Taft board, appointed
last Summer, and the fortifications of
the insular possessions may Increase the
estimate when additional work Is ap
proved by Congress. It is estimated that
tt.2t3.S6l will be required to put Into exe
cution by the engiriecring department
the schemes of the artillery and signal
corps for fire control of the seacoast de
fenses. The report says:
While the general principle of the Are con
trol system have been satisfactorily deter
mined and adopted, the. actual details on
which costs largely depend aro still In a
condition of experimental development by
the artillery, and it Is anticipated that the
con of actual, construction will probably
largely exceed the above, sum when such
development Is complete.
Work has been progressing on the fortl- !
ncatlons for the defense of Manila. Bay and
Sublg Bay and on the purchase of sites for
fortifications in Hawaii. A tract on the
Columbia River and ono on Puget Sound
were acquired during tho year. The total
estimates for fortifications works under the
engineer department for the fiscal year
1907 .amounts to J 11,42 1.153, diTlded as fol
lows:
Construction of run and mortar bat-
tertes n.ooo.ooo
Modernizing older emplacements.... 402.M.Q
Sites for fortifications and seacoast
defenses COO. 000
Protection, preservations and repair
of fortifications 230,000
Searchlights for harbor defenses.... 500. COO
Preparation of plana for fortifica
tions 5.000
Supplies for seacoast defenses........ 40.000
Seawalls and embankments 215.000
Eeawalls, defenses of Galveston. Tex. 1,433S33
Casemates, galleries, etc, for subma
rine mines ........................ CriO.iOU
Preservation and repair of torpedo
structures w,w
Defenses of Insular possessions:
Seacoast batteries. Mantis, p. I. .12.000.000
Seacoast batteries. Sublg Bay, P. I.. 5,000,000
usjDor. Hawaii ..................... bsj,w)
Procurement of land for sites for
defeases of Hawaiian Islands 320,100
An estimate of 375.090 is made for im
provements in the Yellowstone National
Park.
Expenditures on rivers and harbors
improvements in the United States reach
J22.32S.C23. This does not Include 52.2S3.073
under the Mississippi River Commission.
No estimates are made this year for
river and harbor Improvements save
tnose provided for unaer continuing con
tracts. -This amounts to 517.45601. to
which is added J 15,000 to be expended un
der the California Debris Commission and
also an estimate of J2,O.0CO for the Mis
sissippi River Commission.
Among the estimates for continuing
contracts aro the following:
San Pedro Harbor. Cal 1300,000
Mouth or Columbia River. 305,000
Honolulu harbor. Hawaii oo.oM
'Wilmington harbor. California 100,000
u"aa uaroor, tailioraia. .......... 30,000
San Pedro Bay. Cal 81.000
Columbia River at The Dalles. Or.... 250,000
M"umo iutw oeiweca Vancouver,
"Wash., aad Willamette River. Or... 20.000
Columbia Hirer and Lower Willamette
River, below Portland ........ 123,000
-SUFFRAGE RIOTS AT PRAGUE
TROOPS STORM AND' DESTROY
SOCIALIST BARRICADES.
Ten Persons Killed -Outright and
Over Two Hundred Injured In
Day-Long Disturbances.
PRAGUE. Nov. 5. Thousands of So
cialists held suffrage demonstrations this
morning, leading to serious disorders
which continued all day long. The morn
ing: gathering- was at thfe Wenzels Plattz.
and the crowds hooted and eventually
fired on the pQlIce. After ineffectual at
tempts to clear the streets it wns found
necessary to summon troops to disperse
the mobs.
RIotfng was resumed in the afternoon.
A barricade was erected by the demon
strators, which the troops stormed and
destroyed. Mobs driven from one point
constantly assembled at another. Tho
day's casualties were 10 .killed, 47 ser
iously and ISO slightly injured and 100
persons arrcsetd.
Fully 50.000 demonstrators took part In
the disorders. Quiet has now been re
stored and tho authorities have resolved
to resort to martial law if tho disorders
are repeated.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, M
deg.; minimum, 3S deg.
TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds.
Rastte.
Over 5000 slain in .last week's disturbances
at Odessa. Pago I.
Indescribable atrocities committed upon
Jews icdted by the police. Page 1.
General Trepoff prevents revolutionary
demonstration at St. Petersburg. Page I.
Hundreds of thousands parado decorated
streets of Moscow. Page'l.
NatieaaJ.
Secretary of 'War Taft will sot recommend
new work at the mouth of the Columbia.
Page 1.
Political.
Spectacular campaign of reform forces
against the machine in Philadelphia.
Page 2.
New Tcrk Democrats and Municipal Owner
ship League hold enthusiastic rallies.
Page 3.
Fuilonlsts at San Francisco- claim Partridge's
election for mayor by SOO votes. Page 4.
Ferelga.
King Leopold's commission Teports on con
ditions in Kongo Fre State. Page 9.
Socialist demonstrations at Prague lead to
various disorders. Page 4.
Domestic.
Mlnnespolll saloons all closed for the first
Sunday In 15 years. Page 1.
Head of suitcase victim found in handbag
in Boston harbor. Page 3.
Unfrocked Episcopal priest U ordained by
the Orthodox Church. Page a.
Bask building blown up by gas In Michigan
and three children killed. Page 1.
Prince Louis of Baitesberg Is entertained la
Washington. Page 9.
Sheriff's force and rnllllla compelled to re
treat before Kentucky mountaineers.
Pago B.
PacMe Coast.
Ramon of railroad building in the "Wil
lamette Valley. Page 10.
Incase man shoots two telegraph opera
tors In the hills sear Helena. Page -I.
Special agent of Attorney-General Moody In
vestigates Idaho land frauds. Page 13.
Eperta.
Pacific Coast Scores San Francisco 7-1.
Tacoma. 6-2. Seattle 5-14. Oakland 4-fl.
rain at Los Angeles. Page 3.
Willamette University's showing Is praised
by football critic? Page 13.
PertUsd aad Vldsdty.
Caretaker for Launches disappears and
father fear?" foci play. Page 1.
Probable candidates for successor to Sen
ator Mitchell. Page 14.
Bunding operations for nearly J 1, 000,000 re
sorted on the East Side. Page 9.
Sellwood dtlxns disgusted at poor car service
aad discourtesy of the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company. Page 8.
East Side wants park boulevard aad fins pro
tection. Pare S.
Dr. Cressey make defense of Professor O.
B. Mitchell, charged with heresy, declaring
It to be ridiculous. Page 8.
'William Olston die as result of Injuries la
street-car accident. Page 9.
Acts like- that of the Oregon City Council
hastens Socialism declares' Dr. Chapman.
Page 13.
Police raid fasts rase asd-Calaeee cuts oft
queue 'to escape. Page 9, .
TAFT IS OPPOSED .
TO lie WORK
Secretary of War Will Not
Make Exception in Favor
of the Columbia.
ENGINEERS-ARE FRIENDLY
Army Officers Heady to Appear Be
fore Congressional Committees
" and Aid Oregon's Ixmo
Representative.
OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, Nov. 5. In his annual report
made public today, General Mackenzie,
Chief of Engineers, asks that following:
appropriations -be made in next sundry
civil bill:
Mouth of Columbia River J300.0QO
Celllo Canal i 250,000
"Willamette and Columbia below
Portland 125,000
Columbia between Vancouver and
the mouth of tho WlllametteT... 20.000
Tacoma Harbor. 3W.C00
Each and all of these appropriations
wero authorized in the river and harbor
bill passed at the last session; these re
spective sums have been expended or are
covered by contracts now in force, so
that not one dollar asked for by General
Mackenzie will go to pay for new work.
In other words. General Mackenzie Is
asking only for enough money to pay for
work now under way or already com
pleted. He asks for no new appropria
tions for ho has been instructed by tho
Secretary of "War to cut down his esti
mates and confine himself solely to work
heretofore authorized.
Personally, General Mackenzlo believes
Congress should make large appropria
tions for the mouth of the Columbia
River, and he thinks It wrong to allow
work on that project to stop In Its pres
ent incompleted stage, and yet under In
structions from his superior he cannot
officially recommend such appropriation.
Mackenzlo Favors the Project.
As heretofore stated In these dispatches.
General Mackenzie believes no project In
the entire country Is In such dire need
of a big appropriation right now as the
mouth of the Columbia River. But any
such appropriation would bo for new
work, and Secretary Taft has put his foot
down upon a recommendation of that
character.
The money now remaining available. In
cluding the $300,000 to be appropriated this
"Winter, will become exhausted by l?c
ccmbcr 33, and unless Congress goes over
the head of Secretary Taft. work on the
jetty must be suspended for at least 16
months, for if Congress makes no new
appropriation for the mouth of tho Co
lumbia this "Winter, no appropriation can
bo secured until another river and harbor
bill passes, and that will be not earlier
than March. 1907.
ne Jast river and harbor bill carried
cash appropriations for all the projects
named above. In addition to authorizing
contracts for the amounts stipulated. It
was assumed that work under these con
tracts could be strung out to cover next
season, as well as the past Summer, and
In most Instances that plan is being fol
lowed, particularly on tho Celllo Canal.
But at the mouth of the Columbia River
tho engineers recognized the Importance
of prompt Improvement of the channel
across the bar and work was pushed up
to the limit fixed by law. so that little
remains to be done until another appro
priation is made.
Itlttle New Work Done.
The engineers would like to have liberal
appropriations this session for all the
pro pec ts above named, and especially for
the river from Portland to the sea. Al
though Congress has adopted a 25-foot
channel project. Its appropriations have
been so small that little has been ac
complished on that project, most of the
money so far appropriated being expend
ed In maintaining the present channel.
But It is believed the channel from Port
land to the sea can wait another year
If necessary, particularly if that wait will
In any way help to secure an appropria
tion for the Jetty. That is tho ono vital
work that demands immediate attention.
"While tho Army engineers aro prohib
ited from making any recommendation
for Ihe mouth of the Columbia in their
report. Major Langfltt, before leaving
Portland, recommended that $1,125,000 be
lmmcdlatclly appropriated for completing
the Jetty, and be stands ready, as do
other engineers, to appear before the
Congressional committees this Winter
and lend what aid he can to Senator
Fulton and others who may make a fight
to get this appropriation. It Is not be
lieved Secretary Taft will raise objec
tions to such action.
Other States Have Claims.
Secretary Taft, In his annual report,
will approve the 'recommendations made
today by General Mackenzie, but he wm
go no further. He will consistently elim
inate all estimates for river and harbor
works not already authorized, and there
appears to be no prospect of Inducing him
to change his position and make an ex
ception In the case of the mouth of the
Columbia. If he should make this ex
ception, delegations from other states
(and every state is now stronger than
Oregon) would Insist that exceptions be
made In favor of some of their projects,
and In the end the Secretary would bo
compelled to recommend a whole line of
new appropriations, which he Is unwilling
to do.
It will be easier to have the Columbia
Riyer appropriation attached to the sun
dry civil bill by either the Senate or
House. Secretary Taft will not object If
Congress sees fit to make this appropria
tion. He Is merely unwilling to assume
J. the responsibility for It. He does sot
care to oppose It if Congress takes the
initiative.
There Is some encouragement growing
out of the extreme friendliness of Army
engineers towards this Jetty project. They
may be able to lend valuable aid this
"WJnter, bufJ they alone cannot get the
appropriation. It will tax Senator Ful
ton's strength to the utmost. It will call
for heroic efforts on the part of Repre
sentative Jones in the House, backed by
such support as these men will get from
their Northwestern colleagues. But they
will be seriously handicapped by reason
of having no Congressional support from
Oregon, the state most vitally Interested.
MOUTH 3IXJST BE "WIDE OPEX.
Senator Piles Promises to Aid Co
lumbia River Improvement.
SEWTTIiE. "Wash.. Nov. 5. (Special.)
United States Senator S. H. Piles will
be a strong friend of the Columbia River
and advocate of Improvements both at
the mouth and on the upper river. Sena
tor Piles believes the Improvement of the
Columbia Is an issue as important to
Washington as to Oregon and he will
base his support In part upon that con
clusion and In part upon the theory that
the Congressional delegations of Oregon
and Washington should not have any
differences on matters that do not affect
rival Interests of the two states.
"Of course, a Washington man could
not be expected to sacrifice the Interests
of this stite for the sake even of the
Columbia River. If our interests were of
the same relative Importance." said
Senator Piles, discussing the Columbia
today. "I do not believe that I would be
justified In yielding necessary harbor
work here for the sake of the river.
"But that is a remote contingency.
There ia no reason why both states
should not receive; a fair amount of
money for the harbor projects In which
thoy are Interested. I do not believe .the
time will come when a choice would have
to be made.
"If you close the mouth of the Columbia
River you might as well close the entire
stream. That Is one reason why I am
Interested as much In appropriations for
work at the mouth of the river as on the
upper river. In this state we are as much
Interested In an open river as they are
In Oregon; so far as the upper river Is
concerned I believe we are even more
Interested. It Is a matter that affects
both states and I hope to' be ablo to co
operate with Senator. Fulton In securing
aid for work they need on the Columbia,
"There Is no reason why Oregon and
Washington should not work together in
Congressional matters that affect one
state or the other. Our Interests are ao
nearly Identical that there Is little likeli
hood of a clash. We certainly would be
stronger If perfect harmony existed."
BUILDING IS BLOWN UP
CAUSED BY IjEAKIXG GAS IX TJIE
BASEMENT.
Thrgev, Children Are Bead and Thir
teen People Aro Injured nt
Ishpcmlng, Mich.
ISHPEMING, Mich.. Nov. 5. Throe chil
dren are dead and 13 people are injured.
one fatally, as the result of an explosion
here today which completely destroyed
the Miners National Bank. The dead:
STEVEN" GOODMAN, aged 12 years.
ALICE Jt'GEE, aged 10 years.
EDWARD XTGItATir. aged 12.
Fatally Injured James F. Mullen.
A gas leak In the basement of the bank
building was responsible for the explosion
and loss of life.
Tho victims were all church attend
ants on their way home. Anderson and
Peterson, steamfltters, had been en
gaged to make repairs to the heating
plant, and as they entered the building
jthey detected the smell of gas. They
thought little of the circumstance,
however, and as they passed Into tho
f urnace-roomj they struck a match to a
gas Jet.
Thero was a terrible explosion. The
steamfltters were thrown through the
doorway at the rear of the building.
while the building collapsed, falllrigH
into a mass of ruins. A crew was
switching cars on a sidetrack near
tho bank and the cars blocked the
crossing when tho explosion occurred.
Many persons were, standing on the
walk, awaiting the passage of the cars
and thus were within reach of the ex
plosion.
There wero a number of narrow es
capes from death or serious Injury
James Mullen was In his office in the
bank building when the accldont oc
curred, and ho was not taken from the
debris until the rescuers had worked
for two hours In clearing away the
wreckage. The bodies of the killed were
fearfully mangled. The safety-deposit
vault In tho bank Is uninjured.
Cremated In Their Homes.
DAYTON, O.. Nov. 5. Jacob H&ugh.
his wlfo and son, Jesse, were cremated
in a fire which destroyed their cottage
eight miles north of Dayton, early this
morning. Oliver Haugh. another son.
was seriously burned and was taken to
a hospital.
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
Now York Jews Denounce the Mas
sacres in Russia.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. At the Sixty
seventh Street Synagogue tonight a large
gathering of Jews denounced the mas
sacre of their co-religionists In Russia
and prepared to call a great meeting on
Tuesday to tae definite steps to pro
test In the name of the Jews of America
against tho conditions prevailing in Rus
sia and to raise contributions foe the
widows and orphans of those slain In the
last few days at Odessa and other
places.
It was announced that the following
messages have been sent by the Rev.
Perrelra Mende, as president of the
board of New York Jewish Ministers and
president of the Orthodox Jewish Con
gregations of the United States and
Canada:
"To President Roosevelt We Implore
you to use your good offices and power
ful Influence to induce the Russian gov
ernment to stop the brutal massacres of
Jews. Civilization Is appalled. Humanity
Is outraged."
"To Lord Rothschild, president of the
United Synagogues, London, England,
and to Claude Monteflore, president of the
Anglo-Jewish Association, London. Eng
landUnited States representations in
voked for Jews in Russia. We ask you
get British government . to co-operate."
FEARS
MET FOUL PUT
Disappearance of" Caretaker
of Ladd's Launches Wor
ries a Father.
ABSENCE OF 0. H. KISEB
Launch and Boathouse Found in
Perfect Order as Usual Saturday
Xight, but Young Man Mys
teriously Vanishes.
Oscar H. Kiser, aged 22. employed as
caretaker of the pleasure launches and
boats of Charles E. Ladd at .Riverside
has been missing-since Saturday night.
Around his disappearance hangs the
deepest mystery, and although no clew
has been found as to what may have
happened It is now believed that the
missing man has met hid death by acci
dental drowning or foul play.
The last seen of Kiser was on Satur
day night about 6 o'clock when he left
Supple's boatyard In a launch bound for
Riverside, and the mysterious features
of the case are that he was accompanied
by an unknown young man who. too. has
not been located yet. and that the launch
was found In Its proper house at 9 o'clock
Saturday night and with everything In
perfect order.
Alarm Given Yesterday.
The alarm over KIser's disappearance
was not given until yesterday morning,
While employed In his work at the boats
he occupied a room In an adjoining
houseboat, which wa3 shared by his
chum, a Mr. Gossett. On Saturday night
Gossett, who clerks In a local store,
went out to the boathouse at 11 o'clock
expecting to And Kiser there as usual
All the lanterna In and around the boat
and launchhouses were lighted, with
everything In proper place, but Kiser was
nowhere to be seen. Picking up a lan
tern Gossett went into the launchhouse
and found KIser's satchel lying In the
bottom of the launch. Picking It up he
went back to the boathouse thinking that
probably Kl3er had gone into town on
the car. He waited iip until 2 o'clock in
the morning and then when Kiser still
failed to appear Gossett concluded that
his chum was "spending the night at the
house of his father, I. H. Kiser, of 516
East Eighteenth street. Yesterday morn
ing, however, when Gossett inquired at
Mr. Ladd's residence If Kiser had been
up there he was surprised to learn that
he had not been up to dinner there on
Saturday as usual, and as the day passed
without the appearance of Kiser, alarm
began to be felt and a search began.
Inquiries at his parents' and among his
friends In town brought forth the start
ling Information that nothing whatever
had been seen of him after he left Sup
pie's boatyard.
Xo CIctv Is Found.
A clososearch and examination around
the boathouse yesterday failed to reveal
tho slightest clew to his disappearance
AH of his belongings and clothing with
the exception of that worn by him while
In the launch were found In their proper
place and order. In the satchel taken
from the launch was found his revolver
fully loaded and some small articles of
clothing.
From tho appearance of things Kiser
had returned with the launch and housed
It, but whether he met his death then
and there or where he did go is a com
plete mystery.
Tho one person who could probably
throw light on tho matter Is the com
panion of Kiser In the launch unless he,
too, has shared the fate of the latter.
The Identity of this companion Is un
known nor can he be found. . When Kiser
left Supple's yard It was noticed by soma
of the workmen there that he was ac
companied by a youth of about the age
of 18, but no attention was, of course,
paid to him so that even his description
Is lacking, and the friends of Kiser can
not -even conjecture who that companion
might have been.
Habits "Were Exemplary.
The character and. habits of Kiser were
such as to bring the firm conviction that
he has been either the victim of an ac
cident or foul play. He was exemplary
In his habits, neither smoking nor drink
ing, and was absolutely steady and re
liable. Ho was active and a good swim
mer, and for this reason It Is doubted
that his disappearance Is due to drown
ing, and the theory of foul play In
clined to. -
It Is known that a. private detective has
been employed and Is now working on
the case. The river in the vicinity of the
boathouse wljl be dragged thl3 morning
and every effort mado to solve the mys
tery. The parents of the young man who
were not Informed of his disappearance
until last night, are prostrated with
grief.
I. H. Kiser, the father, said last night:
"Yes, we have lost our boy, and In my
heart I know that he must have been,
foully dealt with
"Unless unconscious, be was too good a
swimmer ever to drown, and there Is ab
solutely nothing to Indicate an accident.
This news is an awful shock to us and
we are heartbroken. Oscar was a good
boy and he was a son to be proud of.
"Wo are going to do everything we can
to find his body, or at least what has
happened to him."
Ovation to Russian Students.
ROME, Nov. 5. At the reopening of the
university the students finding among
them two Russians made an enthusiastic
demonstration, crying "Hurrah for con
stitutional Russia!" ,They then carried
the Russian students on their shoulders.
Speeches were delivered, and It was
agreed to organize a meeting of all Rome
associations in favor of free Russia.