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PORTLAND, OREGON, aiONDAT, IHAHCH
1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DOOMED TO DIE
BY INNER CIRCLE
Orchard Knew Too
Many Secrets.
SUSPECTED BY DYNAMITERS
Other Tools Are Said to Have
Been Suddenly Removed.
WESLEY SMITH MURDERED
Detective McParland Says He Will
Prove Death or Bons Miner to
the Satisfaction of the In
surance Companies.
BT W. Q. MAC RAH.
BOISE. Idaho. March 4. (Start corre
spondence.) Assassinating: those Whose
hands were against the Wcstorn Federa
tion of Miners, and those who rofuscd to
Join the association, arc not the onl3'
crimes for which the mombcrs of the In
nor Circle will be called upon to answer.
Not only were nonunion miners murdered
outright, bombs placed for state officials,
but the poor tools who commlttted the
revolting crimes for the Inner Circle were
then wolves victims of this committee of
death.
Harry Orchard was among the tools of
the Innor Circle marked for destruction.
Had he managed to have escaped arrest
after having assassinated ex-Governor
Stounenberg, he would not have lived
long to enjoy the ?3800 he was to have re
ceived for doing the job.
Orchard Under Suspicion.
The confession of Steve Adams, it is
Raid, shows that fie mcmbors of the In
ner Circle were suspicious of Orchard, and
that he had been shadowed for a long
time before he went to Caldwell for the
purpose of placing the bomb which killed
ex-Governor Stounonberg. Sentence had
bisn pawd upon him. and it is jald tbajt.
whether he succeeded, as he did. or failed,
lie would have been added to the list of
the tools that have been put out of the
way,
Crimes within crimes was the system
which the Inner Circle carried out. When
dupes of the Inner Circle had performed
so many, deeds for the Inner Circle that
they knew too much they were quietly
gotten out of the way, and itIs believed
that the confessions of Orchard and
Adams will prove this.
Knew Too Many Secrets.
Orchard had readied the point where he
kucw too much for the peace of mind of
the mombors of the Inner Circle, and he,
like others, was slated for destruction.
Only roundabout intimations of these
facts have leaked out so far. An effort
to confirm the truth of these statements
and obtain the names of some of the
dupes of this infamous circle who have
been murdered and never were heard of
again, failed tonight.
An '.official who has been foremost In
running down the minor criminals was
asked for a confirmation, but beyond say
ing "Oh, yes; such a thing is possible,"
he would neither deny nor confirm the
story.
It is not believed that Orchard knew he
was under suspicion, but there is every
reason to conjecture that in his confes
sion .he stated that he feared death at the
hands of those by whom he was employed.
Undoubtedly, it was through Adams that
the authorities learned that Orchard was
to have been murdered.
Added to Xdst of Murdered.
Through a resident of Boise, an ex
miner and former guard at the peniten
tiary, still another murder is added to
the list of the Inner Circle victims. He
Is "Wesley Smith, who mysteriously disap
peared from Tclluride in 1S02. Smith was
a boss miner, and had incurred the dis
pleasure or the Inner Circle. He was
about to leave Tclluride because he had
been warned to get out of the country
Smith had made up his mind .to leave
on a certain day. He went to his room
to pack his belongings, and. the last seen
of him was when he stepped into a barber
shop to get shaved. A search was made
for him by his friends, but he had dis
appeared as completely as if the earth
had opened up and swallowed him.
McParland AVI II Prove It.
Smith carried life insurance, and the
company has refused to settle, because
there was no positive knowledge to bo
had that Smith is dead. The resident f
Boise had learned that the insurance com
pany had refused to pay the insurance
upon Smith's life, and sought Major Mc
Parland for information, if the detective
had it, concerning the disappearance of
Smith. What Major McParland said was
this:
"The insurance company will pay
Smith's insurance, and I will make it my
business to sec that they do."
This means that either in the confes
sions of Orchard or Adams, the mystery
surrounding the disappearance has been
cleared up. Major McParland, in answer
to an inquiry -about Wesley Smith, said:
"They killed him, all right, and wo
know they did." Beyond this, McParland
would not discuss the matter. Undoubt
edly the proof that Smith, was murdered
will be furnished the insurance company
through McParland.
The scare resulting from the news of
tho theft ef dynamite from the varleus
powder magazines situated feeyead the
city limits has subsided a little tonight.
The search for the persons who stoic, tho
explosive? is still being carried on vigor
ously, but so far no arrests have been
made. Fnm the authorities It is learned
that they have pretty good knowledge
who the guilty men arc, and tliat they
will ;on be arrested.
It was rumored today that the dynamite
had been cached and that the authorities
knew where the cache was and were
waiting for those who stole the stuff to
appear and attempt to carry it away. The
walls of the Penitentiary arc still 'being
patrolled, and men are keeping close
watch upon Gox-crnor Gooding's home and
the homes of several others that may be
the mark of attack.
The officials here declare they do not
ffsar violence at the hands of the agents
of the inner circle and ay that if any
attempt Is made to injure any one it will
be the work of cranks. All incoming,
trains aro closely watched and all new
arrivals arc carefully looked up and their
bu.sinc.vfl learned.
Prisoners Hear or Confession.
The news that AdHins had added his
confession to that of Orchard's has been
conveyed to Moyrr. Haywood, Pettlbonc
and St. John. Tbjy were told by their
attorncyF, but It is Impossible to learn
how the prisoners took the news. It was
learned, however, that all four of the
prisoners, since they heard of Adams'
confession, have displayed considerable
concern, and for the first time since their
arrest have lost much of their assurance.
Of all the mn under arrest, it Is hint
ed that Pottlbonc is the worst or the lot.
He, so the story goes., was the chief con
spirator, the man who planned the as
sassinations and paid -out the money. Cer
tain testimony given before the grand
Jury went to show that Haywood, who re
ceived a day as secretary, had for
some time prior to his arrest been spend
ing money around Denver at the rate of
$25 a day. This money is believed to have
been a part of the assassination fund.
Grand .Jury Resumes Investigation.
The grand Jury will resume Its inves
tigation tomorrow, but no Intimation is
given out by the prosecution that true
hills will be returned by the Jury. It may
be that the indictments 'will be withheld
until after the arguments on the writs of
habeas corpus have been made before the
State Supreme Court Friday morning.
Not all of the evidence in the hands of
the prosecution will be presented before
the grand jury, and from very good au
thority It Is learned that about all of the
evidence that the state Is going to fur
nish at this time has been presented be
fore the Jury.
FATHER IS WATCHING SIMPK1XS
George Russell Goes to Boise to See
About Reward for Suspect.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March .
(Special.) Persistant rumors that J. I
Slmpkins, wanted by the Idaho authori
ties In connection with the murder of ex
Governor Steunenberg, is staying near
'the townvef. Tro JU ers, in the
western "part of Walla Walla County,
were today given some color of authen
ticity when It was learned from appar
ently good authority that George Russell
had started for Boise and Caldwell a few
days ago to lay the matter before the
authorities.
The meager Information available here
is to the effect that Slmpkins is working
near Two Rivers, in the caoaclty of a
farmhand, and that he was recognized by
Russell, who has been acquainted with
him for years. Russell left his father-in-law
to watch the man until he could go
to Idaho and make arrangements for the
claiming of the reward in case the arrest
is made.
Telegraphic Inquiry directed to Gover
nor Gooding this evening resulted in a re
ply that they were unable to verify either
of the statements.
There has been considerable speculation
here and at Wallula as to the probability
of the two desperate characters who es
caped from the Wallula Jail about a week
ago In some. way being connected with the
recent developments In Idaho. When ar
rested they had In their possession a full
set of burglar tools and assortment of
high explosives. They were enabled to
escape from the Jail through outside as
sistance, and since the announcement
that an effort had oeen made to liberate
the prisoners in the Caldwell jail. It has
been Intimated that it might have been
the same persons who were making their
way from tlie Couer d'Alenes to Southern
Idaho and who supposed that some of the
accused members of the Western Federa
tion of Miners were in the jail.
Rumor of Slmpkins Capture.
BOISE. Idaho. March 4 There has been
a rumor that Jack Slmpkins has been ar
rested, it being added that Slmpkins had
confessed and sent word to Adams to do
likewise. The improbability of such a
story and explicit denial by the authori
ties indicate It is without foundation.
BEAT i WIPE TO DEATH
BUFFALO PHYSICIAN ATTACKS
INVALID AVITH HAMMER.
AA'ith a. Rifle Insane Murderer Then
Blows Off the Top of
His Head.
BUFFALO. X. Y., March 4. H. L WhIU
beck, a physician and dentist, killed his
wife with a hammer today and then blew
his brains out with .a rifle.
Whltbeck walked up behind his wife as,
she was sitting in a rocking-chair and
struck her a terrific blow on cither temple
with a hammer. Then he left the ham
mer on a table and walked Into the next
room where he took up a rifle, nesting
the butt end on the floor he leaned his
forehead against the mouth of the barrel
and pulled the trigger. The top of his
.head was blown off.
Mrs. Whltbeck had been an Invalid
many years. She was about the same age
as her husband, 13 years. Whltbeck re
cently had been a patient In a sanitarium.
Mrs. Whltbeck was taken to a hospital
where she died soon after.
EARTH SHAKES IN MAINE
Rumblinp Accompanies Motion at
City of Portland.
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PORTLAND. Me.. March 4. A stlnct
earthquake was felt in this city today.
In several parts of the city the shock was
accompanied by rum bl lag, which lasted
several aeeeata. I
HEARST'S ARMY
OFf IB ORATORS
Descends on New York Capitol
and Swamps It With
Eloquence.
LEGISLATORS IN DESPAIR
Reformer Wcar.v the Committees
AVIth Spcechcj- Hearst Strength
ens Organization and Causes
I'car of Upheaval.
ALBANY, N. Y.. March 3.-Spccial.)-Thc
Capitol has been Inundated, flooded
and devastated by words this week, all
in an effort lo present to tue Legislators
the merits of various bills In which Wil
liam Randolph Hearst Is vitally Interest
ed. It has been an experience to which
even hardened lawmakers refer with a
shudder, and has driven numbers of them
to drink.
All through the session the progress of
the Hearst boom has been watched with
agonized Interest by the Senator and
Assemblymen, especially tho who are
members of important committees. For
they have been compelled to give "hear
ings" and these hearings have almost In
variably been attended by representatives
of the new partj of the common people.
Large numbers of bills more or less
startling In character, were Intro
duced by Municipal Leagues, or rather
as they are now called. Independent
League, assemblymen. There are bills
to count the ballots cast at the last
election for 75-cent gas, to prevent the
traction merger made by August Bel
mont and Thomas F. Ryan, providing
for direct nominations, a corrupt prac
tices act, a municipal ownership bill,
five constitutional amendments, and
lastly providing for seven legislative
investigating committees to probe Into
all sorts of departments and things.
Typical Case of Suffering.
It must be said in favor or the leg
islators that not the slightest par
tiality has been shown. Each and
every one of the municipal ownership
bills was referred to a committee as
soon as it was introduced and there It
has remained ever since. But the
hearings go on day lifter day.
Here Is a sample sketch:
Ten unhappy men sit cowering
around a long table. They arc not
condemned criminals, they comprise a
majority of the Assembly cities com
mittee. "We will now consider Assembly bill
23." says the chairman wearily. "Docs
anybody desire to be heardT
There Is a groan from the committee
men as William M. Jones steps forward.
They have heard him before, oh! so often.
He speaks for an hour, and Is stopped by
force. Ivlns is followed by Clarence J.
Shcarn, Mr. Hearst's personal attorney.
He talks: so doc,s John Ford, formor can
didate for Comptroller. Then the com
mittee goes into "executive session."
Nothing doing. The next week Is more
discussion of "Assembly bill 23," partici
pated in, among others, by William M.
Ivlns. Clarence J. Shearn and John Ford.
The cities committee Is not the only
one that suffers. There arc other com
mittees, and every one has heard Ivlns,
Shearn and Ford, until they are moved
to tears at the mere mention of their
names.
"Heavens!, here comes Shearn," is a
cry that will send members scurrying out
of the Senate or Assembly chamber.
"On the 143-mile stretch between here
and New York." remarked a Senator of
a statistical turn of mind, "these men
make more mileage than an overworked
Pullman car porter."
Train load of Oratory.
But the limit was reached this week,
and coming events cast their shadows be
fore, when the Associated Press sent out
this Interesting item:
"One of the picturesque features- of
the coming week will be the presence
here of William Randolph Hearst and
some 500 of his followors. They are ex
pected to arrive about noon on Tues
day, on a special train, and for three
days will appear almost continuously
before the various committees which
have in charge the legislation favored
by Mr. Hearst, municipal ownership
JAXL AT CALDWKIX. IDAHO.
EVKNT3 Or COMING WEEK.
Conference at Aljceelra.
Thf. Aljrrclrai coferea on Mo
roccan affairs will continue this week
to be the. focus point in International'
intercut. The queitlen of the Mo
roccan bank having been practically
pawed over, the conferee, by a mo
tion adopted Saturday, will now con
sider the moil Important point, the
policing or the country. Should
agreement en this iutlen be po
stbl. an early solution ef the whole
problem and an adjournment of the
conference may be looked tor.
KIbjc Ednnxd to VWt Continent.
Off for a two months holiday, and
traveling as the Duke of Lancaster,
King Rdward will this Week vt!t
Pari, where he will staj" at the
BrltUh Embr until Tuesday. Dur
ing his vUlt te the French capital he
Rill meet President FalWerQ. Trem
Tarls the Kins gee te lllarritx and
will star there until the end of
March. While at Biarritz he will re
ceive. Klnr Alton nnd ritnj with
him th details of the tatter's mar
riage to Princess Ena. of Ilattonhcrg.
ConWtory at the Vatican.
In view ef the recent riots In
France, much Interest attaches to
the conliory which will ho held at
the Vatican March 10. for the purpose
of considering the Froneh Severn
mem' attitude In the matter ef sep
aration of church and state. The
pop. It Is expected, will formulate a.
protest against reparation, and prob
ably secret Instruction will l nt
to the Mrhops of France as to their
attitude toward the nw law. It Is
considered possible at this consistory
the pope will ftll the vacancies In tho
college of cardinal.
Opposed to Corrupt Elect Ion.
The Association to Trcvent Cor
rupt Practices at Election will meet
In New York MarcJ? s te 7. The
subject for dIcussfon wilt be "Pri
mary and Election Laws" and "Cor
rupt Practices." Among the speak
ers will be It. 1 Borden, leader or
the opposition In the Canadian
Parliament.
people and the Independence League.
Among the measures they will support
are the resolutions for tho investigation
of the New York traction merger and
the lait election In New York City, the
Ehberg rapid-transit bill, the Long
corrupt practices and tho Schmltt ballot-reform
hill, the Rock eight-hour
bill and the Kckmnn bill providing for
a municipal ilghtlng plant In New York
City."
Strong men shuddered when they read
this, but they could not ward off tho In
vasion of Albany. The Hearst delegation,
headed by the Congressman, traveled up
tnc river In a special train of ten parlor
cars. Great stress was laid upon the sire
of the delegation, but there could Just as
easily have been ICO trains each of 100
cars, for, like snvaU?t. transportation
was free. Five hundred men rode In par
lor cars at the expense of the Con
gressman, and wore treated to lunch at
tbc fashionable Ten Eyck Hotel.
Then they were received by the Gov
ernor, very briefly, after which the real
torture of the day began. Hurriedly the
delegation divided Itself Into smaller
bodies, each of which swooped down upon
some Inoffensive committee, and the
"talkfest" that ensued broke all records.
Talk of a circus with three rings and a
stage! It could not for a moment bo
compared with vhnt happened here.
While one orator was discussing the ab
struse provisions of the bill to end the
merger, another orator, at the end of the
hall, was painting the delights of mu
nicipal ownership, while a third man
was pointing out why a legislative com
mittee should be named at vast expense
to worn the poor old Comptroller.
Swamp All Committees.
Enthused by the spectacle, unattached
delegates swarmed Into committee
rooms, where nothing In the line of
municipal ownership was under discus
sion, and made impassioned orations
upon the first subject that came Into
their minds. It Is a day that will be
long remembered by the unhappy legis
lators, who found themselves confronted
by arguments, for the "Pee-Pul." even
In their hotels and the saloons to which
they had crept away, with the purpose of
drowning their sorrows.
And as a result of a day of argument,
pleading, prayers, expostulation and
threats. It has been decided:
That the various bills for which the
delegation appeared shall continue to re
main in the various committees.
.Hearst a Political Factor.
Mr. Hearst Improved his trip to Albany
by meeting a number of his "state lead
ers" and putting the organization In such
shapo that the "wheels would go round"
better. There Is no doubt but that poli
ticians here arc beginning to watch him
with Interest, and many are Inclined to
(Concluded on page 2.)
TRADE OF WORLD
Vladivostok Made Port of En
try to Offset Loss of
Southern Harbors.
AMERICANS WILL PROFIT
Chinese Kastcrn Railtvny Announces
That CharRcs at Fixed Rates to
Manchuria n Points Can Be
Paid in United States. '
WASHINGTON. March 4. Russia's re
newed attempt to establish a permanent
foothold in Northern Manchuria, by
making Vladivostok the port of entry,
thereby offsetting the loss of Dalny and
Port Arthur, is described in an official
report made public at the State Depart
ment today, which report recently
roached Washington from one of the
department's agents In China.
The report expressed the belief that
this will redound to the development of
American trade and will result in a
great curtailment of the Importance of
Shanghai as a distributing point. The
extract made public at the department
'says:
"Since the conclusion of peace between
Russia and Japan there has been much
speculation in the' foreign community of
Shanghai as to the future opportunity for
trade and development in Manchuria,
and therefore the negotiations between
Japan and China on the one hand and
the diplomatic moves of Russia at Pckln
have been watched with the closest at
'tention. Riots Drove Away Traders.
"As soon as the way to Vladivostok
was open, there ensued a rush of steam
ers from Shanghai. Tsing Tao, Chefoo.
Tien Tsin. Nagasaki. Kobe and Yoko
hama, and as a consequence the Imme
diate demand for merchandise was soon
satlsfietL Then came the riots both at
Vladivostok and Harbin, followed by the
ice closing the port of entry- These dis
couraging factors drove many of the
traders away and left a market which,
while well supplied with such luxuries as
arc Intended for the Russians, Is still de
manding staples (or the natives, and Is
offering a great chance for development.
"Such is practically the situation today
and a period of three months from tlds
date will see Northern Manchuria eager
for that which Is now believed to be the
beginning of a new era. which will last
a few years at the least.
Contrast With Japanese Reticence.
"No one knows what Japan, intends to
do in Southern Manchuria, cither in the
way of trade or in development in con
nection with her portion of the Chinese
Eastern Railway and the new line that
Is to be built there to connect with
Corca. Russia, for the benefit of her
portion of the Chinese Eastern Railway,
for her own political affairs in the Far
East, and perhaps for the sake of af
fording a contrast. Is letting everjbody
know what her aim and ambition Is. It
may be well to point out what Is the
field for the development now being ad
vertised by Russian agents.
"The Chinese Eastern Railway, which
leaves the old and original survey of the
Trans-Siberian railway at Nertchinsk.
crosses the Manchurian border at the
station since called Manchuria, and then
by a southeastern course runs through
one of the most fertile areas on the con
tinent to Harbin, and. from thence on to
Poyranttznala (border), thus reaching Si
beria again and Joining the Ousuri rail
way (a part of the original Trans-Siberian,
route, and now running to Khabarovsk,
on the Amur river), goes to Vladivostok.
Through this Manchurian section there
are vast stretches of rolling and level
lands, great forests of fine wood of a
merchantable kind, and rich mineralized
areas.
Plans Laid While Cities Burn.
"Even: while Vladivostok and Harbin
were burning, plans were hastening for
the coming campaign of development.
The scheme advertised contemplated the
establishment of a steamship service
which would make Vladivostok the home
port, the welcoming and the protection
of invested capital, the invitation to use
the railway as the means of transporta
tion to Europe for the products of China,
and especially of tea.
"These. In a general way, are said to
be the plans, and the foreign agent has
been given a free hand to put them Into
effect as far as the outside world Is con
cerned. It Is thus evident that the gov
ernment and the Russian owners of this
railway property are preparing to do.
a great deal toward making Vladivostok
the port of entry, and thereby making
tin trtr fh Tn nf " TVa Tt-hl- tti T)n A
thur.
"The docks are to be enlarged, they
say. go-downs built, and cargo landing
facilitated. This means competition with
the Japanese, and an interesting condi
tion will result. The Japanese merchant
marine have apparently recognized this,
and while Japan's affairs are being ad
justed in the former war zone, their
steamers are getting ready to enter the
Vladivostok trade also.
Great Futtxre for Port.
"If. therefore, the ports of 3outhern
Manchuria should be forsaken and there
should be a reversion to Vladivostok, it
would seem that there should be a much
better future for a practically discarded
port. It Is also argued by those who are
Interested in Vladivostok that it la nat
urally the port for American Manchurian
commerce, being closer and easier of ac
cess In every way.
"Heretofore Shanghai ha beneited,
largeiy by the Manchuriaa carrying
trade, but K tWe Lf tke' eutcoate indi
cated in the foregoing. China's great
est port will suffer. American cargo will
be landed at Yokohama. Kobe, Mbjl or
Nagasaki, or It will go direct. And there
will be a great curtailment of the cargo
at Shanghai, which is landed here for
trans-shipment. That from Europe via
the Suez Canal can also with less ex
pense go to the north direct rather than
trans-ship.
Concessions to Americans.
"It Is already announced that the Chi
nese Eastern Railway will institute a
system . by which all charges at fixed
rates can be paid In America for ship
ments to any point in Manchuria report
ed by the line.
"If half of the optimistic views of
those who talk from the Russian stand
point concerning Northern Manchuria
and the Chinese Eastern. Railway come
true, the world will speedily see that as
a matter of fact Russia has suffered very
little by the outcome of the war, as far
as it relates to her development projects
in tho Far East. In any event, in the
Immediate future Northern Manchuria
seems, according to the present pro
gramme, indicated as a good field for
American enterprise."
BUIIjDIXG UP MERCHANT FLEET
Japan Is Tryinp: to Capture Carrying
Trade of the Paciric.
WASHINGTON. March 4. Consul
Generjil Rogers, at Shanghai, reports
that since the close of the war with
Russla: Japan hus entered actively
upon the extension of her merchant
marine. He refers to semi-official re
ports that Japanese ships will soon
reach every port touched by Pacific
waters, and suys the shipbuilding com
panies of Japan are building new ves
sels, repairing old onos. altering cap
tured craft, and adapting everything
they have afloat to secure the carry
ins trade of the Pacific.
Consul Liofeld. of Freiburg, reports
on Germany's completion of the laying
of the new Pacific cable from Shang
hai to Yap, In the Caroline Islands,
which, he says, covers over 2000 miles;
closed a gap that makes it the first
continuous non-English line to encir
cle the globe, and Is laid at the great
est ocean depth of any In the world,
and reaching 22.966 feet.
VILLAGE FULLS INTO LUKE
ROARING SOUND WARNS INHAB
ITANTS, WHO ESCAPE.
Action of Waves Had Eaten Into
Base or Clifr on Which Stood
Italian Town or Tavcrnola.
ROME. Maroh 4. The village of Tav
crnola, built on the perp'cndlcular cliffs
above Lake Isco. In tho province of
BrescI, was almost entirely destroyed this
morning by the rocks suddenly giving
way, apparently because the lake had
eaten into the base of the cliff. The dis
aster was preceded by a loud roaring
sound which enabled the 1000 Inhabitants
to escape.
One fisherman was killed. About 200
feet of rock and the houses on It were
swallowed up by the lake.
TACT0BAN IS BURNED.
Over Hair a Million Loss in Philip
pine Hemp District.
MANILA. March 4. Tactoban. the
capital of the Island of Leyte, has
been destroyed by fire.. The financial
I0S3 is reported to be 5603.003. Tactoban
was the fifth city of the Islands and
was situated in an Important hemp
district. A number of warehouses were
destroyed. Government assistance will
be rushed.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. M
deg.; minimum. 41. Precipitation, 0.10
of an Inch.
TODAY'S Cloudy to partly cloudy with oc
casional squalls. Southerly- winds.
Domestic.
Albany Statehous flooded by boomers of
Hearst bills. Pago 1.
Archbishop Glennon scores debasing ten
dency of modern drama. Page 1.
Chicago Socialists declare that Federation
officials must not die. Pagre
Soldiers and Indians will take part in Pike's
Peak celebration. Page 5.
National.
The statehood bill and railroad rate legis
lation are before the Senate. Page 2.
Provisions In the Indian bill will provoke
discussion In the House. Page 2.
General J. M. Schofleld. former Commander
of the Army, dies at his Florida home.
Page 4.
Porelgn.
American merchants will benefit by making
Vladivostok a port of entry- Page 1.
Japanese are making all efforts to capture
the carrying trade of the Pacific Page 1.
German professor suggests plan for ex
change of vls-ts between President and
Kaiser. Page 3.
Concessions by France and Germany will
bring about settlement of Moroccan re
forms. Page 3.
Parisian crowds cheer appearance of King
Edward of England. Page 3.
Russia.
Dramatic suicide before Gapon Society of
member accused of taking money from
the government- Page 4.
Fear expressed of a general uprising of
peasants. Page 4.
Politic.
Politics booming In First Congressional Dis
trict. Page 9.
Seattle municipal election thought to be
walkover for Republicans despite fusion
is ts. Page 4.
' raciflc Coast.
Orchard said to have been doomed to death
by the Inner Circle. Page I.
Chinese quarters at Salem set afire by an
incendiary. Page 4.
. Portland aad YldaUr.
Two pastor condemn divorce from their
pulpits. Page 8.
Labor party plana, to make aggressive fight.
Page 8.
Big prizes offered to teachers who visit Port
land and write on themes of the Nortti
west. Page 14.
Mayor Xane announces that he may cease
raiding disorderly houses. Page 14.
Port of Portland, Commission will probably
act on Portland & Seattle bridge applica
tion Thursday; favorable action expected.
Page 7.
Anniversary of Robert Emmet eulogized in
speech and song. Page 9.
Lively flKht on between Candidates for Con
gress la Second District. Pago 9.
Manager McCredlo announces names of his
baaeball towers; will train at Stocktoa.
. Pars 13.
MORAL
Archbishop Glennon, of St.
Louis, Attacks Debasing
Tendency of Stage.
SHAME IS CALLED GENIUS
Depictions or the Depravity or Men
and Women Arc Provided as
Entertainment for a
Christian People,
ST. LOUIS, March 4. (Special.)
Following the production of "Sappho."
"Camille" and other French play's in
this city last week by Sarah Bern
hardt. Archbishop John J. Glennon to
day delivered a powerful attack on the
stage and the debasing tendency of
the modern drama. lie said in part:
"The modern author or the actor
generally introduces his book or play
by dolnsr something to attract atten
tion a libel suit, or a divorce court
finds the greatest favor then comes
the production fitted to maintain tho
lost character of the author, and the
dear public flock to applaud his genius
In what is simply a salacious story.
"And the same may be said of thea
ter going. To go nrght after night to
the theater is one of the surest marks
of decadence: such decadence as af
flicted old Rome when her citizens
sold their birthright, their liberty and
their glories for the 'bread and games
which their tyrants gavo them.
"You avoid the cancer hospital and
the pesthouse while, night by night,
you rush madly to enjoy the sad pro
cession of moral lepers exposed amid
the plaudits of the multitudes; the can
cerous growths, the deadly vices that
destroy the souls of men.
"Roue and demi-mondanc are depict
ed with startling realism and man's
depravity and woman's shamelcssnesa
are held forth as the expressions of
genius and a fit means for entertain
ing a Christian people.
"You say even still there Is genlua
back of it all. Yes, perhaps, but it i3
only the genius that gilds the tomb;
the phosphorus that accompanies the
last stages of putrefaction."
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BIG FIELD FOR COLUMBIA
Million Dollars AVill Be Spent and
Admission Is to Be Free.
NEW YORK. March 4. A spacious and
splendidly equipped athletic field, costing
51.000.00Q. Is proposed for Columbia "Uni
versity in plans filed with President But
ler today by the committee he appointed
some time ago to take the matter up. It
is proposed to make the ground by filling
in the shallow shore waters up tne Hud
son River as far out as the pier head
line, between One Hundred and Sixteenth
and One Hundred and Twentieth streets.
The consent of the city being necessary
to the plan. It Is proposed to secure this
If possible by combining public play
grounds with the athletic field and to fur
nish facilities for the sports of the Pub
lic School Athletic League. It is also
proposed to erect an ornamental water
gate on the grounds, where distinguished
visitors may be received. The stands sur
rounding the field will be designed of
steel and concrete.
With this field of unusual size. Colum
bia University would be able to inaugu
rate its proposed new policy In regard to
athletics by doing away with all charges
for gate money and by inviting the rep
resentatives of other institutions, or those
of the Army and Navy, for example, to
use the grounds as the university's
guests, tickets of admission being dis
tributed to the alumni and students, in
stead of being offered for public sale.
The committee in charge consists of
George L. Rives. William Barclay Par
sons and Daniel Leroy Dresser, all alum
ni of Columbia.
L0NGW0RTHS ARE BACK
Take Up Jtesidence in Their Homo
Eighteenth Street.
WASHINGTON, March 4. Representa
tive and Mrs. N. Longworth returned to
Washington today from Cuba, to which
place they journeyed after their wedding.
They occupied a private car attached to
a regular train of the Southern Railway,
which arrived here at 9:30 o'clock this
morning. They were met at the train by
Mr. Longworth's private secretary, and
drove immediately to Mr. Longworth's
residence, on Eighteenth street, where
they have taken up their home.
Mr. Longworth will immediately resume
his legislative duties at the Capitol.
Blue Cross "Work In Russia.
NEW YORK. March 4. Boris Kleba
noff, recently named as the representa
tive in America, of the Russian Blue Cross,
has arrived here and will make his head
quarters in this city. Owing to recent
events In Russia, which have left many
thousands of victims of war and riot,
the Russian Blue Cros3, which is a phll
anthroDlc organization under th no?mn.
age of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mar-
riKievna, nas extended tne scope of Its
work and la sending representatives
abroad.
The Blue Cross is in no sense a rival
of the Red Cross. It maintains refu
gees' asylums, training schools, work
farms, hospitals and kindergartens.
Founded in 1882. it has grown rapidly and
has an endowment fund of $500,000 and re
ceives such support from all classes that
it is practically the national charity.
Window-Glass Prices Higher.
CLEVELAND, March 4. The American
Window-Glass Company, If -was an
nounced here today, has decided upon an
other raise of 5 per cent In the price of
window-glass, effective tomorrow. Sev
eral smaller manufacturers have taken
similar.' action.
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