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VOX. XIVI.-XO. 14.128.
PORTUAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1906. .
PRtCE FiVE CENTS.
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CHURCH POLITICS
cost mm job
Wife Sought Appoint
ment of Cardinal;
WANTED RED HAT FOR IRELAND
Roosevelt Would Not Interfere
in Church Affairs.
MEW AMBASSADOR NAMED
Cincinnati Man Disgruntled Because
Not Promoted From Vienna to
Better Post Owes Appoint
ment to McKlnlcy.
BELLAMY STOKER.
Rettnmy Storer was barn at Cin
cinnati. August 28. 1847. and gradu
ated from Harvard Jn ISC7 ami the
Cincinnati Law School In IMI'J. 1n
which year he was admitted to the
bar. Ho practiced In Cincinnati and
was ejected to the lowor house of
Congress for two irms from 1X11 to
JRM5. He entered the diplomatic
"ervlcc as Minister to Belgium In
1U7. ryas transferred .to ' Spain' liu
Jnilr-i. and t Austria-Hungary
In Soptomber. .!K)2. '
WASHINGTON. March 19. (Special)
-Ambassador Bellamy Storer. of Ohio,
was removed from his post at Viennn
by President Roosevelt because of tl'
ambition of Archbishop Ireland to be-
Bellamy Storer. Anibasador to Austrla
Hungurx. rente n cardinal and the efforts of the
wife of Mr. Storer to assist him In
that ambition.
President Roosevelt had warned Mr.
Slower that the course of his wife
would be fatal to his diplomatic ca
reer, but the warning: was unheeded.
Tiicn the Prosidont decided that the
only course left was to remove Mr.
Storer.
WASHINGTON, March 18. (Special.)
Tfce name of Charles S. Francis, of Troy.
"X. Y x-Atiierlcan Minister to Greece,
warn ct to the Senate today as Ambas
HKilor to Austria-Hungary, to succeed
Bellamy Storer. Mr. Francis fatlier was
formerly Ambassador to Austria.
Enough was learned today of the rca
on for the j-etlrement of Mr. Storer
front the post to indicate that a diplo
matic sensation will be provided. If the
whole story is allowed to become known.
WITc Cause of Trouble.
To Mrs, Storer. who Is an aunt of Con
gressman Longworlh, Is attributed the
creation of friction. Her devotion to
the Catholic- faith is said to have excr
'Clscd an influence which. In the opinion
of the President, hampered rather than
assisted her husband's service. Clerical
politics, although unknown at Washing
ton, Is a potent Influence In Continental
Kuropcan capitals. Mrs. Storer Is said
to have Interested terself especially. In
the question of appointing another Roman
Catholic cardinal In the United States.
President Roosevelt felt himself Jn no po
sition to exercise his influence in affairs
of the church.
Nothing is obtainable to confirm a re
port that charges had been preferred
against Mr. Storer.
Soured Because Not Promoted.
There Ja another theory regarding Mr.
Storer' resignation that finds some ad
herents, although It Is not as generally
accepted as that of Mrs. Storcr's becom
ing Involved In church politics. It is
whispered that Air. Storer has been nurs
ing a Ygrouch" because he was forced
.to remain so long In a country distaste
ful to him. This is offset by the. an
nouncement that he retires of his own
volition, and that no unpleasantness ex
ist between him and his Government.
Mr. Storer went to Austria-Hungary- ex-
pectlng ho would get early promotion to
a more responsible post. He has been
three years and a half In Vienna, how
over, and there was little likelihood that
ho would so to cither St. Petersburg or
Berlin.
The PreeMcat xuuBediiMr. Slerer as Aa-
ibassador to Austria-Hungary because of
McKlnlcy, and also because of the pleas
ant friendship tholr families enjoyed
Tvhen Mr. Roosevelt occupied the position
of Civil Service Commissioner.
ELKINS TURNS ON CRITICS
Objects to Cummins Calling: Senate
a Cemetery.
DES MOINES. la.. March 19.-Governor
A. B. Cummins has received from Sen
ator Elkins. chairman of the Senate com
mittee on Interna tc commerce, a letter
denying the statements made "by Mr.
Cummins In recent speeches regarding
his hearing before thai committee last
Summer with respect to the rate bill.
Mr. Klklns takes Issue openly with Mr.
.Cummins on several points. He --ays In
closing- his letter:
I have a Interest In year campaign for
a third term, but I am free te express the
opinion that there are f tats where
man cwM perpetuate hlmf-elf In office by
maligning me branch of the general Gov
ernment. The United .State Senate 1 ex
pected to be a deliberative body and. when
the Governor ef a great state impugn the
motive, of m-mber f that body, exeopt Vhe
one in whose town he peakn. and applies
to them the opprobrious terms "cemetery"
unci "mausoleum and avows his intention
to erect headstones to Its meinbr ri, it is
time for rente one to visit him to be more
explicit. It would be Interesting at whofe
heads you intend to erect stones.
Mr. Elkins then proceeds to point out
what, he terms the Governor's deviations
from" the facts.
XO SOCIALISM I'OK TAMMANY
Opposes Municipal Ownership ami
Prefers Supervision.
XBW YORK. March 19. What is re
garded as a declaration of Tammany
Hall's principles for the .state campaign
next Fall was made today at a special
meeting of the organization, which was
addressed by Representative W. Bourke
Cockran, grand sachem of the Tammany
Society. Mr. Cockran Introduced a
lengthy set-it of resolutions, which were
adopted. Their tone throughout Is one
of opposition to o-called "latter-day So
cialism." and It was asserted that on this
platform Tammany will make this year's
light.
On the subject of municipal ownership
tit, is declared that. while experience
shows that public utilities are more cf-
fedtively administered by private agon
Ices under tho watchful supervision of
(Government than by public officers, "we
do not believe that the service actually
rendered by private corporations operat
ing public franchises In this city ap
proaches the efficiency of which they are
capable and to which the people are en
titled." To remedy the evil It Is- proposed that
a commission be appointed to investigate
telephone, gas and electricity.
.M12LLI2X DENOUNCES BILL.
fKallroud President Pours Forth lu-
vective on Hepburn's Measure.
HARTFORD. Conn.. March 19. Pres
idepj: C S. Mcllen, of the New York.
Nrw Haven & Hartford Railroad to
night delivered an address before the
G t Together Club taking' as his sub
ject the Hepburn rate bill. In dlscufis
inp It, he declared that he considered
the bill bad and full of evil possibili
ties and that he believed the measure
hrd Ik en drafted with some ulterior
motive. He said In part:
H is claimed that I favor this bill, while
the fart is 1 regard It In Its preccnt form
ah a most .pernlclout piece of legislation
one of the worst that have attracted my
attention. The hill is so bad. and Is full of
rtich evil possibilities, regarding which I
am dlspoeed to believe some of its ad
vocators have been Imposed upon. It will
probabl overshoot the mark, and a careful
examination yiues me to speculate whether
It may not have been cunningly devised by
some -one opposed to all legislation. So
utterly subversive is It of all principle of
Justice. utterly regardle&s Is It of all
n. nrrn nt In constitutionality; so arbitrary
and autocratic Is it In its provisions regard
ing" unimportant matters that It may be
veil believed that It was the design to cause
d!sgut. distrust and antagonism among' all
right-thinking and fair-minded men.
If such a result should obtain, it will. In
my Judgment, be a misfortune to the rail
roads as well as to the public. The need of
additional legislation I have always ad
mitted, "have, publicly advocated. . for the
power of the railroads Is too great to be
longer permitted to be exercised without
greater restraint "in th nlterest of the public
Any legislation along lines that will ac
complish the practical elimination of pref
erences and discriminations and the pres
ent laws have nearly accomplished their
purpose In these respects amendments to
existing laws requiring the frequent examin
ation of books, records and accounts, as In
tli case of National bank, with the fullest
return and their publication and accessi
bility, will do more good to tho public 'and
be without harm to the carriers than anr
such legislation ns Is now. pending before
the fnlted State Senate.
Mr. Mellcn .In conclusion said that
"flu! n law as this would cover with
sham the Czar of Russia or the Sultan
of Turkey.
SPRECKELS' DOOM SEALED
Doctors Say Wealthy Callforniaa Has
Not Long to Live.
SAN FBANCISCO. March 19. (Special.)
John D. Spreckels Is very near death.
He may linger for days, but a fatal out
come to his illness is predicted. Dr. W.
S. Thorne, who has charge of the case,
has Informed his relatives that there Is
bsoluteIy no hope, and Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton, daughter of the millionaire, has
been cabled to come home from Europe,
whither she went on her honeymoon trip.
The disease which brought Mr. Spreckels
to his death bed Is cirrhosis of the liver.
John D. Spreckels" la the oldest son of
Claus Spreckels. and has extensive steam
ship and mining interests In California.
Southern Oregon and Hawaii. He is the
proprietor of the San Francisco Call.
BIG GANG IS INDICTED
Charged With Swindling Chicago
3Icrcliants by Bogus Checks.
CHICAGO, March 19.-SpeclaJ.)-TweJve
indictments were voted by the gTand Jury
against each of the following named per
sons: Louis "Longprcs. Mrs. Mary Long
pres, "Jeff" Davis. Rose Davis, George
Grant and Chlrles White, charging; forg
ery, confidence game operations, conspir
acy and passing forged checks,
Tho persons Involved were arretted as
members of the gang which swindled
South Chicago business men out of theu
sende of dollars by meana ef bogus pav
checks and. acoertMng to cefcoe4ony. ptted
their nefarkHts trade la a nttateer of JLa
diaasL as OMe'oiUatv
AMBUSCADE TO
SCH- EXPERTS
. . i
"Scotty's" Plan, Accordingto
His Associates, Is
Exposed.
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WAR R A NTS' FOR-H I STARREST
Antonio . Apache,, the Indian; De
clares That "Kin;; of Death Vnl-:
Icy" (lot Money F.rom-In-votor
and Had No Ore.
CRAVK CHARGE AGAINST SCOTTV
AND HIS DKXIAI.
San Bernardino authorities will ask
warrant for the arrest ef Seoltjr a
a charge ef attempting to kill with a
deadly weapon as the result ef the
alleged ambuscade in Death -Valtey
and his return to California, iirn
wbe were with him or the trip In
which hit brethr. Warner Seett. was
shot through the leg make gravt
charges against Walter Scott, who
now figures - in melodrama, locally.
Scetty last night declared that the
charges wre false, that there was a
real ambuscade and that he was the
one in peril.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 19. Spe
cial.) The law has taken a hand in the
solving of the mystery of Death Valley.
Warrants charging assault with a deadly
weapon have been sworn out for Walter
Scott. "Shorty Smith and William
Keyes. "Shorty" Smith was arrested
Sunday night at Daggett, and he Is now
in the County Jail at San Bernardino.
Sheriff Ralphs and Deputy McNabb. of
San Bernardino County, are hurrying
across the desert to apprehend Bill Keyes.
the half-breed Indian, who has been called
"Scotty's Scout." Walter Scott Is ap
pearing at a Portland theater In his lurid
melodrama billed an "Scotty. the King of
the Desert Mine." The Portland police
have received no Instructions to place
him under arrest.
St- Clair Swears to Complaints.
The man who swore to the complaints
Is A. W. Delylc St- Clair, the driver of
one of the teams which formed a part of
the ambuscaded caravan. '
St. Clair left Ixs Angeles yesterday
afternoon bound for San Bernardino. He
arrived there In the charge of a Los An
geles officer. He says he Is sorry he
stirred up so much trouble, and expressed
a wish to leave the country.
St. Clair says that the ambuscade was
planned hy Walter Scott and executed
by two of his hired men. "Shorty" Smith
and Bill Keyes. He says the Intent was to
drive the mining experts back out of the
desert country and thus prevent a- show
down of Scott's mining property. He says
that tho wounding of Warner Scott was
an accident, and lays stress on the claim
that the firing ceased when Walter Scott
yelled, "stop tiring, you d d fool; you've
hit Warner."
Wliat Warner Scott Says.
Warner Scott, lying on his cot at the
California Hospital, has very little to
say. He denies that he knows anything;
about the men who did the shooting, and
says that he docs not know whether or
not he believes that his brother Walter
was implicated in the plot. He does know
that when Walter shouted, "stop firing:
you have shot a good man," the flrinc
suddenly ceased. When asked If the fact
that his brother seemed thus to bo able
to control the attacking part was not
rather significant in itself. Warner Scott
said: "I don't know: it looks peculiar,"
and more than that he would not say.
Witness to Ambuscade.
J. J. Harligan, an accidental witness to
the ambuscade, says that he heard Wal
ter Scott call. "Stop that shooting; you
got one of us." He rays not another shot
was fired. He also" says that he over
heard a remark between Owens and St.
CALLS INSURANCE OFFICLVLS
Cf IW AND COWAltUS.
J adze Abstcw Hamilton. f
Judge Andrew Hamilton, of Xew
Tork, recently made a fierce on
alaught upon the trustee of the New
Yorlc Life Company, whom he called
"cur and cowards.' declaring that
they had made the late John A. Xc
Call ncapegoax for many of their own
'misdeeds. Hamilton was custodian of
the "yellow dog" funds, and salt may
be filed agalart him for reatilatloa.
Clair, both members of the party, and
one or them said, "Too bad it finished
with an accident." Hartigan also points
out that other desert prospectors have
no trouble with the bandits and come and
go without molestation.
Scott's accusers are not slow In furnish
ing a motive for his alleged plot. For
several years Walter Scott has been well
known In the de5rt region of Southern
California. He triad- no secret of the fact
that he was the owner of a- gold mine of
fabulous wealth. His first bank roll came
from Julian M. GIrard, vice-president of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, of
New York City. Girard was to have a
half interest in all Scott's claims..
Antonio Apache's Story. v
Antonio Apache, the Indian, comes into
the story-at this Junoture. He states that
Mr. Girard advanced several- thousand
dollars to Walter Scott ami received no
accounting for the sum. Mr. Girard. be
in;? a man of business, sent mining ex
perts to California to examine Scott's
claims. Bach time he sent them out from
the East Scott professed to be willing- to
accompany them to Death Valley and
show them his mine. .But when the ex
perts reached California Scott refused to
meet them or have anything to do with
them. Apache claims that the sack con
taining J12.0X) of ore which Scott alleges
he lost on a train bound for New York,
was nothing more than another one of
Scott's gigantic bluffs, and the Indian as
serts that he proved as much to Mr. Gi
rard himself. Scott and Apache had a
violent quarrel some months ago. Scott
claiming that Apache was trying to "do"
him out of his mine.
A. W. DeLyle St. Clair claims that Wal
ter Scott has been reaping a rich reve
nue by persuading intending investors to
put up anywhere from J1CO0 to J5X0 as a
guarantee of good faith before starting
out ou the desert. He says that when
they rsach Wingate Pass or some other
convenient spot, men who are "Irt" with
Scott ambush the party and, scare the
tenderfcet out.
If this is the case, where are the men
who have suffered sweh treatment?
Scared by Gun Piny.
The, nearest thing in support of such a
statement comes from J. B. Bergman, or
this city. Mr. Bergman admit- that he
lent Walter Scott a few hundred dollars
shortly afrer the man of mystery was
Injured in an automobile accident Scott
proposed to take Mr. Bergman to his
mines In Death Valley but failed to do so.
Mr. Bergman met "Shorty" Smith at
Barstow the same man who is now un
der arrest at San Bernardino. Smith had
Just returned from Death Valty with A.
Y. Pearl and a man named Ely, who lives
at Barstow. Smith told Mr. Bergman
that he had taken Pearl as far as Death
Valley and then "scared him back by
making a gun play." Smith said that he
had scared Pearl out of the country and
"would do the same to any man who was
going to give Walter Scott trouble."
Mr. Bergman is of the opinion that tho
gun-play part-of the game which Scott
has been, playing- was Intended to keep
ley.
Scotty's Friends Loyal.
Walter Scott's friends say there is no
truth Jn any of the allegations and are
evidently very sincere in their loyalty to
the man of mystery, but tho bringing of
tlte case Into the courts will undoubtedly
go far toward removing the mystery of
the desert from the nebulous stage.
The San Bernardino officers are no wor
rying over Scott. They say that thoy can
get him when they want him. The man
they are likely to have trouble with Is
BUI Keyes. A "desert rat" of many years'
standing, be knows that country like a
book. Every water hole, every trail, ev
er. cave In the Funeral Mountains, is
known to the halfbrecd. His camp Is sit
uated In such a natural fort that a thou
sand men could not' dislodge him. Sher
iff Ralphs has been given Information
which he thinks will lead him to the half
breed's hiding place. The San Bernar
dino officers say that Keyes will tell all
he knows after a few days' sweating, and
so confident are they that they believe
the -Scott mystery will be fully cleared
up by the testimony of the halfbrced
scout.
"Shorty" Smith's Statement.
"Shorty" Smith, in Jail at San Bernar
dino, expressed great surprise and indig
nation at his arrest He stated freely
that he believed Scott to be a "fake."
but said that he did not believe that Wal
ter liad a hand In the ambuscade. For
his own part, says Smith, he was with
the sick horses and mules back at tho
water hole. He knows only what he has
been told ofthe shooting.
It Is another slgnlflcent fact that St.
Clair, who furnished the Information to
the San Bernardino officers, wants to
leave the country. He told, them at San
Bernardino that while In Los Angeles he
was hounded by friends of Walter -Scott,
aud so afraid was he for his safety that
he denied ever having given any informa
tion to the "District Attorney of San Ber
nardino County. The fact that he took
an officer back to San Bernardino with
him proves that the man, is- in -fear of his
life.
Another Version or Ambuscade.
Another version, as related by J. A. St
Cialr, is to the effect that Scotty outlined
the plans. PearJ knew them in part. St
Clair knew them in part St Clair had
been told that Owen was to be frightened
out of countenance, but t hat-on the march
,to Death Valley stronger measures were
determined upon. Owen had authority to
wire East as soon as he saw Scott's mine.
On receipt of a favorable message Eastern
capitalists were to s.cnd Walter Scott
Plan to Get $100,000.
"I will get that JIOO.OOT and come -back to
Barstow with It," Scott told members of
the parti. H- was then determined to
shoot Owen oh tho way out This vould
give WaHer Scott' time to get to the tele
graph station and to send a message
Tstgalag Owen's name, and representing
that Owen had Just come back from the
mine. St Clair assented. Meantime In
fluences had been at work against Pearl.
Johnson had furnished the money for this
expedition. Pearl had backed Scotty be
fere, using Eastern money.
Shot Through Hat.
The two .did not agree, the events that
followed showed at least that Pearly came
perHeurdy near .being shot, for a . bullet
feele In" his hat was tho genuine result of
a Hestlle shot, according to St Clair" a
(Cxclad-e Tuit .Xa
PREMIER 1TTE
TO
Fate of Russia' Will Be Con
signed to Hands of -Kokovsoff.
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HEALTH ; BREAKING rD0WN
Significant Remark at .Meeting or
Council Betrays Great 31inls
tcrs Purpose Police Terror
ize Voters nt Elections.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 19. In
high circles tonight the rumorwas
current that Count Witte had definitely
docided to rt-tire from -the Premiership.
The Associated Press Is unable to con
firm, the rumor, as Count Witte had
retired and the chancellory was closed
when the representative called shortly
after midnight
An absolutely authoritative source,
however, stated that Count Witte at
a session of the Council of the Em
pire this afternoon.-made an enigmat
ical statement which Is Interpreted by
many members of the council as a
virtual declaration that his career as
Premier Is ended and that he will he
succeeded by Privy Councillor Kokoc
soff, ex-Mlnititer of Finance.
Ills Prophetic "Remark.
A project for the solution of the
agrarian, problem by the purchase of
land from the nobles and other large
proprietors through the peasant banks
and their re-sale to peasants on long
term installment payments was under
discussion. As the treasury Is In ho
condition to advance the money to the
banks for this purpose. Count Witte
advocated a scheme under which the
banks should purchase the land with
15-year credit bonds instead of cash.
A very marked division of the Cabi
net developed. Finance Minister Shl
poff opposed the Premier. Suddenly
M. Kokovsoff arose and in a warm
speech earnestly supported Count
Wltte's views.
When he had concluded. Count Witte
closed the debate In a few words,
rather apologizing for his seeming In
difference and thanking M. Kokovsoff
for h! support, adding:
" aiso might have made a better
defense 'had I been as much Interested
in the future as Alexander Nicholaie
vltch," meaning Kokovsoff, Russians
even on formal occasions referring to
persons by their Christian names.
Ills Health Breaking Down.
On what Is apparently reliable au
thority. It Is said the condition of
Count Wltte's health Is quite unsatis
factory. He is said to have expe
rienced a rather alarming attack of
heart trouble a few days ago. His
physician advised him to give up work.
It Is known that Count Witte, believing-
that he had weathered the politi
cal storm, formed a determination to
relinquish the Premiership upon the
meeting of the National Assembly. Re
cently, however, the strength of the
reactionaries Increased and the Pre
mier was obliged to keep up the flght
against heavy odds. It may be that
his endurance was thus exhausted and
that, feeling that nls health was de
clining, he has reached the decision to
retire immediately.
RUSSIAN ELECTION A FAJtCE
Radicals Afraid to Vote Because or
Police Terrorism.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 19. As
the elections proceed, there is more
and more evidence of the virtual ex
clusion from participation of the rad
ical elements of the population. The
preliminary stages of the elections will
rob the National Assembly of much of
Its national character. Its authority
to speak will be absolutely dented by
the proletariat organization which
bore the brunt or the flght for liberty.
Complaints of interference and duress
In the country districts are Increasing.
Many flagrant instances are cited of
the terrorism of local officials in pre
venting a free expression of the peas
ants and often practically compelling
the selection of priests and village
NOW UNDER INDICTMENT.
rrederkk A. Brtrafcaa.
Mr. Burnbain. who ! president of
the Mutual Reserve Life In-raranca
Company, has been Indicted for al
leged forgery and grand larceny, the
charge beinc that he sd the eoa
panya funds te pay datras brsugst
against hiss aa an ladlvldsaX
00N
elders. The seeming apathy of the
small landowners' assemblies at which
an average of only 10 'per cent of the
voters were present Is explainable by
the feeling that they were not free to
choose.
Carefully collected Information from
the outlying industrial districts today
shows that the elections were a com
plete farce. Nominally 11 out of 39
working groups entitled to participate
elected 23 out of 07 delegates to the
convention, "which will select 18 rep
resentatives for the city. The conven
tion In turn elects for St Petersburg
six members of the National Assem
bly. In reality the number of workmen
participating was Infinitely small.
Some of the men held meetings and
discussed the advisability of partici
pating, but the great mass simply
withdrew, declaring- that during the
present reign of terror the designation
of their real - choice was equivalent to
turning over the men to the police.
In the big- Okhta and MIscow districts
not one manjjas been elected, the rail
road - employes unanimously refusing
to vote until the Imprisoned members
of their organization are released from
jail.
At the Narva works the men employed
In U shops boycotted the elections, de
claring that the candidates who were not
in Jail had been dismissed Saturday.
- At the Kolpino works the men were hot
ly discussing the question of participa
tion In the election when they were sur
rounded and dispersed by the troops, who
mortally wounded a workman.
At Moscow yesterday evening the work
men met for the second election stage to
select representatives to the city, and the
greatest confusion prevailed and no result
warf attained, the delegates insisting on
being- allowed time to get -acquainted, as
the choice was limited to the members
present There were ISt candidates, al
though only 19 qualified for election.
In the meantime the leaders of the real
parties In the flght for supremacy In the
National Assembly are concentrating
their efforts on the final struggle In the
provincial and city conventions.- which
choose the actual members of the Na
tional Assembly. Little attention Is paid
by the Liberals to the new Council of the
Empire, which I foredoomed to be con
trolled by the government. It Is becom
ing apparent that the progressive and lib
eral elements with chances of actual rep
resentation are uniting with the consti
tutional Democrats. They have already
made a good showin, capturing 20. ot
whom Professor Manuiloff. rector of the
Moscow University. Is one out of 52 small
landowners delegates of Moscow Prov
ince. Their candidates for the National
Assembly, for which full tickets are in
the field, have already come forward for
election to the conventions, to which they
must be elected In order to Insure them
eligibility, for election to the National As
sembly. The conservative middle party repre
sented by the "League of October 20." and
the party of law and order, have full lists
In the field, and the leadership of M.
Guchkoff. Dmitri Shlpoff and M. Plevoko.
at Moscow, and Baron Serge Alexander
Korff, M..Krosovaky and County Heyden,
In St. Petersburg.
The reactionists also have tickets head
ed by "Vladimir Gringmuth. M. SchmakofC
and Prince Tcherbatoff. at Slbscow. and
PrJfes7rNlch?Isky and- M. Kamaroff. In
St- Petersburg.
Tho party of trade and Industry will
(Concluded on page 2.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TEKTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 42
deg.: minimum. SS. Precipitation, trace.
TODAY'S Rain. Easterly winds.
"Foreign.
France firm against concessions on Morocco,
but agreement la likely today. Page 2.
Witte will soon resign as Premier. Page 1-
Pollce bulldoze voters In Russia. Page 1.
Germans eat dogs and cats because other
meat is too dear. Page C
Redmond confident Liberals will give Ire
land liberty. Page 3'.
National.
Ambassador Storr removed because his wife
Involved hlra in Catholic Church politics.
Page 1.
Shontn may succeed Taft as Secretary of
War. Page 2.
.Rate debate in Senate. Page A.
House passes consular reform bill and abol
ishes rank of Lieutenant-General. Page A.
Postal, bill proposes to abolish abuse of
franks. . Page 4.
Wood says Manila, correspondents invented
stories about Moro battle. Page 3.
Hermann asks for particulars about burned
letterbooks. Page A.
Moody speaks on packers' Immunity plea.
Page 3.
Politics.
Senator "Elklns answers Cummins assault on
Senate. Page 5.
Ttmmanr platform opposes Socialism.
Page 5.
President Mellen de'nQunees.rafe bill. Page A.
Domestic.
Terrible loss of life and property through
Colorado snowslldes. Page 1.
Snow and rain throughout East and South.
Page. A.
Standard OU confesses ownership of other
oil companies. Page Z.
Spilt among coal operators in wage confer
ence expected. Page A.
Ivenj repudiates confession of murder.
Page A.
New York Life begins suit against Hamil
ton. Page 5.
Sport.
Gardner wins billiard championship. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Warrant issued In San Bernardino for the
arrest of "Scotty" for assault with deadly
weapon and charge Is made by his as
sociates that his mine In the desert gets
its revenue from Eastern Investor, who
advanced money to "Scotty." Page 1.
Federattonlst Slmpktns la arrested at Blsbee.
Aria. Page 0.
Judge Beatty hears argument.it In habeas
corpus proceedings to release Moyer.
Haywood and Pettlbone. Page H.
Mayor Moore, of Seattle, says friends can
shako dice for cigars. Page T.
Students of Pacific University start cam
paign for new dormitory. Page 0.
Work Is started on the Klamath Irrigation
project Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
First shipment of Durst pool hops toidLon
don. Page 13.
San Francisco overloaded with 'Northern
produce. Page 15.
Sharp decline In July wheat at Chicago.
Page 15.
Prices yield easily In stock marketTPage 13.
Upper-deck proposition delays settlement of
Willamette bridge question; Page 10.
Court holds owners of steamer Progress re
sponsible for disaster with no limit to
damages. Page 10.
Portland and Vlctelty-
Attorneys for United Railways and Wil
lamette Valley Traction Company will
Jointly draft franchise embodying common-user
clause for Front street
Page ie.
H. C Bowers, of the Hotel Portland, ac
cepts management of Falrmount Hotel,
San Francisco. Page 16.
Records of the Manlclpal Court Page 9.
Two brothers put under anaesthetics that
skin mar be grafted from one to save life
of other. Page 14.
Husband asks that divorce decree be set
aside that he may get his share of prop
erty. Page 9.
laJuncttoB dissolved and Oregon Traction
line sold to United Railways. Page 11.
B. T- Dasent is elected president of the
Ad-Mca'a League. Page 14.
Union Stocksyards Company buys tract on
the Peatarala. Page 14.
Warrant Isatted for the arrest ef Paul Musa
,fsr the m wider e.JuHa Kuan, .but-the
eusrscted ssaa escapes. Page H.
FOURTEEN ME
KILLED OT SNO1
Huge Slide' Carries!
Away House at Mine.
HUNDREDS FACE STARVATION;?
Mines of Colorado Are Cut Offc?:.
From AH Relief. r- V?.
MEN FOUND FROZEN STIFFS?
Miners and Kiimilles Shut Tn lw .
Huge Drifts and Slides Train- tiw
load of People Suffer l-C''
Cold and Hunger.
DENVER. March 1?. By the loss of 12
lives in a snowslide near Sllverton the
death roll resulting from the great storm
of the past week in the San Juan mining
districts has been Increased to at least 15.
At Silverton, at the Camp Bird mine, a
few miles from Ouray, and at Coal Basin,
on the western slope, hundreds of miners,
their wives and their children are facing
starvation.
Mills and other mining property esti
mated to be worth $1,000,000 have been
swept to destruction In deep gulches.
The cattle on a thousand hills are re
duced to skin and bones.
On Cumbres Pass, the highest point on
the narrow-gauge road from Durango to
Alamosa, a tralnload of passengers is ma
rooned, dependent for warmth on a. mea
ger supply of coal In the engine tender
and for food on what hardy mountaineers
can bring with snowshoes.
Railroad traffic Is paralyzed, and tele
phonic and telegraphic communication is
Interrupted over at least half ot the state.
The body of Edward Kleckner, a ranch
man, aged 27. was found today frozen
stiff in the road, three miles from his
home near Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Ernest Barnes, aged SO. who left "Wal
don. Colo., on horseback in the blizzard
last Friday, has. not been heard of since,
and is believed to have perished.
TWELVE MEN" BURIED BY" SXOW
Slide Overtakes Theni "While Dining
at Shenandoah 3Iine.
SILVERTON, Colo.. March 19. Twelve
miners employed at the Shenandoah mine ,
were caught by a great snowslide early
this morning and swept to their death.
Their bodies have not yet been recov
ered. Assistance has been summoned
from Sllverton to help dig the victims
from beneath the snow. Two of the dead
are Gus Hcis and James Kirk. The
names of the others cannot be learned at
this time.
The dead are:
JACOB THEBOLDT.
JESSE SHAW. f
GUS HOISE.
PETER COLEBURG.
BERT AX3ERT.
EDWARD KIRK, formerly of Ouray.
MAROELO.
"SLATE" BRANTONY
PICOLLO.
EMIL, BOSS.
GUSTAVSON. f
tom oberts.
condo viggaito.
James viggaljo.
According to a report received
Howardsville, the men were killed
from
by a
snowslide which struck the boarding
house at the mine when they were at t
dinner. It is reported 21 men wero caught
In the slide and that nine dug their way
out moro or less injured.
The Shenandoah mine is located on the
east slope of King Solomon Mountain, in
Cunningham Gulch, nine miles north from
Silverton- AH telephone wires to the sec
tion north of Howardsville are down, and
communication with the mine Is impossi
ble. The mine employs about 73 men, and
Is one ot the largest In San Juan County.
The great storm which began a week
ago lifted today. The thermometer fell
to 20 below zero last night, and the day
dawned clear, with the mercury rising.
It has been a week since a. train left here,
and it will be probabfy several days be
fore tho Rio Grande line can be opened to
Durango. The Gladstone and Northerly
has a. large force at work clearing the
line to Gladstone.
Damage at- Green 3Iountain.
The financial loss by the destruction on
Saturday of the Green Mountain mill and
the Silver Lake tramway line is esti
mated at 5250,000. On Sunday another slide
came down on the Green Mountain prop
erty, and swept away the boarding
house. The men had all come down. A
cottage near the Old Hundred mino was
also carried away, but no damage to the
mill was sustained, although fears are
entertained as to its safety, as it Is in a
dangerous position. The employes were
dismissed Saturday.
A large force will be sent to the Green
Mountain mill, and systematic work be
gun to recover the body of the mtesinsr
foreman, Daniel R. HIckey, and replace
buildings and machinery-.
CATTLE FACING STARVATION"
Thaw Alone Can Save Them Train
Snowbound Without Coal.
STERLING, Colo., March 19. Snow on
the range averages about 12 Inches in
depth, and is solidly packed, owing to ihe
-partial thaw ot Friday.
Cattle drifted with the storm and are
scattered over many miles of territory.
For this reason it is difficult to determine
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