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i- VOL. XLVI. 3fO. 14,147. PORTIA30), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEPICTS SCENE OF DEffiffl Marion Crawtord Writes of Vesuvius. JOURNEY TO RIVERS OF LAVA Pall of Darkness Hides Beau tiful Naples. GREAT. SERPENT OF FIRE "Whole Town Destroyed and Thou sands of Acres Laid "Waste, liiirld Pall Hangs Over All. Explosions Inspire Fear. BY F. MARION CRAWFORD. (Copyright. 190C) SANT ANGELO. Bay of Naples. April 30. The present eruption of Vesuvius Is one of the most torrlblo on record. For sonic time past the volcano has been unusually active, and last week the out break began which has now done Incal culable damage. An enormous volume of black smoke rises to a height of two miles above the crater. Incandescent masses of stone are thrown up 3000 feet. A continuous south easterly wind carries the ashes over Na ples, which is so completely enveloped In darkness that for three days our commu nlcations by sea have been cut off. Steam crs and large sailboats trying to rcacii NaplcH And themselves. In total darkness several miles from shore and turn back. numbers of persons (havlng fainted from me sutpnurous xumes. Town Totally Destroyed. Fissures have opened far beow the cone, emitting- streams pf toy, ene of which has completely destroyed; the town of tfescotrccaz, which had W.eW in habitants, Another has reached 'th. sKirib oi- xerrc aei -urece. utfiers nave destroyed thousand of v-i cultivated land with farmhouses ana stock. The grcnt cone of Vesu1us collapsed with awful thundering and flames, and the cable railway, the observatory and the large now hotel near It were all to tally destroyed on the night of April 7. Tnr populations or Hoscotrocaz and other ruined places fled In time to Naples, and the roads were choked day and night with even sort of vehicle and crowds of people on foot. Scenes Along T,nva Stream. lcstrrday (Monday) I drove through Tone de I'Annunziata to the pqjnt where the main stream of lava stopped on Sun day. The lava carried vast masses of burned .none and sulphur on Its surface l'ke dross on molten lead, and nothing was visible toward Bosco Trecaz but end less acres of dark scoriae, broken here tnd there by the greenish, curling smoke of sulphur. At the point we reached a creat stone pine tree, torn up by Its roots nd turned to black charcoal, stuck out f the mass at a sharp angle. The air was almost unbrcathable. the heat In tense. The faces of the people who crowd ed upon the edge of the arrested stream expressed present terror or exhaustion from recent panic. Fiery Serpent Irresistible. The government has done what was possible to help the homeless people and the Inrge bodies of troops sent to lite rescue have behaved with great cn rgy and courage In saving property. "When the stream of lire threatened Roscotreeaz. soldiers dug a wide ditch across its path and threw up a formidable iiitj-eiichmciit Jn the hope of diverting Its course, but every ef fort was useless. The molten stone advanced like a colossal serpent of lire, turning Its i head to tne right and left as a snake V does, but keeping Its general direction toward t lie fated town. It was not till it reached the first house, sending up great showers of sparks, that the peo . pie finally fld for their lives, taking such belongings as they could carry In their arms or pile upon the creaking tarts. I saw men, women and 'Chil dren and Infants, whose mothers car iled ihem at the breast or In their aprons Dogs,, .too, and cats were on the carts and sometimes even chickens tied together by the legs and piles of mattresses and pillows and shnpeless bundles f clothes, all white with dust under the lurid glare. Alniot Dead From Terror. I saw one woman lying on her back across a cart, ghastly white and. If not dead already of fear and heat and uffor.itl, certainly almost gone, Wc. ourselves, could nardly breathe. Happily there has been little loss of life as yet, for lava moves slowly, even in great quantities, and down hill, and there1 has been no explosion of gases. On the other hand the damage done Is permanent and the rich vlnelands on the southern slope of Vesuvius are lost forever and buried under lava and scoria. Darkness and Earthquakes. The whole effect Is appalling In the extreme. Near the volcano and In Na ples itself there have been frequent shocks of earthquake and the city was In continual darkness on Sunday and haa been, owing, to the fall of ashes, ever since April 6. Constant news of impression that the volcano itself Is mysteriously moving toward the city have driven the excited people to the verge of madness and the extreme of terror. Explosions .Under Xurid Curtain. At the moment of writing. In Sorrento. at 2 P. M., I can see nothing of Naples or Vesuvius, or even of Iscbla. 30 miles to. the west of the volcano, for all Is hid den by a lurid curtain that Is not affect ed hy the fresh easterly breeze. The ashes are a fine, dark, gray dust, and are thick In my garden walks, on the ter race and on all the plants. Even at a distance of 44 yards there Is a slight film In the air. The wind, being steadily off shore, the sea Is quite calm and the noises from the volcano reach us very distinctly. During the moat terrible hour's on Saturday and Sunday we heard a continuous roar, like that from a battery of artillery, and even now peals of thunder roll across the bay from time to time, not caused by electric ity, but by the discharge of masses of molten material ,from tht cone. "We con fidently hope, however, that the worst of the eruption Is over, ami the panic Is certainly subsldlnjr-.'- 31ay Continue for Weeks. The admirable conduct of the King and Queen and of the Duke of Aosta In vis iting the fcccne of destruction and suffer ing have done much to encourage and cheer the poor, and the royal family has been royally generous with money. The homeless remember, however, that In pre vious eruptions the lava has been known to break out again and again for weeks, and the possibility of danger Is therefore not yet past. SINK IX BURNING TO Kit EXT Children Step on lavu and Sink When Crust Breaks. NEW YORK. April JO. A cable dis patch to a morning papor from Naples says: Several lads In Hoscotrocas who wore unharmed when the danger following tho eruptions of Mount Vesuvius seemed most imminent, subsequently vontutcd to walk on the cooling lava. They went too far and the crust broke under thoir weight. They were swal lowed up before the helploss onlook ers. Many school children- who ivcVo thought to have fled from their whool and to have become lost oil the moun tain are safe. Thoy wandered about for hours while the volcano rained red-hot stones and sands, but they es caped unhurt. Klnjr Edward Scuds Sympathy. MESSINA, Sicily. April la King Ed ward, who Is here on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, has tele graphed King Victor Emmanuel his pro found regret at the volcanic disasters and his sympathy with the sufferers. PRESIDENT MS I HMD 1'ltOSECUTIOX OF THE CHICAGO PACKERS TO BE PUSHED. Efforl to Be Made by Federal Au thorities to Punloli the Ac cused as Individuals. CHICAGO. April lO.-The Chronk-le will say tomorrow. President Konseveit lias once more ian- en a personal hand in the prosecution of the packers, and the result Is apparent In a resumption of activity on the part of present load Federal officials. It has been announced that the effort to punish the packers as individuals Is to bo renewed with promptitude and vigor. This Is unaer Instructions to District Attorney Morrison, from the President and Attorney-General Mooay. Attorney Morrison has been directed to proceed against the packers under the Injunction of. Judge Grosscup. of the United States Circuit Court, and also to seek new in dictments before the next Federal grand Jury. ' TtjC5 AUCX VMSI TUB KCXNS OF ITOJiTJUI. - Tbcto by Trad. IL" McClurw. j POMPEII HIT SE DOOMED Stream of Lava Toward City . Vesuvius Buried in Roman Era. ERUPTION GROWS WORSE Naples In Mourning Over Many Vlc tltns of Market Which Collapsed. Deserted Villages Scenes of Weird Desolation. nVK HUNDRED ARE DEAD. ROME. April 10. A dUpateh frem Naples to the Trlbuna rrport that Soo person have prrirhed In te dis trict between OtUJs.no and San GuUeppi. LONDON, April II. A dUpntra from Capri to the Time nj Ihnt 200 per uana pcrlnbcd In the collapne of the c-JiurrU nt Jiaa GuUrppr on .Moaday, and that 209 more are believed to have been killed In 1be dUtrlrl. XA1M.KS, April II -The Mnlllno In Itn Imkup fodny xiHorrfn that Snrao, town In the Province of alrmn. lm been destroyed. It han Impwuatblr tn verify lit! printed report tfal mora lag. arnn in n Ions of an me 10.000 peo ple and la nltuntrd about ten rallca ent of Mount VckhvIh. It contain an old rout lr. otnc sulphur bath and tnannfartcirlrH of pnprr. copper wares, eolton goods and IIW fabrics. NAPLES. April 11. 11S A. M.) A groat eruption of sand Is observed on the cast side of the main crater. This is worse than ashes, as It is heavier. The ejection of ashes seems to have dixnln ished. Fresh shocks of earthquakes are being felt; especially In the direction of Otta jano. Somma and Nola. Fortunately the great amount of ashes on the ground seems to have counteracted- the telluric action of the shocks. Another part of the" main cone of the volcano has fallen In, causing a great dis charge of red-hot stones, flame and smoke Reports from Sicily state that ashes from Mount Vesuvius arc- noticeable there. POUIMXG- DOWX OX POMPEII Jnvn Streams Changes Course and May Bury Roman Ilulne. NAPLES. April 10. The volcano Is re buming Treat activity, especially at Ceri- otilsi. Ttio etrrcim nf lattt irhlrh vlartM , a nw dlrectlontowJird Torrc Annun. i ziata reached the cemetery of that town and then turned toward Pompeii. The troops are conveying provisions, surgical necessaries and other ma J e rial for the relief of the Injured near Otta juno. A violent storm of sulphurous rain oc curred today at San Gulscppe, Yesuvlana and Saviano. NAPLES SHAKES IX HOKROKS Col In pw? of Market Under Ashes. Flow of I diva Increases. NAPLES. April 10. When morning broke today the outlook was promising for an amelioration ot the conditions con sequent upon the actirity of Mount Ve suvius. The hopefulness ef the populace, however, was short lived, and the Nea politans were plunged into a condition bordering on frenzy by the collapse ot the Mount Olivets. Market, which covered plot of ground 6.0 feet square, the structure falling upon 3&J or saore per sons, of whom 33 were killed, two mortal ly Injured. U dangerously and ICO less seriously Injured, Several of the dead were crushed and mangled beyond recog nition. The scenes in the vicinity of the ruins -were agonizing, relatives of theMc- tlms clamoring to be allowed to go to their dead or dying. Storm of Ashes Jtencwcd. While early in the day the volcanic ac tivity of Mount Vesuvius appeared . to have diminished, as night approached the prospect of Immediate relief faded away and the fate of the village nsd- towns grouped around the volcano seemed more hopeless. Instead of decreasing, the fall of sand and ashes emitted from the crater Increased. Even with the sun shinglng high In the. heavens, tho light was a dim yellow, in the midst of which the few people who remained in the stricken towns, their clothing, hair and beards covered with ashes, moved ibout in the awful stillness of desolation like gray ghosts. Typical Scene of Dcsolathnu The case of Torre del Greco Is typical. For 59 hours the place .has been prac tically deserted. Jjiu-amid the ruins and a jfemi-darknesi. illuminated from time to rfme by vivid flashes of lightning, a few of the Inhabitants go about hungry and with throats parched with smoke and dust, seemingly unable to tear them selves away from lhc ruins of what re cently were their homes. Communication by rail or tramway with Torre del Greco and Torre Annunzlata is impossible, ow ing to the cinder, sand and ash depths. Railway travel to and from Naples is much hampered by the sam conditions. and a collision today resulted In the' In Jury of about IZ passengers. i Flow of Lava Renewed. The Mow of lava from the volcano, which Iiad almost ceased during the night, recommenced early today and the fall of volcanic cjeeta In the Vc suvian communes has been enormous. It is feared that the weight of ashes on roofs will cause the collapse of many more buildings, both here and in the towns and villages nearer the volcano. Director Mnttcuccl. who continues at his post in the observatory, tele graphed tonight that the volcano was generally calm last night, with oc casional sharp explosions, these be coming more violent toward morning. He says his sel&tnic Instruments Indi cate great subterranean agitation. King Victor. Emmanuel and Queen Helene have forwarded to Premier Sonnlno, who Is here. SJ.Qflt., to.bo applied toward the relief of the suf ferers by the volcano. Removal for Cowardice. The Prefect has removed the Mayor of San Gulseppl from office because In the face of danger he left his village without informing his superiors. Cardinal Prisco, archbishop nf Naples, who today visited the people wounded by the fallen Mount Olivcta Market, brought to these unfortunates the benediction of the Pope. The Duchess of Aosta was a verit able angel of mercy to the sufferers by the market-house disaster. She pcnt the entire day at the hospital, comforting the bereaved and assisting the Injured. The troops on duty In the volcanic zone are utilizing the railway car riages at different localities as camp hospitals. The Red Cross has estab lished a hospital in the vicinity of San Gulseppl. The number of dead taken from the church at San Gulseppl, which col lapsed yesterday while a congregation of about 200 persons was attending mass. Is 26. There were 79 severely Injured. Finance Minister Salandra. accompan- (Concluded on Page X) BRILEY SOLVES KNOTTY PROBLEM Would Remove Power of the Courts to Suspend Com mission's Rates. FULL-POWER OF REVIEW Senate Hears Great Speech Which Hale Admits to Show Way of Doing .lust ice to All Mar Lead to Agreement. WASHINGTON. April 10,-For more than four hours today. Bailey held the undivided attention of the Senate with peech in reply to Spooner and Knox, and Just before its conclusion there was significant suggestion from Hale Indicat ing the possibility of an understanding and an early vote on the railroad rate bill. The day was one of the most notable in the recent history of the Senate. Very few Senators- were absent at any time &aater J. W. "BHrj-. of Texas. during the day und every seat In the gal leries, public private. Senatorial, execu tive and displomatic. .vas, held y its occupant with marked tenacity. Many members of the House of Representa tives also crowded Into the Senate cham ber, some of them standing lined up against the walls for hour without a perceptible change in their positions. Sev eral Senators and many more spectators went without luncheon rather than miss any part of Bailey's speech, and at its conclusion the speaker was congratulated, by many of hi colleagues of both parties. There were comparatively few interrup tions and there was no effort at applause until the close of the discussion, when there was a spontaneous outburst of hundelapplng In the galleries which the Vlce-PrcsWeni was unable for a time to cheek. Bailey's Line of Argument. The close attention given -throughout the four hours was all the more marked In view of the legal character of the ar gument. Bailey set out with one end In view, this being the soundness of his con tention that Congress has power ro deny to the Inferior United States Courts the right to suspend the order of the Inter nF' " nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnl state Commerce Commission pending the final division of cases arising under the proposed law. This he undertook to do by citing Innumerable decisions of the court and quoting many other authorities. These citations were Interspersed with his comment. Hale announced bis willingness to ac cept the antlsuspenslon amendment, and expressed confidence that. If Bailey would on the other hand agree to a broad court review, .there would be comparatively little difficulty In reaching an agreement jon,the bill. In response. Bailey said he did not believe that review by the courts could be denied under the Constitution. Restrict Power of Courts. Bailey, In opening his speech, discussed the prbposltioa looking to flic withdrawal of power of the Inferior courts to suspend the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, referring to the contention tha there would be a distinction between the power of Congress over cases In equity and in law. "If." he said. "Congress can destroy proceedings in equity. It can destroy .pro ceedings at law." This, he said, had been conceded by his opponents, as had also been tho point that Inferior courts derived their power from acts of Congress, and not from the Constitution direct. These concessions left as the only point the distinction between the judicial, power of the United States and the. Jurisdic tion of the Federal Courts, for which Mr. Knox and Mr. Spooner contend. Hq did not consider the point material. but said that. If material In any connec tion. It did not apply in the pending- leg islation. He then entered upon a defini tion of the two terms, and after quoting many authorities, declared that they show that there Is practically no differ ence between them. Referring to quotations made by Spooner In his argument to show that the power of temporary Injunction could not be taken from the circuit courts. Bailey declared that as given, "they are calculated to deceive." Spooner Interrupted to remark that In I the case quoted, ar revenue case, "there was an aucquatc rcmcuy at law,-' ana Bailey responded, "so we will do in this act," Xo Inherent Tower In Courts. Bailey then undertook to show that Congress nas exercised the power to abridge the right of the courts to punish for contempt or to Issue writs of manda mns. asserting that the courts have no Inherent power, and that It is the duty of the Federal courts not to make the law for Congress, but to obey the law; that. If Congress has the right to restrict the power to punish for contempt. In God's name has It not the right to limit the power of Injunction which has been so greatly abused by so many Federal Judges? Bailey entered Into an elaborate argu ment to show that the courts annot an nul legislation because of Inferential con stitutional limitations. He spoke of the division of authority among the various branches of the Government, but said that he could not follow the utterings of recent years, which seem to proceed on the theory that there should be no re strictions upon the judiciary. XInci- Against Nine. "This," he said, "is the first Govern ment that ever conferred upon the Ju diciary the power to annul legislation God knows that ought to be enough power to confer upon any nine men: we are ta: they are nine. I would not trencli upon their power; I would hold myself unworthy if I permitted them to encroach upon mine." Referring- to Knox's quotations from the textbooks ,on Jurisprudence, he said that "the Senator forgets that they were discussing the law as it Is and that it Is as It Is because Congress wills It so." the point being that the legislative branch of the Government Is supreme In the law-making .and court-regulating function. "Happily the Senator from Pennsyl vania reuuecs the whole question to our point when he says Congress can say when, but not how, the judicial power shall speak," Bailey continued (Concluded on Pass S.) DOWIE AVOIDING . REBELLIOUS CITY Arrives in Chicago but Goes No Further PREPARES FOR LEGAL FIGHT Voliva Takes Step to Stop His Supply of Cash. BLOCK MEXICAN SCHEME Immense Crowd Greets Prophet in Chicago Process-Server Roughly Handled Draws Funds From 'Hidden Source. CHICAGO. April 10. Dr. John Alex ander Dowle will not advance on the "hosts of ZionT as suddenly as he ex pected. Tonight, after a Ions consul tation with his legal adviser, Emil J. "WIttcl, Dowle gave out the statement that it might be several days before he saw tit to enter the city -which he had founded. "The First Apostle" arrived In the City of Chicago this morning shortly before 9 o'clock, completing- tho first stage of his long journey from Mexico to the City of ZIon. where he Is to face his accusers. An immense crowd was at the station to greet the self styled Elijah III. Xo Compromise With Voliva. After a short rest Dowle sumnfuned his legal advisers and then ensued a conference which lasted the greater part of the evening. Just what proceedings will be taken to reinstate the "First Apostle" in Zion City were not definitely stated, but Dowle did state most emphatically that there would be no compromise with Voliva and that John A. Dowle must be iJJe'ader'f'zion or nothing: at all. Cut Ofr Supply of Cash. The same determination of spirit was manifested at Zion City tonight, when at a conference of the business committee of 12 appointed by Voliva it was decided to send to all branches of the church throughout the world the following order: "Officers, members and friends ot the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church are desired not to send any more money for Mexican land warrants." Concluded on- Pas; 4.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTEItDAVS Maximum' temperature. 53 d.; minimum. 41. Precipitation, trace. TODAY'S Fair. Northwesterly winds. VhutIih. Marion Crawford describes terrible eruption. PKe 1- Xaplca In mourning over collapse of mar ket. Page 1. Eruption grovvs more violent and destroys another town. Page 1. Hundreds of bodies found in ruins ot churches. Page 1. Raanla. Maxim Gorky arrives In New Tork and dis cusses revolution. Page 4. WItt demands Durnovo's dismissal and both may so. Page 4. Democrats gain more .victories In elections. Page 4. National. Senator Bailey makes crcat speech on rate bill and finds probable solution -ot diffi culties. Page 1. House talks on mail subsidies and free passes. Page 3. Interstate Commission learns about railroad coat monopoly. Page 3. Obstacle In-way ot Jetty bill. Page 3. Germany suspicious of American designs at Rto. Page 4- President urge prosecution .ot packers. Page 1. Pomeatle. Special correspondent on Panama Canal. Page Anthracite operators offer new arbitration scheme and Independents call miners union anarchists. Page 5. Dowle arrives In Chicago and delays ad vance on Zion. Page 1. Sport. Pacific Coast scores: Portland 14. Fresno 6: Oakland 4. Los Angeles 3: San Francisco Z. Seattle I. Page 7. Slosson and Sutton win in billiard matcbi Page 7. . Pacific Coast. Indians on Umatilla reservation bring seri ous, char gm against Major Edwards, the agent. Page 6. Local-option election was not legally held in Coos County, says Supreme CourtT Page C. Seattle may parallel present street-car tracks with line owned by the city, Page 6. J Treasurer of Dcrugtas County found short in his accounts. Page S. Two soldiers missing from Vancouver Bar racks may be drowned. Page t5. Commercial and Marine. Scarcity of hcua restricts tracing. Page 15. Eatern wool trade uneasy over situation Page 15. Wheat advances on bullish Government re port. Page 15. B?r raid on stocks. Page 15. ' . Not many good potatoes reach San Fran cisco. Page 15. Steamer Columbia brings fishermen for Bristol Bay cannerle?. Page 14. Inspectors Edwards and Fuller investigate collision between steamers Columbia and Despatch. Page 14. , rortlaad aad Vlclalty. Work of dredge for East Side fills pro gresses satisfactorily. Page 0. Commercial Club members enthusiastic over building borne tor the organization.' Page 14. Dynarolte used in right of way fight be tween Hill aad Harriman construction crews oa North-Bank. Page 11. BIsbo Morris is laid to rest. Page 11. Candidates for Legislature are opposed -to peryetaat fraacaises. Iage 19. Portland & Seattle read objects to eatldlar upyer-deck bridge for wagon traffVs aern tke Willamette. Page 14. ?- XegifKratWrn tor tw prtmarie (a MaHa- I I XI IT T 1 ' 1 H 1 If - ' T I I I t i - i i i i i i i r i ni i r r r i i m i I i T 1 1 H 1 I I IIIKIIir Tf tlf T lira I - . " " - -