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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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-
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