Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1906)
VOL,. XLVIXO. 14,237. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 1906. FIVE 26, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TERROR IN RUSSIAN CITIES Government Disarms Jews in Odessa. HELPLESS PREY TO MOB'S FURY Chiefs and Plan of Campaign of Revolution Seized. MOSCOW REDS CRIPPLED Xeaders of Jewish Band Beaten and Tortured to Extort Confessions. Governors Strike Hard and Swiftly. ODESSA. July 26. (Special.) The au thorities continue their tactics of disarm ing all who ara suspected of having weap ons. House-to-house searches have result ed In bringing to central headquarters . hundreds of modern revolvers. Most of these are of American make and were taken from houses In the Jewish quarter. It is plain from the attitude of the authorities that their intention at present is to disarm, all the Jews and to place them at the mercy of the mob, should the government feel that anti-Jewish riot ing would benefit Its position. During last night and up to noon today many Jews who are known to have been prominent In the Jewish Bund movement have been arrested and imprisoned. It Is reported that In many Instances these men were unmercifully beaten and tor tured by the authorities In an effort to compel them to confess where arms and bombs known to have been brought into the city were concealed. REBEL. CHIEFS ALL CAPTURED Raids in Moscow . Gather : Leaders and Plans of Revolution. MOSCOW. July 25. (Special.) Officials here declare that as a result of the ac tivity of the secret police throughout "Wednesday, which resulted In the arrest of 192 personB and the seizure of many Important documents, the entire revolu tionary organization In the City of Mos cow has been destroyed. Early Wednesday morning the police, following telegraphic Instructions from St. Petersburg, made a descent upon . a house In the suburbs and arrested nine men, among them being a former uni versity professor and also a leader In the old Union of Unions. The premises were searched and several documents found, which purported to be a list of officers of various secret revolutionary organizations. The plans of the oppon ents of the Government, so far as thU city was concerned, were also outlined at length. So soon as the men under arrest had been taken to the central police station, detachments of secret police were sent out to round up the men named in the pa pers seized in the Initial raid. Through out the day these men have been brought In, until now the officials assert they have all that they were looking for with eight exceptions, and these latter are known to have made their way out of the country. DISARMING PEOPLE OP CITY Governor of Odessa Spreads Panic Among Jews. PARIS, July 26. The correspondent at Odessa of the Matin reports that the Governor had ordered the population to give up their arms. The correspondent adds that panic reigns In the city, ow ing to the threats of the Cossacks to re commence massacres, and that train loads of people are leaving. Twenty- five battalions are patroling the streets. There have been hundreds of arrests. JEWS PROTECTED IX ODESSA Prompt Action of Government Stops Outbreak of Fanatics. ODESSA. July 25. All Is Quiet here to day. During the disturbances of yester day two Jews were killed. 17 were wound ed and 27 shops were wrecked. The presence of General Grigorleff. the Pre fect of Odessa, and General Karakozoff, commanding the troops, who were quick ly on the scene, caused Stringent meas ures to be taken to protect the lives and property of all classes. The hospital where the wounded were taken was visited later by Governor-General Kaulbars. About 70 Jews have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a self-defense organization. CHIEF OF GEXDARMES SLAIN' AVarsaw Rebels Stab Him on Street in Broad Daylight. WARSAW. July 25. Colonel Salmatoff, of the Gendarmerie, was stabbed to death here today. The assassin escaped. Salmatoff, who was assistant to the Chief of Gendarmes of the Province of Warsaw, had been active In the repress ive measures. He was walking on Moko towska street at about noon, when he was attacked by two men, who stabbed him several times and then, as the Colo nel sank down, dying, walked quickly CASK AGAINST DOIMA. Czar's Press Birm Says H Exceeded Authority Always. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2S. Pre mier Stolypin tonight authorized the official St. Petersburg agency to Issue the following statement to the foreign press: "From the very first days of itM existence the lower house of Parlia ment oTerstepped all the limits of law. In its reply to the speech from the throne, modification . of the fundamental law was demanded In the shape of the suppression of the Council of the Empire and the crea tion of a responsible cabinet. . "By its agrarian programme, based on the expropriation - of land, the House raised hopes that could not be realized and weakened the respect for property of others, already enfeebled. In the speeches of its members the House consistently discredited the government, which It ever accused of organizing pogroms and disorders. By sending a deputation to Blalystok it openly- aspired to usurp executive power. "Fourteen Deputies appealed to the people, inciting disorders, a step which called forth no expression of disapprobation from the House. In the last month of its existence the House declared that the government had acted Illegally In explaining to the population the nature of the agrarian ' project proposed by itself,, and decided to address a manifesto to the people, persuading them not to be lieve the government regarding the question, but to await Its settlement by Parliament. Several members also undertook Journeys to the Interior of Russia, with the object of- supporting agitation, their appearance being greeted by renewed disorders, pogroms and strikes. . ' "All these causes necessitated the decision to dissolve the House." away 'in different directions, without the spectators trying to stop them. Lawlessness here Is assuming alarming proportions. Daring thefts and robberies with violence are of dally occurrence. The police maintain a passive attitude. Soldiers Guard Moscow Railroads. MOSCOW. July 25. The massing of troops in this city continues. The radiat ing railroad lines are carefully guarded and the whole city is under martial law. In addition to the regular troops guarding Nicholas' Station, the terminus of the line connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, a machine gun detachment Is on duty there. It is reported, hut not confirmed, that the Workmen's Council has decided in favor of a general strike, to begin July 28. Finnish Workmen Hot AVanted. REJVAL, July 25. A steamer loaded with Fnnlsh workmen arrived, but the author ities would not permit them to land, and the vessel departed, the men sing ing the "Marsellaise." Gasworkers Leave City in Dark. LUBLIN, Russian Poland," July 25. The gas workers here ' have gone out on strike and the city streets are In dark ness. Village Bnrned by Peasants. SARATOV, July 25. The village of Elkai, which was set on fire during agrarian disorders, has been completely consumed. Strike in Riga Factories. RIGA, Russia, July 25. Nine thousand factory workmen struck here today. SLAPS DREYFUS IN THE FACE OFFICER PUBLICLY INSULTS HIM AT MILITARY CLUB. Army Officers Promptly Form Fac tlons and Riot Almost Ensues. Force Dreyfus to Resign. NHW" YORK, July 26. A dispatch to the Herald from Paris says: Just after being honored by President Fallieres at the Elysee Palace yesterday Major Dreyfus was publicly Insulted in the Cercle Milltalre, one of the most ex clusive clubs in Paris, by a Command ant, who slapped him In the face. This brought aboujr an Immediate clash In the club, and will tend to revive disputes over the Dreyfus affair throughout France. It was at a reception at the Cercle Militaire to the Thirteenth Regiment of Artillery that Major Dreyfus and Com mandant Targe made their first appear ance In a military gathering since the recent court verdict. As soon as Major Dreyfus came into the salon, an officer, whose name Is not yet known, ran up and slapped him In the face. The Major did not reply. Instantly there was almost a riot in the clubrooms, two groups being formed of sympathisers and opponents of Drey fus. It appears that the Incident was pre arranged and the officer who attacked Dreyfus Is said to have declared that he would refuse to fight a duel in order to bring opprobrium on Major Dreyfus and force him to retire from active service. Several other disagreeable incidents are said to have occurred in the clubrooms last night, but the doors were closed and no one allowed to enter. The porter refused to give any particulars of the commotion. THIEVES ARE VERY BOLD Steal Cash Register From Restau rant and Escape AVith Contents. While the waiter in the Popular restau rant. 133 Vi Fourth street, was in the kitchen, whither he had carried a load of dishes, burglars entered the place and removed the cash register, at 2:45 this morning. The register was smashed on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant and about 115, the entire contents, was stolen. As soon as he discovered the loss, the waiter telephoned to the police station, and detectives were put at work on the case: LITTLEFIELD IS . GOMPERS' TARGET Centers Eiforts of La bor on Defeat. MAINE MAN HEADS BLACKLIST All Candidates for Congress Will Watch Result. CANNON GOES TO HELP HIM Federation Must AVin Away 8000 Votes to Compass Defeat of Lit tlefield Threats , Get Can didates' Backs Up. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 25. One of the most Interest ing, and In some. ways one of the most Important Congressional elections to be held this Fall will be in the Second Maine District, where Representative Llttlefleld Is struggling for another vote of con fidence at the hands of his constituents. The fight Is conspicuous not alone because of the prominence of the man, but because Llttlefleld has incurred the enmity of the American Federation of Labor, and this mighty organization has sworn to defeat him at the polls. The Federation of Labor is this year, for the first time, taking an active hand In Congressional politics. It has served no tice that it will work as a body to defeat those candidates for Congress who are not favorable to legislation which union labor demands, and at the same time has prom ised to support those who declare their Intention of advocating such legislation. Llttlefleld opposed some of this legislation In the last session, so the American Fed eration of Labor has marked him for the slaughter and served notice that It will do its utmost to secure; his defeat. The effort was made to prevent Llttlefield's renomlnation, but that failed. Must Change 3000 Votes to Defeat. Llttlefleld is only one of a large number of Congressional candidates who will have the opposition of the union labor vote. Every man whose name la on the black list is. Interested In the Llttlefleld cam paign, especially as the election In Maine will be held In September. The result will be a pretty safe indicator of the real strength of the labor vote or will rather Indicate to what extent the labor vote will obey the dictates of the American Fed eration of Labor. Llttlefield's last ma jority was about 6000. . To defeat him the labor leaders will have to win over more than 3000 votes, but this ought not to be such a difficult task if the laboring men In the district are In sympathy with the general movement started by President Gompers, of the American Federation. If, on the other hand, Llttlefleld Is re elected In spite of the efforts of the labor men. It will be a pretty safe Indication that the general labor, crusade will have little effect on other men who have been assailed, unless they are more vulnerable than Llttlefleld. Cannon AA'ill Stump for Him. Great Interest will be added to the cam paign in the Second Maine District by reason of the fact that Gompers will go personally to Maine to conduct the fight, while Speaker Cannon will go to Llttle field's rescue and make a number of speeches throughout the district. It Is a "WHAT A GLORIOUS FULL GOING TO HAVE well-known fact that Llttlefleld . and the Speaker entertain similar views on labor legislation, and Cannon is on the same blacklist as Llttlefleld. The labor -leaders will attempt to defeat Cannon, 'Just as they; will attempt to defeat Llttlefleld. and this is probably one reason that the Speaker has promised to take the stump in Maine. It la to be expected ' that a number, of .other strong Republican cam paigners will be sent Into Llttlefield's dis trict after the campaign opens, not alone to save Llttlefleld, but to defeat Gompers. ( Gompers Used Threats. Gompers chose a very impolitic manner of announcing the plan of his organisation to defeat candidates who are not favor able to legislation demanded by the Fed eration of Labor. Hla announcement took the form of a threat, and was not well received by either party on that account. Many candidates would support some or all of the legislation demanded by the Federation, but they don't propose to be held up and made to promise to support it In order to secure an election. The Gompers announcement Is looked upon as a sort of bulldozing propaganda, and will probably operate to handicap the cause for which the labor leaders' are struggling. Men of. any Individuality don't like the Idea of being threatened In this manner. Charles E. Llttlefleld. of Maine. and some of labor's warm friends will re sent the tactics adopted by Gompers. Until after the election in the Llttlefleld district, little can be told of the effect this Federation move will have, but, if Llttle fleld is defeated, it may be set down as a sure thing that the labor vote will cause a great many other changes In the House. On the other hand, if Llttlefleld is re elected, it will be a safe indication that the Gompers campaign will, in the main. prove a failure. - DEATH ENDS HONEYMOON Wyoming Sheepman and Bride Are Drowned During Flood. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 25. News reached this city today that T. A. Ren ner, a wealthy sheep-owner and banker of Meeteetse, Wyo., and his bride,' for merly Miss Catherine Woods, of Eddy vllle. Neb., were drowned a few days ago In a flood, caused by a cloudburst in Iron Gulch, near Meeteetse. They had been spending their honey moon at one of Mr. Renner's ranches, and were driving from town to the ranch when their buggy was . over turned by the rushing water In a stream which they endeavored to cross. Their bodies were recovered. Drowned In Yellowstone River. LIVINGSTON, Mont., July 25. Hiram G. Cook, of the engineering department of the Northern Pacific, is believed to have been drowned in the Yellowstone River, yesterday while fishing with a party of friends.' The' party separated and began fishing ' at - different point. Later in the afternoon the members of the party met at 'a" point agreed upon for the. homeward trip. Cook failed to show up, and no trace of him could be found. MOON WE'RE !' . BUT IT 1 i ' : f v " jL - " 4 jfV iMsasrYtiirnniiiTsiiMiiBarwiffliA " TiWifinft'iinriniTurT imiimnisM AT , MERGYOF TRUST Pays Its Rates on Phil ippine Steamers. ALL RUN ON FOREIGN LIMES Conference Settles War and Cinches Uncle Sam. ANTI-TRUST LAW APPLIES Rival Lines Get Together, Raise Rates .nd Divide Business, and Everybody Is Happy Good Case for Moody's Men. WASHINGTON. July 25. (Special.) That a combination of foreign steamship lines has the United States Government at its mercy as regards the transportation of Army and Navy supplies and Govern ment stores from this country to the Phil ippines Is the latest charge entered in the docket-book. The Army and Navy officers In charge of transportation matters are loath to discuss the subject, dismissing it with the explanation that under the rules of the departments they are not permitted to talk about official affairs for publication. If statements emanating from outside sources are worthy of credence,. however. there will be work for the Department of Justice. In an entirely new field, when It can take the time away from lnvestiga tlons of big interior trust abuses and the enforcement of the revenue law. Forced to Patronize Foreign Lines. In shipping to our possessions in the Far East, the Government is compelled to patronize steamship companies flying foreign flags. The shipments are made mostly by British liners sailing from New York by way of the Sues Canal. The only other way would be to ship by rail across the American continent and thence by the Pacific express steamers, but freight rates by that route are prohibitive except for food supplies and forage bought on the Pacific Coast and shipped direct to Manila. There is no direct American line to the Philippines by the eastern route. Rates Fixed In "Conference." Up to about a year ago, it Is declared there was free and open competition be tween the lines bidding for the Govern ment business and an average rate of about 15 per ton was obtained. Then, It is alleged, some of the steamship com panies, seeing there was no use In cutting each other's throats, got together through a "conference." , This sounds better than "combination," and there was less appar ent violation of the antitrust act. which prohibits restraint in foreign as well as Interstate commerce. One Company Does Bidding. Now, It is said, a single company generally does the exclusive bidding when Government shipments are to be made and the Government, according to the information at hand, pays an average of something like 7 a ton for the service it formerly obtained at J 5. It makes a difference of possl bly $3000 or $4000 a month or from $36,000 to $48,000 a year on Govern ment shipments alone. To what ex tent, If any, private shippers are af- WAS ONLY A HALF MOON AFTER ALL GOVERNMENT f f ected by the "conference" has not ' been explained as yet. The shipments. Informants say, are divided so that all the competing companies get their proportionate share. . Subject to Anti-Trust Law. Proceedings against foreign corpor ations for violating the antl-trusc laws of the United States would be unique. but foreign corporations doing busi ness in this country are amenable to the laws of the land the same as per sons and corporations of this country. It is the same as the commission of a crime Involving Individuals. When a man is shot, for instance, it makes no difference In the eyes of the law whether the weapon be of American or English manufacture. The principal British companies op erating lines to the Far East with offices In New York are Finch, Eddye & Co., Barber & Co.. the American- Oriental Line and the American-Asiatic Steamship Company. ' Umatilla Canal Contract Let. WASHINGTON, July 25. The Secretary of the Interior has awarded the contract to the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Comoany. of Seattle, for the construction of the storage feed canal of the Umatilla Irrigation project. The work of the con tract involves the construction oi a mues of canal from the Umatilla River, near rjeno, to tjom opnngs reseruir, uu w- sists of 700.000 cubic yards of eartn ex cavation, 6000 cubic yards of rock excava tion, 2300 cubic yards of concrete and. mm cubic yards of riprap. The bid or me successful contractors was 161,3ea. ENGLISH MOB SURROUNDS AN AMERICAN SCORCHER. Police Arrive and Save Him Child Injured by Another American , in the Same Spot. LONDON, July 26. (Special.) While running his automobile at a high speed, John Howard MacFadden, Jr., of Phila delphia, .ran down a woman named Moony, near Slough, In Buckinghamshire, 2 miles northeast of Windsor, on Wednesday night.' The woman is not ex. pected to recover. A mob surged around MacFadden's ma chine after the accident, and, had it not been for the timely arrival of the police. would undoubtedly have taken matters into its own hands and inflicted bodily harm on him. Near the spot where the woman was Injured an automobile driven by another American seriously injured a child a few hours before.' Frank Ballenconto. of San Francisco, was driving his automobile along the road when the child ran direct. ly in front of the machine and before the brakes could be applied the auto struck her. She was knocked down and Is lying in a hospital in a precarious con dition. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTER DAY'S Maximum twrnn,. m. minimum temperature, 69. Precipitation none. TODAY'S Fair and continued warm. North- niutlK, RaMla. Search for arms causes panic imonr Jew In Odessa. Page 1. All revolutionary leaders and plans cap tured in Moscow. Page 1. Police official murdered In Warsaw. Page 1. Revolutionary leaders delay general strike. Page 2. - . Government gives' reasons for dissolving; Foreign. Interparliamentary Union acts on contra band and disarmament. Page 4. Cuban President pardons American Pine is landers. Page S. American auto maniac kills woman in Bna National. Gcvemment cinched by foreign ship-owners on Philippine freight. Page 1. Director Walcott answers Senator Pulton's criticism on irrigation allot ment a Page a. Politics. Labor Federation makes test fight on Lit- ticiieia. jrage l. Domestic Sugar Trust official refuses evidence and may be Imprisoned. Page 3. Constantine, murderer of Mrs. Gentry, cap tured. Pare 4. Railroads make concession on minimum lum- uer wcigiua, rage D. - Mayor Johnson ignores Injunction and Is cited for contemnL Par ji George Westlnghouse accused of high iuia.u:v Bi Biwcunoiaerr meeting. Page 5. Enormous Increase in assessment of Mar- sna.i j ieia estate, rage 2. Russell Sage leaves entire estate to widow Pace 2. Wcrr.sn tells of Thaw's Insane actions In rim. .rage a. Sport. Portland beats Seattle at baseball, 8 to Pare 7. Favorites win at state championship tennis oo.uw. x ago . Pacific Coast. Oregon Tax Commission would Increase yal uation of railroads sixfold. Page 6. Russ Newman, at Cleone, Or., shot twice oy wue wno resentea being beaten. rage o. Mazamas are at Bellingham, where they will ue mermineu xoaay. rage O. Wheat crop In Inland Empire will be short. uut oi gooa quality, rage a. Borah seems to be defeated in pivotal coun ty of Nes. Perces. Page 6. Commercial and Marina. Hop market a puzzle. Page 15. Stock market broad and active. Page 15. Wheat drops at Chicago on selling. Page 15. lnre largo vessels clear for other porta Portland and Vicinity. A. B. Hammond announces that the Cor- vains & Eastern Railroad will be extended from Idanha across Central Oregon to rhe Snake, and that the Astoria & Colum bia River road will be extended to Tilla mook. Page 1. Horace G. McKlnley said to be returning ire-n in orient to race lana-iraua in dictments. Page 10. Sellwood election fraud defendants demur to indictments. Page 14. H. C. Ereeden. who has Just returned from the unent, tens or Japan s plans to cao- ture Asiatic markets now held by Amer ica. Page 11. Dan W. Tarpley and his bride, who are cousins, win nave second marriage per formed at sea beyond three-mtle limit. Page 10- Mayor will probably take advantage of courrt Decision m .tsruin case and declare offices "-vacant where law was not com plied wild, rage 10. W. D. Fenton declares conference with Heney was held without Mays' knowledge. rage 11. Boundary commission will end sessions to night, rage iv. David Crow, professional gambler, commits auiciae. rage iw. HAMMOND LINE TO CROSS THE STATE Corvallis and Eastern Will Be Extended. ONTARIO PROBABLE TERMINUS Astoria & Columbia River Line to Tap Tillamook. HAND OF WESTERN PACIFIC Announcement by A. B. Hammond of New Construction Aggregat ing 350 Miles Means En trance of Gould System. President Hammond, of the Corr&IUs A Eastern Railroad, yesterday an nounced that the line will be extended from ita present termlnua at Idanha .acrosa Central Oregon to Ontario, and that the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad will be extended to Tilla mook. These extensions will not ba commenced this year because of the condition of the labor market, but it Is expected that next season will see the work begun. It is believed that the bulldln of the Corvallis 3c Eastern into Centra Oregon mean, a connection with the ' Western Pacific, the Coast end of, the Gould transcontinental system, affording- the Gould lines access to Portland and the best Oregon harbors. E. H. Haniman has announced he will build a railway across Central Oregon, using a route similar to that adopted by Mr. Hammond. Surveys have been comDleted and It was ex pected work on the line would have been begun this season. The Chris tian Co-operative Federation has. stated It Intends to Invade the same Held with a road starting from Idanha, but the Hammond extension from that point has nothing to do with any plans of the federation. So far as former announcements go, the field Is still open for anyone who will build a railroad. The Corvallis 4k Eastern Railroad is to be extended by the Hammond interests. Its present owners, from the terminus at Idanha, Linn County, across Central Ore gon to some point on the Snake River, probably Ontario. The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad will be pushed south - along the coast from. Seaside to the Nehalera and Tilla mook country. Both these projects will aggregate over 350 miles of new construc tion by the Hammond lines, which will be realized within the next few years. Not only la Mr. Hammond not contem plating the sale of either of his lines, but be intends to add a very large mile age to them. Hp said yesterday that one of the chief reasons the extensions couldt; not be begun this season is the condition' of the labor market, which not only makes it almost impossible to get laborers for railroad construction but makes rail road building very expensive. By next season It is expected work will be begun on the line east from Idanha.' This line will be 330 miles In length. Sur veys have already been made, and it is, said everything is in readiness to com mence work oil very short notice. It la believed that work would have started? on this line during 1906 had labor condi tions been favorable. While the country to be traversed la practically of but little productive value at present, much of It Is rich, tillable land, which rail transportation would develop wonderfully. The great development now going on in Central and Eastern Oregon makes such a project more and more practical as the months go by. "I believe the continued prosperity of Oregon will justify the extension of these roads," said Mr. Hammond yesterday. "Since 'arriving here on this trip I have found conditions very prosperous. There are more people here than ever, there Is new capital In the state, and new life. "There are no negotiations going on for the purchase of either of the two roads we control. "We have been sold out a good many times, according to common report, but there is nothing in It." . Extension to Tillamook. The extension of the Astoria & Colum bia River Railroad will reach the Neha lem and Tillamook sections, where Mr. Hammond has very large timber holdings. The line will be built up the Necanlcum River from Seaside, and across the divide from that stream to a tributary of the Nehalem. It will then follow the Neha lem Valley for some distance, when it will turn south to the Tillamook country, reaching a terminus at Tillamook Bay. The extension will be 36 miles long. The building of these lines is believed to mean more than the extension of the Hammond lines Into new territory. Many believe this move assures the entry of the Gould lines into Oregon. It is Bald that the destination of the Corvallis & Eastern extension may not be Ontario, but a point In the Klamath country, where a juncture will be effected with the California, Nevada & Oregon, an alleged Gould line Intended to be pushed north from the main line of the Western Pa cific at Reno, Nev., to Lakeview and tha Klamath country.- The road has already been completed to Madeline Plains, CaL Associated with Mr. Hammond In the ownership of the Corvallis tc Eastern and the Astoria & Columiba River are Gen eral Hubbard, formerly a vice-president of (Concluded on Page 4.)