THI2 MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1906.
MADE HOMELESS
FOR CHRISTMAS
Guests, of Uncle Sam Hotel
Flee Flames in Scant
Attire.
MANY BRAVELY RESCUED
y
Firemen and Police Carry PanJc
, Stricken Lodger? to Open Air,
Some Having Narrow Kscapes
In Climbing From Windows.
Fire In the Uncle Sam Hotel, at the
southwest corner of Fifth and Couch
streets, early this morning, rendered
over 125 persons homeless for Christ
mas day, and many of them had nar
row escapes for their lives. Special
Policeman Jack Hoare discovered the
flam:, sent In art alarm of fire from
box UT, rushed back to the house and
assisted many of the Inmates to es
cape. The patrol wagon arrived on the
scene first, and Patrolmen Brothers,
Ehmsen, Ellis. Tennant and Gruber
Immediately entered the burning build
ing and assisted as many of the terror
stricken Inmates to places of safety
ss they found rushing blindly through
the smoke-fllled corridors.
The firemen did heroic work In rescu
ing the inmates on the top floor. There
were some 30 of these, among whom
were two women, and all had to be
assisted down the ladders. The work
of . rescuing the inmates occupied the
attention of the firemen, and not until
they were assured that all had escaped
did Chief Campbell and his men turn
their attention to the blaze.
Among those rescued by the firemen
and police were: John Zeigler, J. B.
Gottlieb, Jacob Hunter, Frank Allen,
Ed Wilde, August Jennsen, Dave Wil
son, Gust Person, Harry Davidson, Sam
Wuftler and Pete Wilson.
All the persons rescued lost all their
effects except what few clothes they
could grab before making their exit
through the windows to the waiting
arms of the firemen, or being escorted
down the first flight of stairs by the
hustling bluecoats. All the men at
the scene worked heroically to save the
lives of the inmates. .
The first man rescued by means of the
flte ladders was Pete Wilson, who had
thrown a rope from his room on the third
floor and climbed down to a level with
the second floor, from which position he
was taken by the firemen.
' Sam Waftler. the proprietor, stated that
he could not make any estimate on his
loss, although he believed that it would
reach J4000 or $5000. This does not Include
the losses of the inmates, very few of
whom saved anything of more value than
an alarm clock. Many were seen carry
ing clocks and arrayed In but scanty at
tire. At the time The Oregonlan went
to press the flames were under control.
RAISULI ARMS FOR BATTLE
Sultan Has Largest Force In Years
to Meet Bandit.
TANGIER, Dec. 24. It is reported
here that Raisuli, the bandit leader,
who has been in control of the railroad
In the neighborhood of Tangier, Is ac
tively arming bands of men and there
Is much anxiety here as to whether
he will tight the Sultan's forces or
not. The government troops are in
camp near here. They number over
030 men and are better equipped than
is usual with the Sultan's soldiers.
The Minister of War has left a gar
rison of 2000 men at Kas el Keblr,
another of 1000 men at Aln Delia,
while a third garrison of 1000 men is
awaiting Instructions at Fes. These
forces together comprise the greatest
military movement made by the Mo
roccan government in years.
ACAJUTLA SWEPT BY FLAMES
Forty Beautiful Buildings in Calva
dorean Port Destroyed.
RAN SALVADOR. Dec. 25. A fire
which broke out last night completely
destroyed 40 of the beautiful buildings
of Acajutla, including the market
building. A strong northern wind
which was blowing at the time, carried
the flames to the neighborhood of the
plains, which were burned over.
The wharf at Acajutla was complete
ly destroyed.
Blrrell to Succeed Bryce.
DUBLIN. Dec. 24. There Is an Increas
ing tendency in Dublin to regard Augus
tine Birrell, the President of the Board of
Education, as the most probable suc
cessor to Mr. Bryce as Chief Secretary
for Ireland.
Norther Damages Bananas. ,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 24. A
heavy .norther during the past two
days has caused serious damage in
the banana districts.
WEYERHAEUSER IS RICHER
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to the Northwest, and having gobbled
up everything in the Mississippi River
district, the same machinery that had
worked so effectively there was put in
operation In the West. For some time
Weyerhaeuser had been buying, trad
ing, and by other means taking over
lands in the Northwest. It was in
1900 that a big splurge was made. All
of the Northern Pacific land west of the
Cascades. something over 1,000,000
acres, was taken at a flat rate of $8
an acre. According to well-informed
men dealing in lumber onthe Coast,
there is already a profit of $20,000,000
in that one deal. Weyerhaeuser
opened headquarters In Tacoma, Wash
ington. Here, as was the case in the
Mwsi8sipp River district, unostenta
tion was the rule. An office was se
cured in a quiet little red brick house
downtown, overlooking the Sound, and
R. L. McCormick. a partner of many
years' standing, and the man Weyer
haeuser trusts probably more than
anyone else, was sent to the Coast to
handle the business. McCormick Is a
big. Impressive-looking man, with
weight and dignity. He Is the dynamo
of the Weyerhaeuser machine. Suave,
cool. Imposing, he is the polished poli
tician of that group of land-grabbing,
forest-destroying dollar-hunters. He
poses as a- philanthropist and public
spirited citizen. He ran for Mayor of
Tacoma, and. If current gossip is true,
was beaten because he was so close to
James J. Hill, of the Great Northern,
and Weyerhaeuser. Harrlman is said
to have feared for his interests if Mc
cormick won In Tacoma, and at the last
hour he went in and defeated him.
.Whether this Is true or not. McCormlck
1 there In charge of the Weyerhaeuser
interests, and he is the keenest lumber
man In tht West. He has been quietly,
for the last five years, shaping up the
Weyerhaeuser interests, and today the
dominion is as complete as it has been
for years on the Mississippi."
The article concludes by mentioning an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill. Introduced by Senator Fulton, of
which advantage' was taken by the
Weyerhaeusers to exchange certain of its
lands inside the Klamath Indian reserva
tion for valuable lands outside.
PLANS OF MEXICAN REBELS
Member of Junta Tells of Revolution
Which Miscarried.
9AN ANTONIO. Tex., Dec. 24 How the
revolution against Mexico was organized
was today told by C. V. Marquez, a wit
ness for the defense In the trial of the
six alleged revolutionists. Marquez said
that he had an agreement with the
Magon brothers and Sarabia and others
in Mexico relative to bringing about 'a
revolution in Mexico. Continuing, he
said:
"Being in Del Rio. I placed myself in
touch with all Liberals. Several lots of
arms were passed into the interior of
Mexico. The group at Jiminez passed
arms to another group, etc. They also
passed along lots of programmes. We
had a great many clubs organized in
Texas, California and Tew Mexico. These
HEAR SPOKANE PLEA
Interstate Commissioners to
Come in January.
WILL MEET IN PORTLAND
Inland Town's Claim to Terminal
Rates to Be Subject of Testi
mony In Leading Cities
of Northwest.
OREGONJAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 24. Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Lane, Prouty and Clark
will have a hearing in Spokane January
15 in the case in which Spokane mer
chants ask the commission to order a
readjustment of rates "on a reasonable
Co.. coal dealers, operating a mine at
Dietz, Wyo., this morning brought suit
for $20,000 against the Burlington Railway
Company for coal alleged to have been
confiscated recently, and secured from
the Federal Court a temporary Injunction
against further confiscation by that company.
Northern Pacific Man Goes East.
NEW HAVBN, Conn., Dec. 24. Arthur
B. Smith, ' assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
was today appointed traffic manager of
the Consolidated Railway Company, the.
electric railway system owned by the New
York, New Haven A Hartford Railroad
Company.
ATTORNEY IS DISBARRED
Had Knowledge of Attempted Black
mail ajid Concealed It. -
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dee. 24. The
Supreme Court today disbarred Rich
ard C. S. Reaugh, State's Attorney of
Clark County, because Reaugh had
knowledge that H. M. Bradford, claim
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western Railroad, was endeavoring to
secure $10,000 from parties in a $100.
000 will case, claiming that he could
secure an opinion in the Supreme
Court favorable to the parties and be-
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case. It did not avail, however, as
Barker was convicted and sent to state
prison, although he was paroled.
clubs did not know ' the object of the
Junta at St. Louis. They would contrib
ute money to uphold the publication, but
they did not know anything else.
"When September 16 was near, which
was the time we were to act. I had to
go to visit the groups to organize them,
eo they would be ready. From Del Rio,
Antonio Villareal started to Sonora and
Chihuahua. He had Instructions from the
chiefs of groups in these states: other
instructions went to the people of Tamau
llpas and Nuevo Leon. Instructions were
sent to Interests In dther parts by mail.
The Junta in St. Louis was to send in
structions when the groups in Mexico
should rise.
"The object of the revolution was to
place a new government in Mexico."
THREATEN WITH BLUE LAW
Chicago Alderman Plans Revenge If
Saloons Are Closed Sundays.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24. The Tribune today
says:
A Puritanical Sunday for Chicago, with
idle streetcars and elevated railroads out
of commission, and with no newspapers
and no Sunday theaters or even sacred
concerts. Is the retaliation threatened by
Alderman Michael Kenna if he Is forced
to close his saloons on Sunday.
This will be the last resort If the Al
derman and other saloon-keepers are
compelled to close on Sundays. It will
be taken if Mayor Dunne Is directed to
obey the state law under the mandamus
proceedings In Judge Frost's court next
Friday. The Alderman will be backed to
the fullest extent by the United Societies
for Local Self -Government.
Resolutions demanding a provision in
the new city charter for home rule on
the Sunday saloon question were adopted
at a large mass meeting of Bohemian
citizens held yesterday.
Mayor Dunne and Alderman Kenna will
be compelled to show reason in Judge
Frost's court next Friday why the man
damus should not be Issued on petition of
the Sunday Closing League.
The most Interesting thing in connec
tion with the tight between the liquor In
terests and the Personal Liberty Organiz
ation on the one hand and the reformers
.on the other, however. Is the announced
declaration of an intention as a final
resort, to invoke the blue laws of Illinois
if the broad principle that the cosmopoli
tan population of Chicago has a right to
drink its beer on Sunday ia beset too
sorely.
Bryan Indorses Beverldge Bill.
ATLANTA, Go., Dec. 24. A. J. Mc
Klway, secretary of the National .Child
Labor Committee, today received from
William J. Bryan a letter in which the
latter expressed his thanks for a copy
of the Beveridge bill, of which he
says:
"The plan which .Beverldge adopts
for the prevention of child labor is
Identical with the plan I have urged
for the suppression of the trusts. I
believe the control which Congress has
over interstate commerce enables it to
apply a very simple and effective
remedy."
CtyUtnias Gift From Carnegie.
PHILADELPHIA.' Dec. 24 The College
of Physicians in thte city today received
a Christmas present from Andrew Car
negie of J100.000. donated to help build a
home and library. The offer is con
tingent upon the college being able to
raise a like sum, of which $S0.000 has al
ready been raised.
basis" and will allege that such a basis
would give no preference to Coast points.
Previously Spokane petitioned! for ter
minal rates, but was denied. It now bases
Its contention on the "just and reason
able" clause of the new interstate com
merce law.
Portland, San Francisco and Seattle and
Seattle will lntervere. The Commission
ers probably will hold a hearing in the
same case in Portland and Seattle in the
week beginning January 27. It is under
stood here In the offices of the Commis
sion that the 'Coast ports will argue that
reasonable rates necessarily Involve pref
erence to all points having water route
competition; that water rates are actual
ly In law the basis for terminal rates.
The Commissioners will also hold a
hearing in Seattle January 21 on the car
shortage and at any other points when
possible.
cause Reaugh did not make an effort
to bring the guilty ones to Justice.
WILL POOL STEAMER TRAFFIC
Eastern Railroads Reach Agreement
Not to Cut Rates.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. An agreement
has been reached by the Eastern rail
roads for the establishment of a pool
for eastbound steamship business. The
lines which on January 1 shall partici
pate in the steamship business are
Michigan Central. Erie, Grand Trunk,
Wabash, Nickel Plate and Panhandle.
The percentage of the various lines
are not made public, but it is under
stood that the executive officials have
agreed to abide by the award which
F. C. Donald, of the Central Passenger
Association, shall make.
The arrangement is expected to stop
all existing demoralization in the
steamship traffic. There are fully 50,
000 people who go from the Northwest
annually to their old homes in Europe,
and for these fares the railroads have
always competed, paying high commissions.
WILL DEVELOP GVLF TRADE
Mexico Will Change Steamship
Routes to Suit Railroads;.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24. Announce
ment of some of the first of the direct
effects upon United States commerce
by the absorption of the Mexican Cen
tral Railway by the Mexican govern
ment was made here today. Important
changes in steamship routings and a
general effort to develop Gulf Coast
trade are included in the plans contem
plated. Officials of the Mexican-American
Steamship Company, which is owned
by the Mexican Central, announce that
after January 12 next, their steamers
will sail weekly from New Orleans to
Mexican ports, and that the present
weekly sailings from Galveston will be
supplanted by a semi-monthly schedule.
Port Arthur, Tex., will remain on a
semi-monthly schedule.
HOLIDAY RATES.
Announced to .Ocean Bearhe.
To enable patrons to visit ocean beaches
during the Thanksgiving and Christmas
holidays, the O. R. & N. Co. will, on No
vember 2S and 29. December 24 and 25, and
January 1. sell round-trip tickets to all
North Beach points at a rate of J2.50. For
further Information ask at City Ticket
Office, Third and Washington streets.
Portland, Oij
Money-hack grocer sells Schilling's Best
tea and coffee.
Railroads Yield to Furniture Men.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 24. An agree
ment has been reached by the Inter
state Commerce Commission with the
railroads interested regarding the
complaint of the North Carolina Case
workers' Association. The complaint
was that on shipments of furniture
from North Carolina and Virginia
points to the Pacific Coast the rail
roads demanded a minimum weight of
furniture In 36-foot' cars of 20,000
pounds. This weight, the association
maintained, was excessive, as it was
not possible to load a 3-foot car with
more than 16,000 pounds of furniture.
Today it was agreed by representa
tives of the railroads to carry the fur
niture to Pacific Coast points at the
present low weight, with a minimum
weight of 16,000-pounds to a car. The
agreement contemplates a readjust
ment of the rates on furniture.
Sues Burlington- for Seized Coal.
OMAHA. Dec. U J. E. Woodward. JU
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. W.. B. Addy and family arrived
in the city Saturday evening to spend the
holidays with relatives at 508 Broadway.
Henry E. Reed, secretary of the Alaska.
Yukon-Pacific Exposition, arrived ' in
Portland last night from Seattle to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Signor L. Ruzzl, manager, and Signor
L. D'Urbano, director of D'Urbano's
Royal Italian band, came down from
Seattle last night to spend Christmas
with friends here. They will return
at the end of the week.
The board of governors of the Port
land Commercial . Club, at a session
yesterday afternoon, unanimously
adopted a note of congratulation to
W. L. Crissey, who has worked with
Manager Tom Richardson for three
years, and has accepted a position as
secretary of the Aberdeen (Wash.)
Chamber of Commerce, for which place
he will leave January 1.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24. (Special.) Ore
gonians registered today as follows:
At the Auditorium, M. J. Delahunt
and wife. Portland. At the Majestic,
T. A. McKinnon, Portland. At the Mor
rison, G. Weller and wife, Oregon.
WILL REVISE LAWS OF CUBA
Magoon Appoints Commission Pre
paratory to 3few Elections.
HAVANA, Dec. 24. Governor Magoon
today signed the long-awaited decree ap
pointing a commission to revise the laws
of Cuba. This commission will submit to
the provisional Governor the draft of new
electoral laws, a law defining the organi
zation and function of the judiciary, a
civil service law and also treat on such
other subjects of great Interest as may
be referred to It by the provisional Gov
ernor. The commission consists of , Colonel
E. H. Crowder. of the Judge-Advocate-General's
department of the American
Army, president; Jose Miguel Gomez, sec
retary, and Erasmo Boudet. Francisco C.
Justlz. Manuel M. Coronado, Felipe G.
Sarraln. Otto Schoemrlch. Miguel F.
Viodl, Alfred Sals and Major Branton
Wlnship, U. S. A. The salaries of the
members of the commission, except those
in the employ of the United States Gov
ernment, are fixed at 400 a month. The
first meeting will be held on January 3.
This Is regarded as the first step toward
holding new elections.
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Looking Up the Barker Case.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. The represen
tative of District Attorney Jerome's of
fice visited the courthouse In Jersey
City several days of last week to take
a transcript of portions of the record
of the trial of Thomas S. Barker, who
February 3. 1901. shot the Rev. Mr.
Kelly, of Arlington, N. J., for alleged
assault upon his wife. It Is said the
transcript is to be used in the trial
of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White.
Barker's defense was that the story
his wife had told him justified his
action, but Judge Blair refused to al
low Mrs. Barker to tell her story to
the Jury. The defense finally got the
story before the Jury by Introducing
an expert and reciting a hypothetical
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