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PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1907.
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NO CONVENTION IN GHSGA60
Administration Sends New to
Learn Truth.
CARRIES WORD TO LOWDEN
Taft Boomers Opposed to Convention
In Hostile Territory Factions
Lining: Vp for Taft and
Cannon as Rivals.
CHICAGO, May 29. (Special.) If
Illinois la "on the square" for "Uncle
Joe" Cannon for the Presidential nomi
nation, the chances are against Chi
cago's "grabbing off" the Republican
National Convention of 1908. This in
formation reached Chicago today from
Washington. Political leaders consider
the news from the National capital
tantamount to a declaration of war by
the administration against the Speaker
of the House.
"The National . Convention must not
be held In hostile territory" is the sub
stance of the word which was carried
to Republican leaders, who are anxious
to secure the big Republican event for
this city, and for which a strong or
ganization is to be perfected Monday
afternoon at the Hamilton Club.
New Goes to Reconnoiter,
It is understood that Chairman Harry
S. New of the Republican National
Committee Is headed for Chicago to
make a personal investigation of the
Illinois situation and to ascertain just
how strong and how sincere Is the
movement to make Speaker Cannon the
party nominee for President. Con
gressman Frank O. Lowden. thf mem
ber of the, Netp r-C-j;miiU'-. r eia
Illinois, Is expectea to be1 able' to fur
nish the National Chairman with the
Information desired, and upon the out
come of the heart-to-heart talks which
Mr. New will have with the various
leaders in Chicago depends largely the
result of the battle which will be
fought out between the competing
cities In the National Committee next
December, when the time and place of
the convention is to be determined.
Cannon Choice of Reaction.
The impression which goes forth
from high sources is that the Presi
dential nomination lies betwen Secre
tary Taft. as the administration can
didate, and Mr. Cannon, who is now
said to be the center about which the
interests arrayed against President
Roosevelt will converge.
Mr. New is believed by men who
have checked up closely on the situa
tion to be in possession of credentials
from "Washington which empower him
to declare emphatically that the Na
tional gathering shall not be held in
the heart of the country which may
be inimical to the desires of Mr.
Roosevelt's political friends. It is to
learn the true strength of the Speaker
In his home state that the Chicago
pilgrimage of the National Chairman
is about to be made.
GUATEMALANS MAKE READY
Mexicans to Meet Resistance on Bor
der Between Countries.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 29. El Darlo
de la Tarde, in its last edition this even
ing, prints a special message from Tux
tila, a border town, that Guatemalan
troops are throwing up entrenchments
and mounting artillery opposite Ocos.
TWO PRESIDENTS ARBITRATE
Nicaragua and Salvador Leave Mex
ico and America to Settle Disputes.
WASHINGTON. May 29. The State De
partment today received a translation of
the treaty of peace, negotiated at Ama
pala. Honduras, under which friendly re
lations were re-established between Nica
ragua and Salvador, following their
estrangement over the conflict between
the former and Honduras.
The treaty stipulates that differences
between Salvador and Nicaragua shall be
adjusted by the obligatory arbitration of
the Presidents of the United States and
Mexico, who shall have the power, in
case of not arriving at an agreement, to
name a third, whose decision shall be
final. The President of Mexico will have
the right to delegate his functions as ar
bitrator. FIGUERO CAPTURES TRAITORS
Two Men Taken Off an American
Steamer and Probably Shot.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. The
steamer City of Sydney, arriving last
night from Central America, brings a
story of the probable death by execu
tion of Juan Fuentes and M. Bonilla,
alleged traitors of Salvador, who were
taken Into custody aboard the- City of
Sydney by Signor Figueroa, son of
General Figueroa, President of Salva
dor. Passengers arriving on the steam
er believe that the two prisoners were
shot soon after they were taken ashore.
Feuntes was formerly private secre
tary to General Figueroa and was pos
sessed of all the Important secrets of
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GANNON
the administration. Of Bonilla not much
is known. They succeeded in getting
out of Salvador safely, taking passage
on the Pacific Mail steamer Peru,
bound for this city. At San Jose de
Guatemala, however, they left the
steamer and boarded the City of Syd
ney, bound toward Panama, evidently
expecting to avoid possible pursuit.
Their actions appeared to have been
known, however, for when the City of
Sydney reached Aeajutla, Salvador,
young Figueroa went aboard the
steamer and demanded their custody.
Captain McLean refused to give them
up and Figueroa remained on board as
a passenger. At La Libertad, the next
port south, he went ashore, returning
soon afterward with a squad of sol
diers. Again he demanded custody of
Fuentas and Bonilla, arguing that they
were citizens of Salvador and wanted
by the authorities, and this time Cap
tain McLean gave them up. They were
taken ashore without delay or much
ceremony.'
; I K hps .
f Speaker Joaeph G. .Cannon, Can
I dldnte of Republican Reac-
tlonarlea for President.
Will Not Unite Against Cabrera.
GUATEMALA CITY, May 29. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
has Interviewed the foreign diplomats
here, in regard to the arrests made in
connection with the attempt upon the life
of President Cabrera. While the majority
of the diplomats refused to discuss the
matter, it was authoritatively stated that
no Joint action In connection with the
cases of the prisoners would be taken.
It is believed that light will be thrown
upon the situation when the appeals are
heard, as the proceedings will be made
public. Meanwhile the representatives
here of foreign governments are watch
ing the cases of the accused and are pre
pared to assist compatriots among the
prisoners should circumstances require It.
Another French Warship Accident.
-TOT.,"LO?T. M.ty 29.- A?ol:-ieni"Jr- r1penn
the French battleship Patrie burst today
and the ship was obliged to abandon her
trials and return to this port. Several
stokers were scalded.
American Painter Wins Medal.
PARIS, ' May 29. The salon today
awarded the medal of honor to Henri
Martin, an American painter, who ex
hibits two landscapes.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather'.
YESTERDAY'S. Maximum temperature, 86
decrees; minimum, 50. -TODAY'S
Fair and warmer; northerly
winds.
Foreign.
German statesmen welcome British Journal
ists and defend German policy. Page 1.
Serious accident to Norwegian sovereigns
averted by French General. Page 1.
Irish Council bill to be burled. Page 1.
Guatemala prepares for war with Mexico.
Page 1.
National.
President Roosevelt speaks in praise of Mc
Klnley and his wife after attending fun
eral. Fage 2.
Politics.
Roosevelt regards Cannon as reactionary
candidate and opposes convention in Chi
cago. Page 1.
Domestic.
Eugene Field's Mttle Boy Blue elopes with
actress. Page 3.
Professor Trlsgs. worshiper of Rockefeller,
sued for divorce. Page 3.
Union Pacific tests engineers' cbe!ence to
rules and discharges seven. Page 1.
De Raylan's "widow" abandons claim to
estate on learning husband was a wom
an. Page 3.
Virginia baby talks when 9 days old, then
dies. Page' 1.
Romantic wedding of couple from Wyoming
at Helena. Page S.
Man of 70 at Indianapolis accused of rob
bing his sister. Page 6.
racifie Coast.
Another venire in Schmltz' case exhausted
without producing a Juror. Page 3.
San Francisco Japanese declare attacks on
restaurants occur daily and demand pro
tection. Page 1.
Duncan goes to Boise to fight brother So
cialist. Page t.
Leaders of San Francisco carmen arrested
for Interfering with wires. Page 3. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Grand Army veterans talk patriotism to
school children. Page 10.
Dinner to John Barrett at Commercial Club.
Page 10.
Mayor Lane addresses voters in North Port
land. Page .
Thomas C. Devlin in speech at Sunnyslde
Intimates that Republicans have surprise
In store. Page 4.
Undertakers give Sergeant Hogeboom pub
lie funeral In violation of health officer's
orders. . Page 9.
Eastern capitalists: buy 'big tract of Lane
County timber. fPage 11.
Commercial and Marine.
Wider foreign market for Oregon hops.
Page 15.
Good demand holds wheat steady at Chi
cago. Pag- 15.
Stork trading dull on eve of holiday. Page
15.
Steamship Hyndford carries largest cargo
of flour for the season; clears for the
Orient. Page 14.
New steamship line to be established be
tween Portland and Coos Bay. Page .14.
Sport.
Portland beats Oakland, 9 to 1. Page T.
Pacific Coast. .
Important resolutions Introduced at State
Grange session. Page 6.
Washington women contest for club presi
dency. Page a.
Loss in Salem fire is $65,000. Page 6.
Government gains point in Idaho land
fyf Ti'Vu. JPaxn & - - .
MOBUnUGKSDUE.
RAGE ANIMOSITY
Japanese Say Cam
paign Is Systematic
NEW OUTBREAK EVERY DAY
Assaults Not Mere Incidents of
Strike Epidemic.
INSIST ON. -TREATY RIPHTS
San Francisco Japanese Say Hardly
a Day Passes but Restaurant Is .
Attacked, Though No Provo
cation Is Given.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. The Jap
anese Association, composed of leading
Japanese residents, today made the
following statement of the Japanese
view of the recent assaults committed
against Japanese in this city:
n "In the first place, the Japanese resi
dents of San Francisco realize the fact
that present conditions in this city
make it very difficult for the authori
ties to extend full protection. They
understand that the strike upon the
street railways puts a heavy tax upon
the police force, and that it is impos
sible to gruard all places at all times
against . the lawless element of the
community.
"They are fully convinced, however,
that much of the violence to which
they have been subjected is due to ra
cial prejudice and that the attempts
which are being: made in certain quar
ters to have it appear that the trouble
is confined to quarrels between labor
ing men. incidentally involving the
Japanese, are without foundation.
Attacks Are Systematic.
"In support of this view they direct
attention to the fact that the Japanese
restaurants have been systematically
antKjred arid s1muHiie'ruly- tittacked.
Hardly a day goes by in the territory
south of Market street that some
threatening demonstration is not made
by roughs and hoodlums against Jap
anese places of business in that quar
ter." .
After giving a number of specific in
stances of attacks on Japanese restau
rants between May 20 and May 25, the
statement continues:
"The uniformity of these expressions
of hostility to Japanese precludes the
idea that they are accidental results
of chance rows between white laboring
men. They are entirely distinct in
character from the violence growing
out of the streetcar strike, where capi
tal and labor are at war. They are
clearly an expression of race prejudice,'
to which the people of no other na
tionality are at present subjected.
"The Japanese residents of San
Francisco further inslat that no provo
cation has been given, or is being
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given, for these outrages. TKey are
peacefully engaged in lawful occupa
tions, the right to which is guaranteed
them by treaty stipulations. They be
lieve that they are fully justified in
protesting against acts which place
their property in Jeopardy and their
lives in peril, and they denounce as
unjust such public criticism as at
tributes their complaints to mere ca
price. "They, simply desire that the true
facts of these assaults should be placed
before the American people, believing
implicitly in the fairness and sense of
Justice of that tribunal. In the mean
time they sincerely regret the necessity
of calling for special police protection,
but believe It wiser to make that de
mand now, rather than wait until some
overt action- of the mob element shall
precipitate more serious troubles, pos
sibly bloodshed."
KIIJJ SOURCE OF PERSECUTION
Japanese Paper Insists on Demand
for Decided Measures.
T0KI0, May 30. The Asahl this
morning in its leader, emphasizes in
carefully guarded words its opinion of.
the absence of sincerity in the pledge
on the part of the San Francisco mu
nicipal officials to protect the treaty
rights of Japanese residents and in
sists on' the necessity of approaching
the Washington Government with a
demand that' decided measures be
taken to exterminate the sources of
persecution against Japanese citizens.
The, Asahl also refers with appre
ciation to the warm reception of Gen
eral Kurokl, and regrets that the re
currence of too San Francisco incident
has blurred the cordial relations of
both nations.
"For the jiake of humanity, of civili
zation and the perpetuation of friendly
relations," the Asahl recommefids the
complete removal of a source of trou
ble which endangers the traditional
friendship of the United States and
Japan.
Milwaukee Gives Kurokl Banzai.
MILWAUKEE, May 29. General Ku
rokl was welcomed today when many
thousands of citizens gathered in City
Hall square and greeted him with the
Japanese word "banzai." ' Accompanied
by Mayor Becker and General MacAr
thur, the distinguished visitor and party
were taken in automobiles up the river
to where two tugs gave an exhibition of
capacity. A sight-seeing tour of the city
followed, in which the National Soldiers'
Home was inspected. The party returned
to Chicago this afternoon.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP WINS
Edison Company Beaten In Fight
Against Municipal Plant.
' LOS A5VGELES, May 29. The Edison
Electric 'Company was today defeated In
the Unfted States Circuit Court In its
protracted effort to prevent the city of
Pasadena from voting bonds for instal
lation of a municipal electric lighting
plant. The court sustained a demurrer
against the complainant's petition.. The
electric company may appeal the case to
the United States Court of Appeals or
the United States Supreme Court. Tha
litigation was of importance to all munici
palities in that the right of any city to
own and operate a lighting plant sup
plying private consumers was attacked.
Finds Others Robbed His Valet.
PARIS, May 29. Sydney Smith, of
New York, sailed for that port today,
greatly disgusted with the manner in
which the case against George Collins,
alias Bevlngton, his valet, who is
charged with robbing Mr. Smith of
money and Jewelry here, has been han
dled. Mr. Smith found one of the miss
ing jewels In the possession of a bellboy
of the hotel where Collins confessed to
have hidden the loot.
ALONE
DENIES
MENACE
TO WORLD PEACE
German Statesman
. Speaks to Britons '
ARMY WAS NEVER MISUSED
Banquet to Visiting British
Journalists.
NEEDS NO MORE TERRITORY
Herr Muhlberg Answers Critics
Who Depict German Army and
Navy as Menace Labor Scarce
and Emigration Declines.
BERLIN, May 29. The visiting British
journalists arrived today from Bremen
and were received at the railroad station
by Prince Hatzfeldt von Trachenberg. J
wno in the name or tne umperor lnvuea
the visitors to review the garrison of
Potsdam June S and take luncheon at
His Majesty's new palace. They were
entertained at a public banquet here to
night. Herr Muhlberg, under Secretary
of State, representing the government,
said :
If I look over the foreign newspapers, I
come across nearly every day some version
of a curious tale that seems to find many
able and zealous propagators in foreign pa
pers. It Is the tale that Germany Is threat
ening or Imperilling the peace of the world.
Germany has a gallant army, of which
we are justly proud, but can absolutely
prove that this army, since the establishment
of the empire has not been misused. Our
navy is Intended only for the protection
of our shores and sea trade. We strive for
nothing else, but for this we strive with
all the rights of every progressive and honor-loving
nation.
Germany Has Work for All.
Continuing Herr Muhlberg alluded to
the historic suffering of Germany when
her territory was the battleground of
Europe and added:
Nevertheless, skeptical persons might re
ply that those powerful instruments of war
are very dangerous, because some day they
might induce Germanay to make room for
her rapidly Increasing population. It cer
tainly is true that our population is lncreaa.
ing at the ra of 800.000 to 900,000 a year.
Tou are now in Germany. Please talk with
our gentry In the East. They will complain
of lack of laborers In the fields. Go to
our mines and factories in the West, and
you will hear that there are not enough
man to work them. Finally, question our
housekeepers, and they will tell you of the
same scarcity of help.
Emigration Has Declined.
Twenty-five years ago 200,000 Germans
emigrated yearly. Since 1890 the number
has not exceeded 80,000 a year. This will
prove to you that we do not need territo
rial expansion.
But, gentlemen, I do not wish to try to
make ourselves out better than we really
are. We are not political ascetics. Wa
need strive for honest competition In the
world's markets everywhere, but whether
In Asia or In Africa we have only one aim
the open door. I believe that it Is Just
on this line of policy that we can meet.
The British Ambassador, Sir Frank C.
Lasceiles, followed Herr Muhlberg. He
deprecated the antagonistic articles ap
pearing in some sections of the press of
both (countries and said the relations be
tween Great Britain and Germany had
improved. Several other prominent men
spoke also.
KING AND QUEEN IX DANGER
French General Saves Norwegian
Sovereigns From Drowning.
PARIS, May 29. An alarming accident
marred the visit of King Haakon and
Queen Maud of Norway to Versailles to
day. Their majesties were accompanied
by President and Madame Fallleres.
Queen Maud. Madame Fallleres and Gen
eral Michel were in a landau drawn by
four horses.
As the carriage was crossing a bridge
over Lake Marne, one of the horses com
menced plunging furiously. The bridge
has no stone copings and three horses
Hnrry S. New, Chairman of Re
publican National Committee, .
tvho Goea to Chlcaarv to Learn
Strengrth of Cannon Boom.
fell into the water. The postillions went
With them. General Michel burst open
the door of the landau and half carried
the Queen and Madame Fallleres from the
carriage. His action was none too
prompt, for the oscillating carriage fol
lowed the horses into the lake.
The water under the bridge Is not deep,
and dragoons pulled out the horses. One
of the animals was killed.
Foreign Minister Pichon gave a dinner
at the Foreign Office tonight in honor of
the visiting sovereigns. Frestlent
Fallleres, the members of the cabinet and
the diplomatic representatives, including
the American Ambassador and Mrs.
White were present.
M. Fallleres has decided to go to Nor
way this summer to return King Haakon's
visit. It is probable that his trip will be
extended to England, Denmark and other
countries whose sovereigns have been
guests of France.
JUMPED OX BY ALL PARTIES
Irish Council Bill Dead and Will
Soon Be Burled.
LONDON, May 29. The situation re
sulting from the rejection of Mr. Bir
rell's Irish Council bill by the Dublin
convention continues to be the upper
most topic of discussion in political
circles in the United Kingdom. As
forecasted in these dispatches, the
measure Is in its death throes, and it
is believed that, as a result of the
prolonged cabinet meeting today,
Premier Campbell - Bannerman will
formally perform the obsequies on
June S. '
The Irish Reform Association, of
which Lord Dunruven ' Is president, is
the latest organization to criticise ad
versely this unhappy bill. . At a meet
ing in Dublin today a resolution was
passed declaring that the measure
Ignored executive functions; that it
did not take into account financial re
lations or pretend to deal with public
works, and that it was generally in
adequate. ,
Douma Stops Agrurlan Debate.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 29. The dis
cussion of the -agrarian question in the
Douma closed today, only 43 Monarchists
voting to continue it... Members of the
Group of Toil attacked Premier Stolypln
as the representative of the land owners
and censured the government for further
ing emigration to the United States from
a country having extensive areas of un
occupied land.
TALKS AT NINE DAYS OLD
VIRGINIA BABY PERFORMS MIR
ACLE, THEN DIES.
Causes Consternation by Telling the
Names of Parents and Grandpar
ents and Talking of Heaven.
ROANOKE, Va., May 29. (Speclal.)The
precocious performance of a nine-day-old
baby talking perfect English has thrown
the Crayson County neighborhood into a
fit of intense excitement. Many people
live in fear and trembling that some
grave catastrophe is impending. The
child Is the offspring of Mr. and . Mrs.
Lofwich Brewer, a well-known couple of
Crayson County, residing near Fox Post
office. The child was born two weeks ago.
When nine days of age it startled its
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Brewer, who was
holding it, by suddenly beginning to talk,
its articulation being perfect. The child
called the names of its parents, grand
parents and others, repeating each name
several times, and following this with
the word "heaven."
Members of the family flew from the
house in alarm at the monstrous be
havior of the infant.
The child died yesterday. The story is
corroborated by Dr. G. R. Halsey, the
physician who attended the mother at
the birth of the child. W. J. Phippa,
Laostmaster, also corroborated th atorjr
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PUTS ENGINEERS
TO SEVERE TEST
Union Pacific Tries
Surprise Signals
GUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTS
Enforces Strict Obedience to
Operating Rules.
PENALTY IS DISMISSAL
Rather Than Lose' Time, Engineer
Often Disregard Signals ancj Risk
Wreck Engineers Condemn
Tests as Harsh.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 20.-(Special.-SuT-prise
signals set along the right-of-way
have cost seven Union Paclflc engineers
their Jobs during less than that number
of weeks. The tests are being continued
night and day, as a means of enforcing
strict obedience to signals, with a view
of lessening the number of wrecks..
Heedlessness of the trainmen in running
past signals is said by operating officials
of the Union Pacific to be responsible
for many of the terrible accidents that
have lately startled the country.
How Tests Are Made.
The tests are made in several ways.
An employe Is Instructed to lift the
switch lamp from the rod and turn It
so the red light shows. The track
clear, the semaphore signal shows clear,
but the light is red and the engineer's
duty Is to stop. Seeing the track clear,
however, many of them would disregard
the signal, fearing to lose time. These
men are among those discharged.
In other cases the switch lights are ex
tinguished. Instead of stopping his train
and notifying the operator and having
the track switch inspected, the engineer
In some Instances would hurry his train
forward to the station and there notify
the operator that the lamp needed atten
tion. Engineer Makes Criticism.
An engineer who has so far stood tha
tests successfully expressed the belief,
though, that the remedy Is worse than
the disease. He said:
"It makes an engineer nervous, he gets
rattled. Of course he should be careful,
but this Is an awful harsh way to test
his vigilance. The engineer has his head
out of the window all the time; his life
Is worth as much to him as those of the
people behind him .and he is the first
man to suffer in case of wreck. It li
absurd to suppose an engineer will play
tlddle-de-wlnks with his fireman while
tearing over the road at night at high
speed."
Favors Conference With Shippers.
ST. LOUIS, May 29. Before the Millers'
National Federation, meeting here in an
nual convention, W. W. Flnley, president
of the Southern Railway, In a paper on
"The Relations of the Railroads to th
Shippers," Bald that he was satisfied all
matters could be arranged better by frank
conferences between shippers and rail
way managers than by legislation or
other Governmental action.
Hear Arguments About Damages.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Notice has
been given to Interested parties that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will conduct a hearing on June 15 next
in this city on the general question
of the liability of carriers for prop
erty destroyed or damaged in ship
ment. Northern Pacific Buys Ralls.
CLEVELAND, O., May 29. The ,Iron
Trade Review tomorrow will say: The
Northern Pacific has closed with the
Lackawanna Steel Company for 35.000
tons of rails, in addition to the 65.000 tons
recently placed with the Illinois Steel
Company.
Ask Receiver for Air Line.
CHICAGO, May 29. Ten small stock
holders in the projected Chicago-New
York Air Line Railroad filed a petition
today for a receiver, and for an injunc
tion restraining the continuance of the
affairs of the company by A. C. Miller,
its president.
Suit to Dissolve Gould .System.
JEFFERSON CITT, Mo.. May 29. The
suit to dissolve the alleged merger of
Gould Interests In railroads in the state
was filed in the Supreme Court today on
demurrers filed by the defendants to the
information of Attorney-General Hadley.
Decision is expected within 30 days.
SNOW IN NEW MEXICO
Storm 100 Miles North of Boundary
and More Coming.
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EL PASO, Texas, May 29. Two and
one-half inches of snow fell at Cloud
croft, N. M., 100 miles north of here, to
day, and the prospects are that It will
snow again tonight. '
Xo Damages for Glendale Victims.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 29. It is an
nounced from official sources that the
Southern Pacific Railroad will decline to
pay any damages for Injury to passengers
in the Glendale wreck May 2L The fact
that the accident was caused supposedly
by wreckers is given as the reason. Up
wards of 20 passengers were injured, some
of them seriously.
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