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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' THOUTDALE SWEPT BY GQNFLAGRATluN Drunken Revel Ends in Holocaust. HOTEL GUEST IS BURNED ALIVE W. J. Smith Dead and Richard Nicholson Dying. MONEY LOSS ABOUT $30,000 .Intoxicated Lodgers Take Liquor to Rooms and Upset Kerosene Lamp Daring Orgie Bucket Bri gade Proves Powerless,. LOSSES AND rSSrRAJfCE. Troutdale Hotel loss, $2500; In surance. $1000. Harlow, Blazer A Harlow, grocery Loss, $6000; Insurance, $0000. Union House Loss. $2300; Insur ance, $1250. 8. 8. Logan, store building Loss. $1000; Insurance, $500. Louis Helming, hotel fixtures Loss, $1250; Insurance, $850. James Allison. hotel fixtures Loss, $1500; insurance. $1000. Larson Bros., saloon Loss, $200; Insurance, $300. Welnhard estate, buildings Loss $3000; insurance, none. Richard Latourelle, saloon fixtures and stock Loss, $1000; Insurance none. Aaron Fox, buildings and damage by removal Loss, $1000; Insurance. $500. Osburn Bros., store damaged Lose, $100; covered by Insurance. Robert White, store building Loss, $600; no insurance. George N. Reynolds, butcher shop, fixtures and meats Loss, $500; no Insurance. Richard Latourelle, livery stable, contents Loss, $500; no insurance. The finest business block In Trout dale, a thriving: town on the O. R. & N. main line, 18 miles east of Portland, was swept clean by fire early yester day morning. At least one life was lost In the conflagration and another of . the Injured will probably die. The buildings burned Included the two ho tels of the town, two saloons, two gen eral merchandise stores, a livery stable, the postoffice and a butcher shop. It Is estimated that the total loss will reach $30,000 with $11,000 Insurance. The fire originated In a small build ing known as the Red Front, an annex of the Troutdale Hotel, used as sleep ing apartments by a few of the perma nent guests of the hotel. It was oc cupied, on Saturday night by seven men, all of whom were up until mid night or later. John Barleycorn to Blame. Five of them had been carousing In the saloons until the closing hour when they went to their rooms with several bottles of whisky. All of them were more or less Intoxicated and they kept up their revels for about two hours longer when one of them, W. J. Smith, accidentally upset a kerosene lamp and the holocaust began. Smith paid the penalty with his life, his badly charred corpse having been found in the ruins. One of the others, Richard Nicholson, was also badly burned, and was brought to the Good Bamarltan Hospital In this city. He was still alive late last night, but no hopes are entertained for his re covery. Wanders About In Delirium. Nicholson escaped from the, burn ing building and was found by J. S. Hudson wandering about the town in a delirious state. After being cared for by Dr. W. C. Belt, Nicholson was sent to the hospital on the first morning train. From the Red Front the fire quickly spread to the Troutdale Hotel and the store of B. 8. Logan. Both buildings were loon burning furiously, and It was feared for a time that the whole town ..was doomed. Meanwhile the alarm had been given and every able-bodied man In. Troutdale responded. The only apparatus for fight ing the fire was a small hose cart with about 800 feet of two-inch hose, and a fire hydrant on the sidewalk, fed by a pipe from a spring on the hill. Firefighters Handicapped. This inadequate means of fighting" fire was used for all It was worth, supple mented by a bucket brigade, but nothing could be done to check the flames until the whole block was destroyed. Hundreds of willing hands assisted In removing goods and fixtures from the threatened building, and in that way much portable property wag Eaved. All the horses were taken out of the livery stable safely, and some of the furniture was saved from the burning hotels. Harlow, Blazer & Harlow, who carried about $10,000 worth of stock in their gen eral merchandise store, were able to save one-half of their goods, which were later on taken to the Masonic Hall building and dumped on the floor. 8. B. Logan also saved about one-half of his stock, amounting to about $2000. Xh Postoffloa was burned, being nearly1 one of the last places to go, and Postmas ter Harlow had time to save everything except the cabinet and office safe, which went down in the ruins, containing sev eral hundred dollars' worth .of stamps. He reopened the office promptly on time In the morning, and was able to receive and dispatch the malls as usual. His tem porary quarters are In the Masonic Hall. The Pacific Telephone and Tele graph Company, and three local tel ephone lines running through the place were cut off -from all communi cation. Their loss Is several hundred dollars. Postmaster Harlow borrowed a 'phone from the residence of Dr. Belt and before noon had the only working Instrument In the place. It Is available for long distance, only. No Water Is Obtainable. Before the telephone service was cut off Postmaster Harlow called up Chief Campbell, of the Portland Fire De partment, asking for an engine. How ever it was found that the longest sue- ' ' V Charles E. Maoroon. Governor of Cuba, W hose People Resent Pres ence of American Troops. tion pipe could not reach water from the bridge across the Sandy River, and the engine was not sent. It would have been useless, 'as the , fire had burned Itself out, and the buildings across the street had been saved by the men with buckets and hose. The looses will aggregate about $30, 000, with $11,000 Insurance as follows; List of the Losses. Troutdale Hotel, owned by J. O. Buckley, was valued at $25,000. It was Insured In the Oregon Fire and Relief, of McMlnnville, -for $1000; The Union House belonged to Mrs. Martha Tiller. It was worth about $2600 and was covered by a policy In the Connecticut for $1250.. Harlow, Blazer & Harlow carried a general merchandise stock valued at $10,000. They carried $6000 Insurance in the Firemen's Fund. Their loss is probably less than their insurance. B. 8. Logan had $500 Insurance on his. store building which was worth $1000. He was Insured in the Firemen's Fund. Louis Helming carried $850 insurance In the Oregon Fire and Relief. His loss was about $1250 on hotel fixtures. James Allison lost $1500 in the Trout dale Hotel. He had a policy for $1000. Larson Bro.' saloon building was damaged about $200. They are fully protected by a policy In the Connecti cut. Welnhard Estate Suffers. The Welnhard estate lost two build ings. Latourelle's saloon , and livery stable. The loss on these two build" lngs was about $3000 with no insur ance. Richard Latoureli lost his saloon fixtures and livery stable contents. No Insurance. Loss, about $1600. Aaron Fox lost a building occupied by the Postoffice. His loss there was about tiuuO. with Insurance of $500 In the Con necticut. He was also damaged by smoke and removal of goods to the extent of $250 more, which loss is fully covered. Robert White lost a building valued at $600. No insurance. George N. Reynolds lost his butcher shop .fixtures and some meats, worth $500. No insurance.' Osborn Bros.' building, the residences of Mrs. M. Tiller and S. S. Logan, were also damaged by the heat. They were all covered by insurance. Several Volunteers Hurt. During the progress of the fire several other persons than the two mentioned were severely burned, but not dangerous ly. A. S. Milne entered the burning store of S. S. Logan to save some money and was burned about the face. Ray Moore was another sufferer, having had both hands burned while helping to -save goods. W. J. Smith, whose body was found In the- ruins, arrived in Troutdale last Wednesday and went to work for the Union Meat Company. He said he came from Alabama, and was about 30 years of age. His body will be burled today by the' Union Meat Company. Richard Nicholson, the fatally Injured yictlm, came to Troutdale on July 13, and was working for the Bramhall Lumber Company.- He is a young man, but his antecedents are unknown. ' - The owners of the burned buildings will probably rebuild as soon as possible. Some of the business houses will reopen In tents at once. S. S. Logan will order a tent today, and says he will reopen tomorrow. The devastated block will not long re main vacant, as it was the busiest one in Troutdale, and each house was doing a good business. YAQUIS RAID MINING CAMP Indians Take Everything of Value. Troops in Pursuit. HERMOSILLO. Mex., July II. Yaqul Indians raided the camp of the Rlcn Xied Copper Mining Company, Just north of Querobabi, Thursday ast, and stripped it clean of everything of value, but tie Indians refrained from murder. A bodv of 00 mounted troops has been sent from here to scour the coun try, but little success is expended, from the expedition. CUBAN REVOLT IS II Uprising Had Been Set for July 12 SECRET MEN EXPOSED PLOT Planting of Cocoanut Palms Started Ail the Trouble. NATIVES FEARED THE YOKE Were Convinced American Army Would . Remain Va til Nut Crop Matured Six Years Hence. r Rebel Leaders Lectured. HAVANA, July 21. Upon what ticklish terms the business of Cuban pacification is conducted Is shown by the particulars which have Just leaked out of a projected uprising In Oriente which recently gave Governor Magocui some anxious hours. At the palace absolute Ignorance is professed of anything In the shape of disturbance, but the Interesting fact remains that an uprising was projected to take place on July 12, and would doubtless have beeh started had it not been for the vigilance of United States Army officers detailed on secret service. Nothing could better illustrate the Ir ritability of tome of the Cuban leaders than the triviality of the Incident which started a movement for an uprising. Although the trouble arose from the efforts of Captain Robert Alexander, Eleventh United States Infantry. Quarter master of the American garrison in Morro Castle, Santiago, to beautify the grounds around the old fortress by setting out trees. Unluckily he" selected cocoanut palm for the purpose and having secured from an acquaintance 100 young trees, had them properly placed. Walt for Fruit fb Ripen. -While the captain was congratulating himself on his efforts to Improve Cuban property without cost, for all the work of planting was done, voluntarily - by the soldiers of the garrison, the rumor went flying through the whole province that the Americans were planting cocoas on the Morro and as it takes six years for a cocoa to come into bearing, it was of course obvious that the Americans Intend to remain for at least that period. Patriots met In secret and decided to invoke the counsel of General Loynas de Captillo, of Havana, who is in a condi tion of chronic agitation over the question of the duration of the American occupa tion, and that warrior dispatched two emissaries to -Santiago to . investigate. They visited the Morro and with their own eyes saw Captain Alexander's cocoas. There they were and nohing could be plainer than that the Americans were determined to remain forever. Excitement Was Extreme. The excitement Increased); more meetings were held; arms were distributed to the number, it Is said, of 75 rifles with am munition, and a rising was set for July 12, under the leadership of one Rodriguez, of Santiago, and General Camnicho, of San Luli. The plan was to begin operations by "rushing" small Isolated posts of rural guards, massacreing ' the men, and then as the Insurgent ranks Increased, attack ing Santiago itself and if possible, wiping out the American garrison. That there was trouble In the air was soon evident and Lieutenant Dogherty. the American officer In charge of the rural guards of Santiago, made ready to meet It and sent a requisition to Havana for a big lot of cartridges. The secret service officers also went to work and exposed the whole plot several days before the date set for the uprising. To the leaders they read a lecture on the subject of horticulture as practiced by American soldiers In Cuba with a solemn warning to abstain from any interference therein.' This sufficed, to check their patriotic ardor and now peace reigns throughout the Island. FALLS HEIR TO ESTATE Pueblo Postoffice Clerk Can Com promise for $1,000,000. DENVER, Colo.. July 21. (Special.) Sir Dwight Lawrence Bathurst, Baronet of Lechlade, who until a few months ago was a clerk In the Pueblo Postoffice, will leave tomorrow for England, where he ex pects to .settle the estate to which he Is heir. After a ten-year fight the Eng lish authorities : have recognized the Pueblo man as the rightful claimant. Bathurst's attorney recently received an offer to compromise for $1,000,000, and probably will accept, as it will be years before he can gain possession of the estate through the courts. Bathurst Is a de scendant of Sir Francis Bathurst, an ear ly settler of Georgia. MAN BURNED ALIVE IN AUTO Machine Upset When Hit by Train. Woman Fatally Injured. NEW YORK. July 21. Dr. Edward J. Gallagher, a New Tork physician, was burned to death In an automobile accident on Long Island late tonight, while his fiance. Miss Helen Madlgan. who accompanied him, was perhaps fatally injured. Dr. Gallagher was driving his machine over the Locust avenue crossing of the Long Island railroad In Jamaica, L. I., when the car was struck by a glancing blow by a fast passenger train. The machine was thrown a consider able distance and turned over upen its occupants. A moment later the gaso line tank exploded and shot the burn ing oil over the half-stunned autoists. The physician was so badly burned as to .be barely recognlzeable. He died In a few minutes. Miss Madigan was also frightfully burned. Her leg was broken, her Jaw fractured and her teeth knocked out. She Is not expected to live until mornlnsr. Miss Mad lean and Dr. Gallagher were to have been mar ried In AugUBt. AUTO CAR GOES OVER BANK Man Killed, AVlfe Dying and Two Otherg Seriously Injured. PITTSBURG, July 2L John J. Wallace, a well-known business man of this city, is dead with a broken neck, his wife Is dying at her home with Internal In juries and J. S. Henner and wife, friends of the Wallaces, are in a serious condi tion as a result of an accident to their motor-car, which plunged over a 150-foot embankment on the road to Butler to night. The others are unconscious. MAGILLS MAY BE RELEASED DEFENSE PLANS TO LAY TRAP FOR PROSECUTION. If Proof Cannot Be Adduced Why They Should Be Held Release Will Be Demanded. CLINTON. 111.. July 21. (Special.) A trap has been laid by the defense in the Magill poison case. The several lawyers who will defend Fred Magill, wife and daughter, on their return to Clinton, have planned to make a shorp contest in the preliminary hearing before the police magistrate. They will, insist that proof sufficient to warrant holding the pris oners be produced instanter, and in case of failure they state they will demand the release of the accused. Justice Dona hue probably will receive the prisoners and give them a hearing. It Is reported here tonight on good authority that the Magistrate will not hold the Magills un less the prosecution brings out a strong case. Whether State's Attorney Miller will be able to meet the crisis is doubt ful. He Is waiting anxiously for the re port of the Chicago experts who are ex amining the Internal organs of the dead wife of Fred Magill. If this report reaches Clinton before Wednesday, and is favorable to the prosecution, Mr. Mil ler believes the Magistrate will not dare to release the Magills. TAKEN HOME TO FACE TRIAL Fred Magill and AVife Accompany Sheriff to Illinois. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. July 21. Sheriff Campbell. vt Dewitt 'Jonnty, Illinois, took the morning train for Clinton, accom panled by Fred Magill and the letter's wife, who go to face the charge of mur dering Mrs. Pet Magill, of Clinton. It was learned today that Miss Mar garet Magill, daughter of the accused man, arrived In Clinton this afternoon. Her departure from this city two or three days ago was kept a close secret. Fortifying Bungo Channel. VICTORIA; B. C, July' 21. The Jap anese Government has ordered the construction of large fortifications and a comprehensive scheme of defense works for Bungo Channel. Koshlro Ishii, of the Japanese For eign Office, will leave Hawaii soon for San Francisco and Pacific coast points to Investigate the condition of the Jap anese. He will afterward proceed to Washington to consult V lscount Aokl. The Chinese Governor of Anhul Prov. lnc has been assassinated by revolu tionists. In consequence of his failing In an attempt to smuggle a large amount of arms and ammunition for use of insurgents of boutn cnina. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER TESTERDATS--Maximum temperature, 76 Gegrees; minimum, m u n . . TODAY'S Fair; warmer northwest winds. Foreign. Liner Kaiser Wllhelm II turned over and filled Wltn water wxuin ibkihb Pace 9. Japanese troops hold upper hand in Cores. Page 2. Hundreds wounded. In riot In streets of ralermo. rage o. National. Planting of cocoanut palms incited desire for revolt tir Cuba. Page 1. Printers protest because proofreaders In Government office are fined for poor work, rage a. Domestic Money market still tight and few stock In vestments made. Page 6. iri.,-,.. .torm In North Dakota. Page S. Michigan farmer slays his family with an ax. Fage o. MaglU's attorneys have plan for securing bis release. Page 1. Bryan reported to be thinking of sidetrack ing Government owneraiuv. i-ubs Faciflo Coast. Plea for life of Haywood will begin today wnr, noise iury. Page 2. Another San Francisco motorman Is mobbed. Page 2. u.;.-.-nnri 1-jrors a patient lot. Page 3. Railroad Commission to secure better train service lor ina . nittmeiiw Mief. page 12. Sports, Ean Francisco wins from Portland, 4 to 0. Fage Portland and Vicinity. Conflagration does $30,000 damage In Trout dale: one man burned to death; another dying. Page i: , Harriman'. rivals suspect him of deep strat actv. Page 1. . Portland Democrats commend Bryan on change of policy. Page 8. Oregon Prohibitionists planning to stamp out saiouii"- " v Prominent Ohio man becomes an Oregon booster. Page 14. Dr. Brougher compliments newspaper men on "dry" dinner. Page 12. jiev. Joseph B. Corby explains purpose of Unlversallst Church. Page 13. Ker. E. M. Hill censures Portland's fuel .-..at Taflre IS. : ' J. G. Woolley would enlist labor unions to fight saloons, i-ago la. Fulton-Cake compact sets local politics Sim mHnr. Pave A. Governor Carter, ot HawaiV visits Portland, i"e i . SUSPEGTHARR1MAN OF DEEP STRMf May Do Work Through Trusted Agents. SEEKS EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY Rivals Cite the Case of E. E. Lytle's Tillamook Railroad. LATTER SCOFFS AT RUMOR Declares Positively That Southern Pacific Magnate Has Absolutely No Connection With Project. Owns None of the Stock. Has Edward H. Harriman, because of criticism of his methods of conducting transportation facilities In Oregon, and his desire to overcome the popular preju dice against his system's operations, pro mulgated a plan of gobbling exclusive territory through trusted representatives T This question has been asked frequently of late In relation to the launching of new railroad projects, and particularly In con nection with the line of the Pacific Rail way & Navigation Company, which Is be ing constructed from HillsborO to Tilla mook and Astoria, with other branch lines to tap the rich and yet untouched terri tory of the Coast. Since the first shovel ful of earth was turned on the P. R. & N.. right of way speculation has been rife in some quarters as to the source from which the financial backing was being derived. K H. Lytle. president of the company, who gained a point over older railroad men because of his persistency in con structing the Columbia Southern, ap peared as head of the enterprise from Its lnciplency, taking over the grade started by the defunct Portland. Nehalem & Til lamook Railroad Company.. In a surpris ingly short time connection was made with the first steel laid on the right of way with the Southern Paclflc, and that,move gave rise' to the rumor that Harriman was Interested in the line. Soon after, when construction was well along and equipment was needed, several flat cars were purchased, which bore the white initials of the Oregon Short Line. The letters were obliterated and the in itials changed to P. R. & N. At the same time the only locomotive bought for use between Hlllsboro and Buxton, to which point the west end of the road has been completed and is In operation, was for merly the property of the Northern Pa cific. Signs of Harrlman's Interest. By some It has been said the Southern Pacific has displayed a friendliness for the new road from the first, and the fact was taken to indicate local Harriman officials bad more than a passing Interest in the connection. It was pointed out that despite the many years the Harri man interests have held sway over the Oregon territory, no move had been made toward reaching the Coast, and particu larly the Tillamook country, which Is re garded the richest of the stretch from the Columbia River south to Humboldt Bay. Reports from time to time of the alleged purchase of the Astoria A Columbia River Railroad by the Hill interests, which finally culminated in the sate, were other reasons assigned for Harrlman's desire to tap Western Oregon in that locality, and since the success of the P., R. & N. under taking has been assured from the man ner in which construction has been car ried on. and that no expense was being spared to get the best possible line, the Harriman relationship gained strength in publlo opinion. In rebuttal of the popular assumption Is the denial of Mr. Lytle, who asserts emphatically that Harriman has not one penny Invested In the company, either as a first holder of the bonds or any of the stock. "When asked for an explanation of the presence of O. R. & X. equipment on the road and the building of a connec tion at Hlllsboro by the Southern Paclflc, Mr. Lytle made the following statement: Mr. Lytle Explains It. "Flat cars purchased for the P., R. & JT. bore the name of the -O. fl. I They were purchased through A. J. McCabe, a local railway equipment dealer, and when the order was placed with him I understood the cars were soon sold to him by the Oregon Short Line. But If that is any reason why Mr. Harriman is interested In the road, why Is it not equally true that Mr. Hill bas a share, when it Is known that the first locomotive secured was purchased from the Northern Pa cific? . . 'Regarding the connection between the Southern Pacific and Pacific Railway & Navigation Company at Hlllsboro, It Is a well-known fact that arrangements for a connection were started by the offflclals of the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook, which corporation later disorganized and I purchased the right of way for a dis tance of ten miles from Hlllsboro. The Southern Pacific was forced to provide a connection, because a state law covers that point. No Influence was necessary to get. It. Therefore. It has no signifi cance as relating to Mr. Harriman -having holdings in the P., R. 4 N. "As to the money, that is furnished by the Union Trust Company, of Ban Fran cisco. In support of that statement. I i.oan refer anpone who t interested to the records of Multnomah. "Washington, Tilla mook and Columbia Counties, wherein is shown the filing of a mortgage in the sum of $5,000,000, to which the Paclflc Rail way & Navigation Company and the Union Trust "Company are parties. The mortgage was filed after' construction had been started on the line, and the first work, 20 miles, was "pushed with money from my personal account. Anybody Welcome to Buy. "Now, as to who has the bonds at pres ent. Is a matter In which I am not con cerning myself, nor do I care. The bonds are on the open market to be bought by anybody having the price. Perhaps Har riman, Hill. Morgan. Rockefeller or Gould have them. I do not know. "If Mr. Harriman has taken the bonds from the Union Trust Company it would make no difference. The Union Trust Company has obligated itself to furnish the money, and It Is the business of its officials where they sell the bonds to re imburse themselves. The stock Is in my name, and no one else has an. Interest in W. J. Bryan, Who Has Sidetracked Government Ownership as Party Issue In 1908. it further than those who are members of the board of directors, from which the executive officers are also elected. "The fact that the Southern Pacific has a connection with our line means that road will get the business of hauling prod ucts of the Tillamook country and inter mediate territory until such time as other roads are built from Portland to Hllls boro, when It is probable the business will be divided. The Southern Pacific would naturally be pleased to shoulder the ex pense of building the conectlon in order to secure the haul on that stuff. "At the same time it was possible for the PI. R. A N. to connect with the Northern Pacific at Scappooae, and when the entire system is completed such a re lationship will undoubtedly exist, for we will have deliveries to make to both lines and If they can be expedited by way of Scappoose, it Is to our Interest to form a connection. Harriman Will Not Control. The coast country Is not any richer to day than it was when the Portland. Ne halem & Tillamook interests attempted to tap it. and yet it Is not said Mr. Harri man was behind that road. ' Personally, I don't care If Mr. Harriman has the bonds and It Is his money that It building the road. He does not own It and will not operate it. . That Is certain. I cannot fathom the resentment against Mr. Harri man. "For the past few years a hue and cry has been, carried on that Mr. Harriman would do nothing for the development of the state. He has been accused of draw ing millions from Oregon traffic and put ting none back in the shape of new work. Now, if he sees fit to build new lines under the direction of others, for ex ample, the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, why should the resldeuta of Oregon object? His money will go as tar as any other's, and I don't understand the antagonism. What we want in. Ore gon la more railroads. It is Immaterial who builds them, so long as the isolated regions are given proper transportation facilities. "One reason why It is assumed I am acting for Mr. Harriman is because he purchased the bonds of the Columbia Southern after It had beer demonstrated tne line was Douna to prove proataDie. The first 27 miles of that undertaking were built with money furnished by a number of persons. Subscriptions ranged as high as $1000, and it was only by the hardest efforts that enough was secured to complete it to the 27-mile point. Some experienced railroaders declared the road would never pay, and they tried to show the' Central Oregon country could not fur nish sufficient trafflo to bring dividends. . Harriman Bought Bonds. "Mr. Harriman purchased the bonds after the 27 miles were In operation, and with the money realized the line was ex tended to Shaniko. a distance of 70 miles. This did not. however, give him control, of the road, for he owned not a share of Its stock. As an experiment in tapping new country, the Columbia Southern proved all I had expected. From the first day of regular operation the road was a paying proposition, and continued to In crease ota revenue up to the time It was merged with the O. R. & N. ' Mr. Harri man then bought the stock of the road, this being the only way he could gain control. Probably be Imagined that in buying the bonds he could get hold of the road through foreclosure. If so, he was In error." Some work has been accomplished on the coast, but grading will be In full swing in about two weeks. A barge Is being loaded at the Albina dock of the O. R. & N., with equipment and material that arrived from the East a short time ago. Two steam shovels are due Tuesday and when they are loaded the barge will be towed to Tillamook by the tug Samson. The equipment and material will be used by the Portland Bridge Company, which has the contract for building the first 20 miles. Besides the steam shovels, the cargo In cludes 10 flat cars, 15 dump cars, a loco motive, six miles of rails and a car each of spikes, belts, smithing coal and hay. A gang of 125 men will also be taken, and with favorable weather conditions It is hoped to have the 20 miles In operation by December 8L r , , V i J ; r i MAT SIDETRACK OWHEHSHIP PUMK Bryan's Plans a Topic in Washington. THE PUBLIC IS NOT YET REAOY Besides It Might Serve to De . feat the "Peerless." , CANNOT ASPIRE FOREVER Chance That He May Not Be Chosen' to Head Next Presidential Ticket. One More Defeat Would Prob ably End His Chances. WASHINGTON, July a. (Special.) The few Democratic leaders at present sojourning In this sweltering cap ital discussed Bryan's pronunclamento regarding - Government ownership as a non-Issue In next year's campaign with great Interest today. A majority of them see a double motive in the Nebras ka Commoner's declaration the removal of an embarrassing situation which Bry an himself had created for the ticket In 1008, and the keeping in cold storage of the under-ripe Issue In question In case some other man makes the race, and Bryan defer his White House hopes until a more propitious time. Reasons for Dodging Question. Whether he or some other man. North or South, be the Democratic leader next year, it is clear that Mr. Bryan has good reasons for bottling up Government ownership, which would not have reared its head In connection with the next Presidential campaign had he not ex ploited the Idea and announced his be lief therein as the ultimate solution of the railroad problem at his home-coming address at New Tork a year ago. With Governor ownership in the Democratic platform and himself the candidate for President, he fears the chances for elec tion woujd be against him,, no matter how favorable the situation might app'ear otherwise. With Government ownership a platform plank and another than him self the candidate, a defeat at the polls would be certain to be attributed to the new ism of Bryan construction, so what would be left In It for the peerless one four years later? leaders say. Bryan May Not Be Candidate. This, at any rate. Is the ' way the politicians look at the latest phase of Mid-Summer politics. It is by no means certain, even. In the minds of Mr. Bryan's most ardent friends at this time, that he will be the candidate of his party next year. This doubt Is not due to any feeling that Bryan cannot have the nomination if he wants it, but rather to the belief that he will pass It by unless at the moment of Its proffer everything seems lovely for party triumph In the Fall. Mr. Bryan cannot be an eternal candidate of his party for the highest office in the land without showing practical results. Ho has led his party to defeat twice. It is true he still Is the most prominent figure among Democrats of the present day, but a third effort at leadership and a third march to defeat would be pretty sure to retire him for good. The defeat of somebody else, bow ever, would be likely to leave Bryan and his policies still In the forefront, ready to seize a later opportunity. The Ne braskan is watching the trend of af fairs with this knowledge fully In mind. It may be noted as significant that Mr. Bryan In his statement given to the press yesterday reiterated his Presidential opinion that in the end Government ownership must come as the solution of the problem of railroad regulation. Right now, however, the people are not ready to accept It. Regu lation as already entered upon must be given a fair trial. If things do not ap pear hopeful to, Bryan next year, there fore, the country may expect that his candidacy again will rise from the ashes of defeat in the ensuing Autumn, along with the Idea he now Is nursing, to meet the contingencies of another National campaign. WRONG FACTION BANQUETS Sullivan Crowd Entertains Bryan. His Friends Ieft in Cold. DANVILLE, 111., July 21. (Special.) Banquetted and entertained by mem bers of the Roger Sullivan clique of the Democratic party while the old Bryan wheelhorses were forced to take back seats and ' gaze upon the Nebraskan from obscure corners of the room, was the situation which William Jennings Bryan, avowed enemy of Roger Sulli van, faced here today. Under the guise) of being Bryan . Democrats, the Sulli van crowd took the speaker about the city, entertained him royally, and it was not until late in the day that he learned of the true state of affairs. Announcement was made some days ago that Bryan would be here to ad dress the Chautauqua assemblage, and at once loaders In the Sullivan faction preparod to entertain the visitor and resorve places of honor for their friends. The Nebraskan arrived In the city early today and was met and escorted to the hotel by the Sullivan crowd. One table was reserved, and at this sat the guest of honor and Sullivan fol lowers, while In a dark corner sat Wil liam jCundlff, a personal friend of Bryan, and several other Bryan stand bys. During the course of the ban quet Mr. Bryan was called on to speak, but he declined to take the floor-