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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONVICTS SLASH
WARDEN
STHROAT
Three Lifers Make Mad
Dash for Liberty.
BLOODY FIGHT AT DEER LODGE
Assistant, Wounded, Shoots
Two Brutes, Other Flees.
PRISONERS SECURE KNIVES
Purposely Brrak Rule- anrt When
Called to "Carpet" Attack War
den C on ley Robinson Is Cut,
but He May Recover.
DBER XiODGB. Mont.. March 8.
Warden Frank Conley, of the -Montana
State Penitentiary, waa fearfully wound
ed thU morntnsr, and tits First Assistant
Warden, John Robinson, waa killed, when
three, life convicts, George Kock, W. H.
Hayes and another whose name Is not
Riven out, made a dash for liberty In the
Penitentiary office at S o'clock. It is
thought the Warden will live.
Robinson's throat was -cut from ear
to ear and the jugular vein was severed.
Conley' throat was gashed and he was
stabbed several times In the shoulder and
aroln before he was able to draw his
revolver and shoot two of the assail
ants down. Convicts Hayes and Rock
were both shot down by Conley after the
latter had been wounded.
Attack Carefully Planned.
The attack on the prison authorities
and a subsequent effort to escape has,
according; to the prison authorities, this
afternoon, been long planned by Rock
and Hayes, who were cell mates. Both
. were armed with pen-knives, the blades
of which were sharpened like razors. The
thres convicts were brought to the office
' of the Penitentiary this morning by Jcp
nry Warden Robinson, to be tried for
orn trivial infraction .of th -prison
rules, and CVmley was walling to sit in
judgment. Hayes had for several months
ben a "trusty and bad ben given the
poe.it km of turnkey. He had been placed
in the same ceil with Rock because the
authorities believed he would watch the
latter, who was the most desperate crim
inal in the institution.
Spring; to Neck Ivike Tigers
The moment the men entered the office
door. Rock turned swiftly upon Ko bin son,
who waa closing the door behind the men,
and quickly drawing a knife, he began
slashing at the Deputy Warden's throat.
Robinson was unable to retreat or move
before bis throat was cut wide open
and he sank to the floor, dying.
At the same moment that Rock attacked
Robinson. Hayes also putled out a knife
similar to that of Rock and started for
Vn1cy. The. latter retreated to the rear
of the office before the oncoming des
perado: Before Conley could draw his re
volver, however. Hnyes had slashed his
, throat, cutting him from the left ear to
a point under the chin. The convict,
seeing his intended victim getting away
grappled with him and stabbed him sev
eral times in ' the shoulder and groin.
Fvery Shot Hit Convicts.
Although bleeding terribly, Conley man
aged to draw his gun from his pocket and
fired four time with the weapon press
ed against Hayes abdomen.
As Hsyea sank to the floor. Rock
rushed at Conlry. who emptied the two
, remaining cartridges In his gun Into
Rock and the latter also went down. The
third convict who had been called Jo the
'carpet, took to his heels at the first
of the battle, but was Quickly captured
and placed In his cell. The authorities
refused to give out his name until they
had Investigated whether he was con
cerned In the plot or whether he had
merely been called to the office at the
same time as the other two.
Knives Smuggled Into Cell.
How the convicts, Hayes and Rock, se-i-ured
possession of the knives is a mys
tery. Tha infraction of rules had been
planned in order to reach the Warden s
office, where the convicts would have
more chance in making a dash for liberty.
Rock was shot twice through the lungs
and Hayes three times through the ab
domen. Rot h are badly wounded, but It
is believed they will recover.
ABSORBS GEORGIA ROAD
Harriman Will Make System Part of
Illinois Central.
MACON, G.. Maroh Chairman Mc
lellan, of the Oeorjtia Railroad Com
mission, ha made public a signed state
ment in which he gives reasons for his
ronrluslons that E. H. Harriman will
transfer his control of Georgia stock to
the Illinois Ctntral and make the. Georgia
Central a part of the latter. He says
that the president of the Georria Central
appeared before his board November
ism:, "and stated that by direction of
K. H. Harriman he appeared before the
Commission to say that while the stock
of the Vntral. all except a. fern- shares,
stood on the books of the company -In the
names of either parties, it. In fact, waa
owned by E. -H. (Harriman, having been
purchased By htm on June IS, 197." 1
Discrss
WAGE REDUCTION
Boston & Maine EmproyesAre Asked
to Accept Less Pay.
BOSTON, March 8. At a secret meet
ing today of representatives of the var
ious brotherhoods of railroad trainmen
and lodges of railway conductors of the
Boston & Maine system, called to dis
cuses the proposition of a" temporary re
duction of 5 per vent in wases. a letter
addressed to the conductors, trainmen
and firemen, by President Tuttle, was
presented. The letter says:
"I regret to say that the 'outlook for
the future gives no indication of. im
provement. I feel sure that you, on care
ful consideration of this matter, will
agree to make the small temporary sacri
fice in ws that I have suggested as
Benjamin Ide tVheHer, Who Is
v Working- Against the Maefeine la
f all Torn l ToUtlcs.
being absolutely necessary and unavoid
able." Following the meeting it was announced
that no vote was taken. .
comparison' of forces be
fore and after war.
lx$e& 1ft Vessels anil GaiiiC.l Dur
ing Hat ties Criticism of Gov
ernment Expansion Policy.
TOKIO, May 9. Some reliable figures
are now to hand showing the present
strength of the Japanese navy compared
with Its strength when the war broke
out. . retails are appendpd, but the to
tals may be briefly stated, vis.:
One hundred and fifty-seven vcssel-i of
all rtpscriptions, representing a tonnage
of 2S3.242 tons, before the war, and 201
vessels and 515,082 tons at the present
day. Further scrutiny of the figures
shows that Japan today poesesse-s more
than twice the number of battleships she
had before the war, a third as many ar
mored cruisers, three more other cruis
ers, nearly three times as many de
stroyers, but three fewer torpedo-boats.
Her yiaval losses during the war includ
ed two battleships, the Hatsuse and Ta
shima; eiRht cruisers, the TaKashgo, Yor
shino. Saiyom, Miyako, Heiyen, Atago.
Oshima and Kalmon; two destroyers, the
Akatsuki and Hayators; and seven torpedo-boats,
or a total of 19 vessels and
46.616 tons. 1
On the -other hand, as against the two
battleships . torpedoed by the Russians,
the Japanese bagged at Port Arthur and
in the battle of the Japan Sea. five bat
tleships, representing 62.i24 tons, viz.,
the Orel, now named the Iwami: the
Peresviet Saganj1). Poltava (Tango),
Retvtsan (H.zen) and Pobieda (Sue). In
addttion there were taken 11 unarmored
cruisers (71,276 tons); five destroyers
(1740 tons), a total of 21 vessels, repre
senting 13Tm40 tons. Thus the net gain
without further building on Japan's part
is seen to be two in number and 88.924
In tonnage, the discrepancy between these
divisions being due to the fact that
Japan's chief gains were' In battleships
and cruisers.
Critics of the expansion programme are
naturally asking why; 1n "the face of
these figures, which indicate an advance
of fully W per cent, which include new
construction, the government should per
sist in making appropriations for the
army and navy more than a per cent
of the total national expenditure for
next fiscal-year. Leading financiers and
business men do not hesitate to point
out that so long as the above " disparity
is maintained the country must expect
to invite foreign distrust, while forth
coming attempts to negotiate a new loan
are likely- to encounter no small opposi
tion, and even if successful will prove
so only at the cost of a sacrifice of pres
tige in the' shape of some form of hy
pothecation. EMMA OBEYS THE POLICE
Notorious Anarchist Does Not 'Make
Address- as She Promise..
CHICAGO. March 8. Emma Goldman,
propoundtr of the' doctrine of anarchy,
did not make a public address In Chi
cago today, as It hail been her an
nounced purpose to do. Strict orders
issued by the police during the week to
owners and managers (f public halls
left her without a place in .which to
hold a meeting. To guard against a
surprise, however, police were de
tailed to watch all gatherings of social
ists snd anarchists, but reports tonight
from all quarters indicated that no at
tempt was made by her to violate the
police Injunction against public speak
ing;. An attempt by members of the Social
Science I,-aKue. a radical organization,
to hold a meeting in a room In the
Masonic Temple was frustrated by the
police tonight.
fisheries Treaty Satisfaetory. .
OTTAWA. Ont.. March 8. The recent
visit of the British Ambassador. James
Bryce. to Ottawa is bearing fruit. The
fisheries treaty concerning inland waters
along the international boundary line be
ginning at Passamaquoddy Bay and the
8t. Croix River, between Maine and New
Brunswick, and ending at Juan de Fuca
Strait, on the Pacific Ocean, has been
completed ami is satisfactory to all gov
ernments concerned. .
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JAPAN GETTING
READY
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Wastes No Time While
China Seeks Delay.
FLEET IS TAKING ON COAL
Canton -Temporizes in Answer
, to Tatsu Affair.
MAKES DEMAND IN RETURN
Will Insist That Japanese Recall the
Shipment of Arms London Ke-.
port Has It That China
Has Already Apologised.
TOKIO. March 9. f!0:30 A. M.) There
were no developments throughout Sunday
or today in connection with the Tatsu
affair. In the meanwhile Japan is un
doubtedly preparing for eventualities.
The entire decision in the matter rests
with Premier Salonjl and Foreign Min
ister Nayashi. There has been no indica
tion of the period of time that Japan
would wait for China's reply. The Asso
ciated Press is informed at the Japanese
foreign office that It is presumed that
Yuan Shi Kai will require three or per
haps four days' consultation with the
viceroy of Canton in the consideration of
the entire matter, consequently no deci
sion may be reached before March 1Q
or 11.
Activity in Naval Circles.
What action Japan will take in the
event that she decides immediately to
take "independent action" is a matter of
speculation in diplomatic circles in Tokio.
It is believed that it is entirely" im
probable that Japan w-tll make any effort
to retake the Tatsu or send warships to
Canton waters. While war Is considered
most Improbable, the naval base at
Sasebo is extremely active.
Coal Kushod Aboard Ships. ' .
it is announced that a part of the first
squadron will leave puVt March" 14. ' The
armored cruiser Chiyoda suddenly left
port last night. Coaling Is proceeding
rapidly, a number of torpedo-boat de
stroyers having already coaled. Enormous
supplies in storage at Sasebo are being
hurried aboard the vessels.
At the office of the admiralty it is
pointed out that the first squadron ex
pected to start on training maneuvers
this week, a fact announced two months
ago., therefore the activity at Sasebo
shotltd not necessarily be considered with
the Tatsu incident.
CHINA MAKES AX APOLOGY
Ixindon Has Report That Canton
Government Will Make Amends.
IX3NDON, March 8. A special dispatch
received here states that China has apol
ogized to Japan for hauling down the
Japanese flag when the steamship Tatsu
Maru was seized. The dispatch further
states that China will later reply to the
Japanese, government regarding the seiz
ure of the steamer and its cargo.
The. statement was made at the Jap
anese embassy here today that China
has expressed deep regret for hauling
down the Japanese flag on the Tatsu
Maru and has promised to punish the of
ficers responsible for tha act. It was
further stated that China has promised
to reply later concerning the seizure: of
arms.
CHINA HAS OOl'XTERiDEMAXD
Insists That Japan Recall Shipment
of Arms to Rebels.
PKKIX. March 8. The Japanese and
Chinese governments have not yet come
to an understanding in the matter of the
seizure of the Tatsu Maru. and the
Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs main
tlans that the case cannot be settled
without a thorough inquiry Into the, facts.
China has successfully temporized for two
days, and today a member of the hoard
of foreign affairs and the Japanese Min
ister, Baron Hayashi, had a long con
ference with regard to the disposition of
the cargo of the steamer if it were re
stored. China has proposed that the shipment
of arms and ammunition on the Tatsu
Maru be recalled and that the permit for
such cargoes be cancelled, and she
further asks for pledges from Japan look
ing to the suppression of traffic in arms
and ammunition to the mainland through
Japanese sources. The Japanese gov
ernment has intimated its willingness to
consider the matter.
JAPAN'S MOVE HIGH-HANDED
French Press Declares That Action
May Arouse the Powers.
PARI3. March S. Tle French press,
despite the Franco-Japanese entente, con
siders that the Japanese government has
been brusque and even high-handed in
its deliberations with China over the mat
ter of the seizure of the Tatsu Mara.
The Temps, in an editorial, points out
that there has been extensive smuggling
of arms to South China, where there is
a widespread revolutionary agitation, the
chief instigators of which are students,
who have returned from Japan, and ex
cuses over-anxiety on the part of China
under the circumstances.
"Japan is playing the role of guardian
of China," says the Temps, but "with
more fcfernncss than enevolence. Inci
dentally Japan is incapable of pursuing
EVENTS OF COMING WEEK
Trouble in Forelgm Fields.
Lord Tweed-mouth's promised state
ment before the House of Ixrdt on
Monday, concerning the correspond
ence winch recently passed between
him and Emperor William, and de
velopments in the controversy be-'
tween China and Japan, which grew
out of the seisure by Chinese au
thorities of the Japanese steamer
Tatsu Maru. will have a place In the
foreign .news of the present week.
Fleet Wearing Magdalena. Qay-
Nearer home, interest will center
'in several political conventions and
In the arrival of the battleships at
Magdalena Bay and the convention
of the United Mineworfcers of Amer
ica at Indianapolis. There will also
be the International Missionary Con- .
ventfon at Pittsburr and an Inter
national congress for the welfare of
the children, under the auspices of
the National Mothers' Congress on
Tuesday at Washington. . .
Will Air -Naval Scandal.
The IJfley submarine boat Investi
gation by the, special House commit
'tee will begin Monday and continue
daily. The Senate committee on
Naval afralrs will resume its Investi
gation on the Government's -method
eg .-construction, -Monday, when it is
-expected that Admirals Goodrich -and
Remey-wlll be heard.
The trial of Giuseppe Alia, charged
with the murder of Father Ieo Heln
richs 1s expected to begin In Denver
Monday.
State Conventions This Week.
Two Republican State Conventions
will be held on Monday to elect dele
gates to the National Convention.
The Nebraska convention will be
held at Omaha and the Oklahoma
Republicans will meet at Oklahoma
City. . a
Will Try to Kill Alfonso.
Some apprehension is felt In for
eign circles over the proposed visit
of King Alfonso to Barcelona on
Thursday. Placards throughout Bar
celona give warning that an attempt 1
on the Spanish sovereign's life will
be made, and every precaution will
be taken, to guard the King during
his stay.
a disinterested policy if she really de
sires the re-awakening to education of
China so much for her own profit. Pekin
canno( fail to see this, and the resulting
frictions will not Improve tha China
Japanese relations. By persevering in a
too seltl'sh and abrupt policy Japan risks
the danger of disquieting Europe and also,
causing-more hatred ' than gratitude in
China."
RUSSIA GIVES AID TO JAPAN
Helping Mikado Wrest Control of
Manchuria From China.
PEKIN, March . China's activity to
recognize full sovereignty In Manchuria
has aroused the Japanese' to opposition.!
Japan has raised the standard of her
postal offices. Increased the effectiveness
of her postal system, which is one of the
Japanese government's special instru
ments of aggression, and is harassing the
imperial Chinese post by such means as
the following: Japan refuses China cer
tain postal privileges on the South Man
ehurian railways to which she is entitled,
has broken open Chinese mailbags.
secretly confiscated one matlbag and con
tents, and conducts a parcels post over
the railways, while refusing to cairy th"e
parcels of the Chinese post.
China has been aware for some time past
that Japan was using her department of
communications to extend her authority
in Manchuria. Japan substituted for her
military post, when it was withdrawn at
the time of the evacuation, a complete
postal establishment under a postal com
missioner of the imperial Japanese post,
who resides at Dalny. China's method
of combating this aggression has been
the re-establishment of her own posts,
which were disorganized by the war. The
number of postoffices was increased from
43 to 83 and will be increased to 160 in
April, 1910.
China has not so far had the temerity
to mention her natural rights in Man
churia on account of the menace which
the Japanese government holds over her.
And since R is impossible to oust Japan.
China's only remaining weapon is com
petition. Russia has been a party to
Japan's success in her postal policy. The
warfare between the Chinese and Jap
anese postal services began Immediately
after the evacuation of the Russian and
Japanese troops. Shortly after that China
discovered that Japan and Russia had
made a secret compact by which the im
perial Chinese postof flee was excluded
from the through- mail traffic between
Burope and the Bast by way of Siberia
and Manchuria. The mails from Europe
are received by the Japanese Imperial
postoffiee in the heart of Manchuria and
(Concluded on "Par 3.,
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54
degrees; minimum degrees.
FOR TODAY Fair; north to east -winds.
Forelgm.
Japan prepares for war while waiting for
China to apologize. Page 1.
King Aifonso braves threats of anarchists
and will go to Barcelona. Page 2.
National.
Irish-AmTicans make etfort to defeat
the Root-Bryce arbitration sgreement.
Page 3.
Domestic.
Montana convicts kill warden in desperate
dash for libony. Page 1.
pBpr trust costly to American publishers.
Page 2.
New York's delegation will go to Chicago
prepared to knife Hughes. Psge 1.
Pacific Coast.
Politics in Clackamas County begins to
warm up. Page 3.
Activity against the machine in California
politics. Page 2.
Point Lowe gets into wireless communica
tion with fleet flagship. Page 1.
Sports.
Portland plays tie game with Santa Bar
bara. Page 5.
American auto car reaches Cheyenne.
Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mllwau-kfe woman makes sensational
charge, against W. S. U'Ren. Page 4.
Patrick Bruin urged to run for Sheriff
against- Tom Wrd. Page 4.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson buncoed by
young men he had befriended. Page 14.
District Attorney will urge apredly trial
of Ross bank coscf. . Page 14.
Father Conrarty. miwtonary- tolepers, tells
of bis work. . Page..
Lenten services are held in Episcopal
churches.. Paxe. 5: . .1
Contractor : rfoe to ' proceed with ' East
Sixth-etreet All. Page 14.
WIRELESS COMES
AS A SURPRISE
Point Loma Gets Mes
. sage From Fleet.
WORK AT MAGDALENA BAY
Target Practice Means an End
of Play-Days.
WEST PLANS BIG WELCOME
California Coast Cities Will Kn
- deavor to Surpass Hospitality
Lavished on the Fleet on
CVrelgn Shores.
SAN DIEGO, March S. At 12:30
o'clock this morning the Point ' Loma
(Cal.) wireles station received a dis
patch for the Navy Department from
Admiral Evans, on board his flagship,
the Connecticut, which, with the re
mainder of the battleships comprising;
the Atlantic spuadron, left Callao,
Peru, for Magdalene, Bay, February 29.
The Point Loma operator was unable
to determine the position of the Con
necticut, as tire signals, which doubt
less would have Indicated the ship's
whereabouts, were indistinguishable.
Nothing could be learned as to the con
tents of the message.
Message Was' Unexpected.
The Point Lxihia station had expected
to got its first' communication with the
fleet through the armored cruiser
South Dakota, which left San Francisco
last Thursday morning to have a fling
with her turret guns at the Magdalena
targets before the "big sixteen" in Ad
miral Evans command get a chance to
blow the checkerboard bits of canvas
out of the water. The early communi
cation with the Connecticut, which, so
far as known, came direct from the
flagship, was a distinct surprise, and
is one of the vagaries of the wireless
servlee. -which, are- to -be-expected from
time to time.
The naval authorities here do not
look for th: battleships at Magdalena
Bay before next Sunday, March IS, as
the fleet was one day behind its
schedule in leaving Callao, and there is
no occasion to crowd the engines on
the run through the torrid zone. The
crews have a month of hard work be
fore them at the southern drill grounds,
and their best energies will be saved
for it.
Tent City Springs I'p.
From reports that have reached here,
the men of the fleet are likely to find
an unexpected welcome awaiting them
at Magdalena. where it is said the
Mexican traders have established tent
bazaar's of all descriptions. Amusement
managers also have seized the oppor
tunities that the deserted shore line
offers. Whei the ships left Hampton
Roads, Magdalena was looked forward
to as an uninterrupted waste of sand
dunes, with an occasional Indian hut
far 'inland as the only sign of human
habitation. The over-night shops,
theaters and dancing pavilions there
fore will come as a distinct surprise.
There Is strong likelihood, however,
of keen disappointment over the under
taking of some of the promoters of the
tent metropolis, for the plans of the
cruise do not call for any material
amount of shore leave for the sailors at
Magdalena, and they, in all probability,
will not be changed. The play days of
the men on foreign shores practically
ended with the hoisting of anchors
from Callao Bay. '
Will Be Little Time for Play.
Magdalena is the place for work, and
spotless hulls and polished decks will
be grimy with the grease and gaseous
refuse of battle target practice soon
after the big ships have reported their
arrival at this crack harbor of the
Mexican Coast, which has been leased
by the United States as home ground
for Its Navy in the western seas.
Men who work half naked at the
guns in the roar and thrill of long
days at the targets will have small
inclination and smaller opportunity to
go ashore in the evening. Target prac
tice is the most important work the
leet now has before it. and target
practice means real work for every
man aboard.
It is no longer a case1 of lying at
anchor and blazing away in desultory
fashion at a fixed mark, but instead
each ship must be moving at a battle
speed of 10 to 12 knots an hour and
must fire at the "enemy" a "white
canvas speck 12 by 20 feet, atached to
the long tow-line of a tug or tender
and being hauled away at varying
angles and at a speed equal to that or
the ships . themselves. The target
comes within the given range unex
pectedly, sometimes, and its stay is
brief.
Will Strive for Prize Money.
The gun crews of each ship must be
alert and trained to the minute, for it
is the ship that fires the greatest num
ber of shots, with the greatest per
centage of hits, that carries away the
trophy and rolls of the wealth of the
liberal prize money which Is distribut
ed after every record practice.
In battle target practice, the fleet's
commander-in-chief, as well as the
admirals of the four divisions, bear
the responsibility of Jhe maneuvers.
and the efficiency of the work is 'sub
ject to the closest scrutiny. Ship cap
tains from the forward bridge control
the movements of the vessels In con
sonance with the signals which vari
colored flags cry out from flying
trucks, and far up in the fighting tops
the ordnance officers direct the fire
of the many-callbered guns by pres
sure of electric buttons. Close by their
sides sharp-eyed ensigns or passed
midshipmen call out the ranges of fire,
and thus from stokehold to masthead
4he giant ships hum with the din of
mimic war. , ,
Royal Welcome Awaits Fleet.
When target work and battle drills
are over at Magdalena. the task of
cleaning ship and sprucing' up for the
return to home ports awaits the sail
ors, and it Is expected that, no matter
King Alfonso, Wbo Kinks ArwhIii
tion In Making: Visit to Barcelona.
what tropical growths may cling to
hulls below the red of the water line,
the white freeboard above and the buff
superstructure of the vessels veterans
of a memorable cruise will glitter and
sparkle in the warmth of the California
sun as they did that perfect day in
December when, under the sapphire
blue of a cloudless Virginia sky, they
pointed .their eventful way to the Pa
cific Coast. .
tTpon their arrival here the officers
and men of the fleet will get. the first
notes of a welcome that will ring
throughout the entire West. The three
seacoast cities San Diego, l-os Angeles
and San Francisco which wilt be visit
ed in the order named, are vleing with
one another in their plans for enter
taining the fleet. They seem to realize
that Port of Spain. Rio, Punta Arenas
and Callao-have -set- a -mark for hos
pitality which it will be difficult to
surpass, but the return to native shores
and the familiar sights and sounds of
home will be marked by the most
elaborate receptions - and demonstra
tions the enthusiastic citizens of the
Coast can devise.
The coming of the .fleet is looked
forward to as a memorable occasion,
and plans to run excursions from In
terior cities as far East" as Chicago
are under way.
ST. LOUIS SENDS A MESSAGE
Gets Into Touch With Connecticut,
1300 Miles South.
VALLEJO, March 8. The first commun
ication which this Coast has had with
Admiral Evans' fleet was established
through the cruiser St. Louis late last
night.
The . St. Iouis, under command of Com
mander N. R. Usher, is at Magdalena
Bay for target practice. The message
from the Connecticut showed the fleet
steaming at a regular rate. 1300 miles
south of Magdalena Bay. The message
was repeated from the St. Iouls to sta
tions on this Coast and was picked up at
Mare Island at 2:30 this morning. All
stations along the Coast are endeavoring
to make the greatest record for communi
cation with the fleet.
BANQUET ABOAKI) CK17ISEU
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O f f icers of A mer i ca n To rpe do- Boa t
Flotilla Are tertained. .
UMA, Peru, March 8. Rear-Admiral
Ratdu Rave a banquet tonight on the
Peruvian - cruiser Almirante Grau to the
officers of ' the-- American torpedo-boat
flotilla. . Tfie banquet- took the -form of
a farewell to the Americans, who will
leave here tomorrow morning to continue
their voyapte to . the north.
CHINESE PROFANITY GALLED
WATCHMAN" FIRES AT GAXG OF
YELIXVV SAILORS.
Dislikes Balwl' of Miniature Boxer
I prising and Stops Jeers With a
Bullet, Wounding One.'
SEATTLE. Wash.. March S. (SpCial.)
Because the Chinese sailors on the
Henrlk Ibsen, the larftrext Norwegian
tramp steamship afloat, lying at pier 10.
jeered him and threw fine coal and coarse
profanity In his direction. William R. V.
Dawson, watchman, employed to xuard
them, fired two shots at them yesterday
and wounded one of the crew. Dawson
Is now held in. the city jail. No charge
has been filed against him. Ah Hong, a
Chinese fireman, was struck in the face
by one of Dawson's bullets, but not ser
iously hurt.
The forecastle of the Ibsen sounded like
a miniature Boxer uprising. The babel
was suddenly stopped - by the firing of a
shot, followed by screams from a single
mouth as Ah Hong, a fireman, scrambled
out to the deck, his face streaming In
blood.
Government Party Wins.
BUENOS AYRES, -March 8. The elec
tions which were held today have resulted
In a ' complete victory for the existing
government, which will have a majority
of 70 in the Chamber of Deputies: Per
fect tranquility is maintained throughout
the Republic. " :
FOR HUGHES WITH
FINGERS
CROSS ED
New York Delegation
Has Big Knife.
FIRST BALLOT COMPLIMENT
Boss Politicians Make Peace
and Hoodwink People-
GOVERNOR DOESN'T CARE
Refuses to Turn a Hand In Own In
terests Dislikes Politics and
AVould Rather Be Private .
Citizen ThaA President.
NEW YORK, March 8.-Opecial.)
we will go to the National convention
in Chicago cheering for Hughes, but we
will take particular attention to ImpresB
upon delegates from other states the
fact that not one thing the Governor
has asked has been made a law by . the
present Legislature." ,
This statement waa made -today bf a
state Senator who has gone on record
as favoring the promotion of New York's
Governor. . Taken in- consideration with
other things, it indicates very clearly
that the New York delegation, while
ostensibly for Hughes, will not be re
markable for its loyalty.
Hughes' friends still claim that he will
be nominated to succeed Theodore
Roosevelt. They admit, however, that
if he wins it will be in spile ot the
covert hostility of the majority of his
own state delegation.
As things look now. the primaries on
March 31 will be carried largely by the
men who at present rule the state.- This
means that if a break occurs the bulk
of the delegation will swing to Taft or
Roosevelt.
Politicians. Know Their Game.
A man who is close to ex-Governor
Odell. and who can be regarded as
speaking with authority, outlines the
situation In these words:
"Taft's celebrated letter, to Parsons,
telling his friends to keep their hands
off in New York State because of its
favorite son, really administered chloro
form to the Hughes boom. Up to. that
time the people were thoroughly arouseri,
and the indications were for red-hot
primary fights all over the state.
"Now the people back of Hughes are
not politicians they are simply voters,
and voters have no more sense than
sheep. ' With the Odell faction and the
Parsons faction both declaring for
Hughes, they looked on the war as being
over and promptly divested themselves
of any interest in the result.
" 'It is simply a factional fight between
two crowds of practical politicians," one
man told me, 'and I don't care who wins,
as they are all for Hughes.'
"The Governor has absolutely refused
to do a tntng to nelp his game along:
in fact he has gone so far as to say he '
did not mean to be exploited by any
politicians, and that the decision rested
with the people.
"So Parsons will carry New York and
Woodruff will carry Brooklyn practically
these districts, nearlv half of the stnt
will be instructed for Hughes, but there
won't be a Hughes man in the bunch.
"Old Guard" at Helm in Albany. ,
i uoicyc iio-L- aiii-r iiiu nisi uailOL
fully 50 of the "8 delegates from New
York State will swing to either Taft or
Roosevelt.
"And the sad part of the whole mat
ter is that we cannot get the Governor's
friends to see the necessity for. proper
work.
"A good deal has been printed about
the efforts made to land Southern dele
gates for the Governor. Do you know
what it all amounts to?
"There i a New York City lawyer .
named Douglass C. Wetmore who has
a Winter home in Florida. He is doing
all the missionary work, and up to date
it has consisted in making? a few
speeches to his neighbors, most of whom
vote in the North.
"Up in New Kngland I believe there is
considerable sentiment for Hughes, but
nobody Is whipping It into shape so that
it will be a factor when the time, comes
to elect delegates. r
"You mark -my. prediction. Hughes
will go into the- .convention with 7ti
ballots on the first Fallot and lose most
of them on the second.""
ine .mrj lui ivcidcj. inic aupi-nu-
tendent of Insurance, shows conclusive
ly that the Old Guard at Albany are not
afraid of the Governor' this year. Legis
lators are boasting now that they will
kill every bill which the Governor wants
enacted into law, and the Indications
are that they will do so. -
Reform Has Spent Its Force.
The ' general opinion among machine
lawmakers is that the reform wave bas
spent its force. They believe that the
wave which "swept the- Governor into
power and sustained hfm in his tight
last year has been dissipated, that the
growing public weariness of all matters
political, the approach of a . National ,
campaign and the various disturbances '
in the state, financial and political, have
turned the public attention away from
Albany and alienated powerful support
from the Governor.
At the recent dinner of the legislative
(Concluded on Page 2.) .