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CAUSE IS LOST
CHIXA EXPLAINS KILLING OF
SOLDIERS ON BORDER.
LEADING AUTHORITY VENOM
OUSLY ASSAILS BARN DANCE.
ELOPEMEXT OF DAUGHTER OF
CUTLER OF UTAH.
SAYS
WILLIAM J.BnYAN
INITIATED
Oregon Sends Eight
Pledged Delegates.
CHAMBERLAIN IS INDORSED
Initiative and Referendum Also
in State Convention's Favor.
MULTNOMAH MEN VICTORS
Three Out of Eight Delegates to Na
tional Convention Are Granted to
County Which Went lor Cham
berlain and Statement No. 1.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
E. S. J. McAllister, of Multnomah.
Samuel White, of Baker.
Bernard Daly, of Lake.
O. I Coshow, of Douglas.
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON
VENTION. DoIegates-at-Large.
M. A. Miller, of Linn.
R. D. Inman. of Multnomah.
W. F. Matlock, of Umatilla.
J. O. Booth, of Josephine.
Alternates.
Dr. H. L. Henderson, of Clatsop.
John Manning, of Multnomah.
James H. Beeman. of Jackson.
J. D. Slater, of Union.
First Congressional District.
Dan J. Try. of Marion.
L. M. Travis, of Lane.
Alternates.
J. E. Hedges, of Clackamas.
Seth BIbbs. of Polk.
Second ConsresalcraI District.
D. M. "Watson, of Multnomah.
C. K. Henry, of Multnomah.
Alternates.
John C. Welch, of Multnomah.
George B. Culllson, of Wasco.
'Voting as a unit, the Democratic State
Convention yesterday indorsed. 'William
Jennings Bryan for President and in
structed its delegation of eight members
to the National convention at Denver, to
vote for and support the Nebraskan for
the Presidency as long as he Is a can
didate. Aside from indorsing Bryan and
pledging him the support of the delega
tion from this state, thq platform adopt
ed by the convention indorsed the initia
tive and the referendum by which the
direct primary law was enacted; indorsed
the popular election of United States
Senators; indorsed the administration of
Governor Chamberlain and recommitted
the party to the established law for elect
ing Senators by the direct vote of the
people; denounced the extravagances of
the postal service; urged the enactment
by Congress of an amendment to the in
terstate commerce act whereby proposed
advances in rates shall not become ef
fective until the Interstate Commerce
Commission can determine their reason
ableness; recommended postal savings
banks and the same system of guarantee
ing bank deposits as provided in the
state constitution of Oklahoma.
Send Telegram to Bryan.
Bryan was notified by telegram of his
indorsement by the Oregon convention.
State Senator O. P. Coshow, of Doug
las, was the chairman of the convention.
J. B. Ryan, of Multnomah, served as
secretary.
There was nothing in the temperature
of the convention and its delegates to
suggest a refrigerator. Everything was
at fever heat and the deliberations of
the convention were animated from the
minute the organization was assembled.
All were admirers of Bryan and so unan
imous was the sentiment in favor of the
Nebraskan that the mention by a dele
gate of Johnson or any other Presidential
aspirant undoubtedly would have resulted
In iis ejectment from the hall. The mere
breathing of Bryan's name was the sig
nal for a demonstration, which prolonged
calls for order by Chairman Coshow, that
business might be resumed, failed to quell
for minutes at a time.
Harmony Threatened but Once.
Only once during the day's proceedings
did it seem that the dove of peace sym
bol of harmony which was suspended
in' midair over the platform in the Wood
men Halll, was out of place. It was
when the committee on order of business
had submitted its report recommending
a plan for the selection of the eight dele
gates to the National convention. It was
only then that any semblance of a lack
of harmony pervaded the assembly.
S. M. Garland, of Linn, chairman of
this committee, at the opening of the
afternoon session, read the report, which
proposed that after the temporary or
ganization had been made' permanent, the
convention proceed with the following
business: Election of two delegates-at-large;
election of two alternates; elec
tion of two delegates from Multnomah
County; i election of four delegates from
the body of the state; election of six al
ternates; nomination of four Presidential
electors. This order of business adjust
ed Itself to the plans. of the Multnomah
County delegation of 38 members, which
had indorsed D. M. Watson and C. K.
Henry, both of Multnomah, as two of the
delegates to be named by the convention.
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Promises to Punish Her Own Troops
hut France Will Demand Re
moval of Viceroy.
SAIGON, Indo-China, June 9. In the
absence of the Viceroy of Yunnan
Province, the Provincial Treasurer has
presented to the French Consul at Tun
nan the excuses of the Chinese govern
ment for the killing recently of six
native soldiers and a French Xleuten
ant on the frontier- by Chinese regu
lars, while they were disarming Chinese
revolutionists who had taken refuge on
Gcorjre B. Cortelyon, Secretary
of the Treasury, Taft's Choice
lor Vice-President.
French territory. Furthermore, the
Treasurer promises that exemplary
punishment will be meted out to the
guilty soldiers.
The French Consul at Yunnan is
making a personal Investigation into
the occurrence. ,
WANTS SCALP OF VICEROY
French Dignity Hurt Again by Pil
laging of Village.
PARIS, June 9. The French govern
ment has decided not only to exact the
punishment of the Chinese implicated
in the killing recently on the Indo
Chinese border of six native soldiers
and a French officer, but will demand
material 'and moral reparation, includ
ing the dismissal of the Viceroy of
Yunnan Province. The French Minis
ter at Pekin, M. Bapst, has been in
structed to present the French demands
to the foreign board.
A dispatch received here this after
noon from the Governor of Indo-China
says he has been advised that Chinese
regulars have pillaged the Tonkin vil
lage of Chi-Kau. Further demands
will be formulated on this account.
BURGLARS GET POLL-BOOKS
Sensation In Close Congressional
' Fight in Iowa.
DES MOINES, June 9. A sensational
disclosure was made today in the Con
gressional contest in the Seventh Iowa
District between S. F. Prouty and J. A.
T. Hull, when it was discovered that the
vaults in the County Auditor's office con
taining the poll books used in the recent
primary election had been entered and
the books tampered with.
According to the unofficial figures, both
candidates claimed the nomination by
very narrow margins.
TAKES PLANKS TO CHICAGO
Republican Platform Builder Will
Submit Work to Committee.
WASHINGTON; June 9.-Wade Ellis,
Attorney-General of Ohio," the draftsman
of the Taft-Reosevelt platform sugges
tions, left here tonight for Columbus, O.,
and Chicago. Mr. Ellis expects to be
in the convention city in two days. He
will take with him the planks of the
platform which have been perfected. The
last conference over these planks took
place today in the office of Secretary
Taft.
The product will be placed before the
resolutions committee of .the National
committee, with no attempt to disguiso
the fact that they represent the views of
Mr. Taft as well as President Roosevelt.
HAMMOND BOOM HAS HOME
Vice-Presidential Candidate ' Opens
Headquarters at Chicago.
CHICAGO. June 9. The first headquar
ters for candidates for Vice-President
were opened today at the Auditorium
Annex in Chicago for John Hays Ham
mond, of New York. Mr. Montgomery
declared that Mr. Hammond will arrive
in Chicago late this week er on Monday.
A telegram was received today from
J. G. Heit, Penal Commissioner for
Alaska, saying he would not attend the
convention and asking that his proxy be
continued with Arthur F. Statter.
DOES NOT ASK ANOTHER TERM
Governor Johnson Not Seeking Re
nomination in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, June 9. Frank A. Day,
private secretary to Governor Johnson,
says Governor Johnson will not seek
the nomination for Governor again, nor
will he consent to run. This is his con
viction as to the Governor's feelings in
the matter, and he makes It public on
his own authority.
. Nominate Charles W. Miller.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 9. The Republi
cans of the Thirteenth District today
nominated Charles W. Miller for Congress.
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Announcement Made
by Foreign Office.
ENDS TRIPLE ALLIANCE TALK
But Does Not Dash Hopes
Raised by Royal Visit.
GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED
English Public Deeply Interested in
Ceremonious Meeting Between
King Edward and the
Czar at Reval.
LONDON, June 9. Foreign Secretary
Grey's announcement in the House of
Commons that no negotiations for new
treaties would be initiated during the
King's visit put an end to talk of a prob
able triple alliance between France, Rus
sia and Great Britian, but it did not affect
the hope of those Englishmen - who are
desirous for closer relations between these
three powers that important diplomatic
consequences will result from the meet
ing In Russia today of King Edward and
Emperor Nicholas and their respective
foreign advisers.
Reasons for the Meeting.
No secret is made of the fact that the
presence of Sir Charles Hardinge and M.
Oswolsky at Reval is for the purpose of
discussing questions that have arisen out
of "the convention which put an end to
the recriminations between Russia and
Great Britian over Persia and Tibet and
Afghanistan, more particularly the pres
ent unsatisfactory state of affairs in
Persia.
The good tffects of this agreement al
ready have been shown in the speedy end
ing of the threatening frontier war on the
Indian border, a situation which in the
old days of suspicion ' and enmity, be
tween Great Britain and Russia might
have led to an Afghan war.
English Public Hopeful.
Following so soon upon the visit to
England of President Fallieres of France
it is hard to disabuse the public mind of
the feeling that King Edward's trip to
Reval has also some relation to European
affairs and as an actual alliance is con
sidered Impossible at present, serious
thought is being given the suggestion
that this exchange of visits signifies that
Great Britain's policy in Europe in the
future will follow closely that of the dual
alliance between France and Russia. The
foreign office says that too muchi sig
nificance must not be attached to this
visit, but this is the usual official policy
during such negotiations.
RULERS EXCHANGE VISITS
King Edward and Czar Meet in Gulf
of Finland.
REVAL, June 9. Edward VIII, King
of Great Britain, and Emperor Nicho
las exchanged royal visits today on
the waters of the Bay of Reval, in the
Gulf of Finland. It was a notable
meeting and one which may have a
far-reaching effect on the world's poli
cies. The day was brilliant with sunshine
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OUR GEORGE "NOW DON'T FORGET THAT I'VE ONLY GOT TWO JOBS OX HAND; AND THERE IS
ROOM FOR ONE MORE."
Attack Almost Disrupts Opening
Session of National Convention
of Dancing Masters.
CHICAGO, June 9. (Special.) Two
hundred dancing masters In convention
today stood up and shook their fists in
a demonstration that almost disrupted
the opening session of the American As
sociation of Masters of Dancing, when
Isadora Sampson, of Lynn, Mass., demon
strator of the convention, attacked the
barn-dance "as unfit for polite usages,"
and Bald it would not be permitted in
polite society In New York.
The second day of their annual meet
ing opened up bright and cheerful, then
the dread shadow of the Mollycoddle two
step loomed up. Immediately frantic
steps were taken to repulse its rush.
Cleveland, O., is to blame for the Molly
coddle two-step and the contagion is
spreading in a web of directions. This
Is a dissection of Its frightful workings:
The young man grabs the young woman
at a point abaft her collar bone.
They do the "skysfraper-clutch,". ele
vating their interlaced digits toward the
chandeliers. ,
They two-step,
They revolve.
They rebound, they bounce, they hop,
they dash, they rush the young man di
recting the onslaught and his partner
counting victims.
CONTENTS. TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY S Maximum temperature 81
degrees; minimum. 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Portland and vicinity Wednes
day, fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
China apologizes for killing of French sol
diers; France demands removal of vtce-
roy. Page 1.
Czar and King Edward confer, but no treaty
of alliance will result. Page 1.
Politics.
Republican committee compromises oLuisI
ana contest and awards other delegates
to Taft. Page 1.
Cortelyou proposed for Vice-President.
Page 1.
Brewers president discusses prohibition.
Page 4.
Watterson says Johnson's cause Is lost and
Bryan will be nominated. Page 1.
- Domestic.
Floods reach helpht in Kansas City; nearly
all railroads blocked. Page 4.
Schneider tells how Benson-Hyde. . gang
worked in. Oregon. Page 4.
Girls testify against Raymond Hitchcock
and, he denies their charges. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Evidence of spirit" influence in wreck lag of
bank barred in Bartnett trial. . Page 3.
Sports.
Portland wins from Oakland by score of
10 to 1. Page 7.
Fast play in Irvington tennis tournament.
Page 7.
Pacific Coaet.
Senators Kay and Smith, of Marion, at outs;
issue involves fight for president of
Senate. Page 6.
Doherty takes stand In own behalf and
wears he killed Allen in self-defense.
Page 6.
Eugene Invites Portland business men to
university town June 24. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Local egg market on eve of a break.
Page. 17,
Wheat at Chicago strengthened by rain re
ports. Page 17- -
Stock trading very light at .New York.
Page 17.
Second wool sale at Pendleton. Page 17.
Customs receipts have passed the million
dollar mark. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Democrats' in convention elect delegation
instructed for Bryan. Page 1.
Fire destroys mill of Pittock & Leadbetter
Lumber Company at Vancouver. Page 12.
East Side clubs discuss extension of Union
avenue. Page 13.
Grand Lodge ft Masons will meet today.
Page 12.
State starts suit for large tract of land in
Lake County. Page 10.
Question of Mt. Hood Road and Bull Run
before Water Board. Page 10.
Everything ready for meeting, of Pioneers.
Page 11.
Railroad man says traffic conditions are
good. Page lc.
Thousands see school children drill on
Multnomah Field. Page 30.
THE WHOLE THING
Watterson Declares
Bryan Is the Man;
HAS FIGHTING CUE TO WIN
Editor Says Johnson Victim of
Procrastination.
GOT THE WRONG BACKING
Kentuckian Exults In United Democ
racy and Bright Prospects ol Vic
tory Thinks Nomination ol
1 " Taft Is Now Certain.
CHICAGO, June 9. (Special.) "The
cardinal rule of the Democracy is the
rule of the majority," declared Colonel
Henry Watterson- today, and to that
epigram, expressing his opinion of the
present candidacy of Governor John
son, whom he had brought forward for
the Presidential nomination more than
a year ago, the Kentucky colonel added
his prediction that Mr. Bryan will be
nominated at Denver by the Democrats
next month upon the first ballot and by
acclamation.
"Johnson's cause is a lost cause," said
Colonel Watterson. "He is the victim of
procrastination. When Bryan said in a
speech a year and a half ago that he
would step aside if shown a candidate
who could offer more chances of making
a race promising greater success, I took
him at- his word and named Governor
Johnson. But the- introduction of the
Minnesota Governor into the Presidential
arena fell as flat as a stale buckwheat
cake. There was nothing doing. Hardly
a soul Jumped up and murmured 'Hur
rah.' East Can't JTcliv Him.
"That lethargy lasted throughout all of
1907, and it was not until along in March
of this year that the East took, up John
son. The East is not the part of the
country, from which the advocacy of
Johnson should have come, and three
months ago was not the time to espouse
the candidacy of Johnson.
"To brir.g foVward - Johnson and
nominate him at this late day would
ruin the chances of the Democrats to
carry the election. But there is no
danger of that disaster happening.
Bryan will win on the first ballot by
acclamation.
"Bryan Has Fighting Chance.
"It is hard to look forward from
June to November, but I feel that with
Bryan we- have a fighting chance this
year. I have not before seen the
Democrats so thoroughly In accord
with Bryan's - candidacy. There ap
pears to be llttlo real opposition to
him among the Democrats. Taft cer
tainly will bo the Republican candi
date." CORTELYOU BOOM LAUNCHED
Secretary Will Become Candidate
for Second Place.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Indications
are that Secretary Cortelyou will be
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Janitor of Courthouse, Dressed in
Overalls, Marries Couple, Being
Mormon Elder.
OGDBN, - Utah. ..June 9. (Special.)
Stealing away from the palatial home of
her father in Salt Lake City, Miss Mabel
Blanche Cutler, the pretty 26-year-old
daughter of Governor John C. Cutler, of
Utah, was quietly married here today
'amid the simplest surroundings by the
janitor of the courthouse, who performed
the ceremony, garbed in overalls.
It was a runaway match, pure and
simple, and was made against the ob
jections of theparents of the bride.
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AsaauIt(By the Allien in Re
publican National Committee.
Thomas Edward Butler, the groom, is a
young teamster. He has barely enough
income to support a wife.
The courthouse janitor performed the
ceremony by virtue of the fact that he
is a Mormon elder and as such is em
powered to perform marriage ceremonies,
not only for this life, but for eternity,
according .to the church creed.
The young people endeavored to keep
the match secret and remained in Ogden
tonight, planning to return' tomorrow to
the capital and ask the Governor's bles
sing. LIFE-CONViCT'S LAST HOPE
Appeals to Federal Supreme Court
From Stern Law.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. J. W.
FInley, a life-term convict in the Fol
som Penitentiary, who was condemned
to death and sentenced to hang Fri
day under the new state law making
It a capital offense for a convict sen
tenced to life imprisonment to assault
any person with intent to commit mur
der, has appealed to the Supreme Court
of the United States and today was
granted a stay of execution by the
Supreme Court of California on his
petition for a writ of error before the
highest court.
Ffnley participated in the outbreak
at .Folsom in 1903 and was the first
convict to be trJed and convicted un
der the new law', a jury at Sacramento
finding him guilty of assaulting a
guard. "Finley's appeal to the Supreme
Court of California was denied.
In his petition to the highest tri
bunal of the United States, 'Finley
makes the point that the law under
which he was convicted is repugnant
to and in violation of the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution of the'
United States, and that he has been
denied the protection of laws which
are enjoyed by all other persons in the
same circumstances.
CRAWFORD IS IN THE LEAD
Senator Kittredge Probably Beaten
in South Dakota Primaries.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 9. Scat
tering returns from 36 precincts in the
South Dakota Republican primary elec
tion indicated a strong lead for Gov
ernor Crawford over A. B. Kittredge,
the incumbent, for United States Sena
tor. The Crawford, or "Insurgent"
state ticket, headed by Vassey for Gov
ernor, Is running slightly behind,
though all Indications point to the suc
cess of the entire ticket.
DEATH QUESTION OF HOURS
Belmont Long Unconscious Doctors
Give Up Hope.
NEW YORK, June 10. At 12:30 this
morning the watchers at the bedside
of Oliver H. p. Belmont were waiting
for the end. Since early yesterday af
ternoon Mr. Belmont has been uncon
scious and all hope of his recovery has
been abandoned. His death, his phy
sicians think, is now only a question
of hours.
MAURETANIA IS BEATEN
Lusitanla Again Holds Record With
64 1 Knots for Day.
LONDON, June 9. According to a wire
less message just received here the Lusi
tanla has again wrested the record for
the best day's steaming from her sister
ship, the Mauretania, having covered
641 knots between noon of Sunday arid
noon of Monday. This is six knots bet
ter than the record of the Mauretania.
Committee Compro
mises in Louisiana.
FIRST CONCESSION BY TAFT
Lily Whites and Black and
Tans Each Get Half.
CONTESTS HALF SETTLED
Lily Whites Are Furious and Will
Carry Fight to Credentials Com
mittee Many . Vice-Presideu-tial
Booms Expand. .
CONTESTS ALREADY DECIDED.
Unpledged,
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State. Taft. for Taft.
Alabama .23
Arkansas 2
Florida .H 8
Georgia 14
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 9 9
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Mississippi 16
Missouri 2
Totals SI 9
CHICAGO, June 9. After warking
for four days, with three additional
days yet to come before the convention,
the Republican National Committee ad
journed late today with two-fifths of
its contests decided. This Is based
upon the actual number of contests
filed, 50 having yet to be heard, while
41 have been settled. It is possible,
however, that the committee has fin
ished about one-half of the total
arrjount of work imposed upon it by th
numerous contesting delegation, in the
Southern States. There are In Texas
contests on delegates-at-large and eacH
of the 16 districts. These will be con
solidated, and thus reduce the number
of cases yet to be heard to 41. There
Is a possibility, also, that other ar
rangements may be made In Virginia
and other states.
Compromise on Louisiana.
The committee today decided 16 con
tests, affecting 36 delegates. Of these
27 are Taft men and the remaining
nine, all of whom are "black-and-tan,"
from Louisiana, have tentatively decid
ed that they will cast their votes for
Mr. Taft. There is, however, no bind
ing agreement to that effect.
The contests decided today comprised
the delegateo-at-large In Louisiana and
Mississippi, seven districts in Louisiana,
six districts in Mississippi and one in
Missouri.
The Louisiana contests, most important
of the day, resulted In a split delegation,
the committee deciding, upon a division n
of 20 to 30, to seat both the "Lily-White"
or Taft delegation and the "Black-and-Tans"
with half a vote for each. This
agreement was not reached untj! .after
repeated conferences and much telegraph
ing and telephoning between Chicago and
Washington.
Have Taft's Full ' Consent.
The decision finally reached by the com
mittee was carried out with the full con
sent of both Secretary Taft and President
Roosevelt. It provided that the Repub
lican party In Louisiana shall be rec
ognized under direction of a committee of
three, composed of the chairman, the sec
retary and one member of the incoming
National committee. The committee to
day passed a resolution instructing the
next committee to name as this member
Hon. Pearl Wight, the present National
committeeman from Louisiana.
"Lily-Whites" Are Furious.
The agreement was reached between
the Taft and anti-Taft elements in the
commlttoei but the action was highly dis
pleasing to the "Lily-Whites" of Ixuls
lana, headed by ex-Governor Warmouth.
The irate Governor declared with ex
treme emphasis that he would never ac
cept the compromise, but would carry
the fight before the credentials commit
tee and, if defeated there, he would go
home. Other members of the "Lily
Whites" 'faction were not quite so
emphatic in their statements, and the
Taft managers are hopeful of bringing
them to see the wisdom of today's action j '
before the National committee Is called
to order.
Black and Tans' for Taft.
The "Black and Tans" accepted the
compromise with entire satisfaction. It
was originally supposed that their
votes, if they had be'en seated as dele
gates, would be cast for Senator For
aker, but after the committee had set
tled the contest they announced that
they were unlnstructed and entered in
to a tentative arrangement by virtue
of which their votes will be cast for
the Secretary of War. They said that
they were fighting especially for recog
nition of their organization and that
with them all other questions were
comparatlvi ly dwarfed. The agreement
to vote for Mr. Taft, however,-Is not
binding, and to all intents and pur
poses the "Black and Tan" votes from
Louisiana are unlnstructed.
McIIarg Unlooses a Tornado.
Something of a sensation was created
during the hearing of the Louisiana
contest by Ormsby McHarg, of Wash-
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