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VOL,. XLVIII. NO. 14,830. PORTLAND, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17," 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COTTON BROKERS UNDER CHARGES S' READS DOLLIVER'S LETTER AND DIES GREAT SPECTACLE AT CONVENTION ARIZONA'S TEAM IS ILL MATCHED DESPERATE FIGHT STRENGTH INDICTMENTS FOUND BY FED ERAL GRAND JIHY. RIVALS FORCED TO JOIN AS DELEGATES AT CHICAGO. IOWA POLITICIAN IS STRICKEN BY HEART DISEASE. CONVENTION SHOOTS FOR CM BOOM GAINS I T DNS ROOSEVELT Stirring Scenes at Opening of Repub lican Assembly. BURROWS SOUNDS TOCSIN Temporary Chairman Tells of Party's Achievements and Policies. SPECTACLE IS INSPIRING Taft's Blue Silk Banner Car ried by Ohio Men. THOUSANDS VOICE CHEERS First Mention of Roosevelt Sends Jingle Thrill Through 14,000 Auditors Navy and Man Be hind Gun Gain Applause. CHICAGO. June 16. Amid scenes of stir ring enthusiasm, the Republican conven tion of 1908 began its deliberations at noon today in the presence of an assemblage, estimated at more than 14,000 people, with the sounds of patriotic airs alternating with frenzied shouts for Roosevelt, Taft and the other popular heroes, the 'first tocsin of the coming; struggle from the graceful orator of Michigan, Senator Jul ius Ceasar Burrows, and the initial for malities which started this momentous gathering into motion. The opening ses sion lasted less than two hours, and was less notable for the business accomplished than for the opportunity It afforded of seeing again this stirring picture of the people assembled, from every corner of the country to select a candidate for Pres ident of the United States. The actual work of the day was quickly accomplished and tonight the various important com mittees on credentials, platform, organi zation, etc., are preparing for the more important business to "come. Streams Pour Into Coliseum. Early in the day all roads into Chicago turned toward the huge stone pile, known as the Coliseum, with its back toward Lake Michigan and its Gothic turrets fronting a rather .shabby section of the city. Here centered the convention throngs state" delegations, singly and in groups, some with marching clubs and bands and banners for their favorites, the Ohio delegation with a huge blue silk standard bearing the portrait of Secretary Taft. At front and rear the great build ing was besieged by steady streams of humanity until at noon almost every seat In the structure was occupied and great crowds stood outside to catch the echoes from within. The scene when the vast assemblage was called to order was one of impressive dignity, of animation and of color. In the central arena sat the delegates, al most 1000 strong, and back of them their alternates, another thousand in number, with the standards of the states rising here and there above the turbulent sea of heads. Scene in Convention Hall. The points of vantage Immediately in front were held by Ohio, New York. Pennsylvania. Indiana and Wisconsin, each having a candidate, while farther back were ranged the other states, the territories. Hawaii. Porto Rico, the Phil ippine Islands and Alaska, appropriately forming the outlying fringe of the official delegations. Around this central mass of delegates and alternates swept the long lines of spectators in rising tiers and in solid masses of men and women, the lat ter In gay-hucd Summer gowns and 'with fluttering fans and waving handkerchiefs. Higher up another gallery topped the vast inclosure. High up above the vast as semblage bent the huge semi-circular roof, its steel girders looped with bunting and ablaze with electric devices, while on every side the National colors were woven' into sunbursts, shields and patriotic sym bols. In front of the delegates stretched the mammoth platform, 200 feet square and accommodating 1800 distinguished guests. Including Ambassadors and Ministers from foreign states, beside the officials of the convention and members of the National Committee. i Great Gathering of Leaders. The moments before the gavel fell gave the "opportunity to Inspect the personnel of delegates and leaders. Grouped in front of the New York del egation were Seth Low and General Stewart L. Woodford, the supporters of Hughes, and further back Senator Chauncey M. Depew, ex-Governor Odell, Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the ways (Concluded on Fast 11) Manila Paper Trust Chiefs Also In dicted Names Kept Secret Till Arrests Are Made. NKW' YORK, June 16. Special in dictments were handed up today by the Federal grand jury which has been in vestigating the New York Cotton Ex change and the Manila Paper & Fiber Manufacturers Association. The con tents of the indictments was not made public. Assistant District Attorney Prime asked to have the indictments placed under the seal of the court for several days, or until all those men- S Ralph E. National YVllllnmn, of Dallas, Itcnuhllcan Commlt- teriunn From Oregon. . tioned in the Indictments had been apprehended. GAMBLERS ARE TRAPPED Thousands See Pot Ice Raid House In New York Tenderloin. NEW YORK. June' 16. Three thousand persons gathered on West Thirty-third street, near Broadway, tonight and watched the police make a spectacular raid upon a gambling house supposed to be patronized by guests of several up town hotels. Patrons of the place, all in evening clothes, endevored to get away by the fire-escapes, but were confronted by de tectives who had been placed at every possible exit. The managers of the place and the patrons were taken to the police station in patrol wagons. Twelve arrests were made. HUNDREDS DIE IN STORM Disaster Overcomes Fishing Fleet Off Japanese Coast. TOKIO, June 16. Fifty fishing boats have been wrecked off the coast of Kago shlnm and 350 of their crews have been drowned. The governor of the province has requested assistance from the gov ernment navy-yard at Sasebo. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 60 degrees; minimum, 52 degrees. TODAY'S Cloudy with probable showers; southwest winds.. Republican Convention. Stirring scene at opening session. Page 1. Chairman Burrow's opening speech. Page 11. Allies stick to third term as forlorn hope of beating Taft. Paga 11. Borah strengthens Cummins' boom for Vice President. Page 1. Draft of platJWm prepared by Ellis. Page W. Credentials committee begins hearing con tests. Page 11. Resolutions committee has hard fight on injunction plank and will decided this morning. Page 1. Rules committee considering scheme to re duce Southern representation. Page 3. Domestic." Good roads congress demands National aid. Page 3. Brown testifies Mrs. Colton's ghost advised him to sell her securities. Page 1. Death of T.ouis Epplnger, famous hotel man. Page 3. Dr. Luttenberger. of Pendleton, divorced at St. Louis. Page 4. H. L. Frank, Montana millionaire, becomes demented at Chicago. Page 4. routic. Colorado Democrats Instruct for Bryan. Page 3. Faciflo Coast. Bellingham woman kills husband to save children: llt,tle one only witnesses of tragedy. Page 8. Immune passengers released from transport Sherman. Page 8. Sport. Coast League scores: Oakland 3, Portland 2; Los Angeles 7. San Francisco 6. Page 7. Baseball war threatened between California League and Coast League. Page T. . Doctors and lawyers will meet bankers in ball game for charity. Page t. Commercial and Marine. New salmon prices meet with the approval of the Eastern trade. ' Psge 17. Wheat firm on crop damage reports. Page 17. Effects of convention rumors on stock mar ket. Page 17. Cascade locks will probably close today be cause of high water. Page 16. ' Portland and Vicinity. Theodore Kruse seeks divorce from wife. Pago 0. Knights of Pythias grand lodge Is In ses sion. Page 13. Girl grovels In trance at Tongues of Fire camp meeting. Page 16 Ready for testimony in Chinese murder trial. Page 12. Independence party elects state central committee.. Page 13. Walton's story attacked on his third trial. Page 13. , f Vs ' t r fv I j j . fig 1 ' Borah Becomes Its Chief Sponsor. ROOSEVELT WANTS IOWA MAN Compromise With Dolliver Men May Clear Way. t , FAIRBANKS NOT WILLING Insists lie Does Not Want Re-election New -York Divided Be tween Loyalty to Hughes 'and Desire for Sherman. CHICAGO. June 16. The hoom of Governor Cummins, of Iowa, for the Vice-Presidential nomination was the distinctive feature of the day in the contest for the aecond place on the ticket, and it received much favorable consideration. Senator Borah, of Idaho, who early this morning started the agitation on' behalf of the Iowa Governor, spent much of ' the day sounding Western delegations in his behalf, and at the close of the day an nounced that he had found much en couragement. The mention of Mr. Cummins' name was received with varying emotions by the members of the Iowa delega tion, and it soon became evident that, in the event that the Gove:..jr's can didacy should be more energetically pressed, his Iowa supporters would not be confined to the so-called Cum mins faction. Several Allison-Dolllver adherents promptly announced that, as a matter of state pride if .for no other reason, they would support the Gov ernor's candidacy. Will Present Cummins' Name. A number of Iowans associated po litically with Mr. Cummins, after a con ference tonight, stated that, while they had not - communicated with the Gov-, ernor on the subject, it had been de termined to assume the responsibility of presenting the claim of Iowa for second place if there developed a con tinued purpose on the part of the Taft managers in Washington to insist upon an Iowa man. After the conference it was said on behalf of those present that communi cations had been coming to the mem bers of the Iowa delegation from all parts of their state, indicating a de velopment of sentiment hostile to the attitude assumed by some of the anti Cummins members of the delegation. It was said that of the 26 members of the delegation the real antagonism to the name of either Senator Dolliver or Mr. Cummins is confined to three men. Iowans May Compromise. The conference agreed that as a basis of harmony it should be understood that. If Mr. Dolliver were nominated for Vice- (Concluded on Page 5.) Senator Had Written Friend That He Did Not Want the Vice-Presidency. IES MOINES. In., June 16. While reading a letter from United States Senator. Dolliver, in which the Senator declared that he had no desire for the Vice-Presidential nomination, O. L T. LODGE FOR PKRMANENT CHAIR- ' MAN. CHICAGO. June 1(1. The election of Senator Henry v'abot Lodge, of Massachusetts, as permanent chair- -man of the convention was formally approved at a meeting of the com mittee on permanent organisation held during - the late afternoon. It was agreed that all of the. other., temporary officers of the convention named on the floor today should be made permanent. Brown; .' a prominent insurance '"man, dropped dead in his room late last night. Mr. Brown, who was a personal friend of Mr. Dolliver, had written to the Senator concerning the Vice-Presidency . and had received a letter in reply. . He was reading the letter to a friend and discussing Dolllver's declaration that he did not want the Vice-Presidency when he was stricken with heart failure, dying before medical aid could be summoned. ALL IS PEACE IN CUBA Governor Ma goon Reports Satisfac tory Condition of Affairs. WASHINGTON, , June 16. Secretary Taft stated today that a report he had received from Governor Magoon describ ing -with great detail the conditions in Cuba is most satisfactory with reference to the turning over of the Island to the Cuban authorities In February next, pro posed by the President's proclamation. Judging from the- report, the Secretary is satistied that the . complete transfer of authority will be accomplished without friction. HEARST GAINS 109 MORE Recount of 155 Ballot Bursts Raises Total to 33 7. , - . . i - NEW YORK, June 16. In the examina tion of 155 ballot-boxes today ' William R. Hearst made a gain of 10!) votes in the recount of ' the disputed Mayoralty re turns of 1905, now going on before Jus tice Lambert. Nine hundred and thirty six boxes have been examined" so far and Hearst has gained 337 votes.' There are 1012 ballot-boxes yet to be examined. RACE THROUGH THE AIR Balloons to Test Speed Against Aero planes Next Year. NEW YORK, June 16. A race between balloons and aeroplanes, it is finally an nounced, is to be one of the features of the Hudson celebration in New York next year. The race will probably be con ducted under United States Government auspices. The Chief Signal Officer of the Army is co-operating with the aeronautics committee of the celebration committee. MAYBE THEY DON'T REALLY MEAN But Great Leaders of Old Days Gone. " CROWD NOT YET WARMED UP Roosevelt's Name Evokes First Enthusiasm. NO SOP TO LABOR UNIONS Burrows' Defense of Courts Pro vokes Cheers Third-Term Stam pede Allies' Forlorn Hope Ful ton Wins High Honors. BY EDGAR B. PIPER. CHICAGO. June 16. (Staff Correspond ence.) I have looked over the brilliant account of today's convention sent out by the Associated Press and I am. bound to say that I have been more moved to en thusiasm by its stirring periods than by my personal observation of the convention itself. The proceedings today were per functory and not particularly interesting, but the scene was both magnificent and inspiring and fully up to the familiar tra ditions of the mighty party assemblages of past days. There were. Indeed, few great figures like Conkllng.. Blaine. Gar field, Logan, McKinley, Harrison, Lincoln, Ingersoll and Greeley, for there were giants In those days. Not Like Old Leaders. The places of these Indelible figures in notable conventions are taken by such party leaders as Senator Lodge, General Woodford, Wade Ellis, Timothy Wood ruff, Frank Hitchcock, Sereno Payne, George A. Knight. Senator Long, Senator Fulton and Julius Caesar Burrows, who are Important and efficient men. but who will perhaps leave no permanent mark on their country or their party's history. It may be that they lack the opportunity only. However that may be, the pictur esque leadership of other days and the exciting and memorable scenes of other conventions are never to be continued or duplicated. But the ' crowd, the" picture, everything one saw, fulfilled every expec tation; everything one . heard did not. There was cheering, but not much; there was excitement, but a little. Burrows Gets Few Cheers. Temporary Chairman Burrows, who had prepared a brief keynote speech of 15,000 words, could not be heard to advantage by one-tenth of the audi ence, and he had the good sense to cut it short. He mentioned the name of President Roosevelt early and there was prompt and noisy response, but it seemed to be made by the great throng through a sense of duty rather than through an irrepressible desire to shout. Perhaps It was the first day and the crowd had not yet got into the habit of yelling, or perhaps it was but (Concluded on Page 3.) JT Governor Stoddard Has Hard Work Hitching Them Up for March to the Coiiseum. CHICAGO. June 16. ( Special.) Ari zona's delegation, numbering two po litical soldiers, generaled by Acting Governor Isaac Taft Stoddard, marched two abreast this morning from their headquarters in the Grand Pacific Hotel to the field of political contention at the Coliseum. The Goneral viewed his soldiers -1 I Senator C W. Fulton, of Oregon, Chairman of Credentials Commit tee of Republican National Conven tion. askance. Both his men. until united by the decision of the National Com mittee last week, hailed from warring camps. Judge Richard E. . Sloan, the choice of Governor Joseph H. Kibbey, Taftian in thought and sentiment, was forced to join hands with L. W. Powell, the other delegate, wnose. seat was contested and who comes uninstructcd. but Is expected to cast his ballot for Mr. Taft. "I guess they're, all O. K.," said Com mander Stoddard, "but we had a lot of hot shooting up through the ranch territory before we got this thing straightened. The two represent fac tions, and I am afraid of the way they may hitch." WANTS A FAIR FIGHT Fairbanks Insinuates in Speech Thai Field Is. Not Free. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 16. Vice President Fairbanks entertained the Marion Ciub. nearly 500 strong, at his North Meridian street home tonight. The club will go to Chicago tomorrow to as sist in booming Mr. Fairbanks for the Presidential nomination. Mr. Fairbanks said: "You are believers in the wholesome doctrine of 'A free field and a fair fight.' You .understand how to present your cause and with no spirit of unklndness toward others. We all hold to the belief that in Republican politics there must be a catholicity of judgment and that It is better to win upon the strength or our own cause than by tearing down others. Amid the tempest It is of the utmost im portance that we should always carry a level head." KEADY NOW A REPUBLICAN Defeated Democrat Becomes Slate Central Committeeman. NEWPORT. Or., June 16. (Special.) William F. Keauy, who ran on the Democratic ticket for County Commis sioner at the last election and was snowed under, was chosen Republican state central committeeman this week by the Cake faction in Lincoln County. Mr. Keady has already abjured the Democratic party and is now actively engaged in fixing up the programme of the Republicans of the county for the November election. His election is taken in bad part by the regular Re publicans. ,j , LUMBER CASES DECIDED Opinions of Interstate Commission Now Vndergoing Final Revision. OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 16. The decision of the In terstate Commerce Commission in the Pacific Coast lumber rate cases will probably be announced the latter part of this week. The decisions have been written and are only awaiting final re view and approval . before being made public. GIVES' 2000 MORE WORK Vn ion Pacific Puts Omaha Shops on Full Time. OMAHA, June 16. Two thousand shop employes of the Union Pacific Railroad were today placed on full time, after working short time since January 1. At Union Pacific head quarters it was stated that other de partments which were cut down a few months ago will be augmented about July 1. ir W xA I'sriim i rr ' 'r' Cannon Aims to Knock Out the Plank. TAFT RULES SUBCOMMITTEE But Allies Claim Majority of Full Committee. WHITE HOUSE PULLS WIRES Final Derision Deferred Till Morn ing Labor -Men Offer Radical I'lauk and Employers Resist. Other Proposed Changes CHICAGO. June 17. After a session of a subcommittee which continued un til 12:20 A. M., the subcommittee of 13 of the committee on resolutions of the Republican National Convention, to which has been referred the tiisk of preparing the final draft of the plat form, deferred until 10 o'clock this morning final action on the anti-injunction plank. The principal struggle cen ters upon this ph'.nk, Senator Long loading the fight for retention of the declaration contained in Wade Ellis' draft platform. The Tuft forces claim to have the advantage in the struggle. They as.sert that the appointment of a subcommit tee of la to consider the various con troverted planks was a distinct success and point witli pride to the fact that Chairman Hopkins had appointed on this committee nine men who favor the injunction plank and four who are op posed to it. The Taft managers predict a favorable result in the full commit tee and in the convention, but admit that their fight will be desperate. Cannon Leads Opposition. The opposition, still under the lead ership of Speaker Cannon, who directs his forces from his quarters at the Union League Club, is tonight claim ing 30 votes to 22 on the full commit tee and expressing confidence that' when the platform goc to the conven tion, the objectionable plank will bu missing. ' The preliminary meeting of the full" committee, which began at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, gave no evidence of strife. Senator Hopkins was made chairman without dissent and ex-Representative Lacey, of Iowa, secretary. There was likewise no opposition vote to -Senator Lodge's motion for the sub committee of 13 to be selected by the chairman. Then followed two hours of open hearing on many questions. The committee then adjourned to await the report of the subcommittee. When the subcommittee adjourned an earnest effort was being made to frame a plank on the subject of in junctions which should be acceptable to all parties and it is believed that such an outcome is probable at the meeting at 10 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. Pressure From Washington. Influence from Washington is being ex erted in behalf of the administration plat form suggestions. Just how the pressure in behalf of tho adoption of the injunc tion plank is being applied is not dis closed definitely, but some of the friends of Secretary Taft say the Secretary has made it known in various ways that he believes this plank should be agreed to. There are indications in other quarters that these expressions have been joined in also by President Roosevelt. It is likely that this urgency has been com municated also to Mr. Hopkins as chair man of the committee, as well as to others who arc working for the same re sult. A poll of the subcommittee shows that it stands nine to four in favor of the Ellis' anti-lnjunctlon plank, Messrs. Hop kins, Long, Adams, Ellis, Crawford, Kellogg, Warner, Ballinger and Groner for and Messrs. Crane, Payne, Dalzell and Clarke against. Plea for Woman Suffrage. Among those heard by the full com mittee was a delegation of women, in cluding Mrs. Henrotin, of this city, and Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago. Miss Addams argued that, as women are in terested in legislation for the protection of humanity in its domestic relations, they should be granted the franchise. H. R. Fuller, wiio said he represented the Brotherhoods of Locomotive En gineers, Firemen and Trainmen, 2U0.UOC men, presented what is regarded as the most radical of all injunction proposi tions in evidence. It read: tv pledge ourselves to such legislation as will guarantee to wotkmen those rights nec essary to their Industrial protection, includ ing the right to strike and to induce or per suade others to do so and to such legislation -as will prevent the' Issua'nco of restraining orders and Injunctions without hearing, and guaranteeing trial by Jury to persons ac cused of contempt of court. If such alleged contempt be not committed, in the presence of the cotfrt or so near thereto as to observe, the injustice. Mr. Fuller made the statement that an Injunction was in effect a law. Consider ing it from this standpoint, he dwelt or the manner In which It was formulated and often invoked by a Judge wlthoul consideration, and enforced with great hardship to labor. Questioned by Frank B. Kellogg, Mr Fuller said he not only wanted no in- (Concluded on Page 11.)