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VOL. XLVIII. NO. 14.843. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OBJECT LESSON ON POSTAL BANK PRICE OF FLOUR CLIMBS SKYWARD RUEF CALLS HENEY Li IN COURT PROFESSOR FALLS HEIR TO FORTUNE T HOSTS OF PARTY J PENDLETON MAX PUTS $425,000 FOLLOWS MEAT AND . VEGE TABLES IX BIG RISE. QUITS TEACHING LATIN TO WORK IX IDAHO MIXES. IX MONEY OUDERS. CLEVELAND DIES STEAMER ON HOCK BRYAN CONTROLS OF HEAR if NED Attack ComesSudden ly at Princeton. WIFE OPTIMISTIC TO THE LAST Nation Mourns End of Only Living Ex-President. LAST HOURS SPEECHLESS Illness Becomes Serious Day Before Death Funeral Will Be Private. Princeton University Loses Staunch Friend. PRINCETON, N. J., June 24. Grover Cleveland, twice President of the United States, died at 8:40 o'clock this morning, at his home, Westland, In this quiet college town, where he had lived since his retirement as the Na tion's Chief Executive, almost 12 years ago. When death came, which was sudden, there were In the death chamber on the second floor of the Cleveland-residence, Mrs. Cleveland, Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, of New York. Mr. Cleveland's family physician ana personal friend; Dr. George R. Lockwood, also of New York, and Dr. John M. Carnochan, of Princeton. An official statement, given out and signed by the three physicians, gave heart trouble, euperlnduced by stomach and kidney ailments of long standing, as the cause of death. Ill for Last Two Years. While Mr. Cleveland had been in poor health for the last two year3, and had lost 100 pounds In weight, his death came unexpectedly. Some three weeks ago he was brought home Trom Lakewood, where his condition for a time was such that the hotel at which he was staying was kept open after its regular season because he was too ill to be- moved. But when Mr. Cleveland was 'brought back to Princeton, he showed signs of improvement, and ac tually gained five pounds in weight. Last Attack Conies. Although confined to his room con tinuously after his return to Prince ton, it was not until yesterday that Mr. Cleveland's condition aroused, un easiness on the part of Mrs. C.eveland. Undoubtedly affected by the heat, Mr. Cleveland showed signs of failure, and Mrs. Cleveland telephoned to Dr. Bry ant, who came over from New York on the train arriving here at 4:24 P. M. Dr. Lockwood followed Dr. Bryant from New York, and when they reached here, Dr. Carnochan, who had been Mr. Cleveland's local physician since the ex-President came to Prince ton, was also called in. During the evening Mr. Cleveland seemed to rally, and Mrs. Cleveland, who always has been optimistic about her husband's health, felt assured that it was merely another of the many attacks Mr. Cleve land had suffered, and she Informed those who inquired that Mr. Cleveland's condition was not serious. Dies In Unconsciousness. Mr. Cleveland became worse during the night and Mrs. Cleveland was called to his bedside. The distinguished pa tient sank into unconsciousness, from which he 'recovered at times, only to suf fer a relapse. This continued through out the night and early morning. The last time he became unconscious was about two hours before he died. Death was peaceful. Just before he died Mr. Cleveland sought to say something, but his words were Inaudible. The text of the official statement given out a short time after Mr. Cleveland's death was as follows: Disease of Long Standing. "Mr. Cleveland for many years had suffed from repeated attacks of gastric Intestinal origin. He also had a long standing organic disease of the heart and kidney. Heart failure, complicated with pulmonary thrombosis and oedema, were the immediate causes of his death." Some two or three hours later. Dr. Bryant, in answer to a question, said that "the heart failure which occa sioned death was Induced within 24 hours of the end and death was finally due to that." thus corroborating the unofficial information that Mr. Cleveland began to grow worse yesterday afternoon. Princeton Goes Into Mourning. The news of Mr. Cleveland's death came as a sudden shock to the. people of Princeton, as It did to the people of the rest of the world. Everybody in Princeton knew that he was sick and was interested In him. but none seemed to think the end was so near. As the news spread about the university, flags were placed at half staff and everybody was disposed to stop and talk and ex press , regrets and extol Mr. Cleveland's virtues. Many Intimate friends of the family and many others not so close called at the Cleveland home. Few were able to see Mrs. Cleveland and all of them left cards. The visitors, newspaper men, photographers and others, became so (Concluded on Face 6.) , Afraid to Trust Banks, He Pays Uncle Sam $75 to Take Care of It. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 24. The largest bunch of money orders ever presented to the Post office Department for redemption was received today from Mr. Rellly. of Pendle ton, Or. Two hundred and fifty orders for $100 each were sent in by Reilly, with the statement that he had purchased the I orders in May, 1907. fearing to place his money in banks. The orders, being more than a year old, cannot be cashed and the department is requested to replace them with a Treasury warrant for $25,000. This will be done. The Postmaster-General will cite this case as a splendid argument in favor of the establishment of postal saving banks. Such banks would not only have paid the Interest on this large deposit, but would have saved Mr., Reilly $75 in fees which he paid for money orders. HANSBROUGH RUNS THIRD Apparently Distanced In Senatorial Race in North Dakota. ST. PAUL, June 24. A special to the Pioneer Press from Fargo, N. D., says that returns thus far returned on the Re publican primaries indicate that Sena tor Hansbrough, M. K. John, C. B. Little j and Congressman Thomas t. Marsnaii are running a close race for United States Senator and that the result will be In doubt until the returns are all In. No candidate will have the required 40 per cent of vote necessary for the nomination and the names of the leading candidates will go on the ballot for November elec tions. Returns thus-far received Indicate the defeat of Senator Hansbrough and make it probable that Little (Stalwart) and Marshall (Insurgent) will be the two high men. Returns from 139 precincts in different parts of the state give Hansbrough 2494, Johnson 2263, Little 2759-and Marshall 2687. C. A. Johnson (Stalwart) has defeated Treadwell Twichell (Insurgent) for Gov ernor. Indications are that the entire Stalwart state ticket has been nominated except Burleigh F. Spaulding, who has possibly been defeated by Edward H. Wright for Justice of the Supreme Court, and Walter L. Stockwell, who has pos sibly been defeated by Fred H. Smith for Superintendent or Public instruction. A. J. Gronna and L. B. . Hanna, have been nominated for Congress. Both are StalwartB.- Gronna is now a member of Congress. AMBERGRIS THROWN AWAY Ignorant Sailors Use Precious Sub stance for Boat Grease. SAN FRANCISCO. June 24. Greasing masts, sea boots and oil-skins w..u am bergris, valued at approximately $400 a pound, sailors on the British bark Antl ope wasted about $20,000 worth cr the stuff, unaware of the value. It was not until yesterday that John Mathiesen, master of the vessel, learned that he had let a fortune slip through his fingers. A small part of the "grease" had been saved, and this was identified by an Oakland druggist as ambergris. The Antiope reached here from New castle, Australia, a few days ago. On the way up, in latitude 22 south', a great quantity of ambergris was seen floating on the surface of the ocean, and a calm prevailing, the men managed to scoop up several bucketsful of the stuff. The "grease" was found excellent, and was used for slushing down the masts, Uie balance being employed by tho men on the oil-skins and boots. , ...j- HASBROUCK IS ASSISTANT Lingenfelter Makes Appointment. Miles Johnson Resigns. .LEWISTON, Idaho, June 24. (Special.) The announcement today that United States Attorney Lingenfelter had appoint ed Van W. Hasbrouck as his clerk and assistant, goes to confirm the allegation made that In these recent appointments the defense In the Idaho land-fraud cases now pending will have friends at court on both sides. Hasbrouck is a warm friend to both Kaster and Kettenbach and with the single exception of the office of Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, has not held a position here not traceable directly to the Influence of these defend ants. Assistant United States Attorney Miles S. Johnson, who has Just returned from Boise, wired the Department of Justice today that he wished to be immediately relieved from all duties and responsibili ties In connection with the office. His resignation, with explanations why the step was taken, was sent forward from Boise some days ago, and his stand in the controversy will probably be made public from the department. THREAT IN BLOOD LETTERS Tacoma Prosecuting Attorney's Wife Receives Warning. TACOMA, Wash., June 24. (Special.) Prosecuting Attorney Harry G. Rowland has for some time- been raiding the red light district and the last time served notice that hereafter jail sentences will be demanded. Today his wife received the following letter signed in blood. "Mrs. Harry Rowland: Your husband is a doomed man. He has interfered with those who have never injured him in the world. This Is the first warning. After the third warning I shall act. I sign this with my heart's blood. "Death to traitors."' Nearly 100 Dead on Spanish Coast. PASSENGERS PANIC STRICKEN Seventeen Women Lose Lives, Crew Escapes.; FOG CAUSES DISASTER Captain of La Roche Only Avoids One Rock to Run on Another.' Vessel Sinks and Life boats Are Smashed. PARIS, June 24. A special dispatch re ceived here from Corunna, Spain, says that the Spanish steamer La Roche went on the rocks in a fog near Muros, where the cruiser Cardinal Cisneros was wrecked in 1905. The La Roche sank rapidly and a panic followed. There were 97 passengers and 98 of a crew aboard. These took to the boats, but up to the filing of the dispatch only 47 had landed. Defective communi cations made it , impossible to . obtain complete details, but the latest reports Btate that 17 women were drowned. ' It Is known that 47 survivors were landed at Muros, but that two of them have since died. Fifteen others landed at Lon. According to the official reports the La Roche carried 98 crew. Including stew ards, waiters, etc., and 97 passengers. The La Roche came fro'm Cadiz,, where she had landed some of her passengers. She was on her way to Muros when, on account of the fog, she headed for Corun na. Suddenly she ran upon the rock, but the captain, who knew the coast well, got his vessel off. Almost Immediately she ran on another rock which was uncharted-According to a survivor of the crew the steamer sank within a few minutes. The heavy sea which was running at the time destroyed two of the lifeboats. PANIC AND STORM KILL MANY Fishermen Rescue Few After Rough Sea Wrecks Lifeboats. LONDON, June 24. Special dispatcher received here from Corunna indicate that the sinking of the steamer La Roche may prove a very serious disaster. . The re ports received 'here are very conflicting, (Concluded on Pfrge Q.) THE LATE EX V -v fc i I- ' T E' - - ',v'IV Indirect Result of Advance In Other Food Products Thwarts Econ omy of Housewife. CHICAGO-, June 21. (Spsclal.) Flour now lias joined other commodities in a skyrocket course. With Ice up to 40 cents a hundred pounds and meats and vegeta bles still climbing beyond reach, of aver age househbldors, flour has jumped from $G to $6.25 a barrel. The increase may be greater within a wek, and grocers today looked for the prit e to advance to $8.75 and possibly higher The advance is attributed Indirectly to the high prices mat.valned by meats. This has caused an increased demand for flour, the thrifty housew'fe seeking thus to circumvent the, butciier, but the pressure on the wheat market has proved too great. -' . ' The price of pota oes today continued high, and new tomatoes in South Water street brought 75 cents a crate. STEAMER GOES ON ROCKS One Hundred and Two Persons Are Missing From Spanish Wreck. PARIS. June 24. A special dispatch received here from Corunna, Spain, says that the Spanish steamer La Rache went on the rocks in a fog near Muros, where the cruiser ' Cardinal Cisneros' was wrecked in 1905. The La Rache sank rapidly and a panic followed.,. There were 97 passengers and 52 of a crew aboard. These took to the boats.- but up to the filing of the dispatch only 47 had landed. Defective communi cations made it impossible to obtain complete details. CROCKER IS UNDER KNIFE Y'oungest Son of San Francisco Mil lionaire Has Cancer, NEW YORK, June 24. George Crocker, youngest son of the late Charles Crocker, of San Francisco, and heir to one-fourth of the Cfocker estate, submitted to the surgeon's knife for the second time today. The operation,' which is said to have been for cancer of the stomach was at Mr. Crocker's Summer home at Ramsay, N. J., Dr. William T. Bull, of this city, was the surgeon In charge. - Mr. Crocker Is reported as resting quietly tonight. , EIGHT HURT' IN A WRECK Freight Collides With Circus Train - ' In St. Paul Yards. - ST. PAUL, June 24, Eight persons were Injured shortly after midnight when a freight train oh the Milwaukee Road struck the circus train of the Hagenbeck and Wallace Show in the St. Paul yards. - PRESIDENT STEPHEN GROVER Bailiffs Interfere to Prevent Fight. PROSECUTOR ON AGGRESSIVE Accuses the ex-Boss of Hiring Thugs to Kill Him. UGLY CHARGE RESENTED King of San Francisco Grafters Turns on His Persecutor Lat ter Declares His Life ' Is In Danger. SAN FRANCISCO, June 24. Hot words were exchanged in the courtroom of Judge Cabanniss today between Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney and Abe Ruef, during the preliminary ex amination of the latter on a charge of offering a bribe to ex-Supervisor J. J. Furey in connection with the Parltside Transit Company's franchise. The lie was passed and at one stage it appeared as if violence would follow. Court offi cers, however, 'restored quiet. ' Subpena Causes Trouble. The trouDle was occasioned through the action of Attorney Newburg in having a subpena issued for James McCarthy, personal body guard of Heney. This was served by the office boy for Ruef. During the proceedings Heney asked that John Behan, clerk of the Board of Super visors be summoned. He desired to have McCarthy act as messenger for the, oc casion, but Newburgh objected, saying he did not want McCarthy to leave the courtroom. He also claimed that Mc Carthy was armed as was also Charles Oliver, another employe of the prosecu tion. Heney Loses His Temper. Other statements angered Heney and turning to Ruef he said: "If any trouble occurs, you will be the first to get yours." "What have I done?" replied Ruef. "You have hired assassirts to kill me," exclaimed Heney. "You are a damned liar," replied Ruef. Bailiffs and others interfered at this stage and Judge Cabaniss also took a hand in the re-establishment of peace. Lter Attorney Newburgh took occasion to compliment the decision of the Appel late Court In the Schmitz case, saying (Concluded on Page J.) CLEVELAND A. B. Reynolds, of Notre Dante Uni versity, Becomes Millionaire of Pacific Northwest. SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 21. (Special.) Falling heir to an estate estimated to be worth from $300,000 to $2,000,000. Pro fessor A. B. Reynolds, of this city, for merly professor of Iatin at Notre Dame University, has given up teaching and will devote his entire time to managing his newly-acquired possessions. The exact value of the property cannot be ascertained at this time, for the rea son that most of it Is in mines. Much of the property, however, has been devel oped sufficiently to remove all doubt of Reynolds being one of the richest men of the Pacific Northwest. Professor Reynolds v.'lll leave within a few days for Southern Idaho, wiifre the estate is located. ANCHORS AT NEW LONDON Yacht Mayflower lirings Presiden tial Party to Boat Races. NEW LONDON. Conn., June 24. The Presidential yacht Mayflower, on board of which are President and Mrs. Roose velt, which left Oyster Bay this after noon, steamed into the lower harbor and anchored off the Fort Griswold House shortly after 10 o'clock tonight. It is understood that in the morning Mrs. Roosevelt and the children will be trans fered to the Sylph, which will anchor abreast of the finish of the races. The eve of tho Harvard-Yale rowing race tomorrow finds the city awaiting the event with keen expectancy with the varsity eights more evenly matched thVn in many years before and with the van guard of the great throngs expected to morrow already here. Today Initiated the preliminary features of the Harvard-Yale regatta, two good races being rowed the freshman four and the graduates eight both resulting in vic tories for Harvard. COURT-MARTIAL FOR " TWO Tennessee Board Places Responsibil ity for Explosion of Tubes. WASHINGTON. June 24 As a re sult of the bursting; of a boiler on the cruiser Tennessee at Santa Barbara, Cal.. several weeks ago, with seven fatalities. A. C. Fritz, chief watertend er. and A. T. Loundes, watertender. will be tried by general courtmartial. The board of inquiry found them responsi ble. The board gives no theories as to the cause of the accident. Although the two men will be court martialed in connection with the acci dent, yet the board in its report, ac cording to the statement given out at the Navy Department, "finds that the accident was in no way due to fault or neglect on the part of the men." KILLED BY CAKE OF ICE Falls Through Elevator Shuft and Hits Workman on Head. SEATTLE. Wash., June 24. (Special.) A cake of Ice that fell through a freight elevator in the rear of the Empire build ing this afternoon struck Bert Smith, a driver for a local meat market, on the head and fractured his skull so that he died shortly after the accident. Smith had gone down with a consignment of chick ens and was removing them from the elevator when the cake of Ice slid through the opening. It crushed him to the floor and blood spurted from his head and shoulder. Smith was 22 years old and comes from Portland, where his parents are said to reside. MEMORY IS STILL BLANK Prominent Topeka Man Returns After Mysterious Absence. TOPEKA. Kan., June 24. George Blair Harrison, son of ex-Mayor Harrison, whose disappearance from here about January 2, was shrouded In mystery until he was found running a chicken ranch near San Diego, Cal., returned home to night. He apparently recognized his wife, but shows no evidence of ever having known those who were formerly his best friends. Harrison's lapse of memory Is attributed to a blow on the head at Garden City, Kan., by a gambler on whom he was waging a newspaper war. He intends to return to California and take his family. His recollection dates back to Jan uary 20. J. P. MORGAN GETS DEGREE Financier Made Doctor or Laws by Yale College. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. June 24. Yale University conferred honorary degrees today, among, others, as follows: Master of arts, William Kent. Yale. 1887, of Chi cago, donor of California redwood trees to United States Government: doctor of laws.. John Pierpont Morgan, a direct de scendant of Rev. James Pierpont, the most prominent of the founders of Yale. The degree is awarded with special refer ence to Mr. Morgan's public service to the Nation in mitigating the panic of last Fall. TORNADO RIPS UP FARMS Kills Child and Wounds Score of Minnesota People. MOUNTAIN LAKE. Minn.. June 24. A tornado passed about five miies northwest of here last evening, demol ishing at least a dozen farm buildings, killing one child and wounding scores of persons, some of whom may die. Will Name Choice- for Vice-President. SULLIVAN FOR CHAIRMAN To Manage Campaign for wan Who Assailed Him. BRYAN TO MAKE PLATFORM Denver Convention to Execute Will of Peerless One He Wants New York, Ohio or Indiana Running-Mate. DENVER. June 24. (Special.) Will lam J. Bryan today became xole owner and proprietor of the Denver convention. No Democrat of prominence in the Dem ocratic convention city tonight dared say nay to such a proposition. Mr. Bryan Is to choose not only his own running mate, but will also dictate the choice of the chairman of the Na tional convention? the essential planks of the platform, and pull all the strings necessary to the proper conduct of the festivities. Sullivan to Run Campaign. The strangest development of the day, considered coincidently with the forego ing, is that Roger C. Sullivan, of Chi cago.' Is likely to be t.e manager of the Bryan campaign upon the open and shut policy of getting Mr. Bryan elected. Senator Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, wanted to be Vice-President: at least to be nominated by the Denver con vention. It was deemed possible to pacify him by suggesting him for per manent chairman. Jesse Giant, of California, a son of the ex-President, formally withdrew his can didacy for Vice-President today. It had not been visible to the naked eye prior to its withdrawal. Men for Second Place. Morgan J. O'Brien, ex-Justice of the New York Supreme Court, came Into prominent mention as a possibility for Vice-President. Conspicuous members of the Colorado delegation engineered a boom for ex-Governor Douglas, of Massachusetts, and Mayor Tom John son's name is in consideration. It is , admitted, quietly, that Mr. Bryan wants a Vice-Presidential can didate from either New York, Ohio or Indiana, which he considers doubtful states. . If.it is up to Indiana to name a "side-kicker" for tho probable head of the ticket, it will be John W. Kern or Benjamin F. Shively. It is under stood that Mr. Kern has no desire for the nomination. GRANT'S BOOM PACKED AWAY Says It Flashed in Pan Sullivan Presses J. Ham Lewis' Candidacy. DENVER. Colo., June 24. (Special.) Jesse . Grant, son of the famous U'oncludpd on pflKft 3.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER Tb Weather. TODAY'S Fair and cooler; northwesterly wind. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 79 degrees; minimum, o.'i decrees. f Foreign. Shnotinjr and looting cause reign of terror in V-Tieran. 1'age o. Steamer wrecked off Spanish coast ftnd nearly 1U0 persons drowned Page 1. Domestic Ex-President Cleveland dies .at Princeton. Page J. Men of all parties join in praising Cleve land's great career. Page 7. Career of Cleveland a. politician and Pres ident. Page 6. Pendleton man furnishes practical argu ment for postal banks. Ptigft 7. Sudden advance in price of flour. Pag 1. University professor inhm-lt fortune. Page t. Heney accuses Ruef of plotting; his death and Ruef give him the lie. Page 1. roiiticK. Cummins men dictate platform In Iowa Republican convention. Page 3- Bryan will control Democratic convention and name candidate for Vice-President. Page 1. Jesse Grant's hoom for Vice-President col lapses. Page 1. National. Venezuelan Envoy awaits orders to leav Washington. "Page 1. Purine t:oat. Kugene welcomes guests from Portland. i'age 11. University sends out largest graduating class in its history. Page 11. At Monmouth Normal are graduated. Page 11. Commercial and Marine. Coast markets bare of quassia chips. Page 17. Rust reports cause active buying In Chicago wheat market. Page 17. Stork t rad ing al most ceases at New York. Page 17. List of grain ships from the Columbia In creased, by addition of two vessels. Page 10. Sports. Coast League scores: Port land 8. T-os An geles 4: Oakland 4, San Francisco 2. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Walton convicted, on fourth trial, of shoot ing Policeman Nelson Pare 16. Deep channel at mouth of Columbia will make Portland greater seapcrt. Page 32. Taking of testimony In Booth case will be gin today. Page 4. Building Inspector Dobson wins fight against granting of special permits by Council. Page 1Z Oregon gets fGooO for new trails in forest reserves Page 4 Court decides St. JoUu is "dry" territory Page 4. 1