VOL. XLVIII NO. 14,845.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MEXICAN REBELS
TAKE LAS EOS
ADMITS PLOT TO
BLACKEN BUSSE
S
AROUSE NEGROES
TO DEFEAT TAFT
y HALL IS
AIRSHIP INVENTOR
IN NEW TROUBLE
RULE COMMITTEE
T FOR
TO CLUB WOMEN
YOCXG BANK CLERK EXPOSES
CONFERENCE CALLED TO MEET
DEMOCRATS AT DENVER.
MORRELL ARRESTED FOR FALSE
PRETENSES BY OTS.
PLOT OF CRIMINALS.
BRYAN
ENEMIES
TAMMi
DISASTER
CDMFS
BRYAN
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Border Town Scene of
Hot Conflict.
RAID ON AMMUNITION WAGONS
Firing Distinctly Heard Across
Rio Grande.
RESULT STILL IN DOUBT
Revolutionists Steal on Town, bu(
Are Intercepted While Departing
With Plunder Fugitives
Cross Into Texas.
WAST ANTONIO Texas, June 26.
Special.) Das Vacos. Mexico, directly
across the Bio Grande from Del Rio,
Texas, this afternoon witnessed Its sec
ond battle of the day In what may be
the opening of a general uprising
against the administration of President
Diaz. All wires on the Mexican side
leading across the river have been cut.
At 6:30 this morning a band of 150
revolutionists silently stole upon the
camp of the Mexican cavalry at Las
Vacos and captured all of the horsec.
as well as making a raid upon the
ammunition wagons. They were dis
covered Just as they were about to
leave, and a pitched battle took place.
Firing continued until 10:30 A. M.
More than 3000 shots were fired and
several men were killed. One wounded
man made his way across the river to
Del Rio, but he refused to say whether
he was with the government force or
the revolutionists.
This afternoon the firing upon the gov
ernment troops has been renewed and
the sounds of shooting can be plainly
heard In Del Rio. Where the revolution
ists were gathered Is not known, but that
the attack upon Las Vacos was to fol
low Immediately upon that made upon VI
esca, a town In the interior, there is little
doubt. Vleeca was attacked and captured
by the revolutionists la yesterday after
noon, when several were killed and
wounded.
Del Rio, Texas, wires tonight that
revolutionists and Mexican regular sol
diers came together across the river
from that point today; that several on
both sides have been killed and two
Mexican officers seriously wounded. All
communication Is cut off. for the au
thorities will not permit anyone to
cross the river.
Mexican official statements that the
rebel Invaders were repulsed from
Las Vacos are not wholly credited here.
REBELS ARE BADLY BEATEN
Flee Into Texas After Hot .Battle
With Troops.
EL PASO, Tex., June 26. In an en
counter between revolutionists and troops
of the Mexican government In the town of
Las Vacos In Coahuila, Mexico, near the
border across from Del Rio, Tex., early
this morning, between 40 and 50 were
killed and the Mexican commandant badly
injured.
The Sheriff of Valverde County, this
state, telegraphed Governor Campbell of
Texas that the revolutionists had been
repulsed and that a number of them
were fleeing to the United States. The
county official asked the Governor if he
could apprehend the fugitives for viola
tion of the neutrality laws.
Under advice from the Attorney-General's
office Governor Campbell advised
the Sheriff that the Federal authorities
alone have Jurisdiction and Instructed him
to keep hands off.
WILD RAID OX VIESCA TOWN
Bandits Loot Place, Fight Troops
and Escape to Wilds.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 26. Wild
stories concerning a formidable and
serious revolutionary outbreak In the
northern part of Mexico were wholly dis
credited today by the telegraph reports
received from Governor Cardenas of the
State of Coahuila. , According to the
telegraphic advices, which were received
by Vice-President Corral today, one of
the boldest bandit raids ever attempted in
the history of Mexico was successfully
carried out when the town of Vlesca was
assaulted and looted yesterday.
The bandits, numbering 60, all well
armed and mounted, swooped down upon
the town without warning. A feeble
resistance was made by the police of
the place, but after three of them were
killed and three more wounded, the
marauders practically had things their
own way. They first proceeded to the
jail, releasing all the inmates, some of
whom Joined the robbers. . The bandits
next headed for the Bank of Nueva Leon,
a branch of the main Institution of that
name which ,1s located In the City of
Monterey. They soon overpowered the
employes there and robbed the bank of
all the money they could get. The sum
Is not stated In the official dispatches.
From there the robbers, with a whoop,
went to the government stamp office,
looting It and doing great damage to the
postofflce. They then turned their at
tention to the express office, robbing It.
By this time the whole of the town's
population was terrorized. The bandits
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Conspiracy to Fleece Ministerial Re
formers and Blackmail Chicago
' Mayor Is Detailed.
CHICAGO, June 26. (Special.) Astound
ing details of the alleged plot to blacken
the character of Mayor Busse and other
city officials with cooked-up evidence for
the double purpose, it is declared, - of
blackmail on the one hand and of duping
ministerial reformers on the other, were
recounted on the witness-stand In Judge
Chytrau's court today by a confessed co
conspirator. 5
Walter Huxholdt, 18 years old, told the
Mayor Fred A. Busse, of Chi
cago, Intended Victim of Con
fessed Blackmailers.
story, In return for immunity granted him
by States Attorney Healy. He related
how the desire for more money than, the
small salary of a bank clerk yielded led
hiin. along with Walter Gehrke, his 17-year-old
friend, to form an alliance with
the '"Jake" Marroncy gang, the four al
leged members of which. Including
Gehrke, are now on trial charged with
conspiracy to defraud the Rev. Morton
Culver Hartsell, the "reformer" who at
tempted to collect evidence against the
Mayor and was fleeced by a gang of
swindlers.
17 BURNED OUT AT NIGHT
Fire Renders Four Italian Families
Homeless.
Fire about 2 o'clock this morning de
stroyed a two-story frame house at 1914
Lincoln street and turned four families
of Italians, 17 people in all, from 6 months
to 60 years old, out on the sidewalk In
meager clothing where they camped
with their household goods for the res?
of the night. That no lives were lost is
due to the efforts of Patrolman Ray Hi
lls, who awakened the Inmates and aided
in getting them out.
The property loss is about $1600 and the
house was owned by Mrs. White, a sten
ographer for Jieier & Frank. The blaze
was discovered by a man named Cos
grove, who runs an express wagon and
whose barn is behind the property:
AUTOMOBILE GOES INTO BAY
Machine Runs Off Coronado Ferry
Boat With Passengers.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. June 26. Four
persons were plunged into the bay
early this evening, when their automo
bile went off the Coronado ferryboat.
Just as It was entering the slip on the
Coronado side. The party- consisted of
District Attorney Louis R. Kirby and
County Auditor Howard Cherry and his
wife and two daughters. Just before
the acclient Mr. Kirby got out and be
gan cranking the machine, standing In
front of it. Suddenly the automobile
plunged forward and knocked him
overboard.
Mrs. Cherry Jumped and remained on
the boat, but her husband and daugh
ters weit Into the bay with the ma
chine. The ferryboat promptly backed
out and all were rescued.
MOTHER DIES FOR, CHILD
Finding of Drowned Body Mute Evi
dence of Devotion.
LONG BEACH. Cal.. June 26. The
body of Mrs. William D. Watklns was
found today floating In the West
Naples canal. On the bank the cap of
her seven-year-old daughter Eva was
found and efforts are being made to
recover the child's body. The horse
and buggy with which Mrs. Watklns
and the girl started from home early
this morning for a drive, stood near
the canal, the horse tied to a sign
board. The theory is that the child slipped,
while playing on the shelving bank,
and fell into the water, and that the
mother was drowned In trying to save
her.
MARRIES PRINCE JULY 7
Only Four Witnesses Will Attend
Mme. Gould's Wedding.
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PARIS, June 27. The Matin's London
correspondent telegraphs an Interview
with Prince Helie de Sagan, In which
the Prince says that his marriage to
Madame Gould will take place about July
7 and will consist of a religious and civil
ceremony. .Only. four witnesses will be
present, two Germans and two Ameri
cans for the bride.
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ill Reject Convention
Programme.
TURN DOWN THEODORE BELL
Resent Dictation of Arrange
ments at Denver.
MAY THROW DOWN BRYAN
Dahlman's Delay In Arriving With
Leader's Programme Causes Sud
den Change Battle Rages
Around Choice of Bell.
BELL SURE OF ELECTION.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. At a
meeting- of Democrats held In this,
city tonight, Theodore A. Bell, In the
course of his speech said that by to
morrow night he expected to have In
' his pockets a telegram telling of his
selection as temporary chairman of
the National convention at Denver.
Word of this decision has evidently
been given out. as it Is announced
that many requests from the East
have been received at the Bell home,
near Napa, for pictures of Mr. Bell.
DENVER, Colo., June 26. (Special.)
The cable has been cut between Lincoln,
Neb., and Denver, Colo. Tonight Will
iam J. Bryan apparently Is at the mercy
of six of the members of the subcommit
tee of the National committee having In
change the arrangements for the Denver
convention. From the aspect of a peace
conference, the pre-coriventlon situation
within two hours haa taken on the per
sonification of unrelenting war, and any
thing may now develop in the final re
sults of the coming convention.
Five Men on Flring-Line.
There are five members of tiie subcom
mittee who tonight are practically on the
firing line, all disposed to fight any pro
gramme which Mr. Bryan has dictated
from Lincoln. The five are: Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the National com
mittee; Roger C. Sullivan, of Illinois;
John T. McGraw, of West Virginia;
Clark Howell, of Georgia; Colonel R. M.
Johnson, of Texas. This Is five out of
nine, and if a sixth were needed, Urey
Woodson, of Kentucky, secretary of the
National committee, fills the quota
Oppose Bell for Chairman.
The failure of James C. Dahlman,
Mayor of Omaha and National commit
teeman from Nebraska, to arrive in Den
ver tonight with the "papers" which had
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GOMPERS "LET MY FRIEND WRITE THAT PLATFORM
' ( subscription" 'I '"! HiSl? 1m
Will Develop Plans to Swing Ne
gro Vote in States Where It
Holds Balance.
, SPRINGFIELD, III.. June 26. (Special.)
Colored voters of the United States who
are antagonistic to the candidacy of W.
H. Taft, Republican nominee for Presi
dent, will hold a National conference at
Denver on Tuesday, July 7, . the day the
Democratic National Convention opens.
The purpose of the gathering, as stated in
the call, is to "consider their political
affiliations and conditions, and develop
plans to change the political complexion
Theodore A. Bell, of California. Se
lected by Bryan for Temporary
Chairman of Democratic National
Convention and Opposed by Con
servatives. of states wherein the negro vote Is the
balance of rower."
They will also memorialize the Demo
cratic convention "to declare against de
grading a soldier of the United States
Army without the preliminary of a trial,
and pronounce for a strict adherence to
the constitution and all of lis "amend
ments; discuss the feasibility of nominat
ing a candidate for Presides an t'tt Civil
Liberty party ticket, of vc dir". for
the Denver nominee, And lsue an art
dress to the "colored qiiizens 4f the Na
tion." GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED
Duluth Suffers $1,000,000 Loss on
Building and Contents.
DULUTH, Minn., June 26. Elevator D,
of the Consolidated Elevator Company,
was destroyed by fire today, entailing a
loss on the building and contents of $1,
000,000. An adjoining dock and warehouse
belonging to the Northern Pacific Rail
road, suffered to the extent of $30,000.
The elevator contained 300,000 bushels of
wheat, 90,000 bushels of flax and 7000
bushels of barley. The buildings and grain
were fully insured.
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Boss Murphy Hints at
Fun at Denver.
SPOKESMAN TALKS IN RIDDLES
Says New York's Candidate
"Was Never Defeated."
JOHNSON MAY BE MAN
Big Chief Comes Into Open Late in
Game Thinks Xebraskan Can
not Carry Empire State
Against Taft.
BY I.T.OTD F. TvON'TCRGAN.
NEW YORK, June 27. (Special.) "For
once in its history Tammany Hall will be
a factor at a Democratic National con
vention."
This prediction was made today by a
man who is close to Big Chief Murphy,
and indicates that there may be lively do
ings at the convention, which meets in
Denver next month. Although Murphy
has not come out Into the open, up to
date he has encouraged the idea that the
New York delegates would calmly agree
to making Bryan's nomination unanimous.
One thing Is certain, Murphy's candi
date will receive the solid vote of the
Empire State. This Is certain because of
the unit rule and the close alliance that
exists between Murphy and State Chair
man "Flngy" Conners. The Tammany
leader's spokesman goes on to say that
"The vote of the Tammany delegation at
Denver will be cast solidly against Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, and will go to a
candidate who has never been defeated."
Xew "York for Johnson. .
This is taken to mean that New York
will cast its votes for Governor Johnson,
of Minnesota, the only Democrat in the
North and West (excepting Chfmberlaln,
of Oregon), who haa not beerr defeated In
recent years., In fact, Conners has pub
licly stated that Johnson seemed to him
to be the ideal nominee. Many of the
Tammany men are of the same opinion,
but, of course, they take their cue from
Murphy, and do not dare to say a word
until he gives the orders.
Murphy, it is known, regards the pros
pects of carrying New York this Fall as
being exceptionally bright, but he be
lieves that Bryan would be a terrible
handicap. He figures that Johnson could
carry the state by a majority approach
ing 50,000, which would sweep the Gover
nor and associates into office, and also
give, the Democrats both branches of the
Legislature, and the naming of the next
United States Senator.
For a time Murphy was afraid to de-
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FOR YOU, MR. BRYAN."
Accused Tries to Attach Checks for
Ball Money, hut Court
Conies to Rescue.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. John A.
Morrell, inventor and builder of the big
airship which burst on its trial trip in
Berkelev. rerentlv nnH nrhlph resulted
In 15 members of its crew being injured.
was today arrested upon a warrant
sworn to by Alexander Ots, who
charges Morrell with obtaining $3000
from him by false pretenses.
Certified checks to the amount of
$4000 were found upon Morrell when
Mr. J. D. Hiyn, Portland Club
woman, Who Was Seriously
Injured by Arcfdent to Tally
ho at Viewport, R. I.
searched at the city prison. Attorneys
for Ots immediately secured a writ of
attachment for the amount of the
checks. The police, however, retnlned
possession of them and Judge Cabaniss
released Morrell on his own recog
nizance pending the settlement of the
question whether the ball money, for
which purpose the airship inventor said
it was furnished him by friends, can be
attached.
HEYBURN WILL NOT FIGHT
Plans Xo Opposition to Confirmation
of Idaho Appointments.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 28. Senator Heyburn,
who returned to Washington after the
Chicago convention, will leave with
Mrs. Heyburn on Sunday. Senator Hey
burn is to deliver the Fourth of July
oration at Boise.
It was learned today that Senator
Heyburn will make no opposition
whatever to the confirmation of the
new District Attorney and Marshal of
Idaho when their nominations are sent
to the Senate next December. He does
not feel that he was ignored by the
President, notwithstanding he was not
consulted about these appointments. It
is his contention that Rulck and
Rounds were removed at the request
of Senator Borah, and he does not think
he should dip Into Borah's affairs.
WHEAT NEEDS RAIN BADLY
Palouse Growers Report Losses i
50 Per Cent in- Some Loculities.
SPOKANE, Wash., June 26. (Spe
cial.) Reports from the Palouse, Big
Bend and Potlatch regions, where the
great grain fields are located, show the
growing wheat Is badly in need of rain
In many localities, while In others-the
prospects are excelled. Heavy rain at
Sprague was needed, but the crop will
be light. Ciilee City, Douglas County,
reports the crop of the entire county
damaged 50 per cent in the last 30
days because of lack of rain. Grass
hoppers and squirrels have also hurt
the wheat.' V
In the North Idaho fields, wheat ap
pears to have a better start and pros
pects are for a good crop. Kali-sown
wheat In the Palouse does not look
so well as it did last year, nor does
Spring grain, but good rains will make
for a big yield.
RECOUNT IS NEARLY OVER
Hearst Far Behind McCleilan, De
spite Gains by Contest.
NEW YORK. June 26. W. R. Hearst
made a net gain of six votes in the re
count of the ballots cast in Richmond
County, according to a return made to
the court In the Mayoralty contest to
day, envelopes, containing 203 votes and
protested ballots in that county cannot
be found and the County Clerk was In
structed to make further search for them.
Mayor McClellan's plurality with the
recount practically completed, is 2965. The
count of the election inspectors gave him
2834.
DROWN IN FLOOD WATERS
Two Girls and Their Would-be Res
cuer Perish.
MANKATO, Minn., June 26. Miss
Eva Ehler. aged 16. her guest. Miss
Maud Worlds, aged 19, of St. Peter, and
Max Sues, aged 20, were drowned late
yesterday in the flood waters caused
by the overflow of the river here. The
girls had gone bathing in Cornelia
street, which was overflowed, and Sues
tried to rescue them when they got into
deep water.
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TallyhoOverturns.Four
Are Dying.
PORTLAND WOMAN AMONG THEM .
Mrs. J. D. Hayes Terribly In-
jured at Newport. '
CAUGHT UNDER VEHICLE
Federation Convention Marred )ly
Mishap on Pleasant Excursion.
' Delegates Are Badly Crushe 4
by. Overturned Coach.
NEWPORT. R. I., June 26. (Spe. rial.)
Four delegates to the Federati f,n of
Women's Clubs, now in session li Bos
ton, are dying, and ten others arrj badly
Injured as the result of the overlurning
of a tallyho here today. Anion: j those
badly Injured Is Mrs. J. D. Hayes; of 444
Park street. Portland. Or., whorl j right
hip was broken and who is suffer flig from
internal Injuries. v
The 3000 delegates came herj today
on an excursion. This afternron they
started out in tnllyhos to see 1 (he town.
The front wheels on one of thi f tallyhos
collapsed and the vehicle overturned.
Mrs. Hayes and the 14 passengers were
caught under it and dragged l;0 feet by
the frightened horses.
All of the Injured were taku n to hos
pitals and the less Injured i afterward
brought to Bostop. Mrs. T!layes was
among these. She is now in 1 the Boston
Homeopathic Hospital and hi;r condition
is serious.
The only one dead Is Mrs. 1 3. H. Shute.
of Coon Rapids, Mich., if.rtcken with
heart disease when she heaj d of the ac
cident, but not of the party.,- The Injured
seriously are:
Mrs. Eva Wynn, Mftlden, Mass.; Mrs.
Charles W...Davenport, Nrt urton, Mass.;
Mrs. Mabel Benjamin, prif ildent of fli,
and New Club, Maiden,: Mass.; MlsS
Helen Sundaen, Lincoln), Neb.; Mrs.
Charles Peabody, Maiden. Mass.; Mia.
J. D. Hayes. Portland, Os ., state secre
tary of Oregon Federation; Mrs. Chai -lotte
A. Hayes, Red Oa-;, O.
Mrs. Hayes Is the wlfpj of J. D. Hayes,
an employe of-the Pulltr,n Car Company,
and resides at 351 West , "Park street. She
Is a member of the f'ortland Woman's
Club and Is also stat e secretary of the
National Federation t ft Woman's Clubs.
She is also a promln rnt member of the
Women of Woodcraf; Lodge, having at
different times held 'the various offices
In that body. In ijompany with Mrs.
Frederick Kggert a nd .Mrs. Sarah A.
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The (Veatbrr.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63
degrees; minimum,, 51 degrees.
TODA Y'S Clearing and warmer; westerly
winds.
I- .'ore lien.
Russia, opposes In rtr vent ion In Pemla and
peace is restort rage 4.
Hard nght in bore fr town between Mexican
troops and reb Us. Page J.
Raid on Vlesca t terrorizes town and Is fol
lowed by battWi. Page 1.
I'uUlicB.
Committee on arrangements for jDemocratlc
convention pla ns to throw down Bryan.
Page 1. .
Negro conference to organize fight against
Taft. Page :f.
Secretary Taft arrives in New York and
confers on politics. Page 2
Llttlefleld criti rises Roosevelt's prosecution
of trusts. Jng1 4.
lometic.
Morrell. airship, man, arrested for false pre-'
tense. Pagei 1.
Funeral of President Cleveland. Page 3.
Plot to blackmail Mayor Busse exposed by
confederate.. Page 1.
Sherman aim nst recovered and arranges to
return to Utlca. Page 3.
Clubwomen ! totally Injured by collapse
of
tallyho; )ortland woman among them.
Page 1.
American lost on Negro s Island murdered
by natives. Page 3.
Stanford trustees reject Jordan's reorgani
zatlon pltans. page 4.
Sports.
Coast League scores: Portland 9, Lo Angeles
fi; San Francisco 3, Oakland 1. Page 6.
Jimmy Wefish beats Jimmy Carroll In eleven
rounds. Page 5-
Farlflo Coast.
Oregon bankers in session at Salem. Page
7.
Firebug Causes $42,000 less at Centralis.
Page 6
Three arrests at Roseburg In connection
with land-fraud cases. Page 7.
Oregon's net profit to Are Insurance com
panle: past 12 years $10,000,000. Page 6.
Commercial and Maxtne.
Wool roarket is recovering fclowly. Page
17. .
ChJcagr wheat market weak on fine weather
repoa-ts. Page 17.
Trading in stock market almost lifeless.
Pag;e 17.
Mid-Summer quiet reported at most points.
Pa re 1 7.
French bark Alice added to llsi of vessel!
ch artered for Columt la river loading.
Paige IB.
Port liiad and Vicinity.
Governor Chamberlain charged with graft
ira suit to be brought by L. H. McMahon.
pjb.ge Hi.
State spiritualists on trial before president
ctf National Association Page 12.
Nej president of Willamette University not
:Lfrald of tainted money. Page 11.
Wl'mees in Booth trla! tells of bribery offer
made by Krlbs. Page 30.
Cli!l Service Commission charged with In
consistency In reinstating detective.
"Page 10.
Fthir divorces granted in state court Put
,10.