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VOL. XL.VIII. 0. 14,848. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REBELS BRIGHT EYES WIN ON POINT OF LAW PLAGE IS WOMEN BESIEGE BRITISH COMMONS DEFEAT-MAY COST HEARST HEAVILY FLOOD OF MONEY TO BE LET LOOSE GREATEST GUI EXPORTING YEAR JUDGE ANNULS HIS . VERDICT AGAINST SPIRITUALIST. ENRAGED BECAUSE ASQUTH REFUSES .AUDIENCE BIG CORPORATIONS TO PAY $185,000,000 DIVIDENDS. EX CAN SECOND ATTACK CAR SON 5FQRASKING Throw Bombs at Palo mas on Frontier. DEFEATED IN HOUR'S FIGHT Band of 50 Gathers in New Mexico at Night. WOUNDED REBEL CAUGHT American Troops Spread Along Bor der to Enforce Neutrality Lead ers of Junta in United States IMscuss Plans. EL PASO, Tex., June 30. The first rev olutionary outbreak in the Republic of Mexico beyond the borders of Coahuila occurred this morning at 4 o'clock, when the garrison at Palomas, Chihuahua, 70 miles west of this city, was attacked by a band of 50 men, who were repulsed with a loss of one ki.!ied and one captured. There were , i4 guards stationed at the Mexican post when the attacking party surprised the town. Most of the insur rectionists were armed wit rude wea pons and home-made implements of war fare. Throw lioiybs, hut Are Beaten. According to a dispatch received here from Columbus, X. M., across the river from Palomas, Juan Correco, the Mexi can general, has arrived there from Pa lomas, bearing dispatches to his govern ment concerning the attack. It began when a bomb was thrown into the tele graph office, thus shutting off communi cation with outside points. The fight followed, in which several hundred shots were tired and many bombs were thrown at the' headquarters of the officers. Owing to the fact that the bombs were Ulr timed, the officers were able to throw them away before they exploded, thus saving the building and their own lives. The tight lasted one hour, after which the attacking party fled, to the mountains west of Palomas. Gathered in Xew Mexico. One man was killed, but it seems that he was a non-combatant. One of the revolutionists was seriously wounded and captured. He speaks good English and the Mexican authorities think he Is a native of New Mexico. This idea is confirmed by the report of the section foreman from Mimbros, sev eral miles wept of here, to the effect thaf a band of from 30 to 50 men assembled there yesterday. They would not allow him to leave the yards during the day. They had two large bundles of rifles and bought provisions. They left Mimbros, a station on the El Paso & Southwestern, about midnight last night. Fear for Money Shipment. Some excitement was caused by the fact that the agent of the local express com pany received a shipment of several thousand dollars this morning. This money was forwarded by the Mexican government to pay the monthly salaries of the gendarmes located south of here and. as these shipments come regularly each month, it was thought the revolu tionists might try to secure it. The money was turned over to the Mexican officials and, so far as known, they were not molested. There is a t'nited States customs office at Columbus, and nil the custom force is held In reserve In case of possible trouble. Another Attack Planned. t It ls reported that an attack is planned for tonight at Guadeloupe, .In Chihuahua, near Fort Hancock, Tex., 50 miles east of El Paso. Dynamite was discovered under the residence of the Mayor of Juarez today and the Mayor and his family have re moved to El Paso temporarily. IIEAKT BLEEDS FOR PATRIOTS Mexican Poetess in Exile Declaims Against Tyrant's Rule. ST. IjOUIS. Mo.. June 30. Living in an attic of a ramshackle brick building at ini4 North Tenth street, which is mostly populated by negroes. Senorita Villarea! Gonzales, poetess and one of the leading spirits of the Mexican junta, is impa tiently watching revolutionary develop ments in Mexico. With her family she was exiled from Mexica. Her brother. Antonio, spent four years in a Mexican prison, and is now in jail at Los Angeles because of his revolutionary tendencies. With shining eyes, clenched hands and with intense feeling she declared today: 'Tomorrow the real revolution will en velop Mexico in a whirlwind. We have 30.000 Liberals armed. Forty thousand more will join us as soon as the money setxed from a bank is used to procure arms for them. "They call us bandits," she exclaimed, bitterly, "merely because we robbed a bank. Where else would the poor revolu tionists get money for ammunition and guns with which to win liberty and to buy food for themselves and their wives and children? "I am a woman." she said, her mood softening, "and I hate bloodshed and vio lence. Hut if it became necessary I could subdue weak Nature and myself use the dagger or the torch. Oh, the hunger of the people of Mexico! 1 receive letters from them every day which make me cry. "Five Generals will rally with us with their commands, for the army is disaffeet- (Conceded on Page Vanderbilt, Who Married Medium, Given Xew Trial Because Jury Accepted Illegal Fees. NEW TORK, June 20. The verdict by which Edward Vanderbilt, a retired and well-to-do business man of Brooklyn, was declared incompetent to manage his own affairs was set aside by the Appellate Di vision today and a new trial was ordered on the ground tha the Jury had acoepted illegal fees. Mr. Vanderbilt, several months ago, after he had married Mary S. Pepper, the spir itualistic medium, according to his daugh ter, had given a large amount -of prop erty to his wife. Witnesses testified that Mr. Vanderbilt had received communica tions through Mrs. Pepper from a spirit she called "Bright Eyes," and which was supposed to bring messages from Mr. Vanderbilfs former wife. As a result of the finding of the jury's declaring Van derbilt to be incompetent, Mrs. Pepper Vanderbllt was indicted on a charge of larceny of his property and action was begun to annul her marriage to Vander bilt. The Appellate Division ruled today that the Sheriff's jury, which heard the case, had not a right to accept a fee of 51 a day each from the counsel for Miss Minerva Vanderbilt and, therefore, or dered a new trial. This decision is be lieved to quash the Indictment against Mrs. Pepper-Vanderbilt and to act as a stay to the action to annul the marriage. HARRIMAN RESUMES WORK Extensions of Lines in West to Be Completed. OMAHA, June 30.' Official announce ment was made by Vice-President Mohler toay, that extension work on the Harriman lines will begin July 1. where it was stopped several months ago because of financial unrest which threatened the country. Work will begin on the Atho! Kiii cutoff in Colo rado, and extension of the branch line up the North Platte River from North Platte to Northport. Large gangs of men have been sent to both places and will begin work at once. Work on the Athol-Borte cutoff was 80 per ce.-t completed when work was stopped? but the North Platte extension was only fairly started. Work on both will be completed within a few months. CLOSED BANKS PAYING CP Wreckage of Panic in Xew York Being Cleared Away. NEW YORK, June 30. Eight months af ter the passing of the financial troubles of last Fall, the depositors of the dozen banks and trust companies, which closed their doors, have, received their money, at least In part, or in the case of the few which have not yet reopened or nave gone into liquidation, are about to receive it. The Hamilton Bank has already anticipated all of its deferred pay ments, which, under the original plan, were to have extended Into November. The Knickerbocker Trust Company an ticipated the first two deferred payments on June 1. The Oriental Bank paid its depositors in full preliminary to liquida tion. The National Bank of North Amer ica has paid depositors 50 per cent in div idends, and the New Amsterdam National has paid 25 per cent. The Mechanics' & Traders depositors have practically agreed to a deferred payment plan. Of the Brooklyn banks which closed, the Jenkins Trust Company, reorganized un der the name of the Lafayette Trust Com pany, has anticipated payments; the Bor ough Bank and the Home Bank have re opened, and the Brooklyn Bank and the International Trust Company have reor ganized. Big Cities Hardest Hit. NEW YORK, June 30. S. J. Landers, of the National executive committee of the United Garment Workers of America, who was sent to the principal cities to find out the present state of the clothing trade, has returned. He says that there is a marked improvement in the demand -for men in Boston and Providence, and an improvement in Buffalo and Cincinnati. The cities worst hit by the business de pression, he says, were New York and Chicago, and while there is a slight im provement in these cities, it is not so pro nounced as in the other places. EDUCATION FOR NEGRO Booker T. Washington Addresses Teachers in National Convention. CLEVELAND, O., June 30. At the session of the National Educational Convention held today, Booker T. Washington talked on "Negro Educa tion and the Nation." The election of the next president will take place to morrow noon. Those prominently men tioned for the presidency are Dr. W, O. Thompson, president of the Ohio State University, Columbus; J. H. Phil lips, of Menominee, Wis. The nominat ing committee named at the close of the general session tonight will tomor row place in nomination one or more names for the-various offices. At the meeting of the new board of directors Thursday afternoon, the next convention city will be selected. Den ver and Atlantic City are the only avowed candidates. The business of the second day opened with eight division meetings in different parts of the city. Among the topics discussed were the following: "The Practical Educational Training of the Indian," "The High School Com mercial Courses." "Moral Training In the Public Schools." The balance of the morning was con sumed by conferences on kindergarten, manual training and art. Xew Forest Service Appointees. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 30. The forest service an nounces the following appointments on National forests: T. F. Cadle, assistant forest ranger, Fremont National forest, Oregon: E. E. Ping and Tony Locke, forest guards on Clearwater National forest, Idaho. Bryan Wants Him as Running Mate. BUT HE COVETS PRESIDENCY Boom Launched at Denver by Delaware Men. INJUNCTION FIGHT IS ON Opposition to Radical Flank Gains Jlomentum Through Declarations From Pacific and Atlantic States and Middle West. DENVER, Colo., June 30. Although candidates for the nomination for Vice President on the Democratic ticket are numerous and despite the fact that their number is likely to be 'largely Increased before a choice is actually made, it Is the general opinion among such leaders of the party as are now here that, if George Gray, of Delaware, will declare his will ingness -to accept the second place on, the ticket, he can have It. Joslah Marvel, of Wilmington. Del., the manager of the Gray Presidential cam paign, who arrived In Denver tonight, will not, however, give his consent. He in sists that the Delaware man, is a candi date for first place, and, when It has been settled that he cannot have first place, it will be ample time to place him in run ning for the secondary position, provided he cares to take it. Mr. Marvel denies, however, that Judge Gray will be satis fied with anything less than the head of the ticket. Bryan Prefers Gray. It is well known that Mr. Bryan would .be pleased to have Judge Gray for the Vice-Presidential candidate, and the only thing that prevents the latter from be coming a leading candidate for that posi tion is the simple but all-powerful fact that he will not declare himself to be a candidate at all... The Gray Presidential boom was form ally launched today and' headquarters were opened in the Savoy Hotel. They were arranged some hours in advance of the arrival of Mr. Marvel, and during the early part of the afternoon a corps of expert bill-stickers was going about the hotels putting up lithographs of the Delaware candidate. The Johnson headquarters will not be open for several days and the date on which the Bryan banners will be thrown out has not yet been determined, but It will be on Saturday or Sunday, after the arrival of the Nebraska delegation. Strong Fight on Injunctions. It is certain that there will be a strong fight in the committee on resolutions and possibly on the floor of the convention (Concluded on Page 4.) Suffragettes Attempt to- Break Po lice Cordon and . Invade Parlia- merit House Many Arrests. , LONDON,- June 30. The women suf fragists assembled in great numbers In the vicinity of the House of Commons shortly before 8 o'clock this evening. They made several ugly rushes on the police cordon and refused to disperse when ordered. A number of arrests were made. The Parliamentary buildings are surrounded by several hundred police, mounted and on foot. Woman suffragists assembled in Caxton Hall this afternoon and sent a deputation to the House of Commons to interview Premier Asquith in the matter of the im medite granting of the franchise to women. The deputatfon was met by a solid body of police and refused admis sion. The Premier, in a curt message, de clined to see the delegation, which then returned to Caxton Hall and a noisy de nunciation ensued and a decision to col lect the full force of the .suffragists for subsequent demonstrations at the House of Commons. Hundreds of police guarded the House in view of the projected raid. Contrasted with the recent orderly and Impressive- suffragette gatherings, today's demonstration was a comparative failure Nothing like the number -of suffragettes anticipated appeared upon the scene. The real leaders in the attack on the House of Commons, in fact remained behind at Caxton Hall, reserving themselves, as they now explain, for another projected invasion of Parliament on Thursday. The police,- mounted and on foot, wei in strong force in the vicinity of Par liament today and for two or three hours that neighborhood was the scene of riots and skirmishes through the efforts of the suffragettes to break through the cordon and reach the lobby of the House ot Commons. Numerous ruses and disguised were employed for this purpose, but none succeeded and in the end 29 of the women were arrested, including two bold spirits who drove in a cab to Downing street and threw stones and smashed the windows of the Premier's residence, and others who chartered boats on the Thames and tried to harangue the mem bers of the House on the terrace through megaphones. "" STAND BY THE COMPANY Employes of Lime Company Address Resolutions to President. . ROCHE HARBOR, Wash.. June 30.. At a meeting of the employes of all depart ments of the Tacoma & Roche Harbor Lime Company, resolutions were passed expressing their gratification at the ter mination of the litigation which has been carried on for the past two years against Mr. McMillan, president and general man ager of the Roche Harbor Lime Company, by the Cowell Lime interests. The reso Ituions attest' the high character and abil ity of Mr. McMIUen and express sympa thy with him in the distress incident to the false and malicious charges against him, which have just been dismissed. The signers of the resolution further declare their continued confidence in Mr. McMll len, and offer their hearty congratulations to him on the occasion of the successful termination of the suit. A committee in charge of the meeting and preparation of the res olt ions was made up as follows: William M. Taylor, L. M. Harper. Alex ander Hall, William Gilmore. BIrt Cchev alier, R. M. oJhnson and George Wester man. TOO LATE Mayor-M'Clellan Plans to Sue Editor. GOOD ACTION FOR DAMAGES Based on Verdict for Defense . in Election Contest. CHARGES PROVED FALSE Judgment Against Yellow Joumal .' 1st Places Him In Line to Pay Cash for Slanderous At tacks on Opponent. BT LLOYD F. LONERGAN. NEW YORK, June 30. (Special.) The wlndup of the recount trial, which dem onstrated conclusively ' that George B. McClellan did not steal the Mayoralty chair, the property of William Randolph Hearst, is believed to be the signal for other interesting court proceedings. The Mayor and his advisors are now contem plating the advisability of bringing a suit for damages. Eminent lawyers . agree that a good sized verdict is more thari a possibility as the plaintiff would be in a position to prove that he had been mentally and financially injured. . Dis cussing the case today, a leading member of the bar said: "McClellan would be justified In suing for $250,000, and a verdict of that amount would, I believe, be upheld by the high est courts. iTom election day until the present time, the Hearst papers have al luded to McClellan as the "Fraud Mayor.' He has been assailed in the news col umns as well as editorially. In addition to this. McClellan has been fighting all sorts of proceedings, in all sorts of courts. I understand that he claims to have paid out over J75.000 for legal ex penses, but I would not be surprised if his bill was double that amount. As all the allegations of fraud have been found to be incorrect. It would seem no more than right that Hearst should reimburse him. In addition to that, McClellan has suf fered material damage to his reputation by being held up to public scorn as a ballot box stuffer and a receiver of stolen goods.' Awaits Hearst's Return. No action has been taken in the case as yet, owing to the fact that Hearst is still in Europe. He has promised to re turn to the United States by July 15, and his followers are waiting anxiously to hear from him, as the "National con vention" is scheduled to meet in Chicago on July 27. And -what would an Inde pendence League convention be if Wil liam Randolph Hearst failed to occupy the center of the stage? Politicians who are generally well posted doubt if the League will cut any (Concluded on Page 8.) Widespread Investments and Busi ness Revivals Will Follow Much Money In Big Cities. CHICAGO, June 30. (Special.) There will be distributed throughout the United States tomorrow a total of f 199.000.000, made up largely ot semi annual payments by public corporations such as railroads, large Industrial con cerns and banks. This immense volume of money, cut loose from one end of the -country to the other, will. It Is believed, start a great business revival. It is expected to lead to widespread Investments and general Improvements, and will have a beneficial and bracing effect in many ways. One important feature is that railroads will have no trouble In get ing funds for improvements and work is in sight for thousands of idle men. At the present time the situation is peculiar in that, not only in the United States but in all great monetary cen ters of the world, money has never been more plentiful. A large part of the money is in gold. The excess reserves in all the large cities are now the high est in the history of the country. Money rates are exceptionally ow for any good collateral and any enterprise that is honest can easily be financed. CLASPS FATHER'S LETTER Dying Wish for Missive From Con vict Parent Gratified. LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 30. Charles Green, a 15-year-old colored boy, who has been dying for several days at the Deten tion Home in this city, passed away to day clasping a letter from his father, who is serving a five-year sentence at San Quentin. Several days ago Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, of the Juvenile Court, was informed that the, boy, who was suffering from tuberculosis, had begged for a letter from his father. Judge Wilbur commu nicated with the San Quentin officials and the letter was delivered a few houra be fore the boy's death. COMES DOWN TOO QUICKLY Doomed Building Collapses, Killing Two Workmen, Injuring Others. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., June 30.-Two men were killed and three were seriously injured this afternoon in the collapse of a brick livery stable, at- Forty-seventh street. South, which was being torn down. The dead: C. W. Hardy, 22 South Eighth street. George Johnson, Wlllmar, Minn. Of the 'njured, Joel Benson, whose skull was fractured, may die. Seven others were slightly hurt. When the accident occurred 14 men were working on the building. The front part of the roof caved in, hurling Hardy and Johnson to the pavement. PINCHOT COMING TO COAST Will Spend Two Days in Portland on Western Tour. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 30. Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forest service, left Washington today on his annual trip over the West. He will visit Portland in the latter part of July for two days and then go to Seat tle. He expects to make a short stop at Spokane. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 92 , degrees; minimum. 60. TODAY'S Fair and rot so warm; westerly winds Forelgm. Strongest fleet ever assembled by Britain to engage in maneuvers. Page 3. British suffragettes besiege House of Com mons. Page 1. Band of Mexican rebels attacks palomas, but is beaten. Page 1. , Politics. Clellan's election declared legal and he may sue Hearst for damages, page 1. Gray can have Democratic nomination for Vice-President; hard fight on radical in junction plank. Page 1. Domestic ' Court annuls verdict that Edward Vander bilt, who married medium, is incompe tent. Page 1. , Interstate Board enjoined from enforcing decision under rate law. Page 3. Balloon starts sensational flight in Massa chusetts. Page 4. Payment of millions in dividends today will revive business. Page 1. Bishop Potter slightly better, but condition still critical. Page 3. Japanese sealers swarming to poach In Bering Sea. Page 3. California outlaws kidnap girl and are cap tured. Page 3. Sport. Coast League scores: San Francisco 4. Portland 2; Oakland , Los Angeles 3. Page 7. District Attorney-elect Cameron may stop Sunday baseball. Page 7. Pacific t'oaat. Cherry fair opens at The Dalles. Page 8. John Lindstrom. wealthy Aberdeen ship builder, killed by fall from window of hotel at Salem. Page 6. Willamette Valley Baptist Association con venes in annual session at Hood River. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. past year greatest In history of grain ship ping In Northwest. Page 1. . Railroads complete restoration of Portland gateway. Page 11. Recent advances in it surance rates will probably be rescinded. Page 10. Statistic for first six months of year make good showing. Page 16. Impeachment of Krihs. witness in Booth trial, is hinted. Page 12. Ladd estate closed by order of County Court. Pago 11. Tenth ' anniversary of Archbishop Christie's consecration celebrated. . Page 10. George Blodgett sentenced to penitentiary for life. Page 11. Temperature reaches 92 degree, hottest this Summer. Page 12. Northwest Ships More Than Ever Before. PORTLAND'S PLACE ASSURED Already Close to Combined Pu get Sound Points. COMING SEASON LARGER While Total Crop Will Not Be S Heavy as Last Year, More Will Be Sent Out by Way ot Portland Because of Xew Roads. Portland's greatest Brain-exporting year ended last night. Never before In the history of the Pacific Northwest has so much wheat been set afloat from the local harbor and the Puget Sound ports as during the cereal year ending June 30. All previous seasons have been left far behind, the greatest prior year being 1905-1906. Portland's shipments for the year Just closed exceed the preceding season by more than 6,000.000 bushels. The great increase shown by the port during the past 12 months is remarkable and in sures a prominent place for this city among the leading grain-shipping ports of the world. Export More Coming Year. Although the present crop will not ap proach the record-breaker of the season Just' ended, which harvested approxi mately 68,000.000 bushels, there is every reason to believe that much more wheat will be handled at Portland during the coming year than during the season Just ended and will give the port a long lead over the combined ports of Puget Sound. This is expected on account of the su perior transportation facilities, which will admit Portland exporters to territory that has been barred to them in the past. The new North Bank road and the trib utary feeders being built In the Interior will bring down vast quantities of grain that has heretofore gone to Puget Sound. Totals of Past Season. Shipments of wheat from Portland dur ing the cereal year Just ended totaled 15.966,052 bushels, while the total sent away by Puget Sound was 16,079,41' bushels. Shipments from Oregon and Washington ports combined amounted to a total of 46,767,456 bushels, including flour reduced to bushels. During the best previous year, the cereal shipping season of 1906-06, the total sent away from the Northwest was 37,672,477 bushels of both wheat and flour. In that year Portland shipped 9.944.558 bushels and the combined Puget Sound ports. 11. 893.621 bushels. In addition to the wheat exports, over 1,000,000 bushels of barley have been shipped from Portland during the year, this being the first season that barley shipments have exceeded the 1,000.000 mark. Ahead in California Trade. Portland was far ahead of the Puget Sound ports in the California wheat trade, the shipments from this port being 2,446. 236 bushels of wheat and 232.617 barrels of flour, while the Puget Sound ports sent 1.619.039 bushels of wheat and 193,969 barrels of flour. The Oriental, wheat trade, which gave promise of assuming large proportions early in the season, fell off, the total . from Portland and Puget Sound being 3.500,000 bushels, which is less than 300.- t 000 bushels more than the previous sea Bon. Australian wheat, which was cheap- ' er, and unfavorable financial conditions in Japan are responsible for the falling ' off during the season. Slump in Orient. The Oriental flour trade suffered a heavy slump during the season, ship ments from Portland being nearly 600.000 . barrels less than during the preceding l'i months, while from Puget Sound the de crease In Oriental flour business was over 1.000,000 barrels. The Oriental flour shipments from both ports total 2.535,38$ barrels, compared with 4,101,197 barrels for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. A portion of the shortage In the OrU ental flour trade was made up by th larger shipments to California and South. America. Portland also dispatched 101, 017 barrels of flour to Europe, compared with 10,000 barrels during the preceding season. Totals for Past Ten Years. Compared with the total of 46,757, 456 bus. .els, shipped from the Paciflo Northwest during the cereal year Just ended, the totals sent away during pre vious years seem small. Water ship--ments from Portland and the Puget Sound ports for the past ten years are as follows: Season. . . Bushels. l!K-07 34.8-."J.4S ltXHI 37,672,477 l!4-05 18.54li.711 ia:-0t 21,252,014 KHI2-03 31.030,4-;5 1SCH-02 35.499,303 HKKMll 31,720,129 lssin-no 21.809,151 lM)-09 f. 25,828,240 1897-9S 30,670.606 Lumber Exports Smaller. Lumber exports (foreign) are a little: less than for the season of 1906-7. The valuation holds up to about the same (Concluded on Page 16.) ,