VOL. XLVIII. NO. BRYAN IS WORKING TO REUNITE PART! Playing Big Game to Win Big Prize. AND PLAYING IT WITH SKILL Welcome to All Democrats, Old Quarrels Dead. RECREATING HIS PARTY Having Outlived IIIh Faults of Pas sionate Youth, Leader Now Strives With Cool Judgment for Party Union and Triumph. "Walter Wellman In Chicago Record -Herald. LINCOLN, Neb.. July 1. It is a big game that is being played here by a big man for a big prize. To re unite a disrupted party, to bring all factions together upon a platform all can stand upon, to Inject Into a party, till now so often beaten that It has be come well nigh hopeless, not only har mony but hope, confidence, enthusiasm. This Is the task William Jennings Bryan is engaged upon. The objective, of course. Is the White House. Mr. Bryan Is playing his part well, with great skill, with well defined ideas as to methods and principles, with a personal magnetism and self control rarely equalled among our pub lic men, with almost Infinite knowl edge of men and conditions every where in the country. Welcome to All Democrats. A strong, stocky, big-faced, heavy Jawed, quick-eyed, pleasant-speaking, sweet-smiling man stands on the porch of a beautiful country house. His hand is outstretched. He welcomes all com ers. No sort of Democrat is repulsed. No matter what he has done or for whom or what voted, or talked, or written in the days that are gone if he Is now a Democrat and for the old party, the glad hand grasps his as he walks up the stairs. If he is a man of any Importance whatever and he takes the trouble to wire ahead, Mr. Bryan will meet him at the railway station and drive him out to Fairview and make him happy. Sew Bryan Supplants the Old. This man, who is now hard at work re shaping, re-maklreT, re-creating the Dem ocratic party under his own leadership and incidentally for his own benefit, is one of the marvels of the age. In his per sonality he is one of the most remarka ble men of our day. He Is now a strong, a ripe, a full man. He is indeed the new Bryan. He has grown in poise and wis dom and judgment and insight and grasp till he has become almost ideal as a leader, as a doer of the sort of work that now lies to his hand. We remember the Bryan of old, elo quent but inexperienced, passionate but poor of Judgment, a born preacher and crusader, a little fanatical, somewhat narrow, inclined to harbor personal re sentments, bigoted as many strong and earest men are to the point where they do not much like those who disagree with them; inclined to think that what ever they stand for must be right and that it Is their duty to convince all man kind to their way of thinking. The new Bryan is better balanced, more tolerant, not less sincere but more adapt able, still the preacher by instinct, but the harmonizer and builder by trade. He has grown and he has learned. TOWXE AND BRYAN" CONFER Former Admits Candidacy, bnt Lat ter Is Non-committal. LINCOLN, Neb., July 1. Charles A. Towne. who Is en avowed candidate for the Democratic nomination for Vice President, as well as an old-time personal friend of W. J. Bryan, stopped off here for the express purpose of discussing Vice-Presidential politics with the latter. Mr. Bryan was exnecting him' and for half an hour tney remained closeted. Mr. Towne admitted to newspaper men that his candidacy as well as the plat form formed the main topics of conver sation. " New Tork is the logical state to fur nish the Vice-Presidential nominee,-' said Mr. Towne. "The public does not seem to realize the number of Democrats there are in northern New York. I am not sur prised at the declination of Judge Gray to be mentlonel for Vice-President. I have expected it right along. Judge Gray is a strong man. a popular man with all classes, he has ability, magnetic person ality and marked attainments. However, I have been assured by friends from all parts of the country of support for myself. Assurances of an unmistakable character were given me by leading New York Democrats before I would permit the use of my name." Tonne's View of Injunctions. "What will be done with the anti injunction plank at Denver?" Mr. Towne was asked. "It should be a strong one. one that does not hedge. Laboring men will be protected." "Will provision for the interlocutory decree be made for uses In extreme cases? What is Mr. Bryan's position on this phase of the question?" "That I cannot discuss. I cannot even express my own opinion, for It would borrow color from the fact that I have been talking with Mr. Bryan." Previous to Mr. Towne's visit, Mr. Bryan had practically set at rest, tem- aa a i . 14,849 - RAILROADS DELAY WAGE REDUCTION HOPE TO PREVENT STRUGGLE WITH LABOR THIS YEAR. Postpone Action Till October, When Improved Traffic May Remove Necessity Entirely. CHICAGO, July 1. (Special.) Strong grounds exist for hoping that the rail roads will not find it necessary to force to an Issue the. question of a general wage reduction, because of the depres sion that has existed for the last nine months in the commercial and industrial interests of the country. Last week it was feared that a con flict between the roads and their em ployes might be started by some of the Southern roads forcing the issue to a final settlement, but wiser counsels pre vailed, and further consideration of the whole matter has been postponed until October 1. By that lime, It is hoped, the traffic situation will have so improved that the roads will see their way to continue the present rate of wages in definitely. Out of a trying situation there has been one development gratifying to all Intrusted with the operation of the rail roads. That is the demonstrated greater efficiency of railroad labor and the bene fits to the companies that have resulted therefrom. It has been the effort of the managers, in reducing forces, to retain the best workmen. TROOPS GUARD DEL RIO Consul Ellsworth to Investigate. Result of Las Vacos Fight. WASHINGTON, July L-General A. L. Myer, commanding the department of Texas, telegraphed to the War Depart ment today that lie had sent four troops of cavalry to Del Rio, near th! scene of operations of the insurrectionist In Mexico. American Consul Ellsworth, at Porfiro Diaz, state of Coahulla, Hex., has in formed the State Department that he Is going to make a trip to the Las Vacos country, the scene of one of the recent disturbances between the rebels and the Mexican troops, to investigate conditions there. While he will report his findings' to the State Department he is making the investigation entirely on his own responsibility. Several dispatches received through of ficial sources and apparently corroborat ing press telegrams regarding the trouble at Las Vacos were made public today. They indicate that at the Las Vacos fight several days ago nine Mexican sol diers and 12 rebels were killed. Captain Perez, presumably a Mexican officer, was wounded three times. After their repulses the rebels took refuge in the mountains and the prediction was made that they would be driven north to Texas. Officials of the administration familiar with conditions In Mexico and also the members of the Mexican embassy predict an early subsidence of the present insur rectionary movement. ECHO OF JAPAN'S VICTORY Lord Curzon Attributes Recent Un rest in India to Late War. LONDON, July 1. There was an orator ical duel between Lord Curzon and Vis count Morley, of Blackburn, Secretary of State for India, in the House of Lords last night on the subject of the late un rest in India, this being Viscount Morley's maiden speech in that House. Lord Cur zon regarded the unrest as a chronic symptom of the condition of Asia as a whole which has been fomented by Jap anese victory over Russia, "That was the triumph of Asia over Europe," he said, "and the reverberations of that conflict have spread like a thun der clap through the whispering galleries of the East." Viscount Morley in defending the gov ernment's policy, agreed with Lord Cur zon that the trouble was largely due to Japan's victory. The government had no reason, he continued, to doubt the Ameer's loyalty and friendship and re garding the Indian agitation, it did not intend to adopt the remedy of "martial law and damned nonsense," but while the enforcing of law and preserving order would not be determined by bombs and outrages, it would persevere in the policy of reform in the direction of giving to all grades of Indians "some handling of their own affairs." SLAVEDEALERS ARE HELD Chicago Federal Grand Jury Returns 50 Indictments. CHICAGO. July 1. The Federal grand jury returned in Judge Landis' court yes terday 50 Indictments against Chicago importers of women. Indictments were returned against the following:: Alfred and Eva Dufour, August and Mary Du V'al, Victor Malezon, Max Rosen thaum and Sol Rubink. In the case of the Dufour and Du Val couples. Judge Landis imposed record breaking bail. In each case the bond was et at $25,000, the court holding that the charges were serious enough to make Justifiable the heaviest bonds. Both couples were indicted on. between 30 and 10 counts. BROTHER FEARS FOUL PLAY Carl Llndstrom to Conduct Investi gation Into Death of John. ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 1. (Spe cial.) Carl Lindstrom refuses to be lieve that his brother, John Lindstrom, came to his death at Salem yesterday morning through accident. Mr. Lind strom says that he fears foul play. He will make a thorough investigation of the case, and has already placed the matter In the hands of Portland detec tives. He will himself leave for Port land Saturday to pursue an Investiga tion on his own account- Cable Vnder Lumber Schooner, ASTORIA. Or., July 1. (Special.) During today Captain Genereaux suc ceeded in placing two barges alongside the sunken steamer Minnie E. Kelton and In running one cable under the ves sel's stem. Two more cables are- to be run under the steamer before an effort will be madfit to julu Iiao. . . . . , PORTLAND, PLAYS TO DISUNITE RIVALS Race Single-Handed Against Field. EACH WILL STAY TO FINISH Gray and Johnson Men Not In clined to Alliance. MINNES0TANS AT DENVER Governor's Spokesman Declares He Would Scorn Any bnt First Place. Injunction Plank Is to Be Crean-cut, Xot Radical. DENVER, , Colo., July 1. Claiming a victory on the first ballot but overlooking no possible chance to make their triumph sure, the followers of Mr. Bryan have been watching for any move on the part of his rivals that would compel him to go" single-handed against the field, as Mr. Taft was obliged to show his strength In the early stages of the Chicago con vention against the combined forces of the "allies." , The arrival today, however, of the per sonal representatives of Judge Gray and Governor Johnson, the only candidates who are now expected to enter the lists against Mr. Bryan, has failed to disclose any common ground of agreement be tween them. The Gray managers as serted that they had no Intention of en tering into a coalition with the followers of Mr. Johnson and had not received from them or made to them any over tures for a combination. The same dis claimer of a desire to pool Issues was made by the Johnson people after their arrival tonight. They said they had no other object in view but the nomination of Mr. Johnson and intended to make their fight for that purpose only. Drop Hook for Bryan Votes. - The attitude which the Gray and John son people have assumed has led to con siderable conjecture as to the Vice Presidential candidates. The followers of Mr. Bryan profess to believe that the refusal of the Gray and Johnson men to make a combined fight against the strength of Mr. Bryan means that they are not averse to occupying positions in which they can avail themselves of Bryan votes for second place in the event of his nomination for the Presidency. ' On this point, however, both Mr. Lynch for Gov ernor Johnson and Mr. Marvel for Judge Gray insist that the Bryan people are utterly In the wrong. Their men, they say, are out for the first place and are giving no consideration to the Vice Presidency. The chief arrivals today. In point of political importance, were those of Fred- (Concluded on Page 5.) BRYAN OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, I90S. BAILEY ESCAPES FROM CAPTORS SWIXDLER HIDIXG IX SWAMPS OF HOXDCRAS. Gives Xew York Police Lieutenant Slip and Rows Ashore From Steamer. - PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras, July 1. Francis D. Bailey, president of the Export Shipping Company, of New Jersey, who, together with his brother, Albert W. Bailey, Charles H. H. Myers and Captain Albert Oxley, was placed aboard the Nor wegian steamer Utstein yesterday in cus tody of Lieutenant P. W. Berry! of the New Tork police department, made his escape In a small boat from the steamer last night. The boat was found on the beach this morning. Search Is being made by sol diers In the woods and swamps near by, and the American Consul, Albert W. Brickwood, Is taking active, measures to discover the fugitive. POTTER LOSING STRENGTH Bishop Still Conscious and Free From Physical Pain. COOPERSTOWN, N. Y.. July 1. Bishop Potter's physicians at 9:30 o'clock tonight issued the following bulletin: "Bishop I'otter Is gradually but per ceptibly losing strength. He Is, however, still conscious and is free from physical suffering. "J. F.'JANVERIN. M. D. "M. J. BASSETT, M. D." This morning's bulletin said: "Bishop Potter's condition has not changed materially during the night. He is extremely weak, but at the same time responds fairly well to the measures used to keep up his strength." The patient Is still conscious and able at times, to coni-erse with his family. HAS SHERIFF DISARMED Steve Adams' Lawyer Says Official Threatened His Life. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., July 1. O. N. Hilton, leading- counsel for Steve Adams, appeared before Justice of the Peace Sweeney this afternoon and filed a charge against C. A. Fltzpatrick, of Telluride, alleging1 that Fltzpatrick had threatened him with a revolver this morning. The encounter occurred, ac cording to Hilton, when the two men met at the postofflce on their way to the ourt room. . Sheriff Fltzpatrick was brought before the Justice, dis armed and placed under bonds of llttOO pending further hearing of the charge against him. Eleven jurors satisfactory to the prosecution in the trial of Adams on the charge of murdering Arthur Col linn had been secured at the close of the first session of the court today, and the state waived its right of chal lenge. There remained in the venire 14 men. The defense still has eight peremp tory challenges and it may be Impos sible to complete the jury from the present venire, in which event a special venire will have to be summoned. World's Tube Trust Dissolved. LONDON, July 1. According to a tel egram from Glasgow, received here to day, the International Association of Tubemakers has dissolved. The asso ciation Included American, British, French and German manufacturers. AND NEXT YEAR THERE'LL BE A BIGGER SACK 1 NEEDED WHEAT DISTRICTS Grain Suffering From Lack of Moisture. SERIOUS SHORTAGE FEARED Pessimistic Tone to Reports From All Sections. RAILROAD EXPERTS' VIEWS Unless Showers Occur 'Within Week, Crop Will Be 25 to SO Per Cent Short, Percentage Vary ing With .District. Reports Just received by the railroads on crop conditions in the wheat dis tricts of Oregon and Washington are somewhat alarming. While the prospects a week ago were for a good average crop, agents of the railroads now re port a falling off from 25 to 50 per cent as compared to last year in some of the best wheat sections of the terri tory. This information has proved disquieting to the railroad traffic agents, who have been indulging in the hope 'of large ton; nage from the wheat fields next Fall and Winter. They say, however, that prices to the consumer may equalize the short crop to some extent by being higher than would be the case should the yield be large. Traffic departments of the Hill and Harrlman railroads centering at Portland have been keeping close watch on the growing crop all through the wheat dis tricts. At least once, a week and some times oftener, since the grain fields be gan to show green in the Spring, re ports have 1 come in to the head offices in Portland of the . weather conditions and whether the rains or absence of rain were favorable to the. growing wheat. . . These reports were encouraging up to very recently, In fact that coming to Assistant General Freight Agent Coman yesterday was the first really unfavor able report received. General Freight and Passenger Agent Adams of the Spo kane, Portland & Seattle Railway is also on the anxious seat because of the news of damage to crops he is getting from agents in the Inland Empire. Rain Xeeded to Save Grain. As dry weather is the greatest cause for .alarm in the wheat country, it Is feared that the warm weather of the past few days has added to the damage of grain. Wasco County reported that un ceasing winds, lack of rain and cool weather have combined to damage Fall grain. Rain Is needed In that section soon or Spring grain will suffer con- (Conclnded on 'Page 7.) HEALTHY GROWTH IN STAMP SALES PORTLAXD POSTOFFICE STATIS TICS SHOW GOOD GAIX. Increase of 9.1 Per Cent Over Like Period Last Year June Alone Does Even Better. For the six months of 1908, ended June 30. the aggregate of stamp sales at the Portland Postofflce was $332. 029.60 as compared with 301,785.72 for the corresponding six months in 1907, or an Increase of 9.1 per cent. The re ceipts from stamp sales for June this year amounted to $54,640.46. while for the same month a year ago these sales reached a total of $48,632.43. This In crease of $6008.03 represents an In crease of 12.3 per cent for the month. "These figures," explained Postmas ter Minto yesterday, "Include only the stamp sales, and by referring to the records of the office I find that the in crease In stamp sales comes from the stamp window In the main corridor of the building where the purchases rare ly exceed a dollar. Receipts at the window where the larger sales are made to the business houses for the first six months this year are barely as great as for the corresponding pe riod a year ago. These statistics tes tify unmistakably to the steady and permanent growth of Portland in pop ulation." The following figures show the re ceipts per month for the first six months of the years 1907 and 1908 and the per centage of increase per month: , 1"7. 11X18. Increase. Pet. January 51.718.62 $ S8.052.27 $ 7.X35.65 12.2 February 45.SS2.12 511.443.39 4.8BI.27 9 a March.. 54.773.08 55.001.47 227.49 . April... 48.322.87 87.OOR.24 6.5S2.37 18.5 May 52.757.70 55,086.67 2.328.97 4.2 June... 48.632.43 54.640.4tt 6.008.03 12.3 Totals $3ol.785.72 $332.029.50 $30.243.78 9.1 THREATENS TO USE BOMBS Suffragette AVho Broke Asquith'9 Windows Violent in Court. LONDON,' July 1. The extraordinary demonstration last night before the houses of Parliament made by the woman suffragists In their efforts to secure votes for themselves, had a rather startling sequel today when one of the women, Mary Leigh, arrested for breaking windows In the house of Premier Asqultn, declared in the Bow Street Police Court that "the next time we come out you can expect bombs." This radical statement has had the effect of drawing a greater degree of attention to the entire suffragist movement in England, and as a result the police will henceforth have to han dle the women demonstrators with less good-humored tolerance and with more severity. This threat by Mary Leigh, which was a repetition of what she said at the -time she was taken into custody, la really the sensation of the last dem onstration, for the much-heralded at tack on the House of Commons last night was a comparative failure. Noth ing like the expected number of suf fragists appeared, and the movement was lacking in definite organization. The two women who broke windows in the house of the Premier were to day sentenced to two months at hard labor, without the option of paying a fine. Compared to previous punishments meted out to the suffragists here, this sentence is particularly severe. The two- women who broke windows In the house of the Premier-are Mrs. Mary Leigh and Miss Edith New. Twenty-five out of the 27 women who were charged with obstructing the police decided to go to prison. FRENCH DUEL FOR BLOOD Editor .-and Lawyer Fight With Swords About Libel Suit. PARIS, July 1. A duel with swords was fought In this city today between M. Jouvenel,. a brother of the present editor of the Matin, and a lawyer . named Baudelot. M. Baudelot was wounded In the right arm. The quarrel between the two men is an outcome of the libel suit brought by Sen ator Humbert against the Matin for in volving him in the swindle recently con ducted in Paris by Henri Rochette. The case was called yesterdfay and, while it was being heard, M. Baudelot slapped M. Jouvenel in the face. The latter re taliated by smashing his cane over the head of M. Baudelot and a challenge fol lowed. ZEPPELIN SOARS ALL DAY Airship Remains Aloft 12 Hours and Flies Over Switzerland. FRIHDRICHSHAVEN. July 1. Count Zeppelin today outdistanced all world rec ords for steerable balloons. He remained In the air for 12 hours, traversed the greater part of Northern Switzerland and visited Zurich, Winterthur and Lucerne, attaining an average speed throughout of 34 miles an hour. His airship displayed splendid qualities of dlrteibllity and answered the 'slightest movement of the helm, while its stability was quite up to the greatest expectations. It is understood that the proposed voy age to. Mayence will be postponed for a week or two, owing to the necessity for accumulating adequate supply of gas. PREPARE FOR BRIDAL PAIR Royal Chateau to Receive Abrnzzl and Miss Elkins. . TURIN, July 1. It is reported here that preparations are being made at royal chateau at Raceonigi for. the re ception of the Duke of the Abruzzl and his prospective bride. Miss Katherlne Elkins.; daughter of Senator S. B. Elkins, of West Virginia. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DATE EATS PIE WITH KNIFE Minnesota Republicans Name Jacobson. ROUGH, RUGGED, NATURAL MAN All Rivals Except Heatwole Ad mit His Worth. CONVENTION OF ONE MIND Other State Officers Renomlr atcd, With Two Exceptions Platform Declares for Continued. State Regulation of Railroads. ST. PAUL. Minn., July 1. The Minne sota Republican convention nominated Jacob. F. Jacobson. of Madison, for Gov ernor, and adopted a platform indorsing the work of the Chicago convention and pledging the party in Minnesota to con tinue the work of railway regulation. Mr. Jacobson's name was presented to the convention by ex-Congressman Eddy, who aroused laughter when he said: "The only reflection any one 'has been able to cast upon our candidate is that he eats pie with a knife. He is a rough, rugged, natural man. We could not have him any different If we would, and we would not If we could." Mr. Jacobson was nominated, after Attorney-General Edwin T. Young and Sam uel P. Snyder, of Minneapolis, opposing candidates, had withdrawn and seconded his nomination. Joel Heitwole, who also was a candidate for Governor, ' did not withdraw, but his name was not presented to the convention. The Winona County delegates did not vote. Other nominees are: Lieutenant Gov ernor, Adolph O. Eberhart; Secretary of State, Julius A. Schmahl; State Treas urer, Clarence C. Dinehart; Attorney General, George T. Simpson; Railway and Warehouse Commissioners, Ira D. Mills and Charles E. Elmqulst. All these .with the exception of "Mr. Simpson and Mr. Elmqulst, now hold the offices for which they were nominated today. . PROVE SHE WEDDED MILLER Court Admits Evidence of Mrs. Leaf green's First Marrlrfgc. ST. LOUIS, July 1. During the hear ing of the cate of Mrs. Mary Leaf green against the estate of Laclede G. Howard to secure a marriage portion on the ground that she was married to Howard, Circuit Judge Kinsey to day announced that the decree of di vorce secured by Thomas Jefferson Miller, ex-Mayor of Tumwater, Wash., from Mrs. Leafgreen in Olympla, Wash., would be admitted as evidence. . CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Showers and cooler; variable winds, mostly westerly. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 82 degreee: minimum temperature, 60 degrees. Politics. Bryan trying to prevent alliance of rivals at Denver. Page 1. Skillful work of Bryan to reunite Demo cratic factions. Page 1. Taft confers with Vorys and will not malt him chairman. Page 3. Minnesota Republicans nominate Jacobson for Governor. Page 1. Towne confers with Bryan and declares candidacy for Vice-President. Page l. Domestic Stevens, negro who committed several crimes In Portland, arrested lor Kansas City mail robbery. Page 3. Bailey escapes from captors while being ex tradited from Honduras. Page 1. Railroad delay wage reduction and hops to avoid It. Page 1. Educational Association elects officers and rejects simplified spelling. Page 3. National. Roosevelt denies he will. build house In New York and negotiates for sale or book on African trip. Page 3. Sport. Team with lowest standing In Coast League has won most games. Page lO. Coast League scores: San Francisco 4, Port land 2; Oakland 6, Los Angeles 4. Page 10. Keene's Ballot wins Advance stakes at Slieepshead Bay, breaking world's record.' Page 3. McCredle not afraid of veto on Sunday baseball In Portland. Page 10. Frank Gotch retains championship by throw ing Dr. Roller in. two straight falls. Page 10. , Pacific Coast. Harry Orchard's death sentence commuted to life Imprisonment. Page 6. Schemes to avoid prohibition appear In dry counties. Page 6. Prizes awarded at The Dalles Cherry Fair. Page 7- Commercial and Marine. Dealing In grain futures begins on Portland Board of Trade. Page 17. Wheat strong and higher at Chicago. Page 17- - . Stock trading near Its lowest record. Page 17. Customs receipts show slight falling off for year. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Stamp sales of Portland Postofflce show healthy increase. Page 1. Rain badly needed to save wheat crop. Page 1. Court denies motion for Instructed verdict In Booth case. Page 12. Building Inspector will try to eliminate frame theaters. Page 11. Samuel FTlmore tells how to save salmon Industry. Page 3. Insurance agents make no effort to collect higher premiums. Page 1ft. Lawyers speak before Oregon Medical As sociation. Page 13. Injunction suit brought against Fort of ' Portland. Page 1L CARD