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VOL. XLVIII SO. 14,854.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
PRICE FIYE CENTS.
EH.
CREW IS CHARGED
BY MADDENED COW
FIRST
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WOMAN KILLED BY
EXPLOSION OF OIL
HEAT KILLS 21 IN
NEW YORK CITY
BATTLESHIP FLEET
BY ACCLAMATION
SPECTACLE
OF
FORCES
SAILS FOR ORIENT
MRS. G. RA6UAOVB POCKS
KEROSEXE IX STOVE.
KELLOGG DECKHAND MEETS
IXSTANT DEATH.
HUNDREDS V ARE PROSTRATED
IX THE METROPOLIS.
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NAME BRYAN
BLUNDER
GRAND
BRYAN
V
No Opposition Appears
in Convention.
EAST SURRENDERS TO WEST
Platform Will Arraign Taft as
Unprogressive.
ALSO ASSAIL ROOSEVELT
Strong Appeal to Labor Will Be
Chief Feature of Platform.
Gray or Douglas Likely for
Second Place.
Walter Wllman to Chicago ReeorA-Herald.
DENVER. Colo., July 7. (Special.)
Bryan's triumph Is complete. All oppo
sition to him. has disappeared; the Kast
has surrendered to the West. It is prob
able the Commoner will be nominated by
acclamation, no other candidates being
presented to the convention. The plat
form will, of course, be made just as
Bryan wants It, all efforts on the part of
his enemies to harass him there hav
ing; been abandoned.
It Is quite likely the complete ticket
will be Bryan and Gray; If not that, per
haps Bryan and Douglas.
The first day's session of the conven
tion of the party of protest and promise
has been decidedly interesting and im
pressive. It was marked by great and
genuine enthusiasm for the man who has
been the real leader of the party for the
last 12 years and who is now to have his
third trial for the White House with a
party behind -him more nearly united,
more aggressive, more confident, than It
has been at any time since 1852.
A few weeks ago we 'saw the conserva
tive party of this Republic responding
somewhat half-heartedly to the will of Its
radical leader. Now we see the party
which is naturally and Inherently radical
rallying with far more earnestness and
depth of feeling to the .call of its leader,
who is trying to be both radical and con
servative at the same time. ,
It now, becomes more and more appar
ent that the central figure of the Bryan
campaign Is to be an arraignment of Taft
as not being up to the Roosevelt stand
ard of progresslveness, with an effort to
convince the country that the Demo
cratic candidate Is the natural heir to
Roosevelt. I am Informed that the Dem
ocratic platform Is to Impeach the Re
publican party for what the Democrats
call its failure to keep up the prosperity
of which It has boasted ever since De
mocracy went out of power with Cleve
land and the Republicans assumed re
sponsibility with McKinley.
I am also informed the Democratic
platform will contain a severe indictment
of President Roosevelt for his alleged
use of the patronage of the Government
in dictating his successor at the head of
his party. Mr. Bryan has not -consented
to any attack upon the policies of the
President, whose thunder he says was in
part stolen from him and whose mantle
he would himself put on. But he Is
willing to have the politics of the Presi
dent criticised, knowing that Is till a
sore, spot within the ranks of the op
position. Accompanying these. Mr. Bryan Is de
termined to make a strong bid for the
labor vote with a clear-cut, definite anti
injunction declaration. If any one had
before now doubted the purpose of the
Democratic leader to make this a cardinal
feature of his campaign, that doubt must
have been removed by the remarks of
Chairman Bell to the convention today,
remembering that Mr. Bell was fresh
from a conference with the chief at
Lincoln.
When Bryan burst upon the National
sky, meteor-like, 13 years ago, he was
accused by his enemies of trying to stir
up discontent and class feeling and to
undermine confidence In the courts. This
time he is trying to be careful not to
give his opponents an opening to bring
like charges agaJnst him. But he is play
ing to win. Just the same, and upon an
appeal to labor he pins a great part of
his faith in success. He has been In
formed that In ."ew England and along
the Atlantic seaboard from 30 to 40 per
cent nf the working people are out of em
ployment and that farther west a smaller
percentage are out of work or working
on short time. Coupling this with the
high cost of living. Mr. Bryan believes
the wage-earning class everywhere In the
country is ripe for revolt against the
party in power, which it holds respon
sible for present conditions. And the
Democratic leader plans to take' advant
age of this situation.
NEW CONSUL IN PORTLAND
CkiTernment of Holland Sending
Representative to This City.
XEW YORK. July 7. (SectaU-When
the steamship Ryndam. of the Holland
American line, pulled into her dock today
she had as one of her passengers I. w.
M. Jonk Vrowne de Braw. of Bona, Hol
land, burgomaster of his home town, and
John W. Mathles, who has been appointed
Consul for Holland at Portland, Or.
Until Mr. Mathles' appointment Port
land "has not had a Dutch Consul, the
Consul at San Francisco doing the work.
The two will make a visit to Washington
before going to the Portland office.
Flames' Leap Vp, Enveloping Victim
and Efforts to Save Her
Are Futile.
Mrs. G. Ragliaone, aged 35 years, died at
her home, 269 Baker street, shortly after
9 o'clock last night, as a result of In
juries sustained in a fire that destroyed
a portion of the dwelling late in the after
noon. While preparing dinner for her
husband and children at 4:30 o'clock Mrs.
Ragliaone poured kerosene from a can
on the fiames in the cook stove. An ex
plosion followed In which the woman's
clothing was ignited. She ran from the
Theodore A. Bell, of California,
Who Sounded Keynote at
Democratic Convention.
house to the yard, her clothes aflame.
A neighbor, hearing the woman's screams,
threw a bucket full of water orr her, but
her clothes had already practically been
burned from her body.
An alarm was sent to the fire depart
ment and engine company No. 4 and truck
No. 2 arrived on the scene. They had the
Are under control In a short time, and
only the rear of the house was damaged
by the flames. The loss will not exceed
$100. The house 1s a two-story frame
structure and is occupied by several Greek
families.
Dr. S. H. Sheldon, who was called in
to attend Mrs. Ragliaone, remained at
her bedside until after her death. He
says that practically every bone In the
woman's body was burned.
RUSSIA'S GRIP STRONGER
Persians Not Pleased W ith the Sit
uation at Teheran.
BBRLIN. July 7. The Lokal AnzeUrer
today publishes a dispatch from its cor
respondent at Teheran, who says that
the Russian influence at the Persian capi
tal Is Increasing. The Cossack brigade
has received the permission of the Shah
to take over fhe machine gun section as
well as a number of field guns and tho
Persian artillery barracks have been
placed at the disposal of the Cossacks.
Enlistments in the Persian Cossacks are
being sought and the recruits are being
placed under Russian instructors.
The Persian people, the correspondent
concludes, are displaying much annoy
ance at tms state or affairs.
Negotiate Peace at Tabriz.
TABRIZ, Monday. July 6. Firing be
tween the revolutionists and the adher
ents of the Shah ceased in Tabriz yester
day evening and. thanks to the efforts
of the Russian Consul-General, M. Pehi
tonoff. negotiations for peace are pro
ceeding. with a promise of success.
UNCLE SAM TAKES A HAND
Puts End to. Reign of Terror at New
Town of Grand Forks.
WALLACE. Idaho. July 7. (Spe
cial.) It has been learned that the
Federal Government, acting through
the Forestry Department, has stepped
in and put an end to the reign of terror
at Grand Forks, the new town on the
Milwaukee road.. It is reported that
five of the seven saloons have been
closed in compliance with orders from
the Government, while the remaining
two are disobeying orders. The For
estry Department secured jurisdiction
over the town because it is on the for
est reserve, and permits must be se
cured from the forestry service to do
business. Grand Forks has been a typ
ical mushroom town. It has been called
the toughest place In the West.
FIVE DROWNED IN FLOOD
Cloudburst In Nebraska Overwhelms
an Entire Family.
UXAdIlLA. Neb., July 7. Five mem
bers of one famll were drowned In the
Nemaha River near here yesterday. The
dead:
John Doyle.
Mrs. John Doyle.
Their three young children.
A cloudburst swept their house Into the
river. Doyle got out and started for
help, but fell from a bridge Into the tor
rent. All the occupants of the house were
lost.
Prison for Insurance Magnate.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 7.-J. U. Barnes,
president of the Insolvent Minnesota Title
Insurance Company, was brought up in
court today and sentenced to two years In
the penitentiary. He was convicted of
grand larceny, which consisted in loaning
the company a runds to himself. A mo
tion for a new trial Is now pending be
fore the Supreme Court, and until a de
cision .is handed down the defendant will
be at liberty on ball.
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Enthusiasm Rampant
Among Democrats.
LOUD CHORUS OF BRYANISM
Gray or Douglas Probable for
Vice-President.
TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND
Dunn Speaks First and Parker
Meekly Seconds His Resolution.
ConTentlon Ignore's , Colonel
Dnffey's Frantic Protest.
DENVER, Colo., July 7. With cheers
from 10,000 throats, with the swell of
political oratory and the Inspiring spec
tacle of a vast multitude of people, the
Democratic National Convention began
its deliberations today. The session,
lasting a little over two hours, was nota
ble more for its impressive magnitude
and spectacular opening than for the
business accomplished. It gave, however,
the opportunity for the opening echoes
of the convention enthusiasm in the key
note speech of the temporary presiding
officer, Theodore A. Bell, of California;
a heated skirmish Incidental to the con
test In the Pennsylvania delegation; and
finally a unanimous tribute of homage
and respect to the memory of the lata
Grover Cleveland.
But the enthusiasm of the opening ses
sion was comparatively brief, intermittent
and tempestuous, without that long-sustained
and frenzied clamor which is still
reserved for the' future. The day was
devoted chiefly to the primary formali
ties, and the committees appointed are
now at work perfecting the permanent or
ganization to be ' presented tomorrow.
Meantime the convention hosts chafe over
the two days' , delay which must Intervene
before their great purpose Is accomplished
the nomination , of a Presidential candi
date. Gray or Douglas Probable.
The tide of Bryan sentiment sweeps on,
gathering force as it proceeds, and to
night -the chorus of "Bryan, Bryan" Is
well nigh universal. With it is a steadily
swinging undercurrent for the nomina
tion of George Gray, . of Delaware, as
Vice-Presidential candidate, and this
movement, at first Intangible, has now
assumed a deflniteness which promises to
merge It soon with' the seemingly over
whelming current moving toward Mr.
Bryan. Tonight the opponents of Bryan
are still seeking to unite - their strength
against him, with the hope of ultimately
accomplishing his defeat.
It was a stirring scene which spread be-
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George W. Dickerson Is Killed and
'" Mate and Captain Knocked
- Down at Rainier.
George W. Dickerson, 27 years old, a
deckhand on the river steamboat Jo
seph Kellogg, was killed by a pantc
strlcken cow yesterday morning at 7
o'clock at Rainier, Wash., while he was
assisting Captain Whltcomb and Mate
Thompson load on the Kellogg nine
head of cattle destined for Portland.
The men had loaded six of the ani
mals and were leading the seventh, on
the boat when this one was seized with
violent fright at the water. They suc
ceeded in getting her on the deck, but
before they could-tie her the cow made
frantic efforts to free herself from the
halter rope by which she was held.
Falling In this, the animal made a sud
den and furious charge at her captors.
Captain Whltcomb and Mate Thompson
were knocked flat on the deck, and
Dickerson, who was' in the middle of
the trio, was caught squarely by her
rush.' He was hurled fully 16 feet out
into the river. He sank almost imme
diately and his body was not recov
ered. It is thought that the cow's horns must
have pierced the trunk of his body, caus
ing Instant death, as he was not seen to
move after he struck the water. Although
a good swimmer he sank before anyone
could get to him or cast him a life
preserver. The cow, which was also car
ried overboard by the Impetus of her
charge, struck out and saved herself.
The current was running very swiftly and
she was carried down stream half a mile
before men from the boat got her out.
The crew made immediate efforts to
recover DIckerson's body and worked at
this task for two hours. When the boat
sailed the captain detailed one pf his
deckhands to remain and hired another
man to help him drag the river. Word
from Rainier was received late last night
that DIckerson's body had not been
found. '
Dickerson was sometimes known by the
name of Graham. Although he had
worked on the Joseph Kellogg for nearly
two years, no one seemed to know where
he lived and it Is not known If he has
any living relatives. The boat was docked
at the foot of 'Salmon street last night
and the story of DIckerson's unusual
d?ath related by the captain ' and the
mate, who escaped from the encounter
with the infuriated cow with but a few
bruises and a bad shaking up. ,
"I would like to find out where his peo
ple live If he has any," said the captain.
"He was a good lad and if his body is
found I want to see that he gets a decent
burial. On deck we called him 'the man
always on the job' because of the Interest
he Invariably took in his wok."
Grand Jury Probes Betting.
NEW TORK. July 7. Many witnesses,
mostly detectives and deputy Sheriffs,
were before the grand Jury In Brooklyn
today, testifying as to the alleged betting
at the racetracks. In a statement today
Acting District Attorney Elder said he
had evidence that bookmakers were open
ly accepting bets on the lawn, both
orally and by memorandum, and that the
bookmakers were paying $12 daily for
advance Information on the races.
'ME AND JACK."
Attemptto Snub Parker
Makes Him Hero.
BELL FORCED TO GALL ON HIM
Convention Shouts for Judge
and Will Not Subside.
SEEN BY PORTLAND EYES
Auditorium Just What Rose .City
Needs Brilliantly Illuminated
and Decorated Streets Remind
One of Rose Festival.
BT FREDERICK V. HOLM AN.
DENVER, Colo., July 7. (Special.) To
day was bright and clear and not exces
sively warm. The people began moving
early towards the auditorium. That build
lng Is a great credit to Denver. Portland
should have a similar building. The
acoustics are remarkably good. I be
lieve it is the only building in which a
great National convention has been held
in 20 years where half of the audience
could hear most of the speakers, While
it is a large building, its seating capacity
is Only 10,280. This leaves less than 8000
seats for spectators. The demand for
tickets Is excessive.
Bryan Has Votes, Johnson Cheers.
.One noticeable feature Is that the spec
tators made little demonstration. Almost
all the applause was by delegates and
alternates. The quiet attitude of the
Bryan "supporters both in and out of the
convention is remarkable. It is in great
contrast with the conventions of 1896, 1900
and 1904. Now they rely on their great
strength. In the hotel lobbies and on all
the streets the enthusiasm Is mostly for
Governor Johnson. It is, however, mostly
noise. The Bryan men feel certain of
his nomination and . are content to let
well enough alone.
Chairman Taggart endeavored to call
the -convention to order at exactly 12
o'clock noon, but It was nearly half an
hour before the convention was ready.
After the preliminary proceedings.
Temporary Chairman Bell made his
speech. He made a good appearance
and a most excellent speech. He
spoke without notes or manuscript. It
was evidently very carefully prepared,
and memorized. He spoke deliberately
and without a break. It was very well
received, and has done much to
strengthen Bryan and bring about
unity of action by the convention.
The Bryan managers made a tactical
blunder in handling the Cleveland res
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After a well-known print.
Hot Ware Brings Death and Suffer-
: lng In States of North Atlantic
Coast.
NEW YORK. July 7. The Intense heat
prevailing throughout the states of the
North Atlantic Coast has caused the
death of 21 persons, directly or Indirectly.
In Greater New York, during the past 24
hours. The streets are sizzling with a
temperature of more than 80 degrees at 7
o'clock, and before the day was over the
90 mark had been passed. The humidity
early In the day was as high as 78, but
fell to 7S in tho afternoon, thereby sav-
Ex-Governor W. L. Donarlaa, of
Massachusetts, Who May Be
Bryan's- Running; Mate.
lng the lives of scores of babies In the
tenement districts, where the suffering,
as usual, was greatest.
Hundreds of prostrations were reported
to the health officers and police, and
thousands were affected less seriously
and cared for in their own homes.
FOtR
DIB
PHILADELPHIA
Thermometer Registers 85 Degrees at
10 A. M. Fifty Are Prostrated.
PHILADELPHIA, July 7. Four deaths
and more than 50 prostrations occurred
in this city from heat between noon
yesterday and 10 o'clock this mornlne
The Government thermometer on the ton
of the Postoftice building at 10 o'clock
registered 85 degrees, and street ther
mometers registered several degrees
higher. The humidity at the same hour
was recorded officially at 83 per cent.
Several Stricken in Boston.
BOSTON, July 7. The hot wave which
struck this city eight days ago contin-"
ued today after a breathless and ex
hausting night.- At 10:30 o'clock the
Weather Bureau instruments registered
89 degrees. No deaths had been report
ed' since yesterday. Up to 10 o'clock this
morning three prostrations had been re-.
ported.
SLEEPER IS IN NEW YORK
Refuges to Comment on the Situa
tion in Venezuela.
NEW YORK, July 7. Jacob Sleeper,
formerly charge d'affaires of the Amer
ican legation at Caracas, Venezuela.
whose departure from that port marked
the severance of diplomatic relations
between the United States and Vene
zuela. arrived at New York today from
Havana. Mr. Sleeper said he would go
to Washington immediately to present
to the State Department his report of
toe negotiations with Venezuela-
Regarding the probabilities of war
between the two countries as a result
of the unsettled conditions Mr. Sleeper
saia:
I have been recalled as a result
of Venezuela refusing to arbitrate our
differences. What the . next steps will
be remains with Washington."
Mr. Sleeper would not comment on
the matter.
Further questioned as to the extent
of the bubonic plague In Venezuela,
Mr. Sleeper said that it was far more
prevalent than was generally supposed
and that business interests had suf
fered as a result.
SNAKE INDIANS DEFIANT
"
Drive Off Oklahoma Sheriffs, Who
Go to Investigate Trouble.
MUSKOGEE, Okla., July 7. The Sheriff
of Mcintosh and Omulgee counties went
to the Old Hickory grounds, near Henry
etta, today to Investigate the uprising of
Snake Indians and were dlven away from
the camp by 30 armed Indians and
negroes. Before sending them away,
Crazy Snake delivered a message defying
the laws of the state and the United
States Government, who, he declares,
have no authority over the Indians.
The officers will get Into communica
tion with Guthrie and It la probable that
state troops will be sent to disperse the
malcontents. Crazy Sneke Is the leader
of several uncivilized Creek Indians,
many of whom do not speak English.
They find the ' laws of the new state
objectionable and they are enraged by
Crazy Snake's assertion that they are
being cheated In the land allotments.
Three Fires in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 7. Most of the
city was left In peril while the Fire
Department worked on three fires that
broke out from suspicious origin in
different parts of the city last night,
resulting In many injuries to firemen,
the death of 20 horses and property
damage of upward of f90,000.
No Ceremony Marks Its
Departure.
CROWDS GATHER ON HEIGHTS
Wave Farewell to Ships as
They Pass Out Golden Gate.
ROOSEVELT SAYS GOODBYE
Telegraphs Admiral Sperrx, Wishing ;
Him and His Men Prosperous
Voyage Nebraska, Left in
Quarantine, to Leave Later. .
rrcrERARY. of thk atlaxtio
FLEET.
Arrive Honolulu July 16.
Lctn Honolulu about July 23.
Arrive Auckland about Aucust 10.
Leave Auckland August 10.
Arrive Sydney Aucust 20.
Leave Sydney August 29, rlsttaog
Melbourne and Albany during next
fortnight.
Leave Albany EeDtember IT.
Arrive Manila October 1.
Leave Manila about October 14.
Arrive Yokohama October 17. Here
fleet will divide and first squadron will
return to Manila, sailing October SI.
The second squadron will sail for
Amor, arriving October 29.
Two squadrons will reunite at Ma
nila November 7, sailing for Aden and
the Sues Canal about that data.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. Fifteen bat
tleshlps of the Atlantic fleet sailed today'
on the voyage that is to take them
around the world and end at Hampton 1
Roads, whence they started last Decern-'
ber. The 16th member of the fleet, the'
Nebraska, was left behind because of an1
outbreak of scarlet fever among the crew. '
She will be held In quarantine three days '
and thoroughly fumigated, after which '
she will Join her sister ships at'Hono-''
lulu.
Without ceremony or celebration of any
sort, the 15 big fighting ships got under I
way promptly at 2 o'clock upon signal j
from the Connecticut, Rear-Admiral '
Sperry's flagship, and steaming In slngla!
column, slowly wended their way out of;
the bay where they had found anchorage I
from time to time since their arrival here I
Just two months ago. A few small craft!
followed in tho wake of the fleet as far!
as Golden Gate and gave the big whlta!
ships a parting salute with their sirens.1
while on the hills were gathered scattered
groups of people silently watching their'
departure, which was in striking contrast !
to Its enthusiastic reception upon, its'
arrival. May 6.
The 15 big white and buff fighting ma
chines presented an Impressive and beau-;
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 93
degrees; minimum. 64 degrees.
TODAY'S Pair and cooler; westerly winds.
Pacific Northwest.
Large crowd attends opening- session at Chau
tauqua. . Page ft.
Brakeman kills tramp after desperate battle
Face .
Democratic Convention.
Bryan master of situation and may dictate
Gray or Douglas for second place. Page 1. :
First day's session hears Bell's keynote
speech and adopts tribute to Cleveland.
Page 11-
Detailed proceedings of day. Page 10.
Ouffey beaten in convention and antis rally;
around him in forlorn hope. Pace 11.
Blunder of Bryanltes makes Parker hero ;
of day. Page 1.
' Foreign.
Anna Gould and Hellexde Sagan married
In London. Page 2.
National.
Battleship fleet sails from San Francisco: !
on voyage around world. Page 1.
Politics.
Taft meets subcommittee today and will
ohoose Hitchcock for chairman. Page 2
Domeetlc
Interstate Commission decides car-stake
case against lumbermen. Page 2.
Roosevelt says farewell to Peary expedition,
Page 8.
Prosecution opens cose against Steve Adams.
Page .
Sports.
Germans win all places In French auto
races ; two racers killed. Page 8.
Coast League sopres: Portland 4, San
Francisco 8; Los Axgeles 8, Oakland 2.
Page 6.
Portland wins first home game from Seals 4
to 3. Page 6.
Tennis tournament for state championship at
Irvlngton, July 14. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
English parliamentary committee reports
against hop Import tax. Page 10.
Good prices paid at last fihaalko wool sale.
Page 10.
Wheat turns weak at Chicago. Page 15.
Reaction in stock market.1 Page 15.
Customs report for fiscal year show big
gains. Page 14.
Panic-stricken cow kills deckhand on steam
- boat Joseph Kellogg. Page 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
Woman is killed by explosion of kerosene.
Page 1. i
C W. Hodson finds business conditions In
East improved. Page 14.
Kembens of church choir appear in polics
court. Page 7.
Council will probably reject resolution to drop
Nottingham prosecution. Page 14.
Republican rally In Baker Theater July 13 to
form Taft crab. Page T. ,
Seven suits for divorce filed in Circuit Court.