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NEWSBOY'S HEROIC
HIRED ASSASSIN
RESTAURANTS ARE
ALLISON'S DEATH
EFFORT IS IN VAIN
RISKS LIFE TO SAVE EXHAUST
ED SWIMMER IX SURF.
TO KILL WIFE?
ASKED TO ASSIST
RENEWS CONTEST
HTJSBAXD OF WOMAX SHOT IX
HOLD-UP IS ARRESTED.
CALIFORNIA FRCIT AND VEGE
TABLES GOING TO WASTE. .
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MACHINISTS STOP
II IN CANADA
BOARD fiAMED FOFI
CHARTER REVISION
FLAYS ANKENY IN
OPENING SPEECH
:
Cummin's Men Claim
Office for Him.
EXTRA SESSION IS POSSIBLE
Legislature May Claim Right
to Name Senator.
TWO POSSIBLE APPOINTEES
iarrabee or Curtis for I'nexpircd
Term Radical Progressives Say
Only Cummins' Election Can
End Factional light.
DES MOIN'ES. Iowa. Aug. 5. (Special.)
It is not altogether unlikely that mem
ber cf the Thirty-second General Assem
bly will petition the Governor to call an
extra session for the purpose of filling
the Senatorial vacancy caused by fhe
death of Senator Allison. This notwith
standing the statement made by the
Governor at Chicago Tuesday evening
that he expected to fill the vacancy by
appointment, which would leave It to the
Thirty-third General Assembly next Win
ter to fill the short term and elect for
the long term. Governor Cummins may
not return to the state until after the
funeral of Mr. Allison, which will be
held at Dubuque at 4 P. M. Saturday.
Cummins' Turn 'or.
Pending the return of the Governor,
gossip today regarding the successor as
sumed a general character, the radical
Cummins men declaring that it depends
on the attitude of the standpatters
whether the state shall be the scene of
a bitter contest, insisting that, if they
cease fighting Cummins and concede his
election to the Senate, there will be no
trouble this year. They say It is now
the Governor's turn and that the time
has come for cessation of the fight
against him which has characterized the
politics of Iowa for the last seven or
eight years. They declare that further
opposition to him for the Senatorship
will be disastrous to the party at the
Fall election.
Two Possible Appointees.
If the Governor makes an appoint
ment, politicians generally assume
that ex-Governor William Larrabee
will be the man. Some, however, be
lieve that the Governor will name
George M. Curtis. ex-Congressman and
his closest personal friend. Mr. Cum
mins at Lake Forest today is quoted as
Baying:
"Whatever my plans for the political
future may be eventually, I do not pro
pose to stand at the grave of Iowa's
greatest man and mingle my tears with
a subtle appeal for his political estate."
Kl'XERAJj WILL HE SIMPLE
Utile Ceremony About Laying of
Allison in Earth.
DVBl'QL'E,' Iowa, Aug. B. The fu
neral of Senator Allison will be held
on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
It will be simple In the extreme. Fu
neral services will be held at the rei
dence of the dead SenatOT. Rev. J. T.
Bergen. D. D., pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, of which Mr.
Allison was a member, will officiate at
the house and also at Un wood Ceme
tery, where the burial will take place.
The body will lie in state on Friday
afternoon and evening. Arrangements
are under way for the suspension of
business in the city during the funeral.
Flags are at half mast on all public
buildings. Telegrams of sympathy are
pouring In from public men in all
parts of the country.
Senator Allison was more than a pub
lic man;- he waa the public's man. He
belonged to them. They will bury him
e-s he would be burled, by throngs of
his neighbors and friends.
Elaborate preparations are being
made to handle the enormous crowds
of friends, not only from Iowa, but
from all over the United States, who
will attend the funeral services of the
great statesman. Many of bis col
leagues in the Senate will be present.
Many of the officials from Washington
are telegraphing to Dubuque friends
that they will be present. Xo other
man other than a President will be
more honored dead than Senator Alli
son, a
K-nator to Attend Funeral.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. Vice-President
Fairbanks today designated the follow
ing Senators as members of the Congres
sional committee to attend the funeral of
the late Senator Allison, which will take
place at Dubuque next Saturday after
noon: Dolllver, Frye. XXllom. Teller,
Oalltnger. KIklns, Nelson, Bacon. For
aker. Penrose. Beverldge. Culberson,
Kean. M-Cumber. Gamble. Simmons.
Heyburn. Long, Rurkett. Carter, I .a Fol
ltte. Rayner. Warner. Smith (Mich.),
i Brown. Johnson and Paynter. The Vice
President will personally attend the fu
neral. The House committee will be ap
pointed later.
Roosevelt Praises Dead.
OYSTER BAT, X. Y.. Aw. 5. President
Roosevelt today sent a telegram to the
late Senator Allison's secretary, as fol
lows: "Am inexpressibly shocked and con
cerned at the news. The whole country
lueses a man grown gray in the most hon
orable type of public service, a man.
who, because of his experience and
trained ability was one of the most ef
fective aids in making good government
that we have In our country.
"Coigned) THEODORB ROOSEVELT,"
Farmers and Orchardists Appeal
to Them to fse Surplus
Products.
'
ernri'TO!!. Cal.. Aug. 5. (Special.)
Concerted effort is being made by
farmers and others interested in the
agricultural districts about San Fran
cisco, to induce restaurants to serve
vegetables and fruits of all kinds with
meals at reasonable figures and thus
consume much of the present large
crop of these products. It has been
customary for the eating-houses to
charge considerable extra for these
arirftturanirininiTni
Governor A. B. Cummins, of
Iowa. Candidate for AMiaon'a
Seat la Senate.
side dishes, and, as a result, the con
sumption of fruits and vegetables has
been kept at a minimum.
For instance, from 10 to 15 cents for
a side dish of sliced tomatoes has been
the charge, when a whole box can be
purchased in the open market for 20
cents. The same price holds good for
a box of peaches, yet the restaurants
want fancy prices. The producers hope
to make a change that will result
favorably to the gardeners and or
chardists. Much produce and fruit will
be wasted this year unless it can be
consumed at home.
WHEAT JUMPS "3 CENTS
Continued Hot Weather Sends All
Options Up Again.
CHICAGO. Aug. 5. Wheat trjWers,
influenced' largely by hot, dry weather,
bid up prices on that cereal In sensa
tional fashion today. At the high level
prices of ail options were more than
3c "better than te closing prices yes
terday, and at the close quotations
were but a slight fraction below this.
The most notable advance was made
in the December delivery, which at
one time was 3ic over yesterday's final
figures. May closed at 11.03.
Xew York Traders Alarmed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The price of
wheat rose 3c a bushel today. The
market was highly excited over stories
that the Northwest crop was as badly
damaged as In 1904, when prices
Jumped 25 cents a bushel in a few
weeks. September wheat in 'ew York
sold at 11.05 , making a new high
record. Shorts were driven In along
the line by,the sensational crop rumors,
while commission houses were swamped
with outside buying orders.
PORTLAND MAN HONORED
W. 31. Cake Given Important Com
mittee Appointment by Pythians.
BOSTON. Mass., Aug. 5. (Special.)
W. M. Cake, of Portland, was honored
by the Knights of Pythias convention
with an appointment on the standing
committee on judiciary, announced to
day. M. F. Davis, past grand chan
cellor of Oregon, waa raised to the su
preme lodge rank at today's business ses
sion. The section of the camp allotted to
the visitors from the Pacific Slope has but
few Oregon occupants, mainly, as in
the case of Seattle, because of the fail
ure of the railroads to give attractive
rates.
Kiiipbts and Sisters Parade.
BOSTON', Aug. 6. The principal event
on the programme of the Knights of Py
thias convention was the great parade
of subordinate lodges and Pythian Sis
ters, and although it was not such a mili
tary spectacle as that presented by the
Cniform Rank in their parade yesterday
the numerous floats and other features
lent color to toddy's pageant and made
It more interesting. There were about
18,000 in line.
SAILOR ASKS BIG DAMAGES
Charges Master of Ship Braemont
With Wanton Cruelty.
SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. i. Daniel
McConnell. a sailor, brought suit to
dayn the United States District Court
against the British ship Braemont,
Captain J. Ranold, for $10.)00 damages.
He alleges that when off Cape Horn
In a storm the steering gear tackle
broke and he was thrown to the deck
with such violence that his thigh bone
was broken. No attempt to set the
bone was made, he asserts, and re
ceived no medical attention until San
Francisco was reached, though the
ship passed close to several South
American porta.
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Ugly Charges Revived
, by W. L. Jones.
SAYS SENATOR USED MONEY
Bitter Senatorial Campaign Is
On in Washington.
FIRST GUN AT SEATTLE
Yakima Congressman Flatly Ac
cuses Opponent of Using Corrupt
Methods In Times Past Calls
Him Ring Candidate.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 5. Special.)
W. L. Jones, of Yakima, Congressman
and candidate for United States Senator,
opened his Senatorial campaign In Seat
tle tonight, addressing a crowded house
m Fremont. B. Ninth Ward precinct.
Thirty vice-presidents, chosen from the
northern wards of the city, occupied
seats on the platform. Dan Landon, vice
president of the Jones organization in
the northern end of this country, pre
sided over the meeting. '
Mr. Jones sboke in opposition to a big
Twelfth Ward Ankeny meeting to which
all county and legislative candidates had
been Invited, and which most of them
attended, but the Yakima man drew the
larger crowd.
Charges Use of Sloney.
Mr. Jones, who is the only candidate
in the field against Senator Ankeny, who
is seeking re-election, threw down the
gauntlet to the Walla Walla man in one
of the most sensational political speeches
heard in Seattle in recent years. He
charged that Senator Ankeny had used
money lavishly for doubtful purposes
in previous campaigns and waa now the
candidate of the same corrupt ring that
he had served throughout his Senatorial
career.
v Invites a Comparison.
He invited a comparison between, his
own record In Washington and that of
Senator Ankeny and accused the latter
of caring little for the real Interests of
the state at the National capital. He
praised the direct primary law and de
clared that he was willing to stand or
fall on an appeal to the voters next Sep
tember. In part Mr. Jones said:
Depends on Direct Primary.
Gentlemen. I ask to be made the choice
of the Republicans for United States Senator
from this state and 1 ask it under me nirect
primary law and I reiterate to you what I
have already placed over my own signature
that your will a expressed at the primary
shall be my will and if you express a choice
for another, my name will not be presented
to the Legislature, no matter how many of
Its members are unpledged. No candidate
for the Legislature need be embarrassed In
his candidacy by his personal preferences
for or against me. The people will express
their choice and I ehall do all in my power
to elect a Republican legislature "o carry
out Republican policies. I do not seek this
place entirely of my own Initiative, but upon
the earnest solicitation of good, loyal Re
publicans all over the state and upon the
very urgent request of a united people In
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THOSE CANNED SPEECHES HAVE YOUR POLITICAL SALLY AT YOUE OWN FIRESIDE
Atlantic City Crowd Stands With
. Folded Hands Until Man
-Is Drowned.
ATLAXTIC CITY, X. J, Aug. 6. In
full view of thousands of Board-walk
strollers. John Brown, an. 18-year-old
newsboy, made a thrilling but futile
attempt to rescue Frank W. Brown, a
Xew York detective, from drowning to
day. The man swam beyond the breakers
and was caught in a treacherous cur
rent. The newsboy, who was shouting
his wares, saw the plight of the swim
mer and, vaulting the board-walk rail,
shed his clothes. Diving into the water
he picked up the can-buoy left on the
beach by the life-guards, and swam
boldly through the breakers.
In a flash the boy had pushed the
buoy under the cider Brown, but in
the excitement the crowd on the beach
failed to assist in the rescue by pull
ing the shore-end of the lifeline at
tached to the buoy.
The boy's strength was not suffi
cient to allow him to take the drown
ing man back to the beach, and he
swam for the shore with the Intention
of getting a boat. When he reached
the beach the young hero was ex
hausted. By the time a life-boat was launched
it was too late, the man having slipped
from the buoy and drowned.
ONE OF FIRST ARGONAUTS
Companion or Marshall, Discoverer
of California Gold, Dies.
RENO, Aug. 5. William Burke, 65
years of age, pioneer of Nevada,
passed away at his ranch at Shelbourne
today. He had the distinction of being
with James W. Marshall when the lat
ter discovered gold at Sutter Creek,
California, and was well known to old
timers of this state and California. He
published a book of the life of James
W. Marshall and the discovery of gold
in California, which has been widely
read.
Mr. Burke has been engaged in min
ing, stockraislng and politics nearly
all his life in this state and was
wealthy. Be leaves a widow, four
daughters living at SliSelbourne, and
three brothers in Illinois.
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STABS SULTAN OF TURKEY
Coat of Mail Saves Ruler When At
tacked by Official.
LONDON, Aug. 6. A special dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Geneva says:
The Sultan of Turkey was stabbed in
the breast on Monday by a minor palace
official. The coat of mall which the Sul
tan always wears deflected the blow. The
would-be assassin was arrested. Appar
ently he had been bribed to commit the
act, as he had a large sum of gold in
his pockets and his baggage was packed
ready for flight.
The news was received In Geneva from
Constantinople by a yottng Turk here.
Farewell to General Funston.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. General
Frederick K. Funston, who has been re
lieved from the command of the Depart
ment of the Pacific, to take charge of the
Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan., was given' a farewell reception to
day on the floor of the Merchants' Ex
change by the commercial bodies of San
Francisco, followed by a luncheon.
Fifteen Citizens Asked
to Serve.
REPRESENT MANY CALLINGS
Lane, Baker and Cellars Select
Five Each. '
TASK IS IMPORTANT ONE
Proposed Changes in City's Regula
tions Are Not Xumerous, but Far
Keacliing and Must Be
Approved by Voters.
MEMBERS OF CHARTER BOARD.
Named by Mayor Lane R. ' VT.
Montague, lawyer; John M. 5earln,
ex-United States Senator and lawyer;
W. G. Eliot, Jr.. pastor of the First
Unitarian Church; Ben Selling, mer
chant and State Senator-elect; Dr. C.
H. Chapman, of -The Oregonian edi
torial staff and ex-president Univer
sity of reg-on.
Named by Councilman Baker John
T. Logan, lawyer; P. E. Beach, merchant;-
F. V." Holms n, lawyer; C. M.
Rynerwjn, printer; S. Grutze, Chief
Ieputy City Auditor.
Named by Councilman Cellans J.
P. K&vasaugh, City Attorney; H. H.
Newhall. president East Side Bank;
Kenry E. McGinn, ex-Judge of the
State Circuit Court and ex-Iistrict
Attorney; T. B. Wilcox, president of
the Portland Flouring Mills Company,
director in the Ladd & Tflton Bank
and capitalist; Robert Xlvlngrrtone,
manager Oregon Mortgage Company
(Mr. Livingstone' cannot serve, how
ever). Mayor Lane and Councilmen Baker
and Cellars, comprising a committee
named by the City Council to select 15
taxpayers for the purpose of revising
and proposing amendments to the Port
land city charter, completed their task
yesterday afternoon. It was a difficult
task, but the committee; after com
pleting the list, expressed satisfaction.
The list Is made up of representative
business and professional men, all Well
known. -
In selecting: the names, that, were
placed on the list, the committee gave
some attention to suggestions made by
various organizations throughout the
city, but also chose many not named
by the civic clubs or labor unions.
There are six lawyers, three merchants,
one printer, one preacher, one Deputy
City Auditor, one newspaper writer, one
bank president and one manager of a
mortgage company. The last named,
Robert Livingstone, is to be absent
from the city this Summer and there
fore cannot serve. His place will be
filled by the committee later. So far
as known Mr. Livingstone is the only
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Alleged to Have Conspired With
Greek Foreman to Get
Woman's Fortune.
BISHOP, Cal., Aug. 6. (Special.) Peter
Snyder, husband of the wealthy Kansas
City woman who was mysteriously as
sassinated near here Sunday night, and
a Greek foreman In the employ of Sny
der were arrested here today by the
Sheriff on suspicion of being; parties to
a conspiracy that led to Mrs. Snyder's
murder. The large fortune Mrs. Sny
der had In her own name is believed to
have been the motive. The Greek was
C'onsrrewininn W. L. Jones, of
Washington, Who Opened Hla
Senatorial Campnlitn I. tint NiKht
With Speech Mukln Varly
Choree Asatnat Senator An
keny. away from the camp several hours Sun
day, when the killing was done, and his
whereabouts has not been explained.
Tracks made by heavy boots leading
away from the scene of the shooting
correspond with the marks of thei
Greek's boots.
Much circumstantial evidence, such as
that Snyder is said to have threatened
his wife and the fact that only the
tracks of one man can be found leading
away from the scene of the killing, are
held to be very suspicious circumstances
against Snyder and his foreman.
Mrs. Snyder came here a few days ago
to visit her husband, who has a big
power plant contract. Snyder said he
and his wife were waylaid while car
rying money to pay his employes.
BOLSTER UP HOP PRICES
California Growers and Dealers
Would Curtail Coast Production.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Aug. 5. There
is a rumor to the effect that the hop
growers and dealers in this and Tolo
Counties -will hold a meeting in this
city in a few days to take drastic ac
tion to steady the hop market, which it
la said is now Buffering from over-production.
The movement which Is said to be
under way contemplates bringing the
growers and dealers of the entire Pa
cific Coast In line, with a view to let
ting a portion of this year's crop, possi
bly 20 to 25 per cent, go unpicked.
It Is understood that after the meet
ing the growers of all California coun
ties will be approached, and then those
of the States of Oregon and Wash
ington. RECOVER PART OF BOOTY
Detectives Close on Trail of Pennsyl
vania Express Robbers.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 5. Following the
recovery of $1500 worth of gold plate,
the property of John M. Ney & Co., gold
refiners of Hartford, Conn., it Is said
that several thousand dollars worth of
diamonds belonging to a local firm,
which were stolen on the night of April
30 by robbers who held up the New
York-St. Louis express on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad near this city, have also
been recovered.
An official statement issued by the
railroad and express companies the
morning following' the robbery alleged
only $500 in money had been taken.
Reports, however, placed the amount
taken at from $50,000 to $100,000.
PUTS BOYCOTT ON CURACOA
Castro Will Xot Let Dutch Colonists
Land in Venezuela.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Aug. o. In
spite of declarations to the contrary,
the Venezuelan government will not
permit passengers from Curacao to
land in Venezuela. The American
steamer Zulia took three Curacaoans
for Maracaibo, but had to return them
to this port.
According to private letters received
here from Venezuela, the people of that
republic are paying no attention to the
recent attack here upon Senor Lopez,
the Venezuelan consul.
HARRIMAN DUE SATURDAY
Will Arrive at Klamath Falls on
Way to Pelican Lake.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 5.
(Special.) E. H. Harriman and party
will reach Klamath Falls Saturday, on
the way to Pelican Bay Lodge. Steam
boats and launches are held in readi
ness to convey the visitors and their
baggage to the resort,
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Canadian Pacific Rail
road in Struggle.
ARBITRATION AWARD IS CAUSE
Workmen Refuse to Abide by
Board's Decision.
12,000 MEN ARE OUT
Every Union Mechanic From Ocean
to Ocean Stops Work When Or
dered Outcome Depends on
Official Now in Alaska, i j
WIXXIPEO. Man., Aug. 5. Trades
unionism in Canada has given its defy
to the Canadian Pacific Railway. With
out any untoward incident or ostenta
tious show, the mechanics and kindred
workmen today quit work and all shops,
big and little, on this great system are '
idle.
It Is estimated that 12,000 men went out, :
the largest number being 2200 in Montro- ,
al and 1500 here. Two thousand men left
work between Fort William and Van
couver, all at the dictates of the execu- :
tive board. Even old workmen in Una
for pensions went home, and It seems i
to be the most complete tlc-up in the
history of railway shops in Canada. All
the workmen employed around the train
sheds at the depots vent out and con
ductors and engineers caused some delay
to the service by Insisting on trains be
ing properly made up before they would
take trains out. Every wheel in the shops
stopped and ex-ery fire died out when the
whistle blew several short blasts, care
takers and shop foremen alone being
left to put the places In shape for the
period of idleness bound to follow.
Confident Whyto Will Yield.
This afternoon the men gathered at
their halls to appoint committees to carry
on the strike. The men did not talk
much, as their course had been prev!ously
decided upon. They were cautioned not
to appoint pickets at present.
Some are optimistic enough to believe
that all will be over this week and the
men back at work on Friday, relying
upon the supposed capitulation of tho
company. There seems, however, to be
an impression that the company has al
lowed matters to drift to see how far
the men will go and that the arrival here
of William Whyte, second vice-president,
from Skagway on Saturday will bring a
settlement.
Position of Kallroad.
The Canadian Pacific Railway's view
la that the finding of the board appointed
at the request of the men should. In
the company's .opinion, be binding on
the men. Tho Canadian Pacific Railway
not only did not seek arbitration, but,
believing the board to be hostile to Its
Interests, withdrew its representatives and
the government appointed another arbi
trator to represent the company, who
therefore was not accepted by the com-;
pany. Despite these facts the board so
constituted gave a finding which was ac
cepted by the Canadian Pacific under
protest. The surprise at the attitude of
the men is therefore great. They say
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
t The Weather. x
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S3
degrees; minimum, 57.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterty winds.
Foreign.
Catholic Church may bar President Pal
Meres from dauKhter's wrddinn. page -1.
Zeppelin's airship destroyed by thunder
storm. Page 3.
' Domestic. t
Vain attempt of newsboy to rescue drown
ing swimmer. Page 1.
Deserter shot dead In fleeing from Presidla.
Page 1.
Allison to be quietly burled Saturday.
Page 1
Dorr, bankrupt broker, accused of em
bezzlement. Pie ;i.
Peter Snyder accused of murdering: wif
and manufacturing robber story. Page 1,
AH machinists on Canadian Pacific Railroad
strike. Page 1.
Judge Speer's rate decision reversed by
higher court. Page :i.
roUtJ.H.
Cortelyou confers with Hitchcock on
Hughes' candidacy. Page 5.
Bryan lsaues original appeal for campaign
funds. Page 5.
Parker makes first campaign speech at Los
Angeles. Page 2.
Extra session possible to elect Allison's
successor; Cummins men claim office.
Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Portland wheat exporters buying heavily at
high prices. Page 15.
tVheat active and higher at Seattle. Page IS.
Three-cent Jump In wheat at Chicago. Fags
13.
Stock rise checked by. advance In wheat.
Page 15.
Pilot E. T. Watts, of steamer Vulcan, ex
onerated. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Board Is named to revise city - ehrsr.
Page 1.
Jackson Beld may be tried for first degrwi
murder. Page 10.
Commercial bodies protest against law that
threatens dairy Interests. Page 10.
Oregon postmasters will meet in Portland to.
morrow. Page 10.
Two hobos almost burned to death In bias
ing car of hay. Page U.
Nepotism in family of State Treasurer Steel.
Page ".
Organized labor urges early expenditure of
funds from sale of Improvement bonds,
rue 14.