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f tti VOI, XLVIIL-XO 11831. ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HARRY THAW GOES SETTLING 001 SUNSHINE REPAIRS LIGHTNING'S WORK ROSALIA 3IAX PROFESSES MAR VELOUS RECOYERV. PREPARED PRESIDENT DID IT, NOT SECRETARY HARRIMAN IS OFF TO KLAMATH LAKE KJtUTTSCHXITT AXD CALVIN ACCOMPANY HIM NORTH. DOVER MAY QUIT INTO BANKRUPTCY PITTSBURG DETECTIVE AP POINTED RECEIVER. FOR LONG SIEGE1 MIMIC FIGHT FOR i ' - . . . ARMIES CAMPAIGN LVQRK r Facts About Browns ville Discharge. ROOSEVELT PROCLAIMS THEM Rioters Expelled From Army While Taft Absent. CORBIN TELLS HIS STORY After Return Taft Suspended Order Until Roo.ere It Ordered It Exe cuted Only Acted as Loyal Subordinate Should. OYSTER BAT. Aug. 7. President Rooeevelt. In a statement issued late to night, made it clear that the entire . re sponsibility was his for the Issuance of the original order discharging the battal ion of negro soldiers for participation In the Brownsville, Tex., rioting and the re fusal to permit a suspension of that or der. The President tonight was shown the interview which war had today In Wash ington with General Henry C. Corbln, I". S. A., retired, in which General Cor bln stated that no credit or blame in the matter rested with Mr. Taft. After reading the interview the President, through his assistant private secretary, Rudolph Foster, gave out. the following: "General Corbin's statement is abso lutely correct and It was entirely proper that he should make It. The substance of the message from the President which he quoted was made public long ago. In the Brownsville matter the entire re sponsibility for issuing the original order and for declining to allow Its suspension was the President's." TAFT DID NOT ISSUE ORDER Corbln Tells Facts About Discharge of Negro Troops. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. That Will lam H. Taft is In no way responsible for the order discharging the battalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, and that In doing so he obeyed the direct order of the President, Is the statement of Lieu tenant-General Henry C. Corbln, retired, who has Just returned from Ohio. "If lhe Brownsville affair Is going to be paraded in the campaign." said General Corbin, "no blame In that mat ter can be laid to Mr. Taft. As a Tnat ter of fact. Mr. Taft was not In Wash ington at that time. He left Washing ton on October 27. 1906. for an inspec tion Of the Western military posts and was absent until November 17. "Upon his return the order suspend ing the battalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry was brought to his attention. That the President might reconsider the matter, Mr. Taft suspended the or der. He cabled to the President, who was then In the West Indies, and four days after Mr. Taft's return to the cap ital, he received from the President a cablegram directing that the order be executed. "As a loyal subordinate of the Presi dent he did his duty as a subordinate, regardless of any views of his own. With these facts known, no man, white or black, can place any responsibility In the premises of Mr. Taft." ASSAILS SOCIETY WOMEN Robert Herrick Revels In Invective In New Novel. NEW YORK. Aug. 7. (Special.) Rob ert Herrick's new novel Together." pub lished today, is a terrible arraignment of American society women. Mr. Herrick says: 'The flower of successful woman hood those who have bargained Bhrewd ly are to be found overfed, overdressed, sensualized, in great hotels, on mammoth steamers and luxurious trains, rushing hither and thither on idle errands. They have lost their prime function; they will not or cannot get children; they have sunk back to mere female creatures, a possession and thing for amusement, cherished- slaves; for death of woman's soul follews when shts pays with her body. "The dumb animal hordes who crowd Castle Garden will Inherit this land when the white animal hunter of the market and his pampered female are swept Into the dust heap." WILL SERVE OUT HIS TERM Bonaparte Denies He Is to Give Place to Ellis. BALTIMORE Aug. 7. Attorney-General Bonaparte disposed of the recent re port that he contemplated leaving the Cabinet after the November election and would be succeeded" by Wade H. Elll, of Ohio, in the following statement: "I have not the slightest Intention of resigning before the end of the present administration. I have denied this story 00 often that I think further denials on my part are unnecessary." ' steamboat Company Bankrupt. SCRANTON, Pa.. Aug. 7. Unable to profitably run its steamboats because of low water In the Ohio River, the Pittsburg & Cincinnati Packet Com pany, one, of the largest line plying that river, has become insolvent. The County Attorney appointed a receiver. While Their Chief Goes by Auto to Pelican Bay, Officials Will Come to Portland. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. Special.) President E. H. Harrlman was today closeted In the directors rooms of the Southern Pacific with the department chiefs of the Southern Pacific and at 4:30 in the afternoon Vice-Presidents Kruttschnitt and Calvin accompanied President Harrlman as far as Weed. X if Y ' Klmer E. Dover, Secretary of Republican National Committee, Whose Rmlgoatlon Is Expected. where his train will be diverted to the branch running to Dorris. whence auto mobiles will carry the Harrimans to Pelican Bay Lodge, .on Klamath Lake, 20 miles away. Mr. Kruttschnitt and Mr. Calvin will continue up the main line to Portland and will make a general inspection of the Harrlman lines in Oregon before return ing to San Francisco. Mr. Harrlman this morning took an automobile ride through the city and expressed great surprise at the remarka ble nrosrress made in reconstruction since he was last in San Francisco, a year ago. LAWYER DESERTS BRIDE Petty Swindler Ends Brief Career at Reno. Xev. RENO, Nev., Aug. -7. (Special.) Walter Millett, a candidate for District Attorney of Washoe County, came to Nevada from Indiana 12 months ago, cashed bad checks amounting to over $100 and Tised the money to pay his fare to Mobile, where he was married to one of the most beautiful girls In Alabama. Millett brought his bride to Reno, where friends prevented his ar rest. But today a warrant was pro cured by A. B. Rels, charging the at torney with having embezzled$110 that was collected by Millett from a local saloon man. Millett' wife, knowing of his pre dicament, borrowed money to pay the sum alleged to have been embezzled, but her husband had already departed for San Francisco. VAGRANTS MOB CONDUCTOR Drive Off Passengers and Run. Streetcar Into Blind Switch. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.) Twenty hoodlums boarded an inbound car from American Lake at South Tacoma last night, mobbed . the conductor and motorman, drove the passengers off the car, which they ran Into a blind switch and left, after ringing up the register full or fares and making as much noise and disturbance as possible. The trouble began when the conductor asked some of them to step inside the car, they Insisting on remaining on the rear ' platform. For answer to his re quest they turned loose with Jeers and vile language, regardless of women pas sengers and when the conductor attempt ed to put them off they threw him Into the street. BOXCAR BURGLARS CAUGHT Reno Watchman Shoots and Dan gerously Wounds One of Gang. RENO, Nev., Aug. 7. Late last night a most complete roundup of boxcar thieves and all-around bad men occurred when Night Watchman Goodman, in the local yards, caught several men trying to break Into boxcars. A chasa ensued In which William Cronln was shot through the groin. He Is lying dangerously wounded in the hospital. Four others. William Martin. James Gray. Frank Howard and James Turner, are in Jail charged with burglary. In their room in the Vernon Hotel were found burglary tools, dynamite and caps. Three) Killed In Wreck. IMBODEN. Ark., Aug. 3. Three per sons were killed, four others badly in jured, and a number of passengers slightly bruised) when the engine pull ing San Francisco paseenger train No. 20 was derailed U miles east of here early today. The engine dashed over a 13-foot embankment, pulling the mall, baggage and smoking cars with tt. The killed: Engineer Cooper, Memphis, Tenn. Fireman Lee Booker, Memphis, Tenn. A man supposed to be ii. F. Ovary, residence unknown. Will National Secretary Soon Resign? DENIES HAS ALREADY DONE IT But Will Not Reveal Intentions as to Future. HITCHCOCK IS SCEPTICAL Rumor From Chicago Discredited by Chairman of Republican Com mittee, Who Will Discuss Mat ter With Dover Today. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Elmer Dover today declared there was no truth In the report that he had resigned aa secretary of the Republican -National committee. He said he had been In con ference with Chairman Hitchcock and would see him again before he left town, but Mr. Dover said it was not his pres ent intention to resign as secretary of the committee. Whether he Intended to re sign later he would not say. DOVER KEEPS PLANS SECRET Denies He Ha9 Resigned, but Con ceals His Intentions. NEW YORK, Aug. .7. Great interest was shown In 'political circles here In the etory printed in Chicago today that Elmer E. Dover, secretary of the National com mittee, bad resigned his position. Mr. Dover arrived in New York, accompaoied by Mrs. Dover, who Is about to sail for Europe. The Chicago dispatch was shown to him and he denied that he had re signed, but declined to say what he would do in the future. When actively engaged in campaign work Mr. Dover's headqumters will b9 In Chicago. As already announced, Chairman Hitchcock proposes to appoint a vice-chairman, who will have general supervision of the work at Chicago. Mr. Hitchcock stated tonight that he had not heard that Mr. Dover Intended to resign and added that he did not credit the re port. It Is expected that Mr. Dover will call upon Mr. Hitchcick tomorrow. RUMOR DOVER HAS RESIGNED Secretary of Republican Committee Denies Story of Dissension.' CHICAGO. Aug. 7. The Daily News to day says: "Word has reached Chicago today from a reliable source that Elmer E. Dover, secretary of the Republican National committee, has carried out his Intention, privately expressed to friends some weeks ago, and resigned his position as official hub of the Republican organization." Fred W. Upham, assistant treasurer of the Republican National committee, ex pressed surprise at the Dally News an nouncement. He said: "I saw Mr. Dover and Mr. Hitchcock in New York a week or so ago and there was no hint of any such action on Mr. Dover's part. If there ever was any real feeling between the chairman of the com- (Concluded on Pas 5.) Ear Drums Injured and Body Seared by Bolt, He Lies in Sun shine and Recovers. SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 7. (Spe cial.) Struck by lightning three weeks ago while driving home behind a heavy team of horses, Ralph Mar tin's ear drums were both so badly injured that recovery -was thought hopeless. The bolt, which struck him in the forehead, cooked the cuticle and part of the flesh on his side and breast. Notwithstanding , his awful Injuries, Martin, who lives at Rosalia, is now again able to hear words spoken to him in a moderate tone, and he de clares the cure was effected by ex posure to the sun's rays. The treat ment which has been given Martin was simply that of laying him at full length in the open air, his face cov ered with a piece of flimsy gauze and his body but lightly covered with a spread, allowing as much fresh air and sunshine to. reach him as possible. The bolt which struck Martin killed one of his horses and dazed the other, eo it Is etlll in a state of dementia. ANUBIS' SAILORS MUTINY Three Taken In Irons to Jail Sec ond Outbreak In Month. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. (Special.) Lying In irons and bitterly rebel lious, three mutineers from the Cosmos liner Anubis were brought Into port on the revenue cutter Manning from San Miguel this' afternoon. The men are accused of refusing to obey orders and inciting the whole crew to quit work. This is the second mutiny on the Anubis, the first occurring on the night of July 11 in this port, when the crew, getting drunk, decided it would run the ship itself. The mutineers suc ceeded In holding the deck for several hours, until the police oame. When the vessel continued Its journey from this port, bound for Hamburg, It ran ashore on San Miguel Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara, and since that time the crew has been working two weeks to save the cargo and help float the ship. HUNDRED YEARS OLD TODAY Mrs. Myers, of Seattle, Lives to '" Complete Century. - SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.) Mrs. Angelina Taylor Grow Myers, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Aura N. Putnam, at 2609 Ward street, will tomorrow celebrate her 100th birthday anniversary. Four genera tions will be present at the family reunion. Mrs. Myers was born In Ver mont. She is a cousin of the late Galusha Grow, formerly Speaker of the House of Representatives. She Is active In mind and body and would, if permitted, still do her own work. CASE AST0UNDS SURGEONS San Francisco Man Lives 48 Honra After Breaking Xeck. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. The sur geons at St. Lukes marvel at the case of Henry Martani, who died today after sur viving for 48 hours with a broken neck. He sustained a fall at his home on Wed nesday which completely severed the vertebrae of his neck and when picked up it was thought he was dead. He re covered consciousness, however, and lived until this morning. WHERE THERE ARE NO RAILROADS TO Troops Seasoned by Week's Training. OREGON OFFICERS WIN PRAISE Command Brigades in Final Practice Exercise. FIERCE BAYONET CHARGE Portland Ambulance Company Shows Skill In Caring for Wound ed and Doctors Operate. Rest Before Big Battle. MURRAY. Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.) With an attack by two brigades on theoretical entrenchments held by an equal force of the enemy, the Instruc tion period in the American Lake field maneuvers came to an end today. There will be two days of rest and then slmu lated warfare will be taken up. Monday and Tuesday will see two big armies in the field, each working to defeat the other with an earnestness that could hardly be intensified In actual war, since. as previously pointed out. military repu tations are to be won or lost, so far as officers are concerned, while the men well, the American soldier goes in to win, no matter what the game. Today blue shirts or brown may be worn with khaki trousers and the wearer may go where he will: but with day' light Monday the man in blue would find himself a prisoner of war should he ven ture near a position occupied by wearers of brown shirts. By this difference In uniform the two armies are to be dls tlngulshed. Troops Getting Seasoned. Unseasoned troops would find the com ing campaign a series of hardships, but the gradual training, of the instruction period has hardened guardsmen and reg ulars, until a day's march In the field Is not followed by exhaustion and sore muscles. Life in the open air, with plenty of exercise and wholesome food. is the greatest tonic in the world, and even those who have been confined to quarters or offices in the city all the past year find themselves possessed of an unexpected strength. The training of the 6000 fighting men here has been similar In principle to the training of an athlete for some Important event. Oregon Officers Win Praise. Two Oregon officers commanded the brigades in the final event of the prac tice exercises, and commanded them without confusion or mistake. Colonel Charles E. McDonell, of Portland, was congratulated by military experts of the regular service upon the thorough way in which ne organized his brigade and directed his three regiments of United States troops and National Guardsmen in a frontal attack on an entrenched enemy. Twenty officers of the United States . service accompanied the first brigade in tho field and no criticism was offered at the discussion of the maneuvers which followed. The first brigade formed for battle (Concluded on Page 7.) WORRY HIM Assets of Slayer of Stanford White $128,012; Liabilities $453,140. Experts May Lose Fees. PITTSBURG. Aug. 7. (Special.) Harry K. Thaw has declared himself a bankrupt, and Roger O'Mara, a Pitts burg detective, has been appointed re ceiver for hia estate. Thaw's schedule shows $128,012.38 assets and $453, 140.43 liabilities. Of this latter amount $79,745.12 Is secured. 'The remaining "'V' X' Harry K. Thaw, Self-Confessed Bankrupt. $373,395.31 is unsecured, this Includ ing $191,000 Thaw owe his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw. Mrs. Thaw, it is stated, spent this amount of her own money in the de fense of her son. At least, this Is all she has charged up against him. Thaw's Income is $33,300 per annum. It is doubtful if any of this can be touched by the creditors on account of a technicality in the father's will. Receiver O'Mara today filed his bond in the sum of $200,000. His securities are John Newell, former prize fighter and hotelkeeper, and James Piatt, an other saloonkeeper. This action on the part of Thaw is taken by the wise ones here as mean ing that he will fight the efforts of the lawyers, alienists and doctors who helped him during his trial to secure the large amounts they have charged him with for their services. Thaw Sued by Expert Witness. F1SHKILL, N. Y., Aug. 7. H. K. Thaw was brought down from Pough keepsle today to appear as defendant In a suit brought against him by Dr. Wilson for services as an expert wit ness in Thaw's behalf. The hearing was adjourned. MISS IDA GLASS MARRIED Portland Girl Is Bride of Los An geles Minister. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 7i (Special.) A wedding of more than usual interest last night was that of Miss Ida Glass, Port land, to the Rev. Burton Hamlin, pastor of St. Mark' Methodist Church, the cere mony taking place at the home of the brtdo's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. -H. Glass, 1532 East Thirty-sixth street. Rev. Mr. Fergusson, a friend of the groom, officiated and Mrs. Grace Gilliam, of Portland, played the "Lohen grin" wedding march. An Informal reoeption for members of the groom's church followed the marriage and p. supper was served for Intimate friends. Mrs. E. . Maiton, oi roniana, sister of tho bride, presided at the wed ding supper. The groom is a brother of Homer Ham lin, city engineer, a graduate of the Uni versity of Southern California and very popular In "church and college circles. The wedding was preceded a couple of nights earlier with a gift shower at the home of Mrs. C. W. Oliver, where the hostess was provided with a shower of gifts from Portland friends for the fortu nate young bride. The bride-to-be was showered also with Portland rose petals. MOB SEEKS NEGRO'S LIFE Intervention of Policeman Saves West Oakland Black. OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 7. With a crowd of white men and boys In full cry after him. demanding that he be lynched for an attack upon Miss Bernice Victor, a negress. Alex Moore, a negro, was saved from death in West Oakland late last night by Policeman W. J. Emigh." The mob that demanded Moore's life and was prepared to hang him to the nearest tree or pole was at the fleeing man's heels when the officer reached his side. Drawing his revolver, Emigh faced the pursuers and but for his determined stand the negro would have been given summary punishment. LONDON GRAFTERS GUILTY Ten of Them Convicted After Trial Costing $50,000. LONDON, Aug. 7. Ten municipal offi cers of Mile End parish charged with grafting were convicted tonight after a trial lasting a month. Although the amounts involved were small, the case ex cited the greatest Interest because trials on such charges are unusual m England. Thirty lawyers were engaged and the cost of the trial Is estimated, at $50,000. No Sign of End in Ca-1 ' nadian Strike. MANY JAPANESE ARE EMPLOYED1 Trained on Pacific Coast io Fill Winnipeg Shops. . FIREMEN ARE PROMOTED Cars and Engines Accumulated la West Will Prevent Blockade of Wheat Crop Pension ers Put to Work. WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 7. SC qul"t preparation for a long siege by the! men and continued retlcenoe regardlngi their intentions locally are the features! of the Canadian Pacific Btrike this; evening. No men in large numbers have come Into the city from either eastern or western points, although ru- mors are rife that a large contingent is due here tonight. Pickets are guarding the entrances to shops and all railroad terminals. A number of wo-J men have been placed at work clean-1 lng cars. Testing of cars is going on: as usual, the work being done by foremen. Mass meetings were held tonight' and addresses given In their naciva tongue to Hungarians, Germans and Russians. J. H. McVey was asfkud this afternoon If the other organizations connected with railroad work wera likefy to go out soon. He replied: Trainmen Xot Going Out'. It they are going out soon I don't know of It. If they went out without notice they would be breaking their ironclad agreements." The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany yesterday promoted all firemen! who had been serving In tho local roundhouse to be wipers. When crops begin to move there will be larger demand for engineers and firemen than at present. In the meantime che pro-! moted wiper-firemen have been pluced on the "spare board." As men are re-; quired for road work, they will be drawn from the ranks of those whose: names appear on the spare list. Under: present traffic conditions many of the1 promoted men may be obliged to wale perhaps a full month before their -eerv-, ices are really required by the com pany. J. H. McVey tonight stated that there; INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S4 degrees; minimum. 55 decrees. TODAY'S -OTalr and continued warm; norths westerly wlnus. Foreign. Canadian Paclflo trlker preparn for long Cght; many new men employed. Paga l.i Last of old Turkish Ministers arrested aft Constantinople. PaKe tt. National. New Zealand prepares for recoption to fleet. wnlcri is aue duquki. Roosevelt assumes sole responsibility for ats-i charge of negro troops. l'e 1. rolitica. Bryan worried about how to raise campaign fund. Page 3. ! Rumor that Secretary Dover, of Republican committee, will resign. Page 1. , Roosevelt calls on New York bosses to pro- duce stronger candidate than Hughes Page 4. i Domestic Philadelphia woman provides to will Tor cats and parrots. Page 2. Great storms in Boston and Philadelphia. Pace 2. Negro narrowly escapes lynching by Oakland. mob. Page 1. Dorr arrives at Ban Francisco and says no tasis for charges. Pago 8. Revelations about murder of Syrian boy Chicago. Page 4. Thaw files bankruptcy petition. Fog .1. Heney refnses to answer question about 180,000 fee. Page 3. Harrlman starts for Oregon hunting ground. Page X. Sport. Coast league scores: PortlaniV-fi. San Fran clsco 1; Los Angeles 10. Oakland tt. Page 7. Paeky McFarland gets decision against Brock. Page 7. : Country Club announces programme for livestock show. Page Ii. FartAo Coast. Woods aMaze about Grants Pass; other Pa cific elope nres. Page 6. Judge McBrlde sustains Columbia County's assessment of timber lands, page u. Governor Chamberlain visits Seattle falr: grounds; says exposition will be great success. Page 6. Troops at Camp Murray complete prellmlnay; work and are In good shape for sham, battle next week. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Ontlook for Oregon potato market. Pag 15. Government crop report shows Spring wheat condition low. Page 15. Heavy trading in stock market. Page 15. 1 Mercantile agencies report gradual improve-' mnnt In hualnesg. Page 15. Sale of Baldwin wool clip at Bhaniko.. Page 16. 1 British steamship Franklyn has been ehar-l tered for wheat by Balfour. Guthrie A Co. Page 1. J Portland and Vicinity. Park Board will inspect King tract with.' view of purchase. Page lO. War on pavlnr concern begun rn Council.' Page 10. ' Mrs. Whitney I Boise sues slater for right to Inspect books of Hawthorne estate.' Page 1. Oregon Postmasters dtscuss problem ofi mall service. Pag 10. Members of Council favor change In form of olty government. Pare 11. Councilman Xellaher renews old light with lumber company. Page 10. ; Four Judges never can catch up with work of State Circuit Court, says Judge CJ land. Pag 11. 1