SCENES IN BULGARIA. WHICH HAS DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE, AND MAP SHOWING TERRITORY AFFECTED
WOULD TAKE BACK
SMITH'S PLUNDER
COOKING 1ADE W
NO DIRT OR FIRE
Puter Urges Government to
Push Timber Land For
feiture Suits.
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LAND WORTH $1,500,000
t- yis life
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Exprrt on Fraods Gives Warning
Minneapolis Millionaire Has
Ablo lawyers. With Whom
Only Heney Can Cope.
OREGON UN NEWS BtTtEAV. Wah
!nnon. Oct. 6. S. A. D. Puter mile two
unmioceiwful attempts to e Secretary
Garfield today with reference to prosecu
tion of Rlleced fraudulent timber land
-anes In Linn and Une Counties, Oregon.
Puter cams to Washington to Impress
upon th Government authorities the im
portance of winning these cases, for he
asserts that on the 25 sections of land in
volved Is timber worth Jl.&O.OOO. Title to
this land, according; to Puter. was llleg-al-ly
obtalnd by C. M. Smith, of Minneapo
lis Puter wants the Government to en
iraK Francis J. Heney to take charge of
Iba Government's case, believing that he.
alona can have 8mlth's titles set aside.
Mr. Oaxfleld left town this evening, but
Puter has an appointment to fonfer with
the Assistant Attorney-Oeneral of the In
terior Department tomorrow and also ex
pects to confer with Attorney-General
Bonaparte. If It Is impossible to secure
the services of Mr. Heney. Puter will
urge the department to employ other com
petent special counsel to handle these
suits. He thinks it would be better to
delay trial than to go into court only half
prepared. TMscussfng his mission to Wash
ington. Puter said:
McCourt 'eeds Heney's Aid.
Smith, who is worth about J18.0C0.000. Is
resisting suits filed a short time ago and
has employed some of the ablest attorneys
on the coaat. Unless John McCourt. Unit
ed States Attorney, gets some assistance
from the Government. I am afraid there
la serious danger of Smith's successfully
resisting the cases, especially since Mr.
McCourt. who was only recently appoint
ed, has a vast amount of other work on
hand. I wanted to present the matter to
Secretary Garfield, and If immediate as
sistance could be lent In the prosecution
of thee timber land cases. I am sure It
would be a good move for the preseent ad
ministration, considered merely from a
political standpoint, although of course.
I am not advocating It on those grounds.
'Would Aid Taft'9 Flection.
"Roosevelt wields a tremendous influ
pme In Oregon and any word he should
ay would have great force. The people, as
I say. are greatly wrought up over timber
frauds and. if the administration should
he able to do something substantial before-
the election, it m'ould remove the last
doubt of Republican success in Oregon at
the polls.
"The point I am especially anxious to
make here Is to secure the appointment of
Francis J. Heney to aid In the prosecu
tion of these cases."
.Many Transfers of Title.
Puter savs part of the land has been
deeded back and forth to various persons
and determined efforts will be made to
fight the cancellation of titles on the stat
ute of limitations and other pretexts, but.
If .Mr. Heney can bo secured to take up
the Government's cases, he says there is
not a particle of doubt as to the outcome.
Before calling at the Interior Depart
ment. Puter called on the President and
presented him with a de luxa edition of
h'.s book.
These are the suits In which the Govern
ment is seeking to have cancelled the pat
ents which were issued to lands acquired
fraudulently by C A. Smith, the million
aire Minnesota lumberman, through the
services of Puter and Frederick A.
Krlbs. who acted as Smith's agents.
About 10 such patents were obtained from
the Government and the land, valued at
over tl,0C0,o;O. was acquired by Smith.
WILL HAVE SUMMER HOME
Bishop Soaddlns; Buys Property at
Bandon Xenr Church.
MA-RSHFIELH. Or.. Oct. B. (Spe
cial.) Bishop Scaddliiar. of the West
ern Oregon diocese of the Episcopal
church, who has been visiting; In Coos
Itar, has decided to establlshh a Sum
mer home at Bandon. He has pur
chased two lots and has given the con
tract for erecting a residence. He will
spend four months of each year at his
Handon home doing missionary work
on the coast between Bandon and Gold
Beach and will reside in Portland the
other eight months of the year. The
bishop has started at North Bend a
movement for establishing; an Episco
pal church there. I J. Simpson has
donated the ground and a building;
committee was appointed. A new and
more commodious church will also be
built In Marshfleld. Bishop ScaJding
confirmed a class of 12 here yesterday.
REGISTRATION IS REFUSED
Women's Names Kept Oft New
York Registration LlMs.
NEW YORK. Oct. 5 Tho first at
tempt by the New York suffragettes
to have their names placed on the vot
ing list of this city suffered defeat to
day whrn 14 women visited the regis
tration booths and tried vainly to in
duce the registry clerks to record
their names. No disorder accompanied
the attempt and the women were fol
lowed on their way from their head
quarters to the registration booths by
many photographers and an Increas
ing number of curious persons.
Pinner to Commissioner.
TOKIO. Oct. 5 Prince Fushlml to-ri'Ki-t
gave a dinner to F. B. lxomls.
American Connissioner to the proposed
International exposition to be held In
Tik:o In 1S17. and members of the party
ictmpn Ing Mr. loom:s on his visit
to Japan. Commissioner Lxomts will dis
cuss the arrangements for the exposition
and the action America may take to con
tribute toward Its success with the gov
ernment officials on Wednesday.
Ileveridge to Talk In Iloseburg.
KOSEBl Bi!, Or, Oct. S. (Special.)
Preparations are being made to receive
Senator Heverlilge tn this city next
W.dnesday morning at S:45. The Sen
ator will address the people here from
tii rear platform of tne train, and
local Republicans are making arrange,
rrents to greet him 'with a large crowd.
It Is proposed to start the campaign la
this county at this speech.
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lUnMOn DUI.UG v
ment's Communique. Issued today, says:
"It is certain that France, Russia.
Great Britain and Italy will do their
utmost to maintain peace in the East,
but it seems difficult at present to
Judge what means will best attain this
end. All depends on what will happen
at Constantinople, and events which
will now rapidly ensue might very
shortly place the powers In the pres
ence of "fait accompli." and modify te
aspect of affairs'. '
May Kevise Berlin Treaty.
"The idea of an international confer
ence charged with the duty of deciding
upon a revision of the treaty of Berlin
would seem to be put forward with a
certain persistence in certain political
circles. However, the disposition of Tur
key in that respect must be first ascer
tained. If Turkey is favorably Inclined
to this, it Is believed that the powers can
easily reach an agreement on the princi
ple of a conference, the initiative for
which France, Great Britain and Russia
will take. But these are only hypotheses
which for the present must be regarded
with reserve."
Concerted Action Taken.
The view is now lield here that there
has been a double move on the part of
Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary; these
two countries acting together, and that
Germany and Italy were advised of it
In advance. Russia also received an Inti
mation of the plan, but M- lswolsky as
serts that he was not let fully into the
secret and In some respects was misled.
CITS LOOSE FROM TURKEY
Bulgaria Proclaims Independence
nd Austria Grabs Territory.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 5. Bulgaria
has declared her Independence of Tur
key and la marching her troops to the
frontier in preparation for war. Turk
ish troops are also advancing.
Austria-Hungary has given notice to
the powers that she Intends to annex
permanently to her dominions the
Turkish provinces of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, which she has occupied
and governed under mandate of the
great powers for 30 years.
The proclamation of Bulgarian Inde
pendence was made by Prince Ferdi
nand in the presence of his cabinet at
Tlrnova. the capital of the ancient
kingdom of Bulgaria. The cabinet met
the Prince at the frontier yesterday and
journeyed with him to Tlrnova.
The dispute with Bulgaria began in
regard to the control of the Orient
Railroad. Diplomatic correspondence
among the powers betrayed a serious
lack of Harmony and encouraged Bul
garia to take the bold step of today.
Turkey Is convinced that Austria,
Dacked by Germany, encouraged Bul
garia to declare her Independence In
order to strike a blow at the Klamil
Ministry and compromise the new con
stitution. Varna and other Bulgarian towns ari
placarded today with declarations that
the moment has now arrived to pro
claim independence, as otherwise Tur
key, on the strength of the treaty of
Berlin will demand the restitution of
Eastern Rumelia.
AMERICA WILL XOT. MEDDLE
RecoRnixe Xew Power if Govern
ment Strong and Effective.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. The position
of the American Government In regard
to the acute situation In the Balkans Is
largely that of a looker-on. It Is a sit
uation, the officials say. with which the
signatories to the treaty of Berlin have
to do. The United States does not tol
erate the Interference of the European
governments with American affairs, and
this Government, not being a signatory
to the Berlin treaty, has no voice in com
plications arising therefrom. The ques
tion of the formal recognition of any new
government will come up later and In de
termining this matter the State Depart
ment will be guided by its long-standing
rule of according recognition when it Is
shown that the new government is a
"strong and effective de facto one."
SERVIANS CLAMOR FOR WAR
Rampant Mob at Belgrade Wants to
Fight Austria.
BELGRADE. Servia, Oct. E. The
news of Austria-Hungary's action
with regard to the annexation of the
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
has aroused Servla to the danger point.
The streets this evening are thronged
with a wild mob. many of the rioters
discharging their revolvers and de
manding war with Austria, rather than
take annexation.
CACSES OF BALKAN DISPUTE
Provinces Which Seek to Throw Off
Turkish Yoke Entirely.
Bulgaria is a self-governing principal
ity under the suxeralnty of Turkey, and
was created by the treaty of Berlin In
1STS. As originally planned by Russia,
the territory was to have extended south
west to within a few miles of Constan
tinople, but Great Britain insisted on Its
division and the creation of a separate
province of Eastern Roimielia south of
the Balkans under a Christian Governor
appointed by Turkey. Alexander of Bat
tenberg was elected first Prince In 1679.
and in 1S5 Eastern Roumella revolted
and annexed herself to Bulgaria. Servla
til S . i:
objected and war followed. In which Bul
garia whipped her, but the Intrigues of
the powers forced Alexander to abdicate.
In 188r Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg was
elected Prince against the protest of
Russia.
The population In 1900 was 3.733.189, of
whom T4 per cent are Bulgarians, a race
of Tartar origin, and 19 per cent Turks.
The country has a national militia and
military service Is compulsory. It Is
traversed by only one railroad, whlcji
runs from Vienna to Constantinpole. viz..
the Orient Railroad. The roads are bad
and traffic is mainly carried on by river.
Its area Is 38,080 . square miles. It Is
bounded by the Danube, the Black Sea,
Turkey and Servia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, the provinces
which Austria-Hungary seeks to annex,
are the extreme northwestern provinces
of Turkey. They extend from Dalmatla
and the Adriatic Sea on the west to Ser
vla on the east, and from the river divid
ing Bosnia from Croatia, to Albania and
Montenegro on the south. It was the re
bellion of these two provinces in 1875
which started the disturbance culminat
ing in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-3.
By the treaty of Berlin they were occu
pied by Austrian troops and were ordered
to be administered for an Indefinite
period by the Austrian government,
though remaining nominally Turkish ter
ritory. Austria seeks to establish full
sovereignty In place of this species of
trusteeship. The population of the two
provinces Is about 1.600.000. The major
ity of the people are Bosnians, but there
are also Servians, Morlaks. Croats.
Turks, Greeks, Jews and Gypsies among
them.
CZAR . OF ALL BULGARIANS
Ferdinand's Title Denounced, but
War Will Not Result.
LONDON, Oct. 5. In the ancient capi
tal of Tlrnova the Independence of Bul
garia was proclaimed today, with the
Czar of the Bulgarians as a ruler. Czar
of the Bulgarians is1 recognized to mean
more than Czar of Bulgaria, because It
Is a distinct intimation that he regards
his country as having sovereignty over
all the people of that blood in the East.
Within a day or two Austria-Hungary,
which has been working with Prince
Ferdinand in this preconcerted plan, will
proclaim the new states of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The question which has been stirring
the whole of Europe more deeply than
any similar question In the memory of
the present generation is: Does it mean
war? From all the capitals tonight it
was reported that it means, first of all.
another European congress of the sign
ers of the treaty of Berlin, to consider
the situation and probably to revise the
treaty. Turkey, caught In a moment of
weakness. Is the victim of this situation
and. while some animosities have been
stirred up, probably no power Is willing
to make war. Reports from the eman
cipated Turkish press to London indi
cate that the Young Turks will swallow
this bitter pill as best they can and, If
they do. naturally the Bulgarians, while
willing and eager for war. will have no
cause on which to base the beginning of
hostilities.
From the British standpoint the whole
affair has been a surprise and more than
a surprise, because for the first time in
years the British government felt itself,
with apparently a perfect understanding
with France and Russia and complete
friendship with Italy, to be In a position
where it dominated European politics,
reserving out of this consideration the
almost open enmity between Itself and
Germany.
Probably never In the history of Eu
rope have politics taken such amazing
kaleidoscopic revolutions as during the
past week. An entangling situation will
come when the signatories of the Berlin
treaty meet to consider what action shall
be taken regarding the violations of the
treaty. Great Britain tonight served
notice that It does not recognize the
right of any of the parties to this treaty
to violate its provisions without consult
ing the others, but English diplomats
know that the conference will resolve It
self Into a scramble among the powers
to get what it termed In European poli
tics "compensating advantages." which
Austria, backed by Germany, has already
obtained.'
The official statement isssued by the
British foreign office this evening says:
"His Majesty's government cannot ad
mit the right of any power to alter an
International treaty without the consent
of the other parties to it, and It there
fore refuses to sanction any Infraction
of the Berlin treaty and declines to rec
ognize what has been done until the
views of the other powers are known, es
pecially those of Turkey, which Is more
directly concerned than any one else."
The chances of war between Bulgaria
and Turkey are being minimized by
Great Britain and France. who are
working together and who have advised
Turkey against it. Turkey apparently
Is disposed to follow this advice, and It
la believed that. If hasty action on the
part of Turkey can be pre vented, BuK
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garla will have difficulty in finding an
excuse to bring war.
The action of Prince Ferdinand in pro
claiming the Independence of Bulgaria
is condemned alike by the governments
and press of Europe.-but in some quar
ters this is considered a matter of minor
Importance, so long as It does not
eventuate In war, as compared with the
threatened annexation of the provinces
of Bosnia and Herzgovlna by Austria
Hungary. Reports from Belgrade indicate that
Servia has been aroused to the danger
point, bands of Servians marching the
streets of Belgrade and shouting for war
with Austria rather than annexation.
TURKEY WILL EXTER PROTEST
Government Unwilling to Fight, but
' People Are Belligerent.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 5. The
Council of Ministers met early this even
ing and was still sitting at midnight, pre
paring a protest which will be submitted
to Bulgaria and the powers against the
violation of the treaty of Berlin.
Prince Ferdinand has telegraphed to
the Turkish government that he was
compelled to respect the voice of the na
tion, and hoped that friendly relations be
tween the two countries would continue.
Turkey's reply, which is being prepared,
refuses to recognize Bulgaria's independ
ence. A committee of the Young Turks party
Is holding a session tonight, at which
the situation is being reviewed.
Immediately upon the recejpt of the
news that Bulgarian Independence had
been proclaimed, the Turkish Foreign
Minister summoned all the Ambassadors
except the Austrian Ambassador and
sought their advice.
It is the general desire of the govern
ment to avoid war, and suggestions have
been made that a tariff war be inaugu
rated against Austria and Bulgaria in
the way of retaliation. The people, how
ever, are in a belligerent mood and may
force the government, which in its pres
ent position cannot afford to have the re
atcionarles come to the front, into tak
ing extreme measures.
GERMANY- TO BACK AUSTRLA
Favors Annexation Scheme Will
Advise Turkish Against War.
BERLIN. Oct. 5. The foreign office
today declared that Germany would
support Austria-Hungary In the event
of the annexation of Bosnia and Her
zegovina, The Associated Press Is authorized to
state that Germany associates herself
with the mediation proposals submitted
by Great Britain to the Turkish and Bul
garian governments.
It Is recognized officially that Bulgaria's
proclamation gravely complicates the sit
uation, and until the attitude of the Sul
tan is known the German Government
is unable to foresee its course of action,
except that In no event will Germany
bring pressure to bear at Constantinople
to influence the decision of the Porte.
Should the Turkish Government seek
the advice of the powers regarding the
advisability of asserting her supremacy
over Bulgaria by military force, Germany
will not be able to advise the Porte to
go to war. The Turkish army is not
prepared, but the Bulgarian army is
ready.
The Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to
Germany has arrived here with an auto
graph letter from Emperor Francis Jo-
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nication probably relates to the occupied
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Emperor William is now shooting at
Rominteu, where the Ambassador now
proceeds.
VANCOUVER DOG IS FIRST
Burrard Girl," Owned by Mr. Rols
ton, Takes Derby at Ladner.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Oct. 5. (Spe
cial.) Anouncement was made this
evening of the result of the Derby
field trial finished at TJadner this after
noon. First place went to Burrard
Girl, owned by Mr. Rolston, of Van
couver, second to Sports Danston,
owned by Mr. Alton, of North Yakima,
and third to Jack Revere, owned by T.
W. Williams, of Vancouver.
This afternoon birds were more plen
tiful than this morning. Pheasants
were found literally in hundreds and
there were plenty of grouse, quail and
other birds in smaller numbers. Late in
the afternoon three pairs of dogs were
put down. In the all-age stake. Ra
mona, owned and handled by C. Coutts,
went against J. G. MacDonell's won
derful dog Spots Rip-Rap. Sport's Bad
Boy, owned by Dr. Gatewood, of Van
couver, went against Gambler White
stone, owned by M. Lyons, of Vancou
ver, and handled by C. Coutts. Tony
Spot, owned by T. W. Hutchlngs and
handled by Coutts, went against Silver
Laing, a fine dog owned by Dr. Wheeler
of Portland and handled by E. C. Mon
ger. Stives, owned by Christiansen, of
San Francisco, was in alone, handled by
Coutts.
Scores of Men Put to Work.
OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.)
After a shutdown of six weeks, the
four paper machines in Mill C, of the
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company,
were started this morning, providing
employment to scores of men who
have been Idle. The machines were in
need of extensive repairs and the water
has been low, so that the power from
the falls was Insufficient.
Wheat is the most important
cereal used as food for man.
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No sweetening or other sub
stances to create sour stomach
and constipation. Palatable, nu
tritious and easy of digestion. "
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Our stock of Mink Stoles, Mink
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Muffs cannot be excelled. In
this fur we have many new
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When not in use, all expense avoided
by simply turning off the switch
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