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CUB STARS STRIKE
WOODRUFF STEPS
FLOOD RENDERS
GOFFEY NAMED TO
PRESIDENT GIVES
ORDER FOR BOOTS
EXFERT TAKES CAREFUL MEAS
UREMENT OF FEET.
FOR MORE SALARY
ASIDE FOR ROOT
COLON Y AT HONGKOXG IS MAK
ING THREATS.
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OFFER FROM CITY CLTJB.
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DELEGATION
Statement Votes' Place
"Anti" in Office.
PLEDGED DESERT LEADER
E. J. Jaeger, Statement Candi
date, Is Defeated.
MAHONE MADE SECRETARY
Harmony Vrged as itcawn for Disre
gard or factional Lines in Mult
nomah Delegation Action Re
garded as Entering Wedge.
With the voles of six Statement men.
the four anti-Statement members of the
Multnomah County legislative delegation
yesterday effected organization by elect
ing Senator John B. Coffey, one of their
number, chalnnan of the delegation. Mr.
Coffey defeated E. J. Jaeger. Statement
Kepreocntatlvc-elect and chairman of the
organization of the Statement members
of the House already formed, by a vote
of 1 to T. The. six Statement men to go
over to the antu) for the purpose of supporting-
Coffey are said to have been:
Senator A. A. Bailey and Ropresentattvea
eloct J. D. Abbott. F. J. Brady, W. J.
Clcineni, L. M. Davis and C. J. Mc
Donald. L. V. Malione. a Statement Representative-elect,
was elected secretary over J.
l. Abbott, another Statement man, by
the close vote, of 9 to S. Seventeen of
the 20 members of the delegation attended
the meeting. The absentees were: Senators
II. R. Albce and C. W. Xortingham and
Keprcsentatlve-elect B. C Altman.
Looks Like Entering: Wedge.
The election of Senator Coffey,- an antl
Ptatement man. as chairman of the dele
gation from this county, is regarded as
the entering wedxo from which a erlous
disorganisation of the Statement forces
in this county probably will result. Tho
lesertlon of tlicir own candidate for
chairman hy six of the Statement men
who Joined with the four anti-Statement
members in electing Mr. Coffey chairman
i considered to have significance as
tearing indirectly on the Senatorial sit
uation. It also indicates very plainly that State
ment members will not be found stand
ing together for the organization of the
legislature along atrictly Statement lines.
The same feeling is reported to prevail
among some of the Statement legislators
throughout the state. The action of the
Ptatement members of the Multnomah
County delegation yesterday has served
to increase very materially the prospects
that the legislature will not be organized
by the Statement forces.
Candidate Jaeger Surprised.
The defeat of Mr. Jaeger was a com
plete surprise to that gentleman and
his supporters, for It waa not suspect
ed by them for an Instant that with
1J of the 17 Legislators In the meeting,
elected .is statement men. It could be
possible to elect an anti-statement man
for chairman. Mr. Jaeger, however, did
not pout over his defeat, although ad
mitting that he waa disappointed, and
moved to make the election of Mr. Cof
fey unanimous.
niscussing the result of the organi
sation, after the meeting had adjourned,
Mr. Jaeger said he was entirely satis
fied, believing that Mr. Coffey la emr
Inently qualified for the chairmanship
of, the d-lcgation. particularly by rea
son of his experience In legislative
work. Fut at the same time, the Jeweler-legislator
did not fall to form a
mental memorandum of his friends,
whom he segregated carefully from the
half dozen that gave him the double
cross. Although the chairman was elected
by ballot. Mr. Jaeger is confident that
the six men who deserted him are none
other than those already Indicated in
this story. These, with the votes of
Senator S. C. Beach and Representa-llves-elcyt.
C. X. McArthur. and Ft. S.
'arrell, together with his own, are
considered to have elected Coffey,
whose ule probably would have been
Increased by an additional vote had
Senator C. W. Nottingham attended the
conference. The members of the dele
gation whi- voted for Jaeger were;
Snators-eleet Dan Kellaher anil Ben
Selling and Hepresentati ves-elect J. C.
Bryant. K. C. Couch. I. I). Mahone and
A. W. Orton. Penator-elect H. R- Albee
and Repreaontative-elect B. C. Altman,
who were unable to attend the meeting,
had promircd to support Jaeger for
chairman. Had the entire delegation
been present and voted, the result
would not have been different, and the
vote. In all probability, would have
stood: Coffey 11. Jaeger .
Meet at Commercial Club.
Representative - elect McDonald on
Saturday did not expect to attend yes
terdays meeting an gsve his proxy
to his statement colleague, Mahone.
l-tr he changed his mind and waa
present when tiie meeting waa con
vened, by his vote and motion to assist
In electing the anti-statement candi
date. '1 be m-eiing was called to order In
the Commercial Club rooms shortly
after i o'clock by Mr. Jaeger, who
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Hunting Shoes Will Be Built Over
Plaster of Paris Casts Four .
Tairs lo Be Duplicates.
BROCKTOX. Mass.. Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) President Roorevelt has ordered
his hunting shoes. They are really
boots, reaching almost to the knee, and
the measurements by which they are to
be made are the most complete ever re
ceived by a Brockton factory. Two
KHhu Hoot. hof Way to Sen
ate la Made Eaaler by . W 1th
dravral of Woodruff.
weeks ago. at the request of the Presi
dent, a local firm sent one of Its most
expert men to Washington to take the
measurement of the President's feet.
Orders were given for four jiairs of boots,
all to be duplicates. Kach of the Presi
dent's feet was carefully measured. In
all. nearly BO measurements were taken.
By tjiem plaster casta will be made of
the President's feet and legs, and the
shoes literally will be built on these.
The shoes are all to be ready by Feb
ruary 1. The plaster cast will be made
Immediately, and It Is expected that the
first pair will be completed and sent to
the President by January 1. These will
be tried on. and probably used on sev
eral walking tours. If they are satis
factory, the others will be built exactly
similar.
TRY ALL CASES AT ONCE
Move to Consolidate Hearing of 35
Springfield Rioters.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Nov. 29. (Special.)
If plans now under consideration by
Public Prosecutors of Sangamon County
are realized, one of the biggest cases in
the history of the country will be called
for trial In the Circuit Court here early
next year. It Is probable that the court
will be asked if all the cases against
alleged rioters in the August outbreak
In Springfield may be tried at once.
If the court consents, indictments
against the 35 defendants, charging con
spiracy, will be asked of the next grand
Jury and the cases will be tried In a
consolidated hearing with 35 defendants,
a score of lawyers for the defense and
probably three or four prosecutors. The
plan is offered In the Interest of economy.
Five cases already have been tried with
out a conviction and It la estimated that
separate hearings will cost the county
,!..
WOMAN CAUSE OF MURDER
W. B. 'Witter, Son of Bcllingham
Man, Killed in Rawhide.
RAWHIDE. Xev.. Nov. 29. W. B.'
Witter, who is said to be the son of a
normal school profcisor In Bellingham,
Wash., was shot and almost instantly
killed about t o'clock this morning.
A. R. Friday, formerly of Cripole Creek
and Denver, Is being searched for by the
Sheriff in connection with the shooting,
upon statements made by friends of
Witter that he killed the latter.
Witter at the time of the shooting, was
In the company of a woman to whom Fri
day is said to have been attentive.
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-Guthrie, Okla.
WATER HIGHEST EVER KNOWN
Rapid Rise Catches Cattle and
$5000 in Cotton.
ALL TRAINS ANNULLED
Streetcar Service Fa'ralyzed, Santa
Fe Roundhouses and Shops
Vnder Water, Water Plant
Flooded, Tracks Are Out.
GUTHRIE. Okla.. Nov. 29. As a re
sult of a 4S-hour downpour in the val
ley of the Cottonwood River and its
tributaries, the Cottonwood overflowed
here tills afternoon. Several hundred
homes are partly under water in West
Guthrie, and S00O persons are homeless
tonight.
The river at o'clock tonight was
one foot higher than ever before in its
history and rising 12 inches an hour.
Hundreds of people who refused to
get out of the flood district, believing
that the river would not rise as rapid
ly as it did. fired shots of distress to
night, and hundreds of boats with
rescuers brough the tardy ones to
places of safety.
Rivers Rise Rapidly.
It is believed that a few persons are
still in their homes.,
So rapid was the rise In the Cotton
wood that 20 head of cattle in the af
fected district were drowned before
they could be got out of the waters.
Streetcar service Is completely at a
standstill. The city's water plant Is
under water.
Five thousand dollars' worth of cot
ton belonging to the Farmers' Oil Mill
was washed away, and 2010 bales are
still In the water." The Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe roundhouse and shops
are Inundated.
All Trains Annulled.
All railroad trains In and out of
Outhrle have been annulled. Near
Seward, Okla., the Santa Fe tracks are
out and the railroad bridge at Red
Rock has been washed out. Tho Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas and the Fort
Smith & Western rfailroads report
many miles of track out near this city.
The Denver, Enid and Gulf train Is
waterbound at Crescent. The Eastern
Oklahoma railroad trains are being
held at Stillwater. According to re
ports reaching this city, many miles of
track on these two roads are either
washed out or so completely under
water that It is impossible to move
trains.
Reports from Trinidad, in the southern
part of the state, say that 20 Inches of
snow lies on the level in that section and
in Northern New Mexico. The storm there
has been in progress for two days and
train service is demoralised. The Santa
Fe, Colorado & Southern and Denver &
Rio Grande lines run through that terri
tory. The southern end of the storm area
reaches the Texas line.
The district traversed by the Burlington
Road in the northern part of the state
experienced the brunt of the storm In
that section. From Yuma comes a report
of a 16-Inch enowfall, and from Fort Mor
gan, about half way between Yuma and
thii city. 14 inches.
Around Greenley and Fort Collins, on
the line of the Union Pacific's connecting
branch between Denver and the main line
at Cheyenne, the snow is a foot deep. The
C'nion Pacific and Rock Island lines east
are under a foot of snow, according to
reports from Ljmon, a Junction point In
Eastern Colorado.
Until tonight there was but little wind
and the temperature was mild. Indicating
a quick thaw. But toward midnight a
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PROMINENT FIGURES
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tary of Multaomak Delegation.
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Overall, Big Californian, Also Re
ceives Inducements to Flay
Wlth Other Teams.
' CHICAGO, Nov. 29. (Special.) Man
ager Chance is not the only one of the
Cubs Insisting on more pay for' his next
season's work. All of the champions
are after higher stipends, hot, and
heavy. Unless an ante is raised in the
case of Mordecal Brown and Ovie Over
all, the two star pitchers of the team,
they are pretty certain not to play.
Brown has been offered $5000 by the
proprietor of one of the local semi-pro
clubs to take charge of a team and
manage Its affairs. A whole wad will
be in the bank for Brown any time he
will consent to sign. To pay such a
sum would be a risky business move,
but a celebrity like Brown could draw a
lotful of people every Saturday and
Sunday.
As other expenses would be trivial,
a club with Brown at Its head might be
a financial winner. Practically the same
kind of an inducement has been held
out to Overall, and the popularity of
the big Californian undoubtedly would
make a whale of a drawing card.
BARREL CAUSES DEATH
Elevator Rope Breaks and Man
Testing It Is Killed.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 29. Fred L. Stev
enson, of 2941 Kansas avenue, lost his
life today when a rope supporting a home
made'clevator gave way, allowing a bar
rel of paint to fall on him.
Stevenson and his father-in-law. Arthur
Crouch, were at work In a building near
Thirty-ninth Place and Vermont avenue
in which the latter intended to start a
paint store. They had constructed an
elevator for the purpose of hoisting goods
to a second-floor and loaded it with a
barrel of paint as a test.
The rope gave way. The barrel tipped
over and crushed Stevenson's head, kill
ing him Instantly.
Idle Coke Ovens Start.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. Nov. 29. More
than 2000 coke ovens in the t Norfolk &
Western fields, whioh have been idle for
almost a year, resumed operations to
night INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TKPTKRTAT'S Mayitnum temperature. 44
decrees; minimum. '.VI.
TODAV'H Rain, possibly turning to mow;
colder; northerly winds.
Foreign. "
Haytien revolutionists marching on capital.
Page 1.
Chinese boycott threatens to extend to Brit
ish goods. Page 1.
?iat!onaL
Tariff Commission discusses schedules on
sundries. Page 3.
Annual report of Postmaster-General rec
ommends parcels post and postal savings
banks. Page S.
Report issued by Government showing prog
ress of work on Panama Canal. Page 8.
FJeet makes ready to continue voyage De
cember 1. Page 3.
Foreign nations commend American-Japanese
agreement. Page 2.
Political.
WoodruhT withdraws from New York Sena
torial race, assuring election of Root.
Page 1.
T B Wilcox heartily favors petition plan
to retrieve pledged legislators. Page 4.
Domestic
President gives order tor his bunting shoes.
Page 1.
Floods in Oklahoma: part of Guthrie under
water. Page 1.
Springfield rioters may be tried 35 at once.
Page 1-
Rescuers take 2.". bodies from mine where
explosion occurred. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Chinese hela at Bay City detention shed
escape. Page 4.
Finch's record in Albany not good one.
Page 8.
Unn County teachers to open annual In
etltute today. Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
John B. Coffey elected chairman of Mult
nomah legislative delegation. Page 1.
Officers suspect that Ralph B. Fisher was
victim of conspiracy. Page 8.
Arrest ot Finch brings total murderers In
County Jail to 12. Page 8.
Cornerston. of Y. M. C. A. building will be
laid Friday. Page 12.
legislators will probably break from State
ment Issue in electing officers. Page 9.
Captain J. H. Pruett addresses Portland
pilots. Page 8.
Catholic clergy dedicate new Christian
Brotherhood College. Page 12.
Russian laborer beaten and robbed by gang
which destroys his property and tears
down his house. Page 14.
Dr William H. Heppe advises return to
Puritanical simplicity. Page 12.
Cltv has power in charter to operate elec
tric lighting plant. Page 9.
AT POLITICAL CONFERENCE
Jay Bowrriuan. Candidate for
President of Senate la Coming
Legislature.
Assures His Election
as Senator.
IN CONFERENCE WITH TAFT
President-Elect Pleased at
Woodruff's Action.
MEANS SUPPORT IN SENATE
New York's ex-Goverr(or Lays Aside
Personal Ambition, for Sake of
Party Success in State and
National Affairs.
HOT SPRINGS. Nov. 29. Timothy I
Woodruff, chairman of the New York Re
publican State Committee, today elim
inated himself from the Senatorial race In
favor of Secretary of State Root. This
action was taken after a conference with
President-elect Taft, and was followed
by statements from both Mr. Taft and
Mr. Woodruff.
Aside from these statements, each of
which concedes the election of Mr. Root
to succeed Mr. Piatt on January 19 next,
no details of the conference were made
known. Mr. Taft said:
"I can only say that I am much pleased
at the attitude that Governor Woodruff
has taken. He has been moved by an
earnest desire to promote party harmony
and has established his claim to the grat
itude of the Republicans of New York
and also of the country at large for mak
ing it as certain as possible that such a
statesman as Mr. Root will be chosen to
represent that state in the Senate.
Strong Support In Senate.
"I am personally very much pleased,
now that I have had to give up my pur
pose to continue Mr. Root in the Cabinet,
that I shall have the support and assist
ance which he will render to the admin
istration with his great ability and his
knowledge of Governmental affairs. I am
sure, from what I know, that the action
of Mr. Woodruft and the election of Mr.
Root will conduce to great harmony
among the Republicans In New York and
will strengthen the party."
Mr. Woodruffs statement follows:
"I have refrained from all public dis
cussion of the United States Senator
ship, and have made no statement as to
what my course concerning it would
be, both because of the views I hold
that the power of the state committee
should not be used to further the can
didacy of any person against another
and also because I have been await
ing the disposition of all matters left
over, from the Congressional Commit
tee, including the preparation and filing
of our financial statement before giving
this matter my serious consideration.
As soon as this work was cleared up I
came to Hot Springs at the request of
the President-elect.
Glad to Help His Party.
"I have learned from him that, as it
is now definitely determined that he
cannot retain Secretary Root's services
in the Cabinet, he is very desirous, but
without interfering in the matter, that
this administration shall have the ben
efit in the Senate of the exceptionally
valuable assistance which Mr., Root can
render by reason of his Intimate knowl
edge of all the important matters with
which the Government has been con
cerned, both at home and abroad, dur
ing the McKInley and Roosevelt admin
istrations. All will doubtless agree with
me that every right-minded supporter
and well-wisher of Judge Taft should
subordinate any personal ambition to
whatever may seem to be essential to
the complete success of the new ad
ministration. "Furthermore, the unanimous support
of Secretary Root by the state organ
ization would unquestionably insure
harmonious party action by the state
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HELD YESTERDAY
C. X. McArthur. Candidate for
Sneaker of Houae ta Coming
Legislature.
Objects to Activity of British in Ef
forts to Call Off Jap
anese Boycott.
HONGKONG, Nov. 29.-(Special.) By
taking stringent measures . in behalf
of Japan to stop the Chinese boycott of
the Japanese, the Hongkong govern
ment is greatly disturbing the Chinese
community and to such an extent that
they have decided to petition the Sec-
Timothy I.. Woodruff, Wrhose
Withdrawal From New Yorli
Senatorial Race la Announced.
retary of State. If the petition falls
to stop the peisecution, as they call it,
it is probable that the British will be
boycotted.
The government has already banished
one editor and one merchant without
trial. Six others, including the editor
of a newspaper and Its manager, have
been ordered to leave the colony, the
editors because they published boycott
news, and the merchants f.or alleged
connection with the recent riots. It is
stated that two merchants have de
clined to leave the colony in order to
have a test of their case in the courts.
The greatest dissatisfaction prevails
and many Chinese firms threaten to
leave the colony.
MAN MANGLED IN MACHINE
W. Vaughn, Engineer, Found Dead
in Pumping Station.
Los ANGELES, Nov. 29. William
Vaughan, 40 years old and single, em
ployed as a pumping engineer by the Mis
sion Land Company at its plant near
San Fernando, was found dead on the
floor of the pumping-room tills morning.
From the appearance of the body, which
was badly crushed and mangled, and the
Indications in the room, it is evident that
he was caught in the-belf, whirled around
the shafting and dashed to death.
JURY FREES TELEGRAPHER
Finds G. A. Mitchell Xot Guilty of
Fatal Wreck In Montana.
THOMPSON, Mont., Nov. 29. A ver
dict o not guilty was brought in last'
evening by the jury in the case of the
state against G. A. Mitchell, a telegraph
operator charged with criminal negli
gence resulting in the fatal wreck at
Olive last September, when passenger
train No. 5 and freight train No. 58
crashed together on the Northern Pa
cific. Mitchell has been in jail here
since the time of the wreck.
BOMB EXPLODED IN SPAIN
Printing Works Blown Up, but No
body Is Killed.
LISBON, Nov. 29. A dynamite bomb
exploded today in a printing works at
Villa Nova de Portina, province of Al
garve, wrecking the works. : There was
no casualty. The police - arrested a man
who was seen lurking near the building.
E. J. Jnejcer, Temporary Chair
man at Meeting- of Multnomah
Delegation.
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Government Forces
Are Defeated.
REVOLUTION STTTPiuY
Leader, General Simon, Very
Popular in Island.
FIERCE FIGHT COMING
Revolutionists Expected to Reach
Port an Prince in -18 Hours.
Government Will Give "o Fig
ures of Casualties.
PORT AU PRINCE, Nov. 29. The rev
olutionsts. under command of General
Antolne Simon, the ex-commander of the
Department of the South, following up
their victory over the government forces
at Anseavean, are pushing up to Port au
Prince. They have driven back the gov
ernment troops many miles and hava
seized the towns of Miragoane and Petit
Goave.
It Is believed that General Celestin
Cyriaque, . Minister of War, who took
refuge in the German Consulate of tha
former town. Is still there, but It la
feared that there will be many deser
tions to the revolutionary army.
President Nord Alexis has energetically
rejected the suggestion that he gave up
the struggle, and the government is now
actively engaged In organizing Its forces
for a strong rescue. Three divisions of
well-disciplined troops under command of
General Andre, Minister of the Interior
and Police, occupy a position about six
miles outside of the city. These troops
are entrenched at the convergence of
three roads and hold a commanding posi
tion. Insurgents Are Advancing.
The south approach to the city is being
fortified, and. Korts Eisoton and Mcrcrei"
mounting modern artillery, conunand ' f.
road. Just how long It will tal"- t;i
Revolutionists to come from Mi'
which is about 50 miles froir ' or ..
Prince, is a matter of doubt. An tb.
are no government forces V clie-; ..
they are likely to reach U1' ' ' "vt r.n
4S hours. The engagem - l be scrums,
and it is thought t' .- ::-a n-.ay be
landed from the warshi. no-; in the har
bor for the purpose of preventing pillage
and injury to the foreign : -aidents.
At present there is much excitement
in this city, for while there have been
revolutions in Hayti, none has been
so successful at the outset as the pres
ent. General Simon, who was comman
der of the Department of the South for
20 years, Is recognized as a strong man,
and is exceedingly popular.
Leader Is Popular.
He was ordered a month ago by
President Nord Alexis to come to this
city to confer with the President on
political matters, but it was said If he
did so his life would be in danger, and
the General made ready to repel any
attack of the government He has a
strong following at Alx Caches, and
when he was declared a rebel thousands
flocked to his banner theTe and In the
towns of Jeremle and Aquln. Ills suc
cess in forcing General Le Conte and
his followers to flee and his late suc
cess in routing the force i-r11-: Gen
eral Celestin at Ar.scivea.'i iu r-eh-ably
brought man.- more Ha- t.
his command.
In addition to th'v. tho iea biocKaae
of three ports Instituted by the gov
ernment has proved a failure. Steam
ers, of the regular lines are touching
freely at these ports and it is a, block
ade in name oniy.
Foreign Vessels There,
The United States cruiser Tacomaand
the French training ship Duguy Tourin
are now in the harbor and the British
cruiser Scylla and the Italian cruiser
Fieromosa are expected within a few
days. It is impossible to ascertain the
casualties of the recent engagement at
Anseavaen, but it is understood that
the government forces lost many in
killed and wounded. A large number of
the wounded have been brought here by
the'Haytian gunboat Centenaire, but
the government is using all endeavors
to keep the information regarding its
defeat from the public
MAJOR LARRABEE RESIGNS
Denies. However, There Was Any
Friction With Garfield.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29 -Major Charlea
F. Larrabee, Assistant Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, has resigned, to take ef
fect November 30.
Major Larrabee denied reports that
there was friotion between Secretary of
the Interior Garfield and himself, and
said his resignation was due to Ill-health,
Wireless Picks I'p Tenjo Mara.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 29. The Jap
anese liner Tenyo Maru, from the Orient,
was reported by the steamer Rosencrans
by wireless this afternoon. At her pres
ent rate of speed she will make port early
tomorrow morning. Among the passen
gers on the Tenyo are many of the Pa
cific Coast business men returning from
their visit to Japan.