THE MORXING OREGONIAX, JIOND Y, JANUARY 2.jl90f.
RESCUE MADEJF
WRECK SURVIVORS
SIX LIS LOST
IN SEA TRAGEDY
CENTRAL FIGURE IN ILLINOIS SENATORIAL FIGHT
Every Garment In the
Cloak Department
Reduced
Children's tfi Infants'
Wear Reduced
Lowest Prices in Any
Sale of Room-Sized
Rugs, Lace
Curtains,
Etc.
Six Sailors Are Taken Off So
quel and Mate Removed
From Rocks.
Seven Ocean Liners Figure in
Ramming of Republic
by Fiorida.
I
VESSEL IS TOTAL LOSS
SHIP FINALLY GOES DOWN
Passengers Transferred to Baltic I
and Crew -Picked Up by Kcvenue
Cutler Gresham Baltic Head
ed for Port With Survivors.
BALTIC SEARS SANDY HOOK.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24 The
linmtr Bui tie, with the pnaaeniters
ct the iToamfm Florida and Re
public, wu reported at 1 :3 o'clock
tMs mornlnr as nearlnr her anchor
ace off Sanlr Hook, by the wire
less atatlon at Feafclrt. The Baltic
will anchor for the nlfht and will
not come up to the city for several
hours.
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XEJW YORK. Jan. 24. TJie drama of the.
sea, which for more than 24 hours hi
held the attention of tlie world, and which
has not been without tragic features, ran
through Its last sensational scenes with
the coming of Sunday's dawn, and tonight
Is tearing: the end.
The ramming of the White Star liner
Republic eariy Saturday morning by tha
Italian liner Florida, off . Nantucket,
Miss., has been followed by a series of
events constituting one of the most re
markable ocean mishaps on record.
Not V-ss thiin seven ocean liners the
Baltic, New York, Furnesia, La Lorraine
and Lucania and the two crippled ships,
Florida and Republic evre figuring in the
stirring story. The 442 passengers and
some members of the crew of the Repub
lic have undergone two transfers on the
open sea. first to the crippled Florida on
Saturday morning and again early today
to tlie more commodious Baltic.
Mi Killed in Accident.
Until an early hour today It was be
lieved no one was killed ur injured, but
shortly after midnight the wireless tele
graph flashed the news that two passen
gers on the Republic had been killed aud
two others injured. Late In tha day an
other wireless message told of four deaths
on board tlie F.oritia. either of members
of tiie crew or steerage passengers. The
identity of these was not made clear.
The message from Captain Ransom, of
the Baltic, to the White Star Company In
this city, gave the names of the dead
passengers as .Mrs. Eugene Lynch, of
Boston, and W. K. Mooney, a banker, of
Langdon, X. D.
The injured were Mrs. M. M. Murphy,
wire of lite financial agent of tlie Union
Central Ufe Insurance Company, of
Grand Forks, X. L., and Eugene Lynch.
or Huston.
Mr. Mooney and his wife were bound.
w ith Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, on a pleasure Revenue Cutter Gresham Takes Cap-
trip irum me v est io me jueaiierranean,
SKXATOlt ALI1EKT J. HOPKI.XS.
from the crippled liner and stood by
until she sank beneath the waves.
The Gre: ham and Seneca then headed
for the Massachusetts coast, and win
land Captain Sealby an! his brave crew
at Gayhead. Mass.. or Newport, R- L
As to the exact point of landing:, wire
less advices differ.
The point where the Republic went
down is described in brief wireless mes
sages received here tonlrbt as off No
Man's Land, a small island south of
Martha's Vineyard Island, oft the Mas
sachusetts coast.
The Italian liner Florlca, which
crashed Into the Republic in the dense
fog; off Nantucket early Saturday morn
ing and gave her me aeatn diow. is
slowly steaming towards New iorK,
convoyed by the American liner New
York.
The Baltic was in wireless communi
cation with the Fire Island station at
11 tonight, but did not define her posi
tion. The weather was very thick and
she could not be slgbted from the station.
It was considered unlikely that the
Baltic would come up the bay tonight
but would await daylight before pro
ceeding to her pier.
This, in brief, is the situation late to
night In the stirring story of the sea,
of which the first wireless flash of the
collision of the two big ships was re
ceived yesterday morning.
REPUBLIC SINKS OFF . ISLAND
HOPKINS HAS HOPE
Expects to Be Elected on 13th
Ballot Tuesday.
FOSS IS ACTIVELY IN RACE
Congressman Goes to Springfield to
Make. Hard Fight for Toga.
Hopkins' Friends Assert
He Has 9 5 Votes.
(Continued from First Page.)
mid occupied staterooms on the port side.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch occupied an adjoin
ing stateroom.
Meager Xc9 Received.
The company cannot unle rstand how
ti.e passengers were killed or Injured in
that part of the Republic, which, it is
understood, was struck amldship. Anx
ious friends and relatives besieged the
White Star othcea with inquiries as to
Mm, risen on the Republic. Other than
t ho brief wireless messages of Captain
Ransom, of the Baltic, which were made
public, no news was received.
The bodies of the dead and the in
jured are on the Baltic. The steamer
l'utnam has been chartered by tlie com
pany and will go alongside the Baltlo
when she reaches quarantine Monday,
she is not expected to come up the bay
tonight. "
Shortly befora midnight the re-transfer
of the passengers from the Florida to the
Baltic began. Fortunately, tlie seawas
as placid as a lake. Meanwhile the Re
public drifted away in the murk and was
lost to the sight of those on board the
Baltic and Florida.
CaptaLn Sealby and a boat's crew drift
ed alongside Che Republic in a gig and
were keeping watch over tho disabled
. liner when she became enveloped in fog
at 10 o'clock last night, and was lost to
the view of the Baltic
Passengers Transferred to Baltic.
Early today the transfer of passengers
to the Baltic was computed, and Captain
Itanaom sent a wireless message to New
York that he was going In search of the
Republic. As the morning advanced t tic
fog lifted and the disabled steamship was
p-cked up. The gored liner scorned to be
floating more easily and Captain Sealby
and his boat crew, who had remained
alongside ail night, went aboard. The
wireless operator, who had stuck to his
ship until ordered off by the captain, ob
tained some new storage tanks and also
returned to the disabled liner.
Meanwhile a fleet of salvage tugs had
arrived at the scene, and the American
liner Ne'v York had taken a position near
tiie Florida, whilt the Anchor liner Fur
nesia. which had come up during the
night, stood by ready to render assist
ance.
Shortly bofore 10 o'clock Captain Ran
som received a wireless from his com
pany's officials to bring the Baltic and
the rescued passengers to this port, with
out remaining with the Republic. Within
a few minutes after receipt of the order.
the Baltic was headed away to the west
ward for this port.
A wireless message from the Baltic,
wnlch ii bringing the passengers of the
Republic and Florida to New York, re
ported her position off hire Island at S:40
this evening. The weather Is very thick
and the observation station was unable to
sight her at 11:30 p. M.. though it
said sha was in that vicinity.
tain and Crew Aboard.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. The Republic
haa sunk, according to a wireless dis
patch received from Soiasconset tonight.
The dispatch read:
"Republic gone down. No one on board.
AH crew safe on revenue cutter urea
ham."
An hour later another wireless mes-
s.ure was received stating that the reve
nue cutter Gresham with the Republic's
crew on board was proceeding to Gay
head-
Tiii. Reraihlle sank at 8:oO tonlgnt. on
No Man's Land, a small island south of
Martha's Vineyard Island, oft the Massa-
chusetts coast. This Information was
received here tonight by the l.nlted
Wireless Company from Captain Fisher,
of the steamer City of Memphis, which
Is bound from Savannah for Boston,
contain Fisher added that all of tlie Re
public's crew were saved and are safely
aboard the revenue 'cutter uresnam.
A wireless dispatch from Captain
Sealby. of the Republic, timed 10:14 P. M.
and addressed to tho White Star line of-
fir-era In this city, reads as follows:
Renubllc sunk. All hands saved.
Making Gayhead on the Gresham."
Mooney Prominent Dakotan.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., Jan. 24. W. J.
Mooney. who was killed In tne collision
of the steamers Republic and lonaa.
was 62 years old. and was engaged In
the banking and real estate business at
Lara Jon. X. D. He was considered one
of the wealthiest men In the state.
BOTH COLUMBIA AND WILLAM
ETTE RIVERS RECEDE.
RAMMED REPUBLIC GOES DOWN
Railroad Troubles Lessened and
Washington and Idaho Towns
Get Mail Again.
Flood conditions on the Columbia and
Willamette Rivers have Improved greatly
during the past 24 hours. The Columbia
is falling at The Dalles, but the rapid fall
has le many small craft and wood scows
stranded on the banks. There Is still
uch Ice in the river, and several parties
crossed on the floes yesterday. There is
darucer of an ice Jam at this point.
The Willamette fell five feet at Albany
end now stands at 17 feet at that place.
Railroad conditions are fast improving.
At Colfax, Wash., the first train in a
week went through, and tracks are being
rapidly put In shape tn Whitman County.
In Tow of Two Steamers Which Take LENTS RESIDENT IS GONE
Captain and Crew.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. The palatial
ocean steamship Republic, of the White
Star 'ine. which was in collision with
the Italian liuer Florida early Saturday
morning off Nantucket. Mass.. went
down at 8:30 tonight.
No one was lost. Her passengers
were taken off many hours before and
are or. the steamship Baltic, which was
o.T Sandy Hook at a late hour, making
for this port. The Republic was in tow
of the revenue cutter Gresham and the
derelict destroyer Seneca, proceeding; to
New York, when she sank.
On board her was Captain Sealby,
with a volunteer detail of the crew.
They had towed them a : uort distance
when the Republlo began to settle rap
idly. Seeing no hope of saving tha
ship. Captain Sealby gave the order to
abandon her. and the crew was taken
off by the Gresham, which cast loose
J. V. Garrison Takes His 5-Year-OId
Son With Him.
J. V. Garrison, erf Lents, has disap
peared, taking wltli him his 5-year-old
son. and the police have been unable
to locate him. Relatives and friends who
have aided in the search have also failed.
Garrison is said to have suffered a
paralytic stroke two years ago and is
believed to have been mentally affected
as a result, ne almost lost nis power
of speech through the attack and it is
hoped in this way to locate him.
He left his home at Lents Thursday
morning, taking the Utile boy with him.
He drew Sbi when he came down town
and Is known to have spent the night in
a lodging-house on Front street. He left
there Friday morning and since then he
has completely disappeared.
Senator than any other group of poli
ticians. These pledges to the Senator bind
every Senator to continue voting for him
until a majority of the signers decide that
some other course is more advantageous.
On the presumption that they will all re
main in the Hopkins column Tuesday, the
friends of the Senator base their predic
tion today that he will have a vote of
about 90 on the 13thvballot. With 94 or
95 votes, the Senator and his friends i
ae-rted, he will be re-elected.
Figaros He Has Majority.
That assertion raises the question of
Just how many votes it takes to elect a
United States Senator in the Illinois Gen.
eral Assembly. This is Mr. Hopkins' con
tention, as he explained:
"A majority of the State Senate and a
majority of the lower house are sufficient
In numbers to constitute a Joint session
of the Legislature. A man who gets a
majority of such a joint session would be
elected to the United States Senate. There
is no question about that, for the law Is
plain."
MONTANA DEALERS MEET
Retail Business Men Will Ask Leg
islature to protect Trade.
HELEJNA, Jan. 34. The Retail Mer
chants' Association of Montana, as well
as the implement dealers of the state,
will meet in Helena tomorrow to discuss
different features of their business. The
chief topic at the meeting will be pro
posed legislation which will be submitted
to the Legislature in an effort to get a
bill protecting the trade passed.
FOUND WITH .WIFE; SLAIN
Stephen Bodnar Kills M. Brisztella
on Angel Island.
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 24. Stephen
Bodnar. an ironworker, early today shot
and killed Martin Brisztella, a member
of the United States Knglneer Corps on
Angel Island, whom he found In com
pany with his wife. Mrs. Bodnar left
her husband about four months ago.
and began divorce proceedings.
Bodnar up to a late hour tonight had
not been apprehended.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dr. Horn., tha optician, third floor
Swetland building, guarantees satisfac
tion or money refunded. No fancy
prices.
Thompson, sight expert. Corhett bldg.
Victims in State of Exhaustion as
Hcstilt of Exposure to Fury of
Elements While Huddled on
Wreck and Rocks Nearby.
-ICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 24. The rescue
of the six men left on board the wrecked
American schooner Soquel fast on Sea
bird rocks, and Mate Swenson, who had
remained on the rocks, was effected this
morning soon after daybreak by the
crew of the Canadian Pacific steamer
Tees and the lifeboat crew from Barn
field, which went to the wreck on the
steamer Leebro. and all were transferred
to the United States revenue cutter Man
ning to be taken to Neah Bay for medical
treatment.
The bodies of the victims of the dis
aster. Captain Hennlngson's wife and
child, who were killed by falling spars,
when tho two aftermasts came down,
after the schooner drove on the rocks,
were not recovered, and the Bamfleld
life-saving crew made an effort this
morning to get the bodies from the lost
vessel.
When darkness came last -night the
Tees and the Leebro took the Jive men
recovered from the little rock oft Sea
bird Islet to Bamfleld. The United States
Steamship Manning, which arrived from
Neah Bay with the United States life
boat and life-saving crew, threw her
searchlight upon the wreck and stood by
during the night.
At low water shortly before daylight
Captain Hennlngson and those with him
Joined Mate Swenson on the rock, having
refused to leave with the five others
rescued yesterday until the survivors who
remained on the wreck were taken also.
The men were all In a state of exhaus
tion, several suffering from injuries.
Reports from the scene of the wreck
furnished yesterday were in error as to
the name of the captain whose wife and
daughter were killed by the falling
masts. Captain Charles Hennlngson, a
master well known in Pacific Coast ship
ping circles, was in command of the
wrecked vessel, and it was his family
who lost their lives. The corrected in
formation is given from telegrams and
letters sent here by ownrs of the vessel.
Captain Jamisen. reported as the wreck
victim, is In command of the schooner
Salem, of the same ownership.
Seabird Isle, where the wreck oc
curred, lies off the entrance to Pachena
Bay, but a short distance from where
the steamer Valencia was lost two years
t.- KvMav and close to the scene
of the wreck of the steamer Michigan
some years before. The Islet and two
outlying rocks wnicn lorra mo sw
are bare, the main Islet being about 10
m . k.. th. mi tor and the two out
lying rocks are usually awash at high
water. The passage ueince.i
the shore is not considered safe. Pa-
i d t. oMnt a miles from Bonllla
Point, and is about two miles deep in
a northerly direction ana nan im
u ,iv, frim flve to six fathoms of
water. It opens to the south and south
west and there Is usually a strong eii
running Into the bay. At its head,
i. , west side, there is a
inougu, , .
stream where boats can find shelter in
bad weather. .
a -Pachena Point there is a Govern- I
ment wireless telegraph station. The
wreck can be seen from both Pachena
and Cape Beale stations.
THIS PLANNED AS LAST TRIP
Captain Henningsen Therefor Took
Wife and Child With Him.
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-The wife
nr ConlAin Carl Henningsen. who, with
her little girl was killed by falling spars
i cehooner Soauel went on the
rocks, was the daughter of Peter Brandt,
foreman of the Southern t-acmc snopa ai
West Oakland.
AAn-HinD- tn their friends, this was t
i KAn tha lnnt vovasre of Captai:
Henningsen, who ror mat reason u.on.
ti " nH littia rimichter with him
i. .Av.nnAT nr wnicn ne was in
master.' Upon his return it was his in
tentlon to give up tne sea.
JAPS REMAIN IN ORIENT
(Continued from First Page.)
n new nollcv in the matter of directing,
so far as Is possible, the movement of
Its emigrating labor class. It wants time
in work the policy out ana expects mat
a reasonable degree of patience will be
used by the people If the tjnlted Estates.
"It Is slgnlticant that only a few days
ago the San Francisco members of the
delegation which recently visited Japan,
sent a written protest against the anti-
Japanese legislation pending in the Cali
fornia General Assembly. I think they
all returned with a tine and Just appre
ciation of the excellent qualities of the
Japanese people and with a firm convlo
tion of the good laitn ana irienaiy ais-
positlon of the Japanese government.
The Japanese situation is very acute
in Pacific Coast countries, those directly
affected by a surplus of Japanese la
borers. But the principle which should
be borne in mind on the Pacific Coast
and elsewhere la 'that the two govern
ments will probably dispose of thli
question in a satisfactory manner if the
people will have patience and not em
barrass and frustrate the efforts of the
President and diplomatic departments
It is still entirely possible by the usual
methods and through the usual chan-
OREGONIAN READERS CAN PREPARE RECIPE
Elderly Folks Here in Portland
Should Value Home-Made
Mixture.
The a-reat majority of men and women
at the age of 60 years begin to feel
the first signs of advancing age in some
form of kidney trouble and blad
der weakness. Few are entirely free
from that torturous disease, rheuma
tism, which is not a disease in -itself,
but a symptom of deranged function
of the kidneys, which have become
clogged and sluggish, falling in their
duty of sifting and straining the poi
sonous waste matter, uric acid, etc.,
from the blood, permitting It to remain
and decompose, settling about the
Joints and muscles, causing Intense
pain and suffering.
The bladder, however, causes tne old
folks the most annoyance, especially at
night and early morning.
Hundreds of readers who suffer will
find the following, which Is known as
the Dandelion mixture, the most harm
less and effective treatment to clean
the system 'of rheumatic poisons, re
move irritation of the bladder and re
lieve urinary difficulties of the old peo
ple. It is a true vitalizing tonic to the
entire kidney and urinary structure, re
invigorating the entire" system.
The Dandelion mixture consists of
the following simple prescription, the
ingredients of which can be obtained
from any good pharmacy at small cost:
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one - half ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla three
ounces. Shake well In a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and upon going to bed, also drink
plenty of water.
This prescription, though simple. Is
always effective in the diseases and
afflictions of the kidneys and bladder
and rheumatism.
' H Ji RIMIN I n 1 fi"'
W TTi j II The Reductions on
S f Continue as Adver-
Extraordinary Clear
ance Values of Dress
Goods, LineHS, Wash
Goods, Curtain Mate
rial?, Etc.
nels to secure Just treatment for the
Japanese and Just consideration of the
real Interests of this country.
"The conduct of foreign italrs in both
countries is entrusted to the hands of
men of uncommon wisdom, experience
and ability, and the people of the United
States and the people of Japan can well
afford to await their disposition of the
question at Issue."
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STIRS
4.1ALIFORXIANS
Lively Week Expected on Japanese
Question at Sacramento.
SAX FRAXCISCO, Jan. 24. (Special.)
With President Roosevelt Interested
and expectant, Governor Gillett thor
oughly angry. Speaker Stanton unalter
ably opposed to drastic anti-Japanese
legislation, and friends of such meas
ures equally determined to force their
pet bills through both house of the Leg
islature, the deliberations of the As
sembly this week will have wide Inter
est. Yesterday Grover L. Johnson Intro
duced the Camenetti Joint resolution
memorializing Congress to extend the
terms and provisions of the Chines ex
clusion laws to a.rp1y to and to include
all Asiatics. Yesterday Sackett, by re
quest, presented a bill to amplify the
i existing laws by providing separate ele
mentary schools for Chinese and Mon
golians. Wednesday next Drew's bill
inhibiting the ownership of property by
aliens who are not citizens of tlie United
States, and Johnson's measure prohibit
ing aliens from serving as directors of
corporations will come up as special
orders.
There is but one topic in the capltol
Japanese. Many resolutions have been
received by the legislature from com
mercial and religious- bodies protesting
against the passage of the anti-Japanese
measures, and warning legislators of the
danger of stirring up this question of
discrimination against the proud and
sensitive Japanese. Drew, who intro
duced the alien bill, has agreed to
amend his measure by striking out the
clause, "Who Is not a citizen of the
United States."
The bill will then read, "No alien shall
acquire title to or own land in the State
of California."
Governor Gillett Is strongly opposed to
any anti-Japanese legislation at this
time, regarding it as unwise and uncalled
for. He will probably veto any bill that
may be passed.
Speaker Stanton, of the Assembly, Is
also opposed to such legislation and he
has given out that he will not permit
in the discussion on the floor any attacks
on the President or the attitude of the.
Administration toward the Japanese.
This Is mainly directed against Johnson,
who hates Roosevelt and never misses
an opportunity to express his antipathy.
Johnson, Drew and others have stirred
up much bitter feeling by their declara
tions that the President's telegram on
Japanese measures was an insult to
California and to the Legislature, which
they should resent by promptly adopt
ing all their drastic measures.
Johnson's argument Is that Californians
have waited patiently for two years1 for
the President to redeem his promises,
but nothing has been done. Therefore,
he thinks tha state should enact laws to
protect itself against the Japanese. The
friends of these bills seem confident
that the coming week will see several
of the anti-Japanese measures adopted.
Drew Is especially optimistic about his
bill forbidding aliens to hold land.
At any rate, there will be a lively
row whether tho bills pass or not. In
the meantime. Congressman McKInlay
ii-ai- frnm Washlm'ton thllt fill action
on rivers and harbors appropriations for
the I'acinc coast is awaiting it icsuiv
of the coming fusw at Sacramento.