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48 PAGES PAGES 1 TO 1 Z VOL. XXIY-NO. 31. PQRTjLAXD; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHINESE REFUSE AMERICAN GOODS Orders Are Canceled Through Boycott. SHANGHAI STOPS BUYING San Francisco Firm First to Feel the Blow. MERCHANTS CALL MEETING Secretary Mctcalf Called to Discuss Chinese Crisis With Leading Men of Bay City Boycott Inspired In Peking. SAN' FRANCISCO, July 29. The Chi nese boycott on American goods, many times threatened and Just as oftenNlenled, is now a reality. Louis Gets, president of Getz Bros. & Co., one of the big import ing and exporting houses of this city4 re ceived a cable from Shanghai yesterday which reads as follows: "Cancel all orders. Boycott of Ameri can trade effective among Chinese mer chants. All business entirely suspended." This cablegram came from R. H. Van. Sant, the manager of the Getz branch house In Shanghai, and It means that none of the goods -which the Arm Is now preparing for shipment to China will be sent. It also means a tremendous loss, for Getz Bros. & Co. must cancel orders to the value of many thousands of dollars. Great aicctlng Called. As a result of the cablegram, Louis Getz is .making arrangements for a meeting of commercial bodies of this city. This meet ing will be held Monday at 1:30 in the Merchants' Exchange. Mr. Get la trying to have Victor Metcalf, Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor, at tend th meeting, in order that he may learn at first hand Just what the situa tion is and how the merchants of this city are going to meet It. Mr. Mctcalf will hear the views of "representatives of the Merchants', Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Merchants' Association, Manufacturers' and Produc ers' Association and the Pacific Coast Jpbbcrs and Manufacturers' Association. This gathering on Monday Is sure to bear an important relation to the future of the Chinese exclusion law. "I received the cable announcing the boycott yesterday," said Mr. Getz this morning. "It means a heavy loss to us. We have many orders of a miscellaneous kind which will have to be canceled, but whether the amount they Involve Is 530,000 or $50,000, or more or less, I do not care to say. The orders are for flour, meat, hardware, provisions, canned meats and many other things. None of them will be sent. This boycott means more to us than the loss of a few orders. We have a branch house in Shanghai and were about to open another In Hongkong.Our Shang hai house will have to suspend business, and all work on our Hongkong establish ment must cease. It would be foolish to go ahead while the present trouble Is un settled. Pekln Inspires Boycott. "The order sent out by the Chamber of Commerce and the mercantile guilds all over China calling for a boycott was In spired in Pekin. It orders all the people of the empire to boycott American schools, business products and ships, unless the exclusion treaty guarantees equitable treatment to travelers, students and mer chants entering the United States. That Is about the way It reads, and It was to take effect after August. Its action as far as we are concerned has been antici pated. "I am not in favor of bringing coolies into this country, but I certainly think that the merchants, travelers and stu dents coming here from China should re ceive the same treatment which American merchants, travelers and students de mand when they go to China or to France or England, or any other country." Mr.3etz would not say Just what course he would propose when Metcalf meets the commercial bodies of the city on Monday. PORTLAND NOT YET AFFECTED Exporters Have Had Xo Orders Can celled So Far. y Portland exporters to Chinese ports de clare that up to the present the boycott has not, been felt In their lines. There has been comparatively light trade dur ing the Summer, the merchants on the other ride being Inclined to await lower prices than have prevailed, especially- in foodstuffs, which. It is practically cer tain, will follow harvest of the new grain crop. "The Portland Flouring Mills Company has not a large amount of Chinere orders on hand Just now," said President Theo dore B. Wilcox, of that company, last night. "We have consignments in tran sit, but have no fear but that they will be taken care of all right. That dispatch from San Francisco Indicates that the matter Is becoming serious and will make those who have nt given the matter tiny thought appreciate that Oriental trade Is of great Importance and should be looked after." President W. D. Wheelwright, of the Chamber of Commerce, had no Informa tion t the boycott's having been applied to Pacific Coast goods until informed by The .Oragealan. "This action," mM be. "wax to fc feared, as already recognise by persons engaged In trade with China. I cave not heard of any Portland export ers having orders cancelled, but the sit uation Is one that commands attention and consideration of business Interests." FUNDS FROM AMi OVER' "WORLD Chinese Are Working Actively on Boycott xjf American Goods. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 29. (Special.) Funds are being collected from Chinese merchants the world over to fight the exclusion law In America. Amendments satisfactory to the Chinese are demand ed, and the fund raised by subscription will be at the disposal of the guilds now directing the boycott against American goods In China. Two of the most promi nent Chlpese merchants engaged In iusl ness In Seattle confirmed the statement that money would play a part In the Chi nese fight. The money Is being sent to China and will be spent from that coun try. Local Chinese merchants have not yet been asked to contribute, but they Insist they will do so If a request Is made. Private letters and Chinese papers pub lished In the larger cities of China have Just been received here, which give some of the; details of the campaign for funds; the movement Is general enough to take In merchants both at home and abroad. The actual purpose in applying the funds will not bo explained by Chinese mer chants. If Indeed they are acquainted with the plans. Local merchants Insist that the disposal of the funds Is to be left with men in China, and they express a will ingness to entrust them with the manage ment of the fight. A part of the money. It Is added, will be used to defray the ex- "penses of the boycott against American wares. Laboninlons are charged by the Chinese merchants with the responsibility for the too rigid crforcement of the exclusion act. Prominent Chinese merchants who had'planned to .see Commissioner of Immi gration Sargeant while he is on the Coast have decided not to appeal to him, but to make & fight for the revision of tne exclusion act, so to exempt merchants and students, and do away with the search of houses for coolies Illegally in the country. BOYCOTT AMERICAN SHIPS. Chinese Movement Extends 'Also to Foreign Railroad Concessions. SHANGHAI. July 29. The boycott aaginst American trade threatens to ex tend to shipping. Coolies are being urged not to assist In loading or discharging cargoes on American ships. A general anti-foreign feeling, similar to that which is being displayed against the Americans, is growing. This Is shown by the oppo sition to the various railway concessions involving British, French, Belgian and German capital. The boycott committee has forbidden Chinese to work on a new bulldlnc that the Standard Oil Company if building at uanton. Tne work is consequently at a standstill. The boycott of American Imports was Initiated doubtless by students educated In Europe, Japan and America, and has assumed proportions which It would be impost ible to ignore. The unanimity with which the local native guilds, including the Important guild of Cantonese mer chants, are enabled to pass resolutions undertaking not to puraiase American products is most striking; The Consular protest Is treated with ridicule by the Taotal, who professes him self powerless to curb the free action of Chinese merchants. A genuine Indication of growth of native public opinion is shown by telegrams Indicating a readi ness to co-operate in the movement. which have been interchanged between Nankin, Hankow. Canton. Ching Tu and other places. The effect of the boycott is not being felt by the leading American firms, banks and insurance agencies. which regard the business Instincts of Chinese as dominating their new-born patriotism. A significant feature of the boycott Is that It is confined to refusal to make fresh contracts. Existing contracts are being fulfilled, while the extensive for ward business done during the last few months renders new purchases of Imports unlikely. INSPECT OX OTHER SIDE. Proposed That Chinese Be Scrutin ized Before They Start. WASHINGTON. July 29. (Speeial.)-A new way out of the perplexing difficulties surrounding the enforcement of the Chi nese exclusion law is being considered by the Department of Commerce and Labor. It Is proposed to put the regulations into more practicable form and at the same time throw a sop to Chinese susceptibil ities by having the Inspecting and rcgu latlng done on the other side. This can be managed by establishing representatives of the state and immigra tion services at ports In China with -a view to examining the claims of Chinese desiring to come to America, and if the examination proves that they are exempt, to Issue credentials to them, which will be accepted without question at American ports. By this plan the Investigation will be much more simple and satisfactory. Reformers Greet Emperor. VICTORIA, July 29. The Chinese Re form Association of Victoria today sent a lengthy cable to the Chinese Emperor, through the British Minister at Pekln. congratulating him upon his birthday and wishing him an "early restoration of powerful royal China." PAY HER HUSBAND ALIMONY Mrs. "Nlshwltz Loses in Very Unusual Case. DENVER, Cola. July 29. Special.) The famous divorce case of Louise M. Nlshwltx against A. W. Nlshwltx has been settled, the woman being ordered "to pay her husband $1500 alimony. This Is the only case known In the State of Colo rado where a woman has been compelled to pay her husband alimony. For more than three years the suit has been In the courts. When first filed. Mrs. Nlsh wltx asked for a divorce, alleging that her husband treated her with cruelty. Nlshwltz claimed that his wife had JW,- 00J In money and property, of which she was desirous of defrauding him. First they tried the case In the County Court. and the woman was granted a divorce. The husband, however, would not give In so easily, so to the District Ceurt of Mesa County went the litigants and there a like result was obtained. The Delta. District Court was the next place, and, there Mas. Nlshwltz was also Court went 2ClshwItz, avd there the case rested some time. Finally the Supers Court seat It back to tto court at Lit tleton, and ordered & veadlct for NUh- wHz. who, although he 6om not wuppart a wife, U to receive attamty. G THE Attendance at the Exposition Now Lacksbut a Few Thousands. THURSDAY WILL RtACH IT Some Comparative Statistics Show ing How the Admissions to the Centennial Have Varied Daring Various Weeks. ADMISSIONS. 23,4 K. The admissions department of the Exposition reported lut night that the attendance- yesterday was 23.402. The total attendance Is rapidly Hear ing the million mark, the attendance, up to date being 02,350. It the attendance at the Lewis and Clark Exposition does not decrease and holds Its own for the next few days, by Thursday the total admissions will have passed the million mark. Only 57,611 ad missions are lacking to make the total attendance since the opening of the Ex position 1.0OT.O00. It Is expected that the attendance at i the Exposition today will be very large. because of the opening of the Trail.. and both Sunday and Monday promise to be good days. The Exposition officials, how ever, say that as a rule the attendance .v.... it v. . .v.. ".. r v. - ra 1 . . " V "7 .r ,, His shrieks for help were not heard and they do not look for the million mark by paS9er8 oa the Allso-street bridge, to be passed before the returns are re- J and not untn this evening was he de ceived Wednesday night. However. If the j covered by two men. Physicians say attendance is ugm me tore pan oi ine .... . . ... . ... . .V. i . ...... ... V V ' V ' V ' '-I, week, it will take Thursday's attendance ' to pass the million mark, which Is the ' .V.- IVuJlInn nfflrlltl ' Up to July 19 the attendance was 75, 207. The total attendance up to last night was M2.355. which leaves & difference of 15,073- This Is an average of more than 17.030 for the last '11 days. . A continua tion of this average would place the at tendance at the million mark by Wednes day night. , With the exception of yesterday, last week at the Exposlon was almost devoid of special events, but In spite of this fact the attendance did not fall off" to any great extent, although the effect was noticeable. The attendance of the first week the Exposition was open to the public was S?,27S. The largest attendance for the week was from June -29. to July 5, when there were 141.415 admissions. The week ending July 26, has the-next to the larg est attendance, the admissions being 130,-364- Had it not been for the tremendous attendance on the Fourth of July., the week ending July 25 would have eclipsed all records. UTENEO II OF WITS CALTFOIUTXAX SIIYKS IN StTMP-HOLE AT LOS ANGELES. Hearsed ' Tlaani Af terrrard. Covered With Oil sad Filth, a Ray. ' faar Maniac. LOS AXGELES. Cal., July 29. (Spe cial.) For nearly five hours George Gomez, a rancher, fought with death In a crude oil sump-hole In the dry bed of the Los Angeles River. When he was found at 8 o'clock tonight, he was a maniac. Devoid of clothing, his body covered with oil and filth, he was pulled out of the hole, more dead than alive. While crossing the river bed early In the afternoon, Gomez, a stranger In Los 'Angeles, came upon a sump-hole filled with refuse of the oil-wells. He stepped boldly on the surface, which had the appearance of solid ground. In moment he was floundering help- lessly. Gomez mina is arrected permanently. WILL SCIENCE NICK THE MOSQUITO'S DEPEW HURRIES T05T0RH CENTER Senator Wants to Know Offi cially What Has Happened to Equitable; WILL NOT TALK JUST NOW Says He Was a Minor Stockholder In 1 Depcw Improvement Company, Which' "Used His Name at First Wlthout'Conscnt. NEW YORK. July 29. United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew arrived tonight from"- Southampton on the steamer St. Paul. ' He was met down the bay by a party of New York Cen tral officials on board a tugboat. Senator Depew; freely admitted that his. pleasure had been cut short. "I have come back- to the storm cen ter." he said. "A man'cannot fight his battleu 2000 miles from home, and as charges reflecting uporwrne have been I made, I have come back to state my side of the case. Tonight I have noth ing to say about theEquitable or the loan made to the Depew Improvement Company or as to my resignation. As soon as I can go over the papers In these various matters and get the of ficial news as to what actually trans pired In my absence, I will give out a statement that will cover these matters fully. At the proper time I sljall give to the public all the Information I have, so that they may know as much as I did about the Equitable and trans actions In which I was Interested." Regarding the Depew Improvement Company, Senator Depew said: I am only a minor stockholder. This company was started five years before I was connected with it. They used my SCYTHE? name at first without getting my con sent. Later I came Into the company with small holdings. When told of the election- of Paul Morton to the presidency of the Eqult abfe, the Senator said the choice was admirable and, ohat It 'pleased him highly. Regarding the Equitable and Us future, he saltj: In a year's time the Equitable will be stronger than ever and doing even a larger business than before. The Equitable Is all right financially, and after this disturbance blows over It will be the same as before, the strong est and bestlnsurance In this country." Senator Depew frankly discussed "Fads and Fancjes." He said that,' he was ' a subscriber, and had been for about four years. "1 subscribed for the book." he said, "because I .liked .the work. It was one of the most beautiful works I have ever seen. It cost me'for my subscrip ticm, somewhere around J1500." He denied that he had been threaten ed with the publication 6f- any scan dalous or undesirable stories about him If he did not subscribe. $1000 to Help the Boys. When afkedt if the work had been represented a"somethlng to help tho boys, along," he replied: It might have been. Really, lj can't remember that far back; you know, they usually do; It costs me $1000 a year to help the boys along. I find It hard to. re fuse my friends at all times, and that (Concluded on Pace 2.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER Tho Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 73 deg-.; minimum 60. Precipitation. 'none. TODAY'S Fair. Northwest winds. - The" War la the Tar East. urope regards Kooscveluaa arbiter in case Russia and Japan deadlock. Page 2. Demand for Indemnity strengthens" Russian war party, rase 2. Sato denies be told Japan's terms. Page 2. Xoreljra. Germany and Britain at dagger's drawn aooui Mnaing- urmsn neet to uamc Page 35" Emperori .discussed plan to make Baltic closed sea. Page 2. British fleet's' cruise In Baltic aimed at protecting Norway. Pago 3. Zionist Congress breaks up In riot. Page 2. Czar's Council called to adopt plan of "na tional assembly. Page 2. National. Chinese boycott causes orders from San Francisco Arm to ho canceled. Page 1. Taf t party gtren enthusiastic farewell at Toklo. Pago II. Government buys private ditches in Klam ath country. Page 3. Congress will put check on department ex penses. Page 3- Moore may bo prosecuted for booming nltro culture. Page 13. Polities. Mayor Dunne still stands by municipal own ership, page 2. . Yellow .Xover. More .eases, st New Orleans. Page 13. Suspects; arrive .on steamr.at Jfow.Tork, .Pago Louisiana; quarantined on all sides. Pago 13. ' Domestic. Senator Depew hurries. home to defend his action m Equitable affairs. Page 1. Hypnotism used' tb cure bad' boys. Pare 3. Evidence that Carlton inoeUUtid wives with tetanus. Page 3; Mee.tlng- of Springfield ; City .Council broken up oy ponce. Page X Pacific Caaai. D. Hooaey. breeder, charged with deception in iianuung i unregistered jersey Dull. Page 3. Seattle woman secures divorce from hus band to save him from the penitentiary. Page 4. "Work . On the Alaska Central Railway will bo carried -on all next winter. Page 3. Edwin SwltaTer. of Pendleton, beats his wife In the streets and escapes In automobile. Page 4. Washington County Grangers hold a big picnic at Scholls. Page 4. Compromise reached In regard to fishing at Sand Island in the' Columbia. FageM. Commercial asd Ma rise. Firm position of the coffee market. Page 33. Speculative sentiment In Wall street cheer ful. Page 33. Good crop reports weaken Chicago wheat market Page 35. Favorable weekly statement of Xevr York bank conditions. Page 33. Stroag-"market at San . Francisco for cured" fruits. Page 33. Wheat will more south very early. Page 4. Steamer Euroka chartered for September wheat. Pago 4. Sport. Busch wins championship at tennis! Page 19. Portland defeats Nelson on Guild's Lake. Page 16- Slwaahes take another ball game. Page 10. Bookies suffer at the races. Page 18. National championship games attract great athletes to Portland. Page 17. Gossip ct thedlamond. Page 17. Multnomah will train, new football players. Page 17. XjcxtU aad Claris Exposition. Admissions yesterday, 23.'4X; to date. 942.356- Page T. Southern California has great .day "at Fair. Pago 8.. . Scandinavians' celebrate at Exposition. Page S. Trail will open today. Pago 14. Elbert -Hubbard will speak at Exposition in spite of .ministers' protest. Page 1. Work of brilliant artists at Museum of Art. Page 30r. Lewis and Clark Fair Is a model city. Page 3t- Portland aad Ylclaltr. Defease- concludes testimony In Williamson case. aad. with the exception of one wit ness rebuttal 'U -all In. Page-10. Portland's clearances show wonderful growth.. Page 14. ,M. A. Const, of San Francisco. Invests In Portland .realty. Page. 10. Pool-sslllng case taken. ' under advisement. Page 14 Woodmen will blaze the Trait Page 8. Merchants dilatory la - paring licenses are .fined. Pare S Portraad ,man first iaken prisoner by Rus sians aad then by Japanese. Pago 9. Flvo: toss of' fruit condemned as unfit. Page . v." Grltzmacher finds "lot of Police Chief bur deasome. Pago 10. Klamath Falls as a city of destiny.' Page 181 Heaey" praises Jerome's crusade- against cor rupt members of the bench and bar. Pago 34. ' Featarea aad' Departaaeats. EdltorlaL Page S. " Church' aaBouacesaeats. Page IS. Oassiaetf advertisements Pages 15-23. How- attccessfal Portland business men roada their first X1W0. Page 39. Summer teat life la Portland. Pare 3s. Moustata c Iteming from Its human side. Page 40. The SwadCer, the Savage asd the Buckaroo. '.Page .41. Our eaae eaemr. tho house fly. Tage 41. FrederMc Has ki'i. letter. Page 44. Hamer tromIMiS Page- 45. " Raf Cea Page 47. ' SeelaL Pae 327? jBsasiao ews. fs ji. Braaaattc Pae Ml.a-sjo , ToWte 4itsatrt.Pg 4.V r T BUDGE HUBBARD Roycrofter "Will Speak at Ex position in Spite of the Ministers. OBJECTIONS. HAD ARISEN Philistine Editor Declares Portland Clergymen Condemn and Dis parage Without Knowing - Him or His Gospel. OPENING OF TRAIL MAX KEEP 'r MINISTERS AWAY. As the result of tho decision of ' Judge Frarer granting. Trail, managers , permission to keep open their places p of -amusement on Sunday., prominent ministers at hofme and abroad wilt , likely refine to come to Portland to i make addresses at tho Auditorium. ' . Rev. -2d win L. House said last night that he had received a letter, from , ' Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, of the "Con ' gregatlonal Church of Topska, Kaiw author of the well-known book "What , Would Jesus .Do If Ho Were on ' Earth?" saying that If tho Trail were opened on Sunday ho could not see his , way clear to make an address at tho Auditorium In Portland. "Rev. Jr. . Sheldon was to "apeak In Portland la ; about two 'weeks." said Rev. Mr. House, "but If the Trail Is opened I , -presume he will not feel at liberty to r make an address. I have not heard that ho -hasr changed his decision In ; this matter. Tho ministers; of course. 1 are against opening tho Trail. . "Another famous speaker, who I. think wilt object to speaking at tho , Fair. If the Trail is opened. Is Rav. W. H. Dawson, who I believe is ono of the most celebrated mlnlsters-ln tho- world. I have not heard direct , tho opinion of Rev. Mr. Dawson on ; the matter, but I should Judgothat he , '"ould ' take; the same stand aa tha i othersj" . Notwithstanding tho attitude of I churehaacn. (j,e x-rall wlll do D,tae85 , oh Sunday. Henry Reed said" last fdgat that the decision of the, court '-tfuld have to stand. "Thamalter , has been decided." said Mr. Reed. "ana" there la nbthlng. we can do. Tha ; court has ruled, that "tho Trail can I run and that, Is all there Is to it. I do not see that we can recognize any 1 protest on the part of tho ministers."- EAST AURORA, N. T.. July 29. (To ther Editor.) I hear that 21 orthodox preachers r Portland have signed a pe tition addressed to the Exposition man agement asking that Roycroft day be canceled and that I be refused permission to speak on the grounds. I also have had a petition sent to me. signed by over 200 Jews. Unitarians. Unlversalists and Christian ScienUpts requesting that I shall be present and speak as advertised. I expected to be In Portland on October 5 and speak on the gospel of work. J be lieve in a religion of love and service for humanity and I endeavor" to reveal this religion- in my treatment of the 500 people -who are getting a living and an , education in the Roycroft shop. I try to remember the -week day to keep it holy. I believe that it is better to plow than to preach, and that useful work Is an efficient form of prayer. I believe that In a world where death is, there is no time to hate, and so I send out my kindly thoughts to the preachers of Portland who. not knowing me. condemn and dis parage me. I hope they wllf all be pres ent and hear me speak on Ocfober 5, for toward them personally I have only good wishes. After my speech If any Portland preacher wishes to answer to me. I hop the management will give him the privi lege. . ELBERT HUBBARD. Elbert Hubbard. Roycrofter, editor of the. Philistine, and philosopher, hag beea Invited to speak in the Auditorium- at the -"Lewis and Clark Exposition In October and has accepted the Invitation On the " other hand, the committee on congresses has registered Bitter opposi tion to his appearance In the Audltorlurai The outcome is av matter of conjecture. Mr. Hubbard, has been advised by letter of the state of affairs, and his reply Is being anxiously awaited. What Its tenor wlll be. Is indicated by the foregoing dispatch. The invitation to Mr. Hubbard was ex tended officially by an Exposition attache. At the tune the names of" celebrated speakers, writers and thinkers were be ing selected. Mr. Hubbard's" name waa proposed. His -views on the subject of work are interesting, and he Ifi known throughout the country and abroad as a writer and' thinker. On these grounds be was selected to. appear at the Auditorium early in September, and after an ex change of correspondence his acceptance was received. . ' His name, with the. letter of. acceptance, was then turned in to tha committee on "congreeses. composed cWelly of Portland preachers, and here was where, the hitch csne. The1; committee shied Immediately at" Ms name. They- recalld his domestic affairs aad held anMndignatkm meeting. The stand was taken that to have: him speak-'In the Auditorium under the aus vAceent the" committee was: nothing less, than te Indorse his action in deserting hte wife for another woman.. The' eourt pre cedlBgs. wherein a divorce was awarded after sensational teatlsaoBywas recaHe-A. Friends of Mr. Hubbard rallied to 'jfe support. Tey said Ms doueattc affair sfeeuUr be. aBoed to lapoeVlatQ obHviea;' that the tsar ahouW be. received, for ".Ms. place kttheerM of thoftght aodaajfca. aaojBeti for W tramgTesaioR of atao- ' A cefed, aoeial , law- Trwr' mUL ke'jlMi'Mt. teved Mb wile.- Had MarrMd the omr VCOsetate oa -Ps ) PROTESTS DO 1 j 4