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-U 1- JP"Wkv tin mm 48-PAGES PAGES 1 TO 12 VOL. XXIY-NO. 38. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNIXG, SEPTEMBER 17, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TWO ROADS GOME ON NORTH BUNK Northern Pacific and Great Northern. HOW STATED OFFICIALLY Howard Elliott Makes Formal Announcement. PORTLAND GOAST TERMINAL Within Two Tears, at Cost of Eight Millions, It Is Proposed to Hare Road From Kcnnewick to Tills City Built. WILL BUILD RAPIDLY.. PresMeiK Howard Elliott, of the XtM-tfcerM Pacific, in the achievement f u tHtrth-bank read to connect Katli of the northern lines directly wit Portland, will have sained new: tewreta a an industrial strategist. PT.Men4 Jnmrs J. Hill of the Great SCortberti kas long contemplated the 4vaMge aHd necessity of a water graiii route (a Portland by the most Mrtrt rotKe and selected Mr. Elliott to earn K that de4gn. It Is already a remarkable achievement In railroad Mr itn' nd it Ik the Intention that It JOnM hf none the less cxtraer 4io I transportation oonstructlon immIi. FresMestt Howard SI Hot. of the North ern Pacific, through A. D. Charlton, as rtsnt gcsHontl passenger agont of the comMit), htm announced to the people of Portland and of the Pacific Northwest UmU the Portland & Seattle Railway Com paity, already engaged In constructing a rtiMread dawn the north bank of the Co ktcHMa River. Is owned Jointly by the Groat Northern and Northern "Pacific coni-pft-ntos. ad that trafllc of both roads will be moved to Portland from Konnewlck oror the Jow trackage. Victory on Railway Strategy- This official announcement contains the lltterm&tton of a victory in rallroal strat egy that has few parallels in American railroad history, admittedly the most re jsonrcefal and progrcssslve of the transpor tattoM pttiuc ef -any country In the world. It Is more than two years since the first right of way was secured, and agents of the Northern Pacific have been quietly Tvarktog ever since, with efforts to con ceal their real purposes behind various pretexts, but always with the one object of ofeuitattag undisputed territory along th water front pf the stream from Van couver to Kcnnewick, on the Washington Bide, and for bridges to span the two streams at either aide of the peninsula CONFLICT INEVITABLE. Deciaratfenn of war between great railroad eerapanlea are not unlike the manner of declarations of strife Jie twfH nations and not always .presaged h- formal notification. Beginning of aotual construction was the first no ttfieatien to the JIarrlman system that the ItCM system is prepared to push to rapid completion its north bank line. Twe months ago, when the first in formation of definite preparations reached the Harrlman officials, work was at once started on the old Cas cade Looks railroad, owned by the O. R. & N., to hold that grade. Con flict will occur between tb4 two rail roads and financial giants at that point and also on the peninsula be tween the Columbia and the Willam ette. It will In all probability be purely a legal battle fought out in the oourta but meanwhile emissaries of both companies will be engaged in an eSfort to prevent any advances of the other toward or upon disputed ground. on which is situated a large proportion of the population of Portland. Engineers have likewise been in the iield during the same period, completing temporary surveys that later gave way to the permanent work and setting of grace stakes. Not until a few months ago did developments reach the stage -where even the alert rival Harrlman system considered it of sufficient Importance to offer resistance, It -was then that a corps of engineers or the O. R. & N. was dls patohed to Cascade with Instructions to locate a right of way 100 feet in width, w4th the apparent purpose of presenting an obstacle to the construction of the rival road. Rival Companies in Field. Then came the incorporation of rival companies with plans to Invade the' same field, and it soon appeared that the only strip of territory In the -whole Northwest sought by railroad magnates was that along the nor.th bank of the Columbia River. For weeks past there "has been "no doubt la the public mind that the official announcement of plans would soon he forthcoming, practically all of the prop erty desired, cither on the Washington side of the river, on the peninsula or on the West Side of the Willamette, in the -vicinity of Linnton. has. been tied up un der option or acquired, considerable ad vances having taken place in the vicini ties as a result. Notwithstanding; thi jrecnrilly tinders' stood condition of affairs, the public still awaited with 'much concern the official confirmation of plans, whloh came in the following announcement from the office of A, D. Charlton, assistant general passen ger agent: "I am directed by President Elliott, -of-the Northern Pacific, to make the follow ing statement: The Great Northern and Northern Pacific Companies have organ ized and own Jointly the Portland & Se attle Railway Company. That company will build a railroad, as rapidly as men and material -will permit, from Kenne wick, opposite Pasco, along the north bank of the Columbia River to Vancou ver; bridges over the Columbia River and Willamette River will be built from Van couver, and a connection made with tho preesnt line of the Northern Pacific north of Portland. When the railroad bridges are finished they will give to the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pa cific Railway a first-class entrance to Portland and a direct line to and from tho East. The companies hope for the friend ly co-operation of the people of Portland, of Oregon andof Washington." Great Const Terminal. Interpreted in Its most significant mean ing this brief statement conveys to the people of the North Pacific Coast that the Hill railroads are to operate trains into Portland over their own tracks by the most direct possible route; that a water grade line will be had to tidewater of the Pacific through the channel of the Columbia and the new track; that about JS.000,000 will be expended in construction of this line and bridges across tho Co lumbia and Willamette, all to be com plete in less than two years, and that Portland is to be the Pacific Coast termi nal of three great transcontinental rail ways. Furthermore, it Is a return to tho old days when the Northern Pacific op erated its trains down the Columbia, and it must in future be reckoned with as one of the strong transportation Influ ences for development of Oregon. Policies of the Northern Pacific to ex tend branch lines Into tributary territory as feeders for the systom is well estab lished, and in pursuance of such prac tice there Is every reason to believe that branches will divert to initial territory in Oregon south of the Columbia where tonnage may be expected to originate. In this direction a beginning was made when the Columbia River & Northern Railroad, extending from Lyle to Goldendalo, was acquired a few months ago. Branch Lines as Feeders. Four branch lines already extend south from the Columbia River toward central Oregon, feeders of the O. R. & N., the Great Southern rom The Dalles, Colum bia Southern from Shanlko, Arlington- Condon branch fcnd Hoppnor branch. Thorc are other routes that may be util ized for locating new lines as foedcrs of WILL BE SHOUT LINE. Completion of the Kennewick-Port-land line will make the Northern Pa cific the shortest route 'between Port land and Spokane. 230 miles ef road, shortening the distance 104 miles over the present route via Puget Sound. By the O. R. & N. the distance be tween Portland and Spokane is 430 miles, while by the new line to Kon newlck ibe distance will be 270 miles. . Between Portland and Chicago the mileage will be -2270. by the Northern - Pacific when the sow read Is com pleted. the Northern roads, nnd would mean com petition in traffic of interior Oregon that would be beneficial to producers of the counties cast of the Cascades. It is significant that by the new route 230 miles of road will shorten the dis tance from St. Paul to Portland 164 miles; from Spokane to-Portland the mileage of the Northern roads will be 37C miles, as compared with 430 by the O. R. & N., and the distance between Chicago and Portland via Konnewlck will be 2276 miles as compared with 2298 by the Harrlman lines. "The Northern Pacific has always been energetic in encouraging development of tributary territory in states that it trav erses and serves, and has always been consistently friendly to Oregon In this re gard," said A. D. Charlton yesterday af ternoon in response to questions' of The Oregonlan. "It will now occupy a position where the Incentive In that direction will be stronger than ever before. The road will be built with all possible dispatch and means the expenditure of enormous sums during the Immediate future In country tributary to Portland, which will in Itself prove materially beneficial to this city." Charlton Loyal to Portland. It Is evident that A. D. Charlton Is one of the Western representatives of the company who long ago saw the hand writing on the wall and whose faith in the ultimate accomplishment of the orig- Inal object of the company never faltered. He has always been equally loyal to the interests of Tacoma and Seattle, the other Pacific Coast terminals, but has on different occasions declined to accept proffered promotions that would take him away from Portland, where he opened the office of the passenger depart mont 22 years ago, Immediately after its ORIGINAL TLANS NOW REALIZED. Announcement of President EHlott that the Portland & Seattle Company, formed by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Jointly, will complete a line to Portland down the north bank of the Columbia and by bridge cross ing the Columbia and Willamette Riv ers at points near this city, is the ful fillment of the original purposes of the founders of the (system. Through operations of Villard'a fa mous "blind pool," completion of tho Northern Pacific into Portland 25 years ago was prevented, and now In the full ness of time through trains will toon roll Into the commercial metropolis of the Pacific Northwest over tracks hav ing a water grade down the course of the mighty stream. completion and when its trains ontered Portland over the line of the O. R. I N. from Wallula. History of the .Northern Pacific .Rail road Is the history of development of the Concluded on Pagoda). PLftTT FLEEING FROM- SUBPENA Feeble New York Senator Fu- gitive Before Mae Wood's Process Server. "LOVE LETTERS OF A BOSS" Lively Spinster Plans Trouble for Wynn and "Miller, "Who Bam fcoozlcd Her Out, of States man's Epistles. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. Aftor dodg ing about the country in an effort to es cape service In a suit brought by Miss Mae C. Wood, Senator Thomas C Piatt, of New York, has reached San Francisco in an extremely weak physical condition. He is unable to go about unattended and his enfeebled condition is regarded se riously by members of his party. Sen ator Piatt. Mrs. Piatt, Mrs. Gay Rob ertson, Mrs. N. E. Bugbey, Miss Mi L. Snow and J. K. Hodges arrived this morn ing from the southern part of the state and registered at the Palace. The senior Senator had to be assisted into tho hotol by his wife, on whose arm he leaned heavily. He stood at the desk tHl Mrs. Piatt signed her name and those of the members of her party to tho rogister. He avoided being spoken to and the ladles of the part' gathered In a circle about him so as to head off anybody who might approach htm. He cordially greeted GensJ oral D. Stuart Gordon and said to him: "Well, I am glad to sec you. I am a pretty sick man, but I expect to regain my health shortly." "Well," replied the Goneral, 'California is the plaoe to regain one's health." Lively Youth and Crabbed Agc Mrs. Piatt, who looks after the Senator as if he wore a small child, than took the Senator's arm and excusing hersolf to the people about her, wont to the elevator. She is a young and handsome woman, and her attention was divided between the Senator and a small lap dog, which she carried under her arm. The Senator is traveling1 in a private car-of tho Now York. CentruJ,--The- Courier; and it is said that he Is traveling- about the country to avoid the service f a subpena by Miss Mao Wood, who lias brought a breech of promise sult against the vcnorable Senator. Senator Piatt married his present wife in IMS. Her name was Mrs. Jennings and she was em ployed In one of the departments in Wash ington. She Is a handsome brunette and said to be in the neighborhood of 44) years, in ract, she looks muoh youagor, and would at the first glance pass for a woman In the early 30s. The Senator is rapidly falling. Ho souffles as he walks and speaks little above a whisper and his voice is qucru-4 lous. Indeed, he scorns the last man in the world who would-be going around the country trying to avoid a breach of promise suit. The lady whom he wishes to avoid. Miss Mae Wood, first came into public notice wTien she threatened to sue Senator Piatt of New York for breach of promise. This was huflhed up. and the Senator married another woman. "Love Letters of a Boss." Miss Wood has now brought suit against Robert J. Wynne,. Consul-Goneral to Lon don; William Loeb, socretary to the President, and J. Martin Miller, Consul to Alx-la-Chapelle. Germany, alleging that thev obtained possession of certain letters and manuscripts from which she was preparing a book to be known as The Love Letters of a Boss." In her complaint she says that the letters wore those of. Thomas C. Piatt, who she says was desperately In love with her. She claims that Miller represented himself to her as an author and publisher and by this means obtained possession of the fer vid letters of the Boss. She wants tho letters back and $35,000 damages. It Is not known how long the party intends to stay In this city. The first thing they did was to. ask for letters and tele grams and they formed a complete circle around the old man. There was only one to leave the circle and that was Miss Snow. Her attention was called to a young man who had a pair of puppies under his arm and she left the part to admire tho puppies. A Capitalistic-Warwick. Senator Piatt has been in the country's eye for 30 years. He has been for a quarter of a century in the Senate and Is the dean of that dignified body. For many years he has been the boss of his state and has been known as "me, too. Piatt" and "the maker of Presidents." Piatt, according to New York ideas, is not a rich man. He Is president of the United States Express Company, and It has been generally conceded that it Is the Influence of the transportation com panies that has kept htm in the Senate. This Is his second wife. His first wife, whom he married In his youth, died In 1899. and there was much surprise when he married again. The express company of which the Senator is president. Is one of the most powerful In the country. It Is said to control the Adams, and the Adams in turn controls the Southern. The United States Express has traffic ar rangements with the Baltimore & Ohio, the Chicago & Alton, the Delaware & Lackawanna, the Lake Shore- & Michigan. the Minneapolis & St. Louis and the Philadelphia & Reading. Miss "Wood's Charges. OMAHA. Sept. 1G. (SpcclaL) The long expected and much-heralded charges which Miss Mae Wood, ex-clerk In the Postoffice Department at Washington, has been threatening to file against Con sul-Gcneral Wynne and Consul Miller, hav at last been mailed to the State Department and will reach there toinor row (Sunday). The document, which ,ls sworn to by Miss Wood, is as foUows: To the -Honorable -Secretary of Stale, Wah- Ington. D. C: Believing that representatives of the State Department should be men of Integrity and honor, the relator, Mae C Wood, herein respectfully calls your attention to certain acts of J. Martin Ulller, Consul to Alx-la-Chapelle, and Robert J. Wynne, Consul-Central to London, praying an investigation of the charge which, it found true as set forth, show the mid J. Martin Miller and Robert J. Wynne to be unfit for service as representatives of the State Department of the United, States; and the relator request that ouch action an may be thought necea-ary be taken by the department in investigating the charges, which are as follows: First That raid Robert J. Wynne and 3. Martin Miller did conspire together and with other people, prior to October 12. 1008, to ob tain possesion of certain documents which the relator had received from Senator Thomas C. Piatt, of New York. Second That said Robert J. Wynne and J. Martin Miller did conspire together, and. with etaer people, prior to October 12, 1003, to ob tain pcosfMdcn of the manuscript of "a book entitled, "The Love Letters of a Bow," said book belpg partially complied from letters written to relator by Senator T. C Piatt. Third That in earning out the terms of tbl conspiracy, the said J. Martin Miller dki attempt to administer, or cause ail attempt to be xaade to administer, certain drugs to the 'relator on tho afternoon of October 12, 1903, at the Victoria Hotel. New Tork. Fourth That the a!d J. Martin Miller and Robert J. Wynne et al.. In carrxjng out the terms of the conspiracy, 1W decoy the re lator to the Victoria Hotel, New York City, oh October 12. l&OB, for the purpose of gain ing pctvenien of said book, "The Lon Let ters of a Boas," and of the original letters from Senator Piatt, "from which the book waa partially compiled. Fifth That In carrying out the terms of this oonsplraoy the said J. Martin Miller Lld, or assisted at holding, the relator a prisoner by threats and force, for three days, beginning October 12. 1008, during which time the re lator was forced to sign certain documents which phe would not havn signed had she bee free from restraint. Sixth That the eald J. Martin Miller and Robert J. Wynne et alf. In carrying out tho terms of this conspiracy, did originate the so called Piatt-Wood scandal for the purpose of discrediting the relator. Seventh That in carrying out the terms of this conspiracy and in confiscating the orig inal documents from Senator Piatt and tho manuscript of the book. "The Love Letters, of a Been," the said J. Martin Miller and hU associates did damage the relator In the sum of $35,000 or more. Wherefore, having made the above charges, which she. being first sworn, deposes and says I if the truth, the relator again prays for an investigation of .their truthfulneM and for socJi action as the department may think nec essary. MAE C WOOD. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPEf? The Wcalher. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 04 deg.; minimum, 62. Precipitation. 0.18 of an Inch. TODAY'S Partly cloudy with probably showers. Warmer. Westerly winds. Foreign. Norway and Sweden compromise on terms ef separation. Page L Czar orders protection of oil fields. Page 3. Chinese returning to homes In Manchuria. Page 2. National. Roosevelt tells canal engineers his policy. Page 2. Plan to move Bremerton Navy-Yard to Lake Washington. Page 2. Japan disclaims hostility to Americans. Pahx 3. President. wll soon call now Hague confer ence. Page 2. Politic. Fierce campaign opens' agalni Philadelphia ring. Page 2. Convention called to urge railroad rate legis lation. Page 2. Domestic. Piatt In San Francisco, fleeing from Mae Wood's stilt. Page 1. Qirl brutally and mysteriously murdered In New York. Page 10. Combination of financial giants against Gould. Pm 2. Break in ranis of master printers in Chi cago. Page'll. Old plot to rob express company revealed, Page 3. Rising waters In Middle West cause wide spread damage. Page 13. New Orleana struggle- to prevent loss of l'ythlan convention. Pago 3. .Sport. Football prospects at the Multnomah Club ana colleges of Pacific Northwest. Pare 17. Aftermath of Brltt-Nelson fight. Page 1C Wrestlers training for tournament at Expo sures, i'asc l-j. Motor car enthu!asta work for good- roads. iag JG. Pacific Coast League scores: Los Angeles 4, x-oiiinu v; iaiue o. lacoma 0; Sam Francisco 10. Oakland C Page lC. Pacific Coast. Deserting Russian tars doomed to swing at yaruarm wnen inierneu i.ena puts to sea. Page 1. Meant Whitney found to be a few feet high er man .Mount iiainicr. 2'age 3. Seattle pastor says "tainted money" can be received It given unostentatiously. Pace 4. Oregon prunes are nearly all rold under con tract, at gooa prices, l'age Lieutenant-Colonel A. D. Schenok dies at Fort Stevens. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. California hopmen predict higher prices be fore ena or year. 1'age 33. Wall etreet expects coming week to be critical one. Page 35. New York bankers save surplus reserves. Pag 35. Liquidation breaks Chicago wheat prices. Pago 33. California cured fruits quiet. Page S5. Arago goes ashore, but Is floated. Page 1LJ Marine notes. Page 1L Lewis and 'Clark Exposition. Admissions yesterday. 2O.CS0. Page 10. Attendance to date. 1.S74.S4T. Page 10. Prize-winning babies at the show in the Auditorium announced. Page 10. Sham naval fight on Guild's Lake. Page 10. Great livestock show at the Exposition next week. Fa go 32. Coot has only county building at the Fair. Page 31. Portland and Vicinity. It is officially announced, that the Northern Pacific and- Great Northern are Jointly In terested in the road on the north bank of the Columbia. Page 1. New Hill line means great docks, grain ele vators and freight yards for Portland. Page 3. Methodists will have a week's conference at Albany. Page 9. Walter iioss runs Portland after many years. Pago 9. Attorney for Gonzales, held for larceny but suspected of murder, demands speedy bearing, page 30. Sheriff Word raids cut-rate ticket establish ment. Page yfl. A. S. Bennett, counsel for Williamson, and witness engage in sharp dialogue. Page 13. What the week shows in the realty market. Page Si. Features and Departments. Editorial. Page 6. Church announcements. Page 18. Classified advertisements. Pages 10-23. The fight that "killed" Jack Dempsey. Page -f s. Joe Meek. Oregon's .pioneer politician. Page 35. Man married to CI women. Page.3t." Frederic Haskin's letter. Page 44. : Logging Industry of Willamette .Valley. Page 33.. Birds of the Oregon woods. Page -10. , Lord Kitchener, tho woman-hater. Page 41. Longfellow's place In literature. Page 30. Steer that trots to a sulky. .Page-3.3. Household and fashions- Pages 42-43. "The Late Mrs. Dirks." Page 41. Half a century In the backwoods. Page 37. .Sherlock Holmes. Page 45. Social. Pages' 25-27. Dramatic. Pages 2S-29. Musical Page 30. Book reviews. Page 34. .Youth's deportment. Pag a. 4. 7 AGREEMENT NEAR N SH011 Compromise Reached on molition of Frontier Fortresses. De- THEY WILL BE DISARMED Sweden Yields to Norwegian Senti ment Other Questions Will Be Arbitrated Prince Charles to-Bc Norway's King. KARLSTAD. Sept. 16. The first of ficial announcement indicating- that the delegates of Norway and Sweden were approaching- an understanding In their effort to establish a modus Vi vendi for the countries as separate governments was given out tonight at the close of the joint session of the delegates. The announcement reads: "The probabilities are that In the near future negotiations can be brought to a definite result." This somewhat cryptic announce ment is accepted as indicating that, tho negotiations having reached a stage where an agreement is in sight. a resort to arms, which might have Involved other powers, may safely be considered to be out of the question. At this hour, the delegates and other nffiolnls rl pnllno to throw fnrthnt- tlirht on the subject of the negotiations; which wilt be resumed tomorrow. Compromise on Fortifications. It is taken for granted, however, that a compromise has been reached on the subject of fortifications, which has been the crux of the situation since the start, and that the remaining Questions will be arbitrated. It is believed here that considerable influence was brought to bear on both sides looking to concessions by which the wounding of the sensibilities of the people of either nation might be avoided and an entente between the Scandinavian peoples secured. Owing to the silence of the delegates and tho care with which well-informed persons guard the secrets of the conference, it would. -b.e unwise to speculate on the proceedings whloh led to the decision of tonight. While It is possible that tho exact terms of an agreement have been drawn up and approved by both sides, the indefiniteness of the official anouncemcnt, coupled with the re sumption of the sessions of the dele gates, led to the inference that only the broad terms on whiqh Sweden will consent to a dissolution of the union were settled, but, as both sides up to this morning appeared firm In their de mands regarding, the fortresses, there is good reason to suppose that mutual concessions were made. Premiers in Conference. Prior to the assembling of the con ference a few minutes before 9 o'clock tonight. Premiers Lundeberg and Mlchelsen, respectively for Sweden and' Norway, were in conference alone. The lateness of the hour of adjourn ment made It Impossible to obtain the result of the conference from tho delegates, but a distinctly better feel ing prevails, and it Is believed that the next few days will see- an amicable endjng of the conforence. The report that the powers had made representations to Sweden was based on the tact that Great Britain. France and Germany had offered their serv ices if they became necessary. OPINIONS FROM EACH SIDE Norway's Old Forts Will Remain. Other Questions Arbitrated. LONDON. Sept. 16. (Special.) From an authoritative source at Karlstadt, the Verlsgang learns that the negotiations havo taken such a turn that It is now possible with full confidence to foreshadow a peaceful settlement of the disputed questions. "This Is what I expected," said Dr. Nan sen, when shown the dispatch announcing the practical settlement. Dr. Nansen con tinued: "It can only mean that Sweden han acceded to our Irreducible minimum, namely, the retention of the Fredricksen and Kongsvlnger forts In their present state and the demolition of the frontier fortresses after Sweden has formally en tered Into an arbitration treaty covering future differences. I am without definite advices, but It Is my Impression Norway will not remove a single gun or a -single stone from the frontier fortresses until the arbitration treaty has actually been signed. A settlement has apparently been reached on the basis of an exchange of promises. Our willingness to raze our frontier forts, however, rests entirely upon the security that arbitration would afford. So we will not fulfill our promises to raze ahem until a security bond has been sealed and delivered. "Recognition by the powers will be de layed only until we have mapped out our future form of government. The decision In this matter wilLprobably be left to the people, after the fashion of last month's referendum, I think they will vote to ad here to the monarchlal form." "An agreement hasv apparently been reached, as expected, by concessions on both sides." said Professor HJarne, of the Swedish Riksdag, upon reading the same report. "In allowing the Norwegian fort resses, Frederlcksen and Kongsvlnger, with their new fortifications, to stand, Sweden has given In to a certain extent. A zone of neutrality on the frontier has been established, however, so that Sweden has gained her mainpotnt. Under the new arrangement. Norway's line of fron tier defenses will be broken, and Sweden at most will have only to construct fort- vjresses outside the -zona of neutrality; op- poslte Kong3v!nger and Frederlcksen. The Riksdag will be summoned immediately to ratify the Karlstadt settlement. Recog nition of Norway's Independence will fol low without delay." DISARM BORDER FORTRESSES Basis ot Agreement Is Proposed. Prince Chnrles Will Be King. LONDON, Sept. IS. During the day the belief that there would be an amica ble settlement of the Swedish and Norr weglan dispute developed Into confidence. There Is reason to believe that King Ed ward has taken a direct personal interest In the matter and It 13 known that mes sages bearing upon the situation at Karl stad have been continually passing be tween the Foreign Office and the King for the. last two days. In fact. It is be lieved that King Edward suggested a modus Vivendi. The exact nature of this of course is not known, but it is understood that Dr. Nansen. the Arctic explorer, who has been mentioned as the first Norwegian Minister to London, and the Swedish Minister here approved of the proposal. that, instead of demolition of the for tresses, they should be disarmed, Sweden and Norway agreeing not to Increase armaments and entering into a perma nent peace treaty. This Is believed In London to form the basis of tho agree ment. It Is understood In London that after a full agreement Is signed, Prince Charles, of Denmark, will he elected King of Norway. REJOICES IN SETTLEMENT. Norwegian Paper Rails Quarrel Ar ranged Without Bloodshed. CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Sept. 17. A pregnant expression of the feeling In Nor way at the reception of tho communica tion given out by the Karlstad conference Is had in the leading article of the promi nent newspaper, Verdonsgang, this morn ing. It said: The mesenge that was awaited with the highest tension has at last arrived. The negotiations at Karlstad will result In peace. This will be accepted by the two peoples with intense satisfaction and greeted by the civilized world with entire sympathy. The Scandinavian nations have settled a most serious conflict as never has such a quarrel been arranged. It U only a few months since Norway entered the path of Independ ence leading to tho abyss of dangers, and no drop ot blood atalned the divorce, which waa accomplished In a manner to prepare for the future concord and fertile co-operation of the two politically separated nations. The result ot the negotiations Is as yet un known. It may not -correspond with the wishes of Norwegians, but surely we secured all that It was possible to attain without diminishing our dignity or national Inde pendence. When the Norwegian people take the occasion to coolly deliberate upon the results of the negotiations, they will not And they paid too high a price as compared, with what they have gained for all time. NORWAY MOBILIZES HER ARMY European Powers- Strive to Avert War In Scandinavia. PARIS. Sept. 16. Despite Jhe contradic tory statements made on thlsubject, in formation reaching the highest authori ties shows that the mobilization of Nor way's forces Is now going on. The French government has made conciliatory repre sentations at Stockholm with a view to averting a rupture. Official sentiment here tends toward an arrangement whereby Norway would be permitted to continue some of her frontier fortifications. It is understood that other powers are Joining in pacific representa tions, as a rupture is considered likely to causa unrest and entanglements throughout Europe. Great Relief in Chrlstlanla. CHRISTLVNIA. Sept. 16. The ofilcial communication Issued at Karlstad was received here at 10:45 tonight and was Immediately spread on bulletin boards to be read by crowds waiting quietly but eagerly In the vicinity or tRfc newspaper offices. The communication is Interpre ted as confirming- the optimistic reports -published this morning, but there la a feeling of intense .relief. Jo j- in Sweden. STOCKHOLM. Sept. 16-The tidings from Karlstadt, were received here with general satisfaction and were a welcome relief from the exhausting strain of the last few days. HOT GIP1N IH CUBA ENEMIES OF PALMA REMOVED AND IMimsOXED. Plot aid Connterplot Murk Presidential Wsht Mob May Liberate Imprisoned Mnyor. HAVANA, Sept. 16. The arrest of Act ing Civil Governor Albert!, of the Prov ince of Santa Clara, has been ordered by the Supreme Court, He is charged with ordering the Mayor of the town of vuel tan to disobey a Presidential decree in refusing to allow the Mayor, whom he had unseated In favor of an opposing po litical leader, to resume his functions. Ball has been fixed at $1500, and Senor AI- bcrtl has been given 72 hours In which to comply with an order to turn over the government to the President of the Pro- Tlnclal Council. Senor Diaz, whom the Governor of PI nar del Rio superseded as Mayor of Guan- ajay as part of an alleged Liberal plot to unseat all Mayors and the. leading munici pal officials In the provinces of Santa Clara, Camaguey and Pinar del Rio, hon partisans of President Palma, has been arrested and Imprisoned on a charge of refusing to comply with a Presidential or der to turn over the Mayoralty. Great excitement Is reported at Guana Jay, where It Is feared the Liberals will attempt to rescue Senor DIa2 from the Jail. The Secretary of the Interior. Gen eral Andrade, has telegraphed Minister Arlstl. of GuanaJay authority to call on the rural guards In cose assistance Is re quired. Negroes and. Orientals Barred. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept. 16. The American Brotherhood of Cementwork ers decided today that hereafter negro cementworkers shall form separate unions A resolution was unanimously adopted excluding from membership Jap anese, Coreans and an otner oriental laborers. The following officers were elected: President and organizer, Hugh Falvey. Chicago; second vice-president. R. H. Wunderllch. San Francisco secre tary and treasurer, T. IC Ryan, San Francisco DESERTING THIS ' TO SWING HIGH Death on Yard-Arm to Be Fate of Two of Lena's Crew. ONE HAS PAID PENALTY Preparations for Execution on In terned Vessol in Port Are Post poned by Hint From U. S. Government. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. fSDcciaLT-. The Russian csuiser Lena is now in dry- dock at Hunter's Point preparing for her oyage back to the waters of the Czar after her long period of inactivity at Aiare Island, where she sought refuge from the pursuit of the Japanese. "When she reaches the high seas three miles be yond the coast, where the jurisdiction of the United States ceases, two deserters now held In irons in the brlsr will swlmr to death from the yardarm. Since the Lena has been Interned In this port ugly stories of her officers and men. hose ways are not our ways, have been. whispered freely, and rumor has been crystallized into fact in the newspapers. This latest tale of desertion and swift punishment to follow has had a wide cur rency among the sailors and marines at the Hare Island yard, but has remained unverified until today. The two men who will pay the forfeit ot their lives for their dash for liberty- are ordinary sailors before the mast. Their name3 are Sheshenko and Tourloff. While their superiors dine in the palatial saloon of tho- Lena or loll about In their noon siesta; while their former mates aro served their midday pannikins ot rum. they chafe under their irons in the brig. waiting the rope that has been set asldo for them. The Break for Liberty. As soon as the Lena touched land after her disastrous brush with Kamimura in tho Yellow Sea, many of the boldest spir its on the vessel took the first opportu nity to escape from tho "rigors of service on a Russian ship of war. They con cluded to elude the watch and made good their escape. They hid in Vallejo with the Intention of working further away as soon as the search for them had been given up. Three of them were recaptured She shenko, Tourloff 'and one other. This other now lies In an unmarked grave in Vallejo. He was burled without tho hon or a sailor hopes to merit if he dle3 on the ship he has served. It was declared that he fell down a hatchway and broko his neck. Certainly there was a ring of bruises about his throat. ' When the desertors were brought back under guard they wore tried by summary court-martial and condemned to death In accordance with the law of the Little Father of all the Russlas. The state of discipline demanded an example, and It is said that preparations were made on board to carry out the sentence of death while the Lena still lay at Mare Island. If Is further said, though Admiral Mc Calla professes Ignorance of the whole af fair, that sentence wa3 not executed be cause the United States authorities inter fered and pointed out that such a barbaric tribute to justice could not be permitted in American waters, nor until the Lena sailed the ocean under her own colors. Waiting to Be Ranged. Consequently the two culprits are still In the brig, and will remain there until the three-nUle limit is reached on tho homeward voyage. Then they will be taken out of the brig for a little while and will not go back again. The Lena lay high In the dock this morning, and the whlte-bloused sailors were swarming over her as actively as flies upon a fresh-baked pie. The United States marine who stood guard at tho gangplank, and who seemed well Informed of the facts of the case himself, escorted the reporter aboard. A request for Cap tain Berllnsky elicited nothing better than a voluble outburst of Russian. When an officer was finally found who could mako himself understood in English, he con tented himself with an earnest "Please go away." He was asked to verify the story, but could not be pinned down to an affir mation or a denial. Three Came Back. One of the sailors, however, who spoke English and who himself had spent a couple of months in the brig for a less serious Infraction of discipline than de sertion, was willing to talk. . "Twenty-two ran away," he said, with an expansive smile. "Three came back." When asked where, the deserters- wero now. he replied, "Inside," Indicating the vessel. "You write- now, he continued, and then, when pencil and paper appeared, ha repeated, with painful distinctness, "She shenko and Tourloff. Those are the names." He was questioned further as to what punishment had been decided on for the culprits. "Oh, I don't know," he said, carelessly. "Outside kill them," and he waved his hand toward the ocean and described tho penalty by an expressive clasp of his hands about his throat. Iowa Losing Population. DES MOINES. Ia., Sept. 16. According to preliminary figures of Iowa's state cen sus the state had a total population Janu ary 1, 1905, of 2,201,372. a loss pf 30.4S1 since the census of 1S00, when the state wasac credited with a population of 2.23LSS3. Practically all of the larger cltlesand counties showed gains. The loss was al most entirely in rural sections. President McCall to Testify. NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Tohn A. McCall, president of the New York Life Insurance Company, has been gubpenaed by the joint legislative committee on Insurance inquiry to testify before the committee when It resumes Us sittings next week.