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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJXE 2, 1907. 3 MAKES HIS PILE AND HAS RETIRED Thomas F. Ryan Leaves Wall Street With Fortune of $100,000,000. HAS SOLD ALL HIS STOCKS Traction and Gas King, After Return From Europe, W ill Retire to Vir ginia Kstntc and -May Try for Scnatorsliip. KKW TORK. June 1. (Special.) Thomas F. Ryan has ended his days of activity in Wall street. His departure for Kurope on Friday signalized his breaking away from the personal management of the gigantic corporations with which he has been associated for the last 25 years. The news of Air. Ryan's retirement was confirmed today in Wall street by the men In Wall street who knew him inti mately and who have closely watched his movements in tha stock market during the last year. There Is a Wall-street tradition that Mr. Ryan's ambition, after he had be come an Important factor. In the finan cial world, was to accumulate $100,000,000. This he has accomplished. His fortune Is estimated by those In a position to know at considerably over that figure. Mr. Ryan, according to "inside" infor mation in Wall street, will now enjoy a retired life on his magnificent estate in Nelson County. Virginia. That he may direct his energies toward becoming a Vnited States Senator from Virginia is considered a strong possibility. He has long held that ambition, and his friends expect that he will realize it. The retirement of Mr. Ryan from Wall street has been expected for some time. The first inkling of it came when the financier began to unload his holdings of stock in the Intermetropolltan Railway Company. Since that time he has grad ually sold out his stock until he holds practically no lntermetropolitan shares. A substantiation of the rumor that he had got rid of his extensive holdings in the Consolidated Gas Company was given by Mr, Ryan himself before he sailed on Friday. Mr. Ryan said: "I don't own a dollar's worth of gas." That meant only one thing, that he had quietly sold out all his stock. It verified what Wall street has suspected. CAUSED BY "WHITE FJSS" POLICE AllflEST I.KADKilS OF SOCIETV AS PIKATES,. for arrears of pay of two and three year volunteers who were not fully paid for their services prior to their discharge from the Army. This ap propriation was not Intended to pay in discriminate claims for bounty, and it did not Intend that bounty should be paid to any one other than those who came within the provisions of the law which authorized bouuty payments. On Its face, it is apparent that this ap propriation was not intended to grant a bounty of $100 to every Civil War veteran, for $200,000 would reach only 2000 veterans at tnat rate, and It is conceded that there are a great many mow than that number would be en titled to bounty under any general law. Ketause of the wide-spread mis understanding of the meaning; of this law. the Auditor for the War Depart ment has issued a circular letter, ex plainLy? Just what classes of bounty claims can be certified for payment. If there are applicants In Oregon who come within these limitations and who "nave riot already received more than 1100 in bounty altogether, they can. upon proper application, secure the payment of bounty in accordance with the established law, but not other wise. Senator Bourne has been flooded with letters from Civil War veterans who have been misled into believing that they can secure bounty of $101 out right for the asking. In all such cases he has been obliged to call at tention to tne restriction of the law, and is now sending; each application a copy of the letter of the Auditor. MONEY GOES TO NEW YORK Chinese rtevululionlsts Say Tliey Are Anti-Dynastic, but Not Anti-Foreign V. S. Gunboat Ready. A MOT. China, June 1. Although the rebels were recently defeated with the loss of 600 men. the government troops did not succeed In dispersing them, and they are rapidly recruiting their forces and threatening to attack t'hnnghow, one of the largest cities In China, The United States gunboat Helena is here. Amoy is in no danger of an at tack. Tne center of the uprising is at Juan, B0 miles southwest of Amoy. The po lice there arrested the leaders of an organization known as the White Fans, accusing them falsely of being pirates. The prisoners escaped, collected their followers, killed the prefect and other officials, and held a magistrate as a hostage. Emboldened by this success. 30,000 rebels gathered and threatened Chao Chow Fu. Troops were hurried from Canton and Fu Chow and engaged the rebels yesterday between Swatow and Amoy, with the result that 600 of the latter were killed. The govern ment loss Is not known. The correspondent here of the As sociated Press is in a position to con firm the statement that the outbreak Is not anti-foreign but antl-dynastlc. The White Fans are a revolutlonary cirgantzation, and are strong in South ern Fo Klen. The movement has been growing steadily for 18 months, the leader being Soon Wen, who was ed ucated in Japan. The rebels are well organized, and well fed, but badly firmed. The local troops refuse to at tack thein and people are fleeing from Changhow'to Amoy. Predicts Revolt Against Manchus. SAN FRANCISCO. June 1. Dr. E. C. Machle, a Presbyterian missionary, ar rived on the steamer Doric, en route to his former home in Cincinnati. O. He conies from Ijlenchou. close to the borders of Hunan Trovince and 200 miles by water from Canton. He returns alone, for his wife And 10-year-old daughter were murdered by the Chinese in the up rising against the Christians, October 18, 1H0C. He fears there will be an uprising of the natives before many months as a result of the effort to overthrow the present Manchu dynasty. Many natives, he says, are uneasy, and dare not ex lress opinions on either side. ALL CANNOT GET BOUNTY Misapprehension About Appropria tion for War Veterans. ORK IONIAN NF.W3 BFTSKAf. Wash ington. May 2i. Somehow or other the Impression sems to have gotten abroad in Oregon that an appropriation was made in an act of March 4. 1907, grant ing a bounty of $100 to every Civil War reteran. This is not the cise. There are various laws under which bounties are granted. All claims for bounty are submitted to the Auditor or the War Department, the merits of ach individual case are determined by him. and Just claims are certified to by tho Secretary of the Treasury for payment. Tnese claims have been presented continuously since the close of the Civil War, payments are being made every year, but only In such cases as are certified to by the Auditor and approved by the Secretary of the 3 reasury. The sundry civil bill passed last ses sion carried an appropriation of $203.- 00 for the payment of bounty to vol unteers and their widows who were entitled to bounty under the act of July It. ISC, and also to settle claims Movement From Interior More Than Large Gold Exports. NEW YORK. June 1. The Financier says: Last week's official statement of the New York Associated Banks while indicating a moderate increase in cash. disclosed quite an important reduction in surplus reserves due almost entirely to a large expansion in loans and conse quently in deposits and reserve require ments. The cash gain was $!S2.100. the re sult chiefly of receipts of $2,760,000 over shipments of currency as shown by the interior bank movement. It is noteworthy that the gain on such movement was larger than for any week since tne enu ul jiiucu, uiuiutunig an im portant Influx of the monetary tide, which may be expected to continue. Though th gold exports to Paris were more than $;j.ofio.000 for the week, the average of such exports was but little more than Sl.250.000, owing to the fact that the shipments were greatest during the first half of the week. and therefore the cash gain from the in terior was only practically offset by gold exports. TEMPER CAUSE OF SPLIT Howard Gould Says Wife Is Extrava gant and Vain Besides. NEW TORK, June 1. Two of the coun ter charges in Howard Gould's reply to his wife's suit for separation have been announced, on the authority, it is stated, of Mr. Gould. One is that she Is extreme ly extravagant. The other Is that Mrs. Gould's temper was a source of constant annoyance to Mr. Gould and many times placed him in embarrassing positions with his friends besides being a barrier to their domestic happiness. Mr. Gould also says that his wife's dis play of jewels in public was a source of annoyance to him. In his reply Mr. Gould will tell of suits brought against his wife by tradesmen. Some of these were for dresses and others for jewels. He will say that his wife was reckless in her ex penditures and cite these suits as proof. Mrs. Gould's defense to the various suits was always that she had been im posed upon by the tradesmen and the prices charged her were too high. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN Obstruction Foil nil Just Before Ex press Dashes Past. IA1S ANGELES. June 1. What ap pears to have been another deliberate attempt to wreck a Southern Pacific train was made tills morning half a mile from Burbank and within seven miles of where wreckers caused the ditching of the Shore limited on May 22. resulting In two deaths and many Injured. A work gang discovered a fishplate, which had been driven hard and fast into a split switch, and which would certainly have caused the de railment of the first passing train had not the obstruction been found. Shortly after the fishplate had been found and removed, the regular south bound passenger train from Santa Bar bara whizzed over the .spot. Dis charged employes of the road, harbor ing ill will toward the management, are suspected. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON President Roosevelt on Doty Again at Executive Office. WASHINGTON, . June J. President Roosevelt, Secretary Ixieb and Surgeon- General Kixey returned to Washington from their visit to Canton, Indianapolis and Lansing at 4:15 o'clock this after noon, went directly to the White House, and later went to the executive offices. The President is to start June 9 for the Jamestown Exposition, where Georgia day is to be celebrated on the 10th. On the 12th he will leave for Oyster Bay, where, as he said today, he hopes to pass a quiet Summer. Everywhere the train stopped the Pres ident appeared on the platform of his car, and when time permitted he shook hands with the assembled people or spoke briefly. Several times he got a good drenching In the rain, as he stood with bared head and leaned over the platform of the car. Stratton AVins Mining Snit. DENVER, June 1. After two-weeks trial in the Federal Court here, a de cision was given today in favor of the Stratton Independence Mining Com pany, Limited, of London, England, and its lesses in the suit of the Portland Gold Mining Company to recover the value of about $00.000 for gold ores alleged to have been taken by the de fendants from ground In the Cripple Creek district, owned by the plaintiff. Judge R. E. Lewis directed the jury to find for the defendants, on the ground that the Portland Company had failed to prove the trespass alleged. Notice of appeal was given. Ralston Guilty of Robbing Bank. PITTSBURG, June 1. After being out nearly 24 hours, the Jury in the case of George J. Ralston, former in dividual bookkeeper of the failed En terprise National Bank, this afternoon found Ralston guilty of misappropriat ing funds and not guilty of malting false entries in the books. HEALTH NO BETTER Chamberlain Returns to Lon don Quite Feeble. $1,000,000 Mining Deal. DENVER. June 1. By a deal closed in this city today, the Japan group of mines near Tellurlde, Colo., was trans ferred to the Consolidated Mines Se lection Company, Limited, of London, England, the consideration being 000.400. NOT ABLE TO WALK ALONE On Arrival, Tries in Vain to Raise Hat in Response to Cheers of the Waiting Crowds at Victoria Station. LONDON, June 1. After the recent reassuring reports from Santa Raphael, France, regarding the improvement in the health of Joseph Chamberlain, his arrival in England tonight was some what of a shock to the friends who hod gathered to meet him both here and at Dover. Quite apart from the fatigue of the journey, which he bore well, it was evi dent that Mr. Chamberlain was still a long way from that degree of recovery that would give hope of his resuming active political life. Mr. Chamberlain was aceompanied by his wife and son, Neville. When the train arrived at the Victfria station he was seen lying back on the cushions seemingly almost helpless. He made no effort to rice until assisted by his wife and son, and it was remarked that he made a vain attempt to raise his hat in response to a cheer from the crowd. Mr. Chamberlain was almost carried to his carriage. He drove to his Lon don residence. It was said that he was quite unable to walk, by himself. Twitchings of the facial muscles sug gested that the effects of his recent seizure . have not been completely shaken off. The family authorized the following statement: "Mr. Chamberlain has returned much improved in health and none the worse for the long ride. He has not yet made any plans, but will certainly remain in London for a time." BLAME NOW LAID OX TOLEDO Guatemalan General Makes Alliance With President Zelaya. GUATEMALA CITY, June 1. The gov ernment declares that General Salvador Toledo, the Guatemalan revolutionist, who is about to undertake an active campaign against President Cabrera, is the author of the recent attempt upon tile President, as well as the instigator of the assassination of ex-President Bar illas, in Mexico City. His motive was jealousy. General Toledo is now making prepara tions with President Zelaya. of Nicar agua, for an organized invasion of Sal vador and Guatemala. Pretender Wins Great Victory. ORAN, Algeria, June 1. Advices re ceived here from Morocco say that the troops of the pretender to the throne surrounded and annihilated the Sul tan's uncle, and two Kaids were killed and 300 women were captured. WANTS BETTER SERVICE JOHN F. LOGAN MAKES COM PLAINT AGAINST S. P. Declares Traveling Public Is Greatly Inconvenienced by Woeful Lack of Schedule. SALEM, Or., June 1. (Special.) John F. Logan, a prominent Portland attorney, has flied in the office of tne Oregon Railroad Commission a vigor ous complaint against the Southern Pacific because of its irregular and un certain passenger train service north ward. There is no complatrl concern ing southbound trains. Mr. Logan sets forth the incidents of a recent effort to catch a train from a Valley town to Portland. He says the train was reported several hours late, but that station agents were not kept advised as to the time the train would arrive, with the result that he and many others were caused much incon venience and loss of time. He wants the commission to compel the railroad to establish a schedule it can follow and then keep its agents advised of the time of trains that are delayed. The afternoon trains 'going north through the Willamette Valley have not been regular for nearly three months. Farmers near Heppner hare filed a complaint against the O. R. & N., asserting that the freight rates be tween Heppner and Portind are ex cessive. The complaint sets forth that the rate on wheat between Heppner nd Portland, 198 miles, is 18 cents per hundred, while the rate from Pen dleton to Portland, 231 miles, is 13 Si cents per hundred. On other commodi ties the same difference prevails. Black Diamond Hit by Fire. BLACK DIAMOND, Wash., June 1. The first destructive fire to visit Black Diamond occurred today, when the town was swept by flames, entailing a loss of $50,000 and rendering many peo ple homeless. The fire Is supposed to have been caused by a defective flue. The heaviest loss was sustained by the Pacific Coast Company, which op erates a general store here. The build ing and stock of goods which were valued at $25,000 were a total loss. Folio Shakespeares Come High. LONDON, June 1. There was an in teresting book sale at Christie's today. First folio Shakespeare brought $12,000: a play. "Ardel of Faversham." dated 1533, and originally attributed to Shakespeare, went for $6060: a file quarto, "Merchant of Venice." fetched $2550. The original manuscript of Sir Walter Scott'a "History of Scotlapd" sold for $2550; a third folio Shakespeare made a record price of $7750. Shot to Death by Another's Lover. FREEPORT, III., June 1. Mrs. Edna Humelhagen, 19 years old, was shot to death today by Herbert E. Springer, 18 years old, of Rockford, 111., who chased Mrs. Humelhagen through a crowded street, thinking she was an other woman, who, be said, had "thrown him over." Miners Offered an Increase. ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo, June 1. The Tnlon Pacific Coal Company and Cen tral Coal & Coke Company today post ed notices to the effect that an In crease of 10 per cent will be granted to all employes who return to work on Moday morning. The miners have been out and the mines closed for a week pending the organization of a union, which the companies refused to recog nise. The miners have not yet signi fied their acceptance of the offer. RUSSIAN PRIESTS REVDLT Fail to Attend Dounia When Em peror Is Congratulated. ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. A spe cial session of the Holy Synod was held this afternoon to try the five priests who refrained from attending the session of the Douma at which the resolution congratulating the Em peror on his escape from the plot against his life was passed. Letters from the priests announcing their re fusal to leave the radical parties wen read and caused great indignation among the old line ecclesiastics. It is announced that severe disciplinary methods will be adopted. TRIES TO KILL GRAND DTJKE Vengeful Russian Puts Runaway Locomotive on Track. OREL, Russia. June 1. A. train from Sebastopol to this city, on which the Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovitch was a passenger, had a narrow escape from being wrecked today. Shortly be fore the time of its arrival a discharged employe, out of revenge, started a loco motive at full speed down the track. The Grand Duke's train fortunately was late and the runaway engine was captured before a collision occurred. The culprit was arrested. Emperor Consults President. ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. Presi dent Golovln, of the lower rouse of Parliament, was received In auditr.co by Emperor Nicholas at Pef;rnof this evening. They discussed tne work of parliament. STILL AFTER OPPOSITION Grand Jury and Federal Attorney to Prosecute Insurance Men. NEW TORK. June 1. The Tribune tomorrow will Bay: The June grand jury, next week or tho week follow ing, will Investigate the charges of forgery in the insurance election against a representative or representa tives of the international committee, according to a semi-official announce ment yesterday. At the same time the District Attor ney's office is considering inviting the co-operation of United States District Attorney Stlmson in dealing with the alleged violation by the committee's representative of Federal statutes which provide penalties for tampering with another person's mail. CONFEDERATES HONOR LEE Permanent Memorial Proposed for Virginia's Great Soldier. RICHMOND. Va June 1. The United Confederate Veterans here today adopted the report of the committee on resolu tions which suggested the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gen eral R. E. Lee by a permanent memorial at Washington and Lee University; also thanked Congress and the President for returning captured flags and for appro priating $300,000 to mark the graves of Confederate soldiers buried on Northern soil. Sympathy was extended to the fam ily of Mrs. McKlnley. SALMON PRICES SHOVED UP Opening; Quotation Shows Sharp Ad vance Over Last Season. ASTORIA, Or., June 1. (Special.) At a meeting of the Columbia River canners this afternoon the selling prices for canned salmon were fixed at the follow ing rates per dozen: Tails. $1.65; flats, $1.75; halves, $1.05; plain ovals, $2.30; key ovals, $2.35: nominals,' $2.50; squats. $1.75. Compared with last season's prices, these figures are an advance of 15 cents on tails and flats, 5 cents on halves and 10 cents on ovals and nominals. Phonograph AVins Law Case. (Kansas City Times.) In Brussels 'lives a lawyer who recently made good use of a phonograph in a law suit. He had been continually annoyed by the noises of hammering at an iron foundry in his near neighborhood. Find ing that complaints were unavailing, he brought the matter Into court. But be fore doing so he placed a phonograph in his library for one whole day. When the case came before the court he produced the phonograph and set going the spe cially prepared cylinder. An uproar and din as from the forge of Vulcan was the result, and the ingenious lawyer won his case. Italian Deputy in Camorra. LONDON, June 1. The Rome corres. pondent of the Chronicle says that the Crown has begun proceedings against Giusseppe Romona. deputy from Aversa. on allegations of his connection with the notorious Camorra. He has been de nounced by a group of his fellow deputies as being president of criminal societies in his constituency. The sensation has been increased by the fact that Slgnor Schanxer, minister of posts and telegraphs Is accused of com plicity in the crimes committed by the societies. Their Homes Ruined by Flood. VANCOUVER. B. C, June 1. A special dispatch from Vernon. BC says that a large dam was washed out there this morning. Several houses were carried away and great damage was done to a number of orchards. Anxiety had been felt regarding the safety of the dam and people in the path of the flood were warned in plenty of time. Suggests Way to Stop Disease. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June 1. "Until National and state authorities actively take up sanitary regulation of the great factories of the country, the checking of consumption is an Impossibility." stated Dr. F. W. FrankhauBer, of Reading, Fa., before tne annual gathering of the American Anti-Tuberculosis League here today. Anarchists Arrange Congress. BRUSSELS, June L The announcement is made that this year's anarchist Con gress will be held in Amsterdam, July 18. The programme includes the gen eral strike, anti-militarism as an anarchist weapon and the lessons of the Russian revolution. President's Wife Returns. WASHINGTON. June 1. Mrs. Roose velt returned tonight from Oyster Bay. Lincoln Leaves Hamburg Crowded. HAMBURG. June L The President Lincoln, the new 22.000-ton steamer of the Kjnburx -American line, left Cuxhaven er Fur REFRIGERATORS, PORCH AND LAWN FURNITURE With the warm days comes the demand for these articles. We are prepared for this demand and are showing: complete lines with prices and terms that can not but appeal to the thrifty shopper. g WISCONSIN PEERLESS This Refrigerator Is constructed with seven walls to preserve the Ice. White enamel lined, with removaDie riues ana drain pipes, easily cleaned, golden oak finish.. $2.00 down, $1.00 per.week. $20.50 BADGER Zinc-lined Refrigerator. For strength, durability and beauty cannot be equaled. The space be tween the outer and inner cases is filled with the best non-conducting material CI ft fift known, mineral wool pv.v $1.00 down, 50c per week. PORCH CHAIR Made of hard maple, finished natural or painted green. Rat tan seat and back. , ;o Crt Price ipO.OV 75c down, 50c per week. RUSTIC ROCKER This rocker is made of Adiron dack silver birch, slat soat Pr?ceba,:k-. ,....$6.50 $1.50 down, 50c per week. PORCH ROCKER Hard white maple green, rattan seat. Price or painted $3.25 $1.00 down, 50c per week. this afternoon for New Tork. She has on board 363 cabin and 2557 steerage pas sengers and a crew of 300. IMPORTANCE OF RULES Prompt Obedience in Business Can not Be Overestimated. (Valve World.) "Rules, establishing as they do fixed practices, are of the utmost Importance in conducting a business and their value cannot be over-estimated. They are the permanent orders by means of which the head of a concern is enabled to direct the operations of his subordinates, however numerous they may be or however wide ly cattered. Through rules, the scope of each department is fixed and all de partments held to unity of action and sin gleness of purpose. In discussing this subject, the head of a large establishment asserted that his busi ness was conducted . entirely without rules and that he would not have a man in his employ who could not run his de partment without being guided by rules. As a matter of fact, however, no busi ness can be run without the order and system brought about by rules. What he meant was that he gave his instructions verbally to his principal employes, and each department manager in turn made such verbal rules as he deemed necessary for the guidance of his assistants. It seems that department managers should receive something more than off hand Instructions, which are easily mis understood and quickly forgotten, and that the man at the head of a business knows, or ought to know, the best way to conduct the business and should not leave it to subordinates to make rules for themselves and their assistants. The head of a great corporation can de vote part of his time to no better ad vantage than In preparing rules for the guidance of every feature of his business. These rules should be put In writing, so as to be In a permanent and readily ac cessible fofm. and should be so carefully prepared that misunderstandings and false Interpretations are impossible. The president of a large commercial house has given a large amQunt of his time to the preparation of rules so that the business of his company might be car ried on systematically, without friction, and be well-rounded and complete in every particular. Whenever an error has occurred, the repetition of which might be prevented by the issuance of a rule for the future guidance of employes, this has been done. These rules have grown into a compre hensive code covering all features of the business and are a great and permanent benefit to the concern. . . E3 - WEARS LIKE IRON." 3 THE 081CINAL STAIN AND VARKISK. COMBINED CHAIRS NATURAL. OAK. MAHOGANY, CHERRY ANDGLOSS WHITE .s are a few of the more popular colors for home decorations. Every article of woodwork about your home can be beautified with JAP-A-LAC, at a trifling cost. Scuffed furniture, floors, stair ways, and wainscoting should be jap-a-lac-ed. There is nothing: else made that will produce the same ef fect. If you ' desire to change the natural wood work in you r bed -room or parlor, or in fact, in any room, to a beautiful white enam el finish, use Gloss White jap-a-lac. ' . You can do it your self, full directions on the can. TAMfi; WOODWORK SHELVES FLOORS STAIRWAYS Sixteen colon, all aim, 15c to $2SO. Far sale by Paint, Hardware and Drag Dealers. Ask far card snowing liaanliful coloe. anal tIVlitil pooldet d cribmg the many uu. If your dealer ofier yon a snbstftatc, say to him: "fo, thaxk you; r want Will X ASXXD POX. COOS .' Trade with th dealer who gfrea yo what you ask for. That's jajstHLtQ. si - f7T fJ, 7 . , rZclCU!tt f7) XbocfcefeSer BnBcUng,C3eTelaad,0.
