4 ROUTED REBELS IN FLIGHT BY NIGHT Orozco's Path to North Light ed by Blazing Bridge; 800 Stain Strew Field. FEDERAL LOSSES SLIGHT General Huert. Prelnc After De feated roe. Says Only Ten ot Ills Men Were Killed and bnl Tblrt j-ell Wounded. AT FKDERJU. HF.ArxjCAilTER.-' OF OENEHAL. IILKHTA. Uellano. !.. Vr 1. ' General Oroico'a rebel, 'wne were drlvto out of thla town br Ueneral lluerta after a ! perate battle, aro retreatlr. farther and farther north. Tho rrbela could be eeen burnlna the bla railroad brldae In front of Jimlnea, now the rebel head quarter. Oeneral lluerta ald tonla-ht that Ma men found ) rebe!s dead and wound ed on tho field. He eatlmated that of the 900 men unJer Oeneral Oroico. J0 deeerted during- the nht and fled la all rtlrectlona. The federal commander aald fie took prisoner. HIj own loe. he as aert'd. were only 1 dead and it wounded. I'rleonera captured bv the federal aid that Oeneral Oroico waa openln bottles of rhampaane early yesterday whil the battle waa In procreea. MUirn CITY IS TlinKATE.MZD Itrhel (rrnrral Zapata Declares He May Attack Capital. MEXICO CITT. May 2S. The aenae of relief experienced quite aenerally la Moalro City by mwn of the de cisive nature of yeaterday'a battle at RelUao waa tempered tolar by new of a threat from Kmtlano Zapata, the Moreloe r-trl. thai he will attack thla any within clitht days If ITeeldent Mdero fail to resign within that period. Although the threat la looked upon by irovern-uent offlrlala as a poaatble run on the part of oroico. Intended to halt te advance of thr federals to ward the north, precaution are to be taken to cua.nl aaalnxt a eurprla. r The wrnln came In rumrounlntlom to the Chamber of lepui.ea. and sim ultaneously notlree were sent to all foreUn connule In the capital advising them to luke precaution fr the pro tection of their ubect aa they mlftht aee tit. Ill ltUI IWtlNtiS IX UtrllTGKKS Ilaltle on et Cot Iloported tl Army Transport rdcral Win. MAZATUVN. Mexico, My IV. Returning- from her crnUe atnns the Mt. t.-en ceat will 3AS refuaee ahiiard. the t'nlted !tatee tran-pori Hnford. com manded by Captain Ely. arrted here toda'. He rape cf tvplioid fever atimnr the refugee were reported, all eald to be tlflnn well On May ;j a spirited battle In which rebel and o federal were killed waa fn'iaht at K-uinapa. on the rvaat. The federals now are In possession of thai farrleon. J I. P0 IWPKK IS nVXAMIl tl Ilallding of SpanMt ruhlk-nllon I Tartly Wrecked: None Hnrt. EL PASO. Tea. May JS. Shortly be fore II oVI.x-k toniaht the offl- of -ao del Norte, a "Spanish newspaper published In the heart of the city and supporting the Madero government, waa dynamited. The bomb wa thrown at the front window. prOfHietng a violent erlolon. which. however. only wrecked a portion of the front- of the building- No on waa injured. GIRLS WILL RIDE CAISSONS Hallrry A la lie In Ilin ttal Parade W ith JUmntcd. bectlon. The member of Battery A. Ortrell National Guard. Il niaht decided to have the organisation repreeenled In the Rom Feetlval parade by a full mounted aectlon of the battery. Thla will conll of : hornet and 1 men. A feature of the exhibit will he sis yeunar women who will ride on the ammunition chest. They are: !) Irene1 and Cora I'alnter. Coloma Wax ion. Ruth iiolman. fybl! Gibson. Ber rarda Harry. The horee and guns will be decorated with red and white rosea. FEMALE POUTICS STORMY Policeman Called to Ilesuire Order at Meeting of Women. CHICAGO May !. A poll.-eman was railed to reetore order at a meeting of the countv central committee of the Woman s Party of Illinois, In a botl yesterday, when "regular" and "In surgent members clashed over alleged "arbitrary tartica of Mf. Jl yra strawn Hartshorn, chairman. "Ladle, you must keep order, or be arrested or put out." shouted th po-tw-ernan. aa he mounted the platform, aut the women only laughed at him. Finally a semblance of order was re stored and the policeman departed. TIMBER CRUSHES SKULL I.co May. Carpenter. Killed While Working at Bnrna. Bl'RNS. Or. May 21. Speclal. Leo May. a carpenter emploved on a new puMic school building. w instsntly killed toilay when a large stick of tim ber, ahx h wa being raised Into pls. . fell atellilnir him on the bead and crushing hi skull. May was 2 year I old and had lived near Harney Lak for th last year. BIG LAW CLASS GRADUATES Mirep-ktn Are filtcn lo it at Willamette Vnivrrsily. HJ-AMKTTE rStVERMTY. Salem. t'r May 2S. iSpectL The com mencement exort-W of the college of Jaw f Wlllameiu lalteraiiy war held In the First Methodist Church of thla city thla evening. Twenty-three received their sheepskins 21 young men and on younar woman. Mla Stone. Thla la the Urint claaa ever turned out la law at Willamette. Lat year' claaa rank next In number, graduation- It. The member of the araduatlna claaa , have been prominent In all II nee of stu dent activities, exceliina; in aerate, ora tory, aialetlca and Journalism. Th ad dree of Colonel C. E. S. Wood waa one splendidly delivered and ot unusual strength. He- advocated abso lute freedom of thought and speech when backed by truth and alncerlty. The cpeaker anted all to eek truth, protect freedom and not to expect per fection in law or anything- els at hu man creation. The programme wa aa follows: March. Professor T. 8. Robert: Invoca tion. Rev. Richard N. Avlson, D. D.; vocal olo. "Hark! Hark! th Lark. lira. W. Carlton Smith: address. Colo nel C E. 8. Wood: violin solo a) "Ro mance." b Twas a Lover and His Lass Mis Viola Vercler; presentation of diplomas. Uean C. L. McS'ary: charge to clasa. Justice Thomaa A. Mc Brlde: benediction. The arnduates are: Glenn Yocum Well. Robert Jerome Sheiiard. Frank A. Zem Keefover. Reainald Heber 8tone. Bert Warren ilicy. Albert Nils Mlnton. I'errv lTeecott Relaelman. Ward Leo Smith. George Arthur Cod ding. Oeorxe Thayer Wilson. Dora Wllhelmlna Stone, fleorge Franklin Hopkins. Jr.. Alpheus Ray Baker. Don ald Henry Cpjohn. Earl Ashby Nott, u.n.11 R.id Ie Long. Joseph Augustus Benjamin. Joseph uren Stearns. Jr.. John Jay Robert. Edgar Leon Martin. Frank Norbet O'Conner. Leroy Samson Melson. Jamea Victor. Alexander Far nelL TAFT SAYS HE HAS l1 PKlIDEXT TELLS KRIEXDS RE .NOMINATION IS CERTAIN. Itoosevelt Itetnrn to White House Would Be Great Calamity. Declares Speaker. JERSET CITT. N. J. May 25. 1 have enough delegatea to renominate me at the Chicago convention." That waa President Taff declaration Friday to a ecore or more of Republi cans who met him at tha luncheon given In hla honor by State Senator Frellnghuysen. of New Jersey, at Soro erville. - Th Presidents second campaigning day through New Jeraey waa one of th hardest b haa ever put In. For more than five hours he motored over dusty road, talked to thousands of persons, and kept u? hla attacka on . Colonel Rooaevelt. . 'lt la a very unwise and dangeroua thing to depart from that wise tradi tion that limits' a President to two terms." said the President in a typical speech. "It Is especially unwise with a man of Mr. Roosevelt's type, with hi capacity for appealing to the people, hla ability to arouae the elements that are disturbing the community, preach ing doctrine of discontent with hla powerful personality, with his unsound Constitutional vlewa. hla Impatience of legal restraint. It will be a calamity to put him In the White House again." BITTKIt KIGIIT IS EXPECTED MrKlnley Says Roosevelt Malement of Com prom l Vnfonnded. WASHINGTON. May IS. The bitter ness of the fight that Is to rage shout the ftepuhllrsn National committee when It begins consideration of contests In Chlcao June wa emphasised to day by a statement from Wlfltam 'B. M'Klnley. mansger ft the Taft cam paign. Mr. McKlnley said It was becoming apparent that Colonel Roosevelt "and his followers will resort to every known means to terrorise the lyhlcsgo convention." Mr. McKlnlev continued: "It Is within the power of the Na tional committee to make or break th Republican party for many year to come." Mr. MrKlnley'a statement was fol lowed by another from the Taft bureau In which It was avserted that telerram circulated by the Roosevelt headquar tera tending to show thst the Taft supporters were considering a com promise candidate were without foun dation. "First, last and all the time." aald tbla statement. "ITeeldent Taft I In the political fight to star." The statement by Major McKlnley of the attitude of the National commit tee toward the contests which Involve the seata of many delegates waa most direct. "It must be expected that those Na tional committeemen whose conscience may force them to disagree with Mr. Roosevelt will be openly denounced by him." said air. McKlnley. "and the whole committee will be misrepresented and vtlliried. The friends of President Taft be lieve the Republican National commit tee, a now constituted is representa tive of th Republican party and that It will do It full duty by the party at Chicago. The friend of tha Presi dent will not try their cases of con tested delegatea before the country un til tha National committee meets. They have no sympathy whatever with Mr. Roosevelt's endeavors to bring Influ ence to bear upon the party tribunal the National commute befor th evi dence) la heard." TIMBER DECISION STANDS Court of Appeal Cpholda Cancel lation of Patents In One County. The Cnlted State Circuit Court of Appeal haa affirmed the decision of Judge Bean In the United State Dla trlct Court of thl district cancollng th patents to IT quarter sections In Lane and Linn Counties. Th ground for the cancellation wa that of fraudulent possession, and are some of tha claims secured through tha roonlvanca of S. A, D. Futer and Horac McKlnley In At the time thl utt waa filed, the title to the clalma waa In the Linn Lane Timber Com pany, a company that wa shown to have been formed to assist In gsln ln fraudulent possession of th clalma AID TO FIRE TOO LATE Kentucky Town Burns I x-fore En . clnea Arrive Two Hnrt. LERANON JUNCTION. Kr. Hay IS Th business aectlon of Lebanon Junc tion virtually was wiped out last night by fire which swept the length of the town' main street Two men were hurt by falling tim ber. A special train brought fir ap paratus from 1-oulsvllle. but the fir had burned Itself out or had been checked before thla help arrived. The loss is estimated at from IJ0. to AMERICANS IN CUBA ISSUE DISTRESS CRY Alarming Reports Received From East District of Rebel Activity. HAVANA SHIPS MUNITIONS Negroes Snelllng Hank of Generals Etone nd Ivonet One Plan tation Attacked and Store at Santa Crella Looted. HAVANA. May 21. Reports received yesterday from Orlento Province and emanating from other than government sources leave no room for doubt that tha Insurrectionary movement In the eastern end of the Island Is growing with alarming rapidity. The only newa concerning the upris ing that the government has offered was that columns of regular troops were converging on Flguaybos, the principal place In tha district between Lamaya and Guantanamo. where Gen erals Estonsa and Ivonet, the Insurgent leaders, are reported concentrating troops. Ptaatera Ask for Help. Unable to procure protection, many American planter have applied to the commandant of the naval station at Guantanamo to send guards of marines and bluojarketa to their plantations Such a movement will Involve the con sent of the Cuban government In addition, until the arrival of auxiliary cruiser Prairie, the number of marines at tha station at Guantanamo will be insufficient to supply tha guarda needed. One plantation at Santa Crella Is re ported to have been attacked by In surgents, who disabled the machinery and also looted It of stores. Through out Orient Province. In which San tiago la situated, the negroes are re ported to be swelling rapidly the ranka of Generals Estonse and Ivonet. Havaaa Ships Aasssaaltlow. Much ammunition waa shipped east ward from Havana yesterday. The government Intends to bring the regular army up to war strength and to organise volunteer regiments. The presidential yacht Hatury will sail tomorrow for Santiago, carrying a battalion of volunteer veterans under General Emilia Nunex. chief of the Vet eran' Association. It was reported last night that there had been a renewal of the Insurrection ary movement In Havana City. A small band of armed negroes waa seen near Mariana. HDLLADAY SITE URGED PLACE FOR AUDITORIUM FA VORED BY ASSOCIATION. North East Side Improvement Club AIm Deem $600,000 Enough for Ijind and Building. On the showing made Friday night by O. E. Welter at the meeting of the North East Hide Improvement Asso ciation a resolution was sdopted favor ing a the site ot the siiditnrlum. two blocks In Holladay- Addition, bound ed by Grand avenue. East Seventh street, Holladsy avenue and Halsey street. Mr. Welter used a map to show the availability of the proposed site. In connection with this resolution another was adopted declaring It the ense of the association that the pres ent amount of 100.000 Is sufficient for buying the grounds and erecting the auditorium and that another bond Is sue I not necessary. A resolution was adopted favoring the closing of department and other retail store on both sides of the river from 2 P. M. to P. M. on Friday. June 14, to enable employes and employers to view the children's parade. Resolutions were adopted asking the" Mayor and City Council not to grant tne Portland Railway. Light A Power Company or any railway company a franchise to any bridge unless a com mon user clsuse Is Inserted: also that no franchise be granted unless the reg ulation of fare clause Is inserted. In compliance with City Attorney Grant's opinion and that a clause be Inserted In all franchises giving right to stop over, trade, pay water rent, gaa bills and then proceed, the clause to apply to both sides of the river. The aasoclatton Indorsed the move ment granting a franchise for the Hill lines and allied rallroada. comprising the Oreat Northern, the Northern' Pa cific Chicago. Burlington Qulncy. the Spokane. Portland Seattle, the Oregon Electric, the United Railways. Oregon Trunk and other lines. In th Central East Side M. O. Munly. the president, an nounced that at the next meeting th first steps will be taken toward pre paring to celebrate the completion of the Broadway bridge, an enterprise started and carried through by th North East Side Improvement Associa tion. BRITONS IKE MERRY EMPIRE DAY IS OBSERVED BY 1S0O PORTLAND RESIDENTS. En Joj able Programme Is Carried Ont; Consol Laldlaw Make Principal Address. A merrv. friendly British family to the number of more than 1S0 persons gathered at the Gipsy Smith Auditor ium Friday night, and observed British Empire day. Manv folks were present who attend these British celebratlona year after vear. and listen to and ap plaud the 'familiar English. Scotch. Irish. Welsh and British Empire aongs. as though they would never tire ot either words or music. Around th auditorium were refresh ment booths representing England. Scotland. Wales. Ireland, Australia and Canada, each booth being decked In Ita national flags and colora. The col or effects were very pretty. The principal address of the occa sion was delivered by James Laldlaw. British Consul. "For 2 years. May 14 was honored aa the birthday of Queen Victoria, during whose long reign the British Empire, the grandest the world haa' ever aeen, grew to its present dl- menslona. as well aa in freedom, wealth, civilisation and happiness," aaid Mr. Laldlaw. "Queen Victoria waa a type of noble womanhood, and the mainspring of her life waa duty, a It was also of her late lamented son. King Edward. To Canada, belongs the honor of first set ting the day apart aa 'Emptr day or Victoria day" in loving memory of the great and good queen, revered not only by her subjects, but by good people the world over. "I learn from the United States census that In Portland alone are 12,- 50 people who have been born under the flag of Great Britain. How many of these are still British subjects I do not know. While books of registration are maintained at all Consulate, few British people reglster'ln my Immense district. Where are those thousands? The British benevolent and kindred societies for 27 yeara have been wait ing to receive these people Into their fold. It is not creditable that only a few hundreds of the thousands are members." Mr. Laldlaw concluded by i speaking of the worth of national heri tage and holding sieaaiasi 10 us oesi ideals. Those who took part in the enjoy able programme were Mrs. Jane Burns Albert. Mrs Itnogene Harding Brodie. Miss Reruns Fowler. Robert Burton, F. A. Douglas, vocalists; John Smith, piper; Misses Williamson and Johnston, dancers, and Carl Denton, piano ac companist and director. The music part of the programme consisted principally of songs and ballads, splendidly sung. Dr. W. T. Williamson, president of the British. Benevolent Society, was chair man. One specially enjoyable feature of the event was a May pole dance, by 25 girls, directed by Miss Cramer. E. T. Crowther was to have aung aeveral songs, but he Is III with ptomaine poi soning. CHURCH WILL FIND JOBS "UNEMPLOYED PASTORS TO BE SHOWN 000 VACANCIES. Dissolution of Presbyterian General Assembly Marks Close of Suc cessful Year. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Mav IS. Disso lution yesterday of the l!4th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States of America marked th end of one of the most successful yeara In tha history of the church. It created one additional standing committee, that on vacancy and supply, designed to bring pastors Into touch with the 3000 vacant pulpits. No charge will be made for this service. It con solidated th administration of th re lief and ministerial sustentatlon funds, combining the administrative bodies In tli interest of economy and efficiency. It especially recognised the West In the appointment of alz additional members ot the Board of Church Erec tion, who are Identified with that part of the country. Further recognition ot the less populous Western towns Is seen In the overture to be acted upon before the next assembly at Atlanta, May, mis. providing for an Increase In representation to the assembly. BOY PLAYS JW)0KY," DES Edward Wright Iewl Is Drowned In Columbia Slough. Slipping from the rear of a boat which he was holding to, yesterday afternoon on the Columbia Blongh. Ed ward Wright Lewis, aged 1 8 years, waa drowned. The boy had played "hooky from the Highland School to go swim ming. Lewis had left school with Jo Hoerst, a boy companion, and was hold ing to the boat, which his companion was rowing. The body was found a half hour later by Frank Smith, a resi dent of Woodlawn. Lewis was living with his grandmother. Mrs. Charles E. Griffith, since the death of his parents, at 106J Mallory avenue. BANK CLEARINGS YET GAIN Increase for Week Is 8.2 Per Cent Above Last Year. In bank clearings for the week. Port land made a substantial gain, compared with the totals for the corresponding week ot last year. The total clear ances were 19,723.000. with an increase of .! per cent. The gain at Seattle was per cent. The gain at Tacom was 7.1 per cent and at SpoVane 11.4 per cent. Portland has been making a credit able showing In its banking operations this year, not a week having passed since January 1 without showing ap preciable gains In clearings. SAILORS DESERT TO I. W. W. Sailing of Bark Albert From Port Townsend Is Delayed. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Msy 25. Th bark Albert, carrying lumber from Port Ludlow to San Francisco, waa pro vented from going to sea today by the activity of an agent of the Industrial Workers of the World, who Induced two sailors to leave the ship. The men had Just signed for the voy age when the leader ordered them ashore. The Albert Is anchored In the bay awaiting th completion ot her crew. COAST ORATORS VICTORS Cnlverslty of Oregon Speaker Takes Second Honors. MISSOULA, MonU May 26. Reuben Hllen. of the University of Washington. tirmt niace tonight In the third annual Interstate oratorical contest. Second place wa awarded to rjaruon Spencer, of the University of Oregon. Miss Florence DeRyke, of the Univer sity of Montane, took third honors. e Twin s Fund Reaches $307. 0. The sum of II. received from a per son signing "L. A, P.," waa yesterday added to the fund for the maintenance of the Johnson twins, who are receiv ing treatment at the Open Air Eanl torlum for Tuberculosis. The fund now amounts to $.107. 0. Since these two small boys have been cared for at the eanltorium, their condition has been much Improved, and It Is believed that with the money received from charl tablv disposed persons, they can remain at the Institution until cured. Sub scriptions are being received by The Oregonlan. Oil Promoter Pleads Guilty. CHICAGO. May 25. J. Bliss Dudley, who waa charged with Jiavlng defraud ed investors in tha "Alepbiato Oil Com- lerrngM Hut kcSaSscr at aura You want clothes which will stand any kind of active service; to look well no matter how hard you work or play. Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are made that way; all-wool fabrics; tailored to keep shape. Shrunk by the most scientific process; clothes that stay stylish. SUITS $18.00 AND UPWARD Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. THIRD AND MORRISON pany," of which he was president, pleaded guilty today to charges of vio lation of the postal laws In his oper ations. Dudley wss returned, to. Chi cago by ofTlcers who arrested him in Los Angeles. He will be sentenced to morrow. HANGMAN'S JWPE DISPUTED Executioner Stopped From Selling Grim Hcllcs by Prosecutor. VIENNA, May ..(Special.) A curi ous dispute about a hangman's rope, whloh will have to be settled by the law courts, has arisen between the Hungarian hangman. Ball, and the pub lic prosecutor at Temesvar, In Hungary. A murderer had Just been hanged, and the hangman untied the rope and began to cut It Into small pieces In order to sell these at an Impromptu auction to the crowd waiting outside the prison as a bit of a hangman's rope is be- .. . 11 n he the best of all lievea iu huur-'j - . i possible charms for bringing, good luck. . Th. public prosecutor, however, who has to be present to witness executions, ordered Bali to hand over the rope to him, because scandalous scenes amount i . - - h.j rwcurrert after a re cent execution at Mlskolor. when the crowd lougni among ' the grim mementoes. The hangman refused to give up the rop on the ground that It was not only his, per- . . w.. . . . 1 1 hla nwn nronertv. as he has to supply ropes at his own expanse. Th puonc proKcumr w.. upon ordered a policeman to take it from him by force, which was done. Ball gave notice that he would bring an action for Its recovery. Trade Name of Sheffield. London Tit-Bits. A committee of the Cutlers Company, manufacturers and workmen, formed with the object of preventing the Im IT IS BETTER to save your money NOW, even at a sacri fice, if necessary, than to want or be dependent upon others in your old age. But saving is only half your duty. You must invest your sav ings wisely. An ideal form of investment is a Savings Account in our Bank. You can begin Avith $1.00 or as much more as you like. 4 Per Cent Interest Allowed. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY "The Home For Savings" Cor. 6th & Washington Sts. Open Saturday Evenings Pay Checks Cashed Memorial Day, May 30th This Store Will Be Closed All Day proper use of the trade name of "Shef field," has received the assistance of the Board of Trad In making its ob le.ct known all oVer the world. It has arranged' that a -circular be sept out"J through the Foreign Of flee to th yaH- A Store Where Ladies Can Trade NATIONAL WINE FAMILY LIQUOR STORE Our Spirits are all leaders, because they are all of the best quality. A bottle will prove it. Wines and Liquors sold'by us are pure goods, not chem ical productions. They strengthen the weak and refresh and invigorate the strong. Whisky Bottled in Bond Cedar Brook, 7-year-old, full qts...$1.25 Old Ripy, 6-year-old, full quarts ... $1.25 Hill wood Bourbon, full quarts ...... $1.25 Guckenheimer Rye, full quarts ...... $1.25 Overholt Rye, full quarts .$1.25 Rpxbury Rye, full quarts ... . . . .$1.25 Whisky by the Gallon, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $9.00 Per Gallon, According to Age ' r Free delivery in our Auto, which carries no signs insuring no publicity on delivery. Express prepaid on out-of-town orders of $4.00 or over. Price list furnished on application. NATIONAL WINE Fifth and Stark Streets, Portland, Oregon Phones: Main 6499, A 4499 ous British embassies and consulates abroad. The circular points out that, while the committee does not desire to embark upon a policy of fussy interference,- it is most. concerned to sup press fraud.- " co. California Sweet Wines Port, Sherry, Angelica and Muscatel,per gal lon.. $1.00 to $4.00 California Brandy, per gal.. $2.50 to $6.00 Red and White Table Wines, per gallon, at only..50 to $2.50 CO.