THE WEATHER, Tonight v and Friday cloudy, probably thowers, cooler tonight; toutnerly winds hitting to west- 4:00 O'dccf; . Edition . , VOL.X ? iO; 123. 1 PORTLAND,: OREGOIT. THUBSDAY ETOTING, JTXJLY 31.. 1902. 1 ' f 'i PRICBH ,FIVE CEKTS L TTnnVv. fTFBTnVrX fTKlT .. THV A Til TOURNAL r ' . . . T . - .:'t EMRTIAL LAW Fierce Rioting , Among the Striking Miners of Shenandoah Pa, Police ; Worsted in Bloody? Battles- (Sorippi-HclUa News Association.) EHBNANOOAH, Pa., July SL-Josepb Iiedda.ll,' leading hard war merchant of this city, wa beaten to death and on policeman was fatally; and ;inahy otberi dangerously hot In a fteree riot of mln r her last night The troubla wa tarted about o'clock last evening whan two non-union workers attempted to past through the strikers' lines under sscort of a deputy sheriR. They were "detected and ona was nearly beaten to death, , A small' force, of policemen then advanced to their rescue, - firing a rolley as they came. The mob retreated for a moment but Immediately returned to the attack armed with . revolvers, stones and shot guns and the policemen were forced to flee for their lives. Two of them who were out off from retreat were brutally beaten and one will die. THE MOB'8 LOSSES. The losses suffered by the strikers were also severe. Over 40. are known to have been wounded and at least two are dead, All last night $he tumults continued more than a thousand men and boys marching from place to place and carrying terror and destruction wherever they appeared. 'Governor Stone ordered out a force of 1.100 of the National Guard last night. They arrived hers early this morning and took control of the 'situation. - LABOR LEADERS SORRY. The following statement was circulated around, the city during the night: "In View of the disturbances that have occurred In Shenandoah within the paBt 14 hours in utter disregard to the teach ings and principles of the United Mine workers as an organization and contrary to the expllcltness of the leaders, we , call upon all members of the United Mtnoworkers at once to do all-in their power to suppress lawlessness, and to aid , the officers in every way to maintain peace and good order. - , , V "JOHN FAHET, . "President District No. I." RIOTERS QUIETINQ "DOWN. (Scripps-MCRa News Association.) SHENANDOAH. July 31,-The presence of the state ttoopaJjx.the streets of tho town this morntng had a salutory effect upon the riotous strikers, and the alarm ed citizens, after passing a restless night, repaired to rest, confident there would bo no other serious outbreak while the soldiers are here. Brigadier-General Oo bln Is in command of the troops, which are composed of the Eighth Regiment from Harrisburg, and the Twelfth from Pottsvllle, They arrived here at 6:30 this morning. MANY BADLY INJURED. ' (ScrlppB-McRae News Association.) SHENANDOAH, July Sl.-How many were injured In last night's riot has not yet been ascertained but the physicians today report having treated at least 20 suffering from bullet wounds, bruises, cuts, broken heads and limbs. The three A BIG VOTE Expected by Candidates for CarnivaI;Qtieene " MANY ATTRACTIONS Wilt Be Provided at an Enormous Expense The Eks Excursion. ' All Is bustle and every one Is busy at carnival headquarters in preparation for the voting for carnival queen; answering correspondence, and the distribution of folders. About 100,000 votes have been printed and everything Indicates that the present contest will be one of tho liveliest ever waged in Portland. ' All contestants for Queen are popular, each has her numerous -friends, and vot ing will probably be very close. Each candidate has been provided with a -goodly supply of votes, and the tom- mlttee on voting desires that they and 1 their friends dispose of them at-every op- - pprtunlty. One of the energetic cahdl , dates has already Sold nearly 100 votes; some of which wilt undoubtedly .be cast for her. '1 ? v. ' . -The votes' are sold at 6 cents apiece. Carnival buttons are being distributed to ' ' day and many may" be- seen already on - coat lapels. It has been decided , to let the contract fori building the .fence .to . Contractors Wlnnlfred,and McDonald, and the agreement will be signed this after noon. ; ; - Several Elk lodge In Texas have befit policemen who were beaten and shot, ap pear to be In a serious condition and it i is believed, .that Patrolman Urlts cannot recover. Jt. Is now definitely known that there, was nothing premeditated in last night's outbreak. ! The act of Deputy. Beddell In attempting to escort twooion unionists through the picket line by a ruse, angered the strikers and one act of Violence ld ;t0 another." Qeneral Cobin at noon said he anticipated no, further trouble. V," ..": BEDELL S i ILL LI VES. (ScrlppS-McRae News Association.) SHENANDOAH, July ; 31.-Joseph Be dell, nephew of Deputy Sheriff Bedell, who was reported to have died as a,.re- sult of injuries received at the hands of the mob last night, Is still alive but at the hospital. It was stated that he would not recover. - ; . 1 ... MITCHELL IS WORRIED. . (8crlpp-McRae News Association.) WILKES BARRP,' Pa., July SI. Preslr dent Mitchell, of -the United, Mlneworkers. who Is here this morning, said e deeply regretted 'the unfortunate happening at Shenandoah, He was not. officially In formed as to the causes but he had re peatedly warned the miners that the per son who violated the law was the worst "enemy the strikers could, have. Mitchell looked; worried- . EVERYTHING IS QUIETi (Bcrlpps-MoRae News Association.) HARRJSBURQ, Pa., July 31.-Jeneral Cobtn, In command of 1 the troops at Shenandoah has telegraphed the adjutant general that the situation there Is peace ful this morning, andKithat he has dis tributed 1500 soldiers about tfie town. Governor Stone will return from tho Adlrondacks 'this' afternoon to keep watch on the situation. 'SCRANTON: COLLIERIES OPEN. (Scrlppa-McRae News Association.) SCRANTON July SL-Under the pro tection of the-city police, the coal and iron .police, and detectives, the Oxford Colliery ' and the Peoples' Coal Company resumed active operations this morning with 200. men. ) 1. is claimed by the gen eral manager no trouble has .yet occur red. One thousand strikers marched on the Cayuga Colliery this morning but no at tempt was mate to operate it. TROUBLE AT SHAMOKIN. (Seripps-McRae NeWs Association.) SHAMOKIN, Pa.. Deputy Sheriff Peter Cassell was shot In the shoulder this morntng by a striker named Devoe, A posse of -citizens captured Devoe and placed htm In Jail. , RIOT8 AT TAMAQUA. (Sciippa-MoRae News Association.) TAMAQUA, Pa., July a. A riot oc curred at New Philadelphia this morning In ' which several were shot. Sheriff Bedmill was called but was unable to cone with the situation. He has asked General Cobin to send soldiers to the scene. ' heard from, and are completing arrange ments to send a large delegation to Port land. ' Portland Elks' excursion train will leave at 8:23. a. tn. August 28, with a large crowfl to attend the Elks' Carnival at Seattle, to be held from August 18 to 30. August 37 has been decided upon ns Elks' day at Seattle, and at this time trie different lodges will compete for prizes. The price' of round-trip tickets, good for four days. Has been fixed at 84.00. ' Among' the attractions at the Portland Carnival' will be a Mexican village, the Streets of Cairo, a gigantic reproduction of the Pan-American Midway, a typical Japanese' tea house and theatre, the fly ing lady. Lunetta, a Moorish Village, the Streets of All Nations, a dog . and pony circus, the German Village, Wardl Zouie and her untamed lions, the Austin Sis ters, on the revolving and flying trapeze, and many others. Five mammoth street parades will be given nd J2500 distribut ed In prise. ;i , MAKERS Of Chicago Strike for a Uniform Day and Bet ; ;ter Pay. for Labor, CHtCAOO, July St Committees repre senting 1100 boiler makers of Chicago visited thts 60 shops today and notified the men vthat a strike bad been , declared. Their demand is for a uniform day and aa advance of from SO to 40 per eent in wages. t It ,1s , believed the . strike will rrB(! Wother. itL J f , i , BOILER LIVES LOST Texas - Floods '(Grpwing More Seriousl. , . TRAFFIC PARALYZED Washouts Have. Occurred on Every Railway System in 1 ' "', the State. (Scripps-McRae News Association.) DALLAS, Tex., July 8L -The, flood sit uation In Texas today Is worse than here tofore. Losses of tracks and bridges sure reported from nearly every system In the state. Tho Texas & Pacific railway ftfis ordered the sale of all tickets west of Abilene discontinued. Some lose ef life is rumored from 'the vicinity" of Sari, An tonio. The Sabine River at Quinlan is two miles wide. ... ' . ' ' .'..'' WINS OUT TheChicagoCourts Can't . Block His Giant Deal in Oats CHICAGO, July 31.-Judge Chytraus this morning modified his injunction Is sued yesterday to prevent . Patten and others from manipulating a "corner" In oats on the Board of Trade. As changed, the order prevents the de' fendants from asking the Board of Trade or its President for $100,000 of margin checks which the Patten crowd expected to receive today. An Injunction restrain' ir.g the Board of Trade from transferring the margin certificates was 'dissolved as the Board is not actively interested. The1 defendants are thus allowed to trade In' oats ad lib. It was expected the court's action would cause a demoralisation of the Board this morning buf the deal, so far as prices were concerned, went on as before. July oats went up from 63 to 65 cents. CLARK IN A BAD FIX Illegally Alters Another's Home stead Application. The case of the United States vs. J. D. Clark came on for hearing" this morning before United States Commissioner Sla- den, but was continued until next Tues day morning at 10 o'clock. He was re leased on 500 bail. ' , Clark is charged with having felonious ly altered a homestead application at Grahts Pass. This was made by. William B. Evans to the register of the land office at Roseburg, Or. The application origin ally read: "Homestead. Application No. ," Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, JuIy 17, 190. I, Win. B. Bvans, of St. Johns, Oregon, do hereby apply to enter, under section 2289, Revised Statutes of the United States, the northwest (4) quarter of sec tion ten (10) in township 33 of range 4 west, containing 160 acres: William B. Evans." Clark is charged) with having drawn 'pen marks through certain words fend figures so as to read: "Southeast quarter () of section twenty-six (26) In township thirty five (35) of range three (3) east." This entirely changed the description of the land intended to be filed upon as a home stead, and was entirely without Evans' knowledge or consent POLICE COURT. Walter "Wilson had his preliminary hearing before Judge Hogue yesterday afternoon. He denied that he robbed Slgen thaler and will use-for a defense he fact that he was not the only one who had a key to the room from which the clothing was stolen. , Dan McCauley, Robert! McCauley, Charles Babcock, Cecil Lilly and Fred Gale were before Judge Hogue for mashing windows In Alblna. The case was continued until Friday. Soro the boys are in jail In default Of 20 bail. ? Fred L. Jones, a confirmed opium fiend; was fined (50 for unlawfully having some of the drug in his possession.' Jones was arrested sometime ago on suspicion of having been implicated In the robbery of a fruit store on Third street. Notice of appeal was given to the higher -court. His bail as fixed at $100.:. , ' The' case of Louis Tary against J. H. Johnson for keeping a vicious dog was put ever t.oJPrlday. Johnson claimed that his dog Was harmless as a. lamb, "While Tary, who haa been severely bitten by the brute, testified the dog was ferocious as a tiger.. -'..' . t' JjV.-".,- ' 1 Harry Jones, a - recent ; arrival from Vancouver, B, (X. was arrested near the station . yesterday - by ; .Jailor Roberts. Jones Is "Charged with passing a forged check for ITS on .Ballon ft; Wright, of U1 First street, obtaining thereon a bicycle and 5 la cash. r .,-" ' vj - PATTEN T7F" PtATT, DENIES r, r . f ' . That He Said New York Was SoEd , for Roosevelt. (Scripps-McRae News Association.) NEW TORK, July Sl.-Senator- Piatt this morning' took occasion to deny the statement'' attributed to ' him that 1 the President ''would, - liave the solid backing of tbaNew York delegation at the Re publican , National convention, and said that he had not told the President so at Oyster Bay. The Senator avers that not a word on the subject Was said. SHOCKS Earth Quakes Spreads Ruin and Dismay in California (Scripps-McRae News Association.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-A most se vere shock of ' earthquake visited Los Alamos and the northern section of that county at 1:30 this morning. All brick and adobo buildings were destroyed, merchandise-was thrown from the shelves, chim neys were craeked and the residents de serted their homes. Severe shocks were felt at.Lempera, Santa Maria and other places, but ;Ao serious damage Is report ed. The brick walls ef one building were badly cracked at Santa Barbara. The residents of Los Alamos were warned by the State University today to desert the locality temporarily as another shock Is predicted. ' ' . OFF .FOR SEA King Edward Sails for a : Cruise Is Making Good Progress (Journal Special Bervlce.1 fr COWES, England, July 31.-A -f f bulletin Issued today by the royal -f f physicians says the King has made rapid progress since Mon- -f day last, and that his general f condition leaves nothing to be de- f sired. The King went to sea to- day. f MEDICAL OPINION. -f f LONDON, July 81. The. Lancet today emphatically affirms that the King 1 progressing, and that f nothing unforeseen has occurred. 4- The British Medical Journal makes 4- a similar statement. HUTCHINSON'S SIDE "I most emphatically state that I am Impartial to the Union Meat Company and to the Northwest Meat Company." Such were the words of Dr. E. N. Hutchinson to The Journal. Dr. Hutch inson was asked about the accusation of partiality made by certain butchers In whose shops diseased mean were recent ly' seized by Health Officer Blersdorf. 'I am partial to these companies, con tinued Dr. Hutchinson, "and to certain other shops dealing most exclusively In kosher beef, because these are the only meat dealers subjected to regular and continued Inspection, and 99 vr cent of the families in Portland are partial In the same way. , Inspected meat eoats no more than un inspected, although . the very assurance carried by the stamps of the government Inspection and the Jewish rabbis that the meat came from animals in a perfect state of health in the -time of slaughter, makes It worth more . than uninspected meat. ' '.' "Firms voluntarily submitting to an In spection which Is recognised as an Inter national standard are jftnltled to the par tial consideration of : every head of a family tn Portland." v ;- - , FELL DOWN STAIRS. Mrs. William Hamilton, of St. Johns, sustained severe Injuries, recently by fall ing down a flight of stairs at the house of her son-in-law, Charles Cook. Her Condition is, however, improving. . WHEAt MARKET. SAN" FRANCISCO, July 3L Wheat, OPEN BIG MONEY Oregon Short Line Needs More Locomotivese 5 r FIFTEEN WANTED Nearly , a Million of New Rolling Stock Ordered for Quick Delivery. (Scrlppa-McRae News Association.) SALT LAKE. July 31.-The Oregon 'Short Line has placed an order for new equipment to coat tm.WO including 15 locomotives and other rolling stock for Im mediate delivery. Most of It will be plac ed on the California line now building. CONFESS Men Arrested for Forgery Also Highwaymene Harry Jones and John Hall, arrested last night, one for passing a bogus check and the other for attempting to pass a bogus check, made a .confession to Chief McLauQhlan today. The men claimed that they were brothers, and night before last held up Hlllyard on the East Side Jonas holding the gun and Hall going through his pockets. The men are 23 and 25 years of age, are Intelligent and well dressed. They stated they came of a good family and refused to give their names, place of residence or past history. MERRILL'S BODY Janes Thinks It Worth the $1500 Reward. A NEW TRACY HUNTER WRITES To Governor Geer He Has a Dad Sure Scheme. (Journal Special Service.) SALEM. July SI. The probability of Mrs. Waggoner's getting the 1500 re ward for the return of Merrill's body has been greatly Increased. First War den J. J. Janes, of the penitentiary, haa stated that in his opinion she should get the money. No funds now being nt the disposal of Governor Geer, the mat ter will finally rest with Secretary of State Dunbar. Many and varied are the propositions made, by correspondents of all kinds In writing to the Governor regarding the means to be adopted to capture Tracy, the notorious outlaw, and men who themselves offer to catch the bandit ae not wanting.- Yesterday the Goernor re- celved a letter from a man In Peoria, 111 , who proposes, for a consideration to catch the escaped convict. He says: "I have a proposition to make to you. For a' consideration I will undertake to trap the bandit Tracy for you, and thus rid your section of the country of a public menace. I have my plans all made, down to the minutest details, and though I will be undergoing great per sonal danger, I am willing to take the risk. Of course, I expect you to say ab solutely nothing to anybody about this matter, as the knowledge of one person In this case'x would overthrow all my plans. Tours In secrecy, ." CARDINAL IS" BROAD MINDED He Will Consult American Prelate ( on the Affairs of the Church in America. (Scripps-McRae News Association.) ROME, July 31.Cardlnal Gottl, the newly appointed prefect of propaganda of the Roman Catholic Church, has ex pressed his intention of calling the, Amer ican prelates to help him in the settle ment of "church affairs regarding , the United States. ''" ' !. : Hr-'AJ- OREGON EXHIBIT IN JAPAN. ,,,';' ..- Secretary Moore, of the Board ef Traded W()r again take up the nght for an Ore gon exhibit at .the- Japanese Industrial Exhibition to be held at Osaka In 1903, by sending, Cut .letters to the members of the Columbia ' River Basin Board of Trade requesting subscriptions to a' fund for this purrf ' ' ' ROBBERS RUSSIAN Arrives in 5an Francisco on a Tout of the World Is Traveling in; : Private Capacity : : . ,.' '': ' ' ' r,!'i (Journal Special Service.? ' ' ', ,"' " SAN FRANCISCO. July a.-Prince Boris Vladimir, Grand Duk of Rlssla''" v- and first cousin to the Czar, accompanied by his valet and -suite, arrived here this morning on the steamer Doric from Japan via Honolulu on n, ' tour of the world. He was met by the members of the local Russian son- sulate. whose guests the party will be. The tour of the a prince Is partly private and partly official. He will pay some atteheion to labor and menu- facturlng conditions tn the United States, and will make a report to his -f- - government. - He has visited Egypt, Ceylon, India, Slam, China and Japan, -f. In Egypt his. visit was official, visit being paid to the ,, Khedive. Also-an ;: Official call was made upon the King In Slam. In Japan he was a guest 4- of the Mikado for five days.' Here, on account of the attempt made upon:' the present Csar's life 11 yars ago. special care was taken to shield him. He was surrounded by detectives, but created much excitement by giving them all the, slip, secretly disappearing for a couple of days. The prince ; will spend about a, month In the 8tates, going from here to New York. - As he does not travel in eri official capacity, the Washington authorities, 4 will tike no steps to recognize .him formally. . The prince is a son -of Grand Duke Vladimir, a brother ef the late , Czar, and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg. He Is an athletic and, handsome, with a blonde mustache and said to be an enthusiastic admirer ; 4- of American women. He is first lieutenant of the Red Hussars, the cav- -f , airy which Is the Imperial guard of the Czar. ,-.', His suite Is composed of the following: Lleuts. . A. Graves, Frlderict . --f and Strandmsn. -Chevalier de Schenkand A. C. Greaves. All are Rus- 4 v 4- sians but speak English well. The prince, is himself an English scholar. ' 4- -f f'f 44 4- 4 ' 4- V.4 4 4- 4- 4- 4- 4-- FITZ He Tells Mayor How It , (Journal Special Service.) ' - " 4- SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Fltzslmmons called upon Mayor Schmlta 4- 4- last night and assured the latter that he had not faked In the champion- 4-4- ship contest. He explained bow his hands were crippled, from punching 4-4- Jeffries, and how the champion landed a blow Sever his heart that pre-4 4- vented the continuation of the battle- The Mayor, stated the contest was .4-4- the best he had ever seen, but. reiterating that the ending didn't salt him.f4v 4- After gastng upon Fit' s countenance the city chief executive said: 4-' 4 "Mr. . Fltzslmmons, your face Is too honest for a man that would fake." 4-4- The Mayor now, states that he has washed his hands of the affair, and has 4-4- nothing more 'to say. ., - v- 4 4- . Mrs. Alfred H 111,, the clairvoyant, whose prediction that Jeffries would 4 4- win IrTtbe eighth' rotind, was , the basis of the Examiner's chargef of fake, 4-4- will coll upon Mayor Schmits today to vindicate Fits, ' (,',!? 44 444444'44444444 f f M KNOWS HOW TO KEEP VERY MUM Qptain Johnson Will Not Get His Foot Into His Mouth by Too Much Speaking Capt. F. O. Johnson, who Is one of the officers who came in last night from San Francisco with Troops A, B, C, and D of the First Squadron of the Third United States Cavalry,- Is quite different from some of the officer Who have recently returned from the Philippines. He knows how to keep mum, with a big M. When he was asked by The Journal this morning as to whether the war in the Islands was really over, and as to re sources and commercial prospects, he said: "Now, really, you must excuse me for not desiring to talk on any questions of that sort Recently a United States offi cer who returned from the Philippines, talked too much with his mouth to a San Francisco reporter. The matter was tak en up at Washington, and he was called down very hard by the War Department. We canont, whlla.n the service, . afford to have any opinions. This same man also got thoroughly 'roasted' by the San Francisco papers afterwards, so under these circumstances, talk to newspapers Is dangerous. "I am not a commercial man, so can give no idea on the resources of the islands. There is plenty - of gold, hemp, tobacco, as well as valuable timber (here. One thing I know, and that is the islands may be a good place to go to, but I am not anxious to go back there." Superintendent Fields .of the Southern Pacltie announced this morning that an other train of seven cars of soldiers from San Francisco would arrive here tonight Woodard, Clarke RAFFIA Fiber from the Roffia Palm which grows s in Madagascar. . Used for making Straw -Hats, Indian Baskets and Art Decorations : Price,' 25 Cents per pound CHINESE POSTERS v ' in Water Color - ';', 50c, 75c and 51.00 FRINGE IS INNOCENT . If- .." Schmitz of Frisco ' Happened. POOR RUN Puget Sound Salmon Very Scarce f 5 PACKERS DISGUSTED And the Prices of Canned Fish Art Expected to Take a -Big Jump. V ";. (Scripps-McRae News Association.) v TACOMA July SL-The salmon pack ers believe this years' pack. on Pugel Sound will no exceed half of last year's. ' The aockeye run is at its height, wttht many traps over, half empty. Ths sltot . atlon Is made Worse by an almost entire absence of humpbacks. ' The packers are much disappointed, having arranged, to handle a catch equal to last year's. A marked- advance of prices, of canned . salmon Is expected. Jt 'i sour grapes; (Scripps-McRae News Assoctatloa.) --i- -BERLIN, July 31. The Mageblatt, orn- mentlng on the Emperor's decorations ti Americans, thinks, the act will give ris r to many petty Jes lousies. - , . . , & Co. EXCHANGE It Our 'PhonsCan -t 7 ? w