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, : T ir ; - , "V JtS9 ::M.mr- .v." r - . w vr sr. ,.:-.;c v - -(.- ".' . ' ; , FULTON ASKS iRrfflTCHELL Y f ' ' , ' - ' ,' 11111 " n,' ' What He Proposes to Do in tHe Coming ' Hectp. of a United States Senator;; Important Conference at the H6fel Portland Last , Night Between Mitchell, ; Fulton and . Secretary of State Dunbar "Do you propose to redeem the pledge made to me at the bust session of the Legislature, and throw your support to m for the office of United State Sena. tor?"' State Senator Charles W. Fulton, of Astoria,- Is now .asking this question of United States Senator John H, Mitchell. As another .complication In the Sena torial situation, Senator Fulton Is asking of Walter F. (Jack) Matthews, ohalrman of the Republican state central commit tee! "Do you propose to give to ma the as sistance that is due me in view of the constructive pledge made when we put up the ticket for the last state cam paign 7" CONCERNING THE) ANSWERS. Interest on the part of well-posted pol iticians is centered in the foregoing, jand the answers that are made to the slg" nlncant questions. So far as Ohalrman Matthews is con cerned, it Is understood that he refuses to support the Clatsop County statesman. and he has definitely pronounced fats ultl-i .matum... . . . . . It Vtll be remembered that during the hurt campaign. The Journal printed an In terview between Chairman Matthews and Walter Lyon, private secretary of Gov ernor Geer, in which Mr. Matthews ex plicitly said: "Multnomah County will never support Mr. Fulton for the United States Sen ate." At this time, he reiterates bis4 declara tion of that date, and affirms that this delegation will be against Fulton. , MITCHELL AND FULTON, This eliminates Matthews, from the Fulton end of the fight, and leaves the other query the crux of the whole ques tionWhat will Senator Mitchell do? Reverting to the past. It is pertinent to cite the fact that Mr. Mitchell received the strong support of Mr. Fulton, who was President of the Senate, and who held the last, exciting session of the Leg islature open ten minutes, thus securing for. Mr. Mitchell, the office of United States Senator. Fulton people claim that he has all along been a loyal follower of Mr. Mitchell and that there is an ex plicit promise out; made ' at the time Mitchell was elected, that " the --latter would support Fulton when the Legisla ture of 190S was convened. " This Is the contention of the politicals who advocate the election of the man SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, ... (Journal Special Service.) f SALEM, Aug. 12. The Supreme Court yesterday handed down six opinions, as follows: ' " S. NormJle, respondent, vs. The Oregon Railroad & -Navigation . Company, appel lant; appeal from Clatsop County: T. A. McBride, judge ; reversed; opinion ' by Justice Wolverton. ., W. C. Wilson, et aL, appellants, vs. O. W. Wilson,, et al. respondents; appeal from Douglas; J:4'W. Hamilton,, judge; affirmed; opinion .by Justice Wolverton. Jphn W. Gardner, respondent, vs. . D. C. Mc Williams,,, appellant; appeal from Douglas; J. W. Hamilton, Judge: affirm ed r opinion by Chief Justice Moore, Edgar Poppleton, respondent,: Vs. Geo, W. Jones , and F, G. Adams, appellants; appeal from Tamtiill;' G. H. Burnett, Edge; affirmed, opinion by .Chief Justice oore. , will and testament of Hugh Fields, de feased, substituted tor Hugh Fields, ap pellant, vs. Jane Penland, as executrix of from Astoria, and they are .now present ing. wffat they allege s a piece of legally made political paper, at the bank of re demption over which Mr. Mitchell pre sides as the paying teller. A CONFERENCE! LAST NIGHT. Anent all this, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Fulton and F. L Dunbar, Oregon's Secretary of State, and Fulton's Fldus Achates, an Astoria man who Is what he is politically largely by virtue of Fulton's support, held a conference at the Hotel Portland cafe last night They were the) center of observation, and what they said would constitute absorbingly interesting mat ter for the people who fool with politics here in Oregon. There are no deponents who -are saying anything, but there are those who are Indulging In speculation today, and won dering what meant the rather earnest manner that was assumed at times, and what were-the phrases uttered when the three bent over close to each other, and engaged liijignlflcant whisperings. Political mind-readers strove to divine the real meaning of the conference, and Kwhother or not it terminated In a man ner to bring inward smiles to the coun tenance of the C?latsop Senator. He Is too astute a politician to indicate if the conference was not to his liking. MATTHEWS SAW MITCHELL FIRST. When Senator Mitchell arrived in town last Tuesday, Jack Matthews Was on the train with him. He bad gone up the road to meet the Senator, and get his ear first. They rode into the city together, and then Mr. Matthews disappeared at the Union station, leaving Mr. Mitchell to proceed, to the Portland hotel in com pany with Senator "Fulton and others. i . ..... Since that time, Senator Fulton and Mr. Dunbar have been much with Mr. Mitchell, and have Striven to line up the man of greatest power in Oregon accord lng to what they claim to be his promise to Fulton. What Matthews said to Mitchell, and what Mitchell said to Matthews on the train coming to Portland would furnish Interesting matter at this juncture. ; If anyone has been able to ascertain what they talked,: he has not come out and said so to the people. 1 "Whajt will Mr.' Mitchell doT" remains the leading question In Oregon politics today. Who answers It correctly may lay heavy odds and run chances of win ning bets. H. W, Scott appears to be the unknown quantity In the problem. the last will and testament of William Penland, deceased, respondent; . appeal from Morrow; W. Ki Ellis, judge; re versed and new titlal ordered; opinion by Justice Bean. , ' Joseph W. LaFdjlett, respondent, vs. McKlnley Mitchell! appellant ; appeal from Marlon ; J. WAHamllton, judge ; af firmed, opinion by Justice Bean. This was an action to recover?, damages for breach of contract. ' ,. : THE TYPOS (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)' ,' CINCINNATI, Ohio. -Aug. 12.-The Ty pographical Convention today received a report from the committee-on laws, and appointed .various' standing committees. Their Journal was made a monthly in stead of a semi-monthly. Frederick Dris coll,' of. the American? Press Association, spoke Indorsing arbitration, , UTTERLY VANISHED Chicago Murder Suspect Bartholin Has Dropped . Out of Sight- (Scrlpps-McRae New Association.) CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-AUhough 18 days have, elapsed since the murder of Minnie Mitchell and 34 since the death of Mrs. Bartholin, still no definite clews have been had as to the whereabouts of Will-, lam Bartholin; her son, who is alleged by "the police to be the murderer of. the two women, and no satisfactory motive for .the crimes other than a money con sideration has been shown. Various re ports located Bartholin at out-of-town points, this morning especially . at Ke nosha, Wis., where a man answering his description has been arrested, NOISOME SCANDAL Is Being Aired at the Kankakee Insane Asylum. (Scripps-McRa News .ssociatlon.) KANKAKEE, 111., Aug. 13. At 3 o'clock this morning Trusteet William Murphy, of the insane asylum, here, concerning whose alleged scandalous conduct at that Institution an investigation is being made by the State Board of Charities, swore out a warrant for H. H. Ball, the Wit ness who last night alleged' that Murphy had called a young woman attendant to his (Murphy's) room at midnight, and that Murphy had been seen drunk. Ball was locked up as he was unable to get bail. Murphy alleges perjury. INTERNAL REVENUE District as It Will Be Henceforth Dunne's New Bond, David M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue, has received his first official information of the changes made in the boundaries of his district, and the conse quent reduction of the force under him. The State of Washington and Territory of Alaska, formerly Included In the Dis trict of Oregon, now constitute a separate district, with headquarters probably at Tacoma. The officials now serving in Washington and Alaska are appointees under Collector Dunne, end the protect ing wing oi civil service not sheltering the Internal revenue officials, a new deal will be made when the order segregat ing the Northwest territory from the, Oregon District goes Into effect, which will be September 1. E. H. Flagg, of, Salem, deputy collector at Nome, "now at home on a visit, la the only Oregoniat, who suffers by the change, a,s his officer is likely to be abolished, or In any event given to some one else. What tffect the reduction of territory will have so far es the clerical force in the Portland office Is concerned remains to be seen. It is possible that the eer. vices of one clerk will be dispensed with, but, if so, the department at Washington will designate who will have to go. Special Agent Thomas will be in Port land August 22 on business connected with the transfer of such revenue mat ters as pertain to the new district, when it may be known if any reduction ot the clerical force will be made. Owing to the changes made In his dis trict, Collector Dunne had to furnish a new bond of $60,000, which he did today. CLOSECALL Russian Prince Attacked by Assassin. (Scrtpps-McRa News Association '. ST. PETERSBURG, . Aug. 12. -Prince Obolonskt, the Governor of the Province of Kharkow,,.was slightly wounded by a bullet fired by a would-be assassin at the Tlvoli Gardens last night. a The assailant was arrasUMU I THE TANKS May Go to Upper Albina Section of City A SITE IS INSPECTED A Supply Depot, Connected by Pipe Line, . Will Be Retained - Where Now Located, Mayor Williams and these members of the City Council Messrs. Albee, Bentley, Card well, ,,FIegU , Foeller, Sharkey and Slgter-Htts ' well , as Fire Commissioner Davey, Chief Campbell and several othoz-s present, were -surprised this morning when C A.J VaUon, of San Francisco, manager of plants for the Standard- Otf Company, remarked: "Rather Han construct a brick wati three feet thick and 30 feet high around our premises, we would, yh the per mission of the City of Portland, remove our principal storage tanks to a place we have selected, so remote irom the manufacturing center that no possible danger could exist from their proximity to Inflammable material." "Would L prefer-' removal ?' questioned the Mayor, astonished. "Yes. All the kerosene tanks but one small one," Mr. Watson replied, Mr. Watson then outlined the com prny's proposition. As Its representative, he had secured an option on a live-acre iiacl partially bounded by Broadway Hancock ' and Dickson streets, in th neighborhood of two miles from the com pany's present location, and 134 feet east from Victoria dock. The tract belongs to Cpptaln Spencer, in Upper Albina, and is encircled, on three sides by a. dep gulch. It Is nearly the shape of a flat iwni'the broad end' representing the part sjonnrcted with thev' level land adjoining. The level surface, of he tract, encircled by the gulches, is to be graded down, 12 feet, the earth to be used for filling the gulches up to the levol of the tract when the grading Is completed. Then the sur face of the whole tract will be about ?0 feet below that of adjacent property, so that no possible danger could ensue from the storage of oil in the tanks erected there. The company then desires, if per mission to erect a plant at that point be granted a franchise for the big storage tanks at the new lecatton, to run a ser vice pipe line to and. .along the track of the O. R. & N. Railroad Company to the small tank reserved at its present loca tion, from which the trade will be sup plied.' This was the company's proposition in a nutshell. The new location selected Is In a residence district, and by reason of the storage tanks resting upon a surface greatly below adjoining property Mr. Watson feels sure that no danger to sur rounding buildings could possibly accrue. That the city officials might see for them selves the site selected, a four-horse tallyho wafe ordered and they were driver, to the place. Mayor Williams and all others present, except Councilman Shar key, seemed to look with favor upon the company's proposition, and Mr. Sharkey's opposition. It developed, had its origin In a pretentious residence he owned over looking the tract. From the remark made on every hand It is evident that the Counoll will not hesitate to agree to all things desired, by the Standard Oil people, unless, perhaps, hesltaney may arise in relation to several small tanks desired to be retained on the present site. The company now stores 00,000 gallons of oil of all grades on the East Side. By removal of the big tanks 90 per, cent of this will be taken away. At the new location will, be added a large reservoir for the storage of fuel oil, so that the business in Portland will be greatly in- Mr. Flanders, local manager for the Standard Oil Company, said that if the company is driven beyond the city limits Portland will cease to be a distributing point, as it is now, i for Eastern Oregon and Washington and Southern Idaho. He said the company's shipments from Port land are 200 cases dally. Not on any consideration would Chief Campbell aa mlt that firemen did not fear the on tanks when fighting fire near them. Re said they did not shirk their duty there for the same reason that a soldier does not shirk his duty when in battle. It will cost the Standard OU Company about $100,000 to make the contemplated change and enclose its plant. All the fuel oil will be brought from San Fran cisco In vessels, and pumped into the res ervoirs from Victoria dock. Eastern oil will come by rail as usual. The pipe line along the railroad track will be four inches in diameter, so that a two-inch stream may be had at the discharging end. TWO PAIR In This Case Beats Three of a End (Journal Special Borvice.) JACKSON, Miss,. Aug... .-Mrs. Joe Banks, wife of farmer near ' Benton, has presented her husband with tour bounc ing1 babies two girls, two boys nil doing well. - 'J LYNCHED BY "A MOB Stem Justice Meted Out to Two Murderers in Missouri (Scrippa-McRae News Association.) LEXINGTON, Mo., Aug. .12.-At 1:30 o'clock this morn ins a mob numbering 300' battered down tho 1il door here and seaured Charles Salyers. White, and Harry Gates, dotored, who a week ano murdered' George W, Johnson. Tliey hangt-d them to a tree a short distance from town. It took the mob minutes to cut through the 'steel doors of the jail. Johnson was killed when he went to his chicken house on hearing a noise. He dis covered the- two men robbing his hen roost. The mob was well offi cered and acted in a well-dlEolp-llned manner. McCREA IS FIRM Lfle Practically Raises Blockade at z Cape Haytien. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Commander McCrea, of the . gunboat Muohias.x which Is watching mattes at Cape Haytien, cabled today: "I have decided jihat the blockade here is npasrnodtc, and therefore Ineffective, and have notified the con suls that I will protect Innocent neutral commerce. 1 c'oiistder the blockade aban doned." ; ALASKA STEAMERS To Be Arranged for by the Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock at the secretary's office on Washington street to make arrangements for the securing of funds for the Portland-Alaska Tran sportatlon Company. THe meeting was to have been held this morning, but no quorum was present. As stated In The Journal of a recent Issue, the officers of the Portland-Alaska Transportation Company are R. P. Prael, president; J. M. Moore, secretary; K. E. Beach, Seneca Smith and James M. Moore, directors. The company wished the Chamber of Commerce to capital lie It at $25,000 or have subscribers sign a bond for the company for $li),000. The Alaska Miners' Association, through Its secretary, J. P. Rudd, who was In Portland a few days ago, sub mitted the following proposition to the company: The company Is to send a boat to Nome on or about September 13, car rying freight. On the return trip the boat is to take 800 miners, members of the association, to Portland, for which the company will- receive $10,000. 'ROUND TOWN. Dr. Francis Thomas and daughter. Miss Ellen Thomas, of Sandy Springs, Mary land, are visiting in the family of T. T. Strain, 7u6 Johnson street. Mrs. Anna Steele, who resided In Sa lem, Ohio, for Many years, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Silver, 314 Columbia street, Portland, last Saturday. The iewis and Clark Cfvlc Improve ment Association will send nine lantern slides of Oregon scenery to New York, where they will bo exhibited at the Chautauqua during the American La,g,u,s. of Public Beauty week. ' Councilman Rumelin has prepfled a bill which he will endeavor to 'iliave passed by the next Legislature, , enabling builders of those substantial sidewalks required by the new city ordlnaces, 10 years time in which to pay for the im provement. UK A. S. Nichols, whose leg was brok-' en 'yesterday as the result of being thrown out of his buggy at Nineteenth and Morrison streets, was resting om- fortabiy this morning, but the bone was so shattered tliat it will take some time for the fractured parts to reunite. Maude Monroe, the white wife of a col- pred man, and a member of the North End "colony, died yesterday about mid night at one of the hospitals from the effects of bums received' by th explosion of a coal oil lamp on Friday night. The remains' were taken to Flnley s under taking establishment. A cargo of Japanese goods arrived last night from Japan via Seattle, and was taken to the Custom House this morn ing for appraising, tile cargo consists ot such delicacies its prepared sea weed. bee sauce, dried mushrooms, dried and prepared fish, also medicines, pipes, mu sical Instruments, .curios, etc CASTRO BEATEN " ' , ' ' ; l'r Venezuelan Rebels Sack Barcelona - Yankee Warships on the Scene. f (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) , 4 f WASHINGTON. Aug. u.-United states Minister, Eowen, at Caracas. f Venezuela, cabled today that the Consul at Barcelona had Informed him by . f wire that Earcelona had been taken by the revolutionists and that they. were sacking the town. The protection of a warship, he said, was needed. ' Eowen says he then cabled the cruiser Cincinnati to return from Curacoat wftl.out delay. - "i f - This and other dispatches from Venezuela Indicate that thf Urn ha ' 4- nearly arrived when' President Castro must fie to Pat-Is. Ha is now at' Caracas, and at La. Guayra, a few miles away, lies a government Ship ready- n to take him out of the country. Barcelona is but 170 miles from the-cap- -f ltai. This Government regards the situation in Venezuela most serious, but f It is believed the presence of American warships will have a restraining f effect on the revolutionists. German warships have landed marines at. f Puerto Cabello, and Commander Nichols, of the cruiser Topeka, haa been; 4- ordered to stand In readiness to do likewise. The Germans' action is tha f result of an understanding between Secretary Hay and Ambassador Holle- ben, and not a violation of the Monroe doctrine. , 4. f CHICAGO THUGS Kill Two Armed Suspects Are 4. 1 (Scrtpps-McRae News Association.) -f CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Policemen Timothy Devine and Charles. Pennell -f 4- were shot and killed at, daylight this morning by two burglars whom they - .caught in the act of robbings the house of Dr. Shaw, on Ashland ,boule-' -f vard. The policemen detected them at work in the rear of the residences -f- ' 4- When the robbers took alarm they rushed for a back fence only to-oveet a 4 4- volley from the officers revolvers. Their bullets failed to find their mark, 4 4- and as the. men rushed past the policemen they fired point-blank. Both f -f 4 fleers fell, Devine dying Instantly, wn He Pennell lingered half an hour. 4 The robbers made good their escape. A general round-up was made by the 4 police, who have 80 suspects under arrest. . . , ' - ' 4 f Ttif Tfi TTT fH-fTT TTTlTTfTT-fTT KING CHEERED Plaudits From Thousands for Their Monarch.- .. ' (Scrlpps-Mcltae News Association.) LONDON, Ajig. 12, King Edward took a drive In a closed carriage through the streets of London this morning. He was loudly cheered by the thousands of peo ple along" bis route who demonstrated tlit'lr Joy at his recovery with wild en thusiasm: King Edward reviewed the Colonial troops on the lawn In front of Bucking ham Palace today. The crowds were so great that traffic was suspended. The ,Klng appeared to be in good condition, walking along the lawn terrace with the Queen and a host of younger members of royalty, the Colonial Premiers, Chamberlain, Roberts and Kitchener. The troops received coronation medals from tins Prince of Wales. JACKSON . WEAKENS Imprisoned Hineworkers Turned Loose by the Virginia Judge (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) PARKERSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. 12. All the United Mineworkera In Jail hero for contempt of court except John Gehr were released this morning by Judge Jackson, acting on an application made on Monday. The men promise to obey, strictly the mandates of the court here after upon a threat of rearrest if its order Is again Violated. The District At torney land the coal company's counse. opposed their release. Woodard, Clarke Co. DEFT of HOMEOPATHY SCHUESStERS i TISSUE REMEDIES ... (LOTTOS') . ; i ..Kcgtilar Or., 50 Cents.... Special Oz.. 25 CcrAi PACIFIC COAST ACENTS -,. - - LUYTIES HOMEOPATHIC HIA?.! V-CY ,- - Policemen Eighty, Rounded Up ; NEW LINER Win-Cross ;;Atknticjjn: , Five Days THELARGESTAROAT: New Monster Is 707 Feet Long and Will Hav Great . 5peed. (Scrlpps-McRae News" Association.) STETTIN, Germany, Aug. It The new liner. Kaiser Wilhelm do -f Bweite, the largest vessel In tho f world, which Is 707 feet long, was , 4- -f launched here this morning, ..The 4- f Emperor witnessed the ceremony, " 4- The new ship will have a speed ot 4- 25 knots, and is to cross the At- 4- 4- lantic In five days. , ' ' i' TTftfTTTftTfT TEXAS ROBBERS Captured With Stolen Booty in ti Mountains.' (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. ( 12.-jnn Parish, the third of the alleged Mexican Central train robbers, has been cap tured in the mountains a hundred miles in the interior from the scene ot the rob bery, A large sum of the money stolen was recovered. When overtaken by th deputy sheriffs he at first showed fight, but seeing that he was surrounded, ' soon threw up the' sponge. ' ' -