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Miliiiiiii 0 , , THB WEATHER .Fair tonight and Fri day: cooler tonight; nor therljr wind,- f .-; .; r.. . i POBTLXffD, v dBEtfOKlTiTPllDigyl EVENING, AUGUST - 21, 1902. vol. i.; m 141. , J. ;r; H S. v. PBICE FIVE CENTS,. Said toVBe; . Alphonso's - Condition, 4:000'c!ock : Edition DfllMAN'S HURRIED VISIT TO PORTLAND PORTLAND IS 'M WELL IN THE LEAD OLD DEMENTED She Overtops. Seattle on Her Bbiness AHD IN POPULATION 115,000 People Live Here as " Against 110,000 in ' Seattle. PORTLAND INCREASED GREATLY The Willamette City's Figures Have Never Been Swelled by Suburbs. "Our estimate of the population of cit ies is obtained either from the census,, na tional or state, or the conservative opin ion of reliable authorities," said C. J. Wellman, of this city, superintendent of The Bradstreet Co. In the Pacific North west, when his attention was called to the fact that his company credited Beat tie with a population of 110,000 o only H.OOO for Portland. "We Issue our print ed volumes four times a year, and under the name of every town and postomce In the United States and Canada glva. Its gazateer as to railroad facilities, pop etc. The Seattle figures were , obU Meeting 0f StCamsWp OMMlitteC rom the last issue of R. L. PolK ' ulation, talned from .& Co.'s directory. I have Just returned from there, and believe the estimate to be about right. The Portland figures are those given by the United States census of 1900. Of course every one knows that Portland has increased materially In population the past two years, and 1 have no doubt that the estimate given by Polk's directory to be issued this month will give Portland 116,006. In the last ume of Bradstreets ratlr.gs we printed names of firms doing business in Portland, as against only 1770 in Seattle," This showing would seem to refute the claims of the Seattle people which they make in regard to the population of that town. The directory publishers there take In all outlying suburbs, Ballard, Fremont, Renton, etc., ,and credit the people In those places as residents of ' Seattle, which pads their figures at least 10,000 to 15,000. A few years ago the Portland directory publishers appended to their list of Portland names directories of Vancouver and Oregon City, but no at tempt was ever made to show that those places were any part of Portland or that It had any right to lay claim to their Inhabitants as its citizens. , As stated by Mr. Wellman, Bradstreets prints the name of every poBtofflce and town with a list of the firms engaged In business under each head. Ballard, Fre mont and Klrkland, which are near Seat- tie but in no sense a part of It, arej printed separately With 'their local busi ness people quoted under their respective town heads, as they should be. The same ia tru of Mt. Tabor. Montavllla and- Greaham, none of the names of mer chants In those towns being printed In the Portland list. THAT LIBEL SUIT Foreman in Prison Shop Gives ? Sensational Testimony. . BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. JL-The most Important witness this morning In the Spreckl'es libel case was H. -A. Emslle, a foreman in the carpenter shop at San Quentln. He stated that . convicts had made numerous articles of manogany furniture, consisting of five bedsteads, a dining table, etc., most of which was In the home of Josfeph Aguerre. One bed stead which was made for George Mc Dougall, a guard.' had the letter "Q" on it. This is alleged now to be in the Governor's residence. In one case Ems He paid' for the lumber, keeping the bed stead. ' READY FOR WORK Ndfl Company Arrived Here Yester day to Begin Rehearsals. The Neill Stock Company h8C arrived In the city to prepare for the opening week at the Baker theater. Rehearsals began' this afternoon and will continue until the season begins. They are book ed for an Indefinite engagement. The' members of the company have all been before the footlights for year and some of them are known here in Port-' land. Miss Cathrine Countisa appeared here last year with the Stuart company and Harry dlasler Is remembeced for soma very creditable work in the same company; The rest are all $ell known In the Jst where they have been engaged in some wU known' companies. . . 4 ; -:, . Y " (Scrlpps-McRae ' NEW YORK, Aug. a. In an Interview printed today Russell Bag says he does not agree with Mr. Morgan regarding the consolidation and" combination of all the great Interests. "Combinations of all great Industries are a menace to the government" he declares. "They are not only a menace but they are oppressors Of the people. Should an era of combination ensue the American people will certainly revolt against them, and if they do there will be financial ruin 'such as the'; people never drsained "of In the- history of the world." . vt FIGHT THE TRUSTS ' .. " ' ' " ' Their Agent Thurber Is Scored at Minneapolis (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) ST. PAUL Aug. M. The tteust question was openly precipitated In TtQa.d$in lalppi Congress this morning when Wil liam Euatls, of Minneapolis, moved that the address of F. B. Thurber be ex punged from the records. Eustla charged Thurber as coming here as an agent ot the Meat Trust and that his address yvas an effort to get the trust' si side of the NO ALASKA LINE Held Ibis Morning. ANOTHER COMPANY IN FJJjJLD LJtT T i iafofgiMac.k Done It is very doubtful whether Portland will have a steamship line to Alaska this fall for the reason that no business-like proposition has" been made to the . Port' land merchants for them to risk their money In. The committee appointed by th. Cham ber of Commerce, consisting of, ' A, Spencer and F. A. Jones', met this morni ing with I. B. Hammond, J. Frank Wat son, A. H. Devers, I. O. Pavldson, James M. Moore, Captain Rathbone, Mr. Rice, Julius I Lang and L. T. Kady In the office of the Chamber of Commerce. All the gentlemen present represented whole sale houses. The persentatives of the retail houses were conspicuous in their absence. The meeting was opened by a recital of the history , : of the Portland-Alaska Transportation Company by James W. Moore, Its secretary. Many questions were put to Mr. Moore, the results of which are that the steamship Indiana can be obtained to make the run to Alaska, and that the Alaska Miners' As sociation would procure 800 miners to come down to Portland on the steamer. "Now," said Mr. Moore, "these 800 min ers would pay 135 a head for transporta tion, which would amount to $28,000. If 2000 tons of freight at $8 per ton could be gotten to go up on the u'p-trip, that would amount to $16,000, making a sum total of 844,000 Income. e expense would be $11, 250 for the Charter, provided the ship would make the trip in 30 days, $2000 for the coal, $3000 for other expenses, besides $8000 for provisions, which would make a sum total of about $24,000 expenses, leav ing a margin of $20,000 on the trip. Of this $20,000 the miners wish 60 per cent or $12, 000, leaving us $8000 for our (trouble." . This report of Mr. Moore caused much discussion as to whether that amount of freight and passengers can be obtained. Many expressed their views on the sub ject, and the result was that the Alaska Miners' Association should be asked to put up a forfeit in case they do not ful fill their agreement, but this Is not a definite action, as no chairman and sec retary were appointed, and everything was unofficial. There is a rumor afloat that the main reason why this meeting was so desultory was because there Is a hidden movement afoot among some lo cal capitalists to run a steamship line of their own to Alaska. WORK IS STOPPED Government Will Not Repair Ju . ? neatt-Skagway Cable. (Journal Special Service.) TACOMA, Aug. Jl--The United States Government has ceased efforts to repair the Junsau-Skagway cable -which has been in pperaUon only few days since it was laid last falLv It was found that the line bad -lain . loose that many kinks were- formed, breaking the Insula tion and thug grounding the current; Ex perts think that the cable will be aban- News Association.) case before the publlo at the expense ot the' Congress, seemingly ' with Its en dorsement, me question was notiy as bated upon for an hour. Thurber watt severely criticised both for his present action and for his connection with the Senate sugar scandal. Finally the whole matter of trust was left to the resolu tions committee. Seattle gets the next meeting. SCHWAB SAILED, States That He Was Not so HI as Reported. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Schwab sailed this morning for Europe and went unac- TI ultAntait ta etataiMOnf L4.ll II1JJOJ11VU. JThV I CHC1 aVCU . VV"'-"- U u i in nna saiu ne was iwi v mwi i. IPle could not say when he would return and dented that he Intended to form an European steel trust. s TESTIMONY In the Bartholin Case Contfaufeational;t y .. .... -y W- W fScrtooB-McRlie Newi Association.) CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-A? " inquest was begun today to determine omciaiiy tne cause of Mrs. Annie. Bartholin's death and the cause therefor. Another witness came forward today with a statement that Edward Counselman, one of the suHpects, was seen with a Woman who Is believed to have been Minnie, Mitchell, 11 days after her supposed death, Dr. J. L. Wllgus Is the person who makes the statement. He claims that Counselman and the woman called on " him, seeking bis professional services for the woman. Counselman said he was merely acting for a friend and Wllgus refused to render the desired services. FEW LINE INTERVIEWS, Secretary Mclsaacs, of the Manufactur ing Association: "We are Working hard, my boy, for the welfare oj Oregon. We have established numerous factories here and we expect to establish more." Henry E. Reed:, "I attend no eoclal functions because I have all I can at tend to to minister to the duties of secre tary of the Lewis and Clark Fair end as sistant secretary of the Chamber of Com merce." Secretary Moore, of the Board of Trade: "We are very busy because of the various enterprises we have on hand." Councilman Card well: "An ordinance to encourage organ grinding on the street should have no strings on it." Councilman Rumelln (to the reporter): "Don't say that I Introduced the Stand ard Oil Company's tank ordinance. I did it only out of courtesy." Reporters: "We tank so. It's oil right, anyway." Chief Campbell: "Now TU see big ger show than Rlngllngs and Buffalo Bill's combined attractions." C. T. Brock, of Eufaula, Wash., after trying the Public Bathhouse; . This is a fine Institution for the city and I want to help It along," as he handed Prof, Murray a dollar. Prank O'Neill. District Passenger agent of Northern Paciflct "There are many strangers in Portland.", Knife Wielder Arrested. At one of the river-front warehouses. yesterday afternoon. In a row between two stevedores, Timothy Driscoll-stabbed and stashed Emll Hansen with a pocket knife. - The dispute was over he slow ness In Hansen taking his place at one; of the chutes. It Is -said that Hansen was the aggressor, and after the men had clinched, and Hansen,-who la the larger man. was retting the best of It Drtscoll commenced business with hls,knlf,y and Inflicted some serious W0Ud on his op ponent's stomach. ' : Jh It. ACTIQNS PECULIAR The Ruler of -Spain by His Many : Excentridtks Causes Alarm to H& Subjects. ' (Scrlpps-McKae News Association.) MADRlt Aug; Si Your correspondent has learned confirmatory details regard ing the suspicions' eccentricity in King Alfonso's behavior during his recent pro vincial tour. Ifla Majesty repeatedly gave evidence pt'- lack ef mental balance. His actions have caused the plople of the provinces to -fear that their ruler is. really demented.'"1 At the Ovediff reception to the King he complained of , being bored and asKed Why he could not go to bed, the pacheco explained- that etiquette demanded ttiul the people must leave first. A moment later during a hUjJ the King doubled up his fists and placed them to his moutn ward the King, who agatn sounded taps, Everybody stood, aghast and looked to ward the Klng,vwho again sounds taps, stretched his armsf and yawned. The peo ple took the hint and filed out. At Leon the King was met by a brilliant proces rlon to escort him to the town hall. Oa the way a triumphal , arch attracted hu attention. In a loud voice he called on the driver to stop, unsluag his camera ftnd took a picture of. the . arch from every conceivable position, delaying the processioa ten minutes. At Santander the King received tha city's keys on the street stand. As .the keys were handea to His Majesty, the.. people shouted "Long Live the King.". In the. stillness which followed, the King .leaned toward tne Duke De Veragua, who was on another stand, and shouted, "JSay, Duke, you did not got anything this time, did youT" then laughed bolsteceusly at the Duke's confusion. t THE MX IS-FAIR Officials of Woodwork ers Say SchmitMill Is W flight. The Amalgamated Woodworkers held a special meeting last night in order to make final arrangements for Labor Day. A short time ago It was reported thr the. Schmidt planing mill, on the East Side, ,was not keeping Its agreement which had been signed with the union. The officials last night denounced thw report as false, stating that the agree ment had never been - violated In any particular. The published account xf the affair to which they took' exception was to the eflfcet that the mill was working 11 hours instead of 'nine, .the number ot hours which had been decided upon by both Interested parties. Instead of pay ing time and a half for "the extra two hours the firm was allowing the same rate of wages as wag paid for regular time. When pay day came some of the men objected to this, stating that they had expected time and a half for the ex tra hours and when they did not receive It, the signed agreement was violated. DUMICK DISCUSSES IT. President Dumlck, In speaking about the matter last night, said: "There was no such provision made In the agree ment. A proposition came up at the un ion meeting to insert a clause of that kind, but it was voted down. The firm Is paying us Just what we asked, no more and no less. The mill is running 11 hours at present for the purpose of catching up with its orders. Very soon it will run but nine hours, and the em ployes will receive the same rate of wages as those who are working 10 hours in the other big planing mills.' THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION bearing upon the subject was also re ceived this morning: "To The Journal The .Prank Schmidt mill Is fair, and is employing, no one but onion mechanics. It Is true that It is running 11 hours, but the men are be ing paid for two hours' over-time. There are in the neighborhood, of 35 men on the payroll, and they are perfectly sat isfied with the manner in which things are being conducted. All contrary re ports are Incorrect." (Signed) "WOODWORKER." EUPHRSYNE HERE. The British ships Euphrsyne and Bram- bletye arrived in port this morning from the mouth of the Willamette river, where they had teen lying the past week wait ing for the channel to be deepened. Dur ing that time the city -dredge has been working hard, and the channel now has a minimum depth of 28 feet. The French bark Catnbronne and the schooner Tran sit also reached port this morning. . The Harvest Queen left down today with the Sierra Kstrella, which ' has been ready (or sea for the past week, NO SHAM BATTLE TODAY. ROCKPORT, Mass.. Aug. 21. The morning broke clear and pleasant and the atmosphere was all that could be wished for the vessels of the squadron that is defending the coast from the much heralded at tack which was to have been made today. The squadron has everything In readiness for a -defense that cannot be overcome, so thay say. How ever, their preparations will probably be for naught, as It is not likely that the "Enemy" will make Its appearance because of the clearness of the atmosphere. They need the fog to help them out in their moveJ ments. " . . THIRTEEN PERISH Terrible Explosion Pulp (Scrlpps-McRae News' Association.) WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. - n.-Up to noon today 13 men nre known to be dead as the result of an explosion in tho Del aware Pulp Works yesterday afternoon, a dozen others are mlBBlng. . The bodies following so far recovered have been Identified: John McCormlck, William Burke, Gran ville Walter. James Stoks, Franklin Harris, George Wright, Joseph Lau backer, Joseph Henry, Joseph Nagle. Zacharla Collins, James Jester, John Dur ham, John Laubacker- MESSENGERS STRIKE Merchants and Brokers Are Seri ously Handicapped as a Result. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO. Aug 21. The merchants and Broker of this city today are forced to do without messenger boys and ull busi ness depending upon tek-granh service is seriously obstructed as a result of the Second Strike of the messenger buys. The Western Union tried to employ boys to take the places of the strikers but were unable to do so. MISSING Pacific Steamship Com pany's Agent Supposed to Have Absconded, (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-Alexander W. Waters, who for many years has been the city agent of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company at this place, has resigned his position. His books ere be ing experted, owing to the fact that It is rumored that there is a big shortage in his accounts. He is supposed to have fled the country. Waters Is well known in Portland and great surprise Is being expressed at his conduct. PRICE ON COAL Welch Operators Will Deliver at $5 to $6.68cr Ton. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A local coal Journal says that the Welch coal opera tors agree to deliver their product at the wharves lh Boston, New York. Philadel phia and Baltimore at from $5 to $6.68 per ton, according to the quality. Small FireLittle Damage. A still alarm was sent In last evening about 7 o'clock for a small fire in the Knight Packing Company's warehouse on East Alder street between East Eighth and East Ninth streets. The damage wan nominal. ; Ross Island Fire. Late last night, a building oh the lower ehd of Ross Island was destroyed by fire. It was unoccupied and valued at about tSOO. The blase is thought to .have been ot an Incendiary 'origin. The Island .was Visited last nlgh by, the Portland Row ing Club, ftnd many others. - . .;..- T'J )"..! 1 -A? XL WATERS fa in Wilmington, Del., Works; , One hundred and fifty men are employ ed In the mills. Seething aold from the vuts covered many of the" men killing them Instantly. The bodies recovered were horribly mangled. Police and firemen-worked at 'the ruins all night. The Scene was a most distressing one, many women and children remaining there for hours calling for their' lost husbands and J fathers. It Is believed a number of fcod'M eis were uiown into tne inrisuan river. The cause of the explosion Is unknown." Five buildings were wrecked, entailing a loss of. $440,000. MRSrFAIR'SWILL Its Contents Have Been Made Known. ESTATE AOCREGITESf $300,000 Relatives Offered Her Entire Estate -No Contest for Fair's Property." (Journal Special Service.) BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-The con. tenis of the will of Mrs. Chas. Fair was mude known today, The estate approxi mates about W,000. It provides an an unity for her mother and legacies of 110,000 each to her six brothers and sis ters. The balance of the estate she be queaths to her husband. The Pair heirs have offered Mrs. Fair's relatives her entire estate providing they agree to make no contest for the Fair estate. A RACE RIOT Four Whites and Ten Negroes Kille in Mississippi. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 21.-Advlces from Tupelo, Miss-, state that a race riot broke out there this morning In which four whites and ten negroes were killed and wounded. Kd They Buy Street. A great deal of protest Is being made on account of the action of Smyth & Howard, contractors, In using the road way on North Union avenue and East Davis street as dumping ground for sand and gravel. Since the closing of the Grand avenue bridge over Sullivan's gulch, all the travel between the Steel and Burnside bridges, has been thrown to the Union avenue bridge. The action of the con tracting firm In spreading, large piles of sand and gravel over the roadway has well nigh made It Impossible for teams to pass over the bridge. . CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) NEWPORT. R. I., Aug.; tL The Doher ty brothers of England and Ward and Davis, the American champions of 1S01, met In finals for the tennis championship today, the Dohertys winning. In Justice SetonV Court. Judgment by default has. been entered In the suit of the Ames Mercantile Agen cy against R. H. Bchomp for the sum of ti.to. ..-,;,-. - A.': ; - ' . In the ault of the same plaintiff against S. D. Wills for Stf-Bti, Judgment was en tered by default. , :; . : i- Trouble Over Bedstead. A warrant w sworn out this morning for the arrest of WUllam .ju- Dunn, pro prietor of a second-hand store on Union avenue near East Starlc street ' The trou ble aiose over the sale of a bedstead. .; Jim MV Right Hand Man Was Here Yesterday WHAT DID HE WANT? A Very Brief Conference Wit&. N. W. Rountrceanda Hasty Flight. I FOLLOWING MELLEN'S PROMISE It May Mean the Extension ot the Northern Padficas - ; Promised. L. C. Dillman, of New York, right hand man of James J. Hill, arrived in Portland yesterday morning at , S o'clock, had a hurried conference . wlthr N. W. Rountree, of Rountree Jfc pUunond maintained strict silence concerning th ternlng th llO a. m. object of his visit, and left at- for Seattle. It Is positively known that Mr. DIUmaBl came upon a mission ot vast Importance, ", but It is Impossible to learn Just now! ; what was Its nature. Mr. Dillman Is the) , man whom Jim Hill trusts with big in terests. He handles matters tHat require) secrecy and ability, and where he goes), railroad people watch for things to diOR sooner or later. SAID TO BE A BIO DEAL. ' ! From a source which cannot be named), at this time because of the Imposition of, promise of secrecy. The Journal-dloor ers that the deal in which Messrs. Bill- man and Rountrees propose) to' participate? is one that will Interest everyone wna , lives in this part of the,, world. It goes) without the saying that it. Is connect with transportation affairs, and that ft la no small matter. A Journal reporter watching the movements of the two menr thinks that Mr. Tillman must be going to return soon, when, perhaps, there wlU be developments and some definite Inform : motion In the premises. , 3 MIGHT BE N. P. BUSINESS. It is not too great a stretch ot the inM agination to connect Mr. DUIman's suo den blowing in and out Of Portland Witts, -matter concerning the Northern Pacific ' entrance Into Portland. - Mr. Hill It prss ident of the Northern Securities Com , i pany, the merger concern that controls) ; . the Northern Pacific and the Croat Northern. Various theories have been oN fered regarding the manner in which the) -two roads are handled under the .merges) ': arrangement, some alleging that there 1 ' still a distinct separation of the two sy . terns, but others look upon Jim Hill M " the real directing force In the affairs ot: the Northern Pacific and think that Pr-v; haps DfTlman's visit has to do with thai latter road's plans to get into this cltJJ as lately announced by President Mellen. ; RELIGIOUS FANATIC Abuses the Portlanders. for Writing the Catholic Bible. At Third and Alder streets. thl mora Ing, Mrs. MoGee.by her vlolentravtag aU, tracted a considerable crowd. The! . woman while rational on other matters, , Is demented on the subject of1 religion She has made herself consplcous on thai , streets of Portland for number ofl years. Today she became greatly eacv cited, and at the top of her shrill voice. , stated that she had been commanded bfl God to come out on the street and telt , some things which were leading the peo4 , pie of Portland to the tropical regions) , beyond the grave. " Every passer-by was accused Of, being . . responsible for the existence of the Cath . olio Bible, and unless) the whole -Issued ;. was destroyed without delay, a terrible! punishment would overtake the offender. - RAW SHELL FISH That Is the Reason of Cholera Spreading In Manila (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON. Aug. It-In their rev ports to the War Department, the Health; , authorities ' at Manila, t attribute tha spread of Cholera largely- to the eating of raw shell fish. ' The number of deaths in the Archipelago has already pas the ten thousand mark. . v j WHEAT, MARKET. ' V, ,'V "'.v swsssssssssejsjt .. ;.' ft , BAN JTRANCISCO. Aug. fL-Whest-e CHICAGO. Aug. XL What-7iV4"! iff.