1" -1) ATT ;Y ' TOTT1RM AT;i 'cloc,c
ll t,Lai I y-JL JLJ JLljl edition
VOL. IV NO. 165.' -.-'-
PORTLAND, OREGON. TnUBSDAT EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1902.
PRICE FIVE i CENTS."
BIG BINS .
BURNING
Flaming Cars Dash Into
Coal Sheds
INCENDIARY ORIGIN
Sheriffs Posse Arresting Suspects
--pincrs AJe'Acctiscd as
Perpetrators.'
FATETTE VILLA. W. Va., Sept K.
Ths Immense coal bin and the adjoining
buildings of the Victoria Coke and Coat
Company, at Capertown, were destroyed
by Are tbla morning:, which Is supposed
to be the Incendiary work of strikers.
Cars of lighted coal were released on the
Aerial tramway across the river and
dashed Into the bins. The flames spread
rapidly a the Are portectlon was inade
quate. A Sheriff's posse is endeavoring
to arrest the perpetrators.' The mine Is
owned by New' York capitalists.
BALK STRIKERS.
MAHONT CITY, Sept. 18. -An army of
Strikers' pickets assembled this morning
determined to prevent non-union men
from, reporting at the collieries. Troops
were hurried forward on a special from
Shenandoah and frustrated the strikers,
thus enabling the North Mahony washery
to continue work.
PEARY'S
RECORD
Arrived at Sidney, N, S,
We-Made Important
Discoveries.
NORTH SYDNEY, N. S., Sept 18. The
Windward arrived here from the North at
8 o'clock this morning, having Lieuten
ant Peary and Dr. Diedricks on board.
Peary said that although the Pole was
Hot reached more Important scientific dis
coveries were made.
Pary said to he waiting newspaper
men: : My last dash" for the North Pole
was very successful and much farther
ALL HOPE IS GONE
Colorado and Wyoming Forest Fires
Are Rapidly
DENVER, Sept 18. All hope of extin
guishing the forest fires In this section
has been practically abandoned. The
fires are spreading rapidly, and new ones
are being reported daily.
" ASSISTANCE- GRANTED,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept, 18. In re
sponse to a request by Governor De For
rest Richards, Secretary Hitchcock wires
that C. W. Garbutt, forest superintend
north than 80 deg.," -27mln., my pre
vious record. All of the party . are In
excellent health except Mrs. Peary, who
has been 111 a fortnight but she is now
recovering."
PEARY'S SERVICES NEEDED.
VASHINOTON, Sept. 18. When Lieu
tenant Peary reports to the Navy De
partment he will be assigned to duty in
the United States. He has been on
leave of absence since May, 1897, at which
time he was promoted to Commander.
His services as a civil engineer are need
ed, there being only 21 In the Navy
at the present time.
Peary reports officially that he reached
latitude 64.17, the highest point yet at
tained on this continent. The- dash was
mado under great odds, epidemics, among
the Esquimaux almost depopulating the
villages. He established a food depot 60
miles north of Sabine in February. On
April 1st he started to dash northward
for the Polar sea with Hansen, four
Esquimaux and six sledges. Old floes
Hied with lanes of young ice were found
almost from the start. After six days in
the open ' leads of floes in motion were
encountered. Two Esquimaux were then
bacltEacli. Hiarcli,, then bejgmel
more perilous ana tne general course was
x deflected to the west on account of the
op'ef spaces of water. We were finally
compelled to retreat. The 'return was
even more difficult, but we reached Sa-
blno an May ISth and the windward was
regained. The vessel narrowly ecaped be
ing again caught in the Ice. Many sur
veys were made. The out at abandoned
by the Greeley expedition Was brought
back with many . valuable records and
ROBBED SALOON
H -AND ESCAPED
A Colfax GamKer takes $350 at
tie Print of a Gun
COLFAX. Wash., Sept IS. At 1 o'clock
yesterday jaorning, Hike Carter, a well
known gambler, robbed the U. & I. sa
loon of $330, and escaped. Carter bad been
playing bards with the bartender1 all
night. " ah4 "whenaid Benton, . th,e,, .pro
prietor, 'gathered up the money from the
gambling table preparatory to locking It
In the safe. Carter sprang up, drew a
gun, seised the sack and said, "I guess
I'll take charge of that." "Keeping the
proprietor, bartender and 10 other men
covered with bis gun, he backed through
the door and ran. Officers were on the
trail in half an hour, but no trace of Car
ter can be found. Carter is an ex-soldier,
having served in Company F, New York
Light Artillery, In the Philippines, from
which he has an honorable discharge
with special mention for bravery. He
was a great admirer of the outlaw Tracy.
BESIDE
HIS SON
Fish at Rest in Garrison
1 Vault.
NO WOMAN IN CASE
Banker's Death Was Result of Low
Saloon Brawl Sharkey
Struck; too Hard.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-Th funeral oT
Ranker Fish was held this morning at St.
Mark's church, where he was vestryman.
His body was taken to the vault at the
Garrisons and laid beside his son, Hamil
ton Fish, Prominent men, Including Louis
Lorillard, Charles Poaboily, were pall-
bsarers? Large delegations of varjoua se
erei societies ware present.
Kx-DIstrlct Attorney Jerome this morn
ing issued a statement of the lines to be
pursued by the prosecution. He says he
wants it understood, that there was no
rcmance, or no woman bark of the case.
It waa just a common, lyw saloon brawl,
between drunken men in an altercation
ovet the cashing of a check. Fish Tailed
Sharkey a vile name, which any decent
mar. would have resented. Sharkey
struck too hard and must pay the penalty
Spreading
ent at Saratoga, has been instructed to
proceed at onoe to the relief of Super
visor J. S. Atherly, who is fighting the
fire near Pearl, Colo., and In the southern
part of this state. He has been empower
ed to employ all the help ijeeded to bring
the names under control.
The Hahn's Peak Railroad Company has
sent every Available man to Mill Creek to
combat the timber fires, which have
broken out afresh.
SMALLPOX
SCARE OVER
The Woodland Scare Ended by the
Authorities.
" V 1
Dr. C. Newman, secretary and execu
tive officer of the Washington State J
Boaid of Health, reached Portland today,
having ' burst the ridiculous bubble of
smallpox and cowpox scare that a few ill
advised people have the discredit of hav
ing needlessly created recently. Arriving
it the offlc of the City Board of Health,
Dr. Newman reported to' Dr. Herman R.
BicrsdorfVTiealtli ofllcer, the result f hiwl
Investigation, that there was absolutely
nothing in the scare, and the latter im
mediately declared off the quarantins
which he had established.
Dr. Newman states that he found ab
solutely but five cases In Cowlitx County,
Was.h.. one In Castle Rock, three In Wooi
fund and one neart HePeT Three' "oT the
fne cases "were ready, to be released, and
the others rnild. The cowpox story was
ridiculous, and yet had been so spread as
to .cause the most ridiculous perform
ances. All dairy products had been ta
booed for shipment, and In ene case two
cows from Oregon were refused a cross
ing of the river. Even shipments of
poultry were refused. Thus ends this
whole ridiculous business.
POKTLMfMY
Sip STATE FAIR
5. mm bbsssbsSB mmm mm -
Two Thousand of the City's Best Residents Are. at the
City Today,
A Crowd Such as Salem Never Saw Before- Excellent Exhibits
Merchants' at the Capital Are Pleased By . Portland's J
Enthusiastic Response to Invitation
(Journal Special Service.)
SALEM, Sept. 18. Never was such a
crowd of Portland people seen In Salem
as are here today. At 11 o'clock this
morning two trains of 12 Cars, each,
crowded with the substantial business
men of the metropolis, nulled into the
depot here and were met by a lafge crowd
of. .local people, anxious to see in what
way Portland would recognise the city's
day at the State Fair.
When the size of the delegation was
p
realised many were the expressions of
satisfaction and as one 'old-timer ex
pressed it, "Portland Is certainly doing It
self proud "today." .
Early as was the hour the grounds Were
well tilled before the Fort landers arrived
and their accession to the crowd has
made the attendance for the day exceed
even that of yesterday, which was the
greatest ever seen at the fair since its in
stitution. On every hand were heard expressions
of commendation for the exhibits. The
stock show, the display of agricultural
products, the fine arts and the exhibit
of mechanical inventions each had, their
admirers and taken -as a whole they make
a showing such as Oregon has never be
fore seen.
Prominent among the throng were
Governor Geer, Mayor Williams of Port
land. A. D. Charlton of the Northern Pa-
GtOV.
clfic. President Beach of the Portland
Board of Trade, Director I. N. Flelschner
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition and
scores"of others who are' men of mark In
the civic life of the metropolis.
Fully 2000 -people cam n no "represent
Portland and a more pleas&nt set of peo
ple than the denizens of the capital city
are today would be hard Indeed to find.
This afternoon the races are claiming
the attention of both" citizens and. visit
ors. Many excellent attractions are "On
the list and for the time being the ln-
COMBINE
orric I
Steamship and Financial Interests Ex
pect It Morgan in Control.
(ScTlpps-McRas News Association.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-8teamshlp and
financial Interests here confidently expect
the announcement of a perfected organ
ization of the steamship combine before
the end of the week. The deposits of the
dustrlal exhibits are being passed up.
The Portland contingent will leave for
home at about 6 o'clock this evening.
They have, had a most pleasant time and
the enthusiasm and good feeling they
have brought to tin- capital city will, it
is generally predicted, bear fruit In no
Insignificant way in the time to come.
2000 PEOPLE
Left Portland This Morning for the
State Fair.
B4 een..J50L 3 peopli .represent
Portland at the Stale Fair toiKy. i;
took two sections of 1-' cars chcIi to
transport the Portland contingent to Sa
lem. The Union Depot was a scene of
bustle this morning. The crowds com
menced to arrive at,":3U and kept coming
till the trains left. Excursion tickets be
came scarce, and the ticket agent had to
satisfy the enormohs demand by giving
regular tickets. The first section left at
8 o'clock and the second section left 15
iplnutes later. There were not enough
chsed cars at hand to accommodate the
crowds, so two 'open cars were pressed
Into use.
The trains arrived at Salem at about 11
o'clock and the. Portland people no douht
proceeded to the Fair Grounds f t once.
They leave Salem at - 6 oV-loek tVa
evening.
.. .Mawy .vexing accidents occurred .at. tUe,.
deyot this morning, as wives lost hus
bands and vice versa. One man grabbed
nnoihe man's wlfs i.i.o wns focriyin
her .tf to the train, , when he .'coki-d
around and saw his mistake. The
weather was rather cool this morning,
but this did not prevent some people
from getting warn under the collar when
told that they tntiiitvBtand In line and get
tickets frem the window, as none -would
be soid on the trains,. ... .
A specially attractive program has been
arranged at the Fair for the interest and
amusement of the Portland people, and
the large number of fast horses at the
grounds, with the big purses hung up for
the Portland Day races, insures the
Portlanders witnessing one of thev best
racing events of the season.
Mayor 'Williams did not want to miss
the trip, so came around to the depot at
half past seven. Three Inseparables who
came blowing along and breathlessly
asked everyone they met if the train had
left yet, were I. N. Flelschner, O. H. Mc
Isaac and Arthur Devers. F. E. Beach,
president of the Board of Trade, was
there in ' all the glory of a bright red
ribbon and a big button. Secretary
Iamberson, of the State Board of Horti
culture, went also, so that, as he ex-pl&inedt-."X.wi
ee. .what kind, of , an er
hib't we have out there." A. D. Charlton,
assistant passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific, was heard assuring his wife
that "we'll have a good time up -there."
There were so many Portlanders going
that it Is impossible- t urenHen every
one.
IS SURE
stocks of shareholders with Morgan has
been practically.' completed. Notwith
standing Manages- ismays, of the White
Star lines, dental,, lit. is understood , on
Wall street, that .'Morgan already has
the controlling stock of that . company.
m n't- - :
WISDOM
AT
A MAMMOTH CROWD
All the Attendance. Records Were
Eclipsed Yesterday. j
SALEM. Sept IS. Salem Day at the
State l"air, yesterday, was one of the
most successful ilys ever witnessed on
the Fnir Uioumls. ami M ;i:.jus rec
ordB for" "a'ffe'luTjnce," Tfi! jTi ST .-lTid UT:rfri"
tiohs were broken. 1'roin early morning
to'nffmrirw-'w!3ir' aiu;'k6iist.wt:a
filled to overflowing v. Ith a huppy crowd
of people, enj )lnf tin- mn!;y exhibits m
the various d. parUiKH.s and ru.u u.K u
holiday of the occasion The lny i-i this
city was a holiday indeed. At Hi o'clock
n. m. must of tin- stores .lu;id llvlr
doors and the rest mi.-ipeiided la:inJS for
the day when the noen hour emu-, and
everybody went to the I-'ulr Grjninii.-i.
Here thi crowd moved lo and fro, divid
ing the time between llm livestock de,art
emnt, the pavilion, the score of cheap
shows and the refreshment stands.
At 1:3') o'clock the racing program wn
called and Ions before that time a crowd
began to assemble in the grand etand.
files. neHl A
This structure, built to seat 9.000 to 10.
000 people, was goon filled to overflowing.
! not an Inch of room being left unoccu-
pied, and "overflow meetings'' were held
' along the fences lining the race track, a
large crowd being in the infield opposite
the grand stand. It was estimated that
12.000 to 13.000 people witnessed the races,
the largest- erowd ever (teen at .the track
in any one day. And (he racing pro
gram. was a uecoii Ji eakr. iL w,aa. tho
best ever seen on the Salem track, and
i was thoroughly enjoyed.
j The racing was again attended by the
j essentials to make the sport thoroughly
i ii
Interesting. The horses were good, the
rack fast, the crowd appreciative, and
the result was snort of the best kind.
BANK CLOSED
Recent Losses Involve Over One
Half Million Dollars.
. SYRACFSE. Sept. 13. The doors of
the New York State Banking Company
were closed this meaning by order of the
'State Superintendent of Banks. The
reason given is the recent heavy loss in
which half a million dollars was in
volved.
. WHEAT MARKET. V ,
8AN 'FRANCISCO, Sept 18. Wheat
ii i7Ltfit.lT. ''.
CHICAGO, Sept. . 18.r Wheat 7254
TRAINS GO THROUGH
Marines SaoissfaL'y Guard Traffic
on the Isthmns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Commander
McLean of the Cincinnati this morning
cabled to the Navy Department the fol
lowing: "A train to Panama went through,
guarded by marines, with one machine
gun. A freight train was stopped by the
insurgents, but when the passenger train
came on the menace was removed. We
will maintain unobstructed transit vigor
ously." WANTS OPINIONS
Kaiser Requests Corbin and Rob
erts to Write Comments.
BERLIN. Sept. 18. It is stated that
Kaiser Wllhelm requested Lord Roberts
and General Corbin before the latter left
Germany to write him their confidential
comments on the recent maneuvers of the
German Army.
TAC0IA
About 300 Grain Hand-
Ask for an
Increase
Private messages from Tacoma stale
that the KTiiin handlers are on a strike
lij that city and have beeTi for the past
two days. Aa a consequence all the grain
vessels In that port are lying Idle and
the shipping business is paralyzed.
The matter has been kept as quiet as
possible In the hopes that a settlement
will foun be reached, so far none of tha
newspapers having made mention of .it.
The strikers number about 3J men.
They are asking for an Increase of
wages. At present the rate- Is 30 cents
nti -hour and the- demand .calls fs.-J5
cents, the name as in paid In Portland.
it"is: stared :thfttft?r.sWr.K; ,B,rr-,i?istlTra-te
and that there is -no likelihood of a set
tlement being reached soon.
The Htl'.lah ship Polamhall arrived
there yesterday from Portland to take on
additional corgo, and is forced to remain
idle with the lest of them although par
tlcularly anxious to get away on her long
voyafce.
SERIOUS FIRE AT LEBANON.
LEBANON. Or.. Sept. 18. About 10
o'clock last evening an alarm of ftre was
sounded, and a few moments afterward it
was discovered that Dagleish & Everett's
large fiirnlture and hardware store was
In flames. The fire caught In some mys
terious manner, and before gotten under
eoHtroh-the.rear nd of the hulkllnft wee
entirely consumed. The loss is about
f',000. partially covered by insurance. It
Is supposed an incendiary is responsible
for the fire. .
vVAS TBE FIRST.
NEWPORT NEWS. Sept. 18. The
cruiser Vlneta, the flagship of the Ger
man South Atlantic 8o,uadron. the first
foreign man-of-war that ever came to
American yards for "repairs, sailed this
morning for Venezuela after a complete
overhauling.
ND IS
STRIKE
FIE
Marshfield Negro Brute Pays Penalty
of His Crime.
(Jouranl Special Service.)
MARSHALFIELD, Or., Sept. 18-Alonso Tucker, Ihe black fiend wh ' .
assaulted the wife of Benjamin Dennis, at Marshallield yesterday, was ."
captured and lynched by his pursurers this morning. -
immediately after hearing the report that Mrs. Dennis, the wife of
Benjamin Dennis, a miner, had been brutally assaulted by a negro yester.
day afternoon, a party of men started in pursuit of the fiend and Insti
tuted a search that proved successful
The frenzied men searched through the long hours of the night until
early this morning the black fiend was discovered, who, on seeing that ho
had been caught began to cringe and, plead for mercy. He groveled in ths
dust, and clasped the knees of his captors crying with all his might for
them not to hang him. But the hand of Justice had secured too strong -a
grip on :the miscreant . and all the pleading In thsworW jroulaot
saved him from the death he so thoroughly deserved. v
He was dragged to a convenient place where a rope was placed around
his neck, which had no sooner been drawn tight, than many willing; hands
reached out: to Ret a hold and help. However the negro had died before
the bridge from which he was lynched
The crime for which the negro wa a
Wh!h reluming to her home- -Mrs
the brush and crinnallyWaaxltW:
Tucker seized his victim by the throat when be caught her. and threat
ened to kill her If she made a noise. When released she went straight to
her house and told what had happen d. . ' '
The miners, when informed of the crime, were trf nsled with grief," and
last night a crowd ot about 100 armed themselves with rifles an d marched
to the jail for the purpose of lynching: ths negre. . vv v-
On arriving there, the jail was found to be empty. City Marshal Carter
and Constable Sunderland said that they were taking tha negro to boat
to get him away from the mob, when he sptanr away from them. Jumped
to the mud flat under .tha wharf and
DOWNS
SILVER
Massachusetts Conven
tion Exciting, .
WAS HISSED DOWN
Williams Gets Sarcastic Nomina
tions by Both Parties In .
Other States.
BOSTON. Mass., Sept lg.-Ther was
considerable excitement in the Masaa
chusetu state Democratic . conventldn
held here yesterday, which resulted lit
the nomination of William A. Gaston, of
this city, for Governor. ,
When the matter of the platform was
brought up, George P. Williams the lead-'
er of the Silver Democrats, made aeveral
sarcastic remarks In referring to Valous
planks in it, and when he stated that
they were placed there at the solicitation
of Mr. Gaston, he was hissed and crleJ
down. When quiet had been restored be
continued his speech but was hissed
again as he resumed his seat.
vThe result of the convention was a
thorough routing of the Silver Demo
crats and the repudiation of the Kansas'
City platform. The following ticket wan 1
nominated,.;.. . ..,.,.... .... ......,... .
Governor William A. Gaston, of Boa
ton. I Jeutenant-Governor John C. Crosby,
of Pitts field.
Secretary of State Wllmore B. Stone,
of Springfield.
Treasurer Thomas C. Thatcher, of
Yarmouth.
Audltor-J. L. Challfoux. of LowelL
Attorney-General John J. Flaherty, of
Gloucester.
NO REVISION.
It Is Not Wanted by Connecticut
Republicans.
-"H'ARTFOJH. CoTtn.;"eptrl;-rbr R"J
publican state convention held here yes
terday opposed a general revision ot the
tariff law, indorsed Roosevelt and nom.
lnated the following ticket: .'
Governor Abram Chamberlain,- cf
Merlden.
Lieutenant-Governor Henry Roberts, Of
Hartford.
Secretary of State Charles O. Vlnal,
of Mlddletown.
Treasurer Henry II. Gallup, jpf Nor .
wich.,
Controller W. E. Seeley, of Bridgeport.
Attorney-General W. A. King, of
Wyndham.
Congressmaa-at-Large George I" XJI
ley, of Waterbury. V ' , ;
NEW CONSTITUTION
Alabama Republicans Adopt It ia
State Convention.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Bepr, ltTh
hew state constitution war mdopte-- bp--the
Republican state convention here
yesterday, but all responsibility tar Its
(Continued on second page.) -
LYNCHED
this morning.
4
was reached." " -
lynched was most' brutal
onel
Dennis was seised and-dragged lnt
made his escape.
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