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THE WEATHER. - - Tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy, with show ers; southerly winds. VOL. I.' NO. 212. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12. 1902. TRICE FIVE CENTS. CHARGE OF MURDER MADE -BY BARONS VERSUS MINERS RUIN CAUSED BY ERUPTION OF MOUNT SANTA MARIA IN GUATEMALA i WIDESPREAD Truesdale Declares the Union Has Never in Its Way Operator Fowler Also Has a Strenuous Objection But Olyphant Is More Moderate Than His Colleagues (Journal 8peclal Service.) WASHINGTON Nov. 12. What wti virtually a charge of murder wa en tered aoalnit the coal miners by Operator Trueadale In hit answer to the com plaint of Mitchell, made public today. He alleges that never In the past have the miners aNowed human life to stand between them and their desires, which were vicious and but temporary. This accusation Is made against the order of United Mine Workers and not against the workmen as Individuals. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 A veritable tirade against the coal miners Is con tained in some of the replies made pub lic today by Recorder Carroll D. Wright, of the strike settlement commission. Other coal operators than President 13aer, whose report was given out yesterday, . are the authors of the documents which are Intended as refutations of the .charges-. made by- f reiuiUait.-iiliwh!lr-f the United Mine Workers, against the employers. The charges of Mitchell were f.led before the commission and submit ted to the coal barons for perusal. To day's replies are the result. Wright Cave them publicity at noon. In general the liiiea of President Baer's communication are followed, but those of the lesser magnates are generally more bitter than the one furnished by the president of the Philadelphia & Heading Company. FOWLER IS EMPHATIC. President Fowler is moat emphatic in his declarations. He says the advent of the Mine Workers' organization In the anthracite fields marked the begin ning of almost total demoralization of the industry. He accuses the members of the union of tytranny over their fel- -low mW,""(iWf!lSe"ln th ".Mci'."iiV-.v 'of workmen ujiJ. tlia- aiuuunt -a! labor per formed and enormous increase in the number. of strikes and their magnitude.. M9RUTA(iAii&:s. nam . .. JTcuesduie point. t the alleged folly of recognising; the miners' union, and declare the Federal courts have render ed opinions that it is unlawful. The union is seeking to force upon the m:in airers of coal mines the enrollment of all real miners belonging to its ranks, he claims, and Its principles oppress Indus trious laborers down to tTie level of sluggards. In order to obtain employ ment or remuneration that will provide the necessaries of life a man must be MADE A FORTUNE BY DESECRATION Well Known Indianapolis Man Dealt in Human Bodies for Twenty- - Five Years; INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12. Robbing graves and selling the corpses of human beings to be dissected by medical stu dents Is the charge that has led to the arrest of William Motflt, a well known resident of North Indianapolis, who was taken into custody this morning. He waa Implicated In the general thievery of re- PROFESSOR AND THE "SCAR," BY THE MAN WITH THE HAMMER. , Professor Eliot of Harvard Is the latest addition to the ranks of those who profess education, but who have fdrgotfen that the fundamental principle of life )a a close study of human nature. Professor Eliot is of that machine-made cJass- .of educators who flocS not "see further" Than "(he classic shades of Harvard -4sr- K?ts that alter all the "greatest studyof mankind' Is man." .Professor Eliot says that the man dubbed by union workmen a "scab" is a hero, and-a good type of American; The learned gentlemen has voluntarily placed himself on record as the king "scab." He believes that a man should labor every day "Just as long as his strength would permit." The professor thus un consciously admits that he perhaps, would, by use of his muscle, be in a position to do better work for his country than with his brain. However, the union men of Portland do not take' the professor very se riously. The fact that he is an educator in one of the greatest colleges of the country Is the only dangerous condition that eilsta. The principal objection to the labor unions from the educator's point of view, he said, was, ttir. .objection .to yo'uha; "wen" becoming; competent fneVfiau'ls. iiid'that ihtf d&'tfNkmt this "Is evi dent from the fact that all unions endeavor to limit the number of apprentices em ployed in any mdustry. Union men say that the professor would do well to study the principles of unionism before he undertakes to prate about the unions. It would certainly be hard upon the professor if an educational union was formed for the purpose of keeping untrained minds out of the business of spreading Ideas broadcast under the protection of a Harvard label. An overplus of professors of the Eliot stripe would certainly be a sad commentary upon intelligence, and would surely lead to the creation of the "scab"ln educatlonalism. Professor Eliot's objection to the labor union was, "that the object of the union seemed to be to work as- few hours as possible, produce as HtTte as possible during yftjtjUme. and. to. receive as much money-as-possible for -the"servTce given." Now, If the professor were to apply his own case to this method of reason ing he would probably find that he would give to Harvard College as much work as possible In as many hours as possible, receive as much money as possible and still remain an impossibility as an educator of young Americans. He seems to never have served his apprenticeship among men who have rubbed up against the world, but has acquired his knowledge of the tree of language as a soldier absorbs knowledge of tactics. He is Just beginning to get on the firing line and must oon be expected to be raked with the rapid-fire knowledge of the plain people. " It may be undignified to refer to Jingling rhyme In mentioning a man fit the - professor's standing, but his attitude seems to recall with vividness certain nur sery lines which read: . . ' "Miss Maria Maaurkey. . . She didn't know chicken from turkey Iatln and Greek she could fluently speak, Sut her knowledge of poultry waa murky.1 come a member of that union. He must bow his head to its will or be starved Into submission. NO REGARD FOR LIFK. Truesdale further declares that never in the past and it is to be presumed that the future, can be read by what has already transpired has the miners' union hesitated at the taking of human life, the. "dtHardtf'ot'Sropet t jr " the- curtail ment, of human privileges to gain its vicious and temporary ends. The language of Olyphant Is more mod erate, but he objecta to the recognition of the union, and sums up by saying that its constantly shifting membership ren ders It Incapable of rendering a contracl lasting, effective or binding. ARE NEVER SATISFIED. It Is the general drift of the. replies that the laborers, if they are granted what they ask today, will at once take another step and will tomorrow make demands for other concessions. They are never satisfied with what they have, and want all. Even If all were granted them they would make requisition for more. There is strenuous objection to recogniz ing the union, and each of the operators deetarwa toe- ccKT!8ioV"Sho3hi- i-&i wrtfr the right and wrong of -thr question mrely; leaving-'-out th mine workers except aa Individuals. All allegations of Piaaldsnt Mitchell ara denied. WOMJ3W STRIKERS ALSO.' CHICAGO. Nov. 12. Four hundred striking . employes' of the Ellsworth re real food factory today organized a union and appointed a committee to induce J.iiOO employes of other cereal food man ufacturers to join them In a general strike. The members, almost entirely women and girls, formed a procession and marched through the Ghetto district, followed by hundreds of men and boys, who were cheering them on . mains of the dead by the confession of Hufus Cantrell. It Is claimed that Mof- fit has been In tjie ghoul business Uir j nearly a quarter of a century and has i amassed an independent fortune by ex I humlng the remains of the' deal" and fur ! ntshlng them to the Indianapolis Medical ! College, of which he was formerly nom ' Inal Janitor. UNffl ME n-u American Federation in Session Tomorrow Recognition of Uniori Labor Will Be the Dominant Note Gompers to Lead. NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 12. More than a million and a half of working men and women throughout the country will watch with Interest the opening of the 22d annual convention of the American Federation of Labor In Odd Fellows' Hall tomorrow morning and the work done there during the week will directly affect at least 800.000 persons. Delegates are arriving from all parts of the United States today. Some come from as far West as California and Oregon and some from Maine. There are delegates from titondo,- Monra-na, Jfehraaka. 'andJtn nesota and delegates from the- regions bordering on the Great Lakes. All classes of labor from the most skilled to the commonest and most poorly paid, are rep resented. Two delegates, Messrs. Edwards and Arrandale. from the working men of Great Britain and Ireland, are here and will attend the convention to aid with vice and experience and to tell the American working classes how the old and successful trades unions of England operate. MUCH BUSINESS ON. Much important business is to come be fore the convention. Of course the ques tions to be discussed, the leaders of the labor movement who are already on the tiekl- deem irrcwf Sijiiiprtant incise arising" worn Hiit Hetion or tn National Aa-. "soclatlon of Manufacturers, in which they advocated, organization as a counter movement to the organization of labor in the demadn CorfgVwa fc-Tf tttf Wght-fibur law ana an anti-injunction law. "Kecog nition of Union Labor" will be the domi nant note of the convention. It is quite probable that a memorial will bo pre pared for presentation to the labor com mittees of the Hon.se and Senate, outlin ing more clearly the differences which have arisen between organized workmen and organized employers. COAL STRIKE MATTER. Of equal Interest will be the discussion of the anthracite coal strike and the work of the arbitration commission. The Unit ed Mineworkers will urge the adoption of resolutions calling upon the commission to embody in Its findings a recognition of the mineworkers' union. The convention will express dissatisfac tion with (he Chinese exclusion law passed by Congress at the last session and will ask resubmission of the exclusion meas ure originally presented. Agitation for the bill requiring the branding of prison-made goods that enter into interstate commerce will also be re newed. The convention will also be urged to enter heartily into the agitation against child labor In the South. There is nothing to Indicate opposition to the present administration of the fed eration's affairs and President Gompers and Secretary Morrison, together with nearly all the other officers and commlt t"nn. will probably be re-elected- toy ac clamation. NO NEW THING The Merger of Railroads Long Been Known Has NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The hearing be fore Special Examiner Ingersoll is on to day to test, the validity of the merger of the Northern Securities Company. GrigRS. counsel for the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and the Securities Com pany, offered, a letter from the Inter state Commerce Commission showing that prior to 1900 rrujny roads had been merged and that this fact was known to con gress when the Sherman anti-trust law was passed. lie. denies that tlw Great Northern RsJUway was- ever subject to the laws of Washington in respect to Its internal or ganization, interstate or international traffic, or to the right of any person to own shares of its stock. He denies that the lines of defendant have ever been competing lines except for a few points or where they parallel each other in one state. He denies that the board of direct ors of the companies were owned by Mor gan or Hill or that the latter or associate directors, own; or control a. majority of the. sW-k of- that- the company has at any time dictated the poHcy of any railroads of which It Is composed. He denies in toto all unlawful combinations. The answer, of the Great Northern Is practically a duplicate of that of the Se curities Company, except gthat it adds that the Securities owns a large number of shares of stock In other corporations, other than the defendant railway com pany. U. P. INCREASE. OMAHA, Nov. 12. Announcement was made by the Union Pacific today that the wages of telegraph operators throughout the entire system had been Increased on an average of 10 per Cent. Many thous ands of employes are affected. - COMBES APPOINTED. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. W. Godney Hunter, minister to Guatemala, has re signed and Leslie Combes, of Lexington, Ky., has been appointed to aucoeed him. -v,.-..-: , - THE RIGHT Its running gear Is up to date, It's speed It isn't shifty. No strings ara on Its safety valvs In miles it makes one-fifty. Roosevelt Is on His Way West. Maintains Secrecy Regarding Loca tion of His Camp to Avoid the Reporters. PITTSBURG, Nov. ' 12. The special train bearing the president of the United States arrived at the depot here at 10:30 o'clock this morning. He is on his way to Mississippi for the purpose of engaging in a hunting expedition, but maintains the strictest secrecy regarding the location of his camp. During the brief stop of the train here the president occupied his time in walking back and forth along the platform and greeting those with whom he was ac quaifited;"" He- fnnoTt "Hands " with Many and held an informal reception. Secret Lserjpfr j mn .mi wwi'iiflt in prominence. As trie train left the depot Mr. Roosevelt stol on the back platform of the last car ni.-t bowed right and left to thousands Im gatnered along the track through the city. SPORT. NOT GLORY. In an Interview President Rooseve'.t said: "I do not d -sire the exact location of my camp to he known, as I am going as a private clttz. n to takeLa good hunt And do not care abput being compelled to spend Jhftlf my tiniL' transacting business of state. I have my larorite rine with me and Intend to ko Into the haunts of hear and enjoy myself in my own way. I do not want to find when I reach the bear's den that a dozen newspaper men have been there befoiv me and photographed the place where the president would shoot bruin." It is believed the president will locate his camp somewhere in the forests about 200 miles from .Memphis. SOCIALISTS STRONG. SPOKANE, Nov. 12. That the Populist party is on the toboggan slide going down, is well established by a glance at the- election returns for the State of Washington in the recent contest at the polls. In Spokane County alone the Pop ulists have dropped from first rank, which they held a few years ago, into fifth place In point of strength of vote. The Socialists have been gaining, steadily ard now hold third place. If the present rate of Increase continues they will be sufficiently strong td elect officers at, the next election. WW) U lOUlMDltl. ii wwr i5 iie MACHINE. But running Geerl Oh! dear, OhI (This Is another matter.) Now Geer, steer clear, Its very queer You're awful shy on datal For the Irrigation Con vention Next Week Headquarters of Secretary Estab lished on Second Floor of Chamber of Commerce. The following is the official program of the Oregon Irrigation Association which will be held In the A. O. V. W. Hall next Tuesday and Wednesday. However, this program Is subject to change: PROGRAM. TUESDAY 10 A. M. Prayer George B. Van Waters. Audress President A. il. Devers. Address of welcome Mayor Utorge II. Williams. 'Appointment of committees on creden tials, mejnbjershlp, roimendat4oitsp-h-g islatlon; arbitration and resolutions." TUESDAY 2 I'. M. Address "Trade and Commerce," by F SU-Jeath, .- - - .... Adtlress-ohgressman-elect J- N. Wil Hamson. Reports of committees. General discussion. TUESDAY EVENING. Reception and promenade concert. Mush? By bund. Address Governor T. T. Oeer. Reply President A. H. Levers. Reports of committees. Address By Government engineers. Address "State Irrigation Laws," by S. Smith. WEDNESDAY 2 I. M. Articles on colonization and irrigation delivered at the National Irrigation Con gress at Colorado Springs, by James M. Moore. Address "Engineering Problems of Ir rigation in Oregon," by Major Alfred b". Sears. Address V. B. Chase. Appointment of a Ice 'president from each county. Report of committee on resolutions. WEDNESDAY EVENING. . Conclusion of buslne. Visits to. theatres tu pejaf ""Pmm vania." at "Cordi a s ; or "A Contented Woman." at Bakers. Tl I URSDA Y EV EN I NG. Visit to theatres to see: "Hunting for Hawkins." at Cordray's; or "A Contented Woman." at Bakers. Till" ItSDA Y - EVENING. Visit to theatres to see: "Hunting for Hawkins, at 'ordray s; or "A Contented Woman," at Maker's. F Ii I'D A Y EVE N 1 NG . Inspection of Armory. 'Battery gun dWHr ' ' "" Hand - etmn-t-r MKT THIS MORNI.V,. This morning another meeting of the merchants' entertainment committee was held at which It was reported that over il.OuO was already subscribed and about was still necessary. The committee arranged the program as printed above and also arranged for trolley-car rides, weather permitting, both for the delegates to the convention and all visitors to Portland during irrigation week. Besides. th.iiJ lhclfi- will ije--viit e- I tlie new custom house building, the rnu I seum at the City Hall. Oregon Historical I society, the. shipping in. the harbor, and ' .. ....t.t., -K.K ...... III IMCl li e uiiiift "hi'-ii ihmj IUe Interesting to all visitors. 'What we want to do." said Ben Sell Intr. "Is to provide as much entertainment for the visitors as. LKisstble. and not make a frost of it. v nen anyone comes to see me I always take him Into the parlor and not into the kitchen, and I think that we ought to do the same with these visitors." This entimenj was voiced by everyone present DRUGGISTS SUBSCRIBE. , W. F. Woodward of the soliciting com mittee, reported the following subscrip tions from the druggists: . Blumauer. Frank Drjig Company . ,$10.00 Rowe & Martin .. .. b.Ot Local Firm Receives Particulars of the Disaster That Overtook Central American Cities, One Cablegram States That But Two Provinces Near the Volcano Remain Unscorched by the Terrific Volcanic Flames The destruction wrought by the vol cano of Santa Maria In Gautemala was greater than was tlrst reported.. Advices received today by Messrs. Closset and Devers, of this city, conlirm the meager reports that came by telegraph, and add new details to the story of the disaster. R. A. Nowell, a prominent coffee grower of San Francisco, received a ca blegram from his foreman in Gautemala that the volcanic ashes are one foot deep on his Fonca, GO mllea away from the Santa Maria, the volcano now In the course of eruption. The statement is made that the flower of all the coffee plantations, and the largest ones, are inside the zone, from which cable com munications cannot be had, either in or out. "OCCIDENT E" RUINED. The Sah FrartClsco agent of the Kornds I lije received a cable from their agent at GuatoVoala XMty that the whole "Occl dente" twst coast north of that place) was ruined. PROMINENT BROKER SPEAKS. C. E. Blckford, a prominent broker of San Francisco, states that while those having coffee here will naturally seek to profit on their holdings by the catas trophe, there is no doubt nxufc but that the facts Justify it on Guatemala coffee, spot or nearby delivery. Regarding the recent eruption of the volcano of Santa Maria in .Guatemala. Mr. Blckford quotes from a letter re ceived by him yesterday from one of the largest Importing firms: "We are sorry to state that the actual aes-k-HTTwd- -oir-m ttrhr -writing "Otliy Wn-' firm In every respect the reports pub lished during the end of October jn re gard "to damage dottelw 'fh4"'ddatemala' coffee growing districts. COFFEE DISTRICTS HOTNBB. 'We received on the $ki of JtMa." month from one of our correspondents tlha fol lowing cable: " 'The coffee districts of Palmnr. Xol hullz. Costa Cuca and Chuva are positively ruined. Reports have come here that f'ucho and Tumbador are also lost. The eruption still continues.' HUT TWO PROVINCES REMAIN. "Another correspondent. In answer to our inquiry to name the coffee districts Frank Nau 6.00 Gradon & Koehler 2.60 John L. Vestal 2.00 Woodard. Clarke & Co 16.00 S. O. Skldmore & Co 5.00 Lane Drug Company 2.00 D. o. P. S. Plummer 2.00 Albert Bernl 2.00 THEATER TICKET8. All visitors are privileged to visit the theatres on the evenings Of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Passes may be procured from Secretary Moore by pre sentation of the railroad ticket. These passes will be exchanged for reserved seats at either the Cordray or Baker Theatre. The headquarters of Secretary Moore of the Oregon Irrigation Association are In t he board of trade rooms on the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce Build ing and anyone having rooms for rent wil kindly leave his name and address wit) Mr. Sloore. " MORE" DELEG ATES APPOINT ED. This morning F. S. Gunning. Mayor of The Dalles, appointed the following dele gates to the convention: C. F. Farley J. H. Oadlebaugh, Q. T.. Parr and Dr. i: A. Gelaehdorfer, MISS STOTT IN HOSPITAL. Miss Mamie Stott, a well-known young lady of near Heppner, is at the Good Samaritan Hospital suffering from what is thought to be appendicitis. While at Heppner the other day. Miss Stott, who was traveling with her parents. Judge and Mrs. Ellis, was suddenly taken ill, and on the case being diagnosed waa at once brought to Portland. It is as yet I uncertain whether an operation will be j necessary. ' RIOTS IN FRANCE. PARTS. Nov. 12 Tax riots occurred at , Valderras. The police charged tha riot- j ers and one woman was killed. Two dis- i turbers and two-genStffmes-et-tHjurc i ahd 20 arrests mafle: ' j "wheat market. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Wheat Si ii'a THEY PLANNED A WHOLESALE DEATH Gigantic Anarchistic P4ot to Kill the Russian, Leaders Is Discov- ered and Arrest Made VIENNA. Nov. 12. A report here says that the LembergvQalicla police have un earthed a gigantic anarch la tio conspiracy for the assassination Of all leaders of the Russian government and leading states men ot that country, ' Ona at Um ring- destroyed, cabled as follows: " 'Nothing remains but Pamaxan and Pochuta.' ( Referring of course to the Pacific side.) "Nothing more definite has been learned since and we do not look for any Informa tion until the first mail arrives, which will be about November 13. SANTA MARIA IN ERUPTION. "It is a fact no doubt that Santa, Maria; Is In eruption and another fact, unques tionably, that damage has been done, but we are inclined to believe" and hava infor mation to that effect, that the Indiana deserted their plantations as soon as the -trouble commenctM.l and" fled to the larger cities and villages. We furthermore be lieve that they will not venture outside of their houses until the Eruption has ceased, consequently no actual surveys have been made end t-he.tr -cable reports regardme damage come only as surmises. ALL. TN CAS NOT DESTROYED. "We do not believe, furthermore, that all Kincas are destroyed. If cold ashes have been thrown on the distant Flncaai In limited quantities, this clrcunfctancei may not have destroyed the trees, in fact, a small amount may be serviceable aa fertilizer. TWO-THIRDS OF CROP LOST. "We do fear, however, that under all circumstances two-thirds of the present crop is lost entirely for the followng rea sons: "Firstly Part of the coffee has already been picked and was in the process of washing or drying. In either case, tha fruit needed careful attention, and in the absence of laborers .and. dlirlpK the ice-. 'i-aUfngexciteineh't that part of the crop Is certainly no longer suitable for .com-.. merclal .purposes- . ..J. " "Secondly The fruit remaining on the) trees not having been picked Will be over-' ripe and lost also, m& only-an early ces sation of the eruption. will .preserye. part... of the crop In' the" damaged districts. PLANTATIONS 8UFFBR. "We have positive inforniatlon that plantations In Chuva and Tumbador, 73 miles distant from the volcano, haye suf fered, and from recent reports from Mex ico it seems not unlikely that the Mexican coffee district has also suffered, although no reliable Information has reached us so far." MRS Willi III Saloons and Sporting Houses Open Prince Cupid Made -Race Oil That Platform and Bat Wit- " ' cox Badly. HONULULU, Nov. 6. The result of the election in the Hawaiian Islands means the adoption of the wide open pol icy in matters of morals. Just when tha decisive steps will be taken is not known, but the Republicans won in a landslide, and Wilcox, the Democratic nominee tot representative of the territory before the American Congress, was defeated by Prince Kuhe Kalananoala, a full blooded native. Wilcox Is the present incum bent. Prince Kanananoala, called "Prlnca Cupid." stood upon the platform of open saloons at all hours of the night, gambl ing and the permission of houses of pros titution. At the present time and for yars-r-ver kkttte - -formation f HhetfawaltttTrTe" public a conservative policy has been, followed out. The people have objected to closing saloons and brothels at 11 o'clock at night and the suppression of gaming. Prince Cupid took up their figlit and made the race for office oa sporting lines. . He has won. leaders was arrested : today and many papers and much-correspondnca fveal Ins tha wida plot, were seised- Other ar rests are certain to follow, but neither tha nam of the captured-leader nor Uu list of nia accomplices has t-en rr-n-'a pubjTo as yet. There la great tjuiuu t :,