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PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17. 1 903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
REGIC AND RIUIN LEFT
HRRlgANE WHICH
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IN THE TRAIL
DEVASTATED
OF THE
EASTERN
COAST
'It Raged Along the At
lantic Coast on m
-Toesday.
Wrecks Strewn About New : York and
Adjacent HarborsMany Yachts
Destroyed - and Scoooners
SunkTurned Turtle.
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CENTRAL FIGURES IN TURKISH TROUBLES.
", (Journal Special Service.) ,
Nw Tork, Sept 17. The hurricane
which passed along the Atlantic sea
board yesterday was one of the most
devastating; In lta character ever known.
Everywhere It has left a trail of havoc
and death. The property loss runs
way up In the milllonsi and the loss
of life is great ma becomes apparent
from late returns brought In by the
restored telegraph lines.
The death list already shows a list of
SO. but this by no means covers the
list of casualties. There are besides
many fatally Injured - and scores of
sailors missing. v Of . these- .latter many
undoubtedly have met their death.
The police patrol ?boat this morning
counted ISO wrecks between Hell date
and Norton's point while In Jamaica, bay
more than 100 boats had either cap-
alsed or been beached.
Fifteen yachts are ashore at City Is
land. At Gravesend bay It yachts were
torn loose from their ' moorings and
wrecked.
Fifty boats were wrecked between
Perth Amboy and Communlpaw.
The bulkheads at Coney .Island and
Rockaway beach were carried away,
Similar reports of damage are reported
from points along' the Jersey shore.
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Damarls Cotta," Me., Sept 17.1 There
were two wrecks at Tomaquld point
early this morning-- The fishing schooner
George Edmunds carried a crew of 14
men. The captain and all of the men
were drowned. The fishing schooner
Badla and Lillian was wrecked . a few
moments afterward.. The body ofh the
captain was recovered. The exact num
ber of the crew Is not known, but they
were all -drowned. ;- It is believed ' the
number was Iff. r -
Norfolk. WJVa., Sept 17. The Brit
ish steamship Mexlcana turned turtle at
sea in Tuesday night's storm off the
coast Of the crew of 25 officers and
men, but one was saved. He arrived
here today and told the story. .
The sailor was.reBcued by the steamei
Rooky. It found him off Hatteras wear
ing a life belt astride, a, portion of-the
Mexlcana's bridge. The wrecked vessel
was a petroleum carrier bound for Phil
adelphla from Vera Cms. He said; they
were struck by the hurricane about mid
night Tuesday and shortly afterward the
ship turned turtle, , He was on deck
and seised a life preserver and when he
rose from, the whirlpool caused by the
sinking ship, got aboard pieca of hf
bridge and drifted in the vicinity, until
rescued. The sailor is a Spaniard and
was turned over to the Spanish consul
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- Vice Donsai.
MfillS
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Martin L. Bowers Proba
bly Murdered, But
Not By Sisters.
SOME ODD COINCIDENCES
'ortland Attorney Engaged by . the
'Mother of the Women Accused
" In an Francisco Thinks
Police Are Mistaken.
New York. Sept. 1?. Several fishing
vessels entered port this afternoon and
ezpressrrave fears of the fleet . Five
men are known to have, perished, being
Swept overboard. A number of "dories
were out with the fishermen, none" pf
which are believed to have survived.
Of the fleet 'Of Z8iall due early , this
morning, only eight arrived up to s 1
o'clock this aftemodn;" Fishermen be
lieve the schooner , Sunshine , with 16
aboard foundered early in the. storm, as
Jt disappeared. 1 &
CHINA COAST TYPHOON
CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
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Hong Kdng; Sept 17.-Much damage
was done this morning by a' evere
typhoon which raged along the southern
coast of China. The ' Hong Kong
steamer On. Zing -Wo capsized off
Leichou peninsula and all on board per
ished, ' the number. Including the pas
sengers and crew, Is estimated at 100.
There were also many coasters wrecked.
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CONTRACT
Tfc Physician Wbo An Attending' BCUa
An1 low of th Opinion That IT o
Operation Will Be Vedessary, Though
WB jkltwtl Bays Bsfors He
Caa Xv His Boom Ms ny Anxious
XnanlrlM from rrlsnds.
, W..T. Vaughn., of counsel, for Mrs.
Bowers ah Mrs. ' Sutton, "resjlectlrely
accused of poisoning" Martin U Bowers
and. pf. aiding In the crime, returned
yesterday from San Francisco. He has
been iaconf erence w It h thexnother ptL
tbs two 'accused women. Mrs.i eyarv
Mr. Vaughn believes that his clients
are Innocent, and thinks there will be
no difficulty In proving that fact when
the cases come up for trial, at -. .
Mr. Vaughn says Jhere Is a possibil
ity that Mr. Bowers was murdered, but
the attorney iYarr strongly; bints 'that
it was omt JWQ .else who committed tha
crime. In reviewing the case, Mr.
Vaughn said: ,
I was retained In the Bowers murder
case by . the mother of the. defendants,
Mrs. Byars. I proceeded, to Ban Fran
cisco, where 'I met the defendants, who
I found "had already secured -counsel in
the persons f 1 Attorneys Drewey and
Low. I conferred with the attorneys
and the women In relation to the 5ase,
and think that 1 have a fair knowledge
of the line of the prosecution as well
as a oomplete understanding of the. line
of the. defense.
The Prosecution's Attack. -
"I have noticed certajft statements In
the San Francisco papers regarding the
case, many, of which were absolutely
erroneous and false, and few of Which
bore any color, of the .truth.
"Tha coroner's Inquest which was held
on the 14th revealed unmistakably the
Hoe of tha prosecution. - It is .contended
by the prosecution that Martin Bowers
poisoned by his wife,, and that tho
(Journal Special Service.)
Chicago, Sept 17. Sir Thomas Lip
ton has made marked progress toward
recovery and Is now practically out of
danger. ' Tha physicians now believe
that an operation will not be necessary.
Their' patient Is now resting easily and
the fears entertained yesterday have
been largely dissipated.
' There has been a flood of letters and
telegrams from the friends of the gal
lant Irishman, both in this country and
abroad. Many Inquiries aft to his condi
tlon have been made In the Auditorium
Annex, where Sir Thomas is staying.
While It will be several days before he
will be able to leave his bed, there
seems to be little doubt now of his re
covery. .
THREE MORE CASES
OF POSTAL FRAUD
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Washington, Sept. 17. The federal
grand. Jury this afternoon returned in
dictments in three more cases of postal
fraud. Attorney Beach secured a court
order to withhold the names of the in
dieted pending their arrest '
: Beach said that but two persons were
Involved In the three cases, but declined
to state whether- they . had been pre
viously Indictedi ,
(Continued on Page Two.).
KENTUCKY HAT El ELDS, i
COMING TO 'THIS COAST
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. Matowan, W. Va., Sept. 17. Witjj.a
single exception the entire Hatfield fam
ily, notorious for Its participation in the
Hatfleld-McCoy feud which raged for
years in Kentucky, baa departed for the
state of .Washington, with the Intention
cf taking tfi a permanent residence-
there. 4 There ', art?' GO persons J In the
party, which left yesterday. "Devil
Ansei' Is the only one of tha family who
did not go. The HatfleldrMeCoy pud Is
the most noted of all the bloody quarrels
in the- blue grass state, the enmity being
handed down from father son. Many
Uvea wer tacrifled 0 both sidg, -
MINERS WOULD MAKE
THE PUBLIC PAY
(Journal Special Service.)
Kansas. City, Sept. 17. At a conference
of operators and miners In district 25 to
day James Mooney, district representa
tive of the miners, suggested that the
operators grant the miners' demand and
form a combination to make the public
pay .the Increase. President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers Is decisively
opposed to such plan.
TOBT DISAGREED.
(Journal Special Service.)
Redding, Cal., Sept 17 The Jury in the
Infamous Gallenar murder trial, after be
ing out 40 ; hours was discharged this
morning. Tbey stood II for conviction'
and on for . acquittal. There will be a
new trlal. . .; .,'.. . i
(PABTAItOXTPB OBOV BOOUUiD.
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Rocky, Ford, Colo., Sept 17. A killing
frost in the Arkansas valley last "night
killed 60 per .cent of the cantaloupe crop".
The damage Is a quarter of a million.
AH had been contracted for by Eastern
firms.
Specifications Affecting
Jetty Work at Mouth
of River.
SEATTLE WITHOUT
LIGHT OR POWER
uxsa pabt or THE city bxbx
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BTBVCTZOH OT TKB B BO QT7 AUCZB
rowiB pzjjrr abd obb stseet
OAB LUX OOHRLLSO TO CXOSB,
Hotels, Kills and Mannfaetnrlnff Plants
Also Obliged to Suspend Bnslnsss and
Serious Xnconvanienoe B nits Post-
offlce Has Ho tight and 6,000 I.etters
Ara Undelivered JTnil Damage Hot
Tst Known.
CAPT. LANCFITT TALKS
Says Rock Delivered Is of Suitable
Quality' Only Trouble Is as to
the Quantity Supplied
Per Day
Th contract now In force between the
federal government and the "Northwest
Construction company, for the furnish
ing of roek to build the Jetty extension
at the mouth of the river, provides for
supplying 150,000 tons. Another coa
tract becomes effective October 1, deliv
ery to begin not later than October 10,
for 475,000 tons. The terms of the, first
contract are sho'wn by the following
specifications copied literally from the
printed forms of the government:
Engineer Officer's Discretion.
82 Unless extraordinary and unfor-
seeable conditions supervene, the time
allowed In thesa upeclflcatlons for the
completion of the contract to be entefwd
into is considered sufficient for such
completion by a contractor having the
necessary plant, capital and experience.
If the work is not completed within the
period stipulated in the contract the en
gineer ofticer in charge may, with the
prior sanction of the chief of engineers,
waive the time limit and permit the
contractor to finish the work within a
reasonable period, to 'be determined by
the said engineer omcer in Charge,
Character of the Stone.
85 The stone must be of good qual
ity as regards strength and durability.
It must be compact tough and not
subject to disintegration or wear, or
breaking In handling or dumping, and
must weigh not lead than 160 pounds
per. cubic foot dry. '
Classes as to Weight
37 The stone will be divided into
three classes according-to weight, to be
known as class A, class B, and class C,
viz.: - v
Class A will Include pieces weg-hing
not less than four (4) tons each nor
more than ten (10) tons each.
Class B will Include pieces averaging
wo (2) tons each weight
Class C will include pieces weighing
from .twenty five (25) to one thousand
(1,000) pounds eacn.
Proportions Provided for.
88 Of the total amount of stoh re
quired, under these specifications, it is
estimated that twenty five (25) per cent,
or 37,800, will r of class A, fifty ;(50)
per cent, or .76,000, of class B,' and
twenty five (25) per cent, or 87,600 tons,
of class C. a ,
Proportions May Bs Chanred,
(Journal Special Service.)
Seattle, Wash., Sept 17. The Indus
trial part of the city was seriously af
fected by the Snoqualmle Power Com'
pany's fire at Snoqualmle last night
The large Hammond and Centennial flour
mills, dozqns of smaller feed and flour
mills and a large number of smaller
manufacturing plants have closed down
having no power.
The Washington and Rainier Grand
and dosens of smaller hotels are with
out light. The Seattle and Renton sub
urban streetcar line has closed down.
seriously Inconveniencing 4,000 people
living in the southern suburbs. The
Seattle Electric Company, which us.es
a large amount or tsnoquaimie power,
ill be able to give streetcar and
lighting service for two days. If the
Snoqualmle plant is not in operation by
that time the condition may become
serious.
It is impossible to determine the full
amount of losses at the Snoqualmle and
Seattle Electric companies' plants. The
transformer house at Snoqualmle was
completely destroyed and the generating
plant was seriously damaged. The Are
at that place Is responsible for fires In
the local Snoqualmle station and the
electric company's plant, also in the
Chappelle private plant. The three
plomts caught fire simultaneously.
The postofflce is without light and
6,000 letters are undelivered.
MURDER, NOT SUICIDE,
CAUSED HER DEATH
(Journal Special Service.)
San Francisco, Sept 16. Suspicions
found their way Into words after closer
Investigations into the death of Mrs. Ada
McArthur who was found dead In rooms
on riaay sirei, anu wno was supposed 10
have been asphyxiated . by gas. These
suspicions Involve the names of two.
roomers in the same house, Mayme and
Julia Demones. whose apartments ad
joined that of Mrs. McArthur, and whose
door was partially open on the night, of
her death, but tbey say they smelled no
escaping gas. The women made other
statements which led the coroner to
make further Investigation.
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The Utmost Enthusiasm
Roused by President's
Speech at Antietam.
SPOKE ON BATTLEFIELD
TO TEST
TAX LAW
Suit Will Be Commenced
This Afternoon or
Tomorrow.
REVENUE IS MENACED
Collection of Next Year's Levy Will Be
Impossible Unless Present Act Is
Corrected, If Supreme Court
Declares It Unsound.
Courage, Honesty and Common Sense
the Three Great Qualities Which
the Nation Needs Today and
Which Assure Its Future.
GERMAN ANARCHISTS
PLOT AGAINST KAISER
Berlin, Sept IT. It has beta learned
that the changes in- the -kaiser's' travel
ing prpgram, which includes the post
ponement of the autumn review and the
abandoning of his Intended visit to the
rtraaden municiDal ekDOSition. .were
8 The proportioms named above mny I rjiaKii hv the discovery of anarchistic
iCgutlaued. on Taga Flva,), . . , J plot UU for Lis MsaMlnauon. .
(Journal Special Bervice.)
Antietam, Md., Sept. 17. President
Roosevelt's address delivered today be
fore the Immense gathering of Grand
Army veterans, was received.. With Jnde
scrlbable enthusiasm. The occasion was
the presentation of the monument to the
troops of New Jersey who fought at An
tietam, and In behalf of the nation the
president accepted the memorial. The
gray-haired veterans, many of them
bearing the scars of battle, burst lntd
cheers again and again as the president
referred to the events of the Civil war.
The president's speech was as follows:
Governor Murphy; and you. Veterans
of New Jersey; and you, men of the
Grand Army, and all others here, I
greet you:
I thank you of New Jersey for the
monument to the troops of New Jersey
who fought at Antietam, and on behalf
of the nation I accept the gift We
meet today upon one of the great bat
tlefields of the civil war. No other bat
tle of the civil war lasting but one day
shows as great a percentage of loss as
that which occurred here upon the day
on which Antlotam was fought. More
over, In its ultimate effects this battle-
was of momentous and even decisive lm
portance, for when It bad ended and Lee
had retreated south of the Potomac,
Lincoln forthwith published that Im
mortal paper, the preliminary declara
tion of emancipation; tha paper which
decided that the civil war, "besides being
a war for the preservation of the
Union, should be a war for the emanci
pation of the slave; so that from that
time onward the causes of Union and
(Continued on Page Two.)
Suit will be commenced either thl
afternoon or tomorrow morning to test
the question of so much Importance to
the whole state of Oregon, whether or
not a valid levy of the taxes of 1903 can
be made under the existing laws.
Th outcome of the suit , will affect -every
county, city, town, and school dis
trict In Oregon, a well as the state
Itself, 'and it may also determine the
question whether a special session of
the legislature shall be called to rem
edy ths supposed defect In the present
law. Governor Chamberlain baa said ,
that he would not call a special session '
unless the suprem court declared - the
law defective. -r
Qniok Decision Expected.
Ths test . case Is to be carried as
quickly as possible to the supreme court
and it is thought that a decision can
be obtained from that tribunal within a
few weeks. If th4tourt should hold .
that a levy of 1903 taxes can be legally
made, the matter will be settled and
there, will be no occasion for th gover
nor to act But if the decision is ad
verse strong pressure will undoubtedly
be brought to obtain an extra session,
for the revenues of every municipality
and county in Oregon for an entire year
wui D at staKe.
The suit which Hi to be Instituted will
be in the name of a large taxpayer of
this city., Williams, Wood A Linthlcum
appearing as ths plaintiffs attorneys.
The county and county officials will, b
made defendants.
Basis of th Bolt.
The basis of the suit Is the contention
that the expense which the county Is
now incurring in tha preparation of the
assessment roll is useless. Inasmuch as -
there can be no valid levy, and th
courts will be asked to enjoin any fur- "
ther expenditure. The argument Is that
the act of 1903 will go into effect Jan
uary 1, 1904, and that It contains no
provision for a levy of taxes assessed
under the previous law. The new law '
seems to be a substitute for that for
merly In effect As a necessary conse- .
quence. It Is argued, the assessment
roll now being prepared will be useless
and further expenditure upon it will be
a waste of public funds.
As the county is even more deeply
interested than any Individual taxpayer
in the settlement of the Issue involved, 1 -It
will do every possible thing .to aid
In obtaining an early decision from the
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INSPECTOR IRWIN, -GIVES
HIMSELF UP
San Francisco, Sept 17. An unusual
scene was enacted in the United States
commissioner's office yesterday after
noon when James W.s Erwln appeared to
give himself over to the authorities as
per an arrangement by telephone to
answer a charge made in Washington
of complicity In selling a postal device.
to the government ; Several friends of
fered to go his bail and everybody vied
with everybody in the expressions of
good will and perfect confidence in tha
accused man. Superintendent Richard
son, the chief witness against Erwln, is
supposed to Be at Washington, but his
precise whereabouts are unknown , and
this is occasioning considerable com
ment Erwln received notice of his dis
missal from the postal service.
ANOTHER ESCAPED
: .4. a sasa af sP am Sv
GONVICriAPIUKtU
Folsom. Cal.. Sept. 17. Warden Wilke .
son has received word: of ths capture of
Red Shirt"1 ; Gordon t Jacksonville.
Tex. ' Gordon was always considered a
bad man at the prison and was on t
the leading spirits ' in ; th tat - convict
break.' --'i-
MASKED MEN ROB 1 r
SALOON MAN OF S5BO
Arlington, Or.. 8ept 17. Two masked
men held up and robbed Coe's saloon
last nrght .t about midnight They en
tered by the back door while th games
jwer la tuU blast and ordered Land up-
The bartender took several shot at th nt
as they were retiring with their bot r,.
but Without effect. '"i About ISM Was M.
cured. 'Officers Jars making a .vigorowl
effort tn apprehuaj b rubler, -
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