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"WHERE ROLLS THE OREGON , ,. ' The Weather. Tonlitht and Friday, occasional rain, possibly part no or sleet; winus mostly soumeriy. VOL. II. NO. 212. rORTLAKP; OBEOON. TnURSPAY EVENING. NO VE3IBEyd 2. 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS.; IN OF CHICAGO AND BLOODY ARE AR1LY O'clock INTENSE EXaTElENT PREVAILS CITY MOMENT RIOTS STREETCAR MEN Twenty-one Lines Tied Up and: Fears of Grave Disaster Expressed Trains Abandoned by Non-Unionists. Eight Hundred Police Unable Today to C6pe with SituationCars Stoned and Many Persons Injured Immense Hobs Threaten. (Journal Special Service.) Chlcato, Nov. 11 Not alnce the great Are or the Haymarket murders have the people , of this great city experienced such excitement as prevails on every hand today. Fears of bloody riots are uppermost and pale Into Insignificance the com M plaints of a million people, of whom a large percentage are compelled to walk miles to their dally occupations. - The police seem appalled at .the situa tion and doubt is expressed If -they will be able, when night approaches, to over come the mobs that surge through the streets and along the lines of the rail ways which are today tied up and un able to move a car. The Tleup Begins. .... , Promptly at 4 o'clock this morning the greatest car strike In the history of Chicago, of probably In America, was commenced, and 21 lines are tied up, comprising all of the Chicago Railway company's system. The strike order 1 wit formally issued by ratification at j -"n- immense meeting last' Rignt,. ana which lasted until this morning.- . It was nearly S o'clock before any at tempt was made to run. -The South Bide Elevated and Illinois central were over taxed in their efforts to bring the be lated workers and business men down town.. Shortly before 8 o'clock the big barn doors swung back at the Chicago railway plant and six trains, including a man train sandwiched In. started out with non-union help. No effort was made to stop them until they passed outside the police detail at the barns, .when they were -greeted by a storm of missiles. Three oT the trains managed to weather the storm, but the other' three-crews abandoned their cars and fled into the barns bleeding from many wounds One man was so badly hurt that he was taken to a hospital. The mall train was not molested,, but could not be moved be cause the trains ahead and behind had been abandoned. Stoning Can. Finally the first cars reached down town, followed by the mallear on the Went worth line. An uneventful trip was made until' Clark and Van Buren streets were reached, where, , following the usual custom, a great number of j teamsters who sre in sympathy with the strike blockaded the tracks hopeless ly wun neavy trucks and made a com plete entanglement. Then from all sides came a bombardment on the cars, j Win dows were riddled and holes torn through their sides and roofs. Plate-glass win dows were crushed in near-by stores and fully a. score of people In the great crowd were hurt. Polios Overpowered. The police. 500 strong, could not at first cope with the situation, but finally dispersed the mob and the cars pro ceeded. At Thirty-eighth street snd Cottage Orove the first car. returning, was again blocked by a score of teamsters and mob composed of fully 4.000 men was charged with a battalion of police num bering 100, but met so determined a re sistance that they , ware overpowered, The grlpman announced ' he had had enough and would step off the train so soon as he returned to the. barn. - The Immense crowd cheered and speedily opened the way. . The gnpmen on tne three-succeeding car also resigned. Tin mob at Forty-seventh street and Cottage Grove stopped another car and pulled the crew off and beat the. mn severely. They tipped the closed coaches over and smashed the grip apparatus. ine po lice were powerless. Kail Oars Most Boa. Tlie poBtofflce officials this afternoon openly state that all mail cars must keep running or the government will be called upon to tak action. At noon today an other attempt was made -to sandwich a mall car in a train of seven passenger cars. When the train had proceeded two blocks from the barns of the Chicago company a crowd congregated and ston lne began. Police were unable to dis perse the crowd and finally the cars were abandoned and run obck into me Darn. A few minutes later the mall cars came out and proceeded down the track amid wild cheers of the striKing carmen ana their sympathisers. , No nitemDt whatever Is made to mo lest the mall cars in any part of the city, and when one approaches the way is made clear.. This afternoon one pos tal car was carried around a regular car that blocked the tracks. . The striking carmen practically lifted the mall car from the road and sent it on Its way. Portland gets Street signs as RESULT OF THE JOURNAL'S FIGHT - V: . .. .. . ... - .4 . The street sign ordinance passed almost unanimously at the special session of trie city council yesterday, 4 the only one voting In opposition being Councilman Flegel. 'He explained that he was riot opposed to street 4 signs, but did, not favor the city's paying for them. He thought property owners should be compelled to 4 erect signs. . ..4 4 There was very little. If any discussion on the measure.. It had been reported favorably from the street 4 4 committee and on the roll call received the following vote: Ayea Albee, Bentley, Foeller, Merrill, Rumcltn. 4 4 Sharkey. . .. . 4 4 Nay Flegel. Councllmen Sherrett and Slgler were not present, but had signified their support of the .4 4 ordinance. ..' , 4 4 . ' Mr. Flegel rose to a point of order when the mayor called for a vote on suspending the rules and giving 4 4 the ordinance the required readings. He contended that It required a. two thirds vote of the entire council, 4 4 but It was decided that the rules really meant a two-thirds vote of a quorum. Acting on this position the or- 4 4 dlnance went through and now only awaits the signature of Mayor Williams and City Auditor Devlin. Both 4 4 gentlemen have been two strong supporters of the measure since The Journal first took up the question and 4 4 ' agitated It. 4 4 During the remarks upon the Introduction of the appropriation Mayor Williams took occasion to say that 4 4 he wanted to see signs erected on the comer of every Intersecting street In the city. This met with the ap- 4 4 proval of the majority. It Is thought that the appropriation of f 4,000 will be sufficient to place the needed 4 4 signs. ' 4 4 Councilman Bentley's resolution asking for a delay in awarding "the contract for the Morrison street 4 4 'bridge, was passed without a dissenting vote and it is thought that the executive board will take similar ac- 4 4 tlon. The resolution and an Interview were published yesterday In this paper, and Mr. Bentley thinks that 4 4 the city will save a large sum of money by allowing a greater length of time in which to bid, particularly 4 4 for the reason that the price of structural steel and Iron Is constantly decreasing. At present the bids close 4 November 26, after being" open for only 30 days. . 4 4 ; 'The Cook avenue sewer assessment and an ordinance authorizing an extra clerk In the city auditor's de- 4 4- partment whose duties will be to codify and revise the city ordinances, were passed 4 ' BILL Oregon StnatorAsk Con- gress ror Lewis ana dark Appropriation CONGRATULATED TODAY mm. Lumbermen tDefei? Legal Action to Secure More Cars DREAD A DEADtOGIt ' " r. " , nanisssa Val SEAS OVER THE BRIDGE Columbia and Despatch Re port Rough Passage From frisco. THE GALE AT ASTORIA Fleet Bar Bound-Forecaster Says the Storm Has Moved Eastward Bugby Crew Helps Clear Rail way Tracks. TV0 HOLD UPI41EN Masked Robbers Loot the South Portland Ex change at Midnight ONLY THE TILL TAPPED Several Hundred Dollars in the Pockets of the Party In the Saloon Not Touched and the Safe Not ' Tampered With. B. CAMPBELL COMING Cannon Names New Ways and Means Committee and Cuban Treaty Will Be Immediately . Considered He is Assistant Traffic Director of the Southern Pacific and to Him the Portland Dealers Look For Relief. Citfiud flinty Officials are Fearful of Serious Consequences. SOME URGE CONCESSIONS Multnomah Delegation Averse to Com plying Wilh Governor's Demand, but Legislators From Other. ) Counties May Yield. MINE OWNERS WOULD PUT STOP TO STRIKE It Is Btuaorsd la 'Trinidad That Steps la That Direction Have Already Been Taken by Capl-talists. Journal Sp4cla Service.) . . Trinidad,' Colo,, Nov. 12. It is rumored here that the mlneowners have taken the first step toward a-" peace, settlement by negotiating between the Colorado Fuel & Iron company and the Victor Fuel company. The rumor has become quite current here and an effort 10 substan tiate the story has proved unfmrcessful. Neither h mlneowners nor Vnlon lead era wllafflrm or deny the statement: FIRST CONSISTORY UNDER POPE PIUS X (Journal Special Service.) fiomc, Nov. liiThe first public con History under .Pope Plus X was held to . day with great pomp, v The procession - was headed 4y - Vattcajt guaids...follQwed by cardinals. The pope was borne by eight of the latter and followed the great thronjf. . His holiness conferred hata on three cardinals created by Leo, they being. Tallanl of Vienna, AlutL of Us N boh, and Katschtaler of Sulsberg. After tha consistory the pallium was conferred on Archbishop Bourne bf Westminster. v PAUOHTIKS Or EVOLTJTIOH, : t 'T :--.'..--Ft. .Wayne, Ind.; Nov. 12.-Ft Wayne Is entertaining today a number of women from ' all parts of Indiana who take - pride In the fact that-their forefathers were among those who fought for Ameri can Independence. The occasion is the annual meeting of the--state society; of the Daughters of the American Kevolu- ' tlori; The j gathering , was opened with " addies of , welcome bjr Mrs. . Clark V Fairbanks and a M. Foster, to which 1 a response-, was made for the visitors by Mrs:' C. "C. Foster of Indianapolis. A reception for the delegates is to be given -tonlfrht undr the! aueplces of the local chapter of the organization. ; : . LAND OFFICERS FOR OREGON APPOINTED Senate Confirms Delegation's Beeonv mentations Seoretary Interior Ap proves Selections in Burns District. Washington Bureau of The Journal. Washington. IX ; C, Nov. 12. Senator Mitchell received the unanimous consent in the executive session this afternoon for the consideration of Oregon land of fice appointments and the Senate con firmed Henry W. Davis register at La Grande, A. S. Dresser, register at Oregon City, and Charles T Snyder, receiver, and John Watson, register at Lakevlew. The secretary of the interior this af terpen approved the selections of The notion Military Road company of 2S, 243 acres In the Burns land district If Oregon. - ' . : GREATSTEP TOWARD AERIAL NAVIGATION (Journal Special Service.) Washington, Nov. 12. After the busy session yesterday congress opened this morning with a full attendance and great interest manifested. In the sen ate Mitchell and -Fulton appeared early and In the cloak rooms were surrounded by many friends and congratulated on the presentation of the Lewis and Clark bill. Chairman Cannon today announced the new ways and means committee, which will at once begin the consideration of the Cuban bill. The new Republican members are Watson of Indiana, who succeeds Steele, as the latter failed on re-election. Boutelle of Illinois suc ceeding Hopkins, who went to the sen ate; Curtis of Kansas succeeding Long, wito went to the senate. The new Dem ocrats are: Floor Leader Williams, suc ceeding Richardson; Champ Clark of Missouri succeeding Newlands of Ne vada. The fight of the New York dele gates to have McClelland retained on the committee was successful. Among others holding over, is Victor Metcalf of California. ll . ( JournaL. Special- Servlee. ) Paris. Nov. 12. The Lebaudy brothers today sailed their dirigible balloon from Moissen to Paris, 44 miles in an noor and a half and landed in the heart of the city. It is the longest trip yet made by the dirigible an is a distinct' step to ward aerial navigation. naanriA baptists rm bessioby - Staunton. Va., Nov. 12. Baptists of. Virginia, 'to a total of several hundred, took possession of Staunton today In an ticipation of tile $0th annua! session of thet Baptist general association of- the state. Every county of the-sttfte is rep resented among the visitors. - The open ing exercises are to be held this evening with President George -W. Beale presid ing. 'Thomas J. Shlpman.ls scheduled to deliver the introductory sermon and there will be other' addresses by, distinguished ministers anrt.Tay speakers.1 The business sessions begin. . tomorrow morning and will continue until Tuesday of next week. The projrram is one ef the best ever ar ranged for a. meeting of the association Washington ; Bureau of the Journal. Washington, D..C, Nov. 12. Th senate in executive session has referred to the public-lands committee the nomination of J. N. Watson and C. U. Snydr for receiver and register of the Lakevlew land office, and E. W. Davis for, receiver of the LaOrande land office. No opposition-has been made -to these appoint ments and undoubtedly they will be con firmed. , - Senator Mitchell introduced a bill pro viding for the lewJa -and Clark ex-posl-: tlon. and asked permission to have It lay on the table so that he might make some remarks on .the measure lira short time before the open senate. Senator' Mitch-4 ell's Mil appropriates 12,125,009 for ex position purpones. and as Introduced. Is identical with the draft of the bill pre viously published. It calls for $200,008 with which to erect ,a memorial build ing. - '-- . - . - i Senator Mitchell was advised by the postoffice department that a rural free delivery service had been ' ordered es tablished from Dallas. Or., with one car rier, to commenceDecember : 15. 1903. ' To Bold, jct ; Walla, Walla. -i Senators Foster and Ankeny ask that Fort Walla Walla be continued, despite the recommendation recently made by General Funston in his annual report They Introduced a bin to that effect yes terday. The reading of the bill sets forth theproposlUon that the fort should be continued not for its strategic yaiue, but for Its historic connections. : tCentlnuod on Pige Two.) Before taking legal action to compel the. Southern Pacific railroad to furnish cars, said W. C. Francis, of the City Retail Lumber company, the lumber dealers of Portland would wait for some word from the railroad. "We are united." said Mr. Francis, "and have decided on what we must re ceive. If we do not get this from the Southern Pacific we must find some other way to gain our end or be bankrupt This is a matter that the entire state Is interested in most vitally and we may need the aid of Portland merchants. We hope to receive some relief before the situation becomes desperate." B. Campbell, assistant traffic-director of the system, with headquarters In Chi cago will be In Portland1 soon. Mr. Campbell stands next to Traffic Man ager Stubbs and Is regarded by the lum bermen as one who may afford relief. The lumbermen have entered Into com munication with Mr. Campbell, and from him was received a telegram this morn ing, dated at San Francisco, the nature of the dispatch being iept secret. It Is stated by those directly interested that conference will be held between the representatives of . the lumbermen and Mr. Campbell when he arrives in Port land, and a definite reply will be re quested, to their complaint. The fact that General Manager Koehfer of the Southern Pacific Is Real- the California line this morning in a special train 1b considered by railroad men to signify that he Is in conference with Mr. Camp bell on the local situation. The office of the manager had not been advised of the time of h's return. he chttaren of -.MrHfom pbell re la the city awaiting their father, who has Just returned from a trip to the Orient and at the Southern Pacific headquarters it Is stated that Mr. Campbell would be in the city for several days before start ing for his Chicago home. R. Koehler, manager of tlw Southern Pacific, left yesterday morning on the monthly tour of Inspection over the di vision. , At his office It was said that probably no statement of the company's side of the car-shortage cane would be made ' until he 'returned, but , that the company -was preparing such. ..- stats- ment and that it' wouta not do imr layed. AH local officers or the, company say that Manager-Koehler Is in charge of the entire, situation, ana tuat no reply to the charges of discrimination and ex tortion will be made here except such as he may give out, ' " ; socialists Horxrci '';' Berlin. Nov. 12. Keen Interest is felt to the-election of member of the Prus sian diet today, as the socialist ex pect to gain a footing. . Public officials In this city and county are deeply concerned about the deadlock which seems Imminent between the go ernor and the members of the legis lature, over the proposed special session to remedy the defect in the - tax law. The fear is freely expressed that a ma jority of the legislators will refuse to pledge themselves to confine the ueHgion to tax legislation, and the governor's reiteration of his declaration that with out this pledge he will not call them together Beems to make a special ses sion Impossible unless there is conces sion on one side or the other. The majority of the members from this county have taken a very decided stand and have declared that under no circumstances will they give the desired pledge. It Is possible that their atti tude may be modified when the entire delegation gets together to discuss the subject but as yet no meeting has been called. Representative C w. tioason, who Is the chairman of the delegation. said' this morning: Hodson Kasnt answered. I have not yet considered the ques tion of calling the Multnomah delega tion together. My views are unchanged. The legislative and the executive de partments of the government are en tirely separate and distinct and I don't see. why the governor should .consti tute himself our guardian. I have made no reply to his letter." The embarrassment wnicn tnreatens this city and county in the event that no special session Is held, is so great that many who criticise the governor s atti tude are nevertheless Inclined to advise compliance .ithhla conditions. They argue that even inougn nis oemana vi a pledge from a majority of the legis lators that they will confine themselves to tax legislation is unwarranted, tne emergency Is too srave to stand upon such a question, and that the tax luu must be amended at any cost. Personal feelings must give way to public ne cessity. If these conservative counsels prevail. the session will yet be called. The re tries received by the governor rrom legislators outslde of hls county are awaited with ; deep interest, for they may prove decisive- Balk at the Demand. , Probably a majority of the members are In sympathy with the governor's desire that nothing but tax legislation be- attempted if the.' special, session' is convened, and the s opposition springs chiefly fro-m the fact that he has re quired them to pledge themselves In advance that no other bills will be con sidered. This la denounced a4 an In- lt (Continued on Page. Two.) w Bnth the steamers Columbia and Des patch reached port early this morning from San Francisco, and report stormy voyages up the coaat and crossing the Columbia river bar. While they were dashed about and their decks swept by monster waves that covered even the bridge occasionally, they escaped with out damage. Owing- to the sevens storms of late and the several disasters off the. coaut the passenger traffic hss dwindled down to almost nothing. Usually th-i Colum bia brings to Portland about ISO passen gers on every voysge, but this time there were only 11. The falllng-off Is attrib uted to the fear that has selsel the trav eling public in regard to ovean travel since the South Portland and the Nel son were wrecked. The Despatch sailed from San Fran cisco last Sunday at 2 o'clock and was In a gale during the entire voyage. -For tunately the wind was with then; or they would have had a more trying ex perience. The chief engineer says that It was one of the worst storms he ever saw. Yesterday at noon sn came -over the bar when to the average -croft it would have meant certain dontructlon. We came In on the tide' says the en gineer, "and were followed by three sras hlch looked as thoux.i tney mlgnt swamp us at any minute. They were white, seething, foaming masses of water rolling 10 or 12 feet high, but w man aged to keep a little In the lead." The Columbia reports having sighted a vessel with another in tow about 30 miles north of Mendtcltto. They were fully five miles distant too rar to dis cern their" Identity. Capt. Harry Enfktna brought the oll carrler Ronecrans up to Llnnton from Astoria yeHterday afternoon. He left Astoria In the morning and at that time he says a terrific storm was raging there. The steamer Han!o had to seek shelter behind Tongue Point. He was almost an hour turning tne ttosecrans around on account of the great velocity of the gale. He reports that a big fleet is barbound. The Navarro, the coo Bay liner, has been lying there since Monday, waiting an opportunity to put to sea. Vessels can come In on the tide with comparative safety, when Is Impossible to go out The ship Two Brothers Is among those inside. Captain Empklns says she has been declared unseaworthy, arvl that the underwriters who insured her lumber cargo will attempt to have her towed 10 the Bay City. The tug Sea -Rover has been engaged for the pur- Dose. . Acting Forecast Official Wollaber says that the storm has moved eastward, and Is now . beyond the Rocky mountains. While unsettled weather may be ex pec ted, he states there Is no Immediate danger of this section being visited by another severe storm. The wires are down and he has had no communication with the mouth of the river, but he says the conditions are favorable at Cape Flattery, and It Is probable that they are the same down the river. The barometer still continues low, and gen eral rains are expected. There was a sliaht rise in the rlver.last night. The Willamette Is now 8' feet above sera. and this Is looked upon as a good boat ing stage. Local agents of tne Astoria Co lumbia River road announced this morn-' ina that their line would probably be clear for' regular tramc by tomorrow, The entire quarry gang has been aid ing the 200 railroad men in clearing: the track of the last slide, .and traffic will be resumed a coupre or days sooner thatr wga expected. it-w-alsa state4 by the company that alter the present rock and dirt is cleared away, that there will be little danger of further trouble,' since the' cleared space be tween the tra.k and . the cliff has been materially increased and most of the hill would need to toppie over to cover ud the track. ;. --y -vc-- At 1:J0 o'clock this afternoon the fol lowing statement was secured from the local office of the Western Union Tele graph company t "All wires are work ing. We have two lines pen. to San Francisco , and we ,lns4 communication with Chicago., The wire to Astoria is working, but It will be . until tomorrow before everything Is working iny first class shape." , , . V" The Postal .Telegraph-Cable company announced all linvs as "O. K." and but Htttla trouble being experienced. The Portland Railway companj', thte Oregon! Watpr Power (k Rtillway company and the City Suhurlvm . line report good busings today -and nrt serious - damage; as a result of ..yesterday's storm. The moat daring hojdup In this city' since July 14, when three masked men Intercepted a Sellwood streetcar and robbed 40 passengers, occurred last mid night when two highwaymen, their faces hidden by masks, covered 14 men In the South Portland Exchange at 43 Fourth street and robbed the cash reg ister of a few cents more than $34.' The highwaymen did not stop to rob any of the men In the saloort nor did, they attempt to open the safe. After rifling the till they backed out wlt.i drawn revolvers afid escaped In the dark. Five minutes later Patrolman Dan Connors arrived. He was only twa blocks away at the time of the holdup, but knew nothing of It until notified by the robbers" victims. - s i The saloon is kept by Nick Casein to and, Dona to Ragnone and is on the edge of Marquam's gulch'. It Is ' patronised largely by the Italians who live in the . vicinity and who were paid off - Tues day. Besides the two proprietors ' 13 other men were seated at two tables in the rear of the barroom playing cards. Suddenly two strangers walked In the front, deor. One had his face covered with a red handkerchief, the other witlt a black cloth. - Both masks had eye holes cut In them. Thought It a Joke. As they came Into the barroom the bandits drew long-barreled revolvers. "Hands up." said one. Some of the men at first thought It was a practical joke .perpetrated by their friends, but the determined atti tude of the highwaymen soon dispelled this Illusion. While one of the pair, a, slender, man, remained stationary with his cocked gun cqverlng the men, the . other, a heavy set man, walked behind the bar and opened the cash, drawer. ' In one hand he held his revolver ready for Immediate use and used the mirror behind the bar to keep watch on the crowd behind him. With his left hand he helped himself to the cash leaving but three dimes and five nickels. , Again facing the crowd the heavy man backed .out still keeping his . revolver . leveled. As he reached the place where his companion stood both, made their exit with this parting Injunction, de livered with an oath: "The first who follows us out, he drops." . . . ' . One Waa Wsrvous. ' The slim bandit while he kept watch on the crowd stood about six feet from the front door and about 20 feet from the 14 surprised card players. ' He . seemed a trifle nervous as his hand trembled. One of the men In the rear, of the crowd failed to put his hands up promptly and the bandit said: "You little fellow back there, come out so I can see you. Take jour hands out of your pockets." , As he finished taking the silver rrom the cash register the stout robber yaid, for some unknown reason: The man who's got the key of this register, let him lock It." Not one of the men In the saloon had a revolver . and no one made the . slightest resistance.' Three- . revolvers lay behind the bar near the cash regis ter, but as the proprietors wern at the tables they were unable to reach their weapons. -. :. A few seconds aftef the robbery one of the party. ruBhed outside to 'find policeman. Patrolman Connors was soon found and said he was two moras , distant at midnight He saw no sus picious characters. While one of -tne victims thought -he- noticed the bumilta running up Sheridan street it is believe-t they made their escape through Mar . quam-jrulchOly1 ' ne eB route. The scene of the holdup is a loneiy place on the edge of the gulch where the railroad bridge crosses. While Patrolman Conner was inves tigating the. case word was sent to po lice headquarter. Mr. Caaclato says headquarters promised to send out a de tecttve at once, but none came until this morning, when Detectives Kerrigan anj Snow took the matter in. hand. Done in X.ss Than Tive Minnies. Both highwaymen are ordinary ap- BMrlni vounas fellows of--medium size,. one ofstout build, the other slim. IttooKv them less than five minus's to no tix-ir work and their victims were 1 ixn urnrlse that the detective eru at. if to get only a meagre desicrtpt ln r.f ti-rm. The. men in tne saioon nay nu-y -unable to Identify them. , While tlif rohb,T !,- I ness and dispatch the f . t ti failed t sea re h tfce crn! - that they ere. either new I, :: WU'.U'I 1 1 (Continued on Jij; T-j. ( "A