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TONIGHT; AND GET .THE
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VOL. III. NO. 70.
Portland, l. Oregon; mono ay - evening;:, june e, wot
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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ELEVEMIOW-
FATALLY INJURED BY!
OUTRAGE IN
UNION
MNERSSIEIEDI
ANBEIGHT
OTHERS:?
GOIiORADOi
MAIITES
v
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Beneath" Independence Depot Platform
on Which Are 25
Explosive
' 1
Wires Traced to Nearby ; Shaft HouseWork
V That of Experienced
'f - ried'by Special
.' . (ooroil Sixettl larTlM.)
V . Vtctor. Colo, Jun . Thrw hundred
pounds. of dyiuimlto placed in a mine by
. unknown aMaaslni under the depot of
1 the Florence and Cripple Creek atatlon
- at Independence wa exploded at r
o'clock thla moraine whUe 15 non-unlo
mlnera employed at the Flndlay mine,
located on Bull Hill, were standtnr upon
the platform, fnatantly kllllnc iU fatally
Injuring ' elrht and seriously lnjurlnf
two others. . . " '
. A list of the knowp dead Is as follows
. .. OUS AUOUSTINB. aged ,11 years,
resident of Victor. -
ARTHUR : MUHLEIBBN. aged 18
..- years. ; v 'n ": .-,-' .
HENRY J. HAAQ. i . '
. FLECK 1TLAIN, shift boss, Victor,
CHARLES E. BARBER. .
' JtERBERT M'COY. ' '
J. P. HATBOCK. aged If, Victor.
FRED BUCKLEY. '
WILLIAM SHAKKLAKD.
Following is the list of Injured
J. A. Bodies, face and head wounded
and internal Injuries.
, O. Clarence Allen, leg broken, i ,i
John, Oayvey, both legs broken. -.
naward Holland, both legs broken.
.I'hlllp Chandler, ankle broken and in-
temaliy mjuren,' f . --- ,, ?,
, Thoee' whose residences are not given
' are recent amvaia,. .
. v-. -t'ka blotters evidently dM not waat
Injure any of the members of ths crew
of a train that was anproaching. The
train started from Alta Vista and was
picking wp the various 4 o clock shifts
who wished to return to their homes. ,
When within It feet of the depot at
'Independence tbe engine whistle sounded platform were non-union men and only
'f tor the men at the depot to get ready to two or three of the bodies of my com
climb aboard and to warn the laggards rsdes could be reoognised, ss the balance
to make haste, t
As the shrill blast sounded, a muffled
roar came and the mountain trembled as
, by an earthquake. "The. detonation was
loud and' could be heard for miles. The
train which niniilnf slowly, was
brought to a sudden stop, and the crew
hastened forward. . J . -
Altnougn xerror sincaen oj m itemi
it tnnk hut a few seconds for the train-1
men to appreciate ths terrible results
of the explosion, and messengers were
rushed for ssslstsnce. - - '
Nearby residents aroused - by ths
noise, came rushing forward In the dark-
ness. For a time it was feared' that
other mines might be fired and many,
. . . ... ....
'rulu iM tSJittSi
h'bhwawvfJa&t
f2 wnTurlnr forth! '
roL.r.n".r1" .
.;m.m. Atat;.M -
Bodies' .Torn to " FleoeK ;
Portions of human bodies were scat
tered in gruesome fragments over the
rlght pf -way of the railroad,-many be- A number of bloodhounds arrived on
lng so small as to be unrecognisable as the scene this forenoon In charge of
anything othef than torn, pieces of officers, who were asked by telegraph
flesh. .to bring them, and are trying to find
At the central point of the explosion a
20-foot hole marked the location of thslpects will surely be lynched If they art
mine and In it were several skulls, arms, I apprehended now. I -
. . lore and hands. 1 The. terrlfio nower.ori
the explosion , had ; renaprea many orieorei meeung ims -morning. - sent an
these mere gleaming heaps of bones, en-1 urgent request tj the governor to rus
tlrely denuded of flesh. ' ' more troops. If tbe demand Is refuses
Every object within vO zeet of tnoi
hole wss bespattered with blood and aldent Roosevelt for federal soldiers.- f
hundred yards distant from the spot J ' lt trooper left Cripple Creek
HORSE TORTURED
IN SHOCKING WAY
W
.- A bay horse, the . property of ,
Conrad Repp, a grocery man ofr,
760 Union avenue, waa taken
from Us stable Jast night and lea
to a "point on Shaver street,
where its head was tied as high
as possible. " the halter being
placed twice, around-its neck; Its,
left ear was badly silt, and its
left side scarred and cut with a
knife." ;
' Immediately after 'notification
was, received tat police headquar-
i ters, off loers of the Humane so-
fclety took up the case, and will;
-make a thorough Investigation.
a . . same - .... .
;xne norse -was 1 left in its
: a stable aa usual last night," said
-7 Mr. Repp., 'This' morning we
... a discovered that the animal had
! , e Vbeen Uken from the barn. A lit--"
tie Uter he wss found by Officer
s 4 Croxford on Shaver street. His
. . ' head was tied high . in the air.
4 The halter had been wound about
-'l bis heck So tightly that he was
i . nearly choked to death,, and pre
vented from lying down. I should
. judge he .was there from about
a - midnight.
-- j -. "The horse is worth, about fl00.
; . 4 Why such , an- outrageous thing
should have been done is more
" than 1 can Imagine. As far ss 1
V w' am aware, I have no enemies," a
4 and I am at a loss to know why -
ff! the outrage was committed. 4
w " -
Men, 300, Pounds
Is
"BtoersTroops ;Hur-?';;
Train From Victor
could he found debris thrown by the out
burst. . -. ;. : ! :.
In tbe darkness and confusion: no at
tempt was made to discover either the
method of the explosion, or the perpe
trators. 'Fear that any such attempt
might lead te other dynamiting outrages
or personal attacks held the few otXloers
present from any, such' efforts and their
attention was for a time confined only
to the car of the wounded.
'-' Troops Ordered Out.
As soon as word of the explosion was
received here a company of the Colorado
National -Guard was ordered and sent
by special train , to Independence to
guard against any further outbreak, and
at the same time a special train was
sent from Cripple Creek carrying nurses, i
doctors ana nicer. - t ,
Tbe latter train arrived at 4 o'clock.
and the removal of the bodies began.
Kignt or the injured are now in ths Vic
tor and Red Cross hospitals, and of
these notie can recover. 8everaT have
never regained consciousness since
picked up, and none of the others can
tell anything beyond the fact that no
suspicious signs or persons were noticed
around tbe depot where the unsuspect
ing miners were grouped. ( , -
.is. . r. vanatte, one or the vartr who
Sscaned injury, saidt :
. -'we had heen at the sUtlon about
two minutes when the explosion oc-
Itr ?CiSet -SMwW ' from under
the platform. - I was thrown 71 feet
I through the air, but beyond bruises and
I cots am alt right. The ShurtllfT shift.
I naa not rescbeorthe depot hut was
j hurrying J down, . xhkylng tieard tbe
I whistle.. All of the 10 odd men on the
were just Diooay masses or flesh.
So .jrreat was the feeling of security
that . none of the precautions which
were taken a few weeks ago, when the
striks trouble was at its height, were
observed, and th men were laughing
nd Joking when the deadly: blsst was
lrr J ..i " . " v'
.
' when daylight arrived - tbe officers
j began an Investigation aa to the means
I of the explosion. ..:-.-.-'-..
I ' It was discovered that great pains had
-oeen-iaaen ty tne perpetrators to make
hlr rk effective, and beyond doubt
U wer experienced miners. The mine
beneath the depot platform had evident-
T bun mmiiU nnnatrtmtjul af fmm
" the almfthouw of thDelmonrco
miM W,M had "rung. No dif-
ficulty waa found in tracing it
EvldenOr the dynamiters had no ae.
paraius, oecause xne detonating mechan.
mnrTmnirTiffvr TeefrirTheffown make.
The Ana ihn miila lha iluill kah..
tion had used a !halr leg as a lever with
which to pull the, wire, i
th: trail of the murderers. Ths sus
; J.iie jaine uwnew association, at a
ppe wui m imi aireci-io rrasi-
uiuy ciiuny, iiB minf one 01 . very
small guard that has been present since
the" main bedy was withdrawn some
weeks sgo. , .;
A . 960,009 - reward will be offered for
the arrest and conviction of the dyna
miters. - "V,
Blow Against Carletoa.
The Findley mine is controlled bv A
1 E. . Carleton, president of the First Na -
wmi n, wno is prominent in tne
councils of the Mlneowners association, I
ana is a stubborn and pronounced enemy I
of union labor.- He has been one of the
admitted leaders lh the war of strategy
and sometimes:-force used against the
union miners In the trouble which has
existed over this region since early Jn
last year when the miners undertook to
strengthen their organisation by com-
pelling the few non-union mines of th
district to accept union rules and; sign
union agreements. . f
During thev time the troops ; were I
quanerea nere ana tne lame 01 tne Dull
pen had gone throughout the land, when
the Victor Record was suppressed, its
editor thrown tnto tbe stockade and the
paper Issued by Mra Emma Lang don.
Carleton was hand in glove with -and
had the sympathy of the officers of the
national guard. To him was attributed
much of the excellent organisation which
met the striking miners at every , turn
In the conflict. - . . ' f
The deportations. - of - union
mfnersl
it ha 1
from several of the camps was. it has
been stated, first suggested by him. Due
to these actions the feeling against him I
Dersonally has been the .bitterest. The I
miners of tha region are largely Amert-1
cans, but of a class that, while peace
able enough under ordinary circum
stances, . includes among its ,; numbers
men who when finally, fought to a suf
ficient point become- actual anarchists,
believing hat nothing but violence can
give tnem rearess. ,.
Continued on. Fags Two.) . .
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The ; Japanese are rapidly civilising the people of Seoul, the capital
of Korea. In the accompanying picture .is shown a snapshot of the Mar
quise of Ito as he was leaving the palace in the Korean capital, which
la now occupied by a strong Japanese force. .
GAMBLES
" ' ' .' '' '.
v.
Mrse Joseph Armstrong
FAMILY
With Baby in Arms and Tells Pitiful Tale
of Husband's Cruelty
One of the strongest proofs' yet found
I that onen aambllnr In Portland brlnrs
money to the city from smaller outside
I towns and rural comuunltles and puts
the money In- circulation was furnished
at ths police station Sunday morning at
1:10 o'clock-the . proof -, being Mrs.
Joseph Armstrong snd her little baby.
Mrs. Armstrong did not knowingly
furnish, the proof. She had left her
home in the Burkhard building, 887
East Burnslde street, at midnight; and
with her baby had gone Into the tender-
city, where she hoped to
n,n ?er husband who was "putting in
circulation" the 10 he And earned as
window cleaner-4he last remnant.of
-1" "vSJir"
rw - ana wor i nmau raom
town three months ago. , ;r
"I d0 no xPot to get back the money
beoause , I know it will be gone," the
overwrought little woman explained to
tbe captain as she eased her tired arms
by placing: the heavy baby on the sta
tion counter. . ,"I came , because I
thought something might have happened
to blm."1 - ,"-:
. . yioture Mean! much.
As she nervously watted for- tha flap-
tain to give her some advice as to what
she should ' do, Mrs. Armstrong pre
sented a picture that carried' a library
of advice - for tne young unmarried
women v of 'this city; 6he Is a pretty
woman, a. delicate woman, a woman with
a remarkably intelligent' face. Her
blonde liair, of .which she -baa a masB,
was neatly done up and her - clothing,
of cheap materials,' wss just as neat as
she. - Her baby was carefully bundled
up in a shawl, and she said she. was
afraid It might catch cold, but she had
no one: with whom she could have left
i kafAM atirtJiir nut. 'In front of her
th hanrh before which -a Chinaman
nd three young boys had Just stood be-
fore the lads were locxea up to stay
until today. From behind her came the
annma and maudlin .voices , - or some
drunken men who lay - exposed in the
cells not yet separated from the office
by the partitions which are being built,
"Call out the name of Armstrong,"
said the captain to the Jailer,
None of the prisoners replied to the
name ' t .
I "Dot you know where your husband
(would probably be "& . asked the captain.
"Down on Burnside street. I went
dnwit there and watched the doors of
SIXTY THOUSAND ARE
. LIKELY TO STRIKE
. (Journal Special Service.)
Boston. Mass.. June . -In Plains Me-
mortal hall this morning the fifth annual
convention of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers union was 1 officially,!
opened with an attendance' or aeiegates
representing i. 000 members. It -is ex-
pected that a strike will be called affect-
ing 00,000 members. ,
FITJUJM8 BUiCTBB FBXSlDEirT.
, . : , - ' (Journal Special Service.) ,
New -York, June .-Albert Pltklns,
vice-president of the American Loco
motive company, has ' been elected to
succeed the late President Calloway.
i I
WHILE .
STARVES
Appears at Police Station
Blaster's, and Frits'; ana started to go
into Frits' believing he would be there;
but some men who bad been . watch -
ing ma saia: . .
" 'Ain't It a shame. And she has the
ntue baby with her.' And then ray
courage failed; and I felt hurt at the
loons of ths men down there; then
came here.
Will Betnrn to rarenta.
-Oh, plesse, I wish - you would tellacainst Vladivostok and that that fea
me wnat to da He was good until wettureof the Japanese operations will
came , nere. wo. My husband never
drinks. We were married down in the!
country he is lots older than I 10.
but I like him, and I have hoped and!
trlA nh ba ho rA - nm Kim T I
guess all': I can do Is to ml,.
money in some way, and go back to my
W!1'---''--:.-
"II l give you the advice mat IS inl
my heart I'd tell you to take a Club and
uTO am umu.w, saia , me captain,
uib anger KBUing - tne oetter or nis
uauayy cairn ana suave disposition, "but
there la no. use giving. such advice as
that." ... ;
"It was. this way that we came to
Portland." the. little woman explained.
"He thought he could do better In the
City. and . we sot our money toa-ether
and came; three months , ago. He saw a
gambling , house, saw i the men playing
the games.1 saw. some of them wlnnlna.
and thought he could win. , He lost 1SQ0
of our money in one of those places I
believe It wss Frits'. Then he 'lost 1175
in other places; ; and that was all he
had. - v :
Starves Sis Family.
"He got work' at 110 a week as a win-
dow cleaner; but that did the baby, or
me no good- Last week!.! lived on
practlcaliy nothing, but managed to nur-
lure tno nany,. it is all right. Toniaht
the other. people In the house fed us, but I The order was obeyed snd as the regt
I dlda't want to eat ;, ment marched forward with the utmost
"When he -came home this even Ins ha I
offered me.60 cents, but I got angry and
refused it.' It wouldn't have kept us this
week, captain. That's why I didn't take"
the -mney. - . 4
n seems insane, and savs ha 1m I
bound to win back the money. I guess
all I can do is to go back to my people."
This . was proof that the gambling
nouses or .voriiana Bring money from
the oountry and put It in circulation.
All the captain oould . do was to hear
the story, and soothe the woman by the
promise that he would try to find her
hUBband and send him home. ' . ,
STREET. CAR WRECKED
, AND MANY INJURED
v , (Journal Special Service.! . '
" Burlington, Is., June f . By tha alvin
way of a brakebeain on an open summer
electric car on Valley Hill street In this
city yesterday nearly a score of persons
were-lnjured. -" i v
. The car had Just left the summit of
the hill when the accident to tbe brakes
occurred. The car rushed forward at
great speed, and many passengers Were
either thrown or Jumped front their
seats, sustaining Injuries, many having
legs and arms broken, and others suf
fered severe contusions on their heads
and bodies. , - - .
ilil
London Hears Port Ar
thur Fleet Has, Gained
Victory.
SURPRISE THE JAPANESE
I Unconfirmed Story that Togo Loses
Foor. Gunboats Russian Gun
boat Loss Is Offlclaly
Confirmed.
(Joornal Special Berries.)
London. June s.--The following dis
patch was received here from Liso Vang
today:
- "It is persistently reported here, but
as yet your correspondent has been un
able to obtain any official confirmation,
that yesterday the 'Port Arthur fleet,
having finally cleared the ; obstructions
from ths entrance to the harbor, made a
sortie and succeeded in Inflicting a se
rious blow to the Japanese.
'; The Japanese fleet was taken oft Its
guard by tha Russians who succeeded in
sinning xour or tne Japanese snips ana
then retreated tnto - tbs toner- harbor.
Ths Japanese 'vessels lost, were of the
smaller gunboat class presumably.
. This report Is sent you for what It Is
worth and is unsupported by other than
current reports Which are supposed to
have emanated through private advices."
Bussiaas Lose fruabost.
- Baron Hayashi today received a mes
ssgs confirming the reported sinking of
a Russian -gunboat off Fort Arthur, pre
sumably by a Japanese mine.
Other Russian gunboats, destroyers
t1 l.nni.h.1 !- h tlnu Mn.a.1
I in clearing the mines -Just outside the
harbor entrance and immediately fled in-
1 aide when ths gunboat waa destroyed.
evidently fearing that the loss wss
caused by a submarine, of which the
Russians undoubtedly stand In ; much
I dread. ' -
II Tokio dispatches todsx state, that
I three mora dlvialona of the Jananese
army la being mobilised to operate
ghortly commence with great vigor.
. , , , .
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JATAJTZBS SOKOOnha OAFTXTBin.
. . .. .
7
! lake Vessel-Off SaghaUen
I Island and Hold 63 Ken.
t" Hfoersit specar 8rvis.r
TnVIn Inn. Sa amall .Tn.n...
I achnnn.r hna bn nrtnr.1 hr tha Rua.
l.ians off Saahslien island, and the crew
I of S2 man mnda nrlaonara.
; The reports received here- state that
the men ara being well treated and that
they will be treated with all tbe honors
of prisoners of war and returned as soon
as exchanges are, offered of non-com
batants. . .. ,
botx Bzcoaxrn taxob.
Japanese Valuta Onoomlag' Foe with
Cheers and Buaalans Beclprocate. -
(Joornal Special Service.)
St Petersburg. June 6. A telegram
from Llao Yang gives an interesting in
cident of the battle of Kioulencheng on
Mav 10. While the flxht was. on Gen-
feral kashtallnsky ordered the Tenth east
I Siberian regiment to advance, thus cov-
feting tbe retreat of the main Russian
army.
steadiness, in. the face of almost cer-
tain annihilation, the Japanese on the
neighboring heights observing the move
saluted the . Russian heroes' with wild
cheers and ' ceased firing. In reply
Kashtallnskv ordered the battery, which
(waa drained on the Japanese to cease
I firing, and during the lull following
both armies separated and withdrew.
JATABXSXI .ZIBBOBAJrTalAB SOTTX
(Joornal Bpeclal Service.)
Chefoo, Juno It Is reported 'here
that a Japanor) merchantman has been
blown up off fallen'ran by a mine. No
details ara obtainable. . ,
' TOOO BSCOMZS ABMXBAZ. .
. . (Jonraat Special Serrlce.) , -
- Tokio, June . The following promo
tions have - been - officially announced:
Vlca-Admlrala Togo and Camamoto to
bau admirals, and Lieu tenant-Generals
Kodaml
Noohi, , Hasegawn r Nyshl and
Okaaawa to be; generals.
MRS. SAMUEL CLEMENS'
; DIES AT FLORENCE
(rnal Special Sewlee.)
i Florence, June , . Mra Samuel L.
Clemens, wife of Mark Twain Is dead
hero of syncope. , . ,
. Her death was not unexpected, as she
had been In falling health for soma time.
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V M
, A recent photograph of Maha
rajah Chandra ' Bchum Schere
Jung Rsna Hahadur, a member
of the royal bouse of Nepal and
prime minister of that country.
He is a personal friend of Lord -Cursoni
and has done; splendid
work - for the English govern
ment in India. He baa repeated- :
y tried to win the Dalai Lama
over to the English and has
placed his splendid army of 88.
000 men at the disposal of the
English government should it
be necessary to aend a; strong
force to follow the, expedition
of Colonel ' Younghusband into
Tibet , ;' .
CHURCHMEN STAND
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BY REV. E. P. HILL
Ministerial Association Passes Re-
, solutions Indorsing Attacked
- Clergymen. ; -;
At ins regular montniy meeting or tne
ainnnruu uaociauon oi roriiano, oeia
una niuiiiui,, strung , rsuiuiiun
unanimously, passed upboldlng 1 the
course and attitude of Rev. Edgar P.
Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian
cnurcn, nu iuuurnn nn wrm.n mna
spoken words in which be condemned the
Oregonlan. the organ of the gambling
inu . .iquur, trunis, ana aenvuncea mg
wiao-open policy or tne present -city aa-
ministration. . The- resolutions were
adopted without debate and' were signed
by ministers representing r eight i differ
ent churches in this city. They are aa
follows:. - i
hold r. :
"km ntnl.l... nf Ka ...nAt A T.aii.
Christ,' and having-in view nothing but!
bwwjo.
the laraest and best Drostieritv and aood f
of the city'of Portland And the state of
Oregon, we desire to express to the clti-
sens of this city and of the state our
unqualified confidence in the munllnesa
and Christian .spirit of our co-laborer,
the Rev. Edgar P. Hill, X). D pastor of
the First - Presbyterian church of this
city, and to record our .highest .esteem
of hint as a fearless and valuable factor
In the purification -of -our beautiful oity.
In the- work of this association he has
manifested nothing other, .than tha fin
est spirit and has proven a wise coun
selor as. well, as a, courageous agitator.
We Indorse his attitude and- believe him
to be the best possible . friend to the
highest Interests of - Portland. We pro
nounce1 the attacks of ; the Oregonlan
upon him to be vulgar., virulent, de
structive -of- fair -play- and a direct af
front to the ministry, of this city and
state,, an insult to the best home life of
the commonwealth and to the communi
cants of, our churches.
We lso greatly deplore the attitude
of, the Oregonlan upon the Question of
local option,, ana denounce the cartoons
which have from time to time appeared,
ridiculing and misrepresenting the same.
It has sought rte lntimmate ministers
and has in an uniAmerican and surpris
ing manner shown the spirit of Intoler
ance to -free and manly speech.' ?.;The
time has come for all good citisena to
declare in unmistakable terras their
fixed purpose to maintain good '.govern
ment, -support openly good men. and to
stand by the newspapers which . are set
for righteousness.
"J. R. T. LATHROP.
,;f,;,;:i:'u.w. stonk,
. "WILLIAM E. RANDALL.
r5::J:,X r "K-i'L.- HOUSE, e-
V.? - -. B.- MUCKUBT, - ;."
': -'-.-""a." w.i plumer,'-,;:
"'-V. - i' V "JOHN ' H GIBSON, '
. ... "J. F. GHORMLEY, Pres."1
At Fourth Presbyterian. ' :
'At yesterday morning's service at the
Fourth Presbyterian 'Church.: First- and
uibbs streets, tne rouowing resolutions
with regard to the -recent stand taken
by Rev. , Edgar ? P. ,HUI.- pastor ; of the
First. Presbyterian ehurch of .this city.
against tha Oregonlan and' the oresent
eity administration, were introduced by
the pastory Rev." M. D. McClelland, and
passed unanimou8lyt 1 . .
'Whereas, The Rev. J)r. HilL rastor Of
ths nrst Presbyterian church, of this
city, has been bitterly and vindictively
assailed by a portion of the publie press
oecause or tils cold and vigorous expos-
Continued on Taga Two.)
Twp Democratlr Candl
dates Confident of
Success. '
VOTE IS NOT HEAVY
Bets on Sfott and Reed Withdrawn
Courtency and . Other Enemies of
the Charter Scratched--Cood
Order at' thePoIIs.
' -;
At 1:10 this afternoon bets that
J Tom Word would be elected sher- . '
iff were' freely offered, without
e ' takers, and Stott'a men were de- "A "
j , mending. odds No Reed money
w is to be found anywhere. The
claims of the Republican ma- ,
chine that' it has lined up the
north' end proved' to be untrue.
and a heavy vote is being polled
ther for both Word and Man-
I slf ultnntviBih otnnrv stAanvnsi aa-asMiraw it th
Multnomah county seems assured. Jf tha
vote oast this morning Is a safe index
of tha final result, and .Indications point
strongly to the election of( John Man
ning ior oisinci aiioruei. . juurioa- ine
morning the voting was unusually light
all over the city and unless there Is a
marked change in the' closing hours of
the afternoon,' the total vote will ' fall
far below . the! estimates of both tha
Democratic and the Republican county
central- -committees.,; -'-i -
Republicans - are ' scratching Bander-
son Reed snd Jim 8 tort mercilessly, and
tha legislative candidates, susnected of
-vmnathr with tha consnlracv to amend
i tbe city charter, - are running xar be-
i hind tneir ticket. Tne Republican man-
asers ara worklne- desoeratelv to set
out a full Dart v vote, but with d'san.
pointing results. Many Republicans have
refused to go to the polls and many
Wa ara kniflnr rardldatea who ara
m. nntrimiaiv affliiated with tha ma.
.ki.. V
Stott'g Defeat Conoeded.
'While the majority of the Republican
nominees iWill be elected. Stott's de
feat is conceded by- many of those who
ht Kjih.tf 'v- Th. hnta iinnn lila alarfljin.
whlrh i vani franlv,: offered last weok.
I . . ..... . .
1 nave Deen wunarawn,, snu many worn
men who were hunting for Stott money
iRMM mM.v whtnh wria aiao in vl-
denca until today, at odds of two to
one, was all withdrawn and1 Mannlnga
huM. ... nnW nF4t.. much mora
favorable than hitherto, e , 5 ' '.
At a Fourth street cigar store,, where
many of the election": beta "have been
made, 1 J. 000 which had been left there
with Instructions to' bet it on Reed, at
odds of .1 to 1. was pulled down before
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MARINE DISASTERS :
CLAIM SCORE OF. HEN
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Moornil Boeclal Service. V
London, June 8. A remarkable,,
chain of marine -disasters ' have : ,
' been reported here- today, the :
most serious being that of a new
Greek steamer, the Corlnthla. .
- which went down on Duoreselle
rocks. off Galatla.' carrying to
death with her ( 34 -members of w
i her' crew.' !' a - . .
Fourteen1' othersr were rescued '
by fishermen who put off In boats
and-faced the heavy sea with as
much bravery as though trained
life Savers. The report says' the
vessel will probably be a total
loss.: She was one of the best of
the small steamers., plying those
waters. 1 . .
- Another dispatch says the
Spanish steamer Avlles went
ashore st Terlchera and is a to-,
tat wreck. Her crew and passen
gers were saved. . ' . ";, -
- Lloyds has a telegram saying
that the steamer. Brtttanla col
lided , with the steamer Plug!,
south of Flsmbora head, and a
.short time afterward went to the
bottom. -. The entire crew suc
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ceeded in landing ntar the head
In an exhausted condition. Th
Flugl wss considerably dHmaged.
-v,.In -Queenatown - lisrbor tnis
morning the government t,v.rmr
Thistle, throueh a chuj
Unknown, e i i .' ;;!y
had t00 work , -i !:
being pUk- .-- i ;
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