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VOL. III. NO. 2.
PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY . EVENING,- JUNE v 21, 1801
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
UBLKMS
IN NATIONAL SESSION iAiffllVK
CONVENE
Coliseum Filled With an
Immense Throng of
." Delegates. ;
QUITS TILL TOMORROW
s. i.
forncr Secretary of War, Eliha B.
t Root, as Temporary Chairman
. V Hake's . the Opening -
.'V'X'a ; Address. ' -' , .
' ' (Joarnal Special Serrica.)
Chicago,. Jun 11. For president.
Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
For vlo-presldent, Charles - Warren
Fairbanks of Indiana: Robert Robert
, Httt of Illlnol; John U . 'Webster f
v Nebraska.- ':
. The opening session of the national
'convention of the Republican party was
called - to order at 11:14 - o'clock
( this r afternoon In the Coliseum build:
ing by. .Henry C Psyn. Tic
chairman of the Republican ", na
tional committee, and postmaster-gen-
' oral. Probably not elnce the days of
Washington and Grant did a body of
: men having to "do with the (election of
the governing personnel of thta nation
meet under what might be called such
unanimous, conditions as to a proposed
ticket and nlatform. ' 3.;-
SoramU for Tickets. '
' Contrary- to many predictions of ' a
lack of general public Interest in this
convention because of the fore tone con
elusion that President Roosevelt would
be nominated. the crowds of ; visitors
literally have overrun the city's bos
rtslrlav whll hundreds vainly endeav
'ored to secure ntranee tickets to the
Coliseum. . Two' weeks a (to the price of
convention seats was quoted st $60. and
today Instances were cited where almost
dmifele flmt itgure" -was-offered Tor the
coveted) pastepoards. - ,-.
Six thousand four hundred persons
composed the gathering that part Iclpa
ted In the opening ceremonies. Almost
twice that number would have listened
-to the proceedings had there bees room,
but no one was admitted to the vast
building who - was not , provided ; with
a seat. ; ' t rs;,,,
- m.u aausv nave -
Ths "standing room only" signs, were
. not. painted, for the reason that, since
.' . ths memorable Iroquois theatra horror,
the' municipal laws; of, Chicago nave
, beenrevised sot that no publlo hall
- shall exceed Its licensed seating ca
paclty. In th-Coliseum that, is (.400,
' The platforms upon' which the officials
, of, the convention and the representa-
tlves of the press sat brought the quota
to the number stated. , ' v -
Nine hundred and eighty-eight , dele-
v gates and nearly as many alternates
found their places at an early hour and
without confusion. "X v . m ,y '.
'; : OreH ths Celebrities. : - -
As there came, Into the' hall a dele
gate of more than usual, eminence, the
crowds, ; would : send . up ' a .) welcoming
shout. On every hand were to be found
? portraits")! President Roosevelt, rbut,
generally speaking, : the i decorative
; scheme of the convention hall was more
subdued. -' v . ,.' . . -
As the hour anroached for the actual
. commencement of the proceedings, the
vast andlence settled down Into a quiet
hum which ceased entirely as Chairman
' Payne stepped forward, rapped for or.
der and addressed the convention brief
. Jy. Then followed tha prayer by Rev,
Timothy F. Frost of Chicago, pastor.
of the First Methodist church of Evan
Ston. I1L ' '' 'r.:fr( ,a
At the conclusion of the' prayer, Mr.
Scott presented Mr. Payne with a gavel
In behalf of ths , Chicago committee.
- Mr. Payne returned thanks. John Mul
1 len of Ohio, the reading clerk, read the
call for ths convention. When Hanna s
name was read; as signing the .pall an
J mi. kit... r4 .Anion.. trTntA It V ' i . '
- ' Boot Addrsssss Oonventloa.
' Ths : temporary . organization of the
i. convention having been effected,, former
Secretary of War,- EHhu Root, of New
York, assumed the gavel as temporary
1 chairman. -
He was Introduced - by Payne after
Odell of New York had moved approval
of his selection as temporary chairman,
. which was unanimously given.. '
" ' Root was greeted with enthusipstio ap-
. piause. , In the midst; of this a picture
-of Roosevelt 'was displayed from thu
platform, without attracting much; at
' tentlon. 'It was nromntly removed.
In a dignified Speech Mr. Root extolled
the administration of President Roose-
,;velt and reviewed the acts of the ad
: ministration in tha crucial moments of
ths historical periods of the past four
, . years. .
Root began his. speech in a low vole
. witn cans of "loudej" coming from the
galleries, r ..,. .f .
' Hs reminded the delegates, and the
, f party at large that the opposition, to
tariff and other policies fostered by the
Republican party might create falsa Im
pressions and, cause defections unless
, . corrected. The ex-sceretury weni on at
length to elucidate the legislative; enact
, ments- brought about by the Republican
yarty. f 'v v,S";'.r -:'r V'-'-i--', -':'.''??. , as.
The speaker was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and his description
, of the splendid financial condition of the
' country brought volleys of cheers. His
reference to the beneficent result of the
occupation of ths Philippines. was wildly
.cheered, as was the Panama paragraph.
,At Jl06 o'clock Mr. Root concluded:
His 'reference toy Hanna, Jireugbt the
'convention op standing. The greatest
" outburst, however, was when 'fn. his Con-,-cluding
words the speaker named nooee
velt. This was the signal for an en-
i
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REV. J. P. fROST'S INVOCATION
, -. .. : v ' o . ' . ' - ' ... - i,
Chlcigo, Juna 81. Rev. J. P. Frost pastor of, ths First Msthodlst
. Episcopal church, of Evsnston, I1L, opened ths Republican National con
vention today with. the following prayer; ,; ' f . ' i . . --
' ."Almighty Cod. our help In ages past, bur hops for years to coma, we
. thank Thee for Thy goodness to ths people of this land. Our sins have
. been many,, but. Thy mercies have been great. Thou hast poured out Thy s
. gifts without measure. Ths opening years or a new century have oeen
... with tk.llh aw Kwm n Mlttll mnA h.arl ' Rami, rtf all Thrift '
art giving ThyselfIn a perpetual offering of Thy Ufa for ths Ufa of man.
"We do not forget that In the hour of deep sorrow, when ths heart of '
tha nation was darkened by ths murder. of tha nation's chief, there was
no break In ths march of Thy purpose, ths orderly administration of our
government or ths faith of the people in their God. Under the guidance
' of Thy Holy Spirit ws were brought by our national woes nearer to Thee, .
Surely Thou wilt never forsake this people. May no dominance or en
thronement of matter ovsr spirit cause the people to forsake Thee. ," .
- Mar the herltasre of honor com ins- to US from tha fathers In memories
of noble sacrifices and valiant deeds be at once our glad possession and'.
. our aacred trust. While ws ara grateful for, tne past, may wa remem
ber that today Is better than yesterday, and sa act that tomorrow shall"
be grsater than today. Wherever our country's flag floats as tha symbol
.' of government, even unto the isles of ths sea,' may wa eleava to tha right-
aousnesa that exalteth a nation, and cast out ths sin that la a reproach ,
to any people. Save our nation, ws beseech Thee, from all tha evil
things which defile-the home, impair civil liberty, corrupt politics, or un-
dermlne ths Integrity of commercial, Ufa .. .. . ,
. "Bring to naught ths schemes of men who would .debauch or oppose -human
life for ths gratification of lust or for personal enrichment or
power. ' May exaltation corns only to men who despise tha gain of oppres-
; sions and shake ths bands from holding of bribes. May all sections and
- races, all creeds and sentiments, all occupations and interests . become '
united through ths spirit of ths highest into a citizenship, with a pas
sion for righteousness, wherein each individual shall look up to God as.
tha Fsther of all and upon every man as a brother, ; , ' .
"W pray Thea to overrule tha deliberations, conclusions and issues of
this convention for the good of ths American people and ths welfare of
mankind. Bless Thy servant, tha chief magistrate of our , nation. May
hs and all. others clothsd with authority by the sovereign people be pro-?
tected by the powers of Thy kingdom" and -contribute, to ; its rnltlmata--
triumph and ponsumtnatios. in all the earth. . ; . . ,
"MX nations are fhy children. Guide and keep them by Thy gracious
providence, and haslen tha coming of the day. when Jove shall hate con-'
quered hate, and wars shall hsve ceased, and all peoples shall dwsll to- "
gether in unity. For Thine la the kingdom and the power and the glory
..foravsr.- Amen." t ....v ;..,- -."-. .. ; . , ',...'..'
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MINTO'S
BON D
ACCEPTED
Commission Will Be Sent Portland's New, Post--
. 'masterin a Few Days Eleven Gerks Prcv
moted and, Four New Ones. Authorized -
(Wishlngtoa Baiss st.Tse Joarssl.)
Washington, June 81. The postoftlce
deDartment today, received and ap
proved tha 8160,000 bond sent by John
W. Mlnto, the newly appointed post
master of Portland His commission
will be forwarded him-in a few days.
Ths department authorised, also the
aDDointmt-nt of four additional ; clerks
at the Portland postofflce and ths pro
motion of 11 othera . Thoss promoted
will have their pay Increased 8100 . a1
year. ; V v- - .. "J,-: -. ; t-
, Similar promotions were- also author
ised at each of these places: 'Astoria,
one; Eugene, - one; .Oregon City, two;
Pendleton,, two; The Dalles, ns. y
The four new clerks will be Messrs.
Rose, Ott. Ponnay and McCIoskey,. who
were eligible by examination, and were
next In order for appointment, v. They
will begin work July 4 and will be as
signed to the varioua departments of
the local office. . - . , . "
After completing ths longest voyage
aver made by an ollburner under ths
American flag, tha steamsnlp Nebras-
kaa . of tha x American-Hawaiian Una
reached port this 'morning from . New
York by way'of Ban Francisco. The
length of the trip is 1M8J miles, and
the actual number of days the steamer
was under way during the voyage was
66.
In the trip. up "the coast from the Bay
city need winds were encountered, dm
ing progress unusually slow. During
part or the time the vessel plowed
through heavy seas, but she managed to
make about 10 knots an hour. The
mouth. of the Columbia was reached at
I O'clock yesterday morning, but it Was
not until the middle of the afternoon
that the steamer crossed tha bar and
entered the river. About nightfall ths
trip up stream was begun. Reaching
ths mouth of the Willamette, a stop was
made until daylight, when tha voyags
was completed.
Officers of the Nebraskan say that In
going down tha Atlantic coast an aver
age speed of 10 knots ah hour was at
tained, but in coming up the Pacific as
far as San Franoisco the steamer reeled
off 10 'A. knots an hour. While it was
the longest passage ever made by an
American vessel using oil for fuel, those
WhO Han the Nebraskan state
eral steamers flying tne British
hold the record la this line., i They de
clare that the idea of fitting, up a ves
sel to make long passages with oil as
fuel was borrowed from the English,
who have made an entire suacesa of it
-The Nebraskan is fitted up forcarry
ing 11.000 barrels of fuel oil. an amount
sufficient to last her for more than 10
days. The supply, was replenished at
the Bay City, but her tanks still con-
Chicago, June ' 81. The keynote of the Republican attitude for the
coming campaign, according to tha speech made by former Secretary of
War Ellhu B. Root today, aeems to be largely a continuance of past
Republican policies, and an appeal for votes on the record of tha past ad-,
ministration. ; , r -v, '; :.: . ' ,--u'", -'"S'.-t'-'
Ths attitude on trusts wss given much attention, t ', , ' , '
A review of the actlono taken against combinations wss msda, and
the speaker referred to the president's message of December, 1108. lay- ,
lng stress upon that portion which said: . ' ,
- "We can do nothing of good in the way of regulating and supervising
these corporations until ws fix clearly in our minds that we ara not
attacking ths corporations, but endeavoring' to do away with any evil
In them. We are not hostile to them; ws are merely determined that '
they, shall be so handled as to subserve the publlo good. . Wa draw the
)lne against misconduct, not against wealth." , .. ,
Mr. Root said, "We shall ask the eontinusd oonfldsncs of tha people
because the candidates whom ws present are of proved competency and ,
patriotism, fitted to fill the offices for which they are nomlnsted. to the
credit and honor of our country. , , , '
, "We shall ask it because the present policies of our government are
beneficial and ought not to be set aside; and the people'a business is be-
lng well dons, and ought not to be interfered with.J e f
"Tha present administration hae reduced taxation, reduced the publlo ,
debt, reduced the annual Interest charge, mad sffectlv progress In ths
regulation of trusts, , fostered business, ' promoted agriculture, built up
the navy, reorganised the army, resurrected ths militia system, lnauguv
rated a new policy for ths preservation and reclamation of publlo lands,
given civil government to ths Philippines, -estsbllshed the republlo of
Cuba, bound It to us by ties of gratitude, of - commercial Interest and
of common defense, swung open the closed gat of the Isthmus, strength-.
ened the Monroe doctrine, ended tha Alaska boundary dispute, protected
, the Integrity of China,, opened wider its doors of trade, advanced the prin
ciple of arbitration, and promoted peace among the nationa '
"W rballeng judgment upon this record of effective performance of
legislation, In execution and In administration, ,,' ; u ;, v, ,f ' ..;,- . i
- "The work Is not fully dons; policies are not completely wrought out;
' domestio questions still press continually for solution; other trusts
imust be regulated: tha tariff msy presently receive revision, and If so,
should receive it at the hands of friends and Dot ths enemies - of the
protective system; the new Philippine government hss only begun to
develop its plans for the benefit of that .long neglected country; our ,
; flag flosts on ths Isthmus, but the cans! Is yet to be builti peace does
not yet reign on sarth, and oonsldsrat firmness .backed by strength
are still nssdful in diplomacy, . - . ' , . - fi ? . . :.,
Acquiescence of New York
' and Pennsylvania
. 1 Decides It.. .
II ANNA'S NAME CHEERED
Rebellious ; ' Talk Against Cortelyoa
for Ifie , Katlooal , Comcilltee
v Chairmanship . Has Almost '
, ' Entirely Subsided.' ' .
PORTLAND
W LL
HONOR PIONEERS
aS QIr Filling Up With White-Haired Lien and
Women Who rounded 0regon--frepara- b ' .
V tiohs for Great Banquet Tomorrow. .
' Postmaster Bancroft recommended In
creases in the salaries of 40 emnloves
of the office. Only 11 of his recom- talned enough of the fluid and some to
mendatlons were complied with. . . Pf to have brought her to Porttand.
The postal rules and regulations pro- After, discharging about 8,200 tons at
vide for an increase of 1100 per annum tn California metropolis, the remainder
for each clerk who has remained in ths " "o cargo, comprising aoout a.uuw ions
service for a period of a year. The rule, I o general merchandise, wa brought to
however, is rarely complied with, though this city. It is consigned to tha Charles
every postmaster oes through the for B company and is being discharged
mallty of making the recommendations t the Columbia dock,, When the work
for an increase. . 01 unloading ner is compietea, uie ves-
The increases that were granted will sel will begin taking on cargo for Hono-
lncrease the Dayroll of the office 81.100 At this time it la not known Just
a. year. In case an oi air. uancrort s
recommendations had been granted there
would have been an Increase in th pay
roy of 8,000. At the present time th
government pays ths sum of 85,300 per
month for clerical assistance in tha
local of f lge. ' ' .
The 11 clerks who were raised in sal
aries are among the older employee of
the office who have been in the service
for a number of years.
(Continued oa Tage Two.)
t'APOSTLE" JOSHUA
JS EAGERLY SOUGHT
4
'(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
'Corvallls, Or, Junetl. 8. U Kilns
of this place has added 860 to the re
ward that has been offered for th ap
prehension of Joshua Creffleld, the self
styled ."apostle, of Holy Roller fame.
The reward now aggregates $360, Of
this amount 8200 is for the arrest and
$160 for the oonviotion. Brooks, Levens
and other former leaders who were as
sociated with Creffleld, are' supposed to
be la . Seattle. Despits rumors fO . the
contrary there !s absolutely bo clue to
ths whereabouts of Creffleld. , .. . )
; The sheriff is sending circulars broad
cast giving a description of; Creffleld.
This description give his name as Ed
mund and not Joshua, about, 30 years
of age, very - light tjomplexlon, of kler
man descent, but ; talks brokenly In
Swedish. ,s i , ,
BODY OF E. R. TAYLOR
FOUND AT THE DALLES
'"- (Special Dl.patch to Th JoornaL)'
; The Dalles, Or., June 21. Yesterday
afternoon a body was seen floating
down the river nsar here. A boat was
secured and' th body overtaken about
six miles below town and mad fast to
some' willows. Coroner CJ, N. Burgett
was notified and took a launch and
brought the body to Th Dalles. An
inquest was held this morning. A let
ter was found In his clothing from his
mother at Clarkson, Wash., dated Janu
ary 3 1904. addressed to Elmer R. Tay
lor, Btarbuck, Wash,
' : The body indicated that.h had ben
drowned about three weeks, . and was
dressed, in two. pairs of blue overalls,
gray coat, black vest, plain leather
shaps and common spurs. . His silver
ine . open-faced watch had stopped 'at
4:40. His height la about Ave' feet 10
inches., --s.
THUNDER BRINGS UP .
THE SLOCUM'S -DEAD
i . f. (Jonrnal Special 8rvle.) i ' -'.
New York. June 21. At 8 o'clock this
morning 12 more bodies of those killed
in the burning of the steamboat General
fi'locum were recovered, making a total
of, , ?4fl. t Sixty-four unidentified bodies
are at the morgue. , t
.iA', sever thunder' storm early this
morning caused many bodies to com to
the surface. Eight were found floating
near, the spot where the steamer was
beached, on north . Brother island.
The relief fund now amounts to 153,-
000; -v Two 4-inch guns will today be
taken out oh floats and fired along the
river , where, bodies are supposed to be
sunk, in the hope of bringing them to
tha surface. .
. The UrAl damage suit resulting from
the disaster has been filed by Mrs. Kate
Mattler. who lost four children, bhe
asks $50,000. ' .
Tremont JN. Y.,
June J 1.-When the
Inquest - Into tha - filocum disaster . wss
resumed this .morning Deckhand Daniel
O'Neill swore that he never had par
ticipated in a fir drill aboard the Slo
cum: a He denied knowing that there
had been a lira- aboard the S locum the
day previous to ths disaster, He de
clared that the firs hose burst' as soon
as the water was 'turned Into it.. An
attempt, was: then made to bring "tho
deck hose into use. but the coupling did
not fit Ha jumped overboard and swam
8 shore'. He v landed: in a small - boat
which capsUed. He : admitted i'- being
warned by a man in a small boat not to
jump, as viie boat was full.
i Second Engineer Brandow swore that
he received no verbal orders ' from
Captain Van Schatck while the fire was
In progress. He remained in the engine4
room until the Slocum wss fast sground.
Ther were no appliances for flooding
the hold In case, of emergency. .
when She will be ready to sail. Consld
arable freight' 1 offering, but it is
thought that if the line Is maintained
there will be greater shipments made
from this time forward. It is announced
that one Of the freighters of this line
will call at Portland if business condi
tions warrant , it Ths intention is . to
establish ; either a six weeks' or two
months' service between , Portland and
the Hawaiian Islands. . .. i ;."- ... '.'.
Ths steamer is. well equipped for tak
ing care of refrigerated goods, having
space. for storing (48 tons. of this char-,
actar of freight A. shipment compris
ing two csrloads of beer haa been con'
tracted for. as well aa a big consign
ment of dressed mutton, tt la probable
that the next steamer of th line to
come here will be th Nevadan, which is
of the same size and has ths same car
rying capacity as ths Nebraskan. When
fully loaded each of these steamers only
draws Sri feet of water.
KILLS HIMSELF FOR
LOVE .OF A WOMAN
' (Journal Special BerrUe.! ,. .-
San Francisco,6un 81. James Black,
a tailor, shot himself , to death this
morning on on of the principal . busl
ness streets here, after a sensational
pursuit by policemen and pedestrians.
A few minutes before the tragedy Black
was talking with Ethel Hunt who had
spurned his suk, h nansed ner a re
volver and asked her to kill him. In
stead she threw the weapon . into th
street
Black -picked it up and held the crowd
at bay a few moments ,and then, fled
A shot - from a policeman's pistol
brought him to a standstill, but before
he could be taken bo fired a bullet
through his brain. , ? 10 -.-.
XOTTX. snsEPSB SHOT.
" (Spoinl plDoateh to 'Tb JoornaL)
Ivfonroe, Wash., June $1. R, Vanhorn,
hotel tcacper, was accidentally shot
last nignt Dy deputy Hheritf tirown
while the latter wair engaged in an al
tercation with' Henry Dennis, ; Vanhorn
will recover. ' ,
'- I!J fiTAUy WOXTITDED.
(Hpeelol rpatob to Tne Journal.) - '
Clarkston. - Wash.,. June 2L Perry
Waldrip was shot by Richard Patterson
at Grouse, Orv. Thursday, and will not
live Th ' trouble arose -over a. land
dispute. ''...'
vi- lllinii II i il in . in iw- tj 5-
STSAaccB XASszonr host.
t
' ' ' (Jonrnal Special gerrtae.)
London, June 21. -Lloyd's Foo Chow
gent reports that the Chines steamer
Haeshln has been lost The messnga
gives no details, but. serious loss of life
Is feared. , '
Tomorrow Is pioneer, day. and 'the
Indian war veterans, who are la see.
ston' todsy will be among the oldest
pioneers In the procession and' at the
banquet table. v .c - rt'i
The Women's 'Auxiliary have ' made
great "preparations for the banquet
which' takes place tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Covers will be laid for
from 800 to 1.000 pioneers, -and th
decorations will be Very elaborate. . The
parade will begin at 3 p. m.. and th cx
rcises ss ''announced yesterday will
tsk place at th armory, followed by
Th city la filled with pioneers, snd
they are receiving th homage due them
from th residents of Portland. More
will arrive this evening and ; in th
morning. The freedom of the- exposi
tion grounas . nas .oeen tenaeraa -to tne
honored guests of the city, and every
attention wtu d anown tnem.
Mrs.: A S. Duniway, chairman of th
women's reception ' committee of tho
pioneer banquet' has requested ' .all la'
dies of the, committee to assemble
promptly at the? HoteV Portland at 8
o'clock tomorrow, to . avoid any delay
in th performanc of their several
duties. fv)"K1's.-&':.-.n4.i'1'.;V.v..-!!V i v
v; Timothy A. Rlggi. It years old. now
a resident of Pleasant HU1, Lane county,
a Missouri pioneer Of 1848, is on of
the - early Oregon settlers in . th city
to attend .th pioneer reunion tombrrow.
During th greater part of his life Mr.
Rlggs lived in Linn county. ' He ssw
Portland in 1847, when It Contained three
houses, and' notwithstanding the fact
that he lived a little over a day's drlv
from the metropolis, hs never ylslted
the city until' SO year later.
James. P. Crabtree, of. Crabtree, regis
tered at pioneer headquarters this morn
lng. ,Ha is a pioneer of 1848. and 87
years old. The numerous Crabtree fam
ily has. scattered ovsr th territory of
th northwest, ani th nam is a fa
miliar one . to th older InhablUnU of
Oregon. ' , v"-.':
John .Mlnto of Salem is another prom
inent pioneer, that registered this morn
ing. He cam to Oregon in 1844, and
has been prominently identified with
th history of Oregon. He .ls " th
father of John. W. Mlnto. . the; newly
appointed postmaster of Portland. :
i Mrs. I.liiln Rrulvnll mnif tin. : Alvlm
RusseU are two pioneers of 1844 that having refused to carry out their plat-
registered this morning from - North imm 'ooaing to in admission
YamhIIL A ' ; . ' " l Oklahoma, A rixona and New Mexico,
(Journal Special rrira.)
- Chicago, June 31. If theJe wss doubt
about the nomination of Fairbanks for
vice-president 1st developments bav
set it at rest When Fennsylvsnla and
New York fell Into line the other boom
lets did not have a leg to stand on. Can
non's forceful and picturesque expres
sions on ths subject of his candidacy
settled tne mstter. so far asr the New
York schem to nominate him was con
cerned, .. - i ' - - .
Roosevelt kept hls hands out of the
tight but Cornelius Bliss, who. repre-
2ents the president was consulted and
oquiasced In the progrsm.
There' will-be no fight in the conven
tion, although ther may be compli
mentary votes for a number of other
whose enthusiastic friends refuse to
permit ths withdrawal of their names.
Rebellious talk aaainst th selection
of Corteljou for th national chairman
ship hss almost entirely subsided, nor
is ther longer talk of a compromise,
looking either to Cortelyou' selection,
his subsequent resignation to accept the
postmaster-generalship or looking to the
selection of Cortelyou. as chairman of
th executive committee, and the choice
of some on el to presld over the
national committee itself. -Cortelyou
is detained in New York on
account of th steamer 81ocum disaster,
but la expected here Wednesday. His
coming, however, will have little effect
on the situation. .
Vo Tariir Xtvisioa.
Tb hope of the tariff readjusters for
a revision-plank in the platform seem
doomed to disappointment But little
talk is heard foreshadowing th slight
est concessions t en -th part of tho
"stand-patters. ft' .
Western delegates continue th agi
tation against any anti-polygamy plank,
a matter in which ' th delegate from
Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming ami
other1 Inter-mountaln. commonwealths
ar stsndlng together, t .
i Another fruitful topic for the west-
erner Is th statehood question. Not
withstanding the last two congresses
A. Condlt a Seaside pioneer of 1845. n statenood 'boomer have not. lost
is another arrival, who Is taking part in b"P'and the struggle will be renewed
the Indian war veterans' reunion today.
Ha stated thst when he first settled at
Seaside about the only Inhabitants were
tnmans, mm ana geese. - - .
Th veteran horn builders will be
given the freedom of the Lewis and
Clark exposition grounds .while in the
city,: and it I likely that tha next an
nual reunion will be held in th 180S
fair grounds.., i Tomorrow is pioneer
day, and , all arrangements are mad
for the parade, the exercises and ban
quet Uo b held in the armory. .
'in festivities, including th parado,
will tako place in the afternoon. .
At the annual session of thegrand
encampment of Indian war veterans.
before the committee on resolutions.
' A oosvlt Oonvantion.
It is a Roosevelt convention now. A
change has Com with the arrival of the
great mass of delegates and thousands
of h hustling ; Republicans. Roosevelt
badges .galore adorn the coat of men
who are to be seen on th streets. Many
men not registered are among the lead
ers at the parlor conferences. , Imtil
Monday the leader held sway. They
wera.the old guard of th machine or
ganisation, whose own great purpose
was to perpetuate their rul. some of
whom wer antl-Roonevelt, and lu whose
eyes th president Is regarded as a no- .
lltlcal accident, who. had been aivan
which convened in th C. A. h&l! in th th wnomlnatloft, by a force of ciicum- .
Mulkev hu ldtns this rnrannon. th at. 1 -'V.
tendanc was the largest 'lit tha history
of th organisation. . . Many . wer pres
ent who live In other states. The grls
sled warriors, who saved Oregon from
Indian depredations in early days, have
reached advanced ages, and tb average
is placed at 77. Th government has
been tardy in rewarding their services,
and they-' have. received' no pay for th
stock and property destroyed by th In
dlans. -j x
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PORT ARTHUR IS
TO BE ISO L ATED
(Jotuval Special SerrU.)
Washington, D. C- June 21. From
what is thought to be an absolutely re
liable source, . advices : have, been re
ceived hi this city which explain to a
considerable extent the Llao Tung pe.
nlnsula campaign of the Japanese,: es
pecially with reference to Port Arthur.
This dispatch conveys th information
that the real intention of the Japanese
is to isolate Port Arthur, and that an at
tack on the place is not contemplated by
General Oku's army, but that the army
of General Nogl will b assigned the
task, of reducing . Port Arthur, .; It is
thought that General Nogl' army has
already landed at a point on the penin
sula, at a point considerably nearer, than
General Oku's army now occupies.: On
th first of June more than a score f
trahaoorts were reported to have been
assembled at one of the Japanese ports,
for the purpose . of transporting thi
division, of the army. - , - .
BTTSSTAJr OA8VAXTXXS LAJtaS.
(Journal Special Service.) ' .
London. June 21, According to ad-
vloes from Nluchwang, the story of the
battle, of Vafangow, as related by a
wounded Russian . olTlcer who received
his Injuries In that battre, the-losses on
both sides wer enormously large, - ,
His estimat of Russian casualties Is
placed at 7,000. WhUs tha Russians
during this engagement fought with
dogged persistency, they wer unabl to
withstand th dash sad rapidity of th
Japanese onslaughts and war forced to
retire. V. - ' " , ' ' -! ' 1 '
i,-; KOvTOQST OF ZMYOXTAJTOS. y
. - .. (Journal Special gcrvlce.) .- '. ' ; :,
St. Petersburg, June. 8L Th latest
advices from General Kuropatkln state
that, what he-considers a movement of
eonslderable Importance has been dis
covered In th fact that tha Japanese
forces are moving toward Sia Yen and
Hai 'Cheng. -. .
:. H also reports that th enemy have
evacuated several points, , which they
have until ' (recently held, near Feng
Wang Cheng.
r-w :,
' ... JAPAWrSH TZXSZOX.
- (Journal Stieclal SrVrlc,)
Toklo, June 81. .Th latent Japanese
version of th battle of Vafangow is
that th total loss to the RiihsIhh force
engaged in this battle will exceed 10. 000
men in. Kinpii, wounded and ' rlrnnera,
while the J - ! estinated at
about one-t ' it,
They threw eold water whenever tha
Roosevelt sentiment appeared, ignored
the president in convention ' arrange
ments and had not thought of htm lu
planning decorations. . Most Important
of ail, they decided that one of thr.lr
Own selection should be the new chair
man of the committee and . national
leader of the party. Then it Was thut
the president' friends on the ground
made a determined stand. Insisting that
Cortelyou should have th place. These
Roosevelt men' held their gun until ths
army of delegates began flocking in Sun
day night - ' - ,
, Old Crvard Xouted. ,
Monday the entire fore arrived, and
th old guard Of' the machine was
routed. Talk to one of them today and
you will get a meek statement that Cor
telyou will be chairman, and that thwy
are for him. They have heard from th
Uttl fellow who represent their dis
tricts, and who are 'direct from th peo
ple, and they find a mighty sentiment -among
tb mas of Republicans in favor
Of Roosevelt -
The last of th old organization dl.
placed on the national committee hy
new men include Kearns of Missouri,
Sheldon of New, York, Stewart of Illi
nois and Hnwley of Texas. The old
machine has been shattered. Roosevelt
is the leader, and his picture now hans
in publlo place and look forth from
badge and his nam figures in the convention-
amonggronp f men and in tne
cheers of th crowds.
vmn Delegates.
Four women are among those at the
convention hall who cccury the nrum
Chair that ar reserved for the. -lftt.
They com from western sulfa, where
women vote, to sit as alternates. in tn
convention.-
Mrs. J. -B. West , of the" J ! ! h - 1
quarters -Itisds lrt point of r iiiT .r
pcrlenc.':: f,h was tho n i !
to the Idaho Repulli-aii v
1900. . Mrs. Jeimt' K'-i" '
tther -'alternato. U ti -Nelson,
a protinn t I
Is her first exr' rl
vetitlin. alth"ii.
gat to nv.'.i-
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