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. V -.. '. . The- AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION of THE JOURNAL DURING JUNEjivas 600 A' DAY MORE THAN DURING I.1AY ''- T 2 J G OOD EVENING. THE CIROUTIO.V , OF THE J0U2XAI YESTERDAY WAS m. Tonight and Friday. artly cloudy; cooler this afternoon; wwt rljr wind. , VOL. III. NO. 108. PORTLAND OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7. 1804 PRICE 'FIVE' CENTS. , '''jtb eaaaaKaesaaaagaas, ' ' ' ' DEIOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENS Philippines Fail to Get a ; Hearing But Porto . Rico Wins. AN OVATION FOR BRYAN Re Jersey Delegation Falls Intollne, Gives Parkei lis Vote Bryan Shows . Ko Wavering Cbamp . Clark Permanent Chairman 8pdal Dlipetca to The Journal.) 8t Louis, July 7, What look Ilk 1 a piece of carelessness on the part of the credentials committee prevented the Democratic national . convention from coins ahead with Its -work this morn Ins;. The session was therefore leu than aa hour in length, . having Been called to order at 10:11 a, m. and a re cess to 1 p. m. being taken at 11 o'clock. .When the second day's session opened the stirring - scenes - of yesterday bod the effect of heightening interest in the Democratic, assemblage. A sain those having" tickets of admission at their disposal have been overwhelmed by ' those who desire to be spectators. The disappointed ones, of - yesterday re doubled their efforts, hoping- to be more successful in gaining admission today. The opening hour was advanced two hours, but crowds in Olive street in the lelnity f the . main entrance to the exDOeltion building were in evidence -jnuob earlier today. The scenes of yes terday, were repeated, xne tnrongs out side the building were largely aug mented by the collection of -curious ones In large numbers to watch . the ilitis hey -entered the. hall. The day opened fair and the base which bung over the city during the earlier hours was dissipated as the morning wore on. , As the temperature within the hall began to rise, fans be gan to flutter and the long line of gal lery seats soon presented . a seen of -anlrlted animation.'.- Developments of me bight ' had aroused still greater Interest in the convention, giving much to be looked forward to by onlookers. , j , rarxev the Man, 'The anti-Parkerltea seemed, quite de moralized early today, but atlll made claims. They would not eonoeal their fears over the outcome in a contem plated meeting Of the New Jersey dele gation, which state the Parker leaders predicted would declare' for their can didate. Brvan made no .official statement ad mitting defea for the "antia," and it seemed that he had reaeneg a decision to do his talking on the convention floor. There wss no outward sign of bitter ness In his hour of apparent political destruction. - . . New Jersey had protracted meeting this- morning and finally decided to cast Its Xt votes for Far iter. But the decision bad a string to it In a reser vation of a Tight to rote for Cleveland at any. -time, the delegation had a' fit ting opportunity so t do. Therefore, In all human probability Parker will be the presidential nominee of the con- .Ttntlon, riatfona-Kakera Busy. The platform-makers are proceeding with the utmost deliberation. At 10 'o'clock this morning the sub-committee of the resolutions committee went to -work again. It Is their expectation to be able to present the platform to the fun committee this afternoon and 'to procure its speedy indorsement and give it to the convention today, even though It be necessary to have a night session for thst purpose. . The platform will be strictly "conser vative" without reaffirmation of any of Its predecessors. The sub-commlttea Is Impatient be cause ef demands made on Its time by petitioners of all aorta. This morning the Cattle Raisers' association submitted a plank requesting protection by inter state commerce laws and the1 prevention of differential freight rates. Senator Towns offered a petition with 19.000 signatures demanding independence for the Philippines. . The committee approved the planks dealing with irrigation, separate state hood for the territories and the election ot senators by direct vote. ' Convention Opens. The convention resumed Its' sessions promptly; listened to the report of the committee on rules; became entangled In a discussion of colonial policy In re gard 'to the recognition of the delegates x from the Philippines while seating those from Porto Rico, and took a recess until t o'clock because' the-committee on cre dentials had tied Itself Into a knot and announced that It would be unable to make a report. untU that hour. ' Naturally there was much suppressed excitement among the delegates, dus to the prospect of warm debates on com mittee reports of various kinds, and the feeling extended In some mysterious manner to the people In the galleries, who occupied their seats more quickly than yesterday. The band was In Its place promptly and rendered selections as the conven tion aseembled. - At 10 o'clock not a third of the dele gates had arrived. Many hud been sit- . ting ap. with the committees during their late sessions and took their... time In ' reaching the hall. There was a flutter f expectancy as Tsmporary Chairman .Williams advanced with gtovel in band and-aaked for attention while a prayer wss offered Archbishop Jtohn II Glen- linn of St. Louis offered the prsyer. Continued on Pags Six.) J I 1 , :;:;r' V :il v -S, t . !T. .or ' - . . - : i ..r,. . , ; ! ' -t.V. J?T-- tit," T ' i t. I -i l.iv '.S - "" , .fv V ' LAKE OF OIL AFIRE ;AND ' VAST LOSS THREATENED 1 SpeeUl btaeeteh te Tke JoeraaL) Helena, MonL. July f. A -Leander. Wyo., special says that the keeper of the Belgo-Amerlcan oil property, sit uated southeast of Tel low atone Park In Wyoming, while burning surplus oil that escaped from the wells there, lost control of the blase, which swept down a small rivulet tliat communicated -wit a the lakes about 100 feet from the wells. Immediately a vast column of dense smoke rolled Into the air. while flames hundreds of feet high . quickly . trans formed the scene to a veritable hell. Dense clouds of black emoke are spreading over the sky. .rendering ob jects nearly Indistinct for miles over the surrounding country. ' As the dark cloud arising from ths burning lake of oil gradually obscured rrotn view the sun and daylight hours were turned into the darkness of night, hundreds of people who were unaware T P. F. MOREY DIES SUDDEN LY AT HIS HOME IN OSWEGO Financial clrotes in this city were shocked this morning by the snnounee ment that P. F. Moray, organiser and for many years president of the Port land General Electrie company, and mora widely known aa the wealthiest mil lionaire of Clackamas county, had died at o'clock at his country, home, Olen more, near Oswego, the big estate owned by hlra that extends down to the shores of the Willamette between Portland and Oregon City. f Rheumatism of the heart was the cause of death. Two weeks ago Mr. Morey was in the offices ef the com pany .and seemed as bright, hale and cheerful aa ever. Ten days ago word cams to the city that be was suffering from rheumatism, but the family was of the belief thst Under the care of the family physician. Dr.- Carroll, of fee, gon City, be would recover. Little more was heard at the offices ot the com psny. regarding the condition of Mr. Morey until the word came this morn ing that he had died. '. .Throughout his atcknesa Mr. Morey waa always conscious and wss con scious up to a few minutes before he died this morning, and tried to calm the members- of hla family and Imme diate friends of the neighborhood who came In to aea him.' said a member of the family today. "To htm death seemed a matter of the distant future and In a short time he expected to sgaln enjoy the rugged health, thai has char i i . - - ,.'.'; WILLIAM JETNTNGS BRTAlf rWho la Leading the Anti-Parker Forces at St. of the real cause of the phenomena gathered at their homes and' remember ing the Martinique disaster, conversed la quiet tones and silently awaited the end of what to them appearedLaoaae great upheaval of nature. The burning lake is In touch with two more, even larger, and ahould the wind Teer auddenly-.tbey, ' toQT wQt"probably catch . fire. If the fire reaches these two lakes, it will mean a total loea of at, least 100.000 barrels of oil aa well aa ths destruction of all machinery, der ricks, and other paraphernalia. ' The gravest apprehension is felt. The first discovery o'f . oil In this region was made by Mike Murphy, al though the Standard Oil company now control practically all the land In the region surrounding -the oil wells. The plant Is situated at so great a distance from transportation that for nearly II years the. supply of oil as It hss been - "At the family residence this ing were his wife. Miss Maud Morey and Fred Morey, bis children by his first wife; and the sla step cbtldrenVrho came to bis home by his second mar riage. Mr. Morey's married 1 daughter, Mrs. Axel Ekstrora, resides In. Albany, N. T." Mr. Morey waa native of Maine, and had he lived, would have -been T years of ags on the lith of next Octo ber. Wnlle a young man ha emigrated to California; and while in that state waa. united In marrisge to Miss Hulme. Twenty ... years ago Mr. Morey and family removed from Sen Francisco -la Portland. He became Identified wit the Portland Hydraulic Elevator cord? pany at the foot of Oak street, and was Its superintendent and one of its prin cipal stockholders for several years. His first Important foothold In the finan cial affairs of the city was secured with the Willamette Falls Electric com pan r. Out t that company bo organised the Portland General Electric company on September 1. lift. He. was the first president of the Portland-General Klec trlo company and remained In that of- flea ap to the time be retired from ac tive business a few months sgo. . - Up to a abort time before hla retire ment from the presidency of the Oen eral Electric company. Mr. Morey lived In hla magnificent home In Oregon City. He also became heavily Interested in Oregon City fealty. After hla retlre- ' T' " p. Louis. "..Tit.Ti gathered has been eared for and kept in natural baslna and has from time to time been transported - by such means as the country afforded.- - The extension of the fire would mean In these great reservoirs, the-derricks and other paraphernalia of oil produc tion;" the homes of the workmen- and nearby residents, but the serious dam aging of be wells themselves, as .many of-them are guebera. ; ' The destruction of the Beaumont wells In Texas under similar clrcumstanoes created a lose aggregating millions of dollars, i While the Wyoming wells and fields are not of such great extent, the amount of ofl which was therein stored Is much larger than that carried In the Texas operations. . Hundreds of men will be thrown out of employment "and tbelr families rendered homeless, should ths' flames blot out the settlement. ment from active, business he closed his home .In Oregon City and . has since lived on the ranch property near Os wego. , , ; ' -' j. . Sixteen years ago Mr. Morey's first wife died. In im he married Mrs. E. L. Eeston, widow of one of the men who bad been heavily Identified with hlra in the elertrio power company. One child, deceased, waa bora of this sec ond: msrriage. Soc tally, Mr. Morey wss one of the most congenial men in Portland. He was Mason, an Odd Fellow and an Elk. For years he also held member ship In the Fourth Preabrterian Thurch. Quietly, he gave much to charity. The funeral will take place' at the country estate tomorrow, the boat to convey the family ana friends leaving the Taylor-street wharf at 1 o'clock In the afternoon. Rev. Dn Eliot, an old friend of the family, will conduct the brief service st the houee. Later the body will be brought aboard the boat and taken- to Oregon City. : Eventually, pursuant to a request of Mr. Morey, the body will be cremated. PKOBABI.T PATAX1T JMTnXD. . (Rpedal (Mapatrs to Tke JoaraaL) Garfield. Waah, Jnly 7. -Sam Mo Nabb, living near thle city, waa prob ably fatally Injured In a runaway to day, Both of his legs were broken And he suffered Internal Injur lea. Both norsea were badly crippled. LOSE 1,000 Russians Attack Outposts v at Lantyasan and , Battle Follows, ARE NEARLY ENCIRCLED Czar's Men Lose But 300 of Their Number Japanese' Twice Re pulsed Encounter Near. ' LIio Yan Reported.' MJXVLKVXM. (Journal Special Berries.) - Toklo, July 7. The Japanese, cruiser Katmon was sunk by a inine inTalien Wan bay on Tuesday last. : London. July 7. The Central News reports a fight between Russian forces under General Kashtallaky and a force TannMA mMP lntHMIl. The Rui- slanamade a audden attack on thejnjta. ansae outposts in ths darkness while a heaty rain was railing. - ' Ths Japanese casualties are reported to be in excess of a thousand. Strong Japanese reinforcements sp- peared, but were twice repuisoa. hmuj the Japanese made a flunking movemcn and the Russians narrowly escaped be ma lutrvuuura. - , . ... D..i.n Minfnrrementa then . came up and the cxar's forces were .enabled to retire in an praeriy manner. . i u .1.. ...tianu. ... hut 100. Another report of the battle between n- imAmr Keller and a Jao- snese force, but sppsrently ot the same fight, given the Russian casualties aa it nfflnen and 00 man killel and wounded. '".' .k. i..n I'.umnh has a renort re- I IIS in . . J ..wf.. fwm . - - - I...... ,,U mnrn I n w Aa.td from LiiHO U.I.W " TainK, .whicb reports taiu in pro- Tmm vsvitriln z& mi leu ox inera. umii m. ..4aw4 rfArfiinsr to the dlsDatch re arriving from the mountains, and it la thought tno japanw are u u I.. U i.lan ' It is regarded as possible that ths Ldso lang report may jiiiiiy m . v. hattie at Lintvasan. but the latter la a considerable distance more than 15 miles, end is approxi mately but 80 miles from Mukden. rxaxr zs oowiMfra. Battls Pleroely Fonght at Close mange Japanese toss aTeavily. (Journal Bpedal Bervlee.J at r.t.r.Kurr Julv 7. A dispatch this avenlng confirms ths report of a fight between the Russians under Kel ler and a force of Japanese. The Rus in.ua wam loo killed and 17 of ficers and 171 men wounded. The Japan ese lost heavily. The battle was fiercely fought between riflemen who were at cloee range. WOMAN OF 74 STRANGLES HERSELF (Special Dispatch to The ZooraaL) ' ru..nri wah . Julv 7. Mrs. Theresa Wagner.-'.fgied 7t. committed sutciae St ner noroe acre tied one end of a string- to the foot of the bed and lunged forward and was slowly strangled to death. Bhe had been dead 14 'hours when t, h.- .nn nrullaiv Warner, when he took her breakfast to the room. The cause is said to te zarouy irouoiea. TWO GIRLS DROWNED IN THE COLUMBIA Two gtrla, aged II and X. one the daughter of Tom Fox and the other the daughter of a one-armed man,, sup. -posed to be a lighthouse keeper; were drowned in the Columbia river near Vancouver yesterday afternoon. - They had gone in bathing and the swell 'from a passing boat carried them beyond their depth. After dragging the river for several hours the bod.es were re covered about o'clock yesterdsy even ing. . , P0ST0FFICE SAFE AT NEW BERG ROBBED (Special Ptopatch to The Joamal.) Newberg. Or, July 7. The postofflce at this place waa broken late en A. robbed some time after midnight last night. The burglars entered the building by (he rear door. ualns askieterkey. . The outside door of the safe was drilled In such a manner aa to allow the combina tion to be manipulated, and the Inner door was drilled end then blown off. The robbers secured shout 110 rssh arid between $200 and 1100 worth of stamps. While all anpearancea Indicate tnat the robbery la the work of professional safebreakers, owing to the fact that no suspicious characters or strangers hsve been seen In the town, or .even In the I si mediate vicinity, of late, the officers advance the- theory- that the burglary waa Committed by local talent, and are directing their efforts along this Una in an endeavor to secure a clue that will lead to the capture of the perpetrators, . OREGON PAYS DEARLY FOR PUBLIC SERVICE .'- ' "' .'. ', - . ' y" '... ' ' - . '. . - .. . ' V '-'..'..' - . r-r State Officials Remunerated on a -UnparaU State of Repeated Efforts to Secure tie ldment of a Flat 'Salary taw Have Thus Far Ended in i Failure Initiative Hay Be Invoked. . Oregon pays her secretary of state more than twice as . much as is received by the secretary, of state of the United ' States, twice as much as the salary of Governor Odell of New York and about tour times the salary ot United Mates senators and representatives, V Oregon's state treasurer makes at least twice as much as , the vice-president - or the members of - the president's cabinet. ' .' . ' : ; r From a financial standpoint it is better to be the state printer of Oregon than to be United States ambassador and minister plenipotentiary at the court of St. James. New York City," with a population eight times as great as that of the entire state of. Oregon, and an assessed valu ation 40 times, as trreat, oavs her mavor less monev . than is. made annually by either the treasurer or- the - statejjnnter In jo other ' state of the u.nlon are state officials so extravagantly overpaid aa In Oregon. Viewed' simply from a mercenary standpoint, ' some offices -in this state are more desirable than any elective or appointive position in the redersl government, for even the presi dent of the Ignited States cannot save aa mfich out of his salary of 100,000 as Is cleared annual)y.,by some of the rich ly rewarded servants of ths people of Oregon. t ' , The compensation inuring to the In cumbents of these fat, offices ranges from 116.000 to t-6.000 a year. In other states .of fsr greater wealth and popular tlon similar officers receive Salaries ranging from 1 1,000 to' $7,000. No ex-f traordlnary burdene are imposed upon Oregon's favored office-holders, and no expenditures are exacted of them unless it be contributions to the campaign fund of thrlr party. Office quarters, clerks end assistants are supplied by the state, social life at the state capital is simple and inexpensive, end It Is rarely, if ever, that any of the state officials is called upon to entertain public guests. In these respects they are far better off than members of congress, whose sal aries are no more tbsn sufficient for ths ordinary requirements of life at the na tional capital. At the present time the office of the secretary of state is the most lucrative In Oregon. Careful estimates place the total-annual emoluments at not less than. 120,00. It is known that five years ago the office was netting f 22.000 to the In cumbent, and Its -value, -baa not grown less. tate muter Flum. A few years ago the office of state printer waa the richest political prise r.W- . .-7 - ' . - ; . . V ': ''; ' . '- :. . . : '... - ' '' V'- . ' '- ' P. F. MOnKT s t' Oawego, Or'., this r "Who 61 .... the Unions -- e d e e : secretary , of state the state - ot Oregonr 4 e e e . in the state. A slngls term was enough to make the Incumbent financially lnde. pendent. The profits of the of floe were estimated asTilgh ss US, 040 a year, and . though this may have been aa eaaggsra- ' tlon, it. is certain that the graft was enormous. In recent years the office has been worth less than formerly, but It is authoritatively stated that the state printer Is still making aa much as $1,- ' 000 annually. No ons knows ' bow much . the state treasurer mskes out of his office, for the reason that hla chief source of profit Is the (Interest paid to him by banks for the use of ' state funds. . Probably tba normal balance of cash In the treasurer's bands Is not. far from 11,000,000. The money Is deposited In various banks, and they are said to pay a fixed percentage to the treasurer In return for the privl-. lege of handling the atats's funds. All information a a to such transactions, however. Is carefully kept from publfa knowledge. Men who profess to have some Information upon the subject say -that the state treasurer makes at leaat 115.000 a year out of his office, and pes. slbly considerably mora. .... Law vs. Fraction. .'. Article XIII of the Oregon- constitu tion provides that the governor shall ' receive a salary of SI, BOO, the secre tary of state $1,600, the state treasunr 1100 and the judges of the supremo court 12,000.' The same article, provides that "they shsU receive no fees or per quisites whatever for the performance of any duties .connected with thelrre- spectlv offices."-"- r an ths opinion of leading attorneys the salaries fixed by" the constltulloa (Continued on Page Three.) -1 ... acterised his lite. ' - . ; j f