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OOP EVENING. , , , .I .. , . .,T ... i. i i . ...I. ' ' "- - !, ... . ... i- i ,, , , , , , -I., r - . .. - i - """i ',; " " "" """ "' '. , " "" ' 1 VOL. III. NO. 138. PhT-T(vF'-- cj Judge George to : Investi gate Charges Against . the . Police. INTIMIDATION IS TRIED Police Are Agitated Attempt Made tdfrlghten Mr. Rummejin Mc " Carthy Tells Hi Story . v : Detective Day' Frantic ' v; Enraged ver the discovery of the "methods they have employed n order to obtain money from Frank Rummelln, In which to purchase the return of plunder secured by thieve from his store, and fearing tha reaults which may follow throwing of the calcium light of pub licity on the affair, certain ofnclala In tereated - have endeavored to Intimidate Mr. Rummelln and his wife. ' number of police ofnclala. It la ad mitted, have called on Mr. and Mrs. Rummelln and made statements to them which have caused them to be eppre- Ti'enslve. lest they should be sued for damages or acUoatken which will re sult In Injury to-Mr. Rummelln's bul-. Hess. ' v I Mr. ' arfd Mrs. ' Rummelln visited Deputy District Attorney Adams this morning In Mr. Manning's office and had quence of this conference Mrs. Rummelln expressed the fear that If ahe and her husband did nqf endeavor to protect Mr. Adams' in the matter tney mlgkt be aued for damages. ' Mayor Williams refuaea to make an Investigation of the charges. He de olaraa that the police have done their duty In the matter. Big Slchel. police commissioner, says: "If such charges ware made agalnat me I should demand an Investigation." Mr. Manning expresses confidence In Deputy Adams, while admitting that If be did as Mr. Rummelln says, he Is ua-fit- to hold a position as deputy In his since. ... '; Would Watch Adams. I . Alarmed because of Che occurrences of last night -and ioday, nervous and'-ap prehenalve leat ateps may. be taken to damage Mr.' Rummelln'a bualness as furrier, his wife called at The Journal office this morning and asked (o have a statement signed by , her husband printed. In this statement the author endeavored to maae Mr. Adams appear in as good a light as possible. He said that Mr. Adams had not demanded the check, but had merely offered to act a Ita custodian. This was the fact, as published In The Journal yestertlay. When Mr. Adams, In the presence of District Attorney Manning, was asked about bis visit to Mr. Rummelln, yes terday morning, ha denied ever having talked about a check or nroney. . At that time the deputy district attorney said he had merely called at the atore to see If any more of the stolen furs had been returned. Circuit Judge George la Inoensed over the attempt to "shoulder tha responsi bility for the affair on him. By request of John McCarthy, the county Jail pria oner who haa admitted his guilt. Judge George will make a searching Investiga tion of the affair in Ita entirety,, and there la a chance that . everything will come out la cour : y 4 . McCarthy Before Judge. , : McCarthy wrote the Judge a letter last night, asking for a. conference, .and was taken to hla chambera this morning byi Deputy Sheriffs Cordano . and Gruasl There, In the presence of the depuliea' and three newspaper men. McCarthy ex plained the altuation in which he finds himself to the sourt He has-concluded to plead guilty, and after Judge eeorge has had an opportunity of satisfying hlmaelf of the truth of oertaln state ments, McCarthy will be sentenced, probably next Monday or Tueaday. McCarthy charges Detectives Day, Snow and Kerrigan with haying threat ened to see that he "got the limit" for his crime If he did not plead guilty. He further declares that despite his oft repeated desire to be taken before the court and sentenced, . Deputy - District Attorney Adams refused to aocede to his appeal. . McCarthy alao alleges that Detective Joe Day told him he knew where all tha ' stolen goods except one garment coull be procured, but "would not move a muscle in the matter" until McCarthy paid tlto as a reward for their return. From his statement, which Is borne out by corroborative In cidents, It appears that McCarthy was expected to pay a reward of f.150 for the return Of the stolen garments" and Frank Rummelln 1120. making - $170 In all. ' Judge Oeora-e's Statement, "I postponed sentence In thia man's ease because I was requested to do so by Mr. Adams and ihe'detectlvea." said Judge George today, -rrhey told me he was going to try to secure the furs. A court has to be advised by other officials In such matters. Ilia first duty Is to try to see . that a man losing anything (Continued on rage Two.) mm WHAT WE RAILROADS HAVE.DONE INI OREGON, WASHINGTON. AND IDAHO tKY KILLED IN BATTLE Wittgert Numbered Among Slain la Port Arthur Naval Fight Japan Will . Relinquish Captured Destroyer.- St.' Petersburg. Aug. II. (Bulletin) A telegram from Klao Chou aays a Gor man cruiser, probably the Fuerat Bis marck, haa arrived there to prevent the Japaneae i from entering the harbor In pursuit of the Russian war vessels which have taken refuge 'In the bay. ' (Jonraal Kpeclal Service.) Dondon, Aug. U. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Central News to day wires the details of Wednesday's naval engagement off Port Arthur, - as given out officially In the Ruaalan capi tal. .. 1 -. , A serious loss to the Russian forces took place In the death of Admiral Wltt gert, who was killed. The admiral was standing on the bridge of the battle ship Csarowltoh at the 1 height of the battle when a shell exploded bringing Instant death. Both hla legs were blown completely away and his body was bad ly crushed by concussion. .His body was carried to the cabin and later burled at a. ''..--.. - ; 1 Captain Wamoff. of the Csarowttch, Commander Bamoff and several, other officers were wounded. Several offioers besides the admiral were killed. The caaualtlea aboard the battleship were tlO men 'killed and (0 wounded. Two encounters, according to the re port of the Cxarowltch's commander took place. The first was when the battle ship was but JO miles from Port Arthur. From this the Csnrowitch. heavily out numbered, changed her courae and fled toward S.intung.. The Japanese Vetached a portion of Its fleet, which headed by the flagship followed and In the after noon gave battle. From the second encounter the battle ship also escaped but suffered serious damage. She reached Kalo Chou bay with her steering apparatus shot away and most of .her machinery so badly damaged ns to be practically - uselesa. The report says repairs are being made but does not state whether the veaael Is ao badly damaged that such repairs can be considered only as temporary expe dients to enable her to reach a place of safety, or of sufficient extent to put her in fighting trim. Bmeaasy Beeelves Bepert. . The Japanese embasay received a re port from Admiral Togo under today's date as follows: (Continued en Page Two.) PORTLAND. .OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13. -.1904. : m TO RAUtfOAM (OWS BLAGKER M THOSE M) j - PORTLAND Wl LL ADD BIG - A new modern built steamer la to be added to the Oregon Railroad Navi gation company's coast fleet plying be tween Portland and San Francisco. The vessel will be of greater carrying ca pacity than either the Elder or Colum bia, which are now on the run. Tfile Information Is given out by R. P. Schwerln, general manager of. the Fort- land 4 Asiatic company, who says: 'We Intend to rehabilitate the coast service. One of the objects of my visit is to make a thorough Inquiry Into the commercial Importance of this port. I have seen enough to convince me al ready that an Improvement can be made In the water service between here and the California metropolis. It Is the In tention to build up snd make the service first-class In every particular. Of course theae matters will require time. It will necessitate our building a new vessel. c an ou Equal it? V : - ..,,; OBIOOg B. B. ft VATZOATZOV. jroiTxiu FACrrro. OBKAT BOBTKZBB. ' BOVTMBBB PACTria COASTER TO The steamer will be modern throughout, and It will take at least eight or nine months to build her and get her ready for operation. 'It would be Impossible to purchase the kind of vessel that 'we went' ' . Separate the) Work. The explanation la made that the com pany from now forward intends to give more attention to the steamship lines. Their business transactions are to be kept entirely separate from those of the railroad. It is believed that better results will follow this plan. J. It Dew son of San Francisco will assume full management of the steamers operating from Portland. He arrived In the city this morning, and will enter upon his new duties Monday. When asked for an Interview he declined to talk for publication' until he had become more familiar with the situation. THE SUNDAY MORNING JOURNAL is a mine of good things. First and foremost, there is the mainstay of a real newspaper all the news. The . Sunday Journal haa the best news service In the northwest By special , leasexl wire and connection with the cables of the Atlantic and Pacific, It I enabled to give such a resume of the world's news as no other newspaper In Oregon can equal. In covering the local new The Journal has for a lonf time been recognised as the most successful newspaper In the field. If you v want thtngs, the local news, fresh and living, not three or four days old, you must read The Journal. . . . - The Journal's color press enables It to print In the best and most attrac tive style the picture series made famous the country over the surprising experiences of Happy Hooligan, the difficulties -of Professor Nix. the mischiev ous pranks of, the Katsenjammer Kids, the funniest pictures by Swlnnerten, Opper, Howarth and others. No other paper In Oregon Is able to secure these amusing features for the children. Walt McDougall tells the funny story of Max and the dragons to the little folks tomorrow. . "Enemies of the Republic," Lincoln J. Steffens' account of political cor ruption In many cities, will be a feature of tomorrow' Sunday Journal. Thl writer's comprehensive accounts of the situation In the leading cities and states of the union, where the weakness of the political structure Is notori ous, have commanded attention wherever they have been read. Newpwrt'a colony of divorcees Is discussed by Mrs. John A. Dogan. Cuba under American rule is described by. Frederic J. Haakln, the traveler. A remarkable Alaskan Indian boy artist shows some of his cartoone. This young man, with no Instruction whatever, has developed a surprising talent for drawing. He Is a student at Chemawa Indian school and hla rapid, clever ' sketohes from life made him one of the features i of ' the recent Gladstone Park Chautauqua. The Journal continue Ita course In athletics for boys and young men. E. J. Granntnl, phyalcal director of the New Tork Athletio club, contribute aa article on the garde of hockey In tomorrow' Journal. . Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Prof. Edward J. Larkln and all the corps of bril liant writers who contribute to The Journal are represented In tomorrow's . Issue of T g Sunday Journal" ; AND ATTEMPT OBJECT TO r ITS FLEET - Shippers have wondered for some time past why It wss that the Oregon Rail road Navigation company did not add to Its coast fleet. The opinion has long prevailed that such a venture would prove a paying Investment from the start. At times the docks of the com pany have been crowded . with freight which, on account of inadequate trans portation facilities. It was Impossible to move with any degree of regularity. Steamship owners from other ports have taken advantage of the situation to send veaaels her occasionally to secure cargoes. As a result the company has lost bualness which It could easily have controlled 'had ita fleet been sufficiently large. The oriental situation remains prac tically. the same, po vessel having yet (Continued on Page Three.) Th Journal prints herewith .' '.map containing; a maaa of Talu- . abl Information. ' It Indicate - : very clearly th vital valua to : aaatern Oreron of the ' Porta va '. road, . which the Itflilatura haa appropriated money to build for . ,the elht and a half mllea which Intervene between tha Big Eddy and Celilo. ' - It makea clear tha Intareat-- which that aectlon haa man I- feated In tha project and demon- 4 atratea why ao many people ex- press . a wllllngneaa to pledge themaelvea to help make up from . 4 their private funda any reaaon- able discrepancy between the ac- tual coat of'hulMlng tha mad and the amount which tha taxpayers w have already taxed themaelvea to pay for It. . The map la therefore worth preaervtng by thoae who wtah to e have the facta before' them, and above all deatre to know In the ' moat convincing way why east- e ern Oregon la so strongly In ravor or tne rortage road. . . . .. . v TAFT SPEAKS ON FILIPINO NEEDS eBsasasBBSBssBMSBBBVssaeBSsasjVB Favors Government Guarantees of In come for New Railways But Op - ; poses Federal Ownership. (Joeroal Special Berries.) St. Douia. Aug. II. In celebration cf the. anniversary of the capture of the city of Manila by the American troops the management- of the world's fair designated today as "Manila Day" at the exposition and It proved to be one of the red letter days of the big fair to date. , ... The National Society, Array of the Philippines, whose annual reunion is being held here, and the Filipino colony at the exposition took part In the day's program, which consisted of speeches, review and reunions. Prominent among the' speakers were Secretary of War Tart, Colonel Edwards, chief of the insular bureau; Generals Chaffee and Merrltt, Senator Dodge, chairman of the Philippine committee In the senate, and Representative Cooper ' Of Wisconsin, chairman of the house committee on In sular affairs. - , . . Secretary of War-Taft waa the prin cipal speaker. He I expressed his belief that the exposition would be of ma-' terlal aid to the Filipinos In their great struggle toward a higher and more progressive civilisation and Its attendant prosperity. Tb speaker. In the course of his ad dress, declared that he favored the con struction of railroads In the Philippines by a government guarantee of suffi cient Income, but not by government ownership or operation. "The Philippines need and will se cure from congress." he said, "legisla tion which will taring the Immense Phil ippine market within the tariff and will enable the Philippine farmer to sell to the rich market of the United States the products of those distant Islands." He congratulated the Filipino com missioners on (he excellent showing made at the exposition. BIG FIRE RAGING IN ABERDEENSCOTLAND (J. im! Rperlsl gerrlce. ) Aberdeen. Scotland. Aug. 11. A fierce fire la raging in the tenement district. The dnmne already exceeda ll.Onn.OOrt, Kunrlre.. of fnmtllee are homelea and nui;.t -s caautlUt's are reported. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IS Need of Establishing Re ciprocal Relations ' Soon. CHANCE SLIPS AWAY Northern Neighbor Under Projected ; Tariif Policy Would Be Beyond Reach of Friendly pommer. . V cial Arrangement j ; (By John S. Baftery.) Buffalo. N. Y., Aug. y. Thirty year have elapsed since the question of recip rocity between the - United State and Canada haa had adequate attention from the publlo of this country. Tet at this day there la not a question of national legislation so tremendously Important -to the Interests of the North American people as that of a reciprocal tariff be tween the United States and Canada. , This l one of the. few topic .upon, which congressional representatives of both the great parties can. and have, -eome. .together 4 with marked unanimity. It Is true that Canada Is as much, or more, interested In such a progressive step of international comity as 1 the United State. - But, on account of Pre mier Chamberlain' preferential tariff, program, there iacaueto .believe Jlhst ,. the Kngiisn government witn an almost purely sentimental stroke of colonial legislation, made at the eleventh hour, will forestall and emasculate the belated willingness of this country to formu late and perfect a system of Internation al trade unity that would have redound ed to the Incalculable benefit of both ' Canada and the United States. . . X.ooal Interest Blocked Treaties. Senator Shelby M. Cullora, chairman of the United State senate committee on foreign relations, yesterday made the astonishing admission that all of the treaties arranged during the laat two de cade' for the purpose of accomplishing adequate reciprocity or commercial unionism ' between Canada and the United States had been beaten by the power of a few senators, who made com binations . In favor of local tntereeta without regard for the general welfare. Meanwhile It must be remembered that thus far Canada haa made six distinct and different efforts to bring about a measure of commercial unity between the two countries. It may not be wholly to our credit, but It Is a fact that some of these attempts were met Ignorant ly or discourteously. Canada Is the United States' third largest customer among; the nation of the world. In 101 the United State exported more to Canada by tS6,S14,00O than to Mexico, Central America and all of South America combined. ' This shows a good market 1 for the United State under condition that are essentially hostile to the trade relations ; of both countries. Is the great Cana dian market worth1 an effort to retain T . There la no question but that It I men. aced by a serious and perhaps destruct ive curtailment. Inquiry among sen atore and repreaentatives of the Amer- . lean congress shows that the legislative representatives of the people are. In a . majority of Instances, ignorant or In different about question which. In the minds of those most studious of, and . best Informed about, the. .subject -is of paramount . interest to the future com mercial expansion of the. United, States. From 1)64 to lltf the two countries were on a trade footing that certainly redounded to the benefit of both, and In which, beyond question, the United States had all "the best of It." under conditions that should by ordinary pro cesses have favored Canada. In other words the balance of trade slwsys re- -malned with the United States. In spite of the fact that during the progress of the civil war our purchases of horses, . cereal and supplies were greater than . under ordinary condition and our pro duction and marketing of staples were subjected to the unavoidable restrictions of war time. Under that reciprocal treaty's twelve years' duration, and not withstanding our enforced buying ten dency, we bought only 16.7S.OOfl. . while we sold $3JI.27,00 to Canada, leaving a, balance of trade in our favor Of t73.nt,000. Tariff regulations, good In their gen eral effect, but wholly Inapplicable to and uncalled for by the peculiarly Inti mate relations of the two countries, have alnce been Buffered to destroy a policy which, more than a quarter of a cen tury ago, promised to establish and broaden forever the community of Inter est and the mutually beneficial relatione of two great countries without ever dragging In any question of national pol itics or rtriotlo loyalty. Why BeclproAty is opposed. It Is admitted hy ttinnr wiann the- Vnltct rvtc tht th. Vi f sltlon to ft ritnmercinl tr-ntv t chanre between Cnni.l i 1 f - 1 PtAtes has corn fr"-n s ' . i sntlon called 'The .-; . 't tCcmtliiU', ! ( i EXTORTION OUR TRADE .... ,