The Oregon daily journal., August 14, 1904, Image 1

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JOURNAL YESTERD AY 13, f UU
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VOL. I.
NO. 22 - ' "
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IN RIOT
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Turbulent. Day. in the
-New York Packers'..
Strike.
'J-
PREPARED FOR SIEGE
Union Men Expect Prolonged Struggle
and ' Establish. National' Head- -.
. quarters Failure to. Fill ,
Places of Strikers. '
(Special Diapatcft by Leutd Wire to The Journal)
New York. Ail. IS. Rioting, which
began at daylight with an attack iipon
a nonunion man. In which a number
of women participated, and continued in .
a desultory way all day, marked the
meat strike altuatlon in this city today,
and unusual police precautions hav
been taken to prevent further serious
disturbances..
Both the packers And the strikers de
clare they are satisfied with conditions.
and preparations are being made by the
strikers for a long strike. - They cstab- J
lished national headquarters today. The
union officials declare they have the
situation well in hand, that the strik
ers cannot be held responsible for the
rioting which' they say is generally
startedby some disinterested persons.
Efforts of the Schwarxschtld Bulg
tierger company to replace the strikers
in their cattle run failed. .
' Michael Donnelly,, president of the
Amalgamated association, will arrive in
New 'York Tuesday, not to take charge
of the strike, but to make an investiga
tion. . mere - is strong probability that
conference will be arranged between
Mr. Donnelly and the Schwarxschtld at
Sulzberger company. This conference.
. It Is stated, would 'be agreeable to both
sides, but the striken will have noth
tng to do wlthethe United Dressed Beef
company, which they believe to be an
adjunct of SWlft A Co., the bead of the
meat trust. - ) .
virxosT wzmi rxasr. .
Sfeteaska City backers Oive Vp to the
Striken. V
(6peai DUpatck by Leased Wire te The Jooraal)
Nebraska City. Neb., Aug. 11. A set
tlement was effected between the Ne
braska City Packing eomqany and Its
striking union employes tocay whereoy
the 'men will return to work immedi
ately. - .J : .
While no, publle announcement has
been made. It is claimed that the anion
won all It .contentions and that, the set
tlement is therefore a victory. The Ne
braska City Packing company Is one of
the largest of the independent ooneerna
n the Missouri river valley.
KATOB XAT XESIATB.
Chicago Is Xopeful That XetaUara Kay
. : Briar Peaoa,
. (Spoclal DU patch ky Leased Wlre'te Tke JoarMl)
Chicago, Aug. It.-A decidedly, hope
ful tone has been given to the strike
situation by the developments of today,
wherein Mayor Harrison has agreed to
meet the retailers and discuss a plan
for mediation In the great meat war.
The retailers are "doing politics" and
are. In a position to do much to settle
the dispute and gain concessions from
the packers. They are also on friendly
terms with. the strikers, hence the forth-
. coming negotiations may result in mu
tual surrenders of mooted points.
FALLS 200 FEET TO
DEATH IN A CANYON
ltnHl Dlenatrk ta Tbe JocrnaL)
Livingston, Montr Aug. Joh?N
Murphy, a government surveyor on roaa
work in the Yellowstone National park,
fell from a high precipice while work
ing on the Washburn road last Tuesday
and was instantly killed.
Murphy had charge of a crew of men
, that were filling In on a road that over,
looked a deep canyon. While giving
'direotlons he lost his balance and fell
over, dropping more than 100 feet,
alighting head foremost on the Jagged
rocks below, ills body w frightfully
mangled and was - recovered with con
siderable difficulty. Murphy's home
was in Chicago, whither his body will
be shipped.
CANADIAN SEALING
SCHOONER. SEIZED
(SpocUl Dlrpateh "to The Journal.) -Victoria,
. B. C, Aug. II. According to
a letter reoeived in this elty the Schooner
Teresa ot the , Victoria sealing com
pany's fleet ha been seised by a United
States revenue cutter for carrying arms
in Bering sea. The schooner arrived' at
Durbh iarbbr on July 17.
The writer says ha presumes that a
similar fate : has overtaken other
schooners that were guilty of a similar
act. 1 - .
. KM. HAtrBBIOX AXL. '.
(Copyright, Reent News Berries, by 4 Leased
-Wire to Tbe Juorn!.)
Brussels, Aug. It. A special mes
sage from Antwerp asserts that Mrs.
Meybtick, sailed today for the . United
Stat ps oh the Red War liner Vader
lnd. 8 he was registered under an. as-
sumed nam a
:r-:'- ft i t-'Jr-v'.r-'-fgjtP. : , ,i saw. ly $4 I
.e
TO
Circuit Judge George Will
Probably. Take De
cided Action. Y
Now that the public has gained an in
sight into methods pursued by the police
when property is stolen, as .evidenced
by the determined effort made to secure
money from Frank Rummelln. with
which to bribe thieves to return his
stolen furs, other details are fast forth
coming. Connected with tha latest phsse
of the affair is the name of the notori
ous Bob Patterson, who, it is alleged,
furnished City Detective Joe Day with
the. information, that the remainder of
the furs could be obtained if the reward
of 1160 offered could be guaranteed. On
the strength of this statement, it is as
serted. Day went to the county jail and
endeavored to get John McCarthy to
produce tbe money necessary for the re
covery of the goods. i
It may also be stated on good author
ity that in all probability another grand
Jury will be impaneled at the September
session of court, tha most potent factor
leading to the drawing of such a body
being the latest scandal in the police
department The regular panel for the
September Jury will be drawn the latter
part of this month. If a grand Jury Is
Impaneled it will be an unusual pro
ceeding, as only one Is usually drawn
each year. The grand Jury is selected,
in the. presence of the presiding Judtv,
the county clerk drawing seven of the
regular Jurors.
1 Judge Oeorge to Aot,
that Circuit Judge Oeorge will take
some action relative to the methods em
ployed by the police, in the case of Mc
Carthy la deemed entirely probable.
Judge Oeorge feels keenly the attempt
to use the circuit court ss a lever by
which to force prisoners to follow the
PRESIDENTIAL BETS :
ARE BEING OFFERED
(Special DiiiMtch ta The JoaroeL)
New York, Aug. 1J. Some big offers
on bets on the election were made today
in Wall street M. B. Mendhsra of the
stock exchange house of Mendham Bros.,
offered SlO.ttS Parker money to 120.000
'Roosevelt money. Waterman Bros., also
ot the stock exchange, offered 1)0.000
Roosevelt money, but wanted 10 to (
for it.
Small bets are being made at the
longer odds, but as most of the betting
Is by professionals, who bet on both
sides, always striving to swing the odds
round after placing half their money, the
differences In price are of extreme imt
portance. ' .
Here Is an offer of betting that la ex
citing Interest In Brooklyn; "I would
like to bet $10, on each of these bets,
both to be taken together: That Roose-
jrr.UiL7
PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING,
GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATE
0MIf it is true,' as charged, that Detectives -Day, Snow and Kerrigan threatened John Mc
Carthy with a seven-year sentence, in the penitentiary, provided he did not plead guilty and
! follow their instructions," said Circuit Judge George yesterday, "they were certainly guilty
of a. grave error. No man has the right to make an assertion leading to the impression that
he controls the machinery of the courts.' It is likely, however, that all three will deny mak-
", inr such a statement. . ..i'-.' 4''';
a tie iuai uuiy vi a court
sentea to a postponement of bis sentence because I could not see that it would injure tbe
public in any way, and might. result in Mr. Rummelin securing the remainder of the furs
stolen .from his store. Courts have to be guided sometimes by the advice of detectives jind
prosecuting officials, as they are in a position to know how best the interests of justice may
be subserved. '
"Mr. Adams, the deputy district attorney, saw me today and explained that when he said
nothing had been done by him as regards McCarthy without my knowledge and sanction, he
did not refer to the reward or the money asked of Mr. Rummelin. He claims that in this
connection his language was not clearly understood." ,
Judge George said that what action he might' take relative to an explanation of the ac
tion of-the detectives could not be told for publication. He intimated that he would con
sider the matter carefully and act only after calm, mature thought. '
There is considerable talk of a grand jury being, impaneled at the September session of
court on account of the latest police scandal. Judge George, being the judge presiding, can
order a grand jury drawn or not, as he sees fit. ,
suggestions of the police. He does not
hesitate to eondemn the policy which
hss been pursued, but says that he does
not care to state for publication what
lie will do as regards .punitive measures.
It is intimated that those officials con
cerned in the affair will be caUed on In
open court for an explanation of their
conduct , 1 '
Patterson, who has Just come into the
ease, is the man whose license , to con
duct a saloon was revoked on account
of the complaints made to the police of
lawless acts occurring in his saloon. A
license was granted to J. B. Moore to
conduct t'he saloon at Fourth and Couch.
streets lormeny ownea ny ratternon,
and it has been freely charged that Pat
terson is yet the real owner, that
Moore's name being used only for the
purpose of obtaining a license.' . '
velt carries every state in the .union thai
was not a slave state In 1861.
That Parker does not carry all the
states that were Slav states In 1861
"Furthermore, I will bet G0 to tuO that
I will win both bets." .
William F. O. Bhanus of Ml Ninth
street Brooklyn, says he will take hp all
the money that Is brought to him on the
above proposition. He predicts the Re
publican candidate will carry New Tork
state by W.000.
coirvumojr adjoubbts.
(Sperlal Dtupetea ky Leased Wire to The Journal)
Washington, Aug. II. After adopting
resolutions to fight the open shop to a'
flnlnh, the International Brotherhood of
Stationary Ftrsmen adjourned its sev
enth annun.1 conference this afternoon.
President Timothy Healy of New Tork,
was re-elected by, acclamation, and a
unanimous vote of 'thanks was given the
New Tork and Chicago locals for finan
cial and moral aid to striking firemen
who have gone out In .tha meat strike at
various . point- .
HOT; FAVORITE IM 'THIS PROGRESS
WILL PROBABLY BE
POLIGE
oi justice is to uie puouc. xa
e 4
Detective Day was in the saloon at
Fourth and Couch streets last night in
the company of Detectlva Welner. Pat
terson denies that he had any talk at all
with Day regarding the furs, and de
clares that they have not been on the
beet of. terms. At first he denied hav
ing ever discussed the Rilmmelln fur
theft with any member of the police or
detective force, but afterward admitted
that he had been approached in refer
ence to it by Detective's Snow and Ker
rigan. . . ,
. "I have never told Day or anybody
else that I knew where tha furs were,"
said Patterson. . .
"He and I have not been on tha best
of -Jerras, though there has never been
an open rupture. I am' down now, snd.
I suppose it is ths old story of giving
an under dog the worst of it
SCOTLAND STILL HAS
ITS CHURCH DILEMMA
(Copyright, Hearst Mews Service! ky Leased
Wire to Tbe Journal.).
London, Aug. IX Scotland Is no nearer
the solution of the great free church
dilemma. The victorious hlghlander min
ority refuee to surrender any part of
what the Judgment of the house ot lords
has given It In trust funds and buildings
except on tha ground that the majority
tetraces ths whols doctrinal paasagea
upon which It moat prides itself. Thus,
a majority of the church la still exposed
to what It calls spoliation.
' In Edinburgh. ti.OOO worshippers are
deprived of churches. It ministers occupy
their homes on suff ranee and the victori
ous minority has not a single minister In
a radius of 10 miles to fill the gap. In
Olasgow, 101 congregations, with TO.Ont
worshipers are spiritually houseless, while
their pulpits have to be uoDUed. tut a
AUGUST 14, 1904.
STAKES.'
uic case oi xvitv.aruiy x con-T
e e
"Detectives Scow and Kerrigan called
on me the day after the robbery and
asked ma If I had any Idea who stole the
furs. I replied that I had not So f sr
ss X am concerned criminals can pursue
their work--wlthout sny reference ' to
me, and If I am draged Into anything It
will not be because I want to figure in
It" ' .
- lammiUa Was Tlrm.
Through sn Inadvertence it wss stated
that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rummelin had
been seen by police officials. It wss Mies
RummiJIn, a sister of the furrier, who
wss with him when he called at Dis
trict Attorney Manning's office yester
day when he was seen by police officials
at bis store.
In the statement which Mls Rumme
lln brought to The Journal office yester
day her brother declared that Deputy
Presbytery of Wee Frees, consisting of
two ministers only, resident' In Olas
gow, DurMee end Aberdeen. Indeed, most
of the Scottish centers are In a similar
predicament
WILL MEAN A NEW
; LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
(Hpeelal file patch by Leased Wire to Tt e Journal 1
Washington, Aug If. Within a few
weeks at most the contract between the
Panama railroad and the Paclflo Mail
Steamship company will be abrogated by
the UnltedStates government In, ac
quiring the canal sone, tha government
also acquired the railroad. The abroga
tion ' of the contract means the end of
the monopoly maintained by the South
ern Paclflo In transcontinental bualnesa
It Is expected that opening the road to
general traffic wU) mean the-eatablish-ment
of Independent lines from Panama
to San Francisco and from Colon to New
DEPARTMENT SCANDAL
GALLED
"Bob" Patterson Appears
to Be Involved in
. the Case.
District Attorney Adams had not asked
for the check which Chief of Police
Hunt had refused, but had merely agreed
to hold It until the furs were brought
back and then to turn it over to Chief
of Police " Hunt This was the state
ment Mr. Rummelin was originally
credited with. When Mr. Adams called
at his store and heatedly asked for a
denial of its truth Friday afternoon Mr.
Rummelin asserted It to be true.
Miss Rummelin was very nervous yes
terday and. admitted that on account of
the conversations . which she and her
brother bad with certain officials they
feared damage suits or injury to Mr.
Rummelln's business.
Xaa alta In Adams. ' ..
District Attorney Manning professes
Implicit faith in his deputy. He says
Mr. Adams told him that Rummelln was
not sure of his Identity, and during the
conversaUon with him when he called
to inquire If his furs had been returned
addressed him once as "Mr. Manning"
and once as "Mr. Kerrigan." .
Mr. Rummelln did not show any hesi
tancy tn referring to Mr. Adams when
making the statement relative to him
Neither did he make the denial asked
by Mr. Adams in his store Friday in the
presence of several customers.- i
One peculiar phase of tha case to which
attention has been directed Is that Chief
of Police Hunt Detective Day and Henry
Qrlffln. manager of Erickaon's . concert
hnll, all named the. same amount, 1230,
when conversing with Mr. Rummelln.
This Is taken to Indicate that they get
their information from a common source
or conferred with one another befor'
visiting the furrter. , , .t
INHERITANCE TAXES
ARE BEING GARNERED
". (Special Dlapatch to Ths Journal)
Salem. Or., Aug. ll The fruits of
the Inheritance tax law are beginning te
he harvested Into the state treasury.
More than 40 eatates are in process of
settlement and several thousand dollar
are already In the fund.
Teaterday 7S. was received by the
state treasury ss the tsa :upon the es
tate of Mrs. Lucy K. Cowles of Yamhill
county. Ths total spprataed valuation
of the eststl Is ITI.8tO.44; exemption
hereupon, 16.000; deduction for pay
ment within eight months, 3.S41, leav
ing balance of.tt7t.t8 as the state's
share. One thousand two hundred and
eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents
was also received by the atate treasury
yesterday from the tilted Stnya treas.
ury for tbe support of the soldiers'
borne, " i
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SEA TIGHT
DECISIVE
Latest Battle Proves to
Be Russia's Worst ;
Marine Disaster.
FLEEf NOW DISPERSED
Russians Believe Japanese 'Also Must
Have Suffered Laci of Pursuit ; .
Taken as IndicationPort
Arthur Defenseless.
(Copyright, Hearst News Sarvlee,b Leased
Wire to Tbe Journal.)
London, Aug. 14, I a. m. All reports
from Toklo and St Petersburg show
that the' smashing sea fight from, .which.
Admiral Togo emerged a victor was tha
worst disaster yet sustained by Russia
in the war. Even more certain is it
that the naval engagement -outside 'of
Port Arthur on Wednesday waa one of
tbe greatest tha world has even known.
Pounding with the guns of tha great
fleet for eight hours against six Russian '
battleships, four cruisers and a dozen
destroyers, and following it up with an
attack -by torpedo boat destroyers, Togo
dealt a defeat to tha Russians that was
almost annihilation. Soma of the Czar's
warships will never fight agajn. At least
one Of the battleships is out ot action
for ever. - Five are crippled. Two of
tha cruisers are out ot action. Tha .
once great fleet is torn and scattered.
And Port Arthur is virtually left de
fenseless from harbor attack. This is
the awful price tha Russian general .
staff admits waa paid for tha dash from
Port Arthur: - '
Rear-Admiral Wlthoeft . Wiled ty a -Shell.
,
Nearly a score of other naval officers,
mostly os the Czarevitch and Reuvisan,
slain. ' ,r
- Hundreds of seamen lost .
Five battleships- badly damaged.
Tmr-ftai'eUtch permanently disabled.
Two cruisers in unseaworthy fix.
Two destroyers stranded on the rocks.
..Fleet scattered and crippled. .. ;
Admiral Withoaft'e Death.
Tha killing of R ear-Admiral Wlthoeft,
who was in command of the Russian
naval forces at Port Arthur, occurred
during the engagement on Wednesday..
The emperor has received a messaga
from Tsingchou, signed by Captain Ma- '
touseviteh, the rear admiral's chief of
itaff, reporting that Wlthoeft met his
death a board . tha flagnhlp Cxarevltcb. .
Both his legs were blown off.
Captain Wamoff of the Cxaravltch,
Cpmmander BamofT and several officers
were wounded.- Several officers besldea
the rear -admiral also, were killed. Tha
battleship - sustained ' severe damages.
Her rudder waa broken, beyond hope of
repair.
Captain Matousevltch did not report
as to the whereabouts of the other
vessels, but the dispatch adds that the
protected cruiser Novik has left Tilng
chou. - . .-.
Destroyers are Stranded.
Dispatches from Toklo say that, ao
cording to advices received there from
Chefoo, two Russlsn torpedo boat de
stroyers were stranded August 11. tha
day after the navel battle, SO miles
east of Wei Ilel Wei, on the Shang
tung peninsula.
Admiral Togo, In a report ta Toklo,
declares that five Russian battleships
appear to have been heavily damaged
in the engagement of Aurust 10. Tha
Pobleda lost two masts and one of tha
heavy guns was disabled.
The flagship Retavlsan, which was bit
sevefal times at a distance of 8.609
yards, seems to have sustained the
greatest injury. The damage Inflicted
on the Russian cruisers wss compara
tively slight The Bayan has not ap
peared since the engagement The dam
age sustained by the Japanese vessels
has been temporarily repaired, sccord
Ing to this report, but the Russians be
lieve it must have been considerable,
else pursuit would have been maintained
for a longer distance than it was, -
ATTACK XS COHTZSrtXOtrB.
Fort Arthur loses Three Store JPosttloaa
to Tenacious Japanese.
(Opirtght, Heant VtwJt Serrlee, by. Leased)
.... Wire t The Jfcomal.) .s-
Toklo, Aug. IS. The Chefoo eorro
nonnnt of tha Jlji ghlmpo reports thst
the Japanese have occupied three forts
near Port Arthur and ere keeping up a
wntlnulus fire on the fortress., the eon
litlon of which Is said to be pitiful.
Another fort In possession of the Jap
inese has the Russian ships and forts
is clear targets.
i -
awaxx its do wmr-AX. ;
(CopjrlrM, nnnt :. Jtewe BVrrW, by .leaeed
Wire to Tse joornal. ) .
Tien Tstn. -Aug. 1. It is believed
here, that Japanese are dHsylng a gen.
oral engagement at Llao Tang until tha
fall of Port Arthur, the fltiat asattlt
upon which is thought to be in progress.
TAXABLE PROPERTY
OF COWLITZ COUNTY
(Rp4Clal rMnpatcb The Journal.) ..'
Vatntna Wah. A hit It Tlia fnlof
valuation Of the tairable property
Cowlia-j eounty as shown by Itie a
sors returns tor J"i m:
It. kl rUte. I3.IS5 0S4: pcrsoral,
tm.Stl: t"tl value, I4.XM.415, an In
crease ot (lOS.OOO over 1302.
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