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Newspaper Page TextOOD EVENING. G Tonight and Saturday, cooler this afternoon and southerly winds. VOL. III. NO. 149. DENVER IS VICTOR Chosen as Home of Min ing Congress by a Majority of 29. PEACE AND GOOD WILL Yesterday's Fight Is Forgotten and Salt Lake Proves a Game Loser The Vote of Oregon Decides the Issue. Denver won. By a majority of It votes the Colorado metropolis was chosen at 1 o'clock today as the place for the erection of a permanent home for the American mining congress. Salt Lake received 66 votes against SB for Denver. When the result was made known. Judge Powers, Utah's ohamplon. was the first to gain the floor and ask that the vote be made unanimous. The suspense was over. That much, at least, was satisfactory to everybody, and while Salt Lake delegates maintain that they were promised support that did not materialise, by the time they reach the union depot they will have forgotten that a light was ever waged. The Utah delegation and its supporters claim that the Oregon delegation was pledged to their cause early in the week, and not for a moment was it ex pected that the home people would split on the question. But Just before the balloting commenced this morning Col onel Crawrord of Grants Pass got up on a chair and delivered a flery plea for Denver before the Oregon delegates. It had a sweeping effect, as the roll call of this state demonstrated a few minutes latar. A large majority of the delegation went to Denver and after that" Bait Lake could but concede her defeat. El Paso remained true to the compact entered into with Zlort. Wo Bitterness Today. Despite all the bitterness of yester day and last evening. It was apparent that only the best of feeling prevailed today. There was no debate of conse giiMin. Inrlnnd, the only feature of Interest bosldes the ballot Itself was the frank statement of Judge Powers that he regretted what had occurred on the preceding day. followed by a similar Invitation for peace from Lafe Pence. Judge Richards reached under his desk early this morning and dragged out the oil-can. He scattered Its con tents all around and as by a magic hand reduced the troubled Tiber, "chafing with her shores," taa rolling Columbia, upon whose billow's crest perched Peace. It was complete, too. Over In another quarter of the armory. Powers and Pence were holding a seance with an olive tree, while all ths delegates whose hearts were rent by strife the night be fore fell Into the spirit of good fellow ship manifested by their leaders. Ths argument that threatened to disrupt the American Mining congress thus passed Into history, leaving In its trodden path no more bitter sensation than the tem porary pang attending disappointment. In calling the congress to order. Presi dent Richards expressed his desire to make a statement explanatory of his re mark In launching the big debate yester day when he said It was the right of the congress to postpone decision of the question of establishing permanent head quarters If she delegates saw fit. This remark, he said, had been Interpreted by some to mean that the president's Influ ence was against selecting headquarters at this session. "This Is not the esse," continued the president. "No one desires to see fair play more than I. Delegations have come here expecting that the selection of a home would be made here and now. I love Utah and her splendid manhood. I have the greatest respect for Colorado, but above all I love the mining Industry. "Go ahead. Select your headquarters. I am not by any means opposed to it. The friction we have had here was like a thunderstorm and lightning flash. It but cleared the atmosphere. Give both cities your fair consideration, and do It like men who are big and tall, men who live above personal feeling and local prejudice. Let us have peace." The sentiment was loudly applauded. Plea for Denver. Mr. Cornforth of Alaska then re sumed his argument In favor .of Denver and wound up by saying he really felt, "brains, hsart and soul." that che head quarters should not be located at this session. (Continued on Page Two.) EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO HIRE WHOM HE WILL :(J..nrnl flperUi Berries.) New York. Aug. 2. Justice 4 Dickey of the supreme court to- 4 day denied the application, of ths 4 mosaic tile layers for an Injunc- 4 4 tlon to restrain the Building 4 Trades Employers association 4 from ordering and maintaining a 4 lockout In violation of their nrbl- 4 4 Iratlon agreement. The Judge held that the agree- 0 4 ment was not a mutual or rerlp- 4 rocal one. as It was well settled 4 4 that an employer has the right 4 to employ or discharge anyone 4 he pleases snd that a workman 4 may work or refuse to work at 4 e his will. 1 showers; tonight; KNIGHTS ARRIVE Van of Templar Army Received by Port- land Masons. VISIT 1905 FAIR SITE Chief Officers of National Body Among the Day's Guests-All Are De lighted With the Scenic Beauties of City. Today is the first of a number of days this year that will be memorable to Portland Knights Templar by reason of the passing through this city of the larger part of the Knights who attend the triennial conclave at San Francisco. The vanguard train arrived over the Northern Pacific at 8:30 o'clock this morning, bearing a distinguished party of the delegates. Including Gen. George M. Moulton, 33d degree, of Chicago; deputy grand master Knights Templar; Bev. Henry W. Bugg, 13d degree, Prov ldnence, B. I., grand generalissimo of the grand encampment; William B. Melllnh, 33d degree, of Cincinnati, grand captain-general of the grand encamp ment, and others. The entire party of Knights and ladles on this train num bers 1(5. They were met at ths station by Grand Commander George H. Hill and a reception committee, and escorted to the Portland Hotel, which is lavishly decorated In honor of the visitors. In carriages the party visited the Lewis and Clark fair grounds, where they spent an hour viewing the build ings under construction, the experimen tal gardens and the lake front Return ing by way of Twenty-third street, they boarded three special decorated streets cars tendered by the Portland Railway company, at Washington street, and 'took the trip arouaeY the loop. The expressions of admiration from the vis itors mors than pleased their Portland escort. Friendships Renewed. After looping the Heights the Knlghta went to Scottish Rite Cathedral, where -thev-ware received Pr p H Malcolm and a staff of assisting Knights, and during their stay there Ralph Hoyt rendered a brief program on the pipe organ. Luncheon at the Portland hotel fol lowed. A feature of the morning was the re newal of old acquaintance between Gen. G. H. Anderson, retired, now a resi dent of Portland, and General Moulton and other army officers and West Point ers In the visiting party. General An derson Joined them upon their arrival in ths city and remained with them during their visit. Gen. George M. Moulton, who Is now deputy grand master, will, at the San Francisco conclavs, be elected grand master, the highest office in America, and head of 140,000 Knights Templar. This is regarded as the highest Masonic office in the world, the only other ap proaching it in Importance being that of grand master of the Knights Templar of Great Britain, held by King Eld ward. "But in our order there Is no aris tocracy," said Orand Commander Hill, "the man who cobbles shoes Is Just as good a Mason as Is President Roosevelt, who Is also a member." They Kike Portland. General Moulton. after his rids on Portland Heights this morning, said: "I have been around this country a good deal, and ths panorama we saw on this ride around the loop la the grandest I have ever seen. There Is nothing else like It. The solidity and great slse of your city is somsthlng ws did not ex pect to see. I am particularly Impressed with the beaqty of this city, Its homes and Its flowers. Our party Is delighted with ths city of Portland." William B. Melllsh of Cincinnati, grand captain general of the grand en campment and personally one of the most courteous and affable men, spoke In th same vein. , Hs said : "In all candor and sincerity, our party Is carried away with the beauty of Portland. It has a surprising number of beautiful and substantial buildings, and It Is very evidently a'n Ideal city of homes. The roses are perfectly won derful to us from the eastern states, where It takes a long time to raise a few small rose bushes, and where rones are treasured as rare flowers. The panorama from Portland Heights Is ons of ths most remarkable sights I have seen anywhere." Afternoon Bsooptlon. This afternoon a reception was given the visitors in the parlors of the Port land hotel, by Sir Knights and their ladles, Including Mrs. Kockey P. Ear hart. Mrs. George H. Hill. Mrs. Henry Boe, Mrs. C. A. Dolph, Mrs. F. H. Al llston, Mrs. 3. W. Hill. Mrs. L W. Pratt. Miss Agnes Hill. Miss Bitrlce Hill. Miss Pratt. Mrs. J. O. Mack. Mrs. H. L Pkttock, ssslsted by a large num ber of Portland women. The visitors departed at 4 o'clock over the Southern Pacific, and will go to Monterey for a few days, and thence to San Francisco to the conclave 1 - The Oregon Knights Ternnlar will leave for the conclave on the night of September 3. and the delegation will In clude the following: ' Mr. and Mrs. C. W. ' Lowe, Mr. snd Mrs. J. O. Msek. Mr. snd Mrs. R Mar tin. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. L C. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Mason. Miss Mulr head. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Nlcoll, Brydon Nlcoll. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs H. M. Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Beames. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roe. Mr. and Mrs. A. K Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. George C Blakeley. Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, PROMINENT HENRY ROE. GLOSS IS PACIFIC COAST CHAMPION Defeats Shearer of Vancouver in Sin gle Shell Event at the Regatta Astoria Festivities Near Close. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Astoria, Or.. Aug. 26. Gloss of Port land won the Pacific coast champion ship in the single shell event, defeating Shearer of Vancouver and Patton and Smld of Portland. The course was smooth today and the race proved an exciting one, although it had all along been conceded that Gloss would win. Queen Helen arrived at Grand Island at 10 o'clock this morning and was again received with tremendoua cheer ing. Her majesty remained until the noon hour and then prepared to go to the field meet, which Is being held this afternoon. This morning the cutter races were held and the motor and fish boats were sent away. Numerous minor events took place In front of ths grandstand. Inter est in the championship single race was keen, although Gloss was looked upon as a Sure winner and finished several lengths ahead. Patton got second plsce, while Shearer finished third. In the four-oared shell event between Astoria and Vancouver crows, the former won, seemingly through the kindness of the latter. This afternoon the crowd Is at A. F. C. park, where the field meet is be ing held. Queen Helen and her court. Admiral Campbell and his staff and Lieutenant-General Fulton and his staff are all at the park. The opening event will be the lacrosse match be tween the Victoria and Portland teams. Lacrosse has never before been played here and the game haa attracted much Interest. The Commercial club and Multnomah baseball teams will try conclusions at the park for the regatta trophy. The Commercial team has been greatly strengthened and It Is expected by local fans that It will win. Foot races are also to be held during the afternoon. Tonight the Multnomah bowling team will meet the Commercial club team for the Feldenhelmer trophy. The local men are not in good shape, and it would not be surprising if the trophy were to go back to Portland. This evening Fred Muller of Astoria will fight 20 rounds with Henry Butler of Seattle and Strangler Smith will undertake to throw Ben Williams of Tacoma five times in an hour. Mad a Trying Time. For several hours last night friends of ths members of ths crew of the Portland Zephyr were frantic with fear that the boat had been lost, with her men. Ths Zephyr disappeared in the fog, and not until 10:30 did the crew reach the city. The hapless fellows wsre drenched to the skin and almost ex hausted from exposure. Clad in light apparel, they suffered greatly during their long battle with the elements, and for many a day will remember their trying experience. In the party were George C. Nichols, who commanded the Zephyr; W. K. Smith, Jr., Mr. Lam be r son, all of Portland, and Charles R Wright, a member of the regatta.com- (Contlnued on Page Two.) Ike Wo g g 1 e Bug is Coming to Town ! SBBBBBsT 13BBBSBBBBBBBBs! BBBBsl aWaaaaaWaTtSarKHsxaaaaat '' smJwBHHsBI BbH B Saffl fifii n w' m I L : ii Eli sf si Ibbs sk adl .awl snKis- li SIR KNIGHTS TEMPLAR DONALD MA'JKAY. L . t j PORTLAND GIRL'S BEAUTY IS IDEAL Miss Dagmar Games, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Games of this city, has had her photograph chosen for publication In the Ladles' Home Journal as one of the most beautiful children In America. Dagmar's picture was the only one chosen in Oregon and she is the only one In America who had reached the age limit, of 14, in the contest. Walter Russell, the great child artist of New York, whose price for a single portrait Is 31. E00, made the SEVEN DIE IN OIL FIRE IN GERMANY (Journal Special Serrlee.) Antwerp, Aug. 20. The explosion of a tank1 of oil belonging to the American Petroleum company carried fire to the tanks of the Standard Oil company, at Hoboken, three miles from here. All efforts made so far to check the firs has been vain. The damage already amounts to a mil He's a cheerful chap and a delight to the children. You will find something about him and his friends in next Sunday's Journal The Journal's five-story rainbow press will be used in print ing next Sunday's paper and will show the people of Oregon something new in the line of handsome color work. There will be two color sections instead of one as heretofore. All the funny pictures that Swinnerton and Opper and the rest of The Journal's artists draw will be used together with some new fea tures never seen in Portland before. ' , These incidental attractions are supplementary to a news service which is not equaled in the state. An elaborate, special service gives The Journal the news of the world presented in concise, attractive form. The local service of The Journal long ago distanced competition andiis keeping up its pace. Israel Zangwill, author of "The Children of the Ghetto" and many other famous books, contributes to Sunday's Journal his newest story. All the other famous writers whose work lends attractive ness to The Journal's pages are represented by bright, interest ing and instructive stories. If you want all the news and a pleasant afternoon of mag azine reading, you can find both in The Sunday Jou.rnal Jfoutmaf AUGUST 26, 1904. OF OREGON H. S. ROWE. MISS DAGMAB GAME8. Photograph by Gwynn A Furman, Ban Franclscb. J. selection for the Ladles' Home Journal. I basing his choice on approximated per fection of type rather than personal taste. He and many other artists of dis tinction have been attracted by the perfectly moulded features and deep rich coloring of her complexion. Dagmar hag Just entered the girls' high school of San Francisco. While In Portland she attended Park school where she was known as the Park school beauty. lion francs, and It Is likely to be several days before the flames are stamped out. Seven workmen perished In the flames and sevral wer Injured. ' Only two of 40 petroleum tanks escsped the flames. Antwerp Is entirely darkened by the dense smoke of the fire. HOAR MAS QUIET WIGHT (Journal Special Service.) Worcester, Mass., Aug. 2. Senator Hoar had a quiet night. He feels com fortable this morning and took a Utile nourishment, but there is no gain in strength. APPROACH PORTLAND Forest Fires Rage Within Four Miles of the City Limits. SYLVAN IS DEVASTATED Suburb In the Hills West of the City Is Attacked by Flames and 400 Acres Burned Before Rush of Fire Is Checked. Between J00 and 400 acres of timber and underbrush has been burning this week three and a half miles west of Portland. As a result the smoke has been thicker in the-city during the last 48 hours than at any time during the prevalence of forest flrss this year. Particularly in the west Dart of the city, between Fifteenth street and the hills, the smoke has been so dense that much discomfort was caused. The people around Sylvan have been fighting the fire all week. It started last Saturday when a farmer. Mr. Dusell, set fire to some slashings, and the flames spread to the surrounding tim ber. Since that time the fire has burned over 100 or 400 acres of land belonging to Dusell. Theodore Pointer, Eugene Schiller, the Jewish Cemetery associa tion, and the Christiansen farm. No per sons have been injured and no houses or slock burned up to this time, but there have been many narrow escapes for homes and flre-flghters. The fire has for some days been con suming green'tlmber, and this with the burning of old logs and green under brush has caused a dense smoke that, owing to the slight movement of air and the lightness of the atmosphere, hungs In the hills and obscures every thing around Portland. Today the situ ation In ths vicinity of Sylvan Is slightly Improved. The fires are thought to be dying out, and with ths eontlnuancesof cool nights there will be a steady de crease of the trouble from this time. Atmospherical conditions today favored rain more than at any time for weeks. The chief of the United States weather bureau said: Bala Promised. "We rather expect to get rain out of this within 24 hours. Ths signs are better than we have had for the last three weeks. There was a small sprinkle at Tacoma this morning, the only rain in this district." During the week there have been heavy fires across the Columbia, riven about Stella, and up toward St. Helens, and the prevailing winds have been from the north and northwest. The air cur rents northward from the Columbia draw the smoke this way, and add to ths clouds that have rolled In over the hills from Sylvan fires. With a north wind ths air pressure Is against the hills on the wsst of the city, and tor this reason the western residence district gets more smoke than other parts of the city. Little Damage Dons. The Stella fires have been burning in timber of the Benson Logging com pany, on upper Mosquito creek, and have scorched the borders of timber tracts owned by the Eastern Westers Lum ber company and A. C. Mowery. two or three miles from Stella, but as yet have done no damage to these tracts. A heavy fire was burning yesterday In timber owned by Rue A Clyde, back ff Eufalla. A. J.. QUI. who went out yesterday In his auto a dlstsnce of nearly four miles on the Cornell road, turned back becAise of the dense smoke. He says the smoke was so thick In Baiter's canyon that ho could see but a short distance. Many old residents say the smoke of the Inst two days has been the worst they have seen In Portlond for many years. The principal cause of It, from a careful sur vey of the country today. Is ths fires around Sylvan. The forest fires. In a other sections around Portland, are dy ing out. STEEL TRUST ENTERS THE PHIPPS QUARREL (Journal Special Serrtee.) New York, Aug. 2 Into the Phlpps family quarrel and divorce suit has en tered a struggle which means the control of the steel trust's property (n this state. Mrs. Oenevleve Phlpps holds the whip hand. When the Carnegie properties were delivered to the steel trust, Law rence C. Phlpps received 110,000,000 In steel stock as his share. He placed this In his wife's name and It is so re corded on the books of the trust. The transfer of Mrs. Phlpps' stock to the Rockefeller-Qould crowd would shift the balance of power against Morgan. The Standard Oil agents were quick to sppreclate the opportunity, and over tures were made at ones to Mrs. Phlpps. She hsa been enjoined from disposing or voting the stock by her husband, but that does not help Morgan & Co. They need the vqTeS to keep a majority of the board of directors and Morgan and Car negie, through Phlpps' uncle, are com manding the young man to make peace with his wife at any price. M'MIJI M f II. I. X TO (Journal SpeHal Service.) MoMlnnvtlle, Aug. It. A circle tesm of 12 members will go to Salem from here September It to compels st ths stats fair for the circle drill prise. Ths team haa been drilling for several weeks, and will contlnus up to the time of the contest under ths direction of Sheriff THE CIRCULATION OF THE JOURNAL YESTERDAY WAS 1 5.650 PRICE FIVE CENTS. MAY TURN TO A SIEGE Indications Are That Ja pan Has Abandoned As saults on Fortress. KUROKI IS TO ATTACK Plans to Drive Koropatkin From Fer tile Valleys of Manchuria, Which Now Supply Food for Russian Armies. (Journal Special gerrlc.) London, Aug. 26. According to dis patches received here from Chefoo by the News, there is now but small firing off Port Arthur, and there appears for some reason to hsvs been a cessation of operations as far as the bombard ment is concerned. It Is presumed hers that from this time on the tactics adopted will be more In the line of siego work than In attempts to bombard and storm direct. With a sacrifice of S6.000 men and practically nothing accomplished, be yond the taking of outer works, and the centralisation of the Russians, tho Japanese are said to be losing heart In their original plan. Ths correspond ent asserts that the garrison at Port Arthur, by adopting siege rations; can sustain Itself without rear of starvation for at least three months longer, by which time the war, as far as thut feature of the campaign Is concerned, would.be practically settled. He says the Japanese are making winter quar ters on the outskirts of Port Arthur, according to Chinese advices, which is also taken as an indication that it Is not expected that the fort will be overcome In time to avoid exposure from the winter blasts. 10,000 Shells JfeJL Within the last ten days more than 10,000 shells have been fired Into Port Arthur, and still there are no signs that the actual fortress points, which are after all the only plans whose reduc tion counts In the tide of battle, have been materially damaged. One estimate says that the Russians have lost within Port Arthur during the war nearly 8,000 men. It has been supposed heretofore that the campaign in the north was at a standstill until the fate of Port Arthur became certain, and that such fighting as has taken place In the last few daya was merely a general plan of harass ment to prevent Kuropatkln from tak ing any step toward the releass of ths beleauguered Russian stronghold. As If In support of the theory that from this on the Port Arthur opera tions will consist of a siege, comes ths news that to the northward more active operations srs promised. The concentration of Oeneral Ku rokl's troops and the closing in along the line of the railway and road by which Oeneral Kuropatkln would nat urally retreat on Mukden, which Is but 40 miles from Llao Tang and directly on the way to the farther outpost of Hsrbln, Indicates that Japan now pro poses to make the land campaign a hot one. Oats Off rood Basis. It has been admitted from the start that Russia need not worry over the supplies for an army of even three or four times the slse of the one she has In the field, so long as the troops are quartered near and control the basin of the Sungarl and all of the Llao ' basin north of Tlehllng. If Kuropatkln had to fall back oa Harbin ths situation would be different, because, the country north of Harbin Is very scantily cultivated. But on the rich lands between Harbin and Mukden, with all the cattle pastures of Mongolia at his back, he need be In no fear for the stomachs of his men. It is ths sheerest nonsense to talk of the Rus sian army starving in Manchuria. The railway has to bring boots and sugar and coffee, and, of course, ammunition, but one train a day will do a great deal In that direction. The rest of the sup plies can be bought In the country It is now possible according to the best opinions of experts for Russia to land In Harbin men, with horses, guns and ammunition to match, at the rate of (0,000 a month. A dispatch from St. Petersburg denial that the railway , washouts of the last' few days have been at all serious, and calls attention to the fact that nearly eyery culvert and bridge along the en tire line is now of masonry and steel. It Is admitted, however, that some trouble has been felt In the Khtngan (Continued on Page Two.) THE JOURNAL'S FINE PHOTO OF HELEN I 4 4 The handsome photograph of 4 Hcr-rt f rfinn nt the AstorhrTr- 4 gnttn. published on the first pnge 4 of yesterday's Journal, wss taken 4 by B. W. Moore, in- pnoiog- 4 rapher. of this city Helen I, 4 who In prlvste life Is Mrs. 4 Charles U Houston, posed ex- 4 pressly for him In her coronation 4 rolxs d Mr. Moore has exceptional fa it cllltiee for handling large sls 4 portraits end thst published by 4 The Journal yesterday wss one 4 of the finest specimens of the 4 photographer's art produced In this olty. : : i 4 (Continued on Page Three.), ii 4 MtMHIO M. r. Corrtgan.