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' g 1 ii -. i .1. . - i i. i ' i ' i i 1 f ' ' .111' ' . i i. . i . " i i ' i ' mi - ' '. 1 ' ' ,' '' L " .'-i ..r ; t vox. ni. 'no. 170. " i GRAVE EFFECT; folly 95 Per Cent of Then Cannot Take Part In :s.y- City Primaries. 1 LEGISLATURE MUST, ACT footle CndltioB Confronts laker City Which Is Without Any Lefal Method f Miklnj Honit UouforElecHwL-- iX oompMcatlon of the mmti nanraetor are thmteMd In MMotiM ! -with Portland's municipal eleotlon oat JUBf. It tmm been VBlMTBAllV IMMMd that the noeaination Xor the various 1ty effloes would bo mads ondor the , direct primary law adopted by popular tow at in recent stats election. J It now transpires that the law wUI bo Inapplicable, and to make th reauKlag coafuelon atlU worn, th old machinery , whereby nomination war mad la part? conventions haa bom destroyed by too repeal of tbo atatutoa goveratag that u procedure. Apparently., no method re mains by which tbo names of oandUlatoa ara to be placed upoa tbo official ballot. ; The aaly xeUat lies hi emergency Ua late Uoa by tbo noxt legislature and It la quite poaalblo that fhla may bo of uch a obaraotor aa to give machine poll Uolana on mora opportunity to amis control or the city ejovernmeitt Thla obaoUo condition springs fro me iki ina w uirsot primary taw, now In force, proTldoa tbat ovary elector. r whan registsrlng at tbo county dork'a Offloa, aball doolvnato tbo political party to which ha blonn, and Mm liw fur- taar provMa that "no oloetor a hall if 4ttaHflod to -vot nor. porn kttod to voto i at any aaeh primary nomtnatuur ol ttoa voqulrad by thla law. and It ohajl bo unlawful for blm to offar to do ao. unloaa ho aball b roaiatarod -aa abovo , roqtifrod H i mam bar f -ono ot tna : poUUcal parttoa. ehooalaar and nnnlnat- i In Ita aandldataa for publla offloa ant dor th provlalona of (hla law at, anoli MMBinMins oioouap," v - . .,.r f ' Inaamuoh aa tho direct -primary law t had not yot bean adopted when th votdn of thla oounty war roaiatarod ' bMt aprlnar, thara la Bothlns om tbo K ri t ration books to Indloato tho party to which thay balona. and thoroforo - nono of thoaa who raaiatarod than will bo qualified to participate in ft direct " primary nominating election for city . offloora noxt aprlng. It la trao that ( the registration booka were reopened to- ' day for tho November election, ao that - Totaro who did not roalator In the aprlne will have an opportunity to do ao dur fnv the comlns lo . day a. and County Clerk Flelda la now eoterlna the nartv V af avarr ainlloant far raaietratlon. He aatlaMtea, however, that boa over l.tot i now naeaaa will bt plaoad on the roaio ' t ration apll thla fall. If the prllleo of .voting at tho aomlBottnc prlmarlea : next aprlna were to bo roatrlctad to - theao votera who ajro now reriaUrlnc tho roault would bo to dlafranehlao about I tB par cent of tho. votera of tbo county. Lawyera axproaa the belief that the 1 courts would not aanetloa any apeb taterprotatlon of tho haw. ven mora porploslnc la th aftaatloa In Baker City, which will bold Its city ' election In Novomber. Thar Is no op , portunlty for an amendment of th law before tho data of tho election. Th old machinery of nominating conventions : baa boon abrogated, and lawyers are utterly at aea aa to, tho method of get ting namoa of oandtdatao upon the bal lot The etty attorney of Baker City la now Investigating tho qneotton and baa . been in consul tation with lawyers f this city aa to tho boat course to pur . sua. Whatever tho dectalon. ft doubt will f Has as to th validity of th pro eeedlngs unices curative loglalatlon Is enacted at the noxt legislature. W. SL U'Ran of Oregon City and Thomas O. Oreena, who wars loading spirit m ssourlng tho adoption of tho direct primary law, have been In con sultation over th problem tbat baa arisen, and they are agreed that It pre sents serious dlfftsuKloa. - Mr, O roe no aid this morning: , v "Tho whole tbaory of tho law Is tbat ear government Is a government by party, and that those who are not mem bers of a given political party should not bo permitted to paxtlcleate la tho party's nomtnatlona. Ioaocrata are not to be permuted to take part la Re publican primary nominations, and vice varaa. The party affiliations of each voter era to bo determined by his reg istration, and he can vote la the primary only , for nominations by the pa(ty to which b belongs. -If, for example, be baa not Identified (Continued oa Pago Three.) IROQUOIS CURTAIN : IS AGAIN IMPERFECT .9 fjanwaat SpsaMl Service.) Chicago, Sept 10. At th opening of ths Iroquois theatre as a vaudevllla house Sunday Bight there was a aramat to scene which marred the whole per formaaoa iust as the curtain name down for th first time It haname caught la exactly the asms place as on the day Of ths fire which oauaad the loas of 000 lives. A gasp of horror at the coinci dence swept through the house and the actors ran from tn stage. Two em ployee soon fixed the curtain, but all iae aantaera. arsre iosiv4 la vleibea4 sw tooda, DEFECT IN DIRECT PRIMARY T DISFRANCHISES ALL THE i ''$1.00 WHEAT BEFORE NEXT ? APRIL"-T. B. WILCOX ! I . r . . , ,.. ' I ' ' Iff the coarse of a conversation this morning Mr. Theodora 'B. Wilcox, president of the I , , I ; f $L00 -W HEA T ON PETER RESTS A STAINED CROWN Corouttoi Ceremony Will he Attended 1 - kr fiCKCMlUtivei ot Ail CMi - tries Save Russia. ' (iearasl Saanal Bsrvloj.1 1 Vienna, Sept. 10. A dispatch from Belgrade says; The Servian oapltal la sb fata fbr tho ooro nation ofClng Peter tomorrow. ' Tbo deoo rations are pracUeally complete, and, la addition to tho route which the coronation proces sion will follow tomerraw.-maay ether streets have been profusely adorned with flags and boating. Th facades of many houses are almost bidden by long stretches of rod, blue and wbtte .cloth and their occupants have bung multl-oolored taptries many of them beautifully embroidered and other such objects from - the windows and sal oon lee. Tho aattoaal eolora everywhere predomlnata - Thera ara many' country folk. In town. and picturesque groups of peasants are' paradtng tho streets. Ths men ore in aaalat ooatumeai embroidered - waist coats and knee breeches adorned with big sUve . button - b woaea; -aro dressed in th brightest colors with in- oroMorea ana wis on . inorr nssda sr flaw era Intertwined In their hair. . The coronation program Bv-d formally Inaugurated tonight, when son.' aava urwtea. tho premier prs- osded by all the members of the cabinet. will bear ths crown In ita to to the cathedral, where It will be reoelved by the metropolitan archbishop In full oanonlcals and placed an tbo alUr. Ho wtU then conduct an elaborate service. which will be dupUoatad la all the churches of Servla. - The program for tomorrow will begin at daybreak with a salute of ll guns fired from tho Belgrade fortress.- At noon precisely King Peter will leave ths palaoe and proceed to th cathedral. The entire routs will be lined with troops. while too king will be under the personal eeoort qf bis Swiss guards. The oai m on tea at ths cathedral will occupy about two hours and will be of a most elaborate character. The festivities at- tending the coronation will continue through Thursday and Pride y and will Include a .review of ths -troops; gala performances at the theatre and numer ous features of outdoor entertainment. CRANK ATTEMPTS TO 1 MEET THE PRESIDENT , .' . .. J f 1 wl SnMlal Snlrii 1 1 Oyster Bay. Sept to. A man living tho nama of J. B. Reaves of Baltimore was arrested near the executive offloa this afternoon., Hs was on hla way to tbo president s bom to "tell him about aa automobile trip to heaven" that ha had taken and also wanted a priest to help blm secure a oopyrlgbt to bla book whtob be said was a 'aaquel to the 81010." Ha waa taken to af tools for ezaminatloa. President and Mrs. Roosevelt snjoysd an outing la a rowboat today. , They took lunob and ft row down ths sound. Tomorrow will be tho last day of the president's vacation. Two ar three Im portant poutioal visitors arc expected, which, with tbo work af winding up af fairs at th wummr oapltal," wlU keep the exeoutiva buey. HILL TO NEGOTIATE fQR VANCOUVER COAL HeeUl naptleh te Tea JearsaL ' Victoria, B. C. Sept 10. Qaneral Manager Ward, Assistant Manager Par rel! and Second Vloe-Presldent Parring ton of ths Northern Paclno railway, ara la th city. They announce that they will negotiate with Dunsmulr for Van couver Island eoal for supplying Hill's big t ran e-Pacific freight re. Mlnneeota and Dakota. Ward thinks there will be great development In -the province. thereafter. Ths bouse was crowded at th time, and almost any untoward noise would have created a panic van as It was, there was a percept ible' movement among these who were seated at the rear, and the house gradu ally emptied Itself before the perfona aao was ever. As showing ths superstition connected with stagecraft several of the stags em ployes who witnessed the ' Incident promptly handed In their resignations when the show ended, declaring ths PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, Portland Flouring Mills company, said: Notwiihatandhur that will not sell their wheat - Six million bushels have already been bought in this territory for eastern account, but X do not believe that all our wheat to going in that direction? notwith standing the predictions which are being so freely made. . " '' ' . " ; MI expect quite a heavy demand from Earope, and during the past few days the Flouring Mills company has chartered two vessels which will be sent wheat-laden In that direction. "The inevitable tendency is toward higher prices for wheat and I will venture my rcpu tation mat dollar wheat will rule the market before next April . 9 I' J :' KINd PSTEB OF SERVIA, CEREMONIES OP WHOSE CORONATION BEOIlf TONIOHT. OREGON APPLES FOR ORIENT; OREGON fi- ;.v',,,'i'.i,.i;m.i,i('i,,, ; -I Two shipments of extraordinary note ara about to be made from Portland ona from- her orchards,, lbs ether from her toiler mtlle. The steamship Arabia will carry B.100 boxen af Oreaon annles to the orient and 10 sen- of flour ml lleh la this elty will be aent overland to Boston. - This Is ths first time In many years that New England baa called upon Port land for wheatatuff and th consignment of apples Is far. and away the largest ever seat to the far oast from this city, or from any port on the Pacific coast Ths Arabia la due to arrive from Yokohama on September 17, and Imme diately the loading of the cargo will begin, AU the fruit ready for ship meat waa grown In the southern part of the stats, and It Is eatUnated that It will require 11 freight ears to bring th shipment to tidewater. Tboee who are posted upoa the market . I., i. ,i. i i HARD TO GET JURY IN HARRIS TRIAL .. - J.'''1. ; ' -; - fbpsewl Dweatea te Tat JearneL) -Spokane, Waeh., Sept 10. The trial of Mm Jeanette Harris of North Ya kima, who strangled the infant ohild of her unmarried daughter In thla elty sev eral months ago, was taken up In the guBsrtes sour W aoraloc bef ore- J' ing oricam ar much hls-hcr now thsnthev were last velr the. fanners FLOUR FOR BOSTON quotations prevailing thare, atate that when the- applee reach their destl tlon they will easily retail at 11 a box. Consequently, their . market valu Is 111.000. The fruit Is said to be of the hlgheat quality, .coming from . the best orchards tn Oregon. . r - The big shipment will be about equally divided between Newchwang. Shanghai, Pekla bad. Tslngtan. Oh of the largrel previous osaslgnmcnta of apples from Portland to ths far . east approximated 1,000 boxes. This wss more than a year ago, and' It hi said that the demand for the Pacific ooaet product baa been gradually on the In crease since then. The bef la gen eral tbat Oregon will soon buW up a very extensive apple trade wlta th land ot tbo ruing sun. Cotton, lumber, flour and sewing nan chines will constitute the balance af the Areeie's outward cargo. - Space oa Judge Bell." The time waa spent la drawing s jury, most of the men oallad being excused. , Only three were passed before noon. Mrs. Harris has been tn ths hospital since being bound over te the superior court for the purpose of having an ep eratloa performed. .. She la still vary weak, - saonM pax. Ilestaal .SmsM wvter) -, w.,Yok, awpV .19r-.XH ruajansloa SEPTEMBER 1901 v VOTERS OF PORTLAND ftd itif A, " ths at earner for a carload of sewing machines has been engaged. They will be sent to Japan. The cotton shipment will comprise 1.100 bales. It la a matter of congratulation that although the great mil la of Minnesota Intervene at a point nearly half way between Boston and Portland, the mills of this dty are requested to All At lantic coast orders for flour. The order for 10 cars was reoelved by the Port land Flouring MUla company thla morn ing. . It directed tbat the eonstgnmeut bo- started without delay to tbo Hub. It will be sent as rapidly aa ths rail roads can handle the product There is considerable speculation aa to why Boston m sending to Portland for flour and the onla-plaualbla expla nation heard m that flour manufactured from local wheat Is far superior for a great many purpoeea to flour mads from wheat growa la other looalltles. Is announced of O. W. Harrla A Cev. of 0 Broadway, members oC the eonaoll-J oaiea aiora ana peirnieum exonange. nrBtAE rotnro lapertal Pamatrb tnTae JfssraeL) Wardoer. Ida.. Sept M. A Umatilla Indian was found naon cioua and ap parsntly fa -ft dying condition oa the He Ira en' fishing ground on ths Snake rtver yeeOTTT. He had been shot arobaMjc bjr aa adlaa Wbaa draaa, : Xr-l Nr. eanaaKV. fa1. , aaasaaasewaaaaaaBr v t t tv '-' 1 HEROISM Of GIRL SAVES 60 LIVES ' -' t" Sumnlt Hotel at Condon Oregon, Goes Out la i Swlri limcs-Hs Sapt pset$ Hive Been Set Afire. ffaestel Dtaaatth s The esreL Condon, Or Sept 10. -Presencs of mind and rare bravery sbowa by alias Maud Oraham thla morning probably saved the lives of several gueeta of the Summit hotel; which, la a swirl of name, presumably of Incendiary origin, was wiped out while nearly ee'oeou panta fled la their night garments to a uch shelter as waa at band. At o'clock this morning Miss Oraham was awakened by the crackling of flamaa and sprang affrighted from her bed, to discover the rear end of the hotel la a blase which was rapidljr sat ing Ita way through the roar wait Her room - waa almost directly ever - the kitchen, where the Are origins ted. ' Court haa been. la session this weak In Condon, causing aa upuaual Influx of vlaltora and the three stories of th Summit hotel weaa aackea. The build Ins was a frame structure and, owing tto ita extrMnb dryness, burned la an Incredibly abort period. of time. Realising the danger, sad the noose alty for prompt action, and taking no heed of' br own peril, Mlea Oraham rushed through hallways already dark ened . by . amoks, hurriedly arouatag guesta sod beseeching them to loss no time In making their escape. As she ran she assured them that they would have no time to dress or attempt to save their belongings, and to an obedience to her Instructions Is undoubtedly dus the feet that no casualties occurred. Down the hallways fld the guests. many of whom were almost panic strick en and sought the street, where they were received by proffers of shelter In neighboring houses. Miss Oraham was one of th last to escape. , All attempts with such appliance as was at band to stem the tide of flam proved useleea, and In a short time the building waa consumed, aa was also aa adjoining residence which stood ao clone that water couid .not be effectively The hotel was owned by a company, and with Its oontents was totally de stroyed, Oa It thera. waa (2.000 Insur ance. The residence adjoining waa owned by W. A. Darling, and was Insured for 1700. The total loss, approximates between 17,000 and 1 10.000. ITALIANS ATTACK- . AMERICAN CONSUL (Joereel Spirts I service.) Genera, Sept 10. H, - U Washington, American consul. Buffered rougb treat ment at th hands of a crowd of work men near Coppert today. The consul, wttb hla wife and a party of friends. automoblllng, ran . Into a cow. The owner of the animal and a party of Ital ian workmen attacked the automobile party with stones. Washington was severely wounded in the head. Other with him sustained alight Injuries. The party escaped by dashing at full speed through the mob. ' (SaeHal Dfapetek te Tee liaraatV Lswlston, Idaho, Sept I. J. P. Sut ton, an employe of th Oregon Short Una while working with a bridge gang, was .killed by betng hit by an engine near Welaer yeaterday. He was aged 11 yaara, and bis parents live I Parle, Sept 10. The Rugiiri fire works factory at St Denis, which sup pi lea the whole of France with pyrotech nics, wsa destroyed by aa explosion today. SL00 ' W H E A T TAKES NAP ON I8TH STORY WINDOW LEDGE - tJearaal Sseelsl fterrls.) New York, Sept 10. The tenants In an office building In th neighborhood of the elty hall yeaterday observed a man' arm and one foot hanging over a window redge on the llth story of tha American Tract Society building. Investigation showed that the owner waa asleep on a narrow ledge and waa supporting bis bssd en his left hand. The iarirr nf te building was noti fied, and h- t Brandenburvr. a window ct o on th tt ana. .... PRICE FIVE CENT8. JAPANESE VICTORS Captnre Two Important Outlying Forts North, of Port Arthur. ' BATTLE ON AT MUKDEN ftwne Newspaper Hears That InroU Is Bcpilinf Hit Liu ftp, I i tatement But Witi Vastly Superior Farces.) - -r- -I A (iosraal raeriai serrlca.) . ' Shanghai. Sept 10. (Bulletin. The general attack oA Port Arthur, which. haaen Mondav and in erhlca the Jaoaa ess flvet la co-operating, was resumed this stomlng. - . --t. t . r- The Japaness" have captured two Im portant forts on either aide of Sueuuay- ing, north of Port Arthur. , ilearaal. apadsl sarvkn, :. Isondon, Sept 10. The Cbafoo corre spondent of- Router's agency reports that ft general attack on Pert Arthur was begun before daybreak yesterday. continuing until nightfall. It is believed that the object of the Japaoeas waa te oaptara the mala forte to the northeast "The agbtlac" ssys the oorreepond- snt "was as desperate as sny that bag taken nlaee alnce tnoae. Initial actlona wherein ' the Japanese soldiers died by thousands, - n "The Japaness fleet appeared at eloss quarters and began a bomoardment With every gun that bad weight enough to carry projectiles to the outer fortreaeea. At the same time Are burst from every gun that has been mounted within the past few weeks' operations and a ter rific hammering of the Russian forts inlted. "In a large percentage of oases where heavier guns were used ths , Ruse lens were totally unable to effectively reply. of their ammunition, .Which palpably; ', lacked carrying power, "It la not known here. says the dis patch, "that any assaults mare .nude , beyond those to the north and east News received bars from a source that ban be considered aa fairly good, ssys that two sssaults were mads on two outlying forts, but tbat these were re- sortie te most their adversaries and succeeded la routing them," In London It Is believed that the at- more general character and that the fnrtreaa. deanlte.the nliantrv of Its defense, oca but fall with la a few dare, or noaalblr houre. The Japanese pren- painataking, according to all ftdvlcea re oelved here tor weeks, that the snd can be nothing other than defeat fee , Stoesset .... Advaatags ta Pes. iJeeraal bpeetal servke. Roma, Bept 10. A dispatch to tho Agenxla Uberla says that a great battle has commenced at Mukden. General KurokL after a wide opening movement oroaaed the Hun river and attacked the Rueelaa right flank with 100.000 troops. The Japanese force is three times greater than that of the Rues tana, and conditions m the vicinity are almost identical with thoss at Llao Yang, ex cept that the Russian positions ara In ferior. , . , . ties ba VMsk Ueereal Seerlsl aarvke.) St Petersburg. Sept 1. Oeneral Stoeaael aenda the following, andsr date of September 15: "The enemy continues a dally bom bardment of the forts and batteries In side the fortreaa The wounded are re covering aod eager to resume their (Continued en Pag Two.) Ilous position. 'A year saw Brandenhars; went to sleep In a simitar piece on lha 10th floor of ths Platlroa buli ling. In exphinuUon he save tt t i. " height do'S not rhks h n o eleepy. He says he kni no at great helsht and ti t on tons be he taken a -like it without lr When 4rm- i awakenMl fjgomssJUi swornvs Mtltll Tatai ef tea plates S N - eTaaaaaso Axe Basnlaift, '
