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Jfouimaf G OOD EVENING. THE CIRCULATION OF THE J0UR1AL YESTERDAY WAS li.N0 Tonlsht. fall: Saturday. Increas- ft? ng cloudiness, probably followed mi, cuuier. iouunjr wwas. VOL. in. no. aia. PORTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 11, 1901 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OUR NAVY ENLARGES Annual Report of Naval Construction Bu- reau Issues. AMERICA AT PRESENT IS FORGING FORWARD There Are Now 327 Vessels In cluding Those Under Con struction or Author Ized. (Jour ol Special ferric.) Washington. Nov. 11. The sanusl report of Chief Constructor Capps of the bureau of construction for the navy, published today shows that the total strength ot the American navy la 1ST vessels, Including those under construc tion or authorised. Of this number 265 are now fit for service. The bureau Is embarrassed by the lack of docking faculties. The report la of peculiar signifi cance as It bears upon the naval power of European countries, bringing aa It does by comparison the . United States "well up toward the head of the list of the world's naval powers. Great Britain, which Is now and i likely for untold years to remain, the leading naval power of the world, has 834 ships built and In commission or laid up. France follows with 481 war ships, and Germany at present Is the third with 110 war vessels. These are the figures from last year's official reports insofar as made public. As to bottoms, Great Britain leads and probably, too. In point of effective ness. In this latter respect America is her closest competitor, her navy being of such recent date and embodying all later Ideas of naval construction, la the American list there are but, few vessels that would be classed aa in ferlor or obsolete in type. Oreat Britain and France both have many ves sels Included whose utility would be confined more to coast guard work than Tor anything else, while both America and Germany have but few vessels that would not be available for use In any sea and under any circumstances. America does Include in this lint, however, a few monitors, a type of war craft that seems doomed to the bone yard now that speed and lighter but stronger armor hip combined. , ' No figures can be taken as final, however, except thoso of vessels al ready In commission. Inasmuch as Great Britain and Germany are- both building and carrying enormous appropriation for naval Improvement. STEAMERS COLLIDE IN FOG AT TACOMA Multnomah Crashes Into French Ship Ceoille Traffic Al- Vnost Suspended. cSrwhil Diana ten to Tb. Journal I . Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 11. Dense fog has practically stopped traffic of the smaller craft on Puget sound. The steamer Multnomah last night decided to make an attempt to go out. While near the dock aha collided with the French ship Admiral. Cecils., The Multnomah was badly d stringed as result of the crash. There were 10 passengers on board. ncae. of whom 'wore Injured. Neither the Ramona nor the T. C Reed were allowed to leave Tacoma on their regular trips. The French ship Admiral Ceclle. scheduled to depart this morning, will await ths rising of ths fog. Testerday the steamers Multnomah and T. C. Reed narrowly missed colliding. Both were blowing foghorns, but were ejparcely 20 feet spart when, located. WOMAN BEGGAR FINED TEN CENTS A DAY , i Journal Special Service.) Now York. Nov. it, Judge Algernon T Sweeney of .the first criminal court of Newark, yesterday Imposed upon Mrs. Hurls McCarton, convicted of profes sional mendicancy, a sentence said to be without a parallel In the annals or New Jersey. "The sentence'of this court. Mrs. Mo Carton," announced Judge Sweeney, "Is that you shall pay a fine .of 10 cents dally for a period of two years and that you shall sppear In this spurt sach day and make payment as the court hss di rected." Mrs. McCarton la II years bid, and ths police say Is, a member of a family of beggars known all over the oast as "the notorious McCarton family." RAILWAY POSTOFFICE IS INVESTIGATED (Jnornal Special flerrlee.) J Washington, Nov. 11. A now Investi gation In tho post off flee department Is now under way, and la directed against ths railway mall service. Half a dosen railway mall contracts are now before the .department of luatlce for examina tion as to their legality, and under in frestlgatlon on charges of collusion by government officials, soma of whom are supposed to bo la GOES INTO THE DITCH One Dead and 20 Hurt in Wreck of "Katy" Flyer in Kansas. SERIES OF ACCIDENTS ALL OVER COUNTRY Four Hurt in Gasoline Explosion in Buffalo Two Men Drop Dead in Chicago. (Journal Special Servlcs.) Parsons, Kan., Nov. 11. In one of the most remarkable wrecks ou record the Missouri, Kansas 4k Tolas "flyer" plunged from the track while running at full speed eight miles north of here this morning, killing but one man and fatally Injuring another. Of the round score of passengers Injured there are but few that are in serious condition. ' Fireman Terrell was killed outright. The most seriously Injured are N. L Wilson, of Htllsboro, Texas, who may. die. Edward Manchester, -traveling en gineer for the "Katy" system, and En gineer Leldlck are seriously Injured. The accident came through th- break ing and turning of the front trucks be neath the tender of the locomotive. They are supposed to have twisted aldewlse. derailing the engine, which rolled over an embankment and turned completely over, resting bottom up. Manchester was riding tn the cab and both he and Leidlck were plnloned down by the broken fragments, while the fireman was instantly crushed to death. So great was the speed at which the train was traveling that ths first three cars were derailed and ploughed down the embankment, while six other follow ing oars smashed Into such other with such force that the glass was shivered throughout and platforms telescoped. Nearly all of those Injured were bruised by being thrown forward against seats or cut by flying glass. The first report here was to the effect that many had been killed and the spe cial train. which at once left for the scene of the wreck, carried every avail able surgeon snd nurse resident In this city. Considering the location Of the wreck and the speed which la always main tained at that point, the wreck Is excep tional in the fact that so few were killed and Injured. CHICAGO'S LIST. roar Men afoot Sudden and Unexpected Death Several Injured. i Journal Special Service.) Chicago, Nov. 11. Four men met death In a sudden manner In this olty this morning. William JiF Pre, a member of the firm of Wright, Nash 41 Co.. brokers, dropped dead at the entrance to his office. Edward Thlelana, the head of the Jew elry engraving establishment, expired aa he entered the Columbus Memorial building, where his office was located. Andrew Staven of Brandon, Manitoba, was found dead in a hotel and his com panion. A feus Taylor of Pembrook, Ont., was found unconscious, ss the re sult of asphyxiation. William Anderson,, an Iron worker. was killed Instantly snd John Kunkle badly Injured whlls erecting a bridge over the Western Indiana tracks, an iron beam falling on him. To add to the day's remarkable chap ter of accidents, at least a half dosen rases of Injuries less serious thsn the above were reported. A scoffoldlng on new construction work on State street gave way and dropped four men a dis tance of, 12 feet, where they landed on another scaffold three stories In the'afr, but escaped without serious injury. KILLED IN EXPLOSION. urleO to Are Imprisoned In (Journal Spect.1 Bcrrise.) Springfield. 111., Nov. 11. James Mc Ooo and Antone Murata, two miners, were Instantly killed by an explosion early this morning In the new Pee. body coal mink south of this city. Five other men were Imprisoned by tho explosion, but were rescued unin jured. - : LOGGERS DROWN. Squall Overturns Boat la Straits Companion Escapes. (Special Dispatch to Tb. Journal I Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 11. Naws of ths drowning of two loggers In John stone strait Sunday last Was received here this morning. The drowned men. (Continued on Page Six.) President Roosevelt ordered the In vestigation before the death of Postmas ter Genera) Payne, but the fact that an Inquiry has been going on for two months did not become known until to day. In ordering the railway mall con tracts tn bo examined by tho secretary the president has stolen a msrch on mem bers of congress, who slwsys protested In behalf of the railroads against such an investigation. I UNCONFIRMED RUMORS SAY FORT HAS FALLEN Private and Press Dis patches Tell of Report That Gen. Stoessel, Wearied of the Fray, Will Evacuate the Big Stronghold He Has De fended so Gallantly. SECTION OF IRON Mfi INTO HOTEL Dynamite Explosion at Silverton Demolishes Window Panes and Sash. VICTORY OF LIQUOR MEN CAUSES HILARITY No One Injured Although Sev eral Knocked Down Danv age Several Hundred. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. ) Silverton. Or., Nov. 11. A section of railway Iron was blown Into the Matlock hotel where guests were asleep and the window panes slong to entire blocks sent crashing out by a dynamite explosion early Wednesday morning. The explo sion was caused by the hilarity of cele- brators, upon returns showing that the town was to remain "wet." The hilarity began election evening and increased aa the vote was reported. At 1 o'clock in tho morning the olty was arousod by a terrific explosion. Houses shook on their foundations and sit those who had retired were sufficiently jarred to waken. All the, houses along two blocks of Water street Had the window panes broken out. One building had 22 panea of glass broken snd the window shades de molished. A hesvy charge of dynamite had been placed under the railroad track on Water street and exploded. The force of the charge was SO groat that a- section of. railroad Iron was blown across two vacant lota and cut Its way Into tho Matlock hotel. No one was Injured, but the damage while not so great aa at first thought will amount to several hundred dollars. .Several persona standing near the ex ploding charge were knocked down. The celebratnrs had evidently planned more fun, as II pounds of dynamite was, found capped and ready to explode In front of the mayor's store, about a half block from tha scene of the first demonstra tion. Among the Incidents of knockdowns and shskeups was that of a man who was standing at a bar taking a glass of beer. The concussion threw him fist to the floor, knocked the glass from his hand and sent It spinning across ths room. MURDERER JACKSON IS STILL IN THE MOUNTAINS (Journal Special Sentra ) Montgomery. W. Vs., Not. 1 1 Kd Jsrksom who shot and killed Sheriff Daniels and John Rolff, who was trying to act as peacemaker,, here yesterday, la with his brother Oeorgo still hiding In the mountains with 20 armed men In pursuit. Bloodhounds which were brought hero failed to take up the trail. The Jackson brothers are notorious ss bad men. TAOBTT DKSTQ WATSOW lit. (JoL.-nal Special , SerTlc. ) Olssgow. Nov. 11 -(Jorge I.ennoT Watson, the famous yacht designer, hi seriously 111, 2LuMa ' nPJJ1k ' ggaB JaBBaBBBBrggggggggggggg a ' gg4ggRa J 1 1 . General Stoessel, commanding the Besieged Garrison at Port Arthur. (Journal Special Sarrlc) London, Nov. 11. Several reports from private and press sources are cur rent here this morning that Port Arthur has fallen. No official confirmation has been recleved. Baron Hayaschl says that, he has received no Intimation that such an event has occurred. A dispatch from Berlin quotes the Local Anselger as containing a similar report and that the paper saVs that Stoessel will evacuate today. The dis patch reads. "Ghsneral Nogl, commanding the troops st Port Arthur, has been empowered to negotiate, with General Stoessel, the Russian commander, for the surrender of Port Arthur. The capitulation of the fortress is expected today. Japan is Inclined to offer acceptable conditions. Oeneral Nogl has bean notified that he will be held personally responsible for excesses committed by his troops." A similar report from Rome aays that the Toklo correspondent of the News paper Megaggero wires that a report has reached there that Port Arthur has capitulated. Agensla Libera has also received a dispatch from Chefoo stating that a messenger from General Stoessel Has ar rived at Japanese headquarters and It la believed his purpose Is to ascertain what conditions the Japanese would Impose should the Russians surrender Port Arthur. Among military authorities here It Is considered that there Is a grain of 'truth In tho report so far as It pertains to reported negotiations. In support of their claims they point to the numerous reports that have emanated from Port Arthur giving In part the horror of ths situation as it exists, calling particular attention to the condition of the garri son. Its sick and wounded and the scar city of food. Although general regret Is heard on all sides thst the hero who haa so valiantly defended hla post. Is to step down, nothing but words of praise are spoken In his behalf, all realising that force of circumstances and not the man, will cause Port Arthur to capitulate. EXPECTS WAR VESSELS. Orders to Observe VeuaralAy an T rmnclaoo Bay. (Journal Special Berries. ) Wsshlngton, Nov. 11. Tha fact that special orders hsva boon telegraphed to Commandant McCalla at San Fran cisco Indicates that ths navy depart ment la expecting Russlsn or Japanese, Continued on Page SlxJ One Dispatch Says That Japan Is Inclined to Offer Acceptable Con ditions and Cautions Gen. Nogi to Prevent Excesses When Victo rious Troops Enter. FILIPINOS HOMELESS SAYS GEN. CORBIN Roosevelt's Election He Says Ends Independence Move . ment There. GENERAL ARRIVES IN MANILA IN FULL STATE Cabinet Takes Up Question of Changing Philippine Tariff Full Power for Governor. (Journal Special Sertlce ) Manila, Nor. 11. Major General Cor- bln. the newly appointed commander of the Philippines, arrived today on the steamer Mongolia. He was met at the wharf by General Wood and staff and escorted to headquarters, where a salute was fired In his honor. Not In the com ing of General CorbM, however, was the' most Interest centered, but rather on what the administration's attitude Is apt to be toward the Philippines. Corbln sot. this at reat by saying that Roosevelt's election would put -a stop to the Independence movement, as the American voters had shown In a moat emphatic way that they approved of Roosevelt's attitude In these matters. There Is great despondency among the leaders of the Independence movement, as they now see nothing before them but submission or the continuance of a guerilla warfare that will last Intermin ably and can but lose In the end. Not until It became known that Roosevelt had been elected by such an overwhelming majority was It believed that the masses of the American people favored anything but a relinquishment of ths Islands. PHILIPPINE TARIFFS. Cabinet Believes Philippine Commission Should Save the Say. (Joam.1 Special Serrte..) Washington, Nov. n. The question of changing the tariff of the Philippines on goods Imported from other countries than the United States was discussed at the cabinet meeting today. Taft favored giving full power to the Philippine commission to make such changes ss are nsosssary to tho well being of the islands: The president and other members agreed and Roosevelt will on this ground make such a recom mendation to congress. OREGON SHORT LINE IS NOT READY TO ELECT i (Special Map. ten te The Journal ) Malt Lake, Nov. 11. The annual meet ing of ths Oregon Short Line stock holders was again postponed for thirty days, today. It la believed that new directors will not be chosen until after tho comnls- tlnn of the San Pedro, Los Angelas a. Salt Lake line, whsn the Standard Oil Interests will be found to be big of tha stock. BIG DRAIN DEFECTIVE Sensational Report Is Ex pected Regarding Tan ner Creek Sewer. CONTRACTOR RINER'S ACTION CONDEMNED 7 Should Have Waited Until Report Was Presented Before At tempting Repairs City Engineer Talks. Whsn ths report of the experts en gaged In Inspect 1 1 ik the construction of the Tsnner creek sewer is made to the city council some sensational dlaclosures regarding the work on the big drain are expected. That the experts have found defects there Is now no doubt In one place It Is said they have discovered thst Belgian blocks are lacking for a distance of 30 or 40 feet, while there is no concrete footings to the arches, as called for In the plans and specifications. These disclosures srs Intensified by the fact that Contractor R.. M. Rlner made an attempt to repair one of the de fects in i the sewer yesterday, but was prevented by the prompt action of some of the Interested property owners, who notined councilman Slgler of what Con tractor Rlner would attempt to do. Through orders of Mr. Slgler, Police man Ogg prevented Rlner1 from con tinuing with his repairs at 8:10 o'clock laat night. Councilman Slgler Is chair man of the council committee appointed to investigate' the sewer. For four days experts have been at wort examining th drain. Yesterday afternoon he heard through a property owner that Rlner would attempt to repair defects in the sewer last night. He immediately went to the police office, where he enlisted Captain Moore's services, who detailed Officer Ogg on the case. Attempts B.palrs. "As soon as I was sble," said Coun cilman Slgler, "I went out to Sixteenth and Alder street, where they said he. was at work and found him there with sev eral men. He. stuted that he had been told the defect was there and desired to fix It before rain came. I. found that It was s very small matter. A portion of the stone blocks wore missing from the bottom of the sewer directly beneath the place where the elevator worked. If the rock had ever been put In It must have washed out, but It may have been an oversight on the part of the workmen. It was but a amall matter, and to repair It would coat no more than $40. I did not think It advisable for him to go Into the sewer until the report of the experts had been handed to us. Then If there are any defects Mr. Rlner can go In and remedy them. He did wrong In attempt ing to fix the sewer at this time. E. W. Rlner. son of the contractor, states that he was told of the defect by a man who averheard the experts In con versation, and that he wont, to the ex perts Immediately. He states that two of them told him to fix It iner Explains. "I examined the plaoe," aald he, "and found that Just beneath tha manhole there) "was a place where about 260 stone blocks' were missing. I am quite positive that these Were placed before we left tho sewer. It was ths last work to be done, and while the cement was "green" a flush of water came through and washed out the blocks. I desired to com plete the work before rain came, and yesterday secured my material and made my dam and was going to complete the work last night when stopped by the officer. Perhaps I did wrong to go Into the sewer at this time, but I thought It wss all right, as the experts had told me to go ahead. City Engineer Elliott and Deputy George Scoggins knew what I was doing and they did not tell me to quit." City Engineer Elliott, on the other hand, aitys he advised Rtner not to pro ceed with tho work, but to wait until after the report of the committee of ex perts. Just aa Oversight. "It Is nothing more or less than an oversight on the pert of the contractor." said Mr. Elliott. "This place was di rectly beneath the elevator and waa the last place to be repaired. The cement and brick work was laid, but In the hurry the workmen roust have forgotten to lay the blocks In this place, which Is very small, snd the whole thing can be done for $40. George Scoggins was of the same opinion as Engineer Elliott. Councilman Albee, another of the members of the council committee, stated that he thought this defect In the sewer was simply an oversight on (Continued on Page Two.) THANKSGIVING DAY IN OREGON SET (Special Dispatch tn Tb. Journal.) Salem, Or., Nov. 11. Governor Chsro berlaln. In accordance with established custom, yesterdsy Issued his Thanks giving proclamation. It reads as fol lows: "To the end that thanks may be re turned to Almighty Ood for the mani fold blessings enjoyed by the people of tha United States, tho president has designated Thursday tho 14th' day of November. 14 A. I as a day of gen eral thanksgiving, ami conformsble to I. Ueorg E. Chamberlain, of tha stata of OFFICIAL INVOLVED "Zimmerman Promised Protection," Under sheriff Says. STARTLING TESTIMONY ! IN SLOT MACHINE CASE Mrs. Clark Denies Having Said Councilman Promised Pro tection She Is Acquitted ( in 20 Minutes. While occupying the witness stand la Circuit Judge Sears' court this morning, Under-Sherlff Morden testified that when he and several deputies found a money-paying nlckel-ln-the-alot mac chine in the house, 127 Park street. Mrs. Clark, who was in charge of ths place, said: "You have no right to take that ma chine. Councilman Zimmerman said that we could run it and that he would pro tect us." Mrs. Clark, the defendant. Is a small woman of dazzling bruaette beauty. 0 strongest tribute to Mrs. Clark's per sonal appearance is shown by the fact that though the state made out a clear , one, me jury was uui only .u minuiea and 'returned with a verdict of ac qulttaL Jidge 0Day made vigorous objection to the admission of ths under-sheriff's testimony, claiming that It waa Irrele vant. Judge Sears overruled tha objec tion and the under-sheriff was per mitted to give In detail the conversation that occurred between htm and the de fendant at the time of the raid. The witnesses for ths stata were the under-sheriff and Depu ties Morelaral and Cordano. Tho slot machine was taken from 127 Park street on the Bight of October 18. All the witnesses for ths stats swore that they were admitted on ring ing the bell. When they found the ma chine in the back parlor, they aald, Mrs. Clark wanted to take the money out, and then made the statement relative to Councilman Zimmerman granting permission to operate the machine and promising protection. Didn't Aoc.pt Explanation. "What did you say in reply to her statement?" asked Deputy District At torney Moser of Undersherlff Morden. "I told her that she would have to see the sheriff, that I could not pro tect her, even If Councilman Zimmerman could," was the answer. When Mrs. Clark took the stand Mr. Moser ssked her a number of questtbna relative to the hours when the house Was open and how often she nad callers. "I guess It depended largely on how often the sheriff made raids," Inter jected Judge CTDay. "Yes, sarcaatloally remarked Mr. Moser, "or how often members of tha city council saw fit to make visits. Mrs. Clark denied that aha had said Councilman Zimmerman had promised her protection or that she Is even ac quainted with him. She also testified that ths door waa locked at tha time of the raid. In arguing the case Mr. Moser read the section of the codes governing tha maintenance and operation of slotvma. chtnes and attempted to show that ths state had made out a perfect case. Possession roses Nothing. Judge O'Day declared that In this par ticular cass possession did not provs guilt. He gave hla construction of tho law and spoke of criminal procedure generally In so doing. "Some people say It is a crime to look on a fair woman," humorously asserted counsel, "but I am aura neither I nor any of you Jurymen would be guilty of that offense." Judge Sears charged ths Jury and It returned to deliberate on ths esse shortly after the noon hour. Ths Jury was out about 20 minutes and returned a verdict of not guilty. DENIES CHARGES OF COUNTESS MAJORESKY (Journal Special Service.) Seattle, Nov. 11. William Galpln. tha Nome mlnlnv man wrhn Im see it a. I Hu , K . Countess Majorosky of blackmail, threat ened: muraer ana many other crimes, sr rlved from the north yesterday. He denies In toto all the accusations made ntrnlnst him. and deeiar.-., that If any claim Is presented to the govern ment on tne grounds that government officials assisted him In executing rha charges he will willingly appear aa a witness and tell the truth. He makes a., number of counter charges against ths countess. nate said day as a day generally tn bo observed by the people of ths stsle Of Oregon In an appropriate way In return ing thanks for the continued health. happiness and prosperity of Pi "In witness whereof. I tsar set my hand and OS of tha stats te aa the olty of in