TOYS and Oifto Who EVENING. f a Copy of THE JOURNAL Are Out of 1 Tonight and Tuesday, rain; aoutbsrly wind. AH Should See Funny Sections PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 1. 1904 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. ?I. NO. S17. em RAGING STORM CUTS OFF NEW YORK FROM THE WORLD AND SCATTERS WRECK AND RUIN ALONG THE GREAT LAKES WINDS ARE CYCLONIC New York Receives Sto ries of Wreck and and Death. TWO SCHOONERS LOST ON NEW ENGLAND REEFS Life Saving Stations on Great Lakes Held in Readiness to Rescue Those in Danger. (Jonrnal Specl.1 Service.) Cleveland.' Ohio, Nov. 14. (Bulletin.) It Is feared that many veaaeU have bees lost In the 60-mlle sale that swept Over Lake Krle Saturday night and yes terday, with a possible heavy death list The few ships that, weathered the ter rific wind and in were battered almost , Into helplessness. Ufa savins crews are holding themselves In readiness to go to the assistance of ships in distress all alone the lake. (Jeer sal Ssacitl Service ) New York. Nov. 14. Winter opened In earnest over the eastern stelae aad pro claimed Its advent Yesterday by a furi ous storm which extended as tar west as the raat lakes and brought wreck to ahtprrlns. death to isigtsiBS ssl dam an to orooertv sshsst ever a wide area. tor many hours yestesSey this city was cu it off from communication from oommu with the outside world and not. until this morning were the wires working in all directions The first news received here was fro Boston, where two vessels are known to have been lost and It Is feared that the death list will be Increased or that the list of "missings" with fate unknown, will extend over many weeks. The two vessels, which are the first to be re ported as forerunners of disaster, are the schooner Arcularius, which went ashore off Nauthon Island, carrying down with her s erew of four men, and the schooner Nautilus, wrecked In Glou cester harbor, but whose crew was saved. The storm began at 11 o'clock yester day morning with a drlxsllng rain, which soon turned Into heavy wet snow. Ow ing to the width of the storm's path much delay in railway traffic Is ex pected. After five Ineffectual attempts to res cue 11 passengers from the ferryboat Port Morris which went ashore near College, point last night, the shipwrecked were finally taken off In a launch. It was one of the most desperate attempts at rescue ever seen In New Tirrk har bor.aThe crew of the ferryboat re mained aboard and It is thought now that the boat can be saved. Three "trusties," who had been con fined on the Island in Bast river, were out m a rowboat which was swept away and it Is believed the men drowned. A special from Buffalo says damage in that city by the gale that swept over the state and Great lakes consisting In the blowing down of telegraph and tele phone poles, wires and trees In the city end the delay of malls Buffalo seems to have escaped the full force of the storm, which prevailed east and west with greater fury, however. Trom many points along the Great lake the stories are uniformly to the effect that the wind reached cyclonic speed In many places and that hardly a craft could weather its' fores The storm not infrequently brought vut a wind which swept things before it St a velocity of 0 miles an hour. From every port on the eastern shores Of the lake come reports of minor losses, of smaller craft wrecked and of larger ones which are hanging in port with more or less damage done them and awaiting a subsidence of the gals fl,,M.f vessels are still unreported, and indications are that they are suffer ers So far the lake district has brought no reports of loss of life- ro QUASH St Louis. Nov. 14. Elaborate prep arations ars being made to safeguard President Roosevelt when hs visits the et. Louis exposition. WILL DRAIN LAKE IN QUEST OF SILVER (Joaraal SaaeUl Service.) Austin, Tex., Nov. 14. Search for a lost treasure amounting to mors than lion 000 In -Mexican silver. Which is said to be lying at the bottom of Collins lake In Leon county, this state, wUl soon be commeaoed by a joint stock company organised to conduct the search In a systematic manner. The company will drain the water from the lake with powerful steam pumps. The lake Is situated about II miles south of Oakwoods and covers It seres with water from to It feet dAPecordinaT to legend, a caravan of Spaniards was on Its way north In early days with s quantity of silver '- - This Picture Shows the Position of the Japanese Forces and the Tremendous Chain of Russian Fortifications, One of the Most Difficult Problems in Modern Warfare. To the right of the Map Is s Photo of General LABOR CONVENTION OPENS IN 'FRISCO American Federation Delegates Present Represent Sixteen Thousand Votes". OPEN SHOP MOVEMENT . A FOREMOST QUESTION James Duncan of Boston Will Contest Presidency with President Compere. (Joaraal Special Service.) San Francisco. Nov. 14. Confronted With questions With the greatest Im portance to organised labor, the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor opened here today with a good attendance, the delegates present repre senting approximately 14,000 votes. Nsvsr before In the history of the organisation has a more serious Una of labor been cut out for it aad the dele gates most of tbem, are here with a de termination to devise ways and means and outline policies calculated to squarely meet the various situations at every angle. Foremost among the questions to be considered is the open shop movement, fostered and vigorously pushed by the different employers' organisations throughout the country, notably the Cltisens' alliance. How this situation is to be met will. It Is expected, occupy in relative proportion mora time than any of- the other problems that are to be solved. The delegates themselves are free In the assertion that the federation is too strong to suffer by the activity of the employers and point to-the fact that (Contmued on Page Two.) which filled the bed of a wagon and which was drawn by six mulea When near the lake an attack was mads oh the travelers by a band of hostile Indiana. To save the silver the wagon was driven Into the lake and the precious contents dumped out Only one mem ber of the party escaped from the sav ages and It Cook him many years to make his way back to the City of Mex ico, where he told, his story, but was not believed and could get no assistance In recovering the treasure. The survivor Is said to have left a description and crude drawing of the spot where the silver was hidden, which came down to his grandson and It Is hs who Is maMng the search. Pomps re now being installed CHARLES SWEENY WILL ERECT BUSINESS BLOCK Negotiations that haws been pending for weeks were closed today whereby Charles Sweeny, the Spokane million aire, becomes the owner of 100 square feet of ground at the southwest cor ner of Seventh and Morrison streets and adjoining lot, 40x100 feet, running through the block to Park street The property was sold by the Port land Trust oompany of Oregon for the sum of J9l.l2S.20. It is located in the heart of the business district and la re garded as one of the most valuable places of business property in the city. A modern mercantile and office building Will ba erected on the site. The property is situated just across Seventh street from the Portland hotel. The buildings that are now located there are one sbary wood shacks. Around It has been erected modern buildings on FALLS TO BOTTOM OF ; WELL AND IS KILLED Ed Tucholkes, Near Courtney, Thought to Have Been Walk ing In His Sleep. ("pedal Dispatch to The Joaraal.) Oregon City, Or.. Nov. 14. Ed Tuc holkes was killed this morning by fall ing in a wall near Courtney. He left his bed at o'clock and was dressed in trousers and slippers His brother missed him half aad hour latsr, and going outside of the house heard groans coming from the well and found his brother at the bottom, II feet below the surface. The man had probably walked In his sleep or had a nightmare. The well was lined with jagged etones and his head struck one of them in the fall fractur ing his skull. He was unconscious when taken out and died an hour afterward. Tucholkes was 10 years of age and un married. The well waa dry. AUTHOR LEW WALLACE IS APPROACHING DEATH (Jwrrnal Special Service.) Brookvllle. Ihd., Nov. 14 General Lsw Wallace., author of "Ben Rur," "The Pair Hod" and "The Prince of India Is dying at his boms In this tows His Ill ness is due to a surgical operation per formed some time ago for an allfeent of the stomach end It la stated thnt ths dis tinguished patient can live but a short time. The general Is vsry weak and realises fully his condition, but has occupied his time since his illness began In writing his memoirs, which ars now searing 1 completion. . nearly all aides The ground purchased by Mr. Sweeny fronts on both Morri son and Seventh streets. The 10x100 foot lot through the center of the block extends to Psrk street and forms a strip la the shape of a T, similar to the property of Olds, Wortman & King, that extends to Sixth street At the Portland hotel Mr. Sweeny was asked to what use he would puWfhe property. He answered that he didn't really know he bad not yet seen it. but was planning to go over and take a look at it Later ha admitted that It would be occupied by a new business block and rented to a mercantile Arm. "When I was last here I began ne gotiations for the property and the Port land Trust company acquired It for me." he said. "I have hsd no definite plans regard ing the hotel project," oonUnued Mr. Sweeney, "and-am now , In a position to GERMANY ALARMED OVER THE KAISER'S HEALTH (Journal Spatial Barries.) Berlin. Nov. 14. Alarming news which has leaked from the Imperial palace con cerning the health of the kaiser has caused a sensation hers It is stated that the old suffering of the throat has grown more serious, and that operation, 'perhaps within a few days will be necessary. These rumors have taken such definite shape that a general slump occurred today on the stock exchange. For days the kaiser has net been .seen outside of the pal ace, and today It waa stated that he had cancelled his engagement at Kiel a week from today to be present at the launching of a new German battleship, and that his hunt set for November 2.1 to tl had been called off. The official paper of the government has not tried to deny. the truth In Its evening edition, a fact which is being generally commented upon, because It la well known in official circles that the anxiety of the kaiser hss never been aa great as now, since the days when he wss operated upon a year ago. NATIVES AMBUSH KILL TEN SOLDIERS 1 Journal Special Service t Manila. Nov. 14. News has been re ceived here that nine scouts of the Thirty-eighth Infantry company and one American" attached to the hospital corps have been killed In an ambush on the east coast of Ssmsr. JACSSOS 1 Journal Special Service.) Chariest own. W. VS., Nov. 14. Ed ward and Oeorgs Jackson. Involved in the killing of Sheriff Daniels; and John Roth, after lying In an abandoned coal mine for several days without food or water, surrendered and have been landed in jail here, 14 Miles in Extent, Which Makes Nogi, s Japanese General. Who Had take up the matter. When I bought the Dekum property it happened that I had some money idle, and as I thought Portland real estate a good thing I sim ply made an Investment In it I shall do nothing further at present. Since I made an offer to buy the Portland hotel I have tnvestgd close to half a million dollars in real estate, and I now have no more money to spare for hotel build ing anywhere." Hs added that there ars Portland peo ple who are very desirous that a hotel shall be Sullt upon the property, and that a Portland architect Is working upon plans for such a hotel. But he says be has no intention of building one at this time. "Even should a hotel be commenced at once It would not do any good for the Lewis and Clark fair," he says, "as the right kind of s hotel could not be built In less time than two years." TRUSTS WILL TRY TO EXTERMINATE UNIONS lJ Aim Is to Reduce Wage, Increase Hours and Rearrange ' Conditions. ("pedal Dispatch byleaaad Tire to The Journal) New York. Nov. 14. Six of the big gest trusts and corporations In the Uni ted Statea have joined in a war of ex termination on labor unions, accord tag to a statement just Issued by sev eral of the most Influential bodies affil iated with the Federation of Labor. The aggregate capitalisation of the trnsts Is $2,000.000.000.. and their aim is to reduce wagee. Increase hours snd re-arrange conditions so dividends can be paid. The corporations named are tbe United Btates Steel corporation, the Interna tional Harvertlng Machine company, the United States Rubber company, the Glu cose Sugar company, the Pullman com pany and the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad. Incidents of lowered wages. Increased hours snd closed plsnts during the past yssr are cited as evi dence of the wsr's beginning. Another feature of the trust plan is said to be s determination to employ no men mors than It years of age. CASTRO PUTS BAN ON AN AMERICAN EDITOR 1 Journal Special Service.) Washington. Nov. 14. A. F. Jsures. the editor of the Venesuelsn Herald, has been ordered expelled by President Cnf tro. It is understood that Jsures took the side of the asphelt enmpsny In the recent trouble and has always defended American Interests. It is believed that he Is au American, the Cspture of the Great Stronghold This Hard Military Nut to Crack. GREAT BATTLE IS HOURLY EXPECTED Japanese Activity to the East of Mukden Is Believed Significant. KUROPATKIN IS WORKING TO AVOID A SURPRISE Small Skirmishes and Artillery Duels ths Only Fighting Now On. (Joaraal Sheets! Service.) Mukden, Nov. 14. The crisis of ths engagement st tbe now famous Mukden Held continues to draw near, with the two armies, fencing for .position, as do Japanese wrestlers stretching forth hands to seise and throw each other. It Is hourly expected. The greet activity, that has been ob served In many days Is going forward to the- eastward where the Japanese are moving men and guns with haste. Kuropstkln, believing this to be the pre liminary formation for an extenslv flanking attempt, has taken measures to offset this snd has gradually swung his left wing out and forward, at the same time strengthening the forces there by sll the troops that can be spared from the central positions' Profiting by the last battle, he has also cut out a portion of the reinforce ments received here within the past fsw days for work on the westward flank, to prevent s surprise at that point The central army, however, still retains ths greater number of veterans, as ;it will be pivotal, and In case of a sudden ad- ( Continued on Page Two.) HOMELIEST SHASTA (Special Dispatch t The Joaraal,) Redding, Cel.. Nov. 14. Frank Cook, aged tT. and reputed to be the homelleet man in Shasta county, Snd Aggie Baker, aged It. pretty and 1 he only daughter of Mathew Baker, living at Kash creek, eloped Sunday, and when last seen were plying the lash to the horses they rode and were flying down the north slope of Chalk mountain, headed for Oregon. Cook Is cowboy and sheep herder by turns. He Is red-headed, freckled-faced and has a chin that la so Teeedlngthat some declare that nature never provided htm with a chin at all. Mis nose la abnormally long, and his whole appear anc one of Intense ugliness. One of the odd portions of this singu lar romance la that Cook until recently paid no attention whatever to the girl SENATOR SWEENY? Yes, if the Plans of the Capitalist's Friends Succeed. SPOKANE MILLIONAIRE SAYS HE IS A CANDIDATE An Important Conference Was Held in This City Yesterday to Further His Political Interests. One Important purpose of Charles Sweeny's present' visit to Portland was revealed when it became known that m the parlors of the Portlsnd hotel yes terday afternoon there was a conference of It legislators snd politicians from Sesttle snd other psrts of the western half of Washington who sre working In the Interest of the Spokane millionaire's candidacy for the United Btates senate. It was a short conference. That is why It was held in Portland. Mr. Sweeny's chief lieutenant George Stev enson, called It and presided over the deliberations, but so cautiously was ths sffair handled that not one of the par ticipants, except the candidate himself, stayed at the Portland, and all of them got out of town this morning aa quietly as they came, without allowing anybody to learn what had happened. This afternoon Mr. Sweeny sdmltted such a conference had taken Dlaoa. and 4hat there were 15 people present Further then that he would not discuss the subject "It would not be politics, nor would It be generalship," said he, "to let the enemy know what we are doing. We cannot go around telljng all we know. I admjt however, that a number of men who are working In my Interest were here to confer with me and that they have all 'gone home. They were from the western part of Washington. Ths eastern members have already met and conferred on the subject. The Spokane county delegation Is for me to a man snd also declared on paper at a recent meeting. This gathering, therefore, concerned western delegates That IS all I care to say." Esrller In the dsy, when ssked as to politics. Mr. Sweeny expressed himself very hopefully. "Many things sre likely to happen be tween now and the hour of the first bal lot," said he. "but we consider that we have more than an even break. There sre five candidates In the field already. Including Foster, Firth. Piles, Wilsoa snd myself, and there may be more." SCHOONER WRECKED ON ATLANTIC COAST (Joaraal Special Service.) Woods Hols Mass.. Nov. 14. Just be fore dark and while a terrific gale was blowing, the two-masted achooner Arcu larlus of Rockland, Me., yesterday even ing went sshore on the Island of Nau shon. Although the vessel struck ths rocks, not more than 100 yards from ths light house, the keepers were unable te render any assistance, and the nearest life-saving station Is nearly to miles from the scene of the wreck. The crew numbered four men. WILL SAIL THE ARROW OVER AND UNDER BRIDGE (Joaraal Special Service.) Toledo, O.. Nov. 14. Roy Knahenshue, of the airship Arrow fame, will sail ths Arrow over and under Brooklyn bridge. He will sttempt the feat early In the spring. Inventor Baldwin will Join Kna henshue here In a few days when a con ference will be held and plans for ths future decided on. Baldwin and Knahenshue will probably spend the winter In California experi menting and building more airships after the general pattern of the Arrow. MAN IN AN ELOPER and was considered as the Isst man os) earth who would be accepted ss S wooer, or who would pose, as a 'Lsehln var come out fit the weat." Only within the past few weeks did It become apparent to the girl's parenle that Cook might change his sttltuds from one of bashful blushlngnese Is that of s forwsrd and determined suitor. Finally when he appealed o the gtri'S parents for permission to marry her, they believed him In anything sSJS S serious mood snd dscllnes) hlSI BwrsSaSa slon to come to the house In that freSM of mind The elopement, however, ass I, ,, ihnuaht of and attempts fore-mil mi effort oa the part of girl to Join the man whom she flsllr I nounced she would marry, defiance of her paresis. m