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Vol. in. no. 288.
Bedly in Need of Repairs
t r and j Rapidly DIsinte -
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HAS FAILED WOEFULLY -:
;;rr:N THE LEGISLATURE
X"'. .
Practically ' All of the Machine
Measures Now Pending Are In
: : - Danger of Defeat Result
May Be Serious.
,' Several meaiura are pendlnf before
. the lcclslature in which the Republican
; machine la deeply lntareated, and in all
jf -of them ae machine ems to.be. in tin
Dilnent dancer-of -defeat. - The coniw
" .quencea' of defeat" wilt be-fa-reaehkif
rnd are likely to exert a atroha tnflU'
enee, uponTie neat atate eampalgTi. ;
One of theaa meaaures la the bill lit'
' troduced In the house by Bailey of Mult-:-
nomah for the purpose of oustlnr from
' the Port of Portland eommlaatoa Cnp
' tain Spencer and Oeoraa B. Thomas anfl
- aubstltutlna for them Captain trans; and
Herbert Holman, twa of the membefa of
Multnomah'a leaislaeiTa deleaation, and
- bot h fldentlf led with the msehin.
. The plain purpose of this bill ia to
. . enable tba machine to-raloiontrol of the
7. commission,' an and of extreme lmpor
;V wince in the oomlnar municipal eampalan
in this city. At; present the machine ia
.- almost without political patronage. With
, -ft Democratler aberif t a county clerk' who
baa refused to run his office upon mi
T chine principle's, a city anaiaear who 4a
. under no obligations to the Dosses, ana
" who will probably refuse o make his
' office a mere asylum for ward strikers,
. -. the machine la 4a a ibad pliaht. The
' - county assessor is axpected to alve some
substantial -aesletanoev especially In the
- matter of appointtnf deputies to take the
"X decanAal state census, but this will be
But a drop in we oucaec . .
VHeed'S Ooinmiaaiwi. ; ;;:
' ---It la of vital Importance -td 'ednrert
' the Port of Portland eoramlseloit'lnto as
.' adjunct of the machine, and this-is the
i purpose at Bailey's brtl. - With Crane
.and Holman on, the board, the machine
will be in control.. .
But there are breakers ahead, and
the scheme aeema doomed to ablpwrecR.
' Ordinarily the fata of a local .measure
auch as this la decided by the neieaa-
tlon from the county Immediately con
cerned, and It ia the hope or the ma
thine manacere that thlaeuatom will
be aufflclent -lo-.sllenee any opposition
. from the antl-machlno element in the
legislature. But this hope may not be
.realised.' otrona. expressions u
r --ittnn tn tha bill hare elreadr'heen
maae,"and ic ia certain. t-meet with
crlUdsss when It comes up in urnmw
-- tor final passage. -Efforts, are bln
made by the machine Isadora to Una up
support for-the bU by promises i M
' : Multnomah'a Totea fo other -pending
- measures, but the success of these af
. forte ia at best vary dqubtfuU , .
"-Even If the bill should paae both
houses. It. ta likely to be:.vetoed. by the
"aorernor. who haa ahown in the peat a
. - determMftlon to keen, the Port of Port-
land comnuaaion free f rom maoblne pol-
Itlc If Be vetoeo the bill. It will be
r ffectually killed, for there la no poaal
,. bllity of muaterlny atwohlrde vote to
overalda the. veto. ; , ; ' , .'
a Tkreata. . r.
-" Threats have been made by members
- of the . Multnomah aeiegawon ;
the governor vetoea thla bill the. dele
gation will reconsider Ue determination
4o give Dlstrtct Attorney John Manning
v- anothertdeputy. Those who know Oov
'' K.mw.rlaln believe that- this
g
-r thraallwiU have Juat the oppoalte effect
t-from that-Hitendoa. oimimr
to coerce him at peat sessiona have re
i ' suited in failure, end ha known vlewe
Upon tha subject of tha Port of Port-
land commission render it extremely un
likely that ha can be Induced to enaction
' the proposed changes. In ease the blu
pasa the two" houeee..
Another measure in . which tha raa
- ehlne ie Interested and upon which It ia
' '. doomed to defeet ie the Caacade county
" bill. Whatever-the merite of the propo
itin ' tA nraata thla county, they have
r- -been loot sight of since the advocater
of the bill Joined nanaa ' w:"
publican - machine to tha f hopeof
, . thorebyi forcing the measure through
, the aenete. Tha.antl-machlne foreea
have lined up aollOly sgalnst he bilL
A careful canvass of 'the eenatora
shows that thert cis-now no chanca of
. the blll'a passage. Its defeat will be
' due purely to the baleful effect Of the
- machine a support, and so certain la the
defeat - that it ' la now very . doubtful
whether the bill will ever emerge from
1 the senate committee .on, eountiea to
which it waa referred.
- XMeal Option Za iade4L
Still another ve verse haa ban. auf
.... .fered by the machine in connection, with
'- the Intended amendments to the local
, option law. By the teraisf.of the eom
pact entered Into between the machine
and the liquor interests, the law was
- to bo eo amended aa -to strip-It of all
ita vital features, and the Jayoe bill was
drawn with thla end In view. Every
vote that the, machine could command
waa pledged to the passage of that bill.
For more than' two weeks the bill waa
allowed. to lie In committee while' the
' machine waa engaged In drumming up
: votes for It. It became apparent, how
aver, thit the) bill had- no possible
, t cbsnce Of passaare unless subjected to
radical amendments. . - i
-i .. .. These amendments were ' reluctantly
made, and when tha . kill - waa finally
reported back by tha committee) yester
rtsy morning It waa scarcely recognisa
ble. Some of the featurea upon which
' the liquor Interests-- had U Id .greatest
'
fair; north
f . ' ' '
iiuiiiliiiBlii
Delays at Bridges Very
i: Annoying Feature; of
v City Life.
PUBLIC SACRIFICED IN
v " INTEREST' OF SHIPPING
Antique Build of i Tugs Makes
Many Openings a Necessity
;r ; ,That Could Be Avoided i
tZII With: Modern Boatei -': :
; Deep-seated, dissatisfaction exists In
the public mind over the delays 'Buffered
by street car' passengers, -pedestrUns
and ' general trafflu between east and
weat Portland, becaus of. tue constant
opeulDg of the draw bridges. The doub
ling of tha clty'a population in the last
deiaule. and the amaxlog , growth of
east Portland a ft residence district.
have created an ' immense voluse '-of
Business across ineae Driages particu
larly on Mora(son aneV Burnalde- streets.
Tha record .of the draw span on Burn
side street bridgelshowa that last year
tnia bridge waa opened mora-uian 1.
vee times.
The minimum time required for onen-
mg ana closing the draw la five mln
uteev. and .the average, ia muchhlgher
inan tnai. boata often requiring 1 and
19 mlnutesefor passage. In 181 daya of
r noqra the draw baa averaged .about
S openings an. hour,. and the average
-time for each opening haa been or J
mioui.i. ii is ijius seen-inai ins onaga
draw haa been open and publlo travel
over It atopped fully half tha time. Sea
sons .and daya have varied., and .some
times the. Obstruct ion to travel haa not
bean ao bad as that. whUe at, other times
it ham n mhaK wama
The hardship res ul una from thla state
of affairs falla heavleat upon tha Work
Inc classes. East Portlsnd has' offered
cheap and pleasant locations for thous
ands of homo builders, the street car
lines have been expended in all direc
tions, and men have been encouraged to
go into the eastern Suburbs to establish
their homes. Most -of these people llv-
tntrtherekfe employed ' or "engaged.' In
ouaineaa on me weat aide.
mall Steamera Oanse air Tronble.
During the busy hours of the laat two
daya lone lines of street cars and vehi
cles, . and crowds " of pedestrians ) have
been kept waiting- on .Burns lde . street
"bridge almost' constantly by the fre
quent opening- or the draw in response i
10 tne aemattae or navigation.. While
thla condition In large - measure pre
vails all the time, Burnaida bridaa travel
haa been more than ever congested dur
ing the last two daya while the public
waa deprived of the use of the Morrison
street bridge, - i-: - .
"Our main troubles are cauaed bv
smaU. Steamboats," said a bridge eo-glaeet-.
- The large vessels and heavy
navigation Interests In Portland seldom
use the channel through the draw spans.
The big vessels coma la and are moored
at their docks, and we see no more of J
mem until tnoy are ready tedenart.
But tha small tow boata constantly de
mand tha openlhf of the bridges, i Even
smalt . aailboata hold up public in
sometimes. 10 minuted or longer. The
ether day a email boat with two young
fellows who. were trying; to cruisa for
pleasure, tooted' their- horn for the
bridge; and' we opened tha draw three
times for those men before they suc
ceeded la steering . their yacht . through
tna paasage.-- . . . ---..,
While ha talked a small ateamboat
that. waa working, with a log- raft. whis
tled Its fourth demand wltbinjfralfen
honr tar th dr w tn " niutn.' "
"There," said tha bridge man. with a
sigh, 'Is an example of draw bridge
troubles. The publlo rears with Im
patience when wa open the bridge, , the
rivermen strain, their voices In anger
when wa doss It, and tha government
says we must obey the boat signals for
a clear .channel. ., '.
One Cause of1 Delay. "'
One day thla week an OYR. at N. com
pany towboat lying at tha company's
dock m short distance above the Bum-
side - street- bridge- wh tailed - for - the
bridge, and the engines, opened ' the
draw immediately, expecting; tha boat
to hack 'directly-through tha bridge as
was the custom, ' Instead of backing
through, the boat steamed ahead some
d Is tanoe -and - turned around.- aad - then
headed through tha bridge, all of which
required about- 11 - minutes, . and held
many, street cars and people. The tow
boat then whistled for the eteel bridge.
and Ita draw opened promptly, but the
boat changed Ite course and proceeded
to a dock above tha bridge, where it tied
up for on- hour before passing; through
tne draw.-
"A large part of the troubla with Port
land bridge travel could be done away
with If the boats used on tha Willamette
river were up to date.' aald ona bridge
man. "These towboata are the same old
style boats that were In use (0- years
ago. They are two or three stories high
snd have tall amoka stacks and upper
atgwlnaveo-that none Of them caa work
on the river without having the draw
opened, every time. It passes . a - bridge.
On the Chicago river tha heaviest lum
ber schooners and barges are handled
by small scrsw propeller towboate any
nf which would, paae under our Portland
bridges, yet they are so powsrful that
h ran do much work as twa or
three Willamette river boata." - t
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stm-om ataejur azuk.
'" ' (Joarnal Bserial teiilne.)
Helena, Mont.. Feb. 4. The house has
adopted a concurrent -resolution' asking
oongresa to extend the powers of the
tntwrntate commerce commission, atontf
tha lines of the bill . Introduced by Con-
Portland; : Oregon, Saturday evening." febriary X i905.sixteen pages.
Albert E. Mead. Governor of WMKogWti1
MAISIBBviKUMED
I .- , --v. - ' . ' ' Tr'srs-aT rs"'' ' ' fs'l aT
i in i Ao i tturn to
New York Central Engine Explodes,' Wracking Two' 'Trains'
r?-;v Santa Fe Flyer Deroiled -
i H i ;- ginia and Powder Plant in Indiana Go Up..
-iL-. Wuoraal pedal Berries.)
"Ctlca. N.: T..' Teb.e. Two -were killed
and a-acore seriously Injured ih a. wreck
on the New Tork Central early this
morning, three' miles west of this city.
The-boiler and engine of the westbound
passenger ' from Boston and New Tork
exploded. The engine toppled over on
tha eaatbound track Just aa the Buffalo
special approached from - tha west, st
high, speed. -,t . -; -: : r ;
The train, composed of eight Pullman
deralltid.i falling ovr ff"gKt
embankment. - All the passengers, were
burled from their berths.... ; i..
. The dead are . John Brenn, fireman,
and .John Allen., engineer, of the west
bound. The. Injured passengers were
removed to this city, ... .... -,
rowvi
womxs Bir Trr.v-,
(Jgaraal BsecUt MrwU. -T
" Hartford Clty. Ind.. . Febr f.rAt-J
StloCk'lhls morning one of The-'magm
sines, of .the . Empire Torpedo company.
at em pel ler, -exploded and -was com
ONLY TWO BUT TICKETS
TO HEAR JOHN UTALK
" ' r - ' . - . -y-
" .' (Joaraal tpell awrloa.) i - -"Jefferson
City. Ma.. Feb. 4. How the
mighty have fallen! . Only, two persons
bought tickets to the lecture given "by
John Lawrence Sullivan last -night, and
the heart of the former king; of the
prise-ring- la broken.' There are-those
unkind enough to ssylthat John is also
"evoke."-- At any rate, , It la declared
that ha borrowed SZi from a senstor
who atlll clings to hla boyhood Jdols.
Then - John 1' shook tha- dust of
Jefferson CUy from hla feet----.- ---
Tols to i anaiicrl i ri c Ic
' ,"" HB-famoua Russian's letter to the csar,. and Belgian mystlo'a
I newest paper are published in tomorrow's Issue of The Jour-'
". ' ' naL John. Morley, of the . British parliament, la -another of
the dlatlngulahed contributors. . ' .' ,'r ' ' JJ.l...'. . :.
, A lata photograph of Mrs. CdrneIla'Ixter-tevls-McKee and ai-
account of the young western beauty's -eventful -j matrimonial career
will Interest many. readera. . . , ,
Chinee New- Tear, what It la and what 1t means. Chtmmle Faddeitr
. IneXhe midst, of another droll adventure and a multitude of other
entertaining features enliven the msgaslne section 'of the best news
. peper published In Portland. ; ' " . ". '
.'Dm Captain haa Ma revench on-the Katsenjammer Kl!s. Maud
. the Mule tacklsa eomethlng new and gets a surprise. Mr. Jack gets
" Into difficulties, and all the funny pictures that make tha children
. laugh' will be found printed In colore In. the- Sunday Journal's double
hmagasin action, ".'. " ; ',''. ";; ', ' .,",'..;..., ; ...
. "A for the newe. there's the only special, leased wire- In" Oregon
that works, -exclusively for Ths Journal snd carries' front far and
ne'er every happening of consequence- In the worl.K ; .. .. ,
J v-rj
PaintWorks in WesOte
Jtt
iJletelJr-wrecked.-' It; la - reported that
several were killed. The concussion was
reit it muea away. .
Z SANTA FE WRECK.
Westbound llyer aemflad ta - Ariioaa
'-' ' ' and Several Are Injured. . .
"fJotnuiit Bpeclal Service.
Kingman, . rlx.. Feb. 4. Several
coachea of the westbound Santa Fe flyer
were derailed near Tampa thm-mornlng-.
Theoache(,wereatoppedwlthln afew
feet , of a deep ravine. . Several passen
gers were slightly. hurt. , -- .r -. -
. - " 9AXMT W0BK IXTLOBE
v. . 4 Journal gjiecial Rervke.V--"-i -
heeilngV-W VaFobu 4Tha.palnt
works and faotory of the Wheeling Cor
rmratlna; ffmipany tware wreoked- by an
explosion '.In oils thla morning."- Five
employes ' were, seriously Injured t-and
three , may die.- - --.v : -
EAST IS . DEVASTATED T
I. BY STORM AND FROST
v -V'.-.' . ;:.
tJearnsl SpeeUf Service.) : - - -
. Chicago, Feb.' 4. Tba entire east con
tinues In the grip of the cold wave. The
aero' temperature extenda aa far south
ss Texas and Louisiana. A. heavy-snow
storm' la spread throughout tha -central
south, covering- from Arkansas to' Ala
bama, ' Much damage Is reported to the
fruit and truck gardena of the south.
. The weather In the northern cttlee ie
moderating somewhat today -and heavy
snowfalls are reported from all states
west of tha Mississippi. .
..... . ' ' i. '
Governor Breaks Ground
in Presence of ; Many ;
Prominent People. -
SPEECHES SHOW GOOD,
WILL OF SISTER STATE
What; the r Great " Exposition
i Means to the'-Pacific ; North v
west Eloquently Expressed X,
. :-y. ' by the Speakers. r.
. r ,. v-f.v-4'
ii ? f -: - -m--r
On a crwsiy nt-ahaped piece of ground
overlooking- the esplanade, at the very
edae of the lake an .Ideal location I
will -be constructed - tha - buildlna tn
which 'the sTsUr state ot. Washington
will place her exhibit at the Lwli and
Clark Centennial exposition.
Exactly- at t noon., today Governor A.
E. Mead of Washington thrust a shovel
into the soli and turned over-the earth
marking the alta of the structure, on
Which work will " begin. at -once.-. The
ceremony' waa Informal, and waa wit
nessed -by about, to persdhs. Ths per
formance of - the Washington executive
was heartily applauded. -,- - ,' -. v
Accompanied by President II. W.
aoodertrit the fair commission and. Gov
ern or -Brady of Alaska, Governor Mead
and ataff and the members of ths Lewis
and Clark commission of Washington
left the- Portland hotel shortly- after' II
o'clock this morning snd proceeded to
the t fajr . grounds. - Oovernor ; Mead's
party -was composed of J.-J. Smith,,
president , of the - Washington commission;-
State - Sena tore - Huber Rashsr,
Carey U Stewart, O. W. Baker and T. B.
Sumner; ' 8tte Jlepresentatlves WtH.
Jlare and -W. 1L Miller-. BtaU Commla-
stoner A.-M. Blake. Executive Commis
sioner Elmer It. Johnston, Colonel A. .
Cagwin. of the ioyernora kta-rtimna.
N. Brown, the governor's private secre
tary . ' J i ''
- After m brief trip around tha grounds
in the tally-hiy the party proceeded .to
the Washington site, which wss selected
vaster-
desirous, of .witnessing : the. ceremony
had sssera bled., Governor Mead waa In
troduced by President Ooode..
- "This - ia the -governor . of our stater
stale. Washington," , ha.. said. ."Here is
where she virtually Joins hands with
Oregon to make the exposition a' suc
cess. Today we offer' her this beautiful
site for, an exhibit, r
' "The success of the fair means a
great -deal te Washington, as It does to
our own state, and with ua aha will be
found working hand in hand."
f' The fair will be an Immense benefit
to both states, Oregon and Washington,'
said; Oovernor Mead, after acknowledg
ing tha introduction. "We realise that
ln,,Washmgtonnd. are- in-tUe habit' ef
speaklna of the exposition"' aar ours.'
But there will be a greater, more lasting
benefit than the mere holding- of the
fair.' It winrconrr-through the associa
tion of the people-of both states,, the
Interchange . of - ldeaa and aentimenta,
sympathy between us.i .The people of
Washington, will -do all In their power
to help make the exposition a grand
bb,UObW&s-
Cheers and handclappln'g followed the
brief speech of -Governor Mead, Oskar
Huber,. director .of. works, then handed
the Washington executive a shovel, one
already used in making excavations for
other buildings.,. As tha governor seised
the. tool Senator Sumosr Jooularlyrer
marked: .
"Nw. governor, don't forget what you
told ua last night about youf ability to
handle ir shovel. We expect you to put
up an excellent performance.'' ,
Governor Mead amlled. - Thrusting- the
shovel Into the ground, fie turned over a
big piece of earth. .
a don't think I shall rail to -mans
good" on that statement," he asserted.
.And neither did he.. He "turned over
several ahovelsfuL' of earth and left -a
hole In which the end of an 18-inch
square beam could have been placed.'
. . The party men separataa. . ana us
members wandered around the grounds
for a short time, viewing the sights.
Assembling at a common point, they took
the- tally-ho back to the Portland hotel.
Among those who witnessed , the cere
mony and waa with tha party afterward
waa Perry Baker, of Belllngnam. Wash.,
Who had charge of the Washington for-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
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Yesterday Waa
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Held Port Arthur to; Last
DitcivrrKuropatkin J
May Retire.
ONLY FIFTEEN RUBLES
TV LEFT IN WAR TREASURY
Oyama ; Reports More .Russian
V Attack Repulsed Witru
. Heavy Casuaitiea to : ," '
Both Sides. ,
'; -V (ionrael Uperlslllervlee.) - -.- t-t
' St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. It Is rumored
here that General Kuropatkln wilt shortly-
gl ve-over- h la com mand to, General
Llnevltch, eommander of tha Firat army.
Tha report that General Orlppenberg will
be recalled is credHed-Tiere. . J.
Kuropatkln. reports thst the Russians
occupied the Village of ' Chau Tanda
Henau. Yesterday the Russians attacked
the villages of Fan Shan and Foudseva.
The Japaneae'wera. reinforced and the
Russians retired, carrying off thelf dead
and wounded.- The Russian were "burled
by tCe Japanex. Another dispatch states
the srtlllery battle has been resumed on
the Russlsn right, ", r
- A dispatch says th.-ltls repotted
In Toklo. that the Polish troops with.
Kuropatkln -are responsible for tha de
feat In the recent forward movement
by the -Russians -south of Mukden.-' It
Is Bald that a number of Poles surren
dered and Informed Oyama of the Im
pending offensive movement., Which the
Japanese prepared at once, to frieefu. ' , '
The strike In the Zenovlve district,
south' of; Warsaw,' has spread to, the
railroad and other Industries. - Employes
of- tho Vistula railroad have resumed
Lwork, The shops at Kallase are re
opened,, although the., strike continue
there. - , -. - -.v. . i.-.
CZAR RECEIVES PRINTERS.
-Journal BpeeisI Bervlcs.);
St. Petersburg, Feb, 4,The csar yot
lerdav received m committer of nrlnterl.t
terday received a committee' of printer-?,
representing Vnf employee ofihe stale
printing - departments He.,: "questioned
each of the men personally both regard
ing their work and their complaints. It
Is stated that the printing trade la satis
fled -that the csar will grant all reason
able concessions.' . , , " . -
At Sasnovica 40.000 men .are out on 'a
strike. Yeaterday- they forcibly seised
the officersbeIonglng to the management
of -the various factories and compelled
them to attend their meetings. -.
It is the , government's intention to
bring - Maxim Gorky, the author,. ancH
seven -other literary men to trial n
political charge. -
At a meeting offne provincial nobll-
Ity at Moscow it wss decided to vote for
a parliament and the emperor waa re
quested to summon one,
STOSSEL TALKS.
Saya wnrreaaer of Fort Waa "eTaoeaaary
"sxtairM, ' v. .
y - Joar-l Special Srrlc
Colombo, Ceylon,- Feb. 4. GenersI
Stoessel.owho la an route to Russia, ar
rived here today with, a number of offi
cers. The general denleathat Port Ar
thur surrendered " before It waa neces
sary.He says that not a single fact
has been advanced In support of such
a claim.
On of Stoessel'a aids aald- that at the
time c-f the surrender, the military Cheat
had dwindled from a million and a half
roubles to It ' roubles.
BtrgsiAJf nxTVLaxv. . :
'" (Joaraal Special Sorlce. f
Tokio, Feb. -4. Oyama reports that-on
Thursdar th etusslans- bombarded the
Japaneae light wing from several points.
Two assaults by small forces . in the
center, were repulsed . Friday, ; Since
February x the enemy has been attack
ing the left with two rifle brigades, and1
were regulned with a loss estimated at
700. - The Japanese witnessed the .re
move.! of 400 Russian "dead.-.! The Rus
sian dead Inferred slnoeMhe. battle of
nw nouiai. in ins - neignuornooa i oi
Buirrta, alone number too. -
nrai n. ; . -.
, - (Joaraal Bpertal Serrtrs.)
Berlin, Feb; "I. The' report thst Rus
sln. hss Intimated to Germany that she
desires peace, and steps taken by Ger
many and England to mediate In the
Russo-Japanese war are declared entire
ly unfounded. Tha realities of the situ
ation now preclude hr offer from Euro
pean powers to mediate.
.' . . saxaom ooirszxirHD.
7 (Joaraal Special Service.)
Odessa, Feb. 4.-r-Thlrty-elht of the
Sevaatopol aaUors who participated In
the- recent - outrage -which-led - to thv
burning of several buildings of the ad
miralty yards have been condemned to
death and aa a result a renewal of the
mutiny la threatened. ' The eltuatlo Is
extremely critical, .-
rmmwa mom mots. Z 'I,-
K (Jesrsal Special Bee. lea. 1
Brest. Frances Feb. 4. Fresh disorders
occurred here during tha night. Mobs
surrounded the Russian .cnnsulato hoot
ing the csar. ; The polios dlaperaxid the
iOESilSilllili
"vnrmiro. "it
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
LL-.L -l- Oil'UU
GOODiV
j.
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State Department Refu-
ses to Issue Yairant
for Consul's r
MATTER IS REFERRED TO
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
George F.' Curtis, Representing
r' Bankers and Merchants -of ;
IIIShangKalhiriarWants----r
.-to Jail OfficialA
" ' ' :V'"ri:,.:,"s '';.'.;.',:-?; f;.- l'f ,
-.'7r--n-ifJearaal Saeelsl Service. ' . .A
. Washington, Feb-' 4.- George' F. 'Cur
tts,' claiming to represent a number of r "
bankerav-merchsnts and mhwlonarlea-tf -r -Shanghai,
haa applied to I'nlted States '
District Attorney Beach for a. warrant
for. the arrest of-CoaeMJeeiwl.-Good '
now of Shsnghsl on charges . baaed on : ,
those which Curtis recently filed.- The - :
state department today declined to. issue
a warrant and referred the "matter, to the
department of justice. . j . - t '
"- Goodnow is directly charged by Cur-.-.
tie with compounding felonies, know ingly-
committed" perjury, destroying
publlo documents, - issuing frau'dulent ' -passports,
blackmail and many other
acts which, s re classed under the, head-- ' .
of malfeasance in office. '- , .
Tha accused official refused to dls- .
cuss or deny the charges that have been .
made agstnse hlhi. . . .. .::
-'it is true that-1' am here to defertdv -myaelf
against the. scurrilous a ecu ear '
tlona that, have been made.-. ,1 era here .'
on- my own- request." I have demanded :
an Investigation "of the -conduct of iby '
office In order -that L, may clear my- .
name.". r' - .
When. asked jeerillngthe specific na-. . .
ture of - the -charges against - blm,- Mr. .
Gohdnow said:- r - . ' . .. v.J f .'".;.'"- .;
TThe chsrgeshkh Isre . nuraarous-..tJ-r
have arizen out of Judlclkliualnesa.It l-11 '
Is alleged .that 1 .lutv misconducted,,
many legal cases, and these allegations ! ,
are made-by some cltlsans of this cotin-
iJ try-butmalnlythey- emanate from faiia.. ...
lawyer. .1 dun t care to discuss the mr-
tlves that prompted- such an altsrk." . '
TW111 ycAi not deny the charges r waa
asked of Mr, Goodnow.
!t rf"v"Cj TCl ,1,:. (1.,k-.
don b?lto". Ipcwn.bent
upon me to deny In tha newsdapers tha
attack that haa been made on me by this!
lawVer.'-.-- --.?.'- j -.
'But will, you not say-tltat-tha chargca '
of perjury and blackmail are untrue?"
, 'I shall officially Teply to tha ehargea
of perjury at the proper time," waa the
only answer the consul would give.
MORGAN FACES
A FURIOUS MOB
His Reckless Driver Runs Down
Woman in the Bowery and '
Police Take a Hand. .
(Joarsal Bpeelal Serelee.y
New Tork, Feb.; 4. Plerpont Mor
gan, the banker and financier, and aa
elderly worpan, SaieTTtrbor MrsMorgan.T'rj-i
whirled at'breakneck speed through 1 ' '
blocks of the Bowery - In a one-horse
coups this afternoon followed by snr
angry crowd of a thousand denlsens and
40 policemen, all after Morgan's driver.
hlamts Byrnes, sn employe of the New
iors uao company, wno naa run aowa.
and painfully injured Mra. Marie Sacco
Fora. ... -.....''''
. The accident - occurred " at'"' Bayard
street, and tha chase. In which a dosan .
vehicles were employed.- waa bronchi -
to a close st- Nassau, street,- near Beck- . ,
man. The notice wet-a renulrawt to hnirf. :
back1 the pursuing crowd to save tha
occupants of the Morgan cab from vlo- -lence.-
Ryrnes was arrested by a police
man, and at the same ; time another "
coupe waa summoned to convey Mr. '
Morgsn and bis. wife to tha millionaire's
officer -V- '- ' -'. -. - ' , '
Later In the dayAMorgan. throuah
his son-in-law. Mr. Hamilton, giura' out '
a statement regarding the accident aad -----the
Subsequent, exciting rhase ' -. -
""Mr. Morgan la 'entirely Innocent In ,
ths -.matter.'' said Mr, Hamilton, . "and . " ':
thought the horse was running, away..- .
He knew nothing of the chase , until
endcd.f"' - , : -,
CHICAGO OFFICIALS ARE
INDICTED FOR FRAUD
Joaraal Bpertal Service. I - "' '-.'- "
Chicago. Feb. 4. Indictments for f org--
ery In connection with tha Illinois Tun
nel company m'ttndxl. Involving the al
leged falsification of records-by the city 1
council, were returned by the-grand jury
today against President Wheeler of the.-'
tunnel company, former City Clerk Wil
liam Loeffler. Impnty Clerk E. It Kborn. :
former Alderman Novak and J. W. Ilia-,
gins, city printer. , Novsk aad IHgglna
were also Indicted for perjury.
REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN ;
ARGENTINE REPU:UC
tjowssl Seeetal Servlre.)
Buenos Ay res. Feb. 4. A report re-' "
celved this morning state that lnurt-
tlon has broken out In rhs Interior, uni
tary steps are being taken, to pirr.
Ita spread.
Tha Insurgents have atU' -
police nests and sn i
repulsed everfwh- re. It
morning Ihst " r
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