" ;7. i - i ' The. Circulation of t The Sunday Journal ; 77 Yttrdy Wu It, - The Weather. ' i , Probably ' fair; ' frost tonight; wtna) Tuesday; westerly wind. . , VOL. IV. NO. 18. PORTLANp, QREGON. .MONDAY EVENING,'- MARCH -87, 1805 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. .-1 . j 5.1-y'.r..,i ;. ; '" .v ' ., ., . " - . ' . - .... ', 1 , I ; ., , w - 7.,) ' --' ' ' ' ' i ; " VV .f -v . , . , , j... i . j ..'-'.. . ' -'.. : . '- ' OF SMC ', 'i '..'-',. : .s'.-t '.-."''":'. '. Thousands of Members of Organization Take Pos session of; City. GREAT CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH CELEBRATION On Thousand People Will Be Initiated In Mystenej of - the Order and. a Grand Banquet -f Will Follow Tonight ; 'U i, v , J, Grand parad at 7 .19 thla even ing in which 3.000 Woodman wilt participate.- : There will tie five band, and - the line pf march ' wui ke Illuminated by red (ire and Romaa candles. , . . '. , InltUtory aerrlcea at :, M e - Merrill a hall. Seventh and Btarlc - , f e -atreeta. at which 1.000 eandidatea ' - " Win be' admitted into the order. ; e ; e Banquet it 11 tonight at ; . Woodmen' , ' hall.' 'Tenth and ; e waanington atreeta, which will , be attended by all rleltlng and e e local Woodmea.' . . " v Bearing axaa and attired in regulation nniforme. aa army ' of Woodmen ot the World Invaded Portland rtoday, talcing "complete poaaeaalon of the city aa the final act. of. the state, campaign for an Mncreaaed memberahlp of 1,000. ; - On" every train entering .the city Woodmen arrived thla morning There were, special and decorated car at tached jto oertaln trains, all -fUlst wlUi ' ax-bearing - eontlngt nta from - various -parts of the- state. - Darin Tn after "" 1 noon they continued to arrive from near, br ciqes., and Jt will be t .to o'clock before. Ui4 Ut of tha. vlaitlag jdelega-tlons- reaches Portland. ; r. ... . , Windows lir buslneas houses an pri vate restdeneea throughout the city were appropriately decorated In honor of their coming. . In- the pualnesa . section were numberless - flags of red, ' black - and white, and huge streamers floated, from many windows. Hundreds who are not -' members wore the emblema tlo colors In celebration of the day. Detachments and camps of Woodmen marched through the atreeta all day. Kvery incoming train was met at ths station . by a delegation of local mem hers,' and the -visiting; camps were es - corted with bands and flying colors to the Woodmen's hall.. Tenth and Wuh- ' ington streets. ..---- ' 0reat OrowC at Kan. ' " There a monater crowd thronged the halls and overflowfid the atdewalka. The atreeta were filled; ears were stopped h and forced to wait until battalions and " ' companies of Woodmen marched into the - - .At t:S this morning ths first contln ' gent arrived at the Tamhlll street eti ' tion on Ihe Southern Paeiflo train.' The - - visitors ware met by the local reception committee and officers of the order and ' inarched in a body to the hallT The t-traln consisted of eight coaches; moat of which were Woodmen specials, and . , four camps cams In on it. They were: Sheridan camp, memberahlp and a com pany of 10. under command of Captain ' Lady; JacMlnnvllle -camp,- membership and oompany of . Is, Captain Cannon; Amity, membership and company of 1(, Captain Pendergrass; ,. Cornelius,-mem bership and oompany , of 10, Captain i Kverst. . At 10:10 two other camps with large following arrived at the Southern Pa .' ciflc'e Jefferson street station. The train ' was decorated with the order's colors and insignia. On the train were: ' Dayton camp, membership and com . - pany of K, under command of Captain - Carters Newberg camp, memberahlp and company of 'It, Captain ' Batler. The ' companies marched from the atatlon to the ball and were accompanied by. ths Bhertdan band. (. ; .; ; . V Xutriuitloas for the Bay.' . ! At the hall at Tenth and Wasblntgon ' , streets the various camps and companies . - were given Instructions . for ihe day , by H. 1 1. vay, general organiser. A ., .register was kept in' which the visitors recorded' their names and the camps ' of which they were members. -v At 1:10 o'clock this afternoon the vls . . Itora boarded., special excursion oars, , and wers given a -trolly ride to the Lewis and Clark fair grounds. At the - . (rounds a concert was rendered for the benefit of the visitors. . . "V The parade at T:30 o'clock tonight will , be ths prominent feature of the celebra-.-' tion. , At the ball this morning it was estimated that 3.000 would participate. ; rive braaa bands will take part in the ' t parade, which will start from Tenth and Washington streets promptly at 7:10. ' Ths line of March ti iuuvs! Kaat n Washington" street to Thl " : south .on - Third to. Morrison, west .on Morrison - to- Sixth," north on Sixth to postoff lea building on Ankeny. - From the poetofflo building the line-will countermarch south' on Sixth to Wash ington, west on Washington. io Seventh, north on Seventh to Merrill's auditorium. Seventh and Oak atreeta - ' ' Xnltlata Oaadi dates. , The candidates will assembls at the auditorium before 1:30 o'clock. At that time the initiation ceremonies will be gin. One thousand candidate will be given ths various degrees of member, ship by a committee of officers; which wsa a DpolnteH. especially for the cere monies. The committee consists of the following) ' . fast consul j. J. Jennings. Consut- a. .CConUaued pa rare Twc miist maVi' J,sV SEEK TO ESCAPE SERVICE IN WAR Russians Mutilate I Themtelves and Take Drugs to Avoid Coins to the Front, i :U; . . STRIKES. AREi RENEWED , L IN SLAVONIC, CAPITAL Japanese Loan felling at a Pre mium Tokio Prepares for a Big Celebration. ; (Jearaal Special set rite.) ' London. -March 17. It la asserted st 8t Petersburg that as a" consequence of the decision to send the guards regi ments to the war, the soldiers there of the regiments sre mutilating themselves In order to eacape aervice. It is said that some of the guards have cut off their' fingers, while others, have used drugs to produce ' palpitation of tha heart and hundreds of such cases have been discovered. An Investigation is in progress. - ; The : Japanese loan . of . 15,000.000 pounds,- haif-of-. which is uoderwrltten. Is selling thla afternoon at a premium of' I Vt' per cent. i .The prospectus will be formally Issued tomorrow, Reports, froml St. .-Petersburg state that there has. bfen a renewal of strikes In several Quarters and that the .um ber of workmen1 now . out is placed at IS.000. V"- .'.. J Lloyd's reportf that ships arriving at Mombass, Kast t Africa, report that 34 colliers, mostly Oerrasn1' vessels, are an chored at Jibuti!' waiting lor Rojestren- skv's fleet. : ' T Business men'b associations at Tokio are-arranging a monster-celebration of the capture of Mukden-for April 3, the anniversary of the accession of Emperor Jlmmu.Tenno. 6C0 B. C ' It la stated that OeneralJ Batlanoff hsa ' been appointed . to y command jthe third -infantry , , It Is stated that Japan wilt aak as a condition ''of peace- that Russia give a pledge to build to more warships for a term of years., Such condition would be the, most effective method 'of insuring Japan Sgainat Russia's carry rtig out her plana- for a -renewal' of .hostilities under better -conditions. . - A : telephone message was - sent to Baron von, Nolken, . who' hastened i to Praga in a carriage. 'When. opposite the governor-geperal a castle a man stand ing on' the pavementMhrew-' a bomb, which. demolished the carriage and! se riously Injured von Nolken. -- , The -police pursued the criminal, ' whs escaped. Half an ' hour later - a ; man shot f himself dead in the street, j and the police think , It Is the assassin. Von Nolken-is very unpopular and hated by tha, masses of ,. the -Polish people. . iCZAB STIU FOR WAR. sUlgn ef Tenor Bxists "iat laoaoow aad' ,th,Orina.; , .,'.:.' tJoaraal Special Srrfiee.) Paris. March 27.-rTha Echo da Paris ur received a dispatch from St Peters burg which ssys that persons In the immediate circle of the csars friends and advisers declare that, peace is Im possible. It would be disastrous for the government and for thet crest I re of fhe army to-make peace at present. , The conclusion drawn from this fact la that court influence In favor of continuing the war. nns prevailed. . - v . , , . The excitement created ai Moscow br the attempt last night to kill Baron von Nolken, who was the victim of a' bomb-i thrower, baa not subsided. Revolution ists are taking advantage of tha oonor tunlty for, the distribution of Incendiary literature ana almost a reign of terror ha resulted. , Nolken owes his -life to ths face- that the bomb, waa thrown "behind the car riage Instead-of under it. The, bomb thrower has .not been ' cepturedV The man who threw the bomb at ths station Is dying.' .' ,.,. ''-'. .---. . At Talts Crimea, the situation I be CmUnued on rst ElgutJ; ,. "i'ai-,"yAtT!hif ' W j tttfliil Woodmen, et the EWorld Prom OutsldeCttnp Arriving In the City This if l I L .Crowds Seeking Admission Jfo EDNA HOPPER WINS IN DUNSMUIR CASE Sah Francisco Court Holds That ; ' Dunsmuir Was a Citizen'. f -,'df -i-California.. ': : .mi-. ' (Jearaal Special Servlee.) j San-Francisco, March 37. The supe rior court today handed down, a decision In which -it is held thst the probating in British Columbia of the will of Alex Dunsmuir waa Illegal tin tha ground that Dunsmuir was a resident ef California. The proceedings In British Columbia are declared-void, and the will must be ad ministered here.' " . ' '- i Under -the will. James Dunsmuir was executor and sole, legatee, depriving Mrs. Alex Dunsmuir, now dead, and her daughter Edna Wallace Hopper, the ac tress, of any share In t the 33,000,000 estate. . Mrs. Hopper instituted the pro ceeding- in which a decision waa ren dered today, and is therefore given- an opportunity to contest . the will In this state.. 4, .. ....,( .'I' M las - Hopper -. contested . the will In British ' Columbia, courts and waa de feated, Jamee 'Dunamulr's titles-to 'the property being confirmed. , . i . NO TRACE OF CREW" " . OF SCHOONER KL0SE '- (special -Dispatch te .The Joeraal.) ' Ilwaco, Wash.. March 87. -The achoon- er C. A. Kloae went aground Saturday night near Loom"!, eight miles from this point, and soon afterward turned turtle. Her lumber cargo la scattered for half a mile along the beach. A tidal wave cast a large part of the wreckage into the county rood. - When the tide recedes the vessel will He high put of the water,'1 The .captain of tne Ilwaco llfesaving station I in charge of the wreck. The hull is full of lumber; but it Will be tm possible to rescb It Tor several days. The deck has been splintered end por tions of It are scattered along the beach. There Is nothing to Indicate what be came ot the officers snd crew.'- r TO IRRIGATE KANSAS FROM ARKANSAS RIVER - - (Jearaal ftpeeUI Serrlee )-.: Garden City,-Kan., March 27. Irrlra- tlon experts, electrical and mechanical engineer and official of the geological survey are In conference nere- today to consider plans for utilising the under flow of the Arkansas river in Irrigation work In western Kansas. The govern ment has appropriated tiO.OAO to begin this work, and the meeting Is held, for the purpose of deciding upon the plan 01. operation. . .",-..- i '"V ji iK'i.A v . jp- -'A -''aZS- i 7r ) the Marquam Grand ANOTHER TACK District 1 Attorney . to Investigate y Reports, of : Stuffed City,. '; :'...'. ;. - IS- 10 ' l ' Pay Rolls. .' Have city employe been kept on the payrolls after' they have been; dis charged?; This' Is a question that' was taken up this afternoon, by District .At torney Manning ' for. . investigation. Al legations have a been -' made for marly months past of- such -Irregularities, and the late, grand Jury looked into it with out' being able to secure evidence to war rant returning indictments. Persistent ly the reports bsv been circulated' since the grand Jury finished .Its labors, and the district, attorney has decided to give the subject a, thorough airing. ' " v . At the time the grand Jury-was In ses sion charges were made that a man em ployed In. the city engineer's . office,, on tne second or third of, a recent month, borrowed from a broker a sum equal to hla salary .for two. months,, giving as security an - order -on .the city.-for the loan; that he . was. discharged the day following, and that the broker attempt. ed to i induce A. M.. Shannon,' deputy un der Knglneer Elliott, to retain the-name on the payroll and certify, him to the clvll-aervice.,' commission as having served during the two months. ' The at tempt, thus to' keep him on the payroll after he had been discharged- was said to have been done td protect, the broker from loss. ,. . .1.1.. ; .' Other charges of retention ' of dls charged men pn the payroll were made and the matter has been agitated to an extent . warranting -, official inquiry by the district attorney. . i . i . A committee was appointed in Decem ber by the council, of which A. P. De gel waa chairman, to look Into , th chargea, but the. committee hsa ; not taken the matter up and therefore noth ing has been done to ascertain. the truth or error of the allegations, excepting the partial, inquiry made by the grand' Jury. - . ' . . t " - ' r Mr. Devlin was asked 'to produce the payrolls and all papers relatlug to ht compenaatlon of employes during Uie past several months. It was not. ax pected that he would possess any-knowl. edge personally, aa ha has nothing to do with Ihe payment beyond accepting the return of the various officers and Issu ing warrants on the face of the return. , uwutos Has rovm bbaa. ' (Itpeetal Dtesstrb to Tlw Joaraal : " Lewlston. - Ida., . March-' 37. Conrad Layer waa found dead with m bullet hole through his head-here- yesterday. He probably accidentally shot himself.' He was unmarried and had no relatives. so MANNING IS ON -Uax.aa known I ? '' . x - i "- . .alJ,'!' S i'1'-''' .X.sli:sxeae. l'U4SUesAssl MorningsPhotograph by Kitier Broe. - , Afterneon's" , Revival', Meeting. KILLED BY SHOOKS IS JURY'S VERDICT Cooper . and Howse Found to Have Been Murdered by Man Who Committed Suicide. : . V .... f - (Rpwlal Mspateb. te The JonraaL) . Drain, Or., March 37. The coroner's Jury. In the case of E.-C. Cooper and Paul. Howse and Herman Snooks, after being out for 34 hours,, early yester day morning returned a verdict stating thst Cooper and Howse were murdered by Sbooks, who then shot himself.- - The Jury assembled Friday afternoon at 4 o clock, and Spent the afternoon and following morning in hearing testlntony and examining the premises. No evH dene waa. reported brought put to im plicate other parties. -: . .. . .. . Mrs.-Cooper Is on the verge of nervous- prostration.-' 'She was -. examined by the -Jury, but no evidence connecting her with the crime developed. ' Cooper and Howse - wera buried yes terday at Klkton, the entire population attending their funerals. Shooka' body arrived, at Drain Saturday night, and was taken to his homw pear Oakland for burial yesterday. , - J. N. Howse of Portland., uncle of the dead -man, went to the acene today to Investigate, not being satisfied with the coroner's examination and inquest. ' Howse hsd two - bullet holes in -his breast and one in his. hack. The theory la advanced that he waa shot . in , the back,, the bullet, . and copper,. Jacket separating, making two -holes in hla breast. . . . , . : . ..Three' empty cartridge . shells were found. It Is figured .out thst the first shot fired by Shook 'creased a furrow half tbe width of the bullet in Cooper's neck and passed on, striking a picture on the wall, and them on through the wall. The next shot Is thought to havs struck both men, Cooper first, and then Howse. Howse's body was shipped: to Sweet Home for burial this morning. There Is talk of-having thebuilets-eatraetedr It is supposed that Shook fired four shots. Including the one that ended his own life; ', but only three empty .car trldgea have been found, and only one bullet can -be traced id the house, the one that struck the picture, A bottle of strychnine was found In Sttook't ''.valise by the coroner, which connects htm with the poisoning case. Rf forts are being made to , find out where and by whom it was purchssed. Developments are working oat slowly, but thers Is Intense excitement In the vicinity. , " ' . . . . 'j BATS SST TOB BXsfOTAX. ' (JWbs'I Rprelal "errlre.) " ; Washington, March 17. The general land office has definitely fixed July 1 as the date for the removal of the Oregon City toad office to Portland j I::'' . v ., ...-J-..-.'.-.,:,- 'i - ' i ' . . V ; -... ... ,, ,.' I -v 1 . & r t ini Photograph by Kiaer Bros, ' , NEW TRIAL ASKED TOR MRS: CI1ADYICK Female Financier Refuses to At . ;tend Court But Has a Mi- ; j, r i f raculous Recovery.' 1- ..,1 (Jun-oal Sneelal Serrlee. t ' " ' . Clevland, March 37. Mrs. Chsdwick th's morning refused to leav the counfy Jail, to -'go to tha federal .court where a motion for a new trlaj for her. waa to be) held, asserting- that she waa' unable to, dress owing, to neuralgia. .Federal authorities ordered force to' be. used if necessary, but ' acting upon 'the advice of . her attorneys. Mrs. Cbadwlck con sented to sppesr without further protest. District Attorney Sullivan. - Assistant Garry and Attorneys Dewaley-and Wing representing Mra. Chadwlck' argued, the motion for a new trial. . The motion for a' new trial is based on technical grounds and, on the claim that the Jury was not properly drawn. The argument attracted big crowds, -as It is believed thst should the -motion be. denied by Judge Taylor., he would promptly sentence the prisoner.' ) REVENUE CUTTER CHIEF Vl . RETIRES FROM SERVICE . '. ; -j- (joursai special aerlea.K ," : Washlugton. March' 37. Cant. tf.V . Shoemaker, chief of the revenue-cutter service,-was placed -on the -retired list today, having reached the age limit for active service. - Captain Shoemaker has been in the service for many years, and at various times has been In chsrge ef the gulf district,, the Atlantic district and other divisions of the service.' He will probably- be succeeded by -Capt. Worth . a. Ross, , now commanding -ths cutter Mohawk. ' , . i , , . , ' -, SENTENCE OF WEBER IS NOT PRONOUNCED - (Joarssl Special Servlee. t - '-V-'! Auburn, Cal., March "37. Adolph Weber, who was convicted Of the mur der of hla mother, wss not sentenced today ow.lng to the Illness of Judge Prewett Sentence will ' probably be- psssed' next Monday. . Weber's attor ney win man a motion for a new trial,.. t . - -'- ' v SnrTOST OOTTBT QOlTTBsrsa (Sneelal Dispatch ta Tk JnarsaM Corvallls, Or- Msrch 37. The Benton eounty- court convened this morning. Judge .Harris presiding. ' This I his flrnt term In this county. This I the first time In meny years that no divorce cases are on -the. docket. Twenty-four ease wUJ.ba tried, .. . ,. , t Great Gathering at r,!:r- quam of Those uto ' Have Seen U2ht ; CONVERTS STAND FORTH -' IN SIGHT OF ALL' ME?. Good Cheer Gathering at Whicb Revivalists Hear Experiences'' "'o1 Those Who Have Been "Saved by .Their Efforts: :: REVIVAL PROGRAM.. i The-young people are to rally ' e and march '.this afternoon about . 4:30 o'clock, the procession form- ' Ing st the First Congregational church. ' ' - Tonight the regular aervice ; will be held in . all ef the nine , district. .. i:la'p.' m. Meeting attha Marquam Orand theatre. , con- . ducted by Ret. W. E.' Bleder-; wolf. . ..;'" -: v " 3 p. " m. Services In all dla e tricts; No. 1. 3 snd (Taylor; street Methodist. First Conare- 0 national and Vtrst Presbyterian). will unite at tbe White Temple. 3:43 p. m. Children's meeting 4. jit the '' First Congregational . q "church. " conducted by C T e ' Bchaef fee. T:4i p. m. Services In alt th e nine districts. V Street meetlnrs daily, at 0.-4S 4 'p.' m.' by- Ilev. J L. . McComb , 4 and 'others.' :.', . " ejr . eetavoo -.4l Portland learned, this - morning .the., meaning of "good cheer meeting-." . Thla same is a- meeting er .saints represent- Ing the various etangellatlo district fqy the purpose of reporting to each -other that they are having positively th greatest time going on In town. - It happened at the Marquam Orand at 11 o'clock today, with Dr. Chapman: in' the cbalr. Wben he called for report from those In the audience there wss a general response, and th number of tea . tlmonle recited would fill a volume. , ' i The Ice was broken by Pastor Mont- gomery of the Third Presbyterian church, who declared that last evenlntf when the Centenary church waa SUed about 60 went . Into an overflow meet- Ing atrthe' next nearest church, and more than 100 came forward at the call to show that they would lead - Christian -Uvea, hereafter. He elso.reported.thst . et the meeting for girls 125 responded -from an audience of twice that number, while at the Third Presbyterian .church six converts were f aJade. . A -score of . stmilsr reports followed. - ' , An old man arose In his. place ant said he had never witnessed snythlmr equal to- the work .done at the First Congregational church, Personslly he was either weeping . or oispping nia -hands for Joy alt night. - Then a young Scotchman, who had listened patiently to - outside reports, leaped to his feet and exclaimed:. s Wt reels wlorloes, ..-' "I dlnna ken what the rest of ye are dolnY but If ye're doin' "more than -was done here In this theatre by Biederwolt yesterday, ye're doln' well.' I am a con vert or that meetin-. an' i m proua ot IL Last night 'I ssld ma prayers' and again this mornln' for. the first time -In me life. An' 111 ha s ye sen reei glorious." - v ' One old man sate ne unaersrooa ineee meetlnrs were- depopulating the thea tres. He hoped they would next depopu. late the saloons.- " ' " : ,... From the White Temple came the re. nort that at least l.ooe women were unable to gain admittance yesterday for the services conducted by Dr. vnspman. One of the faithful-from district No. f knew that Mr. Needham was the, great est preacher of the orewd. though ha hadn't heard the other, and didn't know that he- would try to, if they could keep Needham.''.--. ,1 - -" -.- .-., ' The next woman te speak amid she came te Oregon In 1340,-and she thanked. Ood for this return of 'old-fashIoned religion."- At this Dr. Chapman led in singing the old hymn, '"Tie the old-time - religion and If a . gooi enough for me. -As the bymn.dlwi away the same woman rose from hir chair and waving her arms In frinttu gestlculstlons she made the theatre re sound with a flow of praise and prayer. Following the good-cheer meeting the first of the regular noon meetings took place, with . Rev. Henry Ostrom in charge. ',;'' ' ','- Tko anuus ajo. Dr. Ostrom delivered a remarkarle. though brief, sermon on "Thou si It not take the name of the Lord thy C S in vain." Hi biting sarcasm- ami 4rt -were put to an impressive .use. Hla tire sermon waa on ' "Thou- shalt t thou shalt not. snd each sente was couched In th diction of th n celebrated set, of commandments. "If thou must swear," said he, - thou to a dictionary and find thou 1 words., er go thow to school ssd era' thy vocabulary; wash ..out thy r with sosp and water and get t ' cleansed -by the fire of Ood. I shalt not teas the najne: ef t thy Ood In vain." - -. 'Do not nave a namooo r rohtlneed. "which sines lor and la alow tit nay grocer's shouts 'Hallelulshl' before t , ssks . question about Jo... " whale on the sly." The speaker took a fling st Continued en Jc 1 J''"" 1