The Oregon daily journal., March 28, 1905, Image 1

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The Circulation
v--'.,- Tia Ve?"ar.
1 Tonight ' and Wednatlay, shoW
era; southerly wind, v
A..
vol. iv. No.ra."
Maurice Thompson Beats
liiDaupterOYeLlIecd
v With Pitcher.
FEARING' HE HAS KILLED
HER, FLEES FROM HOME
4 Unfortunate ; Girk Wag Earner of
. the Family, Ashamed to Go
f to Work, and is Found
''.' "Weeping in Alley, r r
Thinking he had killed bis 11-year-old
-' daughter Mabel, whom be Bad choked
' and beaten with glass pitcher, Maurice
' I Thompson fled from hie home near the
ifalr grounds tola morning. A warrant
for Thompson's arreat waa laaued In the
. : police oourt on complaint of C C
' Naeve. proprietor of the Soott restsu
t rant, who charges htm with assault and
' battery. Owing to the aa-cravated na-
' ture of the assault. U u. prahaDia that
"the fatheC of the maltreated firl will
1 also be charted with, threatening to kid,
which constltutea a felony,
Mlaa Thompson Urea with her. father
i and mother and younger brother on ar
new hm moored near the fair arounda
. ; She Is employed aa cashier at the Hoott
" , and on aeoount of her pretty face and
obliging disposition has .made herself
I popular with the. patrons of her in
' ployer. t Her wages have gone - toward
- the support of the family. . v
The girl's labor ends at T o'clock la
the i evening, and she hss been accus-
tomed to going hotne aa sooa aa aha left
the reataurant. Last evening, however,
her aunt telephoned the girl to, meet her
.at Fourth and Washington streets at I
, o'clock and -aee the parades- She wt
to the meeting-place, but In the dense
crowd could not find her aunt. She saw
the parade and then went home. -....
Net'tavwia whs epi the-girl ae
: late, her mother grew apprehensive that
' harm might have befallea her, and went
te the end .of the car line to wait for
. her. When Mlsa Thompson and her
. mother -reached heme her father up
braided ' her for causing her -mother
? worry and keeping her up ao late, v .
. 'i This morning he worked fflmaelf Into
-m rage at the breakfast table and. and
denly grabbing an iron poker, tried to
atrlke his daughter. 1 Mrs. - Thompson
t grasped him by the arm and saved her
at first, but In a- abort time afterward
the brutal father hurled a glass sugar
bow! at the glrL She dodged the rats
. slle. whereupon he caught Op a glass
- pitcher and struca ner iwioe on me
head, choking her at the name time and
rendering her Insensible. She fell to the
floor, with the blood pouring from two
wounds In the scalp. Evidently bellev-
lng he had killed hie 'daughter,. Thomp
son seised his hat and fled. - v ' .
The frightened mother helped to re
'auscitate her daughter and stanched the
flow of blood as well aa aha could. The
dress the girl wore had to be changed,
iaaJt WM soaked With blood. When she
- reached the restaurant she waa ashamed
- to enter, and stood sobbing In aq alley
In the rear. Mrs. Ada Anderson-, a wait
, reas. found her there and heard, her
story. ' Mr. Naeve. the proprietor, waa
also told of tha affair. . .. .
Mrs. Aaderson took the girl to Dr.
' eanford - Whiting, who dressed the
wounds on her scsJn. Mlsa Thompson
waw then taken to Mm. Anderson's room
' 'and placed In bed. Naere In the mean
time 'hurried to the police station' and
swore to a complaint agatnat the un
natural father. ,. ..-;.
SEASON FOR CYCLONES
v ; IS OPENED IN KANSAS!
'. : , (jrssraal Special Benlee.1
Gardner. Kan..' waa partlafly wrecked
by high winds last night. Incomplete re
ports say that . the " Baptist church,
several houses and many barns were
wrecked. ' " ' '"v ' '' ' ;" ' 1
Gardner la a town of population
' situated In Johnson county, (0 miles
; southeast of Kanaaa City. , . (
EARL GRAY INVITED i !
I BY INDIANS TO, FAIR
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f (Jetrsel Bpeelsl aerrlee.)
Montreal, March S. Oovemor Gen--rral
Earl Oreyliaa been invited "by chiefs
of the Indian tribes to attand a monster
pow-wbw to be held at New, Westmln
" ster, B. C during the Dominion fair In
. September, and he has accepted the.lnrl
; tatlon. !--. :', .. ? . ' V :"! '
C H I CAGOSH
A, "SHERRY DIN NER"!
- ' V (Jooraal Seedel Servlee.)
, Chicago, March Js.Ps rents ; and
' other relatives of the members of the
-Iceland club, a soclsl orgunlsatlon lo
cated in the awatlest .; portion of the
; i fashionable- north.' aide,-are- still gasp
ing with Indignation aa tha meager ce
:i talis of a "sUg" party given at the
club Saturday night are. leaking eat. .
Seven hundred young men. ranging In
p years from It to :5. .mad up the audl
' i ene. - A girl billed as Mamie DelsnO.
oriental dancer, waa the star performer,
- When, she appeared- to 'beffln . her
; dance she was not provided with any too
many clothes, and . aa the ... serpentine
evolutions progresaed. te the.wUd ap-
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VOAT TUE CAHAL
, VILL DO FOR CITY
Geru j. F. Bristow Is Hefe Fro'm
i Panama' on a Tour ; of
inspection. ..... vv
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER
" OF THE PRESIDENT
On Report Will Largely Depend
Government's Acti6n-in
tTransportation Facilities. '
As ra- special oommUsioner of FreeW
dent Roosevelt. J-'.-T. Bristow .arrived in
Portland this morning, from. Panama.
where be haa been making an exhaustive
InvaattgaUoa of traffic conditions la
connection with, the Panama railroad
serosa the isthmus and tha Panama rail
road steamship line -operating Detwees
Cologne and New Orleans and New York.
Hla visit to roruano- la ror toe purpose
of learning what bearing; tha isthmus
transportation question haa an tha- do
meetlo and export shipping trade pt this
- - V . ' ' .
Mr. Bristow, or -general. - aa na m
called by " reason of hla noteworthy
career ae foorth assistant poatmaater-
general, fa accompanied by hla secretary.
i. T. Watson, and Is making reoerd
of the facts he gathers, upon which he
will base a. report to the president, and
this report . will, largely . Influence the
course of the government In Its relation
to the Pacific Mall Steamship contract,
tha one ration of the Panama railroad.
and the final disposition of the Panama
railroad steamship line. . r " -.
The last named steamahlp Una la re
garded aa something of an elephant an
the government's hands, and It haa not
bean decided whether to aell tha line
or continue to, operate It under govern
ment aosplces. - This line consists of
three steamships owned by the govern
ment' and two chartered vassals. - '
It -Is understood that tha government
la willing to do whatever appears to beat
conserve tha commercial Intereata of the
Paclf la coast Should it appear, after
Investigation, that the operation of the
steamship line , In connection with the
railroad-will- be an advantage to . the
public, the line wlU.be, retained by -the
government which aoqulred It- along
with the railroad and .canal lights from
the French -Panama Canal company.
"General Brtetow- saM:; '.. ? " .
- "My mission here la . to learn what
relation ' Portland commercial ' Intereata
bear to the 'traffic situation 'st' Panama,
and - how , the - Panama railroad-.- aad
steamship' line affecta, Portland's com
merce , with, the ports of ,the Atlsntle
coast states and Kuropean ' countries.
The object ofecrfrtng this' Information
la to assist - the- government rn ' formu
lating a policy In the management of
the. Panama -transportation ,llnea that
will beat conserve the -, pubtlo'lnter-
SStS."-- u-fi) i- i V '
JYesidont Roosevelt-; In-' .giving, him
hta , com mission - for , the : task, .ordered
that he should "visit tha port of the Pa
cific coast' the Isthmus of "Panama. New
York,' and- such other 'porta 'as -may be
necessary,' to make an' Investigation Into
th present trade conditions and freight
rate between ' the Atlantic and ' Pacific
coasts, across the Isthmus -of -Panama.
and between- the west coast ' of 'South
America and the east coast of the United
States -and Burope, for the purpose of
determining, the best - policy' 'te be pur
sued In the management of the -Panama
Railroad company." ' ... ' ,
His work hem will keep him; in Port-
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QCKEDtBYt!
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plause of the audience, 'she began ' to
divest herself of what little she wore
In the way of garments. ",'
She first dispensed with a small shoul
der cape, then followed a pink skirt.
. -. Money of sll denomlnstlons begsn to
rattle at her feet and she stopped In
her dance and made several 'deposits in'
the "lisle thread" bank. .-, .
Then aha stepped off ' the ' stage a
moment and - returned -clad -only in s
extremely thin jmuse robe. .,.'
Whether through exhaustion, or 'aa a
fitting cllmsx to the dance, that almost
started a riot she looeed the robe at
her throat It fell 'about her feet and
she amlllfigly bowed to the shrieking
audience, vied only la tha "altogether.''
POKTLAliD, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING.'-MARCIL;
Woodmen of the World at Banquet JTablcs
1 eeee
ROSStAO
.-. '- . :'.- . ..... -, ' , ,
THAT BLEW UP THE MAINE!
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J. ' . few-York, March i uessler Roeseau. the , dynamiter awaiting sentence in the tombs for sending a box
of -dynamite to the Ounard liner Umbrla two years ago, today confessed that he sold Infernal machines to the
Cuban filibusters, one of which was used- to destroy the battleship Maine In Havana harbor.
In the fall of 1T he constructed machines at Jacksonville for the use of filibusters against the Spanish.' Tha,
next soring the Maine waa destroyed, and he waa Informed by one of the men to whom the machines were sold that he
' destroyed, the Maine by miatake.. thinking her a Spanish vessel, and when he discovered his- mistake, the Cuban
' killed himself, ; - ' "' ' -.,
T -Rousseau say that he Is not an anarchist nor a nihilist He attempted to destroy tha statue of Frederick the -T
' Great because he did not want tha statue of a king in this country. .
w Gesler Rossean Is also known aa Geaner Russell. He was convicted yesterday -before Recorder Goff of hav-v
2 Ing with malicious Intent aent-an lnferna machine to the Cunard steamer Cmbrla, on March t,.ltOS. , Tha maxl- .
mum penalty ior me oiieue m jrrw imjirwwnuirni,. .- - - - -
. Rosaeau's defense was that the bomb placed on the steamer waa .harmless. He admitted that the mechan- -Ism
waa perfect and that the box contained 100 pounds of dynamite, but that the explosive power of the dyna- -mite
had been removed and that the mechanism had not been put in operation. . He stated that tha machine waa,
planed on the steamer In an effort to demonstrate that It' would be an easy effort to destroy an ocean liner,-.-, . '.
Roaaeau stated that he had followed the' making of bombs for a number of years, and that he had always ;
mid enouch money to CO en with hla experlmenta and worla, He said that he had offered to supply tha Boars
X ; wltb" infernal machines during 'their war with England, but. that- they had refused the offer, stating that they'
Z. did not care'-to .fight that. way. ify - -nS, ., - ; ,,. :, .;-., . .-i :'..".. -v.- -.-
e ' Ha states that ha bad found a raady market for hla Infernal machlnesmong tha Russian nihilists, and bad aoo-
T rneileil In ahlpplng in a roundabout
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he claims ta re lb moat expert bombmaker la the world, and ta know more about the subject than any aaa else.
' having aerated a Vrge portloa of hla Ufa to tha study of explosives. -;,v?.-v:? .,''.: :-,tr1-"';''r - ? i
: MMM
WOOD M E N
AND-I N
. Bands played, people cheered, and bril
liant red lights and rotnan candles Illu
minated the war aa MOt Woodmen or
tha World paraded the streets last night
They wars in oolumna of foura. and the
Una eateuded over 1 Mocha :
Crowds blockaded the sidewalks and
overflowed Into the streets. From-the
hall at Tenth and Washington streets to
Third, where the line turned, toward Mor
rison street " waaningitm siiw r WBa
packed -and Jammed with jostling, good
n.tnra thronas that-had gathered to
eatch a gUmpao af tha ax-bearing boats.
There were three baa as in tha parade
the Woodmen's, or old Southern Pa
cific, Everest s and the Newberg band.
Aa the-una prooaeoea oown n Vu
ri lirtts worn set .off from- varloua
plares along the way. easting warm rays
over tbo brilliant pageant i ' - -
The line of tnaren waa sown nwnuiw
airMi to Third.- - to t. Morrison and
ai.th ...Hh on Sixth to postofflce build
Ing.-where' tno una nonreiii-
Waahlngton. Thoy prooeaoea J'
enth. and north on Seventh to Merrills
ball.- where- the Initiation ceremonies
were held. - After tha ceremonies a ban
quet waa enjoyed at the Woodmen's halt
? inn.-ih. uniformed teama. which
took part In the parade were thoaa from
u.uiBviiia. rvirafiHua. ; Sheridan. - Isy-
... iiit.'ftfHiiii fitr. Newberg. Port
land. .Muitnoman, rxospoc - -s
Wahhtngton.'..' '.., ",-yP'n"V 'A
' V ''' star 'OaT 'Aaaaw-- -," l
nf w.MnKerm 1.000
. seiQiv.s. muw.-uw - r
candidates were-InltUUd Into tho mysr
tertes of the' forests at nemu tnh
Sevefith and Oak streets..
given permiaalon to oarry an axe i for the
remainder of the Journey larough ltfe. i
To have Initiated eacn ounw .wv
candidal ea aapaxately wouia nave re-,
quired the .presence of the- lalUatory
. . -.- k.ii rai aavaral weeka.. - la
111 ill " " ... . . L
order to -facilitate the 'work, one eandtf
date waa choaen wno servea aa au-w
jeot -leaaon fortha others. '-. ' ' j
M. Raymond. 'eaabler of tie Wewber
bank' bf Newberg. Or, was tha man aej
'Hewas not ' selected 7 vntil tha hall
waa packed and the doors closed. Thea
the committee -In- charge' wt through
the audience and took -one .at random.
In the presence of the others he took, the
obligations of the order. Which were re
peated by the multitude.. In that way
the entire number waa sworn to perpet
ual secrecy and told the hopes, alma and
Ideals of the order.'
in rharse of the Initiatory vceremonlce
was Consul commander William -Reld'J
While rolling tha choice logs ne waa
aaslsted by ' J. . J. Jennings, past con
sul commander: B. K. Knapp, advtour
lletnenanti J. B. Cunnlnghanf. banker;
Charles Bequet escort; H.'. Fredericks,
waachmon; J. Wr Booth, aentry: Charlos
Bradley, clerk, and Oebrge ; Funk.
Thomas Hammer and Frank Beals. maa
agera. '..'. -
They ware assisted by the following
uniformed degree teame: McMlnnvIlle.
Captain' Cannon; Prosperity of Portland.
Captain 1 Hayes: Portland company of
Portland, Captain ' Browa; Proapect of
Portland, Captain Jones; Multnomah of
Portland. Captain frebte, and Newberg.
Captain Butler.
. The "rolling of l.aaa logs"- eccuptl
V
irirtrTs"
After Their : Log. Rolling Experience
SOLD THE BOMB
smr aJarga quantity oi.bomoa ror-smuggung ,mto Jiuaaia. . acroamtna. oiiaa.T
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PARADE,; DINE
it I ATE CAN D I DATES
tended by praotkmlTy every - Woodman
Id the etty and large delegations from
neatly Wvery town In the state - where
a oamp'' baa ' been located. ' It ta one of
the largest crowds that haa ever asaem-
bled la MerrUl'e hall. Exhibition drills
ware given In the ban by teams from
the camps of Newberg, Portland,, Mult
nomah and Prospect -7
Immediately after the ceremonies at
Merrill's hall the Woodmen proceeded
to their hall at Tenth and Waahlngton
streets, where a banquet waaaerved.
It la estimated that J.vOO parsons at
tended, v- , V- i
Two large rooms were converted Into
banquet halls. Streamers of red, white
and black' and gayly ' colored bunting
decorated the walla and hung from the
ceilings, and other decorations ., appro
priate to' the order ahowed everywhere.
Long tablea extended the length of both
rooms. The banquet began at IS o'clock.
J. ' J. Jennings acted as toastmaater.
Among the other speakers were; ' Gov
ernor Chamberlain, who Is a member
of the order; Dr. F. Burgette Short whs
was initiated last night; William Reldt,
Head Manager J. W. - Haw ley r- G W.
uaceyr 01 jacMinnvuie; .A. 1 'flarbur,
Rev. M..A. Coulter. Charles Rradlev. "
W. Sawyer,' editor Fraternal Newa; Her
man Shade ' and 'Oeneral Organiser H.
'" ' OotBMUaa, Bonn tha Falsa, r .
I Thirty 'citiea : and towns In the. state
besldea Portland had delegations of candidates-admitted
to tha order. .In addi
tion of the candidates, there were mem
bers In toe city from practically every
woodmen camp In the state.' and many
were accompanied' by relatives ' and
friends. ' "-. . ! ,-
The town of Cornelius. Washington
county, - would' have a unquestionably
TODAY'S PROGRAM OF'
,p REVIVAUSERVICES
4 'At l:lt p. m. today, the-noted r 4
children's evangelist Rev. C T.,
'Scbaeffer, will address children . e
qat. the.' First . Congregational ,' a)
a enarchj- a a
t iAI 7:4S f 'm. there will be a
S services In sll of the districts. ', w
, Tomorrow. q
:3 a. m.. address. Tsylor q
Street--" Methodist-clrtrch.- Ravr"
J.' H. Thompson. ,
'10:00 a. m.. address. Taylor : q
d Street Methodist church, Ret. e
a R. A. Walton. - .' . a
11:00 a.m.. conference, ."The d
S Bvangellstle -church." - Taylor q
0 Street Methodist church,' Rav. ' W.-
0 Blederwolf. ; a)
S lt:ll p. ni. noon meeting. Msr- 4
0 quam theatre, J.! Wilbur Chap-' a
q) man. . . . ' -. - ... ,'" q
4 ' 1:00 p. m..' the same announce- : d
a ment as on Tueadsy.
4 " till p. m..' Children's meeting. -
First Congregational church, '
0 .. Rev, C. T. Scheaffer,
a T;4I p. m.. services In all tha a
a districts. ' . ' .I- .'.' a
a ' ; '" ' ' a
a
u ii n i ft. nil
23.:; 18C5SIXTEEK- PAGES.
Last Night Flashlight by Klser Bros.
SMS I MMv
been ' awarded all - the prises ' If prises
had been offered for the largest number
of candidates in proportion to the popu
lation.. There were no prises, but the
I Cornelius, camp waa the-reclplent of all
sons, ox compliments irom brother ax
bearers. '
Cornelius is said to have a population
of. StO; It sent tt candidates Propor
tionately this waa the - largest number
from any town In the state Initiated last
night , : - v - . .
Unofficial estimates give the follow
ing number of candidates from tha vari
ous camps where the campaign . was
waged: .
McMlnnvIlle. . II: Oswego. ' 10; - Old
Hickory. Dayton, 10; Newberg, 40; Sher
wood. It; Monroe, 14; Buena Vista, It;
Cornelius, tt; Dallas, -tt." Sheridan, II;
Amity,-. II; Philomath, '11; Monmouth,
IS; Oregon City.' 10; Foreat Orove10;
Hlllsboro. 14; Gaston. 11; Dusty,- 17;
Cedar : Mills. 10; " North Yamhill. 1 4 ;
Beaverton, It; Monroe, 14; Independence,
It; Alrlle.'lt; Wllbelmlna, tl; Buell, T;
Ballaton. t; Webfoot 101 ; Multnomah,
7;.PorUand, 47: . Alblna.. 10; Prosperity,
IS; Prospect 10; George Waahlngton,
35;.Bunnyslde, tl; MonUvUla.. 10; Mt
Tabor, 14; Rosa City,, tt; St" Johns, i 12;
Wood lawn, 10; Lents, IS; Oresham, II;
Orient's. ' , ' -
; ' ' ' rronUaent OandMaaas. '" '
- Included In the list of candidates from
Webfoot camp of this city -were Presi
dent Goods of . the ' Lewis and ' CUrk
fair and Director of Works Hnber of the
fair. . Their applications were secured
by W. Reldt who. conducted tha Initia
tory services last -night. ' , - -. -
Probably, the busiest man In Portland
yesterday waa .General Organiser 1L D.
Day. who Inaugurated the campaign-for
1.000, new members. . With ' the assis
tance of Organiser Joseph G. Coyan and
others he began a tour of the state sev-
eral months ago In search of suitable
timber for membership, . - --.r
- He wanted - only - those ' who -', were
worthy. The state was canvassed, cities
and towns were visited., and Individual
camps roused to .action' by, creating
something of a rivalry In tha contest for
new members. ' Where local, persusslon
was not sufficient to Induce the subject
to. take an ax on hla shoulder.' soms or
the regular staff. of - nlmble-tonaued
artists wera sent out from headquarter!
to ten the prospective candidate of the
greatness of ths order and what he
would mlsa If he. failed to. take ad
vantage, of the opportunities offered. -.The
results of the labors ef. Organ
iser Dey and his aasistanta were seen
16 Portland yesterday. . A ' thousand
novices sought Instruction In the crsft.
while from every section of the state
came scores of members and friends to
witness tha events. '
Organiser Day" acted yesterday 1n the
rapacity of bureau of general informa
tion. He answered queatlona and gave
orders, and personally supervised every
detail. ., - ,',)'.....
oosmsssas arm.
-' (SpeeUt MiqMteb to- The JaersaL)
Tin mm I la . -IT.aK 'Wrr-k n fnh.
Campbell, aged II. who wss srreeted on
a chsrge of stealing two horses In Adsma
county, nan- ronressed his guilt. He
fe-uns totally unconcerned. '.
Of
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ENGLISH RIOT 10 :
GIVE JAPS MONEY
Men and Women Fight Desper
ately to ' Subscribe to the
- New Bond Issue, stv
SEMI-PANIC PREVAILS ON j
. ST, PETERSBURG BOURSE
Situation Throughout Czar's D6:
. minjons Crowing Worse
" Mobs Bum and Destroy. '
(Joaraal apeelel' lervlee.) , '''.
Iyrndan. March II. !?o stronger chap
tar could be written upon ye outcome
oflhajwar than thnrcenea enacted to
day upon tha. London exchanges and on
tha bourse at St Petersburg. In Lon
don the Japaneaa bond Isjtue was floated
and In tha Busslan.oaplUl y the- aew
Internal loan.-. ....-j. J -
The most- remarkable . scenes were
witnessed outside 'the London banks,
where the new Issue of the Japanese
securities . were being , subscribed for.
The polloo were utterly unable to nope
with the. frantic thousands who desired
to . buy bonds. . Reinforcements wars.
ruahed'but a riot ensued in which, many
persons were injured. Men and women
fought desperately with one another to
reach the bank counters. Before every
bank where subscriptions were being re
ceived, huge crowds surged along the
streets, entirely blocking traffic, push
Ing -and striving torreaeh- tbo subscrip
tion counters. "-, , '- v -
At the same hour an entirely differ
ent scene was presented , on the St,
Petersburg bourse. A seml-psnlc pre
vailed and the bottom dropped out of
Russlsn securities. Shortly before the
close Russian, Imperial fours r, rallied.
closing at Mi hi, a. -net Ion of 1 point
during the: day. Railway and . other
stocks also felt the downwsrd. tendency
end only tha united efforts of the larger
financiers and government agenta pre
vent eo a. nnanciai crash.-
, Orlaia In nasla . . ' '
afore troopa are being rushed to south
ern .Russia and to the' Crimea to check
the revolt '., that , la rapidly ; spreading.
Peasant. uprisings are reported through
out Poland.:- and great . demonstrations
are being made In Finland opposing con
scription." , - t . .
Roving bands of peasants continue to
pillage, burn land .murder In Chernigov
Tamboff, Kasan and other governments
In the south. Troops are powerless and
priests are unable to quiet the people. - -.
' With warm weather the crisis will
come, especially . If . orders for another
mobilisation are laaued. i.--'' -'. -
The situation In the Caucasus Is grow
ing worse. A state of civil war exists
In tha': Kuban territory. ' . In Oeorgla,
Mlngrella ' and' Kuta is territories the
populace Is In revolt. ' "
' The 1 Birmingham Post" says 'that' It
has. excellent, authority for- tha state
ment that a memorandum outlining the
terms which will be acceptable to Rus
sia, In the event of peace haa been re
ceived" frotn St. Petersburg' at tljp- for
eign office..- ' .' . ' -
A report reached Iondon thla after
noon from Paris giving a reliable au
thority for the -.. statement that ; Russia
hss ssked Minister- Delcesse to act as
Inermedlatory . to open peace negotia
tions with Japan. "It la understood that
Delcaase expressed willingness to under
take the work, but considers Lord Lans
downe's oo-ope ration essential to - suc
cess. .-. . ., l'..,i. . v.-' .", -.'.
RICH MAN'S SON HAS
H TO EARN HIS LIVIMC
; (Joaraal Special service.) '
Ithapa, N. T.. March It. Wielding S
heavy sledge In the-blacksmith shops
of the Groton Bridge -company at Oro
ton, and scouring irons which are newly
brought from the molds. Robert Schur
man, of Cornell. L. P., a son of Presi
dent iTaoob Gould Bchurmaa. of Cornell
university,-1 working wltb ths most
common .workmen, of lhe -shop.o earn
his living. ' - 1 ,-.
President Sohurmsn, - his wife and
daughter are traveling In southern Mex
ico, enjoying the balmy south aa though
there was no such person in the world
MM Robert Bchurmah.
The Journal
1 Yesterday Wu
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Projected Lease ' of Send
Island April 3. Alaras
Columbia Fishermen 1
PROTEST FORWARDED ;r
:v:;,.;;to WAR DEPARTMENT
GRAB IS
FEAIt
Major Langfitt Relieves the Sit
uation Somewhat by Barring '
- Traps From One Part of
the Channel. - r
(Speettl. Dleptteh te The JeoraeL)
, Ilwaco, Wash... March 18. News haa
reached, this place that Major. Langfitt
has. refused the application to extend tha
grounds for fish traps adjoining Sand
island, aad great rejoicing prevails. The
people now say that the next move In
orderwill.be to have the location stake
withdrawn. '7 v ''..;,.'' . .
Tha agitation1 over the report that the
fishing' Industry at the mouth of the
Columbia, river Is about to be complete
ly cornered by a syndicate la augmented -by'
a report that Sand Island will be
leased to the highest bidder-April 3.
This Island haa been used by the fisher-'
men of Baker's bay from time imme
morial as their headquarters In flshlsg
season, aad they have gone to great ex
pense in clearing away snags and drift
wood and In making necessary Improvements-
for carrying on the Industry.
Thousands of. persons have been reap
ing benefits from the use ef the island,
and It Is the moat Important factor in -tha
Industry at this 'point. When 'the
seines - are filled with fish - they are"
dragged to the Island ' and unloaded;'
when . tha atorma rage, the Asbermeu
flea to 'the island tor safety; when re
pairs ta Ashing apparatus -were to be
made they came to the Inland; the Island -If
convenient to the Ashing grounds and
la Indispensable carrying on too In
dustry .
It Is about three miles long and about
the same .width., and Ilea . directly .in
front of . Ilwaco and dividea Baker'
bay from the Columbia river channel.
Ita nearest point to the land on tho
north aide of the river is .about one mile.
Tha fishermen have erected barna for
their horses and acowa in which to live
during the season. How the fear their
improvements will bo made absolutely
worthless to them by the leaaing. of the
Island. .. Fishermen have paid aelne 11-'
cense to the state of Washington for
the use of the Island, which la claimed
by that state. - . ' "
- It now appears that by an act Of con
gress or sn order-of the war depart
ment, the Island waa declared a military;
reservation In 1113.. In 182, however,
by act of congress, tha wsr department;
waa authorised to lease all unused mill-,
tary reserves and. by an order of that'
functionary, made February 10, lioi.
Major Langfitt of tha government en
gineering service of Portland, was authorised-
to lease the Island for fisbtngl
purposes to the . highest bidder-for a.
term of years, the bids to be submitted
Under seal.. The botlcea have been Is
sued in regular form ami April I, 1105.
ta announced aa the day upon which,
Major Langfitt will open the bids.
The island has been divided Into flva
parts, and la to be loaned to five differ
ent persona or Institutions. Foot of
the divisions are I. too feet each tn
length, and on of tho divisions la .0a
feet -In length, i. The government . re-'
eently came upon the grounds and mads
this survey and staked out the division
accordingly. '.: ' w . - ' '
Major Langfitt stated 'this morning
that he had refused application to ex
tend the grounds for flsbtraps. aa indi
cated In the foregoing dispatch., because)
the grounds are very limited la that lo
cality and would work a hardship upon
those who have been granted tha priv
ilege of operating there. However thla
decision,-that major, declares, has no
bearing on the proposed leaaing of sein
ing grounds on the south side of Sand
Island. That matter haa not yet been
settled.- The protests sgalnst the ex
tension cf fishing privileges on .taa
south side have been forwarded' to-tha
war department for settlement, .
SAILORS PERISH UPON
. . STEAMER CAUGHT lfi IC3
- f 4Jarnal elel service.) ....
Toklo, March -Jl. Two of the crew
of the British steamer Mara died from
exposure and the remainder, of the rrew
have arrived at Hakodate. : Tho sits
was caught In the Ice, and flnmlv
atranded ' off Rurel promontory, fcne
wss bound for Vladivostok. . -. . ' .
Cut off from the family, placed u
his mettle, dependent upon himself
tirely, young Hrhurman. will work
way In the world until the time v
he Is able to concentrate his e
upon hla eludy and win recognition 1
the Instructors of the unlverr
which his father is tho l.. J.
. Hecaus the young man hal t
with his examinations. I -gchnrman
determined to n-' '
pie of -his own eon. T
wss forthwith ousted 1
slty. The boy drift- 1
try a short time v
position with I c
which ho secur -
wo novrs. -Tha .cteremonlca wars at-i
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