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IiEE.VEMIMQ-J.QIIRNAIQN- THE-iSTRILIvTrJOi-MOr - 'T ! ",""' . OOD EVENING,--. The Circuration ; Of The Journal y : TM Weather. 1 . Fair, tonight,: Sunday partly cloud r . wlndajnostly ,jQrUiwelriy;'H-4 S0LD2E0B Portland Consolidated Has -Passed Into Hands of Eastern Capitalist IMPROVEMENTS WILL -: BE MADE IMMEDIATELY Minority Stockholder Will Have ' Opportunity to, Sell Their : Shares oh Same Trna as ... ---- Other Stock Wa Sold. . . Btret Railway Tompny paa4 today to eastern , capl tali ata. " The nerotlatlona, which have been - pending tor aome time, terminated thle mornlns when . the reat-New TorK Nankin houae of j. and- W. eTnau and El W. Clarke & Co. of Philadelphia, no Jeaa well known In financial circles ecured a majority of the. mock of the corporation.: The -deal Involve about ,000,000. - . Althou ish the' tiBotlatlona ' have -been conducted with only a majority of the stockholder,. -the minority holdera wlH have the eame opportunity to dlnpoae of " their holdlnja nd on the same terma If they-deelre to part wlth-thelr harea. Notices will be mailtd to all stockhold ers Whohave not, already- Bold to the new owners that the-same price paid for the slock already secured will also be paid for the minority holding. It Is understood that the outstanding- unpur chased stock forma but smaU minority 'f"the eapiurisatlon, . , , The consummation of this great deal, the greatest and the most. Important which Portland. ba stvec known. In A a farpurhlllff In Itfl innM, quences. The new owners of the city's -atreejtj. raiiws.ya are uacwu 'i'lM- . . i Ji" .1 II' am'V&,t1 bt nnnM nn itea chptuuj nu wu ' -extensive Improvements and extensions. Will Spend 'linok Moa'ey. . - This means large expenditures ; ef money and employment for many hun dreds of -men, -to-say -nothing of the Wneflts that must result to the whole city from . lnereased 1 transportation- fa cilities an4 Improved street railway service. - i i " " It Is understood that one of the first subjects which will engase thi atten tion of the new owners will be the x ..inii r.r iha anhnrhan service, thereby building MP "r 1ft1 Tntilrads In -t he city and adding; materially 10 vaiues w property. There Is much undeveloped territory immediately outside of .the city - Umltr whieh-only a waits-transportation facilities to become populous and pros- perous. In addition to these advantages, about $3,000,000 of local capital which has hitherto been Invested in . the stock of the street railway company will be. re leased and will seek Investment In other lines. Much of this money will rind Its way, into business.- More of It will seek Investment In real estate. The stimulus to values will be very great. ..Many holders of valuable downtown property which has hitherto been -but poorly Improved will erect handsome k.i.ln... hlrwka Pnrtln1 Vi nmvmf 1-Mh- f ore tiad-sq-large-.sn- tnfltnr-of- foreign l'H.l)IHH"l'uni- linn1, anil tlmsa wliu lim not witnessed similar transactions in other cities will find it hard to realise the great benefits that are sure to re- . suit. . ' " ; 1 r Bensflta of rorelgn Capital. : It Is but three and a halt years since the Ban Francisco street railways were sold to eastern capitalists at a great ad vance over their previous valuation and the results have been extraordinary., The influx of so much foreign 'capital and the release of so muoh local money that had been tied up in street rsllwsy stock caused an extraordinary advance In property values sll over the olty. . The new owners of the streetcar system be gan at once tMe extension and Improve ment of ths service, owl cara were put on all lines and new territory was opened. Real estate values began to advance, and within the last two years more big buildings have been erected In San Francisco than in the previous de- -.cade.---, - - . - Three weeks . ago representatives of Bellgman A Co., and' of Clarke -Co., came to. Portland -to.. Inveatlgate the street railway system .with a view to Its purchase. ' They were accompunled by expert operating men and ehrlneers and their examination was an exhaust ive one. Equipment, franchisee. , real state, business- and future possibilities were all the subject, of the most thor ough scrutiny. The result was a ree- - .ommendation to' their principals - that the deal be closed at once on the terms asked by -the-Portland -owner Com Wig as It does just st the open ing of the I-ewls undClark .-fall; this "transaction affords a new and - most striking object lesson to esstern Invest ors of the- Importance which Portland and the northwest are assuming In 4he i eyes of the financial world. GUNNERS 0N KENTUCKY - BB&K ALL'RECORDS (Joarsul flpeelsl 8orr1o.) New York, June 10. Rear -Admiral Kvans' flagahlp'-Maihe arrived- from the drilling ground and reports- that four gunners on the battleship ., Ken tucky have broken all records of shoot ing five-Inch guns. One gunner, with 14 shots a minute hit the target 11 'times. The second gunner . fired 13 times and hit the target each tlm. Two other men had It bits out f it hots, - . - - -M' i ' V . - - v'r r; mm Mayor Weaver : of Philadelphia. CABIIMSCIIOSEfl BY MAYOR VEAVER Philadelphia Executive; Names T Fourteen Men for ah"Ad-T . . j-vis'ory Committee. TT"T ALL MEMBERS ARE SWORN . ENEMIES OF THE MACHINE AlljSeripus Municipal .Questions Will Be Submitted to the :xpft-6electefe h , (Jonraal Kpwrlsl Swrfce.) " Philadelphia, June 10.---Mayor;vVeaver yesterdfty , Afternoon announced ' the members of 'the1 advisory' committee ' of 14 which , he will consult . during ' the bnlance, of his term.' He said: ''I expect to consult them as my ad visors from now on during the balance of. my terrri on . business .matters con nected with the city of Philadelphia. - "Majir problems will arise from now on regarding which they can give ex-peTt-advtce: f-hnvw-selected-them-b cause of their broad business experience so that I may submit to them the many serious questions that must arise during thr next-two-yesrr. - . Tha mayor's set Ion is. bellsved he unprecedented in municipal govel stilt In the country. -It Is more like thWui tom of the Japanese emperor having an unofficial csblttet of -"elder statesmen" than like anything ever known in Amar ic. al .... ,"-..;.. . Every one of the 14 members of the new cabinet Is a prominent municipal re former, a sworn enemy of the famous organisation which until three weeks ago rifled the city." All are prominent and wealthy. - . . DRTsCOLL-DENOUNCESr ! r .UKAKI J ALLS AS LIES (Jourssl Special gervlee.) ' ' Chicago, June 10. John C. DrlscoIU, former secretary of the Coal Team Own ers', association, whose name figured largkly in the graft rnantes made by la bor leaders Shea and Toung. returned to -Chicago -v last night. Drlsooll de nounces the stories that he. acted a a go-between , In the,' attempted bribery of union officials as lies.; . Drlscoll has agreed to talk,, to the .United States at torney today ' and appear before the grand Jury Monday to , testify In the graft charges.- ' f- All . attempts at peace -. so ' far have failed utterly. - Last nighfthe garment Workers, the original cause of the pres ent, strike, adopted a -resolution-providing . that If .. the teamsters-, called the strike off It would not In any way ter minate the struggle which .the garment workers are carrying on against Lhs em ployers. . , ... , ... ., j , LADRONES CONDUCTING r : NEW REIGN OF TERROR ., .. ; .. t: ..- , - . j. , . , - (Joorasl Sveelal Cerrlm.) , , Washington, June. 10. The Army' end Navy Journal prints an article showing that Ladronlsm-'ls again rampant In the Philippines and the, constabulary- is ut terly unable to, cope with the situation. The- aubstltuttunof -ml) Itary eontrnf in the disaffected districts - Is recom mended. The paper aayi i'lhal in Hsmsr several thousand. Fulajane outlaws ' have Insti tuted a reign of terror,, j ... Large bands of outlaws are 'commit ting serious depredations in Cavlta prov- 'nce. ' ,. .' -. BOWEN WANTS TO TAKE . jTESTIMONY IN CARACAS (J.wrnsl Rpeelal Berrlee.) . , ' " vt'anhington, - June 10 Ut . the . close of lh. Kuwsa-Loorals Injulrr, Minister Bowen filed a request . that' he be. or dered to return to Carsoss and 'with Captain Parker and Consul Kupat be In structed to take the-testimony of all persons acquainted with the farts In the .rase, In order to prove the culpabil ity of Mr. Loom Is. Mr. Tft has not yt acted on tha request. ', , . ....... ' i ' ' ' . 1 ' - .i . ' i . . ' -r- - . . - ; Portland,; Oregon, Saturday-evening, june . MATCHES LAND FRAUDS Hi Involve" Millions? of Acres ,-ahd ' Some State "Officials Are Under Suspicion. v -" HENEY MAKES REPORT AND WILL INVESTIGATE Judge Gilbert Grants Permission "to Senator Mitchell and Oth ers to See Panel Drawn.- - . - (Joorasl gpeclsl Serr lee.) ' Sajt ! Francisco, ; June IB. Francis J. Heney-left for Portland last night. Be fore going he made a report to Wash ington on land frauds in Catlforn Inln T-hl-ri -hY VfT1 lXTt t"""1 of Oregon. As a result or preliminary investigations. It Is learned that state nffirlnls are In alliance with the land grabbers and aided the steal of millions of acres of the public domain.,--- . The president has ordered a thorough Investigation. It is stated that some of the same men who stole vast quantities of land in Oregon are also Involved In the California frauds. . F. P. Hyde and H. P. DImond, charged with conspiracy to defraud the govern ment of publlo lands, have given bondH In the sum or 120,000 ana . iiu.uwu respectively for their appearance befora the supreme court. : B. F. Barrett will be triea weanes- dajr-ln- Benttle before- Judge ; Hanford in the United States district court on a charge- of acquiring timber landa la Montana illegally. r . -A conspiracy Is alleged to have been entered Into In Spokane by Barrett, who la a wealthy banker of Winona, Mlnne- sotar-and-three-other-msn. Judge Han. ford, some time ago, disposed of the preliminary questions' of law so the case la sent -to. hlro for trial- - The government claims that Joseph Placlnoa. signed a contract with Bar rett whereriy he was to furnish the banker with fellow-countrymen who would file on land, ' later, to- be turned over to Barrett, and In return the men were to receive 11.000 each. - All the land Involved is in the vicinity of KaltspelL f : .' - '"'- , MAYSE1T PANEL DRAWN. Defendants in 14. Trand Oases Given Vnnsnal Prlvi ge. Defendants in -the land fraud esses will have opportunity to be present, either in person or- by counsel, -when the panel Is drawn, from which the trial jurors will be selected. The motion made last Tuesday., by. former Senator Thurston,' representing Benator John 1L Mitchell. .nd by Ch.srles F. Ixirrl, ask ing this privilege, was grsnted this morning by United Btates Circuit Judge Gilbert. ' When-Cr-F.-Lor,'wh-. wee the first to make the request, made his motion he stated that be desired to he present st the drawing of the panel "because of ugly rumors'1 as to the msnner in which the drawing was to be .made. , Benator Thurston, as sttorney for Benator Ifnntlnusd on Psrt'Thrtl.) CALIFORNIA K .- .1 . . . . ARElALSO IN GERMANY I Is the Sunday4 morniriK, Jour- nal. ' Tl)ere's..;not7a; duUpage rF in itand" there's , oething; fori -everybody. Wi W; Naughton, ohe of the: leading' sporting au- ' "thorities Lbfl thCi coufttry,. fur- wishes the - latest- news, of the ' ring, and The Journal's sportt"- ing page has ' long been .. the i.siandard qfjthe city. The color .t comic section is embellished" by the funny pictures of the Katz "enjahimer Kids and all the other creations of Dirks, Opper, Bitnny," Howarth -and the rest.:. The.only special leased wire in'" ' Oregon' furnishes The - Journal -with the' freshest news from the capitals of the world,Jand, take it all-in all, there's 'nothing in Portland that touches . , zl ju!-. .--- unclay-JourJiaL G.H. WILLIAMSLAWYER, . WILL BE 0M SHINGLE ' Although past 82 ' years , old Msyor Wtlllams will not retire' from business life after his term of of flee, expires July 1. 'He will return to-the law firm of Williams, Wood," Llnthlcum, wryh which he was associated before he was elected mayor. ' '"I-hope,"- Sstd'the mayor today." "that people will not allow their political prejudices to work to my disadvantage after I have returned to the practice of law.". Mayor Williams has been In public life for over 60 years, the greater part of whiett-time-fee has been associate with the bench, and bar. . . EL PASO THREATENED : BY RIO GRANDE FLOOD . : . :. '" ; ' (Joerasl ' gpeeial SwIee.W ' Kl Taso, Texas. June JO. The ' Rio Grande has risen one foot Jn the last 14 hours, snd a still greater rise .Is re ported coming'. The streetcsr bridge connecting F.l Paso and Cludad, Junres, W1iTa :aafgnu -ttondltton: -TTarflb across . the l)r Ida haa been-abandonod and the river, front dwellers are fleeing to the hills for ssfety. Railroad traf fic Is badly handlapped. The Rio Grande Is higher than since IIR4. INTERESTING EVENTS - C t AT THE GREAT FAIR ..-'-. ..-,'. ' : 4 - Today s program at. the Lewis 4 4 . and Clark expodltlon: " a n:io p. m, Oregon City, Astoria e end- Woodburh eserclses fn Ore- " 4 ' gon building. . ' 7:J0 p, m. Inron' band roneert, - :30 j. m. -Ftreworks dtsplsy. . dt 4 - Bunday. 1:30 p. m. Hacred con- t 4 cert by Innes' bind. r '' ; , , , v ' . . , io.4oa-sxxi uN.i'Aut.s.. MADE From the Chicago Tribune. FORTY PERSONS ARE" lllURT I TORNADO 1 1 t 'i ' Unity,-Wisconsin, Devastated by -cV Storm That Does . I m- . ''.';."'." mense Damaged ' NINE OF THE INJURED . - WILL-NOT-RECOVER Many Buildings Demolished and Path - of Wind Strewn . . With Wreckage. . ' ' .''-- .,' (Joaroal gpeclsl, Vr!e.t :' ..: -Unity. Wis.. .June 10. This . small town was almost wiped out by a tornsdo Thursday. ., Forty persons were injured, nins Of -them fatally. The storm de- stroyed-sU meana of communication. fglan ' M''IIUi1ll thur; h, other buildings "and many residences were destroyed. The loss to the aaja cent eountry Is large. For seversl days preceding the storm the atmosphere had been cool, but on k huvjaI the1 catastroDhe the air was very sultry' -and oppressive. In the afternoonclouds begHn to gather. In - k ant vrsduallv oversDread the horlion extending toward the north. Thunder and lightning accompanied oy heavy drops of rain followed the ap k ne tha oiouds and suddenly with a roar the wind assumed the velocity of '-" tornado. - Almost in a iwiuun buildings were swept from their foun- h.,t libs era- shells, their occupants being pinioned beneath the debris, in tne space 01 the wind nsd subsided but rain contin ued to fall in torrents. The uninjured immediately . formed .nkt. nartlea and tha work of res- nr.n.11111. " -- 1 cne- began. Two scores of persons. Inr eluding men, women inqTriiurra, wi found to have sustained Injuries from falling timbers and othermlssttes. Nine of these, .five of whom are children, are at this time not expected-to live, haying 'sustained brokVn limbs besides Internal injuries. ' - tk n.ih of tha storm for" several 1 1 -, A in.ih. th ltv limits Is II 11 1'0 v L- ..... 1 . . n - j ..... strewn -.wlLh--wrec-kagev Telephone and telegrapn wires sre prrsniiei ina in . 1 . am.ImIv .w.aI ibv Cmnm 11 . 11 y in. c " - ' - .- ' - - - -' 1 snd the loss slthough running well Into the' thousands of dollars cannot at xnis . I Vi. aatlmfltM Unity. Is a town of about S00 popula tion, iltuatea in msrninon couniy. 11 is almost In the center of the western dividing line .between Clark and Mara thon counties. ' " KIN(3 ALFONSO LEAVES ? ENGLAND F0R-MADRID (Jnurnil gpeclsl Service.! Xondon.r June 10. King Alfonso left today -en route to Madrid. His visit has revived the talk of the possible marriage of Alfonso to the Princess Pa- trh-la ef ronnaught. - ' King JMwsrd, the Prince of Weles and the' Duke of ronnsught accompa nied Alfonso to the station, together with members of the, Bpanlsh embassy, and bads the king good-by. -,, ..-...j w James Haien Hyde, Who la Out tt .. Equitable Life. ; MORTON TO HEAD EQUITABLE BOARD Retiring Secretary of the Navy - - Elected Chairman of In- . ..surance Directors. " HYDE SELLS CONTROL TO - MUTUALIZE .THE' SOCIETY Alexander and Tarbell Resign- All Factional Disturb-- : ances Ended. u : . (Juuraal gpeclaljltvic.) - -K.w Turk June 10. Paul Morton, re tiring aecretafv of the rv5r."lS 'een elected ,chairmahftlTrtioard of-4ireo- tori' of the Equitable Xlfe Assurance society, President Alexsndet, vice Presidents" Hyde, TarbelV ' Wllsosy nd Mclntyre iv all tendered tiielrreslgna-v tlOnS. ';:' ' . ' ' ' i't : Mr. Hyde retslns a .substantial interest m the society but has sold his control to policy holders led by Thomas F. Ryan, who purchased the stocklto mutuallxe the company.' The men requested to act as trustees for this control are ex-President Or rer Cleveland, George -Westing-house and Judge Morgan J. O'Brien. . All of the resignations submitted- are subject to the pleasure of Chairman Mor ton and none has. yet noen acceptea. it Is presumed that all but Hyde have nn.TirsrTtfversa' tiifir reunions wuw i Equitable. ...... Mr. Ryan is the heed of the Metro politsn Traction company and announces a policy of mutimlliatlQiu. Twenty --eight of the BI directors will be elected by the policy holders, the remaining 84- by the stockholders, MOrton had a conference this morn ing with Thomas F. Rysn. who pur chased the Hyde stock, and later Vent to the Equitable office, When asked what would be his policy, Morton said: - "My watchword will, be to'conduct the society In the best Interests of the policy holders. I don't wish to reflect In any way on the former management, but I shall take things exactly as I And them and devote every effort to conduct affairs to a successful Issue." Morton determined hot t go abroad Tri vle of 111. rlertlot''tfl chairmanship. Brsyton H, Ives, a director and mem ber of the Frtck Investigation committee, today tendered his resignation to Mr. Morton, expressing his wishes for the success of the society. TERRIBLE CRUISE Or- " LONG MISSING VESSEL (Journal Special Service- Wllkesbarre. Pa., June 10. News wss received today from the three-masted schooner Mlnervs. owned by A- F. Car rick of this" City. . which sailed from New Tork for Manila . on March 11, 190J. and which was long ago given up as lost. .r v - ... . A few weeks ago the , schooner, with three fourths of her crew dead, and only one man "strong enough to 'be on' his feet.'-delftod Into the harbor of Labuan, Borneo. a -helpless. wrecks- After- lea v Ing New York, so .the log shows, the schoower was . battered by repeated storms and driven 'tmt- of 'the path of other vessels and then ' becalmed for weeks." .. , .' . t , FlndTIy, as the ship was nearlng a long sought port, smallpox broke out. When hhe drifted Into. Labunn. three fourths of her crew were dead,' . her captain delirious and .dying; and only a Filipino, servant-on his- feet. - FRANCE AND GERMANY TO "SETTLE MOROCCO MUDDLE (Jnornsl Special Service.) Paris. " June 10. A ' conference "took place today -between-Frliwe veri Radolln, German ambassador to France, and M. Rouvter. with a view to arranging a set tlement of the Moroccan question. It Is probable- that' a direct agreement will be ma.deJpctween France and Germany. GOLDFIELD'S BANKERS HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT Uonnl Hp''"! fervlre.) Ooldfleld. Nev., June 10. J. B. Toung and Francis U Burton of the Doldriet.) Bank and Trust company, have been acquitted 0' the charge of ronsplrarv, but remanded Into custody pending trial an a chargs Of embeiilemcnt. 7 ti nimst t i b'iV in Si V riTHTt .?. TliUllIB .TCWI - . tap. mi m Grand Parade of Com- , mercial Men One of : Features of Fair.. : , THREE-THOUSAND IN GO - AS YOU PLEASE LINE Every State In Union ; Repre n ' sented by the Best In tha; ; .; l v Ranks of the Knight V 7; ' : ' oftheCrip. ;; "' : America's "-business maaufactiireraj paraded .the streets of Portland this . morning. Theju were referred . to traveling men. , Such an amount of energy his not been seen tn-any lino, of march that has ever been laid out ln this -city. -Possibly time will unfold . a century beforer-rt- Is- duplicated. - 1-- '- Trusts, make prices, unbuild 0 teaf down communities, guide the destinies ... of cities and states, the polltlcan argues. The men seen In order of parade this t morning make trusts. .They are those ,.. who get the business that sustains com mercial life. , Their type is without parallel in any other single vocation. This distinctive character was apparent In organisation for the parade, ths enthusiasm manifested In"1ts progress, and the events following. ' ' It was not a military parade, -in any respect, although under'the guidance -5f Graii" MarshaU C. E. McDohell, a vet eran of military achievements.-- The -L traveling-men were not punctilious In observing place or details of. order. They were assembled to parade, make a grand demonstration aQd there were no , dlvlalonsknobrlgao.:s. no separation. Into orders" Afterths-1wa;l euSptioa, committee of (4 men and the grand of -v fleers, of the Travelem' Protective as- . soelatlon, t' lit led Travelers' association. and Invited : guests, there were only traveling' men.. Just- plain, ' undis tinguished members, of the. rustling fra, ternlty, t , A '.,.';...' ;.'-'.' . . Traveling- Xea's ragsant. They marched in column of fours. In close order, each wearing a badge and buttonniere -and carrying diminutive -cane. , A good - line was , maintained, but a line was secondary to tha gen eral purpose of making a grand dem onstration. - It was truly -a travellag man'a pageant. . marked by the charac teristics of the Knight of the Grip, and to be remembered as one of tha men orable events -of a great year. V Between 1.500 and 3,000 traveling men were, in line. They cajne -from every .ata.1 in -the .unlan snd-evsry-travellng -men's orderr Travelers' Protective as-" soelatlon and United Commercial Trav elers were most heavily represented, aa a matter of course, as these are the dominating orders among traveling men, but the Iowa State association and -every other order of traveling men In America-was represented. More general " than this, the parade was not limited to members of orders. Every traveling man desiring a position In tha line was accorded the psivllege. . That the morning procession bad a representative front almost every great buelneasconcern -covering the western territory was "apparentrThe" scope - '-y r ,,.. broad as the diversified -and fruitful - Ingenuity of American Intellect. Manu facturers, merchants, produce men. In surance compsnles, railway lines and others had the flower of the rustling branch of their, business to the front. . ' rromlnsnt la the Line. .... . Shortly after 10 o'clock Major Me-- . Ponell and his two aids. Captain Dick ' and Lieutenant Lansdown, whipped the v mass of humsnlty Into line for the com mencement United States Senator Ful ton was In one of the carriages ss guest of the grand officers. Colonel Dunne, one of the old warhorses of ths road., was escort for a party of eastern officials. National President H. C. Star of the T.- P. A. was present with W. G. Smith and J. C. Sintering, members of the notional board. Veterans whose -whitening hair bespoke many winters on the rond had riding accommodations also. But It was the rule of the-day that they jnust walk. He who dared to ven, ; tuie on- tiis scene with sn automobile was soon compelled to take to tall tlm- . ber without departing ceremonies, - Three bands mingled with marchers. Eight mounted policemen cleared tha way and might have been mistaken for Co-isack horsemen as they changed from platoon front to column of fours. Up Sixth to Morrison, east to Third, north -to Washington; west to' Eighth, and ' north H-the custom house again, wss the line. It . will not be necessary to -sprinkle th- streets On thst route sny more 'tod!ivs-e son- hit-these 1sits wh-never .pruie.. ikemselvea oa fool- work fair and hard. ' :' TKa March o the rale. When some one suggested marching to the ftlr grounds, several carrying sn excess of avoirdupois had to be hastily revived. . - ' - - - The parade was a grand opening for a grand day, snd the spirit of enthusi asm engendered while the sun was as rending to Its meridian will suffice for not only- the frolhj that will last until far In the evening, but will mark the commencement of a brighter.: more vlvnrlous observence of expnettlon events. . The traveling men entered Ihe grounds hy hundreds and they esern pltfled the holiday spirit o the limit. At I o'clock, when, a v.st crow4 h i sssemMed In the Auditorf-im. the Administration bnd r''e ' 1 (Continued on 1 . 1 - TRAVELERS ; t -1