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Newspaper Page TextPAY . NO MORE THAN TWO CENTS FOR THE - EVENING JOURNAL ON THE STREETS si ., OOD EVENING. ; , The Circulation Of The Journal Partly cloudy tonight and.'Wsd ? Ywterday Was ' ? XVM-.-;,-v;r,r;.i..-r..r. ,... ' . K V ', . WO-T, ,. . . .1 . W.v--" ' . VOL. IV,.. NO, ..83.' MITCHELL'S INDICTMENT VALID, SAYS-p)GEDE -HAVENS tjMP TUESDAY iT GUILTY I; :v.;-&; 1 ".' - ; ; 7r -jFOBMALLY HIS PLEA r V. Mitchcll Arraigned After the Overruling of His" - Objection. EXCEPTION TAKEN BY ATTORNEY THURSTON Court Declares That the Defense Z Raises Merely Technical Ob jections . Panel of Two - - Hundred Names Drawn.-' 7 Senator John H. . Mitchell muat faca " trUF net" Tuesday.- Hia demurrer to the lnlctmnt. hla Jaat hope of es caping trlaU-was. Averruled thla morn Ing by JudgoDe Haven. At tha request of tha district, attorney tha,"n"l1.,w" immediately drawn, from which will bo -ehosei-the jury that la to deterinlrta tha -queatlon of Senator .Mitchell a guilt or , In few words Judge Da Haven swept aaida tha technical objections, wqicn -' fendanta-ouneel had , raised; to the -validity of tha tndlotmont. and declared hla belief that the offenae was suf flclently charged. - :. ' y Tim demurrer was accordingly - evar hla counsel Senator J4tclieUeiete4. pa-f- -ty and th caaa n ef for Tuesaay. -A panel of 100 namaa was then draWD by the clerk f the court. - Tha -chart which - Senator Mitchell must now face ts that b-.,ntre;nto "a h a grern'en't"wtth Frederick A- Krlbe -whereby-Mttchell- then senator, was to proaecute certain timber clalma owned by Krtbe and pending; before tha land department, for whloh aervlcea he waa to receive certain feea; and that ha did ao proaecute thee r.laime and received therefor certain feea. -Tneae acta are I contrary ta tne federal aUtutea. Baals of Oaiectli - The defendant' demurrer to tha In dictment wm on the (rounds that the indictment waa Indefinite and defective rn that It failed to allege that Mitchell waa aenator at tha time of tha com mission of the lllal acta; that It failed to apeclfy with, exaxtnaaa-tha ial.lalms for tha expedition of which feea were paid; that the description of the clalma waa defective in that abbre viations were uaed; and that tha Indict ment waa too uncertain to form 'a bar to a ' future second Indictment for the e.me offense.' All of theaa objections were declared by Judge De Haven thla morning to be purely technical and to mjthti inn ""' ,n alsnoe of the. indictment. . Senator Mitchell waa not m tha court room when" court convened this morn ing, but Senator Thurston, his attorney, and District Attorney F. J. Heney were present and a crowd of- Interested on lookers filled the lobby. In low voloa Judge De Haven announced . hla de cision. "In the case of the United States vs. Mitchell, In which demurrer to the in dictment waa argued yesterday, I am prepared to decide the matter at thla -time. "The objectlona urged by the de fense against the Indictment are I think merely aa to form, and aa to form tha Indictment la open to criticism yea. to severs criticism. Yet I think It aub- .stantlally charges ih-offenaeit-ap. " pesra, therefore,' fom tha Indictment that the defendant, Mitchell, rendered : eervloee before a department at Washing ton In a matter in which the. govern ment waa intereated. that ha received compensation for such aervlcea and that " ha waa at that time a United States aenator. Tha demurrer la, therefore. overruled." v ' "' ( fvThe Indictment'1 thua erltlclied but uatalned waa drawn by Oliver E. Pagtn. Tnnrcto XSoepte, Mitchell Pleads. The alienee waa broken' by Senator '"Thurston. " ."." "Will the court please qote an ex ceptlonT ' - ' ' Judge De Haven assented and asked what plea the defendant - wlahed to make. -The defendant walvea the reading of the -indictment-and -pleada-no- guilty,'? aid Senatdr Thuraton. "la the defendant In courtr asked Mr. Heney. - - "That, la unnecessary aa' the charge la merely misdemeanor," aald Judge ; De Haven. - . r "I ask-then that the oaae be set for nest Tuesday," aald the district', at torney, "and that the panel be drawn." ... In anawer to the court' Inquiry aa to how long the panel should be, Mr, ' Heney replied: ' - --. "A number of casta will follow thla one and I would auggeat a panel of about 109. "The papera have. discussed these esses very fully and I apprehend ; aome difficulty In getting a Jury.'V An order waa thereupon entered for a panel ot 100 namea. returnable Tuea- day, June '20. The drawing proceeded ' Immediately. Captain Sladen clerk of the court, brought from an adjoining room tha box containing allpa on which Continued oa I'sga SU-i , r K) 1 0 " ' California MURDERER-SENT- Jury Finds Andrew Ingram Guilty Twelve Dollars Threw Years thorities by-Guilty Man's Offspring. v- --- (Special Dlptcta te The JoornaL) Ore n ta-Pasar-OrJ uno-1 1. Tha-Jury In the circuit court before Judge -Hanna thla morning returned a verdict of mur der In the second degree against' Andy Ingram, a well known character of Douglas and Josephine eountlea, for the murder of William. Dunlap.. - ; Dunlap waa an old-time miner who llvd alone In a cabin at Louse creek, eight mllea north, of thla place. In Sep tember, 10J. he waa found dead near hla cabin, ahot with a rifle. Tha cabin waa turned topiy-turvy Six -weeka-ago- IJoyd Ingramr-the-17-y ear-old abn - of 'Andy Ingram, tele phoned Sheriff Lewis from Monumental. California, that ha could tell w-ho killed Dunlap. He waa'told to come here and Mtd ao. Ha aald that he had heard hla father and Dodson plan -the deed tho night before. The father came to town the next day and Dodson went hunting. The boy followed Dodaon and wlt nesaed tha deed. - That night the three TALKING BY WIRELESS ; OVER'COAST MOUNTAINS - - - - . (Journal Sperlll RerTi i a ; San Franclaco. June IS. Pa- 4 . .clflc .. coaat wlrelea,iolegrphr - 4 4 last night recorded a new and 4 remarkable achievement which promises to go far toward solv 4 Ing tha problem of a direct wire to Honolulu. At midnight the Marconi- atatton. located at Mare 4 4 Island, held communication with. 4 4 the cruiser Chicago a dlstsnce of .140 miles on Its. way. Jo Portland. e 4 . northward, despite the fact of 4 -the-i Intervening retiast: T range. r,4 Messages were received perfect- ly clear. - i 4 The Chicago . left San Fran- - Clsco at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon for the exposition city. As 4 4- aha paaaed tha Golden Oate. 4 d Operator Stews rt. In charge of 4 4 the government Island 1 station, 4 4 ' entered Into communication with" her: It waa agreed, that mes- 'ssgea should be ' i exebsnged as' 4 long aa possible. - .A " PORTLAND. ' OREGON, 1 TUESDAY EVENING,; JUNE 13, Promotion Committee . on the Grand ; of Slaying William Dunlap for n Trims Rntrnjinl tn ftn 1 went and-searched . tha cabin securing abouL t liln moaeyL- . " Dodson Pleaded OnUty. Monday ' Dodson . pleaded guilty and Thursday Ingram waa placed on trial. Some difficulty waa experienced In se curing a Jury. The Csse waa' given to the- Jury last night about p. m. and thl. miirnln( hrnn(hl In . vrrttr-t-a stated above. - According to tho boy's story, in the summer of 1(02 his 1 father waa with hla stepmother living on Louse creek about three miles from Dunlap'a cabin. During ,that time Dodson lived" with them and they frequently talked over the possibility of Dunlap being posaesseU of considerable gold about hla cabin, because he -had been mining there fot many years, end -xlellberately planned his murder to get his gold. . The day before they made their plans' In the boy'a hearing. It . being und(-, atood that Dodaon waa to do the killing and Ingram would coma to Grants Pass. 'LXhanext morning tha boy, when he saw xmaion lane nia rine . ana start toward Dunlap'a, -followed him,' keeping out of alght. He saw Dodson go to tha edgeof the woods and hide behind a log. .- .',, ' ...... - XUled la Cold Blood. . Dunlap came out of the house and, after atandlng In front of the house a few momenta, went to-pick up - some "WT)od.and "while- tn t hr arfDmlson -took hla aim and fired, and William Dunlap fell dead where he. had been atandlng. Dodson fled up . the" canyon and sft.-r waiting a quarter of an hour young In gram went over to where Dunlap ley and aaw -ha waa dead, and received a shock that has preyed upon his mind continually ever since. , That evening Dodson asked tha boy to take a walk, and on the way the boy Intimated to him what" h.e knew-of the murder and Dodson threatened hint with death If he ever told. The fertict 44d he im thing thil hlght. ' DafaalU IMad," - . (Joarai Special Service.) V Mobile. June II. -News Is received. of the dqath at Honduras of Major E. A. Burke, ex-state tressnrer of Louisiana, promoter of the Cotton Stales .exposi tion, whose defalcations forred him to take refuge at Uonduraa several years I .' A i -. v ' .' : ' of Staircase at the Exposition Ground. WILL HONOR FLAG Juveniles to Have Lesson in Pa triotism Taught -Them To- morrow Afternoon?- MANY HUNDREDS-WILL-FORM BEAUTIFUL BANNER Music', Speeches and Drill Under - Auspices of Daughters of .American Revolution. 4 All children under tha age. ?? e 12 years win ds aummea io me Lewie . and Clark fair grounda 4 free tomorrow, and tomorrow 4 only.- The publlo . should also 4 understand that admission to the 4 athletic field will ' be through 4 the fair grounda and the-return - to the grounds la Included In tha one price. Tha regtvjar gate used by baseball patrons w.111 be closed. 'f- - Five hundred children will take part in' the Flag day exercises at the Lewis and Clark fair June 14 when a special program will - be rendered under the suspires of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. Att:S0 o clock In tna-- atternoon. they, will march to the ex-posltloH-alMntio fl.4d.-mhere. undir Jho direction of Robert Krohn, physical In structor of the Portland public schools. they will form a huge flag. Then Mrs. Rosemary Uloss Whitney will sing the Star-Spangled Banner, . and the chil dren will Join In the chorua. accom panied by the Administration band. Aft er the drill a special program will be observed, railed "Tfie ccremony-for.aa- lute to the f Ing. All present will rise and remain standing, the band will piny the "Star-Spangled. Banner,"- during which - the flagbearer. attended, by other, -will brHh flag from- the. rear of the hall to the platform, and. hold It there until the eerclse ends. lAt the close of the number, the audience still atandlng. will point to the flag and re nest slowlv: . "T"pMge my allegiance to my1 flagHrr,nc,"c' Tn'T-f5'' "Pn severs! whose stars and stripes stand "for brav ery, purity, truth and union. - I pledge my life, my heart, and my sacred honor Continued oa rata BU. 1905 FOURTEEN PAGES. Photograph .by Kiaet; Photographic KANSAS ENTHPSES" - OVER OLD OREGON Distinguished Party Fom Sunflower State Is Deeply. Impressed 4yBe)aotrca Here HmnB-3ute"lS Pr6sper6us and"Many: '. ot Its Soils Are Coming toi See the Exposition. - "From our rolling prairies of corn and sralnwherallheyJhuBltehprloii l0valn for relief, to the gntnd scenery of the Paclflo coast, la a chango which we assure you Is appreciated. We- have enjoyed our trip more'4han any other we ever took. YOur mountaina are grand, your valleys beautiful, your Been ery Unmirpaawe3' anywlieie. Americans need not hunt beautlea beyond, their own country. , If our fair la beautiful, and will -be heavily- attended from the east. We speak more especially in thlalast respect for Kansas, for there will be a large number, of parties made up there to visit the coast and come to the fair. Knneaa la rich thla yr. We have had four years of great prosperity. 4he peo ple have money 'and they 'are ready to visit tho westi" ...... . . , , . Such were.the words of one of -the most distinguished easterrl'partles that has visited the. city this year so far. It la composed largely-of "kansss State officials. The delegattnn reached Port land this morning, after a trip to south ern California, the aouthern coast. San Francisco and way points. Everybody In the party waa delighted with what lie waa seeing. . .- The party is made up of the following offlclaia and cltlxens: J. R. Burrow, secretary T ofstate, with hla wife- ami child; T. T. Kelly, state treasurer, with his -wife -and daughter; C. H. I.ullnx, superliitchdcnrrof lrisuranc, with'" his wife; I. L. Davhoff. superintendent of public: Instruction, - with his wife and son; Captain J. 8.- McDowell, -regent of the atate agricultural college, with hla wife: W. T.' Allen, a hanker of Erie. Kansas, with his wife; Charles Sessions of the Kansas City Journal, with his wife; J. S. Leach of the Kansas City Star, with his wife; Z. O. Hopkins of the-Tnpeka Herald, with -his wife, and D. OMcCray, special correspondent for eaatern papers, with his wife. The party hxa a private Pullmaav which It occuplea continuously. From Topeka the- car waf taken to Loa An- gelea by way of th Ornnd ranyon over the Santa "e and Southern Psctrio and from Loa Angelea to Portland vla'Sa-n nHye. nerw nuiing ..uii-n uw. "t visit tha- fair and make an excursion up the Columbia to view Onennta gorge. Th.i than rianlrl for Pua-et anilnd sod co as far aa Victoria, B. C, after 1 V1 Company. - ... wi which they wilt tour, tha Yellowstone park district and return -borne "This Is the finest trip to be hsd on tha American continent," aald . Messrs. Lullng and McCray, after . arriving. "We regret " that we entered Oregon Just before nightfall and arrived here early In the morning, but we have seen some of your huHutles, and aie t'lisiiued with your .city and adjacent country. You have enough, to charm any visitor aeeklng 'the fair. "The railroads are -eommencmt to advertise, the .cuunti y and the fair' In excellent manner, and' you are assured many big parties from Kansas. When we- return you may, rest assured -that- we will have many good words to say." .While In San Francesco the party wa one day the guest' of General Frederick Funston of - Kansas. The party - also found throngs of Kansans throughout the - West in a prosperous condition, but all of tha visitors agreed (Continued on Pago Six.) THREE MORE WARSHIPS " ' SUNK BY FORT GUNS e (Joornal RpecUl fitrrfrr, . Washington, June 13. A tele- e phone message from Tort Mun d roe aays that at "3 "o'clock - thla -4 morning -a-battleship and two other Vessels of Admiral Dickens'' 'fleet appeared off the fort and ' were "sunk", by the vigorous 4 Are of coaat artillery guns. Ac-' -cording to the report tha smaller vessels of tha fleet were sent up' the Potomac aa - scouts, the! d . heavier vessels making a demon- 4 atratlon agalnat Fort Monroe. At" 10 o clock Ihla morning a email naval veasel wss sighted from Fort Hunt, nut It quickly .disappeared. The day la bright and clear and artillery oflicers. are of tha opinion that It would he almost suicidal for Admiral Dickens to attack Until dusk, al though they are prepared for any contingency. Ambassador Meyers Ca bles Russia's Accept- iLjnce of Proposal. WUlLWILLCUMtLTQ. AMERICA IMMEDIATELY ! Functions of Proposed Repre sentative Assembly Decided JZUppn -"Jews WillBe En- : : ' tirely Excluded. ': r-T : (Jooraat flpeelst Herrlcs.) WaBhlngtonr" June U.tThe1 president :; " has received" Ambassador Meyers' cable dispatch conveying the formal accept ance by the -Russian government "of Roosevelt's peace proposition and con -tfLrming . the . oral communication . made by AmboBHador Caelnl yesterday. : , ; A report from St. Petersburg stata T that M. Wltte. prealden'of the council of ministers. Wlil leave immediately for Washington tn connection wlthhe peace w negotiations. ; ' " " "' . i- i. ,Tfae.tlme and-iaee of-the "Ineetrng of - the plenipotentiaries is not deftnltely fetULw MJ stateV.that Washington has not len deelde tipon-by either of. the "bMllgerent. Ofllclal assurance la glve.ii that the reaponn rndT)y both Japari- nndr-Xuaala will be made publlo -when' both have been- received. Nego ; tlationa are In progress and final ar rangements for the peace .conference In Ita essential details will be settled wttfttnthe neurit houra and an rmta-"; tlce agreed Upon. ... St. Petersburg advlcea atate that M. Wltte will hae. full power to negotiate " for his government and will be vested with genuine plenipotentiary powers to conduct binding negotiations. ' - Both Count Casslnt and Minister Takahira visited the president todays thous-h whnt, wss talked of at tho con ference Is not-known. It Is understood that Marquis I to . a 1U probably ta-se--lecUd by Jnpn: as plenipotentiary Irt the peace negotiations. - In high official circles It Is understood that The Hague Ja likely to be the com promise location of tho meeting of Jap aneae and Russisn peace plenipotentia ries. While nearly every other location suggested has been unfavorably re garded by one of the belligerent powers. The Hague has a sentimental claim upon. the entire ..world aa the meeting place for a peace" tribunal. (Tha naming of plenipotentiaries probably will bo si multHneniis with the flulnar of . tln.V anil place of meeting. The president received the Warmest fongratulatluiiB on his- achtevement -in ' the direction Of peace from- cabinet membera at. the cabinet meeting today, : . , JEWS ARE EXCLUDED. Emperor Approves Calling of Bepresea . taUve Assembly aText Septra bar. - ' (Joaraal SneeUI Serrtce.) r 8t.Petershurg. June 13. The emperor. uiicrriai uuma wnn ine powers of a parliament to meet In September. The functions of the proposed representative assembly have. bvendeflnltly-deo4rte upon.. Jewa will be entirely excluded f rem taking a part in the election -t representatives, who will be selected through the semstvos. -. Jewg Are Kined. .' ;.' (ioaraal Special Bervtca.'i Warsaw, Juno II. It la reported that . altogether 24 persons were killed and II more seriously wounded In the rioting. ,. yesterday at Bretlltovsky. The greater number were Jewa. Tho Jewish quae- . tera were devaatated and many building wrecked. Martial . law has been da. dared.. . , , - : Bosslaas Xepnlsed. . .... . (Jmirl geeelsl gerrlce.) , Toklq. June II. Oyama reports thai on June 11 some mixed eolumna of Ro sian troops attacked the Japanese In Bbufnns- Tr nd that str attacks were 1 ' repulsed. - ,v - British Steaaaer Saak. - ' (Journal Iptelal Sr.W. I London. June-ll. It-ts reported that the British steamer St.. Kllils, which sailed-from Kutchlnotsu for JloBiknng on Msy TX, wss sunk six day's later In the Straits of Malacca by a Huaataa crulsart .v.. -,-'--;'-- - CHINESE GUILDS.BOYCOTT JAMERICAN7MAOE GOODS (Joaraal pv-Ut B.rW. Tien tsln. June' 11.- 'hlnse gutlls have quietly determined 1J carry 't the plan of boycotting American g'o. , The situation is dally becoming mt gloomy for Amerh-n manufacnn- . Native tiwraer are refnatng a'. tlaemecU of Amerkan f:i: . . : :. 'L '' -. "