The Oregon daily journal., July 08, 1905, Image 1

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Portland, Oregon, Saturday- evening vjuly; ; 8, , l&os. sixteen pages.
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TfflliamsonTand Gcsncr
Chcose faCIaiin ; for
INTENDED' TO SELL TO
THEM WH EN PATENTED
-Testimony Wrung- FrorrUUnwil-
ling Witness Darrf aging to r
v, the Three Men Accused In "
Land Fraud C&ses.
j - From th Hps of unwllllna wltneaaes
l rnltd (UtM District Attorney Honey
l wrttiam the evidence on which h
expects to convict Congressman 1. N.
WUllaimon., Dr. Van Uesner and Mar
- Ion R,': Biggs, on trial In . the federal
court on tle charge of 'conspiracy and
' subornation ef perjury. ; - .. X
'Vr All of the " to' ree wltnesaeT Who have
thus fsr .testified say that they took up
jLilmber claims t thuggttos of Blw
or uesner ana wun. tn nptcuaon 01
selling . their olslms to Wllltamson and
I leaner' as soon-as patents were Issued.'
Thsh testimony , has been g)en with
extreme reluctance, and In one Instance
tha Questions. asked br the prosscutlna
v atierney - hinted strongly that efforts
msy nays oeen mane to improperly .in
- flusters, .H'WWsf'IM' flufl i 'ttf
' sutements of one of the forernment'e
'-wltnessea.""'' ''.'"!'" ' I
The moat damegiac tektfmonr thus
' far given waa that of Henry JS. Beard,
who occupied the ' stand moat ef the
' morning. He testified that be entered.
Get a claim 'ax , the suggestion Of Dr.
-Uesnsr, that the, tract was selected by
Uesner and Williamson and s'lirreyed by
them, that It was agreed thai ha was to
have 171 for making the entry- and that
no. part of the expenses of. provrng up
the claim were paid by htm except the
filing fee. AUr other moneys were ad
vanced without even a note -being given
by him. He reluctantly adiMtted that
he-perjured himself .repeatedly in mak
- Ing his proofs, and that he knew at the
"time that his statements .made In tba-
proofs were untrue.. ;-i c-,;
Oeaaer seeme rrlghteaed.
- According to - the 'testimony, Oeaner
finally became apprehensive of trouble
sn- account --of thls-and"'othei'" timber
entries for which he had advanced the
1 eosts. of making proof, and he wrote to
Beard advising him to ' relinquish his
claim.- The department has a tip on
. the business" wrote Oesner, and to
avoid any trouble I have got to get out
from 'under the whole thing." and he
warned Beard tnat -"they-re liable to
call us before the United States grand
.Jury as witnesses and give us a lot of:
J trouble," -. - - c r. .... . . ?
av in cggciuwon oi ioe morning aea
slon Judge De Haven announced that
' the case would be . continued until -1
o'clock Monday afternoon In order to
allow arguments to be heard- Monday
morning on. the motion of Senator
-Mltohsll for a new trial ' -a
-Campbell A.' Duncan was' recalled for
a brief interrogation and District At-
r torney Heney showed" him the Oregoniaa
of November J4, 103, containing aa
. article relative to the land frauds. -The
j witness ) stated that this . article was
ths one alluded to Jn a conversation
which he had with Oesner and Will lam-
son when the latter remarked that
, "Hitchcock was .getting mad," and it
was on the same day that Oesner ad
. vised him to relinquish the elalm which
he had taken. . . - '
After some discussion the article was
' admitted In evidence, subject to being
: subsequently . struck out in ase -the
' court shall conclude that it le hot proper
evidence. . . - , ' T -'.
. The particular - paragraph ' which is
" deemed Important states that many tlm-
v ber entries had come under suspicion aa
here was ' reason to believe that 'the
clnlmanta ha4 made contracts to sell
-before completing their proof s and It
- was Intimated that in such eases crlml-
nal prosecutions might be commenced
by the government' -;, ,.. ' : v
(Continued on Page Two.)
COME TO PORTLAND "
S ANDpfOU'LUKEERCOOL
A hot ' wave swept : over the d
' 4 "Peclna coast yeterday, Cal l-d
. 4 fnrnls cities jn particular surfer- e
ing. i emperaiures were aa foi- e
lows:
wosnvairs ....... m '
Independence, Cel. . 102 , e
El-Paso, Tex. .............. 1J a
Fresno, Cat i .... ..... . 11S
Carson City. Nev..... tl ,d
Lewlaton, Ida....,..,,...., 0d
e-Phoenix.. Arlx.o..tj-.... 11 -
a - Red Bluff. Cat HI e
Harramento log; 4
'0 - Ban rrsnclsro -r; vr: ..... i M d
" - aairJatfe OblBpos !al n .s," I or-
Yuma, Arls..... ............ JOI 4r
Searching Mutual' s Record
;'TJoamal7Sppciir.''SexYic?;5 ,? ,
- -. New York;' July 8.Under,the',dirfcctipri .'of ' the .stte: derrt
mtpiiniiraBcc-threV'xprt6-4hi8'm
of the'MutuarOfe Insurance corripany. The inyeetigation" arise?
from dissensions with regfard to
following'the disclosures' in the
'jrijie wuiuai L,iie insurance jcompanxi vf ,u,w kk
sufante company irithe lJnitedtatesTTOn January 1 '1904, ithad
$1,445,228,681 of life insurance in
to $40121,662. '.Dartngcihe year
were 172,015,550.' "Its "dividends'
9?4J48wasjtainedby.Jheccm
Supermtendejitiiendncks-saidJodayrjiyer
panyshoulde.erninedl as
clcanr batrther is more than a suspicion that in their management
they are regarded as personal assets to be vsed to enrich the person
in control,. - Every company. mus$ be moved from a position where
WalUU-eet influncels corttrpl.sn w' , ,; r :.'
."The only remedy fbr'eScisttnigrevns is complete muttialization
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Lower Picture Shows a Gun Crew on the Forward Deck of the Knias Potemkin Going ; Through r . Practice
' : ' Drill. , The Upper Picture Shows a Squad of Coaaacka at Lunch in th Streets of Odeaaa.. . j
H U NT OUT, G R ITZ M AG H ER
ACTING CHI
WRITER OF WAR SONGS
' PASSES TO FINAL REST
Walter Kittridge, Who V Wrote
. . Tenting on the Old Camp C
-x. . .;-: Ground, Dead. 4, tV.;". '-
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... .Uoenial Spaelal 8r1ee.)
: Manchester. . H.( July .Walter
Kltrtdge.. poet. and . composer.' died' st
hla home at Reed's : Perry - today, aged
Tl years. " Hla death was .due to old age.
He leaves a widow nd one daughter, ''
Mr. Kittridge was best known for his
songs, written durtftg the Civil wsr,
which attained national popularity.
Among the best-known were "Tenting on
the - Old Camp Oround." -"Scatter the
Flowers Over the Oray and the Blue."'
"No Night." "Qolden Btreeta,"..Blng the
Old Wsr Bongs Again" and.many others.
He was born at Merrlmac, New I lamp
aril r. and graduated at. lhe Merrlmac.
Normal Institute. Since 1S6 he has
btena aongromporerwriting U15 .words
and 'music uf many . Songs and giving
concerts," singing his . own songs, lie
wssjolso actively engaged in farming.
OFFER BIG PURSE FOR :
, NELSON-BRITT CONTEST
- . (Jeamal Special aerTlee,t ' '
'' Ban franclsco.' July . Jimmle Brltt,
replying to an offer of a $20,000 purse
with 110.00 'added for . the.' picture
prlvllegee - for- a 10-round fight i-wlth
Nelson, declared this morning that he
Is tied ' up With -the Wetern 'Athletic
oiub. which has signed Brltt and Nelson
to rig hr in juiy,:tmfwhich ratiea to s.
cure a permit. The Western-club de
clares It will hrfhg Nelson and Brltt to
gether next month.-' i r--"
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the status of insurance companies
Equitable scwdallSi .
force. - Its groBs assets amounted
closing: on that date its earnings
were$H0,020,706rof which $61,-
Former Captain Takes Charge
" : "of the Department 5
y ; . Today. v
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COURTESY PROMISED j V;
'PERSONS ON BUSINESS
New Order, of Things i In 'the
j North End Hunt Refuses
Charles 11, Hont Is no longer, eqief of
police of the cfty of Portland." Mayor
Lane today appointed Captain Charles C
Qrltamscher acting chief until ; he de
cided on a man to permanently fill the
position,- ' "
Chief Ilunt-4hlarnlna- formaUy
tendered hla resignation, to take effect
rmmedlately. but not before Mayor Lane
hiwl announced, that the ehange would
take place.,-v -
ytie mayo-woul4-aot state that- he
had demanded Chief OuntJUi hand In his
resignation papers, . but everything
points to the fact that he had made a
request for it .
- "lisreaf ter every person who goes to
the police station seeking -Information
or asking favors will be treated. With
courtesy," said, the may or. 4n comment
ing on the change In the. head ef the
police department, - "We -will show po
liteness and an abundance of It to every
body who presents himself at the sta
tion; but It will be without a display of
white glrrv or hlgTi-fieel ooota.
If a man .with -scheme and-famlly ia
taken to the station drunk sad has com
mitted no worae offenee. Instead of giv
ing him a berth In a dirty cell he will be
sent to his home and camuy- -:
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MURDERS BABY-TO
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SPITE ITS MOTHER
Shocking Confession of John
' i Wicher, a Recent Immigrant
. . , : From Calfcia.
V' (JoarasI Bik.UI aerrlee.) ' 1 -
' Chicago. .July . -"I hated the baby
and her mother. I did not propose, to
aapport It ' or her mother. , We had
qusrrel and separated. She jcatna to me
yesterday and : wanted., some, money, I
refused to give it to. her and she left
the taby andrwrent away. t took It to
an orphan asylum and; they would not
have It. Then I went Jtd the river and
throw' it -In." -"fT ' '"' ' ' .
SUiing, with dull eyes, set and aolled
face, surmounted by a shock of Ungled
brown hair, John Wlcher stood before
the body of his 4-months-old Infant
and admitted 'that he had deliberately
sacrificed, the babe to spite Its mother.
, Wlcher and wife are Oellclens. Their
brief love affair began In their native
land.' They came to Chicago two years
ago; Their" wedded life was short and
they soon separated, v. .'
Repeatedly the young woman appealed
to the man. to return to her, bnt as often
he turned away. Thursday .she. went to
hla room. He was asleep. The young!
wife stepped to' the bedside and placed
the baby beside him. ' ; ' .'' -
When yen want me' yon can come for
me." sh. whispered. ZOom and bring
the baby-wlth yoo.
arte went awar and "Wlcher after tak
ing .the Infant to. the asylum and be
ing tefueed admittance, went to the river
bant. "-- .--,-- , '
-. -During his whole-statement Wlcher
seemed to 1 have no ' realisation of the
enormity .of nia' offense. ? f-t";rt"
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EpOMROblCE
OPENING
Mlnltters SayThey. Have Agreement With Coodf That Amuse
rnent Street Wfli Be fcloeed on
't.it sion aires Threaten to Lock
Will' the committee on congresses and
conferences Issue an ultimatum In an
swer to that 'which has been promul
gated by the association of conoesalon-
alres on the Trail at 'the exposition, and
refusa longer to give the fair its support
In the event the 'Trail is opened Bun-
daysT"" 4 . ! ... "
-This question haa been, raleed by the
announcement that 'the Trail might be
.topened tomorrow,, inisplre of the agree
ment that was reached before the expo
sition began' providing -ttm( . the ; Trail
and 'the-machinery and 'exhibits -be
cloaad every Hunday, but .v-that , the
iniunu. will .V u ujmiw, uu..v-
liums'used for oratorios and meetings,
and the band give concerts in 'the after
noon. r-- - : - -- ?-4
Were the committee. o con greases to
take such a-stand then the engagement
of, such men as. Rev. Newell Uwlght
HIUls, r." D., to preach at the exposl
tien would bar canceled. , - .v y-5
' -Although the position of ths conces
sionaries haa been understood, for- sev
eral days, the ' exposition management
has not yet decided what to do. ' - -
- The concessionairea held another meet
ing this- afternoon - and . reiterated their j
demand for Sunday opening, saying that 1
they would abandon their -enterprise if
not allowed to" run them Sundays. ' .
. Bishop David K. Moore of the Metho
dlst Episcopal church said . . - : !
- 'The Trail- is -the? one questionable
feature of the ..exposition. ' It runs on
ths border-line between decency and in
decency. There may be some, attrac
tions that: are decent, but such are In
very Indecent company. No man In his
senses .will elalm that ths Trail, la
wholesome in Its influence. . It panders
to. the anlmal.lnstincta and passions.. Its
appeals for patronage are vulgar,, some
are bestial. '. ... c
"The Iqsolence of the concessionaires
is monumental. They knew what they
were to have and they have-everythlng
for which they stipulated. Besides, a
plain covenant was made by the man
agement with the friends of Sabbath ob
servance, to the Intent' that-the Trail
ahould 'be clossd tra Sunday, thus giving
the laboring men opportunity to inspect
without distraction the helpful and edu
cational features of the exposition.
- ."Those . persons .who . care only ; for
Trail attractlona seem to be abundantly
supplied, according to the rueful admis
sion of the Trhll men. with similar at
tractions : outside, and therefore need
no further supply. ' ' :.
The success of the. exposition ds
pendent upon the Traill Absurd! Why.
then. Is the weekday patronage of the
Trail so meagre as to threaten. Its 'pro
moters with bankruptcy? i
JIf the prealdent and managers of the
exposition throw up "their hands to this
Trail hold-up, they are not the men
we have taken, them for." r t , v.-
- Rev. Edgar P. Hill. D." t pastor; of
the First Presbyterian church, a member
of the committee on congresses and con'
fercnoea. was. Informed ef tbe.eoncea-
lalbnalres' ultimatum and said: ' -.
1 nave juii cvnuuvnva m. i
tegiity, , of ; the. , exposition .. managers.
They are men of honor and there' le no
doubt they will carry out the - solemn
agreement which has. been widely circu
lated throughout the eaat. For the. ma a.
sger . of ' Oay- Pares to dictate , the
Sunday policy of the fair would be a
sorry spectacle 'for this Psclflo north
west to present -ta' the people -' or the
United States." ,,. .. ... ... -, '
H. W.i Stone,- general secptary of the
T, M. C,- A.,-wsa firm In hla hellsf that
SUNDAY
OF TRAIL
Sabbatnyand Foreign Concea- :ffii5S -TSSSk:
Doors If.This Is Enforced.
the agreement would be faithfully, kept
i'As I understand the situation. said
he, ."the question, arose when plana ware
forming 'for the fair as to whether or
not.lt was to be open Sundays. Discus
sion snsued and after extended delibera
tion an agreement was reached. provldV
Ing -for the' closing of the exhibits' and
the,. Trail, and . the . opening .. of . the
grounds, - ths - art - department, and rtbe
holding of rellgous exercises in Festival
hall and the giving of concerts by the
bands. . I1..; .;..' ...
' These stipulations were "deafly un
derstood. Vand certainly there can be po
danger that they. Will not be lived I up
to with' fidelity. . The faith of the ex
position, management ' Is - pledged ' to It,
and- It would be almost unthinkable that
the. promise would be violated.- ;'
("It Is, also true that the fair Is a pub
lic Enterprise and . waa built' by-publlo
subscription and state taxation.;.. It la
claimed by the Trail concessionaires that
they must, compete, with the downtows
theatres and the Oaks, but these down
town ' attractions - are '. not . publlo ' and
therefore -fot- subject - to publlo regu
lation." 1 fv- ,..'(.'.
!- Rev.lstephen-S.-Wiser5.D. pastor
of Temple Beth Israel., said, ha--would
tlfrten to. no alteration Of the -arree-
meht to keep the Trail cloaed Sundays
Ha said: . . .. ....... -
- The- agreement made - between ..the
board of directors pf the' exposition and
the .committee -on, congresses- and - con
Terences must be lived up to. More
over, before . the exposition . began the
directors maintained that the regulation
of the Trail was In their hands. It con-'
tlnues In - their hands, and although
Sunday, the first day of the week, is
not my Sabbath, I would regard ths
opening of the, Trail on that day 'as a
serious breach of faith." ..
Rev. - J. Whltcomb Brougher, ! D. D.,
pastor of the First Baptist church, re
iterated" the statements made by the
others and said that ha .understood, the
closing of the Trail on Sunday waa
agreed on in distinct terms and that
'(Continued on- Page Two.)
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yon ahoutd make its acquaint
- ance:There,s fan for the child"
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only: woman's-page published
in the state devoted exclusively '
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service than any other Portland
.- newspaper can jet, secured
over the only; leased, wire- n
.1 OregorL There's nothing over
'- looked by , , , - , . " ; -'
mom
Potemkin Cc-
pitulates to Rbiimanka
Authorities..;.
STARVATION COMPELS . , .
: CREW TO GIVE UPJSHlfc
Terms Provide That Sailors Wiit
- Be Given Freedcmi and Per- -v
, ,. mitted to Co ; Wriera
.They Please.
(Joartal Speefal 8ervlce.t
Kustenji, Rouroanla. July S. (Bulle
tin.) The mutineers on board the lo
temkln susrendered to the authorities at'
I o'clock this afternoon. . - ,
(Bueelal Vlapatek The JoaraaL) -
.Kustenji, Roumanian -July The mu-
ttnous battleship KHlasTToTemklnT ar
rlved here at midnight. The port. cap
rain boarded the veassl for a conference'
with the crew. Throughout the .-ht
the ' Potemkin - exchanged slgnalsTythi
the Russian gunboat Psesupe, which so
far, has remained loyal to the govern-'
ment. ' i ...... ,
v A deputation from the' battleship
rowed ashore this morning to treat with'
ther authorities here tor the surrender
or the battleship and the torpedo boat
which accompanied her on her piratical
trip.- The deputation Waa received by
the fleet and the sort eantaln: : ' '
The mutineers offered to surrender or
the same terms ottered by the 'Rou-;
manlan authorttiee Monday,- - - Thin'
agreed i to providing that - the 'breech .
l"ocks' of -the guns be removed as a,
pledge of good faith o the part of the
mutineers. ' " - - ;' .
The deputation returned to theesset'
to consult their comradea. " It'ls ex.
pected the Potemkin will - sorrsndep,
within n few hours. Twe sailors 'wh('
came ashore' with the deputation de
serted. I .' -'
"Tiiear authorities are' awaiting Tnatruatt
tlons from Bucharest before' making;
final terms -with the mutineers. Prep
arationa are being. mide to bring the
two veasels Into the harbor. Both are .
now flying the Russian flag. The
greatest excitement pre valla here, aa- the
people sympathise with the -mutineer
and may make a demonstration in that
favor. . : . . .
- At 1 o'clock the Potemkin surrendered. '
The -surrendered men were, landed and
are being dlspatchsd In emaU partiea to
different places in Roumania. -- - "
The terms given by the commandant
provide that the mutineers must come
aahore unarmed and deliver up the bat
tleship and torpedo boat to the captain -of
the port,--If these condttlona ajre fuU' '
filled, the mutineers will be given liber,
ty to go where they please. ---The
crew of the- battleship -appear t '
be completely exhausted. The vessel's
provisions are reported to be depleted .
and the crew haa been In a state of
seml-ktarvatlon for a week. The vessel'
Is out of coal and three Quartern of the
rew favor Innding At KuatenJL
nm . aurrvnuervd mutineers will be
gradually conveyed to any frontier they
may select and then be liberated,, local
officials having given a pledge to thi 1
effect. '. -.- , .. ...
' Bnaalana Brlvem aTortn. -
" Tokio. June . Oyama reports aa foU '
lows: Xceaaionally collisions take place)
between scouts on both aides of the raJ-,
road along the Fenghwa. Kalyuea and '
Kwangplng roads. The enemy la bains
gradually driven northward. ;
CALIFORNIA GIRL IS : f ;
j CHAMPION OF ENGLAND
J, '- Joarnat Speelal Strvlea.) "' '
London. July f. aflss May Button of
Pasadena, -California, wrested the All ,
Rngland ladles champlonah1pfrom Mine
K., Douglas, the holder of the champion
ship title and eup,- tn 4he-grand rtuit .
leng round at Wimbledon today. .' .- ...
- Only 'two seta were necesssry to de
cide the title. . The first waa won l-I .
end the second 1-1. MHi Sutton won -almost
entirely by forehanded drives,
which completely baffled JjerOpponen
and literally wors her out. ... -. 7
SUBMARINE IS RAISE0 -
CREW ALL FOUND DEAD
1 Jraal Special Bwvtea.l
Blaerta. Tunis, - July S. The eu
marine Farfadet, which sank Thursd-.
waa finally raised thl. morning, . 1
crew, constating of Knelgn Rubin a
Bine men., were dead whu the v
waa brought to theaurf re. mi: ':;
atuMaa reeeka He.
' (imral t tal SVtlc-
'ronslantlnople, Jmy
ef the sultan r,,iii '
his nerveu hrea.
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