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?r-r lORf FlliiES HITS Si
II'JlV Russian Islsnd-Off
Siberia Is Teken by:
ihc Japanese
. 7 .
POTEMKIN MUTINEERS
-- HAUCDOWN RED FUG
'rt.f
Surrender Made to Roumanian
j 'Authorities Torpedo Boat's
Crew ' Refuses ; tof Ca
pitulate aitd 8all$j Away.
St Petersburg JulV t.( Bulletin)
An -official dispatch. Jias been received
that the. Island of Bakhallan Baa bean
captjrredjMthjs Japanese squadron.
(Ooprrlght, ; Runt Kefc-s service
tn Service; . by Leased
' Wirt to The JoaraeL)
ConsUhsa. July. . Tb rad flag has
been hauled down from tha Potemklr.
: and bean replaced by tha Roumanian
flag-. t"The mutineers surrendered after
a 'lona Parley ashore early this-morn'
Ing With tbe Roumanian official, and
; almost an eight hour parlay aboard tha
mutinous battleship.
" Tha crew of torpedo, boat No. 1(7.
which accompanied tha Potemkln from
Odessa and came into this harbor early
this morning, appeared to be in tha aama
, mood to. surrender aa tha Potemkin's
crew and were Included In tha nego
tiations to that end. But after tha bat
tleship's men had aurrandered and been
taken on shore, tha tornado boat' craw
refused to flvs up their arms. - They
swore they were not rebels and had
been coerced ' by the Potemkin's mutl-
. neers into accompanying them.Y No. 247
Immediately steamed out of theV harbor.
her craw signaling she was bound for
' Odessa. v .,'
- Tha .Roumanian officiate" on 'tha
quay aaw a boat put oft from tha Po-
K?iraain. it lanaea a deputation of mu-
, tineers headed by Engineer Mltuschen
. ko. - who had conducted tha parlours
earlier In .the morntngJTbO latter low
rormea tna Roumanian offiolals that
tha crew had consented to surrender on
the Roumanian fovernment's terms,
namely, that they would be" tdnsldeTed
deserters, lay down their arme and da
liver the Potemkln and torpedo boat til
. undamaged, whereupon they would be
. permitted to land and travel' la fJRou-
manlan territory unhindered.
Acting; on instruction from Premier
Ksntacuseno, . who had direct tele-J
graphldcommoiricatioir'Wuh the king
- at Bucharest, the Potemkln'g surrender
was accepted. j"v. . t
- : -. . Beoelved With . Cheers. -
The- captain of tha port immediately
'ordered the Potemkln and the torpedo
boat to be brought into tha inner har
bor. Lieutenant Commander- Negrtelef,
with a number of Roumanian naval of
ficers and seamen, immediately steamed
off and boarded the mutineers. Tha
lieutenant commander himself took the
'"'wheel of tha Potemkln and steered tha
battleship Into the harbor, the torpedo
boat following-. .Both anchored oft tha
quay at 1 o'clock. " ' '
-The waterfront- and the quay -were
lined with Roumanians, who received the
repenttnt mutineers with cheers." The
PotemklQ's sailors responded heartily.
As soon as tha vessels anchored the
work of transferrin .v.taa mutineers
ashore began. : The first squad of muti
neers with their kits landed at S o'clock
this afternoon. After dining aboard tha
remainder debarked before sunset. 1
L-JTha multitudes ashore gave tha muti
neers sn enthuslastlo- and friendly re-
'. ceptlon. - ' - ''' '.' . '"
, . The Roumanian-speaking; mutineers
Were given tobacco and . drinks and
treated Ilka heroes. "The port captain
--ordered the Roumanian guards on tha
' ships to keep off visitors. Tha guards
falledj for a multitude of Constansans
'hired boats and stormed: the' vessel,
swarming Up the sides, when tha port
.. .. captain then signaled to permit visitors.
. A tremendous rush followed.
' Xatuem Cry fo Joy.'
, Ashore this afternoon tha mutineers
Awere treated hospitably by tha crowds la
. ths streets. Ths mutineers had to olssa
up before going ashera. They looked a
; fine body of men.' -
, Three Bessarbla Roumanians, who
. were wounded by the troops at -Thee--
dosla when they tried to land Thursday,
. wera taken to tha hospitals. .
- Ths naval and military officers ashore
were pestered by ths mutineers, who did
. not understand tha terms of surrender.
. They were anxloua about their fata and
when told they would not-be eent to
Russia and would be permitted to travel
. where they pleased and stop- over; tha
frontier - many, of tha mutineers, cried
57-for Joy,
The imprisoned Officers, the Junior
, lieutenants, mciuaing jvsvigator amx
'.left, were released' by 'the ringleaders
' .'this morning. The mutineers courte
ously returned them their swords. The
'.- mutineers ' declared they had no 111--
will against the officers ae they were
ss much slaves to tha autocracy tha
... sailors.' ' . j , ..
The offloers. when they rame ashore
this evening, were very anxious to eecer
tsln what th admiralty at 0t Peters
' bury would do with them. They are
n eager to- yeturn; -home. "Thay" ln
. . formed the authorities that they had
- not Joined the mutiny. All they had
done In seelsting tha mutineers to man
age the ship had been dona under om
pulsion and threate .of death. One of
'-. tha mutineers said: 7" ,
. OompeUed U SCatdaja ' '. .
w'e were compelled to mutiny by the
Ill-treatment of . Commander Oollkoff.
Bo far a known there wis. no revo
lutlonsry ptdt among the majority of
r the men. We could not stand tha con
ditions on board any longer. When we
Mammoth - Canvas
D9wnbyTornadfj tporr-
Crowd of Four Thousand. - -
WILD ANIMALS FREED
RUN THROUGH STREETS
.'r',;"1-' r iii.ru i i I., ."r 1 "1 U
One Man Is Killed and Scores
Are Injured Lions r and
: Tigers 'Are Lassoed.
(Special Dlepatea br Leased Wire to Tha Journal)
Middletown. N. T., July 8. One man
was killed and (cores of men. women
and children injured In a cloudburst and
cyclone at Warwick, Orange : county,
this afternoon., Tha cyclone struck the
action of tha vlUage where Bawtell &
Welch Brothers' . circus - was showtnr.
ana tne tents, under which were 4,004
people,-wer f lattenr In an tnaUnt.
The menagerie tent containing larre
jiumoers or wild animals, was also
niown aowo tna cages being overturned
ana oroxen,TO'-rhs-enes of , agony-of
tha thousands under tha big tent were
added tha roars and screams "of the
lions and Ugers and trumpeting of ele
phants. .. - . ..!;
Tha clrous employes tore tha tent
asunder and released , the crowd, after
which their J (fforta were to recantura
am animus wnicn were running through
the streets. ' Twe ' bears, one leo card-
several hyenas, threa Hons and a num.
oer or monkeys were lassoed, but one
panther and a dosen monkeys are still
As tha Wreck was elaarad im . tft
body of Solomon Cohen of Elmlra was
round under a wagon. He was Instantly
Killed. He was a candy butcher and
only, joined Friday." Another employe
was lauuiy injured. Hundreds of woman
naa mucn or theirciothg r w
TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS
INVOLVED IN SCANDAL
(Spedal Dispatch by Uesed Wire to The Jearaal)
New Tork, July . The charge
that . the' company baa again taken
up the bualneas - --of supplying
rsoa news : to - tna tmolrooma haa
-brought about a clash between offlclala
or tnerweatern Union Telegraph com
pany. tuner colonel dowry must re
sign or Jaooo B chirr will reelan from
tha directorate if it is proved that of
ficials of tha company have know
ingly sought and maintained relations
wmi fiuuiruum interests. r ' "' ",' "'
An investigation has been ordered
by Mr. Sen iff and there will bo no
whitewash- for even . tha highest of
ficial In tha company If ha haa bean
guilty of breaking tha agreement of a
year sro that tha Western Union would
not laasa a wlra for poolroom privi
leges. ; i . - - . .
HARRY C. BOYD KILLS V
, v. HIMSELF AT. SPOKANE
. - Hprial Dleeetek te Tbe JearaeL) J
Spokane. July I. Harrv C. Bovd as.
alstant general agent for the Hamburg
Bremen Fire . Insurance company,, and
well known all over the weet, oonunltted
suicide by shooting Isst night In a second-hand
storer where he had-purchaaed
the gun with which tha deed was com
mitted. " It is- believed that Boyd was
temporarily insane as a result of busl
neoe worries. -Boyd had always been a
hard, steady worker according to . his
friends. Hs ft. survived by his widow:
GEN. CHAFFEE ACTING
n SECRETARY OF WAR
(Bpeelal fibpatch br Uased Wire te Ths tan-sal)
Washington, July S. Lien tenant-General
A. R. Chaffee haa bean authorised
by President Roosevelt to perform the
duties of secretary of war during the
absence of Secretary. Taft'&nd the Ill
nest ar absence f Assistant Secretary
of - War General Oliver. -' - Y
"We are going to play a atralght came
and five all fair treatment. We mean
to break up , this bualnesa ' of Illegal
trafficking la girls. . We mean to regu
late the Immoral conditions of tbls city
snd make them It per cent better." ,
Such- waa tha statemsnt of Mayor
Harry Lane, made last night before the
Travelers' -Aid association of Portland.
Hs seoke for It minutes and reiterated
promisee made before his election re
garding the regulation of the north end.
"My friend. Dr. Woode Hutchinson.
has said that every woman who goes to
the bad belongs there and nothing can
stop her." said the mayor, "but I don't
believe that, - If a girl who la under a
shadow Is- lifted up and kindly treated
will often berome a good woman. I be
lieve Dr. ' Hutchinson's ' estimate of
MAYOR AfiNOUNGES A
-' , - v . ' , T " ; ,'' rY-j ' i , . -
; fs-Blown f:r:T LZ LrrTv
MOST EMBARRASSING.
4-
IN 0 REG ON
- (A Rondeau by Charlotte Perldns Gilman.)
, U In Oregon a few shorthours r vl.vTJ --"I
spends and bless the guiding powers . j
That brought me to so fair a land,
'Where Nature with unsparing: hand-
pjrj au a once her
- i Wealth of the fields for reapers, plowers, K
Wealth of the great woods" gieen with showers,'
. .' . .. And wealth of mines all at command .
:. "-v-',''-i;: ' y,-- :v A,-.:
zT- And O "the beauty 1 Land of flowers I .-V
.. Whose cities the rich rose embowers, . ; -' -
-J: ." -;i 1 And. whose wide hills smile calm and grand
Y; ;T On the world ocean's placid strand : .
'"t 'Underthe snowrowned mountain' trwers,
dtM
ES DUNSMUIR
A WASHINGTON IAN
Famous Canadian Millionaire Visits Vancouver, His Birth-Place
Tells of His Capture by Indiansr Interesting Chap V '
. te'rs in His Ufe Hitherto Unpublished. ; -rjr
That ha was born at Vancouver.
Washington, 14 years ago yesterday and
six months later captured by Indiana In
the - northern extremity of . Vancouver
island are two Important events not
generally known In tha history of Jamas
Dunsmuir. owner -or tne yaoni xnieiie,
now in ' Portland harbor. Aside from
the members of - his family '-and mott
Intimate acquaintances no one until yes
terday knew that when an Infant he
was In cspttvlty. - J - .
Mr. thinsmulr-eonnded the atory to
a newapaperman yestsrdsy for tha first
time. Boated in an easy wicker chair
In the shade of . an awning- stretched
abovol4h -upper deck of his handsome
boat the wealthy British Columbian re
called the past It was his birthday.
and m - ths afternoon he Intended to
visit tha scene where ho first saw tha
licht of day. In tha town aoross ths
Columbia, and only sn hour's ride from
Portland, ho was born juiy s, issi. "
"I think." began Mr. Dunsmuir. .-inn
t wss tha first white child born In what
la now known as the state of Wash,
ington. However, I do not know to a
certainty, but for some reason I have
always been under . this - impression.
When I grew to the age of understand
ing I have often heard my -parents:
speak of the Columbia river country,:
Fort ' Vancouver, and of the limited
number of whites who lived. In the seo
Uon at that time. -
To enter the employ of the Hudson
Bay company my father.- Robert Dune, j
muiri- lert Scotland In company -with
my mother and others In a ealllng ves-
"It 1st a great thing for the moral,
physical and financial v conditions, of a
country to hive noble women In -it.' The
oondltlona of a country depend entirely
on the mother A country of true,
virtuous mothers " makes a strong na
tion. - ..-,.
"I hav no use for a man who will
live from the earnings of woman. Find
ths lowest woman in this, city and I
will have mora confidence In her than In
the man whom aha eupporta. The man
who galna hla livelihood In this manner
will eoon have no place In thle city. I
am going to see thst the city laws, are
enforced. . , ' i '
- "I know that It Is wrong to mske
promises, but I -desire to ssy that we
now have a new chief of police. I ap
pointed CspUin OrtUraacher noting chief
today, and when I bed hint la mj, otnoa
" - : ' ' :!.
richest dowers.
sel for tha Pacific coast. It Is my
Impression that tha aama of the craft
WBB-the-Marjr Dare; Tha- voyage was
Ions;. It was tha Intention to discharge
moat of the cargo, at the post oa Van
couver ieland operated by the company.
But when the Columbia was reached It
was decided to leave portion of the
supplies at the stors eonducted by the
company near Astoria. ' '
"Not being acquainted with tha chan
nel , the captain loot hie bearings and
ths ship went on a sandbar. I do not
know how long- aha was forced to He
there, but I have beard my father aay
that all of the sailors deserte6V..jroln
ashore In small- boats. - Finally - some
other. Vessel happened along, pulled the
Mary" Dare Into deep water, and the
offloers add passengers were taken up
to Fort . Vancouver. . I was born short
ly aftsrwsrd." i .
For tha aaxt atx weeks the Donamutrs
and those - who - accompanied them
busied themselves In looking; after the
Interests of the Hudson Bay company.,
The stores were, replenished - with the
stock of goods from tbe -old country.
About the only customers were the In
diana and United States soldiers.
' : ' ' V. . Bi rant tm Oomiaad. :
A" barracks had" already been" estab
lished by Uncle Bern, which wss In
charge of Lieutenant U. a Orant, subse
quently president of the United flutes.
At that early data ha was a young man,
but In latar years tbe -alder Dunsmuir
often dwelt upon his soldierly bearing.
(Continued on Page Two.)
pointed) out' to pint that we were the
servant of tha people: that there ahould
be no favoritism shown, because the
law was no respector of persona.
"I aald to him that If there was any
favoritism shown by him or any officer
I would -fire' them. end If the police
committee did 'not sa notion such aetlona
I would fire' them. I told him that thia
class of man ' who gain their livelihood
frpm women muat be ahewn the line,' or
go up agalnat tha rockplle. ' I Instructed
him to notify those woman that they
were to heed no man's threats, or to
listen to no man who offered them pro
tection: for-money, and If they were not
fairly treated to make H Jyiown to head
quarters. , . .( ..''
"As long aa theae women era law
abiding .we are going to glv them pro
tection. ',.',.. . -., .... ,
NEWPOLICE
STROfiG EVIDENCE
FOR PROSECUTION
Abundant " Promise of - Sensa-
TTtlonaf Developments Shown
In Williamson TrlaL-
WITNESS ADMITS HET
PERJURED HIMSELF
Three Testify They Took Claims
' and That Biggs Was to V
i r ' Pay. Costs.
Although the triai. of Congressman
Williamson, his partner. Dr. Van Oeener,
and Marion R. Biggs for subornation of
perjury baa been. In progress but two
days, there la already abundant promise
of sensational developments. ?; Henry
Beard admitted that he made repeated
falee statements under oath in proving
up on a timber claim which ha was to
convey to Williamson and Oeaner.
Tha charge against tha defendant Is
that ; thfyt procured a large number of
persons to make entries under the tim
ber and atone act, tha entrrmen making
affidavit that they were taking ' the
olalms for their own use and benefit
and had mad no contract or agreement
for tha aale of the land to any other per
son. These affidavits, it la charged,
were false, tne claimants ha vine enured
into previous agreement to convey the
lands to William eon and Oeaner, who
were advancing all tbe expenses of se
curing" the land, and who were to pay
each claimant 176 when tha patenU bad
been issued and ths deal waa consum-
ciated. - The affidavlu and proofs war
made before Marlon R. Blgga, , United
Btatee commissioner at Piineville. . ..
Three witnesses have testified , thus
far, ail of whom took up timber claims
on tha understanding that Oeaner would
advance air the costs and would pay
them besides 1 7Sap!ecd lor thetr claims
when patents had been Issued. .
The transactions under Investigation
occurred in Juno and July, 1102, only a
few weeks after Williamson had been
elected to congress for the first time.
According to tho eeetlmony which has
been given, Oesner Anally became ap
prehensive thatv-trouble would result
on account of tha timber claims taken
up at his alleged Instigation, and April
14, 104. wrote to one of the an try men,
Henry jfl. Beard, as follows: ,
-'4 -r-v Oeeaer's better. '.-
- 1 think; the only thing for you to, do
now Is to relinquish your timber claim.
The department has a tip on tha bust
ness and to avoid any trouble I have got
to get out from under the whole thing,
have nothing more to do with It and
save trouble for alt of us. They are
liable to call ua before tha United SUtea
grand Jury as witnesses and give ue-a
lot of trouble, ao tha only thing to do
la to relinquish your claim. I would do
that right away. - Say nothing about
(it). , Oo before Mr. Biggs." i
There was no session of court yes
terday afternoon, and tbe case will not
be resumed until I o'clock tomorrow,
aa tha morning- la to be occupied with
arguments on Senator Mitchell's motion
for a new trial. Nearly a dosen entry.
men who took up timber claims at the
Instigation, it is alleged, of Oesner and
Blgke are yet to Ustlfy. T. B. Neu
nausea, who ia 1a charge of Xha special
agents la Oregon, ia also a wltnees In
the ease. '.Only threa wltneaaea ware on
tha aund yeatarday morning, but all of
them gave testimony of Importance.
. Cross-examination brought out soma
sensational testimony from 'Beard,
"Didn't you - swear In - making final
proofs that yon had - mads no contract
for ths sals of the land?", asked Judge
Kennett. -r . . - . r
- -Tea, .sir," answered Beard. -'"
"Do you mean to say that you swore
to what was not truer' -
"It looks that way," admlttad tha wlt
neee. . - .. -. : , i
"Then that was a lie that you swore to
In making float proof H ......... .. .
"Tea,-sir: I guess It was. , Ws
were to let Dr. - Oesner have tbe
land when we got tine to It We didn't
have oontreet but Biggs told ur Oes-
(Continuedion Page Two.)"'
- -.Baldwin, who has charge
of the Travelers' Aid society work In
this city, submitted an exhaustive re
port of the work accomplished during
June. Scores of friendless girls, have
been given asslaUnce and smploymsnt
has been secured for many. Hundreds
of Inquiries have been answered regard
Ing the city. Through ths efforts of
the association the "Girl In Blue" has
been forced to leeve the city and stsps
have been made to secure a cleaner pro
gram for rOay Parse" at tha exposition
grounds.
Adjuunt ' Organ of tha Salvation
Army, who baa charge of the associa
tion work on Incoming steamers; ex.
Municipal Judge Hogue and Detective
Hawley of the Boys' and Girls'. Aid ao
elety gave abort talks. .
POLICY
A $209,000 Fire at Gold
. field Wipes Out Busi-
v ness Section.
TOWN IS SAVED ONLY T -VIAFTEa
HEROIC EFFORTS
Water Is Scarce and Ketrs of
Beer and Cases of Wine -
:;;- ' Are'- Used :, by 'the
"' . - FjraP!grttar- ;
(Special Dispatch ky leased Wlra te The Journal)
Ooldfleld, Nov July t. Beared and
blackened, debris with occasional massee
of burning material, suggesting camp-
SM - I. .11 V. .
what waa until I o'clock this afternoon
two of the principal business and resi
dence blocks of ths city, Ooldfleld haa
bad her first " destructive fire. It. laid
wests that portion of the town bounded
by - Columbia, Fifth, avenue, Ramsey
snd Myers.- "The loss . approxlmaUs
$104,000 with no Insurance. ? , t '
That the ' entire business portion of
the city - la not in mine Is due to the
hernia efforts of a band of nre-nghters
with crude apparatue and an insufficient
supply - of water.--' The firemen fought
valiantly using- dampened blankets and
even cass after case of champagne and
over-r barrels of beer from the Enter
prise Mercantile company, which build
ing waa saved only after a herculean
fight I ,
There were a score of persona badly
burned and numbers of narrow escapes.
Quests of the Grand View hotel were
forced to- flea for their Uvea, without
aavlng even their, personal belongings.
Tonight, tha city ia under martial law
and 200 extra officers have been sworn
In by ConsUble Russell to guard the
burned district and prevent a further
spread of the flames from flying sparks..
The fire started at a few minutes past
I o'clock from an exploding gasoline
stove In the Bon Ton millinery establish
ment on Columbia street conducted by
Mrs. W. I Wilson. A strong wind waa
blowing- out of ths north and with ln-
creolble swiftness the flames communi
cated .to tbe adjoining buildings to the
south and within 10 minutes tha new
Ooldfleld hotel near completion was a
seething" mass of-flames.- - The building.
which -was three stories In height, was
feullt of heavy timbers and the heat
from tha burning structure was intense
beyond description; It waa-about at
thla point and tha Ban Francisco bakery,
some distance northward that ths great
est fight was made to save Main street.
For . many minutes tha result was In
serious doubt. The building occupied
by tha Max Meyer dry goods 1and clothing
concern waa literally wrapped In blan
kets that . were kept saturated with
water. Even tha wood work? about tbe
exterior was' aflame at least half a
dosen times. Men sacrificed their
00 is fort and endured severe bums in
staying the flames at thia point and at
Cassia . Ish'a mercantile establish
ment Just oppoalta the Ooldfleld hotel.
The principal loaaea were: ,
The Ooldfleld hotel. $50,000. ,
The Grand View hotel and Nevada
Detective agency, $40,000. . .
. San Francisco bakery, $20,000.'-
1 Robert Romer 4k Co., $2,000.
. Enterprise Mercantile company, $10,
000. . -
Boh Ton Millinery, $2,000.
Offices of Doctors Dunham and Von
Wedelstaedt, $2.S00. ."
Ashen lodging house, $1,000.
Damages from heat and water to the
business blocks on tbe west slds of
Columbia street, $10,000. Numerous real,
denoes brings tha tout to nearly $200,000.
' At one time It appeared aa though the
entire western residence section of ths
city would, go up ia flames.-- About 20
minutee after the conflagration started
the .wind suddenly veered to the . west,
driving a volume of flames and smoks
over the homes In that section. The wild
est confusion prevailed. Persons hurried
to . their homes, quickly pecked all they
could and removed their belongings to
places of safety., v
For a time the streets were packed with
a maddened throng. ., All sorts of vehicles
were pressed Into . service and pande
monium prevailed. -,"
With equal . suddenness, however,' tbe
wind again shifted to its former course,
directing the flames toward ths southern,
section, where the flames spent them
selves. v.. ,
TEACHERS ARE WANTED
: IN UMATILLA COUNTY
(Rseetal IXapatck te The JoaraaL)'
Pendleton, Or.vJuly t. Teachers for
Umatilla" cohhty'schoolsthis year 'are
vary hard to, find, according to the
eutement of' County Superintendent
Welles. Many schools n the county aa
yet are without teachers for the com
ing year, although the directors offer
good salaries. There are many first-
class teachers who have not applied for
schoola thla jraar, "' -
' " World's Xslaaest Woaaaa. - -(gseeial
Pteeetcb arLaesed Wire s Tke Jeanut)
New Tork. July $. Mrs. Herman Oel-
rlchs will soon bo tha richest woman In
tha world. - She has made $2t.oe,00
since shs revoked the power of attorney
given her husband In 11(7 and took the
management of Iter owu'ew.alra. - -
' Asemaed ataa ee. 7
(Special Dlapetra to Tke Jeeraal.)
Pendleton, Or, July I. A report waa
brought to thla city thla morning by
an Ind'-n from te reservation tt Joe
Parr. I r vMi t i I -rtously
- '
weeks
at t
Yesterday, Next to tho
Hottest Day In Poi
land for 30 Years.
HEAT CLOSES DRAWS
ON WILLAMETTE BRIDGES
Expands Ralls and Boats Are
Forced to-Walt for Cool
X : Evening to Get By Pa- ;
- r-ifiodCoast Sizzles.
4. o'clock yesterday afternoon the
temperature Was M decrees In the shade: I
It was almost a record breaker.-' But -the
records at the office of the weather 4
burfaiTshow that onulyTSTMSlTTt" was-""
101 degrsee; that waa tha hottest weather
the city has ever experienced sine the '
eeUbllshment - of the bureau, some .JO ' ...
years ago. The whole Faotfia ooeat was i
In the, grasp of. a heat wave. Bhowers j
are predicted for tomorrow afternoon.
. The peoplo of Portland '. thought - '
yeatarday was -a scorcher, still a light
breese fanned - the crowd on tha shady
aide of tha street.- So nerce did the sun ,
shoot IU rays against the stsel rails on j
the bridges over the Wulamette that the '
metal expanded and It was - Impossible
to operau the drawa. - The reatdenU on
the east slds of the river thought It waa ;
a hot day-that did nobody good, and'
kept cool In the knowledge that they
would not be . delayed by open draws. I '
Until nearly i o'clock tbe streetcars and .'
pedestrians crossed the structures with
out 'having' to wait for passing boats.
Heat sufficient toexpandsteel appreciably
Is almost unknown here and allowance
had not been made for It In building the
bridges. ..'-"
Among tha ateamera ueld In port 'were
the Mascot and xsona, , bound for the
Lewis -river; the Undine for Vancouver!
and the tugboats Nellie and Annie Com-
Ings. Reaching ths Morrison , street .
bridge with a log raft In tow early
In tbe afternoon, Just when the structure
had. gone out of commission, ths raft
towed by the Annie Comings was made .
fast to ths draw rest ana tha boat was
moored at one of tbe neighboring' docks -to
await developments. The Palpma also
happened along In the middle . of the
afternoon and . was forced to Join tbo '
Idle fleet. . u::,:. ' '
- ream boat-men . were ' anxious to get
away and tried to get the city authorities
to come to their assistance. They ex- .
plained that tha fire boat George H. Wil
liams could"' easily straighten out mat
ters by throwing streams of water on
tha expanding Iron. But no-one-appeared-
to take- much Intereet In their case; It
was - too- warn for energetic work. '
Finally ths -brldgetenders, using saws,
hammers and other ..implements, eut
away the obatruotloas and the fleet
passed on. - -
Ths following fla-ures vlll show . how
rapidly the temperature crawled up front.
4 o'clock In the morning until I In the
afternoon:
Hour, Tern. , , Hour 7 ; ; Tarn.
4. ..... ...... r 00 i s TiTrs-.TTSfi . if - - -
;.. J . 12.....-.,..... 3
....,, ..V l Mf .
T ...... is!
.............. 70
75 - 4....
10.. . , ...v.... it
HEATWAVE KILLS.
Two Oblldrem and One Xaa Baoeumb la
.--."aTew Tork ty. -7-7- ' -(Spedal
Ptspatck by Laaaed Wire te Tae Joeraal
New Tork, July. $. Two little chil
dren and one man were killed by the
beat In Greater New York. Four other
persons were overcome and Uken to
the hospital-while everyona else-was
uncomfortable In t the suffocating heat
which refused to yield to the brief
thunder showers which promised for a'
time to clear the atmosphere. -..The
following is the list of dead: .
-James Muller, T months old. Brook,
lyn. . . 7 -
Ellen Condon, Id months old,. Brook
Im- .';.-. f " 7
J. Blumberg. IS years old." '. i:.
Tha thunderstorms, which came lata
In the afternoon, were erratic and con
fined : to. certain sections. Oratafut
showers thst visited Harlem absolutely
Ignored lower Manhattan and left it to
swelter unrelieved In the heat. Light
ning played pranks during the showers
In New York and Brooklyn, and In car.
tola localities .things were -made lively
for a time. Lightning struck a ol
hoisting : derrick In One Hundred and
Seventh etreet, while bolts fell In Pro,
peet park ndrBer"plWsr'T"r - " ";
The. highest point the thermometer
reached today waa St degreee at noon.
After mercury fell steadily, and our.
Ing- the Bhowers took quite a drop.
. r p. -. XM Braaka ' SWoortL -,"
(Spertet tHaeaeck te T. J.nmetV '
Drain, Or.. July I. The beat tod
broke all previous records st this pl"
the weather bureau thermometer rg;
terlng 10s.,- :'- " "
' extremely Mot at
- (Bpeelal l)lDtr ta Tee JearMLt
Salem. Or.. July . The weather w
extraordinarily hot here today. 1
temperature varied from I to 191.
reata rnia Eoo I'-
(Spatial f-paw te 7
Oervals. C-.. i
paaaed ov r t
today. 1 ' e t
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