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f -1 I i jood nviiiai: YSl I r. ' ..-I ji hi - L .V : , w TH3 WEATI - ' . --. - --- i ; , ... Fair and warmer toni.U and Tues day; northerly wind. VOL. IV. NO. lit BOX -1 -, . -It EGRGE saloonkeepers, saying That Re moval of Boxes Will Inevit ":,: ably Injure Their Busl- nets, Ask New Act.. . - NINE MEMBERS SAID ; TO BE PLEDGED TO THEN httrerT3enyTTit lien Whom They Elected Short Tim Ago Will Be tray Them and Are Confident They Can Defeat Liquor Interests. With Aid of Upright Mayor and Police. I Liquor Interest of ,th city are da rmfned to Mirth box'ordinano. A iieur amandine the Uw'haa already eeri prepared ' for Introduction at the heetlng of the city council Wednesday. copy of It, la being circulated am on a ie councilman.', and tba liquor man are kertlng every influence . to aacur hough vote to pa" It. ,'- r, . ' it la stated that nine or the fifteen ambera of the council bar pledged luraselve to vot for tha measure, but oaa in a position to know era of tha Inlon Xhat the TitfOor Interests cannot dlnane la paeaed, in all probability a mayur will veto IV and. unleaa two trda of the members vote to pasa It t th veto, it will falL -:i r TttaprtpMtfFaTSSnca'proyidee that uor anay .b arred in private boxes ntalnlna- 10 -eauare feat of apace, and at open ;loga may . oi partnittad In ntaurants.- - ' - ;- , . The better das of cltlaena era urging cpunciimen to refuse to take action the nroposed measurs. and declare kt the present ordinance whloh Mayor ne has begun to enforce baa atood tha of tha aupreme court and that it juld be. given a fair trial before it amended. Ex-Councilman Alba atatea t tha reaaon the liquor interaate are kmc- to amend the ordinance hi to In take tha - matter Into tba court keep -the matter of boxes in saloons ; for another year. . ; ' . : Keen Xoe ef aualaeae. : " he liquor meh Claim that the. en- cement or tne ordinance will mean lose of much 6f their, bualneaa. They tnat 14 aaloona, moat or 'which located - tn tha horfh mnA nn red' out of bualneaa within the pant e month. The failure are aaid to due to the' Held enforcement of the regarding combination houaea and mailing." The liquor men aaaert dosen of aaloonmen will b forced loaa their, place of bualneaa if the ent box ordlnanoe I enforced. K'hlle a majority of tha . proprietor Ualoone and all but Er)ckaon'a unocif concert hall-, owner are said to have plied with '.the ordinance In every tlcutar, aome Saloonkeepers have done tilng toward taklna; the boxea out f piacea. - pelay la what all ar kins for In ' order to . formulate a of rampalrn. ' - - ', hlef of Police Oritxmacher laauad an er to the eaptalna of police yoater- i, in wnicn na inetructed them to tn. In all patrolmen to inspect aaloona on beata and ae if the box had removed, aide : entrance ; altma heed, and if women ware permitted refluent auch piacea. By thla order patrolmen are, inatructed to ee that boxea which have not yet been ra- ed-wr nailed -up tightly ao that Y cannot he uaed. '. r. , barlna; Xvldaaee Aflnat Saloon Van. umeroua re porta nave been made by olman-of reBorta obeying1 the law or partly, and of othera in which Attention haa yet been paid to Jt r orltamacher and Captain Moore ed a large number of aaloona yea- ny and laat night and secured evl- which will be used whan tha ac. cruaade begin. . ' " la chief haa placed all report mad lm-in the hand of Mayor Lane. ' iguat Erlckaorv raLalna hi female natra and women are aaid to atlll le in hla concert hall.. Tha Max, ler Bro.. Frit a and th. Orpheum . compiled with the ordinance in r Teapect, lt"1 "Mid. . Itorney Alex Bweek ha told Chief lzmacher that under the law he not believe Ertckaon can be forced I achat g hi orcheatra, and 4eclarea any move to rorce it out of tha kit hall will lead to a contest In woman waa found In a rear room h saloon at Second and Everett ta by ratroimea Oalbralth and Pa a last night and arrastad on a o vagrancy. J- CH BEGINS PROBING -COTTON LEAK SCANDAL Unreal Bpeelal Strvlea.) ' ithlngton, July 17.Ditrlct-Attor VttorneyOeneral Moody to probe miua ieaa vcanaai in ta agrlcul department and be baa gone to York to Interview Van Riper, Price ither broker mentioned in the re. report by aeeret servica aaanta i imt to the dlacharaa of ALatia. i Holme. ' ' - MMMW "AT. i i f 1 i l R,?SB HABRJKT ?A8TOK. -WHO VTlVt, . MA8RT ' S. O. StOKES PHELPS : .;. ,!Siy? .V-- tqmqrrovV. Vfty'! Si' CIGAR MAKR TO WED MILLIONAIRE TOMORROW e e - - (Jouraal Special . Bertlte.) . ', e - Norton, Conn.. July 17-Prepa-?" e rations are complete at the home ' e of -the groom's pa rente near here vd r e e for" the -wedding . tomorrow that v cuiminatea. the romance of Miss; Harriet Paator, the Jewish cigar-' maker, and the multl-mllllonair"; settle meat worker, J.' Or Phelpa , Stokes. The wedding will , be ; extremely , simple, though at. ; tended bv ' relative ' and friends '' . of the family and almost -ell" the aettlement workera of New Tork e ;Clty. . ' The groom belong to .one of the wealthiest and moat exclusive . e ramllle of Gotham a smart set. The bride waa formerly a cigar, maker In tha ghetto. ' She aban doned her trade for'nawapaper work and met. Mr. Stokea first when aha was aent to Interview him. ' It waa a case pt love at first sight, . e e e e e e-e e e e e FEAR-OF OPERATIOn, SOLE CAUSE, HARRIS SAYS mphatlc Denial '.of. Report JThat ; ( Bert's Books Are Under;. ; Investigation.''. (JoaVbal. Special Service. i ' 8an Francisco, July 17. , Eugene Bert, preeldent of : the Pacific Cpaat baseball league, who. was found with bullet wound -in hie cheat-on- the back porch of his residence Saturday,' Is rest ing well today. ' Hi reeovery now seem certain. ".. - y :,,.... a .: i . The "attempted suicide- of Bert oc curred about -?:30 o'clock last Satur day morning. . . . ''. '' , r ,' Emphatic denial la made by Henr'v Harris,' Bert's ".business partner', and closest friend, that Bart' book a re being examined. He Insists that Bert's attempt on his life: la due solely to a fear that he would have to undergo an operation.' ,:",',.. . . '- .. FRENCH FINANCIER . ; j COMMITS SUICIDE ' (Jeeraal SpetUI rle. Paris. July 17; . Em lie Art on. tha well-known financier, 'committed suicide today by taking1 Cyanide of ' po teas I urn. He was Implicated In tha Panama, eonri- VOULD-BE ASSASSIN OF KING VICTOR ARRESTED ) '4... (Jearaal Special Berries.) " ' Rome.-July 17. The authorities have rreated an anarchlat named. Barberi. who la alleged to have coma here for the purpose of aaaaeslnajfng King YlC' rr An ERA OF GRAFT, SAYS JIM HILL Great -' Northern Magnate La- ments Tendency of Times Will Not Build Any Ships. - V ,;f. V -, QUACK THEORIES CLASH r WITH SOUND BUSINESS Country Needs a Great Awakening and Revival in Its Commerce' and .; Higher .Standards . to"" Become ' a "World Wide Power. V - , ' T. '14. (Journal Special Serrlee.) A; Lenox, Mass.. July IT. "We are In a period which breed pull.: and pull In turn.- promote graft.? -said' President Jamea 7.. Hal of the Great Northern railway In-an interview ' given at his son's home In the Berkshire hills today. "There ar too many quack political theorlea which clash with sound.' bust. ties.. ..We are dillydallying with South American . trade trying to. build the Panama-canal -when we- have -no- shlpa nor -protecting. laws for a merchant ma. rlne. ''i shair certainly never again build a ship under the American flag. --: Whn t 1s needed the oountry overi a. great awakening and revival in Ita business, and higher commercial atand arda. ;Thla will hav to com before we are a. world power.J'-. . V , . ' NEGRO AND WHITE MAN " :tDIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR ? ' :tJeirlel Speelsl Btrvka!) '.'-;" 11 h Osslhlng, N. . . , July . 1. Charlea . jacKsoa, coioreq, ana James ereen, whit, wara-auccesafully-electrocuted at the Sink Sing death-house. this morning. Jackson killed a' man during a holdup In New Tork, Brean committed a murder in a barroom re.w'ln New Tork. ! FLAMES ARE SWEEPING t : OVER MOUNT TAMALPAIS ;;;-....;. -u- -, . , ' (Joeraal Speelal Serrlca.) ""v. Ban Rafael. Cat, July 17. The west ern peak of Mount Tamalpala la on fir and .the wind is fanning .the. flame In it he, direction of th tavern and 'railway station. "The fire was started by camp, era. A' number 'of parties -have been aent out . to right . the flames.. " . , . t m i i i. ST LOUIS COURT OUSTS . PEOPLE'S BANK RECEIVER MMSMsa ' V ' " ' ' ' (loarsal Special SWelee.) ' Bt Ixuis. Jniy 17. Judge MeElhln ney of St' Louis, In the oounty. circuit court at Clayton, this morning. ouated ex-udge Spencer ' mm " receiver of the People United State bank, . . . , MM :::o."July NDED mm us 4 f r . 'V- -a Congressman Williamson De clares He Had No Part In ; ITImber Land i Friuds-'kl, t . In Oregon. COURT STOPS fevToWc'E , OFJGQODJCHARACTER Says That's Admitted Defense Takes Exception .to This Rebuttal Tea , -'. i ? ;.i ' timony to be Introduced This Aft- i, .... ..!' ' ernoonCaae May Reach the Jury Wednesday V tfUOr :.: ' . Congressman ' J.' N. - Wllliamaon, '. co defendant,, with Dr. Van Oesner and Marlon. R. Bigg In tie. land-fraud caa on trial in tha federal court, gave atrong denial this morning' from th witness stand Of the chafgea of the. prosecution. He declared that he bad naved conspired or agreed 'with Cleaner or Bigg to -in due timber ntrymen to commit perjury in tha filing of their claim, and he de nied all knowledge of any illegal con tract a with them .'for .tb. purcbaee of their rlghta. ' - c - .."' -." Cross-examination by Mr. Heney, the United States district attorney, brought forth some admissions whloh. will un doubtedly- figure largely-" ln the- argu ment of the prosecution to the'- Jury. The - witness stated' that the loans f entrymen t enable them . to prove tap their claim ware made, with hie con- Saltted tha his patpeae was to eeeure lands for graalng purpaaa and not for ta timber, a ur. oesner nan teatuieo. Cohgreseman Williamson gave hie testi mony with Beaming frankness, and was cloeely .followed by .the Jury. He waa the last Important- wltneaa for tha de fense, though some testimony waa given as to the good-character-of the defend ants by resident of Prlnevllla. ' - -. . Cbaraota Wltaassae Barred. ' A doaen or fifteen character witnesses were to hav bean called by the defense. among them Senator C W. Pulton, but after hearing two. or . tnem, and after being Informed-by Mr, Heney that the govarnment) would Introduce no counter evidence on thla point. Judge De Haven refused to allow defendant's counsel to present further testimony on tha same line. - -V - v" ' ' Although Judge De Haven elated that on the strength of tba - uncontradicted testimony already given h would In struct the jury that the previous good character of jail of tha defendant had bean establlabed, thla waa not eonaldered aufflolent by ounsel for the defense and they took exoeptlon to the ruling. . At ' the . opening of court - Judge De Haven announced .that demurrera were overruled' in three other of the land fraud case. . The first of these caaee la that In which W. W. SteJwer and other officers of the Butte Creak Land, .Lumber 4c Livestock oonfpany ere co-defendanta-wtth-Blnger Hermahn,vF. P. Maya et al. on the charge of conspiracy to unlawfully fence government land. The second case 1 that charging H. H. Hendricks, secretary of the earn com pany, with subornation of perjury, and the third Is h perjury charge againat Charles A. Watson, a homesteader. ' Seeeat . Bamembexv . 1 ' Judge Bennett conducted the direct examination of Congresaman Williamson. The witness stated that he la a native Oregonlan and haa lived in Prlnevlll the greater part of the time lncewH7. A tor the testimony of three ef the govern ment witnesses, Duncan, Qaylord and Crane, concerning a conversation said to hav - taken place In Oesner office about aewspapar article foreshadowing the prosecution of persons Implicated In the land frauds, Williamson said thai he had no recollection ' of auch a conversa tion. .He never saw Qaylord until after the trial began and had met Duncan for the first time two or three monthe be fore. He could not remember reading the article In question to any one. Iw the-eummeT-end-fall-of It 01 the witness waa living at The Dalle. ' He Visited ths ranoh at Prlnevlll several t la-re a. but thought ha- was- not there between 'April and July,'' hi next vlalt being mad In November or December. "When did " you first hear that Dr. Oesner waa locating timber -claimants and loaning them money with which to prove upT" asked Judge Bennett, ' "1 don't remember hearing of It prior to my visit In July," answered William son. - "1 think Duncan and aome of the others, hsd been located before that time., Oesner told ms that he had lo cated' some people and had loaned them money with -which to prove up. He did not tall me of any arrangement' to buy the clalma nor that he had offered them any price for the land... If there' wae any auch arrangement I did .not know of It" ., , axplalae aTie-Sarveye. - , ' - ' The eongraaraan explained that tha eurveylng don by him In July waa for tha purpose of 'locating section . which had been leeaeS by hi firm from the wagon road aompany, and- also - to de termine the eastern line of, townahlp It with a view to having it establiahed asvthe "dead line" tn the controversy that waa being waged witn the oattla mn. ' ' -' - ' " - ' .' "Did you ever conspire or agree with Dr- Oanr er- Hrlon-. R. Bigg' to Continued rage Threa.j. :i7.rios; twelve pages. IF MPORTUNAfE '- BARRICADE AGAINST TROOPS THR HOPiiiiuilSiy Case of Property Holders Against ::,:; City of Portland Is L;;:.:, iA Reversed. iJi ..,? IS ACTION TO ENJOIN 4 ; 4 STREET; IMPROVEMENT In Actions of O eta via Ausplund, J. A. McKlnnon and F,1 S. West Against J. W. Higgins and Aetna Indemnity Company- Lower .Tribunal Upheld. '.i . ' ' (BMclal Dsmatch ta The JoeraaL) Salem. Or., July 17. The aupreme court today handed down 1 declaions, ae followa: '". ' " '''"". '"' The ease of M. E. . Pogu againat N. Simon wae reversed. Blmon. got the de cision below. I This waa an action to. re cover a houae and lot in Balem.- The -Oregon Transfer company. Cook- Klernan 'Transfer : Storage company and Mary H. Cough against the city of Portland was reversed. -Th city got the decision below. The' prooeedlng were Instituted to enjoin tha city from making Improvementa on' Tenth , street from- Washington to -Fronts H-Tha case was decided on A' mare technicality in not following the charter ' The- error was Ini that .tb advertisement did not call for a continuous improvement, but kipped on block. ' . "T . . '. The - case of - Margaret Barrlnrer againat J. W, Loder end othera waa af firmed.' Barrlnger got th decision be low,. This wa' a mortgage foreclosure case. ;' : ' '.';)'! . The case of ' I. " G.' Dasr against the Qtiaranty Savings and Loan association, a atate institution for savings. " and' A. Quesmer, was remanded..- Darr got the decision below. This was an attempt to have a mortgage declared usurious t and all Interest payments. above per cent applied on the original dehVthua can feeling the same. ' The court- held the complaint did not atate facta sufficient to demand the relief sought -The case of P. Peterson against C J. Creason was reveraed. Creaaon got the decision below. ' This waa a suit to en force an (indemnity contract onlRoee- ourg tana. . .. J. H. Mcdung against W. JC McPhee. son waa reversed and remanded. McPher on got tbe decision below. This- waa an action to recover possession of the Tremont .house In Portland. ' Octavla Ausplund against J.; W.- Hig gins. and the Aetna Indemnity company, affirmed.. Ausplund, won the decision below. .This waa an action Instituted to recover damages for' falling to. erect a. house a per agreement in Portland. J. A. McKlnnon againat J. W. . Hig gins and the Aetna. Indemnity company, affirmed. .' McKlnnon got th decision below. , This waa the same as, the Suit brought by Octavla Ausplund. ' r r. 8. West againat J. W. Hlgglns and the Aetna Indemnity company, affirmed. West got the dectalon be'low. This ac tion was th same a thou of Ausplund and McKlnnon. , - ' The Oregon City meteorite goee to - Oregon Iron ' Bteel company, court held that It -waa ; not the doned property of the Indiana i therefore not the property oft:. snicoun "... . 1 1 i . 1 i . J J? PRICE TWO MEN :tBA IN LODZ. icc ri SECC.'.'D CLASS WATTER ' nf c ..'.t . t ajBaBaaMeaaBBiaa ' . . . ; 1 ' . .,' it ; e - , . .. , '; (Jooraal SpeeUl Serrlee.) .'. e " Waahlngton; July' 17. An Iln- v 4.( crease in the postal ratee f or sec- . e ' ond class mail . matter, may be e 4 urged at the -coming aesslon of ' e d ''congress aa a - meane of wiping e e out the deficit . in the ' postal - d aervlc. Repreaentatlv - Over- ' e d ' atreet, . chairman - of the houae ' e 4 oommlttee oo poatofflc and poat - road, la strongly tn favor of this e 4 . plan. Cortelyou - places - a- high' e d value on Overatreet'a suggestions ' e 'and his advice 1 aought In varl. e : oue administration policies. - . e Incidentally there was a'dts- e d cusslon as to what may be don e e ' to make the vast ' postal bual- -e e - neee of the country self-support- " e ' ing. - Whether or-not' Cortelyou e d favored 'an advance - In ', aeoond " e e class mail ratea, " whloh snggss- e e tlon.ls of great" interest, to the e publishers-of the country, cannot 4 be learned, but there le no doubt : e e : of OverStreet e position. ; .: .e .. - j '' REMAINS OF r.S. CARLTO;! ORDERED; EKE-. Authorities: Investigating Charge ''That Wdmah Died by Inoc- A- ulation by Husband. :' . '.' - -v-'-t ..... VN '. . .... .. . (Jooraal Special' Service.) - New Tork. Juiv lT.Th-t supreme court this j afternoon ' gave 'District At torney i Clark, of JBreoklyn-jiuthorltylto exhume the, body i of Mr., Carlton, the second '. wife:, of .F.r JB.-.: Carlton. In Jail charged with - swindling and' an' attempt to poison .Mrs. 'Carlton, who idled of lockjaw, as had-the first wife of Carlton. Relatives of the' woman; charge that Carlton, executed-a diabolic plan of 'In oculating the woman with tetanus ba cilli. Both vronea ware Thauted In Cart ton; ; f ayor.. ;4-V.f - A-J- -; -.;-(---. POliCEMEN TAKEN OFF W 11 ' " WAGONS IN CHICAGO -5" (Joeraal VeUt 'Servtea.1 " : if Chicago, July '17. Three hundred po licemen will b taken oft strike wagon this morning in the dewn-town district and .ordered back--to street croeelnga. Routes to all freight atatlona have been mapped to-be taken by wagona . for strike-bound firms. ...The streets begin to assume a normal aspect-, ' SULTAN OF TURKEY IS REPORTED TO BE DYING ' '.' , (Jouraal Speelal Servtee.) . ' Berlin.. July 17. The Lokal Anselger ay that th Illness of th sultan of Turkey Is, much, mora .serious than haa been acknowledged by hla physlclana. and declares that hla death Is a ques tion of only a short time. oitoat Jfxl-Astore. ' - t r I rviei.. 17 " r-'nhoat r - 1 i CENTS. Ham "m? c CAN DEM d: : i Ekaterinburg" Infantry " Revest:, Killing One Officer and lm . prisoning Others, Finally , Subdued by Others. ...i.. GRAND DUKE BANISHED RTAfTALLEGED PLOT Con tan tine Constantinovitch Discov ered in Communication With Rev- olutionary Conspirators and Iso - lated in Lonely House in the Can caeue To -Pay Japanese Indemnity, .Lods. July IT. (Bulletin.) A regi ment - of - infantry - at '. Ekateriabers; mutlsled owing to ill treatment by offi cer. On officer waa killed and Severn 1 wounded. Th mutineer ware finally subdued by ether troops and the leaders imprisoned. ..' . ... i-.-.j; ' St Petersburg.' July 17 (Bulletin.) It is reported from Kronstadt that the orew of the battleship Emperor Alexan der II haa mutinied and the vessel put to aea without officer. ' Th disaffection aboard . the cruiser Mlnlne continues. . ' ' (Jooraal Bsteiat SertW.) Berlin. July 17. The Berliner JSel-- saye that tne oar nas banisned eoustiv - the Grand - DuseConstantlno sr'Vto fitavToril in the Caucasua"b- ti.rveri tnar u- v . v f . communication with revolutionary r -plrators. The grand duke 1 incarcer ated in an isolated houae,, under the strictest guard. ' - '. - The Grand Duke Constantino Constan tlnoVttch la one of the ablest nd most highly respected and . popular . ef the grand dukes of Russia.'- H la a second cousin of the emperor and the .literary member of the family. - He haa alwaya refused to have anything to do with tha government Ha te very conservative in hut ideas, believes in the autocracy and haa resisted all political. reforms, spending hi time in promoting science and. letters. He is president of the-Imperial Academy of Scienoea and hla hob by la, tha imperial library, where may be found one, of the finest ' collection of book and manuscript In tbe-world. -. The Grand Duke Conatantlne Constan tinovitch is a lyrical poet of no mean -order, 1 th father of six children, an4 waa the first to translate YHamlef Into the Russian tongue. . He is the second son of tbe late Grand Duke Constantino Ntoolalvttoh, who commanded the' army that. captured Plevna. , . -When a report got about that he waa to appear professionally on the stage at Vienna, the caar and the other grand dUkea were So furious that a Romanoff ahould tbua demean himself that tlnav placed an absolute veto on the plan and practically exiled the grand duke to his ' estates In Siberia. He ie chief el the PreobroJensky regiment of . the guards, who, have distinguished themselves on several occsalons by shooting down their own countrymen. TO FINANCE PEACE. yadioat Offers to Surrey ' Money to Pay Indemnity to Japan. . (Jooraal Speelal Servtee.) St Petersburg, July 17. It Is stated on excellent authority that-a French syndicate haa made an. offer to Russia " to supply the money to pay any Indem nity which Japan may demand aa eon- dltlon of peace. It la said that the eyn. dlcate haa offered to advance any sunt up to ioo,ooo,ooo. - , - i . ;Z' RAISE BATTLESHIPS. . Warshipa framk at TofX Amur to Be rioated Zx Hear TmU':',,.; ' - - (Jooraal Speelal Servtee.) - ', Tokio-July .17 It la oxpected ' that the Russian warshipa Pallada. Pobelda and Poitava.-'sunk at. Port Arthur, will soon be refloated. ' , The Korean loan of 1 1,000.000 was oversubscribed four ttmea This Is th first foreign loaa ever floated In Japan. SERGEANT IS SHOT. Warsaw z)eteettve KUled By Vaknew Kan Mareaaat Shot By Panaere. ' ' . (Jeraal Special Ssrvles.) ' ' 'Warsaw. July 17. A sergeant ef de teotlvee waa abot and killed her today by an unknown man. A patrol of In fantry, while pursuing th assassin, fired a volley, killing merchant TCL FILL VACANCIES UPON GENERAL STArP , Waahlngton, July 17. Pursuant t the eall of tha acting secretary of a board of r'nerel Officers eon- hers today ' ' " ' ' general a and pro now two by tie Tac. . .1 ...... j.