The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 06, 1905, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Textt ";.t-l..V-:ltJ ;-, t ULA.lll IL.;:l Li Refusal of Orient to Furnish Coolies Will Not Delay Con - V etruction at Panama. - ENGINEERS ON WORK r, FAVOR LOGIC PROJECT : ttr- Sea Level Plan Will Cost Unci lam t Millions of .Dollars Mors' Than First DesigniAnxious '". That D cislon Be Made at Once, ' (Special pUpstc by teased Win U Tin Jeurssll n Washington, Aug. The canal com inlealon does sot .nroonaa to bt hani' pared In tta work of eonatruetlon by tha refusal of Japan and Cblna to per mit contraeta to b mad In thoaa coun- trle for labor service. The efnolal in;. charge of labor and supplies for the canal la C. W. Pepper- man. It la atated today tbat the oora mission doea not at alt feat embarrassed by ' tha complications referred to, but that Mr. PeDDarman will In a abort time i i i- advertise for labor. American lr poss ... hie, and always to ba preferred, but the commission anticipates--no obetruc tlon ' to tha continuous work of excava- , tlon. v Tha advertisements wilt appear ' shortly. -. ,'t ., -i General" Peter Halnea of the engineer. i . . member of tha commlaalon, returned only i .a rew daya ago from- the. isthmus. 1 n mtd tha statement tonight that' tl ,., engineers, prior 4o tha appointment of Engineer Wallace,-, baa' declared lor . eanal with, locks. General Halnea say that If a sea-level canal, aa advocated . .' . by Engineer Wallace were adopted, - It -would mean a tiso.eoo.ooo more in ex ' " penaa to tha United Btatea and probably . ; double tha time for realisation or tna . nroiect. .:'.-. '.U General rtalnes expressed the, opinion that tba sooner tha government decide which la thahstter plan tha better : will be. A epSclal committee, of whlcb oaorga Davis la chairman, has bean ap . ' pointed to determlna tula lasua. , It will . ' . -' meet sometime in September, but tha - .engineers.-In view of .tha . jurchaea, of X - l auppllea which would vary If intended ror onevKind or canai ana not anoioer,. are vary anxious . that a , decision .be '.V reached -at once. ' " '- 1 1 - ' It la known that , If a saa-lsval. canal , '" ware to; be' graved upon It, It 'would ba necessary lo go to ronmn'ior ma p ' ' proprlation to - meet the additional ex- , penaa of iltO.OOO.OOQ. ; LAYS BOYCOTT " : (Coritlnued from Page One.) ' , dutlaa should be raised from per cent ad valorem to 12 Ml per cent. America, England. Germany and Japan have al- jseady algned tha treaty to put thla agreement tlnto -affect, but.. the -other foreign, powers have not, done eo. and ;th agreement la-Inoperative until all have atgned, bene tha Chinese are Still Collecting Unkin. ' ' ft "Besides tha llnkln Us.' they have 'what they call an octroi Us, which la dtafttigalahd -front tha tihkln.V The Kr rot la collected, in municipalities- averj fme goods ara shipped there or aeut -frdra tha cities. ' Suppose you snipped :'i VxsrS from- America to Tientsin,' payv In 'the regular duty of S per cenl iaNBsaaBBwasBpar-- rwn i rs i At jai was savers as at. w . tha- good to- Peking, -you would nave p go co tna depot in wnuin sno pay a I par cent Us there, which goea to tha viceroy, - and when - tha goods- reached : Peking, you would have to pay for tha-i , viceroy1 benefit there IH per. cant. If you dealred to take tha goods far Into tha Interior, thla Us, paid when entering city and again, when leaving, It, -would soo)? make the tax greater than: the . value of the. gooda. Thla tax waa to be abolished and China, was to recoup - beraelt . by -the , Increased ouatoms r - celpta, , ,,i . . v- - " - 't ', , . , '. iaHlM to lama. , . "The United '8U tea, carrying out her agreement In regard to this treaty, con eluded, a treaty with China Mn 10I, at which time. John Qoodnow. conul-gen- - eral At Shanghai, waa empowered to . . represent thla government and Vu Ting Fang., former minister to tbe United - Statea from China, represented his na- tlon. These men concluded tha treaty for ratification. Hera la where -Good . now first cpncelved tha Idea of doing . the, dirty work which ha la now puahlng and which ba la endeavoring, to make appear is at general movement among tha Chinese. - There Is every reason to believe thafha sntered into a contract , with Wu Ting Fang at that time to commence a campaign against the ex- elusion law of this country, and th . people of Shanghai especUH the Icon' aula of other countries, do tTot besltat " to spea of tha matter. "'"T ' -. . " r ' Kls SbAdy Oaroa. " V ' .T3oodnOW had , been "V experiencing - troume ai noma,, no waver, . nearly every . . person ha had ' coma in . contact . With while consut made complaint,, against him, and he had to go to Washington to . explain'. 'Ha had the contract for i tha other work,- but 'did -not-, want- to t retire' under. Are. - When ha "reached Washington., however, her-was -kicked out of the consular servloe by President . ;- Presidnt.McKljalobjU4a.Smator -.J lNIVIS. - ' ! :' . - "He ,at"Torica- returned "to Shanghai and rented from the Chinese official a a great manalon, . where ho Uvea in Im peihah style.' " From that time until thla Tie 'hs" been Mir tha work of stirring up a eentlment against the exclusion law, . . being In the direct employ of the Chi . . x nese government, and, under the guld- ance of Wu Ting Fang, who aeema to have been -delegated with authority to . take up this' negotiation by tha court at Pekln. . Qoodnaw . waa to - receive IB,000 Mexlcen money a year for his - servleep, and it seems that ha la trying to earn it , r : ' ' ' . ' AssoelateS Preaa Xa Plot. .:-'.'..' , - "The Associated Press correspondent ' at Bhanslfsl-le editor of the Shanahal " Time,, and Good now got a place under - him as associate correspondent It is - -In .this capacity that ha la able ta manipulate 'the -papers. In, a manner so - as to stir up the greatest possible com i motion, and give out the. impression that . the Chinese people are entering into the boycott All of the trouble that is be Ing madainow Is the work of Good now, aided by the press. The editor of the - China' Gaaette, at Shanghai, haa a vol ; - ume of matter -which he haa gathered and. printed, ahowlng the many affairs ' la whk-h Ooodnow has been involved. Any one. writing to him" can get a lot of Information aa to what -Ooodnow . ' has done and la doing,. and the people of Shanghai in. general can. bear like " teatlroony. , . . .. j - v '-' " Oeoa aad Bad Ooasals. v V. ' '', . . "America hsg a splendid body of con . 1 aulS, the finest In the world. -1 am ready to voice my admiration for them aa a rule, but like any good lot of men, there . will be a bad one get In occasionally, i I do much harm. Of tha better, I t '1 name many In tha foreign service, . ecially thooe wltb whom I have come tn contact J. W. Ragsdale. who la from lunta Roea, California, and who la sta tioned at Tientsin, is as nobis a maa as I ever met sad does splendid work' tot al country. Consul H. B. Miller, for merly at Nluchwang; who was appointed from Oregon, and la now stationed at Yokohama, la among theleat officials la tha so vice. Consul Rogers, at present stationed at Shanghai, ia another', and tba sharp contrast between his services and those of Ooodnow la pleasant for an American to behold. ' American consuls in China have enough to do ' without trying to perform tbe heavy duty : imposed by theexcluslon law. , They, have to perform the duty of a court and look after commercial Interests, and they cannot give the time to Investigate tha Chinee seeking to get oertiflcatea." , ; S ,.. n ii , , ,. RESCINDED IN SHANGHAI Chin see Merehasas at Keadonartera of Agitatloa Bepeat Tkelx Aottoa., (Special Dispatck by Leased Wire to Ttlt Joaraal) ' Washington, Aug. I. Chines mer cheat have com to a audden reallsa tlon that they have made a mistake in boycotting American Mooaa and those s Shanghai, where the - trouble , started, have reversed their 1 poettlon and ' the boycott will In all probabilities be aban doned. - ' ... - ... . '. t . Consul -General Rogers at Shanghai today advised, tha state -department that tha chamber of commerce at that place had adopted a' resolution deploring the boycott, declaring; it haa eerloualy Inter fared with trade and plaoing the blame ror tne agitation on Chinese students This. is. significant in view of th' fact that , tba chamber ' of commerce et Shanghai some time ago, 'called on -all the Chinese guilds to boycott American good a until -better treatment was ac corded Chinese merchants traveling in tha united States and the exclusion laws modified. ' " ? -. . The department has received" 'advices from Conaul General Wllber at Singa pore aaylng that the Chinese merchants at that-plaoe-on July 2d adopted a -reai- lullon approving tha. action of tbe cham bar Of commerce at Shanghai, but In view of tha changed attitude at the de partment the Singapore Chinese will re verse, their action. i v : ; YO TAKE UPTCENSUS .' ' ' : I ; ' .' : . (Continued from Page Onal . dlatrict bounded by Seventh and 'Chap man ana Main and Jefferson streets and TSi persons found where tha deputies of Assessor Slgler enrolled only 4. Indeed.- the hint has been alven that even In' the office of 'the assessor the admission haa been made that tit 'waa well known, there that tha deputies had missed many permanent ' residents. V . " Ala Wag Offered Assessor.. . It. is known that throughout the sen sua-taking tha assessor several tiroes cited the difficulties under which hs wss laboring. And It is -also known that prior to thS- announcement of th popu lation at 110,600 certain .influential cttlsenn .took, up tha matter with the aasessor and were assured that tha work had been' done with -unusual thorough neaa and that the population waa not mora than waa Indicated In the figures Anally given out ' The assessor wss urged to. make known-the aituatlon to tha end that assistance might 'be ren dered to overcame the handicap which waa. placed on him by tha state law's lack of a clauaa compelling people to yield Information to th (numerators. .To all Inquirers, however. ..Mr. Slgler 'replied that hi deputlea had adequately' aaUona -that t the commercial erganlsa- u otis aena assistance. ? "; atintha imu'th ai ' ThnedVfora vMouat la nrged by one citisan who cites that Portland peo ple have, recently sold large .block of property to persons of othee cities, who have bought' upon the representation that this city had not leas than 110.000 population- . ' It Is only keeping faith with theae outside purchasers of- Portlsnd nron- erty," said he, "for they bought on the understanding that there, were not lass man uo.ogo people here, that such a population .proved the rapid growth that It taking place and that It waa evidence that tha city had finally entered upon the halcyon- period . of development Many of these outside persons would not haye purchased property here had they noi oeiievea tnat.the daya of Portland's lethargy had passed - and ' that in the future tha people hers were going to be aiive io tneir interest. - To permit thla aoaura census to 'stand without correc tion would be to give the ladah to our outside purchaser and notify them that wa intended to bilk' them.- ; - t ' ' arast Set atalnroada Burst A man Interested in commercial (nau tare cited another reason why It Is es sential - mat Portland attend . to tha correction or. tbe cenaus. . -.-.-.. W are now making Insistent de mand upon the large railroad systems for proper recognition," said he. "We have been claiming that Portland haa 1J0.0OO or moral population, within the municipal limits, and at least 1S.000 in such suburbs as Mount Tabor. If we do not insist upon, a recount then we serve notice upon these railroad mag nates tbat w have been misrepresenting during the past year or two and they may wipe, out an demands we. have made. As a matter of. fact- however. It has been proved that the county assessor nae blundered and w have mora than lie.SOO permanent residents. It la, therefore, up to us to prove tha claims that , we have, ben .. making 4o -the-world that Portland is allvs to har own Inter est. " All w want Is credit for 'the rate of growth" that 'has taken place In period which has brought unprece dented progress and material augmenta tion of. population." t , . H Truuerty Talaes Aaother Beaeoa. Still another potent argument for the recount Is offered by a student of eco nomics, : who cites 'the recognised law of ' "pressure of . population", in deter mining realty values. . .' Every - Informed person knowa that land values, like alt other' values, are governed by this-intensity of desire for the land In question. .When 1,0 per sons gather in a village, land Is worth mors thsn on tha farm a 'near by, be bause 1.000 parsons are preaslng-to get the best locations - In that village. Whan 100,000 people . have gathered about the center of what waa one that village, the dealre for land ln-the cen ter has grown Immensesly. greater snd values have arisen in proportion, wis Investors understand this law, which Is thd basis of all systems of land philoso phy. From this w draw the conclu sion that If we permit the world to be lieve that w have only 110,000 people here we are ismng every on that he may judge land valuea hers upon a basis Of about ts.ooe less people than ws really .he vs.". .' ; . . .' :....: '- r - -ai enwaaia. r ' t'From th Chicago. journal. '- ' She Tou are very depressed. I didn't know you cared so much for your uncle. , , , . - . . . . , .i He I didn't, but I was the mesne of keeping him In as Insane asylum tha at year of bis life, and now that he ha left ma all his money I've sot to prove that he was of sound mind. . '.. , e uLli;:gio p:v i::cel:::ity (Continued from Pag One.) ' "Gentlemen: - I propose a toast to which there will ba no answer, and - to which I ask you to .drink In sllenoe. standing. I drink to th welfare and prosperity ' of th Sovereigns and peo ples of the twovgreat natlona whose rep resentatives have met one .another on this ship. It 'is my earnest hope and prayer in-th intereet of not-only thoaa two great - powera, but of all mankind. that a Just sndHasting peace may speed 11 y be, concluded between them." J- Tha serious nots struck by this toast found an' instant response in tha hearts of the anvoya of the two nations which havai been . so' bitterly .fighting lh . the greatest war .ox. many aeoaaea. - -It brought home to them-the world wide desire for , an end to tha atrlfe that haa coat both nations hundreds of thousands of their best mankind and made than understand that their con flict la not alone .one In that they aro Interested, to all there came the real laatlon that tha occasion waa one' which would live long tn history, no matter what tha outcome might be. . It would give, th quiet insignificant little "village on the north coaat, of Long, Island an importance equal to that of many great hcltles when history shall be. written and tha fact that, from baitaround the world torn rvprvsenu-uvea ux ,ine -two -great eat nations traveled, to. meet In tba little harbor will mean mora to history and historical students , than it will ever to ' Weather Koat Beantifal. , Thoaa In Oyster- Bay. who tools : any Intereet In th meeting of tb peaca en voys negan te gatner at tbe docks at tbe bay shortly sfter -noon. By this time Oyster Bay wss looking mora imposing than ever before In Its history. Several yachts from New York had steamed In during- th morning and score of small aall eralt drifted into-- the-harbor. The . early . morning . had ' dawned through a heavy mlst'that' cleared slowly as the sun burned, a way through it end brought out as on a slowly developing pnotograpnu) piate, tn lorm o.r tna May flower lying half - a mile bff ,ghore. uraauaiiy tne uaiyeston ana tne ddi phin, 'which had come; In during t,he night, .were developed. -from; the mist in the same manner, and within an hour the bay lay smiling .snd serene' under a typical August sky. - Oystes, .Bay. has rarely, seen a more beautiful or more auspicious day. , tight,--flaky clouda aniiea against, tne- Diue ana tne -water of the little bay lay aa, placid as a sheet of glass. The stage setting .for One of the world s most, significant events, was perfect -. ' ' - ,: Arrival or Japaaaaa. ' It was shortly after 11 o'clock when tha Tacoma, bearing tha Jabaneae an voys, ewegt ' through the entrano . to tha harbor and cam to . anchor well to the eaat of the Mayflower. Th preal- dent had gone aboard tha Mayflower by this time, greeted by the roar of a tl-gun salute. He had been .on board but a few mtnutea, when Baron Komura, Minister Takahlra and. - tha Japanese party, left the- Tacoma and were swept along-. crossathe' ajtlll waters of the bay by tha ewlnglng strokes of the Ta- Pimm jacKiea. T . y When the Japaness passed up the com- panlonway they were greeted by the .ambassadorial' saluta of . 1 , guns .-and 'JWthsfluletay,airokaJ.n1 gent,, a. triple ecno aroana it niily shores, it was Just 11:40 when the Japanese went on board the MayOowetAt Ih head of tna ooaipanionway tney were greeted by Assistant Secretary of State Pieroa, and by him- they .were. Introduced to ' the president. , - ' 1 Ths cabins of Ihe Mayflower had been handsomely decorated with flowers In honor of the visit of tha envoya, and as the Japanese entered the wardroom they - babbled contlnuoualy together In appreciative comment on th appearance of the piaoe. ,.,'. .'." . -; , '.' Bladlolus a Seooratloas. Th luncheon table in. tha mala saloon was a mass of. color- produced by the lavish us of a recently evolved variety of gladiolus called tha "American." - It la a superb purple blossom not unlike great orchid,; and was used in great quantities about ths ship.' Tha table in the main saloon was bedecked with great mounds of asparagus and ferns,- the masses ot green- being, used' throughout tha other cabins. No nags were used anywhere- In - the deoo rations out of desire to avoid any unintentional affront The Japanese remained In the ward room until the arrival of the Ruastan envoya - It waa i o clock when ' the Chattanooga nosed into ths harbor and cams abreast of tha Mayflower. Within a few minutes a- boat put oft from the aide of the Chattanooga and the Rus sian envoya Were rowed swiftly- to ths Mayflower. : For the third time during the day the guns of the ships In the bay rang out In a salute as M. Wltte, the Baroa Rosen and - party went aboard. . . . . The' greetings between the president and the. envoys of the csar was cordial and hearty, and in a few minutes in troductions had been made. . v .. , r Pieeeatatloa Oereaoaie. , For a time the Russian envoys re mained, on deck. .They met th officers of the ship, all of whom were In full dresb uniform, ee were also Major-Gen eral Frederick V. Grant commander of tha department of the eaat and Rear Adro!rat-4?hrle Ceghlatv -commandant of tbe Brooklyn ' navy yard, who "were present respectively, as representatives of tbe army and navy at -the reception of th envoya Rear Admiral Slgtbee, commander of the aquadron .. which brought the body of the first American admiral,- John Paul Jones, , to this country from France, was present but his baggage having gone astray ha was not In uniform. Within a short tlms the Ruaalan and Japanese envoys gatb ered la the mala saloon bt the May flower,, where waa enacted the most Im pressive International drama of years,,. They- were presented to eacn other by the preatdent With an affection of cor diality, at least and an air of wall as sumed amity and good will th repre sentatives ' of ths nations so long at war with 'each other grasped bands snd nausurated a peace conference which must become world-famous no matter what Its outcome. - For the first tlms since the establish ment of international diplomacy an ex ecutive of a great power had received th envoys of two warring countries On a mission of peaos and had personally aunerintended th preliminaries' of the conference Intended to end on of th most disastrous conflicts of history, PORTSMOUTH WAKES UP. Pingrsaa Prepared for IHase Ooafeisaue aad aateiwUaaaent s 8legaees. Portamoutb,- - tiJ' H., Aug. ' Thl steeply -old seaport town shows signs of unwonted - animation In anticipa tion of tha arrival of th Ruaalan and Japanese peace commissioners and th opening of their conference nest Mon day. Hotels and boarding-Houses art filling with visitors.' some of them st- trscted by mere idle cariosity, but the majority consisting of Journalists- snd photographers whose official dutlsa bring them hither. . The latter are keenly desirous of learning what If any nawa or the conference proceedlnsa will b furnished them during tha progreaa pr. th -negotiations. There has beea talk that the strictest secrecy will be maintained, but in thla matter, aa In all that concern the . convenience of the commissioners, they will be asked to decide for themselves how far to. hold their oonferenoe from the public aad what facilities shall be given to the newapaper men to get the news of ths dally cessions. - Among th newspaper men already on. the field are represents Uvea hot only of the presa aaeoclatlona and leading newspapers of the United Statea and Canada, but representatives elso of many of the leading journals ot European countrlea and of Japan. The teopia of Portsmouth and the ad jacent fvliiagea of Klttary. Maine, where the. navy-yard Is,, and Newcastle, New Hampshire, near . which the plenipoten tiaries) wilt have qusrtere at tha Hotel wentwortb, are On edge In anticipation of . tha arrival of the commissioner Plans for their, reception, are practically complete. i - . -,,, , The program provides thst ths plenl- potentlsrles shall land at tha navy-yard upon their arrlvst Monday morning on (he Malflowar and Dolphin and To im mediately to the office of Rear Admiral Mead..-commandant - of th .yard, offi cially to pay ithelr. respects. Th arri val of th two missions will be marked by .jhe firing of ad ambassador's salut for each mission. .The marina guard will render. the prescribed, salutes,, and will' escort the party from thS navy-yard-through ths town" of Portsmouth' to their quarter at, the Wentwortb, a. dis tance or about Ave (tolles.' Aa ths nsvy ysrd 1s on the -Maine aide of the Pie- cataqua river, the governor of New HanipshirW will probably receive - the plenipotentiaries, tn Portsmouth and for mally welcome .them .to the state. -He will at th same time extend to them, an invitation to be th gueats of tha state on, a., trio- across-ths .New Hampshire mountains' on' the ' conclusion ,of the negotiations,, , .. . .". , , .t t '. ''The sessions of the eon feeenco -will be; held In the navy, general, store, a building -of brick and steel conatrtfctlon. Which- has' Juat bean oora pie ted ,' 'The whole-building,-which. haa never been occupied, will be at the disposal of the plenlpotentlsrles. . Every arrangement has been made for the cothfort and con vanlaiMM f , tha - eommiaalonera. their becretarfos - and - suites. . Plain but ! rich furniture. Including mahogany desks. -chairs .and - settees, - Perslsn ' rugs and ot&er. accessories... ha va .been, brought from Washington for ths furnishing and decoration of th Interior of the "build ing. ..Room have -been -partitioned off tor the private use of tha commissioners sad thclr. secretaries. 4 Telegraph and telephone instruments-have been ' in. Stalled and accommodations Will be fur nished to "Ute press In case buch, an ar rangement meets .with -the' views of the commissioners. :-, ''?'-, to aaaarsaui savoys. In the grrangementa at 'the Hotel Wentwortb car haa been taken that each mission may-have the privilege of absolute seclusion at all. times. - - AI though praetlcatly-tdenttcal In furnish Ings snd general desirability, ths quar ters for ths Russian snd Jspsness en voys ara In opposite wings of ths hotel. Each suite has Its private dining-room and reception rooms, and each He pri vate-', entrano. ' .'..' 'i , , Ths envoys will be taken to the navy- yard when the weather Is fslr ia launches belonging to tha navy. Auto- mobllea and carriages Will take them through Portamouth when tha weather Is. not propltloue,"or when they prefer mis trur in me tide bi expected the sessions will begin. much before t O'clock In the afternoon. rheno-ttetatl. Iiowever. Snd thi bar of sesslona each day wilt, of course. be left entirely to the plenipotentiaries, tha , srrangements made by Aaalatant Secretary Pierce on behalf of the Wash- Inaton government being connnea en tirely to fitting up comfortable and sult- able quarters and providing adequate protection from intrusion ana every pos sibls facility for the personal comfort of ths envoys. ' , ' ; - . : -' - THROWS MATCH 0 CARPET AND HOUSE Aged Pendleton Woman "Acci dentally Sets Her Home , ... on Fire. , r '; ' " (Special Dispatch the Jearaal.) ! . Pendleton. Or.. Aug. I. Mrs. Ben Sen- seny set firs to her horn and caused the destruction or an ner nouwnoiu effects by throwing a lighted matoe en tha floor of her bedroom. Th woman is about ee yeara or age and was slone at th time. She was about to retire and lighted her bedroom lamo. throwing . the match upon tna oarpetr-neas-the- dg-of a couch, tha fringe of which caught fire and wa under considerable headway . before it s discovered. ; When tb blss wa noticed by Mrs. Senseny she did not turn In an alarm but attempted to put It out herself. She became excited as tha conflagration gained headway and tha alarm was given .only, when the neighbors aaw names Issuing from a window and sent ..fort ths fire depart ment. .' Nothing was saved and th -nous ta-complately .gutted.The building belongs to Clinton Brown, now work ing on th 'Baker City Herald, and It Is not known how much Insurance )s car ried. - The property deatroyed waa val ued at 12,500, Including the nous and furnltur. ; ." - NICARAGUA GOBBLED! - (Continued from Pag One.) ' ' brought to market. To help thla com pany along NicAragua has granted It th sole privilege or building ana operating railroads, telegraph and telephone ay-. tern witnin xne nmiis or in conces sion and of running steamboat on ths Coco river, prsotlcally tha only navigable river la ths republic The company haa also ths exclusive wharf, warehouse and custom-house privileges st ths moutt of the Coco snd along Ita course. The smsslng fact Is thst these sweep ing concessions have been obtained so quietly that It la not until .now, when th company has establfshed a town, erected . wharvea and custom houaes. surveyed for ths railroads snd, ia fact, launched the enterprise, thst its work has become public. .- - '. In tbe east coast district slone there ia onward of 10.ee.000 tone of free mill ing gold bearing ores and that In th same section there are over toe miles of gold bearing gravel creeks and ancient channels.' r- r. 1 As far back, as ll Spanlsrds-were engaged In extenalve mining operations In the territory snd though they used only very crude methods vaat wealth wea taken from tha aoil and gravel.- Several years sgo Joae Arrambo, a political refugee from Spain abatraeted mors than 11.000.000 from a mine In the district and It wa hi aucceea that fat th Standard Oil magnates on the rail of the richee, , . . i , HER PRETTY FACE WEARS SHEER Mrs. Dora Jennings, -Accussd of Picking Pockst. Is Self- Zi ' - Possessed. : REFUSES TO TELL , r-V. ANYTHING TO OFFICERS Police Believe She It Posing Uhder Assumed. Name ' and That Investi gation Will Show That She Haa a Criminal. Record. '', Bsela DUaat by based Wire te Tbe learaal) New , Tork.f Aug. I. Mrs. Pora Jen nings, tha mysterious woman arreated on the White Star liner Oceanic aad whom tha police aocuae of being a clever pickpocket who operates on trana-Atlan-tlo liners.-faced Magistrate Moas in tha Eases county court today with an un usual display of self-poaaessloa and an occasional sneer upon her oreooasesslna Ifscer She waa held for trial Jn default ot ii.qw oair on tha charge of grand larceny...-. Tha woman appears In therecords ss Mrs. Dora ' Jennings, 'but evidence that tha, name is pot. familiar to her wa given la court, the police believe, when she paid no attention-to the clerk when her name was called until aha. was nudged by her lawyer. Mrs. . Jennings- again refused to give sny Information about heraelf or where she cams from, Shs said a great mistake had- been made, - but shs would rather suffsr than makes het Identity known, even if her friends eould help hsr in her trouble, ; - . -. . V.;,, Detective Sergeant Moody. who has been Investigating Mrs. .Jennings' snte oedenta alnce her arrest. Is convinced that' she hi posing as sn innocent woman with Influential' friends, while, in fact, aha is the promoter of a new gama te rob passenger on ocean steamships. Scotland , Yard haa been asked by the local detective bureau for . Information as to MJ-s. Jennings or, a person answering ber description who haa been operating on steamships. - - The -police are - aatlaf led the Investiga tion will develop a' remarkable pedigree as the way she Is" accused of having stolen ths pooketbook of Benjamin Haycock- of South Easton,- Pennsylvania, a passenger,' the police -contend was the work of an expert of high, degree. Mr, Haycock thus explains tha alleged theft: I was on ths wsy down ths gang plank when I felt soms'ons pushing me In the back. I turned and aaw a woman who Was smiling, apologised and said she wss still rolling with ths ship. I :-i-tfan't. knowwwhaa ths ,, pocltttbook was taken, and I saw It In tha handa of tha woman when she wss . arrested. The woman evidently was locating my pocket- book when shs felt my back on the gang plank, but etumbled and got ths purse after I had reached the pier." . . .. - DECLARES STORAGE Ml Constancyr Cheapnose, Light ness and Durability Chief Points of Merit. (Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te Tbe Jaw sal) Orange. f. J Aug. I. "Tha : most practical things about my storsgs bat tery, aa I have developed It," ssid Thomss A. Edison today, are theas: "Its constancy, ,, Its lightness. Its cheapness and Ms ability to stand a great deal of abuss. I have worked It town now so thst it can be depended alpon to a certainty.. For th past two years I have been experimenting but today I esn ssy thst ths storag bat tery la absolutely surs to do the work demanded. . - "I have dons my work; now It Is up to the sutomobll manufacturers to do theirs snd produce tha proper car." "Do you consider tbst ths battery is a perfected tblngr' No, I would not ssy tnst it is per fected." he declared frankly, "but I have got It down to a commercial basis snd to a reliable condition. Moot of my time has been devoted to developing the battery for bualneas vehicle such ss delivery wsgons snd th like. "I have . not paid much attention to touring -cars but .1 think that tha time will - come when a car, electrically equipped, will be able to take four or five passengers' a hundred miles on single charging at a rata of 10 or it mllea an hour over the ordinary road a." GUNS ON BATTLESHIP - COLORADO DEFECTIVE (Special Dispatch by tasaed Wire te Tb Jearaal) Washington, Aug. .-An ugly story comes from the navy yard to the effect that the guns which are now being In stalled on lhesttleshlp Colorado are defective In at least tbe one Important particular of the sights being out -of line. - ? ; . Ths suggeatkth has been made to' the secretary of tha navy that he Invest! gat thi allegation and also to correct as soon as possible an error In the align ment of th sights so that ths useful ness .of the great battleship shall not be Impaired. Th sight In question were mad by special tools snd. of these sight II ere alleged to b ruined snd that efforts were made when the fsots became known to have the errors re paired. The aituatlon I thla: It will require expert aklll to deter mine whether tha atory at the navy yard Is true. Tb fact must be deter mined because If not aacertalned if true or false, th suspicion will alwaya re main that th guns of th Colorado, al though perfect. In all mechaolca, may ba absolutely useless by reaaon of dis arrangement ..of the) sights. Pell Off Moaatala Top.' (Special Dispatch by Leased Wire t Tk Joans!) Loveland, Colo.. Aug. i.B. Levtnss, sn Armour Institute scholar, fell off the summit of Mount Tpallon today, tumb ling 400 feet to Instant death. . mopes aTlll. 'Wronged Xasbaad. (Special Dispatch ay Lease Win to Tk Joans!) Ban .Francisco. Aug.-K---William :W. Stevenson was killed today by Chilllon Bowen of Nevada ia tb presence of his wife with whom Bowen bed eloped. - ' i m ! i - - BaJaie to Xav Baak. (Special Dispatch te Tbe Joarsat) , Rainier, Or., Aug. I C. J. ' Eva re, a former banker of SI. Paul, Mlnneenla, will atart a bank bare, tha first institu tion of Its kind tn this city. . , , , EDISbrL FOR EVERY DAY Rev. Dr. ; Sheldon of Topeka, Kansas, Doesn't Recognize , Two Kinds of Churchmen. HE PREACHES TODAY ON COD'S KINGDOM ON EARTH Counsels, Religious People to Carry Their . ; Faith Into Daily Lives. Thereby Exemplifying Chriat't Teaching in New Testament. "A man cannot ba a Christian on Bun day in hia home and a wild animal when he goes Into the marker-place: be Is either one or the other sll tbs time." - -- Rev, - Charles M. - Sheldon, - D. - D.,' of Topeka, Kansas, who preachea this morning In the First Presbyterian church and tonight at the Ftnt Congre gational church, condensed In this epi gram his conception -of the proper man ner in which profeeaed Christiana aboutd live. H was slttlDg on theTranda of tba American Inn on . the - exposition grounds last night, watching the fire works oa Guild's lake. From his con-' verss tlon It wss Inferred that Dr. Shel don will make ringing declarations thla morning on toplca suggested by recent agitation of "tainted money' and ita acquisition and the relationship which churchmen. bear toward tha great truats that defy the law in these latter times. "My aubject will ba The Kingdom of God Here on Earth,' tomorrow morning, continued the clergyman. X believe that ths Christian religion is a vltaltxer of tha person whd conies' under the com plete. Influence ef -the man oz iasaretn. - Sam la sw aad Oonattag Boom. . ''My Idea Is tbat when a man or woman la imbued with Chrlat's Ufa he Is saved in his entire nature.. Just ss Saint Paul aays, "Whatsoever you do, do for the glory of God.' It means that a per son la the same in his office or counting room on Mondsy ss he Is when he Is with his family sitting in his pew oa Sunday." ' , v V - - Dr. Sheldon, famed ss ths suthor of "In His Steps," a work which has been circulated over the world,' and. known widely as having edited a Topeka dally oaoer one nay to illustrate nowyn be lieved Christ would do it were he here on earth, fat remarkably-modest In (man ner of speech snd Is not exactly the Ideal subject for sn Interview. He ap pears not to seek publicity through per sons! means, but when talking on themea that touch his concepts of the religious life quickly gives evidence of the won derful effectiveness which he haa for many years demonstrated In his church amrkin. .Toreka. a lltllft. college town in the Sunflower State, where llu'W atudents In the several, educational In stitutions mostlv attend his servioes. Social aettlement work la his especial pride, snd hs engage ia it because the peculiar conditions in Topeka, where many-negroea live, mass tnat tea ae- msnd of ths hour. . v . Institutional' Work for Churches. ! bellev In Institutional work for churches," said be, "but each church muat suit Its labors to ths local eondl tlsns aad do whatoer aesiu aa be I lie best thing ta save men, for that Js ths mission of tn cnurcn. Jf-lhare Jspnaphase-pf Ms IntsUl 1 actual activity that finds peculiar appli cation In his pulpit utterances, Judging from his conversation. It is the insist ence thst there ehall not be two stand ards of living for ths Christian; that a person who professes ths Christian faith shall carry into his daily business life ths tsnets hs holds to In his church re lationships. Dr. Sheldon will lecture in Salem while he visits in this state, and has several engagements in Washington. hlch h will fill en route eaat. He was snnounced to preach this aftenioorv In th exposition suditorlum one of the series of sermons arranged by the com mittee on congresses, but. in view f the opening of the Trail Sundays, can celed bis engsgement sna consented to spesk. at th two churches. Mrs. Sheldon snd her daughter are with Dr. Sheldon. i . PEACE TREATY IS SIGNED BY YAQU1 IMS Warlike Natives Cease Depreda tionsWorn Out by Long ,..t -ee..yy1:h-Tr?0P, (Sr-eeUI Dlspateb by Lsssed Wire te The Jeeraal) Nogalea. Arts.. Aug. . A band of Taqul Indiana appeared near JJree, So- nora, Mexico, and aent a messenger Into town with a white flag asking that tha officiate of the town confer with aome of the Indiana who would meet them at ths outskirts of ths town. Tha officials granted the request and at ths meeting of the Indians announced their wllllngneaa to Quit fighting If they would be allowed -to-enter Vre end-seek employment unmolested. ' An agreement waa entered Into and ths Indians srs In Vres on frlsndly terms with ths people whom they bsvs terrorised for years. They assert that their people are so tired of th unsqual struggls thst they are willing to make peace at almoat any terms ths Mexican government may offer. Mexicans who have traveled through the Taqul country this week, report hav ing met numerous small bands of Taqul Indians who msds no offer to molest them. No depredstlons have been com mitted by th Indians since ths com mencement of the pescs negotiations two weeks sgo. ', News from Torln to the effect thst s treaty nas Been made with, the In dian I expected dally. v DESIRE FOR FINERY - LANDS THEM IN JAIL (Special Dlspateb by Lsaaed Wire te The Joans I) Lo Angela, Aug. I. -A desire to fur- nlsh silks and satins for their wives led two Uplands packing-house em ployes to manufacture a mold which would turn out bright yellow niece wnicn tney -nope to pasa off as lie government colna. Both men sr now Inmates of the county loll. Thev are known in rplanda. as Bherman .Woods ana winum pahks. Ball for bothwaa iixeu at s.-,ouu. -4i BIG TTEr:DAr:cE ON - T n i nc at the exposition ye- 1 i '7. against 17.731 for "Sale were c tt'.J .:. HOTEL, Vau Gvin GivL -, . ,. , ..-...,., .... ... JKOOS aUTXm, paVSOOV. i The Scenic Hotel of th: . ' . Columbia A QUIET. IIE8TFUI RESORT. CtJ' SINE THB BEST. THREES HOUf BIDE FROM PORTLAND. FOR RATI AND PARTICULARS ADDRESS . f , Dr ErfcAN D -Manager T Mora xssi. xoos sum, ob. ,"' i' , Delightful Mount Hood Trip ' i'W. ,';.-?-. :.,:t;. -17 VERT VISITOR - to - ', , - lwls snd Clsrk axpoel l tlon ahould take thla tha most ' delightful of all mountain trips " : in America. ' Cloud Cap Inn. . unique and picturesque. T.OOS ' feet - above sea - level af fords splsndtd seoommodatlona, -- - Summit- of mountain , aaally . 'accessible from thla point. Stages leave Hood River ata tlon dally at.f-.te a. m. and ' 12:16 p. m., making connection -with O. R. A N. trains. Round . trip tickets. Including eoaeh- Ing trip, on ssls at O. R.-a-K. ticket office. Third and Waab - .. lngton streets, .Portland. Par- ' ' Mculara about rates at Cloud ' . Ckp Inn by writing ". ... Xood Blves, Oxeffon. '.- Send "I cent in stamps to A. ! I Cratg. O. P. - A. Oregon Railroad aV - Navigation com- ' . pany, . Portland. . for booklet f telling sbftut trip, ! Hotel Moore Clatsop Beach, Seaside, Or. only hotel on the beach overlooking th ocean. Sea foods a specialty.. Tha hotel hag been. rebuilt snd aewly? farntanad. - Hot salt batha Fin surf bathing di rectly in-front of tb hoteL Strictly flrst-clsia. American plan. For terms snd reserve Hons sddress " DAN J. . MOORE, proprietor. 4 Hotel Eaton Oeraer sTinlisa aad Wssi Trk gtieela. NEW Bsaeaosiely fanlsaea, defsarlr seatpps. Srepreot, Sve atlsstea' walk rrooi beart ef sbeppliig sad baslaess aisoiet. all ktnre. slrr, outside rnnail. steaai aeatad. flier trie ilrbta, IrlrpfeODe Is each iwlllit et. Larxe ersexe. k-BBsiss. aawklsa. wtiMmav UdlM' rseeptloa parkira. a by aaall ar telepkeae. Srlvaat eaafasa ateets Weias . Room fl.OO to $S.OO Day , Special kites ta Cswswrelal alea. ' HSS. XAX XATOV. v rrerawrtr at Hotel BedpanX' Spnbsas. Hotel Fairmouru TWXJrTT-aUX T JC AJfS TPSWai CT3 Opposite Mala Satxaaae to atsala saVl . , ' -. cian szsosxnsaw " Only absolutely fireproof hotel oA olnlng grounds, equipped with eleetr-- elenhonle and special telephonH e -' munieatlona for natrons. UniJoraa- t porters snd bellboys at all hours A4 gueats servioa, , 150 Elegant Rooms : Open for Guests BATES 140 A 9 AT AMB VT. W. H. LATTIN. General Manager. " Handaomaly furnished, equipped with every modem convenience, on direct car line to exposition and depote; Ave minutes' walk to shopping and business districts; all outside rooms, light and airy. Electric and gaa lighted, bathe. Ratea tl to U.I0 per day, for lw peraoaa. Including bath. - 309 Jefferson Street Near City Hall .Phone Black 1I1L- I HOTEL SALTAIR ; OeatervQla, atertt Seaea. ' - Commands fine vlew..jf the- ecean, Oood fishing. Excellent water. Home cooking, r'lsh served dally. , . For partlsulars address . ... ' mavrosrsm, , hoot Beaoh P. O.. Washington. - Wilhoil Srrl."3 C:!:: IVItcit St:i t.vee Oreonr5itr dally, except r day..at :! a. m. Far II 19. 0- Clty oiti'-e ni awr ."-a power Co-'s depot diiM Inrl sear . ' tar.- H" Mrs. U. , rnba, l.- - ple" no f v . .. . -.