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PORTLAND. 'OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST' 13, s 1805, FOUR SECTIONS FORTY- PAGES.--
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uni jiwiiuuvio ml uuuiuiilu : : r V. I
Clause of Proposal vto
Be Debated - by Delegates '
y':, and Mutual-Concessions
1 i' May'End Conflict. ''.,",, A
FUTURE OF KOREA IS
, : DISCUSSED BY ENVOYS
Pyama WW : Withhold nth ? Great
Onslaught and a Practical Armis
tice la Declared Koraura Tears' to
' Pieces Russian' Reply 'and Begins
AH Over Again Witte Is Hopeful
I
-1 By. William Mooter. , ' i
(Special PUpttck hfVnmi Wtr t Thi JowmI)
, i Portamoutlv N. H Aur 1J. 1hr
will - b Mtn.. Th ' anvoya of Japan
hava asTMd to aru tbelr tanna olauaa
by rlauat with tha nvoya of Ruaala.
Kvan tha rirat clauaawaa arauad today.
M. Wttte aaye tha dabata will laat 14
daya. - y .
During this period Oyama, will with
hold tha araat onalausht for which hla
armlca ar now allcmxl. It ia uthori-
tatlraly announced that a practical ar
mlUc la Aha-jault-f today1 a confer' I
ane. ' ' .- w ,., : - v.;,
-V. Wltta declared today: "Tbera 1
no cavad for'deapalr.' . ' . ,
Sato darlarad i "Wa ,co onlf arrive
at Sirasreement by mutual cotneeaalona."
Today's hlatory-niaklna event a lead
will be peace. After four houra con
alderatlon of th Ruaalan counter prop.'
oaitiaw- foua jwmrawwhtch, -aoma hla
torlnn may juatly say aolrad tha prob
lem' whled the far aaaf fuca Japan
receded from her poaltlon to ahe- extant
of conaentlnsr to- dlacuaa with the Rui
Hian enveya the ooodltlons under which
she will' negotiate for peace. , '
:'JL Japaabpea to Xeaaea."
' Japan' thus avows heraelf open to pea
eon. . Sato declared thla morning that
It was not Japan's deatre to 'dictate
terma.- - ', ' ' .-: v."', 'v
This afternoon ' the Japaneae envoya
made -.good , the . word - by agreeing to
meet the Ruaalan conferees In a frank
dlacuaatqn of the Japaneae .note of laat
Thuraday.' . . . . : -
' Can there be any, doubt with tha way
thus paved for reasonable dlacuaalon qnd
both.eldea clearly anxious to reach 'an
agreement that1 peace wlU be $he re-1
auui -
Moreover tha , envoys went further
than thd mere agreement to dlacuaa
clauaa by clause the Japaneae 'terms.
A common understanding reached, they
took up the first olauaa and the peace
conference Is now unmlst&kably on. I
It will be weu also te consider the
Ruaalan viewpoint, which, deaplte the
events or today, is etui .decidedly pessi
mistic, I learn from a Japaneae author
ity tonight that, notwithstanding the
apparent progress that has been made
thus far, there are grave fears that
when .the queatlon of indemnity and the
cession of 8akhlln Island are reached,
the Russians will Stand firm and make
n- agreement exceedingly difficult of
attainment. ., , ' - '
1 'Perhaps - the 'moat encouraging Sign
vif peace Is found In the remarks of M
I Wltte tonight in a brief Interview he
gave out when he returned from the
conference:" v.:'" - ,"?';,: ''
, Wrtte's Official totesaemt. - " ,
Wi are here," be aald, "to make peace
tnd are willing to do all that ts reason
bie to' that -end. The Japaneae re
turned no answer to my reply to their
onditlons; Instead, the Baron' Koraura
klgnifled that we discuss tha peace pro
Inosalg point by. point. -There are 11
pnditlQns, i.We took up the riret condt
lon. and as' we have discussed It .from.
a o'clock this afternoon until 1 o'clock.
tind are notthalf through yet,' H Is evl-
1"nt that the negotiations will last at
east S4 days." . ? '
The first point takea.up by the, eon-
rerence today was the absolute auier-
ulnty of Japan over 'Korea. This mat.
er Is not seriously contested by Russia,
nit tt his been decided by the confer
hes to take up each point In the Jap
anese demands and -dlacuaa It exhaust-
vely- before proceeding to - the next
holnt-' w " r i : . '
No agreement . on the clause under
llscusalon had been reached when the
'nvoya adjourned at T o'clock today,
iut tomorrow afternoon the plenlpoten
lariea evidently believe that Sunday
it a good day on which to continue their
llscuealon.of peace, the conrerence will
e resumed, thue - from day to day 'ex
lauatlvely considering each point ef dlf
erence between them, matching wit
lesses, "delving - Into dlplomatla lore,
uoting precedent and analogy, the eon
erence will drag alowly along, but
Iways making toward the peace that ts
he desire of the world. -
r . Hot aa yarly aaea.
fa peace aaaured tonlghtt Perhaps It
Would be taking a atep too far forward
o say ad much. But this much can be
aid. that between Thuraday night and
lonlght auch strides have - been made
oward the desired end that It is Inconc
eivable now. that the faraeeinar states-1
ten In whose hands the decision rests
III blunder Into a disagreement. It
Mil not be an early peace. . M. Wltte
Aid tonlrbt that there are twelve points
pun which the envoys are divided and
Each'
,r-r.rwo.i,:
Dr.! tee Say HiiTTMade1 It Ap-
'pear,, That Fitzslmmons
ii a 7 Fouled the $ailor.v '
:: i r .Puglllst..;
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TELLS OF PABTilN 'tU i
. BIG PUGILISTIC FAKE
Ordered From 'Portland Yesterday
With' D. R- Gates, Formerly a San
Francisco Policeman Pair Said to
' , Have Been Playing Novel Bunko
Game.
Dr. B. B. Lee, accused of, placing
Tom Sharkey, the sailor pugilist, in such
condition that he would appear as If
fouled v by Bob . Fltsalmmons.- In theie
memorable fight at San Francisco,' about
even years ago, was ordered out of tho
city yesterday by the police on suspicion
of being a bunko , man. . D. R. Gates,
formerly a -member rot the San Fran
cisco police force and later a private de
tective of Seattle, was taken into police
custody at the same time and also or
dered to leave. T"trrgn era mmnnrtmA
tdtneT railway station, where they pur
chased ttcketa te SeaHIe. - -
For all time the .queatlon of whether
or not Sharkey was "doctored" by Lee
In order to deoeive- the public Into .be
lieving that- ha had -been fouled by
Fltsalmmons. who lost flt.000 by the
referee, nae , been , set at reat, and a
problem that . for; montha racked the
porting pnbllo from tha At lent la , to
the Pacific the Great Lakes to .the ulr
or Mexico, has been solved "ir" la
has confessed to the deedl ', V
"They may fair me a maipractttldner
all they please," he aald. "I know more
about drugs and their . effects on 'the
human frame than many men who have
mads thla - branch"' of the profeaalon a
lifelong atudy. I fixed Sharkey .up to
look as if-he had been fouled. How?
Well, that la something I do not care
to reveal, but I will assert that It waa
done that la enough. ,
, "There Is no doubt Fltsalmmons was
entitled to the decision and did not foul
Sharkey. I got 11.000 for the part J
played In the affair. Groom and Gibba,
who formed the National club, under
(Continued on Page Six.)
SHOT-GUN OliARANTINE KEEPSHIH
Howard Bull Forced to Turp Back, Leaving Babies in Infected
; ; .; Home-Starving Men Refused Asjlum for Fear - ;
(Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te The Joaraal)
New Orleans, Aug. If. Following Is a
statement of fever cases up to t p. m.s
New cases, 10s; total cases to date, tit;
deaths, t; total deatha to date, 142; new
sub-fool, 41; tout sub-foci to date, 117.
- While the deaa body of hla 'Wife Was
lying at Ocean Springs. Mississippi, with
no one in the house but two babes and
a negro nuraeHoward Bull of the Illi
nois .Central railway waa' caught trying
to get--to - her--beds Ids by a, gang ot
Vardaman's quarantine guarda and waa
put on a train and sent back to thla city.
After vainly appealing to the -city and
atate health authorities he found that
he could not -attend hla. wife's funeral
and that , the only way In which' he
could have the body. burled waa to tnaka
arrangementa by telegraph and to bring
the body here. .' r . . '
In another case two Italians escaned
from thla city in a rowboat and left for
soma of the plantations In 'the upper
part of the state. The further they
got from the city the - more - difficult
was their progress. . They were allowed
to land nowhere for food. When- they
reached the Mississippi line they were
met by a ahdtgun quarantine. Their
aklff has -been found floating down the
river and It Is supposed the men have
either starved to death or were willing
to run the chance of being shot to death
rather than stay longer in tha boat -
The situation here la alarming to
night. The Hat ef new foci show that
they are scattered all over the city.
Among the dead tonight la C al Scheaf,
one of tho most brilliant editorial writ
ers of the city and a nephew of ex
Mayor Capdeville, who ' Is also a Vic
tim of the disease. .'-
Educational work along tha mosquito
theory la being carried on all over the
city and meetings are being field- In
every ward. At ene of the meetlnga to
night a .woman, fainted -when en - In
fected mosquito gorged' with-the blood
of a yellow fever patient was put on
exhibition. At another' meeting one of
these Infected -stagomla escaped and a
small panlo ensued.. ' -,....
Many concealed cases are being found
tvi aa a result of this fact a number of(
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r-. k :::'-7iAx'f.-,.fl f. -7. J -
uy, ., r vk,'k --:-y Vis i-:.vv wtv-- -a- . .
.V.V' .
prominent local physicians wtll probably
go to jail."' ; j. ; . :-,.- ,':" -
Dr. R. B. Leach of St Paul, Minne
sota, arrived here thla morning to give
a thorough teat of hla theory that yel
low fever can be prevented by the use
of ersenle. Surgeon Berry of the hos
pital corps,' who was stricken yester
day, : is In a critical condition' at the
Tourralne Infirmary. ,' i,
No yellow fever Infection has been re
porUd -from-- any -part - of -Mississippi
today and the atate la still free . of the
disease,;. ; ' i' .. .
- Governor ' Vardaman received a reply
from a majority of the members of the
legislature -expressing their .. willing
ness to ratify any loan he may no
gotlate prior to the next -session to.be
used lit maintaining the state quaran
tine. vx ' ''
AH SOU IS ABDUCTED FROM
- HER .1ISSI0II H0"E' ;
Former Portland Chinese Slave
V Girl la Again in-Clutches
Y A: . of Highbinders. .,'? V.
-tt Special tnspsteb te The Joeresl.) T.
Seattle. Aug. II. Ah Sou the Chinese
slave girl . formerly en Inmate of the
mission at Portland, Oregon, and who
was- tent' from .this, city to California
for aafe keeping from tfie clutches of
her former owner Moy Bun, while her
appeal' from the sentence. ordering her
deported now before the Cnlted States
supreme court. ' was pending.- waa. ab.
ducted from the Oriental home at San
Francisco at i o'clock this morning.
At 1:10 o'clock this afternoon a tele
gram was received from San Francisco
by United States Marshal Hopklna noti
fying him that Ah Hou had "escaped"
and that she bad sot jet been located,
THE PEAQC DOMD
MUTIfJY ABOARD Afj'HEADS
AMERICArj SHIP
Russians Being Transported on
the Garonne Become Re
TT" belliduaai Odessa.
TROOPS SENT ON BOARD .
TO SUPPRESS RIOTING
Vessel Under Charter to Take Refu
' gees From Shanghai to Black Sea
' Port Affair Occurred at Time Po
: temkin Flew Red Flag.' ; '
. , (flsecla! Dlspstch to Tbe Journal.)
Seattle,- Wash., Aug. .11 A. , mutiny
which for a time threatened to disrupt
all discipline' was, with difficulty, sup
pressed aboard 4ne" American ' ship
Garonne of the Boston Steamship com
pany of this city, carrying LMO Russians
from Shanghai to Odessa. The mutinous
subjects of the csar for a time over
whelmed the officers of tbe ship and at
tempted to gain control of the vessel.
They were finally brought Into submiaslon
and the captain obtained from the British
consul at Colombo arma and ammuni
tion. The trouble occurred because the
refugees were confined In , cramped
quarters when the, thermometer was 110.
The veeael arrived at Odesaa -about
the time the mutinous battleship Potem
kln steamed into -that harbor. There
agam the -Russians aboard the American
vessels showed unrest and before peace
waa restored the Russian authorities
were obliged to send troops to the vessel.
A detailed story. Just reached Seattle
In a letter from John P Whitney o
Frank Wslkup. ; Whitney w&s aboard the
ahlp when aha ' sailed from Seattle and
Is at present on the steamer."
The Garonne left thla port In April
under charter to a Russian- syndicate.
She was engaged for the purpose ot car
rying paroled Russian prisoners from
Port Arthur. Among the number were
several officers. . The Garonne waa not
allowed to land at Odesaa and Immedi
ately left the('harbor. She steamed up
to tha port of Thendoala. S miles away.
At the latter porf the Russians were put
aehore and the Oaronne Is now In that
port From TheodoeUv tbe - Garonne
Ni to. Constantinople,.. . -V. .t ...
ARE CRACKED IN RIOT
fJE!
V YORK CITY
Striking East Side Bakers Attack
n. Hospitals -uompersi
Settlement of
4
(Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te The Joaraal)
New JTork, Aug.' 13. Rioting among
the. bakers and their, sympathisers on
the east aide waa. renewed . today- and
scores of new cases for hospitals were
recorded as a result of a week ef tur
moil In that section. - Acting on - the
order of Inspector Cartwright the police
gave ' the mobe little - opportunity U
gather In great numbers, driving them
continually from the points where they
gathered aa "fast aa long night sticks,
wielded by . strong arms, could effect
that object. - '
Among the troubles of the earlier part
of the day was a gathering of more than
1.000 men In Ludlow street, whence they
had gone at the word Of one of the
strikers that wagona filled with bread
were In the etreet.At the instant of
tha announcement there waa a wild rush
for the doors and In less thsa a minute
the hall waa : cleared and the streets
were filled with angry-and shouting
men. The mob', hurried to the place
where the wagons had been seen, and
Upon gaining sight of them, proceeded
to tear them apart. ' . k
The driver of one, Bernard Zahn, who
had been delivering bread to a store,
sprang out and with a straight punch
knocked down.a man with' a child In his
srme -Thl man was' Frank "Greenfield,
and aa he fell he threw hla child from
him. The wagon passed over the child
and he was later taken to the hospital.
seriously Injured. The ohlld was unhurt.
' Kob Attacks Police. '
This did not lessen the snger of the
mob, which tried to kill Zahn. A police
mart fought hla way Into the mob. and
arrested - Zahn, t compelling . him - to
drive the' wagon to the station.;
bouse. In the meantime -other,- police
had appeared and a free fight ensued, in
Which many neada were oracaeo ana nwny mi
legs and arma bruised. It was half an
hour before- the street waa cleared and
than officers were stationed at .each end
of the block to keep It cleared. Several
thousand men followed the wwagon . to
the police station, where they yelled snd
hooted. " ' '
letter lav the day several smaU-slsed.
WILD LIFE IN
Major Taggart Testif ies That His
Wife Fed Children Whiskey.
Soaked Cherries ' and
Told Risque Stories.
TAGGARFS COCKTAILS
- FOLLOWED JHE FLAG
Plaintiff Famous for Concocting an
"Especially! Fine Bunch of Dope"
Accused of Teaching His Wife to
Drink Perjury .. Charge -. Against
Butcher Boy Is Dismissed. ' i ,
XSpedal IMipatck by Leased Wire te Tbe loarsal)
Wooster, Aug. II. Mayor vanneat
today dismissed the ease of Perry Rope,
the boy who was -arrested .for perjury
ln.coimecUQJl-Witli.ihe Taggart divorce
case.. .
The action of the mayor Is a distinct
triumph to the plaintiffs aide of the
divorce case. Ringing cheers greeted
the decision. Aa a witness for Taggart
In the divorce case young Rope testified
that three weeks ago he saw Mrs. Tag
gart come to the aide door of Koch's
saloon In Wooster, buy 'three ' glaaeea
of her twa children.
Upon complaint C Mrs. Taggart, he
waa arreated for perjury and. arraigned
before Mayor Vanneet, his caae being
aontlnued twice, the last time, until to-
day. 1 'nune wiig-ttertnaya uy wajar
Taggart's attorneys, while hla prose
cution. Instead of. being conducted by
county, Rugene Carltn.'whO is a law
partner of Attorney Werta, counsel for
Major Taggart, was conducted by Mrs.
Taggart's attorney, J.' B. Taylor, and
hla son, Robert C. Taytor.' ' .
Taggart was put on the stand to con
tradict, the testimony of Mrs. Taggart.
He said he had seen Mrs. Taggart, In
the nreeence of her mother, give the
oldest boy beer. '
1 ' -OSve the Boy the Cherries. ,
Howard Taggart. his brother, testi
fied that he had seen Mrs. Taggart give
tbe boys cherries from cocktail glasses.
- The day s developments were sensa
tional, and the end is. not yet. . Court
adjourned with Taggart still on the
stand, having been under -a ' cross-nre
(Continued on Page Six.) ,
Bread Wagons and Scores Are
aKes.a..jnanaio. tneci .
the Trouble.-
riots' took place. Through 'the good of
fices of Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, who
sent Herman Robinson to New Tork to
try to arrange a meeting, between the
boss bakers end the strikers, a commit
tee of five was appointed by each side
and met at the hall of the Educational
alliance on East Broad wsy. , -- - -"-
Sam.'Kurts headed the committee of
strikers snd Max Vogal the bosses. The
bosSesprsottcalty- conceded" every de
mand of the strikers save the payment
of 10" for the first 1.000 union labels
for their breed and the Increase of pay
of second snd third claas hands to 111
and $11 a week Instead of which they
offered to pay these men IIS and III a
Week. . ' ... ....-r;v ,
Committees from each side will meet
again tomorrow. - .. .
CAUGHT IN MACHINERY AND
TORN TO PIECES
r ...... v-O ,
Ira McReynolds of Albany Loses
His Life In an Accident at
- . Portland Mills
(Special Dispatch te Tee' JoaraaLt -
Albany. Of., Aug. - U. I McRey
nolds, aged It, employed at the Pott
land Flouring mills plant here, waa
caught under the belt on the machine
snart tnis morning and Instantly killed.
. McReynolda la a brother of the nan-
ger or the warehouse at Buena Vista.
Ke-Aae no family and came here a week
ago to' work In the mill. .
The coroner's Jury thla aftarnnnn de
cided that death resulted from an accl-
ident for which, no one la responsible.
j ne remains tins evening were Ukn to
Monmouth wbr 'e fur It '.
held U - t , i
DEATH LURKED
Id BATTLE
;- v
Mrs. Kaspar Van Oran Fallj
Dead on , Drinking From
Fresh Bottle of Gin- .
v v v ;'.V:: gtr-Ale.-'v';.? "-; . ', . -
CORONER WILL HAVE
' : THE LIQUID ANALYZED
How the Harmless Draught Became
Y Deadly Poison Is Not Explained
The Dead Woman Was the Wife of '
the Victim of Joseph Young's Pis
tol Inquiry Under Wsjr. ' . Y- Y
Mrs. Kaspar Van Dran, wife Of Kaspar -Van
Dran, who was shot and danger
oualy wounded by Joaeph Tbung a short '
time ago, died from accidental poisoning
t her home at 11' North Seventeenth
atreet about i30 o'clock last nlaht. lira" '
Van' Dran and her atster, Miss Monteith, .
returned rrom A walk and. Mrs, Van ,
Dran went Into the pantry and took a
bottle of ginger ale off the Ice and -
emptied- It -Into two -glasses. 8he-toek r
up ene glaaa and drank about one thlrdV
of It when she noticed that it had a,
ecultar taste and smell. Thlnktna- that
frmlgTii contain some lpoUonous acid.
she called to her slater not to touch the
other glaaa, then ran towards the kltch-, -en
to get some water. She had taken ..
only a few ateps whert sne fell to tho 1 .
floor end died five minutes IfltfU." M1"
Monteith bad sufficient presence -of mind -to
summon Dr. William Jones, but Mrs,
Van Dran Was then past recovery.- A
message-was senr to"MrrTan Bran '
his saloon at - 430 Washington atreet. "
and when he' arrived at his home and ,
learned of the tragedy he swooned away. .
coroner Flniey removed the- bodv te
his undertaking rooms. Mr. Flnley took .
what remained of the ginger ale, emptied "
each glass Into separate bottles and will ,
have it analysed by Dr. R. G-Yenne.
Mr. Flnley, 'upon Intruiry, learned that
the ale had been -taken to the house by.
Van .Dran. He usually brought home .
two or three bottles - every day. He
did not know If the bottle that carried
death with it was one of a case he, -bought
yesterday morning or whether
It had been In his saloon some time;
Mr.' Flnley said the bottle waa either '
overcharged at the soda works and-a
poisonous acid produced, or it - might
have been tampered- with after it left
the worka.
Mrs. Van Draft's brother. Watt Moti- -
telth, who Is now In San Francisco, waat -
notified of his slater's death and re
plied that be would leave for Portland -on
the next train. .
EXPOSED FAKER IS - '
GUEST OF SMART SET
(Special D Up tea by Leased Wire te The Joaraal)
Newport. R. I.. Aug. It, William Kent.
Ilworth, the palmist, who got out of the '
Tombs In time to make a flying trip to
Newport efter- giving bail to answer tar
a charge 'of grand, larceny, appeared on
the lawn of Mr." and Mra. Frederick W. 1
Vanderbllt's residence, the Cliffs, at tha
lawn fete today, and, attired In immacu
late white, read the palms of the society
girls and matrons who crowded to his
booth. - - " .
Dressed in a white flannel suit, with
white silk shirt, white silk socks dain
tily embroidered . in white, white kid
shoes and broad, aweeplng Panama hat.
Kenllworth waa the center of attraction
for a fashionable crowd. Members of
the Vanderbtlt, Fish and Perry families,
and doaena of others, rushed, to the pa
vilion where the palmist sat In state. ,
When Kenllwortb arrive .oo -the
grounds of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbllt.
where a lawn fete was being, given for
the benefit ot tuberculosis sufferers, he
was given a hearty reception by the
women of the cottage colony, especially
by the fete committee, Including Mrs.
Stuyvesant Flah, Mrs. Djonald Cameron,
Mrs. Henry 0. Kip, Mrs. Henry Clews,
Mrs. Thomas McKeSn and others. ,
TIGHT SHOE CAUSES
TUBERCULOSIS OF BONE
,. -.. ,...'..;.'
(Special Dlspeteh by Leased Wire te Tat Jewsalj .
Baltimore, Aug. 11. Mrs. Orace
Mason, wife of Walter Mason, president
of the Commercial Farmers' National
bank, la suffering with tuberculosis of
the bones, of the right foot, brought oa
by rubbing of a tight shoe egalnst the
heel of her foot It is II weeks sine
Mrs. Mason has walked: -
. Peary la lerado.
(Speelal Dltsetck br UasH Wire ts Tee Joaraal)
New Tork, Aug. 11 The following
telegram waa received today by Herbert
B. BrKlseman of the Brooklyn Standard
Union from Lieutenant Pearyr - -
"Domingo Run. Labrador.-July !
Arrived thla evening. Cresa to Oreert.
land coast from here, All well. ......
- - "PEART."
rvaailr'g DtJlae Tesekf
(Special Dlasateb tte lee Joerw
'.r0!e, Or., Aug. 11 FIT
applimnie ere taklns their t
tlons for teachers' eertlflce
cov' ,onse before County '
C. I Btarr 1 r'v
, 1 1.. i s.i : ...