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GOOD EV-OiniJG Jovrnd Circuit!::: r r . ' ? : THE WEATHER -y; Fair" tonight;" Friday, fair .uii warmer; northwest winds." -- VOL. IV. NO. 141. PORTLAND., OREGON. THURSDAY-EVENING, AUGUST 17, , 1905. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. VtJ2ati 72 . , . ... , . v . . QWHOBE ; 7a fa RTAT DAPT II A D 1K7TTTJ Tni trr A TUC TA TLTC GREAT Japanese Spokesman Says They ..'Art Satisfied With Progress ; v Made vand ThinkWar ' "Will Be Ended. . : WILL REACH AGREEMENT BY FIRST OF THE WEEK Envoys Today Debating tha Diapoaal of Interned - Warships, tha Lira! tation of '"Russian Navy and Sibe ' rian Fishing Rights American -. Loan Is Effected by M. Witte. : , . (Joaraal Special ShiIcc Portsmouth." K. H-.Aug, IT. (Bulletin.) Koroekvits . telephoned at 1:11 o'clock the following ' from the conference, rooms: "The morning session ifljscussed article but failed to reach a decision, It -wu decided la take a note of the divergence of views and proceed with the discussion of later articles. The conference wM resume at S o'clock." - . Article t Is presumed to be that re lating to the Interned ships. ; -'V (Joaraal Special Scrctc.) , - ' 'Portsmouth, Aug. H.-r-Tn envoys this morning went . to the navy yard oh muddy roads but In bright sunshine. The confereno began at .i:M. o'clock . .. .Wltta haa rrvercAcm. his slight 111-ness- ot yesterday Kuroscbvrl, lite Russian secretary, said; , "There are splendid prospects of ending tle delib eration by . Monde or Tuesday. ' There are. still four great question f or .6on-' ((deration,' two- of which. Indemnity and Sakhalin. . might take' longer than tbe others," ' . V , . ' - - Mn Will W Made. - w - Witte. before leaving the conference, said: "We expect to uke up today ar ticles I, 10. 11,. 12. and perhaps article , which was passed over the other day. These matters are In .a manner corre lated, so that we believe we ean handle them together. . I can giva no Idea how long the conference may ebntlnue, as I am not good at guessing He would give no Indication as to the nature of -the articles nor his opinion as to what ' action would be taken. . f : For the flret time since his arrival, Sato expressed a positive opinion oa the outcome of the negotiations. He said: "I am satisfied with tha progress we are making. We are getting along fast. I think we' will have peace. This is : Just my personal opinion. Protocols of the articles that have been agreed upon will be part of the treaty. They are drafted with the view of being embodied In hnv treaty that may be made. I think It lk Intended by the conference to Uke ' up all problems before going bsck to discuss Sakhalin.'' , v., ,. ;-; ' Wut bseaed Teeeela. - ' Articles f. IS and 11. which are under discussion today, concern tha limitation of Ruesla's sea power In the far east. " the surrender of the Interned warships and. the grant to Japan of fishing rrghU m the Siberian coast north of Vladi vostok to Bering sea. Japan is making a atlff effort to obtain possession of the Russian warships Interned ' at Shanghai, Manila and San . Francisco In order to further cripple Russia's naval power. In her. arguments Japan quoted several international precedents , In support of her demand. ... i Articles T and S were finally disposed of last night after an alt day discussion. Article 1 provided for the cession to . China of the branch of the Chinese IJast ern railway running south from. Harbin to Port Arthur and Dalny with branch connecting at Nluchwang I with .. the Shanghai-Tien Tsin road., , ; . . -Susie Keeps Kaia Una. ' Article provides for the retention by Russia of the line through northern , Manchuria, which forms a connecting link of the mam line -of the- Trans Siberian -railroad with Ita. terminal . at Vladivostok."; AHfcIe 7r which was ac- ' cepted - 'In - principle." -Is onder- stood to mean that certain phases re. main to be elaborated and not that a dlep.ute stilt exists. Article t was ac cented unanimously. ' The articles now accepted by Russia mean , the surrender and the abandon ment of Russian ambition In Manchuria. She loses her open port at Dalny, on which she has spent millions, her fort ress of Port Arthur, her railroad line tapping fertile plains of Manchuria and only retains a link of railroad connect ing her European possessions with the maritime provlncee upon ' the Pacific. The right to police It with Russian , troops or railroad guards la surrendered and Its protection will be the duty of China. . Clalma will be mad by both Japan and Ruasla against the Peking ' government for the outlay both nations , have made in building and restoring the -road, Polata Already Settled. 1 Japanese suseralnty In orea. I Evacuation of Manohurta by both nations. Restoration of th"hese sovereignty In Menchilrla by, Japan. - - t Territorial Integrity of China and the principle of the open door. e The surrender to Japan of the ,lao Tung peninsula leases. . t THE COLD GRAY DAWN OP THE MORNING "APTER. ' i RllGElllIIHlil nARFFflliT nnv if sin s.1 ww s- aw. r r Billionaire, ; Clothed r: Only - to Bathrobe,"' Furtively Wades - Through Dew at Dawn. OIL KINO TRIES KNEIPP r CURE TO RESTORE HEALTH WalksBoldljr Out, Though His Feet Art Tender, and Cries Out When He Stepa Upon a Rock Will Have to Walk in Winter, Too. L (Joeraal Special Service.) . Cleveland.' Ohio. Aug. 17. John D. Rockefeller- drew . hla bathrobe mora closely about him and shivered. He had emerged from the kitchen door of his Forest Hill ' residence and stepped out on the lawn. John IX doeant generally use the kitchen door, but- on this oc casion he didn't want to be seen even by his employee. - It waa soon after dawn and the lawn was wet .with dew, and John D. waa in his bare feet.. That Is a combination' which even In August is calculated to send a chilly feeling shoot ing up and down tbe spina. t He had srmply gone, to nature for a restoration of health which science hat denied him. It Is the Knelpp cure. Rockefeller, '.according to well-founded reports, has taken enough medicine to float a ship, but It haan't done him any good. - i t . - . . . -' ' , ' i ' ' , Now he stepped out boldly. Here and there he stepped on rough placea, His feet are tender, for It is a long time since John D. was a bare-foot bey, but he only said "Ouch" and want on. When he finished he Waa puffing a little and there. waa a stray bead Of sweat on his brow.' ' , i - Perhaps soma day Rockefeller will get back hie health, which the loss of cost him His hrflr. If ha doea he's got some strenuous-work - out out - fw-Htm. T h Knelpp cure la a special brand of water cure. Sunshine, fresh air, water -and definite object or routine at atated hours are the chief factors. If -John D. is faithful he will have to walk In . the snow of winter as he walks In the dew now. . ... NOT A SOUND IS HEARD IN THIS CONVENTION (Jearaal Special Berries, t ' . Elmlra. N. T., Aug. IT. The Empire State Association df Desf Mutea opened its Mth, annual convention In the city halt thla morning. . The morning meet ing waa merely- an Informal gathering to enable the delegates to become ac quainted with each other. -The , flret business session waa held In the after noon. The mayor of thla city welcomed the delegates and his words were trans ited to them In the sign language- by an expert. Then President Edwla Allan Hodgson delivered hla annual address. Committees Were appointed and tha re ports of the officers read, but not sound disturbed the tomblike stillness of the council chamber where tha ses sion waa held. Several Intereeting papers were read -In the same - silent mannei. The 'convention will close 8st-fe urciay wim a picnic ana a visit 10 ins llmlra r-3"intory. EIRSilDICE; Great Government Land ' Lottery Attracts Thousands of People to iltahand Colorado. RAY DANIELS OF PROVO : I IS THE LUCKY. BOY i Nearly Six Thousand Names Drawn and Tracts Allotted to Settlers in the Uintah Reservation Drawings Held at Three Cities.' . (Joarmal Special Serrlce.) ' - Provo, Utah, Aug., IT. Thousands of persona were here to witness the draw ing foB the Uintah, lands' this morning. The drawing took place on an elevated platform supervised by a- committee ap pointed by the secretary of tha Interior. Envelopea containing ' the reglatratlons at Prcvo, V ernait Price and Grand Junc tion wore placed In a bos end 1,711 names were drawn. - - , . - ' Tha first five names in order drawn were: ' Ray ' Daniels, Provo: Noah M. Baldock. Vernal, Utah; Cary U. Ball, Bait Lake: John H. Partridge, -Goshen; Frank C. Moyle, Salt Lake. ' I - '-, Daniels Is tl years old. It la reported that he baa been offered $100 a year for Dve years and 15,000 for his selection when, ha proves up. It was a noticeable feature that Mor mons predominated In the early selec tions. ; . : ':: . - STRANGE SEA SERPENTi IS CAUGHT AT NEWPORT '..:'? ; "" ..v: (Special DUpitrti 'to Tke foaraL Newport, Or, Aug. IT. A most ex traordinary catawamp In the ahape. of a i serpent was csught off the coast here on Sunday last by- some fishermen who were trolling in a small boat out- aide the bar. , ., 1 The fish, or serpent, or whatever It may be, was about eight feet long with head and teeth like some of tha ant- Taala before- the flood aeen In plcturee. When hooked ha fouaht Ilka a aood one. bit the oars and when the men got him into the boat, they would have been very glad to get htm out again. After a lively time the monster was killed, one of his captors being bitten In the calf Of the leg. -The eerpent proved .a email gold mine to .the boye. whv exhibited him to crowd -of people on the beach at 10 centa a head, ; many excursionists: v KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK i (Journal Special frfrlce. I -. Norfolk. Vs., Aug. 17. An ex- e curs Ion train, on the Atlantic coast line has been derailed into , water-filled dlton at Boone station. Many ' persons ' are re- c ported killed end Injured. All the :e physicians available , have been ' rush'd to the scene.- v - ;v.; s 1 0? " -JAAAAatAAA DOCIMHER . . i . , F0RfS40,000 Scion of Millionaire . Smelter Trust Magnate Loses For- VACATION EXPENSIVE . FOR YOUNG GUGGENHEIM Youth, Said vto Ba Under 21, Played Regularly and Sjrstematic ' ally at Three Different Houses and J" Almost Invariably Lost. V , (Joarsal gpeeUl Scrvlee.) . Saratoga, N. 'T- Aug. IT. The great fortune the t, Guggenheim family , made out of copper and smelters la consid erably less than It waa a couple of week ago,.-because of the passion of one of the youngsr members for roulette. . The young man, who gave -hie age -as it, but who Is said to -bo leea than tl. came to Saratoga to spend his-vacation, and to visit the family of one of the richest brewers of New York, to whosa daughter ho Is to be marrtedr-nextryear. ' He has been dining-nightly at .Canfleld'a elab orate clubhouse and ia a regular and systematic player there, and In Ulman and Mackln'e - "bridge whist club." The venture of the young man with the fickle goddess of the green clotb has 'not been attended by any brilliant success, and he almost Invariably lost. When he finally decided to atop lie la aald to have paid Ulman between 111, 000 and 111.000 cash. He then left Sara togafor..New York and mailed from there a check aald to have been ror be tween 2s,o and $80,000. v -According to gossip among profes sionals who keep track of auch things, thla young scion ot.a bousa whoaa for tune waa founded on copper dropped between 110,000 and 145,000 during his two weeks' play here. . . . GEORGIA POPULISTS- v NAME STATE TICKET . (Joeraal Special Service.) Atlanta. Ga., Aug. IT. Populists from all parte, of this state , are assembled here today for the purpose or preparing things for the coming ' political cam paign. The executive committee of the party met at tha cannon hotel at 10 o'clock thla forenoon and waa called to order by Chairman J. J. Holloway. He addressed the- meeting and called atten tion to tha Importance of an early start In laying the plana for the coming elec tion. -The usual committees were ap pointed, and after several other, mem bers of Ah committee had spoken, re cces was taken nntll thla afternoon. It la generally expected that the Populists 111 develop unusual energy- and ac tivity during the coming campaign. ' . .y - - ; (Jooraal Special Scrvlee.) Louisa. Vs.. Aug. 17. The Con fed- rate monument erected here In honor Of thr brave men from this district who were "killed during the civil war, was unveiled today with Impressive ceremo. nles. - Many prominent oltlsena delivered addressee and, after tha unveiling cere mony Joined the crowds at their popular TARIFF .. 1 ' ' Reciprocity ' Convention Recog nizes Principles of Protec tion but Demands ac :- - Revision. , t PRESENT PRICE LIFTED INTO REGION OF ROBBERY Governor Cummings of Iowa Makes s Red-Hot Speech Upon Present Duties' and Says, "Either We Must Change Minds of Present Congress cr Change Membership."" ' "(Joeraal Ipeda Service.) Chicago. Aug. 17. The reciprocity convention received .resolutions from ths committee which were debated for two houra. The radical element waa re strained with difficulty.- The committee recommended that the convention recog nise the principles of protection aa es tablished by the policy of thla country and advocate reciprocal concessions by meana . of maximum '-and - minimum Tin iit,' Umi ti- r V"n of tnrf h4l.-L ules to bo eoniiMM in sucn concessions,-, preferably , be suggested by 1 1 commission to be created by congress: snd to urge upon congress action at tha earliest possible moment. ' The. committee also recommended that tha new organisation . be called the. tReciproqny; Tatlft. Jesgue,; end ;thatrii permanent commutes oe appointed 10 keep tha movement alive. Governor Cummings wts the princi pal speaker thla morning. He aald: "At least two dosen articles now scheduled in the tariff are too. high." - He declared that by the present' prohibitive tariff ths home manufacturer lifts the price Into tha region of robbery. ' He aald that the excuses and evasions of congress should no lonaer bo accepted. "We must change the mlnts of the present con gress or change the membership." Speaking of tha treaty McKinley ne gotiated with Franoe, which has never ben discussed by the senate, Cummlnga said;- "Secretary Shaw committed an of fense against propriety when he aald the treaty gives Franco everything and the United States . nothing., Shaw never i read the tariff law.'t - . : , Other speakers suggested that agita tion ahould be made for a minimum and maximum tariff, tha maximum tariff to be applied to the products of countries which discriminate egalnat tha states and the minimum to those which made trade conoeaalona to the United States. Other speakers spoke in favor of pro tection for the . agricultural Interests, which- tbyry atated could not longer be neglected; It wale pointed out that Eu rope la practically erecting a barrier to all American goods and unlesa favor. able treatiea can be made America must lose her foreign commerce. Tbe delegatea represent every walk of Ufa and tha gathering la a nonpartisan one. Representativea from -tbe cattle men and stockgrowing interests, tha va rious manufacturing intarests end. the export interests sit side by elde. , rtre at Bakes City.- - ' - (Special Dlepeteb to Tke JoaraaLI Baker City, Or., Aug. 11 Fire thli morning deatroyed the barn of Deputy Sheriff Snow, and that of W. J. Lachner, adjoining. A house owned by Snow dose by was partly destroyed. The loss Is $2,800. The blase ia thought to be of Incendiary origin. .- Yellow Peril Does Not Frighten; Dele ; gates, Who. Applaud Eloquent Refer ences to Relations With Orient THEO. B. V-1LCCQC - PRESIDENT IN DRAfJ CASE Many People to Be Asked to Tell What .'They Kgow - of '' '" Poisoning. eSBMajBeSBBMBBaBSSBBBS caxea - v POLICE SAY DISCOVERY : OF JEWELRY WAS QUEER Intimation That the Family Relations of Dead Woman Were Not Quite , Happy and Mention Ia Made of the Cause. Asserting their, determination to apare neither time, nor expense in their ef forts to unravel the mystery aurround Ing the poisoning of, Mrs. Minnie B. Van Dran, the authorities , began a systematlo inveatlgatton this morning Several subpoenas were Issued by Deputy District - Attorney Moser, who haa been aaalgned the . case by Mr. Manning, on persons who- are required to appear at tbe district attorney's! of fice thla afternoon and tell what they know lof the family affaire of Van Dran, hla wife and ' Miss Minerva Monteifh, his sister-in-law, and of tha facta con nected with the death. Tbe method of Investigation will be - determined by what la learned at thla examination.' One of the atrange circumstances con nected with the tragedy ia found In the (Continued on Page Two.) TRANS-M ISSISSIPPI ANS fMDEOI)T BUSINESS SESSION BEGINS -IN EARNEST States Represented OfferNamea o Committeemen and Introduce Reso lutions, and' Speeches Are Made on Trade in Far East, Improvement, of Rivera and Development of West 'i . 4 Unreasonable restrictions on Chines Immigration received ' some vigorous blowa from President T. B. Wilcox, Min ister John Barrett and F. B. Thurber of New York thla morning In the second seaaion of tha Trane-Miasisslppl Com . me-rclal congress. - There was a change In the tone of the addresses. - Yesterday Governors Cham berlaln of Oregon and Mead of Waahlng ton proclaimed tha dangera of tha "yel low perIL" Only governor Pardee of California demurred. Today there waa nothing in the pro ceedings that resembled even remotely what ona speaker called "chlnophobta." "jpvery one of the J, mlnlstera ant out by President Roosevelt haa been . (old that hla only duty waa to apply the golden rule and slye every nation a 'square deal.' " - . .. , Jonn Barrett, minister to Col lombla, and hla message on "Oriental Trade" were heard with especial In- ' tereat becaua It waa understood that he -ii - "fmn, ruinnnltn , Prttl- oent ttooaevelt, - Tha- burden of Minister Barrett's ad dress waa a protest against extreme re atrictiona on Chinee immigration."'' "The policy of a nation muat bejust that which governs neighbors, cities and states, and we aa a nation cannot main-. tha tOO.eoe.000 of orientals unlesa wa give them tbe "square deal' demanded by President Rooeevelt" . i , . v And then thundera of applause were heard, foe the speaker seemed to have aounded the keynote of tha question, aa- . cording to' the conceptions of tha dele-' gates present,-- .- i.i . Opposed to Oppressive Legislation. ' President T. B. Wilcox had spoken on "Oriental Trade,1' and had given an able address from the standpoint of a practi cal controller - of commerce. He coun seled agalnat the enactment or retention of lawa that oppress the better clsss of orientals, now scarcely able to enter this country for a' brief -period of study and observation. .. , ..- And ' bis remarks were received with prolonged applause. '' . ' ' When r. B. Thurber of New Tork. president of the United States Export association, followed ' with the same sentiment it waa apparent that "chtno- phobla" waa not very popular in the assembly. ' .. - Oeorge W. Diekle of San Franctsce read a. paper on "Merchant Marin' In hich he advocated, .substantial en- -. coursgement of shipping. - - . John W. Koble of Missouri, first vice." president of the congress, presided and opened the meeting with the expression of opinion that thla congress would ex ert a powerful Influence on public senti ment In solving many queatlona. when he called for the Introduction of resolutions, there were offered by L. ' sraarora rnnce. iormeriy governor of New Mexico: . Statehood of STew Vegriee. "Whereas, The fundamental prlnclnla of American republicanism ia that of self-government,' and no body of Ameri can citisens should b deprived of that right when It la poaaibl to exercise it. therefore. , . , "Resolved. That the people -of New Mexico ahould no longer be deprived of ' (Continued, on Pag Two.) eeiabrafjan