The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 30, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text:-: good Bvu-c:: r )f0:'0y 3 flnrW3 vol. iv pm'cB :two -cents.-;-Vl'M7V ' ' ' l'. ..... . ' II I , , MMM. oimnnno 1 nnr inm Attr&bord'Oecidet' to Start WorK on Big' Main From .' 7 . Mount ' . Tabor to h:y Peninsula. . .is. 1- 3UNDANT SUPPLYJS 'j JO BE GIVEM DISTRJCT klf a Doxen Lrg . Commanhiea Will Exchange ; Low Prenura Main for One Giving Adequate Supply ahd Future Needa of Rap- dljrCrowing Sectiorr-Caredl For. lefor nest July ery diatrlc of tin ly of Portland will b .connected. with hlah preeaur 'water ayetera Trom Bull Run wuer mala. Thle will be ucht about bjr"theextenalon of the ge hlah preaaure-- water raatna frbra Mount Tabor reservoir m (n north- tetn part of the city, to Klllli-J tt a' apeciat tneetlnc of the' "watr, rd thia mornlna . the - recoanmenda ha of Superintendent Podge -and En- Mr Clarke of the water oepartment4panjr for Rudolph's death, withheld JTS rdlna the extension of the maina re 'Wilopted.- 'The hlah-preasut feed re will ranae Trom' 2i't0:' 14 lnchea In meter. and wiU be said a dlatance ef feet. "An additional, I tOt' feet r-bertatd later. 'f" . ' : BUde tot Stpe, v ..;-.- Superintendent. Dodire .wa Inaiaajctedj 4dvrtiae xor the neeeemry pipe, the ertiaement cainns ror bids for totn K riveted ana oaat-lron pipe.- .Bids 1 ilao be received, for 49.009 "pounds pla lead, tobs uaed In the joints of pine Une: .. - . - ' : nstead tf the' department hiring- men I. doing the wok as has . heretofore n the custom- in- au- construction tk by the department, the laying of tnalns will be dons by contract, and superlntendeSt was ordered to ad- Use for Mae for this. work. ,', 'he extension f the 'high pressure tern . to the ienlnsila district has n under : contemplation - for many hitha. . It was desired to do a large tion of the work the past spring, but ng to the tact that over 160,000 had be expefHledMa-Jaying service mains atreeta being Improved with hard face pavements, - moat of the - f unda this work were exhausted. . . 'he water service on the peninsula at sent la inadequate. -There la nothing a low-preaeure service, and many of buildings have not sufflolent water domestic purposes.- .The .district been settling up very rapidly during past three years, until a large per t of the clty'a population-la located the penlnaula 'PhaLqueatlon of ade te water aupply has-been the oauae much discussion for months past I last winter the water boatd decided lextend to the people of the peninsula high-pressure aervlce by laying a ge main from the Mount Tabor res- olr to the city limits on tne penin- foen as the proper arrangements be made the work will be under- en. It la said uui oy juiy peninsula district will be supplied h an abundance of water. ' . -'' ...... -v ' VvV' .'. '.. ,v .... o i w , . "ftn?..' JUPt-rUU UH Lii U J Q I UUILO Growing Suspicion ; UUUthiUU '-': IUIL IULU; : ' Court's Effort", to Discover. Who Uooted ths Jansah Estate Re faults In Hearfng Very Many 'y'':0 Contradictory Tales. RIDDELL ADMITS WHAT HE HAD DENIED BEFORE Saya He . Received" Street r Railway CkpfnyV Check' for Price, v Man'a Death and Paid Share , to I Ruffin. VVho Candidly; Saya HV OTt -Small-Figure in Settling the Caae. Evidence nadduced in' the fieartnjr be fore County ,Judae Webster of the set tlement of - the. eatate T Rudolph Jan-aeflr-tnvolylnaT charrea : aal nat H. i. K. BIddell aa counael, R. O. Scott a ad ministrator and R. W. Ruffln, a lawyer. develops that remarkable contradlctlona of iofmer . statement, have, been madej. bjr Bwdell. At former-heertnr he (were that , RuAn received,, the 2,toe paid br the Consolidated Railway corn- and-el -th. bahuic, UM, to. RfrTJU."r Ik- TKs.te at sail , smnLa.l' flW gt1 mlnlBIt r tm . . .Titer he admitted; beforer tharooort that ha himself received .the company's eheck for tJ.BOO, deposited it In the f- Merchants- Matronal ban -emd-drew check for 7 in avor or Kumn. .' At a. former hearing Riddelt ' stated he had no contrslrt; or agreement with Riffln.-but yesterday admitted on the witness-stand that be bad '- contract with Ruffln for the -41 visloir of . per cent, of the sum .realised, from tne ciaun against .the streetcar .company:: . - , At ths former, hearing, when asked why he paid $780 inatead of $:5. which Utter amount would have been half of the-to per cent authorised by the court, he said ht the . extra.. $U was for money .that had been paid to Herman Janoen,' brother of the deceaseds, later BIddell admitted ;the ' facts that ths $76 was RufRn's half of the 00 per cent of the IJ.500 and that Herman did not, receive any of ths moneys ... ' Ooatvaflottoas Ave iTamerous. ' -' nidall first denied - that - he knew that a letter was sent to Herman Janaen at Spirit Tails, 'Wisconsin, written by Jay Upton on the county judge's type writer and with Riddell'r name algned by ITpton. 'Latter he admitted that be might have dictated ths letter to Upton. Upton swore to this on ths witness stand. - Later Rlddell denied unequlvoc nlly that he ' knew, anything about the letter until long after Jt had gone. ' Sndre M.Cederbergh. Swedish and Norwegian consul,, and his counsel, Frank . Schlegel, continue to press for ths discharge of R. O. Scott adminis trator, and K. H. Rlddell, his counsel, and further to demand that the transfer of $750 paid to Ruffln by Rlddell from the funds of ths estate be declared hull. Judge Webeter heard- the case this forenoon and Is glistening this after noon, to the evidence. Yesterday after noon he wae "on the bench from I to I In ths hearing. " a , .'.7'' This morning Herman . Jansen .was called to the wltnese-stand and Ruffln mads an Ineffectual attempt to mix. the boy aa to hi former statements, , Jan. (Continued on Page Two.) '''. ; .' .i i tcleites the ' Traffic - Rdmored That -Treaty- Rov Jeing Drawn Contains Qiuses Ifokfaz It' an -y. Portanroutb, Aug, . JO. (Bulletin) A rough draft of the first two articles of the treaty ' were completed before noon toda y,i-The completed-elauses are: ' No. -l An evacuation - of - Manchuria by. both armies at an early date,- to be fixed by the commanders' In the field. T No. 1 Recognition t - Japan'a , pre dominant .Influence In Korea, politically and commercially.- the only restriction unon Janan being that she moat-not fortify Maeampno naroor, ' oommanaing the straits of Koreav -iltls ;understooditluil. the tnird ano fourth ''Articles provide " for the- terri torial Integrity of China and the open door tejChlna. ' ,' ;.' ' " -rs'--; '"','. There wlU be' no meeting of the envoys vial the oompleted-featy la ready for their Inspection. :. -, " j, : . .'; .'"- . U oeraal apecUl Servlee.) '''':").v ' PnHimnnlh. Aua. 10. There Via a growing auaplcibn here that Russia haa agreed to pay 'Japan a sum of money for some unknown purpose in ueu 01 cash .Indemnity. Much aecreey la main tained about certain points q me pro. posed treaTy" and It Is believed-that aa Indemnity lies concealed , in the traffic U1EWUIH- w v. ra U way and th Siberian rsllway.-Buch a: conossalon: W commercial iromu will be of much value and Russia would aliinllr sm-erlUlns; e-ser handsomely for It. '.--r , ' ."-' , It 1. aatlmated that Japan Will, re ceive, about 100,aoo ooo aa reimburse ment, for the caca-ot Russian prisoners snd for railroad concessions. Dispatches received from London this - morning would tend to confirm this amount, as the sum agreed upon. . -, , : No meeting of the peace conference will be held today, i. At t.be time of ad journment yesterday; nor. hour was set for the next meeting. No time, however is being lost by the special councilors of Japan and Ruaalajn drawing up the peace treaty. ' Do Maartena for Russia and Denolson for, Japan mapped out the line of work last night. Both- were at their -desks- early this morning .with their secretaries preparing .a tlnal draft of ths treaty. -' The telegraph was-burdened all last night and today with messages from over aU the world congratulating Wltte iipfj - dlplomatlo .triumph. Wltte waa most-ipleased by a message from thxmperor, .-signed simply "Nicholas," eonvevina In oordlal terms his thanka. French. Premier Rouvler-and all oontl- nenta j, hanoellprs sent . praise and thanka. r v.. ..' Baron Komura also got many sincere meeaagea congratulating him upon hie action rendering peace a certainty and his nation for its magnanimous conces sions to a vanquished POwer -;' , -4, ; FLOAT URGE LOANS. Wall Sweet SXssm Thai Both Bussle - aad Japaa Will Oet Amerloaa Oasa, - (Jeeraal Spsetal Sarrlee.) New Tork. Aug. 10. Wall street heard thia. morning that" both . Russia and Japan will float large loana here. It la the general opinion In Europe that North America, will permit a stringency of the money market as a result of the conclusion of peace.., In anticipation of Russia a having to pay an indemnity. yyw-'.jff'-?imiwe. . - v... at, . ,i t o -tV ' " y-- ?yJy: -y. i i ! r. .. ,v --N A. WeerNi,v S4r v- 1 t the National Educationf Conference That a Honey Tribtitei; Lies j Concei Arrangement ilade Seryice on , Chinese iRailroad. great sums were . gathered which ' will bow be used to ' prevent a possible queese. .. .. ( s. TREATY AN ALLIANCE! See ret Clauses Said to Vaitoths BelUg- - e rents What Japan Xaa eaiaed. , ' (looraal gpseUI aarrles.) Portsmouth- T-. H., Aug. .. SO. The treaty, now beiritjflrawn up by Messrs. De Maartens for Russia, and Dennlson ror; japan provides that Russia shall cede the southern half of the Island of Sakhalin t Japan, retaining ths north ern half. .Both nations agree not ' to fortify ths Island on Ita approaches- in order to insure a lasting peace by neu tralising the leland, - , J . The treaty also provides for the ces sion to Japan of that portion ,of ibe Chinese Eastern ' railroad - south of Changtufu . and mutual commercial privileges are proflded by which eaoh country will secure to the otber the benefit -of the most favored., nation clauae and the open door, j. It J rumored that ;. several, secret , clauaes are to be appended. whlH vfrtually makea ' the treaty ' an alliance, although thla can not be confirmed at thia time. Direct trainc connections are arranged between the Chinese- Eastern roilway, which now becomes Japanese property. and the MaHcKurian railroad, whloh be tmags to Rnasta, sw-fTiafthroiigh trains may bo run over-both lines,' For this privilege, It Is rumored, -Russia ' has agreed to pay a large -sum to :. Japan which may bo cone rued In lieu of aa Indemnity. Japan a gain by -ths treaty may be ainnmed m follows: . , 'Protectorate over Korea. :- f 1 ' Evaeuatlon of Manchuria by Russia. Sovereignty - of China In Manchuria. . ' Integrity or. China and principle of the open door - i - ' "' s WISCONSIN WILL BUY ; . PACIFIC COAST LUMBER 4. ( Joernsl Bnwtsl Berrtee.) e Marinette, Wis., . Aug. 10. "Lumber for use in this part of d the country will come from the 0 Pacific coast and ths south In ' e tho future and all lumber will be higher In - price,' says-CL O. Forter of ths Forter company, in speaking of the great shortage of the lumber output in Wiscon sin. -V-' - . -. v . '.,,.',' "As the lumber stocks, of Wis consin, Mlohlgan, Iowa and Min nesota August 1 wars Just 100, 000,000 feet short In comparison with the stocks August L 104. It Is not difficult to figure out that the middle west will soon be compelled to turn to new, lumber (d regions for Its supplies.' Bust- d nese In nearly all Wisconsin lum- d ber centers Is rapidly dropping" d off. The soft lumber of Wts- eonln and Mlohlgan has prac d tlcally disappeared. The Manis tee Lumber oompanyexperta to close Its mills next month for all time, as the timber Is all gone.". ' :,. Vv .: ( ... j.-. , exe e e e '.Jt"?rv.T'irr' yyvr saj.irirsjr(s9wy-- - : 1 'i : y; ' li 4h V, "v. v.. i t - 'r , . -i , r at the Lewis and Clark Exposition .for Through , otTTicno cnimTinnT The south half of Sakhalin island Liao Tung peninsula. Including Port armur ana uainy. ,.- , v.r t : :- -t .-Chinese Eastern railway: 1 ; Flablna; rights In Siberia and north Of Vladlvoatok. , - . . . . Mutual commercial privileges. - Reimbursement for cost of prisoners. Kussia loses all or these things and omy-secures rrom ths original .Japan- eae peace terms t,ha withdrawal of the olausee concerning Indemnity. surren der.of interned ships, limitation of naval strength and. the modification of the de mands regarding . Sakhalin and the Si berian road.. . ., BRYAN WIRES THANKS. - 7 Seaatora, ' aoToraors, Diplomats - ai Soverelgas OoagrataUato Boosevelt. . (Journal Special Berries.) Oyster. Bay, N.-,T., - Aug.$0. W. ' J. Bryan wsi"mong those - to offer con gratulations --'tot- President RooseveM. Senators, governors, ' diplomats and sov ereigns from all Over the world credit the American president with., having achieved peace. The wire Is continually bringing from then thanka and. praise. Realising that a mistake might now easily. upset the delicate situation .and spoil all, chances pfpeacewhlchnow seems assured, the president is very careful In his statements. It Is likely that So will ewtertarn the ssrvoyo at Sag amors Hill before they lea re. in order to avoid possible oaploasantnsss,1t Is probable that. the Russians will be en? tertalned .one day and tne Japanese- an- nlklr -, ... - ' .' ''' ..."" ? 'RAISEIIOOSEVELT.I Orowaed sraada Xastea to Ooa- gratalatioaa to Boosevelt. ' 11 ( ; ' .:' '-. (Jearsal Special Baretee.) ' -' . ' Oyster Bay. Ang. $0. Telegrams are pouring. Into- President' Roosevelt as fast aa the operators can - take them. congratulating him upon the conclusion of peaoe. ' Emperor Wilheim and King Edward were among the first to sxtend greetings, both declaring that the presi dent Is largely responsible for the suc cessful issue. ,'. . . .A MORAL, VICTORY. ' Oakhtomaky Says Wltte Worn, a XMplo- matla Sut Japan a SOcrae Soeeese. (Jeeraal Bpedal Ssrvlce.1 St. " Petersburg; ...Aug. $0. Prince Oukhtomsky, editor of the Vledomostt, today says that It Is a diplomatic vic tory for Wltte, but that a great moral victory , for Japan was . scored In ' the conclusion of: peace. ."n'-.-V; 1 '' ;, HISTORY OF CONFERENCE. TO rreaideat Boossrstt Zs..Oredit . Due fot Serarmg Oeswatlom of War. r t " ' : (Joaraal Bpeelsl Berrloe.) ; - Portsmouth,- Ang. to. When the treaty now being drawn up haa been signed by. both "Japan and Russia the moat remarkable peace conference the world has known will have been brought to an end. ; To President ' , Roosevelt (Continued on Page Tro.) , . ' - if -i 1 ! - y- Photograph by Kisof Photographic tnnrri nnnn TnliminArmro f iM in UrCIJ UUUK lU UULbnLUCO li One-Way Bate Will Be Given on , All t Lines to Northwest . y ''"Ft '' States N ext .U , t .' 1 i '.' Month. $ - j . . IB1G IMMIGRATION IS f : ; . EXPECTED BY ROADS Cheaper Than Living at Home Is the j Tariff Made From Points West of Chicago and Thousands Who Have . Planned to Settle Here Are Oet ting Chattels 'Packed. ' ..A oDS-araS. rats for bomeseekers from the middle weet to -points in Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Montana, and Brit tsh Columbia All! go Into affect Sep tember li snd continue 10 days. A large movement of people to the Parrflo north west ' to reside- permanently is ax pec ted by the railroad companies and prepara tions are being made to handle a heavy trafflo la immigrant freight and pa sengers.; The-rates to be pot Into effect are very low. The only lime they aver have been so 'low over ttie trana-cohttnentat routes to the Paeif to nerthweet waa last spring., whan "Ihe rale was "first put lni. It resulted at that time In a large eml graat Hioveuaaot from the mlddio states, but ths exposition rate and the heavy travel after-June 1: eclipsed ths more modest homeseekers' excursions. ", ": ;-'. j ;'' Siomo istonlsbing Slstis. '..ilLi i The. rate was dlsoontinued -when-the fair opened,, and la now to bo resumed for the accommodation of many people who nave -come and looked over1; theiocourred. but none of importance. country and. decided to return- and sell their holdings and bring their families:, to this . ooast. it Is thought a large number or farmers who. cams here last spring have been the means of Inducing others to Investigate thia country, wlta a result that will largely increase the population of Oregon. .Washington and Idaho this fall. Ths rats from the Missouri river to Portland will bo $11.10; from Chicago, ISO.tO; from Peoria., $11.60; from Kan sas City, $tlt0; from Memphis. $10.1$; rrom, Tit. Ltouia, I27.B0, and rrom St. PaulJM.80. ,., 5 ;- A - ' ' ' . ": CTalldrea Xatf Bats. Stopovers sot to exceed 30 days at any point will bo granted, and side trips may be mads at ths. rata of one fare for the round trip. People coming over the Union Pacific -system to Portland may by securing permits at this city get additional atopover privileges for points on ths Southern Pacific between Port land and Ashland." To holders of colon ist tlcketa reading via the O. R. & N. Co. to points weet - of Pendleton, side trip tickets will be eold via the Wash ington at Columbia' River -railway, and to points on ths Northern Paolflo from Spokane to Ellensburg, Coulee City and Adrain. Washington, and to Oenessee, Lewlston, , Culdesao and , Stitea, , Idaho, Inclusive. . -;. ' An effort Is to be made by the railway companies , to encourage Immigration Into southsrn Oregon, eastern Washing ton and Oregon, and Idaho. The North- em Paclflo and the Harrlman lines, are (Continued on Page Two.) . n amwwmir'wmmpmimtmrrmm ..... . , . ., ' 4 i c Compj - , Vesuvius and Ctromboll Thrr out Out Enormous Ciuan titietrol Lava and Cjlow- : v era' fof"'' Ashes. : w VILLAGERS FLEEIf.3 TO ESCAPE DESTHUCTIC:: Violent Earthquakes Reported at Sule tana' and Palermo and Other Inca tions of a Tremendpos Upheaval, inj Near : Future Many Destroyed ia Previous Eruptions " . . '- 'i - y : . - (SpteUI Dlsmteh'te Tke fearasty Naples,, Aug. $0. Violent earthquakes are reported at Bultana and Palermo. simultaneously with eruptions st Vesu vius and BtrombolU which are throw ing out enormous quantities of lava and ashes. Villagers ars fleeing In panic For , some . months ,sn eruption at Veauvluf has been expected. Trembles of the earth In the vicinity have been, constant and flashes of firs and smoker were vomited forth Intermittently, causing-villagers upon Us foothills to flee from their vineyards' and gardens. Last wlntera jnllderuptlon occurred, but it great damage waa done: At- present, howeven aU. tndlcatloaa point to one of thvbicr,t eruptions, in the mountain's alstorjM:':i.'..1t-.y..iJ.!..fc;'." - . - Ths greatest .eruption - of Mount VesuVfus - toosr place in the year - 79. U T I ...1 .1 , ' A . .. . " - nw.uiM.uni iuu i-ompeii - were destroyed. For nearly l.tOO yeara after5 the' -volcano-remained In a condition ef feeble . activity. Occasion! eruptions Ai series of earthquakes similar to those felt recently, gradually increaslnr In violence, culminated la the eruption ef December 1(11. when 11,090- Inhabitants of the vicinity lost their lives. . , . . Since thia great upheaval the volcano haa never relapsed Into a condition of total quiescence. In 17. 4 1770. 1714 and 1112 occurred violent eruptions sue-, eeeed by spas mod la emissions and earth quakes. . , ' , -..... , . . . , -, ; , , . Stromboll is on an island-between Slolly and Italy. . It rises from the sea, to a height of 1,021 feet. It Is ef In terest aa the only volcano In Euro do In a state of constant activity. , CHICAGO MAN INVENTS - NEW WIRELESS SYSTE" -yiJa7y-y Chicago, Aug. 10. Space telegraphy Is about to maks Its bow to ths Chicago public la a settee of tests before prac tical telegraph men and electrician a. a Chicago man, O. F. Piggott. a practical electrician, is the Inventor of s near system which he believes will revolu-x tlonlse the new systsm. Including the wireless. Mr. Piggott claims his sys tem Is a combination of all that la gooj of ths other systems. .Following are ths points relied upon; . "It Is a " combination of the best polnta of all other systems. It wastes only 1 one half per cent of energy in , transmission.'-1 can send a message; to any special point without It ' going to all points on that line. No poles ars required at in receiving stations. , H s S" ; ..' ..-. I