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-tQi .--''f-ORTlND,"tOREK)Ni ' FRIDAYi' EVENING. SEPTEMBERS 1, 1905.' SIXTEEN PAGES.
i'-: PRICE ' TWO CENTS, rjSlfl,VJ5S!
FIRE SWEEPS ST. JOHNS MILLS AND TWO EAST SIDE DOGS .
. AND LEAPS RIVER TO EASTERN AND WISTERN iHillli
I -r " -, : ; .. .; .' .', .. . .... - ' '1 .. . .. L-1 .- .. ; ' . '. 1 ; : v . 1 : : : ; - -j-'- :l
UWATFR PRflHT frFv r?r r -; r-w.f -' ' j 'v j u -v. . - .-v;; ?-i ..i.-;
Mor. Than Three Hundred (-5. r ''MiJl f fa W i ' W 1 j V-' - V: '
C Thousand Dollars' Loss by - . - 817 & 7' I f.' Wi -'V.l..:. Ll
U Three Fires This Mornin O "rV'IH OT v -
a"d Afternoon. L T ' Jfr'' f
0. R. & Ni DOCKS AT . " :'- vf - ' .-W
ALBINA DESTROYED rV. r--"' :- '. 'n,
Loaded Cars Go in General Ruin -Lumber
Yards of Eastern and
Western M01 Also Ablase High
' Wind Makes' It Hard for Firemen
' to Control Flames.
Tltraa dlMateods flraa vwspt fha watm
frost this aiArBiafSAd Mriy ittimooa,
dMtrorlaa mora thM $300,000 of ptop
,' orty and thro tmlnf mm of tks moot
vmlnaAIa mill bnUdlno aad Aoeks of tlu
city.
T&a firs u o tha BS. Jobna wtr
frost, wk tho St. Jolma Unbn com
pany's plMt, tbo Oiro Tlx Z.tunkx
oomp&ay'a mill n4 the woodysMa of
' taa panlaanl - Wood. oompaay voro
knrnad. .
v kfo"koOB aaiothar flro tanks
ont oa tha aa alda of SM ttrwr am
tha Alkiam Mar frost, wniiluiflm
. tka WartT Iok proparty aad Ska
th O. B. X. AlMa doak. Botav wom
"'' , total loaaaa, and twajra or fovxtaoa owe
war .Muaod .ai .Sk aldlmc kara -.
r: Bpsrka from tkl firs tks Battar
WiiUci fcamoo ooui)li' plant 0
;tb woaS aid of tka wuiamott aflra.
Tkaro tka load ss-wAktal tTOO.
,-Porfland's "wa'tor front In tha lower
part df the city la abla.se tuia afternoon,
and prterty worth mora than fZOO.OOS
has alilrady . ben deatroyod, : while the
end of he destructive blase waa l ot to
be-Toreoasted at a 1st hour.
The fire began In the old Elevator
dock, at 11:55. which la tha property of
the Pacific Elevator company. As tha
hour waa near1 noon, thera waa no one
prcRCnt at the time, and the exact man
ner tn which the blase bec&n could not
be determined. From thin dock It cpread
quickly to the O. R. 4c N. Alblna dock,
and waa burning treaties of the railway
adjacent, and had consumed aeven flat
). cars at tho'tlmo of tha last report. Bev
. oral other cars were reported to be on
r.flra and 'It waa feared that tha loss
I would aggregate 1200,000 or more.
"it., Within a few moments after tha elft
Vator dock began to burn It waa wrapt
lit flnmea. There was Itttle stored
. within at the time, but the entire struo- j
lure waa dry and biased furiously. Thla
' jiock was valued at 160,000, and Is fully
Insured.
If The O. R. & N. dock to the north Is
I pear, and before th fire department
J rould get the lamea ander control they
I Md Spread to this much more valuable
, property. The . entire dock with its
i 'contents went up In smoko' within A
-period of SO to 30 minutes, while the
.' Afire extended to the yards for several
rods about
' : rtgktlar Tin at Xrfag Saagv.
x T)ie nenrent that the land forces of
ill Ire department could get water was
. j th alough 1,500 to 1,000 feet away.
Lfere they were ahln to get their suc
tions' Into a pool and tha engines were
. qiOokly put at full steum, Until many
. a Cream were playing on the burning
' ptpperty. The nreboat alao hastanod to
the scene and had Us entire equipment
')( nosalea turned on the fir In a short
tlnte,
V- This afternoon it waa believed by the
waterrront people ana nre department
' that the blase could be kept within the
bounds of the burning property. The
railway company will lose several thou
sand dollars' worth of trestles and flaU.
rant, but no material .spread beyond the
bounds that had been reached at 1:30
was expected.
I v Loaded Cars Destroyed. .
Manager R- Kennedy, of the Elevator
1 docTt, s.it1 tlmt the fire started at the
SOujIv end of his property. 1 as there
. ilA nd crew at tbe dock at th time, no
on was injured ofndangered. Within
few moments the flames, were over
'th entlr dock, as it burned with
startling rapidity. Ther were two car
I .; of grain and alx or seven cars of lum-
r s her at t:
the dock at the time of tha fir
.
Uonllnuer! on Page Pour.)
y SHORT STORY SERJES .
M ' '- IN SUNDAY JOURNAL
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'.'"A Deal n. "Chan go," on of
the ht short stories ever put
n paper; will open The Jour
nal's series of piodern tales next
Sunday morning.' If you have
read "A Prlnco of Oood fellows."
the socount of the doings of tha
rollicking Scotch James; If you
have aver perused "Tekla" or "A
Woman Intervenes," oa any of
th dosens of books and stories,
yen ...know whether you Ilk
Robert ' narr's work or not. If
you don't. you'r an exception.
v
' overlook the short story
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l:.erica.i.v-' -
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f f e 4 4 e e
tca.i. v--i .' ,.
AN ARMISTICE IS PROCLAIMED,
BUT A BATTLE MAY
5-CEKT CIGAR REWARD FOR
RETURHIH6 $67,200
Honesty of. Illinois Man Paid for
U. lAfl.toUu SjAMM' Vlfti'ii
:,?MAit Fortune. '
(Joanud pdal Swvice.) .
Ksnkake. I1L. Bept."l. B. W. Taylor,
a prominent real 'estate dealer of this
city, has . received a (-cent cigsr a a
reward for his honesty In returning
37.100 lost by Franklin P. Koonts, a
wealthy neTro, of Birmingham. Alabama,
Taylor was returning from tha south
on an Illinois Central train, and' found
on the floor of the car the wallet con
taining $7,200. A bankbook Inside of
the wallet showed that Koonts had on
deposit at Birmingham 19(,000.
Taylor went through the train and
located the owner,who carefully count
ed the money, examined -the other con
tents of the wallet to so that nothing
waa missing, and then handed tho ftnaer
a somewhat frayed 6-cent cigar. Tay
lor said he would not bare cared' If - It
had been a.lO-cent cigar, but ho does
not smoke sny cheaper brand. )
ATTORNEY-GENERAL TRIES
TO BLUFF JEFF DAVIS
(Joaraal Special Bcrrtoa.1
Memphis, Tenn.. Sept. 1. "Km you!
I can take a corncob with a Ughtnlns
I bag on its end and make you jump Into
pine Arkansas river.
k This was th declaration of Attor
ney-General Rogers to Governor Jeffer
son Davis of Arkansas last night at
Orimthsvllle, Arkansas, where they both
made speeches to a large .and noisy au
dience. The feud batwoan th two atatesmen
has degenerated into an opera bouffe af
fair. No blood baa been spilled, and
none ia likely to be. Both talk vig
orously calling each other -all kinds of
names, but th only explosives so far
used or likely to b used is hot air.
Governor Jefferson Davis is a can
didate for the United States senate and
Attorney-General Rogers 1 a candidate
for the governorship to succeed bavla.
Both represent rival factions of the
Iemocratlc party. In their campaign
they have engaged in acrimonious debate
in several places. Yesterday, hearing
that tha governor would assail his per
sonal character In a speech at Griffiths
villa, Rogers called with a number of
adherents upon the governor and told
him that If he carried out his thrent h
would shoot him dead on the platform
In his speech th .governor , mad
pointed .reXorfihco.toJtogers whom ha
declared a bully and a tough and de
scribed the latter a visit and threat.
LOVE FORTAGGART DIED
WHEN HE WHIPPED HER
- -fernat tpectsl Swtlte.i
-Woosler,,JU SepUl. Th . eroaa-x-amlnation
of Mrs. Taggart ended at noon
today. Thla morning mora letters from
r to the captain wore introduced to
contradict tn allegations that lova for
her husband died after the incidents at
Fort Iavenfrorth an4 Manila. The let
ters war written after her return from
th Philippines. All were extremely
affectionate , Mrs. Taggart - saidt f
waa just trying to make , him believe
that 1 still loved him." . J
'"I u I I
omi lor Widows.
Joornal BdeoUlvoWvifa.) , ..
Jackaon, Mtss.. Sept. 1. The Masophj'
grand lodge of this atate will meet hern
tonight to open bide for locating the
Masonlo Widows' and Orphans' home
for this state. " Several cities have aent
in bids and ther la considerable ri
valry among thara on that ' account.
It is ' stated that MerWlan , has mad
apeclut ff orta, to eoure t(i location f4
niiirnwnmiir, w.t.m
I th--""" """t- " ...... ..i. I
vantageoua offer for th purpe., - V
What Wta Left of the Oregon Ftr Lumber Company'! Plant After the Fire. . ' Stjohas bU.MilL' After e rV-7 rlQ-irtM t
Truce Between Warring Nations
Is Signed at High Noon at
' Portsmouth Today.
CANNOT SEND WORD TO
- STAY OYAMAS FORCES
Cahlt Trobla? Presents' Aomntii
ticm With Tos' and Hnrtorllay
Repeat Itself Truce Does Not TJti
Into Effect Until Peace Treaty Is
Signed by Both Emperors.
(Journal Special Service.)
Portsmouth, Sept 1. The armistice
proclamation was signed at. high noon
today. Formal announcement was mad
this morning thnt a message had been
received from the emperor of Japan,
giving approval to the peace terms and
agreeing to an armistice. A difference
of opinion has developed her as to the
method of arranging th armistice. The
Russians desired to have all details
left to the commanders in the field. The
Japanese wanted the matter concluded
here.
Th Russians desired that the truce
should go Into effect immediately. The
Japanese desired that it should not be
come operative until after the formal
treaty of peace had been signed. The
Russians finally yielded, and the anom
alous situation- is presented, that an
agreement has been entered into to quit
fighting, but will not go into eiieci
until the actual peace treaty is signed.
Tha Rnsalans are plainly displeased
at the stand taken by the Japanese. One
declared afterward It was a "ridiculous
contention, but wa were forced to yield."
Tbe explanation of the Japanese ae-
mnd that an armistice should not be
effective until after the treaty is signed
Ik that it limited th armMtlc. wbicn
prevents actual hostilities, but holds the
srmtes ready for the Immediate resump
tion of hostilities. Sato made an offi
cial announcement confirming the state
ment that it would not go into erreet
until after the treaty Is signed.
It was decided that th envoys at, tn
meeting tomorrow will sign the protocol
of Tuesday's meeting1 and read- Over the
completed nrst draft of the treaty. .
The srmlstlce signed nere cannoi ok
transmitted to Toklo, because neuner
of the cables are working. Since th
Tokio government must communicate
Oyama. It Is possible that history may
repeat Itself knd a' ntrttl be fought
after the armistice, i
The riroclamatlon or the armistice io
go Into effect Immediately was drawn
up by the envoys st th Hotel Went
worth without the special formality of
a meeting at me navy jaru. n
at one cabled to OySma and Llnlevttch.
numeral I. nlevltob has been mrormw
of the practical conclusion of peace and
directed to hold himself in readlneee
to open negotiations with Oyama for
the suspension of hostilities. Th
actual order, however, will not go forth
until Mr. Wltte has been Informed by
Baron Komura that the mikado has
given his consent and.-mpowered
Ovinia " to ' conduct ' nrntisform-tn th
field- . .' . . ..
Ranld progress IS being maoe in tne
drafting of the treaty of peace. M soars.
t Maartena and Dennison announo
hat it will probably be ready foe sig
natures by Tuesday, and Baron Komura.
at Mr. Wltte s request, today fixed Tues
day a the day 40 affix signatures.
It Is undetstooa uia irapiy win con
slat of IS articlee, eluslv of tha pr
amblei Of these 11, practically ix arti
cles war completed at noon today. The
only difficulties so far encountered are
due to th ambiguous language of cer
tain parts or the caiiy protocols wnian
form th framework of the treaty. , '
The n resident has aacuneo ins invita
tion to attend th signing of th treaty,
and' to accompany th party Into the
White mountains. It la expected that
tha treaty wlil h signed Tueaoay.
There will be no demonstration. . It will
W r-wtmpi affair end will tak plae
"apiupl affair a no will nn pjrnfii";"i -iwww-s.v.-waaj iwnicn naor nn .int iai iwnm; own, i ruea an ororr, signed nv.4uage. weosisr I tncompevei
f j lw.fc..i iti.--n,.,i.f i pw.r.,1,. til. u recovered end th brtd-Mct r-1 appointing K. hO, Scctt admlnjstrator. ..
" iContlnued cn Pag Tare), iallleo, ..y-sri-'u' .- 'f- :' )T$ 14 ,hr Journey weBtwardi .fjlxha aam dy a ed i Bit4,ulV iCont
BE FOUGHT
FOLLOWERS OF QUANTREU
MAY BE PROSECUTED
Movement Started t Independ
ence toTrjttoenW
' - Sacked Lawrence.
' IJasraat special ServteM '
' Topeka, Kas.. Sept. XOovrabr Bocb
indicates that be will honor tbe request
for a requisition by Governor Folk of
Missouri for the return to Douglass
county 6f members of QuantreU's band,
who. were ; Indicted ii years ago for
murder In connection with the sacking
of the town of Lawrence, Kansas.
"I do not know that such a request
will be made," said the- governor, "but
rl understand th feeling In Lawrence
is very strong' a a result of Inflam
matory utterances made by some of
QuantreU's men at a recent reunion at
Independence."
A movement in favor of prosecuting
the men was stsrted at Lawrenc this
week. At tha Independence reunion) on
of QuantreU's men Is credited with hav
ing said-ln a speech: "I am sorry now
we did not wipe th d d town out."
He was referring to Lawrence. Twenty-three
of the raiders were indicted for
murder In 163. just following the Law
rence raid.
Lboseburg man meets.
DEATH BENEATH ENGINE
(Sperl- Dlapaiek to Tfe JasmaLI '
Roscburg, Or., Sept. 1. John Barker,
aged 37, employed aa a car repairer In
the Southern PaclAo yards here, was run
over by an engine last' night and fataUy
injured. Both legs were out off, one
at the thigh and tho other' below the
knee. It seems Barker had been work
ing In a pit on' one track and got out
and started on another track Into the
roundhouse fdr tools, when tha . other
engine backed over him. lie waa Im
mediately placed on a train to bo sent
to a hospital at , .Portland. ,buj , died en
route. lie leaves a widow and five small
children. He carried a- 3L000 policy In
the A. O. U. W.
HUNTS STOCK RUSTLERS
THROUGH TWO STATES
(Special Dlipatrk to Ta loaraaLt
Baker City, Or., Sept. 1. Deputy
Sheriff Snow with a posa Is pursuing
four cattle-thieves near Durkee today.
Tuesday night robbers stole 20 head of.
CHtfle belonging to Sam Glover in Eagle
valloy. They crossed Into Washington
county, Idaho. Wednesdsy, where the
Washington county sheriff took up the
ehas last night. The thieves recrossed
the state line and are coming toward
this city. Their capture today is be
lieved certain.
CHALMERS 0F-P0RTLAND
TO CAPTAIN STANFORD
', . (Special DUiPitcta to Th Journal.)
Stanford University, Cal., Spt 1.
By th ftllur of Captain-elect Sprott
to return to college this yeas, the posi
tion felt to A. J. Chalmers of orUaud.'
who waa Captain of the Porttanlg avcaeV
my team of 1(03. Aa 'varsity half
back -fnnls freahman year he was a
geeund-galner unsurpaased In the his
tory of Stanford, mnkltig. thr touoh
downs In last year's 13 "tt 0 gsmaT
Chalmers will. assist Laaagait In ooarh
Ing hew material. Work begin Sep
tember t. , . i ,.',.,.-,'.
. ': fT TPVA la Wreck. '
' i aral apMUt swW.). J
London, Sept, 1. The Cromer' express
nr' the- Great Kaalcm rati way .-was
n n i I i ii ii i ll 1 1 i in i iri ininai m i i i . . - - ,, T ... - j. k
n,v,4 .,wu,,,,t,r a(jsrWJlfV,.wsi
t V
Eastern and Western Lumber Company's Plant Which Took Firs
CASTRO TO FIGHT
UNCLE SAM
Venezuelan President l Getting
Ready for Hostilities With
the United States.
WILL CO TO WAR RATHER
THAN MAKE CONCESSIONS
Work Rushed on Warship Building
- at Cramp Arms and - Munitions
Purchased Exccutiv Expects
Finding-Will Be Against Him.
(Journal Special Berrlce.)
Washington. Sept. . Little drftlbt is
entertained her that President Castro
is getting; ready for hostilities against
the Unltrd State. This Is indicated by
advices to th Cramps, who are ordered
to hurry th completion of th gunboat
Restaurodor. and have it finished with
in 99 days, and reports coming to the
state department for weeks that Castro
is getting arms and war munition.
The attention of th war department
ha been called ta the hurry- work un
the Restaurador. but no' action can be
taken to prevent It, It would sot be sur
prising If on or more warships should
be ordered to watch th movements of
rtif rarntrrt wmfpTotronr"' " "
It la believed hare that Castro expects
the finding of the Calhoun con vent foi
will be against him, and that he Is pre
paring to oppose any .American demaVds
following, and will go to th point st
war rather than any concessions.
OLDEST BRIDE TRAVELS '
FOR SEVENTH WEDDING
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. (Joaraal Special aerrfc.)
-Omaha. Sept. L Susan Johnavn.' a
nesreaa, who says she Is 12S years old.
and that eh Is traveling to Los Angsto
to b married th seventh time, left th
tratn at Omaha to report th loss tf
hr ticket. Th woman ha not a tooth
in her mouth, scarcely any. hair on fee
head, and her fac la all wrinkled yl
ah l ac.ttv and vivacious. The ticket
which had- been : Inat at Dunlav Josm.
1
1 ft
"A
BAILIFF JAY UPIOiRESlGIIf WHILE
f mm FIRE III
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Examination of Records Show That Name xf Officer, of Ju
Webster's Ceurt Was Affixed
In Which Ridded
Jay Upton, bailiff of th county and
probajl courts, and who was entrusted
with confidential duties by County. Judge
Webster, today resigned his office. HI
resignation has not yet" been acted, ; on
by th county court. " .
, Examination . of ' tbe records of "the
pro bat court reveals evldenc that' tip
ton was working, with H. H. Rlddall In
a ralatlonshtp so clos a to justify
generaV, belief in - the disclosure of
County ' Commissioner W. L. Llghtnr,
who eta tad without qul vocation ia Th
Journal that Upton had admitted h waa
a partner of RlddalL,
- Tk Journal has eaused a searching of
th papers in the tats of deceased
and insane persons, and looseness quit
remarkable Has been laid bars. In a
number of' rosea th record shows that
tbe pape re tiled with the court and ap
proved by Judge Webstar were by no
meana riufflctant to oonstltnt satisfac
tory evldenca that th affairs of th
rusts had been handled properly.
The frequency with which Jay Upton's
nam Is signed- aarnotary-publlc1 topa
pers of Riddell'as attorney or guardian,
and tha chronological order 'tn which
they are ftied strengthen th claim that
coUualaaJxilwwaluptsn and JBJdd.U
waa such as tQ reflect seriously on. th
adjudication of the states by th court.
.In on particular rose, loo, tner was
th remarkable racorc ef th closing of
an estat without an appraisement, so
that the court could not have been auf-
flciratly adviaed, and ofO daily waa act
advised at all. excepting po-the atate-4
ment or tn aaminiacruor. u soott, i
broth r-m -law of Jay Upton, as 4c kow
much property there waa In ta estat
Thl aa 4s that of J., H.'i Doudlah.
deceased.' A petition waehlao.by WU-
Mundy. a nur4L statin that It
was neeasaary for th court to appoint
en administrator. '. -Th probabl value
of th estat w plaoed- a 3 US. the
petition .stat big tkat it waa "a cheat f
tool ana - sofnc moser in tn Bare d
posit irault of thla city of "Portland.? y
, i am BMnnion. aitnougn oatd April,?,
trot, wan not tiled with th -county clerk
ntitll April 13, . on which day al ,waa
filed an ordrr. signed by Judge. Webster
annointln b. . (1 Mnatt . edmlnlstrator.
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This Afternoon.
JAIIStllf CAS
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to Many Papers in Case
Was Attorney.
rr.v -
with Upton as surety for 3300; thbi waa
fUd the following day. . V ' ',
May 33 a report was written by Scott
aa administrator and filed the. next day.
which was approved by Jndg Webster,
In which Scott Informs th court that
while th probabl -vajuo of the estate
waa set in th Original petition at $13.
it I only; Cash In Good Samaritan hos
pital. 317 cash "In Safety-deposit vault
at Portland." 330; cheat of tools. 13.30;
watch, 31.40. and 17 gold nuggats which
wer asnayed 1 by- J. -H. flak 'si Co.- at
$33,-r tS tn, alL rf -v
TheK follows th'rnutrkabt recom
mendation to tb court that thr c no
appraisement : at tk-proparty "on ,ao
connt of -th extra' expnee entailed by
such proceeding" and th staUmeat that
ther Is bill . from . D. - Samul C.
Blooura for 400 against th eatat. "but
he la wlUing to aocept all.that la left,
that Is' th gold nuggets, watch and
chest of tools,- ta payment In ao far aa ;
It will go ef said bUl." V
So far as the record goes 'h1" la nc
evidanc as to th vol a e tfcos juts-w.
get excepting tb statement Scott,
admlulatrator, and in th a) c f
aa pprlemnt tper avr s., ' " ,
aucn vronc. . j - . .
"it.
not yet Cloaed, though Guardian Iliddell .
has Sled on Snal -repceSJ uaT -
that b regarded th papers theretof or
014 . sufficient, September 3, peti
tion WSS tUedV asking BUluell a appoint,
ment aa guardian, and th same ay h
appointment waa nn bj "
,, ja Upton. aitMMd th papers.
H Mh( Mpari
H Mhm war filed excepting
a final report, before wbkh was fUl
.k.t Minort t b . vouchers, but tit
which only a f arc attested Peror h.
notary, and moat of whlqa do not g1v
th court any information, aa to th r -tur
Of th claim against th eatat.
though clps are. nld from tha i
sns. ' :' ' ' ' ? ' !'
, on voucher was merely a :J r'
draws' ST HMdell liTTl. H. I virnn. r
Merchants' National bank.'and t t Ii
ot en solntlU of avi... . , i ,
nature of lh claim V na 11 - i
chamcter f his eervU, If a . i '
tncompet Pith. -
mm,
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