. r 1 V , ' -J . -V s --, . V V 4 : .... A. ... J GCv D LIORIIIIIG. r r - ; J jr-- V ' .' -N . r ' - VA . i ! I I I .... I - I ... I . i TUB WEATHEI; ' Potrii!jr showers; westerly wind. ' VOL. II. NO. 25. Accident to Electric Company's Plant "Leaves Portland ; in ' Darkness and Robs Citi zens cf Car Service. v t cc:::tcRNAtion AT:i u?c:moN AND OAKS Portland, Steeped iq. Ecyptijut; Nighty C.:i Ntturedly Gets Out Candle and Larapa and Proceed About Its B uainess,: - While Peopl Going ' to Theatres Enjoy the ( Walk. J. i Portland wa plunged Jntp total darkness fr S minute following tb hour Of.T:SO o'clock last iilhU, A cross circuit on the wires la the power plant of the Portland oenere! Elsctrlo com pany. In North Portland, caused th wttrhboardr on which . ' were connected It the feed wires aupplylng the,, city with power. to burn. out. ., Business, bouses were without light. streets were in -darkness, -a dark, pall hung ever the exposition streetcar traf Bo was .stopped and ell Jlnee of but- feiesa dependent on electrlo power were I demoralised for more than an hour. I The aooideait oocurred at the busiest nour or to Tenina, wnem inouaanas of people 'word on their war to -the lwl and -Kurk exposition, the Oaks and tfte theatres, -or -were la the city doing. Jbetr ehopplog. The espoelUon grounds were crowded with people and when -the lights went out consternation reigned." The same state of affaire ex Isted at the Oaks, where thousande of ittlPSfflttUOCOIlEli 10 OITY QUILT people tmtf gathered to erttneee theyrrof,ttorney and by the technic displar at the "Fall of PompeiLf At both resorts the grounds were: In darkness for more 'than half, an hourV and at the latter place the tight were o dim that the attractions were unable to run until after t o'clock. V; : Btxeeeoare aaevped. , -. Every streetcar line of tb Portland Consolidated Railway company, west of rue river, excepting tne jrirtn ana J en ar son street . lines, the power for whioh was supplied bjr the old eeble-llne sta tion, wus out of commlealon. The Warns condition existed en the eeet sldel . At the time of the accident the cats -were crowded ' .with passengers- coming Into the city or going to the fair grounds, and tbey either bad to wale) or watt un til the wire were repaired. . There waa sufficient power on the eaat aid to allow the' cere to- cross the river, and on 4he west side the car ran by- gravity Into the business district of the city junUl on . Washington and ' Morrison - street from Seventh to jKlrt the track were Jammed. Th Mm was true :of the lines on Third and First street. - Traf fic was completely demoralised, and It was not until after o'clock that the car were running on their regular MhedulewH' "-J-" , As soon as the current from the Port. land Oeneral Electric company was cut 1 off th ent and west lde power plants ' of th Portland Consolidated (Hallway company were put to operation and sup plied sufficient' power to twit tne. car during the earlier hour of th 'night. The ear over tb Morrison street bridge r w. ha nrrft to be supplied with power. j end began to move within 10 minute j H X ler U9 iWluvni, , miiu m 1 ... . I blockade ceased. Th company had eon i slderable difficulty In handling the peo ,ple who; had con grega ted -t the corner of the business streets. The most trou "i bis w . experienced "With the crowd going to and from th exposition ground. . . (Continued on Page Big.) '. STATUTE OF BRAT1D JURY VJINS RAC federal Body la Htttily QaKad Together ty Distript Attorney and Indictments Returned Against Three Men Accused bf ' n the Siletz Reserve. ; ' .. .. . ' 'r v't ...-.-t. 1' , t.'K '.-,. Two more indlctmenta were returned" yesterday afternoon" by ' the federal grand Jury, both belhg based on the al-4ged-fnud -in-the-Sllet...Inlln re: , eerve."; A Jn tb case of the Indict-1 ment returned laet week, the statute of iimlUtlon-hd almost run, and for this reason the-grand Jury we hastily called together yesterday after, having taken a recess until next Tuesday. ' W N. Jonei; former representative froni thl county, Thaddeu .S.potter. a attorney of thl city, and Ira Wade nr the defendant In the first -of the two indictment. They - re -ctmrged lOilTconrprrtns" to defrend the govern iii. 'Bt of public lands by mean of per, Jnred entrlee made In 101 ) nd 11. TUe entrymep Darned In the Indictment PORTLAND.' r District Attorney Manning De termined to Probe to the Bot-, ' torn the Scandal in' the Jansen Case. - - TO ISSUE . SUBPOENAS r;iv ;i FOR ALL CONCERNED Will Make : Searching Inquiry Jnto I - Connection of H. H. RiddeUWRh tha Eatata and Hia Conduct May Be Subject of Invcitigation by the ; Oregon Bar Auociatioo. r. v.' " ;;... ,U i A searching investigation lnto the charges against ay H. Upton,' H. H. Rlddell 'and, all other who were con nected with the Rudolph Jensen estate will begin next Wednesday morning at :! tfclock in th office of District At torney Manning. . It is Intended to probe all matters pertinent to the -disclosures In the county and probate courts. - 1 shall' Issue ' subpoena." eald" Mr; Manning, "that will bring -before mi every One who can throw light on the subject."'- -. ' n7.-..-,r-. Preparatory to the Investigation Mr. Manning has been quietly gathering evi dence, and already ha In hia possession many important facts. -Although he re (fuses to make statement prior to the Inuulry. ' u la -apparent that be. think the situation serlonsy end It is believed by persons Who- are eloee to hint that startling revelations wlU. ; result from hie tnveetigeUon.' ' . 1 The statu' of -H. H,- Rlddell la said to call for an Inquiry by the district tes of the Oregon State Bar Associa erieos AUegenons ltade. Rlddell, o It 1 said, in 'the Jaoseo ease and In many other did what can- noi o ovonoosea ay tne rest . or in legal ; profession, end ' the .dletrlct attorney believe else that hi acts In connection with the Jansen case 'may com within the purview of the, crimi nal statutes Of Oregon. . . . r,' It Is understood that one Question to be determined In his - case is - whether or not a statement made before the eourjt a lawyer e swprn ef fleer of the court may bo regarded as made under oath. The assertion ' ia made that. If It .be true that such statements are to so looked-on. evidence is at hend tending to show that Rlddell wag guilt er perjury. v - . ' M , Enough i material 'lies, been eathankd to warrant the following statement w what la likely to be brought out; by the investigation of the district attorney: Ridden, was counsel for the adminis trator. R. O. Scott, Jn the Rudolph Han sen estate, and was given a contract by Scott for the collection of , clalm against the Portland Consolidated Rail way company for the death or Jansen. on a contingent fee of per cent of the amount collected.- The county Judge had authorised not - more - than- (9 per cent. - ' r fc Bmffla Appear MetaTTT,' ;-. R. W.'Rtfffln, a lawyer residing at South Bend. Washington, had a contract with Herman Jensen, brother of the deceased, who held power of attorney from th heir the father end under He terms was to have- I per cent of the' money procured for the estate, f i Rlddell and Ruffln. each discovering that the other hed a contract, conferred upon the suggestion fof Rufus Mallory. attorney for- the Portland Consolidated, and compromised by signing an agree ment whereby each sold to the other a half .Interest In hia contract . : . . , Continued on Page Nine.) E -THE . . .-;-r- : t - ..- .tx. a. - , LiniTATIOUS mn the tool Of .th defendant are Daniel Clark, George F, Merrill, Oranvel -C. Lawrence, ' James Land fair, - Addison Longenecker, Louis Paqiiet. Henry 4 M. Rlgg and WUIlam "TT Everson.' ," The. tndlotment, sete forth a letter written- by -'Jones '-to-- Senator , Fulton urging the patenting of th claim, and a . letter from Fulton to Secretary Hitchcock Indorsing Jones .a trust worthy man. .-, ) ' . J '. Th second Indictment -fs directed against Herman K. Finch. Thaddeue 8. Potter and Bert Blauvelt, charging eon piracy to defraud the government of publie land.' Both Finch arid Potter -are alleged to have made perjured affida vits In proving up on homestead claims and Blauvelt wis art attesting witness. - -- ... r-.':- "- - Ig v" OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING,' SEPTEMBER 3. 18C5. - ia, i .u - a VS.UU C 5L J -f.V -JV: M.Waa- M '.'1 :X,VJ r 1UU1mIJ--1V: VX lTaiXlaw . f eTenell JLXVeTX 1 NOT LIKELY TO BE. AVENGED 1 1 .'" . V I . ''i"v'' r.v -"'i' 'i s ' ; S I ..... FUlIGCEIEOMBOrS iOVER KE17 YORK CITYfl Hundreds of Thousands Witness What Appears' fo.Be' a CkV s - - 1 gantic Rocket.;;.rV.:.:ty'.'. (Special DUpatefe T lssed Wire to Tke Joarasl) New York, Sept t.The; . hundreds, of thousands who saw what appeared "to be a glgantlo skyrocket shooting aoross the sky above NeV Tork last evening, may rest, assured that they, wltneesed the flight of the , most remarkable shooting star that has been turned loose in this vicinity In many year. The fact that the meteor broke Just as It ap peared to be about to htrlke the earth, resolving itself Into thousande .of bril liant whirling fragment., convinced nearly . everybody that - saw ' It that.; It was a 'Piece of firework. ' Confirmation of the fact that the tepee, taole-v we furnished by - a meteorite comes today In the ehape of letters from different sections of. the clty.tndlnatlng that It waa aeen In an area practically comprehending all of New Tork."';.: People on the . street were attracted by the swiftly traveling meteorite at about 7:1 o'clock. ' At the same time it was seen by many residents In Brooklyn. In the northeastern heavene an Immense ball of white fire seemed to. be drop ping from the senlth. It was moving with tremendous speed end leaving a white nebulous tall that faded slowly.. .While the spectator gned spellbound the projectile broke like a gigantic shell. Fragment were hurled In. every direction.-- All --were listenings for the detonation' of th esploeionv but- hone waa. heard.. .". . ' ' ', FUMES -DESTROYING WUCrf-TIMBERilN IDAHO . " - " - j .v.-a r. ' (SpeeUI Mssateb te the' JeanaLt ' j. ' ' Missoula; MtmL, SepU I. Severe for est Ores are raging, between here and Weltacev- and; between. .Wellace and Slate creek, end the smoke which' over hangs Wallace l so heavy the moon I obscured, and the '-top of the moun tains are almoat hidden; Passengers on the train-f rem-WaHeee-eey-the fltes een be seen from the train and are burning brightly. - Hundreds .of acres of timber are bains' 'destroyed' In northern 'Idaho by th flamee. . - ..-,;'..:,; t , i '". .V ' TO Olrola Maeonle Tenple. ; , v ' (SpixHal DUpetek kUase Whs te Tk Jearssn -Toledo, ' Sept.' S. Roy . "Knabenshue, Toledo's famous aeronaut, signed a con tract thl afternoon with Paul D. House, manager of the White City Amusement company, to cirri the Mason lo building at Chicago In hi airship, th flight, to tak place September II or J. V .77 , nti v-'ciy-wFFifi uriBP. errnr itrrrryrrrr' ON LY SIX ; WEEKS MORE. Police Fail to Find Single Clue ThatWould Aid in Fol- V i , lowing Assassin. . EARLY OPPORTUNITIES -vr k Z ENTIRELY OVERLOOKED -t t - . -..Li . ; . th . Circumstances Sur Review of " rounding One of the Moat Remark' . able Criminal Tragedies in the Hia- "tory Of th SutgV St Aiorn M.. Tmwhrlilra. "A For three weeks the detective and the district -attorney have been, vainly seeking for some clue to the person who caused the death of Mrs. Minnie Bv'Ven Dran,' one of the most mysterious trage dies In the history. of the northwest. -. : I Murder 1 stamped on almost every feature of the caee murder so revolt ing, so 'cold-blooded, that none 'but a devil n' human form could have "con ceived end carried It out. Yet no trace of the . murderer has been . found, end today .the police "ere ee much -In doubt as to the motive and Identity of the assassin as they were an hour after the crime was committed. . ' x. ."-'' - t - Doubtless the ' murderer could have been discovered. , Prompt, skillful work on the part of the detectives would ' al most certainly have given result. But they, waited until, the scent had grown 'eold, end now they are still fetuonsly waiting- In the -eurlous - hope ' that - by some .miracle It will again become ee warm a to be perceptible to their dulled eenaee.. '.',.-'' ' ; f . ' Th story of the' tragedy ia' a remark able exposition of the manner in which a cese mey be botched by careless, Ig norant work on 'the part of those who ere ch rged- with-the- detection-of -crlmor There were clues which, ' if . they had" (Continued on Page Two) y LABOR DAY TOMORROW V r A GENERAL HOLIDAY rA' . r ' ' '- V",-, , .. - e. Portland's working people will e relebrt lAbor day tomorrow at- - Cedar ,' park. The . Government e building at the, exposition will -be, kept open to visitors for theTe) e .first .time tln ,lte history on a e 4 legal holiday: The county ende e city, offices and banks will be e e '. closed and there will--be but two ' e mall dellveiie In the bualneae section of the 'city -end one In the residence. districts; the gen- eraT delivery window will -, be - open until 19 a. m. ; ; . vj v j i r, i i -m k . I ' , Mill " ' T - -f I- I li a wm ji n l . . r, . i FOUR V SECTIONS FORTY-FOUR i-. ..' . . - - - A TV' CHIEF . JUSTICE lilTERFERES CQLLIIiS CASE California Authorities Cast Re ;C flections on Jurist in Appeal, j ; :i '. h i to Washington, - I? ; . IBpecUr DUpetek te The JoaraeL) L ' Victoria.' B. C. Sept. 1. The Collins extradition case promise to rank with th ' Gaynor . and Greene case in inter national interest. Justice Martin of the supreme court. In fixing the hearing ot the' case for November 1. refused to -In terfere with the . order committing Col- line to Jell made by the extradition com missioner. An application before Chief Justice Hunter was made end later re eulted (nHunter mnftleg an Order that Collin should be placed rn the cus tody of the sheriff up to November 1. ' California authorltlee will Uke step to nave representations made to Wash ington. In -which reflections are cast on the chief Justice for interfering, and these In turn Will be sent to Ottawa c - It has been urged that as lb the Gey nor and Greene case, . where similar In terference took place4 an appeal ahould be made to the privy council to decide. The decision that they made In the Gay. nor and Greene case was in support of thl -contention and against the light of any Judge to Interfere with the order of another, while the case was pending, THREE FACE DEATH WHEN : BOAFS OILTANK BURSTS ;. (Special DUpetek Is The JesnaLt ' Aatorlev Or.rt Sent, t. While Howard H Knight, Reevee Emerson and Louis Hertwtir. well-known ydung men, were riding on the river tonight In gasoline verely burning Hart wig.--The gasoline .wenot feedluv propei1 ly ndHriwtg mane a.lnveatlgat1oaw,.An explosion followed unexpectedly and all three men Jumped --overboard. The . water was shallow et the point where th mishap ooourred end the boat Was dragged onto the sands.' Knight- end ( Emerson ee teped Injury. Hart wig's injuries con sist of burns ebout the bead and arm. He-will 1 irt miri TiiAnne mutm uul.uicl. inunrc ruunu , r ; DEAD BY ROADSIDE (Sseelsl nsseteh byUased Wbe t Tk Jeersall 'Ventura, Cel, Sept. J.Oolonet pen re r R. Thorpe,' a wealthy resident of Loe Angeles. . waa found deed - by the roadside .near -Mooter park -early- this morning. Heath waa probably, due to heart disease. .. He .wee a prominent pioneer, ... .. v.. .... PAGE& Uprising of Foreigners Against ; Yellow Fever Treatment in the Town, of 4 Patter-" .v. .. ... .'. . : i -j son, Louisiana. TROOPS ORDERED OUT- . -; TO QUELL DISORDERS Think Physicians 4 Ara ' Killing tha People r and Blam .Them , Instead of tha PlAguaThouaands to Wit ! ncsa , Unique .-' Baseball Cam for , &enefit'bf Afflicted ebpleJT , (SpeeUI Dlspateh sy Leased Whs e Tke Jearaal) New Orleans, Sept. S. Official fever report -to p. m.: New esses, 17; total caeee to date, l.ttS; death today, : total deathe to date, M; new foci, 10. kA telegram from Patterson. Loulslens, to the state board of health laU thl afternoon announces an uprising of Ital tans in that, section against the -fever treatment of the physician In charge. A' greet crowd .of, the foreigner bare surrounded the emergency hospital. Jab bering and threatening te burn down the hevpltal wUh all th patients. Th Italian charge that th doctors are killing their, people. This same trouble has been experienced with .the IJeUans In this city, but only to a Small- degree; They bare been ' stubborn proposition for the physician to handle;- --.rop OtdMMi Oni. "V-- 'Word .was wired Governor Blanchard and b instantly ordered protection for tbe fever force 14 Patterson, handed by DrV Rudolph , in cliarge. He wired Cap tain J-W. JBoa tick Dfthia. city to. burn arms and ammunition to Patterson by special .train, consigned to Henry Haue man so' that the cltlsens vigilance com mittee Alight be prepared to. defend It self and put- down.: the- Insurrection, Meanwhile the people of Patterson have organised end will fight If needs be. Captain Boatick waa ordered by Gov ernor . Blanchard to - hold a - squad - of state troops In reedlness to move at eny moment by. special, train over the Southern Paolno. , The whole city baa been aroused over thl rebellion of the Italians at Patterson, where the- hospital service Je - doing everything known ' to science to prevent the foreigner from dying with fever. ' Patterson la a eypree sawmliy town, SI mllaa west of here en the Southern Paclflc y'lt is the home of Hon. Frank B. William, th : mllllonalr ' cypress .-' . '-. trsie.ma Be beJl S)em. . Probably ' the most , unkjue baseball game on record wui be played here September 11 for the . benefit of the yellow fever fund. Arrengemente were practically - completed today by which President Roosevelt 'will touch n elec trlo wire at Sagamore hill end start the piy. ' 1 ., " - ' ".v . Miss Mollis Blanchard. the famous southern girl, who sang "Dixie" at tbe Louisville reunion end secured the pext reunion for New Orleans through her magnetic voice, will lng "Dixie" et the opening of the game, to be accompanied and to be surrounded by MO school children! It la estlmeted that 4,0 people Will be present and witness this unique Sight . ' -' ' ' . r , 1 . H . . sur' win saw wti.. - (Coprrlfkt, Heant News gei ilee. by: Leseed . :'.'.. Wire t Tke JootasLr, ' liondon. Sept. 1. Jean Reld' may marry Lord Brooke end Gladye Mills mey become Ledy Acheson. Both are American girt. -. '. '; . r. ' - U III .fH L,'v vV- -; 4 U WITAL i 10 SEIIIG ID cooin GIRIS II! PDDLIC SCHOOLS Practical Course in Domestlo Science for Girls Is Decided on l.v TtTt Boyslrinovition Domestic science for girl will be In troduced Into the puhllo . schools this fall as planned by the city board of edu cation at the time manual training for boys was Instituted laet year. The member of th city school board -are nearly ' unanlmoue in their opinion on this Innovation. .- - While th male member - of the classes are et work Mn the workshops th glrle wUl b busy with their sewing and cooking, just how extensive do mestlo eclence will be Inetttuted le not known, but teaohers will be eoioioyed and workrooms maintained 'to the ex tent ef the flnancee which mey be de voted to that, line of wo'V . ; Mre. I W. r' .tton. H. Vy (Itenberg and t.: N. Flelerhner declared themselvpe in lfvor ot Ir.t?c2uclng dor-etto sr'nce PRICE FIVE CENTS. .ft -- ft i.J.Mx .?4 i.j : i.f:'.:,.' ., ... . " Peace Agreement PaxxiJ L';: I. by Envoys Will De zkzrtzzS Sunday and Sirned by . v i Monday Afternoon. JEALOUSYteJIFESTED EvOVEp SAXHALIN'S FATu ETacuatloa of Manchuria Represents ' Diplomstic rpr-Splitting. Each ' Side rearing That tha OtherWUl ObUfiit an - Advantage No jVord ""Rectiyd From Eaperor ofJtit" '"' By William Hosier. " : (SpeeUI Dispatch ky Uased Win Tke JeeraaU Portsmouth.. Sept JL At the conclu klon of the conference between the Bus slab and Japaneae envoys tonight Mln- -Uter Takahtrn said: "r-:. . - - "It Is a. practical certainty now that the peeoe treaty will be signed on Mon day afternoon.- We have tonight gone over the text of the treaty and every, thing t satisfactory. Probably we will have another private conference tomor row er MojkaaaVV...'..;.. ,,s,-u.. . ', Baron Rosen; aald: ..-(.;.; ; .4 j "Jt finished. -We have' spent 4 the night considering the text and agree ing, upon It. What remains to be done can be done by the eecretarlee."." Lete tonight theV final draft of the peace, treaty between Japan and Russia was completed. . The envoys are now In session with Professor De Maartene ' and . Judge Dennfson. . comparing . the French and English versions of ths con vention and., agreeing-upon minor -de tail of. terminology. Two calls-raDhera are already here from "Washington and tne 'treaty will be engrossed tomorrow. unless some hitch occurs, the treaty of Portsmouth will be signed on Mon day afternoon. , Tuesday la expected to witness the departure of the diplomats J rrom tns wentworth. , . Practically an alFdav conference wis held here today by the envoys, complet ing the work .which waa begun last night , Greet difficulty was experienced with the work of arranging the clause concerning Sakhalin Island and th evacuation ot Manchuria. a - ,. w -TaIony Over Sakhalin, " There waa great Jealousy exhibited on both sides lest on should secure some advantage- in Sakhalin over the other elde, and an agreement was finally reached whereby neither nation le to be permitted either to-build fortifica tions or maintain, troop in any nart . -fof the island. There was also consid erable friction with regard, to the prop erty rights of the . Russians- who are now hi that section of -the Island which has been ceded to Japan. ' , In the -matter of the evacuation of -Manchuria the same oloee attention ha been given to detail, the clause repre- -sentlng as fin an example of diplomatic hairsplitting a ha ever been placed oa paper. The treaty, while going minutely Into the details of the evacuation, pro vides for a later commission to arrange for the actual transfer of the province back to China and the evacuation of ' the troops. . ;'.,', 'j-,. ,,.'...,... . ;- '. ' Pavored station Clans, vOwlng to the sum Jealousy bore that exists with regard to Sakhalin, It la be lieved that fully IS month will elapse before all of the Russian and Japaneee troops have finally left the province. - The conference today also gave some time- to a consideration of . property right at Dalny and Port Arthur but no . difficulty waa encountered In dlepoa- - (Continued-on Page Six.)4 10 DEI Tn Portlaod7 " 7:1 ' " t :f " ..... '. ' 1- ':r 'I -S at the board meeting Thursday eftee noon. and It la known that Richard M A. Hem and J. V. Beach favor the pro- . sltlon. , It Is expected that at the f.. t meeting ef tl5e board at which all t liiembeis ars present, plans for.lr--duclng the department will' be I,, tuted. ''" ' Steps will also be token te, Intr- ; m musical department and r- f eompetewt musical directs a . t teacb the children to sliift. ' - bars of the board r out . ! of maslc and the others I i t It A mualrel Instructor T he arhoole several y drnerlmnt. was 4rn dren berve not recelv. In nlnglns t't severe" 11UCII V1 v4