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: ri " " A I : :. , - - !Yf.r ri lHj Journal CirCwLl::h TZIE VSATUSSL y. ' ', Palr tonight; increasing- cloudtaesa Saturday north to east winds. ' Yesterday v Was PORTLAND, OREGON FRIDAY; EVENING.'' OCTOBER- 7,- lv3.-TWO ' SECTIONSSO PAGES.; y J S-: t 'PKICS ' TWO ' CENTS.' gjjr VOL. IV, NO. 2C2. i GOOD EVEII I II G , mm CZAR REM TO FLEE . - 'i . ',' Pin ii ' . 1 -. ';.'. Anarchy and Torch of Russia-Mobs Marching ' Under Red Police Mux to i.Gd on Duty "and SoldiersReftise to Hount Guard, From Fear of Populace V '-Strike Demonstrations Everywhere. 5. ChlcV ' Oft. IT. (Bulletin) Th Dailr Nw cprrepohleBt at 8CPetr-burg- cable that disturbance, have ln creaaad to auch an xtent' throughout the empire that there la now practically ; no government. Prorlncee continue ' to report bloody struggle between .the : mjfHarr and mob.' Bevolutloniata have triumphed orer ' aoldlera at i Kharkov, : Kkateilnoalar and ' other ptaOa. , In 1 every city' taken, the public treasury la aetied. the leadera fqree. obedience ( to : orders and r hops and offices 'are closed; Uooraal gpMial Berries.) ' -'" St. Petersburg, Oct. ST. (Bulletin) During the afternon. the wildest rumors were circulated and the city' waa seised . with, (anlc- v tudenta began to congre gate at the university,- announcing that , they Intended to bold the building la the Vanalll Oatrov district against the mill, tary and hold a big meeting tonight, to which the workmen of all aoclal groups , are Invited. '- -;, . .':-.- ' a ' The supply of food In .this city is so , low that soldiers' rations now v consist only of a little salt menf -A mesaaga from Peterhof, where the csar la stay. Ing, says that all Warships are under . steam and tha Imperial yacht is ready . to convey the csar at' a moment's notice to Denmark If it becomes necessafy for : him to flee for hie personal safety. , Or- der continues to be maintained In this , city, i v : On account, 'of the fire the telegraph ' office is practically cut off from this .' city, Moscow and Berlin. . (Jonnul Special Service.)1 i St. Petersburg, Oct. 17. Anarchy and the torcb rule In many parta of Russia today. General . strike demonstrations are being made everywhere.' At War saw and Kabinnlce the police have re fused to report for duty and the sol diers have refused to mount guard, fear ing tha populace. People are arming and In aouthern Russia the revolution la In full blast. Mobs-are -carrying red flags and singing revolutionary songa In nearly all cities. . It Is reported that the fire which was started In Warsaw last night Is now beyond control and a large part of ths city Is doomed. Mobs are looting and openly carrying torchea and spreading 'the flames. ;'' ' Ktrlke Xs proadlaff. ; - The atrlke Is spreading to all classes of labor throughout European Russia to day. Conflicts between workmen and strikers are taking place In many towns and numerous casualties are reported. In tha capital the general situation Is quiet pending developments. - Three leading papers have been forced to sus pend on account of lack of workmen. . i SOUTH PORTLAND BY COUGAR SEEN BY IV Animal Started From -'Hillaidw by; Residents of Fulton. Stay at Home or Carry Lan- ,terna--DepredatiOn A large cougar Is running' wild ' in South Portland. Ha was seen yester day by the foreman of tha county rock , quarry and several other workmen, a short distance this side of tha River view cemetery. -Before the men could secure firearms tha animal made his escape in tha. dense jungle In a gulch and tha purault waa abandoned. Tha foreman and a. number of work--men were preparing for tha reception of tha county prisoners- who work every day on tha county rock quarry. They put a heavy charge of dynamite in the quarry and ran soma dlatsnre away to escape the flying rocks after 'the ex plosion. When the blast went off many of the rocks ware hurled into tha can yon below-. - Almost simultaneously with . the crashing of the rocks down the moun tain side, they saw a, Infge- animal, which had been atartled by the-explosion and the rocks. ' spring - from-' the brush snd leap slnng the side of the mountain. It wss but a short dlstanrs from them. One member of the party pronounced It a- cougar. They startad for the quarry-hoiiae to secure their g ins and-whe thev -relnrnred followed trie trarki) of the' Hnffnal some -llstance up. the canyon until .ttiefc nterad.a Rule in Many Parts Are Looting - v. I Wit to la supreme snd is expected today to. proclaim ,hls policy to the nation. !A revolutionary meeting held here last night was attended by nearly every student and professor at the university. It was announced that a provlslonsl revolutionary government had been formed.' People were warned to be ready for prompt action when needed. -' Bt. Petersburg t Is facing a panic. Nearly all the stores , are , closed and hardly an ounce of food remains unsold In the cltv. - General Trepoff asserts tflat bs Is able to maintain order and haa notified the troops to use ball ana cart' ridge should there' be any outbreak. , .''. 1 ' ', Trafio Faralysed. ' A few trains are being moved by the soldiers, bdt otherwise not a wheel Wnlna- In Russia except over the F1i. land road, where the employes refuse to go otlt. In general the strikers are ad hering to their 'determination to make tha nroteat la Orderly fashion In order to show themselves fit for self-govern ment, Alreadjt-Uie.jtrJke baa forced the aovernment to speedy acflon on measures long delayed. Today was sub muted -to the emperor tha final draft of a law creating a responsible council of ministers snd completing ' the re vision, of the statute granting freedom of assembly. 'ru; " i . Simultaneously with tha . promulga tlon. of the cabinet statute Wltte will Issue a proclamation defining his policy nd asklna- the nation to give a fair trial to the new governmental system, L - Evidently Urge sums are at the command . of the revolutionists. in Moscow strikers are paid It cents daily and large sums have been spent In arms and ammunition. Socialists and revo tirtlonial abroad are supposed to be fur nishing -the money. -- Last night thousands of employes. of the great shipyards Joined the strike. Professional wen, doctors, elerks, minor; officials and longshoremen have all left their regular vocations to Increase ths number protesting against public , and private oppression. . , . - , TWO THOUSAND OFFICERS r DINED BY THE MIKADO j . . i . 'Jomtl Special service.) " Tokio, Oct IT. The emperor enter tained 2.000 naval officers at luncheon today. He- will entertain an equal num ber tomorrow. The commander of the Toklo division gave farewell garden party for tha Russian officers and pris oners today, v.' ,. - ' '." ' , 1 - : ; " : ' , Olevelaao Travela Wast, Jaarnl Special S'rvlee.) " . Chicago. Oct. J 7. Orover Cleveland reached this city this morning. lie spent tha day quietly. Ha la. en route to Nebraaka; - - IS BADLY SCARED .Flying Rock Following Blasts ;' 1 Numeroue; . ' thicket) The men decided, that it would be uaeless to continue the hunt: without dogs and returned to the qusrry. . - The news of. the presence of the ani mal within the city limits' spread like wild' flre In rulton and soon several parties appeared on the scene resdy to hunt down tha cougar, but nobody was brave enough to go Into' ths dense brush in the canyon after the animal. i Mother , became alarmed and kept their children close at hojne.all day and a cltiao watch was kept over domestic animals. Last' hlght even the men be came timid and- many of them remained at borne Instead of gorng to the corner grocer? or. If they went, carried lanterns witlj them.-' Today the; excitement haa not abated and several parties are bring organlsod to take dogs and attempt-to chase the animal from his lair. 1 ' . for rome time past It has been known that some In rite aiitmsl lived in the vicinity of firlton. Depredations have benmsde -oni flocks; of chickens and frequently dogs have mysteriously, din sppeared. , The losses hnve all been laid I the. eougar. , One man said he , re cently heard a peculiar cry m the gulch while returring home 1st one night. smJ now ha s sure It Was the cougar. Other tnrlei of r..t ph having heard tha ani mal are.bln;told. ' , ORKUEIJ -speeches on his recent tour : y ' ',: '.'''r-Vj j jvst closed ti H w Orleans '-r V ; V:;C '.''. ' ' '.., 'I V ' ' "":-"' "V.; I mmM ARRESTED f -'ry:. ;v.:-v-,:v. HARRIMAN INTERESTS AGREE TO GIVE UP FOURTH STREET LINE MARKET FOR SEALSKINS - PROMISES TO BE HIGH (Special Dtipatch to The Joaraal.) - Victoria. B. C. Oct ST. Sealers are elated over tke prospects of a: good price for sealskins on tha London, mar ket this year. Captain Balcom of thla city, operating vessels In the south At-lantlc,- nas received word that tha first sklna marketed by him .In ' London brought It per 'cent higher prices than last .year. London 'controls , the seal skin market and ' local dealers expect correspondingly good prices. ,v. THRONE OF NORWAY - W ACCEPTED BY CHARLES , - v ,V ,. .. 1 .. I ,,',-'.- ' '"4 . r-.4 (journal Special Serrle.) ' ' London, Oct. ii. It Is reported that Prince Charles of Denmark has accepted the throne of Norway, If ratified . by popular vote on November .!.'., '.,. t ; .Tea of Crew Drowsed. ..' ; (Joaraal Special Service.) ' " ' Hamburg. -Oct. . i7 The Spanish steamer Kurla was wrecked this morn ing ? off Helgoland. Th crew - refused to enter the boats and 10 were drowned TOYS FREE TO JOURNA IJ BOYS- A ND GIRLS ';', There will be a' mcchanica1 toyv given 'With each i, copy of ' The Sunday Journal,' beginning Stinday,: ' XovrinbeV 25th ' ' ; , '' ''. ? ' '' :' ,., vThcre; tvilr ,bc. t ighjt t toys; 9e each Sunday ,iy" eight consecutive Sunday.' These afford considerable amusement to fief your name in the . list I SUNDAY JOURNAL. Daily and -only -IScriMs a week by carrier U you do hot already lake THK 'thus make sure f.RC.ting t' e toy MmrTvHvv(fvvvv(rvMvMiMMvHmmm Engines Soon Will. Stop ; Snort - ing and Blowing Smoke on j , City Thoroughfare. j y'x ; ; ; : ' -, . - - I - -; ei . I k . In. fespbnsa to -tha. Insistent plea of those who favor civic Improvement, the Harrtman "interests are preparing to quit operation of steam cars on their Fourth street railway track, which runs through the heart of tha oity, and build a Use along the waterfront extending from the terminal yards to tha foot of Jefferson street, where a track Is already In op, eratlon conneof Ing wltb". the t CorvaUis road. This would lead to the Use ot eleotrle trr gasoline 'power on the Fourth street line. V ' -' ' A double track wilt be built along the weat bank of ! the rtver;-reaching out to the . harbor .lines. 1 will be laid or. piling and for the most part will be In front of the docks. , In the case of those docks 'Which; extend out to the harbor line, the road will be built through then This concession. It Is said, was readily granted by ther property owners, ss the project will greatly Increase the value of their holdings. By the present plan of operation the Southern Pactflo can . run . Corvallia (Continued on Page Four,.) . est. snappiest Sunday paper circulated. in the Oregon v X -country. Phone Main 500. " ':-.f '; '.(;-T''. Z toy promise lo'-'xbyfl at well aa both young and newsboys and newa-stands. Owing to.'the fact that JUndc 'Sam' ha, NOW for. THE Sunday Journal. 4tt newspaper ponnu rates, nun suimnucis iu iiic .ORDER .NOW. j Sunday , Journal who desire the JOURNAL, and ( 'cents in l-cent postage, stamps, 1 free; with -.THK t The,;Jtntrnal, FOUR FIREMEN BURIED IN RUINS OF CANNERY (Joaraal Special Service.) San Francisco, Oct. XT. Four firemen were -burled In tha rulna of the Central California cannery at North Point and Mason street which , waa partially de stroyed by flra'early thla morning. The second floor fell In, burying John Arata and. D. Harrison. At tha same lme tha all fell out, carrying down HarryWll son and Frank Casassa. - All were res cued quickly , except Arata, who ; was pinioned for four hours under bugh beams and probably 'fatally injured. The fire losa to flO.OOy.- , ; ,.'. ;, ENGINE IS BLOWN HUNDRED FEET IN AIR IJaonaL SneHal Service.) ' Tucson. Aria. -.Oct.. J7. A Southern Pnclfla blr mountain enslns. pulling frelsht train, blew up at 1 o'clock this morning, two mile east of Tuma. killing J. W. McClaln, engineer;" R. C. Chrlsten aen. fireman, snd seriously Injuring the brakeman. The whole superstructure of the engine leaped Into the sir, reel. iavirg ins irucn uh i". "" """"'''1 SUXPAY JOURKAL; the'mont tntertating, bright-.; earner sitbscnners, oia ana new. win get inc. those whq buy the paper from the recently, proclaimed,, that toys", and ' T such articles cannot be mailed with . a. newspaper'; .... . . i:i ...1 :t.l. -,'ri. " toy can temjt 8 ? cent for each toy,. to cover the extra postage. 4w4w4 Lighthouse .Tender Magnolia, in Which President Was Being Conveyed to . Warship West Virginia, Struck by -: Steamer; Esparta and Seriously Damaged-No One Injured. President and Secretary of Al leged Fake Society End ' Thrilling Career. - ' V' : . i MUST FACE CHARGE ' IN COURT -TOMORROW Kuahibiki Assures Honorable Amer , kan Public , That . ' - Takau and Fukagawa Are Upright Merchants Promises to Make Losses. Good. S. Takata and R. Fukagawa, president and secretary respectively of the Society of Japanese Art Admirers, which hsd a brief but thrilling career In this city until the sheriff Interfered, have found themselves, grappling with the statutes mada and provided by the great com monwealth of Oregon... V... v.-. The' prompters of the art admiring society .were ' taken In cuatody by a deputy sheriff this morning. For caus ing such excessive . 'admiration for oriental . art. in the big city of Portland the two little men must face a serious charge In the municipal court tomorrow morning.' They werej released from cus tody today on bonds In the sum of $25 each."'. ' . ..fir . .. ,- For' three days the mikado's subjects successfully eluded all efforts to find them.' Angry- women' -and Irate men have searched the exposition grounds and tha city, but not a trace of the In stigators of art admiration could be found. 7 . ' , -vy ' t" . "Kindly convey to the honorable American public the Intelligence that Mr.. Takata and Mr. Fukagawa are two of the moat upright and honorable mer chants In the -etty of Yokohama," said Mr.. Kuahibiki, one of ' the Japanese commissioners to the exposition and alao proprietor of ' Fair Japan. Mr. Kushlblkl Is said to have provided the funds for tha operation of the scheme. -"Assure tha honorable public that the guarantee of two suph Illustrious gentle men is perfectly good, and If It Is dis covered that any dissatisfaction axlata among members of the society with reference to the prises -chance brought to them. I myself shall see that they are satisfied. 1 make my personal guarantee that every person shall receive a prise ' of tha value of U In no sense am I forced to do this.' but upon me there hsngs a great moral obligation to the American uubltc, lit was I who aecured, through Mr. Wakefield, permission to conduct the lottery. Therefore, It la 1 Who shall see that .the honorable debt, la paid. ' .-."'. ' ' "Condescend ito " convey this Intelll. gence to the public through your paper and I shall be eternally and forever ob ligated." . ... . . - After requesting the publication of his offer Mr. Kushlblkl explained that he could not state in what way he would carry .out his promise. He Intended to give away .the presents from the little Japanese tea house In - Twenty-sixth street, but tha sheriff closed that' up. However, the . tints and) place will be aecioeo upon later, ee says., Indignation . Is expressed by- many cltlxens that - the exposition offlcHnla should- have permitted tha operation of the scheme after they hsd been warned that It was a questionable transaction. NEW TRIAL IS DEM ED TO ALCERT T. PATRICK " "i ; : ' .-- - Uwiriml ft rental Senfe.) ' Albany. N., Y Oct. ' 17.-1 he court of appeala thla afternoon denied a 'new trial to Albert T. Patrick, rhe lawyer under sentence of d-ath for coinnllclty In tfve murder of Millionaire V, t.::atn i X -ce, - BOTH VESSELS AGROUND UPpN THE RIVER'S BANK President Boards. -Cruiser .f as Cuna Thunder Salute of .Twenty-One Guns Will Race From Key West for the North Against the Penn sylvania and Colorado.'. ' I. ': : - - - - in - -- V. - i (Joaraal Special Srrvles.) - . 1 New Orleans, Ls Oct. J7. President Roosevelt's fourtyeventh birthday waa ushered in by an accident that nearly, reaulted fatally, tha one event that haa marred his aouthern tour.--The light- -v house tender Magnolia, .In which . the president i wss- being conveyed to the wsrshlp West Virginia, collided shortly before midnight with the fruit steamer ' Ranarta- near Nairn-'. Louisiana.;.- Both vessels were seriously damaged and went aground on the river . bank. . Nobody aboard .either ship waa injured. ' The revenue cutter Ivy took the president off the disabled Magnolia and proceeded down the river to Us mouth, where tha West Virginia lay at anchor. The vessel wss boarded by- tha executive at f.iO o'clock thla morning, amid a salute of 11 guns. '. The vessel ' Immediately , weighed anchor and Bailed on tha borne- v 'ward voyage. - -. is.-.-- - When the ship struck, the president. -who waa asleep, waa awakened by the' jar, put on his glasses and remarked calmly:.;.,'.---' " L "It appears tha boat - haa - struck a' -snag.' w . ' - t He offered no criticism and said that' ha hoped tie wouldn't have - to take a bath so early In tbe morning.' but could enjoy it If necessary. - Loeb aent a mes sage . to i Washington aa follows: "In the morning, after breakfast, no- . tlfy Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Rlxey that the president's ; boat . collided with a steamer. No one was hurt" t After the Ivy came alongside, tha president did not retire and said he- preferred! to sit up In the cabin. Ha enjoyed the accident hugely. It Is ssld that the pilot of the Esparta Is wholly to blame. .. ''' J-r, ; ', "; . Oollldea Wtta Bteaaaec President Roosevelt boarded the Mag nolia at :I0 o'clock last evening, after the most enthusiastic reception of hie southern' trip, and began tbe first stag of his return voyage. No- newspaper reporters accompanied him and he waa -out of touch with the world when tha accident- occurred. Shortly after mid night news reached thla city through a mesaaga from Captain William Rose of the fruit steamer Ksparta that hia ves sel had collided In a dense fog with tha Magnolia and asking for assistance. ; Rose . stated that both vessels were aground on the river, bank and said that : the Ksparta would probably have to . carry the presidents Party to the mouth . of the river, where the West Virginia was awaiting. - He reported that no one waa Injured. From this It is Inferred thst the Magnolia waa badly damaged. The tnga Wllma and Woods left New Orleans at 4 o'clock thla morning for the scene.. Nairn is about 0 railea be low the city on the west bank of the Mississippi. Efforts were. made to com municate with Nairn by telephone but ' ' proved futile. .- ; , "' Ivy Takse rrealdeat Off. A message was later received front Commander Sears, of the Magnolia say ing that she was struck aforeslde about ' 11 o'clock laat night by the Esparia. No one . waa Injured, and the Ivy took the president's, party on to the mouth ot the river. Sears says that tha Magnolia can be repaired., The Esparta la owned by the United Fruit company. . who 'received a tele phone message from Pllottown thla morning saying that the revenue cutter Ivy took the president off the disabled Magnolia and proceeded down stream.; i no teiepnone operator at umpire, rive mllea below Nairn, telephoned at ' o'clock this morning, thst the Magnolia passed that point at 2:30 o clock. . She shiuld have passed at . midnight had there been r.o accident. ," " ' " - The president wss due otr the armored cruiser West Virginia at daybreak, but ' the' accident, delayed him and It wss after t:10 o'clock when he reached the ' warahlp. which Immediately.' weighed anchor and started for the north. ..'- a Base to Wort.'. The West Virginia is the flagship of , the- armored cruiser division , of the 1 North Atlantic flee sad Is one of fhe largest warships of, the American navy now In commission. Hhe Is fitted as s flagshfp and admirably adapted to the use of the prealdent. eihe la commsnd-d by Captain C. II. Arnold, while Rear. Admiral Browns. is al"o aboard. The West Virginia will go to Key Wet where, after taking coal, she will start In a race with the srmrtred rrultfera liine-lvsnis and Cohirudo .under forro,i draft for NVw Turk. Kjr four ! ine preeitl-nt will be sl.sent from Aner. .ii soil, whirb hss never before to s prelilent during hi" I'"- All f tnesa t than four h"ii a r'-' The r Y