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volv ty. No.tc3. ; ,-v' ' r; : ; Portland, orego. Saturday, evening, pcT03Ey n. igog sixteen pacss-- ;r; " s price two.cbnts. ,
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Portland Contract Holder Lose
Ten Thousand ', Dollars , by
: r Failure of Get Rich QuickC
j Diamond Concern V
BUSINESS MEN CAUGHT i
, IN SWINDLING SCHEME
Holders of Contracts Paid Dollar a
Week and Wert to Recchrt Money
or a Diamond Some Cot Things,
but Most, After Many Payments,
:' Hari Lost" A1L-, 'S4. -
Through th rcnt fallur ef tb Fr
frr4 Mcrcuitlla company of Nw Tork,
i st-r1oh-qulck diamond contract cn
1 otrn, SO Portland loat a aum reach
ln ' into i the thouaaoda. Tba , exact
amount In which 'Portland people were
Intarasted In the firm Is not known, but
It hae been aald to approximate at leaat
$10,000. V ' ,
When the news of the failure reached
thia city there waa conaternatlon anion
th holders of contracts In the company.
, Many were deeply Interested. One man
, la known to have had at least, to eon
. tracts, several of wtlch were nearly wa
: turad. . r.. -i .; . - ''
Guy C. and Oeonre E. vitelline twe
' brothers who were the promoters of the
, defunct organisation, are In Jail In Bos
an, and tha former, who was president
of -the ornanlaatkw. toiserrtns a year
"aipwnc . for cjrmtemp .of court, . ; AH
thouat the Jaitojtlie'coficerjj Wrrii
, the hands, of. receivers. Jl, l, said thai
J the (labilities are so yreat ha.t the coni
. tract holders, will., r've practlcall
"nothing. -'., t ., . 1 ,
- Afea .Bees lg BnaUeee. , !
K. P. Branson was the local agent of
1 the company, with Offlbes In the McKay
building.- He came to Portland' about
two year ago and soon worked tip. e
good business. , Before. the failure cam
, nearly- 100 people had purchased coiv
tracte, :apd several had taken as many
"as It or it, tor which they were paying
, -'The contracts ran for 110 weeks, theT
.holders to pay $1 a week. . When the
contracts matured the holder was to re-
elve 11(6 cash or a two-carat diamond.
' A large number of the' local contracts
had matured and the contract holders
had received their money. .The local
agrnt waa always honest In his desjlngs
with the contract holders and they hold
him unaccountable for their losses, .lie
knew, nothing of .the-condition of the
company until lie received word of Its
lauure. . . . , i ,
Among the Portland people who were
interested In the company were many
buatneae menl prominent among whom
were A. Potts, an, eaat side tailor; Bd
Schiller. C. A- rish, E. House and
others.,: .. H
Ouy C snd George E. Btelllng organ
laed the Preferred Mercantile company
of Boston several years ago and e.ent.out
agente to 'all the large cltlea of jhe
United - states. Tnetr Duainess grew
until it reached enormous proportions.
Finally the suthorltlea In Maasachuaetts
preferred charge. against them for ualng
the United Statea maila for lottery -pur
poses. , ' During the trial' a receiver was
appointed and Ouy C. Stalling, the pran
ident. waa ordered by the court to make
an accounting with the receiver and
turn over ell the money end affairs -of
the,, concern to him. He refused to
osey the commend of the court on the
ground that the company - had, bees
working without a charter. ' V t, - ,
fie was brought beforw the court
on a charge of contempt of court, but
before the settlement was reached the
two brothers went quietly to New Tork.
secured a charter and organised a new
company known as the' Preferred Mer
cantile company; of New fork.- J
All the contracts which bad been is
sued by the Bostta' concern were celled
intend' new contracts Issued In their
stead by the Sew company, 'and all the
obligations of the old company were
assumed.
BTcwa Xs a Surprise.;1 ' r . .
' One day the local agent received the
r5 startling announcement of the Impris
onment f the two promoters- of ,th
company In Boston, where they had
d been
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BUSINESS EXCURSION ( TO
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Portland business men Will make an
excursion to southern Oregon the sec
ond week In November. ' They will prob
ably leave Portland Tuesday afternoon,
November 7, and make 41 a three or four
- days' trip. At s meeting held at the
Commercial club today arrangement of
the Itinerary was left to a committee
composed of Hugh . Magulra,', Dr.. Ft, C.
Coltey "and Oeorge Blmona, who will
confer with General Passenger Agent
A. U Craig and report to another meeting-
to be held next Tnesdsy at ll:l
o'clock at the same pine. - '
I DA TTO. AU DIES FIGHTING
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. ' Manila. Oct ' !. Vnited States government troops surprised Datto
All and a band of bla followers yeaterdajr sand In the fierce fight that
followed All. his son. and 10 of his followers were killed. - The troops
also captured 41 Moroa, their arms 'and' much ammunition. Three en
, Hated men of the Infantry Were "killed and two wounded. Captain Frank -R.
McCoy of the .Third cavalry "was in command of. the detachment.
'''" He ''saoceeded 'li. overtaking the Insurgents under Datto All and
began an. assault, upon them before they could retire to the mountain
fastnesses. Datto All was, the head of the More Insurgents and had
done more to- keep the native In state of Inaurrectlon than any. ot
itis other chiefs ef the Island. . i ' '. ,
- , Heavy fighting la In progress
f Moros near' bake Ilnguaaon,. Mindanao. - - . I j ! '
near- base Jtnguaaon, Mindanao.
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Taft, Leaves
shont;
s ion TouroC Inspection of Isthmus-StraJnecJ Rela-:
lixisting BetweejrOScretary of W.ar"and Pesj-' , 1
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vdent of CbjTnileslorir-6ne Must Co.
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Washington. Oct.. J. Secretary Taft.
accompanied byj Major-oenerat. John- P.
Story, president of ' the fortification
board; Ccdonel p. Edwards .of the .In
sular bureau. Colonel. Black of the- en
glneers and Major Goethels, left Hamp
ton Roads this morning on board the
cruiser Columbia , for Panama . for an
inspection or ranai.. work . TbU trip.
promises to be of -great .Importance-to
the futere of the canal. . Upon Taf t'e
return' what is at present, a much -un-eettled
condition ef affairs In thai Isth
mus wlU be. definitely, adjusted. . . . '
'Although the. press agent .ef the
canal commission denied the-story; there
are, many strong Indication that the
crux, of the whoh situation is -the de
sire of Taft and T. P. Shonts, chair
man of . the canal commission, to each
be 'supreme authority under the pTeel
denCi Each, desire an absolutely free
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TTpan returning, from the Phlltnnlneh
Taft expressed a wlah'iouvn Jlha eanel
work over to the ata,te departmr'nr and
agreed to retain direction of , It only
en condition that he 1a to be supreme
In authority and that the ehalrman of
thetcomnrtealoe. bar subordinate- to -him
end carry --out' hie' instructions. ' Taft
declared hie authority must be para
mount.,,. f. Bhonts came back to Snd that Taft
had taken peine to Impress , upon the
president 'that 'hd.was to be supreme
and had planned his trip to the isthmus
without waiting to -hear the result of
the trip made by Bhonts and the International-engineering'
board. S . -t-;
BDoms nas had little Intercourse-with
Secretary Taft elnee returning. He de
clared last alght,' In -response to tn-
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OREGON) PLANNED
.' .....K.t-.Jrt. t.xil f. JJ ..
The i eaf urslon i will run -,to Ashland
and Mope of, from IS 'minutes- to four
hours-will be made at 'various towns en
the ,flouUern .Pactn IHiee.. Itls, pro
posed fo. make, thar. trip sitb! via ;the
mam 'lme and visit some of the cities
ea branch .Mnes of) the- rtumtiip. ,
At least -7t Portland . .business men
will go... The trarn wtll be made 'np ef
three , Pullman , sleepers, a dining ..car,
baggage- car, d. eoach anV locomotive.
It. le proposed to' Keep up the ex our.
Slon habit and vtett all porta of Port
land's trade terr. ,iiry wherever. rail
tract . ttat.os ca be secured.
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Snerial lml l '
between the .'constabulary . and ' the
wf ' WBiMr Tac ' u - sf FtwiDiirg , u it
ESSiO
A,
aulrles.' that affairs had come
Jto a point
where -hn would retire ' unless he had
full , power . and - accountability only; td
tha prealdent, , s ' ' " f
-. Before his ' departure Secretary Taft
satd 'he Would 'take quarters on shore
and see all -there waa to- see '.along the
canal sone.'' After ' week on the isth
mus -the whole party will aal for home
on-Novamber The purpose In going
to Panama, Secretary Taft said, was
first to see what actually had been done
since he was there a year ago. He slso
Intended to know Just where the money
had gone-that had been . expended for
the canal, account;- He desired to be
able when. be. returned to tell the public
precisely the- status , c.f work on the
canal. After Seeing Jst what had been
done and the difficulties in the wSy of
active construction, he said, he hoped
to beebl to deal, with administrative
queatlona concerning the canal effective
ly -and satisfactorily, as well from the
standpoint . of the engineer as .that of
the business man. - . ? '.; i ' - t
STOP MOVING PICTURES !
OFBRITT-NELSON FIGHT
cJnunal Bnedil Bernee.t' l
( Chicago, Oct. t . Judge Bethe of the
fedSral.court Issued s temporary injunc
tion restraining M Lubln of Philadel
phia, the Chicago Film Kxchange, the
Empire theatre circuit end the Columbus
Amusement company from selling or ex
hibiting reproductions of tho Brltt-H
Neleon fight.--t . f - -tf
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But . you know The ;Sunday
.ustfin,' Portiand,so you won't
w The Vonljp-color magazine'Jin
. color comic, section, published in
Vapecisl leased wire in the' city-ftbese are a .few of , r Women authors and how; they succeeded-.will in-. -
. . t m tj -.f .I.-.- ..1... !!luij.. .... tereat everv waimoT t i . . . '' -" 1 1 "
Portland. , ;. '. ' "; i- v i V.
I ; ri - V, UOOO btingalow is described in . the;home-' werJ' e" ,ra"g'ine; '.' ; ' ' :
o: -'building-series.-' -'''''J f A -,,U'V .b fr-h!' Vt:;
to. "a c ii , . . .. .of the fifst public meeting of railroad stockholders,
, v.St jfrmg out at .81 to begin life anew , and make r .. ..... r
X a' fortune; is the story of ex-Governor .Whyte of
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Appeared During the , Previous .. Riots of 1 "Bloody Sundfty."J 5
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LEGAL TENDfR
Judge Cleland, Decides
That
r,v Debts Can, Not Be Paid by
. .': ' '. . Inside Track NewsJ ;
Circuit Judge Cieland. this, -morning
decided ' that , tips , given, on , the herse
that was to win a race wrre not good
payments for Wares -delivered. .. Conrad
Bloemecke and Thomaa-Prlashof f, raemi
bera of a t. Louis business firtrt. eujed
Walter VI veil for $S41 alleged to be due
for goods . delivered between August:
1401, and October,; 1902. ... Vlveil did not
deny having received the wares, but said
wi , wns inn wwuw vi uw race
horse and that he gave members of the
firm tips whenever his steed - was going
to win so the, plaintiffs could .bet their
money and. -double it
Vlveil alleged that in this manner he
pah the debts. Incurred for the' goods.
The., case waa tried before Judge Cie
land several weeks ago. He decided this
morning that the racehorse man should
pay the debt In coin inatead of sporting
tips.,".--- ,..:.,; ' .;-.-.:
HAAS AND, PECKHAM V
; WIN. EXTRADITION CASE
'-(Jouraal Speclel Stwlee.) - .;')
New Tork.; Oct. !. Moses Haas and
Frederick A.- Pecklam. cutton brokers,
wanted In 'Washington on t charges of
conspiracy to defraud the government in
the cotton leak . scandals.- were die-
charged this morning by. Commissioner
Rtdgley before whom extradition pro
ceedings were taken. The commissioner
decided that the government must prove
beyond all -doubt that double offense
hait hfl enimmlttjut ... . ' .
MSaMee
HATCH IT IF YOUl CAN
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Journal; hssn't - an., , . ; Flying machines of every, tort sre told about in .
try. . ; , ' ', " an article beautifully illustrated in color.' .' s . .. .
the town,, thejonly Mrs.; Henry, Symes tells how-to be heslthy-iindr,
Portland, "the, Only. ' besutifuL " : j ",' .... ' " 1 . ' ;'''-.
i .', ,",V' "-. ."'Secrets ,of success told by business menin the -
-: AHJn the
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Reign of Terror in ; Many; Parts of v Empire Caused by Revo
I; lutiqnists-Ripters Set Fire to : Buildings and Pre- ;
I J : ; veijt Fliais From -Being Eirtinquished. S 1:
Gl Students at Odessa Are Wounded by . CossacksStrikcrs Blot Up
. Bridge at W arsaV, Where ' Martial Law Is Prodaimdovera
; ment Afraid' to ; Predpitate Bloodshed-rAppeal to Vitte. y ;
IPS HOT CLEVFLVsND vRFGRETSTHE 1V0RSHIP OF
" !ve.r'fw;. v--. . -.'-:..- v-v.-. '
luiiEir iiiftiisa luuLO - "
Forme President Dedicates Statue to Memory , of J: Sterling
r Morton, His Secretary of
. -. t i-".. Home of tatter in
flesrnal Bsectal Sentee.l
Nebraska. City, , Neb, r. Oct.- it. The
monument whloh.therArbor Day Memo
rial association baa enec'ted In honor of
J. " Sterling ' Morton, . secretary of agri
culture during the last Cleveland ad
ministration and founder of.Arbor day,
waS unveiled today In the presence of
thousands of visitors from all parts of
the state, president Cleveland made the
principal addreea of the day., eulogising
Mr., Morton, who died three years ago.
The monument Is a statue -of Mr. Mor
ton, mounted on a massive pedestal and
la considered e fine work of the sculp
tor's srt.
Mr. Cleveland reached - bare at , 10
o clock. Ills wife and a party 'composed
of Paul Morton and wife. Miss Pauline
Morton, Dr. J. D. Bryant of New Tork.
Joy Morton end Master Wirt Morton ac
companied hlm.. .- i, .,. ; ... .-.
The ex-presldent spoke td a .crowd of
19,000 and said thav J. Merlin Morton's
memofisQatsacred. not alone for hie
MORGAN IN CENTER v-TV
OF TRACTION STORM
Mearnat Speelaf Serrtra.) , - - -
Chicago, Oct. t. J. P. Morgan, who
cam here oatenstbly to - attend the
horse show today, found himself the
storm center of . the traction problem.
He la q noted thta morning as saying the
question is settled. The - mayor. ad
dressed him a letter demanding to know
where, when and by whom It- was set
tled. ! -' i.
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Sunday Journal
Agriculture,'- at ' Late
Nebraska City.
work as tree planter, but as an honest,
upright statesman and patriot. He sald:
. ,Morton'archaracter was different im
measurably; from the shifting, . untrue
standards of mesn ambition or success
ful cupidity. We have fallen upon days
when our people are turning from the
eld faith to the worship or money-mak"
Ing Idols." . .
- Addressing Morton's, sons. ' Cleveland
declared that the onjy success- that Is
satisfying and -'honorable via 'that
achieved In their father's spirit and blgb
resolve. , . r - -
Mr. and Mr. Cleveland are expected to
remain at Arbor- Lodge, the Morton
home, for several weeke. In the nope
that complete rest there will be a bene
fit to bla health. - ,. v ,-H
WIRELESS FROM CRUISER!
f-' VIRGINIA INTERCEPTED
(Jearasl Special SarKe. 1
Washington, Oct. ts.'-The Washing
ton navy yard wireless station this
morning intercepted a message from tha
cruiser West Virginia, upon which
Prealdent Roosevelt Is cruising, some
where off Florida. It waa sent by Ad
miral Brown son to the commander of
the Colorado, saying thst the- Went Vir
ginia will arrive about soon off the
Band Key Light and directing tha squad
ron to proceed at IS knots. It is con
sidered remarkable that the Washington
station picked up a message over LOOS
mile away.-- .-- U 1 ' ' - " ' ' ' -
' : SpaalSk Waavalp feaadera.-
Corunna. Oct. 18 The Spanish -war
ship Cardinal. Clrneros foundered this
morning after striking 'a- rock.. The
crew - waa saved. . ,. .' -, -
DOME OF ROBLE CATHEDRAL
AT MONTEREY CRASHES DOWN
. ' (Joarael ffeeeUl bt1m. 1 '
Monterey. Mex... Oct. IS. The " great
dome which aarrnounted the Rohle Cath-
611c cathedral In this city fell last night
and completely destroyed tha magnifi
cent structure beneath, causing a loss of
mora than tSO.OOO. The chureh la the
finest In northern Mexico and an- ebert
of Interest to vlaltlng tourists. -'
The collapse of the dome, which sur
mounted the Mfh- to a height of IAS
feet, came without warning, but hap-1
MACHINE GUNS PLACED r
FOR EXPECTED ATTACK
Signs . of - Dissension in Ranks off
Strikers at St. ' Petcrsburt It any
- Suffering Prom Hunfer, Desire
. Economic Reforms Before Political
' Constitution Is Expected. '
, St Petersburg, Oct (Bulletla)-
The eity. tonight la sgaln dark save for
kerosene and candles. . Wltte spent the
fsy with the emperor at Peterhof. Upon
Wltte rests the Imperial hopes. ' It Is
only a question of hours when be will be
premier with power of dictator."-
'.: aoarael Special Serrk-e.) "
BU Petersburg. Oct. 18. Prom all
parts of the empire, come reports of '
bloody struggles between salutary and
mobs. In many places the revolution
lets have defeated tha soldiers. Many
are reported killed and wounded.
The ministers who went t Peterhof
on the admiralty yacht have persuaded
the emperor to forbid bloodshed. This
explains tha non-execution of General ,
T reports threats-. A high- personage "
depicts the situation sa followa:
. "The government , showed the white
feather yesterday and wilt do so. today.'.
It did. not dare to disperse the meeting
Which gathered St the unlveraity, I am
more afraid . the crowd will attack the
troops , than vice, versa. The revolu
tionists are will armed and -provided
With bombs. The government has ap
parently? abandoned control of tha prov
I nee a and a committee of public; safety ,
Is acting.", :,-i. . ' ;
- General . Dragomlroff. chief . military
advlaer to the caar, died last night-, at
his country estate. . - "
At Odeasa students of both sexea .
clashed with Cossacks st the gymnaatlo
academy this morning. .Nearly 100. IT
of them being girls, we're injured. One
student's bead was cut open by a sword.
City councilors voted, to form a city
guard and indulged In apeeches of a
revolutionary turn. - The governor, ve
toed the reaolutlona, . .. v f ',.
' -' Pleesasloa la maaks.', ;
' The capital la qulst - thia . morning,
though signs ef dissension in the ranks
of tha strikers and their supporters have
appeared for tha flrat time. Textile
workmen and mechanics are unable to
agree upon the course to pursue. The
former are - suffering from hunger and
cold. . Their highest wages have - only
been JO cents a day, and they Insist that
economic demands receive first attention.
The more enlightened mechanics declare
that all efforts must first be directed .
toward crushing the political regime.
All members of professional associa
tions have decided to rive three dara
earnings to the aid of the strikers.
Shortage of supplies le plainly felt
today.' Soldiers an suffering from the
effects of the threatened famine and era
openly talking of . Joining - the revolt
against the government.
- . Stoseow Appeals to Wltte.
The municipal council of Moscow has
telegraphed Count Witta as follows:
"Owing to ' the deplorable condition .
existing here the. municipality appeals
to the patriotism of the etateamen who
are directing affairs, praying, them to.
Immediately -establish law and ordet
baaed upon fundamental reforms."
Telephonic communication with Mos
cow has been Interrupted. The last
adrlcea stated that every buelnees In
stitution In the city waa cloeed and com
mercial life at a'standstlll. Great meet
ings ere In progress In several Quarters
ef tha city and the municipal employe
have Joined the strikers. Troops have
been stationed throughout the city and
orders ' Issued to fire with ball car.
trtdgea In case 'of the smallest gather
ing of people- or the slightest sign of
disorder.' . .,
Bombs Thrown at OomaL
The douma met today at Moscow In
the town . hall - and - dlacuaaed with" a
public masa meeting the situation. Rep
resentatives of the. nobility., aeholastle '
institutions and different corporations, ,
Vnlona and professions were present.' "
At Cornel three' bombs were thrown,
the chief of police and two Cossacks .
(Continued on Page Tea)
pened at an hour when ae one wss Is
the church. ,
The church is now S pile of r '
Thecreeh shook the whole t--" .
caused hundreds to flock lo i i i
The construction of r-e '
was rnmmencx I it y
that there has r
since then I'
employed i
wss ai'l -Is
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