i GOOD" CVGIIKiG '-. ';':lv'THBWEATHr'V-.";.' i - '. t ' Pair tonight and Sunday; north to ,;. cait winds. ' ' ., " -.' jj LiS "J-r lETT .1 Was E ' volv ty. No.tc3. ; ,-v' ' r; : ; Portland, orego. Saturday, evening, pcT03Ey n. igog sixteen pacss-- ;r; " s price two.cbnts. , . - I I I , Ml I I ' i r aw v i r eassasaw" i -ow- r -vjl w , I V t - 7"w i a. . 1 , I T I i Jl 11 , v r z. U-MZ7 .VO-s A Ai W W XX- ; V -; A- 1 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 ; " (Continued on Page Twcf ' BUSINESS EXCURSION ( TO i; ' I. SOUTHERN ? ....... . , f 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 'J- -r , ,- "r '' 'fJnonul . ' 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. . e 5 .. i .- ' s". ..i . .. J . -f i.-f. ' :-; 1- 1 ' !" , i. J-J "111 4 '''-:S " fV-- 'J !-"evsJ 'Vi ' '' irii-Jii i ail! xifi afi.r ts . 1' . . v .v ; : ; ' ; Taft, Leaves shont; s ion TouroC Inspection of Isthmus-StraJnecJ Rela-: lixisting BetweejrOScretary of W.ar"and Pesj-' , 1 Vf,.- I ; : ttone vdent of CbjTnileslorir-6ne Must Co. ' - f (JenrMl Saeeitl srvke.) -1 v ' r 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 ua.7, ; ' "l , ... . !' 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- . . , 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. ) 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 1M 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 .MsryUnd. ..- ;v; "; j 3 AttAtttfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttiit f , : -ft Appeared During the , Previous .. Riots of 1 "Bloody Sundfty."J 5 . j ... !,; , !.; ,.i a , i .. I' r i ., . - . r 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 T 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 ' - " y ' 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. ft V 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 C' t f