j. GOOD EVEHIHG ; ( ! I lb ) fS-Tf rrS rTfW) ShJ Journal Circulzlic:: Cloudineaa. occasional rain tonight 'C " v . (S -Li' , . -rfri -' '. " Wasj j)r- m)mm J . or Thursday; warmer tonight! south- ' V - -' ' .'"..:; . C! "V ' wtcrly winds. . J ; .. ' "' ,-. ; . T K Cy . 6 - ' ' ' ' ( '" ' ' ' - ' ' ' ' . VOL.. IV. NO.- 218. , ' w ..' V'fi i i PORTLAND. OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVERjBER 15, . 1&05.--FOURTEEN PAGES.,, L.. PRICE TWO CENTS. WJU1!"?. ROUSIF-IO 'WELCOME TO PORTLAND MBl ! . ,. G2VE1 !. BY SOUTHERN OREGON- CST ' a-aa L;'.-; 1 -rt m rn tit nn 1 i .' v r-' t - r . , .... .., . . - - g I g B g III! llllllHIIr - Mill II P I III I . KlUltlH yUKII I,:-,. , v:-;-;.; i,"" ilrtlf IU ULUU Keys of HflDTPCQQ '?:W$:: ': ! & H AI7l7irf AM Wpm l UlllllLOU v ?:v' ---. - : iinmiiimim Town and Port of Vladivostok In Flames and Greater Part De-, ' I stroyed Mob of Mu , V; tineers Control. - -v LOCAL FUND FOR RELIEF GROWS FAST More Than Eleven Thousand Dollars - Already Received and by the End . of the Week It Is Believed Fifteen Thousand Will ' KaveBeeiTCoH 'lfcted. x :-T Journt Special fterrlce.) . London. Nov. IS (Bulletin.) A St.' Petersburg dispatch states that it Is the Intention of the caar soon to issue ; ukase granting to the peasants a large ; portion of the imperial domain, which rovers almost: one 'third of Russia,, at present the property of the grand dukes rd -tropror. ;., . , ' tJoornal 8pertal Servlce-l ' St.. petenburg, Nov, 16. A telegram . from Vladivostok says that the: whole - town and port are. burning and that the greater Trt ofthe place Is already con- sumed. The,, situation . Is desperate. Mobs, pracUoully control the city and are - looting and destroying at will, the 'loyal troop being practtcilly powerless, to t- tuna i-.o-rioting."-" Famine threatens 'the city and people are fleeing to escape the mob. - ' Vessels. In the harbor are crowded with, refugees who are afraid t .to atay ajihore. ' V" ' ': : During . the nrst day's - rioting 800. mostly mutinous sailors and artillery : men were killed. or wounded. The' riots ' were started by malcontent reservists, and the mutiny rapidly spread through both garrison and fleet. The cause of the mutiny was unfit food. Several of the regiments murdered their officers and ran amuck, being joined by others. Many loyal troops who refused to .Join the mutiny also refused to fire upon the mob. v ' . ? - 'I'v : The Chinese quarter has been entirely destroyed, all of the stores and govern ment buildings hnva, been looted and many . cltiscna . killed. .. Fresh . troops from Harbin are on the way to quell the disturbances, but It is feared they may Join their -protestlnr-fcrethren. - The rioting started Sunday evening when, after burning number of build ings ancj looting many others, the mob - set fire to the Chinese quarter, a total of 70 buildings being burned the first day. 1 wium tieaim H laiffnoTiirTireHttrn'g:' Disorders continue In many parts : of Russia.. Massacsesof Jews continue in Bessarabia. Armenians and Tartars . and slaying each other in Trans-Cau-casla. Unrest and revolt aye openly manifested In-Poland. 4. .-'... Admiral Rojcetvensky has been ' of fered the command of the Russian navy; but has not answered, r "K -v','- U Of;V ' -fl -- X"f r. ':-,'h,': t A.e5, t MunWoal Belt Line. -',.;"- ' r ' - - l i ' - ', . ? f i '- - ., ''. ., A 9 J f - ; I 1 " " s MONEY STILL POURS IN. '-' 4 easeaaBwisaa. ' Over S1.000 Becelved by Treasurer Ben . . Selling This Morning. . Since 8 o'clock this morning Treasurer Ben Belling has received contributions amounting to shout $1,000 toward the ', Jewish relief fund. The largest" single , contribution! today was IJ60 frftm Ijidd Til ton.v bankers, while . the Portland Gfl company sent a check fur 1100 and the Congregational church $100.42. The ' fund will doubtless reach a total of $U, BOO before the end of the week.1 The 111.000 mark was passed last evening. Ladd A Tilton 1260. Mrs. A. Ilurrhard - IS, J. Kramer 110. N. D. Simon $26, A. - H.Birrell $10, Mrs. Ross Coursen Reed , $10, ,V. . 0.. .McPhersoo. A . On. $10, W. M. Kltltngaworth $6, Fred Hudson $3. John r. Mercelt $6, OIonnell A Drls ;, coll $10, Amlo It, John D. Only $24. City Mcssensyr A" Delivery company S10, Edward Krngales. , & Levy, For est Orove, 12; H. J. Ottenheimer. Salem, 5 $20; Mrs. I. Frohmsn $6, J. Rosenthal -i-$10. A. J. Hteinman $2r M. $6, Jnllus Onldamlth $10, R. Alexander, Pendleton, $25; Mrs. Laura Hexter $20, H: Trenk , ' man $5.' H. ' Hlrscsberg. Independence. ,'"$60; Jonathan Bourne $1. Jacob Vsyer 1. $1.60. Dsn Malarkey $10, Catholic' Sentl , M $6, A. R. Harris $1.60, Professor i .Robert Krohn $J. - , .' . Dr. A. Tllser $25 Simon Harris tie, 1- Mayer'A Co. !, F. M Seller' $0, 'Count Sanofsky $10, M. 8. Jacobs $10, J. IV Meyer lSv Morris HrrU $S,-l:Ms- cobs. $;, C. S. ITnna $5, 8a n ford Kraem , er $5, N. Michel $5, Fred Werthelmer , $S, C. A. Dolph $20, I. Shnnahnn $10, Feurhtwanger $ 1 , Dr. T. C. Humphrey $5, Richard W'nftn $10, B. Rifpbael $IV,' Bertram Paul Levy $5. Wonder Mil linery Co. $J6. In sending a check for $S. W. M. , Kllllngsworth said: -Will most gladly !' contribute $se to the purchase of powder ; "and shot If used In extcrmlnntlng the . heartless fiends and murderers. Our L . nation should, with or without the as slstsnce of others. s stop at once this ; slaughter, or . haul down ' our ' flag emblem of freedom thereby admitting Christian olvlilsatloh In this the early . , wIHght of the twentieth ' century, a .'tilure." .. .. - . ( I ,-.' v.' ' :7 rvl:X'.-- U 'V. ! ( Councilman Vaughn introduces I - ' ' . J. Wfo ' V Ordinance to Repeal Fourth ' ' ; , f; :T 'f Street franchise Owned s j' :' ' ' , 1 i : by Southern Pacific. v r 2a ..i.iiPVff VV -H .COMtSIN BT IHISnUUIt - - . - . '.rV.: :' I 1 -,."' . ' ; v : . i i ... - - . ;: . : -1 . e J"'; ' " i i , I .1 .- t . -::." - ;';''-V!'t. - There .Is No Connection . Between - ? y f-P - rf-?--''' vT" YH$4? '.I 1 .'.Jefferson' Street '-Line '.trnd Union l I . ... '! ' ' ii ."..V" . i V'.fc,:; " '" 'I . 1 I' ! Mlo-ht Srare Hirrinun Into vi f s - ' m , v it If 1 ' if V ' " ' M . '; H - - v ? ;:' ). ' , ; ': . r: ; : ;: ; A' : 1 .: t ,'. , ,, .':.'' ' , -.'.x ;' - -'. 1 ' . . : ., v . - Mutiny on a Russian Warship. "- ; V, AUGUST ERICKS0N SAYS HE mm OFFERS PRIZES TO TENANTS VKQ HAVE BABIES V' Owner of Stork Nest Congratu lated by. Roosevelt Over His ,.1 .. B'2 Family Policy. . . i 0 ' !:t f 'Vonrnal 8neoji gervlee.l -j -.-j St. Louis, Mo., Nov., 15. Kdward E. H. Beall; -mm-y-or j 'of 'Altob, .Illinois, famous as the 'owner .of 'the-"Stork's Nest" and ,ap opponent of race suicide, has returned from Washington, where he hud a consultutlon .with ITesident Roosevelt on race suicide." WhPn Mayor Beall called- at 4lt i White House He showed that the. Inhabitants'' birth' rec ord of the town of H.ooo for 10 months of this year wan 74$ babies. ' The presi dent grasped him by thn hand and said; "Mr.' Mnyor, I am certainly glad to shake your hand: : You are a -man after my own henrt. In reserving your build ings." "Btork's "Nest," for families-with children- you, have tiikcn a step which many would do well to follow." '' - , Mayor Beall erected. In ' Alton-a row of flats, one of tie reqillsltes to oncuJ pylng .which 4s that each tenant ' ahull have one ; or more chlljlren. the more the better. When a child' 1 born to tenant H, Is presented with, a'baby raf. rlage'- and tha ? parents with three months' rent free. r . '. - v Mast ViOTtde Vlre Z scapes ' 4,' i ' peeUl Plpteb t The ioonnl.) ' ; . Olympla. :Vah.,' Nov. IS. The su preme, court today ' handed1 down" a de cision upholding the- firs escape ordi nance of the cljr of Seattle. -deciding that It applied m tmtfdtnga already con structed as well as those that might be built.. ' ' , 1 ' ; 1 ii. t. , i. , Wreck of Bio Jnere Tonaa, . ' tJ(mmUSrclal ilc.l . San Francisco,' Nov. 1 1.' ThV wreck age f ehe-Psclfltf Ms II steamship, Rto Junlero, thnt wns wrecked In. the hnr- bor nere In lr0l; has be"n found by divers whw-rivo been starching fur the sunken vessel, - - - ,v- . 1 s ' 'i' , f' ' Mutiny on a Russian Warship. BI(?RES0RMNT(rAlS Saloonman Doesn't Have Any . More Show In TJiis Town, ;' ;:.'1u;,;.Says He. ' CONCERT HALL HAS BEEN i ' , . HOME OF LABORING MEN Thousands : Throng; the Palatial - Es rf tablishment' and ,! Listen - to CW sical Music ?ut It , Dcfesn't ' Pay ' Now, Says Erickson. i - , ; ' -j Wm going to turn my big saloon and concert haH,4ato a dry "goods or cloth, lng store." said Augu't Ertfkson today. nd before b bad time to utter the next sentence a .crowd of surprised bystand ers had gathered . around him. ' "Yes." declared tho" blggesi -piacs owner In the city, "a saloon man doesn't have anv show any more In this town, and I'm going to get out of the business; not out of the town, for I've' lived her too msny years to leave nnwSnd then I have a real estate proposition tnat I can not afford to' abandon, right' here where ki k-ii " , .. . . .... Mr. KriokwiI1 then told of having a lease on the oronerty he occupies, s well "as of that on the corner where" Psul Strain haa a clothing store and other quarters occupied y. an employ ment agency and A restaurant-.. . ii.-'.-" " Property I Taluable. '"Besides," sold he. "I own R by 90 feet-hero and havs'the other -BO by 90 feet under option to buy In eight years for $20,000. giving Die 100 by 130 feet, with, frontage on. Third, Becond . dnd BnrnsUle streets." Mr. Marks, who owns the Strain cor ner., demands $80,000 for It If Mr. V'rks is correct In his estimate of realty values, then August EfTckson win get In eluht years for $30. 004 .what Js now worth about as much as Mr.- Marks' property and which then , will be worth conslilt-raMy more. . . L. ' . '.'Now, ,yoii know.T wrU n. th' big - (Continued1 on - Page JToMr.i. - WILL TORE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION TO BE MADE AGAINST SULTAN . i III Bill III III IS! I I I IS Turkish-Macedonian ' Question Assumes Acute Stage and Powers to Act.-,1 . T (Jnoroil gptelat gfrvle.) " '"' 'parish- Nov. 16. By reason of S the sultan's determination to administer the ftnnnclal affalra - of Macedonia, not withstanding the- protest made by the powers, - the Macmlonlan-Turklsh ques tion Is assuming an acute atag. Aa a result s naval -demnnstriitlon Is' to be mede with a view of bringing the sultan to terms. - 'r ..i-. -r ' An ultimatum has beep sent ths sul tan and. an international 'fleet is ex pected to -concentrate at; Piraeus about November 12. . j " ' Admiral Rltter of the Austrian .nnvy has been choaen to command the allied fleets. . . '. ' : '" : . . S&EDE FROM CUBA TO . . . JOIN UNITED STATES Mmiraal Sueetsl errlr.) llavnna, Nov. IS. Two hyndred and sixty American residents of the laie of Pines have seceded from, Cuban control, held 'a meeting, elected their -own om cers and declared tlie 'Island-territory of the United Hfates. "They will send a delegate te Washington to lnforrk-the government of their action. - -- ' - m , m. ' .V. y ASK PRESIDENT TO . - STOP JEWBAITING f: ; , ' .'.-. (Journal Rneclal gnrrlce.l Buttev-Mont., Nov. JJ .Jews and gen tiles In msss meeting hare raised $100 to ald the suffering Russian Jews. A resolution was -adopted -aaklng Roose Volt to tntervene to, stop thn massacre, nnf If necessary (o send Warships to fitiPKla s wss done . during the Jiouma ulaa masiaQrea. t r '. . ' , l- - f , 'Councilman W. .T." Vaughn ' of -the tenth ward this afternoon. Introduced an- ordinance In the council for the re peal of tha Fourth wtreet franchise of the ..Oregon Central Railroad company, now owned by- the . Southern Paclno company. The ordinance aa nied with llihe..rlty .auditor meraly repeale the oral panes , passea Liecemorr is. and approvo-1 by the mayor January 0, 1$J9 a.uthorlxlng the Oregon Cen tral Railroad company to lay a railroad track and run cars over the same with- lntheclty of Portland,. . The" ordinance" whlchTn"BUghtto annul Is number 699 and did not limit tha franchise as to the term of its duration. '. The authorities hold that franchises not limited as to their life are merely licenses, which mny be ter mlnated at tha will of the council, and that the Southern Pacific's enjoyment of the valuable rights on Fourth street has been aU these years by, sufferance of-the city government. . Meraly Introduced Wow. . Councilman Vaughn today offered hia ordinance, which wss referred to the proper committee. No facte were pre sented with It and no argument made affecting it In any manner. : The par liamentary courae will be pursued, the measure being referred to the commit tee and that body later taking it up for consideration and reporting lta recom mendations to the council. It was understood that' It would go either to the judiciary or streets com mittee, . of the former of which the members are Councllmen W. T. Vaughn, R. E. Menefee,. John Annand, H. W. Wallace. W. Y. Maaters, A. N. Wills and Dan Kelleher. and of the Judiciary com mittee W. T. Masters, W. T. Vaughn and George 8. Shepherd. Mr. Vaugha refused to discuss the proposed ordinance, saying: .. . ' ' "Out of courtesy to the members of the committee to which it will be re ferred I prefer not to discuss It at this Um. itar.i win set forth me rea- sons for introducing It." Franchise Valuable, At the present time the- Southern Pacific company brings ths bulk of Its traffic from west of the Willamette river in western Oregon into the city over the Fourth street line. ,' Washing ton, Yamhill, Polk and Benton counties are drained of produce by this line. The continued use of the Fourth street line, which has (the heaviest grade in the state, has neen compelled by reason of the fact, tlfat there was no connection between the Jefferson Street Una and the Union station, and It is believed that the. repeal,, of the Fourth street' francbiae would force ths Harriman forces to yield to the de mands fot,a municipal belt line owned by local persona and operated with equal privileges to all transportation Unea, ',' . ... ,:r v.. ' , , Think Measure a Olttb. ' Although no Intimation has been given as to Just what reasons will be as signed for tha offering of the ordinance, It la believed by those who learned that the measure was to be Introduced that It la designed to serve as a club to force the Harriman interests to give up all plans to bottle up the. waterfront and submit to allowing all iroads desiring to enter Portland to have equal rights in the tranafer of goods. ' LABOR CONVENTION . . DISCUSSES MANY TOPICS Uooraal neetal grrvles.1 ' Pittsburg. Nov, It. In the absence of President Oompers, James Duncan, vice-' president, presided over the Federation of Labor, .convention today. . Convict' labor was denounced and a national union of stenographere and clerks was. urged. Ths Importation of Japanese and Korean laborers wsa denounced and aid promised the Jamestown exposition. .." Bailee Bojr SEUlsa. -iy.v:-(Jonriul BperUI BTTlr ) The Dalles, Or Nov. IS. George Har riman, aged IS, ason of W. J. Harri man, fell from a Wagon yesterday aft ernoon and was Instantly killed. He tjrfcruck on his head on a .rock road. . J. St. irarren Salla. - (Rpeehtt ruipttrn te The Journal.! Seattle. Nov. it. J. D. Parrel I. who recently resigned as president of the Great .Northern- Steamship company and asslstsnt to President t. J. Hill, has gone to Europe, lie saU the tour la one of pleasure only . - of Medford. Excursionists Fru it Visit Ashland AlDeelal DlHMtch '"tii "Te Joornal.) " I " Medford, Or.. Nov. 15. The Portland business men's excursion to 'southern Oregon arrived at Medford on time at 11:11 o'clork and was met by the citi zens of Medford at: the depot, -where the mayor of Medford In a few remarks armonnced -tharTrtt bnt strairhr-bustness talk was cut out on this trip and he would merely show the business men of Portland what the- Rogue River valley offered for ths future. "Here is the valley, on a typical win ter day, and the . permanent exhibit building would (ive faint Idea of the productions of southern Oregon." , City Keys Are Oiveo. : The keys of the city were turned over to the visitors and they proceeded to exchange courtesies with ' their cus tomers of Medford and - vicinity and carefully Inspected the fruit, corn and grain rIHhH In the -pertneit eshthtt building. ' . .After viewing the town and noting the extensive Improvements In the busi ness district, the great number or new residences' built this season, the fine school building, and especially the per manent character of the Improvements balng. made In the lawpach.JylBltor was-presented with, , a souvenir-box ot Rogue river valley, apples bearing the InscrlDtlon. "Souvenir apples from the Rogue river valley. Compliments of the Medfoea Commercial 'dub. .- November it. I 0t." . The - Portland visitors- having pinned a Portland badge en each cltlgen of Medford, the Medford contingent recip rocated with a button bearing the In scription "Medford Welcomes Portland" oo.a photo of a mammoth apple meas uring 1H Inches In circumference, the duplicate of which was on exhibition In one of the fruit casee at the perma nent exhibit building. : To tsad the Month. The utmost good feeling prevailed and from tha business activity visible on every side the Portland business men were convinced that It Is no dream that Medford is really tha leading business town of southern Oregon and that when tha railroad now building to the Crater Lake timber belt la completed It will be Que of the most Important business cen ters in the entire state. , The faqt that such an enormous extent of apples and pears are already, planted and coming Into bearing Indicates an Income pro ducing belt within a very few years which will surpass all expectations aa the varieties produced In this favored section are tha wlnnere In the world's HARRir.lAfJ CALLED : TO THE STAND Succeeds Hyde Before the New York Insurance Investigat ing Committee. FOUNDER'S SON HAD OFFERS FOR STOCK Gould, Frick and . Harriman All -Wanted to Buy Him Out, He Says Stock Dealing 6f Equitable Are Closely Inquired Into. ' : - - jt (Josrn! Bpeeltl Service. wt New York. Nov. It. E. H. Harriman was called to the witness stand In the Insurance .Inquiry at 1:40 o'clock this sfternoon. Former Governor Odell re quested Armstrong to call him as a witness to get opportunity to reply-to statements. made by James It. Hyde. Hyde on the stand this morning said that he received several offers for his holdings of stock last winter. Oeorge J. Gould. H. C. Prick. E. H. Harriman and other making offers. 'Hi refused them as he did not think U to the best Interests- of" the. society .for. him. to sell Regarding . the shipbuilding trust, he said: ' :- - - ...... - . .. ' "I had no Interest in the company In any way, nor did the Equitable. - Proves- 0 oof Wltaess. , Hyde rend a long statement regard ing the leares which Hendricks charged the alder Hyde with having made for his own pecuniary benefit. Hughes Inter rupted and caused the statement to be recorded without being read, becaullr" Hyde athnlted that he had not prepared It himself. . Hyde waa closely questioned regard ing the various stock transactions snd msde a good witness for his own esse. He ssld that at the time the Investments In question were made his father did City Turned by People Laden Paid to With the Normal. markets, bringing the . highest price known In the fruit "trade., - Oreat Development Shows, "Thla and the fact that the timber belt la now ripe for. market and Indeed In the first stages of development urea n deirree of prosperity -which few -sections of the world can equal. A large photo of the Condor water power plant at Gold Ray was presented to each excursionist. The great work of development dona by the Condor Water A Power company. putting the progressive orchardman on a par with the dweller in ma lowns. providing him with cheap lights and power for the many uses which- orch arding Implies, waa noted ny me x-on-land visitors as being one of the chief Incentives to the- homeseeker to come to the vicinity of Medford, where, tn the finest climate on the Pstrtflc coast, he can enjoy all the comforts of mod em life' and be exempt from municipal taxation In the orchard district. ' Xxonrslba e Suooess. . "That the Portland excursion can be dubbed an entire success is evident to all, the hearty exchanges of greetings hatwasn tha ruatomers i ol Portland's leading business men and the represen tatives of the home firms being lndlca. tlve of the beat feeling prevailing be tween Portland Jobbers . and southern, Oregon customers, . - ctronlan Diatrlaate. ' ;. , The folowlng business circular was r-reented each Visitor, Which will bear repetition. It re ari as follows: Medford la the leading town and the commercial center of southern Oregon because she Is In tha heart of the rich est agricultural valley Inr Oregon, the center of the greatest fruit district In the northwest Fully 20,000 acres of commercial orchard already set, mora Tellow Newtown apple orchards tribu tary to Medford than are found la .all the rest or Oregon. ..; .". Apples aad years. ' " More acres of Bpltsenberg apples In Rogue river valley than in all tha bal ance of tha state. Fully 1.000 acres of apples and pears planted last winter. At least- that amount will be planted within the newt four months, of which more than half will be pears. Cars, of Cornice pears shipped fj-om Medford tn New York In 1 tot . brought $7.70 per box, or mora than It cents per pound, breaking all records on tha American (Continued on Page Two.) BURTOnnUSTFACF ANOTHER JURY Federal Judge Vgndeventer Over rules Demurrer io Third ln -" , dictment Against Him. ,' SENATOR'S. TRIAL TO BEGIN NEXT MONDAY Is Accused o! Accepting Money From the Rialto Grain ft Securities Com- " . pany for Using His' Influence Be fore Government-Departments. . ' (Jeoxaal Special Service.) - ' St. Louis, Nov. It. Federal Judge Vandeventer this morning overruled the demurrer to the third Indictment against : Senator J.'R-i Burton of Kansaa and tha : trial waa set for November 10, ' The Indictment charges that Joseph. R. Burton, while a senator from Ktmna," received, from the Rialto Grain A 8e- . curltles company the sum of a0 Jti cash. It Is charred that this -amount was psld In Bt. ouls. Burton Is nt charged with receiving rmonp in .. Washington, but he Is charged with hav ing agreed, -Irr this city, to,accept tuo month. . - " - , - BISHOP EARL CRANSTON -' WEDS THIRD, TIME ' (Jmraal Snerlnl Srlre. ' 'lt'lncltfnalh.. Nov. 1.V Hlelmp Krt-t Cranstfllir formerly of this city and no of Washington, and Wins I.urle (-.n Parker of Avntwlsle were ewirried at the avonilale home of Utlhim '. Ilrnn. 'a ' relative of " '' brMe. Tills Is vthe llhp-a thlu mur lla. H"WS formerly f'r )r in rh-.rge of the Methodlet Hook i . here mid' fterrd went ! I ()regin. Un Pmfcer .k t r a l teacher 'in an eautern roii- : ytContlnJed on Page Two.) 1 1 i-i'