The Oregon daily journal., February 26, 1906, Image 1

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K- VOtV IV. : NO. SC3. if&'fi
Family of English Missionaries
r- ', Named Kingham Known to
,Be Victims of Mur
derous Mobs. . '
FOURTEEN AMERICANS.
DEAD OR KISSING
Some of Them May Havi Escaped
: - Into the Interior Mission Build
. Inn Destroyed Record Shipment
of w Cartridges From Portsmouth
J Manufactory Is Made. Vj"
(Joanut Special Itnln )
Washington. Fab. 26. An . stuck
sgalnat foreigners baa brokan out In
; tha Intarlor oC southern , China accord
ing to advices received by tha state de-
k partmant today, and American and Other
missionaries are tha .sufferers. .. Consul-
1 General Rodgera at 8hanghat reports
that ' 14 Americana from neighborhood
missions have either been killed or 'are
missing. with a possibility . that they
Jiave aacaped from the 1000 and son
nto tha Interior. Mission . buildings
have been torn down or set 'on fire. . .
' A family of English -missionaries
named - Kingham, conslalng of two
- adulta and two children. - have . been
killed and the mlsalons near Nsnchsng,
; Klangal and Klngklang destroyed. The
antl-forelgn feeling la growing In In-
tenalty and soenea are wltneaaed similar
to thoae of the Boxer 'revolt several
year ago. .... 1
Among the mlaalonarlea who eacaped
are Dr. M. R. Charlea of Ada. Ohio, and
t Jila wife, alao a phyalclan, Mra. Ciarles
xormeriy uvea in -Ban Franciaco. '
Onakoat Is Sea. ' ' e'"
. - The atate department haa ordered! the
. American gunboat Klcano to Klngklang
to protect the property of AnMrioane
and te reacne any foreigners that may
"be rn danger, s-",. ,
. The Mat hod I at board of foreign mla-
the attack on the mlaalon at Nancbang
and telling of Ita destruction by a mob
during a riot.. The mlaalonarlea escaped
on a boat during tne attack. ,
- Oartrldges atoyed, , ' '
The largest ahlpment of cartridges
ever sent from Portsmouth naval eta-
.' tlon waa sent today ' for tha Pacific
coaat Seven carloads of cartridges of
various caliber going to Mare Ialand
navy yard. Seventy tons of ammunition
were loaded on a shin, ready. It la be-
; neved, to sail for the far east
CRIPPLED FOR LIFE ! -y
BY HAZING STUDENTS
Omaha, Neb., Feb. . Paralyats of
. tne back and lower limbs is the result
ef basing received laat September by
' Everett W. ' Hatch, a student from
" Cretghton medical college. ; Hatch was
. a member of the freshman- elaaa of
1IS4, but at ihe end of that year waa
forced to return to his home In Iowa.
' He reentered laat fall, going back Into
. his old class. Hla former olaaamatea
i-reaolved to welcome him. and the rough
it. treatment received at their hands re
- suited In hla being crippled for life.
Tha facultv admlta . that Hatch's In.
jurivs .1. liiv rvauil ui cibh ruin.
'Hatch aava that ha will aua the trua.
tees of the college for $50,000. -
ARAB REBELS SAID TO v '
HAVE MET DISASTER
' ' (learaal -Soadal Bar flea.
tiondon, Feb. 20.-A , eorreapondent
"wires that there was severe rioting this
. morning at Asaertergom. . Tha ' police
fired on the people. It is reported here
that the Arabs In the Yemen district
who asserted - their Independence from
Turkey, have suffered a great disaster,
Boaters Oat rem Taoasasd, " y
'' (Jon re I Sftarlal Serk. -
Mlllville, N. Feb. 2a. Robbers thts
morning cracked the safe of Frederick
Radel. a baker, and stole liOOO cash.
HOD KILL dB)011
SEATTLEjELOPERS FLEE TO PORTLAND
i, .. .. a . -.1 s -...;.
, Daughter 'pi Vice-Preeident Jamee C. ; Ford of Pacific Coast
Steamship Company Dodges Detectives Employed by
j J Him and Meets Robert CiWelch at Perkins Hotel. ? :
A nl elopement from Seattle, a mid
night marriage In Portland and a hasty
. departure for a secret daetinatlon, were
features .'of a pretty romance that re
aulted In the marriage In' this city 8at-i
urday night of Mlaa '- Clara U-.' Ford.
.daughter of - Vice-President James C
Ford of tha pacific Coast Steamahlp
company of Seattle, and Robert. C
Welch, a prominent . attorney ,of the
same city. Dan Cupid enllated the de
tactlvee of, two cities In a battle of wits
againat tha combined energies 'of f the
bride's .relatives snd the Plnkerton de-
teetlve, of Seattle and - Portland. . and
won, j ,'.'''.- '
- While the flakorton men were srouN
ing he rtty In saarrh of the- bride-to-be
to- prevent a wedding. Justice of the
Peace tteld was pronouncing the cere
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People , of , Nation VVatching
Working of Primary Law at
Cominj ElectionWill In fluence
New Lawa
POPULAR ECECTIO.'J OF
SENATORS IS HASTENED
Solons Who Depend Upon Lore and
Confidence of the People' Favor
Popular ElKtions -Those Who De
pend Upon Corporate Influence Are
'Hostile to Enacting Amendment-
' By John S. Xiathrop. .', ' '
Washington, Feb. If. Eighty million
people in the United States are watch
Ing the progreaa of events In Oregon
with reference to the direct primary
nominating law as applied to federal
senators. This Is not to say that every
one of these 10.000,000 are ' personally
quivering with anxiety, but It is to as
sert that the confidence of the masses
In the movement for the direct election
Of the people Is to be powerfully af
footed by the reault of the 10 election
in Oregon and the action taken by the
legialature next year In , ebooslng .a
United States senator. .
Public men here' realise the signifi
cance of the election in Oregon, Sana
tors know that the demand for the di
rect election of members of ' the upper
national house must sometime be
heeded 'and they do not conceal .their
Interest In the Oregon situation, ba
cauaa, with all other Instructed persons,
they understand that the western state
will either accelerate or . retard -the
movement' . i .
: . r meat seta t. r."v r V"!
It Is surprising to .learn how many
prominent men have followed the eouraa
of pelltloal affaire Jn . Oregon, with
apecial reference to h. dlreat -primary
and ' the ' Initiative. . and - referendum
amendments to the organic law of the
state. Discussions are- frequent and
opinions appear? te vary according to
the self-lntareat of the . one who Is ex
pressing himself. , Probably the line of
demarkatlon Is clear' enough to those
who have 'the average degree of pene
tration and thoae , who poasess . the
"nerve" to talk out openly do not h val
late to say. In the language- of one of
the members .of the senate from the
south: ? f t -3 '
' "The senator who depends on the ra
spect and' love of the people wants the
direet election of - senators; .those who
realise .their . dependence on corporate
Influence and who know that the people
do not love, them- so. ardently well,
those Indulge In argumentation to prove
how the direct election of aenatora la
subversive of -the spirit of the federal
conatltution." . ',
Bapemda 'oal the reople.
, Then this senator, who mines from
one of the large states In-the south, pro
ceeded further te discuss the subject
la confidence.- tThat's one of the follies
Of federal senators; as a rule -they are
not dlaposed to "talk out la meeting."
but give too 'close adherence to what
they denominate senatorial courteey).
"The constitutional argument" con
tinued be. "Is that the federal organie
law provided that United States sena
tors shall he elected by the members of
the atate legislatures, and not by the
people In direct vote.. The reason given,
for this was that the federal senate waft
designed to be rather more conserva
tive than the house of representatives,
for the reason that the senators would
be elected for six years, the representa-
tlvee for two and, too, by direct vote.
which would make them more reepotv
slve to the desires of the people.
;, Orlgta at Omstoaa.
1 "Now, - to reach a correct eenclualon
in the premlaea. we must Underatand
first that' whan the federal constitution
was formed, there were two schools of
thought tbe one that wanted to Invest
the people with large powers, and the
one that -was the remnant of the old
monarchical adherents, . and did not
thoroughly trust. the people.. The con
stitution waa a com prom I we ' between
these two schools of thought snd on
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mony that made Miss Ford snd Mr.
Welch one In '' matrimony, within the
walls of the Multnomah county oourt
house. Hasty congratulations from a
party of friends, a daah for a late train
Jn a closed hack, and the happy couple
went speeding away on their honey
moon while papa In Seattle kept the
telegraph wires red hot Snd the' Plnker
ton men burned up sole leather la pur
salt, ' . ' . . . - J .,. - -.'-j
-'The romance started some months
ago whan the Seattle 'a torney met the
pretty young daughter of the steamship
man... Then ' followed an engagement
and plana for a wedding, but Mr. Ford
Interpoaed strenuous objections. He Is
prominent member of , the Roman
(Continued oa Page Two.).
PORTLAND, ; OREGON, i' MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY
frifj -SJ ;;'.; -iV-i-''';.!'j:;:riA;V' ''' , -. i JtSfi ' k f?.'SlJ.
':V-.t';.'''.-'1- .'vs.- . o- -4iV...'-44rr'Vi.a.qf"
Prince Eitel Frederick and Sophie
FEUDAL POMP AND CEREMONY
"MARKS
HERMANN PLEADS
" Oil. FRIDAY r
Congressman Notified to Answer
. Charge ?of Destroying Gov '
; emment Property. f !
(Watilotloa" Botmu of Tba JeomaK) '
Washington. O.-C, Feb. 28. Rcpre
sentstlve Hermahn has been' notified to
appear In court here- Friday, , when . he
will be arraigned and called upon to
plead to the charge of destroying gov
ernment property. ' The trial of the case
will be set for some time In April.'
Hermann -is under 12,50 bond to-ap
pear and. cannot avail himself of the
privilege of membership In the house to
avoid arraignment ' anleas be forfeits
his bond..- ' -v-'.,y . --
The case against ' him will be ' In
charge of District Attorney Baker of
the District of Columbia. "'- v .
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CUBAN FLOWER POISONS :
WIFE OF ADMIRAL CLARK
- -'-HNT1 ";,'
- (Jeernal Dptcial Servtea.t 4 "
-.Fort Monree. Va., Feb.' 2. -'The
United', States army transport Sumner,
with the Santiago batteneld commlasion
aad a large party, of army . and navy
offloers on board, landed yeetarday,' dla
embarklng the Washington contingent
Mrs. Charles , B.-Clarke, wife of Rear
Admiral Clark, 'who waa severely . pol
aoned by picking Cuban flowers while
Inspecting Morre Castle, st the entrance
Of Santiago harbor, was removed 10 the
2etel Chamberlain, where -she will .re
al n . until - fully' recovered. Colonel
Webb-' C. Hayes v of New . York was
also poisoned by the danjreroua flower.
and Captain p. C. r auntieroy. -tne ship s
surgeon. waa Infected by the poison
while attending the ethers, but have
entirely recovered., , t K
Charlotte, - Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, Whom He Will Marry Tomorrow
ROYAL BRIDE'S ENTRY
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Duchess Sophie ; of - Oldenburg
Drawn in ' Chariot of fred-
u erick the Great to Berlin.'
Marriage contract is : " '
a signed in the palace
Wedding Ceremony Takes Place -To-morrow
Kaiser's - Silver. Anniver
1 sarv on the Same' Date Americans
Guests of Emperor.
'-' - - 1 ' ' - '-, . .
:r -r r " IJesraal aaarlal SiVa. .
, Berlin, Feb.. t. This evening oc
curred the-'-state entry .Into Wrrlln of
the; Dunheso Sophie Charlotte- of Oldsn
burf,, who s marries ; Prince Eltel Frits,
second son, of the kaiser tomorrow. The
duchess entered through a ftower-ant-banner-decprated
way' to 'the castle,
where thei emperor,' and his 'family
awaited hir. With her went her grand
mother," Prlncets .Frederick Carl of
Prussia, who drove with her during the
entry' Instead of the. empress, who was
unable to, j attend, t on" account of ' 111
nesa. . -' .' ' " "'.' " -
The entry ' was made with' all the
pomp and ceremony ''-customary ' for
brides entering the ' Hohenaollern fam
ily. The duchess wSs drawn In .the
chariot of Frederick the Great to which
was attached eight black horses.' After
the ' ceremony at the Imperial peJace,
the marriage .contract was - signed.
Ducbees Sophie la I stately - Monde,
aged JT. - Prince Eltel la 21. ; .
. r - . - BerUa te OaJa Atttra. ' '
Borlln la Ifi gala attire both for to
morrow's wedding and the celebration
of fhei kaiser's, silver wedding. Public
and private - buildings are resplendent
with national colore, while floral deco
rations form the leading feature of the
dlaplav. I n -aoeordanoe with the emper
or's with the celebration will be purely
a family affair. . Ne Invitations to for
eign sovereigns have been Issued for
(Continued on Page Two.) .
26, 1906. TWELVE PAGES.
2,000 MEET DEATH
illWAVE!
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Earthquake Followed by Rise in
Sea Which Drowns People
f , 'on Coast of Colombia. ;. ;
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(Jeanal Special Serrlea.f
. , Buena Ventura. Colombia, Feb. t. ;
Aiu earthquake occurred 2S minutes te
11 .o'clock on the morning of the 21st
lasting' aboflt seven1 minutes, the move
ment being from .the north ' to . south.
The town was considerably shaken. The
damage, however, was smslf,' but the
people were, thrown. Into a panic, kneel
ing weeptnjr and praying In the streets.
All the clocks were stopped,, while the
cables were broken In 'many places.
Following the earthquake waa a tidal
'wave, which was of no . consequence
here, but reports from the coast in
eluding an area BO leagues to the south,
state that ,2.000 were killed by falling
houses andjdrowned by, the wave, whole
flmllles having been lost
Sailing veaeels report .that; they, en
countered hundreds of corpses . aad
quantities of dead flfh. and many small
settlements ' were swept entirely away.
Tha damaae dona br tha earthauaka
and tidal wave at Tuiaioo was greater
tnan here, and a few Uvea were lost
The shock was felt In the Interior Snd
Ave were killed ' at Tuquerresln. ' At
Pa pa ran the 'people resorted to tents.
and .thanksgiving services were held
February 21 and 22. Twelve distinct
shocks were felt hut It Is believed that
alt danger, Is' over. .
" '' ' " ! ' " '
V .' rreetds Sroamlaates.'
s'. Unuraal Sgeclal 8erlet. '
Washington, Feb. 50. The prealdent
today nominated Henry 1- Pnddook of
California to be consul at Amhoy, Clitna,
and Arthur l Thomas to be postmaster
at Pair Lake.' ,
- t ; PRICE TWO
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Idaho Governor States That Or
chard Admits Receiving Cash '
From Western Federa-
H-'Wi'x-tlon Officials. - ; fV
GRAND JURY JO BEGIN . l
PROBING CASE TUESDAY
Mine Owners Accused of Conspiracy
1 by . Defense McParland Sure of
, Conviction Electric Lights Taken
From Cells of . Accused Men and
Candles Substituted. :
f JooraU Sperlal Serrlee.
Boise. Feb. K. Floyd Thompson, seo
retary of the Mine Owners association,
arrived' from Cripple Creek today and
says that there haa been a pronounced
exodus of miners from there , since
Orchard's confession waa made known.
The names of those fleeing are being
secured as Jsuspeeted of , being Impli
cated, .l '-;,- - '
' Newspaper man wsre rounded tip by
Special Prosecutor Hawtey In Oovernor
Ooodlng's apartments - this ' - morning.
Hawley said that any attempt on ' the
part of correspondents to secure In.
formation from witnesses' before the
grand jury would be attended with dire
consequences. Oovernor OoodJng ad
mltted to those assembled that Orchard
had confessed that hs got II.8SS from
the Western Federation of Minora for
tbe assaaalnation of former Oovernor
Steunenberg. ' . .-.
Attorney MiUer for the defense said
this morning: . ,. . - -.. . ..
"Mlneowners are bending every energy
and spending unlimited money In the
effort to oonvlct federation . officials
for tha Steunenberg. .murder- ', It la a
significant fact that while a reward of
110,000 has been offered In tha name
ef Shoshone county the county commis
sioners have taken no official action.
The money -was undoubtedly put up by
the mlneowners.. .
"My clients are not In the slightest
danger and casoot be convicted, because
they are not guilty.- - We- won t oppose
eatrsdltlon, further than to preserve our
rights for the higher court and are glad
to - go on. trial and put the burden of
proof upon the prosecution." , ,
Deteotive McParltfnd said: . : '
" "I am absolutely sure of conviction.
I wss aot more sure when I west Into
court with the 'Mollis MoQulres.' I
have corroboration of Orchard's chief
confession, which" leaves no loophole
of escape., Sufficient evidence for In
dictments will be laid before the grand
Jury this week, but the rest will be re
served for the trial.
None of the prisoners will be taken
to Caldwell today. The grand Jury la
hearing evidence In other eases and are
expected to complete their work today
and take up the eases against Moyer,
Haywood and other tomorrow.
The further prlvilegea promised, the
prisoners In the penitentiary didn't ma
terialise. When Attorney Miller called
on his clients he found that the electric
lights had been taken from' their cells
aad rand lea substituted. When asked
the reason, Pettlbone said: .- -
' To prevent ua from committing sui
cide." - ..' .
Oroaare's Wife Protests. -...
Floyd R- Thompson, former under
sheriff of Cripple Creek, and secretary
of the Mine Owners' aaeoclatlon, ta here
to teatlfy to the grand Jury. He says
that the greatest satisfaction exlats
among mine owners over the cases de
veloped In Idaho, by which the Western
Federation officers will be tried. It Is
Impossible, he says, to secure a convic
tion In Colorado, aa the association al
ways secures Its members on every Jury
empaneled. '
Thompson says that Orchard's wife Is
at Independence and deniea that tbe
man under arrest Is hsr husband. - She
claims that the money alleged to have
been given him by Haywood for blow
ing up the Independence depot was fur
niahed by her, and that her husband Is
not a member of the federation and Is
(Continued on Page Two.)
IMPERIAL CHINESE PRINCES WILL
: HOT VISIT IN PORTLAND
Storm Delays Arrival of Steame r Dakota With the Commission
Aboard and Vessel WilNot Arrive Until Tomorrow Neces- V"
-sitating the Cutting Out of Excursion to Rose City. : -
1 (SpeeUl IHraMtrh te Tbe tarsal.)
-Seattle, Waah., Feb.- 2. The storm
off Capo Flattery haa delayed tha Da
kota, "bearing tha Chlneee Imperial com
missioners, . princes and mandarins, en
route to Europe. They will aot land In
Seattle before tomorrow' noon. The de
lay makea tt practically certain that the
Visitors wilt- aot reach Portland. ,.
The program of reception Planned for
today will be carried out tomorrow. . A
committee from the fteattle chamber of
commerce, the Asia" sasoclatlnn and
W. D. Wheelwright Kit-hArd Mcmlarue-.
Twin Wo and W. B. M"y and the Chi
nese consul. In a tuir. will meet the la
' a at Port T"-- -.v r-oni-.
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CENTS. SmSJ
Ciei.
Tells Park" Board .That He Built
Flume Through Macleay '
V Park Deliberately, Ask-
; Ing No; Permit.
MAYOR TOOK MEN AND - "
DEMOLISHED STRUCTURE
Based Hie Action on Pence's Failure
" to Seek Proper Authority Build .
'Says Executive' Went Out of City's
. Bounds, but City Authorities Deny
This. '7 - . .- '
La fa Penoe admitted to the park
board thla morning that he deliberately
and purposely built a flume through
Macleay park without asking for per
mlt. ...,.. . .
The mayor Informed him that he de
liberately and purposely took a squad
of policemen yesterday afternoon and
demolished a portion of the flume for
this very reason. Mr. Pence sa!4 he ,
waa ready and willing to apologise for
his conduct and to forgive and forget
the destruction of his property by the .
mayor and the patrolmen. ,
. He declared he acted without securing
a permit because he thought he would
be refused one If he applied, and ha '
considered it better to' build bis flume -first
then ask for permission to do so
later. He declared that the benefits re
sulting; from the work of the flume
would more than compensate for hla ap
parent conduct In ignoring the rules of
the board, ao he formally presented his
application then snd there tor the neces
sary permit ... '. ' ' ',
. Mayev ansa Wanae,
. Mayor Lane, learning yeaterday that'
the flume had been built through the
park without permit and waa in use,
took a .corps of policemen, armed with
sledges and proceeded to demolish, a
section of the flume so that It could not
be ' used. "Patrolmen were '" stationed
there all day and night to guard tbe
Hum ana prvrtni - may aiiempc w jw ..
pair It Then Mr. Pence waa summoned
to appear before the board and explain.'
He clalma that the mayor - and his
policemen went outside the city limits '
to destroy hla flame, but Dr. Lane con
tends that he' waa Inalde. - '
: Colonel Hawklna this morning he-
end using publlj property for his own
private gain and declared that la doing
so he had Insulted the mayor, the park ,
board and every resident of the city. --
Mr. Pence - contended that what ha
did was for the benefit of the city, and '
hA .1 . ft. I m m .tin. f - 1 1 1 A .
ply for a permit before going to work
should be overlooked, as he would over
look the action of the mayor and police,
m destroying a portion of hla Sum.
The board decided to go out aad look
at the flume and the work which Mr.
Pence proposes to do before taking; any
definite action. The party left In. rigs
at 2:10 o'clock thla afternoon. ,-.
0" Shales Away HtDav
Mr. Ponce explained to the board that ."
he built the flume for tha purpose of
carrying water to sluice away the hills ,
snd fill up the marsh lands ta the vt-
' 1 propose to make reservoirs ' that
will supply water to the high district
In thst vicinity - said he. "to tear down
the hills to make resldenoe property and
nrovtda roadwava and rantM for eae
lines, and to fill up the marsh landa and
fill up ground upon which railroads may
be built and factories and at ores erected,
The enterprise Is a great ene. Involve
the expenditure of much money and
meana much to the city of Portland and
Its people. . . -
"To stop it would be to block improve
ments or great magniiuae ana vaiue. a
can not tell all the plana that are laid '
In connection with my work, but I can
aasure this board, that the reault a of my
work. If I am pre mlt ted to continue it
will be something to be proud of and '
something that will bo a lasting benefit ;
10 me ciiy. . : ,
Mr. Pence) showed on ma pa. tha
routea of bis flames, and asserted that
be had been blocked In his work before
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low. ' The vhittotHi ' will be Invited- to
Portland. Prince Teal Tea, at th head
of the party, will decide wbetkar it
come or not. The party suit -reach
New Tork be March IS,, snd haa ar
ranged for steps at St Paul, where ths
entertainment will he by Jamee J. Hill;
at the Chicago ualveraliy d at Ann
Arbor-unlverslty. In K w rk t-e re
ception will be by V. P. V?- tilt
University '". '
- Of the s! J ' ' -e T r -' ' ,
see In fc-.te. i .'
factory, tf- a ' 1
nary yard, t :
en a bonnet .
tomorrow n' . '
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