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Newspaper Page Text5 GOOD EVE HI HG Journal Circulation 25Md THE WEATHER. Yesterday Was Fair tonight anf Saturday; north to' eaat wind. ' f - ; , i "-Vol. v. mrv PORTLAND, . OREGON,, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, , 1006. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. SxA!ro55T2 Natives Are Completely Routed-and Inaccessible Mountain 1 HUNDRED REBELS KILLED ' i im Tiinrr nnwnrriniiTiz-vi i' II. l HULL UH III I lull . Eighteen Americans , Wounded in Bloody Struggle on the; Steep Slopes of Volcano's Crater. , A" MOROS FIGHT DESPERATELY : IINTII Al I Natives Have Conducted Forays From Retreat :2foruighto - fc Rebellion in Island of Mindanao. : . : : -Tournal Special Service. V- - : - ) .-- Washirieton; March 9. General Leonard Wood " cables "irom w Manila thai a desperate three daysr: Battle- has1 been-fought in Jok between the combined army and, navy and constabulary forces and .the Moros, in which IS Americans were killed and 52 wounded and : COO natives killed, resulting in a decisive victory for the Americans and the routing of the rebellious r .-The battle-was wttnessed - y - General Bliss. It occurred in roop hare Trom -hold, and. General .Wood, believes that the present. campaign will effectually stamp ouf insurrection in the islands. " --'', ". .; "V ".'.."'-The .troops, augmented byforces fmiu-ilieJvy and native constabulary, under the command of Joseph V Duncan, on the morning of March 6 attacked the Moros fortifications at the crater of Mt.' Ba jo; 'near Jolo. " The tebels were we'l armed and. strongly - entrenched. The action lasted throughout Tuesday Wednesday and inursday before the fortifications were captured. ; Mt Bajo, the scene of the fight, is Z.lOO.feet in altitude. Its slopes are precipitous making the ascent extremely difficult. .The battle tjcctirred on the lava ledges, which slope 'at an angle of 50 gteeg and .are covered -with ground that the artillery had to be feet. Until the arrival and "placement of the" heavy runs small projr- ress was made by the invaders enemy.' The Moros, who have stronrrhohi forthetasTeTghTmoriThs, resisteclla3E3eKndahouft 1 COOjverTkiJIed. A few of Them most of them refusing to make ,1'ri'l'Th army , forces lost .15 wounded was Caotain Tvreer . Gordon Johnson, seriously First slightly; .-first Lieutenant ueyIconwayrShghtlyr-and-32 en listed 'men. .", '' .-. - - r Of the navy forces Ensign II. ly wounded. Ihe constabulary lost three men killed and one man wounded. '' ' . . . ' - .- ' General-Wood highly commends the soldiers, sailors and con stabulary contingents. -The victory was only achieved after the most heroic efforts and the hardest fought battle in .the history of the American campaign. ' . -'zzz: A cablegram, from: Manila states that fighting; is still going, on and it is feared an outbreak in Mindanao will become general and the natives join with the fanatics.' Details are meager, but there is ap : prehension among the army officers that the native constabulary has mutinied. General Wood suppressed the uprising among the native troops last year. . - ; - ' RECORDS OF ARMY OFFICERS . WOUNDED IN -BATTLE IN JOLO --tTnTWwri-ofthpnfrii wuundsd tn ths battle with Moros, m of whott - nsmss are rolsapelled In the cablegrams, are given at local headquarters aa fol- -lewa Captain ; Tyree R. - Rlvara, - Troop JT, fourth cavalry., born in Mlaalaalppi nd appointed to Wt Folnt from Tan naaaaa;. raduatd from nrllitary acad mr on July 1. 17; appointed eacond -1 ltvnan Third oamtlryv Juna. Aral llutnant. January 17. 188: cap tain FoiiTth cavalry. October 1, First Lieutenant Orahara L. John eon. Kleventh Infantry. - who la reported In the dlapatchca aa Gordon Johnaon. waa born lrr Alabama on- December 19. 1S77, ana t ppwmen Hwm-"yrtata-Mra from Georgia aa eeeond lieutenant. Ktt teenth Infantry, on April 10. and .acceptefl on April 17. aama year. On Mv IT Ka waa"" iranaferr Elevanth Infantry and on February Flrat - Uentenant Krneat H. Anew, Blxth. Infantry, waa born on Auiruat 2, I 174. In Illinois, and appointed, at large from Kanaaa. Hla . volunteer army record follow: Appointed eeeond lieu tenant.' Twentieth Kanaaa Infantry. May 19. 1891; first - lieutenant. July 21.; honorably dlacharged, Augnat H. lilt: appointed captain of EieveVith United "fitatea oavalry, earn datev accepted, fal lowing day: honorably mue tared put, March. 12, 11A1. Hla permanent aatab- . llehment fnllnwa: Appointed eeeond lieutenant, Twenly-elx Infantry. February- 2. liidl: flrat lieutenant, Ulith In entrv. Kohri'wrv 21; accepted. July 29. , . I . J . . -I Wj.ll I. Conwar,. Killed - and Fifty-Two ARF SI AIIRHTFRFR natives from their last stronghold both - General AVood-andrigadien the mountains, whither American neanrtrmpeT: SovsteepTwas the lifted by block and tackle for 800 in their attempt to dislodge the conducted their forays from this escaped.' They fought desperately, any attempt to save themselves. enlisted men killed. ' Among the Rivers, slichtlv: First Lieutenant Lieutenant Ernest B. Agnews, D. Coke and five men were slight Twanty-lgnth- Infantrr; mpanyTj; waa bom tn Illinois and waa appointed from tha army, haying worked Iris way up through the ranka.- Hla record fol- lowa: Enllated aa a private, aerved aa a private and corporal In .company .T, Seventh Infantry, from May 27. 1191, until February IS. 1199; aerved as pri vate, corporal and sergeant from March 7 to September t, 1901; appointed aee on nontenant.- Twenty-eighth Infantry. February 3; aooepted September 10. Ha was mad drat lieutenant last fait ' HOLDS NIGHT SESSIONS IffflEHmiblrOONTEST (jeenal fDertal gervtea) J Loa Angelee, Jajghr , The supwrior court is holding nlgnt soaalons to hoar arguments tn the ReetwHl caThs argumenta are confined chiefly to legal tachnlcallUea and depoelttons taken In Portland. ' It Is probable that the ease' may bs submitted to the court Saturday. CARNEGIE APPARENTLY . -; SORRY HE IS RICH ' (Jenrael Ipealal srrlea London, ' March 9. Andrew Carnegie writing to a paper her eaya that beyond providing, a epmpetene for eld ag, wealth glras no napplnees. . H "aeys that millionaire who laugh art rara 1 1 '?:-; .. . "V " Major General Leonard Wood, CHIEF OF POLICE KILLS HIMSELF RATHER THAU FACE SCANDAL Joseph ST Stiles of Eugene FTres Night asResuIttof'Expected"Arrest and" Prose-- - - 'yj:',:'. locution on (.Spvclal Diapatrh t The ioaraal.) Eugene, Or., March' f.rAntlclpatlng arreat and proaeeutlon upon a statutory charge preferred by two -young glrla. Joseph B. BUlea, chief of pollea of Eu gene, committed aulcldo early laat night by a hooting hlmaelf through the head with a 0.J 2 -calibre revolver. " Hla body was found at 7:39 o'clock this morning tying In a shed near tho old ' tannery guiiuins m tna norxnwesi pari or me city. For two weeks past Stiles' name had been connected with an' ugly scan dal. In which Erma and Ruby MUler. daughters ef P. L Miller agad 16 and H, reapectlvely, figured. Virgil Row land, oona table of tho Eugene dlatrlot. and aeveral young men about town are alao aaid to bo mixed up In the affair, tow- in aeaalon re turned Indictments against Rowland laat night on a charge of giving liquor to the glrla and upon a statutory charge. Immediately after . Indictments were returned Stiles disappeared from tho streets and was not seen until his WOMAN MARRIED 27 YEARS BUT NEVER KISSED- Mother of Five Children Is Still Unosculated by Her Hus-'-i-- band or Others. - - - (Journal gperlal gel nice.) New Tork, March 9. The unklaaed eon of John Dow le. alias Elijah III. has counterpart In a woman who In the New Tork chancery-court awore -that although ah had been a 'wife IT years and has - five children ahe - is stift "unosculated.' i Her husband never klaaed her. neither did any other man.: Mr. Nellie Newell Lteb of 47 Holden place, Kast - Orange, la tha one who holda the record. . Her husband. Henry, alleged to bo wealthy, is -suing for di vorce. - ' - - ' ' 1 LJeb says too friendly relations existed between his wife and Edward Sherklaa Of Brooklyn. Pna Pf tlia womanSrwana-h tars corroborated Uett i teaflnvanr whua another supported Mrs. Lleb. . BONAPARTE SAYS NAVY CAN RESPOND AT ONCE . (Jnnraal gpeetel lai ! Chicago. March 9. Upon his arrival In Chicago- thta momlngr Secretary Bona parte, who speaka at the Swedtah- American Republic banquet tonight, said: There has not been any augmented preparatlona In the development as re gard a China for two montha Arrmnr- nts Tftre W"?"'1 tnree mnnine ago. If the navy la needed It win bo re- aponatv tho.. moment Its services are required. , - - . - PUBLIC OFFICIALS OF 10WA MUST PAY WAY ' (Journal gpadal aVrvlce.) Dee Mcrtnea. Iowa, March 9. Tho aen- ate today unanlmoualy passed a bill pro hibiting every public ornclal rrom a ceptlng railroad, streetcar, telephone or telegraph favors. Threw1 Issmla la Vaaa, (Jnornal Special Bi tie.) ' New' Tork. March 9 William A. Ma- laney, paymaster for Post A McCord,-f was painfully burned laat night by a atrlker who. throw tha content bottle nf a-mmounla In hla face. The ssaallaut was) captured. . Commandinf; in the Philippines. BunetlThrougrFHrsHeatf Last Ugly Charge. " ; , dead body was ' found (his morning. Tcsterday he told friends that if the charge waa mad agamat blm ho would end hia life. It Is-thought ha went di rectly to the old tannery without hesi tation and committed the deed. A ahot waa heard about 9 o'clock by people liv ing In that vicinity, but no attention paid to It. : Stiles was tgedBouTIT and leaves a widow. and family of ehll- I dren. flu waa a member nf the ffanil. men and Odd Fellows lodges and the Christian church. Ma had been -chief for mix years and was considered one of the beat tho city aver had. At the coroner' a -nqueat held -'this forenoon tho jury found that Stllea ended hla Ufa by hla own hands. The following notea were., found In hla pockatol esn never IttiiifWTO: grace i am hbT"gunty, ao good-bye to all." To hla wife he left tho follow ing:'' . . " ; . "Sadie: Take good care of tha boys. Forget me aa soon aa poaslble. With love to all, I bid you good-bye. - 1 ' - "JOB." - PRICES OF HEAT HIGHER -THAN FOR 10 YEARS ... -f . 1 Heavy Eastern Demand and Dry Winter Makes Harvest r, for Stockmen. - (Joaraal gpaeUI Swvtee.1 San Francisco, March As a result of the heavy eastern demand for Oregon and Nevada cattle and aheep. prices of meat In San- Franclaco aro higher than for 10 years. Sheep are worth today wholesale In carload lots 12 H cents a pound. . There are two reasons which are .given for this stiff price. Wool is high and. in great demand and aheepmen would rather sell, .wool , and keep their sheep for another season than sell them to tho butcher. Wool off an average sheep of today sells in market for $1.79. In regard to tho beef, the beautiful weather of California during thw month of December la tho -eawsa-of th high pries of beefsteaks. Beef baa advanced from S cents to 7 Cents a pound. . Iur 1S the laxMitlv ef Deeembar-thora was no rain, consequently no graaa. Cattls that have been fed on the grass all winter are so poor now they will not bo fit for market for three montha Dur ing tha winter montha tha California market on beef was aupplled by stall fed rattle, but this class 'of beefja now nearly exhausted. " WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS-: FORCIBLY-REMOVED aearaal Baeatat iwa.t London, March 9. Thirty woman rat fraglats demanded antranca to tho Pre mier's residence tMa HoniTnc WTUia tB cabinet was m aeaalon, ' They were re fused ' and. created a'aturbn-e,i,but were removed forcibly ..-. t -t unDWiicM Dtni v uiidt . nunnmui unuui nuni -vi - AT CARLTON CAMP (ajperlal tHapeleb te Tka JMraal.l Carlton. Or., March 9. Jjihn Blmmoai of Tillamook waa badly Injnred yeater day whlla working at tha Carlton Lum ber eompany'a camp. 14 miles out A hook on tha tender cable slipped, knock ing'- him down and a log waa drawn rhlm. He waa brought A tha hos pital hero last nightjTliers are slight hopes of recover. ( ''. LEADERS FIGHT WANT MONEY WAITING UPOfJ REFB RflAY1 HAIKIAI1 Leaders of Life) Insurance World .- Gathered at Albany to Op- pose Proposed Remedial Legislation. - PAUCMORTON FEARS"- INJURY TO BUSINESS -Opposition Centers on TeTrBillsPro posed by Armitroni; Committee Hearings Are Public and Discus ion Is Free Timothy. Woodruff Directs Insurance Forces. : ." (Journal gpeeut Bervks.) : . Albany, N. T.. March 9. Leaders of tho Ufa insurance world are gathered tn this city today to oppose remedial legis lation recommended by the Armstrong companies. In fact every company of Importance in tho country doing busi ness - In this- slate, - aro - represented. Among those present aro Paul Morton, president of the Equitable Life; Charles A. Pea body, prealdent of the New Tork Life; Alexander E. Orr, prealdent of the Mutual Life; Timothy Woodruff, preal dent of tha Provident' Life, and others to., such rtnmberathat tba-gathering-resembled a political, convention.- Timothy Woodruff was chosen di rector' of the insaranca forces. Ooorga D. Ida of the Home Life Inaurancs com pany wass-eelected to plead on befealf of tbo smaller companlea William B. Johnson will argue for tho agenta The opposition to the proposed laws will be heard flrat by tho committee and It Is ordered to be concise and brief, . Ten . bills framed by the oommltteo are being opposed. These bills .Include tha following subjects: W TP'aed. i7 Tho restriction of Inveatmenta 2... The-11 mltatlon of the contingency reserve fund. I. . The proposition tnat there ahall bo no forfeiture of a policy so long as the reserve upon It justifies Its being ear- ried. - - 4. The prohibition of deferred divi dend policies. t. Tne standardisation of policies, ea peciairy as applied to outalde companies. T. TKeeatrTcCTdnor ixpeBaeS dthe loadlnga on the premiums plus tho mor tality gain. T. -.The -proposition to make srsry violation of the lnsurancs law a mlsds meaner. : 9. The limitation of bnslness. 9-19. Two other collateral recom mendatlona relating to the curtailment of expenaes and the restriction of busi ness. Each of these aubjeeta will be taken up by an Insurance expert. .wbo will represent aH of tha eompanlea There are no lobbyists and no lawyers present Fan! Kortoa Talks. , Armstrong opened tho session at U o'clock and declared that ho wanted the heating to be full and anhampared in every way.- There will be no privacy and no restraint. He told tbo agenta not to spars tha report, the bills nor recommendations, and said ' that tha committee would sit as long aa any man had any light to throw apon Inaurancs laws or the operations of tha eompa nlea Tho hsartng la before the entire legislature, sitting- aa a committee of tha whole. The hearing will continue, for some time, as every point Incorpo rated In tha report of tho Armstrong committee will bo carefully discussed. President Morton- of tho Equitable made the first address to tho commit tee. He said that ha favored the gen eral plan of tha committee, but that ha thought that if certain recommendations wsre adoptsd It would injurs tho insur ance business. -He said that, the Insurance- 'companies wanted - It understood that there was to ba no -opposition of tha fighting sort to tho Armstrong com mittee recommendations. All the eom panlea want is -simply "wrrrkable- re forms." Soma of the reforms si g gested tho companies deem to bo "non workable." Particularly strong attacks will be (Continued on Page Three.) . FOR TUEFHtNGSrQimEREm OU.READJ'HE-SUNDAY-JOURMU Tha- Sunday Journal - wilt ba more than hrtmfuT of good things Id Interest and In a true t ynn. '-- The coming bench ahow In Portland wlil be quite en event. The ownera of thoroughbred tfngs have mails etahorats preparations for the event. If yon- want to know something aboat soms of the flat ngs of Portland . read The- Sunday Journal and yon wlil aleo And their pictures there. In- New 'York tha leading actor of Russia Is endeavoring to make headway against gret Md. Kntnethtrtg about this actor and hla plays la wrtttsn entertainingly for The Bunday Journal by Jules Kckert (hwimin, the well-known theatrical critic. ., . , lit Italy aa American woman who married a count has aaved tha peasants from ruin br revtvtne th lace, making Industry. Ia Ths Sunday Journal you will find a moot Interesting artVrle on the great work this Ameri can eountsss la doing. - - - . - - - -- - IHd you know that the new queen of Denmsrk la the tallest and also the rrrhe-at queen In the wori tr r Is homely but naverthelesa one of the moat Interesting members of royalty In Europe. If y want to 1 -something snout this Interesting queen bs sure to get The Sunday Journal. There ara other features. In faol every page la a feature, and you ! rrnt want to m" ' addition 9 sll these Interesting special articles The K mrfay Journal contalma all r a of t' reived over tta own aperlal leaet wire. Lead 1f t I -y Journal o- J y -i ?eeeeeeeetett::; Senators Fulton and Cearin Get -. Senate . to Pass Bill Today Carrying Nearly Half . v . Million for Jetty. . WILL NOW DEVOTE - EFFORTS TO HOUSE HoprtrrOet Congrrwmerrtrr Accgpt th Measure So That Money May Be Available for Use Within Two Montha Gearin Starts Home To- - morrow to RefUter. - rWaehlngtoa Bortas ef The JearaaL) Washington, March Senators Ful ton and Oearln mads an effective coup this morning by securing tho paaaags In the eenate. of an Independent bill ap- pruprlallng 0,hr-to be immediately available and , expended under the sec retary of war and chief engineer for continuing Improvements' s't the mouth of the Columbia river. Both ssnators have been working like beavers with members of thslr respect ive partiea with ' the rssult that when tha. bill was called up and briefly ex. plained there was not a dissenting voice or objection to its consineratton. At Work ja the Xoaee. An effort will now be mads to se cure the passage of tbo bill la the house aerthat -tho funds may: be)- available -at least by May 1. If unauccsaaful In tola there remaiaa opportunities to-have the Item incorporated In the sundry civil bill.' .. . . - . , . . . , Both senators are elated over today's success, snd are hopeful that similar results will be reached In the house, where Fulton will work with the Ra- publlcan and Oearln with tha Demo- cratlo members. Aearla. Coming Xo Senator Oearln will - atari for Port land tomorrow evening for the purpose of registering. There Is some queatlon aa to tha entire regularity in registra tion here' and to remove all -poaslble doubts la tho matter he will register at home and return here Immediately. Oearln delayed going to Oregon until the Columbia harbor bill had paased the senate and he will return In time to help get It through the houae. ' The prealdent today nominated Col ons! John W. Bubb Of the Twelfth In fantry as brigadier-general and four lieutenant-colonels to be brigadier-gen-ersls and Immediately retired. ITALIAN MURDERESS -r- WILL NOT BE HANGED (Jonrtwl gpeetal Herrlce.) Trentoii. N. J., March 9. The court of pardone this afternoon eommuted to seven snd a half yeara the death sentence ef Mra Tolla, the Italian mur deress. PACKERS FIGHT-TO KEEP LETTERS OUT . fjeoraal Special Harries.) Chicago, March 9. The packers fought today the introduction of corre spondence by .the government which. It Is said, would prove Garfield's conten tion that he did not promise Immunity. Government officials continued tell ing about the Inveatlgatlon. . Bogsra Bees Booaerelt. - (Joarnal gpeelal Sarrtee.) , Washington, D. C, March 9.- Among the eallera at the .White House laat night were H. H. Rogera. vice-president, and John D Archbold.. director of the Ktandard OH company. . They were In conference with the president for aa hour but both refuaed to discuss ths nature-of thslr call. eawab ta aoo4 Mealta, (Jeeraal Special Setvtee.) Ht. Loula March 9. Charles M. Schwab Is, apparently- entirely well and left for New Tork today. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee e Port of Portland Commission - Discusses Bridge Question arid Adjourns, Evidently to -u ' Confer With Chief. WILLIS WANTS TO HEAR r SOUTHERN PACIFIC SIDE 4-VirafcPreaiitent Trey and -fWwefv- NortherasiicfficUlrTlngUf " That They Will Nof Mavg Rival Railroad Settle Their Problem and .' Say Steel Bridge Cannot Be Used, : - The Port of Portland commission bold an adjourned session at 1 o'clock tfjjs afternoon to consult with the Barrtmaji officials as to whether the Hill lines ahould be granted-permission to build IntaZlPnrtland. At a regular meetina -yesterday - afternoon the ooramlsslon was brought facs to face with a motion to adopt the majority report of its com mittee favoring the granting of per mission to the Hill lines to build a swing drawbridge across taa Willamette river at the drydock site, and the motion was defeated, -the only reason for euelt defeat being that the 'majority desired nir-w-tiiBCTisrtiieqiietion"'- with the Uanimaa people. Tha tsaue waa brought out sharply,' so that there eould be no doubt In the minds of anyone present that the only opposition te tho proposed bridge comes from the Harrlman lines.. The qulnblo ever the proposed- height of tit bridga was disposed of by -a communication signed by the steamboat owners snd captains, who stated that the propor tion to place; the bridge HO feet Instead of 99 feet above low water would not be ef any material benefit to navigation Interests Draw Bridge Froved Better. . JThe.jnaJorlty report pf the com ml a- aton a Inveetlgatlng committee, which vlalted the principal haroor cltlea of the eaat -and thoroughly Investigated draw and lift bridgea, was read by ths eecre-, tary- and showed aoneluslvely - that in harbora caving more than double tha shipping of Portland the awing draw bridge la slmost entirely ased and. la favored by tha illy engineers In evr3T city vlsHeJTandTalao' by the chief engt-' neer of the war department. After the reading of this report, and also the minority report of Captain A, " I Pease, a motion waa made by Com- . mlastoner Ads ms-that tha majority re port be adopted. Commissioner Willis objected. He aaid the queatlon waa chiefly a eon- ' troveray between the two railroad ays- terns and that both eompanlea should be asked to appear before tha eonimlev - slon and adjust thslr difference. "In other words, you want the H1IJ lines to corns in ever the steel bridge," said Commissioner Thomas. Well, I think they should. If It lY posslble. The legislature, when tha -steel bridge was authorised, provided, that it could be used by any other com pany by paying a reasonable toll. . It waa anderatood that there ahould be Be rn ore bridges built is tha harbor." -- kneel Bridge Impossible. - -. Commissioner Alnsworth If yorj mean the Hllr lines must come over tha eteel bridge. I am -aura it la a physical Impossibility. , Commissioner Wails Well, I giiens that ia right. , - Commissioner Thomss- eaUf there bait been enough delay, the question had been thoroughly Investigated and. the.-, public waa entitled to a decision. : Ha said he was willing to Vote now to grant tha recommendations for ths bridge and seconded the , motion to adopt tha Drlscoll report. Commissioner Adams said he would have liked to have got both road to eroas on the eteel bridge, but he waa now satisfied It eould not be done. -As to tho proposition to rebuild the steel bridge;' ha-thought that -waa- absurd Comreiaalonere Willis and Wheel wright Insisted that .the commission should ' bring tha representatives ' of both railroad companies In and. hear a (Continued on Page Two.) I