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Fair tonight; Wednesday filr and
warmer; northwest wind.
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VOL. V. NO. 120.
LLlki.
Revolution UnrWay -
lamatiori for-Use
Odessa Marked for
BeginsHundreds of. Peasants Shot Down
in Orel and Vernezh Provinces V
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' j (Joarsal S petil Berries.) -'
St Petersburg-, July 14. The revolu
tion le under way wholesale arrests,
butchery of peasaate and maaaacres of
Jewe are uaherlng la a period of blood
ahed and slot In Ruaala in which the
torch of Ineendlariem and the hurling- of
bombe will be the reply of the people
to the tyranny and oppression of mill
tery rule. -.
"T ThS ciaETiTto reslgnirioweraTo"s7
dictator. .Trepoff, Stolypln and others
', were la ' conference with the emperor
r la regard to the dictatorship thla morn
ing. The plan Js to remove the esar
- from control beoeoaa lie Shows Weak
ness and vacillation when strength, in
itiative and nerve are necessary.
It la reported that Grand Duke Nich
olas, the csar'a oousln, will be dictator.
In welt Informed olrolee, however. It la
thought ' more likely that one of the
cornea from hie works accomplChedlInd
not from bta birth, will be selected.
Trepoff la more likely to rule than any
- grand duke.- - rr:
- Terrorists ysoolamatlon.
3 v
Proclamations announcing that the
csar. General Trepoff and Procurator
Pobledonoetaeff of the holy synod are
marked for death have bean scattered
through the - empire. - Terrorists auo
cseded In mailing copies to Trepoff and
Orloffs headquartera.- . .-
rhe-terrbriata- who Issued , the -a new
proclamation are known as desperate
act of men. At frequent tlrries during
the troubles which have agitated Rus
sia for many months, notles have been
ieeued that cadatn men had been
marked for the killing. t Two of the
moat foremost victims of the terror
lets who were "removed" after' being
warned that their deaths had been de-
-eresd-were - Grand luke- Serglua - a
njll
former Minister of the . Interior Von
Plehve.' Several other men of less
prominence have' met the fats decreed
Seven Thousand' Cars
lajld and No. More - Shipments From -';or l
: . to the; Ruined City ; Possible' ; , '
... (learaat Special Servtea. - .
. San Francisco, July 24. A situation
of the gravest peril confronts San Fran
cisco in the tie-up of Its freight There
' are over 7.000 cars standing' Idle on the
tracks waiting to get into the city. Or
ders have been Issued 'to agerita of the
Southern Pacific to accept no' more ship
ments for San Francisco In order to
avoid adding more cart to the tie-up.
The cause of the congestion of freight
cars Is the refusal of consignees to un
load their freight Every car that cornea
to the city adds to the congestion, and
unless there la speedy , unloading, all
freight traffic to the city " will be
. stopped,-
The eltuatlon Is such that Julius
Xruttsohnitt fourth vice-president of
THAW GOES BACK TO
EMOTIONAL WSANTY
' ' (Joaraal gperlal SfYtee.)
, New Tork. July 24. There la every
reason to believe Clifford W. Hartrldge,
new firmly established as Harry Ken
dall Thaw'a chief counsel, has decided
' to drop the unwritten law i plea and
adept the defense of emotional Insanity
- antf endevr toctear-Ws client -mr this
' plea. Thla defense, It is contended,
gives' Thaw his only chance In escap-
i ing the penalties of the law or indefi
nite confinement In the asylum of crim
inal Insane at Matteawen. : v .-,
'. The .emotional Insanity defease was
I ' ..'..J ' -..
Terrofistlssue
of Bombs-Jews at
Slaughter arid Butchery
for them at the hands 'of the terror-
The csar himself has been condemned
before, .but. aiaasslns have never been
able to reaeh' him. Trepoff, the tlron
Xlattd." la another of the Intended vic
tims, i Several attempts have been made
upon hUr life, but he baa always escaped
even aerioua injury, i - .. k
' Boosa Delegates la Mm, ',,
omembre of the douma are al
ready under arreet and the others ex
pect their arreet will follow their arrl
val here. The pretext upon which the
cepuuaa were taken Into cuatody wa
the revoTutlonary addreaa to the people
of Russia adopted by .the douma at Its
season at Viborg; Finland, In which it
la demanded that they cease to furnish
the' government with troops ami money
and repudiate further loans.
while the St. Pateraburg newspapers
It is not
probable -that they- will print it today.
ae police are keeping close watch over
them, with orders to prohibit the laau
Ing-of any edition not approved by the
eensor. Further efforta are being made
to -auppreaa It la ' outside cttlee and to
nullify the feara of the populace.
. Xtforta are -being made to form i '.'a
provisional government, which will be
an enlarged council; of tnlnlatara, eom-
poeed of the leading men of the empire
and conservative membera of the de
poeed lower Jhouae of .parliament. .' ;
. TO Ba igasrtta XTpbeaval. ;V
' When the people come to the full re
alisation of the act of the csar in dis
solving their douma they will break
forth In a revolution, which will mean
a gigantic upheaval of the country, Jt
la believed; - Slow to comprehend the
full force of the blow dealt them. It
liaa-at-d4wne4JupoA-lhn-pejuua-t.
Jerje
aa yet
The newa that a ukase calling for a
(Continued on Page Three.)
TIED-UP
Idle on Tracks of Oak-
the Southern ' Paclflo .and director of
operation and maintenance of way of
the Harriman llnea. will come' to this
city from the east to give his entire at-;
tentlon to' unraveling the tangle . .
It has been decided by freight traffic
managers of the different lines running
Into the city to call a meeting in a few
days and charge from ST to lie a oar
storage for each . day the cars remain
Idle on the track.
' If the consignees refuse to unload, the
freight price of etorage ' will be raised
still more. . , '
Outgoing freight will soon be para
lysed owing to .the lack of ears. It Is
stated that- nearly- te -par- cent - ef the
company's equipment Is tied up In the
yards and sidings.
originally contemplated for . Thaw by
ex-Judga Olcott but his- views may
have changed with the return of Mrs.
Thaw. His retention by the family Is
regarded aa Indicating be Intends to
apply for a lunacy commission on' be
half of the mother and son, Joslaa C
Thaw. :. jl:.. ....
Such a course. It is positively known.
Is In accord with the wlshee of the
family, s It would preclude the raking
over In open , court of details of the
White shooting and incidents leading
thereto. Hartrldge was apparently de
termined on trial,
TORTtANP.lORfeOON, TUESDAY EVENING, 4 JULY 24,
Nebraskan Won Hearts
of Delegates at Lon
don byvEldquent Ap
peal for Arbitration
(Jeeraal tpacial BwrMi.) -tendon,
Jalr ll.-WUUun J. Bryan
captured the Interparliamentary unfsn
this morning In an eloquent speech ad
vocating the cauae of peace by the ex
tension of arbitration. He was given
an ovation at his conclusion. An Im
promptu suspension of business followed
while the delegates gathered about the
American to congratulate him.' i - ,J -Bryan's
speech was Instrumental In
the adoption of resolutions recommend
ing the extension of arbitration. '
(' It was the first time that Englishmen
have, been given an opportunity to hear
Bryan apeak, hie Fourth of July oration
being read, to the disappointment of his
auditors. His speech todav full cama
up to the expectatloBe.of .his-, auditor
ana aroused me greatest' enthusiasm.
. Mr. Bryan aald In ocncludlnc:
If we are able to separate questions
of- facta from questions of honor and ap
ply 10 mem aeuoerate. impartial Judg
ment we will be able to settle the facts
with honor. , What we want la time for
deliberation, time to mobilise pobllo
opinion in ravor or a patccrm Settle
ment". . . ..-,. ..
Pointing to' a' painting f the death
af Admiral Kelson he exclaimed:
"There's aa much.. Inspiration 'In noble
life aa in heroio death. Permanent peace
can only be poeslble upon the founda
tion of the brotherhood of man."
Bryan'a speech resulted In recasting
the model treaty, so aa to provide that
If disagreement arises not Includ
ed In those specified fojr . arbitra
tion, contracting parties shall not re
sort to any- act of hostility-before tn
vltlng International Inquiry, or the me
diation of one or more of the friendly
powers. This was unanimously adopted.
THREE THOUSAND MEN
NEEDED IN THE NAVY
(Joamal Special BemrS.j
Washington. July 1; The navy de
partment finds . Itself short by about
I,00l enlisted men of the needs of the
navy,caused by the building of new
ships, discharges, deatha - and other
causes. ' .
The department proposes to have a
bis; reserve force on hand as eaaly as
possible, and to this end Instructions
have been sent to - recruiting . officers
everywhere to stir themselves and get
all the good men needed. . , ,
":' " rants' im ateenrtttea, "
(Joental IpeelU gerrlea.) . .
. Lbndon, July ti. Russian se
curities are' still pressed for sale.
Imperial fours have fallen to
49 H, a loss of tH since last
night's closs. A veritable panto
prevails In ' Russian securities;
both here and In Parle. e
'J'. Wales ITarrow Bsoapa,
: - Jourl Special Serrire.)
- London, July 24. Horses attached to
the carriage of the Prince and Princess
of Wales bolted and struck a tree." A
guard grabbed t the bridles of.the
horses before the couple were hurt' .
!""
CAUGHT LIKE A THIEF WITH THE GOODS
In an editorial published this, morning the Oregonian reiterates the flimsy faliehood that it did not'
" know the character of the blanket street railway- franchises when they were pending before' the council -'
four years ago, and wa not awara of tha arguments ' for postponing the grants -until the new charter
t should ba in effect. --..v- . U-t'.j.. - ' ' "'v ,"'?-' ' ' '"'
4 The assertion is a willful; deliberate lis, akin to the denial e the thief who lias been caught with'
j the goods. '" - '-,. . , " ' . : ' .. -.;.";".' '.
Up to the time that Harvey W." Scott was bribed to "stand in" by Jack Matthews promise to make
him United States senator the Oregonian wai opposed to the granting of the blanket franchises.' Wit
ness its utterance of October 3, 1902, when it warned the council to grant no franchises until the new
charter had been-ystified by the legislature. ' - ' - ' :..'.. . ' -
" ' Four days later' the Oregonian turned traitor "to the people and urged that the franchises be granted-,
at once, saying "there is no reason to wait for tha charter.
No more damning evidence-could be required, and yet it is. not aH ' The Oregonian was fully aware
of the reason why these blanket franchises should not be granted.
First, because these reasons, were presented day after day in The Journal, which did everything in
its power to prevent the granting of the franchises. t
" Second, because every argument urged by The Journal, was also, urged, in the council chamber by
" IndiRTiant cithrens and -was published m -the Oretrofrian's-news reports of the council proceedings, v Jl.
The editor of the Oregonian now has the effrontery to pretend that he did not know what appeared
1n the columns of his own psper.' ' '' . .',..,' '
In the language of that journalistic 'Judas, the Oregonian, "Is anybody simple enongh to suppose that'.
- all this wis chance that there was no conspiracy here against the rights of the public?" ' ; , '
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OfJ STREfJGTH OF J
IIIDROIISSIGIIT mD
WsJIa WalTa Man , NowTVIsitlng
In Portland Has Most Peculiar
Experience Ahich Results in
Financial Help; for Destitute
Family in Bay City." " -
(
Because Holland Parker, who helped
build up Washington, was an , early
fighter for an open river "and erstwhile
a shrewd politician because : Holland
Parker had faith In what he saw -one
morning not long ago, a San Francisco
family, then in dire Want IS now re
joicing in freedom from Immediate
need. , :
The atory has to do primarily with
Mr. Parker's capacity for seeing things.
And what he sees is not In the nature
of a vision. Not at all. . ,
"I waa awakened on the. morning of
June e.at o'clock,", he saya. "No. I
wasn't awakened, elthejr. . I was awake
I remember now and I went to the
window, and then I saw. It Did you
see It on that morning T"
"No," ssld the questioner. "1 didn't
see itWhaf was Itr . '
, Mr. Parker grew reticent ' 1
"Not yef he said mysteriously. -Not
yet ' The world shan't know it vet for
the world t wouldn't . appreciate , IV- but
after I die you'll know.".- .
"Well, but Just what did you see-In
this vision r -
The old man Jumped as If stabbed,
and grabbed the questioner by the arm.
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HYSTERY DEEP
I
Release of Burton Gibson,' the
Attorney Who Was Held for
'Crime, Throws1 Black Shroud
Around Death of Mrs. Alice
Klnnan.wf;V :V-L.V.-
JoaraaT flpeetal Serrtre.)
New Tork. July 14. The - mystery
surrounding the murder of Mrs. Alice
C D. Kinnan, who was shot to death In
the door of her own home on the Bronx
June I . when she opened it In answer
to a ring of the bell. Is Intensified by
the release of Burton W. "Gibson,-the
attorney who waa held for-the crime,
for lack of evidence. The dying state
ment of the woman, who. acoording to
the teetlmony of Mrs. flhlppo, a tenant
in - the basement said with her last
breath "It wsa that lawyer," only served
to throw a deeper . shroud of . mystery
over the while affair,-.
Slnos the evening of the murder the
.(Continued,. on. Page Three. ;
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OliUIIA iiiUllUCn I
i
PRICE TWO
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7 '1.
lUtiNMI
MURDER
MYSTERY
: : Burton W. Gibson, who
waa held by the coroner's '
( YkJi and his wif
tha left is Mrs. AUca C P.
Kinnan, who . wma . killed
tha night of Juna t, 1906.
H06E GOES ON
WITNESS STAHD
(HIEflWinfi
Land . Fraud . Defendant Asserts
That He Is Victim of Swindlers
t Instead of Conspirator With
Them His Wife . Tells Pa
thetio Siory on Stand. .
The age of miracles le not past.
Yesterday morning Martin Q. Hoge
lay aa one dead; this morning he walked
Into court. . Such waa the effect of one
day's treatment by a physician selected
by the government .Whether Hoge was
to appear or not depended upon the de-elaloo-of
Drr K. " A." J." McKensle, who
kept him overnight at St. Vlnoent's hos
pital. The doctor said, "Go to court,"
and as Hose's bond depended - upon
obedience, he went. ---J
During the morning the government
eloeed its case and Immediately there
after Attornejr-Thomaa OTJay began the
presentation of testimony in behalf of
Hoge and - Charles Nlckell, who with
Harry W. Miller and Frank B. Kin oar t,
both of whom pleaded guilty, were In
dicted for conspiracy -to suborn perjury.
The first two witnesses wore Martin O.
Hoge and hla wlfs, Mre, Ida M. Hoge,
the letter's story preceding that of her
husband, t" .
It waa aoon made plain ..that Rogers
defence is that he waa a vlotlm and
not a conspirator, that be had great
(Continued on Pago Three.)
CITY CEMETERY FOR
EXCLUSIVE BURIAL OF
r-wl DOQS.OF. ALL KINDS
1 (Jearaal Bpaatal Ssrvtee. '''
Wooeter, CX, July 14. This city, tt Is
claimed., has the only regularly laid
out and platted cemetery ht the world
for the exclusive burial ef doge and
likewise -the, feet efflelal dog funeral
director. The gentleman who baa -the
distinction ef being a dog undertaker
le Andrew O'Brien. , The office was cre
ated by the city council after a long
controversy among the city authorities
aa te whose duty It was te look after
dead dcga,a v, . ,.
CENTS. .tUT?!?
FUfJD FAILS
AT 'FRISCO
Oldest and; Stianchest
Company on Coast Is
Forced Into Liquida
tion Jby Losses
-i v zv. -x.z
PoIIcy-Holders In Other" CWe
Protected as New Concern Is
Organized to Tak Over Ail
Business Hoped to Pay Clxty
Per Cent or Mora of Losses
(Joeraal gperlal Senrtee ) vv
San rranclsoo, July 14. The Ft re
man's Fund ' Insurance - company, the
oldeet and strongest Insurance concern
on the Paciflo coast, finds Itself unable
to meet Its obligations on account oC
the earthquake and Are looses and -will .
go Into liquidation. .The directors bar
requested the appointment of an advis
ory committee, to which the policy
holders' league has consented, v
Every effort will be made to save the
Flreman'a Fund and Ita companion com
pany, the Home Fire d . Marine, from
1 being thrown Into the hand a of a re
eetverr-trtrectorsr -express the opinion
that If the expense of court proceedings
ean be. avoided each company will be
able to pay creditors so oenta on the
dollar and possibly a good deal more.
A uv hhi lummvm IW w u
are the cause- of the collapse, The lla
bllltlee ef the Fireman's Fund company
stand at tS.000,000; those of the Home
Fire A Marine eomDanv. Sl.000.t0S. ,
. roUotew Sfot Affseted,"
O. JL Thompson, special agent OS .
the Flreman'a Fund Inaurance com
pany In Portland, who baa ornoea in
the Sherlock building, says, that the
policies not -affected by-th San Fran
loss at that time wUl not be affected ,
by the falllure of the company.
For the purpose ef protecting these
policies the dlreotore ef the company
have organised another known as the
Flremanta Fund Insurance corporation,
auiy oapitausea ana auiy licensed.
Which j. Immediately reinsured theee
policies to their full value.
The president or the new corporation
la William J. Dutton, the same as la
at the head of the old company. - The
new secretary la Thomas M. Gardiner.
The capital etock le $1,000,000, the paid
up surplus the same amount- The re-
uuuriDcw amvani io ss.vvv.vvv. ; aar .
Thompson expects thet -the new' cor
old company. He predicts an in
come of 11.000.000 for the coming year.
under the Increased . Insurance rates.
Thla will be enough to pay all current
losses, to add a respectable silos te
the surplus; in short, to provs the new
company fit to atep Into the Shoes ef
the old. - . .
The Fireman's Fund Insurance com
pany, organised 4 years ago, with heed
offices In San Francisco, Is therefore to
go out of existence permanently. It la
the oldest company en the coast and
recognised, before the fatal dar.
April It, aa being the etrongeet In tha
west and one of the etrongeet in the
country. .It owned the Home Fir 4k
Marine Inaurance company and Its total
assets, though published at about 7,
00,000, totaled over 18.000,000. Its se
curities, bowever, were moetly held en
San Franaleeo end California property.
The earthquake waa a death blow.
The home offloe building, a Una four-'
story structure, worth nearly a million
dollars, waa destroyed with all the rec
ords and charts. Cm account of the ra
tastrophe . the securities held by the
company depredated, according te
Agent Thompson, about SO per Cent,
bringing down the sssete to something
under 17.000,000. Mr. Thompson de
clares that' both companies have been
In a poeltlon to liquidate ever elnce twe
weeks after the fire. - Adjustments are '
going -on rapidly and as soon as this
work Is completed it ean be told how
much . the policy-holders will receive. '
Every dollar the company or its agents
are able to gather together, eeys the
special agent, will be used to pay the
policy-holders. Mr. Thompson think :
the rate Should very much exceed I
cents on the dollar. ' .
Mayor Tan Meet named O'Brien trt
the plaoe and the latter has taken b" 1
and laid out a oemetery.
- la aa announcement O'Brien says r
Sunday funerala with Sowers wi.1 M
permitted. - The eehedule prU-s,. "
Includes digging graves aM the .i
a lot, la, for a email do or pupy,
oenta; agood-slsed dog, 71 rem; a i
that has been a long lime dea.l. t:i
dog that has bn dfid so I"--lime
end smbalmlog fluid U t
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