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of Orcfloa Tlmn Any Oilier Daily PcpcrKp Exccpllons. Circulation Records snd Records oi Cash Receipts" 0pen?t6 Uhe Inspection ol All Advertisers
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Thousands of Bargains
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Astoria : Chamber of , Com
merce Charters Two .Ves
sels and Will Meet Battle
ships Off Mouth of COlum-
biaJUver.!
Portland Business Men. In
. yited ;;to ;;Tae Part v in
: , Novel :Eicursion Boats
Will Follow; .Warships fo
n Some Distance. '
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Aa xceptlonal epportunltr' to view
the entir battleahlp fleet jou !t way
' from Sn FmncUco to Pugt Bound will
b ffrdd Portland nd Atoria ' peo-
SU 'throagh' an 'arrimtewiwit tht li
In ir made, by th Aatorla chamber of
tommtrc.' TWO ampa ara oema cnar
. tarsd ta earrv azcuraiontata out to a.
loin tba fleet and. a!l . with tt worn
houra, nermlttin not only a- view of
J ha fleet at cloao quartara, but under
pll headway in tha opeo ocean., y--
, The wlrelaaa atatlon at Aatorl Will
Bret-Into cotnmunlratlon with tha cora
' mandcr of tfla fleet northbound aome
day between May It and 20, ad axranr
for tne mawtmr wwir na ' axouraioa
bhlpev Tha Aatorla chamber of Com
merce haa Invited tha Portland chamber
of commerce to participate in tbe event,
and will- guarantee to eupply at leaat
100 ticket a at tne enarter price oa xne
Hnouia tne crowa
Man Seen Skulkinc: Xear
, , Home .of P6rmert super
visor Gallacrher ' Short
Time Before. Explosion Is"
v Under Arrest; - '
Police Befuse to Tell Wliat
: I They Ilave Jjearhed From
Prisoner but It Is Believed
That They Have Strong
E1dence of Ouilt.
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Deal Beported to Have Been
Perfected by .Which State
Senator Belinquishes .His
Desire to Become Presi
dent of Senate, ; ;
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HOSPITALS FILLED
FROM WIND
WITH WOUNDED &
REGION
DEVASTATED
DE SAGAN LIKED PHOTO
ALSO THE DEAR MILLIONS
Arrangement Said to fave
Been Made at Timcof Ful
ton's . Visit to i Salem.
Tones Is Slated for County
Chairman. ..
flratt- ahlo . aeenred.
be too largo tha . eecond ablp wlli - be
The coat pe
exceed. 15, and this
taken.
per ticxet : win not
aa - awinnnt fkiiifll Kan
Ioeted with tha Portland chamber' a
aecretary by each excuralonlst- Should
tha expense be laea the balance of tha
money will ba refunded. ., .
Manager J. H. Whyte of the Astoria
chamber haa , advised tha Portland
eharo bar - that tha .flrat veeeel to be
chartered will have a capacity to carry
comfortably and with entire aafety S00
axcureionlata. It will be duly impacted
and paaeed by government lnapectlon.
It ia expected to take' an entire day
-to tha excuralon, aa tha desire of the
managers la to meet tha fleet aa far
out on the roadstead aa possible, and
continue with It on Its course aa far aa
may be practicable. Excursionists who
take along good glasses' will be able to
from tha trip.
ret. particularly Interesting results
; fCaltes Press Leases' Wire.)
' Oakland. Cal., April 15. In tha ctty
prison Is one of tha two men who were
seen skulking along Nineteenth, avenue
with a uystertoug package hi hte arm
a few momenta before tha noma of w.
ir.'vH. 8chefeiC' JS7 'Nineteenth aye-
fcla, ,fB WhIcb ilvta . Supervisor Janwta
Qallagbar and his wife., wag shattered
by a. bomb lust Wednesday, night. Tba
importance of. thle man' arrest, w'hoae
Identity la kept a close secret by the
police, oversbadowa any'' steps 'here
tofora taken by tba eleuths In tha case.
It Is whispered , that tha suspect is
cloaely .connected with the crime and
through ' hig capture the local detfe
tlvaa have .hopes of getting' at- the
vory -lountatn head of tha conspirac
to rid , tha comniunlty ' of JTamew Oa
lagher. .' . . v, ,v
The . arrest 'was , mHda last evening
'(Salem Bureau, of The JournalJ:
j Salem Or., April 18. It la rumored
here "that. deal baa been made- by
which : Senator TV B. Kay haa reMn
qulahed hla daalra to beeoma president
of the laenata next, winter . an J has
pledged Wa 'aupport toDr.k".. Smith"
of thla dty far that position. In return
for this gracious attitude on the art
of Senator Kay) UU eald.8mlth haa
promised Kay the aupport of hla friend
for governor two yea re from now. .
r It la well known that Kay haa had
a longing to enter tha contest for tha
governorship and that both Kay and
Dr., Smith have looked upon the- pres
idency of. tha senate as a desirable
pium. . "-. v
It la eald that this deal was mads
at tne. time or Fuiton a visit to Balem
nerore ins primaries at a lima wnen
Ktilton wished . all .hla friends to be
by Captain at Detectives Peterson In t peace with One another.
person arier m at
ning down clews.
person after a day's hard work In run
' He wsa fnken flnmm.
The arrangement la considered
y guarded' to. police headquarters, wt
plausible In 'view
the organisation
suite
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cloaely Questioned by CaDtain Peterson
and hla force of deteetivea and i now
awaitlnr further examination- bv the
deteotlvea. It ia aald - that everything I poaed by Kay
point a to hla guilt and that ha fa evl-1 How Republic
dently one of the -two men aeen near I state will re
the house just prior to the explosion.
japtain or Deteotlvea Peterson was
much chagrined today to learn that
the news of-the arrest had leakedou
While admitting tha arrest,, he rafu
to .say anything or toe man s identity
or or. wi
rlsoner
'he other, two men under arreat will
probably, ba released -today.
at
of the fact that in
of the countv central
committee the Kay forces and Smith
forces united on W. I Jonea for county
chairman and that whatever; was pro-
was acceded to bv Smith.
cans in other oarts-of the
receive the fntelllaenee of
this political deal between Fultafti'a
friends In Marion county ia subject nf
much conjecture. - It has been tha en.
aeayor to Keep it concealed,
.1VJt.UVttW LI6IIT EAKTHQUAKE
Sonera participation in the outrage. I . . .
! other, two men under arreat will I .QTTnr'l.' A T Tl A V rTrpr
ROOSEVELT LOSES HIS FIGHT
(United Preaa teued Wire.)
San Francisco, " April 25. A . light
earthquake shock was felt by the cities
about the bay at 11:32 thla morninr. ' No
aamage waa aona. ; ...i . .vtv
OrxNVHIi JOrTPNC J count A TT prf Jrk
THREE MILLIONS IN
PROPERTY DESTROYED
Tornado Swept From Gulf to Great Lakes.
Thirty Villages Leveled in Louisiana
The Dead Will Reach , Two Hundred
and' Fifty. .' ' "rT:
Senate Defeats Piles' Naval Bill Amendment Becon-
. sigeration Demanded and Bequest Is Granted
Killed Without Revision.- -V
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TRESPASS HERE
fOtatted Prata tsasaa Wha. . -Washington,
April 25. -President
Roosevelt . haa apparently : lost . in hla
fight for four .lnatead.-of two new bat
tleships. The end of his atrenuoua ef
forts In thla direction came today when
tha - senate defeated Senator Pllea'
to tha navai" bin providin Adamless Eden'; Vhere
ilps. Tha senate killed it r . ;'; , ,7,
It-.'.'w?" Women Will Vote and
Bule Without Men. .
amendment
for four shlDS.
without revision,
present when tha vote waa. taken.- When
ha entered and was told that his amend
ment had .been defeated he immediately
aemanpea a reconsideration ana uie
quest was granted.. . .
DUKE DE CHAULNES'
; ; REMAINS REMOVED
TO ST. PHILLIPPE
' ' (Caited PrtN Leased. Wire.) r
... Paris, April 25. The remains of the
Duke de Cnaulnea, who died auddenly
in his apartments in tha' Hotel Lang
: ham "on Thuraday night.' were removed
' today to tha church St. Phllllppa du
Roula, , - - i -r
' , The grief-stricken widow la being
' cared for by friends and relatives, who
-fear that she will -collapse, under the
strain of her great sorrow. , , j,?. s -
New York April 25. Mr. and Mra,
Theodore Shonta and f their ; daughter
Marguerite. , sailed ' for - Paxfs today on
tha steamer 8C Louie. - Father, mother
ana "sister are griei-stricaen over tne
untimely death of the-Ihike de Chnulnea,
ineir great Borrow Doing piainiy writ
ten on their , facea. - ; . -
.. Mr. Shonta stoutly denied that hla
son-in-law waa a morphine fiend be-
lore jua marriage.
(United Prast Leased Wire.)
Chicago, April 26. An ? Adanalesa
I Eden aa a haven in tha wUds 'of. Wyom-
lng jfor all suffragists, a place 'where.
under tha trained handa of 20 fair, an
I kissed Chicago girls, a model city wUl
I rise out of tha desert-like surroundings,
is on the verge of founding. -The
purpose that animates tha vounr
I women is to prove tor the world that
women can be aa Independent and as
successful as their . brothers of th.i
Sterner sex--:.'' ''...; , '.':-.. ,.'S:;.-,:v
Mrs. T. Vernatte Moree, president of
tne Aris-i;raris institute, is to be the
"Mother Eve" of the colony. An agent
! Is already in Wyoming looking for a
Prince Dt Sagaa said that the above picture is the - one' that he first
saw of Madame Anna Gonld. He was charmed with it. The artist has
few ideas on "the dear millions" and the travels of the nobleman.
(Called PreM Leaesd Wire.)
Atlanta, April 25, State troops
have been sent to tbe scene of yea
terday'g storm, the damage from
wbbh is much greater than was at
first estimated. , Special . dispatches
from Louisiana .report that It has
been difficult to get relief trains to
tbav devastated country and that. the
wounded, and shelterless are suffer
ing Intensely ' Every effort lsbelng
put forward. by, the railroad! to get
the trains through. ; . Many of the
militiamen at points close to the
stricken villages,': ; made forced
marches with tents and supplies and
thus gave considerable relief to the
sufferers.. .. -V ;V.;K
Dispatches from the little town of
Griffin M' Georgia ' say, that. every
building but the railroad station was
destfetyed there; and that 20 persons
were killed and wounded. - The wind
tore down everything In the shape of
standing crops and timber, threw
heavy timbers miles away and killed
hundreds of cattle and horses.
The twisters. were the worst in the
history of the south.'
La teat estimates of the number of
killed are as follows:
Louisiana, 70; Mississippi, 60; Ala
bama, 80; .Tennessee, 30; Texas, S.
Total. 2S5. '
' It ia believed that 40 towns were de
stroyed or badly damaged. The Mem
phis (Tennessee) weather bureau today
reported that 1 1 towns had been do
stroyed or damaged in Louisiana, II in
Mississippi, and four In Alabama. v
Florence. Texas, was the worst dam
aged in that state, .and It persona are
reported, killed there.
TAFT SUPPORTERS ,
TAKE POSSESSON- OF
FAIRBANKS MEETING
(United Press Leaned :Wlre.
-Newport, Ky April 26. Without glv
, lng their opponents the "slightest lntl
" matlon of tllelr'. intentions, ;tha Taf t del-"
- egates to tha congressional district con-
ventiont which', is scheduled to. ba held
this 'afternoon In Turner-shall, 'descend
ed upon the hall early this morning,
took possession of It and locked' tha
doors, effectually barring the followers
of United States Senator-Elect Bradley,
who ia seeking to have the convention
Instruct' the district delegates to tha
state convention at Louisville for Tlce-
jrresiaeni jrurDanaa. ' i'na police were
ordered to the hall, buttbelng In sym
pathy with the Taft men, no effort
was made to, dlp.aasa thenau
EXCITED OVER GOLD
FIND IN CALIFORNIA
- . i - i i i t.-j-us, vyg.fr y
fTJatted Paw ImM Wtra.1 - ' .
Nevada City. Cal.. AorU 16. Excite
ment over the aold find near Browns
ville continues and many prospectors are
flocking to the aoene. The entire coun
try for miles around haa been ataked
out -At nia-ht the hills are ablasa.wlth
the campfires of the prospectors.,. "The
noiano - wonaer, wnere tne Dig striKe
waa made, la being heavil" guarded The
gold - that la being - taken out Is rich
peach red in color and is being found in
leaves, films and amudgea.
BERKELEY WLS . r
;c OVER STANFORD
i (t'nited Prsss' Lraaed Wire.) O
Saussllto. Cal... Anrll 25. The tTnl-
versity of California varalty boat crew
defeated Stanford on Richardson - bay
, toia, toprwig py tor"
COSSACKS ROUT
OUTLAW FORCES
Repeatedly Charge Kurds
and Arc Themselves Sub-'
jected to Severe Los& :
(Called Pcssi Leased Wlra.)
SL Petersburg, April 35. Beating of
thousands of Kurds with repeated cav-'
airy chaxgea and storms of lead from
their; machine guns,; the 600; Cossacks
wno went into the Persian mountain
country south of the Araa river, have
completely scattered the outlaw forces
and begun' hunting down the broken
oanas in their highland fastnesses, v,
ITkA 1 AAA V. I V. ! .
perlenced so much difficulty In crossing
the flooded Aras river joined the van-
guara anortiy y arter tne .Kurdish rout
and haa Joined In the pursuit A strong
Persian force la also marching from
Tabrls to aid, in exterminating the out
laws, though It is doubtful If they will
arrive before the ' Russians have made
a clean sweep of the region. - - ,
Reporta of the .fighting r are very
meager but it la believed .the .Kurds
have Buffered heavy lossea and that tha
cossacKS were also oaaiy .cut to pieces.
M'INTYRE COMPANY'S "'
FAILURE DISASTROUS
PIRO
T SAVES
OIVHER'S LIFE
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Bird, Sees - Man - Attempting
to Commit Suicide and
Calls His Wife.
New York,; April 25. It developed this
ornlng that the crash of T. A. Mcln-
tyre Co cotton brokers. Is more dis-
aatrous than at flrat supposed; that the
house railed ror nearly ji,
assets leas than sioo.ooo,
000.000, With
T. A. Mo.Intvra henil nf the firm. ' is
the father-in-law , of Thomaa W. Caw
eon's son, Arnold. Ha denied the rumor
that a large cotton operator had failed
to make good on obligations of 3200,000.
He said 'that the- firm's -customers,
caught short of stocks on a rlsina mar
ket, and carrying a heavy burden of
cotton on a falling market for, that com
modity, were unable-to respond to the
cells for margins, bo' tba concern mads
an essignmenCand later was thrown Into
bankruptcy. " j.
, . (United Pna, leased ' Wlre.l
New York, April 25. Warned by the
ahrlll crlea of v her pet parrot,, Mra. Pat
rick McManua, a tenement-dweller, pre
vented bar aged husband from commit
ting suicide by throwing himself from
a tnlrd-Btory window.
Mrs. McManua was in a roar room
when she heard the parrot, cry: "Mam
ma, mamma, come her!,' Rushing Into
the parlor, aho'waa horrified to aee her
nusDana climbing through the window.
She grappled wuh him, but, he fought
her off and-waa preparing to make tha
mm . and
wnen tha woman again seized
with !(- aiinArhuman (reno-rh
hung on. The screams nf tha woman
and, parrot brought assistance -and -the
nusDana waa dragged back to aafety.
WILSON AND COFFEY
CASES CONTINUED
. Sah Franctaeo, April 25 After Judge
Doollng had continued for two weeks
the 'caae of ex-Supervlaors A Andrew
Wilson and M. W. Coffev. indicted for
aocepting bribes, , tha work of complet
ing the Jury to try Abe Ruef waa re
sumed thla morning. The flrat two
uuesmen examinea were excusea,
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JEALOUS HELLENES '
FIGHTT0 KILL
Aberdeen. Wash.. April 26. in a des
perate atreet duel last night between
rhrM fAmirm . r.a ia. wiii.mK1 .. kM
iealouay. over' an American woman,
Theoterus Carronea waa"hot and killed
by Christ Pappos. Pappoa la in Jail
here. Carronea' - dvinr words wore.
Christ and Jack killed me."
New' - Orleans.- April 25. Dlsoatches
received-up to noon today from various
folnts - in- the southern states indicate
hat 250 persons were killed and at
leaat 00 have been Injured, . All tha
hospitals In the small towns are
crowded. - Many of them lack the faclll
tlea for caring for so many patients.
On this account the Buffering ia Intense.
It appears now that the ' tornado
started in the central part of Louisiana,
sweeping everything before it un to the
Georgia line. This was followed by a
second tornado which did further dam
age in Georgia. Judging from what Is
known today it Is estimated that prop
erty vaiuea bi ta.uvu.uvv naa Deen
ruined.-' v
The wind destroyed .villages in 1 IS
states, from the takotas to the- Oulf
of Mexico, and thousands were , driven
from their homea. . - . ,
Reports of death received from Pur
vis, Mississippi, say 30 white persons
end 60 negroes were killed late 'last
night by the tornado. The fury of the
"twister" was spent In . Louisiana. Ala
bama and Mississippi, where all that
remaina of : certain sections of eight
towns are great heaps 'of ruins, many
Injured inhabitants and bodies still un
der the wreckage. , .
In Louisiana alone, according to a re
port received at New Orleans, today,
at leaat thirty vlllagea ware -leveled. -Whether
It waa a cyclone or tornado,
the work of destruction to life . an
property was complete wtiara It atruokJ
Among the dead la Mrs. Deve reams'
Shields, a well-known society lead oC
New Orlean ' and - NMchea. She waa
killed In Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
- Reporta .on damage . and i deaths sre
coming In slowly today Dirt they tend
to show that, earlier reports were not
exaggerated.:' 'Many ' persona are taken
to have been killed in Albert-Villa and
Horgen, small villages In Alabama. In
the foimer place twelve dead have been
accounted for and at leaat 160 were in
jured. 26 of whom will die. , A report
naa also been received that a cyclone
awept over a part Of Texaa, destroying
(he town of Florence and killing IS In
habitants. . , , -v-,
ADVERTISEfM
SWS RIOT
Foreigners Shoot One Man
arid Injure Several Others
' in Chicago Fight. -
(United Ptms Lessed Wlre.l
Chicago, April 26. A bloody riot was
caused today by an 'advertisement pui-
usnea in a morning .paper assing ror
men' td vwork in a, lumber yard. One
man was probably fatally shot and sev
eral were aerlously injured.
Early thla mornlna 200 - men an-
p eared at the lumber yards, all clamor-
nr ror wora. An ugly reenng was
ukkly aroused through the efforts of
tha men to aecure advantageous posi
tions In tbe line. From. DUllinr and
pushing one another, the men. all of
whom were foreigners., soon -came to
blows and finally weanona were drawn.
Benjamin Jokullak, a youth of 10. at
tacked a man who had triad to throw
htm out of the line and was shot in tho
groin. The fight then became general,
sticks and atones being used. Tha po
lice .were called, but before they ar
rived the rioters had dispersed. Ndtr.
rests -were made.,
Chehalls Paving Contract.
' ( Special Pbpatca. to The-' Journal.) . 1 .
' Chehalls. Wash.. AprU 2-Chehalis
Is to complete her street paving In
the ' business center of the city with
vitrified brick. The council has award
ed the contract for nine blocka to B. 8.
Davis Of Tacoma, for 349.248.60. Il
haa 100 days in which to comDlete hla
Job. ' , . ,
Vifhafs the Use of Dreaming?
It Is Much More Profitable to Remain Awake and Read;
vARB YOU KILUNQ ; YOCTR CHILJJk Ignorant neglect of baby all
. menta common curse of families. 1 ,
WANTED: ANOTHER' COLUMBUS Who will lift tha veil of mystery
from the great Antarctic ice continent? ' , .
OLD " HOTELS' IN PORTLAND Hostelrles ' where traveler from all
parts of the stata gathered to do politics. ; - - . , ,.
VKGETABLES AS ' MEDICINES Soma healthful' dieta from ' ' the
i ; garden. ;,;fi ..,"..-...;-, ....,;.,-.jip.u' r '.ni-:A-.', , -
PRINCESS SEES 8POOKS Leeds ghostly cult In Rome. ' Has . hsd
strange experiences which make her firm In her belief.
FA8T MOTOR BOAT Four hundred ' horsepower craft built to re
cover cup won by Dixie last year. .
THE DENVER CONVENTION Demoorata will meet In building es
pecially erected, for occasion. . ,
WHO i PLUCKED THE LEMON T Famous divorce autt In Parn v.v
determine 'between i Mrs. McKea anu Mrs. Phlpps. .
!; DASHING 'WOMAN tJRUSADER Mrs. Armour. Temperance Jean '
Arc, yHghtS many hard b&tUes for her cause. '!
ALL "THE NEWS The Journal's leased wire servlcs is unx-irj ?.!.- -1
and its local staff a superior to that of any otnerpaper in tiie (,
POOR OLD MAUD--She doesn't do much to Ilanpy and hi comiir...f.t
. vthis week. ; Oh, no! The' cojnio supplement is a rib-tickler.
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