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"IN PORTLAND- AND JN OREGON NEARLY EVERYBODV READS THE JOURNAL' TfiAls THE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME. DON'T YOU? Use Tho Journal To Hlro Your Holp Uso Tho Journal To Rmnt Your Rooms JOURNAL CIRCULATION' YESTERDAY WAS 29,325 Tho Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday; north to west winds. PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1008-TWELVE PAGES. VOL. VII. NO. 127. PRICE TWO CENTS. OW TKATVa AD VtVI STAMPS. riVK CEalS. if. NIE M ffTf . 1 If . .T7 . ' -fi horror or mi HERMANN TO 6E IID THIS FALL Former Congressman's Case Set for Trial in November. Indictments Against Oth ers, Owing to Lack of Evi dence, Dismissed. Emprise i ; s i rnmm rti':ii;w:;i7ip?. ( fr.-. ipi, 'a is il iii! ! !-'!! i i . ) i I i' Hi Siil li' 'dimi ;l,i "Villi' !!iL,i ;!; tiii'Hi illimWiplliS Ipi ilii !i i i ill iliij S Iillisii I'i KiiiiypliiiSi !i iiilliiiiiillS i -'t. 'i 'tThlml''lrItiiiii;:!: nil":, i, ' ; im: m JtJ."H'irtt.'!' i W'.wi n. t! i u H i "t;;t'.rt;iu. ; i ;i .H': :,:iii:::iiL;ii !.:: ;::; 'ill"".!1-,'.,! I'iiSVlf! 1 'i i Heney to Try Ex-Land Com missioner Who'll Be Tried Alone Land Fraud Dock et to Be Cleared Without Further Delay. ywiiip 1 -wv , 4 iiliii Iife fi'i''t' V1'1 hiiHiPiiiii'Si!' H 1 The Town of FernJ B. C, Destroyed All Except One Building. BlnftPr Hermann 1b to be tried In the United States court In No vember. Clnude Thayer, Clarke E. Hadley, Maurice Leach. Wal ter J. Smith, Thomas Coates, John Tuttie. (. o. Nolan, all In dicted September 2, J905, for conspiracy to defraud the gor ernment '- of public lands, re leased from the charges against them by dismissal at the rquest of Francis J,. Heney. Joseph Black and others, accused of con spiracy, dismissed because of In sufficient Indictment according: to a decision of the court; Livjr Stlpp of Oregon City, released from one of the Meldrum indict ments. All other cases passed over until the November term of court. STANDARD OIL S FOEjyiROPE International Syndicate Ex pects to Tut (John D. Out of Business. j This Is the present status of the Ore gon land fraud situation as established by the motions of Judge T. C. Becker In Judge Wolverton's court this after noon at 2 o'clock. At that hour. Judge Becker appeared in court and asked that the Hermann case bo set for trial at the November term of court. In making the request lie read "a telegram from A. S. Worth Ington of Washington, D. C. counsel for Mr. Hermann, requesting that such action be taken. Mr. Wortnington has been engaged in the Hyde-Dlmond case In Washington and asked that the case be set over until he could have a short rest from the strain of the Washington trial. Try Hermann AUons. This Is the Blue Mountain case, and with the exception of Hermann and Wil liamson the other defendants. Franklin California, Ridder said 'United Pres Leased Win.) Basle, Switzerland, j Aug. 3. Reports received here today (from representa tives of the liiternailitiiHl ull syndicate, which proposes to buclk the Standard Oil company all over Eurfope. tate that th outlook is bright antd . that the product of. the new concern will find a ready market as soon as ?atn effort 1 made to push .the trade. Thesf' reports oome from e -ery city tn the ftfontihent. The syn drate managers arfe rapidly eomptPtlng arrangements for n alliance with the great Russian oil firms. These firms, it is understood,' have expressed a read iness to sell out Hi a reasonable price. Headquarters have been opened here with a staff madeup of representatives of th three countries whose financiers are interested In (the new enterprise In Switzerland, Aurla, and Germany. RfDDERyOECLARES HEARST DEAD LINE i German Editor Savs Inde pendence Tarty Will Cut Nib Figure. HASKELL SCORNS JR. BORAPARIE Says. His Opinion on Bank Deposit Guarantee Law Cuts -No. Figure. LOSS IS THE UiS Valuable Property Consumed Twelve Bodies Recov eredFour Men Killed Trying to Cross Bridge Other Towns Destroyed. (rnlted Pres Leftied Wlre.J Guthrie. Okla., Aug. 3. Oklahoma bankers are divided today into two fac tions, one upholding the United Htates afcjorney-general's opinion- relative to the; state's guaranty law and the other declaring Governor Haskell is right in assuming the position, that Bonaparte' decision is ineffectual. ' 1 he. attorney-general s stand amounts The following story, wired from, Spokane to The Journal, is from a Portland man. Prank Lisclikc, who was in Pernie at the time of the fire. He arrived in Spokane this morning, and his story is of particular value, com ing as it does from one who was at hand when the disaster oc curred : (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Spokane, Wash., Aug. 3. Seventy blocks of smouldering ashes mark the spot where up to last Saturday, stood the well-built, thriving and ambitious city of Fernie, with Its 6,000 population. But 14 residences and one busi ness houses isolated from the fire's path, remain. One wall rears above the ruins, the flames having razed the build ings and eaten their contents ln two itdtirs. ? I ; Bet ween. atid SCO families cross -to rra? iff? Sirf " : , iL-, Jv.&ZJtMH ft!! MwWT'WmhU'i f nlm ffr1 V1 '-I .i'i 1 liu Jil r , r vlf .' ' 'i ii " i' I'' rt.! iilM'J.Hi JiaLRg ti" '., "iHj.u1..1Im',.M I"" .'."11.1. Ml . ..1' ' J" I I ll ' u 1m.i i l.. 'f " ' ' ...'.J'.i jTk(r i'i .,. I ..' iflm. H JL !Hff l; : .jfiii : : LU . X"!' H(fW ,i i Vi i I, , M'i , . 'I l , m .ii...!.,. ij v ,1,!.'1'.' I' ; 'A '"' to nothine-." de iar.'d Haskell. "Why i are, homeless, and destitute. The pose the guaranty deposit laws when ' Property losS Will reach S, 000, 000 thev have selected George I. Sheldon In the city proper, while (he destruc- (Uolted fPreai Leased WlrO San Francisro. Aug. 3. Herman Rid- der. editor on the New York Staats Zeltung, has arrived in this city from Portland on a Vour 6f the Pacific coast. Referring to the political outlook In P. Mays, Wlllard N. Jones and George Sorenson, have been tried and convicted and their cases are now on appeal. In the case Hermann will be tried alone, so it is understood, as Williamson will not be placed on trial, because of his conviction in another case, which was reversed by the supreme court. According to Judge Becker, Mr. Heney will be In Portland to try the Hermann case. Prior to Its being taken up, how ever, Judpe Becker will take up the trial of what is known as the Los An geles case, in which Richard Jones, Wil liam il Lee R. Smith David H. Goodwin and Myers of Los Angeles were in- (Continued on Page Three.) HARRr.Mii e or I know protection is popular in California, beSause the people here de sire protectiont from the competition of Italy In fruits and of Italy, France and Germany In tnes, and we do not ex pect. to captuge this state for Bryan. tm I do not Jelleve tho new Independ ence party, of which V. R. Hearst Is the inspiration, will cut any Important factor when Tie was defeated for the governorship tof New York In an elec tion in whitih every other Important nominee of A he party with which he was then lKntiiied was successful. This Is ICidder's first visit to the Pacific coast. He and his party will return east by way of Yosemlte and fother points! of scenic Interest to be their campaign treasurer on the promise that Wall street will raise J2,- ooo.ooo for their campaign fund in re turn for the Republicans standing pat on the tariff and opposing the guaranty for bank f.epostts?" LABORERS LACK STRIKERS' ZEAL Meanwhile France Has 25, 000 Troops Beady to Sup press Them. (United Press Leased Wire.) Paris. Aug. 3. The threatened 24-hour strike of 100,000 workmen to protest against the government's severity In dealing with those engaged in recent strike demonstrations seems to be dwindling today. Several morning papers failed to make their appearance today on nccount of activities of the city are crippled en ac- ta,n5- . Tho 'lames rushed along the tion of commercial timber in the burned and burning area of 2 00 square miles will reach a staggering figure. Twelve bodies have been recovered but grave fears are entertained for the safety of at least 200 people In the logging camps and small set tlements in the burned district. Four men hemmed In by flames per ished while trying to save the costly new bridge of the Great Northern across Elk river. Their bodies were found along the track, where they had fallen in the attempt to escape. Peter Miller, Louis Fratln, a woman, a child and an unknown man, perished In the sawmill section. The bodies were recovered. Kotmtr'i narrow Escape. At Hosme . a small town that was saved after a hard struggle, four are dead. John Cuplk, to escape, crawled into a tunnel and was suffocated. A man unknown and evidently burned an! mangled by falling timber, was found in a schoolliouse, where he had crawled to die. In a cabin a woman and a child suffocated In each other's arms. Hon mer Is in the bottom of a deep trough, the sides of which are abrupt moun- i Wih ' n" 'lira. 'I. ,Jm ' I'i i'1!1" ! ,v :' 1 v '- Imn '5. r ' ux. . nM . " . , i i. ., liiiiifiHSiS: illl!llil!!l!liiiil!ilii f,' m h4m', '' ;.r w' ','i'1 ''''!T'.i Wff fi'p C'' ii est". -7 iXrte .r ii. ' uik "5 '',."11 , 'ill ' , . '. i V ' ' 'i'. W ' r 1 i i . TfWlfcl. , , , i "r . i Mm' S-'M f lau'lili. ' i' . . I i tn Hum! l,i 1,11, ,, Ski? a.jlJa,iL B (ft Ei hVia.'-iS' 1J.!1 iffiffl ',- , i ,,,,,, ,', mm T, ... ,,k ia ffii, ' V't I Siin n iPiXi wr , i , i f. ,L i ' i 1 , , , li i"v nil , M M 1 illPlp iapiiliiiS i . , . "... . , i i. in iuia v unyon uie rue is iwniufs " i ir i rJu ll''i i Elk River Falls. OAS ESTIMATES W i? Imports From Winnipeg, Not Yet Verified, State That Loss of Life Will Be Between Four Hundred and Seven Hundred and Fifty. TO START WEST Kai'xroad Magnate Declares His Oregon Trip Is Beal Vacation. rrnltrd tre Leaned Wire.) Chleaj-o. Aug. 3. Guarded with ths utmost secrecy, the Harrlman special Is lying today at Evsnston. Officials of the F.arrlman and Gould lines have grlven orCers not to give out any Infor mation at to the movements of the spe cial train which bears the great railroad magnate nd his party. Edward H. Harrlman remained In the train all night am aa to avoid Inter viewers lie was driven to the general headquarters of the Harrlman lines this Traffic Manager J. C. fltubbs and Julius morning and held a long conference with KmittschniU. auDrlntendent rtf main tenance for all the Harrlman roads. Nothing could he learned of the out come of the conference todav "This Is not a business trip." said Mr. Harrlman. "hut a vacation. I am foing to my ranch In Oregon and along he PaHfic cest, where I have iarg all the railroad magnate Interests. This is would mt. It is not thqight here that Harrlman will hare a bona, fide vacation. Th Inaoauratlon of an entirely new railway system In Pittsburg to handle part of the vast tonnage held exclusively fcr years b the Pennsylvania, ayatem ant the Vauvlerbllt Jlaea, will Involve a rat amount of la.rxT ad geBereJehlp, new that Harrlman has acquired a Pittsburg terwilnal- Xnitischattt will accompany his ehUf west. RABIES MENACES TWEtivE mm All the Way From Panama for Fakeur Treatment at Washington. (rnlte Praa Lad Tfira.) WaahingtonL Aug. 1. Twelve I'nlted States marine, facing a graver danger than they coujld ever have to face In the fortunes of war. marched Into the naval medical sfchool hospital here today to take the Pasteur treatment for hy drophobia. Kacb man hd been bitten by a road dog In Panama! and had bn told that his only ctianc to live was to get the Pasteur treatment In the I'nlted State as soon as poafclble. ine twelve (arrived in .nw i org on the Panama llner Finance yesterdav morning after , a hnrrled voyage from the one. Following out the doctors orders, no word! of dogs or llineae waa mentioned durlrVjr the trip and the men drilled every da On their arrjial thev marched tin to the Twentr-thlrM street ferry and left for Washington i Major O H. ftll. one of. the vic tims of the doa btte. was In command of the grim fiprdHlon. Sergeant ". A. Pennington ! under whoe command the men h4 ben in Panama, gave the marching ordet The rrlvate lln the ep"dlt!f were A. B. Kobdai. I R. B Bif hal. - W. ti. Macrarleni U Ic. Clar. i. B Paatr, Thomas ToyK nT. E cwpr. Oerer An erwn. L. Woe am W H Hwtn. am are mg TfUowa ami Is the crime count of the strike situation. The police patrol has been increased and the movements have been kept se cret from the labor leaders. The dis pute Is at Its height, but there has been no violence yet. More than zd.ouo soldiers are in read Iness to answer a riot call at any mo ment. Forty-eight socialist deputies today addressed a letter to Minister Brlsson calling upon him to issue an Immediate order for the convocation of parlla ment to deal with the situation. MIDIfALE STEEL FOR SMJARCO Tests Will Besult in Con tract for Xew Italian Flagship. (t'nlted Presi Laaed Wire.) Milan. Aug 3 - Government tests of armor plate submitted by eompetttie bidders for the Italian naval contracts have resulted in a victory for the Mid vale 8t-el works of Mldval. Pa. and this concern will receive a large contract from tne government, it la announced today. The strongest competitors were tne Hermans The nrst new vessel to be built will be the roysl flagship, to be called the 8an Marco. SAVS HIS CRONIES TFKXEI) OFT HOLDUPS (fr.lted rrww IuH Wtre'l Ran Bernardino. Cal , Aug I Sam Van Rooyan. well known aUong the Pacific coast as the traveling representative of a Nw Tork and London concern, ap pealed to the offtcere here today to aid Mm in recovering diamonds and money valued at lll.(M, whtch he ar-rusea James W Gtll and W. A. Natll of hav ing stolen. Van Rooyan ears he was out for a good time ' wlta the , actuated' am. While on hie way home h wag hit up and robbed tor te masked bandits, w bfn he claims to have foogniaed as hi farmer -epnlona The acruaed m ho hay been sjrerkteg in the ftMta Fe sbcua, caa nvt tov&dU . wooded sides, literally raining burning Brands into the town. The neat was so Intense that all the window panes were broken and that the place was not com- filetely wiped out with great loss of ife is a miracle. Sparwood, Wardup and Olson, small sawmill towns, are completely de stroyed, but so far as known with no loss of life. Property Loss at Fernie. The lifaviest losers In Fernie are: The Crows Nest Pass Coal company, 500.000 tons of coal and coke and build ings, estimated loss 12.000.000. Canadian Pacific terminals and of fice, 80 cars. Including six pullmans and diners, il. 000. 000. Great Northern. 6(. loaded cars, bridges and terminals, Jl, 000. 000. F.Ik Lumber company, mills, yards and timber, Jl.noo.000. General loss in city. Including resi dences and usual representative busi ness concerns. 11 hotels. itc , Jt. 000, 000. Traltes-Wood and '"rows Nest Mer cantile company. $400,000. New postofflce. being completed. 160.- ooo. Government buildings, I40.000. Plenty of rood for AIL The disaster has left 3.500 people In need of shelter end clothing. No one is ( sunering rrom nunger, as tne Business place saved was the store of the West ern Canadian wholesale grocery which Is donating Its stock. Food has also been rushed In from Spokane and other towns. About .1.000 women and rhlldren have been moved to adjacent towns, where (foiled Press leased Wire.) Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 3. Reports . re ceived over railroad wires from points nearest the great Crows Nest valley fire today indicate that the flames are still roaring over the country and dam age probably will be greater than was expected last nlgnt. it is estimated here that the full amount of the loss In the whole burned area will be about 25,000,000. The loss of life is vari ously estimated at frem 00 to "50. The suffering from destitution Is dis tressing. Thousands are without food and shelter and many are said to have been cut off from hope of aid. Acting Mayor Harvey called a meet ing of the board of control this morn ing and already subscriptions to the relief fund are rolling in. This city will send supplies and blankets and everything that can be transported to the scene for the aid of the sufferers. Reports from all the cities in this sec tion say that relief funds are being raised and that subscriptions ate com ing in rapidly. It is probable that the full extent of the fire which swept over the valley will not be known for several days and it is probable that the correct number of dead never will be known. The country was thickly settled with eampers and lumbermen, with thetr families. These neonle. living in out lying sections, were cut off by the swift moving wall of the fire' and there is practically no hope that they survived 5:30 O'CLOCK EDITION OF THE JOURNAL Will continue to be Issued and re ports of the baseball games in other cities, together with all the latest sporting and general news, will be published. . Tomorrow at San Francisco the game will be San Francisco vs. Ports land. At Ixis Angeles the game will be T.ON AiiilTf.ll.il vh (IflUltand Special sporting features andnewaJi1 M( iv u.v u i lut iv in cvciy iiibub v the Journal 5:30 o'clock Extra! Watch for it Today CASTRO REFUSES DUTCH MILS Cruiser Gelderland Beports ISot Having Been Ahle to Send Mail Ashore. (Continued on Page Three.) NEGRO HOLDUP SHOOTS VICTI (United Press Leased Wire San Francisco. Aug. 3. Detectives to day failed to find any trace of the negro thug who has been operating In the wholesale district for some time and who lust night shot Thomas Waters, a bartender, twice when lie resisted an attempt to hold him. up. The negro pounced on his vistlm from behind a warehouse and demanded his money. A scuffle ensued, and the thug shot Waters twice In the stomach and ran A. Brown, a stevedore, neard the shots and ran to the prostrate man. Waters was removed to the Central Kmerge.ncy hospital and doctors say today that he has little chance to live. BEVOLl'TJOXISTS ITT POISON IX WELLS BR VAX A .MEMBER OF TVPOGRAPHICAL I'XIOX OF LIXCOLX d iCnltM Free Leased Wire ) d 4 Lincoln. Neb. Aug a Wil d 4 llam J. Bryan Is a member of d 4 the Lincoln t vpojtraphlcal union d d today, having been voted an honorary member by the printers d here yesterday. There waa atom d discussion, when Bryan a name d d waa suggested, of the euggeetlon d d that his adoption by the union d d night be conetrued aa having d d political significance. This was d overcome by the election of Gov- d d emor Pheldon, a Republican, to d d membership la tee sanBC tin ion. 0 itia (I'nlted Press Leased Wire. I, os Angeles. Aug. 3 Travelers who are here from Mexico today tell of an attempt to exterminate the entire pop ulation of the town of Mexlcala. near the border, by poisoning the water sup ply. Most of the dogs In the town died from the poison, and several persons who drank the water had narrow es capes from death Poison was also found In cisterns at the homes of lead ing cltiaens. Revolutionists are suspected of the crime, and President Dins has ordered the arrest of a number of suspects The force of ruralea has been greatly increased and every effort Is be In made to fix positively the Identity the poisoners. AUTO TRIES TO SCALP A GIRL (United rrei Leased Wlre.i Atlanta, C,a . Aug 3. --Miss Josephine Brady is in a state of nervous collapse today after being dragged by the hair for a block under a fast automobile Sunday. H r only injuries are the loss of some hair and a painful scalp wound Miss Bradv was knocked down bv an automobile while crossing a street. As she fell the girl s hair became entangled in the starting crank on the front of the machine. Her body fell clear of the wheels, and she was dragged a block before the excited chauffeur was able to stop the automobile Wlllemstadt, Aug. 3. Following ths arrival here of the Dutch Cruiser Gel derland from La Guayra, Venezuela, it is reared that President Castro is pre paring to make a show of armed force, and news of an outbreak is hourly ex pected. An officer of the cruiser reports that he was refused permission to fand a marine at La Guayra with mall bags i and communications for the German minister at Caracas, who is representing the Dutch Interests. At the latter place, according to re ports received here, the talk of armed resistance ,1s regarded as improbable, the government claiming Dial It had the fullest justification for the dis missal of M. De Rues, the Dutch min ister, and that the affair will be settled, by diplomacy when all the facta are known. This vlewr is not shared by th officials here, and it is confidently be lieved that Castro is planntng ftn wwr. It is claimed by Venezuela that De Rues wrote a letter with the deliberate intention that it should be published, in which he characterized the rule of President Castro as dictatorial and ruinous to tho country's interests. The letter was-calculated to discourage any one from coming to Venezuela to seek employment until Castro changed his policies. STEVEIfSOtl HOME RELIGIOUS HOUSE Mrs. Sullivan Buys It for Sisters of Carmel Her Daughter a Member. s (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Aug. 3. Not a little; surprise was . occasioned today by tha announcement that the home of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow Of th late author, Bohemian and uneonven- tlcuiallst. Is to be used as a homo for Sisters of Carmel. Robert Louis Stevenson never lived' In the house. It was built by his widow after his death in Samoa, and is filled with relics given the author by the Samoans. One of the rooms Is papered with tapestry given Steven son by the king of Samoa. The Stevenson home was purchased! several weeks ago by Miss Eugenie Peyton and it was thought she wouhl occupy It. She transferred it to Mrs. Alice Phelan Sullivan, wtfe of Francis F. Sullivan. Mrs. Sullivan has leased the property to Rev. Father Riordan, archbishop of San Francisco, for the use of the Sisters of Carmel. Mrs. Sulli-. van's daughter. Ada Sullivan, renounced the world a year ago and became a Carmelite sister in Boston. It is thought the home will later be given to the order. Farmhouse Destroyed. (Speelal nispatcb to Th Journal I Pendleton. Or . Aug S The farm house of C. A Cook, who Uvea about seven miles south of Pilot Rock, whs destroyed bv fire last night, with the contents The loss was estimated at 11. too. Mrs CcHk was severely huntiel arwiut the face and arms In trying to escue some or tne contents or the house JEALOUS MAN SHOOTS RIVAL'S TOES OFF (United Press Leased Wlre.i Los Angeles, Aug. I. Officers are searching the foothills near Calabaa today for Charles Garcia, who yesterday shot off Desldadero Olivera's toee be cause Ines Ballardo smilingly promised to get that young man a glass of water. Oliver was the hero at Calabaa yes terday when he valiantly fought the flames which threatened the school- house with destruction. All Ballardo and Garcia, who were sweetheart, watched Oliver with admiration. After the fir wa out Oliver paused at the Ballardo home and asked th girl, who was seated on the porch with Garcia, for glass of water. Bh smiled and entered th house to e-ompl r with his request. As soon as she wa gone. Oliver says, frrl demanded to know what he wanted around ther, nd then fired a shotgun at hi feet. 'oi IVnidenc I Burned. , (Special Placate ta Tb Jotrnsal ) Eugene, Or.. Aug. I The residence of fShatl Collins. gpHngfleldU aa de stroyed at an early bour Handar morn ing. Tke low is about M0, with par tial lnsuTanoe., CARMAN MURDERED BY TRIO OF YOUNG TACOMA HOLDUPS (raits TVeaa Laws W1r.; Tcoob, Angv - aV-TTtoih-:x -Brewtr tt year eld. motormaa o the P. street car line. i murdered at II. IS 'clock this morning aa he w. rdy t start th ear back to the barn front th end of the Use. . Brown nd Condsrtoe V R."Wd eat down In the e-ar -wbw t ev re. h4 th end tf the Itnsx. Winder eu'H hi aoaey tkre yeses care is. in r then golTTT and tft eesel . -r ro aa 4- t4 tu to. a ti i f t -hl. ing. A he wa cursing tn . r fot i and started fa t e fr... ). .He bad Jat - r-hd i when th Mmlii'l. fce. rd ' -t frt Nil f tr ear i i soanat the trftfr waa tiU-t f ( he f f t- a " ' Irta4 in .. f and t . ' i ha- . Tt! t4p I 1 t f- "J it'-3 f,-v,i I ; i it v !' (I 1 . 1! -