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Newspaper Page TextVIU PORTLAND AND IN OREGON NEARLY EVERYBODY' READS THE JOURNAL0 THAT'S TflE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME. DON'T VOU? Journal Wanta brlnz (! llest and Quickest itesutls. More Help Wanted? " ADVERTISK IN THE MOlItNAL.' The Weather -Fair 'tonight; Thursday probably shower, cooler. .PORTLAND. 'OREGON, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, OCTOBER 7; 1008. SIXTEEN PAGES. VOL. VII, NO. 185. PRICE TWO CENTS. tin TftAixa amb rw MJ1QI ows daw WAR CLOUD Gk . .. , ' ,. . u 1 AUSWR-JQUESI. coiistaiiie assassinated? fill I ' ' ' i.lOfJKEY STOPS CARS AND PUTS OUT LIGHT Dispatches Seem to Confirm Murder During Servian Army Maneuvers. A monkey stepped all tha, streetosrs of tha weat side at 1 o'clock this after noon... ... Practically every electric light on tha west atda alao went out In a flesh, but tha monkey had dona a vary Indiscreet thing he had connected up lO.ooo volte of electricity with , hta metal chain in tha tranaformlng- atatlon of the "Port- United Frees Leased Wire.) Athena." Greece, - Oct. ' 7.- Dis patches Just received here apparent-j Railway. Light Power company ly confirm the rumor from iOnBian-iat Seventh and Alder.1 ' ; tinoDle that Prince Constantlne, oil : The monkey la dead.. Strang to aay, Greece ' wM: TllJSLZ 5rtST &SeXtiS'!2! wane . aueuumg vuo - i wires, put a raw minutes later tne poor, ..,,. . . singod, burned animal was mercifully maneuvers,,,. ..v . chloroformed by hla owner, Raffin, the Thla City Is In a State Of Wildest director of the troupe of Simian per- escltement. There Is that this outrag may; draw Greece Into the Balkans ar Vienna. Oct 7.--Austria-Hungary nm rtnaUv issued" a defiance to . the n,M todav when the foreign office officially, announced 'that 'neither- an nexatlon of 'Bosnia an Hersegovtna rffr the declaration of independence, by " Bulgaria la a matter tor tha concern of other powers, k Tha statement aaya Austria "does not car whether tha annexation - of , tha two provinces la recognised or not, as It la an accomplished .fact and cannot The announcement take the form'of I 'pirinT a protest against the calling of a eon- f prance -of the powers at iierlin to re vls-e the, Rnrlfn IffllT. - . . t . -The- Kov4riinentJlorei&' office-- Tnere disclaim!! .any .connection, , whatever with the action of Bulgaria In declar- . Wff its independence. , , Renorts from Bosnia today aay the province Is on the verge. of rebellion as th rfsiilt of thu annexation, which was Announced last night. .. It is said secret . mefitlntra have been called and an effort is being made to cause a con certed uprising mrougnout toe prov mce. "" i. a ' pOSSlDHliy lo;er" i ine urpneum. , . , that W. R. Osborn found tha monkey at the bottom of a wire well at the back of the big transforming atatlon. Mr. Moult had tired of the show business, and find ing that it was a beautiful afternoon he had broken loose from his cage, and had made Ma way unmolested across Alder street from the stage entrance of the theatre and around to the Seventh atreet aide of the transforming station. After frolicking around for a moment, he climbed up to the roof of the station and then climbed down the wire well. He was all unaware that the company's high power wires enter the station from this wire well. When Osborn reached for Mr. Monk he leaped aside, and in an Instant hla metal chain ihad touched two of the wires. In a flash the monkey's use fulness waa over forever. Just as quickly the transforming machinery in side the station went wrong and a hun dred cars stopped, while lights in thea tres, stores ana names went out. The east side fared better. At o clock O.-R. cold well, the power en gineer, said that so far as could then be seen no actual damage had been done ' to the machinery. General Man agar Fuller was at the transforming station, and a crew of men waa trying to straighten out the circuits and get the current (lowing again for the city s neeas. SIS Proposed Feeder of North Hank Will, Bring Central ' Washington Wheat Ship ments to Portland Instead of Puget Sound. HOLDING THE BRIDGE AGAINST PROGRESS M YORK HIS Fl HDEANSTERS Game in National ;J'ndSi,Yictorionsly-X6r. :vvthe Giants. ' V JTinal soorei New Tork . . . Boston ' U. S. a. .7 13 O .9 I Constantinople, the raising of the or Oct. 7. Tncensed at new Bulgarian flag over tne. vulgarian Indenendence agency here, a mob o gathered about the building this afternoon and Is threatening to tear down the emblem. A heaw arunrd of Turkish soldiora has been placed about the agency, but there is great danger of the soldiers being swept aside and the place being attacked nv i.n mnn. Sultan Abdul Hamld pleadedWirh the people to take no steps that might prejudice the clalma of the empire be fore the other powers.' The crowd waa sreatlv excited and serious trouble la expected. - . SERVIAN MOBS RENEW ATTACKS (Valted Pres Leased. Wire.) , s New , York, Oct; ' 7. Becker ppeped the gam' with a bunt and Bates fol lowed with a slngW. Ames shot a high one over that McGaln soue, for three bags ' and . two Bostonlans scored. He died at third when Ames steadied. Two runs., . .i. New Tork failed to score In the first Inning. Score: New Tork, 0; Bos ton, 8. ' Boston was blanked In tha second. With one down for New Tork Bonlln singled and stole second. He took third on an infield hit and scored on McCor mlck's safety. One run." Score: New Tork, 1; Boston, 2. Boston aeain failed to score in tha third. For New Tork. Ames singled I11AY POSTPONE Ml RIAL IIERi Prosecution. May , Await : lleney's Release-From the - . liuei Case in soutn. nif . t -nsi t mrAit I tnird. For New rorK. Ames smgiea ON LEGATION I ttnd went to aecond. He scored on Ten u"w ney's two-baaraer. Hraoa- Dlaced a sac- ney's two-bagger. Hersog placed a sac I rifles that sent Tenner to third when (United Press Leased Wire.) I Ames scored on Bresnahan's hot one to Bale-rade. Bervia. Oct. 7.Mobs of snort. Two runs: Score, New Tork 8, ' . i ttnsivn a . Servians today aurrounded tha Aus-1 Ame8 was working like clock work trian legation here and threatened to I and no beaneater scored in the fourth. o .,ta,-v. mt nnnn the build, t i Seymour . opened the fourth for the -- ' - Hilttntm with a, . nr U Dovlin nut Ing last night. The legation is guaroea I afe one m tne same place. Flaherty by a heavy line of troopa. Every win dow In the structure waa shattered in the rioting last night. thought he saw a chance to catch Sey mour napping. Umpire Johnstone called Seymour safe and Flaherty proteated. The situatior here Is "trm.elf-ip": jclalon-and Flaherty left tha game tin- oraerea to ao so oy tne umpire, la- lcal. The people are embittered toward Bulgaria as well as Austria and do not like tne prospect or mis country oeing lt In the center of the disturbed ter ritory, to be overridden and probably captured by the nation ttiat comes out victorious in tne unpenning struggles. All night long the rioting continued and It was not until dawn that the sol tilers dispersed the crowd. For several hours today there was comparative quiet, but soon the angry citisena be- gan gathering again and at noon the Austrian legation was aurrounded by a SDtirred on bv tha Infuriated leaders, the cltisens made a rush toward the en trance and tried to carry it by storm, but the troops were prepared and drove th'em back. When the attack was flrst made last night the attaches of the le- (Continued on Page Four.) CHARLIE CLARK THl'ARTS CROOKS Millionaire Senator's Son Roped in, but Refuses to Bleed When Bled. flailed lra Lee Wlral . Lea Angeles. CaL. Oct T Tba pro tected operation of a roulette wheel la a fasbtonable apartment beuse where Charlea W. Clark, a ana of former Vnlwa Plate Senator W. A. CUrk ef Mnfttana, Is said tn ksv loet :,M Is rauslna: the iturestlgatlon ft m police ring by City PreeecMtor Waolwlwe. J r.f rvrTrti 4b pcestn e-f Weol ItcticatM that vtcrebers ef the po ! etirtwn atlempl to cfsrsrwl the 1 .ie rnil(ilre rr fcls loesaa te a r' f -rvel omkwm. I U'k. It is M id. Itwl'Wd to lit r.ii. in-t at the tltn ri1 tntn t m ft rwMF. He had litt! i"e ft N Mm. and rw! operviers fcfr4 't tnrjt rtiiwfc In mwf !s T h etnrv t'. Vg la m-,mfo- thet h t ? tm "1 r -4 lf,.-4 f tt.t ! taievnt ef i..t Iks fcf ref tv4 te pay. . i herty'a action is the first Instance thia year of a, njtchea voluntarily quitting Matern succeeded Flaherty In tha box. McCormlck came through with a sacri fice that advanced both runners. Mat ern waa easy for Bridwell, who shot one te the outfield, an Seymour and Devlin scored. - Ames singled and went to sec ond on Tenney'a bunt. Hersog picked out an'ce one that scored Bridwell and Ames.. Four runs. Score. New Tork 7, Boaton 2. Tracy C. , Becker, special assistant to tha attorney general, who Is to be asfo elated with United States District Attor ney John McCourt In trying the case known as the Richard D. Jones, or Los Angeles land fraud hearing, arrived from the south this morning. Mr. Becker was In San Francisco sev eral days, and conferred with Francis J, Heney relative to tha Blnger Hermann ease, which has BSen set down for hear ing November 9 n the federal court in Portland. This is one of the cases Mr. Heney is to come to Portland to try himself. Owing to the fact that four weeks have already been taken up In the Ruef ; trial In San Francisco and a !urv not vet secured. Mr. Heney was not ' certain whether he could be here by November 0. In the event that Mr, Heney Is not able to get away from the grart prose cution In, San Francisco on the date set for the Hermann trial, the case will be postponed.: BIBLE DISTRIBUTORS IN BITTER CONFLICT (United Press teased Wire;) San Jose, Cal., Oct 7. Claiming that the -adherents of an opposing sect are seeking his life, A. O. Florey, one of the leaders of the San -Jose Bible and Tract society, today sought the pro tection of the sheriff. Florey declares that yesterday morn ing he waa awakened by the report of a- gun and that a bullet chipped the plaater of hi room within a foot of hla head. The man who fired the shot ran before Florey or neighbors could Dursue. He save ne aaw a man lurK Ing in tha shadows near nia home last night , Florev attributes tha shooting to recent falling out between factions tn rlares that a faction headed by ti. D. Dement Is antagonistic to him and re cently attempted to depose him to elect jjeraeni. Work on the survey of a line to con nect the North Bank and Great North ern roads by way of the Columbia river haa been begun by a party of Hill en gineers, and the line will not only head off a projected Milwaukee branch through Douglas county, Wash., but will ' bring the vast wheat crop of Douglas and Benton counties down the water grade to Portland. The route of the proposed line begins at nennewicK. on tne Mortn Hantc mam line between SDOkane and Portland, fol lows the west Dank of the Columbia to Priest Rapids, where it crosses the river and follows the east bank of the Co lumbia to Trinidad on the transconti nental line of the Great Northern. - At Trinidad the proposed line will connect with a route already surveyed by Oreaj Northern engineers to connect Trinidad with Water vllle. by Way of Moses coulee. . ' a . -.v Report Baos-caauatea.. , , The Watervllle line was' Surveyed a dozen years ago but waa given up with out comrnenoing-conairucuon . worn, ii hae recently been' . surveyed, nowevef. and 'the fcegniningMnf thir"Tiew Keiif- wicR-Trtnioad line survey lenas oior tu the reoort that the entire Una will be built; at -once. . .Th construction Of th line would be or especial . importance . to' Portland,, be cause It would divert all he wheat of central. Washington which the Milwau kee, road has been preparing to capture for Pueet sound, to Portland, down the Columbia river grade. The new Colom bia river line wouta give win a nown haul from Watervllle, in northern Dong lam countv. to the sea. making it nrac tlcally impossible for roads' running to the sound to compete with him. In the hauling of wheat. Freight rates on wheat are ao, low that the expense or hauling up grade across the Cascade di vide would prove too niucn xor me juii waukee. . . .. Feeders ironn ana soatn. , Last summer a survey was run by the Great Northern from . Adrian, in Tlnnrlna county, naralleilng the Mil waukee line to Othello and running dire south from there to Pasco. If thle Una aa well as tne rtroDosea ttennewica Trinidad line is built the North Bank will have -feeders on each side of the Columbia which will practically ahut out tha Milwaukee from securing any of the central Washington wheat ship ments. ' , ".. - , ' . -J..... ' . T) - 4 : 1 J r I f 4 I . i y . f . ' . i'-. 'tx s . J. ; I ' : - ' :. i-U'r c! 600 MILES TO SERVE SENTENCE Edgar Barton Comes in oh Learning His Appeal Is Lost. A MGCENT PHASE OF, REPUBLICAN RULE "In Ton Straight Path a Thousand ' May Well Be Stopped by Three!" 1 Drawing after Robinson in Collier's, RUSSIA FAVORS DICKER (Col ted Prase Uised Wlre.t Paris, Oct 7. Foreign Minister woisky of Russia declared today in -a sutement. to-, the Temps that only on condition of tha Berlin treaty being re vised so as to eliminate clauses preju dicial tO Russia will that nation into the proposed plan to chanaa the treaty, in anr other event, ha a vm Russia will Insist on the operation of the tteaty aa It now stands. Irnortna- the recent acts of Austria and Bulra T-l Iswolsky asserts that France is rta. tn i harmony with Russia in regard to this course ana mat ne oeneves lungiana also will support his attitude. It Is stated that the 'Russian minister will place the matter before, the English foreign office at once. This new . attitude-of Russia. In an endeavor to take advantage of the sit uatlon to gain cbangea desired by the esar, haa added a new phase to the complicated situation. ; . i ELECTORAL VOTE OF THE STATES Alabama . . Arkansas . California . Colorado . . Connecticut Delaware . Florida . . . , Georgia . ... Idaho ..... Illinois . ... Indian Iwa . . y-. Kanaaa . ... Kentucky . , Imlalana . ... Mala . ....... Maryland . ... t amarboaetts Mfrhiran , M Inaeanta M )Marlr pi , . ........, M iac-wri ........ ...... Mmtana . .......-.... elertnral te , t hrajry te a hotce.;.s... It la i 7. S It 4? n it it it a 1 14 II I 1 : : t I : 'Nebraska Nevada New Hampahire New Jersey . .... New Tork North Carolina . . North Dakota .. Ohio . Oklahoma . .. .. . Oregon . ........ Pennsylvania . .. Rhode Island ... outh Carolina . . Pnuth Dakota Tennessee .. 'Texas . Ctati . .A.... VeriaoBt . . . Virginia Waaarngte) . , wm Vtrgiala laf Tfiatu , ur Wyoatiag . ... ........ '.'X -r . . . a .. fe.e a L t a a S .... I .... 4 11 SI It 4 4 14 4 4 . II . 1 . t . 4 . It . t . t . II . i 411 HI- ' (Halted, Pres teased Wire.) ,. Weatherford. Texas, Oct 7. After traveling, unattended, for (00 miles to give himself up to the authorities and serve a five-year sentence In the peni tentiary, Edgar Barton is in the county Jail here awaiting the arrival of a pris on guard. When Barton was convicted of man slaughter several . months ago. he sub mitted his caae to the court of crim inal appeals. He waa released from custody pending a decision and went out to a ranch on the border of New Mexico. A few dava ago he heard that the case had been decided against him and without waiting for a deputy sheriff to summon him ne started .for Weath- errord. -Waiting for trie judges arrival here he appeared before the trial court and waa sentenced. ,-..- COAST TO COAST HABRIOAH HUES Wall Street Discusses Ru mor of Two Transconti nentals Proposed. (raited tteaa Leased Wire.) New Tork. Oct 7. Reports Jlhat E. K. Harrlman la arranging two new transcontinental railroad systems are being discussed in Wall street today, nd. although confirms! Wiit re lacklna. It Is boliered the rumota bave soma foundation In fact. According te the report m ef the new ej-atems will rwinex-t the Krt with he t nloa pacific by mint the Illinois "entral tracks from 4:blcg-n tn t'maha. Te ether- i-omiblnat'm tmlnti- tne nloa Paririr. the Frisce mrtd tha t't- rl rat) way rf 'reors'a. ' - . , Ir-sctln ef tha niPimt In -- Paring r ! sit the Cni ff " ex flit Ivk m lvd a pea as cor rv bo ratios ef the rrctla. CAREFUL REVIE W OF POLITICAL : SITUATION SHOWS BRYAN LEADS SWEEPIIIG CAIIIS FOR DEHOCRACy Brjan Gives Out Statemen Showing Ticket Is Mak ingTriends Fast. (Ualntd Press Leased Wire.) Chicago, Oct 7. William J. Bryan today gave out a statement declaring that reports received by . him indicate that the Democratic party Is making sweeping gains all over the country. Bryan held an extended conference with Norman E. Mack, the national chairman, and other leaders. t head quarters, and went over the plans for the remaining weeks of the campaign Hrvan will leave nere rTiaay morn ing te make a number of apeeches u II DEMOCRATS ARE Illinois and Missouri cities. In rob- ble that he will join Governor John son of Minnesota In a tour, of Nebraska. J ne rwiimunir, 1 1 waa annvunwu tammy, will lea re Lincoln on the last tour of the campaign oa October II. SILVER .SERVICE TO CRUISER COLORADO Ban Francisco. Oct 7. The armored crulswr Colorado was presented with aa elaborate silver service yesterday. Promi nent Coloradans attending tne Trane- M taalatl pr congrees were present ea the warship at the rraeatstwai. Among them were E-Oeveror Peabody. his wife and daughter. fcmXnwiwr Adams nd Mrs. Adams ana iwnwrwnng Mokaon, Peobody anode the nreeea fa tten apeeckv . Wrdld at Xrwport. . - . . . Nowpffrt R. t . Oct T A weMins f tntrn In naval and military clrrlea to day aa tst ef Mre Howard Via'W. rtatighter ef Rear Adwilral and Mra atepee P I-nce. and "Vwel Xi ont -rT M. Msceanb ef M kwri'xi. Tha e-H fiwa at Awil I tm tt ef e-a Sf1 taw lot ifi'4 f-ei4a f"l m-rt te e artrier f Ce geewal r'sff of t srwy. J GAirune GROuno By Joscphus Daniels. Chicago, Oct. 7. A careful review of the political situation throughout the country convinces Democratic managers that William J. Bryan Is practically as sured of election to the presidency. In a dosen or more states running from Connecticut In the east all through the middle west and even to tha Pacific coast, the Republicans are confronted with factional fights within their own lines, while everywhere from coast to cdast tha Democrats are united as they have not been alnce HIS. The trend of sentiment is unmistakably for Bryan, JOHN U flEPR III HOCK; BROKE Separates Himself From Watch in Lieu of $100 J ,' Cash Bail. : . while the popular planks of the Demo- pistiorm. sucn as tne g of bank deposits, tariff revision, ant!- injunction, publicity of campaign funds, the election of .United States senators by direct vote of the people, the prohi bition of Astatic Immigration, and many thers are brlnalna tttouaands of Kenub- licana and inoenenaents to tne support or tne Urmocrs t kj ticket Hence the Democrats regard Mr. Bryan's election not as a possibility but as a strong probability. Osaaeeratie tats. In the following states with an sg gr easts of 119 vot-s in the electoral college, the Republicans are snaking no campaign worthy of the name, and the oi y euestloa concerning tbetn Is the else of the Democratic majority ta each: V irginia. North Carolina. Poutb Caro lina. Georgia. Florida. Alabama. Mia- sfaalrt-l. Tannessee. Arkansas, Louisiana sxl Tease, Oklahoma, which the Pnierat car ried at the slat elec-Uon by lt.ee. and wi'tcH la evea more strofigly fr Bryun nm mm tdeaa ta aiee eotv-eoeH te tn wnaoersta sad likewise Sr4m with . . Case ef Xearacky. J t-.t-f. .i-r tn . .. , . FW4-:a Keetwckr. shirk ' la ' I the ' f - - mm thnuMDla ef Detjara'a Vld I crai" t ri hrvn. r.Kna if mtt ef II KToh"' I " '"' ' ' ' ' br a r W V f iwaa U . . a " a . - . ". kwv taat fr. w tte-at lcal ia ; ,Kf t ' H alted Press Leased Wlra.V . New Tork, Oct 7. William Q. Roce feller, nephew of John D. and the only member of the family now actively en gaged at 21 Broadway, was unable to give 1109 bail , when .arrested-, for speeding hla -automobile. He was held at a police atatlon for lack of the rash. but later In the day was silowed to go when the desk sergeant decided to ac- cent-his watch as security. William O., who la about 49 years old, had only a little small change with him. ' He wss reticent about telling his nm at first but when he did coma. out wit li I it the sergeant looked up and said.' "Oh. oome . on, now; let's have jer real name! We are always, getting these, phony Goulds and Vsndarbtlta. Come across! . Rockefeller then exhibited letters and quickly proved his identity, lie l I not like to telephone out to Tarry iou te John D. tor the loan o a huntr.l. and he hesitated about telling V i Preeldent Archbold t send up s b'v with a bead or cnunoe, or ao or-tcr n the Bank of gland. He pusnled or What he ahouUl d) and promiee-1 to eome back, but the sergeant woi.14 r-t trvat him aad the dilemma waa no . tied nstll he hit upon the Idea of -Ing h a watch. KELLOGG D EX IRS T.UXT OF TKI sTI t'eUs4 fn Pt f-r i.