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VOL, VII. NO. 183.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, . OCTOBER . 16, 1008. TWENTY PAGES.
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REFUGEE TRAIN FROM CHY OR
ESCAPING FROM 'CONFLAGRATION
- 'Alnena. Mich'.. Oct. 16. The whole of northwestern Michigan is burnings' ;The
flames have already swcnt fourxounties,-and the loss of life is heavy,-...It is believed
that' ll reports could De oDtainea ine results oi inc jircs wuuiu. appear ds uic musi iiK
palling in the history of tins' parti of the country.- ; r: ' , ;v
' r Fourteen women and children are known to" have been. burned to death, at Metz.
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WIDE
OF
DEVASTAT1BII
. Manx . Towns Reported - to
Have 'Been: Consumed ;
" -. Q by Fire 'fVJi ;:
petrolt, Mich-, Oct. 1.Late' this aft
' ernoon the towns reported destroyed by
the great forest fire are
' Meta. 90rt Inhabitants.
Mlllersburg, the largest town In Pres-
: Que J me county, goo - inhabitants. ,, ' 7 -Poson,
200 persons... . . . ;
. . Pulaski, a hamlet. . .. . ... .
' A Mlllersburg . dispatch says that
when the Mets refugee train-was ditched
through the burning of a culvert, 17 per
sons are known to have been burned to
death. - More undoubtedly perlshed...-
: ; The 200 persons of Mets boarded the
train to escape to Cheboygan, the north
ern terminus '' .the road. . After the
train became ) derailed, ' the fire which
was sweeping through the trees paral
lel toitbe track attacked1 the w rooked
cars.
... Groplpg blliuUr through the. shnwer-of
Iparka and the dense smothering smoke
the men and women became separated
and dashed in all directions oeeklng a
. place at which to break; through the ring
or names.
Conductor Klnsvllle managed to pass
the hot blast, but . when-. he reached
Mtllershnrar was totallv blind.
The engineer of . the , doom&d tralnj
proae inrougn out waitirnuiy. uurneu.
How -many of the 00 persons escaped Is
unknown, as tney 'canerea inrougn ine
forest and tfielr bodies have. not been
recovered. -. ' . . ' ;
In a house neat the railroad track at
the edge of the forest, an aged couple
were roasted o usaiu. ' - , j
It Is believed that v the Are started
through the carelessness of hunters or
from smouiaering emimr 01 mo ot-i
t.mhAr fnmt Are. Scores of ema
cities and towns In the pathf the
flames are threatened witn aesirucuon.
.At Vsnderbilt. In Otsego county - s
lorn ran? or watchmen are on duty
day and night Every- effort is being
made to" keep the houses wen soaicca
with water and if necessary back firing
will be resorted to. -
DESPERATE FIGHT TO !
WSft. VESMJtTS TEMU RIE
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c,..n 'c; v r,,i- Mirh . Oct . 16. The forest fires ' forced their
, way into this city earl today in spite of ,the desperate work of the
citizens, who battled all night to keep theift outside the city limits.
'i A squad of dynamiters-prepared w diow up ine: warcnousc 01
the Soo Hardware company to prevent the. flames from spreading
" through the city. The structure was saved, however, by. men who
fought back' the fire at the peril of their lives. :4 ' ;
" The smoke is so heavy over the Saint Mary's river that all navi
gation has been, -'abandoned and ships cannot make their way from
Lake Superior to Lake Huron. v ;J . ; - - - , .
The fires are still burning about the city, but-they are being
fought by hundreds of men who took the places of those who battled
with the flames all night and it is thought the- pry- has been saved.
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TRAVELS TO EUROPE
rhphnvrnn om the" south channel of
the MacKlnao straits, zar 10 norm
WO , nr MPIL J. TTlHIIILUaU.
Among those known to have lost their
lives on the relief train were John Kln
vtfln. engineer; Arthur Lee, fireman, and
William Leei brakeman. These three
. stayed by the train and. tried to get It
back on tne iracas, wnne me passen
mrs fled before the roaring fires.
How anwof these people, frightened
out of their, wits and fleeing wildly
through the burning woods, could have
escaped death is-hard to understand. -
Thls city caught fire - from sparks
carried' her by the winds, and for a
time it seemed It was doomed also. By
desperate work the flames were con
trolled, f Several buildings were de-
t roved. ? . ' l- "- --5 - -
Men fought - the fire all night, 'and
when morning came and the wind shift
ed many of Them collapsed where they
stood.- As soon as 11 was neiievea the
city was safe the cltisens sat down to
rest, and many are sleeping about the
streets today In the spots where they
stopped wore ... ...,.
DESCRIPTION OF J
TOWNS IN THE
BURNED DISTRICT
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(raKa Press teeerf Wlr.t
Detroit.. Mich.. Oct H.-Mi, the
town which . was . entirely surround
ed ' by the great forest 'fire, ; Is In
I-
(rnlted Prest leased Wlre.i , 1
New York, Oct.! 16. After a mad rush
frbm Portland.' Or..; to " Copenhagen to
obtain the consent of Count .M'hm
stein ; Rathlow . to the , marrtage pt hjs
sen to a divorced woman,. Mra Kora, Von
Holstein Rathlow, Who was 'Miss Gojtdy
lAngA a singer wltn the- CaaUa Square
company, s Is today . accompanying her
husband to Des. Moines, Iowa, .where
they will make their home. The couple
arrived here yesterday on the1 Scandi
navian-American line steamship C. V.
Ttetjen and Immediately started west
,Miss Lang, a beautiful Kentucky girl,
was married to Dr.- R. A. Collins six
years ago. ene was 11 ye um ana
he was twice her age. They were noti
ALL-NIGHT GAME
IS TWO-HANDED
Mrs. KnaoDcn. a' Tounsr
Wife, at Spokane, Wntes
Brief Note and Goes.
(Continued on Pae Twelve.)
MAKE: STANFORD
PEACEFUL TOWN
Students and President Con
fer Regarding:-Plan of
. -Student-Rule.'
Stanford TJnlveralty, CaL. Oct Jt The
tnembers ef the university conference,
a body composed of seniors In the dif
fer cat departments of the anlrersilr.
ar planning to laTeetlgste systems of
student government In the aniverellles
rf tit a eat snd east In . accordance
with a rlen te rtv tb eatroi cf
stad-nta affairs tnte the haa-Ss ef Xht
tuiita The, flan is tboutht te h
fe!Me a4 It la tpeit to do " ith
tt-e trnvhln Nt wen etodeita an tmty.
u)ry tnerabwra ttat bts Skaraptwl tba
Birruy for U.e Mil t wo years.
At a meeting ff mmbra e-f tl
t o f e-f-rf !: T"rileTt JoMah )k
e'rt it r rl'ied that the stu
d"t S'Kn'il'l l""k into trtltui ef
a'.j.ieet rKTMi. r4 rerrt at as
U'er anee'lag te be ktJ svoa.
(United Press teraed Wr.
Spokane, Wash., Oct' le.'Two can
play the all-night game," was the mes
aage left last night by the wife of IL L.
Knappen, a reporter on a morning paper
here. They were recently married and
.pparenfly ; happy. It -Is supposed, the
oung wife got weary ef waiting for
er husband to come home after bis
wok was done. ?Her whereabouts is
unknown. .-.--:-. . i -i -
BURROUGHS BELIEVED
TO BE DRINK VICTIM
- (Soep1l DITiatcb The Joeraat.) -i
Baker City, Or Oct. II. A. 8. Bur
roughs, who yesterday told the police at
Sheridan, Wyo, that Ed Mfsener placed
the bomb' that killed Sheriff Brown,- is
looked upon here ss a victim of strong
drink. Mlsener resided here and bore an
excellent reputation. He was In the
mercantile buslneas for some time. ' He
left Baker about four years ago. .4
When Burrougha lived here, not long
since, he was rather shiftless, badly ad
dicted to the use of liquor, and his word
has been -taken for naught during his
life la Faker CUT. His wifs Is now liv
ing in this city. ; ...
congenial -and' fours months ago they
Young VlggosVon Holsteln Rathlow,
on a Visit to Portland mat her ar,A elf
in love. Dr. Collins did not contest hla
wue s suit ror divorce. Then Mrs. Col
lins and the young Dane hastened to1
New York and took passage for Den
mark... - '. '. , : - - , I .
The count refused his consent to his
son's marriage- and the couple .went to
London, where an American pastor
married them. Then ' thev retnmeH tn
Copenhagen and at length received the
parental blessing.
A man tflvlnsr his nntne am Vnunt Vnn
Holstein Rathlow passed through Port
land a few months ago on hla way east
from San Francisco, He annearel tn hn
nuoui o years. ; lie was seen mucn
In company with a beautiful woman
supposed 10 ie tne one now hla wife.
Clip DEFIES
ANTUIICTIOII
Washington Consressman
llurls Bomb at Labor Op
position to Restraint."
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. Spokane, .Wash., Oct 18. In hla
Cushman of Tact) ma hurled defiance at
labor's oenosltlon to the fhiunction.
He declared the present law was right,
andesaid It would be maintained by the
Republican party. He said he would
turn his back on the national capital
forever before he would vote for anti-
injunctlon legislation.
NO TEAMSTERS'
STRIKE AT FRISCO L
HEARST SERVED MTH lERS
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INSTITUTED V BY G J N; HASKELL
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OR FORGING
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Sensational Developments
Expected to Follow Arrest
of La Grande Bank Cashier
Institute.' Said to Have
Been Comjfletely Wrecked
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(Spedsl Olipatch to Tne 7oarnal.)
La Grande, ,Oct. 16. Jeffer
son ' W. Scnber, cashier of the
Farmers & Traders National bank
of La Grande, and who comes
rom one of the best-known and
oldest (families in the state, was
arrested this morning by United
States officials on a charge of em
bezzlement. The bank is said to
have been found in a completely
wrecked condition. -
The speclflo charge against Serlber I
la that he embezzled and misapbropriat-
ed f 12,525.25. It Is understood that the
cashier practically admits a shortage I
of this amount.-, Serlber is to be taken
to v Pendleton this afternoon , where he I
will be taken before a United . States
commissioner for'the purpose of having
the amount of ball arranged.' It Is not
probable that he will be released under
a.Dona or tu,uow. .
Scrlber's arrest is the result of a re-
ort on Saturday that a" forged -note on
J. K. West had been discovered. Later I
there, was a run In an automobile to
Elitln by West and Serlber makinir an
other trip to Klein for the purpose of
talcing uo tne -',uuu piece or paper.
Aionaay tne oaiiK ciosea lis aoors.
' Claude Gatcn. national banlc exam
iner, and who for years knew Serlber,
the two having been boys together in
Salem, was sent for and the examina
tion of the books snd accounts of the
Institution began at once. Since his
arrival Mr. Catch has refused to make
known the extent of the banjc s diffi
culties. -. . '
Wednesday Mr. Gatch sent word' to
United States District Attorney John
MoCourt in Portland of the condition of
affairs as they existed. Mr. McCourt's
assistant, Walter ,H. Evans, was sent
Deputy Sheriff -Breaks
In Door?bf: Driving
Room When Train
Reaches Omaha. .
Mrs. Hearst Denied Hus
band Was iriCom-partment---Great;Ex-.
citement in CaKT. ',
William R. Hearst, Who Has Been Sued for $600,000 Libel by Charles
N. Haskell. , f
(Continued on Page Three.)
SSI
San Francisco, Oct II. The Question
aa to wnetner mere win oe a teamsters'
strike In San Francisco waa practically
settled by a vote at -a meeting-, of the
union last night, accepting a verbal
agreement with the draymen s associa
tion. - in aravmen aa-reed to alva 10
days notive In . case they desire to
change the hours or wage schedule and
to continue, the present wage and hour
scaie. Dot. tney . refused to - slaa an
agreement with the union.
The committee or tne union that con
ferred with the employers recommended
the scceptance of the terms. The rec
ommendation was ratified by an almost
unanimous vote. - ,
iFORWdMEN READERS
X Next Sunday's' Transfer SuDcIement will consist of a
teautiful shirtwaist oattern one that anr ladv will be ofoud
to possess. Don't forget to secure The Sunday Journal of
October 18. .It's five cents. - "- - ... ., v, t
The transfer patterns with last Sunday's Journal seemed X
X ' to meet with the universal approval of our worn civ readers. X
. This enorirages tss to continue, giving tbese patterns with
! The Sunday Journal
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Republicans . Chase 3Ion
- archists Into a Church,
- Break Barricades and Kill
x 23 Fight an Incident of
: the Elections.
' fTalted Preaa Leaaed WVa.l ,
Lisbon. '-Oct 1. Twenty-three men
were killed' or mortally wounded and
40 were seriously Injured In a great
riot at Asarobuja between the monarch
ists and republicans at the municipal
election primaries .today. The repub
licans 'outnumbered' the ' monarchists
and were the aggressor. After a strag
gle In the streets, the tnonarcrTTats ware
put to flight and took refuge In a
church, barricading the doors and win
dows. -
Tho republicans l Den ootarned neew
posts ' and timbers, with which they
made battering ram a- With thoae
thev battered down tho doors sad -with
toneo broke all the wtndowe that were
expoaext Whoa the doors war broken
down- the mob rushed Into the church
and attempted to massacre the awa.
archlata.
A bloodr battle waa f-mxht srvfee the
roof of the sasctuary. la whlru knlv-a
and guns wera tiae1 with, deadl effect.
Tho anorarrhlsta.) bsvtna-v a. moans of
retreat fought eVwperateir rti thoar
liral of tho trope. Tho ao.1l-ra ar
tooted a number of tho leader and
finally reetred order. Tho town la
un4er tnarilal law. as the autheriUes
fear further tro-bia.
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MARTIfl CASE KOES TO JURY
Fate of West Point Graduate Now Rests With 12 Jurors
Disagreement Is the Result Most Generally
Predicted--Speculation Differs.
- ' These Are the Jurors.
Henry L. Carl, gardener. ; . r
I. W. Butler, farmer. . ,; ,.
R. E. Gibson, retired. '
T. J. Burns, grocer.
J.' O. Bacher, florist x -
' Napoleon Davis, capitalist
F. B. Harrington, jeweler. -
P. A McPherson, Insurance.
4i CI. Sweet saw flier,,
O. L. Hlbbard, real estate.
Fred K. Hungerford, real
. esUte.
E. Versteeg, capitalist
. . .
With Judge Cleland's Instructions to
the Jury this afternoon the last word In
the trial of Edward "-H. Martin for the
murder of Nathan Wolff were said.
Now- tho question as to whether the
guilt of one of tho most brutal crimes
that over took place In PortlanJ ahall
bo fixed en the head of a West Point
graduate and a. hero In the days of war
rests with tho 12 men who for nine days
have lletened to evluence and argument.
It was about 2 o'clock this afternoon
when Judge Cleland finished reading his
Instructions which was all that re
mained to be done when court convened
for . tbo afternoon. All morning had
been occupied la the closing address of
Deputy District Attorney Fltxgerald,
who presented a strong resume of the
testimony from his standpoint and de-.
el area that the circumstaacea point as
unerringly to Edward H. Martin as a
blood-soaked assassin ss though some
one saw him .commit the crime. ,
Disagreement Predicted. :
Guessing on the verdict and even
betting on it has become a pastime
among the spectators and those who
have followed the testimony. Opinions
as to the outcome vary from first de
gree muraer to acquittal. Dut a dls-
agreement is the most frequently beard
prediction. Those who have closely ob
served the jury sre divided, but many
are found who believe that a conviction
in the first degree ia Improbable. Some
of the Jurors have asked questions at
times that are thought to indicate a
leaning toward the defense.
The sensation promised by tho do-
rense yesterday afternoon over tho dls
eovery of a revolver alleged to have
besn borrowed from 'Mrs. drub br Mar.
tin on May . the day of tho murder,
hss fallen flat Mrs. Grub yesterday
afternoon repudiated the alleged "find.6
ana pointed out aereral particulars In
which the gun produced by tho defense
dirrere rrom the one sho let- Martla
have. Besides this, there la no auch ad
dress as that the man Pchmldt gava to
tne pawnDroaer. w. u. Hastings, when
me laiter purcnaseo; ice nn on May a.
ana Dcnmiu i cannot do louna
rroeecmtloa'o fcast Word.
When tUe oroaecutor beni tho etna.
fng plea in tho caae. the plee in which
(Continued oruPage Twelve.)
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(United Preas Leased Wire.) . v
Omaha. Neb., 'Oct. i6.Vit-
liam R. Hearst was served , with v
papers in a suit for $600,000 dam
ages -; brought '. by c Governor
Charles N. Ilaskell of Oklahoma,
as he was passing through this
city early today.- A( deputy sher
iff with the papers "boarded the
train ' but " found the, door ' to
Hearst's stateroom locked. He
knocked on' the door and Mrs.
Hearst said her husband had gone
to the station tovsend a telegram.
The sheriff " announced rthat he
would; forde his ". way 'into, the
stateroom if the door was not
opened. There was no responsc.
The officer then, usincr his shoul
der as a battering ram, forced the'
door and almost fell into the
room. 'Mrs., Hearst,, partially
dressed, rushed ; screaming into
the aisle of the car.' :'
". AccefUs Bervioe. - -
Tho officer was not dismayedNby tho
sight of the frightened woman or .her
screams, but still convinced that Hearst
was in hiding he made Is way to the
toilet room adjoining;' the, stateroom and
began kicking violently against the'door. .
He probably would -have broken this
down in a few seconds If Hearst hsd
not appeared and,, accepted , service of
the papers. - . .:!v '-', -'
After an excltlnar scene, which nearlv
caused a panio . among the passengers.
Hearst said the summons was unexpect- .
ed and that he had no Idea what the
man wanted. ITa ma i ri k. h.H pAf...iij ,A
admit the officer because he and his
wife had retired and they were not pre- -pared
to receive atranaera In their pri
vate apartments.
Mrs. .Hearst 'quickly recovered her "
composure, but remained in the state
room. - Hearst said he had no Idea of
avoiding service, and asserted that the
aggressiveness of the officer was -entirely
unwarranted. , , , . .
J ', Suit riled XaH Might,";-
Tho suit waa fife1 at 1ft n'Wk
night and the papers were Immediately
Issued and put into the hands of the of
ficer. It was known that Hearst would
ass through Omaha on his way from
lan Francisco to New York Tha itn.
oty ' sheriff went to the station two
hours before the train arrival mma w.tt.
ed in order , to be certain, not to miss
Hearst v . . f ,'...
The suit Is based upon the statements
of Hearst that Haskell was and is the
agent of the- Standard OH company.
(Continued on Page Three.
BATE WAR OVER
ORIENTAL TRADE
Interstate Commission Rnl
Mg Places American Ship
pers in Danger. . r
Register! Register! Register! .
Hare jroadone it yet registered?
You owe it to ycmraelf to rote for the president of the United
States, rtd if yon belong to that Urge number who ihonld register
' before election day yon will gave much time and trouble by regis
tering now. - .
Hare tou moved into another precinct since yon registered for,
th June election? Then yon should register either this afternoon or
tomorrow morning.
. Didn't vote in June? That is all the tr;rre reason why jom should
rote for prefident in November. But regiiter NOW. ' ,
Do yrm know of a man wke leant toward Bryan but las not yet
reri'red. Ask him personally to rrgieter or te!er"-re bis name
and address to The Journal. Again we siy. REGISTER.
aw
(raited Pms Laaaed Wire.)
San Francisco. Oct It The local of
ficio! of tho Canadian Pacific Railroad
company and tho agent of the Nlrpt-n
To sea Kalsha steamship line are aoilng
tndav on advices retred fr-m Brltlati
Columbia tNet both cooipanlea have -gan
aa tateraatlonai rale war. Tie
treobio may eitend to tn's city In
rate cutting (tatue wwi r " "
Mall 8teomhlp eonrsy asd ilf Aif
Ini tranaooeitnealal tinea no one 'i
aiM the Tera hmea Kalt.a en th r" -.
aafppera or te wmrj - - w ... - -rng
at .the crisis lft emf -cn:a t '
tn view of ' turh-j.! t emta rf i -nmpaniea
eae(M l- lr-nfMf j
tranamtl Bfritl turrrlr tie l
mew ru cf I l7itriata r,..- -.
minluio 10 rnrl t tie t -rf
rate S row.- i t ra k i. ' .
o'trlrs cent"" rl i -,
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