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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5. 1008. mo o IIIIY ISLE li! Kxperience of Aeon Wreck Victims on Christmas Is land Are Tinged With Ko- ma?nc3 and1 Adventure ! Brave Captain's Work. , , (Special Dltpatrh to The J our sal.) Victoria. B. C, Oet H. Romance In real lift, with shipwreck, deaert laland and heroic adventure thrown In, la found in tha atorr of the wrack of tha ateam ar Aeon, on Chrlatmaa laland, July II Tha Aaon waa bound for Auatralla.' In Aha wake of tha fleet, and carried pa aldaa Ita earco of supplies a large paa seager Uat, made up for tha moat part - of tha wives and families of naval offl ears, following tha fleet . On July ,11 tha Aaon drifted onto Chrlatmaa laland, ona of tha moat laolated lalanda charted. inn HMnt a total lata. Tha atorr of tha wreck la brought In today by tha steamer Aorangt, from ' Auatralla and FIJI. . . , - Taaaal Btrtkaa, Breakers. . At noon of tha day of the disaster tha bearings, ahowad tha Vessel 18 miles from filirUtmaa Island.. The course waa taken to paaa within 16 miles of tne nuuiweit ena of me miana. ai S:10 o'clock with Third Officer Itn caster on watch and Captain Downie on tha bridge, breakers ware aeen ahead. -Tha engineer reversed, but too lata, and tha ' vessel went on, shoving tha reef at such an easy speed that some in tha cabins did not . feel tha hock. - . Preparations were at once made to launch the boata and precautions taken to preserve Uvea. No land could be aeen, only the breaking waves. At day light tha Jsland waa aeen about 300 yards away. A boat waa launched and a way waa found among the breakers to get to shore. The women and ohlldren were then taken on shore and from that on the work of getting ptovlslona and stock on shore were carried out, aa the vessel waa seen to be a total loss. Five tents wre put up. one for tha women and thy others for tha men, with separate quarters for the Chinese crew, Tha latter Mvt trnuhle and be ran loot ing on board, so that the captain had to refuse them permission to go on the vessel. captain uownie was cne oniy em? the Chinese would obey, and so sus picious were the whites that a guard waa kept at night by tha white-settlement. Ample stores were taken on h ore,, and, when the wreck victims left provisions for eight wontna ior tnen tlra Grew of any vessel were left : un rier water-tlsrht cover on the Island. At first, water waa taken from tha vessel, but later the engineer rigged uo a condenser on the Island. , A week later, however, a well was dug half mil, from" shore and at.eleht feet splendid supply, of fresh water was ob taineu, . Whle Boat Big-fed Vp. Cftptaftt PownIO maintained strict dis cipline on all, working the men from breakfast time,- at 1 in tha morning until l In' the-even In a. with an hour a noon.?. "The ' nfght spent ? In a happy way, with songs, cards, -etc. un iays suitable, stores and other t necessities were brought from tha ship. Finally, a whale boat. 28 feet by eight feet beam, was fitted with a motor from the cargo, and a start was made by EVERY SIG POIillS TO Bllll Success on Novbmber Tbiid Would Seem to Be As- s tired Funds for Tafl Campaign Aro at Tide, , ' Low wwwawiaspwiMif'i' virkWMiawlaala;ii M it Tlila baa. A. sua Stasia Ii. a oaly Ba.BO mmm i ; w ' " mwm silver. In tha history of tha Jewelry business . complete change in allv the ' captoin and engineer for tanning Island, 200 miles away, on August 17. Rough weather forced them back tho next day, with a rudder lost and the boat half full of water. The necessary reDalra ware mode and ' they started again, tha second time on .September 15, -riving a pennant worked by- tne ladles, bearing: the words. "Lone Land. , This time the trip was' successful and : Fanning Island was reached. As tha boat approached and waa sighted from Fanning, boats came out tfo greet; her and a grand reception wad given. Tha Manuka took Captain Downie and offlcera aboard and then went to Christ mas Island. AH night long the work of getting the modern cruiser off the Isl and went on the Manuka 'steaming in a circle to avoid being carried by the cur rents onto tha rocks".. Captain Downie estimates that a- current- from three to six miles wide runs continually' onto the lalajuf. which accounts for tha frock. Twenty-four hours before tha Manu-j sxa arrived, Mrs. fatrica, -wire -or tna chaplain of the United States navy, both of whom- were pasaengers, gave birth to a baby ' girl. A hospital tent had been Ditched for nor. with a board cov ering over tho canvass. Tha mother and babe -were brought out to the Ma nuka on a bed in a boat and the boat and the oreolous argoWere raised bod. " lly to tha deck of the Manuka, where it waa greeiea wim cneera irora atem to stern of tha vessel. , v - , The highest praise la given Captain Downie oy tne passengers ana crew. Royal Pumpkin Pies. Golden rounda of soicy toothsomenesa -" Try them now, and order In advance for Halloween 2 for Z bits.- Eithor branch, Hoyal Bakery and Confectionery. lie John E. Latlirop. " i (ipeclnl Dispatch to The JearaaL) Chicago. Oct 141 Sweeping tha coun try- In'a summarising review of tha po litical conditions, ona la forced 'to aa- aart that it OS seems determined to re peat tta performance of . 18l. by elect ing a Democratia preaidant. it vary aig nlficant change In aentlment among tha several natural dlvlalona of votara indi cates auch a atong drift towarda Bryan that auccesa on November a wouia aeem to be a good bat. It la the. period or tha at raw votea. when In t given state, casting millions of votea. newspapers send out postal cards and get returns from, aay, 3,000 votera, or ona in every ISO . who vote, there from predloate guesses si to tha final reauit. , Thla haa been done by the New York TXTaIH f'li..lnnuH l.nnnillr,r fit Tallin Bepubllo and Chloago Record-Herald, all ooverinB- practically every northern atata east of the Rockies. Disreaardlna territorial eommenta on printed reauit these noils, stating them without . permuting wian to oe rainer ih to tha thought," as i aeriouaiy. triea to do durlnc the oast t fires oays i can t aee any conclusion other than that 'QslPs telllcent betting would oaca uryan ior i as the presidency. Wo Correct Basis. In the first place, tha 1904 vote la not a correct basis ror estimating, in many states Kooseveit carried tne com monwealths with an Immense plurality. while at the same time tha total rtepuD lican vote la materially less than in 900 and tho Democratic vote is . so as small that It la represented only by "a bodyguard of Democrats who went to the noils. The 1800 vote, then, la a "proper Da sis for comparison. For Instance. Missouri In 1904 gave Roosevelt a majority, yet the vota showed that 125,000 Democrats remained at noma . , Several business men undertook to ret a line on the situation by communi cating with hundreds of customers in all tho northern states, tha returns be ing' me customer's observations in his region. These returns are comprehen sive and apparently non-partisan and indicate that Indiana, Ohio, Maryland and New York are Democratic, with Jill not a, Wlsoonsln, Nebraska, Kansas, South JDakota, west Virginia. Connect! cut and New Jersey doubtful, in vary- in deerees. Nebraska, perhaps, ahould be placed In the Bryan column: also Montana. Idaho,; i Colorado , and ; Wyoming. ; Tha handicap of comparison with 1904, with its popular plurality for Roosevelt of 2,545,515, melta away when! ; 1900. la taken, with only a? plurality for Mc Klnley of 849,790, which carry tha proof of the "stay at borne- vota by show--ing a total-vote in 1900 of about 14,- ooo.ooo. with only about 1 3.6oe.ooo in 1904. when It should have given a large increase, over muu haa there been aueh a varwara of all kinds during tha paat elx months. TKm nM ?rklnraisal Dnmlrrke. Ara very much In evidence, running to plain patterns aucH aa tha Lafay ette, Hampton, Richmond and Colonial in knivea, forks, spoons and fancy ..pieces.- .. ' k,. : In Larger Articles , i 1 V 8uch aa coffee and tea aeta. nut and fruit bowls, sandwich traya. mayo nalsa aeta. bon bon dlshea and fancy-traya of all kinds, tho perfectly plain or tha ngllah engraved effocta ara tha very latest. Sheffield Gooda ly.-v-.y' ;"; .:'. Wo carry a very large Una of thaae handaome goods., TUT ASS OBB TAZHZ.T tha vary finest silver-plated ware on the market, the base ' being made of aolid copper vary baavlly platad and will wear Ilka tha solid aljver." , i "., -.- v". , - ' Our Now Store " vC'-' - Is crowded with all tha very latest off acta In solid stiver sad silver plated wara, carrying a complete Una of all tha new styles.. Our Customers Are Welcome to tho iUse of Our Lartfe Fire and Durfjlar Proof Vault , - GoDege Braed GlotSies'ff or Young In which to store their silverware when not In use. formerly used by the bank and Is the only ona or tna Kino in uae dt a jeweler in tna cltv, and wa consider ourselves very lonunno in cnni a location tnat contained ao valuable an adjunct -to ma jewojjy Business TAVXT waa tha kind In uae by a 9 j; ' C Jewelry 8 '.(' ::;v With B This iru ' ' J ' tT- This Vat or rrul -Bowl only 85.60 JAEGER BROS., JEWELERS and OPTIMUMS. 266 MORRISON STREET. BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH aV KittaaBaCBESBBS sS WW B BBK BBC Bast IB SB aBBaBtK W slsf BBaCBaB Bl " V'; -1 if.:. S4V :r i S --'""'-a g II B ( C, .'- Ii S ' ' I' m V ( 'TT a We cater to young men, displaying the conserva tive or extreme styles and models, in the newest patterns. For many years we have had an en viable reputation among cleverly dressed young men because of our exclusive models.,' Suits with the new dip fronts, cuffs oh sleeves and peg top trousers, exceptional values at $15.00, 518.00, $20.00 and $25.00, Overcoats, Cravenettes Raincoats For young men, latest models and styles, button to the chin, double-breasted and military styles, at $12.50, $15.00 and up and I I PLANT x$EJSE?Mn has to ohanga 426,, Coos Bay-San Francisco Pas 0 votes from 1900 to win, or S pef , .y, . ' j. i nt nt the nnntilnr vnl. Th &r.ufh OOT1 VA1 ' KAfl T. M15TH1I1S AO- cident to Steerinsr Gear While Crossing Bar Ex ent Not Known. 000 cent of the Dooular vote. The south, with -Nevada and Oklahoma, will sriva him 161 electoral votes, addina 77 for New York, Indiana and Ohio, a total of 238 is reached, or -only four less than tha 143 necessary to give a majority of 483 electoral votes. I find It difficult to locate the man who claims that In all . the aweeo of north and west, will not be other elec toral votes for Bryan, than those three states named, Mew yorit, Indiana ana Ohio. In fact. Mr. Hitchcock has srac ticallv conceded Montana. Colorado and Wyoming, Republicans adnAt grave doubts as to Nebraska, Idaho; wiscor ain, West Virginia, Kansas, Connecticu Wiscon- rglnta, Kansas, Connecticut, or a total of fifty-nine votea -concededly SUCCESSFUL WHY? . v - f .. ' i " l , -. rrjLrz.zs to nnmn. doubtful, with fighting chances In sev eral otner states,. Houtn -uaKota ana Iowa. This pares It down to a safe showing on a. basis of actual conditions now existing, it gives Bryan the elec tion. Boare ana Money. This will be printed nine days before election. During that time only two things will be depended o.n to swing tha results to Taft, scare and money. TTnnlAaannf- an it mu be to write it. nevertheless it Is my duty to do so, that Taft managers are resorting to desper ate methods. Officials of the Big Pour railway. traveling on a special train, are impor tuning employes to support Taft. Vice President Brown of the New York Cen tral haa visited Chicago and gave out an Interview of the same character. Let ters went from' the Taft committee to all big corporations imploring liberal contributions for Vuso on election -day. Those who discusa the campaign and the gathering of this enormous fund mair it enmmnn tonic of conversation. The Republicans are making no attempt to cover tha fact that they are gather ing it. . -s-r- Every prominent Repumican nas own advised of the plan, and so far as known no protest haa been offered. The mag nitude of the election day fund is vari ously estimated at from $1,000,000 to $5,006,000. .. -- T am In a-nnxltlrvn in know' that the i ... l ., ,n M.1t1. mate methods. Most of the fund of a little more than $300,000 so far raised, haa been expended in literature and speakera.. No fund haa been provided fnr "unit Inn, oliM-iInn .lav." . bevond a few thousand dollars for watching at the polls ror Illegal- votln or attempt to hrh- Old ataara tell me also they never witnessed a cleaner fight than haa beeq waged by Bryan. (Special, Dlspatcb to The Jotnmal.) Marahfleld. Or.. Oct. 24. Tha steamer M. F. Plant " is at anchor about two mllea off Coos Bay bar ad it la Relieved tha boat and pasaengera ara not In any Immediate danger. When the Plant went over the bar thla afternoon a big sea was shipped. The stern post and probably tha steering apparatus was carried away. The boat went to ward the south and had a small sail un. Shortly after, the Eureka crossed over in safety and was seen to tow the Plant to a point north of the bar and about two miles out, where she drooped anchor. Tho Eureka left and Largt stock of watches at retail la the -Hy. , ' Rere'ro more watches thla any other two stares In the city. Repairs mere clocks than all "the at kt storea rut together. . Thirty years' experience la flttlng glaoaca We do all work well and at pri-ea caa live en and allow you .to live aJo. (at rrttm atw lower oa account of retit and eoatpment. K-ery eoatmwr lra tha store 7h biggevt IttUa Jewelry (tors yea v saw. I Try m anJ roi ::i b!!ra la tr. III fJAlE ATTIRE TO FlfJD BROTHER , iSaedal Cispatek ta Tba iunull Butte, Montr-c .14. After mas querading la mala attire la Butte for a week, lira.' U. M. Regan, wife .of "Tank" Regan, an old-tims - National Lagu baseball player, haa located her rson. who dtppearca from his boms in Cadott. Wisconsin. brother. John JcV last April, following a quarrel with a4 aaioon Keeper, in wntca rfackaon soot and wouihiad tha man. - ... With . thj aid of detectirea Williams and Bates of tha Inral pol)c. the Io nian visltad ail the cheap lodgintf hotise of Butte , and sha herself turned bark tba blankets covering sev eral hundred sleeping men. In tha ararch for her brother. All of tha ten derloin reaorte wera -visited, tnaether with every .oueattonable clara in the city, bat wrihout avail. It waa oniv w neo a oeeor letter waa pent throg! the ma.ll that Jack eon wji finally sptte1 by the offlcera and tutlne1 or ht etjter. He waa for iTrn Vck klnc vrxl Ills prewerra at Csfntt l neeearr tn aeeara his eur netvr to rrra Inrolvlsg the dlspo-itk-a of an ea'ate. later a steam schooner which waa pi tonned ror a tuns wnere tne fit was anchored and passed on. it is thoua-ht that the two boats would not have left her there bad there been any immediate danger. It is believed that the Plant has lost, her rudder -and la possibly otherwise damaged and Is awaiting an opportunity to come Into Cooa Bay tomorrow on the flood tide. Captain Samuel Burtia la master of the Plant and la regarded aa one of the best seamen visiting this Jjort. The Plant waa signalling an tne ai- ternoon. but on account of the haae it waa not possible to make out the sig nals entirely. It was learned by one signal1 to the lookout on the bar that the steering apparatus waa out of. com mission. -- The lifesavtng crew haa been In readiness all tha afternoon In caaa anv further assistance was necessary. It is believed that Captain Burtis has decided to remain at anchor until to nrtirir and t U. iHvnntAM ftf a a-nnfl nnAArtunltv trt he towed In. The tliaM Columbia went to the bar, but did not cross over as the tide wss ebbing and trie steamer under these conditions could not have been, towed into port. Boat Believed Safe. ReoreSentatfVea of the company vis ited the bar and feel satisfied that Cap tain Burtis Is in a eare place. The M. F. Plant la owned by tha Oregon Coal A Navigation company. Sha la 207 feet long, ca'rrlea about 40 passengera, haa a rrelrht capacity or i.opo tona and la valued at 1(0.000. M. N. Knuooenbera of Snokane baa been negotiating ror tea purchase of the Plant, togetner witn a coal mine and large tracts of land. The deal la about fb ba cloaed but tha boat In - still owned by the company men Honed.- The Plant Is about 2 years old. but Is retarded aa a erood passenger carrier. Bhe waa formerly the Cuba, a merchant boat. Sha waa tha first boat captured bv tha United States In tha war with Ppaln. being afterwards purchased by tha nam company, ana inrea years to bv tba Oregon coal- at navigation company, when aha waa brought around tha Horn. plaat waasaturaT List. Tha list of Mrasengers on the U. T. Plant: A. Havene. R. W. Buff am. Ales (tarttvant. M. Emory, Theodore Bradley, E. H. UehmonKr. B. Aen, trari Merchant. O. H. 0ler. F. A. Smith, Mr. Blln. W. T. Wodden. K- S. Gor don. Mr. McDonald. Mrs. McDonald. Mra Amandson, T- A. Hanranan, Mm. I . . Hanrshsn. Mr. end Mra. Boyd. A ana Cotehrnok. J. A. VaJdes, Mr. Moore. C A. Ertrkson and J. A. finyoer. Bastile Now. Contains 97 In mates, but Sheriff Effuses to Send Wards to Kock- pile, Owing to Confjiet WithOurt. J Waald Btortgara tha raraa. A fanner cm Rural Rout S, Empire, Ga W. A- Floyd by name, sayat i-;ick- ln a Arnica, stva curaa tna ito worn aorea I aver saw: ana an my band and me on my lea. It la worth mora than Its we! lit m soli. I wou l imt Mail. out tt If I had tn mortgage the farm ta get it. Only lie at aU druggtata. Although eight men were discharged from the county rockp'lla at Kelly Butte yesterday morning, their sen tence having expired, there ara still 47 convicts under charge of Superintend ent Brtggs. Of this number- only 16 are county prisoners, sent to the rock pile before the new law giving the cus tody of all prisoners to the sheriff took effect, since tnat time, late in June, the sheriff has sent no prisoners to "the butte." In the county Jail are 97 prisoners, several of these being United States prisoners. This is an unuaual number, and all agree that it would tend to the betterment or both jail and rockplle II some or tne county prisoners were sent to Kelly Butte. But there is no sign of a break in the deadlock between the sheriff and the county court over the management or tne rockpne. criticism bv tho September grand Jury has ap parently made no difference in the situ-. ation. , . Members of the county court say they have looked Into the criticism of the grand Jury as far as possible, and from all that they have been able to learn, the grand Jury had nothing mora before it than the county court haa had for months. They have heard the same stories from discharged guards and "dope fiends' and on inveatigatlng these stories have found no reason to discharge Superintendent Briggs. They have traced the source of tho informa tion on which the grand jury report waa based, only to learn., they aay that It was a rehash of what they bad learned before. ' j Briggs says the only foundation for stories of the mistreatment of prison ers at the rockplle la found In tho do ings of "kangaroo courts," and that none of the prisoners la Injured. Il lustrating the probHroa handled by the -courts, re tens or a uraea wno re fused to comply with the rule requir ing regular bathing. - Tha Greek bad a great prejudice against ' soap and water. After reasoning with him for tan mlnutea and discussing tha ethics or paining, tna superintendent received from the Greek a point-blank refuaal. Tha auparlntendent ordered tha man un dressed, and washed. Next week the Greek again refused ta bathe, and hia case waa taken un by tha - kansaroo court - . Aa a result of thla trial, thw Greek waa laid over' a barrel and e-tven five smart blows with a leather belt. The man front Greaoa was not hurt, but thereafter cams no rearuiarlv for hla bath. . . MISSING TEETH SUPPLIED WITHOUT PLATES' AND WITHOUT CAUSING THE SLIGHTEST PAIN I v " ' SB. 8. . WBXCIHT. When this work is performed scientifically it gives perfect satisfaction and will be found the finest sub stitute for the natural teeth known to the profession. We have made so many bridges that the work has been reduced to an exact science at this office and will prove to you a boon worth a hundred times the cost. , If you have any dental work, it won't pay.you to ' take chances with average or inferior dentists, when you are assured of receiving only the highest-class1 modern dental work at this office. Perfect equipment, modern methods, gentleness, promptness, no pain and moderate charges are a few, of the advantages of entrusting us with your work,, . GOOD SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE.... .$5.00, BEST SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE.... $8.00 R: B. E. WRIGHT' PAINLESS DENTIST. 342 J4 Washington Street, Corner Seventh OFFICE HOURS 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. SUNDAYS 9 a. m. to 1 p. nv Phone Main 2119. Thirteen Years in Portland. STRAUS' PLACE ' STILL VACANT Sdccessor for the Tostoffice Cashier Not Xamed, Pending Trial. SEND NEW BOOKS TO . LIBRARIES OF COUNTY The librarian of tha nubile libra it and tba bead of tha-county department ara vwtar mtlnv thlr annu,! A the achoofa of tha roontr to diatribate ' tna echooi room Ubrartea. Two trip nare oeca maoa or auiomooiie Inta the western ttert of the count r tad one to Alma and tha achoola la that far avar corner. Teach era and auplia In these far mwny district (t tha heartteart wetcome to tha Dooaa ana tnalr auatril. irtora.' anl r ra and meana are ortea avted vberebr addlttonai baoka mar be aant to tna aehoola.ar aew library atatlona antabilrMNl. Ibaaa tripa mill be aoatlnae4 aa loeif a the weather twranlt tiH It ta tiannw tat vrr arhout and library siattoa will ba lelte4. A HaJtovaen atnrr arill ha toll la tha caldron- reoni Friday afterrooa at 4 o clock. i Ji -JU?yor to Charlea A'Straua. tha auapended caahler of tha Portland post offica. la all probability will not be appointed until tba atteation of tha 14, aoa ahortaa-a In Straus accounts haa been accounted for and tha responsi bility placed vpon some person. Mr. Straus cave himself op Thursday, bav in a beard that a complaint charring hira with embsleinnt had been sworn to by tha Cnlted Btatea district attor ney. Tha preliminary oearinc la to KM Kavambar 4. Roma time after tbe dlacrenancy la tha accounts of tha financial depart ment, waa dlecorered. Mr. Hlraue wai soapeoded by tha department officials at Wasoinrtoa. Ha haa not bees dis- charccd. Tba financial department la ham run by aerera.1 clerka who ha bad exprrlefira In thla branch for yearn. It haa peea, iniimit oy jar. suin frtenda that, when tha proper time cornea, a anrprlae will b aprunc. thoaah aa one wtil yentura to aay lust what tha nrerix la to b. Mr. Straus maintain that ha la mnoret anl that hta aceounta were carrart tn arery way, whan ha left hla deett AprU a M eownt af a dieanae f tha Kya (lasaea, f I at MeUjer a a DR. E. M. DALLAS, Optician .Has returned from Europe, where be has been inyesturatingf th different methods of, EYE-TESTINQ of prominent opticians in France. Germany aind EnrUnd. will use the new WIESBADEN METHOD, which caused so much talk in Europe and is the mmt wonderful science of its kind in the fittinar o lenses, QUICK, AC CURATE and ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. No extra charge will be made for the use of this method. Altrsts reasonable in price, you will find the workmanship the best, and the relief from the glasses immediate and lasting;. ' . . DALLAS OPTICAL PARLORS ESTABLISHED I89S. -211-18 Faffing Bldg Corner Third. and Washington, Second Floor. Take Elevator. READ THE SUNDAY JOURN; iaiuikst, best ftrxDAT pAPrn ix ntr crr.t,ns ( t - 1