THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1908.
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All England Joins ill Faying
. Homage to John Milton's
! Name Tercentenary Cel-
ebratcd Chancellor Ad
t dresses Suffragists.' ;
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Ttv t nilv llinrv Bnmeraet ;
Tendon. Dei- :. The Incessant grind
or life In London, with all Its ceaseless
"Work and restless toil, wm stayed for a
moment during the cant week in order
to find time to celebrat the Tercenten
ary of Milton, undertaken by the British
. academy and he whom Jeremy tjemnain
called, on a tablet affixed to hia home,
"The Prince of Poets," received the
homage of the literary celebrities of our
' country.
' The meeting; was a very remarkable
tone; many were there," some who
shared the nationality of Milton from
across ths water, and the Italian, Aus
trian, German, Russian and Danish am
bassadors brought their tribute.- Some
fins lines Were written, in honor, of the
occasion hy the veteran poet and nov
elist, George Meredith, and all hearts
present echoed the words: v, v ',. j,-., ,,r,
: r, . - ,.: . . '..'.'V,, i ' '
Homage to-him!
ills debtor band, innumerable as waves -Running
all golden from an eastern suit,
' Joyfully render, in deep reverence,
(Subscribe, and as - they , speak their
Milton's name J .
Bays of his glory on their foreheads
5 There are no hearts but must Join In
these high sentiments, among those who
rare for a country's honor and a coun
try's greatness, and that real worth
"which .goes to make supreme power for
fill, mil t realise that the spirit of Mil
ion rises above the mists of earth and
upholds the highest for the Individual
svnd the nation. - .
At the same time, there Is no denying
Yhat this austere spirit Is not In accord
with much of the development that has
come about with more peaceful times.
nd with the deeper realisation of the
Jove' and the tenderness of God, the
Jurltan narrowness which made out ot
Ood almost an avenging spirit, which
Igave to the personal devil a dower which
was scarcely overcome by the. might of
victorious love, Is one which In these
days it is difficult to follow.
Probably among the greatest changes
that have come about in popular sentl
' ment slnoe the austere Puritan wrote his
magnificent religious dramas la In the
conception of woman. .---.'
T Milton's Eva Is an excellent house
keeper, but she has none of the at
tributes which God gave to Woman, and
bis ideal woman la summed up in the
worlds by which he characterised her,
?'He for God, she for God in man." '
Nowadays when It has some to be
Question In a great many women's minds
whether she does not occupy an exclu
lv noaltlon. let alone sharing: It even
with man, a change has certainly come
over the world's conception ot the, rela-
(on of the sexes.
Rut Protestant Puritanism was al-
wavs characterised by this minimising
of woman, and after all It la of little
wonder, for a Christianity which delib
erately rafused to contemplate the share
that woman ha lit Us central act must
necessarily minimise and Ignore the
.worth of the -world. Nevertheless peM
haps It would be well ir Miuon couia
return for a whlls In order to do battle
with the militant suffragette.
I do not know whether that austere
face, standing upon a platform and de
manding silence, would succeed better
than the kindly and genial presence of
the chancellor of the exchequer on the
jjlatform of the Albert Hall the other
clay. WNo acene has ever taken place In
,my time which as a woman has ao hu
" ml listed me, nor do I believe that any
thing has ever occurred that has put
back the suffragist movement In Eng
land so many years. . , -i
For the first time in the history of
'our country the. chancellor of the ex
chequer was announced to speak at a
freat gathering of women in the Albert
all in favor of woman suffrage. Con
volve the situation. If the president
of the United States- had volunteered
to support woman suffrage at a suf
frage meeting In America what would
have been the feeling of those who -bad
tolled for half a century to obtain a
hearing? ' ' .
The Women's Liberal association In
cludes some of the foremost women
In England, and the meeting was among
the most Important political events of
the year. A fear had already been
roused before It was summoned, that
disturbance might be brought about by
the presence of some of the suffra
irette party, and a well signed apDeal
was issued by women to petition that
a hearing might be given to Uoyd
George, and that no militant demonstrations-
might take place. But all
efforts were useless. The i great Al
bert hall was packed with women. Lady
McLaren, In a brilliant and' witty little
speech, appealed ' to the courtesy of
the suffragette ladtes to hear their
friend. Then the chancellor of the ex-
chequer began to speak, but after the
first opening words a tall,' handsome
young woman rose In an apper box,
wildly gesticulating. The hall In a mo
ment was in a turmoil. No one could be
heard. The stewards rushed to the
box In' order to capture the Interrup
ter, but the moment their, hands wr
on her she lashed out with a dog whip,
and then It was found that she had
chained herself to her chair. Miss Og
ston (for that was the name of the
lady) fought - like an amason. Then
more women shouted, , and more, and
more. Lloyd George ,. mad a brave
ttand. endeavoring from time to time.
to get-tn- asentence, but every : word
provoked disorder. -
"My poor rhetoric Is unable to cope
with lunacy .and-hysteria." he 'said, "I
have not a voice which will sound down
a, tunnel." The . organist endeavored
to drown the noise by playing "Oh
Dear. What Can the Matter Be T" and
on " every . side women were removed
shrieking from, the hall, and the scene
more narrowly resembled the ejections
made arter a orunicen -row in-a pudiic
house -than any project in an orderly
?ubllo meeting. Finally, however, when
he noise was quelled, a woman in
prison dress rose in the stalls, and in a
-tone almost of entreaty, said: "Please,
please, give me a message.- -
There was such a sincere note In the
entreaty that Lloyd George Interrupted
his speech, which he had just recom
menced, and said: "T cannot resist that
plea,' The real difficulty is that no
party Is committed aa a whole to wo.
man suffrage. You have a majority In
the cabinet, you have a great majority
in the Liberal party, you. have, I be
lieve, a majority In -the Conservative
party. But there Is a very powerful
minority In both houses of influential
responsible men,- with whom neither
party would risk a quarrel, for we have
both suffered disastrously from splits.
The real algnlflcance of Mr. Asquith's
'declaration made lost May is that for
the first time In history a prime min
ister declared this to be an open ques
tion, not merely for-the party but for
tha cabinet as welL From that declare
' tiofi Mr. Asqulth has no desire to re
cede.. -. --'
This la the greatest opportunity that
baa ever been offered for the Inscription
of woman suffrage In the statute book
of- the realm The prime minister
pledged himself to- bring In an electrola
reform bill ("fn the, dim - and distant
i future," .shouted . a - suffragette) "In
this-, pa'rlinment,' continued Lloyd
tJorge. 'Must .before dissolution. That
tai neither so dim rtor so distant an
ynn might wish. "By the practice of ,
TO BUI TOM
f.llfJERS THREAT
Soldiers Are on the Way to
Stearns, Jy., to Rein
force Marshals.
' (Cslttd Pren wlrajf ; -
.Stearns, Ky, "Dec 26. -An armed
truce prevails In this little mining town
tonight while restless " eyes scan -the
dark outlines of the mountains or search
the horison for' the special train beai-i
ing a troop or cavairy to reiniorce me
United States marshal and his pos4
bivouacked In the murky streets sine
the- terrific i battle with the striking
miners, who have fled to their strong--holds
in the mountains leaving behind
their women and children. The crack
ling of a twig is the signal for a rush
to arms among the weary, hungry fed
eral officer- who fear a sortie of the
desperate strikers, reinforced with
mountaineers, in an effort to burn the
shaft and tipples of the Stearns Com
mercial company ' whose defy to tha
miners was the main cause of the death
of two deputy marshals,-
Governor Wlllson has dispatched a
special train loaded with cavalry from
Somerset. .-? - i
Resorting to a strategic move, the
strikers have sent word front their hid
ing place that they: will burn not only
me mines ana piani or ine oiwrni
Lumber company, but the whole town
befora the m I II tin arrives ' ' ... '
Marshal Ryan, -who was ' separated
from the posse during the skirmishing
mai rouowed ine- ournmg or me noiei,
it still .unaccounted for and It Is feared
he may have met death. - ; .
' Franh'ort, Ky.; Dec. 2.--3Govemor
Wlllson tonight ordered the companies
of stae . guards .from . Itxlngtoni -and
Somerset to proceed to Stearns under
the command of Assistant Adjutant
General Garnett Rich ley, who- la acting
adjutant general In the absence of Gen
eral Johnson In Florida. The troops
are sent to Stearns at the request of
Circuit JidRe M. 3. Moss, who advised
Governor Wlllson that he had been in
communication with United States, Mar
shal Steve Sharp and learned that some
property of cttlsens who were not in
the trouble Is In danger. More troops
will be sent to 'Stearns tomorrow If
General Ripley thinks they are needed.
A telegram to Governor Wlllson says
Deputy - Marshal Ryan, who was cut
off from the pospe, is still missing and
that the followers of the strike pro
moter. Berry Simpson, have been un
able to locate him. ''
During the afternoon United States
Marshal 8 harp arrived at. Somerset and
immediately swore In - SO deputy mar
shals to go with him to Stearns, r-
A - telephone message to Governor
Wlllson this afternoon was to the ef
fect that General Bell of the United
States army had ordered the regulars
at Fort Thomas to be held in readiness
to go to Stearns if needed. ' The troopas
cannot reacn steams 1 until tomorrow
morning and In the meantime more de
struction of property is feared. ;
OLD RUMORS
ARE REVIVED
Story That Tacoraa & East
ern May Be Extended
f South Again Afloat.
Surveyors believed to have-been sent
out by the Tacoma A. Eastern railroad,
which runs south through Pierce coun
ty, Washington, and which is owned by
Portland men, have begun work on the
Big Bottom country and rumors of the
extension of the line to Portland which
were rife some years ago, have been
revived.
Both the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul and the Oregon A-Washlngton
the Harriman extension to Seattle are
mentioned aa possible Interested par
ties In the new surveys that are un
questionably being made. President
Edward Cooklngbam, of the Taooma Sc.
Eastern, who Is vice president of the
Ladd Tllton bank, declared that the
road has not been sold and that at
present there Is no statement to make
concerning, the likelihood of such a
move. 1 ...
"We are operating it aa a short road,"
said Mr. Cooklngham, "and are paying
attention chiefly to logging interests.
We have no Intention ouraelves of build
ing any farther south or east"
The little line Is known to have paid
handsomely ever since It waa built, and
the Ladds, who are the principal own
ers, have found It a very profitable in
vestment. It is the only railroad Into a
very rich portion of Washington east
and sou,th of Tacoma.
- Those who have looked Into the prob
lem of an additional Portland-Seattle
line closely say that an extension of
the Tacoma A Eastern would give a
-down grade route to Bortland most of
tne way.' At present me raiirraa nas
Its terminus at Mineral in northeastern
Lewis county. From Mineral to the
head watera of the Cowllta river is but
a few miles. Once on the Cowllta the
way to the Columbia la easy, following
the convenient water grade.
At present the grades on the little
road are so steep and curve so short
In many places that a -great part of the
road would have to be constructed for
use as part of the great transcontinental
systems.
The St Paul has yet secured no per
manent right of way of its own to
Portland although It is said to have
made an agreement with the Union Pa
cific to use at least a nart of the Ore
gon A Washington's right of way for a'
joint tine, iv is tnougnt mat tne sur
veyors now In the field may be working
In the Interest of the St. Paul to deter
mine the practicability of - that line's
finally taking over the Tacoma A East
ern and Incorporating it as a part of Us
main line to jroruana. . . t .
. An Indefinite Kamber.
" Three-year-old Andrew waa In a rath
er netulant mood, anrt In order to restore
his ctis ternary good humor his mother
promised him some preserved - straw
berries If he would be a good boy. Call
ing a servant, she said: -
' "Jennie, please give Andrew about
four strawberries." -.
. Jennie proceeded to fulfill the 'wish
of her mistress, and counted out the
berries: "One, two three, four." .
"I want five." protested the chtldV
"But your -mother said four," said
Jennie.
"Mamma said '' 'about four,'" replied
Andrew. . , - . .: .
And he got the fifth. "
The inhabitants of -; the Furneaux Is
lands, northwest of Tasmania, . make
almost their entire living by killing
the young of the mutton birds, which
use the islands for breeding purposes,
and aelltns; their oil, grease, flesh- and
feathers. About a million, birds are
killed each year. t
the constitution-the 'introduction of a
franchise bill means an Immediate ap
peal to the country."
I am quite aware that a-large sec
tion of women imagine that by this vio
lence - they are going to hasten the
grant of the franchise, but In my opin
ion they - are vastly mistaken.
In order to obtain the franchise we
have got to persuade the great majority
of the electors that women are fitted
for it and that It will be of benefit to
the country. Now the man In. the
street who reads the newspapers, and
who has before hlhi the account of this
orgy of rowdyism, can hardly be ex
pected to consider this a favorable ar
gument for the granting of the vote
to woman, and as It Is not the govern
ment that has to be forced, but a ma
jority of the electors, it is here that
their tactics are mistaken
DAT IS READY
f OR AHY OF 'Elil
Vhenever They Demon
strate, Their Class, He
Saysfight Gossip."
By Jeff Thompson.
- New Tork. Deo. S6. Battling felson.
In his recent visit to this city In the
interest of his book, whicfi, by the way,
probably will be offered to a waiting
public sometime next month, has placed
himself - squarely on record so jar as
ngntlng Is concerned.
"I am willing to meet any of them,"
says Bat, "Just aa soon as they dem
onstrate that they are of championship
class. Let ' them fight it out among
themselves and they will find me ready
to meet the man who shows himself
the best.".. ;-, i v
When asked his opTRTon as to who Is
the most likely of the lightweights, Nel
son replied promptly, T'Freddle Welsh.
It looks to me as though he had It on
any of them and I wouldn't be surprised
if he were the man against whom I will
next have to defend the championship."
It begins to look as though the police
efforts to stop fighting in New York
had been relegated to the limbs of for
gotten things. Hardly a night passes
but some good fight Is pulled off. -It
Is probable that bo long as New Tork
Is-satisfied with short bouts, between
second raters all will go well. If, how
ever, any attempt is made to pull off a
go between two top notchera we would
have a revival of police activity. . ,
rOf course tlie cry of fake was to' be
expected in relation to the Burns-Johnson
fight . Some people had made up
their , minds that the bout was , to be
fake and fake it had to be. .
Johnny Kelly, manager of Al Kubtak,
the "Michigan Oiant," says that Jimmy
DeForeat must have dreamed that Ku
biak was a "ringer." Says Kelly: "The
story given out bv one Jimmy Deforest
of New York town, to the effect that Al
Kublak is a. "ringer" and that for years
the Michigan boy has boxed down south
under the name of Johnny Dalv, Is silly
rot. If ever a man named Johnny Daly
rigurea to any degree or prominence in
the ring we have never heard of him,
and none of the other boxing writers we
have conversed with have. Kublak Is
only 21 years of age, and six yeara ago,
as a lad of 16, waa working side by side
with Stanley Ketchell in a Grand Rapids
brush factory. It is true he spent some
time in Charleston. He was there In
the service of Uncle Sam's army and
boxed a little, but was known by his
right name of Kubiak. All the members
of .the Philadelphia ball club, as well
as the Philadelphia boys who play with
the Charleston, know him well,". .
. '
"Get me that fellow Attell and I
think if we eo 20 rounds I will be de
clared the winner at the end unless the
go terminates before the . limit Is
reached."
That Is what Jem Drlscoll said to his
manager last night after viewing the
moving pictures of the last Moran-At tell
fight which were being shown at one of
the Bowery theatres. Jem wanted to
see the champion In action, and was
very much taken with the clever per-,
formance of the little Hebrew. Drlacoll
admitted Abe was remarkably fast and
foxy, especially In the breaks, but when
it came to a snowaown ne said ne would
rather be In the ring with him than" talk
about It
Drlscoll has been matched to meet
Matty Baldwin at the Armory club of
Boston on December 29, and then If a
match can be arranged with Attell he
will pack up and go to the coast after
me go. , ;.-.
Joe Jeanette, the colored light heavy
weight who has been signed up for six
ngnis in Europe. Deginning next month,
will sail for Paris on December 30 on
the steamship Adriatic of the White
star line, William lewls. who Is
booked for 1 fights, will depart, for the
other Bide about January 4 or 5. Jean
ette and Lewia will train together for
tneir oouts.
- Charley Harvey, manager of Jem
Drlscoll. has . received an offer from
some sporting men of New Haven,
Conn., for Drlscoll to fight Tommy
Murphy a 12-round bout there after ths
holidays. Harvey said he would be
pleased to make the match If the pro
moters would give him the amount he
demanded. Harvey would not state
what the amount was. but it Is thought
tt is not less than 11500.
ATTACK VESSEL'S
Oil THREE SIDES
Castro Orders Navy Into Ac
tion and Does Other
Funny Things.
(Coiled Press Leased Wire.)
Berlin, Dee. 26. President Castro left
the aanltartum of Dr. Israel today and
sent a number of messages to Jose
Jesus de Paul, former minister of war.
"Declare the Dutch warships in the
harbor pirates' .was one or tne mes
sages. Another directed an "attack on "the
warshiDS with our shins on three sides."
A third message read: "Suspend pay
ment, to tne nowers unner Washington
protocol.' Am forwarding solution of
the dlff Icultv."
Castro had little to say In regard to
the messages but Intimated that they
would have an important effect on "the
Venesuelan difficulty. He declared there
would be. important developments soon.
FITZSIMMOXS TALKS 4
ABOUT BIG BATTLE
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(United Press Leased Win.)
London, Dei!. 2( Bob Fltxslmmons,
the freckled veteran of the ring, who
today announced hia desire to get back
into the game - and start off with a
battle with the new negro world's
champion, Johnson, commented freely
tonight upon the battle at Sydney.
"I never heard of anyone wearing
bandages on his elbows as Burns want
ed to do," he said disgustedly. "Why,
a man might as well wear armor platje
and be done with it I 'don't blame
Johnson for kicking snd making him
remove the tape. 'Burns evidently
wanted to protect his elbows from the
punishment of blocking Johnson's hard
wallops. . "
. "Johnson showed hia superiority In
the first round when he landed one that
put Burns to the floor. Then, too, John
son knew he had Burns safe all the
way and that the little man could not
hurt him. for he chaffed and talked to
his opponent during the sixth round and
afterward as though he was boxing a
novice. Men do not usually feel like
laughing- and kidding at that stage of a
fight think Johnson could have end
ed the battle any -time after the tenth
round, but he was evidently taking out
his grudge on Bums by punishing htm
as much as possible before knocking
him out. an event to my mind prevent
ed solely by the- Interference of the
police." - , - . , - - .--
- v. How to Sy "Gmellch."
From the Pleasant Hill. (Kan.) Times.
- The Oak Grove Banner aska how to
fironounce Mr. Gnellch's name.. -Get
he G down under- your foot and bo'd
it while you start to say "gum." How
ever, don t say It. but ston at the "ru."
Then with a sharp rising Inflection, say
meuvn, 10 rnymo wun .aieca.
, .... . t , , ' i ' ';.
The .Yellow who tells a rirl h,AwfcH
listen to ner voice ror tne rest of his
life should be cafeful or ha - a
to. i, .., '
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LIFE III DAIIGER
Going
to Japan via Van
couver . to Avoid San
Francisco" Assassins.
Fearing that he would meet the fate
of Durham White Stevens, the Korean
Japanese diplomat who met death last
spring ai .ine nanaa or a Korean as
sassin In San Francisco, Bishop Mer
riam C. -Harris of the Methodist
church has gone to Vancouver,- B.
C, to sail. for the orient, instead of
making the Golden Gate city his point
of departure. This Is the explanation
that has Just become known of tho
presence of Bishop Harris in Portland
yesterday. .
Bishop Harris Is one of the most
famous missionary , workers of the
Methodist -church. He has been ac
cused by the Koreans of being too
friendly to the Japanese conquerors.
He stopped at. the Portland hotel on
his ' way north. While here he . had
nothing to say of any warning he had
received, but tt was learned in , San
Francisco by the federal authorities
that he would be In danger there from
the compatriots of In Whan Chang, the
murderer -ot Stevens.
This-warning was -conveyed to the
traveler, and Tie accordingly avoided
San Francisco In his northward jour
ney.' .-" f ';-..'-. - --
Bishop Harris has - been for rears a
missionary to Japan and has been al
ways an araent neuever in tite aestin
les of , that nation. He has traveled
through the mikado's enmlra from one
end to the other, and Is one of the
best known white men in Japan. His
missionary labors, have - extended to
Korea, and he has spent much of his
time in that country, acquainting him
self with conditions in the hermit kingdom-.
Despite -f his services to the
Koreans, the anti-Japanese element In
that nation has frequently criticised the
bishop for his alleged bias toward
Japan and his alleged support of poli
cies which have seemed Inimical to
Korean Interests.
. When Bishop Hani "arrived In San
Francisco last spring, Immediately after
the ahootlnc of Stevens, the government
! officials of San Francisco, acting under
secret oraers rrom wasnington, smug
gled the clergyman from his steamer In
a special tug to the Berkeley shore,
where he was landed quietly and hur
ried to the home of a friend. He stayed
In Berkeley only a few hours, taking
the first train for the east, and there
he has remained ever since.
When Bishop Harris decided to return
to Japan he was again warned by the
government officials that the same band
of Koreans that planned and carried out
the attack on Stevens had similar de
signs on him. believing that his friend
ship toward the Japanese was a menace
to their own country. Fearful that some
fanatic might try to murder the mis
sionary the authorities persuaded him
to choose a new route to the orient
and he has therefore made a detour
which will take him to Vancouver in
stead of San Francisco, on December SI.
PETROLEUM III
AEROPLANE CUPS
Attempt' Hade to Effect De
struction of Wright and
His Machine.
, (United Press Leased Wire.)
Lenians, France, Dec. 'it An attempt
on he part of a supposed maniac to
cause the death or serious Injury of
Wilbur Wright was discovered today
Just before tne American made his suc
cessful trial in his aeroplane before
the minister of public works. Wright,
in overhauling his machine before the
start, found that someone had removed
the lubricating oil from the cups and
substituted petroleum. This would
surely have resulted in a disastrous ex
plosion in midair. The- authorities are
Investigating,
TWO LAW STUDENTS
KILL TWO NEGROES
Cuthbridge. Ga Dec. it. Race war
was threatened tonight following the
killing of two negroes. bv Mercer law
students. Charles Vorrell shot and
killed William Lewis, colored. His
companion, Alexander Bridges, also a
student, saw the deed. He drew his
revolver and killed Alexander Glenn, a
negro.
Friends of the dead men threatened
vengeance on the two students and their
friends and it wasi feared that an out
break might -follow1.
P
A
spires jaemiry
Forced Out in the Cold. Store Rented Over Our Heads and Nearly 140 Fine
Pianos, Player Pianos, Phonographs, Cabinets, Etc., Must Be
Sold and Sold in the Next FW Days.
For some tirre we, have been endeavoring to secure a renewal of our five year lease but Thursday we were no
tified that further negotiations were off, and that our store had been .rented to other parties. JNo other store
suitable to our business seems available at this time and we realize that we must take quick action, so have de
cided to give the public the benefit of our misfortune.
Now is the one great opportunity of your life to secure some of the world's finest instruments at such
"Slaughter Prices" as was never known before in this or any other city. It isn't a question of price with us-
it's a question of disposing of this immense stock in the next few days. Fourteen different makes of Pianos,
the great "Apollo," "88 note" player-piano and six other makes of player-pianos, besides numerous used pianos
taken in exchange, are included in this great , . f " - j
iE6r eed Gut Sacrifice
Not necessary to pay all cash we will arrange convenient terms of pavment to responsible parties.
How would you like a good upright Piano for $125 Square Pianos $35- an$ $50 $250 Angelus Piano
Player for $45. Another one for $60, etc. Strictly new $900 Player-Piano for ?650. ; Nothing reserved
Our entire stock must go, and these cut price? should accomplish it in short order.
Yesterday, the first day of the sale, was well attended, but tomorrow should be a record-breaker. Let us num
ber you among the lucky ones.- At least 20 fine. instruments should find homes tomorrow if the public fully
appreciates what we are offering. ' ; ' . -. : ,
HoYeedfee-Soole
BANQUET FOR
SPIRIT 6UESIS
. i.y, : ! m.': ' - f:h : U
Returned - Alaskan Finds
Sister -and Children
Are AH Bead , .
(Hearst News by Longest Leased Wire.)
New York, Dec. 6. It was indeed a
strange Christmas dinner that Henry
K. Tannehill ate at a local hotel last
night !. .- - - '
He sat at a table-at which there were
four other chairs, but all of them va
cant In front of each, however, there
was placed a complete Christmas repast
which was later taken away untouched,
Tannehill dined with phantom guests,
the spirits of his sister and . her three
children, all dead. ' j ' . -
, Of an adventurous spirit, Tannehill,
once a resident of this city,' has wan
dered far and wide,, and returning. here
on Monday last, from Alaska, he learned
of the death of his sister and her chil
dren. His explanation of the weird din
ner Is perhaps the best He said:
"On the day I left my Bister's home
I told her I would be back next Christ
mas, or the one after, and that the treat
for them would be the finest that money
could buy. , . 4
- "I got out and hustled and saved con
siderable money in the Klondike and
when I arrived here the other night I
ran ever- to East . Side and began to
look up the folks, . . J .
"It did not take me long to find out
what I least expected. vly sister went
out to the store one jit, and left the
children alone, Whefrshe went back
they were dead burned. - Later she her
self died of pneumonia and worry."
Alone In the world, Tannehill is tin
decided as to his future and says he
will probably resume his wanderings.
REVOLUTIONISTS
SHOT DOWN
Eussian Artillery ' Biddies
House in Which Devoted
Band Is Barricaded.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Moscow, Dec. 2. Officers of the
Moscow aarrlson and the crown Dollce
are planning? punishment for the revo
lutionists wno louuy lur iiuura repuiscu
the Joint attack of the police and cav
alry upon a suburban village with ter
rible carnage. The assault upon the
terrorist stronghold In the midst of the
plotters' meeting marks the bloodiest
combat between revolutionaries and the
military armaof the csar since the his
toric "red Sunday."
During the zo nours or rignting.
Baron Cotton, chief of the cxac'a se
cret police, and Colonel Mursar of the
Cossack cavalry and an unknown num
ber of their force were killed; also
manv of the terrorists. Five wounded
revolutionaries were taken prisoners.
Upon these prisoners will fall the
weight of the government's wrath un
less the secret service Is successful In
running down escaped participants, and
this is not considered likely.
A meeting of the leaders of the revo
lutionists was considered the opportune
moment for dealing a telling blow
against the circulation of seditious
propaganda.
As the police approached the villa
the barricaded terrorists opened fire.
The unexpected resistance disconcerted
the police, who withdrew to await the
arrival of military reinforcements. For
20 hours the firing continued, and the
combined forces of the besiegers were
compelled to retire once more.
The third advance was made behind
artillery, which was employed in de
stroying the fragile building.
The official reports of the battle as
they came from the censor are barren
of details, but the intimation that many
escaped is given little credit. The lack
of information leads to the belief that
the sole survivors of the massacre in
the ruined charnel house are five mana
cled prisoners In the dungeons of the
Kremlin awaiting the verdict of a court
martlal AEABIAN VILLAGERS
BOUT REBEL MULLAH
(United Press Lease Wire.)
Aden, Arabia, Dec. 28. The rebel mul
lah today attacked the tribes friendly to
England, killing many and looting the
villages, escaping with large numbers
of stolen camels. The friendly tribes
rallied, combined and puraued the mul-
Uah. and after a serious conflict, In
which there were many casualties, re
covered much of the plunder. The mul
lah made good his retreat
PLAII EXTENSIVE
LABOR COUNCIL
1 1 --
Meeting in Washington Next
Month at Suggestion of
Secretary Straus.
(United Press' Leased Wlr.
Washington, Dec 26. A great na
tional labor congress, free to employer
and employe, that shall have branches
In all the large cities of the -continent,
is one of the results to be sought bv the
council of labor that will meet in Wash
ington next month at the suggestion of
Secretary Straus, , , .
', The .secretary is now- In correspond
ence with Secretary Gary of the steel
corporation and other big employers of
labor,- and plans for the convention are
rapidly being formed. . , . ,
''The most important of the subjects
to be taken up," said Straus tonight "is
perhaps that of the unemployed; How
le give work .to men' out of work when
there Is no work In atght-is a serious
problem, but by no means aa unsolvable
one. Suppose we take the case of a
tinner in New York, who has Just lost
his-Job because work in his particular
line has given out He tramps the
streets for several days and finds other
tinners In the same predicament
"After he has convinced himself that
there la nothlnsr for him to do In the bis
city, he applies to the bureau of infor
mation of the department of labor and
commerce and makes his wants known
there. The man in charge takes down
his big books and looks over the pages.
He finds that 1000 tinners 'are wanted
In Seattle to work pn the buildings of
the Alaska-Yukon exposition: that 400
or S00 sheet metal workers are needed
in Chicago,. St Louis and Denver; that
SOOO men can find work in the great
fruit orchards and vineyards of Cali
fornia, all at first-class wages.
- " 'I'd like to take a job out in Seattle,'
the tinner says, . 'but how am I to get
there?' . ; : -.". s. ; -. '-
" 'We can send you out there for
$12.60 and the fare ' will be taken out
of your first week's pay,' the man at
the bureau tells him. So- the thins; Is
done. We hope to be able to make such
arrangements with the railroads that
reduced rates may be obtained for men
who are going after work, and by the
establishment of offices In the various
big cities of the country, the scope of
the work may be extended to practically
the whole country." -,
Messrs. Powderly and Fife of the Im
migration service and Donnelly of th
government printing office, are In cor
respondence with the principal labor
leaders of the country and all who are
Interested will be given opportunity for
expression at the convention.
FEVER ONLY THING
ROOSEVELT FEARS
(Hearst News by Longest Leased Wire.)
Washlnston. Dec'. 28 President Roose
velt Is not one half so enthusiastic over
his contemplated African trip as he
was when he first conceived the idea
of going there for Hons and other big
game. He has expressed his fears of
the climate to Intimate friends. The
heat of summer, the existence of so
many poisonous insects, the foulness of
the drinking waters, the inability to se
cure fruits and fresh vegetables in the
wilds of his prospective hunting tours,
all of which he has read about recent
ly, tend to give him "com leet
"I wish I were there 10 years young
er," he said today to a caller. "Then I
would not care. For a man to combat
the terrors of that country he should
be strong and his system resistant to
any sort of climatic attacks. As a. mat
ter of truth I now feel like a 2-year-old.
My health was never better, my muscles
never stronger, but a man of 60 is not
one of 40.
-However," he concluded, '1 am going
to take the best of care of myselC and
if I should be sttacked with the Afri
can fevers. I will take the shortest cut
for civilisation." -
SERVICE MONDAY ON
FOREST GROVE LINE
(Special Mspatck te The Jaanutl
Forest Grove. Or., Dec.. 26. Regular
service over the Oregon Electric line be
tween this city and Portland will begin
Monday, according to the present plans
of the company.
Monday night the boafd of trade will
give a banquet toy the officials of the
new line. . ,
BLOCK SIGNALS ON
THE FRISCO SYSTEM
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. it. Through a
contract let today to the Union Switch
and Signal company, 700 miles of the
main and branch lines of the Frisco
system will be equipped during the
coming year with the latest Improved
block system. The contract ' calls for
an expenditure of 12,000,000.
Piaeo Co
BACK OF
EXPOSE
Pittsburg Upheaval Said to
Be Due to. the-President'?'
Efforts to Reform Corrup.
tion Existing in Municipal
Affairs.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 26. President
Roosevelt is the man behind" trie
Pittsburg councllmanio ' graft expos
ure. This fact was admitted tonight
by Rev. Dr. J. Leonard Levey, vice pres
ident of the Voters Civic league.
Roosevelt according to Dr. Levey,
acted in response to a personal call
two weeks ago from a committee of
officials of the Voters' league. On the -same
train with members of the com
mittee who had called on the president
came six naMohal bank examiners to
this city, sent at the president's request
to aid in the bribery "cleanup." It is
said - the president offered to send a
special prosecutor here, as he did to
San Francisco, but this was not found
necessary. In Attorney David Watsonv
a close friend of the president Roose
velt thinks the probers have the best
legal talent In the country.
That Mr. Roosevelt Is Interested in
the Voters' league Is Indicated from the
fact that in an incredibly short time
the machinery of the federal govern
ment -was in motion. In less than a
week after the arrival here of the bank
examiners the arrest of the seven coun
cllmen and two former bankers was
brought about J
And this Is to be but the beginning
of ultra-sensational moves. Dr. Levey
is the only official of the Voters'
league willing to talk for publication. ,
"What do I think of President Roose
velt in assisting in this matter" ex
claimed Dr. Levey tonight "I think he
is second only to the great religious
reformers. Just thinkone man al
most alone has awakened the moral .
consciousness of an entire .people."
That detectives concealed in dress
ers and chiffoniers took stenographic .
reports of conversations - between the
Voters' league investigators and the
alleged grafting councilman is another
of the latest and sensational details that
leaked out tonight in connection with
the . clever trapping of the men ac
cused of accepting bribes In return for
their alleged manipulation of city con
tract ordinances. -
From a reliable source it was learned
that the ambush prepared for the sus
pected officials was very much more
elaborate. So ingeniously was it con
trived that stenographers were unable
to sit comfortably in the same room
within a few feet of the men afterwards
arrested. Not satisfied with having the
doors perforated with holes equipped on
the other side with paper funnels .
through which the faintest sounds could
be heard, the Voters' league -detectives
determined to establish witnesses in the
room where the men were received. To
this end they bought the big chiffoniers
and dressers with which the rooms are
furnished. They removed the whole In
terior and transformed them Into ' big
boxes. The fronts of the drawers were
left in place so that to all appearances
they were like other chiffoniers.
In the roomy Interior was a chair and
a little table with an electric light sus
pended so that its shielded rays fell di
rectly upon the table.
Only tonight was It learned that these
sham chiffoniers were employed at both
the Fort Pitt and the Duqueane hotel.
The detectives knew when to expect
their callers, and when one was an
nounced the chiffoniers would be pulled
away from the wall, the stenographer
would step Inside and the chiffonier
would be ru shed back into place.
A. Leo Well of the league tonight Joc
ularly exclaimed:
"Detective work? Why, Dr. Doyle, If
he knew what we have done would come
over here and shake hands with us." - .
FIREBUG BURNS
DENVER THEATRE
(Hearst News by Loosest Leased Wire.)
Denver, Dec. 28. Fire, supposed to
be of Incendiary origin, destroyed the
Manhattan Beach theatre this evening,
and for a time threatened the complete
destruction of this summer resort Tha .
resort has been closed since the sum
mer season. The loss Is $60,000.
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