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Watch aaaoBBCcacBt jLiirii FOWLER'S and MALT jL Y JLuSCLE . $1.00, $1.56, $2.00 per Day In Olden Times Carpets were reserved for the rich. Comein andseehow conditions have changed. EXCLUSIVE CARPET XJOC3B J. 0. Mack & Co. Btl-83 THIRD STREET. Op posit Chamber I Commerce. Size" 2 for 25c DISTRIBUTERS "THE KLOEBER" GREEN RIVER HOT SPRINGS WASHINGTON Tbs Hwiih Etscri of ibj We $1 5.BO .T.OO $12.60 f T.OO TOR IS FIRED Summary Action of Post master-General. PROVOKED BY MRS. TYNER She Took All Papers From Safe in His Office. BY HER HUSBAND'S DIRECTION Assistant Attorney.General for Post office Slay Sow He Prosecuted, Thonsh a Paralytic la, Vet eran In the Service. Career of James Xoble Tyncr. Born, BrookvMe. Ind.. January IT, 1S28 Representative In Congress.. ..lSSfMsTS Second Assistant Postmaster-Genera! ........... .1873- Fostmaster-General ...... 1ST8 First Assistant Postmaster-General , 1STT-1SS2 Assistant Attorney-General for PostofSee Department ..... ISSO-lStt. 189T-1903 Deles-ate from United States to In te manorial Postal Congress. .....U9T Dismissed from office. ...April 22, 1003 WASHINGTON. April 21 A most sen saUonal development of the Investigation of PostofSee Department affairs' occurred Just before the department closed today. when Postmaster-General Payne an nounced the summary dismissal of James N. Tyner. Assistant Attorney-General for the PostofSee Department, coupling 'with the announcement the startling- charge that all the papers and records in the safe of the tatter's office had been abstracted by Mrs. Tyner, wife of the discharged official, with the assistance of others. The Postmaster-General states that Mrs. Tyner has refused the demand of the Gov eminent for the return of the papers etao-TTOUKl (xr suamitted W Turn to Xh Department of Justice tomorrow , morn ing. Other sensational developments are expected. The question of arrests will be paned on Immediately - by Attorney General Knox, The facts are tersely told In the letter of dismissal sent by Mr. Payne late yes terday afternoon and made public tonight The letter follows: Letter of Dismissal. Jaroes J". Tyner, Assistant Attorney-General tor the. PostoSlce Department Sir: Too. ars herrby removed from toe office, ct Assistant Attorney-General for the. Postofflee -eDoartment. I deem It proper to (Its you the reasons for this summary action on the part ot the department. Early in the month of March I communicated to you, through a mutual friend, a request for your r-otrnatlon. After- a painful Interview with you and a more painful one with Mrs. Tyner, I consented to modify the demand tor your resignation so that It might take effect on May 1, 1903, with the proviso, however, that you were siren lesTe of absence from the time ot the acceptance ot the resignation to the date of Its taking effect, with the request that you were not In any way to undertake to discharge the duties of the" office. late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Tyner came to the office of the Assistant Attorney-General for the Postofflee Department, enuring in the reg ular way. and went through the main office to the private office, closing the door behind her. She then unlocked the door entering from the public hall Into the private room and ad mitted her sister. Mrs. Barrett, whose son was formerly assistant In your office, and whose conduct Is now under Investigation by the de partment. She also admitted, la the same man ner, S. G. G. Hammer, an expert In the em ploy ot the Mosler Safe Company, with whom she had made an arrangement to meet her at the department. At her direction. Mr. Hammer opened the cafe in the room, and she took therefrom all papers, records and articles ot every kind and carried them away with her. Immediately upon learning- what had been done. I directed the Fourth Assistant Post-matser-General to send two Inspectors to your house to demand. In the name ot the Postmaster-General, the delivery of any papera, docu ments or any materials which had been ab stracted from the safe. This demand was re fused by Mrs. Tyner, and she likewise refused to permit the Inspectors to see you or to see and examine the papers In her presence. Mrs. Tyner further stated to the Postofflee Inspectors that she committed this act with your knowl edge and by your direction. Further comment on this transaction on my part Is not necessary. .The facts In the case will b submitted to the Attorney-General of the United States for such action In the premises ss he may deem proper. Very respectfully. H. C PAYNE, Postmaster-General. How the Trick Was Flayed. Mrs. Tyner went to the office of the As sistant Attorney-General on the fifth floor of the PostofSee bunding- at 3:10 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and remained there an hour. When shs arrived. Acting- Assist ant Attorney-General Christlancy. who had charge of the office for months past In the absence of General Tyner, who has been In poor health for a long period, was In the office. The clerks Were at their desks. Mrs. Tyner passed from the pub lic room Into the private office and closed the. door behind her. Being- alone In the office, she stepped to the door opening Into the public corridor and. by previous ar rangement, admitted Mrs. Barrett, mother of Harrison J. Barrett, the former law clerk ot the Postofflee Department, and S. G. G. Hammer, a safe expert. Mr. Chris tlancy reported the presence of Mrs. Ty ner In the office to two Inspectors and to Postmaster-General Payne. An Inspector also reported the matter to Fourth As sistant Postmaster-General Brlstow. Mr. Biistow asked authority to have Mrs. Tyner ejected from the office. The au thority came too late. When the Inspect or returned. Mrs. Tyner had left. The safe, on being- examined, was found to be empty. Mrs, Tyner Holds the Papers. The affair created great excitement among the Investigating officials, but the news was concealed carefully from the public Two Inspectors were dispatched to the Tyner residence to recover the pa pers. Mrs. "Tyner 'refused to give them up, saying she was acting under the direc tion of her husband- She told the Inspect ors, so they reported, that they had a right to the papers, as Mr. Tyner was still Assistant Attorney-General, and. moreover. Insisted that the papers were all of a private character. The Inspectors reported that Mrs. Tyner declared the papers belonged solely to them, and she announced emphatically that she did not purpose to have her papers submitted to the scrutiny of Inspectors. Other pres. sure. It Is understood, was brought to bear, both on Mr. .and Mrs. Tyner, but both unequivocally refused to deliver the papers, or even to showthem. Papera Relate to Turf Frauds. It Is believed at the department that the papers have some connection with the recent conduct of the office. Several weeks ago a turf investment concern. whose affairs were aired In court, alleged that Its working metho-ls had been sanc- Uoned by the Assistant Attorney-General for the Postofflee. Department. The charges Involving the office of tho Assist ant Attorney-General and a lawyer for merly connected with that office were 1 ventilated -very generally at that time., and .an Investigation was organized by the Postmaster-General. That was really the Inception of the Investigation that has spread Into every part of the department. The complaints crystallized Into a formal request for Mr. Tyner's resignation, signed by Postmaster-General Payne on March 9 last. Mr. Tyner had been In ex. ceedlngly bad health for a long time, and had visited his office at only rare Inter vals, leaving the office enUrely In charge of his assistant for months at a time, lie Is suffering from an unusually severe case ot paralysis, and. In consideration of this fact, the request for his resignation was based on his Ill-health. The correspondence, which took place Just prior to Mr. Payne's departure on his cruise In the West Indies, follows: Tried to Let Him Down Easily. - Office of the Assistant Attorney-General for the Postofflee .Department, Washington. IL G. Payne. PoetmasteMJeneral Dear Sin Lest the effects ot the light stroke ot paralysis which recently disabled my left leg partially, and my left arm totally, may, prevent me from performing my duUes satis factorily for soma time to come as Assistant Attorney-General for the Postofflee Depart ment, X deem It proper to tender my resigna tion of said office, to take effect May J. 1903. It Is painful to me to thus sever my connec tion with the postal service, with which I have been closely associated as an officer of the department, and a member of Congres sional committees, at Intervals over a period ot 43 years. Very truly yours, JAMES N. TYNER. The Postmaster-General's acknowledg ment follows: Washington. March 8, 1903. James K. Tyner. Assistant Attorney-General. Washington My Dear Sir: I have your letter of today. tendering your resignation of the position ct Assistant Attorney-General of the Postofflee Department. acrer u to prscrace. toot- fascasxgins; wm w ties of your office. It jmut. indeed, be painful far -you to sever your relations with tha de partment, with which yoa have been asso ciated for so many years and of which you were at one time the official bead. Tour resignation Is accepted. In vtew of all the circumstances, but I deem it but Just and proper that it should take effect May 1. I90I, and that you be given leave of absence until that date. I trust that this will kive you rest and freedom from care, and will be of material aid In bringing Improvement to your condition, which Is at the present time of such a serious nature as to render impossr ble any labor on your part. With the kindest regards. I am. Very sin cerely yours, 1L C. PAYNE, Pos tmaster-General. Payne Deeply Affected. The announcement ot yesterday's devel opments was made by Postmaster-General Payne this evening to a large num ber of newspaper correspondents, in a voice that trembled with emotion," be said that he regretted to have to say that he had found It necessary to remove from office the Assistant Attorney-General of the department, and, after speaking In a general way about the facts already de veloped, said the story was best told In the correspondence, which he then read In a most feeling tone. Then he an nounced that he could say nothing fur ther on the subject, and that he preferred not to be asked any questions. He was asked If any arrests will be made as the result of the abstraction, and If any one eUe In the office was Involved. He said that these were matters which he could not discuss; that It rested with the Attomey-.General. to whom the pa pers would go as soon as the record ot the case could be copied and submitted. (Concluded on' Second Page.) THE MAN WHO IS INVESTIGATING POSTAL FRAUDS. JOSEPH I. BRISTOW. FOURTH RIOT IN HOUSE Illinois Legislators Take to Slugging. OVER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Speaker Says Boodle Was Offered to Pass Bill. HE TRIED TO BLOCK SCHEME Refusal to Allow Rollcalt on Mu nicipal Ownership Enrages House Mnjority Electa New Speaker and Does Business. COLORADO HAS A PRECEDENT DENVER. April 23.-In 1801 James Hanna. Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives, was removed by a vote ot the members and another member named. Wxthe was elected to the Speakership and served In that capacity . during the rest of the session. For some days two Houses were In session, but upon request ot Governor John L. Routt, the Supreme Court ren dered an opinion sustaining the right ot a majority of the House to remove the Speaker at any time. SPRINGFIELD. I1U April 23,-Slugglng and rolling over each other across the Speaker's platform. In a frenzied general list fight at the feet of a score of women guests, the members of the Illinois Leg islature today surpassed the wildest scenes of the Austrian Relchirath. Tonight charges by the Speaker of the House. John H. Miller, that attempts had 'been made to bribe him were formally made as an explanation for the extraordinary actions on his part that precipitated the riot. The Interior ot the Legislative chamber to night resembled In a' measure the track of a tornado, so general was the wreck. -axr of.chslxs.and.dcsks. -cairejgo street .railway xrancnises more valuable than gold-mines wrere 'directly at stake. Federal Court receivership pro ceedings against the Union Traction Com pany, of Chicago, yesterday having -brought the matter to a sudden issue. The Federal receivership was held by many to Indicate an Intention by the street railway company to fight out claim to 99-year franchises. Instead of ne gotiating with the Chicago City Council for a renewal of franchises on a 20-year basis, with, a municipal ownership option on the part ot tho city. The stormiest time ever experienced In the Illinois Legislature began almost without warning In a- whirlwind of wild disorder which arose today In the House of Representatives over1 rival traction measures or so-called municipal owner ship bills. Chicago sentiment Is said to favor tho Mueller bill, and Mayor Harrison, Graeme Stewart, the reecntly defeated candidate for Chicago's Mayoralty chair; John M. Harlan and others of Influence have been here for several days working for It, The Lindley bill, the municipal ownership measure favored by an acUve minority, has, however, been forced ahead. Yesterday the Speaker arbitrarily refused a roll call on a motion to post pone consideration of the Lindley meas ure, although a majority of the House de manded the roll. The postponement mo tion was declared carried amid the pro tests of the majority. The postponement was desired by the Lindley forces because It was feared that they had not votes enough to defeat motion to subsUtute the Mueller bllL To- day Speaker 'Miller ordered the Lindley measure advanced to a third reading, and ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL a tumult ot -voices -rose In ODOosition. dur- Llng which the attempt was made to pull i the Speaker -from his chair. Sneaker Called a Liar. At 1130 Speaker Miller announced that the XJcdley municipal ownership bill was a special order on second reading. The bill was read- Then Mr. Lindley offered the intendments formulated at Tuesday night's conference. . Speaker Miller then ordered the amend ments read. The first amendment was read and when the Speaker started to put the question of its adoption to a viva voce vote the House was thrown Into disorder. A large number of the members were on their feet. Some ot them stood on chairs, a few on their desks, demanding a roll call. The amendment is adopted." said Speaker Miller, bringing down his gavel. "Tou are a liar" retorted Mr. Allen. There was now a fresh outbreak, mem bers shouting; "Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speakerl Roll call, roll call!" Above the din Mr. Sherman, as he seized his "kitchen chair" and placed It on bis desk; In front ot him, could be heard shouting: "The Speaker ignores the rules ot the House! The chair Is not In order." The second amendment .was then read. The uproar was deafening as the Speaker started to put the qufstlon of adoption. As many favor " The rest of the sentence was entirely lost Ail the while the demands for a roll call continued. The Speaker declared the amendment adopted, although his. decision could be heard scarcely three feet from him. The third amendment was read, and In the same manner declared adopted. By this time a perfect pandemonium pre vailed. Many members had seized bill books and were pounding their desks. while Mr. Cummins, from his seat In the front row on the Democratic side, was vigorously wielding a boaro. The fourth amendment was declared adopted. Bodyguard of Women, When the reading of the fifth amend ment was completed personal violence against the Speaker was threatened. A number ot ladles were sitting on the couch on the Speaker's stand. "Will the ladles please move out from behind f shouted Mr. Alien. "Get them out!" shouted Mr. Sherman.' Get the ladles out: don't act the cow ard!" In the uproar Mr. Lindley was heard to move the previous quesUon on the bill. The Speaker put the motion, and although be could not be heard, the movements ot the gavel Indicated that the motion bad prevailed. At, this point a fight broke out on the Democratic side, a few feet from the Speaker. Gladell (Dem.) and Glade (Rep.) were the central figures, but ten other members in fact, almost everybody In their Immediate vicinity appeared to be taking- a hand in the melee In an evident endeavor to- separate the two combatants. It .developed afterward that Gladell -.had started for the (Speaker with a jnenaclng; air ana, teat uiade bad seized him, thus precipitating the. encounter. Motion for Recess Carried. It was now 11:. Above the din an In distinct motion for a recess to 2:30 was (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTESTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. Tyner dismissed from office and liable to be prosecuted: hij wife rlfies his office safe. Page I. Arrest of Miss Marie Ware ordered: she dis appears. Page 1. President finishes his vacation In Yellowstone Park. Page 2. FunMon asks lnaulry on charge ot cruelty. Page 3. Domestic. Riotous scene In Illinois Legislature: boodle In municipal ownership fight. Page. 1. Filibustering In New York Legislature. Page X Lee returns to St. Louis to testify. Page 3. Coal roads refuse to show pooling contraots. Pago 4. Explosion of oil at Minneapolis kills ten per. sons. Page 3. Carnegie makes large gift to Tuskegee Instl, tute. Page 2. Vanderbllt gets a marriage license. Page T. Foreign. British force almost wiped out In Somallland. rage T. British budget presented to Parliament. Page T. Dreyfus may get new trial. Page T. Expulsion of monks causes riots In France. Page 7. Ring Edward welcomed to Naples. Page 3. Russia demands control of Manchuria and J&pin wants to fight her. Page 2. Sports. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Seattle 0. Fort land S: Sacramento 3. Los Angeles O; San Francisco T. Oakland 1. Scores of Pacific National League: Portland 10. Tacoma 6: Butte J, Los Angeles 2: San Francisco 3, Helena 0? Seattle T. Spokane 6. Page 6. Second day of golf tournament. Page 6. Kid Fltxpatrlck stays lour rounds with Cham, plon Young Corbett. Page 6. Paclflc Coast. Marlon Republicans Indifferent about election. Page i. W. P. Elmore's campaign dates. Page 4. Prlnevllle earnestly fighting smallpox. Page 4. Excellent prospects ef Valley prunes. Page 14, Large salmon bring 7 cents. Page 4. Oregon City textile workers continue old scale. rage 4. Convict woota pardoned girl horse thief. Page 5. Weiser youth spends Uncle's money. Page- 5. Commercial and Marine. Large hop farms In Washington County. Page 15. Trading on New York tSock Exchange opens with upward movement. Page 15. Principal buying Is in May option in Chicago wheat pit. Page 15. San Francisco market prices and comment. Page 15. Drydock expert praises Portland drydock. Page 12. Transportation bids to bs invited. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Union men declare In favor of arbitrating strike differences, rage 14. . Architect Olmsted outlines plana for Improving "and beautifying Lewis and Clark grounds. Page 10. Rains delay Columbia River Northern track. laying. Page IS Fire In Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Com. piny warehouse does 123,000 damage. Page Vsides attorney holds that Alaska is a terri tory, and entitled to delegate In Congress. Page 0. Transcontinental Passenger Association alma a blow at ticket scalpers. Page 14. Austin Craig, former Postmaster at Whitney, charged with embezzlement. Page 11. State Health Officer Hutchinson received en- cToraglnc reports as to smallpox situation at Prlnevule and Shanlko. Page 14 IBWEGOI She Is Wanted as a Federal Prisoner. FRAUDS AS COMMISSIONER Her Arrest Ordered by. Attorney-General. MAY HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY If So, .Extradition Will Be Sought Two Other- Oregon Commission era to Be Arrested and More Prosecutions' May Follow. Mis Ware Drops Out ot Sight. EUGENE, Or.. April 23,T-(SpeclaL) Miss. Ware la not In the city and can not be Interviewed. Her friends saj she has gone to San Francisco, wblle others who are somewhat cognizant of the land fraud proceedings say she will not likely let her whereabouts be known. OREGONIAl NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April 23. On request of Secretary Hitchcock, the Department of Justice has Instructed the United State Attorney at Portland to take steps looking to the ar rest of Marie Ware, late United States Commissioner at Eugene, Or., and also the arrest of two other Oregon Commission ers, whose names cannot be learned. It Is believed they are two of the three Com mlesoners recently removed from office by Judge Bellinger H. W. Reed, or Bend; J. W. Hamaker, of Bly, or J. O. Harnaker. of Bonanza. Miss Ware and the other two Commis sioners are to be arraigned for perjury. falsification of records and conspiracy, with additional minor charges against each. The department Is advised that Miss Ware la a fugitive, having disappeared from .Eugene shortly after her resigna tion merely explaining that she was go ing to- visit relatives. Her whereabouts Is not, known to the officials here, and- it is feared .she has gotten out ot the country. If so. and she can be located, extradition proceedings will be Instituted to procure her return- Was Forced to Resign. At the time of Miss Ware's resignation a special dispatch to The Oregonlan from Eugene stated that Miss ware had re signed voluntarily and not by request. This is not correct. She had been noti-. fled' that her services were no longer de sired, but took, no action. Later on, when more damaging evidence was brought against Miss Ware, Judge Bellinger dic tated an order for her removal, but be fore this was .delivered her resignation was' handed In and accepted. The three' ex-Commissioners, when ar rested, will be bound over to await tba, action of the Federal Grand Jury, and. from what little can be learned here. It Is believed all will be indicted. When this step has been taken; vigorous prose cutions will follow,-ln which evidence col lected by Special Agents Green and Lln ncn will form the basis of the case. Collusion With Locators. In some of these cases the evidence clearly indicates that the Commissioners have been In collusion with land locators and cruisers and by Improper methods have been able to reap considerable per sonal gain out of their transactions. Fic titious entries have also been made- la several Instances, the Commissioners as suming sole responsibility In these cases. The three Commissioners whose arrests have been ordered are said to be guilty of more than gross negligence, as the evidence establishes the - fact that they wilfully violated the laws under -which they are permitted to receive land filings, with the sole idea of profiting; by their Illegal action. ' Other Prosecutions Coming. Secretary Hitchcock, when seen today, said he had nothing whatever to say about this case. He regards it as an af fair strictly between his department and the Department ot Justice, and thinks that premature announcements ot con templated action would operate to hinder proceedings. It Is learned, however, that other prosecutions are to follow as soon as cases can be made out against corrupt land officials, but no Intimation can be had as to tie names of the persons, to- be proceeded against. CoiulIIe Bank Is Approved, OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wasfe lngton. April 23. The application of R. E. Shine, A. J. Sherwood. L. H. Hazard. Isaiah Hacker. R. H. Mast and U. Har locker to organize the First National Bank of Coqullle. Or., with a capital of 123,000. has been approved by the Comp troller of Currency. Mllda Laemerman has been appointed Postmistress at Hayward. Or., vice Katie Bothman, resigned. Dresser & Vaughn's Bonds Approved. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April 23. Secretary Hitchcock has approved the bonds ot A. S. Dresser and Frank E. Vaughn as Registers-of the Oregon City and Vancouver land offices. Vaughn Is already in office, but Dresser bond goes forward by malL Upon lia receipt be will take office. Young Rooservelts Have? Measles. WASHINGTON. April Zt-Archle awl Quentln Roosevelt, who have been suf fering from a mild attack of the measles, are progressing- rapidly toward recovery