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VOL. XLVI.-0. 14,213. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1906. PRICE FTVE CENTS. GIRLISH BEAUTY IS Evelyn Nesbit the Prey of Unscrupulous Men. CENTRAL FIGURE IN THAW TRIAL Tells Story of Shame to Save Husband's Life. FAINTING AFTER ORDEAL White Tried to fse Contract Made While She Was Under His Con trol to Force Her to Re enme Old Relations. NEW YORK, June 39. (Special.) Evelyn Nesbit Thaw today for three hours un folded to attorneys for her husband, and In order to save his neck, every Incident In her stormy life. When the terrble or deal was ended she was In a state of col lapse and was put under the care of a physician, while her husband stormed be cause she did not pay her dally visit to the Tombs. While the nature of her confession Is kept secret, it is understoor she told of how Stanford White encompassed her ruin through th euse of drugs, and that she gave much Information relating to the ruin of other girls by White and his coterie of friends, who appear to have made this a specialty. The central figure In the forthcoming trial of Harry Thaw wll lnot be Thaw, but will be Evelyn Neeblt, his beautiful wife. From all accounts It appears that her worst offense lies In the fact that she has always been wondrously beautiful, and for this reason the especial prey of unscrupu lous men. Contract Used as a Club. It is expected to be shown that Whitf secured some sort of a contract while she was still his pet, before her marriage to Thaw, and that he was holding this over her and endeavoring to force her back Into the old relations. The glrl-wlfe was trying to lead a decent life, but White and others, who knew of some earlier indis cretions, It is charged, were hounding her to desperation. Almost at the hour that Harry Thaw killed Whltfe another young girl was waiting to go to dinner with him. A girl named Emma Stokes appeared at the Gar den 20 minutes after the shooting and asked for White, saying she had an ap pointment with him. When Informed that he was dead she fainted and was hastily takeu away In an automobile. White's Friends 'Are Involved. Harry Thaw hasc given much valuable Information to Anthony Comstock. It Is said he has named three of White's clos est friends as companions In the terrible vices for which he was notorious. Per sons who have an inkling of the disclos ures say New York will get a terrible shaking up as a result of the exposures. Comstock, ,ln an interview today, said he is rapidly completing the net work around many rich and Influential members of the smart set, and that the horrors that will be exposed will put to shame the most hideous excesses of Rome In the sixth century. He said, In part: "From the Information I have al ready secured, this coterie of men waa not only guilty of Immorality but of vice In its most hideous form. That this vice exists and is spreading to a degree absolutely appalling among the men of the middle and wealthy classes Is quite true. Their hideous vices are destroying society. The influence of an age of luxury, of Indolence, of self indulgence born of vast wealth, may act for the growth of this cancer. Vices That Shame the Ancients. "We have reached a condition, com pared with which Sodom and Gomorrah and of ancient Rome were almost normal, and heaven alone knows where It will end. I have no hope that Harry Thaw's act in slaying White will have a purifying effect. Moral regeneration was never yet born of a crime." Men familiar with the sad trials of Evelyn Nesbit, from the time she was lured here, a beautiful. Innocent, great eyed child, from her country home In Pennsylvania, to be thrown Into the hideous maelstrom of Gotham vice the beautiful prey of men versed in every wile and who did not hesitate to employ any unfair means to destroy young girls predict that when her story is made public, an overwhelming wave of sympathy will sweep the coun try In her behalf. Terror Drove to Confession. She fought desperately to maintain her respectability. Whatever Indis cretions may be charged against her in her earlier years It will be shown that they were accomplished by un fair means. In her right senses, she strove to be decent and her terror at the probability of again falling under the baleful domination of1 the gang of destroyers led her to confess her wrongs to her husband, and In turn led him to destroy the chief of her tormentors. Thus, as a wronged girl who con stantly strove to fight down the past and live aright. In the sickening jjf'Ol of lust in which she was thrown, the wife of Harry Thaw, and not Harry Thaw himself, will dominate his forth oomiaa trial toe &ha murder ef Staa UNDOING ford White and the sentiment of the whole country will decide the case. Fortune Dissipated in Riotous Living Friends of the dead man who are conversant with the circumstances of White's life, declare that his fortune; was dissipated almost, if not complete ly, in the course of his riotous life. They say that his widow would have for herself only the $250,000 for whicli her husband's life was insured. The statement is made on apparently good authority that White drew so heavily from the earnings of the dis tinguished firm of which he was a member as to greatly exceed his por tion. It Is also said he was notified' finally that he could draw no more but would be allowed a weekly sum, which was not to be exceeded. It has also been learned that White had at various times pawned valuables foot ing up a total far into the thousands. Among the men who it is thought may be able to throw some light on White's doings is A. G. Vanderbilt. COMPLAINED TO COMSTOCK. Thnw Sought to Have Action Taken Against White. NEW YORK, June 29. Thaw's ac tion in telephoning Anthony Com stock yesterday aroused much inter est. Mr. Comstock, in an Interview, Is quoted as saying that he is willing to appear for the defense, if called upon, and give evidence as to White's conduct. "About a year and a half ago," said Mr. Comstock, "Thaw came to me and complained about White's actions. After his marriage he came to me many times. He saw me again about two weeks be fore the murder. "As to Thaw's purpose in furnishing me with this evidence against White, I firmly believe it was prompted by the purest motives. I do not mean that Thaw thought White should be murdered, but that he should be taken out of the com munity by legal process, and put in prison. Thaw seemed to have an awfth weight upon his heart when he visited me, but I was unable to fathom it, and he never volunteered any information on the sub ject. "On the strength of his information and from that received in anonymous let ters, which corroborated Thaw's state ments, I endeavored to get at the truth with a 'view to securing a conviction if possible. But when it came to preparing a case against White, many difficulties confronted me. I had no substantial evi dence to offer in a legal action which would make a conviction certain. My Ill success in not bringing White to trial seemed to depress Thaw. As to whether I believe this depression caused Thaw to commit the murder 1 do not care to say." Beds Not of the Best. NEW YORK, June 29. While wait ing for the opening of court Thaw sat near an open window in the Bridge of Highs which connects the prison with the Criminal Court build ing. He talked freely with news paper men and others during his brief stay, but declined to say anything whatever concerning his case. He ap peared to be in good physical condi tion and said that he slept fairly well last night. "How do you find the beds?" Thaw was asked. "Well," he replied, "they are not Just what I've been used to, but I guess I'll get accustomed to them." Thaw was taken into Justice Cow ing's court, where he was to plead to the murder charge, behind three other prisoners, one of whom was a negro charged with larceny. His appear ance was little different from that of yesterday, except that he was slightly paler. " GUSH BETWEEN TROOPS FOUR MEN IN HOSPITAL AT FORT LEAVENWORTH. Trouble Started by Beating of Col ored Infantrymen by White Cavalrymen. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., June 29. In a clash in this city late last night between white and colored troops from Fort Leav enworth, two members of the engineers' corps were severely beaten and others were cut and brul6ed. All troops at Fort Leavenworth, about 3500 men, are restricted to the limits of the garrison tonight by orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Paulding, acting command ant, because of the many fights that have taken place on the military reservation and in the north part of Leavenworth, between the Eighteenth Infantry (white) and the Fourth Cavalry (colored). The bad feeling existing between the organi zations waa caused by cavalrymen beat ing two Infantrymen Wednesday night, and several fights resulted then and on Friday night. Four men are confined to the hospital at the post, Rollcalls are sounded at frequent inter vals during the night hours. The feeling between the organizations is exceedingly bitter. TO REBUILD AT STANFORD Trustees Place Commission ol Engi neering Faculty In Charge. . STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, Cal., June 29. The board of trustees of Stanford University today appointed a re buildlnsr commission of the engineering faculty of the ' university, with f ull re sponsibility for the details of construction. Professors Marx, Durand and Wing com pose the commission. Reconstruction will go ahead as rapidly as possible, and nec essary classrooms, laboratories and dormi tories wn. be ready at the beginning of the Fall term, August 23. KILLS HIS WIFE IN BED Divorced Man Shoots Boarder and Then Commits Suicide. MANNINGTON. W. Va., June 29. Re turning today to town, James L. Coad, an oil dealer, shot and Instantly killed his wife as she lay in bed. He dangerously wounded Samuel Williams, a boarder, whom he found asleep on a lounge. Coad then committed suicide. Williams will re cover. Coad, it is said, deserted his wife last January. In April she was granted a dlvorca and - then pened boarding- OREGON 15 SOON TO BE PAID Finally Sent to Court of Claims Through the Efforts of Senator Fulton. CALIFORNIA IS INCLUDED Heavy Expenditures of Civil War Were Caused in Large Part by Payment of Bounties and In terest on Bounty Bonds. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 29. Assurance that the Ore gon war claims, $335,152 beyond question and possibly an aggregate of $356,271, will be paid within a year revives Interesting history regarding the state's long effort to secure this recognition of Congress. California's much larger claim of $3,951,915 for the same cause is closely associated with Oregon's struggle. Both claims arose from peculiar conditions which the East was slow to grasp. Both have run the gamut of Congressional and executive ex perience. At the last both go to the Court of Claims, through the efforts of Senator Fulton, whose position as chairman of the committee on claims enabled him to put his and a neighboring state into the tri bunal where immediate adjustment is as sured. Nevada was the third of the Pa cific group having the long-unadjusted war claims pending, and through the good work of Senator Stewart while chairman of the committee on claims, went to the Court of Claims In the 57th Congress, leav ing Tier two sisters to a longer wait. Western Bounties Were High. The three Pacific States of war days made their heavy expenditures for troops In bounties, extra pay during service and Interest on bounty bonds. Regular pay was provided by the Government. Bounty in the booming West was higher and more essential in raising troops than in the East, owing to the high pay, great demand and wonderful opportunities for the few men occupying the former. ' These condi tions, conceded natural at the time by all, and to overcome which the states were encourased to heavy expenditures, have been pverlooked by the East for many years. PractKilly all other war claims In the sisterhood of states have been adjusted and forgotten. Each time that the Oregon and California claims came up the spirit to pay flagged before the East could be educated in the merits of thi claims. - More than $4,137,590 has been paid by the Government to the various states as recompense for their Civil War expendi tures on behalf of the National Govern ment. In this aggregate the heaviest re ceipts were: By Missouri, $7,580,421; New York, $4,156,935; Massachusetts, - $3,668,091; Pennsylvania, $3,871,710; and Kentucky, $3,504,466. In none of these states were such large bounties necessary as on the Pacific Coast. Oregon's Quota In the Field. As a rule each of the Eastern States had a far larger quota of men in the Na tional service during the war than the Pa cific States. Oregon put into the field but one regiment of Infantry, one regiment of cavalry and a detachment of infantry op erating independently, the total being slightly over 1S00 men. California had about 18,000 men afield, and Nevada but one regiment of cavalry and one battal ion of infantry. In the evidence sent to the Court of Claims in behalf of Oregon was much of the correspondence between state and Federal authorities regarding the recruit ing. This recites the fact that the first calls for troops were almost fruitless. Governor Glbbs, In explaining the causes to the Federal officers, says that the se cession sentiment was strong in a part of he state; -the- large amount of railroad and turnpike construction in progress, of fering high wages, was another deterring element, and that in the recent discov eries of mining districts to the north prospectors were bidding $5 a day for men to work in the mines. It was then that the Federal officers urged the state to pay a substantial bounty, which was provided for, the state issuing $150,000 bounty bonds. Nevada Gets First Relief. Oregon was late in presenting her war claim. The agitation In behalf of that state, Nevada and California, resulted In enactment of a law in 18S2 which was un derstood to open the way for adjusting all of the' unpaid war claims of the Western States.. But, after four years of Federal delay, the War Department held that this law did not cover such cases as consti tuted the Nevada, California and Oregon claims. A special act for them was attempted in Congress at several sessions following. Relief came to Nevada first, when Senator Stewart got her claim into the Court of Claims. The same course has been opened to the two remaining states. The court Is asked to return findings of fact, but when this is done there Is no doubt that the amount will be put in the first omnibus claims bill passed by Congress thereafter. Records Are Very Clear. The evidence is clear, as all of the rec ords have been filed, making the hearing very simple. It Is possible that the case will be ready to go into the omnibus claims bill of the next session, which will be passed in February, 1907. In addition to her war claims. Califor nia will have the privilege of presenting her claim against the Government for suppressing Indian hostilities, aggregating more than $900,000. The state has been paid for all of the early Indian suppres sion expense, this last-named bringing Kih claim dowa Iq the data o ilia list period of hostility. This claim will be heard by the Court of Claims Immedi ately after the hearing of the Civil War claim. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE KEY New Yorker Wins Title at Interna tional Telegraphers' Tournament. BOSTON, June 29. David Ellington, of New York, won the title of world's champion telegraph operator and the silver trophy offered by Andrew Car negie at the International Tournament of Telegraphers, held at Tremont Temple yesterday and last night In this city. Ellington won first place in four of the classes. He won first place in the con test for broker work, shared first honors with H. J. Finn, of Boston, office of the Postal Telegraph Company, in th eteam match, and also won first place in the classes for sending and receiving straight press matter. The most notable performance In any individual class was made by Richard C. Bartley, of Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania Railroad operator. In the class for rail road operators he sent 20 ordinary rail road messages in nine minutes and 36 seconds, reducing the world's record of 11 minutes and 22 seconds, made by him self three years ago. The prize for re ceiving railroad messages went to W. F. Bannester. of the Pennsylvania Railroad force at Philadelphia. The prize for receiving press matter sent in code was won by E. J. Coleman, of the Providence office of the Associated Press. Charles F. Edney, of Boston, formerly of the Associated Press, won second prize in several classes. Telegraph Expresses Disapproval. LONDON, June 30. The bally Telegraph today expresses strong disapproval of the proposal of Mletcher, of the Oxford Row ing Club, to exclude all Americans from competition In the Henley regatta, and argues that it would be wise to organize some association here and In the United States to popularize a common definition of an amateur athlete. FOREST FIRES IN TEXAS Great Damage Has Been Done and Ranches Are Threatened. EL PASO, Tex.. June 29. Telegrams from Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihauhua. around which are located the Mormon colony, state that destructive forest fires are raging there and that the timber has been damaged considerably. A telegram was received today from Lord Beresford, brother of Lord Admiral Beresford, of England, calling for assist ance to his Objitos ranch. Fire is also reported to- be raging near the ranches in Dry Valley. Suit Over Devlin Estate. TOPEKA. Kan., June 29. The hearing of the claim of Mrs. Mary J. Devlin against the estate of the late C. J. Dev lin, for the sura of $620,000 was concluded this afternoon and the claim was taken under advisement by Referee N. H. Loomls. The claim is for life insurance policies turned over to the First National Bank of Topeka by the Devllns at the time of the failure of that institution. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTERPAT'S Maximum temperature, 62 degr. ; minimum, 62. Precipitation, 0 07 of an inch. TODAY'S Partly cloudy with showers. Westerly winds. National. Representative Pouthwlck of Georgia threat ens South wick of New York with knife. Page 1. Oregon Civil War claims will probably soon be paid. Page 1. President signs railroad rate, naturalization and lock canal bills. Page 3. Congress. Senate agrees to House meat-tnspectlon amendment in agricultural appropriation bill. Page 8. Tillman gives free rein to sarcastic tongue and runs up against Bailey. Page 3. Senate confirms the nomination of Franklin K. Lane to membership In Interstate Commerce Commission. Page 4. Thaw Murder Case. Actress wife of Thaw telle the terrible story of her life to save her husband. Page 1. Thaw promptly pleads "not guilty" when arraigned for White's murder. Page 4. Counsel Is granted an amendment, with leave to withdraw plea up to next Tues day. Page 4. lomestic. Circus tent blown down at Aurora, III.; two men killed. Page 4. Heat wave sweeps over Eastern cities and number of deaths are reported. Page 4. President Elliott, of the Northern Pacific, said to have resigned. Page 4. White and colored soldiers clash at Fort Leavenworth. Page 1. Russia. Reactionary faction urges the Czar to use troops to stamp out the revolutionary activity. Page 5. Reports of spreading disaffection In the army adds to alarm at the palace. Page 6. Foreign. President Castro of Venezuela will soon get an ultimatum from the United States. " Page 3. Unusual rainfall in London prevents open air celebration of King's birthday. Page 3. Sport. Fresno wins out In the ninth inning, 6 to 3. Page 7. Alec Smith, of Nassau, wins the open golf championship of the United States. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Charles Johnson attempts murder at Glen dale. Page 6. Mrs. Tanner, wife of G. A. R. Commander-in-Chief, killed In auto accident at Hel ena, Mont. Page 6. Walla Walla business men and railway offi cials agree on new distributing rate? Page 6. Washington Railroad Commission will quia President Hill on Government's construc tion cost. Page 6. George A. Murch drowns himself in Clear water River. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Neither side ready to yield In controversy over Ban Francisco relief fund. Page 10. Gigantic merger of light, power and traction companies will be completed today. Page 16. Unhappy wives and husbands ask divorce decrees. Page 10. W. M. Ladd tells of his payments of Ir. Wilson's bills. Page 14. Bids are opened for Okanogan and Umatilla reclamation projects. Page 13. Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Increases capitalization from l."VO.00O to $rtS0.000 and adds thousands of . acres of -timber lands. Page Confession is secured from counterfeiters. Page 10. , George S- Dingman robbed by footpads, who also stab him. Page 9. Stevens wins In the recount by 25 x'otes and Word will not appeai; evidence of crooK- KNIFE PLAY IS MADE in HOUSE Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, Threatens to Cut Southwick of New York. FRIENDS STOP THE ROW Southerner Said lie Thought He Was About to Be Assaulted In Wrangle Over Resolution to Increase Pay of Tally Clerks. WASHINGTON, June IS. What promised to be a serious encounter be tween Representatives ' George N. Southwick, of New York, and Charles L. Bartlett, of Georgia, was prevented early this morning in the House by the intercession of friends. Bartlett, hold ing a knife, told Southwick the latter dared not say he. lied or he (Bartlett) would cut him. Southwick sought to pass a resolu tion Increasing the pay of the tally clerks. Bartlett, a member of the com mittee on accounts, asked If the reso lution had been passed upon by a com mitcee of the House. The Speaker informed him that it had not. Bartlett objected. Southwick pleaded with Bartlett to let the reso lution through, but the Georgian was determined that It should not pass. Backing away from Southwick, Bart lett took a position on the Republican side. Then Southwick made a remark that there had been a good deal of ly ing In the committee on resolutions, and made a movement toward Bartlett. Thinking, he says, that a personal as sault was Intended, Bartlett, who had a silver penknife in his hand, said that Southwick dare not say he lied or he would cut him. Friends interfered. CONGRESS MAY FINISH TODAY Only the Omnibus Public Building Bill Is in Disagreement. WASHINGTON, June 29. The Con gressional situation tonight Is such that Congress can adjourn tomorrow. All of the appropriation bills have been passed and will be ready for the signa ture of the President tomorrow. Only the omnibus public build!' bill is In disagreement, and an adjusinient of differences is expected early tomorrow. There may be another deficiency bill to carry the public building items, but that can be prepared with little delay. The final adjournment is expected early tomorrow afternoon. TALKED HIMSELF INTO BED Congressman Cushman Has to Be Assisted Home After Speech. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton. June 29. The conference commit tee finally defeated the Piles amendment to the sundry civil bill, appropriating $150,000 for a lightship for Swlftsure Bank, at the entrance to the Straits of Fuca. All the other Oregon and Washington items are retained in the bill as it passed the Senate, Representative Cushman talked himself isick lat night. He spoke for an hour and a half, when the hall of the House was Intensely hot. At the conclusion of his speech he had to be assisted to his home and was obliged to Keep nis Dea all day. He was out this evening, how ever. LIVESTOCK BILL MADE LAW Stock May Be Kept In Cars Thirty Six Hours. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 29. The President today signed Senator Heyburn's 36-hour live stock bill, which permits the owners of cattle, sheep and hogs to ship them by rail for consecutive periods not exceed ing 36 hours, with ten-hour stops between for unloading and feeding. Great press ure was brought to bear on the President to induce him to veto the bill, especially by the S. P. C. A., but as the bill was Indorsed by tlie Agricultural Department, the President disregarded the protest. Fulton's Amendments Go Through. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 29. All Senator Fulton's amendments to the public building bill were agreed to by the conference commit tee. Baker City gets $65,000, Eugene $50,000 and Salem $15,000 for grading. Because of a fight put up by Represen tative Jones, the appropriations for Ta coma and Spokane are put back to $100,000, which means the buildings in these cities will each cost $.7)0.000. exclusive of the site. Belllngham gets $20,000 for a site; North Yakima. $15.0C0. Heyburn gets $10,000 fr a site at Lew Iston. The appropriation for Moscow, Idaho, is still in doubt, hovering between $90,000 and $100,000. Charter for Alaska Railroad. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 29. The House today passed a bill granting a Federal charter to the Alaska Railroad Company to construct a. road from Cordova Bay to the Yukon River. The bill grants a right of way. 20-acre tracts for stations at intervals of ten miles. 160 acres for terminals, with the right to purchase 25S0 acres additional at $2.50 per acre. The bill also grants the right to purchase 640 acres of coal land at $10 an acre. The House also passed the Senate bill extending the time for completion of the Alaska Central Railway. Yakima Reservation Reclamation. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. June 29. The Secretary of the In terior called a conference, to be held at Portland or Seattle early In July, between the engineers of the Reclamation Service Xaa Enfiiaeex Code, of .tHe Indian Irriga tion service, and J. Lynch, superintendent of the Yakima Indian agency, to consider the reclamation of lands in the Yakima reservation. National Bank at Oroville. OREGONIAN" NEWS BtTREAU. Wash ington, Jue 29. The First National Bank, of Oroville, Wash., has been authorized to begin business with $30,000 capital. Le Roy L. Work is president, Monroe Har man vice-president, and A. E. Jacoby cashier. Disbursing Officers In Alaska. WASHINGTON. June 29. (Special.) The following officers of the Tenth In fantry are designated as special disburs ing officers of the pay department. For posts in Alaska Li.itenant-Colonel Edwin B. Bolton, Fort Gibbon; Major Henry B. Mokn, Fort Egbert; Captain James Baylies. Fort Davis; Captain Mar cus B. Stokes, Fort St. Michael. Rural Route at Davenport. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 2. Rural route No. 1 has been ordered established In September at Davenport. Lincoln County, Wash., serv ing 375 people and 96 houses. REPORT 1 MUTUAL LIFE COMMITTEE MAKES CHARGES OF WRONGDOING. "Under Xew President Affairs of the Concern, It Is Said, Are Well Managed. NEW YORK, June 29. The final report of the committee appointed by the Mutual Life trustees last October to examine into the organization and management of the company was made public today. Prac tically every department of the company was examined by expert accountants, and while charges of mismanagement and wrongdoing are made, the report as a whole contains little that has not already been disclosed. Accompanying the final report Is a sup plementary statement by the Investiga tors. William H. Truesdale and John W. Auchincloss, which explains some of the statements made by the experts. It Is stated, for Instance, that the com pany holds about $30,000,000 worth of real estate mortgage loans which are In excess of 60 per cent of the . valuation of the properties which form their security. The committee explains, . however, that there Is nothing unlawful or unwise In the mat ter of these loans. In support of the claim that the real estate holdings of the company have been estimated at conservative figures, the sup plementary statement says the company has sold more than 20 pieces of real es tate, aggregating $1,000,000, since the early part of the year, and these holdings brought over $60,000 above their appraised value. Ex-President McCurdy and his son, Rob ert H. McCurdy, are mildly scored by the investigators for their, failure to supply them with certain infer, la-tloi.. On the subject of the company's securi ties holdings, the committee adds that during the past four years there has been a net profit of $11,5(0.000 upon the securi ties sold or still held by the company. Criticism Is made of the methods em ployed by the bond and mortgage depart ment of the company. Of the foreign loans examined, the re port says that 117 cases of irregularities. Involving $45,177, were disclosed. Under the head of expenditures of a question able character and for purposes not dis closed by tho books and vouchers of the company, the report says: "They aggregate for the entire period (January 1. 1S99. to December 31, 1905) the sum of $913,874." The investigating committee concludes its report with a statement that It is the committee's opinion that President Pea body and his staff are making the most conscientious and thorough effort to con duct the affairs of the company "on broad, correct and conservative business lines." T ICEMEN'S ATTORXEYS SAY THE JUDGE IS PREJUDICED. Defendants Alleged to Have Pleaded Guilty on Promise That Len iency Would Be Shown. TOLEDO, Ohio. June 29. There was a sensational scene in the Common Pleas Court today when the attorneys for two of the condemned Icemen .argued a mo tion to set aside the sentence on the ground that the defendants pleaded guil ty1 on the promise of the .court that le niency would be shown, that the court Is prejudiced In passing sentence and that the law Is unconstitutional. Judge Kinkaid threw the motion out of court, and from the bench vigorously as sailed the attorneys for the defendants. Both sides used language not often heard in a courtroom, and created a genuine sensation. The same motion has been filed in the Circuit Court and will be heard tomorrow. The court has reduced, the fines and Imprisonment of each of the five Icemen to $2500 and six months in the workhouse and will hear no argument for the fur ther modification of prison sentence. All the menare now in jail and are not per mitted, to give bonds. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD William Graves. CHICO. Cal.. June 29. William Graves, vice-president and general manager of the Diamond Match Company, died tonight at Portland while en route to Chlco. His wife expected him to arrive here tonight. Wrhen the sad news was being broken to her by friends, fire broke out in the rear of her residence and it was necessary to hurry her to a hotel while the rear of her home was in flames. Graves had been with the Diamond Match Company since it was organized. John E. Bush, Hawaiian Interpreter. HONOLULU, June 29. John E. Bush, Hawaiian interpreter in the Legislature and courts, is dead. He was sent by King Kalakau in 1886 as Ambassador to Samoa and other countries, the object of his ex pedition being an attempt to establish Hawaiian sovereignty over all the Pacific Uplands. , STORY OF KILLING TOLD BY Mrs. Creffield on Stand in Murder Trial. TESTIFIES WITHOUT EMOTION Confines Herself to Bare Facts of Tragedy. 4 t STATE CLOSES ITS CASE Seattle Court Then Takes Adjourn ment Over Sunday Heal Strnjglo Begins When Defense Opens, , Long Fight la Expected, SEATTLE, June 29. (Staff correspond ence.) The evidence through whicli ths State of Washington expects to send! George Mitchell to the gallows for the murder of Edraond Creffleld, the Holy Roller leader, was submitted today. The court was then adjourned until Monday, at which time the defense will give Its version of the killing and its justification of tho deed. The prosecution of young Mitchell was brief and to the point. The state content ed Itself with proving the simple facts of the kllline-, the manner in which the crime was committed, the attitude of Mitchell when he fired the fatal shot and after ha had achieved his purpose. The prosecu tion utilized every legal technicality avail able In restricting the cross-examination of witnesses against Mitchell. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh and his assistant, John F. Miller, succeeded In making the most of the case against the youthful homicide. They established that the killing was deliberate; that It was executed In a calm and deliberate manner, and that Mitchell throughout the tragedy maintained the. attitude of a man who is In full possession of his facul ties and who knows full well what lie Is doing. Try to Discredit Defense. They did their best to discredit the claim of the defense that Mitchell was temporarily Insane when he stepped up behind the Holy Roller leadcr and shot blm dead. Six hours sufficed to complete the case against Mitchell. As many days will be required to put In the defense. The star witness of the day was Maud Hurt Creffield, widow of the deceased, who was with the Holy Roller prophet when he was killed. She saw the killing and grappled with her husband's slayer. Her testimony was the most Important offered by the state. Contrary to expec tations, she made no reference to the per nicious cult of which her husband was the founder. Her testimony dealt with, the material facts of the case. She showed no animus. It was hard to believe that she was Creffield's widow. Mrs. creffield was called to the witness-" stand late in the afternoon, after police officers, eye-witnesses and doctors had testified to the fact surrounding the shoot ing. As she was led out of the witness room a hush came over the courtroom. There was a craning of necks to see the woman who had. been at Creffield's right hand in his'outrageous fanaticism. Her Appearance a Surprise. She was not the type of woman thai1 had 'been looked for. As she walked quickly down the aisle to the witness- stand, those in the courtroom saw short, stockily built woman yet In hei twenties, ratner comeiy aim ui veiy yi dinary personality. She was In mourn ing, and the solemn tolack of her widow's, weeds harmonize with her jet black hair. and eyes and pale, olive complexion. Her eyes were the only unusual thing; about her. In these there was a strange expression one that suggested a lack oC sympathy with the things about her and plied to the questions put to her by the attorneys she spoke In a weak voice and; displayed a very ordinary education and a lack of Individuality. It was not hard to understand why she had been selected by Creffield as his Lieutenant in prog agating the teachings of Holy Rollerlsm. Widow Displays Xo Emotion. Replying to questions from Mr. Miller. Mrs. Cregfleld told calmly and without display of emotion of the killing of her husband by Mitchell. She and Creffield had arisen early on the morning of May 7, she said. Passing along First avenue they had reached a point in front of Quick's drug store, when she was startled by a loud explosion. Turning instantly, she saw her husband sway and wall to the sidewalk. Then she saw Mitchell with a. smoking revolver in his hand. "Why did you do that; he did you no harm," she quoted herself as having said. She stated that Mitchell made no reply, but calmly placed his revolver in his hip pockets. Fearing he might fire again, Mrs. Creffleld said she rushed up to Mitchell and seized him by the hands. He resisted, drawing his own hands free and seizing her by the wrists. After a moment he released her and she dropped down beside her husband. Xo News on Cross-Examlnation. Her examination by the state was brief. The cross-examination was searching tout confined to her statements on direct ex amination. The efforts of the prisoner's attorneys to question her regarding her husband's lecherous cult was resisted by iConcluded on Page 4.). WDOW i 1