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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 190S. LAGEY MUST LOSE GARS KINDLING; SCENES AT WRECK OF COTTAGE GROVE LOCAL, NEAR EUGENE- Has No Chance Against Cum mins in Senatorial Race. Wreck One of Most Destruc tive in History of Railroad ing in Oregon. WEAKLING IN POLITICS ENGINESGRAPIRDN - vvrv. - s ; LOCOMOTIVE IS BLOWN UP Turn Completely Around and i Same Time Upsets Fireman's Body Extricated by Rais ing Wrecked Cab. (Oetlnwl From F1rt Pe . M .lid as the engine 1 ft the track In front of the train, and the terrible pile- up In total darkness. The eonaucxor ana brakemen had lost their lanterns and the night was dark as pitch, heavy cloud hanging all over the heavens. Locomotive Faces About. A the unhurt trainmen and passengers climbed from the wreck the outlines of the locomptlve showed that it had been turned over and completely reversed. Its nose pointing straight back toward the two cars which remained on the rails and the turn had been made and the big en gin rested within five feet of tlie track. The engine tender was crushed uke a tin can. lying upright on its side, and the mail car was balanced 10 feet tn the air, swinging by Its middle across the up turned tender. The express car was lying on Its side and the smoker, "which con talned 30 or 40 passengers, "was thrown half over, being saved partflally by the naif-buried engine on which It lodged. The whole tangled mass was made more terrible by the barbed -wire from the fence's that had been caught up and twisted In with the cars "until it baffled those who were seeking the killed and Injured. Conductor Funds Body. Out to the left of thel track, lying under neath the tender, the conductor stumbled . onto the dead body -of one of the boys who had ridden the blind, and as he came back, trying to get art the engine, which was on the other side of the wreck, ha found the other boy, mangled beyond rec ognition, lying Just "behind the tender In a puddle of oil. Working bla way to the other side, he found the engineer, pinned In his cab, terribly scalded aid the fireman opposite at his post burled so deep in the earth only one side of this head and shoulders being visible by the light of a lantern. The engine blew out at the whistle. Oil was flowing about over the ground, and two small fires 9iad started, but the con ductor put these out before any damage was done, and the train was saved from the flames. After sendtnsr his brakemen before and behind the train to signal. Conductor Minkler found a phone at a farmhouse nearby and sent word to Agent Gillette, at Eugene, for relief. Relief Parties Come. As soon s the word reached Eugene. Dr. Paine, the Southern Pacific surgeon, started for the scene of the wreck on a handcar, -An automobile party had pre ceded him. however, and had taken charge of Engineer Nichols before he arrived, bringing the Injured man to the hospital here, where Drs. Scaiffe and Bartle gave ;lm aid. Automobiles, buggies and bicy cles were pressed Into commission and soon a hundred citizens were on the spot. The Wendllng train, which lies over night Here was steamed up and a party boarded It, getting down to the wreck about 10:30. The wrecking train at Roseburg ; was sent for and also help from Junction City. Both arrived in good time and the ; work of removing the wreckage and clear -i ing the track was begun before daylight. I By 9:30 this morning the tracks were f clear for traffic. Fireman's Body Wedged In. ! The work of digging out the body of I Frank Bolter, the fireman, was difficult, nis body being burled beneath the boil er head of his engine and his arms and legs pinned so hard that It was neces f sary to dig several feet below the body ! and raise the engine with grappling ' hooks before the remains could be taken out. This required several hours' work. The fireman was killed In stantly. The smoker was saved from turning over by the position of the engine, which partly held It up. The engine was completely turned around, the bag gage and express car passing by It about three car-lengths. Engineer Nichols was pinned to the top of the cab by the seat, which had fallen over him. holding him until he was fatally scalded. The train crew consisted of Engineer Jack Nichols, Fireman Frank Bolter, Conductor C. I. Minkler. Brakemen Newton P. Scruggs and D J. Bryan: Mail Clerks R. E. Hanna. John R: Nash and Frank E. Srhovllle: Baggageman Pete Wllhehn. The news agent was Eugene Davis. None of the crew out side of the engine was hurt worse than bruised. There were from 60 to 75 passengers aboard. More than half of these were in the smoking-car. Several women and children were in the front chair . car, but no one here was seriously hurt. There were only four passengers in the rear car. Conductor Mlnkler's Version. ' The conductor, when asked to give his version of the wreck this morning, said that he thought the bull must have' stepped suddenly upon the track, so short a distance ahead that the en gineer could not stop the train. He said the first shock was from the air braxes. and the animal, when struck, roust have caught under the front trucks of the engine. The bull's head was cut entirely off. and was found 200 feet from where the body left the track. When asked If he considered Engineer Nichols a careful man. Mink ler said, wltn feeling: "Jack was one of the most careful, experienced and safe men we had on the road." Conductor Minkler said he thought he had all the hobos off the train. He had put four ofT at Junction City, and In coming out of Irving he took par ticular pains to keep any from climb ing on, but there were at least four on board that he did not know about. Who Dead Boys Were. George Bailey, of Eugene, aged about IT. waa a partner in the Pal lunch counter, near the Southern Pacific de pot. He was In the habit of riding the blind baggage, and yesterday went to Cottage Grove, where It was thought he remained - until noon today. His partner Identified him. largely from his watch and chain. His parents live in the Gordon block with their one daugh ter. Ray 8c h warts, aged about 20, lived lUe - -trC. ',4 V -w." It with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Schwartz, of Junction City. who. with an older brother, survive the unfortu nate boy. Both of these boys were in the habit of riding the blind, but It was not until noon, when some boy acquaintance rec ognized them at the morgue, that the parents knew of their loss. When the Coroner's Inquest was completed at 11:30 it was thought they were un known tramps. Xo Blame Is Fixed. After weighing the evidence the Cor oner's Jury inquiring into the cause of wreck arrived at a verdict this evening to the effect that the wreck "was caused by said train striking a bull belonging to Nancy Bushnell: that said wreck was un avoidable, and that no blame is attached to anybody." DEAD KXGIXEER LEAVES WIFE Couple Were Planning Trip East in Near Future. John Nichols, engineer of the wrecked Cottage Grove local train who died at the Eugene hospital early yes terday morning from Injuries received In the wreck, was born in Barnstable, Devonshire, England, December 11, 1849. and came to the United States about 85 year ago, residing first at Port Townsend and later removing to Portland. He had during most of that time been in the employ of the South ern Pacific Company as engineer. Ha waa married on March 17, 1S88. to Miss Mary Louise Zelle, of this city. They have no children. Mr. Nichols' only relative In Portland was Mrs. M. Talbot, a second-cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols had planned to leave next month for Des Moines, Iowa, on a visit to Mrs. Nichols parents., No arrange ments for the funeral have yet been made. BRING BODT TO PORTLAND Relatives of Frank Boulter Accom pany Remains From Wreck. H. J. Wllklns, father-in-law of Frank H. Boulter, the fireman killed in the wreck of the Cottage Grove local near Eugene Sunday night, accom panied by Mrs. Boulter and S. N. Wll- klns. went to Eugene yesterday and brought the body uf Fireman Boulter back to Portland for burial. The parents of the deceased Joined tha party at Brooks. The body is at a local undertaking establishment and funeral arrange ments will be made as soon as a broth er, who Is in California, can be heard from. The two brothers of the dead fireman. George and Alfred, are also firemen on the Southern Pacific. Boulter Known at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Frank Boulter, the Southern Pacific fireman who was killed Sunday night In the wreck of the Cottage Grove local near Eugene, was born and bred on a farm near this city. He had been railroading seven years and it as married Ave years ago to Miss Dora Wilkins. His parents etill live on . the farm near here. Young Boulter carried $1500 insurance In the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Engineers. HELD WASHINGTON'S HORSE Aged Negro Preacher Tells .New Jersey Flock the Story. NEW YORK, Aug. 14. In a sermon delivered yesterday at the ZIon Afri can Methodist Episcopal Church, in Somerville, N. J., ths Rev. - Mason Brooks, a negro clergyman", said that he is 138 years of age and that he remembers having held General George Washington's horse on the road be tween Somerville and Rarltan. The clergyman said he was born in Cuba In 170.' and was brought -to Somerset County. New Jersey, when a child. He said that he was 10 years old when he held George Washington's horse. He illustrated this part of his narrative by walking out along the road to Rarltan and locating the exact spot at which he said he had held the horse. - Mr. Brooks said that he has preached for the last" 70 years and that he has spent Ave years In Egypt, where he did missionary work. Trusty Foils Jallbreak. ELKO. Nev., Aug. 31. An attempt of three prisoners confined In the . Elko County Jail to escape last evening was only frustrated by the prompt action of a colored trusty in calling for help. When Undersheriffa Harris and Ellmore entered the Jail to serve supper they were at tacked from behind by three desperate prisoners and soon were practically help less. They were struggling against great odds when Sheriff Clark and a number it men. summoned by the cries of the negro trusty, arrived. The other 46 pris oners did not participate In the attack and only one man, known as "Slim" Smith, escaped. A mounted posse la hunting for him In the hills near here.1 Greeks Get More Time. ' ' OAKLAND. Cal.. Aug. 24. After a short hearing before Judge Ogden in the Superior Court of Oakland, this morning. John and Peter Claudianos. charged with the felony of blowing up James L. Galla gher's home with dynamite, were given further time to plead to the Indictments found against them last week by the grand Jury. It was agrsed they should'be formally arraigned for pleading to the charges next Wednesday morning. mmtmz CjsT W- - v JJV&. YJ f7VY7 V VT- -- . - y - -X 't il "'r::x-r ' ' - . ' PLOT AGIST REPUBLIC FITZGERALD GIVES BONOS ALLEGED SCBTREASl'RT THIEF OUT ON $50,000 BAIL. fcays Every Cent .He L'sed in Spccu. lation Was His Own Demands Immediate Hearing. CHICAGO. Aug. 34. George W. Fitz gerald, assorting teller of the Chicago Subtreasury, at the time of the theft of $173,000 in Government money 17 months ago. and who was arrested yesterday, charged with the crime, spent last night In Jail, but was admit ted to ball today on a 150.000 bond by Judge Chetlain. Counsel for the de fendant pleaded for an Immediate hearing, but the court postponed the examination until August 31 to allow the State's Attorney to collect further evidence. "I have not a nickel that does not be long to me." Fitzgerald exclaimed to reporters. He gave attorneys an elab orate explanation of the money he had used In speculation since he was dis charged from the Government employ. His speculations began with an Invest ment of 8200, he asserted, and netted 8700. The evidence against Fitzgerald was worked up by a private detective agency, and no movement was made by the Government authorities In court to day. A representative of the United States District Attorney's office, how ever, was present. State's Attorney Healy and his as sistant, James J. Barbour, have known of the suspicions against the prisoner for the last month, and Joseph Kinder, one of the veteran detectives of the State's Attorney's office, was detailed weeks ago to work on the case In con Junction with the private detectives. The warrant on which Fitzgerald wa arrested was sworn out by De tective Young before Judge Chetlain, and simply accused the former sub treasury employe of stealing $173,000 from William Boldenweck, subtreas urer. There is no mention" made of the Government. It Is believed Chief Wllkie and Captain Porter look ask ance upon the evidence In the case. Friends of Fitzgerald have rallied to his defense, and explain away cate gorically and to their own satisfac tion every point made against him. Assistant United States District At torneyDavis stated this afternoon that the Federal authorities had concluded not to take part in the prosecution of Fitzgerald unless further evidence against the- defendant is - unearthed. Mr. Davis and John I. Porter. Chief of the Government Secret Service In Chi cago, declared that they did not be lieve the present evidence warrants the holding of Fitzgerald. Mr. Porter sent a telegram to this effect to Chief Wllkie at Washington. NEW YORK TAILORS STRIKE Between 5000 and 6000 Journey, men Demand Increased Wages. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Between 5000 and 8000 tailors are on strike In this city today, according to the estimates of the United Brotherhood of Tailors, to enforce a demand for an Increase in wages sufficient to make up the reduc tion suffered during the panic' last Fall. Officers of the Brotherhood said that some of the employers have yielded and that 350 strikers have been re employed at advanced wages. Brokerage Firm Fails. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The failure of Meadows, Williams & Co. was announced on the New York Stock Exchange today. The firm has offices at 38 Wall street, and branch offices at Buffalo and Ham ilton, Ont. It was said today that the firm was not heavily Involved and that its embarrassment was not due to the recent market movement. - f'A,' its 1 Searching for Body of Fireman Boulter Beneath Wrecked Un dine. a I'aurncrr Coach Thrown From Trucks and Wrecked Locomotive A!onKnlde. 8 View Showing Locomotive Reduced . to Scrap'ron by ltd Somersault and Kail. Portrait of John Nichols, Dead En gineer. 6 Portrait of Frank Boulter, Dead Fireman. OUTLAWS BURN TOWNS HORSETHIEVES SET FIRE TO LOWRY AND AKASKA, S. D. Take Sweeping Revenge on Authori ties for Interference With Their Operations. ABERDEEN, S. D.. Aug. 24.--Reports reached here today that the towns of Lowery and Akaska on the Minneapolis & St. Louis Road, of the Missouri River Extension, were destroyed by fire, the result of a mysterious raid by several mounted men. A bank, a general store and pool hall were among the buildings burned at Lowery. Six buildings were de stroyed at Akaska Colonel Holmes, president of the Da- .kota National Bank, of this city. Is presi dent of the Lowery Bank and confirms the report that the bank was burned. The raids are believed to be the result of the recent activity by the authorities In arresting suspected horse thieves. The Sheriff of Walwarth County Is now at Lowry making an investigation. The fire was first discovered at mid night at J-owry and at Akaska at 2:30 A. M. today. Both are believed to be the work of the same band. Citizens first on the scene say they saw several horsemen ride away. MULAI HAFID ON THRONE Partisans Swear to Protect Euro pean Interests in Morocco. PARIS. Aug. 24. M. Regnault, the French Minister to Morocco, reports that Mulai Hafid was proclaimed Sul tan of Morocco without any untoward Incident. Mulai Hafld's partisans have sworn to protect Europeans residing in Morocco. "' - ' t r- W PROPAGATE GOLDEN TROUT GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTS CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. Fish Now Found in But One Small Brook Will Soon Be . Common. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The United States Fish tfommlssion announces that within a few years one of the gamest and showiest species of the fish kingdom prob ably will be caught out of a thousand streams in all parts of the country where it now is to be found in but one, and that a most remote brook. This rare fish has been named the Roosevelt golden trout, because of President Roosevelt's efforts to preserve it from threatened extermination. The Roosevelt golden trout at present is the product solely of Volcano Creek, a turbulent water course, of IS nill&s tn length on the slopes of Mount Whitney, Cal. Two years ago some of President Roosevelt's friends hi California appealed to him to save from extermination this most beautiful fish. Until by Presiden tial proclamation. Mount Whitney was made a Government forest reserve,' anglers In large numbers visited the sec tion and preyed upon the Roosevelt gol den trout. Responding to appeal in behalf of the fish, which subsequently was named for him. President Roosevelt took up the matter with the United States Fish Com mission. After repeated efforts the Com mission obtained a number of the trout which were sent to the fish cultural sta tion at Bozeman. Mont., and Leadville, Colo., for propagation. Encouraging news has been received from these stations to the effect that sufficient quantity of eggs has been obtained for hatching the stock through streams In different parts of the country. DAMAGE BY SLIDE HEAVY Portion of Power Plant Is Buried Under Mud and Stones. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Manager Drake of the North western Gas &. Electric Company, esti mates the damage caused by a break in the reservoir on the south fork of the Walla Walla River. Sunday night, at sev eral thousand dollars. Work of repairing the power plant Is now being rushed and may be completed by tomorrow. It was only after a circuit had been established with tha. power plant on Mill Creek that any power for elevators and other motors in this city could be supplied. About the middle of the afternoon a small city car was placed In operation on the lnter- urban and two city cars were run. To night the city is barely lighted and power is poor. During the Summer months the reser voir has not been filled with water, and when a stream was run into this, it seemed to give way.- A heavy thunder and rain storm early in the night evidently aided in causing the landslide which filled the tall-race with mud and stones to a depth of several feet. Part of the ma chinery Is burled in debris also. PANIC ON CLEVELAND CAR Fuse Blows Out People Hurt Jumping to Pavement. in CLEVELAND, Aug. 24. Three per sons were badly hurt, one woman prob ably fatally, while several gthers were terribly bruised in a panic on a swiftly-moving streetcar today. A fuse blew out, filling the car with smoke. The motorman was hurled through the vestibule window and the car ran a block before H was finally stopped. Men. women and- children leaped from the car and were thrown violent ly to the pavement. SAN FRANCISCO VKTERINARX COLLEGE Next session begins Sept. 15. Catalcg free. Sr. Chaa Ksue, Pres.. 1818 Msrket St., 8. T. SECRET SOCIETY PLANS MON ARCHY FOR UNITED STATES. Royalists Hare Headquarters in Chi cago, Says English Represen tative of Propaganda. LONDON. Aug. 24. (Special.) To make of the United States the most powerful kingdom In the world Is the purpose of a mysterious person who calls himself Louis A. Gourdain and who occupies a luxurious apartmei.t at London's most fashionable hotel. The Royalists of the fnlted State of America have organized for the purpose of securing Real Liberty, and to crown Helen, of New York. Queen. We desire the aid of Royalists of the World who can "place our cause before their respective Sovereigns and secure their practical sup port. L.OCI8 A. GOURDAIN. Suite 704. Savoy Hotel. Thus ran an advertisement in a Lon don morning- newspaper, and, according to Its author, Gourdain, a great war is fore shadowed between the nations support ing the monarchical system of govern ment and the Republics of the Western World. The ulterior object of this In ternationa", upheaval is said to be the overthrow of the President of the Ameri can Republic and the coronation of "Helen of New York" as Queen of the United States. Gourdain, dark-eyed, of French descent. Is "the man of mystery" in connection with this startling scheme. Seen at the Savoy Hotel last evening, he explained that he is one of a "secret council of seven who have been sent out by the Su preme Council In Chicago on a private mission to the crowned heads of the world" The Secret Council, he explained, arrived in the Lusttania on June 23, and are now, he said, scattered In St. Peters burg, Berlin, Madrid. Italy. Japan and London, trying to obtain converts among those who can Influence royalty. "The movement to overthrow the Amer ican Republic and establish a monarchy, said Mr. Gourdain. "began In Chicago in 1903. We have secret organizations In every state in America and can control S.000,000 votes. I3ut we know, the only way to obtain our desires and fight So cialism Is by a great war. which will be fought and finished inside the next three years." "Helen of New York" is an even more mysterious personage than her sponsor. Her real name is not to be divulged, not even to the elect, until an appointed date. "This much I may say." said Mr. Gour dain, "she is American-born, young and handsome, has vast estates of her own and possesses business ability, tact and common sense. She is of royal descent and very popular In American society. She has consented to lead our cause." sa That money is being saved every day by people who buy their House Furnishings of us. Careful uyng and small f wyv,s.gi e abie us to sell : cl'-ss of goods as other dealers at Lesser Price. We are adding largely to our stock, as everything points to a big Fall trade. Now is a good time to buy. If you have no home, get one and try our confidential credit plan. We have many bargains real energetic values for you. Is ww HOME & UKMi& ,360-370 East Horrison St. Iowa Republican, After Serving; Eight Consecutive Terms in " Congress, Was Defeated by Democrat in 190 6. BY HARRY J. BRCrm. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- I lngton. Aug. 34. If ex-Congressman John P. Lacey is to be entered in the Iowa . Senatorial race against Governor Cum mins, there can be little or no question about the election of the latter. Major Lacey Is no such man as Cummins; hs has no such following; he does not pos sess those qualities which would make him a natural leader of men or the suc cessful leader of a faction. The fact Is that Lacey is rather a weakling in poli tics and his selection by the antl-Cum-mins faction speaks poorly for" their Judgment, unless It be that they are ready to concede defeat and have merely selected Lacey because somebody must be slaughtered. Major Lacey served eight terms as a member of the House of Representatives and was defeated two years ago by a Democrat. His record during 16 years In the House was not such as to enable him to carry a normally Republican district In the face of a strong fight by the Democrats, led by a man not known beyond the borders of the district. A man who, after 16 years In the House, Is unable to carry his own district. Is sure- , ly not the kind of man to pit against '. such a character as Cummins. There are marked differences between Cummins and Lacey, and the latter suf fers by comparison. Cummins is a man of great strength of character; Lacey Is a meek, nice gentleman, getting Into the elderly class; Cummins Is powerful before the people by reason of his pro nounced views and his forceful manner of presenting them; Lacey Is a good fol lower, but has never been a leader, and -In debate he Is not to be compared to the Governor; Cummins, since his rise to prominence, has become the head of a faction; Lacey has been but a little cog on the wheel of the old Allison machine; Cummins has become a National figure; Lacey Is little known outside of Iowa, and what reputation he has Is attributed to his former position as chairman of the House committee on public lands, and Lacey's chief notoriety In that connec tion grows out of the fact that he stead fastly opposed the reforms sought to be Inaugurated by President Roosevelt. The antl-Cummlns people of Iowa can do better than force Lacey into the fie!d against the Governor, when the Legls- . lature meots to elect a successor to the . late Senator Allison. Any one of the Republican Congressmen from the state would be preferable, even Bob Cousins, but there is no likelihood that Cousins will be chosen, for he has failed to make i good In the House and has announced his intention to retire. In all Iowa there Is probably no man better equipped, mentally. thRn Cousins to represent the state In the Senate. "Bob." as he was -affectionately called by the late Senator Allison, has a fine mind a Bplendid .command of language and true oratorical ability. But he is lazy he is the laziest man In Congress. He has held his Job because he was pop ular but he held It under false pre tenses, for he has been too lazy to at tend to the,lnterests of his people. Had he been possessed of vim and energy , commensurate with his talent, he would today be one of the recognized leaders of his party in the house. But he loft his talents lie dormant, he had no ambition, no pride , statesman has gone to seed. Had Cou sins been of different temP"am'n,t. would have been the logical candidate would i .iiiann-that is. the laical candldatT of the M fctlnn. But he won't even be mentioned for the nlare hecause he la too iaIY- .Pact nr m wr B7 ifpy WSt JY7S tTr BM113 f I