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BLACKS MASSACRE
GREW; BURN SHIPS
Natives of New Britain Lure
Captain to Death, Then
Loot Vessel.
WOUNDED DIE IN FLAMES
BloodlhirMj Xreroe I.rae Injured
Srmrn to VrrMi on J lock of
Burning Boat I.tot Hold
and Then Fire Ketch.
VICTORIA. B. C. Oct. 19. Further
details of the mansarrw tn New Rritain
early last month briefly reported in
Fydney cables, received by the steamer
Marama today, show that they were of
a roost revolting charact.-r. Captain
' Lindsay of the ketch Rabaul and 10 of
his crew were murdered and burned
and the trading vessel looted and set
on fire, the bodies of some of the vic
tims being thrown Into the flames.
The steamer I.aneroir. which returned
to Svdney from the New Britain uroup
shortly before the Marama sailed, re
ported the occurrence. Her officers
said Captain Lindsay, owner and master
of the Rabaul. and who was prominent
In the New liritain trade, was otT the
East Coast of New Britain about 200
miles from Uerbertshonc. recruiting
labor, and about sundown when he an
chored his'ship for the night a swarm
of native canoes came off and the
blacks asked that he come ashore, as
plenty of men were ready to sign on as
laborers.
blaster I.ured to Death.
Captain Lindsay went ashore and
was escorted to a big native house,
where about 100 blacks were gathered.
As Boon as he stepped in he was
struck down from behind with a spear
and the blacks sprang upon him with
knives. He fell bleeding from scores of
wounds and was hacked to death. The
body was then dragged out to the beach
bv the heels and burned.
Captain Lindsay was fully armed but
was taken by surprise. The flotilla of
canoes then went oft to the Rabaul and
Marks Bwarmed aboard. One after an
other the 10 men of the crew were
' slaughtered. Then, while they lay,
some dead, some mortally wounded on
' the deck, a raid was made on the stores
and after tiiese were secured kerosene
was poured over the deck and In the
holds and the ship became a funeral
pyre for the murdered men.
Ship and Crew Destroyed.
Ship and victims were completely
.destroyed.
Some natives reported the occurrence
to thoe on the Ijinecog. which at once
steamed for Herbertshone and reported
It. A Uerman punitive expedition was
being prepared when the Lanecog left
for the Islands.
A report was also brought from the
Islands that the French recruiting
ketch Gaudeloupe of 40 tons was at
tacked and wrecked by the blacks In
New Hebrides at the same time at
Mallieele. and the French captain and
native crew of fight massacred, but no
confirmation had been received. A
wireless message from H. M. S. Prome
theus stated that some of the natives
of the Gaudeloupe had been killed but
the captain and other members were
said to have escaped.
SCIENTIST SENT TO CELL
twedlh Scholar Cioes From Mad
house to Jail In I .on don.
LONDON. Oct. 1. Professor Martin
Kkenburg. the Swedish scientist who be
came temporarily Insane when suspicion
of complicity in the recent bomb outrages
In Sweden fell upon him, was removed
from the asylum today to the Row-Street
'Polic-5 Court, where he was arraigned on
the charge of attempted murder in
Sweden.
Ekenburg appeared to have recovered
complete possession of his mental facul
ties. According to the detective who
mad the arrett. the prisoner on being
taken Into custody said:
'The .evidence against me Is clrcum
stant'al only, and Is based upon the fact
that I happened to be In Sweden at the
time the crimes were committed."
The court ordered that Kkenburg be
held for further examination, and he was
removed to Brixton jail. Ekenburg Is a
resident of this city, but was In Sweden
on October . when Ion Hammer, director
of the Swedish Export Association at
Stockholm, was Injured by a bomb re
ceived in his mall.
MRS. JOHN DAY IS DEAD
W idow of Minister to Austria, Moth
er of Army Man, Passes.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1!. The death is an
nounced of Mrs. Eleanor Jay, widow
of John Jay. Minister to Austria, and
mother of Colonel William Jay. She was
1 years old. Descended from a distin
guished ancestor. Mrs. Jay occupied a
pre-eminent position In society.
Of recent years. Mrs. Jay. In spite of
..her ago, was one of the most familiar
figures' on" Fifth avenue. Her carriage
was an old-fashioned vehicle made in
1 England, Its body shaped like a boat.
Mrs. Jay dreseed In the fashion of the
Victorian days, wearing either a broad
brimmed hat or a poke bonnet. Her
coachman and footman also wore old
fashioned livery. No matter how inclem
ent the weather, she drove dally from her
home In Stuyvesant Square through Cen
tral Park.
TWO STABBED AT PRIMARY
Indiana Steel Town Sees Flght at
First Election.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. The town of Gary,
Ind.. incorporated as a city, today cele
brated Its arrival at maturity by holding
a primary at which two men were
stabbed after the entire police depart
ment had responded to a riot call.
William C Crolius. former Mayor of
Jollet, and once a candidate for Governor
of Illinois, was nominated for Mayor, de
feating Thomas K. Knotts. who had been
president of tne village board.
BOISE TROOPS TO ISLANDS
Fourteenth Cavalry Will See Service
in Philippines.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 19. (Spe
cial.) The headquarters. band. and
Troops A, B, C. and K, 14th Cavalry,
from Fort Walla Walla, and P.olse Bar
racks. Idaho, have been, ordered to report
at San Francisco not earlier than No
vember 4. for transportation to the Phil
ippine Islands.
The commanding officer of Eolse Bar
racks will send a detachment of 40 en
listed men of Troop L. Hth Cavalry, un
der command of an officer to Fdrt Walla
Walla, before the departure of the cav
alry from that post, to care for the
horses and equipment remaining behind.
In order to garrison the posts vacated
by the removal of the troops the follow
ing temporary i.aii!,v of station of Com
pany K. First Infantry, will be made:
One-half of the soldiers will be sent to
Walla Walla and the oilier half to Koise
Barracks, accompanied by their officers:
When the regular garrison Is assigned to
the respective posts, the men will return
to Vancouver Barracks.
All enlisted men below the grade of
corporal of the band. Troops A. B. C,
and K. 14th Cavalry, who. on the de
parture of the troops from tiieir respect
ive stations, have less than four months
to serve and who have not signified thoir
intention to re-enlist, will be transferred
to the Sixth Cavalry by the respective
post commanders.
First Lieutenant George W. Harris.
First Infantry, has been assigned to
Fort Walla Walla for duty as quarter
master. Major Henry C. Hodges. Jr.. 22d In
fantry, has been transferred from the
First Infantry to the r.'rt Infantry and
has been assigned to station at Fort
William H. Seward. Alaska.
Ieave of absence has been granted to
First Lieutenant Harry S. Malone. of
the First Infantry, for four mouths, he
lo be relieved from the cable ship Burn
side. LEWiSiilTAyS IT
COFXTV fOlRT FINDS local
OPTION PETITION LACKING.
City Fears That if Issue Comes to
Vote, County Precincts Will Out
vote Townspeople.
LEWISTON, Idaho. Oct. 19. (Spe
cial.) The County Commissioners late
this afternoon denied the petition filed
October 1. asking that a special elec
tion be tailed to submit the liquor
question to Nez Perce County voters.
The petition was dented on the ground
that it was not filed within the re
quired time by law: further, that it did
not contain a sufficient number of
names of qualified electors of the
county.
The remonstrance against the peti
tion has been waged by the Nez Perce
County Taxpayers' League. In dis
cussing the decision of the Commis
sioners this evening, , Attorney Ited
v.ine stated no decision had been
reached as to the proceedings to be
inaugurated by the local option peo
ple, other than the fight would not be
dropped now. He suggested the mat
ter might be taken up by an appeal
from the Board's decision to the Dis
trict Court, which Is now in session, or
by an application for a writ of man
date compelling the Commissioners to
fix a date for holding the local option
election as provided by the local op
tion statute.
The situation is a particularly inter
esting one in Nez Perce County, in that
the people of Lewlston less than a year
ago exercised the local option clause of
the city charter and voted two to one
in favor of the licensed saloon. The
other towns in the county are located
within the boundaries of the Nez Perce
Indian Reservation and are already on
the "dry" list by the act of- the Gov
ernment. Of the 3400 petitioners asking for
the local option election, less than 400
were citizens o Lewiston.
The action of the voters without the
city who are not directly in contact
with the saloons, has engendered a
very bitter feeling in the city and
every effort directed against the city's
interest will be opposed in the courts.
The act of the County Commissioners
is received with " general enjoyment
throughout the city.
ANTI-TRUST LAW SET ASIDE
Arkansas Railroad Commission Docs
Away With Old Statute.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Oct 19. That the
anti-truet laws of ArkanFas, probably the
most drastic of any state constitution,
do not apply to railroads in making uni
form Intrastate rates, was held by Judge
Henry Evans in the United States Circuit
Court here yesterday.
The case ws that of the state against
the Rock Island & Hot Springs Western
Railroad, asking more than $1,000,000 in
penalties, because of alleged violations of
the anti-trusr law in the entering into
of an agreement of rates between Little
Rock and Hot Springs.
Judge Evans tirs-t sustained a demurrer
of the defendants and then dismissed the
suits on the ground that the State of
Arkansas had repealed part of the anti
trust law when it created a railroad
commission and gave it authority to order
the adoption of rates. In effect the de
cision recognize the authority of the
railroad commission.
BARBER HELD AS SLASHER
Mystcrjr Shrouding. Attempt to Kill
Woman May Be Cleared.
1,05 ANGELES. Oct. 19. The arrest to
day of Reuben Reed, aged 18, may solve
the mystery surrounding the brutal at
tempt on the life of Mrs. George Staehle.
who was slashed on the throat while
asleep in her bed beside her 12-year-old
daughter. Sunday night, according to the
belief of the police.
The prisoner, who is a barber, admitted
that he had been arrested in St. Joseph,
Mo." Lincoln. Neb., and Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, on charges of vagrancy.
CANADA DOUBTS RUMORS!
Doesn't Believe America Will Put
Big Guns on Truinlng Ships.
OTTAWA. Ont.. Oct. 19. The report
that the United States Navy Department
intended to equip the training ships
Yantio and Don Juan, now in the Great
I-Hkes, with modern guns, la not given
credence in official circles here.
Such an act. It is said, would be a dl-.
rect violation of the Rush-Bagot treaty.
The attention of the United States Gov
ernment will be called to the report
through the British Ambassador at
Washington.
JAPS MENACE AUSTRALIA
Thursday Island at Mercy of Settlers
From Orient.
VICTORIA. B. C, Oct. 19. The ques
tion of tne safety of Thursday Island,
north of Australia, from invasion by
Japanese, was under discussion at Mel
burne In the Australian Parliament
shortly before the steamer Marama
sailed, and Senator Pearce, late Minister
for Defense, said:
"At any time the Japanese of Thurs
day Island could overwhelm the garrison
Skinner Satin Linings Outwear the Garments Guaranteed for Two Seasons $1.50aY4
Olds.Wortman &King
RegulaY $5
Shoes $2.69
A lot of 3500 pairs of Women's
Shoes, Pingree Gloria make, in
patent kid or glazed dongola
leather. Hand-turned or welt
sewed soles; several styles of
heel and shapes of toe. In this
lot we have all sizes. We have
added to the $3.50 line all the
odd sizes and broken lilies up
to $5 and your choice PQ
of the entire lot, pair. .Ui0 J
Wednesday Ostrich Plume Sale
An extra special offering on genuine Ostrich Plumes, Tijs and Willow Plumes,
in black, white or colors. Rich trimmings for extrji dressy hats, every wanted
sort strongly featured. We quote a few of the prices below. Take advantage.-
18-iii. plumes, extra wide
S10.25
18-in. plumes, regular $6.00
values; special for ff Cfj
Wednesday at only. .ijHi3U
15-in. plumes, regular $6.50
values; special for (M Qfj
Wednesday at only. HiUU
TIPS, set of 4, regular
ly worth $13.50 the set;
special for
Wednesday
Ostrich tips, set of 2;
regular $15 Oil fr
vals. ; spec '1.. 01 1 10
Extra fine 18-inch
plumes, regularly worth
$19.00; spe- Ol OC
cial at IfiZu
24-inch plumes, extra
fine, . regularly worth
$20; special QIC fin
Wednesday . .OIvliUU
Extra fine 22-inch
plumes, $26.00 values ;
special for
Wednesday
14-in. plumes, very wide; reg
ular $7.00 values, at OC QC
this very low price . .VvJi&U
14-in. plumes, extra "wide;
regular $7.50 values, Or PC
at this low price. . . OuiO J
$19.50
suslik ili&ISu
regular $10.00 val- 07 CO
ues; special at, each.vliwU
22-in. plumes, extra wide;
regular $12.00 val- (JQ nn
ues; Bpecial at only. -OJiUU
WILLOW PLUMES, in
black or white; made
of finest male stock;
3-ply, very wide and
full, hand knotted ; best
values; l-in. fin QQ
size; worth $14$ lU.OJ
19- in. willow plumes,
regularly priced at $20;
special for 01 C flfl
Wednesday . .0 I OiUU
20- in. willow plumes,
regularly worth $25 ;
special for QOfl ff
Wednesday . .OZUiUM
22-in. willow plumes,
regularly worth. $36 ;
special for
Wednesday
$30.00
Regular $2
Und'rw'r$m
Men's p;armerits of the better
sort. Fancy mercerized lisle,
in blue, salmon, pink, blue and
white, or pink and white;
sweater neck style; sold every
where at $2.50 the garment;
every size in this lot and in all
ways a desirable bar- Ol PT
gain, sp'l Wednesday. .Q I lOU
Accessories That AH Women Waiit Wednesday's sale
$1. 75 Kid Gloves at $1.29 3 Yards ofRuching for 9c
r
2 or 3-clasp styles, in blacks,
tans, "navys, greens or grays;
regular values up to Q1 OQ
$1.75 the pair; special. .0 I iy
45c Ribbon 19c Per Yard
A special sale of fancy ribbons
in stripes, plaids, moire taffe
tas, etc.; large range of colors;
ribbons for belts, for millinery,
for hair bows, for fancy work,
for everything; moire or plain
weave; an unusual assortment;
regular values up to 45c IQn
the yard; special I wu
20c Handkerchiefs at 10c
Pure Irish linen, half-inch hem
stitched borders or hemstitched
lawn, with embroidered
corners ; values to 20c, at. . I UU
A special' sale of Box Tourist
liuching. Three grades are bar
gainized. White Tourist Ruch
iug, 3 yds. in a box, regu- Qp
larly 15c, special at only. . . Du
Cord Top Ruching, 3 yards in
box, regular price, 20c; 1 Qp
Wednesday's price only. . I Li
White Tourist Ruching, 6 yds.
in box, regularly 25c the 1 Qp
box,, at the low price of . . . I ub
Trimmings at Only 29c
There are tassels from 3 to 10
in. long silk and irridescent
ornaments; plain colors and
two-tone effects. This includes
all small lots, from 2 to 1 dozen
of a kind just what you want
to refurbish a gown or to finish
the one you are making. QQp
Values up to 75c, special. Uu.
75c Hosiery 27c
Women's plain lisle hose in
fast black or in many colors.
They come in plain colors
with embroidered instep, in
plain black mercerized lisle,
in. fast black or in many
solid colors. There are all
sizes to choose from in the
lot, but not all sizes in each
color or kind, therefore this
tremendous price cutting.
Resular values up- to 75c
the pair by all means the
hosiery sensation of the
season. Your choice
Wednesday at only
27c
$1.00 Neckwear at 48c Ostrich Boas $6.75 Up
Venise lace Dutch collars, in
white, cream or ecru; lace-
trimmed jabots ; values to
$1.00, at this low price. .
$3.00 ' Embroidery $1.48
Odd pieces of Swiss, Nainsook,
Cambric Edges, Insertions, 18-
in. Flouncings, etc. Values up
to $3.00 the yard;
special at only
.51.48
Extra quality Ostrich Neck
Pieces, in black, white, brown
or gray; V to 2 yds. long;
good, full-length stock; tremen
dously under - priced
for Wednesday at ... ,
Boas worth $10.50 each on sale
Wednesday at the
very low price of
Boas regularly worth $15.00
each, on sale Wednes
day at only.
Boas regularly worth $12.50
each, on sale Wednes- QQ QQ
day at only OwiOO
Boas . regularly worth $25.00
t$6.75
i on sale
$7.88
$11.25
Auto Veils at Only 89c
Women's Automobile Veils, 2
and 2Vz yards long, good as
sortment of colors. Regular
values to $1.75 each, at QQp each, omsale Wednes-01 Q 7C I
special prices of 03b day at only 0 I Ui I J g
Our $25 Tailored Suit
Is the stvle and value wonder of the town.
Women who pay $50 in other stores, como
here and buy these quickly. The most,
rapid sales that any garment in our store
has ever had is flie record of this $25 Suit.
We've just added a new lot a trim model
of wide-wale cheviot, in plain gray.
An unusual value in any store in the
country at $35. In addition to this suit,
we have this grade in plain serges, many
colors, fancy worsteds, etc. We're sure
that if you examine the Tailored Suits
that we sell at $25, you'll unhesitatingly
pronounce them to be the best values for
the money to be found in all Portland.
SALE NEW FURS
The most Correct things
F -
Sale Merode Underwear
of the season as applied
to furs are here, and, of
course, they are priced
lower here than at ordi
nary stores. Only the
same small profit that
is made on other lines
is asked on furs, and
this makes us able to
undersell other stores.
The new sets and single
pieces in lynx, Baum
marten, ' fox, pointed
wolf, etc.
Regular $1.25 garments,
at the very low price of. :
Regular $2.00 garments, Q1 7Q
of. gill U
WOMEN'S MERODE UNDERWEAR
on sale Wednesday at prices far below
regular. If you are fastidious about
your underwear, you'll appreciate this
good special. .Merode underwear is
knitted to fit the waist, and every gar
ment is hand finished, with crocheted
edges. Medium or heavy weight, single
garments or union suits, long or short
sleeve and knee or ankle lengths; regu
lar prices run from 65c to $3.00 and for
this week all are bargainized. Read
carefully and see to it that you profit.
Regular 65c garments, special Wednesday. 57
Regular 75c garments, special Wednesday. 67
Regular 85c garments, special Wednesday. 76
Regular $1 garments, special Wednesday. 89
Regular $1.50 garments, Ol nM
$1.12
at the very low price
BOYS' UNDERWEAR AT 39c
Fleece-lined Shirts and Drawers, elastic
ribbed, Winter weight, full sized ORp
garments, sizes 24 to 34, reg. 50c vals J U 0
Ecru ribbed, sizes 24 to 34, regular Jljn
65c values, this sale at low price of . . ; Tl U
at the very low price of. .
Regular $2.50 garments, on nr
special at this low price. .uZiAjJ
'.$1.53
$6.00
Regular Sl.u garmen
at the very low price
Regular $3.00 garments, QO PQ
at the verj' low price of. 0-iD0
UMBRELLAS AT $3.98
Women's Colored Silk Umbrellas, for sun or
rain, 26-inch size, fitted with Princess, La
Tour or fanc.y trimmed handles,
worth up to $6 each, Wednesday. .
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and capture the fortifications. That's the
lirst thins that would be done in the
(v ft n Invasion."
The Senator was speaking- to impress
t, o. .ii.ii-nt ir.it a mistake had been
made in not making provision for new
guns at Thursday Island. He said there
were 30 men in the garrison and ten
times as many Japanese i-esldents. many
of whom wens military officers, and it
would be easy for them to capture the
defenses.
LABOR INSURANCE URGED
Gompers Tells Textile Workers to
.Take Out Union Policies.
WASHIXGTOX, Oct. 19. The United
Textile Workers of America, met here
today in annual convention. There were
present about 40 delegates. . representing
10.000 organized workers, the entire body
of such employes numbering about 700.000
In the I'nited States.
The convention was not called to order
until the arrival of Samuel Gompers.
president of tho American Federation of
Ijibor. Mr. (iompers spoke with great
vigor upon the necessity of the members
of the organization providing all forms
of Insurance for themselves, Instead of
paying their money Into the coffers of
the great Insurance corporations of the
country. He advocated higher dues for
the textile workers, to be of service to
them "in time of stress and to be used
as a beneficial or defense fund."
Mr. Gompers declared that the racent
financial crisis would have lasted longer
had it not been for the influence of labor
organizations in keeping wages up so that
the products of the mills could find pur
chasers. Had wages been reduced, he de
clared, the crisis of 1907 would have been
as long continued as some of the panics
of the past.
COURT FEES RUNNING LOW
Captain Carter May Sot Secure
Money to Pay lawyer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The Supreme
Court of the" United States today issued
an order staying proceedings in the. Unit
ed States Circuit Court for the Northern
District of Illinois, In the matter of the
application of Captain Oberlin M. Carter
for the allowance of further counsel fees
In the Government's suit against him for
the restoration of the funds alleged to
have been procured by him through, de
falcation. The application was the first ever
made by the Government for a writ of
such a character.
In bringing the matter to the atten
tion of the court, air. Bower stated
w..f tllK ftnn tvA rMrcntt Court
mat uu. m .- .
already had granted fees amounting to ,1
$88,000. These grants had. been maae
for services in the Circuit Court alone.
Mr. Bowers said there was great ap
prehension -that tomorrow's proceedings
would result in further large grants,
and he feared that if these continued
there would not long be much to fight
over.
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BOMB BURSTS AT CHURCH
Lisbon House o Worship Scene of
Outrage Windows Shattered.
LISBON, Oct. 19. A bomb was exploded,
in front of the Church .of St. Louis early
today. The windows In residences adja
cent were shattered.
Balcony Falls, Woman Is Killed.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. Oct. 19. One
woman was killed and two other women
were hurt today when a balcony from
which they were reviewing a parade gave
way.
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