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EVKNIN mmmtmmmm DEATH PAYS CALL TO BRECKEWE Famous Kentucky Orator Pastes Peacefully Away in His Lexington Home. FAILS TO SURVIVE THE STROKE OF PARALYSIS Death Recalls the Scandal Which Brought an End to His Remarkable Career. (Journal gpeclai Berries. ) Lexington, Ky , Nov. 11. Former Con gressmen Breckenrldge, who suffered a stroke of paralrala Wednesday, died at 11:40 o'clock Saturday night, peacefully lapsing Into unconsciousness aa the end approached. The funeral la being- held here thlfe afternoon. William Campbell Preatoo Breckin ridge waa born August IS, 1837, at Lex ington, Ky. On April 2, 1855, he gradu ated from Center college, Danville, Ky.. and February 27, 1 857, from the law de partment of the Unlveralty of Louis ville, began practice aa an attorney at law and waa elected to the Forty-ninth congresa aa a Democrat, waa re-elected to the Fiftieth. Fifty-first, Flfty-aeoond and Fifty-third congreaaee. but for the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-sixth congreaaea waa defeated for the nomination. In the early spring of 1184, Colonel Breckinridge, who waa then a congress man, waa aued by Madeline Pollard for 150,000 damages. She alleged aeductlon and breach of promise. The case waa tried in a United States court at Wash ington, D. C, and was one of the moat sensational aults of the kind ever tried In this country. The trial began March , 1594. and dragged for several months. The court room, which was the largest in Washington at that time, waa crowded at every aeaalon of the trial. Hon. Jere Wilson waa Madeline Pollard's attorney. Madeline Pollard alleged that the con gressman had been paying attention to l.r for many years. She stated on the witness stand that he was the father of her two children." This was stoutly de nied by the orator. It waa reported that when, the salt waa brought Colonef Breckinridge waa under a profitable en gHgement to deliver a series of lectures for the Y. M. C. A. In several large cities. The suit resulted In the political (Testh of Kentucky's once most brilliant congressman. t EVIDENCE IS STRONG . (Continue J from Page One.) time to time, set apart and reserve In ' any state or territory having public land beating forests, any part . of the public lands wholly or In part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public res ervations. ' The act of June 4. 1 (07. makes further provision that the owner of a tract situate in a forest reserve and covered by a valid claim or a pat ent, may. if he desires to do so. relin quish the same to the government and may select other lands la Ueu thereof, and this Is popularly known as the "sorlpper law." , , By proclamation Issued September 18. 1803,. the Cascade forest reserve was t rested in the southern portion of this stste, snd thereupon all vacant govern ment lands wlfhln the borders of the re serve were withdrawn from public en try except under the United States min ing laws. It has been the policy of the government, however, to respect all vented rights acquired by settlement and cultivation of a tract within these reservations, even In cases where no entry therefor had been flled, and set tlers were permitted a reasonable time in which to go ahead and complete their titles Just ths same as if no reserva tion had been made. - Naturally the lands held by private ownership within these reserves became of Value on account of their availability aa hssls tor the select Inn of other vacant public landa anywhere In the United States, and the wholesale grabbing of vast sreas of timber lands in this and adjoining states during the past two or three years haa .stimulated a demand for thla so-called "acrtp," hence the land department at Washington has been kept very busy for some time thwarting de signs to manufacture fictitious titles and convert them into Ill-gotten profits. Township 11 south, range 7 east, Wil lamette meridian, located In the Oregon City land district, fell within the scope of the Cascade reserve, snd It soon de veloped Unit there hsd been a great deal nf unclaimed government land ' therein, or at least that the records did not show very many entries of any sort. The first Intimation that any settler had been deprived of his rights by the crea tion of the reserve arose early in Feb rusry. 101. when Blnger Hermann, then commissioner of the general land office, directed Speclsl Agent C. K. lxomls to Investigate and report upon 46 entries In this township, those embraced In the present fraud cases being Included among the number. 1 ?' jjt at bar Include thee of Maude WBt, for SB. Sac. tt; Emma Porter, for MS. Sec. It; Frank H Walgamot. for rlWfc. Sac. 17; Harry C. Barr. for IW1(, Sec. 14; Zenas K. Watson, for Efc of WH, Sec. II; George A. Graham, for K, Sea. II; Thomas Wllklns. for NEH. See. II; Alexander R. Brown, for BK. Sec, II; Nellie Backus, for EH of WH, Sac. II; George Ll Pettis, for NEH. See. 19; Joseph Wilson, for NEH. See. tt, and Henry Young, for NWH. See. 15, all In township 11 south, range 7 east, W. M.. and containing 1(0 acres each or a total of 1.919 acres. The next day following Hermann's or der. Washington attorneys representing S. A. L. Puter, one of the defendants, entered elf appearance for their client a transferee In I nut of the It cases Involved In the present esse. T It Is not necessary to the purpose of the history of the present trldl to comment collectively herein relative to the 45 entries referred to by Hermann, except to say that nearly all of them were fraudulent In character and were rushed through to patent with a degree of rapidity that had not been ahown In the rase of other entriea where bona fde settlers were concerned. Tt- ertrles Involved In the case now . asanass Hydrozone Cures Sore Throat A Harmteee Antiseptic. Endorsed by the medical profession. Send "ten rents to pay postage on free trial bottle. Sold by Lead ing DniKjrists. N"t genuine unless label bears my signature : 1 4 Prince St., tt. V. Write for free booklet en Sationsl Treat ment nl Disease. Forged by Set It la claimed by the government that' all these entrymen were fictitious per sons with the exception of Walgamot snd Bsrr, and that wherever the names Of Maud Witt, Zenas K. Wataon. George A. Graham. Thomas Wllklns, Alex R. Brown, Nellie Backus, George I- Pettis and Joseph Wilson appear In any of the title papers they were written by Marie I Ware, one of the defendanta; thaf tile name of Henry Young in all proceedings to acquire title was written by Horace G. McKlnley, and that Km ma L. WStson Is responsible for the signature of Emma Farter. Putefs criminal lia bility Is said to be In connection with making out the final proofs for these al leged fictitious persons, and attesting their signatures aa a witness. Dan Tarpley Is 'the Salem notary before whom soma of the so-called entrymen appeared to acknowledge their signa tures, and before the cases are ended It Is reasonably certain that others will be Involved In the conspiracy to defraud the government Wabjassofs 'oxaeesead." F. H. Walgamot Is a well-known local resident He made an affidavit be fore Special Agent Loomls at a meeting held at the Imperial hotel In this city March tl. 1101, to the effect that he went on the claim, posted his notices snd laid the foundation of a 16x25 house about August 19, 190t. A few weeks later, he said, he commenced to build the house and finished it In the fall of 190S. Hs stated furtnsr that he haa cultivated the land and raised crops each year since; that during the summer he worked for the farmers in the valley whenever he could get a Job, for from three to six weeks at a time, and during the winter lived continuously on ths land, sustain ing himself by trapping. I ,.. . . t ... .. 1 i . L - 1 V. V. . . . iwny ... rrr in ubu in in iirpn, vui Just at the present moment Is "posted ss missing," as they say in marine par lance. He was indicted with the others laat March by the federal grand Jury, but the warrant for his arrest wss not served, It being plead that he was seri ously ill st a private local sanatorium, and thereby hangs a tale. Under a peti tion filed April 1 of the present year before Waldemar Seton. an East port land Justice of the peace, by H. C. Wil son. Barr wss examined aa to his sanity, he being a notorious dope fiend. Forgetful Sr. Blocum. The only witness to the proceedings wss Dr. Samuel C. Slocum of this city, snd his memory relative to his testi mony is decidedly treacherous, but he Intimates that Barr appeared of his own volition snd asked to be incarcer ated. The doctor . states that he ex amined a number of similar cases the same day, and pleada this aa an excuse for his lsck of memory. The order of commitment waa executed April I by W. a. Storey, who was then sheriff. The records show that September 30 the superintendent of the state Insane asylum st Salem reported that Barr had made his sscape from the Institu tion nearly a month previously (Auguat 11). though Just why he took such a long time to notify the -proper authori ties does not appear. It seems that Burr's ailment was not considered necessarily of a malignant nature, hence he was made a trusty and given the freedom of the premises in spite of the well-known fact that he was under In dictment by s federal grand lury for a grave offense. It Is the contention of the govern ment that no improvements or settle ment of any character were ever made upon the tracts Involved, and the attor- fnr the prosecution confidently cleim that they are prepared to sustain every count in the indictment agafnst the defendanta. Will Conduct the Proesoatlon. That the government la determined to show no mercy In the prosecution of these cases la evidenced from the fsct that Francis J. Heney of San Francisco, recognised aa one of the ablest criminal and civil lawyers in ths country, and especially well Versed In federal juris prudence, haa been appointed assistant United States attorney-general lor tne sole purpose of conducting the prosecu tion, and It goes without saying JJret he will be ably seconded by. United States District Attorney John H. Hall and W. W. Banks, his assistant. Wil liam J. Burns, ranking with the shrewd est detectives of any country, has be. n detached from the secret service of the United States, at the request of Secre tary of the Interior Hitchcock, with the single object of unearthing the exten sive system of land frauds prevailing on thla coaat. Great credit la due Col. Albert R. Greene, apeclal Inspector of the depart ment of the Interior, for hla skill In bringing the defendants to Justice. It was upon his report to Secretary Hitch cock that the Indictments were found, and for more than two years he has been Indefatigable In hla efforts to se cure proof of the frauds, snd tt Is rea sonably certain that only a beginning has been made In the direction of met ing out punishment to the offenders, ther being hints that the present In vestigations will ultimately exhibit a system of Intrigue and official corrup tion sufficiently appalling to atagger be lief. Since It became known to the de partment of the Interior that sueh ex tensive frauds were being winked st In certain directions if nothing worse Blnger Hermann haa been forced to re sign aa commissioner of the general land office; Special Agent C. K. Loomls of Eugene, snd Forest Superintendent S. B. Ormsby of Salem, have virtually been kicked out of service, to say nothing of others who are shivering in their official boots; and Henry Meldrum. ex-surveyor-general of the state, haa been convicted of defrauding the government. It is reported that more than ope of the defendants in the present osses have manifested a disposition to turn state's evidence, unknown to the others, and that long before the trials are ended some promiscuous "squealing" will be Indulged In. although It la highly im probable that the government will show any leniency st thla Isle day, as the at torneys for the prosecution believe they possess ample evidence to convict sll nf the defendants Irrespective of sny as sistance from co-conspirator. The defendants are also well repre sented by sble counsel, so the prospects of s great legal battle are exceedlpgly bright. HERMANN SUBPOENAED. Testify la Frend Oases. Congressman Blnger Hsrmsnn Is one of the witnesses subpoenaed by the government in the cases on trial. Serv ice was obtained upon him at Rose biirg. Hermann will be obliged to ex pis In on the witness stand the orders which he made whty commissioner of the land office whereby the homestead applications filed hy Peter and his con federates were rushed to Immediate patent. In vleeTof the repeated and persistent reports ef collusion between the general land office and the ring of alleged land thieves, ths testlssony of Hermann Is likely to be one of the sensations of ths It waa by the express order of Com missioner Hermann, In bis own hend wrltlng. thst patents were Issued upon these fraudulent epplloatlona. In aome casee within three days after ths pa pers had been flled at Washington. In . ii .. AM.ra of nrocedure from iii hi uniai j . ..... one to three years elapse before patents are Issued. A Hush pervsdsd ths courtroom when Judge Bellinger called the title of the famoua case and asked if the parties were prepared for trial. For the defense Judge Pkoes replied: "We are ready, your honor." t'i.i( auea District Attorney John Hall made similar response for the prosecution ana tne .. names were called, filed Into their seats. ah ,k. Afmniim riV we in court. Side by side, directly In front of the Judge, and behind their attorneys, sat Emma I Watson and Marie Ware, the two woman alleged to nave oeen impli cated In the conspiracy. They were the object of many curloua glances. Both endured the ordeal quietly, giving no evidence of disquiet. McKlnley, Harp ley, Puter and Wslgamot sat at a short distance, following with keen at tention every step in the proceedings. 1 Judge Thomas O'Day, one of the at torneys for the defense, began the ex amination of the Jurors. His exhaustive questioning plainly showed that the work of securing a Jury will be pro tracted. NO SPLIT IN TUB HOME RULE PARTY Dan McAllen Denounces Dis patches from London as False and Nlischevious. "The cable dispatches announcing a split In the Irish parliamentary party are palpably erroneous, said Dan Mc Allen, chairman of the home rule fund committee, today.- "Irishmen take all news under the date of London with reference to their own politics with a grain of salt, for reasons not necessary hare to state I am in constant com munication with Conor O'Kelly, snd the United Irish league is well advised as to the condition of affairs In the mat ter of the home rule movement, and you may state for me that the prospects for home rule in Ireland were never brighter than at the present moment. Already 125.000 has been sent to our grand treasurer, the, Right Rev. Blahop O'Connell. of Raphao, to support ths home rule party. "We are not collecting money for a disorganised party; we are not built that way. The truth is, there is a dis pute about the purchase price to bs paid for certain holdings of land. "You have on one hand a greedy and unconscionable set of landlords. Who are maktng their laat stand for blood monsy from the Irish peasant, and on the other hand a body of fair-minded and honest landlords, who are willing to take a fair price for their holdings. To strike a golden mean or a fair price between landlord and tenant and to agree upon an amendment to the Wynd ham act Of laat year. Is no easy matter. This is merely an economic question, entirely subordinate to the great ques tion of home rule, and upon the Issue of home rule the entire Irish party is solid 10 a man. There Is no more dan ger of a split In the Irish party on the Question of a fair purchase price for the land-in Ireland than there ia In the Republican party In thla country oVer the queatlon or tne term. THREE GREAT CHURCH BODIES MAY COMBINE United Brethren, Congregation alisms and Methodist Protest ants Voting to Consolidate. The consolidation of the United Brethren church, the Congregstlonsl and Methodist Protestant churches Is progressing gradually In this city. The consolidation haa been decided upon by the national organisations of the three churches. At a meeting of the Congregational Ministers' association this morning Rev. R. F. Shafer. peetor of the First United Brethern church of this city, was made a full member of the association. At the 1 Jutted Brethren church yesterday delegates to the Topeka general assem bly were elected. At the same time they were elected in all the churches of that denomination throughout the coun try, but several days will elapse before the results of yesterday's election are enown. Klder Neff delivered the morn ing sermon. The Topeka sssembly Is to vote on the (Thai question of orgsnlc union with the Congregational church. The consolidation haa practically been agreed upon, but the formal conaent of the church will be given at the as sembly. In doctrine there la practically no difference among the three churches. and the Free Baptists are, also said to bs similar in all details of church gov ernment and control. Union of the United Brethren church with the Metho dist Protestants will glvs a combined membership of 110,000. AROUSES SYMPATHY IN MANY PARTS OF RUSSIA (Jnarnsl Special Serrtee. I St Petersburg. Nov. tl. At a meet ing the Zemstvos representatives to.e.y section 9 of the memorial waa strength ened into a practical recommendation for parliament. The language being changed Into a specific declaration In favor of an elective body not to par ticipate In legislation, but to make the country'a law. There waa Intenae in terest In the meeting and aympathy and demonstrations are being had In various parte of Russia. MURDERED BECAUSE HE STEPS ON WOMAN'S TRAIN (Joyessl Special Merries ) San Francisco, Nov. tl. Because he accidentally stepped on s woman's train last Bight Thomas Wsckford. aged 17, an engineer, wes knocked down by (he woman's companion, receiving Injuries resulting In his death this morning. Wsckford's assailant Is unknown, and all efforts of the police are being di rected to the finding of those who wit nessed the tragedy. PRESIDENT WILL GO TO R0UGHRIDERS REUNION JotiPtia I Special Her T lre ) Washington, Nov. 11. Tt eras tolny I officially announced that President Roosevelt will attend the reunion of Rough Riders at San Antonio next May. The president will make only one rpeech on the trip, and that will be at the reunion. SENSIBLE HAT STYLES Besides carrying hats of every quality and price, from the Crusher hat at $1, to the finest Opera and Silk hats $10, we present hats at $3 that are not equaled in the Northwest Men's $3 Hats Such famous makes as the Gordon and Imperial Hats at S3, whether soft or tiff extreme or conservative blocks. Evcry customer is assured of a becom ing style and perfect fit we've two ex pert hatters to help your selection. COMPLETE LINES OP MEN'S GOLF, CRAVENETTE, AUTOMO BILE AND NORFOLK CAPS. 'aaanak!. ''eaufl gBaaBBhau Splendid Hats at $2.50 Same shapes, colors and styles ss bet ter qualities, in many instances wear as wclL Youman's Opera, Silk and Derbys the fashion dictators of America. Stetson's Soft and stiff Hats. Greatest assort ment oh the coast. INDIAN CORN AS NATIONAL ENBLEN Patrons of Husbandry Unani mously Pass Resolutions Favoring Its Adoption. SECRETARY'S REPORT SHOWS HEALTHY GROWTH Nearly Three Hundred Subor dinate Granges Have Been Organized During Year. Patrona of Husbandry unanimously favor the selection of Indian, corn aa the national floral emblem of the United States. A resolution to thst effect was Introduced st the grange convention this. morning by Qovornor N. f. Baeheldcr of New Hampshire, lecturer of the Na tional Orange, and was adopted. Governor Bachelder explained that no variety of corn grows anywhere In the world except from seeds taken from America. Is view wf that peculiar -fact and Its significance, he auggeated that the grange petition the congress of the United States to choose Indian corn as the floral emblem of the nation.. A resolution WSS introduced by F. A; Pert hick, master granger of the stste of Ohio, authorising the legislative com mittee to Investigate to what extent Industrial and kindred subjects should be taught In the country schools. It Is ssld that nature studies are taught more generally In the city schools than In those of the country. It Is the pur pose of the resolution to ascertain to what extent pupils of country schools should be Instructed in those lines. The resolution carried. Another resolution that was sdnpted waa that of K. W. Westgste. master granger of the state of Kansas, pro viding for the reading of prepared biog raphies of deceased members st mem orial services. Instead of extemporan eous remarks. Heretofore it has been customary at the services for various members to make brief remarka con cerning the life of the deceased mem ber. In the future a sketch of his life will be read hy one who by acquaintance or otherwtae la able to prepare auch ar ticles. George B. Horton. maater granger of the atate of Michigan. Introduced a res olution culling for the close of the con vention Wednesday evening. The reso lution contained the provision that the sessions would be continued after that time In case other Important business came up. It waa carried. C M. Freeman of Tlppaoanoe City, O.. secretary of the National Orange, sub mitted his annua!" report; He said: "I respectfully submit the following report for ths fiscal year ending Sep tember 0, 1804. The following granges were organised: "California, 1; Colorado, S; Connecti cut, t; Illinois. 4; Indiana. 11; Kansas, 1; Maine. IV Massachusetts. 6; Mary land. 1 Michigan. (4; New Jersey, It: New York. 14: Ohio, 12; Oregon, I; Pennsylvania. 33: Rhode Island. 1; South Carolina. 1; Texaa. 1; Vermont, 1; Washington. 15. West Virginia. I. Total. 21. "The following were reorganised: Colorado. 2; Illinois. 1: Indiana, (; Iowa, 4; Kansas. I; Maine. 11; Massachusetts, t; Maryland. 1; Michigan, f. Minnesota. 1: New York. 1; Ohio, 4: Pennaylvanla. IS; West Virginia. 12. Total, 82. "There were Issued during the year: Dispensations, ISt; origtnsl charters, 281; dupllcste charters. 45; seventh de gree certificates. N. O.. 620; sixth degree certificates. S. O., S.SSS. "The receipts of the secretary's office during the year, were ll.S48.00, from sixth degree fees, ef which Oregon paid SS8 and Washington 144.10. From seventh degree fees, N. O., $620; charter TlW. f " sales of stock, I2.62.l; dues, S4.X8. Total. t.040.t. The office expenses for the year were S9Q1.7I." Reports wers made by Mrs. E. V Derby and Mrs. Pauline 8. Raine. After the session this afternoon the convention will adjourn until Wed neaday. Tomorrow the officers and dele gates will make a Junketing trip to Cor vatlla. where, they will visit the State Agricultural college. They will return tomorrow evening. The women who are attending the grange either as delegates or who are accompanying their huabands were the guests of the Woman's club of this city thla afternoon on a trolley ride. A apeclal car was placed at their disposal by the Consolldsted Railway company and the visitors were shown various points of Interest about the rlty. One of the features of last Saturday's afternoon session was the fifth and sixth degree work. The former was conferred, by a team in charge of J. 3. Johnson, maater of Kvenlng Star Orange of Multnomah county. About Half the Paint Sold In Portland comes from Rasmussen & Co. Now at Second and Taylor Sts. All the Trouble comes from the OTHER HALF. ARE YOy LOOKING FOR TROUBLE? TRIBUTES TO THEIR DEAD. Memorial Services Attended By Many MsiakSIS ef the Matlonal Orange Tributes to the dead of the order were offered yeaterdsy afternoon at the armory by the National Orange. Touch ing and appropriate services were held and a large crowd waa present. The altar waa decorated with flowers and evergreens that were presented by the Womsn's club Of Portland. Immedl- O. W. stee tt Si to aa so per day. IF YOU HAVE CATARRH Tea can ke eared sstakly If yea sae DE. He. XIJIUX'I CAT ARAK CUkE. fnttj SJSB flets, ll.io. For Sale by the LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO. ately after the opening Iprayer by the chaplain the national master announced the death of Paat National Maater J. H. Brlgham of Ohio. Euloglea upon hla life were delivered by State Maater Derthlck of Ohio, National Lecturer J. N. Batchelder of New Hampshire. Na tional Treasurer Mrs. K S. McDowell of New Tork. National Secretary C. M. Freeman of Ohio, and State Master J. 8. Ager of Msrylsnd. Masters of the vsrlous state granges announced the deaths that had occurred In their respective etstes during the year. From douth Carolina State Master W. K. Thompson announced the death of Paat Master Thomas Tsylor. It wss an nounced by State Maater F. AY" Derthlck that Paat Master 8. H. Ellis had de parted. From California the newa was given by State Maater H C. Reap ef tne death of C. W. Emery, paat maater of that state. From Illinois, State Maater Oliver Wilson told of the death ef Paat Master W. E. Harbaugh. From Wiscon sin was announced the death of Past Maatsr Washington Churchill, by State Master A. C. Powers. From Ohio, State Maater F. A Derthlck told ef the death of Slstsr Edna Brlgham. wtfe ef their late national master, and from Ka nsaa the death of another sister, Ruth Rhosdes. wss given out by State Master E. W. Westgate. After each name was reed snd eulo gies spoken, the choir sang requiems for the dead, and national sisters of the de ceased placed white carnations upon the altar. Id i.7; itTT7 null I ItllMlU mil- miMMar. get' ' - - - SWj gl "J . ?-j .lJggttasaM S a -,-.swJw.ekeassswsaaaeae SB