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f DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON, T1IURSDAV, SEPTEMDEU27, 1000. WEBER HANGED TODAY 5 Murdered Father, Mother, Brother, Sister and Even the Baby Sacramento, Cal., Sopt. 27.- Adolp Wobor tolographed from Fol som .prison to P. P. Tuttlo, his at torney, this morning, begging him to mako an appeal to tho governor to grant him a reprieve It Is an nounccil nt tho governor's ofllco that the governor will not Interfere. Fol8dmfc Cal., Bopt. 27. Confldont tho govornor will Intorfero to pro vent his execution, Wobor main tained lila noted lndlfforonco up to this morning, but now shows signs of weakening. Ills bollof that tho governor would stay tho execution, and not courage, was what hold him up ho long. Wobor played chess with Dr. Gladding last night until 12 ofclock, aflor which ho wont to bed and rested well until 7 o'clock, when" ho aroso and ato a hearty breakfast. Whon Acting Warden Cochran told him tho tlmo wns get ting short, ho roplled: "Novor mind, my tlmo Isn't worrying mo." Fol lowing his flrHt message to his nttor ney at Sacramonto, Wobor wired: "'Prevent tho oxocutlonon Insanity plea or anything." Itov. J. T. Wills, of Sacramonto, and Rov. Thomas Falroaks called nt 10:3G. At ilrst ho refused to boo thorn, but aftor wnrds confronted to talk with thorn sevornl minutes. Dr. Cladding Rtatos ho will hot bo surprised If Wobor collapses on tho gallows. Folsom, Bopt. 27. Wobor waived tho reading of tho donth warrant, and wont to tlio gallows without maklng'nny Htntomont. Ho was vory norvous as ho iriountad tho gntlowH and survoyod tho crowd, but said nothing. Folsom, Bopt, 27. Tho trap was sprung at 12:30, and Wobor was pronounced dead 11 minutes Inter. Tho crlma for which Adolph Wobor -was legally put to doath wns ono of tho fouloHl nml most cold-bloodpd In tlio criminal nnnnla of Cnllfoniln. On tho night of November 10, 1001, whim young Wobor was 20 yours old, Julius Weber's homo nt Auburn, Cal., wits buruod, Julius Wobor, u i Ifh man, wns Adolph Wobor.H father. Adolph was down town whon tho (Jro boll rang and wont to the souno with tho llromun Tho Iiouho wiih consumod, hiit not until tlio bodies of "Mrs. Wobor (Adolph'H mother), Ilorthn Wobur (his sUtur) and ChoHtur Wobor (his brotliurj ,wora tukuu out of It.. Tho two former wore bivdly huruudr but tho little boy wns still utlvo. IoW on his nightshirt mused the llrst misplclon to cross' tho coroner's mind, mid tho Investigation rcsulfcd In Adolph Weber's nrrostj Tho charred body of Julius Vob or, tho fnther, was found next dny. Many thought tho fnther commit ted tho crime, but whim no pistol could bo found lit tho ruins and whim ono with Havornl bullets. of tho caino caliber us those taken from tho dead bodies was found In tho barn all acquloicixl In tho Judgment of tho officers that tho right man hnd been arrested. A few days Intor Corouor fthopnrd togothor with Clarence door, Don l'opcndener and John Monahnn, found $6500 burled under tho Wob or barn, which, It was afterward proven, had been stolen from tool Aiitmrn 1)V I ADVANCING THEIR INTEREST WK KNDKJLVOR to dvnce th WImnh lbK4a. at our custom r M vy, IhImmmU way, la so rising. fr Mttlv way lw kat tlaeUrfd wtk wlJUa fuww, fcr, wtoa tt prapetKy at lt patron klHgs th uccm of Plader county bank at young Weber. Adolph Weber was tried and con victed on a charge of murdering his mother on February 22, 1905, and later sentenced to bo hanged on the 30th day of Juno following. The case wns appealed, but the higher court upheld tho decision of tho lower court and Weber was again sentenced to hang. Tho motive for tho murder wns no doubt the hopo of securing the Inheritance, as Adolph liecamo tho solo heir of tho ontlro estate of his father, estimated to amount to $70,000. Tho prosecution prepared a strong rata niralnst tho prlsonor. To tho satisfaction of tho Jury It proved him n degenornto of the lowest or der; that It was ho who hold up tho cashier of tho Placer county bank, getting thorcby $6300; that ho had not boon on good torms with his family for sovernl days preceding tho murders; that by tho donth of fa thor, mother, sister and brother ho hoped to Inhorlt tho family wealth; that on tho night of tho murder ho entered the Iioubo, ohot down In ojitck succession tho members of tho family, poured kerosene ovor tho prostrnto bodies and sot them nflro, thon locked tho doors and hurrlod downtown, purchasod and put on a now pair of trousers, later going bnck to' tho house to throw tho old pair Into tho blazing pile. In woavlng Its chain of circum stantial ovldonco tho prosecution ad vanced a theory for tho manner In which tho mothor wns killed that stnmped tho prlsonor ns a verltaulo hyena. Through tho tolcphono op erator It was learned that nn hour boforo tho tragedy was dlscovored tho tolophono In tho Wobor homo signaled for a connection. Tho op erator answered a fow seconds Inter, but could got no reply. A fow min utes Inter tho lino wns clear. Whon told of this tho prosecution Imme diately nrrlved nt tho conclusion thnt ono of tho fnmlly tried to call for assistance and was shot whllo doing so. This bollof wns strengthened whon Mrs. Wobor's body wns exam ined. Undor tho loft nrmplt was n lHilhrt holo with oyory appearance of having boon inn do with holding tho rocolvor to her ear. A feeblo attempt wns mado to plnco tho responsibility for tho crlmo, on tho shouldors of n mysterious strangor, but tho circumstantial ovldonco against Adolph. was so htrong that tho ottompt was re ceived with derision. Not a word of regret that tho lovod on 03 should have boon destroyed, not ono word of hopo thnt tho mur dered might ibonpprohondild, not a single symptom of grief enmo from Wobor. Tho robbory of the Plncor county bunk, which was not llxod on Weber until after tho murder, was a daring crlmo. In May, 1 0 0 , tho bank was out orotl In broad dnyllght by a man Id a mask. A demand signed "Rod Shirt Cordon," asking for nil tho money In tho bank, was passed over tho counter. Whllo tho cnshlor was reading tho unto tho robber Jumped through tho toller's window, raked $0300 Into n sack ho curried, shot at tho cashier, went to tho street and Jumping Into a fnrmor'a cart, drovo off and HumssfuUly eluded tho olllcers. Ills mask and pistol wore found, but no clow wns se cured n to tho Identity of tho rob-bor, State News Portland 4, San Francisco 1, was tho score at San Francisco yester day. George Gross, of Eugene, has shot the biggest deer of tho season. It weighed whon dressed 200 pounds. Tho 8. P. Co. is making some needed Improvements nt their yards In Eugene. Later a new dopot Is to be built. William Jordan, a pioneer farm er, living eight miles east of .Al bany, died Wednesday. Mark D. McCalllster, '05, has been elected grndunto manager of athlet ics at O. A. C to succeed Bert Pllk ington. Fred R. Ward, a member of the sophomore class nt Pacific Universi ty, has been elected captain of tho football team. Tho Pacific States Telegraph and Tolophono Compnny Is putting In a now switchboard nt their Eugene of flco, which is a great convonionco for tho 400 farmer patrons. Mrs. Molllo Klydor, a McMInnvIllo woman, comltted suicide Tuesday by Jumping from tho top of a cov ored brldgo over tho Yamhill rlvor. Sho was temporarily Insane. W. O. Zolglcr, chairman of tho Eu eoeo school board, has resigned nnd will go to Portlnnd to reside F. W. Osburn, cashier of tho Loan and Sav ings bank, will succeed him. Andrew Pollch, employed on tho North Dank railroad, near Hood Rlvor, exploded 70 sticks of dyna mlto with an Iron bar Wednesday and lives to toll tho tale. Tho explo sion hurled him many feet away, but tho only injucy ho received wnB a broken arm. George Schwartz, tho 12-year-old son of Mrs. Paulino Schwartz, of Or ogon City, fell from a brldgo at that placo Wcdnosdny, a dlstnnce of 30 feet, and,' although ho was badly bruised, no permanent Injuries wore rccolvod. j Tho nnnunl convention of tho Eastorn Oregon District Medical So cloty wiib hold at Pendleton Wcdnos dny, nnd Dr. Prinzlng, of Dnkor City, was elected president. Tho noxt annual mooting will bo hold nt Padluni Springs, nenr Baker City. Mrs. J. F. Robinson, of Albany, died suddenly whllo on her wny from Independence to Albany. Sho and hor husband hnd been picking hops at the J. S. Cooper yard there, where she was taken ill with ty phoid fever, nnd It was found neces sary to take her to Albany, so a team was secured, and they started. She grew rapidly worse and died on the Independence ferry. She was a spir itualistic medium. Albany will be represented on the gridiron this season by a strong team, which hns been organized un der tho name of the Albany Athletic Club. The team will play the old Btyle game, as modified by the new rules. Among the players are such well-known men as Irwin Schultz, Bort Francis, Francis Coates, Clyde Wnrd, Duncan Montelth, John Neely and Charles Cleek. Tho first game will bo played with the Salem high school at Salem, October 20th. MARKET QUOTA TIONS TODAY "Mako 8alem a Good Horn Market" SALEM MARKET. The Stelner Market. Eggs Per dozen, 25c. Hens 12c. Fry 8 12 c. Ducks 9 10c. Poultry, Eggs, Etc. Eggs Per dozen, 25c. Butter Retail Country, 20e, cream- The' Robber nnd Ills Rake-Off. Because the stockholders of tho Wells-Forgo express company are scrapping among themselves, " the public has Just learned tho pleasing fact that tho corporation's net earn ings last year amounted to 30 per cent on Its much-wate'red stock. No wonder this combination can afford to keep an nrmy of lobbyists at Washington to defeat any meas ure that makes for public conveni ence In tho shapo of parcels' post. When Hennlker Heaton, tho postmaster-general of England, asked tho postmastor-general of tho United States why this country did not en Joy a parcels post, ho was mot with this answer: "There nro three good and suffi cient rensons why tho United Stntes malls havo no such service, the first reason Is tho Wells-Fargo express compnny; tho second renson is tho Adams oxpross company, nnd tho third reason Is the Southern oxpress company." It Is a notorious fact that tho pat rons of these express companies nro robbed twlco ovor; first In tho Initial charges, which aro Invnrlnblo of thomsolvos exorbitant; secondly, by tho rake-off or addltlonnl charge fixed under "orders" by tho employ es. No tariff sheet, for Instnnco, Is printed for tho uso of tho genernl public. You aro obliged to take the word of tho compnnjes for tho charges, both going nnd coming, nnd Up take "all that's coming" both ways. ery, 25c. Hens 11 c. Frys lie. Geese C7c Ducks S9c. milts, Vegetables, Etc New potatoes G5 cwt. Onions 90c cwt. Tropical Fruits. Bananas 5c per pound. Oranges 55.00 $6.00 Lemons $5 $6. Live Stock Market. Steers 3 3 c. Cows 2 2 Vi. c. Sheep 3 c. Dressed Veal 6 V Q 7c. Fat Hogs 6 8. Stock Hogs 5 Vz 8 6c. Gram and reed. Baled Clover $6.00. Cheat $6.00. Timothy $S.50 $9.50. Oats 30c. Bran $18. Shorts $19. ; Barley $18.00. Wheat, 65c. Flour $3.60. J -- 3" 4 Hied 9 :i 1 PORTLAND JLYRKET. Wheat Club, 64 65c; valley, 67 f?6Sc; bluestem, 67?68c. Oats Cholco white, $24 0 $25.50. Mlllstuff Bran, $14.50. Hay Timothy, $10 $11, Alfalfa, $10.00. Vetch $707.50. Potatoes 80 90c. Poultry Average old hens, 14 14&c; mixed chickens, 1314c; young roosters, 14 15c; dressed chickens, 1415&c; turkeys, live, 1621c; turkeys, dressed, 21 22 Vc; geese, live, 9 10c; ducks, 11 15c; pigeons, $1$1.50. BWIBIICWIMIIIMII,,WII'BIIBMMM"B11W"MMM I SALEM GUN STORE ( S Z' C W i PHONE 1 7 Kjniy Pork Dressed, 78c. Beef Dressed, 45. Mutton Dressed, 7 8c. Hops Oregon, 1905, 1906 contracts, 15 17c. Wool Valley, coarse t 20 22c; Eastern Oregon, lBraioJ Mohair 28(55)30r. ! Butter Fancy Creamery, 27uJfe 30c; store butter, 1517c. ttl o ti Tho Australian Wool Tiwi,.ct. 1 During the Australasian wool sea-JI son of 1905-6, Just closed, 1,869,(55 W bales of wool were exported, valued at $122,932,710, against 1,595,75,' bales, valued at $98,267,096, for the preceding season, a net gain of !4 I' 665,014. Adding tho wool locally' cuuauiuuu uih iirouucuon ior 1903.J valued at $124,905,462. At the enV of the year 1905 there were 93,836. 545 sheepln Austrnllasla, an Increase of 10,517,031 over 1904, which by far the greatest addition to thj flocks which has taken place for many years. One of tho 'most noticeable fca. tures of the industry is that wherea before the drought 120.000.OSt sheep were shorn, yielding 1,959,811 bales, last year 93,000,000 sheep produced 1,869,455 bales, showing that 12 years ago it took the fleeces and skirtings from, say, 61 sheep to. ' fill a bale whereas last year the wool (fleeces and skirtings, etc.), from no sheep, did si; whllo In regard to values, the former clip realized In Australia 10 10s. ($51.09) per bale, as against 13 10s. $65.69 per bale last season, showing the net re turn per sheep at the present time to bo Is. 11 d. (47 cents) per head better than at tho earlier date. There has been no improvement In the quality of tho wool nnd the ex planation, therefore, would appear to bo that tho oldest and worst sheep were the first that perished whea the enormous losses In the flocks through drought lately occurred, while such a curtailment in tho wool supply resulted In a natural en hancement In value. Of tho locally sold wool (72 per cent of tho production), 28 per cent was purchased by English buyers, 57 per cent by continental buyers (Ger man, Fernch, etc.). 6 per cent bv American, 1 per cent by Japan, China and India, and 8 per cent by local manufacturers. Consul nit J Bray of Melbourne. SALEM GUN STORE THE OLD RELIABLE PHONE 410. a Few Days More Ho Mas Heard of Von per. A young dlsclplo of Sunset Cox thus warhtcH In tho Raker City Dem Dem ocrat: "Jtint at vespers last ovenlug the western sky was darkened by a fow clouds. Tlio curtain lifted unit tho sun In all Its royal Korgemuncss snt a fow minutes on tho crest of Elkhorn mountain,- throwing bright ray of light across tho valley ns shlno tho sparks of a dlnnlond. Many paused In wonder at tho mag nificent Hcono unequallod by any of tho celebrated Italian landscape gems. Hardly had hit royal high ness disappeared whon tlio new moon rose over tho name spot, her beauti ful crescent outlined against a pnlo blue sky that had cleared of nil clouds, and was dotted with twlnk ling start." h ,1 SaJtem StM.it Bat Li K. PAGE, PtmHtixt E. W, HAZARD. Cutter Tho Washington Judgo decided hto could hot send Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Crofflold to thg. penitentiary, as they were liAH,so ho gives them a life sent aw to OrM. v ,' '. A HWIPlll HH Hfcl ll ! Ill 8hw Care tor PHwt, ItcMmPrllei pVodnc wohture and cauM itcbtRg. this forw, as well aa mind, Blooding or Protruding PIm fw cured by Dr. lk-M-ko'a P Remedy, Stops Retting atii l)l4. tojr. 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