The Corvallis times., January 07, 1905, Image 1

Vol. XVlIyo. 37.
CORVALLIS, OREGON; JANUARY 7. 1905.
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CORVALLIS. OR.
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
HENRY LOOMIS KILLS WIPE
AND PARAMOUR, THEN
COiMMITS SUICIDE. -
FraDk Fritz, Whom Loomis Trust
ed, Proves Faithless, and Is
, Shot Down Goes Home to"
Kill His Wife and
J ' Himself.
Fortlaud, Jan. 4. Filled with
jealous rage and thirsting for r-1
venge, Henry H. Loomis last night
sriot and Jellied JP ran JBntz at un-'
ion avenue and Davis street, ran to
his own home, murdered his wife,
fired a shot at his forehead, graeped
a razor from a shelf, cut his throat
from ear to ear and died with -his
arms embracing the woman he ha3
Blain. i : ; .; -';do. what he threatened to do,' said
" The double murder and suicide iMr Ollenbeck. when Renn at her
was the culmination of a ecaudal
involving ; Loomis's ; victims, and
the report furnished - the. husband
by Harry Warne, a messenger boy,
who had been employed to "shad
ow" the pair while they were en
gaged in thtir clandeit'ne mov
Jtuents. ; - Loomis bad learned how
? natters, stood upon leaving a hos-
iness, Fritz and Mrs. Loomis had
ieen much together, it is said, and"
eould not be found for several days
after Loomis recovered. . , .
v A crisis was reached yesterday
.morning, when the messenger boy
reported a trip of ,- Fritz and ' Mrs.
l3omis to the reservoir, a walk in
tbe suburbs and their final return1
,td their home. Loomis did not con
ceal hi plana. He openly' talked
of murder and suicide. He even
went so far as to ask Mrs. A. Ollen-
beck, his mother-in-law, for. oil
with which to get his revolver into
good condition. He told her early
intbe morning that he would ill
ilXiUjceX.bim;3Iaflhe
house angry and desperate with
rage. " . - :-: .
Last night, just before five o clocks
Loomis and Fritz met on the side
walk to the rear of the residence of
R. J. Diggles, Union avenue and
Davis Btreet. Fritz had just come
from a walk with Mrs. Loomis and
Loomis knew it. He had heard
this and was hurrying to reach the
house, his evident intention being
to kill them and himself the min
ute they stepped inside. He was a
trifle late just five minutes late
enough to permit Fritz to walk
from the house, 390 Oregon Btreet,
to where they met, a distance of
eixblock.
"Frank, I have something for
you," Loomis Baid, as , Fritz ap
proached him bound south. -
Fritz bad been warned only a
few hours qefore by Amy . Ollen
beck, a little sister of Mrs. Loomis,
tbat his life ' was in danger, and
Loomis was seeking him with a
loaded revolver, . Therefore he hur
ried past the desperate man, pre
tending not to hear. -
"I say I have something for you,
Frank," repeated Loomis, louder.
Fritz paid no heed. Then a pistol
shot rang out. Fritz shrieked in
pain aod fell heavily to the side
walk. At that moment little Viola
Parker, a cousin of Fritz, and Ma
bel Emerick, playing hide and go
seek, ran directly into the protrate
form and little Miss Parker tripped
on her cousins arms and fell down.
Loomis paid no attention to the in
nocents in their play, but fired two
more shots at his victim. Neither
took effect. . The children saw by
the light of the arc lamps that
Loomis was the man, who, after
finishing his deadly work, wheeled
and ran like' mad north on Union
avenue.
Badly frightened, but still pos
sessing sufficient calm and presence
of mind to think of apprehending
the fleeing man, they called Mrs.
Diggles, who had just heard the
shots and was opening the rear
door. She notified the Dolice.
While Policemen Hilyer, Lillis and
Isaacs dashed to the scene in a pa
trol wagon, Loomis ran to his home.
He beat the ofneere there by min
utes enough to accomplish his pur
pose the murder of his wife and
the destruction of himself.
Loomis was seen to dash . along
Union avenue and to turn up Or
egon street, headed homeward. He
passed several people, among them
Professor M. L. Pratt, bat kept go
ing. Reaching the house he found
bis wife rsmoving her jacket in the
kitchen, v Whether he spoke a word
to her, will never be known. He
fired two shots point blank at her.
The first struck her in the left
breast and glanced downward, the
second itruck her in the right
breast, glancing downward. She
ran to tie parlor, where Bhe fell to
the floor, and expired. '
Lopmjs then turned the smoking
reyotvec toward bis forehead " and
fired ode shot. The bullet struck
.the. kt$. glanced off and did no
barm.'iHe next grasned his razor
(from-the kitchen shelf, walked to
iuc atuoi in nis wiie, lay down and
cat hs throat from ear to ear. Five
aiinuiefc later when the police ar
rived : the coUDle were locked in n.
idelatirembrace. with the wAAnnna
by th.nrvside.
F-if '-"man Murphy stood guard
astrHMfoner Finlev arrived and
loos ci arge of the bodies. By the
linie.:bey reached the morgue,
word t as received tbat Fritz
was
dead.yi having expired shortlv af-
J ter teaching St. Vincent's hospital.
. uuu UKUOVC JJUUIUIS WUU1U
L;Re, 388 East Pine street. "He
v: here this morning and aek me
fo'Jfll to fix his revolver. He said
hetjoold kill Fritz; that Frisz had
broken up his home and stolen bis
wife. -1 told him he ought to calm
himself and be careful, and not do
anything wrong."
; St. Petersburg, Jan. 4. The fall
of Port Arthur has taken all the
heart out of the approaching festiv
ities of the Russian Christmas. It
is even proposed to dispense with
the illuminations and decorations
which are always features of the
holidays. The churches are filled
with mourning friends and relatives
of the fallen .heroes of the fortress.
A national service in the Kazan ca
thedral, at which the emperor and
the imperial family will be present,
is beiog arranged for tomorrow.
: :TJhPiZamstvo and town councils
ofmany citieB, including St. Pe-
tea urhave adjourned as testi-
mony oi - meir gnei , aa a result oi
the public calamity, and subscrip
tions have already been started to
erect a monument to General Kon
dratenko, who was killed at Port
Arthur December 15.
But -the unmistakable grief of the
people is also accompanied by un
deniable mutterings against the
government. The papers are open
ly blaming the military censorship
for keeping the, public in the dark
as to the true situation of the for
tress and allowing its surrender to
come as a surprise. They are using
this as a text to show the necessity
for taking the people into the gov
ernment's confidence and are con
tinuing their attacks on the bu
reaucracy, "whose bloodless lips re
peat the same old lie whenever it is
proposed that the sovereign should
hear the voice of the people."
The Rubs declares the nation's
wellwishers could not tolerate the
idea of peace, but adds that no vic
tory is possible with disunion at
home, and insists that Japan is
counting as much on the possibility
of a revolution in Russia as upon
her own army- and strategists.
"Therefore it is vital to convince
Japan that if the war is to be push
ed until the enemy's resources are
exhausted, the whole Russian na
tion will be solid, which, however,
will only be possible by allowing
the real representatives of the na
tion to speak."
The renewal of agitation on this
line, in spite of the official warning,
is extremely significant and may
foreshadow a coming crisis. In
deed a prominent writer issues a
warning in as many words that un
less the people are taken into the
government's confidence in its ulti
mate purposes it faces inevitable
disaster at home.
From reliable information in the
possession of the Associated Press,
it appears that the military situa
tion below Mukden is by no means
as satisfactory as reported. The
number of troops at General Kuro
pat kin's disposal is about 225,000,
and the transportation over the Si
berian railroad is proving inade
quate. This fact, in connection
with the internal situation, might
have an important bearing should
Japan submit peace proposals not
too humiliating. Nothing in the
way of the expected peace propo
sals n as yet made its appearance
here, it such proposals are con
templated through the United
States they might be awaiting the
return of Ambassador McCormick,
who will arrive here Friday.
ON VERY EASY TERMS
RUSSIANS AT PORT ARTHUR
YIELD TO THEIR FATE.
Officers Keep Arms and Go Home
On Parole Only 6,000 Men
Able to Carry Arms 14,
000 Woucded AllOth
ers Are Prisoners.
Tokio, Jan. 4. It is positively
known here that the Japanese gov
ernment is prepared to discuss the
question of peace negotiations at
any time and that, in fact, the ne
cessary preliminary documents are
ready.
So far as can be learned, the
terms decided on by the govern
ment are very reasonable.
London, Jan. 4. The Japanese
legation yesterday published the
terms of the agreement which serv
ed as the basis of the capitulation
01 Port Arthur. The agreement
was signed by the Russian and Jap
anese commissioners, representing
General Stoessel and Nogi respec
tively, and later by the commander-in-chief
themselves, the final con
summation of it taking place in the
evening of January 2.
The agreement consists of 11 ar
ticles. Several of them are of a
purely technical nature. The es
sential points of the others are as
follows: The entire fortress, with
Its surrounding fortifications, the
ships still afloat in the harbor and
the wrecks of those sunk and part
ly sunk, all arms and ammunition,
the military buildings in the for
tress and forts as well as in the old
and new towns, together with all
other government property, are to
be surrendered to the Japanese.
The latter agree to respect and duly
investigate all private rights and
claims.
The Japanese reeerve the right of
free action-ielatiye to their, claims
for restitution and indemnity in
the event of it becoming established
that any forts, ships or other prop
erty were destroyed after the signa
tures had been affixed to the agree
ment. Impartial investigation of
iL 1 1 . -
iiuc i epulis misgiug sucn violation
of the properties of the surrender is
promised, and the Russians agree
to co-operate. .
The plans of the forts still stand
ing, destroyed or in the course of
construction, the stock of torpedoes
and mines, the lists containing in
formotion in referecce to the plac
ing of mines on land or see within
the confines of Port Arthur, as
well as the lists with the names of
all military and naval officers en
gaged in the late defense, are to be
delivered without deductions and
erasures to the Japanese.
The soldiers, sailors and volun
teers, as well as the officials under
Russian jurisdiction, will become
prisoners of the Japanese. The of
ficers and officials will retain their
arms and private property, howev
er, in accordanee with the express
ed wish of the Mikado as a recog
nition of their gallantry in defend
ing the fortress.- These officers and
officials are to bs sent onparole to
Russia. ' .
As a guarantee of good faith, the
forts at Itseshan and Antushan, to
gether with other fortifications still
standing, are to be surrendered to
the Japanese not later than noon of
January 3.
Headquarters of the Third Jap
anese Army, Jan. 3. The request
of the Russians for food, medicines
and Physicians for their sick and
wounded has been granted.
Ise, Antse and Tayangkow forts
were taken over by the Japanese at
noon today. .
The date on which the Russian
prisoners of war will be marched
out has been delayed until January
5.
Wei Hai Wei. Jan. 4. The Brit
ish steamer Andromeda sailed for
Port Arthur this morning, carrying
a large quantity of . medical sup
plies, appliances and comforts for
the Russian sick and wounded.
The Andromeda had on board
two surgeons and eight tons of
stores, including 350 beds and
loo.ooo pounds of provisions.
Her careo waa shinned ahnarrl
last nieht. following the receint of
official permission to sail on the er-
1 it
ranu 01 mercy. .
London, Jan. 4. The Copenha
gen correspondent of the Leader
wires that a friendly power has in
formed the Russian government
that great quantities of weapons
and dynamite bombs are being
smuggled over the border. It has
not yet been discovered where the
munitions are being hidden, al
though a house-to-house search has
been made in the suspected dis
tricts. The same correspondent wires
that it has been discovered that the
revolutionists in Russia havn nstah.
lished plants for the manufacture
01 nuge quantities 01 hand grenades
which will be used in the riots
which are inevitable in Russia when
the real seriousness of the Russian
position in Manchuria . becomes
widely known among the peasants.
Cracow, Russia, Jan. 4. -The
newspaper Nova Reforma reports
that the reserves which are being
mobilized in Lithuania are causing
considerable trouble. They are be
ing backed in their opposition in
eoinz to the seat of war bv the nnn.
pie of the district.
Popular excitement there runs
hieh and is Bteadilv erowincr. It
is feared that a revolt of large di
mensions will break out on the
Russian New Year.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 5. Prince
Troubetzskoy, president of the Mob
cow Zemstvo, has written a letter
to Prince Mirsky, minister of the
interior,defending the discussion of .
reforms by the Moscow Zemstvo,
which called forth the condemna
tion of the Czar. Prince Troubet
skoy says:
"Russia is now in a state ef an
archy. The revolutionary move
ment now proceeding is not a sim
ple disturbance by the youth
of the country. It is a move
ment which reflects the attitude of
publio opinion and it is very dang
erous, even terrible, not only . for
the people, but for the em per or. It
in t.herefnm t.h ilnt.tr nf nverv trim -
Russian subject to do what he can
to prevent the impending calamity.
"I recently had the happiness to
see the emperor and I reported to
him truly and in all sincerity the
present state of public opinion I
tried to explain to his Majesty that
what is now proceeding is not a
simple emute, but a revolution.
The Russian nation is being drag
ged into a revolution which it does
not want and whieh may be pre
vented by the emperor if he shows
confidence in his people.
"It is my strong belief that if the
emperor will himself unite the na
tional forces around him he will re
move Russia from the terrors of an
impending bloody revolution. If
he will do so, the nation will sup
port his autocratic power. Under
existing conditions it is impossible
to forbid the people from expressing
their sufferings. It is impossible to
keep silence when the country is in
a dangerous condition.
Moscow, Jan. 4. The annual
municipal banquet has been post
poned owing to the fail of Port Ar
thur. The town council also adjourned
today on account of the fall of Port
Arthur and in so doing included in
its resolution an expression antici
patory of a bright epoch "when all
the forces of Russia are united for
the common good."
In adjourning the town council,
Prince Galitzin, the mayor, declar
ed that the war was the greatest
evil which had befallen Russia and
expressed the hope that Nod would
grant the peace which Russia so
much needed. 1 he mayor s state
ment was greeted with cheers.
There was a demonstration in
front of the Grand Duke Sereins'
palace today. Crowds paraded the
vicinity, stoned the palace and cried
"Down with the war."
St. Petersburg, Jan. 4. General
Stoessel's last dispatch, dated Jan
uary 1, prior to the surrender of
Port Arthur; details the Japanese
attack of December 31, and con
cludes as follows:
"We shall be obliged to capitu
late, but everything is in the hands
of God. We have suffered fearful
losses. .
"Great Sovereign, pardon us. We
have done everything humanly pos
sible. Judge us, but be merciful.
Nearly 11 months of uninterrupted .
Etruggle have exhausted us. Only'
one-quarter of the garrison is alive,
and of this number the majority is
sick,' and, being obliged to act on
the defensive without even short
intervals for repose, are worn to
shadows."
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