Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 27, 1901, Page 3, Image 3

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THE M0BNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY 2T, 190L
MINES NEVER. SO ACTIVE
OUTPUT OP SUBCPTEB. DISTRICT
GREATER THAHf EVER.
"Development o the Several Proper
ties Xs Going: on Apace, "With.
Good Results.
6UMETEB, May 25. The mining dis
tricts around Sumpter are putting out
more ore and doing- more development
work than at -any time In the hlBtory of
the camp. At the North Pole the new
tramway enables the owners to handle
more ore at a reduced cost. The output
of the .mill will be Increased several thou
sand dollars a month by the Improve
ment. David "Wilson, who holds an option on
three-fourths of the stock and bonds of
the E. & E. mine, asserts that -work
will be resumed on that property within
0 days by Eastern capitalists, who are
negotiating1 for its purchase. The price is
about $350,000. The E. & E. was a
good producer from 1SS9 to 1899, when the
varied interests became involved in a
lawsuit, and the mine was closed down.
At the Esmeralda group, on Cracker
Creek, above the North Pole, arrange
ments have been made for the extension
of the main tunnel 1600 feet this season.
This -will give a depth of nearly 2000 feet
under the apez of the hllL
At the 'Minneapolis, sear Bourne, the
tunnel is being- Tun through, good ore.
The Columbia has made final payment
on the purchase of the Appomattox claim.
The capacity of the cyanlding plant is
being doubled. It was started last year
as an experiment, and proved a thorough
success. The main shaft is down about
600 feet. This mine Is the best producer
of the district. The ore Is of uniform
value, and the richest shoots are blocked
out and left standing. The output for
March and April was $90,000 and $58,000,
respectively.
At the Golconda, drifting Is in progress
on the 400-foot level in ore averaging
about $30 to the ton. The owners are
blocking out and milling sufficient ore to
cover running expenses.
At the Mammoth, the Bryan mill Is kept
running steadily, but is not of sufficient
capacity to handle the large body of ore,
and Superintendent McCallum announces
that a 10-stamp mill will be added soon.
The ore is coming from the Belle of
Baker claim.
At the Bald Mountain the new 20-staxnp
mill is working perfectly, and, while the
output is not made public. Superintendent
McCallum states it is entirely satisfactory.
The Grizzly Gold Bug is building a
wagon road to the mine and taking in
the machinery of a sinking plant. Super
intendent Hennessy states that work will
be continued during the year, there being
ample funds In the treasury.
There Is much actlity in the Cable
Cove district. At the California a 900
foot cross-cut tunnel Is being run, and
good progress is being made with the air
drills. The Crown Point Is doing ex
tensive development work, having recent
ly Installed power drills. The Gipsy
King, Gipsy Queen and Constellation
groups, on Big Timber Creek, are work
ing double shifts. The 4000-foot tunnel on
the Baby McKee is being pushed under
the superintendency of Colonel Grayson.
The Red Boy has its new pump in place,
and sinking is again under way. A big
joint tunnel .will soon be started by the
Red Boy and Concord people, to afford
better air, and facilities for handling ore.
The Concord, adjoining the Red Boy,
has large bodies of ore blocked out, and
Mayor Bobbins states that a mill will be
installed at no distant date.
The new mill on the Quebec Is nearing
completion, and will soon be crushing ore
from the Quebec and Oregon & Colorado
groups.
Arrangements are under way for the In
stalling of mills on the Strasburg and
Alamo groups.
At the Diadem the owners are In 600
feet on a tunnel, and the present contract
will tap the shaft In 800 feet more, af
fording good drainage.
The Bonanza output of $118,000 for April
was from a rich chute of ore encountered
in an upper level, and was partly applied
in making final payment for the property.
The Badger, at Susanville. is Increasing
Its output, and has contracted for the de
livery of 60 tons per month at Whitney.
At Quartzburg the Laurence mill has
been leased to the owners of, the Present
Need mine, P. F. Morey and son, and
will be run partly as a custom mill.
Ground is being cleared near the Copper
King mine for the smelter that will be
installed next month. The building of the
smelter and the new management of the
stamp mill will enable all the mines of
the district to work full crews.
There Is yet too much snow In the
Greenhorns for much activity.
At Mlnersmlll, five miles east of Sump
ter, 45 men are employed, where one year
ago there were none. On the Wisconsin
group, a tunnel 230 feet In length has been
completed, and a 100-foot shaft, all in
ore. Is now being sunk.
On the St. Louis group there is a tun
nel in 200 feet. At the Center Star, 50 feet
on the ledge has been attained, and a
cross-cut will soon be run to ascertain
the width -of the ledge.
There are three placer groups Here, the
Goss. Kline and Cairns properties. All
are using giants.
At the Bills placers, adjoining Sump
ter, 25 men are using two giants to good
advantage, and the Downey placers have
an equally large force employed. The
Fishers, Wlntermills, Buck Gulch, Manns
and othefSjare all working double forces,
KORTH POLE MINE MYSTERY.
No Arrest Yet Made In. the Jellteon
Murder Case.
BAKER CITY. May 25. The mystery
surrounding the murder of Ira Jelllson, at
the North Pole mine, last Saturday night,
lias not been cleared up, and from the
testimony given before the Coroner's jury
it would seem that the guilty man stands
a very good chance to escape punishment.
It has developed, as usual, that there was
a woman in the case. Charles Miller, the
colored cook, who was arrested on sus
picion of having murdered Jelllson, said
In his testimony before the Coroner's jury
that Jelllson was Intimate with a Mrs.
Mix, who lived at the mine. The negro
claimed that John Murphy was also Inti
mate with the "Mix -woman, and that
(Murphy and Jelllson were very jealous of
each other. There was some testimony
which tended to show jealousy on the part
of the negro. Jelllson's brother In his
statement Intimated that Ira Jelllson, the
murdered man, was intimate with Mrs.
Mix.
There was no direct testimony which
tended to Implicate Miller, the colored
cook. Mrs. Spencer said that the negro
came home drunk about midnight, and
soon after he went to bed In the dlning
xoom, she heard moans coming from the
basement where Jelllson slept She called
to the negro to know what was the mat
ter, and he said It was Jelllson. When
she asked him to go and see about It. he
hesitated, but finally did go, and reported
that Jelllson was badly hurt. He after
wards called for assistance. The negro
said In his sworn statement that he -had
threatened to leave the mine if there was
not an end put to the relations of the
Mix woman. Murphy and Jelllson. He
also admits that he killed a man In Ten
nessee in 1S77, and had had trouble with
a. Chinaman, whom he laid out with a
potato masher at Burns, this state, .and
left there In a hurry to avoid trouble.
Mrs. Mix stated that the next morning
after the assault the negro brought In a
slingshot under his apron, saying it be
longed to Jelllson and that he was going
to throw It away to avoid suspicion.
District Attorney White has taken no
steps looking to the arrest of any one,
and will not authorize the issuance of any
warrants until he learns more about the
case. Miller, the colored man. who was
arrested on suspicion, is in the county J
Jail In this city awaiting his preliminary
examination. The'verdictof the Coroner's
jury was that Jelllson came to Ills death
from a fracture of the skull caused'bV
some blunt instrument in the hands of
someone to them unknown.
jailSreak at .salem.
Tkree Men Held for Burglary Sawed
Their- "Way Out.-
SALEM, May 26. Three prisoners await
ing trial at the June term of the Circuit
Court sawed bars out of three doors In
the.Marlon County jail early this morning
and escaped withoutn being seen. After
sawing the bars -from the doors of their
cells and the outside door of the corridor,
the? passed out the front door on the
firstfloor of the Courthouse, carrying their
blankets -under their arms. A nleht-
watchman was onthe second floor, a dog
lay in tne hall through which they passed
and Deputy Sheriff Colbath slept in. a
room opening from the hall. 'but there
was no intimation of what was going on
until the Jail-breakers had secured a good
start. v
The prisoners were Fred Williams, Peter
Adams and A. Peterson, three young men
arrested In Portland April 29 on a charge
of robbing general merchandise stores at
Woodburn. They were given preliminary
hearings at Woodburn and broughfto the
county jail to await trial in the Circuit
Court They are all less than 24 years
of age, but bear evidence of being skilled
in the burglar's art Their cases were 'to
be investigated by. District Attorney Hart
the last of this week, and they would
have been tried at the term of court
beginning June 10. The evidence was
strong against them and a term In the
penitentiary was almost certain to have
been the outcome of their trials.
Two of the men were locked In one'cell
while the other shared a cell with A T.
Zumwalt The Iron bars of their cell
doors ran perpendicularly through cross
bars and were about an inch In diameter.
In order to make an opening they had to
caw off two bars In each door, then bend
ing the bars to one side so as to leave
about a 12-lnch aperture through which
they passed. After escaping from their
cells they were In the corridor and had a
similar door between them and freedom.
They sawed two bars from this In the
same manner and then -had nothing to do
but turn the night latch on the front
door of the building. There were prisoners
in all the adjoining cells and one sleeping
in the corridor, but all deny hearing any
disturbance during the night until the
nightwatchman gave the alarm. Zum
walt, who occupied the cell with one of
the Jail-breakers, claims to have had no
knowledge of the night's work. He could
have escaped also If he had known of the
break and had wished to dp so, but was
found in his cell when the" officers went
in to examine the doors.
How the prisoners secured their saws is
a mystery. Sheriff Durbin and his depu
ties searched the men thoroughly when
they were brought to the jail, and found
nothing on them. It Is possible, but not
probable, that saws were passed in from
the outside, but Sheriff Durbin is of the
opinion that they carried saws in with
them. It is probable that the work of
sawing the bars has been going on for
some time and that this morning all that
remained to do was the cutting of a thin
piece of Iron left to hold the bars In
place. In one Instance the remaining piece
of Iron was broken by prying the bar with
a stick of wood.
About 2 o'clock this morning Night
watchman Hedrick heard an unusual noise
In the jail and' awoke Deputy. Colbath
to ask him whether any one had been
left loose In the corridor. Mr. Colbath re
plied that Harry Dunn, a sick prisoner,
naa been permitted to remain In the cor
ridor so as to be near a fire. This ex
plained the noise to the satisfaction of
the watchman and he returned to the
second' floor of the building. About 4
o'clock he heard another suspicious noise,
probably the closing of the outside door,
and upon investigation found that the Jail
door bars had been cut He Immediately
woke Mr. Colbath, who In turn summoned
6herlff Durbin, and the pursuit com
menced. Colbath went to Woodburn to
watch the northbound trains and Deputy
Sheriff Estes went to Jefferson to watch
the crossing of the Santlam River at that
place. Sheriff Durbin remained to watch
the trains leaving Salem.
Durbin Caught a Burglar.
"While Mr. Durbin was walking near the
passenger depot he saw two men come
out of a vacant house and walk toward
the overland train, which had Just pulled
in. He followed the men and called to
them to wait for him. They quickened
their steps and he threatened to shoot
upon which one man gave up? but the
other took to his heels. Durbin fired once
into the ground and then at the man's
head, but with no result except a piercing
yell from the fugitive. The fleeing man
escaped over an embankment" but was
later found under the porch at the house
formerly owned by Mr. Mee near the
depot The man hid by stretching his
body close to the floor above between the
floor joists, hlsvtoes and hands reatlnir.on
sills about six feet apart Durbin" passed
directly under the man twice, before dis
covering him. The feat of strength dis
played In gaining this hiding place was
one that Jean Valjean might have been
proud of.
Durbin took his man to jail and there
discovered that he Is one of the gang that
Durgiarlzed Ave grocery stores In Salem
Friday night The man had several of
the stolen articles In his possession. He is
evidently a desperate character for he
continued his flight when a bullet whizzed
past his head. His companion, a man
with one hand missing, was allowed to
escape. Sheriff Durbin thinking that since
he could get but one at the time-he would
better let the marked man go, ,as the
chances of catching him later are favorable.
CHURCH SEMI-CENTENNIAL
OREGON CITY EPISCOPALIANS CEL
EBRATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Services of, a. Historical Character
Held at St. Paul's Concluding
Exercises This Evening:.
OREGON CITY, May 26. The services
at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 5
o'clock this afternoon, were commemor
ative of the organization of the congre
gation 60 years -ago, the sermon of the
rector, Rev. P; K. Hammond, being of
a historical character. There was a spec
ial musical programme under the direc
tion of Mrs. N. W. Lawrence, the offer
tory being "Praise to the Father," by
Gounod. The services were held In the
church edifice erected 40 years ago on the
bank of the Willamette River at the foot
tlce court charging them with threatenln-r
to kill and they were held under $250 bonds
each to appear for preliminary hearing at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Lonberg
furnished bonds and was released, but
the other two are In jail. It Is alleged
that Saarela was told that If he did not
leave town he wquld be, killed. All the
men, arrested are Finnish fishermen em
ployed by the local canneries. Quite a
number of men are Implicated in the
affair and several more arrests are expected.
AN UNKNOWN SUICIDE.
Body of a Man Found' ok the Porch
of a Vacant House Near Kalaraa.
KALAMA, Wash., May 26. The body
of an unknown man was found last night
on the porch of a vacant. farmhouse three
miles northeast of Kalaraa. The Cor
oner was Immediately summoned and held
an Inquest over the body, this morning
and decided that the man ' came to his
death by a gun shot fired' by bis own
hand. There Is no clew to his Identity.
Yesterday morning Mr. Kampf, while on
his way to town, saw the man lying on
BUTCHER IS SUSPECTED
ARRESTED BY SAN FRANCESCO PO
LICE FOR HISLOP MURDER.
Henry Lutgherth, a Norwegian,
Claims He Can Prove an Alibi
Circumstantial Evidence.
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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, OREGON CITY, "WHOSE CON
GREGATiON WAS ORGANIZED GO YEARS AGO,
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EASTERN OREGON STOCK SALES.
Shipment of Cattle, Sheep and Horses
to Eastern Markets.
ARLINGTON, May 26,-J. E. Reynolds
and D. W. Ralston have been making
large purchases of slock In this vicinity.
They shipped 900 head of cattle today and
are preparing to make a large shipment
of sheep from this place. Murdock Mc
Donald has shipped about 200 head of
range horses. They were bought" by East
ern dealers.
More wool is being delivered here than
for several years past and" most of It
Is of excellent quality. This Is one 'of
the best wool markets In Oregon, as the
principal woolbuyers visit this place reg
ularly. B
A little son of Mrs. R. F. Seals, who
lives just out of town, met with a pain
ful accident yesterday afternoon, being
kicked by a vicious horse. The little fel
low's leg was broken above the ankle
joint.
The weather was extremely warm to
day, but it Is thought no damage has been
done to the growing crops.
T. D. Sweeten returned from Salem last
night wheVe he had taken an Insane man,
wno set nre to tne u. k. & a. depot at
Blalock, and while confined In jail at
tnls place set fire to the building and
narrowly escaped with his life.
of Ninth street St. Paul's Church was
organized on May 25, 1851, by Rev. Wil
liam Richmond and Rev. St. Mlchacl-
Fackler In the Congregational Church
building, but the services were subse
quently held In a hall In a structure
still standing that was used as a meeting
place for the First Territorial Legisla
ture. The church edifice now occupied
was not erectea until- urn. Jttev. at.
Michael Fackler was "elected the "first
rector,, and at the same meeting" Gerieral
Edward Hamilton and Dr. John Fackler
were chosen as wardens, and the vestry
men selected were Dr. A. H. Steele, Dr.
Anson Dart, -William Buck, General A. L.
Lovejoy, the first Supreme Judge of
Oregon Territory, and John B. Price,
afterward father-in-law of United States
Senator John H. Mitchell. A baptismal
record among the church archives shows
that Rev. St. Michael Fackler adminis
tered the rite of baptism to James, eon
of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McKInley, on
December 1, 1847. Mr. McKInley was
chief trader of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany. There are records of other bap
tisms until the parish was formally or
ganized in 1S51, one week later than
Trinity Parish in Portland. Mr. Fackler
had lived at Champoeg, but evidently
took up his residence near Oregon City,
as Colonel John McCraken remembers
that there was mud on his surplice at
times when he came In from his farm
home.
Colonel McCraken Is probably the only
survivor of those present at this first
church organization
raised ln the Episcopal church, he did
not become a member of this parish or
ganization, but often attended the serv
ices and assisted In the singing. He was
in business at Oregon City for' several
years, .but later removed to Portland.
Bishop Scott took charge of the parish
for two years, after Mr. Fackler had
retired, "and- was followed by Rev. John
W. Sellwood.
Many prominent people have.been com
municants of St. Paul's Church during
Its 50 yearr of history, and at the present
time the parish Is In an unusual prosper
ous and growing condition.
The wardens and church officers have
issued invitations to an elaborate pro
gramme to be presented in the Willam
ette Hall tomorrow evening, of a social
anniversary nature. It is expected that
many' prominent Portland Episcopalians
will be present, and among those who will
make addresses are Colonel John Mc
Craken, Mrs. John W. Sellwood and A.
Noltner. Mrs. Fannie Cochran, of Ore
gon City, wllll read a paper on the work
of the, Guild, and there will be a recita
tion by Miss Jeannette Fairclough, and
a Shakespearean reading by Mrs. Rob
ert A. Miller; Also a special musical pro
gramme under the direction of Mrs. N.
W. Lawrence. ,The Guild will serve a col
lation, and the Daughters of the King will
have charge of the decorations.
the porch of the old Fallert house, near
the Upper Kalama River bridge, but sup
posed the man was asleep or drunk and
paid no further attention to the matter.
In the evening as he went home he no
ticetf that the man was still there, and
concluding that there must be something
wrong, summoned C. Chambers and they
found the man was, dead. A little note
book was found In his pocket, contain
ing addresses of a few people In Port
land, one of which is "A. Jones, care of
St Charles Hotel." Mr. Jones Is a tim
ber cruiser and locator. Af silver watch
Tind E0 cents were found ln his p'ockets.
The man still grasped a revolver In his
right hand, one of the chambers holding
an empty cartridge, the other chambers
being loadeO. The ball entered the right
side of the "head, near the ear. He was
well dressed and was about 48 years old,
bald headed, with light complexion and
light mustache, about 5 feet 8 inches tall,
and' weighed about 145 pounds.
A HOBOES' PARADISE.
MEMORIAL DAY AT DEEP RIVER.
"Yorthtvest Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, May 26. After May 25
special mall service from Dragoon Station
to Hockspur, Wash., will be discontin
ued. The following star service routes In
Washington will be subjected to change:
Tokeland to Westport will be reversed,
so as to run from Westport to Tokeland;
thence to Tokeland wharf and back, six
times a week.
The route from Shelton to Union will,
after June 1, supply Twana on the south
bound trip, and Amelia on the north
bound trip.
Mall messenger service will hereafter be
accorded the office at Spauldlng, Idaho,
whenever .required.
Exercises Will Be Held In the Wash
ington Town for the First Time.
ASTORIA May 26. Memorial Day will
be celebrated this year -for the flrst time
at Deep River, which Includes a large
settlement of Scandinavians on the Wash
ington side of the river opposite Astoria.
The pupils of several school districts In
that part of Pacific County, Washington,
have Joined In - the preparation for the
day, and It Is expected that several hun
dred people will be present Cushlng Post,
G A R., of this city will send represen
ta'tlve3, as will the Women's Relief Corps.
Rev. J-j. J. Trumbull, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of this city, has been
invited to deliver a patriotic address and
he has accepted.
Commemorative Services.
The flrst Episcopal church started In
Astoria was organized 37 years ago today.
In commemoration of the day special ser
vices were held In Grace Episcopal
Church this morning, during which Rev.
William. Seymour Short, rector of the
church, delivered an address on the suc
cessful growth of the church In Clatsop
County during that period. .
Delegates to Grand Lodge.
Seaside Lodge No. 12, A. O. U. W.,
has elected the following delegates to at
tend the meeting of the grand lodge of
the" order to be held In Portland -next
month: Thomas Dealey, C. H. Stockton,
George Johnson, A Montgomery. William
Kelly and F. D. "Winton.
Charged With Threatening; to Kill.
The three men arrested by Sheriff Lln
ville last night for complicity In the at
tempt made last evening to force M.
Saarela to leave town, were Victor Lon
berg, Jack Erlckson "and John Jellonen.
Today informations were filed In the jus-
How Weary Willies Are Entertained
in Eastern Oregon.
PENDLETON, Or., May 25. Eastern
Oregon. is the tramps paradise. Far from
the madding crowd and the city's din
these children of nature loll and luxuri
ate in the tall grass. The lonely shep-
,herd, tending his flocks on the wrinkled
hills, is probably the only man In the
world who gives the tattered hobo a
nrnHmin Wfilpnmo The shopnhprrtor txrhn
While he had been j llve3 the llfe o an Alexander Selkirk, is
glad to see any kind of a human being,
and so the outcasts of fate are always
sure of entertainment
Being a central point from which lines
of railway diverge, Pendleton Is continu
ally beset with hoboes from every clime.-
They are coming and going In a ceaseless
stream, in spite of the fact that farm
ers are looking for hired men -and flock
masters are offering big wages for herd
ers. Pendleton has a City Marshal, who
has been studying the philosophy of a
hobo's life. He spends bis wages' In buy
ing books that deal with 'the vagrant
classes. The Glty Marshal's name isjJohn
Heathman, but the hoboes know-him only
as "Missouri John." After rea'dlng all the
books that have ever been published re
garding nomadic life, the City Marshal
has hit upon the plan of scanty diet as a
cure for mendicancy. He puts his pris
oners on bread and water. They complain
bitterly of the entertainment, and cry
loudly for coffee. .
"Would you like some coffee this morn
ing, boys?" inquires the Marshal of his
boarders. "If you do, just turn the faucet
to the left"
As the faucet Is connected with the
water hydrant, the Marshal's joke puts
the drinks on the prisoners, who often
threaten to .sue the city. ' Yesterday a
band of 17 hoboes begged money enough
to buy a quarter of a barrel of beer. They
took the beer to a shady place on the
river bank, and were having a royal ban
quet when their enemy, "Missouri John,"
'appeared upon the scene and gathered
them In. They are now swearlpg and liv
ing on bread and water. "Boxcar Casey,"
their Captain-General, threatens to em
ploy a lawyer and bring suit against the
city.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26. Henry Lut-
gherth, a Norwegian butcher, is held at
the city prison under suspicion of being
the man who so brutally murdered little
13-year-old Robbie Hlslop at his home!
104 Halght street, some time Saturday
evening. A chain of circumstances' has
connected Lutgherth with the case and
unless he can substantiate an alibi, which
he claims, he will undoubtedly be com
pelled to stand trial for the crime. It
Is either a very peculiar case or a very
simple one. Whoever the murderer was
he was excited and agitated when the
boy's life was taken. If the circumstan
tial evidence, which Is supposed by the
police to connect the butcher with the.
murder, be substantiated, then the solu
tion of the mystery becomes simple.
Robert C. Hlslop was murdered while
he lay asleep In bed some time last even
ing. The crime was one of the most brutal
affairs in the knowledge of the police,
who attribute it to the work of some
clumsy burglar. The boy went to bed at
8 o'clock In the evening, telling his mother,
who was about to leave the house at
that hour, that he intended to get up at
5 in the morning to study for the ap
proaching examinations. The mother, as
was her custom on Saturday evenings,
left the house at 8 o'clock to go to her
husband's furniture store to accompany
him home when he closed for the evening.
When the parents returned to the house,
which Is an upper flat, they were sur
prised to And that nearly all the rooms
were ablaze with lighted gas. The father
Immediately started to discover the cause
and It was not long before he saw Indi
cations that a burglar had visited the
place. His own bedroom, which was the
first room he inspected, had been thor
oughly ransacked, as well as the dining
room. - There was no light in the bedroom
of the younger son, who had been left
asleep when the mother went out, and
making their way to the apartment, the
parents were horrified to And that his
face was covered with blood and that he
was gasping for breath and unconscious.
CHls skull was fractured at the base on the
right side, from which the brain was
oozing. He had been slashed six times
on the right Bide of the face with a knife,
while another cut had almost severed the
lobe of his right ear. The boy had evi
dently been sleeping on his left side and
the murderer had stabbed and beaten him
into insensibility as he lay on his bed. He
was unconscious and passed away about
11 o'clock without uttering a word of ex
planation of the horrible tragedy. Blood
stains left by the murderer were found on
the stairs and on the steps outside the
door. Nothing of value was missing from
the house. Lutgherth had formerly room
ed at the house of the Hlslops and .was
well acquainted with the premises. He
left there some six weeks ago because,
according to his own statement, he was
unable to raise the money to pay the
rent. The Hlslops, on the other hand,
say that the rent was paid and that
they got rid of Lutgherth because he was
not a desirable person to have in the
house.
Lutgherth has been employed for a few
weeks at a sausage .factory on Ninth
street, but his employer was not satisfied
with him, and Saturday evening dis
charged him. Lutgherth says that imme
diately after his discharge he went with a
friend, his roommate, to a saloon near
the sausage shop and remained there until
after 9 o'clock. That he then went out
with his friend, stopping on the way at a
drug store, and went to his room On La
guna street, reaching there a little before
10 o'clock. His friend, Schmidt, corrobor
ates this story in every particular, and
says he did not leave Lutgherth all even
ing. The owner of the sausage shop says
he discharged Lutgherth at 7 o'clock. The
saloon-keeper says that Lutgherth and
Schmidt remained in his saloon until 7:45
.P. M. The druggist says Schmidt -went
to his place of business about 8 o'clock
and remained there about 15 minutes.
Here all trace of the two Is lost except
through their own statement that they
went home, arriving there between 9:30
and 10 o'clock. .
which Is supposed to contain a coal de
,poslt of 9,0CO,OQC or 10.000,000. tons. Econ
omy in production Is a factor In the purpose-of
the combine. Mr. Phillips Is a
member of the firm of Burton Beidler &
Phillips.
'SOUTH SEA SEALING.
Successfnl Trip of a Halifax
Schooner Off Cape Horn.
HALIFAX, N. S., May 26. The schooner
Edwin Roy arrived today from Cape Horn
after a successful sealing- trip of eight
months. She has 1600 skins of fur seals
and reports seals very numerous in the
south seas, and no other vessel engaged
In that fishery. Since leaving Halifax,
October 15, the Roy was not reported,
and never once touched land at any port
One man was loot on the voyage. The
cargo Is estimated at $45,000.
Lake Schooner Abandoned.
MILWAUKEE, May 26. The officers of
the steamer Boston, which reached here
today, report having sighted the masts ot
a schooner which was abandoned during
the gale of Friday.. It Is thought that
this tells of a second disaster near She
boygan, as the wreck was sighted a score
of miles from the place where the slabs
and hatch covers, supposedly from the
schopner Hackley, were discovered Satur
day. The Boston did not get sufficiently
close to ascertain the name of the aban
doned schooner, whose decks were awash.
'ay Youi
By the Suez Route.
TACOMA, May 25. The London Line
steamship Glenesk sailed today for Eng
land by way of Japan, China, Manila
and the Suez. Her cargo is valued at
9200,000. Its chief Item is 111.952 bushels of
sacked wheat consigned to the Sues for
orders.
Cutter Grant OS the Rocks.
VICTORIA, B. G, May 26. The United
States revenue cutter Grant came off the
rocks In Saanlch Inlet this evening and is
being brought here for temporary repairs.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, May 26. Condition of the bar
at 5 P. M., smooth; light west wind;
weather, clear.
San Francisco, May 26. Arrived Steam
er Signal.
San Francisco, May 26. Arrived
Steamer Scotia, from Gray's Harbor;
steamer Washtenaw, from Tacoma.
Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for Vic
toria; steamer Tellus, for Chemalnus;
schooner Bonanza, for whaling; schooner
James H. Bruce, for Port Blakeley;
schooner Abbie, for Coos Bay; barkentlno
Encore, for Gray's Harbor; steamer Ruth,
for Seattle.
London, May 26. Arrived Minneapolis,
from New York.
Antwerp, May 26. Arrived Southwark,
from New York.
Liverpool, May 26. Sailed Sicilian, from
Glasgow for New York.
Queenstown, May 26. Sailed Etruria,
for New York.
Southampton, May 26. Sailed Frleder
lch der Grosse, from Bremen, for New
York.
Liverpool, May 26. Sailed Caledonia,
for Boston.
Boston, May 26. Sailed Brazilian, for
Quebec and Montreal.
New York, May 26. Arrived Steamer
City of Rome, from Movllle; La Bretagne,
from Havre; Statendam, from Rotter
dam; Cymric, from Liverpool.
EFFECT STILL FELT.
Call him eartyglye Ttfn
his own way, and pay him
promptly.
You couldn't treat hfm
hetter.
If he should tell you to
take Ayer's Sarsaparilla for
your weak nerves and your
thin blood, for your feeling
of exhaustion and great
fatigue
He couldn't treat you
better.
This grand, old, standard
family medicine is the only
Compound Concentrated
Extract of Sarsaparilla on
the market. To get the-best,
you must get "Ayer'sV
$1.00 a bottle. All i"ranfcJ.
T r k n.Mass.
ALASKA RATES CUT.
Five Dollar Fare Between Seattle
and Lynn Canal Porta.
SEATTLE, May 26. Another - material
cut in Alaska passenger rates was made
today by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, which advertised and placarded
first-class tickets to Juneal and Lynn Ca
nal ports for ?5. It provides also a round
trip voyage between Seattle and Alaska
for $10. The cut applies only to first
class, no distinction being made between
the first! and second-class accommoda
tions. The cut will probably be met to
morrow by the other two companies,
the Alaskan Steamship and Washington
& Alaska, -which are parties to the rate
war. Freight rates are as badly de
moralized. Almost any price offered for
the transportation of a ton of freight to
Alaska is accepted.
Northern Pacific Incident Cnnsei
Stagnation on Berlin Bonne.
-
BERLIN, May 26.-CondItions on the
Bourse last week were very stagnant, not
withstanding an easier money market
than has been known for years.. Many
factors combined to produce a weak mar
ket. The Northern Pacific incident con
tinued to react here, causing an almost
total cessation of business In the Ameri
can department Other causes of weak
ness were the Prussian crop report and
the reduced April earnings of the ereat
coal companies.
"The Northern Pacific affair,'; says the
Kreuz Zeltung, "had a greater effect here
than was at flrst supposed through Ger
man short selling In New York and Lon
don of the common shares which were not
dealt in on the Berlin Bourse. Several
sales of the common stock were effected
Friday at prices from 195 to 210 to buyers
caught in the corner."
Notwithstanding the foregoing state
ment. It Is ascertained on good authority
that satisfactory arrangements have been
made for the German shorts at the Lon
don settlement.
committee refuse further protection ex
cept on transactions officially reported to
them. It has further been pointed out
that In this manner the true dimensions
of the short interest could be seen and
adequate steps taken to clear up the aq
uation. The resumption of normal con
ditions is Impossible until this Is ac
complished. A curious development of the past week
has been that, while the Northern Pa
cific crisis was convulsing the big arbi
trage houses, a smaller but very similar
corner in London, Brighton & South Const
ordinary shares caught half a" dozen
broker?. The balances from the French
banks Indicate that the Russian loan "was
over-subscribed 10 times. English critics
predict another Russian loan within six
months.
HEW SOUTHWESTERN ROAD.
Line Projected From Clifton, Aria.,
to Dnrango, Colo.
DENVER, May 26. People of Durango,
Colp., and Clifton. Ariz., and Intermediate
territory are urging the construction of
a railroad 365 miles long from Clifton,
via Gallup, N. M.. to Durango. C E.
McConnell, Mayor of Durango and presi
dent of the Smelter City State Bank, of
Durango, Is the principal mover In the
project The road would traverse a sec
tion of Arizona and New Mexico now
without railroads. At Gallup It would
cross the Santa Fe and would cross the
southwest corner of the Navajo Indian
reservation. At Clifton It would con
nect with the Arizona & New Mexico
road, which extends 71 miles from Cllftbn
to Lordsburg. on the Southern Pacific,
giving a short and direct route from Du
rango to El Paso and Mexico.
The promoters of the road are anxious
that the Phelps-Dodge syndicate, own
ing numerous small railroads in that sec
tion ot the country, including the Arizo
na & New Mexico, build the projected
line. C. G. "Whltcher, of Clifton, was In
Denver last week to confer with Mr. Mc
Connell, and Mr. Whltcher returned to
Durango and thence to Blsbee. to sea
President Douglass, of the Phelps-Dodge
roads. Delegations from these two- towns
and Gallup and owners of mines and
ranches which would be traversed by the
proposed road are now using Influenqe to
have the. road built
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
In
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Oregon City Posts Attend' Congrega
tional and Presbyterian Churches.
OREGON CITY, May 26. Memorial
services were held at the Congregational'
Church this morning under, the auspices
of Meade Post, G. A. R. The post, Re
lief Corps and Company 4-. O. N. G
formed a procession and marched from
the hall to the church, where the sermori
was .preached by Rev. E. S. Bollinger,
the topic being, "Nation's Acceptable
Sacrifice." The musical programme con
sisted of patriotic selections by a male
double quartet and a solo by ' Luclen
Vannow.'
Gibbon Post, G. A. R and a delega
tion of the Union Veterans' Union at
tended services at the Presbyterian
Church, where Rev. A. J. Montgomery
preached a sermon appropriate to the
day.
PORTLAND NATIONAL BANKS.
Their Condition Favorably Com
pared With Trvo Years Ago.
."WASHINGTON, May 26. An Interest
ing comparison is that of the condition ol
the four National banks of Portland on
April 24, last, with their condition as re
ported to the Controller of the Currency
on April 5, 1899, just two years ago. The
contrast. It will be readily Been, Is de
cidedly complimentary to the banks:
1901. 1899.
Loans and discounts ... .$3,606,777 ".2,269,197
Stocks, securities, etc.... 2,639,202 2,477,311
Specie 1.066.705 908,736
Legal tender notes 20,349 13.770
Capital stock paid in 1,100,000 1,100.000
Surplus fund 187.600 186.000
Undivided profits 652.242 064.121
Individual deposits 6.223,285 4,834,908
Says He Was Shanghaied.
VANCOUVER, B. C, May 26. A pe
culiar story has been developed through
"the arrest of Fred W. Moll, of the sugar
ship Condor, now discharging a cargo
here. He Is charged with having obtained
money under false pretenses. Moll states
that his real name Is Melllnger; that he
Is a member of a wealthy English fam
ily and that he Is a member of the Man
hattan Club, New York. He was in San
Francisco last, where he Is stated to
.have cashed a draft for $3000 and to have
spent the money lavishly. He arrived
here as a servant to one of the officers
of the steamer Condor, which called at
San Francisco on the voyage up from
Salaverry and where Moll states' that he
was shanghaied by a sailor's boarding
house master. His arrest here followed
his alleged .victimizing of local merchants.
Ho Dealings in Americans, Few
Home Stocks Last WeeJc.
LONDON, May 26. The shadow of the
Northern Pacific excitement is still hang
ing over the London Stock Exchange.
This, combined with the approaching holi
days, has brought American dealings dur
ing the last week practically to a stand
still, and home stocks were quiet In sym
pathy. The action of the stock exchange com
mittee for general purposes In suspending
the buying-in of Northern Pacific shares
until June 10 has been criticised on the
ground that the bears had already had
more grace tnan was expected. It Is
understood that a number have already
covered at prices running up to 210. A
suggestion has alro been made that the
ftEW TEXAS OIL DISTRICT.
Great Strike Made Twenty ZUlles
From Beanmont.
DALLAS, Tex., May 26. A great strike
of oil has been made at Sour Lake.- 20
miles northwest of Beaumont. A well
was struck at 5 o'clock yesterday even
ing In the region of the Sour Lake Hotel,
and at once became a gusher, flowing 15,
000 barrels a day. This new strike so far
from the Beaumont field has caused re
newed excitement all over Texas, and a
rush to the new district Is already on.
Trtvo Beanmont Gunners.
BEAUMONT, Tex., May 26. McFadden
well. No. 3, was brought In for the J.
M. .Guffey Petroleum Company today. The
oil spouted over the top of the derrick,
but was Immediately shut off. It Is con
sidered a very fine well. Heywood No. 2
came In last night, and Is- a magnificent
gusher. It is the only eight-Inch well In;
the field, and consequently the biggest
producer. Tanks of 37,000 barrels capacity
are being rapidly set up for the storage of
the product.
When the head feels dull indi,he.avy,.tha
skin appears sallow and. greasy, and the
stomach refuses food, take Carter's Little
Liver Pills. Don't forget this.
Memorial Services at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 26. Annual
memorial services of Ellsworth Post, G.
A. R., of this city were held at the Chris
tian Church this afternoon. The Rev.
Mr. Skaggs, pastor of the church, preach
ed the sermon.
Services at Salem.
SALEM, May 26. The members of the
local G. A. R. and Woman's Relief
Corps attended memorial services today
at the Flret Baptist Church. Rev. Rol
and McKIllop, pastor of the church,
preached the memorial sermoit.
McKenzle Goes to a Sanitarium.'
OAKLAND, Cal., May 26. Alexander
(McKenzIe, the Nome mine receiver who
was sentencea to serve a year in, tne
County Jail of this county for contempt
of court, but whose sentence was com
muted, was taken from the Jail in a closed
carriage and driven to a private sani
tarium, where he will remain, he eays,
until he completely recovers his health
and strength.
MEN MADE NEW
Blood Poisoo, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles, Lost Manhood, Vari
cocele and Associated Diseases
of the Pelvic Region
Permanently Cured by Dr. Kessler
The aiasslllon Coal Deal.
CLEVELAND, O., May 26. J. J. Phil
lips, of Cleveland, a big coal operator. Is
said- to be the man who holds options on
90 per cent of the Massillon coal fields. A
company will be formed of Cleveland cap
italists, with Senator Hanna as the prln
clpal owner. A trust Is to be formed to
J operate the Massillon field of 4000 acres, J
The reasons why Dr. Kessler Is so suc
cessful In the permanent cure of the above
chronic diseases are simple and easy of
comprehension, yet extremely Important
FlrSt, let It be said that to cure these
lingering diseases requires many years'
experience. By treating hundreds of such
diseases every year the specialist becomes
intimately acquainted with their every I
phase and condition, which en
ables him to know at once 'just
wbart form of treatment Is re
quired to effect a speedy relief
and a permanent cure. A spe
cialist's ability to cure deep
seated diseases Is In proportion
to his years of experience.
For 25 years Dr. Kessler has
made a specialty of curing
chronic disorders of the nerves,
blood, kidneys and bladder and
weaknesses of the urinary canal.
Simple diseases, such as ma
laria, can easily be cured by
the family physician. Chronic diseases,
such as kidney trouble, or vital weakness
of the nervous system and of the organs
caused by violation of the laws of health,
require nothing short of the services of a
specialist experienced In such diseases.
And. remember, a specialist is one who
devotes his entire time and study to the
treatment of CHRONIC and private dis
eases, and who has .had years of expe
rience. '
If you place your case in the care of
Dr. Kersler, you are not only assured of
a positive and permanent cure (no mat
ter what your disease, or how long it
has besieged you), but you can be cer
tain of being treated honestly and consci
entiously. Aside from the fact that he Is daily ef
fecting remarkable cures, there Is a
mighty reason for Dr. Kessler's
large and growing practice. It
Is that the people have come to
know that byhlm they-are- sure
to receive only honest, pains
taking treatment. And they are
showing the great part that
honesty plays by freely placing
their physical ailments in his
charge.
Write Dr. Kesslet and a blank
will be mailed free,, which will
enable him to give you full par
ticulars regarding your case as
well as advice. Write freely
about your trouble. All communication
confidential.
There if no charge for consulta
tion or advice. In person or by let
ter. Don't fall to enclose ten 2-cent stamps to
Insure answer. Address
J. HENRI KESSLER, &!;&
PORTLAND, OR.
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