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Newspaper Page Text?? -&'"' ' fTfr TIIE MOP.NIKG- OKEGOXIAN, SrONT.v' JUNE 10, 1801. Kfl!T ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA ,HAX "WANTED IN NEW YORK FOR THE LARCENY OP ?10,000. Edgrnr Gierhafer Said to Have Swin dled Hi Employer!) Oat of Larye Snm Other Crimes. NEW YORK, June S. Detective Ser geant Pfailer. who was in charge of the detective bureau at Police headquarters tonight, said that word had been re ceived in this city of "the arrest Saturday In San Rafael, Cal., of Edgar Gierhafer, who Is wanted In this city for the lar ceny, It Is said of 510,000. The detective sergeant said that the alleged larceny was committed In. 1300, and tnat "Robert Auerbach," a banker, was the complain ant. He said also that the arrest Vas made on authority of a bench warrant that was issued April 3, this year. The Information of the arrest was sent to this city by Chief of Police W. P. Sullivan, of Ban Francisco. Detectives Clark and Foye have charge of the cose and It Is probably that they will go to the Pacific Coast to bring the prisoner here. Sergeant Pfailer said that in the absence of Cap tain Titus he could not furnish any fur ther Information regarding the case, and leonly gave what he did because the news of the arrest had been telegraphed to the New York correspondents of San Francisco papers. Captain Titus when seen said: "Gier hafer has, so far asI have been able to ascertain, never been before arrested on a criminal charge. He has no criminal record, and if Is he guilty of the present offense It is a commercial swindle." In his complaint against Gierhafer, Auerbach stated that the man had been Introduced to him as the promoter of the Universal Automobile' Company, which -company had never been Incorporated. Mr. Auerbach became Interested In the scheme, the success of which It appears depended largely upon the rapid Increase In the market for automobiles. He alleges that from time to time he advanced money in the form of unindorsed notes to Gierhafer to be invested in the com pany. SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. Edgar Gier hafer, alias Howard E. Vernon, who claims to be the vice-president of the Universal Automobile Company, with of fices in the Parrott Building, was ar rested in Eeealdes last night by Sheriff Taylor, of Marlon County, and Detec tive Archie Hammll, of this city. He was apprehended on a bench warrant Issued In New York. He was charged with grand larceny.. It Is claimed that forgeries com mitted by Gelrhafer In New York last March against a firm employing him net ted him $16,000. He passed through this city on his way to Japan, but went only as far as Honolulu. He returned from there and has since been residing with his wife In Marion County. Gierhafer claims he Is innocent and has secured the services of an attorney. Gierhafer is In Jail at San Rafael, and will have a hear ing Monday, when It Is expected his at torney will resort to habeas corpus pro ceedings. HEADLESS BODY OF A WOMAN. Evidence of a ainrder Found Near a Massachusetts Town. LOWELL, Mass., June 9. The headless and decomposed body of a young woman was found under a heap of brush near Chelmsford this afternoon. Murder had been committed In a horrible manner, for 'the head had been separated from the trunk by a series of slashes .with a dull weapon. The meager clothing affords no clew to the Identity of the victim and the circumstances offer a case of Interest outside rather than in the direct commu nity, as the theory Is that the body had been taken Into the woods and thrown in a spot that offered some seclusion. A physician, on viewing the remains to night, thought the body had lain four or five weeks. Tomorrow the entire neighborhood will be carefully looked over In the hope of finding the woman's head. Whether or not there were body wounds remain tobe shown by examination. An abrasion near the heart may have been fatal. One of the men who assisted In removing the body concluded that the abrasion was from a bullet. The police know of no missing woman In Lowell or neighboring towns. They believe the body was taken into the woods. -NOTORIOUS FOREIGN SWINDLER. Arrested by New York Officers for Larceny Committed in London. NEW YORK, June 9. In the Grand Central station this morning a tall, well dressed man of foreign appearance, ac companied by a woman, was arrested by a United States Deputy Marshal and a Plnkerton detective. The officers told the man that they wanted him on a matter of the alleged larceny of 500 In Eng land, taken from the Deutsche Bank of London. The man protested that his ar rest was a mistake. The woman, weep ing, got Into a cab and was driven away. The prisoner was taken to Ludlow-street Jail and will be arraigned tomorrow. According to the officers who made the arrest, the man Is Dr. Franz von Berger, an alleged swindler of International noto riety. The woman's name was not learned. Von Berger arrived in New York from England on the Oceanic, Aurll 6, and registered at the Waldorf-Astoria. Later he moved to the Grand Union Ho tel, and a few days ago he left town. All of the time the detectives have been shadowing him. The man admitted his Identity and said among other things that he had been at one time a director In a Hebrew charitable Institution at Cleve land. COURT IN A GROVE. TTnnsnal Scene at Hearing of Mrs. Stallion and the Crnhtrees. GALENA, Mo., June 9. An unusual scene Is presented here at the preliminary hearing of Mrs. John Stallion, her father James Crabtree, and his two sons; Frank and Charles Crabtree, for the murder of Alice Stallion, the woman's 16-year-old stepdaughter. The hearing Is being held In a grove, the two Justices sitting at a table under a tree and 2000 people, at tracted from points for miles around, forming a circle about the court and de fendants. Notwithstanding, no overt act has been attempted yet, threats have been made against the Crabtrees by many of the strangers In town, and the county officials are taking all precau tion possible to protect the prisoners. Galena Is off the railroad and the fact that 2000 people would come miles to at tend the hearing In considered tfignlflcant. It has been decided to exhume the body of the girl that It may be examined by the -doctors to investigate the theory of the .county prosecutor that a criminal as sault was made upon her by one or both Crabtree boys, and that they killed her to hide the crime. ARMY PRISONERS ESCAPE. Fngitives Embarked on a Raft and Gained Their Liberty. NEW YORK, June 9. Some time this af ternooir two United States Army prison ers -who were serving sentences on Gov ernor's Island Tor desertion escaped. They embarked upon an improvised raft and drifted away .from the Island on the strong flood tide. It has been learned by the Army officers that the nien were picked up by a tugboat and landed in. New York. A detail of six men in charge. of a Cor poral were scouring the lower part of Ihe city tonight looking for them. The prisoners are: Harry McGuIre, who was-serving a term of 18 months for de sertion, and John Wlnshlp. who was serv ing, a term .of two years for the same offense.' It Is understood that the men deserted from a military post In Nebraska. The men belonged to the class known as parole prisoners, and as such were mem bers of a squad of "trusty" prisoners, who gather ashes,and refuse from the barracks and cart it away, If MENTAIiliY DERANGED. , Ex-StHdent of Smith College Ar v ' rested for Larceny. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., June 9. Two prominent physicians In this section of the state have reported that Miss Mabel Li. Burt, of Bridgeport, an ex-student of Smith College, who Is In the county Jail under the charge of Jarceny of money, watches and jewelry to the amount, of 33000 from the rooms of Smith College, Is suffering from mental derangement, and should 'receive treatment This Import ant development was made known to the father of the girl. Dr. Mary Brewster, physician at Smith College, visited the girl last night and again today, and she reported finding her In such a condition mentally that she expressed a desire that Dr. Hanson, the woman physician at the state Insane asylum, be called Into the case. Dr. Hanson, after making a care- FRANK I. DUNBAR. 'bZCl? P' " G5bh-ed3(bu Three candidates all men of .ability are In the field for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Secretary Dunbar will be 115 for renomlnatlon. He will stand on his record as an efliclent officer, who has introduced up-to-date methods In keeping the state's accounts, and who has the approval of a Legislative expertlngr committee for the business like system which he has adopted. Secretary Dunbar won his first nomination after the hardest kind of a fight In the famous convention at Astoria, In 1898. He went Into the contest with a few votes, and his winning out was one of the surprises of a day that was full of unexpected turns. His popularity was proved by the handsome majority which he ful examination, expressed the opinion that the girl Is suffering from mental de rangement, and should Immediately re ceive treatment. KILLED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. Chicago Contractor Then Turned the Weapon on Himself. LONDON, OnL, June 9. Crazed for love of his young wife, whom, It Is said, hi had driven from his home In Chicago, Herbert Fulford, a prosperous Chicago contractor, last night killed his mother-in-law, "Mrs. Jennie McCord, and then blew out his brains. The tragedy oc curred on the McCord farm, at Ilderton, near here. The "victims were first cousins. Fulford married Gertie McCord seven years ago, his first wife having secured a divorce from him. Three weeks ago Fulford and his wife had a dispute, and she returned to her parents. Fulford fol lowed Saturday. He drove to the McCord farm, and demanded that Mrs. McCord, who was milking In the yard, tell him where his wife was. She refused, and he fired four shots from a revolver into her body, killing her Instantly. He then turned the weapon upon himself, blowing out his brains. Italians Mobbed a Street-Car. CHICAGO. June 9. An attempt to run a street-car through a religious procession i of Italians at Eighteenth and Clark . clsco for Knappton; at 2 P. M., steamer streets today precipitated a riot, In which Elmore, from Tillamook; four-masted the windows of the car were smashed and schooner for Knappton; at 4 P. M., steam one man was Injured. A riot call to the jer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Twenty-second street police station I Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; brought a wagon load of officers, who I saved the motorman and conductor from bodily Injury. Sticks and stones were hurled at! the car until there was not a whole window left In it The police re stored order with great difficulty, the Ital ians being bent on getting at the car crew, but the counsel of the priests in the pro cession averted a more serious conflict. Stolen Gold Recovered. MINERAL POINT, Wis., June 9. Thir teen thousand dollars more of the gold coin stolen from the First National "Bank here May 24 has been recovered. It was in the vault of an outhouse of a city hotel, about a block from 'the looted bank, at which the prisoner, Stewart Jeleff, boarded. It Is believed .that the detec tives obtained Information from the pris oner as to the hiding place of the coin. A detective went Into the vault and dragged the treasure -from Its hiding place. This find, and the $S000 before re covered, comprises all the gold missing, The balance, J5SO0, Is In currency, and the detectives hope to recover it later, COUNCIL OF MYSTIC SHRINE Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting Opens in Kansas City Today. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9. It is ex pected that 6000 Shrlners will be In "Kan sas City tomorrow at the opening of the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Im perial C6uncll of the Mystic Shrine. Hun dreds are coming In on every train. Great preparations have been made and Kansas City has been attired accordingly. Busi ness houses, public buildings and streets have been decorated for the occasion. Monday, a reception by the officials will be given at Arayat Temple. The prlncl- f fv.Z A w S V tlon at the Kansas City Club Monday SJSSJlnditrlal Convention, which will open concert and drill In Convention hall In the evening, and an exhibition drill at Exposition Park, Wednesday, followed by a grand ball Wednesday night In Conven tion hall. Thursday, special entertain ment will be provided by the citizens. The chief business of the meeting will be the election of a chief potentate and the -selection of the Mecca for the next an nual session. Philip Shaffer, of Philadel phia, will probably be elected imperial po tentate. Jumped Fron? a Windmill. MONTICELLO, Wis., June 9. The body of John S. Sears, ex-cashier of the Bank of Monticello, was found June 2 at the foot of a windmill on his farm north of here. His sudden death brought to light the fact that he was financially embar rassed, and furnished the basis for the belief that he committed suicide by jump ing from the top of the windmill. Sears' books are In confusion, but the bank Is amply protected against any possible loss. Those familiar with his affairs place his liabilities in and outside the bank at about 540,000, and assets at about 520,000. The Payette Council has passed an or dinance prohibiting baseball-playing on Sunday, THE SUSQUEHANNA SAFE S ' ' OVERDUE' -CeAli iHIP ARWVESV1AT2 3 MANILA. , . , . FIyve Per Cent InsnranceHaa Been neted oh Her Skipper' IiOncly Trip Across the Ocean. SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. The Mer chants Exchange has received advices from Manila announcing the arrival there of the American 'ship Susquehanna," on which '.55 per cent reinsurance-.was quoted. The Susquehanna left Baltimore 174 days ago with a cargo of coal for the naval station at Cavite! IOBcly Trip Acreis the - Atlantic. " GLOUCESTER, Mass., June 9. In his 25-foot sloop, the Great Republic, Captain Howard Blackburn, of this city, this THREE CANDIDATES FOR PHILIP S. afternoon started on his second trans Atlantic voyage, his present destination being Lisbon, Portugal, which he expects to reach In 45 days. His previous voyage In 1899 was to London, which trip took 61 days. The start was made amid the plaudits of over 1000 persons. Shortly after 2 o'clock the Great Republic, es corted by a large fleet of boats, started on her voyage. She received a succes sion of salutes until she was nearly off Thatcher's Island, when the last of the escftrt left her. Beverldgre Will Secure Concession. LONDON. June 9. United States Sen ator, Beverldge, according to the St. Pe tersburg correspondent of the Dally Mall, will not. find much difficulty In securing from the Russian Government a conces sion for a steamer line from the United States to Vladlvostock or to Port Ar thur. Race on Paget Sound. TACOMA, June 9. The steamers Grey hound and Athlon raced to Brown's Point today, the Greyhound sailing clear round the Athlon. Much interest was taken In the race. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or. June 9. Arrived At 11 A. M., steamer Signal, from San Fran wind northwest; weather clear, Hoquiam. Wash Arrived June 6 Schooner Laura Madsen, from San Pedro for Aberdeen; schooner San Buenaventura, from San Pedro for Aberdeen. Sailed Schooner Guide, from Aberdeen for San Francisco. San Francisco, June 9. Arrived j Steamer Empire, Ifrom Coos Bay; steam er Fulton, from uray s Harbor; steamer Mackinaw, from Seattle. Sailed Schoon er Challenge, for Cape Nome; schooner Parkersburg, for Coqullle River; schooner Esther Buhne, for Gray's Harbor; steam er Mandalay, for Coqullle River. New York, June 9. Arrived Scotia, from Genoa and Naples; Minneapolis, from London; Furness'ia, from Glasgow and Movllle; Tartar Prince, from Leg 1 horn, Genoa and Naples, j Queenstown, June 9. Arrived Ivernla, I from Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded, j Southampton, June 9. Arrived Barba I rossa, from New York for Bremen, and proceeded. Liverpool, June 9. Sailed Carthagen- ; ian. from Glasgow for St. Johns, N. F i Halifax, N. S., and Philadelphia. I Glasgow," June 9. Sailed Samaritan, I uVealied-Mesaba, for New York. Queenstown, June 9. Sailed Umbrla, from Liverpool for New York. Baltimore, June 9. Sailed Meteor, for San Francisco. Philadelphia, June 9. Arrived Sicilian, from Glasgow and Liverpool, via St. Johns and Halifax, N. S.; Noordland, from Liverpool for Queenstowrt. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, Programme of the Convention Which Opens at Philadelphia. Tuesday. PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-Most of the -, ,, hu ,. , ..., here Tuesday morning, are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. The opening session will begin at 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning, and will be called to order by H. H. Hargrave, president of the Southern Industrial Association. There will be ad dresses by Governor Stone, Mayor Ash brldge, Theodore C. Searcy, John H. Con verse and John F. Lewis, and responses by President Hargrave, Governor A. H, Longlno, of Mississippi, and Mayor J. W. Biggins, of Waco, Tex. During the after noon, there will be an excursion on the Delaware River, and In the evening a ses sion, at which Hon. Hoke Smith, ex-Secretary of the Interior, of Atlanta, Ga:, will deliver an address on "The Resources of the South," and Robert C. Ogden, presi dent of the Southern Education Confer ence, on "Popular Education, the Power of Industrial Progress." The sessions will continue until Friday, and there will be, among other features, addresses by the. Governors of Southern states, by Mayors of several Southern cities, by the Chinese Minister, Wu Ting Fang, and by Tetsutaro Inumaru, of the Department of Commerce and Agriculture of Japan. Commercial bodies from all sec. tlons of the South will be represented at the convention, and the whole trend of the meetings will be the one Indicated in the officially ssnctloned phrase, "The De velopment of the South means the enrich ment of the Nation." The convention is designed to b devoid of politics or sectionalism. SLUGGISE STOCK MARKET. Epsom Races Interfered "With Trad.; ' ingr la London. XONDON, Jane s!-In spite of the re duction of the bank rate, accompanied by easy money and encouraging New York quotations last week, the Stock Exchange, was decidedly sluggish at the end. This stagnation Is attributed largely to the Epsom attractions, which drew off a ma jority of the large operators. The weak ness of home railway shares and other domestic securities added a depressing ef fect! As a matter of act, the Stock Ex change Is not yet in a humor to respond to ihe favorable prospect ahead and hesi tates before assuming rational operations, so severely checked by, the Northern Pa clfic excitement. There 'is no doubt, .how- SECRETARY Ofr STATE MALCOLM received over Secretary KIncald, who was a candidate for re-election on the Union ticket. In the field against Secretary Dunbar next year will be Philip S. Malcolm, of Portland, and State Senator J. fc. Williamson, of Frinevtlle. Mr. Malcolm was elected Recorder of Multnomah County In 1896, and again In 1898, defeating Charles A. Burckhardt each time by a narrow margin. Senator Williamson la well known In Eastern Oregon, whose Interests, especially those of the sheepowners, he has championed. There was some talk last year that Mr. Williamson would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congressman against Mr. Moody, but before the Congressional convention met he was put up for Sen ator. H served his district with ability In the session of the Legislature last Winter. ever, that London business Is on the eve of a revival and American securities offer the only attractive field of operations. Tomorrow the Stock Exchange committee for general purposes "will take Up the question of rescinding the Northern Pa cific suspension order, but it Is authorita tively asserted that the shorts have all settled. Optimists count upon South Af rican receipts fortifying London's gold position In the Autumn, and, consequent ly, they prophesy a continuance of easy money. DULL WEEK IN BERLIN. AhHndance of Money Hid Not Exert Stimulating 'Effect. BERLIN, June 9. Throughout last week the Bourse continued under the Influence of New York, and this fact, coupled with the very considerable depression now existing In business, made the week one of the dullest known for years. The ex traordinary abundance of money did not exert a stimulating Influence, but, on the contrary, a panicky feeling was often shown by sudden declines In values on very small transactions. Speculation In Americans wholly ceased and but little was done In Canadians. Not even the re duction of the Bank of England rate had a favorable effect here, and the same will apply to expected revision of the German Bourse law at the meeting to be held Tuesday. Bank shares dropped slightly during the weak, but there were hardly any dealings in them. The Relchs bank Is preparing for a strain when large American grain purchases must be made as a result of the deficiency in the Prus sian crops. The Hamburg municipality has appropriated 32,000,000 marks for har bor Improvements. i London, "Wool Auction Sales. LONDON, June 9. The arrivals to date for the next series of wool auction sales number 146,772 bales, of which 21,000 were forwarded direct. AFFILIATED SCHOOLS. University of Chicago Will Estab lish Them 'in Europe. CHICAGO, June 9. President Harper, of the University of Chicago, announces that the university has begun to estab lish affiliated preparatory schools In dif ferent parts of Europe. These schools will be branches of academies which are affiliated with the university In this coun try. The purpose of this plan Is to give opportunity to children of college age, whose parents are traveling abroad during the year, to have the benefits of foreign residence without obstructing the progress of their studies. Paris will be Invaded flrt, and the American Home School for Girls will be opened at 20 Rue de Long champs October 15. The work of the Parle school w.111 be under the Immediate charge of Miss Elizabeth Wallace, heretofore In structor of French In the University of Chicago, and Miss Emma Balrd, for many years principal of a girls', school In Kan sas City. Berlin, according to President Harner's plans. Is next in the line of ' march after Paris. x THE DEATH ROLL. Edward Moran. NEW YORK, June 9. Edward Moran, the eminent marine and landscape painter, died this afternoon In his apartments and study In Fifth avenue from uraemlc poi son, superinduced by a complication of diseases from which he had been suf fering for about a year. He was born In England in 1828. When he was 12 years old the family came to America and set tled In Maryland. Later they went to Philadelphia, but 25 years ago he came to New York, where he has since made hls home. Ellse H. Palmer. SALT LAKE CITY, June 9. Ellse H. Palmer, wife of Eugene B. Palmer, a Chicago ex-newspaper man, died here last night. Mrs. Palmer was a daughter of Judge Lyaander Houk, and wrote over the pen name of "Snow Houk." Richard Griffith. NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-R!chard Grif fith, one of the best-known telegraph op erators in the country, died here today. Mrs. McKlnlcv's Condition. WASHINGTON, June 9. Dr. Rlxey af ter his visit to the White House tonight said on leaving: "Mrs. McKlnley is slowly Improving. She is resting very comfortably now, and is (onsc Yorv nicely." REMEMBERED HIS FRIEND 8TRATTON REDEEMED THE MATCH LESS MINE AT LEADVILLE. He Will "Turn It Oxer io Mrs. Tabor, Whose ijCnsband Befriended Hiia Years Aco.. LiEADVIDLE. Colo., June 9. Winfleld S. Stratton, the millionaire mlncowner of Cripple Creek, has redeemed the Matchless mine in. Leadyllle for the widow of the late Senator Tabor. ' Years ago Senator Tabor advanced some money to Stratton when Stratton -was-a poor, struggling min er, and he never forgot It. When Tabor died he had lost almost everything, and he was vainly endeavoring to save the Matchless mine, which he always insisted still contained millions In Its lower con tacts never explored. The property was J. N. WILLIAMSON sold some months ago at Sheriff's sale, and final title would pass July 4 to the new owners. For a year past, Mrs. Tabor has been endeavoring to save the mine, but despite the fact that there are hundreds of people In Colorado that Tabor helped when he was rich, she could not raise the money. Mr. Stratton heard of her trouble and as sured her that If the title to the property was all right,, he would assist her. The title Is clear, and a check for 515,000 will bo paid over tomorrow, and the title revert to Stratton, who will, July 4, turn the mine over to Mrs. Tabor. This Is the day .that Stratton discovered the Independence mine, which made him famous, and It Is a strange coincidence that' on this day he now returns a kindness to the widow and lamuy ui me mitn wno neipea mm wnen he was poor. Senator Tabor -was one of the best known characters of the West. He spent his millions freely and died a poor man. It was he who gave the City of Denver its first start. SWAMPED IN A SQUALL. Three (Hrls Drowned In the Dela ware River. PHILADELPHIA, June 9. A party of six persons, three men and three girls, while sailing on the Delawaro River, this afternoon, off North Esslngton, a few miles below this city, were thrown Into the water by the swamping of their skiff during a squall, and the three girls were drowned. They were: Rose Koons, aged 17. Mary Koons, 19. Mamie Traynor, 22. The party were guests of the Federal Boat Club. Other members of the club heard the cries of the unfortunates and Immediately set about rescuing them. The three men were oulckly hauled into the other boats, but the girls sank before they could be reached. THE BINGHAMTON EXPLOSION. Five Men Were Killed and Seven In jured in the Wreck. BINGHAMTON, N. Y., June 9. Five men were killed and seven Injured In Jast night's wreck at Vestal. The dead are: John P. Kelley, head brakeman of the wildcat train. S. R, Polhemus, conductor of train No. 61. Elmer Polhemus, trainman of No. 61. John Coulter, fireman first engine of the wildcat train. Fred Wltherby, fireman second engine of the wildcat train. All but two of the seven injured were trainmen. Several of those who were thought to be fatally hurt last night re covered from the concussion, and today are not figured in the list of fatally in jured. All through the early morning hours the rescuers tolled about and among the burning freight cars at the scene of the explosion, but It was not until late this afternoon that portions of the last dismembered body were discovered a quarter of a mile from where the explo sion occurred. The tracks of the Dela. ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad were completely blocked until past mid day. Both trains were completely wrecked, and the engines of the wildcat freight, which ran' into the rear of train No. 61, which was taking water at the time, and which carried the fatal car of dynamite, were reduced to scrap-iron, pieces of which have been picked up half a mile away. ABlde from the damage to rail road property, much minor damage Is re ported. Nearly every house In the villages of Vestal and Union, which Is across the Susquehanna from the wreck, lost more or less of its window-glass, while farm ers' houses and barns near the scene were badly shattered. None of the inmates, however, was injured. Work of a Boat-Rocker. AKRON, O.. Juno 9. Oliver Crosier and Erall Bergdorf were drowned in Summit Lake, near this city, this morning. They, with Michael Shay, were crossing the lake In a boat, when Bergdorf began to rock It. and the frail craft upset. Shay crawled l on top of the overturned boat and made a desperate but fruitless effort .to save his companions. Three Were Drowned. DUBUQUE, Ia June 9. A boat contain ing five persons, returning from a fishing trip, was upset during a storm on the Mississippi, three miles north of here. Ju lius Guderlan and wife and Mrs. Nicholas Kale -jvere drowned, The crow of a ierry boat rescued two boys who hung on the upturned skiff for an hour, and were near ly exhausted. INSPECTION OF A NEW ROAD Trip Over the Pacific Jfc Idaho North ern Railway. "WEISER, Idaho, June 9. Upon the In vitation of General Manager Shelby, of the Pacific & Idaho Northern Hallway, a party of prominent citizens of Idaho, headed "by Governor Hunt, made a tour of inspection over the road today to Coun cil, the-present terminus. The party was made up cf about 40 prominent business men. of Southern Idaho. Representatives of six banks were on board, who, with leading capitalists of the party, repre sented a combined capital of about $3,000,- 000. Ten miles out from "Welser a force of men were found at work on the new 2000 ton copper-gold smelter, the foundations for which will be completed by July 1. The contract for the erection of the .smel ter calls for its completion by November 1, but the contractors say they will finish it by September 1. This smelter.ls a very important factor In the working of the mines in Southwestern Idaho and East ern Oregon, as the nearest smelter capable of treating ores from here is over 500 miles distant. At the town of Council the entire party was entertained at a banquet. Addresses appropriate to the occasion were delivered by Governor Hunt: Mayor Richards, of Boise; Judge Perrlll, of Council; Mr. Hall, treasurer of the railroad company; General Man ager Shelby and others. The visitors all nralsed the" splendid work of the builders of the road, and all cheered the announce ment of the determination to build to the Seven Devils country at once. Snle of ISvin City Rapid Transit. MINNEAPOLIS, June 9. The Times to morrow will say: The control of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, It Is stated on good authority, has passed from Thomas Low rey to a syndicate of Toronto capitalist's. Mr. Lowrey says he has'not sold a single share of the stock of the company. The deal, which has been pending for some two months. Is said to have been engi neered by a firm of Montreal bankers, in behalf of their Toronto clients. What price was paid for the stock cannot! be learned, but the market reports quote Twin City common stock at S3. C. G. Goodrich, the vice-president of the com pany, when asked about the reported sale of the road, referred all Inquirers to Mr. Lowrey, who Insisted there had been no transfer of stock." The Times' Infomant also said that, according to the plans, Mr. Goodrich, as well as W. H. Hleld, the gen eral manager of the system, would retire. Mr. Lowrey, It is said, will remain the nominal head of the system, but will de vote his attention to the Soo road, of which he Is president. The stock of the company Is composed of J4.000.000 7 per cent preferred and 516,000,000 common. Bought a. Mexican Railroad. CITY OF MEXICO, June 9 The Stll wcll group of American capitalists have purchased the Pachuca, Xacualtpan & Tamplco Railroad from Richard H. Thrice. The amount paid was $1,000,000 gold and 35 per cent of the common 6tock of the company to be organized. The road will be extended from Sandoval, Its Junction point with the Vera Cruz Railroad, to Tamplco, making a short line of 12 hours between this city and northern Gulf ports. LIGHTS FOR OREGON CITY. Proposal Made by Alan. a California OREGON CITY, Or., June 9 The city officials are receiving some very liberal propositions In the matter of street light ing as the result of the effort to Induce the Portland General Electric Company to grant a reduction In the codt of mu nicipal arc lights. J. M. Hamilton, of Yreka, Cal., who was here yesterday, of fers to Install a plant and furnish arc lights to the city at the rate of $5 50 each per month, provided that he can secure the exclusive pole privilege from tne ciiy. In the event that he Is granted this con cession, he also would guarantee that Incandescent lights for business houses and dwellings would not cost over 50 or 55 cents each. Mr. Hamilton and his as sociates have electric-lighting plants In operation In three Northern California towns, and these are the prevailing prices charged for lights. In one town almost every dwelling uses an electric light In front of the building. Mr. Hamilton says that there Is very little profit In furnish ing arc lights for 55 50 each per month, as It costs, with a steam plant, 54 50 to produce an arc light, where the works are operated on an economic plan. How ever, the profits are more than made up In furnishing a sufficient number of In candescent lights at from 50 to 55 cents each. Woodmen's Memorial Exercises. The Woodmen of the World held me morial services at Mountain View ceme tery this afternoon and unveiled monu- MEN MADE NEW Blood Poison, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Lost Manhood, Vari cocele and Associated Diseases of the Pelvic Region Permanently Cured by Dr. Kessler The reasons why Dr. Kessler la so suc cessful in the permanent cure of the above chronic diseases are simple and easy of comprehension, yet extremely Important. First, let It be said that to cure theae lingering diseases requires many years experience. By treating hundreds, of such diseases every year the specialist becomes intimately acquainted with their every phase and condition, wnicn en ables him to know at once just what 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 p'rlvate dis eases, 'and who has had years of experience. "THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLE REMEMBER." ONE WORD WITH YOU. SAPOLIO ments In memory of George B. Fancher and Charles Deaver. who died last year. Addresses were made by Rev. E. S. Bol linger and Organizer Rogers. The serv ices were largely attended, the "Women of "Woodcraft Joining the procession to the cemetery. ROCKEFELLER'SGIFT. L His Plans for Atdins In Sclentinc Research Not Yet Completed. CLEVELAND, June 9. Dr. H. F. Big gar, of this, city, the family physician of John D. Rockefeller, In speaking of Mr. Rockefeller's recent gift of a large sum of money for medical research, said to night: "Mr. Rockefeller has- put his suggestion of medical research Into the hands of a number of famous medical, scientists, among them representatives of. Columbia and Johns Hopkins Universities, the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and other Institutions. These gentleman will look over the ground and make such recommendations as they re gard as practical. Until then, I don't be lieve Mr. Rockefeller will form his plans." Dr. Blggar then went Into detail In re viewing the efforts of the English Gov ernment In endeavoring to check tubercu losis and -the City of Buffalo In the mat ter of learning the origin of cancer, and said that the work would probably bo along these lines. DIED IN CHINATOWN. Stranger Succumbs This Morning After Asking for Tea. An unknown man, about 30 years old, and weighing 140 pounds, died suddenly, early this morning. In a Chinese shoe shop kept by What Kee, at 87 Second street. The stranger visited the shop about 9 o'clock, last night, and told the Chinaman to repair his umbrella and shoes, and said he would sleec until the work was com pleted. About midnight, he awoke and complained of sickness, and asked for tea. While this was being prepared, the stran ger died. His body was taken to Holman's undertaking parlors and What Kee was arrested by Policeman Relsch to await the instf-nctlons of the Coroner. The dead man wa well dressed. Students Threaten to Leave. SALINA, Kan., June 9. A committee representing the students of the Kansas Wesleyan University, who are a unit In defense of Dr. Frank D. Tubbs, profes sor of natural science, dismissed last week because of alleged heresy, has Is sued a manifesto denpunclng the board of trustees for "duplicity and unfairness." The board has agreed to allow Dr. Tubbs a hearing next week, but still positively refuses to reinstate him. The Incoming junior and senior classes still seem de termined to carry out their threat to leave the university if the trustees do not accede to their demands. The Pacific & Idaho Northern engi neering corps Is at work on Hornet Creek. The railroad Is building stock yards at Council. Hood's Pills Do not gripe nor Irritate the nllmen tary canal. They act gently yet promptly, cleanse effectually and Give Comfort Sold by all druggists. 25 cents. Tutf s Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Secret of Beauty is health. 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