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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902.
80Y IS STILL BETTER
TEDDY ROOSEVELT IS NEARLY OUT
OF DA.NGEH.
The Criils in His Disease Will Be
lnsN-d Todnj-Prcnident May Ile-
lurn to Washington Friday.
GROTON. Mas.. Feo. 12. If Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., continues for the next 24
hours in his present condition, his phy
frlolans have given the President and Mrs.
Rooeelt to believe that their son's vi
tality will be sufficient for him to meet
and pass sucecsfully the crisis in his dis
ease, which Is looked for some time to
morrow, and Friday morning he will be
practically out of danger. Tonight he Is
considered to be better than last night,
and the same can be said of hLs two
schoolmates, Howard F. Potter, of New
lork. and William Gammel. Jr., of Prov
idence. This report, which was given out by
Mr. Cortclyou at 9 o'clock tonight, was
the last of four issued during the day,
none of which were of a discouraging or
unfavorable nature. The first came early
In the morning and stated that the night
had been a good one, and this was con
firmed later, after the morning examina
tion by the physicians, and In addition it
was said that should the favorable con
dition continue for -5S hours the danger
would be past. Again at 3 o'clock word
came that the status of the case was
unchanged, but that the conditions con
tinued favorable. At that time, however,
no mention was made as to whether the
crisis had been passed or was near. But
after the examination by the doctors to
night. Secretary Cortclyou said that the
crisis in the right lung, that In the left
"having passed, would probably be reached
tomorrow night.
So confident are the President and his
wife that their son will pass through this
crisis in good shape that the President
Is already making some slight prepara
tions to leave for Washington. Tonight
it looks as If he might start time Friday.
Every one at the Gardner house tonight
seemed not only cheerful but jovlil, while
Mrs. Roosevelt, cheered and comforted
by a short but impressive service at C
o'clock in the chapel, went to her nightly
watch In the infirmary In good spirts.
The 9 o'clock report of the boy's condi
tion was the most Important one of the
day. Mr. Cortelyou said, in addition to
what has already been stated, that the
left lung had cleared considerably during
the day and that the boy's temperature,
respiration and pule had showi little
variation. Everything during the day has
gone on well. The clearing up of the left
lung is a favorable sign, in that Jt will
enable the boy to meet the crisis in the
Tight lung better. "What Is known a's res
olution has set in In the left lung.
In speaking of other things besides the
boy's condition, Mr. Cortelyou said that
no change had been made In the pro
gramme for Prince Henry's visit: In fact.
Invitations to the dinner were going out
at Washington. The President will not
give up his trip to Charleston, but will
go there after Prince Henry leaves.
In many ways the day wis less event
ful than that which preceded it, and all
the reports, as has been said, were favor
nble. Still, the seriousness of not only
young Roosevelt's condition but that of
his two companions, was tonight fully as
great as ever, when the closeness of the
impending crisis In each is taken into
consideration.
The only Incident of the forenoon was
the arrival of Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, of
New York. He said he was on his way
from Amherst to Clinton, and stopped over
to pay his respects to the President and
inquire as to the condition of his son. In
company with the President, Dr. Park
hurst walked about the school grounds
for some minutes and was driven to Ayer
at 1(:30.
The call of Charles II. Parkhurst, like
that of Secretary Long yesterday, was
entirely unexpected and cheered both
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt greatly.
The doctor left the President with a
cheery face and confirmed the favorable
reports of the morning. After the doc
tor left the- President spent nearly two
hours transacting oilicial business.
Shortly after 12 o'clock he returned
to the Infirmary and with Mrs. Roosevelt
took a stroll through the fields back of
the school, visiting the skating pond.
They returned, however, within half an
hour and as usual the President lunched
with his wife at the infirmary.
By 11 o'clock every one in the Infirmary
seemed to have gone to rest, save the
nurses in the sick room, the watchman
In the yard below and a couple of news
paper men outside in the frozen roads.
Quite unexpectedly, Mr. Cortelyou made
a sick-room report at 11 o'clock, saying
that the boy was sleeping quietly and
that the situation was unchanged.
Patients Sleeping "Well.
GROTON, Mass., Feb. 13, 2:20 A. M.
The absence of lights in all the sickrooms
of the infirmary indicates that the pa
tients are sleeeplrig well. The lights In
young Roosevelt's room were put out at
1 o'clock, and at this hour have not been
relighted. Before 1 o'clock the lights
were turned very low.
PEARSON RESIGNS.
The Professor Leaves Northwestern
I'nlverslty "Would Leave Church.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Professor Charles
"W. Pearson, whose recent utterances
against the Infallibility of certain por
tions of the Bible occasioned wide com
ment in Methodist church circles, today
resigned as professor of English litera
ture at Northwestern University. The
resignation. It is stated, was voluntary.
Professor Pearson also asked for a letter
of dismissal from the Methodist Episco
pal church. The letter was given out
afterwards was recalled, as its possession
T)- Dr. Pearson would indicate that he
was In good standing in the church.
The professor is to continue in charge
of his class until a successor Is found,
and his salary is to continue until Jan
uary 1. 1903. His letter follows:
"I hereby tender my resignation as pro
fessor of English literature in Northwest
ern University. With the kindliest feel
ing toward you all and best wishes lor
the future welfare of the institution to
which I have given so many years of
service, I am very respectfully yours,
"C. W. PEARSON."
In a statement given out by Secretary
Grandon, the trustees point out the ex
cellence of Professor Pearson's services
during the 30 years he has been connected
with the faculty and aver that they feel
great regret at the severance of relations.
In regard to his seeking a letter of dis
missal from the church, Professor Pear
son said:
"I made an attempt to inaugurate a
new policy, but the changes proposed,
though I do not doubt that they will be
accepted In the comparative near future,
are not welcome. I deemed it my duty
to make my plea in the church, and In the
university. The plea having been rejected
it seems equally my duty to withdraw
from both. I expect, as opportunity of
fers, to continue the work upon which I
have entered."
Mortenten Plends Not Gnllty.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 12. In Judge
Stewart's courtroom, crowded with an
audience composed principally of women,
Peter Mortensen today entered a plea of
not guilty to the charge of having mur
dered James R. Hay, secretary of the Pa
cific Lumber Company, In this city, sev
eral weeks ago. The trial will probably
commence during the first week in May.
Judcre Daniel A. Dickinson Dead.
DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 12. Judge Daniel
A. Dickinson died today at his home in
this city, after an illness lasting two
'car& Judge Dickinson was one of the
general attorneys for the United States
Steel Corporation, in charge of all the
mining property of that corporation In
Minnesota. Judge Dickinson was born in
Vermont in 1S39, and was a graduate of
Dartmouth College. He came to Mlnne
feota in 1GS. and from 1S75 to 1SS1 was
Judge of the Sixth Judicial District. In
1SS1 he became Associate Justice of the
Supreme Bench of Minnesota, and con
tinued as such until 1S9I. when he removed
from St. Paul to Duluth.
MERE VERBAL QUIBBLE.
How Cranbourne' Ansvrcr Im Re.
Kardcd In Berlin.
BERLIN, Feb. 12. The statement or
Lord Cranbourne. the Under Secretary of
the British Foreign Office in the House of
Commons yesterday, caused amazement
here, since the German officials assume
that Lord Pauncefote's proposal of April
14, 1S9S, to the Ambassadors of the other
countries could not have been made wltn
out Instructions from the home govern
ment. The German officials point out
that Henry Norman's query In the House
of Commons was shaped purposely to give
it the appearance of covering fully the
North German Gazette's statement on
Monday without doing so, since the Ger
man side has never charged that the
British Ambassadors generally did any
thing, but that one Ambassador, Lord
Pauncefote, made a proposal. Lord Cran
bourne's answer, thereforeris treated here
as being a mere verbal quibble. More
over, the impression made on the Ambas
sadors of the other powers at the confer
ence held at Washington April 14, lS9h,
was not that Lord Pauncefote was merely
sounding them to determine how an in
terventional proposal, expected later from
Austria, would be received. Lord Paunce
fote's proposal was understood as an in
dependent Initiative.
Referring further to the statement ca
bled from American official squrccs, that
the United States never received such a
proposition from Great Britain as de
scribed from here, the informant of the
correspondent of the Associated Press
added: "Of course not. We have never
charged that the matter reached the
American Government, but Hid tne prop
osition was balked by Germany berore
going so far."
The oilicial Relchsanzelger this evening
publishes the following:
"In order definitely to clear up the ques
tion, so far as it affects Germany, In re
gard to the attitude of the powers In the
Spring of 189S relative to the idea of In
tervention in the Spanish-American con
flict, we publish the two documents which
follow. The first is dated Berlin, April
15, 1S9S, and is addressed to the Emperor
by Count von Bulow. then Secretary of
State. Count von Bulow transmitted to
the Emperor a telegram from Dr. von Hol
leben. dated Washington, as follows:
" "The British Ambassador today took
the initiative In a very remarkable man
ner in a new collective stop of the repre
sentatives of the great powers here. We
suppose the Queen Regent made represen
tations to the Queen of England. In this
sense the six representatives, at the re
quest of the British Ambassador, are tel
egraphing fo their governments in the
sense which follows:
In view of the attitude of Congress.
no hope of peace can any longer be en
tertained, and the general opinion is that
the powers also would have no objection
to war. A good basis for fresh negotia
tions appeared to be afforded by the note
of the Spanish Minister, April 10. If this
view is shared by the governments, it"
seems advisable to dispel the erroneous
notion here that armed intervention in
Cuba meets with the support of the civ
ilized world. .(The President in his mess
age of December said it was only In that
case he desired intervention.) The rep
resentatives of the powers here think In
these circumstances that the great powers
might direct the attention of the Ameri
can Government to the Spanish note or
April 10. and might declare that interven
tion did not appear to them to be Justi
fied. This declaration might take the
form of a collective note from the powers
to the representative of the United States.
Such a document would produce a greater
impression and the representatives of the
powers here would not then Incur the risk,
of appearing only to repeat their first step
which the President. In his latest message,
has not even deigned to mention. In the
event of an identical note being decided
on. It would be advisable to publish It
immediately, in order that the civilized
world, to whose authority the appeal is
made, may be absolved from reproach In
approving of this attack."
" 'Dr. von Hollcbcn adds:
" 'Personally I regard the demonstra
tion somewhat coldly.
"And to this concluding sentence or
the Ambassador the Emperor appended
the following marginal note:
" 'I regard it as completely futile and
purposeless, and therefore prejudicial. I
am against this step.'
"Dr. von Hollebcn also subsequently
forwarded the text of the collective tele
gram as originally submitted by the Brit
ish to the other foreign representatives
for communication to their governments.
The text of this document follows:
" 'The attitude of Congress and the res
olution, of the House of Representatives,
passed yesterday by a large majority,
leave but little hope of peace, and It Is
popularly believed that the warlike mea
sures advocated have the approval or tne
great powers. The memorandum of the
Spanish Minister, delivered on Sunday,
appears to me and my colleagues to re
move all legitimate cause for war. ir
that view should be shared by the great
powers, the time has arrived to remove
the erroneous impression which prevails,
that the armed intervention of the United
States In Cuba commands, in the words
of the message, "the support and approval
of the civilized world."
" 'It is suggested by the foreign repre
sentatives that this might be done by a
collective expression from the great pow
ers of the hope that the United States
Government will give favorable consid
eration to the memorandum of the Spanish
Minister of April 10, as offering a reason
able basis for an amicable solution, and
as removing any grounds for hostile in
tervention, which may have previously
existed.' "
The feeling here Is that Germany scored
heavily in the controversy by the publica
tion of Dr. von Holleben's dispatch In the
Relchsanzelger. In oilicial circles It Is
asserted that his dispatch proves every
statement given out here Mnce Lord Cran
bourne's original remarks. Much curios
ity prevails here as to how the British
Government will reconcile the statement
of Lord Cranbourne in the House of Com
mons yesterday with today's publication
In the Relchsanzelger.
The Vossiche Zeitung tills evening, be
fore the appearance of the Relchsanzelger,
discussed the hypothesis that Lord Panu-
cefote had acted without Instructions from
his government. The paper says: "Diplo
matic rules and customs contradict such
an assumption, since, if he had acted
upon his own responsibility In such an
exceedingly Important question, the Lon
don authorities would never forgive him.
and it would be Impossible to retain him
in his present post."
Private comment upon the statement
published by the Relchsanzelger Is that
Germany has completely turned the tables
upon Great Britain.
'
Prohibition In Ontario.
TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 12. Premier
Ross today Introduced In the Ontario
Legislature the government prohibition
bill. It adopts the Manitoba act, with
the referendum attached. All persons who
are on the voters' lists for the approach
ing general election are entitled to vote
on the referendum.
Lumbermen Organize.
SPOKANE. Feb. 12. The Eastern Wash
ington & Idaho Lumbermen's Associa
tion was organized here today. E. F.
Cartler Van Dissell, of Spokane, was
elected president. Thirty lumbermen were
present. Committees were appointed to
grade lumber and confer with the Coast
association on steps to secure better
freight rates.
SUFFRAGISTS IN SESSION
INTERNATIONAL COXFEREXCE XOW
OPEN AT WASHINGTON.
American Convention Appoints Dele
gates and Committees President
Cutt's Annual Address.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The first In
ternational Woman's Suffrage Conference
and the thirty-fourth annual convention
of the National American Woman Suf
frage Association was begun here today
with an unusually large number of dele
gates In attendance. The convention was
presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt, Its president. The delegates were
welcomed to the city by the Hon. Henry
B. F. MacFarland, president of the Board
of District Commissioners,
Tho oTKPiitKv mmmlttw ViMil Its sppnnd I
session this morning, preliminary to the
openlng of the convention, further to con-
slder a plan of organization and other
questions of importance. The committee'
ATHLETIC LEADERS AT
Edward L. Chittenden, '05, Font
ball Captnln-Elect.
WALLA WALLA. Fb. 12. Edward L. Chittenden. '0.v who for thre years .
hns held the iKsltlon of 'left halfback on the Whitman College eleven, has been
chosen by the team a captain for the season of 1002. He was field captain lat
year, after Captain Hauerbach was Injured in the game with Oreson. Chitten
den Is a star behind the line, being one of Whitman's best ground gainers, and
his defensive play Is good.
M. D. "Walters. '02, has been unnnlmously chosen captain for the third time of
the Whitman College track team. The events' which he will enter this year are
the 220 and 440-yard dashes. He Is the champion -HP-yard man of the Inland
Empire, his record being 51 2-j seconds. He played left end on the '01 football
team. 1
decided to admit to auxiliary membership
the Friends' Equal Rights Association.
Two propositions, submitted by Presi
dent Catt. were referred to a subcommit
tee, which Is to report to the full com
mittee Friday. The first has for Its ob
ject the promoting of equal suffrage sen
timent, which she said has been used
successfully in France. It embodies the j
creation of a woman s pastage stamp,
the same as In France, to be placed
alongside the regular stamp. She pointed
out that the regulation postage stamp
of France represents a young woman
resting her hand on a table, which bears
a motto, "Rights of Man," while the
French women have adopted a reverse of
this and show a young man with
his hand on a table with the motto
"Rights of Women." Her other propo
sition Is that each state suffrage assocla-
tlon shall appoint a state historian to ing to abide by the same for women, pro
keep a record of all interesting facts. ' vlded the insurmountable qualification of
Following the meeting of the executive sex be forever removed."
committee the delegates from foreign ' A paper by Caroline Hallowell Miller
countries gathered in conference for the j of Maryland, who because of illness was
purpose of considering the question of the ' unable to be present, was read by Mrs.
formation of a woman's International as- Harriet Taylor Upton. The paper was en
soclatlon. It was agreed that each coun- , titled "Why We Come Again," and was
try should have four representatives at , an earnest plea for equal suffrage,
the International conference. Those from J The venerable Henry B. Blackwell, of
this country arc Miss Susan B. Anthony, j Massachusetts, followed with a brief talk
New York: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, J on "Equal Rights for AH." It had been
New York; Miss Anna Shaw and Mrs. his fortune, he said, to be associated early
Rachael Foster Avery, of Philadelphia, in life with women obliged to rely on
A subcommittee of five was appointed to their efforts-. In 1SC5 he was a working
consider and refer a plan for the estab- member of the National Equal Rights As
.llshment of such an organization. The soclatlon, and had sought vainly to secure
subcommittee will report Friday. j suffrage for women In the reconstruction
The president, by a vote of the conven- . of the Union. He then gave a history of
tion, was authorized to appoint the mem- j the adoption by Colorado, Wyoming. Utah
bers of the finance, courtesies and ere- and other states, of woman suffrage. a.d
dentials committees. She explained that concluded by saying that women's equal
the resolutions committee must be named ' jty is (as becoming the watchword of
by a vote of the delegates and that this l civilization.
could be done later. The following chair- , RCv. Antoinette Brown Blackwell. of
men were appointed: Finance, Miss Har- j New York, Introduced as the first woman
rlet May Hills, New York; courtesies, ordained to the ministry in this country
Miss Mary G. Hay; credentials, Mrs. ,Har- read an interesting paper on "Chivalry."
riet Taylor Upton. Rev. Olympla Brown, of Wisconsin.
The foreign delegates, who were seated gave an interesting talk on conditions of
on the platform and who took great in- suffrage as existing in the United States,
terest in the proceedings, listened to paying particular attention to the privl
words of greeting from May Wright Sew- ' iegCs which aliens have In exercising this
all, Clara Barton. Susan B. Anthony and ( right and In making the lnws.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw. The singing of "Auld Lang Syne" closed
Madame Sofia Levovna Frledland. of
Russia, responded, saying that Russia
had been the friend of America during
the Civil War, and that close ties of
friendship existed between the two coun
tries. America, she said, had more than
once displayed friendship toward Russia
and had sent her ships there to protect
her people from a most cruel enemy -
hunger.
The feature of the public session of the
convention was the address of Mrs. Catt,
the president, w-ho said:
-nara upon me irac oi me man sui-
frage movement presses the movement
for woman suffrage, a logical step on
ward. Why should woman suffrage not
come? Men throughout the world hold
their suffrage by the guarantee of tho
two principles of liberty and for these
reasons only. One taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny. Who dares deny
It? And are not women taxed? The oth
ergovernments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed. How
simple ana unanswcraoie uiai ucuuuu ol
justice. And are not women governed?
"The president of Stanford University
said: 'The function of democracy is not
to make governments good. It Is to make
men strong. The world approves ana
adds that the statement is the clearest
possiDie ucumuui ui iuC umu " -
iween ene oju, wucu mcii uutn mi mc
government, and the new, when govern
ments exist for men. But we may ask If
democracy is a means of making men
strong. Is there any good reason for
keeping women weak, that we should
deny them the same chance to grow
strong?
"A campaigner In the recent New York
municipal campaign pleaded eloquently
with the women to lend their aid. Said
he: 'It Is the proud duty of the women
of this city to advise men how to vote,
since they have more time than men to
Intelligently learn to comprehend the sit
uation,' and every Low follower echoed
True,' but if women are competent to
teach men how to vote, why may they
not vote themselves?
"These are the arguments the world
has put Into our mouths. Their logic can
no more De aispueea man can inai oi me
multiplication table. Morally, the world
cannot long withstand the force of It."
At the conclusion of Mrs. Catt's address
a recess was taken until 8 o'clock.
The Evenlnpr Session.
The first night session of the conven
tion was given over to the pioneers, a
number of whom occupied seats on the
platform. Miss Susan B. Anthony pre
sided, and greetings and addresses from a
number of well-known women were heard.
A cordial greeting from England's pioneer,
Prlscllla Bright MacLaren, was presented
by Mrs. Florence Fenwlck Miller.
A contribution on "Educated Suffrage,"
from Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was read
by Clara Fenwlck Colby, of Washington.
Mrs, Stanton Is the only living woman
who signed the call for the first woman's
rights convention held in the world. This
convention was held at Seneca Falls, N.
Y., July 1S-19, 1S4S. She and Miss Susan
B. Anthony Have battled together for
woman's rights for the past 50 years.
Mrs. Stanton's paper waa in part as fol
lows: "While we should not allow our country
to hs a dumping ground for the refuse
population of the Old World, we should
welcome all hardy, common-sense laborers
here. The one demand I would make for
this class Is that they should not become
a part of our ruling power until they can
read and write the English language In
telligently and understand the principles
of republican government. This Is the
only restrictive legislation we need to pro
tect ourselves against foreign domination.
With free schools and compulsory edu-
cation, no one has an excuse for not un-
derstanenng tne language oi me country,
The great political par:les fear to propose
this measure lest It Insure their defeat.
WHITMAN COLLEGE.
M. D. "Walters, 02, Trnck
Captain.
"A republic based on the theory of
universal suffrage, in which a large class
of educated women, representing the vir
tue, intelligence and wealth of the Na
tion, are disfranchised,- Is an anomaly In
the government, and especially when all
men, foreign and native, ignorant and edu
cated, black and white, vicious and virtu-
ous, by their votes decide the rights and
amies or tins superior class.
"As women have no voice In the laws
under which they live, they surely have
the right to demand that their rulers,
foreign and native, shall be able to read
and write Eng'dsh. The popular objection
to woman suffrage ls that it would double
the Ignorant vote. The patent answer to
this Is, abolish the Ignorant vote. Our
legislators have this power In their own
hands. There have been various restric
tions in the past for men. We are will-
; the evening's session
FOR ALASKA SERVICE.
Captain Com In km Securest
Steamers In the East.
Three
J CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-OptIons have just
. DOen secured by Captain E. D. Comings,
of Scattle on tnrec stcamshlps for the
, Trans-Alaskan Railway, to plv between
i Scattie nnd njamna Bay. Alaska, and
forminc- the connecting link In rallwav
transportation between the United States
and Alaska. Captain Comings has for
several months past been searching on
the Atlantic Coast and along the Great
Lakes for suitable vessels. Those se
cured are of 2C00 tons freight and 300 pas
senger capacity, and cost approximately
1125,000 each. One was secured on the
Atlantic Coast and two on the Lakes.
They are single-screw vessels, with a
speed of 10 knots an hour, 2io feet long
. f t h Th ,,. nroceed to
Seattle vIa the straits of Magellan, and
be t ,n servIce thcre about May L
, j T Cornfortht wno expiored the route
, of the Trans-Alaskan from Illamna Bay
. t, ni.nnn i nii, rwy,
1 ,ngton after a 'confercnce wUh Captain
'Comings relative to the purchase of the
Methodist Boole Committee.
CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 12. The Metho
dist Book Committee, consisting of 11
district members and three each from the
New York and Cincinnati publishing
houses, met here today with a full at
tendance. Among those present were four
publishing agents and eight editors. Pro
fessor Whitlock. of Ohio Wcsleyan Uni
versity, presided. Dr. E. S. Rawis, of
Indianapolis, was elected a member of
the committee to succeed Dr. A. H. Tal-
t,ott, who has removed to Oregon. Dr.
Rader. of this district, also transferred.
will resign at the close of the meeting
this week. The reports of the general
and local agents, editors and others were
Kpresented and referred to committees,
Tolstoi Is "Weaker.
YALTA, Crimea, Feb. 12. Count Tol
stoi is continually growing weaker. His
temperature is low and his pulse varies
from 100 to 103. The pneumonia Js not
spreading and the improvement In his
pulse and temperature has awakened
hopes that he will rally. All the members
of the Count's family are, assembled at
his bedside.
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WARFARE IN KENTUCKY
DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN OF
FICERS AND MOUNTAINEERS.
Six 3Icn Are .Dead nnd as Many More
Are Dying Several Were Burned
to Death.
MIDDLESBORO. Ky.. Feb. 12. Six men
arc dead nnd as many more are dying,
as the result of a battle between officers
from Middlesboro and mountaineers. The
battle, which was one of the most des
perate In the history of'mountain. war
fare, occurred between 4 and G o'clock this
evening at Lee Turner's Quarter House
saloon, 34 miles from Middlesboro.
Last month some mules and other goods
of Turner's were levied on in payment
of a debt, and a few night ago. it Is
alleged, he, with others, went to Virginia,
where the' property had been taken, se
cured what was formerly his, and re
turned to the Quarter House. Today Dep
uty Sheriff Wat Thompson summoned a
posse of 10 or 15 men for the purpose of
arresting Turner at his saloon. The
Louisville & Nashville Railroad refused
to convey the officers to the saloon, and
they walked through the mountains.
Turner had heard that an attempt would
be made to arrest him, and he and his
men, 15 In number, gave the officers a
warm reception. The saloon was well
suited for an attack like this. It was
built of logs and was surrounded by a
30-foot fence, in which loopholes were
cut, so that the inmates could shoot at
outsiders.
Turner's' surrender was demanded. His
reply was a round of shots-. Charley,
Cecil, of Middlesboro, was riding a pony
In plain view of the Turner men. Some
one raised a window of the log house and
shot Cecil, who fell dead. Instantly the
man at the window fell back, pierced by
half a dozen bullets. Then the firing be
gan in earnest. The officers scattered,
and, hiding behind trees, poured a galling
fire into the mountain fortress. In the
fight, John Doyle, a railroad man, was
shot In the hand. The town men gath
ered closer around Turner's place, un
daunted by the shots which whizzed
around them.
As soon as Cecil was killed his com
panions determined to burn Turner's ren
dezvous, and in the midest of the battle
a man applied a torch to an exposed side
of the bulldln.g. Soon the building was In
flames. Several of the mountaineers came
to the window and were Immediately
shot down. The members of the posse,
surrounding the barricade, were deter
mined to let none escape. Lee Turner
and several of his friends, however, in
some manner escaped, and he is now at
Mingo mines, eight miles from Middles
boro. Several of his men perished In the
flames..
All s'orts of rumors are afloat tonight,
one being that five Turncrites were
killed by the rifles of the attacking men
and that five more perished In the flames.
It is also believed that the posse lost
more men than one, and that some of
the Middlesboro fighters may now be ly
ing dead or dying in some of the hollows
surrounding the Quarter House. Some
of the deputies came In tonight with
their rifles over their shoulders. They
state that half of the men are still at
the Quarter House, and that they will
return with reinforcements.
It is feared that the trouble is not at
an end. Turner is not a man who is
easily cowed, and It is believed that he
will organize a band ' and avenge the
death of his friends and the burning of
his saloon. Turner Is a brother of "Wild
Bill" Turner, who was killed some years
ago. The Quarter House is known far
and wide, because of the number who
have been killed within its confines.
Placing today's number of deaths at six,
59 persons have been killed there and
twice that number wounded.
Kldnnpliipr in Michigan.
ST. JOSEPH. Mich.. Feb. 12. Lawrence,
the 6-year-old son of Mrs. A. J. Country
man, has again disappeared from the home
of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
B. Countryman, of this city. He has not
been seen since Monday morning. He left
the house coatless, and his whereabouts
are unknown.
For the last six years Mrs. Countryman
lived In Chicago, where her husband was
employed In the Union stockyards. One
year ago they quarreled, and the another,
with her two children, returned to this
city to live with her parents. On July 4
the boys, Lawrence, aged 5. and Albert,
aged S. were mysteriously stolen in broad
daylight from In front of the grandfather's
home in a densely populated section of the
city.
The mother later found her boys In Chi
cago, and escaped to a boat with the
younger of them, after an exciting chase
through the strets. Countryman pur
sued her to the boat, but the passengers
prevented him taking the boy, who has
since been living here.
Prlnec Convicted of Manslaughter.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 12. Will Prince
was this afternoon found guilty of man
slaughter In the fourth degree and his
punishment fixed at two years in the
penitentiary for complicity in the mur
der of Philip H. Kennedy, who was shot
and killed by his wife. Lulu Prince Ken
nedy, January 10, 1901. Kennedy was con
tracting agent of the Merchants' Dis
patch Transportation Company.
OREGON HORSES ARE BEST
Eighty Per Cent of Thoie In Yukon
From Tli 1m State.
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. Dawson advices are
to the effect that Superintendent George
Pulham, of the White Pass Winter mall
and stage service, estimates SO per cent
of the horses used in the Yukon to be of
Oregon breed. Superintendent Pulham re
cently returned to Dawson from a tour of
Western Canada and Eastern Oregon for
the purpose of buying horses. He found
the animals he desired at Pendleton Or.,
and purchased 125 of them.
"We would like to buy Canadian stock,
when obtainable, because we can bring
them in free of duty." he said, "but the
horses of Canada have run down so far
as concerns animals for heavy, fast stage
work. In Eastern Oregon I found animals
that have weight and bottom, and yet
sufficient bone and length to be able to
cut out a fast clip. They have been well
inured to climatic hardships, and can
stand the rigors of Northern Winters
without injury. The horses bought weigh
about 1250 pounds each, and stand 11
hands high. To get them in 20 per cent
duty had to be paid, but I found It to
our advantage to pay the duty."
OBSERVE LINCOLN" DAY.
All Public Offices nnd Banks Closed
nt Olympla.
OLYMPTA. Feb. 12. Lincoln's birthday
was observed as a. legal holiday here. All
public offices and banks were closed and
the school children of the city enjoyed a
holiday.
. At Wulln. Walln.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 12. Lin
coln's birthday was observed by the clos
ing of the postofllce and other public of
fices and banks, and the flying of a few
flags. At Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 12. Lin
coln's birthday was observed here as a
National holiday. Banks and Govern
ment, state and county offices were closed
and flags were displayed from public
buildings.
Eaamlnlnfr Surgeon at Gardiner.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Dr. Alex Pat-
terson, on the recommendation of Repre-
sentative Tongue, has been appointed ex
amlning surgeon at Gardiner, Or.
New Oreson Posttmnstcr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. P. E. Fletch
er was today appointed postmaster at ,
Ridge, Or., vice Ferdinand achter, re
signed. V
RECEIVER IS APPOINTED.
Proceedings In Connection With, the
Wrecked Hank In Detroit.
DETROIT, Feb. 12. Judge Donovan to
day appointed the Union Trust Company
of this city receiver for the wrecked City
Savings Bank. Judge Donovan fixed the
bond of the Union Trust Company at $bW,
OCv. The Judge announced that he would
later appoint an attorney to act as coun
sellor for the Union Trust Company in
this city. It is said that he lias under
consideration the name of ex-Congres
man T. S. E. Weadock.
Prosecuting Attorney Hunt this morning
began suit against the directors of the
City Savings Bank on behalf of Wayne
County for 5250.CC). The county is one or
the heaviest depositors In the wrecked in
stitution. Cashier H. R. Andrews, of the City Sav
ings Bank, was reported as weaker today.
His mind wanders, and he has symptoms
of a recurrence of heart trouble.
Sidney A. Witherbee began suit In the
Federal Court against F. C. Andrews, ex
president of the bank, whose overdralts
and overccrtltied checks caused tne
bank's suspension, to compel the return or
certain securities, including a concession
for a railroad in Mexico. Witherbee al
leges that last September Andrews prom
ised to lend him $100,000. but when he
drew on him from Mexico for that
amount the draft was not honored. Later
he secured IoO.OjO. but has hince. so he
alleges, been unable to secure the other
$50,000 or the return of the collaterals for
it. Now he charges that Andrews intends
to turn over this collateral of Witherbee" a
to his own creditors. Judge Donovan Is
sued an injunction restraining Andrews or
his attorneys from disposing of the col
laterals. The Journal says: "Elliott G. Stevenson
and J. W. Beaumont. F. C. Andrews' at
torneys, who have been checking up Mr.
Andrews' affairs, have proceeded far
enough to be able to answer the question
of what has become of the securities
Andrews took up when he deposited
among five local banking institution-- the
S2,000 worth of over-certified checks.
They were either sold and the proceeds
applied to Indebtedness at the banks or
were deposited with them to cover obli
gations already Incurred by Andrews. The
attorneys have already traced the dispo
sition of these securities with such accu
racy that they feel authorized in saying
not a single piece of security now re
mains in Andrews' possession. The attor
neys say they will submit tomorrow a de
tailed statement of all of Andrews.' obli
gations." WHAT WE GAIN.
Sand for Gulches Is the nest "We Get
Out of DiiiKlcism.
BALLSTON. Feb. 7. (To the Editor.)
I note that your City Engineer In his re
port on the Marquam Gulch said that the
cheapest filling is sand, which ships bring
as ballast.
What a commentary on the civilization
of the foremost nation of the earth! The
trend of civilization is supposed to be
toward the gratification of man's desires
with the least exertion the cheapening
of production; but this is construed by
Dingleyism to mean the hauling of the
cheapest kind of filling for our gulches
16.000 miles. Wc spend millions In deepen
ing channels and Improving bars, and then
put up toll bars so that civilized nations
are compelled to satisfy our wants with
nothing more valuable than sand!
Meanwhile Uncle Sam runs a big com
pany store, puts the trusts In for mana
gers, and compels honest labor to expend
Its wages In paying two prices for every
thing it needs. If Homer Davenport were
to produce a cartoon with Uncle Sam
standing with one foot on the neck of a
laboring man and the other on the neck
of a working woman, his strong right arm
labeled "Tyrant," in big letters, and a
trust millionaire astride of hLs neck, such
a cartoon would be deemed almost trea
sonable. Yet how far would it be from
representing facts, and is It any wonder
that we are breeding anarchists by the
score and socialists by the thousand?
The hypocritical states-men of tho effete
East accuse the Pacific Coast of selfish
ness and of Injuring our trade with China
because we demand Chinese exclusion,
but these same statesmen have furnished
us with a set of toll bars that compel
us- to pay G cents for rice that ought to
flow in through an open door and be re
tailed at 3 And the long-elt want of
Portland for foreign commerce Is satisfied
with the cheapest kind of filling for
gulches! WALLACE YATES.
Petition for Another Carrier.
A petition Is being circulated In por
tions of Mount Tabor School District, No.
Stan
Standard !
Price's Cream Baking Powder is
everywhere the acknowledged standard,
the powder of the highest reputation,
greatest strength, and absolutely pure.
It renders the food more healthful and
palatable, and using it exclusively you
are assured against alum and other dan
gerous chemicals from which the low
grade powders are made.
Dr. Price's Baking Powder is sold on
its merits only never by the aid of
lotteries, gifts, commissions or other
schemes. The entire value of your
money comes back to you in baking pow
der the purest, most economical made.
Price Baking Powder Co.,
Chicago.
Have you heard the
news? The greatest
week for piano buyers
ever known in the West.
Our entire stock offered
on the altar of reduc
tion. Prices that will
make today and the
rest of the week the
LfJmost wonderful piano
days on record.
The following will
give you an inkling of
what this, the greatest
of piaio-selling events,
really means.
Beautiful new upright
pianos of reliable manu
facture, and fully guar
anteed, as low as $168;
worth $275 everywhere
else. Others for $158,
and even less. Every
thing reduced in pro
portion. New ones, of
course.
We shall not ask you
to pay all cash. We'll
be libera! in terms to
anyone who desires to
take advantage of this
remarkable opportuni
ty: There's not an in
strument in our stock
on sale today on which
you cannot save from
$50 to $200.
It is worth your while
to put in an appearance
before the choice of
pianos are sold.
Eilers Piano. House,
351 Washington street,
opp. Cordray's Theater.
5. asking that another mail carrier be ap
pointed so that two deliveries a day can
be made. The petition will be sent to
Senator Mitchell as soon as it is signed.
The object Is to get the whole school
district served by carrier. This was tho
Intention when free mall delivery was
established at Mount Tabor, but it was
found that a single carrier could not
cover the entire territory, and a consid
erable portion was cut off. With two car
riers It is. thought that the entire district
can be covered twice a day.
Clyde Fitch Is Sick".
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Clyde Fitch, the
playwright. Is ill in Atlantic City with
acute Intestinal trouble. His condition Is
not thought to be serious.
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Note. Alum baking powders are low
priced, as they cost but three cents a
pound to make. But alum leaves in the
bread or cake glauber salts, sulphuric
acid and hydrate of alumina all injuri
ous, the last two poisonous,
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