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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1902. RAILROAD A SURE GO SakerCity-SeyenDevils Line, Now Assured. CONSTRUCTION Ttf BEGIN SOON If ,Eatern Capitalists Do Not Go Abend With Work, Thirty Baker City 3Ien Will Put Up the Accessary Money. The Baker City-Seven Devils Rail road Is now assured. Construction will be begun In a short time. If the East em capitalists Interested In the project do not so ahead with It. 30 Baker City men will supply the money to begin the work- Capital for the completion and aulpincnt of the line has been promised them, 'and there la no possi bility of a hitch in the matter. The Eastern capitalists will make known their intentions within the next 10 days. BAKER CITY. April 2. W. J. Patter Eon, of this city, who Is one of the in corporators of the Baker City & Seven Devils Railroad, states that if Lieutenant Farrow, of New York, falls to appear on the scene with his backers, as he has agreed to do, within the next 10 days, the road will be started by Baker City business men and capitalists, who stand ready to put up $1000 each to begin the work. The latest news from Lieutenant Farrow is that he will be here within the next 10 days, accompanied by a party of "capitalists, who will furnish the capital to build the road, provided they find everything as he has represented it. Since the project was launched, local people interested have been assured that if they will go ahead and build, or start to build, the road, money will be provided to carry on the construction and equip ment of the road to completion. The gen tlemen Interested have so much faith in the assurances ' given them that they have agreed to put up the money for the preliminary work, and begin work at once if Lieutenant Farrow fails to pro ceed with the construction. In view of what Mr. Patterson says, and the positive assurance that Lieutenant Farrow and his backors are coming, it ceems quite certain that before snow Ale? next Fall construction of the railroad will be well under way. DEATH SHROUDED IX MYSTERY. Astoria Man Expires Under Very Pe culiar Circumstances. ASTORIA, Or.. April 2. Carl Miller, one of the proprietors of the music dance hall at this place, died or -was klilcd about 4 o'clock this afternoon n the Standard dancehall. He was found In a chair In the latter hall by frierls in a supposed state of drunkrnnesy. They took him to his roOm. and discovered that he was dead. "Various stories arc to'd about the mat ter. It Is said by the barkeeper where the death occurred that Miller was striking at a woman In the place, and. being intoxicated.- missed her and fell to the floor, striking his he-ad against the hard floor. The barkeeper picked the man up and placed him In the chair, not knowing he W8S seriously hurt. Another story Ik that he was striking at the -woman and that some one caught him and dealt him a severe blow. Fending him against an Iron railing and to the- floor, causing his death. His bedy Is no" In charge of an undertaker, and an incjuest will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Deceased was from Bavsrla. He hod a wife and tw children there. He had resided In Astoria about 10 years. He was S3 years old. LOG ROLLS OVER HIM. Logger's Injuries Arc Likely to Prove Fatal. ASTORIA. Or., April 2. Matt WIrkkala. who has been working; in the logging camp of the Benson Logging Company, on Deep River, was brought to this city today, having been seriously injured by having had a log roll over him. He has a compound fracture of the left arm, a deep cut In his head and four ribs broken. One of the ribs puncutured his lung, and It Is expected that this wound will cause his death. He Is 25 years of age. married and has many relatives liv ing In this section of the country. Jnrvl Released on Bon,ds. Matt! Jarvl, who was bound over to the Circuit Court on a charge of having mur dered his father. Gabriel Jarvi. has been released on bonds. A number of the friends of the young man signed the bond for his appearance in court for trial. Younsr Men's Democratic Clou. BAKER t;iTY, April 2. The Young Men's Democratic Club, of Baker City, effected permanent organization last night. Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent. C. H. Breck: vice-president, George Hyde; recording secretary. A. B. Win free; corresponding secretary. L O. Cor rell; treasurer, A. L. James. The club starts out with an active membership of about 100, and an honorary membership of io. The age limit for active members is 40 years. The club tonight met the delgates and members o f the Democratic Club of Sump ter to the county convention. A commit tee, with a brass band, met the delegates at the train and escorted them to their hotels. Civil Service Examination. SALEM. April 2. The local Civil Serv ice Commission will, on April 1L conduct ao examination of applicants for appoint ment as auditing and disbursing clerks in the Philippine service. Each of the posi tions pays an annual salary of $1800. The examination for auditing clerk wjll con sist of the following subjects: Letter-writing, arithmetic, practical questions in au diting accounts, expert accounting and experience. Examination for disbursing clerk will embrace the same subjects, with questions pertaining to disbursements, in stead of those dealing with auditing of accounts. Tramps Suspected cf Starting Fires. CORVALLIS, Or., April 2. Two tramps are In the city jail, aqd the theory of the police is that they set fire to the Farm ers' Hotel about i o'clock this morning. At that hour flames were discovered in a room occupied by the strangers. The mattress on the under sld was on tire, though the upper portion wag not. Un derneath the bed was burned paper, and a girl occupying an adjoining room heard some one tearing up paper shortly before the alarm was given. The fire was extin guished before serious damage tvas done. Rabbi Wise Addresses Students. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, PACIFIC GROVE, April 2. The last lecture of the course arranged by the faculty for the students and friends of Pacific University was given tonight by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of Portland, In Marsh Hall. His subject was: "Israel's Gift to the World." Taken to Penitentiary. MEDFORD, Or., April 2. H. C. Messen ger was taken to Salem today to serve 15 years for the murder of J. P. Cotton, of Ashland. He ' wasN convicted of man slaughter and was given the maximum penalty. E. P. Poley, of Ashland, was also taken to the penitentiary to serve two years for forgery. Some time agohe forged his landlady. name for a small sum of money. He was on employe of the Southern Pacjflc Company at the time, but had 1kmi 'transferred in Portland 4w nen arrested. Marlon County Hop Contracts. SALEM, April 2. Several hop contracts covering the 1902 crop were placed on rec ond today. George L. Rose, of Salem, agrees to deliver 15,000 pounds to S. Ram y & Son. of Seattle, at 11 cents; J. R. Kazer, of Jefferson. 8000 pounds, to George A. La Vie, of New York "City, for 10 cents; E. A. McLaughlin. 30,000 pounds, to A. Lehman & Son. at 11 cents; T. L. Ross to Charles S. May & Co.. 15.00g pounds at 11 cents; Charles Mattlson to May & Xlo., 10.CO0 pounds at 11 cents. Light Plant for Stnie Building. ,SALEM, April 2. The State Board of Education Is receiving from competent persons estimates of the probable cost for the installation of a central' electric light station with ample capacity to light the various state Institutions and the Capitol building. The estimates are to be based on steam and water power. The propo sition will be Investigated from an eco nomical standpoint, and may be Teccm mended by the board for consideration by the Legislature next Winter. Oil Strike Confirmed. BOISE, Idaho. April 2. George Newell, of the Newell oil well, on the Snake River. 30 miles south of Boise, arrived tonight. He confirms the report that oil has been struck In the well at a depth of 130 feet. After drilling through 40 feet of very hard rock, they came Into rand, and then oil appeared. It Is In considerable quan tity, but the well Is not flowing. Mr. Newell does not expect to have a flowing well until he shall have obtained greater depth. Street-Car Service to Be Improved. SALEM, Or., April 2. James L, Lam blrth, for the past three years manager of the Salem Light & Traction Company, has rp signed, and was today succeeded by C. H. Brown, of Denver. There will be no further changes In management now. It Is proposed to gradually improve the company's light plant and street-car sys tem. Mr. Lamblrth expects to accept a position with a San Francisco electrical house. Rntbbone Sisters Lodge Organized. BAKER CITY. April 2. Mrs. Miriam B. Brooke, of Portland, grand chief of the Rathbone Sisters, organized Fidelity Temple, No. 30, In this city yesterday. Mrs. Brooke was assisted by Mrs. Cora M. Davis and D. Pearl Warren, of Union. The lodge is .composed .of the wives, sis ters and daughters of the members of Gauntlet Lodge, No. S, K. of P., of this city. Boy Falls From Barn Loft. JUNCTION CITY, Or., April 2. The 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey, who reside five miles west or Junction, fell from a barn loft this after noon and broke his right leg. He was pitching hay, and accidentally fell sev eral feet. His chin was also considerably bruised. Mine Caves In, Burying: Two Men. AUBURN. Cal.. April 2. John Riley and George Morehead, two young men mining at Bath, near Forest Hill, were caved In upon last evening. Their bodies are under 30 feet of earth, and it will be several days before they can be extri cated. Morehead wffs but recently mar ried. Change in Wclls-Fnrgo Agency. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. George G. Clark has "ben appointed general agent of Wclls-Fargo & Co., In this city, to succeed H. W. Titus, retired on account of Ul health, and S. A. Butler, formerly assistant superintendent, has been ap pointed as his assistant. Received nt the Asylum. SALEM, April 2. Mrs. Martha Selbert, aged 41 "years, was received at the asylum today from Helix, Umatilla County. NORTHWEST DEAD. Founder of Scotfa Mill Colony. SCOTT'S MILLS. April 2. Richard White, who helped to found the colonv of Friends at this place, died yesterday, aged 72 years. He was born at Richmond, Ind., in 1R29, where ho lived until 1S83, when he moved to Dakota. In 1E93 he came to this place with the colony here tofore mentioned. He was married to Miss Mary Underbill In 1S33, who still survives him. He also left four children Charles A. White. Mrs. Thomas Miles and Miss Anna A, of Scott's Mills, and William A. White, of Eugene. The fu neral will be held tomorrow. Oregon Mining: Stock Exchange. PORTLAND, April 2. Yesterday's quotations were: Bid. Asked. Alaska M. & M 0 11 Bronze Monarch 17s 18Va Caribou yi 2 0 Copperopolis 22 100 Crystal Consolidated U IT Chicago 7 84 Cascade Calumet 2 4 Gold Hill & Bohemia 10V4 21 Huronian 5 7& Lost Horse 3 0 Oregon-Colorado M. M. & D. 50 Sumpter Consolidated 2 4 Sweden Copper IGtd.) 87 00 Winnipeg (Ltd.) 9 15 Sales: Price. 1000 Crystal Consolidated 15 500 Huronian 0 100 Sweden Coppar 87H 1000 Winnipeg 10 SPOKANE. April 2. The closing quotations for mining stocks today were: Bid. Ask. I Rid. ArI- Amer. jaoy .. -a- uti-Mom. Glory - 3 3V 3V, Blacktall 12 HWlPrln. Maud .. 3H Butte & Bos.. 3 Ben Hur 13$ Deer Trail ... 2. 4 IQUUp 15 JRamb. Car... JTJi Republic .... 7 I Reservation . lfySullivan 3"&4 Tom Thumb . TISan Poll .... 31 ITrade Dollar. 32 37 .SGU 83 fc 10?4 . S ' .23 235s .27a 30 .13 14 i-isn maiaen.. a Gold Ledge Jim Blaine L. P. Surp 7 Mtn. Lion ..26 SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Alta Alpha Con .... Andes .- Belcher Best & Belcher Caledonia .0 OGj Justice $0 03 Ken tuck Con 1 4(Mcxlcan 43 SiOccldental Con ... S . 25'OphIr 04 4niOverman 0 Challenge Con 18 Potosl 14 Chollar UlSavage ... 5 jonnaence seg. Belcher 1 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 25jSlerra Nevada ... J4 Crown Point .... S Stiver Hill 45 Gould & Curry... 7 Union Con 25 Hale & Norcross. 23j Yellow Jacket .... 14 NEW YORK. April 2. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con ......SO 25jLtttle Chief l 15 Alice 55Ontario 8 00 Breece SOjOphlr 03 AsrunswiCK uia .. ltfAoeniz ...... Comstock Tunnel. SJPotoM Con. Cal. & Va... 1 -20 1 Savage Deadwood Terra.. 501Slerra Nevada Hom Silver 1 401 Small Hones .. Iron Sliver 73 Standard 3 xeaaviiie uon ... ui BOSTON, April 2. Closing quotations Adventure ....5 22 50 Old Dominion .. 22 73 Allouez 3 50Osceola 00 00 Amalgamated .. 64 87 Parrott 2S 03 Baltic '.... 54 00 Quincy 125 00 Bngham 28 75 Santa Pe Cop... 3 00 Cal. & Hecla.. 000 OO.Tamarack 178 00 Centennial 21 OOlTrlnlty 14 12 Copper Range . 70 001 United States .. 10 00 Dominion Coal. 120 00! Utah ........... 22 25 Franklin 12 OOfVictorla 5 87 Isle Kovale ... 10 OOlTVlnona, 125 Mohawk 5 001 Wolverines .... 52 00 Bid. BCSIXBSS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be surt and uae that old and ireil-trted remedy. Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup, for children teethlnr. It soothes the child, softener the gumi, Allay all pstn. cures wind colic and diarrhoea. t After dinner take one of Carter's Little Liver Pills and you will be free from sour rising of food from the stomach. Try them and bo convinced. LINO TICKET IS NAMED DEMOCRATS HOLD COTJXTY COXVEX TIOX AT ALBANY. Declare for Repeal of Torrens Land Lavr and Placing of All Offi cials on Flat Salary. ALBANY, Or.. April 2. At the Demo cratic county convention today resolutions were passed in favor of the initiative and referendum: placing state and county of ficers on fixed salaries; election of United States Senators by the people; re-enactment of the mortgage tax law; the efficient support of common schools, and for the repeal of the Torrens land law. The iollowing nominations were made: Senator M, A. Miller, of Lebanon. Representatives Dr. T. C. Mackey, of HarrlEburg: S. R. Claypool, of Lebanon, and W. R. Bllyeu, of Albany. Commissioner J. R. Green, of Sweet Home. Clerk B. M. Payne, of Albany. Sheriff Worth Huston, of Shedds. Recorder Price Munkers. of Sclo. Treasurer W. R. Garrett, of Halsey. Assessor J. K. P. Tate, of Santiam. Coroner Dr. W. A. Trimble, of Albany. Delegates to the state convention were elected as follows: S. M. Garland, M. A. Miller, Fred Weathcrford, C. C. Jackson, E. J. Seeley, C. H. Stewart, R, B. Mon tague, J. J. Whitney. Rial to Weatherford, T. C Mackey. Oscar Drlnkard, W. R. Bll yeu, J. M. Ralston, A. P. Bettersworth, T. J. Stltcs, George Stanard and A. J. Hodges. Democratic Convention Today. BAKER CITY. April 2. The Democratic county convention will meet here tomor row. With the exception of Sheriff and Clerk there will be no contest for any of the offices. Mayor Jake Bobbins will be named for Representative, and Senator William Smith indorsed for re nommation for state Senator, from Baker, Harney and Malheur Counties. The delegates to the state convention will be Instructed for Chamberlain for Governor. Democratic Ticket in Coos. aiARSHFIELD, Or., April 2. The Dem ocratic county convention, held here to day, put the following ticket In the field. Representative John Flanagan, of Em pire. County Judge J. J. Stanley, of v-oquille City. Clerk L. H. Hazard, of Marshfleld. Sheriff J. S. Lawrence, of Coqullle City. Treasurer George O. Leach, of Coqullle City. Assessor T. J. Thrift, of Bandon. Wallowa Democrats Nominate. ENTERPRISE, Or., April 2. The Wal lowa Democratic county convention to day nominated the following ticket: Clerk J. A. French. Sheriff H. C. Cramer. Commissioner Willis Wright. Assessor J. W. Hayes. Surveyor D. L. Reaylse. Delegates to the state convention were elected as follows: J. 6. Smith, J. A. Burleigh, Peter C. Sullivan, Aaron Wade. Lair and Order Ticket. DALLAS. Or., April 2. The Law and Or der League last night nominated Council men to be voted for at the annual city election Monday as follows: First Ward, W. H. Boales; Second Ward, G. C. Coun tryman; Third Ward, Robert Howe. Reso lutions pledging the candidates to a strict enforcement of the law were adopted. DEATH FROM NATURAL- CAUSES. Portland Man Wbo Expired Suddenly in Seattle Not Poisoned. SEATTLE, April 2. Benjamin F. Jones, of Portland, a guest of the Hotel York, who died suddenly Tuesday evening, under circumstances which for the time led the Coroner, police and others to be lieve that he met death by foul means, expired of natural causes. An autopsy held today established this fact beyond a doubt, notwithstanding the symptoms which led the attending physician to diagnose the case as poisoning. Miss Anna Trewella, the mysterious woman in the case, whose sudden dis appearance from the hotel while Jones was lying unconscious on the floor, and whose actions led to the original theory of foul play, was brought to the police station today, and her statements, in the light of subsequent developments, tend to fully confirm the results of the examination of the body. Forest Reserve Opened to Entry. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 2. The San Jacinto forest reserve land In Riverside County has been opened to entry. Only seven claimants appeared at the Land Office In this city, and these had been waiting for two weeks. It is understood, however, that nine hours previous to the hour named in the proclamation, a crowd of men in wagons, on horseback and on foot, made a wild rush on the land from the reservation borders. Th06e who regis tered at the local land office also had "rushers" at the reservation. The law states that homesteaders or settlers shall have three months in which to file notice of location after taking up claims. Those who squatted on the property will claim precedence by reason of being cm the ground first. A. long contest is antici pated. "" Mnll Direct From Thunder Mountain SPOKANE. April 2. The first letters re ceived In more than a month direct from Thunder Mountain, the new Idaho gold district, have arrived, coming out In 1 days by way of Warren and Welser. F. A Hobbs writes: "This camp is In such keen demand that Boise and Salt Lake promoters are on the ground and paying spot cash for the cheaper claims and pay ing down 5100 to ?300 cash on larger prop erties for SO and GO days' options. No man In this camp will give an option on any terms. I am within three claims of a property Just sold for $150,000." To Confer With McBride. EVERETT. Wash., April 2. Ex-Pan-American Commissioner E. E. Johnston and F. W. Taylor, chief of the agricultu ral and horticultural departments of the St. Louis Exposition, will meet in Olym pla to confer with Governor McBride, April 8, regarding Washington's appropria tion for the exposition. Word has been received by Mr. Johnston that 66 medalB awarded the Washington exhibitors at the Pan-American Exposition will soon reach Everett. These he will place In Governor McBrlde's hands for distribu tion. Run Over and Killed liy Train. GRANT'S PASS, April 2. Edwin Barker, a young man apparently about 22 years of age, was run over and killed by a freight train at tunnel No. 9, north of this city, early yesterday morning. Barker was making his way southward, and as the train stopped at the water tank he at tempted to get off, and In the darkness lost his footing and fell beneath the wheels. Both of his legs and arms wero cut off, and his body badly mangled. The remains were conveyed to Drain, Or., where the relatives of the youth reside. Prominent Horscbrcdcr Injured. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL, April 1 Judge Irvln Stratton, of Wichita, Kan., a prominent horsebreeder, who has spent the Winter here, was probably fatally injured while driving near Wesley Station this afternoon. His horses be came frightened at an approaching elec tric car on the San Bernardino Valley traction line and backed the. buggy In front of tho car, which, struck jt, A 1 Southern Pacific motor, which was com ing behind the car, struck the horse at the same time and killed it. Good Month at Land Office. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. April 2. During March the United States Land Of fice at Walla Walla transacted a large amount of business. One hundred and eighty-two persons made homestead en tries for lands, chiefly in Franklin County, to the amount of 27,552 acres. Twenty eight homesteaders commuted their en tires by making proof and payment In stead of living out the required five years. Their entries covered 8200 acres. Ten homestead claimants made final proof on their entries, covering 121G acres. Two claimants under the timber-culture act made final proof on entries covering 284.45 acres. Three persons applied for 320 acres under the desert-land law. Three hundred and ten acres were paid for as "excess entries,'' being the acreage contained In fractions of a section over the ICO acres allowed for a homestead. Xortli Yakima Brevities. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. April 2. Health Officer Frank today stated that the smallpox epidemic In thl3 valley has practically ended". The annual meeting of the State Fair Commission will be held next Monday. Mr. Splawn or Mr. Shannon will probably be made president, and T. B. Gunn and A. B. Weed will be continued as secretary and treasurer, respectively. H. P, "Vcrmllye this week sold 16 sections of railroad land In the Rattlesnake re gion, north and east of Prosser, at $1 50 per acre, to a Spokane man named Tipton. The land was purchased for Montana stockmen, and will be used for a range. Washington Pioneer Drops Dead. VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 2. Michael McLaughlin, an old resident of Clark County, dropped dead from heart failure in a store here today. McLaughlin had been drinking heavily. He was doing some trading at the store, when he fell forward on the counter and expired In a moment. Deceased Tvas 63 years of age, and had lived In. Clark County for over 30 years. Ho left a wife and three chil drenJack McLaughlin and Michael Mc Laughlin, of this county, also a daughter, whose address is not known. Was Highly Esteemed In Io-rva. OSKALOOSA, Ia April 2. Benjamin Franklin Jones, who is reported to have ben poisoned at Seattle, is known here as Frank Jones. The Associated Press dispatch was the first Intimation his aged parents had of the circumstances attending his death. He bore an excellent reputation up to the time he left here, eight j-ears ago, and ranked as an un usually expert machinist and commanded a high salary. Bound Over to Superior Court. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 2,Charles Jackson, who on Friday last made a brutal assaultf a criminal nature on a little girl, was yesterday bound over to the Superior Court and ball fixed at $1000. As the Jury term of court has just ad journed and another term will not be held for several months Jackson will have considerable time for meditation before his trial. There Is no prospect of his se curing bail. Presbytery in Session. OLYMPIA. Wash., April 2. The Pres bytery of the United Presbyterian Church of Washington Is in session in this city in the local church. The first session was held this evening, and the opening ser mon was preached by Rev. W. O. Spauld ing, D. D of Seattle. The session will continue about three days. Contracts for Tillamook Bridges. TILLAMOOK. Or., April. 2. The County Court has let contracts to build a bridge across the Wilson River at G. T. Jenkins' place, and a bridge across Trask River at Lewis Johnson's place. F. L. Sapplngton, who was awarded the contracts, bid 52435 in each Instance. The span of the bridges will be 140 fet. Turn-water to Have a Saloon. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 2. For the first time in a number Of years the old pioneer town of Tumwater is to have a saloon. In order that the saloon may be added to the town's business, tho old ordi nance requiring a license of $500 annually will be reduced to $300. For Postmaster at San Francisco. WASHINGTON, April 2. The President today nominated W. L. Montague for Postmaster at 6an Francisco. Altgeld aiemorial Services. NEW YORK, April 2. Preparations are being rapidly completed for the memorial meeting which is to take place next Thursday evening In Cooper Union to commemorate the life and services of John P. Altgeld, the late Governor of Illinois. Ernest H. Crosby will preside. The principal address will be made by Clarence S. Darrow, of Chicago. An Interesting feature of the programme will be the reading of the famous Chlck amauga .address, delivered 'on the battle field of Chlckamauga by Governor Alt geld, upon the dedication of the monu ment to the Illinois troops. Short speeches will be made by well-known labor lead ers and single-tax advocates. Rednced Street-Car Fare. DES MOINES, la.,- April 2. The Des Moines City Railway has voluntarily pro posed to the City Council to sell eight tickets for a quarter, to be accepted as fares between the hours of 6 and 7 AM. and. 6 and 7 P. M. The proposition la made with the "reservation that If any other street railway company Is granted a franchise the fare will be restored to a 5-cent basis. Why is ROYAL Baking Powder bet ter tReoi any otKer ? Because in its mammoth works a corps of chemical experts is con stantly employed to test every ingre--dient and supervise every process of manufacture to insure a product ab solutely pure, wholesome and .perfect in every respect The most wholesome food and the most digestible food are made with Royal Baking Powder, ROYAL BAKING POWDER "CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., HEW YORK. DYNAMITE UNDER SAtOOiS WRECKING OF WHATCOM BUILDING SUGGESTS ROBBERY. Four 3Ien Immediately Rush In and Start Frcc-for-All Fight . Three of Them Fined. FAntHAVEN, Wash., April 2. An at tempt to destroy with dynamite the Elk saloon and gambling-house In this city, followed by what was believed to be an attempt to rob It, was made early this morning. A stick of dynamite was placed directly under the spot where the roulette dealer was accustomed to sit. and was ex ploded about 20 minutes prior to the usual hour for closing the game. Owing to light business the game was closed earlier than usual, and to this circumstance the roulette dealer undoubtedly owes his life, as the explosion badly wrecked that por tion of the building. Four men who came Into the saloon a minute after the explo sion and engaged In a free-for-all fight with the employes were arrested by the police, charged with having, caused the explosion. One of them was soon after ward discharged. The other three, giv ing their names as Andrew Jackson. John Blake and Jack Connors, were given an examination this afternoon and discharged after being fined for being drunk and dis orderly. The men stated that they were slightly under the influence of liquor, and were crossing the street In front of the saloon when they were Influenced to enter by hearing the explosion In the build ing. Their starting a fight soon after en tering they ascribed to having drank moro than was good for them. The gambling hall was conducted by "Parson" Moran and "General" Jackson. PROFESSOR COLEGROVE INSANE. Pltlnblc Plight of a Wcll-Knovrn Washington Professor. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 2. University circles were startled today by the news from St. Paul that Dr. Frederick W. Cole grove, ex-professor of philosophy at the college, was Insane, and had attempted suicide. Three weeks before, almost to the day. Professor Colegrove and one of his classes had visited tho asylum for the Insane at Stellacoom, and studied the very form of disease from which he Is now suffering. Insanity was one of his spe cialties. Up until his recent resignation one of the principal courses in his depart ment was psychiatry. The first term he dealt slth degeneration, and the second with Insanity and suicide. He resigned at the 'end of the second term after an exhaustive consideration of the last sub ject. He had burnt the midnight oil over the study, and, being an expert in in sanity, realised apparently that he him self was becoming a victim to the malady. This accounts, It is believed, for his hur ried departure from Seattle. iHe wished to reach his friends before his mind was lost. He had been mentally unbalanced once before. DOES NOT REGRET IT. Lane, the Philadelphia Murderer, ?Tot Sorry for His Crime. PHILADELPHIA, April 2. William Lane, he negro who yesterday murdered Mrs. Ellen J. Furbush and her daughter, Madeline, and fatally shot Elolse Fur bush, another daughter, was held today to await the action of the Coroner. Lane expressed no regret for his crime. When asked what caused him to kill the' woman and child, he said: "They deserved to die." Charles H. Furbush, the reputed husband of the murdered woman, whose right name was Ellen J,. Arden, spent last night in the house where the crime was committed, but the policemen who are guarding the premises said he was not yet in a condition to make a statement. The condition of the child Elolse tonight remains critical. She shows no Improve ment, and the hospital physicians said to night that her chances for recovery are slight. Unsuccessful Maa Haat. CHICAGO. April 2. Citizens of Lake view spent last night In an unsuccessful man hunt, with the Intention of wreak ing vengeance on a man who had assault ed Margaret Murray, a pretty telephone operator. Miss Murray is confined to her bed suffering from concussion of the brain. She was followed by a well-dressed young man while walking home last night When near home she started to run, and her pursuer overtook her and grasped, her throat. She tried to scream, but. her as sailant dashed her head against the brick wall and she fell unconscious. When she recovered she staggered Into a store and gasped out her story. The proprietor se cured n rifle, and with a party of 15 men, armed with clubs, pistols and shotguns, began to search for the miscreant. From Miss Murray's description he was recog nized as the man of whom numerous com plaints have been made recently. Arrested for SvIndUng. NEW YORK. April 2. Alfred J. Bears has been arrested here after disposing of a number of notes signed by a stove man ufacturing Arm of Geneva, N. Y. He was specifically charged with unlawfully ac cumulating 5600 Jn the manner named, but notes calling for ?3800 were found In his pockets and note brokers were about to advance J3S0O more when they became suspicious. After a telephone conference with the Arm, Sears was arrested. Schrleuer Located In Honduras. NEW YORK. April 2. William Schrle- ber, who disappeared In October, 1900, under charges of misappropriation of $12S,- 000 belonging to the Ellzabethport Bank- Ing" Company, by which he was employed as a clerk, Is reported to have been heard from in Honduras. According to a let ter said to .have been received in this city. Schrieber Is engaged In raising bananas and shipping them to this city. He says he Is doing well and expects eventually to return and repay the bankl He Insists however, that he was short only $15,000. Schrieber is said to have disclosed his whereabouts through a desire to learn the details of the death of his sweetheart, which occurred in this city several months ago. Pardon for Dnrfee. MATTOON. HI., April 2. Ex-Senator Isaac B. Grain has received advices from Washington stating that Lieutenant Os car S. Durfee has been pardoned. Dur fee, Lientenant of volunteers In the Spanish-American War, was appointed mana ger of the San Fernandlno & Jucara Rail way in Cuba. Christmas night, 1900, he wa arrested, charged with embezzling $4200 of Government funds In his capac ity as manager of the military road. He protested his Innocence and Mr. Crain, United States Senator Allison, of Iowa, and others carried the case to Secretary of War Root, who ordered the evidence of the trial forwarded' from Puerto Prin cipe and Durfee's" pardon followed. He has a wife and four children In this city. Deaf Mute Steals a Bible. LOUISVILLE, April 2. James Mason, a deaf mute, has been sentenced to one year In the penitentiary after entering a plea of guilty to the unusual charge of stealing a Bible. The fact that at the time of the theft he had concealed the sacred book In some bed clothing belonging to Nannie Spears, the owner of the volume, and had forgotten to send the clothing bock added to the severity of his sentence. Judge Shackelford Miller, after sentenc ing Mason, made a suDscrlptlon of $1 to a fund, which was speedily collected, and the prisoner left for Frankfort bearing with him a Bible presented to him by the Judge and the officers of the court. Bloodhounds Trailing? Robbers. SHEPHERDSVILLB. Ky., April 2. A posse with bloodhounds Is trailing three men who attempted to rob the bank at this place last night. A citizen exchanged shots with the men, but no one was wounded. LEGION OF HONOR. American Members to Band Them selves Into a Society. NEW YORK, April 2. Plans for the formation of a society to be composed of American members of the French order of the Legion of Honor have been dis cussed at a luncheon given here on board the French line steamship Savoll. NDlf fcrence of opinion as to the scope of the proposed society was manifested, and de cision w.is postponed until April 10. when a general meeting will be held in Wash- 1 lngton under the presidency of Ambassa dor Cambon. Thirty-three members of the order were present. Including Ferdinand Peck, grand officer: Perry Belmont and General Daniel F. Sickles, knight commanders. It was recommended that the association be Tinmprl th 'Natc- Vnrlr Roolptv nt tVi T- glon of Honor of France, and that It be local In its scope; that the officers con. slst of the president, four honorary presl- dents, a first and second vice-president, a treasurer .and a secretary, and that French members of the order be admitted to membership In the society without the right to vote. General Sickles offered an amendment to the report making the society National Instead of local In its scope, and opening it to all American members of the order. He also suggested that Its title be changed to the Society of the Legion of Honor of France. This proposal caused a friendly but animated discussion, and it wis finally agreed to postpone further consideration of the subject until the gathering In Washington. During the Interval the report of the committee will be talked over among members of the order. Charged "With, Larceny of Bicycles. SALEM, Or., April 2. R. S. Johnson was arrested this evening as he was boarding a steamer for Albany, charged with tho larceny of two bicycles In this city. Johnson says he came here from Portland. He was accompanied by two young girls, one of whom he says Is his wife. One of the stolen wheels was sold at a second-hand store for $7 E0. German Cruiser at Colon. COLON, April 2. The German cruiser Vlneta arrived here yesterdiy. 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