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MOTHER KIDNAPS CHILD.
Armed With a Revolver, She Gets
Hrl Away From Her Father. '
2INCJNNATL O.. Aug. 5. A sensa
"ol kfclnapir.g by a mother armed with
a rowlver took ptace In Newport, Ky.,
today. 1 rs. Arvtlte Turner, who Is liv
ing separately from her husband, xccom-
;anni ty another wmi n. went to the 1
home r Mrs. Taylor, In Newport, and !
at the point of a revolver demand ad- :
Tultt&ttcv in gi nor child. 6 years oW. j
Taylor. IrlghUMKxl. ran upstairs. ,
Mrs. Turner brofc open the screen door. '
foJtexoad upstairs, and. still brandishing
the revolver. wjit(J the child, and rush- :
'-t c the stivet -scaped in a wicon.
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OPENS GRAVE OF PATRIOT
Still Dr. Emmttt la Aot Sure Re
mains Are Thoae of irlihstui.
DUBLIN, Aug. S. At the Instigation of
Dr. Robert xitnmetL, el New York, an
examination was made yesterday of the
grave supposed to be that of the pat
riot Emmett. A skeleton was found, said
to be that of a man six feet high, where
as Emmett was only five feet seven
ind es. A curious circumstance in con
nection with the examination was that
the skull, instead of being found lying
prone attached to the trunk, was found
lying In an urttght po.itkn. which, as
EanKi: was beheaded, may Mreacthen
the theory thst the remains were .his.
But the matter Is still regarded as doubtful
IE HITS II CITY
St Louis Has a Minia
ture Twister.
ONE DEAD, SEVEN HURT
Fair Grounds Feel Greatest
Fury of the Storm.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED
Laborers Are Throvrn From High
Scaffoldings to the Ground and
Have to Be Dhjc Ont of Debris
Loss la ? 10,000.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 5. One of the heaviest
storms of th year, but of brief dura
tion, swept over St. Louis at 3 o'clock
today, being preceded by a wind that in
the "Western portion of the city developed
into a miniature twister that tore through
the World's Fair grounds, killing one
man, probably fatally Injuring another,
and severely Injuring seven others, be
sides causing damage to "World's Fair
buildings and other property generally
throughout the city to the extent of $10,
000. The greatest fury of the storm was
felt at the "World's Fair grounds, where
the casualties occurred. Dead:
Theodore Rlchter, Kirkwood florist.
Injured: A. R. Clark, carpenter, taken
to hospital In dying condition; "WlUlam
Koch, carpenter: Henry Fahrenkopf, car
penter; Ray Stanley, laborer; John "Wheel
house, staff worker; Adrian Smith, paint
er; Phineas L. Going, carpenter; Charles
Covington, laborer.
Sky Grorra Darlc Suddenly.
The day had been extremely warm, tho
temperature registering M degrees. Sud
denly the sky began growing dark, and
within a comparatively short time It be
came necessary to resort to art! tidal
Rights In the stores.
Soon after, the storm broke with the
force of a gale. Pedestrians hurried for
shelter, and the wind swept through the
streets, causing a little damage here and
there by 'broke-
kndshade freOsV
At the "World's Fair grounds the wind
swept from the southeast to the northwest
in a miniature tornado. The agricultural
building stood In Its path, and six labor
ers working on scaffolding were hurled to
the ground. Nine sets of trusses and tim
bers were razed. x
Killed by Flyiue Plank.
Theodore Rlchter. a liorist from Kirk
wood, a suburb, was on the ground run
ning to shelter when a flying plank struck
him, killing him Instantly. The wind next
struck the machinery building, and one of
the two towers, 360 feet in height, was
stripped of scaffolding In a twinkling and
two workmen hurled to the ground in
the debris. Both escaped with severe
bruises. Debris was blown against the
staff covered sides of the completed elec
tricity building and sections of the staff
were torn away.
The "World's Fair Fire Department
turned out and hastily dug the injured
men from the debris and hurried them to
the hospital, Mr. Clark wasso badly In
jured that it is believed he will die before
morning.
Missouri Building: Damnged
The Missouri State Building, the only
one of the six state buildings now In
course of construction not protected by
trees, was damaged to a -small extent.
On the towers on the machinery building
are two flags. As the wind reached this
building It lifted and passed between the
towers. One flag blew to the east and the
other to the west, yet neither was dls
placed or injured.
Near Skinker road, which passes through
the "World's Fair grounds, 30 telegraph
.poles heavily strung with wires, were
snapped like plpestems and fell across the
street-car track, for the time blocking
iramc.
The wind lasted about 5 minutes, and
was followed by a torrenUal rain,- accom
panied by halL "Within 23 minutes the
rain storm had spent Itself and settled
down to a fine Summer rain, which con
tinued unUl evening. The temperature
dropped within 10 minutes from H to CS
degrees.
Along the river front the wind swept a
number of lumber piles into the water
and blew light freight from the wharf
boats.
Woman. Drop Send From Fright.
Across the river In Easjt St. Louis
much damage was done, and Mrs. Mar
caret Rlcchmann, aged 27, fearing repe
tition of the 1SS5 tornado, dropped dend
from fright,
Three 160-foot fcmokestacks at the
street-car power-house were blown down.
At Belleville, 12 miles east, a funeral
party was interring a body when the
storm broke. Rev. Erich Becker, who was
officiating, commanded all persons to lie
down in the" grass, and none was struck
by the flying limbs of trees during the
violent wind.
MAX IS BLOWS rXDER TRAIN.
His Death the Only One In Illinois
bnt Many Are Injured.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 5. Specials from email
towns In Illinois are to the effect that the
storm this afternoon caused one death.
several persons were injured and consid
erable damage was done.
At Cobdon a stranger was blown under
a passing train and killed, cc Rendle
man was blown 200 feet and landed against
a railroad switch stand, causing painful
injuries.
At CarroUton roofs were lifted from
many business houses and plied in the
streets. Several persons were injured by
flying timbers.
At Kinmundy great damage was done to
the telephone system by lightning.
At Trenton tho wind was particularly
severe in razing trees, and a number of
head of cattle were killed by llghvnlng.
At Mlshawaka, Ind., five persons were
knocked senseless by lightning, several
buildings burned and other damage done.
KANSAS HAS TERRIFIC STORM.
Trees Are Leveled and Roofa Blow
Array, bnt No One Injured.
LAWRENCE, Kas., Aug. 5. Tho most
terrific wind storm that has occurred here
In years took place about 8 o'clock to
night. Trees were leveled In all parts of
the town. Roofs were blown from build
ings, signs torn from their places, electric
light and telephone plants put out of busi
ness, and the streets were impassable.
The storm lasted about an hour, and was
accompanied by tlninder, lightning and
very heavy rain, which drenched stocks
where the roofs weje torn off. There was
no loss of life, and no person was serious
ly Injured.
Crops la Colorado Damaged.
DENVER, Aug. 5,-rSpecials from sev
eral points in Northern . Colorado and
Southern Wyoming tell of a severe hall.
rain and electric storm which prevailed
this afternoon and tonight. Considerable
damage to crops ?ind destruction of win
dow glass occurred.
LIshtnlnK Cutanea $200,000 Fire.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 5. Fire caused by
lightning tonight destroyed the Bourbon
stockyards and two buildings adjoining It
Four hundred and fifty sheep were
burned.
St. Paul Ha Fierce Wind. Storm.
ST. PAUL.Aue. B. A fierc wind rain
and electrical fitfrm nrovn I tori fnr mnra
than an hour last night. The wires north
01 at x-aui were an a Dan condition tills
morning as tne result of the storm, and
communication' with Duluth
pletely cut off, on the lines of "both tele
graph companies.
River Is Higher at Lawrence.
LAWRENCE. Kjn.. Au$r. 5. The Kan
sas River here' rose about a foot last
nlghu Tbtfnorth bank of the new chan
nel is constantly giving way to the force
of the current, and the portion of North
Lawrence -next to the river is going intp
tne stream at the rate of 25 feet a dav in
some places.
SOLDIERS' HOME CHIEF DIES
J. G. Rowland, Who Made Good Rec
ord la lvu n m a , Passes Ait ay.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Ann- 5.T. fi
Rowland, governor of the Soldiers' Home
at this place, died this evening at 9:20
o'clock of Brlght's disease.
He had been falling for some time, and
several months ago was compelled to take
a vacation. He returned and seemed
mucn improved until two weeks ago,
when he was again taken down.
Governor .RowMaa born at Phila
delphia, PiS. .74 yJis ago. Ha came to
this home from Santa Monica, Cal., six
years ago to take the nlace of A. t
Smith, who was transferred. His admin
istration was narmonious and was
marked by his order wiping from the map
the notorious "Klondike Saloon Cltv."
which bordered the home grounds, and
naa Deen tne scene of the murder of
many old veterans.
Governor Rowland volunteered his pj-v-
Ices to the Government at Qulncy, I1L,
August 1, 15GL He was made a First
Lieutenant and commissioned Adjutant.
Later he was appointed a Mnior In th
Tenth Illinois Infantry. He resigned his
commission in jjsk. After tne war he was
elected Mayor of Qulncy, III.
Representative of Harvard College.
WILLOWS, Cal.f Aug. 5. Howard B.
Wilson died here today of typhoid fever.
Wilson was sent out by Harvard College
to stuay tne native races of California.
.His remains will be sent to Boston.
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAP2..
National.
Koosevrtt and Oreson and Washington delega
tions In deadlock over appointments. Page 1.
Railroad lobbyists flghtln? tha Panama Canal
treaty in Colombia are called home. Page 2.
Mimic war between American fleets off New
England coast Is now on. Page 2.
Domestic.
Gale strikes St. Louis, killing one, injuring
seven and doing considerable carnage at
fair grounds. Page 1.
Catholic Societies of America adopt strong
resolutions denouncing- mob rule. Page 5.
Train carrying steel magnate to bedside of
daughter promises to break all transconti
nental records. Page 3.
By the collapse from overcrowding of a pier
near New York. 30 people are precipitated
into the water. Page 3.
Foreign.
Pope Plus honors American pilgrims by receiv
ing them first of all. Page 5.
Turkey abandons all idea of withdrawing from
Macedonia. Page 3.
King Edward honors a number 0 Irishmen as
result of visit to Island. Page 3.
I'aciflo Coast.
Senator Ankeny favors Federal appropriation
for Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 1.
Major Humes may enter race for the Seattle
postoflice. Page 4.
Willamette Prune Association delighted with
price of prunes shipped abroad. Page 5.
James Roberts, escaped Folsom convict, re
captured near Davisvlile. CaL Page 4.
Sports.
Earn Morris. Indian pitcher, wins gam tor
Browns. Page 10.
Scores of Pacific Coast League: Portland 9,
Sicramento S: San Francisco 7, 'Seattls O;
Iv5 Angeles o, Oasiand 2. Page 10.
Scores of Pacific National League: Bctte 4.
Salt Lake 2; Helena 6, Seattle lr Los An
geles. 6, Tacoma 4; Spokane 0, Saa Fran.
Cisco Paxe 10.
Commercial.
Great breac in prices of stocks. Page 2.
Wheat and barley options decline in Saa Fran
cisco. Page 13.
Selling of long wheat hammers down prices
at Chicago. Page 13.
Marine.
Lumber fleet en route to Portland is receiving
almost dally additions. Page 12.
Captain Tonne end the crew of the Poltalloch
are heroes of a Valparaiso storm. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Sheriff Storey will be sued for S40.000 by
youths arrested for hold-cp. Page H.
Salmon pack will be short. Pag 8.
Ordinance locating oil district near Portsmouth
introduced in Council. Page II.
Charter of Portland Aerie of E&gles with
drawn. Page T
John F. Flnerty comes to Portland to organize
United Irish League. Page 12.
Debts of H. W. Corbett estate nearly $250,000.
Page U.
Oregon Q. A. R. men will be well represented
at. Saa Francisco convention. Pare 11.
Government agent orders fences oa public land
torn flown. Page 11.
I
Favors Federal Aid
for
Oregon Fair.
SUM SHOULD BE LIBERAL
Lewis and Clark Exposition
of Vast Importance,
WASHINGTON'S INTEBESTGREAT
Senator Personally Favors Sach an
Appropriation as Shall be Rea
sonable and Right W1U Go In
to Question. -With. Great Care.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 5. (Spc-
call.) United States Senator Levi-Ankeny
today said be favors a Congressional ap
propriation to the Lewis and Clark Ex
position "In such amount as will he rea
sonable and right." Senator Ankeny
would not commit himself to any definite
amount, but sold he personally "trusted
Congress would see Its way clear to be
liberal." His expression regarding the
importance of the Exposition to the
Northwest and of his intention to go
carefully into the appropriation bodes well
for his favorable sentiments. His state
ment follows:
"Up to the present time I have not giv
en a great deal of thought to tho ques
tion of Federal assistance for the Lewis
and Clark Fair, I recognise, however.
that a great exposition of this kind is of
great importance to the country, and es
pecially so to the people of the Pacific
Northwest. These vast enterprises can
not successfully be carried out, we all
know, without help from states and from
the Government.
"In the past Federal assistance has
been given to other expositions in differ
ent parts of the country, and I assume
that Congress will deal generously with
the Lewis and Clark project. I am not
yet, however, prepared to say to what
extent Congress Is liable to go toward
assisting this enterprise, but personally
I trust that It will see the way clear to
FAMOUS ENGLISH
LONDON. Aug. 5. Phil itay, the
artist and lHustrator of Punch, the
Graphite and other periodicals, died
at bis residence', on Camden Hill,
this afternoon, after, a protracted'
Illness. At the regular weekly din
ner of Punch tonight, the artist's
death was announcrd.
Mr. May died of phthisis, after a
year of poor health. The end was
probably hastened by hla Bohemian
life, hard work and fondness for
late hours. The papers this after
noon express the greatest sympathy and at U10 short career of a man who
was regarded aa among the greatest black-and-whlta artists since the days of
John Leech.
On the death of George du Maurier In 1S9C London Punch lost lta greatest
card, but In his stead the manager of London's funniest and most-famous week
ly decided to star Phil May. who was accounted the finest black-and-white worker
in all England. May could not fill Du Maurlers place, but he was a most
admirable eubatjtute the bst In fcagland. But he was as different from Da
Maurier aa night from day. Du Maurler's field was Mayfalr and Belgravla; Phil
May's the slums and the gutters. And May was never more successful than he
was In touching up the pleasures, the pursuits, the sorrows of these gamins and
children of the streets. It has been said of his sketches that not the slightest
line is meaningless; not a. line Is there that Is unnecessary. He did splendid
work for Punch, the Sketch and other periodicals.
May was bora in 16C4, and his early education was that of a poor boy. forced
by necessity into an Intimacy with the kind of life he was afterward to depict.
His artistic career began at Leeds, when he was 12 years old. He then went
to London, and afterward to Australia. He became so prosperous in Australia
that he returned to London with a reputation and Joined the staff of Punch.
From that time on his life was one of the most pronounced success. He lived
at Camden Hill, London, with a charming wife, and his Sunday evealngs were
among the most lnterestnlg artistic gatherings In London.)
be HberaL I myself favor an appropria
tion In- such amount as will be. reasonable
and right. At this time I am not ad
vised how much will be asked.
"I have not had an opportunity to dis
cuss the question with my colleague.
Senator Foster, or with the Representa
tives In Congress from this state. It is
my intention to go carefully into this ap
propriation question, because the State of
Washington, while not perhaps equally
lnterested, has at the same time a large
Interest in the ultimate success of tho
Lewis and Clark. Exposition, and is there-
'fore anxious to see tho Government take
'a liberal interest."
CARNEGIE TO MAKE BIG GIFT
Hla Birthplace la Scotland Will Be
Given $2,GOO,000 la Beads.
LONDON, Aug. 5. Andrew Carneglo
has made known his Intention to donate
J2.50O.O00 in United States Steel Corpora
tion bonds to Dunfermline, Scotland, his
birthplace. He stipulates that the gift
shall be employed in maintaining and
keeping up the estate o Plttenkrief,
whlan contains the tower in which Mal
com Cameron married Princess Margaret,
and which Mr. Carnegie recently pur
chased aa a, pleasure ground.
The gift Is also to be used for the
maintenance of a theater, the encourage
ment of horticulture among the working
classes and tho advancement of technical
education in the district, which is the
center of the linen Industry.
The administrators of the gift are also
charged with the advancement of the
moral and material interests of the town.
MUST SPEAK ENGLISH.
Jndgo Establishes Notable Precedent
la Xatarallxatloa Cane.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 5.-ludgo Clif
ford G. Gregory in the County Court to
day, in rejecting an application for nat
uralization, established a .precedent by
making the following declaration:
"I will not naturalize any one who
comes before me and Is unable to speak
the English language sufficiently to make
himself understood. I Will compel them
to answer questions regarding their age,
place of nativity, when they arrived in
the United States and any other ques
tions which I deem essential to good citi
zenship, and If they fall to make satis
factory answers I will refuse to grant
them the necessary- papers.
"When a man has been In this country
five years and is unable to talk our lan
guage, in my. opinion he Is-not fit to be
admitted to cttlzensnip, and I will act
accordingly."
Saiuoan Political Situation Good.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. Lleuteant
Commander Henry Mtnnotte has returned
from Samoa, where he has Just com
pleted 11 months' service aboard the
Wheeling, the station ship at that place.
Commander Mlnnotte reports the poli
tical situation In Samoa as entirely sat
isfactory, although agriculturally the lsl
and is not in good condition, owing to
several tornadoes last Winter and the
consequent destruction of crops made it
necessary for the governor to import rice
for the natives. Commander Mlnnotte
says that the relations between the eGr-
mon ana merlcan governments at Sa
moa aru most cordial.
ARTIST IS DEAD
SKETCHED Err &
I OPLUHFDHHIM
Roosevelt Still Objects
to Knowles.
SENATORS MUST GIVE IN
La Grande Land Office Ap
pointment Again Held Up
ALSO DEADLOCK 1H WASHINGTON
President Informs 7."hat Delegation,
As Well Tnat Its Selection for
Spokane Position Is Not the Sort
ef a Man He Wants, .
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 5. President Roosevelt
strongly disapproves of the kind of men
that have been recommended for certain
offices by Senators of both Oregon and
Washington, and unless theso Senators
can show that official information now in
his possession is incorrect and does not
fairly describe the men in question, they
will have to make new recommenda
tions. The President is not willing to mako
John W. Knowles Register of the La
Grande land office, although repeatedly
urged to do so by the two Oregon Sena
tors. When numerous charges, more or less
grave, were brought against Knowles last
March the President decided to ascertain
for himself something of their foundation.
Special Inspector Green, of the Interior
Department, who was detailed on the
case, brought in a report adverse to
Knowles, and generally substantiating the
charges that had been called to the Pres
ident's attention.
Without reflecting on hl3 ability, it was
charged that Knowles largely derived his
support from the saloon and gambling
element of his home community. When
this matter was laid before the President
he directed the Secretary of the Interior
to advise the Oregon Senators that he
desired them to recommend another man
for this dffice- Thljt was dojne. and since
then, official correspondence, -so far aa
known In Washington, ceased.
The Interior Department is unofficially
advised that the Senators have declined to
desert Knowles. If this Is so E. W. Bart
lett, the present Register, will probably
be allowed to continue in office until the
President returns to Washington in the
Fall. Bartlett is not satisfactory to the
department, as has been stated before,
and some means will be taken early In tho
Winter to appoint his successor.
Roosevelt a nil Hitchcock Not at Oats.
The report that there Is friction be
tween Secretary Hitchcock and President
Roosevelt over the La Grande receivership
is incorrect. Secretary Hitchcock, as a
Cabinet officer, looked Into Knowles' rec
ord when he was first Indorsed by the
Senators. He was not satisfied 'with what
ho found, but laid all the facts before the
President with a mere expression of opin
ion that the appointment would not be a
goUd one. He has gone no further, and
does not expect to do so.
The President's opinion, after he exam
ined tho records, coincided with that of
Secretary Hitchcock. Now it is solely
a question of whether the President will
bow to the will of the two Senators or
be guided by his own judgment.
In this connection It can be authorita
tively stated that Secretary Hitchcock
never said that the La Grande office
would be closed unless an acceptable suc
cessor to Bartlett was soon appointed.
The Washington Senators have crossed
the President over the appointment of a
Register in the Spokane land office. This
case Is really In the same condition in
which it wa3 left last March. Here,
again, Secretary Hitchcock looked into
the. record of Hal J. Cole, recommended
for the position by Senators Foster and
Ankeny. An unsatisfactory money- trans
action took place while Cole wa3
Indian agent at Colville, when It Is al
leged he failed to turn over to an Indian
girl nearly a thousand dollars sent to
her through him, but lent the money to
one of his personal friends, and Cole, at
that time and since, has been unable to
clear , himself, and although the girl
eventually recovered most of the money
It Is held It was not through his efforts;
In fact, he did not know of the last pay
ments. This record was laid before tne Presi
dent in detail, with a statement from
Secretary Hitchock that in his opinion
Cole's appointment would be unwise. Ac
companying this statement the Secretary
sent a statement that the present Reg
ister, William H. Ludden, was an excep
tionally efficient officer, and, with Land
Commissioner Richards, he thought no
mistake would be made If he should be
retained In office, as recommended by
Representative Cushman.
Senators A Rain Spealc for Cole.
Several days ago the Washington Sen
ators united In a lengthy telegram to the
President, urging the immediate appoint
ment of Cole. It was then the President
again called for the facts in the case, as
collected by the Secretary of the Interior,
and when the papers came back from
Oyster Bay it was stated that for tho
present, at least, Ludden would continue
as Register.
It Is said on authority that Cole will
not be appointed to the Spokane land of
fice unless he can satisfactorily explain
all charges brought against him, some
thing be has failed to do in the past
five months, although requested to do so
in February. As at La Grande, no final
action Is probable In this case until tha
President returns to Washington.