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THE MORNING OREG02JIAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST; 0, 1&03. CANAL FOE S QUIT Lobby ists in Colombia Called Home. RAILROADS LOSE HEART Expenseof Defeating Panama Treaty Is Too Great. RATIFICATION IS NOW SURE Pacific Lines Will Trr to Arrange Some Kind of a. Commnnltr-ot-Interest Plan While "Water, war I Building. ORBGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. E. The Pacific railroads have come to the conclusion that there Is no further use In attempting to prevent the ratification of the Panama Canal treaty by Colombia, and all the lobbyists who Jiave been at work In the South American Jlepubllc, with that In view, have been or dered home. From an authoritative source It was learned this morning that the railroads have spent nearly $500,000 In their efforts to defeat the treaty, but, learning finally that It seems to be a question of paying more than the $10,000,000 which the United States Is to turn over to those in control to defeat the project, the railroads came to the conclusion that it would be better end cheaper to allow the canal to be con structed and arrange some kind of a com-xnunlty-of-lnterest plan by which the roads would not suffer. A railroad man familiar with the mat ter said today: "The railroads do not be lieve that the canal can be constructed In less than five years, which will give them nil the opportunity they desire to prepare for competition. They believe this is cheaper than to pay Colombia's statesmen and lobbyists, which would be anyway only a temporary victory. I think we can arrange a schedule of rates with the pow ers which will control the canal." It Is said that the men who have re turned from Colombia have asserted that the treaty Is to be signed, the only pros pect of delay being due to controversy over the amount of money the clique In ccntrol might get. ALASKA LAXDS ARB WITHDRAW. rhvy Will He Examined With the Idea of Creatine: a Reserve. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 5. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of the In terior has withdrawn temporarily from entry a tract of about 0000 square miles on the north shore of Norton Bay and Golovln Sound, Alaska, with a view to determining the propriety of later creat ing a forest reserve for the protection of the timber supply of that region. The boundaries of the withdrawal as in the Instructions to the Sitka Office, arc as follows: "Beginning at the most easterly given Land point on the shore line of Norton Bay, thence due east 23 miles, thence due' north 50 miles, thence due east to the point due north of the most western point on the shore of Golorln Sound, thence in a gen eral easterly direction, following the north ern shore line of Golovln Sound, Golovln Bay, Norton Sound and Norton Bay to the point of beginning." This tract is about 125 miles from east to west, and varies from 40 to CO miles, north and south. The creation of a for est reserve at this point wan urged upon tho President by J. C. Green, of Seattle, on the ground that Government protec tion Is necessary to preserve the timber supply for use in future development of jthe mining interests of Northern Alaska. As the Interior Department knows prac tically nothing about this land beyond tho (general statements of Mr. Green, it was decided to withdraw the land from entry and have It officially examined before creating a forest reserve Special Agent W. Langllle, now In Alaska, has been ifllrected to visit the territory covered by the withdrawal and report on the timber land and advisability of creating a perma nent reserve. If his report is favorable a reserve will undoubtedly be established to include such lands as are found to be valuable for Ihelr timber, but in all probability a large -proportion of the present withdrawal will be restored to the public domain. Should aa reserve be created, mining and pros pcctlng will be permitted within its lim its the same as on unreserved lands ad joining. GREAT MIMIC WAR WELL OX. "Enemy" Is Xot Yet Ahle to Make Any Xew England Port. PORTLAND, Me.. Aug. 5. At mid sight last night that portion of the New England coast from the boundary to Cape Ann had been theoretically threat ened by a hostile fleet for a period of 13 hours, but so far as known the "enemy had not taken advantage of the north east storm and thick weather to slip past the defending fleet and establish himself In any harbor. The attacking fleet has been at sea for about three days, and will have till Saturday to win the game planned by 'the naval experts in Wash ington by occupying any of the harbors on this portion of tho Coast for a poriod of five hours without being destroyed. The defending fleet, under the command of Rear-Admiral Barker, sailed from Bar Harbor at 6 A. M. yesterday, and by night the various ships of the squadron were well . distributed along the Coast and the work of patrol had begun. Many of the ships arc equipped with a wire less system of telegraph, so that a ma jority of them can be concentrated at any point within a short time. Several vessels of this fleet were sighted dur ing the day at various points along the Coast. It is expected that the attacking fleet will head for one of the many harbors to the eastward of this port, as those to tho westward, especially to the New Hampshire and Massachusetts coast, are comparatively few. With Admiral Barker to act on the de fensive are Admiral Coughlln on his flag ship, the Olympia. and Admiral Wise on his flagship, the Yankees. The ves sels of tho fleet are the battleships Ala bama and Illinois, the cruisers Baltimore. Prairie and Panther, the dispatch boat "Vixen, the torpedo-boat destroyers De catur, Balnbridgc, Barry. Dale and Ch&uncey, two Government tugs and the -viiiool ship Hartford. As the hostile fleet, which sailed Monday under Rear Admiral Sands, is permitted to make an attack or attempt an anchorage at any time after this morning, it was expected that every vessel on the defense would reach its position before nightfall. They must protect the Coast from Cape Ann to Eastport. Admiral Sands' squadron Includes the battleships Indlma, Massachusetts and Texas and three torpedo-boat destroyers. ROOT VISITS PRESIDENT. Armjr Staff Matter and Llttauer Glove Contest Are Taken Up. OYSTER BAY. Aug. 15. President Roosevelt was stormbound at Sagamore Hill today. A aeverfe northeaster has been raging since last evening. Dr. John Campbell, of London, Eng., was one of the callers on the President todayi Late this afternoon Secretary of War Root arrived to confer with the President concerning .ome pending matters of im portance in his department. A few details concerning the work of the general staff remain yet to be worked out, and these the Secretary desired to discuss with the President. Secretary Root also discussed with the President the latest develop ments In the Littauer glove contract case, one phase of which has been referred to Attorney-General Knox for an opinion as to whether the Government may recover any part of the money paid under the con tract. Secretary Root probably will leave for Washington tomorrow morning. In a driving rain storm this afternoon a brass band composed of colored boys from the Jenkins Orphanage at Charles ton, S. C, marched from the village to Sagamore Hill, about three miles, to sere nade the President and his family. The band did not reach the President's resi dence, being turned back to Oyster Bay by the secret service officer on duty YOUXG TO SUCCEED MILES. Will Be Last Commandlris General and First Chief of Staff. WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. The President has designated Lieutenant-General Young to command the Army from August S, the date of the retirement of General Miles, until August IS, when the general staff law goes into effect and the office of the Commanding General Is dispensed with. General Young thus becomes the last Commanding General and the first Chief of Staff, although he will hold the posi tions only a short time. Llppcncott Will Not De Promoted. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Colonel Henry Llppencott, of the Medical De partment, who was among those desig nated to be appointed a Brigadier-General and placed on the retired list, will not be promoted. Under the direction of the President, those officers to- be pro moted must have a Civil War service of one year, and It was decided that Colonel Llppencott did not come within that pro vision. July Record for Rural Mall Routes. WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. The Postofflce Department established during the month of July 2455 rural free delivery routes. The total number of routes established for the entire fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, was 5C6i. It Is announced at the depart ment that there Is remaining of the allot ment for the fiscal year a sum sufficient to 'establish about 4000 additional routes. BRYAN HAS A NEW MAN Bookwalter of Ohio Deemed a Good Candidate for President. S PRINGFI ELD, O.. Aug. 5.-Wllllam J. Bryan, coming from Urbana, where he lectured at the Chautauqua this after- , noon, was the guest for two hours today. at the Arcade Hotel, of John W. Book waiter. Tho two political leaders have been the warmest of friends, and their conference Is considered of National sig nificance when tho well-authenticated re port Is taken Into consideration that the Bryan wing of the Democratic party fa vors Mr .BookwaTter for the DemocraUc nomination for President. The subject was discussed by Mr. Bryan following the conference he' had with Mr. Bookwalter. He sold: Mr. Bookwalter Is one of the best and most ardent Democrats In the country- I know whereof I speak. No 'man In the two campaigns In which I was the stand ard-bearer was more enthusiastic In sub scribing to reiterated cardinal principles of the DemocraUc party as laid down by the fathers than Mr. Bookwalter. "Unsolicited, he sent large contribu tions each time to the National commit tee, I am told that he did likewise with the state committee of Ohio. We had an enjoyable conference, devoted wholly to a discussion of political policies. I am more convinced than ever that he is a 'dyed-ln-the-wool Democrat. It is too early yet to talk definitely about a Presi dential nominee. We have the Congres sional elections to take our Ume and at tention next It seems to me that Mr. Bookwalter would make a. most suitable candidate. He is a farmer and a business man. One ought to appeal to the East and the other to the West," CONVENTION" INDORSES BRYANISM. Champagne Coujity Democrats near Former Lender Score Cleveland. URBANA, O., Aug. 5. Colonel W. J. Bryan was the attraction here at Chau tauqua assembly today. The convenUon of Champagne County to nominate a ticket and select delegates to the conven tion at Columbus two weeks hence was also held today and Mr. Bryan's presence was made the occasion for a conference of leaders. It has been announced as the occasion for making the Johnson pro gramme for the state convention, but the Invitations of the committee were not limited to any faction. Among those ac cepting Invitations were Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland; John L. Zimmerman, of Springfield, and ex-Congressman Lentz, of Columbus. "While the visitors addressed the conven Uon the principal work was done In pri vate conferences. Johnson is recognized as a candidate for the next Democratic nomination for President and all the movements for the Governorship or for the Senatorshlp this year are considered preliminary to the National contest next year. It is said that ex-Congressman Lents will present Johnson's name to the convention for tJovernor, anu If Johnson Is nominated that Lentz wlU be Indorsed for Senator. The delegates to the state convention selected by the county convention are for Zimmerman for Governor. The resolu tions Indorse both the Chicago and Kan sas City platforms and express continued confidence In Bryan. Ex-Representative Lentz and others on the platform con gratulated Colonel Bryan on the resolu tions. Colonel Bryan In his address to the large audience. Including those attending the Chautauqua assembly, denied he was a disturber as charged by some who dis turbed the party for years. He says the trouble with the Democratic party began In 1SSC. when a "bunco steerer" led the party into the net of Wall street just as confidence men work Individuals. He in slated that tho same "bunco steering"' could not be repeated and that those who had not been loyal could not resume lead ershlp until after they became at least repentant. The money question was not paramount today, but plutocracy was seeking to control the party for all its purposes. Mayor Johnson entered as Bryan was speaking and the speaker stopped to shake hands with him while the audience cheered. Colonel Bryan resumed then the discussion of issues of the day and spoke for an hour. Formerly a Wcll-Known Actress. NEW YORK.Aug. 5. Alice France. 53 years old, at one time a well-known act ress and a- member of a famous English family of actors and actresses, died sud denly here today In a cheap lodging house. IG BREAK IN STOCKS Wall Street Has One of the Wildest Days in a Year, DECLINES ALL ALONG THE LINE Tiro Firms Fall and More Are Likely to Go Dovrn Sharp fc Bryan Are the Largest With Llahlll tcs of $5,000,000. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Two more Stock Exchange failures, making a total of six in the last 11 business days, were recorded today, when Sharp & Bryan and .Hurl butt. Hatch & Co. announced their In ability to meet their obligations. Neither failure occasioned the slightest surprise; in fact, both had been discounted for a week or more. The failure of Sharp & Bryan came MEMBERS OF THE WALL-STREET FIRM WHICH FAILED YESTERDAY. W. W. Sharp. during the morning session, shortly after the market had recovered from Its de moralized opening. That of Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co. was announced In the after noon, just as prices throughout the list were tumbling lower than at any time before. Two-Thirds of Lint at Low Marie The day's business can best be sum marized by the statement that almost four score of stocks, fully two-thirds of the lut tn.,.hw, fh ,owest rM,ord 7 ,., "ached during the present movement. which iiuu lis lncepuun huh. acpicsuuci. At the close of the day some of the solid Interests and it Is suggested that these Interests have been "out of the market" for weeks past, save here and there when support was most necessary spoke reassuringly. They declared that the financial atmosphere was being clarified. ' Is said no action will be taken. The but, for all that, Wall street, as a whole, ' heirs of the estate, which is held la could see there was no silver lining to I trust by Mrs. Dunlap, are her five chll the cloud, much less a golden one. 1 drea. Other failures were confidently predicted, and the names of several Important firms were mentioned as- among those In finan cial straits. sharp break in sterling exchange dur- lntr the day was coupled with the sugges tion that at least one international bank ing-house had been making desperate ef forts to borrow money abroad. Officers of leading local banks "and trust companies j Ashland tonlcht, the last one near mld dccllned to discuss the situation except night, and the townspeople, as soon as It to express confidence as to the sound con- dltlons of financial institutions. Day BearlHs Ominously. lac day began ominously. Opening prices on the exchange were decidedly lower al- roost all through the list, but the break was Checked by supporting orders. In fact, veteran observers i were heard to de- clare that but for this support a panic rt!niv hnvA orcrA. would certainly have occurred. Thu Sharp & Bryan failure made but lit tie impression on values, but toward noon the list receded, the decline embracing ylr- tually all the standard stocks. The mar- ket then became dull and hesitating, but in the last hour and a half stocks were again thrown over ruthlessly, and the closing was weak and extremely feverish. ur - r Today s shrinkage alone aggregates many millions of dollars, countless stop- loss orders were caught In the selling -avalanche, and lt Is probable that hun dreds of weak accounts were closed in utter disregard of the losses sustained by THE MOST N OTABLE DECLINES. The losses from the high point of the day to the close on some of the more prominent stocks were as follows: Chlc&KO & Northwestern 3H Colorado Southern 4 Denver & Rio Grande preferred.... 5 Erie n ,....3V5 MUsourl Pacific i Consolidated Gas 5i Amalgamated Copper 3Vi The spread between the high and low points was frequently greater than the net losses here shown. ConsoUated Gas, tor example, at one time showed a net loss from the high point of seven points. their owners. Slightly over l.OW.000 shares changed hands during the day. The heav iest trading was In Atchison, Baltimore & Onlo St, Paul, Erie common, Missouri Pacific Union Pacific, Pennsylvania, Reading common and United States Steel common, the latter leading the list with a total of more than 85,(00 sharis. Much Sympathy for Sharp Firm. The failure of Sharp & Bryan (W. W. Sharp and C. S. Bryan) excited general sympathy. .Both men are members of the board and popular In Stock Exchange circles. Mr. Bryan Is a governor of the exchange. The firm was organized in 1S9L They were specialists in several stocks, more particularly In Virginia Carolina Chemical, and their failure is regarded as directly attributable to the decline In those shares. During last year's boom Chemical preferred sold as high as IMTi and the common at SO. They closed today at S3 and 23. respectively. According to the statement of the as signee. Sharp & Bryan's liabilities are about S5,003,OM, mostly secured. Assets are said to Include several million dol lars of Stock Exchange securities, the value of which Is almost altogether con tingent on market conditions. The firm of Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co. (John Henry Hurlbutt, E. Sanford Hatch, the board member, and J. Frallcy Smith) was organized in September. 1SSO. Its financial embarrassment has been & mat- ter of general comment In the street for some weeks. No statement' regarding their affairs was obtainable tonight. State Salt to Oast Glass Trast. COLUMBUS, O.. Aug. 3. Suit to oust the so-called "Glass Trust," the Na tional Glass Company of Pennsylvania, embracing IS companies. 30 manufactur ing pressed glassware, tableware and tumblers In the United States, from op-" eratlng in Ohio, was Hied in the Circuit Court today by Attorney-General Sheets at the Instance of the Federal Glass Company of Columbus. The Cicero Glass Company of Cicero, Ind., and the Federal Company are tho only Independ ent companies. The suit Is under the A'alentlne anti-trust law. and it is averred that the National Company was formed to limit production, manipulate prices and stifle competition. George Beatty, formerly of Washing ton, Pa., against whom tho National Company has pending In the Federal Court a suit to enforce a contract. In which he agreed to quit the glass busi ness. Is president of tho Federal Com pany. Merlins: of Dankx RntlSed. NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-The plan for the merger or the western auonu f oi me unneu amies aim uie .lauuuai Bank of Commerce In New York was ratified today by the shareholders of the National Bank of Commerce for sub scription at the price of $10 a share. The Executive Committees of the Trust Qom- Dryan. pany of America and of the North Ameri can Trust Company have agreed, subject to approval to merge the two companies under the name of the Trust Company of America, The plan Is to come before the respective boards of directors and is taken to be voted upon by the stock holders of the two banks. Dcnd Man's Account Are Short. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.wAn officer of Dunlap & Co., manufacturers, has con finned rumors circulated to the effect that a shortage has been discovered In the accounts of one of the former officers of the company, which fell heavily on the estate of Robert Dunlap, of which the man had fieen an executor, but light ly on the company. The estate of Robert Dunlap, who died thjee year,s ago, was appraised at $S5O,O00,and rumor had It that the deficit amounted to 5200,000. It THREE FIRES AT ASHLAND Started hy Incendiaries Townsfolk Greatly Alarmed. ASHLAND, Or.. Aug. 6, 1 A. M. (Spe cial.) Three Incendiary fires occurred In realized that some Incendiary flend3 were j tryln t0 burn lt out were piaced in a j state of nervousness never before experl- I enced. ! About 10 o'clock the storeroom of the Ashland Manufacturing Company was ; icnovered on fire nlalnlv Incendiarv. and ; woHh f d00R. and sash went , 1 , ... . , smoke very quickly. The water service of the company alone prevented the destruc tlon of the big plant with thousands of I dollars worth of lumber stored In the yard. Scarcely had this fire been extln- j gushed when an alarm was called and the companles of flre were called ! . t. r - ; , " r " " 0 pjjy discovered In Its lnclplency, and it 1 vas shown by the arrangements to have J DCen a carefully planned Incendiarism. Immediately afterward the fire compa nles were summoned to a flre at F. H. Carter's place In the north surburban dis trict, Mr. Carter Is vice-president of the Ashland Bank and had a finely equipped! barn. This had been set on flre in three places, and a fine team of horses and large amount of farming machinery and vehicles were licked up In the flames. The Mayor put on duty three extra po lice, and at 1 o'clock this morning seven hoboes had been arrested. The city Is aroused and, alarmed by an experience heretofore unknown, and one hour after midnight there are a dozen extra police on guard and people are generally awake, awaiting a flre alarm. The losses for the night will amount to Over 55000, Insurance partial. TREATY OF PEACE. PittabarK Bnildlnpr Tie-Up Will End and JO.OOO Men Resume Work. PITTSBURG. Aug. 5. A treaty of peace has been 'agreed to between the Builders' Exchange League and the Building Trades Council which promises to bring about a general resumption of work on all buildings on Saturday of this week. At a conference tonight between represent atives of the two interests the condition on which resumption of work was to begin were named, and the committee from the Building Trades Council said ttiey would recommend their adoption by the general body at a meeting' to be held tomorrow morning. In return, the Builders Ex change League a greet that the wage scale of the Hoisting Engineers should be Immediately taken up and not later than 150 days from dato It should be set tled so that men of that trade could know Just exactly what was expected of them. The resumption of work will affect about IO.OiO men. Texas Fever Ascaln Breaks Ont. ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.. Aug. 5. Texas fever has broken out for the second time this year along the Oklahoma line In Kan sas. The inspectors profess to helleve that they have the disease under control. . BrjraH One of Farmer Delegates. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 5. Governor Mickey today appointed W. J. Bryan one of 62 delegates from Nebraska to the Na tional Farmers' Congress at Nlaraga Falls September 2Z. LYNCHING IS, CONDEMNED CATHOLIC SOCIETIES 'ADOPT VERY STR.OXG RESOLUTION". Mob Rule Held Unworthy of Civilised. Pcoplo,.. and All Catholics Are Asked to Work to Prevent It.. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug. 3. Sev eral Important resolutions were adopted by the American Federation oi tjainouc Societies at the closing session today, after which officers Were elected. The next meeting will be held In St. Louis. The first resolution condemned feud riots and mob law as unworthy of unciv ilized people. Lynching is regarded as murder, and the burning and torture of people, even when clearly guilty, is bar barous and a menace to the peace and set curity of all good citizens. All Catholics were enjoined to exerjt an influence and spread In the commuJE sound opinions against such savagerj The f?deraUon also protested against the action of the French government In attempting to legalise religious prosccu tlons. and asking Catholics to endeavor to wrest the government from those who have misused the powers entrusted to them. The Catholic Truth Societies were commended, and members of the federa tion were urged to join such societies. The convention pledged co-operation and support of Catholic Indian schools; also to exclude from public libraries books that are offensive or erroneous In the treat ment of Catholic doctrines and practice, and to supply standard works on the sub ject. Among the officers elected are: President, Thomas B. Minahan, Colum bus, O.; first vice-president, J. B. Jen ifers, "Newark, N. J.: second vice-president, F. J. Klerce, San Francisco. Apple-Shippers of Country Meet. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 5. The National Apple-Shippers' Association opened its ninth annual meeUng here to day.. STATE OFFICIALS CALLED Grnnd Jury InvcstisntinR Boodle Case Calls Them to Deny Rumors. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Aug. 5. Gov ernor Dockery. Secretary of State Cook. Treasurer Williams and Auditor Allen, who comprise the executive department of the state, were today summoned before the Core County grand Jury that Is Investigat ing the charges of legislative boodle. All the officials acknowledged service and pro ceeded together to the courthouse In the company of the Attorney-General. The Governor was the first to enter the jury room. He remained about five minutes and was followed by Cook. Williams and Allen, who remained only a short while. Statements have beer, made In certain newspapers declaring that the state offi cials should be Investigated, and It Is probable that the judge called on them In order to deny any accusations that may have been made against them. . H. Phelps, of Carthage, is expected to' come before tHe grand jury tomorrow, when, it Is thought, he will be questioned In regard to the distribution of passes to members of the State Legislature. Ex-LIeutenant-Governor John A. Lee was before the grand jury for two hours this afternoon. He arrived from St- Louis at noon, and went directly to the grand Jury room. The nature of his testimony is not known. STRONG EVIDENCE FOR JETT. More AVItnesscs for Defense In the Kentucky Assassin .Case. CYNTHIANA, Ky., Aug. 5. In the Jett and White trial today the defense placed Mrs. Lulu Smith, a sister of Judge Har gls, on the stand. She contradicted Miss Emma Clark, who testified for the com monwealth, and corroborated other wit nesses for the defense. In placing Curtis Jett near the tfee In the-courthouse yard after the first shot was fired. Jiujge James Hargl3 was placed on the stand. He said he saw Ewen running and Marcum fall, and saw Curtis Jett on street corner near a tree after the shooting. He said Sheriff Calahan wa3 In his store, and he prevented Callahan from going out. Afterward witness seat for Ewen to talk about the murder. Judge Hargls was cross-examined by Mr. Byrd. In reply to a question as to why he stood by Jett. his nephew, when they did not speak to each other, Hargls said Jett was not treated right when he was brought to court by 50 soldiers with a Gatllng gun. On being pressed for another reason. Hargls stated that Jett's mother, who was his elder sister, had cared ror him during the war, when his father had been run away by Federal soldiers, and, as an hon est man. he now wanted to repay that debt with interest- Sheriff Ed Callahan followed Judge Hargls on the witness stand. Several times he became confused and contradict ed his testimony. He corroborated Judge Hargls as to what Hargls told Ewen when he sent for him, and asked him as to who did the killing, and If he saw any one do It. Ewen, he stated, said to them he did not know who did It, and he (Ewen) was' afraid of his life. Hargls recommended to him to assist the author ities in capturing the murderer, and, if necessary, he would put the power of the county behind him, and If that was not enough, he would wire Governor Beckham to send 50 soldiers to Jackson, and they would protect him. On cross-examination, Callahan contra dicted himself several times. Several of his statements did not correspond with his testimony before tho grand Jury which Indicted Jett and White. Police Make Raid on "Bankers." NEW YORK. Aug. 5. The police today raided the offices of Daniels & Co. Ac cording to the sign on the door of the offices the firm's bustness was that of a banker. The raid was made on warrants issued by a magistrate, and seven prison ers were taken. Including Thomas H. Dan iels, the alleged head of the firm. All were accused of grand larceny. The war rants were issued on the complaint of Edwin E. Collins, of Cedar Rapids, IOTjra. that he had lost tloO through the firm. Collins told the police, however, that he had given almost a thousand dollars to the firm, and had never received a penny from them In return. 3IlssonrI Briber Is Sentenced. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 5. Harry A- Faulkner. former member of the House of Dele gates, was today, as the result of his third trial on the charge of perjury, con vlcted and sentenced to three years' Im prisonment in the Penitentiary. At the first trial Faulkner was convicted, but the Supreme Court reversed and remand ed the case- The. Jury that tried the case the second time disagreed. Tae jury was out 43 minutes. Faulk ners counsel Immediately filed a motion for a new trial and bond In the sum of S15.0W. "Wildcatters" Kill Man and Wife, WINCHESTER, Tenn.. Aug. 5. Simon Booker and wife, who lived In a small cabin on the mountain in Franklin Coun ty, were murdered last night, and their home burned. The tragedy is attributed to the raiding of a "wildcat" distillery- near their home. Booker and his wife were accused by the wildcatters with be traying tlym to the revenue officers. Officers Seek Valuable Jewelry. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Bearing lists describing 20 pieces of jewelry, valued at more than 5100.000, which they admit have been stolen, private detectives have been watching pawnbrokers' shops fh New York and other cities for a week. So far they have refused to allow a pawn broker to .keep a copy of the. ,11st, and when questioned about names declared they are In ignorance as to the name of the person robbed. Kegroes Suspected of Mnrfer. NEW YORK. Aug. 5. Following the dis covery In Harlem River of tho naked body- of an unidentified white man with a cut in the foreheatv four negroes have been, arrested on suspicion. One of then, has told the police that he met the white man in a Harlem saloon, that three others came la and saw hlra show a roll of bills and that one of the crowd brought a flask of liquor Into which he poured a quantity of snuff. The negro left the pari auu micr e.ijo ie iuck uuc ui wieui carrying In his arms the white man's ! clothes. Woman Kill Drunken Husband. KANSAS CITY. Kan.. Aug. 5-r-Newt. Farris, while drunk, today attacked his wife with a chair, when she shot him through the heart. Farrls was 50 years old. Mrs. Farrls, who is 45, has not been arrested. GALAXY OF FAIR WOMEN Queen Frances Will Entertain Roy alty During: the Rcsatta. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 5. (Special.) Sometime ago the regatta committee ex tended Invitations to the Queens who pre- 2?" " rX": i be the royal guests of Queen Frances during the regatta. Letters of acceptance have been 'received from the following: Miss Catherine Million, Ashland; Miss Willetha Reed. Roseburg; Miss Centenna Rothermel. Medford; Miss Agnes Craft. Albany; Miss Inez "V illiams. Corvallls; , Miss Agnes Gilbert, Salem; Mrs. Dunn. Dallas: Mrs. Emma Jackson, Portland. Extensive preparations are being made by j the committee for the entertainment of these guests during their stay In Astoria. A letter was received today from the secretary of the Vancouver (B. C) Row ing Club, giving the names of the four oared crew and the single sculler who will participate In the regatta races. The four-oared crew will be made up as fol lows: E. H. Grubbe. stroke; G. W. Sey mour, 3; A. T. Dallon. 2: N. Sawers. bow. Hugh Springer will be the single sculler. BIG REWARD FOR DYNAMITER. Northern Pacific Afjaln the Subject of an Outrage. BUTTE. Mont,. Aug. 3. The Northern Pacific officials have Increased the amount of reward for the apprehension of the miscreants who attempted to wreck the big steel bridge across the Yellowstone River, near Livingston. Sunday night, from J1000 to J2500. in view of an attempt to dynamite a train last night near Boze man. The Governor has added another J1CO0 and the Park County Commissioners $500; making a total of M0C0 now offered. It Is believed the same persons committed both outrages. An attempt was made last night, one mile east of Bozeman. to wreck a North ern Pacific train by dynamite. Engine No. 29. pulling westbound train No. 53, was partially wrecked by an explosion of dynamite, which broke the headlight. shattered the windows of the can ana otherwise damaged the locomotive. "En gineer W. Dean was not Injured. ENVELOPED IN BLAZING OIL. Rltzville Rancher's Wife the Victim of Lamp Explosion. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Special.) As Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, wire of a Rltzville rancher, took a lighted lamp from her daughter's hand last evening the lamp exploded, throwing the blazing oil over the unfortunate woman. Screaming with pain, she rushed from the kitchen, which- was also fired by the explosion. In the yard a harvest crew was un hitching horses. Realizing the woman's situation, the men quickly enveloped her In sacks and blankets, extinguishing the blaze, regardless of their burned fingers. Then the men rushed to the kitchen and put out the flre which was gaining some headway. Mrs. Schmidt was terribly burned, ana despite medical aid, hastily summoned. died this morning after a nignt or awiui agony. She leaves a husband and three children. She was 43 years of age. FISH COMING UP THE RIVER. Seines at Astoria Are Not Making; Phenomenal Hauls. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 5. (Special.) While the canneries and cold-storage plants are still blocked with fish, It is evident that the present run 1 rapidly making Its way up the river, and even the seines are not making so large hauls as they have been doing during the past few days, but still they are being limited on the amount delivered. By the falling off of the run does not mean that more are being caught than can be handled, as they are still plentiful, and many are being shipped to the up-river canneries. The. renorted new run has not material ized in any large numbers, although a few of the smaller fish are being caught at the mouth of the river, especially In the north channel. GOLD STRIKE ON UPPER PELLY. Location Just Made Public Klon- dlker Says It Is Very Rich. VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 5. A special from Dawson today says: The new gold strike on the Upper Pelly, the news of which is causing great excitement all through the Yukon, Is 26 miles above Hoole Canyon. For weeks the exact lo- cation has been kept secret. Bob Henderson, the man who located the first gold of the Klopdlke, has been on the scene of the new strike and de clares that lt Is wonderfully rich. NORTHWEST DEAD. , Judee Andrew Jackson Gregory. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 5. (Spe cial.! Judsc Andrew Jackson Gregory, to whom 85 years ago In East Virginia, "Old Hickory," himself, later President of the United States, gave his own name, died early this morning of senile decay. His wife dlen four years ago, but three chil dren, "William Gregory, of the Baker- Boyer Bank: Miss Myra Gregory, ana Miss Annie Gregory survive him. Judge Gregory was a '45-er, having joined the rush to California after serving In the Mexican war. He was one of California's early representatives in the Legislature. He came to Walla Walla In the early 70"s and later represented this county In the territorial Legislature. He was Police Court Judge here several years. Funeral of Suppllan d'Agenals. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Spe- Oak Poisoning Sunburn, Mosquito and Insect Bites, Prickly Hct and Hives quickly cored by This scientific germicide is a specific for skin troubles that cures the most stubborn cases; absolutely harmless. Universally used byleadingphysicians for the last, 12 years. Sold by leading druggists or trial size bottle sent prepaid on receipt of is cents. See my signature on every bottle. ssb Prince St., New York 5en far booklet- Sale of Damaged Pianos Continues. ONLY EIGHT LEFT The cases of thirteen beautiful Hamilton Pianos which arrived here last week in harness, are somewhat damaged through contact, and, as all claims , t-v ., , against tfie Kailroad CO. have been adjusted and paid, we have decided to offer the entire thir teen, regardless of sizt and case design, at the uniform price of $287.00 cash or time payments. The slight damage to these in struments can scarcely be noticed and is confined entirely to the exterior of the Piano and in no way affects the action. In fact, we give bur unqualified guarantee covering these mstru- merits for a period of Ten Years thereby making the purchaser perfectly safe. When you consider that these p; , n rfauurv fnr cn " "" .,7b j.f - tO $450 VOU Will readily appreci- aje rje great saving tO VOU in the purchase of one of these instru ments. The HAMILTON PIANO won the SILVER MEDAL at Paris in 1900, and is esteemed by musicians generally for its beautiful tone qualities to gether with a most artistic case design. Call and see these in struments and also inspect our grand display of Knabe, Steck, Everett, Hajdman, Fischer, Lud wigand Mason & Hamlin Pianos. You will find them at ALLEN & GILBERT- RAMAKER COMPANY Successor to The Wiley B. Alien Co. 209-211 First Street clal.) The funeral of the late Suppllan d'Agenals, one of the early pioneers of this section, was held today from St. James Cathedral, a large number at tending. Deceased was 51 years old at the time of his death, and he came to Vancouver In 1S49 with the Hudson Bay Company, and has ever since resided here. His wife died several years ago. He has only one surviving child, a son. Frank. 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