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terior has withdrawn temporarily from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.
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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
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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. Deceased was universally re
spected and was widely known over the
southwestern part of the state. Paraly
sis was the cause of his death.
Official Canvass at St. Helens.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Aug. 5. (Specials
County Clerk Henderson, assisted by Jus
tice William Symonds. of Ranler. and
Justice H. P. Watklns, of St. Helens,
made the ' official canvass today of the
votes, cast at the special county seat
election Monday. The total number of
votes polled was 1S65. St. Helens receiv
ing 1114 and Rainier 751. the former place
getting a majority of 363.
Baron Arrested for Auto-Scorchlnjr.
PARIS. Aug. 5. Baron Henri Roths
child appeared before the police court to
day on the charge of automobile scorch
ing. His defense was that he had a per
mit from the Ministry of the Interior as
a doctor, allowing him to 'disregard the
police regulations. The case was post
poned until August 21.
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