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Performances Only First Musical Last Performance of the Stupen- Farce-Comedy of the Season, dous Scenic Product SPOTLESS TOWN OVER NIAGARA FALLS XT All for Fjin-Fun for All. , ., . Matinee Prices Adults, 25 cents: "Poworful Drama," "Good Com- Children, 10 cents, pany." "Stupendous Scenic Effects.- yeg you ctLn brlflg tne baby.. 1 A SHORT TALK with our Optician -will convince the most skeptical that our glasses Trill do you more good than those you get elsewhere. If you -want to enjoy all the comrorts of good seeing bring your ev troubles to us and we will make you happy. ,c Remember we also fill Oculists Prescriptions for glasses. Hate. Jewelers and Opticians. ROYALTY IS BETROTHED Lady Mnrjorie GrevIJle Will Wed Viscount Hclmslcy. LONDON. Oct. 15. An interesting be trothal Is announced today of Lady Mar jorle Grevllle, only daughter of the Earl of Warwick, to Viscount Helmsley, grand eon and heir of the first Earl of Favor-sham. Tin FOWLER'S C. W. KXOWLES, Mgr. $1.00,. $150, $2.00 per Day JUST FROM THE MILL And consequently of the very newest designs, our carpets cannot but suit seekers for novel effects. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. J.G.MACK&CO. SO-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. OREGON $3 PER DAY and warn Cor. Third and W&shlngtea Sta. HER ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS Mrs. Potter Palmer Only Has Slight Attaclc of Gastric Fever. PARIS, Oct. 15. There is no truth In the report that Mrs. Potter Palmer Is lying here seriously ill. Mrs. Palmer has been suffering for ten days from a slight at tack of gastric fever, but no complica tions are expected. MERIGA m IT Alaska Boundary Case ' Is Decided. ALL POINTS CARRY London Advertiser Is the Authority. LOSS TO CANADA SHOWN Maps Published Indicating the True Line, CONSTERNATION WILL FOLLOW Dominion Is Certain to He Shocked Greatly, hat AH Agree Her Law yer "Well Performed His TrHsts. THE BOUNDARY. The boundary of Alaska, as denned by -treaty between Great Britain and 1 Russia in 1823, and afterwards con- veyed to the United States by pur- 1 chase ia 1667, Is: From the southernmost point of ' Prince of Wales Island, at 53:40 north latitude, and between 131 and 133 de- ', grees west longitude, the line was to extend north to CO decrees north' lati tude on the continent. Then it was to follow the summit of the mountains parallel to tfie coast to the point of Intersection of the 141st meridian, and from this point and alone this' me ridian to the frozen seas. Prince of "Wales Island was to belonr to Russia- Vtjvxnrtr theAmmlt of" thf- ' mountains were more than 10 marine leagues from the coast, the line was to be parallel to the windings of the coast, not more than 10 marine leagues distant. LONDON, Oct. 1C The Mornintr Adver User announces that it regrets to learn from a source which it regards- bevond question that the decision in the Alaska boundary tribunal virtually concedes the American case. The Morning Advertiser, which appears to be thoroughly satisfied with the relia blllty of Its statement, says the news wJll oe received In Canada with consternation It gives a map "and a detailed explanation showing how the decision will affect Can ada, and adds that those who have fol lowed the arguments have been thorough, ly satisfied with Clifford Sifton's prepara tion and presentation of the case. GREAT GATHERING OF ROTABLES Pilgrims' Society Gives Banquet ir Honor of Commissioners. . LONDON, Oct. 15. The dinner riven by the Pilgrims Society to the Alaskan Boundary Commlssldn at Clarldge's Ho tel tonight proved tho most notable as semblage of Englishmen, Americans and Canadians ever brought together in Lon don. In addition to the members of the commission, the British Cabinet Minis ters, tho American Ambassadors and the most prominent representatives of Entr lish public life were present The guests numbered 150. Field Marshal Lord Roberts presided On his right sat Ambassador Choate and on the left Lord Chief Justice Alverstone. Lord Lansdowne, Sir Louis Jette, Sir Stanley Clark, the King's Eauerrv and Secretary Elihu Root sat at the same table, while the other guests were dis tributed at small tables around the room. The Englishmen present wore their decorations and orders. Lord Roberts proposed the health of King Edward and President Roosevelt In a united toast which met with a cordial reception. He then proposed -"The Alas kan Boundary Commission," to which Lord Alverstone replied, saying the meet ing of the Commissioners would stand as a monument of the feeling evidenced In America and Great Britain to settle their differences by a common sense method. Ex-Senator Turner Speaks. Ex-United States Senator Turner and Clifford Sifton, Canadian Interior Minis ter, answered for their respective coun tries, the latter saying no greater crime could be conceived against human nature than trouble between Great Britain and the United States. - Proposing the health of the Anglo Saxon race. Foreign Secretary Lord Lans downe said it had done more than any other nationality to promote the arts and literature and just and equal government. .His Lordship referred to the fact that eight countries were Joining in the Vene zuelan arbitration and to the pleasure he derived from signing the Anglo-French arbitration treaty, but the Alaskan tri bunal, he declared, was by far the most Important example of that principle. Gen. J. M. Dickinson, of the American counsel, in responding, referred to the Afro-American and other elements com posing the American population. 'Mr. Aylesworth, the Canadian Minister. answering in the name of Canada, asked it Lord Lansdowne had not lost sight of the fact that several hundred thousand of the best Anglo-Saxons lived in Canada, which, by the whole trend of his speech. Mr. Ayleswortli Intimated, had been rather overlooked. Passionately Mr. Aylesworth declared that one was more loyal to King Edward than the, Canadian, yet thefe was none who from a business and sentimental point of view msre appreciated their asso ciation with America. Root Mxkex a Notable Speech Secretary Root closed the dinner with a notable speech proposing the health of Lord Roberts as the Commander-in-Chief of tho British army and declaring that none who speak the English language would fail to. wish health and prosperity to the leader of the marches to Kandahar, Lucknow and Pretoria. Mr. Root referred to the endeavor to pro mote army reform on both sides of the Atlantic. The American people, he said. had Inherited from Great Britain the in grained distrust of a standing army which had led the British, to limit their army ap propriation to annul votes and so simi larly in the American Constitution the ap propriation was limited to two years. Tho people oi America had inherited the spirit of :lvll control of the military arm. On both sides of the Atlantic during the past year, the ever-recurring problem of rec onciling civil and military expert opinion and authority had been the cause of dif ficulty and of inefficiency. Mr. Root said that oy tne creation ot a eneral staff ho hoped the United States had solved the problem and ho trusted Great Britain would be similarly fortu nate. 'By this, expression," he added, tou may gather that I hope the American, and British armies may never be brought into contact. There cannot be a more genuine and hearty feeling of good will than exists among the people of the United Statet for Canada." After remarking that Canada had learned how colonies should be properly treated by the lesson of thq American rev olution, Mr. Root said lie was proud to put the American Army side by -side with the British army, the character of the lat ter being that it did not fight for tyranny, opprcsson or conquest, but for progress, liberty and construction, not destruction which always followed in the wake of the British arms. BEAR A TERROR TO CHURCH Declares Rnsslan Occupation Cleans End of Protestantism. PHILADELPHIA, Oct .15. The Eastern missionary convention of the Methodist Episcopal church came to an end tonight; when a monster meeting was held in the Academy of Music. Dr. David S. Spencer, speaking on "Japan," said: 'I would help Japan save China. I would help her build a wall so high and so strong that the Russian bear could neither scale it, nor crawl through It, for bo it known unto you that wherever that bear places his paw there is an end to Protestant mis sions, and ultimately to American com merce. At the annual meeting of the American Board, all the officers except Hbrne -Secretary Charles H. Daniels, Committeemen R. H. Plumb and W. P. Ellison were re elected. F. O. Winslow, of Norwood, Mass., and Professor A. L. Gillett, of the Hartford Theological Seminary succeeded Dr. R. H. Plumb and William P. Ellison, who retired from the prudential commit tee. The next annual meeting will be held at Grirmell, Ia. '. : Honorable Artillery Sails for Home. BOSTON, Oct. 15. The members of the Honorable Artillery Company of .London today said farewell to American shores after a stay of nearly two weeks In this city as the guests of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massa chusetts. The Englishmen sailed by the Dominion Line steamer Columbus. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreljrn. America wins the Alaskan boundary case. Pace 1. London exchange settlement la disastrous to several large firms; pinch one of worst ever known. Page2. Japan turns down offer of zar to E've up Corea If let alone in Manchuria. Page -- Domestic. Ex-Lleutenant-Governor Tillman Is acquitted ot the murder of his political assailant. Page . Buffalo preachers object to Dowleltes holding meeting there, but they make compromise with city. Page 3. t Statue of General William T. Sherman is un veiled at Washington with Impressive ceremonies. Page 2. President John Mitchell, of miners, likens strikebreakers to criminals. Page 12. Xntionnl. Ex-Assistant Attorney-General Miller used the alias of "Jim" In informing Johns ot Postal Department decisions In get-rlch- qulck schemes. Page 8. Postal Department gives out fraud order against Leteon Balllet, the Oregon mining promoter. Page 1. Politics. Senator Kearns wins great victory In n'omlna tlon of Frank Kane for Mayor, of Salt Lake. Page 3. Roosevelt" again urges, the Maryland Republl cans to bury all differences. Page 3. Mark- Twain writes characteristic letter on New York Mayoralty contest. Page 3. Sports. Pittsburg baseball club divides receipts of championship series, $21,000, among players. . and ream disbands. Page 11. Monte Carlo wins seventh and deciding heat In 2:10 at Lexington. Page 11. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Portland 4, Sacramento 1; Seattle 13, San Francisco 10; Oakland 8, Los Angeles 3. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Miss Josephine Meade, a. student at the Uni versity of California, murdered on streets of San Francisco by Paul Schmidt, a dis carded suitor, who kills himself Page 4 Little Plume confesses to murder of seven Indians on the Blackfoot reservation in Montana Page 4. Acting Sheriff Corcoran, of King County, of fera Prosecutlng-Attorney Scott all the deputies he wants to. stop gambling In Seattle. Page 1. Register E. W. Davis resigns from Republican state central committee and county central committee- Pace 4. . - Civil service commission begins Investigation ' of C. W. -Nottingham's charges against ' deputy city engineer. Page 10. Northern Pacific takes another atep toward construction ot bridge across Columbia. Page 12. Property owners wonder If Insurance under writers will reduce rates on water front. Page 14. Senator Mitchell will not go to Paris. Page 14 Chinese lottery proprietor found guilty. Page 10- . R. D. Hume is awarded $1 In $10,000 damage suit acalnst Editor Chausse at Grant's Pass. Page S. Three suspects are arrested In vicinity of at tempted dynamite outrage near Helena, Mont. Paze 3. . Commercial nnd Marine. Steady Increase In fnanufacture of beer. Page 13. Wheat at Chicago closes atyan advance. Page 10. . - Industrial stocks still depress entire list at New York. Pace 13. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13, China- steamer Indrasamha arrlvesv Page 12. DEPUTY GUTS IN King Under-SherifF Promises Scott Aid AGAINST SEATTLE SPORTS Prosecuting Attorney Has Claimed Non-Co-operation. FURTHER FIGHT ON CLANCY Prizefight Supposed to Be Promoted by Him Is Held Up Corcoran Writes Discharge of Callaghan bat Concladcs Not to Send It. CONDITIONS OF OFFER. First Gamblera to be prosecuted under felony act. Second Evidenco to be used only for prosecution. y Third Deputy-sheriffs to remain In prosecutors' office until matters are settled. Fourth Deputy-sheriffs not to col lect "fines" from slot machine own ers. Fifth Intent of notice b to close public gambling.- ' SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 15.-r-(SpecIal.) Another phaso of the controversy be tween Prosecuting Attorney Scott and cer tain members of the local gambling fra ternity over who is responsible for the existence of wide-open gambling in this city was injected Into the scandal today, when Acting Sheriff Corcoran, In the ab sence of his chief, knocked the props out from under one of Mr. Scott's argu ments to show why gambling has been tolerated. ' In a recent Interview Scott claimed that he had not been able to suppress gambling for lack of co-operation on the part of the Sheriff and Chief of Police. He as signed this as thq principal reason for its existence rather than the protection alleged to have been extended certain gamblers through Hughey Bean, a noto rious bunco-steerer, reputed to have levied tribute on the fraternity under color of authority from the Prosecuting Attor ney's office. In a terse and suggestive letter, Under Sheriff Corcoran today notified the Pros ecuting Attorney of his entire willingness to suppress all forms of gambling and to place at the latter's disposal all the Depu ty Sheriffs required to accomplish this end. The letter, which created a sensa tion in official circles, Is in substance as follows: Letter AVItU Conditions. "Mr. W. T. Scott, Prosecuting Attor ney, City Dear Sir: You are hereby noti fied that I will Immediately, upon re ceipt oj your request, detail one or more Deputy SherlfTs, from the present force, to assist in the suppressidn, as far as possible, of ail forms of gambling, upon the following conditions: "First All violators of gambling law3 to be prosecuted under the felony act, so-called. "Second The evidence found to be used for the purpose of 'convicting such vio lators, and for no other purpose. "Third The Deputies detailed to your office to remain there until violations of the felony act are restricted, as far as can be reasonably expected, that Is to say. until public gambling is suppressed. "Fourth Under no circumstances will JURY FINDS HE DID MURDER IN SELF-DEFENSE TTJTvTTTT.-j EX-LIEUTENANT-GO VERXOR JAMES H. CAROLINA. I allow Deputy Sheriffs to deal with the slot-machine operators as Deputy Sheriff Callaghan, of 3'our office, has dealt with them. That is-tto say, I will not stand for the pernicious system of collecting fines from -violators of gambling laws. Fifth The' spirit and Intent of this notice Is that you may have sufficient help to get evidence to close public gam bling, and . to destroy the greater evil growing therefrom. "ED CUDIHEB, Sheriff. "By Williams Corcoran, Deputy." Declared Agrainst Prlaeflsht. Prosecuting Attorney Scott yesterday no tified the Sheriff and Chief of Police that urider no circumstances would he permit the McLellan-Turner boxing contest, billed for Friday night, to take place. He. as signed as -hi3 reason that prizefighting was -unlawful and that he Intended here after to put a stop to all such contests. - It is generally believed that the Prose cuting Attorney was actuated In promul gating his .order by the belief thai Frank Clancy, brother of John Clancy, who In an Interview charged Hughey Bean with levying blackmail as the representa tive of the Prosecuting Attorney's office, would profit financially from the fight. Tonight Al Barton, who is in reality managing the contest announced that he had called on Scott and after assuring him that Clancy was in no way connected with the affair, obtained from him a re vocation of the order issued to the Sheriff arid police. Barton claims that the contest will un doubtedly take place, while Scott main tains publicly that he has not receded from his position. Conclndes to Wait for Sheriff. Under-Sheriff Corcoran this afternoon drew up a formal -notice canceling the commission of Deputy Sheriff Callaghan, Scott's ofllce deputy, who is charged by the Clancys with having personally sanc tioned ' the payment by them of tribute to Bean. Later Corcoran reconsidered his Inten tion of forwarding the notice to Scott, however, stating that while Callaghan would doubtless Tad deprived of his star, he preferred to await the return of Sheriff Cudihee before taking any official action in the matter. BALLIET CONCERNS BARRED Oregon Mininj? Promoter Can't Use Mails for White Swan Scheme. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton, Oct. 15. A fraud order has been issued by the Postoffice Department against the White Swan Mines Com pany, of San Francisco and Baker City, Or., and against the Pacific Security & Trust Company, which was operated by Letson Ballictt, of San Francisco, as a part of the former scheme. These so called firms have been denied the use of the mails because Balliett, their promoter, has been found guilty of selling worth less stock In a worked-out mine in a man ner that is said to have netted him sev eral hundred thousand dollars, and the purchasers nothing. The mining property upon- which, the scheme was built is said to be thousands of dollar? in arrears, and has not been worked for years. Tho principal offices of the White Swan Mines Company were located In San Fran'- cisco. The operations at Baker City were merely supplemental, but hereafter no mails' will be delivered at or received from the Baker City office of the concern. This "firm would have been debarred from the mails two years ago had not the then As sistant Attorney-General Tyner, now un der indictment for fraud in connection with the administration of his office, ruled in their favor. This last action was taken on recommendation of Attorney-General Robb. TAFT TELLS HIS PLANS. Will Lenvc Philippines on December to Become Secretary of War. MANILA, Oct 15. Governor Taft has designated December 23 as the date of. his departure for Washington to -enter upon his duties as Secretary of War. Defanlter Run Down. 3LVNILA, Oct. 16. George Herman, the defaulting constabulary officer, has been captured and taken to Bayauan. Eight hundred dollars was recovered from him. TILLMAN, OF SOUTH TILLMAN IS FREE Acquitted of Slaying His Political Enemy. JURY OUT TWENTY HOURS Two for Conviction at First, but One Soon Gives In WIFE AND MOTHER AWAIT HIM Latter Meets ex-LIcutenant-Govern-or on Street and Warmly Em braces Him; Former on Retara. to Jail for Belongings. HISTORY OF THE CASE. Ex-Lleutenant-Qovernor James II. Tillman, of South Carolina, shot and killed Editor Gonzales, of the Col umbia State, early this year. Bad blood had long existed between tho two men, largely on account of pol-. itlcs. Tillman finally walked up to Gonzales, whipped out a revolver and inflicted wounds from which he soon, died. He has been In Jail since. He alleged self-defense. Tillman Is a, nephew of the fa- f. mous "Pitchfork" Senator, 'and has long been prominent In South Caro lina politics. LEXINGTON, S. C, Oct. 15. Ex-Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman, who was charged with the murder of N. G. Gonzales, editor of the State, In Columbia, on January 14 last, was acquitted this morning. The Jury was out 20 hours be fore reaching a verdict. Mr. Tillman left the court room in com pany with his attorneys, but parted with them at the front door to go across the street to the Jail, visiting that Institution for the last time, to gather up his effects. He had been In custody since January 15, his application for ball having been re fused. ' Mrs. Tillman and the defendant's, mother were not in the court room when the ver dict was announced, but the former had been apprised ot an agreement, and was at the Jail to await the announcement to meet her husband there. The mother had heard at her hotel, a few blocks . away, that the Jury had come in. and was has tening on her way to the court house when she met her son coming out on the street. Learning the result, she threw her arms around his neck. Later, all gathered at the hotel, where they received their friends and relatives. Leaves for His Home. Mr. Tillman left on an" afternoon train for his home in Edgefield, accompanied by his wife and friends from his home county. Senator Tillman was not present today, having gone yesterday to his home at Trenton, where his wife is recovering from injuries received In a runaway accident-Soon after the Jury went out yesterday, a ballot was taken which resulted In a vote of 10 to 2 for acquittal. Soon after one of the minority joined the majority, leaving one juror standing out. He held to his views and kept the jury up all night. It was only about 20 minutes be fore the verdict was reached this morn ing that he yielded. Many of the jurors got no sleep at all during the 20 hours they were locked up. i The count In the Indictment charging the carrying of concealed weaPns was ig nored during the trial and the jury took no action on It. After the verdict was announced, the Clerk held up the pistols' which had fig ured in the trial and offered them to the defendant, who waived them off, saying: "They are not mine." The jury announced at 10:45 that a ver dict had been agreed upon. The defendant and attorneys were sent for, and the jury then filed into the courtroom and the ver dict was read. A demonstration followed the announce ment, friends of the defendant giving vent to their feelings in a shout. The court previous to the reading of the verdict had admonished the spectators to refrain from- any demonstration. Counsel for the defense moved the de fendant's discharge from the Sheriff's cus- tody. No objections being made "by the state, the court made the order. The de fendant shook hands with the Judge and members of the Jury, and left the court room, accompanied by his friends and counsel. There was great uncertainty when court convened today as to whether a verdict would be reached. The court was pro ceeding with civil business when a loud rapping was heard on the door leadlrfg to the Juryroom. In a moment all were astir. That was the first sound coming from the room since the jury retired yes terday afternoon. Hasty summons were sent out, and with as little loss of time as possible the court had the jury's an nouncement made, thus terminating this Important case which was begun IS days ago. Tillman Confident of Acqnittal. LEXINGTON. S. C. Oct- 15. James H. Tillman, after his acquittal, made the fol lowing statement to the Associated Press: "I feel very grateful at the result of the verdict, but at no time did I appre hend any serious consequences. I, of course, deeply regret the death of Mr. Gonzales, but I was forced to do what I did. I have never apprehended a convic tion, for I felt I did not do. any more than any other man would have done under the same circumstances and what I was com pelled to do. My position as fully stated In the testimony I gave on the stand. "I -dfd ask for a change of venue, be cause I was convinced on account of preju dice In Richland County I could not get a fair and Impartial trial in that county. I felt sure that as soon as my case could be presented to an Impartial jury I could be vindicated. The verdict has justified the correctness of my Judgment.'