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jorle Grevllle, only daughter of the Earl
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here seriously ill. Mrs. Palmer has been
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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.
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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.-
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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.'