Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 22, 1904, Page 6, Image 6

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OTHER EYES ON IT
Sydney Millionaire Will Buiicf
a Swift Challenger.
WANTS TROPHY FOR CANADA
Vessel Is to Be Built) in Native City
of Halifax, N. S.f and Is to
Cost a Half-Million .
Dollars. "
NEW "WESTMINSTER. B. C, Jan. 2L
Special.) Sir Thomas Upton's failure to
raise the America's cup has not daunted
every one. Yesterday afternoon there
passed through this city from Seattle to
Vancouver Edward "Wallace, of Sydney,
N. S. "W. Mr. Wallace made some start
line disclosures.
About 20 years ago a native of Halifax,
!N. S., he went to Australia, being then a
youth In .his teens. There, in the gold
fields, he made his millions, and Is now
traveling on pleasure bent. Intending to
visit'many different countries of the world.
The millionaire says. In a modest way,
that he intends to construct a yacht to
lift the championship cup of the yacht
ing world from the Americans and give it
to Canada.
His guiding motive is to show his loyalty
to Canada, his native land, and also to
have In the sea a private yacht of his
own In which to cruise from land to land
withersoever he may wish to go. On a
visit to Halifax about eight months ago
Mr. "Wallace obtained designs on the
framework of the proposed vessel. At that
time, however, he merely wished to have
theyacht as a pleasure cruiser; but of
late he has become infatuated with the
idea of becoming famous by putting his
craft Into racing circles, and has drawn
desfgns for himself somewhat after the
style of the Emperor of Germany's "Me
teor." The project has so far been kept secret,
for Mr. Wallace was undecided as to
where he would have his racer construct
ed. Since his arrival from Australia his
feeling of patriotism has been so strong
that he has selected Halifax, his -native
city, as the most suitable port in which
to have the new cup challenger tullt.
The new yacht will be 130 feet lcr.ig. with
a water line of S5 feet, beam 25 feet, and
draft 16 feet The total cost will be not
less than 5500,000. A great deal of this,
however, will be taken up with the In
terior furnishings.
The yacht will not only be a fast boat,
but will bo constructed for the purpose of
providing comfort in lengthy sea cruises.
In the bow of the boat will be an immense
oil tank, designed as a safeguard against
rough weather. The stern will contain a
large air-tight compartment
The center will be taken up principally
with the main saloon, which will be about
1G feet long and will extend the full width
of the yacht The interior of this will be
finished in mahogany and oak, with
bronze trimmings, while the staterooms
and Mr. "Wallace's own suite will be
adorned with blrdseye maple, for which
the millionaire has a particular liking. He
Is providing a women's cabin, which will
contain every accommodation and will be
finished in rosewood and white holly.
SHARE OF THE COUNTIES.
Annual Apportionment From Sale of
Government Land.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 2L--Speclal.) Secre
tary of State Dunbar today made the an
nual apportionment of the 6 per cent land
sales fund for 19M. The fund, as stated a
few days ago, is J30.135.24. being 5 per cent
of the proceeds of sales of Government
land in Oregon for 1903.
This was divided among the several
counties, according to the area of each.
The total area of the state Is 66,957,760
acres, and the appointment per acre is
$.O0147S65OS. The apportionment Is as fol
lows: Baker J.914.SS0 S 2,831.44
Benton 415.6S0 614.65
Clackamas ,. 1,107,200 1,637.16
Clatsop 523,520 774.10
Columbia 431,040 637.36
Coos 1.004.4S0 1.4S5.2S
Curry 949.120 1.403.42
Crook 5.122,560 7.674.48
Douglas r. 3,263,860 4.S25.37
Gilliam C59.200 974.73
Grant 2.S74.560 4.250.47
HarMy C.7S0.160 10,025.49
Jackson 1.7S6.SS0 2.642.17
Josephine J.099,520 1.625.S1
Klamath 3,914,240 5.7S7.79
Lake 5.130.240 7.5S5.S3
Lane 2.C04.160 3,850.64
Lincoln , 637,440 942.55
Linn 1,451.520 2.146.29
Malheur 6,277,440 9 2S2.14
Marlon 703.6S0 1,040.00
Morrow .., 1.29S.240 1,919.64
Multnomah 2S1.920 416.86
Polk ; 424.640 627.89
Sherman 513.2S0 75S.96
Tillamook 752.000 1.111.95
Umatilla 1.S79.6S0 2.779.39
1'nlon L0S1.600 1.699.31
"Wallowa 2,142.720 3.168.33
Wasco i 1,950.080 2,883.49
Washington 447.360 661.49
Wheeler 1.0S4.SU0 1.604.04
STamltill 450,560 . 656.22
Total 60,957,7tJ0 $90,135.24
NOT PROPERLY .EQUIPPED:
Victoria Man Describes Lifeboat of
Steamer Clallam.
VICTORIA. B. C.. Jan. 2L Captain
Mackintosh, a boatman who has cnarge
of the lifeboat of the Clallam, which was
recovered with the body of Miss Harris in
It, gave evidence before the Coroner's In
quiry today that thejjoat was not prop
erly equipped. If it had been it should have
lived after being lowered. The cap of the
plug was not attached, and the boat had
ailed through the plughole and swamped.
Unattached rowlocks and other articles
found In the boat showed that she had
not capsized. '
Mackintosh criticised Captain Roberts
tctlons severely, and' said Roberts knew
many places where the Clallam could
have been beached, even without her en
Sines. If he had used seamanship, and
the sails of the Clallam were properly
equipped. He and another witness gave
Instances of life rafts and equipment
having been borrowed by local steamers
for the purpose of passing inspection.
Captain Colllster. Inspector of hulls, tes
tified to his Inspection of the steamer.
He said she was well constructed and
properly equipped.
WILL TRY FOR SINGLE PLAN.
Roads of Linn Are In Bad Shape Un
der the Present System.
ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 2L Special.) All
the road .supervisors of Linn County will
meet with the County Court In Albany
Thursday, February 4, pursuant to a call
Issued by Judge Palmer, to discuss meth
ods of making and Improving roads in
Linn Count,-.
For many years past the roads In each
district have been made and kept up ac
cording to the Idea of the supervisor in
that district As the county; is divided
Into about S road districts, the result Is
that there are all kinds of roads in the
county, different systems belmj used by
The various supervisors.
At this meeting all the methods of work
ing roads that are now In use In Linn
County will be discussed, and also meth
ods that have proved successful In other
places. An effort will be made to fix upon
some one system that can be adopted
profitably by all the supervisors, and in
the future follow that system in all the
road districts In Linn County. At the
present time the roads are in a frightful
shape," lelng almost Impassable In some
localities.
PANIC-STRICKEN BY GHOST. .
Hawaiians Believe Native "Has Re
turned to Haunt Them. .
VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 2JL The steamer
Aorangi. which arrived from Australian
and Hawaiian points this morning,
brought news from Honolulu that an en
tire district of Hawaii Is panic-stricken
because of the reported appearance of a
ghost. When Shem Uneaka, a well
known native, died, his relatives buried
him in the ground Instead of In a cave.
In accordance with the native custom,
and they allege that on this account Shem
had returned to haunt them.
The ghost Is said to have appeared on
New Tear's eve first A feast was being,
held when a native shrieked and pointed
to the roof. He declared that he saw
Shem's ghost Other natives looked and
ran, and since then the spirit of Sham
Is said to have made sundry appearances.'
The natives are terrorized, and Kahunas
have been, sent to endeavor to lay the
ghost "
SECOND WIFE STICKS TO HIM. .
Alleged Bigamous Barber Is -in Jail
at The Dalles.,
THE DALLES, Or, Jan. -2L (Special.-)
In response to inquiries made at Centralia,
Wash., concerning the matrimonial career
of Harry Mason, who was arrested here
yesterday on the charge of bigamy. Pros
ecuting Attorney Menefee is today In re-"
celpt of a copy of Mason's wedding certifi
cate, Issued on July 4, 190L :when :he was
married to Miss Delia Decker, ot that
place. , '
It has further developed that Harry J."
Forrest Is the prisoner's rightful name.
No divorce from his former wife can be,
produced. He has been employed in this!
city for some months as a barber. He is.
now confined In the County Jail, where his
bride of three weeks, formerly Miss Bar-,
bara Bunh, of this city, visited him todRy.i
It Is reported that she does not believe the
allegations against him. '
Mania for Tampering With Lights.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 2L (Special.) James'
Sutherland, of Shedd, Linn County, was.
examined before Judge H. M. Palmer -yesterday
and sentenced to. the Asylum, for
the Insane at Salem. Sheriff Huston took
the unfortunate young man to Salem.
Sutherland is 17 years of age. Although
not violently insane, the young man has
caused considerable trouble in the com
munity where he lives. He Has been men
tally deranged for some time, and oc-
caslonally has tampered with the switch
lights at the Southern Pacific Depot at
Shedd, thus causing a great deal of incon
venience to the depot agent, beside the
danger of a wreck as the result of the
tampering.
Direct Nomination Petitions.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
A committee named by the friends of
the measure In this city will tomorrow
begin the circulation of petitions in
Clackamas County for signatures to the
petition asking that the proposed law for
a direct nominating system be submitted
to the voters at the general election in
June.
The quota of signatures that Is expected
from Clackamas County Is 600, and the
friends 61 - the proposed law expect no
trouble in obtaining that number of
names.
Snow Stops Logging Operations.
VANCOUVER, B. c!. Jan. 21. Every
logging camp on the British Columbia
coast Is closed down on account of the
"heavy snow falL At many up-coast
points the snow Is from six inches to
a, foot deep along the shore line. It
deepens rapidly toward the mountains,
and since Saturuay last not a man has
been at work In the woods.
The men have not left the camps, as
It is thought that warm weather will
soon dissipate the snow.
Big Ice Plant at North Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA, "Wash., Jan. 2L
(Special.) The largest Ice-manufacturing
.plant In the state has been completed
In this city. The owners are J. A. Hawks
and J. L. Hughes, both of whom came
here from Atwood, 111., last Fall. The
plant will have a capacity of 30 tons a
day and a cold storage space of 60,000
square feet The cost of the plant Is
525,000. The machinery has Just been
placed and the Ice will be manufactured
on Saturday.
Orators of the Prohibition League.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.) The
Prohloltlon League of Albany College has
chosen the following students to compete
In the local oratorical contest to determine
who will represent Albany College In the
annual Intercollegiate prohibition oratori
cal contest this year:
Everet L. Jones. Oliver M. Hlckey, Dun
can F. McKeroher, Lewis Jacks and Delos
Foster. Everet Jones represented the col
lege last year in the Prohibition contest
Rolled a Drunken Man.
CHEHALIS. Wash,. Jan. 2L (Special.)
The first case to be prosecuted in Lewis
County for the offense of larceny from the
person will be that of Charles Williams, a
young negro, who was bound over to the
Superior Court by Justice Miller, of Cen
tralia. Williams is alleged to . have cut
open the pocket of the drunken man in
a saloon and taken about $5. .He was at
one time an -inmate of the State Reform
School.
Took Overdose of Morpjilne.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
Joseph Oakes, for many years a familiar
figure in this city, was found dead In his
room this morning, death being induced
by an overdose of morphine.
Oakes was the nephew of the late
Thomas J: Miller, a pioneer resident of
The Dalles. He was 35 years of age, and
as far as Is known leaves no family.
Taken Back to Missouri. -OREGON
CITY, Or., Jan. 2L (Special)
Sheriff Bays, of Shannon County, Mis
souri, departed today for Eminence, Mq.,
with Elijah Pyles. who is wanted at that
place on a charge of attempted criminal as
sault Pyles was arrested at a wood camp
near Clackamas about two weeks ago by
Officer Ed L. Shaw, of this city, on advice
ot the Missouri officials.
Manager Glover Looks Ground Over.
.COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Jan. 2L (Spe
cial.) J. B. Glover, the newly appointed
manager of the Oregon &. Southeastern
Railroad and of the Oregon Securities
Company, was her6 today making pre
liminary arrangements to take charge of
these two companies. He will be Installed
In his new quarters about February 10.
Marriage and Divorce In Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA., Wash, Jan. 21.
(Special.) During the year 1906, 44 divorces
were granted and 55 applications were
filed with the County Clerk. During the
same period 550 marriage licenses were
Issued In the county. The divorces would
be about 12 per cent of the marriages.
Cases Set in the Supreme Court.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 2L (Special.) Cases
were today set for trial in the Supreme
Court as follows:
February 2 Schwartr vs. Gerhard t
February 3 Farrow vs. Nevin.
February 4 Lesley vs. Klamath County.
BED EVES AND EYELIDS.
Granulated Eyelids and other Eye troubles
cured by Murine Eye Remedy; It doa't
smart. Bold by all druggists.
WARRANT 18 VALID
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Supreme Court' Decides- in
Case of -Armstrong. ,
WILL NOT STAY . EXECUTION
Instrument 'Was Issued Prior to -the
Taking EffectV the Act of 1903
anr lsNn Aff ftr hv V.
and Is' Not Affected
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Its Operation.
SAlEMv Jan .21. (Special.) The Su
preme Court today handed -down a do-"
cislon In the Eleasaiit Armstrong murder
case?, In -which it is held that all the pro
ceedings in the court below were regular
and' that the death warrant now In the
hands of the Sheriff is valid. So far as
the sale Courts are concerned, Armstrong-
has exhausted all his remedies
without success, and' unless the Federal
Courts give "him relief he will hang to
morrow morning. The opinion of the
Court in the aeclslon today was written
by Justice Bean;''
It is .stated, in Jbrief. .that on March 31,
T903, judgment of death was pronounced
against Armstrong and on the same day
a warrant, was Issued and delivered to the
Sheriff, commanding him to hang the de
fendant on a given dayl Before the Judg
ment was executed an appeal was taken
and. a certificate of probable cause issued,
thereby staying the execution. The Judg
ment was affirmed hv .October. 1903. At
the -time of theissuance of the warrant
thevstatute provided for execution tat the
coijnty seat, but pending appeal the stat
ute was amended so as to require the
execution to take place at the peniten
tiary, but -the amendatory act contained
a provision that it should not apply to
any warrant issued prior to its taking
effect
After the judgment of affirmance had
been entered in the journal of the Circuit
Court the defendant was brought before
that tribunal and the court without re
sentencing him or issuing a new warrant,
appointed another day for the execution
of the warrant issued on the 'original
judgment The defendant appealed, con
tending that after the affirmance the
court should have Issued a new warrant
for his execution at the penitentiary, as
provided In the amendatory act
The opinion of the Supreme Court cites
the various sections of tho statute gov
erning judgments and executions in capi
tal cases, and, in brief, says:
"From these provisions of the statute
it is clear that an appeal in criminal
actions does not vacate the Judgment or
the warrant issued thereon, nor does it
suspend the execution thereof, unless a
certificate of probable cause Is filed wlt,h
the notice of appeal. If such a certifi
cate is filed, it operate to suspend or
hold in abeyance the execution of tho
judgment and. the Sheriff or officer hav
ing the custody of the defendant Is re
quired to abide the judgment on appeal.
Any further proceedings under the war
rant or judgment are by the appeal and
certificate of probable cause suspended
until the appeal is disposed of, but the
validity of the judgment or the warrant
is not affected by the appeal, unless tho
cause is reversed.
"The affirmance of the judgment is a
finding that there is no error therein and
the cause stands in the court below
... so far as the execution Is con
cerned, the same as if no appeal had been
taken and for some other reason the war
rant had not been executed on the day ap
pointed. The warrant has. not expired by
limitation and Its commands have not
been obeyed.
"Further proceedings thereon were sus
pended pending the appeal, but the de
fendant was held and is in custody un
der the original warrant directing his
execution. The officer cannot execute the
warrant It is true, not because it has
expired, but because the day fixed by the
Court has passed, the same as if the pris
oner had escaped or for some other rea
son not affecting the validity of the judg
ment the day appointed had been allowed
to pass without the execution of the Judg
ment In such cases the authorities are
agreed, so far as we have been able to
discover, that It Is the duty of the court
or officer vested by law with the power of
fixing the day for the execution of the
sentence to assign a new day and the re
sentencing of the defendant or the issu
ance of a new warrant are not required."
Several authorities are quoted in sup
port of this vlewand the court-coricludes
that the "warrant In the Armstrong case
was issued prior to the taking effect of
the act of 1903 and 13 excepted from Its
operation.
GIVES UP ALL HOPE.
Armstrong Tells His Brothers Not to
Worry Over a Foregone Conclusion.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
Two of Armstrong's brothers arrived In,
this city last night They called on him
this morning. He was glad to see them.
He told them not to worry because there
was no help for him. He played, his violin
lost evening In company with the son ot
the death-watch, after -which he wrote
until 6 o'clock this morning, when he re
tired and slept soundly untlT after 10
o'clock today, when the death-writch wak
ened him to receive his brothers.
When informed today that-his attorneys
had exhausted every means to secure a
stay of execution., and that they had given
up and would make no' further attempt
he said he was not surprised, that he did
not expect any other result
A large number of visitors arrived to be
present at the execution. Superintendent
James, of the State Penitentiary, arrived
today. He -will have to preside at the
execution of Egbert next Friday, and is
here to get a few pointers. Sheriff Story,
1-"V" e
Pleasant Armstrong. '
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of Multnomah County, wired that he would
arrive" tonight.
Armstrong Is "the most cheerful man
about the jalL Since he joined the Catho
lic Church and received the- rites of bap
tism he has been rainy and self-possessed.
When his friends call helsalways able to
no fears' about his beinff able to meet the
ordeal -calmly tomorrow morning.
Hundreds of people, men and women,
have called to see Armstrong today, most
Qf them actuated by a morbid curiosity to
see a man about to be executed. -As a
rule Sheriff Brown refused to admit any
one to see the prisoner except relatives
and Intimate friends.
ATTORNEYS GIVE UP BATTLE.
Legal Resources Exhausted to Stay
Armstrong's Execution.
Attorney Bentley, for Pleasant Arm
strong, had prepared to go before Judge
Gilbert, of the Circuit Court of Appeals
yesterday afternoon and apply for an
appeal from the decision of Judge Bel
linger. , The telegram announcing the de
cision of the Supreme Court was received
tby him just before time for court, and
this -decision, of course, rendered the
other step useless.
"We went into the Federal rCourt," said
Mr. Bentley, "simply because we feared
that the Supreme Court would not decide
in time to do us any good, and we sought
by other means to secure a stay of exe
cution. Now, though. It Is useless to at
tempt anything further. The same "ques
tion that would go before the Court of
Appeals was before the Supreme Court,
and since the State Court has placed its
construction upon the law the Eederal
Court would not take It up.
"We have had a hard fight all through,
but we have done the. best we could for
our client. Nothing remains to be done
now; he must pay the penalty."
Invitations to attend the execution were
received by a. number of the United
States and other local officers of the city
and county. Two or three of these left
yesterday morning for Baker City to at
tend the hanging.
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Fiddling Away His Time..
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
At 11:30 o'clock tonight Armstrongi is
playing the violin, in company with a
friend, and seems to be happy and con
tented. Officers seem to think his Iron
nerve will hold out
Levy Loses on Appeal.
BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 21. The Supreme
Court today affirmed the judgment of
murder In the first degree against George
Levy for the murder of Davis Levy In
this city on October 3, 1901. He was sen
tenced to hang, but took an appeal.
DEATH OF E. H. WARREN.
Aged Hlllsboro Man Greatly Affected
by Robbery and "Trial.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
E. H. Warren, whose house-was burglar
ized September 1 last and who was prom
inent at the trial of rtev. R. H; Kennedy,
accused of the crime, died at his residence
this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Kennedy
was acquitted, the Jury returning the ver
diqt last Sunday morning. Mr. Warren
was prostrated by partial paralysis the
same evening, but rallied somewhat on
Monday. He was reported Improved to
day, but the betterment, seems to have
been deceptive.
The deceased was' 67 years of age and
had been ailing for several months,
though his death' now Is a shock. The
trial last week was trying, but cannot
be said to have contributed to his death
more than any other exertion would have
done.
Three daughters survive: Mrs. Horner,
of California;' Mr3. Q. T. Linkluter and
Miss Minnie Warren, of Hlllsboro.
SENATOR ANKENY RECOVERING
Has Had a Painful Siege of Rheuma
tism. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 2L
United "States Senator LevIAnkony is not
dangerously 111, as generally rumored
throughout Oregon and Washington; but
for ten days has suffered from an ex
tremely palrtful attack of rheumatism,
which several days ago threatened to
prove serious.
Today he was able to walk- around up
stairs aided by crutches, and will prob
ably be allowed downstairs by the end of
the week.
Edward Sloan.
CHEHALlS, Wash., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Last night word came from Townsend,
Mont, ot the death of Edward Sloan, a
former well-known resident of this city.
About a week ago he fell from a buggy.
The Injuries received were at first not
thou&ht to be serious. He was a popular
young man at Chehalls. He removed to
Montana about five years ago. The re
mains will be brougt here for burial.
Union County Teachers' Institute.
LA GRANDE, Or., Jan. 21. Following
is the programme for the Union County
Teachers Association, which will be held
in La Grande January 30, at 10:30 A. M.:
Music; round table talks, association;
"Methods of Computing Interest," A. J.
Bender: "United States History," O. C.
Maxwell; music: "Primary Reading,"
Mollle Petre; "Experience in the Philip
pines." Fred A. Palmer; "Environments,"
JL. w. Canfleld; "James Whitcomb Ri
ley." H. J. Hockeriberry. .
The number of scholars In the Union
County schools Is continually increasing,
and there are now 5000 children of
school age in the county, with a fund of
$30,000, arid on the basis of the assessment
a tax levy of S mills was deemed neces
sary for school purposes.
Sale of Reserve Held Up
COEUR D'ALENeT Idaho, Jan. 21.
(SpeclaL) The old Fort Sherman Mili
tary Reservation on Lake Coeur d'Alene
will not be " sold during the present ses
sion of Congress, and during the session
the veterans -who a Interested In having
it made a National soldiers' home will
make" all possible efforts to secure the
passage of a bill through Congress hav
ing that end in view.
R. B. Scott, of Spokane, who has had
the matter in charge, recently wrote a
letter to President Roosevelt asking him
to prevent the sale of the reservation. In
'reply he received a letter from Secretary
Loeb. Inclosing a- letter from Secretary
.Hitchcock, which stated that the sale had
been held up until after the end of the
present -session of Congress.
Crushed Under Rolling Log.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 21. W. C. La
tham, a young man 20 years of age, was
instantly killed at a logging camp near
McEwen at 9 o'clock this morning. A log
rolled down 'a hill and crushed him. He
was caught" between two logs, his body
and head being badly crushed. The young
man's parents live at .Grant's Pass, this
state.
Measles Epidemic on the Increase.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. ZL (Special.)
Tliere has been quite an Increase In the
number of cases of measles In the city
during the past, few days and. at the pres
ent time 50 persons, afflicted with the dis
ease, are quarantined in 33 houses. There
Is no increase in the number of scarlet
fever cases and the health authorities
believe the epidemic has been checked.
Picture Machines Next to Go.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan; 21. The minis
ters of this city do not intend tp stop
with ridding the city of the Immoral -women,
hut will, as soon as the latter are
disposed of, attack those maintaining
mo via g-picture machines In their places
of business, in case any immoral pictures
ore found,
TOOK OFFICER'S-GUN
Woodburn Burglars Dispose
of Village Sleuth.
TRAILED TO LAIR IN FOREST
Over-Confident Marsha! is Caught
Off His Guard by His Captives
and Goes Home With His
Finger In His Mouth.
WOODBURN, Or., Jan. 2L (Special.)
Captured In their camp in the timber
near here with $130 worth of stolen cloth
ing with them, two desperate burglars
surprised Marshal Amos Beach, who had
discovered them, took away his gun, or
dered him from the scene, and then es
caped bx the woods this afternoon
Returning crestfallen to Woodburn, the
Marshal has organized a posse oL .armed
and determined citizens and started for
the woods again. Late this, evening nothing-
had "been Heard from tne-tpossa.
The drv pnfwts stnrn nf AneIH JP. T?in-ra,
was entereu last "night from., the- rear.;
A glass door heading; into tho store was
broken and J130 worth o"f clothing .stolen.
Marshal Beach started in pursuit and
came upon the thieves while in their
camp in the forest two miles- east .of.
.Woodburn. They were taken by surprise
and were headed ior town by -the offi
cer. - Suddenly before they, had gone far
they turned upon Beadh and took away
his. gun, after a fierce-struggle. T
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MAY'BECOME MAIN LINE.
Idaho Branch of Oregon Short Line
Avoids Heavy Grade.
BQISB, Idaho, Jan. 21. (Special.) Ar
ticles' of Incorporation of the Minidoka &
Southwestern Railway were filed with the
Secretary of State today. This road is
to be a branch of the Oregon Short Line,
leaving the main road at .Minidoka and
running southwesterly to Salmon River In
Cassia County, a distance of 35 miles.
It is designed to accommodate the great
section being reclaimed under tht Twin
Falls irrigation project. The road has
been surveyed -down Rock Creek- on' the
south side of the . Snake to the latter
stream, and on down that stream .to
Glenn's Ferry. There is an .impression
that this branch will become part of the
main line, as It rrould cut out the heavy
grade known as King Hill, east of Glenn's
Ferry.
The new company is capitalized at JS50,
000, of which the following amounts are
subscribed: EL E. Calvin, president, $33,000
as trustee and 5100 Individually, and T. M.
Schumacher, D. E. Burley, E. C. Man-,
son and William Ashton 5100 each. The
officers of the company In addition to the
president are: William Ashton, chief en
gineer of the Short Xine, vice-president;
G. K. Smith, private secretary to Gen
eral Manager Bancroft, of the Union Pa
cific, secretary; C. H. Jenkinson, treasurer
of the Short Line,, treasurer. "
MILLS SHOWS HIS HAND. '
Action May Mean Extension of Road
to Spokane.
WELLINGTON, Wash., Jan. 21. In theN
dispatches here from San Francisco an
nouncing the retirement of P. B. Corn
wall from the presidency of the B. B. &
B. C. Ry. and the Black Diamond Coal
Company, the latter corporation owning
and operating the Black Diamond coal
mines In King County, and the election in
his stead of H. H. Taylor, people here
read an ascendency of the D. O. Mills
interests In the railroad company.
H. H. Taylor, the new president of the
company. Is the nephew and Pacific Coast
representative of the D. O. Mills affairs,
and his election to the presidency would
Indicate that the B. B. & B. C. road Is
to be extended at once to Spokane to a
connection there with the Union Pacific,
in which Mr. Mills' is a large stockholder.
Mr. Mills has always been the largest
stockholder In the B. B. & B. C. Ry.
He has ever before seemingly taken
an interest In the conduct of the com
pany. CHINOOK A GREAT SUCCESS.
With Minor Changes Similar Govern
ment Dredges Will Be BuJIt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2L-(Speclal.)
Naval men In charge at Mare Island ex
pect to get the contract to. perform addi
tional work on the dredge Chinook, which
has been operating on the Columbia River
bar. The changes to be made are those
which have been suggested by the work
on the Columbia River.
A fund is already available to make nec
essary changes in the Chinook, as when
she was turned out at Mare Island, a sur
plus of 535,000 was left The work to be
done. It Is believed, will not require more
than this gum.
The Chinook was In the nature of an
experiment She was formerly the trans
port Grant and was used with such great
success that the Government intends to
build new dredges on the same lines. The
Chinook has shown she can move more
cubic yards from the bottom of the sea
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in a. given time than any similar vessek
in the Government service. -
Her designers at3Iare Island have been'
asked to submit to the Navy Department
the details of her construction and equip
ment In order that plans may be made
for new dredges of her type. .
EMMA SPRECKELS' HUSBAND.
Thomas Watson, Once Prominent In
Bay City, Dies In London.
-&AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. A telegram
was received In this city today from Lon
don' announcing the death of Thomas
Watson. Mr. Watsqn at one time was
a prominent figure In the commercial
life of this city.
About six years ago he married Emma
Spreckels, daughter of Claus Spreckels.
Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wat
son; have spent most ot their time abroad.
FIRE LOSS AT DAWSON.
Ladau and Ames Companies Damaged
to Extent of $100,000.
DAWSON, Jan. 21. Fire today, while
the thermometer w.as 33 degrees below
zero, caused ar loss of "5105.000. TJhe Ladau
"Company; in .whose storage plant the fire
started, lost' 575,000 and the Ames Com
pany lost 530,000. r
Matter for British Columbia Courts.
VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 21. Much time
was taken up this morning at the Hopper
Dunsmulr will case in the argument rela
tive to the application for an amendment
to the statement of the claim by plain
tiff because the California laws may In
validate TlnTisiTiiilr'ii wtlT aa tho wltTipcc
did riot know the contents of the will. !
Defendant's counsel stated tbat no will '
can be attacked in Callfdrnla a year after
its probate and the trial Judge said that
plaintiffs had given Alex Dunsmulr's resi
dence as Victoria and the matte. was for
the British Columbia courts. Judge Drake
refused the application for anamendment
of the claim.
Recovered From the Nestiicca.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Jan. 21. (Special.)
The "body of Frank Fowler, the boy who
was drowned In the Nestucca River a
week ago last Friday, was. found yester
day about a mile and a half from where
the accident occurred. The boy was in
a boat and J. J..Howser was holding it
for the purpose of putting it upon the
bank, when the rope broke and the boat
was dashed against a rock and turned
over, throwing the boy into the river.
As Howscr also fell Into the river when
the ropo broke, the Jast he saw of the
boyt he was- crawling out of the river. But
on going to the spot after getting out of
the river himself Ho.wser could not find
Fowler.
- Frank Fowler, the father of the boy,"
was working at Stella, Wash., when the
accident occurred and came in to make a
search for the body.
Say They Were Deceived.
COEUR D'ALENB, Idaho, Jan. 21.
(Special.) Cox Bros., logging contractors,
of this city, were recently arrested for
cutting timber on public land and were
fined 51OOO. They have commenced suit
against the Cameron Lumber Company
to recover the 51000 and other money
claimed to be due on an old contract, al
leging that the lumber company represented-that
the land belonged to it
Fat Sheep Get Blind Staggers.
ENTERPRISE, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Elmer Ownbey, one of the firm of Rutter
& Ownbey, sheepmen, who are feeding
their sheep on Trout Creek, ten miles
north, of here, was In this city recently.
He states that nearly all the loss which
they have sustained so far this Winter
has "beefa among the fattest and best
sheep in the band, they having been af-'
'flicted with blind staggers.
Interested In 'Archaeological Work.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Jan.
2L President Wheeler has announced that
Mrs. William H. Crocker, of San Fran
cisco, has given 525,000 for archaeological
work in old Mexico. Excavations are now
being made at Cayocan, Mexico, under the
patronage of Mrs. Sella Nuttal, a member
of the anthropological department of the
university .
Advance In Cedar Shingles.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2L The Interstate Red
CeUar Shingle Company today advanced
the price of four grades of shingles 10
cents per 1000. Stars are quoted now at
5L50; clears at 51.S0; Eurekas, 52.05, and
perfections, 52.20. The less-Important
grades, sometimes referred to generally
as culls, are not disturbed by the ad
vance. Insanity Results From Illness.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Mrs.
Christina Burstad, a resident of the east
ern portion of the city, was adjudged In
sane by the County Board this afternoon
and was taken to Salem by Sheriff Llnn
vllle this evening. The woman is a native
of Norway, 50 years of age and her afflic
tion resulted from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Accident While Sleigh-Riding.
ENTERPRISE, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Lora Feagin, daughter qf T. H. Feagin,
living near this city, while out sleighrld
lng Monday evening was thrown from
the sleigh and kicked on the head by one
of the horses. She was unconscious alf
night and It was feared that her skull
was fractured-
Doty Hotel Destroyed.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 21. W. M.
England's hotel, at Doty, a mllltown on.
the South Bend branch, 19 miles west of
Chehalls, burned last night. The loss is
about 53000, with 51S0O insurance.
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