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VOL. XLV. NO. 13,785.
FIVE DAIS' TOIL
Heavy Task Before Ore
gon Legislature.
END IS FIXED FOR FRIDAY
After Monday Bills May Not
Pass Between Houses.
SOME BIG MEASURES PENDING
Senate Seems to Be Well Up With Its
Work, but the House Will Have
to Make a Garrison
Finish.
"WORK OF OREGON M3GISLATDRK.
I Prna.to bills introduced 271 I
f Senate- bills passed Senate.. 170 k
I Senate bills passed House CS t
4 House hUIs introduced.. ........ 372 J
Hcuno bills paxsd House 100
House Mils pasted Senate 69
( Ellis p&ssed both houncs.. ..137
I Bills signed or fllcd by tlie Governor. 100
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SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) The
heaviest, part of the -work of the legisla
tive session, remains still undone, and the
last five days -will be full of arduous
tasks for Oregon lawmakers. A multi
tude of minor measures have been passed
by each House, and the bulk of the -work
put out of the way, hut the most import
ant bills have remained for the. last week
of the session.
Tho local option hill is still pending In
the Senate, as also is the Cascade County
hill, each of these being tho subject of a
hard fight, with yot unccr'aln finish.
The Governor's veto d the Port of
Portland bill is not the smallest subject
for consideration this wk. and when Jt
comes up in the House on Tuesday fore
noon it is expected -that iho House may
have trouble in .ogreeinvppn Vn.
'art. it is doubtful whether the necessary
wo-thh-dsvote'"anrbe 'secured to pass
the-MxiH over the Governor's approval.
Big Rush on Monday.
Monday will he a busy day in both
nouses, for that Is the last day upon
which a till can be sent from the House
in which it originated to the other branch
of tho legislature. Tho Senate is well up
In its work, and will have no trouble in
getting through with all the work on its
calendar, though an evening session will
hf necessary.
The House is behind, and, according to
the statement made by Speaker Mills be
fore the Senate Friday, the lower house
wilLnot be able to give all its measures
final consideration, and some of them will
dloof suffocation under the mass of hills
above them. Twelve o'clock midnight
Monday is tho last time bills can pass
from ono house to the other.
Appropriation Bill Up.
The largest of the appropriation bills,
carrying over 51,000,000, and providing for
the maintenance of the asylum, peniten
tiary, university. Normal schools. Reform,
Mute .and Blind schools, etc.. will be one
cf the most important measures before
the House Monday, and tho fight will
probably be renewed to cut out one of
the Normals by amending tho appropria
tion bill.
Sinco the Normals are Included in the
lull for tho asylum and penitentiary, the
members do not believe Governor Cham
berlain will veto It. thereby holding up
the other appropriations, so they will vote
upon the Normal amendments without
ghlng much thought to what the Gov
ernor might do.
Portage Railway Extension.
" hca'don's bill for an appropriation of
$"JO,O0O for the extension of the portaga
road Is ono of tho Important measures to
bo considered in the Senate Monday.
When tho bill came up Friday, there was
j-uch strong opposition to it that Wheal
don became alarmed for its safety and
stopped tlje reading clerk in tho middle
of the roll call and asked that the bill be
laid over until Monday.
Members from the coast counties and
the Willamette "Valley think the Eastern
Oregon counties are asking too much for
tne portage, and that if tho state Is go
ing extensively Into tho work of solving
transportation problems by internal Im
provements, some work might be done on
Coos Bay or the Willamette River.
Tho two portage bills, one for 523.0P0 for
operation, and tho other for 520,000 for
extension of the road, havo been a little
more than many members are willing to
support.
Executive Mansion.
The cxecutlvo mansion bill will be up in
the Houso tomorrow, with no recommend
ation from the ways and means commit
tee. It was thought that the bill had
been killed by the committee, but the ad
verse report was withdrawn.
At the request of President Hofer, of
the Salem Commercial Club, the Salem
Women's Club yesterday appointed a com
mittee to consider tho matter of aiding
in securing votes for the bill, but the club
has not decided definitely whether to lend
its assistance.
Contests on County Division.
All tho Legislators from Union and
"Wasco are fighting division, except for
Representative Jayne, who halls from
Hood River, the town which is to be -the
county seat of Cascade. Representative
Burgess and Senator Whealdon, of Was
co, are tpillng with might and main to
keep their 'counties Intact and. Senators
McDonald and Pierce and Representa
tives McLcod and Dobbin are doing the
same for Union.
"Why should legislators from Jackson
and Douglas and Multnomah Counties,"
ask tho Wasco and the Union members.
"aid in cutting ur our counties? Suppose
wc should help to cut up Jackson and
Douglas and Multnomah, wouldn't they
howl?"
The Cascade County bill has passed the
House, and all last week lay in the Sen
ate committee on counties Coe and Hod
son of Multnomah which has been wait
ing for a favorable chance to 'report the
bill. Two or three votes have been needed
to pass tho bill, and to secure them, the
rack and thumbscrews were in frequent
use last week. The objects of attack
were chiefly Senators Laycock of Grant,
Picrco of Umatilla and McDonald of
Union, who repelled all assaults, espe
cially Senator Pierce, who burst out on
his foes twice in the Capitol last Friday,
with malediction of the bitterest sort.
Laycock has been told that, if he will
stand in for Cascade. Jefferson County
will be defeated, but the boomers of Jef
ferson have given up to save Wasco.
Pierce and McDonald have been informed
that if they will yield to Cascade County,'
Hot Lake will menace them no longer,
but they havo defied the lightning. .
Promise Made by Senator Pierce. v
Senator Pierce says that he would real
ly like to vote for Cascade, but that he
made a promise to oppose it, and that he
will see all his friends and enemies in
Hades before he will break his pledge.
The Hot Lake County bill will be re
ported favorably tomorrow by a majority
of the House committee on counties
Henderson, Jaync and Von der Hellen
but the minority Blakeley and Burgessr
will report adversely. Early In the ses
sion the committee unanimously decided
to recommend against the bill, but in or
der to rescue Cascade County from de
feat Jn the Senate, Jayne, who is fore
most of Cascade's champions, and Von
dor Hellen have gone oyer to the side of
Hot Lake. .
Henderson Is understood to have been
favorably disposed to Hot Lake from the
first, but to have yielded to the majority
when the- committee decided to oppose
division of Union. Blakeley, who intro
duced the Hot (Lake bill, has turned
against It.
The fight in the House over Hot Lake
County Is very evenly balanced. Last
week each side was claiming 25 votes.
Work Ahead In Senate.
Among the important bills still pend
ing in the Senate are:
Malarkeys bill to malce Jt a felony to per
mit a female under tho age of 21 years to be
in a place where liquors are sold or served.
Nottingham's bllL to abolish side doors to
ealoons unless the doors open directly Into
the barroom.
Brownell's bill to amend the initiative and
referendum law.
Kuykendall's bill for the lending of state
funds to banks.
Booth's bill to prohibit poolsellinr.
irom tne payment or uio corporation tax.
Miles' bill o protect forests.
Newolrs bill for the transportation of In
sane patients by trained attendants.
Smith's bill to prohibit the corrupt ure o
money in elections.
Stclner's bill to make counties liable for
the destruction of property.
On the House Calender.
In the Houso the following are
among the more important of the meas
ures pending:
Smith's railroad commission bill.
Cole's Irrigation bill.
Settlemler's bill for the assessment and
taxation of property that has been overlooked
bj the Assessor.
Tuttle's fishery bills.
Smith's Senate bill to create county and
city boards of health.
Pierce's bill to prohibit the sale of game.
Coke's hunter's license bill.
Malarkeys tlcket-scalplni- hill,
-aialarkcy's bill for the reformation of way
ward girls.
Slchel's indeterminate sentence bill.
Kuykendall's bill for a state board of con
trol. Slchel's hill for the punishment of wlfe
bcatcrs. Kuykendall's bill for a fraternal Insurance
society law.
Laycock's bill to prevent the spread of con
tagious diseases among livestock.
Hand's bill to permit a majorty of the
stockholders of a mining corporation ,to re
side outside tho state.
BAILEY HAS AFFIDAVITS.
Says They Prove Commissioner G. B.
Thomas Guilty of Grafting.
SALEM, Feb. 12. (Special.) Sworn affi
davits in evidence of G. B. Thomas hav
ing received $500 in graft money as Com
missioner of tho Port of Portland were
brought to Salem tonight in tho pocket of
Representative A. A. Bailey. The affi
davits wcro sworn to by Contractor J. B.
Bridges, who avers that he saw money
given to Thomas, which Robert Wake
field afterward said was for the purpose
of expediting payment of extras for the
Port of Portland drydock, and by W. R.
MacKenzle and A. M. MacAuIey. expert
accountants, who found in Wakefield's
accounts the entries which Bridges says
are cvidenco of the payments to Thomas.
Bailey will exhibit the affidavits to the
House Tuesday morning at tho time set
for consideration of the Governor's veto
on the Port of Portland bill.
Bailey's exhibit will probably, decide
whether the Houso will sustain the veto.
Bailey is confident that the veto will bo
overridden, because the testimony he will
adduce, ne says, win be cvidenco con
clusive and will kill any effort to retain
Thomas on the Commission. Bailey's bill
ousts Thomas.
BULLS USE RUMORS OF PEACE
Heavy Purchases on London Ex
change of Consols and Securities.
LONDON, Feb. 12. The stock exchange,
although quiet last week, displayed con
siderable firmness, due to the monetary
outlook, which promises to bo easy in
the near future, owing to there being
less. competition in the markets for gold,
thu enabling the Bank of England to
increase its already huge reserve.
The feature of the week was the con
siderable investment purchases of con
sols and government securities. The cx
"pectation m many quarters of peace "in
the Ear East gave a fresh incentive to
operations on the bull side. The recentlv
increased demand for Japanese securi
ties is attributed to these rumors.
American stocks continued firm, but
fcuyinj was somewhat restricted.-
PORTLAND, OEEGOy, MONDAfe, FEBRUARY 13, 1905.
GRIP ONHIS SEAT
Senator Mitchell Says
He Will Not Resign.
KEEPS A STIFF UPPER LIP
Affects Toneof the Greatest
Confidence.
AMUSED AT INTEREST SHOWN
Calls" on Representative Williamson
and Discusses, Ithe Situation
Hermann Sends Word He
Fears an Attack- of Grip.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 12. Senator John H. Mitchell
has not the slightest Intention of volun
tarily relinquishing Jiis seat In the United
States Senate, cither .because. .of indictment-
pending against him, or on ac
count of tho damaging confession of his
law partner. Judge Tanner, before Judge
Bellinger yesterday. On the contrary, he
re'peats what he said last night that he
intends to hold on to his seat and to
fight
The Senator persists in his declaration
that he is innocent of any wrongdoing;
he says he is not guilty "of a single charge
that has been made against him, and de
clared in most confident tones that when
his case is brought to trial he will bo
ablo to clear himself of every accusation.
Senator Mitchell has assumed a definite
position, and apparently intends to stick
to it. He Is apparently not depressed by
the news that came from Portland last
night; on the contrary, he eemcd to be
in good spirits, and when talking of his
case is even more defiant than he has
been before.
Senator Mitchell is full of fight, as will
be testified by those with whom he talked
today. He maintains, as he lias from the
first, that he Is an innocent man, and
that ho has nothing to fear.
Will Go Into the Courts.
"I am going into tho courts to make
mi fight." said he tonight. "And when
'If-io.'TOU will -see fcbat I$-i&'1cne thing .to
Indict a man and quite another thing to
prove the charges. I am not afraid of
any char-go made against mo yet."
Senator Mitchell Is not inclined to dis
cuss Judge Tanner's confession. He has
nothing whatever to say about his- agree
ment with Tanner, nor will he talk about
any moneys received by tho firm for han
dling land case?, further than to stato
that he has never seen the firm's ac
counts, and does not know what moneys
were received or how they were distrib
uted. "If Judge Tanner tells the truth." says
Senator Mitchell, "hie testimony will not
Injure mc Neither he nor any one else
can produce the slightest bit of proof that
I ever improperly received ono dime for
my services or Influence as Senator."
All talk about relinquishing his seat In
the Senate seems to nmuse Senator
Mitchell.
"Funny how much interest they have
in my scat back there, isn't It?" he re
marked tonight. "Well, I'm going to hold
the seat; they need not worry about
that."
Senator Mitchell maintains that he Is
entitled to his seat to tho end of his
term., unless In the meantime ho should
bo found guilt. as indicted. Precedent
and custom in the Senate give him this
privilege, which he intends to enjoy, es
pecially as he persists in his declaration
of innocence and expresses -every cpnfi
dence that ho will be acquitted. He does
not state what he will do if found guilty,
for he says he will not consider such a
possibility, nor can he conceive that any
such verdict will bo rendered.
Hermann III With the Grip.
Senator Mitchell called On Representa
tive Williamson this afternoon. Together
they talked over Indictments. land frauds
and kindred subjects. Representative
Hermann did not call on cither Sonator
Mitchell or his colleague, sending word ho
was confined to his home by illness, which
he fears may devolop Into an attack of
grip.
Representative Williamson is no more
concerned over his indictment today than
when he first heard of It. Ho frays his
conscience is perfectly clear. Both ho
and Senator Mitchell say they havo re
ceived no direct word from Portland rela
tive to Tanner's 'confession or tho Will
iamson indictment of yesterday, their
sole information being gleaned from press
dispatches.
Representative Williamson expected laet
night to leave for Portland within a fow
days. He concluded today to remain over
until he can get several bits of local leg-'
Islation in line for consideration. He is
really anxious to havo the bill dividing
Oregon into two judicial districts called
up in the Housed and will arrange to have
some other member ask for its consid
eration, while he will also endoavor to
secure the passage of his Mil giving tho
Secretary of War authority to compel the
lowering of the city water mains under
the Willamette River at Portland.
If these two measures can be disposed
of, Mr. Williamson will start at once for
Portland. He does not intend, in pressing
these bills, to go back into the House, hut
will work through other members.
WANT MITCHELL TO RESIGN.
Oregon Legislative Sentiment Is Very
Strong on This Point.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)-Senti-ment
is strong in the Legislature
Senator Mitchell should resign so as to
enable the election of a Republican who
could effectively represent Oregon in Con
rtrress, and thus prevent thev Governor's
appointing, a Democrat. The opinion is
.widespread that ant adjourned session
would be futile if Scriator Mitchell is de
termined -to hold tho office, because un
less he" should withdraw voluntarily there
is small probability that his trial would
be ended before the close of his term.
A Republican conference will be held
Tuesday nisht. at which the members
will decide on a course of action. The
conclave would be hejd Monday night but
for tho heavy press", of business which
will be on in both Houses at that time.
The lawmakers have arrived at the
opinion that no acts" of the Legislature
will-become operative until 90 days after
tho final adjournment, except those car
rying emergency clauses,' and that if an
adjourned session shall bo held, none of
such acts will go into effect until SO days
after it shsjl have ended.
Some Laws.Could Wait.
This does not offer so much perplexity,
however, as the question of how the Leg
islature should express itself In regard to
tho growing evidence against Senator
Mitchell. Republicans point out that
really Important measures could be
passed with emergency clauses and If
noed bo over the Governor's veto, should
a caucus of Republicans decide to hold an
adjourned session next Winter. Even If
other acts should not go into effect for a
year or more, members say the state
could get along well enough anyhow.
Some talk has been heard of Republi
cans sending a request to Sonator
Mitchell asking him to resign, for the
reason that he will probably be under
trial for the remaining two years of his
term and therefore will bo prevented by
Senatorial etiquette from rendering the
stato efficient service; but at this time
that does not seem- likely to be done. If
It should be resorted to, all Republican
members will be asked to sign the re
quest, in order that no one Legislator or
set of Legislators should appear to be
trying tc force him out.
Interests of State Paramount.
The Legislature is decidedly of the opin
ion that the interests of tho state are
paramount over those of any individual
and that resignation would be a gracious
act, even if Senator Mitchell is innocent,
because it would enable the state to
elect' a Senator who would not be ham
pered with Indictments. With three of
Oregon's representatives in Congress un
der indictment, the state is in a poor
Tvay to secure recognition at Washing
ton, say members of the Legislature.
The situation is extremely perplexing
and the ideas of the members are in a
chaotic state.
Unless Senator 31itchell should resign
or unless his frail health should cause
him to succumb, the Legislature sees no
reason for an adiourned session. KhniiM
either of those contingencies take place
ex-senator ucorgo w. McBrlde would be
a foremost candidate and would receive
the -support of a stron-r clement of the
present regime In Multnomah County.
Some Probable Candidates.
Speaker Mills Is talked of as a. nrnh-
ahlo candidate: also C H. Carey, T. B.
Wilcox and W. B. Ayer. of Portland.
T. T. Gcer. of Salem, and Malcolm A.
Moody, of The Dalles, havo also received
some mention,, but as the Legislature
was organized by forces hostile to their
political affinities they aro not regarded
as having much chance.
The present Legislature was organized
by the powers now dominant in Multno
mah County, and the Senate and House
delegations f-or tint county aro as a.
tmltj therefore, so ar ai thoSe powers
arc concerned, probably no time more
favorable than tho present could be had
for electing a successor to Senator
Mitchell. Besides, tho election of a strong
man from that county would aid in quell
ing tho revolutionary forces.
Mercury Drops Twenty-Five Degrees.
MEMPHIS, Tcnn., Feb. 12. Memphis
today experienced a drop of near'y 23
degrees in the temperaturo and tonight
the thermometer registers 10 above, with
snow falling.
In Arkansas tho temperature is ncaring
the zero mark and a light snow is falling.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
Tho Weather.
TODATS Fair and not so cold; easterly
winds-.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, S2
deg.; minimum. 19. Precipitation, none.
Mitchell Clings to His Seat.
Senator MItcholl says he will not renign his
seat In the Senate; again declares his Inno
cence. Page 1.
Representative Williamson will not go back on
the floor of the House for awhile. Page 3.
Representative Hermann too ill to see his col
leagues. Page 1.
National.
Head of National Arbitration Conference ex
presses confidence In tact of President
Roosevelt. Page 3.
Programme of the National Senate and House
for the week. Page A.
House of Representatives holds special cession
In memory of the late Senator Hoar. Page 4.
Foreign.
Francis Kosmith explains the purposes 0 the
Independence party to Emperor Francis
Joseph. Page 3.
Thousands turned away from meetings of
American evangelists In London. Pago S.
Prince ot "Wales made master of the Cinque
Ports. Par 3.
Kansas Fights Standard Oil.
"Frenzied Finance" Lawsoa asked to lead
fight against the. Standard OH In Kansas.
Page 1.
Independent refiners call on Kansas Lcglelature
for a square deal. Page 1.
Russia.
Strikers arc quiet In St. Petersburg; their lead-
ers are behind bars. Page 4.
Cholera Is becoming epidemic In many parts
of Russia and Poland. Page 4. .
Ambassador McCormlck leaves St. Petersburg
with Russian good wishes. Page 4. -
Pacific Coast,
B. R. Koehn and "wife of Oakland. Cal., have
duel with pistols; the husband Is dead.
la ge 4.
Thomas O. Conncll, of Alblne, killed on the
Astoria Sc Columbia. River road. Page S.
Reports from the Xortbwest nhow a rt in
the temperature. Page 3.
NorthtTest Legislature.
Oregon legislature enter on a strenuous five
day. Page 1.
Two-thirds oOmcmbers present can pats meas
ure over Oregon Governor's veto. Page 1.
Sentiment strocfejln Legislature that Senator
Mitchell should resign. Pa 5c 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
Chronology of homicides In Oregon for past 13
months wwb few arrests and no Instances
of capital punishment. Page 1.
Federal grand Jury may return Important find
ings wlth'today's semlon. Page 12.
Ministers view land frauds from the' pulpit.
Page 10.
Young girl, reeently kidnaped from her parents
at Bakersfleld, deserted In Portland by
. strange abductor. Page 10.
Irlgators not satisfied with amended bill on
irrigation and water rights; say rights are
curtailed by proposed enactment. Pago 11.
Mother saves her Infant from a burning room
"at risk of ho.r life. 'Page U.
Gas- Company provides for extensive Improve
ments to meet added demands of consumers
Page 11.
Sports.
President Bert urged to attend session of Ar
bitration Board, at New York, to, protect
interests of Union League. Pagw -7. ;
H IE
Oregon's Homicide Rec
ord for 13 Months,
FEW BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
Capital Punishment Not In
flicted in. Any Case,
ONLY TWO LIFE-SENTENCES
In Majority of Cases No One Is Placed
on Trial for the Crime Ends of
Justice Are Defeated at
Every urn.
During the year of 1DCK and'fhe month of
January, 1905, there were' So homicides In
the State of Oregon. 'In 14 of these cases
there were no arrests made in connection
with the crime. In seven of the cases
arrests were made and the suspects either
exonerated by a Coroner's jury or ac
quitted by a court. Seven of the cases
arc still hanging fire, some of them hav
ing awaited settlement- for months. In
but two of the cases were sentences of
life imprisonment imposed, and there was
not one caso of capital punishment.
In addition to these crimes noted, Nor
man "Williams," tried and found guilty at
Tho Dalles of murdering two women
named Nesbitt, remains unhung. Frank
Guglielmo, who shot and killed his sweet
heart, Freda Guarascia, has been tried
and f 6und guilty, but ho also remains un
hanged, tho Supremo Court considering his
puse at the present time. Bert Oakman,
who fatally stabbed Frank Bennett at
Hlllsboro. received a life sentence after
pleading guilty to murder in the second
degree.
Lee Sing Nom, the Chinese physician,
was killed at the corner of Fourth and
rino streets in Portland, and there wero
no arrests In connection with the crime,
though it occurred between the hours of
9 and 10 at night, when people were pass
ing on the streets. Gus J. Breuer was
murdered at the door of his saloon at
'Union avenue and"Ea"st Clay street,
seven persons wero arrested for the crlmo
and all wero allowed to go free without
a trial. The mystery of these two mur
ders has nover been solved, neither has
the mystery of the murdered baby whoso
body was discovered in a grip at tho
Union Depot. The murder of Creed Conn
near Lakevlew in April and the killing of
Edwin Stone at Newport last month are
also unsolved.
The chronology of the homicides In Ore
gon during last year and January of the
present year is as followsr
JANUARY".
1 Fred Gale, aged 44 years, beaten to
death at Cottage Grove by parties un
known; no arrests.
- Nicholas Elchncr. aged 7 years, kicked
hy larger boys at Baker City, the kicks re
sulting In his death; responsible parties never
discovered.
20 Mrs. John T. Brown, aged 23 years,
shot to death by her husband, a Umatilla
County school teacher, near Pendleton; hus
band afterward shot himself; jealousy the
cause.
FEBRUARY.
0 Unknown woman found floating In "Wil
lamette River below Portland; marks on
body showed death resulted from foul play;
buried In potter's flold; Identity never dis
covered and no arrests made.
MARCH.
No homicides in Oregon In the month of
March.
APRIL.
1 1. S. Dolan shot on the street at
Grant's Pass; Harry L. Bennett arrested
and charged with the crime, tried and ver
dict of not guilty rendered by the jury.
23 Creed Conn, found murdered In a field
near Lakevlew. had been missing since
March 4; no arrests made In the case. -
24 Chester Kcady. aged IS years, shot and
killed by Sheriff Burnett at Corvallts while
resisting arrest; Sheriff exonerated.
24 James Dunn,, Marshal at Corvallts.
shot fatally during ntelee between Keady
and Sheriff Burnett, died on April 20.
21 Foster "Wachlno, Grand Rondo Indian,
shot during drunken brawl by Louie Sav
age, another Indian on tho Grand Rond-i
reservation; Savage chased, and captured
by posse within 15 miles of the sceno of
tho murder; tried and sentenced to peni
tentiary for life.
27 Persley Chisman killed at Madras by
Georgo Hurt, who shot him In self-defense:
Hurt exonerated by Coroner's Jury.
MAY.
4 Frank "Wilbur, aged 43 years, killed on
scow on Columbia River, near 'Warrendale:
no trace of murderer or motive for the
crime ever discovered.
18 Unknown Indian killed by another of
his tribe during drunken brawl near Day
vllle. death resulting from a duel with spurs;
murderer shielded by other members of the
tribe and not, punished.
22 Louis Poltras. aged 52 years, killed
at Lorane by Archie Elliott In self-defense:
Elliott exonerated by Coroner's Jury.
JUNE.
2 Jack Halsted, raloonfceper. shot and
killed by Llewelyn Logg railroad fireman,,
at Pendleton during quarrel.
12 Thomas AV. Suttle. found murdered In
box-car at Baker City; no trace of assassin
discovered.
14 Freda Guarifscla. aged 16 year., shot
to death by Frank Guglielmo. at her home.
324 Harrison street. In Portland; murderer
caught at Linnton hy Postmaster Alcorn.
17 Tufty Potter shot to death by Jack
Snyder near Klamath Falls, during a
drunken brawl.
22 George Joyce .killed at Oregon City,
skull crushed, evldcntlr hy burglar; assassin
not discovered.
JULY.
12 Emily Bogard. aged IC years, drowned
by "William Ford, near Millwood; Ford af
terward drowned himself: pair was eloping
and It Is supposed Ford feared capture.
14 Mrs. Florence Chapln beaten to death
by unknown person near Grant's Tass; sus
pect arrested, but subsequently released.
AUGUST.
S John Anderson kicked and beaten to
death by John Matteson and others during
drunken brawl at Baker City.
27 Frank Bennett stabbed to death by
Bert Oakman at Hlllsboro. because Ben
nett was alleged to have come between Oak
man' and a young lady. Oakman tried and
sentenced for life.
29 Christopher C. Ellis, an old man, shot
downncar Milton by unknown person or per
sons and robbed of $70.
SEPTEMBER.
6 Mrs. Lenora B. Jones, shot to death by
G. "W. Lauth at Oregon City; Jealousy the
cause.
6 Dr. Leo Sing Nom, Chinese physician,
skull crushed by persons unknown at cor
ner of Fourth and Pine streets in Portland;
no arrests made In connection with case.
13 Gus J. Breuer, saloon-keeper, mur
dered at door of his saloon at Union ave
nue and East Clay street; seven arrests
made: arrested men released without trial,
detectives being unable to gather damaging
evidence.
OCTOBER.
3 P. Serge-Klsslow shot and killed by
Adolph Gaudron at Sixteenth and "Washing
ton streets. Portland: business jealousy sup
posed to be the cause of the crime; Gaudron
afterward shot himself.
4 Body of baby supposed to have been
murdered found in grip In Union Depot In
Portland; mystery never explained.
20 John "Webster, a logger, shot and killed
by James Cheser at a logging camp near
La Grande. Chesser afterward shooting him
self; murder result ot a quarrel over money
matters.
NOVEMBER.
C Oliver Sargeant shot and killed by his
father-in-law, "W. R. Shoemake. near Grant's
Pass; familj quarrel the cause.
11 Mrs. Peter Brown, an aged woman,
found In a cabin murdered, near Oregon
City; no trace of guilty person found.
13 Frank Natter shot to doath by T. C.
Crcsswell during a quarrel at Heppner.
DECEMBER.
No homicides in tne month of December.
JANUARY, 1903.
3 Frank. Frits and Mrs. Henry Loomis
shot to death by Loomis, who charged t.ho
pair with Immoral conduct; Frits shot on
street von East Side, and Mrs. Loomis slalu
a short time afterward In her home; Loomlft
killed himself after committing the crimes.
16 Jack Rogers shot In blacksmith shop at
Roseburg; no arrest made In connection with
the crime.
20 Nelson Elsea, supposed to have been poi
soned near Roseburg; "W. H. Miller arrested
on suspicion three days ago.
23 Edwin Stone, manager ot the Corval
11s &. 'Eastern Railroad, assaulted while
aslep In hotel at Newpocf; died two days
later; no trace ot murderer found.
SOUTHERN HOTEL DESTROYED
Famous Old Battle-Hcuse Burned
Fire Is Still Raging.
MOBILE. Ala., Feb. 13. Losses esti
mated at $2S0.00 have already been caused
by a lire that tonight left tho famous
Battle-House a ruin and swept on to
buildjngs adjoining. Tho blaze was dis
covered shortly before 11 P. M., and at
3 o'clock this morning the firemen wero
still fighting the flames, which appar
ently wero still boyond control.
The fire broke out in some unoccupied
rooms over the kitchen of the Battle
House, which, although an old hostelry,
was one of the largest in the South.
Tho Hames spread so quickly that a num
ber of guests lost all their belongings
and not a few of those on the fifth floor
wcro compelled to take to the fire-escapes
in their nlghtclothes.
Two- elevator boys stuck to their posts
until all tho guests had been gotten out.
although the elevators caught fire and the
youngsters were burned about tho faco
and hands.
. One hour aftey the lire started all the
electric lights In tho business portion
of the city went out, due partly to the
turning off of the power to save the fire
men from danger, and partly to save the
main feedwires from being broken.
At 2 o'clock the fire was still burning
fiercely, threatening the Commercial Ho
tel, adjoining. All the guests escaped,
leaving their property in tho hotel. An
extension of the fire Is also threatened
on the east side.
The loss on the) Battle-House will be
$250,000, and William V. Izard, the pro
prietor, states that half of this Is cov
ered by insurance.
One Person Reported Killed.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 12. A long-dis-tanco
telephone message from Mobile
says one person was killed and several
seriously Injured in the Battle-House fire.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT NEW YORK
Promise Mado In Fun to Hungarian
Club to Be Kept.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. President
Roosevelt will leave "Washington to
morrow for a two days' visit to New
York, accompanied by Mrs. Rosevelt,
Secretary and Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Cowles
and Mr. and Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt,
who have been guests at the "WTxlte
House, and Secretary Loob.
As Boon as he arrives at the metropo
lis, the Now York Republican Club
will tako charge of the Chief Magis
trate and escort him to the clubhouso,
where e will receive the members of
the organization informally and rest
until time to go to the Waldorf-Astoria
for tho Lincoln day banquet After
tho Lincoln day address the President
will attend tho Press Club banquet at
the New Astor House.
On Tuesday the President will 'divide
his timo between visits with friends
and relatives, a luncheon nt the Uni
versity Club and a dinner with the
Hungarian Republican Club, at "Little
Hungary."
Tho Hungarian Club entertained the
President when he was Governor of
New York and on that occasion he
promised to join Its members again if
he over became President. This'promlse,
made in fun. will thus be kept In enr
nest.. He will depart . at midnight
Tuesday, for "Washington.
Great Dinner at Waldorf-Astoria.
NEW TORK, Feb. 12. The Republican
Club's Lincoln dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria tomorrow night, at which Presi
dent Roosevelt will be the guest of honor,
will do attended by 1530 persons, including
223 women. Among those who will sit at
the guests' table with the President and
President Louis Stern, of the Republican
Club, will be the Right Rev. Bishop Fowl
er. George A. Knight, of California; Elihu
Root. Andrew Carnegie, Admiral Coghlan.
Whitclaw Reid. Secretary Taft. Benjamin
B. OdelKJr., Senator Depew and W. E.
Roosevelt. , J
BIG SALE00IT OVER CHANNEL
Aeronauts Say They Can Guarantee
Safe Passenger Service.
PARIS. Feb. 12. A balloon, which start
ed Saturday night under the direction of
Faure and Latham from Crystal Palace,
London, arrived safely at St. Denis.
France, after a journey of less than six
hours. This Is somothing less than It
takes to cross from Dover to Calais by
boat, Faure and Latham allego their
system of steering is " perfect and they
can. guarantee a sale passenger servicer
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KANSAS IN ARMS
Lawson Asked to Lead
Fight on Standard Oil
HEARTY AID IS PROMISED
Champion to Work With Penn
sylvania Company.
STATE REFINERY POPULAR
Drawback Is Discovered in That Nof
Enough Convicts Are Now In the
Penitentiary to Supply Labor
for Proposed Plant.3
TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Thomas W. Lawson. of "Frenzied Fi
nance" fame." may lead the movement
to drive tho Standard Oil Company from
Kansas. The Oil Producers Association,
of Chanute. todaj- forwarded an Invita
tion to the Boston man to interest himself
In the refining of oil in this state. The
association adopted tho Imitation unani
mously and insists that Mr. Lawson will
be given the hearty support of the people
of Kansas.
Tho plan of tho association is to hava
Lawson and the "Pure Oil Company, of
Pennsylvania, tako up tho refining of
crude petroleum and the manufacture or
Its by-products In opposition to tho Stand
ard Oil Corporation. Tho Puro Oil Com
pany is said to he the strongest com
petitor of the Standard Oil Company In
tho United States.
Dispatches from the oilfield? tonight say
the statement of Manager O'Brien, of the
Standard Oil Company,- that business in
Kansas would bo continued Is false, that
there is a complete shut-down throughout
the oil belt.
Legislature Is Roused.
This has lntenplfled tho indignation, oi
the people and members of the Legisla
ture, and the passage of tho anti-Standard
bills by the Houso "Wednesday i.i
-TsgureiL Thousands of letters from ov6r
the state havo been received by members!
urging them to pass the- state refinery
bill. Two special trains will bring S00
oil producers to Topeka Tuesday.
Senator F. D. Smith tonight expresses'
the sentiment of tho members.
"The Standard's -black-list scheme,'
Senator Smith said, "is to frighten tho
small producers. The producers uow sell
to the Standard Company. Shut off the
market and some- of them will get scared.
The Standard doubtless believes that
these, becoming frightened, will appeal
to the Legislature to stop the proposed;
legislation.
"In this I predict tho Standard wilt
fall, for the campaign of education has
been successful. The producers know
they can never expect fair play from tho
Standard Company. Tho war is on, and
will not ceaso until tho producers are,
relieved of the Standard yoke."
Convicts ArefToo Busy.
A now problem Is offered In the lack;
of convicts who are proposed to operate
the proposed state refinery, as set forth
in one of the Senate bills coming up
"Wednesday. Prison labor for a small re
finery might be spared, but there arc not
sufficient men to send" away to build
a branch penitentiary and refiners. In
fact, a penitentiary official tonight de
clared that there wero not enough able
bodied convicts with which to operate,
the state coal mine, twine and brick
plants.
Kansas now cares for several hundred
Oklahoma convicts. "When they aro re
moved to that territory, whero a prison
Is under construction, the Kansas peni
tentiary will be more that 300 men short
of enough to manage and supply properly
theso state institutions. To be constitu
tional the state refinery must be operated:
as a branch penitentiary.
Asking for Square Deal.
TOLEDO. O.. Feb. 12. At a meeting to
day of the Western Oil Manufacturers'
Association, composed of crude-oil pro
ducers in tho Trenton Rock Oil Fields
of Ohio and Indiana, the situation in
Kansas was discussed by the 40 members
present, and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That it 13 the sense of the
producers and others interested hcre as
sembled that the Stato of Kansas is en
titled to sympathy and moral support of
the oil trade everywhere in it3 contest
with the Standard Oil Company.
"That In the recent action of the said
company in promulgating the extraordi
nary order suspending operations In tho
Kansas field, it has violated high-class
business principles and been guilty of an
act that Is against the good public policy.
"That In view of the fact that tho rata
of equal rights has been ignored by th
company, we hope that the state will
sco that the independent producers havo
a squaro deal and are supported in a sub
stantial manner in their efforts to obtain
relief from the oppressive situation.
"That in maintaining their priority
rights they should receive all necessary
aid not only from the state but from oil
producers in all other fields."
HARD AFTER THE LADROHES
Compel Abandonment cf Women and
Children Held for Ransom.
MANILA, Feb. 12. The band of La
drones which attacked the town of San
Francisco dc Malabon. in tho Province of
Cavite, January 2i, and captured the wife
and two children of ex-Governor Trias,
are being hard pressed by. a troop of
cavalry under Major F. W. Sibley.
They have released Mrs. Trias and hr
two children, whom they wero holding for
ransom,