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J 'THE -MORNING OREGQ2?IA jEHUBSDA Yr MARCH 30r 1903: FIRED FIRST AT SON coast and Behring Sea. These, sealere; as Japan is not a party to the modus vivendi governing pelagic sealing in the North Pacific can use firearms, and are not bound " by prescribed limits other than those governed by .common International law or closed eeasons. The British sealers end their season off the Pacific Coast at tbe end of April, .and can only use spears In Bearing Sea. They must also remain CO miles from the rook cries. The Japanese are not bound by any of these restrictions. MILL IS IN' -'RUINS ready Iain in jail four months the sentence was placed at the 'minimum. In the damage suit of Llvesly & Co. against Charles Cooper for failure to deliver hops, the company was alloweo 53700. v The grand jury today indicted for mur der in the first degree John D. Dickens, of Sheridan, charged with the "killing of Marvin Potter at that place Novem ber 16. 1S04. Owing to a session of the Marlon County Court the case was post poned until May . MURDER A MOCKERY this Spring "has brought big profits- to many farmers who bought sheep last Fall. There are a. few instances of farmers buying- sheep at tl a head last December and selling them at $3 to $4 a head in February, the sheep having been On pasture in the meantime. The advance in the price of wool is credited with causing the rise in the value of sheep. IfyssasFarmer Then Held Wife ' 4 "While He Killed Her. Bannockburrv Property .at Al . bany Ravaged by Flames. Hawk Creek Farmers Set County in an Uproar. BOJ TRIED TO AID MOTHER Beat Father Over Head with Small Rifle, but Was Compelled to Flee -When Maddened Parent Pro cured a Revolver. BOISE. Idaho, March 29.-Special.)-H. Megordon, the fanner living near Nyssa, who shot and killed his wifo yesterday evening, was taken to Vale today for ex amination, after the Coroner's Jury had returned a verdict of murder. The first story of the tragedy contained some Inaccuracies. It seems that the domestic relations of Mr. and Mrs. Megor don had been far from tranquil for some time. Although a years had passed since they were wedded, the lapse o time had not served to soften the tics. Tuesday morning Megordon got up at 2 o'clock and went to Vale. "When he re turned he upbraided his wife for not hav ing prepared his breakfast for him before he left. Mrs. Megordon said she would have gJtten the meal for him If he had called her, but he had not done so. At that Megordon called her a liar. Their son. aged 15. then interfered. He picked up a 22-callber rifle and struck his father over the head with such force that the gunstock was broken. Megordon went to a trunk and secured a revolver, a flve Ehooter, and started after tbe boy, who was already on the run. The father fired three shots at the fleeing youngster. Megordon then turned his attention to his wife. Holding her in his arms he sent a bullet Into her breast, and she dropped dead at his feet. Megordon then started for Nyssa. to have the wound In his head treated. The boy returned to the spot where his mother had fallen, and. with the aid of a younger sister, placed the body In a wheelbarrow and took it to the home of their nearest neighbor. In the light of all the facts, the state ment made by Megordon that he attempt ed to commit suicide is treated derisive ly. He pointed out a hole in his hat. which he said was made by the Jbullet. He was unscathed, however. Moreover, four of the five cartridges In the revolver were accounted for by the shots fired at the boy and the bullet that ended Mrs. Megor don's existence. Vnd there was stlH one cartridge in the uve-shooter when it was turned over to the authorities. IDENTIFIED AS ONE ROBBER Ex-Convict Took Payroll Intended for Pacific Oil Company. SAX FRANCISCO. March 29. John Zimmerman, an ex-convict, was today ar rested at the Mozart Lodging-House, In this city, on suspicion of having been one of the principals in the $10,000 robbery at Btege, in Contra Costa County, oa March SO. Forty-flve dollars was found in his possession and he had a handsome gold watch bearing the Inscription, "From C Carter, Lockport, N. Y., to F. C. M." The timepiece was attached to a gold-mounted leather fob. Zimmerman took his arrest quietly, but refused to make any statement regarding the case He would not say where he last saw Thomas A. Collins, also a former convict, alleged to have been his associ ate in the daring hold-up of the messen gers of the Central Bank of Oakland. Suspicion attached to Zimmerman last Monday, when information was received by tbe police stating positively that he and Collins committed the robbery, one of the boldest In local criminal annals. This statement is alleged to have been made by Charles Henry, now serving 14 years in Saa Qucntin for a crime commit ted in this city. He was formerly cm ployed by the Pacific Oil Company, at Point Richmond, and is reported to have planned the hold-up some time ago. " Two previous attempts to secure the money, which was sent every month from the bank to the oil works to pay off the men, are declared to have failed. Henry is alleged to have informed on the men now under suspicion because he was re fused his share of the spoils-. Collins, the other suspect, is still at large, but the de tectives are confident that he soon will be errested. This afternoon. Sheriff Veale, of Contra Costa, called upon Captain of Detectives Burnett. "With him were W. G. Palmen teer, of the Oakland Bank, who lost the money and who offered a reward of 51000 for the arrest and conviction of the rob bers of Messenger Daly and his compan ion, Roache. Daly and Roachc went to the City Prison and when Zimmerman was taken from his cell they exclaimed simultaneously: "That's the man." Mr. Palmenteer also was positive that Zimmerman is one of the guilty parties. Daly and Roache endeavored to engage Zimmerman in conversation, but he would not so much as answer one question. "When they became persistent he turned on his heel and went back to his cell "without uttering a statement that might be used cither for or against him. Zimmerman will be taken to Contra Costa County by Sheriff Veale for trial. The Sheriff is confident that Collins will be apprehended and that the money will be found. Chiof of Police Hunt was notified yes terday of the fact that Thomas A. Collin, wanted in connection with the 510.000 rob bery in Contra Costa County, California, Is. headed for Portland. All of the detec tives were placed, in possession of his de scription, aud ordered to arrest him if he rtiould appear here. DUNSMU1R WILL CASE OPENS Sir. Charles Tupper Attacks the De fendant at Great Length. VICTORIA. March 2S.-In the Hopper Dunsmulr will case before tho Victoria court today. Sir Charles Tupper. counsel for tho intervener, Mrs. Joan Dunsmulr mother of the defendant, attacked James Dunemuir. the defendant, at length He dwelt on the alleged infamy of the trans fer of the San Francisco business of R Dunsmuir's Sons. This obviously paying business. Sir Charles said, was made to appear unprof itable by a manipulation of bookkeeper and the raising of the price of coal from 33 to. 53.50 per ton. He attacked the evi dence qf Gompertr, treasurer of the San Francisco Company, and that of James Dunsmulr. with regard to the sale of the Bristol, whioh was paid for with a check given by the mother for 563.000. -Mr.-Tupper alleged that Dunsmulr re ported to fraud to Induce his mother to transfer her holdings to him and his brother, the la'tt Alexander Dunsmulr. and in prevailing upon his brother Alex ander to will bis share to- James Duns mulr. PROVINCIAL SEALERS PROTEST Obliged to .eep Regulations Not Ob . served by the Japanese. "VICTORIA. B. C, March Z9. British Co lumbia sealers have eent a protest to Ot- tawa.' regarding the unequal conditions which they arc forced to operate under in comparison with Japanese vessels thai have invaded tho seal fisheries of this ARBITRARY MAN, BUT HONEST Ezra Meeker, Historian, Firm in Opinion of Governor Stevens. ' SEATTLE, Wash.. March 29. Spe cial.) Ezra Meeker, pioneer, historian and defender of Chief Ieschi. . executed by the whites after the Indian outbreak, has written a vigorous answer to the criticism made of his historical work by Professor E. S. Meany. of the StateUnl verslty faculty. Professor Meany charged that Mr. Meeker, in his attempt to prove Chief Leschi guiltless, had misstated the facts of history in regard to General Stevens. The main point In controversy between the two men is in regard to the connec tion of General Stevens with the Indian treaties of the SO's. In reply to Professor Meany on this point Mr. Meeker says: "The Medicine Creek treaty, which was the one that Leschi was reported to have signed, was not delayed In being ratified. On the contrary, it was promptly ratified March 3. 1S55, which was but 66 days after the council, and long before Gov ernor Stevens had taken his seat in Con gress, and not afterwards, as Professor Meany says. "Speaking further as to the treaties. Professor Meany says that" so far as Gen eral Stevens was, concerned with them, he displayed the' same high patriotism that he displayed in all his public ac counts. Then why did he attempt to compel the Indians to give up their homes and remove to the reservations where but a few acres of the poorest land that could be found was allotted for each Indian, as was done under the terms of the Medicine Creek treaty?" Mr. Meeker insists Governor Stevens did have treaty-making power, and con tinues, charging the territorial Governor with drunkenness and an arbitrary dis position, though scrupulously honest. LIQUOR MEN FIGHTING HARD . iout 150 in Baker County Indicted for Open Lawbreaklng. BAKER CITY, Or., March 29. (Spe cial.) Considerable excitement is man ifested here tonight over tho continu ance of the trial of the so-called liquor cases. About 153 Indictments were re turned by the recent grand jury against saloonmen for Iceeplng open on Sun day, gambling and selling liquor to minors in Baker City, Sumpter, Bourne. Greenhorn, and other towns in the county. One case against William Pat terson, of Baker City, was tried and the defendant was acquitted in five minutes. Tomorrow morning the cases will continue. The liquor men have formed an or ganization of the men in the upper camps and "nave determined to fight to the last ditch and have employed Sen ator John L. Rand. Judge M. D. Clifford and other attorneys to defend them. The county went two to one against local option at the last election. It is estimated these trials will cost the county 520,000. GUGLIELMO IS IN TEARS Close Watch Will Prevent Murderer From Committing Suicide. SALEM, Or.. March 29. (Special.) Murderer Frank Guglielmo was re ceived at the state penitentiary from Portland and -was placed in a cell in the north wing of the prison. His cell is a steel cage in the upper story, adjoin ing the cells of other prisoners. George Lauth. the Clackamas County murderer, occupies a cell in the south wing. A death watch has been placed over Guglielmo, and not for a moment day or night will the condemned pris oner be left unguarded. Prison offi cials are afraid Guglielmo will attempt to commit suicide, in order to avoid the death of the gallows, and an unusually strict watch will be kept. He gave no trouble coming up on the train this evening, but wept bitterly when taken into the prison. KILLS HIMSELF BEFORE WIFE Butte Street-Car Man Despondent Over His Finances. BUTTE. March 29. Pressing the muz zle of a 32-callbre revolver against his breast. William Scott, a well-known street-car conductor, tonight killed him self while his wife sat "near him rocking their little 2-year-old son. Cecil, to sleep. Flinging the weapon from him. Scott sank into a chair where he breathed his last, just as Detective James Byrne and Officer James Kelly entered the house in response to a report of a murder case. Death was almost instantaneous. Scott was despondent over financial af fairs. Salary Law Is Circumvented. CENTRALTA, Wash.. March 29. (Spe cial.) The Centralla City Council last night appointed B. F. Nudd. of the firm of JCudd & Merrltt, lawyers. to succeed George B. Rhodes as City Attorney. F. T. Merrltt, Mr. Nudd's partner, was hired at a small salary to help Mr. Nudd in tbe prosecution of the street assess ment collections. This was practically a raise In salary, although under the law they cannot raise it during the ex isting term and no other attorney would accept the J 6b at the 'present salary, 510 per month. By allowing Mr. Merrltt 510 a month for five months to assist the City Attorney in all the city business they avoid the raise. Councilman. D. F. Dav'ies nominated F. A. Martin, of the Third Ward, for the vacancy in the Council and he was unan imously elected. He succeeds H. M. Vaughn, who resigned at the last meet ing. The question of sewerage came up and O. P. Taylor, chairman of the committee, stated that Mr. Cole, of tbe firm of Dunn, Cole & Dunn, of Seattle, had been in Centralla during the past week looking over the city and Mr. Cole estimated that the cost of proper sewerage for the city would be about 570.000. Exhibit from Mount Angel. SIL.VERTON, Or.. March 29. (Spe cial.) Mount Angel College is prepar ing' an exhibit for the Lewis and Clark Fair. J. D. Drake, of this city, has;"been employed to take a large number of views, both exterior and interior, of the school and grounds. The academy for girls, which is In charge of the sisters, will also have a. very elaborate display of Its work. The public school exhibit work of the county, is being completed and Su perintendent Moores basasked for it to be sent to n,is office not later than April 10. Some excellent work has been done And that without detracting from the other work of the schools.- On Trial for Embezzlement. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. March 2.-The trial of H. T. Hayes, ex-cashier of the Orange Growers National Bank of Riv erside, on the charge of embezzlement, falsification of bank records and the mak ing of false reports to the Controller of the Currency, was begun in Judge San born's division of the District Court this morning. There are two Indictment and seven cqunU In the case against Hayes: He Is charged" with two specific embezzlements. In sums of J3W0 and 51000 each. FIRE TRAVELS AT HIGH SPEED Employee Are Compelled to Run for Their Lives Portland Owners' Loss Is $50,000, with About $40,00b Insurance. ALB ANT. Or.. March 29. (Speclal.) The old Albany woolen mill, a, 'brick build ing being operated by the Bannockburn Woolen Mills Company, of Portland, was today entirely destroyed by fire, involving the owners in a; loss of about 530,000, and the city in a. loss in payroll and "general expenditures in the city's stores that can not be replaced in years. While the Ban nockburn Woolen Mills Company will not suffer a loss greater than the figures given above, the building could not be duplicated Tor less than 575,000. It cost that when built, and later some 520,009 more was spent on IL At 8 o'clock this morning, but a few minutes after the employes of the mill had begun work, the fire alarm, was given. Hardly had the alarm sounded when flamea burst from every window on the south Bide of the long brick building. So rapidly did the flames spread through the greasy, oil-saturated building that em ployes on the main floor were quickly sur rounded by flames. There were many narrow escapes, women with aprons cov ering their heads rushing through fire for the exits to the open air and safety. The mill had many exits and everyone was enabled to reach a place of safety without serious injury. The fir originated in the drying-room, in a wooden annex ot basement built be low the main floor of the building, on the water front. It is supposed to have been started by an explosion of the steam dry ing apparatus, though the exact origin Is not known. Tbe flames shot quickly up tho big power belt t6 the first floor of the main building. Here the greasy floor and woodwork furnished fuel for the flamed, and in a moment tbe entire build ing was on fire. The fire department was soon on the scene with all the fire apparatus of the city, but nothing could be done to check the flames. Attention was devoted to saving near-by property. The big flouring mill of the Portland Flouring Mill Com pany is situated just across the street south of the woolen milt. The wind was blowing directly to the north and the building was saved. The big warehouses of the Albany Farmers Company, in which a large part of the wheat output of Linn and Benton Counties was stored, seemed to be doomed for a time, but the wind changed In time to save them. The entire building was piped and pro vided with hydrants and an abundance of hose for extinguishing any fire that might start in the building. The speed with which today's fire spread prevented the use of a single bit of the fire-fighting ap paratus In the building. The flames leaped from one floor to the other before a stream of water could be turned on. The building Is, with all the valuable and intricate machinery, a total loss. There were no manufactured products on hand, hence the losses are confined to buildings, machinery, and the small amount of raw material. The large boiler and engine are thought to be uninjured, though .some explosions that were heard from the direction of the engine and dry ing rooms may have injured the big ma chinery. Soon after noon nothing remained of the big woolen mills but smoldering ruins. The Albany Woolen Mill haB for years been the greatest Industrial factor of Al bany. The building was 55x154 feet, built of iron and brick, and was three stories high. The mill was complete in its equip ment, beginning with the dirty raw wool and turning out the finished product of a high order. On the top floor was lo cated the sorting department; where the crude wool was separated Into that of good and Inferior quality. On the second floor were picking, carding, brushing, and spooling machines, and on the first floor were looms, examining, dressing and finishing machinery. The cleaning and dyeing departments and the engine and drying-rooms were in an annex on the water front, where tho flro originated. The mill was operated by water power. November 27. 1SSS. the Brownsville Woolen lllls Company was Incorporated and constructed the Albany woolen mills. May 14. 1SS9. tho Albany Woolon Mills Company was organized and succeeded the older company. Tho new concern was capitalized at 575.OD0, and for many years operated the mill at its full capacity. The officers of this pioneer company were: J. M. Moyer. president; J. P. Galbraltb. secretary and treasurer; F. F- Croft, su perintendent. Later the mill became somewhat In volved, and was about a year ago pur chased by the Bannockburn Woolen Mill Company, of Portland, which had made Its final payment but six weeks ago. This hew .company was making a success of the mill and contemplated many improve ments. Already about 75 men were cm ployed In the milL The- loss will be greatly felt locally. The property was insured by the Ban nockburn Woolen Mills Company with companies represented by A. H. Blrrcll, at Portland, for between 530.000 and 510,000. FARMERS AND LOGGERS GAIN.. Rains Were Very Much Welcome In Yamhill County. MMINNVTLLE. Or.. March 23. Special.) The late rains have been a source of great benefit in Tamhlll County, not only to farmers but also the lumbering Inter ests. Logs' for the, Spauldlng Company were waiting on the South Tamhlll River, but could not be floated on account of low water. Now they are being brought to the mill and there Is no fear that op erations will cease from a scarcity or logs. Fall grain looks better than it has for years. The acreage is somewhat larger than usual owing to the shortage of Spring grain last year. While farmers endeavored to seed, as much Fall ground as possible there remains a large amount of ground to be sown to Spring grain. The Spring crop will be mostly oats. Fruit prospects are good. The bloom seems to have been uninjured by the rains. Prunes, pears and cherries 'are !n - tail bloom and apples are showing signs of opening.. Indications are that the fruit yield for this year will be ex ceptionally good. Hopgrowers are at work In their fields. The young vines are three or four feet high and look "healthy and vigorous. Growers are tending yards unusually well this year. BROKE IN TOSAVE HIS' LIFE. Hungry Foreigner Given Lightest Sentence for Burglary. MMI N NVILLE. Or.. March 23. (Special) feouls Cattorl, charged with larceny, was today given a 15 days' Jail .sentence by Judge Georgo Burnett. The prisoner, a foreigner only a short time In this country, was out of money and could not secure work and had gone some days without a meal. Driven by hunger, and being refused food, he broke Into a house and secured something to cat. notnio lestlng anything else. As Cattaori bad al GIRL NOW DENIES TESTIMONY Albert Johnston Has Spent Six Years Behind Ba-a on a False Charge. SALEM. Or.. March 29. (Special) After having suffered imprisonment in the senitentlarr for nearly six years in silence, it now develops that Albert A. Johnston Is innocent ot the crime charged against him, as evidenced by an affidavit to that effect from the girl supposed to have been the victim of crimlnaTtissault, j for which he received a sentence JUfteen years. The crime was alleged TSpave been committed In Jackson Count?; this ' state. December. 1899. and Johnston was .convicted upon the testimony of the girl wuo was the principal witness for the prosecution. The girl's name is Grace Allen. She Is of Indian parentage and was scarcely 15 years of age when the crime was al leged to have been committed. Now she is married and lives at Siskiyou. CaL, bearing the name ot Mrs. Frank Bar field. In an affidavit contained in an applica tion for the pardon of Johnston received by the Governor today, Mrs. Barfleld states the testimony she gave upon the witness stand is false; that Johnston never was guilty of the crime with which charged and convicted, and never attempted to commit such crime; that she was young at the time and did not know tho meaning of the charge of crim inal assault. Tho Governor has taken no action In the case yet, but will probably grant a pardon upon the receipt of confirmatory evidence of the innocence, of Johnston. FOR A LOCAL-OPTICN ELECTION I etltlons Circulated In Hood River 'Are Very Generally Signed. HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 25. (Spe cial.) Petitions calling for a local option election In Wasco County are being cir culated in Hood .River, and are being very generally signed by the business men and citizens of the town and valley. The five "Hood River precincts are al ready dry. but an election on the question throughout the county may materially change the situation. It Is reported that the movement Is in the light of revenge on the people of The Dalles, who fought Cascade County so stubbornly. But this is denied. Should prohibition earn throughout the county, a thing the sa loon men of The Dalles are in fear of. It would close that city's chief source of revenue, and cripple the treasury, as has been tho case in Hood River. The Mayor and City Council of Hood River aro anxious to see a new shuffle on the prohibition question. While the saloons of this city have gone out of business, whisky is still consumed In the town, and a large amount of money Is carried out of the city by men -ho seek whisky elsewhere. The petitions put in circulation this morning call for a local option election in June. Carefully Dodging Flaws. PENDLETON, Or., March 29. On June 5 another vote on the liquor question is to be taken In the precincts of Milton. North Milton and Valley in the north end of this county. A petition signed by 140 resi dents of those precincts has been filed with the County Clerk. It will be re corded by him and presented to the Coun ty Court at the May term, which com mences May Z. When tbe question was voted on in those precincts last Fall prohibition carried. However, the law was held to have been illegally enacted. Inasmuch as the peti tion had not been recorded by the County Clerk previous to being acted on by the County Court, and also because the special meeting at which the election was ordered was not regularly called. These flaws are being avoided In the present instance. INSANE MAN ENDS HIS LIFE Body of Carl Sandeman Found Hang ing in The Dalles Jail. THE DALLES. Or.. March 29. (Special;) Carl Sandeman. a Swede, about SO years of age, committed suicide in the County Jail here last night by strangling himself with a portion of his suspenders. When found by the jailer this morning life had been extinct some hours. Sandeman was taken up at his own re quest on Sunday last, near the Jail, by the City Marshal, whom he told that he had irrational spells and must be locked up. Yesterday he was adjudged insane and commitment papers were made out for taking him to the State Asylum. Sande man stated that be had no family and wrote a letter to an acquaintance in Mis soula, Mont. He retired quietly last night, giving no sign of violence. A package- of letters from which all names had been carefully scratched and a pathetic diary 'setting forth the misery of his life and that of his antecedents was found upon his person. , TROOPS ORDERED OUT OF PARK Captain of Fourth Cavalry Had Se lected Camp in Yosemlte. SAN FRANCISCO. March 29. The ques tion, whether or not the United States Government has yet accepted the Yose mlte Valley from the State of California, brought out a peculiar situation today. Last week Captain Benson, of the Fourth Cavalry, was detailed to go into the val ley and select a camp site for his troop, which was scheduled to leave for that place next week. Captain Benson reported to Army Head quarters today that after he had made his camp selections he was notified by tbe park commissioners that United States' troops would not be allowed to remain in the valley, and that If ho took his troop3 there, the cavalrymen would be permitted to camp for one night only. Captain Benson telegraphed to Washing ton for Instructions. -Debate of Literary Societies. CORVALLIS, Or., March 29. (Special.) The first debate In the series for the Gatch cup took place last night in the college chapel and was between the Pier ian and Philadelphlan literary societies. The question was: Resolved. That a nation advanced In civilisation has a. right in the Interest ot humanity at large to enforce Its authority over inferior peo ples." The Plerlans had the negative and won. Their team was composed of Miss Minnie Phillips, Miss Maud Roberts ana Miss Alice Edwards.- There arc eight so cieties and seven debates are required to settle the contest, The next debate oc curs Friday night and will be between the Sorosls and Zetagatheana. The ques tion is: "Recojved, That the President ot 4he United States, should not have the power to veto." No Billiard cn Sunday. ALBANY, Or., March 29.- (Special. )- Tho Common Council of the TJlty of Al bany last night passed an ordinance requiring billiard halls and like places of amusement in Albany to be closed all day Sunday, and to close at 12 o'clock each night, under penalty for disobedience. There is but one place in Albany that comes under the ordi nance. This new move Is the outgrowth of the Law an J Order League recently or ganized in Albany.. - " POSSES RUSH TO THE SCENE Thres Spectators Had Seen What Looked Like a Tragedy, but It Turned Out to Be a "Joke." DAVENPORT, Wash.. March 29.-Last evening a practical Joke perpetrated by two Hawk Creek farmers started two Sheriffs posses racing across the county, sent the Coroner and Prosecuting Attor ney to the scene of a supposed tragedy and stirred up the papulation. The fake murder took place la broad daylight be fore three excited witnesses. me two tanners, wno snouia De star ring behind the footlights, are Charles Logsden and his hired man, Jim McKin non. The men were plowing In Logsden's field, when they observed a neighbor. Henry Dick, his wife and hired man, in an adjoining field. Suddenly the trio heard violent lan guage, and, looking up, saw Logsden and McKlnnon quarreling violently. The great tragedian's understudy drew a re volver and fired. The desperate man seemed badly wounded, but staggered and grappled with the object of his wrath. The two fell and. locked In embrace rolled on tbe ground. Logsden overcame his adversary, secured the weapon, and. hold ing It to tbe head of his prostrate victim, fired twice. The three spectators hastened away from the scene and the hired man rode five miles to & telephone station to notify the Sheriff. Meanwhile constable Lay sen had a posse at Peach and was headed for the scene. Coroner Kaulbach had been summoned from Edwall, 40 miles away. The windows ot the Logsden house were dark and the besiegers fancied the mur derer barricaded within. The house was found to be deserted and a neighbor told the story to a sheepish-looking lot of manhunters. LAUTH CASE BEFORE COURT Juror Alleged to Have Known of the Facts Before the Trial. SALEM. Or., March 29. (Special.) The Louth murder case was tried in the Supreme Court today. District At torney Harrison Allen and Attorney General Crawford appearing- for the state and George C Brownell and Grant Dlmmick for the defendant. The principal argument in behalf of Louth was that one of the jurors swore that he had not heard anything about the crime, whereas he had Heard the story told by a man who pretended to know the facts. The attorneys for the state presented tho affidavit of the juror, showing that if he heard the story he did not remember it and it did not bias his mind. It was- also alleged in behalf of Louth that tha trial judge erred In making statements before the jury which would tend to prevent them from find ing Louth guilty ot a crime less than murder in the first degree. The state ment complained of was tho fact that a man was in a fronzy because his mistress had left him. Is no defense to a charge of murdering-her. The Supreme Court took the case under advisement. APPOINTME .ts BY GOVERNOR Darber Board, Dental Examiner and Ashland Normal Regents. SALEM, Or., March 29. (Special.) x ranx noagere, or ifortiana, was today superseded ga the State Board of Bar ber Examiners by R. R. Wallace, of As toria. Rod ire rs' term had exnlred nnrl the Governor appointed tbe Astoria man In his place. Dr. L. Bundy. of Medford. was an pointed a member of the State Board of Dental Examiners to succeed W. A. Cumming. of Portland. F. H. Carter, of Ashland; H. C. Kin ney, of Grant's Pass, and W. T. Vawler. of Medford, were appointed to succeed momseives as members of the Board of Regents of the Ashland Normal school. May Day Picnic at Echo. ECHO. Or.. March 23. (Special.) Plans are well under way for a big May day picnic to be given under the auspices of the Citizens' Association, Saturday. May .6. Asa B. Thompson was nominated mar shal of the day. and Frank Spike appoint ed chairman of the finance committee. The picnic will be held in tho Leezer Grove, a mile west of town. There will be a free-for-all basket din ner, with a number of good speakers to entertain the visitors. Governor Chamber lain has promised to attend, as have the most prominent officials of the O. R. & N among them General Manager Worth ington. General Passenger Agent Craig, General Freight Agent Miller and Indus trial Agent Judson. Legislator's Seat Is Forfeited. VICTORIA, B. C, March 29. Dr. Young, member of the British Columbia Legisla ture for Atlln, Is alleged to have violated tho constitutional act which deprives a person in the employ of the government and drawing remuneration for public services,, from becoming a candidate. The public accounts show that he received $125 Tor services from July to September 30. On September 19 he 'was nominated as a candidate for the Legislature. Under the constitution act, the member for Atlln has forfeited his seat and is further liable to penalties amounting to about $30,000. Take Advantage of Low Rate. ASTORIA. Or., March .(Special.) A largo number of the Columbia- River fishermen havo already secured their licenses for tbe coming season, although many ot them will not put their nets in tho water for several weeks after the season opens on April 15. The early rush is occasioned by tbe fact that when the new law goes into effect on May 19 the license fee will be $5 in place of 12.50 and the fishermen are taking advantage of the lower rate Marries a Eugene Belle. EJJGENE, Or.. March 29. (Sjificlal.) Today at high noon the weddlng;ot Dr. Coudon Carleton McCornack, of Port land, and Miss Nina Wilklns, of this city, was solemnized. The home, of Mr. F. M. Wilklns was tastefully decorated and a host of friends, attended the cer emony. Dr. and Mrs. McCornack left for Portland today, where" Mr. McCor nack Is a practicingr physician. Survey to Be Made in Baker, BAKER CITY. Or.. March 29.-SpecUL) It Is reported on good authority that Northern Pacific surveyors will be in this county in a few days to survey a line into this section as a possible part of a California extension of the Northern from its Montana cut-off. It is said they want Eastern Oregon business anyway. Price of Sheep Jumps Up. SALEM. 'Or.. March 29.-Special.) Tbe raSld rise In the value of sheep' HIGH WIND IN CALIFORNIA Good Rain Falls in the Sacramento Valley. SAN FRANCISCO, March 29. A wind storm, "accompanied In some places by rain and snow .swept over this state and Nevada last night, and has not yet fully abated. Weather Forecast Official McAdle said today that It was snowing hard in the mountains, with southerly winds blow ing at the rate of 14 to 34 miles an hour. A good' rain has fallen in the Sacramento Valley, but nope has been reported from the san Joaquin section. Clearing weather Is expected In North ern California, and with the probable abatement of the wind there may be frost In the valleys. A rapid rise of the Sacra mento River north of Colusa Is predicted. Snow Is either falling or Is threatened from Carson. Nev.. to Ogden, Utah. In Southern California light rains fell to day. Along the coast there has been a suc cession of squalls, the highest Velocity of the wind being 35 miles an hour In. this city and 55 miles an hour at Point Reyes. Storm warnings were sent out last night, and no serious damage from the storm has been reported. COUNTERFEIT UNDER CARPET Passer of Bad'Money Believed to Be in Charge, at Great Falls. HELENA, Mont, March 29. United Stages Marshal Lloyd has been notified of the arrest at Great Falls of L. F. Bol sen, charged with having pas3ed counter feit $10 gold pieces. For several weeks some one has been 'putting in circulation in Montana spurious $10 pieces. He worked off about $100 in Helena Monday and then went to Great Falls. In Boisen's room, under the carpet, was found $100 in the coin. Boisen had a partner, but he has not been apprehended. The police have arrested a man giving his name as William L. Clark at Portage, IS miles from Great Falls, on the charge of being connected with the passing of the spurious coin in Great Falls. Strange Skeleton in a Cave. TA.COMA, Wash., March 29. The skele ton of a prehistoric animal, tailless, with cloven feet, and in almost perfect condi tion, was discovered In a cave near the headwaters on the Deschutes River, In Southeastern Thurston County, by Cap tain G. E. Huggins. of Tenalquot Prai rie, and a man named Frank Mossman, of Olympla. The two men were looking for illegal fish traps in the upper waters of the Deschutes, when a storm came on and they sought refuge in a big cave. The skeleton lay near the mouth of tho cave. The beast In life must have been about nine feet high and 13 long. Messrs. Hug gins and Mossman brought out its jaw bone, which contains a dangerous-looking set of grinders. An expert will be asked to set the beast up when the remainder of the bones can be brought In. Seal Poachers Are in Prison. VICTORIA, B. a, March 29. Advices have been received here that Captain Mat trian and the crew of the sealing schooner Agnes G. Donahue, owned by Captain Balcom, of Victoria, have been imprisoned at Montevideo by the Uruguayan govern ment, which seized the vessel for alleged poaching on the shore rookeries. The cap tain was sentenced to five years impris onment ane; the members of the crew to two years each. Captain Balcom has pro tested and claims 560,000 damages. The Ottawa government has taken up tha case through Great Britain with Uruguay. Tho other schooners hunting off the South American coast have made good catches. The E. B. Marvin has 1600 skins, the Edith R. Balcom 11S0, and the Enter prise 1004. Prisoner's Sentence Is Commuted. SALEM, Or.. March 29. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain today commuted the sentence of Charles Van Duyn, who was sentenced in December, 1903, to serve a five-year term In the peniten tiary for the larceny of a watch in Baker County. Van Duyn is a young man and hi3 crime was committed while he was in toxicated. The trial jury recommend ed the commutation and the trial judge expressed the opinion that he will ab stain from the use of intoxicants. Witness Refuses a Bribe. SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-jCharles E. Merrill, the most important witness against Frank Maestretti, president of the Board of Publlo Works, under Indict ment for subornation of perjury, was be fore tho grand jury today. Merrill noti fied the jury that influences had been brought to bear on him to got out of the state, so that his testimony could not be had at the trial of Maestretti and that he had been offered $1600 to leave Cali fornia. , Teachers Denied More Salary. ASTORIA. Or.. March 29. (Special.) The Astoria School Board has denied the petition presented by the teachers, ask ing for an increase in salaries. The board gave as Its reason that no provi sion was made at the first of the year, when the tax levy was fixed, for this extra expense, so no increase in salaries .can be granted until next year. Snow Flurries at Salem. SALEM, Or., March '29. (Special.) Light flurries of snow fell here today, but melted almost before touching the ground. During the rains of the past ten days some snow has fallen in the mountains, but reports are to the effect that the quantity is not sufficient to cause a Spring flood when it melts. Mrs. Brown Lectures on Music. . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. March 29. (Special.) Mrs. Raymond Brown, of New York, lectured before the university last night on the early development of music VITAL WEAKNESS LeBcest established. most successful and reliable specialists la disease of men, a medical diplomas, Heeaws sad newspa per records shorr. 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