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6 THIS MOE.NING- OREGONIAN, THTJTEtSDAT, 'AUGUST S, im WIFE GIVES HIM DYNAMITE IN JAIL Desperate Seattle Criminal Tries to Blow a Hole in His Cell. FOILED, SHOOTS HIMSELF Jack Chesterfield Defies Jailers and Police, and Is Finally Over come by the Fire Department. CHESTERFTEL.TPS CRIMES. Jack Christopher, alias Chesterfield, has been In the County Jail awaiting transfer to the penitentiary to serve a three-year sentence for a criminal as sault committed upon Ottilia Ziebelle, a slrl of 17. about a year ago. Chesterfield, entrapped the girl "whom he assaulted to a room on Third ave nue, near Pike street, which he had fitted up as a studio, through an ad vertisement in. the newspapers. He carried advertisements agreeing to teach 'charcoal drawing in a few les sons. He Kept her a prisoner for 12 hours; "When the girl attempted to call for help he was frightfully beaten by Chesterfield, who is of great muscular strength. Detectives the next morning had a hard fight in securing the prisoner, who was armed with a knife and a revolver. "While in the County Jail, Chester field made a -number of murderous assaults on" prisoners, and at his trial tried to kill a detective with a heavy glass ink well. SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-(Speclal.)-Jack Chesterfield, of Christopher, a desperate prisoner, who was to have been taken from the County Jail to the State Peni tentiary today to serve three years for criminal assault, exploded three sticks of dynamite in the roof of his cell at 4 o'clock this morning:. When Jailers rushed, to the cell, he fired six shots at them and was only overcome when a company of the Fire Department was summoned and turned the hose upon him. In his half -drowned condition, Chesterfield attempted to commit suicide, but though seriously wounded was carried from the Jail to the Emergency Hospital. Doctors, say he may possibly recover. His wife, a woman whom Chesterfield, married while in jail, confessed this af ternoon that she had smuggled five sticks of dynamite, a 3S-calIbre revolver, four rounds of cartridges, four feet of hose,, two hack saws, one file, one case knife, four ounces of carbolic acid, and four email pieces of rope into her husband's cell while visiting him on three occa sions. The woman, with a nerve .character-, izlng her marriage to' Chesterfield and her attempts to furthe his escape, was arrested at the Jail door at 2 o'clock this afternoon. She must have known of the failure of the .plot, for .extra editions of local papers- telling of 'the explosion were on the street. Wife Breaks Down and Confesses. With brazen effrontery, Mrs. Chester field rang the Jail bell and asked to see her husband. She was promptly arrested but for an hour and a half denied all knowledge of the attempted Jail break. Then she broke down and confessed she had made three trips to the Jail carrying dynamite and arms. Even before her marriage to 'Chester field the woman was freely admitted to the Jail, and since she smuggled a min ister into Chesterfield's cell and was mar ried to him she has had almost free ac cess. Because of his brutality when free to associate with other prisoners, Ches terfield has been confined in the dark cell, but the Jailers are accused of gross neg ligence in handling Chesterfield and his wife. The cell was searched last night, but none of the.se things was found. It Is believed that Chesterfield then had them secreted about his clothes. Early last evening Jailer James Smith discovered the padlock on the dark cell partly sawed in two. Smith told no one but the other Jailers, and quietly they se cured another lock and placed it on the door. A hurried search of Chesterfield's cell was then made, but the prisoner suc ceeded in keeping hid the revolver, four and a half sticks of dynamite, four rounds cf cartridges, the hack saws, caseknifc, file and the carbolic acid. Prisoner Shoots Jailer. Head Trusty Mose Druxinman. who was sleeping In the padded cell next to the dark cell, and Rees, a Federal prisoner occupying a cot in the hospital ward, off which is the dark cell, were the first to hear the explosion. Druxinman ran for Jailers Joe Cameron and Fred Hill. Rees went to the Iron slab door of the dark cell and threw it open. Chesterfield's form was seen at the door. Cameron and Hill, with revolvers in their hands, went running into the hospital ward, leaving open the door that leads to the main cor ridor. Rees had no sooner opened the door than Chesterfield, guarding his own body behind the facing of the door, began to shoot through the bars. "Get out of my way, d n you," he yelled and instantly six shots wero fired In quick succession. These bullets were Imbedded in the wall of the hospital ward Just -over the heads of three pa tients. The Jailors did not care to make targets of themselves -and did not get in front of the door, but stationed them selves in secure places to Wli the pris oner if he ran from the cell. The police in the meantime were called for Jailer Griffith. Patrolman Carleton and Driver Kane responded in the patrol wagon. These officers had just gotten inside the Jail, then about 15 minutes after the -first . charge of dynamite" had been exploded, when another explosion was heard. The entire Jail shook. Plas tering in the hospital ward tumbled from above the door. Jailer Jim Smith, the officer in charge from 4 in the afternoon until midnight, lives only a block from the Courthouse. He heard the explosion and hurried to the Jail. The Courthouse watchman briefly told him of ,the trouble and let him into the County Assessor's office, which is directly over the cell occupied by Chesterfield. Smith took in the situa tion immediately and discovered that If the first explosion had done any damage that it was in the empty vault in one corner of the office. Th vault door was not locked. Smith ran into the' vault and there saw a hole that had been torn out by the first charge of dynamite. Refuses to Surrender. Smith expected the prisoner would,' at tempt to climb us the hole and escape through the Assessor's office. Smith waited at the hole to catch the prisoner but the latter made no -effort to climb through. Great .volumes of dense smok,e were then issuing through the .hole and for a while it looked as though the cell was burning. The same thing was true below. Smoke was coming through the cell door. The Jailers standing at a safe place demanded of Chesterfield to sur render. "I'll die first' he called out, "and 111 kill the first man that comes in here." Chesterfield had all the advantage. He was securely barricaded while there was only one way for the officers to get to him and that was through the door. City . Jailer Griffith called the fire de partment. It was decided to drown the prisoner out. A stream was turned into the cell from the hole in the celling- and another was sent in from the barricaded door. For five minutes the water rushed In a terrific force. Chesterfield did not whimper and continually refused to throw out his revolver and surrender. While the officers were debating what step to take next a pistol shot was heard. Then there was a sroan and something was heard to drop in the cell. Bullet Enters His Brain. In a minute or two tho water was shut off. A light was ahed into the cell from above, and Chesterfield was seen lying on the floor of the cell, his face down In a pile of brick and mortar that had been torn off the cell by the dynamite. A great stream of blood was oozing from his temple. The bullet had entered the head Just above and back of the right ear. The hall is Imbedded at some part of the brain and in such position that probing would mean certain death. The prisoner had made every prepara tion for his daring break for liberty. The first charge of dynamite, that tore the hole in the celling of the dark cell, was placed between the concrete and a steam pipe in the corner of the cell. A fuse was attached to one end and .then lighted. Prior to doing that Chesterfield had drilled a small hole through the concrete, using a small caseknifc and a saw file. In this hole the dynamite stick eight Inches long was placed. The lower end of fhe stick was held in place by wedging It between the wall and the steam pipe. Chesterfield had stood his iron couch on end and tied the mattress to It with pieces of rope. This he used to place be tween himself and the charge of dyna mite, so that when the explosion occurred he would not "be Injured. The explosion threw brick and mortar to all parts of the cell. As stated, the second discharge occurred 15 minutes after the first. The charge was placed between an iron bar and the lock of the inner door to the cell. The dyna mite stick had been forced between the two, and it is likely that only a short fuse was used. Chesterfield used the bed and mattress as a shield, placing them be tween himself and the dynamite, as he did at the first shot. Thereby he was again protected. Secret Marrlase in Prison. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug; 2. (Special.) L.uella Chesterfield, the woman who the Sheriff Is satisfied carried the dyna mite, saws, files, revolver and carbolic acid to the prisoner in the dark .cell, was married to him in the County Jll on July 14. The ceremony was per formed without the knowledge of the Jailors. From the time that Chester field was arrested last September, the girl, who is about 19 years old, has in terested herself in securing his release, representing herself to be his wife. The marriage ceremony was perform ed so quietly that the prisoners within a few feet of the place where It was solemnized Knew nothing of it. The day before the wedding Mrs. Christo pher, as she was known in the County Jail and to the public, went to the Auditor's office and secured a license to wed J. J. Christopher. The next day she appeared at the door of the County Jail with two men unknown to the iail ers, and a woman. She asked that they he allowed to see Chesterfield, declaring that her companions were persons who were interested in securing a pardon for him. The four -rere admitted, arid allowed to onter the hospital ward off which is the entrance to the dark cell. The grated door to the cell in which Chesterfield was confined was closed and locked. Huddling close to the bars she grasped Chesterfield's right hand which was thrust through the grating. One of the men, a Ballard clergyman, pronounced the words that made the prisoner and tlgfe girl husband and wife. From the day that Chesterfield was nrrested, the girl has worked das and night tb secure hi6 Telease. Aftor his conviction she came to the jail every day, bringing him food and other lux uries purchased out of money she earned by acting as a domestic Tried to Rob His Father. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) Jack Christopher, who has always been known to the Seattle police as Chesterfield, commenced his criminal career some 12 years ago, when he at tempted to rob, at the point of a re volver, his father, who was then super intendent of the mines near Monto Cristo. The elder Christopher, as superin tendent, was entrusted monthly with several thousand dollars of the com pany's money, with which the men were paid their wages. One pay day, a few hours before the men were to be paid. Christopher entered 'the office of his father and encasred him in con versation Without any warning as to his crim inal intentions. Christopher drew a re volver from his pocket, and, pressing it against his father's head, demanded that he open the safe and give him the money contained' in it 'His father" was trying to argue vith him when another son came into the office and disarmed Christopher. The affair was kept quiet at the time. Later Christopher broke Into a lodging-house at Monte Crlsto late at night and committed a criminal assault upon the wife of one of the workmen In the mines. Public indignation was so strong that personal violence ' was threatened Christopher. To escape be ing a victim or tne wratn of the resi dentsof the mining camp, Christopher left the place. The next heard of him was some two years ago, when he was placed In Jail in Vancouver for assaulting a pedes trian On the street. He was given-a light sentence. But before he had com pleted it he beat the turnkey over the head with a chair, and. taking his keys from him. made his escape. Christopher's father paid the ex penses of his son's defense at his trial In January. After his conviction his relatives refused to aid him In any way. MORATj TVAVE . AT FENDIiETON Ordinance. Passed More Sweeping 4Than the State Daw. PENDLETON, Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) The moral ' awakening ' "here was brought to a climax tonight when tne City Council passed a Sunday-closing ordinance even more sweeping than the state law, and passed an ordinance to prohibit music of apy character in saloons, and to abolish "boxes in sa loons. Ail places of business, .must he kept closed on Sunday hereafter: with the followjng exceptions: ."Drugstores, which can only sell medicine by pres criptions; -bakeries and grocery stores, which can sell notfiing but- bread; livery stables, which can only furnish Vehicles for funerals or' for any service connected with a funeral and for other matters of necessity only. Doctors offices ar,l restaurants are also exempt from the law. The Empress of Russia spends $10,000 a year on perfumes, pastes, soap and toi let waters, which' she has sent to her ex clusively from, the French capital- FOUR IN THE FIELD Avowed Candidates for Office of Secretary of State. THREE ARE FROM MARION Malcolm Is Expected to Get Multno mah Strength, While Outsiders Will Divide Votes From Rest of tho State. ASPIRANTS FOR REPGBIJGAN NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. Claud Galea. Salem. P. 6. Malcolm, Portland. Lot L. Pearce, Salem." Frank T. "WrlghtinaiC Salem. 8AIBM, Aug. Z Special.) There are already four avowed candidates for tho Republican nomination for the office of Secretary of Etate, three of the four being residents of Marion County. In addition to those whose names are given above, the name of Frank S. Fields, of Portland, has been mentioned, but men who have talked with that gentleman say he is not a candidate. Sp far as known here, no others have announced their Intention to enter the Republican direct-primary con test for the Secretaryship. Gatch s cashier of the Ladd & Bush Bank In Salem," and In politics Is best known because of his occupancy of tho office of president of the Republican State League for one term, and his candidacy for the Congressional nomination in the First District. Malcolm is -an insurance man In Port land and has been prominent In Multno mah County polltlcs.v Pearce is a member of the hardware firm of R, M. Wade & Co., and has serv ed one term as a member of the House of Representatives from this county. Wrightman Is corporation clerk in the office of Secretary of State Dunbar. He eerved a term as Sheriff of Marion Coun ty, and has been a political leader horo for a number of years. He came into prominence four years ago, when he crossed swords with T. T. Geer in a con test for the support of the Marion County delegation In the State Convention. In factional matters, Wrightman Is the only aspirant known as a "Mitchell" man, though Wrightman says he was a Corbett supporter at the time Mitchell was elect ed tho last time. In the fight against Geer, when Wrightman wanted the sup port of the Marion County delegation for the office of Attorney-General, Wrightman was the recognized leader of the Mitchell forces.' Pearce has always been a member of the other wing of the party, and stood by Corbett to tho end In the Senatorial fight of 1901. Malcolm has also been an adherent of what -has been called the "Simon" wing of the party. Gatch has worked with both sides, hut had a preponderance of support from the Mitchell people in the Congressional con test of 1908. when he defeated Frank Davey for the support of the Marion County delegation. The fact that Malcolm is tho' Only can didate from the most populous' county iri the t&te is supposed to give him ome advantage in the primary contest, espe cially since the other three candidates are from the same county and will there fore divide their home support. On the other hand, it is averred that the three outsiders will get -the bulk of the vote outside of Multnomah, thus evening up the advantages and disadvantages arising from geographical location. It is expect ed that Eastern Oregon will quite prob ably have a candidate for this office, be cause of the encouragement offered by the fact that Western Oregon has four candidates. PORTLAXDERS SEEK DIVORCE Three Couples Ask for Separation at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or., August 2. (Spe cial.) Three divorce suits, in which Portland .people appear as plaintiff in each case, were filed here today. Dora Freeman, who was wedded to William Freeman at Portland In March. 1900. charges the defendant with habitual drunkenness and asks to resume her maiden name. Dora Blair. Desertion three years after their mar riage and alleged adulter' committed subsequent to the desertion, arc the grounds for divorce alleged by lone E. Palmer In a suit against Frank Watson Palmer. The couple was married at Brooklyn. N. Y., In October, 1SS4. J. M. Robinson wants to be legally sep arated from Bell R. N. Robinson, whom he married at Portland in November, 1SS5. The wife is charged with desertion one year after the marriage and is re ported to be a resident of Alameda, CaL The husband has caused an order to be issued restrainlnlng the defendant from disposing of any of the property in which he has an interest. They own real estate in Columbia, Clackamas and Mult nomah Counties, according to the com plaint. SIOT 3IACHIXES OX THE SHELF Tacoma W1I Iose a Revenue of $750 a Month. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 2. 3pcial.) Notices were served this noon on all cigar dealers and saloonkeepers where merchandise-paying slot-machines were oper ated, that these were to be placed on the back shelves. According to this lat est order, no slot machines of any kind will be allowed to run In Tacoma. Chief of Police Maloney says: "The Sheriff ordered the town closed. We were told that "he later agreed that poker games and merchandise slot-machines could run. If the town U to be closed it lA to be closed, that la all there is to It- If we run an open town we run an open town, and If we run a closed town, we run a closed." The city will lose about 750 per month which was collected a? fines. WATSON'S CASE GOES OVER Forest Grove Saloonkeeper Gives Ball for- Appearance HILTjSBORO. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) The case of A. G. Watson, of Forest Grove, charged with contempt of court for alleged violation of an Injunction for bidding him to conduct a saloon in tho City of Forest Grove, will not be heard until the November term. Mr. Watson put up $1C0 cash ball to insure his appear ance. The case of Emma Glltner White, of Portland, against Eugene D. White, the real estate agent and broker, closed here today, and Judgment will be rendered In a day or so. Oliver Chownlng. who ran a gallon house at Dllley. gave a bond in the sum of $50) to appear at the November term of court to answer the charge of selling liquor without license. Chownlng8 resort was burned a few days ago, and his in surance has been attached to 'satisfy claims from wholesale houses. Principal Comes From Pennsylvania ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) The Astoria School Board at Its regular monthly meeting last evening elected I. N. Garman. of Nantlcoke. Pa., as prin cipal of the McClure School, a position that Includes the superintendency of the High School. S. K. Dlcbel, formerly con nected with McMInnville College, was elected as Latin teacher In the High School, and Misses Jessie Sands and Augusta Holmes, of this city, were elected as grade teachers.- Janitors for the several schools were appointed as follows: McClure, Andrew Bue: Shirley's, John Rellly; Olney, Phil Taylor; Taylor, Amanda Harold. A request was sent to the Council ask ing that a room for the City School Super intendent be provided In the new City Hall. Causes Brother-In-Iavs Arrest. OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug- 2. (Spe cial.) Oregon City police officers to night arrested Clyde Hamilton, of Port land, for the alleged theft of a 32-cal-lbcr revolver, the complainant being Lester Sabin, also of Portland, and for whom Hamilton bad been working. The men are brothers-in-law, and Hamilton was a passenger on the southbound California overland for Salem. Discovering the theft shortly before the train left Portland, Sabin followed his relative, whom he located at the railway depot, and accompanied him to this city, when, failing to regain pos session of the stolen property, he caused the arrest of Hamilton, who was lodged in the City Jail, .while Sabin re turned to his home at Portland. Astoria Elks to Come in a Body. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) As toria Lodge of Elks has decided to visit Portland in a body on August 16, which will be Elks' day at the Exposition. The matter has been under consideration for some time, but until today the lodge was unable to make arrangements for a spe cial train or boat. This morning the com mittee received proposals from the O. R. & N. Co. and from Captain U. B. Scott for the charter of the steamer Potter or Telegraph and the committee will close a contract with one of them. The lodge plans to give an excursion leaving here at an early hour in the morning and returning after the festivi ties are over in the evening. ' Changes In Northern Pacific Offices. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) Nine changes were made today In the city and depot -offices ofthe Northern Pacific The resignation of Chief Clerk Robert Nivens rsulted in a series of promotion? and two other minor resignations caused the others. BIG HHP Oil THE WORK IS MOVING ON RIPARIA IjEWISTON BRANCH. Lack of 31en and Teams Until Alter Harvest- on 0; R. & N. Extension. COLFAX. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) Construction work on the Snake River extension of the Oregon Railroad &-Navi-gation Company's line from Rlparia to Lewiston, Idaho, has begun and will be ruehed as. rapidly as men and. teams can be secured to, do the wor&'Tfcte Is dim cult, owinjr 't6"nh"demaa'foSmen and teams in the hearvest fields, where better wages are paid than on railroad work. The first camn on the new road has been pitched on the north side of Snake River, opposite Rlparia. where the new road leaves the main line between Spo kane and Portland. A large camp has been established there and a yard, cover ing SO acres, is being laid with side tracks and used for material for the new road. Several trainloads of new material have been unloaded there and will be used in tho construction of the new road. Camps are to be established at various points along the 70 miles between Rlparia and Lewiston, and as large forces of men and teams as can be gathered together will be put to work. It Is thought that with the close of harvest there will be an abundant supply of men and teams who will seek work on the railroad and will have work all Fall and during part of the Winter. Much of the roadbed was graded four years ago and this Is said to be in good condition and will need but little work to make It In fit condition for the ties and rails. It is thought that trains will be running early next Summer, when Lewiston will be given direct rail con nection with Portland and a vast and rich territory added to Portland's whole sale trade. NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. Mary Rogers. MONMOUTH. Or.. Aug. 2. (Speclal.- Sirs. Mary Rogers died at her home here last night very suddenly with neuralgia of the stomach. With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Fawk. she crossed tne plains In 1S51 from Illinois, where she was born In 1844. Her parents settled In Salt Creek, In the northern end of Polk County, where they resided untir their death. Mrs. Rogers was married In 1S59 to William Ball, by whom she had five children. After Mr. Ball's death she married J. W. Bridwell, In 1S7G, to whom ono child was born. Mr. Bridwell having died in 1S92, she was again married in 1894 to George Rogers, who survives her. - Funeral or Aurellus C. Sabin. HULLSBORO, Or., Aug. 2. (Special. The funeral of Aurellus C. Sabin took place here yesterday under the aus pices of the Masonic fraternity. De ceased was born in New York In 1S4S and came to Oregon in 1SSS. He first settled In Vancouver. Wash., and later went to Oregon City. From tner he moved to Hillsboro In arvi. Ho was married to Miss Mary E. Webb, of New York, In 1S73, and the widow and four children survive. Mr. Sabin was a building contractor. 3Irs. Arcell Lafferty. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Mrs. Arcell LafTerty aged 51 years, died of heart disease last night at the home of relatives at Clackamas Heights. The deceased resided at Colton, this county, and Is survived by a husband, three sons and a daughter. ChaEB&erbOa'a Cslfc. Cholera, aad Diarrhoea - Xemedy. This Is unquestionably the most success ful medicine in use for bowel complaints and It is now the recognized standard over a large part of the civilized world. A few doses of It will Invariably cure an ordi nary attack of diarrhoea. It has been used in ninq epidemics of dysentery with perfect success. It can always be depend ed upon, even In the more severe attacks of cramp colic and cholera morbus. It is equally successful for Summer diarrhoea and cholera Infantum In children, and is the means of saving the lives of man children each year. When reduced with wate- and sweetened it Is pleasant to tak. which is important when' medicine is to be given to small children. Every man of a farailv should keep this remedy In his home. Buy it now. It may serve life. For sale by all druggists. TIRED OF LIVIN Richard Watkins Commits Sui- cide at Oregon City. LOST GIRL AND HIS J0ET Found Unconscious From Overdose of Morphine and Opium on the Banks of the Clackamas Near Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Richard Watkins died this aft ernoon from the effects of an overdose of morphine and opium that was taken early this morning, presumably with suicidal intent: Disappointment in a love affair and the loss of employment are presumed to be responsible for the young man's self-destruction. Coroner Holman tonight impaneled a Jury that heard the testimony of a number of wit nesses and rendered a verdict finding that Watkins came to his death from an overdose of opiates for which no living person was held responsible. Watkins was found in an unconscious condition early this morning on the banks of the Clackamas River, near this city. Life was nearly extinct, but the man was brought to this city, where three physicians worked over him until 5 o'clock this afternoon, when death ensued. The deceased was aged about 35 years and had resided at Oregon City for a number of years, being employed as a laborer. He was unmarried, but is survived by two sisters, who reside at Portland. A few weeks ago the girl with whom Watkins was Infatuated and whom he was engaged to wed. terminated the engagement and was married only Tuesday night to a comparative stran ger. This disappointment and the dis missal of the young man from tho work at which he was last employed on Saturday, are considered responsible for" the deed. Watkins was last seen alive about 11 o'clock last night, when he was heard to Inquire with what probable success he would meet should he start a shoot ing gallery. Being assured that the prospects were discouraging. Watkins remarked that he "was about tired of hard work, anyway," and then depart ed up the. street. New Hotel for Olympla. OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) Work has begun on the foundations of a hotel in Olympla which has been plann'cd to fill the requirements of a Legislative sossion and take the place of the burned Olympla, to be completed next Fall. The new hotel is a large addition to the preeent MitcheN Hotel, which stands half a block north of the site of the old Olympla Hotel. The present hotel has about 25 rooms, with very imited lobby accommodations. t Tho addition will be-three stories, with a spacious lobby on the. first floor and a social hall on the second. It will be a TP-room hotel when completed and be but little smaller than the Olym pla. . .Switzler Pays Fine to State. PENDLETON, 0r Aug. 2. TSpeclai.) inis auernooa James A- t ee, as attorney for Edwin Switzler, charged with assault and battery upon his wife, committed at an early hour Saturday morning, appeared before Judge W. R. Ellis, of the Circuit Court, admitted the crime of his client and paid 3500 fine. This action dismisses the -case against Switzler, so far as the state Is concerned, but the alleged wifebeater must answer to a similar charge before the Municipal Court upon his return to the city. Switz ler Is said to bo still in hiding In Walla Walla. Firemen's Tourney a Success. OREGON CITY. Or-. Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Tho recent Firemen's tourna ment and Fourth of July celebration in this city was a success financially. Re ceipts from all sources aggregated $2007.50. while the total disbursements amounted to $1999.57. A vote of thanks was tendered the committee by the Council for their efficient services. In the same connection, there was presented an ordinance prohibiting the sale and exploding in this city of flre craokers, bombs and other similar ex plosives having a length greater than threo inches. Mead to Be Iabor-Day Orator. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) The Olympla Trades Council has se cured the consent of Governor Mead to deliver the Labor-day oration iri Olympla. September 4, If other official business does not interfere. Tho Trades Council has had a com mittee at work and arrangements have been made for a labor picnic at Priest Point. Robert Bridges, former State Land Commissioner, is also scheduled for an address, and there will be other outside speakers. Aberdeen, to Be Headquarters. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) It is evidently the intention of the Gov ernment to make Aberdeen the headquar ters of all its officials on Gray's Harbor. Deputy Collector of Customs Hood has his office here, with Colonel Nettleton, port inspector, and Colonel Carpenter, who has charge- of the surveys, will re move his office from Hoqulam to this city. Infant Burns In House. STITES, Idaho. Aug. 2. Tho dwelling house of Con Quinlan, near Tahoe, was destroyed by fire this morning and the Infant child burned to death. The mother and father went out after cows and left two small children to take care -of the baby. They started a fire near the house where the baby was and the flames spread to the house. Fatal Fall From Scaffold. CHEHALIS, Wiash., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) J. H. Rogers, a carpenter em ployed at the, State Reform School, fell 33 feet from a scaffold to tho ground today, sustaining Injuries from which he died a few hours later. He was 52 years old. He leaves a son here and a brother at Centralis, where the remains were taken. Collins Now Sleeps at Hotel. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 2. George D. Collins, of San Francisco, on trial before an extradition commission for perjury charge at San Francisco, is no longer confined to the City Jail at night, arrangements having been mado with the police to allow him to sleep at a hotel Instead of at the Jail. He provides the expenses for an additional guard. At Lair Over Fishtraps. VICTORIA, B. O. Aug. 2. The Capi tal City Packing Company, which owns fishing traps on Vancouver , Island Coast, has begun action for 550.000 damages against the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Company, of Van couver, for trespassing, contending the defendant company has built a salmon trap on plaintiffs fishing concession which is detrimental to the fishing ca pacity of the Capital City trap. Special Train for Woodmen. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) Two hundred and fifty local mem bers of the Woodmen of the World expect to leave on a special train tomorrow morning for Portland to at tend the great meeting of the order In that city. August 3. 4. 5 and 6. Tacoma Camp. No. 2SS. completed all ar- j rangement3 for the excursion and at the ! meeting last night decided to send its I crack drill team. ; The special train will leave tho North- j em Pacific depot at 11:10 o'clock In the : morning. The Seattle delegation will ar- I rive in the city earlier In the day, and if ono train is not sufficient to accommodate the lodgemcn of the two cities and their i friends, another train will be made up here. The Seattle Camps count on send ing E00 people to Portland. Inspection on Southern Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO. .Aug. 2. General Manager Calvin, of the Southern Pacific Company, has ordered an examination of the men employed In every branch of the operating department of the big railway system. Every man who has anything to do with thOj handling of trains will have to submit to the inspection, which will in clude a thorough test of the sight, hear ing and general physical condition. To facilitate the examination, special cars, in charge of assistant surgeon? on the vari ous divisions, will be sent over the lines, stopping wherever convenience suggests. It is proposed to renew these examina tions every three years. Worry Drives to the Asylum. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Mrs. Harriet L. Cornett. of Sweet Home, Linn County, was today committed to the State Asylum for the Insane by County Judge C. H. Stewart. Mrs. Cornett la the mother of the two boys who were arrested for burglary and forgery, escaping from the Linn Coun ty Jail a number of times, and worry ing over the escapades and troubles of the boys caused the Insanity of the mother. Dying 3Ian Appeals- to Police. SEATTLE. Aug. 2. A man giving his name as- J. J. Gsleloy and who says he la the son of a prominent business man of San Francisco, staggered Into police head quarters tonight and asked to be taken care of. as he Is dying with consumption. He was taken to the emergency hospital, where the doctors pronounced his case as hopeless. He arrived two weeks ago from Fairbanks. Alaska. Promoters of Rivnl Alaska Roads. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) John RoMne, president of the Northwest ern Steamship Company, and Colonel A. W. Swanltz. ex-chief engineer for the Alaswa Central Railroad, sailed tonight on the steamer Santa Clara for Valdez. They are promoting rival roads from Val dez to the Interior and go north to look over the ground. Waterville Courthouse Burned. WATERVILLE. Wash.. Aug. 2. The Courthouse and contents wore completely destroyed by fire last night. The fire was discovered about 8 o'clock and was pre sumably caused by a crossed electric light wire. . The building and contents were valued at J15.C0O; Insurance, J00. Gladstone 31111 Not Burned." REDDrNG," 'CaTTT"ATrs-.2. It was-Jearned today that the report telegraphed from Kennett last night that the Gladstone Mill near French Gulch had been burned was erroneous. There was no fire. Pacific Coast Telegraphic Notes. Governor Chamberlain Is visiting Coos and Curry Counties. Max Weiss, proprietor of the Roseburg Brewing Sc. Ice Company, has sold his en tire plant to a party of Portland capi talists for $50,O. At an adjourned term of the Lane County Circuit Court, Orwan Miller, of Junction City, pleaded guilty to selling liquor to a minor and was fined $54. Fire, starting In Prust & Clark's Meat Market, destroyed an entire business block at Clarkston, Wash., yesterday morning, doing J30.00O damages, with lit tle insurance. Charles E. Reese, well known in Mon tana, killed himself with a revolver in the Virginia City. Mont, cemetery, be cause Miss Ida Steffens was not respon sive to his love. He was 50 years old. George Gould and son. Clarence, paid LJ25 at Marshfleld, Or., for killing deer out or season, hunting without a license, hav ing four pairs of fresh deer hams. 23 hides and 10) pounds of dried meat In their pos session. M. F. Galliger, steward of the steamer M. F. Plant, was taken Into custody by the Sheriff of Curry County Tuesday when his boat touched at Port Orford. and was fined 355 for violating the local option inw of Curry County. Galliger pleaded guilty. Rev. K. T. 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