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VOL. XIA'.-XO. 13,960.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTE3EBER 5, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TWENTY LIS
LOST IN STORM
Three Vessels Wrecked by
Furious Hurricane on
Lake Superior. ,
SOME OF CREW ARE SAVED
LiRhtkccpcr Goes Out In Furious
Storm and Rescues Five Men,
Boat Fleeing From Wrecked
Savonia Swamped.
DULUTH. Minn., Sopt 4. Eighteen or
3" lives wore lot and proporty valued at
5899,001 sacrificed in the furious storm
that sweiH ever Lake Superior Sunday
and Sunday night. The gale was the
mttl destructive to lake shipping that
hs been experienced in many yoars. Be
rtde tlie wrock of the steel steamer Se
vowta. which broke In two on Sand Ifland
reof. sven f the crew losing their lives,
it Vs new botiovod that two more ships
waro )st with thoir entire crews.
Oar of tbetv is the schooner Pretoria of
Bay City, Mich., tho largost sailing ship
on free wer, carrying a crew of eight
nen. The thor is believed to be the
scisooMr OMve Joanotte, which carried
a crew of seven men.
Two Sailing Vessels Wrecked.
Ttr Pretoria broke loose from tho
steamer that was towing hor during the
Ktorm and today Captain Wendlg, of the
etaMr Mary Boyle, reported that . the
spare of a simkon threo-masted schooner
coM be sooh a short distance oast of
tne outer island of the Apostle group,
about MO miles from Duluth.
TJ Olive Jeanotte, it Is believed, went
to the bottom about ten mile? from Port
Age Snlry. A mass of wreckage was
etgfcted by the steamer Juanita near that
point and. although tho identity of the
ship has not been completely established,
tbnre scorns little doubt that It Was the
Ottve Jeanotte. Tills schooner was in
tow of the steamer L. R. Doty, when the
latter -vaarol was loBt with her entire
crew on Lake Michigan a few years ago.
Blp Steamers Driven to Port.
T storm at limes reached the propor
tions of a hurricane and the staunchest
w steel vessels were forced to run for
shelter In a more or les? battered con
dition. The now stool steamer Stack-
aonse arrived at the Soo on her first Wip
with her hatch covers no badiy sprung
that water poured continually into the
nold. One ef the crew was washed over
board The steamer Samuel Mather also!
lost one of her crew overboard.
The terrific battering the steel steamers
received In the storm gives rise to the
gravest fears for the safety of many
wooden ships which have not yet re
ported, and the record of deaths and de
struction may reach much greater pro
portions than the present estimates.
The monetary loss on the.Scvonia 13
placed at 7,0M. while that on. the Pre
toria, is estimated at $150,000.
PRETORIA'S LOSS CONFIRMED
Five of Grew Drowned, Others Res
cued by Lightkecper.
ST. PAUL. Sept. 4. A Duluth. Minn.,
Fpeoiai to the Pioneer Press says:
"It was definitely learned hore tonight
that the sunken schooner near Outer Isl
and was the Pretoria. Five of hor crew
of ten were drowned by the capsizing of
the yawl. In which the crew took refuge
when tho boat began to founder. The
Jive survivors were rescued by the heroic
efforts of John Irvine, keeper of the
Cuter Island light, and his assistant.
The crew lost control of the yawl, and
nil were spilled into the lake. Five were
drowned immediately, but the others clung
to the overturned boat. They were 500
feot from shore. John Irvine, the light
Iteoper, observing the plight of the sail
ors, launched his own boat in the boiling
rea, with the help of his assistant, and
saved them at great risk.
PRETORIA'S TOWLINE BREAKS
Spars of Sunken Vessel Afterwards
Seen Above Water.
DULUTH. Minn., Sept. 4. It now seems
quite certain that the big wooden barge
Pretoria, of the Davidson fleet, was lost
Is Lake Superior during the recent storm.
The Pretoria's towllne parted during the
pale Friday night, and, owing to dark
ness and the heavy sea, her consort was
-unable to pick her up, and she was soon
out of sight.
Today Captain Wcndig, of the steamer
Maty Boyle, reported having sighted tho
spars of a sunken three-masted schooner
protruding from the water a short dis
tance east of the outer island of the Apos
tle group, about 100 miles from Duluth.
Nothing was seen further.
The Pretoria carried a crew of ten men
and a cargo of ore. She -was valued at
about 1160.000.
STEAMER DRIVEN ON ROGKS
Four of Crew Drowned, Survivors
Suffer Terrible Privation.
BAYFIELD. Wis., Sept 4. Four of
the crew of the steamer. Sevona
were drowned by the wreck of the
eteel steamer on Sand Island Reef on
Lake Superior late Friday nlglit
Eighteen others were saved, including
the remalndor of the crew" and four
women.
The story of the disaster Is as thrilling
a tale of shipwreck on the areat Lakes
as has ever been told. Seven of the crew
offered their lives aa a sacrifice for the'
Test of the 12 on board the -Ill-fated' ship
sad remained on the steamer when it was'
momentarily expected to go to pieces,
Later they were saved, by a tug.
Of those for whom tho seven offered
their lives, four are dead. The rest
reached shore after a night of buffeting
by the waves In an open boat and a. trip
of more than 24 hours cutting a road
through the wilderness of Northern Wis
consin. Those who were probably drowned
in the effort to reach shore were:
Fireman (name unknown), shipped at Cleve
land on August 23.
VAN VLBSK. oiler, Erie, Pa.
Oiler (name unknown), shipped at Cleveland
on last trip.
Deckhand (name unknown), from Northeast, -Pa.
Those who remained on the wreck and
were later rescued are:
Men Who Stayed Willi Ship.
CAPTAIN E. S. M' DONALD, Northeast. Pa.
FIRST MATE LOUIS DARWIN, Medina, O.
Second Mate (name unknown), shipped at
Cleveland on laet trip.
Wheelman (name unknown), shipped at
Cleveland on last trip.
Two watchmen (names unknown), shipped at
Cleveland on last trip.
Wheelman (name unknown), shipped at Cleve
land. The Sevona, a big 10-hatch vessel,
was bound from Allouez to Erie with
ore. Four women were on board, in
cluding the wife of the cook, C. U.
Cluckey. Tho others were aboard as
guests of the owner of the vessel and
were: Mrs. S. F. Spencer, Mrs. Jones,
of Erie, and Mrs. WillISm Phlllipps,
of Buffalo.
Friday the steamer ran Into the
teeth of the northeaster, whioh is still
blowing a terrific gale. Captain Mc
Donald tried to make headway against
the heavy soo, but the storm became
too heavy and he turned and ran for
shelter.
Broken in Two on Rocks.
Sand Island Is in the center of a
patch of dangerous reefs. One mile
and a half east of the light on the is
land is the Sand Island Reef. The
storm obscured the Raspberry light
and the vessel struck. A great hole
wits torn in the bow, and half an hour
later the pounding of the waves had
hammered the steamship in two.
Whon the shock came, the captain
found that there was no chance for all
to try to reach shore and called for
volunteers to stay on the ship. More
than half the crew volunteered, while
the rest tried to reach shore and call
for help for those who were to romain
on the wreck. Finally the captain, the
two mates and lour others who wero
under no obligation to stand by a
Kinking ship, were selected to risk
their lives for tne safety o the rest.
Engineer Philllppi was one of the vol
unteers, but Captain McDonald refused
to allow him to remain on board, or
dering him to take command of the
ship's boats which were to take the
women ashore. With Philllppi went
Adam FIden, Nicholas Fiden, C H.
Cluckey, two firemen and one deck
nand, one of the Buffalo.
The storm had battered the third boat
to pieces, but a boat large enough to
carry four took another party. Another
boat, with the women, tried to make the
island, but was swept past. Nothing
could be done save to keep the craft
afloat.
"When the boats left the Sevona the
seven left aboard were huddled In the
whcelaouse. awaiting the rescue that
wa tp come too late.
Terrible Trip of Survivors.
The trip ashore bf The lifeboat waB one
of terror. All night the men fought with
the elements in the effort to reach shore,
which was only five miles away, but the
wind was carrying the craft parallel with
the beach. It wns daylight before the
boat was washed up high on shore. Dur
ing the night, while the men were try
ing to reach shore, the women were al
ternately despairing and hopeful. At
times they would pray for their lives.
(Concluded tn Page 4.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 78
dog.; minimum. 4&i
TODAY'S Partly cloudy. Northerly winds.
Peace Conference.
Treaty will be signed today. Page 4.
Friotlon between envoys over delay In sign
ing. Page 4.
Battle fought after agreement was reached.
Page 4.
Rumors ef revolt In Jtpan. Page 4.
Foreign.
Baku In hands of riotous Tartars and Ar
menians. Page S.
Attack on Jews at Klshlneft Page 5.
Adrlaneple almost destroyed by Are. Page 4.
Incipient volcano, terrorizes valloy In Mex
loo. Page 1.
Cholera shut out of America, but spreading
In Germany and Austria. Page 3.
National.
New Assistant Secretary of State appointed.
Page 4.
Taft party's visit to Canton causes reaotlen
against Chinese boycott. Page 1.
Plan for employing labor for canal adopted.
Page 4.
Beef packers must plead to indictments to
day. Page L
Domestic
Great storm on Lake Superior wreaks three
ships with great loss of life. Iage 1.
Dootor Imprisoned in New Orleans for hiding
yellow fever cases. Page 5.
Grand Army encampment begins In Denver
today. Page S.
Monkey causes panic In railroad depot.
Page 3.
Brutal child murder la New York. Page 4.
Great Insurance swindle in. Pittsburr.
Page 3. . . i
Sports.
Prize-winners in National rifle contest. Page
11.
Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 3-3,
Oakland 0-0; Los Angeles 3, Tacema 2;
San Francisco 10-5. Seattlo 3-8. Page 11.
Jeffries demands $2000 for refereelng the
Brltt-Nelson fight. Page 11.
Giants shut out the Commuters in both
games. Page 11.
Vancouver easily defeats Portland at la
crosse. Page. 11. ...
Pnclflo Coast.
P. R. Chase arrested at San Francisco on
felony embezzlement charge. Page 1.
Labor day Is generally observed in the
Northwest. Page 6.
Runaway trusty from Walla "Walla peniten
tiary captured by party of hunters.
Page 6.
Havre. MonL. Is burning. Pag 6.
Idaho will be well represented during day
at "Fair. Page 6.
Ralph Rose routs crowd of roughs in Se
attle tenderloin. Page 6.
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Admissions, 35.078. Page 14.
Gelatine makes partly successful flight.
Page 14.
Dog-eating Igorrote have arrived at the
Exposition. Pago 14.
Realistic reproduction of battle between
Monitor and Merrlmac at the Fair. Page
14.
Portland .and Vkiilty.
Love featt for Republicans called by Chair
man Baker. Page 16.
Labor celebrates Its big holiday. Page 19.
Hoo Hoo with its blaok cat and .sacred nine
is coming. Page 10.
Two Federal Jobs for which applicants are
waiting. Page 12.
LetUr-Carrlers here for their convention.
Page L
ijudgeVHunt here lor Tihlrd trlaLotflWllUam-
soxCPage ; i
MUOIEOS
IDE WELCOME
With Speeches and Music the
- Delegates ArerGfeeted :
at Armory. ,
ADDRESS BY J. C. KELLER
President of Association Quotes
-Dante's Famous 'Lines on In
ferno as Applying to Hopes
of the Letter-Carriers.
The letter-carriers of America have
come, their convention has been assem
bled with fraternity and handshaking and
amid the strains of music. There H the
lightness of frolic and the laughter of the
vacation time, but with it all there Is the
spirit of what ought to be and is not.
that which is wrong and should be right
ed. In the heart of every dolegate is the
belief that there are things in the civil
service that should be changed for the
good of all, and this thought was echoed
at the meeting last night In the Armor",
NEW. YORK'S CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT NATIONAL LETTER
CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION.
A, 7-ltxircraia.
. - ....
when President -James C Keller safd: "It
has always seemed to We that there, was
written over the door of every postofilce
in the United StatcsXhat legend inscribed
by Dante over the gates of his 'Inferno,'
'Leave hope' ibehind, all -ye who outer
here.' "
Armory Is- Filled.
The Armory was Jilied. with ICO) persons,
come to meet either "as delogates or as
friends, and to see well started the con
vention whioh is to conplder the needs and
desires of the men who deliver the Na
tion's mail. Flags and banners made'
bright the barren walls of the Armory,
while -the two superb bands, -one from St
Louis and the other from Denver; enter
tained the audience with the sweetest of
the country's songs. ,
The session of the cvonlng ,began. with
an Invocation given by Dr. EdgaJ-P. Hill,
of the First Presbyterian church. H. E.
Coleman, president of the Portland branch
of the Letter-Carriers' Association, wel
comed the visitors to the city in behalf
of'lhe Portland mailmen. He then Intro
duced Postmarter John W. MInto, Thom
as O'Day, the representative of Governor
Chamberlain, who spoke for the state;
Mayor Harry Lane, who welcomed the
guests In the name of the city; President
Keller, who responded, and Senator Ful
ton. I
President Keller's Remarks.
James C. Koller, president of the Na
tional Association of Letter-Carriers, re
sponded to the welcoming addresses made
3L T. Finnan, of Bioomington, I1L,
Prominent Candidate for President.
by the other speakers, and in his remarks
pstruck the keynote of the convention, as
it would appear from the tumultuous ap
plause which greeted his utterances.
In commencing his remarks the speaker
told facetiously of having met the warden
of the State Penitentiary during the
afternoon, who was, like the gentlemen
referred to by the other speakers, willing
to keep good men In the state. He was,
however, glad to be able to' accept the
hospitality offered to. him. and to-JiIs as
soclates.,Qt1hadbeen' found- from-experl-
encc that the letter-carriers would take
all the hospitality offered them and every
thing else they could And; but he was
aure that when .they left the city they
would not have broken the tradition es
tablished In other .cities, that of leaving
the people to know that they had enter
tained men in all things.
Serious Topics for Consideration.
"But there ore .serious things to be
taken up," said'the speaker, turning to
other subjects. "Grand as the postal sys
tem is, great, as Its work, why is it .that
It shuts the door' of higher achievement
In the face jot , the letter-carrier. He
alone of all occupations cannot gain pro
motion while; in the ranks. In other busi
ness, when a man shows that he Is capa
ble and steadfast, he Is given promotion
and rewardjjbut not here. In no way can
that come except by securing transferral
Into another division of which he. knows
nothing.
"It has always seemed to me that there
waawritlcn over -the dooHof ever)' post
offlcc in the United States that legend
Inscribed by Dante over the gates of his
Inferno, Iave"hope behind all ye who
enter here.' Every man entering the free
delivery ervlee Is destined to be a letter
carrier forever, by regulation, not by
tight.
Pyramid on Its Apex.
"I believe that the civil service laws, as
they are at present, are like a pyramid
standing on Its apex. A Postmaster en
tering into his office comes with plans
which he has fostered. He spends the
first year in trying to put these reforms
in practice and finds himself hopelessly
hampered by existing regulations. He
spends the second year finding out that
he has made a mistake and the third in
trying to remedy It. The fourth he Is
perhaps vers busy and loses his office at
the end. I think that the civil service
cloak should he extended over the Post
master as well as tho clerk and the
carrier. I think that to get the best out
of man that is in him it Is necessary to
give him hope and chance of promotion
and advancement, and I think that the
postal system, great as it is. will, never
I be so nearly perfect as It should until
j the employe Is gjven an opportunity and
: a chance to rise by merit and service
I from the ranks."
iThe remarks of the speaker were, greet
ed with great applause by those present,
showing the feeling of the carriers on the
subject.
"Welcomed by Several.
' Mr. Coleman, in welcoming the dole
gates to the city on behalf of the Port
land branch of the association, told of the
efforts that had been made by the. Port
ij land carriers to provide for the enter-
tainment of their guesls. All that, how
j ever, said the speaker, was history and
I It was now his pleasant privilege and duty
to welcome them to what had been pre
pared for them. At this time he hoped
that the Atlantic Interests of the assocla-
lion would shake hands with the Pacific.
the Gulf" with the Great Lakes,
j Mr. MInto, as Postmaster of the clt
j welcomed the guests. He said he felt
honored to be able In behalf of tho ear-
. rlera. ! friends, to -welcome "their guest
as his own. He knew of their work and
of their hopes in being able to entertain
the visitors and he wished them success
and the guests a good time.
Thomas O'Day, the representative of
Governor Chamberlain, spoke In a humor
ous way. He, said that the reason the
Governor was not present was because
he had to attend the wedding of his
daughter and could not well come. But
when the Governor had asked him to
come In his stead, he had told him to
give the unbounded and unstinted wel
come of the state to the convention, and
the speaker was there, aa much of him as
there was. to fulfill his duty.
An Educational Institution.
It had been said that when, a man went
Into the service of the Government he
became a part of a political machine.
But the letter-carriers were an educa
tional institution to the people of the
United States. They demonstrated that
a man could enter the service of the
Government and not sacrifice or abdicate
his manhood, his politics or his religion;
that they went in as men and as men
came out.
In conclusion the speaker promised that
the delegates could have everything aa
they wished It. If they got In trouble or
in Jail he would see to It that the Gov
ernor would pardon them as fast and as
soon as they telegraphed.
Dr. Lane. In beginning, said he was
going to be serious, as he thought that
one clown on the programme was enough.
He would go the representative of the
Governor one bStf r. however, and prom
ise not to pardon. t?ut to Issue instructions
to tne Chief of Police- not to arrest any
of the visitors found wearing badges
showing them to be accredited, delegates.
The 3Icssengcr of Fate.v
The speaker said the letter-carrier was
the messenger of Fate; the man who
brought the tidings of the world. In be
half of the city he welcomed them and
bade them have a good time.
Senator Fulton, 1q commencing, said he
was In the sorry predicament of standing
sandwiched between two Democrats, one
of whom relied upon securing votes by
hi announcement of exercising the par
doning power, the other by promising im
munity from arrest. He cqukl promise
neither, but would advize the delegates
not to associate with either wing of tho
party and they would need neither the
exercise of a pardon hor the blindness of
the police.
cclared that he recognized the postal
service as the greatest arm of the Gov
ernment. He could not conceive a more
disastrous thing to the Government life
than the stoppage of the mall.
Favors Better CompeRsatlon.
The carrier was the most popular of tho
Government employes. He waa the clos
est to the business and the home life of
the Nation. He .was a man of fortitude
and of hardship and 'of honor. "And,"
said' the speaker, "I have for some time
felt that the letter-carriers are not suf
ficiently compensated. The Government
can well afford to economize In other
matters and reward faithful service. I
believe that after three years, when a
man has demonstrated his ability and
faithfulness, that he should receive not
only compensation that would enable him
to support himself and -his family in com
' fort, "but thatouJd.pcrmlt.hk to put
(Cfcaclused'coVfThlr4Tae:) - t '
OHASE ftRBESTED
AT THE BUY GIT!
Important Witness in Murder
ous Assault on Kaspar Van
Dran in Portland. .
ON WAY TO VISIT MOTHER
Bartender Denies He Is an Embez
slcr and Says He Knows Noth
- idp of tho Poisoning of
His Employer's Wife.
Kaspar Van Dran was shot by Joe
Young May 2. He was arrested and
held without ball pending Yah Dran's
llf or death. Later he" was released
en a heavy bend.
Mrs. Van Dran drank the fatal dos
of cyanide of potamlum Saturday
evening. August 12. At first it was
believed that her death was acci
dental, but The Oregonlan proved
through the tests made by Dr. Marie
D. Equl and Mary EL Parker that
poison had been emptied Into the
glngcrale bottle from which Mrs. Van
Dran drank.
The Coroner's Inquest, which was
held August 16, found that Mrs. Van
Dran came to her death by drinking
glngerale containing cyanide of potas
sium placed in the bottle by persons
unknown.
The police called It the "insane cun
ning" ef somebody or suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4.-JS pedal.)
On the arrival of the steamer Spokane,
from Portland, this morning. Policeman
Edner arrested four of the passengers
and took them to the city prison. They
were Fremont P. Chase, William Kenny
and two women they represented" as their
wives. The arrests were made on a dis
patch from Acting Chief of Police C.
Grltzmacher of Portland. The message
said that Chase was wanted there on a
charge of embezzlement and was
on his way to Honolulu with his wife and
Mr. and MrsKenny. ,
Detective Harry Reynokbt; who Is acting
chief of detectives, notified Gritzmachcr
oi ine arrests,, ana recctvg a repiyjtnai
neither Kenny rrorth'eVai-przen wetefrwant
ed. but tnholahasetiUan ofSceiPar-
riveri to take .him. back. Kenny, and the
women were released from custody.
Chase Is an Important witness In a case
of assault to murder in Portland. He
was night bartender for Kaspar Van Dran
when Van Dran was shot in hla saloon
on May 1, by Joe Toung. Chase was an
eyewitness to the shooting. Young's trial
was set for tomorrow, and the testimony
of Chase is essential to the prosecution.
It Is alleged that influence was brought
to bear upon Chase to got him outside
the Jurisdiction of the court before
Young's trial commenced.
Second rystcry to Solve. y
Another mysterious event occurred re
cently which the Portland police think
Chase can solve. Van Dran's wife died
from cyanide of potassium poison on the
night of August 12, administered by some
unknown person. Chase consented to talk
in the prison yesterday afternoon. He
said:
"What hurts me is the charge of
embezzlement. I understand Van Dran
accuses me of embezzling $200. That Is
false. I have lived In Portland for nearly
23 years, and I defy anyone to say that I
ever wronged him of a cent. I am no em
bezzler, and lt-46 Just a trumped-up
charge to get me back. Why, for a month
after Van Dran was shot I had full
charge of his saloon, and it paid better
under my management than ever before.
Before I left Portland Van Dran gave me
?S, and a few days before then he gave
me
Left of His Own Volition.
"I don't see why they are so anxious
to get my testimony. There were four
others present In the saloon when tho
shooting took place, and their testimony
would be as strong as mine. The case
bad been monkeyed with till I got tired.
I had already given my testimony four
times. I 'suppose I made a mistake in
leaving; but It Is not true that any Influ
ence was brought to bear upon me to
leave.
"I took the steamer Spokane at Port
land. It was advertised to sail at 8
o'clock at night, but the hour was post
poned till 4 next morning, and my wife
and I returned to the city. There was no
secret about our leaving.
"I know nothing whatever about the
poisoning of Mrs. Van Dran. I had been
away on a fishing trip for ten days, and
returned on the evening she died. I was
in the saloon when Van Dran got a tele
phone message that his wife was dying
from poison, and he told me to look out
for the saloon till he went home. Shortly
afterwards he telephoned me to close up
the saloon, as his wife was dead.
"My object in coming here was to visit
my old mother, who lives in Oakland, and
nothing else. I had not the remotest in
tention of going to Honolulu."
MAY SOLVE 3IURDER MYSTERY
Chief of Police Pleased at Arrest of
Bartender Cbasc.
Chief of Police Grltzmacher now feels
confident that the murder of Mrs. Minnlo
B. Van Dran will be solved.. and he ven
tures the assertion that In all prob
ability those Implicated in the crime will
be brought to Justice. Just what part,
It any. Chase took In the affair, the po
lice decline id state their belief, but
they declare that his actions and circum
stances connected therewith make things
very black for him.
Chase is to be returned here on a charge
of embezzlement, filed against him. yester
day by Deputy District Attorney Hanejv
He was In the. employ of Kaspar Van
Dran, at the Washington Cafej as a
bartender until a week ago, when he
was discharged. It Is now alleged by the
prisoner's former employer and husband
of the murdered woman, that Chase
is guilty of stealing between I20O and
$300 from the saloon. Chase was formerly
In the employ of Watt Montelth. a brother
of Mrs, Van Dran. He served In the
Philippines with the Second Oregon regi
ment. "There are several things -connected
with the departure of Chase, and con
cerning hi3 recent actions that are very
peculiar," said Chief of Police Grltz-
macher. "Of course, we are not prepared
Just now to state what. If any part.
he had In the .murder of Mrs. Van Dran.
but we intend to use every means within
our power to ascertain, before we finish
with this case. Important developments
are looked for when the trial of Joe Young
for his attempt upon tho life of Kaspar
Van Dran takes place.
"We have" learned that Chose worked
In a drugstore in the East, that he Is
very familiar with drugs and that he has
for some time been experimenting with
drugs in his living apartments. His short
age at the Washington Cafe, where he
worked for Van Dran, shows him to be
a man unworthy of trust. If his guilt
Is proved. His connection with the case
of Joe Young, soon to be tried In the
Circuit Court, Is important. He. was to
have been the star witness Tuesday, and
the fact that he fled from the city strikes
me as peculiar.
"I think Joe Young is responsible for
the hasty departure of Chase, for ex
actly what purpose. 1 am not able to
state. It may have been a fear that with
the testimony to have been given by
Chase, It would have been far more
detrimental to Young. Detective Vaughn,
who has never dropped the case for a mo
ment, has picked up much information
concerning Chase, who was night barten
der for Van Dran. the night Joe Young
attempted to kill Van Dran by shoot
ing. From what can be learned.
Chase is a shiftless, good-for-nothing
sort of a fellow. It is claimed
he robbed his employer Van Dran while
the latter was sick in the hospital, re
covering from wounds Inflicted by Young.
"Detective Vaughn has found that, al
though employed by Van Dran, Chase
and Kinney, as well, spent much time
and money In the saloon operated by
Joe Young. This tends to show. I think,
a more or less friendly feeling between
Chase and Young, although Chase was to
have given chief testimony against Young.
being the only eye-witness to the shoot
ing.
"1 cannot tell what connection, if any.
Kinney and the woman had with the
case. I am now inclined to believe that
Kinney, who Is a warm friend of Chase,
knows much concerning the crime. I also
think it probable the woman knows some
thing. I am anxious to secure the return
of the entire quartet, and this will be
done, if sufficient facts are ascertained by
Detective Vaughn and his assistant when
they have had talks with the prisoners.
"One of the most Important things
learned by Detective Vaughn, is that
Chase, who recently took a vacation, re
turned the afternoon of the evening that
Mrs. Van Dran partook of the deadly
poison at her home. The supposition is
that the cyanide of potassium was placed
in the bottle of glngerale during th'e ab
sence af Van Dran, his wife and Bister
In-law, Miss Montelth.
"Another thing that makes it look bad
for Chase and Kinney, is the- fact thatr
they went aboard the Spokane and gave
fictitious names. Chase called himself
Ray Fremont, and Kinney signed as a
brother. This is a procedure not usually
followed by Innocent persons, and why
should It be resorted to In this case?
"I feel gratified over the turn affairs
have taken, for I now believe that we
will be able to bring to Justice whoever
perpetrated the murder of Mrs. Van
Dran."
Detective Vaughn, after making all pre
parations for the trip, such as securing
legal pnpers, consulted Chief Grltzmacher,
asking that Detective Day be permitted
to accompany him on the trip to San
Francisco. Permission was given, as Chief
Grltzmacher was of the opinion that
Day's assistance might be needed on
the return trip, should developments war
rant the bringing back of the four" now un
der arresL
Detective Maher has also been working
under the direction of the District At
torney to locate Chase. He was sent to
the beaches to Investigate a report that
-Chase had gone there, and Sunday tele
graphed the authorities that Chase had
not made an appearance at the seaside
resorts. The telegram that resulted in
the arrest at San Francisco was then
sent.
NEW VOLCANO IS FORMING
HOT STOXES POUR DOWX INTO
SAN IirCxS VALLEY.
Earthquakes in Mexico Raise Sur
face and Send Rocks Down
on People, Who Flee. .
MEXICO CITY, Mqx., Sept. 4. News
from the state of Michoncan, Mex.,
Bays that a great volcanic upheaval
threatens the city and valley of San
Lucas. The people are 1166108- In ter
ror. The entire side of .a precipice on a
mountain called Cerro Dolores, about
200 feet square, suddenly took an up
ward movement and great masses of
rock, broken loose by the upheaval,
fell Into the valley with a thundering
noise. For some days the movement
was plainly discernible. It was ac
companied by nfmbllng- subterranean
noises. For two months slight local
earthquakes have been of dally occur
rence. People who have arrived recently
from there, declare that the precipice
continues perceptibly to rise and por
tions of the rock to crumble and fall.
Of late the stones have been hot and
a volcano Is believed to be In process
of formation.
Postal Clerks Open Convention.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Sept. 4. The
National convention of postal clerks
opened today with 200 delegates, rep
resenting a membership of 9000. John
F. McCormick of the credentials com
mittee created an uproar by omitting1
the delegates from San Francisco and
Seattle in hla report and reading- only
nine St. Louis delegates Instead of ten,
asserting that the per capita tax had
not been fully paid. Seattle and San
Francisco delegates paid the tax and
the St. Louis case went over.
First Frost In Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 4. Several points
in Western Nebraska report a light frost
last night:
OYGDTT -
VIOLATES TREftTY
Taft Speaks Plainly at Ban
quet Given by Viceroy
atCantdn.
LEADERS TO BE PUNISHED
Visit of American Statesmen Expect
ed to End AntI-AmericanMove-.
rocnt Chinese Receive
Them AVIth Respect.
HONGKONG. Sept. 4. The Taft party
arrived at Canton this morning and pro
ceeded to the American Consulate where
its members were met by a battalion of
the Viceroy's Guards. After a reception
at the consulate the party became guests
of the new Canton Railway, covering its
entire distance.
At 1 o'clock the visitors were enter
tained at ludcheon by invitation of the
Viceroy, who, however, was ill and un
able to be present. His representative
made a speech referring to the friendly
relations between China and America.
Secretary Taft in his response said that,
by direction of the President, he was
pleased to note the friendly relations of
the two countries. The United States
did not want one foot or one acre of the
soli of China. The Secretary said ho
thought the boycott of American goods
was an unreasonable violation of treaty .
rights and conditions .batween the two
countries, and declared that he was glad
the Viceroy had ordered the boycott
stopped.
The party's trip to Canton has had an
immense seffect, and it is believed that
within two weeks the boycott will end.
The Viceroy on Monday morning gave no
tice that he had ordered the boycott to
be declared off and all of its leaders to be
arrested and punished.
Old residents of Canton say they believe
the agitators are usjng the boycott as an
excuse for a demonstration against all
foreigners.
Durng the stay in Canton a few-kinem-bers
of the Taft party visited the old
city. They made many purchases and
were treated with great "respect, there
being.np evidence of il! feelingl -The en
tire party returned to HMigkorig- late to-,
night.
'.BOYCOTT IN CHINA SUBSIDES
Northern Trade Opens Placards
Tell Wrongs of Chinese.
WASHINGTON. SepJ. 4. Consul-Gen-eral
Rodgers. of Shanghai, cabled the
State Department under yesterday's date
as follows:
"Northern trade is opening and the boy
cott is apparently subsiding."
Through the malls the State Department
has received copies of the boycott placards
which have been displayed In the principal
Chinese ports. They have been described
in the news dispatches and are. much
alike, generally reciting the unjust treat
ment of Chinese merchants and students
seeking to enter American ports as a
reason why the Chinese nt home should
refrain from trading with Americans or
buying American products.
DIES BY MOB'S FRENZY
Child Killed by Electric Car Motor
man Almost Killed.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. In attempting
to inflict punishment on a motorman
tonight, an angry crowd in Clinton
street caused the death of a little girl
who otherwise would have escaped
with a few slight bruises. In the riot
that followed, several persons were
badly hurt and police reserves had a
hard fight to disperse the mob.
The victim of the accident was Anna
Schrlnshock, 2 years old. With her
father and another man she was being
led across the street when a crowded
north-bound car rolled the girl under
the fender, where she lay crying- but
apparently uninjured. Before the mo
torman could step from the platform
and lift, the fender, the crowd made a
rush'for him and in the scramble he
was forced against the controller,
turning It around and putting on a full
current.
Instantly the car shot forward a dis
tance of 200 feet and the child's body
was ground to pieces. The sight of tho
mangled body added fury to the mob,
and the motgrman was dragged from
the car and nearly beaten to death. A
policeman who Interfered was dis
armed and his uniform torn off. Re
serves had- a difficult time dispersing
the mob.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Finlay Anderson, - Newspaper 3Ian-
NEW YORK, Sept 4. Colonel "Finlay
Anderson, a well-known Journalist
died at a private hospital here today,
death following- a long- illness. Colonel
Anderson was born In Ireland 67 years
ago and came to this country when 0
years old. For gallantry displayed as
Acting Corporal In the field during th
Civil War he was given the rank of
Colonel by President Lincoln.
Edward Edwards, Newspaper Man.
BOSTON. Sept 4. Edward Edwards
dramatic editor of the Boston Tran
script, and one of the best-known news
paper men in the city, died at his horn
In Dorchester today. He was connected
with the Transcript fo'r 48 years, and
had been political news editor and
general editorial writer.
Leading Norwegian. Statesman.
STOCKHOLM. Sept 4. Major-General
BJoernatJerna, ex -Minister of
Foreign. Affairs, is dead-