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VOL. XXV.- NO. 13,984.
PORTLAND, OREGQN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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MIGHT! OVATION
GREETS J. J. HILL
Tells of Plans oil the
North Bank.
IS GUEST AT BANQUET
Portland the Ideal Point on
the Pacific.
HIS SIGNIFICANT REMARKS'
With a Dcep-Watcr Channel As
sured, Hill Promises to Bring
'an Oriental Fleet to
This Glty.
Warm, pulsating, red American blood
coursed through the veins o f the Ave
times five score and more of citizens of
Oregon and Washington -who gathered
around the Banquet board last night at
the American Inn to pay a tribute of their
appreciation to the presidents of the
Great Northern Railway and Northern
Pacific Railroad for having decided to
build a railroad down the north bank of
the Columbia River and enter Portland
across two bridges that will span the Co
lumbia and Willamette. It was a repre
sentative gathering of the type of citi
zens who have developed at Portland one
of the great commercial centers of the
country. Justifying the Investment au
thorized, and that -under direction of the
guiding hands of the distinguished guests
ofg honor will serve as an artery of com
merce by which 22,000 miles of American
railroad system radiating over the trans
Missouri country will find direct entrance
on a water-level route.
Great Hallway Representative.
President James- J. Hill and President
Howard Elliott,, with their associate .rail
road officials, .representing tfyat jnagnlfl.
cent Western. transportation trinity of the.
Great Northern. Northern Pacific and
Burlington, must have been deeply im
pressed with the intense earnestness of
the enthusiasm with which they were
greeted. That they were appreciative of
the confidence reposed in them by the as
semblage, and the pleasure found In giv
ing vent to the pen-upt enthusiasm that
had found voice, was plainly apparent in
their words of response.
Climax of Exposition.
It was the climax of entertainment
features of the Exposition, and with
out parallel in the social, commercial
and industrial history of Portland. It
was in such striking contrast with
another banquet tendered at thesame
place in spirit manifested on every
hand, in enthusiasm and that warmth,
of good fellowship that, like a touch
of human kindness, works magic ef
fects, that the contrast with the ban
quet upon the occasion of the visit of
E. H. Harrlman made the spontanlety
of the event last evening all the more
impressive.
Counseling With Friends.
President Hill and President Elliott
wre counseling with friends, receiving
suggestions and expressions of ppinon
wth gratitude and giving: freely, frank
ly from the bounty of their experience
in transportation affairs, and the as
semblage was with them in the broad
gauge principles that they enunciated,'
giving unqualified approval that could
not be misunderstood. Realizing that it
was through the combined efforts of
these men that Portland has been class
ified at her new, proper standard and
higher than ever before as the distinc
tive vantago point of Pacific Coast
terminal cities, her citizens gave ex
pression to their sentiments.
Decorations 0f the great dining-room
of the American Inn surpassed any
thing that has eyer before been at
tempted in this city. Upon a raised plat
form extending the full lerigth of the
dining-room at one side, was the table
occupied by the guests of honor, other
speakers and distinguished member
of the visiting official jmrty. Walls
at this side of teh room -were complete
ly covered with flags of the Exposition
colors and National emblems. Pillars
were one mass of Oregon grape, south
ern Smllax and enriched with the mag
nificent colors of Autumn foliage. Dec
cratlons of the tables were augmented
wltn profusion of sweet peas, shrysan
themums, salvia, dahlias and verbenas,
with bouquets of roses and potted
plants everywhere in profusion.
Introduces the Speakers.
President Goode introduced the toasts
of the occasion with appropriate remarks,
in which he declared that the climax of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition had been
.fittingly achieved in having as guests of
honor the president of the Great Northern
Railway and president of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Tremendous applause
greeted the first mention of the guests,
and almost before the suggestion fell
from the Hps of the president of the Ex
position the vast assemblage rose as one
man to touch a toast to James J. Hill
and Howard Elliott.
Governor Chamberlain was the first
speaker, and with the words of Mr. Hill
quoted by The Oregonlan of yesterday
outlining the policies that have actuated
the Hill railroads, assured the visiting -officials
of the most cordial welcome alike
to the officials personally and their enter
prise by which the north-bank road is
to be completed and link their lines more
directly with Portland. He said:
"From the Washington boundary south
to California, Oregon offers bountiful traf
fic resources of timber, mineral, fruit, ag
ricultural products and everything that
goes to create tonnage for a railroad. Wo
offer you a vast region in the interior of
Oregon for development. There we have
great areas brought under irrigation that
will produce great crops. The people of
Oregon are appreciative. It is only when
disappointed and discouraged that they
raise the voice of protest. We can assure
you that Oregon people are fair and that
they -are willing to help you."
Mayor Lane -was the next speaker, and
In facetious vein touched the risibilities of
his hearers and took a few friendly Jibes
at the railroad officials, saying In part: "I
have never met the president of a rail
road before. We have some railroads
here in Oregon, but somehow the presi
dents have managed to dodge us. (Laugh
ter.) Bo it is a satisfaction to me to
meet the president of the Great Northern
and president of the Northern Pacific
Mayor Lane's Witticisms.
"My friend, President Hill, knows a
railroad from the top of his head to the
tip of his toenail. He learned -it" early
in life and has never forgotten It. My
frlftnil of the Northern Pacific is In the
same category. Now as you gentlemen
gathered here watch these gentlemen
building a road down the north bank of
the Columbia River do not forget that
it la up to you to get a hustle on your
selves and do something.
"We have been doing a lot of talking
about "deepening the river from Port
land to the sea, but now we must get
down and dig the bottom out of the
river. (Applause.)
"Not only must we deepen the river
-between Portland and the sea, but we
must open the Upper Columbia and the
Willamette, and a great port here.
We have had the Harrlman roads
and now we are to have railroads of
the Hill lines, and if we don't open
these rivors and the two companies
ever become united the Almighty have
mercy upon us. (Applause and laugh
ter). We must get, together and do our
part,"
Goode Introduces Hill.
"In the history of railroading ono
man stands alone," said President
Goode in introducing James- J. Hill.
Whatever elac the toastmaster said was
drowned In the tremendous burst of ap
plause that greeted the reference to
the president of the Great Northern,
whose genius pointed the way for new
empires westward from Lake Suporlor
to the Columbia River and to Puget
SounjL- Mr. Hill was visibly pleased
and impressed by the demonstrations he
had -witnessed and his address was a
plain but forceful heart-to-heart talk
with buslenss men in whose discriminating-
intelligence he reposed confi
dence. Applause frequently interrupted
arid pertinent points' were keenly ap
preciated. James J. Hill's Address.
James, J. Hill's speech folldws: .
Mr. Chairman and centlemtn: To ear that
I am clad to be here tonight would fall very
far short of my feellncn. The occasion Is
one to make a man proud. The flattorlng
praise that haa been offered to me for at
tempting to do what I thought I ought to do
may mislead you. His "Worship, the Mayor,
Is entirely out of the same (lauchter): be
knows that we do not propose to com, down
the rlrer to Portland entirely for our health,
entirely for fun, or for any charitable rea
son. But I take lcrae with him when he
eays he la going- to keep a string on the old
Snake River for the purpote of regulating us.
When he has got ten or fifteen or twenty
annual appropriations from the General Gov
ernment to lath and plaster the bottom of
the river ne will find then that It Is a back
number; Its clock hae struck 12; the .preat
seaport, great as It Is with you. and great
as the ambitious people on the Sound would
like to have their seaport, the greatest i
port Is on the rails In the railroad yard.
(Great applause.) '
Hill Grows Witty.
I may be pardoned for giving you a little
encouragement. While you have a good har
bor. jome of them claim that the bottom of
the river Is too near the ton. (Laughter.)
We have on the eastern end of both of these,
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, "tT - IIAKRY XTJXFHY SKETCHES J. J. IOLX. IN VARIOUS ATTITUDES. v .
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JUDGE IS FORGED
TO RESCIND ORDER
Colorado Mob Rises Against
the'. Suppression of
Slot-Machines.
DRAGS JUDGE FROM-TRAIN
f6rders Arrest of Sheriff and Marshal
for Xot Putting Lid on Town.
Population Compels Him
to Hetract.
DENVER, Oct. 2. The spectacle of
a number of the Judiciary bolng
dragged about by a mob and forced'
to rescind an official order" ended a
day of turmoil at Brighton. Colo., the
county seat of Adams County, adjoin
ing the city limits of Denver.
A. H. Giithiel. County Judge, haled
the Mayor and the Marshal and mem
bers of the Town Council before him
and lectured them for tllelr alleged'
neglect of enforcement of gambling
ordinances and Sunday liquor-selling
ordinances, in addition to this, he
ordered the Sheriff and Marshal to
gather the slot machines in the town
of Brighton, and, when they reported'
later that they could find only one.
Judge Guthiel deputized two men to
arrest them for conterapC In the
meantime both the Sheriff and the
Marshal .disappeared.
Judge Attempts to Flee.
The report of the Judge's action con
cerning the two peace officers spread
through the town and caused much ex
citement. Citizens began to gather on
the streets, and, fearing- for his per
sonal safety. Judge Guthiel boarded
a Union Pacific freight engine as It
was pulling a train slowly through the
town. He ordered the engineer to
uncouple the. engine from the train, it
is said, and run to the city with him,
threatening legal action unless the
engineer compiled with the demand.
Mob Forces Him to Act.
The latter refused to obey the de
mand, and, while they were discuss
ing the matter, a mob gathered around
the engine and Judge Guthiel was
dragged from the cab. He was told
that he must rescind his order of ar
rest against the Sheriff and Marshal,
and, upon being assured that he had
already done so. the mob released tfie
Judge and allowed htm to proceed to
this city on a passenger train later.
Judge Guthiel has been at war al
most constantly with other county of
ficers since his administration began
about a year ago and has haled the of
ficials and members of the bar before
him time and time again on the charge
of contempt.
FEARS MO COAL STRIKE
Mitchell Will Xot Discuss Threat
ened Trouble With President.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mlneworkers. ar
rived in this city today on his way to
Washington to have an Interview with
President Roosevelt- It was. understood
that the President had sent for Mr.
Mitchell to talk over the threatened re
vival of the troubles among the miners
In the anthracite coal region, and to see
what steps are to be taken to avert the
threatened strike.
Mr. Mitchell denied that ho was going
to see the President on such a subject.
"My call on the President is at my own
request," he said, "and has no connec
tion whatever with the alleged trouble
brewing among the miners. It will be a
purely personal visit. I do not anticipate
any great trouble In the mining district.
The miners are making great progress in
the line of organization, but the general
tone among them Is amicable."
Mr. Mitchell left for Washington tonight.
UNION" PRINTERS DISCHARGED
National Cash Register Company
Locks Out Eight-Hour Men.
DAYTON, O., Oct. 2. Three hundred
employes of the National Cash Register
Company were notified that they had been
discharged when they reported for work
today. Following the decision to refuse
the demand of the Typographical Union
for an eight-hour day In the printing de"
partment, the company ordered all em
ployes to report in the assembly-hall a
few hours before closing time Saturday to
listen to addresses by the company offi
cials on the labor question. The men dis
charged today are those who failed to at
tend this meeting.
Printers Strike In St. Paul.
ST. PAUL. Oct. 2. About 200 job print
ers in St. Paul are on strike today, be
cause the employers have refused to grant
the demands of the printers' union for an
eight-hour day.
Minneapolis Printers Strike.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 2. The Job
printers' strike on the eight-hour day
began here today. Nonunion men are
being put to work.
CARLTON IS SCORED
JUDGE'S DENUNCIATION FAILS
. TO 3IOVE BIGAMIST.
Ho Laughs in Face of Victim' After
Receiving Sentence Mobbed
on Lcavlnc the Court.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. Frederick E.
Carlton, who was convicted of three
charges of bigamy and one of grand
larceny In Brooklyn, was today sen
tenced to an aggregate term of 19
years. In state prison. On the first In
dictment, that of marrying Mary Gor
man whllo his first wife t was alive,
sentence was suspended. For marrying
Mary J. Smith while he had another
wlfo living, a sentence of five years
was imposed, and for bigamy In mar
rying Lulu Kettering, or Rochester, a
sentence of four years was given.
On the charge of srandarceny. in
drugging and robbing- Henry . Schuab.
a machurtst in the United States Navy,
Carlton" -vras sentenced to tcrf years.
Judge Asplnwall vrrts most bitter In
Ills denunciation of "the prisoner's
crimes and said he was convinced that
the prisoner attempted murder whon
he robbed Schuab. Continuing, Judge As
plnwall said:
Tou are at heart a villain, a murderer, a
swindler and a thief, and I am sorry that I
remember that your mother was a woman.
aui you piayeu wun me love 01 women ana
when you were through with them you
turned, them out into th world with (Mr
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dangerous men in the country.
As he left the courtroom after this de
nunciation, Carlton was met by a young
TtnTTiftr Tl'li n .oIIaI Hint , nntnn Qnd ho.
"What the Judge said was all true."
Carlton laughed in the young woman's
face and passed on. When outside the
building, he was mobbed by a crowd of
men, many of whom had once been his
neighbors, but who then tried to strike
him. The mob numbered fully 500. and
the deputies who guarded Carlton, being
handcuffed to him. 'had great difficulty
In saving him 'from serious Injur"- They
ran with the prisoner to a street-car and
in this manner escaped from the mob.
R AGAINST
RATE REGULATION
Ohio Senator Joins Elkins in
Opposition to President
Roosevelt.
DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH
Speaks In Ohio Against Government
Rate-Making, but in Washing
ton Denies That He Will
Break With Theni.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Oct. 2. Senator J. B. Foraker,
of Ohio, a pretty good Roosevelt man
on many issues. Is going- to oppose the
President on the rallwu rate question
when it arises at. the coming- session
of Congress, and as a member of the
commltteo on interstate commerce. Is
in a position to wield a great Influence.
He Is not altogether opposed to rate
legislation; on the contrary he advo
cates a certain form of legislation; but
It 13 the same legislation which Is fa
vored by Chairman Elkins, and Inas
much as both Mr. Elkins and Mr. For
aker are recognized as "railroad" Sen
ators, it Is not to be expected that the
legislation they favor will be satisfac
tory to the President.
But Mr. Foraker, like Mr. Elkins.
protests that he has no quarrel with
the President; ho says he will not break
with the Administration; he goes out
of his way to convey the impression,
that he Is In sympathy with the Presi
dent's desire to do something to cure
the railroad evil, and he Insists that he
and Mr. Roosevelt arc striving for one
and the sant end. disagreeing only on
the means of accomplishing that end.
That sounds very well; It looks well in
print, but down at the bottom it does
not properly represent the relations be
tween the President and Mr. Foraker
or the President and Mr. Elkins.
Suspects Foraker and Elkins.
The President has reason to look
with suspicion upon any railroad rate
bill that Is conopcted and advocated by
Mr. Elkins and Mr. Foraker: the coun
try at large has reason to be suspicious
of such a measure. The President must
be credited with knowing something
about the railroad rate question, and
his Judgment as to how that problem
should be solved is going to be ac
cepted by the people at large In prefer
ence to the Judgment of men who have
always been "railroad Senators" and
J are acknowledged to be very frienJly
-i to me transportation interests.
I T ., - i ,v. ..
L. bis speech opening the state com
palgn In Ohio recently. Mr. Foraker
made these very emphatic declarations:
For'aker's Ohio Speech.
A better way may be found of making rates
than-that now in vogue, but I do not believe
It posMble for Consreen to provide It bj-en-trusttng
ruch a complicated, delicate and
vitally Important duty to any such agency of
Its creation as Is that which has been nro
poed (the Interstate Commerce Commission).
There are serious legal questions Involved In
puch a proposition. There are numerous dif
ficulties of a practical character that must
arise the moment the Government undertakes
such a duty.
To take control of the rate-maklnc power
Is to take charce of the revenues of the roads.
and that means that the Government Is to
assume the responsibility not only of deter
mining what rate shall be charged, but also
of necessity how much money a railroad shall
be allowed to make, and thus determine also
of necessity what Improvements It shall be
permitted to make, what extension It may
build, what equipment It must provide, what
new tracks It may lay. and what kind of ser
vice It shall render; for. rates are so Interde
pendent that there Is no such thing possible
as changing one without affecting many. Any
other notion Is & delusion refuted by condi
tions and experience. In short. If the Gov
ernment Is to determine how much money
a railroad shall be allowed to make. It must
of necessity determine also what expendi
tures shall be permitted. None of these things
can be escaped, and none of them can be
dpne by the Government so well as they are
now being done by the companies themselves.
Would Sidetrack Rate Bill.
Mr. Foraker would sidetrack the rate
making proposition altogether; would
not enlarge the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, but would be
content with legislation expediting Ju
dicial action on cases Involving rail
road freight rates. He would stand with
Mr. Elkins in favor of constituting an
Interstate Commerce Court, to consist
of Circuit Judges, and would authorize
this court to pass upon the fairness of
all railroad freight rates. He thinks this
is as far as Congress should go.
The very apparent dlfferenge of opin
ion between Mr. Foraker'' and Mr.
Roosevelt as to the "manner of solv
ing the railroad rate problem" and the
Senator's prominence on the interstate
commerce committee led to considerable
speculation as to what would result,
and It became evident, to those who
have studied the situation that the
President would have a pretty hard
fight on his hands In order to get any
sort of satisfactory rate bill out of the
Senate committee. This committee will
divide, of course, as Senator Dolllver,
who stands with the President, has al
ready Indicated, and the further fact
that the rate question Is not a party
question will tend to strengthen the
President's hand, for the Democratic
members bellevo the President Is sin
cere In bl3 campaign, and they share
the distrust of the motives of Mr. El
kins and Mr. Foraker. But Mr. Foraker
and Mr. Elkins are not going to sur
render, as evidenced by the public stand
they have taken.
Foraker Denies Breach.
Mr. Foraker. upon his arrival in
Washington, lost no time In Issuing a
statement Intended to shut off talk of
his threatened contest w:lth the Presi
denUxSald he:
There Is no excuse for talto of a break with
the Administration. Such a thought never
entered my mind. The President wants leg
islation that will cure recosnUed evlln. We
all want the same thing. I do not suppose
he or anybody else Is so wedded to any par
ticular way that no other way will be ac
ceptable. He recommends that we confer the
ratemaklng power on the Interstate Com
merce Commission. I do not think that U
necewary. I am mire there will be an honest
effort made to accomplish what the President
wants done.
Strictly speaking, there Is not likely
to be a "split" between Mr. Foraker and
the President, but there is no room to
doubfthat Mr. Foraker will be one of
the bitterest opponents of the legislation
advocated by the President. He admits
it himself.
Will Be Unlimited Debate.
On top of the statements of Mr. For
aker comes an Interview with Senator
Allison, of Iowa, one of the most in
fluential men in the Sennte. yet one
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
'The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 68
deg.; minimum, 33. Precipitation. O.OtJ of
an Inch.
TODAY'S Rain. Cooler. Southerly winds.
Foreign.
Witt offered Chancellorship of Russia.
Page 4.
Swedish Riksdag ready to accept Karlstad
treaty; Norwar'ls divided. Page 3.
Francis Joseph's scheme to checkmate Kos
suth. Page 4.
Great strike In Berlin. Paga 3.
National.
President again dofcrs appointment of Ore
con Judge and Roseburg land ofaeers.
Page
Tafu makes record trip and reaches Wash
ington; opinion of consular service.
Pag 4.
Foraker takes lead against rate bill. Page 1.
America and France may combine to coerce
Venezuela. Page 4. .
Government tracing Carter's stolen money.
Page 3. x
Politics.
Secretary Shaw speaks on tariff In Virginia.
Page 5.
Bonaparte exposes Democratic schema In
Maryland. Page 5.
Domestic.
Many lives lost In Philippine typhoon, Port
land man Included.- Page 4.
New style of bank in Chicago a success.
Pago 3.
Bigamist Carlton sentenced and mobbed.
.Page 1.
Move to make Rosenfeld tell truth about
Western Life Indemnity. Page 3.
'Clerk confesses he- stole National City Bank
bonds to show how easy It was. Page 3.
Colorado Judge forced by mob to rescind
anti-gambling order. Page 1.
Texas troops out to prevent lynching. Page 4.
Three prizefights on deck of cruiser Ta-
coma. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Kast-bound Great Northern train held up a
few miles out of 'Seattle. Page I.
Pat Crowe, kidnaper, is caught at Butte.
Page 0.
Portion of rail blown from Southern Pacific
track In Lane County. Page 0.
Oregon school money wasted In purchase of
libraries. Page C.
Gold dust stolen In Idaho stage hold-up is
found near Vale. Or Page 0.
Commercial and Marine.
Wide range of hop values between East and
Coast. Page 15. ' ' .'
E. J. Smith outlines plan for consigning hops
to East. Page 15.
Chicago wheat market strong and higher.
Page 13. .
Firmer grain values at San Francisco. Page 15.
Relaxation In money at New York." Page 15.
Steamer Alameda will probably go to pieces.
Paie 14.
Lo craft cannot be floated. Page 14.
Iew!s and Clark Exposition.
Admissions, 15.610. Page 10.
Great day planned for cloae of the Fair.
Pace 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Land fraud cases go on today If demurrer is
not sustained. Page 10.
Petty offenders receive punishment In the. Mu
nicipal Court. Page 10.
Flfty-slx complaints of over-assessments filed
with Board of Equalization. Pago 10.
General Kllfeather discourses on the Demo
cratic party. Page 14.
Wife of Chinese merchant takes child and
gold and flees. Page 10.
Assessor Slglera. figures show increases of
double, treble and even five and six-fold
Page 16.
James J. Hill receives mighty ovation at
banquet and declares Portland la the ideal
sort of the Pacific. Pago L
HOLD-UP ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN
Baggage and Express
Cars Dynamited. -
SAFE LOOTED OF CONTENTS
Three Highwaymen Escape
From Scene Near Ballard.
TWO BOYS ARE' CAPTURED
Riding "on the Blind Baggage When
the Robbers Make Rnld, They
Enter Cars and Attempt to
Get Passengers' Money.
SEATTLE. TVnsh.. Oct. 2. (Special.)
The Great Northern overland train,
leaving- Seattle at S:20 tonight, was
held up and the baggage and express
car dynamited half a mile east of mile
post ten, about five miles from Ballard,
at S:45. It was 11 o'clock before the.
train pulled Into Edmonds and the most
meager reports were sent to the local
office
Three men are known to have dono
the work. Two boys, who got on the
blind baggage here, as soon as the hold
up began entered the passenger conch ea
and began holding up the passengers.
They were captured. They say two of
the men were on the blind baggage
when they got on and the third got on
at Ballard. All were dressed with rain
coats und slouch hats.
So far as reported no one has been
killed, but It Is reported Charles An
derson, express messenger. Is slightly
Injured. Manager I. Waring, of the
Great Northern Express Company, sard
tonight he aid not know the . contents
of the safe, but believes It was a small
sum.
Highwaymen Make Esqape.
After securing the contents of the .safe
the three men started off In an easterly
direction. It is believed other members
of the gang were near the scene of .the
hold-up, and the robbers joined them.
The train was flagged near the brickyard,
and as the engineer slowed up,' two of the
men with raincoats climbed over the ten
der and presented revolvers to his head.
When the train stopped the baggage and
express car was uncoupled by one of the
robbers, and the engineer instructed to
pull ahead, which he did for several hun-
dred yards, when he was again command
ed to stop.
Two of the robbers then jumped off.
making the engineer and fireman do the
same, and all marched to the bassafe-car
door. The messenger was commanded to
open the door, and refusing, an extra
heavy charge of dynamite was placed
against It and exploded. The explosion
tore the car almost to pieces. The safe
was then dynamited.
Boys Part In the Hold-Up.
The train was delayed two hours and a
half, and then pulled Into Edmonds, mak
ing a brief report before proceedlns to
Eveett.
The two boys say they never met the
highwaymen until they got on the train,
and are In no way connected with their
work. The Idea to hold up the passengers
occurred to them after the explosion.
Sheriff Smith has started out a posse.
Conductor Sa3s Seven Men.
Conductor Grant's report of the hold-up
shows that at least seven men were en
gaged In the robbery. The conductor be
lieves there were other men farther up
the track, but they did not take any part,
possibly because the train had been
stopped too soon. The two boys captured
when they attempted to rob the passen
gers, got on the train at Ballard. Con
ductor'Grant says one or two of the rob
bers got on the train either at Ballard
or Seattle.
About five miles out of Ballard, near
the Great Northern Clay Company's
plant onj of the men climbed over the
top of the tender and Jumped down, into
the cab. When Engineer Calder looked up
a gun was pointed into his face, and the
robber curtly ordered him to proceed, but
be prepared to be ready to stop when he
gave the order.
Half a mile west of mile-post No. 10.
the engineer was ordered to stop. As the
train slowed down, four men. all masked,
came out of the brush and ranged along
side the engine. They tnarched down tha
train shooting toward the rear to warn
the passengers to stay inside.
Buggage-Car Is Opened.
The robbers compelled the engineer and
fireman to leave their cab and accompany
them to the door of the baggage-car. An
order was given to open the door, and
the man in charge, Charles Johnson,
obeyed.
Inside the car, the men produced dyna
mite and attacked the safe. A guard was
left outside to keep the passengers In a
state of terror by continuing the fusillade.
The men Inside the baggage-car were evi
dently bunglers at the Job, for they used
three charges of dynamite to break open
the safe. The Iron chest was entirely
ruined, and the floor of the baggage-car
was badly damaged by the force of the
explosion. Great Northern officials and
the officials of the express company say
they do not know how much money was
In the express sate, nor the amount of
valuables Inside. A great deal of damage
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