VOL. XIAr.- NO. 14,063. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1906. . PRICE FIYE OENTS. -fvX
FOOTPRINTS 1Y
SHOW MURDERER
Suspect Hogartfs Shoes Said
to Fit in Tracks Near
Scene of 'Crime.
BOMBS MADE IN HOTEL
Startling Theory Advanced by De
tective, and Contents of Trunk
and Valises Go Far to Bcar
Out tlio Conclusion.
BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 2. Under date of
Caldwell at 9 P. M... the Statesman's
representative sends the following:
Captain Swain has just made the fol
lowing sensational statement to the rep
resentative of the Statesman: 1
"You may announce that we have con
clusive evidence that the bomb fsed in
the assassination of Governor Steunen
bcrg was manufactured in room No. 19
of the Saratoga Hotel (the room occu
pied by Hogan), and that the details of
the plans were probably formulated
there."
It was further stated by the Captain
that the evidence accumulated against
Hogan was overwhelming. He did not
feel justified in making much of it pub
lic, but he -was willing to state that one
feature was the finding of Hogan's
shoes that he wore on the night of the
murder. He would not say where these
shoes were found, but stated they were
wet when discovered.
Shoes Fit Track of Assassin.
The shoes had nails in the soles and
these nails were found to fit perfectly
into the tracks which have all along been
believed to have been made by the assas
sin while escaping from the scene.
Captain Swain said he did not expect
to have any additional news tonight, but
he would be up bright and early In the
morning with some important work to
bo attended to. He gave., your corre
ppondent to understand that the evidence
at hand justifies several additional ar
rests. In a few hours guilt would be
positively fixed on somebody.
Hogan. he believes, is guilty of manu
facturing the bomb at Wt Vessels in
his room, it develops, i-h(& . J&?t nt
of plaster of paris, this being one of the
evidences of the kind of work he -was
doing there.
Five Suspects Arrested.
At Caldwell, today Hogan was brought
into court and formally committed to
the custody of the Sheriff. He said he
thought he could get counsel in two
days and be prepared for his preliminary
hearing. There are two other .suspects
in jail there and two more will arrive
from Council tomorrow.
The suspects in jail are Larry Heron
and an Englishman, who gives no name.
Those at Council are F. Campbell and
Harold Warren. The latter two were In
Nampa last Friday when Hogan was
there and the latter registered them at
a local hotel, using the name of William
Warren for the latter. He had some
business cards reading. "Thomas Ho
gan, Sllverton, Colo.. Agent Mutual Life
Insurance Company."
HAVE QUARREL ON THE TRAIN
Men Arrested at Council Accuse Each
Other of Talking Too Much.
WEISER. Idaho, Jan. 2. (Special.)
The two men, Campbell and Harold, who
were arrested Sunday on suspicion of be
ing implicated In the murder of cx-Gov-crnor
Steunenbcrg at Caldwell, were re
arrests at Council today. They were
brought back to the city this evening and
will be taken to Caldwell on the morn
ing train.
While on the way to Caldwell the two
were overheard quarreling and each
charged the other with telling too much
and that he had better bo careful. Camp
bell particularly was very abusive when
arrested in this city Sunday, and made
many threats of what he would do. He
could not give a very clear account of
where he had been during the past ten
days, and some of the assertions -he made
Sunday when in the sweatbox have since
that time been investigated by the offi
cers and -found to bo lalse.
FUSECUTTER IN HOGAN'S TRUNk
Suspect Was Seen to "Walk Toward
Steunenbcrg Home Frequently.
BOISE. I&, Jan. 2. (Speclal.)-John
C. Bice, ofHpcU' !ias identified Thom
as Hogan wjpr man -whom ho met very
frequently during November between his
home and; the down-town district, in
fact, for a time he met him every
morning as he came down town. It was
Hogan's habit to walk out past Mr.
Rice's home and on beyond the Steuncn
berg residence. All the members of Mr.
Slice's family saw him at different times.
On one occasion Hogan was observed
with a pair of field glasses. These he lev
eled upon the domestic employed at the
Ulce home and she complained about It.
Hogan's baggage was all examined to
day. One portion was a trunk found
yesterday in the baggage-room at the
depot. He had never moved it to the
hotel, .though it was less than a block
away, and the fact of its existence was
not discovered until a search was made.
It is learned that Hogah. had access to
the trunk. He vteited the baggage-room
on the day of the murder.
The trunk, a large one, was filled with
clothing. Some of this was good and
other portions had been well worn. Some
of the clothing had plainly been used in
Mining work. An interesting portion of
the contents of the trunk was a pair of
Htepere, tit kM used is cattlsg fttee aod
setting caps in giant powder. It was
well covered with whitish material, such
as would be accumulated in working
with powder, and it smcllcd strongly of
giant. There was also part of a kit of
burglar tools, including an elaborate and
extensive instrument used in determining
the combination of safes.
The finding of the fusecutter is re
garded as being of great significance, par
ticularljU carries .camell of pow
der. In ,a- T arg-ej gri p sSaojQujfti I to powder
was foundV supposed to be a high ex
plosive. The smaller grip contained a Colt's
automatic pistol, some cartridges for
same, a pair of brass knuckles, an elec
tric flashlight, a pair of field glasses, a
fislKng reel with the line removed (the
line may have beon that used in pulling
the trigger of the bomb), a small amount
of white powder, which was shown to
be explosive by placing a minute par
ticle of it on iron and striking It with
a hammer.
PEABODY MARKED FOR DEATH
Governor of 'Colorado Says He "Will
Protect Himself.
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 2. (Special.) Ac
cording to an interview given out today
by James H. Peabody. ex-Governor of
Colorado and his Adjutant, Sherman Bell,
they have been threatened with the same
fate that overtook ex-Governor Steunen
berg. of Idaho, who was blown to pieces
with a dynamite bomb as he entered his
gate Saturday night. Both claim to have
direct knowledge that they have been
marked for death by certain miners who
object to their method of law enforcement
and they declare that oaths have been
taken to put them out of the way. Mr.
Peabody was seen In his bank at Canon
City today and said:
"I have no doubt Steunonberg was killed
by miners and that I am marked for the
same fate. I have no doubt, but I shall J
protect myself."
FUNERAL HELD AT GALDWELt
DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF
IDAHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.
W. E. Borah Pays Tribute to Dead
ex-Governor andDcclares
Stale AVI 1 1 Avenge.
BOISE, Idaho,' Jan. 2. The funoral of
ex-Governor Steunenbcrg was hold today
in Caldwell, his home town. There was
a very large attendance. A special train
carried some 203 persons from Boise.
Among those present were the Governor
and two ex-Governors, all the other state
officers, the Justices of ;the Supreme
Court, the Judge of the 'Federal Court,
four of the District Judges of the state,
a former member of Congress, a formor
Delegate in Congress, and a great number
of prominent private citizens."
The services were held in the Christian
Church, being conducted by Rev. W. J.
Boone, a Presbyterian clergyman, assist
ed by Elder Snyder, from Walla Walla,
of the Seventh-Day, Adventist' faith, with
which Mrs. Steunenberg affiliates. The
church was beautifully decorated, there
being many floral offerings.
The feature of the services was a brief
oration by W. E. Borah, at the request of
members of the family. Mr. Borah paid
a touching tribute to his dead friend, and
continuing, took occasion to briefly speak
of the public services of the dead and the
debt of obligation under which he placed
the state. He said in part:
But let it not be forgotten In a day or a
year that the demand of the law must be
ftatlsncd violated with Impunity never.
Wherever the offense Is surely located, who
soever It may affect and be fastened upon,
there will be neither compromise nor
cowardice.
Idaho will not permit this humiliation to
be ameliorated by time or wiped out by in
fluence. The citizen who. from this hour,
does not become the untiring aearcher for
the author of this crime, carries already In
his heart the germs of treason. He Is not
a part of us the commonwealth disown
him.
Idaho today offers to the Nation the In
spiring character of her great Governor, and
from this hour will claim recognition wher
ever fame gathers to the roll the names of
thofe who sacrificed all for the civic in
tegrity of pur institutions. But In the
months or years to come wc will give to our
sister states the proof that his example was
not in vain Justice will bring to baj the
cowardly assassin, and Idaho will in part
pay to the memory of her dead her im
measurable debt- of gratitude.
No man wending his way to his home
and loved ones, peering through darkness
and storms to the lighted windows, where
cheer and welcome await his coming, will
dar forget that Idaho's standing and man
hood's safety Is yet in question, and will be
Until the laws shall have written the merci
less sentence for those who bring us to this
unspeakable sorrow. Neither -eusplelon nor
rumor nor passion should have sway, but
Justice, nevertheless will be done. The man
hood of Idaho is behind it.
SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE
Allows Oregon to Flic Klamath
Swamp .Land Injunction Suit.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The Supreme
Court of the United States today
granted tho petition of the Stalfi of
Oregon for leave to file a bill JKan
injunction against Secretary 'jHh
cock in the matter of the owJQPli!p
of a large area of land in the Klamath
Indian Reservation. The state claims
the land under the swamp land law
and asks tho court to adjudicate tho
claim.
Decision on Irrigation Law.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. In an opinion
fey Justice Brcjwer. tho Supremo Court
of the United States today affirmed tho
decision of the Supreme Court of Arizona
in the case of Howard vs. Perrin. Involv
ing the right to use seepage water for ir
rigation. The decision on this point was
as follows:
A statute giving the right to appro
priate for purposes of irrigation water
"from any convenient river, creek or
stream of running water" gives no right
to sink a well, collect In It the water
percolating through the soil and draw it
off in pipes or aquias for Irrigation pur
poses. Houscsmlths Stop Building Work.
NEW YORK; Jan. 2. The majority of
the 9W0 members of the Houses ml tha' and
Brldgemen's Union In this city -went on
strike today. They demand an Increase
la wages from UM to ft a day. Work on
3M ew eOees aad factory bullisB is
affaetad.
IN
ODELL'S COFFIN
Wadsworth . Nominated for
Speaker by Immense
Majority.
IS ROOSEVELT'S CHOICE
liigglns Declares Caucus Heeded
VoIccofTPcopIc Odcll Wills-
pcrs From Tomb He Isj
Xot.Disheartcncd.
Sr-
FACTS ABOUT J. W. WADSWORTH
Bern Geneseo. X. Y., 1S77; the
fourth generation of the same name
and place.
Education Graduate of Tale.
Military service Private Battery
A. Pennsylvania Light Artillery in
Porto Itlcan campaign of 169S;
civilian orderly Philippine cam
paign ISM and 1000. '
Occupation Farmer, with an es
tateot 1100 acre lp Livingston
County. Ncw York, tftfed chiefly
ojralingcattleJ'aiid sheep.
ntHv j&ife MaW. September
30. 1P02. "Mice, dautrj&pf the late
John Hay. Sectaj-jjpjMate, and
ha two chlldjen-W'jjElri?on boy.
Amuiynerita AlhjgUca.Xhlefly rid
ing and basebs.117 nLjKw politicks
Addreai. drovelanS, Llvhiprton
County. NewTpk,-
ALBANY. N, Y.. Jan. JL James W.
Wadsworth. Jr., of Livingston Counts
son of Congressman James W. Wads-,
worth, of the 3Uh CongrIohalKDlstric?
and son-in-law of the" late John .'Hay,
Secretary of Statfjras nominated by the
Republican caucus ; tonight fqr Speaker
of the Assembly and vwll. ;bj elected, to
that office tomorrow; Khen" the. Assembly
convenes. His Democratic opponent will
be George M. Palmer of Schoharie, who-
for many years has been minority lcadeif
of the Assembly floor. -15
Mr. Wadsworth had 75 out of 103 voifts
cast In the caucus, Edwin A. Merritt. Jr.,
of SL Lawrence, receiving It. and J. M.
Wainwrlght of Westchester. 15 The en
tire strength of the Republican side In
the new Assembly. 107 in all. was present,
but none of the candidates voted. The
vote was taken by open roll call, ami
there was no attempt to secure a secret
ballot, as had been expected.
This result brings to a close one of tho
most remarkable Speakership campaigns,
of recent years, characterized by marked
factional bitterness and some unusual
features. Mr. Wadsworth was not among
the candidates originally in the field, but
was proposed by Governor HIgglns In a
formal statement, and. in addition to the
support of the Governor and his friends,
was regarded as having the approval of
President Roosevelt.
' Mr. Merrltt had the backing of Chair
man B. B. Odcll. Jr., and his friends in
the state organization who fought with
determination for his election or. failing
that, for the defeat of Mr. Wadsworth.
Mr. Wainwrlght stood openly In opposi
tion to what he charged was improper
Influence of the executive in a purely
legislative matter. He had the support
of a number of the New York City mem
bers, especially those Republicans who
were also on the MualcJnal Ownorshlp
ticket. '
After learning the result of the caucus.
Governor Higgins said:
"I am neither disappointed nor pur
prised. The voice of the people and of
the press has been heard here, and the
representative of the people In the As
sembly have. In my opinion, followed the
sentiment expressed."
"I have no comment to make on the
action of the Republican caucus," said
llr. Odcll tonight, "except to nay that I
am grateful for the 29 votes. I am not at
all disheartened by the result."
Both houses of the Legislature will con
vene at noon tomorrow. After tho or
ganization of the Assembly the annual
message of Governor Higgins will be read
and the Legislature will then adjourn,
probably for one week.
PAYXTEK WINS, FIRST BALLOT
Will Succeed Blackburn as Demo
cratic Senator From Kentucky.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Jan. 2. Judge
Thomas H. Payntcr. of the Kentucky
Court of Appeals, was nominated on the
first ballot taken in Joint' caucus tonight
to select a Democratic candidato for
United States Senator to succeed J. C. S.
Blackburn.
The nomination carries with It the cer
tainty of election, as the Democrats have
more than two-thirds of the' combined
members of both branches of the Legis
lature. The vote was as follows: Thomas IL
Paj-nter, 55: Senator J. C. S. Blackburn,
34: W. C. B. Kaldcman. V); Congressman
David H. Smith. 1. Necessary to nomi
nate. S3.
Thomas H. Payntcr was bom In Lewis
County, Kentucky. December 15, 1S5L He
has served three terms In Congress from
1S89 to 1853 and is now a member of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals, serving his
second term.
WANTS NO EDUCATED NEGROES
Vardaman Opposes Teaching Tltcra
as Iscreasing Their Crimes.
JACKSON, Mlw.. Jan. 2. Governor
James K. Vardaman. In his annual ucs
sage to the Mississippi Legislature,
which assembled today, again took, a
stomp stand, agalmt spBdiag pMte
. 1 i
money for the education of thcncw,
saying in part:
Aa a race, the negro ia deteriorating m&ratly
every day. Time has demonttrated that bet is
more criminal aa a free man than a a
alare; hat he la Increasing in criminality
with fearful rapidity, being one-third more
criminal In 1S90 than be was in 1SS0.
In the South. Mlesinlpp! particularly, I
know he la growing wore every year. You can
scarcely pick up a newspaper whose pages
are not blackened with an account of an
nnmeaUonable crime committed by a negro
brute, and this crirfe. Ijafuit to imnresa
upon you. .la but the .feXtfriiallon of the
negro's aoplratlon forpktV equality, encour
aged largely by the character of free educa
tion In vorne, which tVve state ' is- levylnr
tribute uponthe white people toTmalntaln.
It la your function to put a mop to the
worse than wasting of 500.CO0 annually
Money taken from the telling white men and
women of Mississippi and devoted to tb
main purpose of main's? something of the.
negro which the great architect of the uni
verse failed to provide for In the original
plan of creation.
Will Fight Philippine Free Trade.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The annual meet
ing of the American Protective Tariff
League will .be held at the National head
quarters of the organization in this city
on January. The meeting Is considered
of unusual importance, owing to the fact
that the league has placed itself in oppo
sition to President Roosevelt on the ques
tion of free trade with the Philippines.
The Philippine tariff Is now before the
House of Representatives and the tariff
league has already taken steps to fight
the measure. An officer of the league
gave It as his opinion that even If tho
measure passed the House the Senate
could be relied upon to strangle It.
Will Try 1000 Election Frauds.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. A grand Jury,
drawn to consider about 1000 cases of
alleged election frauds, was sworn in
In tho Supreme Court today. This jury
was empanelled at the request of Attorney-General
Mayer, who says he has
about 1000 election cases in which no
arrests have yet been made and which
Ire will present to the Jury.
Boom McCIcllan for I'rcsideHff
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. The PenrfsflvanJa
.Democratic leaders applaud the appoint
ments of Mayor McCIcllan. of NewiYo'rkJ
says a 'Pittsburg dispatch published here
today. It Is said that Colonel J. X. Guf
fey, member of the Democratic National
Committee-: has advised his friends that
the actlom Of "MaYor MeClAlInn 'fcat mif
"him in line for "the Democratic cawdjdac?
for President ln m. j f
1 SEy -No
New Trial for Reward.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The Supreme
Court today affirmed the decision of tho
Kentucky Court of Appeals in the case
of James B. Howard vs. the State of
Kentucky. Hp ward was tried three times
la -thej Circuit Court of Franklin County,
Kentucky., on the charge of murdering
Governor Goebel and convicted each, time.
Hjls now "under sentence to life Im
prisonment and, .he brought the "case to
this court to. secure a review of the rulimc
of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, .afftrnv
ing a decision of the-vVuli Canrt-aawln-t
allowipchkn anothertrMl. Mt "principal
alleloaVii!44s j:r6cecd!ngs of
the trial court in the matter of selecting
and discharging Jurymen wa irregular.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERDAVS Maximum temperature. 42
deg.; minimum, 3S. Precipitation. 0.00 of
an Inch.
TO DATS Increasing cloudlnevs. probably
followed by light rain by Wednesday night
Ruft!a.
Moscow revolt drives Liberals to support
government. Page 2.
Ioubaotr sums up loss of life and" property.
Page 3.
Rebels say they will renew revolt in another
city. Page 4.
Witte's cabinet denounced aa grafters.
Page 3.
Fb reign.
Balfour Istue campaign manifesto and
Chamberlain makes vigorous speech.
Page 4.
Official mobbed by Hungarians. Pag 4.
Morales lays siege to Puerto Plata. Page 2.
NatleaaJ.
Congressmen angry at losing - partes may
retaliate on railroads. Page 0.
Estimate of gold and'shver production In
1P05. Page 3.
Increase In revcaue, decrease In National
debt. Page (fj.
Bonaparte affirms Commander Young's sen
tence. Page C.
Conflicting testimony In Annapolis hazing
trial. Pag 4.
Supreme Court decides Morrison-bridge case
In favor of Portland. Page 2.
Politics.
Wadsworth nominated for Speaker in New
York. Page 1.
PayntT defeats Blackburn in Kentucky Sen
atorial fight. Page 1.
Governor Vardaman opposes educating ne
groes. Page 1.
Domestic.
Big thre Insurance companies agre to abol
ish rebates. Pag 4.
Confirmation of news that McCall has made
restitution and resigned. Pag 4.
Printers winning in eight-hour strike.
Page X
Terkes M ready, but later one Is believed
to exist. Page 2.
raeWc Coast.
Circumstantial evidence strong against
Thomas Hogan. arrested at home town
of eX'Governor Steunenberg. Pagn 1.
Dr. James Watson resigns from Vancouver
School and T. P. Clark resigns from Ore
gon School to take place rage 1.
Turner expected, to give evidence for stale
In land-fraud trials at Salem. Page 3.
Judg Kills a. candidate for Congress from
the Second Oregon District. Page 5.
Light companies of California merged Into
one big concern. Pag 5.
Footpad and Seattle cltiin fight doel to
death while lattera wife watches from
window. Page 3.
Commercial aad Marine.
Demand for hops lighter, but prices are
steady. Pag IX
May wheat advance at Chicago. Pmk 13.
Wheat and barley firmer at San Francisco.
Page 13.
Boston wool steady and moderately active.
Paga 12.
Stock market strong In spots. Page 13.
Steamer G.'.K. Wentworth launched from
the Portland. Shipbuilding Company's
ways. Page 12.
Schooner Advance rests easy on the beach
near raouth of CoqullI River. Paxo 12.
PertfaiBd aad VJctaky.
Poor quality and hlgb charge for gas re
seated by cltlxens. Page 1.
Two tax code bills will be submitted.
Page 9.
Poll co have a hard day with accidents, a.
sniclde an an attempted-suicide. Page
Arnual report of Portland Library Associa
tion Is sabtnlttcd. Pago 8. -
Attorney-General Crawford says state has
no share In World's Fair surplus and
that all belongs to tho stockholders.
Page 7.
Disabled steamer City of Puebla still miss
lag. Page 12.
Dr. Creey will g abroad. Pag 9.
Resorts la North SsmT characterized as rob
bers roosts. Pag It.
Defends la nH for ebeck njti asaeaat
waa raised Vy Sw-gry. Pag 12.
Hlgawayatea hold a salwoa.' Pare S.
CLARK SUCCEEDS
DR.JflMES WATSON
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uperintend&panii
SchoorfoDeajpve Yoml
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nesigns -rosmon.
SUCCESSOR SATISFACTORY
OrcsoH School ci lor Deaf
ntcs- Iteslgiis His Place to
l-'ill Vacancy In AVashlng;
tonVlnstitution. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 2.-(Spcclal.)
Dr. James Watson, for the past IS years
the superintendent of the School for De
fective Youth at Vancouver, today ari-
nounced his resignation, to take effect at
Jpnce. M.FKInca!d, of the State Board
'ot Control, has. empowered by Governor
Mead, appointed Thomas P. Clark to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. Watson, and the long -political con
troversy which has been waged by Gov
ernor Mead and the Board of Control on
the one hand and by Dr. Watson on the
other is at an end.
J. H. Davis, the member of the board
who. it is said, wished for one reason or
another to secure th removal of Dr.
Watson, has been successful in winning
the one point, though his plans for the
future appointment for. the place have
come to naught, while at tho same time
Dr. Watson has 'set himself In the open
by the statement which he has made
public.
Dr. Watson's Statement.
In this statement, announcing his. resig
nation. Dr. Watson says: ji'
In my catentlonRttb.yie?"BoarJ of Control
I have objected tSftV manner in which thej
have sought my removal, and to being re
moved within a few months of the expiration
of my term, although It was freely admitted
by the board that they had no charges to be
filed against me. .1 have contended that auch
a change in mldsesslon was exceedingly In
opportune, since it tended U disrupt, demor
alize and disorganize the- school, weaken
greatly the confidence of parents In the man.
agement. and thun cause many to remove
their children from the institution. In ?du
cationAl remit attained and economy of ad
ministration, the conduct of the school . has
challenged the closest comparison with any
similar tnsUtutlon In the country.
Hat. having entered due protest, and hav
ing found that there Is no legal meana of
redress by which the summary action of the
board can be set x-ddc. and having no desire
utterly to disrupt, th reboot In a mere per
sonal contest. I have decided to resign. 1 do
this the more willingly because of the know!
edge that a man Of long experience, of ex
cellent standing ,ln the profession, and with
a reoord as a ruccesKful superintendent In a
neighboring state is to be put In charr.
Good Word Tor Successor.
Xo wordn ran express the deep freling of
apprrciattoR I have for the Unswerving loy
alty, tho promptness and unanimity of tho
support given in by teacher. pupUs and par
ents, and those of. the public roost intimately
acquainted with the work of the "School. It
la my earnest hope that alt will Inturn cor
dially support and co-operate with the new
management In every effort to Insure the
future prosperity and continued success ot
the Institution.
In Justice to those concerned, it should be
stated that I have made no charge ot In
competency agalnac the Uireo employes who.
have been appointed under the present Board
of Control. They have been efficient, honest
and faithful. Mr. Khscald has not used his
-posdUon to force any unfit employe upon tho
Institution or to have one retained against
whom I had any objection." -
But, as to tho ofiow of economy, the com
plete disregard of local conditions and fee!
liiicn, the narrow-minded partisanship.' the au
tocratic secret and devious manner in
which the political leaders or tho state ad
ministration are- attempting to deal with tho
stato Institutions. let the peopl Judge aa to
whether desire for maximum efficiency or po
litical and personal advantage Is the govern
.Ing moUre. The cventa of the past two weeka
at this Institution certainly reflect no credit
upon tho gentleman who undertook to inaug
urate the change.
Clark Takes Charge at Once.
T. P. Clark, the man appointed to tako
charge of tho Washington School, will be
installed at Vancouver either tomorrow
or "on Thursday, and though ho may not
take active charaje for several days, all
of the official preliminaries will be ar
ranged before the return of Mr. KIncald
to his home.
Mr. Clark ccmcs from the Oregon State
Deaf-Muto School at Salem, where he has
held the position of superintendent for
the past three years, coming to the in
stitution from West Virginia. Ho goes
from a 519 posltJoa to one of Hbt
place at Salem fea been filed by the ap
olntnAit of . S. TiMtaffhast. the ao-ia-lawfof
Dr. Watson, who .has beea foe
meSSWoc
n'aWTMi
: I ' V'Sr. CWlC New Superinteadeat at I
A, &pMUTrr School for Defective
x iS?' Teats,-
some time the 'head teacher at the Van
couver institution. . Mr, Tilllnghast was
formerly superintendent of the Montana
state mute school.
The appointment. Mr. Clark marks
the end oia long-wjedaffort on the part
of Washington ppJltlci'iriSf ta-i&tcyre tfro
removal of .TlaVastoitrrfrcoTOeiVrr
Governor 'BPsWsoaSaf topre
vent the disruption of the school and the
retention of the p resist t corps of teach
ers, the great majority' of' whom refused'
to serve under the direction ot w5?N.
Marshall, the man slated for tneaupefin
tendency by Mr. Davis.
Board Charged Incompetency.
Some weeks ago Mr. Dayls appeared In
Vancouver and stated that Mr. Watson'?
resignation wa3 desired by the board of
control and by the Governor, at the same
time charging incompetency and lack of
economy, among- other things, as the
cause for the request. He at the same
time announced that W. N. Marshall, one
of the teachers in the institution, had
been designated by Governor Mead and
the board as temporary superintendent,
though he would, perhap?. be made per
manent If he "made good."
At this announcement a united protest
was raised by the teachers Of the Insti
tution, and E. S. Tilllnghast. the head
teacher, was sent to Olympla to present
the question before the board. The teach
ers stated that they would be willing to
serve under a iiewjsuperintendent, pro
vided he was qualified and competent, out
that they did not consider Mr. Marshall
to be suoli a man.
The pilgrimage of Mr. Tlllinghast re
sulted in a visit of
Vancouver, when a
the state
acmanaawat
upon Dr.. Wafson fCr-th?s
which was refused".
ceBrnsxion
KlncaliL Secured the 'H esljMkk t teaP.e rwwdci thec 1 1 who uses gas
. vJr Y ,.'fi
The boa:
result, and
id after CafiaWms M.- F, Kipr
tald, a conservathfeTpember of the ord,
was sent to .Vancouver with power to
act. This visit has resulted in thS resig
nation of Dr. Watson and the appoint
ment of Mr. Clark. '
All of the teachers will remain under
3Ir. Clark, he being- a. man of knewn
ability and in no way conneotswithe.
political intrigue? wbich- riasMHMfUMCftn
the nasi I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 il 1 li 1 1 iii i BaaaaV liTi'
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probable ta
wjic jsja
Portland
: reatdencer
tlEtJIf BOBBER
SEATTLE MAN'S FIRST SHOT IS
BAD.
Hit in the Abdomen, He Fires Again,
Sending Bullet Through
Thug's "Luny.
SEATTLE, Jan. 2. Spcclal.)-C. I.
Hughes, manager of Dunham. Carrlgan
& Hayden, hardware merchants, was fa
tally shot at 11 o'clock tonight In a pis
tol duel with a highwayman. J. Hoguc.
the robber, commanded Hughes to throw
up his hands, as he was in front of his
boarding-house.
Hughes drew a revolver and fired. The
shot hit the. highwayman in the left arm.
The footpad then fired, at Hughes, the
bullet going through the latter's abdo
men. The robber then ran. As he did
Hughes shot him in the back, the bullet
going- through the robber's lung. The
robber was captured. Both Hughes and
the thug will die.
Hughes wife in the window of her
house saw the entire duel. Hughes came
Herefrom San Francisco three weeks
aotnkere he worked for the same firm.
GREAT STORM IN COLORADO
Zero Weather Causes Suffering
Cattle nnd Sheep.
to
. lEICVER, Jan. 2. A snowstorm. In
maW places the first of the season, began
in Southern and Western ColoradoahIs
afternoon, several inches of snow nav
fallen. The storm Is traveling north
ward and tonight all indications are that
Denver will have a heavy fall. In the
northern part of tho state and points In
the mountains the temperatures have
fallen to zero and below.
Reports from New Mexico and as far
south as the Texas line show that a genj
eral storm has prevailed for more tharg
24 hours, accompanied by severely cold
weather. Cattle and sheep are suffering
intensely.
Deep Snow Storm in Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Jan. 2. After
a storm lasting 12 hours. New Mexico is
covered with one of the heaviest falla of
snow for many years. The zero weather
Ik causing much suffering among natives
and Indians. Sheepmen expect great
losses if the snow docs not melt, as it i3
covering- up pastures.
Great Snowstorm In Southwest.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M., Jan. 2.
hoavteKt snowfall for a) years is
vailing today in this vicinity.
-The
pre-
Mackcnzic Must Stay In Jail.
CHICAUO, Jan. 2. The decision of
Judge Sanborn, in the United States
Circuit Court, refusing- to allow David
MacKenzie, a wealthy Idaho mine
owner. Ills liberty on a writ of habeas
corpus was upheld today by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. Sev
eral months ago MacKenzie was Im
prisoned in Chicago pending- separate
maintenance proceedings brought by
Grace MacKenzie, his wife. MacKenzie
was released on bonds, but was surren
dered later so that tho writ of habeas
corpus mtght isaue.
Trying One or Philadelphia Gang.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2. John W.
Hill, ex-chief of the Filtration Bureau,
was placed on trial today before Judge
Audenreid in tho Criminal Court,
charged with forgery and falsification
of the records of the Filtration Bureau.
Mr. Hill's arrest last June was one of
the first and most sensational of the
developments growing out of Mayor
Weaver's, break with the Republican
organization.
Coinage In December.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The state
ment of the coinage executed at the
mluts of the United States shows that
the total for December, 1905. was $4,
199.291, as follows: Gold, 52,339,416;
silver, $874,179; minor coins, 5694.711-Tit'jre-
were also executed 132.52S pieces
fr the Pklllpplae gevrnaeat.
cuseq men
FOR GAS USED
Citizens Complain of Excessive
Bills When They Call to
Make Payments- 'jm-
POOR QUALITY MENTIONED"
SumsjpAskefl in Some Quarters Are
Inerenscd Five-Fold When Con
sumers Compare Charge
With Frevious Bills.
GAS RATES I" COAST CITIES." f
Portland 7..J1.15
Seattle 1.00
San Francisco.................. 1.00
X) i
Los Angeles .S3
Sacramento ... 1.00.-J
jriAre Portland residents' .paying exorbi-
tantjpr
aj,iLii-'ii)eir -gas suppij. . xtiis is
.of pjofound, -interest to ygry
for iilu-
inathg:cer ' Keating- purposes. :
The gen
eral opinion among those who foot the
bills seemsjo be that they are, and Imarry
so expressed themselves as they left' the
office of the Portland Gas- Company yes
terday af ter settling- their accounts . for
the month of December.
The caatsg.Jn Portland is ;L4afa,O)0
cuWo. feej; 'wM'th'tjaeduc'tipn. .ic$ljl533f
cjat' pfl-c5ut -consumers cannot see
that their bills are any less, jiorc
over they state that they belfeve
there should be a still greater re
duction, and cite the case of other cities.
especially San Francisco, where the price
is 51 a 1000. and a reduction to ia centstj
contemplated by the Board of Supervisors.
which corresponds to the City Council
here, for the present month. They
do not see why Portlanders should have
to pay more for gaa than the people of
San Francisco. The rate in Seattle Is 51.
Complain of Quality.
People, however, are complaining even
more vehemently of the Quality of the
gas furnished them. It Uf, they assert,
weak and "windy" and does not give a
steady, even light as pure gas does. Many
believe that -they arc paying for a larsa
per cent of air which runs their monthly
gas bills up higher than they would b8
were the gas pure.
Yesterday was the first day for the pay
ment of December bills at the gas com
pany's office, and three lines of dissatis
fied customers stood before the windows
all day settling their accounts. Many ot
them handed over the price asked with
out any formal objection, but there was
a great deal of discussion of the high
charged, and all seemed to agree thattho
charges had never before been so heayx
for any single month. A great deafl
gas Is used in December, aa tho nigl
are long, but in many cases the charges
. were four or fi
es greater tharymoi-
!had been pn'n"
months. MosjBgo"
pie blamed th
sslvc charge? tqRtha
poor quality o
that had been sup-
plied during the
past month.
Consumers Arc Dissatisfied.
Although many left the office without
complaining to the company, there was a
large proportion who did not. In front
indow marked "complaints thero
qontlnuous line of those who kept
JBusy explaining why their bills
large. Many were sure that they
ienfovercharged and expressed their
opinions in the matter in no uncertain
terms. Several were so annoyed over
their accounts that they left the office
absolutely refusing to pay the prlca
charged, and threatened to have the gaa
fixtures taken out of their homes.
When asked about the charges, many
were unwilling that their names should
be usid. but stated that they thought
they were paying much too high ratc3.
Some of the expressions were:
J. M. Anderson: "I was charged 531
for the gas used In my restaurant at l62t
First street. This Is 51.50 more than my
bill was In, November, and I know that
I used no more gas In December than I
did then. It is not the price that I am
complaining about so much, though, aa
the quality of the gas. It is decldedlyg
poor, burning wfih a weak, sputtering
flame."
Has a Decided Kick.
H. Hoyle: "I have a decided kick to
register. My charges for last month
were 58.S3, and my charges for November
51.50. This was for the same house, oc
cupied by the same family. I am abso
lutely certain that there was no more
gas used last month than the preceding
one. and I am at a loss to account for
the change in rates, ' except that tho gas
Is so poor that I am paying for a large
amount of air."
C. S. Baker: "I am a recent arrival in
Portland, and the gas supply here is
much poorer than It, other cities, and
the rates are "higher. I .paid 520 for, the
gas used, in my restaurant at 259 Stark
street last month, which I regard as ex
cessive. Another matter which I do not
like, and which T have not met with in
other cities is the heavy deposit required
by the company before it will Install a
meter In your house or place ot business.
It does not seem right to me that the
consumers should furnish the capital -for
the company to do business on."
G. W. Horton. 347 Clay street: "I do not
use enough -gas to make a kick on the
bill, but it seems queer to me that my
gas cost me more than five times as
much in December as Jn November. I am
sure that I did- not use a bit more "last
month and do not believe that I used as
much." i
R. S. Farrell. of Everalng fc FarreH:
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