THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1906.
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HORRIBLE FACTS OF
YAQU
OUTBREAK
Torture an Italian to Death
. and Disembowel His
Wife.
TAKE THREE WOMEN AWAY
Sudden Descent From Mountain
Stronghold Results In Ten Deaths
and Destruction of Town.
Three Americans Escape.
BISBEE, Ariz., Pec 28. On last
.Saturday evening TTaqul Indians at
tacked and destroyed the new town of
i Lancho, on the Cananea, Yaqui River &
Paciflo Railway, southeast of Guaymas,
Sonora. They murdered ten men, worn
' en and children, fatally shot two oth
I ers and took three women away cap
J tives to their stronghold in the hills,
: not far from the burned town.
The Indians retired from the town
after nearly two hours of plunder, riot
and arson, being frightened away by a
' work train from Guaymas, which they
1 doubtless mistook for a relief train.
' Soldiers from the fort two miles east
entered the town fifteen minutes later.
'There is a fort and a garrison of 100
soldiers, under command of General
Torres, just west of the sacked town.
Americans Hide Under Sidewalk.
Lancho was a railway station with
a box car for the depot and telegraph
office, surrounded by tents occupied
by 50 Mexican laborers and their fami
lies. The only Americans in the place
were the railway station master, named
' Thompson, and his family, and two
American well drillers. At the first
alarm the well drillers fled to the fort
and gave an alarm, Thompson and his
3-year-old boy crawled under a plank
walk, which lay about 15 Inches above
the ground between the tents in which
they were living, and remained there
'while the tents, not 15 feet away, were
luoted and burned.
Italian and Wife Tortured.
The Indians first made an attack on the
etore and cantlna run by an Italian
named Plaquena. He made a fight, but to
no purpose, being overpowered, and while
the Indians drank mescal from his can
tlna and plundered the' place, they slowly
tortured him to death. The Italian's wife,
a MexlCRn woman, was In a delicate con
dition. The Indians first ripped her open
and then tortured her with nre. The sis
ter of this woman was one of the women
taken away. The house was then burned,
the bodies along with it. The station
agent and his family lay under the plank
walk and listened to the shrieks of the
tortured.
The Indians plundered and burned other
tents, from one of which they secured
three railway rifles and four boxes of
cartridges.
Mexicans Hide In Cactus.
The inhabitants of the town who got
away escaped into the cactus thickets
that cover the plains for miles around
and the Indians did not follow them, but
contented themselves with the murder
and torture of the prisoners captured in
the first charge.
A woman and her children lay flat upon
a boxcar which had been sidetracked
there for temporary use as a house, and
escaped observation.
About 8 o'clock the whistle of the work
train from Guaymas gave warning of Its
approach and the Yaquls hastily left.
Soldiers from the fort arrived about two
hours after the firing of the flnst shot.
General Torres arrived at the scene of
the massacre the next day from Guaymas
and took charge of the organization of a
punitive expedition.
This band of Indians has a stronghold
In the mountains only a few miles to the
west of the station. It has often been
seen to come, near the railroad and watch
the trains pass, but never offered any
violence to Mexican or Anierlcan prop
erty before.
MRS. WINSLOW DIVORCED
I'athctic letters Written to Husband
Are Read in Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S. Mrs.
Sallle Stetson Winslow was granted a
divorce from Chauncey R. Winslow, a
wealthy Portland man, by Judge Ker
rigan this morning on the ground of
desertion. Mrs. Winslow was unable,
on account of nervous breakdown
caused by worry over the case, to ap
pear In court, but her father, ,T. E.
Stetson, was present. Winslow was
present with a Portland attorney.
A pathetic incident of the legal pro
ceedings wos the reading of letters
written by Mrs. Winslow to her hus
band, begging him in piteous terms to
return home to her. She told him in
one of these letters that a husband
has his clubs and other diversions,
while her homo is all that a wife pos
sesses. But the appeals were in vain.
Property Interests and the care of
the children were adjudicated out of
court.
COLONEL MANN ACQUITTED
Jury Deliberates Four Hours on the
Town Topics Case.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The jury in the
cases of Colonel W. D. Mann, of Town
Topics, charged with perjury,, tonight re
turned a verdict of acquittal. The case
went to the jury at 7 o'clock and the
verdict was reached four hours later.
The charge against Colonel Mann grew
out of the Hapgood libel suit. During
that case Colonel Mann testified that the
letters "O. K., W. D. M.," appearing on
a letter received by him from Count
Reginald H. Ward had not been written
by him.
GOVERNOR SHOT TO DEATH
Three Terrorists Kill Siberian Ruler
on Street and Escape.
OMSK. Asiatic Russia, Dec. 28. General
Dtvlanoff. Governor of the Province of
Akmollnsk, was assassinated in the street
close to his office by three men.
The attack was made in daylight. The
men were armed with revolvers, and
six of their shots were effective. The
murderers escaped in a cab.
ARREST REDS BY HUNDREDS
Russian Police Stirred to Activity,
but "Removals" Will Continue.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 28. The "Fly
ing Section" of the Secret Police, accord
ing to a report of Prefect Von Der Lau"
nltz, made 6S8 arresta in this city during
the last three days. The prlsonens, who
Include S3 women, are charged with
"revolutionary activity and illegal elec
tion 'activity."
Further arrests and searches are pro
ceeding vigorously.
The activity of the police Is due to the
recent attempt on the life of Vlce-Ad-mlral
Doubassoff, ex-Governor of Moscow,
and the assassination of Count Alexis
Ignatieff at Tver, December 22. The lead
ens of the revolutionists, by an over
whelming majority, have resolved to
"ceaselessly pursue their Just campaign
of removal, intimidation being the only
effective weapon against the iniquitous
regime."
The more moderate members of the rev
olutionary party have been won over to
the side of the extremists through the
action of the authorities in prohibiting
electoral meetings of the opposition parties.
Hurrying Settlers to Siberia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28. Taking
advantage of the Increasing famine In
Russia, the government is trying to stim
ulate Immigration to Siberia on a scale
hitherto never attained. Minister of Fi
nance Kokovsoff has decided to place
$.1,000,000 at the disposal of the coloniza
tion ofllce. This office has 200,000 home
stead lots ready for settlers. These lots
are situated largely in the sparsely set
tled provinces along the Amur River,
where the government is eager to
strengthen its hold.
WHIPPED BY PRINCIPAL
TACOMA BOT HAS A WARRANT
SWORN OUT.
Police Say That Youth of the Same
Name Belonged to a Band of
Youthful Desperadoes.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 28.-(Speclal.)
A warrant is out for the arrest of B. D.
A PORTLAND NUMBER
The New Year's Oregonian for 1907 will be published next Tues
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ing 1906. Portland's business this year has set a new high-water
mark in the tide of Portland's progress. The New Year's Oregonian
will be mailed to any address in the United States, Canada or
Mexico for
8 CENTS A COPY, POSTAGE PREPAID
Brown, principal of the Lincoln School,
charging him with striking, beating,
wounding and assaulting Montel Sande
fer, one of the pupils of the school. De
cember 12. The boy's story, as told to
the officers, Is that he was unmercifully
beaten. Mr. Brown Is out of the city, at
tending the State Normal at Belllngham.
Sandefer is known to the police, though
he has not himself been under arrest. His
was one of the names given by the boys
arrested some tlma ago at the time a
band of youthful desperadoes was broken
up by the police as a member of the
gang.
Religious Revival for Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 28. (Special.)
Baker City is to undergo a religious
awakening, If the plans of the pastors of
the Protestant churches are successful.
Committees from all the churches met
laet evening and decided upon services
which will be held in February in the
various churches and will be of a union
character. Outside speakers, probably
evangelists from Portland, will be se
cured, and the ministers who believe' that
the time is ripe for an awakening of the
people to the religious way will assist in
the services.
Throat Slashed in a Fight.
HOOD RIVER, 'Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.)
Chris. Anderson, and another Swede
whose name was not learned indulged in
a desperate fight In one of the camps on
the North Bank road yesterday. Ander
son had his throat cut and sustained
other injuries that made It necessary to
bring him to the hospital in this city. It
is said he will recover.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
Milton W. Smith has returned, from
New York where he spent six weeks on
business and pleasure.
Gustaf Anderson, a Baker City lawyer,
is visiting Portland and will remain here
one week. Mr. Anderson formerly lived
in Portland.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. (Special.) North
western people registered today as fol
lows: From Spokane B. L. Richardson, at the
Belmont.
From Seattle E. Lyde. at the Breslln;
"W. R. Calvert, at the Wolcott: Mrs. P.
Arthur, at the Marlborough; 3. B.
Palmer, at the Murray Hill; H. R. Shert
zer, at the Cosmopolitan; Q. B. Swtne
hart, at the Astor.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. (Special.) Ore
gonians registered today as follows:
Auditorium J. A. Shepard, wife and
child, H'. C. Harmon, J. W. Alexander
and wife, Portland.
Grand Pacific C. A. Hunter, Port
land. ;
Morrison J. A. Miller, Portland.
Xegro Convicts Escape on Train.
ST. LOUIS, pec. 28. Three negro con-.
victs employed at the prison power-house
situated just outside the penitentiary
walls at Jefferson City, made their escape
last night and rode 60 miles toward St.
Louis this morning on the blind baggage
of a passenger train. The passengers
were panic stricken when It became
known that the convicts in prison garb
were on the train. The negroes were
driven from the train at each station by
the train crew, but as soon as the train
started the persistent trio would climb
aboard the blind baggage.
At Kent, 60 miles west -of St. Louis,
the trio left the train and disappeared.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 28. The
three negro convicts who escaped from
the penittentiary last night were cap
tured this afternoon at Dundee and turned
over to Warden Hall.
Chicago Plana for a Fair.
CHICAGO. Dec. 28. The Chicago Com
mercial Association Is planning the great
est agricultural exposition ever held in
this country. The fact developed through
a conference held with the executive
committee of the Western Passenger As
sociation, with a view of ascertaining
what rates the railroads would give foe
such an event.
.Could Not Sieen for Cong-hlng.
"A customer called me up one cold
night last winter, wanting a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his
mother, who had such a cough that she
could not sleep." says E. Mixon. of
Stallings, Ala. "The next day he told me
that one dose of it relieved her and that
she rested well for the remainder of the
night." This remedy is for sals by all
druggists.
GASSATT
End Comes Suddenly to Rail
road President.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE
Head of Pennsylvania System Killed
ty Sorrow Over Graft Expo
sures, According to Perkins.
Leaves Great Fortune.
. DIED OF BROKEN HEART.
Then George W. Perkins wm asked
tonight whether he cared to make any
abatement regarding the action of the
grand Jury la Indicting him, he re
plied: VMo: I am more conoerned tonight
over the dpath of President Caasatt
of tbe Pennsylvania than with any
personal affair. The country haa lost
a great public servant, who devoted a
busy and trying life to the upbuilding
for the publlo benefit of our greatest
of railroada He died of a broken
heart a heart broken by the constant
hounding of iconoclasts."
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28. President
Alexander J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, died suddenly this
afternoon. The announcement of his
death was made from his office shortly
before 2 o'clock in the following bulletin:
"Mr. A. J. Cassatt. president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, died suddenly of
heart failure at 1 P. M. today. . The symp
toms were those known to the profession
as Stokes-Adams syncope, and, as is
often the case, under the circumstances,
death was instantaneous."
Mr. Cassatt died in hla city residence
surrounded by the members of the fam
ily. He had been ailing ever since he re
turned, . last September, from his Sum
mer home at Bar Harbor, where he con
tracted whooping cough from his grand
children. This attack left him weakened
and he did not go to his office for several
weeks, but remained at his country .home
at Haverford.
Gave Up Business on Birthday.
Early in October. Mr. Cassatt felt much
better and came regularly to his office
for. several weeks, when he was again, at
tacked by Illness, this time with a heavy
cold. His exact condition wad not pub
licly known and this gave rise to many
rumors of serious illness and sudden
death. He recovered sufficiently, how
ever, to resume his duties, and was at
Broad-street station regularly until De
cember 8, his birthday. That was the
last day he was at his office. Since that
time he spent much of his time driving
and at his home, transacting only the
most Important business brought to his
attention. He was out driving as late as
last Monday. While not feeling as well
as he had been, Mr. Cassatt rose from
his bed today, but did not leave his room.
The family was not alarmed, as he
seemed to be in good spirits, and no one
Alexander J. Caasatt, President of
Pennsylvania Railroad, Who Died
Testerday.
had the slightest thought of his death.
About 1 o'clock, while sitting on a
chair, the final attack came. He was in
stantly rendered unconscious, and when
his attending physician arrived, he found
him dead.
Shock to Quaker City People.
The news of Mr. Cassatt's death was
at once telephoned to Broad-street sta
tion and was flashed to the financial and
business sections of the city. The effect
upon the local stock market was not as
great as might have been expected. Penn
sylvania was quoted at 138 when the
news was receieved and dropped only
of a point.
In the executive offices of the railroad
for a time business was practically sus
pended. His condition had not been
thought such as to suggest any definite
arrangement for the succession to the
presidency and the board of directors
will meet after the funeral, for which
arrangements have not yet been an
nounced. Rea In Line for Promotion.
Some months ago Mr. Cassatt made
changes In the organization of the com
pany, which put new duties on some of
the higher officials. Among these was
Samuel Rea, third-vice president, and It
was suggested at the time that the act
was equivalent- to placing Mr. Rea In
line for promotion. Pending the election
of a president. First Vice-President
Greene will assume the duties of presi
dent. The heavy work of the past year Is
said to have had much to do with the
breaking down of Mr. Cassatt's health.
He was In Europe when sensational de
velopments in the Interstate Commerce
Commission investigation of rebates
brought him home. Deprived of his rest
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abroad, he plunged into routine work
until he went to Bar Harbor.
Fortune at Least $50,000,000.
Aside from being the head of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, Mr. CaTSsatt was presi
dent of six other companies and a di
rector in 23 concerns, principally trans
portation companies, banks and trust
companies. His wealth is estimated at
between $50,000,000 and $75,000,000.
Alexander Johnston Cassatt. had been
president of ' the Paciflo Railroad since
June, 3899 and during his incumbency the
most extensive improvements have been
made. The road from New York to Pitts
tourg has been four-tracked and from
Pittsburg to Chicago double track has
been completed- The tunnel under the
Hudson River and the terminals in New
York City have been begun by him.
Mr. Cassatt was born at Pittsburg
December 8, 3839, and was educated at the
University of .Heidelberg. Germany, and
the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutes. He
married Lois Buchanan, niece of Presi
dent James Buchanan. He was engaged
In locating a railroad in Geargia in 1860-61
and entered the -service of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad as rodman in 1S61. He be
came assistant engineer of the Philadel
phia & Irenton Railroad in 1863, resident
engineer of the Philadelphia & Brie In
1864, superintendent of motive power and
machinery of the Pennsylvania in 1867;
general superlnterTdent of the Pennsyl
vania system in 1870; general manager of
the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg
in 1871; third vice-president in 1874; first
vice-president In 1880, and president .in
189!.
The last year of his administration of
the Pennsylvania road was marked by
the exposure of grafting by subordinate
officials and clerks in connection with
discrimination among coal companies in
furnishing cars. He took severe measures
to stop such practices.
START HHE TO HIDE CRIME
ROBBERS CLUB AND ROB BOOK
KEEPER AT BRICKWORKS
Burn Property Worth $350,000 to
Hide Supposed Murder
of Victim.
DOVER. N. H.. Dec. 28. Three large
brick-making plants of Fiske & Co., at
Dover Point, were destroyed by fire to
day, which is believed to have been start
ted by two men who robbed the book
keeper, Charles Goldwaite.
Goldwaite was knocked unconscious by a
blow on the head. The police believe
that the robbers, fearing that they had
killed Goldwaite. set fire to the buildings
to conceal their crime. The value of the
plant is estimated at S36O.O0O.
DREDGES TO DIG CANAL
Commission Calls for Bids for Two
With Pipe Lines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Revised
specifications have been prepared by
the Isthmian Canal Commission for two
pipeline dredges to be used at La Boca
and Cristobal. Under the original spec!
ficattons bids were asked for on these
dredges delivered in this country. The
new specifications ask for proposals
delivered ready for work in Panama,
one on the Pacific side of the Isthmus
and the other on the Atlantic side.
Proposals are also asked on the ma
chinery knocked down In Panama.
These dredges are required for har
bor work, as well as for dredging at
the ends of the canal. The Commls
slon now has two dipper dredges at
work In Panama and a third dredge
of this description Is now buildlnx.
The cost of these dredges varies from
$100,000 and $102,500, and it is be
lieved that the cost of the pipeline
dredges will be about the same. The
Commission also has two sea-going
dredges building near Baltimore. Each
of these Is 300 feet long and Is capa
ble of going to sea under its own steam
at a speed of eight or ten knots an
hour. One of these will be used on the
Pacific side of the zone and the other
on the Atlantic side.
Several old bucket dredges left on
the isthmus by the French are in use
but they are obsolete and much less
effective than modern . dredges.
DEATH RATE STILL DECLINES
Gorgas Making Isthmus One. of
. Healthiest Countries.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Chief Sani
tary Officer Gorgas, in a report to the
Isthmian Canal Commission on the
health conditions in the canal zone dur
ing November, notes a steady decline
in the death rate, both among the em
ployes and the population outside of
the employes. In July among the em
ployes there were 151 deaths; in No
vember 66. Among the 5000 white
American employes three deaths - oc
curred, with no deaths from any cause
in the families of employes. '
The number of employes constantly
sick has fallen from 1107 in July to
799 in November, a rate of 30 per
thousand constantly stck.
Taking the population as a whole,
there were 422 deaths in July against
241 in November.
Congressmen Arrive at Colon.
COLON, Dec. 28. The steamer Alll
ancia, having on board Senator F. P.
Flint, of California, and a party of ten
members of Congress, who are going
to study the canal problem, arrived
here today. The party went by spe
cial train to Panama.
Eve Gave Adam a Lemon.
CHICAGO, Dec 28. A dispatch to the
Tribune from New Haven, Conn., says:
The American Modern Language Asso
ciation, now in annual session at Yale,
has decided that it was not an apple that
Eve handed Adam. The association has
Get Rid
of Scrofula
Bunches, eruptions, inflammations, sore
ness of the eyelids and ears, diseases of the
bones, ricSets, dyspepsia, catarrh, wasting,
are only some of the troubles it causes.
It Is a very active evil, making havoc ot
the whole system. v
Hood'sSarsapariila
Eradicates It, cares all Its manifestations,
and builds up the whole system.
Accept no substitute.
j WEDDING I
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Washington B.uilding Z
All Holiday Goods
LAJX GOODS BOUGHT
7500 Pairs of Superb Quality
Regular $1.50 Kid Gloves, 93c
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1200 Men's Outing Flannel Nightshirts
Regular 75c Values at Only 57c
100 dozen men's Outing Flannel Nightshirts, made of good weight material,
cut full and long; military or turnover collars; regular 75c qual- EZ7r
ity; extraordinary special value at ; C A w
To 15c Kerchiefs at 5c
To 8c Kerchiefs at 3c
Thousands of Handkerchiefs, used for holiday
decorations, new and perfect in every re
spect, but many of them are soiled slightly.
We have divided them into two special lots
for special sale, while they last today.
Values to 15c for 5c, and values to 0
8c for .-.
450 Ladies' Long Persian Flannelette Kimonos
Actual $2.25 Values Reduced to $1.59
Women's Long Flannelette Kimonos in fancy Persian designs, made with
full shirred yoke in back and front, cut very full and full CQ
length. Actual $2.25 value, and an extraordinary bargain at PJZ7
set aside Saturday morning; to discover
whether it was not a lemon that caused
the trouble in the Garden, of Bden. Pro
fessor Oliver M. Johnson, of the Iceland
Stanford Unls'ersity, Cal., who has made
a special study of tropical fruit, has been
aopointed to lead the discussion. He in
sists that there were no apples in the
Garden of Eden.
Adolpbus Busch Very III.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28. Adolphus Busch,
millionaire brewer, is seriously 111 at
his home of pneumonia. The attack
developed suddenly and last nigrht phy
sicians and members of his family were
at his bedside all night.
Dr. Bernays. one of the physicians at
tending: Mr. Busch. said today:
"Mr. Busch is better today, but any
Last Two
EXPIRATION OF LEASE
SALE
Still a large assortment of our make
Umbrellas and Canes to be dis
posed of in those two days. All
fine goods for the price of
common ones.
SPECIAI-Less than manufacturer's
cost. Ladies' Handbags in large variety
Suitcases and Travelling Bags
JOHN ALLESINA
286 Washington St. 309 Morrison St. Opp. P. O.
Selling at Tremendous Reductions
ON CREDIT CHARGED
Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
More than two thousand women pur
chased yesterday and appreciated the
fact that this is the greatest Glove bar
gain offered in Portland this year.
These Gloves are the prime product
of the best glove maker in Germany
M. H. Weissenborn, of Halber
stadt, who shipped them to a San
Francisco firm which was put out of
business by the earthquake and was
therefore unable to receive them.
7500 pairs of finest imported 2-clasp Kid Gloves,
made of soft selected skins, in black, white, brown,
gray, mode, tan and other shades. Every size from
G to '8. Every pair extraordinary value at the reg
ular price of $1.50. There will be extra salespeople
to wait on you and thousands of
pairs of these $1.50 Gloves will be S f
displayed at remarkable low price .
body knows that a man 64 years old with
pneumonia is in a very serious condi
tion." Mrs. Busch is also ill. and is confined to
her bed In a room adjoining' that of her
husband. Her son stated that she is suf
fering from a severe cold. Augustus A.
Busch stated that his father became sud
denly ill Wednesday evening:, while playing-
cards at home with friends, and grew
worse rapidly.
HOLIDAY RATES.
Announced to Ocean BnchH.
To enable patrons to visit ocean beaches
during the Thanksgiving and Christmas
holidays, the O. R. & N. Co. will, on No
vember 28 and 29, December 24 and 25, and
January 1, sell round-trip tickets to all
North Beach points at a rate of $2.50. For
further Information ask at City Ticket
Office, Third and "Washington streets,
Portland. Or.
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