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Newspaper Page TextTHE 31 0 It :N OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31. I90T. MUIL tllTlltM OVER THE G0RL5 Carter, Heyburn and Fulton Denounce Land Office Orders. WRONG DONE TO SETTLERS Patents Held Vp Because One Claim In a Hundred ; Is Fraudulent. ' President's Order Declared Violation of Law. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 30. Besides fixing February 20 a the day to vote, on the declaration that Senator Reed Smoot of L'tah Is not entitled to his seat, passing a bill appropriating $2,000,000 to confine the Colorado River to Its' banks and an other placing the management of the Panama Railway under the Isthmian Canal Commission, the Senate today listened to an extended speech by Carter Of Montana In criticism of the Secretary of the Interior and another by Heyburn to the flamfl end. . The recent order of the Secretary pre venting the Issuance of patents to pub lic land until after an examination on the ground by a special agent, was the subject of the criticism and many Sena tors from Western States by casual in terruptions showed their approval of the sentiments expressed. Carter, Borne time ago, presented a resolution which denies the ritiht of any executive officer to pre vent the granting of a patent when the law under which it is claimed has been carried out. ' Reflection on Honor of West. Carter began by asserting that the. or der referred to expressed the final esti mate of the Secretary as to the truth and veracity, the honor and integrity and the good faith of all settlers on the pub lic domain in the United States. He accused the 'Secretary of Industriously fostering the opinion that all settlers are 'dishonest by fastening attention on the evil and Ignoring the good. He accused the Secretary of deceiving the President on . the subject. He denied that these wholesale charges were sustained by the facts, making an analysis which showed "that not to exceed one-half of one per cent of the final homestead entries, less than one per cent of the final desert land entries, less than one-half of one per cent of the final tlmebr and stone entries and Jess- than one per cent of the final coal entries are found to be fraudulent, and the percent age of mineral entries tainted with fraud is small Indeed. Taking the whole ag- iweate of percentage together and flgur. ins; out from these percentages the aver- vKc. W will find that less than, one final tii try of public land out of every hundred has been found in all the years to oe subject to cancellation on account of fraud, default or delinquency of any kind. Ai to the homestead settlers, there Is but one delinquent substantially in errry 309 final entrymen." 'He accused the Secretary of harrasstng the settlers and driving them to, Canada. of violating the law by refusing to exe cute It and by "prescribing- odious meth ods of procedure neither contemplated nor sanctioned by law." He described Mr. Hitchcock and his assistants as a "band of Pharisees who base their claims to personal honesty and public attention on the merciless slandering of their neighbors." Heyburn Says Roosevelt Did It. Heyburn took the position that the order was legally an order of the Pres ident. He said the President in a recent message had said practically that he (the President) had ordered the Secretary of the Interior not to execute the public land laws. Hoy burn declared that the order had ab solutely -destroyed the right of one generation to avail itself of any bene fits to be derived from the public land laws, and he announced his intention to criticise the order in unstinted -words. He then took up the Presi dents message referred to, analyzing and criticising Its statements. "The President says," conttnued Hey burn, " 'for much of this fraud the present laws are responsible.' Hey burn asonrtd that the frauds came in under the rules and regulations of the department, "We are getting to be a government of rules and regula tions." said Mr. Heybum. -who' added tliat he was Kolng to brink forward a resolution asKIng every department lor all of Its rules and regulations. , Knonner asked If the order In quel tlon prevented the lttsuanne of final title to a homestead wnere a lamuy lived on the homestead the required Ave years and otherwise compiled with the law. where no rrauo is cnargea. Fulton Takes a Hand. "It says so in terms," answered Hey' burn. "It not only says so. but it is bejng so administered, - lnierjecieo. ruuon "My mail Is burdened dally with com plaint of Just such procedure." Clark .of Wyoming said there were thousands Of such "held-up" cases on the records of the department. "What is the ground taken by the department for thtshroad falling of the axe on the heads of these entry men?" asked Hale. "There is -no ground that would sat isfy the Senator," answered Heyburn, who added there was no way of know ing what the Secretary had said to the President. "But." he said, "we know the President said it was because of the prevalence of fraud." At Mercy of Special Agents. Mr. Hevburn concluded by explaining the hardship the executive order was working. A homesteader, he said. was put entirely at the mercy of tbe "special agent." Wan not allowed to know that the re port was made against him, and given no opportunity to answer it- Tt made no difference -whether the settler had rendered his sworn affidavit and the affidavits of two of his neighbors, In compliance with the la. the report of the special agent was placed above, the evidence. As it was to the ad vantage of the special agent to find trouble, the reports so made were like- ly to be bad. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD General Pennachlo, Italy. ROME, Jan. 30. General Pennachlo, commander of carbtneera in the Italian armv, is dead. He succeeded General de Gloria, Who took, charge ot the Inter national police in Macedonia. Sir Michael Foster, Scientist. LONDON. Jan. 30. Sir Michael Foster, Uaionist member of Parliament from London University since 19O0, died sudden ly yesterday. Sir Michael Footer was born tn 1S36, and was professor of phyaloloey at Cam liri'l from 1SS3 to 1903, and 1899 he was president or lh Brltlsb AwoclmUoD for the Advancement of Science. Major Austin Cnshman, Boston. BOSTON, Jan. SO. In the midst of Tea- tlvll.es In Masonic' Temple during "Ladies Nigrhf of the D Molay Com mantftry. Knights Templar. Major Aus tin Cushman, organiser and first depart- merit commander ot the Grand Army of the Republic and private secretary to Mil lard Fillmore. President -of the United States, - was stricken with heart disease and died shortly before midnight. Major Cushman waa SO years old. , Oldest Woman in Pennsylvania. PITTSBURG, Jan. 30. Mrs. Nancy White, a negress. 106 years old, the oldest woman in Western Pennsylvania, Is dead at her home in New Haven, Pa., near here. Three years ago, It is said, she did the work of a wash woman. ' i ' . Chaplain Dudley Chase. PHILADELPHIA, -Jan. . 30.-Chapla!n Dudley Chase, retired. Is dead In this city, aged 91 years-' His father was the Rev. rr. Philander Chase. - In 1864 he was ap pointed a chaplain in the Army and served at various forts in California and Nevada. - --John Jj. Sullivan's Playwright. NEW YORK. Jan. 30. Edmund H. Price, a well-known- criminal lawyer and playwright, died suddenly tonight. for John Li. Sullivan he wrote "Honest Hearts and Willing Hands,". "One of the Bravest' and "A True American. S. A. D. Kelster, Wyoming Politician CHEYENNE. Wyo., Jan. 30.-9tate Sen ator Stephen A. IX Kelster died of ap pendicitis today at Chadron, Neb. Mr. Keister was the Democratic candidate for Governor at the last. state election.- His borne was in Eanders. GREAT FREIGHT BLOCKADE TWO THOUSAND CARLOADS AWAIT DESIRED THAW. Vast Accumulation on Great North ern Due to Dakota Blizzard. Christmas Goods Held. MINNEAPOLIS,' Jan. 30. Two thou sand cars of freight are being held by the Great Northern Railroad here wait ing for the lines to be cleared and engines to move them. All are loaded with mer chandise consigned to points all over the Northwest, including thousands of dol- lars worth of Christmas goods that have not yet arrived at their destination. Reports last week, showed a large nunw oer or isortnern raeinc cars uea up in II 1 IT the same manner. It is said that, owing to the policy or moving only the capacity loads when the lines were opened, hun dreds of carg were dropped off at Inter- mediate points when breaks, bad weather and cold cut down the capacity of etiRlnes. Then cars irero to have bfeen gathered up later, but the blockade has made It Impossible. HILL DENIES WEST SUFFERS Winter on Prairies Severe, but Peo ple Are Happy. NEW YORK. Jan. 30. James J. Hill. president of the Great Northern Railroad, arrived yesterday from the Northwest, where 700 miles of his road are burled un der snow drifts and the worst blizzard in storms, Mr. Hill said "The storms raging from Larimer. N. I.. to north of the Kockles are almost unparalleled In the history of that coun try. Out of 73 Winter days we have had 60 days of storm. But we don't ex pect any disastrous effects if the weather moderates soon. 'Notwithstanding the severity of the Winter a wrong impression prevails in the East regarding the sufferings of our Western citizens. That Idea has been fostered out there by Easterners who have been sending telegrams to Wash ington. . "Why, out in Devil's Lake, which is In the heart of the storm center, they are giving balls and dances. They were very indignant to learn that In Che Kast they believed they were starving and freezing. Grand Forks, which is a sup ply station, sent word in every direction to learn where there was want and suf fering. They heard from one man who was In need of tobacco, and his supply of .crackers had run short." STRIVING TO OPEN HILJj LINES feoo Line Abandons Territory W here Fuel Is Scarce. WASHINGTON, Jan. SO. A long dis patch from 1-. M . 1 i II , a son of President Hill, of the Great Northern, regarding fuel shortage conditions in North Da kota, came to the Interstate Commerce Commission today. Mr. Hill said he had Just returned from a three weeks' trip In the snowbound district. Max Bass and other branch points are suffering for coal, he Bald, and everything possible is being done to open the line. Mr. Hill says Max Bass is In the terri tory served by the Soo line from Ken- mare to Thief River Kails, 200 miles, on which no apparent effort is being made to open the line. He says he under stands that their section men have been paid off. which makes necessary "our furnishing all their territory with fuel." He adds that ' several men have been killed in extraordinary efforts to open these lines and "we feel great danger of crowding the matter too hard." A dispatch from the Mayor or Lead, S. D., says the people are freezing for want of coal. Cold Wave Reaches Nebraska. NORFOLK, TCeb.. Jan. 30. The cold wave from the Northwest has settled down over "Northern Nebraska and South Cm South Dakota, the temperature falling to 23 below zero at Bonesteel, S. 13. ; 8 below at Chadron, 15 below at Norfolk, and 6 below at Fremont. BELL CONFESSES MURDER Howard Bell Says John Told Him Ho Killed Townsend. NEW YORK. Jan. S0.-PoH(e Inspector McLaughlin said today regarding the men accused -of the murder of Dr. Townsend: "Howard Bell, halt brother . of . John Bell, broke down and made a full confes sion to, District Attorney Kenney, in which-rtie tpld how John had confessed to him that he had shot Dr. Townsend. "In all my experience, I never saw a man exactly like this man Bell. He is a mono-maniac, and the subject upper most In bis mind is a startling one. There Is a big sensation behind this, but It will not come out until the Inquest-'' TftfT WILLING TO RE CHIEF JU5TIGE Believed Fuller Will Resign and . Roosevelt Ad- point' Him. PINCHOT STICKS TO FOREST Prefers Present Job to "Tama"v Wil son's Tempest in Teapot Quickly J Stilled Statter"; of Walla" - Walla Earns Promotion. ORBGONIA.V NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan.' 30. Quite. a. number of poli cal "wiseacres in Washington venture to predict that Secretary Taft will never be President, but rather will go upon the Supreme bench by appointment of Presi dent Roosevelt. These men harbor the belief that Chief Justice Fuller will re tire before the end of ,Mr. Roosevelt's term and that Mr. Taft wilt be promptly appointed, to the vacancy. If Mr. Taft goes on the Supreme bench it will only be as Chief Justice, He has already had two opportunities to go in a minor capacity, but has declined. The gossip about the Secretary and the bench was revived by a recent dinner given by Chief Justice Fuller, which was attended by Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft and Associate Justice Moody. One of Mr. Taffs friends in Congress, reading of this dinner, said he would be willing to bet that, when the President left Fuller's table, he had the resignation of the Ohief Justice in his pocket. That was probably stretching a polnt.but it is possible that an understanding waa reached at that dinner and that under its terms Chief Justice Fuller will ultimately make way -for Mr. Taft. If he does, Mr. Taft will be one of the happiest men In the country. Incidentally, the Supreme Court will be a greater gainer than the Secretary. The court is sorely in need of heavy legal timber, and Mr. Taft could supply the deficiency. Plnchot Devoted to Forestry. The report has been circulated that Gifford Pinchot. Chief of the Forest Service. Is to be appointed Secretary of Agriculture. The report Is probably Incorrect. There Is no man in Washing ton any closer to President Roosevelt than Mr. Pinchot. who Is now a member of the "kitchen cabinet" or the "tennis cabinet." Is It has been rechrlstened. The President is believed to have offered Mr. Plnchot the orrice of Secretary or the In terior when Mr. Hitchcock tendered his resignation, though this has never been authoritatively announced. It Is like wise probable that, if Mr. Pinchot de sired to enter the cabinet, some way- could be found of letting Secretary Wilson know that he should retire, but the fact Is Mr. Pinchot has planned to devote his life to forestry work and Is not seeking political honors. Me can do more to ad- vance the cause of forestry In his pres ent position than he could as head of the Department of Agriculture, of which his bureau Is a part, and for that reason his friends believe that ha does not care to BUoceed Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson,, by the way, is a reeord breajter. He ,.has served longer as" a cabinet officer than any other man. After March 4 he will be the only member' of the Cabinet whj was a member of the McKlnley Cabinet, and today he is the only member of the Roosevelt Cabinet who was a member of the original Mc Klnley Cabinet. He became Secretary of Agriculture on March A. 1R97. and has served continuously for nearly 10 years. His long service Is due entirely to the fact that he has made the best record of any man who ever headed the Agricul tural Department. He Is a man of orig inal and practical ideas and under his direction" the Department ,of Agricul ture has ceased to be a Joke, and has become one of the most useful and best- Known branches or the Government service. When he does retire, it will be difficult to find a man as -well quali fied for the place. Scott's Tempest in TeapoU There was an awful temnesr 'In n tow- POt here In Washington when Postmaster. general l.ortelyou resigned the chairman shin of the Renuhllcnn Nailm.l rn, tee ana designated rlarry New. of In diana, to act as chairman until the com mittee reorganizes. Senator Scott,, fit west Virginia, and senator Heyburn, of " -. ' - I.e. 1 I.J. TV I T . II I II 1 1 1- II lit 11 - ,1.-1- 1 1. n- ,1 I .-ll TIM w- 1- .1 - n .. 1 I -. . . -. . office, and for a few days they stirred up Quite a commotion. Mr. Scott and Mr Heyburn ag-reed that Mr. Cortelyou had no autiiorlty to designate an acting chair man and insisted that the committee be I.--.. Jl. i.l.. -.11.1 i. ii , . uiiHieuiaiuiy cauea TOjreiner to elect a. successor to Mr. Cortelyou. But Mr. New ignorea i n ,'i i iii-mano.". Then Mr. Scott and Mr. Heyburn de elded It would be well to circulate a pe titlon among the members of the com- mittee. demandlng'the'calling of a snecial meeting to elect a chairman. But nobodv was inclined to take the petition seriously and It had but three signatures Scott, Heyburn and a man from Virginia. So the petition -was consigned to the waste basket and the tempest subsided. Mr. Scott made - his fight because he wanted to he elected chairman: Mr. Hev burn was merely displeased at what he believed to be Mr. Cortelyou's arbitrary and Irregular manner of shifting the chairmanship onto another man. Nobody else had any interest In the matter, as the chairmanship is now a purely honorary office that carries with it no power - or influence. The incident, however, fur nished considerable amusement for the Senate while It lasted. Ghost of Canteen Walks. The ghost of the Army canteen is again 6talklns about the Capitol. A lew bold Congressmen have had the nerve to agi tate the passage of a bill restoring the canteen at Army posts and a society of women has been formed in this city to looby In behalf of such legislation. But nothing will come of it. The forces that repealed me canteen law win prevent tna passage of the bill to restore the canteen. That Is a dead certainty. It will be recalled that the W. C. T. U. was holding a convention in Washington when the anti-canteen bill was presented. The well-meaning but misguided ladies thronged the Capitol, interviewed Sena tors and Representatives, telling them of the liquor evtw and then tilled the gal leries to watch the effect of their warning. They did not watch long. Someone de manded a vote on the bill, and In the twinkling of an eye it was passed by an overwhelming majority. It was the same thing in House and Senate, nd thus one of the most valuable adjuncts of our Army posts was wiped out. Army, officers are practically unanimous In recommending the restoration of the canteen, but the W. C. T. U. is on guard and if any serious move Is made In that -direction, there will be another conven tion In Washington; there will be more Interviews with Senators and Representa tives and more galleries filled with pro hibition women. The outcome is assured. The canteen will not be restored. The name of Arthur f Statter of Walla ' Wall teas been entered on the roll of young men who have ' "made good" In WashlnKton during: the Roosevelt admin istration. Mr. Statter once published a newspaper in Walla Walla. When Sen- ator , Ankenjf first came to "Washington four years go, Mr. Statter cmxne with him as private secretary, and In those days no Senator had a better right bower. Mr. Statter made himself invalu able to the Senator. But he was equipped for more important work. In the days before he landed In Walla Walla, he had done newspaper work in Iowa, and by campaigning with Ienlie M- Shaw had heeome a close friend of the man who was destined to become Secretary or the Treasury. It chanced that Mr. Shaw was in need of a private secretary about a year ago. and in looking over the field he found Mr. Statter and offered him the position In the treasury. Mr. Statter ac cepted and) his service under Mr. Shaw was as much to his credit as hie record with Mr. Ankeny. Indeed his record speaks for itself, for on his record, covering less than a year. President Roosevelt picked Mr. Statter for pronation -to the office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to succeed Mr. Keep. Mr. Shaw recommended him high ly and when asked for an opinion, the Washington delegation spoke well of his qualifications. But Mr. Statter s last promotion was made solely on merit. It s a great honor to the young v alia Walla man that he should rise from sec retary to 'a Senator to become Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in a brief four ears. It takes good stuff to make sucn a record in the Roosevelt administration, but Mr. Btatter fills the bill. One of tile TJnterrifiedt. The daughter of Representative Burle son of Texas Is a member of the same school as Quentln Roosevelt, the Presi dent's youngest son. In that class there is a daily march, the children filing out two by two, usually a girl and a boy together. Recently the teacher wanted the little Burleson girl to march with Quentln, but she balked. Why do you object to walking wun Quentln?" asked the teacher. "Because, he's a Republican," answered the spunky daughter of one of the lore most Democrats of the House. ALLOWS NO WHITEWASH HUGHES ORDERS IXQI IItV INTO ARMORY SCAADAL. Blocks Attempt to Let Smirched Na tional Guard Officer Escape Trial by Resigning. ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 30. Governor Hughes created a mild sensation to night by requesting Adjutant-General John H. Henry to revoke the military orders issued last night which would have permitted Captain Lewis W. Wendell. of the First Battery. to leave the military service of the state by the acceptance of his resignation without further investigation of .the much -discussed charges against him of irregularities in the management of the armory under his charge. The or- der directs the court of inquiry ap pointed to convene and continue its proceedings. The resignation or Captain wenaeii, dated January 22. came up through National Guard headquarters, to which the artillery orga-nlzations are at tached, and is said to have been in- dorsed with the approval of Major- General Charles P. Roe. commanding the National Guard. Later there came through the same channels a waiver dated January 26, by which the ac cused officer agreed to waive any right Lo nonoraoie uisuimrise mm ... i- biiji form of discharge which might be ac- corded him. SHAW rROPOVNPS SCHEME Admit Free Haw Materials In Bond to Factory Port. C0XC0RD, N. H., Jan. 30.-Secretary Shaw spoke before the New Hampshire Board of Trade here this afternoon, on A Foreign Market for American Labor. He developed an idea of bonded factories on a large scale, saying in part: Merchandise can now he produced from Imported material in bonded factories. It seems to be safe and wise to carry the logic of this provision one step further and have bonded or free ports. Suppose Instead of a thousand factories we bond a well-defined section of land con taining several thousand acres. Within this bonded territory all kinds of factories could be built and into this zone all kinds of raw material could be entered without the payment of,, duty. This port should, of course, contain- no dwellings- I would allow free coal and every other element of manu facture, except labor, to be entered free. In other word, this free port should be a rt oun.um r - Of America), labor. the product of which - under the zno.t enconniK- lng conditions ghouhj be for export ana for export only. If It was removed from the port tor tlw pumaM of domestic consump tion. It should i v the am duty as 1 1m. ported from abroad. RooHevelt Boosts fushinan . WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. President Roosevelt was today waited upon by several members of the Hamilton Club of Chicago, who are in Washington, to obtain speakers of Appomattox day, which the club Is to celebrate. The President suggested , Representative Cushman of Washington as one of the public men to whom an invitation might be sent. ( Folk's Drastic Bill Rejected. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.,' Jan, SO. The House today voted to table the bill ad vocated by Governor Folk, maktng viola tions of the dramshop laws outlawry and permitting the Governor to send posses Into any county to enforce the laws. Cleveland Will Make Speech. CHICAGO, Jan. 30. Bsc-President G ro ver Cleveland has accepted the- invitation of the Union League Club of thjs city to deliver the oration at the annual celebra tion of Washington's birthdn.y, conducted under the auspices of tho clukk,.' Will Abollsh-State Dispensary. COLUMBIA, S. C... Jan. 30. The Mouse today passed a bill abolishing the state liquor dispensary. The Senate Is com mitted to the same policy by a majority of three.- - Roosevelt Pardons Boynton. NEW YORK. Jan. .30. Captain George B. Boynton. sentenced to serve six months'-' imprisonment on Black. wells Island for; complicity in a revo lutionary plan to counterfeit the silver dollars of Venezuela, has been re leased under pardon by President Roosevelt.' Captain Boynton had served about three months of his sen tence. Carnegie's Offer Accepted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. The gov erning board ot the International Bu reau of American Republics today ac cepted the offer of Andrew Carnegie to donate $75,000 for the erection of a permanent home for the bureau in thia city. The building probably will be lo cated in the vicinity of the State De- part men DEGIHTOniip DEAD Rescuers Reach Bottom' of Wrecked Shaft, FIRST BODIES BROUGHT UP Death Total at Stuart Mine Xow About Sixty Blackened Bodies Thickly Strewn Around Foot Of Shaft). CHARLESTON-. W. Va'.. Jan. SO. Late advices received from the scene of the disaster of the Stuart Coal Company's mine at Stuart. Fayette County, is that the number of victims will be about 60, instead of 75 or 80, as at first estimated. The list ot those known positively to have been in the mine at the time of the explosion Includes 38 white miners and lo colored. Besides these, titers were a num br of foreigners whose names are not known. Chief Mine Inspector Paul and several assistants went to the scene of the disas ter tonight. Very little hope Is expressed that any of the entombed miners will be found alive. An investigation of the dis aster will be made. Sixty coffins were ordered today from Hlnton. three bodies mutilated beyond recogni tion have been recovered. The rescuers are now within a few feet of the bottom of the mine, but there Is not the remotest chance that any of the men who were in the mine at the time of the explosion win be recovered alive. The rescuers are working in relays and trying to get to the oottom or the shaft. It is expected that by tomorrow the relief party will reach me Doaies. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 80. Shortly after I o'clock the body of John C. Quack waa recovered from the Stuart mine. This makes four bodies recovered within the last few hours, three of them beincr unrecognizable. When daylight comes it Is expected that most of the bodies will be recov ered. It is estimated that there are 30 bodies within a radius of SO feet of file shaft opening. All are blown to pieces and identification will be impossible. At least 50 men perished. SAARBRJZECK.EN BURIES DEAD Long Rows of Coffins on Hillside. Xine Bodies Not Found. SAARBRUECKEN. Rhenish. IPrussIa. Jan. 30,-The funeral services oer the victims of the recent mine disaster were held today. One hundred and forty-two oofTlns were laid in long rows on & bill adjacent to the shaft. Frlnce Frederick Leopold made a short address, in which he expressed the sympathy of his maj- ety. tne Kmperor, with the bereaved rela tives of the dear! men. A total of H3 bodies have been recovered and of these 110 have been recognized There are still nine bodies below, burlec under wreckage. There wag much excitement this after- noon around the mines ' because of a rumor that there were still live men underground. People said they had heard tappings on the pipes, but Investigation proved this to be untrue. Of the wounded men, 28 were pronounced out of danger. ACCUSED OF FIRING MINE Vengeful Italian l-leld Responsible for Three Deaths. PUEBIA Colo.. Jan-. 30. A special to the Chieftain from Trinidad," Colo., says- John Rodriguez, an Italian, was taken to Ratoon, N. M., today on the charge of having fired Willow mine No. 5 at Van Houttn, IC. M., Monday morn ing. The alleged crime Is said to have been committed to avenge a fancied wrong, but no substantiating state ment has been piven out. The three miners entombed are be lieved to be dead by this time. Peter L.umley, pit-boss, one of the victims. Is a relative of R. J. Lumley, who lost his life at Prlmero recently. REVENGE ON BRUTAL JAILER Governor W ho Flogs Prisoners Sliot Dead on Street, ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 30. M. Gul- dema. Governor of the political prison In Vailt OstrofT. a suburb ot this city, was shot while walking In the main street of the Island today, and died immediately. The assassin, a youth of IS, dressed as a workman, emerged from a tea house as M. Guldema was passing on his wo.y home, and shot him twice In the stomach. The youth also shot and mortally wounded a prison ward wild accompanied M. Guidema, and who pur sued the assassin. The latter disap peared, and the police have been un able to find any trace of him. Guldema wag sentenced to death by the local group of terrorists for the merciless use of the lash in suppressing the "hunper strike" which the prison ers on Basil Island declared a fort night ago aa a protest against the kill ing by a guard of a prisoner who was leaning out of a window. Guidema caused the prisoners to be1 flogged in order to force them to eat. Bom!) Scares Tenement Dwellers. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Scores of fami lies living? in the five-story tenement at 334 to 843 East Twenty-fourth utreet, were thrown In a panic last night by the ex plosion of a bomb in the yard at the rear of No. 341 They rushed out into the snow half clad. A tenant named Schminger received sorrie "black hand'1 letters recently. The police think the bomb was thrown from a window to the yard. The. Cough of Consumption Your doctor will tell you that I fresh air and eood food are the real cures for consumption. But often the cough Is very hard. Hence, we suggest that you ask your doctor about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It quiets the cough, heals the In flamed membranes. W. rrabliah th. Ibnonlu J. o. AarOo.. of U our prevention!. Lowall.MsH. MADE ENTIRELY OF RIvAN TOBACCO 1 7c. v ' EL TORO BrcvoFinas Exact site and thape) Also madt in fanctela and Pcmctcla Finos Popular Approval Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate has received tke endorsement of two generations and is today in high favor with hundreds or thousands of persons who appreciate its peculiar delicacy of flavor and satisfying goodness. These are good reasons why you should Ask your grocer for it B auro that, you got it. Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Thronprh 'arrangements with Eilers Piano House The Oregonian is enabled to offer all old or new subscribers to this newspaper a $25 violin, bow, strings, rosin and case included, or a $25 phono graph and six records, with a year's subscription to The Daily and Sunday Oregonian, for $25.65, on very liberal installments. Order now, before this oner is withdrawn. Conditions follow: -FORM OF I hereby subscribe for The Dally and Sunday Oregonian for twlva months, for which I will pay on demand "to cents a month, Bnj I am to receive a S25 Violin with case complete, or a $25 Phonograph and n i x standard ten-Inch records (my selection) all for S16.65. I agree to pay Sl.6 on delivery of the machine and Six records, and 60 cents a week on the machine until all payments have been paid In full. In case of failure to comply with the terms of this contract. I aK re to return said machine upon demand without legal process. Slirnrd. EILERS PIANO HOUSE PARK AJfO WASHINGTON. PRIVATE ESJC 23. Old Dr. Grey's Sanitarium Tha only reliable place for confinements in Portland. Regular licensed physicians and professional trained nurses, perfect seclusion, honest dealings. Infants adopted. The finest equipped sanitarium for the cure of chronie and rebellious diseases in the Northwest Diseases of women a specialty. Grafluate lady physicians in attendance. Terms very reasonable. Addrese, Dr. J. D. Grey, 251 Alder street, corner Third, Portland, Or, Correspondence solicited, Telephone Main 2756. That's more than can be truthfully said about many cigars sold you as Porto Rican. The recent increase in the cost of Porto Rican tobacco has brought forward many so-called Porto Rican cigars which are made largely from tobacco grown in the United States. That's why you should be more particular than ever to get die genuine ETIL TORO Cigar 5 Cents This is one cigar you can be sure is Porto Rican !n quality as well as m name, made in Porto Rico, exclusively of Porto Rican tobacco. .El Toro cigars now being- marketed are finer in quality than ever before because of the superior excellence of this year's to bacco crop in Porto Rico, from only the choicest selections of which El Toro is made. There's a land now placed on all genu ine El Toro cigars. El Toro is superior to any other cigar sold at five cents. Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company Manufacturer, San Joan, Porto Bleo, MASOX, EHRMAN & Co., Distributors, Portland, Or. try iti CONTRACT- THE OREGONIAN MAIN 7070. ROO.H 200.