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THK HOKALXi OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1907. PLACING BUML FOR GREAT WRECK Neglect of Rules and Ignor ance of Work Caused Colton Deaths. SWITCH CREW GREEN MEN Switchman and Yardmaslor KaVh Accuse Other Death List Reaches 2 2 and Will Grow Wreck age Has Been Set on Fire. COLTON, Cal., March 29. The list of those who met.death in the wreck of the Sunset Express yesterday after noon in the Southern Pacilio yards was completed toniKht, and the search for additional bodies supposed to be buried under the debris of the demol ished cars was abandoned as useless. The corrected llHt of dead, including two men who have died since last nljrht, is 22. Eighteen of these were Italians, nearly all of whom were im migrants on their way to San Fran cisco.' The others were: Final List of Dead. AL3ERT W. SH1E. mall clerk. Uos An- IrKORGE 1 SHASPE. Munria. Ind. 11. T. WALTERS, Sacramento. Cal. PATRICK EGAN, Southern Pacific section formah. residence believed to be Colton. Ksan. who died this evening, is not believed to have been aboard the wrecked overland. He was found un conscious near tlie scene of the disas ter and taken to Los Angeles. His death is believed to be due to an epi leptic fit, induced by witnessing the accident. Hair a Dozen More Will -Die. l'"uity half a dozen of the injured are tonlKlit. reported In a condition so pre carious that death is but a matter of hours. With but four exceptions, all the injured have been removed to Los Ange les or have proceeded on their journey. A great many of those who were slightly injured left Colton on the relief trains and were able to proceed to hotels after reaching Los Angeles. The investigation which is to fix the blame for the disaster will probably be completed tomorrow night, when the in quest .commenced that afternoon by Coro ner Van Wye is finished. The trainmen who testified this afternoon, one after another disclaimed actual responsibility, each affrmlng that some rule of the com pany violated by another caused the wreck. Going to Xurse Dying Brother. One of the dangerously injured is Miss Nina Beman, a nurse of El Paso, Tex., who was on her way to Marysvllle, Cal., to see her brother, who was reported to be dying of typhoid fever, Miss Beman was severely crushed. A large quantity of mail is -believed to have been destroyed in the wreck. One sack containing registered matter was rescued Intact during the day, but the greater part of the mail carried will probably be lost. Sivin-hing Crew Green Men. Responsibility for the accident will not be officially determined until tomorrow evening, when the Coroner's inquest, which was begun today, is concluded. The adjournment was taken in order that the depositions of tho injured engineer and fireman of the overland might be secured. The witnesses examined number half a dozen, including the switching crew, which has been blamed for the accident. The testimony deemed of most imtwrtance was that relating to the experience of the nien who composed the crew. It was ad mitted that one had been at work but two days: that the service of a- second had been of but two weeks duration, and that the third had been employed in tho neighborhood of three weeks. One, tiie fireman of a switch engine; had never read the rules of the yard. T. B. Alvord, foreman of the crew, tes tified that he had been notitled at B o'clock that the overland was eight hours late, and that he had received no subse quent notification of its whereabouts. The other members of the craw had received the Information concerning the 'through' overland. Further than .this, a switch man testinerl- that up to the moment of its appearance they believed that the overland had gone through. Switchman Jakes Blame. During the taking of the testimony the rules of tho yard were extensively quoted. It was declared that Engineer Warming ton had violated one of the regulations by entering the yards at a rate of speed variously , described as from :sn to n miles an hour, when his train should have been under completo control. Immediate - responsibility for the open B witch was assumed by J. G. G-ruess-mever. one 'of the switchmen, who ad mitted that he had left the switch open after the engine had left the main line. Ho had afterward vainly attempted to flag the fast-coming overland. Gruess meyer had been working- in the yards aince February X2 last, but displayed more acquaintance with tho rules than the other men. lie- affirmed that he should have received a second order from W. J. Mclntyre, the yardmaster, notifying him when the overland was expected. Mclntyre. in turn, blames both the twitch crew, who, he raid, had violated a rule by working on the main line with an open switch, and the engineer of the overland, who entered the yard without ilia train -under control. Injured Engineer's Statement. l-lnpiner AVarmington today made the following statement as he lay on a cot at the Sislers Hospital: "1 do not remember much that liap lened along the Toad as we approached the switch. I 'did not see the flagman, and don't know whether there was any thing to stop me.-. All I remember about the wreck Is that we Jumped into the cpen switch.- Then 1 must have become unconscious. I don't remember throw ing on the emergency brakes or reversing the engine. All that must have been an unconscious act on .my part. It was not my fault. We wrre not running faster than 35 miles an hour." Fireman's Sad Death. One of the most pitiful incidents of the disaster was the death of Walters, who was returning home. He was uncon scious when taken from the mass of debris to the Colton Hospital. In a dozen places he was crushed, cut and torn. Walters had been married but one month. About ao persons in all were treated at the Colton Hospital. All were able to leave .except- eight. In the hurry no names or records were kept. Many were carried away on stretchers. As day dawned the marks of the tragedy were plainly seen at the hospital. Larjro blotches of blood stained the steps: bloody shutters, doors., and boards, which had been used as stretchers, were strewn over the Uttle lawn. It Is. believed tonight that reports of other bodies being under- the -mass of wreckage are without foundation. In tbe effort to clear the track and yard of debris the wreckage has been set on fire and is now burning rapidly. DEATH CAUSED' BY WRECKERS Rock Island Train Smashed and Three Men Killed. OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla., March 2?. Rock Island ' passenger train No. 1, drawn by two engines, ran into an open switch at Council, eight miles west of this city, at 5 o'clock this morning, wrecking both engines and the mail and baggage-cars and killing one engineer and an unknown negro, and fatally injuring one fireman. One of the engines tqok the switch, the other the main track, and both were thrown into the ditch and badly wrecked. The mall and baggage-ears turned over, but the remaining coaches remained on the track, the passengers being badly shaken up. seven of them suffering Irom severe bruises.. The engine crews jumped and saved themselves with the exception of John McCarthy, of Shawnee, who was caught in the wreckage and instantly killed, and Fireman John Overton so badly scalded that he soon died. James Walker, porter, was seriously injured. The unknown ne gro was. stealing a ride upon the blind baggage, and is still pinned under the wreckage, A reiief train left this city immediately and returned at 8 o'clock. Investigation shows that the wreck was caused by wreckers. It was found that the bolts had been removed from connect ing rods which move the switch. Blood hounds have been taken to the scene in an attempt to trace the culprits. At 12 o'clock tlie body of the negro had been removed from the wreck. On his feet were a pair of convict shoes from the Illinois penitentiary, and it is believed he is an escaped convict. DEATH PREVENTED SORROW Sharpe Going to Meet Divorced Wife Who Was Remarried. LOS ANGELES. Cal., March ZlN-The death of Geo. Sharpe. of Muncie. Ind.. whose life was Instantly crushed out. was particularly pathetic Sharpe was on his way to this city to meet his wife, from whom he had become estranged three years ago. He had formerly resided here, but when he and his wife separated he returned to Indiana. Recently he noti fied friends here that he was coming to Los Angeles to see his wife and secure a reconciliation with her. Sharpe did not know that she had secured a divorce from Scene of Wreck on Southern Faclflc. Railroad 'ear Cotton, Cal. him more than a year ago and had remar ried, and was speeding westward, happy in the thought of again meeting his wife. Friends of the couple had yesterday gone to the depot to meet Sharpe when he ar rived and break the news to htm. They reached there only to learn of the wreck and of Sharpe's death. PATROLMAN ELLIS RESIGNS Hands in Keys and Star and Quits tlie Police Force. Patrolman Raymond J. Ellis, one of the tallest and finest-looking- members of tlie Portland Police Department, turned in his key and badge of authority to Cap tirin Hailey as the second night relief re ported for duty last ntRht, and with the snmple remarx, I hereby resign my po sition as police officer," severed his con nection with the force. The resignation of Kills is sincerely re pretted by. Captain Bailey on account of the efficiency of the former officer, and the other captains, as well a.s the Chief, who are not yet aware of' the officer's action,- have spoken very highly of his efficiency while a member of the de partment. Boom Company Takeg Appeal. ABERDEEN, Wash.! "March 29. (Spe cial.) Suits have been commenced by the Gray's " Harbor Boom Company against O.' P. Burrows and wife, J. P. O. lowns- dale and wife and F. K. Hiscock to con demn lands lying along the Humptulips Kiver for the purpose of operating booms in that river. There has been consider able trouble between the -owners of the lands adjoining the river, which has re sulted in many injunction suits and dam age suits, and linally a perpetual injunc tion was granted by Judge Chapman asainst the boom company and the Su preme Court affirmed the decision. An appeal is about to be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States, and it is hoped in the meantime to keep the injunction in force. The Humptulips Driving Company has also instituted a suit against Iownsdale. I'rout-hes Own Funeral Sermon. SPARTANBURG, S. C. March 20. Thomas Harris, a young white man, formerly a Baptist preacher, was hanged in the jailyard at Gaffney, S. C, today for the murder of Mrs. Hortense Morgan, an aged white woman, last November. Before the cap was adjusted Harris preached his own funeral sermon. He killed Mrs.- Morgan by cutting her throat, after which he took $KO0 from her. Harris narrowly escaped being lynched at the time of his arrest and was brought here for safekeeping. - Police Find Slight Clue. ABERDEEN. Wash., March 29.-(Spe-clal.) The police authorities are follow ing a clue in the hope of unraveling the mystery of the death of the man whose remains were found in the river. Partial identification has been made by persons who believe they know something of the probable cause of death. They say that when the man disappeared he had a large amount of money. Names of all concerned are kept quiet for the present. Threw Her Child" Into Sea. NEW YORK, March . Crazed by eickness. Mrs. Aquila, a passenger on board the steamer Koenig Albert, which arrived here today from Naples, threw her infant daughter into the sea last Wednesday, where it perished. The wom an tried to follow the infant to death, but was restrained. Robert Armstrong Resigns. NEW YORK, March 29. Robert P. Arm strong has resigned as president of the Casualty Company of America, it was an nounced today. Ill health is given as the cause. Mr. Armstrong was an assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Secretary Shaw. Wisconsin Jlen at White House. WASHINGTON, March 29. Governor Davidson, of Wisconsin, accompanied by memhers of the Wisonsin Railroad Com mission, are in Washington and will call upon President Roosevelt some time to day. - Never .fail to' cure sick headache, often the very first dose. -'This'is what is said hv aU who try Carter's UlUa Xjvar sills. CRUEL TO CUTTLE Southern Pacific Sued Under 28-Hour Law. VIOLATIONS ARE REPEATED Shipments Krom Oregon Kept 58 Honrs in Cars Without Rest Full Pr-nally Is Demanded and Prosecution is ' Vigorous. SAN KRANCISCQ, March 29. Tho Government today began in the United States District Court 21 suits against the Southern Pacific Company, alleg ing: that the company has repeatedly broken the law regarding: the number of hours cattle being shipped by rail can be kept without food. . .water . or rest. The law requires that at the end of every 28 hours the cattle shall- be unloaded and given five hours . rest. It is charged In the complaints filed yesterday by Assistant United States Attorney A.- P. Black that sometimes cattle in transport over Southern Pa cific roads are kept In the cars for 58 hours. The suits are brought at the request of Attorney-General Bonaparte, who was prompted, by reports made to him by Secretary of Agriculture -Wilson. It is said that the full penalty of $500 is to be demanded for each offense, and that the cases are to be prosecuted with the utmost vigor. The alleged offenses were committed in shipping cattle- to this city from Oregon and Nevada last December. COMPETE OB HAVE RECEIVER Crocker Estate Sues to Slop Divi dends on Southern Pacific. CHICAGO, March 29. Henry Crawford, an attorney of this city, announced today that a bill in equity In behalf of the Crocker Estate Company of San Francisco and Thomas H. Hubbard of New York, has been filed in the Cir cuit Court at Austin. Tex., asking that the Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany be restrained from paying divi dends upon Its common stocks amount ing to $4,000,00G. The court is asked to decree that the Union Pacific controls and operates a sys tem of railroad which is in constant and natural competition with the Southern Pacific between San Francisco and New Orleans, "contrary to public policy and in violation of the laws of the United States and the laws of Texas." The bill asks that the court enjoin the Union Pacific Company and its officers and agents from hereafter voting on any stock of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, or exercising any direction or control over the Southern Pacific Rail road or over its finances, including the Galveston. Harrlsburg & San Antonio Company. It Is said by the complainants that. In order to fuljy protect the liens and priorities of the second mortgage, 'west division bonds," the court must either appoint a receiver for the western division or direct the mortgage trustees to enter into opposition and operate the lines under the direction of the court. : The complainants say thev- hold more than $2,000,000 of the total of $6,354,000 of second mortgage bonds of the Galveston, Harrlsburg & San Antonio Company and aver that the interest and sinking fund installments past due amount to $2,.t00,000. They claim that, inasmuch as the South ern Pacific assumed and- agreed to . pay the interest and sinking fund installments. the bondholders have the right to enforce their claims against the Southern Pacific. It is alleged in the bill that the railroad paid interest, on bonds and declared divi dends when they should have paid the Interest on the mortgage bonds;- an the court is asked to decree accordingly. Atlcrbury Will Be Promoted. PHILADELPHIA, March 29. W. W. Atterbury, general manager of the Penn sylvania Railroad, will become a vice- president of the company before the end of the. present year. He will likely be succeeded by W. H. Myers, of Williams port, as general manager. The official roll of the Pennsylvania does not now ' contain among its vice- presidents a motive power man. Mr. At terbury will fulfill this requirement.. MOORS WELCOME, FRENCH Troops Received at Oudja as Pledge of Security. PARTS. March 2!). The War Depart ment has received a dispatch from Gen eral Dlautey saying that the occupation of Oudja, Morocco, hafl been carried out according to instructions and, thanks to the admirable ' arrangements ; made, with great success. The Governor and a. number of Moorish officers rode out to -meet the column. The Governor told General Felineau that he resigned himself to "the inevitable and that the differences between the -two gov ernments would not . prevent him from maintaining the most, cordial relations with the French authorities. The population of Oudja showed much pleasure at the arrival of the French col umn, believing that its presence will do much - to promote security and protect commerce. - ' FRENCH HAVE SEIZED OUDJA Commander of Column Welcomed by Moorish Governor. OUDJA, Morocco, March 29. A column of French troops occupied this city at 10 A. M. today. The Moorish Governor met the French commander and gave him an assurance of the friendliness of the popu lation. No further incidents occurred. Two companies of French Zouaves and a detachment of cavalry are quartered in Oudja. . Three battalions of infantry and a battery of artillery are encamped out side the city. Sultan Promises Protection. v TANGIER, Morocco, March 29. The representative of the Sultan of Morocco today called upon the French Minister, M. Regnault. and also on the commander of the French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc, with both of whom he had courteous Inter views. He assured the French Minister that measures had been taken for the maintenance of order and for the security of the Europeans in Morocco. The French cruiser La Lande left Tan gier for Mazagan today in order to trans port the body' of Dr. Mauchamp, the French citizen who was murdered at Mo rocco City, from Mazagan to this port. Child Killed by Tornado FORT WORTH, Tex., March 29. Meager details reached here today of a -.tornado which passed over .Cook County last night. A small child was, killed by. flying wreck age. The tornado passed from southwest to northeast, causing much damage at Midway, 'uenster and Myra. Charles Tune was driving on a road when the storm struck him. His team was blown Into a field and Tune's leg was torn off by the wreckage. The bouse of August Fileds, at Wolfe Ridge, was blown down and Mrs, Fileds was painfully hurt. FIRMLY DENIES THE CRIME When Pressed, However, Witness Dashes From Chair and Faints. CHICAGO. March 28. Leonard Leopold, co-defendant with Howard Nicholas on the charge of murdering Mrs. Margaret Ieslle. the actress, today testified in his own defense. He denied all knowledge of the murder and left it to Nicholas to ex plain the possession of the diamonds owned by Mrs. I-slie, which were re covered as the result of the confession of Nicholas. He declared that he had not offered any diamonds for sale after the death of the woman, as stated by Nicholas, and said that all the diamonds he had in his possession were sold to him by Nicholas. He was positive that tho diamonds had been sold to him by Nicholas several days prior to the death of Mrs. Leslie. Leopold when asked if he killed Mrs. Leslie, replied: "I did not." "Did you ever see her?" . At this Leopold suddenly sprang from his seat in the witness chair and dashed from the room. Bailiffs, lawyers and spectators rushed after him. He had gone but a short distance in the hall when he fainted. It is not believed that the rush from the room was an attempt to escape, but was due to a nervous col lapse, following the strain to which he had been subjected. Nicholas, the second man "Charged with the crime, took the stand during the af ternoon. He told his story of the crime, denying that he killed the actress and saying fhe confession he made was ex torted from him by the police. A tangle over a matter of legal repre sentation by attorneys with conflicting claims caused an adjournment until to morrow with Nicholas still on the stand. HIS PROPERTY IS TAKEN Holdings of Missing Cashier Levied Against by Bank. LINCOLN. Neb., March 29. Acting on an attachment secured by receiver Whitte- moore of the suspended Citizens' Bank of Firth, Sheriff Bess today levied on $65,000 worth of property of the missing cashier. W. J. Crandall. There has been no trace of Crandall since his disappear ance ten days ago. He was regarded as the wealthiest man of the town owning much property, all of which is said to be heavily involved. His mill and eleva tor have been shut down. Heavy Gale Does Damage. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 29. A strong wind," assuming almost the proportions of a tornado, swept over the western part of Indian Territory to the Texas line last night, doing some damage to small buildings at Roff and Marietta. So far as known, no lives were lost Marietta Is a town of 1000 persons on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, close to the Texas line. Roff is a town of 100 persons on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, 40 miles north of Marietta. Fighting Fire in Homestake Mine DEAD WOOD, S. D.. March 29. Compressed air is being used in fighting the fire which broke out in the 600-foot level of the Homestake mine on Wednesday. Several hundred men have been overcome by gas while fighting the Are, but no fatalities have occurred. The fire has been brought so far under control that three-fourths of the regular force of men employed in the mine were able to return to work today. Club of Rocky Mountain Men. NEW YORK, March 29. Composed of those who have lived in Rocky Mountain regions, the Rocky Mountain Club has engaged all of the second floor of the Pierpont Hotel, 43-47 West Thirty-second street. It is arranged to have the opening of the club quarters on April 15. The membership includes many men who are prominent In the business and professional life of New York. Biggs-Van Gesner Ask Review. SAN FRANCISCO. March 29. Applica tion for a rehearing in the cases of Marion Biggs and Dr. Van Gesner, two Oregon men convicted of subornation of perjury In the land-fraud cases, was made in the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals this morning. The decision of the court, which was 'rendered Marcnu, .af firmed the judgment and sentence of the trial court. The application cannot be heard until the court reconvenes in May. Make Sailors Pay Damages. NORFOLK, Va., March 29. The com nanv aboard of whose, ferry steamer. Ocean View. 100 sailors from the battle ship Connecticut, went on a rampage yesterday, will not press for a court- martial or the onenaers. tw company. however, sent commander Swift a report of the attack and asked reimbursements for the damage. Radway's Ready Relief Instantly relieves colds, sort throat, Droncmua ana au innam matlons. ' Coughs of Children Especially night coughs. Nature needs a little help to quiet the irritation, control the inflammation,', check the progress of the disease. 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The growth in population in Continental United States from 1905 to 1906 was 1,- 367.915.. The five leading cities and their esti mated population In 1906 are as follows: New York. 4.118.045. Chicago. 2,049,185. Philadelphia, 1.441,735. St. Louis. 649.320. Boston. 602,278. I The report presents the population re turns for 1905 of the 14 states making an interdecennial enumeration, together with the estimate of population of these states for 1904 and 1906. and of . the - re maining states and territories for 1904, 1905 and 1906. The states taking a census in 1905 are Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massa chusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Isorth Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Isl and, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyo ming. In Michigan the census is taken in the years- ending with 4. The popula tion returns for Lhese states were 26.- 263,877. an incre&se since 1900 of 1,901,572, or 7.8 per cent. For the remaining states and territories the population for 1905 as determined by the .method of estimating adopted by the bureau of the census was 56,283,059, an increase over 1900 of 4,474,040, or 8.4 per cent. The population of the 14 states making an enumeration, if estimated in the same manner, would be 26,204,762, a difference of only 0.2 per cent from the actual returns. The population of Continental United States in 1905, as obtained by adding to the returns of the states which took a census in that year the estimated popu lation of the remaining states and terri ories is 82,575.193, an increase over 1900 of 6.579.620. or 8.7 per cent. The total estimated population of in corporated places having 8000 or more in habitants, exclusive of San Francisco and Los Angeles, Is 28.466.624 for 1906, an in crease over 1900 of 3,912,188, or 15.9 per cent, while the estimated population of the United states exclusive of these cities showed an increase of 4,480,008, or only 8.8 per cent. 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INVESTIGATE THIS OFFER It Is Bona Fide . . . . -INo Strings Attached to It The Daily and Sunday Oregonian, one year, $9.00. A $25 Talking Machine and six records, or a $25 Violin,' bow, strings, case and rosin, all for $25.05. In other words, you get $37.60 worth of values tor $25.65, paid for in very liberal weekly installments. i; This is an extraordinary proposition, and if you want all the news, home and foreign, before breakfast every morning, and a fine musical instrument to furnish entertainment for the entire family, you can not afford to turn it down, without a careful inquiry into the merits jf the offer. - - . , - EILERS PIANO HOUSE PARK AND WASHINGTON PRIVATE EX. 23 right at ita work, and does It with abso- SAFE CURE C EM EINT NO PAY J y unless cured Nervous Debility Weakness Men, read this and apply it to yourself: You know from your former follies and indiscre tions that your looks, actions and habits still bear the mark, and by yourself you cannot get rid of it. We know this to be true, and so do you. Your nervous system is impaired, your memory is dull, you are irritable, you can't place any confidence in yourself. Whyf Be cause you have not given nature a fair chance; you have been trying to push ahead just the Sundays, 9 to 12. Consultation free. -THE OREGONIAN main 7 ore ROOM 200