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THE MOHXING OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1908.
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hen
NOT TRYING
TO BE SENATOR
Makes Definite Announcement
He Will Not Enter Race
This Year.
LUKEWARM TO CANDIDATES
Opposes Neither Fulton Nor Cake,
and Says He Wants More Power
for the People and Special
Privileges Abolished.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 28. fBpeclal.)
W. S. XT Ren Is not a candidate for
United States Senator, nor trill he be
this year. This is not saying that he
would not like to be, for he frankly says
that the office appeals to him. How
ever, Mr. TJ'Ren is busy and will be busy
in his effort to secure the adoption of
laws proposed by the People's Power
League between now and the June elec
tion. So Mr. Tj'Ren will not enter the run
ning. It takes time and It takes money.
He is not at present supporting Mr.
Take, who, so far, la the only candidate
who openly favors Statement No. 1, but
he says he will not oppose Cake and he
will not oppose Fulton, who does not
support Statement No. 1. Conditions have
changed since two years ago, when Mr.
U'Ren worked like a Trojan to bring
about the nomination and election of
Jonathan Bourne. At that time there
was only one candidate in the field in
support of Statement No. 1, and there
was a vacancy in the Senate, so far as
the Republican party was concerned. Mr.
U'Ren, when asked today if he would
be a candidate for the United States
Benate, said:
Would Like to Have the Office.
"No. though I would like very much
to have the office, because of the oppor
tunities it offers for work in extending
the Initiative and referendum to National
lawmaking. It is impossible to realize
the dreams of equal rights in our Dec
laration of Independence until special
privilege is abolished; particularly, spe
cial privilege in land; special privilege in
money; special privilege in transporta
tion: special privilege in taxation by the
tariff and other metbods.
"The politicians cannot abolish special
privileges, but when the people of the
I'nlted States have power to make laws
and amend the Constitution without the
consent of Congress or the Supreme
Court, and at the same time neither Con
gress nor the Supreme Court can make
or break laws In opposition to the peo
ple's will, they will destroy more special
privilege in ten years than all the
political parties, politicians and office
holders have been able to cut off since
the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock.
Working for Statement So. 1.
"But for this campaign it seems very
clear to me and to my friends and coun
sellors that my duty is to work for the
nomination and election to the Legis
lature of candidates who pledge them
selves without reserve to obey the in-
ptructlons the people give at the June
election; also I want to advocate the
measures proposed by the People's Power
League."
"Are you going to take an active part
In the coming campaign?" Mr. U'Ren
' was asked.
"Yes. as active as I am able to. I want
to help to show the voters of Oregon
that they may safely trust themselves
with power. American history proves
this, and proves Just as clearly that they
cannot safely trust any candidate who
is willing to put his own judgment and
power, or the Judgment and power of
his political party, above the will of the
people on any question, from the election
of a precinct constable to the choice of
a United States Senator.
More Power to the People.
"Fifty years ago the Democrats sought
to put their party above the people, and
1 believe there is a lesson for us in Ore
gon, as Republicans, In the history of
the Democratic party since that time.
My faith Is strong that the Republicans
of Oregon will nominate candidates who
are willing to trust the people and obey
their instructions. With such men on
our ticket, the people will trust the
Republicans this year as they have for
many years past."
When asked if he would support Mr.
Cake for the nomination for United
Statee Senator. Mr. U'Ren said:
"I do not expect to make any special
effort for the nomination of any can
didate for the United States Senate. My
friends generally believe we can do more
effective work for Statement No. 1 with
out being closely Identified with any
candidate for the Senate. Our work will
be principally for preserving and in
creasing the power of the people. The
all-Important question is not who shall
be Senator, but who shall select the
Senator, the people or the politicians."
hETTTIXG OUT KRUIT TREES
Cottage Grove Has Hopes of Can
nery Business Conditions Good.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Jan. 56.
(Special.) This town has come through
the recent financial stringency as well
as any town on the Pacific Coast. The
banks have all been In good condition,
and business is going on as usual now.
except for the fact that there has been
a slump in lumber prices. Three brick
blocks are under construction on the
main street at this time, owing to the
pressing demand for buildings.
The farmers in the rural districts are
making improvements on their farms
and are setting out hundreds of acres
of fruit trees and vines. One man has
planted ten acres- of cherry trees and 40
acres of apple trees, and next season
expects to put out ten acres more of
cherry trees. He has hopes of being
able to produce enough fruit with the
help of a few others to justify the erec
tion of a cannery here.
BABY RESCUED FROM FLAMES
Tine Creek Residence With All Con
tents Burns to Ground.
FREE WATER. Or.. Jan. 36. (Special.)
The residence of C. A. Barrett, of Pine
Creek, was burned to the ground Friday
night. A little baby was rescued after
a hard struggle. All the Inmates escaped
In their night clothes, but everything in
the house was destroyed. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a lamp.
CHURCH FIRE CAUSES PANIC
During Services Blaze Is Discovered
in Basement Small Loss.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Jan. 16.
Following fervid services at the First
Baptist Church in this city this morning,
fire broke out in the basement of the
church. Just under the baptistry, im
mediately after the sixth baptism. There
came near toeing a panic in the large
congregation in the ensuing rush to
escape from the building. No one was
badly hurt, however. The fire was ex
tinguished by the fire department with
small, loss.
Baseball Player Marries. '
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 38. (Special.)
Thomas Tonneson, who pitched for Ab
erdeen last year and was sold to St.
Paul, has been working here since the
baseball season closed. Saturday he said
he had been called to Chicago by a tele
gram announcing the serious illness of
his mother, but instead of going to Chi
cago he went to Montesano, the county
seat, secured a license and was married
to Miss Mildred Louise Devere, known
to Aberdeen people as Mildred RusseL
They have gone to Los Angeles on a
trip end later will go to St Paul.
Aberdeen Talks Politics.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 26. (Special.)
Great interest Is being taken in the
coming primary election and there are
half a dozen candidates for Councilman,
in each ward. There are reports that
Mayor France, who has a year yet to
serve, will resign on account of business,
but the Mayor refuses to commit him
self one way or the other.
Lyle-Pasco Train Service.
LTLB, Wasli., Jan. 26. (Specials
Regular passenger service has been in
augurated on the Portland & Seattle
Railroad from Pasco to Lyle. An east
bound train leaves Lyle at 6:40 A. M. and
a westbound arrives at 8:30 P. M. The
train dispatcher' Is located here-
ftTTEMT TO GET PROPERTY
MIXING COMPANY MAT LOSE
SOME OF ITS CLAIM.
Land in Dispute Is in Ogle Mountain
District and Embraces Workings
of Oregon City Mining Company.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.)
An effort is being made through the
United States Land Office at Portland to
obtain possession of valuable mining
claims in the Ogle Mountain district by
filing a timber claim on the south half
of the south half of section 9, In township
8 south, range 4 east. This property is
located in Clackamas County, Just over
the boundary of Marion, and vigorous
opposition will be Interposed against any
attempt to gain control of It.
The first attempt was made a few
weeks ago. when J. W. Draper ,an at
torney of Portland, acting for another
person, filed an application to select 240
acres in the south half of section 9 as
state school land. The statutes permit
applications to be made to the state, and
the next movement is for the state to
notify the United States Land Office of
the selection, and, after It has been al
lowed, to sell to the original applicant.
When the application was made, the
usual method of publication was followed
and the printed notice came under the
eye of Attorney Eby, of this city, who
Immediately consulted the officers of the
Ogle Mountain Mining Company. They
directed him to file a protest .with the
State Land Board. He did this, setting
forth the fact that the land was purely
mineral land. Evidence was furnished
to the Board, along with a map of the
district, and the survey, and as a result
there was a hearing in Salem, and the
state relinquished the application.
Iast week a timber application was
filed, embracing 160 acres, and while
the claim does not embrace the stamp
mill and other machinery of the com
pany, it does include valuable claims of
not only the Ogle Mountain Mining Com
pany, but of other persons as well. The
Latourettes of this city have mining
claims in the territory embraced in the
timber application, and there are also
mining properties in the north half of
section 9, where two timuer claims have
been taken and passed to patent some
years ago. It Is believed that those who
have heretofore filed on mining claims
in the north half of section 9 will resort
to the courts to have the patents re
voked and set aside.
' While an applicant for a timber claim
has to swear that the land is more val
uable for its timber and stone than for
agricultural purposes, he also has to take
an oath that there is not embraced in
the property any vein or lode of pre
cious metals.
The Ogle Mountain Mining Company
has expended about $40,000 in the devel
opment of the mineral resources In - its
claims in Eastern Clackamas, and its
officers have no fear that the Govern
ment will permit the timber filings to
stand.
POSTOFFICE IS ROBBED
Burglars Get $2000 in Stamps and
$150 Cash From Everett, Wash.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. (Special.)
Everett's Postofflce was entered by
cracksmen at an early hour this morn
ing. Forcing the vaults, they secured
$2000 in stamps, as well as $150 cash
which was in the till. Of the cash
stolen, $125 belonged to the clerk of
the department.
Entrance to the Postofflce was gained
through a rear door ' by means of a
jimmy. Nitroglycerine was used to
force the doors of the vault. A clerk
who is supposed to sleep in the office
was missing from his post last, night.
Officials all over the Northwest have
been warned to be on the lookout for
the robbers.
"RIDERS" TAKE VENGEANCE
Severely Whip Man Who Sells To
bacco Outside the Association.
HOPKINSVILLH. Ky., Jan. 26. R. H.
Rodgers. of this county, a member of the
"Association," was called from his house
last night by ap arty of about 75 night
riders and severely whipped. Rodgers is
alleged to have sold his tobacco outside
of the organization.- Several shots were
tired into his house, and all telephone
wires were cut.
Swimming Contest in June.
CHICAGO. JUn. 28. Swimmers from
ail parts of the country are expected to
compete here the first part of June in a
try-out meet for candidates for an Amer
ican swimming team to take part in the
Olympic games in London. The Chicago
competition will be held simultaneously
with similar try-outs for Eastern swim
mers in New York and for the Pacific
Coast candidates in San Francisco.
Chinese Pirates Active.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26. A Japanese
launch has been fired upon and robbed
by Chinese pirates near Kia Hsin Fu.
The pirates also attacked several Chi
nese launches en route to Shanghai, kill
ing four Chinese and wounding nine.
Troops have been dispatched to the scene
of the trouble. The Japanese Consul has
taken the matter up. having had an in
terview with the TaotaL
AMERICANS
MAY
BRING BACK FLAG
Many Will Bid for Relic That
Floated Over the
Chesapeake.
TO BE SOLD NEXT WEEK
Great Interest Is Shown in Sale and
English. . Patriots May En
deavor to Retain En
Sign There.
LONDON. Janl 18. (Special to the
New York Times.) It looks as though
there would be sharp competition at
Debenham's auction rooms when the
flag" of the American man-of-war
Chesapeake, captured In the fight with
the British ship Shannon In 1813, is
put up for sale week after next.
A great many American inquiries
about the sale, due to they announce
ment of it given In the dispatch to
the New York Times two weeks ago,
are being made at Debenham's and it
seems safe to predict that the precious
relic to which they specifically relate
will soon be taken to America, its
proper home.
Americans Sure to Bid.
J. M. Hill of Debenham's, who- for
many years has been associated with
that auctioneering house, said today
he could not recall an interest con
cerning any article handled by his
concern that approached that now be
lng manifested in the flag of the gal
lant Lawrence. Mr. Hill felt sure that
some patriotic American would be
willing ' to pay whatever price might
be necessary in order to obtain the
flag. At the same time, he said, indl
cations were not lacking that an ear
nest effort would be made by English
men. perhaps by the British Admiralty
Itself, to keep "the glorious prize of
our beloved ship Shannon" in British
territory. ,
Although the long-established prac
tice of his house prevented Mr. Hill
from revealing the names of Ameri
cans who had made inquiries concern
ing the Chesapeake flag, he said there
was no. doubt In his mind that a great
transatlantic Interest had been aroused
in the sale. A number of inquiries
had reached him, he said, from Amer
icans well able to buy the flag, and
It was also a fact that several for
warding agents, doing business in
London, were impatiently awaiting
the issue of the official catalogue
within the next few days in order
that they might reach their clients in
America before the day of the sale.
He mentioned among these agents B.
F. Stevens, who, he said, had ordered
several dozen catalogues, which he
proposed to send to America.
Bloodstain on Flag.
The flag measures exactly four feet
by four feet six inches. Eight-tenths
of the - surface Is taken up with th
15 stars on a blue ground. 'An exam
ination gave good evidence that the
flag was home-made, for traces of
hand-sewn cords are plainly visible.
In the upper right-hand corner is a
distinct stain of blood, and Just below
there is a triangle formed by three
bullet holes of varying caliber.
The late T. G. Mlddlebrook, of whose
collection the flag forms a part, pur
chased it eight years ago at a sale
then being effected by the Debenhams
for a Mr. Chapman of Kingston-on
Thames,' who had purchased it from
the descendants of the same Grundy
family whose son was raised by the
British Admiralty from midshipman
to Captain for his bravery in captur
ing Che flag. Apparently the sale was
accomplished under such short notice
that there was not time for the news
to reach America.
MRS. EDDY IN NEW HOME
(Continued From First Page.)
city, and his wife, have been left in
charge of Pleasant View, but neither
of them could be seen tonight to find
out what were the ultimate plans con
cernlng the estate.
Mrs. Eddy first came to this city in
1889, and in 1891 built Pleasant View,
which, except for carriage drives about
the city,- she has not left, so far as
known, since 1891-.
D. C. Howe, who is associated with
Senator William E. Chandler as coun
sel for the "next friends," said he did
not see how Mrs. Eddy's departure
would have any effect on the pending
suit in court, which relates to the cus
tody of the fund of $125,000 set aside
by Mrs. Eddy for her son. George W.
Glover, and his family.
MOVE CAREFVIiliY PLANNED
Mrs. Eddy Desired to Be Nearer the
Scientist Headquarters.
BOSTON, Jan. 26. The following state
ment was given out tonight from the
office of Alfred Farlow, head of the
Christian- Science Publicity Bureau:
"Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer
and founder of Christian Science, has
moved from Concord, N. H., to Brook
line, a suburb of Boston. The, Lawrence
estate which has been remodeled has
been quietly furnished for Mrs. Eddy
and her household, and she occupied it
at about 4:45 this afternoon. Only a very
few of Mrs. Eddy's friends knew of her
contemplated move.
"While there has been much specula
tion about the Brookline house, no one
had guessed aright concerning its future
occupant.
"Mrs. Eddy and her household, include
mg Calvin A. Frj'e, her secretary, with
Archibald McLellan as a guest, -consti
tuted the party. They left Concord at
2 p. m. on a special train carrying three
coaches. The train had been held in the
yard at Concord until & very few min
utes before the time scheduled for leav
ing. It was then run under the shed of
the Boston side of the depot and was
quietly boarded by the party, about 10
or 12 In number.
"This move was not prompted by any
sudden decision. It is known to some of
Mrs. Eddy's friends that she has for
some years been considering the ad
visability of returning to this city.
"Her purpose is to be more convenient
to the mother church of the denomina
tion, nearer to its headquarters.
"The whole affair, including the
preparation of the house, was in keep
ing with Mrs.' Eddy's usual way of do
ing things. She weighs matters
delicately and carefully, then acts
quickly."
COSTLY REPAIRS ARE MADE
No' Expense Spared in Arranging
New Home for Mrs. Eddy.
BOSTON, Mass' Jan. 26. Early last
October Robert P. Walker, a prominent
Christian Scientist of Chicago, who is
also a real estate broker, came to Boston
and bought from the widow of R. Ash-
ton Lawrence the estate In Brookline
It is understood that the price paid was
in the neighborhood of $100,000.
Plans of a Chicago architect were sent
on, and the work of re-modeling the big
stone house in the center of the estate
were begun. The orders were that the
work should be rushed regardless of ex
pense. Three hundred men began work
in October1 and continued their work un
til a few days ago. The alterations are
estimated; to have cost fully $100,000.
The outer stone walls of the mansion
have been left standing.
Perhaps the feature of the remodeling
which -occasioned the most speculation
was the erection of two massive vaults
of unusual strength, and size, built of
steel and concrete, wnich. would be
placed, one at the bead of the main
stairway and the other at the first land
ing. . The house was made as nearly
fireproof as possible throughout
Asked if there was a possibility of
Pleasant View being used as the loca
tion of thecharlty institution, to found
which Mrs. Eddy recently announced the
gift of $1,000,000, Mr. Farlow answered
that he could give no information re
garding the future disposition of Con
oord estate.
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NEVADA MINEOWNERS TO ABOL
ISH CARD SYSTEM.
Action Regarded as Peaceful Move
and Police Measure Expected to
Pass Legislature This Week.
CARSON, Nev., Jan. 26. Members of
the Nevada Legislature have been fill
ing the hotel lobbies today in inter
ested groups awaiting news from
Goldfield of the action of the mine
owners on the card system. Emphatic
word was sent out Saturday that the
police measure would die in the hands
of the committee if no action was tak
en by tho Goldfield Mlneowners' Asso
ciation to withdraw the objectionable
feature of the card system.
Late this afternoon the members
most Interested, . who have been in
touch with the situation and head
quarters on both sides., received word
that a meeting had been held in the
interest of the mlneowners and that
a telegram satisfactory to the desires
of the union men had been forwarded
to Governor Sparks.
. With this in view the members of
the Assembly announce the police
measure will be reported back favor
ably with a few amendments and that
it will pass the Assembly practically
by the test vote of 31 to 7.
Since the union forces have won
out on the no-card system, they will
attempt another piece of legislation
that was introduced a year ago and
defeated by the very members that
now demand its - enactment. The As
semblymen are caucusing on a law to
do away with blacklisting and boycot
ting in any form. This is to be made
a felony with severe penalty.
The Governor has given out that all
work must be finished in 20 days and
with the .amount of work before the
special session It is going to crowd a
week to finish the matters already
cited and on hand.
The police measure will be called up
tomorrow morning and the action of
the members in this matter will be
termlne the future course of the spe
cial session.
DECLARE FOR OPEN SHOP
Mlneowners Will Employ Men Re
gardless of Union Membership.
GOLDFIELD. Nev., Jan. 26. The Mine
Operators" Association tonight abolished !
me cara system, wnich required all em
ployes to sign an agreement renouncing
the Western Federation of Miners, and
declared an open-shop policy. The reso
lution adopted stated that hereafter ap
plicants for employment "shall only be
required to satisfy tne secretary of tills
action and employers of their compe
tency and reliability."
'We shall operate on the open-shop
plan," said Secretary Erb, of the Mine
owners' Association, "and employ men
regardless of their membership in any
union."
It is believed that there are fully 1000
Federation men in the camp who will re
turn to work under the new ruling. The
action of the association also insures the
passage of the state police bill.
REVOLVER KILLS THREE
Jealous Negro Runs Amuck in San
Francisco Low Resort.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Joseph
Jackson, a negro, who has been em
ployed as a laborer at Mare Island, thlB
afternoon shot and killed Khoda Cor
don, a domestic, and James Grant, a
sailor, both colored, and then commit
ted suicide. A resort at 620 Pacific
street, this city, was the scene of the
tragedy.
The woman and Grant came here last
night from Vallejo. Jackson, who had
been paying; attentions to the woman,
found the couple at the resort today.
Smashing the glass in the door with
his revolver, he shot the woman
through the breast and then stepped
over her body and shot Grant as he lay
in bed. Turning the weapon on him
self, he sent a bullet through his heart.
All three were dead when attendants of
the place arrived on the scene.
THREE. KILLED IN TUNNEL
t
Bodies or Workmen Badly Mangled
by Dynamite Explosion.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. Three men were
killed Instantly and five others seriously
injured by the explosion from an un
known cause of dynamite in the Bergen
hill section of the Pennsylvania tunnel
at Homestead. N. J., today. Dead:
ROBERT AIKEN.
JOSEPH GOVA.
IEO H. MACKERLT.
The bodies of the men were badly
mutilated. The injured are so severely
wounded that recovery is doubtful.
When the explosion occurred the night
shift was leaving the tunnel.. Fifteen
men had been at work tamping the holes
in which the dynamite charges were
placed, but only eight had remained to
finish the work.
CLEARAWC
? Goods
POLITICS IS FIRST
New York Legislature Side
tracks All Business.
HUGHES MEN KEPT BUSY
Brackett Characterizes Taft's Action
as Enemies Having "Come Aboard
Ship to Scuttle It" Swinging
Block in Governor's Line.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. 26. Possible re
organization of the Republican State
Committee more particularly as to the
chairmanship of the committee and the
personnel of ihe "big four" delegates-at-large
from this state to the Republican
National Convention to be held in Chi
cago on June 16, next,, are the matters of
chief concern now among the politicians
in and about the Legislature. These ques
tions center in the preliminary state con
vention to be held probably In April, and
added interest in the preparations in the
preliminary elections which will be held
In March for the selection of delegates.
Legislation, however, important, continues
to be of secondary Importance, com
pared with the special matters.
The situation has changed in a radical
way during the past week. One event
was the acceptance by Governor Hughes,
for all practical purposes, of the candi
dacy for the Republican Presidential
nomination. The other closely following,
was the letter , of Secretary Taft to
Chairman Parsons of the Republican Gen
eral Committee of New York County,
asking his friends not to oppose indorse
ment of Governor Hughes by the Republi
cans of New York State. The declara
tion of the Governor was accepted by
most of the Republican leaders as leaving
the party no option in the matter, the
letter of Secretary Taft swept away
whatever remained of opposition to the
Hughes candidacy, so far as this state
is concerned. Chairman Parsons, who
hitherto had been regarded as virtually
committed to Secretary Taft, at once de
clared himself for Hughes, and there
seems no xoom for doubt that at the
meeting of the New York County Com
mittee on Wednesday the resolution tor
the indorsement of Governor Hughes, on
which the committee has twice postponed
action, will be adopted without opposi
tion. An interesting side Issue is the question
of the attitude and even of the continued
existence of the Hughes State League, of
which ex-Senator Edgar Brackett. of
Saratoga. Is the president. Senator Brac
kett declares that the league is now more
necessary than before, insinuating that
the "Hughes boom" is In greater danger
than ever and that "its enemies have
come on board the. ship only to
scuttle it."
. Ex-Governor Frank S. Black, of Albany,
is mentioned first as representing the
Hughes Interest in the delegation at large.
Black is the man who nominated Presi
dent, Roosevelt at the 1904 convention and
the advocates of Hughes generally want
him to perform a like service for the
Governor. Governor Black is generally
regarded as committed to the Hughes
movement, though ne has not said so
publicly. He and Senator Brackett had
a conference late last week, presumably
on this subject. It was followed Im
mediately by rumors that the Hughes
League would work for the selection of
Governor Black as one of the delegates-at-large,
with the special intent of having
him place the Governor's name before the
National convention.
BRYAN ESCHEWS POLITICS
Democratic Leader Receives Callers,
but Refuses to Talk.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. Contrary to
expectations, William J. Bryan did not.
ANNUAL JANUARY
Reduced In Every Department'
Women's Hosiery, Vals. to $1.25 at 29c
Women's Suits, Vals. to $50 at $19.75
Women's Coats, Vals. to $37 at $12.75
All Muslin Undergarments Are JR educed
Lingerie Waists, $4.50-$5 Values $3.29
Women's Gloves, Vals. to $1.75 at 98c
Lace Clearance. Vals. to 45c at 19c Yd.
Lace Clearance, Vals. to 85c at 35c Yd.
Lace Clearance, Values to $1.25 at 59c
Lace Clearance, Values to $3.00 at 98c
Lace Clearance. Vals. to $4.50 at $1.98
Reg. $2.75$4.50 Allovers for $1.95 Yd.
Men's Fancy Hose, Values to 75c at 19c
January Clearance of Fine Dress Goods
according to his statement, discuss the
subject of politics with Iemocratic
party leaders today. Mr. Bryan did
see a number of prominent Democrats
during the day, but he said that they
were social callers, and that he did
not talk Presidential politics with any
body, and moreover that lie did not
come here for that purpose. Mr.
Bryan declined also to discuss politics
with newspaper men. replying to all
in quirles for his views that it is his
invariable rule to eschew politics on
Sunday.
Mr. Bryan delivered an address at
the First Presbyterian Church this
morning, and took luncheon with the
pastor. Rev. Donald. C. McLeod. To
night he delivered an address on "Mis
sions" at the Mount Pleasant Congre
gational Church.
Mr. Bryan will go to the Capitol to
morrow and will hold informal con
ferences with Democratic Senators
and Representatives.
Tomorrow night and Tuesday night
Mr. Bryan will be the guest of honor
at dinners given by Senator Newlands,
of Nevada. Senator Newlands has so
arranged the two dinners, that half of
the Democrats of Congress would be
present one night and the other half
the next. Mr. Bryan expressed tho
opinion today that at these dinners
the efTect of politics in legislative mat
ters would be discussed. Late Tues
day night Mr. Bryan will leave for
Roanoke, Va,, where a daughter Is at
school.
SECOND FIRE IN A WEEK
DISASTROUS FIRE RAGING IN
PORTLAND, ME.
Call for Aid Sent to Surrounding
Towns Loss Estimated at
Million Dollars.
PORTLAND. Me., Jan.' 26. The whole
sale dry goods establishment of Milliken,
Cousins & Co. was burned tonight The
adjoining store, occupied by A. F. Cox &
Son, wholesale shoe dealers, was dam
aged by water and smoke. The loss to
the two firms, and the building owners
will be $500,000.
Despite the work of the firemen the
flames ate their way down through the
fourth and third floors of the Cox build
ing, gutting them completely.
The four-story brick building of Parker,
Thomas & Co., wholesale dry goods and
fancy goods, next door below the Miul
ken block and separated by a 30-foot
private alley, was seriously threatened
by the falling walls of the burning build
ing on that side.
At 3 A. M. the fire was still confined to
the burned block. Assistance has been
asked from Boston, Dover, N. H., Ports
mouth and a number of Maine cities, as
it was feared the blaze would get beyond
control.
At 3:45 A. M. the Are was apparently
under control. The request for aid from
Boston was countmanded. The losses
Include the following:
Milliken. Cousins & Co.. J44O.O00: A. F.
Cox & Co.. building and stock, J2S0.O0O;
Parker, Thomas & Co., damage to stock
by water and smoke, $100,000. Other
small losses by smoke and water 1100,000.
BOSTON, Jan. 27. In response to a re
quest for aid from Portland firemen,
three engines "and their companies have
started by special train .or that city.
LUMBER SCHOONER 'READY
Freighter Olscn and Mahoney Larg
. est on Pacific Coast.
' SAN'FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. The trial
trlH today of tiie big lumber freighter
Olsen and Mahoney proved very success
ful. About 600 guests of the owners were
on board. The crtsen and Mahoney was
built In Wilmington, Del., and recently
brought around the Horn to this port.
She will leave on Tuesday for Grays Har
bor to load lumber for Panama. The new
ship is 240 feet long. 41 beam and draws
20 feet of water. She Is tne largest lum
ber carrier on -the Pacific Coast and will
take 600,000 feet of lumber on her initial
trip to Panama. Captain H. T. Payne,
who brought her around the Horn, will
command her. '
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MURDER SMTSTERT
Body of Conrad Stehl Found
Near College.
TAILOR WITH NO ENEMIES
Discovered Lying in Pool of Bloo
Near Boys' Dormitory of Wash
ington State University Rob
bery Is Not tho Motive.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 26. (Special.)
The murdered body of Conrad Stehl, a
prosperous tailor, was found about 20
feet from the boys' dormitory at the
State University at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and now the police department is
confronted with another mystery of san
guinary nature. The fact that no re
volver was found precludes the suicide
theory.
Stehl was killed some time after S
o'clock Saturday night, but at what hour
there is nothing to indicate. He was
shot through the head, and the body whs
found some 30 feet from where the bullet
had struck him. TJiis is demonstrated
by the finding of several pools of blood
leading from the pool which at first at
tracted the finders of the body to where
the corpse was lying. Stehl was soma
distance from the street which he was1
accustomed to travel on his way home,
and there is no apparent reason why he
should have been where he was when he
was shot. Robbery was not the motive,
for his clothing contained $10 in cash and
a watch valued at $200.
At 8:30 P. M. one of the students in
the boys' dormitory heard a pistol shot.
He opened the window and whistled, but
as there was no response and such
noises .are not unusual, no more atten
tion was paid. About midnight MifS
Anna Howard, matron of the woman's
dormitory, heard a noise, and, believing
it to be made by some mischievous boys,
discharged a revolver into the air twice.
Her weapon, however, was a .32 caMber,
while the bullet found In the dead man's
brain was a .28.
The dead man had no bad habits. He
was about 70 years old, and left a wife
and two children, both young. He was
a Mason and a member of the G. A. R.
His business was conducted near the uni
versity and his patrons were students for
the most part. So far as is known he
had no enemies.
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