Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 03, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

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THE MORyryG: OREGOXIAX. . TUESDAY, MARCH 3 1908.
RUEF SUES FOR
I- HIS PRISON FEES
Declares Breaking of Im-
munity Pact Frees Him
" .-' From Guards' Cost.
WANTS IT "FOR CHARITY"
'Xanies as Beffndanls Prosecntors
Mho Regard His Xew'Move in
' H u morons Light and Make
'o Kt-ply to Suit.
, SANT FHA.VCISCO. March it. fSrclal.V
Abe Ruef not only wants Immunity, opt
he wants his money back. - His attorneys
: say that It is a matter of principle.- The
prosecution agrees, but says that it should
be i. pel led principal." Their only sur-
ii . I I. Ttimf AtA n.lr fnp ln-
w. ......
terest ss well. In a suit nledi late today
Ruef asks thaC he be. recompensed with
" W6S9.95, the amount he was obliged to
spend (or the maintenance of his prison
...quarters at Pacific avenue and Fillmore
"street. He names as defendants Judge
Frank H. Dunne. Rudolph Spreckels, Wil
, Ham H. Langdon. William J. Burns.
Francis J. Heney and William J. Biggy.
arid asks the court to order these men
to pay -hlni ..the amount stated.
, , Explain Real Purpose. .
A statement . from . Ruefs camp con
tained the announcement that the real
purpose of the suit was, not to obtain
the money, but to show that until Janu
ary 8. 1908. the prosecution had acted as
though it regarded the immunity con-,
tract is still in force. It was added that
should the court award the J4H59.95 to
Ruef, he would donate it to charity. Tne
prosecution Is inclined to regard this as
another little Joke on charity.
In his complaint Ruef reviews the his
'tory of his incarceration from the
memorable days In the St. Francis An
. nex. He goes once more Into the details
of the. immunity contract and. his. im
prisonment In the old Schmltz home at
Fillmore and Green streets.
Ruef then states that September 23,
1!K)7, William J. Blggy, who was serving
as special elisor, was appointed Chief of
Police. The complaint sets forth that at
that time Blggy conferred with .Jui,-e
Dunne, and then continues:
Biggy did stats and ray to this plaintiff
that unlttm this plaintiff would pay the
salary of the guards employed by said Blggy
. to watch over this plalntlfr and all the
expends of maintaining this plalntlfr In
custody, that this plalntlfr would be forth
with imprisoned in the city prison.
The said money was paid by this plaintiff
' upoli the express promise that he never
should be taken Into a public prison, but
should be permitted to withdraw his plea
and that all other Indictments returned
against him should be dismissed.
Paid Own Prison Expenses.
Between the dates of September 23.
18fl"..and January 8.. 1908. Ruef 'was
Imprisoned at,. Fillmore street and Pa-
t itle avenue, and paid the expenses of
the establishment out of his own pock
et. This is the money he seeks to re
cover, alleging that he was defrauded
out of the entire amount. -
r:uef argues that he paid it under an
agreement that he was not to be taken
tn tlie ( punty Jail. In his complaint,
he-refers to his own characterization
of 'the jail as "unfit for -human habita
tion." "Ruef will have his little joke," was
the only comment that came from the
prosecution.
Attacks Conduct of Langdon.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 2. In a letter
mailed to Attorney-General Webb yester
day, H. L. Packard, counsel for W. S
I.evls, directs that officer's attention to
the conduct of the District Attorneys
office In the Bulletin's libel trial. He sug
gests that a condition of administration
prevails which calls for investigation and
supervision by the legal machinery of the
state. Mr. Packard quotes from the po
litical code In support of his petition, and
asserts that the . facts disclosed in his
present and previous communication bring
the conditions within the statute. Mr.
Packard Incloses to the Attorney-General
a copy of a letter written by himself
yesterday to District Attorney Langdon,
In which the conditions of administration
alleged are set forth at length.
More Time to rile Affidavits.
; PAN FRANCISCO. March 2. The prose
cution In the bribery graft cases was not
ready this morning to file its counter af
fidavits in the motion of Abraham Ruef
to vacate his arraignment on one of the
indictments In the I'nited Railroad Trol
ley cases. Judge Lawlor gave the prose
cution until Wednesday morning.
FORT BRAGG IS CUT' OFF
Supplies Sent From San Francisco
to Avert Famine.
SAN FRANCISCO. "March 2. The Nor
wegian steamer Tordelnskjold arrived
here today from Iadysmlth with 5000 tons
of eoaj.. The collier suffered some minor.
damages from a storm outside the heads.
The laying up of steam schooners has
'left Fort Bragg without any modern
means of communication with the out
side world and the grocery stocks in that
city are beginning to run Kw. To avert
a famine the Union Lumber Company is
preparing the schooner Charles Hansen
for sea and will send the vessel to Fort
Bragg in a few days loaded with sup
plies. Receipts of lumber today by sea
amounted to l.lxMXX feet. The steam
whaler Jeannette. Captain Huffman,
cleared today for the Arctic.
The Japanese liner America Mant will
sail at 1 o'clock tomorrow for the Orient
with a full cargo. Including a big ship
ment, of army stores for Manila, and
many passengers.
The steam schooners Howell, with "oo.OOfl
feet from Willapa. and Ivea. with 65t.0Ort
feet from Grays Harbor, were the only
vessels carrying lumber , to reach ' this
:ort during the 24 hours preceding sun
iet today.
FILIBUSTERS ARE INWCTED
Men Who Sold Steamer Empire to
Salvador.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. Harry J.
Hart, broker and shipping agent, and N.
W. Liberorh. mariner, were arrested to
day by the United States Marshal for
conspiracy in the filibustering expedition
of the steamer Kmplre. in 1906. to Central
America, and for having violated the
neutrality law in taking arms and mili
tary equipment to insurgents. who had
attempted to overthrow President Cab
rara of Guatemala. They secured R9
ball each. 1
Hart and LI be roth were recently Indicted
jby. the Federal grand Jury on four sep--rate
"counts,and no sooner had Liberoth
returned to the United States than 'he
was arrested. Hart walked - into the
Marshal's office and demanded to Bee the
prisoner. When asked his name, he told
the deputy, -who informed him that be was
' a prisoner. He is accused by the grand
Jury with .having organized and fitted
out In, this port with Captain Liberoth and
sent out the little steamer in' command
of his associate.
The Empire was bought by Hart, and
on February 12. 1906 he and Captain
Uberoth arranged tha details of the ex
pedition to Central America. Hart, had
her taken out in the bay, when. he had
294 cases of arms and military equip
ment put on board from the tug Daunt
less. He gave out the impression that the
cases contained mining machinery.
The vessel sneaked out of the port with
out clearance papers, and thereupon be
came an outlaw ship. The penalty for
leaving port without papers is a fine of
ti0. The penalty for violating the neu
trality law is a' fine of not less than $1000
and not over 110,000, and imprisonment
for not -"more than two years. .
The cargo of rifles was taken to Central
America and the steamer was sold to the
Salvadorean government.
OHIO REPUBLICANS MEET
Platform Declares for Prompt Re
vision of Tariff.
': COLUS1BU4 O.. March i The Republi
can State Convention will be called to
order tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
although it is not expected Jfhat any
action .will . be t-iken beere Wednesday.
The first session, which will ' be brief,
will be devoted to the work of organiza
tion, and the chief interest centers about
the speech of James R. Garfield, who
will be the temporary chairman. An ad
journment will be taken as soon as h
has completed his address.
The platform has already been pre
pared, and no contest worth mentioning
is expected over any" of its planks. So
far there has appeared no sign of a dis
. agreement upon any subject of National
importance. The platform will, in effect,
declare-for-immediate revision of the
tariff along prepared lines, the work to
be done at a special session of the next
Congress. The policies of President
Roosevelt will be indorsed and the de
mand will fee made that there be no re
action in them and no decrease in the
vigor with which they axe to be carried
through.
BOURNE SUBJECT OF CARTOON
Washington Paper Holds Up Second
Elective Term to Ridicule.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 2. Senator Bourne has
carried his second elective term ha
rangue to such an extent that he is be
ing ridiculed. The Washington Star
tonight printed a clever cartoon, which
fairly reflects the sentiment. The car
toon, labelled "The Noise of the Unbe
liever," represents Mr. Bourne paradr
Ins in front of the White House, shout
ing 'through a megaphone, "Second
Elective Term," while with his left
hand he. Is adding to his clatter by
wielding an auctioneer bell. From his
campaign hat protrudes a flag in
scribed, "Second Elective Term," and
from his lapel hangs a big streamer
bearing the same inscrlptipn. In the
background the President Is seen
through the White House window, un
mindful of Mr. Bourne's noise, reading
with manifest satisfaction his election
night statement.
. Cash Register Works Shul Down.'
DAYTON. O., March 2. The National
Cash Register Company today suspended
operations of its immense plant here.'
Three thousand employes t are affected.
Officials of the company say they can
not tell when work w)U .be resumed.
Republicans Gain in Maine Cities.
PORTLAND, Me.. March 2. Of 11 Maine
cities, which had -municipal elections to
day, seven cities elected Republican
mayors and city governments, against
four Republican mayors and six Republi
can city governments in 1907.
Kansas Delegates for Taft.
WELLINGTON. Kan.. March 2. Repub
licans 'of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict today selected delegates to the Na
tional convention at Chicago with In
structions for Taft.
MAY ARREST Auto crew
Constable Endeavoring to Head Off
French Car.,
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind., March 2. Alleg
ing that the crew of the secondl French car
In the automobile race from New York to
Paris, which left here this morning for
Chicago, owed them Wo for aiding the
car from New Carlisle. Ind., to this city,
several teamsters today had attachment
papers issued against the Frenchmen and
a constable started out by railway to try
to head the car off before It should get
outside the state.
BRITT AND XELSOX ARE READY
Finish Training for Ten-Round
Battle Tonight.
LOS ANGELES, March 2 Jimmy
Brltt and Battling Nelson, who will
fight a 10-round, no-declsion battle to
morrow night before the Pacific Ath
letic Club here, have concluded their
training and will rest tomorrow. Brltt
weighed 133H pounds this afternoon,
while Nelson Is under the required
Weifsht. . 133 pounds. The men will
'weigh' in tomorrow evening. The bet
ting is still at even money.
American Car at Ogden, la.
tES MOINES, March 2. The American
car In the New-York-to-Paris automobile
race arrived at Ogden, la., at s P. M.
and will stay there all night. The car
covered 110 miles today.
PUT ON UTOPIAN BASIS
Lumber Makers and Dealers Agree
on Code of Trade. Ethics.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 2. (Special.)
Within 30 days a code of trade ethics
will be submitted to every wholesale, re
tail and manufacturing lumberman In the
Pacific Northwest and Mississippi Valley,
which, if adopted, will result in an
J'topian lumber 'Industry never before
thought possible.
All day lumber association presidents,
directors, prominent members and sala
ried secretaries counseled together, and
late this afternoon the code was framed
and will be mailed to all persons in the
lumber business. To facilitate business.
President George E. Merrill, of the West
ern Retail Lumbermen's Association, was
elected chairman and Secretary A. B.
Wastall. of the Oregon Washington
Lumber Manufacturers' Association, re
cording secretary.
Until opinions have been received the
results of the meeting are to be kept
strictly confidential. Among the topics
which will be included in the code are
cancellation abuse, discounts and confi
dential relations among dealers and man
ufacturers. Metiger fits glasses for fl.00.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
(Continued From First Page.)
by Mr. Schuettler at times became so
hysterical that the police were forced to
cease their interrogation and allow Or.
Wall, the ambulance physician, to give
her stimulants.
According to Miss Averbuch. her brother
was a bookkeeper, having learned tha
business at a university in her native
land. "
When the .interview with Mr.
Schuettler was over. Miss Averbuch
was taken to the woman's annex of the
Harrison-street Police Station, where
ehe will be constantly under the eye
of two policemen, especially detailed
for that purpose.
Planned Crime With Anarchists.
While talking with the Assistant
Chief of Police, the. young woman as
serted her belief that her brother had
not deliberately planned to kill Mr.
Snippy. This assertion had little
weight with the authorities, however,
as they claim to have information ..that
the. would-be assassin held meetings
with, a number of his frlende in the
former's room every Sunday. It was
here, say the police, that the young an
archist, inflamed by reading anarch
ist literature and listening to anarch
ist speeches, planned ' the details of
the crime which was attempted this
morniirg.
A guard of police, both in uniform
and In plain clothes, has been placed
about Averbuch's former boarding
house. They have instructions of the
most stringent sort to arrest any per
son they may see attempting to enter
the place or to arrest anyone in the
vicinity whose appearance gives war
rant for such action. N
After Miss Averbuch had been taken
away, Mr. Schuettler divulged some of
the story he had gathered from the
woman, although this was fragmen
tary, owing to the mental stress under
which the prisoner labored. - -,- -Made
Desperate by Illness. "
Lazarus Averbuch, she said to Mr.
Schuettler, when he first came to Chi
cago, obtained employment, through
his slBter's efforts. In the printing
plant of Tony Rubovits ft Co. The
financial depression coming on this
firm dispensed with his services. He
sought in' vain for work ind, as he
met repeatedly with failure, he be
came so desponde'nt "that he threatened
to commit suicide. By optimistic argu
ments she persuaded him 'to bear up
like a man' and wait for better times.'
Her encouragement, she told the police,
saved him from a suicide's grave, and
three weeks ago he obtained work as
an egg-candler ' In the " commission :
house of Eichengreen & Co. He was'
not popular with his fellow-workers,
however, for their antagonism and :
suspicions were aroused by the anarch
istic sentiments which ' he expressed.
He became more unpopular after the
police had interfered with the parade
of the "unemployed." This clash be
tween the paraders and constituted au
thority In the form of the bluecoats
aroused him to greater excesses -in his
denunciation of the law and of those
who enforce iT
Mind Inflamed by Parsons.
Prior to the parade Averbuch had at
tended a meeting at Brands' Hall, where
Lucy Parsons delivered a vitriolic har
rangue with its particularly inflammatory
portions directed mainly at Mr. Shippy.
Even Reitman objected to Mrs. Parsons'
speech, but apparently her utterances
sank deep into the mind of young Aver
buch. ,
Averbuch's hostility against the Chief
reached its culmination when the Chief
was quoted as saying Emma Goldman,
who had announced her intention of com
ing to Chicago, would not be allowed to
speak publicly during her visit.
Full of Russia's Wrongs.
"My brother was an enthusiastic boy,"
said Miss Averbuch, "and the wrongs of
our people ln.Russia affected him deeply,
but he knew America was different That
is why we came here. I had been in Amer
ica three years and knew more about it
than he, so I kept close watch over him.
He never was out nights later than 10
o'clock and could not have taken part in
any meetings. He read a great deal,
dealing with the sorrows and trials of
the Jewish people in Russia. He was
deeply Interested In the writings of men
who are seeking to remedy conditions In
Russia."
The young woman said her brother's
full name was Laxarus Ludovltch Aver
buch. but that Harry was a pet name she
used. '".'
A fellow-employe in the commission
house, who said his name -was Miller,
coroborated the statements as to Aver
buch's hostility toward the police.
"Averbuch," said Miller, "would talk to
us on anarchy, saying that all govern
ments were wrong and that the only way
,for people to get .their rights was for
some one to act. After the Chiefs state
ment that Emma Goldman - would not be
allowed to talk, Averbuch talked some
what less, but seemed to be brooding."
Had Head of Degenerate.
Dr. O. W. Luke, Coroner's ' physician.
after examining the body of Averbuch at
the undertaking '-establishment, said that
according to all the theories of scientists,
the man was a degenerate. "That is," said
Dr. Luke, "there were anatomical pe
culiarities of the- man's head and palate
that conform closely to the types which
Lombroso and other eminent criminolo
gists have declared to Indicate degeneracy
and an inclination to criminality. His
palate was high arched and narrow and
the skull plate was very thin, both of
which abnormalities are among the chief
Indications of degeneracy."
Among the books found -in Averbuch's
room tonight were several volumes of
poems by Russian and American authors
and books on sociological problems, issued
by the Social Revolutionist party at Paris
and written in the Russian language. A
number of letters were found and trans
lations are being made tonight. If
Averbuch had confederates, it is hoped
through these to . obtain clews to their
identity.
HUNTING DOWN ANARCHISTS
Police Raid Their Haunts Grand
Jury Will Indict.
CHICAGO, March 2. After the at
tack squads of police were sent Into
the Italian and Ghetto districts of
the city. Places known as headquar
ters of secret societies suspected of
anarchistic tendencies were raided, and
before midnight a score or more of ar
rests had been made. A Coroner's in
quest over the body of the Anarchist was
also started, and States Attorney Healy
announced that the March grand Jury of
Cook County, which was convened today,
will be given an opportunity to investi
gate Anarchistic organizations in an at
tempt to fasten responsibility for the at
tack upon its instigators. It was also
reported that the Mayor intends to Issue
an order forbidding all street- meetings,
the' allegation being made that . such
gatherings, whether of a 'political or re
ligious nature, are often made the oc
casion for vicious attacks upon the social
order.
The Attack is believed to have been the
result of a widespread conspiracy to harm
officials who have been active in sup
pressing manifestations of Anarchy in
this community. Four city of flolals are
said to have been threatened and a police
spy who recognised the corpse . of the
man who mVaded Mr. Shippy's home as
that of a person who regularly attended
Anarchist meetings asserted that the man
was chosen by lot to do away with not
only the Chief of Police but Mayor Busse.
The ramifications of the plot are said o
have extended to other .cities and to be
closely connected wtth . th killing of
Father Leo Heinrlchs. a Roman Catholic
priest, who was shot down at the altar
of his "church in Denver.
Anarchist Literature Seized.
One of the places raided by the po
lice after the shooting was the head
quarters of a society known as "The
Edelstadt Group," at427 Union street.
Pictures of Herr Most and other well
known, anarchists- were confiscated, as
were also about 1000 handbills an
nouncing a series of meetings at which
Emma Goldman was scheduled to speak.
Qne of these meetings was announced
for March 6 and another for March 9.
A library a' short distance away was
also invaded by the police, and several
hundred pamphlets dealing with an
archy and kindred subjects were seized.
This library was raided after the shoot
ing of President McKlnley, and many
volumes were seized and destroyed.
Will Find the Instigators.
Regarding the proposed investigation
by the grand Jury, the State's attorney
said:
"The investigation will not stop with
'the: dupes who ' undertake assassina
tions, but will go back to the instiga
tors. We shall follow the precedent es
tablished at the time of the famous Hay
market riots. There .is no specific stat
ute on the subject on anarchy In Illi
nois, but If r can be shown that the at
tempt to kill ,was the result of an
agreement the conspiracy statute will
apply. ' ' . ' . i .
"Instigators can also be beld as prin
cipals." .- Art importunate of flceseeker, who en
countered Mayor Busse shortly after
the latter's' Tetun . from1 the Shippy
home, caused a commotion in the City
Hall, and the occurrence gave rise to
a rumor that a wholesale plot had been
made against city officials, but this was
at once denied.
Anarchy Never More Dangerous.
Today's attack gave significance to
a statement made by Mr. Shippy a
month- ago, when he commented on- a
report made to him by one of his sub
ordinates of. an anarchist meeting held
immediately after the assassination of
the King and Crown Prince of Portu
gal. oever In the history of Chicago,"
said he at that time, "have anarchists
and other enemies of law and order
been more dangerous than they are at
the present time. The police are watch
ing all of their movements closely.
You never know when they are going
to break out." r
He declared then that war upon the
anarchists in Chicago will be prose
cuted with greater vigor than ever be
fore. "As long as I am Chief of Police,
there never will be another parade of
anarchists," he said.
ESCAPED BY HIS QUICKNESS
Shippy's Son Also Interfered In Nick
of Time.
CHICAGO, March 2. That the at
tempt to kill Mr. Shippy resulted In
failure was due largely to the police
man's quickness In anticipating the
purpose of his visitor's presence. The
man had twice called at the house and
asked for the chief, first yesterday, when
he was told that Mr. Shippy was at work,
and again early this morning, when a
servant Informed him that the chief could
not be seen before 9 o'clock. When he
rang the doorbell at the latter hour the
chief himself answered the call.
Shippy's Story of Attack.
"As I opened the door,'! said Mr.
Shippy, later, describing the attack, "the
man raised his hat and I allowed him to
step Into the hallway. He handedl me an
envelope. I glanced at it. and then the
thought struck me that the man was up
to some wrong. He looked like an an
archist. I grabbed his arms, ' and called
to my wife, who was In another room.
When she ran Into the hallway, I said:
" 'Mother, see if this man has a re
volver.' "She felt one of his back pockets and
said that he had- I tried to hold him
with one hand and craw my revolver
with the other, but he jerked away and
fell against the door. I caught him again,
and while we were struggling, my son,
who was upstairs, started to my aid. He
was only a few steps from the bottom
of the stairs when the man freed one
hand, drew his revolver, and fired two
shots at Harry. Then Foley, who had
been summoned by my daughter, stepped
into the hallway and the man shot him.
"The anarchist kicked my wife to one
side and by this time I had secured my
own revolver, and both Foley and I
opened fire. At my first shot, which
struck him In the head, he fell. But I
fired three more, one in his head and two
in his body. Two of Foley's shots also
struck the assassin."
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy assert
that the former's life was saved by the
bravery -of her son. The young man,
who is IS years olH is a student at Culver
Military Academy, Culver, Ind. He was
at home because of illness and hastened
to his father's aid when be heard the
struggle In the hall.
Shippy Saved- by Brave Con.
"The man had drawn a great knife
and had lunged at my husband." said
Mrs. Shippy this afternoon. "The blade
struck him In the shoulder. The knife
was drawn back ready for another blow
when Harry struck the man's hand and
knocked the weapon to the floor. The
man kicked me to one side and the shots
came, Harry falling, and, I saw blood on
his ' chest. . He exclaimed, 'Papa, I'm
shot;' but he saved his father's life."
"I saw -the man on the porch," said
Georgetta ' Shippy. "When I heard
mamma scream I called to Foley and
then ran into the hall. I saw the knife.
and saw Harry rush in. Foley came in,
she shooting began, and It was all over
so soon that I do not know just how
it all happened. Harry is not afraid of
anything, and " he certainly saved fa
ther's life."
"I might have been shot and killed
if the boy had not come to mj assist
ance," said the Chief. . "Mother was too
terrified to do anything. - She was
helpless as soon as she felt the revolver
in the man's pocket."
Harry Shippy May Recover.
Harry Shippy was the most severely
hurt of those injured, in today's affray.
Although the bullet from the assassin's
revolver passed completely through his
body Just above the heart, it was said
tonight that his chances of recovery were
favorable.. His father was stabbed. In
the arm, and Mr. Foley received a bullet
in the wrist. Mrs. Shippy was kicked by
the desperado but her hurts are slight.
DENIES MAX IS AJf ANARCHIST
Emma Goldman. Believes Averbuck
Was Only Some Fanatic.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo..' March 2. Emma
Goldman, the anarchist lecturer, arrived
here tonight from St. Louis and receive'd
her first account of the attack upon
Chief of Police Shippy, of Chicago. She
said:
Of course the man had to be an
Anarchist, if he tried to kill anybody.
Somebody kills somebody else or tries
to shout him, and the world, the offi
cers and the newspapers cry "Anar
chist." The dispatch says the dead man
is unknown and unidentified, and yet
the officers call him an Anarchist. I
know nothing whatever about the af
fair, but I would be willing to guar
antee that the man was not an Anar
chist, but some fanatic or somebody
with a private grudge against Shippy.
Mayor Blaine wanted to prevent the
appearance of Miss Goldman s a sneaker
In Springfield tonight, but an attorney
told him there was no law under which
he could Interfere. There were police at
the meeting, but there was no disturb
ance of any kind.
ECHO ' OF HAYMARKET RIOT
Denver Chief Tells , Reason for
Shippy's Murder.
DENVER, March 2. The attempted as
sassination of Police Chief Shippy in Chi
cago dates back to the Haymarket riot,
in the opinion of Chief of Police Michael
Delaney, of this city, lor?" a personal
friend of Chief Shippy.
"It was largely, through Shippy's ef
forts," said Chief Delaney. "that anarch
ists responsible for the Haymarket crime
were broken up and the members either
hanged, imprisoned or driven out of the
country.
'"Since then Chief Shippy has been con
nected with every important Chicago case
where anarchists have been involved and
while recent events may have led di
rectly to the attempt upon his life at this
time. I believe that the Chief's connection
with the Haymarket riots is back of the
"whole thing."
Threat to Kill Another Priest.
CINCINNATI. O.. March 2. While cele
brating mass yesterday at St. Peter's Ca
thedral, Rev. Michael Mulvihlll, pastor
of the cathedral, was guarded by police
In citizen's clothes.
The priest yesterday received a letter
signed John Ryan, Informing him .that
anarchists from Denver, Colo., had ar
ranged to kill him at the mass. The
missive was written on a hotel letter
head. The priest was not inclined to pay
attention to it, but friends appealed to
the police.
During 'the regular services at the
church detectives were on duty among
the worshippers and near the altar. The
author of the letter stated that he had
deserted from a band of anarchists and
wished to frustrate its plans.
Threat Against Father O'Ryan.
DENVER, March 2. Anonymous let
ters, signed with a great variety of for
eign and evidently fictitious names, have
been coming to Rev. Father William
O'Ryan since he delivered the funeral
oration over the body of Father Leo.
I have received several foolish com
munlcatlons." said Father O'Ryan today.
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But I have not considered them in the
light of threats. They tooksme to task
strongly, though, for condemning an
archy." .
Not Known in Chicago.
MEADVILLE. Pa., March 2. It Is not
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bridge Confectionery Company has a
general circulation, and the finding of
a box of lozenges on the body of the
dead man does not signify that he had
any connection- with this place.
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GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador, March 2. Al
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Topeka (Kan.) Journal.
Now that Leavenworth, Kan., has de
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over the state are getting free with all
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by commission was brought about by the
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